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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-07-26
American Cotton Still Holds a
Monopoly.

Notwithstanding all the efforts
of enterprising men in Europe to
find new fields for cotton produc-
ton, it is now admitted that Amer
lean cotton holds the field and will
continue to do 80. Recent cores
pOndence Of the London ''Times,"
the substance Of which has appear
ed in New York papers, relating
to the British experiment Of pro-
noting cotton cultivation in West
Africa, indicates that there is very
little propect Of obtaining enough
Of this material from that quarter
to have any perceptible effect upon
the market, at least for q long
time to come. So far there is little
promise Of any return for the mo-
ney and energy that are being ex-
pended. 1t does not yet appear
that the native plant can be made
by better cultivation to produce
the most desirable staple, and
there is a tendency in American
cotton to deteriOrate in that soil
and climate. The difficulties of
obtaining sufficient labor OF the
right kind and of providing ade-
quate means Of transportation are
such as to be rather discouraging.
The 'Times' correspondent, re.
ferring to assurances given last
year that in FIVE years 900, 900
bales OF 400 pounds each would be
derived from British West Africa,
says that if One-tenth OF that guam
tity lie to be obtained by the end Of
1899, economic conditions there
twill have to change very rapidly''
What Is true Of British efforts is
true OF efforts made by other ma
tons Of Europe. There has been
no substantial growth in the Sou
dan, in Egypt, in Russia or in the
French and German colonies Of
Africa. Commenting on these
facts, the New York Journal OF
Commerce very wisely says:
"This is 3 subject Of no little
interest to our own cotton raisers.
The large American crop Of last
year and the consequent recession
in price had the inevitable effect OF
relaxing the European effort to
develop 3 supply from other
sources, but another short crop
and a return Ofthe high price viii
revive this with renewed determi.
nation. Our cotton-grOWing States
have an immense advantage in the
development OF the industry and
IN the possession Of the worlds
market. This may be lost or Sc
riousIy impaired By 8 s~hOrtsight-
ed policy Of restricting production
to keep the price above 3 fairly
rsmumerative level. Il is veil 70
develop other agricultural re-
sources and not be too dependent
upon the cotton crop, but the lat.
ter lie obviously too good 3 thing
TO be treated negIigently. The
worlds demand is steadily in
oreasing and the aversion Of Eu.
rope to being so dependent upon
the American crop grows keener
every year. There Is need in our
Southern States Of better methods
Of eultlvating and Of conserving
tie crop. Much cen Be done to.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-07-26

c~heeriulness soon
disappear when the kid
neys are out Of order
diseased.
Kidney trouble has
become so prevalent
thatit Is notuncommon
for a child 10 be born
afflicted with weak kid
1.-THE child urin-
ates too offeu. II The
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-07-26

Fred T. Carey, who was the
manager Of the only theater in the
country owned, controlled and
used exclusively for negroes, died
in Chicago a few days ago. Carey
became manager Of The Pekin Of
that city when that theater for
coloved amusements was compile
ted. He was about so years Old.
he was born in Cincinnati, and
graduated from Fisk university.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-07-26

A liar, says a Missouri paper,
is a man who knows all the facts
about something that never hap
pened.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-07-26

Naturally, being the home o
Senator Burton, Kansas is a bit
sOured on the United States sen.
ate. The editor Of The Eldorado
(Kansas) Republican refers to the
grave and reverend members Of
the ''greatest deliberative body on
earth" as "whisky drinking, po-
ker playing political old repro
bates" cropped and branded old
~barnacles, 4" "bald- headed, gravy
eyed old guzzlers," and that imam
innate aggregation of bOught-a and
paid-iOr old dodgers who blink
their eyes in imbecile stupidity
Oh, this is simply unbearable!
Let that impiOus Kansan be sum
mOned to appear at the bar of the
senate.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-07-26

As he passed the store Mr. Allen
hailed him.
"Well, Jerry, What did you
think Of that lunchf"
The old darky scratched his
head, then he said: Il tell yOu de
trui, Mars John, dem crackers
wuz all right, but dat WIZ de ran
soonest cheese I uver et."-New
York American.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-07-26
Have we Bought a White Ele-
plant?

neer Wallace public opinion is
being a good deal depressed as to
che Panama canal. The cOndi-
tiOns are recognized as unsatisiac-
tory. This is admitted by some Of
the administrations best friends.
The New York Tribune, for exam
pie, comedies that It was a mistake
to begin work at the isthmus on
an extensive scale until the sani
tation had been completed and
yellow fever, at least, had been
eliminated; it relates that there
was inharmOny Of effort and super
huOus red tape, and concludes
that there is little hope for any
considerable Improvement until
the end Of the present rainy sea-
son. The Tribune processes to
believe that the almost miraculous
task Of making the isthmus rea-
sonably healthful can be accom-
plished, and it dismisses as eide
chatter assertions that the Pan
anna undertaking is impracticable.
Most people will be slow to be-
lieve the canal can not be dug.
With the money and the will for
the work, the United States should
be able to do it, or to have it done.
Yet many who know James d.
YeOmans will scarcely regard him
as disposed to side chatter" and
II so, it must seem strange that he
was retained for years Is an Inter.
state Commerce Commissioner,
a position in which he should have
had opportunity for learning much
about such affairs as this canal.
A statement attributed to Mr..
YeOmans is in part as follows;
"The Panama cnnal is the big
gest humbug Of the age. have
no hesitancy in saying that in my
opinion there will never be a
canal built there. No important
American engineer, who was not
paid for it, ever hazarded the
opinion that there would be a ca
nal there. The last monthly re-
port Of the work shows that it
will take ITO years to finish it.
The weeds grow in one end faster
than they carry the dirt out Of
the other.
"NO engineer has eVer found q
rock or a clay bed in that celebra-
ted Culebra cut, where the United
States has done most Of It's work.
There has been a cut Of $50 feet
there, and Thirty inches Of rain
falls in thirty hours down those
banks. Does anyone suppose
that the alluvial soil won't wash
down in there to make q mnd ca
nal too thick for a government
dredge boat to keep afOat inf"
Mr.. YOemans is Of the opinion
that the only feasible route route
for the canal is acOss Nicaragua.
The value Of his opinion we do
not assume to determine. He 81
leges that railroad Influences are
being exerted to oomplicate, dis
courage and disorganize the enter
prise. The people Of the country
want the canal built. They look
TO the President for the fulfill.
ment Of the undertaking IN which
be has so confidently enlisted.
Love IL On animate force Of the
human heart, q born instinct,
which is more or less active to the
end. A little girl loves Der doll,
and the small boy bis dog. Older.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-07-26

reduce cost and to save waste and
loss, and also to adjust demand
running from one year to another.
There is need Of more scientific
calculation and more business cal
culation, with less Of a greedy ef
fort to get a high price whenever
a temporary opportunity offers,
and to ObvIate 3 low price by hasty
curtailment Of production. The
United States can continue to sup
ply the world with the bulk Of its
cotton while increasing its capac-
ity for converting it into manuiac-
tured forms before exporting It,
but its policy must be one Of far
sighted conservatism in husband
ing this great resource rather than
spasmodlc Efforts Of planters to
make the most out Of it each year.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-07-26
Women as Well as Men
Are Made Miserable by
Kidney Trouble.

Kidney trouble preys upon the mind. dis
andiessens ambition. beauty. vigor
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-07-26

urine soslds the flesh or if, when the child
reaches an age when II should be able TO
control the passage, II is yet afflicted with
bed-wetting, depend upon II. the cause Of
the difficulty Is kidney trouble, and the first
step should be towards the treatment Of
these important organs. This unpleasant
trouble Is due TO a diseased condition Of the
kidneys and bladder and not 10 a habit as
" people suppose.
Women as well as men are made mis-.
cradle with kidney and bladder trouble,
and both need the same great remedy.
The mild and the immediate effect Of
SWamp-ROOt is soon realized. It is sold
by druggists. in fifty Ek
cent and one dollar
sizes. You may have a 55ts@s
sample bottle BY mail
free. also pamphlet tell Home Of svampRoOt
ing all about II. including many Of the
thousands Of testimonial letters received
from sufferers cured. In writing Dr.. Kilmsr
Co, B~inghamion, N. T., be sure and
mention this paper.
Don't make any mistake, but re-
member the name, Swamp-Root, DR..
Kilmer' sSWamp-Root and the address,
Binghampton, New York, on every bottle.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-07-26

Love IL an animate force Of the
human heart, q born instinct,
which is more or less active to the
end. A little girl loves her doll,
and the small boy bis dog. Older
boys and girls instlnctively love
each other. Marriage follows with
q desire for children to love and
be loved. The husband and vile
Who have no children must have
something OF somebody to love, 70
coddIe or care for. Something to
engage their attention; something
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-07-26

by druggisIs, N fily-
cent and one dollar
sizes. You may have a
sample bottle BY mail
free, also pamphlet tell
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-12-01
BAZAAR
IS IN PROGRESS

A library bazaar began In the
Central school building at 2 o'clock
this afternoon and will be continued
tonight after church until eleven
O'Clock p. m. and will be held all day
tomorrow and evening. The bazaar
is in charge of the teachers and
students of the high school with
Superintendent F. L. Burdette IN
general supervision.
There are five nicely arranged
booths and a wigwam. The first
booth is the harvest home and is con.
Quoted by the senior class me
decorations indicate the crops gath
cred. with grain specimens very ar
tistically arranged. The refresh
nents served at this booth are pies
and cakes.
The juniors booth is the next and
IS of japanese design, presenting
very interesting appearance inc
refreshments at this booth are cream
and cak served on tables
The sopohomores have a typical
colonial booth which looks quite his
torical and is really interesting
Chocolate and waters are elegantly
served at that booth.
Next is the freshman booth, deco
rated to represent Thanksgiving anf
10 saw the decorations, are a success
Is to tell it mildly. A novel feat
ure here is a candy booth IN th'
shape of a big bscllet from whlcf
candies. nuts and fruits are sold
At all the booths are fancy articles
Of every description on sale, many
of which we're made by the students
and teachers. az
A bio wigwam in one corner with
IN Indians outfit of wild animal
skins attracts especial attention ana
is proving quite popular Young
John B. Smith is the Indian ana
MSS I.cona Creighton and Miss
Ethel Dittman impersonate squaws.
They tell fortunes and many arc
tbev who have submitted themselves
gladlv to palmistry.
The proceeds are for library pnr-
noses and it is hoped the patronage
will be very large.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-12-01
BLOOD HOUNDS USED
FOR RUNNING DOW
THE Cab CUT TER

Some time Wednesday night als
unknown party cut big cable at
the Gypsy coal mine, which VIZ
used in the haulage. The cable Is
an inch and one quarter thick and
ives cut with some difficulty. 1t was
severed at point near the mouth OF
the mine
The discovery was not made until
morning. A ccrct@l search faileC.
to reveal the identity of-the perpe-
traitor, and blood hounds from
Moundsville were teIegraphed for
Three hounds arrived at o'clock
Thursday afternoon. They took n.
I trail and scented to a house nns
very far from the mine, and it IS
safe to say the hunt was successful
But so far there have been no ar
rests.
1t is expected arrests viii take
place late this evening, and the de
yclopments may be somewhat sensa-
tionnl.
The cutting of the cable delayed
operations at the mine for the day
but the mine is now running as us
ual.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-12-01
new MISSIONARY
ARRIVES in CITY

Rev J. G. Killian and wife, ar
rived in the city yesterday, and are
stopping Broaddus Institute. Mr..
Kfllian was recently chosen as a dis
trict missionary Of the West Yir-
GINA Baptist General Association.
to labor IN this end of the state
with his headquarters at Clarksburg
Mr.. Killian is well and favorably
known to West Virginia Baptists.
having been pastor at Anderson sew
eraI years ago. He has also been
for number of years an intimate
friend of Rev. r. B. Mcdaniel At
the service tonight at the Baptist
church, Mr.. and Mrs Killian will
be present, and all the members and
friends are earnestly urged to be
present and meet Them in an inform
al reception at the close of the ser
vice. Mr.. and Mrs. Killian go on
Saturday morning to Middlebourne
where he will spend some time with
the little, pastorless Baptist church
in that town
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-12-01
STORE BOUGHT
BY WEIDERHAMER

c. d. Wcidenhamer, of this city,
has purchased the large department.
store of A. L. Bonifield. at lunnei-
ton, and will take possession at
once. The price paid was about
&12 900 cash. Mr.. WeidenhamerT
will continue the wholesale -four and
rain business that he has so sue
cessfuIlv conducted in this city the
past two years and will have an eN.
perienccd manager take charge OF
the store Mt Tunnelton. There rs
no doubt that the high standard OF
excellence for which this store has
been noted will be malntalneo py
Mr.. Weidenhamer.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-12-01
Prizes
ON EXHIBITION

The Clarksburg Poultry and Pet
Stock Association have placed on
view in the show windows of the
Cost & Holden hardware store, tho
large collection of silver cups and
vases that will be given as prizes at
the next meeting of the Association
which takes place in this city on the
goth. 21st and 22d of this month
In addition to the display of silver
there are number of special prizes.
The value of the entire list OF prizes
will total from $500 to 81, 900.
The association willh this year
the largest number and variety Of
exhibits they have ever had, ana
everything indicates that this meet,
ing will be the most successful OF
any ever held by them.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-12-01
WEDDING OCCURS
At SHINN5TON

Mr.. Walter L. Lowe and MIS- MIS-
Hannah L. Jones were married
THURSDAY morning at 6:15 {. clock at
the home of the bride at ShInnstoh !,
In the presence of a number OF
friends, Rev. R. B. Mcdaniel, OF thi'
CITY. ofIiciated. a.,
The bride and groom left on th5 !,
early Pittsburg train for a bridal G
trim to Norfolk and Old Point Com ON,
fort. Upon their, return they WIZ
90 TO housekeeping in Shlnn sIlL.,,
. MI Lowe is a son Of Charle
Lowe, deceased, in his Lifetime
monument and well-to-do cFtIzen zen .
The lower end of the county, ana J
one ol,e of the splendid young men .
Harrison county. He is engage. :,
the he, mercantile business at Shinnstol
successfully. 4bt
The bride is daughter OF ~.
Methodist minister at Shinnston am
is a lovely young lady With MAN. \ an,
warm friends, who wish her ana Nc
chosen companion unbounded haPpi
ness.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-12-01
NEWSPAPER OFFICE
SET ON FIRE

Cumberland, Md, Dee 1.-The
office of the Frostburg Herald, own
ID by J. ]. Robinson, who is also
aditor of the Homecoming Star, was
ct afre by incendiaries yesterday,
5ut the flames were extinguished be-
rore much damage was done. Sew
,ral weeks ago incendiaries burned
he Office of the Lonaconing Star
AIexander Wheeler, bookkeePer, who
vas sleeping in the building, losing
his life, and since then the Star has
been issued from the Herald Office
1t Frostburg.
The newspaper has been fighting
he United Mine Workers for some
inc. 1t has been especially bitter
in its assaults on Organizer William
NJ. Wardjon. attacking his charae-
.cr in the most open manner Ward
ion has threatened to bring action
for criminal libel, and Editor Rob
;nson has defed him to do it.
A few nights ago some one broke
IL the glass in the front of the
Frostburg Herald Office.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-12-01
MARRIED
IN CLERKS OFFICE

The Office of County Clerk Charles
F. Holden was the scene of an inter-
esting marriage ceremony Thursday
evening at z O'Clock. The contract
ing parties were CIeophias Male and
Mamie Male, both of Barbour
county. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. A, LinI1etter, OF the
Christian church. Those present
besides the preacher and contracting
parties we're Mr.. Holden and 3. J
Wood. It was not the intention to
marry in the church, bnt Mr. Male.
after applying at the clerks Office
the middle of the afternoon, had to
90 back to the home of the bride
elect to get the consent of her par
ents, she being under age He
made the trip in good time and to
make sure of it brought the bride
elect along
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-12-01
TURKEY DINqER
BIG SUCCESS

The Thanksgiving dinner that was
served by the ladies of the First Bap-
list church yesterday was great
success, and the desire was expressed
hat it might become an annual
5hing. About $50 people~were serv-
ID with turkey dinner served in
attractive and home-like sayle. The
various tables were presided over by
The following ladies Mrs. r. A. Gar
rett, Mrs. E. j. Wood, Mrs. J. F.
Allen, Mrs. L. W. Garrett, Mrs. ].
T. Swager, Mrs. A. H. Walker, Mrs.
Gertrude Hubbard, Mrs. Thomas
Coleman, assisted by the following
-Soung Indies Mary Allen, Alice Al
ZEN. Artha Garrett, Vera Fisher.
Anna Payne, Eva Bartlett, Bessie
Swager, Clara Swager, Mary Cole
man, Ruth Pew, Katherine Race.
Hattie Kyle, Anna Kyle, Mrs. d. w
Jacobs is the efficient president of
The Ladies Aid Society, which body
has made extensive improvements
in the basement of the church. The
ladies are very much gratifed over
he success of this, their first
Thanksgiving dinner.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-12-01
STRUCK BY BEER BOTTLE /;
EIGHT STITCHES TAKEN

An alteration arose at Gaughan's
,aloon Thursday afternoon, and as
the result the proprietor, Frank
aaughan. received a very painful
nut on his forehead. An inciPient
ace riot was started between white
md colored man, the white man
sought to punctuate his remarks
WITH beer bottle. He hurled the
bottle at the colored gent but It
vent wide of the mark, and struck
Mr.. Gaughade full upon the fore,
head. Eight stitches were required
70 dress the wound. 1t was only by
he rnercst chance that the INJURY
did not result fatally.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-12-01
Fittro Doing Well

Samuel Fittro, of Wilsonburg, the
prominent farmer who was struck
bv a street car at that place Wednes-
dav afternoon is getting along very
we'll at the Kessler hospital. The
foot was not amputated until after
he arrived at the hospital and was
then by Or! S. NJ. Mason instead OF
DR.. Bartlett, the latter having hut
given the first treatment. g y.
Mills was the motorman on the car
that struck him. Some have con-
founded Fittro with the niaElble cut
ter bv that mime, but he, is a cousin
of his.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-12-01
HOUNDS CHASE
HARES H0TLY

The Y. NJ. C. A. boys INDUCED
themselves in hare and hound
hunt from 9:45 to 10:45 O'Clock
Friday morning. The hares were J
Diener and Scott Camp. The
hounds were Lawrence Lynch, w
Ruttencuttcr, NJ. Hall, Stuart Race
Mortimer Hill, Noel Race, Howard
Leatherbury, George Leatherburg.
Bolt Hood. Carlton Wood, Midget
Williams, Excel Law, Harold Hub,
bard, G. Brown, Victor Hess and
Bill Jacobs. Paper was used for
trailing purposes. The hares were
given eight minutes the start and
the chase covered the fair grounds
the Stealey addition, the hills eX.
tending to the pump station and
through the surrounding country
Diemer was caught by Midget Viii
Iiams, but Camp got away. The
four hot chasers were Excel Law,
W. Ruttencutter, Lawrence Lynch
md Carlton Wood. The chase was
exciting and enjoyable.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-12-01
THE KINGDOM"
VILE BE THEME

Wheeling, W. Va, Dec. 1-Prepa-
rations for the State Convention OF
Christian Endeavor, to be held In
this city July 1 Otto II, 1906, are
going steadily on. Committees are
being selected, speakers are being Sc
cured Mr.. Percy Foster, of WASH
ington, D. c., and one of the must
cal directors of the great Interna-
tional Convention held in Baltimore
this wear, will be asked to direct the
music. AS this convention will be
held at the same time as the Worlds
G. b. Convention at Geneva, Swift
erIand, it will be impossible to secure
any of the officers of the United so
.ietv to attend the State convention
The State officers are arranging the
strongest and most attractive pro
gram of any convention yet held m
the State. The theme will be "Ihe
Kingdom" taking for the text 'sIhy
Kingod Come" Delegates from
every society of the state are expect.
cd to be presnt. Other societies OF
Young people. such as Epwortn,
Leagues. Baptist Young Peoples
Unions, ETC. will be asked to send
fraternal delegates. Good speakers
md singers, strong spiritual leaders
md five hundred delegates will make
This eeThe Ideal'' state convention
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-12-01
Union SERVICE {
THANKSGIVING

An audience which filled the
.hurch was most representative one
4 Clarksburg church goers, was
present to enjoy the Thanksgiving
services at the NJ E; church, South
Or. 7. S. Wade, the pastor, had gen
eral charge of the meeting The
iymns used were all most appro-
pirate. Rev. S. *. Arbu tLnot led in
PRAYER and DIR. ". NJ. Hudson read
the scripture. Rev. r. Is. Mcdaniel
read the Presidents Thanksgiving
proclamation, and then Rev. II. G
Richardson preached a mastery SER
non on the general theme of "Some
Occasions for Thanksgiving" The
speaker dweIt upon the recent re-
form wave, the growing bond of
church federation, the places of the
people upon the high plane and hay
ing them to do much OF the practical
work of the ministry, the present
movement for righteousness, and, OF
course, the temporal, blessings werc
not forgotten. Everyone regretted
that lack of time made it necessary
for the preacher to greatly abridg
his splendid and carefull' prepared
discourse. Rev. Long made : the
closing prayer, after which
Thanksgiving collection" was TAX
IN. The service was, taken alto
getler, perhaps, one of the best ever
held in our city.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-12-01
Here Frorn Nebra So

Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Sinsel, of
Central City, Nebraska. are guests
of their sons, Guy and Carl Sinsel
Of the Traders hotel. Mr.. Sinsel ia
native of Taylor county, and Mrs
Sinsel was born and reared near
West Milford. They went to
Nebraska 81 years ago and have re-
sidede there ever since. They have
many friends in this section who re
member them.very well and are glad
to see them once more,