Okolona messenger., 1903-07-01


much gratified to hear from her
frequently.
We received a private letter
from Mobile today Thursday, }
from which we would like to make
few extracts, but as it comes on
the eve Of going to press we must
refrain.
GoNE-Dr. TiDdall has left his
home i"r a iaunt to GeOrgia-will
be absent ten or twelve days. To
his numerous friends, especially
the ladies, we say, don't be un-
easy he will come back unencum-
bered by baggage.
The Pamela Star says that an
inhuman step-mOther named Mrs.
Northup, of that county, whipped
a little step-sOn of hers until life
was nearly extinct, one day last
week. His back was literally
hacked with gashes. The woman
was committed to Jail.
The Southern Star speaking Of
Gen. Walkers speech in Macon
says "He was frequently applaud
ed, and we must admit, he made a
favorable impression" Humil.
iating, amt it friend j., to admit
such a thingi You mustn't admit
such things, or wen set you down
to be what you are, viz; and old
iOgy.
The editor OF that "tremenjus"
paper, the Memphis Avalanee,
calls the Prairie News a "little
hand-bill.v Wonder if he has
forgotten the fact that he at one
time printed a "hand-bilr' paper
as small or smaller than the News,
with a page Of quack medicine ad-
vertisements doubled -leaded every
week, at that.
NEws.-News is very scarce.
The Mormon war is dried up-nOth.
ing interesting from Indiania-nO
recent duel-nO congressman have
called each other a "liar," within
the past week. In fact newspaper
men are in a desperate straight
One editor, doubtless not wishing
to send out his paper with no
news in it at all, caps a long ar
ticle "The Emperor of China COM
ing to his Senses"
We are permitted to copy the
following paragraph from a pri-
Vate letter received a few days ago
from a resident in Kansas, to
gentleman of this place, dated
June Goth 1858:
Your friend, (f) Jim Lane, has
got himself into a rather bad snap
lately. A few days ago a man by
the name of Jenkins and he had 8
quarrel about getting water at q
well on a claim they both resided
on. Jenkins chopped down the
fence that Lane had put around it,
and the consequence was, that
Lane shot him, putting 80 or 80.
shot into his breast and other pOr-
tiOns Of his body, killing him al
most instantly. One OF jenkins
friends, who had accompanied him,
shot Lane in the leg, and there the
matter ended. It is thought that
Lane will loose his leg. I don't
know when he will have his trial
but whenever he does, it won't
amount to much, &c Lane knows
almost every man in the county
besides, the Sheriff is his warm,
personal friend, and, between the
two, can pack a Jury to suit them.
/ will endeavOr to keep you pos
ted. as 1 know you feel interested.
LOVE AND SUICIDE.-A very
pretty Irish girl committed suicide
In Memphis last week by jumping |
in the river. She had been en-
gagged to be married some time,
bnt her affaneied husband having |
repeatedly refused to marry, after |
ali preparations had been made, |
she sought and found a refuge from |
cruelty and disappointment by
hersel.. A seli.destrOy- |
ing mania seems to rage every
where-it seems to attack with the |
same epidemical indiscrimination
as does the yellow fever, or chOl-
era. Why is its Is it the sultri-
ness Of the weather that causes
such depression OF spirits as to
make life burden, whenever the
slightest accident occurs to dis
surb the pleasure current of life Z
It is q notorious fact that more
people destroy themselves in this,
han any other season OF the wear