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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-05-26

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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-05-26
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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-05-26
A WHY One.

withdrawing in the woods got on
the track of black bear, which | shot
ive times before he dropped!"
"A hard one to kill, eh?"
yes Even after he dropped life
less he was dead gamel"-BohennfAA
MaRazine.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-24
RAPID DECLINE IN
 USE OF DRUGS

Washington, Sept. 24.-Striking illus
 trationS of the rapid decline in the use
 of drugs in the various hospitals of
 the country furnished a feature of
 yesterdays session of the eleventh an
 nual conference of the American Hos
 pita1 Association here in connection
 with the report of the committee on
 hospital efficiency. hospital finance,
 was presented by pr. R. R. Ross,
 Superintendent of the Buffalo (N. Y.)
 General Hospital. "
 Dr. Ross declared that fifteen years
 ago the annual cost of medicines for
 each patient in the Massachusetts
 General, Hospital was about $2. while
 last year it was only 91 cents. He
 showed that the cost of drugs in the Buffalo General Hospital also had shown a marked decrease for the past year.
 tIt is difficult to predict what the future of medicine in hospitals is go- ing to be- said Dr. Ross. 'Undoubt- edly drugs will continue to be used. still unknown to US will have, a place. There will perhaps be doctors to preach and pray, doctors to prescribe the correct methods for the use of the
 mind, specialists on fresh air and ex-
 ercise. and doctors to prescribe drugs
 and operate. These statements may seem to be in lighter vein. yet hos
 pitals are beginning to adapt them
 selves to the changed conditions" l The committee urged full publicity of hospital affairs. declaring it entire
 ly ethical for hospitals to present their advantages before the public in an attractive manner and in such a way as to encourage confidence in the pub lie and a knowledge among patients
 that their interests are being carefully guarded.
 The standards for the education of nurses being enforced in many hos vito 1c ri Ivy h iO1o d. ing to Dr. R. M. Phelps. assistant superintendent of the Rochester State Hospital of Rochester. Minn. Dr.. Phelps contended that two instead of three years should be sufficient to edu- cate a nurse so as to warrant the giv- | ing of diploma.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-24
SCOTCH MARRIAGES
Abolition of Gretna Greene Arguments
 Number of Matrimonial Alliances.

Edinburgh, Sept 24.-The report of the Registrar General for 1907 has just been issued. It contains, besides statistics of population, births, and deaths, some interesting data in re- gard to marriages. The population of Scotland is estimated at 4,776.063, with about 1OOO more females than males; births numbered 12S, $40, and deaths, 77, ,293.
 Of course, the interesting point about the marriage statistics is that now all marriages are registered, where formerly the Gretna Greene or irregular marriages were considered legal, although their exact number was difficult to ascertain. The year previous to the institution of national registration their number was esti-- mated as 29, 200. The number of reg istered marriages in 1907 was B, ,292. Of this total S9.23 per cent. were between bachelors and spinsters. PAP per cent. between bachelors and widows, GA per cent. between widowers and spin Sters, and 2.21 per cent. between wid- overs and widows.
 The average age of all men married was 29 years, and that of the women 26 years. The vast majority of the marriages were between men and wo- men of similar age, but there have been marriages in which wide differ ences existed between the ages of bride and bridegroom.
 Thus, during the year eleven bach e1ors of between 30 and 35 were mar ried to girls of between 15 and IT, and seven bachelors of over 40 mar ried girls of between IT and 19. There were five bachelors aged 20, and one aged 19, married to women over 30 One bachelor aged 19 married a widow of over 35, and four aged between 30 and 40 married widows of between 55 and 65. Of the widowers married dur ing the year two of over 40 selected spinsters of 19, two of over 50 mar ried spinsters of IF and IS, and one of over 60, who married a spipster aged IS. One widower of over 65 married widow of under 30, and one widower of over 75 married a widow of under 25
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-24
C- ITS S T F A. ,-, 4b. ,Ths Kind You Have Always Bought sss''' # N'<H2gzx
ILLUSTRATING A POINT
(New Haven Journal -Courier.)

(NeW Haven JOurnal-Courler.)
 Naturally attention has been called Johnson's father, not in an unkind spirit, but as an illustration of how the distinguished citizen of Minnesota, through sheer pluck and determlna- tion, finally triumphed over the heavy handicap. It is also recalled that when his political enemies undertook to make the character of his father an issue in the campaign. it was the manly. if painful. spirit in which he discussed it that won him friends on every hand.
 The elder Johnson was what we would call in this state a rounder. He was a vicious neer-do-Wen He was just the kind of a loafer who would at once be presented to the mind 8 eye as a proper subject for the act of sterilization which would kill his powers of procreation. If he were to- day a citizen of the state of Connecti- cut. and through the effect or his bad habits became an inmate of the state prison or an insane asylum. it would lie within the power of a board of surgeons to operate upon him in the way suggested. Doubtless without thought upon the subject. in all of the operation would be quietly ac- quiesced in.
 It is no wonder that the child of this town loafer. who became man of national >reDute and a likely cand1- date for the presidency, has turned the thoughts of observing people to the inherently vicious character of a law which might have deprived him of his right of birth. No wonder that he has, in the fullness and richness of his public career, taught the wick edness of meddling with the law of nature as Connecticut proposes to do. There are no such certain and positive laws of heredity and environment, as the Johnson case proves. that the new Connecticut sterilization law can be longer defended.
 The task which confronts Connecti- cut is not a conference as to the ster- ilization of an unfortunate. but the ed ucstion of the community in the wis dom of repeating the law at the earli- est possible moment. Let the cup of experiment be broken before it is fill ed to the brim with humiliation.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-24
Sues for $l,77S,76
 On Back Taxes

Baltimore. Md, Sept. 24-suit for s1,77s,745.49 has been filed by Attorney General Straus on behalf of the State of Maryland against the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad.
 The object of the suit is to recover taxes on the gross receipts of the rail- road in excess of taxes paid on its gross receipts in Maryland from 1896 to Dec. 28, 1908. The rate of gross receipts taxation payable by railroads was increased in 1896 and in other years by the Legislature and the State claims that the Baltimore & Ohio was not protected from such in- crease by an act of 1926.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-24
Winchester Co. Will
 Not Manufacture Autos

New Haven. Sept 24.-The runor that has kept rising so consistently since the announcement of the change in the charter of the Winchester Re- beating Arms company and the an nouncenent of the big factories being built in addition to it's present plant, that the company was going into the manufacture of automobiles. was giv- en a decisive knockout last night in a remark made by Thomas G. Bennett. president of the company. In casual conversation the president said that when the Winchester company started in to manufacture automobiles he would make a present of one to each person in the room, and there was quite al group present when he said this.
 This statement is taken as a com plete and definite refutation of the run1or.
 Mr. Bennett sails from New York tomorrow on a trip to Europe, which will probably be quite an extensive
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-24

will be bargain day at E. H. Dillon & Co.'S 1105 Main street. They will offer exceptional values in fall mer- chandise.
 Saturdays Specials.
 Roast pork, legs of genuine spring lamb, legs of fancy mutton, forequar- ters of lamb, salt spare ribs, sugar cured hams, sugar cured bacon. Money saving beef specials: Fancy rib roasts, chuck rib roasts (prime beef), pot roasts, choice shoulder clods. choice plate corned beef. Poultry at special low prices: Fresh stewing fowls, fancy fowls, fancy roasting chickens We also have a big supply of fresh dressed native broilers and roasting chickens, spring ducks, tur- keys and squab. The vegetable de- partment is complete with all the fresh nativeN vegetables; here ar a few of our specials: Fancy lettuce, wax beans, string beans, lima beans. native spin ach, large egg plant, Spanish onions, new beets, green peppers, caulif1owerS. Grocery specials for Saturday: Broken rice, export borax soap, copper king securing powre, bon ami sapolio, Eng fish walnut meats, pearl tapioca, pure olive oil. The demand for our bakery products is increasing daily, they are different from other bakers; special Saturday, peach cakes. Everything seasonable in sea foods Escallops, opened oysters, blue points, live lob sters, etc: Bridgeport Public Market and Branch, State and Bank streets, East Main street.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-24

The General Assembly enacted, at lis late and lengthy session, law re- ouiring, finder a penalty of s25 fne every boat ..propelled in whole or in part by an internal combustion en- zine or by an explosive engine, to be eau1ppped with an effective muffler. Harbormastefs are charged with the duty of reporting violations of this law and are to receive $2 for each conviction. The law is now in effect. It's enactment was due principally to the efforts of the shore summer re- sorts whose patrons have been much annoyed by the noise of unmuffled engines. As the tendency of mufflers ik to reduce power somewhat. one eff feot Of the new law may be to induce the construction and use of higher powered engines in order to secure the desired speed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-24

In recent speech President Taft said i've can certainly be discharglng Rsao higher, more sacred duty than Snlfiiltng the promises of the Repub- lfcan platform. 'Sacred' seems stronger word than .sthe connection warrants President Taft appears to feel more than the average reverence for his party.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-24
Biggest of Peaches
 Grown in New Jersey

Hilton. N. J.. Sept. 24.-Henry Jo- ralemon, the most famous grower of strawberries in the most famous straw berry locality of the State. has beaten his record for Strawberries in the field of raising peaches. Yesterday he sent to President Taft two specimens of the Iron Mountain variety of peach, which, when placed side by side. meas ured eight inches across. They were four inches in height.
 Joraleman declares that he cam raise better peaches in New Jersey than California ever saw.
 Joralemon works the old Seth Boy den farm, and 1t was he who first made the Hilton strawberry famous.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-24
Dispute Over 30 Cents z
 Ties up Jury Two Hours

Hartford. Sept. 24.-The time of the criminal Superior court was taken up until late yesterday afternoon with the trial of a case arising out of a dis pute over 30 cents. It tied up a jury for over two hours and after they had twice reported a disagreement were discharged by Judge, Burpee. The New York, New Haven & Hartford railroad was the complainant and the defendent Michael Cravan of Boston, a travelling salesman. Cravan a short time ago was traveiing from Bridge port to Middletown. His ticket read via Berlin, but he failed to alight there and was carried to this city. The conductor demanded 30 cents for the trip, but Cravan refused to pay and was arrested. He was fined in the lower court and took an appeal which was disposed of yesterday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-24


 The great railroads are. it is report sd. disgruntled over President Taft's recent speech dealing with contem- plated changes in. the interstate com merce law. It is, unfortunate that they do not specify the particular points to which they take exception. There are several points which are probably distasteful to them-for in- stance, prohibition of the purchase or holding of stock in competing roads, of spoo1ing'' contracts and of stock "wa- terinE." Had such features been em- bodied in the present interstate com 1nerce law, they would have very ma terially limited the. activities of the late Mr. Hartman. But it is not at all probable that the railroads repre- sentatives in the Senate will allow the Presidents recommendations to be in- corporated in the law.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-24
STATE OF CONNECTICUT, DISTRICT OF BRIDGEPORT, ss: pRORATVE COURT.

Estate of J. Herbert Craig. late of the town of Monroe. in said District. deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the District of Bridgeport, hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for the creditors of said estate to exhibit theit claims for settlement. Those who neg. feet to present their accounts, properly attested, within said time, will be de. barred a recovery. All persons in. debted to said estate are requested ts make immediate payment 10
 JESSIE F. CRAIG. V a2 s@- Administratrix.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-24

Speculation in stocks works on diff
 fsrent lines in European stock ex- changes from those obtaining in this country. A writer in the. October Van Norden Magazine says Gan optimistic sentence from thes lips of Morgan or g Hill will instantly re-echo within the walls of our. Stock Exchange, whereas in any country of Europe mere sentiments, cheerful or doleful, weigh little when placed on the scale that gauges money rates, crops, traffic returns, home and foreign trade, dip1o- 77iatic relations and the thousand oth- CT matters that rightly go to deter zr1ire the actual value of securities" ," The reason is found in the fact that while here railroads are in a number of instances controlled by small cliques which can, and too often do, use their power and opportunities to manipulate market prices, in Europe no such power Eests in such cliques. For instance, "the railroads of Great Britain are not in the arbitrary grip of scheming stock manipulators, and ss.t11e brainy men in command of the grand old banking institutions of Con- tinental Europe never combine to ar .tifciaily inhate security values-as is sometimes done in New York-for the interior purpose of filching money from the rank and file of investors
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-24

Senator Bailey of Texas. disagrees with MT Bryan upon the tariff ques- ton While the latter advocates free raw materials, the Senator favors low duties on both raw materials and manufactured articles, and goes on to Jsay that he is willing to take the tax off of the finished product be- cause he believes that American consumers are as much entitled to the benefit of competition in our markets as American manufacturers are en- titled to compete in foreign markets" !" MT. Bailey evidently favors a tariff for revenue.
 According to President Taft, mem bers of the same party may differ on the tariff question and yet not be cast out therefrom when it's platform, and their opinions and acts do not har- rnosaize. Senator Aldrich does not en- teT1ain this viey, for he told the ''in- surgents' in Congress that their party could get along without them, but the Fresident is the higher authority and Eff has position is well taken, it will not be necessary to read either MT. kBryan or Mir. Bailey out of the Den- kcratic party.
 Needless to say, each has follow
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-24
POPE DECLINES
 RIDE IN AUTO

n
 People who have heard that several weeks ago Plus x, was the recipient of a magnificent up-to-date automo- bile, presented to him by an Amerl- can, who-strange as it may seem wished to remain unknown, will think that his Holiness has been ca reering about the Vatican gardens in this twentieth century means of loco motion. Instead, nothing of the kind has taken place.
 When the automobile arrived the Pope went into the garden to see 1t, admired it's perfection, praised the ele- gance of the decorations, and actually entered into, it to try the softness of the seat, but when they proposed to start the machine he hurriedly said.
 "NO, not while I am in 1t" He de- scended, making no secret of his haste to be once again on firm ground, ejac- u1ating under his breath. Feet were
 made before motors, and that mode of progression is good enough for me-. It is known that the Pontiff4 has a decided aversion to any too rapid mode of locomotion, so much so that he has prohibited the clergy from us- ing bicycles and automobiles, unless indispensable for the performance of their holy ministry. He seems to think that velocity of movement is in compatible with the earnestness and devotion required by ministers of the Church. Even apart from this, there is no doubt that Plus x, has never liked any means of transportation ex-
 cept his dear Venetian gondola. that gIides so smoothly over the beautiful lagoons of his beloved city.
 1 For some time he absolutely refused 1 to go about the Vatican gardens sR a carriage. and it was only after consfd- erable difficulty that he consented to have an electric lift put up between his apartment and the ground floor,
 and he still dreads every occasion on
 which he is obliged to be carried in
 the sedia gestatoria, since it has nev- ter ceased to make him suffer from
 nal de mer-or, rather, its equivalent. zette.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-24

On Jan. 1 a. new Federal law which prohibfts the drawing and use of bank checks for less than s1, under a pen aity of fine. of $500 otimprisonment for six months or both, will go into efrect. It's purpose is not clear, unless fk be to prevent the circulation Of sucn cheeks through various hands as mon ey or to increase the sale of postage rfasnps and postal money orders.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-24
POINTS OF INTEREST.

Saturday, As Usual, will be bargain day at E. H. Dillon & Co.'S 1105 Main street. They will offer exceptional values in fall mer- chandiSe.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-24

ing. As in the Republican, so in the CTS, ff-for-revenue-only men, tariff for-protection men and tariff-with-in
 cidental-revenue men. It would be impossible to solidify either party up- on any one of these tariff principles.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-11-12

Alaska. however, nine out of every ten men think Cook faker for the simple reason that few people in the north believe he climbed Mt McKin- ley and argue that if he lied once he would do so again. Those who met Cook while he was in Alaska do not seem to hold a high opinion of his general reliability.
 No one has ever doubted that Peary reached the pole It has been merely a question of Cooks yerocity
 Peary promptly submitted his data to scientific tribunal on his return from the north, but Cook has de layed giving out his proofs upon the plea of unpreparedness. One would think that on such a vital question Cook would prepare his proofs for publicity before coining his fame on the lecture platform.
 Cooks actions have been suspic- ious. His sublime disregard of the charges and couuter-chargcs cast at him has been trine too calm and  dispassiouate. The Mt. Mckinley ep- isode is a point against him. His delay in submitting proofs is another. Why did he not bring back the Els, kimos who were with him when he is alleged to have reached the pole? His account of his trip reads like De- Quinceys opium Eater" in portions.
 It will probably be impossible to positively prove or disprove Cooks assertions. By the time he submits his proof public interest will have cooled. It will always be a matter of individual preference. Some will espouse Peary, others will champion Cook. At any event, the controversy has served the useful purpose of mah ing the public more familiar with the geography of the Arctic regions than the text books of three generations have accomplished.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-11-12
Home rule for Alaska.
ITS YOUR KllnEIS

Don't Mistake tho Cause of Your
 Troubles.
 Many people never suspect their kidneys. If suffering from iame' weak or aching back they think that it is only muscular weakness when urinary trouble sets in they think it wiu soon correct itself, And so it is with all the other symptoms Of kidney disorders. Ina is where the danger lies. You must cure these troubles or they may lead to diabetes or BrlghCs disease. The best remedy to use is Deans Kidney Pills. It cures all ills which are caus- ed by weak or diseased kidneys. Res ideuts of this vicinity are constantly testifying to permanent cures.
 II. R. McCaryer, 26S Holiday St, Portland, ore, says:
 Some years ago DOan's Kidney Pills proved of great benefit to me and l publicly recommend Jhelu' Since that time l have advised many of my fellow workmen to give them a trial and the results of their use have been satisfactory in every inst auce. l believe kidney trouble and backache in my case was brought on by a cold. I had always been skepuc' al regarding proprietary medicines ru' somehow what read about Deans Kidney Pills impressed me so much that I began their use. Relief soon followed and I have had no ser ious return of kidney complaint since"
 For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Mnburn Co.,, Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States.
 Remember the name-Doans-and take no other.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-11-12

FTye-Bruhn Co.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-11-12
COOK Vs PEARY.

The polar controversy is dying hard. Peary has ceased hurling recrimina- slons at Cook and the Brooklyn phy- sIclau has not appeared on the lee ture platform since his trying debate at MissOula, but the press is still printing the views Of the scientists as to whether Cook did or didn't.
 Down in the States Cook seems to have been awarded the palm. In
The daily Alaskan., 1909-11-12

The infusion of Seattle Spirit" as represented by Richard Ballnger in the personale of the Taft cabinet does not seem to have had the best of results-except, perhaps, from the standpoint of the Guggenheims.