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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-09-07
IN SUNDERLAND

ONLY relatively small number Of
- the 1,700OO0OO0 inhabitants Of
this world are really mentally awake,
capable Of finding their way through
the labyrinthal professional and bust
ness avenues to place Of secure In
dependence.
When the long shadows, cross their
paths and they discover to their dis.
may that the western sky Is darken-
ing. they rub their sleepy eyes and
ruefully regret the years they have
misspent In cropping from pillar to
post without worthy accomplishment.
They were in Sunderland when the
church bells rang Of a Sunday morn
ing; they were In cumberland when
in the brilliantly Illuminated bathrooms
they danced to Turing music with fair
partners till the east was rosy, and
aDOtbsr day came cleaning over the
gorgeous hilltops and smiled benignly
on pale faces and broken promises.
They wasted drifting days which
drifted into wasted years.
Again and again they rubbed their
melancholy eyes and saw IN their
last supine effort to reclaim them
selves that they were on the ha3y
bOrderland Of old age. with forty or
nfty years behind them.
sosne there were, even at that LATE
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-09-07
HARD WORK

TT is easy to sit and watch others
= work. But we know Of no en-
ployer who will pay you wages for
doing 1t, unless you know how to do
the work yourself, and are working
hard at the job of supervising 1t.
1t is easy to travel about the world
on steamships and parlor cars, very
pleasant and profitable to the man
with an inquirlng mind.
But that is a vacation occupation,
and unless you have earned the money
to do 1t by hard work, you will get
little out Of 1t.
1t is easiest of all to feel sorry for
yourself, and to think that you haven't
had a fair chance in life, and that you
would have been big success If you
hadn't met with so much injustice and
bad treatment.
But that will get you only unhap-
piness which is the least desirable
thing in all the world.
There are many things in life that
are well worth doing, but none Of
them are easy.
The flrst-class fiction writer takes
delight in his job, but he also works
at 1t, harder than any man who is not
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-09-07
Makes Old Waists Like New
! ALL FEEL CHARM OF PARIS
Various Spots May Have Particular
Application, but There Is Variety
for Every Visitor.

The fairy tale of Paris belongs to
all of us, in whatever terms 1t may
be told. For some 1t Is Marie An
tOinette and the Petit TrianOn; and.
curiously, by comparison with rather
worthless queen, the great war pales.
For some it is Napoleon In his cooked
hat and white breeches, and his great
tomb, one of the fingertips Of Paris.
For still more it is the Bots and the
elegance and luxury and beautiful
women; and for the rest there Is al
ways the particular applicatior-the
house where BaIzac had his printing
press, or perhaps only a great StOna
wall, symbol of the centuries over
which fruit tree blooms, symbol Of
centuries continually renewed, writes
Muriel Harris in the North Americas
Review.
Only now and again do we realiza
that Roman and Frank and Gaulg
Catholic and HuguenOt; artist, priess
and warrior; saint, martyr, philOs&
pher, midinette, have really our eneN
gies In their grip.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-09-07
Imnortant to kaothars
MERE MATTER OF AMUSEMENT
Arkansan Could Easily Afford to Treat
Such Amateur Shooting With
the Contempt Deserved.

whats that?" cried a tourist to
whom resident of Straddle Ridge,
Ark, was showing the scenery Of the
region.
cav, just Tug Bald or his brother
in-law taking a shot at me from over
across the holler," was the noncha-
liant reply "Them fellers have been
cutting that caper off and on for six
weeks or such a matter"
"Great grief! What do you do
about it?"
"Nuthi'g in partickler. They're the
poorest shots on the Ridge and never
come higher to me than ten feet or so.
1t sorter amuses me to see grown men
doing such childish tricks ana never
'complishing anything at it."-Kansas
City Star.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-09-07
Was a Bridge Tender.

'There's no fool like an old fool"
Of course. A week or two ago one Of
our members of the Leg-in-the-Grave
club got caught in bridge fight that
lasted until the small hours. He was
not much concerned about it since his
good wife, once parked for the night,
sleeps on through, or, at least, has the
grace not to ask when he got in. How
ever, merely as a matter Of habit he
turned the key softly and was slipping
quietly to his room, when the childish
voice of his small granddaughter piped
up through the open door of her bed
room:
"Granddaddy! Where did you get
job as night MISUNDERSTANDING
oils Star.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-09-07
His Handleaps.

"Well, no; reckon not" replied Gap
johnson of Rumpus Ridge, to the APP
peal of the able editor of the Tum-
linville Torch of Liberty. "Pm taking
a paper now that one Of my kin over
in Oklahomy sends me, and it's durn
nigh working me to death. What with
being puny now and ag'in getting
down in the back every once in a
while, and having more or less work
to do, l KANT keep ketched up with
my reading no way / can fix it. AS
tits, just sorter pile up the papers
as they come, and read from the bot
tom of the stack as get time. But at
that, I'm just to the middle Of last
March, and the outlook hain't special
ly promising for my ever arriving up
even."-Kansas City Star.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-09-07

.xst people are doing 1t right
along and you seldom hear OF any
Of them killing themselves in the ef-
fort.
II you have made up your mind to
do something unusual or to be some
body Of Importance, learn how to
work twice as hard as you ever did
before. That is only first step. The
second is to think hard. II you can
do both, and keep them up long
enough, you may land, but remember
you will have a lot Of competition.
Even hard work finds plenty Of men
to believe in and practice 1t, and most
Of them get what they are after.
90 by John Blake.)
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-09-07
ROMANCE OF WORDS
4PEcuNIARYn

IF, AFTER being promised a
"pecuniary reward" for the
performance of a certain sery-
ice, person were to receive a
sheep, he would probably feel
that he had been deceived or
that the one who had made the
promise had gone back on his
word. But, in its primary
meaning, "pecuniary" means
relating to sheep" being taken
verbatim from the Latin pecunia
which, in turn. is derived from
pecus, sheep.
The transformation grew ont
Of the custom Of the Romans of
measuring a mans wealth nv
the number Of sheep which
grazed over his pastures. 4
imam Of many sheep" was the
equivalent Of wealthy citizen.
for sheep we're valuable not only
for their wool but also as an
article Of diet. Gradually, the
root-word pecus was heightened
to pecunia, the equivalent Of
money" or worldly posses
sions," and its pastoral origin
was almost completely obscured
when transplanted into English.
Should a restaurant, therefore.
advertise q ''pecuniary stew Il
would not necessarily mean that
dollar bills aud gold pieces an
pear In the dish. but It would,
merely be an etymoIogicaIly az
lowable synonym for Lle old
standby, mutton stew"
90 ~ the Wheeler Syndicate. Incl
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-09-07
NO DOUBT ABOUT GRATITUDE
Any Younoster Will Understand That
Poor Boy Was Deeply Appreci-
alive Of Tommy's Gift.

For some time Mrs. Caraway had
been endeavoring to instill into the
heart of her youngster, Tommy, aged
ten, the sentiment of generosity, which
it seemed to her, was not naturally
present. In this relation she had been
especially careful to commend to
Tommy's consideration the son VI
poor family in the neighborhOod.
One day Tommy came home radiant.
"Well,' he said to his mother, II
gave that poor boy half of the box Of
candy you bought for me-"
The mother also beamed. you are
a dear little boy" she said. WAS
the poor boy grateful?"
Eyes, ma'am," said Tommy; "he
was grateful, all right He came
round to the school yard and let me
lick him where everybody was looking
wallpapers Magazine.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-09-07
What Paul aald.

Bt. Paul, the apostle and not the
city, Is only an ordinary mortal In
the eyes Of Billy, age ten. A group Of
young boys was assembled In a park,
on one OF the overnight camping trips
conducted every week by the Y. NJ. @.
A., relates the Indianapolis News. Be
fore the campfire was put out for the
night the Y. secretary conducted de-
votiOns as usual, reading the passage
in Acts where Paul warned his com
paniOns Of approaching danger and
later said: "Sirs, ye should have
hearkened to me-" when the storm
burst on them.
"shucksl" said Billy. "Paul's just
like the rest Of u.s."
"What do you meanT asked the
leader.
'Be said, 4 told you SOL"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-09-07
1/IDDIES SIX
~ Win M. Maupin
MY DESIRE

MY DESIRE
7 ASK not wealth.
= To pile in golden store.
l ask but health
That may toll the more
For those l love that / may give
Them daily comfort while they live.
ask not fame
To blazon round the earth.
hope my name
Will stand for honest worth
So that my children proudly wear
The humble name their parents bear.
ask not place
To WELD official power.
ask for grace
Upon me every hour
So may ample time employ
To scatter smiles and hope and JOY.
ask not length
OF idle days to live.
l ask for strength
To help Inc gladly give
A helping hand to those downcast
Beside my way as I walk past.
ask not ease
While others suffer loss
/ ask to seize.
And help them bear the cross
So they, too, stand erect while
And look about with face illumined
with smile.
l ask not days
To spend in selfish gain.
I ask but ways
To Danish grief and pain,
So that at close of ev'ry day
HE helped me on" some soul win
say.
I ask no prize
That earth may hold in store.
/ ask mine eyes
May see yon fairer shore;
That may hear at life's descending
sun
The final verdict passed. "Well done"
Copyright by VIII M. Maupin.)
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-09-07
Something to Think About
By F. A. DALKER


hour in life who managed to turn
about, pull themselves together and
snatch themselves from precarious
positions, but the numbers we're
small, for their strokes were light
and their old habits were strong and
hard to break.
They lacked the staying power and
the flexibility Of youth.
So has wagged the world and so It
will ever wag until the crack of doom.
II you wish to pick success, plant
your orchard while in the full vigor
Of life so that you may gather the
fruit and enjoy 1t while your senses
Of appreciation are still keen and
your faculties yet alert.
Make friends, but do your own dig
ging. your own pruning and your own
watering. If your friends soon at your
industry, dig all the harder, think
harder and keep at your work in heat
and cold.
Seek the counsel Of those who came
here before you, your father and
mother, for they know where your
feet are likely to slip and your judg-
ment Is liable to err.
DO these things without turning
either to the right or the left and
nothing save death can, stop you In
the ultimate realization Of your fond
est dreams. and the fine achievements
Of which you are capable.
% ~ Mcclure Newspaper HyndieataI
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-09-07
Cookbook

As the rosy beams of morning herald
\hildhood's happy days,
And the shielding clouds of noontido
guard Its youth from folly's ways;
So the grander clouds of evening, with
their lights and shades sublime,
Speak broader, deeper knowledge. and
manhoods nobler prime;
Then the twilight of life's seasons calmly
come and calmly go;
Happy they for whom its storm clouds
can a silver lining show.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-09-07
Moyle Lore.

She had been reading "The Life and
Letters of Sir Wilfrid Laurier" and
had been enjoying, to the full, &C
counts of the thrilling political and
historical factions which had been
part of the growth of Canada.
She suggested the book to friend
of hers.
"Laurier? Laurier2 Who was Lau-
rier?"
"Why, don't you know? He was
premier of Canada-he was one Of
Canada's most famous men,"
"Oh, yes, yes, now remember. I've
seen his picture in the movies"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-09-07

The late Mrs. George Gould hated
divorce.
At a Lakewood dinner party Z
young Divorce was admiring Mira
Gould's splendid jewels
"Oh, that's your wedding ring, isnH
itY she said. ''HOw Old-fasiOned Il
looks, doesn't itf In the past they
made them SO much wider and heavie1
than they do now"
''In the past, you see," said Mira
Gould, 'they expected them to last Z
lifetime"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-09-07

DR.. PeeryS Dead Shot" not only expols
Pin Worms, Round Worms and Tapeworm,
but the mucous in the intestines which forms
their nesting place ID thoroughly cleaned
out also One dose proves its Ofncacy.-
Advertisement
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-09-07
A Man Of Resource.

Wife-John, must have some new
clothes. I'm sure the entire neighbor-
hood knows my present wardrobe by
heart.
Hub-But it would be cheaper to
move to a new neighborhood, wouldn't
ltH
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-09-07
sEAsoNAsLE GOOD THINGS
This is the time to prepare relishes.
\ preserves, jellies and conserves.
White Relish.

Chop four quarts of cabbage, q
quart Of celery, one quart of white
stringless beans cut In bits, one quart
Of silver-skinned onions chopped.
Sprinkle all the vegetables with salt,
except the onions, using a cupful of
cold water to cover. Let stand over
night. In the morning drain, add the
onions and put over the fire; add one
cupful of fresh-grated horseradish, one
ounce each Of mustard seed and celery
seed, three cupfuls of sugar and a
piece of white ginger root. Cover with
good vinegar and cook until the vege-
tables are tender, then put into jars.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-09-07
Mnthlnn aarlnma.

"What's the row In the grillT
Combat between lounge lizard
and a cake eater, hear"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-09-07

Content sometimes lies in making
up ones mind not to try to have q
good time.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-09-07

Don't think that because you ride
hobby you are the only jockey in the
race.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-09-07

Every man wants to climb about
three times higher than he ever hopes
to get.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1922-09-07
Sweet Cider.

Any surplus apples may be put
through the meat grinder, the juice
squeezed out through a bag, then If
boiled and bottled hot will never fer
ment. This Is especially good for
mincemeat, adding little to the pies
when they are being made.
The Washington times., 1922-11-16

Frew from quarterback when the
latter broke his ankle. The last two
games, with Virginia and Centre,
resulted in defeats for the Blue
team, but with the V. j. !. game
coming up, in spite Of their losses,
the Generals have made ii their
policy to forget bygonas and look
forward to the battle with the Cob
blers with optimism.
The standing of the Generals in
the South Atlantic AssoCia ton
went down with their defeat by Vir.
ginia, North Carolina State being
the only other South Atlantic team
of any prominence yet met. The
V. Il. I.-Centre game in Richmond
would therefore seem to he the ba'
sis OF comparison between the two
teams, the Gobblers coming out on
the little end of n l0.to-6 score. but
out-playing the Colonies throughout
the game.
In their game with the Generals,
the Blue Grass team was playing its
only game in Louisville. Red Rob
erts playing for the last time in
home territory, and the COlonels
were at their best. The most seri.
Gus effect OF the Centre game, out.
side of the score, in regard TO Wash
ington and Lee came in the fact
that Eddie Cameron. hard hitting
fullback, was seriously injured, a
doctor having been called on the
field at the time when he was
knocked out. The Generals will re-
The Washington times., 1922-11-16

"Dear sir
"Was very much interested in
your talk about the all-star base
ball teams as picked by Messrs.
Robinson, Mack and McGraw and
was sorry you failed to say
whether you agreed or not with
any of them. | do hope you will
give US your selections at an early
date. 1t will help to keep US
Washington fans in touch with
the grand old game during the
season when the sporting pages are
filled with football.
Thanking you for this use of
your time, / am,
Yours in sport.
J. T. NJ"
There's the shorter of the two
letters. 1t admits of no backing
and filling, as you will note. Well
we'll take the dare.
The Washington times., 1922-11-16
MANY SETBACKS
|. At PENN STATE
HURT TEAM
Faculty Bars Seven Members
of Bezdek's Squad and An
other Suffers Injury.

STATE COLLEGE. Pa. Nov. Ia
Just when Penn State coaches felt
that their revised lineup was begin
ming to show results. an injury In
scrimmage made them alter their
plans once more.
Big Ted Artelt, the Philadelphia
boy who replaced Hufford at right
end when the latter was shifted to
the backfield, hurt his knee no badly
that the trainer, Bill Martin, hold5
out little hope of his getting into
tho game with Penn on Saturday.
An X-ray will be taken, and 1t is
feared that a bone has been torn
loose. Mccoy, who played good
game against Navy, took his place
IN scrimmage.
Today, to add TO the gloom OF
the coaches, the ak OF the faculty
athletic committee fell and barred
seven members OF the squad for
poor scholastic work.
Singer, varsity fullback, who haa
played all but one game this sea-
son; Shanor, another strong back;
Murray and Provost. second team
linemen. and kerstetter, Webster
and Thomas. from the scrubs, were
the men lost, and this still further
depletes Bezdok's supply OF substi.
tuteS.
The Washington times., 1922-11-16
Keller could struggle around in
the Outtield as extras.
All Matter OF Opinion.

IT'S all matter of opinion, as
we'said the other day. But we'd
- like to see that team in action.
We'd like to see Johnson, for in
stance, pitching against any team
in the world, if backed by an in
field composed of Chase, the two
Collins boys and glorious Honus,
with Clarke, Speaker, and Cobb
out in the bright sunlight beyond.
In all his honorable career
Walter has never pitched to as
good a catcher as either King or
Schalk. He has never had such
marvellous pinch hitters on his
side as Lajoie, Hornsby, Rousch,
and Keeler.
He has never in his lifetime in
the big show been assisted by a
pitching staff comparing even
slightly with that named above.
In those bright Elysian Fields
to come it may be possible for
such a ball club to get together
and to play series, say, against
/ the following aggregation:
First base, Sislcr; second base,
Frisch; third base, Groh; short
stop, Jack Barry; left field, Babe
Ruth; center field, George Burns
right field, Mike Donlin; catchers
Roger Bresnahan and Wally
Chang; pitchers, Rommel, Grimes
McGinnity, Adams, Nehf, Leever
Coombs, and Bender. e.
And it would be a good game
at that.
The Washington times., 1922-11-16

eleven display sensational football.
IL they come. through with some
thing more than line smashing or
end running game. they will stand
a great chance OF outplaying their
Tiger rivals.
The team that shows the best Of
fense is going to win. 1t is ball
carrying ability that is going to
count.
Both teams have fighting spirit,
therefore this factor will not count
to any great extent. True IL is. that
a fighting team will outplay itself,
but in this case both aggregations
have their backs to the wall fighting
for their very lives. 1t is going 10
be a real, old.time battle.
The Washington times., 1922-11-16
STAGE 'FLAPPER'
QUARTERBACK
ON GRID
HaIsey Mills, of Dartmouth,
Takes Comic Female Leads
In College Drama.

NEW YORK, Nov. 16.-F'rom
comic female leads in the dramatic
association to first-string quarter
back on the football team is the rapid
rise made by Talsey Mills, the 800
pound field general of the Dartmouth
eleven. Even in Saturdays defeat
at the Polo grounds, Mills was one
of the stars of the game, and II is
probable that the late thespian will
be playing the same heroic role when
the Green team meets Columbia on
the same gridiron next Saturday.
Something like six weeks ago Hal
sey Mills was the sixth and last of
the Dartmouth string of quarter
backs. Halsey was considered too
fragile for such a rough sport as foot
ball. But he finally got a chance
against Middlebury, then another
crack at Vermont. Finally, in the
Harvard game at Cambridge, Halsey
started as a real, honest-to- goodness
quarterback, and in that one after
noon he leaped into the limelight.
Halsey Mills in real life makes
Frank Merriwcll and Ralph Henry
Barbour look pale and insignificant.
For three years at Dartmouth the
12O-pound midget from Cleveland.
Ohio, had been known as the campus
comedian. In the Dartmouth Dram
attic Association he was noted for his
acting of comic female parts. He
was the campus cutup. and the fun
niest thing he ever did was to go out
for the football team.
Now Halsey is the regular quarter
back. 1t may be dramatic, but it's
no joke, as Cornell found out and as
Columbia may discover next Satur-
daX.
The Washington times., 1922-11-16
DETROIT CAN HARDLY
USE JOHNNY NEUN NOW

Detroit probably took Johnny Neun
for trading material. The Tigers
can't use both Lou Blue and Noun
on first base.
Strange, both are products OF the
Blue Ridge League and. now two of
the best first base prospects in base
ball. Blue has it on Neun in expert.
enCe. but he didn't make as auspici.
Gus IL debut as Neun is making. So
in time the Baltimore boy may out
rank Blue.
Pittsburgh had Neun before De.
trOit, sending him to Birmingham
for seasoning a year ago. In Birm-
ingham he was under the watchful
eye Of Carleton Molesworth, who
later went to Columbus, of the
American Association, as manager.
Why Pittsburgh let Neun go is n
mystery.
The Washington times., 1922-11-16

turn tomorrow morning and until
then the extent Of Eddie's injury
will not be known.
With the exception of Centre, V.
T.. /. will face Washington and Lee
with an unbroken line of victories,
their list including wins over Mary
land and North Carolina State.
They boast very powerful line and
set Of equally powerful backs,
their most serious setback coming
in the loss Of sutton, haifback
Though Sutton played q strong
game against the Generals last year.
Gettle Is the man who gained the
most ground for the Techmen, and
his work will have to be watched
this year If his record is anything
10 20 by.
The Washington times., 1922-11-16
RIVAL VIRGINIA
TEAMS MEET
ON GRID
Washington and Lee Faces
Tech at Lynchburg in
important Game.

LEXINGTON. Va, Nov. lG.-
With the Generals on the last lap
of their schedule, they face Virginia
Tech in LynchburG this coming Sat
urday in their annual clash between
two old-timc rivals.
Starting the season brilliantly
Washington and Lee reached their
highest point against West Virginia
when they out-fought and out
played the Mountalneers' powerful
eleven in Charleston and tied them
II to Il. In the Lynchbure game
hard luck struck them in the loss OF
The Washington times., 1922-11-16
We Name Our Team.

We Name Our Team.
r OOKING back over the years,
and they do go back rather
far, it may be added-we'd
like to see the following team on
the field, with each and every
player in his prime:
First base-Hal Chase.
Second base--Eddie Collins.
Third base-Jimmy Collins.
Shortstop-Hans Wagner.
Left field-Fred Clarke.
Center field-Tris Speaker.
= Right field-Ty Cobb.
Catchers-Johnny King and
Ray Schalk.
Pitchers-Christy Mathewson,
Cy Young, Walter Johnson. Nor
decai Brown, Ed Walsh, Grover
Alexander, right-handers; Eddie
Plank and Rube Waddel, south
paws.
Sitting on the bench, ready to
hop into the fray, we'd like to
have Rogers Hornsby and Larry
Lajoie for infeld duties or pinch
hitting. Eddie Roush and Willie
The Washington times., 1922-11-16
Sure to Perform.

Though not in the first selection,
Dick Newly, former Central High
School star, is certain to play Il
part of Saturdays game for Prince
ton against Yale. He shines as a
runner with the ball.