Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-07-08

VERB SAP.
1t is estimated that the whole
number Of conversions in the I'm
tied States, made in the recent re-
vival, is between two and three
thOusand-that many additions to
the churches.
MARRIED-At the residence Of
the bride father in Holly Springs,
on the Doth ult., by Rev. H. II.
Paine, Hon. W. s. Featherston,
formerly Of this county, to Miss
e. W. McEWen.
Last week we published a few
valuable recipes for preserving
fruit, etc., which we found in the
Edgefeld Advertiser, by the way
one Of, if not the best country pa.
pers we know Of, and this week
there are a few more on the out
side from the same paper.
A gracefully written article from
the pen Of our young literary
friend T. With a little persever-
ance he will become a star Of the
first magnitude indeed, even now,
he eclipses many Of the glimmer-
ing lights that twinkle in the bright
galaxy Of modern literature.
OUR FINALE SCHoOL.-What
is to be done with this institution 7
Something must be done, and that
quickly. II we are correctly in
formed the whole premises are
sadly out Of repair, and debts hang
over the house. Let it be fixed in
some way so that we will have a
schOOl-hOuse, the looks Of which
will not disgrace the town.
Not only is it disgusting but II
is really embarrassing to see one Of
these self cOnceited, smart Alex
kind of fellows always putting in
where other people are trying to
carry on a conversation that per.
tains in no way to their business,
! 1t makes a sensible man feel like
kicking him out Of doors among
the other hogs and letting hin
there remain until he realizes
what is a proper estimate OF hi
= true worth.
Q A Geographic dispatch from
Washington says the President in
tends sending an armed force Il
Nicaragua, to let the government
of England and France know on.
, transit route and privileges ar
not to be i~nterferred with. II thil
is true we may congratulate our
self that the Rip Van WinklI
snOOze American patriotism ha.
2 been taking is wearing of, ant
; there is at last a chance for a fgh
or two. We hope soon to hear o
action in that quarter.
ri In the Prairie News Of July LIST.
there was an article about a Low
and laudanum scrape, which wa
founded on an item taken from th
Oxford Mercury. We are request
/; ed by an interested party to stat
there is some Misrepresentation i
it about the love part, particular
lily, as it is positively asserted th
= gentleman in question did not al
Il tempt to destroy his life becaus
he was rejected by the young lady
, for she did not have the OppOrtuT
, ity to reject him, but twas o
= other accounts, which are unneC
essarY to be mentioned here.
The Fourth Of July has CON
2 and gone: hew and when, non
scarcely know or care. The FIRE
E. of patriotism that burned in Cd
bOsOms of men of '76, slumber i
Z the breasts Of the men of '58, an
the birthday Of Liberty seems for
/, gotten. No, we are 8 little to
n fast. Some one informs as hv
n guns were actually fred about 1
o'clock, Saturday night Thi
5 was the extent Of our celebratio
Of of the GLORIOUS fourth" W
r need not say it is characteristic
d OkolOna /!
Politics at present are at q dea
1. stand. Some time ago several pC
st litical men at the North in cO-OE
Grafton with several SOuthernerl
4 attempted to raise a little excitt
ID ment about a new party, called th
"People's Party Of the Union,
ie but so far, we believe their effort
4 have proved fruitless. We pul
Is lished the principles in the new
er and suppose most Of our reader
have read them. Il is not our il
10 tention to discuss whatever merit
e. this new born party may possess
Us II it has not fallen still bern, an
some say it has, we may at son
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