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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-06-12

IA Scottish laird took his new plow-
man to task for the wagering burrows
which were the result Of his work.
"Your drills are not nearly as straight
as those Angus made" he said, severe.
". 'E4e would not have left such a
glebe as this" Angus didna ken his
work" said Tammas, calmly contem-
plating his employer with an indulgent
gaze. rye see, when the drills is
crookit the sun gets IN on a sides, an
it's then We get early taties."
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-06-12

Let plenty Of sunshine into your
house. Sunshine Is the greatest Of dis
fnfectants. II will also discourage
bugs Of all kinds, great ana small.
No room Is al to inhabit II the sun
doesn't shine full into II for 4 couple
81 hours daily. Carpets ana hangingsi
Yes, of course II Win fade them. II
you value your carpets and hang
ingn more than The health q
yourself and family w Az means Keep
out the sun.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-06-12

Some women make very poor gam
blers, even though they may have the
gambling disposition. A friend who
has a pretty girl cousin tells this: He
was going to the races the other day
and told him to put $40 on Forrest
King for her. Very WELL" he said.
I'll do It If you pay me back" "Of
course I'll pay you back. you horrid
thing" exclaimed the cousin. All
right, said he, you didn't the last
time" "Oh, well, said she, the last
time the horse didn't win"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-06-12
Cut Flowers.

To preserve cut flowers : small
lump Of ammonia should be placed in
the vase. This will not only keep
them fresh, but win also help to de-
stroy the unpleasant odor that SO
often arises from flowers whose
stalks have a tendency to become
slimy. Flowers Of this description
should have wee bit shipped from
their stalks every time the water Is
changed and also before arranging
them for the first time
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-06-12

Dorothy, Lady Stanley. the widow
Of the famous African explorer, was
married a few days ago to Henry
Curtis, Of whom the world knows little
save that he is fellow Of the Royal
College Of Surgeons. Since Henry M.
Stanleys death, three years ago, she
has lived the life Of recluse at Furze
Hill, the country place in Surrey that
Stanley bought. and where he is
buried.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-06-12
where WIN You Spend Your Vacation

By the Seaside, Mountainside. or Lake
shore? No doubt you intend to enjoy
yourself at one Of the cool and delight
full resorts North. East or West.
Write to Jno M. Beall, General Pas
senser Agent. Mobile & Ohio r. R..
St. Louis. Mo, for full particulars re-
garding rates, etc.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-06-12
He Fired The stick

Il have fred the walking-stick have
carried over 40years, on account Of .
sore that resisted every kind Of treat
ment, until tried Bucklen's Armies
Salve; that has healed the sore and
made me a happy man" writes John
Garrett, Of North Mills, N. c. Guar
anteed for Piles, Burns, etc. by all
druggists. 25c.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-06-12
A Fortunate Texan.

Mr., E. w. Goodloe, Of 1O7 St. Louis
ST., Dallas, Tex. says: In the past year
! have become acquainted with DR..
King New Life Pills, and no laxative
ever before tried SO eFectually disposes
Of malaria and biIiousness." They don't
grind nor grippe. Csc. at all drug stores.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-06-12

Nov, Johnny, what do you think Of
a little boy who doesn't swear nor smoke
and who goes to Sunday school and
always minds his mother ?" ~Aw. |
fink | kin lick i'm"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-06-12

When anyone springs that old chest
nit about q woman not being able To-
keep q secret. Just cite De Raglan As
one Who did, In fact, 50 we'll did she
Keep the scret that she was q woman,
although living as man. that they had
10 disinter her body after death to dis
cover tie fact.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-06-12
The Magic No. 8.

Number three is a wonderful mascot
for Geo. H. Paris, Of Cedar Grove,
Me-, according to letter which reads:
After suffering much with liver and
kidney trouble, and becoming greatly
discouraged by the failure to find relief,
! tried Electric Bitters. and as result |
am well today. The FIRST bottle relieved
and three bottles completed the cure.
Guaranteed best on earth for stomach,
liver and kidney troubles. by all drug
cists. SOC.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-06-12

A few good beatings are the only
efficient antidote for quarrelsome
disposition.
One Of the objects Of an expedition
which the Duke Of Orleans will make
into the Polar regions early in June is
to seek an island which he believes to
exist in the Sea Of Kara.
The startling calculation is now
made that the worlds Methodists are
now so numerous that, by joining hands,
they could girdle the earth. They
number 100000.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-06-12
4 ISabePS
iTVOyant
1t. By Joseph B. Bowles.l
BIZ Mrs. Meish

ht. by Joseph B. Bowies.)
y" said Lady Isabel, look.
with great solemnity, do
q in the supernatural"
mean, do I believe in my
ssabel?''
irse not" she answered, look
sr shocked. 81 mean. do you
Id palmists telling you your
nd in presentiments and crys-
Ag, and clairvQyants, and all
/ Of thing. you now?"
you mean in 81 perstition?"
4, II you like to- call it that"
don't"
i you're going o from to-day,
Id
|I?p
9onlt snin' II Tulgar, and in
9 too-Decat I've found a
at?' ant
!, -. me answered firm
h Block street-you
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-06-12

Fulgar, and in
I've found a
yant."
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-11-07
Grazing on Rye.

The practice of turning COWS on
young rye In the fall is good one, but
when the ground Is very wet damage
may result. Grazing the rye causes 1t
to stool, and the young rye provides
late green food but, while the rye field
may be used for cows In the fall, they
should not be turned on too early IN
the spring. 1t does not do so much
harm for cows to change from grass TO
rye, as 1t does from dry food In the
spring to young rye,
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-11-07

Mr.. O. B. Fizer, Mt. Sterling, KY.
writes:
Thave suffered WIKI Kidney and othe,
trouble for ten years pest.
Last March commenced using
Peruna andcontinued for three months,
l have not used it since, nor have felt
a pain.
Il believe that am we'll and there
lore give my highest commendation to
the curative qualities of Peruna.
Pe-ru-na for Kidney Trouble
Mrs. Geo. H. Simser, Grant. On
tario, Can, writes:
II had not been we'll for about four
years. had kidney trouble, and, in fsct,
felt badly nearly al the time.
This summer l got go very bad I
thought l would try Pefuna, 30 1 wrote
to you and began at once to take Peruna
and Manalin.
II took only two bottles of Peruna
and one OF Manalin, and now l feel
better than have for some time.
II feel that Peruna and Manalin
cured me and made different woman
OF me altogether. 1 bless the day 1
picked up the little book and read OF
your PeIuna."
1t IS the business of the Kidneys to re-
move from the blood all poisonous mater
'a5. They must be active all the time,
else the system suffers. There are
times when they need little assist
ance.
Peruna is exactly the sort Of reme-
dy. 1t has saved many people from
disaster by rendering the kidneys SER
vice at time when they were not able
q bear their own burdens.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-11-07
Storing Potatoes.

There is more loss storing potatoes
than In storing any other crop. Barring
all waste from rot, there is a heavy
shrinkage, both In quantity and weight
A bin holding 100 bushels will show
shrinkage of nearly one-tenth, besides
greater loss in weight A bushel basket
full that will weigh fully sixty pounds
in October, when taken from the soil
will not weigh so much after being
stored In the cellar during the winter
The shrinkage In weight is much less
when kept in pits closely covered with
earth. for there is then less chance for
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-11-07
Horse Breeding

To careful observer it is clear that
horses are now better classified than
formerly. Thus the horse that is best
adapted to road purposes is placed at
such work, and the horse that is suited
best to the pillow and heavy hauling has
its own proper work assigned. Hence
the advantage of breeding for a pur-
pose. The man who makes the best
success of rearing horses is the one who
clearly understands the situation, and
breeds what is most desirable for his
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-11-07

Anssresting Dasa 01vs1 ~ a. unas
- States Csn1ol.
| Consul John II. EnodgraM q Pm
toria furnishes the following reoort q,
the mining and industriai dsyeIopml
Of the British-African colony Of Rho
desia
The expansion Of the kold indu,try
In Rhodesia to the annual productiop
Of 1000 Of the metal has beep &c.
complished BY the small investor and
individual effort rather than By rnesns
Of capital. Small reefs have been dis
covered In this territory, ana many are
confidently predicting that Rhodesia In
z few years may perhaps excel the
Iransvaal in the production Of the
precious mefaiA Small operators with
little capital by their own Efforts have
Of late been extracting nearly one
third OF the total amount Of rold
found, and their earnings have been
Spent mostly In the colony. a a CON
sequence Of which there has been : r.
vivsl OF trade. While such crone -
tobacco, cotton and wool have been trv-
Ing to find their way into the distant
markets, local demands for Grain
fruits and fresh meats are being met
more and more by the Rhodesian aeri-
culturists themselves.
"Rhodesia's output OF other minerals
than gold has increased and several
new Industries have come into life dur-
ing the year. Pioneer settlers along /
The Cape to Cairo railroad have proved
mat what could be done In South
africa could also be done farther
forth, and some remarkable crops have
'een grown. The Kafue river. the
Of which was an engineering
eat second only to that accompIishad
t the Victoria falls, afterward proved
be useful waterway, for it extends
w miles, and several steam and sail
lg craft have already been put on II.
he close of 1908 saw that launching
great scheme for the supply of
ectricity for the Rand, and Rhodesia :
interested In this from the fact that
is the Intention to derive a vast
mount Of that power from the Vic.
ria falls
In the return Of generally Rho
Sian prosperity 1t is only natural p
at the railways should play an In 2
rtant part, though they have sui &
ed badly as other lines of indus Il
on account of the long -drawn-out 'i'
preston that overcast all South
-1ca- The report of the Rhodesian
ways for the year 1906 shows that at
gross earnings for the first eleven
nths totaled s2,393, 500, which is vi
val to S2,6610 600 per annum. as
inst S2,316,5OO in 1906; the net
enue was S9SS,5OO, as compared -. ~
b $534,000 In 1905 This represents
annual gain Of 12A per cent in net
'me. An approximate estimate of
traffic during the year puts the
IS earnings at $2,711,OO0 and the -
revenue at s1,014,50O. =
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-11-07

1 OO4o0AhOAS
That pretty ears are not always the
bet ssed corn has been shown By the
experiments at the Ohio Station. They
selected twenty-four e1tra nne ears. all
Of the same variety The seed of these
were planted, each ear In row by it.
self, and thinned to three stalks In a
NIL 70 that each ear had the same
cnance as it, neighbor. One ear out Of
the twenty-four yielded at the rate OF
ia bushels per acre, another 112 and
third 104 bushels, while other ears
made hfty-nve, si1U-1ve and seventy
seven bushels per acre. The row that
MADE the smallest yield had fifty-eight
barren stalks The row next to the
highest had fifteen barren stalks, and
the row that made sixty-nve bushels
had ffty-two barren stalks The ears
were all Of equal appearance and Of |
equal terminating quality. The re-
sults show very plainly that what we
nave been for years Insisting upon, that
inc breeding of corn In the field, the
removal OF disturbing influences about
IL ana the working toward an Ideal
piant as whole. plant of productive
character rather than big ears, are all
OF far more Importance than the selec-
lion OF nne ears by the score card
without any knowledge Of the breeding
II the corn Selection Of the largest {
'ars tends toward single-ear production,
or 1t Is law of nature that when we
Increase the size Of the Individual fruit
Il any plant we will decrease the num-
'er OF fruits, and when we increase
ne number we decrease the size of q
he individual fruits. But 1t has also
cen shown that a stalk with two or
lore medium-sized ears of corn will o
lake more corn than a stalk with one ~
lg ear. In a test made for the yield =
{ grain, one sample was from a sin -
e-sared plant, one from a two-eared :,
he, one from a three-eared one and -
re from four-eared one, and the ~
lantity OF corn shelled Increased ex-
lily with the number of ears on the :.
ant The breeding In the field TO
eed out barren stalks is the essential &c
after In developing the productive
aracter Of the corn, and the best
rs are merely relative and not by
y means the largest. tn,
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-11-07
0Mcth ZaaI.

The policeman at the crossing grabbed
the arm of the pedestrian who was hurry
Ing across the street and brought him to
a standstill.
What are you stopping me forr de-
manded the pedestrian. I'm net getting
In anybody's way, am II"
"Divil bif, sor," answered the officer.
wanted to ask ys a question, sor
that's all. Fwhat's the scorer
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-11-07
Keeping Animal. In condit,ou

If the animals are allowed to run
down in flesh 1t will be loss to the
farmer, as he is then compelled to re
store them to their original condition
before he makes gain. At the same
time, there is a waste OF many DAYS.
as the animals are below their normal
condition, which is lost time that can
never be regained.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-11-07
Keep sheen.

Every farmer should have a few
sheep, IN order to save much Of the ma
terial grown that may be wasted. Sheen
will eat great many plants which cat
tie reject, and they Craze closer to the
ground. Young and tender weeds are
delicious to sheep, and they, therefore.
assist in Kidding the fields of such pests.
A small flock Of mutton sheep should b.
kept, If for no other purpose than TO
supply the family With choice meat
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-11-07
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
signature sssas enc Of &MAZzzzg

Indisputabls.
The teacher had found q lead pencil
on the floor Of the school room.
Children" she asked, holding It up,
docs this belong to any of your
For several seconds there was no an
swer. Then little girl timidly raised
her hand.
rs it yours, BsssisT said the teacher
"Yes'm."
Eou are sure Of it, are your How do
you recognize it'll"
II don't like to tell"
but you will have to tell, or I cant
let you have it."
II reco'nize it, teacher, by the way
it's sharpened. If 1t wasn't sure enough
mine I'd be mighty clear of owpip' up
to such job as that"
Bessie got her pencil.-Chicago Trib-
une.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-11-07

| tB0WDoEf1ODs irf
i The strawberry propagates itsef IN
Two ways by runners and by seed II
the runners are kept from roofing, the
vine, Will make an effort to reprDducs
itself from seed (production q berries)
IN the spring, and some horticultirists
have given ~ their opinion that II ths
vines are not allowed to throw out run
ners In the summer there will be no
loss OF vitality by the old plants, and
the matter intended to be converted in
to runners will be stored in tie plants
and converted into fruit when the
proper time arrives The 1rut thing to
90 after harvesting the crop Ii to thor
oughly clean between the rows and
pull out the weeds between the plants
IN The rows. 80 as to give the beds the
dement, OF the hoe as much as possible
Moisture Is always beneficial to straw
berry plants and the ground should be
worked deep at first and then kept
loose on the surface until late In the |
fall, when the vines may be mulched. |
Burning the beds should be done when |
the ground Is frozen. This. 1t is claim
ed, will enable the plants to begin anew
In the spring, the old plants being
thereby invigorated, the ashes provid-
ing potash. and the seeds of weeds de-
stroyed. Leaves. straw or other ma
erials may be placed over the plants
'efore winter sets In, to remain as 4
mulch until early In the spring. Fer
ilizer Is applied both just after har-
est and early In the spring. Potted
lants are runners that are grown In .
nts, close to the parent plants, each {
unner being separated from It's parent {
hen it is well rooted In the Dot. II 1
! transplanted from the pot to the 4
pen ground. q
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-11-07
JOKE ON THE CITY FELLOW.
He Bet He Could Milk a Cow, Blu,
Lost, as 1t Was DRY

He Bet He Could Milk a Cow, Blu
Lost, as 1t Was DRY"
. Did you ever notice" asked tn
necktie clerk of the Kansas City Sta
writer, "how the average city fellow
lords 1t over the country boy? Think.
he's wiser and better, you know. IT:
naturalEI thought that way until
mixed with a few simon-pure country
boys, and then l tumbled.
You see, my old man bought a farm
down in Kansas and l went down
there to run affairs. l was pie
for the rubes. Course 1 couldn't milk
COW, and that tickled them to death.
But learned to milk, on the auiet,
you know, and figured on turning the
laugh. 1 got so 1 could play regular
tune In the pail and thought 1 was on
to everything. l was a fool, too.
Well, one Sunday the boys held an
outdoor entertainment in pasture
Everything was allowed but biting and
scratching. OF course, l got the brunt
OF the rustic wit, and 1t wasn't half
bad, either. But when 1t was passed
around that couldn't milk q COW l
just smiled.
Any one want to betY asked,
thinking Of some easy money.
They figured for a few minutes,
and then scratched up $40, and COW
cred It
"Trot 'er out I says, feeling kind
Of guilty, They didn't know about my
private lessons.
WELL" continued the necktle clerk,
arranging his stock on the table, ''they
rotted her out-the COW, you know
md l settled beside her on a one-leg-
ed stool and went after the Juice. But
'othing came, and everybody guffaw-
q. l couldn't coax any milk out OF
bat critter for love or money. The
ow stood my abuse for ten minutes
nd never said word. She was a
'odel of patience.
= I quit. It's all yours, gentlemen
says.
"On the way home 1 confded nv
to an old farmer who had wit
essed the struggle. No more farm
6 for me-, said /.
Trouble is with you city chaps you
yer learn replied the old man
hose boys sicked you on q dead is
e.
:" Explain, neighbour / said.
Why, the devil himself couldn't
Tx that COW. She's been dry for
O months" =
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-11-07
No Cause for Complaint.

no CuuHe Tot COmpIafnf.
The Pacific Fur Company bad picked
cut an eligible locStion on the left bank
OF the Columbia river and founded the
city of Astoria.
Seems to me-" said prospective set
tier, you are asking an awful price for
your building lots
"Huh!' calculated the company's bust
ness agent. You may be thankful we
didn't call this town Waldorf-Astoria and
charge you $50 day for living here
In Manila most Of the houses and Offices
have tiny window panes made of translu-
cent oyster shell instead of glass.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-11-07
Feeding Cabbage to pou,t,x

The small and inferior cabbares ar
valuable as food for poultry, and will
be highly relished in winter when
green food is scarce. They are easih
handled, as the heads require no cut
ting, the fowls picking them to pieces
and consuming them down to the
stalkA
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-11-07
Potatoes for Planting.

In digging potatoes, known to be
pure seed and Of the same variety, fire.
quent variations may often be noticed.
Some of these are due only to differ
ences OF soil, but others are true
Sports and will reproduce their kind
If planted another year. If these
sports are usually productive and
valuable they should be carefully
saved for planting. In this way some
OF the best varieties Of potatoes have
been originated, one or two kinds of
late rose being prominent instances
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-11-07
Coal Ashes.

In one ton of ashes from bituminous
coal are pounds of potash, o pounds
Of phosphoric acid, 90 pounds of lime
and a large proportion of waste mat
ter. Coal ashes are said to be about
equal to clay, and are nearly of the
same composition They possess little
or no value as fertilizer, but serve
to assist light sandy soils to retain
moisture, answering the same purpose
as clay. The percentage Of potash and
phosphoric acid contained is too small
IN quantity to pay for hauling and
spreading coal ashes on the ground as
FERTILIZER. II any benefit is derived
1t is due to the mechanical effect of the
ashes on the soil and as an absorbent
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-11-07

The island of Capri possesses q UNIQUE
cave OF the blues, wherein the air is like
twilight of blue fire, and waves, and
grotto walls, and boats, and people-ev-
erything and every one-look blue.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-11-07
Setting Him Right

Gould you get more hickory nuts or
more lemons into a barrel?'
Hickory nuts, Of course
Wrong. You could squeeze more
lemons into it"-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-11-07

Friendly with the Bobby.
Wife-Tommy doesn't seem IN ho
afraid Of policemen.
Husband-Why should he7 Bis purse
was a very pretty girl.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-11-07

DUDLEY says his motto il, Live an
learn"
Well If he isn't more successful N
the former than the latter wen b "a.
ing to his funeral Soon"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-11-07
Rather Lucky.

How are you feeling? / heard Won
were very much run down this spring. y
Not 80 very much. Only two autos
struck me; lodged all the rest
Baltimore American.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-11-07
Simple Strengthening outat.

Figure 1 shows big galvanized iron
washtub set upon a few bricks piled up
for the occasion. A small fire can he
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-11-07

You can always reach the hearts of
men and women by stuffing them-the
former with food, the latter with fat
ery
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-11-07

Don't be coward. The sun hates
to shine on those who are afraid of
their own shadows
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-11-07
Not q Total Lo...

Not Total Loss.
On John y exclaimed Mrs Younk
my canary birds dead
Reallyf' replied her HUSBAND
We'll, you don't appear to be grievine
very much"
NO; you see, l can have 1t stunaa
for my hat and so the rest OF tho mn,
teriai won't cost you SO much."-Phf,,
adelphia Press.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-11-07

eITc st. VftuS Danes ana All Nervous Dts-ssan
lilo permanently cured by Dr. Rlineia C3yesf
Nerve Restorer. serd for FREE o. trial bottle and
treatise- Dr. h kline. Id. oz1 Arch St. Phila pa
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-11-07

symptom dsappears the built no and virpa
D. . s. also stomach and dcest erd
use Of me eniIe system suffering With Ca berin -
send Won WIG US statement OF phvcians
without CHARGE sbogt c.a and special medical adce
- >NeS y. ,. g. IS Tor frstcl
0vDAFF ayseTserz1s - 1'u y s.o.es :
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-11-07

Mothen WIN find Mrs. winslow.s soosAa,>
ssyiup the bsst remedy TO use fog their chtldyS
our1ng the teething period