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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-02-21
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The Washington Times exposed the
PootcfRce grafters dix months before
oficIal actiCn against them was begun.
The ST. Louis Post-D Dispatch expos
ca the ST. Louis boodlers Dix months
before Mr.. Folk joined IN che antl.graft
campaign which made him Governor
Of Missouri.
The Philadelphia North American
fought the Republican ring "a Philadel-
phia for 1--WE years before tho upheav-
Al Of last fall.
The New York World supplied most
Of the evidence that aroused public in-
dignktion against the Insurance gFnfr
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For Sale.

800 acres black prairie land adjoining
corporation of Okolona. Sold in 40s
sos or quarters. Full description In
Office of L. p. Haley. Okolona.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-02-21

DR.. TAtnm, Of Meridian, WAS Avlsitcr
here last week. seA
Messrs. Frank Elliott and Ed Edens
went TO Cairo Thursday.
Miss Ethel steinberger was among
the visitors here last week.
Born. Saturday morning 70 Mr.. and
Mrs. Will Taylor. fine baby boy.
Agent for Ramie Fibre Underwear
best in the world. SHORT the TAILOR
Girls, your success in life may de-
pend on your keeping your powder
dry.
w. #. Tucker Chapter will meet
with with Miss Lenore Davis Friday
the End of March.
Buy your groceries here and always
have q smile that won't wear Oh.
T. M. DEAN.
Orbie Harper came up from the A.
M. college and spent Sunday with his
parents.
The woman who has to support her
husband is not entitled to the full limit
Of her kick unless she keeps him fat.
Mr.. Austin, sheriff Of Pontotoc
county was in town Monday after q
prisoner captured here by our officers.
Sewing machines, Buggies --cash or
credit.
"ALrhh SMITH
A certain girl in town has had so
many fellows during the past four
years that they are figuring on holding
a reunion.
Mrs. Clint Steinberger entertained
the Social Club Saturday afternoon at
cards. Miss Mary Peele Gum was win
OF the first prize, Miss Annie McGehee
the BOBBY. Tasty refreshments were
served at the close.
Selling more and better groceries
every day, II you are not a customer
you ought to be.
n. M. DEAN.
The man who will invent some
means whereby wooden undershirts
won't shrink and pull up on the back
side or the front side will confer a
blessing on host of fat men who have
already discomforts enough in zero
weather.
The preacher who boldly announces
that services in his church win begin
promptly on time, whether there lie q
quorum present or not has made a
bold stride in the right direction. And
II he can insure his flock that services
will also close promptly on time 100
minutes from the starting point )he
will have earned an increase in his
salarv.
A foil line of all improved farm ma
chinery.
WALTER SMITH.
Wednesday night the soul Of little
Ada Almedia Taylor passed over the
dark river leaving many an aching
heart behind. She was but three years
old but beautiful child in soul and bo-
dy and so closely had she gathered to
her the heartstrings of her parents that
they are ieartbroken. Every parents
sympathy goes out to them In this
dark hour.
No one wants other than the best in
groceries. / wouldn't handle any
other.
T. M. DEAN
On Wednesday, February 14th. Mr..
and Mrs. H. F. Clark entertained their
immediate relatives with an elegant
DINING, in honor of their first wedding
anniversary. Covers were laid for
twelve. AS they left, each one ex-
pressed regret that the day was over.
but hoped to be with their host and
hostess on their next anniversary.
Buy improved Machinery and make
ten cent cotton.
WALTER SMITH.
Mrs. T. M. Dean gave a Valentine
entertainment last week which was
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Wanted: Men in each state to travel,
post signs, advertise and leave samples
Of our goods. Salary $75 90 per month
$500 per day for expenses. Kuhlman
Co., Dept. 8. Atlas Block, Chicago.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS.
FoR MARahAL

We are authorized to announce for the Of
nee OF city marshal, Mr.. J. G. WhiteSide to al
the unexpired term OF Penn Knox, caused by
his resignation.
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For Sale.

A good second hand cultivator.
WAITER SMITH.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-02-21

Exclusive agent for The L. e. Hayes
Tailoring Co., that makes suits from
@15 up. That beats merchant tailor
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-02-21

oKOLONA. MISS, FFB 81, 1905.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-02-21

Ihave never quit selling the bes'
-four in town-Elect.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-04-20
Elk Delegation for
State Convention.

The following members of the Elk
Lodge No. Csc of this city have been
elected to attend the State Convention
of Elks, which meets in Nashville on
the 21st, 22nd and 23rd of May:
Messrs. R. c. Adkisson, T. D. Biddle,
]. M. Dedman, T. E. Digger, T. E.
Cannon, M. S. King, T. H. PEBBLES,
w. R. Shadden, Frank Swansburg,
John Sowell, R. L. Mckinney, w. c.
Whitthorne, w. p Morley, Mora B.
Fariss. The alternates are: Sim Ash
ley, DR.. c. Y. Clark, E. H Cochran,
w. w. Dyer, w. E. Dixon, Paul Filson,
]. w. Griffin, w. r. Johnson, B. H.
Latta, A. Mortified, Ernest Sheppard,
Enoch Stephenson, J. o. Walker and
o. H. Higgins.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-04-20
HEN AND SURGEONS WIN
HoNoRs DURING FIRE.

A hen which withstood the flames,
smoke and water during the Truli Hos
pital fire in Biddeford, and calmly sat
on her nest until the excitement of
that eventful day was over, was re
warded for her faithfulness by hatch
ing one chick.
In the same fire the surgeons finish
ed an operation, in which a life was
at stake, while the building was burn
ing over them and firemen were work
ing to keep back the flames till they
finished.
That the surgeons are not without
rivals in heroism was discovered af-
ter the fire was out and the cellar full
of water The ffremen, wading in the
hospital basement, found a box float
ing upon the bounding pillows" and
in it Biddy and the eggs upon which
she had been placed the week before.
She had remained as steadfastly at
her post as had the life-savers on the
floor above. No sitting hen ever
showed greater determination to per-
petuate her race than did this Biddy
when the firemen tried to pull her off
her floating nest.
The eggs had been chilled in the
almost cold water which had soaked
up through the straw nest and there
was slight hope of any Matching. But
a hen that would sit through fire and
water, the hospital folk declared,
should not be a martyr to the prac-
ticablilty of a cold world so the box
was put up high and filled with new,
dry straw and Biddy was left to do
what she could with the wet eggs.
The hospital people speculated two
weeks ago on the outcome. "If they
hatch, the chicks will have web feet,
declared the chicken fancier who
owned the hens. He missed his guess,
for the one resulting chick is per-
fectly formed-Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-04-20
WOMAN EXPLORES AFRICA
AND RETURNS TO kHARTOUM.

[Khartoum, Egypt, Special to Chicago
InterOcean.
After a journey rich in adventure
through the interior of Africa, Miss
Mary Hall, greatwoman explorer.
has reached Khartoum.
She started last June from Chinde,
Portuguese East Africa, and travelled
up the Zambesi as far as Port Herald.
Then she turned north to Lake Nyassa,
which she crossed. In November she
arrived in German East Africa, and
then crossed unknown territory where
no white man or woman had ever be-
fore set foot, to Lake Victoria Nyanza.
This took her twenty-eight days, and
only twice did she see a European.
Her escort consisted of two native
soldiers belonging to a German regi-
ment and a few native warriors.
The natives she met were friendly
and brought her bananas, goat milk
and salt Although much of the
country was disturbed, owing to ma
tive rising against the Germans, she
to reach British territory.
without trouble.
The wild animals she saw included
almost every species of the country,
and being an excellent markswoman
she had no difficulty in replenishing
her larder when necessary.
Her next goal was Uganda, where
she found the youthful king playing
football He received her with truly
European courtesy and set her on
the way to Khartoum.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-04-20
REVENGE.

William NJ Chase, the portrait
painter, tells a story of the time when
the late James Mcneil Whistler was
at outs with the Royal Academy at
London.
About this time an admirer of Whist
Ter in Pennsylvania wrote him re-
questing his autograph. The letter
was sent in care of the Academy. That
institution took advantage of the op-
portunity thus offered to revenge it.
self for the alleged affronts put upon
it by the caustic Whistler. The Penn
sylvanian's letter was returned to him
some months later through the Dead
Letter Office at Washington, and it
bore on the envelop the word "Un-
known" repeated as many times as
space would allow
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-04-20
INDIAN SAYINGS.
'turm's Statehood Magazine.l

[Sturm's Statehood Magazine.1
The coward shoots with shut eyes.
No Indian ever sold his daughter
for a name.
Before the paleface came there was
no poison in the Indians corn.
Small things talk loud to the
Indians eye.
When fox walks lame old rabbit
jumps.
The paleface's arm is longer than
his word.
A squaws tongue runs faster than
the winds legs.
There is nothing so eloquent as a
rattlesnakes tall
The Indian scalps his enemy, the
paleface skins his friends.
There will be no hungry palefaces
so long as there is any Indian land
to swallow.
When a man prays one day and
steals six, the Great Spirit thunders
and the evil one laughs,
There are three things it takes a
strong man to hold-a young warrior,
a wild horse and a handsome squaw.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-04-20
STRANGE DIS
APPEARANCE
SUPERINTENDENT OF THE TEN
NEssEE CooPERAoE CON-
PANY AT SUMMERToWN.

Thursday afternoon about foul
O'Clock, Mr.. c. E. Klaer, superintend
ent of the Tennessee Cooperage Co.
at Summertown, walked out of the
factory while the plant was in opera,
ton, and disappeared The last time
he was seen was at Carpenters Sta.
tiOn, a short distance from Summer
Sonw; he was then going east from
the station into the woods. His
movements have been strange for the
past few weeks. and the only explana-
that he had become demented and
strayed off. Mr.. Klaer has money on
deposit in the Phoenix National Bank
in this city, and besides that the Ten
nessee Cooperage Co. is in debt to
him for wages, and there cannot be
any financial cause for his actions.
Mr.. Klaer's home is Pennsylvania he
came to this country to take charge
of the Summertown plant of the Ten
hessee Cooperage Co. about one year
ago; is a man of 45 to so years of age
and single. A reward is offered by
the Cooperage Co. for any informa-
ton as to his whereabouts.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-04-20
CEASE
TO FALL
Condition of Mount Vesuvius Is I'm.
proved to That Extent.

NAPLES, April 16.-The condition
of Mt. Vesuvius is unchanged today.
The volcano is still surrounded by a
thick cloud of smoke but ashes have
almost ceased to fall Many Ameri
cans, including passengers of the
White Star Line Steamer Cretic and
the North German Lloyd steamer Bar
barossa visited the Vesuvius region
during the day. The police and car
bineers tried hard to prevent some of
them from going further up, to the
observatory, saying that it was not
safe.
Prof Matteucci today said that
while all danger appeared to be over
the normal condition of the volcano
would not be re-established for sever
al weeks, Bodies are still being ex.
humed in the ruins at Ottajano and
San Giuseppe.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-04-20
PERSEVERANCE,.

Bishop Olmstead of Colorado, in an
address on perseverance, said, &C
cording to the New York Tribune:
Let me underscore this word per
severance with an anecdote about a
little girl l used to know.
This little girl, whose father was
a clergyman, lay abed one day with a
bad cold, and in the afternoon being
bored, she decided that she wanted to
see her father-to get him to tell her
a fairy story, or something of that
sort
"But her father was busy.
"'He is preparing his Sunday morn
ing Sermon said the mother, and he
must not be disturbed
But l do want to see him badly
the little girl persisted.
"'No, DEAR her mother repeated.
He is busy. We can't interrupt him
1.-THE little girl, persevering, frown-
ed. She glared at her mother, and
sitting up in bed, she said:
"T am a sick woman, and want to
see my minister She saw him."
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-04-20
JUST HALF RIGHT.

81 understand you are going to
make a speech and that it will be
high-tariff speech" Representative
Tawney said jokingly to the minority
leader, John Sharp Williams.
you are only half right" Mr.. Will
liams said. Il am going to make a
speech, but it will be for tariff revis-
lon You are just half right, like the
man who went over to congratulate
his neighbor whose home had been
visited by the stOrk.
Boy or girl?" asked the visitor.
Guess, said the proud father.
"T guess a boy
You're just half right, answered
the father.-New York World.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-04-20
RATS THAT BRIGHTEN RATS.

One of the old school-book stories
of another generation told about the
ruse of a porter who caught rat and
fastened a bell to it's neck. When it
was turned loose again and ran
through the building all other rats
left in fright at the strange member
of their species that was trying to
associate with them The janitor of
a bank in Cleveland followed the idea
in this old story and it works out just
as the school books say it did. Traps
set every night were filed with the
rodents and yet there seemed to be
no end to their ravages. One morning
the janitor chloroformed a big fellow
and fastened a wire loop securely to
its neck. To this loop were attached
three tiny tinkling bells. Mr.. Rat was
revived by being placed before an
electric fan and then allowed to go
again. His bells have since been
heard tinkling behind the walls, but
he is a lonesome wanderer through
what was once a populous rat city All
the rats have left this building and he
is monarch of all he surveys.-New
York Press
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-04-20
THE TOP SHELF.

When I was just a little chap,
My love for cake and jell,
A cookie or a gingersnap,
Was more than / can tell.
And mother, bless her gracious heart!
Knew how it was herself,
And so she hid each toothsome tart
Upon the highest shelf.
We men are "only boys grown tall''
But I'm not tall enough,
No more than when l was so small,
To reach the sweetest stuff.
And mid LIES store of gifts learn,
When | would help myself,
The joys for which I truly yearn
Are on the highest shelf.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-04-20
OVER HALF MILLION FOR
TUsKEGEE INSTITUTE
New York Man Gives Almost Entire
Estate To Colored School.

A gift of $665,000 will accrue finally
to Tuskegee Institute, Alabama, by
the will of the late Andrew T. Dotger,
a retired merchant OF this city, who
died two months ago at his home,
South Orange, N. j., says the New
York World. The institution is con-
Quoted by Booker T. Washington for
the Industrial education of young
negroes of both sexes. It has received
strong financial support from benevo-
lent men in the North and all over the
country, but Mr.. Dotgers benefaction
is most grateful.
By the terms of Mr.. Dotger's will,
the residue of the estate, after all his
requests are paid, will go to Tuskegee
at the death of his widow. The abso-
lutte value of the estate was unknown
but yesterday the appraisers filed the
inventory of the personal property
with Surrogate Russell, in Newark,
n. j., proving it to be worth 1884,
1872.
OF the real estate, much of it valu-
able property in this city, no inven-
tory was filed, but enough is known of
the total value of the estate to make
sure that Tuskegee will receive $685.
000
Other institutions benefited under
the will are the German Memorial
Hospital of Philadelphia, Orange Me
mortal Hospital, Free Public Library
Orange Valley Church and Orange Blu
reau of Associated Charities, each of
which will receive $4,000.
To Henry Dotger, brother, the
testator left $4,000, and to each of
his sisters, Dora Seifert and Annie c.
Ney, $4,000 each. Carl Warner, a
nephew, gets $4,000, and Clara E.
Seidenstricker, a niece; Victor Logo,
a nephew, and Claire Richards, the
child of an adopted daughter, $4,000
each. Herbert lie Van Richards, son
of an adopted daughter, is left the in
come of 100000
Andrew J. Dotger died December
80 last. He retired from the New
York Stock Exchange thirty years ago,
and later was chiefly interested in the
local affairs of the Oranges. He new
er visited Tuskegee, but was interest
ed in the negro problem and had read
much of the Tuskegee plan Of solving
it, He was born in Philadelphia in
1911
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-04-20
SCHOOL CHILDREN
BE INTERCHANGED
AS Means Of Promoting Good Feeling
Between England and France.

The proposed interchange of school
children between England and France,
with the object Of enabling them to
acquire an efficient knowledge of the
languages of the two countries, and,
incidentally, to promote the entente
cordiale, is steadily growing in favor,
says London cable message to the
Inter-Ocean.
Sir Thomas Barclay, one of the lead
ing spirits in the promotion of the
entente cordiale, speaking ON the sub
ject yesterday, said:
'All such ideas are excellent, and
should like to see the French and
English schools try a system of ex-
change of scholars.
There are, of course, hundreds of
English children in French schools
now, but not by way of exchange l
think it is not impossible that the
French Minister of Public instruction
would enter into scheme for receiv-
ing a certain number of English boys
in French schools in return for a
similar number of the scholars of his
own country being received in school
here.
THE difficulty here is that we have
no public schools in the French sense
at all. However, / would be glad to
approach the French Minister person
ally on the subject if 1 could learn
that there were English schools which
would like to join in an exchange of
scholars.
II would recommend those inter-
ested in the idea to put themselves in
to the hands of the society called Con
cordia, of which / am the English
president. That society has been do
ing work of that kind for a number of
years, especially in promoting the ex-
change of correspondence. 1t has
been placing English and French
school children in correspondence
Will CtlCli OlllCI, 81 JlleiJ JiCy nll5ilL
learn each others language in prac-
teal way, and by means of this the
children have in many instances come
to know each other personally later
on.
"The mutual reception of French
and English children into the differ
ent family circles is even now an
everyday occurrence, and it is an ex-
cellent thing that the boys and girls
Of the two nationalities are thus get
ting rid of the idea that foreigners
are different from themselves.
81 think it would be a capital idea
% form a committee in London to
help in finding families here who
would receive French children on
terms. The Concordia in
Paris would do the same as far as ,
possible in France"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-04-20
PYTHIANS
CELEBRATE.
TWO HUNDRED VISITORS ENTER.
TANNED BY JOHN C. DEXTER
LODGE.

The meeting of the Pythians of the
Fourteenth and Fifteenth Districts
with John C. Dexter Lodge in Phintias
lodge rooms, was a most successful
and delightful affair. Pythians to the
number of two hundred were present
from Franklin, Spring Hill, Law
renceburg, Mt. Pleasant, Pulaski,
Mooresville, Lynnville, Culleoka and
Glendale.
After a program of much excellence
and interest, the visitors were usher
ed into the banquet hall, where boun-
teors refreshments were served
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-04-20
EIGHT THOUSAND STONES
IN A SINGLE JEWEL
London Firm Completes $4,000 Com
bination For Turkish Dinnitarv

London Firm Completes $4,000 Com
bination For Turkish Dignitary.
| One of the most magnificent pieces
of jewelry made in modern times has
just been completed in London. 1t is
valued at $150,0OO, says a London ca
BILE message to the Chicago Inter.
Ocean.
The work has been carried out to
the order of Turkish dignitary, who
commissioned Messrs. Dobson & Son,
of Piccadilly, to produce "plastron'
of surprising beauty. From his own
treasures he supplied a number of
beautiful pearls the size of small nuts
and single diamond of wonderful
brilliance, leaving the jewelers. to fur
nish the rest of the gems.
mo fewer than 5000 brilliants, be-
sides emeralds and rubies, have gone
to the making of the jewel said
Arthur Dobson yesterday. 1--WE sub
mitted several sketches, and one of
these was approved. We began work
two years ago, and our task has just
been completed. Here is the result
Of our work"
AS he spoke he drew aside a silk
curtain revealing a velvet background
on which repose a Jewel of extra
ordinary beauty.
1t measures two feet four inches in
length, and is made to button round
the neck by a wonderful circle of 'dia-
monds The Jewel" itself spreads
out on the breast, disclosing butter
flies of gems daintily poised on gilt
tering flowers. These surround a cen
terpiece forming the Turkish crescent,
as large as a small plate, in pearls,
each Of which is as large as a Bar
celona nut.
A verse of the Koran in rubies fills
the center of the crescent, while over
it is the sign manual of the Sultan of
Turkey, worked in emeralds.
Hanging from the crescent are
ropes of glittering gems and a square
medallion the size of a cigarette case,
on which, standing on an emerald
mound, is the Turkish flag in rubies
backed by diamonds.
Below is suspended in a diamond
frame a miniature photograph of the
purchaser, and completing the whole
scheme at the extreme bottom is a
pearl as large as an acron.
Every piece can be detached from
the other and worn separately, or
with truly Oriental magnifcence the
whole can be suspended from the
neck, covering the breast with quiv-
ering blaze of light and fire.
The jewel was taken to BuclIing-
ham palace for inspection by the King,
and his majesty expressed his pleas
ure at the fact that such a magnificent
ornament had been produced by Brit
ish workmen. The King laughingly
added that he was glad he was not
forced to wear anything SO gorgeously
heavy.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-04-20

Lydia Sturdevant Sterling, con-
tralto, became suddenly homesick at
Milan, Italy, fifteen days before Christ
mas and started for Berkley, Cal, at
once. Just as her family had sat
down to the Christmas dinner she
walked in, not having allowed SER
want, who had opened the street door
for her, to annouce her. She Cancelled
European engagements to make the
trip and returned in a week.