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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-13
ACCIDENTAL SHOT
KILLS CARROLL BOY

Carroll. Neb., Dec. n.-Henry. the
young st son of Mr.. and Mrs. Victor
Carlson, died Friday afternoon at
Wayne, where he had been taken to
been accidentally shot in the left leg
on Thanksgiving day. which was the
direct cause of his death. He died sud-
denly while being prepareu for the
operation. The funeral services were
held at the English Lutheran church
in Wayne. conducted by Rev. Mr.,
Ringer. The interment was in The
Wayne cel:ete"" =
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-13
FURNISH POWER OR
BE FINED At RATE or
$500 PER MINUTE

New York, Dec. IA penalty OF s5oq
o minute, the heaviest ever proposed By
the city, Is imposed in the contract Just
signed with the Edison company. The
company must pay this If it fails, with.
In three minutes after a fire alarm il
given, to furnish adequate power to
operate pumps from the city's new
high pressure water mains between
Chamb'*a and TYenty-third streets.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-13
GRAFT WITNESS IS
MISSING, TRIAL HALTS

! San Francisco, Dec. 1.-THE disap-
pearance of ex-Supervisor James L.
: Gallagher. one Of the most important
witnesses for the state in the graft
leases and the inability Of the prose-
%Icution to locate him, caused a post
,ponement today of h trial Of Patrick
calhoun, president of the United Rail-
ways. until January 2.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-13
FINAL ESTIMATE OF
IOWA'S CORN CROP

Des Moines. Ia. Dec. 11.-secretary
Wells, Of the Iowa Grain Dealers assoc
citation. in his final estimate today,
gives Iowa's corr crop as 2~49.594,4SS
bushels as against 3SS, 900, 900 last yea
The oats crop is estimated at 103,027,-
946 bushels. a loss Of $4,000, 900 since
last ear. The report says 40 e cent.
Of the corn is soft and chaffy.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-13
PROuTY RENoMlNATED
ON COMMERCE COMMISSION

Washington, Dec. 11.-~The house was
in session only q few minutes today
and adjourned until Thursday.
The president today sent to the SEN
ate the following nominations:
Envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipotcntiary to Nicaragua and Costa
Ricu. William l.. Merry. of California.
Interstate commerce commissioner,
Charles A. Prouty, of Vermont. re-
nominated.
Assistant attorney general. John U.
Thompson, of Kansas.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-13
RICH Ex-CONGRESSMAN
WEBS DA~UGHTER-lN.LAM

Bentonville. Ark. Dec. 11.-Colone,
citizens in this state, was married TO
his daughter-in-law, widow of his de-
ceased son, and mother of five children.
He is 76 n his bride is under 40.
Colonel Peel represented this district in
congress from 1889 to 1893.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-13
PROTEST AGAINST
AN INSURANCE COMPANY

Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 11.-ICight agents
representing twelve life insurance COM
panies. today protested against tho
methods of the Great Western Life In
Auditor Searle requested them to file
a written protest this afternoon.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-13
TAFT's MOTHER PASSES.

Millbury, Mass. Dec. 11.-Death
which has been expected almost hour
~ for q week past, was at
1920 a. m. Sunday from the bedside
Of Mrs. Louisa Maria Taft. mother Of
William H. Taft. secretary of war. Mrs.
Taft was the widow of Alphonso Taft,
secretary of war n attorney general
of the United States under President
Grant, and later minister to Austris
and Russia.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-13
COTTON DROPS, ON
GOVERNMENT REPORT

Washington, Dec. 12.-The D
men OF agriculture estimates the to-
i5,5S1, 1850 00 pounds.
New Orleans. Dec. 1O.-Followine the
posing OF the governments crop esti-
mate on the cotton exchange TODAY.
cotton futures dropped from 27 to 20
Buying orders eventually stopped the
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-13
OSCAR, swEDEN's
RULER, IS DEAD

: Washington, Dec. 1.-THE
: president today sent the follow
: ing telegram to the new king of
= Sweden:
Il deeply sympathize with
= your majesty and with the peo-
= pie of Sweden in the loss of your
= honored father and venerated
= sovereign.
Theodore Roosevelt"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-08-07


dolencei Of duty done But while death hides al bots be-
meath the green mantle Of the grave is neither necessary
nor good that should shut eyes the lesson o it
all.
In a grave out in western cemery sleeps
man. and speeding its way Eastern cemetery is the
body Of Two grave stones will point like fingers to
the nescapabe verify that whatsoever ye that shall We
also reap 1t is not necessary believe that the woman
was the more to blame she probably was not But is
very certain that she reaped very much she chose to
SOW She sowed ambition and she reaped disappointment
she sowed passion and she reaped tears and whether
she died at the hand OF another by her hand,
death has ended premaurey life that might have been
been put to higher and nobler uses.
from her life and her death and from the whole sad
story the right lesson learned by others then perhaps
the unhappy sacrifice is not in vain is not les
son is being taught every day. but not always learned
In our superior way in these days Of higher criticism
we smile at the simplicity Of Eugene Wares washer
woman, singing Of friend who will KEEP her to the end 4
But simple faith like that is wiser than all the lore Of
Of wordlness its music has saving grace and rings
true with the eternal veries, while the song and laughter
Of the great white way sound empty with holowness
and ends sadly often in the sob Of despair the re-
quem Of dishonor
All is not vanity, Solomon to the contrary. There
ambitions that are worthy The stage is not necessarily
the door whereat those who must leave hope and
virtue for it adorned by many blameless wives and
mothers Social distinction and the desire for personal
adornmen not sinful but woman soul is too heavy
price pay for them. Station is largely matter Of
accident while it is true that to great ex-
tent masters OF our own environments. would be we'll
if woman had to be seamsress perhaps, but to- be
honest seamsress not the most hopeless undesi-
able lot in life. Better the seamsress with her faith from
which she reaps hope, with her hope from which she
reaps happiness with her virtue from which she reaps
the rewards OF conscience, with her busy industry from
which she reaps conentent this and these than
the sad harvest Of heartache, despair dishonor and
death. For it lies with ourselves AS SOW that shall
we also reap.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-08-07

theta and they will soon Be published Archimedes was
born about PSI B. G. and it is supposed that these works
were written by him when he was about A years Of age
or approxanaslg 2,l60 years ago
Arcffmedes was not onl2 a great philosopher and
great mathematician but also great inventor. Tie pub
lie hereior will await with interest the revelations Of the
manuscripts in question. Who knows but they will pre-
sent Archimedes the original inventor Of the sewing
machine the telephone and the safety razor?
Who say but Archimedes will be shown to be the
frstman TO discover the principle Of the Mccormick
reaper the type writer the Yale latchkey the monkey
wrench the pocket corkscrew and the sleeping car every
one and all Of which, there is no possible doubt or room
Tor doubt Archmedes could have invented had he given
the enough thought
We may learn indeed from the manuscripts about to be
published that he did give them thought and they would
have been introduced humanity more than two thousand
years earlier had not been for the fact that the death
OF Archmedes his papers became scattered and hnaly tell
into the hands Of people who krev nothing Of heir real
value
II would be strange commentary, indeed, upon our
boasted advancement it. aside from all the inventions all
ready mentioned it should be shown BY the manuscripts
that Archmedes the dscoverer of the hinged cuff
button the extension suspender, the fountain pen the
balloon sleeves the peekaboo waist or the gas stoves or
that the time OF his death he left drawings and spech
cations covering all the details Of the modern lawn mower
fountain sprinkler. panola phonograph automobile and
card index system.
sometimes we Of the present age are much inclined to
sebconce For this reason if for no other would be
good thing for the Danish scholar should make
clear in his coming translation Of the poshumous works Of
Archmedes that the great philosopher drew up the
hrs league baseball rules the author OF the Junus
all that Ella Wheeler Wilcox and Colonel John A. Joyce
have said to the contrary was the man who first wrote
Laugh and the world laughs with you
Weep and you weep alone.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-08-07
we also reap,

prohibition movement had its birth in the race question
Since emancipation and the collapse Of the reconstruction
movement the negro has been left to himself BY the om
nant white elements Of the population there Excepting
such aid towards beermen as he has received from re-
gous and independent agencies very little has been done
for the education and publication Of the race Ignorant
and degraded when they emerged from slavery, with
strong animal passions and pronounced social DISPOSE
ton il is surprising that the negroes have Ealen an
easy prey to the saloons and dives where cheap whisky
and depraved associations spread snares for their willing
feet
It's to the credit the white people Of the South that
least they have walked up to the folly and peril Of these
conditions and that they have decided to abolish an evil
which tremendously aggravated and ntensies the diff
culties they have been having with the race problem
Il is to be said further that the poor whites u the
South have also suffered from the liquor traffic and the
controlling elements Of their race have had an eye on their
welfare also
Il Is said Of Governor Hoke Smte. whose signature to
the law has been or is to be cheerfuy gwen that he is
large stockholder il large hotel III Atlanta which will
lose $4,000 year from the enforcement of the law
which will close Up It's bar. But the governor seems
willing to make tie sacrifice with view u the public
benefit expected from il.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-08-07

loyalty to their leader and the commonwealth with
desire further the interests Of its citizenship and they
at the call Of who pure type Of the young
Mssissppian who descendant Of the old South
and all its honor and integrity They gathered at the
Edwards House FIVE hundred strong and it was love
feast indeed Without regard to previous affiliations there
we're Sisson, Scott Truly and Thomas followers now all
in the Brewer band wagon All equally enthusiastic for
the election Of this young knight from Coahoma.
AT 2:30 headed BY fine band they paraded up the
main the Capital where they went into session in
the Senate chamber Hon. Viii AIcorn Of Coahoma
made temporary chairman and Mr.. McCullah, Of
Prentss, permenen chairman Rousng speeches Of en-
dorsement made by such prominent gentlemen Hon
Monroe McCurg Of Greenwood Judge Powell, Of Jack
Judge Cook, Of Coahoma and many others equally
prominent campaign committee organized with a
representative from every county H such meeting Of
such brilliant body of representative Mssissppans is
any criterion Hon. Earl Brewer will defeat Mr. Noel in
walk.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-08-07

y he TACT tnat the VIII does not pT0de VINO snail settle
the question Of the young mans patriotism. is worth
while to wonder what viii be considered patriotism nine
teen years from now
viii the young man have to be stand-pater or a re-
vsonst? VIII he9be exr ected to catch EN- alive" or
Join the ranks Of the nar fakers2 ,Wil he have to
make affidavit that he helieves Haywood was guilty, or
that Hartman is undesirable citizen VIII his opinion
the question Of suicide or government BY inunc
ton be the deciding point? Must he believe that COVER
who preach home rule should practice the same
turn the people the tender merces Of disrupable
grating party bosses?
Or will the 1926 brand Of American patriotism be the
old brand that was blown in the boae three cen
turtles agohe brand that was stamped on the prov Of
the MayAower or the muskets Of Continental army, and
every gun that was ever fired for the honor Of the
American flag? VIII the American patriot Of 1926 be
any different from The Puritan and the savaer Of three
hundred years ago, the minute men, Of 1776 the battle
SCARED heroes Of 61 the civilian heroes who are fight
ing out every day. according their light the great ques
tons that arise from time me all striving to promote
the welfare OF the greatest nation earth? Perhaps the
omission Of deciding committee was wise for every
body knows what American patriot is and this young
patriot Of nineteen years hence will be entitled to his
quarter Of million dollars if he is good citizen in
whatever walk Of life he may be- for good citizenship is
the highest form which patriotism can take in, any
country.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-08-07

Alabama has cancelled the charter Of the Southern
Railway Company because that company has violated
state statute orbddng corporations to appeal from tie de-
csion cf state court to the federal court The outcome
IS foregone conclusion No state powerful enough to
override the citizen guaranteed right u avail himself II
all the opportunities lor justice that the laws Of the land
provide.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-08-07

Many Of our esteemed contemporaries. III discussing
he loss Of Morgan and Pes to the councils Of their state
con and the republic speak of them as did the Birm-
hgham News as types oE the old school Of Southern
tatesmanshp." Of which they we're among the last ex-
emplars. says the Aberdeen Examiner This same line
of talk prevailed when Clay Webster and Calhoun pas
sed away Il was hard when Jefferson, Marshall and
John Randolph called home There IS nothing IN
'ithe man conlronts the mission. ii every era II he
worlds extremity The crisis called jackson from the
school house sphere oE strategic excellence in the
handling Of battaions and the cry summoned Forest
from the field and mart to unqucsoned mastery calvary
commander Those octogenarian statesmen Of Alabama
enjoyed privilege rare public le of Half century
schooling in the arts owieldng men and shaping policies;
ana yet upon the lapis now with lille more than hc aae
allotment IF Alabamas dead u their credit W. have
Williams. Of Mississippi Baiy and Cuberson 81 Texas;
Ed Carmack. Of Tennessee LHle6ed 81 Maine; Rayner
of Maryland. and many o national note while with
eyes upon the sar oE hope many an ambitious man of
genius and learning sirded lo the leap into the arena
" action whenever TIE ship oE slAte sails hs way
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-08-07

Assessing phenomenalN BIG fine against corporation
that has fallen into popular dsEayor may get Judge Lands
some personal noereh, but Just and nEexbIe Judge 10
matter how much ne hates ncsoriety will not swerve from
The plain and meirhted path Of duty il such eases
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-08-07
REBATENG HARD HIT.

violating the law against rebatng is not too high il
it puts the concern Of business The practice has
bankrupted many worthy and enterprsng who how
ever capable and Industrious have found impossible to
do business in competition with predaceo1s concerns
which obtain extort forbidden favors from the
portation companies by secret means.
The records OF our business world with ruin
despair and suicide having their origin in the stab
bing administered by Of the rebate Judge Lands
will be widely appauded for his determination enforce
freight rates By the Ekins law Of 1903 under which
the Standard Oil Company Of Indiana was prosecuted
fines are the only penalties II fear Of fines will break up
the practice, those imposed BY Judge Lands ought GER
ainly to inspire wholesome fear Of the law. But the
Hepburn act Of 1905 prescribes the pcntentiary for
officials who subject their stockholders TO such bankrupt
ing penalties. Prosecutions for future violations should
be brought under the latter act
The fine imposed BY Judge Lsnds if not RENTED or
reduced BY the higher courts must bring financial ruin
many who share the goten gains secured through the
evil methods Of the parent absorbing company But
they must have known the law and they have small sym
pathy when the law overtakes them,
Still it may be said law that is suffered to lie DOR
is looked upon law that has died 81 disuse as
indeed some laws deserve to do. Long neglect Of the
Department Of Justice to enforce the antitrust law Of wen-
ty years ago may be extcnuaon Of the oenses Of
the stockholders who are now so heavily muced though
II is no excuse for their awbreaking
Once il is known that the antitrust laws and anrebat-
ing laws be enforced will be more just to the
stockholders punish inEractons with the criminal PEN
lies therefore provided.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-08-07
a LITTLE LAY SERMON.

ANY distressing occurrences throughout
the country which have engaged public
attention lately illustrate very forcibly
the truth Of the neSorable Scripture
which declare that, as a man sowcth
50 shall he reap, In all the sorrowful
tangle Of tears. passion and ambition it
would be comforting to read the homely
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-08-07

The American people are habiuay courteous and ac-
commodating but War Correspondent Peter McQueens
expressed desire that Roosevelt Be made king will prob
ably have to Be denied
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-08-07

The Carnegie Temple of peace VIII have i aIl tower
at each of ts four corners and ssatche thereon obl
less q look out for disnrbapces u lhe pence.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-08-07

Judge Lindsey. oE Colorado says the vote d woman
Gun be bought or SIS The VOTE oE man can be bought
lor 81 but not the vote d every man. The votes 81
honest men and women cannot Be bought A any price.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-08-07
CONTEST IS INEVITABLE.

.MEa sNVSs States senate no one will say positively
sMNEslSfsXEM| notwithstanding on the face Of the re-
%AIT 7fSE% turns Mr.. Williams has the lead BY from
400 to $50 votes over his competitor
=. <ss<EA@ with ten more counties to hear from BY
Secretary Of The State Power. From
approximate figures reported and published from Others
the totals for the two candidates showed Mr. Williams TO
have 59 164 and Governor Vardaman 58727 giving an
apparent majority the former Of 440 This total is estab-
ished on the face Of the would be as safe il so
declared BY the executive committee as if were ten
times that much majority However the Vardaman men
will not admit this to be the case and begins to look as
if contest before the committee is inevitable.
The Williams men are determined to watch the ballot
boxes and paraphernaia with all care and will fight re-
count claiming the face Of the returns the executive
mee be the proper and legal method Of getting at
the result and that they will stand The proposition
that the again the second primary is re-
garded wise suggestion BY some Of the men in the
ranks both Sides but yet the principals and their
leuenants are not disposed to accept the suggestion
Each side claims the nomination the first primary and
their desire is have the matter settled from these
turns,
Undue delay in the sending in Of returns from several
Of the counties, among them Copiah Choctaws lawamba,
Lincoln. Marion Winston and others is much OF
puzzler to the Williams TO their opponents, and
they openly assert that there is chcanery somewhere
1t is felt that the matter will have TO be settled BY the
state executive committee when il meets Thursday and
from the present outlook that session promises be Of
the breeziest Of its kind Of years. owing to the
coseness Of the contest between senatorial and guber
material candidates. But your faith thng-its
Brewer and Noel for Governor and the chances all in
favor Of Earl Brewer
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-08-07

Ihe queen q England has introduced he Summer
muR q fashionable society Now st tie king appeeat n
summer great coat and Summer snow shoes
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-08-07
CONTEMPORARY COMMENT.

HANKS to tie industry and scholarship
Of Danish bhilologist several manu-
scripts Of hitherto unknown. works Of
Archimedes have been discovered in
the convent Of the Holy Grave, Con
stantinople Says the Chicago inter
Ocean.
The Turkish authorities would not
permit the Danish scholar to remove the
manuscripts. but he was allowed to copv
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-08-07

Rare SlOO Bill Turns Vi" is telegraph headline.
his is interesting Are there some hundred dollar bills
that are not rare?' Where do they grow?
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-08-07

The SoutI African conquest cost Great Britain cool
2OOOU0O0O and the Beers must have spent SIKH IS
much more ii defending their little republics o aet
foothcld ~ Manchua and drive back her Russian armies
ambitions lor greater empire cost tie car S150OOO0.
O0O. Ia these two wars not counting the many millions
which Germany Is still paving cu III Southwest Africa
the supendoas total Of S4 100000 600 was expended
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-08-07

Thus far Japanese spy has been arrested N te act
IF making war man of Captain Richmohd Pearson
Hobson
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-08-07
PROHIBITION In GEORGIA.

He enacting Of a prohibitory law in
Georgia is the high water mark Of a
great prohibition movement which is
sweeping over the South. In the
North state prohibition has aot been
successful; but the situation in the
Southern states differ materially from
that in this section Of the country.
There is no doubt that the Southern
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-08-07

passes mN be issued 70 those Who az ssorkna ior
ths railroads re nle y llill sufficiently brood e hcade
goodg number " statesmen.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-08-07

ENCOURAGED BY North Caroline victory oyer the federal
constitution the Georga senate has passed bin dsFran-
chising The negro
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-08-07

The King Of Denmark IS visiting Iceland to establish
warmer Feelings "A commendable mission. That's what
they need Up there.