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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-11-29

The biggest difference between CITY
and country life, d this: In the CITY
they call dinner sluuchp and sunner
'sdlnner.r In the country iE q plain
dinner and supper just 10 tho Lord
Intended II should IS.
Wanted Lady or gentleman 81 fair
education TO travel for & 0rm Of $780,
10000 capital. Salary ol,O7a per wear
and expenses; paid weekly. Address
With gtamp, jos. a. Alexander,
QkQtOna, NIos
Several schools ID ATsyada AVE hecs1
compelled % close because tke TIM
tees have found II impossible 10 o.
cure teachers. Almost an coon 70
they arrive and take charge they r.
sign and marry.
Japanese children begin "a ~ u
school when six yearo old. During
the hrNt four years they learn JapaS
Nose and Chinese; ii the next four
years every child has 10 learn Eng
hlh.
Il will be : long time baiore wireless
taieRtaphy can travel 81 fast &c gossip.
Correct. Both sire having 4 race con
tInunlly IA army circles, and % Far
gossip Il several laps ahead
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-11-29

OcCaalOnally man Innrties % prove
that he can do ~ he pIeases, and flnd
when that IL done thnt be 40 longer
The japanese rIoe colonies ID Texas
have % prospered that n Il now pro.
pogpd 90 establish several additional
cll0nlo1 u that gtet8s and also "a o.
lAbllsh ono or more colonies ID Louis.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-11-29

There Is TO be another Pan Ameri-
can Congress. probably q moet "a
Caracas, held ID 1901. These Latin
republics arc great on Whereas and
whereof. bit when some foreign coun-
try iumps onto them bscause on their
Inpud6nce, Uncle Sam alwsys has
Is do their dghting end fgurlng.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-11-29

Men IN Kentucky, are forbidden to
70 70 the polls 70 vote afmed. Now
u they would make that cover every
meeting whore there would Be ct
least two KentpckIans thrown together
The old state might soon increase IT.
population.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-11-29

The railway postal clerks on the
Mobile and Ohio railroad say that this
Office lssues more copies OF the raper
than any newspaper on that road be-
tween Mobile and st Louis. And the
list grows every day.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-11-29

United States senators are being
connected every day with some new
scandal that is uncovered, but there lie
at least one they can prove an alibi on
that Of Adam and Eve.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-11-29

A young French Count while 81 the
Worlds Fair IN St. Louis was asmost
aaphyxiated and is now suing tho gas
company there for damages. He
should have read the rules on the wall
before blowing out the gas.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-11-29

Admiral Bah Evans wants this gov-
srnmsnt 70 bulld bigger ships. That's
probably on account othaving spent
sometime On the British battieshIps
which boasts : ballroom. Bob has be-
come quite asocIety man Of late.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-11-29

You may be mighty important 10
this world, according to your own view
point, but don't get It into your head
that when you get into heaven all
twelve OF the disciples will jump up
and offer you their seat.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-11-29

That visiting English prince who said
English ships could easily batter New
York to ruins forgot that the Ameri
can navy is generally on hand when
ever there IL any battering to be done.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-11-29

$4,000, 600 ladies' have asked for the
resignation of Senator Smoot then our
advice is for him to make his get away
quickly, before the remaining 15,OO0,-
600 women become aroused,
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-11-29

Don't tell ne the foreigners who arr
coming to this country are not intelli-
gent. The big portion Of them are
now coming South.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-11-29

lana.
A nhloago man advertised: uanfs
cure FOR hog cholera; priCo 81. n Many
tnrmers ncnt him their dollars. Hero
~ what they Rot for " XIII the hog.
When man leaves bic chair at his
pfIice he always lnyB BIZ paper Oh hia
desk, when ho gets up &C home AZ
toassg ihe paper "a ths noof
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-11-29

Nobody expected other than the
ladies would have the last word. The
last report of the Worlds Fair-lately
made-was that of the board Of lady
managers,
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-11-29

England and the United States are
hike two women--the more eStrange-
msnt between them the more boqnets
they throw at each other.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-11-29

A Detroit man has erected monu-
mont to Satan In his yard. Old Nick
has many followers in this country but
they don't acknowledge his acquain-
&auoa
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-11-29

According to big diamond dealers
Ave- elghts Of ali che diamonds are
sold In the United States. And the
South Is able TO buy her snare.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-11-29

Astronomers claim % have sighted
COmmet coming earthwaras> which
e yet distant 26.e zoo 900. why, they'd
make good Rovernmsnt cOttonoxperts.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-11-29

The new King Of Sweden q to have
. salary Of 5000, 900 year. About Is
good job asbeing president Of 40
insurance company.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-11-29

Rarely are common place things OK
citing: negro was lyncbed 10 Mississ-
ippl the other day "without excite
ment."
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-11-29

the civil war. when drafted, paid an
other to 60 in their place, and now
ask the United States government to
reimburse them for money thus spent.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-11-29

No one should kick because the
President salary is too small. He don't
have any turkeys to pay for.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-11-29

John L. Sullivan is quite prominent
IN first again. The name sounds ia
miliar.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-11-29

The nerRiest thing yet ID the re-
quektof several buffers Who. instead
Of going into tho federal army during
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-11-29

Mississippi raises many valuable
crops but the foundation Of them all ia
the crop of children Of each generation
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-11-29

With hogs and corn in plenty, Mis-
sissippi farmers don't care how high
above them king cotton kicks.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-11-29
The question is what kind Of cana
does the president wantH

Between bank officials and burglars
the Denver banks are having truly
hard life of it.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1905-11-29

very large assortment OF Ladies' Winter Coats give
you chance to the very smares styles OF the
son. Our qualities are higher than our prices
Evening Coats Top Coats and Rain Coats in all the
shades and lengths.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-08-23
Negro Murderer Captured.

Yorkville, August ia negro
named Bob Smith was captured at
Clover last Saturday and brought
here and placed in Jail. During the
fall of 1889 he shot and killed anoth or
negro named Chambers Byers in the
western portion of the county and
escaped. For some years he has
been working at Spencer, N. c., but
it is said that he has made several
visits to this county since he com
mitted the murder, to see his folks.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-08-23
Black lack Sunday School Picnic.

The picnic given under the auspices of
the Black Jack Sunday school last Satur-
day, August 18th, was most delightful
occasion and was enjoyed greatly by all
present. In the early morning it did
look as il the rain would beat out the
picnic. but by 10 o'clock the sun came
out and the people in the Black Jack
neighborhuod came out, too, and that
with we'll filled baskets. 1t beat the all
day singings of G, r ID B. all to death.
had gathered at the house where the
Sunday school is conducted and came
marching out by twos and that to the
strains of sweet music They marched
to abrush arbor which had been prepared
for the occasion and here the children
recitrd manv we'll selected pieces to the
delight of all. The music intersper sing
the recitations was we'll selected and
rendered.
After the childrru's exercises had been
me through with two addresses were
IN ,de. and then AL were summoned to
dinner on the ground where everything
that tempts the appetite of man was
spread bOuntifully before us. Like as
usual the twelve baskets full were left
after dinner. The inner man having
been satisfied the people again assem-
hled at the stand for the purpose of
listening to addresses by those selected
f"r the occasion. Late in the afternoon
the party was hrnken up and all returned
tO their homes feeling that it was good
TO have been there
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-08-23

wildered. want them to vote sanely
after they have heard the facts and
arguments and l want all of them
to vote who have an interest in this
matter, and under the Brice act this
is not allowed. You mentioned
Winthrop and Clemson as among the
things by which / would be remem-
bered. You left off some others
that / presume to add, not from a
sense of egotism, but simply TO keep
the record straight:
Q) The emancipation in 1890 of
the people from dry rot, caused by
only one party and the demonstra-
tion that we could have the most free
and open discussion of political
questions without danger, followed
by the Inauguration of the State
Democratic primary system.
(2) The constitutional convention
and it's work, largely the result of
my untiring and earnest efforts, and
my work in that convention in behalf
of common schools and the disfran-
chisement for the time being of the
negro majority legally.
(3) The inauguration of the sale
of liquor by bonded officers under
the dispensary system. / will not
say that your vision is clouded by
fanaticism, but if it be true that che
who make two blades of grass to
grow where only one grew before is
public benefactor," then is it not
equally true that he who conceived a
scheme by which drunkenness was
reduced, temperance encouraged and
decency and good order increased
and withal made the demon whiskey
contribute to the education of the
ignorant masses, need he be ashamed
of his work? B. r. Tillman.
Trenton, August IA, 1905.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-08-23
Secretary Shaw to Retire.

Oyster Bay, August l4.--It can be said
by authority of the President that the
visit of Secretary Shaw, of the Treasury,
to Sycamore Hill last week, had no rela-
tion to the Secretarys retirement from
the cabinet Secretary Shaw has let it
be known that r. xpects to resign from
the cabinet some time next winter, but
no definite date for his retirement has
been fixed. 1t is accepted generally, II
political circles, that the Secretary ex-
poets to become candidate for the
Presidentn nomination in 1905 and that
his reinquishment of his cabinet duties
is to free him from any embarrassment
in the conduct of his campaign for the
nomination.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-05

"Aristos Orlando F>urioso'':: Spanish.
THE CID; Portuguese. "Camoens
Lusiud.'' See Century Dictionary. and
Bottas Hand Book Of Universal Litera-
ture.
8. John Barber-1s20 ~ 1896. Barber was
a contemporary TO Chaucer. He wrote
'.Inc Brute" poem recounting tho
deeds of Robert Bruce. See Hart's.
Manual of English Literature
4. This is a question on which aqthori-I
ties greatly differ, though "hiawatha" Is
the recognized American; "Idyls of the
King" the recognized English
5. This is a question of doubt in tns
minds of many critics, for some claim
.Beowolf" others thesletters OF -unius,'
etc.
G. The mock heroic poem is a Burlesque
of the Hero. Many claim the Rape OF
the Lock-" by Pope ms the leading mock
heroic poem: others the "Hudibras," by
Butler.
Z. If ancient civilization Is considered.
Greek literature is the Oldest, dating from
early in the sixth century 3. c. n '1Ss
intended to Include only modern ciyil Villa
lion then German literature IS the oldest'j
dating back to the fourth century.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-05
MEMS o. HORSES
AND HO d |:
The Deep Run Hunt Club Elects
Officers for Another
Year
IaT rApTER Hail Stuck FARM
VAT CARTER HALL STOCK FARM
Where Ely. Stockwell Lives-Dr.
}. Whitehead Buys Maude
/, Warren.

The hunting season has commenced
Run Hunt Club are events that furnish
sport and pleasure galore TO the members
OF the club and their guests. For at
least q dozen seasons the Deep Run Hunt
Club has been fixture here, and If ever
an organization merited generous support
surely this one has. because Of its un-
self,sh efforts TO promote clean. healthy
port OF the exhilarating sort.
The thirteenth annual meeting Of the
club was held recently in the parlors
at the Westmorelend Club and different
events OF portance decided. among
them the election of officers. The presi-
dent, c. c. Pinckney called the meeting
TO order and NJ ajor Otway s. Allen, for
rner president, and ever active in the
councils of the club. acted as chairman
and Mr.. a. S. Buford, Jr. as secretary
The president read report showing
that year by year the club was getting
on 4 stronger financial basis and that
The club was in q very prosperous con-
dition.l
The following officers were elected;
President. MIR, George Cole Scott.
Vice President Mr. J. w. Young
Secretary and Treasurer, Mr. b. S.
Forbes.
Master OF Hounds Mr.. II. c. Beattie.
Board OF Governors, MeEsrs, Fred w
Scott. A. G. Iobson, who held over for
one year; Messrs, II. c, Bea,ue, w, O
Young, ]. r. J Anderson, ]. Scott Par.
IRISH and Or. JOS, A. White were elected
for two years. and Messrs. Jonathan
Bryan and Leigh r. Page for one year.
Henry J.. Watkins. formerly with tn,
chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, this city
for long term OF years, but now man
ager of the Garter Hall Farm, near MIL
wood, Clarke county, Va, writes m
that harness horses are bsing hre
there, and that hopes are entertaned o
producing some of real class by natn
an imported hackney stallion with trot
ting bred mares. Carter Hall Is a, Nm
old estate of several hundred acres, an
the proprietor is Mr.. Eben Richards,
wealthy New, Yorker, The mportc
hackney stallion Ely stockwell. who
only three years old, hut large, hand
some and well formed heads the stu
lie cost Mr.. Richards 5000. Last sun
mer al Lexington, KY, Mr. Watkins pu
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-05

by O mob in Ireland died poor man in
London?
.. Name the representative epic Of
Hebrew, Greek, Roman. Italian, Spanish
and Portuguese Literature.
8. Who was the first Scottish poet?
A. Name the five great epics Of our
( time? ;3E
{ I s.. Which is the most celebrated Eng
fish work ever published, the authorship
of which is not known? "a
Il G. What Is n mock heroic poem and
! what one is considered the best In our
language?
Z. Which present civilized nationality
can boast OF the Oldest literature?
1.---- Err. e
i. 1t is supposed that the writer refers
to Edmund Spencer, who, while born In
London held Irish estates In 1888 spen-
cer,s Castle, known as "l<ilcolman Cas-
tle'' was attacked, plundered and burnt
by the peasantry. Spencer and his wife
escaped but an infant lost Its life.
Spencer took refuge in London, and died
a few months later in poverty. See Harris
Manual OF English Literature, and the
Dictionary OF National Biography.
2. There are various opinions bearing
mon this question, though the most gem
orally accepted reads as follows:
Creek i"Homcr's 1lliad"';; Hebrew, book
Of Job3; Roman, Virgil 3Aeneid ";tItalian,
q 70 -. IT, yf = /. 5z . T. AT EA.s1fT
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-05

would be attracted here and Richmond
materially benefited in VARIOUS ways.
The enterprise is favored by such men
as James N. Boyd, John Stewart Bryan,
Charles b. Cook, II. l.. Lorraine w. Is.
Bache, o. Warthen, secretary of the
Richmond Horse Show; Joseph Waller
stein, Harry Ellis, Jr., A. b. Williams
Walter II Miles, Linto O.. Miller, u. b.
Sydnor, James D. Patton, William
Northrup. Captain E. II. Lea and others
of sterling worth and integrity
sas.
Annie Fittz, the handsome brown mare
by Great Stakes, 2:2O. dam Hazel Hess,
by Happy Day, 2:291-9, second dam
Springtime, dam Of Clandon, 2:2l, BY
Blacks Hambalt onian, is being driven
on the road by her owner Lawrence ).
Grove, Of the commission house of Fer
zero, Grove & CO. She is IL trottcr. ami
should learn to go fast with proper
handling. Annie Fittz was mated this
fall with Lord Chancellor, son of uare
Devil, 200, and tho resulting foal will
carry blood that figures in many great
performers and producers, and also In
famous show, horses.
~.
Robert T., Macomber of the jewclry
house, the, Nowlan Company this city,
owns and drives on the road well man
rercd, attractive looking horse in the
big chestnut gelding ELLSWORTH s, BY
Hazel King, 2 :2l Ia. dam the roam mare.
! by Georgia Wilkes. Hazel King the sire
| of this geldng, was by King Monte
! Mario. son or tho famous Mambrino nlnE
| who was pronounced by the French COM
| missoners as the handsomest horse In
/ the world. Ellsworth Is a PAGER and nj
/ that gait Is credited with q half ir
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-05
A Diseased Horse.

Editor of The Times-Dlspatch:
Sir,-Please publish in your Sunday
edition if you know any cure for young
horse whose front legs are badly sprung.
and also, has wind gals on the ankles
of front legs, both the result Of hard
driving. If YOU know Of no cure do you
know any linement that you would re-
commend? A SUBSCRIBER.
Perfect rest and the application Of a
'sood blister on the posterior part Of
the knees, a short distance above and
below, so rs to take In the wind gals.
Tie his head we'll up so he cannot rub
or bite the blistered parts with his mouth,
remove the blister after As hours, by
washing the parts with warm water and
soap When perfectly dry grease parts
with pure lard and repeat in five days.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-05

" .la
duced his record from 2.2O this season
at thirteen years old; Giles Mehane. 2:l0-
S-i, pacing; Ginter, 216 "a. trottlng and
224 IA, pacing, and Mayo. 1928 ~. Win
ME D. passed from Mr. Stokes to Mr..
Holt, who has others from the daughter
OF Hannls yet to be heard from, SO that
1t is reasonable to infer when the re-
turns from her produce are all In that
she VIII figure as one OF the most pro-
life producers OF speed,
The project to revive our old State
Fair, along with race meetings., TO he
held each year as formerly, is unpopular
move and back of Ii are men of promi-
nence and Influence. With an uprto-date
fair and race meeting In progress during
the day and our annual horse show on
at night, big concoulse OF Visitors
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-05

On nny other occasion, be confined IN
iail not exceeding one year, and pc I'm iin ''i.
not exceedig one thousand dollars. There n'AFs
fore the punishment cannot exceed zen
years in the penitentiary In the one case
nor nor one year in Jail or one thousand DOL DOL
lars fine In. the other case.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-05
The Southside Road.

Editor of The Times Dispatch:
s,r-Will you kindly answer through
your query column the following dues-
tons: ia cor,hs,do
II. In what year was the old soulnslde
Railroad completed from Petersours' V'''
to Farmville. Va?
What year from Farmville TO lynch
burg. Va? ,,.,,a l., ~ an
lucky, never freezes? - % ~
rho Norfolk and Western lost It's old
rerorts by fire at Lynchburg IN ISL ana
nj Roanoke in 1885. The only information
we have been able to gather IS contained
in the following letter from NofloiK
and Western official:
dn,v received your favor Of the 10th
instant with attached papers relative 10
the completion of the old Southside tar
,oad from Petersburg to Farmvlllc. and
from Farmville to Lynchburg.
Nv file Of the old reports Of the, South
side Railroad Company is quite incom-
plete, and I regret that cannot give you
| definite information on the points IN
| question. The first four reports are set SCI
out In full on she minutes OF the COM
3 B d & / 4
| pany in my office and cover the opera
lion Of the road to October. 1853. After
| that date the reports were presented N
print, and were not entered on the MIN
| utes.
Reference to the reports presented Mt
4 tho annual meeting held October 70, 1853
/ shows that the bridge over the Apo
mnttox River, six miles east Of Farm
vile. had not at that time been com
Melted, but the report stated that there
,yas every expectation that the bridge
would BIO in readiness to pass trains
over by Christmas, 1858. At the time
of the report the road was completed
from the western bank of the Appomat-
tox River to the river opposite Farm
,,u1e The piers OF tho bridge at that
nlace were completed and the superstruc..
ture was to be put on without delay.
4 ,yhon that was done passengers Would
be taken by railroad from FarIaVllle 20
the bridge across the Appomattox, and
i then by a short portage by stage or or ON m
nlbus to the regular train. for he east
Tho report further stated that u was
confidently expected that the ROAD = Wo l'lt'
be completed to I.ynchburg in the course
OF the summer of 1854, 81.
A String Of Questions.
Editor of The Times-Dlspatcn:
Slr--Kindly publish In Sundays lssu'
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-05
A Doubtful Question.

Editor of The Times Dspatch:
Sir,-Can man be u road commits
sioner and registrar Of voters, and clerk
Ola district school board at the same
time. Is this lawful under our new con-
stitution' BY answering you will obligc.
A. Il.
AS the attorney general has declined
to express an opinion on this point. we
must, also decline to do SO.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-05
Minceneat.

Editor Of The Dispatch:
Sir-Please answer through your
query columns how to make "Msncc
Meat" ]. NJ. u.
The following recipe was used for years
by Mrs. Fitzhugh Lee and comes ndi-
rectly from Martha Washington, who Is
said to have made delicious mince pies:
Two pounds beef. two pounds currants,
two pounds ralsins, one pound ctron.
two pounds beef suct one and onc-half
pounds cundied lemon peel, four pounds
apples, two pounds Sultnna raisins, two
pounds sugar, two nutmegs grated, one
fourth ounce cloves, one-half ounce cln-
numon, one fourth ounce mace, one tea
spoonful salt two lemons juice ana
r!nd, two ORANGES Juice and rind. SIM
smcr the meat till tender and when per-
fectly cold chop It fine. stone the ralslns,
shred the citron. pare, core and chop the
apples, and chopthe suet fine. MIX the
dry ingredients, then add the juices ana
rlnds OF oranges and lemons. Pack In
stone jar, cover close and keep cool
This mnce meat will keep all winter.
The pies will have an added flavor II
the crust is lifted and one Tablespoonful
of rum is poured In before serving
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-05
Punishment for Perjury.

Editor of The Times-Dispatch:
slr,-please answer through your query
column the Following little question OF
law for me:
Can perjury be punished with any
greater punishment than the punishment
fixed by law in the case IN when tne
party swears falsely. a. affirms ana -
denies. Your Kindness In giving me- fhls
information will be greatly appreclatea.
". "A. CARTWRIGHT, +
The statute provides that d any per-
son commit or procure any other person
to commit perjury, he shall, II the per-
jury be on trial for felony he con-
fined in the penitentiary not less than
TWO nor more than ten; years; and y v pc