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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-09-28
APT VIII.
Hello! What's that?"

Hello! What's that?"
Startled out Of his Gargantuan
slumber by the revolver'B loud report,
Howard sat up with a jump and
rubbed his eyes. On the other side
of the screen, concealed from his OBJ.
servation, there was a heavy crash Of
a body falling with a chair-then all
was quiet.
Scared, not knowing where he was,
Howard jumped to his feet. For a
moment he stood still, trying to col
lect his senses. 1t was too dark to
discern anything plainly, but he could
dimly make out outlines of aesthetic
furniture and bibelots. All, he re.
membered now! He was In Under.
woods apartment.
Rubbing his eyes, he tried to recall
how he came there, and slowly his be.
faddled brain began to work. He re-
membered that he needed $4,000, and
that he had called on Robert Under
wood to try and borrow the money.
Yes, he recalled that perfectly well.
Then he and Underwood got drinking
and talking. and he had fallen ash p
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-09-28
SECRET Of PASTORS SUCCESS
Writer Is Of Opinion That Proper Man
ner Has Much to Do With
the Matter.

The reason why a good many mix
listers Of fair ability are out Of a job
is because they do not want to visit,
because they are looking for a church
that will fit their own notions rather
than trying to fit themselves to the
needs Of a church. It is true that q
good many men do not know how to
call, they do not know how to behave
when they get into a house, they do
not like 1t and will shirk 1t every
chance they get. Yet calling is the
secret Of success in almost every par
ish today-not the same kind Of call
ing in all places, but some kind in
every ~place-and II our seminaries
had wisdom they would fit their stu
dents to do their work in the best
way, In the only way in which 1t can
be done in the country at least. Give
one year to sermon-making and three
years to making gentlemen in the
truest sense of that word. Thus send
out men who car adapt themselves to
the needs Of the place where they are
called, and can thus serve human
souls, who, being as they are, want
to be better. The problem of the
country church is to be solved by the
pastor rather than the preacher
University Leader.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-09-28
Bed Cross Christmas Seals.

The National Association for the
Study and Prevention Of tuberculosis
will this year for the first time be ma
tional agent for the American Red
Cross in handling the sale Of Red
Cross seals. A new national office has
been opened in Washington, and an
initial order has been placed for
100000 900 seals, although it is expect
ed that double that number will be
sold. The charge to local agents for
the seals will be 12h per cent. Of the
gross proceeds, the national agent fur
nishing the seals and advertising ma
terial, and taking back all unsold seals
at the end Of the season. Postmaster
General Hitchcock has approved Of
the design Of the seal. Owing to the
fact that many people last year used
Red Cross seals for postage, the post
Office department has given orders
that letters or packages bearing seals
on the face will not be carried
through the mails.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-09-28
SYNOPSIS.

Howard Jeffries, bankers son, under
the evil influence Of Robert Underwood,
q fellow-student at Yale, leads a life Of
dissipation, marries the daughter of a
gambler who died In prison, and Is dis
owned by his father. He tries to get work
and fails. A former college chum makes
y business proposition to Howard which
requires $1,000 cash, and Howard Is broke.
Robert Underwood, who had been re-
pulsed by Towards wife, Annie, in his
college days, and had once been engaged
10 Alicia, Towards stepmother, has
apartments at the Astruria, and is ap-
oarently in prosperous circumstances.
Howard recalls a $3.50 loan to Underwood,
that remains unpaid, and decides to ask
him for the 5000 he needs. Underwood,
Baking advantage Of his intimacy with
Mrs. Jeffries. ST., becomes a sort of social
h~ighwayman. Discovering his true char
hcter she denies him the house. Alicia
receives a note from Underwood, threat
kning suicide. She decides to go and see
him. He Is In desperate financial straits.
Art dealers for whom he has been acting
9 commissioner, demand an accounting
lie cannot make good. Howard Jeffries
balls in an Intoxicated condition. He asks
underwood for 5000 and is told by the
Halter that HI is in debt up to his eyes.
Howard drinks himself into a maudlin
konditlon, and goes to sleep on a divan.
"a caller Is announced and Underwood
draws a screen around the drunken
Sleeper. Alicia enters. She demands a
promise from him that he will not take
his life, pointing to the disgrace that
would attach to herself. Underwood re-
fuses TO promise unless she will renew
her patronage.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-09-28
CHAPTER VII.-contInusd.

II don't believe you intend to carry
out your threat. l should have known
from the first that your object was to
Brighten me. The pistol display was
highly theatrical, but 1t was only a
bluff. You've no more Idea Of taking
your life than l have of taking mine.
1 was foolish to come here. l might
have spared myself the humiliation Of
this clandestine interview. Good
night"
She went toward the door. Under
wood made no attempt to follow her,
In a hard, strange voice, which he
Scarcely recognized as his own, he
merely said;
us that all you have to say?"
"Yes," replied Alicia, as she turned
at the door. Let 1t be thoroughly un.
derstood that your presence at my
house is not desired. If you force
yourself upon me in any way, you
must take the consequences"
Underwood bowed, and was silent.
she did not see the deathly pallor OF
his face. Opening the door of the
apartment which led to the hall, she
again turned.
Tell me, before l go-you didn't
mean what you said in your letter, did
your"
"IIl tell you nothing" replied I'm
derwood doggedly.
She tossed her head scornfully.
II don't believe that a man who is
coward enough to write a letter like
this has the courage to carry out his
threat" Stufing the letter back into
her bag, she added: Il should have
thrown 1t in the waste.paper basket
but on second thoughts, l think III
keep 1t. Goodnight"
Goodnight" echoed Underwood
mechanically.
He watched her go down the Ions
hallway and disappear in the elevator
Then, shutting the door, he came
slowly back into the room and sa
down at his desk. For ten minutes b,
sat there motionless, his head ben
Forward, every limb relaxed. Their
WAS deep silence, broken only by How
ARDS regular breathing and the lou
Acking Of the clock.
KS al w" he muttered 70 himself
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-09-28

TITS no use battling against the tide.
The strongest swimmer must go under
some time. i've played my last card
and I've lost. Death is better than
going to Jail. What good Is life any
way without money? Just a moments
nerve and 1t will all be over"
Opening the drawer in the desk, he
took out the revolver again. He turned
1t over in his hand and regarded fear.
fully the polished surface of the In
strument that bridged life and death.
He had completely forgotten Howard's
presence in the room. On the thresh-
old Of a terrible deed, his thoughts
were leagues away. Like a man who
is drowning, and close to death, he
saw with surprising distinctness a
Kaleidoscope view of his past life. He
saw himself an innocent, impulsive
school boy, the pride of a devoted
mother, the happy home where he
spent his childhood. Then came the
association with bad companions, the
first step in wrongdoing, stealing out
of a comrades pocket in school, the
death Of his mother, leaving home
with downward progress until he grad.
ually drifted into his present dlshon.
est way of living. What was the good
Of regrets? He could not recall his
mother to life. He could never rehab.
ilttate himself among decent men and
women. The world had suddenly be-
come too small for him. He must 90.
and quickly.
lingering the pistol nervously, he
sat before the mirror and placed II
against his temple. The cold steel
gave him a sudden shock. He won.
dered If 1t would hurt, and II there
would be instant oblivion. The glare
Of the electric light in the room dis.
concerted him. 1t occurred to him
that it would be easier In the dark
Reaching out his arm, he turned the
electric button, and the room was i'm.
m%ediately plunged into darkness, ex
cept for the moonlight which entered
through the windows, imparting a
ghostly aspect to the scene. On the
other side of the room, behind the
screen, a red glow from the open fire
fell on the sleeping form of Howard
Jeffries.
Slowly, deliberately, Underwood
raised the pistol to his temple ant
fired.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-09-28

L. White Busbey, secretary to for
mel Speaker Cannon, was explaining
that the speaker did not smoke SO
much as people thought he did.
my understanding" suggested one
Of the party, lis that he gets away
with about 20 cigars a day"
"Oh, WELL" said Busbey, but he
eats half Of 'em."-Sunday Magazine.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-09-28
Most Extensive Hat,

The most expensive hat in the
world is said to be a wonderful crea-
ton belonging to Princess Miheson
Bucharest, one Of the richest and most
fashionable women In Roumania. The
hat, which Is worth easily $1,000, is OF,
black tagal straw and is very large.
It is lined with silver lace and GOV.
cred with a number Of perfect white
ogpreYs.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-09-28

Some men are born rich, soma
achieve riches and some enter the 20
llucal Rrena.-HaEVaga LampOoA
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-04-22
MARSHAL'S SALES,
Continued from Page Two)


The southeastern one-1uar.-. OF
Old Town lot No - aud Improve
ments thereon
Levied on as The property OF
CORTLAND Symmes. trustee. under and
~ virtue OF tax Fl ia issued BY
\. ID. Russell, Clerk OF the Mayor
and Council of said city. against said
CORTLAND Symmes, trustee, tor taxes
due the said Mayor and Council TO.
the year 1910. Taxes, S56.55 and
costs.
No. 34S.
Also at the same time and rlaee
at certain lot or parcel ot land. ~
inc and being in the City OF Rruns-
wick. County and State aforesaid. .~G
known and described on the plan o..
said city, as follows, to-wjl
The northeastern one-Cuarter OF
Old Town lot 40. 236 and improve.
ments thereon
Levied on as the property OF
c. H. Temple under and by virtue Of
a tax issued by y. D. Russell. Clerk
OF the Mayor and Council OF said
CITY, against said c. II. Temple for
taxes due ne said Mayor and Couu.
ell for the year 1910 Taxes. 2.$.62
and costs.
a5s
Also at the same tiHon a~t '.o.
- at certain lot or parcel e. lana. "
ne and being in the City OF Gruns
wick, County and State aforesaid. and
known and described on the plan OF
said city. as follows to-wit;
The eastern two-thirds of New
Town lot No. 1871.
Levied on as the property OF
II. r. Ward under and by virtue OF
a ia XII ia issued by y. D. Russell
Clerk Of the Mayor and Council Of
said city, against said II. r. WARD
for taeXs due the said Mayor anC
Council for the year 191o. Taxes
$3.f6 and costs
H. l.. OWENS
Marshal City OF nrms0.ea.
Brunswick, Ga. March -. 1911.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-10-12
ARMS OF THE MEDICI.
The Giidsd Globes That Mark the
PaWntroIssr's Shop.

u no 0Vooo 0toOVo SuaN Vs~s" wv
Pa~ntroksr's Shop.
Few persons seeipg the signs Of the
vast wealth Of our avuncular relatives
III most thoroughfares In London pause
to consider their origin. OF course It Is
the balls of gold to which We refer.
Not only may they be taken as In
dications Of wealth. but as a sign
that pledges are received. But the
balls do not indicate what they really
are. They are the arms Of the Medici
family. Whoever has visited Florence
will recall the three balls alternated
with the red lilies Hut how comes 1t
that the decorations Of the Tuscan pal
ace have fonnd their way to London
and elsewhere?
The explanation Is not difficult II we
give the subject moments thought.
The first god changers to settle IN
London. ns in Paris. were the Floren.
tines or Iombards. They chose I.om-
bard stree: az the place where they
would carry on their business. These
early settlers are perpffunted today by
the bankers In the early days the In
habitants counted among their number
some Of the Medici family. and TO in
spire confidence they exhibited their
family arms. TO which they had'a per
feet right. The family of Medici il ex-
tinct today. but theirs arms survive
them. the present user thinking the
responsibility Of the origin too great to
be dispensed with.-LoadOn Globe.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-10-12
AN INSPIRING TRIBUTE.
Il Made . Remarkable Scene In the
hous. OF representatives..

A lu,,,h"2 y, enc occurred In the
house OF REPRESENTATIVES u number of
Years ago Mi.n au aged member from
New Jersey arose and for the nrSt
time addressed the speaker All eyes
were lulu,I In his direction as ne
stood cuilaly awaiting recognition. He
was tail. spare and erect III" veneer
able appearance aud kindly expression.
coupled with most courteous munncrs.
ut one com nanded attention.
As In husky tones he again snid
"Air Speaker there came from the
farthest end Of the great hall In
whisper, but distinctly heard by all.
the words. Sweet Alice. Ren Bolt.
A moment later and from the floor
and gallery many voices Blended In
the familiar refrain. Don't you re-
member sweet Alice. Ben BOlt!
The ovation which Immediately fol
lowed was such AZ IL raie.t Witnessed
III the great ball business was sus'
pended for the moment nnd the mana
OF the new member warmly CRASHED
by the chosen representatives of all
parties and sections. 1t was an inspir
Ing tribute. one wUrthily bestowed
The member was THOMAS Dunn Eng
fish. author of the little poem. sung In
palace and cottage. which found Its
way into all languages and touched all
hearts. -Adlai Il. Stevenson In some
thing Of Men ! Have Known"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-10-12
A HASTY MARRIAGE.
And the Bride Was Not tbs One the
Woosr Sought.

And the Bride Was Not ths One the
Woosr Sought.
Oliver Cromwell was NO great man
that be dwarfed his surroundings. and
II IL singular how little the majority
Of people knew about the family and
family life Of this 1.-The most typical
Englishman Of all time" He had
three daughters. the youngest Of
whom was Frances. Her attractions
must have, been considerable. The
young woman had several love affairs.
but certainly the one that had a most
4Anusing termination was her firta-
ton with her fathers chaplain. Jerry
White.
One day the protector surprised Jer-
~ on his knees In the very act of
kissing the lady's hand. Cromwell
coldly demanded the meaning Of the
scene. and Jerry. with pretty wit.
exclaimed that he had long been
counting that young gentlewoman.
my lady's woman" although without
success. He was now thereby humbly
praying her ladyship to intercede for
him.
Cromwell turned at once to the wait
ing woman and requested to be in
formed why she refused the honor his
friend. Mr.. White. would do her. The
young woman. fully equal to the Oc-
casion. replied magnanimbus!y that If
Mr.. White intended her that honor she
would not be 50 churlish as to deny
him. "Call Goodwin" returned Crom.
well. and the pair were married
straightwuy.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-10-12
Poultry Pickings.

A bent wire hook. with the end faS'
tened into an old broom handle. IS a
handy article to catch Il fowl running
ut large. With u little practice one
can easily catch fowl with this hook.
Break up the breeding pens, If you
have not already done so, removing
the male birds from the fOcks until
after melting season. At this period
of the year the stock will do better
minated
Stronger chicks can be grown by
starting with commercial chick feed
placed before them 50 they can help
themselves at will This feed Is com
posed of n variety Of grains and seeds,
principally hulled oats. wheat and corn
cracked fine. Kaffir corn, millet. etc.
The chicks should be allowed good
sized run and must be always supplied
with green food. charcoal, grit and oys,
ter shell
The demand for dressed fowls Is
rapidly increasing. and poultry raisers
are finding it profitable to prepare
their fowls for the market. Help IN
lie home has become quite problem
during recent years. and most city
people prefer buying fowls already
dressed. 1t Is to the interest Of the
farmer to get the best prices for his
fawls, and II the trade Is willing to
pay for it be Is willing to deliver his
birds dressed.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-10-12
Feminine Strateuy,

Her name IL Amy. and she Is one of
the incest young misses living on the
upper west side. Her father conclud-
ed last week he would do something
to encourage Amy In habits of indus
try Therefore he offered to give her
IS II she would trim II hat for herself
She accepted the proposition and two
days later appeared before her father
wearing hat Of her own creation. and
a very pretty hat 1t was too. Her IA
Their was delighted and handed over
the IS with real pleasure. The next
day Amy. wearing another and still
handsomer hat. met her father on the
street And did you trim that one.
tOo?" he asked. with manifest pride.
NO" was the reply. II bought this hat
with the S. you gave me and present
ed the other one to the janitOr's little
girl."-New York Press.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-10-12
MARTINI Of the HinhnSt.

The talk had turned to the orphan
children OF Henry Doanr of Cherry
vile The former resident asked the
stage driver how they had prosiered
"They've done first rate" WAS the
hearty response Both Of them have
done first rate.
i"Joe Eddie. he learned the carpenters
trade and has work, d right along. ana
as for Emma Susan well. I'll tell you
what somebody from over the Center
said to me only last week about her IN
conversation regarding her husband
Emma Susan married Frank BnX-
ter one Of the James BaXterS. We'll
that man from the Center, he said to
me: 4 hear Frank RaXter's been cho
sen selectman. Well. don't know but
what he'll do all right for you. ne
said: but. whether he's the man for the
place or not. there's one thing certain
IL ever a woman looked suitable To the
position of selectman's wife and would
do It credit Emma Susan Bakers that
womanr youths Companion.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-10-12
SlLOS ENLARGE FARM.

No Need to Increase Acreage to In
crease Produetiveness.
A notable feature Of this years ag
r1culture Is the increase in silO build.
ing One manufacturer states that he
has sold over 1850 silos. and no doubt
all manufacturers have done bigger
business than ever before. The short
age OF hay has had good deal to do
with this, Of course, but aside from
that the silo has been steadily growing
in favor for years. There Is at pres
ent marked tendency to utilize the
silo for summer feeding.
One acre Of corn stored In a silo Is
the equivalent Of several acres OF pas,
ture 1t never dries up and is always
ready to feed. More sllos and smaller
ones. allowing part to stand until
summer. will be the future policy OF
men who want to enlarge their farms
without adding to their acreage. The
silo will help to make more big little
farms. 1t is n part Of the policy OF
putting one farm on top Of another
that Is usually called advanced farm:
ing or intensive NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Stockman and Farmer
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-10-12
RATS Of cNKT EGGS.
Ttssir F7sstiHs ILLUSTRATES . Cur'sss
Prspsrty Of Water.


Many simple experiments show that
the surface Of wafer POSSESSES prop
erty which causes it to resist tile pas
sage Of bodies ei.her from above or De'
low. This ia rtne not only OF soapy
water, but Ut the ,ieanest una purest
water as we'll 4 sheet Of fine gauze
tends to hoat because. Its wight DE-
ing widely distributed. eaeh Of the nu'
u1erous separate wires IL resisted py
the surface iilm so that the water can
not. readily pass through the meshes.
Insects ana plants utilize this fact
in many interesting - ways. some
water plants whose leaves hoat on
the water have a very simple con.
trivance to keep the upper surfaces OF
the leaves dry. This consists OF
great number of minute hairs covering
the tops Of the leaves. Water cannot
penetrate among these hairs even
when the leaves are forced down De-
meath the surface,
The little RATS of eggs that gnats
set affoat Oh the water are kept from
sinking and from being upset through
this same principle. The tiny eggs
have their points all upward. and they
are glued together SO closely that.
while there is open space all around
the point Of each egg. yet the width or
these spaces is SO slight that water
cannot readily pass through. You may
again and again upset such an egg
raft. but 1t will right itself every time.
and the upper surface will remain dry.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-10-12
On Bsino Calm.

One Of the finest things within reach
Of the average individual Is calmness
1t IL also profitable.
Calmness Is the twin sister Of COM
fort The man or woman who has
formed the habit Of caimness Is apt to
be comfortable when others are un-
comfortable.
Nor Is 1t such difficult matter to
make this habit feel enough at home
to become n member Of the family!
For calmness is about ninety per
cent freedom from fear.
As a rule. the person who Ii not calm
Is afraid of something or somebody.
Afraid OF self. perhaps And that Is
the most disconrerting sort OF fear.
The way to be calm Is to be calm.
When the winds OF adversely or dis
appointment or encouragement are
seeking tIrunle your mental seas.
keep remembering that there Is no
such thing az comfortable passage
with the wares beating high. So. keep
calm.-Philadelph North American.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-10-12
CURIOUS ESKIMO LIVING.
The Pallet Rooms In Homes Entirely
Devoid of Furniture.


"Furniture is quite unknown In
common Eskimo home writes the
wife Of the Danish governor of Green
land. Anna BiStrup. in an article on
Eskimo Women In Greelund III the
Century.
."rne houses of the Eskmos are all
built of stone and turf. with the win
dows opening toward the sun. the one
entrance always being on the side that
is least exposed to the wind Along
the back wall runs platform. pallet
Of boards. raised eighteen inches above
the floor. 1t is from six to eight feet
deep. and through its whole length it
IL divided into rooms or spaces OF
eight or ten feet Each room Is sepa
rated from the neighborin9 room by Il
partition of board or skin An open
pass;lye runs the whole length OF the
house along the pallet rooms ana
serves for the traffic of all the inmates.
but each pallet room claims for Its
own the bit Of passaeeway adjoining
Each pallet room is occupied by one
family. and there they stay night ana
day. The best pallet room is the In
nermost and is always occupied by the
owner of the house or the oldest II the
house has more than one owner.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-10-12
Too MANY Books.

Barnaby Rich in his preface to "A
New Description of Ireland" published
in 1900. writes: Zone Of the diseases OF
this age Is the multitude OF books
that doth so overcharge the world that
Il is not able to digest the abundance
of Idle matter that is every day hatch
I'd and brought into the world. that
are as divers In their forms as their
authors be in their faces. 1t Is but
thriftless and thankless occupation.
this writing of books. a man were
better to sit singing In cohblerS
shop. for his pay is certainly ii penny
patch! But book writer. II ht
gets sometimes few concentrations
Of the judicious. he shall be sure ~
reap thousand reprpnches of the ina
licious