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The evening leader., 1918-12-07

= Furnished house, z rooms and bath.
for rent for the season. Good loca-
ton, near Spring bayou. Leader Real
Estate company. If.
The evening leader., 1918-12-07
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Go to the American Cafeteria for
your eats.
The evening leader., 1918-12-07

FOR RENT rooms and bath; al
so furnished rooms for housekeep-
ing. Apply The Leader Real Estate
Co., or Mrs. H. M. Grammer. If.
The evening leader., 1918-12-07
All Saints Episcopal Church.

AII SdIHIs EpIsCUpdI IhuTCh.
REV. WILLIAM c.. RICHARDSON.
Rector.
Regular services every Sunday
morning at II o'clock.
Holy communion every second Sun
day in each month at IL a. m.
The public cordially invited.
The evening leader., 1918-12-07
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-Several heifer calves;
two over 9 months of age. w. S.
BOyett. 12-7-6tp.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-10-18
Dog Recognizes Portrait.

In his "reminiscences spy" sketches
my credulity. He had painted a full
length portrait of his host at country
house. When it was just finished he
came down early one morning to in
spect it-and found his hosts dog sit
ting up begging before the portrait of
his master.
1t was sApelles, the ancient painter,
I think, who depicted grapes so reals
tically that the very birds pecked at
them. But in long association with
dogs have never found one who could
recognize figure or q landscape in a
picture.
The nearest approach to such intel
ligence is when 1 have set a looking
glass on the floor and confronted dog
with his own likeness. He growls sus-
piciously, uncomfortably, until he
walks behind to find the other dog
that isn't there London Chronicle.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-10-18
FIRST RECORDED AIR FIGHT
Frenchmen, Rivals in Love, Had
Strange and Fatal Duel More Than
One Hundred Years Ago.

The first battle in the air and the
strangest duel in the long history of
the field of honor was fought no
years ago near Paris. Two Frenchmen
were ardent rivals for the affections
of woman, and so bitter did their
quarrel become that only blood could
wipe it out. Ordinary methods were
too tame for these fiery spirits, so it
was agreed that the duel should be
fought from balloons. The cause of
the trouble agreed to marry the VIC
tor.
When the selected day arrived the
two fighters and their seconds repaired
to the meeting place, only to find a
great crowd assembled, for word of
the strange encounter had spread
broadcast. The principals, however,
were undeterred. Two balloons, pre-
cisely alike, had been prepared, and
into these they stepped. To each was
handed a carefully loaded blunderbuss.
The word was given and the moor
ings cast off. Slowly the balloons as
cended, almost side by side. At the
height of about half mile, when the
great bags were but 80 yards apart,
the signal was given and both men
opened fire. Soon one of the balloons
collapsed and crashed to the earth.
The record says the woman kept her
promise and married the victor of the
aerial battle.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-10-18
BOYS and GIRLS SHOW
RESULTS OF CLUB WORK
Florida State Fair Gives Them En-.
enlargement In Liberal Prizes

The number Of 1878 boys and 73,.
3O6 girls in the South, out of 2,400, 900
boys and girls throughout the United
States, engaged in club work is a
splendid army of industrious, employ
ed youths and maidens who are to
become the men and women of the
coming generation. These 115,745
boys OF the Southland, enrolled in
che regular work of the clubs, pro-
duced products valued at $4,500,00s
and the products produced and con.
served by the 1896 girls of the
Southern states aggregated in value
$1,5OO,O00, grand total of six million
dollars from this one section of the
country. In the emergency club work
in the South those in charge of the
club work reached over 100000 boys
and approximately 100000 girls who
produced and conserved products
valued at more than 100000.
These figures are furnished by G.
L. Harrington, Florida State Club
Agent to the University of Florida,
and he says that the enrolment of
club members, especially of boys, is
increasing to an appreciable degree.
The statistics of this club member
ship and work have been compiled by
the United States Department of Ag.
riculture, which supervises the club
activities in cooperation with the
various state colleges and universe.
ties.
1t is for the purpose Of encourag.
ing and promoting this excellent club
work among the boys and girls OF
Florida that the Florida State Fair
has offered liberal prizes at the forth
coming exhibition in Jacksonville
Nov q to Dec. g. where the boys
and girls work will be exhibited
Prizes are offered, consisting of cash
and medals, for exhibits by the Girls
and Boys Poultry Club of Florida, the
Boys Corn Club contest, the Boys
Pig Club and for merit in the Boys
Judging contest for which there are
three prizes of $40, SO and S., with
accompanying medals to each. In the
Juvenile department of the Woman
Achievements section of the Fail
there will be prizes for girl contest
ants under 16 years of age. In the
section devoted to education there
are scores of prizes for school work
which will engage the attention OF
Florida boys and girls.
Club work of Florida boys and
girls, as well as that of individual
members of the coming generation,
is conspicuously featured and reward
ed by the Florida State Fair Associa
ton which sees a bright future for
these youngsters who already are
producers of needed products valued
annually in the millions of dollars as
is shown by the figures in the intro
duction to this article.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-10-18
STUDY HOLDING OF CAMERA
Successful Work With the Instrument
Depends Largely on Its Being in
Proper Position.

Successful hand-camera work de-
ponds largely on the power to give
slow shutter exposures with the cam
era held in the hand, and in this con-
nectiOn sufficient attention is rarely
given to the matter Of grip It is
not enough to hold the camera firmly
against the chest or stomach. The
best position must be found by trial,
and this will vary with different in
dividuals and different makes Of
camera. In general it will be found
that the most comfortable position is
the steadiest. At waist level the
hands will be usually placed SYM
metrically on either side Of the instru-
ment, the right, near the release, for
ward, and the other q little behind.
When the camera is held at eye level,
one hand is usually held rather under
the instrument as support, and the
other grips the back or side, or with
folding type of camera both hands
may grip the back. With the very
small types, one hand often almost in
closes the instrument and releases the
shutter, whilst the other is used as q
support. At eye level it is often a
great assistance to steady aim to
press the back of the camera against
the cheek. Just as the feel Of a ia
vorite gun gives confidence, so the
use Of the camera should be familiar,
and regular and systematic practice
with the unloaded camera will be a
great help in this. Trial exposures
should be given from time to time, and
the resulting negatives carefully ex-
amined. At first fairly short exposures
only should be given, to gain conf
dence, gradually employing slower
speeds as the hand is trained and
nerve is acquired.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-10-18
Easy Way to Measure Distances.

Boy scouts who are interested in
emulating deeds of their older friends
are practicing many engineering
stunts. One of the most interesting is
to measure distances without instru-
ments and where the travel from point
to point is impracticable. The method
followed is one employed by Napoleon
when his engineers sought to learn the
distance across an unfordable river.
The little corporal took a position
on the bank at the water edge, gazed
across the stream until the opposite
shore line was just discernible below
the visor of his cap, then turned on his
heel and spotted a point at the same
level up stream. After this he paced
of the distance and had it approx
mately correct.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-10-18
FLORIDA STATE FAIR CATTLE
An Excellent Opportunity to Show
What Farm And Ranch Owners
Are Doing In Raising Of
Live Stock

Jacksonville. = Cattlemen and hog
raisers of Florida are beginning to
take a lively interest in the exhibits
which they propose to make at the
Florida State Fair and Exposition
which will be held here November 81
to December 6, next. Those of them
who attended the Florida State Fair
ind Exposition last spring recall that
while the exhibits of hogs by Florida
breeders was most excellent as to mum.
bers as we'll as to quality the exhibits
of Florida grown cattle was extreme
ly limited. The many fine animals
exhibited came mostly from without
the State and, of course, carried
away the prizes, as ehey were Justly
entitled to do. This year exhibits Of
cattle from Florida farms and ranches
promises to be very much more ex-
tensive and entirely creditable to the
state.
Scattered throughout Florida are
many excellent cattle, many or all
entitled to be entered in the prize
competition classes of the coming
State Fair and Exposition and especial
ly as this year there will be combined
with it the ,Pan-American Internation-
al Farm and Live Stock Exposition.
Then, too, the Farmers National Con-
gress, with representative agricultur-
lists and cattle breeders present, as
delegates, from practically every state
of the Union. What an opportunity to
show them and all other State Fair
visitors what Florida breeders and
ranchmen are doing in the cattle
business.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-10-18
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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-08-22

Groves TasteIess chill Tonic
Pores vitality and energy BY PURIFYING and en-
hine the blood. You can soon feel It's Strength
pe. Inviaoratipe Eject. Price eoc.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-08-22

earthly care went to meet its
maker. He had told me that
was the way he wanted to die.
He had lived a long and useful
life and was not afraid. He had
lived on the sun shiny side of
life and always had a pleasant
smile for all. In his youth he
heard the tocsin of war sound
through the sunny southland
and offered his body as a sacrifice
on the alsar of his country, and
his comrades say was to be
depended on at all times and
pIares. 1t is a touching sight
to see these old veterans bring
ing up the rear of a once glorious
army. Most of them have
crossed over but their deeds Of
valor and heroic struggles for
the. principles they advocated
shall live in history and their
memcry cherished by those who
live af:sr them. He was 79
years on, a member of the
Primitive Baptist Church and
leaves four daughters and three
soas to mourn his loss.
]. M. Haley.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-08-22

The Okolona Chapter U. D. C.
held one of its most enjoyable
meetings with Mr.. Ed. King last
Friday afternoon. The presi-
dent presided over the meeting
which'wa opened with a prayer
by Mrs. Frank Harrell. The
roll was called and eight mem
bers and several visitors were
present. The minutes Of meet
ing were read and approved of.
Our president Mrs. Walter
Smith omitted the regular lesson
and entertained us with a glow
ing description of her trip to
Atlanta Ga. She brought back
quite a number Of souviners
which she displayed for our in
spection as she told of the differ
ent places of interest. We had
been so highly entertained that
we were indeed sorry when she
closed her story. OR hostess
served most delicious apricot
cream, angel food c.ke ana
macaroons. Mrs. King viii be
leaving US soon but as regret
ted SO much to give her up she
agreed to keep her mem ership
with the Okolona Chapter.
Reporter.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-08-22
WOman's Committee Council
National Defense

As in all other war activities,
so in the Woman's Committee Of
the Council of National Defense,
we have the omnipresent ques-
tion of funds necessary to carry
out the work.
At recent meeting of the
District Chairmen of the state,
which was presided over by the
State Chairman, Mrs. Edward
McGehee, it was decided that
each county raise at least $l0O. 90
for its own use simply by asking
each and every person to give 10
cents. Okolona will, in this
way, raise $4,000 and Houston
$4,000. II 500 people in east
Chickasaw will give 10 cents
each, nobody will miss the small
individual amounts and, with
the aggregate. the Committee
will be enabled to continue the
work that it must do.
Mrs. Matte Davis is Chair
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-08-22
How's This :

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Medicine.
Halls Catarrh Medicine has been taken
by catarrh sufferers for the past thirty
five years, and has become known as the
most reliable remedy for Catarrh Halls
Catari'h Medicine acts thru the Blood on
the Mucous surfaces, expelling the Poi
son from the Blood and healing the dis
eased portions.
After you have taken Halls Catarrh
Medicine for a short time you will see a
great improvement in your general
health Start taking Halls Catarrh Medi-
cine az once and get rid of catarrh. Send
for testimonials. free
r. j. CHENEY & CO., Toleoo, Ohio.
Sold by all Druggists. TIC.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-08-22
For Sale

A few grade Hereford heifers
and young cows. Cows have
young calves at foot. A new
Crossett silo for $275. Which is
;sbargain. Size 14X32, holding
about 1l5 tons. Remember, No.
2 silos cannot be bought from
factory now as Government takes
all of the best lumber.
T. L. Word.
Okolona, Miss.
Southern Phone
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-08-22
Notice to Members of the :
Baptist Church

DIR. A. R. Willett. of West
Point. will preach at the Baptist
church Sunday, August, 25th, at
IL o'clock A. NJ. and again at
$50 P. M.
DR.. Willett is available as a
future pastor if the church so
desires. Every member of the
church is earnestly requested to
be present at these services.
Respectfully,
Pulpit Committee.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-08-22
w. A. Murphree

Another of the old guard has
been called from the busy walks
of men into the great beyond.
While he slept guilty and peace
fully in his bed the summons
came and the spirit freed from
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-08-22
Letter from France
Somewhere in France

Culy La 1910
To my Sunday School Class:
My Dear Friends and Teacher,
Just a few lines to let you
good people know that | am
still thinking of you.
Evidently you people have
wondered where the boys of our
class were, we'll | have been
wondering the same. So if
there is any way of getting their
addresses for me | would sure
appreciate same.
Well will endeavor to tell
you what | can about France and
the war. France is the most
beautiful country | have ever
seen. don't blame the French
for fighting so hard for it.
Everything is so historical and
built so nice and strong.
| have spent some time in the
very front line in a very famous
spot. with Uncle Sans very
best men. | am with the
marines and if you will call back
a few days you will see just
what we have been through. |
will say this much, what Sher-
man said about war is no COM
parison to this one. He was
only in little family fight.
wouldn't take anything for
my experience so far but |
would give the experience before
me now to be with you good peo-
pie this moment. Believe me,
it is great sport for those who
like that kind, but for myself |
had rather play ball, tennis and
60 to parties.
When you go up to the lines
and those big high explosives
burst around you, your hair
sticks straight up, you shake
like good old jello, you get cold
and begin to wish you were a
gopher so you could go straight
down. I tell you, friends, it is
some sport if you don't get hurt.
Well | must close for this time
as Ihave told you all that | think
is permissible, SO | will now ask
each and every one of you to
drop me a line once in a while,
for you don't know how lone
some it is over here and a letter
is sure a heart ease.
Well friends, good we for this
time wishing you the very best
of health and pleasure until we
meet again.
| remain your friend,
Earl Grauer.
Address:
E. S. Grauer, Phm. 8 c.,
U. S. Marine Medical Dept,
American E. F., France.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-08-22
), MISSISSIPPI THURSDAY. AUGUST % 1918

man of the finance department,
and will enter Immediately upon
the work Of soliciting this
amount.
Mrs. L. P. Haley,
Chairman Publicity Dept.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-08-22
The Strong Withstand tne Heat of
Summer Better Than the Weak

Old people who are feeble and younger people
who are weak. will be strengthened and enabled to
90 through the depressing heat of summer by tax
Ing GROVES TASTELESS chill TONIC 1t parihes
and enriches the blood and builds up the whole sys
tenn. You can soon feefits Strengthening. lnvieor
atine Eject eOc. a.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-08-22
No Worms in a Healthy Child

All children troubled with worms have an un-
healthy color, which indicates poor blood and as a
rule, there is more or less stomach disturbance
GROVES TASTELESS chill TONIC given regularly
for two or three weeks will enrich the blood, i'm
prove the digestion. and act as General Strength
ening Tonic to the whole system. Nature will then
throw of or dispelt the worms and the Child will be
in perfect health Pleasant to take. 6Oc per bottle
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-08-22
Letter from France
August 2. 1918.


we'll and back at work, and hope
the message reached you about
the same time as my letter tell
of my accident. / came back to
st. Jean that afternoon and was
mighty pleased to get away from
the hospital and back to st. Jean.
However, | found a lot of work
awaiting me and I've been
terribly busy ever since arrived.
Lots of things that | had left
instructions to be done had been
done wrong and | had to have
them all done over.
Things are beginning to get in
shape now and we are expecting
our first students within a few
days. Several days ago | was
officially appointed O. |. c.
(officer-in -charge) Training, and
have also been put in command
of all the students so | will have
my hands full. Besides a lot of
first and second lieutenants, |
have one captain under me. He
is in charge of our armory and
takes orders from me. That S
just a sample Of the organization
or rather the lack of organiza-
tion in the air service.
We have several machines
here now and are doing some
flying. Several days ago | took
my first flight since my accident
and it felt good to get up in the
air again. I'm not going to fly
often, tho, until am stronger.
Day before yesterday another
pilot joined the deep Sea
Divers Club" He was flying
out over the sea and got too far
from shore and his motor step
ped, so he had to land in the sea
Before getting to the water he
and the sergeant unfastened
their belts and when the machine
settled in the water they hung
on to the floating plane until the
boat got to them and brought
them in. Neither of them was
hurt. We have three motor
boats just for rescue work in
such cases.
Monday and Tuesday nights,
there was a concert company
here and they gave us two fine
entertainments. The company
was composed of four mighty
rice French girls and we had a
very good time with them. One
of them sang Faust" in the
states in 1912 and she knew all
the American slang.
Last Sunday afternoon several
of US drove up to Fromentine to
see a ball game between the
naval aviation men and our men
and after the game we rode
down to St. Isilles and had din
ner there.
This afternoon late | went in
bathing and there were some
good breakers coming in SO /
enjoyed it and it made me feel
mighty good. We certainly have
a wonderful location here and
the health of the command is
fine. The camp too is beginning
to get in fair shape and we have
a fine officers mess.
| hope to get the pictures you
had taken in Memphis soon. II
am enclosing picture of me and
my Nieuport taken just after
arriving from Tours and one
taken the next afternoon of my
machine after it had been haul
ed out of the sea. You can look
at the wreck and know that the
Lord was good to me.
1t is nearly bed time so / must
stop. Lots of love to all
Your loving son.
Gilbert Morrison.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-04-19

Members will please make a note of
this and come out as we wish to do
our part in the work. After the close
of the business session, Mrs. J. @.
Biggs gave very interesting and in
structive talk which was followed by a
discussion of the subject which was
1.-THE Training of Children Mrs.
Eldridge, also gave a short account of
the work of Dean Eldridge, somewhere
in France. All present were very glad
to hear of his pleasure and success in
his work there.
Miss Dolly Wethered left this af-
ternoon for Spokane where she will
spend the rest of the week.
Miss Sarah Talbot who has been
i'll for several days, is now recovering.
Harry Edgett, a member of the
medical corps of the army, and sta
toned at Camp Funston, arrived in
Moscow Thursday night to spend
part of Is day furlough with his
mother, Mrs. Antonette Edgett.
Miss Dora Rawson, who has taught
at Pennington this year, has COM
pleted her work and returned to her
home in Moscow.
A box containing 80 pairs of pa
jamas was shipped today from Red
Cross headquarters. Tomorrow the
9th and last box in this months
quota of surgical dressings will be
shipped to district headquarters at
Seattle.
S. L. Willis left yesterday for Mis-
soula, Montana, upon receiving word
of the death of his brother. Mrs.
Willis and Miss Belle Willis left to-
day for Missoula.
Mrs. Ellen Rowe, district deputy of
the Royal Neighbor lodge, who has
been in the city in the interest of that
lodge left for her home. at Post Falls
today.
Miss Edith Luckenbach of Oconto,
Wisconsin, arrived in the city today to
attend the funeral of Mrs. j. ]. Gill;
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-04-19
RECALLS DAYS OF LAFAYETTE
Sign That Formally Hung on Tavern
at Lisbon, Conn.,, Is Unearthed
In Attic.

Lisbon, Gonna sign, finely carved,
which formerly hung on the Johnson
Tavern in this town and bearing on it's
face the inscription, "Refreshment for
Man and Beast" with the date of its
construction, 1853, and finely carved
representation of an elm tree, which
formerly stood in front of the old tav-
ern, was recently unearthed in an at
tic of the home of A. F. Read here.
The, tavern formerly sheltered Lafay-
cite when he passed through this
country after the Revolution.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-04-19
NEW LIQUID FIRE SUCCESS
Has More Killing Power Than Any
thing introduced Into War
by Germany.

Denver, Colo.-A liquid fire of more
killing power than anything ever in
troduced in the world war by Germany
is reported to have been invented by
DR.. William X. G. Berlin of this city.
The discovery has been offered to the
government for use in Europe. The
invention is the result of experiments
that have continued since the begin
ming of the European conflict in 1914.