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A SUPPOSITIONAL
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Mr. Buddy Seek Advloe on a
Point of Law.
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ESTABLISHED 1872.
Mississippi
DESCRIPTION PRICK: 11.00 A YEAR
ABE STEINBKKGKR'A SONS'
OKOLONA. MISS. MAR. 11 1908
Annpuncements
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We lre authorized to nn"unce O. T. Bled
oe. of Uremic!, an a uundiilate for Congress
Tom thls-lhe fourth dlmrlef subject to tbe
action of tlie Democratic party.
We are authorized to announce W. S. Hill
-of Winona as a candidate for ConRress from
this tbe fourth district sublet to the action of
the Democratic party.
YALE MEN TAKE TO THE LAW.
The Bar Still Attracts One-Third of the
( University's Graduates.
The statisticians at Tale have
'drawn up a table to show what occu
pations the graduates of the institu
tion have chosen in the last century.
Trom the table it appears that the
ministry has fallen off greatly as an
Attraction.
When the century opened about 39
per cent of Tale graduates were min
isters. Beginning with 1860 this num
ber took a great fall. Since 186S the
.-average has been six per cent
The averages for law and medicine
have remained about the same. As a
rule ten per cent of Yale's graduates
are doctors. In law the figures have
been steadily about 33 per cent
In teaching and science the figures
lave Increased very gradually Xroru
about two per cent, to 11 per cent
The strongest upward tendency has
been that of business. The farmers
have fallen off ever since the southern
planters ceased to enter Yale.
Business now attracts about one
third of the men, and the law about
one-third. The other third is divided
between the ministry, science, teach
ing, forestry and a few other branches.
joiTir ownership of mills.
Why Not Build and Operate Them at
Homer
In eveTy cotton growing county in
ihe South there should be developed a
strong sentiment in favor of building
tnd operating local cotton mills.
There should be encouraged a joint
wnership of the stock in these mills
by the local people la each county,
including farmers, merchants, bankers
isd other avocations. Farmers should
subscribe ito the stock of these mills
n the basis of $10 per plow operated
n the farm. These mill3 should be
uilt to spin cotton into yarns and a
ninlnnum amount of capital first em
ployed necessary to their safe and
.-practical operation. As the business
developed the capacity could be grad
ually extended to the maximum capl
lal to be. employed. If such a move
tient were started and made general,
within the next ten years the question
t manufacturing the cotton crop in
ihe South and by the people of the
South would be solved. Under such
-jonditlons the cotton growers would
occupy the enviable position of both
producers and spinners. If they did
not make full profits out of the raw
product they would receive the differ
ence in their dividends annually com
ing in from the factory in which they
leld stock. Why should not these
:Shings come to pass? Why have' they
lot already been put into practical
peration more extensively? We know
that hundreds of farmers in Georgia
lo own stock in numerous coltoji mills
to the State and are receiving splen
itis dividends on the investment of
;ihe"ir money In stock.
. It .ras a few years ago, thought to
te 'i.surd for a farmer to own stock
r be identified with a bank, yet
thousands of our farmers today own
itock in their local banks and hun
Irefls of them hold high positions in
Sauks jig (Ufectors or Presidents of
ch Institutions. We are simply
jleeping on rights while the wide
awake foreigner is getting the richest
;part of our treasure. We hold the key
in our hands which will unlock the
:loors of wealth greater than was ever
imagined to be stored up in Aladdin's
mines, and we do not eera'to realize
.it.
Let us continue to produce our mo
nopoly of one of ithe world's two great
secessities, but let us also devote our
grains and money to the rapid devel
opment of cotton mills in the South, to
.'.he end that as our great staple pred
ict goes abroad, to meet the world
wide demand of the human race, it.
will go in the form of the flnls-hed
labric ' rather .than that of the raw
jtre. Cotton Journal.
If, when filling a pin cushion a piece
:f pasteboard the size of the cushion
4s inserted a half inch from the top,
Ou will not lose so many needles.
A candle and a few matches kept
the cellar In a tin box' save mis
takes in selecting the can of fruit or
5lass of Jelly desired. '
All over this country farmers are
taking to automobiles like ducks to
.water. They are getting good ones
and they are making them pay, too.
Take the hen into partnership with
ton on the farm; she Is the most dill
tent worker o nthe place, and . her
Product Is not limited to time, space
aor circumstance for a market The
4en and home always go together.
I
CJswts itfaet yen est. .
The Girl whose hat had so many
plumes on It that nobody ever had
time to count them ate a frosted cake
with a tragic air.
"At first there didn't seem to be
anything I could do," she said, "until I
had an Inspiration. I could have the
grippe. So I had It!"
"H'm!" commented the young wqm
an In the purple suit. "Wasn't that
an awful lot of trouble?"
"At first thought It did seem so,"
said the girl with the feathered hat.
"I didn't have any Invitations on hand
for anything I wanted to go to and
besides I needed the rest Anyhow,
I simply had to do something to avoid
seeing Samuel. ,
"You see, I had written him and It
was a perfectly beautiful letter If I
do say it that all was over and It
had been a mistake and I ' couldn't
marry him. I should think at least
It would have given him enough to
do Just admiring the letter, but no!
What does he do but come right to
Chicago by the next train to make
me change my mind.
"Luckily, when he first called I was
out at tea. That looked kind of bad,
too, as I had said in my letter that
I had thought the matter over until
I had no heart for anything.
"I just sat down and nearly cried
when I got home and found his card.
You see, I know Samuel. I never knew
a man with such a violent wlllrand I
realized that I had to do something
and do it quick.
"I didn't want to marry him in the
least," explained the girl with the
plumes In her hat, "but he talks so
loud and so fast and makes so much
noise that you simply get to the point
where you agree with him Just to ease
up the pain in your head. When I flrBt
knew him I called it force of charac-'
tar and admired it. Of course now I
know better. , But I didn't want to
give him a chance to talk to me."
"My, aren't you sure?" queried
the girl In purple, amazed. "You
should be, the way you are letting
Harry waste all bis time on you "
"I haven't got to Harry yet," said
the girl with the plumes, with dignity.
"I'm still talking about Samuel. Cer
tainly I was sure but Samuel wasn't,
which was more to the point. So I
rushed upstairs and got my reception
gown and telephoned the doctor. My
head did ache and I was feverish from
worry when he got there, so it was
easy to persuade him that I had the
grippe.
"When Samuel ealled that evening
mother told him I was ill and couldn't
see him. He stayed an hour, telling
her how mistaken I was, and from up
stairs his voice sounded like the roar
ing of Niagara. I don't wonder, they
made him county attorney down there.
If he asked them they Just had to, be
cause I'm sure he wouldn't stop talk
ing till they did. Mother had a book
she wanted to read, and altogether she
was very cross when she finally, es
caped from Samuel and came up
stairs. I told "her that she would bet
ter have grippe, too, and that seemed
to make her madder.
"Next day Samuel called again and
left a lot of roses. He telephoned five
times and called again in the even
ing to see how I was. I sent down a
note thanking him and asking him
please to go away, as my decision was
final.
"The next day he sent violets. By
this time Harry had phoned asking me
to go to the theater and I was dying
to go. So I went."
"Goodness!" said the girl In purple.
"Wasn't that a risk?"
"But I had got tired of having the
grippe, so what else could I do? I
really could not be expected to know
that after Samuel had made' his
evening call at my, house he would
choose to attend the very same theater.
If he was so wrought up about not be
ing able to see me I don't think it was
In, very good taste for him to want to
go to any theater at all, do you? Some
bow it didn't fit with his role.
"Well, we met face to face in the
lobby going home, and I thought Sam
uel would have apoplexy. Cf course
Harry didn't know who the strange
man was who had gasped, stared,
cried 'Ethel!' in a deep bass voice and
then looked as if he was going to dis
claim one of Cicero's orations at us.
never did have much presence , of
mind. 1 said the first thing I thought
of, which was that I had felt so much
better I had gone to the theater.
" 'So I observe!' Samuel said In aw
ful tones.
"Then I asked Harry to take me
iway. I really did feel faint for be
sides Samuel I now had to explain
matters to Harry and men seem to
resent it so if they find another man
thinks he's engaged to you, irrespec
tive of your own views on the subject
"The next morning, of course, I had
to see Samuel when he called. Please
pour me another cup of tea, for It
makes me feel ill Just to recall it."
The girl In. purple did as requested
md then looked anxious. "How did It
come out?" she asked. "Which one
we you really engaged to for a sure
thing?"
The girl with the plumed hat looked
(hedltative. "To tell the truth," she
sonflded, "I don't think either of them
Is the right one after all! I met Car
ole's cousin from Baltimore last week.
i"ou should see how perfectly stunning
De is! And handsome! He's coming
tp again to-night to call. You Just
ought to meet him!"
"Well, I never!" said the girl ia
purple, Chicago Dally News.
One of our lawyers, Mr. Simms, bad
a visit recently from a man named
Buddy. Mr. Buddy entered the office
upon crutches, and his face was cov
ered with contusions, so that he looked
as 'If he had emerged from a terrific
conflict with an antagonist who had
won a complete victory. Placing his
crutches against the table and seating
himself very carefully In the chair,
Mr. Buddy said:
"Mr. Simms, I Jus dropped in to see
you to git a little advice on a point of
law In which I'm interested, and I'd
be much obleeged if you'd tell me ex
actly what my rights in the matter
are. I'll put it in this way: S'pose'n
you were to marry a wldder, Under the
idea that she was an angel that she
was so sweet that a barrel of sugar
was mere bitterness alongside of her;
and s'pose'n after you were consoli
dated with her you were to find out
that she had a temper like a she wild
cat, and an unconquerable custom of
banging you over the head with skil
lets or most anything that came
handy, so that you didn't know what
minute she'd git her mad up and skeer
you pretty near to death.
"Now, s'pose'n this wldder and you
was to disagree about a little matter
of chewing terbacker in the house and
trying to spit In the stove, and she
was to up and tell you in your own
house, mind you that if you kep' aim
ing at that stove and missing it she'd
warm you up with a broom handle or
the like; and you were to say that
you'd chew where you'd a mind to, and
that while it was a free country you'd
hit the stove or miss it, Jus as you
pleased.
"And s'pose'n one word brought on
another, Until she got on a terrific
rampage and come at you and tried to
snatch out your hair; while you
grabbed her by the wrists and held
her so she couldn't. And then s'pose'n
while you were rassllng with her you
was to get the best of It so's she
couldn't do anything but have the hys
terics and scream and you all the time
afraid to let go lest she'd hustle you
out through the winder.
"Now, s'pose'n that wldder had a
dog which belonged 'to her first hus
band, and would rather bite you than
not, and all of a sudden she was to
holler for that dog, and he was to
come bouncing Into the room, and, see
ing the widder's situation, was to take
hold of a mouthful of your right leg,
and shake it as though he was going
to bite it loose before he left; and the
wldder all the time sicking him on
and encouraging him to help himself
without any regard for your feelings.
And s'pose'n when you let go of her
to tackle the dog she should bang you
with the scrubbing-brush until you
looked's If you'd been ground up in a
bark-mill, and then wouldn't call off
the dog until you hollered enough.
"S'pose'n all this, what I want to
know Is, can't you sue that wldder for
assault and battery, and get an Injunc
tion on that dog? That's what I came
to see you about, whether ' you've got
to stand having your leg chewed and
your head smashed with a scrubbing
brush, or whether thi3 great and free
government's going to protect its de
fenseless citizens, I want to know how
it is." . i
Mr. Simms looked very solemn for a
moment, as if contemplating the prob
lem carefully, "and then he sald:i
"I don't really see that the law can
do anything in such a case, Mr. Bud
dy. If the man married the widow he
became part owner of the dog, and it
was, therefore, in fact his own dog
that assaulted Him. Besides that, as
a man and his wife are one flesh, the
widow has a partnership Interest in
thexman's leg, and when she set the
dog upon it she was really encourag
ing the animal to mutilate her own
property. No action can lie against a
person who induces her own dog to
bite herown leg, nor will the law give
her redress if she batters her own
head with her own hands, for the wife
who strikes her husband really strikes
herself."
''You don't mean to say," exclaimed
Mr. Buddy, in a blaze of indignation,
"that that is the law of this land, of
this very country where our forefa
thers bled for liberty! You don't actu
ally mean to tell me that a red-headed
wldder, with a liver-colored dog, can
actually make that dog gnaw a man'B
leg into sausage meat while she
trounces him with a club, and that
he can't chuck her into Jail for It;
that he's got to stand up and take It?"
"I'm afraid he has," said Simms; with
a sad smile.
"Well, then," said Buddy, rising and
seizing, his crutches, "that just lets
me out as far as this idiotic land is
concerned. I'm going to quit. If wld
ders are to be allowed to carry on as
'if men had no rights. I'll emigrate
and hunt up some country where en
lightened civilization don't allow wid
ders to live. Let's see, It's "India, isn't
it, where they kill ' the wldder when
her first husband dies? Well, that's
where I'm going. I'm going by the
first 'boat. If I stay here I'll be dead
in a month, and so chewed up that
they'll have to bring me in pieces.
Good morning."
And Mr. Buddy hobbled away dis
consolate. Rubber IndustryVBooma Town,
By the use of steam launches In the
rubber Industry on the upper Amazon,
the town of Inqultos has risen to such
Importance that a monthly steamship
service has been established between
that town and Liverpool, only rubW
being carried.
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NEW WEDDING VEIL
LATEST FASHION CHANGE IN
BRIDAL COSTUME.
JCoronet" Idea, Has Proved Very
Popular Arrangement That Adds
Height to the Wearer Better
, Than Old Style.
One of the latest fashion changes Is
seen in the arrangement of the wed
ding veil to make it a distinctly be
coming feature of the bridal costume.
Heretofore veils have been worn in
rather a set style simply because it
was the way they had been adjusted
for years. But the new coronet veil
is proving a great success with almost
every type of bride. The idea of the
arrangement Is to give height to the
wearer. The soft upstanding puffs of
tulle add two or three inches to the
bride's stature, and they also impart
an added amount of dignity to her
orange-crowned head.
Tulle is used for these veils as it is.
much softer than lace and much more
becoming than heavier meshes, unless
the lace happens to be ivory tinted
with age. Besides, tulle is far more
easily draped than heavy lace. , First
the veil is put on over the head in the
usual way, then the front ends are
caught in a series of upstanding puffs
that encircle the front of, the head.
These are confined to the hair by a
small wreath of orange blossoms worn
like a 'coronet. The traditional flow
ers do not dominate the head dress,
but form a delicate finish as they lie
half shrouded in puffs of tulle.
The coronet veil arrangement is be
coming from all points of view, a thing
. Coronet Wedding Veil.
tbrt could not be said of the old-fash
loned way ot wearing the veil. It if
queenly from the direct front, it Is ef
fective from the back and when seen
In profile It Imparts a distinct charm
to the white robed figure of the bride.
. There Is this Important point for the
prospective bride to bear In mind
when she is deciding upon her bridal
costume. She will be looked at from
an entirely different point of view
than when the dressea for an ordinary
oalal (unction. Hat nsrt is. tha
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OF COTTON, CORN AND CONTENTMENT.
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ferent parts of the country and
have demands for all kinds of city and
country property. Place your real
estate with me and be assured of
speedy returns.
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OKOLONA, MISSISSIPPI
ding" picture' will be" one "viewed" in
perspective, and her costume should
be arranged accordingly. A few inches
added to her height will be all the bet
ter, and the lines of her gown should
be the long, dignified ones which
characterized courtly dames of olden
times.
NEW IDEAS IN EMBROIDERIES.
Silver, Gold and Black Threads Used
for Embellishment.
Lovely embroideries are carried out
In floss silk, alone or combiued with
silver, gold or black threads or with
bugles and beads, or- both velvet and
moussellne.
The embroidery Is seen on the most
luxuriant of the evening wraps . and
gowns and exquisite silver, gold and
Jet fringes adorn many of the-impor.
tant frocks.
Gold and old silver tissue and net are
employed as the foundation for both
moussellne and beautiful overdresses
jf tunics of lace and embroidered
filet net that are now being lavishly
displayed in the shops.
Heavily sequlned black evening
gowns are again very fashionable, also
those of net and lace, relieved with
application of velvet and chenille,
either in self tones or in contrasting
colors with the design outlined in Jet.
Embroidered Irish, chantilly and
joint de Venlse lace are also success
fully Introduced on many of the black
evening gowns.
Some New Neck Ornaments.
lmnn ttio reiillv nspfiil trinkets
! may be counted the flexible metal sup
ports for collars. The newest of these
ire shown set with diamonds or sap
phires. In this form they make a de-
1 sidedly satisfactory substitute for
othfcr materials. There Is nothing
i more becoming to a woman than a
, ilmple ribbon or band of black velvet
j around the throat, and these ribbons
j tre now decorated with Jewels, span
jles and tiny beads. Seed pearls on
velvet are lovely and for older women
jteel beads and paste On black are
most appropriate.
Making a Bib for Baby.
Of all the things that handkerchiefs
tre made into there Is nothing pret
tier than- the baby bibs. The hand
kerchief is folded diagonal'y in half,
not quite through the middle, as One
orner should hang a little above the
ither when done. Then cut out and
lhape tbe neck, finishing it either with
plain French seam or with a dainty
dge of fine lace. If the baby's mono
gram Is . worked on one corner the
Mb will be so much prettTer. Half of
jne of the oil silk dress shields ia'
lasted underneath the bib to make
J waterproof.
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VARIETY OF BLOUSE SUITS.
Slothes That Please Alike the Little.
Boy and His Mother.
For the little boys nothing Is prettt
sr than the blouse suits, and these
illow of almost Infinite variety and
:harm. Just now the black and vel
vet and velveteen with the big sailor
;ollar scalloped . with white silk, and
worn with a white shield is much liked.
Dark blue velvet and velveteen are al
ways handsome, and, for the very tiny
soys, white ribbed silk Is charming
n the extreme. Again, the brack suits
jan be worn with all white collars
slther in pique or of silk, with the re
tult that even while style and cut re
main the same there need be nothing
more Jike monotony In the tiny boy's
jostumes than is found in his sister's.
For the older boys the tuxedo is the
iccepted costume, but it can be made
it velvet, velveteen-or cloth, as pre
ferred, or as seems most appropriate
:o the boy's age and condition. Stock
ings are preferred of black silk and
with them are worn black pumps, ex.
;ept in the case of the little boys with
;helr white suits, when stockings are
)f white silk and shoes are of black
patent leather with white kid uppers.
Pot the little girls hoslehy is very
lalnty and beautiful, being of soft
-ibbed silk. There are a whole host
)f pretty, shoes for the younger, con
ingment. as well as the older, Is
assentially feminine just now and
wears the daintiest of foot coverings
whenever occasion allows.
Lace for Blouses.
Heavy lace is used almost exclusive
ly for the most expensive blouses, but
:hough It Is extremely elegant, the de
ligners do not hesitate-to burden klt
nith embroideries of all kinds. It is
Tortunate for the woman who must
aver consider the baneful subject- In
lress of economy, however, that so
much can be done with the various"
aets of which filet Is easily the most
!ashionable.
Net, however, is not used only for
ihlrtwalsts and fancy blouses, but is
;oming moYe and more in vogue as a
iress trimming. It is darned boldly
with silk floss In handsome designs,
principally floral, although there is a
leaning- to other patterns which give
play for greater originality of outline
ind coloring. ,
How to Cut Skirt from Plaid.
It Is a more difficult feat to cut 'a'
ikirt from plaid or striped material
:han one would imagine, for it is hard
jo match" the plaid or stripe without
wasting a great deal of goods. Place
the center of the 1 front gore exactly
)ver the middle of the plaid or stripe.
This same thing should be done when
butting a circular skirt Now place the
edge of the cut gore, on the width
for a circular skirt, to the uncut ma
terial and match the crosswise stripes,
moving the gore up or down a block
or stripe until it matches exactly.
Then lay the cut edge of the second
tore to the uncut material and match,
is before, continuing . this until the
ikirt is all cut out. ..... :