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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-05-26
MisappIylng Music.

II went to fashionable wedding the
other day." remarked a man who has
little time for such things, land was
decidedly impressed by the character
of the music that was played while the
assembled guests were waiting for the
wedding party to arrive. The princi-
pal number played by the orchestra
was an air from one of the most mod
ern operas. 1t marks the entrance of
the heroine of the piece, who is com
ing on the scene to take part in a
wedding of complaisance with the
hero. who is generally regarded as one
of the greatest blackguards the world
Of opera knows. Every character on
the stage knows that the Buddhistic
wedding ceremony that is to take
place is sham and the marriage
turns out to be tragedy of the shah
best sort. And yet that music was
played in a church that stands for in
telligence if any one congregation in
this town does. Exchanges
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-05-26

An Atchison man has lain in an I'M
conscious state ever since ten o'clock
last night Everything has been done
to arouse him, but all efforts are I'M
availing. His friends are greatly
alarmed; they fear he may never re-
gain consciousness. It seemed that
yesterday evening right after diner
the man picked up his hat, put on his
overcoat and, although his wife was
sitting right in the room, she did not
say, where are you going?" He
walked out of the house. At ten o'clock
in the evening the man returned. He
walked into the room where his wife
sat and took off his hat and overcoat
She smiled at him pleasantly and did
not say, Where have you been?" The
man fell unconscious to the floor
Atchison Globe.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-05-26
HAD HER LIKES AND DIsLIkEs.
Woman's Tastes Not Satisfied with
What Was "Good for Her.

A young society matron who gives
one day week to philanthropic work
undertook class for training mothers
under my direction. In reality 1t was
Class in cooking for the young ma
iron is an enthusiast upon proper com
binations of wholesome food. The
women came and listened, and then |
suggested that the homes should be
visited to see what had been accom-
plished.
One day she called upon one of her
class in the early morning. The wom-
an was frying cakes In deep fat.
"Oh, dear" said the young matron,
why don't you cook oatmeal for the
children, as showed you? You know
the cakes are not good for you"
Nom" cheerfully agreed the
woman, as she tapped the cakes upon
a platter. Il know, know. But don't
like what's good for me- likes what
like"
And the society matron has started
sewing class.-New York Times.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-05-26
Removing TarnIsh.

With the present rage for metal
lie fabrics gold and silver laces, gilt
threads and tassels, tinsels, braids
and galloons there comes, necessarily,
the tarnish, as sort of plague to be
wrestled with.
Says one dressmaker, referring to
the bronze coating that had over
spread some magnificent gold fabric
buttons: you can take the garment
in its present condition for 1920, or
we will renew the buttons and part
with 1t for $780,"
Silver braids all tarnish more rap
Idly, and with less provocation, than
gold. There is one home remedy for
this defect which will be found well
worth a trial. A mixture of three
parts powdered alum and one part
powdered baracic should be busted on
the gilt fabric and allowed to remain
there in thin layer for several days.
This should be whisked off, and may
be repeated If the cure has not been
effected.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-05-26
Fashions IL collars and cuff..

Ecru in French pique is new for
the collar, cuffs and belt of children's
blouse dresses made of bright-colored
Scotch ginghams. Some of the very
best-looking tub COWS for children
are made of white, in firm linen or
pique, with gay calico for the broad
sailor collar and the cuffs
Colored clfambre models in the
Russian styles for @boys and in, the
shawl coARr and sufplice models for
little girls have as finish the rolling
collar and cuffs of the material seal
Hoped round In buttonhole stitch. A
black and white pique is shown, with
blue pique collar, cuffs and tie. all fin
ished with tailor stitching in white.
A brown holland Russian blouse suit
for very small boy has yellow pique
decorations and brass buttons.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-05-26
NEW TOULARDS WITH BORDER
Charge Made in Appearance of This
Seemingly Always Popular Ma
terial.

Foulard is another material that 1t
Is considered rather smart to meet
with a "What-you here-again?" express
siCu, when it makes its yearly reap
pearance in the shops. But this sea-
son it comes with the bordered pom
gees and marqnisettes, and its popu-
larity will be more firmly fixed than
ever. 1t had become. in way, a
somewhat difficult material to handle
So few trimmings were really well
adapted to it and almost every one fell
back on the time-worn combination of
foulard and lace ad nauseam. Now
however, the bordure redeems the sit
uation. Many of the foulards have
three and four-inch bands. Persian in
design and Oriental in coloring. that
constitute a trimming in themselves.
In fact, | am very glad to find that the
bordures are being shown in all sorts
of spring and summer materials be.
Sides the silks and pongees. The cot
ton voiles and veillngs are particular
ly attractive and fresl. looking with
white grounds showing small sprigs,
dots or buds with a pretty border to
laatch.-From the Delineator.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-05-26
Simple Arithmetic.

A Philadelphia of some scientific
attachments was one evening porting
over the wine list at his club, when
his interest was excited by the prices
shown.
Barker" said he to the waiter, 81
observe that the list offers some sher-
ry at rs cents and some at four dol
lars. Now, what is the difference be-
tween the brands?"
The waiter looked surprised. BEG
pardon, sir" said he, with that frank
ness permitted an old servant, but it
does seem remarkable ahat such high
ly educated gentleman can't do sim
pie bit of arithmetic like that!"-Har-
per's Magazine.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-05-26
TO RETRlN GRACEFUL FORM
Important Above All Things That q
Woman Should Learn to Carry
Herself Well.

To retain your graceful form, learn
how to carry yourself. II women would
be more careful about this while young
they would have finer figures and more
slender hips when older. The womafl
who holds herself straight, who does
rot draw her chin to the collar of her
garment, WHO keeps back her shoulder
blades and thus rounds out her breast,
without an apparent effort keeps har
muscles firm and flexible. Thus the
heaviness which Is so much dreaded,
and which destroys all youthfulness
and grace, may be avoided.
The woman who holds herself well,
who throws the weight of her body on
her hips (this cannot be too often re-
peated) instead of allowing it to be sup
ported by the abdomen, has the car
riage of queen, the walk of nymph.
Do not fear that you will acquire q
naughty expression. On the contrary.
If your eyes are tender ar1 your smile
is amiable your proud grace will not
make you unsympathetic.
l do not mean by this that you
should carry your head like vain pea.
cock. or stiffen yourself, or strut; but
hold the bust in the firm and straight
position which nature designed,
whether you walk or sit or stand, so
that you may not look like bundle,
but keep your body in its proper posi-
ton.
BY following this advice you will
stoop or lean with thousand times
more grace and fiexibility than
woman who relaxes, bends, rounds her
back from mere habit of Indifference.
Nature always Furnishes US for DISC
bedience to her laws. 1t is her will
that the human race should keep the
body which she has scuptured erect,
with uplifted gaze. If you allow your
self to be drawn down to the earth
you will lose the beauty of your form.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-05-26
Crochet jacket for a Child.

same; repeat from (49 patterns).
Third row Same as second. Work
2S rows in pattern. Now divide, and
FOR the first row, work along IL pat
terms. turn, leaving 81 patterns for
the back and second front, work IL
patterns only for II rows. Then work
along patterns only for the top of
the shoulder for rows; break off.
The second front is worked in the
same way as the first For the back.
Miss l pattern and work 20 patterns
across the back. leaving the last pat
tern Turn and work 10 rows. Sew
together on the top of shoulders. For
the sleeve. Make 70 ch., and work on
It % patterns. Work rows, :, then
decrease by working the 2 first and
2 last patterns together, reducing the
patterns to 81. Work 8 rows without
decreasing. Repeat from twice
more to reduce to IT patterns. Con-
tinue to work on the II patterns till
the sleeve measures inches from the
top Then work border, 2 ch., l d.
c., 3 t, into first space, :, d. C. under
d. G. of previous row, t. into next
space; repeat from = Sew the sleeve
together, and turn about an inch
back to form a cuff. Work row Of
holes along the neck. CHI, t., and
continue to work Il border the same as
that on the sleeves along the front,
the bottom. the second front, and the
neck. Second row of border. ., / d.
c.. CHI, / d. c., 3 ch., d. c.; repeat
from all round the jacket, and work
third row along the neck only, as
follows: ., d. c., 3 CHI, l d. c., 8 CHI,
1 d. c., 8 CHI, / d, c.; repeat from all
along. Finish with ribbon at the neck
and front
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-05-26
A Weed That Steals Oysters.

A seaweed has invaded the oyster
beds of France and carried off 400, 600
oysters. 1t has carried them off bod
lily, as a thief would do.
The minute seeds of this weed float
up the English channel in the current
of the Gulf stream, they settle on
oysters in the Breton beds of Morbi-
han, Quiberon and Belle-Isle, and they
grow to the size of a ducks egg.
They are full of water, but at ma
turity the water evaporates, and air
takes its place. The egg-shaped sea.
weed is then balloon, and like bal.
loon 1t lifts its oyster from the bottom
ana bears 1t out to sea.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-05-26
Use Of Friaoe.

Fringe will trim a considerable
number of the seasons gowns and
coats It comes in various lengths
and materials.
Much Of 1t, particularly for day
gowns, is made Of fine silk cord.
At the top there 10 sn effective lat
tice work of cord.
For evening dresses there is the
sparkling fringe.
1t is carried out in crystals and sill
yer. in rhinestones and m. Their Of
pearl
The long. soft frintes are ndoubt-
sdly elegant
They outline drapories IN lost de-
Birable fashion.
They often soften angles sud give
grace and tone to tht gown.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-05-26
JACKET FOR BABY
GPOcHET WORK THAT BRINGS
GOOD RESULTS.
fu!I Directions for Working Small
Garment Emlnently Suitable for
the New Assumer of the
Troubles of Life.

This charming little jacket, which
&c ba6y'e first or second size. takes
about 21s ounces OF two-ply Lady
Betty wool, ~ yards of ribbon about
three-quarters inch wide, and very
fine ivory or bone crochet hook. Com
mence with $50 chain, turn. and for
the first row. work Id. C. into third
ch., ch., t., d. c. into the same,
=, miss 2 ch., d. c.. ch.. t.. d. C.
into the same space; repeat from to
end. Second row. Turn with ch..
d. C. under CHI. of previous row, / ch.,
t., d. C. into same space, ., d. C.
into next space, ch., t.. ! d. C. into
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-05-26

Carrie Chapman Gait says that
half Of the men. she knows are lob
sters and the rest are shrimps, But
Carrie certainly must have known at
least one blue Gait, at some time or
other.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-05-26

The Pekin government is to settle
the emigration question for all time,
having decreed that all Chinese who
have adopted foreign citizenship do
now become Chinese again. and,
henceforth, no Chinese can become
naturalized as the subject or citizen of
any other country.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-05-26
A stranger In New York.


slave you no friends at all here?" !
asked.
mot a one. / thought had two OF
three, but ! was mistaken. They're
very friendly when they're in my part
of the country, but here they give me
only the telephone glad hand. which is
Msy and cheap You've been \up
against it, OF course?"
possibly" l admitted doubtfuIly.
Sure you have. Everybody gets II
here. l had it passed out to me the
first day, when gleefully called up a
man I'd been clever to out our way. He
WIS mighty glad to hear / was in town
--tickled to death. But haven't a
minute to spare to-day, old man. he
said. I'll be up to your hotel in the
morning That was five days ago"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-05-26
A Dubious Cult.

Faddist (enthusi2 stically)-Oh, are
you an eclectic on hypnotic Cccultism?
Eealist ts,ernly) -No. Amt. I'm
a teetotaleT.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-05-26
Naturally So.

"That new play ought to have
PANIED out we'll"
"Why?"
Because it had all fresh roles"
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-08-26
GROWING COW PEAS
FOR MORE PROTEIN
That Recommendation Is Made to
Improve the Food In the SAIo
Mix Them with Corn.

For the purpose of getting more
protein food in the silo with corn,
Hoards Dairyman recommends grow.
ing cow peas in the corn, and says the
Whippoorwill peas are considered
about the best to plant with the corn.
1t is not as leafy as some of the other
varieties, but on account of it's climb.
ing habit. clings to the corn better
than the others and makes 1t easy for
the corn binder to reap the crop.
Some plant about one gallon of corn
and two gallons of peas per acre. OF
SOW the peas after the corn is about
six inches high; while others in plant,
ing corn, drop grain of corn every
IL to IA inches and two or three pea,
every eight to ten inches. Silaee
made from COW peas and corn mixed
together is better than from COW pea.
alone. Another system of gettins
more protein into the silage is to grow
the COW peas and corn separately anf
mix them as they are being put int
the silo.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-08-26

ers wife. a pretty young woman.
with all the ambitions that her family
should have had and hadn't; SO that
make. since the Ankonys are Just TAX
ing their first society steps.
AS | glanced toward Mrs. Ankony's
box, l heard the bishops sister begin
to speak to the bishop OF widow of
charitable inclinations and large
means whom rumor says she is anx-
ious he shall marry. could see that
she believed firmly In plentiful re-
minders.
turned to Barbara at the moment.
and Barbara to me. There was,
thought. a glimmer of something like
relief In her eyes. l know her eyes
very we'll indeed, and am not usually
mistaken in what they convey. !
moved my chair close. as II l meant
to stay. The fluffy sleeve of her gown
touched my coat. 1t was a white
gown. and Barbara is adorable In
white-or. to speak more accurately
II that delightful state has its de.
grees of comparison, she is superla-
lively adorable in 1t.
DO you care for the prima DONNA
Mr.. Twining?" she asked
The prima donna?" repeated
vaguely.
There is one. you know" she said
with one of her laughs that am par
ticularly fond of.
81 must admit to not having OBJ
served. but nov that you have called
my attention. to her l shall certainly
take note OK her."
DO" she counseled: ut isn't nice
to appear so distraught."
81 am distracted" confessed in hei
ear.
The ear and the cheek next to me
grew very rosy. Barbara sat up with
great dignity and looked out over the
parquette. as If 1t had been neglected
like the prima donna.
Ankony. fe,t. could cheerfuliy
have run me through. but looked al
Miss Winstanley and took courage.
DO you see Dan?' said Barbara
presently. He has been devot.ng
himself to those overlooked CrumI
girls, and now he is smiling on Anne
Bowers"
Ills ability to make himself &c
round is touching. 1t ought to be ap
preciated-"
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-08-26


rying tonight 1t was sweet of him
to send them. Of course. but he
couldn't AFFORD to do It. It's done the
girl no end of good I've no doubt; but
Barbara, why'-she leaned closer to
my earl don't know that ought to
tell you, but think ! will: that is a
made-over gown she has on this min
nte--twice made-over. II you want the
truth"
Its the prettIest gown In the
house." | exclaimed boldly.
"Only because it's on the prettiest
girl" smiled she.
know"
who says It? The envious? or
course; they always say such things.
admit she isn't a classic beauty. II
that's what you mean"
Thank heaven for I'll" fervently
calculated.
Miss winstanley twinkled as only
Miss Winstanley can.
'T'll tell you what she is, Mr.. Twin
ing" she said. with warmth. She Is
genius, If she isn't a downright beau
ty; she is a genius for simplicity. and
! don't know but that's better than
being radiant beauty There is moth
ing SO charming to my mind as sim
plicity. Look at her clothes. her hair,
her manner, her style! All simple. ir-
resistibly simple. And 1t isn't an as
sumed simplicity; it's inbred and gen.
uine and delightful"
| captured the hand that swayed
the little white fan, and arrested 1t
long enough to press its slender fin
gers.
Il don't blame you for loving her."
she said. in a soft little voice; I'D
love her. too, If were man.
You are putting it rather strong,
aren't your l suggested.
About you caring for her? Well,
how do you put it?" and she turned
to me with smile.
Frankly" admitted. 81 haven't
as yet put it at ALL"
What You know what delays are"
They are sometimes necessary and
expedient," pleaded.
Necessary. perhaps. but never ex-
pedient. | don't believe in them"
Then | must certainly endeavor to
follow course more in keeping with
your IDEAS"
Tell me why you men always have
to be reminded of your p's and q's?"
she demanded impatiently. "a woman
looks after her own"
And, being reminded of her. she
turned to the bishop. whose glasses
had been leveled for full minute on
the box of Mrs. Jack Ankony oppo.
site. Mrs Ankony is Ankony's broth.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-08-26
PANT BEAUTY.

Assured Of durability, the next
thought in painting is beauty = the
complete aim being durable beauty.
or beautiful durability.
National Lead Company here again
offer you the cooperation of their
paint experts-this time in the line
of color schemes. artistic. harmonious
and appropriate. You have only to
write National Lead Company. 1902
Trinity Building, New York City. for
"Houseowners' Painting Outfit No.
49," and you will promptly receive
what is really a complete guide to
painting, including a book of color
schemes for either exterior or interior
painting Gas you may request, a
book of specifications, and also an in
strument for detecting adulteration
In paint materials. This outfit Is sent
free. and. to say the least, is well
worth writing for.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-08-26

you see that this COW would have
made very poor showing in pub
lie milk test.
! think that the only practical way
to Judge these cows is by looking at
them and the man who does the judg-
ing should be one of wide experience
with dairy cattle. He should not only
understand cows as mixers, but he
ought to be acquainted with the diff
ferent kinds of pure-breds from which
they are graded.
These cows should be judged by a
score of points. but not the score card
of any one breed. For instance. the
Jersey score card calls for COW with
''dished face. wide between the eyes
and narrow between the horns" while
these characteristics are lacking in
some other breeds. The shape of a
cows head doesn't have anything to
do with her milking capacity in some
peoples opinion. but I think that the
head is the most characteristic part
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-08-26
Narrowest street in the World.

The seaport town of Great Var
mouth. in England, contains what is
said to be the narrowest street in the
world. 1t is known as Kitty Witches
row, and its greatest width is Sc
inches. Its entrance would seriously
Inconvenience stout person trying
to pass through it. Twenty-nine inches
from wall to wall is all the room that
can be spared in this part. Yarmouth
is quaint old town, containing many
streets like Kitty Witches row. They
are all called rows" and are more
picturesque than convenient. A hun.
dred and forty-seven of these narrow
streets, of length of over seven
miles in all. are to be found in the
town.-New York Tribune.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-08-26
GROWING GOOD
BEEF CATTLE
Feed Grown On the Farm Prop
erIy Prepared and Fed Makes
the Most PROFIT TO the
breeder.

1t takes love for the business, in
dustry and skill to grow beef cattle
profitably. AS the Drovers' Journal
says, the feed grown on the farm prop
erly prepared and fed makes the best
profit in beef growing. Cattle must
not be forced by overfeeding of grain
at the commencement of the fattening
process. Corn and oats, ground to-
gether with bran and linseed meal
make an excellent grain ration for
cattle at the beginning Of the feeding
process. After cattle are we'll started
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-08-26

reason the best COW in the lot might
make the poorest showing under such
conditions as she would meet with on
the state fair grounds. A few years
ago | sold registered Jersey COW to
mercant in neighboring village.
under these conditions: | delivered
the COW and told his man how to
feed her and at the end of week
was to come back and either take
the COW away or get my pay for her.
as the buyer should decide as to her
value. Well. at the end of the week
went back and the man paid me for
the COW. But after he paid me for
her he told me that If ! had come
back in the middle of the week he
should have told me to take the COW
away. The first day she gave good
flow of rich milk. but the next she
began to go of. both in quantity and
quality, and she gave only very
small mess of very poor milk. Then
she began to- get back to normal
condition. SO that by the end of the
week she had won her way back into
the good graces of the family. So
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-08-26
PRIZE WINNER FOR
''BEST DAIRY COW"
Good Qualities That Go Toward Making the Most
Profitable MiIk Producer-Importanceo of
Shape-By j. Norse

! think that the managers of the
New York state fair are up against"
rather hard proposition II they wish
to give premiums to the best grade
cows. In the first place, If rules for
entering in this class are not of the
strictest kind the premiums are very
apt to go to pure bred cattle mas
cuerading as grades. writes j. Grant
Moran in Rural New Yorker 1t is a
great deal easier to show a pure-bred
as grade than 1t Is to show a grade
as a pure-bred. and IL there is any
thing In breeding the grades would
stand a poor chance by the side of
pure-breds especially fitted by a pro-
fessional Snowman. At first one
would say that 1t will be very easy
to pick out the best cows by simply
milking them and weighing and test
ing the milk, but in my opinion this
would not be fair way at all, for the
best dairy cows are of very high
nervous temperament and for this
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-08-26

principal grain depended upon to fin
ish cattle for market.
For roughage nothing excels alfalfa,
and some feeders believe that alfalfa
alone will fatten cattle as fast as
corn and timothy hay. Clover is admir-
able for roughage. Cattle should be
marketed when they are in prime con
dition and not finished for show ami
mails. Extreme finish is expensive
and often reduces the profits of feed
ing operations and should not be at.
tempted in commercial fattening for
the general market