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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-03-18

The Governor has written another
one of his special messages to the leg
islature calling for an investigation OF
the levee board. He claims the Plan-
tiers Bank at CIarksdale, which has
been the depository for that board s
funds for years. influenced the election
of the officers at CIarksdale last week.
Ii is the general opinion OF those who
should know that the Governor is just
little sore because that election didn't
90 to suit him. To say the least, it is
bad taste on his part to censure the
men he has but just appointed. The
president Of the board Hon. d. A
Scott is one Of the ablest and cIeanes
lawyers in the state and the rest o.
the board is composed of equally gooc
men. And the money could not be
put in safer hands if deposited will
the Planters for it is one OF the strong
est banks in the state, ofhcered b.
cepable and honorable men.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-03-18
ANYTHING TO osLleE A LADY.
Gallant Dancer Simply Misunderstood
Fair Partners Request.

The story is told of young Oregon
girl, favorite in society, but who was
poor and had to take care not to get
her evening gowns soiled, as her num-
Der was limited.
At dance not long ago a great big,
red-faced, perspiring man came in and
asked her to dance. He wore no gloves.
She looked at the well-meaning but
moist hands despairingly and thought
of the immaculate back of her waist
She hesitated a bit and then said,
with winning smile
"Of course / will dance with you,
but, if you don't mind, won't you
please use your handkerchief"
The man looked at her blankly a
moment or two. Then light broke
over his face.
why, certainly" he said.
And he pulled out his handkerchief
and blew his nose.-Woman's Home
Companion.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-03-18
GOOD ADVICE FOR HUSBANDS
Written Long Ago, But in Every way
Applicable To-Day.

A clergyman took down a small
volume.
This is called" he said, the In
structions of Ptah-ho-Tep.' 1t is one OF
the very oldest papyrus writings
known. 1t gives, among other things.
advice to husbands, and that advice is
as good to-day as it ever was Listen"
And he read:
If thou be wise, furnish thy house
well.
"Woo thy wife ever, and never
quarrel with her.
'Nourish her daintily
"Deck her out, for fine dress is her
greatest delight.
Feed her upon sweets.
"'Perfume her.
"'Make her glad with praise.
"'Adorn her with jewels, feathers
and the skins of beasts, as sumptuous'
ly as thy purse will suffer-"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-03-18

The publishers of this paper are
proud to direct attention in this issue
to the formal announcement OF lion.
w. S. Hill, the present representative,
as candidate for reelection to con-
eress, subject to the Democratic pri-
mary. Mr.. Hill has represented the
district in the lower house OF congress
the past four years in manner to win
for him the admiration and confidence
Of every resident, not only Of the dis
trict, but the state as we'll. When first
elected to congress Mr.. Hill had had
but little personal knowledge of legis-
lative bodies, thong h he was a close
student Of his country, and especially
of that part Of it so dear to his heart,
known as the Southland. He, unlike
many new members, did not jump at
once into the flash light Of public notice
to try and make himself conspicuous
but rather looked about somewhat, goi
his bearings, and made himself famil-
lar with the various departments al
the capital where his constituents
might have occasion to call upon him
to serve them. He has become known
in Washington as one Of the few
Southern Congressman who accom-.
plishes things for his section, and his
industry and clear conception has
rendered him most valuable repre-.
sentative. There is no Inconsistency
in his aspirations for another term al
this time, and as a matter of fact, hav.
ing had the experience he has, is one
of the safest and best men to represent
this growing section Of The Southland
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-03-18
CHILD'S OWN ROOM
PRETTY FITTINGS ADAPTED FOR
THE NURSERY.
Worth Imitation Is the Way one
Mother Fixed Up Place Her Two
Little Girls Could Take
Pride In.

at don't need a nursery to lock my
children into, because the whole
house is theirs" proudly says the
american mother when the Engllsh
Itwit us on our lack of nurseries. Chll
iren's furniture is so cunning nova
DAYS. though, that some mothers SIM
NV can't resist fixing up some sort
of a room that the youngsters can
call their own. The plain mission Iur'
niture is being made in miniature now
and when one buys it unstained' II
may be made to match the Things
,Ireadv on hand at little expense. A
mother who has recently furnished
room for her two little girls, covered
the walls with plain green cartridge
paper. which the doctor recommended
ON account of the children's eyes. Inc
windows in the room were rather
high. so she had the carpenter put a
hoard along the wall under each one
about six inches from the floor so
that the children can stand on 1t TO
look out.
wonderful feature considering no"
| little expense of money and time were
nut into it. The two cot beds stand
at opposite sides Of the room, ana
are covered with pretty Powered Gre
tonne spreads in the daytime. Inc
children use them as couches TO play
on. and there is no nagging to keep
off the bed" for these plain little GOV
.ers are quite washable and 90 MOI
show the dirt like the ordinary white
spread. Each child has its own llttle
chair. made of old chamber chairs
with the legs sawed off and pretty
cretonne cushions on the bottom.
An old pine bureau from the attic
was painted white like the chairs, L
hold the clothing. The commode O
the same set is used as toy box
, and 1t is so ingenious that even th'
mother who has no regular nurser!
will find it fine suggestion. The top
: like all the old-fashioned washstands
has the lid, and this compartment be
longs to the taller of the children
The closet below is the property o
the Younger girl, and she is expecte
: to keep all her toys in it. The mothe
PAINTED the whole thing white an
then bought a stencil such as store
! keepers have for lettering signs
e mark the owners names on their pal
: of the toy box. Each child feels
certain responsibility about keepln
y her things where they belong in sue
d an attractive case, so that their mott
! or is helped very much in keepln
order.
{ A small mission Morris chair, S
y cunning that it makes every one VIII
+ sees it wish to be back in toylan
again, was bought this Christmas, an
common kitchen table with the les
At sawed off has been stained to mate
e it.
All this staining, by the way, we
D amateur work, but the inexpensiV
ot stains and paints for furniture al
l. made especially for home worker
and have a wonderful way Of lookiI
At smooth even when put on by a vel
Is green" hand.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-03-18
Butterflies In MimIcry.

Caterpillars and butterflies go far
in the line of mimicr{. They assume
the strangest, most impossible dis
guises, appearing now in the shape
Of a leaf or stem, now as bundle OF
dark-green pine needles, and now
again as q bud or flower all for the
innocent purpose Of concealing them
selves from the inquisitive gaze Of
their enemies, the birds. When the
caterpillar lives on the grass ne Is
striped up and down like the foliage
that supports him. When ne feeds
upon broad leaves that have midribs
and branching veins, his stripes and
streaks run crossways at the same
angle as those Of the food plant.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-03-18

walls VITA obiong pieces or black vel
vet. Black velvet Is also used on the
bodice in connection with designed
pieces of cloth and little tie arrange
ment; where the fiat collar meets is
self-tone taffeta, with silk fringe ends.
The round chemisette and tucked
stock are dotted cream silk mousse
line
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-03-18
GOOD FOR EVERYBODY

Mr.. Norman R. Coulter, promi-
nent architect, in the Delbert Building
San Francisco, say: Il fully endorse
aII that has been said Of Electric Bit
ters as tonic medicine. Ii is good
for everybody. Il corects stomach.
liver and kidney disorders in prompt
.nd Efficient manner and builds up the
rvstem." Electric Bitters is the best
s.,rsna medicine ever sold over Drug
T;-ga counter; as blood purifier i is
soneouaIed. SOC Al all drug stores
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-03-18
SUPERVISORS MEETING.

AT its meeting on the first, the board
of supervisors disposed Of the follow
ing business;
Supervisors Wilson. Trenor and
Atkinson were appointed to inspect
plank work done in Chico bottom by
L. F. Harrington.
Contract for building bridge on
Buena Vista pike was let to r. r.
Fowlkes at SIPS per foot.
Contract for one bridge go feet long
across Dicks creek on Davis and
Neal road was let to r. M. Peden at
$3.50 per foot
Petition of w. M.Helms ct al,
asking for a public road beginning
near VIM. Helms residence and inter.
secting Okolona and Houston road
near Asbury church, was continued.
and Supervisors Stone, Trenor, and
Atkinson v ere appointed to inspect
route.
| Petition Of w. |. Seay ct al, for
pike across Houlka bottom on TIMBER
son road, was continued and Messrs
Winter, Trenor, and Atkinson were
appointed to survey same.
Ordered that President Winter ex.
cute deed to H. R. Neal ct al, for
one acre Of land, for Center Hill
Rantist church. in the Ne quarter sec.
ton l, township 3 range 3, east,
Treasurer Wilkinson was instructed
to take pension warrant No. 1864, is
sued to VIM. Lewis, Dec. 9, 1903, tol
the sum Of 1854.
Petition Of j. o. Clark ct al, asking
for third Justices district in Beat
was granted.
Petition Of C. w. Norman ct ell, TO
public road beginning at where thu
road now stops, as recently establish
ed and running to where road inter
sects the Vance place, was continued
, and Supervisors Trenor, Winter AM
Atkinson were appointed to surve
route.
Petition Of R. B. Richardson ct a
for public road across John Town
sends place, was continued, and Sup
ervsors Trenor, Atkinson and White
were appointed to go over route.
Ordered that Jeva Winter be re
leased from payment of taxes
Chickasaw county for 1907, he havin
paid in Webster on same propert
assessed in Chickasaw.
r. w. Dulaney was granted unit
April 1st to complete removal OF oil
court house debris.
County treasurer was authorized
transfer from the general road Juno
to Beat road funds the followin
amounts: Beat l, $3.50; Beat 2. S4O'
Beat 3, S523; Beat S, $780,
Ordered that demand be made upc
Calhoun county to build stock la
fence on county line.
Ordered that Beeson voting pr
cinct be declared new Justice cou
district, and that special election
held on April 9TH for one justice, al
one bailiF, and election commissions
we're ordered to give proper notice
election.
Petitions dismissed-W. M, Buc
anan ct al, j. j. Boykin ct al, j.
Peden ct al.
Accounts dismissed-J. G. Viii
side, Clements & Smith.
Accounts continued-L. E. Den
ville,Abe Steinberger & Sons. WeaN
& Delaney. Sam Harrington, Foote
Davis Co., Town. Of Houston, Mrs.
We E. PARROT, R. H. Couch, J. +. q
or nauIt.; l.. w. Harrington, H. !. n
lel doIph, w. Blansett
by All other accounts allowed.
IN Petitions continued-S. |. And
ep son, 7. M. Beatty ct al.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-03-18

Great stress has been put on the
news that lobbying at jackson is al
most a thing Of the past. But Of course
as usual the people are easily fooled.
The railroads and other large interests
now see that few picked men go as
LEGISLATORS go the capital and their bid
ding is done with less cost and public
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-03-18

We have thought that the lobbying By corporations was
shameful enough when unlimited but when the representa-
lies of lie people seek the advice Of Their own creatures
instead Il their creators there Is little hope IN this world
III Door man with real blood and life in him. who mas
= compete With The cold and Shiny corporations which
newer dIe and have no fear o. hell
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-03-18

advice Of the corporations ought to pc heo DOWN across
NJ lower posteror portion d his abdomen BY the peo
pe un Is everasnsy impressed upon his contracted and
dsordered mind that the people created the legislature
snd he legislature created the corporations and that moth
;nc which has as much as dead owl eyer asks o
takes advice from athing created tis not 0oo way'
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-03-18

From Paris comes the fashion OF
ribbon threaded throughout the hair,
ending sometimes in an airy bow at
the left side, suggestive Of Madam lie
Brun's Y"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-03-18

The Governor seems to be about as
prolific with his special messages as
the President.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-03-18

SAKE blue cloth was used for above
gown. which is ideal for calling or
afternoon purposes. There is a panel
effect in front Of skirt formed by
stitched bands Of cloth running from
waistband to foot, and the deep
double hem. is trimmed at set inter
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-03-18

In consideration Of receiv.
ing the special instructions and
Bulletins issued from the Office
Of the Farmers Cooperative
Demonstrative work, ! hereby
agree to test some Of their i'm
proved methods on -lacres
cotton and .-........ acres corn
and to make report on same IN
the fall.
Signed -...-......--.-...-
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-03-18
F A R M E R S

that are interested in and wish to keep
in touch with what the U. S. Depart
ment Of Agriculture and the Expert
ment stations are doing will fill out the
blank below and mail to j. W. HamiI-
ton, Houlka, Miss. sub-agent' Y. 5.
Department Agriculture for Chickasaw
and Pontotoc counties.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-03-18
Some Bargains:

on ACRES Of fine black prairie
w land S IL miles southeast Of
Okolona, Miss. Has two good tenant
houses, one first class cistern, we'll
drained and is as good land as there
is to be found in the prairie belt.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-04
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR
T HE county convention of the Los
Angeles Christian Endeavorers
II In Ahn Erlcn1S-

HHE county convention of the Lo
III Angeles Christian Endeavorer
Il will be begun in the Friends
church, Whittier, Friday afternoon. ON
thousand members of the Christian En-
deayor society will attend the conven
tion. The total membership is nv
thousand The growth of the CHRIS
tian Endeavor movement is the mos
gratifying sign of the age, and II JUS
titles an optimistic belief in the futur'
of the United States. The generation
that will soon be in power in this
country is BETTER than the genera
tion which it will succeed. our son;
and daughters will be better men anu
women than we are,
A cynical man once asked Wha'
has posterity ever done for usT' Per
hans YOU don't realize what posterltS
is doing for us. Posterity and the con-
seriousness of its appreciation or criti'
c,sn, have a decided influence upon tbs
life and the thought of every man ano
woman in this community VINO thinks
Posterity helps to make us self-respect-
inc because we wish posterity to
rasnect lis. The consciousness of pos
terity reminds us perpetually that we
are not living to ourselves alone or fol
ourselves alone In our responsibility
N nosterity exists an obligation to pc
our best and to do our best and to Ave
our best for God and our country.
If if were not for the coming gen.
Grafton. life would lose its noolest
incentive. We are trying to make the
world better. or we should be trying to
make the world better, not for our
selfish selves. but for our successors
tbe inheritors of our good and OF our
OWL Shakespeare said that the evil
that men do lives after them, and that
the good is oft inferred with their
homes but Shakespeare was fatty
wrong for once in his almost superhu-
man career, and the fact that we are
obIe to quote from him shows that he
was wrong.
The evil that men do lives after them'
until it is discovered and corrected or
DESTROYED. The good that men do lives
forever. There is a great incentive 70
well doing in this world. The mcen-
five to evil doing is small. Yet the
lesser and baser incentive is sometimes
allowed to prevail over the greater ana
nobler. The cause of this is merely
Ignorance. The people are destroyed
TO. lack of knowledge.
Christian Endeavor is both an lhspl-
ration and a power in the community
give thousand young people in Los
Angeles county pledged to fight foi
righteousness. God reigns. The repun'
lie will live.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-04

any man in the world; and suppose
JEALOUSY and series of plausible
excuses deprive him of the opportunity
of making a living, and he has no cap
ttal, his Illness having used up his spare
resources and suppose both the law
and his heart tell him that although
he is not allowed to make living, he
must support and educate his family,
what is he going to do about it? And
if, in spite of all his endeavors. he finds
that one of the members of his family.
("Sons of the Revolution" perhaps)
has been robbed of part of his educa-
ton, what is he going to say about 1t?
Mr.. Taft's response is no doubt sue
cinct statement of great truth: but
mere assertion of the omniscience of
the Deity is not satisfactory answer
to this problem question. If Mr.. Taft
had been Mohammedan he would have
replied. allah Illah Allah, Muhammed
Pismillah. Kismet." But all that and
Kismet and the Taft answer do not
answer,
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-04
CLEAR, CRISP AND CLEAN
lacks ENTERTAINMENT

TN the days of auld lang syne, when
a fleet called at San Pedro the IN
N habitants of that port and of Los
Angeles prepared a bull fight for the
entertainment of the sailors. We are
far beyond the age of bull fights for
5luejackets, and we ought to beware
of substituting booze fights for bull
fights. Entertainments in which rum
cuts a conspicuous figure should not be
part of the program, and it should not
be forgotten that even the respectable
entertainments at which rum is al
lowed to fiow-the entertainments
called dining and wining-are as mis-
chief making to a lad of Jacks tenn
permanent as are the grosser forms OF
swilling.
1t is an insult to the intelligence and
morality of the modern sailor to act
as if all that he appreciated While
ashore was summed up in the Steven
sonian "Yeo, Ho, Ho, and a Bottle of
Rum! And it should not be forgot
ten that the staider form of enter
tainment which is frequently mis-
named social is altogether repugnant
to the sailor man. His soul abhorreth
high society and "culchaw," and dainty
dances on waxed floors, and tell-me-
pretty-maidens who talk small bosh,
ct hoe genus omne. His soul also alb
horreth Latin, but there are occasions
when it is excusable. Tile English OF
our quotation is merely "all that sort
of thing" We hope we have not
wounded anybody's feelings by stoop-
ing to translation.
1t should be remembered that Jack
loves to be the jolly Jack of song and
tradition 1t should also be remem-
bered that he can be Jolly Jack with
out being filled with grog, In order to
entertain sailor man it is not neces-
sary to make a monkey of him. When
Jack is ashore what he likes best IS
to get next to nature. That is why he
does the burning sands of Egypt on
comeback, and rides donkey races on
the banks of Suez. In Southern Cali
fornia he will be more interested III
the fruits and flowers and scenery
than in all the "set entertainments
that can be arranged. Excursions
among the orange groves and glimpses
of the delights of our perenpially smil-
ing landscapes will satisfy him more
than all the formal programs that may
be arranged by all the committeeman
He will appreciate hearty hand-shakes
from friendly clippers but reception
committees and speeches, elaborate or
atory and ceremony will bore him IN
tensely. Give him plenty of fresh all
and sunshine and scenery, and a right
hearty welcome, your hearts pest
and cut out booze, and as long
as he lives Jack will gratefully ap'
preciatfvely and pleasantly remember
his visit to lovely Southern California
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-04
COUNCIL REFORM

n IRECT representation of the peo-
nle of Los Angeles on the city
IL council will be secured by general
election of councilmen, ana IL Is oesir-
able that the ward system should give
way to the more enlightened ana logi-
cal. Los Angeles is not collection OF
small communities, each dominated oy
a nettv interest to which an especial
councilman must be subservient. At Is
n metropolitan city, with community
of interest in all questions, for what al
fects any part of this city affects all OF
II and the action of any part Of the
citv should be subject to inspection ana
review by the deliberative body repre-
senting all of it, in order that the lnu-
nicipal representatives may be satis-
fed that petty interests are not allowed
to displace the doctrine of the greatest
oood for the greatest number of the
citizens of Los Angeles.
Councilmen elected at large Will teel
that they are responsible to great and
growing Los Angeles and not to little
knot of politicians or coterle Oh
friends in this OF that part of the met
ropolitan area. Grating will become
practically impossible if we are to dare
to think that such a thing as graft
ing was ever practiced in body ike
the Los Angeles city council! II any
one should be rash enough to believe
he could graft with the general system
of representation in operation and be-
hind il a reasonable recall measure ht
would be a candidate for a commission
in Iunacy.
Moreover. a council composed of rep
| resentatives of the city at large VII
probably be improved in the average
quality of it's membership. To be
member of the Los Angeles city coun
Gil when a member represents all thu
people and is elected by majority o
nlurality of the ballots of all tn
voters will be signal honor and VII
make a councilman the elective pee
of men whose offices are nominal!
higher up than his. Incidentally 1t VII
help councilmen % set closer watcl
upon the actions of all officials, and i
will enable the people of Los Angeles
to keep the councilmen and the entir'
| staff of office holders under closer ant
more scrupulous surveillance.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-04
LAIssEz.FAIRE

Beneath the softly swaying trees
love to dream about romance,
And eat the various kinds of cheese
From France
And while I'm there my folks in mobs
Come galloping across the lea
To offer simply splendid jobs.
To me.
Clerk in a famous downtown bank
Cashier In Broad street-sama in WALL
Scribe editor--I merely thank
Them all.
And then in anger most profound,
In ire that really is the goods,
They gallop round and round and round
The woods
They quite forget reserve and tact,
They wave their arms like weather-vanes
And yet, in spite of all, the fact
Remains
Beneath the softly swaying trees
love to dream about romance
And eat the various kinds Of cheese
From France.
Thomas r. Ybarra in the Circle.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-04
KISMET - COMMON SENSE

A MORNING newspaper which han
n dies a delicate and difficult sub
IA iect with = certain amount of skill
makes a series of true statements, with
every one of which we agree in spirit
and in word. 1t says, I'VE must teach
that every man has a right in absolute
Justice to every cent he earns honestly
that he may save all he pleases OF 1t;
that it is his duty to save some of it;
that an honest rich man who uses MS
money to develop the country or pro-
mote an Industry is blessing TO any
community. We must teach individual
responsibility-that every man must
depend on his own ability, SKILL appli'
cation and providence for what he
wishes or expects to get out of life."
That is all true, every word Of It.
Now we will supplement it with the
question which bowled out Big Bill
Taft:
Suppose a man Is an honest and
responsible man, Of very high standing
in his profession, with a record that is
in some respects uncommon and
remarkable; and suppose this Shining
marllp falls sick, makes tedious recov-
cry, and upon his recovery finds JEAL-
OUSY at the door barring his way to
re-entrance into the practice of his pro-
fession; and suppose he does not know
any business in the world excepting his
profession, which he knows as well as