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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-06-02
HASH.

HaBn.
Some people find fault when eatins
hash because they don't know what 10
In It. Such souls are simply trying to
dodge happiness. Would anybody ever
start upon a journey II they knew the
cars were going to leave the track, or
that the bridge was sure to collapse?
No, indeed. Would lovers Of hash ever
order that most toothsome Wand were
1t not for the delightful uncertainty
attached to 1.-THE compelling mystery
In which 1t Is wrapped?
Why be wise when perfect happi.
ness hes in ignorancef Hash has stood
the test Of time. and, whatever 1t 10
made Of, history has yet TO place
calamity at its door. Wine has caused
the head to rise above the church
steeples: pie has ruined the digestive
apparatus and hot biscuits have
brought eprice ofnightmares downto
surprisingly low figure; but hash,
plain. regular, inoffensive hash. has
gone on down the ages and left moth
Ing In its wake but fond memory
and sweet taste in the mouth. Why
worry
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-06-02
Hloh waIs.iln. with q Sash.

! There 10 very pretty phase Of The
high waistlins dress that has caught
on remarkably quickly In Paris. ThA
back and side cores Of the skirt are
cut on at the empire waistline, but the
front gore and the entire front Of the
bodice are cut In one. saw the dress
in white broadcloth, with chemisette
Of silver craquele net. The neck Of
the waist was cut out In large scallops
and embroidered in q tremendously
heavy design done In silver and lapis-
lazuli blue. Aside from the trimming
the waist was very simple-an inch
wide tuck on each shoulder at the
arm-hole and a few narrower tucks in
the sleeves. The high waistline was
defined by sash Of silver, ending in
heavy silver fringe. Worn under arti-
xcial light the dress was really very
Observation-Disclosures.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-06-02
MuIehlna Potatoes.

Seven years. experience at the Ne
braska experiment station indicates
that mulching is fairly satisfactory
way of growing potatoes on a small
scale, although the method is prae
ticable only when the mulching mate
rial can be obtained very cheaply. Old
hay or straYhshould be spread about
four inches Just before the plants
appear and Ter the ground has been
narrowed once or twice after plant
tng. Rather large seed pieces should
ne planted two or three inches deep
an1 the hills should be placed lSxJi
r. l2x24 inches.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-06-02

zen lateral shoots opposite each othe'
IN adjoining branches and twisted
KEN round each other about foot OF
FOOT and a half from "9ot of branch
IN time the twisted side shoots grew
INTO one piece, and II he branch ever
breaks off it will be a break beyond
me splice and not split from where
L joins the tree This may be an o,c
ievice, but | had never heard of or
Teen 1t before, and it is worth tellinS
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-06-02
liz THE TOLLS or INFLUENZA.
Unlucky Pittsburg Citizens Compare
Notes in Strange Language.

When two East enders met on a car
bound downtown on a recent muggy
morning and engaged In conversation.
The other passengers we're under the
impression for a time that they were
HstC ling to a discussion in Esperan.
20 or Volapuk. 1t ran something like
this:
'Bordi'g, Johd."
"Bordi'g, Jib."
dice bordi'g."
"Yes, dice bordi'g-dot."
whats dew?"
dot a thig. Adythi'g dew i'd your
hde?"
dot q blabed thi'g."
How you feeli'g this bordi'g?"
"Od de bub."
$50 alb l. Dearly sdssxsd by head
o. last digit"
"Sabe here"
"Goi'g to the beeti'g to-dight?"
dot ON your udtype. Goi'g TO stay
Aobe a'd dirk rub and hodey."
Good gabs. Hot rub Dudtch for
Aide."
We'll. here we are dowdtowd. 80
h'g."
And they wended tAeir dismal wAyA
-Pittsburg Times.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-06-02
BUTTIR-MAkING ADVICE.
Practical Suggestion from a Woman
Who Is Experienced Hand.

| Mrs. A. Joseph woman farmer
has written very interesting article
on butter making. She writes as fol.
bows.
When butter is high, why should we
buy 1t when 1t can be made at home
with very little expense and trouble?
With two good cows enc can have
all the milk and cream needed for
the table and cooking and at the same
time make enough butter for a family
Of six, seven or eight.
Never keep a COW that gives less than
200 pounds of butter fat per year, as
1t will take about $50 pounds Of but
ter fat to keep her, and you want
some profit.
Alfalfa, meal and middlings are by
far the best and cheapest food, and
of course she should have hay food
also. 1t is well to give her some green
feed, too, such as grass and carrots.
and If near a cider mill and the pulp
IAN be procured 1t will make excellent
God.
Do not keep a COW in a dark barn
Or shed that does not admit the sun
light. Put windows in 1t that will
let In the light and sunshine to every
corner This will help keep of the
Tread tuberculosis to which many
sows are subject.
The milk should be kept clean, and
after straining 0f one has no sep
Arator) should be poured into ordt
aary milk cans and kept in . cool.
dry place.
Some claim that II the milk IL
warmed slightly before straining the
cream will rise more quickly. It 10
also remarkable that II the pantry,
milk house or wherever the milk IL
kept is light the cream will rise better
and be . richer color.
When the cream becomes thick
enough skim It carefully and see that
no milk 10 mixed with 1t. Set It in q
large crock to sour. When It becomes
thick and sour It is ready for churn.
ing. A little over two quarts OF cream
Will make two pounds of butter.
n one has NO churn q very mex.
psnsive way Of ehurning 10 the fol-
lowing:
Place the cream in . cool min
crock. Then with . very heavy wire
eNsbeates beat the cream with long,
quick strokes-just the stroke you
woSM use IN beating eggs.
Do ne< stir around. ~ It spoils the
graiA Of ~ butter. Continue beat.
ing anti the cream becomes thick and
forms into little grains.
Remove the beater and stir the
cream with . small-sized. butter pad.
die until an the grains are gathered
together.
Save the buttermilk, as Il can be
used for . good many things II one
has NO pigs 10 enjoy It.
Drain the butter well; press In sew.
eral places with the paddle and place
under q faucet Of cold water, or pour
the water over It. repeating several
times and taking care to drain as
much of the milky water out a. pos
sible each time.
When II IL thoroughly drained wash
the paddles in cold water and sprinkle
with salt The butter should also be
sprinkled with salt, about q table
spoonful to each pound Of butter
Nix the salt in thoroughly with the
paddles. place It on a cool plate or
mold into whatever shape IL desired.
Wooden butter molds are good and
small stamps can be bought for Q
small sum, but one can form the but
ter nicely with the paddles
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-06-02
TIre IA MONEY.

Enthusiastically can pull your
tooth, madam. 1t will cost you two
dollars.
Lady-Two dollarsl Why, other den-
lists only charge SO cents.
Dentist-True, madam; but they
hurry with their work. while / often
spend an hour or more pulling single
tooth. must charge for my time, you
know.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-06-02
aELF-s.,PPonrino TREss.
Unique Method Of One orehardlst Ia
Supporting Limbs Of q Tree.

A friend in British Columbia tells
a OF the method Of holding up the
branches OF fruit trees. which is pho
tured in the illustration taken froD
the Rural New Yorker.
] am going to tell you OF contriv-
anos l noticed in an older richard
some miles from here. For supporting
the branches the oychsrdist Fad ~
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-06-02

Why is it that even our most con-
sistent church goers are glad when
Monday comes?
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-06-02

Money may mokc the world 60
round, but love is the axis upon which
revolves.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-06-02
Writsr Takes : -; with Man VII,
Says Keep Smiling"


\ A tavorite motto with many people
IN ;hese latter days, whom the whole
some gospel Of cneerfulness 10 being
preached so extensively, is. Keep a.
smiling 1t is a very good motto
within limitations. In 20 far as its
adoption as rule Of conduct prevents
Nhe wearing of luSubrious counte-
nance when no overwhelming grief or
calamity is being endured or is Inn
pending in so far as 1t oyercomes the
tendency to look on the dark side ana
anticipate evil, in SO far as II enables
one to look for the best In all sitra'
lions and to keep up his courage when
troubles threaten-in all these re-
spects 1t is a maxim worthy OF com
mendation.
But it should not be interpreted toH
Aberally; its spirit rather than its let
ter should be observed. Its spirit
means a persistent hopefulness, re
fusal to be cast down by discouraging
OF unfavorsble circumstances, a sturdy
defiance of adverse fate. Its literh
observance may include these things.
but il means also perpetual grin, and
q perpetual grin leads to thoughts O.
crime on the part OF beholders. Nc
one becomes so irritating or has sucf
'~ring effect upon sensitive az
~ or woman who
az
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-06-02

Every picnic season brings out
resi- story on some one, young or old.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-06-02

pEcrtss TT. .R9EruAt GRIN
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-06-02

iiovea.
is used priB.
shades of kid
.: Gum traga-
white CASTLE
water. one pint.
ten drops.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-01-27

Give me a. cargo of logs, another of casks
partly filed with emergency supplies and a
single vessel, specifically constructed and 1
can go from Behring strait to the pole right
across the Arctic ocean. Scatter the logs. port
able houses and casks upon a group of heavy
Ice noes, surrounding the ship. shifting the sup
plies If necessary by windlasses, motors or
dogs, and We'll succeed. single crew can
handle the three cargoes. Had the Jeanette
expedition adopted this plan it would have
Won In support of my plan Rear Admiral Mel
vile stated to me that small house erected
on the ice at the beginning of the drift of the
Jeanette having blown away before it had
been fastened down, was found two years later
less than two miles from the ship, thus proving
that the ship and ice proceed just as balloon
moves with the atmosphere in which it floats
With portable studios and laboratories, our ar
lists and scientists may work with tranquility
With balloons We will view a wide stretch of
territory and as did the Baldwin-Zeigler expe-
dition frequently, dispatch messengers home
ward. With our logs as fuel we'll barbecue the
walrus seal and polar bear. With the casks
emptied well form fotilla filed with dupli-
Gates Of our collections"
That's the way Mr.. Baldwin would do it
With your feet planted on the home hearth
stone, the domicile good and warm plenty to
eat for each meal ard no worries, it looks easy.
doesn't it! But tho obstacles which any ex-
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-01-27
To Obtain Gloss on Pie Crust.

Many housewife wishes to learn
a new wrinkle about getting the rich
brown gloss that she has seen on
pastry made by professional cooks.
The recipe is simple. An egg is we'll
beaten up with a tiny bit of sugar.
Add a small quantity of milk, beat
well together and with small pastry
brush go over the pie after it is ready
to be placed in the oven. Another way
and very simple one to gloss the
crust is to rub it over with cold water
before baking.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-01-27
Rice Pone.

One cup boiled rice, two heaping
tablespoons fine cornmeal, two table
eggs, one-half teaspoon salt Add but
ter to warmed milk to melt it well,
then stir in rice, salt, cornmeal, beat
ing well. Beat yolks and whites sepa-
-rately, adding whites to the mixture
last of all. Bake in buttered baking
tin in hot oven 80 to 40 minutes to
thoroughly swell the .cornmeal, max
ing it digestible. Nice for family Of
boys and to use up leftover boiled
rice
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-01-27
Blitz kuchen,

One cup of sugar (granulated), one
heaping iron spoon butter, three eggs
beaten separately, one lemon, juice
and grated rind, one tablespoon water,
one pint sifted -four (scant), one heap
ing teaspoon baking powder, one
fourth pound blanche almonds cut
fine, one-half cup granulated sugar
into which one teaspoonful of CHINA
mon has been mixed. Pour mixture
into long creased pan and cover with
sugar, cinnamon and almonds This
Is fine and much like coffee bread.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-01-27
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So Mr.. Wellman went way I'D north far
away from Sweden, and after spending long
time in the construction of his aerial pole
finder, he set sail in his airsffip in a snowstorm
The snow was thick high up in that cold eli
mate and it got into the pilots eyes. Conse-
quently the expedition was abandoned for the
time.
Next June, however, Mr. Wellman will again
set sail for the pole with the assurance that
his machine will perform at least part of the
journey satisfactorily. On ethereal subjects
Wellman has become an expert He has also
had real polar experience. Mr.. Wellman not
long ago declared that his airship is for his
own purpose of finding the pole more efficient
than that of Count Zeppelin, which can sail
all day long without dropping to earth for
more gasoline.
Commodore Peary is to-day scrutinizing
tic regions for signs of the location of the pole.
He will go as far north as is possible on his
polar ship Theodore Roosevelt, and dogs and
sledges will take him the rest of the distance.
1t will be several years. probably. before the
real fruits of this expedition become known to
newspaper readers of America.
Many lives have been lost in the quest for
the pole. That and the south pole, located
somewhere in the Antarctic, are the only un-
discovered parts of this wide world, and the ma
ton which plants its flag on either of the
poles win be lucky, for then 1t win own the end
Of the earth.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-01-27
An Edcinu Plant.

The appearance Of pots that contain
foliage plants can be much improved
if some of the Lycopods or Selaginel-
las are planted around the edge Of the
pot. These are often called club
MOSES and are very decorative when
planted thickly.
The one most often used is Selag-
inella Kraussiana and its close messy
surface is pretty In low fern dishes on
the table as we'll as for plant edging.
The selaginellas are treated as are
ferns and must have partial shade and
not be allowed to dry out. They do
best in a light porous soil with plenty
of sand.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-01-27
Bacon and Calls Liver.

Both bacon and liver should be in
thin slices. Fry the bacon and re-
move it as soon as it is done enough
to a hot dish before the fire; flour and
pepper the liver and place it in the
pan; turn frequently until done, then
place slice of bacon on each slice
of liver.
Make gravy by pouring off the fat
and dredging little flour into the
pan; pour in enough water to supply
the quantity of gravy desired. add a
tablespoonful of lemon juice, boil and
pour upon the dish. Garnish with
slices of lemon. Time, about ten min
utes.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-01-27

which would greet his eyes would make him
the envy of Rip Van Wrinkle.
Discovery of the north pole will doubtless be
made within the lifetimes of many citizens of
to-day. Anyhow that is what the scientists de-
clare They say the mere discovery of the
pole is simple 1t is, the conquering of the de-
tails which must be surmounted that require
the thought and efforts.
Most novel of all plans to plant the American
flag or for that matter any other country's
flag on top of the pole, is that which some
time ago was proposed by Evelyn Briggs Bald
win, who is now working out details Of his
scheme.
This intrepid explorer aims to float to the
pole and take plenty of time getting there. He
laid out the plan in detail before the Harvard
union at Cambridge, Mass, some time ago and
while some base persons were skeptical, 9TH
ers said they liked the plan.
Here's the way Mr.. Baldwin would do it:
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-01-27

goodness of the lean, impart an I'M
pleasant flavor to the fat and then
serve it up, an unsightly. indigestible
and unsayory morsel.
or course, a chop should be grilled,
but in many households the necessary
clear fire is not always obtainable.
1t takes some time to prepare fire
for grilling. When the surface is a
red glow all over without any flame
or smoke, then the fire is ready for a
grill
The chops should at least be an inch
thick, neatly trimmed. The gridiron
must be held over the fire for an IN
slant to warm; then wiped thoroughly
with clean cloth; then rubbed on
both sides with piece of suet, and 1t
is ready for the chop
This may be allowed to cook on one
side for minute or two. 1t is then
turned, with a pair of cooking tongs
for choice. If fork is used insert it
in the fat, and not in the lean Turn
the chop every minute, and it will be
done in from ten minutes to quarter
of an hour. The principle involved is
this:
The fierce heat of the fire dries the
outer fiber of the meat and forms a
sort of thin crust or casing. This re-
tains all the juices of the meat, which
would escape and be lost were it
pierced with the fork.
Where there is no time to prepare a
proper grilling fire, a chop can be
cooked in front of a fire, though It
loses that flavor of the fire." which is
so delicious yet so difficult to describe.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-01-27
Italian spaqhetti.

Half box of spaghetti, washed and
boiled in sailed water; when cooked
drain in colander and wash in cold
water; drain again. Put into sauce
salt and red pepper. Fry two slices of
bacon with one onion: add this to the
mixture and let all simmer one hour.
Turn into baking dish, cover with
bread crumbs and small pieces Of but
ter and brown.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-01-27

the newspaper man, who two
years ago was assigned by
his paper to find the north
pole. The assignment was
given him when politics,
which he had been covering,
had sort of died down in
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-01-27

from that automatic instrument for rendering
sane persons mentally incompetent 1 had
been reading copy of the North Pole Friday
night Post when, with noise like all the air
coming out of balloon all at once the c. & N
P. train started.
1t was all strange to me, of the year 1909
l must have slept an awful long time to wake
up here in the year of-yes, the date line on
the publication l was scanning said February
1, 1899 1t was printed in white ink and the
words were all spelled phonetically.
Medicine Hat" yelled a voice in my ear
minute or two after the train had started
looked quickly around, ready to punch the
rude brakeman who had given vent to those
rasping notes. AS l did so I bumped my nose
against the-well, it looked like a phonograph
inl.i linz
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-01-27

petition must face
are known only
to the man who
has made such
attempts before.
That has been
the great trouble
with polar expe-
ditions, it is said.
They are too Oft
en- planned with
the conveniences
of a great city
within reach of
the hand.
Perhaps the
most sane polar
expedition which
a n yone h a S
sprung for years
has been that of
Walter Wellman,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-01-27


which is less than lots of unfortunate explor-
ers have received for their efforts.
The north pole is a peculiar thing. 1t shifts
about from day to day and not over year ago
a Swedish scientist allowed to escape his sys-
tenn the assertion that the pole was moving
towards Siberia. OF course if the north pole
keeps on moving like that, how can 1T ex-
pect to be discovered? ask skeptical persons
The reason the north pole is said to be play
ing hide and seek is said to be this:
The earth revoves its axis from west to
east. Hence centrifugal forces tend to pull
the regions of the equator outward, thus Civ
ing the tendency to fatte2 at the poles. This
fattening process is irregular and as a conse-
quence the top and bottom of the earth
tend to fit about from place to place
Try this scheme with rubber ball Soft
rubber is best; it shows the fattenng better
than hard rubber. Push a nail through the
ball. making it axis, and then tie strings to
each end of the nail Hold the strings in your
right hand and twirl them over your head.
During the twirling you notice that the ball
becomes fatter at each end and bulges slightly
on the sides. That's why the poles are shift
ing The earth moves at a rate of 10 miles
minute around its axis Each day in revolv-
ing it has journey of $4,000 miles, it's cir
conference, TO accomplish. 1t moves about 20
times as fast as the ChicagoNew York 1S-hour
special Is it any wonder it is fattening?
The dream above, which transplanted citi-
zen of the United States of the year 1909 to
the year 1899 hence furnishes an ordinary ex-
ample of things which may transpire when
Peary. Baldwin or Wellman discover the north
pole. Nobody has yet tried to discover the
pole by the subway route, but somebody will,
some day, and soon after they'll convict him
Of insanity.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-01-27

skill If it is to he
sent to the table
in frst-class style.
Anyone can throw
the one or other
into a frying pan.
turn 1t once or
twice over the
fire, waste the
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-01-27

IL ABO-A-RR-D," yelled
the photographic train
crier. Train on the third
level leaves in five minits
for the pole. Only one
stop between Medicine
Hat and Arctic Circle city.
Eskimos, polar bears and
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-01-27
GRILLING The CHOP
PROPER COOKING is A WORK OF
SOME SKILL.
To Send Toothsome MorseI to Table
in Proper Style Attention to
Small Details Must Be
Observed.

The cooking Of simple chop or
steak demands no small amount of
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-01-27

hunters In the second story of the
third car forwa-r-r-d. Aw-l-l
abo-a-r-r-d."
Gee, but l was glad to get into
the polar bear section and away
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-01-27

Zeppelin and his airship. AS the big bird-like
machine came closer, managed to read the
sign on the side. 1t read
ROUTE NO. a.
Fort Wayne, Duluth and Polar Aerial Trans
portation Company.
That was pretty near the last straw. 1
wanted to look at something ancient 1
couldn't stand this much longer 1t was get
ting on my nerves-these ahead-of-t he-minute
contrivances. The airshp drew nearer
could see roof garden party OF young people
sitting among the palms on the dome of the
big machine. Around them were electric heat
ers, which radated heat clear to the earth.
Carelessly one young man emptied the con-
tents of his glass over his shoulder in my d.
rection.
tried to dodge the cloudburst of amber
beverage. but, alas, too late. 1t caught me
squarely in the face and
WOKE UP!
And still when one comes to think it over
considering the progress which the year 1908
saw in the way of airshp navigation and polar
efforts, that dream is within the realm of pos
sibilities Of the twentieth century. Less than
30 years ago the man who talked of saying
"howdy" to a friend $500 miles away would
be deported. To-day the telephone carries
ones words as clearly as If spoken to parties
In the same room.
So II an American should fall asleep In the
year 1909 and awake 30 years hence. the things