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The silver messenger., 1912-02-20

well awaken envy in the lover of the
antique, lies a copy of christian
Hymns" and by its side an open
Bible, used, doubtless, in the sad rites.
Hung over the back of a mohair-
cushioned chair shawl of some fine
fabric is fast falling to pieces. On the
table by the side Of the shaded lamp
sits a work-basket, with the spools of
cotton, its needles and skeins of yarn.
On a wall shelf the dishes are ar
ranged just as they were left after the
final meal. By peg on the wall a
sunbonnet had hung, but the strings
have rotted away and it has fallen
to the floor. A broom stands in the
corner, having swept the now faded
rag carpet the last time when hands
now folded upon a pulseless bosom
were vigorous and strong And by the
table with it's shaded lamp, it's work
basket and few simple books, is a
child's rush-bottomed rocking chair
How it links the dead past with the
living present! Out with the thresh-
ers in one of the fields of the 60 odd
acres which James Perry Mugg holds
here, is stalwart young man, sing
ing as he thrusts the yellow sheaves
into the greedy nav of the noisy ma.
chine. 1t was he who sat in the rush.
bottomed chair and heard the stories
Of the dust-covered books from hi.
mothers lips.
The silver messenger., 1912-02-20

Of beauty. And l shall have car anu
q darling garage where the ugly oio
harm stands. l shall have stunning
gowns, and
And Loren,' finished Vera dryly.
eyes and Loren," said Marie WIN
q sigh. THAT is the worst OF II. o'lii'
he will be a quiet, easily managed nus
hand. that is one comfort.
"Are you sure of Loren! asheu
Vera smiling little, for she Truly
loved her exacting sister.
"That is just the point. Vera oeal,
He must really want me or ne wouiu
never have come here. Loren neVe.
does things lightly. And ne mas neVea
before been known to make love " {,
o;rI 60 seem reasonably sure VI
Sin, put Vera. feel as if must nave
little time before I settle down.
cannot tie myself to him just yet sun
: must keep him coming! want you
20 holm entertain him. Make MIN lee.
comfortable and contenteu' 'nen
will not realize that | am no, SUI"
orine all my attentions upon mn.
Vera sighed. She had been accus u,
.omed all her life to doing MARI
0nnleasant duties. She had enaeavol -
VI ~ 80 COO the world from Marie we"
eu;ut 90 " But she liked this task 'n'
least of any ever assigned hei. t,,
'eIs, loren Dawson, coming INTO tn'
,,I.t.a ~ narlors that evening, hesi'a'e'
~ i,s his customary difident way up''
the threshold. aho wa,
Marie paused in the song sue rred m
sinsina TO smile sweetly at MN a;ano s
dv Haines. leaning over Tue
scowled covertly ,,..,,,ov
with hasty word to Mrs. rs..,1 h'noh,ey nofa !,
oren walked over to the NIUE ,;ns sUa
~ arner where Vera sat reaaine'
'he ..,,,, NJ sit here with you, Miss Ve.a
,ooanse I know you will not ASH u,;,1 ~
20 do ANYTHING. Please 90 on
YOUR reading! uasumed he
Vera smiled as she resu nusc,ou
.,orv But she was acutely coaS, ~uo,
s.o,', @ oren,s eyes were fastened upu S
.na' s,ster's sparkling face as So
turned the music with Tue
Freddy. uoan by CON
wna' a svery a night" demanded 'n'
The silver messenger., 1912-02-20
Turkish Medicines.

Old-fashioned physicians have plenty
of reliable remedies for cholera. An
agate in the pocket and hyacinth on
the neck are much esteemed, but the
bone of a dead child carried in the
pocket is nearly as efficaciOus. Chol'
era, we learn. is caused by the moon
Therefore drink decoctiOns Of laurel
while Mars or Mercury is in the as
cendant, since these planets are un'
friendly to the moon. We are glad tc
know this, as we have always had OuI
doubts about the moon.
The silver messenger., 1912-02-20
MARIE'S
UNDERSTUDY
by Susanne Glenn

"hat pity the villagers uou
"on' 10 say, that Vera Hick,a, ~
" nave an older sister like Marien
aoi marie was as charming as nor.
,ec' nealth and vivacity could msLo
ner' IN contrast with which vora,s
paie prettlness and quiet manner fad.
ed TO insignifcance. A
IL Will not hurt Vera To stand hoo,,
little" Mrs. Hinckley answered
ohe Is young. She can bavo hou
'nance after Marie is safely settled "
rof truth to tell, the mother was
extremely gratified at her elder daugb.
.ers popularity, and the number oY
her suitors. 0' VI
IL seems to me, Marie" observed
MIS- Hinckley one morning at seeing
10 me that Loren Dawson is coming
mere pretty often Of late. I trust Won
treat him with proper respect and at.
tention."
But why, mamma-esnec,a1lv,.
asked Marie, with a teasing smile.
my dear, is it possible you fail to
realize his availability"
But, mamma, he is only a rather
quiet and extremely awkward young
man, not nearly so attractive as Fred
~ Halnes, or dozens of others"
My dear child, Loren Dawson's
wlie Will never need to lift her finger
unless she wishes Freddy Haines is
very interesting young person, but
ne Is mere clerk with no prospects
before him. 1t is time you began
thinking seriously of these things, my
child"
Dear old mater" said the girl to
her younger sister, when the mother
had left the room. "She still looks
upon me as mere child. l am not
nearly so innocent as l appear. Don't
| see Loren Dawson's fine old house
and gardens and antiquated turnouts
every time l look at Loren himself:
Well, reckon!"
But you use him $3.50 Indifferent
ly," expostulated Vera gently
Loren is not the sort to induce
me to sit in corners alone with him.
answered Marie serenely.
Il thought you meant you intended
to marry him sometime" said Vera
perplexed.
MY darling child, that is just ex
actly what l do mean. | shall make
that old stone house perfect bowel
The silver messenger., 1912-02-20
HOUSE OF SILENCE
Kept As a Memorial to Dead
Wife.
Hoosfer Home In Which Nothing Has
Been Touched Since the Death
Angels Visit Three
Decades Auo,

Center, Ind.-The story, however
strange, is now so old that the people
in and about this village have long
ceased to discuss it, Occasionally an
elder Of the neighborhood, in driving
with a stranger along the narrow
highway, will point out the House Of
Silence" and In a matter-of-fact way
relate it's half forgotten history-the
home that for 80 years or more to all
the world, save alone its master, who
l1ves elsewhere, has been as close
locked as the tomb that for as many
years has held it's one-time mistress.
And 80 it will remain they say until
James Perry Mugg is laid beside the
wife Of his youth, whose simplest
thing touched by her vanquished hand
he treasures as never miser treasured
boarded gold.
| Without the old house is not unlike
scores of the humble structures one
will see in a days drive in the coun-
try, with weatherboarded front and
window lighting either cramped room,
the paint rain-washed and sun-burned
from every board these many years.
But about all is the scar Of decay. The
plank step at the doorway crumbles
under the lightest football. The time
stained blinds are close-drawn, shut
ting out every ray of light. The
swallows and the wasps have nesteo
in the caves and in the window ledges
and spiders draw their feathery films
over the unwashed panes. Nearer the
highway the bluegrass lawn has been
close cropped by the grazing cattle,
but about the house the weeds grow
rank and wild. At the rear is a de-
tached shed, mounted by dinner bell
in which the sparrows have found a
home.
Within not one thing has beer
changed since the call Of the death
angel three decades ago. On an ole
fashioned dressing case such as might
The silver messenger., 1912-02-20
Says Crows Are Good to Eat.

Topeka, Kan.-Prof L. l.. Dyche has
eaten crow, but unlike few OF our
politicians he considers it ''tirst-class
eating" The professor AYERS that
the flesh of the young crow is as good
as that of the guinea hen. 1t is a lit
tie dark, but it has a good flavor and
is fine of texture" He is also fond
of the young red-tailed hawk which,
cooked right, he declares, could not
be distinguished from chicken.
The silver messenger., 1912-02-20
Justly Punished. .

why have you discharged Rich
ards? Do you think because he has
reached the age of forty-five that he
Is no longer useful?"
mo, that isn't it. When l was com
ing into the city on my car the other
morning he got in front of it at
crossing and was so slow that in or
der to avoid running him down | had
to lose nearly half a minute.
The silver messenger., 1912-02-20
Man Decapitated by a Car,

Spokane, Wash.-Robert Cool, re-
tired Illinois farmer aged seventy-four,
slipped on the snow in crossing q
Great Northern track and was decapi-
tated by an empty mail car which was
being switched. His body was crushed
beneath the wheels.
The silver messenger., 1912-02-20
Hoo In Well Lives 50 Davs

Henryetta, Okla.-A hog that had
bene at the bottom of a dry well for
So days was found alive by John B..
Jordan, farmer. When the animal was
pulled out by Jordan and four neigh
bors 1t was only a skeleton. 1t walked
a quarter of q mile to the barn.
The silver messenger., 1912-02-20
His SUSPICION,

His Suspicion.
well, whaddy you want?"
=, am the man who was married In
we cage of wildcats"
asted ye whaddy you want?"
|, thought l would like to look
.'o the cage again. l fear I left
we there and took one of the
Wildcats
The silver messenger., 1912-02-20

The Chicago Fire could have been pre-
vented with one pail of water, but the
water was not handy. Keep bottle OF
Hamlins Wizard Oil handy and prevent
the fiery pains of Inflammation.
The silver messenger., 1912-02-20

A mouse is afraid of a man, a man
is afraid of woman, woman Is
afraid Of a mouse-and there you are
The silver messenger., 1912-02-20

Irrigation projects are receiving thu
serious attention of the government
of Brazil
The silver messenger., 1912-02-20

Mrs. Wtnslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething softens the gums, reduces infamma-
ton, Allays pain. cure wind collie, 25c q bottle
The silver messenger., 1912-02-20

nsv I - Iierce's Pellets, small. sugar-coated.
vi ~ W take as candy. regulate and invigor-
'omach, liver and bowels. Do not gripe.
The silver messenger., 1912-02-20

TIE wise manicure never hits the
nail on the head.
The silver messenger., 1912-02-20

,.os. women like the villain better
aan the hero.
The silver messenger., 1912-02-20
another French Revolution.

another French Revolution.
number of girls have demanded
Nni'sslon to the French military
|academy.
ue time may be coming when the
aen'er of the regiment will give
t," " The son, and when the roman
canteen bearer will wear whiskers.
The silver messenger., 1912-02-20
ARls1lAF /

! his 'Hs
''ns,s nS''1,u |
the hap~ ~ |
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-04-12

"HIGH SASSIETY" DOES
THE JELLY WABBLE''
Washington, April High
Sassiety" is some rufled here to-
day, and with reason.
Even if the guests at the ball
given by Mrs. Robert w. Patter-
son Thursday night did dance the
Turkey Trot" and the "Jelly
Wabble," " is that any reason why
some blab-mouthed clubman
should go and tell everybody.
about it?
Certainly not, you say. And
that's justwhat the ladies are say
ing, too, especially some of the
more distinguished women who
were at that, dance-Helen Taft,
the presidents daughter, the
Misses Meyer, daughters of the
secretary of the navy, and the
Princess Alice" for instance. Z
The women are all going
around denying it today, and get
ting all excited and worked up
while doing SO, too. But the club
men admit it is true.
"Of course, you know" one of
them said today, sit wasn't the
real 'Barbary coast stuff" you
know. 1t was a sort of delicate,
modified, highly cultured, if I
may put it so, sort of 'Trot' and
Wabble.'.
'Why, the Princess Alice and
Postmaster General Hitchcock
looked. real graceful as they did it
together"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-04-12

Hamilton, O., April 12.-Spe-N
cial. )-Chas. Bush, colored, of
Coke Otto, likes money.
He was counting his change on
the sixth floor of the Rentschler
building, when a gust of wind
took a dollar bill from his hand
and gently deposited it on the
roof of the Reilly building, three
stories below.
Bush grabbed for the bill,
missed and then leaped to the
roof. He was unhurt. Just as he
was about to pick up the bill an
other gentle zephyr carried it into
the court of the Reilly building.
He started after it again; but an
occupant of the building got it
first and saved him another jump.
Another western advertise
ment: ''To exchange::A doctors
book on epilepsy for Plymouth
Rock hen" ~.
"A woman can see through the
average man without the X-ray,,.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-04-12

"A woman can see through the
average man without the X-ray,,
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-11-28
TELEPHONE TALK no. s

Aside from the TACT that the tele.
phone directory is often referred to as
a city guide. it is used for other rel.
erence purposes on the average Of
many hundreds Of times daily. and
this makes it one of the most vaIuabI,
advertising mediums that can be OBJ.
tanned. All business concerns should
take advantage of the Company Offer
and secure information concerning ad.
vertising space in our telephone direc-
tories. Call up Offices Of the Com
pany. or address Advertising Depart
ment, Nashville, Tenn.
CUMBERLAND TELEPHONE &
TELEGRAPH co. incorporate
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-11-28
PRESIDENT FINLEY MAKES
SETTLEMENT

Nov. 2l-President Finley Of The
Southern Railway Company and the
Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company
today gave out the following state.
ment with respect to the suit brought
by the Stale Of Mississippi against
the Southern Railway Company and
the Mobile and Ohio Railroad Com.
pany charging violation Of the
Anti Trust laws Of Mississippi:
The Railroad Companies regret
that the Attorney General Of Missis.
sippi is of the opinion that the facts
in the matter justify the bringing Of
this suit The Officers of the several
railroads involved are confident that
no law Of the State Of Mississippi
has been violated by these Railroad
Companies, especially is this true in.
asmuch as the consumation Of the
transaction, now more than ten years
ago,with the consent Of, in the manner
prescribed and on conditions stipuIal.
ed by the proper officers Of the State
OF Mississippi, and we believe that
when the Attorney General becomes
acquainted with ell the facts on both
.-pL the issue be will SO conclude.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-11-28

State Of Mississippi T Chancery Court
Chichasaw County June Term
Second District 1912
John Griffin
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-11-28

A rustic English saying runs:
Here's to the poor man May his
beef and beer keep on Increasing year
by year. May his dear little wife be
the joy of his life and never kick up
a racket. May she do al she can to
please her old man and mend up his
old ragged Jacket" Better still is this
version: Here's to the loaf that
never crumbles; here's to the wife
that never grumbles; here's to the
horse that never stumbles" To which
one might be tempted to add: Here's
to hope"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-11-28
Family Close to Death

During a recent terrific storm, at
Talleywang, n S. w, a miner his
wife and child had a narrow escape
from death in their cabin, The storm
caused a gigantic tree to fall across
the center of the house, but proyi-
dentially the man was at one end of
the building and his wife and child
at the other, when it fell; and al
though the central portion of the
cabin was literally smashed to the
ground, either end of the structure re-
mained intact.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-11-28
Aerate Your Boiled Water.

Drinking water that has been boiled
is usually SO fiat and tasteless that
people are apt to dislike it exceeding.
ly, and even though the health au,
thorities order it's, use, many people
will run the risk of contracting ty.
phoid fever rather than take this pre-
caution. If boiled water is thoroughly
cooled and shaken up well in bottle
half filed, it will become aerated and
have the sparkle and taste Of freshly
drawn we'll water.-Housekeeper.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-11-28

THE Gentleman From i sissippi."
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-11-28

There are two kinds Of drainage
surface and sub surface. In this S ale,
as in every other state, the one is use
less without the other, aad they are
both useless unless properly done
By surface drainage, we mean tax.
ing care Of the water that falls on, the
surface, and doesnl sink into the sol.
Then, too, the outlet for the sub. sur.
face is classified with the surface.
In Mississippi, the most Of US have
it pretty well in mind that we have to
take care Of that surplus water. We
know that if we don't, that our neigh
Dor below US is going to get our old
farm and we are going to get a brand
new one, He is going to get The best
soil, and we have the sub-soll to make
our crop on Sub-soil is all r ght,
and we cant get on without it; yet we
have also learned that it works best
when we let it be sub.sol and not
top-soi, Hence we terrace, ridge
and deep piow, More should, and
will a,er. We must have an ouIei
tor this surplus water to get off the
farm land as soon as possible, buI
get off slowly, so it ont take the sci.
with it. So it is that an cutie or open
ditc is perfectly essential for an,
kind Of drainage This open duch
should be large enough to allow the
water 10 get off after the heaviest rain.
without standing on the land for any
length Of inc.
We mss srr hat ali the land IN
the ate needs surface drainage, bul
the same IS MT true Of sub surface
However, large part Of the State
doe need sub-surloce drainage. b
this form Of drainage we mean tiIing
Deep blowing helps
II ! should tell you that often the in.
crease in the crop the FIRST year pays
for the cost Of draining, you wouldn't
believe me. 1t sometimes-yes many
times-pays for itself in the FIRST year,
and then you have its profits clear
ever after-Iikewise your children
Several men in the State have this
year, Tor the FIRST time, tiled some Of
their lands. They have noticed so
tar these things, Il can get in the
field to work the land from one to two
days earlier than | can in the untitled
field" Think what that would mean
to yon. They find that the soil is
sweet, where it used to be sour.
They will find that the crop will stand
both wet and dry weather better
There is a reason for all this, but you
watch piece Of tiled land, and let it
tell you that this is so. Now, if you
can get all these benefits from one
thing cant you see why the tile pays
such big returns? Then why don't
you invest some Of your earnings at
home, and in such paying PROPOSE.
tion?-Daniel Scoates; Miss A. & M.
College.
Progressive Farmer.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-11-28

Don't be clam, my son; but If an
old friend comes to you and asks for
the loan of IS until Saturday night,
just close your shell for repairs. II
may look rude, but under some cir.
cumstances It is better to leave than
to be left.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-11-28
JASgHS GORDON.

THE Gentleman From sissippi."
From the Old, old Sou.h that we thought asleep
Iii Tie das Of the roses buried deep
Hidden through the DIM lar years
BY the haze aud blur Of peoples tears
A Voice has caIled-and over the way
a Prophet comes from a vanished day.
Where the faded dust of the roses then
Leaps to the bloom of life again
Leaps to the bloom Of life, where still
By vale and vaIIey--by mead and hill
Inc vanished fragrance the sweet perfume
From the lands Of igh and her helds Of bloom
Rise again in the old time CLEAN
Oh day dim in the age Of dream,
Where, the last Of the CID Guard wait
Her prophet stands at the Twilight Gate.
An oId-ashoued aenDIeman--nohine more;
One Of the clan mat has before
Yet, as he speas4 aad rhc nation hears,
The mist rolls .ek Iuam raa vanished years
Iha eaa to !Ur IS the curtain ila
A.d lbe dream -eurns the soft wiid drifts
rnH hc past n-and seem % see
lb O.a Sout lst as ], Used 10 Be.
Itr lld oo4 When. Il yos1trvca~,
Ib'sooa Sweet and Dae dream was dear
y Nhenuuh ooe when pride and faith
Were somao|n more than a vanished wrath
When life haI something better to hold
Than the strife ior gaia and The greed for gold
In the crash and clash oi an endless Tray
That knows rest through the driving day:
Tbo4th he speaks to us from a day long deed,
And the SHOWS Of the winter crown his head
Deep IN his heart the days but bring
The sunshine OF eternal spring;
though the Night is near. and the hour is late
AS he stands today the Twilight Gate
Where the dust swings in from the western hills
His eyes turned to the morning STILL
And while he waits may the sundris gold
be as deep the he knew Of old
And the skies above be as deep blue
As the skies Of old that his Morning knew
And one by one, from vanished track
May every dream that he held come back
And follow to the Phantom Shore
An oldashoned gendemon-nohing more
GARLAND RICE.
From The Golden Age Nov 7, 1912
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-11-28

"The person who brings you choice
piece Of gossip" says a philosopher,
will take one away if there is half
a chance. Sit pretty tight when the
gossip peddler is around. Quincy
Herald
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-11-28
N0N-RESIDENr / NOTICE

To Holiday Barlow, Posrolice Louis
vile, Ky., Defendant:
You are hereby commended to ap.
pear before the Chancery Court Of
the End District Of the County Of
Chickasow in said State on the Isl
Monday December 1912 to defend
the suit in said court Of Lorena Barlow
wherein you are a defendant.
This 9th day Of November 1912.
HE. BRANNON, Clerk.
By W, }, Williams, DC.
Lyon & Lyon
Attys. for Complainant
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-11-28
Clara Griffin and viii Griffin
NOTICE

By virtue Of the provisions Of a
decree Of the Chancery Court Of the
End District oil Chtckasaw County
Mississippi in the above matter, rem.
dered at the June Term, 1912, | will
on the FIRST Monday in December,
1912, within legal hours, in front Of
The court house door in the City Of
OkoIona, offer for sale and sell to the
highest and best bidder for cash the
following described parcel or lot Of
land, and appurtenauces and improve
ments, etc, situated thereon. to-wit:
Beginning at point on East Street
where same entersects Jefferson
Street, running East 12l feet, thence
North 142 feet, thence West to East
Street, thence South, running along
East Street to the point OF beginning
on Jefferson Street, said Lot being
Lot No. T. Block 106. according to
the G, w, Thornton survey Of the
City Of Okolona.
This property is sold for prrtition.
and the title is believed to be good.
though | convey only such title as is
vested in me as Commissioner for
for this purpose.
W. j. WILLIAMS.
Commissioner.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-11-28
CONTRACTOR NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the
Board of Supervisors of Chickasaw
County, Mississippi will on Monday
the End day Of December; 1912, in
front Of the Court House in the town
of Houston, let the contract for work
ing the roads in Supervisors District
No 3 in two divisions to the loves
and best bidder The Board reserve,
the right TO reject any and all bids.
This the 7th day Of Oct, 1912
H. E. BRANNON, CLERK
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-11-28
Definition Wanted.

what is sardine?" has come up
before London court for decision in
suit growing out Of the sale of vari
GUS kinds Of small fish under this
label.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-04
Reauisitionn Insncd.

reauisition was issued yesterday
on tho Governor OF Florida for j. B.
Adams, alias f. f. Hess. alias Judson
white, alias DR.. J. C. Ashton. wanted
in Winchester. Va. on a charge OF forg-
ing a check for s46s.65 He Is in IAN
ut Tampa. Adam Forney will go for
the priBoner.
Governor Mann also issued n requi-
s!tion on the Governor OF North Caro-
lima for Motea Lewis. IN jail at Ra-
leigh. He ia wanted In Hcnrico county
on e charge OF seduction. lie will be
brought TO this State by w. w. sgd
nor.
Requisition papers Issued by the
Governor OF North Carolina for John
Walker were honored. He was con-
victed in Cumberland county. y. c., and
given five years Imprisonment for fell
ony. On April S, 1909, Walker escaped
from the convict road force He is IN
3ail in Richmond. whore Warden Z. Z.
Sale. of the North Carolina State Prison.
will find him.