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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-07-12
IMPERIALISM

Imperialism is a topic ON which we
have not succeeded in becoming bigot-
ed. Either view Of it may be made
appealing. The most interf sting
views on the subject which have aris-
en- above u horizon r in an admir-
able book by L. T, Hobhouse, called
Democracy and Reaction"
The English Liberals stand for the
belief that what is spent on military
preparation, and expansion generally,
can not be spent on am%elioration
OF the common lot at home,
Once they believed that if the many
wrested control Of government from
the few. aggression abroad would
cease. They nave been compelled to
acknowledge their mistake. The peo-
pie are imperial. It is only the
studious few who can glory il such
q term as "Llttle England"
England, when she was little, ''three
times encountered Powers which as-
PRED to the mastery Of the world, and
three times overthrow them. The
genuine pride Of patriotism is surely
lost when Httleness Of geographical ex.
tent q be construed into q term Of
reproach.' All Of which is true YET
who can fafl to reflect upon the fact
that rear q million men were fighting
at Mukden9 Numbers are not whal
they used to be.
Lord Kitchener, We believe, in biz
Eight for military efficiency in India
has the nation with him. The SlaV
peril has received > check, but no
its death. The Germans keep Englisl
Statesman awake ct night, and il TIL
future the Orientals are to be consid
cred. England IS doing what che cal
for retrenchment n abandoning be-
defenses on this side Of the Atlantic
trusting that reeion to the Uaitsl
States More than that, BY way Q
lesssnlng her responsibilities, che I'll
hardly dare.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-07-12

Mr.. Jack Hodges is at home this
week.
L. p. Haley has returned irom
Memphis.
Mics IDis Richardson Is visiling IN
Thelma, this week.
Miss Minnie Frazee has returned
home from West Point.
t. L. BramlItt, Of COrinth, 'pent
Sunday here with bis family.
Joe Tomlinson, of starksville, is
visiting his parents here this week.
Mrs. Elias and daughter, Of Column
bus, are the guests Of Mrs. ROsensteil
That genial gentleman, Mark Hanna,
spent Saturday and Sunday In the
city.
Mrs. M. K. Thornton has been the
guest Of Mrs. R. w. Chandler the past
few days.
Mr.. J.. E Edens has returned home
after q two weeks stay at Bailey
Springs, Ala.
Mrs. Alex Creighton and daughters,
Elbur and Margaret left Monday for
Mont Eagle, Tenn.
Mrs. Edgar Elliott and Miss Irma
Harper are enjoying the mountain
breezes of Tennessee.
j. A. Thacker, one of Chickasaw'i
most enterprising and well posted
citizens, was in from Sycamore today
Miss Bette Buckley, of Birmingham
Ala is visiting this month with friends
and relatives here, the guest Of Mrs
V. Turner.
Mr.. George Price, n Of Palestine
Texas most excellent yonng men, i
on a visit to Mr.. Edwin McGhee, o
this city.
j. A. West, who is nov ~railroadinl
in Memphis, spent the week visitinl
old friends here. They never forge
Okolona.
Misses Annette Smith and Nancy
spaulding, of B~rooksville, were thu
! guests last week at the Will Tindal
home.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-07-12

PERFUME as an excellent tonic, and il is
recommended to me by those who have
used it as q good catarrh cure."-John
O. Leftwich.
Register United states Land office.
Hon. Robert Barber, Register United
States Land once, writes from Mont
gomery, Ala;
aFor some time / have been 8 sufferer
from catarrh in its incipient stage, 50
much so that / became depressed and
feared my health was generally IN q
decline. But hearing Of Peruna as 2
good remedy ] gave it a fair trial and
began to improve. Its effects were dis.
tinctly beneficial, removing the annoy
ing symptoms, and 1t was particularly
good Is q onic."-Robert Barber.
Collector Of Port
Hon. j. X. Burke, Collector Of Port
Mobile, Ala, writes
aPeruna I can recommend as q fine
: medicine. II has been used % my fam
iIv and as a tonic It is excellent take
pleasure in testifying 70 is fine quali
des.n-J. K. Burke.
Postmaster Of Mobile.
hon. r. D. Barker, Postmaster 2
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-07-12

There is no law to make you go to.
church services Sunday if you don't
want to-. OF the three odd thousand
people in the corporation limits, not
to exceed four hundred will attend
church services each Sunday. We
have preached and preached until we
are worn out. Preaching seems to do no
good. People viii not attend church.
We know nothing Of the fire and tor
ment that ascendth upward forever
and ever. We have been about
the place and are not going; we hate
the smell Of birthstone. But there Is
one thing we do know. A ni2e clean
church building well ventilated, a
wide awake and happy audience, a lot
Of fine music, a short prayer or two
and a sermon from q man Of God who
knows what he is talking about, and
does not snihle or whine and who does
not talk too long, is about the right
thing on a July Sunday morning, pro
viding you DO not go home from
the services gossiping or growing
about your neighbors. The Lord will
be in His Holy temple every Sunday.
Be in attendance and enjoy His pres
ence-it can't hurt you.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-07-12

Miss Hazel Bramlitt IS visiting
in West Point.
MIR. Ed Elias left for New York the
latter part Of the week.
Mrs. Homer Davis and children are
visiting her parents in starksville.
Henry shackleford, of Tibbee, made
a business trip here Saturday.
Claude Hillman, enterprising Q
chant at Gibson, was a visitor with
friends, Thursday.
Send us your orders for your next
winters wood and avoid the rush.
Delivered to any part of the city at
s1.OO per load. viii give nice large
loads for the next 80 days.
ALERT HANDLE Co.
For Sale-Full blood Single Comb
Brown Leghorn Eggs, 81 90 per setting
of is eggs. J. s. WILKES,
Martin, Tenn,
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-07-12

W. R. Duncan, Of New Hope Was
here Friday.
james Scott, Of Rising Sun, spent
Friday In town.
Mr.. and Mrs. JamisOn and children
spent Thursday In Houston.
The frying size stOrmed Miss Mary
McGhee Thursday evening.
Miss Elizabeth Mcdonnell gave q
birthday party Thursday afternoon.
W. A. Tabb, Of Houston, had bust
ness in okolona last Friday.
W. L. Parl and Heard Smith, OF
Van Vlset we're in town Wednesday.
BIB. Moore and John Bishop, Of
Houlka, spent a few hours here ThurS-
day.
H. R. Neal, Justice Of Peace at
Carriers Switch, was in town satur-
day.
When in heed of fence posts or
pickets call and get our pricesi will be
pleased to see you at any time.
ALERT HANDLE Co.
will Ashby, and s. t. Russell, of
Sycamore were buying in town Sat-
urday.
Miss Matte Ivy entertained a few
Of her little friends Wednesday
evening.
A. ]. Pulliam it,, andL B. ThOmp-
son, of Buena Vista, were in town
Wednesday.
The middle set stormed Miss Mary
Moore Dawson Thursday evening and
had a jolly time.
Miss Maggie Nelson and Mrs. John
Nelson, of Buena Vista, were in Oko-
Iona shopping last Friday.
1T. Faulkner, Ebert Henderson.
and J. Carl Goodwin, of Troy were
in town last week On business.
Bopue Griffin, Ed Chenault, Joe
smith and ]. R. Chenault, of Houston
each spent a day in okolona last week.
L. B Thompson, n of our most
sensible and hardworking planters.
from near Buena Vista, made Okolon'
8 visit Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ R. Waller enter
tanned a party of select friends, las
Thursday night, after which dainty
refreshments we're served.
We are now prepared to furnish
Rough Building Lumber in Gun
Oak and other varieties Of timber
Send us your bill and let Us saw
to your orders. Yours for dry weather
ALERT HANDLE Co.
! For Rent-My Bermuda meadO'
: near Egypt. Produces about 100
|. bales Of hay. A splendid crop no'
on the land. See or address,
T. J. KEENEY,
Okolona, Mis-
: Recently a school teacher wrote th
{ word adogma" on the blackboard an
then asked the pupils to compo'
sentences containing the word, Anon
those written was the following "OI
dogma has three pups
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-07-12

Victor s. Parker and SOD, of Wigham,
Ga who are old time residents Of
Buena Vista, passed through here on
their way for a visit with old time
friends and relatives.
Here is a juvenile story that is fair
ly good. Lady callers arrive. Mother
hustles little girl of up stairs-can
hardly be heard. Finally little girls
voice pipes up louder than necessary;
''Well, mamma, company or no COM
pany, / won't be washed in spitl'
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-07-12

i. s. Marshal, NOrthern District.
Hon. Dan Cooper, u. s. Marshal for
the Northern District Of Alabama
writes:
"Your remedy for catarrh ana
Ia grippe, Peruna, has done me 50 much
good thatI cannot speak TOO highly Oft
81 have used It for o short time and
have improved rapidly from the first
day. Twas really much surprised e
such 8 quick and effective cureT-pan
Cooper.
u. s. Marshal. Southern DlstrscG
Hon. L. J. Bryan, us. Marshal for
the Southern District O. Alabamas
writes:
81 have used Peruna for catarrh 3
short time and have also had several
friends try It and they all pronounce IL
the bestcatarrh remedy ever put on the
market It can not be praised too
highly."-L. j.. Bryan.
If You do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use Of Perunas
write atonce to Or. Hartmans President
Of she Hartman s~anitariums Columbus
ohio. and he VIII give you She benefit
Of his valuable advice gratis. All or
-sspondence strictly confidential
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-07-12

Mrs. Annie Glass entertained the
Social Club, Saturday evening, In
honor Of Misses Annette Smith and
Nancy Spaulding, who were her
guests the past week. Tie enter
tainment was beautiful, the refresh
ments and in fact everything, were
tasty and much enjoyed. AS an en-
te~rtainer, Mrs. Glass is deservedly
popular among the young people.
Besides the club ladies the invited
guests were Misses Maria Elliott, Elias.
Lottie Rubel, Annie Miller and Leils
May Shell, Mesdames Short, Jach
Abbott and Hill. Mrs. Mabel Short
won the prize.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-07-12
j.. q p.vIs, Of wiokett spent So

J. G Davis, Of wiokett spent Sat
urday in town.
We have an elderly citizen in this
town that is 2 very careful man. Re
Gently when he came home late at
night he very carefully closed every
window in the house and stuffed the
keyholes. Thee he told bis wife she
could begin. He knew she was ready
to scold; and that If he didn't take
precautions, the neighbors would hear
her.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-07-12

Friday evening the death angel came
to the home Of Mrs. Nora Bean taking
therefrom, the soul of Clifford, her
youngest. The little fellow has really
always been an invalid, but a heroic
and accomplishing one, never Of any
trouble but always with a cheerful
and brave smile for each and every
one. The funeral services Q held
at the old home at Buena Vista, and
there he was laid to rest. Every
mother and all mourn with the be-
reaved ones in their new sorrow.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-07-12
Low rate Excursion 10 Memphis and
poturm.

On July 18th an excursion ct very
low rates win leave Meridian at 8 A. d.
vla-the Mobile & Ohio R. r., taking
on passengers from all intermediate
points south Of Tupelo, running via
Frisco System. Returning, leave
Memphis evening Of July 18th. APP
ply to M. & o, R. R. Agents for par
ticularg.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-07-12

Wanted-Gentleman or lady Of good
standing to travle with q rig or by
rail. Salary s1,O72.OO per year and ex-
penses; paid weekly and expenses ad-
vanced. Address with stamp, Jos. A.
Alexander, Okolona, Miss.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-07-12
T0 East

via st. Louis or Chicago. The Mobile
& Ohio R. R. has resumed sale Of tick
cts to New York and other Eastern
points, via st. Louis and Chicago. Call
on Agents for rates and tickets.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-07-12
Fnr SIC * BargaIn.

A splendid piano, as good as new,
upright, full size and standard make.
ADDRESS, MRS. OSCAR DENTON,
The Pasadena, Memphis, Tenn.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-07-12
SMITH PAYS YOUR RAILROAD FARE

We will pay the railroad fare to Ok
olona and return Of all cash purcha-
sers OF SIS 90 and over (wire and nails
excepted). WALTER SMITH.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-07-12
messenger

TIE MESSENGER accepts display adver.
cement from reputable business men ane
firms st as cents per incheach INSERTION Aee
burlness reading notices, or locals ~ ~
cents per line for nst Insertion . cen1
used. 90 per cent additional no wood pesee
NOTICES Of marriages oeathAloose sosle
Church or other entertainments are SONNY
ted free, n limited 70 lVhneA
~ folfnee must be paid for az 10 cents per
Inc. cash for same 20 accompany me copy.
Am ierai notices az legal rates. payable pc
fore amdavit Of publications. hed.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-07-12

Of the United States have no
hesitation in lending their influence 70
assist in letting the public know Of the
merits of Peruna.
Nearly one-half the people are in some
way affected by catarrh. Therefore It
Is almost a national curse, and it Is Of
national import that the people should
know Of Peruna.
Catarrh is an American disease.
Peruna is an American remedy.
Catarrh Is q result Of changeable
climate. Peruna Is q result Of long and
careful experimentation.
Catarrb enters the system through the
nerve centers and Affects the mucous
membranes. Peruna enables the nerve
centers to repel and expel the eatarrh
from the system.
Catarrh Is q systemic disease ana
durable only by systemic treatment.
The remedy that catarrh must
aim directly at the depressed nerve
csnters. This is what Peruna does.
Redccmer Of Public Moneys.
hon. John 9. Lsftwich, Redeemer Of
Public Moneys. whose Office is in ths
Reztomce Building, IN q letter writer
from Montgomery Ala. Says
~ take pleasure ia recommending
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-07-12

Mobile, in 3 recent letter from
Mobile, Ala, says:
aAllow ms to send to you my
Testimonial as to the good
qualities Of Peruna. I have
used it for the past three
months and and it Is .
most excellent tonic.''-P. D.
Barker.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-07-12

Governor OF Alabama Comments Pe-ruHna.
In a letter dated July 28, 1899, written from Mont
gomery, Ala, Governor Joseph J. Johnston, sayss
~ Join Congressman Brewer In conl-
mending Peruna. "--Joseph j. Johnston.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-07-12

Recently a school teacher wrote the
word adogma" on the blackboard and
then asked the pupils to compose
sentences containing the word, Among
those written was the following "our
dogma has three pups
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-07-12

ONE Of the most wonderful
~ events in &e history Of
medicine is the multitude Of
endorsements which Peruna is
receiving as q catarrh cure
from men Of national
importance.
The most distinguished men
U
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-13
A Family Tragedy.

Washington. Sept. 1.-Two men dead and a woman seriously wounded was the result of a shooting affray tonight in southeast Washington. The dead are George T. Morgan and Charles Souder, and Lillian J. Souder. wife of the latter Is wounded.
 Souder and his wife were not living together and the woman was living at the place where Morgan boarded. Sou der met his wife as she was coming from her work and accompanied her home. Loud talk was heard by the neighbors. followed later by the shoot ing and when the first persons arrived the men were dead and the woman was wounded. She was removed to Provi- dence Hospital but was too weak to make a statement.
 The police theory is that Souder shot and killed Morgan, shot his wife and then committed suicide.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-13
GEORGIA ORDERS.
State Board of Health Issuea Two BuI-
 leflnn.

State Board of Health Issues Two Bul-
 letins.
 Atlanta, Ga, Sept. 12.-Georgia's State Board of Health today issued two comprehensive orders relating to the protection of the State from the pos sibility of infection from yellow fever These orders are the following:
 The Georgia State Board of Health hereby orders that all railroads and steamboat companies operating in the State of Georgia shall notify their ticket agents, as well as those of con- meeting lines. not to sell a railroad ticket to any points in Georgia from a territory infected with yellow fever, ex- cept to those persons having a prop erly certified certificate. signed by a properly authorized health officer (State, municipal and county health of ficers and marine hospital officers are qualified to sign these certificates) that infected with yellow fever for ten days.
 The Georgia State Board of Health considers the following territory as in- fected with yellow fever: All of Lou isiana, the city of Vicksburg and War rem County, the city of Natchez and Adams County, the cities of Gulfport, Mississippi City and Harrison County in Mississippi, the-city or Pensacola and Escambia and santo Rosa counties in Florida.
 Order No. is as follows:
 The Georgia State Board of Health hereby orders that all railroads oper- ating in Georgia shall provide separate coaches for their through passengers coming from territory infected with yellow fever, and as to all lines enter ing the city of Atlanta such coaches shall be carried around the belt line and not allowed to enter the city of At lanta.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-13
DISCLOSURE
 SENSATIONAL Tricks Of New York Lie
 Exposed. CAT OUT OF THE BAG Treasurer Randolph is an .- Unwilling InfOrmer. Company Sold SsOO,OOO in Bonds and Reproduced Them Second Day
 Thereafter to Keep With. in Its Report.

New York. Sept. 12.-selling $500, ,o0o in bonds one day and buying them back the next but one, holiday inter vening. in order to keep within state- ments made in the New York Life In- surance Company's report made to the Superintendent of Insurance, was the sensational disclosure made today at the session Of the legislative insurance Investigating committee. The fact was drawn from Edmund D. Randolph Treasurer of the New York Life Insu- rance Company, late in the day after Attorney Hughes of counsel to the committee had labored for over an hour to get direct answer from Mir. Randolph to a direct question.
 The inquiry had dragged through a mass of figures during almost the en- tire day, but 1t was not until near the ending of the session that the sensa- tional feature was brought out. Earlier in the day Mir Randolph had handed Mir Hughes a schedule of syndicate un- derwritings and transactions of the New York Life for the last ten years. This statement was to show, foot note to the schedule so stated, that the company had participated in no syndl- cate transactions that had been closed out with q loss. Among these syndt-
  ing of the navigation syndicate or h. ternational Mercantile Marine.
 MT. Hughes drew from the witness that there was an aggregate of $4.o00,- 900 the New York Life paid J. P Nor gan and Company on this joint ac- count"
 MT. Hughes then took up a sales Item dated December S1, 1903. of SS00,- 900 of International Mercantile Marine stock Mir. Randolph replying to Mir. Hughes said this sale was made to J. P. Morgan and Company. MT. Hughes continued his Inquiry into the matter and asked:
 "on January ?. 1904. there is an en- try of purchase of 3s0o.o0o. From whom did you buy?'
 "J P. Morgan and Company"
 why did you sell to J P. Morgan. then buy from J. P. Morgan and Com pany on the next business day?'
 Because they desired to reduce it.
 Yes. but why. then, did you buy 1t back the next business day?'
 Randolph fin Hot Water.
 Here Mir. Randolph began to explain and wandered several times from the yer, who seemingly was unable to get reply Finally he asked:
 who sold the shares for the New York Ltfe?"
 MT. Perkins
 Who bought them agaln?'
 An officer of the company"
 Who was it?'
 MT. Perkins"
 "As 0 matter of fact. there was a re- port to the Superintendent of Insu- rance on December S1. 1903?'
 "Yes."
 Then the sole purpose of the trans action was that you might be able to tell the superintendent of insurance you held only s3,200. 900 of International Mercantile Marine shares?
 The witness hesitated and tried to
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-13
soUTHERN's CONTRACTS.
Railroad is Making Some Important Ex-
 tenaiOuN.

Washington, Sept. 12-The Southern Railway has awarded to the firm of Sands and Oliver, railroad contractors of Roanoke, Va. a million dollar con- tract which with others let during the past six months makes a total of $2.O00.0O0 which 1t is proposed to spend on important and far reaching improve ments on the Southern lines. The con- tract awarded to the Roanoke firm calls for the double tracking of the Southern from Morristown to Knoxville, Tenn. a distance of seventy-five or more miles. as well as the building of a line from Chattanooga, Tenn, to Stevenson. Ala.
 The new line will cross the Tennessee river at Chattanooga and connect with the Memphis line at Stevenson. running down the northwest bank of the Ten nessee instead of the southeast, which is occupied by the Nashville, Chatta- nooga and St. Louis tracks. This will give the Southern a line of its own through the narrowest and most trou- blesome of the mountain passes around Chattanooga. It Is said that the com tract will soon be let for double track ing the Southern from Knoxville to Chattano0Ea
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-13
not actually participate in the transac-

not actually participate in the transac- tion '
 Here Mir. Rogers read from a paper quoting the off1cials of the New York Life Insurance Company as promising to give to the committee the freest ac- cess to information as to all it's affairs and he asked the witness if that prom ise meant anything.
 MT. Randolph replied that he thought such matter ought not to go in the 
 After adjournment Mir. Hughes said the examination of Mir. Randolph prob ably would be resumed tomorrow.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-13
putIes Are Removed.

Washlngto |, Sept 12.-A copy of the Russian ukase presented by NJ. Witte to President Roosevelt removing dis criminating duties on American exports which grew out of the imposition of a countervailing duty on Russian sugar by the Americ m Government, has been received at the State Department.
 The document is very brief and re- moves the discriminating duties on nearly everything on which the maxi mum tariff has been levied by Russia.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-13
LYNCHED NEGRO BOY.
Had Informed on WhIte Man Who Sold
 Him Whlskey.

Jackson, Miss. Sept. Ex-Governor Vardaman today received a letter from District Attorney Brewer of the Elev- enth District. notifying him that a negro boy named Will James, living in the interior of TaIlahatchie County, was taken to the woods by three white men and shot to death. after which his body was burned.
 The negro, it seems, had bought some whiskey from one of the white men and afterwards informed on him. The District Attorney asked the Gov ernor to take action in the case.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-13
PREMIER IS MAD.
Emperor Francis Joseph May Lose His Cabinet.

Cabinet.
 Vienna, Sept. 12.-General Baron Fej- erverary, the Hungarian premier, had long interviews with Emperor Francis Joseph this morning and this afternoon. It is currently reported that the premier placed the resignation of his cabinet in the hands of the emperor
 No official statement has yet been iS- sued. but 1t Is understood that the em- peror refused to consent to Premier Feierverary's scheme for the granting of universal suffrage to the Hungarians. which he advanced as one way to bring about the defeat of the united opposi- tion in the Hungarian diet and thereup- on the premier rendered his resignation. It is also stated that the crown has opened negotiations with the leaders of the united opposition.