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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-11-18

There was q trifing man who
lOaied round while bis wife took
in washing to keep the family.
Finally the wife vas taken down
sick and there was neither any
money to pay doctor bills or fer
provisions. When 1t arrived 81
this stage Of the case, the preacher
who handed out gospel instruction
to the flock TO which the sick w0-
man belonged, started around 70
take up a collection Of money and
provisions for her benefit and the
benefit Of the family. When be
presented the subscription TO Sd
unregenerate business man, The
latter turned loose ana expressed
his opinion Of the vOman's tFifing
husband with a string OF profanity
that burned holes 10 the abmos-
phere. When be got through the
preacher grasped him By the hand
and thanked him with great
warmth, saying, my dear sir,
yOu have expressed my inward
sentiment in regard TO that nan t.
. guat's heel, but I wasn't 10
shape to express my feelings
When the unregenerate man re-
covered from bis surprise at the
preachers congratulations, be
went down into his inside pocket
and dug up : 10 and told the shep.
herd that Il there vac more need
ed to give him the sign end be
would ante again.
Moral: There do seem to b
occasions when nothing bot strong
Language viii just touch the spot.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-11-18

Besides the heavy war tax on store
tobacco, the internal trusts nov IA
you to death. Now If yOu want "a
smoke OF chew pure leaf tobacco fret
and nntaxed and save yOnr dimes
these hard times and help : brother
POpulist who has dared much to de-
iend snd propagate the immortal
principles Of the Peoples party, write
for price on Leaf tobacco Of my OWL
raising. Address. s8
Va l.. PARKS.
Adams Tenn. Rural Route No. !
THE MESSENGER uses no other to.
baccO and can vouch for its character
as the highest.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-11-18

On one occasion a missionary
who had been sent to preach to a
lot Of cannibals got a pointer that
they intended to boil him on the
following day and serve him for
lunch. He accordingly called the
members Of the tribe to he there and
made them The talk Of his life on
the advantages to health OF living
on a vegetable diet. He described
q sOnp that be was going to pre-.
pare and which he said he would
be ready to cook and dish up as
soon as the onions he had planted
in the spring we're ready to pull
The way be described the beauty
Of that soup caught the savages,
and they decided to put of boiling
him until after the onions we're
ripe, so that be could make the
soup and they could see whether
it was what he had representa- T..
Thus, by diplomacy and culn airy
ability, the missionary not only
saved bis own life, but he was the
means Of introducing the soup
course among the benighted.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-11-18

There was 3 certain man who
was in the habit eff prOclaiming
his honesty at every opportunity.
One day, after listening to his
reiterated statement of bis own
integrity, an old man who had had
a good deal of experience with
men was heard to say: "Maybe
that fellow is honest as he says,
but there is one thing I know: |
wouldn't lend him $40 bill unless
there was q witness present that
could depend on"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-11-18

A man who was 9 chronic rag
chewer aud bad been for years,
commenced to have q phenomenal
run Of good lnck. Everything in
q business line seemed to be going
bis way. He hadn't any ache OF
pain and his appetite was like the
appetite OF a healthy horse. While
be was In this condition q neigh.
Dor happened In and saw the man
pTepsfing.to put q fly blister on
himself. 81 suppose" said the
neighbor to the mans wife ''that
your husband was In the best oil
health"
$50 be Is, said the wife.
"Tben why this blisterf"
"Well, the fact is that things
have been going so we'll with John
that he hadn't a thing 10 the world
to kick about and he felt that he
just must do something to make
himself miserable 30 that he could
feel natural once more"
There r people who are bound
to be miserable if they have to go
out and hunt for something to
make 'em that way.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-11-18

There are lots Of N en- whose good.
ness lie not suspected until their Obitu-
aries : published.
Success is largely 3 matter of back
bone, 3 stih upper lip-and cheek.
All Is not plump that fattens.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-02-02

1t Is quite within the amateur car
penter's ability to put row Of
book-shelves in between two wall
projections, to stain or paint them,
fasten brass rod across the edge of
the top shelf, holding a velour curtain
in some soft, rich color, and TO place
some modern antiques" and choice
volumes to the best advantage.
But when the shelf idea begins to
work its fascination it opens up un-
told possibilities. A corner may be
decorated most effectively with three
graduated triangular shelves, the top
one the largest and the lowest one
quite small Then, again, door shelf
when treated" right makes a good
point in the room. Brass ornaments, a
beaten PLAGUE and a candlestick look
particularly well coming, as they do
Immediately above the deep tones Of
the portiere A shelf over window
gives a quaint colonial effect when
filed with old blue or ordinary willow
ware pottery
These shelves are very easy Of ac-
complishment by the home tinker il
she gets the side rests of iron from
the hardware store, But she will find
that to saw carved wooden supports
is a little difficult to manage with
simple tools.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-02-02
Fishes Which Build Nests.

When ships steer southwark
through the North Atlantic ocean un-
til they strike the gulf stream,
that wonderful River Of the Sea,
they find themselves all at once
amid glorious yellow vegetation,
although they may be several
hundred miles from the American
coast. On calm days it extends as far
as the eye can see, not in close, IN
broken fields, but often in masses so
great that they will cover several
acres. For days and days one can
steam without once getting out of
sight Of it. 1t swings up and down
with the mighty swells of the Gulf
stream, and it looks most beautiful
lying there so peacefully and radiant.
ly, with the intense blue water all
around it,
After a few hours one feels as If
he were passing through vast pastures
all golden with our national Ameri.
can golden rod.
This weed is often fished up from
oversize by passengers and crew. fer
it makes a delightful ornament for the
cabin until it begins to dry, when it
falls apart and finally crumbles away.
Sometimes, if one gets a particularly
large and thick cluster of it, strange
living things are found. They are crea.
lures that rarely if ever are to be
caught anywhere else except in the
weed, for they dwell there and in the
| Sargasso sea only. Among them are
very tiny but wonderfully gorgeous
| crabs. One of these crabs has shell
that is as shining and rich as the
| skies at sunset. Another still more
curious creature that dwels in the
weed is the mouse fish, also known as
the marbled angler.
This little fish is so strangely
shaped that, when he lies among the
weed it requires sharp and trained
eyes to see him, even when one has
the clump that contains him in The
hand. His colors and his markings are
exactly like the tiny berries and
sprays of the weed. His fins are
strangely fringed and ragged. so that
they look just like the wiry stems of
the cluster.
This beautiful and wonderful fish
builds himself nest among the weed
as it floats on the surface and there
after he dwells in it and rears his fam
lily in it, just as bird would on land.
But unlike bird, he must follow his
nest, for it is not fixed in its position
as nest on a tree or bush, but drifts
great tropical storms toss the Sargas-
SO weeds many miles away from the
Gulf Stream, and then the fish will
swim along with his wandering home.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-02-02
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Cress and Tomato Salad-Renove
skin from two or three tomatoes, cut
into small pieces, stir into this a few
and pepper to taste, mix well with
plain French dressing and just before
serving stir in six or eight sprigs OF
water cress. Heap on a salad plate
and serve. This requires no garnish,
as it is a picture in itself.
Meat and Rice Croquettes-Mixo one
cup of raw chopped beef (cut from
under round) and one-third cup of
boiled rice, half teaspoon of salt, a
little pepper and cayenne; cook a
few cabbage leaves three minutes in
boiling water, then remove; put two
tablespoonfuls of the mixture in each
leaf and fold leaf to enclose mixture; /;
cook slowly one hour in tomato sauce.
Delicate Cream Muffins-Cream
three level tablespoonfuls of butter;
add two tablespoonfuls of sugar, beat
the whites of two eggs; add the I'M
beaten yolks to the butter and sugar
and one cup of milk, half teaspoon
of salt. two cupfuls of sifted -four and
four level teaspoonfuls of baking pow
der; beat well and add the eggs; fill
creased muffin pans two-thirds full
and bake twenty minutes in a quick
oven; substitute one cup of graham,
rye or corn meal for one cup of -four
and you will have the different muf-
fins.
Ripe Cucumber Catchup-Choose
large, nearly ripe cucumbers; pare, re-
ject seeds. chop very fine and meas
ure. Allow one teaspoonful of salt
for every pint of pulp, sprinkle with
same and drain through colandor
for six hours. For every quart of GU
cumber allow two cups of cider vine
gar, four teaspoonfuls of grated horse
radish, one tablespoonful each of
white mustard seed and minced red
pepper (seeds rejected bring vine
gar and flavoring to a boil, skim
thoroughly and set aside until per-
fectly cold. Then add the pulp to the
vinegar, stir we'll put into pint jars,
lay a nasturtium or horseradish leaf
over the top and seal. Keep in dark
cool place.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-02-02

Hold five dice in your hand, throw
them in the air and catch as many as
possible on the back of your hand,
adding their numbers. Next, a die
the "dab"-is selected and thrown IN
to the air. Before it is caught one of
the other dice on the ground must be
picked up. The remaining dice are
picked up one by one and laid down in
the same manner. The dab must be
caught only in the right hand, and
must touch nothing but that hand.
There are thirteen stages" in the
game, in addition to the opening stage
Just described. This is known as "be-
ginnings" The greater part of the
throws are too difficult for boys and
girls to perform, SO only few will
be here outlined. Ones-The dab is
thrown, and the rest of the dice are
picked up one by one, without touch
ing any dice but that selected. Twos,
threes and fours are similar to ones,
except that two, three or four dice at
time are taken up after the dab is
thrown.
If you miss stage, which counts
five, if rightly done, you must SUBJ
tract that much from your score. If
your friend is willing-for this is a
two-handed game-you may, in twos,
threes and fours, push into conven-
lent heap the dice you are about to
take up, but only after the dab is
thrown, of course. Short spans
Spread out your left hand on a table
and place a pair of dice by the thumb
and finger. Throw the dab and pick
up the pairs separately. After finish
ing these six stages you and your
friend can agree on six more, which
should grow difficult as they go on.
You will have no difficulty in invent
ing stages, and this old English game
will train your eye to see things at a
glance and your hand to obey quickly
what your brain directs it to do.-
Washington Star.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-02-02

Ostrich tips are used on handsome
hats for children.
Flowing sleeves prevail for both
street and house wear.
Taffeta tabs turn back over the Lib
erty neck ruffs in battlemented effect.
Guipure laces, especially in black,
are noted on the new hats and dres-
ses.
Cape-like flares fall over the sleeves
of certain smart blouse for street
wear
Roses are caught under the brims of
French picture hats with exquisite
effect.
A novel stiff hat has black silk
beaver crown and a stitched white
silk brim.
Authorities say velveteens will be
very good style. There are certainly
fine qualities.
Narrow, overlapping frills of
pinlled taffeta face hat brims with
splendid effect
JldUOIdlt UlOuS6S are udlullIy Dcau-
titled by means of Val. insertions con-
Meeting diamond insets of the same
dainty lace.
Lorgnette chains of irregular coral
may be worn by women, or, two or
three times around the neck, they
serve for little girls.
A safety hat pin is one of the sea-
sons novelties. 1t differs only from the
regulation type by the addition of an
ornamental cap, which is adjusted to
the point of the pin after it has been
slipped through the hat.
One of the newest designs in fancy
hair combs is of blond tortoise shell,
inlaid with peacock design in brill
liants; another is ornamented with
a trellis fork of brilliants and tur-
quoise, a third is inlaid with gold in
strikingly pretty effect.
Cape collars Of every conceivable
style and depth enter into the finish
of almost every imported gown in
sight. while the sleeves, very close at
the top, just below the point of the
shoulder, continue the line by swell
ing out into varied proportions below
the elbow.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-02-02

She has many things which other
royal children have not, and she is
adored as falls to the lot of few girls,
royal or otherwise.
She has for father the powerful
Kaiser, ruler of the German Empire.
She has six elder brothers.
Her mother is the most amiable Of
women.
Her uncles and cousins are upon
nearly every throne in Europe.
She is the pet of the Emperor, who
is never happy unless she is by his
Fside.
To please this little daughter, whose
years number only half score, the
Kaiser has had playthings sent to her
from all over Europe. She owns every
kind of mechanical doll, and as she
is very fond of music she has been
given every musical toy that is made.
The little Princess is an excellent
musician and plays the piano beauti-
fully. She has the Germans love of
music and picks out all the airs of the
day by ear.
While not, strictly speaking, beau
ty, she is very pretty little girl and
her blond type is much admired in
Berlin. The Princess is of very sweet
disposition and is the pet of the castle,
for even the servants make much of
her. She is fond of all her brothers,
but likes the Crown Prince the best
Often she is seen by his side in the
handsome turnout which be calls his
own. The Princess goes to school and
studies with six other little girls,
daughters of the ladies of the German
court-Philadelp Inquirer.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-02-02

The farmers of Pennsylvania are
vieing with one another in their fat
terry of Mrs. ]. Albert Zepp, Mrs. An
drew L. Geiman and Mrs. H. A. Gar.
rett. These three women have car
ried off this year agricultural honors
that have fallen hitherto to males
alone.
The three live near Hanover Mrs.
Zepp' feat was the raising of tomato
no less than 300 tomatoes. The stalk
had four branches, each eight feet il
length. 1t often had 40 tomatoes on
it at one time. Mrs. Zepp is distrib-
uting the seeds of this wonderful
plant generously. Even the applica-
tions of strangers she accedes to, pro-
yided that stamps are enclosed.
Mrs. Geiman has raised a pumpkin
that weighs SO pounds. This tremen-
dous vegetable is sound, shapely, and
of deep gold color. When Mrs.
Geiman, who is short, stands behind it
she is almost obscured. History has
no record of a pumpkin bigger than
bands farm, has grown red beet that
weighs ten pounds. The beet is on eX-
hibition at the Garrett residence, and
dozens of skeptical persons call daily
to look at it and TO see it weighed.
The men of Pennsylvania have lit
lie this year to boast Of beside the wo-
men. Henry, Redcay, of Lansdale,
heads the men. He raised this year
an egg plant that is seven feet, three
and one half in circumference, and
two feet. two and one half inches in
diameter. Mr.. Redcay's friends claim
that this is the biggest egg plant ever
grown in Pennsylvania, while even
his enemies admit that none so big
was ever grown within radius Of SO
miles-Philadelph Record.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-02-02

If it happens to be caught in a cur
rent that sets landward, the nest build
or occasionally comes SO near our
shores that now and then one is
caught. Sometimes, too, the weed trav.
els north with the Gulf Stream itself
and then a marbled angler may ar
rive finally off Cape Cod. But the fish
cannot bear the cold water there, SO
he is only rarely found alive north Of
Cape Hatteras.
The nest is dainty little thing,
made of the glowing golden weeds
and embellished with the tiny shells
and other shining things that drift
with it. 1t looks often like bit of
shell jewelry.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-02-02

The British Journal of the board OF
agriculture has some interesting par
ticulars regarding the so-called "Furni-
ture Beetles" Two species of the
beetle make the curious ticking noise
which has given rise to their popular
name of Death Watch" This noise
is made chiefly during the pairing sea-
son, and is produced by the beetles
striking their heads upon the wood on
which they are standing, so as to at
tract their mates, who make similar
noise in reply. 1t is made during the
day as well as at night, but it is not so
noticeable as at the latter time. 1t is
said that the larva can also produce
the sound. but this is not definitely
known. The larvae mako long CALLER
les into the wood, and when mature
pupate in little chambers frc:n which
the beetles escape by eating their
way out.
The Journal recommends that when
furniture or woodwork is attacked by
these beetles and their larvae, steps
be taken at once to destroy them.
Painting with a camel hair brush with
corrosive sublimate should be resort
ed to. The poison kills the beetles rs
they make their exit Fumigating
with hydrocyanic acid gas also kills.
Where small objects, such as chairs,
are invaded, they may be put in some
closed cupboard and left in the fumes
for some days. 1t must be remembered
that this gas is a deadly poison as well
manufacture Benzine may also be ap-
piled to polished furniture, but is best
mixed with carboli1 acid. Furniture
so treated has, OF course, the polish
taken off, and will require repolishing
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-02-02
Dressnaker's Device.

Invention has again made life cas-
fer for the feminine element Two
classes by a little clever contrivance
are glad Dressmakers, as we'll as
their patrons, rejoice at a whirling
platform that is to save both much
WEAKNESS Of spirits and physical
strength.
The new device is from masculine
hands, and is low revolving plat
form, just a step higher than the floor.
This stand can be moved around at
will by the filter when draping or ar
ranging the proper length of skirt on
a customer. By this device the filter
avoids the too frequent "Please turn
around, madam" and is also enabled
to change from one side to the other
without crowling around. It's really
an ideal device for dressmakers' use.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-02-02

At five o'clock teas and Sunday ev-
ening suppers it is now the proper
thing to have a face book. What is
a face book? 1t is a collection Of
sheets of drawing paper bound togeth-
er and covered in coarse linen of any
hue one fancies-brilliant blue, rich
scarlet or dainty violet. II a clever
: sketch in black adorn the front, so
much the better.
\ In the face book each guest Is
asked to draw a head of some sort.
Man, woman, child, animal-it does
not matter what it is, or whether the
guest can draw at all. If he or she
draws badly, so much the better
New York Tribune.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-02-02
Very Simple.

A rather simple looking lad halted
before a blacksmith's shop on his way
home from school, and eyed the do
ings OF the proprietor with much in
terest.
The brawny smith, dissatisfied with
the boys curiosity, held piece of red
hot iron under the youngsters nose,
hoping to make him beat hasty re-
treat.
IF you'll give me half dollar I'll
lick it," said the lad.
The smith took from his pocket
half dollar and held it out.
The simple looking youngster took
the coin, licked it, and slowly walked
away whistling-ChumS.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-02-02
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Lace Tunics on Gowns.

Lace tunics are appearing largely
on evening gowns they are capital
way of renovating skirt the thicker
the lace the more a la mode. A regret
table feature in the modes of the mo-
ment is the wearing of gowns that are
suited for evening in the morning, and
now satin shoes, with lace-trimmed
stockings, are to be seen at many OF
our fashionable resorts. All stiffening
is vanished from skirt Innings, except
just at the elbow, skirts at the hem.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-02-02

Johnny's Explanation.
Nurse was reading nature stories OF the
chickens, ducks and geese,
"Johnny, tell me. what's a gander?"
asked she with smile OF peace.
Little Johnny looked up quickly, all his
fancy turning loose,
As he answered, smiling proudly, "It's the
rooster OF the goose"
Judge,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-02-02

If stove is cracked, good cement
is made for it as follows: Mix wood
ashes and salt in equal quantities,
make paste with cold water and fill
the cracks when the stove is cold. 1t
soon hardens and will last a long time.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-02-02
Indispensable.

A clinical thermometer for taking
temperatures is Indispensable in any
home. If, when inserted under the
tongue, it shows a rise from normal
(98 to 98 IL degrees) to 100 or so, a
feverish condition is revealed that
needs attention. I'VE could not raise
a family without our clinical ther-
mometer," writes a mother Of five
Good Housekeeping.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-02-02

For removing finger and hand
marks from fresh varnish surfaces,
use a soft piece Of chamois skin, sat
urated with sweet OIL When there are
paint spatters or blotches, touch first
with kerosene and rub afterward with
sweet OIL
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-02-02
pluinr cloths. Properly.

An experienced laundress says that
the secret of turning out clothes pro-
perly "blued" consists in having the
bluing water cold and the clothes put
into it after being rinsed from water
of the same temperature. Clothes
wrung out of hot water and put into
cold bluing water are apt to emerge
streaked and of a poor color.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-02-02

Silver spoons that have become dis
colored from contact with cooked
eggs may be easily frightened by rub
bing with common salt. Coal gas, and
the near presence of rubber in any
form, will cause silver to tarnish. One
of the best receptacles for silverware
cutlery is a Canton-fannel knife-case
tackled to a closet door.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-02-02

Justice Grantham, of the English
Bench, tries more murder cases than
any of his colleagues. He tried three
In one day at Leeds recently.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-02-02

To Keep Clean Expensive.
Few people realize that. as nation,
It Is costing us more every year to