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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-14
JOHNSON GRASS A NUISANCE.
AFaFmsF Of LOuisLana starts a MOve-
msnt 60 EEtsrminate the
TroubIanome Growth.

Congress was asked at its last ses-
sion to make an appropriation to be
used in getting rid Of the water hya-
cinth in the streams Of Louisiana and
it voted the money. At this session
1t will be asked to make another ap-
preparation to assist the farmers in
lighting an invasion Of Johnson grass,
reports q New Orleans exchange.
While the water hyacinth is dam
ming up the streams the grass is at
work in the fields, crowding out the
rice and corn crops. johnson grass
comes from the far west, brought by
the railroads, 1t is said, and, once ac-
chmated, It has thrived better here
than in it's birthplace. In the west
the plant IL killed annually by frost,
but in southern Louisiana there Is
little or NO frost to keep it down.
For the past two years the sugar
planters have been complaining Of the
damage done by it The efforts to get
rid Of 1t by ordinary means having
failed, the Legislature was appealed
to for relief.
The head of this movement was VIII
liam Polk, a member Of the legislature
from Rapides, who introduced a bill
declaringNthat the grass was being
scattered over the entire state by the
railroads, and, therefore, requiring
them to keep all grass along their
lines cut down as on a lawn. This
measure, it was insisted, would pre-
vent the grass from going to seed, as
it now does, and thus retard, if not
prevent, its spread.
The railroads bitterly opposed the
act, pointing out that it would require
them to keep thousands of lawn-mow-
ers constantly at work and would sub
ject them to a great and burdensome
expense. 1t was also declared that
there was no proof that the grass
could not be got rid of by the farm
ers themselves if they went about il
in the right way, The bill was de-
feated.
But, although defeated in the legis-
%lature, the campaign against the trou-
blesome grass is not ended. Mr.. Polk
became very popular among the farm
ers through his efforts in their behalf
and was a strong candidate for con-
gress. He made johnson grass n of
the issues Of the campaign, and since
he was defeated the issue has not been
abandoned Now congress will be APP
pealed to.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-14

The great engineering feat Of
forcing the YazOO river to flow in.
to the Mississippi at Vicksburg in
stead Of flowing in, as it has done
heretofore, at a point ten miles
above the city has been accOmp-
lished, and Vicksburg is again "On
the river" In 1876 the Mississippi
changed its course and left Vicks.
burg a mile or so inland. Only in
high water could boats reach the
city wharves and a new landing
had to be made south of the city.
The government engineers plann-
ed to cut into YazOO river at
Chickasaw bayou and dredge a
channel 300 feet wide south vest
ward to the Mississippi at Vicks-
burg. While the work was in
progress q dam was raised ct the
YazOo, but the recent food burst
this dam and sent the water
through the canal with a rush,
completing the excavation, aud es.
tablishing the new course for the
river. Steamboats, are expected
to use the canal or new river at
once. It is q great event in the
history Of Vicksbnrg.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-14

oLDoE3su9 Ghe He0amito vas m3
"a and FuA solid into the ahaEiA a
hole was then drilled into the sxplo-
Sivs and prmsd with two grammea
% ~granulatsd explosive, which was
soted upon By the fuse.
The explosion Of a small charge Of
Hathamite produces q sharp report
somewhat resembling the crack Of q
dh0 and there arises q rather thick
cloud Of greenish smoke, but this
quickly dissolves in the air. When, IN
order TO demonstrate the safety Of
Hathamits under ordinary conditions.
the explosive has been poured upon
Aames or q bed Of ooah, II has burned
slowly and with an immense amount
Of smoke.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-14

haloa an lovs, and been seoFneA Thes
L. yOung FoFbush had rpjoAe4 Tie
hsa Of an siOpement and wa ne
Logger playing with ere. while Castro
was on hh way home 20 Wreak re-
yenge on HIS foolish, II not faithless
wife. Thus matters stood one ven
Ing when the woman sat down IN hsE
room with rage and Jealousy craving
81 her heart-ths rage because she
had been seorned-iealOuay beeause
the omeor had admitted that he had
. sweetheart TO whom he would be
faithful. She knew that her conduct
had been open to censure, and that
word had gone TO her husband, and
she would be held 70 account She SEE
IN the darkness for an hour, brood.
ing and planningj At last ahe rose.
passed into another roof and took
. box from the cupboard. In the box
were four tarantulas, which had been
caught and imprisoned "a be shipped
away the horrid, hairy spiders Of
the west, whose bite means death.
With the box under her arm she
paused at the ~ofacer's door and ns-
tened to his deep breathing for .
time. Then she pushed the door open
and entered the room, walking over
the hard earthen floor with her bare
feet. The moonlight streamed in at
the window and showed her the man
sleeping heavily on his couch. She
erouched down beside him and lifted
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-14

However, 1t is sometimes possible to
judge 3 man by his wife's coat.
The confidence man does not mind
doing anything or anybody 30 long as
he does not have to do time.
The days Of the unworthy child OF
fame r ss the morning glOry-they
spread themselves with the SUMS rise
and are withered with lie going down.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-14

comes as 9 priceless boon, because Il
cures womanly ills.
VFavorite Prescription establishes
regularity, dries weakening drains, heals
Inflammation and liberation and cures
female weakness. Il makes weak women
strong, sick women well.
safer my hrt child was born writes Mu.
Jordan Stout, Of Fawceftgap Fredertekcoa Va,
bmy health was very poor for a long time, and
last winter I was % bed with pain doH n back
i could hardly move without great suffering.
Ny husband got me q bottle Of Dr.. Fierce's IA
vodte Prescription and q vial Of his Pleasant
Pellets which ! used IS directed. In four days
I was greatly relieved, and now, ahsr using the
medicine three months, I seem 70 be entirely
will. ] can't zee why Il is that there are 80
many suffering wumen when there = auch an
oasy way 70 Be cured. / know your medicines
are the best In the worlds
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets the IA
vorite family laxative. One Pellet q
laxative. two Pellets . cathartic dOsA
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-14

Though there are many goats in NAL
ia they have no regular grazing
ground, but the herds are driven along
the roads and hillsides, where they
pick up anything they can hnd.-Ai-
bany Journal
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-14

Prof. John Fiske is authority for
saying that a man can travel the whole
length of the earth's circumference
in less time than it would have taken
HerodOtus to go the length Of the
Mediterranean.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-14
ENGAGED.

Marriage is very largely an accident.
In few cases do men or women set up a
standard Of manly OF wOmanly excellence
and choose by It. In most cases people
become engaged as the result Of pro-
pinquity rather than because Of any deep
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-14

rooted preference.
And 50 Il often
happens that the
vile enters upon
the obligations Of
maternity just as
thoughtlessly as
she entered on the
marriage relation,
because no one
has warned her
Of the dangers she
faces
Thousands OF
women become
invalids for lack
Of knowledge Of
themselves. II Is.
70 this large body
ofwomen that DR..
Pierce's Favorite
Prescription
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-14

When you can't eat break
fast, take SCOTS Emulsion
When you can't eat bread
and butter, take SCOTS
Emulsion When you have
been living on a milk diet and
want something a little more
nOurishing. take SCOTS
Emulsion.
To get fat you must eat
fat. SCOTS Emulsion IS a
great iatteneF, a great
strength giver.
Those who have lost flesh
want to increase all BODY
tissues, not only fat. SCOTS
Emulsion increases them all,
bone, flesh, blood and
nerve.
For invaIids, for con-
valesCcnt. for c~OnsumPtives.
for weak children, for all
who need flesh, SCOTS
Emulsion IS a rich and COM
Portable food, and a natural
tonic.
SCOTS Emulsion for bone,
flesh. blood and nerve.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-14

However numerous the troubles Of
the bachelor may be, be does not have
TO 60 through an early morning strg-
bio With 3 comb full Of long hairs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-24
Beer Stems.

From the New York Times
Some beer stems are made in this coun-
try. but they do not cut any figure in the
trade. Germans. who are the principal
buyers of stems, know an imported from a
domestic article as a gardner knows his
flowers. A man who has spent his youth
in Germany especially if he knows any
thing of the student life. can tell by merely
glancing at stein, in what part of the
father!and it was manufactured
The largest stems imported hold about
eight pints of beer. In Germany they are
used in beer halls patronized by university
students at Heidelberg and elsewhere. In
this country the Germans buy them for
presents. The greatest compliment one
German can pay another is to present him
with one of these highly decorated stems,
on which is implanted a familiar picture in
colored clay of his boyhood home, the
home of his ancestors, or some incident in
German history
Anywhere from $50 to $50 may be spent
on a stein of this sort, and the manufac-
turers in German ny give such wide variety
of their native scenery that a very few
stems made to order.
The smallest stein holds exactly one
eighth of pint. These are seldom seen in
barroomS or rathskellers, even for exhibit
ton purposes. They are presented to chill
Americans present china and porcelain
cups. with the name of the baby printed
thereon in ornate colored letters. These
small stems. like the large ones generally
record some incident In German literature
and sometimes cost almost as much Is the
big ones. Two dollars for a small stein Of
this description is a very moderate price
to pay.
All imported stems are porcelain lined.
The cheapest sort, such as are ordina riJv
kept on bars in Ice packed tubs during the
summer, cost about 10 cents each. There
is heavy duty on them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-24
Mathematics and Woman's Age.

From the New Orleans Times Democrat
There are some things unsolvable even by
so exact a science as mathematics Among
these is the age of woman after she
reaches what the French call a certain
is now rending the northern states a prob
lem that apparently has to do with the age
of one girl but perhaps has to do with the
ages of two. This is the problem:
Mary is twenty-four years old. Mary is
twice as old as Ann was when Mary was
old as Ann is now. How old is Ann?
This simple mathematical question has
conquered the students at Harvard Univer-
sty and is now exciting those of New
York city and Philadelphia. All New Eng
land is struggling in its comprehensive
grasp. Pencil and slate factories in that
section are experiencing a period of pros
perty never before known. The problem,
as VIII be seen at a glance, Is simple one.
but no one has yet been found so ungallant
skilled in mathematics as to give the
plausibilty about the statement that Mary
is twice as old as ann was Mary being
twenty-four. it follows that Ann was
twelve. But-how old is Ann?
Without attempting to lead its readers
either toward the goal or astray, the Time s.
age is not always determinable mathemati
cally. Many women born in 1886 are not
above twenty-Seven at the present day,
while those born at a later period are thir-
ty or more. But these latter being mar
ried. there is necessarily a difference. How
ever, the problem is easily solved if one but
go about it in the right way. Ii is as plain
usually is at AIMS age BY the way, what
is AIMS aReI
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-24
Great Salt Coated Lake.
adelphia Public Ledger.

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Probably the most remarkable lake in the
world is one with a coating of salt that
con pletely conceals the water 1t may he
seen at any time during the year. fully ex-
posed, being seen at It's best when the sun
is shining directly upon 1t. This wonderful
body of water is one of the safest of the
salt lakes, and is situated near Obdorsk.
Siberia. The lake is nine miles wide and
seventeen long. and within the memory of
man entirely rooted over by the salt
deposit Originally evaporation played The
most prominent part in coating the lake
over with salt, but now the salt springs
which surround it are adding fast TO The
thickness of the crust.
In the long ago period evaporation Ct
the lakes waters left great salt crystals
OF the surface. In course of time these
caked together Thus the waters were
finally entirely covered. In 1873 the Lake
found an underground outlet into the river
Obi which lowered its surface about three
feet.
The salt crust was so thick. however.
that it retained its old level. and now pre-
sents the curious spectacle of a salt-roofed
lake. The salt coat increases six inches in
thickness every year. The many islands
with which the lake is studded are said 10
act as braces and to keep the arched salt
crust in position.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-24
watches Slower at Night.

From the New York Times.
You knew that the vital energies are at
lower ebb at hight than in the daytime"
said an old Matchmaker. Would you be-
lieve that some Enthusiastically the
cheaper ones-gare similarly affected?
You know a good matchmaker always
wants several days in which to regulate a
timepiece That is because the only way to
regulate it properly is to compare 1t with a
chronometer at the same hour every day.
otherwise the variations in the speed of
the watch will battle his efforts.
"rhe man to whom I was apprenticed
told me this, and thought the idea alb
surd. We were working late one night. and
he called my attention to a lot Of watches
we had regulated and ready to deliver. It
was near midnight. and every watch was
slow The better timepieces had Jagged
behind some seconds. The cheaper watches
were a minute or more out Of the way.
Next morning every one Of the lot was ex-
actly right.
1.-The fact is you can regulate q watch to
make exactly twentyfour hours a day, but
you can't persuade 1t to make just sixty
minutes in each of the twenty-four hours.
Why this is no one can tell"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-24

He was anxious to see the family. for
pressing matter had caused him to call 20
he was tantalized by the sight of the
smoke. But the gate that led to the side
entrance was locked, SO there was no pos
sipie way to enter except at the front He
knocked harder No answer. At last. tired
OF waiting. he took out . card and scrawled
across its back:
81 have decided not to come in after ALL
Jury 'garb."
,. 90, A Use Was Found.
A member of well-know scientific socie.
ty of New York tells of the bishops being
invited to address that learned body, and
when he arose the natural expectation was
that he would begin with some eulogy Of
the wonders of science. But. instead. the
scientists were surprised with the follow
ing:
''Gentlemen," he said, "a lively young
person tells me that she has At last dis
covered the use of professor She thought
ne was creature made to look severe in
the school room and to ask unanswerable
questions. These things were of no use
But now she has been 10 a play wherein
the professor is pictured as a most amusing
parsonage with goggles and green cotton
umbrella He was perfect foil to set off
the noble hero and the charming heroine
she explains. That's surely what a pro-
lessor Is fora background as n relief
against which the rest of the world may
look delightful by contrastr"
Another Good One
The bishop is not only a good talxer. but
good listener, and he can appreciate the
other mans joke. A friend once told him
an anecdote about Boss" Tweed that he
enjoyed heartily and afterward incorpo-
rated into one of his published papers with
the friends permission. He is averse to
adopting the usual method of telling an
N no frs
This tale runs to the effect that Tweed
on one occasion was standing with n group
In the mayors Office when large diamond
as big as strawberry, the bishop says
rolled upon the floor. Some one of the
group picked it up and passed 1t around to
find it's owner.
Not mine, said one after another.
Tweed fumbled with his garments for a
minute. then reached for the stone. 1t
must be mine" he said; II see I've lost one
of my suspender buttons"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-24
Congressional orthography.
n the PHILADELPHIA Public Ledger. =

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
1t is fact that not all of the members
of the House are able to spell correctly.
a falling that is less noticeable since the
employment of stenographers to dispose
of their mail There was one member
from Kentucky whose shortcomings in
this respect were well known to his as
sociates. Knott used to have a good deal
of fun at the expense of this friend one
day in the cloak room he said that his
friend, although bad speller was ac-
counted good in his own town. Another
country lawyer had drawn up a legal
paper, in which that useful and iong-suf-
fering animal was spelled "h-o-r-c-e.
The clerk questioned the accuracy OF
This and the lawyer said: I'VE will leave
il to Congressman Smith"
The latter looked the document over
seriously and asked: John, why didn't
YOU leave off the 'e?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-24
An Anecdote of Disraeli.
ON Blackwell's Magazine.

From Blackwells Magazine.
On one occasion this habit of exaggerat-
ed adulation led to SO bold an attempt by
the fair recipient to turn # to her adyan-
tage that he was driven to save the situs.
ton in way that was very far from being
appreciated. The charmer, young lady
so exceedingly profuse in his attentions.
thought it an excellent opportunity for
making him a convert to her eutopfan
ideals. which were of the most da,ingIy
democratic order. After a long recitation
of her propagandas he wound up with fer
vid appeal to the prime minister to inimor-
talize himself by espousing her ingenious
panacea for remedying the wrongs Of hui
manity! AS she finished her impassioned
harangue, with flushed cheeks and fash
ing eye, Disraeli. who had been silently
watching her with apparently the pro-
foundest sympathy and admiration. sud
denly dropped his eyeglass and softly MUIR
INJURED, "Oh, you darlingt- IF it had been
at dinner" she afterward declared, "and I
had had knife, I would have stabbed
him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-24
No Indian Summer Until November.

From the Philadelphia Record.
Just as soon as We have few warm
days, such as these, people begin to tax
about Indian summer said the weather
sharp. NOW as a matter of fact, Indian
summer doesn't come until November.
when the leaves are all off the trees and
there is a peculiar atmospheric condiii IN
which is not only hazy, but is positively
smoky. You can almost smell the smoke
although there really isn't any. The air
Just looks that way. There is always
warm, murky spell after all the dead
leaves have fallen from the trees TO the
ground, and the haze is probably due TO
the decaying vegetation. The name or
Indian summer is said to have arisen from
the fact that in the early times the Indians
used to set fire to the prairies late in the
autumn in order to burn up the dead grass
and give the young grass a better chance u
thrive This explanation, however. does
not seem plausible, inasmuch as we stili
have the smoky atmosphere without any
Indians to create the smoke
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-24
The First photographer.
From the London Globe.

From the london Globe.
DR.. Johnson. even If we except his prede-
cessor, Bailey. was not the father of lexi-
cographers. In the latest volume issued by
the historical manuscripts commission on
manuscripts in the Welsh language 1t is
stated that the idea of illustrating the
meaning and correct use of words by actual
Ianpuaee seems to have been first put in
nractjce by Griffith Hiraethog. the herald
hard az Wales who died in 1864. 1t was not
till the days of DIR. Johnson. 200 years later,
that a similar idea took root in English soil.
An abbreviated copy of Griffith Hiraethog' $
Welsh Dictionary was made by his pupil.
William Llyn, between 1867 and 1873, and
is now In the free library at Cardiff.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-24
Australian Haystacks.

From the Brandon (Mantoba) Sun.
In Australia the haystacks are Of enor-
nous size. The great stacks are built with
picturesque peaked roof lines and smooth,
well-raked sides. 1t is a common sight in
Australia, however, to see a haystack sew
eral times the size of the barn which
houses the rest of the crops of the farm
These enormous haystacks frequently con-
tain some thousands of IONS or hay. One
mammoth stack, when completed, was 29S
feet long, while it's width was 81 feet The
height of the stack was nearly 100 feet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-24

1.-The people of that section" said tho
astute political manager, ARE still divided
on the free silver question. and when you
talk to them you must mind what you say. "
Then / mustn't say what's in my mind.'
exclaimed the startled pellbinder.-Chicags
Tribune.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-11-26
Disastrous Wrecks.

Carelessness is responsible for
many railway wreck nd the same
causes are making human wrecks
of sufferers from Throat and Lung
troubles. But since the advent of
DIR. Kings New Discovery for Con-
sumption, Coughs and Colds, even
the worst cases can be cured, and
hopeless resignation is no longer
necessary. Mrs. Lois Cragg of Dor
chester, Mass.,is one of many whose
life was saved by DR.. Kings New
Discovery. This great remedy is
guaranteed for all Throat and Lung
diseases by A. r. Kane, Druggist.
Price SOC, and $1.00. Trial bottles
free.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-11-26
steppedi AEalnst. q Hot Stove.

A child. of. Mrs. Geo. T. Benson,
when getting his usual Saturday
night bath, stepped back against q
hot stove which burned him severe
:ly. The child wac In great agony
and his mother could do nothing to
pacify him. Remembering that che
had q bottle of Chamberlain's Pain
Balm in the hoase, she thought she.
would try II. In less than half an :
hour after applying 1t the child was
quiet and asleep, and in less than
two weeks was we'll. Mrs. Benson L.
a we'll known resident of Kellar, Va.
Pain Balm is anantisepic liniment
and especially valuable for burma,
cuts, bruises and sprains. For salG
by A. r. Kane,
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1903-11-26
at your Grocer's.

BOYS AND GIRLS.-If you will
send US your name and address
we will send you, at once, postage
prepaid, one dozen beautiful pocket
combs and one dozen packages as.
sorted needles. You are to sell the
combs at ten cents each and the
needles at 10c per package among
your neighbors and friends. When
all sold remit to as the $40 which
they will bring, and we will send
you, postage prepaid, an elegant
fountain pen valued at $3.50. Ifyou
cannot sell the goods you can re-
turn them to us, but you CAN cell
them at sight. The large package
of needles has always sold at Is
cents, as it contains five ordinary
sized packages of assorted needles.
No goods sent 10 children under six
years of age. Address the North
American Novelty Co., 1908 Wash.
Ave. North, Minneapolis, Mimi.