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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-11-02
SYNOPSIS.

Howard JsRries, bankers son, under
tellow-studenI at Yale, leads a life Of dis
pipation, marT1es the daughter Of a gam
pier who died in prison, and is disowned
BY his father. He is out Of work and in
desperate straits. Underwood, who had
once been engaged to Towards step
mother, Alicia. Is apparently in prosper
Gus circumstances Taking advantage OF
his intimacy with Alicia, he becomes a
port of social highwayman. Discovering
nis true character, Alicia denies him the
house. He sends her a note threatening
suicide. Art dealers for whom he acted
y commissioners, demand an accounting.
He cannot make good. Howard calls at
his apartments in an Intoxicated condl-
ZION to requesI q loan Of 1000 to enable
MIN to take up q business proposition.
Underwood tells him he is in debt up to
his eyes. Howard drinks himself into a
maudlin condition, and goes to sleep on a
divan. A caller is announced and Under
wood draws a screen around the drunken
promise from Underwood that he will not
take his life. He refuses unless she will
renew her patronage. This she refuses,
and takes her cave. Underwood kills
himself. The report Of the pistol ava
kens Howard. He finds Underwood dead
Realizing his predicament he attempts to
nee and is met by Underwood's valet.
Howard Is turned over to the police.
Capt. Clinton, notorious for his brutal
treatment Of prisoners, puts Howard
through the third degree, and finally gets
In alleged confession from the harassed
man. Annie, Towards wife, declares her
belief in her husbands innocence, and
says she will clear him. She calls on
Jeffrtes, Sr.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-11-02
Farmers Educational
mi and Coz Operative
Union Of America
Matters g Especial Moment to
u the Progressive AgricuIturist

Nature is a good doctor, but she
makes her patients pay to the last
cent.
The lawyer buys his automobile
with the cashed-in ~jealousies of the
farmer.
Health is the product of right living
plus common sense plus inherited
vigor Of body.
The sins of omission write as black
a record on the pages Of life as those
Of commission.
Snuff-using is one of the dangerous
vices. Tobacco is n Of Its least
harmful ingredients.
If you make mountains out Of mole
hills, don't expect others to like your
ideas Of topography.
II old-age pensions were granted in
this country few women would be
likely to apply for them.
Few men will admit the possession
Of any superstition, but few will
willingly occupy room 10 in a hotel.
Failure is not the worst thing; civ
ing up is. Don't make the same mis-
take twice, and don't give up once.
One can tell that a horse Is well
bred simply by loking at him, but
n cannot be so sure about a man
Sometimes when a man Is pretend
Ing to be looking for a wife he IL
merely hunting for a good cook. Be
ware of such.
Mother stands for the referendum
and the recall on the farm, as Willie
learns when he wants to go fishing a
an inopportune time.
1t Is easier to climb down a tree
than to climb up, which explains why
the top is never crowded and why
there is always there,
A speedometer isn't needed to as
certain when one is going down hill
The state of the buildings and fences
sufficiently proclaim the fact.
What the corn heard with its OWL
ears, the potato saw with its own eyes
Few men know what is good fol
them until some wise woman has tolC
them.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-11-02
CONCERTED ACTION IS URGED
Cotton-HoIdlng Movement VIII Assure
Fair Prices for Remainder Of
Season, Says Barrett.

In a statement issued on the cotton
situation, President Barrett of the
Farmers union, says the majority
of members of that organization are
holding cotton, and that If farmers
generally in the south will act in
concert with them, prices will from
this time ascend to the level justified
by the intrinsic demand of the staple.
Mr.. Barrett's statement follows:
To the officers and Members OF the
Farmers Union and Cotton Farm
ers Generally:
The Farmers union has outlined a
lefnite program looking to the hold
ing of cotton, and it Is thus far meet
ing with success. The majority Of
our members in the southern states
are, 1 think l may state with safety,
holding back their cotton from the
markets until such time as the price
corresponds with the value Of the
staple to civilization. Even where
cotton has been sold by the farmer,
It is, as a rule, being held by the
local merchant who realizes the price
tendency will be upward and who Is
determined to reap a profit on the
transaction.
If non-members generally will CO.
operate with the Farmers union and
refrain from selling their cotton at
present prices, the campaign to Sc
cure a just figure will be an unquali-
fled success.
It Is needless to state that the
quotations now prevailing are far be
low the actual worth of the staple,
but they are also sufficiently to show
to every farmer in the south, wheth-
err or not he Is affiliated with the
Farmers union, the advantage Of
coming in with us that we may win
this fight.
Our interest is mutual. The bust
ness man who has bought or will buy
cotton, the Farmers union member
or non-union farmer who grows cot
ton all have millions to gain by get
ting from civilization what the
staple is actually worth. You can rest
assured some one Is going to reap
the profit. Logically, that some one
should be the mar who had raised the
cotton. His has been the labor and
waiting, and his should ne the re-
ward.
1t Is from a solid business mo-
tive, therefore, that we ask the CO.
operation of all elements in the
southern states in this important
campaign. The price Of cotton Is 60
ing up as certain as sunrise. 1t re-
mains only to see whether all farm
ers will get the advantage of the rise,
or whether they will thoughtlessly
sacrifice their rights.
Hold cotton! That should be the
keynote, in self-protection, or every
man in the south remotely concerned
In raising or handling the. fiber.
CHARLES 8. BARRETT.
Union City, Ga.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-11-02
FORECAST OF NEW FARMING
Business Farmer Has Arrived ana
His Coming Means Application
of More Modern Methods.

The pioneer stage Of farming 10
about v Another generation VIII
see the last Of the free land snapped
up. The younger men among us Will
find land values increased during
their day in proportion to the dearth
of land and the increase OF demand'
Idle acres will slowly come into use'
Wildcat speculation will gradually
sober down. Time will bring about
the adjustment of the type OF farm
ing to the soil and market conditions
of the locality. We shall hear less OF
big money" crops. We shall IND
more Of solid farming values and real
oontentment.
We are even now in the midst OIL
this transformation of the farming OF
a continent. So long as the west
lay open to the settler even the aging
and soil-worn east set Its cap 1aunt
ily on its head and farmed in a don't
care" way. Now, in the span OF lie
| given to the average man, all this Is
being changed. The farm becomes a
property rather than a speculation;
the farmer a business manager rather
than a real estate boomer, says the
Farm. Stock and Home. He Is grow
ing less concerned about a big show
ing, and more interested In a fa1r
profit plus the maintained fertility
| Of his acres. The business farmer a
already arrived!
His coming means the application
Of factory methods to the farm. 1t
means the more complete use Of the
land as an agency Of production. 1t
~foreshadows the immeasureable
growth of power as applied to the
work of the farm, increasing thereby
not only the output, but also the
| demand for a labor that must be.
skilled in order to hold its own. 1t
portends close, effective cooperation
between farmers, and the advent Of a
new factor into industrial, and pos
sibly into political life, viz; the farm
er as an organized unit. The present
forecasts a future Of a largely In
creased number Of small farms, espe-
cially near the great markets, on the
one hand, and great estates-either
privately or comparatively controlled,
on the other. The middle-sized, non
cooperating "~gotrit-alone" farmer Is
due on the cards of destiny to grad
ual elimination.
We should begin to look these so
cial facts soberly in the face and to
shape our course of action according
~, Let us begin to build u homes,
our barns, our schools, and our neigh
borhood organizations not for the mo-
ment, but rather with a eye to the
future. Let us shape our business
along solid rather than on snowy
lines-work into good stock, organ
ize comparatively for mutual benefit
along every possible line, study the
large economics of the business, and
educate our boys and girls to beat
out record If they can.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-11-02
LARGE TAX PAID ON M
Not Only Occupy Valuable Space, But
Prevent Use Of Improved Ma
chInery for TllIage.

We pay a larger tax every year for
stumps, brush, weeds and grass than
is required to support our municipal,
county, state and federal governments,
to endow all the colleges and educate
all the youth of the land; and we get
no return. A stump not only occupies
valuable space, but 1t prevents the use
of improved implements for better
and more rapid tillage of the soil. The
cost Of farm labor Is on the increase
with the certainty that this will con-
tinue till the equation Of wages on the
farms and in the town or city is more
equal. The remedy for higher priced
labor OF the farm is the use of more
and better teams and implements. II
the day wage on the farms Of the
south advances from rs cents to S1.5O
then each farm hand must pillow. plant
and cultivate twice as many acres a
day as he did before, and this is an
easy problem. But the stumps must
go, and the farmer who does not try
to get rid OF them will soon be a back
number. The stump farmer pays about
three dollars an acre every year for
the privilege of having stumps In his
field. In addition, there are generally
a few feet of untitled soil around every
field stump which produce foul weeds
and grasses to seed the land.
What has been charged against
stumps applies with still more force to
trees, shrubs and brush patches in
the field; dig, burn, destroy; they are
natural enemies of the farmer.
Straighten out the sides of the field,
square up the corners and avoid the
short rows as much as possible; they
increase the work Of tlllage.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-11-02

She watched his face to see II her
words were having any effect, but Mr..
J%effries showed no sign Of relenting.
Sarcastically, he said:
And you took advantage Of the
fact and married him.?
For a moment she made no reply.
She felt the reproach was not unmer-
tied, but why should they blame her
for seeking happiness7 Was she not
entitled to 1t as much as any other
woman? She had not married How
ard for his social position or his
money. In fact, she had been worse
off since her marriage than she was
before. She married him because she
loved him, and because she thought
she could redeem him, and she a
ready to go through any amount Of
suffering to prove her disinterested
devotion. Quietly, she said:
Yes, l know-I did wrong. But T.
I love him, Mr.. Jeffries. Believe me
or not-I love him. It's my only ex-
cuse. l thought l could take care Of
him. He needed some n to look aft
er him, he's too easily influenced. You
know his character Is not so strong
as 1t might be. He told me that his
fellow students at college used to hyp-
notice him and make him do all kinds
of things to amuse the other boys. He
says that somehow he's never been
the m since. Il just loved him
because l was strong and he was
weak. l thought l could protect him.
But now this terrible thing has hap
pened, and find l I'M powerless. It's
too much for me. l can't fight this
battle alone. Won't you help me, Mr..
J~effries?" she added pleadingly.
Won't you help me?"
The banker was thoughtful a min
ute, then suddenly he turned on her.
"Will you consent to q divorce II /
agree to help him?"
She looked at him with dismay.
There was tragic tenseness in this
dramatic situation-a father fighting
for his son, a woman fighting for her
husband.
"A divorce?" she stammered. why,
I never thought of such a thing as
that"
Its the only way to save him."
SAID the banker coldly.
"The only way?" she faltered.
"The only way" said Mr.. Jeffries
firmly. DO you consent?" he asked,
Annie threw up her head. Her pale
face was full of determination, as she
replied resignedly, catching her breath
as she spoke:
Eyes, If 1t must be. l will consent
70 a divorce-to save him!"
"You will leave the country and go
! abroad to live?" continued the banker
coldly.
She listened as in a dream. That
she would be confronted by such an
alternative. as this had never entered
her mind. She wondered why the
world was so cruel and heartless. Yet
If the sacrifice must be made to save
Howard she was ready to make it.
you will leave America and never
return-is that UNDERSTOOD" repeated
the banker.
Eyes, sir" she replied falterlngly.
Mr.. Jeftries paced %nervously up and
down the room. For the first time
he seemed to take an interest in the
interview. Patronizingly he said:
you will receive u yearly allow
ance through my lawyer"
Annie tossed up her chin defiantly.
She would show the aristocrat that
she could be as proud as he was.
! "Thanks," abe exclaimed. Il don't
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-11-02
Sorting Eggs.

Care should be taken at all times
lever to permit moisture to come in
contact with the eggs.
Small and cracked eggs should I'd
carefully separated before the market
basket goes to town. The rejected
ones, when perfectly fresh, can be
used to better advantage in the homo.
for cooking.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-11-02

u worked in a factory when l was
nine years old, and I've earned my
living ever since. There's no disgrace
in that, is there? There's nothing
against me personally-nothing dis
graceful, l mean. l know I'm not edu-
Gated. I'm not a lady in your sense
Of the word, but I've led a decent life.
There isn't a breath Of scandal against
me-not a breath. But what's the
good of talking about me? Never mind
me. I'm not asking for anything,
What are you going to do for him?
He must have the best lawyer that
money a procure-none of those
barroom orators. Judge Brewster,
your lawyer, is the man. We want
Judge Brewster"
Mr.. Jeffries shrugged his shoulders.
81 repeat-my sons marriage with
the daughter of a man who died in
prison"
She interrupted him.
That was hard luck-nothing but
hard luck. You're not going to make
me responsible for that, are you?
Why, l was only eight years old when
that happened. Could l have pre-.
vented it?" Recklessly she went on:
well, blame it on me If you want to,
but don't hold 1t up against Howard.
He didn't know 1t when he married
me. He never would have known 1t
but for the detectives employed by
you to dig up my family history, and
the newspapers did the rest. God!
what they didn't say! l never real.
lied l was Of so much Importance
They printed it in scare-head lines. II
made a fine sensation for the public,
but it destroyed my peace of mind"
"A ~convicts daughter!" said Mr..
J~effries contemptuously.
HE was a good man at that" she
answered hotly. "He kept the squarest
poolroom in Manhattan, but he re-
fused to pay police blackmail, and
he was railroaded to prison" Indig.
nantly she went on: IF my fathers
single had been up in Wall street,
and he'd made so dishonest millions,
you'd forget it next morning, and you'd
welcome me with open arms. But he
was unfortunate. Why, Billy Delmore
was the best man in the world. He'd
give away the last dollar he had to
a friend. l wish to God he was alive
now! He'd help to save your son.
wouldn't have to come here to ask
you"
Mr.. Jeffries shifted uneasily on his
feet and looked away.
You don't seem to understand" he
said impatiently. 1--WE completely cut
him off from the family. It's as II he
were dead"
She approached nearer and laid her
hand gently on the bankers arm.
Don't say that, Mr.. Jeffries. It's
wicked to say that about your own
son. He's a good boy at heart, and
he's been so good to me. All, If you
only Knew how hard hes tried to get
WORT I'm sure you'd change your opin.
ion OF him. Lately he's been drinking
a little because he was disappointed
in not getting anything to do. But
he tried SO hard. He walked the
streets night and day. Once he ever
took a position as guard on the ele.
waited road. Just think Of It, Mr.. jeff
ries, your son-to such straits were
we reduced-but he caught cold and
had to give it up. l wanted to 60 to
work and help him out. I always
earned my living before l married
him. but ne wouldn't let me. You
don't know what a good heart he's
got, He's been weak and foolish, but
you know he's only a bay
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-11-02
MiddIeman 0usted.

The cheapest and really most salts
factory sources of protein is in feeds
grown on the farm. Glover and al
Halfa grown on the farm pays tribute
to no middleman.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-11-02
Work With Concrete.

Concrete requires careful proper
tioning, mixing and curing.
Cement buildings should not be
plastered directly upon the concrete
wall.
Cement beams, and any concrete
with a span Of v e four feet, should
be reinforced.
Build concrete fence posts in a
warm shed or in the basement during
the winter. They will be better for
the weeks Of seasoning.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-25
SMALL INVESTMENT SNAP

S-RoOA cottage, modern but heat Lot
Il and make offer. Easy term 10 good
par" p O. NIELSEN a co
70s Omaha Nat. Bank Phone d. zsOLs
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-25
NORRIS & MARTIN.

DO Bee Bldg. Doug. 427O, A-42N.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-25
A Chance
of
A
Lifetime


Buy this SUBURBAN HOME of five acres
very far to go. Also II lays up high and
slightly. Commands such magnificent view
(few It's equal around Omaha) and in
good neighborhood. All these count for
ultimate results.
Add few dollars to II and a little labor
Omaha as nature has been extra generous
TO it and gives II these features which mil
lions OF dollars could not replace.
There Is a seven-room house almost new
chicken house, etc; two acres of grapes
ION the very best slope) which will be bear
ing next year and should produce several
hundred dollars per year, besides plenty
OF room otherwise to be utilized for your
Jersey COW, chickens, alfalfa, garden, etc. !;
twenty-five walnut trees bearing and a
few. shade trees.
This is located on macadam road, within
few stones throw of car line. sc fare
directly down town, also the very best
boulevard down town; advantages of splen-
did school, etc.
You can strike an extra good bargain on
this II taken at once otherwise price goes
up Is per cent A few hundred dollars
down, balance monthly like rent or all
cash. II matters not, but II is for sale;
good reasons why.
and garden in. You have most all the ad-
| vantages Of city. have beautiful place for
your family to live the soil makes you
| money and then that big increase in valu-
| alton and eventually the beauty spot
DO NOT ANSWER THIS AID UNLESS
YOU CAN APPRECIATE A VIEW.
Remember 1t is for sale.
Grin S. Merrill Co.,
LIB City Natl Banks
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-25

SEVERAL good houses, some modern
some part modern. all bargains Al their
respective prices; some must be sold at
once Inquire before purchasing anywhere
else.
CHRIS BOYER. I'D AND Cunning srs.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-25

Phone Doug. $50 1905 Farnam St. Omaha
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-25

IMPROVED REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.
EVERY ONE A BARGAIN.
H,Wo-Buys the department frame dwelling
at northeast corner 18th and Arbor
A good small investment bringing
an annual rent of $685.
S,OO0-buys the 9-room modern dwelling
and double lot, with 9S-foot frontage
at COS S. 18th St. within walking
III distance. Room for row OF brick
y flats. House rented for $50 per year.
N50o-Ruys the 74xl5O-foot lot, with Groom
dwelling at sos S. oath Ave- House
rents for $3.50 per year. Room for
additional brick flats. Very close In.
$S50o-Buys the S-room modern dwelling at
30l5 Chicago st, A good home IN a
splendid neigAborhood. Paving all
paid.
S2.5Oo-Buys the s-room modern dwelling at
&13 Poppleton Ave. Paved street,
block and a half from Park car line.
A snap.
| -, 3oo-Buys the s-room brick and frame
dwelling at TO N. 18th St Always
rented at $40 per year. This prop
erty will pay a steady 10 per cent
on investment and has good pros
poets Of being valuable business
property in a few years
N,3J0-Buys the 7-room frame dwelling at
$3.50 n. 18th ST. Lot 4Oxl20 East
front Small Improvements will make
| this a good home.
w. B. MEIKLE, AS Range Bldg.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-25
IN OTHER LOCATIONS

7,90-A very choice s-room home with
south front lot 60xl45 feet, on La
fayette Ave. Boulevard between 9th
and SSth SITS. This is one OF the
most desirable medium-sized homes
In the city, with beautiful lawn, nat
ural forest trees fruit etc.
6, O00-Eight-room, modern house with oak
finish, oak floors. tiled bath, hot
water heat and every convenience;
full lot; on paved street, in one OF
the best neighborhoods in Omaha,
two blocks from car line Owner
leaving the city.
3,25o-A very desirable III story modern
cottage, with one bedroom below
and two bedrooms and bath upstairs
south front lot 42izx150 fet, with
flowers. shrubs and garden; one
block from Harvey car line.
1,750-SiX-room new house, with city water
only; lot 50x1O4 TT. south part OF
city, convenient TO both Omaha and
South Omaha
J. II. DUMONT & SON
Phone Doug. $50. 1905 Farnam St. Omaha
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-25
REAL ESTATE
CITY PROPERTY FOR SALE
tContinuedl
ON FARNAM STREET HILL

SIG, J0o-Barge, modern house, with oak fin
ish oak floors. hot water heat and
every convenience; lot 60Nl65 II. and
garage. on 3ith ST, near Farnam.
Sl2, 50o-A very desirable Broom house, with
hard ocu finish and oak floors in
nrst story; Tour bedro oIns anu oath,
sleeping porch and sewing room
above: EAST FRONT LOT, S0Nl55
TT, and barn; ga blocks from Far
nam car line. A very desirable
home in a popular locality and very
cheap.
SO OoO-Ten-room, modern house and two
east front lots, one block from S5th
and Farnam SITS Same house with
one lot 1880. This house is in ''ap-
pie pie" order and the price cheap.
6O00-Eig ht-room, modern house, with
east front lot, on 25th Ave, one
block from Farnam car line.
OWNER WILL TAKE OTHER
REAL ESTATE for his equity.
5 6,200-Nine-room house with full corner
lot and barn, both streets paved,
convenient to both Farnam and
Deavenworth St car lines. Owner
moving to California
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-25
TIMELY BARGAINS AND EASY

TIMELY BARGAINS AND EASY
TERMS.
Farms for SALE or TRADE-178
acres, thoroughly improved, in Cos
PER County. 169 acres hay land, in
Chase County.
City Residences-42d and Dodge
street, a new and modern S-room res
idence, elegant. 43d Ave and Dodge
ST., new elegant and modern 7-room
residence. Park Ave. near Farnam
St., S-room modern house, 29th Ave.
near St Clare school on Hamilton St.,
a new S-room.
FRED S. HADRA.
$50 Omaha National Bank Bldg.
Doug. 4334'
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-25
WITHIN WALKING DIS
LANCE.

s GOO0-Nine-room house with hardwood fin
ish and oak floors in first story
four bedrooms and bath in second
story; one finished room and stor-
age space in attic; steam heat; lot
50x132 IT., facing on High School
grounds
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-25
NEAR HANSCOM PARK
AND FIELD CLUB.

5 9,00o-One of the most desirable homes
on the west side car line, north of
Hanscom park; 9 rooms, with all
modern conveniences, including
hardwood finish and hot water heat;
east front lot and barn.
5 5,0ooLGood. comfortable s-room house,
with lot 5Oxl50 #, on the east side
car line north Of Hanscom park.
: 3,200-Eight-room house, with bed rooms,
city water. gas and sewer; lot 60xl5l
#. paved street; blocks from car
line.
2S00-Five rooms. modern. except furnace;
full lot, on saith St. southwest OF
Hanscom park.