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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1922-06-16
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Edison Library IN he Eraa

Mr.. +. K. DawIey, a special Repre-
sentative of the Thomas A. Edison
Laboratory, Orange, N. j., arriving
vt today, brought news of the lat
inspiration of the great brain of
Edison.
t appears that Mr.. Dawley is here
visit owners of the ~ Edison
~onograph and explain to them the
.,ew Edison Service Clubs.
The idea is to have every catalogued
Recreation circulate among the own
erS, Comparatively few people have
heard even a small proportion of the
nearly two Thousand selections con
tanned in the Edison Catalogue. Hun
dreds of these would doubtless find
favor if they could be heard. How
impossible it would be for the busy
man or woman to sit in the shop for
a sufficiently long time to hear these
~Re-CreatiopS played, but by having
twenty OF these selections for two
days each month. the owner can
eventually, hear all Of them. Dupli.
Gates OF those that appeal to the
owner can be secured from the loca1
dealer, MIR. Little at Jefferson St.
who IS to maintain the Literary Head.
quarters.
One of the best features about tn,
Library Plan is that every member
OF ones family, and friends, can hear
and discuss each selection in the com
Tort of the home at the same time
lhere IS NO cost to anyone, or obi
CATION. II can be seen that only tn,
almost urhreakable uAality and dur
able surfaces Of the Edison Re.Crea
tons make this plan possible.
Twenty R~e-Crcations. or forty ,lav
lng sides, will give each owner nearl,
three hours Of The wo|fs bc4 musi
each month.
The time Of Mr.. Edison'S repre
sentative here is limited, and it i
advisable that livery owner max
sure that the Edison dealerIis in nos
session Of his correct address, othe,
wise Rs representative might mis-
hm. A post card to the dealer wi
assure a visit.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1922-06-16

One stupendous problem. having its
genesis in the public veal is that of
the reformation of those who drive
Ford motorcars. We do not advocate
the passage of laws designed, to, re-
gulate the Ford traffic; as everybody
knows, We are against the passage of
further laws. Neither do we, counsel
violence. Nine times out Of ten, vio-
lence is more trouble and expense than
it is worth. Our notion Of it is that
drivers OF Ford cars could be, modified.
perhaps virtually restrained. if they
could be made to- see themselves as
others see them.
To that end we turn to, tia, mir,or
OF life and point out these simple, facts
Everybody knows that on lsvel roads
or on those inclining downward, q
Ford motorcar will travel at a, rate of
about thirty miles af hour. II isn't
necessary to demonstrate it's capability
III that respect. 1t is an aoceptedAact.
Everybody ooscedes that an, aatosno-
bile competentlx driven at a. nate of
twenty or twenty-five miies, an hour,
and showing due regard for traffic
rules and coNfitions, can be- passed
by a Ford car. There is mo- point in
the driver Of the Ford re-establish-
ing that fact in crowded traffic or un.
der any other condition. The owner Of
the automobile doesn't care, how many
Fords pass him, and the probabilities
are that the driver of the latter has
nothing to do when he gets there
A Ford car al weax in and out O.
a line of crowded traffic at some dang
err to fife and limb and to the annoy
ance of drivers of automobiles, bu
there is no object in doing so. It i
all right for the driver of a For,
to hold the owner of a good car il
contempt aud disgust. That rs /;
perfectly natural human emotion. Blu
it isn't necessary to hog the middle o
the road in order to express that emo
ton. That can be done in a hundre,
other ways, none of which interfere
with traffic.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1922-06-16
Sears oebuok Justice

An illiterate justice of the peace
used to consult what looked like a law
book bat was really q mail order cata-
logue. One day a negro was hailed be-
&re the squire or a charge of drunk
enness. The squire heard the evil
dence and then. aster opening his
book and glanling at it, fined the
negro $4.1s, to be worked out on the
roads at 81 cents per day.
AS the negro was being led away
he said to the marshal:
u shots a unlucky nigger!"
"unlucky nothing" said the mar
shall. "If the squire had happened to
sopen that book at automobiles instead
of pants, you'd be working on the
road the rest Of your life."-Paper
Making Journal.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1922-06-16
EXPLOSE FAKE MAIL FILE
HOSIERY CANVASSERS
Newspapers Help Better Business
Commission

Good work has just been accom-
plished by the Better Business Com
mission of Boston in the exposure of
a group of half-a-dozen h~ouse-to-
house selling hosiery. These
statesmen used as an argument for
selling their goods not only a good
line of talk but also a demonstration
with a nail-file, said demonstration
being alleged by them to prove the
exceptional strength and durability of
the hosiery. In making this alleged
test the nail-file is slipped inside of
the stocking, pushed down into the
toe and then drawn rapidly upward.
This makes a sound as if the nail
file were ripping the fabric. But the
file is quite smooth at the point and
despite the ripping sound it in no
wise indicates anything as to the
strength of the fabric. In short, the
alleged test is no test whatever. The
swindle lies in the fact that the sales
man sells the stockings for a very
much higher price than they could be
bought for in any store.
On investigation the Boston Better
Business Commission fouad that these
s~anvassers were doirg a tremendous
business by the aid Of this nail-fil
test. The Bureau therefore induced
the editors of the local papers to rur
articles acquainting the nublic with
the true inwardness of the scheme
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1922-06-16

A teacher had been telling her class
of boys that recently worries had de-
stroyed the crops, and it was neceS-
sary to import the sparrow to extermi-
nate them. The sparrows multiplied
fast and were gradually driving away
native birds.
Johnny was apparently very mat
t%entive, and the teacher, thinking to
catch him mapping said:
Johnny, which is worse, to have
worms OF sparrows -
Johnny hesitated a moment and
then replied: "Please | never had the
sparrows."
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1922-06-16
The BOOK

The book you read is your friend
or your enemy. We do not always
plck our books for summer travelling
companions as carefully a. We would
select our cAmplng ASSOCIATES, yet
they, too are comrades who make or
mar our satisfaction, who color our
views on life, who help to determine
our choices toward good or evil, who
have a subtle InfIueuce in the moIdlng
Of u character, and hence IN de
Gliding the trend Of our life history.
The books we read when we were
little have not the memories persist
el even SINCE? Our earliest reading is
enyelopcd IN a glamour of romance;
there seemed to be something about
the stories that were our famiIiars
then which no modern tale is able to
initiate. We wonder whether, if we
went back to them, the old charm
would return the old arorsN arise
from the bruised page and the worn
binding.
Perhaps it is our luck to find again
the book whose impress we never for
got. We open it eargerly, and are
disappointed to discover that the
prn1ted text has lost the spell it
worked upon US once. We wonder
that we used to find allurement where
now the language seems so feeble,
the tale so trivial or so dull. Per
haps a great deal of The lure was in
the personality Of one who PIT the
book before us. We associate the
printed words with the tones Of a
loved voice, heard long ago and since
remembered.
Yet there are books to which we
return again and again, as we come
back to persons of whom we are
fond. We find inspiration, comfort
and hope IN their society. We know
that whatever tide and time NAV
bring us, they never will fail us.
they are ~steadfast in their power TO
cheer and Soothe. What a benefactor
TO the race is a man who writes n
book Of sunny humor and of truth,
what a malefactor is he who p~oisons
The well Of English undefiled with low
ana perverted imaginings for the
shekeIs' sake,
In their day the writers of the mean
and miserable books may seem to have
their reward. The crowd-a part Of
lt-runs after them; the sales mount,
and while the profits accrue they show
signs of caring what the reputable
think of them.
But their places through the ages
never will be with the kind and wise
and just. Their place will be in some
degraded station such as Dante as
in the Inferno to those who were
the down-dragging forces of his time.
The evil that one book can do is
meaSureless-and so is the good.-Ex-
change.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1922-06-16

you have not only been insulting your
stomach and running your health with
their vile brew, but that you have
been paying exorbitant prices for it.
and Sneaking through dark alleys to
make the purchase, you will feel
heartily ashamed of yourself.
Mr.. Hootch Hound, when 0 have
a few minutes Of leisure time some
day, drop in at Director Daily's office
and ask him to let you take a look at
his collection Of deadly samples. l.
will be far better for you than any
temperance sermon that was eAer
preached, and if it don't cure you Of
the habit then you are indeed beyond
all hope of redemption.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1922-06-16

Our idea of throwing money away is
to paw four-fortv for an orchestra seat
and listen to q comedian spring q Joke
that we sold to a magazine five years
ago for fifty cents.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1922-06-16

Economy no more means saving
money than it means spending money,
it mesns administration of a house,
its stewardship, spendingsor saving.
whether money or time or anything
else, to TIE best possible advantage
John Ruskin.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1922-06-16

Dollar Bill says let him clean and
steam your old winter suit, and pack
It away and il will save you from buy
ing a new suit next season.
CAL SARGENT, Prop.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1922-06-16

This moment is all that I have as
my own,
To use well, or waste. as I may:
eHt | know that my future depends
alone
On the way that I live today.
Thomas Carroll Howard.
Dollar Bill says IL years in the
essing business. huff SEED.
CAL. SARGENT, Prop.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1922-06-16
ANNOUNCEMENT

We sTR aDE10TTl'I o iH0luH0"
JUDGE I. h CARROLL
"A candidate for Circuit Judge Of the 10th
Circuit Court District Of Mississippi subject
T. the action OF the Democratic Party.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1922-06-16
Things to Forget

Forget the SANDER you have heard;
Forget the hasty unkind word;
Forget the quarrel, and the cause,
Forget the whole affair, because
Forgetting is the only way.
Forget the storms of yesterday;
Forget the chap whose sour face
Forgets the smile in any place;
Forget the trials you have had;
Forget the weather if it's bad !;
Forget the "knocker"-he's a freak
Forget him seven days a week;
Forget the home team lost the game
Forget the pitcher was to blame,
Forget the coffee when it's cold;
Forget the kick, forget the scoId.
Forget the plumbers awful charge;
Forget the iceman's bill is large;
Forget the coal man and his ways:
Forget the frost in winter days;
Forget, wherever you may roam;
Forget the guy who wrote this poem
Forget that he, in social bliss,
Forgot himself when he wrote this;
Forget you ver get the blues.
But DON'T forget to pay your sub
to the Beacon.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1922-06-16

A joke with a sting is a venimous
thing
It's the joke of a very small mind,
Like a poisonous dart it goes straight
to the heart,
And a wound though unseen leaves
behind.
--ThomaS A. Mcrtav
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1922-06-16
The Lesser of Two Evils

Thomas A. Murray.
The St. Charles herald., 1922-12-16
WILD DUCKS

sHello." said the Fairy Queen %
the Wishing Fairy. Il am gao " So
how much good has been done.
1T is simply wonderful. wonderful
Wishing Fairy" .r
aWell," said the Wishing FAIRY
did enough wishing for 1t mysell. anu
certainly used all my power ana :
have a good deal Of power Win 'ius
fine wand Of mine.
"Sometimes. though" the wishing
Fairy said, II have rather hard tlms
working in the world Of people-espe.
ciallv in the world Of grovn-ups. Dus
this last Is fine. ,
Eyes, / know you're glad. too. Fairy
Queen" 49,.
For there were reports that there
were many more wild ducks about
than there had been. for years.
The Mallard ducks, the Wood ducxs'
the Spoonbill ducks, the Pintan ducKs.
the Blue Wing Teals were all mors
plentiful than they had been In very
long time.
They had set up housekeeping ana
had built their nests and had decideo
once more that life was worth living.
For a time they had had doubts
about It, for there were 80 many guns
which people shot with from MOTOR
boats, and yachts, and guns winch
were shot from behind thickets-on'
everywhere there seemed to De guns.
But at last the ducks were getting
protection from the government ana
the Fairy Queen and the wishing
Fairy and the Fairies back In FAIRY
land were rejoicing.
/. There were more snipes and swans
about, too, and the ducks were nyins
The St. Charles herald., 1922-12-16
HiQh ColOrS to
Be the Fashion

the street skirt will be nine to ten
inches from the ground. More dressy
afternoon toilettes will be four to five
inches from the ground. Eccentric
period styles, both in crinoline and
Renaissance effect. often touch and
trail. So many Of the best makers
show such a predominance OF the
shorter lengths-that Is, from nine to
ten inches above the floor-that one
might expect this to be the smartest
length. Other variations will be mora
or less a personal and individual
thing.
Surprising as 1t may seem. the sKir'
remains narrow, often extremely mar
row. Fullness, when introduced. is un'
The St. Charles herald., 1922-12-16
= saw q Nest"

safely from the South to their north
ern marsh homes.
The swans were not going to leave
the south for awhile. They liked 70
stay longer where they were sure Of
its being warmer.
The little chimney swifts were think
ing about coming back. too.
They had made long journey the
fall before, and had eaten as they nad
travelled, but now they were thinking
q coming back soon.
They had gone far South, but no
one had quite known whe4e they haa
been all the time.
For the ways Of birds and OF their
travelings are very wonderful ana
strange.
They can take long Journeys that
far older and stronger creatures would
be afraid to take. and as the bros
4 travel they can look after themselves.
Most creatures wouldn't dare take
such risks.
Then. too, the Fairy Queen was re-
ioicing with the Wishing Fairy Tor
many of the good birds who ted on
insects, and 30 helped enormously
were going to be protected. too.
.aThe geese were the first to arrive,
weren't theyr' asked the Fairy Queen
aYes.r the Wishing Fairy answered.
.And have something to tell you that
, ! just saw.
1
II saw some golden plovers on their
way to Alaska. How they did travel.
and how wonderful they looked.
aror they had come such distance
too. And how It II that the BIRDS can
: Az and never lose their way, but LAY
out such perfect course for them.
l selves. and follow It, IL something a
: which I always marvel
j .Then. too. they know where there
( a shelter, and just where there ar
( little islands Of safety. They seen
j. 10 70 such roundabout distances, too
9 and vet they know just where theyr'
9 going, and they go there J
Q .But in addition to the golden plov
/ ers and some other plovers, flying botl
! At night and during the daytime sav
. nest.
d eyes. the Wishing Fairy continued
) Il saw a nest, and in 1t were the egg
II OF Mrs. Mallard Duck. :.
II $50, You see, the birds and the WI
s ducks do know they, are being protect
s "a for they feel It II safe to lay IA
i little eggs In the nest. which W
ID hatch out into ducklings.
Z s.oh, It Is ilne thing, but y II aia
q right thing to protect the BIRDS wn
- live 30 marvelously and 80 feartessi'
,e 80 bravely and 20 adventurously, az
a to show them that we're their friends
= II think 90, too. Wishing Fairy
$ And all the Fairies shouted
!. I'VE think 90. too. and we're
a happy that this has come about.
q. happy, 20 happy indeed.
The St. Charles herald., 1922-12-16

Eccentricity In detail rather than
change In form, together with an adcp-
tion of extreme novelties In fabrics,
revival Of metal and the return to use
Of high colors, characterizes the lasn-
ions for autumn and winter l8zzrz
writes fashion correspondent N tne
New York Tribune.
Fashions seem to be moving toWar0
I more stately type Of dress, as many
Of the designers have gone back 70 tns
Renaissance period for the detahs.
Hardly q dressmaker IN Paris Dut
shows some leaning toward the e.
travagances Of the period Of Francis
I Henry VIM, Henry II and on down
| to the period Of Louis XIII.
Here and there the idea 10 caugnt
In tho sleeve; again one sees It m the
| collar and In the arrangement OF the
Rirdle. Very frequently It is the de-
sien In the fabric; again 1t is the regal
coloring, mixtures Of gold, silver, steel
! ana copper In fabrics which look AZ II
i they had been hammered or wrought IN
4 metal and not woven on looms. IN.
crustations Of jewels, precious ana
semi-precious, recall the hourisning
i arts Of this sumptuous period.
Exploits ssventeenth Century styies'
As variation from the Renaissance
there Is the note Of the pure Venetian
STYLES Of the Seventeenth century
Jeanne Lanvin uses this motif, there
BY holding persistently to her VIDE
skirt effects. She has little support
however. In this from other dressmak
ers. A predominance OF the slender
silhouette confirms the instgnihcancs
OF other eccentric period styles.
Running through all Of the fashion,
Il the Oriental note. the Persian. tn
Egyptian, the chinese, the japanese
sometimes In It's pure form, and agail
in the cleverly modernized interpre
tation.
Magnificent embroideries, hand quilt
ings, headings. incrustations. ham
mered. pressed and printed fabrics q
have significant showing. France
from the standpoint Of novelty mate
RAILS and trimmings, Is coming bac
into her own. Not since the severe
prcpitious seasons Immediately pr
cedine the war has France produce
] 30 many wonderful novelties. Tn
. elaboration Of tissues, whether It
|. ii weave or applied after the work
J the looms, will add greatly to the CO..
of fashionable clothes.
Sleeve Details Vary Silhouette.
= Details Of sleeves have changed CO
) siderably, and It Ii In this point tn
! the silhouette Of 1929 win EXPIRE
Itself largely. New sleeves are Oft
I'll fun length and may be large at q
wrist. elbow or throughout their +
2 length. Long mitten-shaped sleev
Z are also much used. Many new forr
2 ii puffed effects are seen. Sometim
: this spuR breaks Ut the elbow: again
3 = at the wrist Sometimes . succs
= don of dare ru1ies are placed at =
> elbow or on the wrist Of tight-httt
g sleeve.
Many fancy sleeves are seen on e
nine dresses. Frequently they sts
non the elbow downward, and II
s are even attached at the wrist, Gov
= ing the hands with deep circular n1l
The St. Charles herald., 1922-12-16

0llI0feuIs
Peanut Butter
ersad.-Take one
fourth Of q cupful
Of sugar, one-half
cupful Of peanut
butter, one cupful
Of milk, one cup
fui Of -four, one
The St. Charles herald., 1922-12-16

quick oven until putty.
Il eggs to boil in the shell arc
cracked, add q little vinegar to inc
water and they can be boiled satisiac-
torily.
When molding jelly rub the mold
with olive oil and it win turn out very
easily.
Add cooked oatmeal to hamburger
steaks and sausage az well as meat
loaf: It saves the meat and Is not no
ticed In the mixture unless too mucn
is added.
When rugs lose the sizing and De.
come fiimsy re-size them. The rug should
be thoroughly cleaned, then spread
face down on the attic or porch fioof
and tackled, stretching as tight as pos
sible. Place a pail with two gallons
OF water. or less depending upon the
size Of the rug) over the fire; when
boiling hot add pound OF puiverizee
glue, sitting It In so that it melts with
out Jumping. Boil for 10 minutes
Cool to lukewarm and spread ove'
the rug, wetting any seams with a
1 extra wetting. Iron out with heav!
iron. When dry the rug will be a
good as new.
/ Just inside most furnace doors u
ledge large enough to ACCOMMODATE
dish or two. Beans put into pc
or iron kettle may be baked here; pe
tatoes to bake placed In a row nea
the coal, turned once will be baked
| short time. Furnace cooking y
Eheat-saver, and II one can COOK dll
ner with the heat on the ledge. To
saving in gas or kitchen fuel 10 wort
while. One must use utensils wnic
can stand the heat, and with few e
periments many dishes may be COOKE
well In the furnace.
Democracy knows that every mans
The St. Charles herald., 1922-12-16

W8t0S 1OSA8 V~S0
filed with water-nve
minutes Il sufficient;
carefully drain, using .
skinner and put into Q
baking pan with q piece
Of butter ON each. Il 70
serve with q 9 Ia q
sprinkle with q little
cheese or paprika; II for
the afternoon tea, sugar
and cinnamon; bake In q
The St. Charles herald., 1922-12-16

erocadsd in Gray.
obtrusive. and is usually achieved BY
means Of the circular cut. There Is
Iona unevenness about the hem, many
Of the skirts being straight around.
The one-sided drapery Is q strong
feature even In the plainest tailored
dresses and coats; also the one-dde
fastening and wide. overlapping mont.
This overlapping one-side eject u aiso
much noted In skirts.
The Thres-Pieos Suit
Tailored suits are very pronounced
In the showing Of both two and three
niece effecta A great majority OF the
Jackets are waist length and In
straight, unbelted or slightly blousing
and belted styles. The exceptions are
incidental novelties In very short box
bolero 1tyles, Chinese mandarin fuli-
swinging coats and three-quarter
length circular-cut effects, the latter
usually trimmed with fur.
The three-piece idea Ii prominent.
II expresses itself In two forms-the
smart one-piece wool dress with match
| Inc Jacket or the crepe de chine OF
satin dress with wool coat entirely
covering 1t, the lining Of which 10
made Of the same material as the
dress.
/ Afternoon dresses are much more
4 elaborate than they were last season.
- 4-At 4 AL
The St. Charles herald., 1922-12-16

rspazatOns md territory any other bene6 the
treaty did debtors There question the moral
tractual obligation.
With the exception Of minor smoun perhaps per cent
convinced that these debts repaid reasonable period
Of time without realization of strain the
debtor countries Or the threat Of Hood q from debtor countries
such quantity would endangr of The factories and work
men Of the United States
Otting the possible per at hopeless Of collection it VII
be found that respective annual from different coun
tries their burden them from 70 y can't Of her gov
ernmental inceme.
there BE- Of these who should b relieved OF TN
annual payments for few yeazs order economic stability
then there needs be o M fc respect 70 each IN
dividusl country that would b convincing to America
America has dealt with during the LAT fe yeas IN terms
The St. Charles herald., 1922-12-16
THINGS WORTH KNOWING

The common milk cracker or Boston
cracker may be split, soaked in the iee
The St. Charles herald., 1922-12-16
soME QUICK BREADS

TOR those who like the flavor Of pea
ru+e the following will be something
The St. Charles herald., 1922-12-16
Reputation Of Loans Made By the United States
to Allied Nations


liquidation of TIE loans made ~ ths United
etates 70 the allied and associated nations during
the VA would undermins TIE whole fabric Of intsr-
national good faith.
These loans sre, IN fad, debts owing to ON
hxpaJens ThG were mads 4 the urgent request
of the bcnowsn and under their solemn assurances
ct repayment The loans were individual to each
nation. They have no relation = other nations q
to other debts
The St. Charles herald., 1922-12-16

Democracy knows that every mans
,nterest, rightly used. helps every
other mans. and that men are never
natural enemies.