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Evening star., 1921-04-24

period Of readjustment. We are
now well into the middle OF this
latter period. There are in Amer.
lea today many men not unlike q
man I knew following the panic
of TT. He was out Of work, his
family was on tho verge Of star
walton. landed him job At .
low wage; when rendered It to
him. he hesitated and then de-
clined. with the explanation that
he believed he would not accept
any position until he found out
what the Congress was going to
do about the currency question.
The real law that controls our
country is not statutory. It IL the
common sense and self-control OF
our people. Unless we bring these
to the solution Of our problems,
the period of readjustment will be
long drawn out I know enough
Army men to understand their
phrase. passing the buck" and 1t
today expresses much Of the pub
lie mind. Every one admits that
We must get down TO . lower
level, but nearly every ono thinks
1t IL the duty Of the other fellow
to got down first. do not deny
the many deplorable conditions Of
business life. can well UNDER
stand how the fruit raiser or the
truck grower is having = hard
time Of 1t. They place their trou-
bles on the railroads, but II either
were in the city and buying from
the retailer he would be surprised
at the portion of tho price paid
for his product that had gone to the
carriers.
One day in Phoenix. Aris.. I paid
as cents for paper Of pins Upon
timidiy suggesting that IthouEht
the price a bit high was informed
that the cost Of transportation
made the price necessary. Last
night I engaged in conversation
with a retail dry goods man and \
cotton dealer, and out Of tho talk
I ascertained that the cotton which
goes into a yard Of Eingham costs
3 cents, while the manufacturer is
selling II at 10k. and tho retailer
is asking - cents in hts announce
ments Of reductions,
Tho other day met maker Of
shoes who told mo Of = puffodGfy
good shoe he had made to retaa ut
%. His dealers complained that
they could not sall them, and sslesd
him to take them hack. He de-
manded specific infeEmatlon ID 10
what customers weRo s9yta4 Wta
wrong with the shoes, Ons deniev
telegraphed back, ''shoes an wight
now, Have raised their psaee to
t1a, Going Iike hot cakes, Dupli-
cate my order and rush." He sent
this answer to his other dealers
and heard no further osnpastnts
from EhuEn-
We have aimsst vse1 cut ne
~buek" In passin1 It, sas ta en-
pthss. Reso, IKE dsatA, Ayso 4
shining msrk ta etdsr ts 30 dsfnE
something. va can str1ks 1t the
raflrsads and ether oorpoeseloas,
counting f~ssiy upoa public
prejudIes 10 justify our assa1lts,
Nov, I an neither for the psosssa-
tim ~ TT thu aeesnse; I - jsst
Va4ti1g to rooeA tae Level ~ his
tvry sGys Wemast eeoch,f u .sssd4
it speedily and with the lesst pos-
stble friction. disorder and incon-
venience. To this end ! appeal to
The Washington times., 1921-04-10
$500 Washable
Couch Covers, $1.48

Washable Couch Covers for
summer wear; natural linen
color grounds with green. red
and tan stripes: so inches wide,
21f yards long: finished with
knotted fringe.
GOldemAerx's-FO FIo>v.
The Washington times., 1921-04-10
$1.OO Two-yard
Table Darnask. 83c

72-inch Superior Grade Mer-
cerized Table Damask. an excel
lent wearing grade, with rich
lustrous finish that will not be
affected bv the laundry. Choice
Of five neat patterns. Very de-
sirable quality for homo or cafe
use.
SldeakePx's-First FIoSr.
The Washington times., 1921-04-10
zoe White H4ck
Crash Toweling,
15c Yard

1000 yards of 17-inch AL
White Huck Crash Toweling,
with white stripe through CEN
ter; suitable for towels or
scarfs. Sold regularly at S0c
yard.
The Washington times., 1921-04-10

zoe Toweling, 15c
1000 yards of Red or Blue
close-wovea absorbent grade.
GeidesberE's-Fir Fissr.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-06-09
Lonu-phtanoe "consuItation."

Recent. signaling development Is be-
lieved to make it possible for a ply
stefan on shore to listen to the heart
beats of his patient in mid-ocean. The
special apparatus evolved at the sig
nal corps laboratory in Washington
takes up the faint sounds by "heart
transmitter," amplif1es them thou
sands of times, and makes them au-
dible over long distance. The trans
mitter, resting over the heart by its
own weight, reproduces In an air
chamber the various vibrations set up
by the blood as it passes through the
different valves Of the heart. From
this the vibrations are transmitted
over the wire to an simplifying appara-
tus of standard signal corps vacuum
tubes such as are used in wireless
telephony and telegraphy, and the
sounds are projected by special re-
ceiver from a large horn. The diff
Guilty Of transmitting sounds so feeble
is overcome by using high-frequency
carrier wave or line radio. This car
rier wave Is an electric current, which
is deformed or broken up by the heart
sounds, and the changes taken along
the telephone wire to the receiver re-
produce accurately the original
sounds.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-06-09
CALLING CARDS

Nothing is SO difficult but that 1t may
be found out by seeking.-Terrence.
A WRITER on social usage has
"A called attention to the fact that
in the countries Of Europe the ell
Quette of the calling card is clearly
laid down by social law; in this coun-
try 1t is left IN the air.
If there were but congress OF Gus
tom where some one could go and In
trOduce a law setting forth the occa-
sions on which the calling card can
with propriety be used and the Occa-
sions on which 1t cannot be used how
much confusion could be avoided! AS
this cannot be done, we can only do
our best with our calling cards, and
trust to luck and instructive good taste
that we will not break such laws as
there are.
In some sections Of the country 1t
is customary for newcomers to make
the first call, and as cards are the en-
blems of calls the rules regulating
them can be grouped with those regu-
lating card usage. In most sections
it is customary for the old resident to
make the first call. In still other
places it is usua! for newcomer to
send out at-home cards to such per-
sons as she chances to meet and de-
sires to become acquainted with.
1t is usual, however, in most places,
for the old resident to make the first
CALL 1t is essential for the person
called on to return this first call or
else run the risk Of being called rude.
The newcomer who waits for others
to call on her, no matter where she is,
will do better than the newcomer who
makes first calls where this is not Gus
tomary.
Here are a few hints which should
be observed In the etiquette of card
usage:
Always call or leave cards within
ten days after a dinner. reception or
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-06-09
WELCOME THE NEW RADIANCE
Esklmos Rejoice Over the Advent ct
the Electric Light In Land OF
Midnight Sun.

The midnight sun has outlived its
usefulness. Up in the dark cold re-
gions of the northland, where the
natives formerly were content to grope
around in the darkness, twenty to
twenty-five hours daily during the
months Of November, December and
January, today the aurora bOrealis Is
not a whit more wonderful to the
Eskimos and their youngsters than the
welcome radiance of electric light 1t
will be many a year before the public
utility companies invade the realm OF
the totem pole, the glacier and the
igloo; but in the meantime, the farm
plant, that contrivance of storage bat
teries and the like, which has been
supplying the farmers of the rural
West and Canada with power and light
during recent years, has begun to
make It's appearance.
One of the pioneer lighting outfits OF
the arctic area was installed recently
at the Kodiak Baptist mission on ko-
diak island, just to the south Of Cook
Inlet, Alaska. The apparatus is now
giving twenty-four hours Of real light
each day to the hundreds Of Aleutian
children who are taught and cared for
at the home and industrial school OF
the Women's American Baptist Home
Mission society.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-06-09
, HOW DO YOU SAY IT?
By c. N. LURE
Common Errors in English and
How to Avoid Them
THE USE OF "ANY."

SGT KNOW the family well, and the
i youngest son Is brighter than any
of them" This sentence is incorrect
and should be changed to Il know the
family well, and the youngest son is
brighter than any other one of
them" or "brighter than any of the
rest of the family"
When the sentence first quoted Is
analyzed-that is, taken apare and ex-
amined critically-it seems to say
that the youngest son is brighter than
himself; for, Of course, he is one, or
any one, of the family. Such a state
ment is absurd, and to express clearly
the meaning of the writer or speaker 1t
is necessary to insert some word or
words (such as "other" or "the rest
Of") to show the comparison between
the member of the family under dis
cusSion and the rest of the family.
If you say, "The blacksmith Is
stronger than any man." you imply
that the blacksmith is not a man. Say,
therefore, 1.-THE blacksmith Is stronger
than any other man."
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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-06-09
Practically Unbeatable.

"My wife," pridefully said citizen
Of the Ozarks, in the crossroads store,
"splits the kindling every morning Of
the world, packs in the stovewOOd,
builds the fire, milks three cows, gets
six kids ready for school, sews, mends
and bakes, and then has the house
all redded up before it comes time
to put the dinner to cooking. And I'd
just sorter like to know who can beat
her."
"Well," returned bystander, "as
she's probly tollable muscular and
hain't been right we'll myself since
way long last spring, and she hain't
my wife, no way, while mebby l could
beat her, I'm yur to say that hain't
got the slightest Idly Of trying it,
Country Gentleman.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-06-09
Nap Costs Elephant Life.

Molly, the pet elephant of the chill
dren of Boston, is dead In the Frank
lin park zoo. She, with her two COM
panions, Waddy and Tony, was bought
with money the children raised.
Molly killed herself. Usually she
slept on her feet, but once in while
she would lie down for nap. Thurs
day night she elected to lie ON her
left side. She never got up.
Attendants found Molly struggling
on the floor in frantic efforts to raise
her Observation-Disclosures weight to
her feet. She could not do it. The
heart, cramped by the all-night nap,
was too weak and finally Molly fell
back dead.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-06-09
Mustard Ga. Quickly Identified.

According to Lord Haldane, mus
tard gas was not known in Europe
before the war, yet 48 hours after it
was first used by the Germans, Brit
ish chemists had run 1t I'd earth. It
was not discovered by the Germans
during the war, as has so often been
enormously stated. When Lord Hal
dane was a student at Gottingen, he
often walked round the walls of the
university town and noted the chem
ical laboratory just outside. Profess
sor Meier was in charge, and came
across the gas many years ago. He
recorded the discovery officially, and
two British men Of science remem-
bered the paper he had written and
identified the gas, says the English
Mechanic.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-06-09

The growing scarcity of specimens
in every department of zoology has led
to the setting apart Of large game pre-
serves in the wilds of Africa and put
ting them In charge of experts. There
seems to be no animal that cannot be
partly tanned If given feeding ground
and water In plenty. Attendants ven
ture into the Enclosures and stroll
among the animals to accustom them
to the sight Of human beings. Gradu-
ally the beasts are herded into small
paddocks, where any peculiarities they
may have are observed. In that way
the geological gardens are assured Of
healthy specimens.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-06-09

say that he saw queer things down
there, and one was a clown with a
white face painted with red in places. y
"Oh, those new hens look just like
that" broke in old Yellow Hen. "Now
we know what they are. They are
clowns and came from the circus"
"They better 60 back where they
came FROM" said old Yellow Hen, 'for
no hen in this barnyard will have any
thing to do with them"
That night when the hens went to
bed it was very, very dark, and those
that had little ones cuddled them close
under their wings.
The new hens-they were Guinea
Hens, which, Of course, you have
guessed before this-went to bed away
up in the branches of the nearby trees
as they always do, and If anything
disturbs them they quickly cry with
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-06-09
Premium On Blond. Hair.

The controversy which has ragged In
art and court circles these past months
between the claims Of blends vs.. those
Of brunettes seems to have met with
a fairly practical decision in the quo
tation from a prominent ha!rdresser.
(which is the most artistic?" he
echoed. (which Is more loyal2" And
he shrugged his shoulders. II don't
know, I'm sure. All know is that
get 40 cents an ounce more for blonde
hair than for dark. That shows which
most people want to be."-Pittsburgh
lender.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-06-09
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a loud sQuawk something that sounds
like go back Go back"
Bob Dog, the collie, was asleep, and
he did not hear a sound, but the
Guineas did, and In the middle Of the
night came their loud cry Of go back |!
Go back!"
"Don't you know any better than to
make that silly noise in the middle
of the night?" scolded Brown Hen.
you are rightly named clowns, but
l am sorry you are hens as WELL"
Bob Dog awOke, too, and with a
bound out of his house he came bark
ing with all his might, and in minute
he had by the leg man who had come
creeping toward the henhouse to carry
off the hens in a bag.
After the excitement was over Bob
Dog told the hens what had happened
and how the new hens had given the
warning or he might never have caught
the robber.
"If it wasn't for that awful cry they
make" said old Yellow Hen, after a
call on the Guineas, "they would be
very nice companions.
"But 1t was the cry that saved us
last night" said Mrs. Brown Hen. II
shall never again judge any one from
appearances"
(Copyright)
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-06-09
Wealth In Bends.

Probably the choicest and most val
liable beads in the world are those
possessed by the natives of Borneo. In
many cases they are very old. and
have been kept for centuries in one
family.
Some are thought to be of Venetian
origin, while others resemble a Roman
variety.
1t is difficult to induce the natives to
sell their beads, which they guard as
heirlooms. A rich chief may possess
old beads to the value Of thousands Of
pounds.
When children are small they are
carried on the backs Of their mothers
in a kind of cradle, which is often
deliberately adorned with beads. One
chief possesses cradle valued at
f2OO.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-06-09
ANITA

prHE lovely Spanish favorite Anna
i has won almost as prominent a
place among the feminine names Of
pur country as the equally exotic
Duanita which followed the song Of
that title. Anita, however, is much
more redolent of North America than
its prototype. For Anita, signifying
grace, has an origin parallel with
Anne.
About the time that the mother of
Samuel was recorded in Biblical
chronicles as the original Hannah, the
Psychological way was being paved for
she entrance of Anita through the
gateway of Spain. Byzantium, that
kingdom Of royal splendor, paid hon.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-06-09
aun,a Raxn and TubercuIosls.

DR.. A. Roller, the great exponent Of
thte sun cure for tuberculosis, explains
In the Lancet (London) why sunlight
effects q cure, not only in tuberculosis
but Of suppurating wounds, anaemia,
ricketts, and other affections. 1t is be-
cause the light Is highly poisonous to
bacteria in general and to those Of
tuberculosis in particular, while 1t is
not only harmless but actually benef1-
cial to the cells Of the higher ami
mails.
Sunlight seems to hurry up the dis.
Indignation of cells damaged beyond
repair and at the same time to slim
ulate the activity Of unchanged cells.
And 1t is not the ultraviolet rays but
the luminous rays that are so benef.
"tnl
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-06-09
whats in a Na1ne?"
Facts about your name its history meaning whence was
derived significance; your lucky day and lucky jewel
By MILDRED MARSHALL

age to a st. Anna who is thought to
be a bareback to the great Roman
deity.
The daughter of Emperor Basil, call
ing herself Anna, married Grand
Prince of Muscovy and carried the
name into Russia, where it was sub
jected to the Slavic influence and is
sued forth in various forms Of diminu
tives and endearments, one being the
pretty Amar, which still has vogue
there. The susceptibility of the name
to the influence Of all tongues prob
ably brought it to the attention of
soft-syllabled Spain, who adopted 1t,
cut off the "r'' and changed the I'm"
to IN" for euphony's sake, making the
charming Ana, which has great popu-
larity there. But Spain no sooner
adopts name than it must have
diminutive, after the Latin fashion
hence Anita.
Italy took Anita and called her
Ninetta, which was later subjected to
dlminutive process and issued forth
as Mamma.
Anita's talismanic gem is the cats
eye, which has greater mystic quail
ties than those Of any other jewel. 1t
has the power Of hypnotism and is
said to be a charm against evil spir-
its. It is a sacred stone in India
where its dazzling white light shot
with brilliant green imbues it with I'M
canny powers. Thursday is Anita's
lucky day and 8 her lucky number.
The poinsetta is her flower.
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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-06-09
Ancient Pictures.

Mankind has always lowed pictures.
Races, without written language,
have left behind them rude carvings
and murals to attest the fact. When
an industry arose that appealed to
this ancient appetite with pictures that
moved, 1t did not have to wait long to
see whether it would die or flourish.
A dozen years ago the motion picture
business, as we now know it, did not
exist. To-day the American public sup
ports 1880 moving picture theaters,
makes 5,OO0,OOOOOO visits to them
year and spends $75O,OOO,0OO annually
for the amusement.-The Nations
Business.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-06-09
The Right Thing
at the Right Time
By MARY MARSHALL DUFFEE

dance invitation, whether it is accept
ed or declined.
Call or leave cards after teas, also,
unless you are sure that custom Of
the neighborhood eXempts you from
this duty. In some of the big cities,
among many groups, cards are not re-
Quired after teas. But an unnecessary
call or card can never be objected to.
Send cards when it is impossible to
attend tea for which cards have been
sent.
Leave cards or call at the home of
the mother of bride whose wedding
or reception at the house you have at.
tended.
Married women leave a card Of
their own for each woman Of the
household, card Of their husband for
each married woman and another for
her husband. Young men or bachelors
Of any age leave cards for the daugh-
ter of the household and for her
mother.
Here are FIVE "don'ts" about cards:
Never regret an invitation on q
card. An invitation sent on card, II
it demands an answer, should be an
swered by note.
Never leave card without making
a call on any ones day at home.
Do not return first calls by card
alone unless the hostess is not home
when you call. In that case card
may be left.
Never have anything put on the card
but the name, address and, If wanted,
the day at home.
(Copyright.)
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-06-09
H. Inv ttI6ttatItE5||
EXPLOSIVES.

TN THE early days of warfare COM
L bustibles were hurled at the enemy
to help demOralize his ranks. Many
experiments were conducted with the
idea of producing highly inflammable
material. Roger Bacon, a monk, in
the Thirteenth century, while expert
menting on this subject, happened to;
use pure instead of impure saltpetre,
with the result that he nearly wrecked
the place, but from this discovery
came our modern powders and high
explosives. tcOpyright)
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-06-09
| DEFENDS DANCING IN CHURCH
New York Pastor Explains Action -
q Return to Practice Familiar to
Early Christians.

It is a long step from the spiritual
lied dances IN connection with relig-
lous services not uncommon with the
earlier Christians to dances of spirit
ual Interpretation in 1921, and the
New York pastor who bridged the CEN
turtles the other Sunday expressed SOL
emn realization of his responsibility
In staging the esthetic movements Of
half dozen young women on q plat
form in his church, remarks the Pitts
burgh Dispatch. DR.. William N. Guth-
rie explained at the close of his serv-
Ice and before the beginning of the
dance in connection with the festal
service of the Feast of the Annuncia-
ton, that he simply restored q practice
familiar to the Christians of younger
centuries Of the enlightened era, and
regretted that so many do not know,
or have forgotten, that spiritualized
dancing was once a beautiful part of
religious worship. His answer to pos
sible DIRECTORS to the revival may
have been a>promise that he expects
to continue the practice or perhaps to
bring into use other phases of religious
worship discarded hundreds Of years
ago.
Ignorance and prejudice" Doctor
Guthrie Is quoted as saying to his con-
gregation, "have made many persons
believe God will be happy If the church
is closed to everything except that
which bOres. believe the church
should be open to everything that will
bring men JOY"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-06-09
THE GUINEA HENS

TT WAS four days since the Guinea
i Hens had been placed in the barn.
gard and the animals were still puz-
cling over their queer looks.
"Who ever heard Of hens with faces
like those?" said old Brown Hen. $50
white and those fiery red ears. think
they look frightful."
Just then Red Rooster came strut
ting across the yard as fast as his
dignity would allow. II have some
news for you," he said, pausing for
breath.
"There Is a circus down the road,
he said, "and l heard the farmers boy
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-06-09
SpoIlInu His Style.

"Don't you ever read ShakespeareF'
II used to-" said the alert scenario
writer.
"YesH"
'Tll have to acknowledge that bird
IL pretty good, but found that read
ing his plays was making my style
little heavy, 80 ] Quit."-Birmingllam
Age Herald.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1921-06-09
A LINE O. CHEER
BY John kendrick Bangs.
MY STRIKE.

wrYERE to strike ! think
w 'twould be
For longer days than those
we See
say sixty hours, maybe more.
ao short indeed are twenty-four'
with much to do our goals to win,
Ara dime too scarce TO do Il In.
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