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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-03-06
ARTS OF THE BoMsMAkER.
Simple Machines That Are contrived
to Main or Kill.

So expert are bombmakers nova
days that an apparently harmless let
tier may kill any person who tries to
open 1t. A piece of cardboard is cut
tO a size, which when folded over, will
mt into an ordinary envelope. The four
corners of this are slit into narrow
strips. illuminate of mercury is
spread over three of the Sits and the
sheet is folded and fastened together.
Projecting from each side of the fold
ed sheet Is little metal strip, or de-
xonator, glued to the cardboard in
such manner that the envelope can
not be opened without striking one of
them. Upon meeting this slight re-
Sistance the hand moving the paper
eutter instinctively pushes harder, and
the result Is an explosion that either
Kills or mains.
The easiest bomb to construct is set
il operation by simply turning 1t up.
side down. 1t Is usually good-sized
cracker box. lined with paper and half
Mlled with mixture Of chlOrate Of
potassium and ordinary sugar. Into
this bottle Of powerful acid is In
4roduced The remainder Of the space
In the box is filled with scraps of
metal. Then the lid is soIdered on.
All that is then necessary 10 to
place the box upside down at the spot
In which 1t is to explode. The acid
cats quickly through the cork Of the
bottle, and comes In contact with the
chlorate Of potassium. As result Of
che chemical combination which takes
place there IL terrific explosion.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-03-06
WoRKEp lLnele q cl.ARla.

Mr. D. N. Walter. editor Of that
spicy journal, the Enterprise, Lousia,
Va, says: II ran y nail In my foot last
week and ut once applied Bucklen's
Arnica Slave. No dissemination fol
lowed; the salve simply healed the
wound" Heals every sore, burn and
skin disease. Guaranteed ~ all Drug
gist % cents.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-03-06
TIME or TRAINS AZ
OkOIOna Mississippi.

The newly elected senator from
Delaware operates big cannerys We
may next hear something OF canned
statssmanship that nseeds inspection,
For the traveller the best kuIdbOok
Il chockbook.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-03-06
IIHlNNTNlEl TO I'LL NQ[NERS

II have used CutiCura Ointment fcp
chafng Of infants, and as they grew
older al skin diseases were given treat
rnent with that and the Cuticura Soap.
n never found II necessary to call doc.
For. ~ these Remedies are sure cure.
X used IS directed. lam glad to recon-
r.,erid them 70 al mothers" Sincerely
,,,rr Ms. FLA. Kennard,
..re ~ 1908. st. Paul Park. MINI.
iosrs so1p oininanl 40 is .ss sSa shsessAs=s
fs 5 ca y k So Ei:''
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-03-06

Jack-You are, not playing very Ioua
mis- evening?
Eva-No, am afraid Of disturbing
me neighbors. There are some keya
7 only touch at night.
Jack-Ah, ! see. They are night
hays.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-03-06

Some men get as much mixed up
a1out the future as they do about the
past.
No matter how dirty faced boy 10
his mother can always find clean spot
big enough to kiss.
When you toll . lie to . photograph
II 10 almost human in its actlon-it viii
Tepoat the lie whenever II las the
ChSDoe.
II 10 hard to believe japan really
wants to hght the United States be-.
fore taking up ito promi0Ory notes on
the last war.
A man can haven't an excuse for
anything. WheD yon ask him why he
plays solitary he ~ill tell You that
Napoleon played Il.
In the old stories the hero always
pressed kisO ON the heOrine's glove,
but probably In th0ae days they didn't
clean gloves with benzene.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-03-06
now ] MUCH FERTILIZER 10
APPLY.

The question, s,fIow much fertiIissr
should DO used per acref, cannot be am
nwered definitely. but only IN Z general
what Il the most prontaSIe amount s tV that
may be applied per acrer' Neither can
the question In the amended form be
exactly and accurately answered. The
etc,, may Be wen known. or controiIabic
| factors. but we know not what the sea-
| sons may be, says Hon. r. ]. Beddlng,
Director Georgia Experiment station. De-
C4EplinA FoFtlliser Almanac.
We know that some crops with bear
larger amounts Of fertllisers with reason.
aole assurance Of ufont4bie returns than
that occupies the soil from the fan seaaon
until spring. or early summer, will bear
heavier fertiltzing than will q crop that
y planted In the spring and ripens for
illustrated by oats wheat. or other small
4Fain. or grass. especially. when sOwn in
the TALL OF the year. Such crop Occur
Pies the soil during the late fall and win
ter. and early spring-during which pc
DiDenlng for harvest in late spring, or
very early summer. before the burning
summer heat and possible drouths Of
June ana July. Oats and wheat therefore
are ideal crops for liberal fertilixing.
Corn 10 rather an uncertain crop on the
ordinary dry uplands Of the South. It
has but q short period in which to devel-
; SD i S,,. nowsrS1tSssels and silks-cOyer-
shall prevail when this critical period is
approaching, and for some time after 1t
y passed, the crops may prove greater
or less failure. There can be no second
It Is different In the case OF cotton,
which commences to bloom and make
1ruit In June Cor even earlief) and con-
tinues throughout the summer until
NhArkad hV a In ahav
II has q number of Chances"
Cotton is therefore another ideal crop
Tor liberal fertilizing. A small amount
OF fertilizers applied per acre will no
on Its cost than will a larger amount
To illustrate: An application Of g worth
OF rertlllzer per acre may cause an in
creased yield of cotton Cat 10 cents per
OF 200 to 800 per cent. on its cost. I have
frequently had such results But It does
not follow that twice as heavy an appli-
cation will produce twice as large re-
cause three times as great an Increase
In the yield. In other words the rate
OF increase in the yield OF cotton will
not be In proportion to the increase in
the amount of fertilizers applied Two
dollars worth Of fertilizer per acre may
yield an increase in the crop Of 81; but
q worth would not therefore bring an
Increase Of $18
IN application OF IS to So worth of fertil-
.xers (properly balanced) is a safe amount
70 apply per acre on cotton. Many farm |
ers In Georgia have secured satisfactory
! Unn from an application Of 30 much |
% SOO pounds per acre. 49,.
think 800 pounds perfectly safe limit |
On upland In fairly good condition, well |
prepared and properly cultivated in cot |
ION: For corn, would limit the amount |
ands.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-05-27

turned pale. We listened ana heard q scratching underneath as iC some one were scrapmg the loose earth together preparatory to tossing it out of a grave.
 "I wonder what's become of them Inside" said Tom, as though he would like an excuse to go in and join them. "I haven't heard a sound from them for some time" I replied.
 There it is again" Tom said, with a frightened look, referring to the scratching.
 And the earthy smell"
 By thls time we were so wrought upon that no doubt we exaggerated everything Suddenly the window above mc-the window from which Maitland had been klIled-Opened, and a shot rang out
 I was as certain that had received a mortal wound as l was that it was growing dark. l sank down on to the porch and swoOned.
 When I came to myself saw the anxious faces Of those with whom had dined. Ed Glascock's face was very white. and his brother Toms was also uvid, but there was also an angry look on It. The women appeared ter Hbly frightened.
 'Is it mortaI?" I asked faintly.
 Mortal. No. Ed has been playing one of his pranks. He heard us talk ing out here and fired the shot to scare us"
 But l near the gravedIgging be low" l moaned. My nerves were com pletely unstung.
 "Oh. that's Wag, our rat terrier! He's been going for rats. He's torn up every bit of earth under the porch"
 And I'm not shot?'
 "No. stupid" said Ed. You're as sound as a mt
 Ed has made a fool of himself ' said Tom. "ue had no business to do 1t. He might have frightened you to death"
 Its you who have been making a fool of yourself" retorted Ed, harp ing on that story to every guest that comes into the house. concluded to teach you a lesson"
 BRUCE PARKER.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-05-27
TWAS EASY
Skagway WallOps Juneau
 Without Trouble
skagwsy B; Juuasu, l.

Skagwsy B; Juuasu, l.
 Those figures tell the tale of Skag- ways victory iu yesterdays baseball game over Juneau only ln part. The other part of the tail Is told when sit is sail that Skagway scored in every innings but one and that Juneau scored iu none of the innings but one. In other words, the home team Outplayed the Visitors st every stage of the game from the time the Juneauites were retired in the first innings, with all the bases full. until the first half of the ninth innings was played, and Ju2eau's ussttuI of goose eggs was. so complete that there was but a single live one in it.
 B Aside from the easy victory of the Skagway team the most notable feature of the game was the disgusting wrangl- ing which characterized the first part oft. The angry refusal Of the visiting manager to accept the umpire that had given such satisfaction at Whitehorse and the refusal of others to umpire the game after Witnlssing the disputa- Jions Of bte managers left a bad taste iu the mouths of the people which was not lessaued at the display of III temper for the first two or three Innings that were played.
 The wrangling caused George Irving Of Ketchikan, who was selected as em Dire to retire after the second inning Private Logue. of the Tenth Infantry was chosen in his place.
 The game was also notable as mark ing Charley OIeson's first appearance in the box in 8 regular game for Skag- way. He pitched 8 strong ard heady game, and was splendidIy supported by good individual and team playing,
 Ia behalf of the Juneau boys it must not be forgotten they played on Skag- ways ground and their excursion trip had extended over one more day than had that oi the local boys.
 The Daily Alaskan was unable get the official scorers record of the game. The score by innings, however, was as follows.
 follows.
 Skagway-2lIIIO34~-l3
 Juaeau-0 0OOOIOOOO-l
 The line up of the team was 8 follows:
 Skagway-OIeson, pitcher; McNa' mee, catcher; Barry, shor,sIop; Phelps, Is. base; Plank, 2d base; Blanchard, 8d base: Wray, right fsId:Eelly, center field: L. Gaurt, leiJ field.
 Juneau-AndersOn, pitcher; Spec Gray. catcher: Bowers, Ist base; .Baggs, d base; Duncan, Sd base; Dolly Gray shorlstop; out 6ell-Chaptu, Freeman and Collins.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-05-27
THE SMELL OF
 THE CRAVE
lorlEInnLl

IOriEinaLl
 "Tom, 1 smell newly turned earth
 Tom GIascock and I were sitting on bis porch after dinner, smoking. As soon as I had spoken I saw him turn pale.
 Take that chair over there" he said, pointing to one on the other side of the porch from which was sitting.
 "Why so2'
 Change your seat" he said impa tiently. and I'll tell you"
 changed my seat taking plenty of time tO do SO, and when seated Tom said:
 "A man was shot sitting exactly where you were.'
 When? How? Who shot him"
 some one with whom he was at eumity. never heard the whole story, but I know he spoke of smelling fresh ly turned earth just before he was shot"
 My heart began to thump wildly. A man had smcllcd freshly turned earth and been shot. I had smellad freshly turned earth and had been sitting in the very spot the murdered man had sat
 "TpI me about the shooting" I said You must know that, even if you don't know the story connected with it. Maitland was his name. He owned this house. I bought lt from hIm, or, rather, from his wife. l asked her about the story, but all l could get her to say was that exactly at this time Of day he was sitting just where you were seated when he called to his wife, ask ing her who had been digging aboU the porch, to which she replied { she didn't know Ot any one hay been doing so. 4 few minutes lat, that window over your head was raised, a shot rang out and Maitland fell over dead"
 l glanced uncOmCortably at the chair I had been sitting in and, sniHng, smelIcd freshly turned earth.
 Good gracjousr' I exclaimed. "There's another window on the other side to match this one"
 "I never thought of that"
 l heard step in the hall and, look Ing in. saw no one. l began to feel creepy We had left Ed Gluscock. Toms brother; Martha, his sister and two lady guests at the dinner table for an after dinner chat and heard d clat ter of voices. l wanted to go back and join them, but did not care to show my trepjdution.
 How did this man, AIaItlaud's enc my. get into the house?' l asked, gIauc. Ing furuycly up at the window from which the shot had been ircd
 "I think he had called to protest against the foreclosure of a mortgage on his home or something like that He and Maitland had Quarrclcd about it and Maitland had left him, comtug out here to get away from him. He heard nothing for some time and supposed the fellow had gone out by the side door. Then he smclled earth and spoke Co hIs wife about it.'
 And then he was shot"
 'Ycs"
 l glanced ucrrously at the window above me and at the one opposite won derlng # after one had smeled earth he would be shot .rom the same win dow as Maitland
 "I didn't know tIat was a sign of ap- preaching death" ! said
 "What?'
 Smelling freshly turned earth"
 "I didn't either"
 CT suppose it's the grave being open ed In advance"
 Likely 1t Is"
 "I don't like this" gaid after a brief silence. q smell eartA-freshly turned earth. What's that?'
 There was a sound lnder the porch a sound of earth being thrown up Tom Qnd ! both heazd it and both
The daily Alaskan., 1907-05-27

The Fifth Avenue hotel is the big gesl and best appointed hostelry in all the north.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-05-27

% designs of 1907 wall paper just re ceiVCd 30 HarrisOn'S.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-05-27
Choice Pottad Plants Received

Received, choice polted plants on Dolphin at Northern Grocery. Of
The daily Alaskan., 1907-05-27
New Piano For Rent or Sale

A new Pi ano torrent or sale-IuquIr of Principal Barber Shop. If.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-05-27
CREAM


Americas finest production. Rich and mellow. A5 the Seattle, the house of old honest goods and reputation !
The daily Alaskan., 1907-05-27

The best dining room, ,thebest accommo daJlOus, the most comfort at the Filth avenue.
The Washington times., 1907-05-26

Washington. are now at Old Point Com
fort. where they VIII spend the re-
mainder Of the month Of May. The
friends Of Captain Shelton regret TO
learn Of his in health and recent retire
ment from the service
The Washington times., 1907-05-26

Miss Flora Wilson. daughter Of tie
Secretary Of Agriculture. who is her
fathers hostess, and who has been in
Paris for several years, will make her
usual trip over TO Scotland to visit her
fathers people in the Highlands She
has been there each summer since she
went over 70 study for grand opera, and
has been beautifully entertained among
them. 1t was in their homes that she
made her first appearances as a prcfcs-
sional singer. when they asked dis
tinguished companies to hear her She
made a great success with them, but
as yet she has made no public debut
either in opera or concert.
The Washington times., 1907-05-26

Mrs. Kenneth Castleman, Miss Marion
Bryant Of Alexandria; Capt R. P. VIII
lams. L. S NJ. C. and Lieut.. Com
mander 2. c. Decker. were among the
guests at a dinner given recently in the
The Washington times., 1907-05-26

Mrs. George a. Gordon and her sis
ter, Mrs w. w Kimban. have closed
their house on Seventeenth street, aud
have Joined Captain KimbaU. L. s. N,
at Fort Monroe, Virginia, where he Is
N command Of the United States steam
ship New Jersey.
The Washington times., 1907-05-26

Capt. and Mrs. Charles J. Allen had
as their guest for a few days recently
Mai. George +. Bushnell. of New Mex
leo. who has now gone on TO Los
Gal. 60 join Mrs. Bushnell.
The Washington times., 1907-05-26

Rear Admiral r. b. Bradford, L. s.
N, and Mrs. Brad ord have as their
guest in their home on T street their
daughter. Mrs. Howard BuGl1way, OF
Baltimore.
The Washington times., 1907-05-26

Miss Weaver, daughter Of Major
Weaver, OF Washington, is the guest Of
Miss Anne clifford at the Sherwood Inn,
Fort Monroe. Va. Last Sunday Ensign
Minor entertained a party Of young
people abroad the United States steam
ship Rhode Island at tea, complimentary
70 Miss Weaver. The party was chap
eroned by Lieut.. and Mrs. James Tot
ter.
The Washington times., 1907-05-26
MRS. LUKE WRIGHT,
Wife of the Former Ambassador to
japan, Returning to America.

noon in the parsonage Of the Christ
Episcopal Church Of Rockville by the
Rev Or. Thomas J. Packard. rector OF
the church. 1Ir. and Mrs. Wiesenberg
will make their home in Washington
Miss Parsy Mccarthy of Washing
ton, who is the guest OF the Misses
Brown, Of 1921 Master street, PhiladeI-
rhia. was the guest Of honor at novel
tainment took the form OF an impromptu
vaudeville at the suggestion OF one of
the guests. Miss Mccarthy will remain
in Philadelphia Tor about two weeks and
many entertainments are being arranged
in her honr.
The Washington times., 1907-05-26

William Marbury. Lawrence Ford, and
Henry Blake. all of Baltimore, came
over To Washington today, and were
among the guests at box party given
at Chase's by Col and Mrs. Benjamin
Reeves Russell, for their daughters
Miss Sessions, who was a debutante Of
this season. and Miss Edith Sessions,
will be a debutante of next season.
The Washington times., 1907-05-26

Miss Jennie NJ. Carmody and Herman
were married Friday after
The Washington times., 1907-05-26

Capt. and Mrs. Nathan J. Shelton. Z.
S A, after spending a short time in
The Washington times., 1907-05-26

The British Ambassador and Mrs.
James Bryce entertained at dinner last
evening in honor Of their guest. Lady
Evelyn Grey, the youngest daughter Of
the governor general Of Canada Lady
Evelyn viii remain with them until
about the 10th Of June.
The Washington times., 1907-05-26

Paymaster l. T. Hagner, L. S. n, en-
tertalned a company at dinner on board
the L. s. r. S. Franklin Tuesday even
ing. In the company were Mrs. Hag-
ner, Miss Belle McGHl, Of Leesburg
Va: Paymaster and Mrs. Harry L. Bis
coe. Miss Mary King Nash. Lieut.. +.
L. Oliver. Paymaster ". c. Nell, Dr.
Reid, DR.. / w. Kite, and Charles Hag-
ner, Of Washington
The Washington times., 1907-05-26

The Assistant Secretary OF the Navy
and Mrs Truman H Newberry are ex-
peeting their young daughter. Miss Carol
The Washington times., 1907-05-26

Mrs. Oscar S. Straus, wife of the
Secretary Of Commerce and Labor, will
remain in Washington with the Secre-
tary until he is able to take his vaca-
ton, which will be late in the season.
They are in the meantime looking for a
suitable house in Chevy Chase. and If
they find one they will remain in 1t for
the summer. In August Mr.. and Mrs
Straus will make their customary visit
to their bungalow In the Maine woods,
where they will have a taste Of the
simple life.
The Washington times., 1907-05-26
Personals.

The ladies of the Cabinet have had
their last Cabinet" meeting, as the cir
Gle IS already broken for the summer
and will not again be complete until thc
beginning of next season. Mrs. Root,
wife of the Secretary Of State. has gone
to the Root home in Clinton, n. y,
where her daughter preceded her some
weeks ago. She had the house all in
readiness for her mother. when she
arrived there yesterday
The Washington times., 1907-05-26

REDS table decorations,
H the dinner small
guests present Among these Prince
Christian of Denmark and their daughter the Princess
W. EndcOtt Secretary
President Ceand British
Lady Durand Countess MntO wife the
of
Supper served under marquee upon
Orchids profus the decorations pink lights
everywhere.
among guests of the King
and Queen at dinner the a Buckingham Palace
The Washington times., 1907-05-26

Mrs. Bonaparte has been in her Balt-
more home for some weeks and will
not return to Washington again until
the fail. except for a day now and then.
She will go out to her county place.
bella Vista" fifteen miles from Balti-
more, as soon as the weather settles
into some promising heat. The Secre-
tarv and Mrs. BOnaparte are entertain
ing small informal house parties in their
Baltimore home from among their
WASHINGTON friends almost every week
end
The Washington times., 1907-05-26

Newberry, to return from her trip 20
Europe in few weeks. after which
they VIII go TO their summer place 1T
Watch I'm. r.
The Washington times., 1907-05-26

Mrs. Root. wife Of the Secretary OF
State. has left Washington for her sum
mer home in Clinton, y y Miss Root
ting the house in order for the arrival
Of the family The Secretary VIII re
main IN Washington for some time be-
fore joining his family at Clinton. With
the exception of several brief visits 10
Washington. Mrs Root viii remain IN
Clinton for the summer.
Mrs Straus. wife Of the Secretary Of
Commerce and Labor. has returned to
her home on Sixteenth street after q
visit 20 her daughters IN New York city.
Mrs Richmond Pearson TIObsOn, wife
Of Representative-elect HobsOn OF Ala
bama, left Washington today for Tux
edo with her father. Mr. Hull. who has
been her guest in her apartment in the
Connecticut
Mrs Lewis Marshall Of Washington,
IS the guest Of Mrs. Charles r Nash, in
Middle street, Norfolk.
Mrs. Mary J. AIcAleer, OF 500 French
street northwest, assisted by her daugh-
ter-ln-Iaw, Mrs. William AIcAleef. and
her daughter. Mrs William Cady. en-
tertained her IrieyGs at a pretty
luncheon Wednesday. Among the guests
Decker. Of Cleveland, Ohio; Mrs Edward
Continued on Fifth Pase)
The Washington times., 1907-05-26

Mrs. Netcalf, wife of the Secretary Of
the Navy. will spend the greater part
of the summer as usual. in their place
at Oakland, Cal. which Is one of the
handsomest places in that region. Her
son, Victor N. Metcah, who has been
i'll for nearly a year, is now recovering.
he has been for a while In the naval
hospital but is at home again with his
parents
The Washington times., 1907-05-26

wardroom on board the United States
steamship Virginia. al Norfolk
Rear Admiral anC MS. AIacGowan ard
Miss AIacGowan wsre among those who
sailed last week for Europe, where
they VIII spend the summer.
The Colombian Minister and Nine.
CoTtes entertained a company at dinner
last night complimentary to Nine. Pezet,
the house guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. Cliff
ford Stevens Walton. wife Of the former
secretary OF the Peruvian legation in
this city and now Peruvian minister to
Panama. Anon the guests invited
20 meet Nine. Pezet were Mr.. and Mrs.
Walton. Commander and Nine. NeboI-
sine. OF the Russian embassy; the First
Secretary OF the Colombian Legation
and Mime. Guzman, and EsJeban Carlo,
charge danaires Of the Ecuadoran le-
>~atiOn.
The Washington times., 1907-05-26

Washington for a time, arranging her
new residence, the home Of Mr. and
Mrs. Dickinson Jewett. at the junction
of Connecticut avenue, S, and Twenty
first streets, which they will occupy for
several seasons. The Misses Meyer
went yesterday to Lenox TO attend the
wedding of Miss Constance Bacon,
niece of the Assistant Secretary OF
State, and John Greenleaf, both of
Lenox, which took place there today
They are the guests of their aunt, Miss
Meyer, Of LenOX. and will return TO
Washington on Monday. The family Of
the Postmaster General will go 10 their
summer home at Hamilton, Mass, in
another week
The Washington times., 1907-05-26

Mrs Taft. wife of the Secretary Of
War will be established ir the cottage
at Murray Bay. Canada, upon which
the Secretary has taken a several years
lease. by the middle of June. She will
accompany the Secretary on his trip to
the Philippines. starting next September,
and viii not be in Washington until
late in November and early in Deem
Der. The Secretary and Mrs. Taft are
spending the weekend at Leesburg as
guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. William Cor
coran Eustis.
The Washington times., 1907-05-26

Mrs. Garfield, wife of the Secretary Of
the Interior will go TO historic Men
tor" near Cleveland, as soon as the
schools are out and the children are
free. She viii spend the most Of her
summer there.
The Washington times., 1907-05-26

Mrs. George Won L. Meyer, wife Of TIE
Poktmaster General, will remain