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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-08-10

But for the false report that Mrs.
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw was preparing to
return to the stage, the public might
have forgotten the celebrated family.
1t is comparatively easy at present
for almost any man of good character
to be nominated for the presidency at
a Chautauqua meeting or college re-
union.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-08-10
Everybody Should Know

says C. G. Hays, prominent bust
ness man Of Bluff, Mo-, that Bucklen's
Arnica Salve is the quickest and
surest healing salve ever applied to q
sore, burn or wound, or in case Of
piles. I've used it and know wha,
I'm talking about"
Sold BY All Dealers.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-08-10
TIME OF TRAINS AT
OkOlona Mississippi.

Shock for the landladies. Half Of
CALIFORNIA; prune crop is destroyed
By bad weather.
For some time there has been a
suspicion at large that the powder
trust needs blowing up.
Washwoman Shall | get me lunch
now so as to give me strength for me
washin', or shall do me washin' FIRST
so as to give me happitite for me
lunch. | think it's strength | want
most.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-08-10

Even the candidates eare looking
longingly toward two-cent railroad
fares.
Judge Lands doesn't seem to care
how much we have to pay for kero-
sene.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-08-10
Half Rates,
Tourist Sleeping Cars.

On cheap excursion to St. Louis
and Chicago. Leaving Mobile and
New Orleans via Mobile & Ohio r
R. tourist sleeping cars will be oper-
ated in addition to the standard sleep
ing cars. Half Of the standard car
rate will apply in tourist cars. CAL
On Mobile & Ohio Agents for par
ticulars.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-08-10
Cheap Excursions
Aug. 18th, Via Mobile & Ohio
Railroad.

NallrOdu.
Round trip rates from Okolona to
SIT Louis $1,000. To Chicago $500.
Tickets will be sold for trains leav-
ing Mobile August 18th and will be
good to return leaving St. Louis or
Chicago until and including September
LIST 1897. Apply to M. & 0. R. R.
agents for further particulars.
II you cant say something worth
hearing. listen.
Don't give up just because you hap
pen to be down.
Be sure Of your ground before you
start 10 build upon it.
A woman who knows says the hard
est way to earn money is to marry for
it.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-08-10

John Riha prominent dealer of Vim
ing, la, says: Il have been selling
DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills
for about year and they give better
satisfaction than any pill | ever sold
There are dozen people here who
have used them and they give perfect
satisfaction in every case. | have
used them myself with fine results"
Sold by St. Clair Drug Co., Tupelo,
and all druggists.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-08-10

When you find yourself tempted t
mix up into other peoples affairs, jus
60 to a ball game and notice the I'm
popularity Of the umpire!
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-08-10
DON'T Be Blue.

and lose all interest when help is with
in reach. Herbine will make that
liver perform its duties properly. j, B.
Vaughn Elba Ala, writes Being
a constant sufferer from constipation
and disordered liver, | have found
Herbine to be the best medicine, for
these troubles, on the market have
used it constantly. believe it to be
the best medicine Of its kind, and |
wish all sufferers from these troubles to
know the good Herbine has done me.
Sold by Bearden & King, Okolona,
and St. Clair Drug Co., Tupelo.
A tax on swollen heads would also
result in an enormous revenue to the
country.
A california dispatch bringing infoi :
nation that one man had robbed forty
FIVE tourists, strangely enough failed to
stata the name Of the hotel Of which
he was proprietor.
But with Carnegie Libraries going up
all over the land, what is the need to
60 back to the time Of Rameses II to
find a man who liked to adorn pablic
ediGces with his name.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-08-10

The reported scarcity Of the labor
supply is coupled with the usual abund
dance Of loafer supply.
Wise ones will now lay in stocks
Of kerosene, benzeen and gasoline, for
quite likely John D. will soon boost
the price.
The Acknowledgements war cloud
has been crowded off the stage by
Judge Lands, Governor Glenn, Will
liams, Vardaman and others.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-08-10

Everybody loves our baby, rosy. sweet
and warm,
With kissy places on her neck und
dimples on her arms.
Once she was so thin and cross, used
to cry with pain
Mother gave her Cascasweets; now
she's we'll again.
Sold by St. Clair Drug Co., TupeIo,
and all druggists.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-08-10

Every man would be prohibitionst
if there wasn't anything but water to
drink.
Spinsters do not believe in taxing
bachelors; they believe in mailing
them.
Freedom shrieked when Kosciusko
fell, but Cosbiusco was fortunate in
escaping the noise.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-10
The Setting Of aperr en-.

Richard Mansfield has placed himself
on record as regarding the production as
such as merely elemental in presenting a
play By production is meant scenery.
setting. mechanical effects. &c He re-
CARDS the Interpretation Of the part. the
characterization, and the acting as the
essential as every Intelligent actor docs.
ANY one who has money, or who has q
friend who has money. can make a pro-
duction, he says but actors who can
act are few But, though regarding the
setting as subsidiary TO the acting. Mans
field has high regard for the pictorial
background. He has shown this in "Cv-
rano de Bergerac." King Henry Y" and
others Of his productions. But. it is said.
never before has he provided such lux
ury for the eye and the ear as in the pic
toriaI features of Pee Gynt."
Yesterday the information for the stage
manager arrived at the National Thea
ter to guide him in preparing for the
Peer Gynt" engagement. The cast num-
bers forty-eight. In addition there is a
corps de ballet Of twenty-four. n chorus
of twenty-eight and actors Of mute parts
Va ia ~ N-l tit DluEf lUItt 10 handle
Peer Gynt" numbers thirty-one. The
help plot" calls for fifty-six extra help
ers in the flies. For the sunrise and sun
set effects, mist in the mountains water
falls. Northern lights, lightning. fairy
lights, the visions. and the celebrated
storm at sea, when vessel strikes a
rock. breaks TO pieces. and is submerged
Mr.. Mansfield brings a specially manu-
featured electrical equipment. which. with
the other lighting, requires twenty-three
electrical experts.
The scenery and company occupy
train of eleven cars. The production
numbers thirteen settings. These dissolve
into ninety hanging pieces, 137 Individual
fiat pieces which are mustered into har-
moniOus pictures. and eighteen platforms.
There are innumerable minor properties
in Peer Gynt" About some of them
secrecy is maintained.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-10
SHE TOOK OFF HER HAT.
But Only After Mean Man Played a
Very Mean Trick.

rum LipllhCott s.
The late A. n. Simpson, the Oldest odd
Fellow in the world. had the following
experience at a New York theater several
years ago:
In those days women weren't compelled
TO take their hats off in the theater. Con-
sequently good many kept their hats
on, and the people behind saw nothing OF
the stage Mr.. Simpson sat in his or
chestra chair, enjoying the play famously.
when woman in a two-fo0t hat pumped
down in the seat in front Of him. He
sighed, he craned his neck to the right
and TO the left. But in vain. Now that this
woman had come he could see nothing Of
the stage He saw only two black octrIch
plumes, a bunch OF grapes. a humming-
bird, and a bow of pink satin ribbon
from behind this mass the voice of the
players came.
Mr. Simpson was a modest man. 1t was
not his nature 20 disturb any one. Never
theless, he did not often get to a New
York theater, and now that he was in
one he did not propose to miss its bene-
FITS through no fault Of his own. So, after
a good deal Of silent suffering and a good
deal Of DaShful hesitation he leaned for
ward, touched the woman in front of
him. and said in the politest tone:
Madam, win you kindly take off your
hat?"
The woman ignored him-ignored him
absolutely. He said little more loudly:
VIII you please take off that big hat,
madam? 1 can see nothing behind it,"
She turned, gave him a scornful, with
ering look, and settled back into her
position.
Madam" said Mr. Simpson very firm
". IF YOU do not remove that hat. some
thing very unpleasant will happen"
She ignored him again.
Mr.. Simpson reached down under the
seat, got his hat and put Il on. Instantly,
from all parts OF the house, there came 4
loud and ferOciOus chorus:
Here, take of that hat"
Hats 0n,T
Hats of down 'front.'
Take off your hatt'
Take off your hat"
on with your hat, of with it,
The woman removed her hat instantly
At the same moment Mr.. Simpson chuck
ling removed his own. Then the uproar
ceased.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-10
SEATS FOR THE FAMILY.
Strange Lack of Comfortable Chairs
In Luxurious AbOdes.

Z
in Luxurious AbOdes.
From the Boston Herald.
A truly comfortable living room is
seldom found, even in the house Of
a millionaire-and millionaire means
to-day a man whose income is a mil
lion. 1T is doubtful whether any house
or palace is provided with a living room
IN which there Is a chair that suits
exactly each member of the fa..liIy.
There are plenty Of show chairs. in
teresting. sumptuous. curious, historical,
precious through wealth Of associations
as the old armchair sung by Eliza
COOk-was not Eliza the sweet singer
OF fUrniture2 There are chairs in the
style of this or that French king.
Tudor chairs. EastIake chairs, the au-
stere straight back Of our forebears.
chairs of the Romans and Of the first
French empire. chairs carved richly
and with a projection that frets the
sitter's spine, there are the traditional
seats Of the scornful-but how much
comfort is there in them all?
In the humble or in the well-appoint-
ed. fiat, there is generally one chair
it may be ii Morris-that is the sub
ject OF dispute. IL was bought for
father poor. tired father. but mother
settles i'm il after the evening meal.
when shy Matilda or the bright-eyed
manly little Johnnie does not get there
first Why. in this age OF luxury
should not each member Of the human
family have an agreeable sitting place?
= century ago DIR. Isaac Miner.
president Of Queens College Cam
bridge, solved the problem to his own
satisfaction. He wanted seat that
would suit his shape, SO he spread
thick block of putty over a wooden
chair and sat ia il until he had taken
"a ceroplastic copy OF the proper seat"
This DE gave TO Il carpenter 90 be I'm
itatcd. How Ingenious, How sensible
once in q great while. perhaps In
threescore years and ten. a man finds
a chair that fits him as a glove a hand.
But here is a way Of obtaining sure
and constant comfort Unlike "a death
mask, the ceroplastic copy may be en-
joyed by the original
The Washington herald., 1907-02-10
Racial Elements in Wisconsin.

W A. Curtis, IN the Century.
am speaking of Wisconsin, because il
happens to be the State where I have pur-
sued my chronological studies. and because
it epitomizes the Central West. No other
Western State has sach diversity Of
racial elements. Illinois alone. with its
queer colony Of Portuguese Protestants
at Jacksonville has M element which
Wisconsin has not None but Wisconsin
has Bulgarians and FIemings. Il has an
Indian population of over SGC0. 1t IS the
greatest Welsh, Cornish Norwegian. and
German State. 1t has Icelanders with
Minnesota Bohemians with Iowa. and
French, Firms, and Holanders with
Michigan. The oldest and only purely
Hungarian colony in America is on its
soil, and the largest colony of Swiss. 1t
has a native white element as old as the
knic1erbockers, ana even English-de-
seconded families, who 90 back $50 years
on Wisconsin soil
The Washington herald., 1907-02-10
CRATER Bit.

From the Philadelphia Bulletin.
William II. Berry, State treasurer Of
Pennsylvania. was talking in Harrisburg
about graft
"Grafters seem to thrive al first" he
said, but retribution oyertakes them IN
the end. It is like the two boys and the
bad half dollar
Two boys had a counterfeit half dollar.
and after discussing for some time the
best way to get rid of It, they decided to
pass it of on a theaJer.
so they took their places on a cold
night in the long line before the gallery
door Of a popular theater and the first
one held the bad coin in his hand. 1t was
their idea that in the hurry and confusion
the ticket seller wouldn't take any time
20 examine the money handed TO him.
And they were right. When the first
boy reached the boX-office the man ac-
cepted tne half dollar without question.
and in return handed out a ticket and a
quarter change.
The second boy. grinning with jov.
then handed forth a dollar fer his own
ticket. He got the bad half dollar and a
good quarter in change"
The Washington herald., 1907-02-10
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS
Notes from the World of Harmony.

in all her playing that is almost I'M
equdled. Double stops are. under her
bow, two equally beautiful tones, such
as perhaps one can hear from two or
three other violinists. She has played
before King Edward of England, the
Niceroy OF Ireland. Princess Henry OF
Battenberg. the Dukes of Cambridge and
Edinburgh and before the Car Of all the
Russias- Seats for this concert are now
on sale at T. Arthur Smiths in Sanders
d Stuyman's, 1927 + street northwest.
The pupils of Miss Won Unschuid met
with such unusual Success at their recital
last Friday that they were engaged for
two mUsicales in Washington and three
in New York. at the residences of promi-
nent society women. Miss Won Tuschuld
accepted the engagements. and within a
fortnight will go 20 New York with some
OF her pupils 10 render the recitals.
On Tuesday evening there will be a
recital Of sacred music by Mendelssohn
and Gounod, by the choir under the di-
rection Of Mr.. Ernest T. Leigh at the
Pro-Cathedral Church Of the Ascension.
The fourth Of the seasons concerts by
the Boston Symphony Orchestra VIII be
given IN the New National Theater on
Tuesday afternoon. February 70 The SOLO
lst viii be Nine. Olga Samaroff. the dis
unguished pianist. who viii play Tschai-
kowsky's concerto for piauofOrte I'm 3
fiat minor, No, !. The symphony will be
Beethoven's seventh. with which Dr.
Muck and the orchestra have had such
an enormous success in Boston. New
York, and Chicago. The first work on
the programme win be THE Sorcerer's
Apprentice by Dukas
Rudolph CAM. the distinguished Swiss
pianist. viii be the assisting artist at the
second concert Of the Boston Symphony
Quartet which will be given in the ball
room Of the New Willard Hotel, We'd
nesday afternoon, February %. Prof.
Why Hess, the leader Of the quartet
has arranged a most attractive pro
gramme for this concert. Il comprises
ISchaikOwSky'S d major string quartet
opus II, which contains the famous
Andante Cantabile. which is PLAYED 81
often as single concert number. The
other two works are a suite for pi9nO
and violin by Eduard Schutt. which win
be heard in Washington for the first time
and finally the ever popular and beautiful
quintet for piano and strings in + ma ior
by SChumann.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-10
WRITES PLAY IN ALMSHOUSE
Bret Harte's Daughter Without Any
Means of Support.
Has Finished Decentralization of One
of Her Fathers Stories, and
Wants to Go on the Stage.

/ Il haven't q relative IN America on
whom I can call for financial aid" said
/ Mrs. Jessamy Harte Steele, daughter OF
the late Bret Harte. whose destitute con-
dition necessitated her removal from
/ first class hotel to the city almshouse.
Il have many social acqualntances scat
tered thcougohtu the Union, but I would
hardly feel like soliciting aid from them.
/ II help comes 1t may perhaps come from
/ friends Of my father, who do Il for his
sake, rather than for mine"
/ Mrs. Steele had an apartment in the
! emergency ward Of the almshouse for
+ TWO days after her arrival. but the arrival
/ Of a patient necessitated her removal
says a Portland. Me, dispatch to the
| New York Herald. She now has a small.
! but neat and comfortable room in the
hospital ward. She prefers not 10 go TO
I the main dining hau and al meals are
: served in her room. the door of which she
Keeps constantly closed. 20 shut herself
/ from view OF the curious inmates. who
have occasion 70 pass through the corrl-
dor
She does no; complain Of the plain food
or her pathetic surroundings. Across the
corridor is an invalid woman, whose pa
uent face is an inspiration.
Mrs. Steele devotes almost every minute
TO writing. She has just finished drama
tizatiou Of one Of her fathers stories
Thankful Blossom" 1t is cleyerly done.
The original narrative is preserved. but
she says she has touched It Up with some
"a ia
dramatic production
She hopes 20 sell this manuscript and
to get situation on the stag
1" gam that end she would make any
sacrifice or bear any hardship. she saws
She could do newspaper dramatic c~iti-
cismS. Illustrate for publications. OF write
fashion notes and she has some specl-
mems or her work along those lines 20
exhibit as proof of her assertion.
What I most desire is 20 20 on The
stage. she said to-day. Il am willing
10 make any sacrifice and struggle ever
SO hard as means 20 that end. But
Portland is no place to get a dramatic
start. I appreciate that
II have been here since q year ago last
summer. when my husband left me
stranded. If only I could in some way
raise money enough TO take me where
li5 '.iell'S N'uid De directed IN the line
l wish / would be happy.
Her debts contracted during her stay
Of twenty months In Portland and vicin-
ity amount 10 about $500. she said. though
a much less amount would help her to get
established in New York as some of her
creditors have assured her she may take
her own good time in which TO pay them.
Her decisions, If they are such. are OF
a mild form, and it is believed that under
proper restraint and care she could be
thoroughly restored 10 health and mental
strength. She says that when her hus-
band last wrote 10 her he was in Chi
cage, as president of an irrigation COM
pany.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-10
How TO Cement Friendsbip.

From the Lamar Mo- Democrat.
Gimme a chaw of terbacker. Biu?~
Ever hear that? Not less than a thou
sand times. have you? Did you ever stoD
to think that it is the verbal expression
of one of the strongest bonds that tie
men together? When one man asks this
favor OF another 1t Is a sure sign that
whatever enmity there ever was between
them has for the time being been buried
You may ask man to step I'm and have
something You may hand him a Decent
cigar. He'll appreciate any of these
things, but he may still be for the other
fellow. But il you know Just how to
put the right expression on your face
while you tell him you're a famishin' for
a "chaw and then if you have sense
enough to bite 'er off the plug you've
got him. Nobody else need apply.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-10
An Observinr soldier

From Army and Navy Life
captain Of an English regiment sta
toned at Natal. while paying of his COM
pany, CHANGED to give one of his new re-
cruits Transvaal half crown which bears
the image and superscr!ption of Paul
Kruger. The fellow soon returned with
the coin. and. throwing it on the table.
declared it was bad The officer look ,ba
piece Of money and rang it on the table
1t sounds all right. Atkins: what's The
matter with ito he asked
Well. sir." replied Atkins. IF you say
it's all right, it's all right; but it's the
first time I've seen the Queen with whisk-
ers on.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-10
would That All Bores Were Soldiers.

from the Boston Herald
Edward c. Mansfield, late first assistant
postmaster Of Boston, and secretary Of
the Republican State committee. tells this
story illustrating one phase Of his ex-
perience while secretary Of The Soldiers
Aid Society during the Spanish war. A
large relief fund had been collected. and
the ever-increasing number Of applicants
for aid soon convinced Mr. Mansfield that
his chief duty would be in finding really
deserving ones among the impostors.
one day a young artilleTyman from one
Of the harbor forts visited the office. He
was fine specimen of physical manhood
and despite the easily apparent evidence
Of intOxicatiOn his uniform was spick and
span OF course. his appeal for aid was
courteously refused.
But the soldier was persistent. becom-
ing a daily visitor Finally Mr.. Mans
field resolved to get rid Of him.
Attention." he commanded.
The man sJiffened up and saluted.
About face
Forward. March,.
Without n word the soldier turned.
marching out through the door and down
the stairway, never 10 return
The Washington herald., 1907-02-10
THEATRICALS ABROAD.

w. ;. Gilbert is said 10 have taken his
playTriting pen in hand again. He and
Mrs Henry de Ia Pasture are reported
az work together on a comedy which viii
be seen IN London IN the summer.
Shakespeare Is having a new inning on
the Continental stage. A magnificent pro-
duction of Julius Caesar is running in
Paris, and in Berlin Hamlet is a strong
current attraction at a leading theater.
Reports coming from London bear ont
those who heard here that Mr.. E. s. VII
lard has determined 10 confne his work
to that city for the future. or al least for
several years. Il is understood he Is ma
turing plans for some very important
dramatic productions there that he homes
viii round out his cares. with triumphs
even greater than those he has so far
achieved
What seems TO be the sIlIiest and most
improbable variauono on the tlresome inter
national marriage theme that has vet
been attempted is contained in plav
called The Strong Sex" by John Val
entine, now running with every indica-
ton Of popular favor at the Apollo Thea
ter in London. In this play the Ameri-
can heiress who marries the noble Eng
lish s9endthrift is represented as a
strong wil!sd young woman. who puts her
worthless husband on q very small al
io|ance and generally manages him with
q firm hand. The climax comes when his
lordship attempts to re-cSta5lish his au-
thoTity over his wife by violence. Then
the American girl pulls a gun and puts
her liege lord to flight But in the end
the pair are made 20 fan desperately In
love with each other and live happily
ever after
The Washington herald., 1907-02-10
Wanted All That Was Coming.

From the Milwaukee Sentinel
Senator, do you intend to deny the
accusation that you are grafter?''
Certainly not" replied Senator Badger
emphatically. Il propose to have all the
titles that go with my Office"
The Washington herald., 1907-02-10
EXCURSIONS,
n orfolk 6 Washington
~ Steamboat Company

- Eve-y day an the year from foot OF sth s.
-- Tor Fort Monroe. Norfolk. Newport News ami
- an points south = the superb powerful steam
- palace steamers Newport News, -AorfoIE
- and Washington
IL. NAsniugt1u---o-o J. Ii LIS Iarf --,-...L "a -
LF. AiexanGTld.-i 20 j N iLT. Norfolk 8 y0 Z, hi
AZ, toIt MOnf0eid 10 m Nv. ort Monroe 800 :, n,
Ar. NoTtolG.--.-- ) 70 N Ar Alexandra .ssl . ~
Ar. Portsmouth 30 a N Az. Washington q .9 a r9
- - IhTOusl connections MADE az Norfol[
- win steamers oi Oid dominion Steamship CO,
- Tor New lCEk and
- steamships IOE Boston
- BgfU tWtneT information apply az general
- ticket CifTe. l4fH ~
- Telephone Mal1 ZA1l. u tn 81. wharf ,teis.
- phone Main G6ll w.
JNO. CALLAHAN. "a Y. Pres and ten Nfr-
W II. CALLAHAN. Gen. Pass aat
The Washington herald., 1907-02-10
Moro ships. Moro Peace.

From the Boston transcript
Bigger and better. if not buster war
ships appears to be the Presidents idea.
The Washington herald., 1907-02-10
Trolley to Kensington

Via Rock Creek Bridges and Parks, the 100 Chew
chase Circle and Lake Every visitor 10 Nyssbirgfe-
should see these DeaUtul suburbs cars every Is nm
utes from l5tn 81 and y. J. Round trIp ticseIs
sc. at tussells. liH y y. are. r07-ft