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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-04

if trying to resist the influence OF love.
but he gave in at last and clawed his
way to the edge of the basket and fell
with a thud on the floor.
1T fetched hint fetched him!"
shouted Mr.. Bowser. as he danced
around. Hereafter there will be no use
for lobster pots. All one will have to
do will be to stand on the beach and
blow a love air on a mouth organ and
the Holsters will tumble over each other
in their hurry to get ashore"
do you think it was the muster"
asked Mrs. Bowser in doubtful tones.
'Of course it was. What else could
it have been?"
L have heard that fish were attracted
by light at night, and perhaps it's the
same with Holsters. You might put him
back and see if it was the light"
Il tell you it was the music and moth
ing else" firmly replied Mr.. Bowser. II
consider the question solved beyond
cavil, and what honor there is in the
rediscovery will come to me. You can
go to bed, and l shall at once proceed
to the library and-get out with you'll"
The last words were addressed to the
family cat. whose curiosity had been at
fever heat ever since the basket was
brought in. AS the lobster fell to the
floor she darted forward to make
close inspection, and next instant her
tail was gripped by couple of claws
and she was circling around the room.
"Durn her hidei" yelled Mr.. Bowser,
as he tried to head her off.
stop her or she'll break thingsi" add
ed Mrs Bowser, as she looked around
for the broom.
Three times did the cat circle the
rooms, meowing and splitting and wall
ing, and then of a sudden she shot
through an open window and dropped
into the yard, to be seen no more for
three days and nights.
do you think cats are susceptible to
music ?'' asked Mrs. Bowser, as she be-
gan lifting up the chairs which had been
upset in the row.
None O. your business!" bluntly re-
piled Mr. Bowser as he jumped off up
stairs to bed.-(Copyright, 1908, by c. B.
Lewis-)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-04
TO M TURE.
SPRING AND SUMMER.

y vERYoNE pure country get
IL animal spirits bodily only civilized animals
badly ventilated factories filled germs
disease consumption They compelled
improperly that they Of being
detroyer only open sunshine Il
oorpusces enough look pale
snd 4 % su 1 fo d pretty
confined indoors and need ssngenng toa blood body
4sv sat Raot from ssts and h.s as use 's o sieos
sasdisias discovery se.sss Of sss
druggists years ago q e and has baue mos cpnsy
every sn under the name Of Dr. Psr.s Gesn Mssosl Dis
s.. day 1 wGa o sss al . Of this space print
but h sn h % Rssb:n asa ssa % s
in nighswssts
reply. which still possession The maady
was 1sdias fo head to tie b1aoha snd
nns h us Of Dr. ssEs. S0dsn asas D'nv: ssd Dr.
each also 'ss Of Dr. rss @ s s.s sss :' hsy
work on account Of ln An vel aaa hsse s hs g e:
1nedici has dons
consulted physician get relief
Ing Ss: B Be- s s ss os e l s % s u.
medicine but monA faithful Of faded
Sought bottle. my began heal
th o cough esS and rost dai we're a. cured @
certainly pleased with the results and wish to write of it,
Vim Allen street eight houses live thousand
seven S e4sa ns. o h h5 ssrse ss . ssasA
wPaTk dh Danpne u Dsss s psa.a III. - ~ h,s
all York which evil conditions destroy child
life Allen the 1t has record for killing children under
running through it. filling from house house. roofs 1t in making of
Non dark all day always MgAsed
troubles Of q 8n de are = sa s and other
dirt the din darkness the dAupness Of tis fnd
wonder that they defOrd and sahyf woasr
bring poverty
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-04

cut the music short. .You saw the
lobster move both claws. didn't your
He's got a soul for music and don'l
you forget it. I'll try him with some
thing in the Jig line"
He struck up the air of Buffalo
Gals" and patted time with his foot,
and in half a minute the lobster not
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-04

to the alley by playing long enough,
1 tell you that Frenchman was right,
and I'm going to back him up for
keeps. l don't know whether Holsters
can love or not, but I'll give him some
thing to make his heart beat faster"
1t was I've Lost My Nancy Lee
and there were tears in the eyes of the
player as he puffed out his cheeks. The
lobster bumped and wobbled about. as
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-04

only clawed out, but bumped his bach
and gritted his teeth. With a smile
of triumph on his face Mr.. Bowser
changed off to BLACK Eyed Susan"
and thence to Come Along, Moses"
and the lobster fastened his claws into
the basket and stood upright and quiv-
cred all over as if longing to get out
and hoe it down.
well, there's the experiment, and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-04

what do you think of it " asked the
investigator as he ceased to blow.
THE lobster seems to have heard it,
replied Mrs Bowser
Heard it? OF course he heard it.
Nothing else caused him to act that
way. If / was to put him out on the
grass I believe / could draw him clear
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-04


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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-04
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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-06-10
AS Governor LONGING ls posing As

AS Governor Longino is posing as a
great friend Of the colored people, and
insists that there Is no such a thing as
a race question, and that efforts should
be redoubled rather than retarded
along the line Of their education, he
will have a golden opportunity to vsri-
fly his views while in Okolona this
week. Here we have n of the most
meritorious Industrial Colleges in the
South devoted to the elevation Of the
negroes, and it is struggling for exist
nee. Okolona people have been fairly
liberal in their donations toward its
establishment, but the rich governor
need have no fear but that q good,
healthy cash donation will be accepta
BILE not only by the college manage
ment, but by the city of Okolona as
well. The governor has now an OPP
portunity to demonstrate his friend
ship for the negroes in a substantial
way, and q healthy cash donation win
look much more real than all the pref
ty platitudes he can toss to the colored
men who turn out to hear him speak,
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-06-10

August " Machen, former super
intendent of the free delivery service
of the postofice department, has
been indicted by the federal grand
Jury. Machen was arrested a few
days ago, charged with sharing in the
profits on government contracts tC
amount of s1S,9S7. The penalty for
such a crime is three years and
heavy fine. He was bound over in &
bond of $50, 900.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-06-10

The Jackson bureaus of mfofma-
ton, which by the way Is more large
ly political than newsy, is straining
every effort to boost either Critz or
Noel far enough ahead TO make a for
midable competitor for the nomination
for Governor. While the cowardly
trend is not to attack Major Varda-
man, though he is the favorite candi-
date among the people and is making
a campaign that will go down in his
tory as one OF the most brilliant as
well az the most remarkable In the
state, his name is never mentioned by
any of the Jackson correspondents IL
1t IA possibly be avoided. The same
tactics are employed in a measure to-
ward Senator Money. We predict
that when the smoke of battle rises in
August and that crowd at Jackson re-
covers so that 1t can notice things suf-
fciently to glance over the field these
two ignored giants have strewn with
the careasses OF their competitors, IL
will suddenly dawn upon the mansg-
ers of the great metropolitan papers
they represent that Mississippi is no
longer in position to be controlled by
a state house ring, ev IN If all the news
sent out from there is colored to suit
the desires of the ring. The smallest
matters are grabbed with avidity by
the Jackson correspondents q I'D
mountains made Of mole hills, II the
coveted purpose can be IN the least
served. A few weeks ago a little pat
ent insiards sheet at Grenada whose
editor lie known to be a trucker TO the
capital mandates, OF to anything else
for that matter that promises q little
piece of pie, spewed some Of its yemen
toward this paper and the Jackson
correspondents took the matter up
and made much to do about 1t. Il
mattered not that the fellow who
wrote the billingage has no standing
at home, where not long ago q jury
was cheered in open court for scquit-
ting a man charged with a felony be-
cause he had shot this tool Of an edi-
tor, his course language was thought
to be legitimate for use in any manner
against one who dares to defy the
commands of the Jackson gang and
record as his preference for Governor
the man he believes best fitted for the
place. Few papers in the state that
can be called such, are in sympathy
with the attitude Of the correspond
ents of the metropolitan press now in
the saddle at Jackson, nor with The
papers there which seem to be as much
under the dictation Of the state house
crowd as though they we're owned out
right by them. The country press Of
Mississippi viii win q victory this sum
mer, unless all signs fail, which viii
demonstrate their power more forca.
big than any campaign in the state II
many year.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-06-10

A woman who was rescued in To-
peka climbed into the boat that went
after her with a roll of money In one
hand about the siEe Of a table leg and
a puny little dog in the other. She
said she would rather lose the money
than the dog. She was lucky in the
escue who went after her, other
wise she might have been left in the
shanty with the dog, and the money
reacned.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-06-10

Talk about beating Vardaman, why
it lie odds in favor of the proposition
that he will even carry CLAY county in
the August primary. If you like
money, don't be foolish enough to bet
any of it that he win not carry Mr..
Critics county in spite of all that gem
tleman's claims.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-06-10

A mans temper improves with dis
use.
Penitence lies most heavily on an
empty stomach.
A maid always worries for fear she
won't have 9 good time, 3 matron for
fear somebody else won't.
When q woman gets ont to ave 8
man usually the first thing she plans
Is 70 tie 8 stone around her own neck
By marrying him.
It is impossible for 8 mother to con-
vince herself that 3 child steaIer n
South Africa might not happen 70
walk into her. front yard any minute.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-06-10

Kansas has been trying to even up
for the drouths it has had in the past,
and the showing so far this season
looks like it was making a fair stag
ger in that direction. But the irriga-
ton advocates have received a sad
blow below the belt.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-06-10

The great Hanna, at whose shrine
the mighty men of the Republican
party have so long bowed their heads
in submission, is no match for the
Terrible Teddy. He had just as well
go away back and sit down.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-06-10
Hall's Family Pills are the best.

When some women get into the
back number class they visit a beauty
parlOr and have reprints made of
themselves.
How proud a church worker must
be to be able to say that she is one OF
Moody's converts, or was saved by
Talmagel
This is the season for c~ataclysms,
cyclones, tornadoes, or any other
startling happenings that may be mag
nifed from heavy windstorms by lurid
reporters.
Reports from all sections indicate
that elephants r still popular, and
that the drawing powers OF the circus
do not seem to diminish as the years
roll by.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-06-10

The dirty liar hal rt,1u turned loose
by the echeming ~ icians Of the
state, and there # no ing too low or
vile for bin to whi-pe INTO the ear OF
all who listen to him. ,ust now there
seems to be a conct ntrated effort put
forth by the jackson crowd who are
desperate, to circulate Il the contem-
tible slurs and sings po sible at James
K. Vardaman, who is - far in the
lead for the g~ubernator al nomination
that to compass his defeat seems next
to impossible. The liar 3 the last re-
sort, and he is being employed and
persuaded by the desperate fellows to
put forth his most approved efforts.
But it viii all fail, for Major Varda-
man viii be the next Governor Of the
state, as certain Is be lives long
enough to take the oath Of Office.
The people have made up their minds
to this solution Of the matter, and The
more mean stories that are mannfac-
tured and put in circulation concern.
ing him, the energy the masses
viii display In hurling them back into
the teeth Of The cOnsplrators.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-06-10

What's the mater that so many
people T being swept of the earth
now when they feel in perfect safety
Is the world invoking the wrath Of
some power which is manifested in
the elements, or is it just a happen
sol There are said TO be natural
causes behind all effects, but the sci
enlist OF today is ST. : about assign
ing any cause FIR he destructive
trends Of the past fcr wears.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-06-10

The havoc caused by the unpre-
cedented floods which have visited
the Northwest during the past two
weeks, Is fearful to contemplate. In
Ksnsas City, practically half Of the
business portion of the city, all that
great whole district lying in the
valley, the great packing houses and
the famous stock yards have been
under water for q week, the depth OF
the overflow ranging from Ave to
fifteen feet. While the loss OF life
has been comparatively small, proper
ty losses have u far into the
millions. At Topeka; eighty miles
west of Kansas City, that por-
ton OF the capital city known az
North Topeka, in which wal locat-
ed the larger part of the factories and
some jobbing houses, was practically
covered with water, the current OF
the river running through the city
for several days carrying with 1t al
the lighter buildings, people and live
stock. The death rate there was
much larger than at Kansas City,
though there was not 90 much proper
ty to destroy. At Des Moines, Iowa
the waters we're also very high and
covered a large portion of that capital
city. All these waters are nov blend
ing in the Mississippi in the vicinity
of st. Louis, and the highest rise that
has been known there for years ID
reported, the east bottoms being
covered with water to the extent that
railroad traffic is almost abandoned,
No such overfows have been witness
ed in the sections most affected dur
ing the past fifty years, and the peO-
pie were wholly unprepared for the
RurDrise.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-06-10

Col. James Gordon, OF Okolona,
who has been over every foot Of
Chickasaw county during the past
month, says he fOnnd but three men
in all bis intercourse with the people,
who we're avowedly against Major
James K. Vardaman for Governor.
This looks like making the matter
practically solid, and suggests that
the roper course would be to move
that the county's vote be given to
the brilliant son Of LAHORE county,
unanimously in the August primary
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-06-10

It begins to look like Uncle Mark
Hanna is satisfied to let any old thing
go in his Buckeye state, just 30 the
papers continue in the declaration
that he is the boss.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-06-10

A negro, who had insulted q white
woman At Greenville, was shot last
Saturday by an officer, who was try
ing to arrest him. The shot took
effect in the negro's leg.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-06-10

Women have been barred from the
board Of library trustees by the
Mayor of London, Ohio. He's a
brute.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-06-10

From every part of the state comes
the news that both Critz and Noel are
losing ground. IT seems to be about
all over except the voting and the
ahnntinr.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-06-10

The terrible storms and foods in the
West have been almost duplicated in
the Southeast, Georgia and South
Carolina being the greatest suffers.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-06-10

Cut worms have been doing great
damage to the young cotton in the
Delta, and the outlook in that section
is discouraging.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-06-10

As the bicycle trust was organized
about the time the fad for riding
wheels began to die out the trust has
few victims.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-06-10

WWhen I can't Sc danger there Is no
danger That's the logic Of the ostrich
which hides is head and exposes is
body to the hunter. There are not a
few people who seem to have gone to
the ostrich to learn logic. The most
dangerous enemies Of humanity are the
enemies which can't be seen, the disease
breeding microbes which infect the
blood. It is harder to get the microbe
out Of the blood than to keep il out, but
DR.. rerce's Golden Medical Discovery
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-06-10
mu.n Tlnta4

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured
by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. ]. Cheney s. Co., Props, Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known F. J.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business trani
actions and financially able TO carry out any
obligations made by their firm.
West & TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, o. WALDNa, KMEAN 8 MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
HALLS Catarrh Cure is taken internally
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Price Zoe. pei
bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Testimonial
free.
HALLS Family Pills are the best.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-06-10

The Critz and Noel men are both
confident OF suecess-provided Narda-
man is not elected.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-06-10

Greenvine win hold an election for
the purpose of issuing street paving
bonds on June cath.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-06-10

eruptions which come from It.
SMy blood was all out Of order, and I had to 20
10 the doctor" writes Nm. James R. Moss, New
London, Stanly Co. NC. wHe gave me medi-
cine which helped me for a shod time. Ia the
winter Of 1895 I got worse than I had ever been.
My tonsils were enlarged and my neck swollen
ell out Of shape; my throat was sore aud I coald
not cure Il. My husband went for the Doctor,
bat he gave me no encouragement He helped
me 3 little. but h did not iaal long. He attended
me for twelve months, when / heard Of q lady
whose condition was like mine, who was taking
your medicine and was getting well. 50 I &c
cured some Of the medicine and began taking II.
In one week / was able 10 do my cooking. when
I began taking the medicine I could sit up only
q few minutes al q time, and / could rest OF sleep
only a little while at a time. My throat was 50
sore at times / could not even swallow sweet
milk, and my tOnsils were full Of little eating
sores. My leh side was swollen out Of shape
and I coui hardly get my breath. The doctor
said I would not get well, but three bottles Of
Or. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, three
bottles Of his Pellets three bottles Of Or. sage's
Catarrh Remedy and the use Of salt water did
the work and cured mes
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure con-
sdpation and It's consequences.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-06-10

BOOker's friend, Teddy, seems to be
In the swim.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-06-10


does both. by puri-
flying the blood
and then keeping
il pure.
II there r
eruphons on the
skin, boils, PIN
pies, r or other
signs Of impure
blood, use Doctor
Pierce's Golden
! Medical Discov-
cry, hich will
! purify the blood
and NnWa A.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-06-10

What the average man needs Is
theories that : non. explosive.
Though the world looks fair to the
very young man. later On hIa view Is
apt to be blurred By indigestion.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-06-10

An Ideal family hotel lacks 81 the
discomforts Of home.
Fitness Of her part matters little TO
the up-to-date actress If the nt Of Der
gowns is perfect.
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