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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-09-14
WILL HANDLE
100000 BALES
FARMERS UNION EXPECTS THIS
AMOUNT OF COTTON CROP.
Has More Than Sixty Warehouses in
the State, Which Are Widely
Scattered.

misunderstanding to President G.
r. Hightower, of the Mississippi division
of the Farmers Union, the chain of
warehouses of that organization will
handle at least 100000 bales of the
states cotton crop during the current
season.
"Granting that the Mississippi crop
does not exceed one million bales, | am
confident that one-tenth of the amount
will be handled through our ware
houses" says President Hightower, 1--WE
expect, of course, to handle q great deal
of cotton grown by farmers who are
not members of the organization, as
was the case last year. As we are now
in control of the principal warehouses
of the state, and our system is in first
class working order, there is no reason
why the volume of our receipts should
not show a heavy increase.
"The Farmers Union headquarters in
this city now occupy tie entire second
floor of the Neal building, on South
State street. In order to make room
for the warehouse department, it was
necessary to secure additional floor
space, and the building has been fitted
up in frst-class shape for sampling and
the clerical work incident to w%archous-
ing and marketing the crop.
eve operate sixty-odd warehouses in
the state" said Mr.. Hightower, "and
we have asked for careful reports from
the managers of each Of them. These
warehouses are widely scattered, and
represent all sections. In addition we
get many letters from our people, and
the result will justify me in saying
that 1 believe the crop this year has
been underestimate considerably, even
after estimates made of deterioration
and damage.
"In the boil weevil district, the wee
wills have been extremely active ant
have inflicted extraordinary damage
Then comes the reporting of army worm;
and caterpillars. The army worms ant
the caterpillars have destroyed the last
vestige of a chance for a top crop
Practically all the cotton that will b.
gathered is that made along in July
and the early part of August, therefore
cit occurs to me that in view Of thu
reports of crop shortage all over tn
country, and the address of Presiden
Charles H. Barrett, the national presi
dent of the union, it would be a wis
move for the farmers to go slow Oh
marketing cotton for a while-but a
to predictions as to what the Missis
sippi crop will be, I am not prepare
to give the figures. Suffice it to say i
is going to be a great deal shorter thai
most people think"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-09-14

seed per acre in rows about two feet
apart. Give the turnips frequent cul-
tivation. The turnips may be planted
broadcast. When planted broadcast
use about one pound of seed per acre.
Do not plant seed too thick.
Turnips will Withstand considerable
frost, consequently there Is no real
necessity for harvesting them until
danger Of heavy freeze.
A good way to take care Of the crop
Is to bury them in a shallow trench.
say the depth Of a spade, the bottom
Of which is covered with straw or
hay, on which the turnips are piled In
a heap and well covered with the
same material over which a light
cover Of earth should be thrown. The
quantity Of earth thrown over the tur-
nips may be increased as the wealth
err gets colder. However, be careful
not to put too much earth on the tur-
nips and thereby cause them to sweat
and grow.
From August / till September Is is
a good time to plant turnips.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-09-14
NEW SHRINER TEMPLE.
Second Lodge in Mississippi Starts on
September q.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS n is going to be
one of the long remembered days in this
city. 1t will be a most suspicious day
in Masonic annals, being the birthday OF
he second temple in this state OF the
Ancient Arabic Order Mobiles OF the
Mystic Shrine.
Formerly Mississippi, although it pos
sesses a membership of over 1900 Shrin-
.ers, has had but one temple, Hamasa, OF
Meridian. That is now changed, and
at the last meeting of the imperial
council. at Rochester it was determined
that Mississippi was large enough for
two shrines, and the petition of Wahabi
Temple was favorably acted upon.
The jurisdiction of Hamasa Temple,
Meridian, hereafter will be all of Mis-
sissippi lying east of a line drawn north
and south through the commonwealth
and located one-half the distance be,
tween Jackson and Meridian. Wahabi
Temple, Jackson, will have all that por'
ton west of the aforesaid line, which
places almost two-thirds of the state III
the jackson Jurisdiction.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-09-14
GREAT R A ON STATE.
One Small Town Sends Over $4,000 to
Foreign Houses.

Jacksop.-As indicating the extent to
which Mi5sissippians are addicted to the
Email order habit" of sending money
away out of the state to the big CON
Germs of the North and East for goods
which they can purchase at home prac-
tically as cheaply; and at the same time
keep the money in circulation in their
respective communities, the figures of the
postmaster of Charleston, T~allahatchie
county, are startling.
According to Mr.. William Quarles,
Jr., who holds ttat office, from June
80, 1910, to July 1, 1911, the staggering
sum of 1884, 500 was sent to mail order
houses. This does not include the eX'
press morey orders, or the amount sent
through banks and by exchange. These
mediums would augment the amount
half as much again.
Charleston is a little town Of not
much over two thousand inhabitPn ts
and the county surrounding IT Is nS'
thickly settled.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-09-14

heat. A hog does not perspire fresV
and so feels the effects Of heat very
quickly. When the only e for
protection from the hot sun is to bury
himself in mud, he will naturally do
so. In the shade of a building he
often misses the breeze, but in the
shade of trees he will always be con-
tented. An abundant supply Of water
and protection from the hot u are
both necessary, but should never be
combined. With shade and good wa
ter provided, the other details Of the
location are Of minor Importance.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-09-14
GEN. MONTGOMERY WILL RETIRE,
Annual Meeting of Old ~Confederates at
Gulfport Next Month.

Annual Meeting of Old Confederates at
GuIfport Next Month.
Maj. Gen. w. A. Montgomery, com
handing the Mississippi division of the
United Confederate Veterans, has issued
the following address to the veterans of
the state:
Headquarters Miss. Div. U. G. V.
Edwards, Miss.
Comrades:
In calling your attention to the time
of our annual reunion at Gulfport on
the 10th, 18th and 18th Of October,
next, may I not ask of you to make
this reunion the best one the Mississippi
division has ever heldH To this end
hold meetings of the various camps, and
make your arrangements for the occa-
sion.
Do not fail to discuss The comrade
most available for the next commander
Of the division. l cannot serve you
longer. The honor that you have al.
ready conferred upon me in naming me
as the successor of the lamented Robert
Lowrey is enough to fill the cup of any
mans ambition. 1 have walked trem-
blingly in the high position of com
mander, even in times of peace, of the
greatest citizen soldiery that ever
marched to battle, and now in laying
down that great honor that it may be
conferred upon some other worthy COM
rade, | want to thank you for all the
courteous attentions that you have paid
me in all the walks of life, both in the
public gatherings and III private meet
'ugs.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-09-14
Kerosene on Seed Corn.

In an Illinois experiment kerosene
was applied to the seed corn merely
by mixing one-half Of a fluid ounce
thoroughly with a gallon of seed just
before planting. This amount Of kero
sent was found not to affect the
termination Of the corn in any way
Termination tests that have been con
Quoted indicate that soaking the seed
corr in kerosene for as long as five
minutes Just before planting time
does no damage.
The application Of kerosene to the
seed corn just before planting re-
duces the damage done by moles,
rats, drill worms, ants, root lice and
nther injurious pests.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-09-14
OVERLAND TO FAIR.
Drives Home-Raised Mules to LOAD
Home Products.

Jackson.-W. G. Scale OF RoXie, Frank.
lin county, is preparing to do something
worth the while, as demonstrating the
indisputable possibilities for those who
have sufficient enterprise and intelli.
gence to go at stock raising and go at it
right. MIR. Scale proposes to attend tho
breeders and fanciers' live stock expo.
sition to be held at Natchez and will
not go in the orthodox way, not trans
port his exhibit by palace stock car,
either. He will drive from his home to
Natchez behind four Mississippi raised
mules, and will haul with the load a lot
Of Mississippi raised live stock, every
head of which he declares is registered.
These mules are rated as about the
finest specimens of their kind ever seen
in the state, whether from Kentucky
Tennessee or Missouri
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-09-14
SUCCESS WITH SWINE
Shade and Good Water Supply
Are Of Importance.
6ood Spring or Small Running Stream
Which Is Not Contaminated by
Drainage ls Best-Guard
Against Disease.
(By 8. M. TRACY

For successful hog raising almost
any location is suitable where there is
a fertile soil on which food crops can
be grown at a small expense and
where an abundant supply of pure
water can be secured. A good spring,
or a small running stream which is
not contaminated by drainage fur
nishes the best possible water supply.
A large stream is undesirable, as it
makes 1t difficult to keep the hogs
fenced in, causes frequent losses by
o%vertlows, and often brings germs Of
disease from points nearer its source.
The last objection Is the strongest Of
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-09-14
HARBORS ON THE GULF.
First Time in History That a Vessel
Drawing More Than Eighteen Feet
Has Aecendnd the Ctrnam

mas ASCendeQ the Stream
Jackson.-The growing Importance If
the deep water harbors on the Missis'
sippi coast, and the notable improve
ments recently made in their facilities,
is strikingly shown by a statement from
Moss Point that the British steamer
Vimcira passed up the Pascagoula river
to that point, took aboard a cargo of
crossties, and passed down again in
safety.
This is the first time that q large
ocean-going steamer, drawing more than
eighteen feet of water, has ever passed
up the river as far as Moss Point, and
it shows the practical value Of the i'm
provement work being done on the Pas
cagoula harbor. Heretofore steamers
have loaded at the mouth of the river or
from barges outside the bar.
The two gulf coast harbors, G~ulfport
and P~ascagoula, have enjoyed a large
increase of export trade during the cur
rent year, far eclipsing all previous REQ
ords.
Apropos of industrial development on
the Mississippi coast, a plan is on foot
for the construction of an electric inter-
urban railway from Mobile to Pasca-
goula, trayersing the coast, and it is
understood that an abundant backing
of capital has been secured for the en-
terprise. Pascagoula is also to have
a large brick manufacturing plant.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-09-14
MAY USE LASH ON CoNvICTS,
Crops and Stock on State Farms in Fine
Condition.

Jackson.-All the members of the
board of %pentientiary trustees were on
hand for their regular monthly meet
ing with w. A. Montgomery of the
First district, Charles G. Smith of the
Second and Leroy 7. Taylor of the Third,
who is also chairman of the board
through choice of his colleagues.
Among the live topics of discussion
which characterized the conference was
that of convict whipping, which was
precipitated by Superintendent j. G..
Gathings himself, who stated to the
board that he was very anxious to have
an official declaration from the body.
lie wanted to know whether the board
approves of the use of the lash, and de-
soribed conditions which exist at Rankin
farm, which is the white colony.
The opinion of the board was that the
handling of these cases be left entirely
to the superintendent, who is directly in
charge of and responsible for the treat
ment and well-being of all convicts.
Col. Montgomery submitted his month
ly report, and in the course of that docu-
ment expressed the belief that they will
make perhaps about a half crop of cot
ton, on both Parchman and Belmont.
while on the Rankin place, on a cult
waited acreage of 14O acres in cotton
the best that they can expect will be
from forty to fifty bales.
All other crops and the stocks are ii
fine condition, especially the hogs, which
are being raised in abundance.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-09-14
N.N9k0
Farm Names Copyrighted.

The last session of the Iowa leg1S
lature enacted a law to permit the
registering Of farm names and to pre-.
vent duplication. The object Of the
law Is to encourage farmers to give
their farms a name by which they
may be known. Every farmer should
give his farm a name. He should at
least have sufficient pride in his farm
and home to give the farm a name.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-09-14
WAREHOUSE STOCK $2o1,15
Lecturing Tour Completed IN Twenty
Counties in the State.

Jacksonville sum of $2O1 $50 has
been subscribed to the capital stock Of
the Farmers Warehouse Company of
Mississippi, according to a statement by
President George R. Hightower.
The lecturers of the Farmers Ware
house Company have completed the leo
turing schedules fer twenty counties in
Mississippi. These schedules have aver
aged twenty meetings to a county, or
a total of 400 addresses upon the sub
ject of the union and the warehouse
company.
President Hightower stated that the
addresses have proven to be Of great
benefit to the Union and Warehouse
Company, and he desires that every
county in the state obtain the benefit
of them.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-09-14
SHOULD HAVE MORE TURNIPS
Crop Furnishes Food for Family and
Stock, and Brings In Cash From
Sales on Market.

There Is no real reason why every
farmer should not have a sufficient
quantity Of turnips on hand to help
him through the winter. Turnips fur
nish feed for stock, food for the fam
lily, and bring in cash from sales on
the market.
Thoroughly prepare fertile soil, fer
tilize 1t with barn-yard manure and
plant about one-half pound Of turnip
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-09-14
Governor on Tour.

Jackson.-Gov. Noel left Sunday for
Richmond, and expects to be absent for
about a fortnight, leaving Lieut.. Gov.
Manship at the head of affairs. From
Richmond, after the conference Of gov
ernors, he will visit Green Springs, N. j.,
to attend the international tax confer
ence, which will be made up Of gov
ernors, senators, congressman and rev.
enue officials generally. In the opinion
of Gov. Noel this is one of the most
important conferences to be held.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-09-14
Horns Of No Use.

Horns serve no useful purpose on
cattle. The horns may be removed
from young calves by splitting the
button crosswise when 1t begins ap
pearing and by rubbing with a siicA
of caustio potash.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-09-14
Aue Of Breeding SoWS.

It is a bad mistake to breed sows
before they are eight months old.
The general practice Of the most sue
ressful breeders is to breed the young
sows in the early winter at the age of
sight or nine months for early spring
NiRs, The same young sows are given
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-09-14
Baptist Convention.

The officers of the Mississippi Baptist
convention are urgently calling atten-
ton to the convention which will be held
at Gulfport, in November. 1t is ex-
pected that more than 500 delegates will
be in attendance. The various Baptist
Associations in Mississippi, about fifty
six in number, are issuing calls for meet
ings to make plans to attend the con-
v%ention.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-09-14
Hogs in Sorghum.

The results obtained at the Mis-
souri, experiment station seem to show
that II hogs are turned onto sorghum
when 1t is from two to three feet high,
when It is yet tender and %succulent,
preAtable results may be obtained.
The second growth sorghum seemed
to have a poisonous effect On the
hogs.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-09-14
Will Be Worth $1O0,ooO

Jackson.-It is co%nservatively esti-
mated that the approaching State Fair
means the distribution of not less than
100000 among the business houses of
Jackson. This figure is applicable only
to the money that will be actually spent
in the channels of trade in the capital
city.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-09-14
Exterminate Ants.

Ants may be exterminated by pour
ing a small quantity Of carbon bisuf
phide into the hills and covering with
earth to keep the fumes confined uAV
til the ants are all dead.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-09-14

II nlgs narrowed early in March d
not reach 275 pounds by the fra
week of November there 10 something
wrong about the feeding
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-09-14

a rest until the early part of the next
winter. Two-year-old sows are bred
twice a year.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-10-24
BREAKS A COLD IN
JUST A FEW HOURS
WITHOUT QUININE

Nothing else that you can take
win break your cold OF end grippe
so promptly as n dose OF Pape's
Cold Compound every two hours
until three consecutive doses are
taken.
Tho most miserable headache.
dullness. head and nose stuffed up,
feyerishness. sneezing. running OF
the nose. sore throat, mucous
catarrhal discharges. soreness.
stiffness. rheumatism. pains and
other distress begin TO leave after
the very first dose.
Pape's Cold Compound Is the re
suit OF three years research. at a
cost OF more than fifty thousand dol.
lars, and contains no quinine.
which we have conclusively demon
strated is not effective In the treat.
ment OF colds or grippe.
Take this harmless Compound as
directed. with the knowledge that
there IL no other medicine made
anywhere else in the world. which
will cure your cold or end Grippe
misery as promptly and without any
other assistance or bad after-effects
as a 25-cent package OF Pape's Cold
Compound, which any druggist In
the world can supply.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-10-24
AltcrSuppakkS :

FIGHT YOUR OWN TROUBLES


o They're Own
keep you For
trouble are M useless things.
bring blessings in TIA train
talked Invariably
troubles much bigger
hard bear than the first
Fight troubles yourself Don't talk about them The
of
a rightly regarded such
A whining Il contemptbe fearful agsravatng
yourself midst OF the
will crowd Not tho
gndging help sm
and
hard blow that have to store
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-10-24

moved.
The same treatment In then
given the other eye stariikc orbs
follow In the train OF this simple
beauty treatment
Hot, watcry eyes frequently fall
to the lot OF woman. so you should
doubtless be- Interested In hearing
how the aparkiing.eyed bellies in
Russia cure this beauty defect
Filling up china bowl with
fragrant green tea. they hold a
folded "trip of cotton cloth In ths
stesming liquid until 1, IL thor.
onghly saturated Wrlnging II
out with their dainty hands, they
place the compress over the eyes.
holding 10 the cnds. For ten min.
uies they press this tea soaked
bandage In place. being extremely
careful 10 keep the cyei,ds tight.
ly ciosed. because q tea cye-ball
bath would be anything but pleas.
ant
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-10-24
\6ur E yos ond How 10 Gre 6fcr Them
ANOTHER tITTLE
BEAUTY TALK
nv Mrs.. Anita Norris.

II will please you 20 know tina,
-FOUR eyes can become bright aud
clear II they are cared for prop
eriy. know OF girls who have
taken such intelligent care OF
their eyes that from being the TO
verse OF beautiful. they have grad
ualiy become as pretty as woman's
heart could wish.
II you are willing 10 begin cod.
ding your eyes. maids and matrons
all. will diyulge various eye Sc
crets that VIII show you what YOU
can do toward making your eyes
beautiful.
eve ooNT's.
Don't cry. because II Is only one
woman out of ten who can have .
good weep and look presentahie
aftcrward.
Don't blink your eyes too much.
Is this causes them To become red
and watery. Ten blinks TO the
minute IL the normal allowance.
Many and many a woman winks
and blinks her eyes a hundred
times Ia sixty seconds.
Don't sew or read or write fac
ing a light
Don't cover your pretty face with
dotted yelling. as the eyes are
strained Ia their endeavor 10 avoid
the thickly scattered spots
Don't forget 10 rest the eyes.
"A l..
time.
Have you ever given your eyes
Q BATH IL not. then you have q
great pleasure In store. You
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-10-24

should treat your eyes 10 a bath
every morning and evening OF their
lives. as they require cleansing. as
much as the face.
Before YOU can bathe tho eyes.
however. II will be necessary for
you 10 purchase an eye cup. which
Is dainty glass receptacle, cost.
Ing but few cents.
Once you have the piece OF
beauty furniture. fiil Il half or
three quarters full with a three per
cent solution Of boracic acid. The
head is now lowered and the cup
Is fitted securely into the socket
of the eye, Holding II firmly in
position. the beauty patient tosses
back her head and wlnks her eye In
the horacic solution until II feels
decidedly refreshed. The head 10
now lowered and the tiny cup re.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-10-24

Dear Miss Grey: Please tell me
how 20 make some pretty shades
for electric ilghts.--A Friend.
A.-~There are magazines which
give full directions for this work
My space viii not permit auch
lengthy directions rs arc neces
sary for II.
Dear Miss Grey: when givins
wedding presents. what initial
should be used--the brides or the
brldcgroom'ss--J. 8. v.
Alt IL customary to use the
initial OF the brides surname.
Dear Miss Grey: wish 10 an
nounce my engagement. Please
tell mo how to go about II. Also
what to serve for refreshments
NJ. II.
A.--Haye your best girl friend
give a luncheon In your honor to
your intimate girl fifends and an
nounee Il for You. IL you prefer
to give tho luncheon yourself. dc
so, and ask your mother or your
'chum," to announce your engege
ment. II you do not wish elabor
ate refreshments. serve a fruit
cocktail for the appetizer. then a
course of cold meats. creamed po
tatoes. peas. rolls. jelly and olives
An Ice and cake, with coffee or an
iced drink, for the third course.
Dear Miss Grey: % How
should I wear my hair? | am IA
and have thin. short. but curly
hair. CD How long should ] wear
my dresses7 am feet inches
tall. (3) Is red my color7 | am q
brunette. II not. what Is? tG
What Is good tooth cleanser
(b) Is buttermilk good to cleanse
the slinY n II Is. should you use
soap with IT. (e) What will cover
scratches on oak furniturc?--
Sunbeam.
A.-C) Part II. roll II at the
sides and tie with wide ribbon nj
nspe OF neck. leaving the hair
loose. CD Almost down to the
shoe tops. since you are so tall.
go Yes. and amethyst, and pale
blue. (4) Salt. hydrogen perox.
ide, or any reliable tooth powder.
(5) Not particularly. Soap and
pure water are better. 90 Moth.
Ing win entirely cover them I'm.
less furniture Ia done over. They
will be rendered less noticeable by
the use OF furniture polish, such
an equal parts OF linseed oil, tur.
pentine and vinegar.
Dear Miss Grey: "a How can
I become popular with both
sexes7 My great falling In not
knowing what to say. What can
/ do to improve my mind? am
16, and am compelled to leave
high school.--Anxious.
AID Just bo n natural, whole.
some, well-groomed and girlish
girl. Don't ape the manners OF
your elders as so many foolish
girls do. Study the tastes OF those
whom you admire and discuss the
topics they like with them. let
ting them do most of the talking
until you are more sure OF your
self. Remember that observation
is the best teacher in the world for
those who care TO learn. Read good
books. Don't spoil your mind with