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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-02-24

The school principal had been busy
all day selecting children from the
various classes, to do some special
work. She was very tired and also
very much pre-occupled when the jani-
tor entered her Office. In response to
her mechanical nod he began: "Miss
M, that crossing out there is dan
gersus. If they don't send US traffic
officer some of the children in this
school are going to get killed"
She had not really heard his speech.
for he was always complaining, SO she
made no answer. And then he repeat
ed his assertion with some emphasis,
ending: They are going to get killed
out there-sOme Of our children"
She had caught the last phrase, and
me financially, after her day If CLASH
flying. said: Then l haze better pick
out the ones prefer for that"
And the ianitOr fled
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-02-24
WILL TAKE LAND FROM SEA
People Of Holland Meet Problem Of
Expanding Population In Charac-
teristic Dutch Fashion.

After many years elaboration the
people of Holland have decided that
they need more land, and, having
reached that decision, they have gone
about the acquisition of it with char
acteristic Dutch energy and determi-
nation, says Popular Mechanics Maya
zine. The program contemplates the
building of 30-mile dixie across the
outlet of the Zuyder zee and gradual
reclamation of parts of that body by
means of smaller dikes and a tilling-in
and pumping process. The damming
of the north end of the Zuyder zee pre-
sents difficulties, not only on account
of the length of the dam, but also due
to the fact that at the Friesland shore
end the water depth varies from IL to
80 feet. The foundation of the great
dam will be, literally, billions Of all
sizes of tree branches, dashed together
into great bundles. These will be sunk,
forming a supporting mat Of enormous
area. Upon this will be placed thick
layer Of coarse crushed stone, and on
this powerful foundation Will be rear
ed the masonry Of the dixie
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-02-24
ONE FLAW IN BRIGHT IDEA
Janitor Called On as "Dinner SubstI-
tute" Might Object to Personal
inconvenience involved.

A young Indianapolis physician had
been invited by school teacher TO
accompany her TO dinner party at
which he was an absolute stranger
He accepted the invitation, but at the
last minute had to break it, but you
can take some other man and pass
him off for me-" he offered, generous
ly. mo one there knows NE, so it'll
so all right"
The teacher hesitated. But they
know most of the men l know" she
said. And then sudden smile came
over her face 81 might take our
school janitor, He's new in the city,
but you could give him some of your
clothes and it would probably pass
But how does he talk? asked the
doctor, a little bit doubtful of the
scheme now
"Oh, his talking Is all right" as
sured the teacher, and smiled wider
than ever again. There's only one
thing I'm not sure about. He chews
tobacco, and | wondered If he would
do without for that long" -IndianapO-
lis News.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-02-24
ToNY's OATH.

Synopsis. -Lonely and friendless,
Tonnibel Devon, living on canal
boat with a brutal father and a
WORKOUT, discouraged mother. wan
ders into a Salvation army hall at
Ithaca, N. Y. There she meets
young Salvation army captain,
Philip MacCauley. Urlah Devon,
Tony's father, returns to the boat
from a protracted spree and an
nounces he has arranged for Tony
TO marry Reginald Brown, a worth
less companion. Mrs. Devon OBJ
jects, and UrIah beats her. Their
quarrel reveals that there is Sc
cret between them IN which Tony
is the central figure. Tony refuses
to marry Reginald and escapes a
heating by jumping into the lake
Tony finds a bahYs picture with
offer OF reward for its delivery to
Doctor Pendlehaven. She delivers
the picture and the doctor visits
her mother
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-02-24
CHAPTER WI.
Tony Finds a New Home.


Many person turned in the street
and looked at the bareheadcd and bare
footed girl as she made her way
through the city with little pig snug
gled in her arms. TOnnibel was hurry
ing to Pendlehaven place, for she had
promised Doctor John she'd come to
his office at two o'clock that after
noon, and. if she didn't, he might take
1t into his head to visit the Dirty
Mary
When John Pendlehavpn came In
and saw her he noted how pale she
was.
Your mother" he began
shes gone away visitin'," gasped
Tony. Il don't know where she is"
Didn't you see her this morning2
Ii she was able TO get up, then she's
better. Isn't she2 Is she?"
Tonnbel bobbed her head.
II guess So she mumbled "Whcn
woke up, she was gone. guess she
went to find" She hesitated. then
ran on, Ito see some one we know SO
me and Gussie come to tell you she's
better"
'Sit down." urged the doctor.
Again the curly head shook mega
lively.
81 got TO GO" she told him. swallow
ing hard. 81 just got To go"
Then as her homelessness pressed
down upon he,, she began to tremble,
cOnvulsive sobs shaking her from head
to foot. The doctor forced her into "a
chair
There" he said sympathetically.
Now tell me what has happened"
~ can't" came in a gasping sigh.
"Rut mummy's gone away, mebbe for
ever, and got to find work And
and don't know how"
Doctor Pendlehaven looked at her
thOughtfully All through the night
the wan face had haunted him.
Suddenly Tonlbel put her hand In
to her blouse.
II brought back what's left of the
money" she said, holding 1t out.
Mummy took some. You don't care
about that, do you? She needed II aw-
full, mummy did But couldn't keep
this because | dickered with you last
night about the picture, and you done
your share"
Keep it," exclaimed Doctor John,
huskily.
No" said TonnibeI. II couldn't
ever sleep Il wink if did" And she
thrust the roll of bills into his hand,
giving long sigh as If she were glad
to be rid Of it.
1t might have been this action on
her part that brought to quick frultiOn
the resolve that had begun to live the
night before when Doctor Pendleha
ven had tramped along the boulevard
to Ithaca. From what she had told
him now, she had been left alone. Then
there was no one to ask permission of
to help her.
Where's your father?" he said.
abruptly.
Il dunno" answered Tonnlbel, lit
tie sulkily. She didn't intend ever to
speak OF Uriah to anyone.
Then you are all alone, now that
your mothers gomez Do understand
you haven't any relativesT
Not anybody" she hesitated, "at
least, not now. Not anybody but Gus
sie-Plglet here"
She touched the little animal with
exquisite tenderness. Doctor Pendle-
haven leaned over and, placing one
finger under the girls chin, raised her
face to his, Come with me-" he said
softly.
TOnnibel followed him through what
seemed to her long miles Of halls.
When he ushered her into a room and ,
closed the door, she stood a moment
taking In all its magnihcence. The at-
mosphere was laden with a heavy per-
fume of flowers, and then she saw
something else. man lay partly
propped up in bed, his burning gray
eyes staring at her.
r.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-02-24
~ThereI Now I'll teach you
TO bite me again"

tTo BD CONTINUED
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-02-24
Recovered Coin After Fifty Years.

Fifty years ago when the founda-
lions were being laid for the Wash
ingtOn statue in front Of Independence
hall, in Philadelphia, John Nash, then
policeman, threw 2-cent piece into
the hole being dug for the fOunda.
lions. Recently when some changes
were being made to the statue, Nash
recalled the incident and stirred up
the dirt and uncovered the coin. 1t
will be hung in Independence hall.
Incidentally, Mr.. Nash recalled that
2 cents had buying capacity at that
time treble that of today.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-01

classrooms for collective instruction would prove
failure, because the watches change often that it
would be extremely difficult, if not impossible to get
the together at the time more than
The same would apply, the experts decided. to
instructing three and four collectively.
So it determined to instruct the men indi-
vidually.
This has proved thoroughly successful that as
high 70 per cent some of the big battleships
taking instruction and the scheme is being rapidly
extended to every section Of the navy aAoat. fea-
ture is that the men are not compelled to undergo
this type of training, but the contrary it entirely
voluntary. To large extent the sailor is even per-
mted to select the class of education he prefers but
there is, of course, effort to have the men select
subjects which they adapted, in which they
will have the best opportunity of studying There
two big considerations; the hrst to make the man
better and more nseful sailor expert in his partcu
lar line aboard ship; the second to make him better
citizen when he leaves the navy and equipped as to
assume relatively high place in civilian endeavor.
Indeed, ii may be said. the navy has become an
The Washington herald., 1921-05-01

active competitor with the leading schools and col
leges to this extent: Under the scheme of educa-
tiona opportunities in practice, the young of
49, finishing high school may enlist in the navy with
every that he will be given complete in-
strucon in certain courses as he could get at any
college in the United States
The navy education system is the product of tho
best educators in the country composed of the very
in actual in the colleges in which he might
enroll The saor-student parallels his daily practical
work by thorough of study Of the subject IN
which he Is specializing the accepted ideal Of
instructing.
The various subjects are taught through q series
OF lessons, which built the sefnstruction plan.
adopted by the best extension schools throughout
the country. One lesson is furnished at . time The
student works this individually He Is not retarded
by the backwardness of another student He may ID.
vance as fast he Is capable of doing The lesson
submitted includes the part of the that to Be
studied detailed instructions explanatory of the ma
teriai assigned. and questions be answered. The
counsel of special officer detailed to educational
work viii be available The student VIII be encour.
aged to consult this officer or any of the officers
aboard ship with reference to any knotty problems
When he completes the lesson assigned he win write
answers to questions the subject and submit them
to the educational officer. He will correct the paper
and another lesson will be assigned The machinery
of the ship viii be the laboratory From time to time
the student sailors win be instructed in the use and
operation Of the mighty engines electrical devices or
navigation Other instruction will be illustrated BY
motion pictures.
The navy offers specific courses In which It is
possibly better equipped than any school IN the coun-
try to furnish instruction These steam electrical
and gas engineering navigation, ordnance and gum
merry and yeomanry.
In addition there are number of special and
general courses. designed for the enlisted man who
may not care for the scientific Instruction, or may
wish to supplement it.
Among the special subjects are: American history.
elementary United States history and government,
Europe since 1876 cvics. elements Of economies his
tory of English literature. public speaking general
reading, salesmanship scientific management applied
psychology, elementary Spanish, French, Italian. arr
ehiteetura drawing. free-hand drawing
The general subjects are: Spelling, penmanshp.
mathematics Including arithmetic), elementary algebra
plane and solid geometry, plane trigonomery, Eng
lish. elementary physics and chemistry and mechanical
drawing.
So the navy does not look upon three-year en-
listmeni as much tme lost ..foza y6yag s4an bud on
the eontTsy AZ p period IN which tke S6qhs man hay
anticipate three yests Of special trali1e by which he
earr that which enables him eabt Az expert IL
- a
The Washington herald., 1921-05-01

q
mighty fighting machine, but schoohouse par
excellence.
As the navy says: Travel aRd study are requisite
elements in education. Neither travel without study
nor study without travel spells education. To study
for long period and then to travel for like period
Is ideal; but to study while travelling and to travel
while studying is the ideal"
The seagoing lighting ship, therefore is the ideal
With the wonderfully complicated machinery, It
Is of'the best and most modern)y equipped labo-
ratorcs the world In addition, each Of the ships
are to be found experts in every field of engineering
and science. It is extremely doubtful. say educators
from the nations leading educational institutes, If
college in the United States has the facilities to be
found aboard a modern battleship for instructing
classes in engineering, or the sciences.
Unfortunately. however, comparatively few of the
men who enlist in the navy have the basic education
to enable them to begin at once the study OF steam
engineering navigation, electrical engineering So
the problem has been to fit the OF study to the
ability OF the individual Very often it is neces-
sary begin with instruction similar to that found in
the average grammar school.
In each 100 enlisted men in the navy the average
Is found to be about:
Sixty per cent have completed grammar school.
Twenty per cent have not completed grammar
school.
Twenty psr sent have completed high school
courses
These come 10 the navy at average age of
20 years. the age at which the college is well
started in his Education is lacking and with
out it many undesirable things happen to the
and the navy. There is dissatisfaction, rresponsi
bility and failure to make good. Both the navy and
the individual suffer.
The natural remedy would be to attract the best
possible material and by education to give that
terial the necessary training.
The morale section under the Bureau Of Navga-
ton doing this today in fact has been accomplish
ing such highly satisfactory results that naval officers
say it is the most constructive undertaking in the
navy since the founding of the Naval War College
for officers The direction Of this educational
scheme is in charge Of Dr. L. r. Alderman and H. r.
Harper, educators who have made careful study of
the problem aboard ship and have adopted a number
OF highly satisfactory courses.
Study outlined by them is standardized far as
possible for instruction aboard ship There many
officers as may be necessary are detailed to conduct
the classes assist the men far possible and
courage the personnel to take advantage Of the
portunties.
1t was found at the outset that any plan that
contemplated the gathering of the men together in
The Washington herald., 1921-05-01
AMERICAS FLOATING COLLEGES

THE UNITED STATES battleshp is not only
l mighty fighting machine. but schoolhouse par
excellence.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-01

So the navy does not look upon three-year, en-
listment as much Sme lost .foa y6pag s4an, bud on
the eontTty AZ q period IN which tie s6lps man hay
anticipate tkfes yests of special trat4e ky which, he
can learn thst which enables him @abt sa cxperS ia
some useful occupation
The Washington times., 1921-12-05
RUSSIAN CHILDREN ARE
LEFT By REDS TO PERISH

Thousands OF Russian children are
being cast aside and deserted by starv.
ing parents no longer able to supply
them with food, according to q mes.
sage reaching the American Red Cross
here from relief directors in Russia.
The report said that $4,000 deserted
children, miserably shrunken from
malnutrition, already have been
rescued.
The message was sent by DR..
Henry Beeuwkee, director In charg"
Of distributing 100000 worth Of
supplies inthe wamine districts Of
Russia.
The number Of these waite 10 ire.
msndous," said DIR. Beeuwkes in his
message. Seven thousand wsr.
collected In Kaxan City during the
last month while In the province of
Ultra, $4,000 are being cared for in
various children's homes. In Samard
there has been established eight re-
ceivins homes and fifty-eight pee.
manent homes for abandoned child
rem"
The Washington times., 1921-12-05
WEDDING RING
SENT To RIVAL
BY SICK WIFE
Chicago Woman Gets Divorce
On Learning Of Husbands
Attentions to Nurse.

CHICAGO, Dec. 6.-Robert Pisr Ell
lot. an organ builder. learned too late
that the wedding ring he gave to his
wife At the time of his marriage was
an emblem of q sacred marriage and
not merely a relic OF tho lark ages
when men put chains on their newly
purchased wives to make their
possession more secure.
Saturday in the court Of Judge
Lynch, Mrs. Elliot was granted q
divorce. even though her husband
thought to patch up their shattered
wedding ring to the other woman
the nurse Of the child OF the couple.
While his wife was In the hospital
bearing him another child she learned
Of his affection for the nurse. She
Immediately sent her wedding ring to
the girl. This woke Elliot up to fact
that, after all, his wife had stood by
him and he wanted her. as was shown
by a letter which he wrote to the
nurse. demanding she send the ring
back. The letter was intercepted by
his wife and was used by her In pro-
curing divorce.
THE shock Of learning that she was
desperate enough to send you her
wedding ring has set my faculties to
working" the letter reads In part. Il
am desperate to be right In her eyes
and having seen our experience in its
true light, have been thinking more
seriously.
IT want you to know loath myself
for my beastliness in proving myself
weak and disloyal to such a woman"
The Washington times., 1921-12-05
SEVERE winter
PREDICTED FOR
THAMES RIVER
England's Historic Crock Ex.
pected to Freeze Over First
Time In Century.
~ Universal Service.

LONDON. Dec. SIT is now more
than \ hundred years since the
Thames was frozen over and an OK
Yves roasted on the ice. There u
more than q mere possibility that
we shall again be skating in the
region Of Blackfriar bridge this win
ter.
With the early winter fogs. the
protracted summer, with its heat
waves and drought. gave place to
weather with which we are more
familiar. and we are asking what
the winter has In store for US.
There 10 q widespread belief that
certain signs and portents point at
this period of the year to the type
Of winter that Is TO come. Many
country folk, wise in weather lore,
Aro unanimous in predicting q hard
winter to follow on the heels Of the
during the hot October days waGged
their heads wisely and quoted the
old saw, Warm October, cold Feb
ruary."
Scientific metsoroigists frankly
state that they do not know, Or
ganissd nsteorology IL too young a
science to distinguish between q freak
occurrence and regular sequences.
Widespread authentic records date
O1CA iiCi ely my 0acs ohAN AhVsOOt Wv
gists are stiA cropping in the dark as
to the primary causes Of good or bad
seasons. =
One fact has. however. arisen from
the statistics that are available.
Weather appears to run In cycles Of
mild and severe winters. Tho idea Of
the old fashioned English winter
arose primarily from the writings Of
Charles Dickens. and his conception
OF winter was the result Of a sequence
Of exceptionally severe winters that
occurred when he was IN impression
able boy.
A further series of severe winters
occurred between 1890 and 1905, and
Mince then. with the exception Of an
occasional weather freak which pro-
ducsd severe frost and snow, the
weather has been mild and wet
throughout.
Another period Of hard winters 10
now due, and the change is generally
sudden.
Last winter the period prior 70
Christmas was particularly cold, but
a warm wave. which was probably a
forerunner Of the phenomenal sum-
mer Just experienced, swept away the
cold. IT II feasible that this spell OF
cold was the first warning OF the re-
turn Of q cycle Of hard winters and
that the coming winter will witness
the first Of the series.
The Washington times., 1921-12-05
GIVES 81 TO CHURCH
FOR SERMON By RADIO

PITTSBURGH, Dec. S,-Inclosir9
a dollar bill as their contribution be-
cause they didn't hear the plate
passed." ono of a group of radio fans
In Detroit, who signs himself A
MArooni." has written to the pastor
OF the wireless church" I'm Pittsburgh.
telling OF their enjoyment of tho scr
Woes, tho sermon. tho singing OF the
choir, etc,
The letter was received by DIR.
Thomas +, Coakley. rector of Old st.
Patrick's Catholic Church. having
been turned over to him by the post.
office authorities, as a wireless outfit
has been installed in that church.
The Washington times., 1921-12-05

Their first interest in life il money.
Everything else-including love-is
secondary.
The imitation caveman had .
mania for dressing me up and parad.
ing me around. He loved the adula-
ton of the world for hA WIFE
He tried to give me love. Instead
he gave me q gross makeshfft. ] re.
belled. He began to drink. We wore
divorced.
never been loved.
IT have been admired. People have
ton, which I owe largely TO my mental
husband. Mac. But for myself alone
I have never been loved"
Wants . Cave Man.
Now want nothing more In
man.
II wanted q man scared and
scorched and SCARED with life and
living. wanted one who had broken
hearts and fought In wars. wanted
the most perfect cynic.
well, was stumping on free
speech or child labor in Seattle Mac
had already made himself famous
with his oratory and his ideas. He
was stamping on economic subjects.
One evening we were introduced. A
crowd of us stopped at a little place
and drank coffee snd'-as we called
II.
Every night after that Mac and
stumped-then coffee and ed. had
never met such q lucid intelligence.
I was enthralled. He showed a sim
liar attachment for me. One night
he said:
Aren't you getting tired of this
placer
Where shall we goT" : an
swered.
Where do you want to gos" Mac
questioned.
New Orleans"
Lets get married and 60 Mac
returned.
"'All right
Even as I accepted my new hus-
band" smiled the woman who IL now
giving him up to Lena, the Goddess
the thought came to me that he
wasn't the cynic I wanted"
The Washington times., 1921-12-05
GERMANS RECEIVE HOPE
FROM CONFERENCE HERE

BERLIN. Dec. S.-German Opt.
,nists who still believe the nation
may be saved from wreckage were
clinging today to a new hope;
namely, that England, having ar.
rived at. an understanding with the
United States to secure the British
sea 'front.'" will now regain the whip
hand in Europe which had been
Welded to France since the Upper
Silesian decision.
The "optimists" reason that Eng
land cannot afford to allow France
to continue to forge her military and
economic chain about the continent.
They believe Irish affairs and mat
tiers involved in the Washington con-
ference will soon be in such shape
as will enable England to concen-
trate her efforts toward breaking
down Frances ambitious scheme for
European hegemony.
The Washington times., 1921-12-05
KRASSIN URGES WORLD TO
HELP IN RUSSIAN RELIEF

OXFORD, England, Dec. 5.-Ad-
dressing a public meeting here last
night in support OF the Russian famine
fund, Leonid Krassin, the Bolshevik
maintained that the interests of the
entire world demanded the raising Of
an international fund for Russian
relief.
The governments OF Europe and
America, he added, had refused to rec.
ognize the SOVIET Government, their
refusal virtually amounting to a con.
tinuation of the policy OF interven-
ton and blockade. making relief i'm.
possible.
The Washington times., 1921-12-05

for accommodation for has son and
dsughter-in-law and himself.
Wilson took them In and believed
they were huntsrsL On their last
night here the visitors asked Wilson
to invite some friends to his home
and they would furnish something to
entertain the crowd. They not only
furnished entertainment to the crowd.
but when Wilson came out of his
stupor he had been robbed of q con.
siderable sum Of money and his
guests had done, leaving no trace a.
to their destination.