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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-03-30

Mr., Editor:-I went down to hear
Uucle Nose johnson preach a few
nights ago, and took a seat, just out.
side the window where could see
him and he couldn't see me. Uncle
Nose is one Of the old fastened "beto
de war niggers" with plenty OF good
horse sense, but not very elegant in
style. After the congregation had be-
come settled and everything was ready
he arose, hymn book in hand, and
Viewing the congregation with a
critics eye,
And trying to pass its impertschons
by,
he proceeded to read his hymn, He
said:
De lite is bad, my eyes is dim
| scace can see ter read dis him.
Mistaking it for part Of the song
they sung it off in good style. He
rolled the white of his eyes at then
and said;
| didn't mean dat for to sing at all
| bleve de devils in you all,
And they sung that. Then he said
What fools you niggers be
Sinqin all dis kase | cant see
And they sung that. He solemn!
laid the book down and pulled out hi
red cotton handkerchief to wipe hi
spex and as his thumb ran through tn
place where the glass ought to be, h
said:
"Fo de Lawd. dat debIish boy
Jo, er mine. has punched de ize out e
my spex, an now cant see ter rea
my tex, but you will find it in de on
ide chapter of dc two ide John, an
reads dis way: Work out your ow
salvation wild fear an trimIin, D;
means good deal Of fear an er hea
er trimIin. 'Taint no lite job an don
take no fooIisness. In de fust plac
you wants ter no why? Kase de deb
is rite in benin you wild er sharp stcI
In de secon place you wants to n
how =? Well. you jes do de bes yo
can wild de lite you halter 90 by, al
you will come out all rite. No ma
can't beat his bes', an dat's all dat
quired Of ennybody.
Den you wants ter no when
Well. if you don't no dat after what
IL aIreddy tole you, de debil won't g
no mo dan what's cumin ter him if h
does git yer. 1t would take thre
texes ter do jestce ter dis crowd, or
+ fer dem what sho gwine ter be save
an dat's two oil. sisters so Of da car
do no mo deviIment, an one fer de
t what sings loud an prays long {
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-03-30
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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-03-30
COL. JAS. GORDON
Speech Delivered at Atlanta, Ga.,
Before the Southern CONNER
cial Congress

cial Congress
Sixty years ago passed through
Atlanta on a stage coach and was
told that the site on which the village
was being built had changed owner
ship on the result of quarter race
Ten years later passed through
again on railway train, but instead Of
the ring Of the saw and hammer, |
heard the war notes of bugle blast,
and beating drums, With a new gen.
Grafton Of peace and the prosperity
that always follows with its train Of
commerce we behold to-day a beauti-
full city and a happy people. The
occasion Of this meeting is the max
ing Of new page in history OF our
great commonwealth. And it is
well TO correct the mistakes Of history
in what is being written Of the genera
ton that has passed away. The old
Southerner has been represented as
an indoent pleasure loving individual
dwelling in a lotus eating land whose
people we're hospitable cheerful folk
endowed with plenty, caring for moth
ing save their own pleasures, looking
on the business world with an impass-
i've if not a disappearing eye. This
is vile SANDER upon a brave chival-
rous race, who were proud without
arrogance, holding honor above price,
and so stout Of heart, that when the
fortunes Of war in its besom of de-
struction laid waste their lands, shatter-
ed their ideals, though stricken with
wounds and heart burnings, they
were not humiLated, they did not
repine or weep over lost treasures
but went manfulIy to work to restore
them. They were en- agricultural
people, and it must be membered
that from the resources OF the South
came the wealth Of the Nation. They
lived on their farms, consequently
they did not build cities as rapidly as
the people who built factories, anc
mills, and we're enriched by thell
products and commercial enterprises
1t is a mistake to say they liked ener
qy. From temperate climes have
sprung the greatest warriors, states
men and law givers, poets and phil
osophers Of the world. And lane
that has produced Washington,
Lee, StonewaI jackson, Clay Cal
houn and Lamar Georgia produc
and Mississippi Developed Statesman
And Kentucky boasts Of being thu
mother of Lincoln and a Davis. Ant
the men who were able to endure th'
-. /: / tho eoI1iar
Fort Pierce news., 1911-04-21
WESTMORELAND GO.
Box 7O4, Miami, Florida.
saved l,ls Mother,s L.lfe.

"Four doctors had given me up,1
writes Mrs. Laura Gaines, Of Avoca.
La, and my children and all Of my
friends we're looking for me to die,
when my son insisted that / use Elec-
trio Bitters. ] did so and they have
done me world OF good. will always
praise tbemr Electric Bitters is a
priceless blessing TO women troubled
with fainting aud dizzy spells. back.
ache, headache, weakness, debility con.
stipsi'pe .or kidney dlsorders. Use
them apd gain new health, strength
and f'fon They are guaranteed to
sa|is'f q money refunded. Only SOC,
q Tori Fierce Drug Co
Fort Pierce news., 1911-04-21
A FLAME OF PAIN.
The Shock That Comes With the Bite
Of the Electric, Ant

The Shock That Comes With the Bite
Of the Electric, Ant.
When you happen to sit down to
rest or take notes near a colony Of
electric ants some wandering hunter
Is sure to find you and come cautious
" forward to discover the nature OF
the intruder and what ought to be
done. If you are not too near the ant
town and keep perfectly still be may
run across your feet few times. over
your legs and hands and face, up your
trousers, as If taking your measure
and getting comprehensive views. then
go In peace without raising an alarm
If, however. tempting spot Is offered
or some suspicious movement excites
him a bite follows. And such a bite
l fancy that a bear or wolf bite is
not to be compared with It. A quick
electric flame of pain dashes along
the outraged nerves. and you discover
for the first time how great is the ca
pacity for sensa ton you are possessed
of. A shrek. grab for the animal
and a bewildered stare follow this bite
of bites as one comes back to con
sciousness from sudden eclipse.
This wonderful electric ant is about
three-fourths Of an inch long. Bears
are fond Of It and tear and gnaw
its home logs to pieces and roughly
devour the eggs. larvae, parent ants
and the rotten or sound wood Of the
cells. all IN one spicy acid hash. The
Digger Indians also are fond OF tue
larvae and even Of the perfect ants. 80
I have been told BY old mountaineers.
They bite Oh and reject the head and
eat tho tickiy acid body with keen
relish. Thus are the poor biters BIZ
ten. IKE every other Bitter. big or little.
IN the worlds great fanaily. = John
Muir In Atlantic.
Fort Pierce news., 1911-04-21
rIIdnIght IN the Ozarks.

and yet ssleepless Hiram Scranton, Of
Clay City, H., coughed ahd coughed.
tie was in the mountains .on the advice
of i've doctors who said he had con-
sumption. but found: no help in the cli-
mate and started home. Hearing Of
Or. Kings New Discovery, he began to
use it. II believe It saved my life. " he
writes. for il made a new man OF me,
50 that can now do good work again. =
For all lungIdiseases. s.asthma, hay fever,
lagrIp whooping cough, hemorrhages,
hoarsenesssor :QuInsy, its the best REM
edy known. Prico SOC and ei00, trial
bottle;free, Nsold BY Fort Pierce Drug
co.
Fort Pierce news., 1911-04-21
FREAK SHADOWS.
= Peculiar Phenomenon That Has q
Simple Explanation.

- Fecullar Fhenomonon That Hao q
Simple Explanation.
In the crude oil producing regions in
California there are scores of large
ponds of this material. After being
pumped to the surface the petroleum
Is emptied into depressions In the
earth, where II remains for time.
Later the crude oil il placed In bar.
rels' In large metal cans or else in big
reservoirs. These oil ponds are known
as "sump holes"
There Is one peculiar thing about
these "sump holes," and that Is in the
way of producing what are known as
freak shadows" These are real
shadows, but Notwithstanding this fact
they are decidedly "freaky." If the
sun Is brightly shining aud per.
son stands for a few moments on the
margin of the "sump hole" so that
his shadow falls on the surface of the
petroleum and he then quickly changes
his position the dim shadow remains
Just where 1t was originally cast. In
other words, the shadow does not
follow the substance"
This may seem like paradox, but II
Is true. The instant a person shifts
bis position his shadow Is again cast
In new place yet the former shadow
remains unchanged The longer
person stands In one particular spot
the longer will the former shadow be
visible.
Hundreds Of experiments have been
made along these lines, and every time
the same results have been produced.
The simple explanation for this phe-
nomenon Is that under the hot sun
gas Is being constantly generated
down In the body OF the petroleum.
and 1t rises to the surface In the form
Of little minute bubbles SO very
small are these bubbles that they are
scarcely visible to the naked eye. Mil
lions Of these wee bubbles are rising
to the top all the time. when the
bubbles break and the gas Is liberated
passing into the air.
Both the gas and bubbles are so
very supersensitive to the temperature
that even ones shadow cast FOR a
moment across them Is affected The
temperature is lowered Whenever the
substance quickly changes position the
shadow remalns until the rays again
warm up that spot and the shadowy
outline slowly fades away. OF course
the freak shadow may be seen for
only a very few seconds, Scientific
American.
Fort Pierce news., 1911-04-21

Governor-Albert w. W..Gilchrist.
Secretary of State H. Clay Crawford.
Attorney General-Park M. Tram
nell.
Comptroller--A. G. Groom.
Treasurer-W. v, Knott.
School Superintendent M. Hollo'
way.
Commissioner Of Agrlculture-B T.
McLin. =
Railroad Commissioners-R Hudson
Burr, chairman; N. A. Bitch, Royal G
Dunn.
Representative IN Congress, Second
distrIct-Frank Clark, Gainesville, FlA'
state Senator, Thirteenth District
Fred M. Hudson, Miami, Fla.
Member House Of Representatives
st. LucIe county Fred Fee' fof'
Pierce, Fla.
County Officers
County Judge-F. L.. Hemmings'
Sherih--D. >. Cariton'
CLERK Circuit Court. E. Fultz'
Tax Assessor-F.C c. Poppell.
Tax collector M. Tyler.
school Superintendent. W. Hodge
Treasurer-John H. Wynn. ----
Surveyor. M. Swain.
County Commissioners
FIRST District e. A. Holt, Waoesso
Second District &C. H. Edwards Fort
Pierce. :. s.i.
Tn1...h , sDistrict--D. E. Austin, gen
ser. p.,.Ia,.son
Tantie.
school Board u.
first District B. F. Harass'y' rs
bastieu. ~.
Third ls''T' Distriot--J. r BSlA 3'''s
City,
Fort Pierce news., 1911-04-21

B. Davis Noxon was one Of the ablest
lawyers ID central New York A young
man entered his otIice az student aud
was given Blackstone to study. At the
snd OF q month be asked Mr.. Noxon
what he should read next. do ycn
understand Blackstonei" YES" was
his answer. ..Read Kent." was tn. or
der IN another month he announced
that he had finished Kent and "What
nextY "Have you read Blackstone aud
Kent?" "Yes." ADO you understand
themY. eyes. "well." said Mr.. Nox
on. ayou had better go at some other
business; you are too smart to be q
lawyer."-Bo Herald.
Fort Pierce news., 1911-04-21
BAPTIST CHURCH

Preaching services..every Sunday at
IL a. m. and 1880 p. m. Sunday
school at 9:45 a. M. B. I. P. q. at
6;45 p M Mid-week prayer service
every Wednesday at7:3O p. m, Rev.
J. G. DuBose, pastor.
Fort Pierce news., 1911-04-21
SOCIETIES.
ROYAL ARCH MAsoNs

Ioppa Chapter, No, % Regular Convo
cations first and third Friday in each
month, at 1880 p. N, in Masonic Hall.
John H Wynn, Fl, p; B. 3. Pyles.
Sec.
Fort Pierce news., 1911-04-21
ORDER EASTERN STAR.

Meets first Thursday OF each month at
1880 n. m. Third Thursday OF each
month at 2;3O D. m. at Masonic Hall
Mrs. E. C. Summerlin, Jr., w, MI
Miss Ella C. Stanford, Clerk.
Fort Pierce news., 1911-04-21

"And you are really settlement
workers. lnterogated the housewife
as she handed each Of the wanderers
wedge OF pie.
ayes num-" responded the dusty
spokesman. With low bow, ''wc work
every settlement we come to."~Chi-
cago News
Fort Pierce news., 1911-04-21
EPISCOPAL CHURCH

St. Andrews Episcopal Church Morn,
ing service every lst and Sd Sunday,
at Hoo o'clock a. m, Evening sery.
ice every I'd and 4th Sunday at 1880
o'clock p. m. Sunday school, 1000
o'clock a. m.
Fort Pierce news., 1911-04-21
W. o. N

udian River Camp No. bS. Meetings
on list and Sd Tuesdays Of each
month, at 1880 p. m, in Masonic
Hall. c. T. Christensen, c. c., A. Q,
Dittmar clerk
Fort Pierce news., 1911-04-21
CATHOLIC CHURCH

Mass every week day morning at $50
Sunday morning mass at s 8o'clock, Sun.
day School at 9 o'clock, Father Cab
riel, Rector,
Fort Pierce news., 1911-04-21
GENERAL DIRECTORY. =.
CHURCHES.
METHODIST CHURCH

Preaching services every SUNDAY q,
= a. a. m' aud 7-sO p. m. Sunday school
az ~ a. N. Junior League 2:so D. m,
Senior League Up. M, Prayer meeting
every Wednesday evening 1880. Rev.
J. g. Jones, Pastor
Fort Pierce news., 1911-04-21
PREsBYTERIANIcHURcH

Preaching service every Sunday at II
M and 7;SOp, M. Sunday school at 10
a. m. at Improvement Club Hall. Rev.
H. w. McCombs, pastor.
Fort Pierce news., 1911-04-21
F. "a. M.

Fort Pierce Lodge No. 81, Regular
communications second and fourth
Friday in each month, at 1880 p.
M. in Masonic hall, d. P. Eldred
w. M, A. G. Dittmar, sec.
Fort Pierce news., 1911-04-21
/. 0. 0. F.

Atlantic Lodge No. 30. Meeting every
Monday at 8 p. m. in Masonic Hall.
W. w. Tubbs, Noble Grand; w. T
Hardin, Sec.
Fort Pierce news., 1911-04-21
Bargain

Ten acres OF best st. Lucie County
Hammock Land,well adapted.to cit
sus fruits and vegetables. Five
acres Of it well cleared with 225
ieedling orange trees, ready for
Budding, and 25O nursery trees,
'hree room house and packing shell
'eri good mule aud wagon and all
necessary farming tools. Vegetable
crop now growing on land.
Also four acres OF high pine land
nlIable for pineapples.
Close TO shipping point aud one
q the best tracts nowIon the mar
YET A money maker for the right
1palty. improvements on the place
" worth $1,000 and the PROPOSE
Pppis a snap. The closest ipvesti-
s''lon Invited and l want prospect.
'e purchaser 20 see It. On good
p'a county road.
rlCe fOi. all $3,I5o
'''sss Z. W. JsSers, Echo. FlorIds,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-11-18

The kitchen may no be the heart
of the home, bat it is certainly the most
vital organ of an establishment. Poets
have immortalized the CHEEKY kitchens
of Scotland and New England.
The experienced housekeeper recog-
nizes the kitchens Importance to such
an extent that she correlates the value
of all other rooms to it.
The bride just choosing her home
should follow this example. Con
slider the kitchen" is the first principle
of domestic economy.
The kitchen should be bright. The
lightest possible window shades and
the thinnest practical sash curtains
should be on the windows, so that little
light will be lost. The sash curtains
! should be washable AID easily slipped
from the rods.
If possible. the kitch2l furnishings
should be white. It's very cleanliness
is an incentive toward keeping it spot
less.
If the bride is going into her own
home she will probably have the OPP
portunity of having the ldtcheI. wood
work finished in white enamel OF wash
able white paint. If this Is not feasible
she should have as much as possible of
the domestic appurtenanees in white.
In spite of the many excellences of
electric cooking, the electric stove is
still a luxury. A gas range Will be
found better than a coal range wher-
ever it Is possible to use gas.
A good stove is absolutely essential.
More domestic tragedies happen be-
cause the oven balks than because the
living-room CRATE won't draw. The
stove is the most expensive adjunct OF
the kitchen. A good steel range costs
from 500 to $50. and a gas range from
$50 upward. A gas plate may be
secured for 81 and an oven to go with
it for $3.50.
The next item in point of expense is
an icebox, which will cost from $40 up.
II a white one cannot be secured for
this price, two coats of white enamel
will do the work and repay the cost in
satisfaction TO the housekeeper.
In some apartments the laundry ii
the basement is fitted with stationary
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Wedding Anniversaries.

~ AaaS9 SSVaaH
Would you kindly tell me the wedding
anniversaries In order and how to enter
tain on such an occa SION have no ser
wants. | wish 10 make the affair as dig
nifed as possible at not too great an eX-
pense. Would it be proper to mention
in the invitation, NO presents received?"
Thanking you, / am, FREDERICKA.
First, cotton; second. paper; third,
leather: fifth, wooden; seventh, wooden;
tenth. tin: twelfth. silk and linen; ff-
teenth, crystal; twentieth. china;
twenty-fifth. silver; thirtieth. pearl;
fortieth. ruby; iftieth, golden. sew
enty-hfth, diamond.
Why not make it a card party? This
will give the guests an opportunity of
becoming acquainted and will be for
most of them a pleasant way of spend
ing the evening. After the games serve
some simple refreshments. Sandwiches,
olives, nuts, ice cream. cake and coffee.
No. do not put mo presents received"
on the invitations. If you do not wish
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-11-18

tubs and a place for boiling clothes. In
this case the laundry expense is the
boiler, which may be had for 81: the
fatirons, which sell at three for 81.
and an ironing-board. which will cost
fifty cents.
An electric iron, which may cost 50,
will be found such a labor-saVer that
when its use is available the original
investment viii be a lasting economy.
In Ease the bride chooses her own
home outside an apartment building.
she will have to secure washtubs for
laundry nse, W. at s~eventy-ive cents
each.
For the furniture of the kitchen a
table, costing not more thar $1.50, and
two chairs, at half a dollar apiece, VIII
complete the necessaries. A broom at
80 cents, a scrubbing brush at % cents,
and a mop at 10 cents will complete the
absolutely essential cleaning utensils.
A flour bin, a bread box and a cake
box, each costing a half-dollar, will be
needed. One may economize on sugar
and salt jars by using stone crooks,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-11-18

such as are best for butter and pur-
chasable for ten cents.
For the rest of the kitchen utensils,
sink strainer, wire sieve, flour sieve,
colander and dishpan, the best econ
omy is to secure these articles at de-
partment store bargain counters.
One bride furnished every baking.
cooking and cleaning utensil by care
full visits to them. Frying-pans, bread
Fan, pie tins. cake tins, mixing bowl
double roasting pans. muffin tin
cookie and biscuit cutters, all came
! from these establishments.
The coffee and teapots and kettle
should be of good ware. The teapot
will cost about so cents. the coffee-pot
| about rs cents and the kettle $l.25. A
| steamer in good ware will cost $l,5O
| and boiling kettles from 81 downward,
| according to the quality. Fol stirring
| spoons. pairing knives and smaller inn
| Elements the bargain counters will Of
fer a supply.
The complete furnishing of a kitchen
! is a necessity. The bride who has prac-
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IN theory and certainly not in reality.
She was free TO come to me If she
chose. and L had only to make her
see it.
But | did not for a moment believe
that the trouble was so directly her
concern. Mrs. Tabor was insane, or was
feared to be: that was beyond a doubt
and that beyond a doubt was the root
and centre of 1t all: that was what the
family had so deliberately striven TO
conceal. either because of the nature
Of her Illusion. or because of some
scandal in the events which had
brought it about. That was reason
enough, granting their determination
to keep it secret, for all that / had
seen, from the midnight alarm. which
had driven me out of the house, to
Mrs. Tabor's terror of the alienist, and
her absurd suggestion that he himself
was insane clenched the matter. What
supported IL sell more was hat - this
were so, then all these homes people
had from point to point spoken the
truth; Mr.. Tabor had, as he said,
trusted me to the edge of caution;
Lady had told the truth in fear, and
heid under pressure; Sheila had told
the truth, only inflated and colored
by superstition. And as thought over
the substance of what she had told
me- whether by some chance
her tale not been truer than I
thouent nearer than even the others
knew TO n heart of reality. would
not take her ghosts too liter
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-11-18
TIMELY HINTS
FOR SHOPPERS

The regular IS messaline waists
trimmed with soutache braid and hand
embroidery are selling for $2'9S at Be
delrs.
At l.. S. Plaut & Co.'S black and
natural color marabou capes are re-
duced from 80 to s6.9S.
Women's and misses sample suits
valued up to s25 are selling for sl4.70
at the Spies co.
The 112-piece dinner sets valued at
$40 are selling today for 1910 at Don
AIDS.
At Hahne & Co.'S the regular So Ohio
blankets are selling today for $500.
AT the Bon Ton broadcloth, polo,
tourist ind reversible coats valued
from s12 to s14 are selling today for
s7.75.
At Christian Schmidt's oak rockers
are selling today for $2.75.
Dropside couch beds are selling for
1925 at Cowperthwait's.
white marabou bands appropriate for
beaver and velvet hats are selling for
s1.25 at w. V. Snyder Company.
The regular $50 white fox sets are
selling for $3.50 at the Canadian Fur
Company.
The regular $3.50 library tables are
selling for $9.9S at f. A. Kirch & Co.'s.
Ladies writing desks in golden oak
and early English are reduced from Sc
to $3.50 at Ludwig Baumann & Com
pany's.
The David Straus Co. is selling regu-
lar 81 umbrellas for 81.
oppenheim, Collins & Co.'s $50 suits
are selling for SIS.
Gas domes with glass tube fringe
are reduced from $1,000 to $3.50 at the
New Jersey Incandescent Supply Com
pany.
Messal - and taffeta silk petticoats
valued up TO 50 are selling for $1.95
at Marshall K Balls.
The s55 ack fo.. sets are selling for
sss.7 70 at the Layton Company.
Oak buffets valued at $S5 are selling
for $22.50 at Ruckelshaus's.
Marnish cape gloves valued from 81
to v1.25 are selling for SO cents at the
Goerke Company.
Shetland wool or silk wells are selling
for 8 cents at Hahne & Co.'S.
At the Eagle So French coney muffs
are selling for 1913.
The SIG Brussels rugs are selling for
$3.50 at the New York Floor Covering
Company.
Ladies vici kid shoes in button or
lace styles are selling for $1.79 at
Robinson's.
Ladies' $50 raincoats are selling for
$15 at G%oodyear's.
AT CHARLIE NJ. Decker & Bros 10
pound bags of ~granulated sugar are
selling for 60 cents.
The S17.50 broadcloth coats are selling
for SIS at Lissner's.
The 52-inch pony 81 n coats are SELL
ing for $3.50 at d. Wolff & Co.'S.
~ f5-cent can of Petty's peroxide
tooth powder and a 20-cent tooth brush
may be purchased today for % cents at
Petty's.
The SIS and $50 dresses a e selling for
1886 at the Beno Levy Company.
The $500 upright pianos in mahogany
Eases are selling for $3.50 at Steger e.
Sons.
FUil length caracul coats valued at
SIS are selling for s6.9S at McClosky's.
The 81 white beaver hats are selling
for IS at Bamberger's.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-11-18
WHAT Is HER ATTRAcnnN2

Beauty has its attractions. no doubt
but the attractive woman often pas
sesses but little beauty of face or fig
IRE. Perhaps she has a quiet, restfuI
charm about her to which the most
jaded are attracted. She may be gifted
with a sprightliness of manner thai
fascinates against ones will. Her con-
versation may be 30 sparkling and
witty that none can resist her. Sht
may enthral by her great knowledge
or by her confessed ignorance ane
anxiety to learn.