Okolona messenger., January 15, 1908, Image 4

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3Ebe Messenger
ESTABLISHED 1878.
SOB8CRIPTION PRICE; 11.00 A YEAR
ABE STEINBEKOKK A SONS'
OK0L0NA, MISS. JAN. 15. 1908
VA3 A TASK FOR CENTURIES.
Items There Are Altogether Too
I Many Kindt of Wall Paper
"I read somewhere the othtr day,"
taJd Mr. Brlggllsby, "that there are
low produced 7,942,714 different styles
. tt wall paper and I guess that must be
true.
"We are going to have a few rooms !
In our apartment repapered, and there
Iiave been submitted to us to choose
from great books of wall paper
tamples representing altogether 200
styles. And these 200 styles, you un
derstand, represent simply the styles
ef one grade of paper produced by one
.manufacturer, and there are many
grades of wall paper and many manu
facturers, and I guess If you were to
take all the grades and styles made
ty each of the manufacturers and add
them all together you'd find that the
number of styles given as the grand
total, namely, 7,942,713, was not far
Jrom correct.
"And I can't tell you how glad I am
that we didn't have all those styles
to choose from. As It was, with only
200 styles we had a great time.
"First we couldn't tell at all, and
then we'd half settle on one paper,
only to find something that we liked
better when we turned over the leaf,
and then we'd find something that was
about as good, and then we didn't
know what to do.
"Then we finally selected one paper
and settled on that, and then we de
cided on another, these two for ad
joining rooms; but when we came to
put them together, why, they wouldn't
do, and so we had to start all over
again for one, and maybe before , we
Sot through we discarded both and
lad to start once more at the begin
ning. I "And I thought we'd never settle on
which we'd take. A job to decide?
Why, it took us just one week to
choose the papers for five rooms from
200 samples, and here's what I wanted
to say:
"Suppose they had sent us to choose
from the full complete lines of all
samples, numbering 7,912,714. I shud
der to think of it.
' "Wed never been satisfied in the
-world unless we'd looked them all
through, never, and if it took us one
week to look through and decide upon
200 samples, why, to look through
. 17,942,714 samples would have taken
US 39.713 weeks, or rising of 763 years!
1 "My! My! What an escape that
was; and Just as likely as not we
wouldn't have found in the whole
7,000,000 samples anything that we'd
teally like any better than what we've
tot now." N. Y. Sun.
DuTicii'
"That Woman."
I Modern Socrates.
f In that genial form of gossiping
.aoour, current affairs that is something
jMlgnlfled with the name of philosophiz
ing, rror. McAdle of the weather bu
reau Is most charming. Usually when
he meets a certain friend on the street
the conversation covers a wide scope
.Modi Is illuminated by a droll humor
kCiat pervades the McAdle school of
r fj)fc.losophy. "So they did in Greece."
s- ,aaie Prof. McAdle one day. "So the
ancient philosophers of that highly fa
vored land settled all questions to
their own satisfaction, at least In
their dally communion of minds. The
, philosophy of the Greeks Is the source
- of western philosophy. I suppose we
eojoy philosophy as well as the Greeks
did. From now I will call you Plato."
- "ITotMs the response was: "Greater
art thou, professor. Thy name Is So
crates, who boasts of having Plato and
Aristotle as his most famous dls
'dples." Therefore If any citizen hear
ne man call Prof. McAdle "Socrates"
cr even "Old Soc," it is a fair guess
itbat the explanation of that modern
A&y Greek phenomenon in San Fran
cisco is explained fully herein. San
Francisco Call.
RANK FOOLISHNESS.
" "When attacked" by a cough or cold,
or when your throat is sore, it is rank
foolishness to take any other medi
cine than Dr. King's New Discovery,'
says C. O. Eldridge. of Empire, Ga.
"I have used New Discovery seven
years and 1 know it is the best rem
edy on earth for coughs and colds,
croup and all throat and lung troubles.
My children are subject to croup, but
New Discovery quickly cures every
attack." Known the world over as
the King of throat and lung remedies.
"Sold under guarantee at all druggists.
:50c anjdl.OOTrmUoUleJree.
The merchants of Okolono, though
experiencing the usual mid-winter
quiet, .have ample faith in the outlook
for business the coming season, and
well they may. No city in the South
is surrounded by a more nervy or pro
gressive community of producers, and
their trade is worth cultivating.
OF VITAL IMPORTANCE.
No other organs of the body are so
I to flood health as the kid'
nevs. Foley's Kidney Remedy makes
,t. l',Anev healthy so that they wi
strain out the impurities from the blood
which is constants passing , inroug.
them. Commence taking t ley a Kid
ney Remedy at the first sign of dan
gcr. Bearden & King.
(Waiting room of one of the big
railway stations. Usual heterogeneous
jam of humanity
on the rows
of teats. Through
the press of
suitcases, lunch
baskets, wander
ing children and
projecting umbrel
las a large and
massive woman
picks her way,
skirt lifted, nose
wrinkling with
suspicion. Follow
ing comes a thin
man almost ob
scured by his bur
den of Impedi
menta. She paus
es and Burveys
the scene hostile
ly.) "Why, there It
no place to sit
down, James! Oh,
yes, I see that seat, but you really
don't expect me to put myself next
that creature In the shawl I am sure
It is full of germs. Any one might
be justified in saying that you didn't
care If I did fall ill. Away from
home, too! Really, James, it was most
annoying of you to make that mistake
about the train. If you'd only exer
cise the slightest thought where I am
concerned though I'm sure I don't
see why I should expect It this would
n't have happened and I'd been spared
the. waiting in this dreadful room.
You know how a promiscuous crowd
gets on my nerves!
"If that woman would move over
and take her packages out of the seat
there'd be room. I'm ready to drop,
but 1 suppose that does not matter.
Thank you. I have my opinion of per
sons who will travel with things done
up in newspapers. There should be
third-class coaches for them, as there
are abroad. What's that? That would
make no difference about the waiting
room, you say? Well, it is very an
noying if it wouldn't.
"Madam, will you kindly remove
your child? It was rubbing banana
banana! across the back of my neck!
"James, you will find the smelling
salts in the alligator bag. That wretch
ed baby! Why don't women with chil
dren stay at home If they can't afford
nurse girls? You say she seems to
have at least eight children with her
and no one but herself to look after
them? Well, all I have to say is that
something should be done about It,
Are you sure you have all the banana
off?
"Twenty minutes till the train is
ready, you say? How on earth you
mistook 4:15 for 5:10 I can't for the
life of me imagine! I thought all
I'd have to do would bo to walk
through the gate right into my com
partment. You were so busy, you say?
Well, if a man doesn t care enough
about his wife to consider her comfort
not to mention her health, above dol
lars and cents, I suppose there is
nothing for her to do but bear it In
silence!
"Little girl, leave that umbrella
alone! James, I'm sure her fingers
were sticky. Please wipe the handle
with your handkerchief.
"I don't see where all these people
are going, for they don't look as if
they had money enough to go- very far.
I should think they would rather stay
in their comfortable homes. Tfrat man
at the end of the fifth seat from here
Is intoxicated, I am sure. Why, loo
at his nose! Aren't you going: to do
something about it have him ordered
out? Well, if I were a man I think
I'd be able to do something! I (font
care If he is sitting perfectly quiet
and behaving himself I never bet ore-
was obliged to tit in the tame room
with a drunken man and I shouldn't
have to now If you had not been so
careless and thoughtless! I may-
have faults, but 1 always take thought
in advance and avoid unpleasant situations.
"Are you sure you didn't leave amy
of my things downstairs? Are aTI the
bags here? Please be certain about
It. And my long coat?
"It is time to
OF OLD PRESERVES
DANITY DESSERTS MADE , FROM
LAST YEAR'S LEFT OVERS.
Numbarleta Daintlet In Which Thty
Can Be Utilized to Excellent
Advantage How Soma of
Them art Mad.
-I'm '
The Man With
the Lunga.
go, you say?
Thank heaven!
No, don't Up that
brown bag, for
the bottle of col
ogne will spill
the cork is not
tight. You ' are
dragging my coat,
James!
"What is It?
Oh, my ticket to
show the gate
man! It it most
annoying to have
to drop my BklrtB
on this awful
floor to hunt
through my purse.
You might have
asked for the
ticket when we
were sitting there.
You'll have to
wait a mlnuta
while I look. It's queer I know that
flap was the on I put It beneath, so
I'd know. ,V '
"Good gracious, James, this is my
new purse and my ticket's at . home
In the old one! . v
"This never would have . happened
If you had not told me the train left at
4:15 instead of 5:10!" Chicago Da1I
With the sbelvet well filled with
this season's jams, Jellies and pre
serves, what to do with left over con
diments from last year It a problem
that confronts the housewife, They
are far too good to give away, for
they represent much time and con
siderable expense. There are number
less dainties that can be made, utiliz
ing these jams and jellies of last
year's make, and here are a few that
should appeal to one and all. One of
the simplest ways of using up jams is
to make a pie crust and line a dozen
individual cake tins with the pastry,
put in the oven and cook to a golden
brown. When this crust is cold fill the
Individuals with jam, and add to each
a heaping tablespoonful of whipped
cream or make a meringue and set In
the oven to brown. This Is a very pop
ular French dessert, and to the per
son who loves pastry it Is a great re
lief from the regulation pie.
Another simple and pretty dessert
is made by putting a layer of jelly or
jam In the bottom of a glass dish, over
this pour a little boiled tapioca pud
ding, then another layer of the jelly.
Served from a glass dish this is a very
attractive dessert.
French Pancakes A dessert much
liked, particularly by the male ele
ment. To make these take one pint of
milk, two eggs, one tablespoon of
sugar, one cup of flour, one table
spoonful of baking powder,-one. cup of
cream, pinch of salt. Sift the flour,
powder and salt together, add to It
the eggs beaten with the sugar and
diluted with the milk and cream, mix
into tf-h better. Pour about -a half a
cwj of the batter on a large; frying
pan, put on hot fire and when well
dona spread with any kind of pre
serves, roll up, sift over them plenty
of sugar and glaze with a red-hot
poker.
j Blackberry Jam Cake One cup of
dark brown sugar, one-half cup butter,
three eggs, three tablespoons sour
milk, one teaspoon of soda, one cup of
jam, two cups of flour, two teaspoons
of cinnamon, one-half grated nutmeg.
Bake in two jelly pans and put to
gether with white icing.
Fruit Charlotte Line the bottom of
a tin mold with white paper and the
sides with split lady fingers or pieces
of sponge cake. Next soak ope ounce
of gelatine in a half pint of cold wa
ter. When soft place on the fire until
dissolved. Press one quart of any can
ned fruit through a sieve and add one
cup of powdered sugar. When the gel
atine is cold mix with the fruit and
sugar, add one pint of whipped cream
sweetened to taste, pour into the
lined mold and place on the ice. This
should be eaten very cold.
Fruit Roll Pudding One pint of
flour, one, teaspoonfnl of salt, one
large spoonful sugar, twp teaspoon
fuls baking powder, one tablespoop
butter, milk or water to moisten.
Work this as Httte as" possible and
make into a soft Wscuft dough. Divide
into five parts, pat flat, lay two table
spoonfuls of any tart jelly or pre
serves on each and" roll. Place In a
pan and pour over them the following
sauce: One tablespoon of hotter, one
cup of sugar, cream- together; then
add at pint of boiling water, stir and
pour over the rolls; bake until done.
This is really a delicious desaert
Jam Pudding To mike thfa pud
ding take three eggs, one cup of sugar
and one cup of any jam; preferably
rather tart, half a cup of butter, a tea
spoonful' of soda dissolved' I'm hot wa
ter, and half a cup of sow milk. Sffx
with enough sifted flour to make a
batter not quite as stiff as for cake.
This should be baked in shallow tSna
and served very hot with the1 following
sauce: Two-thirds of a cup of sugar,
butter the afze of a large walnut, two
tablespoonfoJs of hot water anil one
egg. Cream all of this together and
set over a pan of hot water and cook
a few minutes until it is tie consist
ency of thick cream. ,;-
E3ISADVIC
Poached Eggs on Splaacf.
Thoroughly wash some spinach fa
plenty of ootd water. Lift out of wa
ter and put into pot with: only toe
water that adheres from washing, acid:
boll till tender, usually ten to fifteen
minutes. When tender, strain and
mince on a ftoard very finely, adding
pepper, salt, sprinkle of flour and one
teaspoonful of brown sugar. Heat a
frying panv put In about one ounce
of butter, and when hot add the spin
ach. Stir and thoroughly heat through.
Serve in aot dish with poached eggs
on top.
New Wall Papers.
Striking colors do not seem to be
favorite in the new wall papers
shown. The soft pastel shades pre
dominate and it Is notable that very
little gold decoration Is used.
There Is an imitation of hand-tooled
leather which Is Very good to look at,
extremely modish, for certain rooms,
and costs ever so much less than the
real leather. Japanese' grasscloth, Imi
tation burlap and the real burlap are
also an excellent choice for rooms not
to "be furnished In light delicate furni
ture. ,
"How are you fixed to-day, Uncle
Jim?" asked the bright young man.
"Do you think you could staud for a
light touch?"
"I'm sorry to say that I couldn't,"
replied the veteran. "This money
stringency has affected me to tome ex
tent. I am torry to tee that you are
needing money again. It teems to me
that a young"
"Bless you! I'm not needing
money," said the young man, cheer
fully. "It's true that I haven't any
great amount laid by for investment
as yet, but I have sufficient to carry
me along and satisfy my frugal wants.
I'm sorry to bear that you are feeling
poverty's pinch. I'm afraid that you
aren't attending to business dili
gently." "What!" gasped the senior.
"Business is a thing that nobody
can afford to neglect," said the bright
young man. "You've got to watch it
or it's bound to get away from you.
'Keep thy shop and thy shop will
keep thee.' Industry is the key to suc
cess. You may smile, but you may
live to find that there is truth In what
I am saying."
"You don't tell me that!" said the
elder man, sarcastically.
"That's indubitably what," said the
bright young man. "I know that some
times it's hard to overcome a natural
Indolence of disposition, but it can be
done. A little self-denial and a little
effort will do wonders and you'll soon
see the results."
"This is edifying extremely," said
the veteran.
"Of course, I don't mean to lecture,"
said the bright young man. "And I
can make allowances. It's very pleas
ant to He abed In the morning and
then mosey down to the office at
about ten o'clock and go out to lunch
at one and stay till three and then
knock off at four. I know how that
is myself. All the same, you'll find
that when you want a thing done you
must attend to it yourself and not
leave it to a subordinate. Business
hours are for working and not for
loafing. Get through with your work,
and then you may indulge in a little
harmless recreation with a clear con
science and with actual benefit. 'All
work and no play makes Jack a dull
boy,' but all play and no work puts
Jack's business into the hands of a
receiver. You've got to hustle and
remember that nothing worth while
was ever gained without effort." '
"Is this costing you much of au
effort?" asked the senior.
"I am quite willing to make It," re
turned the bright young man. "I'm
Just talking for your good. It isn't
because I like to i talk, because I'm
naturally reserved, as you know. 4 At
the same time, I feel it my duty to
warn you against the evils of sloth
and extravagance. I've got what is
termed a 'hunch' that you are spend
ing more money than you ought You
will say, perhaps, that it's none of my
business if you are. That's where I
take issue with you. If we have an
interest in anybody it is decidedly our
business to tpeak plainly to them
on occasions when we feel that they
need it."
"Don't apologize. Go ahead."
"You've got to remember that peo
ple don't think any more of you for
throwing away money," said the bright
young man. "There's a saying that I
'fqols make feasts and wise men eat
them.' I don't mean to imply that you
are a fool, Uncle Jim. I think you have
a streak off good in you somewhere.
But you might consider the proverb
just the same. Another thing to re
member is that it's the small things
that count. - Mony a mickle makes
a muckle,' you know. Take care of
tiie pennies and the pounds will take
eare of themselves. If you've got
25 cents don't spend 30. Ufa a good
Idea to keep within your income. And
tave.
"That's th great thing;. Save. If
it isn't more than a few cents every
week you will find by the: end of the
year that it has mounted u to Quite
a tidy little turn, and if you keep it
up and get the habit it wont be very
long before you will be a capitalist
Oa a small scale, perhaps, hut a cap
italist. I'd like you to try to remem
ber all this, ancle."
; "Will you kindly tell me why Ym f a-
vured with this excellent counsel?" in
quired the veteran.
"Certainly,, air," replied! the bright
young man. "I saw just as soon as I
struck you that you were preparing to
hand it to me, and I thought I'd head
you off, and! at the same time show
you that your former kind advice
hasn't fallen on deaf ears." '
The senior put hla hand in hit
pocket and drew forth a bill book.
"How much is it you want this time?"
he asked.
OQQQOOOOOO OOOO O O QOOOO O
Rapid changes of temperature are hard
on the toughest constitution.
The conductor passing from the heated
inside of a trolley car to the icy temperature
of the platform the canvasser spending an
hour or so in a heated building and then
walking against a biting windknow the
difficulty of avoiding cold.
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Scott s Emulsion strengthens the
body so that it can better withstand the
O danger of cold from changes of temperature.
S
O It will help you to avoid taking cold.
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WE' MAKE NO SHAM OffERS
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such as a set ot glassware, two bottles
free, or a house and lot thrown in with
one gallon of whiskey. What can you
expect ? We offer to deliver
4 Quarts of Genuine Camp Spring Whiskey $3
IJEPMCSS PAID
ATTENTION !-The Pure Food Law
regulations require a Compound or a
Blend strip on all bottles of whiskey that
are common mixtures. Camp Spring is
straight Whiskey, hence no such labels
appear on our bottles. Order Camp
Spriug from
CONSUMERS DISTRIBUTING CO.,
St. Louis, Mo.
Kemlt in Post Office or Express Money Orders or
CertUied Checks.
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FOR WEDDINGS
.Our stock of plain gold wedding rings are the cor
rect and latest styles. Our assortment of other
fine things for wedding presents, show an excel
lent variety from which to select.
C. B. Johnson, eweler
Perfect
If you have a special dinner and you want your meats
cooked properly 6end them to me. Special attention given
banquets, etc. Give me your orders for oysters and fish
V Orders for , any number of Oysters filled promptly.
THE MODEL BAKEEY
Dwight L. Moody, Proprietor
You may not believe iu advertising but after you have
tried this paper you will.
To Servt Unexpected Guest.
If you have-a small allowance ot
meat or vegetables cut them up, put
In cream gravy, and serve on toast la, they- were, red, blue, and green,'
thla way tne aisn goes mucn lanuer (Ugaed. Chicago Tribune,
and Is better liked. Inet GrltwaJii
Fancy Shades for Signals.
' When Miss R. L. Hoy was being ex
amined aa to her fitness for a position
as telegraph operator. Division Oper
ator Johnson asked her the color of a
piece of ribbon.
"That Is cerise." said Miss Hoy. "I
Just bought a hat of that color,
trimmed with a veil of crushed vio
let." "Whaft thltr
"That is Alice blua,"
Johnson recovered slowly, but vat
game for another effort
"What would you call thlt?" he
asked. .
"Nile green." , ,
"And all these yeart we thoucht
he
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Bigger
Cotton Yields Per Acre
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The value of commercial fertilizers has
been demonstrated over and over again by
both government and private comparative
tests. We stand ready to demonstrate to
you at any time that the surest way to "in
crease your yields per acre" is to use
Viiyinia-Carolina
Fertilizers
Hon. R. J. Redding:, former Director of the Geor
gia Exp. Station, is authority for the statement that
"experiments made at this station show that well
balanced commercial fertilizer applied to one acre
of land, and well cultivated, may be reasonably ex
pected to produce an increase of yield of seed
cotton. At the present price of cotton this would
mean a large extra profit (for both lint and seed),
after deducting the price for fertilizer."
You'll find reports of mapy other comparative
b - .1 - . u l t,i ir . .
'""j tugcuicr wiiu iiiui.ii V4iuiuic imurmauon COU-
k or Almanac. Ask you 1
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' cerning land culture in the new Virginia-Carolina
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L T 1 you write our nearest sales office.
Richmond, Va. Durham, N. C.
Norfolk, Va. Charleston, 5. C.
Columbia, S. C Baltimore, Md. '
Sv Atlanta, Ga. . Columbua,Ga.
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