Okolona messenger., 1903-11-18

il describe the cake Mrs. Myers
sent to as last Friday. Neat,
Dsetty, beauiilal and tasty enough
To- tickle the palate OF king.
n Won want a cUrrcUt picture OF
s0nrselt, all you have to do is to
Eeall oi Steward, who has taken
rooms over Denton's, and get him
- take Your likeness. "Secure
the shadow ere the substance
fade"
MARRAID-On the 4th inst. by
Rev. R. 3. Gladney, Mr.. P. HI
Haughton, of Monroe, TO Miss
Ann Gum, OF Chickssaw county.
A long aud pleasant life to the
welded pair, and may nothing oc'
cur to mar their current OF earthly
bliss.
In Tuscaloosa, on the LIST inst,
| by the Rev. A. Desgaultiere, Mr..
Thomas 81. Ralph, and Miss Hes
ter A, Sanders, daughter Of R. Il.
Sanders.
Mr.. Morgan t. Shell, Of OiLOwndes
to Miss Sarah r. HUFF, Of Ohicka
saw county.
ssTake this With my best wishes
and kindest regardsi" So spoke
our friend Thomas "a he handed
us a jug filed With-no matter
what. We, oursell, are not much
given to the imbibation Of any
liquid, except water; but even
this is rendered q little more pala
BILE by intermingling 9 little OF
that 's7 year old Peach" 'Therel
we've told what was In the iug-uO
matter, he has lot Of it on hand
yet.
NICARAGUA COTTON. TIL e
Montgomery Ala. Mail, of the I'd
inst, has been shown a sample OF
the abeve cotton, raised by D. Q.
Gordon, Of Wilcox, county. The
Mail says IL has silksn appear
ance, with = fibre Of extraordinary
Length. Good judges pronounced
lie worth 20 cents q pound. ME.
Gordon imported the seed which
are quite smal; the cotton is east
ly gathered; and 1900 pounds in
the aead will WELD 500 pounds of
lint.
Let everybody remember that
on next Saturday the sale Of land
belonging 60 Col. VIM. ii. Wheel
Ter, takes place. A lot Of house
hold and kitchen furniture, farm
ing tools, SO. will alec be sold.
Every one who can get horse, ride;
and those whe can't get 3 horses
why they can walk, the distance
not being more than 8 or 4 miles
from here. And on Monday any
number Of town lots win be sold.
Then will come the rub. Watch
out, ye who always have 81 eye
open to the interest Of number
one.
The Slaughter which daily sus-
tains us-When we ride We sit mp
on the skin Of 9 pig; when We
walk We tread upon the skin OF
the bullock; We wear the skin Of
the kid upon our hands, and the
fleece Of the sheep on our backs.
More than half the world are hu-
man beings IL sleeps clothing.
We eat the flesh Of some creatures,
OF some We drink the milk, upon
Others We are dependent for the
cultivation Of the soil; an If It is
a pain for ns to suffer hunger and
cold we should scFupulOusly
/ avoid inficting wantOn misery
upon the animals By which we are
warmed and fed.
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE The
call session Of our Legislature has
been convened for the past week
or two. We have neglected to
mention that James Drane, OF
Chocktaw county, was elected
president Of the Senate, and 5. s.
Calhoun Secretary. James L.
Autry, Of Marshall, was elected
Speaker Of the House, and "A
Tippah, Clerk. We do not see
that any laws affecting our imme-
diate section have been enactedi
excepting 3 bill to change the time
Of holding onr Circuit Court. Hon.
L. @. G. Lamar delivered speech
in compliance With the invita-
ton 81 the members Of the Legisla-
ture. It is described as match.
less production, ''excelling in
earnestness Of el0quences richness
Of diction, and brilliant antithe.
sis"
VALUE OF H00ps. Some time