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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-01-15

Ham and Egg Loaf-Chop remains
of cold boiled ham, add crushed crack
ers and from three to six eggs, well
beaten, according to the amount of
your meat Bake in small tin, and
when cold it can be sliced.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-01-15

Miss Bessie Rabbit is home again
after delightful visit with friends in
Texas.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-01-15

Okolona is going through its usual
mid-winter mud carnival. with the
streets all practically impossible. The
21st century may find them improved
if they are not then in a cotton field.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-01-15

Cream Sandwiches - Make nice
short pastry and roll it rather thin,
and cut three inches long and one and
one-half inches wide, and bake in a
hot oven. When done light brown,
brush over with the yolk Of an egg;
cut lenghtwise, and spread with
raspberry jam, to form a sandwich.
Put on whipped cream plentifully, and
on the cream a stiff froth, made of a
teaspoonful of powdered sugar and
the white of an egg.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-01-15

Cabbage and Tomato PickIe-Four
quarts Of chopped red cabbage, two
quarts Of chopped green tomatoes,
two green peppers, chopped, one quart
of good cider vinegar, four cupfuls of
sugar, one heaping teaspoonful each
Of cinnamon, allspice, cloves, mustard,
and black pepper. Mix and cook thor
oughly.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-01-15

OId-Fashioned Pumpkin Wafers-A
recipe for pumpkin waters has been
handed down in one household for
generations This is the way they are
made: After preparing the pumpkin
in the usual way by pairing it and
removing the seeds it is steamed I'M
til it becomes very dark, rich and
thick looking, then sugar is added to
taste, and it is cooked second time
in a moderately heated oven. When
dry and thick it is of the right con-
sistency to be rolled out on Toured
board, and shaped with the tin cut
ter. The waters are placed on plates,
and when thoroughly dry are wrapped
in oiled paper. They will keep indefi-
nitely, and besides being delicious for
afternoon tea, few of them dissolved
in milk and the necessary ingredients
added make homemade pumpkin pie
possible in a short time.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-01-15

Orange JumbIes--One pound Of but
ter, one pound Of sugar, two pounds
OF four, three eggs. Juice of two or
anges, three teaspoonfuIs Of baking
powder. pinch Of salt. Roll thin, and
bake In quick oven, sprinkling with
sugar before baking. DO not use tiav-
oring extract instead Of orange Juice,
far the juice provides Just the quaint
~ 81 moisture to mix wen.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-01-15

Rasin Bread-Scald pint Of milk
and beat into it a teaspoonful of melt
ed butter and one of salt. When the
mixture is lukewarm add half yeast
cake dissolved in half cupful of hot
water and beat in enough -four to
make a good batter. Set in warm
room to rise for eight hours. Beat
hard, add a cupful of -four and work
in cupful of halved and seeded rails
ms, plentifully dredged with -four Set
to rise until light, then bake.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-01-15

Bacon and Appes-Slice bacon thin
and fry 1t crisp. Transfer to a platter
and keep it hot while you fry thick
slices of unpeeled sweet apples in the
bacon fat When these are tender,
drain and put in the center of hot
platter Lay the fried bacon about the
edge of the dish, sprinkle sugar over
the apples and serve.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-11-12

Sometimes the weudmg parues came
in under false pretenses, having spent
all their money to pay for hall and
music.
But they ate heartily, just the same,
not revealing vulgar details of finan-
cial stringency until one of English
Harry's tribe brought the check and
bundle of toothpicks tastefully strewu
over folded napkin. Then when the
revelation came there was always
picture to regard with pleasure-if you
happened to be remote enough to be
in it,
Sometimes the wedding guest beat
his breast ere he heard the loud bas-
soon: sometimes he did not get the
chance. Once in awhile before he was
elected with rough laying on of hands
he compounded by promise to pay, but
he had to be known. At any rate there
was excitement for all hands. Things
like these made the Bowery color
scheme. That color is faded, on n
warped palette now.
But the Bowery will welcome the
ancient restaurant. 1t ut least Will
present the shell of former glory.
They always gave you good food at
the long and not always clean clothed
tables. If they do this much again the
Bowery will let ii go at that.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-11-12
OLD TIME PRICES.
Glimpse of the Days When Living Was
Cheap In England.


Old time hotel rates in England were
low. For instance, in the days of
Queen Elizabeth the charge at the
George inn for n feather bed per
night was a penny. Dinner cost six
pence Q2 cents and offered choice Of
beef, mutton or pigge or fish" In
Stuart times each room owned Il name
instead of a number, chiefly those of
inn signs, such as the Cross Keys
room, the Bell chamber, the Adam and
Eve room, and so forth.
Formerly the custom in important
cities during festival times was to linn
it the price of food and lodging by
statute. In Canterbury during the cell
ebration of the bicentenary of Becket's
translation 0372) the price of bread
was fixed at two loaves for n penny
e cents), fairly high figure consid-
ering the comparative value of money
then and now. and wine brought 1G
cents a gallon.
A century or so later the scale of
prices in Edinburgh all tho year round
was equally moderate, sheep being sold
at prices ranging from II cents to 20
cents, according to quality. hest hens"
at l cent each and Rochelle wine at
cent n pint. Any vender departing
from these prices ran the risk of for
feiture of his goodS.-Chicago News.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-11-12

for 3,oUU deiegaUes anu z,vvoS-.,.s=--.
The guests are to occupy the gallery.
This hall cost $4,000, and $150,00o
more was spent on other buildings.
The exposition grounds are mile
and quarter from convention hall,
the two being connected by electric
cars. A large mission arch forms the
entrance to the grounds. Once inside
the visitors will see a number of build
ings, the majority of which are low
structures made Of cement although
in some cases adobe is used because of
Its historic interest in the southwest
There will be model irrigated farms.
where products will be shown In all
stages of development. A thornless
cactus garden, designed by Luther Bur
bank, will be one of the novelties
Railroads upon whose lines irrigated
lands are located have planned a mum
Der of especially attractive exhibits
where pictures and products will give
a complete history of the movement fOr
Irrigation, from Kansas to California.
A building constructed of cereals will
contain an exhibit of the agricultural
products of San Miguel county Next
to this will be a miniature mountain
the interior of which will contain an
auditorium, which is reproduction of
d worked out coal room. The entire
operation of coal mining will be shown
by means of moving pictures. Across
the road from this Is the building in
which will be the general exhibits.
Next to this are the horticultural and
agricultural buildings. Popular amuse.
ments will be offered at q building call
ed the Heidelberg.
In machinery hall will be found the
pumps, ditching machinery and other
mechanical devices used by irrigation
lists. In addition there Will be an eGu-
cational building, a forestry building
constructed of logs and a structure put
up by Colfax county. Complete dis
plays of the products of irrigation
grown in Arizona will be included in
this group.
On account of the large number o.
valuable prizes that have been offera,
there will he a splendid showing o.
fruits Of all ATTITUDES, from the oranges
and lemons of the south to the apple
of the north. On account of the IN.
structive character of the exhibits Il
is certain that there will be a large at.
tendance of those who have joined tht
rapidly increasing number of the dcvo
tees of irrigation. Every state will be
represented by delegates, and it is prac
tically certain that Vice President Feir
banks will be one of the chief speak
ers. President Roosevelt, who is deep.
ly Interested in the development of the
west, invariably sends a message to br
read at the opening Of the national ir
rigation congress.
President Diaz has ordered q battal
ion of troops from the Mexican army
to Albuquerque, and with the soldiers
will come the Eleventh regiment band
the best military musical organization
in Mexico. There will be 1000 soldiers
Of the United States army, and all OF
the cadets from the New Mexico Mill
tary institute at Roswell are to take
part In the exercises. An official sou
venir book of 200 pages is being print
ed for distribution at the congress.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-11-12

After very careful survey we ven
ture to write down the names of the
six English villages that we consider
the prettiest in the land so far as our
own opinion and wide experience are
concerned The choice is made impair
TALLY and with full knowledge and due
recognition of the claims of each to It's
high place. Here are the six: Bon
church. Isle of Wight; Clovelly. Devon
shire; Witchampton. Dorset Sonning.
Oxfordshire; Shere, Surrey. and Clap
ham. Yorkshire.-London Strand Maga-
zine.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-11-12
VERIFYING OUR RESOURCES.
Bureaus Pushing Work to Be Ready
For Commissions Meeting.


The first returns TO the national con
servation commission Of the United
States show that fine headway is being
made with the inventory of our natural
resources. Inquiries have been going
out from this and that government of
tice by the thousand, says a forest
service bulletin. They have gone to
special agents in the field, to the gov
ernment stations here and there, TO bu-
reaus of statistics all over the country,
to county clerks, to township assessors,
TO manufacturers, to lumber dealers,
to railroad and steamboat companies
and to farmers.
The chiefs OF the government bu-
reaus have been wanting to know
about lands farm lands, timber lands
mineral lands), about crops and crop
production, about swamp and overflow
lands, about irrigation. about naviga-
tion. how far the use of our inland wa
terways has decreased and the reason
for the decrease, the cost of water traf
fic as compared with railroad rates. the
use Of water power and its possibill.
ties, about all phases of the forests
and of timber and lumber, about how
much of minerals we have left and the
probable duration Of the mineral sup
ply, and about live stock, game and fish
This is only the most hurried kind of
general sum-up of the schedule of in
quirics" of the national conservation
commission Just what 1t really is can
be seen only by studying copy of this
most unusual document the ''sched-
ule," on which Uncle Sam is basing
the first inventory he ever attempted
to make of his natural wealth. 1t can
he obtained by writing a letter to
Thomas r. Shipp, secretary of the ma
tlonal conservation commission, forest
service, Washington. The conservation.
commission also gets out bulletins Of
progress which show just how rapidly
the conservation movement. started at
the White House conference Of gov
ernors. is going forward.
All the government bureaus are push
ing work on the inventory of resources
in order that q preliminary report may
be made 10 the national conservation
commission at its meeting in Washing
ton on Tuesday, Dec. l. One week
later, Tuesday, Dec. s. the governors of
the states and territories or their rep
resentatives will meet in Washington
with the commission.
The work of compiling the great
mass of material resulting from the in
quiries sent out by the different gov
ernment bureaus will be one of great
responsibility, requiring expert knowl-
edge and peculiar ability. For this
task President Roosevelt has selected
Henry Gannett Of Washington, assist
ant director of the Cuban census, who
is now finishing the compilation Of
that census.
That the conservation movement Is
absolutely nonpartisan is shown in the
vigorous declarations in the platforms
of both leading political parties In IA
vor of conservation of natural re-
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-11-12
MESSAGES FROM THE DEAD.
Sir oliver Lodge Convinced That Wo-
man Medium Heard From Spirits.

man Medium Heard From Spirits.
Public interest has again been aroused
over the assertions recently by Sir
Oliver Lodge that messages from the
dead had been received by members of
the Psychical Research society by the
publication of the details of the demon
strations witnessed by Sir Oliver,
1t appears now that the messages
were transmitted through medium
who is referred to as Mrs. Hollan-
drones, who held pen in her hand
while her mind was a blank and wrote
rs the spirits directed she should write,
says London dispatch. Much of
what came to her told of the transition
from the living state, OF the conditions
that encompassed those who had de
parted from the material world and
the difficulty those on the other side
experienced in trying to open commu-
nication with the living. 1t was de-
clared that the living personality was
on plane so much lower than that in
the spirit world that it was difficult to
transmit clear impressions.
There is an attempt TO convey an idea
of existence after death and there is
reference to an observation of con-
sciousness. \ message from Mr.. Cur
ney, Il founder of the society, was as
follows:
The nearest slmile l can find to ex.
press the difficulties OF sending a mes
sage is that | appear to be standing be-
hind "A sheet of frosted glass. which
Ha eits4t Fe
tating feebly to n reluctant and some
what obtuse secretary.
\ feeling of terrible impotence burdens
me- | am so powcrlcss to tell what
means so much ! cannot get into com
munication with those who would under
stand and believe me. You need much
training before you can ever begin TO
help me as l need to be helped. and l do
not know how that training is TO be ar
ranged 1t is like intrusting a message
of infinite Importance to sleeping per-
son.
Another message was received, it is
declared, from +. II. W. Myers. the
distinguished author, in which he is
reported to have said that at the mo-
ment of dissolution he became COM
pletely unconscious and adds
The period OF oblivion was unusually
lOllS Win me. mere WAS no INK De-
tween my utter unconsciousness of things
of the earth. The last thing l felt was
the touch that closed my eyes and my
passage to the plane l now occupy.
The transit was absolutely unknown 10
me. and l am not conscious of a return
Journey, as 1t Were. When | communicate
in this way l am conscious of strain and
effort, but l cannot note the stages at
the way.
Coupled with the report of the latest
manifestations that convinced Sir oil
yer Lodge of their genuineness is the
statement by William 7. Stead that he
received a communication from Mr.
Myers to the effect that his discover.
les anHullel conclusions presented by
him IL his book, Human Personality"
These communications, Mr. Stead said.
came throu Il woman who often
received SuCa messages.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-11-12

Parson-Good morning, Mrs. Stub
bins. Is your husband home? Mrs
Stubbins-'E's home. sir, but 'e's abed.
Parson-How is it that he didn't come
to church on Sunday? You know we
must have our hearts in the right
place. Mrs. Stubblns - Lor', sir, is
carts all right. It's IS trousers.-I.on-
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-11-12
Diamonds For the kaiser.

Herr Dernburg, German secretary of
state for the colonies. Will on his re-
turn from Africa present the kai-
ser with golden casket filed with
diamonds from German Southwest At
rica The casket is the work of Herr
Burmester, a jeweler of Cape Town.
1t is twelve centimeters long and six
centimeters wide and has on the lid
the initial wv" surmounted by a
crown. Seven diamonds are set In the
I'D renresenting the Southern Cross.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-11-12

Landlady 0o new boarder, crushing.
ly)-Mr. Newcome, that is the cream
and not the milk you are pouring on
your oatmeal. 1t was intended for the
coffee. Mr.. N.-Oh, never mind, Mrs.
Balkins. like 1t just as we'll.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-11-12

Hewitt-Do you understand where
that fellow stood-the one who was
just talking to us? Jewett-Sure; he
was standing on my feet most of the
time.-New York Press.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-11-12
The Lona Lived Pear.

The pear is really more hardy than
the apple and needs less cosseting.
There are trees still standing near Mon
roe, In the state of Michigan, which
were planted by the French settlers be-
fore Penn founded Philadelphia. Pear
trees can be kept In good bearing
condition for 300 years and apples
for at least 150 years. have an apple
tree 115 years old and its annual
fruitage is as perfect as 1t was sixty
years ago,-E. p. Powell In Outing
Afo ~tra
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-11-12

Let those who would affect singular
ity with success first determine to be
very virtuous. and they will be sure to
be very singular.-Walter Cotton.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-11-12
Sea Bathing on Ocean Liners.

A new amusement for passengers on
ocean liners has been introduced on
board some Pacific steamers. 1t is
swimming bath on deck big enough to
hold about dozen people at once. The
bath is filed with sea water. Passen-
gers can enjoy their swim without fear
of ahsai-=
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-11-12

Tiny AeropIanes as Christmas Toys.
Children's toys for next Christmas
will include tiny "aeroplanes" which
will rise for brief moment and, alas,
also fall. just like the aerial machines
with which inventors are trying to
conquer the air.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-11-12
who are looked upon as Sherlock
HolmeSeS in Mulberry street

In the early morning there used to
be lots to see at Lyons. As much
real wine" used to be opened there
by east side wedding parties as they
do at Rectors after the theater nova.
days. And there was always a keen
lookout for the bridal outfit and a
scramble among the lynx eyed walters
to serve the party, for the Lyons scale
of wedding tips was no narrow one.
You could always get ramshackle
brand of cab in front Of the old place
any time between midnight and dawn.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-12-22
Subscription Rates
DURHAM, N. c., Dec. %, 1908
Thanks.

Our neighbor, the Durham Re-
corder, yesterday issued a most
readable Christmas edition of
twelve pages. 1t was we'll patron
nized in the way of advertise
ments, and the reading matter
had a delightful Christmas flavor.
The Recorder is a semi-weekly.
and is now in its Goth volume,
perhaps the oldest paper in the
State. dating back to Dennis
Heart, its founder, and Hillsboro
in 1918. 1t has had many downs
and ups in its checkered career,
bat is now is young and as Wig
orous as any Of our State papers,
under the skillful and successful,
management Of Mr.. ZeD P. CoUn
Gil, its present owner. Here j.
wishing it a Merry Ch:is:.na* an
another nj: e Y years le =. ..
life az, u>ef2!:.e>>.-n ~! ,,.&
D4ily 5 n.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-12-22
DEATH OF JUDGE PURNELL.
Died In Raleigh Saturday. The
TunaraI and Burial Sunday.

Raleigh, N. c., Dec. 10. This
morning at 7:30 O'Clock Judge
Thomas r. Purnell, of the United
States circuit and district courts,
passed away at his home in this
city after an illness of several
weeks of cancer of the liver and
kidney. He was 63 years CID and
was appointed judge of the
United States court, eastern dis
trict of North Carolina, in 1897
by President Mckinley to sue
coed Judge A. S. Seymore, de-
ceased. He was a native of Hal
flax county, served in the con-
federate army, and located in
Wilmington at the close of the
war to pratice law. He removed
to Winston in 1879 and while
h re was married to Miss Zevely.
daughter OF DR.. Zevely, of Salem.
Governor Caldwell appointed him
state librarian in 1873 and he
came to Raleigh where he has
since resided. He represented
Wake county in the general
assembly three times, was elector
at large in 1892 and the republi-
can candidate for superintendent
of public instruction in 1874,
Mrs. Purnell died in Septem-
b r, 1907. The Judge is survived
b. one sor, James Purneil, stu
dent at Bingham school; and
three daughters, Mrs. Mckee,
Mrs. Drewry, Norfolk, and Mrs.
Ridley, Portsmouth.
The funeral will be held from
the church of the Good Shepherd
Sunday afternoon at 3:15 O'Clock
and the interment in lakewood
cemetery.
The leading candidates for
appointment as successor of
Judge Purnell are Col. Harry
Skinner, now district attorney
ex-Judge Undertake. Wake
Forest, and Iredell Meares. Viii.
minton. The indications are
that Colonel Skinner will be
appointed and that Mr. Meares
has a good show for the district
attorneyship. He, a lifelong
democrat. stumped the state fol
Taft during the recent campaign
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-12-22
THE SEHI.EEEKLY OBSERVER
THE OBSERVER co.
Charlotte NJ c.
Southern Railway
EFFECTIVE APRIL s. rg0s
Trains leave Durham. y. {.


3,i4a. m. No ~ westbound daily fot
,;recnsboru and points South ANIL West
Connects al Greensboro with No i north
for I,aus lille aud Richmond, and south
with Nos, 80. II, ~ and =. Tor sails.
bury. Charlotte. Columbia, Savannah.
Charleston. Jacksonville. Atlanta, and
New Orleans at Salisbury for AsheviiIe.
KBoxviltef Chattanooga. Nashville and
ether points west
ago a. m. No. ia, eastbound, daily
for Raleigh, Selma audl Goilsboro Car.
rits Pullman Sleeper Greensboro to Raj.
eigh.
g:ss a. M. No. to-. westbound, daily.
for Greensboro and intermediate local
points connects al Greensboro with L.
:. Fas, Mail for Danville, t.ynchbury
Washington aud all poinls %orth and
West. a. also with No. ! for Charlotte
aud intermediate stations. Southern
Railway Dining Cars operated ou trains
Nos. IS aud %.
$50 a. M. Va. TI5. no. Unbound. tlaiiy
for Oxford, Henderson tefsfics. Kevs.
vile and Richmond. wheFc close con.
neCti0n to nia'le 10 all points north. Close
connection nj jeffrtes ior Norfolk and
Steam boat Lines 30 Wasl inytyn. Bal,i
more. New York aud Bstpr.
s:25 p. M. No. f}5. eastbound. dali,
for Raleigh, Selma Gol,isiyro and in
termediatc stations.
$50 p. M, No Iss, wcstbound. daily
for GreenslHfo and all points. CONNECT
at Greensboro for Winston. salem. aIs,
with Nos. IS and q, for Salisbury. Char
iotte, Columbia Charleston, Savannah
Jacksonville, Atlanta and New Orlean.
al Salisbury for Asheyiiie, KnoxvilI,
Chattanooga, Memphis, Louisville. Gin
cinnati and 81. Louis. Connects north
hound with No. "a for Richmond. No.
y, q and ~ for T.ynchburg, Charlotte,
vile. Washington, baltimore, New Yuyl
Richmond and Norfolk.
4:4S p. M, No. z7a, ftorthtound, dali
except Sunday. Tor Oxford, Ktysyill,
Richmond aud intermediate stations.
No. ffs, Richmond to Durham. NJ
rives 5:3s p M.
For further information call ou an
agent Southern Railway, or address.
W. II. Tayioc. Cen. Pass Ayeu
Washington. ID. c.
Ri. Vernon, Trav. Pass. Agent. { hal
= iottc, NC.
! y. W. Woodward. Union TicketAg
Durham. N. Z.