Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1904-01-20

II the price Of eggs continues 10 rise
the goose that lays the golden egg may
look 10 his laurels.
The actors &c well as the farmers
are ssid 70 be rejoicing over the pres
ent high price OF eggs.
When a woman has been told that
she is q brilliant conversationalists, q
nan has to work twice &C. hard TO get
. word In.
Hereafter when Chicago hears Of the
construction OF an absolutely hre-
proof theateF" she will proceed at
once to turn on the hose without wait
Ing for the alarm.
A dispatch alleges that two drunken
West Virginia feudists were found dy-
Ing, after q 6ght, with their brains
ooEing ont. It all seems likely enough
except the brains part.
The reports Of speeches In the Con-
gressiOnal Record are occasionally In
terspersod with t'laughtern Great
hint TO the writer's Of the funny coll
umns Ia the newspapers.
II okolahoma and Indian Territory
should be admitted In 2 bunch &c one
state the combination could doubtless
roll up such majoritias as are expect
cd from that section when the result
is closed.
The spirit Of wal is Ia the air. The
English and Germans are again K
citedly discussing the question which
won the battle Of Waterloo. A de.
scendsnt Of Irishman Lord Yelling
ton says "nsthurl"
What difference does IL make how
several hundred other army officers
feel when the one who jumped 10
above them was sufficiently intimate
with the President to spit a bottle OF
beer with him In Cuba9
The press agent OF the Hanna boom
certainly should get an increase In his
salary for the affecting story OF how
the Senator had hard work to suppress
the boom without bloodshed right In
the national committee.
Arizona, New Mexico and Oklahoma
are again knocking ct the door TO be
comes STATES in the union. II there is
q prospect for them to cast democra-
tic electoral votes they will have to
keep knocking as long Is the republic
cans are In the majority in Congress.
The school teachers OF the state are
making a strong fight for progressive
legislation for the public schools.
During their recent meeting In Jack
son they did some good work In favor
Of the proposed normal training school
for teachers. Such an institution is
much needed in Mississippi and would
be q great factor In the development
Of our educational system.
We wonder what the Mississippi
Legislature will do to Senator Money
McLaurin If they refuse to vote for
the ratification OF the Panama canal
treaty. II we are not mistaken Sens-
tor McLaurin is already on record
against, but exactly how Senator
Money stands we have not the remot-
est idea. It is likely, though, both
three distinguished gentlemen being
on the ground, and being able to see
90 far into the milestone as the men
who pecked It, will vote to suit them
selves In the matter.
Richard Olney, OF Massachusetts,,
will be SO on September is.
Grover Cleveland will be 81 on
March IS.
Alton B Parker, Of New York, will
be SO on May IA,
Arthur Pne German, Of Maryland,
will be 65 on March II.
David b. Hill, OF New York, will be
81 on August 30.
George Gray, Of Delaware win be 81
on March 4.
william J. Bryan, Of Nebraska, will
be A on March IS
President Roosevelt, Of New York,
will be AZ on October q,
John Hey, Of OHIO, viii be So on
October 8.
Marcus Alonzo Hanna, Of Ohio, viii
be 81 on September q.
William b. Taft, OF Ohio, viii be ~
on September 10.
"For unmitigated nerve," said the
stage manager Of 8 musical comedy
nov playing ct n Of the local thea
tres, according to Philadelphia Record
commend me to the Philadelphia
chorus girl. While we we're Fehears-
ing in New York ] undertook to TAX 9
girlfrom the chorus and give hera small
part carrying with IL . couple Of lines.
Somehow or other she couldn't seem
to enunciate the words understanding
". Her election was the worst ever.
I worked with her for several days.
and finally I lost patience. / must
also have lost my temper for she
burst into tears. st must be due 70
my Southern accent she vailed.
Now. I am aSoutherner myself rails
edin VirginIa-and, although had moi
previously detected any accent 10 hez
talk. my sympathiea were aroused.
NV dear child / said consolinglyl
swhat part Of the South z y0u froml'
From-from Philadelphia, she sobb-
ed"
An old lady recently bargained with
q London cabman standing outside 8
railway station to take her into town
saws the RAMS Horn. The sum being
agreed upon, the dame returned into
the station. and soon reappeared with
two parrots IN cages, which she
handed up e the cabman. Again she
journeyed 60 the platform and brought
out two cats. AthIrd trip she made
brineing back q daintily dressed fox
terrier. and fourth expedition wa
interrupted BY cabby exolaimingi
nBeggin' you pardon, ma'am but yos