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Those Who Would Have Must Give.


What would you think of rof that
would say to itself, 'I cam. afford
to give away to strangers all m, beauty
and sweetness; must keep it for myself:
I will roll up my petals Of beauty; will
withhold this fragrance for myself. IT is
wasteful extravaganza to give these things
away" But behold, the moment it tries
to store up, to withhold them from others,
they vanish. The fragrance, the beauty, do
not exist in the unopened bud. 1t is only
when the rose begins to open itself, to ex-
hibit it's petals, to give its secret, its life,
to others, that the beauty and fragrance
are developed.
So selfshness defeats its own ends. He
who refuses to give himself for others,
who closes the petals of his helpfulness
and withholds the fragrance of his sym
pathy and love, finds that he loses the
very tnlngs he hoped to gain. The very
springs of his manhood dry up. His finer
nature becomes petrifed. He grows deaf
to the cries of help from his fellowmen.
His tears are dried up and he stares at
misfortune without wincing. H. H. -
Refuse to open your purse and soon you
cannot open your sympathy. Refuse to
love, and soon you lose the power to love.
Your affections are paralyzed, your sym
pathy atrophied from disuse, and you be-
come moral cripple. 3
But the moment you open wider the
door of your narrow life, and, like tho
rose, send out freely your fragrance and
beauty upon every passerby,. whether
peasant or millionaire, you begin to de-
velop a marvellous power.-Success.
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Gods Choice.

When the choice lies between happiness
and usefulness, God always chooses the
latter for His children: This is: the key
to many mystery. We seek .joy, God
seeks fruit. We pray for comfort = God
sends trial. Not because He is unfeeling,
but because He loves US too much to
please us by injuring US: The care-free
life is not the cared-for life. The crown
shines brightest upon the forehead where
pain has plowed her deepest furrow., That
life is the loveliest which has beer! chiseled
into beauty by the sharpest tool of sor..
row. God is aiming at usefulness, not
limited to earth, but reaching past all
stars and comprising eternity. God has
chosen us, and into His plan is woven
both to-day and tomorrow and the eter-
nal years; and He will not give US the he
purchased by the diminished happiness Of
tomorrow. The most useful men to-day
are not our happiest men. Our sorrow
may be our best helper, as we, set our
selves resolutely to our life's work
Herald
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Serving Christ at Home.

Charles Spurgeon once, said: ''When
home is ruled according to Gods word,
angels might be asked to stay night with
US, and they would not find themselves
out Of their element" and it is a home
of that kind that invites our attention to-
day. To serve Christ in the home lis a
great thing, for if we serve Him there
service outside will be natural and easy
and no higher praise can be given one than
the praise of private virtue that is spoken
of by those who know the home life, and
especially when this, praise comes from
servants or others who. come to know US
In the home, as elsewhere, Christ is to be
served by obedience to parents, and the
child that does not do this is not serving
Christ, even though he may wear nice
clothes and 60 to church and take part in
meeting. Sometimes have seen boys and
grls that did not obey and I always felt
sorry for them. They are unhappy them
selves, , and make others !. unhappy, and
usually grow up to be, of7little use. On
the other hand, it is beautiful sight to
zee children render cheerful obedience to
their parents. They are happy and make
Others snd happy and W up to be z Sssiu
by obedience to your parents?
Christ is served in the home by SYM
pathy, and in the home wnere He dwells
we find .E.s go &.
"That sorrow flows from eye to eye
And Joy from heart to heart" r..
In such home there is kindness. and
each one vies with the other in manifesto
tions of tenderest sympathy.
We serve Christ in the home by truth
fulness. It is bad thing for any one
to lie, and no liar can enter into the king
dom of God. I once knew little girl that
was in the habit of telling falsehoods and
after she grew up, even her own. mother
said that She could never tell when her
daughter was telling the truth. Juniors,
won't you, pray for all such that they may
repent and ask God .to; forgive; them and
help them. to be truthful? - IA
Love is the golden chain that binds" US
to each other in our homes, and we should
be tender and affectionate to. each other,
or we will not serve our Master. To
serve Christ in our homes we must be like
Him, Kind to one - another, tender
hearted, forgiving each other In such
a house as this Christ finds dwelling
place. He is the head of such a house, the
unseen guest at every meal and the silent
listener to every conversational. c. B.
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pestiux of shamrock,s Mat,

The steel mast of the yacht Shamrock
Ill, which was presented to Cape May by
Captain Charles Barr, who bought the
in New Cape May by the Pittsburg syndi-
cate. Its length of l5s feet required five
fat cars to carry it,
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Practice Ground

Kindness, gentleness, consideration for
all with whom our earthly lot is cast
these form the practice ground for the
ultimate satisfaction of the communlop
of saints in Heaven.
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Gods Purposes.

The surest method of, arriving at
knowledge of Gods eternal purposes about
us is to be found in the right use of the
pre: ent moment.-F. W. Faber.
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A single bitter word may dieauiet an
Glance casts a gloom over the household,
While smile Of sunshine may light up
the darkest and weariest hours. Like, un-
expected flowers which spring up along
our footpaln, full of freshness, fragrance
and beauty, SO kind words, and gentle acts,
and sweet dispositions make glad the
sacred spot called home. No matter how
humble the abode, if it be sweetenedi
with kindness and smiles, the heart will
turn longingly toward it from all the tu'
mutt of the world, and home, if it be ever
80 humble, will be the dearest spot bepeath
the circuit Of the sun. ....
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Kuss,a,s economic Condition.

According to a confidential report pre-.
sented to the Gar by the Controller of
the State in 1902 the arrears in. annual
payments by the peasants for the redemp-
ton of land distributed among them at
the time of their emancipation has in
creased from $4,000, 600 roublcs in 1887 to
III, 100000 last year. This bare fact is re-
garded as typical of the crushing burden
under which the agricultural peasants are
working, and is illustrative of the general
economic state of the country. The same
report speaks most pessimistically of in
dustrial conditions. Over l00,0O0,00O rou-
bles had been loaned up to the beginning
maintenance Of unsound firms, particu-
larly in the metal industry.
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without works are like faith without VOTES
dead. But no excuse that we can frame
will satisfy Christ for our dunn bness. More
than once He healed men. who were pos
sessed by dumb devils, and it must .grIeVe
Him that so many of His people IN our
day are similarly afflicted. Ny brother, il
you have a dumb spirit, let Christ cast it
out, that the string of your tongue being
loosed, you may speak the reconciliatins
A commercial traveller recently stood in
NV study and gave me chapter IN his his
tory. Ten years ago he had fallen so low
through sin that he was utterly forsaken,
cast out even by his own wife. One night
he wandered into Chicago mission, wnere
he heard somexling about the love OF God;
He went back every night for a week and
listened. Chords that were broken Degaht
to yibrate once more. On the seventh
night, after the mission service, LIE gropeedi
hi: way through the darkness to, an GA
board fence near the house where his wife
lived. and there behind that fence threw
himself down, hoping that when morning
dawned he might peep through the cracks,
and see at the window yonder his little
child. whom he was no longer permitted
to visit. As the eastern sky began to
hungry and lonely and heart-siek, he erept
my surprise" he said. "Christ didn't sco!a
me. He knew I'd been sco.ded enough al
ready. And He didn't give me any advice,
either. I'd long ago had plenty OF that.
No" he added, with trembling voice.
Jesus just loved me-" And when the sun
got above the horizon that morning
Brighter light was filling all the chambers
of his heart. He has tiful home
now, and everywhere he. goes is telling
what dear Saviour he has found. Are
some of you out in the larkness-home;;
sick and sin-sck? Creep up to the pierced
feet. He'll not scoId you. He'll not ad-
wise YOU. He'll just love you-love you out
of your shameful failure and loss, into the
glorious gain of His cross, out Of earth's
Sorrows into His balm, out of life's storm
and into His calm, out of distress to jubl-
lant psalm.
Children of God, apostles of Jesus, as
love was the master passion of Him whom
the Father sent, so must love be the ron
straining motive of us whom the Son
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-09-30
AUCTIONS HER HAIR.
Mime Girl r E Money to Pay
for Painting the Church.
Maid il Not Forced - Part with Her
Locks Although les object l.
Accomplished ~ the
0ner.

For more than a year the members Of
the Union church. OF Casune. Ne, have
been making efforts TO pay OF the mort
gage on the property and get money
enough to paint the building on the OUT
side. and as soon as the summer visit
ors arrive thew are besieged BY women,
WHO call at all hours, asking for con-
tributions TO the cause.
Recently the pensioners held q church
fair to secure money that was needed Inn
meciately. Most Of the summer colon
fists attended. paying the admission fee
and sitting back to witness the perform
ance which had been announced.
After prayer and singing the pastor
announced that Miss Bessie Smythe.
daughter Of a farmer. had consented to
sell her hair at auction. and to have Il
cut on In the presence OF the company,
10 be given to the one who would pay
most for it, the money to be devoted to
the cause In which all were interested.
The hair was uncoiled and shaken free
from pins and combs until It hung down
her back and swept the platform. II
was very thick and Of a rudy brown
color.
The novelty Of the scene and the great
sacrifice which the good-looking young
girl was willing to make touched the Wis
itors from out Of town in a place that
no soliciting committee had been able
to reach. The bidding went on briskly,
until q lawyer from Worcester, Mass,
had offered $40.
Then q Boston Wholesale merchant
ros and said that II was a shame 10
make such q sacrifice. when there wal
no need Of It, and that II be had money
enough about his person to protect the
girl. the hair should not be cut on. II
was then agreed that as the rivals made
their bids they should deposit the money
on table in front Of the a~uctioneer.
The contest was spirited for half an
hour, and more than 81 900 IN bills was
on the table, when the Worcester man
said he had no more money this side Of
the bank where he made his deposits.
As II was agreed that nothing but cash
should be taken during the auction, the
Boston merchant paid down 1886, and
Miss smythe went home wearing her
hair and knowing that the church would
be painted from tip Of spire to underpin-
ming because she had the courage tomake
the sacrifice.
-And l din't care so much. anyhow"
said she. because I am engaged to q
dear man who would love me Just as
well II had no hair at all"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-09-30
GREAT TORS DISAPPEARING.
Natures Monuments Beins Sacrificed
ca Make Way for Encampments
for British Soldiers.

Soon there win be no Dev0nshire
tors. II the blasting and hewing which
are now going merrily on be not
stopped in time. these mighty monu-
ments Of nature will soon exist only
IN the sorrowful memory Of ell who
have known and loved them, and ia
the metal" Of the kings highway.
DartmOor IL . royal forest attached
to the duchy Of Cornwall. There are
common rights existing side BY side
with the immortal rights Of the duchy.
But among the manOrial rights IL the
right of dealing with the SOIL" Of
which the tors are q part
Recently the duchy has leased to the
wal once its manorial rights over the
greater part Of northern Dartmoor-
the part. that is to say, adjacent to
Okshampton and Belstone-the beauty
spot. The war once requires the
ground for encampments and maneu-
vers. Il has no immediate use FOR the
tors. So IN 8 Characteristic spirit Of
economy It has conceived the brilliant
idea OF leasing them 20 sundry road
contractors to make "metal" Of.
And the CONTRACTORS are glad to have
the tors. The wondrous hut circles"
mysterious relics Of an unknown peo-
pie. have well nigh al gone to that
same bourne whittier the tons are nov
destined. They have gone to make the
detritus Of the kings highway.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-09-30
EDISON CLAIMS CANCER CURR
famous laventor says Growth May Bs
Healed ~ introduction 81
Pure nIood.

Thomas A. Edison. the inventor. has
announced that be had b-raucAcu out
temporarily into medicine, ano had
mace a study Of a generous krowrn
which started on the arm OF mis- ASSIST
ant, Charles Daily. after Daily naL Zen
burned BY Roentgeh rays .1nslL.e l.cr
iays he thinAs he has nit upon a cure
Tor similar generous growth. altLouaa
be viii not work out the problem himself.
but let doctors do Il.
Mr.. Edison's theory is that any can
Ger which begins as Dally's did on the
surface can be cured BY the introduction
Of fresh blood from a healthy subject
into the blood Of the person affected. He
asserts that cancer resulting IRON burns
produced BY exposure to radium is inthe
same class a. that started by Roertgen
rays.
Daliy's malady began with a slight
nesh wound on the back Of his hand. He
has since lost his arm because Of the
cancer that grew upon II.
Mr. Edison believes that If the treat
ment he now proposes had been ap-
phed In Dally's case In the beginning Of
the trouble Daily might have avoided
most, II not all, that he has since been
forced TO undergo. The inventor says
that he believes that there are in the
human body cells which are capable OF
movement, and whose sole function is to
restore shattered and injured tissue Mr..
Edison points out that in the ease Of a
cut, wound, or ven an ordinary burn.
nature through the medium Of these
cells, sets to work to restore normal con-
ditions. and, if.no outside influence in
terferes. succeeds.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-09-30
WIFE STARTS RIVAL STORE.
msnestie Diseord brings On a Uniaus
Competition - jersey
City. n. :.

TWO stores which might have been
one, two windows displaying rival
brands Of stogies and Jolly pops. tell Of
the domestic war which has made Mr..
ana Mrs.. James Hamilton. OF Jersey
City, U. J., business rivals.
There Is no divorce mol legal separa-
ton contemplated. and the friends o.
the competing merchants predict that
there win yet be q reconciliation.
Meanwhile prices Of coal oil. Ice cream
ana granuIated sugar have gone down
70 rock bottom IN Grand street. Mr..
Hamilton is at the old place, No. 6s4.
and No. $50 is the establishment which
his wife started after q burst Of femi-
nine indignation because she could not
have q regular allowance.
She declared her independence the
other morning, and within two hours
she was putting up shelving IN a vac
cant storeroom. Funds drawn from
her private bank account furnished
capital to start business, and besides
she drew from the other store some Of
the stock which she said she had pur.
chased with her own money. IN antici-
patton Of domestic var. She even
commenced to cart away two tons Of
coal. but Mr.. Hamilton objected. She
n now Offering goods at cut prices.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-09-30
PLAN A%UsTRALIAN AN.
scheme Proposed ~ Gen. Hutton for
OrEaninati0n Of Colony. Forces
Likely 20 be Accepted.

A scheme proposed BY Maj. Gen. Sir
Edward Hutton for the creation Of an
Australian commonwealth army has
been recommended Tor adoption by the
Australian federal executive council
Gen. Hutton was SEM oat TO Melbourne
two years ago. intrus.ed with the mis-
sion 70 pave the way Tor a reorganiza-
ton Of the local forces. and MS work
has already borne fruit
The plan comprises two distinct
forces; One a mobile field force. fully
equipped and trained for military
operations in the field. the other a
garrison force. for the protection OF
the strategical points.
The mobile deld force win consist
entirely Of militia. comprising six bril-
gades OF cavalry, three Of i1.entry and
the proper proportion Ia aruiiery. On
the peace footing there viii be 1881
men and 60 guns; on the war footing,
27,75S men and "a guns.
The garrison force viii consist main
y Of volunteers. numbering in all H.
80 M%A 4AA ~ suns.
The present permanent troops will
also remain, and will form q nucleus
Of artillery garrisons for fixed de-
lenses. and an instruction force for
the volunteers and the militia. The
militia win be available for active field
operations within the limits imposed
BY the defense bill o before parlia-
ment, while the volunteers win be re-
sponsible for the local or state defense.
The preponderance Of cavalry in the
scheme OF Organization is due to the
great need Of the British army in that
arm, and to the excellent service rem
dered by the Australian mounted in
fantry In South Africa. The Is regi-
ments Of light horse thus provided for
viii be a valuable addition 70 the Brit
ish army.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-09-30
BIG R IN SUICIDES.
AeeOrdiag to Statistics, 1904 Breaks
Al Previous Records In Regard
20 self-Destruetion.

A recent issue Of the Spectator con-
tains an article by Frederick L. HoR-
man, Of q life insurance company, on
Race Suicide for 1902" The data pre-
sented ls based on statistics from so
cities. having q total population Of A.
100000. II 10 shown that, BY comparing
the ten years from 1892 to 1901 with the
year 1902. suicide increased, the rate per
100000 population being 1s for the de-
cado and n for the year 1909.
New York city and the boroughs Of
Manhattan and the Bronx stands fifth
in the list. but shows = decrease in 1902
with the rate Of Fl per 100000 in that
year and 21.2 for the decade. Cities
with higher rates than New York for the
longer period are: st. Louis, 25.7; Ho-
bOken, 24.6; Chicago. 23.4; and Oakland,
Cal, 22.5. All these save st. Louis show
an increase in 1909. Hoboken stands out
as a horrible example OF the entire list
with q rate Of 35.7 for last year.
The borough Of Brooklyn comes ninth
in the general list with a rate OF 16.2 for
the ten years and 1913 for 1902. In the
80 cities included in the general table
the totals are 1900 suicides for the ten
years 1s92-1sO1. and 2,452 in 1902. The
figures by na~tionalities show the rate
among native Americans Of 6.s per 1907
600 population, against 81 for those Of
Irish origin, 1913 for those OF German
origin. and % for those OF French ORR
gin.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-09-30
DARING FEAT SAVES LIFE.
New York HAN Rescaes Brother fronl
Awful Death, Catching Hin as
He Falls fFOm ScaRoId.

Five stories above q street IN New
York city George Drummer, leaning from
an open window. caught his brother Ed
ward, who had fallen from a scaIold,
and saved him from being dashed to
death Of the pavement far below. An
other man, William Carpenter, was
killed by the fall.
The accident happened at public
school No. 81. A scafold had been fast
sned above the fifth floor over the court
yard and about 80 feet from the street
Carpenter and Edward Drummer stepped
on 1t from the fifth story window to do
some painting George Drummer was
standing at the window watching them.
AZ Edward Drummer stepped across the
scaRold It swayed as II the rope had
slipped. Drummer walked TO the end
where Carpenter was to see what was
the matter. and George Drummer re-
NAMED at the window.
Just "a Edward Drummer reached Car
penter the scaRold fell towards the
street and Carpenter was dropped head
long to the court yard and instantly
killed. Edward Drummer fell past the
window whore bis brother wal standing.
George had the presence Of mind e
throw one arm out and grasp his BROTH
or. He released his hold on the window
and seized the rope. His brother also
succeeded IN doing the same thing and
both Of them slid safely to the court
yard uninjured.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-09-30

Commissioner Of Labor Carroll D.
Wright. in a recent bulletin. publishes
an exhaustive study Of the negro pop
ulation Of Xenia. o.. by Richard r
Wright. Jr. While the white popula-
tion Of Xenia increased from SOFT II
1880 to sos in 1900. the colored popu-
lation was 1.94s in 1880 and 1888 IN
1900. This was in spite Of the fact
that there has been q constant mlgra-
ton Of negroes from the southern
states 70 Xenia. During the twelve
months preceding the Investigation
there were IS births and A deaths
among the negroes.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-09-30
LINER SOLD FOR JUNK,
Steamship Britannie, After b Years
81 service Between New York aRd
Liverpool. 70 he broken Up.

The announcement that the White
Star line steamship Britannia has
made It's last voyage marks the pas
sage Of one of the most famous OF the
Atlantic steamships. The Britannia
wa built in 1874 and. soon after being
put In commission, reduced the time
between Queenstown and Sandy Hook
70 less than seven days. The vessel
established a record for the eastward
voyage Of seven days and IS hours.
The Britannia was considered a won.
der In it's day. not only for speed but
for size and luxury. II has used the
engines and boilers which were put in
when the vessel was built, never miss
ing q day through accident or disable
ity.
The Britannia made better time af-
ter years Of continuous service than
when first put in service. making its
four hundred and eighteenth trip in
September. 1890. IN seven days. six
hours and IS minutes. breaking it's pre-
viOus record. made in 1883, OF seven
days, nine hours and 80 minutes. after
ward crossing IN seven days. six hours
and So minutes. The vessels hest
westward record was made in August,
1896. seven days, seven hours and 50
minutes Tw~enty-nine years of service
under It's original engines and boilers
Is a record not likely to be approached
By ocean steamships for years to come.
The Britannia. between 1874 and
1899. made some $50 voyages between
New York and Liverpool, crossing the
Atlantic more than 500 times. II tra-
veled about 1900. 900 miles. or enough
70 lake It more than 20 times around
the world. and carried more than 2O0,-
900 passengers.
When the British-Boer val started
IN 1899 the British government claimed
the Britannia for use as = transport
In 1900 the vessel was selected to con-
vey the imperial corps which escorted
the prince OF Wales on his tour Of the
colonies. making the trip OF $4,000
miles. This was the end Of the beats
military service and after that II wal
taken TO Belfast.