Okolona messenger., 1903-10-21
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Lots Of narrow-shOuldere men are
quite chesty.
The Missouri appls crop is reported
almost q failure.
IF all the worlds a stage most OF us
are merely supers.
Few OF ne get any bouquets thrown
ct ne until we are dead.
The way Of the trangressor some
times seems dead easy.
The fellow who writes verses usual
" meets with reverses.
London is TO have q new daily paper
for women, called the Mirror.
The more trouble some people have
the more they want to borrow.
It is ''upto" Mr.. Roosevelt to do
something about that big ditch.
Speculation is a good thing to teach
people how TO ec0nomize afterward.
Perfection Is not always de irable.
There's the perfect fool, for Instance.
A woman can always believe q thing
unless there is some reason for believe
ing It.
A grass widow is not one who Is
keeping the grave OF a husband
green.
ANY woman will tell you that trying
on q dress Is also trying on the
nerves.
A new automatic gun has been In
vented that can kill q man 800 times In
. minute.
Football is compelled to rush base
ball OF the stage, whore It still seems
to linger.
The darkest brown taste is just be-
fore dawn, but remOrse cometh In the
morning.
The hero ahould remember that un-
easy lies the head that wears q wreath
OF laurels.
If every man kept his own counsel
there wouldn't be enough lawyers to
60 around.
The men who always have their own
way should get no credit for being
good-natured.
A commission should be appointed
to 60 around and gather in all Of the
bulldog pistols.
Japan Is seventh among the aaval
powers Of the earth. while her rival
Russia, If third.
Wigg-"You may say what you
please about Shlnnum, he's q brick. I"
Wagg-"GoldP"
The Confederate pensions will
amount to about S17 each this year.
This is q poor pittance.
Perhaps nothing would SURPRISE the
world more than g sight OF little Japan
putting a curb on Russia.
King Edwards new cabinet is weak
on statesmanship and diplomacy, but
strong on gold and cricket.
When a woman happens to UNDER
stand q joke she has q sneaking suspi-
cion It is a pretty poor one.
Senator Platt may make q blushing
bridegroom, but bis political record
will retain its hue unmoved.
Let's see. Has any Republican
platform pointed with pride to Secre-
tary Payne's administration
The papers have almost quit refer
ring to the st. Louis swindler and muF
deFer as Lord" Darlington.
II fMr. Carnegie is still anxious 20
die poor. he might try being bull on
the New York stock market.
We have remarked that a slick Re-
publican can produce figures that put
everything on the Democrats.
One trouble about q baseball player
being an actor is be has q tendency
not to get away from the fiies.
The American hen seems to be doing
her full duty. As money producer
she has eclipsed the gold mines.
II the Panama canal scheme is not
8 suspicious character It should not
proWl around so much In the dark.
The race riots in Germany are an
unwarranted infringement on the
Evansville and indiana copyrights.
Mr.. stuyvesant Fish has denied that
his wife said that Mrs Roosevelt
''dFessed on $500 year, and looked
g."
In view Of England's present trou-
bles the chances seem to be that free
trade will soon go the way OF free
silver.
An alligator dropped out Of the
clouds and bit 8 Nashville man on the
head. It probably took him for a
lobster.
So far there is no apparent revival
Of The fashion of wearing Whiskers, as
. result OF the advance in the price Of
shaves.
II must have been an awful strain
on Ctnder' la when she tried the slip
per on not to pretend it was too big
fUF her.
Our Fympathies we're entirely with
Senator Platt IN that damage suit. He
gave her good job. What more does
che Wanl7
I6 is the duty Of the newspaper TO
print only the nice things about the
people Of the town. The gossips will