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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-11-21
oKoLoNA. MISSISSIPPI, THURSDAY NOVEMBER q 1918
MOTHER
BY J. W..

Each throbbing line OF love you write to me,
My heart grows sad, and oft count the days
Until at last shall sail DER the sea
Back, back to you and home and all love-
And'once cursed the fate that placed me here,
5ut 10! | caught vision from above
That steeed my heart with patience mother dear,
Before my thoughts were dark with fanced wrongs,
OF plans miscarried and of work undone,
heard faint echoes Of old home songs
And gimpsed your loving faces one by one.
knew your troubles s-that could not ease
suffered at the worry in your heart.
onged to rest my head upon your knees
And feel my bitter loneliness depart.
To me the war had brought out bitterness;
Brought out dicpline- cut me to the raw
And acts unjust that promised no.redress
Beneath the changeless military law
All through the days heard the homingcall
saw your pleading eyes and heard your voice.
prayed to come, prayed to cheer you all
And in reunion let our hearts rejoice.
All useless seemed the changeless game we played
Of endless labor, nnremetting drl.s
1t seemed 'twould be far better had stayed
At home with you who love and need me still.
And then caught vision from the skies
OF why we fight and suffer and are sad
saw the reason for our sacrifice,
And, seeing, 10! my heart grew strong and glad,
That was in the ranks to fight and die,
If need be, for the millions yet unborn!
saw the Belgian women as they lie,
The spoils of Hunnish lust undone and torn
Their children lifting mutilated arms
And babies caught upon the bayonet;
Their aged mothers Shaving on the farms
To feed the German hordes unconquored yet!
saw the helpless sinking in the waves,
While German sailors laughed to see them die;
/ saw row of new made baby graves
And distant aircraft sinking in the sky;
saw the towns of desolated France
The fruitng trees destroyed in senseless hate!
Oh mother, these 1 saw in trance
And others that dare not relate!
Oh think if we had lived in Belgium then
II France had been our homel Oh, God on High,
To picture You the toy Of british men,
Our home destroyed, my loved ones left to die!
see-I see at last the reason why
We must forget the little things of life
And dry our tears and stife every cry,
Whatever pain may issue from the strife
Why we must battle on, with ne'er thought
But Victory, nor stop to count the cost
Until a sweeter Liberty is wrought
From out the DID, which was so nearly lost
My mother, cheer your heart and dry your tears,
For afterwhe God willing I'll return
We sacrifice to-day that, through the years.
We may enjoy the peace for which we yearn
Forget all cares forget all minor things:
Today we labor and Tomorrow rest
We fight for every mother as she sings
Her babe to sleep upon her throbbing breast!
We battle for the Womanhood of Earth,
For Liberty, for Honor and for Right
Be proud OH mother dear that you gave birth
To one who lived to enter such fight
The above poem was sent US from France by
Rev. A. L. O'Briant
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-11-21
Farm Department
N. d. GUERRy. Editor.
Club Day In Okolona

Last week when the city
authorities gave orders to open
the town this week. laid all
plans to have the long delayed
pig show and advertised accord
ingly. When late Saturday
night they decided not to oper
the town, it was then too late
to notify all the boys, SO DR..
Donaldson, city health officer,
DIR. Williams, county health
officer, and hit on the plan of
having it out in the country
where there would be plenty of
room and fresh air.
The show was a success.
While, owing to the unsettled
conditions, there were not as
many exhibits this year as last,
they were of better quality than
last year. There was a notable
improvement in the corn ex-
hibits. The ten ear exhibits
showed uniformity that would
do justice to any corn show.
The ten ears exhibited by Arlie
Maynes, which won him the ten
dollar prize, were notably good,
as was the best single ear ex-
z hibit by Brooks Owings, of
Wren.
The pigs were excellent. The
fine sow of Emmitt Dallas,
which won him the $1,000 prize,
given for the best pig, attracted
much notice. She weighed 458|
pounds and has gone down to
Jackson to try to win the trip to
the International Live Stock
Show for Emmett.
The $1,000 grand prize m the
pig show was won by Matte
Ellen Jolly, daughter of Mr..
Lawrence Jolly. This prize was
awarded for general excellence.
The other prizes were awarded
as follows:
Second best pig 500, Sidney
Herndon
Third best pig LOO, w. H. McGill
Best dry SOW 1000, Morris
Glidewell,,
Best sow with litter of pigs 1000,
Clarence Corley
Best book ESQ, Clarence Will
hams
Second LOO. Felix English
Third LOO, Tapley Johnson
The $25. 90 grand prize in the
corn club, which was awarded
for general excellence, was won
by Vesker Barrett. This young
man only raised 81 bushels of |
corn but he was one of the few
that had every detail attended
to. Someof the boys made a |
higher yield but neglected to
weigh the corn or put the
measure Of the land in or attend
to other small details that would
have assured their success.
Other prizes were awarded as
follows;
Best ten ears 10. 90, Arlie Maynes
Second 200, Robt. Jolly
Third LOO, Sidney Herndon
Best single ear 500, Brooks
Owings
Second 200, Willie Desker Bar
rett
Third LOO, AmieI Schmidt
Jest yield 800, w. II. McGill, /
642 bushels
Best book 7.50, Lee Coplin
Second $50. Garnette RutIedge
Third LOO, Sherman Rape
Chas. Gilleland Bryan Hogan
won pennants on their books.
Gerald Johnson. Desker Bar
ret and Herman Refers won
ennants on their pigs.
On behalf Of the boys / wish
shank the citizens Of OkoIona
DO contributed so literally
wards this work Of trying to
Ike better men and women
-. u
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-11-21

State Of Mississippi,

State Of Mississippi
To j. M. jackson, Lydia Dsaasii.
Martha Green. Annie Laurie Moore.
FOnisine Moore and Virginia Moore.
You are commanded 10 appear be-
fore the chsncery court Of the second
district Of Chicksssw county in ssid
state. on the FIRST Monday Of Decem.
Der. A. D. 1918. to defend the suit Ia
said court Of James 5. Rowe. wherein
you are defendant.
This 18th day Of October. A. D
1918.
W. "A. WILKINSON.
Clerk.
By W. j. WILLIAMS. D. C.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-09-24
THE QUESTION
New York Times)

New York Times)
When the struggle is done. and we've
vanquished the Hun,
And freedom has come to her own,
When we draw a long breath ere we
reckon with death,
And concede him our lost with a
groan,
There's a question that then will be
asked of all men
AS you answer, you'll prove false
or true:
"Twas glorious fight, and we
fought for the right!
You We're loyal-but what did you
do?"
Yes, it's thrilling to read of some
daredevil deed,
And to think, that if you had a
chance,
Such hero you'd be every German
would flee,
If you only were somewhere in
France;
But it isn't exciting; afar from the
fighting,
To still "carry on" out of view;
And your patriot devotion is merely
'lost notion
You're loyal-but what do you do ?
Do you help the Red Cross, at per-
sonal loss?
Do you back up the Y. M. C. A?
Some few bonds do you own in the
Liberty Loan?
When the call comes for cash-do
you pay?
Do you nurse wounded men till
they're husky again,
Plunging into the scrimmage
anew?
Have you canned up tomatoes, and
planted potatoes?
You're loyal-but what do you do ?
If you're too old to fight, you can still
talk Or write,
And thus battle to make the world
free;
Like a keen, two-edged sword is the
eloquent worlds
Whether spoken or written it be;
You can show up the Hun by the
searchlight of fun
I'LL he sees how his viewpoint
askew;
There is much to be said ere autoc-
racy's dead:
You're loyal-but what do you do
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-09-24

gentleman in neighboring town had
his car daubed with yellow because
he had used it to take his wife to
church, and he lived three-quarters of
mile from church and his wife, who
is no longer young. could not walk
that distance without undue fatigue.
Last Sunday a young matron of Wau-
chula took her mother to church in an
auto, although they only live three or
four blocks from the church. But the
mother is far from well and could not
walk to church. Had it not been for
the auto the mother would have been
unable to attend services and unless
there is a fair understanding about
the matter the daughter would be
afraid to use her auto for such a
noble purpose next Sunday. The gas
oline situation is not so serious that
cars cannot be used for legitimate
purposes. 1t may be all right to give
it to slackers, but be sure it is a
Stacker"
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-09-24

Because the Allies have driven the
Bulgars back at several points on the
Macedonian front, captured thou
sands of prisoners and scores of guns,
cut the Saloniki to Nish railroad, and
otherwise developed unexpected
strength in that quarter, we needn't
conclude that Bulgaria is down and
out. However, we needn't be surpris-
ed at anything that happens in that
quarter. "A revolution in Bulgaria
and consequent change of sides is
not impossible. Bulgaria may con-
clude to get out before the getting
becomes bad, or rather worse.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-09-24

Somebody recommends making
caramels out of sweet potatoes. We
went in a restaurant some weeks ago
and seeing candied sweet potatoes on
the billyfare, asked for a portion. The
waiter brought US two sections of a
potato, one about as big as our
thumb and the other about as big as
our other thumb-and charged us Is
cents for them. AS the same amount
of money invested in chocolate cara
mels would have brought larger re-
suits, we shouldn't be surprised ii
there was good money to be made out
of sweet potatoes.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-09-24
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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-09-24

While the government, with the
approval of the people, is preparing
to make every able-bodied man work
or fight, we suggest that it apply the
same rule to the women. A good
many women are nothing but loafers
and parasites, and we don't see any
reason why such should be allowed to
eat rations that soldiers, sailors and
WOrkinpmen need
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-09-24

Hearing man fooling around her
premises at a. m. Sunday morning,
a Tampa woman sent a 38-caliber
bullet thru the wall and into him. The
Star has always favored every WON
an knowing how to shoot pistol and
having one in her home. If the Gus
tom was universal, it would add
greatly to the good behavior of the
men.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-09-24

If Woodrow doesn't appoint a shoe
administrator pretty soon, we and
some of our friends are going to
have to go barefoot. What we would
have to pay for pair of shoes now
would have bought a whole steer,
hide and all, not so many years ago.
1t would buy the hide now.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-09-24

Philip Schiedman, leader of the.
majority socialist party in Germany,
kicks on the kaiser's brother-in-law
becoming ruler of Finland. He says
the people of Europe do not want the
number of kings increased.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-09-24

Arthur Brisbane is having an awk-
ward time proving that the brewers
didn't control him in the ownership
of the Washington Times. Brisbane's
writings are so much like the foam
on the beer that he may be unjustly
suspected.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-09-24

We are very partial to that Sunday
train to Silver Springs over the Ok
lawaha Valley railroad. Silver
Springs is about the only place to
which our financial resources will
furnish the railroad fare.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-09-24

Says the Wauchula Advocate: eff
any person wilfully disobeys the gas,
oline saving request we have no sym.
pathy for them if their cars are paint
ed yellow and the owner branded a
Stacker so indelibly that it would be
carried through life. But in this
sound judgment should be used. A
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-09-24

When the war began, the Huns
proclaimed that Egypt was the Ach-
lilies heel of the British empire.
Events since have proven that the
heel has long, sharp spur on it and
is able to kick vigorously.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-09-24

Some people think we should not
help Belgium any longer-that we
need everything for our own people.
Aside from the inhumanity of the
thing, it would be bad policy to
desert Belgium. That devoted little
country is a clog on the Hun, and he
is beginning to feel the weight.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-09-24
SUBSCRIPTION RATES

The other day we CHANGED to meet
An alien on the crowded street,
And wondering whence he came
Asked him what his nations name.
With pride of mien and pride of eye,
In foreign accept made reply:
"What / was is naught to me
In this land of liberty
In my soul as man to man
/ am, all through, American"
Author Unknown.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-09-24

Men of draft age needn't worry
about fall and winter styles. An army
or navy uniform is the most becom-
ing suit a man can wear these days.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-09-24

You needn't worry about what in
convenience or privation you have to
put up with this winter. Your enc
mics are whole lot worse off.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-09-24

We don't favor tyrants, but if Will
son had a few profteers shot some
morning at sunrise, or even a little
before day. we should not denounce
him.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-09-24
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all news dispatches credited to it or
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and also the local news published
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served
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-09-24

When you speak without thinking,
you generally speak what you are
thinking.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-09-24

The Germans who started four
years ago to Paris have about con-
cluded to see America first. A great
many of them will see hell first.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-09-24

"No man is a hero to his dentist y
If you don't believe it, read the story,
"The Kaiser as I Knew Him." now
running in the Star.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-09-24

in Ocala, which is cheaper than al
most anywhere else.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-09-24
BUYING COTTON

Mr.. II. w. Tucker is in the market
for seed cotton. He will buy all the
farmers will bring to him. 9-3-tf
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-09-24

Russia is now a dozen Mexicos in
one.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-09-24

CONTINUED Tomorrow
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-12
DEATH OF
FORMER CITIZEN
Pioneer Lee County Settler Succumbs
to Pneumonia in California
Has Relatives
Here,

Word has been received by relatives
in this city Of the death Of P. j. Van
Pappelendam, who will be remember
ed by many as a Lee county pioneer.
Mr.. Van Pappelendam was i'll but a
few days and died on Sunday morning.
March 10, at Pasadena, California.
The deceased was resident Of Keo-
kuk for many years but moved to
Arizona in 1908. He then moved to
Texas and later took up his residence
in Pasadena, where he resided until
his death.
He leaves surviving him, his wife
and two daughters, Mrs. H. Gummert
and Mrs. Clarence Gerblick, all Of
Pasadena; one sister, Mrs. Minnie
Cassel of this city; one brother, John
G. Van Pappelendam of this city; two
grandchildren, Geraldine and Marvel
Gummert Of Pasadena; also several
nephews and nieces.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-12
CUBA is FULL
OF SERPENTS
Germans Busy Down There in Nation
Wreckino Campaign, Trying
to Undermine Gov
eminent

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
WASHINGTON, March 12.-Ger-
man propaganda-fofled In the United
States-is running rampant through
out Cuba. according to information
to high government quarters today.
German literature Is being diffused
broadcast-and openly-among the
northumberland is being
preached on all sides; while insidious
movements are afoot to undermine
the existing proally government.
The campaign, these reports indi-
cate, is typically the German nation
wrecking system.
Against this, it was learned at the
same time, the United States govern
ment and the Cuban government are
playing stern hand of repression.
roday's information revealed that
German influences had penetrated
even into departments Of the Cuba
government and showed organized
sabotage throughout the sugar cane
districts, where mysterious fires have
wrought great damage to the crops.
A man posing as a British officer,
has been arrested at Havana after
visits in his disguise to the harbor
Notifications and other military
works.
We are playing with fire and may
soon end by being burned by it,"
warns the Lucia, a Havana news
paper. ,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-12
Cannot Understand Report,

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
WASHINGTON, March 12.-In the
absence Of any word that former Ger
man Ambassador Luxburg had left
Argentina, state department officials
could not understand reports that he
had moved to Chile. The last report
of him was that the British had grant
ed him safe conduct to go directly
home from Buenos Aires. Nothing
has been heard here OF him since then.
Officials can see no reason for his
running away from Argentine unless
he didn't wish to return to Germany.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-12
vlNcENNEs.
lA%%>>%<<>%>>N

iss Madge Chronicle and Mrs.
\ Tul were Keokuk shoppers
hday.
Forge McCarty is remodeling his
|dence.
RS, s. o. Miller Of ST. Francis
spent last week with her sis
MIS-. Jas. Wolf of this place.
ne newly organized Red Cross
re Of Vincennes will give their
social at Bailey's hall Thursday
ahg of this week, to which the
nc is cordially invited.
u.s. Genevieve Deer who has been
lung the past three months here
Ing her parents, has returned to
Louis.
e,s. Gilaspey and sons motored
|Aeokuk Monday afternoon.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-12
to heed prayer of public for addresses
Of killed or wounded soldiers in ad
dition to names.
Daily Stock Letter.

NEW YORK, March 1.-THE New
York Evening Sun financial review to-
day said:
Trading in today's session of the
stock market was again on small
scale Whatever trend there may
have been from time to time was
downward after a moderate upturn in
the first hour or so.
Sloss-Sheffi eId was the only issue
in the steel group which showed real
strength Marine shares Were fairly
strong, as were the silver and oil
stocks. American Sumatra was again
bulled, but other tobaccos were soft.
Rails gained a point or more with a
few exceptions among them New
Haven, which eased off.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-12
CITY NEWS.
Wanted: Junk. Phone call SO3.
Spring housekeeping time i.

Wanted: Junk. Phone call sO3.
Spring housekeeping time is
near.
Fresh fish dressed sc lb. all
week. Keokuk Fish Co., foot of Main.
a man giving his name as John
Hannah was arrested at 100 .. IN.
today by Officer Pearson and is being
held for investigation by the police.
He was picked up in Warsaw last
night by Officer Bennett while trying
to break into doctors office. The
man Is thought to be addicted to the
use OF drugs and being unable to pur-
chase dope. takes the chance of
satisfying his craving by entering
doctors Offices.
The board of trustees of the pub
lie library will meet in. regular
monthly session on Thursday even
ing.
M. Howard Montague. private,
first class, who enlisted in the Iowa
quartermasters corps at Des Moines
last May, is at home from Camp
Joseph E. Johnston, Jacksonville,
Florida. having received an honor
able discharge for physical disability.
j. A. Dunlap and DR.. G. Walter
Barr went to Fort Madison today to
attend an organization meeting of
Liberty loan committees of the coun-
ty. Men from the northern section
OF the county will be present
The Greater Davenport committee
and affiliated organizations announce
the election of J. G. Mccarthy as Sec
rotary to succeed 1. c. Norwood, who
has accepted the secretaryship of the
Bethlehem, Pa, association
A marriage license was issued TO-
day to Roy S. Watson, "a, of Chicago
and jeanette Lindenpurg, 10, Of Chi
cago.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-12
Morale is Recovered.

NEW YORK, March 12.-New
York's morale was back at par again
today.
Miss Helen Moller, classic dancer,
who shocked 'em all recently by ap-
light man spoiled by throwing on his
glare when she wanted to be in the
shadows, gave recital yesterday at
tended by dozen policemen.
'Shucks, it was too darn tame" said
one cop. "She was all dressed up"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-12
Greatest in VVorid

4. s sI, sress Leased Wire Service. ]
.aassnaiNGTON, March 12.--The
~ states before the year is over
nave me greatest destroyer fleet
Nc world, Representative Oliver,
uan or the house subcommittee
~ a.ed TO investigate the navy, de-
|r NJ 'oaay, as he filed his report.
nc work Of the navy is one of the
femarkable achievements of the
sne report declared. land in no
nas 1t been found wanting"
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-12
Drv Bill Torpedoed.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, March 1.-THE
Weimer prohibition bill was forced out
of committee today In the house and
killed by viva voce vote. This ends
all prohibition legislation for Mary
land in 1918.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-12
Riddy- the Patriot.

Sioux Falls Argus-Leader: The
American hen is coming to the relief
of the high cost of living in a. way
that makes her one of the great pat
riots of the year. With plenty of
fresh eggs at a reasonable price, the
campaign for meat saving is going to
make fine progress
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-12
John De Income Tax.

[ United Press Leased Wire Service
NEW YORK, March 12.-John d.
Rockefeller will hand over $3S, 100000
to the United States as his income tax,
it was stated here today by financial
authorities.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-12
j. Montenesrin conspirators.

EnI.arI ess Leased Wire Service. I
EtotaaaNAPOLIS, Ind, March 12.-
knira n Montenegrins charged with
ta racy to hamper the nations
tod. pieparations. went on trial
(cksSa quay. 1t is charged the men
to the Montenegrin commits
kni,. america which came here to
lon nv mnohtenegrins to aid this
led j. ne commissioners were at
III petroit and Indiana Harbor