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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-02-07

meal, and 60 per cent in tankd
If you are buying protein
will cost you in the differ
feeds about as follows:
Corn at SLIGO per pushed, |
cents per pound;
Shorts at $500 per hundrI
22 cents per pound;
Cotton seed meal at 81. so |
hundred, IL cents per pound; |
Tankage at $5.45 cents |
hundred, 8 cents per pound. |
The live at home plan can !
carried too far when it comes
feeding corn alone. Raise I
yer, soy beans or something 1
these if you can, if you ca
sell some corn and buy some d
ton seed meal or tankage. 4
tankage costs the more by |
hundred but it is the cheaper
results, and is best for sows 4
young pigs.
Corn and tankage or corn 4
cotton seed meal is as good
feed as can be fed a hog, and
placed in a self feeder the I
will take just the right prop
ton of each to grow his best /
will not have to eat more Ct
than he needs to get the prot
that he must have. There is
waste, no left over shingles |
nails. This is one of the reas1
why it costs about three cent
pound less to let hogs feed tho
selves.
When we cease to think |
terms of days and begin to TIL
in pounds and cents we will \
gin to make real progress in
raising. The old idea seemsI
be to see how many days we /
keep hog alive on a cert
amount of corn. We know id
possible to put a hog up d
keep him looking good on a vi
small amount, and yet the d
NAL does not grow, for it tai
what he eats to keep him al
or make the wheels go r0ul
If you have 200 ears of corn d
it takes two ears a day to k{
breath in a hog and you II
him the two ears, in 100 dt
you will have your hog but /
will have eaten your corn. y
would have been about So.
better off had you sold the I
and the corn at the outset.
you feed him A ears a day |
fifty days he has used a hundI
and put a hundred into sausa
for you. If he will eat 10 earl
day in 20 days he has only TAX
40 ears for himself and has
posted 100 to your credit as s.
sage and lard. The more y,
can get a pig to eat the more
gives you and the less he
quires for his own use. j.
another case of long and shd
division, which end do you wail
All right, take it. You can I'll
a self feeder at Jones cottl
yard to copy from.
AT the Mississippi experimd
station it was found that it Cd
in the neighborhood of IS cen
a pound to raise hogs on corn
SLIGO a bushel. On corn al
cotton seed meal or tankage. t
cost was about IL cents a poul
when fed by hand, but VIII
fed in a self feeder only 8 cent
/ want to secure some expe
ments in hog feeding, so if "
will promise to weigh your no
and weigh the feed that is CIV
them, / will assist in c0nstru!
ing the feeder and put in t
test. / would call your attic
ton to one such test now gOiI
on down on the site of the n
Innis Grain Elevator.
Where ths Leaik H.
sTfT had q wife who would 90 B0z
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-02-07

Obituaries, Tributes Of Respect.
Ac., Except from regularly organized
bodies. signed by officers or commit.
eel will be charged for at one cert a
word for all over 100 words. cash to
accompany copy.-s
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-02-07
oKoLONA MISS. FEB. 7 1918
ANNOUNCEMENTS
We are authorized 10 announce
JOHN r. ALLEN

JOHN F. ALLEN
Of Kosciusko.
as a candidate for Congress from the
18th Congressional District. subject 10
The action of the Democratic party.
We are authorized to announce
JEFF BUSBY
Of Houston.
as a candidate for Congress from the
4!h Congressional District. subject to
he action Of the Democratic party.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-02-07

$4.37 was necessary, ana even tnls
would stifie some producers.
1.-THE price ultimately agreed was %
cents above these figures, or about one
fifth of a cent per pound to the Ameri-
can consumer, and more than this
amount has been saved by our reduc-
ton In refiners' profits. If we wish to
stifie production In Cuba we could
take that course just at the time of all
times in our history when we want
production for ourselves and the al
lies. Further than that, the state de-
partment will assure you that such q
course would produce disturbances in
Cuba and destroy even our present
supplies, but beyond all these material
reasons is one of human justice. This
great country has no right by the
might Of 1T. position to strangle Cuba.
Therefore there is no imposition
upon the American public. Charges
have been made before this commit
tee that Mr. Rolph endeavored to ben
eft the California refinery of which he
was manager by this "a cent increase
in Cuban price. Mr. Rolph did not fix
the price. II does raise the price to
the Hawaiian farmer about that
amount II does not rGise the profit OF
the California refinery, because their
charge for refining Is, like all other re-
finers. limited TO S1.30 per hundred
pounss, Plus the freight dIfferentIal on
TIE established custom Of the trade.
"Asr. Eolph has not one penny OF In.
terpsl IN thul rciinory."
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-18
THAT FINE GERMAN SYSTEM
Story of the Awarding of an Iron
Cross That Is Not Altogether
Satirical.

In speaking of the apparent lack of
justice in the awarding Of decorations,
the anonymous English author of a
General Letter to His Son (HOughton
Mifflin) quotes the following delight
full extract from the diary of a Ger
man soldier.
"Monday-It rained heavily and our
Lieutenant Muller was drunk.
Tuesday English shelled us
and our Lieutenant Muller was very
drunk.
"wednesday English shelled
us more heavily and our Lieutenant
Muller was drunk and incapable.
'"Thursday-We were ordered to at
tack. Our Lieutenant Muller called
out to US from his dugout to advance
more rapidly.
'Friday-Nil.
"Saturday-Nil.
| "Sunday-Our Lieutenant Muller
received the Iron CrOss."-Kansas
City Times.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-18
Get New Kidneys !

The kidneys are the most overworked
organs of the human body, and when they
fail in their work of fltering out and
throwing off the poisons developed in the
system, things begin to happen.
One of the first warnings. is pain or stiff
ness in the lower part of the back; highly
colored urine; loss of appetite; indiges-
ton; irritation, or even stone in the blad-
der. These symptoms indicate a condition
that may lead to that dreaded and fatal
malady, 'Bright's disease, for which there
is said to be no cure.
Do not delay a minute. At the first in
dication of trouble in the kidney, liver.
bladder or urinary organs start taking
Gold Medal Harlem Oil Capsules, and
save yourself before it is too late. Instant
treatment is necessary in kidney and blad-
der troubles. A delay is often fatal.
You can almost certainly find immediate
relief in Gold Medal HARLEM Oil Capsules
For more than 200 years this famous prep
aration has been an unfailing remedy for
all kidney, bladder and urinary troubles.
It is the pure, original Harlem Oil your
great grandmother used. About two cap
sules each day will keep you toned up and
feeling fine. Get it at any drug store, anG
if it does not give you almost immediate
relief, your money will be refunded. b
sure you get the GOLD MEDAL brand
None other genuine. In boxes, three
sizes.-Adv.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-18
Ca|ome| Today! Sick Tomorrow!
Guarantee Dodson's Liver Tone
Don't take nasty, dangerous calomel when bilious,
constipated, headachy. Listen to me!

Calomel makes you sick; you lose
days work. Calomel is quicksilver
and it salivates; calomel Injuries your
liver.
If you are bilious, feel lazy, slug
cish and all knocked out, if your bow
els are constipated and your head
aches or stomach is sour, just take a
spoonful Of harmless DOdsOn's Liver
Tone instead Of using sickening, sail
waiting calomel. Dodson's Liver Tone
IS real liver medicine. You'll know it
next morning because you will wake
up feeling fine, your liver will be work
ing, your headache and dizziness gone,
your stomach will be sweet and bow
els regular. You will feel like work
Ing. You'll be cheerful; full of vigo1
and ambition.
Your druggist or dealer sells you
bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone for 8
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-18

few cents under my personal guaran-
tee that it will clean your sluggish
liver better than nasty calomel; it
won't make you sick and you can eat
anything you want without being sail
waited. Your druggist guarantees that
each spoonful will start your liver,
clean your bowels and straighten you
up by morning or you get your money
back. Children gladly take Dodson's
Liver Tone because it is pleasant tast-
ing and doesn't grippe or cramp or
make them sick.
I am selling millions of bottles of
Dodson's Liver Tone to people who
have found that this pleasant, vege-
table liver medicine takes the place of
dangerous calomel. Buy one bottle on
my sound, reliable guarantee. Ash
your druggist about me.-Adv.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-18
Costly Bachelors Hall.

Finley Peter Dunno said the other
day:
cts folly to say that two can live
as cheap as one-two can live far, far
cheaper than one.
care you sending your wife to the
shore this August?' I asked a married
man.
"'No,' he answered. 4 can't afford
It. It costs too much
"'But,' l said, your wife's tastes
are simple. Surely she can sOjourn
at the shore without spending any
great amount?
Il know that all right said he
but last August, while she was at
the shore, | spent over two hundred a
week."
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-18
Ohio, City of Toledo, Lucas

State Of Ohio, City of Toledo, Lucas
County-ss.
Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he Is
senior partner Of the firm Of F. J. Cheney
& Co., doing business in the City Of To-
ledo, County and State aforesaid, and that
said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUN
that cannot be cured by the use Of
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE.
FRANK J. CHENEY
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
A. D. 1883.
(SeaD A. W. Gleason, Notary Public.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE is TAX
en- internally and acts through the Blooo
on the Mucous Surfaces Of the System.
Druggists, 75c. Testimonials free.
F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-18
Paper of Double Worth.

A man in Texas has invented proc
ess for making paper pulp from the
stalks of cotton, and intends to make
practical use Of his discovery by es-
tablishing mill somewhere in his
state. The process seems to have the
double advantage of relieving the pa
per shortage and preventing the breed
ing through the winter of insects
which live in the stalks of cotton and
harm the new crop.-Textile World.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-18
Not at All Dependent.

How many have you dependent on
you"
None to mention,' answered Mr..
Cumrox, after some thought.
Il thought you had a large family"
II have Il large family and house
full of servants. But they are the
most Independent bunch of people you
ever came into contact with"
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-18
NecessitY.

E. Berry Wall, accompanied by his
sorrel chow, was walking on the Bar
ritz promenade when a young lady in
one of the new 1918 blouses passed.
The blouse was cut very, very low in
the neck, the short sleeves did not
reach the elbow, and the material en-
ployed was of the finest, sheerest
gauze.
"There goes the young countess de
la Tour" said Mr.. Wallis companion
"What airs she puts on!''
"Well," said Mr.. Wall, with a
blouse like that it's necessary to put
on something, isn't it?''
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-18

the affairs of the
Union were IL
a precarious con-
ditiOn, a friend
remarked to him
that it was a
good thing to
have the Lord on
our side. Mr..
Lincoln very Sc
riously replied
that he was more
concerned about
whether he were
on the Lords
side. There are
indications that
the German kai
ser is moro oOr
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-18
Please!

Only men with blue or gray eyes
are accepted for the tank service,
we have been told. They are said to
make better fighters than the brown
eyed fellows. Will the wives of brown
eyed men please confirm or deny this?
Public Ledger.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-18
Measure Socks With a Ruler.
CURES THE SICK

A ruler and not tape measure
should be used in determining the
length of socks knitted to Red Cross
requirements.
Feet must be from II to 111s inches
long. Socks should not be larger than
standard in one place and smaller than
standard in another However, socks
that are well proportional are accept
ed, if they are slightly over or slightly
under standard.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-18

Try Freezone! Your druggist sells a
tiny bottle for few cents, sufficient to
rid your feet of every hard corn, soft
corn, or corn between the toes, and
calluses, without one particle Of pain,
soreness or irritation. Freezone is the
discovery of noted Cincinnati genius.
ADV.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-18
Uncle Ehen

"Food will win de war;" said Uncle
Eben, "but it dom follow dat de man
who eats de most is de best fighter"
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-18
Not Good, Eth?

Simpkins-"What's the chance o6
borrowing five dollars, old man7"
Skimpkins-"Th same as my chances
would be of getting it back. Good
day."
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-18

Boston sculptor has unveiled bust
of Capt. John Lauder, killed in France,
son of Harry Lauder.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-18

Milwaukee is recruiting a unit of 25
expert women stenographers for over
seas service
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-18
M worms in a Healthy Child

No Worms in a Healthy Child
All children troubled with worms have an I'M
healthy color, which indicates poor blood and as
GROVES TASTEL ESS chill TONIC given regularly
for two or three weeks will enrich the blood I'M
prOye the digestion, and act General Strengtn-
ening Tonic to the whole system Nature Will then
throw of dispel the worms, and the Chlld VIII pc
in nerfect health Pleasant to take. 6Oc per bottle.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-18

Occasionally mother meets a young
woman who is almost good enough to
become the wife of her son.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-18

He who serves his friends is a busy
man.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-18
Proof of Ii.

"How's his credit?"
cit must be good. / understand
he owes everybody money"
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-18
Who Is On the
Lords Side?
By REV. J. H. RALSTON, ID.
Secretary OF Correspondence Department,
Moody Bible Institute. Chicago

TEXT-Whoso is on Jehovah's side let
him come unto me.-R V,
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-18

1t is related that at a certain point in
Lincoln's presidential experience. when
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-04
COUNTER BLOW BY
ALLIES EXPECTED
At A NEW POINT
International News Service: ::

international News Service:
WASHINGTON, April 4.-WhHe
the Anglo-French forces are hold
ing the Germans in Picardy, Gen.
/ och is reported N dispatches re-
ceived here today to be preparing
to strike probably at another point
of the line. All along the western
front the big guns of the contend
ing forces are reported in use. This
bombardment presages another ef-
fort TO break through by the Ger-
mans. it is believed by army officers
here, but there is no apprehension
az TO the result. Rather the interest
here is in what the allied forces
viii do now that they are under the
supreme direction OF one man.
1t is believed here that. inasmuch
as Gen Foch has not instituted =,
sustained counter offensive along the
Picary front. he will not do so now.
Army officers pointed out today that
effective must in its very nature be
delivered while the opposing forces
were completely exhausted by the
violence of their own offensive and
before they have had opportunity 10
dig in. As this was not done il is as
sumed that Gen. Foch believes that
the entente should strike elsewhere.
where their chances Of gaining
ground that would be OF strategic
value would be better than in
driving the Germans back across
the shell-ploughed hills of Picardy.
While watching the western front
army officers today were deeply in
terested in the development in Italy.
IL is believed that the Austrians will
initiate a new offensive directed
against Venice within the next 10
days. Already the reports show they
have massed some 30 divisions Of
reserves at strategic points and have
brought up innumerable batteries
of Skoda guns with which 10 sup
port any operations attempted.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-04
HUSBAND GETS
PLACE IN CLASS ONE
ON WIFES APPLICATION
Irternntlnnnl 80 Servlce

International News Service
CLEVELAND. O.. April A. With
both eyes BACKED and a knife wound
iu one arm, a large German-appear-
ing woman came into a draft appeal
board meeting here TO see if her
husband could not be given a place
i'm the first draft call. She asserted
that she got her injuries when her
husband got excited" because she
would not sign a card saying that
she and her children were depend
ent on him for support so that he
would be exempted from the draft.
The excitement" occurred when she
came home from work with the
money 10 feed the husband and chill
dren. she said, and il was her opin-
ion that if her husband could fight
me so well. ne ought TO he able to
help lick the kaiser That was the
opinion of the appeal board also.
and the husband who is SO warlike
at home is going TO be given "A
chance TO repeat on boche. for he
has been moved up 10 class i.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-04

PT c. E JEAkNS chaplain Canadian participant
France addressed the 'Nar Chest luncheon at the Oliver hotel
Yesterday Other officers of them who have service with
he Canadian addressed
meetings the city but Capt Jkn being clergyman of leads them
oatoHca though all speak much the channel
Minister the of the the morale
the shell that soldiers
ed matter of but that the like feel
that behind them and behind the confident
eatve people they know that this spells sacrifice then they
know that real and their spirits accordingly
know that the people back home whom they selfish
bgudgngB unappatve aggregation of If the civil
of
victory without sacrificing them, the
the psychology wrthat such
lhhly bu
Ii the language substance
work here for the whole expressed nutshell
know; thel have they felt
Ia
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-04
elsewhere.

The big guns were active IN the
Menin and Passchendaele sectors.
but there was no infantry activity of
any Importance
There was some hostile shelling
at different points on the Menin
road and in the Passchendaele dis
trict.' said the official statement
There is no change i'm the gen
eral situation and il is daily becOm
ing more evident that the German
drive has been definitely checked
Despite the stormy weather allied
airmen continue extremely active all
along the 90-mile front Many Ger
man airplanes are being shot down
daily while observations are being
carried out i'm all the sectors back
OF the German front
The airmen report German troop
movements which indicates that an
other effort against the defenses Of
Amiens is i'm prospect, but the allied
commanders are supremely con-
fdent that it will be shattered.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-04
TO NAME MEMBERS OF
WAR LABOR BOARD
International News Service

International News Service.
WASHINGTON. April 4-Sec'y Of
Labor Wilson is expected 10 an
nounce within % hours his recon-
nendations for appointments to the
national war labor board which was
suggested i'm the report of the coG-
ference OF representatives Of capital
and labor that swept aside Nll time
worn economic standards i'm its ap-
uroval Of many radical principles in
favor of organized labor
Labor officials and union workers
are hoping the secretary will reap
point virtually the same men as sat
On the planning board. Belief has
been expressed that eX-Pres't Taft
and Frank p. Walsh Will again rep
resent the public. and that there
will be few if any changes i'm the
entire personnel Of the permanent
board
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-04
FACE RENEWAL
Of OFFENSIVE
WITHOUT FEAR
British and French Headquar-
terS Confident That Fur
ther ThruStS of leu
tons Will Fail.
InternationaI Nevs service

International News Service
PARIS. April 4-Gemany is eN-
2ected to renew her offensive TODAY
or tomorrow. Military critics today
saw in the heavy artillery firing re-
ported along the Picardy front the
kaiser's preliminary move i'm am
other EFFORT to smash forward to
Amiens.
British and French headQuarte,s
officials ale confident. The Ian of the
past few days has permitted the al
lies 10 bring their reserves up ard
place them where they desired with
out interference. The enemy VII
fad his attempts 10 smash forward
strongly opposed at every poiu'
critics declared today and belief was
Con6denuy expressed that az oo
place would the Germans make any
material gain.
Foch j. Confident
Cen. Foch's confident statement
to Rene Renoult, president OF the
army committee. who accompanied
Premier Clemenceau to the front
cheered the country today
I'VE can hepceforth regard the
future with tranquihty. Reuou't
quoted the French ceneralissimo as
telling him He also said that Cen
FCch went stronger and pictured the
situation as being better than 10 has
at any time since the Germans start
ed their big drive
II Is agreed on every side that the
Germans viii launch another att
tack on great scale Critics as-
sert that it cannot be as heavy Gs
their original effort because =
their great loss Of men, They Sar
II is this. coupled with the fact that
the French and British have got
their reserves into line which VIII
make it Impossible for the Germans
t. make any further headWav.
Race Between Reserve.
Abel Ferry. former under -ecre-
tarv for foreign affairs. makes the
fat statement In an article in TO-
DAYS Petit Journal that the Go--
mans lost the battle of Picardy on
Monday and Tuesday of this week
Just a 5hey lost the battle ~ Ner-
dun on Feb. "a. 1915. immediately
after capturing Fort Dolaumou'
The enemy. he declared did not
follow up his success at Nerdun
when the French reserves were not
on the scene. 10 was "a race to bring
UP reserves there. no declared. and
the French won it. just as they have
done i'm the present struggle
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-04

The slogan Of the French soldiers
at Nerdun-"They shall not pass
well might be applied to the present
spirit of the allied troops holding
the battle line There is a grim de
termination 10 hold the Germans
i'm their present positions and later
10 hurl them back across the ground
they gained at SO great a sacrifice.
Advices from Amsterdam stated
that the kaiser is worried over
the situation and that the inability
OF the German armies To gain any
more sround-in the face OF the
heavy losses they have suffered-is
having "A grave result on the morale
Of the German soldiers.
A considerable force Of German
troops has been massed along the
southern edge of their salient and
the next big German effort evidently
will be made against the Paris
Amiens- Calais railroad.