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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-01-27

| wonder ?-Nellie was lady, las night
she died. it's all in that single line;
/ think 1t Is because 1t represents the
pathetic idealization Of love; Nellie
was that black lovers ideal of all that
was lovely, and she was dead. Is the
orchestra ready-and the choir? Yes,
shut the door; we are for arts sake
only, not for the applause of the cold
world In the car"
Afterward, when he was angry over
his own folly, his own blind, logged.
trustfulness against all the odds OF
evidence, Rupert Winter laid his weak
ness to that hour; to woman's sweet,
unframed. tender voice singing the
simple melodies of his youth. They
sang one song after another while the
sun sank lower and stained the west
ern sky. Through the snow-sheds
they could catch glimpses OF a wild
and strange nature; austere, yet not
repelling; vistas of foothills bathed
in the evening glow; rank on rank of
frs. tall straight, beautiful, not wind
tortured and manned, like the woeful
dwarfs Of Colorado; and wonderful
snow-capped mountain peaks, with
violet shadows and glinting streaks of
silver. Snow everywhere; on the hill
sides; on the close thatch of the frs;
on the ice.locked rivers; snow freshly
fallen, softly tinted. infinitely, ave-
somely pure.
Presently they came out into q
lumber country where the mills hud.
died In the hollows. over the streams.
Huge fires were blazing on the river
banks. Their tawny red glare dyed
the snow for long distance, making
enhancing tints of rose and yellow;
and the dark green of the pines,
against this background, looked
strangely fresh. And then, without
warning, they plunged into the dim
ness of another long wooden tunnel
and emerged into lovely spring. The
trees were in leaf and not alone the
trees; the undulating swells of pas
ture land and roadside by the noun
tains were covered with a tender YER
dure; and there were innumerable
vines and low glossy shrubs with faint
ly coiored flowers.
''This is like the south" said Miss
Smith.
Archie was devouring the scene,
Doesn't 1t just somehow make you
feel as If you couldn't breathe, Miss
Janet?" said he
Are you troubled with the high
altitude?" asked Millicent anxiously;
Il have prepared little vial of spirits
of ammonia; I'll fetch It for you"
The colonel had some ado to rescue
Archie: but he was aided by the por-
ter, who was now passing through the
car proclaiming: you all have seen
Dutch Flat Mr. Bret Hahte wrote
bout; mex station is Shady Run; and
everybody look and see the creates
scenic traction of dis or any odder
railroad, Cape Hohn!"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-01-27
Diet In Illness.


In acute disease simplicity should
be the rule. There can be no reason
able objection, SO long as the patient
Is seriously i'll, to uniformity of diet
OF which healthy person might COM
plain. 1t Is only when convalescence
commences that the appetite Of the pa
uent may tempt him to run risks,
though more often it is the unwise
solicitude of his friends, who press
upon him articles of food he is better
without.
1t should be remembered that acute
Illness abolishes, or at least diminish
es, the activity Of the glands which
secrete the juices by which our food
Is digested, and that during GONZALES
csnce these functions are only re-
gained slowly; so that food should
be given in form that is easily as
simulated, and the organs Of digestion
should not be taxed to the normal
extent until some weeks have elapsed.
As one Of the effects undoubtedly
promoted by cooking is to effect, at
least partially, those changes by which
the food is made assimilable, It is
a good rule to give only cooked food,
but to this rule there are some ex-
ceptions, Of which milk Is the most i'm
portant. The juice of fresh fruit is
another.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-01-27
THE LIONS SHARE.
Continued from page /

ksfchiefs and . pair or paiamis, guard
mount being supplied By three men In
very startling costumes; and . kind
Of seragiio audience behind the eur
tains of the berth being enacted by all
the women in the car. only excepting
Aunt Rebecca and Misc Smith. Aunt
Rebecca. In her admirable travelling
costume of a soft gray silk wrapper
looked as undisturbej as II midnl yht
.larms were an every-night feature OF
Journeys. Miss Smiths black hair
was loosely knotted; and her face
looked pale. while her dark eyes
shone. They all heard the colonels
revolver: they all saw the two men
who had met HIN at the car door
spring OF the platform into the dark.
The robbers had horses waiting. The
colonel got one shot; he saw the nan
fall over his horses neck; but the
horse galloped on; and the night, be.
yond the little splash Of light, swal-
lowed them completely.
After the conductor and the en-
gineer had both consulted him, and
the express messenger had appeared.
armed to the teeth, little too late for
the fray, but not too late for lucid
argument, Winter made his way back
to the car. Miss Smith was sitting be-
side Archie; she was holding the
watch, which had played 50 important
q part In the battle, up under the cleo
trio light to examine an inscription.
The loose black sleeves of her blouse
fell back, revealing her arms; they
were white and softly rounded. She
Locked up; and the soldier felt the
sudden rush of an emotion that he
had not known for years; it caught at
his throat almost like an invisible
hand.
We'll, Archie" he said foolishly.
good for jiu-jitsu!"
Archie flushed up to his eyes.
why didn't you obey orders, young
man. and hold up your hands?" said
Col Rupert Winter. You're as bad as
poor Haley, who is nearly weeping
that he had no chance, but only broke
away from Mrs. Haley in time to see
the robbers make off,"
IL did at first; bat got so mad
forgot" stammered Archie happily.
"Afterward you were my superior Of
ficer and had to do what you said"
All the while he chaffed the boy, he
was watching for that beautiful look
in Janet Smiths, eyes; and wondering
when he could get her of by herself
to brag to her Of the boys courage
When his chance at few words did
come he chuckled: Regular fool
Winter! l knew he would act In just
that absurd, reckless way" Then he
caught the look he wanted; 1t surely
was lovely, womanly look; and 1t
In thunder did 1t mean?
AS he puzzled, his pulses gave the
same unaccountable, smothering leap;
and he felt as the boy of 20 had felt,
coming back from his battle to his
FIRST love.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-01-27
CHAPTER ~.
The Vanishing Of Archie.

I'm my opinion" said Aunt Rebecca,
critically, cycling her new drawing
room on the train to San Francisco;
"the object Of our legal methods
seems to be to defend the criminal.
And very efficient means to this end
Is to make II so uncomfortable and
costly and inconvenient for any wit
nesses of crime that he runs away
rather than endure it. Here we have
had to stay over so long in Salt Lake
we nearly lost our drawing-room.
But never mind. you got your man
committed. Did you find out anything
about his gang?"
The colonel shook his head. mo,
he's tough country boy; he has the
rural distrust Of lawyers and of sweat
boxes. He does absolutely nothing
but groan and swear, pretending his
wound hurts him. But I've a notion
there are bigger people back of him.
It's most awfully good Of you, Aunt
Rebecca, to stick TO me this way"
"Of course. stick to you; I'm too
old to be tickle. Did you ever know
a Winter who wouldn't stand by his
friends? l belong to the old regime,
BERTHE; we had our faults-glaring
ones, dare say-but If we condoned
sin too readily, we never condoned
meanness; such trick as that upstart
Keatcham is doing would have been
impossible to my contemporaries. You
saw the morning papers; you know he
means to eat up the Midland?"
Yes, l know" unused the colonel;
land turn Tracy, the president, down
the one who gave him his start on
his bucaneering career. Tracy de-
clines to be his tool being, under
stand, very decent sort of man, who
has always run his road for his stock
holders and not for the stock market.
A capital crime, that in these days.
So Keatcham has, somehow, by one
trick or another, got enough directors
since Baneleigh died to give him con-
troll; though he couldn't get enough
of the stock; and now he means to
81 az JnC lOGA " use lOt hlnoCAA. 4 wi
Tracy, who loves the road as child,
they say, will have to stand by and
see 1t turned into Wall street foot
ball; and the equipment run down as
fast as its reputation. l think I'm
sorry for Tracy. Besides, it's bad
lookout, the power of such fellows;
men who are not captains of industry,
not a little bit; only inspired gamblers
Yet they are running the country.
wonder where is the class that win
save us"
Il don't know. don't admire the
present century, BERTHE. We had peo-
PIE of quality in my day; we have only
people OF culture in this. confess
prefer the quality. They had robuster
nerves and really asked less Of people,
although they may have appeared to
ask more. We used to be contented
with respect from our interiors and
courtesy from our equals"
"And what from your betters, Aunt
Rebecca?" drawled the colonel
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-01-27

we had no hsttsfs. Rupert; We
were ths best. thiAk partly II was
eur assurance % eur positisa. which
AsAoAy else doubted any more than
We. that kept ~ % nanAsrly. Nova
Gays. nobody has . real posltioa. He
may have wealth and . ssrviSs follow.
iAg. who expect to make somsthing
cut Of him. but be hasn't positioa. The
newspapers can rake FUN sf h.m.
The common people watch him drive
ty and never think Of removing tAsir
caps. Nobody takes him seriously On.
cept his toadies and himself. And an
for the sentiments OF reverence and
loyalty. very useful sentiments in
running a world. they seem TO have
clean disappeared. except" - she
smiled . half-reluctant smile-"except
with youngsters like Archie. who
would find Il agreeable to be chopped
into bits for you, and the women who
have not lived In the world, like Janet,
who makes a heroine out Of me-
upon my word. BERTHE. je tai fan
rougir!"
mot ut ALL" said the colonel: IAN
Illusion Of the sunset; but what do
you mean when you say people of
quality required less than people OF
culture?"
"Oh, simply this; all we demanded
was Difference; but your cultivated
gang wants admiration and submits
sion, and will not let us possess our
secret souls, even, In peace. And,
then. the quality despised no one. but
the cultivated despise every one. All,
we'll
Those good old times are past and gone,
sigh for them in vain.-
Janet, wish Archie would fish his
mandolin out and you would sing to
me; i like to hear the songs of my
youth. Not rag time, or coon-songs,
but dear old Fosters melodies; "Old
Kentucky Home and 'Massa's in the
COL Col Ground and Nellie Was a
Lady-what makes that so sad,
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-01-27

Mark Twain was talking about the
famous robbery in his beautiful coun
try house.
Had I still been living in Hart.
ford" he said whimsically, some OF
my Hartford friends would certainly
have accused me of robbing myself.
They had poor opinion of me in that
town.
Marshall Jewett, the ex-governor,
used to take up the collection in our
Hartford church. They never asked
me to take it up. fretted good deal
over this matter.
"'See here, Jewett,' | seid one day,
they let you take up the collection
every Sunday. but they would never
let me do it.
N'Oh, yes, they would said Jew
ett-that is, with bell-punch, like
the horse-car conductors USE"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-01-27

Columbia, Missouri, women have
boycotted uncleanly grocery stores.
We don't believe in the boycott plan
but if anything would tempt us it would
be dirty grocery. The sooner every
buyer helps uphold the Pure Food
Law the better the general state Of
health.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-01-27
A sympathetic Strain.

do you think you are benefited by
your sojourn at the seashore?'
mo-" answered Mr.. Sirius Barker.
~our hotel was at one Of those sandy
stretches where people tired them
selves out in weekend holidays. When
you looked at the place you felt sorry
for the people and when you looked
at the people you felt sorry for the
place.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-01-27
Ahou. AZ cIass.

1.-THE Indians killed only enough
game to supply them with food. Few
modern sportsmen follow that rule"
mo" replied the amateur hunter
"but a lot of US would like to If we
only could"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-01-27

hotels Keep clean Money for Change.
Giving out fresh, clean currency in
change is net new custom in the no.
tells here, but it is pleasing one to
travellers from the west and the south,
where dollar bill is made to do long.
hard service for its country" said M.
Fred Sterry, managing director of the
Plaza "A well-bred woman never
feels more hurt than when soiled bank
notes are given to her in exchange
for a draft This is perhaps necessary
in the stores, but every first-class ho-
tel keeps new money on hand for its
customers, and sends the old to the
bank for deposit New York Herald
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-01-27

A certain small boy in town ask his
father the other day the meaning Of
fiction. The old mans" reply was.
ANY story that ends they married an
tived happily ever after"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-01-27

Americans last year spent $780,
600 in London. How much better #
that enormous sum had been turned into
their own country's trade channels.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-01-27
OKoLONA. MISS. JAN. 27 1909

Governor Noel is now 'eogitating"
over whom to appoint as successor to
E. o. Sykes, present circuit Judge Of
this district.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-01-27

Before the election it was emphati.
cally stated by the entire Bryan family
that Mrs. Ruth Bryan Leavit would
not sue for divorce but since the
senior failed to get his job the suit is
filed.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-01-27

Half million fewer immigrants land
ed in America in 1908 than the previ-
Gus twelve months. Each one had an
average Of $1,000 on landing.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-02-22
Cost Of the Cruise.

Precisely how much greater was
the cost of maintaining the feet on
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-02-22

Offices Of the county oalcials and the
government officials and also the pub
nc schools
The event was celebrated BY an APP
propriate program OF music and adj
dresses in the afternoon by the Coeur
d'Alene college. and by the Grand
Army Of the Republic and the Wo-
mans Relief Corps at Sanders hall.
The q. A. r. gathered at the hall in
the forenoon, formed In procession,
and.with fife and drum paraded down
sherman street, and back to the hall
and during the afternoon a program
Of music, readings and addresses
were held at the hall Between 30
and Is members Of the post at Rath-
drum were in attendance and partici-
pated in the exercises.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-02-22
TURN WATER
INTO CANAL
Boise River Irrigation Project
Completed and Water Sup
piled today.

BOISE, Feb. 22.--In the presence
Of the officers OF the reclamation SER
vice. state officers and members of
the legislature. the water OF the
Boise river was today diverted from
its channel and into the canal lead
Ing to the Deer Flat reservoir. dis
lance OF 20 miles. making the formal
opening Of the Payette-Boise irriga-
ton project which has for its object
the TRANSFORMATION into Agricultural
uses the iargset body OF sage-brush
land embraced In one project In the
United States. comprising In all 4O0.-
900 acres. The newly constructed
government dam is located eight
miles southeast OF Boise where the
river energies from It's canyon Is 216
feet long. so feet wide and 81 feet
high, and the main canal which
heads at the west end OF the dam has
a capacity Of $500 second feet. ana
when the project IL fully completed
Il will furnish an abundant supply OF
water for the largest irrigation tract
of aage-brush lands of south Idaho.
Wnl Develop Vast Resources.
A. the big headgates were opened
and the life-glving waters gushed
into canal. the scene was viewed
with varying emotion by the throngs
gathered there. The engineers gazed
with satisfaction at the beautifully
finished structure; the farmers saw
an abundance Of water In their can
ais, but to the statesmen came Wis
ions OF q new idaho. an Idaho with
possibilities unsurpassed by any state
In all the golden west From con-
sentative estimates OF decade ago
on the value Of irrigated land and
crops II 10 figured that more than
eighteen million dollars worth of tax
able property In land values alone
will be added to the wealth of the
state upon the completion OF the pro-
lect. and that crops worth not less
than six million Of dollars will be
grown annually.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-02-22

depends upon the interest signIfed
IN the services.
II was learned today that 3. 8.
Lafferty Of Harrison, who has rented
the west lower half Of the Nixon
block on Sherman street, does not in
tend to carry any extensive line Of
groceries. but intends 20 install and
conduct a first class bakery and dell
catessen. Modern machinery and
ovens will be installed and the estab-
lIshment equipped in every way 80
as to meet the demands OF the city
along that line.
Raus init EN- sale.
The library committee Of the Wo-
mans club win hold a book recep-
tIon in their new gu trters in the City
hall Thursday. An interesting pro-
gram consulting of vocal music, adj
dresses by prominent citizens, and
music by the COeI@ d'Alene band,
Will furnish the entertainment for
the evening and the young ladies
viii serve fruits and waters. Every
one Is invited to come and bring a
book or its equivalent
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-02-22

this cruise than it would have been
under normal cruising conditions in
Atlantic waters, is diflcult to esti-
mate. The principal item OF increased
cost was that OF coal consumption.
This increase, as nearly as Admiral
Cowles, chief Of equipment. is able
to estimate 1t. will amount in all, to
about 81 100000. Since the usual
appropriation OF $4,000 900 for all
equipment purposes sufficiently meets
the requirements, it was necessary
for deficiency appropriation OF ST.
800. 900 to be voted by congress for
the additional coal bill. Much OF this
extra cost was in transporting the
coal. which had to be shipped from
the Atlantic coast to the various ports
around South America, and to Homo
lulu, Australia, Manila, Japan and Gi-
braltar. Some native coal at points
on the cruise was used. but none 80
good as the American product. The
last shipment, to Gibraltar, consisted
Of about $4,000 tons Approximately
$4,000 tons were consumed on the
entire cruise, the total cost OF which
was about $4,000, 900.
The cost Of oil was an important
item, running perhaps near to $780,
900, and this. due to the almost con-
tinuous running of the ships, is reck-
oned as possibly double the amount
that was burned by the same number
Of ships in the same period OF time
just prior to the crr:se
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-02-22

Occasion Observed by special scrvic-
On EveFywhere.

Occasion Observed by Special scrvic-
ca Everywhere.
The Knights OF Pythlas annivers-
AIRY service was held yesterday fore-
noon at the Baptist church. and the
bHllding was crowded to It's utmost
capacity, The knights of Pythias.
the Uniform Rank Of the order and
the Pythian Sisters attended the SER
vice in a body. and there was in at
tendance besides a large number Of
citizens and their wives.
Rev. Powell delivered the sermon
and took for his subject. True
Frlendahlp" and spoke At length
upon the strong and beautiful friend
ship that existed between Damon and
Pythias and showed how the great
friendship brought about the CONVEX
sion Of Dyonaeious to their cause.
and then dwelt upon the need OF true
and loyal friendship In the world.
and the many benefits to flow from IT,
He held the closest attention dur
lnE the delivery Of his address. and
it was thoroughly appreciated by
those In attendance.
A special program OF music had
been prepared for the occasion. and
one OF the pleasing feature OF this
was two solos by Mrs, C. w. Nor
quist. who possesses a very pleasing
and attractive voice.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-02-22
FIRENIEN's BALL.

The members of the IRE depart
ment viii give Their annu-l ball this
evening at the Blackwell pavilion.
Those In charge of the affair have
made elaborate preparations, and ev-
cry effort has been made to make the
event one that win surpass all others
given by the Organization. A num-
Der of the fremen OF the Spokane de-
partment win be In attendance. Cor
ey's orchestra win furnish the music
for the occasion.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-02-22
TO EmB PURLIC

The Press win daam g . special
RawoE &c patrons who eatl 20 Fee@lya
their paper regularly will report the
same 70 the once, 80 10 - eur only
means % knowing how the carriers
are doinR their work.
evidences that will eonvtae any enc ok
stsaling papers after they are aoliyerea
TIE PREss PUBLISHING co.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-02-22

panies make occasional visits, and
neither have found any irregularities
with the auditors ONCE, and it is GER
tainly strange that irregularities
should now be found by a man who
has made no examination of the
books to that extent that grand jury
investigation should be necessary.
That is with respect to the auditors
office, know nothing concerning
the other Offices.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-02-22
CITY PROPERTY.

$780, room, hard plastered
house. close in on Third ST.,
stone foundation, wood shed,
lot 142 feet deep, and rents for
SIG.
$1,000 room modern house, on
Wallace ST., u block from new
Methodist church. fine level lot
with nice shade trees; small
house on back renting for So.
$2OOO-Strietly modern room
bungalow on Military Drive,
Fort grounds. This is offered
below value, and discount
will be allowed for all cash II
taken at once.
SS5O-Lot 65x132 on Fourth St.,
with good three room house,
chicken house, lot graded and
fenced. A bargain.
S8OO-Lot 50x110 on Foster,
close to High school and Catho-
lie school, with room house,
water on lot.
$475-Lot 5Ox110 on Occur d.
Alene ST., u block from Cath
Ollie school. with 2 room house.
$17OO--2 acres Springwater, with
good s room house, spring wat
er piped in house. A fine home,
easy terms.
$780, of the finest residence
lots left on Sherman street, one
corner, very close in. For
quick sale.
5000 nice level lots on Sher-
man street, one a corner. close
to Electric line. One half cash,
a good investment.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-02-22
WESTINGHOUSE BIRTHDAY.

Observed By Music and Eddrc~s by G.
A. n. and w. U. c.
washington's birthday was OBJ
served In the city BY the suspension
OF business upon the part Of the
banking institutions. and By = ees-
satlon Of business. and closing Of the
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-02-22

OFFICIAL WEATHER REPORT.
The local weather report for the
"a hours ending at ! o'clock p. m.
today shows q maximum temperature
OF 40 degrees. minimum, 80.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-02-22

OFFICIALS RESENT CHARGES
CONTINUED from page one.)