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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-08-19

Ofmuch qualification d the leading educators oF this
state Is acabe dispatch from London announcing that
young Mississippan Edwin Ford carried of the highest
honors il tie 6na examinations At Oxford This excep
tiona honor vas Won by Mr. Ford il competition with
students representing tsventysix colleges composing ok
rord University, He Has shown his superior mental Al
tannents over fully 5000 students gathered n the great
British institution of learning from al parts q the world
Mr Ford y mere boy havrr Won one Rhodes scholar
shp for Mississippi Ut ali examination held IN jackson
three Years ugo At that time Ne WAS barely sixteer
yenrs II sqe, and His remarkable showing following
closely on he heels &c IKE triumphs 1.-THE American
atheetes III lie Olympic games adds another feather
Uncle Sans CAP, and furnishes additional cause for ~
iocine Milford " student N Christ Church College
Ae wss born ahd rehred Columbia. II lhe southern
Dull 81 lie state and NE son IF the late AHorneyGen
eraI FoTd VINO was Missssipps chief law officer durini
,he frst administration 81 Gov. Lowrey
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-08-19

Recent reports from Auckland. New Zealand say that
ihe celebration n honor q he officers and IF the
visiting American warshps being carried ou with
degree oE enthusiasm even greater than expected be
fore The Fee arrived Auckland II lu of New Zeannders
Who have come il from he Provinces and day ana ngh
tie city II ii lestaI attire
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-08-19

uainf rapted period Of prosperity Farmers have been
less acted than any other class BY the panics and de-
pressgs Of recent years. The of farm pro-
duets been getting less and less for his money year
BY yeat. even when he not receiving niger wages
and salaries for bis labor The farmer has been getting
more end more for his products and al along the line he
has praied By the increased cost Of living The rising
tide II prices has lifted him Of debt and into condi-
ton II pulencc which for general gratihcaion
says lie Kansas City Journal
NJ oae begrudges the farmer his prosperity because
upon largely depends that Of the entire country Proba,
BY there are some things left be desired in the lite and
lo Of Tie American agrcuhrais and there will be little
il any opposition to The proposed investigation tor the
purpose Of beterng condition which already 50 good
But few will argue the necessity tor such an inquiry
significant commentary on the situation though not intend
ed as direct ributon is afforded in the following
figures d agricultural prosperity and progress
The increase in the value Of farm property tor the past
seven years has been the stupendsus Of S0OOOOUO
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-08-19

though they obtained audiences with Secretar of Stae
Eihu Root and President Roosevelt They the
money to qudate an outstandma indebtedness wIih Lng
land, or at least English interests amoenting 70 SlOuo.
900 tbe balance to be used or internal improvements
and development Of their country
Liberia lies on the west coast ci Africa between the
fourth and seventh degrees Of north latitude and has an
Atlantic coast line Of about 500 miles 7 IS an lndepen
dent sovere;on state and recognized as such BY the
leading governments Of the world. Politically i il re.
public With president Sc late chamber and house ot
representatives elected bennay By popular ballots
It's citizens are entirely Of the negro race eter naive
or imported Whites cannot become citlzens q the re-
nrbc j. take mart n governmental affairs The popua-
ion IS estimated at abeut 250000o Of which about lory
thousand are accounted as civilized and under chrisian
Influences The remainder aboriginess and are re-
earded as uncivized but necessarily savage but on
the contrary great majority generally rleaay WIN
the civilized and governing class.
The American Colonization Society during the time
when it was an active force in the Uaed o+aes y rs
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-08-19
POLITICAL COURTESlES.

evidence of a gcneraIrig-
III the the standard Of political can't
paigns IS afforded BY several recen,
&ents. The notification Of Mr.. Bryan,
50 far as il could be divorced from pol
tics, was made an occasion of public
recognition of an honor paid to dis-
tinguished citizen Of the capital city Of
Nebraska. Mayor Brown succeeded
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-08-19
RELIGION AND INSANITY

is lamentable that religion WHICH
ought to be the most rational and de-
Lucrative Inspiration to human conduct.
is so often associated with the most hor-
rible Of insane crimes. Hardly day
passes without the papers recording
the buchery Of innocent women and
children By men under the influence
Of religious mania. Often the sanguina-
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-08-19

ATHER time descended upon the Naval
headquarters tuesday and with relent-
less hands elfaced from the roll Of
Americas greatest sea fighters the
name Of the greatestoE them all, Rear
Admiral RobIey DungIison Evans,
Fighting Bob" For that day was
Fighting Bob's sixty-second birthday,
III l., la,.t and rlle the career of the
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-08-19

As - HE commissioners from the Lberian
f5m#Hn1 ~ government who came 10 ti- country
EeBsslkE9 Vii about the middle Of Nlay aud spent
g77s ~ ~, some time ii New York and Washing
a fE@TRH ton are here to Aoat loan in !. this
81 SllY1lll9 A country Of S500O000 to S7000O0O
Z2~IA1@-& To date they havnt accomplished much
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-08-19

~~ agrSs He serious investigation proposed BY
! u m proposed Mr. Roosevelt Of the cond-
~ sr 4a seSs ton Of the farmers is rather amusing
@'4 sAss Ii would seem that il there was any
class Of the population whose material
AZ welfare needs Improvement less than
- another il IS the plethorc tilers Of the
eNA@~ soil who are ENJOYING proTacted
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-04-11

T. Porter, in Pittsburg Dispatch, yet
one of the most brilliant, daring and
successful raids of the war was being
made by the confederate cavalry lead
er, Gen Wade Hampton. Setting out
from Reams Station on the Weldon
railroad, and making a wide detour OF
the union left, Gen. Hampton, with his
confederate cavalry and two batteries,
appeared suddenly on the morning of
the 18th in the rear of the center of
the Army of the Potomac. One of
Hampton's regiments, dressed in
union cavalry uniform, relieved the
union pickets, thus making the sur
prise more complete. Gen. Hampton
object was to seize herd of $500 beef
cattle pasturing around Sycamore
church, mile south of Coggins Point,
on the James river, and nine miles
northeast of Prince George Court
house. The attack was so sudden and
the surprise so complete that Spears
cavalry brigade, which was picketing
the locality, was driven away and two
regiments, the Thirteenth Pennsylva-
mia and the First District of Columbia
cavalry, stampeded, the latter regi-
ment, with all it's horses, arms, equip
ments, wagons and camp parapherna-
liza, being captured. 1t is also related
that Gen. Grant and his staff narrowly
escaped being among the trophies of
the daring cavalry leader.
AS soon as the cattle, with their
herdsmen, were secured and driven
ahead Hampton and his troopers set
out on their return to the confederate
lines. Kautz's and Gregg's union cav
airy divisions set out in rapid pursuit,
continuing as far as Belchers mill, on
the Jerusalem plank road, where the
confederates, under Rosser and Dear
ing, made a stand, holding the union
cavalry at bay while the other por-
tions of Hampton's columns moved
leisurely off with the cattle and plum
der. In addition to the cattle Hamp-
ton carried off 300 prisoners, 200
mules and 80 wagons; also a tele-
graphic construction corps of 40 men
with their train and 20 miles of wire.
After corralling the cattle safely
within the confederate lines Hamp-
toms troops assumed their former sta
tons on the TANKS of Lees army,
singing as they rode along the enc
my's lines:
II you want to have a good time
Jine the cavalry,
Jine the cavalry,
lime the cavalry
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-04-11
Musical Art in America.

Even the SevereSt critic in Amerf-
can music-and most of the critics
vie with each other for this title
cannot deny the presence of an ex-
traordinary and ever increasing crea-
tive impulse in American musical art.
While, for reasons to be considered.
few American works in large forms
come TO general public performance,
and scarcely to local, every year wit
nesses a notable increase of orchestral
works, chamber music, piano and vo-
cal works in large forms, and other
compositions by American composers.
OF smaller piano compositions and
songs the seasons bring forth an APP
palling quantity, and too often, 1T is
true, an appalling quality as well;
yet in the midst of this saturnaffa ap-
pear many works of true distinction,
of breadth and beauty, works Infinitely
in advance of those usually chosen
to represent American music on ar
lists programs. And from time to
time an American opera rises from
the composers consciousness to COM
pletion-never to performance-and
sinks again into mysterious obscur-
ity, oblivion, or temporary neglect
we are fain to know which--Arthur
Farwell, In Atlantic
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-04-11
is HIGHEST INDIAN
LON HILL OF TEXAS HAS FOR
TUNE OF $4,000. 900.
PenniIess choctaw Brave Only Few
Years Ago,Promoted Railroad,
Bought Land Options and
Money Flowed In.

Houston, Textile richest Indian
in the world is Lon Hill of Harrington,
Tex. His wealth is conservatively es-
timated at $3,5O0.0 900. He owns more
than 300, 900 acres of the best land in
Rio Grande valley. Every foot of it
can be irrigated. At the rate which
other land in this section of the same
character is selling. $40 per acre for
this 300.0 900 acres would not be an ex-
cessive figure. Figured on that basis
this Indian is worth 100000.
Lon Hill Is a full-biood Choctaw and
he is proud of his Indian blood.
The marvellous thing about the
great fortune which Hill now pos
sesses is that he has accumulated II
all during the last six years. He To-
Gated at Brownsville, rs miles below
Harrington, a little more than six
years ago. That was before a rail
road had been built into the region.
1t was then $50 miles to the nearest
railroad outlet to the outside world.
Hill says that when he arrived in
Brownsville he was worse than
broke" He did not have any money
and his debts amounted to 5000. He
had been practicing law at Beeville,
Tex. He had made a good reputation
as lawyer in southwest Texas, but
he reached the conclusion that the
time was not far distant when the
valley of the lower Rio Grande would
be transformed from its primitive
wilderness of chaparral into cultivated
farms and gardens.
When he had got well settled in the
border town this progressive Indian
began the work of interesting capital
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-04-11
BRILLIANT CAVALRY EXPLOIT.
How the Confederates Under Hampton
Cleaned Out the Union Forces.


The thrilling stories of great cavalry
raids of the civil war, which cause the
pulses of the schoolboy to quicken
with exultation. are not all one-sided.
Very early on the morning of the 18th
of September, 1864, Gen. Grant re-
ceived reports from the union cavalry
outposts that a mysterious movement
of confederate cavalry was taking place
on the left of the position occupied
by the One Hundred and Fifty-fifth
Pennsylvania and Fifth corps. A re-
connoitering force, composed of sew
eral regiments of cavalry and brig
ade of infantry. was sent out toward
the Vaughan road, running nearly
south from Petersburg. The enemy's
outpost lines were broken through and
the country traversed in various direc-
tons, and although bearings cOnfed-
crate cavalry was encountered and
slight brush took place the reconnais
sance amounted to nothing, the troop
ers and infantry returning to camp
without having discovered anything
to indicate any movement of impor-
lance.
Notwithstanding the union cavalry
reconnaissance could obtain no knowl-
edge of anything alarming, says John
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-04-11

Lawton Statute at indianapolis Per
petuates vaIorous Deeds

The unwilling of statue at In
dianapolis to Cen Henry w. Lawton,
who was killed in the Philippines.
renews the public appreciation of that
soldiers long and faithful service. In
three campaigns Gen. Lawton signally
distinguished himself. as the printed
verdict of fellow officers bears testi-
mony. Enlisting at the time of the
civil war. when only Is years of age.
he rose rapidly, and at % was bre-
vetted colonel for gallant and meri-
torious service. After the battle of
Nashville, Gen. Crosse wrote of young
Lawton:
Captain Lawton, with his officers
and men, has my grateful thanks for
willing obedience to orders, brave and
effective execution for every duty up
on the battlefield and during the cam
paign.''
OF Lawtons work during the Arf-
IONA Indian troubles it was said:
1T will go down in our history as
one of the greatest achievements of
Indian warfare. His untiring energy
and ceaseless vigilance put down the
uprising. To his men kinder officer
never lived, and he would never send
any one to a place where he would not
go himself
OF his part in the Spanish war the
testimony is no less clear and decided.
'Lawton, the commander of the di-
vision, is the ideal of a beau sabreur.
if there ever was one. He sits on his
horse so well it seems a pity he should
ever leave the saddle. Every feature
reveals the tenacity and purpose of
the man.
"Splendidly prepared, determined.
dauntless, and invariably successful
as a fighter, he is also an organizer
and administrator of the first order.
Simple in all ways, true as steel, a
born leader of men, he is modest, 10y
al, unselfish and patient"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-04-11
A PRETTY INCIDENT.
One of the Features of the Closing
Days of War.

One of the prettiest incidents in
the closing days of our civil war oc-
CURED when the troops, marching
home again." passed in grand form, If
with well-worn uniforms and tattered
bunting, before the White House.
Naturally an immense crowd had as
sembled on the streets, the lawn,
porches, balconies and windows, even
those of the executive mansion itself
being crowded to excess.
A central figure was that of the
president, Abraham Lincoln, who
with barred head, unfur1ed and waved
our nations flag in the midst of lusty
cheers. But suddenly there was an
unexpected sight. A small boy leaned
forward and sent streaming to the air
the banner of the boys in gray 1t was
an old flag which had been captured
from the confederateS, and which the
boy, the presidents second son, Tad,
had obtained possession of, and con-
sidered an additional token of triumph
to unfurl on this all-important day.
VafnIy did the servant who had fol
lowed him to the window plead with
him to desist. Mo- Master Tad, the
pet of the White House, was not to
be prevented from adding to the loyal
demonstration of the hour.
To the tots surprise, however, the
crowd viewed it differently. Had it
f1oated from any other window in the
capital that day no doubt it would
have been abused and decried; but
when the president, understanding
what had happened, turned with a
smile on his grand plain face, cheer
after cheer rent the air. 1t was surely
enough, the expression of peace and
good will, which none was better
to promote than the commander-in-
chief.
Tad was his fathers idol and con-
slant companion. His early death
was a calamity, for he had fine, manly
and noble characteristics, of which
his father was justly proud.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-04-11
WORKS ron CIVIC PRIDE
Excellent Scheme Devised by Mer.
chants Of Western City.

A new scheme for arousiEg local
pride is being worked IN an enterpris-
ing western city. The plan in brief
is, instead of attempting to vftaIize
the civic spirit of the whole commu-
nifty, to organize clubs in different 10
calities and to clean UP and light up
certain sections, without regard to
what may be done elsewhere. For in
stance, club is organized in a
single block, and merchants ON each
side of the street are persuaded to
join. If it is desired to make the
block brilliant with light at night an
investigation is had to see how 1T can
be done, how much it VIII cost and
what it is worth. The plan has worked
SO successfully that organizations are
springing up all over the same city to
devote their attention to cleaning or
lighting certain restricted territory.
1t is much easier to secure co-opera-
ton between 20 merchants than be-
tween 200, and the influence. of the
few spreads in a widening CIRCLE
Baltimore News.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-04-11

to build railroad to the place When.
the building of a road was practically
assured the redsk1n lawyer began to
secure options upon the rich valley
land adjacent to Brownsville This
wild land was covered with an almost
impenetrab1e growth of brush and
small trees. 1t was considered almost
unfit for grazing purposes, so thick
was the chaparral upon it. The value
placed upon the land ranged from
one dollar to $3.50 per acre and some
of the owners perhaps thought that
they were robbing the prospective pur-
chaser when they fixed those prices
in the options. Hill, for his own pur-
poses, was willing at that time to
concede that he was agreeing to pay
an exorbitant price for the land The
land which he had bought for one dol
lar and S1.5o per acre went to five dol
lars per acre before the railroad had
reached Brownsville. When the line
was finished and the influx OF In
vestors and homeseekers began land
values mounted higher and higher
Mr.. Hill just now is completing
system of irrfgatfng canals and
bitches to 1rrigate 10000 acres of his
land The main canal is more than
81
Grande to a point short distance east
of Harrington More than rs miles of
laterals are being built. All of this
land is to be planted in sugar cane.
Three large sugar mills are to be
erected to care for the cane crop
when the land is placed in cultivation.
Sugar cane in the Rio Grande valley
grows to height of IL feet and tests
show that each stalk yields one and
one-third pounds of sugar. One acre
of cane viii make about II 600 pounds
of sugar, worth about four cents
pound.
In addition to his vast landed hold
ings Hill owns the TOWNSHIP of Harl-
ingen This place is situated at the
junction of the main line Of the st.
Louis. Brownsville & Mexico railroad
and its branch line which runs to San
F'ordyce-
Hill is married. He is devoted to
his wife and children Concerning
his early life, he says:
Il punched cattle in Indian territory
when young man. saw the need
of an education and had acquired
fairly good start in that direction
when 1 entered the University of
Texas. 1 was n years old when i
began to study law 1 went through
the University of Texas and graduated
| in the law department of the Univer-
sfty of Virginia now am - years
Of age
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-04-11
No Need Of Them Some Day.

At a recent monthly examination a
boy of Ia failed to spell Is per cent
of his words correctly The tutor told
him this was surprising and must not
happen again The boy replied that
he thought he had done pretty well.
on the whole.
You must study those words over
and over again., replied the tutor.
This must not occur at any future
time. Study them so that you can re-
member them forever
The boy stood still in silent con-
temptation for few moments, and
then remarked:
Il was just thinking that wouldn't
live that long Weekly.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-04-11
WELL.
Too Risky.

where is old Postmaster Daniel?"
asked the drummer.
Resigned last week." drawled the
loafer in the Beacon Ridge post Office.
What caused the old man to re-
sign?"
why, he read in the paper that the
Florida people were shipping live alli-
gators through the mail. Said he
could stand queen bees, but when, it
came to live alligators he drew the
line. because he had never learned to-
be circus trainer, be gosh.'
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-04-11
How Her Life Was Saved when Bit
ten BY a large Snake.

How few people there are who are
not afraid of snakes. Not long ago a
harmless little garter snake fell on
the wheel of an automobile which was
being driven by woman. The woman
promptly tainted and the car, left to
its own resources, ran into a stone
wall and caused a serious accident
The bite of a poisonous snake needs
prompt attention. Mrs. K M. Ffshel,
Route No. 1, Box 40, Dillsburg, Pa,
tells how she saved her life when bit
ten by large snake.
ION August 20, 1906, 1 was bitten
on the hand twice by large copper
head snake. Being distance from
any medical aid, as a last resort
used Sloan's Liniment, and to my as
constituent found it killed all pain and
was the means of saving my life.
am the mother of four children and
am never without your Liniment-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-04-11
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications they cannot reach the dis
eased portion of the ear There Is only one way 70
Deafness that is by constitutional remedies
Deafness is caused infiamed condition. of tho
mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this
tube 9 fnhaIned you have rumblfng sound or I'M
hearing and when It is entirely closed Deaf
ness the unless the Inflammation can pa
taken out and tube restored its normal condi
tfon hearing will be destroyed forever, nina cases
out ten caused by Catarrh. which, Is nothing
but an fnaamed condition of the mucousssurfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars forr any case OF
Deafness Caused by catarrhl that cannot be ourso
bv HaIrs Catarrh Cure Send for circulars free,
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo u
Sold by Druggists, 75c-
Take HaIl's Family Pills for copstipstion
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-04-11
Decline in china's Tea Trade.

Some interesting statistics have
been collected recently by a resident
at Fuchau concerning the great de-
cline in China's tea trade. From 1878,
when tea was first introduced into
England, until 1887 China had the
tea trade of the world Then India
began to enter the tea market. The
Chinese trade reached high tide in
1856, with a total export of 800, OOO, 900
pounds. In 1884 China furnished about
~ per cent of the worlds total. India
and Ceylon Is per cent and Japan and
Formosa ten per cent The decline
in China is ascribed to careless meth
DDS of cultivating and preparing the
tea
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-04-11
Wonan's RuIe..

1t is becoming more and none EVIL
dent that women mean to have and
will sooner or later, gain the sazf-
frage, which all thoughtful persons
of both sexes are coming to see is
only a reasonable claim, but ONE could
wish that men would aecede to it In
a more generous spirit. and that wom-
en- would plead for it in wcuran1y fash
ion, and without treating man as II
he were the sole possessor of all the
vices.-La1y' Pictorial
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-04-11
japanese COMING to America.

immigration statistics Just made
public in Honolulu show the influx of
Japanese into this country by way of
Hawaii During the year 1906, 1887
Japanese arrived in Honolulu from ia
pan, WHICH was threefold the immigra-
ton of the previous year. The num-
Der of Japanese leaving Hawaii for
the Pacific coast during 1906 was H.
1877
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-04-11
Chance Needed.

York house Clyde Fitch. the play
wright, was condemning a comedy
that had failed.
Such a disjointed and incoherent
comedy" said Mr.. Fitch 1T reminds
me of a conversation between two
playwrights of the splendid idle '40s.
my one-act drama was returned
to me this morning, said the frst
playwright, draining his glass
$50 was mine, said the secon2
"a 'Splendidt' cried the other III tell
you what wen do Well turn them
both into q two-act play.