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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-08-12
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One ticket is Bill and John; the other Bill and JIM

iy day ncomprehensibe to the gnroant and brutal man.
The pleasure of thoughts are ncomprehensibe to the
thoughess To teach man to think and understand his
true relation his feloUman to teach man true happ
ness consists making others happy 10 teach man to
know that honest can be truly happy while 9TH
ers are in misery and want to teach man this truth is
the only religion worthy the name The religion Of hui
manly the science Of all sciences III is the fruit Of truth
in artistic color and form responding the thing called
divine that lifts man above the brute
When think Of the countless billions that have stag
gered the earth in other ages and the two billions
now the earth and the innumerable billions yetto come
When we think Of their creeds their religious wars and
mode Of torue how they crucihed Christ and burned
Bruno where man has been enslaved and womsnhood
outraged we wonder if evgr the time will lcome when
temples yaised to the brotherhood Of man shall ever
shadowih bloody creeds Of ignorant superstous
ane bloody fanatieism
claim the right of every man and woman 10 tel the truth
without being boycoted or sandered. The man Or inst
hiton that claims TO know taI is fool want the con-
sutona provision to stand an ever living monument
to the honor Of oreathers that SAYS Congress shall
make no law respecting an establishment oE religion or
prohibiting the free exercise thereof want every man
and woman give to the the world the best thought ~
their brain. And no man shaa legally arrest or make
afraid
want every man and woman to have an unobstructed
right to the public want all this because IN the i'm
teectua Of debate where thoughts meet and clash
only the strongest and best survive want all this Be.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-08-12

We do not incline to the belief that much success will
follow President Roosevtls attempt to have the nation
his tavore song is national hymn In the current is
OF Uncle Remusl Magazine the president writes an
article in which he proposes julia Ward Howes, Bat
tie Hymn Of the Republic the national hyrnn Of the
people He recognizes as does everyone else the fact
that the most popular Of airs is Dixie the air Of which
may be said in fact to be national one, AS the pres
dent says
The whole country has adopted it, tits the best fight
ing tune, Of America Ii would make sick rabbit call
bull dog liar Just to hear played is sung and ap
plauded in the North as well as the South The North
ernes do not see the sast bit Of partisan or sectional
timent in it.
This is quite true. far i goes, and is most force
ul statement Of the case though we cannot help Tut
decry the neegance Of the metaphor chosen BY the Pres
dent othe United States Howevee he goes on make
plea for the Battle Hymn OF the Republic which he
says the finest and best battle hymn possessed BY any
nation Of the world, hymn that in oftiness Of thought
and expression in both words and tune lends itself cho
raj singing as no other battle hymn this country There
is not a single line in the hymn MOI word that arouses
an unpleasant thought in the mind Of any American
And so he proposes the Battle Hymn Of the Republic
to be adopted BY the people Of the country there
onal hymn, and makes the proposition to the Southern
people first
Ii was wise philosopher who saiaA Let write he
songs Of the people and not who makes the laws 10!
that recognition Of the fact that the songs Of
ton are expressive in great degree the soul OF that
ton. matters not what be the words Of Dixie there
is something in the tune Of it to thrill The heart and
make the American pulse tinee in response So far
the heart Of the Ahercan people ehas expressed
Dixie is and probably always will Be the one tune adop-
ted as the national air.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-08-12
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certain thing rue do not know it So but believe it
true. friend asked me for reason for believing it and
after giving them ny friend says; That does not satisfy
my nHnd lthen 10 justify myself quote authors. My
friend says our authors did not know or they would
have told you, that you might know and as your author
did not know and you do moi know then the whole mat
ter is one Of belief only and not Of knowledge is ii not?
This made angry and charge him fore and aft and
called bin an inGde My friend only smiled and said that
won't DO neGhbor TOR when you consider that there
two thousands and religions the world according
ID your way Of thinking the other thousand and six
are n6des bes ause they do not believe as you do MY
friend continued Your religion divides the human race
into two groups called sheep and goats the sheep good
feoN and the goat is bad fellow and after death you
send one up somewhere and the other down nowhere"
This algnmef made me awful angry, whereupon my.
friend said Neighbor you said you believed It and quot
ed authors and right in the face Of your belief and authors
you have shown Of the nature Of the goat than the
sheep You remind me, said my friend. Of the deacon Il
met the other day and asked him for the use Of his church.
Dos the lecturer belong to the church? Ihe does he can
have IL i be doesn't he cant said Deacon. didn't you
10 all around town begging money to build the church
from fellows that did not belong any church The dea-
con said he did said Deacon do you think Il right e.
Ter the fellows built the church Tor you to shut the door il
their face part Of the golden rule? The deacon got
mad and said It is none Of your business
The strange part Of this theology seems 10 Be that
separation Of The sheep from the goats takes place after
death whens should Be now for the manifest reason that
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-08-12

John D. Rockefeller has through the general education
board, added S73500 to the 100000 appropriated for
work which DR.. 5 A. Knapp Of the department Of agr
chres.dong among the Southern farmers Dr. Knapp has
l52 agents il the South and he has established l2O00
demonstration farms Twenty thousand farmers cooperate
in applying the scientific methods he proposes and make
reports as 10 results AT least 100000 farmers each year
visit the Observation-Disclosures. After FIVE years trans
formation is revealed IN all sections By plowing deep
instead Of shallow By getnghe best seed BY saving the
moisture fertzng and rotating crops. bale and half
IF cotton is raised where less than bale grew before
and is harvested before the boil weev comes around
Banks are being filed stores are reopened and the va
ne Of Southern property enhanced in some cases by
700 per cent
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-08-12

The American ackies ii Auckland have twelve hours
lie start 81 Us and almost reach the headache stage
before We are ready begin day hard labor We read
in The morning paper Of the TENTH what has been done il
New Zelaud that day. Another interesting though
novel fact is that the ackies walking about with the
soes Of their feel in our direction and their heads ii an
other drecan Looked sa from our point of view Il Is
very upsetng spectacle.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-08-12

clear Of the criminal law He succeeded in the enter.
prise He forced induced the vile Of his youth and the
mother Of his children appeal the for relief
from situation which sell respecting American wom-
will endure. He married the other woman.
the younger and tresher with whom he preferred
to be pleased, \, He did exactly he pleased He had
his will
Ut course there scandal-a long drawn and ma
tion-hing scandal The mans business associates were
forced seriously to consider whether they could conn-
lie TO associate with him in business OF course
OF his associates who also his parasites
thought OF assocatng with him outside oil business ad
mtting him or his companion to their homes. For seme
obscure OF business policy they decided however
that they would Tor the present. continue with
him in business way.
But the pressure OF social decency strong and
the and his companion left the country Tor foreign
land ostenbly pleasure trip. but in reality ii
proves into social exile Tor both and into actual exile Tor
the lie returns and again. FOR in his hands
great affairs Of Business
Such is the story and such is the present situation OF
William Ellis Corey and Mabele Gilman, who were re-
solved to do exactly they pleased regardless OF those
considerations OF decency which mankind have agreed
respect hey doing they please
He is OF middle age and she is still somewhat young
Bu time ceeps on apace, and old age will have
them in his clutch And what sort OF old age they
look orwad to? In exile they can have associations
really decent whatever their surface polish Ii they
ture to back to their native land it be to
conemptuous social obscurity And when old age comes
and when they must consider the final account will they
lind doing exactWas the please worth the cost?
There is but answer. There never can be but one
answer. K
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-08-12

Hat man has struggled in all ages to
reach the ideal height to catch the
spirit Of new born truth, to light them
into the mysterious secret Of world
building forces is well known But af-
having gone deep into the earth, and
circumDayioated the globe and with tel
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-08-12

Harry Thaw latest staemers to the newspapers issued
Sunday night besides giving he interesting information
as to what Attorney Dolphin H Demas was paid for the
service he rendered the frs Al Of theprsoner shows
that Thaw is fair minded enoua realize that perhaps
his own subbornness in nsisti 1oon an eleventh hour
change in the line Of defense iereby forcing the no.
ted California lawyer to prepale r<narkably short
space Of fine his world I'd s "Dementia Ameri-
cana IAN arniment which The ant Jerome almost La
conicaly tore 10 peceswas pc t55s the cause Of the
failure Of Mr. Demas to accom- sh for his client at least
as much as afterward done ly Martin w Liuleon.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-08-12

cause Ms pure Democracy oE The mind touched and
Glorhed BY the personality 81 divinity and reaecs Tie
cosmic force cf our creation. want-it because truth
constructive. eevates and renes and makes Us noble
and pure Truth peace liz IS wars Truth Is heaven.
aie il he'll Theology 81 no. theology honest aoal Ok no
honest goat honest sheep cr no honest sheep Deacon
sheep end Al in6dels % tie contrary notsihssudinr
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-08-12

The national goyernment is st gly indisposed to 60.
directly into the business of bua ggood road within the
state The idea that each state 1d build It's own roads
is firmly lodged andthough may be overcome ia time and
memorial roads and national roads may Be built BY the
United States years to come at present there Is no n-
dcaon of such purpose. Uncle Sam will not " into
the business d road building within the states though the
requests for him TO do many and very persistent
The government willing to show how good roads should
be made and give that great Improvement It's moral as
h has given the cause d good roads very
helpful stroke in the order recently promulgated that The
rural communities which desire continuance of har free
delivery Of mails provide roads that can be raversed
in all sorts Of weather and keep hsa in good condition
1 the government gives free rural delivery The localities
benefited should see that the travellers have decent
rural roads travel over Bad roads have been tolerated
because Of the failure of the people chiefly interested to
appreciate how much hey lose III comfort and substance
BY such roads Long Use has nred hem to thcir dis
comforts and they are now SLOW to realize The necessity
and the benefit Of good roads The governments rule maxi
ng the hee delivery Of mails dependent On good roads
will help 70 make those concerned more alive The nee
sssity Of securing good roads
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-08-12
WAS IT WORTH THE COST?

MAN who had risen from the ranks to
the head Of great industrial army and
10 much wealth grew weary Of the
woman who had linked her life with his
when he was obscure -the wife Of his
youth and the mother Of his children =
an in the middle age shrewdly took a
course shrewdly calculated to drive his
wife from him while keeping formally
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-01-06
TO FORCE
HUGHES SHOWING

New York, Jan. 6.-The Hughes
campaign in Brooklyn will have its
inception tomorrow, when the Kings
County Republican committee will
meet. if the friends of the governor
are successful in their plans. Wav-
ering between their loyalty to Gov
tynor hughes, as their natural and
logical leader in the Presidential
cam paign, and organization allegl-
ance to Woodruff, the Brooklyn Re
publican leaders are waiting anx-
iously for tomorrow S meeting to
clarity the situation. There will be
a. show of hands, it is expected, and
Woodruff and Dady will do their
utmost TO checkmate the governor S
friends. Many prominent district
leaders believe that Hughes should
be Endorsed for the presidency now
and that the camapign to Land him
in the White House should be in
augurated without further delay.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-01-06
GUARANTEEING DEPOSITS.

The Fort Smith Times thinks that
the bill providing for a law by which
the government shall impose tax
upon national banks to insure de-
positors from loss, while seeming
ly unjust in that it puts upon the
government a burden which it
should not assume, has points which
many of our best financiers believe
to be worthy of commentator.
Strictly speaking, it does not i'm
pose upon the government any bur
den whatever. The tax falls upon
the banks, and the government only
assumes the responsibility of guar
anteeing payment to depositors,
from the fund created by this tax,
in case a failure should occur. It
is urged by some that this would
be unjust, for it would place all
banks upon a level, wildcat as well
as solvent This ground, however,
does not seem to be we'll taken, for,
with the rigid system of inspection
that exists, there would be very lit
tie danger from unsound banking
in case of diaster would be so slight
that the remaining banks of the coun-
try would scarcely feel it. Indeed
they would benefit in the long run
by increased confidence on the part
of the public. Does one for a moment
imagine that the recent stringency
would have been so occult as it was
had depositors at the beginning Of
the panic been assured that no mat
ter whether the banks failed or
stood their money would be secure?
1t was the fear that their money
might be lost in a general crash that
caused the great Withdrawals which
came so near paralyZing the bust
ness of the country. Insurance of
deposits would remove this fear, and
it would do away with the senseless
runs which create 50 much trouble.
Many of the most eminent finan-
ciers Of the country look upon this
scheme as most excellent aud it will
have strong advocates when It
comes I'm in 1on o.ro.cC Ire cr,-oatac
danger in that body comes not from
the opposition OF the fnanciers or
the national banking interests, but
from members who have more rad
ical schemes which to their authors
at least. promise speedy means of
relief.
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Had a Slow but Sure Gait.

There have been numerous disap
pointments in the outcome OF some Of
the boys We remember one boy in
particular who was the butt OF all ridi-
cule from the boys OF his age, and he
took it good naturally. He seemed 10
have no particular friends and herded
by himself His clothes always looked
funny. and he had thar awkward swag-
ger over which the rest OF Us had
much sport. No one ever thought that
that plug would ever get anywhere or
have anything. BUC today that plug
Is drawing a better salary than any
two of the old gang. Ee has more
money, more influence and more
friends than any of the rest Of us. The
plug had gait that was slow. but it
was sure. EIe didn't appear to be a bit
bright then, but he had a surface that
took on a polish.-Westphalia NO.
Times
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The Largest Bona Eide
Circulation of any Pine
Nuff Newspaper.
THE MORNING GRAPHIC.

Beginning Sunday morning, Janu-
airy 18th, the Graphic will be changed
from an afternoon to morning daily
and will be issued every morning, ex-
-cept Monday, thereafter.
Notwithstanding the increased cost
OF publishing morning newspaper,
lin addition to the constantly advanc-
ing price of print paper), there will
be no advance in the price OF SUBJ
scription, but the Graphic earnestly
hopes that all who are not subscribers
will become so at once.
For our morning daily we have Sc
cured a special telegraph report of
1000 words from the Hearst Syndi-
cate, which will cover all important
National and foreign news, which
together with our State and local SER
vice, will make the Graphic most
complete newspaper.
As heretofore, the Graphic will give
the people of Pine Bluff and vicinity
as good a newspaper as they will sup
port-no better and no less-and we
earnestly invite all to cooperate with
us in giving the people Of this city
and vicinity the best daily newspaper
ever published in Pine Bluff
II you are not already a subscriber,
write or telephone us your order at
once
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SEEK TO GUST
TOBACCO TRUST

Jackson, Miss, Jan. 6.-Three Of
the most important antitrust suits
in the legal history of the State Will
be called for argument before Chan
cellor Lyell during the term of chan
Gerry court which convened here to-
day. The first case on the docket is
that of the State of Mississippi against
the American Snuff Company, the
Walter Tobacco Company of West
Point and the Carr-Williams Tobacco
Company of Jackson, in which the at
torney general seeks to GUST these
thre corporations from the State and
to collect penalties for violation Of
the antitrust laws, aggregating near
ly S2,000,000 The Jackson Cotton
Oil Company of Jackson is charged
with conspiracy in restraint OF trade
by reason of an alleged agreement
with other concerns to control the
sale and price of cottonseed in this
territory Another important anti
trust suit on the docket is that against
the sippi-Louisiana. Lumber
Dealers Association, an organization
of retailers which is alleged to have
made an agreement to maintain prices
on lumber in its territory.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-01-06
THE PRESCIGNCE OF DEATH

Is there a mysterious sense that
tells so'le people of approaching
death? In the dispatches, a day c.
two ago. according to the K. so
City Journal, two instances Of has
sort were given. One was DR.. Evalyn
j. Watson of Chester, Pa, a young
physician, who had a. premonit;o1 {,
her deauh-the very day ami noun
while Enjoying perfect health sever
al days beforehand. She lied At
the hour she predicted, of wha. the
doctors called dilation of the heart
The other case was that Of Mrs.
Adam Bingle OF Marion, O., who pre-
diced her death nearly a week be-
fore it occurred. She told several
neigh bors that she would die the
following Saturday, and again in
the preceding Thursday expressed
her JOY saying: 81 am so gIad
have only couple Of days more to
live" Her prediction came true al
most to the hour.
Medical scientists and material
philosoph ers will urge that such
persons who are victims Of their own
morbid imaginat'ons, but hundreds
of Recorded cases tend to prove The
contrary. 1t has been established
many times by irrefragabie testi-
mony that men and women Of sound
mind and strong character have
fruthfully predicted the hour of
their death. What this mysterious
instinct is, il 1t be an instinct, no
philosopher or man Of science has
ever protested to know. Many re-
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-01-06

hg1ous people regard it as evidence
of the existence of the soul, as a.
thing separate and apart from phys
ical attributes. And if the existence
of the soul be conceded, it becomes
more difficult to doubt its immor-
tality. In the presence of such in
explicable mysteries as this, earth
" wisdom, the sum Of human
knowledge, appears to those Of sup
erstitious faith as, in the language
of the philosopher Newton, the
gath ering of shells on the shore OF
the ocean of truth.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-01-06

Hon. Isaac Stephenson, the new
senator from Wisconsin, has been
lumberman, banker and farmer, and
now is one of the wealthiest men IN
the near Northwest region. He was
born at Fredericton, \. B., on
June 18. 1929 He ent to WORK
early, after only the rudiments OF
Iiberal education had been given
him and in 1910 hce came to Ban
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-01-06

eor, Me-, where he remained d year.
From Maine he migrated to WlHon-
sin, where he worked as farm
laborer, saving his earnings until
he was able to purchase a schooner,
which he ran on the lakes with good
profits. He put his money into tim
Der lands, and becoming wealthy,
secured control of several banks.
His home is in Marin cite, Wis.
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GAO

Editors who are knocking Okla
homa's chaplain for praying that Mr..
Bryan may be elected President seem
to forget that they, too, have prayed
for things that were slow coming.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-01-06

y magazine writer says Bernard
Shaw talks equally well on subjects
that he knows a good deal about and
subjects that he knows nothing about.
Surely nature equipped that man for
a political career.
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--o+o-

Tough meat, says one doctor is just
as nourishing as the tender. Quite
likely doc, but it units a jaw for
talking purposes.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-01-06

The Hospital and Benevolent
Association will meet tomor af-
ternoon at 8 o'clock at the residence
of Mrs. NJ. E Smart
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-01-06

world of ours will be more precious
than gold. About that time it may
be possible OF buy unwatered milk.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-01-06

BE kind" admonishes the st. Louis
Globe-Democrat. Yes, by all means
be kind but not the easy kind.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-01-06

New Years resolutions are easier to
forget when you don't put them in
writings.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-01-06

A well-known scientist says the
time will come when water In this
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Published by

Suffered 1T Postofdcs 1T Pine Bluff,
ark, ~ second class mail matter.
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I. ". c. Hudson, cashier Of the
that the above statement IS true to the
Sworn and subscribed to before ne
My commission expires August /,
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above named bank, do solemnly swea
best Of my knowledge and belief.
W. c. HUDSON, Cashier
this 31st day OF December, 1907.
H. c K1IGORE, Notary Public.
1918.