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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1913-06-05

(did you ever?) Aunt Susan fell in
line and marched with the soldiers
said she stayed at home and worked
The Iltile mountain farm with her ovr
hands, while Billy went out and f
and deserved as much credit as any Of
them (and she did Patriotism is \
flower that grows in the poor man $
boveI as well as the rich mans paIac,
AID is universal the world over.
Aunt Susan didn't bother about stvI
she wore that same Iitle black har
with the faded pink bow on it. tha,
she had worn this coming August will
be three years and that black, rusty
looking calico dress that had served
for Sunday for a long tine. 1t had
enough goods in it for three hobbIe
skirts and came down to the ground
so she wouldn't show her no. Is as
she walked. She weighed 1870
pounds and didn't have any waist line
but she put on a pink belt to match
the bow on her hat. to let you kn ow
where the wal ought to be.
Two old soldiers had baojpq and
one brought his GldIe. H, played
the same tune and that was the one
The old cow died with" 81 verse,
long and every one just Ike the FIRST.
We told old war tales and Iivec
again over, the scenes Of long ago.
you didn't have a story ready at hant
you could make one while uncle 10.
finished hisn. Any kind would Co..
When it comes to making solid facts
out OF imagination your uncle Ell was
there with the goods and rendered
efficient service when things would
gr! to going slow.
The city was ours, ask and ye
shall receive was the watc1word
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1913-06-05
MISSISSIPPI, THURSDAY.J JUNE 1913

old soldier but had their marches or
separate days. The old soldiers we're
in a class to themselves and it you
could have seen that long line Of old
heroes as they marched of you
wouldn't have thought they needed
much sympathy as they yelled and
danced down the streets. One Of
them bucked up to your uncle Eli and
said, Why don't you dance?" | said,
You don't seem to know who you
are talking loo, | cant indulge in no
foolishness ike that on account Of the
dignity OF my ro%sltion. I've got more
Offices than Carter had oats am
he mayor of Owl HoIIer, squire of
Inc peace, school commissioner, PEN
son agent, poet, hunorist, a methodist.
a mason and as | caught my breath
for more q1aI,Gnq adjrctives, he broke
in and said, Yes, an a grand rascal,
10 man can have all them epithets
hung to him aud not be crooked
bIIed ovtr with righteous indignation.
and | would er jumped him on the
SPOT, but bi, fits vere Dig as peck
measures and he vas nearly as big as
D Beatty and II didn't take me long
to drcioe that couldn't afford to
notice such ha.b | make it a rule
never t, G4h lunas, | know | can lick
he other fellow. 50 | took advantage
Of the reasonable doubts (os the law
yer world SEW.
Just then uocIe Billy and aunt
Susan got off the train from way down
in AIaba ma. Thev never had seen
an auto and the old Iad, S eyes looked
big as tin cups as she said. William
for The lands sake look thar comes a
Garage with no bosses to it," Right
in o~hind it came one of those little
snoring n ortor cycles, he said, Look
Susan the darn things got er colt"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1913-06-05
ELI PERKINS

By virtue of a certain execution
issued by JIe L DIV S, CI-rk Of the
Circuit Court Of Cbickasaw C,uary
Mississippi, or an enrolled iu lgem4nt
from the Court Of H. B L,cey, Jls-
lice Of the Peace, in the case Of the
OkoIona Hardware Company vs.
S1lon Sample. for the sum Of S58.33
together with interest and SIS 80 costs,
rendered April Z, 1913 | have levied
upon. and will, on Mind ~. j rlv 7,
1913, in front Of the Court H use
door in The CITY Of OkoIona. Mss,
within legal hou,s. offer for sale and
sell to the highest bidder for cash, to
,alisfv said judgement and all costs,
he following described land, lo-wit:
N IL Of NE | 4 Of Section IA,
Township Is, Range 5 E,st, Iocalei
d Chichasaw County Mississippi.
Said property being levied on as
he property Of defendants in execu-
ION, | will execute deed to purchaser.
This June II. 1918.
H. l.. ARLINGTON,
Sheriff.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1913-06-05
West Point, April 9Th, 1913

Mr. A. CAV Aberdeen Miss
DerS Sir Smem months ago heard YOUR medicine KLCFH and as had tried dha every thing that had
event @id and" nofN vail decided to give your medicine atrial took oeb udehd cost nj oy huyGe
cents nd wnO say tina this eb hed incidence cured mf fine ck hI hdnnb no them FL ht
eighteen m%MS wtO@ say" y@ Mr. Cay hatI think it is best mmmeM osd that ever saw must
HAYES mt $UOh drugs and doctors bills but none Of hes seemed to- do me my good Iwb youncl. rms
witty your medicine and sincerely recommend to be heb best that have ever sn
Yours very sincerely
WCSTANEY
49, SakySmhR Realty Co.
PS Lam not ceilings DWELL nov sod think it wnh YEA 1000 Ha7h for mn stake anmbn hottie wr raH5n
so you will lind nd@d price for same w
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1913-06-05
Aberdeen, Mics, April 10Th. 1918

Aberdeen, Mics, April 10Th. 1918
Mr., } A. Gay, Aberdeen, Miss.
Dear Sir had been having chjIIs
off and on for about TO years. !
finally purchased a bottle Of your XII,
Chi and took, not exceeding five
doses, | have not had a chill since
and feel so we'll now that | do not
feel hat ! will ever have another one.
You certainly have a wonderful medi-
cine. take great pleasure in recon.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1913-06-05

nen ever saw and wonderful " pre-
erved and booked as seIfreliant as
he days when their rebel yell and
charge shook the earth be-
,eath their feet. | am proud to be-
ong to a generation that has done so
much both in war and IN peace for
he good Of MANKIND
ELI PERKINS
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1913-06-05

chiIIs last fall; | bought a bottle Of
your KI.ChiI which cured them; aIsp
had a negro on the place ht,jn!
chiIIs, who, after taking a few doses
OF your medicine, met With the same
result | consider il d woode + i
medicine and the price is nothing TO
compare with the number Of doses
YOU give and the good results.
j. D, COOPER, Sheriff Monroe Co.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1913-06-05
Macon, Miss. June 4th, 1918

Macon, Miss. June 4lh, 1918
Mr.. j. A. Gay, Aberdeen. Miss.
Dear Sir--You gave me a bottle Of
your KILCHIL last tail. My daugh
ter had had yellow cbrlIs and liked to
have died. This Sprrng, she had
chiis again, and | gave her your Kill
GILL, am proud to say, she had
no more chilIs alter taking it and is
now in hne health.
Very sincerely yours,
j. +. MCCLURE.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1913-06-05
MCGILL SETTLEMENT

Mr.. w. G. Refers, who has charge
Of his fathers plantation this year,
laid by 20 acres of corn on June 3rd
and 4th. This corn vas planted the
last Of March aud is as high as a
mans head. He also has consider
able late corn and with favorable
seasons will fill his barn this fall with
corn
Mr.. Joe McGiII has been on the
sick report for more than a week and
says hal the time he is being forced
to lose from his crop is hurting him as
much as the sickness.
We want to suggest to the people
Of this community that if they will
cooperate with the correspondent We
can make McGilI Settlement coIu. r
Of interest to those who read thu
paper, Nearly everybody has a
phone so when you have a visitor o,
sickness, intact any thing Ct interest
you can getit in the paper by tele-
nhoninc the facts to Mr. C. II
Refers any time during the week.
Be sure and give initials and names
Of persons correctly. If ano one IS
sick or gets hurt or you have visitors
we would be glad to know it. We
want all the news from Mr.. Tom
Belts on the west to Mr.. L. T. Ed.
wards on the east. We want facts
only. Now if every one will help us
we will eudeavor to max the McGiII
Settlement column Of some interest
Furthermore | will say that no one is
free from making mistakes but | shall
try not to make any. II | should
happen to send an item 10 the paper
hat is not correct il some one will
call my attention to it ! will gladly
correct it in the next issue,
Some part Of the Machinery of Mr.
Refers gasoline engine broke Satur.
day May 3lst causing him TO have 10
senG to the factory for new pieces.
He runs a grist mil with the engine
so last Saturday he was unable IT,
grind the peoples corr but thinks be
will have the broken parts repaired
this week so that he can grind next
Saturday, This mill is a great help
to the people Of the communlls as
we'll as to Mr.. Refers,
A good rain fell here Friday which
greatly benefited corn which had
been recently laid by,
Most Of our people will finish
chopping their cotton over the FIRST
nme this week. Most every one has
i good start in their cotton and unless
vet weather interferes The prospects
ire very good for june development
and early July G%ruiling.
Messrs Will Refers. Ed Refers,
Lee Patton, Arthur t1adIey' Tom
Hadley, Carl FladIey and Jim McGiIl
al y,las men Of this neighbo rhoo
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1913-06-05
GAYS KLL--CHIL
Guaranteed to Break Chius and Fever or Your Money Refunded.
IS Adult Doses for IS cents.

!" medicine unique fro" The fac" that the DOSAGE and bottle are 50 small and ct ondsn ~ as many as
m@5 JUh prpaahmsm the market Iii given in doses Of mO to 80 drops in water sup oo naIeprt
ably for adults NnO capsule holds 80 drops No. holds 20 drops and No. holds IS Children take two drops
for each year age pdr IDLY in syrup
Ombded KrCtHL will stop cMs on two or three people ms borne onw testimonials below However
would recommend one bottle for each person Continue taking the medicine FORT VOC three vdsn tmmbv
Eradicate unThhm the %d.
KLCFHL Ba good tonic and ammrH endmsheb blood hmsp the system mdh mnn yE fife nhme
from malaria hN also good flor old coughs grippe colds etc
Any one MmgK LCFHL forte days and claiming Hm are not pwdI will cbmruyr refund hr
money. Yustr health and good feeling l. CAY
FrSe~ all dealers or @md IS "nsady you will receive bottle post paid byr address,
READ THE FOLLOWING CONVINCING TESTIMONIALS
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1913-06-05
lAI. PERKINS REPORI
THE REUNION.

| went in person to the Reunion.
! helped to make the milnary history
hat they are now eni ying half g
century ago | was then a boy not
able to sproul a mus!acne.
Chattanooga is the eliminating
centre Of five different battle fields.
and he fine monuments Of both sides
and The large cemeteries (both ma
uonaI and confederate show hat
there was business done in the skies.
was wounded at Cbickamaug :,
where we took a yankee battery that
had driven back three OF our brigades.
Just a. we had captured The battery !
was struck on the left hind beg, and |
could not move a peg. II was too hot
10 stay there, and | couldn't get away,
just at that time provideu e sent along
a big yankee dulchman told him
to throw down his gun and 20 70 the
rear, and | made a leg with NV gun
and hung on to the dutchmon wrh the
other hand and we started on our
slow but p%eriIous journey. About
that time q she'll pIowed up The ground
near US and the dutchman sa You
slump on my back an | carr Oh ont
o dis" It was no time for a.pment
and | rode out in fine style. When |
turned him over to he guard ID cried
and SAID, Mine Got, mine Got, only
Tree weeks in dis country and now a
prisoner" lasked him what he was
fighting US for? and he said, 'Tirteen
dollars a month and board" Chicka.
manga was a fine victory and we
made UNI hump back to Chattano ga.
AT Missionary Ridge | saw them
capture one Of our batteries, because
the Ridge was so steep it couldn't be
used, the shells would slip out. They
came in behind us, and we suddenly
remembered that we had imporI3,t
business down in Georgia. saw
where | left my footprints in the
sands Of time" as | went over the hill
without stopping t o ask any questions.
| was on Lookout Mountain one
Sunday evening, where you can look
into states, and our battery concluded
to shell a yankee wagont'rain. They
ran off and left their wagons and the
he shells would tear them up (muIes
and alp and just when we bad ten
10 enjoying it all right the Yankees
caught on and turned loose about A.
guns on US and stopped our play,
These we're some of the scenes
that the man from "OwI HoIIer" had
to look after in the 1918 Reunion.
Thousands Of these old gray boards
were out on the different battleGeIds
each trying to locate their places along
along the line so years ago.
Chattanooga was the most success
full Reunion we ever had. The i'm
mense crowds we're hahdIaI with
more ease than ever known before.
wrote a letter to the Chattanooga
Times advocating that place for a per.
manent annual Reunion some two
weeks before we met. The main
features were location, military history
and the general desire Of the old
older to know where he was going
when he was going and what he
would God when he got there. 1t
~as much discussed and | hope will
bcl,g forth fruit. Iajer on. The Govern
ment Ia' It's have all the tents we
needed and 800 c~alvery horse, to 60
in the parade.
The sponsors and sons Of veterans
we're not allowed to oversbaiow the
went TO TaIIe bonelah creek Saturday
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1913-06-05

Aberdeen, Miss. Feb T, 1918,
Mr }. A. Cav, Aberdeen, Miss.
Dear Sir i have used your Xii.
Chi in my camp; several Of my hands
wcre down with ChiIIs and a bottle Of
your medicine completely cured item.
They continued working while taking
it. We were camping out in all kinds
of weather, exposed to malaria, etc,
but we we're not bothered with chilIs
and fever after using your medicine.
Yours truly.
JOHN BOOTH,
Road Contractor.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1913-06-05

went TO TalIebone.uh creek Saturday
afternoon and caught "a very fine fish.
The boys used a seine, Folr fami.
lies had all The the fish they could
eat besides the boys had great
sport.
Mr., B, EIIisgand family accompani-
ed by Miss Grace HadIey visited
Nh. Jun Martins family Sunday
The Tax Assessor was visiting the
tax payers on the Lee county side of
the neighborhood last week.
We have nothing more Of interest
this week but will hustle around and
try to give you more news next week.
Ecco Homo.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1913-06-05
A erdecn Miss. MAY OOH 1917

Aberdeen Miss, May 20th 1918,
Mr.. J. A Gay, Aberdeen, Miss.
Dear Sir Some time ago was
taken with chilIs and as your XII
Chill was recommended so highly. |
decided to give it a triaI. am
pleased to say that | have had no
more cbiIIs since taking it and take
great pleasure in recommending ii 10
any one suffering with chlIls or maia-
ria. Very sincerely yours,
GEO, G. PAINE, Attorney al Law.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1913-06-05

merriIy on, and interest in the ut
come is growing more intense every
day, especially since the arrival Of the
| $500 piano, which is on exhibition at
Brewster. Turner 5, 10 and Is cent
store. There will be two more
counts-lhe next one on June ~ and
that will be for $40 in god, the
money to 60 to the contestant who
makes the greatest gain in votes from
the time Of the last count, May "A, 10
June 20.
Previous votes will not count tor
the god, but simply toward the piano,
and that being the case, every con-
testant has an equal show, as the one
who makes he greatest gain will be
the one who will be awarded the
gold.
1t will be remembered that the first
prise went to Miss L-va SPENCER;
the second prizes to Miss Sudie LIE
jolly and Miss Leva Spencer; who
will get The TIL d prize?
We desire to call the attention Of
the contestants to this fact: The
bonus votes, other than for the
merchants coupons, will be reduced
after the next count. This being the
case the contestants should get. in
every vote possible between this time
and June 20 as the bonus votes will
not be so large thereafter.
What you want to know is, how
you can win the gold and the piano,
too. Get new subscribers; get old
subscribers to pay up and renew;
trade with the merchants who are
oferieg prizes; follow the rules and
get in every vote you can between
now and the 20h Of June.
Try hard and win this last special
prize we offer, and you will be in a
good position to make the high vote
on the piano count about July IS,
which will be the last count, the
result Of which will determine who
gets the piano.
The following bonus offer will con-
tinue and remain unchanged up to
June 20, so take advantage Of this
splendid opportunity to secure votes,
as this will be positively the largest
bonus we shall give on any seven
years subscription at any time,
For every seven new subscriptions
a bonus Of 10000 extra votes, maxi
ing S total Of 1920.
For every seven renewal subscrip-
lions a bonus of 5000 extra votes
making a total Of 1880,
For every seven back subscriptions
a bonus Of 5000 extra votes making a
total Of $500,
For every 40 Merchants coupons
III IL vote coupons count as half
coupons) brought to this Office and
counted by the Publisher or one Of his
assistants, 1000 extra votes will be
given making a total Of 1000. These
coupons may be collected from any
and all merchants who are in the con.
test.
Do not forget the prizes the mer-
chants are giving. If not fortunate
enough to secure the piano, you may
receive one Of the merchants prizes.
and they are all worth working for.
The names Of the merchants who
Z are giving handsome prizes and help
ing to make this contest a big success
are as follows:
E. S. Elliott.
Bearden & King.
Mrs. R. L. Bransford.
Brewster. Turner 5, 10 & 25c store
\ broke JeweIry Company.
w. T. Major, the Photographer.
Remember the next prize Of $40 in
gold goes to the one who makes the
greatest gain in number Of votes.
Remember that six Of our leading
merchants are interested in this con-
test, and give twenty-five vote cou-
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1913-06-05

Eggs for halchirs es strains from
Buff Orping.on al ole Wyandoue
chickens. $3.50 per IS.
Mrs.J. NJ. HALEY.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1913-06-05

mending it to any one who may be
suffering with malaria. chIlls and fever
Yours truly,
T. O.. JONES.
Ex-Sheria Monroe Co.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1913-06-05

READ THE FOLLOWING CONVINCING TESTIMONIALS.
Eastern Colorado times., 1913-07-25

shout Shut up!' he answers right
back, Go to hell! Go to hell! Brrripp!
To hell!'"
Are you sure he says Go to hell?'"
asked the court.
Just as Mrs, Jandro was about to
answer Armando ruf11ed- his feathers.
cooked his head to one side blinked
at the magistrate and said shrilly and
clearly: go to hell! Go to hell!
Brrrrrrrrripp! He'll"
That's ALL" cried counsel for Mrs.
Jandro, triumphantly.
Mrs. Vogt burst into tears. Armando
fluffed his feathers defiantly and be-
gan anew: 60 to-"
Officer, take that bird out Of here"
broke in his honor. " -
Eastern Colorado times., 1913-07-25
PARROT "CUsSED" A JURIST
Case Was Going Well for Birds
I'd. Owner, When 1t Talked Entirely
Too Much.

New York.-When Armando, the
parrot of Mrs. Johanna Vogt. became
a witness in his own behalf before
Magistrate Geismar when an effort
was made to prove that he was an up
right bird of decent birth, Armando
certainly spilled the beans
why, judge" said Mrs. Ormsby
Jandro. this parrot is a loafer and a
rowdy.> There's no living in the same
block with him. Just the first minute
1t gets to be morning he begins to
scream and chatter such language!"
Mrs. Jandro clucked her tongue sew
eral times to indicate the unspeakable
character of Armando's soliloquies
and stuck her fingers in her ears,
wagged her head and rolled her eyes
to indicate that boiler factory would
be rest cure compared with the
Vogt's neighborhood.
HE starts right in first thing with
Go to hell! Go to hell! Brrrrrrrripp!
He'll And he keeps 1t up! II you
Eastern Colorado times., 1913-07-25
LIGHTNING BROILS A STEAK
Kills Woman, but Finishes a Job She
has In Hand-Chiid 10
Stunned.

Carnegie, Pa.-Lightning played a
peculiar as well as a fatal prank here
when it struck the chimney of Henry
Waters house on the Steubenville
pike, and after running down the
chimney to the kitchen range. killed
Mrs. Waters and broiled steak
which she was putting on the broiling
irons at the time. ~s >
Mrs. Waters had picked up the
steak. walked over to the kitchen
range and laid it on the irons She
was evidently about to light the nat
ural gas burner, when terrific peal
of thunder shook the house, and the
lightning zigzagged down the chin
ney. Every stitch was burned from
Mrs. Waters body.
The steak was Drowned perfectly
by the lightning flame.
A six-year-old child, who witnessed
the accident, was severely stunned, but
will recover.
Eastern Colorado times., 1913-07-25
Thought She Had Met Him.

Dinah was a product Of New Or
leans, big. plump. "yaller gal" who
could cook the finest dinners for miles
around. One day new butler ap-
peared upon the scene. and Dinah's
mistress noticed that she took great
interest in the man. At last her mis-
tress could stand her curiosity. no
longer and asked:
"Dinah, do you know that new
man."
Dinah took another long and scru.
tinizing look and then sloVly and rem
iniscently replied:
well. l dunno, Miss Alice; but !
think he was ma fust husband"
Eastern Colorado times., 1913-07-25
THE cocA.co1A COMPANY. Atlanta. Ga,
Time for Final Rites.

A colored man had been arrested
on a charge of beating and cruelty
mistreating his wife. After hearing
the charge against the prisoner the
justice turned to the first witness.
Madam" he said, 'if this man were
your husband and had given you a
beating, would you call in the police?"
The woman addressed, veritable
amazon in size and aggressiveness.
turned a smiling countenance toward
the justice and answered: mo, jedge.
II he was nah husban' and he treated
me lax he did his wife, ah wouldn't
call no p'liceman. No, sab, ah'd call
de rtaker."-Current Literature.
Eastern Colorado times., 1913-07-25
LOST MASTERPIECE IS FOUND
Painting by DoIcl in Philadelphia
Collection Discovered to Be Fa.
nous AIIegoricai Work.

Philadelphia, Pa, June 30.-It has
just baen discovered that famous al
legorical masterpiece which has been
missing for centuries has been hidden
in Memorial Hall in this city. For
years this painting has been known
under another name.
Instead Of the beautiful painting
which depicted one of the famous pic
lures Of the sacred history of Christen-
dom as created by Carlo Dolci, its
beauty, its character and significance
were so altered by daubs of paint
smeared upon its that even the great
est art experts Of the world failed to
recognize what the picture really was
and no one knew of the existence of
the work. Listed in the noted collec.
ton as the property of the city, this
painting for nine years hung upon the
walls Of the gallery as Youth and
Love" by Carlo Dolci.
In 1904 John G. Johnson, while
abroad. bought-i with 81 other valu.
able paintings. and presented it to the
city upon his return to Philadelphia.
In this collection were some paintings
of unusual importance, examples of
the Italian and Flemish schools Be-
cause Of the great value Of some of
the other painting by better-known
artists. this Dolci painting was not
thought to have any particular sig
nificance and for years it remained
just as it came from Europe.
With the idea of improving some Of
the famous paintings in the collection.
M. Johnson. as the head of the city's
art commission, engaged Pasquale Fa-
rfna to- restore some of the works Of
art that adorn this gallery in Fair
mount Park and itsremaiped, for Fa-
rina to discover that the Dolci painting
was one of the lost masterpieces OF
the world.
Eastern Colorado times., 1913-07-25
Silver Tag on Turtle.

Solomon river. Fred Mathews caught
land turtle nearly foot broad,
which had attached to its shell sill
yer tag. The inscription on the tag
was badly worn, but it is believed that
it originally was silver Catholic med
al such as many Catholics wear. The
medal was fastened to the turtles
shell with a silver ring and Judging
from its appearance it had been on the
reptile many years.