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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-10-23
Tin Mines in MaIaya.

A correspondent from the Malay
peninsula states that the projected
railway from Hongkong will be likely
to traverse the rich mineral regions
of Siamese Malaga. Lang Suan has
tin supply that cannot be exhausted
in hundred years to come, while the
same may be said of Renang. There
are 70 miaes in the region of Lang
Suan, most of which are worked by
natives, but the European concessions
in the latter place, as well as in Re
nang, are exceptionally encouraging
and already are giving excellent re-
turns. There is no lack of capital,
even the natives making themselves
better acquainted with modern ma
chinery and bringing it into use.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-10-23
HAD 70 LIFT UP HIS VOICE.
Worshper Furnished Good Reason for
His Fervency.

The successful merchant invited his
parents to visit him in New York city.
They came gladly and on the follow
ing sabbath We're escorted to fash
ionable church in Fifth avenue. Some
of,the hymns were familiar In their
rendition the visiting pair contributed
heavily, with the credit for volume
in favor of the father Although not
always in correct time and some
times in diseord. yet the JOY Of this
good couple leaped forth in Joyous
praise, and they did not see the glow
ering looks of nearby wofshipers or
the beet-like face of their devoted son.
Father" explained the merchant that
afternoon while his mother was tax
ing her accustomed nap, 'in our
churches the congregation do very lit
tie singing; it is left entirely to the
choir" Il know, my boy" said the
old man as he lovingly placed a hand
on his sons shoulder, that it was
very embarrassing to you this morn
ing, but if hadn't sung as loudly as
I did, the people would have heard
your mother
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-10-23
RootbIacles in livery.

There is a new Office building in
Wall street that is piling luxury On
luxury in the way Of fittings and gem
eral accessories to the point where it
bids fair to be a close rival to the mar
bic and plush palaces of hotels up
town. The latest outbreak in this
direction is the unifofming of the
official bootblack of the building in a
pages livery, blue trousers with a
gold piping on the seams, pages
short tunic with ever SO many round
gilt buttons down the front and a
dark blue straight visoFed cap with
the name of the company that owns
the structure in gold letters on the
'front.' OF course, this bootblack.
page is an Italian, and he looks ex-
tremely hot and uncomfortable in his
padded coat
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-10-23
The Escence Of puIIness.

1t is true, no doubt that many learn
ed people are, dull; But there is no in
dication whatever that they are dull
because they are learned. True dull
ness is seldom acquired; it is natur-
al grace, the manifestations of which,
however modified by education, re-
main in substance the same. Fill a
dull man to the brimp with knowledge,
and he viii not become less dull, as
the enthusiasts for education vainly
imagine; but neither will he become
duller. He win remain in essence what
}e always has been and always must
gave been. But whereas his duIlness
would, il left to itself have. been
merely vacuous, it may have become,
under careful cultivation, pretentious
and pcdaatic. sRaltour
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-10-23
HuMoR THAT DIDN'T PAY.
Friends of the Deceased Were Wholly
Unapprecistive.

"Once in my early career" said a
well-known New 4ork magazine ed
itoG, 4 owned and edited more or
less tEfifty weekly newspaper, One
Of my featuress was country cores
pondence, and | prided myself on the
accuracy of my rural aids. In one
iseue, from the best point on my
list. received q notice reading as
follows: Mr.: John Grady, having pur-
chased Plot of ground in Mach
pelah some months ago, has now gone
into rs9l estate body and soul John
was always an enthusiast The item
looked all right to me, and sounded
quite enterprising, ! thought; but a
day or two after the paper had got
around .among the subscribers l re-
ceiyed a letter of indignity," which
almost. took my breath a@ay In ii
| was duly informed that Mr. Grady
was dead and buried in the Machpelah
cemetery, where he had purchased a
plot some three months previously.
In conclusion, may say that my cor
respondent at that point has since
risen to prominence as a humorist,
and l suppose most of you have read
his stuff in various publications. But
that item was not very funny for him,
or for me, because he had to get
another job'faf away and lost
dozen good subscribers"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-10-23

Want to get your oyercoat~out Ell
Ny but you're early said the pawn
broker.
Then, as he unwrapped the coat
from its tar paper wrapping, he point
ed to a steel hook of antique aspect
that hung above a mirror.
That's a curio," he said. 1T is an
old pawnbroker's hook, an article
used by all our craft in the seven
teenth century. Counters, to prevent
theft, were wide then, twice as wide
as now; and what you extended over
those wide counters the broker hook
ed in with this instrument.
THE hook, which was once as much
our badge as the three balls, gave rise
to the expression uncle as connected
with the pawnbroker The Latin for
hook, you know, is uncus. Uncus--
uncle. See?"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-10-23
Where Marx Twain Had Gone.

When Mark Twain was working
hard on one of his earlier books that
brought him fame he sailed for Eu-
rope with his family. He kept up his
writing on shipboard, leaving it only
for brief recreations. One day an APP
preaching storm drove him to the
cabin, and as he retired to, work he
left word with his daughter, then
very little girl, to explain his absence.
IF they ask for me- he said to her,
SAY that | won't be long; have only
gone to write an anecdote." A little
later a passenger accosted the child:
Where has your father gomez" He
won't be gone long, Esped the child;
"he'th only going to ride a nanny
goat"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-10-23
F1KMlNe ron CRY cA!IDREN.

r---- N

Nd
\. Tl.s 2bemtof he best to i14re4t
she FAX tcEof bic ( ty after school
soar has been sslye by New York
70. accord, b. the Broadway
a me She l.as lrtled TIE city
fitf u i1Eesand IL =nious plan, and
ob'ccti3as more or less formid-
lie Las pus her theory into practice
~ as achieved a notable success.
Als. henry Parsons has always con
ended that If YOU give a child some
md dual work to do. and some work
thar VilI not only be fascinating but
instructive you have no need to worry
aboG, the long idle hours. that Satan
fin, some mischief for" as the old
sa7 has it, SEEKING around for some
Ia sable work thar would appeal to
childhood, she hit upon farming .She
secured a small piece Of ground be-
tween Fifty-second street and the Hud-
son river and invited the school chill
dren to come and learn how to be
practical farmers. Each child was
given. small plot and was supplied
with farming implements. The idea
spread, and when the school farm
opened the following year. Mrs. Par
sons was almost swamped by the
crowd OF eager applicants for admis-
sion. Then the city Authorities took
cosniz2nce Of the scheme and voted
funds from the exchequer to help the
good cause. When the farm was
started there were only a few little
toilers with hoe and spade-nowadays
there are several hundred young folks
of both sexes busy at the school farm
from the close Of school till sundown.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-10-23
Ancient nPuhIic Penan&.n

One of number of ancient manu-
scripts which have just come to light
at Taunton, in ENGLAND, bearing the
date 1924, refers to orders of public
penance, imposed on PERSONS behav-
ing badly in church, calling each other
names, and other oGfenses. The offend
er had to stand in the middle aisle of
the church during the whole service
and sermon, generally wearing a white
sheet and holding white wand After
the sermon full confession had to be
made and pardon asked before the
whole congregation. One instance of
this form Of punishment occurred at
Skillgate in 1903, when Jane Weber
made confession Of quarreling and
fighting with another woman in
church during service.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-10-23
Law and Lickinne.

In some of the districts of Prussia
no father can dust the jacket of his
boy without first securing the consent
Of an official appointed for the pur-
pose. II the boy refuses to mind, the
father goes to the officer and says:
My boy Fritz needs licking. He win
not mind me- How old is your Fritz"
He is r." rs he very obstinate? p"
He is like mule" Then here is
your permission to go home and take
him by the collar and give him Is
good cuts across the back" And the
father goes home and cuts CAD and
Fritz gets his thrashing and is better
behaved for the next three months.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-10-23
Yellnm taokets Ernlt 80.

Yellow jackets are proving a great
pest to fruit growers this year in the
territory tributary to Tacoma, Wash.
Theysiirst attacked red raspberries In
a ravenous way and then as the mum
bers increased they began devouring
blackberries. Now they are working
on apples and plums One man said
he counted nine yellow Jackets on q
single plum. 1t has been suggested
by some that the absepce Of flowers
during dry seasons compels the yellow
jackets to seek their material for food
supply in fruit. M
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-10-23
GIVING Herself AWAY.

Gracious, Katherine, why are you
blushing?" Il never was so en-
barrassed in all my life. That hand
some young man kissed me in the
dark hallway and then said 1 beg
your pardon, ] thought it was your
sister And what did you doSmy
dear? "Why-why | was SO nus
tered thou ht was being intro
duced to some one and said: The
pleasure is all miner"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-10-23

An eminent Spanish Scientist has
made the recent discovery THAT the
sunaower yields a splendid febrifuge
that can be used as substitute FOR
quinine. 1tore tlSap ten years ago sBIon-
corvo reported to the Tiherapeutical
Society Of Paris with relation tt the
same subject. Accordingly the sunfow.
ser should not only BY its growing ex-
'ert great feyersdispelling effect, but
also yield q product which is used ad.
Vantageously in all fevers.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-10-23
QUITE a MAI rvAslcN.


Nl
The wca ish, lar IA " 4
him his pas ana Mi.ls of gadW 3
thrown int al"~s2 Of 1t by ti.e
plunging aston c3ile. Hat" &c ..
manded the cficor trt no more at
tention was gtyen TO Inn than, to t1e
fitting teleg hone POI IS, 0 aa 'thes >
poles, however, sped a mes q 70, and
at the next crossroads a ba .rier was
encountered and also another repre-
sentative Of the law Not oalR did
he break the speed law" complained
the constable, when the party had as.
sembled in court, but he also tod me
to go to the devil" "You lie" thua-
dered the wealthy parishioner p" aayer
used such language I'VE mus. l.o.
tect our officers from profanity" in.
toned the justice. Then turning to
3he clergyman. Perhaps this gen
sRenlan, who will not make adnlis-
Mafement, viii tell us whether or not
the devil was mentioned in this con
troyersy," Your honor pleaded the
clergyman, Il and my brethren refer
to his satanic majesty so frequently
that any additional allusion to him
would not impress itself upon me suf-
ticiently to remember the incident"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-10-23
ALL ACT LIKE MlLLfoNAlREs.
Europeans Astonished at Lavish Elk
pendittTe of Americans.

An American who has been spend,
ing the summer in Europe declared
that his countrymen and countrywom-
en- have spent more monay abroad this
year than in any season before, and
that they are continually discovering
new methods by which it can be spent
Europe has never seen as many
American millionaires as she is seeing
today he adds, and they are all
using the lavish hand.' This is really
an old story. 1t is repeated year after
year. Probably there are to-day more
American millionaires than ever be-
foSe, and probably more of them have
been in Europe, but they have not
been missed at home. Nobody notices
their absence, They are welcome in
Europe, where everybody needs their
money, and where they have time to
devise ways in which they can spend
it. All Americans who go to Europe,
however, are apt to suspect that peo-
pie who cross the atlantic just to look
around 'are of the capitalistic class.
The American millionaires abroad are
really but small fragment of the
great army of American tourists who,
though having slender purses, spend
their money with a freedom that for
eigners regard as reckless.-U
Press.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-10-23
Linhtninn IN Role of IaiIer.

In playing pranks about a house a
bolt of lightning locked Wallace, four
teen-yeAfold son of William J. Wheel
err in a closet at Worcester, Mass,
but failed to release him again. The
boy was in the house, when a bolt
completely wrecked the dining room,
forcing the windows out onto the
lawn. He sought refuge in his fayo-
rite place, the cupboard, and had no
sooner entered it than the bolt bit
the door and locked it, He remained
there until his parents came home
and heard his shrieks for help.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-10-23
Annoyino.

Il suppose your family had a good
time in Europe "Eell,s answered
Mr.. Cumrcx, Il don't think mother
and the girls cnioyed themselves all
the time Yoa see, they had SO much
trouble hgurigg foreign money back
into dollars that every now and then
they were embarrassed by finding
they had accidentally ordered some
thing that wasn't expensive
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-10-23

"Just think what professional habit
will do fora mani"
!. IN what way2" M
'I'know a fellow who used to belong
to minstrel troupe, and he says daily
custom so hardened his sense Of
shame, that he never heard mention
Of the family skeleton in the cIosSt
ts. Ey +sts Z ssir fs bangs ;"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-10-23
No LIVING IN THE PRESENT.
Devotion to Business Precludes All
Nonsense Like That.

The messenger from Mars surveyed
the multitude which had gathered to
meet him with undisguised interest,
Nor did he hesitate to PROFOUND such
inquiries as his curiosity prompted.
Where do you all live?" he asked,
speaking generally. II live in the fu-
ture," said a young man, good hui
moredly. And | in the past, said an
old man. How odd And does none
Of you live in the PRESENT. Pardon
me, said the Marian. hastily Per
haEs | press my questions too closely"
AT this a voice from the outskirts of
the crowd spoke up, saying; We have
not yet learned how to live in the pres
ent without interruption of business,
don't you know. Puck.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-10-23
ECZEMA ON FACE
Cured BY the Cuticura Remedies

II had eczema in very bad form all
over my face for the past four months.
Physicians in several towns prescribed
for it without giving me any results,
but four weeks ago ] commenced using
the Cuticura Remedies, consisting of
one ca Ike Of Cutieura Soap, one bottle
of Cuticura Resolvent, and two boxes
of Cuticura Ointment and to-day / am,
perfectly well. .Nettie Helgeson@ Ridge
way, Iowa, Mar. 4, 1907"
Cutcura Soap C25cl to Cleanse the Skin, Cuticura
Ointment t5tcD 10 Heal the Skin and Cutcura
Resovent COCO (0rn the form OF Chocolate Coated
Pills 25c. per vial OF 60 to Purify the Blood are
sold throughput the world. Potter Drug d Chem.
Corp. Sole Props, Boston, Mass.
w -Maied Free, Cuticura Book on Skin Diseases
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-10-23

s Slick Pete seems to have got next
to that young &udev Said the. first
buhko man, 'ibut i wonder what's the
use" ,'Chs there must Be sonlethikIr
IN ~" replied tie other, yfof Pots
cont waste hts tines 'sWeii, aay.
how ituIooks ASST he was tryin "
~ so~6cthin' foo g...4. Ss
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-10-23

DR.. William ]. Long takes adVant
age Of the prcsidents immersion IN the
louisiana canebrakes to talk up real
safely. He says the only genuine
dyed.in-the-wooI nature faker IS Theo.
dore Roosevelt,
$4,000 III valuable presents given
away. See Waltef Smith.
.ArtNst eH Ha *e
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-10-23
=. S. ELLIOTT a SON

nRY GOODS. Clothing, Boots and Shoes
- Hats etc. Our prices, quality of goods
are the lowest in the city. BY fair
dealing and honest business methods, we al
nee favored US with his trade. OkOona.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-06-21
PROUD OF HAVING TRIED
CUTICURA REMEDIES

"I had eczema on my hands for
about eleven years. The hands cracked
open in many places and bled. One
Of my fingers was so bad that the nail
came off. had often heard Of cures
by the Cuticura Remedies, but had
no confidence in them as had tried so
many remedies, and they all had failed
to cure me. I had seen three doctors,
but got no relief. Finally my hus-
band said that we would try the Cuti-
cura Remedies, so we got cake Of
Cuticura Soap, box Of Cuticura Oint-
ment, and two bottles of Cuticura Resol.
vent Pills. OF course I keep Cuticura
Soap all the time for my hands, but
the one cake Of Soap and half q box.
Of Cuticura Ointment cured them. It
is surely 9 blessing for me to have my
hands well, and am very proud Of
having tried Cuticura Remedies, and
recommend them to all suffering with
eczema. Mrs. Eliza A. Wiley, r. f. D.
2, Liscomb, Iowa, Oct. is, 1906
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-06-21
ITCHING PIMPLES
Resulted from Poisoning. Cured
by Two Sets Of Cuticura
Remedies.
Remedies.

"My husband got blood disease from
wearing wooden underwear. He was
all full of pimples, and he had an awful
itching; he took good many so
him good. Then we saw in q news
paper about Cuticura Remedies, and
they cured him after using in all two
sets of Cuticura Soap, Cuticura Oint-
ment, and Cuticura Resolvent, and now
wouldn't do without Cuticura Soap.
Mrs. Harner, 1850 Benners ST., Reading,
Pa, Jan. IS, l906.''' :
Complete External and Internal Treatment for
eists OF Cuticura Soap (25cJ 20 Cleanse the Skin,
Gut i Ointment IS0cJ 70 Heal the Skin. and
late Coated Pills 25c per Vial OF 6Ol 10 Purify the
Blood. Sold Throughout the world. Potter Drug e
Chem. Corp, Sole Props, Boston, Mass. 80 n 4
afMailed Free. Book on skim and Scalp.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-06-21
personal.

Arrivals at Inter Ocean Hotel: w.
E. Hudson and wife, Ipswich, S. d.
E. G. Vincent, Chicago; H. Ames, st.
Paul; III. H. Hamilton, st. Paul; J. "A.
McHenry, New York; Gilbert w. Hag-
CART, Fargo; |. G. Furber, Minneapolis;
y. s. Taylor, Fargo; Edward ]. Brier.
and Heagen Oppegard, Litchyille, N.
D.; Oliver Leyerson. New Salem; e.
R. Taylor, John Gilbertson, Brodhead.
Wis; @. G. Leonard, Flasher; w. R..
Decker, City; VIM. Wistad, City; C. ].
Hellings, Minneapolis; Geo. A. Whit
NOR, Minneapolis; w. III. Curran,
Fargo; D. G.. Linley and wife, Olaf
Hauge, Mohall, NJ D.; G. Smith,
Brampton. N. D.; L. G. Parkin, City;
Wright Gunders, Wade, N. D.; Carl
Sink, Dogtooth, N. D.; Mary Henrick-
son, Bismarck, N. D.; H. N. Pfenning,
New Salem; Thomas Taylor, Chicago;
Asa Gardner, New England, N. D. +
2. H. Buckholz, Minneapolis; Otto
S1OrTey, new ROCKFORD.
Oliver Leverson passed through here
on his way home to New Salem. He
has been having a three weeks vaca-
ton in Minnesota and Wisconsin
Eugen Taylor and John Gilbertson Of
Brodhead, Wis, returned wit hhim and
are looking over the country with the
view Of purchasing land.
Attorney Taylor, of the firm Of Coch-
rane & Taylor, was over from Bis
marck yesterday. =
Attorney Biting left on yesterdays
No. 8 for New Salem
]. 3 Taylor went over to Bismarck
yesterday.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-06-21
MANDA
SOME ARE SORE
CITY BOARD OF EQUALIZATION
CAUSE uNHAPPiNEss Be
CAUSE TAXES ARE s
BOOSTED.

The city council has raised the valu-
alton on property to somewhat fair
er basis than it has been in the past.
This has caused soreness in some
quarters. It will probably not cause
any heart burnings among those who
believe in the theory that all should
bear their just proportion Of taxes
nc is rather remarkable that man
who takes pride in his two thousand
dollar automobile should get mad
when the assessor comes to the CON
clusion that it is only worth five
hundred dollars.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-06-21
REFORM SCHOOL
THE INTlMATEs ARE VERY BUSY
ERECTING NEW BUILDING
AT GREAT SAVING TO
STATE.

Considerable improvements are be-
ing made at the Reform School. A
reservoir and new buildings are now
being erected on the grounds. The
work is done by the boys under the
direction Of Superintendent Brown
and his assistants. This will be quite
a saving to the state. Those compel
ent to Judge claim that Mr.. Brown is
the right man in the right place.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-06-21

The Sheldon Progress thinks the
Fargo authorities should close up
the coon dives if they cause too much
trouble unless the administration
needs the golden eggs of the dusky
birds.