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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-05-06

A man in Indianapolis may live on cooked onions
il he pleases but he must cOntrve the OdOr of the
onions on his own premises. The appellate
court has forbidden the cooking Of onions altogether
in case the smell thereof annOys the neighbors II
the court will now enioin those who carry onions
around with them on their breath, all will be per.
iectly lovely in the city of the Indians.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-05-06

Iberville and Beinville who played the leading
roles in the founding of the colony of Louisiana,
came in almost as few lines at the Louisiana Pur-
chase dedication as did Mobile, the first capital Of
Louisiana. They got one line and Mobile got none;
spelled sd Horville" in the dispatches. Bienville
however, managed to escape mutilatiOn aud receiv
ed special mention ''the founder of New Orleans
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-05-06

The men high in authority in the POstofice De-
partment who are accused Of disgracing the public
service still in Office aud drawing their comfort.
able salaries. Perhaps Postmaster General Payne
is not very eager to catch influential wrong dOers,
with the election of delegates to the next national
Republican convention only twelve months distant.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-05-06

HE scheme Is to teach the Filipi-
nos something for which they feel
no immediate need, aud in which
they take no direct interest, name
ly, the English language. Says
Theodore De Laguna, in GuntOn's
Magazine. Other subjects have
a place in the programme, but
the English language is practical
ly the sole subject of instruction.
Why, then, do not the children
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-05-06

Judge John II. Rogers, of Fort Smith, Arkansas,
has been elected orator at the Confederate reun-
ion. He is considered one of the most distinguish
ed in the South. The executive committee has
invited an additional speaker, who is one OF the
best known Southern orators, but his answer has
not yet been received.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-05-06

A Chicago man who was run over by an autOmO-
bile came very being sent to prison for perjury
because he swOre that the number OF the machine
was 66, when as a matter of fact it was 80. The
judge was about to pass sentence when 1T suddenly
dawned upon his honor that the poor fellow was
perhaps standing on his head when he read the fig
ures.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-05-06

In Indianapolis the other day it was necessary
for the police to turn in general fire alarm to pre-
vent crowd of infuriated white white men from
lynching negro. NegrO-lyuching is one of the en-
iOyable psstimes that does not belong exclusively to
the South
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-05-06

Over in North Carolina, where the dispensary
system has recently been established, local news
paper concludes leading editorial in this wise:
''Now let us all unite to make the dspensary sue
cess" That is to say, drink hearty, boys drink
hearty.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-05-06

Canada is said to be enjoying a big boom. II
must be remembered, however, that only recently
there appeared in print statement that Mr.. Carne
gle might buy Canada and this may be merely
scheme to run up the price.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-05-06

The Atlanta Journal says that Bloomington,
ILL.,, man bit off his enemy's nose, then swallowed
it when the victim hit him on the jaw. This teaches
usnever to hit man in the jaw while he has our
nOsein such periOus position.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-05-06

There is decided difference between the contentsa
Of the 600 boxes the administration is sending to the
Philippine islands from Philadelphia mint and the
5000 more that have been shipped home from
the islands from time to time during the past years.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-05-06

A wealthy Chicago man who has just finished
serving year in Jail spent Sc, 900 during his incar
This is highly encouraging. Let us send more rich
lawbreakers to Jail.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-05-06

Same people live and Hnger, wait and watch, in
idle anticpatiOn-then curse fate because something
doesn't sturn up,' when as a matter OF fact they
have never done anything worthy Of reward. Do
that's the word
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-05-06

The report that the Washington postofice depart
ment scandal threatens to also take in the treasury
department makes as feel sorry that congress only
large.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-05-06

Senator Joe Bailey, Of Texas, who has just earn
ed 100000 legal fee, is Mississippiau. Mr.
Bailey, however, is not the only native OF this state
who has won fame and fortune abroad.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-05-06

II they really intend to wearhalf hose we hope
they will start it early and not keep Us on the look
out during the real warm days
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-05-06

Too much water sometimes has the same effect on
the stock market as it did recently on the delta
planters.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-05-06

Several new islands have been discovered in the
Philippine archipelago, and Secretary Moody is go
ing to claim them as belonging to the United States
This is the genuine spirit OF expansion.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-05-06

From the evidence in hand we are STRONGLY dis
posed to say President Roosevelt most assnredly
did not side-step the negro babies while he was
working the Iowa territory with the kissing game.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-05-06

The Earl OF Yarmouth seems to be in for it, sure
enough. The very day of the wedding the mother
in-law asserted herself by publicly prOcaiming the
fact that he doesn't get his hands on the money.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-05-06

The Good Roads convention at st. Louis passed
some strong resolutions, but resolutions won't build
roads.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-05-06

The meeting Of the commercial clubs OF Mississippi
at Meridian May 25 promises to be largely attend
ed
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-05-06

II it we're spring the year round, we'd fail to ap-
preciate the beauty of Natures lavish blessings and
mstchless beOuties.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-05-06

lot of men who read about the farmer pulling
the plow while bis wife guides it will be ready to
swear he is henpecked else he would swap ends.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-05-06

A Pana, III, grand jury has declared euohre
playing is gambling. Here is another chance for
the Married Women's Improvement society to rise
up and show WHAT it's here for.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-05-06

The most senseless thing in the world is a news
paper controversy. 1t tremnds One much Of n con-
ventiOn OF tOmcats on the roof.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-05-06

King Edward is doing little swinging around
but he is not making rearplatiOrm speeches. He
doesn't have to "hustle' for a reelection.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-05-06

Five hundred Chicago citizens are reported to
have made raid Oh the dog pound. Is this the
proper season for sausagel
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-05-06

Mrs. Hetty Green prefers birds as pets because
she lives in a town where there is 3 tax on dogs.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-05-06

A West Point man wrote to the agricultural de-
partment asking for package Of macaroni seed.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-05-06

The ameer Of Aighanistan has discarded all but
our OF his wives. Evidently we don't know what
hard times are in this country.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-05-06
COLLEGIATE PROPAGANDA vs. COMMON RENSE.

Joseph F. JOHNSON, dean Of
j the School of Commerce, New
York university, is trying to con-
vince the country that an excess
of exports over imports is some
thing that cannot be, and that il
it could be, there would be moth
ing advantageous to the nation
that had it. The premises laid
down by Professor Johnson are:
That Our exports and imports are
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-05-06

The political pot is merely simmering around the
edges just wait until it begins to boil.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-05-06

There is one proposition on W. 2 the people Of
this country appear to be almost uhA Gus and that
is that taxes and freight rates shOuld> over.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-05-06

Why, then, do not the child
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-12-30

ton of some hundreds of mics OF
rad, gridironing the entire peninsula,
but for the present the Council City &
Solomon River railroad is absorbing
every attention. Council City is in
the center Of a rich mining district.
Hundreds of tons Of supplies ordered
by the mining camps have been held
for shipment, pending the completion
of the railroad.
How important the railroad will
prove is shown by the methods previ-
ously employed for hauling freight. In
summer dogs and sleds have always
been used. In winter teams of horses
pulled trucks the entire fifty-one miles,
and for a roadway used the bed of the
Solomon river, pulling through the shall
low water. One team could haul l 500
pounds, and the charge was $50 day.
A single mine owner In Council City
complained that his freight bills for
one season reached $4,000, and added
that two-thirds of this would be saved
when the new railroad was completed.
Many mines, too, will be opened in
and around Council City. The gold
which has been sifted from the river
sands near the coast is only an indica-
ton of the gold quartz in the interior.
The first stamp mills in Alaska have
been established by Thomas Lane ten;
niles inland on the new railroad.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-12-30
Sign You Photographs.

Often in looking over a collection Of
photographs at some relatives or
friends home, whom you are visiting,
you will see a picture the original Of
which you think you have known or
met, and on making inquiry you are
informed by the possessor Of the pic
ture that they do not know whose
picture it Is, as it had been given to
another member of the family and
they, not being present, you are unable
to get the desired information. When
giving one Of your pictures to a rela
tive or friend you are apt to consider
it unnecessary to write your name ON
the picture, because the recipient
knows you so well. But we should
remember that we know not how soon
the party receiving our picture may
leave this world, and, the picture pass
ing to other hands, the identity Of the
original is thus ofttimes lost. This
should be avoided by making it prac-
tice to always write your full name
and address on the back Of your pic
lures before giving them away. Then
to which ever end Of the earth they
may~go, or into whose ever hands they
may fall, it will be an easy matter for
one to know upon whose picture they
are looking
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-12-30
Johnson AND WIND RIVER SMITH
Their Argument on the Burning Sub
ject of Indian Genea1ogy.

Their Argument on the Burning Sub
ject of Indian Genea1ogy.
"a ranch is like man; it has some
thing that belongs to it, that don't be-
long to no other ranch, same as have
just the same number Of eyes and
nose, and so forth, that you drew on
your ticket, yet you amt me no
more'n I'm YOU" This was kind of
sober minded concern; it was a
thoughtful sort of a ranch, where ev-
erybody went about his work quiet. 1
guess it was largely because the boys
was mostly old timers, given to argu-
ing about why was this and how come
that.
argue! Caesar! 1t was regular
debating society. Wind River Smith
picked up a book in the old mans
room that told about the Injuns bein'
Jews away back before the big high
water, and how one gang Of 'em took
to the prairie and the other gang to
the bad clothes business. Well, he and
Chawley Tomson-'member Chawley
and bis tooth? And you'd have time
to tail-down and burn a steer before
Chawley got the next word out-well,
they got arguin' about whether this
was SO, OF whether it weren't so.
"Smithy was for the book, havin'
read it, and Chawley scorned it. The
argument lasted a month, and as nei-
Their one of 'em knew anything about
an Injun except what you can gather
from looking at him over rifle sight,
and as the only Jew that either one
of 'em ever said two words to was
the one that sold Wind River a hat
that melted in the first rainstorm, and
then him and Chawley went to town
and made that Hebrew eat what was
left of the hat, after refunding the
price, you can imagine what a contri-
button to history I listened to. That's
the kind of place the Eliss ranch was,
and a nice old farm she was, too."-.
McClure'S Magazine.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-12-30
ALL OVER THE STATE
ITEMS OF INTEREST IN BADGER.
DOM.
Infatuated Merchant Whips a Banker
Conviction for Bear Creek MiIliner
Limit Sentence for Mercer Muir
derer-Po1e Settlers Routed.

A fierce attack was made on Theodore
Kersten, president of the failed German
National Bank in Chiffon, Dy Frank
Tesch, who is a merchant and one Of the
creditors who failed to get the promised
payment Of 10 per cent the other day.
Tesch met Kersten on the street and de-
manded his money. Being refused pay
ment, he seized Kersten by the coat col
lar, choked him, shook him and then
threw him to the ground. The attempted
interference of Kersten's brother was
without avail. The crowd cheered this
action Of Tesch. When Kersten arose
from the ground he and Tesch went into
the bank together. When Tesch came
out he appeared pleased, but neither he
nor Kersten would talk of the matter
or say if a settlement had been made.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-12-30
BERING TUNNEL FALLACY.
Railroad Scheme Across Strait De.
C1ared to BE Chimerica1.

Railroad Scheme Across Strait De-
C1ared to BE Chimerica1.
Once more the chimerical scheme
for building a railroad from the Paci-
fc coast terminus Of the transconti-
mental railroad systems to Alaska and
carrying the road Beneath the Boring
strait by a tunnel to connect with an
extension Of the Siberian railroad is
being agitated. The improbability Of
such railroad being built, or if built,
being made financially successful, can
of North America and tracing the pro-
posed course of the line, says the Sci
entific American. 1t will then be seen
at a glance how vast are the distances
which this proposed road must cover.
From Vancouver on the Canadian
Pacific line to Bering strait is at least
$500 miles. The Boring strait would
involve a tunnel nearly sixty miles in
length that would have to descend
several hundred feet below sea level
to find a stratum suitable for tunnel
operations; then on reaching the Asia
stretch of about 200 miles to
be surveyed and constructed before
connection was made with the present
trans-S Siberian system. The difficulties
in Locating and building such a line
can only be understood by engineers
who are familiar with the physical
and climatic obstacles to be overcome.
No mere hasty reconnaissance would
be sufficient to give even an approx
mate estimate Of the cost of the tran5-
Alaskan portion of the route.
AS to the construction of the tun-
nel the mere preliminary borings to
ascertain the character Of the material
to be encountered would be an enor-
mously formidable task in itself, and
when this was successfully completed
there would still be grave element
of doubt as to the practicability of
keeping the tunnel free from an in
rush of water which, if it should oc-
eur under the pressure due to the great
depth. could not fail to be disastrous.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-12-30
CHARM OF AUTOMOBILING.
Beats All Other Modes as n Pleasant
Means of Travelling.

Beats All Other Modes as n Pleasant
Means of Travelling.
1t has been our fortunate privilege
for tWo-to have used many different
modes Of travelling, in addition to the
common ones familiar to all In this
country. We have glided in gondolas
through the watery streets Of Ven
ice, which has been called the poetry
of motion. We have ridden camels on
the desert Of Egypt, on donkeys in
Palestine, on elephants in India and
Ceylon, in sedan chairs in China and
in jinrikishas in Japan. But all OF
these novel and interesting modes Of
conveyance-some Of them rather more
novel than enjoyable-seem tame and
spiritless in comparison with recent ex-
periences in touring about western
Massachusetts in an easy-riding and
Well-built automobile-one that does
not make unpleasant clatter, and is not
destructive Of comfort by strong vibra-
ton in uphill work.
There is a charm and an exhilaration
in riding in such an automobile which
no other means Of travelling can pos
sibly give. To sit in an easy carriage
ana be propelled by an obedient and
untiring force at good speed up hills
and slopes, without sense of weari-
ness and sympathy for perspiring
horses; to swing around the curves,
through attractive landscapes, across
bridges and beside ripping streams,
with glimpses here and there Of I'M
paintable pictures, gives sense OF
exultation and exhilaration which ap-
peals to every man who has any poetry
or sentiment in his makeup. To feel
the muff1ed throb and force of the won
derful gasoline engine, safe and potent
in operation, as it constantly obeys the
simple controlling action, climbing hills
so easily with such part Of the power
Of seven horses as may be required,
or gently moving at crawling pace
more readily controlled than pair Of
hOrses-is to feel a certain inspiration
over the triumph Of travel of mans
genius in thus perfecting a mode Of
travel which is destined to become al
most universal in it's use and employ
ment.-Boston Transcript.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-12-30
All Over the STATE.

The First Methodist Church of Beloit
celebrated it's sixty-frst anniversary.
Adolph Orlew, little Polish boy, was
crushed to death under a potato wagon
in Kenosha.
The son of DR.. Blakely of Brodhead,
aged Il years, broke through the ice
while skating and was drowned.
Both the Skidmore Land Company and
the Ellis Junction Land Company have
sold large amount of land near Cri-
Wiz.
Frank Cronkhite, agent at the North
western depot in Marinette, has disap-
peared and there is considerable mys-
terry about it.
A piece of apple became lodged in the
throat Of the 7months-old son of Guy
McAllister, residing in Menasha, and the
child died of strangulation.
Superior's tax rate is the lowest this
year that it has been for seven years
with the exception of 1901 when it was
the same as this year, .O347.
William Froelich is confined as insane
at Milwaukee, the result Of smoking
cigarettes. He contracted the cigarette
habit as cure for catarrh.
Gustav Speckman of Rice Lake COM
mitted suicide by shooting himself
through the heart with a revolver. He
went to the cemetery, where his wife is
buried, to kill himself. The body was
found on his wife's grave.
The Eau Claire high school football
team defeated the Madison Athletics at
Camp Randall by score of II to 0. The
Fort Atkinson did not show up, which
forfeits the Wisconsin interscholastic
championship to Eau Claire.
An attempt was made to rob the Bank
OF Milton, but the robbers were frighten-
ed away by the young man who sleeps in
the second story of the building. They
left a ladder, some railroad ties and
gy taken from the barn of j. G. Good
rich.
Ole Hendrickson, a Scandinavian
farmer, died at his home in Chimney
Rock. An aged couple were left with
the corpse while a young man went to
town for a coffin. Before he returned the
house caught fire and burned, together
with the corpse, which was in an upper
chamber.
George Fuchschels clothing became en-
tangled in the machinery at the Globe
paper mill in Neenah, and he was being
whirled around at a rate of speed that
meant sure death, when his clothes were
torn from him sufficiently to allow the
boy to drop to the ground uninjured
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-12-30
Brother Williams in Washington.

Some one asked Brother Williams
how he enjoyed his recent trip to Wash
ington.
DE trip itsef wuz all right" he
said, ''but ter save me 1 couldn't feel
at home 'mOngst de white folks. Most
er uem said Yes, SIR and No, sir,
ever time l axed 'em a question But
de fust white home folks 1 met on de
street gimme dollar en- said: What in
de roun' worr is you a-doin' at de
place whar de gover'mint stay-you
black .raskill, you? Take dis ticket ell
go long home, whar you come fun
En- dat" added Brother Williams,
made me feel SO homesick dat 1 grab
bed my carpetbag en- hit de fust train
fer Georgy. Atlanta Constitution.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-12-30
NEW ALASKAN RAILWAY.
Progress of York on Council City and
Solomon River Line.

solomon A1Ver Line
So much progress has been made by
the Western Alaska Construction Com
pany in building the Council City &
Solomon River railroad that the opera
tion of the road and the rapid up
building of the country through which
Ut runs has become a matter Of gen
eral interest, says the New York Times
Many enterprsing Americans are al
ready taking advantage Of the opening
up of the Seward peninsula.
Interest in the new Alaskan railroad
lis far from being confined to fnan-
.cial circles. In fact, there Is no stock
for sale, and the money which Is being
used has all been subscribed by the
directors and their friends SO that the
company is rather a close corporation.
On June 10 lighters from the steam
er carrying the first supplies landed
at the mouth of the Solomon river and
on that day j. Warren Dickson, vice
president and general manager, turned
the soil to mark the beginning of the
first standard gauge railroad in Alaska.
Within two months from that date
eight miles of road was In operation;
the latest reports indicate that over
twelve miles have now been complet-
ed
The line is to extend from the mouth
of the Solomon river, where the town
of Dickson is located to Council City,
ffty-one miles northeast from the
course of the river. Dickson is east of
Nome and boats ply daily between the
two coast towns. Nome has no harbor
and steamers cannot find shelter there.
AT Dickson there is q harbor or lagoon
protected by a long spit of land and a
strong dock has been built, so that
tlighters from the steamers can come
TO the dock and unload directly into the
waiting freight cars.
1t is believed that the entire fifty
one miles of road will be completed
by the end of this year or in the early
part of next year, for the construction
work will now progress much. more
rapidly. The men were handicapped at
first by insufficient supplies, due to the
fact that the traffic from Seattle to
Nome has been too heavy for the steam
iers to carry. The total cost of the
railroad will be met from the proceeds
,of the stock issue already made. No
bonds have been issued. The plans
of the company involve the consupc-