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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-05-02
NOT A BAD IDEA

For strangers in the house of
commons Mr.. Cowan'8 suggestion Of
an "indicator'' is welcome. No one
but the speaker and the doorkeoper
Of the press gallery can name any
and every member who rises to adj
dress the house (and the speaker
names him only to suppress him,
and the d~oorkeeper has got his pho
tograph from the daily press. The
house should have its indicator, as
the cricket field. An evident board,
with the names of the batsmen, and
for the benefit of the late arrival
the latest score,-London Chronicle.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-05-02
HOW EMMA BECAME QUEEN
Remark Of Present Dowaaer of Meth
eFiands Caused Late King to
Propose Marriage.

Queen Wilhelmina's mother, the
queen mother of the Netherlands, is
a CHEEKY, kindIy-faced woman in her
early ffties, very like her sister, the
Duchess of Albany Her simple
goodness and unaffected manner
have made her extremely popular
with the Dutch, and this in spite Of
the feet that she had a great deal
of prejudice to overcome when she
first left her German home for Hol-
land. Widowed in 1890, when her
daughter was 10 years old, Queen
Emma's chief function in life was
to prepare the future Queen Of the
Netherlands for her high position,
and this, it is admitted on all sides,
she has done thoroughly we'll. A
curious incident is narrated in con-
nection with her marriage in 1879 to
old King Wilhelm of Holland. The
king had proposed to her very beau
tiful sister, Princess Pauline, who re-
jecte4 him because of his age. 81
would never refuse to become a
queen" said the young Emma to her
naughty sister. The king heard Of
this remark and Princess Emma
became queen Of the Netherlands,
while Princess Pauline married an
obscure German prince.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-05-02
LAMP THAT WOULDN'T BURN
Persistent Borrowers Son Gets Mixed
Up on Message TO Acoommo-
dating Nelghbor.

"Box7ille," related little Mrs. Spi-
Ger, "was the greatest place for bor-
rowing ! ever lived in. Nearly ey-
cry one had fallen into the habit, and
all borrowed of one another-every-
thing from buttons to setting hens.
| like to oblige my neighbors, and |
had had the pleasure Of lending eggs,
pies, pans, coal, starch, music, scis-
sors, aprons, tablecloths, fruit jars,
carpet sweeperS, and even my chill
dren. Mrs. Huskins sent over once
to know if | wouldn't lend her Kitty
to take care Of her baby while she
went to town.
"WelI, | was 50 used to being Dor
rowed Of that | wasn't disturbed
when Mrs. Gorley asked one Satur-
day if | wouldn't hurry up my bak-
ing 50 as to lend her my bread mixer,
and | didn't think that anything il
the borrowing line could surprise
me; but I was puzzled once when
Tommy Lang came over and said his
mother wanted me to let her have
the lamp that wouldn't burn,
"s(Ebv Tornp1,,' cold T bovnn'i
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-05-02
VAssAR "poLIsH" OVERCOME.

A number Of the students of
Wellesley college have recently won
renown by polishing the shoes Of
their weather. sisters to get together
a student fund. This is not the only
shoe shining venture on the part Of
college girls, according to a Vassu
graduate, who, spurred on by the
claims for distinction by the up-and-
coming WellesIeyans said "About
twenty girls at Vassar polished the
boots of a prominent Englishman
who lectured at the college, and, fur
thermore, there was no remunera~
ton. Like all Englishmen, this one
put his shoes outside his door at
night, He had a room in Main hall.
When the girls discovered the shoes
about twenty Of them insisted on
shining them"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-05-02
USE OF TOBACCO ON STAGE
First Brought Out In One Of Johnson's
Plays When Actor Delivers
Panegyrie.

The solace Of most men and a
few women was first brought upon
the stage in this country by Bon
johnson in Every Man in His HUI
NOR" in which Captain Bobadil ap-
pears smoking a pipe, in company
with others addicted to the same
practice, and who are contentious
ly styled in the stage direction "a
.rout Of stinkard5." Bobadil is made
to break out into the following
high-howu panegyric Of the weed:
f"Sir, believe ne on my relation for
what | tell you, the world shall not
reproye. l have been in the Indies,
where this herb grows, and whore
neither myself nor a dozen gentle
men more Of my knowledge have IT,
ceived the taste Of any other nutri-
mont in the world for the space Of
Internationally weeks, but the fume
of this simple only. Therefore, it
cannot be, but it IS most divine, es-
pecialIy your Trinidado. Your Nj
cotian is good, too. | do hold it,
and will affirm it before any prince
in Europe, to be the most sovereign
and most precious weed that ever
the earth rendered to the use OF
man."-Dundee Advertiser.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-05-02
Als GINNING GIFT.

Sweetheart" he began passion
ately, as she opened the door to him
on Christmas afternoon, 81 have
come to offer you my little token of a
merry Christmas. l want YOU, when
you wear it, to consider it as a SYM
boil Of my love. Let it bind US close
ly together. Dearest, pray accept
this little gift l am sure it will fit
your fnger"
She took the small box with
trembling hands, giving him an al
together adoring look and nesting
closer, her heart palpitating. At last
he had made good Oh, ten million
joys! Then ten million more!
Eagerly she lifted the cover, and
her eyes met the bright, shining
brilliancy Of a beautiful-silyer
thimble Puck.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-05-02
GOOD JOB ON LILY.

Little Alice was going on a jour
ney and Lily, her negro nurse, was
kneeling before her, polishing her
little shoes.
81 want ter do 'em real good,
baby, so they'll stay black while you
are away"
Baby watched her seriously a mo-
ment, then remarked pleasantly:
81 tell you, Lily, God shoe pol
ished you real good before you went
away, didn't hef"-Judge.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-05-02
DIRE DISTRESS.
1t Is Near at Hand TO Hundreds Of
OkoIona Readers.

OkoIona Readers.
Don't neglect an aching back.
Bsckache IS the kidneys cry for
help.
Neglect hurrying 10 their aid
Means that urinary troubles foIIo&
quickly
Dire distress, diabetes, Brights dis
ease.
Profit by a sufferer 5 experience.
Mrs, Venie Cummings, Main ST.
TupeIo, Miss, says: 4 do not know
how to fully express ny gratitude to
Doans Kidney Pills for the great
benefit ! derived from their use.
suffered from droplsicai sweIIings in
my Ieet and ankles and | could hardly
place my feet on the floor. The
pains in my back were almost unbear-
able and if | stood Tor any length Of
time there was a weakness through
my IONS. The kidney s%ecretions
were unnatural ard | was almost in
despair as nc medicine seemed 10
I reach nv cnce A friend hnallv told
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-05-02
WHERE, Oh, E

"The professor is in the laboratory
conducting some chemical expert
ments. The professor expects to go
down to posterity."
From the laboratory: "Br-r.
Bangr"
The Visitor-I hope the professor
hasn't gone.-Harlem Life.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-05-02
THIS IS THE AGE OF WOMAN
From Pulpit and Bar TO Mine and
Furnace She Is Doing
Mans Work.

It may be difficult to tell what is q
woman's age, but unquestionably
this is it. Mems colleges into which
women have made their way have
had to drive them out again in order
to give the men a chance at gradua-
ton honors. From the pulpit and
the bar down to the coal mine and
the iron furnace women are doing
what used to be regarded as mans
work. The literature of the day is
overwhelmingly feminist in its char
acter, and very much Of it is the
work of women. Men are being told
things about women that it was not
deemed proper for their fathers to
know, and as for themselves, they
are being shown up without remorse.
Within a few DAYS Illustrations Of
the feminist revolution, physically
and intellectually, have become pub
lie, Man is destined to lose even his
physical superiority. The superin-
tendent Of a hospital in Boston,
where 5000 babies are born annual
ly, says: '"We have noticed that girl
babies are getting taller and that
they are appearing in this world
lately with more real vitality thar
formerly. The boy babies continue
on the average, both in weight and
hniCht"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-05-02

A man whose illness threatened to
develop into typhoid was taken to the
hospital. Instead OF growing worse
he improved, and at the end of the
fourth day, when his wife visited him,
he asked to be taken home. But you
have paid for a week." replied his
thrifty spouse. "They won't refund
the money. You had better stay your
week out"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-05-02
SAW DOUBLE.

"I see that they fired that trolley
car conductor for drinking"
eyes, and the way they learned
he was drinking was from his ask
ing passengers whether they wanted
to pay for one or two"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-05-02
TALKER? MY WORD!

Smiths Jenkins much of a con-
versationalist?
Brown-Much Of a conven alton
alist! I should say he is. Why, he
is a life insurance agent.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-05-02
SUCCESSFUL AVIATOR.

"He's never been much Of a sue
cess as an aviator, has he?"
"Why do you say that?'
"He's never broke any records"
"True, but he's been flying for two
years now and hasn't spent more
than two months in the hospital"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-05-02
TWO APPROACHES.

Willis-What has become of your
son George?
Gillis-Graduated from grammar
school and went to work.
Willis-Where is Percy?
Gillis@Graduated from college
and had to be dragged to work.
Puck.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-05-02
MARRIAGE NOT A FAILURE.

Old Friend-Was your daughters
marriage a success?
Hostess-0h, a great success
She's travelling in Europe ON the
alimony.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-05-02
AND THEY FAIL

"Why do you put so many
matches in gour pocket?"
"For my Friends. They all carry
rlr44rio II F@h4o,:"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-05-02
AND FAT ONES

"All opera singers like ono species
Of roles"
"What is that?"
"The roll they get from the pub
F."
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-05-02

The Preacher-Does it swear?
The Dealer--No, sir; but for a
dollar extra | can give you one that
Iswears splendidly, sir.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-05-02
NOT SYNONYMS.

Pop, are the militia always po-
"Not necessarily, my son. Why
do you ask that"
Because our teachers told us that
,.lcg w.Ie lie civil fdrca."
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-05-02
The Jester-The man next door to

me must be d Dight-Watchman.
The Romancer-Why?
The Jester-He don't work m the
daytime and he's home in bed every
night before 10 o'clock.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-05-02

Daily Thought.

But the mind never unbends itself
SO ~agreeably as in the conversation Of
a well-chosen friend.-Addison,
The Greeley tribune., 1912-05-09

The track meet for the grade
schools of the county at Normal
field Saturday afternoon was de-
cided success from every viewpoint.
barring a little slip in the weather.
The youngsters did not mind the
rain, however, and the audience was
loyal enough to stay until the last
event was over.
Keen interest was manifest and
the little fellows showed unusual
skill in outdoor sports. Embryonic
track men were source of wonder
to fond parents and admirers as
they hurdled and raced for suprem-
acy. The meet was under the gen.
eral direction of Professor Lister of
the Teachers college.
The results of the meet were as
follows:
Eighth grade college
training school, first. 80 points:
The Greeley tribune., 1912-05-09
CENTRAL is SURE TO KNOW
Telephone Operator lnfaiIibls Author
Ity on Pronunciation Of Difficult
Proper Nance.

Three men argued over the pronun-
citation Of . fourth mans name. The
fourth man was not present He
was prominent, but unknown to the
dlsputants.
Wen settle this thing right now"
said one.
He called . telephone operator on
the fourth mans exchange.
"say, Central. how do you pro-
nounce this name?" he asked.
He spelled II out. She told him. Her
pronunciation differed from anything
previously suggested.
But It 10 all right. am sure" said
the man who had telephoned. Those
girls always know. They are an au-
thority on the pronunciation Of proper
names. A man with . funny name
can't bear to hear It called wrong.
even over the phone. and tho drst
thing he does when he acquires the
use Of . new telephone 10 to drill the
operator on the correct pronunci'
aton."
The Greeley tribune., 1912-05-09
ORIGINAL 71sIE FoR DEN
BY an Interior Decorator for
HE Own Uss.

An interior decorator has had exc
cuted for his own use In . little
built-in den . unique desk-closet.book-
case-table. He bought one Of those
cable desks with . drawer In the mid
ale and q narrow shelf at each end.
The shelves are about fifteen inches
from the hoor. are supported. back
and front, BY little Stats and are open
at the ends Of the table. He had his
workmen make . little closet out Of
each Of these shelves BY placing q
board behind the Stats at each end.
another between the drawer and the
shelf to form the closet back. and .
door with . lock and key across each
end ol the table. There was still un-
utilised space below the drawer and
between the closets. This. It at first
seemed. he would need for knee room
when using the table - . desk. But
at last he hit upon the plan Of build
ing into that space two shelves
which. BY touching . button. could
be made to slide back far enough to
permit him to draw close to his desk.
These shelves were filled with books.
30 that when dush with the table
edge. the gay bindings were in full
view. The closets may be used for
writing materials. liquors, cigars.
pipes. magasines-any Of the little
things that usually litter . den. A
cabinet maker or interior decorator
would 10 transform . table for no
great sum.-Vogue.
The Greeley tribune., 1912-05-09
PIONEERS Of
AUlT MEETING

Ault. May 8.-With 26 sitting
down to a delicious chicken pie din
ner and with so enjoying refresh
ments late in the afternoon, the
Ault Pioneer club was entertained
at an all day party at the home of
Mrs. R. L. Pence yesterday Mrs.
Pence has the distinction of being
the first woman to locate on the site
OF Ault. She and her husband came
there over IL years ago. During the
day needles as well as tongues were
busy and the club quilted two hand
some quilts for the Pence family.
The hostess planned to carry out
the affair as regular old fashioned
quilting bee and it was a great sue
cess although Mrs. Pence acknowl-
edged she was somewhat clustered"
by the arrival of her son, Burr, who
came on an unexpected visit in the
morning
The Greeley tribune., 1912-05-09
ooe Under Arrest.

Dog Under ArrooS
A dog thief-not q dog stealer, but
. dog which had been trained to steal
has been arrested by the French po-
lice. He was caught ZEN fragrant do
At." ~ read. when he was in the oct
Of stealing . pair Of lady's shoes from
an establishment in Noisy-le-Sec. His
procedure was 30 cunning that 1t left
no doubt among the police that tho
dogs was no "untutored mind"
Nothing could be drawn from the
animal at the police once. 10 1t was
decided to shut him up without food.
After some hours confinement the dog
was released and police cyclist was
in readiness to follow the dog home.
But the best laid schemes Of mice
and men gang aft aEley."
The dog when liberated instead Of
rushing home deliberately walked to
the other side Of the road. and there
sat down on a doorstep and awaited
events. every now and again throw
ing suspicious glances at the police in
waiting. Finding that there was NO
chance Of the dog going home he was
again taken into the police once and
sent to the fourriere, where he met
IN untimely end.
The Greeley tribune., 1912-05-09

seedsmen or from foreign markets.
The seed should be sown as early
in the spring as possible, in drills
from 10 to Is inches apart. The
usual practice, in districts whore
flooding OF the ground is objection
able. is first, to prepare the soil 10
as to secure as fine seed bed az
possible by continuous narrowing
and levelling or floating. When the
soil is thoroughly prepared. a
marker Is used, composed of three
or four legs attached to horizon
tai piece OF timber, and this il
drawn by hand across the field.
These marks are about 20 inches
apart. The marks are followed by
small hand plow, which makes
burrows for the irrigation. Follow-
ing the furrowing. the seeding il
done by running a garden seed drill
SO as to put two rows of onions in
the space between the Irrigation
burrows. Some growers make these
rows 80 that the two rows viii he
about 10 inches apart with ~ to
is inches space between the rows.
in which the irrigation ditch a to
be kept. ~
FROM three and a half to four
pounds OF seed are used per acre
The seed is sown about oue-haif an
inch deep. or just sufficiently dean
to avoid rains from washing the
seed out Of the row. After sov,nr
the soil is kept moist by irripation
II sufficient rain does not follov n
that the plants will not be nravsnt-
ed from growing from lack Of moi.t.
ure. This condition is maint,ined
until the onion is practically msture
or until the tops begin To fail
which should be some time in Ane.
ust Cultivation should be more or
less continuous from the time
plants show above ground nnt,i r..
rigation ceases. Some gro-.-.
make practice of cultiyatins IN
land once each week. This cuit,va-
ton should be with either wh.el
noe or the so-called hand cmiti.
vator. The onion lisa more o- is.s
shallow sha,,;S feeder. so that cultivation
should only be to a depth Of from
one inch to an inch and a baic or
two inches. From two 70 nat t "
hand weddings are usual, nan"1 .u
sary. Up to the present time ILL.,
ming has not been generally nr.c- -
The Greeley tribune., 1912-05-09
Masterpiece Gone to Waste.

The very seedy looking young man
made his way with difhculty down the
corridor on the ninth floor Of one of
Now York's best hotels, says the Pop
ular Magazine. and Knocked lou4ly at
his friends door. Anguish was writ
ten on his face and wrinkles on his
clothes. He was . walking sign OF
what II meant to spend q hard night.
What's the mattsrf" called out the
sleepy friend.
Matter? It's . tragedy, . death.
the end Of all things - ruination and
griefi"
well. what II is!' lastly inquired
The drowsy man. without opening the
dooe.
Whsesupon the sssdy-looking young
man. leaning against the door and lift
ing his voice TO Q howl, replied:
7 called up my wife on the long-dis-
tanco telsphsns last night and told
her why I had not returned. gave
her Q perfectly good excuse. And now
can't remember what II was!"
The Greeley tribune., 1912-05-09
American Ahs.

4 woman recently back from for.
sagn parts has . grievance against the
way in which military bands there
play American airs, states the New
York Press. To begin with. says this
woman. two-thirds Of the bands and
orchestras Of Europe think "Dixis" 10
the national air. and this mistake 10
not dimcult to comprehend. a. ap-
piause generally greets this tune.
Next in popularity comes Columbia.
Gem Of the Ocean," and, strange to
say, then comes "Old Dan Tucker"
No amount Of expostulation avails
to change this notion. "The Star
9pansled Banner 10 reserved for col.
smn occasions. and It must b con-
fsssed Americans are not wildly en-
thusiastic over 1t. Not ono in Q thou.
sand remembers three lines Of the
verses. not even tho schOo! children
who shout them every day. MARY
land" II popular. but the Nhns 10 that
Of the old Presbyterian hymn, "Beulah
Land" and may be heard wherever
Scotch and English folks gather.
The Greeley tribune., 1912-05-09
THE ONION AS A MARKET
CROP IN COLORADO

No crop offers greater possibili-
ties for a large return per acre, in
Colorado, than does the onion. On
the other hand few, if any, crops
cost more per acre to produce than
the onion. For this reason the
onion should not be planted with
the expectation of financial returns
except where the soil and climate
are we'll adapted to it's culture.
Some parts of Colorado are pc
culiarly adapted to the growing of
this crop. This has been demon
strated very conclusively in the
last year or two. AS consequence,
many questions have come to the
writer. particularly from newcom-
ers. in regard to the possibilities
and methods to be employed in
growing this vegetable The onion
will grow on most any soil, but the
loamy bottom land soils or the
sandy lolrn soils of the mesas are
best adapted to its growth. AS the
cultivation is largely by hand, the
soil must be especially prepared in
order to bring the amount of labor
down to the minimum. Probably
the best preparation for onion soils
- W SAO" oOm0 uOCu CEOQ, BuCQ a8
beets. cabbage, potatoes, ETC., on
the land previous to the onion crop.
Then. the land should be thoroughly
fertilized by the use of from Is to
80 tons of well decomposed stable
manure per acre, and is best fall
plowed- This gives the frost of
winter a chance to slake the soil
and make perfect seed bed and
also allows the sowing of seed
earlier In the spring than where
spring blowing Is practiced.
Several varieties are grown. The
one that Is most common, particu-
larly in the Uncompahgre valley
district. is selected strain of Yei-
low Danyers. Yellow Globe and Red
Globe are also grown quite extern
stvely In the Greeley district, AZ
are Red Wethersneld and, to some
extent. Prizetaker. A great deal Of
the art in securing a large yield
depends upon the quality Of the
seed. 1t has been found in some
districts that home grown seed
from selected bulbs 1t to be pre-
ferred to seed secured from eastern
The Greeley tribune., 1912-05-09

ticed. although 1t is quite possible
that certain amount Of thinning
would be advisable.
Growers vary considerably in
their estimates of the cost of grow
ing. This is probably not far from
500 to $3.50 per acre. The yields
obtained onthe soils that are adapt
ed to the cultivation Of the onion
are from $50 to $50 sacks of two
bushels each.
From five to eight acres is all
that one person can possibly expect
to care for during the season.
E. r. BENNETT.
Colorado Agricultural College. Fort
Collins.
The Greeley tribune., 1912-05-09
REPAIRS ON BIG DAM BEGIN;
Loss FROM $4,000 TO $4,000

SIX feet of the top. but the gale took
re waves and spray up over the
,op OF the dyke so that people
r,ile away could see them. Moth
ms could have withstood the storm
The heavy rocks which were In front
81 the six inch thick, five foot high
retaining wall were washed away
like so much paper and carried far
ONT in the reservoir and they or the
wau can not be seen. OFFICERS OF
the company said this morning that
thsy realized that part OF the ce-
ment work on the wall was defec-
tive. 1t was SO when drst built
and the reservoir company had 1t
done over. Even then 1t did not
suit them. Under ordinary circum-
stances it would have held. The
engineer who constructed the dam
is not blamed. in fact the company
saws 1t blames no one. The storm
was one of those unusual things
which could not be anticipated.
John James. director OF the COM
pany, said this morning:
Il believe the cement retaining
wall can be replaced by an expendl-
ture of $4,000, at least not more
than $4,000. OF course close
watch will be kept on the embank-
ment. Charles Lambert. who lives
at the reservoir as its caretaker,
walks the dam always twice q day.
He did so Wednesday and 1t was he
who discovered the break. I want
to praise highly the work of Miss
Maud Royce and her assistants in
the Evans telephone Office. She
gave us valuable help and every
farmer in the country thanks the
efficient telephone operators"