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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-02-20
AVAILABLE LESSON.

''Slx years ago learned valuable
lesson, = writes John Pleasant of Mag
nolia, Ind. ~ then began taking DR.
King 3 New Life Pills, and the longer /
take them the better find them"
They please everybody. Guaranteed
at al druggists 26c.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-02-20
When Love Does Fly.
n !" remarked the sentimental

Love-" remarked the sentimental
maid, makes time fly"
1T does during courtship," rejoined
TIE young widow, but after the par
son has said his say, time begins to
make love fy."--Chicago Daily News
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-02-20
Perhaps it is true that American In

Perhaps it is true that American In
dams are as numerous as they were
500 years ago, but they are not 90 red.
A large proportion Of those in Indian
Territory ere palefacee.
II is when we order a porterhouse'
steak and are served with slab OF sole
leather that we realize how Important
the pure food law is to ameliorate the
suffering OF people who eat.
A boy struck the kaiser with snow
ball and escaped punishment. The lad
who took such a liberty with President
Roosevelt would not get off SO. The
president can throw Snowflake him
self.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-02-20

1--WE lived in California 20 years
and am still looking for trouble In thu
way of burns, sores, wounds, boils
cuts, sprains, or case of piles tina
Bhcklen's Arnica Salve won't quickly
cure,'' writes Charles Walters, Of Al
Ieghanv, Sierra Co. No use hunting
Mr.. Walters; it cures every case
Guaranteed at all drug. stores. Price
% cents.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-02-20

A dollar may not 20 mo :e than half
as far as it did ten years age, but it
will get there in half Of the time.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-02-20

A soft boiled egg c0ntainos more
energy than a pound o. beefsteak. A
soft, spoiled egg contains nergy
to clean stage
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-02-20
CAsTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature sse's the Of &hAzz5zS1

We find it very easy to be wise
just after We have committed folly.
They are now telling that Empero~
Williams victory didn't cost him ev n
a cigar.
Que of the best things about Feb
ruary is that it Is the shortest month
in the year.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-02-20

Even Toxic is at loss to nxplain
Hcbeon's war scare, unless he Dad
been reading Admiral Rojestveusky's
memories.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1907-01-05
A Lake of auiclxsilver.

A lake of quicksilver covering an
area Of more than three acres and hav-
ing n depth ranging from 10 feet TO
so feet has been discovered In the
mountains of the State of Vera Cruz,
The value of the product Is estimated
at millions. This lake has been known
to the Indians for many generations
1t Is situated far up in the mountains
In an almost inaccessible position. Its
surface is partly covered by stones. II
IL believed that volcanic action In the
mountains above smelted the quicksil
yer out of the cinnabar ore and thai
it ran down and filled this depression
A tunnel will be driven through th'
base of the mountain, and the quick
silver will be brought down by means
of gravity.-London Tit Bits.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1907-01-05
CHAPTER XIII.

My hands were full with my burden,
and before l could do anything saw the
muzzle of his revolver pointed full-at
me? oh, no! At the Signorina!
"If you move a step 1 shoot her through
the heart, Martin" he said, in the quiet
est voice imaginable.
The Signorina looked up as she heard
his voice.
PUT me down, Jack It's no use," she
said ~ knew how 1t would be-"
l did not put her down, but l stood
there helpless, rooted to the ground.
whats the matter with herr" he said.
Fell and sprained her ankle" l re-
piled.
Come, Martin" said he, its no 60,
and you know It. A near thing; but
| you've just lost"
fair fight
He shook his head.
"All very we'll for young men," he said.
cat my age if man holds trumps he
keeps them"
| "How long have you been here?"
About two minutes. When l didn't
see you at the bank 1 thought something
was up, so l galloped on to her house.
No one there! So 1 came on here. A
good shot, Ell p
In the bitterness of my heart l could
hardly speak. But l was not going to
play either the cur or the fool, so said
"Your trick, sir, and therefore your
lead. / must do what you tell me. Take
the revolver if you like" and nodded my
head to the pocket where 1t lay.
NO" he said, II trust you"
81 bar a rescue" said l.
"There will be no rescue" said h
grimly. 1.-THE Colonel won't come
Whose house is that?"
1t was my boatman's.
Bring her there. Poor child, she suf
ters!'
We knocked up the boatman, who thu
did not get his nights rest after all. Hi
, establishment may be imagined.
! Have you a bed?" said the President
{ "Yes," he stammered, recognizing hi
g interlocutor.
e "Then carry her up, Martin; and 20,
t send your wife to her."
o / took her up, and laid her gently o
v the bed. The President followed IN
n Then we went downstairs again into ii
little parlor.
l. LET us have a talk" he said.
The President sat down. l was su
IS prised at his leisurely, distracted al
1t Apparently he had nothing in the worl
he to do but sit and keep me company.
/ "If your excellency," said l, instin
re lively giving him his old title, has bus
" ness elsewhere you can leave me safel
l. shall not break my word"
IL 81 know that, l know that" he a
Of swered. -But I'd rather stay here;
h. want to have talk. You see there's
I danger now. There's no one left to lei
d, them against me-"
"Then the Colonel is-T
of Yes" he said gravely, he is dead.
Id shot him."
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1907-01-05
am the stack ~

an the attack?'
mot exactly; the fighting was over. A
very short affair, Martin. They never
had chance; and as soon as two or three
had fallen and the rest saw me, they
thrt h up the sponge"
lind the Colonel?'
'He fought we'll. He killed two Of my
fellows; then a lot Of them flung them
selves on him and disarmed him."
And you killed him in cold blood"
The President smiled slightly.
But for your scheme l should have
come back without blow" he continued !;
but then l should have shot McGregor
just the same"
Because he led the revolt?'
Because" said the President, che has
been a traitor from the beginning even to
the end-because he tried to rob me of all
held dear in the world. If you like, "
he added, with a shrug. because he stood
between me and my will. So | went up
to him and told him his hour was come
and l shot him through the head He
died like man, Martin i will say that
(To be continued.)
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1907-01-05
Two important fisheries questions af

Two important fisheries questions af-
fecting America are under considera-
ton. One is the problem of stopping
pelaglc sealing, that Is, the shooting
of the migrating seals at sea, and the
indlscriminate destruction of females.
II the Canadians agree to stop the
practice, it is probable that Japan will
come into the agreement. The other
problem concerns the use Of purse
seines by Americans on the Newfound-
land herring grounds, and Is being dis
cussed by representatives Of the Brit
ish, American and Newfoundland gov
ernments. Great Britain admits the
justice of the colonial position that the
use of purse selnes threatens destruc
ton of the fisheries, but may undel
pressure Of the American interests con
clude an agreement over the heads o.
the colonial commissioners.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1907-01-05

Got a farm without mortgageF
Well, you are fixed! No dishonest
official, hoodwinking director, or cheap
legislator can bunco or leglslate you
out of this land. Hold on to 1t! Live
the simple life, at the same time en-
toying the luxuries which only the
farmer can have, and you will live to
see your grandchildren benefited by the
old farm. There Is no gentleman SC
thoroughly independent in his old age
as the man who has preserved his land
and established a comfortable home
stead by working the soil. Nothing likt
farming for a sure thing!
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1907-01-05

Among the articles capable of imi
tation and adulteration coffee has long
ind n prominent place. 1t has been
the subject of innumerable jokes in the
comic papers. Dealers in special brands
or in substitutes for 1t have based
their advertisements upon the undoubt-
ed frauds imposed upon the public. In
many eating places coffee Is never fur
nished, 10 matter what the bill of fare
may indicate, for no coffee enters into
the pot from which the liquid is drawn.
In the pure food discussions In the last
session of Congress the statement was
made that coffee dealers In the United
Staets In the year sold 25O,OOOOO0
pounds of Java and Mocha, special
student of the subject thinks this estl-
mate far to small, placing the amount
at 600 ,OoO,O 900 pounds of Java and Mo-
cha" so-called, which did not contain a
single bean of either. Instead of being
genuine it is Brazilian coffee, separated
from the smaller seeds by means of
sitting machine. The contention seems
to be supported by the statistics of I'M
| portation, which indicate that 2,OOO,OOO
pounds of Mocha and 100000 pounds
| of Java were brought into the country
| In twelve months. From this compare
lively small importation fifty times as
much Java and Mocha were distrib-
uted through the retailers to hum
plugged customers. Another little COM
putation shows the extent of the fraud
| from the money point of view. The
"Jaya and Mocha" combination thus
prepared from the Brazilian product
of course commands a higher price
than the plain Rio. It makes profit
able thing for the dealer If he can sell
an article under one brand which at
tracts higher price because of Its
Arabic or East Indian name. At the
usual retail prices the differences easi
ly foots up into an amount to be ex
pressed by seven figures. In one sens
this indicates a fraud Of great magni
tude. 1t is true that many article
have trade names which do not repre-
sent intention to deceive. The pur
chaser knows we'll that he Is not buy
ing the genuine article. At the sam
time there is an element of danger t
| the public in the retention of sue
; names which open the chance for frau
. In the shape Of higher prices for a
! article than could be secured If Its rel
t character were known. The deception
e In the shape of higher prices for
der rigid pure food measure.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1907-01-05
NEW GAME ON TRAINS.
About Man with Cards and Far Too
Sure-Thing Bet,

Sure-Thing Bet.
A forlorn Individual, with a "tele-
scope" grip in one hand and an empty
pocket book in the other, enlightened
the detectives at the union station the
other day concerning the latest wrinkle
in confidence games, according to the
Kansas City Star. The melancholy one
had just been relieved Of $50 by a
couple of chance acquaintance on a
train.
This is how it happened" said the
traveller: 81 was coming from Okla
homa, and after leaving Fort Scott sat
in the smoker with man who got on
at that station. We chatted bit and
were watching game Of cribbage
among some travelling men across the
| aisle when a man came through the car
with pack of playing cards in his
hand. He stopped by the cribbage play
ers and asked them to buy the cards.
They refused, so he turned to our seat ::
Gentlemen he said, I'D like to
sell these cards. They are Of unusual
ly good quality, and I'll sell them for
the price of an ordinary deck
LETS see,' said my seat mate, TAX
ing the pack. 1 don't see anything re-
markable about these. They look like
ordinary 25-cent cards to me-
"'All right replied the owner OF
the cards in an offended tone; If you
can't distinguish the difference in the
quality of cards, there's no use in my
wasting time talking to you
HE reached for the pack, and as i
was handed back to him one of tn,
cards fell to the floor, apparently un
noticed by the owner. My seat mate
however, saw the card fall and salt
! banteringly:
"'Those cards may be extra fine, blu
I'll bet there is not full pack there
1.-THE owner of the cards glared in
dignantly at my seat mate.
> "'You say you will? he exclaimed
A Now what will you bet on thatT
o my companion had already covere
e the card on the floor with his foot.
h "'Oh, I'll call anything you've got
l he laughed.
e without more ado the card sale
man lugged out a bundle of bills an
announced that he didn't like to tai
candy from infants, but that he woul
bet a hundred, even money, that IL
pasteboards in his hand composed
- full deck of fifty-two cards, not coun
- ing the joker. This, of course, locke
like Christmas expenses to us, wi
III knew that one card Of the pack lay {
t. the floor.
"I'll let you in on half Of the be
I'd said my seat mate generously, and,
course, jumped at the chance.
nc 1.-THE money was posted. the car
were counted and the deck found
be complete. My seat mate and t
a card salesman left the train at t
e. next station. OF course, | see 1t
now-that Is, all but one thing:
20, "Why did 1t not occur to me tn
ut there was something odd in m
having 500 who had moment befc
a been trying to peddle two-bit pack
cardsT'
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1907-01-05
.small colleges versus large" is

"small colleges versus large" is fla
yorite subject with educators. In this
country the question Is answering IT.
self In a practical way. The small col
leges are growing larger, and other
small colleges are being started. That
many of our colleges are overgrown
there Is no doubt, and many devices
are suggested to divide them into small
err units. To the general public, not
concerned with the special problems OF
educators, the growth Of the colleges
Ia a matter for congratulatlon, for Il
means that more and more youns
Americans are trying to get good edu
cation
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1907-01-05

Pretty nearly all over the United
States the laws delays are a source Of
endless complaint. This applies par
ticularly to criminal cases. The law
yers take a week in explaining what
they are going to prove. A day is con-
sumed In passionate debate as to wheth'
err a witness shall answer certain
question. A second day Is lost in We
hement discussion of what counsel TO,
the prosecution said counsel for the de
Tense said would be inferred If witnes:
did answer. The morning of the thirt
day the objection is overruled, and wit
ness answers that he doesn't know
Whereupon the lawyers clamorous!I
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1907-01-05
rhe hlg tree herewith pictured is all

TIC DIG tTte HtTtWIIH PICtuIeu 10 UT
that remains to tell of forest which
once stood In its immediate vicinity.
When the lumbermen devastated the
region this solitary specimen was left
standing and since that time Gothic
archway has been hewn through Its
massive trunk. The United States gov
eminent has come to the rescue of the
huge sequolas and other coniferous
trees of California. but the scarcely
less remarkable vegetable growths OF
the Pacific northwest are still the prey
of the merciless lumberman.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1907-01-05

Is 1t merely theory, or Is 1t fact
that the fellows who have adopted the
simplified spelling stop when they come
to one of the simplified words and
skirmish around to see If there isn't
another word that would express the
meaning just as we'll?
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1907-01-05

1t their head we saw the President, sword |
n hand, running like a young man and |
reckoning his men on. Up the street they |
swept. 1nvoluntarily we waited a moment
% watch them. Just as they came near
the bank they sent up shout:
THE President the President! Death
to traitors ~
Then there was a volley, and they clos
ed round the building.
Now for our turn, Christina" said l.
She grasped my arm tightly, and we
sped across the road and into the wood.
1t seemed darker than when l came
through before, or perhaps my eyes were
iazzled by the glare of the street lamps
But still we got along pretty well, l help
ing my companion with all my power.
Can we do it?" she gasped.
"a clear quarter of an hour will do it.
md they ought to take that to finish off
he Colonel" For l had little doubt of
| the issue to that melee.
On we sped, and already we could see
he twinkle of the waves through the thin
hing trees Five hundred yards more, and
here lay life and liberty and love
Well, of course, l might have known.
| Everything had gone so smoothly up to
now, that any student of the laws of
rhance could have foretold that fortune
was only delaying the inevitable slap in
he face. A plan that seemed wild and
risky had proved in the result as efectual
rs the wisest scheme. By a natural prin-
ciple of compensation, the simplest obsta-
Gle was to bring us to grief. There's
many Slip" says the proverb. Very
l.kelyl One was enough for our bust
ness. For just as we neared the edge OF
the wood, just as our eyes were gladdened
by the full sight of the sea across the in
tervening patch of bare land, the Sig
norma gave a cry of pain and, in spite
of my arm, fell heavily to the ground. In
a moment l was on my knees by her side
An old root growing out of the ground
That was all And there lay my deal
girl white and still.
What is it, sweet?' l whispered.
my ankle ~ she murmured "oh, Jack
it hurts so y and with that she tainted.
Half an hour-thirty mortal minutes
!. knelt by her side ministering to her.
bound up the poor foot and famed he
face with my handkerchief. In few
minutes she came to, Blu tonly, poor child
: to sob with her bitter pain. Move sh
> could not, and would not. Again an
!, again she entreated me to go and leav
her. At last l persuaded her to try an
e bear the agony of being carried in m
n arms the rest of the way. l raised he
l. as gently as l could wrung to the hear
e by her CALAMITY stiAed groan, and slowl
g and painfully l made my way, thus bul
u dened, to the edge of the wood. TheI
g were no sentries in sight, and with a ne
J; spasm of hope 1 crossed the open land an
d. neared a little wicket gate that led
u the jetty. A sharp turn just before v
n reached it, and, as l rounded this wit
H. the Signorina lying yet in my arms,
ne saw a horse and a man standing by Il
We gate. The horse was hecked with foa
o. and had been ridden furiously. The ma
H. was calm and cool. OF course he wa
is It was the President!
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1907-01-05

fall to over the proposition that the an
swer be stricken from the record. That
wrangle lasts till dark. This not only
gives Justice halt and paralytic effect
which encourages crime, but In many
localities it makes the pains and pen
alties of sitting on jury almost as
great as those provided by statute for
the crime that Is to be tried.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1907-01-05
An UpIfft.

eyer honor" protested the seedy
prisoner, "dis is jist case O. perlice
persecution. Dey'se tryin' ter keep me
down, yer honor. You amt goin' ter
let 'em keep me down, are yer?
Certainly not" replied the magis-
trate. I'm going to send. you up for
ninety ys."-Philadelphia Ledger.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1907-01-05

OF eight million trade unionists IN
Europe and America, one-fourth are In
America. Great Britain, with only half
the population of this country, has al
most as many unionists, and so has
Germany, with only two-thirds the pop
Nation
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1907-01-05

A New York paper is discussing the
question as to whether blends are Dru-
nettes are to be most depended upon.
Ought to ask some woman who has
been both.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1907-01-05

There Is man in Wyoming who de-
clined a political office because ne
thought he could not be Christian
and a politician at the same time. He
has an erroneous Idea. A man may be
a Christian and politician at the same
time. 1t merely depends on the kind
of politician he Is.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1907-01-05
The lanai Way.

(which hen is it that cackles so
much louder and longer than all the
rest?" asked the farmers wife.
Its that big speckled one over
there" said the hired man. 1.-The one
that lays those measly little eggs about
the size of q bantam's. Free
prncS
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1907-01-05

Justice Is getting pretty hard on de-
faulting bankers when she sets them
to making brooms. She used to give
them clerkships.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1907-01-05
Wise ChaperOn.

Eva-Yes, at first my chaperon In
sisted upon a light in the parlor. Why
Jack actually kissed her in mistake for
me-
Edna-Gracious And what did she
say?
Eva-Nothing, only now she insists
upon the parlor being dark every night
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1907-01-05

Most men prefer to marry the best
girl in the world and don't give con-
tinental whether or not the newspapers
make q fuss about 1t.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1907-01-05

The jury that found the OIL Trust
guilty relieved the tedium Of their ses-
sions with hymns. How Rockefeller
would have loved to join in!
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1907-01-05

Secretary Wilson says the country
will have a crop of s36,3s0,0O0 bushels
Of oats, not counting the wild variety,
which also promises to be a record
breaking crop.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1907-01-05

Burbank has produced an apple that
is red and sweet on one side and vel
low and sour on the other. Just like
the home and company manners OF
some peOple
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1907-01-05

This years crop Of oats will amount
to S63, 800, 900 bushels, not counting the
wild ones. We have a great country
here.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1907-01-05

Babies are the links that bind moth
ers to heaven-and also keep them at
home when they want to go shopping.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1907-01-05

isn't II about time for Spain to say
.much obliged" to us for taking Cuba
Off her hands?
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1907-01-05

1t must be rather humiliating to
chorus girl to have to admit that she
has never been married to a million
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1907-01-05
Finds Horns of Irish Elk.

While cutting turf on bog in Coun'
ty Limerick, laborer came on the
horns of an Irish elk. and, carefully
digging, exhumed the head and antlers
of a magnificent specimen of this great
deer. where 1t had lain for centuries,
preserved by the peat.
The horns measure, from tip to tip,
s feet inches. 1t Is in wonderful
state of preservation, considering the
period of time which had elapsed since
these animals existed, as no authentic
time or satisfactory theory is forth
coming when they lived or what causet
their extinction. Ireland was, un
doubtedly, its home.-Cleveland Leader