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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-10-21
THE POWER OF RADIUM.
A. Oaaee Would Drive = 5O-HOrss-
Power Meter Car Around
the World.

The consular reports published By
the denArtment Of commerce quote
from he Anglo-Indlan Review, and in
teresting ana Illuminating account" Of
the possible future applications Of
Fadlum. The report says;
The area where success is practical
II assured Is at present not very large,
but IN the medical nsld It Is already
fairly extensive. In the working Of k
rays and in the marvellous results
achieved IN the treatment Of cancer and
blindness we have every hope for great
and universally benehting results. IN
tie industrial application We are sOme-
what restricted BY the extremely linz
tied supply Of Eadium available. but IT
is stated that q small fraction OF "a.
ounce, properly employed. would prob
ably provide . good light guficient for
several rooms and would not require re-
newal during the present century. Il
has been calculated that the energy
stored up n n gram Of radium Is suf-
neent to raise 500 tons weight q mile
high. An ounce would, therefore, suf-
dee to drive q 80 horsepower motor car
at the rate Of 80 miles an hour around
the world"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-10-21
JUST MslTlN..


~ ured OF Yialtih'-a-lauEhin' a thinra
An talkin' myself plum out.
A-eakln where John'a AZ an Harvey an
Jim,
An b al the girls Is about.
an tired a-settln'. oh Lord I'm 20 tired.
Wish't I could 80 home to-day.
These folks is all right with their funnin'
an Whima.
But v folks Is dinrunt someway.
I'm plum sick a-eaun' all kinds Of strange
truck.
Pies an cakes Chat be plzon 20 mel
An puddin' an p'serves a n pickles q
such,
An q woman a-Watchin' to see
RIA you tackle It all with a toler'bl grace.
An long fer fried pork an beans
An baked apple-dumplin's. M across n
her place
Just Mandy, a-turnin' ny tea.
I'm 50 tired Of manners-rm sick OF thess
clothes,
] want to get back In old Jeans.
An hoilerean' whistle TO cal. up ole Bose.
An see how old muley NJ seems
"a no business 10 leave her alone there
with Jake
An this her first calfl Enough playi
I've had enough layin around with the
folks.
want to 90 back home an stay.
Grace @. Bostwick. in Lippincott's.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-10-21

Caroline erschel firmly believed that
II she met q cross-eyed begsar 81 the
morning IL presaged The discovery Of 8
neu star that night
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-10-21

lurches tooneside-shemove stealthily
down to the lowest step and swayed
there dizzily IN the singing, swiftly
ingsair. The tightly clenched nngers on
the railing began to loosen. Why wait
for the sudden cuFvef One little step
down, and them
No, al, no@shs wns not go wicked, 30
cowardlyl Had she indeed sunk 80 low
Is thatl With q stined sob she turned
and stumbled and crawled up the steps.
She had reached the platform when
there was a series Of sharp blasts from
the whistle, 3 ~deafening crash-then
oblivion.
Two days later 4 New York paDsF
bore this item:
"a particularly sad feature Of the
railroad accident near Cobb's Crossing
Wednesday evening was the death Of
Mrs. Chandler KnOWlton. She vas 4
bride Of but half a dozen hours, and was
quite dead when taken from the wreck.
Her husband was unhurt, and had she
been. at his side there is every reason to
think she would have been a living.
woman to-day. But from the po-
sition II which the body was found
It T. thought hat she must have gone
10 the door Of the car-posslbly for &
breath Of fresh air-and 50 perlshed.
Il viii be remembered that the lady wa
Well-known as Mr.. Jack Wilmington,
q very wealthy young widow Of ALI
bany's most exclusive social set. Her
will-made. some years ago-had not
yet been changed. and most Of her prop
orty goes to distant relatives"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-10-21
Pearls IN TadIan TerrItorv

Pearls Of great value have been dis.
covered recently In Elk creek near
Muskogee. There IS much reason 20
believe that pearl fisheries similar TO
those which have been developed II
Arkansas viii be found extensively "a
Indian territory. - many 81 the
streams Of the territory ere immense
beds o. mussels. which authorities 80
ere Of the peaIl-bearlng variety.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-10-21

Swiss and Italian fishermen on the
shores Of Lake Lugano have suffered
serious losses owing e q disease
which has already killed at least :
million ash. valued Ct $4,000. III is
caused by q bacillus which comes into
the lake with The sewage OF Lueano
and other towns.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-10-21
KATYDDs KILL CRANBERaIEs.
Hat New Jersey Growers % the Frufl
Greet the Black Shaker with
Pleasure.

Cranberry growers Of New Jersey
are complaining Of the ravages Of
swarms Of katydlds. which are very
destructive to the boys. and there
seems 40 way for the eradication q
the pest As this is about the only way
in which the queer insects are de-
structve. no n has ever suggested
means for their killing.
The growers are equally anxious 70
cultivate the companionship Of all the
blaeksnakes they can find. and they
win not permit anyone to XIII such 3
snake. The reptiles r very fond 81
field mice, and as the little animals are
harmful 10 the growing crops. the
snakes are permitted to roam At
pleasure over the boys. while some Ct
the growers v sussest sending 70
other sections for q supply.
Caroline erschel firmly believed tkat
New-York tribune., 1903-03-31
YACHTING.
Racing Association of Long Island An
nounces Schedule.

At the March meeting Of the Yacht Racing As
sociation OF Long Island Sound, held at the Arena
No. IL West Thirty-hrst-st., last night the an
nouncement that certain members would advocate
the adoption as whole Of the racing rules OF the
New-York Yacht Club brought many who would
otherwise have remained away such stormy
night. The opposition to this measure however
was too strong and the motion was lost. Inc
racing felt that the rules of the Newly or
Yacht Club could not be made to apply to the
small yachts in the association.
The most important amendment made to the
racing rules was that IN pole masted yachts which
carry the upper halyard block a penant the
upper point Of measurement shall he the point at
which the pennant is fastened to the mast. The
following officers elected President 7. h.
Macdonald: secretary. Charles p Tower; treas
urer E. NJ MacLelland; executive committee, I.
T Pierce. Frank Brown Jones and {. II. Crane;
The following schedule OF races was approved:
May l3 New-Rochelle; May 80. Harlem Annual. indian
Harbor Special and Bridgeport Special: June knicker-
booker Annual; Rochelle Annual: June 23.
and 27. Seawanhaka: June % and 30 July ana -
Manhasset Bay: July 3. American Annual; July T. Hart
II, Norwaik Special July 1s RIVERSIDE
Hampstead Harbor Annual Bridgeport Annual and Hart
Special; August /. MGnhasset Bay Annual August
s. Indian Harbor Annual 0ast day.: August :,
Horseshoe Harhor Annual Henpstead Annual and hart
Indian HaTbor Fall Regatta Hartford Special
tember I. Head: September II and IL Sea
wanhaka: September 10. Manhasset Bay; September 28
Riverside
The Larchmont races follows:
II. spring regatta: Il. of the ninety
September fall regatta September 10. seawanhaka Cup
races
New-York tribune., 1903-03-31
TO BLOCK POLICE Levy.
Dismissal for Aiding Three Platoon
Fund, Says General Greene.

General Greene is strongly opposed to legislation
for a three platoon system. and is determined to
stop the levyinE of assessments among the patrol
men OF the force by which certain lobbyists expect
10 be able 20 Influence some members Of the legfs-
lature vote for the three platoon amendments to
the pending police bills 1t has become common
talk in the department. that a fund OF more than
$50 oo is to be raised by such assessments and that
the patrolrnen to pay the assessments after
they get their pay tomorrow. General Greene said
yesterday that he would issue q order, for
bidding every member OF the force from evying or
paying assessments at the risk of dismissal He is
going 10 ind out II he who IS responsible for
she levy. The Commissioners order will be handed
10 every policeman when he draws his pay to-
Tnor-oE.
Policemen who appeared to know all about the
proposed fund for three platoon legislation said
yesterday that the money to be placed IN the
hands OF agents who could be trusted. with the
understanding that of it would be paid over
until the three platoon bill became a law and
in force. II the bill passed. they said. the
Mayor probably would veto It. and unless 1t was
passed again and became q law none OF the money
would be paid
Apparently some of the Tammany politicians are
interested in urging the raising of the fund, be-
lieviuE that IL Mayor Low is obliged to veto
three platoon bill will incur the enuaity of the
entire police force This plan OF creating hostility
extremely smart politics. and they becoming
hopeful OF !ts success since some leading Re-
publican politicians have been moved to express
favor for three platoon legislation.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-31
MAY PUBLISH ADAMS CALENDAR.
Frederick A. Stokes Company Wins in Ac-
ton Brought by Charles Frohman.

Justice Bschon. in the Supreme court. mas
denied the motion made BY Charles Frohman'
through counsel for an injunction to restrain the
Frederick A. Stokes Company from puoilshlhg OF
selling calendar with the inscription Maude
Adams Calendar on it. Mr.. Frohman declared In
his application for the injunction that he hao the
exclusive right to publish a calendar to be known
as the "Maude Adams Calendar, work portray
ing the actress in various attitudes and poses. IN
Guiding her in several roles. This calendar MS
counsel said was sold at 81 50 a copy, while an
other publisher had offered 'Maude Adams Cal
endar' at 20 cents copy.
In his decision denying the motion for an III
junction Justice Bischof says in part:
An examination Of the calendars published at the
instance of the respective parties dscloSeS, d
great dissfnIarity in their makeup and title. ana IN
The choice of the illustrations used. Ihere is no
annarent attempt to deceive intending purchasers.
md upon the afidavits presented II woula appear
that there has been no deception. Miss Adams mas
retained no right herself to their tphotograPhs5
Exclusive use as illustrations of a calendar, ana
can give no exclusive right to the plaintiff The
se of her name in connection with her Photogra pms
does not relate TO the goodwill Of any esta bIshed
business of her own, so understood, in the puoica-
ton of photogra phs and. within the autnorlHeSs; S
who cannot restrict the use Of her name Tor this
p,Jrpose to persons whom she may designate.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-31
TO DECIDE ON STATE BUILDING.
Plans Of 6. L. Helms Will Probably be Chosen
on April for St. Louis Fair.

It was learned yesterday that the contract for
the plans for the New-York State Building at the
Worlds Fair. st. Louis 1901, will probably be
finally awarded at meeting Of the New-York
State Exposition Commission April s.
Isaac L. Taylor the Director of Works. has noti-
fed the commission that he will approve the plans
Of G. S. Helms, New-York State Architect, in the
event of their adoption.
The sketch plans Of Mr.. Helms provide for a
building in the style OF the italian Renaissance its
dimensions 1e0x117 feet fashioned roughly in the
shape of a Greek cross The main facade OF the
building is to front east along the main plaza and
the building is to be two stories high and sur
mounted with dome, raised on square drum
The interior OF this dome, which is to have a d.
of thirty-1ve feet, will be visible from the
rotunda Of the first floor
The plan calls for little sculpture; grand spread
eagle on the pediment over the main entrance and
seated figures at each corner OF the drum OF the
dome virtually complete the scheme.
Considerable satisfaction is expressed at the site
for the building. definitely decided 1t is
on the second highest hill, near the centre Of the
Plateau OF States, and is considered to be second
only to the site given to Missouri
New-York tribune., 1903-03-31
A CHILDREN's HONEYMOON.
Bridegroom, II, and Bride, 10, Got III from
Eating Peanuts at the Circus

Samuel Spencer springstead and his wife. who
was Miss WiIhelmna Cole, returned to Pleasant
Plains Staten Island, yesterday, after an eight
day wedding tour, which followed their elopement
a week ago Sunday. The bridegroom is seventeen
years old, and the bride, fifteen years. Their
parents though they opposed the match. forgave
them. Until the young gathers enough money
to keep house the couple will live at their parents
homes.
Young springstead has already learned to roll
my wife" off his tongue with the assurance of a
benedict of years experience. He said yester-
day that he had saved $25 and on this capital they
embarked. They were married in or near Perth
Amboy, though he refused to say who the clergy
man was Monday spent in Jersey City and
on Tuesday they came TO Manhattan. That night
they were in danger of stomach trouble, as a re-
suit Of eating many peanuts at the Barnum q
Bailey circus. Wednesday evening they spent in
one of Proctor's theatres. and when the show
was over their cash capital was pretty low They
held A family council end il was found the cash on
hand permitted of a trip to Haverstraw. where
Springstead had relatives. They remained at Hav-
erstraw until Sunday evening.
Springsteads father has taken him back to WORK
at the White Dental works. at Princes Bay. 1he
hoys mother-in-law is teaching her daughter house
HePDng.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-31
Foreclosure Sales.

SUPREME COURT. NEW fORh COCNIl--
~ Rex Realty Company. Plaintiff against Max Lsv5h
berg OF al Defrudants-Tn pursuance OF Jadsn1enS
Forecosure and made and entered IN the
entitled action. bearing date 14th day o. A@rCn:
,be Referee In said judgment
will sell at public the New 4ork FeaI
Salesroom No Ill Broadway. in the BorouEh of AA I
n York the 6ftesnrn day OF A2fli
1909 at u that day. by MI Jonn y ~
Elroy AuctOneer the premises directed oy sad
10 sold therein described as follows: Al th1I
building thereon erecteo
in Nineteenth Ward Of the Borough o. n
the saId CITY OF County and Sfstr OF sew
SorL and bounded and described fOIlOys Beginning
At point on the Northery side Of Forty ighth street
distant hundred hfty feet Eastery nom -
Northeasterly OF Forty-eghth street ana soo
NOrtherly parallel with oecor-
Avenue part OF the distance through party va.
hundred ee inches the centre hne o tHe
bocL. thence Eastery along line twenty-five
feet thence SoutherIy parallel with second Avenus e
the NOrther!y side or Forty
eighth Street: thence westerly. along the saIne
twenty-five feet point place OF beginning BelnB
the premises known as No. 81 East 4sth Street
Dated. New York, March 23rd. 1903
DANIEL F. MURPHY. Referee
PASKI-SZ COHEN Attorneys for PLAINTIFF. No -
street FSOr0 Of Manhattan, New York Cry.
Essf
New-York tribune., 1903-03-31
BASEBALL.
New Leagues Troubles Here-strike and
Opposition from Neighbors.

The American League Baseball Club is having its
troubles in getting a foothold in this city. For
months the club worked hard to obtain grounds
here. and that they have been successful fur
ther obstacles have arisen that look serious. To-
day meeting has been called by the Washington
Heights Local Board of Improvements, at which
owners Of property near the grounds will try
to persuade the board to cut streets through the
new ba1eld The principal argument that is to be
advanced by the property owners is that closed
streets will put them to too much inconvenience.
They admit. however that this is only minor rea-
son for their action. The real objection they say.
is that baseball ground in the neighborhood
would reduce the value of property.
The following notice circulated by the COM
mittee of the Washington Heights property own
yesterday;
Property owners in the ncighhorhood of the site
OF the proposed baseball grounds at One hundred
and Broadway to Fort WASHINGTON Road. who are
sixth. One-hundred- and -sixty-seventh and One
hundred d-an d-siXty-oghth SITS. from Broadway to
attend meeting of the Local Board of Wash
iGgton iieiahts. to be held on Tuesday; March 81
1903. at II a m. sharp at the city Hall, at which
time hearing will be had.
Besides this. strike began on the grounds yes
terday. where hundreds of laborers are tong to
level off the grounds. Fifteen posthole dfgeers
stopped for about twenty minutes. when other
took tic place Of the strikers. contractor
Henry KIett who nad charge IF that part of the
work. explained IT this way:
Il had fifteen young lads. most of them cigarette
f1ends. digging postholes. The work TO last
two days longer. They demanded 50 day. instead
refused to pay 1t. and they quit work. The post
holes will he dug by tomorrow night
The officials Of the club taking the obsta-
Cle that being put in their way seriously. and
work is henE rushed on the grounds each day.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-31
GUARDS WORST TICKET SHARKS.
The Latter Threaten to Organize in War
with Circus.

Usually ticket spectators do not work together
hut those that have swooped down the circus
have decided unite for operations. defensive and
offensive. The management Of the Barnum <
Bailey show has been kind to them. and they
Intend TO see If legal business can be inter
fsred with
T1ese spectators, the circus people say. have
been worse usual in their attacks on the
c!rcus-going public. Women going with children
could hardIy escape from the attacks of these men
All over the Garden large signs are displayed
warning that tickets purchased from specula-
tors will hc received Nevertheless. the specula-
tors continued TO speculate Extra policemen
Gid no good SO the management took some of Its
men and. stationing one TO guard each speculator
gave orders that when person bought tickets
outside the guard to accompany the pur-
chaser IN the door and tell the attendant there who
would refuse admirIance. This was done yester-
dsv The guards warned intending purchasers ana
kent tbp Satemen informed One man TO Wnonl hau
leen refused admittance went TO george M SetA
,f 40 66 Canal-st. from whom he had obtained MS
rlclzat a nd dema nded his money quarrel ensueo
and Fefz finally made complaint against OilVer
TSafz aud Lester taken to the Ihlruetn n-St
station where the specUaLpr wanted Lester heid
for Interfering with his business: The sereeant
could not see in that light. SO BetZ le1t VoWinS
Vengeance and threats ming to organize the otneE
rf,erulstors suits civil and actions SrIHhIia
licensed vende-s cannot be interfered Win IN 'hs
Say.' ne declared.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-31
MARX TWAIN FOB BOAT RACE.
Says "BlOw Up" Might Add to It, but Thinks
That Best Left to Providence and Prayer!

Marx Twain has recalled the days when he was
pilot the Mississippi River by letter to Presi-
dent David r. Francis OF the St LOUIS "oflo
Far. 1t Is an answer to Sir Thomas hptons
suggestion of last week that series Oh oio
fashioned Mississippi steamboat races be gwen as
q feature Of the exposition Mark Twain ss an
oldtime pilot is an authority the subject HIS
letter IL follows: -
New-York City. March 30.
DseE Presdent Francis; AZ resa5os 70 the me FSst
feature Of the fsir. would Se very good specially
As. to particulars. think that the race should
not lust sn sofon Of it. OF and that It should
cover the whole course think the boats should
neg SsT 9TH the trip at ana ana end siHe at Nor
mn q 3 .Dis Iss1.4s
to do the solo and conduct the chorus from s the
use the electric for business only should eztin-
guish the government lights in every crossing
throughout the course for waeTs boats are eeSalX y
is the quality Of the plotting that decides the
b1e yST o0HPH Of ES4 ns
you would have wireless operators and Associated
report the positions of the contestants hourly, day
and night, and describe the succeeding or failing
would be an innovation and dreadfuny modern but
the value of II you'd condone IT It would keep the
Of fourteen hundred miles; and fo- the first time
the world would a six-day boat race from start
partment map of the Mississippi and every citizen
would buy copy and check of the progress OF
such j1daci}y as 81 Proydence had provided him with
al This map is yard wide and thirty-six feet
AS a fair advertisement it would be df1cult to
beat the boat race: as spectacle nothing could could
finished the homestretch. But this should not be
aTTaRsed it better left to PrOv%enee sk and
New-York tribune., 1903-03-31
SAYS BARON" HAS THE $500.
Emil Phillipson, Former Special Agent at
Custom House, Says He Was Duped

Emil PhIlpson. of No. 1d3 Berkeley Place Brook-
lyn who until Friday was a special agent
ef1nIoved in the Custom House, had an experience
recently Sfth 4 man who posed ss German baron
Of ancient lineage and unlimited financial backing.
The experience PhiIIipson says, has left him about
s2a1 r,oorer Whether this had anything to do with
his dismissal from the service Mr. Phiilipson does
know.
'sThis baron who called himself Baron Rudolph
PoIsk" sail Mr.. Phipson last night was Of
good address and excellent taiker; He had
letters from Germany saying that he had money
invest Last February the baron got mixed up
3n d crowd ir a shooting ARRAY in Broadway, ana
claimed that ne had been robbed Of 500 in the
excitement He then borrowed 500 from me and
several hundred dollars from others. He soon
away 81. Louis, but had left word with q
certain broker TO pay us the borrowed money
This broker said ne did not know the baron.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-31
FOUR NEW COMIC PAPERS.
Former Judge" Men Hope to Combine Them
Later Into Weekly.

A new comic paper. or. rather. three new comic
r,orthl,- qualifications and comic quarterly, from
hf,h a. &c l,ored soon 10 build A weekly. are TO De
started IN this city result of the uncongenlal
conditions that have heen known To exist Tor some
tine in the Judge company Last SATURDAY
Grant + Hamilton. for twenty years the art Oh
-ertor n. ..Judre': Eugene Zimmerman CZm },
v no is widely known & comic artist. and w j.
Merrill for seventeen years the business manager
of the Judge Company. resigned from that COM
psnv and. with ". !. Arkell, formerly president
~ tba Judee Coupsny will form a publishing
firm 10 be known THE Arkell Company. Inc
-ev orRaaization will issue three monthlles. the
first 20 appear April D. II will also conduct one
quarterly that will not be made up OF seIecti0ns
from the rnonthlies. but Of material. Tne
members hope 10 enter the weekly field, In direct
rivalry with Judge" and the other comic week
Iins as soon as possible Several well known comic
artists have already been set TO work on ilustra-
tIons for the coming publications
New-York tribune., 1903-03-31
WILCOX SAYS BOOTH MUST GO.
Acorns Will Move It if Necessary, and Keep
on Getting Petitions.

The Order Of Acorns yesterday erected large
booth opposite the site of the old Hall or Records
and ten typewrtters and a notary public began
taking the names and addresses to a petition 10 be
sent to Albany favorfng the passage of Comris-
sioner Monroe's bill for q city lighting plant
When Park Commissioner Wilcox heard OF the
booth he sent Assistant Superintendent Murphy
TO City Hall Park and issued orders that the booth
be Immediately torn down.
We are operating the booth under permit
issued by the chief inspector OF the Bureau OF
buildings. Thomas o. McGill.' said Joseph John
.or .eThe permIt was obtained from the Bureau
of buildings as understood the land on which
the booth stands to be q part OF the site OF the
old Hall of Records. and therefore without the
jurisdiction OF the Park Department. But in any
caxs the booth will not be torn down. 1t will. X
necessary. be removed to another spot, and the
orlT OF obtaining signatures to the monster petit
ton will go on
Commissioner WILCOX ssid last night that two
n, three days ago the Acorns asked for a permit
70 erect the booth. but, while he heartily favored
The nIsn ne refused, because parks should not be
cI,Tttered up with shanties. II the booth was at
the same spot this morning he would haVe 1t re-