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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-04-29

he didn't quite attain to greatness.
He vas a confederate colonel, but
never got to the point where he
ranked as q great soldier. He
seemed to have considerable
screwdness and had plenty OF op.
pOrtunitics to get rich, but he fail
ed in business and died poor. He
wanted to go to congress. but even
in a Democratic district be lacked
q few hundred votes Of attaining
the object of his ambition. He
had many Of the elements of an or.
atOr, but lacked just a little Of be.
ing a great speaker.
There seems TO he some hitch In
theanthracite coal regions againand
Just now some 80, 900 miners are
idle. The dispute arises out Of
the Interpretation Of the award Of
the cOalstrike commission in re-
gard to the hours Of labor. The
findings Of the commission seemed
plain, but there was 8 decision Of
a court was so plainly written that
everybody was agreed in regard TO
what the court meant.
The car Of Russia would like
to visit the pope at Rome, but it
having been ascertained that an
archists we're laying for him along
the road, some with knives up
their sleeves, some with guns in
their nip pockets and some with
dynamite bombs concealed about
their persons, there is q strong
effort made to dissuade Nicholas
from making the trip. A car
simply can't have q bic OF fun on
the road.
Undressod kid l. the favorite mater
ial for slippers, but the slippers are
not the favorlte material with the I'M
dressed kid.
Much Of the spring poetry written
Is not necessarily for publication, but
&c q guaranty Of good faith.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-04-29

The editor Of the Joliet, Illinois,
News, James H. Ferris, who is on q
tour Of the South, taking his spring
vacations to run around and look for
pretty pebbles and strange kinds OF
bugs, is writing some interesting let
ters back to bis paper. On his trip
through Arkansas he was much inn
pressed with the simplicity and trust
fulness Of the people. One Sunday
when he went to q rural church, and
when preaching time came, the peo-
pie all went into the church building
leaving their wraps and blankets in
the wagons outside. "Must be honest
people down here" remarked Ferris
to q native. Cup where / live we
take whips and robes into church with
ne at night" "La me-" replied the
native, "I'd hate to live in a country
like that"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-04-29
Consumption

The only kind Of consump-
ton to fear is neglected
consumption"
People are learning that con-
sumption is a durable disease.
1t is neglected consumption
that is so often incurable.
At the faintest suspicion of
consumption get a bottle Of
SCOTS Emulsion and begin
regular doses.
The use of SCOTS Emulsion
at once, has, in thousands of
cases, turned the balance in
favor of health.
Neglected consumption does
not exist where SCOTS Emul-
sion is.
Prompt use of SCOTS Emul-
sion checks the disease while it
can be checked.
Send for free sample.
SCOTT 8 BOVINE. chsmistA
sostIS Pearl Street, New YosE
soc. and ssOos al druggists.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-04-29

J. E. Dendy, Of Houston, announces
in this issue as a candidate for the
Office of County Assessor. No mar In
the county is better qualified for the
position than Mr.. Dendy. His know
ledge Of county matters comes to him
by experience as well as by careful
observation and years of study. For
twelve years he served the county as
a member of the board Of supervisors,
and was recognized as one otthe most
careful and capable guardians Of the
public business. He was born in this
county, near Houston, and when only
a boy went into the Confederate army
and served in a most gallant manner
for two years, in Captain John b.
Smiths company. AS a public officer
as well az a citized Mr.. Dendy enjoys
the confidence Of everybody in the
county and he will make an impartial
and dutiful assessor.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-04-29

II is amusing 10 read the stock dis
patches sent out from the Jackson
bureau Of political Information.
Since the withdrawal Of Mr. Fox, the
sage Of the Jackson quil figures that
the three remaining candidates have
about equal strength and says that II
any one Of them can capture the Fox
vote practically solid 1t will land him
in the nomination at the first primary.
Il must make . stock writer's nerves
tIngle to pen such information for the
gasping readers Of the metropolitan
press.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-04-29

II a man allows his head to be
turned by hattery it's only a mat
ter OF time until he gets it where
Katherine got the necklace.
A Boston Judge has decided
that a man has as good q right to
hiss at q theater rs to applaud.
BE may have the legal right, but
be never ought to exercise it. ST.
lence is the worst sort Of Fsfrost''
that can strike a play in these
days.
Colonel John T. Crisp, who died
at his home in independence, Mo-,
last Tuesday, was one Of the most
picturesque characters in the
West. He was one Of those char
acters who seem to lack Just 3
little Of being a success. He came
pretty near being 3 great man, bat
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-04-29

He vas a modest looking old grang-
or, and had come to town to buy a
barrel of meal, a side Of bacon and
some seeds, when a candidate spied
him and motioned him to follow him
to a secluded place, very much resem-
bling the spot on the mountain side
where the devil once coaxed a good
man to follow him, and pointing out
all the vast domain where the scenery
was simply sublime, said to him, in
substance IL not in exact words: "This,
all this shalt thee have II thou
wilt bow down and worship me-" At
ter a few honied words the candidate
showed by his face that his promises
had been herOicly declined, and those
in close enough proximity to gather a
few Of the words dropped, assert that
that old granger went his way without
making any promises, or without
cheering the craving desires Of the
festive electioneerer.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-04-29
Without voice..

Words without voices, messages
without wires, communication with the
world across the sea without visible
means, is what is being successfully
accomplished now, and already many
of the enterprising newspapers OF
both continents are containing mes
sages by this means. The lightning
have not only been hsrnessed, but the
thunderbolts Of the mighty JOve have
been brought into subsection, and the
world stands aghast ct the thought.
Have you been setting q limit to the
powers Of mans genius3 II 90, gel
Of somewhere and blue pencil your
findings, for we ere bat on the TIRES
hold Of most wonderful discoveries.
And these great discoveries win be
turned to benefit and not oppression,
The machine has retired many q toilsI
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-04-29

King Edward will doubtless have a
good time during his visit to Paris.
He will probably turu back the hands
of the clock, assume the role Of his
fnclinations while Prince of Wales,
and 60 out with the boys into all man
ner Of society right. AS q rounder,
the old boy was anything but slow.
A few extra stars in his crown ought
not to change him materially, espec-
tally in Paris, where the red lights
burns brightly.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-04-29

MIR. Fox can And consolation in the
reflection that it is not always the
brainiest man who is successful in
politics and appreciated by the peo-
pie. Great men are always ina manor
ity. But it is a great man who knows
when it is time to hop out, and Mr..
Fox has shown signs of tact in this
particular that the public did not rec
Ognized in him till it was probably too
late
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-04-29

Check up the American girls who
have married foreign loafers during
the past quarter of a century and see
IL you can find one OF The lot who Is
happy. And yet u girls seem to
lose their heads when they see 3 piece
OF gold cord, q sword and 3 lot Of
hubdubbery on a VISITORS coat. The
fact that the fellow is a pauper seems
to make no difference, II be happens
to be able to show up some sort of a
title. Silly girls.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-04-29

The warming up Of political issues
in this county and state calls to mind
some reflections which naturally sug
gest themselves to any n who at
some time in life gets an idea into his
head that there should be reforms In
public service as wen as in other
walks the human family finds itself
plOdding year after year, generation
after generation, century after centu-
~. But the reforms seldom come, and
we sit down in our humiliation, after
spending a lifetime trying for them,
to wonder whether 1t is us or those
we would serve who are to blame.
Year after year the reformer lie inn
pressed with the conviction that he
has addressed himself to deaf ears,
and that the people have not been
moved by his appeals. After repeat
ed efforts in this direction, always
with the anne result, a man sits down
and asks himself: sis popular gov
eminent 3 failure? Is the voice of
the people the voice Of GodP Is It
worth while to fight the battles Of
those who do not carer "When Elijah
betOOk himself to a cave and resolved
to retire TO private life and let the
ungrateful people shift for them
selves, be set q most excellent exam
pie, yet men as wise and as strong
and as sincere have followed after
him, and worn themselves out striv-
ing to accomplish the same things
Elijah sought to accomplish, and with
pretty much the same results. The
angel Of the Lord found Elijah loahng
in the shade Of his retirement and re.
buked him, told him 70 not be fool
enough to fancy that he was the only
righteous man left in the kingdom,
and admohished him to come out Of
his cave and go to work. We imagine
that If Elijah should bump up against
some Of the things men who strive for
a betterment Of conditions in this day
are snagged with, he would bat bis
eyes, and tell the angel to 60 to, and
let him alone. OF course there are no
real politics involved in the present
scramble in Mississippi for public
place, from United States senator to
constable. The thousands Of men
running for all the ofices in the state
belong to n party family. Save the
difference that may exist in their per-
sonal qualifications to all the posi-
tiOns to which they aspire, it would
make little difference who is elected.
The same old party would continue to
do business ct the old stand, and the
same old crowd Of self appointed d.
r~ectors Of the party'a organization,
viii come creeping into the club room
when 8 reorganization Il forced By
the limitations Of time tenure, and the
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-04-29

Vicksburg is enjoying . great SEN
sation just now over the arrest Of
three young men who were detected
in systematically robbing q bic dry
goods store in which they were clerk
ing. The names Of the young men
are win and Sam Wander and Sam
Fox, and the former two we're work
ing in the store Of Kuhn Brothers.
The Wander brothers It appears had
been stealing valuable goods from
the store. The young men conceived
the idea Of gathering from day to day
from the goods in the store such val
liable pieces Of goods as would occupy
the smallest space in shipping, secret
ing them until they could move them
from the store, then pack them in
trunks and ship them to the father OF
the Wander brothers who was run
ming a store At Mnskogee,' Indian
Territory. A couple week ago two
large trunKs we're also taken from the
store into which the goods were
packed, and q brother Of the Wander
brothers took the trunks and went
with them as his baggage to his faith
or. On Friday last the proprietors Of
the store became suspicious over the
removal from the store of three
more trunks, and upon investigation
found that n Of the Wander boys,
who probobly imagined he wal being
suspicioned, had had the trunks
charged to him, and stated that he
wanted them for his mother, with
whom the two boys resided in Vicks-
burg. This did not dispel the suspic-
ion however, but rather increased 1t,
and the chief of police was called in to
make full investigation of the situa-
ton. It developed that the Wander
home was fairly well packed with
goods from the store, and that
the total amount Of the goods taken
would probably reach a value ofs5, 900.
The two younger Wander boys and
Sam Fox were placed under arrest
and the officers at Muskogee wired to
arrest the other brother and the old
gentleman also, all OF whom were
doubtless in the scheme to carry for
ward a gigantic plan Of robbery.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-04-29

Speaking Of his visit through the
South, our friend Ferris, Of the Joliet
News, says: "The people are Ameri-
cans, healthy and wen fed. They are
sober, serious and sensible. We did
not see any one drunk or illmannered.
The boys were respectful and there
"a an absence OF the bum, the
tough and the 'galoot." Friend Ferris
fs too modest to speak about the pref
e. women. Bot be looks ct and adj
mires themrall the same.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-04-29

There have been a few rains report
ed in some portions of the state, and
it is probable that we will get some in
the ear future. But a little warm
sunshine in place of the frigid bresths
from the north pole would be almost
as beneficial.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-04-29

The race for governor in Missis'
sippi is losing it's charm, since it be-
gins to look 80 one sided. Everybody
practically comedies the nomination
of Major Vardaman in the first pri-
mary, and the people have com.
menced to look about now to see who
they want for some of the other Of
dcee.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-04-29

It is disgusting to Q q column tele-
graph report OF the marriage of an
American girl to an Englishman in
Pittsburg the other day. She ought
to have beeu spanked by her parents
and sent To- a convent.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-04-29

China has refused the demands OF
Russia in regard to the evacuation Of
Manchuria, and the old empire will be
sustained in its position by about
every other power on earth. Russis
had just as we'll make up her mind to
take her medicine, for that will be hel
dose if she persists in pushing her de-
mands further.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-04-29

The Democratic editors Of Mis-
souri, have put themselves on rec
ord as being IN favor Of cleaning
the rascals out In that state. HaV-
ing received the endorsement
Of the press the prosecution Of the
b00dlers may now proceed.
II & man is able 10 collect bis
thoughts he can pull through without
borrowing trouble.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-04-29

1t looks as though the present Gov
ernor Of Kentucky would have q clear
field for the Democratic nomination
for reelection. Two of his oppo-
nents have withdrawn within the past
two weeks.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-04-29

If those foreign nations would get
down to business and do a little hght-
ing instead of taking up SC much time
and telegraph space chewing the rag,
people would finally believe there is
something involved in their contro-
v~arsies.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-04-29

There is nothing absolutely in poll
tics excerpts for the men who hold the
offices, and people should not permit
themselves to lose time from their
personal business and get excited
over a matter entirely in the inter
est Of those who will never give them
as much as a kind thought after the
election is over.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-04-29

The next thing we win be reading
about is people marrying by wireless
telegraphy. Mind telegraphy would
answer just as well except the neces-
sity for witnesses under the law.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-04-29
Beware OF OIntments for Catarrh that
Contains Mercury

As mercury will surely destroy the sense
OF smell and completely deranCr the wbOle
system when entering il tLrough the mucous
surfaces. Such articles should never be used
except on prescriptions from reputable
physicians, as the damage they will do is
fen fold to the good you can possibly derive
from them. Halls Catarrh Cure, manu.
featured by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo,
o., contains no mercury, and is taken inter-
ually, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces Of the system. In buying
HRll's Catarrh Cure be sure you get the
genuine. It is taken internally, and made
IN Toledo, Ohio, BY F. J. Cheney & Co.
Testimonials free. Sold by Druggists,
price 76c. per bottle.
Hall's Family Pills are the best.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-04-29

Now IL Mr.. Ortiz and Mr.. Noel will
move to make the nomination Of
Major Vardaman unanimsus, it will
save many awkward explanations in
August next and the result will be the
aama-
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-04-29

II there are those who do not be-
Iieve that A. F. Fox couldn't tell q
t'demand" II be would meet it in the
road, let them CUES again.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-04-29

They are nominating by primary
election In Kentucky this time.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-04-29

APretty foxy Fox, II anybody asks
you about It.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-04-29

Even Turkey is now trying to gel
ia q small sized blun. Come of.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-04-29

Columbus, Ohio, has almost a mill
lion dollar fire on Sunday morning.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-04-29

OKOLONA, MISS, APRIL %, 1908.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-04-29

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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-03-31

para ella, porous en- ciertas esferas
de Ia vida parisien. son muy comu-
mes flecuentes semeiantes y tan
sdbitas metam0rfosis.
Una miserable criatura, que la
vfspera vivfa en- un sexto piso y
Sc durmi6 sof1ando con ell suicidio
como dnico recurso. sc encuentra
nj dfa siguiente en- IN segundo o
I'm principal alhajado con muebles
de palosanto y teniendo su dispo-
sici6n el coche que lie esperaba la
puerta.
Por su parte, Rebeca, al YER que
Rocambole era tan serio y explen-
dido. acab6 por decirse:
-Pareee que tuve Ia suerte de
tropexar con una persona decente
y que no repsra en- gasto. y. puseto
cue quiere regalarme alhsjas y
traies, no Sc por que he de opener.
me.
I'm Ell momento en- que iba q
franquear al dintel de II puerta,
volvi0se ei marques y dijo:
No s6 si sabr6s que themes Co
cinera, doncella. cochero y dos Ca
ballos; adi6s. nina.
--Adi6s. ouerido. respondio In
helmana de Bacera muy persuade
da de que Roeambole estaba enca-
prichado por ella.
Rocambole Sc march6a pie has
ta el rnuelle en- doE1e encoLtr0 IN
0ocle de pnnto nj que subf6 dicieI-
do al cochero:
4
--L0 prlmsro o la calle de Su-
resnes y despu6s In de Ponthleu.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-03-31

|, esta razon Tampa, ell syuda de ca.
\ mara fisl, habfa eStsdo eSpera1do
toda La noche su anna hasta muy
entrado ell dis por 10 que So decide
| 4 ir casa de los duques en- donoe
sc enter6 de 10 ocurrido.
-lOhl se dijo al saberlo ht
| desconocido me hizo una buena u
! psrreta, paro ahora creo qua 10
com prendo t0do.
Volvi6se q 81 casa y uus vsz en-
6sts hizo este mon6logo !:
81 mi amo no lie matan na-
brfa 20 sido su mayordomo. pero
muerto ell 4qu6 debo hacer2 Un
ladr6n vulgar no deiarfa de cargar
con el santo y la limosna. peroyo
SOW mas honrado g, oil menos mas
vractico Ique adelantarfa con lie-
varme de aouf dieE 8 doce mil
frances, algunas alhajas y vender
los tres caballos que hay en- ID
cuadra? Poes nads, que me arries-
garia por ounce q nall frances if
d presidio -. Esto no vale la pena
prefiero esperar. Ademas el du-
que sentira tanto In muerte dc 81
sobrino que es capaz de tomarne
Garlic s6lo porque he servido 1s-
te, v Ia amistad del duque equiva-
le : In fortuna. =. Ia segundo
lngar. -. call6se IN rnomento 90
onei6 pensativo. Nu segundc lu-
gar, si don jose murio, y 20. sin
saber aGu como. coopere Q su
muerte, fne porque estorbaba al
guien este alguien, no pnedo
shora nj dudarlo, era uno cue ss-
niraba Ia mano de Ia sefiorita Con
cepcion. Asf, pnas, como 20 poseo
el sacreto de esa persona. 40 puede
Dor msnos de producirme alguna
cosa.
Fl razonamiento hech0 p0r Zam.
% era tan I0glco que Sc qnedo
en- el cuarto dc su
amo ' llcrisque6 durante tree dfaa.
csda vez cue entrAba 4 aalla, Il
nasar nor deIanke del p0rtere J.
ais nruebas de m dolor tan pro-
fundo durante In fllnebre rereEuo-
MA mientraa que bajahan Al =.
dGver i II cripta provisional. Que
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-03-31

| brads Rebeca M vestfbulo de
marmol negro y blanco adornado
CON jardineras y tiestos de arbus-
| tog.
AL extreme del vsstfbulo SO vefa
una escalera en- espiral que servfa
para dar acceso al primer piso. El
marques hizo pasar este su pro-
teiida. Era un saloncito CON nue.
bles estilo Boule de palisandro.
Cubrfa ell suelo una alfombr blan.
ca con grandes rosas roias y las
paredes estabsn tapizadas con una
tela persa del mismo color.
La mano de IN artista parecfa
haber colocado cada objeto en- un
sitio acumulado artfsticoa bron-
ees. cuadros de precio y obietos de
China de IN gusto perfecto.
-i Que hermosO eS TODD este
exclam6 la estudianta Ia que Ell
marques hizo passr despu6s un
dormitorio que estaba tapizado de
terciopelo azul. color destinado q
hacGr resaltar Ia belleZa de una
mujer rubia.
AIM la hizo sentar en- una meri--
diana dici6ndola
Este es tn dormitorio aquf
sara en- donde recibiras por Ia ma
mana. y llam6, y al campanillazo
acudi0 una doncella cast tan linda
como una de Ia Comedia Francesa
y asom0 81 sonrosada , picaresca
carita por Ia puerta sirvi6ndola de
marco ell PORTER.
-~SHa llsmsdo Ia seflorita? pre-.
gnnt6
-Sf. contest6 Ell marques, tn
sefiora va vest1rse, pues espera
hoy d Ia modista = q 10 costuFera.
Z dspdo IN beso en- La frente !
Rebeca. repnso:
-Ahora. que "a estas en- tn casa,
te voy dejar para que te instales
en- ella.
-fC6moI sOi marchais7
ST, mas volvere a la tarda '
me dar6s de conner.
Pasado al primer momento de
agOmbro hfzoge Ia hermana de Ba-
cara q todo aquel luio per mas
inusitado . inuandlto Qns fueae
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-03-31
-Vamos, In dijo Rocambole.
Ven conmigo.

-Vamos, In dijo Rocambole.
Ven conmigo.
IA d6ndep
A YER tn habitaci6n.
-lEs, pues, ciertof
- IPardiezl va 10 creo, dijo Ell
falso marques, que comprendiendo
que las ropas siadss y sucias, los
xapatos radios y el chal vieio de
deslucido tartan de Rebeca nece
sitsban una reforma radical, habfa
comprado en- IN bazar todo 10 me-
cesario para esa metam6rfosis que
deseaba llevar cabo.
Un crisd0 le lley6 todos los oh.
jetCs y los dej6 en- ell cuarto toca
dor.
Racambole invite grsciosamente
4 Rebeca & que camb de ropas,
y aquella desapareci6 durante unos
cuantos minutes. y, passdos estos,
ne present0 vestida con aQusllas
prendas que por una casualidad,
habfan resultado su medida.
Ei sobrino de sir Guillermo Ia
echo an gran chal sobre los hon.
bros. In cogi6 de In mano y la diio:
-Vamos, que tn coche esta es-
perando.
-tMi cochel exclam6 Rebeca.
mo quiero que andes pie.
-Oreo que estoy sof1ando, muir
mur6 Rsbeca, y, en- efecto, . la
puerta halo una berlina axul la
que estaba enganchado IN cabaIlo
Rusiano guiado por IN c0chero de
llbree obscura y sin galones nj en-
ell levit6n nj en- el s0mbrero.
Hizo Rocambole que Rebeca su-
biese al csrruaie. Sc sent6 81 la
do v dijo al Cochero:
A Passy, calle de In P0mpe.
A los veinte minutes desenfase
Ia berlina ante una linda casita
Eituada entire I'm patio microscopic
CO v mn isrdin ingles, de treinta
pies cuadrados, y cuyas paredes
eran de ladrillo rojo, teniendo las
ventanaa 0intrss de piedra blanca.
-Tu casa. diio Rocamb0le.
mi casal
-EsperO que te parecerA como
In, alTadi6 y ac0mpaA6 o IL a0na- /