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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-06-09

You naturally feel secure when you
know that the medicine you are about TO
take IL absolutely pure and contains no
harmful or habit producing drugs.
Such . medicine Il Dr.. Kilmer'S Swamp
Root, kidney, liver and bladder remedy.
The same standard Of purity, strength
and excellence IL maintained in every
bottle Of Swamp Root.
It IL scientifically compounded from
vegetable herbs.
It 10 not . stimuIant and h taken in
teaSpoonful doses.
It Il not recommended for everything.
II IL nature'SSgreat helper in relieving
and overcoming kidney, liver and blad-
der troubles.
A sworn statement of purity II with
every bottle Of DR.. Kilmer'S Swamp
Root.
If you need q medicine, you should
have the bestS On sale at all drug stores
in bottles of two sizes, medium and large.
However, if you wish first to try this
great preparation send ten cents to DIR.
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for a
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-06-09
WHEELS KIDD|ES
ON LONG TRAIL
Baltimore Woman Starts Noot
With Two Children on Weary
Walk to Indiana.
MAYOR GOOD FELLOW
Trio Arrive In Elizabeth FootSore and
Weary and Mayor Takes Up Col
lection to Pay Fare Rest
Of Way.

Elizabeth, N. J.-Pushing an empty
three-wheeled baby carriage, the miss
ing wheel in one hand, and balancing
her three-year-Old son, Robert, on her
shoulder with the other, Mrs. Mary
Allen of Baltimore trudged into Eliza
beth recently on the verge of exhaus'
ton but determined to walk the rest
of the way to Wabash, Ind, where she
says a brother will take her and her
two children into his home.
Her other child, Lillian, ten years
old, was walking beside her.
Within two minutes after the
strange trio and their disabled baby
prairie schooner came to halt In the
local police station both babies were
asleep in the arms of big policemen,
who know just how to treat tired
babies.
Fifteen Days From Baltimore.
Mrs. Allen walked all the way from
Baltimore to New York, she said, and,
after failing to fiRd half-sister, she
put the children in the carriage again
and started to walk to Indiana.
The trio have been Is days on the
road, both children riding in the car
riage until Thursday afternoon, when
one wheel came off on the road be-
tween Newark and Elizabeth. Little
Robert, like man, got out and walked
until he could walk no longer and then
his mother shouldered him the rest Of
the way.
For two days the mother and two
children were in hospital at Ruther-
ford, N. j., having been caught on the
road at night in terrific rainstorm.
The husband and father is in sani-
tarium In Baltimore, with tuberculosis.
Landlord Starts Trouble.
"Tve had my troubles but l don't
want TO bother anybody with them,"
said the plucky little mother to the
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-06-09
NOT WHAT THEY LOOKED FOR
Audience, Like Readers Of Novels
Wanted What They Had Been
Used to Getting.

DR.. William Lyon Phelps Of Yale
said at a dinner in Philadelphia:
1.-THE average popular novelist and
bis audience are very, very-well, 1t
reminds me of a story.
IAN old-time music hall artist turned
up, after some years Of absence, in
a certain provincial town where he
had once been great favorite. He
went on in his usual make-up-bulb-
GUS red nose and so forth-expecting
a grand reception, but all his efforts
were received in gloomy silence.
"'What's the matter with emp he
said afterward to the stage manager,
and he dashed tear from his eye.
Have they forgotten old BillY
"'No. Bill, they amt forgotten you
said the manager in a kindly voice.
NO. 1t amt that, but you've changed
your jokes about. You're tellin' the
one about the star boarder ahead Of
the one about the limburger, and 1t
upsets EN-"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-06-09
MORE THAN HE COULD STAND
Mr.. CItyman Changed His Mind When
Business Partner Began 20
Drag About His Garden.

What He Said to His Wife-If you
want garden this year you had better
hire somebody to make it. I'm not go
ing to try it again. I've figured it out;
and If / would spend on my business
the time l put in on that garden l
would make enough money to keep us
in vegetables for fifty years. am of
1t for life.
What He Said to His Neighbour
don't think I'll bother with garden
this year. It doesn't pay; may do a
little; but the digging and the labor
I'm of that for life.
What He Said to His Partner-Well,
how's the garden coming along? I'm
not doing much with mine this year.
What? How high did you say? AL
ready? What seed did you use?
! What He Said to His Wife When He
Got Home An Hour Early That Day
Call me when dinners ready. I've got
to get the garden started today or I'll
never raise a thing.-Life.
Female detectives should be good
lockers
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-06-09
cow KICKS OUT TAIL LIGHTS
Autoist's Novel Tale to Judge In Pitts
burgh Fails to Save Him
From Fine.

Pittsburgh. -Chicago's fire-prOducins
COW, Washington's dynamite-eating
bovine and the mythical moon-jumpeE
have rival In a Pennsylvania cow
that specializes in kicking out auto
mobile tail lights.
Fred Holman Of Ingomar, when ar
rested on a charge Of driving without
showing rear light, told Magistrate
SuccOp that after purchasing q COW he
roped 1t 10 the back of a truck and
started home. Soon afterward the AMI
NAL kicked out the light, according to
the buyer. Ten dollars was added to
the cost Of the COW when the magis-
trate imposed a fine.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-06-09
Walked All the Way.

policemen who surrounded her, offer
ing money out Of their meager pay.
"But the last was when our landlord
turned US out In Baltimore. l decided
to walk to New York. to find my half
sister and when couldn't see her in
the crowds there I decided to walk to
Indiana"
The mayor Of Elizabeth ordered that
Mrs. Allen and the children put up at
a hotel at his expense and in the
morning collected funds to buy them
tickets and Pullman space to Wabash.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-06-09
Early settlers In oregon.

Leonard Thorp, seventy-six years
old, member Of the first white family
to settle in the Yakima valley, be-
lieves he is the oldest living pativG
son Of Oregon. He was born in Polk
county in 1845. Fielding MorumOre
Thorp, his father, came out with one
Of the early emigrant trains and took
up q donation claim near the present
town of independence. 1t was in 1851
that Leonard and his father drove up
100 head Of their cattle to winter in
the rich bunch grass valley OF the
Yakima. They left the stock In charge
of three herders and went back to
Goldendale, where they had been liv-
ing, but when spring broke the whole
family was moved up into the new
country. They settled along the
Yakima river, at the lower end Of the
Mckee, and for some months, were the
only white inhabitants.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-06-09
Erashen 4 Heavy skin

With the antiseptic, fascinating Cuti-
cura Talcum Powder, an exquisitely
scented convenient, economical face,
skin, baby and busting powder and
perfume. Renders other perfumes SUI
perfluous. One of the Cuticura Toilet
Trio (Soap, Ointment, Talcuml.-Adv,
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-06-09
Thieves Robbed Girl Entering Bank.

Cleveland, O.-Two armed thieves
snatched handbag containing 1880
from Miss Margaret Tallett, restaurant
cashier, as she was entering a bank.
One Of the bandits knocked Miss Tai
let down and then grabbed the hand.
bag. The thieves escaped.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-06-09
Too many people perform their work
after the style Of a machine.
YOU Can WALK IN COMFORT

II you Shake Into Your Shoes some ALIENS
FoOT= EASE. the Antigeptic Healing pow
der for shoes that pinch or feet that ache.
II takes the friction from the shoe and
gives relief to corns and bunions, hot, tired,
shoes one size smaller by shaking Aliens
Toot=Has in each shoA-Adv.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-06-09
ASPIRIN
Name ''Bayer" on Genuine

Take Aspirin only as told in each
package Of genuine Bayer Tablets Of
Aspirin. Then you will be following
the directions and dosage worked ont
by physicians during 81 years, and
proved safe by millions. Take no
chances with substitutes. If you see
the Bayer Cross on tablets, you can
take them without fear for Colds.
Headache, Neuralgia, Rheumatism.
Earache, Toothache, Lumbago and
for Pain. Handy tin boxes Of twelve
tablets cost few cents. Druggists also
sell larger packages. Aspirin is the
trade mark of Bayer Manufacture Of
onoaceticacidester of Salicylicacid.-
Adv,
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-06-09

II You Have q Pain
try Vacher- Balm. Keep 1t handy. and
avoid imitationS.-Adv.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-06-09

Stubs in check books cover a multi
tude Of disappOintments.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-06-09

A national bird is the eagle-with
the stOrk q close second.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-06-09

knowledge Is not wisdom unless
properly used.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-06-09

The carabao is the Filipino's princi-
pal source of milk supply.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-06-09
important to Mothers

When a man gets a chance to dis.
pose Of his troubles he always heapt
no the measure.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-06-09

More men die Of idleness than Of
hard work.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-06-09

Strange Inconsistencies.
Here is one Of life's Inconsistencies:
A mouse is afraid Of a man, man IL
afraid Of a woman, and a woman IL
afraid Of a mouse.-Exchange.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-06-09

Female detectives should be good
lockers.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-03
DolUney and Wilson
Stu Hard at Work

NEW YORK, n. Y, Sept 2.-De-
spite the intense heat of today
Bryan Downey. the Columbus. Ohio.
boxer. who hopes to defeat Johnny
Wilson, the middleweight champion.
at Tex Richards arena in Jersey
City next Monday afternoon, made
the journey to Billy Grupp's gym
nasium in Harlem, and went
through his course of training. The
Ohio boy announced that he would
finish his 1abors tomorrow after
noon, and would rest up then until
he is called into the ring to battle
for the championship.
|. In the quiet little town of Man.
hasset. L. T.. Johnny wilson is go-
ing along quietlike, getting into the
best Of condition The little Ital-
ian went through his sprouts this
afternoon as usual and now says
that he does not anticipate very
much trouble with his old side kick
Downey, when they meet next Mon
day
There is considerable interest be-
ing taken in the Panama Joe Cans
and Mike McTigue twelve-round
contest which is on the same card.
Cans is a swift puncher and inva-
riably wins over the knock out
route. but in, meeting McTigue he
will encounter one of his most diff
ficult tasks. The big Celt can
surely sock and IL he lands early
on the blackbird he is likely to
knock him right out Of the game.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-03
IIOMERS HELP YNS TRIM GRIFFS CUP

The Supreme TEST.
when you know you're not quite
there
AS the big showdown Is on.
When you feel Impending care
As your final chance looks zone
And yet-there IL no reason
why your touch Is out of season.
IN the grip Of fate's rough thrali-
Believe me, o believe me- ~
That's the toughest spot of all,
This Is always the supreme test,
II may be a championship day. with
great prize at stake. IL may be
only a match between durfers or
unknowns, where the result al least
s important TO those involved. But
when on that day you suddenly
oiscoVer that for no known reason.
no explainable cause. you are all
out OF gear, the normal result is
panic, dismay. despair.
Meeting the shock.
In the course OF beating back and
forth among championship holders
In various lines, we made a point
OF asking each what he considered
the hardest test in sp4rt.
Almost without exception each
nominated the On-day Feeling on
the rim Of the main showdown.
II may be TIlden. Johnston,
Evans, Jones. Ruth. Cobb. or any
other. He comes to the big occa-
sion confident Of a fairly simple
triumph.
He is feeling well enough; he
has no excuses TO offer. And then
suddenly. without any apparent
cause. he discovers that his touch
IL gone, that his form is soggy
that he can do nothing right.
He may have slept well the nigh
before and his digestion may b.
perfect. He may have trained Al
carefully as he knew how to train
But here he Is in a touch spot will
no coordination, unable to maxi
himself do the things he know
well enough he can do with cas-,
and skill nineteen times out oI
twenty.
There's the big shock of tn,
game. And unless an entry hal
superb control over his nervoul
system the collapse may be com
plete.
The UhexPlnInabIe.
Mathewson has told us how oI
certain days, without any reason
he suddenly discovered in som,
game that his control was baC
aud that he could not put the bal
where he wanted IL 10 go.
He has explained how his arm
felt 100 per cent o. X. how hi,
physical condition was at the tor
and how there was an utter alb,
sence OF nervousness.
But after a ball or two" he said
The Washington herald., 1921-09-03
Higgins May Become
MOgul'Nert Season

NEW, YORK. Sept. MILLER
Huggins, manger of the New York
Americans. is about to become a
baseball magnate, according to re-
ports from California. Baseball men
of Vernon. a city holding a fran
chise in the Pacific Coast League,
are. responsible for the rumor tha,
Huggins will be president and
manager OF the team in that city
next year.
1t has been reported for some time
that Colonels Rupert and Houston
were trying to buy the Vernon club.
Nsw it is said IL they are success
full Huggins will be a partner in the
deal.
These rumors are in line with
others to the effect that Higgins
will not lead tho Yankees next
year. While such reports have
been denied, it is known that GER
tain stars of the Yankee team are
not satisfied with the way the
manager has been handling the men
and would prefer a change.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-03
FIGHT NOTES.

CHICAGO. Sept. 2-Dan O'Dowd.
New York heavyweight. passed
through here today on his way to
South Bend, Ind, where he and
Tommy Gibbons are scheduled TO
mix for ten rounds Labor Day.
Tommy Gibbons. accompanied by
Bud Taylor. Terre Haute 1yweight.
and Manager Eddie Kane. left today
for the scene of the South Bend
battle. Tommy boxed six fast rounds
at the Arcade, two rounds with Tom
Roper. bother of Bob: two with
Phil Harrison and two with Jack
Duffy. Gibbons looked to be in
great shape.
Midget Smith, through his man
ager. Harry Neary. sends word that
he will leave New York Saturday.
Along with Smith comes Terry Mar
tin. New England featherweight.
Smith fights Joe Burman at East
Chicago arena September 2, and
Martin takes OF Mike Dundee for
ten rounds on the same card. Smith
and Martin will finish their training
at the Arcade gym.
Babe Asher, A. E. F. bantam, has
departed for Toledo, where on Labor
Day night he faces Jack Kid
Wolfe. Of Cleveland, in a twelve
round no decision bout.
A match between Johnny Dundee
and Rocky Kansas is in the makine.
Lew Raymond. matchmaker at the
Boxing Drome in New York is aftar
1t. II Raymond can straighten out
his difficulties with the New York
commission he will put on a fifteen
round decision contest between these
two lightweights.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-03
GOLF STARS WILL
PLAY FOR BIG PURSE

NEW YORK. Sept. 2.AThe West
ern Golf Association today arranged
an open golf contest for October
14-15 to be held at St. Joseph (Mo)
Country Club for prizes aggregating
$4,000. Play Is to be at ~ holes
fedaI competition, with $1,000 for
sthe winner, and among the leading
professionals who shave agreed to
compete are Abe Mitchell and George
Duncan. the British pros now tour
ing: Jim Barnes, the national open
champion; Jock Hutchison and Bob
Mcdonald. Chicago. British and
Metropolitan open champions, and
Joe Kirkwood, Australian open
champion
The Washington herald., 1921-09-03
NY wEsrBRooK PEGLER
tUnitsd News Star carrsspondent.)

NEW YORK. Sept 2.-To come
to the front from a milo In the
rear and win with q mile to spare
requires heart In man or horse.
When a punch-drunk fighter sud-
denly pulls himself together and
slams his torpentor all over the
ring the hight mob bursts the
shingles of the roof with the ex-
plosion Of Its cheers. When a
favorite horse gets away to a bad
start, then oyerhauls the fields. and
finihses with plenty of room. the
race track people chatter about It
for weeks. Such a horse has
heart.
: William T. Tilden I'd. Of Phila-
delphia, worlds singles champion,
got away to a bad start against
zenzo shimdzu in the second
match of the play for the big
as the Davis Cup. At the West
Side Tennis Club here this
afternoon. The little Japanese
player-he'd be called Shimmy in
the ring-caught Tilden of his
game. and himself was playing be-
yond anything he ever had shown
before. 5 Almost before the great
gaiIy- -colored tennis gallery could
appreciate what IT. all meant TIL
den had lost twb sets and SHIN
Idzu required only three points to
win the third and deciding set and
thereby score a point for Japan In
the contest for the cup. william
NJ. Johnston. Of California, already
had scored one point ~ Amn,i'a
by defeating Ichiya kumagae In
straight sets. So, Ga. So. Three
out OF FIVE points win the cup.
Tilden pulled himeslf together.
Shimidzu had him 5-4 on games in
the third set and almost had the
sixth game won. This would have
& wen him the set. But Tilden sud
denly braced and took the tenth
game. 5-3. Then he captured the
eleventh and twelfth games and
thereby won his first set. SILL 1t
seemed that Shimidzu would win
the match, for he had Tilden to
and Tilden looked very badly
tagged. But after a rest the
champion came back to the courts
and won the fourth set, 60. simply
overwhelming the little Japanese
player.
Now Shimidzu seemed to be
wearing. although his white teeth
continued to fash that smile which
The Washington herald., 1921-09-03
Court Ordes LOnaar
To Pay Wife S69.5C

Policeman Garland s. Lomas, of
the Ninth precinct, whose wife, Mrs.
Blanche M. Lomax, filed suit against
him to enforce a separation agree
ment, was ordered yesterday by
Justice Hoehling to live up to the
terms of this contract ..
Mrs. Lomax claimed that she and
her husband signed a contract to
live apart an dthat he agreed to
pay her s45 month for the support
of herself and child. but. she alleges,
be failed insofar as the payments
were concerned. The court order
directs Lomax to pay at once the
$3.50 in arrears and to be prompt in
future payments. Attorney w. A.
Coombe appeared for Mrs. Lomax.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-03
Would Assess Vault
Taxes With PrOperty

Assessment of vault taxes with
the property tax,was advocated yes
terday by William Clark, deputy
tax collector, who declared that II
vaults were considered as improve
ments and a single tax, submitted
payment would be made simpler
and IL the user of the vault could
not be reached. the tax could be as
sessed against the property.
|. Clark said that many of the mer-
chants had already paid the objec-
tionable vault tax and that most OF
the others had indicated their inten-
tion of doing so.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-03
Dies of Hemorrhage

Edmond Anthony Keith, an in
surance agent, 3S years old, of 420s
Eighth street northwest, suffered a
hemorrhage attack yesterday morn
ing on his way to work while on
Upshur street, between Eighth and
Ninth streets northwest. He was
rushed to the Garfield Hos2ita; in
the Tenth precinct patrol wagon
but was pronounced dead upon
arrival. His body was removed to
the morgue.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-03
Otter River Picnic.

LYNCHBURG, Va, Sept. 9.-The
sixty-third annual Otter River pic
mic was held Wednesday, when peo-
pie came from far and near for the
event, many of those present be-
ing descendants of the original
founders OF the outing. One of the
notable features of the picnic was
the presence of Smith Hubbard.
colored, who has dispensed his spe-
cial brand OF .lemonade. at. these
occasions Tor forty yeats without d
break Numerous people from
Lynchburg attended the picnic. An
old-time Virginia dinner was served
TO a., -.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-03
Falls Through Skylight.

Alvin Boxwell. years old, 2oe
Fifth street southeast, fell through
the skylight of the National Malt
Extract Company, at zoos Four
teenth street northwest, yesterday
afternoon, and received cuts about
the head, face land shoulders. He
received hrst-aid treatment at the
Peoples Drug Store at Fourteenth
and U streets and was later re-
moved to the Children's Hospital.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-03
Golf Notes
BY HARRY SMITH.

Entries for the national amateur
golf championship, opening at st.
Louis, are now coming in rapidly,
as might be expected considering
that Saturday night marks the dead
line for their receipt. OF the more
significant candidates whose names
have just been added, there should
be mentioned Robert A Gardner.
Onweftsis Club. Chicago. THO has
twice held the honor and was run-l
ner-up last year in the British anna
teur: Frank C. Newton. now of Bos-
ton, late Staten Island champion, and
former holder of the Pacific North
west title, who went abroad with
the American team last spring; De.
witt blair, of Connecticut. and Ray
.urond J. Daily, FlossmoOr Club, Chi
cago, who holds the Windy City dis
trict title at present. DAILY is the
man who conyulsed all the dele
gates at the annual meeting last
January in New York by. his uu-
precedeated cpeech Offering Floss
moor for this years amateur event.
st. Louis won, however. through its
priofity claim.
time between New York and Gait
fornia, has entered. from his San
Francisco club, Tommy" Armour.
whose intention to enter was an
nounced some time ago, has sent in
his fee and been accepted. Armour
made the best showing of any for
eigner in last years national and,
excepting Willie Hunter. promises
TO be the most dangerous outsider
competing. Dallas. Tex, will have
at least five starters. two or three
being widely known. They are:
Cameron Il. Buxton formely OF
Philadelphia, who reached a late
stage IN the 1915 national at Merton;
Louis Jacoby. long of New Orleans,
who won one of the national quail
flying medals in 1915 at Detroit; C.
II. Dexter. who has annexed several
tournament prizes in the North, and
C. II. Munger and L. r. Munger.
New England professionally. now
that they are padding their own
canoe" do not propose to let down
the bars to outsiders in their open
championship at Myopia October II.
Their decision is likely to establish
a precedent for similar sectional
open affairs now that the profess.
siOnals countrywide association Is
resolving itself into State and dis
trict organizations. Nor win any
professional who is not a member
of the New England Association be
allowed to start. Unless all signs
are misleading, the trend OF the
paid brigade is toward closed
shop" with a vengeance.
Outsiders say they are not at all
anxious to play at Myopia which.
despite some changes. still stands
the best example of construction
ideas that prevailed a dozen years
ago No really important amateur
championship has ever been: decided
at Myopia, notwithstanding its
long prominence in the old game,
and predictions are not lacking
that the stretch will ultimately be
given over to real estate develop.
ment