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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-08-10
She Said It

MY small daughter had a habit Of
asking every one to stay for the next
meal, no matter who 1t was.
One day l was tired, and as one Of
my friends was coming over told
Jeanette that would spank her If
she asked this woman to stay for sup
per-
In due time my guest arrived and
as soon as she was seated Jeanette
said: "Can you stay for support
Mamma said If / asked you she would
spank me. "-Exchange.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-08-10

"You didn't take that divorce caser'
mo. When, / asked my fair visitor
what grounds she had for seeking a
divorce from her husband she said
she'd met another man who was a
perfect DEAR"
Il tiatter myself that I'm pretty
fair lawyer, but l didn't see how /
could go into court and argue a case
like that!"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-08-10

vines ARC 3INGn Proper AhbSHtlOHs
Is therefore recommended. One-fOurth
to one-half an ounce to the hill is eff
fective for one application. The dust
acts as @ repellent and also kills the
beetles when they come into contact
with it. When applied properly 1t
drives the insects from the cracks in
the soil
Type Of Effective Duster.
A buster that will throw good vol
ume of dust quickly and forcibly 70
prevent the beetle from escaping by
fight should be used. A cheese-clOth
sack or knapsack-bellows type Of dus-
ter Is effective on small areas. The
dust must be applied as soon as the
plants appear above the ground, SO
that they are we'll covered. The in
sect makes It's appearance suddenly
end in large numbers and serious dam
age may result If this application IS
neglected.
Department Circular 224 may be OBJ
tanned free upon application to the
United States Department Of Agricul-
ture, Washington, d. q.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-08-10
He Goes Back.

Old Ponce de Leon got on a street
ear and started in quest Of the foun-
tain of eternal youth. And as he
went along he read the advertise
ments.
New teeth for old.
Monkey glands make you young.
Elixir of Pep.
"StOp the car, conductor" yelled
Ponce de leon. I'm going in the
wrong tion."-Louisville Courier
Journal.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-08-10
SILo. FOR STORING cow FEED
One Should BE Constructed Where
Farmer Has as Many as Six or
Seven Dairy Animals.

Build a silo for storing feed If you
have as many as six or seven cows.
A homemade stave silo 10 by "a feet
will cost less than was paid last winter
for five tons Of hay. Four acres Of
corn will fill 1t and do the work Of
ten acres Of hay.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-08-10
Powerful.

"Old Rip Radges, that's been wal
lerin in his sins for forty years, was
converted at the revival last night"
said Gap Johnson of Rumpus Ridge,
Ark. "That there evangelist is pow
erful preacher"
''He shore is," remarked an acquaint-
ance. II live half mile away, and
right when he got to the top Of his
hollerin' at Satan last night, b'dOgged
If the clock at my house didn't stop I"
kansas City Star.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-08-10
His First Elephant.

Glenn Max of Danville, Ind, is
three years old and observing. Glenn
attended the Yankee circus at the fair
ground and saw an elephant for the
first time.
With much establishment he ex-
claimed: "Oh, mamma, it eats with
Its. tail. News.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-08-10
Cut the KISSING Short.

Hub (sampling wife's purchase)-
These oranges are sour.
Wlfe-That's strangeI The grocer
told me they were surkissed oranges
from California.
Hub-I guess the movie censora
must have limited the length of the
klss.-Boston Evening Transcript.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-08-10
GENTLE TREATMENT is BEST
Il Pays to Keep MILKING Periods az
Regular az Possible and Milk
In Same Order.

It pays to treat the cows gently and
firmly, to keep the milking periods as
nearly regular as possible, to milk in
the same order, and for each mixer to
milk the same cows each time. This
Is necessary to the highest develop
ment Of a herd no matter II the In
huenee in individual cases seems ~
algnlhcant.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-08-10
Conventional standhva.

Suppose we could communicate
with the MartiansT
"WellY
"They might talk of something we
never heard about"
"That wouldn't make any difference.
We could reply, Quite So Yes, in
deed You don't say and Really
just as we always do In case like
that."-Birmingham Age-Herald.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-08-10
Shave With cutIcura Soap

And double your razor efficiency as
well as promote skin purity, skin COM
fort and skin health. No mug, no
Shiny soap, no germs, no waste, no irri-
tation even when shaved twice daily.
One soap for all uses-shaving bathing
and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-08-10
Homemade Corn Shelter.

tached to the block. Both lever and
cut-away portions Of the block are
studded with spikes driven SO that the
heads protrude about half an inch.
The box that catches the corn Is fas-
tened to the legs of the shelter.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-08-10
CORN SHELLER EASILY MADE
Block Are Studded With Pro-
trudinq Spikes.

A homemade corn shelter Is just the
thing where only little corn is to
be shelled. A block of wood with
sloping notch cut from one end Is
mounted on three legs. A lever is at
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-08-10

II you suspect that your child has Worms,
q single dose of DR.. Peery's Dead Shot"
will settle the question. Its action upon
the Stomach and Bowels IL beneficial In
either case. No second dose or after purgae
tive necessary. Your money back IL it
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-08-10

No ugly, grimy streaks on the
clothes when Red Cross Ball Blue Is
used. Good bluing gets good results.
All grocers carry it.-Advertisement.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-08-10
Depends on the Result.

"Don't you admire determination in
a mans character?"
"That depends. If 1t brings success
l praise 1t as a splendid perseverance;
If failure, denounce 1t as COMPOUNDED
obstinacy."
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-08-10

When one gets the altruistic bunch
he looks around for someone to prac'
tice on.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-08-10

ntOarns Electric Paste Co.,
Chicago, Ill.
Bears Sirs:
Mr.. Robert T. Donnoil Of Aubufntown.
Tenn, came IN our store the otner oA{
and wanted something to Kill rats 90 !
sold him a box 6tearnn Rat Paste. Ana
he put some paste on six biscuits that
night and the next morning ne Louno
Gftv-four big rats And the second night
hS put out four more biscuits with paste
on them, and the second morning ne
found seventeen more rats, making totai
81 seventy zone rats in two nights, ana
there were lots more that he did not ma.
THIS IL some big rat tale, but, never:
theiesu, It Il 30 Just thought would
write to let you know that your rat
Paste n good.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-08-10

The man with crooked streak
can't think straight.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-08-10
important to IMotnara

Examine carefully every bottle Of
CASTORIA, that famous old remedy
for infants and children, and see that It
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-08-10

AmbitiOus Statesmen and Agents Wanted
Chance lifetime. Form association with grow
ing concern, line staple specialtieS. Bxcellent
opportunity, exclusive territory. Coihmisaion
basis. Tersin Products Co., Red Bank, N. J.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-25
Health Talks by DR.. Brady
How About Condiments,

N"""E INC c"ncstiblcs hold sugar Is nice.
though I'm sorry | can't say the sam. ,,f,,,.
oil Sr.'e. That much is implied in the orlgl-
h'' Mother Goose. for IL sugar and spice had
h"ih been nice Mother Goose womb b,,.o
sand land everything else nice; would she
not?
Pepper mustard. vinegar. horsoraltsh
""''"'s' cinnamon. peppermint. and tn" va
'",'S h"' sauces are irritants. For examine
TAX" young infant that squalls bccaus, his
D'eN ltch"s or the light hurts his eyes or
women are jouncng him and juggling him
"'o"' TO" much for his digestion. With each
SiuhI' goes one spasmodic drawing up OF tn.
'teS Tor better purchase tho noise ap-
P"ratns. Enough! Collie, the women CRY in
th"TuS somebody rours som. peppermint,
Gown the bahys throat Gosh. how II ,nusr
''e MS tender young tummy Enough TO
put any baby's digestion out of order for
h"uTs-cnouEh. too TO make the collie real
The younger the individual the more harm
iui are tho condiments. Young children should
hot be allowed TO dose their food with these
ir?!tant stmu!ants. Not only the stomach
but the kidneys and bladder are irritated
and that is unwisc policy.
tn" condiments harm adults by stiinula,-
Ing an ARTIFICIAL appetite. which prompts tho
'%c"ss"s OF eating which are the cause. Of SO
much i'll health For one who is a'rcadv
"'erfcG that is enc who's. weight is above
the normal for his age and height. tho al
ton OF condiments 10 ;he food should be
naturll craving for sour may lie graft
h'd by the US" Il the food acids Such ::
natural fruit acid as that of lemons. oranges
grapefruit or lines may hc Gscd. This citri.
acid il really food because IL is oxidizca in
the body and utilized to produce a certain
amount OF energy; moreover, can scarce
IS take enough lemon juice any OF the
other citrus fruit juices TO iniurc health
The better the food and the more skillfullv
IL is prepared tho less need is there for con
dimcnts. y glutton abuses the condiments
because his scnsualism has bluntcd or dullcd
ms normal appetite. y norma! Individual
mas recourse to condiments TO disSuis. or
conceal the insipid OF poorly cooked
food. The more abandoned the eating house
tho more liberal the equipment in hot sauce.
There is no objection To the customary
.uso OF natural navors or condiments in food
such as onion. sage. celery, parsley. mint and
the like. 1t is tho abuse of such artiiciai
irritants as mustard vinegar, sauces horse
radish and other merry sauces that should be
avoided, particularly when children are con-
Ccrncd
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-25

v, success may have attended his efforts has
oeeh oue to his freedom from interference
ana uietation TO q rather largo extent he
nus oeen. the boss OF his department 1t
- ooth alarming and humiliating to learn
no" that his brief period OF comparative
immunity from political meddling is draw
ing 10 close. that tho political greed OF
republicans in Congress has turned a reck
less assault upon his organization methods
ana threatens to destroy the work he has
done No other meaning NAV he attached
10 the washington story telling OF congress
s'on'' demands for the scalps OF all Demo
oI"'s connected with the Shipping Board
moreover, the Republican leaders are in a
position 10 enforce their unreasoning de-
n'ahus: they control the appropriations upon
""ch the maintenance of the board de-
pe""S. chairman Lasker. says this account
mas been informed that he will "0nd II a
u!"cnlt 1ob TO get money hereafter unless
ne gers rid OF these Democratic hold
overs
Apparently. the chairman was not slow
l" perceive the handwriting on the wall. for
ne Is SAID to have brought forth list of
mis- trusted workers whose political leanings
are offensive. and promised that thoy wouId
be dropped without delay Anything to
please the lords OF the Treasury. It Is sad
news Tor those Americans who have thrilled
Al the prospect of n new day for their conn-
Try nag on the seas OF commerce. The
SHiPpihg Board joins the other branches of
inc government under the wing Of tho domi-
ii"ht political party: Republican TODAY
democratic tomorrOw-eficcnt and stable
never
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-25
News Of Fifty Years Ago

From the Richmond Dispatch, March -. lr72)
The Board of Supervisors of Ticnrico Coun-
~ have increased the salary OF the judge
Of the county court to $500 per annum a
recent act OF the Legislature conferred this
authority upon the board.
The new organ built In New York for tho
Second Baptist Church reached here ycstcr-
day By tho Old Dominion Steamship Line
ana Will be Immediately placed in position
In tho church. Twenty-Five boxes were
necessary for the transportation OF the organ.
In accordance with the expressed desire OF
the people. the Board OF Supervisors of Hen
RICO County have pctitioncd the court to order
rcassc OF tho lands of the county
The Mercantile Bank OF Norfolk has been
chartered and the charter recorded in the
office OF the Secretary of the Commonwealth
The capital stock is to be not less than s25 900
nor than 100000 The officers for
the first year w. j. Baker. president; Gil
bert Baker. cashier.
While the National Democratic Committee
viii not fully decide the matter until it's
meeting in May. 1t is generally understood
that the national convention will be held In
ST Louis beginning July 4.
Married March -. at St Peters Cathedral,
ty Rev. Father Jansen. Mr.. Thomas A. Gull
len 10 Miss Mary a. Butler. both of this
city.
There have been within the last week or
ten days AN unusually large number of very
destructive fires throughout Southsde Vir-
Enia and in the country around Richmond.
The high winds prevailing have caused these
fires to spread rapidly and defy the efforts
of country people to save property in their
wake.
DR.. j. Bowie Dods. the discovcrer of psy-
GEOLOGY. died in Brooklyn yesterday after
noon.
Liberal Republican" will probably be the
name of the party tho anti-Grant wing OF
the Republican party Is getting In shape for
permanent organization At the Cincinnati
convention which they have called.
Twcnty-one new smallpox cases were re-
ported in New York for the twenty -four hours
ending at sunset yesterday.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-25
,Ir. Mnr, Gordon kn.,.

FKEDERlCKS BrRG. VA. March
2i. Mrs. Mary Gordon Knox died
suddenly at Fort I~.avcnw"rth. Kan
Wednesday. Her brother. former
Mayor II. Lewis Wallace. received a
telegram from Colonel Robert s
Knox. her husband. announcing tbs
sad news Mrs Knox was hcfor" her
marriage. MISS Mary Gordon wal
lace. daughter OF the late Howsun
Hooc Wallace and Mrs. Ellen Byrd
wallace. ~ this city. the Latter, hcr
mother. surviving hcr She was horn
ana reared Ia FrrdcriCkYhurS ans
was - years OF axe. She was a wo-
man OF most attractive personality.
Her remains viii be drought here
huG inferred In the family lot in the
city cemetery. Surviving are her
husband Colonel Robert :. Knox. and
her daughter. Ellen iIowson Knox.
besides her mother, brother and one
sister. Mrs. Taylor Smith.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-25

when the tendency upward. and II is
equally true now that the prevailing trend
is downward. When the last wage advance
for railway workers was granted il was af-
ter living costs had reached their peak. and
railroad tra!hc had started TO decline I'm
less III" labor board shows unexpected en-
redition i'll diSpoSinG OF the cases now before
II. there Will Ice repetition OF these cir
'NinstanceS with tho wage adjustment and
the cost OF living again moving i'll opposite
directions. In the meantime. adjustment
o: The rate problem will be delayed and the
business of the country must suffer the con-
sequences There should b. legislation look
ing 10 method whereby railroad wages
may ho adjusted promptly and without
months of pNrloyins. and in consonance with
prevailing price trends
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-25
DEATH CALLS ANOTHER
VALIANT CONFEDERATE
Miner Francis Dutton. Of GInucrstcr
county, Passes Away, Result
OF ParaIyAt,

ISpecIal TO The Tincs-Dispatch1
GLOUCESTER. VA. March 2i-
Ahncr Francis button. ago So. died
TINS morning at 1915 O'clock 4. NJ.
at his home at Dutton, from a stroke
OF paralysis. He served in the Con-
i"G"taic army. 1851 65. IN the Smith
Virginia Cavalry. Company i. uudcr
Captain l.atanc. OF Essex County, J.
- II. Stuarts command He surrcn-
dcr"d at .ippomattoN with his COM
mand. He leaves iivc children. Mrs
J. u. Calls. Mrs. Lee r. Mitchell. Mrs
w. i. BroaddUS. ana Miss naomi T.
button. OF this place. and Frank H.
DuttOn. Of ware Neck. this county
Funeral and intermcnt viii be at
Olive branch NJ. r.: church. Glouc"s-
ter County. of which he was n faith
full member, at II o'clock y. NJ. sat
urday.
Mr.. Dutton was n man OF tho
highest Christian character. and the
last Confederate veteran in his inn
mediate section OF Gloucester Coun
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-25
MlNINrlKE ALMANAC.
EDWARD DILLON DIES
AT LEXINGTON. VA.
Funeral Services VIII lie Held There
rms Nftrrnoon-lirothcr ar John
{. Dillon. OF itirhmund

y telegram WAS received yesterday
by relatives In this city ..unpuncln:
the death Wednesday, morning In
lexington OF Edward Dillon. o: In
dian Rock. Va. In his 53rd year lie
Was son %: TIA. late Colonel Edward
pi!!on and Mrs. Frances Polk Dillon.
II Indian Rock. Va. Mr. Dillon was
Il brother OF John &. Dillon. ana n
hrst cousin Of Miss Martha Cunning
Eam aud Il. T.. Cunn!nEham. OF ,hIs
city
Mr D!llon is survived by his Wild
". formerly Miss susan Pcnd!ctou,
"i Louisa County. and i've children
Edward. Ir., who ~ with tn. state
Highway Commission, pcndlcton
W!!!inm l. ana Misses Mary L. and
susan T.. Dillon. OF Indian Rock.
The funeral VIII be held In l<NIng-
ton this Afternoon
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-25

PETERSBURG. VA. March ct
Ncws reached the city today OF the
death OF John w Rodgers. ID
brother OF samuel -. Rodgers. or this
city. II member OF the liousc Of Dclc-
gates. He had been associated with
the Norfolk Southern Railroad for
more than thirty years as master
painter In addition to his wife. he
is survived by two sons aud q
daughter RS follows: C!yd" w
Rodgers and John Stanley Rodgers
and Miss Alic" Burton Rodgers as
o. South Norfolk. ana two brothcra
Samuel f.. Rodgers. Of this city. and
g T.. Rodgers. of Chesterfield. and
three sisters. Mrs. r. Norman kicr-
soy and Mrs. Thomas II. Ki"rscy. ~
Chesterfield. aud Mrs. Joseph VIII
lians. of this city. Funeral services
wnl be held sunday afternoon at :
o'clock at tn" baptist Church in
South Norfolk.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-25
HRS. Robert CritldIc.

Funeral services for Mrs. Robert
Criddlc. who died early yesterday at
the Retreat for the Sick, Will bc
conducted from IIopcwcll Methodist
Church. Chesterfield County. this ar
tcrnoon at o'clock. Intcrment will
he In the family buryins grounds.
Mrs Criddln was suddenly taken Ill
at her home. 10 North Robinson
street, and died shortly after admit
lance to the hospital. She was 81
years of age.
Besides her husband. Mrs. Cridd'e
leaves one son, Howard l.. Criddlc,
ana four sisters. Mrs. Claude Cor
bus. of Cincinnati; Mrs. II. a. Farmer
ana Mrs. w. w. Crutchheld. of Chcs-
tcrhcld County. and Mrs. l.. y.
Brown. Of South Richmond. and one
brother, W. I. Newly, OF Chesterfield
County.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-25
IiindcrGnrfcn.

Miss J.. y. Tan.icr.-k inlcrpartc
is a natural system Of education for
Young children, devised by Fried
rich Wilhelm August Froehcl. and
first unfold.d By MIN In 1926 in his
work entitled Die MinschcncrZic-
burg" II was first practically APP
piled In Germany by Mr.. and Mrs.
Ronge I'm lsi9. and was introduced
into England In 1851. The kinder
earten system is reaction against
the traditional methods OF infant
education, and aims to develop all
of the powers OF the child in com
p!cto equilibrium. Singing, dancing
and the use OF toys are much re
sorted to The system has made
great Roadway in the United states
during the past few years.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-25
Bir.sings ut 10th Ends.

~ '''"'''' -F'a''iH J"uihhI)
The North Carolina tuberculosis Associa-
ton nugE""H z: rather novel. but what IL con-
i"ndr would h.: an effective method OF RAILS
ing an abundance NJ revenue to pay the
soldier bonus. IT says that II every city
In the country that has an ordinance against
Ypitt!ng on the sidewalks to enforce
Ia. Law and hnc each offender a nominal
amount and turned such fines the
United Stat@H government. the soldiers bonus
cGnId, without doubt. be paid without bank
rupiing the country. Ana further. some few
thouEhBds OF lives could he saved.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-25
Farmville. Va. .Iarch Is. i,-


To the Editor of The Times Dispatch &.
Sir.-lour ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ou tho
bi!Ihoards in this mornings iSsu" Is
remarkable reading In tho liuht OF
your editorial In Sundays paper r"-
EardinG movinS-picturc CENSORSHIP.
In the latter You state that ., ls "lc-
rond tn" power OF the human mind
20 censor the m"viu;; picture but
today YOU would destroy tho bill
boards (Which advertise those iupy-
ing pictures) with an Az DOCS this
seem consistent? haSi-u - re-
mark that have no interest i'm
either bUlboards or moving ptc,urcN
II II seems d"sirnbl" 10 destroy ono
Of the by products Of thu moving
picture industry advertising n
not equally desirable II destroy the
thing which makes th. billboard %
nuisance? Evidently tho bark OF
the thing is worse Than i's b!t" y,
seems hardly probable that Your In
dignation has been aroused lv any
other than theatrical or moving pic
turc posters, for these arc III" only
ones which hnd IL necessary to play
ub the sordid curiosity OF tn. pub
He in order To get patronage. In a
recent issue Of your paper Il thcn,ri-
cal company advertised mat ne"
FOR ladies' only-girls under l4y,urs
Of age barred" and your critic.
speaking OF another performance ~
tn" sam" company. stated that ar r.
2 II the play was not ;s bad a. its all
vcrtiscmcats-or words to that e.
feet.
AS a matter Of fact, all this poth"~
about tho sacrcdncss OF freedom of
speech" is IN" mcrrst buucnmhc.
Freedom Of speech is already hcinr
kept within certain wcll-actnci
lines. and rightly so, In a recent is
su" YOU Shrplv criticized President
Harding for releasing Eugcn" b"bs
from prison. II unlimited freedom of
speech Is desirable. why dlG not Nj
Dchs have a right to express him
self? Personally | believe II was .
great mistake to release him. for
his attitude toward our institutions
is dangerous. Tho very fact that
YOU have an editor OF your paper
carries tn" Inference that YOU d-har
undesirable expression Of human
thought" ,Scc def. y Wcbstcr's Die
tionary. for IN" duties of an .d!torl
That moving pictures carry evil
suggestions more often than other
wise is not to be denied In fact. 1t
Is no unusual thing 10 hear persons
in critici2inc a given picture state
that iii contained nothing objection
able as though this was an unusuai
thing. There is something radically
wrong with tn" business. and II can
only be reached hv censorship. There
Gems little necessity to resort t.
the cavc-mau cXpcdicnt OF an az
Il pair Of scissors are all that ar"
necessary. provided they ar. welded
rs an int"lliuout board OF c"nsors
THAT We VIII have any other kind c'
ccnsors is an assumption not ground
cd on facts. bat is mere subposi-
zion born OF fear. Let MS give the
thing "A trial. and then it can be de-
monstratcd whether or not 1T is be
yond the power OF the human mind
10 censor the moving picture"
w. {. SMITH.
Richmond. Va. March IS. 1922.