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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-03-16
TOO MUCH FOR GRANDMOTHER
Mathematical Problem, Old Lady De-
cIded, Was Something That mo
Fellow Could Understand"

The little girl at the elementary
school had been promoted to multi.
plication and for her home work was
set the task of finding out how many
legs 400 normal horses possess. A bit
puzzled as how to work it. out, In
the evening, as she sat with her exer-
else book in front of her, she called in
the services Of her grandmother.
Lets see" said Grandma, adjusting
her spectacles, zone horse'll have four
legs, two eight, three twelve, four six
teen, five twenty" and then she
broke off. "How many horses did you
say?" she asked.
-Four hundred, granny" replied the
little girl.
Zee, child" said the old lady, shut
ting up the book, there isn't one liv-
ing could do that Edinburgh
Scotsman.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-03-16
YOU CAN'T TRUST
CALOMEL AT ALL
It's Quicksilver, SaIivates, Causes
rheumatism and Bone
Decay.

The next dose Of calomel you take
may salivate you. It may shock your
liver or start bone necrosis. Calomel
IL dangerous. 1t is mercury, quiGksil-
yer. 1t crashes into sour bile like
dynamite, cramping and sickening you.
Colonel attacks the bones and should
never be put into your system.
II you feel bilious, headachy, consti-
pated and all knocked out, Just 60 to
your druggist and get bottle Of Dod-
sons Liver Tone for a few cents which
IL harmless vegetable substitute for
dangerous calomel. Take a spoonful
and If It doesn't start your liver and
straighten you up better and quicker
than nasty calomel and without making
you sick, you just 60 back and get your
money.
Don't take calomell It can not be
trusted any more than leopard or a
wildcat. Take Dodson's Liver Tone
which straightens you right up and
makes you feel fine. No salts neces-
Sary. Give 1t to the children because
1t is perfectly harmless and can not
aalivate.-Advertise
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-03-16
Important 10 EMothera
LESSER EVIL, AS IT WERE
Darky's Excellent Reason for Pre-
ferring to, Take His Chances
With the Bear.

A New York man tells of an excit
ing bear hunt in Mississippi. The
bear was surrounded in a small cane
thicket. The dogs could not get hin
out and the gentleman who was al
the head Of the hunting party called
to one of the darkies:
"Gus, go in there and get that bear
out"
Gus hesitated for a moment and
then plunged into the cane. A few
moments later the negro, the bear and
the dogs were rolling on the ground
outside, After the hunt was over the
man from the north said to the darby {:
Gus, weren't you afraid to 60 into
that thicket with the bear?"
Colonel" said Gus, SIT was Jest dis
way: / neber had met dat bear, but
was pussunally acquainted with de old
boss, so l jest nachurally took dat
b'ar."-Philadelphia Ledger.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-03-16
AmLDTUDW~ DON'T DELAY
THOUGHT IT LOOKED STRANGE
Odd Appearance Of Drug Store A.
tOnIshed Woman Customer, Until
the Clerk Explained Situation,

The woman needed three ounces q
tincture Of myrrh. Hurrying up The
street her glance was caught by two
mammoth bottles Of apothecaTy Wa
terA and two swinging doors o.
frosted glass.
Down she stepped-three steps
down-intO as attractive a drug store
as she had seen. All was pure white
walls, dazzling plateglass mirrOreb
cleaning soda water accessories and
row upon row Of shelves filed with
bottles Of ointments, camphors ana,
medicinal remedies.
"Three ounces of tincture Of myrrhI~
said the Woman to the clerk.
The clerk hurried out of sight ana
the Woman began to notice how queer
was the structure of this drug store.
There were columns and pilasterD
where there shouldn't have been any
The counter had a peculiar bend to Il.
Then strange, prickly feeling came
over the Woman.
When the clerk finally appeared h~
explained cheerfully: used to be a
barrOOm, lady!"-Chicago Journal.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-03-16

lngs and white shoes bring this fault
less toilette to completeness.
The sports dress with matching cape
is rival Of the sports suit and equally
successful. A handsome model Is
shown made of gray kasha cloth,
striped with red. The dress Is straight
and plain with a girdle of red bugles
set at a very low waistline.
Prospective Easter brides are deep
~ concerned Just now with the
lall-impoEtant matter Of their brides
maids millinery and there Is 80
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-03-16


them. The tablets also act as a tonic
conditioner. The health of the fowls
quickly improves, they grow faster and
the egg yield frequently is doubled.
Little chicks that drink freely of the
water never will be bothered by mites
or lice.
The method is especially recommend
I'd for. raisers of purebred stock, as
there is no risk Of soiling the plumage.
The tablets are warranted to impart
no flavor or odor to the eggs and meat.
This remarkable conditioner, egg tonic
and lice remedy costs only a trifle and
is sold. under an absolute guarantee.
The tablets are scientifically prepared,
perfectly safe, and dissolve readily in
water.
Any reader Of this paper may try
them without risk. The laboratories
producing Par4tabs are SO confident of
good results that to introduce them to
every ,poultr..' raiser they offer two big
81 packages for only 81. Send no money,
Just your name and address, card
will do--to the Paratab Laboratories,
Dept. 500, HOO Coca Cola Bldg, Kan
sas CITY; No., and the two 81 pack
ages, enough for 100 gallons Of water,
will Be mailed. Pay the postwar 81
and poStage on delivery, and Kyou are
not delighted with results in 10 days
Il your chickens are not healthier, lay
ing more eggs and entirely free from
lice anc mites-your money will be
promptly refunded. Don't hesitate to
accept this trial offer as you are fully
protected by this guarantee.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-03-16
Goat Eat Goat!

Ever eat any goat meat? Sure
Department of Agriculture says about
$4,000 goats are slaughtered and sold
as meat yearly. Few cities require
goat meat to be marketed under it's
real name. 1t tastes like mutton, a
trifie sweeter.
In this nightmare called civilization
we probably eat great many strange
things without knowing 1t.
If Il written history could accom-
pany each article of food, few city
folks would have to be cautioned
against :dvaTeatlng. \ a. Il ~. ~.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-03-16

SPRING SPORT SUITS AND
BRIDESMAIDS MILLINERY
ooOooo0o0oooooooooOoO OoooOoOoOoOoOoooOoooOooo

THE makers Of sports clothes are
4 having their innings, for their
products were never in so great de-
mand. One need not be at all ath-
letic to be properly attired in sports
suits and to benefit by their lively
charm; 1t is enough to look on at
sports and dress to suit environment.
Flannel has been added to the list Of
materials for summer sports Clothes
giving the designers fine medium for
skirts and suits. Styles point to
stripes, either narrow or broad, and to
barred patterns, both often in combi-
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-03-16

very excursion and "their hats are in
the ring"
-Four beautiful models, sure of maxi
ing a triumph in the bridal cortege,
are shown in the group below. For a
formal wedding, nothing lovelier can be
imagined than the fine wide-brimmed,
hair-braid hat at the top of the group,
with it's narrow, supporting under-brim
of georgette and its soft, ostrich feath-
er wreath straying over the brim edge.
1t is an adorable hat in any of the
fashionable light colOrs.
If the bride would have the flavor
Of Quaintness in her maids millinery,
she might choose the leghorn hat at
the left, with an insert Of colored lace
in it's brim. 1t has a wide sash of
MORE ribbon about the crown With
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-03-16

nation with plain cloths. Color combi-
nations are very fine, but black and
white are smartest Of all.
"Class" is written all over the sports
suit of flannel shown here in black
and white. Its straight skirt is fin
ished at the bottom with broad band
of white broadcloth which makes an
effective background for narrower
band of fancy braid, or cloth showing
cut work. The short cape-coat is a
masterpiece Of designing with a full
straight back and front that appears
to be fastened to the back with round
black buttons. There is just enough
of onamentation in the band set in
around the shoulders.
A white hat of straw braid and fab
T1c, with black stitchery, white stock
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-03-16

much latitude allowed the bride in
choosing 1t, that the maids are equally
concerned. Each one hopes that the
choice will be happy one for her ;
suited to her style and at least little
fiattering to her face.
Youth carries off the most pictur-
esque in millinery and the shops are
full Of new and enchanting hats.
Shapes are graceful, colors lovely so
that the bride and her maids may go
confidently in quest of headwear, bear
ing in mind that there is no such word
as "fail." Designers have fOreseen thig
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-03-16
MINERALIZED WATER
ROUTS CHICKEN LICE
Iablets Dropped into Drinking Founts
BaniSh Vermin, Make Fowls Grow
Faster and Increase Egg Yield.

Any poultry raiser can easily rid his
dock of lice and mites, make chickens
grow faster and increase their egg
yield by simply adding minerals to the
fowls drinking water. This does away
with all bother, such as busting, greas-
ing, dipping and spraying. The neces-
sary minerals can now be obtained in
convenient tablets, known as Paratabs.
Soon after the fowls drink the mineral
ize& water, all lice and mites leave
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-03-16
Truth Of the Situation.

II hear" said Margaret, that Elsie
finished her education abroad"
"NO," corrected Susan, "she didn't
finish 1t until she married Harry
Hedges and had to live on $1,000 a
year."
"How was that"
ut was not until then that she learnt
that money was needed to buy some
thing else besides feminine finery,
chocolates, theater tickets, photograph
records and taxi fares"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-03-16
The cutlcura Toilet Trio,

TIC OUITCUTd UITGC TTTUs
Having cleared your skin keep it clear
by making Cuticura your everyday
toilet preparations. The Soap to cleanse
and purify, the Ointment to soothe and
heal, the Talcum to powder and per-
fume. No toilet table is complete
without em.-Advertisement.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-03-16
Thin Ice.

First Fish-What is that danger
sign fOr2
Second Fish-To warn US where we
may get caught.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-03-16
Practice.

Does your daughter practice her
music regularly"
"Yes, just as regularly as I remem-
Der to remind her that she must do
It."
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-03-16
The courtshIn.

"Then she refused to smile upon
your"
Eyes, she gave me the laugh
Louisville Courier Journal.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-03-16
Her Baby.

1--WE left my babe in there to die r
shrieked a frantic woman who wam
rescued from the burning building.
Policemen were asking the number
Of her room when a 21-stone man I'm
BAHAMAS and a jaunty hat appeareta
on a balcony and called down: "DOn'e
worry, Lou; I'm safe"
my baby" gasped the woman.
thankfully. :.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-03-16
His HOnor,s Guess.

In Ireland some years ago an Irish
American was brought up before JUS
tice Barry on the charge Of suspicious
conduct. The officer who arrested him
stated, among other things, that he
was wearing a republican hat"
fDOes your honor know what that
ISL" asked the counsel.
"ItHmay be-. responded the Judge,
"that it's.R hata without "a crown
Boston Transcript 4
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-03-16

long ends that slip through the brim
and a branch showing foliage and
young buds Of the rose falling over
the brim at the back.
But If her fancy leans toward some
thing that reflects the fashions Of the
hour she may select a smaller hat Of
straw braid, like that at the right
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-03-16

By the stubbie you may guess tho
grain.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-03-16

Push generally. gets . pull.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-03-16

7 Live the present hour. Never mind
the day. -, M.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1922-04-18
ENRY RHoADs FoR suPERNTENDENT on sTATE scHooLs

Kentucky
iJouna Mcen Rhoads would
a candidate superintendent public instruction
Mr. RhOads needs introduction The
education University
conscientious service
dollars
OF Of
his
S a
Of
profit Kentucky
to oneth al
ng at the nextee stand for in
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1922-04-18
ARE you MARRIED. READ

Judge Florence z. Allen, Cleveland,
Ohio, perhaps Americas most widely
known woman iurist, has four rules
for happy marriages. They are:
/. The wife should have a regular
allowance. Money matters cause
many divorces.
2. The husband should make a
business partner of his wife. She
should share his confidence in all
matters.
3. The wife should be sympa-
thetic.
4. The wife should never nag her
husband. She should work With him.
In the last two terms of court
Judge Allen has tried 397 divorce
cases, more than have been tried by
any other two judges in America.
Applying sher four rules. Judge
Allen offers some pertinent opinions
on the divorce evil' in America.
'Hasty marriages are the most
common cause Of divorce. Young
people today marry hastily, not real
izing the personal responsibility
They are ready to quit at the first
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1922-04-18

quarrel.
81 recall one divorce petition where
the quarrel was over the naming of a
baby. 1t was their first quarrel, too.
/ reconciled them.
Women sometimes make the lives
of their husbands miserable by nag
ging."
Most divorce laws, Judge Allen be-
lieyes. are not too liberal. but are too
literally administered.
"The longer a case is pending the
greater chance there is for a recon
citation" she declared. "Often when
a case is called / find that the parties
are made up and don't want separa-
tion."
She has reconciled 101 couples and
granted 246 divorces.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1922-04-18
RErIREs FROM ACTIVE MERcANrILE BUSINESS

Thrtyseven years people
financial and like spirited
champing forged
opposition
educated
highly citizenship
Sterling Tabb
active line of
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1922-04-18
MARYs DRESS

Mary had a low-neck dress which
fitted TO perfection, and wore it
everywhere. ! guess. against her Mas
objection. She also had an auto car.
which likely made her dizzy-she
couldn't seem TO 80 nowhar without
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1922-04-18

right on pronounced it infiuenzyl
They put her in her little bed, while
pangs of anguish filled her. The
blasted germs few to her head, and
mighty nearly killed her. But sim
the doctor fingered near. until he got
'em busted and Mary's low-neck
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1922-04-18

the doggone Lizzy. She motored
through the chill night air. without
regard to season. She hadn't no
brains to spare, and never stopped
to reason. At last she got a sneeze
and cough. which drs her TO a fren-
~. The doctor which they called
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1922-04-18

Dress hear. has made him plumb
disgusted. And now, when Mary's out
al night her collarbone is hidden.
ana little Mary doth delight TO do as
she is hidden.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1922-04-18
THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS A COMING ISSUE


hrebrand Republican when declared
President Woodrow Wilson,
they have divided LED by their strongest
a condition foreshadows coming
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1922-04-18
A PURCHASE FOR THE BLOCK

Richardson Bros. have purchased
20 2-year-old heifers, a selection out
of 60 good ones. at a cost Of 1-2c.,
which will be slaughtered and sold
from their store on South Maysville
street.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1922-04-18

II you have bad habit. break It
Dr. II win break you.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1922-10-05
WON MANY PREMIUMS

Former County Commissioner Frank
M. Stevens, of. Creagerstown, made al
most a clean sweep of premiums at
the Lancaster Fair last week with his
registered short horn and Dutch belt
cattle. This week he is exhibiting at
the York Fair, next week at Hagers-
town and the following week at the
Frederick Fair. At Lancaster he cap
tured all the first prizes in four diff
erent age classes for bulls; first, sec
ond and third in all age classes for
cows; first, second and third for one
year-old heifers; first, second and
third for heifer calves; first for three
year-old bull calves; first for two-year
old bull calves; second and third for
bull calves under one year old; first
for best herd of cows and calves, and
first for the champion bull and cow.
All of this stock attracted much at
tention.
In speaking of the Fair Mr.. Stevens
stated that it was very largely at
tended and that every department was
crowded with exhibits.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1922-10-05
HAILSTORMS

Speaking of hailstorms, it is seldom
that even the oldest inhabitant can
beat this report sent in to the United
States Department of Agriculture by
one of the field workers at station
in Colorado:
"Most of the hailstorms have &C.
Cured since the winter wheat was
harvested. In some sections such Sc
we're storms were experienced that corn
and row crops were cut to the ground,
small pigs and poultry were killed out
right, and buildings were severely
damaged.
"A St. Louis and Denver train on
the Burlington line was caught in
very severe storm and was compelled
to stop until the storm passed over.
During the storm all of the windows
and ventilators on the north side of the
coaches and many of those on the
south side we're broken out. The hail
stones were said to be simply pieces of
rough ice, many of them the size of
hens eggs. The stones were so large
and driven with such a strong wind
that they went through both sashes
and the screens in the Pullman car
windows. Where the curtains were
pulled down as a last resort, they
were ripped to shreds. The passen-
gers took refuge under the. seats on
the north sides of the cars. After the
storm the hail was said to be- several
inches deep on the floors of the cars,
and when the train was finally able to
pull into Akron, a distance of miles,
many of the passengers were given
medical treatment for gashes made by
flying glass and bruises from the hail
stones. The train was abandoned at
Akron and a new train made up to-
carry the passengers on east"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1922-10-05
NET SUDDEN DEATH

On Tuesday of this week, about IL
o'clock, Mr.. Chas. E. Colliflower, Of
near Thurmont, was killed while at
work near the Portland Cement plant
at Union Bridge. Mr.. Colliflower was
employed at the new plant being erec-
ted for the Cement Company. From
what can be learned of the matter he
was at the time helping to sink pit
and was about Is feet in the ground.
The earth caved in and crushed him.
The body was brought to his home on
Tuesday evening by M. l.. Creager &
Son, undertakers, and prepared for
burial. Funeral services will be held
Friday morning at 10 o'clock, at APP
Piles Church, his pastor, DR.. P. E. Hell
mer, having charge. Interment will
be made in the United Brethren cem-
etery.
Mr.. Colliflower was a son of the late
Samuel Colliflower; he is survived by
his wife, Barbara Freshman Colliflow-
er, and six children. He was so years
old,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1922-10-05

NOTE-The Great Exhibition Building burnt down two weeks
previous nevertheless all entries In the Household
Department Of and the fire will In no way IN
terfere with the coming Fair.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1922-10-05
\ FOREST UNDER THE CITY OF
WASHINGTON

Evidence of the existence of an an
Gent swamp in which great trees
flourished in days long past, possibly
contemporaneou with earliest man in
America, has been discovered in a deep
excavation made for the foundation OF
a hotel under construction in Wash
ington, D. C. At depth of rs feet
below the street level the excavation
disclosed layer of black swamp muck
containing large quantities of wood,
tree trunks and stumps. Some of the
stumps are of great size,a few of them
reaching a diameter of 9 or 10 feet.
Much of the wood is we'll preserved
showing clearly the woody structure
and the external markings of the bark.
A preliminary examination indicates
that one of the more common trees OF
this ancient swamp was cypress.
The story of these trees, however, is
only brief chapter of the whole geo.
logic history shown in the excavation
which has lately been examined by
Chester X. Wentworth for the United
States Geological Survey. Ages ago
this part of the Atlantic Coastal Plain
was from time to time covered by the
sea, into which streams swept vast
quantities of mud, sand gravel and
boulders which formed thick deposits
that covered large areas. When the
region finally emerged from the sea
Potomac River cut it's valley in these
deposits, which were carried about
here and there also by smaller streams
The larger boulders are derived from
the granite on which the gravel lies,
but some of the smaller pebbles come
from parts of the Potomac basin be-
yond the Blue Ridge and others from
veins of quartz in the GRANTEES of the
Piedmont Plateau.
Over the layer of plant debris and
muck in this old swamp fine clay and
pebbles were laid down by streams of
water during the glacial epoch, when
the northern part of North America,
as far south as northern Pennsylvania
was covered with immense sheets of
thick ice, showing that the trees lived
in the latter part of the Great Ice Age
which is variously estimated to have
ended from 10000 to 10000 years ago.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1922-10-05
RESOLUTIONS

At a meeting of the Board of Direc-
tors of the Thurmont Bank held
Thursday, September 2sth, 1922, the
following resolutions were adopted:
WHEREAS one of our oldest, wisest
and distinguished directors has been
called by Providence, and this Board
wishing to express its esteem and ap-
probation for his long and faithful
service,
Therefore, Be it Resolved, That the
Board of Directors of the Thurmont
Bank deeply regret the death of
George W. Stocksdale, whose relation
ship began with it's organization years
ago and continued until the time of
his death.
They learned by association to ap-
preciate not only his sound, generous
and just judgment of matters with
which they had to deal but also ad-
mired his public spirit and keen inter
est In community and public welfare
in which he was distinguished leader
and a strong and substantial support
Of liberal mind, unblemished in
tegrity and sound judgment, his pass
ing leaves void in the Community O.
which he was so long a member.
And be it further resolved that
these resolutions be spread on thu
Minutes of this Board, published in the
Catoctin Clarion and Copy. sent tt
the bereaved family.
Peter N. Hammakel
Vincent Sebold
Roscoe P. Brown
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1922-10-05
To Gain a Good Reputation

The way to gain good reputation
is to .endeavor to be what you appear"
That is precisely the manner in which
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has
gained it's reputation as cure for
coughs, colds, Group and whooping
cough. Every bottle that has ever
been. put out by the manufacturers has
been fully up to the high standard of
excellence claimed for it. People have
found that it can be depended upon for
the relief and cure of these ailments
and that it is pleasant and safe to take
Adv.