Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-10-22

Everyone seems 20 be getting
their Overcoats out Of ''soak."
Necessity is the mother OF
invention.n We have noticed no
good substitute for coal, as yet.
Late dispatches state that the
new Boxer uprising In China is
led by a woman. No news lately
Of Carrie Nationi
Guess this years football teams
are not up to the standard. To
date only n man has been killed
or seriOusly injured.
A scientist new claims there are
germs in the telephone. Must be
something in most of them. One
can hardly talk over them.
Yes, we have the horseless car
Tiage and all the other late inven-
tiOns, but worse than these, we
have a cOalless winter ahead OF us.
+ In England they are using the
"red light" cure for disease. In
New York they abolished the
''red light" al a partial cure for
vice.
Problem in arithmetic: II hard
coal sells for e1S a ton in New
York, how many ounces will an
average weeks salary buy in OkO-
lOnaf
The OkOlona Commercial Club
might very prOftably get together
now, and then do something that
will add to the future advantage
OF the city.
An iron and steel trust has been
organized to operate in China.
Pretty tough to have TO pay that
war indemnity and harbOr a steel
trust too.
We started in to say something
about that young crown prince Of
Siam, but bis name stalled MS.
Still, he is said to be a very nice
young man.
"Our Girls Must Be Firm"
says the Chicago Inter- Ocean.
There is no need for worry there.
Most of our girls will get married
and then they will be the head Of
the firm.
Uncle Sam may have whipped
Spain, but that country certainly
Out-traded us. Something new to
pay her for shows up every day.
The latest is an old, leaky floating
dry dock.
Grenada has Just held a big fair
and floral display, which attrac-
ted q large number Of people from
the country round about to their
city, and everybody seems delight
ed over the success attained.
The National Dressmakers' Con-
AventiOn some time ago decided to
abolish the style Of long trains to
dresses. Now the sO-called clum-
sy men will have q little peace
when in the ladies' company.
The peanut trust Is dead.
While it came In for it's share Of
roasting along with the other
trusts, we hardly think that was
the cause Of It's demise. More
than probable it was frozen out.
Some safe blowers got in their
work in Memphis the other night.
a safe was totally wrecked, and
$500 taken from IL by the bur
glars, who made their escape east
" before the police. could be
found and sent after them.
Nicolas Tesla, the great inven-
tor, couldn't invent q good and
sufficient excuse for not serving on
a Jury. We must have brighter
men IN our 'neck Of the WoOds''
who are 'fhiding their lights under
B DubnoA.
A Kansas woman swallowed q
chicken bone, which stuck in her
throat and kept her from talking
for two days. Such accidents will
cause q serious decrease In the
sale OF chickens, to the ladies
especially.
Governor Odell in opening the
Republican state campaign in
New York, tried to focus atten-
|tiOn on the Philippines, but the
Democrats are not fOOling after
such small game. They are after
THE trusts now.
Secretary Wilson announced
some time ago that beer would
soon be cheaper. No change in
price has been noticed In this
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