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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-06-24
! Owe Ny Life to Pc -NA7

MIR. McKinley's letter
brings cheer to all who
may be sufferers as he
was. Read it:
II can honestly say that I owe
my life TO Peruna. After some of
the best doctors in the country
gave me up and told me / could
not live another month, Peruna
saved me. Travelling from town
to town, throughout the country
and having to go into all kinds
OF badly heated stores and build
tngs, sometimes standing up for
hours at a time while plying my
trade as auctioneer. It is only
natural that / had colds fire.
quentlyS so when this would
occur paid little attention to 1t,
until last December when / con-
tracted a severe case, which,
through neglect on my part
settled on my lungs. when aI-
most too late, 1 began dOctOrIng,
but without avail, until / heard
of Peruna. 1t cured met so I
cannot praise it too highly"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-06-24
Here's Something Worth KNOWING.

Listen to this, fishermen. There's
a man residing in New York state who
has discovered reliable way to learn
when the fish are biting, without GO
ing to stream and trying his luck.
Here is the formula: Catch and keep
alive a catfish. When you wish to go
fishing, dig some worms and throw
them to the catfish. If he eats them,
the fish win bite; but If he don't, you
might as well stay at home.-Ex-
change.
Too many people spend their time
In trying to be miserable.
Some musicians who play by ear
ought to consult an aurist.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-06-24

Blue Mountain.-A slow and refresh
ing rain has just fallen here, bringing
good cheer to gardeners and truck
farmers, The crops in general are not
suffering for the lack of rain in this
county, it is said, but the ground is
getting very hard for cultivation. The
prospects for both corn and cotton
have been materially improved dur
ing recent days.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-06-24

Brookhaven. Within the last few
days several meetings Of the board Of
trade, board of aldermen, school trus-
tees and business meE of this city
have resulted in the launching of
movements not only for an athletic
field, which will cost approximately
$4,000, but also for a high school
building and hospital.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-06-24
It
Cured
Me

MIR. Samuel Mckinley, 1904 q.
22nd st., Kansas City, Mo-, Mem
Der of the Society Of U. s. Jewelry
Auctioneers.
Sold Everywhere.
Tablet or Liquid Form
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-06-24

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS with the
small church attendance, the Protes-
tant pastors of Lexington concluded
to hold series of meetings in the
court house yard on the prime iple that
"as the mountain would not come to
Mohammed, Mohammed won go to
the mountain" The meetings. are
largely attended. The pastors alter
nate in preaching.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-06-24

Walthall. For two weeks the wealth
er has been dry, in which time farmers
were busy catching up with their work.
Some began to complain of drouth
because some Of the unbroken ground
had become too hard to be plowed.
Within the past 80 hours we have had
some gentle showers and every farmer
is now busy planting out sweet pota-
toes, which bid fair to be an abundant
crop here
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1920-06-24

Natchez.-As a result Of the action
OF the state revenue agent to recover
penalties from packing companies for
the alleged sitting of competition,
number of attorneys have been here
taking dispositions.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-07-31
BLUE RIDGE Vets
TO SPEND A DAY
AT old CAMP LEE

Wishes Of approximately four thous-
and Eightisth (Blue RidEe) Division
veterans, CLEANED from returned ques-
tionnaires. have led the executive COM
which Is to be held in Richmond. Sep
tember 4th through to the 9Th. to give
more prominent place on the program
n the reunion Of smaller units within
the division and TO extend the plans TOT
enabling all veterans to spend q part OF
ono day at Camp Lee where the division
trained for overseas service. Not only
vii, the twenty-five hundred associ9-
tfon members attending from this state
be- brought together. hui reunions or
regiments. companies and even SQUADS
will be perfected.
Present indications now are that. an
attendance OF eight thousand is con-
servnrive estimate. reunion ottlcce
being several days behind In handing
the returned questionnaires. Thus far'
members from sixteen different states
have notified the executive committee
they will attend, most Of them adding
that from two to eight friends or rela.
tiyes will accompany them TO meet
army friends and to sec where the vet
eran began his army life. Pennsylfanla
is expected to send about twenty-eiGht
hundred. Virginia. twenty-five hundred
and The remainder from New Jersey ana
the twelve other states from which the
personnel OF the division was drawn.
Hundreds Of membership applications
to the association have also been nito
since frst announcements Of the reunion.
Christine miller Clemson to Attend
Mrs, Christine Miller Clemson, nation,
ally known as a singer VINO deroteo
much time and money toward entertain
ing the Eighticth Division. which she
"a3opted." has announced she will at
tend the memorial service on sunday
and the reception and ball the hs'
night Of the union.
REQUESTS for hotel and garage reser-
vations also are being made and are
being handled by the reunion committee
at Richmond. Notice has been given
that such requests should be filed as
carly as possible. While plans for the
reunion have reached a high state OF
perfection already. final details will be
made and the definite program an
nounced following the meeting Of tho
executive committee at Richmond next
week.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-07-31
OPEN AIR
CONCERT TONIGHT

The seventh concert OF the Municipal
band will he given this evening at )
o'clock at Riverside park. Prof A. F..
Summers. director of the band, has ar
ranged the following program OF inter
csting numbers:
March-Knights OF the Road-Fred
X. Huffcr.
Selection (frOm Musical Romance)
Observation-Disclosures Friml.
Overture (thcme from) Maryland
Frank Fubrer.
Meditation, Tho Dying Poet. ".
Waitz-Drcams Of The Fairies-Chas.
l.. johnson.
Selection (from Musical Farce)
High Jinks"-R. Friml.
Overture. "Rcmlcks Bits Of Hits No.
1877. r. Lampc.
Medley. The Grand Slam" Overture
3D-M. l.. Lake.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-07-31
GENT
GETS IN TROUBLE

A young fellow connected with local
amusement enterprise received well
merited rcbuke before sevral customers
in n Market street news depot. Friday.
when the proprietress OF the place
brought to light couple OF books he
had rilched and had placed under his
coat, preparatory to taking them with
him. without the customary preliminary
OF payment.
The lady in charge. who, IL Is stated.
had missed goods on othfr occasions
right after tho young mans departure.
was watching him closely and saw him
seCretc the two books.
When he was ready to depart she
grabbed hin, by the arm. In his effort
to pull away his hat fell to the floor
and the woman reached under his coat
and pulled out the books.
Ono was entitled wild Oats" and the
other For The Sake Of Love" The
prnprietress told the young man she
had great mind to call a policeman
and he reached for his hat and left tho
store at full speed.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-07-31

St. Louis, Mo-, July 30-Baker, the
tranS-oCntinental road racer, passed
through here at SOS o'clock this morn
Ing. enroute TO the west. four hours
ahead Of record.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-07-31
LICENSE PENALTY
GOES ON MONDAY

Today is the last day in which IL
censes can be procured without TIE APP
-plicant having to pay o ten percent PEN
atty. July Is the month to get the
license for any business requiring one.
and those who do not get theirs this
month win be obliged 10 pay a ten per-
cent tax for each month over due.
Wheelng's license revenue this year
is expected to exceed the total received
in 1919 by two or three thousand dol
lars. according 10 reports submitted
yesterday to City Manager e.. O. Dph-
lin by City Clerk. Homer Crago. The
total received at noon yesterday was
Sl4.57e40 and 1t Is estimated that when
all the money Is collected II will amount
10 $4,000 for July alone
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-07-31

WALTZ d CO. Will put new Rear
Curtain on your Automobile. Jy-S1-p
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-07-31

Less than fifty hours after his de-
parture from New York City. E. G..
| "Cannonball" Baker, worlds greatest
road racer. Is flying across the state or
Texas. enroute to the Pacific coast and
from all indications he will reach his
;.destination many hours ahead OF his
former record.
Bakers dash is attracting nation wide
attention. as he Is considered the mas-
, ter Of endurance drivers and should ne
/ win the big drive now In progress. he
will likely try for still additional
: laurels.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-07-31
SERVICE 1nEHs ARE LAID.

The Natural Gas company Of West
Virginia. which has had large force of
men working on tho laying OF new linHs
along North Main street. have Complet-
ed their work. Some Of the lines were
reported TO DC in very bad shape and
this Is the main reason that the changes
were made
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-07-31

Albuquerque, ~ NJ. July 3o.-Prepar-
ations are under way TO give +. @.
"Cannonball" Baker reception upon
his arrival here Tomorrow on his mad
dash to the coast.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-07-31
MONTGOMERY GOES HoMr.

Hon. Samuel B. Montgomery, oandi-
date for governor Of this state. left yes
terday for his home in kingwood. W.
Va. having stopped off here from Mag
nctic Springs. near Marion. 0. Mr.
montgomery was forced TO remain In his
room here Thursday WA re he consulted
with local physicians. He expects to
take a badly needed rcst while at his
home in Kingwood. leaving his attor-
news 10 look after his guhernatOrial
fsht
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-07-31
Bour Stomach and BelchinE

When ] hcgan tAklnR UhamberIaln 5
Tablets three years ago. I was troubled
most of tho time with belchinE and sour
stomach. also had headache and con-
stipation. This remedy was just what
my system needed 1t strengthened my
digestion and restored me to my former
good health" writes Mrs. 4. p. Smith.
Jordan. y \. For sale by all dealers.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-07-31
BAKER RACING
THROUGH TEXAS
CROSSED MISSOURI AND OKLA
ROMA YESTERDAY IN GRILL
mo RACE Against TINE.
Many Hours Ahead Of worlds Record
on Trip TO tho golden Gate"
with TempIar Car.

Duncan. Texas. July 3o.--E. G. Can
nonball" Baker. coast to coast road
racer. driving a Templar car, passed
through here at Sis o'clock tonight en-
route to Los Angeles. Cal. He left New
York at o'clock Wednesday night and
is hours ahead of the worlds record.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-01-30
Record Breaking PensionP ayment;
Smallest Number of Pensioners

ecord-breakng paid by the federal govern
during the last fiscal despite the fact that the number
pensioners the smallest Of any year since 1890.
This revealed by the report the commissioner of
who said that 1922 1879 paid during
compared with pensioners the
before The largest number of the pension roll $685.
446 1902, they of $780,, 26799
Total pensions paid of the Civil the commits
$685. the reached
including $685. 665 of the Spanish
American
pensioners scattered through sxyhree foreign
countries including the island of St. Helena They received
total of ST ,1Ss, 1sS45
The pension roll during the 2s the
number and the number added 1851
Ohio led the with the largest roll there being 60902 pensioners
drawing 30O4 Pennsylvania second with 59O72 pensioners
drawing receiving 49, 631
Illinois receiving $15 1852 and Indiana
fifth with 37647, receiving $13, 703, O8494.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-01-30
THE TWO VILLAGES

Over the river, on the HILL
Lieth village white and still
All around 1t the forest trees
SILVER and whisper in the breeze;
Over 1t sailing shadows go
OF soaring hawk and screaming crow.
And mountain grasses. low and sweet,
Grow in the middle of every street
Over the river. under the HILL
Another village lieth still,
There ] see in the cloudy night
Twinkling stars of household light,
Fires that CLEAN from the smithy's door.
Mists that curl on the river shore:
And in the roads no grasses grow
For the wheels that hasten to and fro
In that village on the hill
Never is sound of smithy or mill:
The houses are matched with grass and
flowers;
Never a clock to toll the hours;
The marble doors are always shut,
You can not enter in hall or hut;
All the villagers lie asleep
Never again to sow or reap;
Never in dreams to moan or sigh;
Silent and idle and low they lie.
In that village under the hill,
When the night is starry and still.
Many a weary soul in prayer
Looks to the other village there
And weeping and signing. longs to 60
Up to that home from this below:
Longs to sleep in the forest wild
Whittier have vanished wife and child,
And heareth. praying. this answer fall;
Patience. that village shall hold We all!s
Rose Terry Cooke.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-01-30
Inventions by Women Are
on lncrease-First Was
by Connecticut Matron

The first patent taken out by n wom-
an was for a process Of weaving straw
with silk by Mrs. Mary Kiser Of Con-
necticut in 1902 and she has had, as
time went on, many followers in In
genuity, so that at Washington there
Is wOman's department, with the
specifications of the patents arranged
in chronological order, observ es Lon.
don Tit-Bits.
1t was not till 1894 that the British
comptroller general of patents thought
1t worth while to ascertain the num-
has naturally decreased their numbers,
but whereas there were nearly 400 APP
plicatiOns for patents from women in
1913, in 1914 there were $50, and in
1917 253, and in 1918, 2S6. so that the
total is rising again.
During the war the outstanding in
vention was Mrs. Bertha Ayrton's fan
for sending back gas and smoke fumes.
Other inventions of national impor-
lance of late years were Mrs. Ernest
Harris for waterproOfing fabrics, a dis
covery of which use was made by the
admiralty, war office. railway COM
panies, etc, and Mrs. Cayley-RObin-
sons patent for semi-gas furnace,
which was intended to revO1utionize
heating, as it is said to reduce ex-
penditure by one-siXth on fuel con-
Stunning all waste products, such as
cinder, SCOT, smoke and ashes.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-01-30
Gorilla Families Live in
Nest Homes Built High in
Trees of Tropical Forests

Gorillas live In family groups-hus-
band, wife and one or two babies. The
mother carries her offspring on her
hip, just as does the native African
woman.
Food is always plentiful, consisting
of fruit and nuts supplied bounteous-
~ by the tropical forest. Home Is
sort of nest built in tree, few
branches being bent together so as to
form platform, over which leafy
twigs are distributed
1t is alleged that the father of the
family spends the night customarily
at the foot of the tree, against which
he places his back while keeping
guard against possible attack by enc
mics In stand-up fight there is only
one foe that he has reason to fear,
and that Is the leopard.
The males often fight each other
with dire ferocity, the prize Of COM
bat being usually lady gorilla, who
views the strife with flattered inter
est, cheerfully accepting the victor's
claim of ownership.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-01-30
UNGUARDED GATES

Wide open and unguarded stand our gates,
Names of the four winds North South,
East and West:
Portals that lead to an enchanted land
OF Cities forests. fields of living gold.
Vast prairies, lordly submits touched
Majestic rivers sweeping proudly past
The Arabs date palm and the Norsemans
pine
realm wherein are fruits of every zone,
Airs of all chimes. for. 10! throughout the
year
The red rose blossoms somewhere--a rich
land.
A later Eden planted in the wilds,
With not an inch of earth within it's bound
But If slaves foot press 1t sets him
free.
Here it Is written. Toll shall have its
wage,
And Honor honor. and the humblest man
Stand level with tie highest in the law.
OF such a land have men in dungeons
dreamed,
And with the vision Frightening In their
eyes
Gone smiling to the faggot and the sword
Wide open and unguarded stand our gates,
And through them presses a wild motley
throng-
Men from the volga and the Tartar
steppes.
FeatureleSS ngureS or the Hoang-HO,
Malayan. Scythian. Teuton. Ket and
Slav.
Flying the old worlds poverty and scorn;
These bringing with them unknown gods
and rites
Those. tiger passions here to stretch
their claws
In street and alley what strange tongues
are loud
Accents OF menace alien to our air,
Voices that once the Tower of Babel
knew!
o Liberty. white goddess! is It we'll
To leave the gates uhguarded? On thy
breast
Fold Sorrows children. soothe the hurts
of fate,
Lift the downtrodden. but with hand of
steel
Stay those who to thy sacred portals
To waste the gifts of freedom. Have
Lest from thy brow the clustered stars be
torn
And trampled in the dust. For SO of old
The thronging Goth and Vandal trampled
Rome
And where the temples OF the Caesars
stood
The lean wolf unmoested made her lair.
Thomas Bailey A1drich
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-01-30
CHAPTER XIII.
The Prisoners Escape.


The two men followed me silently as
far as the companion, where we
paused moment staring blindly about
us into the fog. Even the guard at
the main hatch was invisible.
Garter. guard this after deck until
Watkins and I come back. Under no
circumstances permit LeVere to enter
the cabin"
With the door closed, we were
plunged into darkness which rem
dered the interior invisible. / Won
dered dimly why the man on guard
had not lighted the swinging lantern.
l stumbled over something on the
deck, as CROPPED forward, but did not
pause until had lighted the lantern.
1t blhzed up brightly enough. its yell
low flame Illuminating the cabin and
the first thing 1 saw was the out
stretched figure Of the sailor almost
between ny feet. We needed to ask
no questions, imagine nothing-the
overturned chair. the stricken sailor
told the whole story. He had been
tread herously stuck from behind, the
blade driven home by strong hand.
and was dead before he fell to the
deck 1t had been silent, vengeful
murder, and the assassin had left no
trace. Who could it have been? Not
Gunsaules surely-the steward lacked
both nerve and strength for such a
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-01-30
Average Size OF NlIady's
Shoe Is Now S or 512, Due
To Walking and Athletics

Tie fairy prince would have .
harder time than ever fitting his Gin
derella today. because women's feet
are growing larger year by year. This
fact is made known by the managing
director of one of the largest London
shoe factories.
"During the last fifty years. no
said "Englishwomen's feet have in
creased enormously in length. A No.
3 shoe was worn by the average wom-
an in the middle of the last century.
whereas the average now worn is 5
or 5ls. We find that SKIES. and even
larger shoes. can hardly be kept in
stock, they are so much in demand
1.-THE cause of this growth Of wom-
ems feet can be attributed to the
amount Of walking they do and the
number of games they play from their
earliest childhood"
Women's feet are much larger than
they used, TO be. but this does not
mean that they are no longer beauti.
full. Public taste has changed with
the size of feet. and small foot is
no longer considered necessary for
beauty. Indeed, the shoe manufac.
turer explained that long. slender
foot is considered more desirable than
a short, inelegant one.
Long lines are the thing nowa-
days." he said '"rhere is Il clamOr for
long, graceful footwear. and fashion.
able women buy shoes more than an
inch too long rather than wear short.
stumpy Shoes"
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-01-30
First Cremation of Human
Body in America in 1892

The first cremation of human
body In America occurred on Deem
Der 8. 1892. : The body was that of
Henry Laurens. leading statesman
of the colonies and one Of the COM
missioners who signed the treaty of
Paris, ending the Revolutionary war.
Colonel Laurens died at his planta-
tion near Charleston. S. c.. on Decem-
Der s. 1892. and there he was Gre
mated. In his will he provided for
this and enjoined his son TO cause
his body to be wrapped in twelve
yards OF tow cloth and burned until
1t was entirely consumed. His bones
were to be collected and deposited
wherever might be thought proper.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-01-30
Politeness Well Defined
BY Three Eminent Persons

Many definitions of politeness have
been given by learned and able men
and are to be found scattered through
literature. Here are three short ones,
each from an eminent man: Sidney
Smith says that "politeness is good ma
ture regulated by good sense" Ma
caulay writes: "Politeness has been
well defined as benevolence in small
things" He did not originate this def
milton, but he gives 1t his approval.
Chesterfield claims that pollteness
"simply consists In treating others just
as you love to be treated yourself" AS
to the practice Of politeness. the phil
osopher, Bacon. wrote: "The wise are
polite all the world over; fools are po-
lite only at home"
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-01-30
WOLVES OF THE SEA
Bv RANDALL PARRISH
COY yright. by A. c. MCCLURE q Co.

is safe enough to leave him undis-
turbed ut present. The first thing
need 10 do is to satisfy those men. I'll
attend to that now, and then see to
the proper securing Of Sanchez. Re-
main here with LeVere while I go for
ward, and watch that he does not at
tempt to go below"
The fellows had not finished mess,
but ] felt the danger of further delay,
and talked to them as they sat on
deck. explaining briefly the entire stu
alton, and the causes leading up to the
mutiny. / dealt with the matter in
plain terms. making no apparen. effort
TO influence them, yet forcibly COM
polling each individual to realize what
would be the result Of our recapture.
They listened earnestly, asking an &C.
casiOnal question, and passing COM
ments back and forth freely among
themselves.
sent Watkins to the cabin for
roll Of charts, and spreading these out.
endeavored as well as could, to make
clear our probable position and the
nearest point Of land. When had
completed the explanation, and stood
before them awaiting decision, 1t was
Halnes who acted as their spokesman.
'"This we're is Cape HowarthT" he
asked, a grimy thumb on the point in
dicated. AN yer say it's bout hun
dred and fifty miles west7'
eyes ahOnt that7"
AN thar's no settlement
~Some colonists fifty miles north is
ALL"
'That's bout right" He turned to
the others. "Say mates, this is how l
figure We can't 60 on no long cruise
with all those bloody rats in the hold.
They're bound ter find some way out
II we give 'em time 'nough. Fer as I'm
concerned, I'm fer dividin' up whut
we've got, and ter hell with piratin'.
What 'er yer say, mates? Shall we
run the OIL hooker ashore, an leave
her thar, while we tramp the coast?
We're just shipwrecked crew. What
say yer?"
There was chorus of approval suf-
ficient in volume to satisfy me, and I
accepted this as a decision.
"All right, lads" said briefly. "In
my Judgment your choice Is a wise