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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1904-05-18
BUENA VISTA.


They say Miss Clyde is partial to
Roman literature.
Waterl Waterl Waterl is becoming
the plaintivs cry.
Drnmmers are as thick as bees on a
bright summer day
Several Of our young people attend
ed the closing Of the Una school.
Mrs. flaming is stiIl right sick bot
We trust she Is steadily improving.
DR.. Murdoch says he wants to 20 to
West Point again. wonder why2
Some Of our boys are now making
the real sing with the swish 0 inice fish,
Quite a number Of our people went
TO hear the Governor speak in OkolOra
on Decoration Day.
II you want to know how "little
johnny" looks Of late just read Bob
Taylor'S Love Letters.
Smith Patterson walks 80 slowly
lately that 1t lie thought BY some that
his heart is some twelve miles away.
UBig tat DickD says he would much
more enjoy spending his time 8
the "Fanning" than In the cotton Held.
George and Earl say the magnetic
needle truly points to the center OF
attraction, for they are often drawn
toward the North themselves.
Buena Vista is 8 town of blushing
youth; q town Of cool crisp melons
and of luoious fruit; a town of rosy
checked maidens and handsome boys;
q town Of happiness aud perennial
joys.
Mr.. Ed. Demovil has at last WOE the
prize for which he sought and now
Miss Johnnie Quin has changed hsr
name. May happiness and marked
prosperity ever be theirs lie the wish
Of friends.
II you should ever come to our
nice little town, you ought TO bring
your gun and nice pack Of hounds;
for fat rabbits and willy 'coons
are found out heIe, and to give
them chase will give you abundant
cheer. But do not fail to bring your
"pumpsp and dressy clothes, for our
ladies appreciate nice handsome
beaux. So conn to see Us and enjoy.
the pretty scene, eat milk and butter
and nice tender turnip greens.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1904-05-18
RAG TIME ROT.
BY EBA NIErs.

A mans clothes most truly tell If he
is q man of family.
The sewing circle meets to make
clothes for the heather and trouble
Tor the neighbOr.
Don't trouble about the future you
will have hard enough time explain
ing away the past.
Il eve pays 3 nan to put much
money in clothes II there lie danger Of
his wife going through them.
The modern boy explains that the
light between David and Goliath only
proves that brute strength never Is in
1t with q poCketful Of rocks.
Modern requirements have made
the old saying 'the hand that rocks
the cradle rules the world" obsolete.
That is RELOCATED to a nurse now.
@
God bless the cheerful person-man
woman or child, old or young, Hitter
ate or educated, handsome or homely.
Over and above every social trait
stands chesrfulness. What the sun lie
TO nature, what God is to the stricken
heart which knows how to lean upon
him, are cheerful persons in their
silent mission Frightening up society
around them with the happiness
beaming from their faces.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1904-05-18

Several inland towns are holding
Publications because they have voted
bonds for new railroads. It is no
trick to vote bonds; paying is where
the fun comes in.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1904-05-18

much effort. You can't build perma-
lent cities on wind. Okolona has ia
ken the proper step forward this week
subscribing $4,000 for q cotton seed
oil min, which viii be built at once.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1904-05-18

It is a curious fact that the only
men who know just how q newspaper
should be conducted are generally
engaged in some other business.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1904-05-18

Since the primary law in Mississippi
has been in effect the politician does
not have to have an education for
counting.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1904-05-18

What a peculiarly ~huctuating thing
is this thing known as drift Of sent
ment.n
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1904-05-18

The price in votes not politics is be-
ing elevated now.
The Washington times., 1904-05-01

Is such that pin cannot be thrust any
where between the rail-ends. The latter
begin 10 work up. and are only kept
jammed down by the wheels of passing
cars"
An Unsolved Problem.
The Russian engineers have noticed
the phenomenon. but refused to report
IL. fearing that. since IL was unknown
to science" it would be IAN act of pre-
sumption for them TO do so. Exactly
why this expansion occurs is as yet an
unsolved problem. but it must be due
70 Natures unique cold in Siberia,
which is OF dryness Incompatible. freez-
ing everything. even unto the latent
moisture.
Lake Bail0al is the coolest part OF
Siberia. and the projected railway
across It will be in service during the
coolest time of the year: hence this
curious expansion OF the rails will have
10 be taken into consideration TO avert
accident and disaster
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CHEMISTRY.
C---z "

written review after study of nitro
gen. air. and nitrogen compounds.)
/. How may nitric acid be prepared?
Give only essentials
How is it tested? Give its properties.
Give equation showing how it is pre-
pared.
II. How can you compare the weight
OF any liquid with that OF water?
III. Give preparation OF nitrogen,
both in general an6 in particular. stat
ing why you use the latter method
Name its properties
~. Write equation showing action CT
ammonium hydroxide on hydrochloric
acid. Give two names of the compound
formed
Y. In what three ways are gases col
lected? What gases are not collected
over water? Why? How do you know
how TO collect these?
VI What four substances may be
made from ammonium nitrate, other
chemicals being used with it as neces-
sary2
VII. In what two ways may ammon-
ium chloride be formed? Any chloride?
VIII. How are nitrates formed? How
do you think sulphate may be made?
Phosohate2 Borates2
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TESTS FOR DIAMONDS.

This is an age OF limitations, partic-
ularly of gems. and the amount OF imi
tation precious stones on the market
is enormous" says w A GIL. a we'll
known St Louis jeweler, land the as
sertion Is continually made by dealers
In these commodities that II would re-
quire the services of an expert to de
termine the real from the false. With
regard 10 diamonds. the belief is gem
eral that this is entirely true. but never
did the general public entertain a great
er error.
"There are certain simple tests 20
which anyone may submit a stone al
legged TO be a genuine diamond and de-
termine almost instantly the truth or
falsitv OF the claim made for il. real
diamond will not be acted on by acids
or alkaIies in the least. and may be
placed in a liquid containing these sub
stances without injury to II. There are
other simpler and easier tests, however,
which require nothing i'm the way of
testing materials that a person cannot
find in any household without the aid Of
visit 70 the drug store. These. too.
ar epracticaIy infallible, for 1 have new
er heard of an imitation that would
answer fully TO them.
I'm the first place take a small piece
of silk and rub the alleged diamond Wig
orously for a moment. and II will ac-
quire a sufficient amount OF positive
electricity to attract bits of wool. cot
| ton. or paper. exactly as a magnet will
attract metal
''In the second test place the diamond
In a position where it is exposed to the
suns rays for a while. and then remove
il 10 a dark room. If the diamond is
genuine 1t will glow in the darkness
with a distinct phosphorescence. but if
it is imitation IT will have no phos-
phorescent qualities whatever-will look
I'm the darkness just like a piece OF
glass
The third test is undoubtedly the
best OF the three A diamond has only
single refraction; that is II gives but a
single image of any object viewed
through II. When the diamond is heid
before candle or bright light but the
/ one light viii be visible TO the eye
/ through its substance. An imitation
diamond no matter how cunningly n
has been contrived. will give a myriad
Of images, just like a piece Of glass.
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GEOMETRY.
Second Year.

!. Define (al circle CD secant (c)
tangent I'D chord te) segment.
3 Prove: diameter perpendicular 10
a chord bisects the chord and the arcs
subtended by it.
g. Prove: In the same circle or in
equal circles of two chords are unequal.
they are unequalIy distaT from the
center, and the greater chord is al the
less distance.
4 Prove: Through three points not IN
9 straight line. one circumference. and
only one can be drawn.
D. Prove: An inscribed angle is meas
ured by half the arc intercepted be-
tween its sides
6. Prove: An angle formed by two
chords intersecting within the circum-
ference is measured by half the sum
of the intercepted arcs.
y Construct an angle equal TO given
angle
S. Construct an eauilateral triangle
having given the perimeter-
9. Through a given point, 10 drs a
tangent to given circle.
TO- When are two quantities of the
same kind commemorative (a) When
iI.CommensuTable2 (b) Prove, The oppo-
site angles Of an inscribed quadrilateral
are supplementary.
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. If you were in these grades of the
public schools could you pass the ex-
aminationS here offered? The pa
perS given below show what is ex-
pected of the pupils by the authori-
ties. The question is, could you en-
dure the tests successfully.
There are no final examinations
from grade to grade of the public
schools, pupils being promoted on
the results of their daily work, but
when there is doubt as to the pro-
priety of promoting pupils to the
high school it is the custom to hold
written tests. Specimens of such ex-
aminationS are given here.
Those who look over these papers
will probably recall memories of
their youth, when they had such or
deals to face and overcome. They
will recall how hard these examina-
tons were, and what thrill of re-
lief came over them when all was
over. And they can try if now,
after the lapse of years, memory or
ingenuity would serve to get them
through such a test.
The Washington times., 1904-05-01

berless short valleys with narrow en-
frances from the Yalu.
Manchuria is a country that is capable
OF being highly developed The road
that leads from Kirin city lies through
200 miles Of rich agricultural land. with
its last years superintendent harvest
waiting in village granaries for the Rus
sian soldiers TO buy. In the Amur prov
ince are TO be found hundreds OF thou
sands of tons OF grain. which the tar
mers were afraid to send down 10 the
south during the winter. The Man
churian farmer works hard He is at 1t
before day and quits at dark.
The extreme point OF the Port Arthur
peninsula is a mass of basaltic rock
called Venerable Iron Mountain II
was for long time an eagle preserve.
where birds were netted and sent to
Pekin as part Of the Manchurian tribute
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PHYSICS.
Third Year.

J. Give the present and former theory
Of heat, with phenomena, upon which
each is founded
IL Show how the following phenomena
are explained on the present theory:
(a) Expansion. CD evaporation. (c)
condensation. ID heat of fusion, (e)
specific heat.
Ill Calculate the resulting tempera
ture from mixing 3 kilos of lead at no
degrees c. with GOO grams OF Ice cold
water contained in a brass vessel. The
mass of the vessel is 70 grams and the
specific heat of brass is OH: of lead Is
COS
". At what temperature will a liter
of air weigh 1.4l9 g., the barometer re-
manning unchanged. A liter at 0 de-
gTees c. weighs 1-293 &.
Y. How much water will be formed
by putting 500 grams of shot at 80 de-
grees G. into a hole made in block
of ice2 The specific heat OF shot IS
G.OS15.
VI. Discuss the topic, 1.-The Me-
ohanical Equivalent OF Heat
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HISTORY-ENGLIsH.
Second Year.

/. At the accession of the Tudors what
change took place in the nature of the
government? Show why this change
was possible.
ii. England had submitted 70 the abso-
lutte government OF the Tudors. Why
did the English refuse to submit to the
Stuart absolutism2
III. What great religious upheaval
took place during the reign of Henry
VIII? Outline this movement during
the three subsequent reigns. (Expand
your outIine.)
~. Why was it impossible for England
TO remain a commemorative? Compare
England under the commonwealth with
England during the first two Stuarts.
Y. Give the tyrannical acts OF the King
and the opposing Legislative measures of
parliament from the restoration of 1856
TO the revolution of 1858.
The Washington times., 1904-05-01

mn being the Eastern Tartary OF
L l. the old geographers. There
are three great provinces. That
of Shengking. nearest China proper, is
highly cultivated. The northeastern
provinces are not so well developed. be-
ing Infested by brigands. The cities
are walled. In spring and summer there
is much rain. The soil is soggy. The
roads are bad. Hauling is done mainly
in winter. when streams OF carts line
the few great roads.
What with the SHOWS and the spring
rains floods are common in Manchuria-
The Sungari River, which flows north
into the Amur. Is an immense stream.
Sturgeon Weighing thousand pounds
are caught In il. and it is famous for
its salmon
Only the travellers who have attempt
ed to reach the Long White Mountain
on the Manchurian- Korean border prob
ably appreciate the difficulties of mill
tary movements in those parts. 1t is a
roadless region of rocks. forests. and
streams. on top of the Long White,
the sacred mountain of the Manchus.
5000 feet high. is an immense lake. beau
tifuIIy blue Here or hereabouts rise the
Yalu. Sungari. and Tamen Rivers. In
spring the forests are filled with wild
flowers, much like our own Pennsyl-
vania flowers.
At it's mouth during spring tides the
Yalu rises and falls thirty feet. The
sand banks at low water stretch for
miles.
On the Korean side of the Yalu the
hills are more or less parallel with the
river. with valleys here and there. and
on the Manchurian size there are num-
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CIvICS.
Russian Ice Railway on Lake BaikaI

- NE OF the most interesting
III phases of Russia's military ac-
~ tivity in the present war with
Japan IS the construction OF a railway
across the frozen waters of Lake Bal
kal. for the purpose of transporting
troops.
A railway upon Ice is not a novelty in
Russia. For example, says the Pail
Mall Gazette" the return of winter and
the freezing OF the NevR finds st. Pc
! tersburg possessed OF an ice railway
which fills the place Of the suspended
steamboat service. while the Volga at
certain points is crossed in similar fash
/ ion during the winter months.
Has Light Rails.
| An ice railway consists of somewhat
| lighter rails than those used on land.
/ and the rails are pinned 10 very long
| sleepers (twenty feet being the length
| generally adopted). in order that the
weight may be distributed over a wide
I surface. a rough estimate of the cost
of laying this type Of railway is s175 per
mile.
However, the Neva, Volga, and other
/ fee railways are only small affairs In
regard to length compared to that which
! has just been opened for traffic upon the
''unfathomable waters" of Lake Baikal
The latter starts from the riverside
| station at Baranchiki, on the Irkutsk
shore. and terminates at the Missovaia
station OF the Trans-BaikaI section.
Steamer Route Difficult.
The steamer route between these
! points is forty miles long, but the line
makes a wide sweep IN order TO avoid
the broken surface of ice left by the Ice
breaking steamers, and to allow Of the
line being used as an auxiliary means
/ OF transit when the steamers begin run
/ ming again: but the ice is still OF sufi-
cient thickness 70 bear the railway.
The Advantage Gained.
| On the face OF IT, the chief advantage
/ TO be gained from the Baikal Ice Rail
/ way Is that It obviates the trouble. con-
/ fusion. and expense attendant upon the
necessity, were II not constructed. Of
! breaking bulk'' at either waterside
station. 1t would appear. however, that
men. horses. and military stores, etc.
still break bulk" That Is TO say II
1 has not been found possible to make
/ physical functions with the railhead on
either shore. which Is due probably to the
/ ice being heaped up into hummocks by
/ the last efforts OF the ferry steamers
! ana trading craft. The line. therefore.
must be a light narrow-gauge one. as
/ there would be no object in laying the
/ broad Russian gauge Give feet, If the
| ordinary rolling stock OF the Siberian
| Railway could not be switched on to L..
Facts About Lake Baikal.
T.Ira VoflroT covarS on arao % % E6a
square miles. lies 1850 feet above sea
/ level. and is distant from Moscow 3.44o
miles; from Port Arthur, 1886 miles, and
/ from Vladivostok, 1915 miles It is
4 frozen over 10 the end Of April. although
a passage of sorts can be maintained by
means Of ice-breaEers until about the
| middle of January.
There are only two OF these ships
namely. the Baikal. which has accom-
] mediation on its lower deck for three
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HISTORY-ROMAN.
First Year.

l. Draw a map of Italy, locating (a)
mountains, OBJ the peoples of central
Italy.
II. Name the Kings of Rome in order
and give the one most important thing
to be remembered of each.
Ill Explain the government CO Rome
under the early kings.
w Describe the causes and results Of
the first secession of the Plebeians.
V. What were the steps by which the
Plebeians secured equal rights?
VI What is the chief Importance Of
the wars of Rome before the first Punic
WARP
VII. What are the reasons for the
growth of Roman power before the
Punic wars?
VIII. Explain the organization of the
Roman army.
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(a) Three relating TO hnance'
Oh Three relating to commerce.
Cc) Four relating to miscellaneous
subjects.
V. Answer briefly:
(a) When are censuses taken?
CD What are the qualifications for
Senatorship?
Co How is a vacancy in the House
of Representatives filled?
I'D Name special powers of the
House of Representatives.
(e)~ Name classes and rates OF mail
matter
% Name five uses Of United States
revenue.
Cd Name three kinds of paper money
issued by the Government.
GRAMMAR.
'All travellers" said the woman. ARE
welcome here for the sake of one"
And who is that one" said he. for
whose sake you make all WELCOMED"
/. Classify the pronouns in the SEN
tence above.
2 Give the declension of the quoted
word.
g. Analyze the first sentence OF the
quotation above. telling
ca Kind-reason.
ID Subject base
(c) Predicate verb.
4. Select the pTonoun you think cor
rect and tell why:
Who led?
(a) do you think viii be elect
Whom
Who next?
90 do you expect to call on
Whom
5. Classify the verbs in the following
according to meaning. form. and use:
(a) John writes slowly.
CD Mary was learning her lesson.
(c) Louise is my cousin
6. Express the verb draw, in
(a) The present progressive tense.
(b) The past perfect tense.
(c) The simple future with with
he.
Z. Give the conJugation OF write, on
(a) Indicative mode. present perfect
tense.
Ob) Indies tive mode. future perfect
tense
s. Insert tbs proper form of lie or lay.
and tell why:
(a) Slowly and sadly we.....h him
down.
OBJ l found it.............on the floor
HISTORY.
! What led to the establishment of
Washington as the National Capital?
, Give five important facts in connec-
ton with the establishment of Wash
ington as a National Capital
s. Give the four forms of government
by which Washington has been gov.
erned since its establishment as a Ma
tional Capital.
4 Make an outline of the first mu-
nicipal government of Washington.
o. Tell what you know about the pres
ent form of government of Washing
ton.
ALGEBRA.
I. Dictate, having pupils write answers
only. and in their simplest forms.
l. If X oranges cost 4 cents, what do
/ y oranges cost?
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HOW STYLES ARE INTRODUCED.

The manufacturers of shoes set out
new styles every season. said Lyman
E. Foss. "and Try TO work up big sales,
but II Is the public which decides whetf.-
er the styles viii be popular or not. TIE
men who set the styles in hats ard
eloaks for women can be as arbitrary rs
they please. The women will follow
them to any extreme but show man
a shoe that looks 10 him ridiculous and
he will not have anything to do witb il.
He would rather be out of style than I'M
comfortable or ridiculous. And so the
manufacturers are careful not to make
much OF an outlay until they find out
how the new styles will go with the
people. They prepare. say. sixty lasts,
and make up samples at an expense OF
a few dollars. The statesmen take these
out through the country ana il orders
begin TO come in the manufacturers pre-
pare 10 make them in large quantities"
Evening Wisconsin.
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WORD ANALYSIS.

I. Define the Saxon verbs:
Spellian. witan. wefan, gifian,
andan.
II. (a) Give opposites OF
heavy, reckless.
CD Give synonyms OF
reckless. reckon.
III. (a) What is the Saxon word for
day?
OBJ Give the meanings of Sunday,
Monday. Tuesday. Wednesday.
Thursday. Friday. and Saturday.
(c) Who was Thor?
(d) Who was Saturd?
(e) What does daisy mean?
". Define:
brunt, brand. shire. only, troth.
wrong. reddish. woof wizard.
share.
V. Explain the derivation of the fol-
lowing words. giving the original mean
ing of each:
went. and. kernel. If. wrong. black,
brown.
VI White sentences containing
atonement, shred, brand
What part of speech is brand" in
your sentence?
VII What parts of speech does the
Saxon element in English include?
VIII. Name in order the eight sources
from which words have been added to
the original Anglo-SaXon speech, Civ
ing one example for each.
CIVICS.
l. Write an expository paragraph
either on How 10 Be NaturaliZed," or
on How to Obtain a Patent"
II. Define:
(a) Citizen
OBJ Impeachment.
(c) Excise tax
III Distinguish between a direct and
an indirect tax.
". Give powers of Congress:
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PHYSICS.
Second Year.

/. The periods of three penduIums are
in the relation OF l TO 4 to 5. What do
we know in regard TO their Iength2 De-
fine the term period and length of a
pendulum.
II. Give the three laws of hydrostatics
with q proof for each law
Ill. Barometer. All about It.
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ARITHMETIC.

1. (Oral)
y per cent of leo.
80 1-3 per cent of $50
I-5 is 80 per cent of what?
10 is what per cent of y?
What per cent OF a number is % of
the number?
II. Define:
Commission. corporation. par val
!. ue, premium.
III. How many shares of railroad
stock at 1919. brokerage Il per cent, can
be purchased for s. 400?
". Two parlor suits were sold at $3.50
each; one at gain of 20 per cent. the
other at gain of 25 per cent; what was
the difference in their cost?
V What sum must be invested in
Connecticut As at 40 to get an income OF
81 400?
VI. How much money should my law
yer remit TO me if he retains $S52. 60 as
his commission at per cent?
VII. If 4 10 tons of hay cost SOS. 70.
how many tons may be bought for
S224. 40?
VIII. Find interest on $S7 so at AZ per
cent from May Is. 1902, TO present date.
TX simplify ia q
fof3 3ls
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HISToRY-GREEK.
First Year.
ENGLISH.
First Year.

I Compare the resources of Athens
with those of Sparta at the beginning of
the Pelaponnesian war.
IL How did Philip of Macedon gain
control of Greek affairs?
III What were the lasting effects OF
Alexander's -conquests upon the Greeks
and upon Asia?
" Give some reasons why war was
likely to br eak out between the Spar
tans and the Athenians.
V. Describe the Delian League; its
cligln, its object. its organization. its
final results.
VI. To what city and to what man is
a large share of the Greek triumph over
Xerxes due? Explain fully.
VII Describe briefly the battle of
Ihermopylae and explain the cause of
Persian victory.