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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-10-27

Paris.
Dearest Mamma: Well. we are ar
rived! 1t is Paris at last! But l
thought we should surely die in tran
sit. ! don't know what uncle would
have said if he had known that Lee
was in Rouen; he was dreadfully up
set over Mrs. Braytree's telling him
that she saw Lee in Havre.
We arrived last night, and the only
drawback is that Mrs Clary isn't here.
She left a note, and M. Sibilet's wife
is his mother, and has a place out at
Neuilly, and they were invited there
for three days. She will be back to-
morrow, and she left word for us to
go straight to the Bon Marche and
look at the white suits; so we did so.
We told uncle it was all right for us
to go alone, and he had just gotten
his mail, so he only said 'Hum!" and
we went. Just as we were taking the
cab, who should we see but Mr. Chop
stone. 1t was so lovely to see him
again, and he got into the cab and
went with us. We went to the Bon
Marche, but it wasn't much fun with
q man, so we came out after a little,
and he proposed taking the subway
and going to the Trocadero. Just
then we met a man that Mr.. Chop
stone knew, and he had red hair and
eyeglasses. Mr.. Chopstone introduced
him and invited him to go along. hut
he said it was no use, because it was
the wrong day and we couldn't get in
when we got there. BY this time we
were down in the subway, and Mr..
'Chopstone suggested that we go to
the Bots. so as not to have to go back
up the stairs again. While we were
stalking the train came and went in a
terrible hurry. and we got aboard in
between. After we were off we found
that Mr.. Chopstone wasn't on. We
didn't know what to do, because, of
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-10-27

don't want any martyrs in the dining
room, you know" and her husband
said, yes, yes, he understands; and
he says he'll find Susanna to fit your
bath, too" Mrs. Merrilegs stood up
then with very audible groan, and
they both shook hands with us in
way that quite wrung our hearts.
Then they limped away with the little
Frenchman spinning gaily about them,
and we went on alene.
In the very next room we met Mr..
Chopstone. He was awfully glad to
see us, and said, with our permission,
he'd join us; but as he seemed joined
anyway, we didn't even dream of re-
fusing. He asked if we'd told uncle
about the Chatelet, and then we re-
membered that we had forgotten. He
said he was so glad, because he
couldn't get any seats except baig-
noirs, and they looked queer, because
no one can see you. He asked If we
would like to go to the opera instead,
and we we're just discussing 1t when
we turned corner and ran right on
to Betty Burleigh and the red-haired
man. His name is Potter, and, did you
ever! They looked so upset that 1t
can't have been an accident, their be-
ing together But hoy could they have
arranged it? IF they didn't arrange 1t,
why did they look upset? Betty had
on a bright green cloth dress and a
violet hat, and the red-haired man
heightened the general effect so much
that we moved on as quickly as pos
sible. Mr.. Chopstone said very round
ly: You'd better fight shy of her, I
think" and Edna said dryly: "Of him,
too, don't you think?" waited a
minute, and then l said 1t seemed droll
to think that il we were all English,
we'd be pleased to call poor Betty
typical American.
We came home when the Louvre
closed and found uncle back with his
a big fire built, for he said 1t gave
him chills to look at the nymph ever
his bed. He had put in true Merri-
legian afternoon, having been to the
Palais de Justice, Sainte Chapelle,
Notre Dame, and driven by the Hotel
de Vile and around the Opera house
completely around" He says there
won't be a thing left for him to leok
at by Monday. He says II he was
pressed for time he'd hire cab fer
one whole day and lump the business;
but that, seeing that We have the
time, 1t really doesn't seem necessary.
Mrs. Clary will be back to-morrew,
and we're very glad, for uncle is awful
peppery and tartary, and says "Hum!"
when we least expect 1t. Edna sent
Mr. Chopstone petit-bleu, asking
him please not to ask US to 60 any
where tonight. Mr.. Edgar sent nae
some violets, but had time to give
them to the chambermaid before un-
Gle came in. 1t doesn't seem possible
that uncle could really care for Mrs.
Clary; but he's so cross II she talks
to any one else that almost wonder
if he doesn't.
We talk Italy and mark Brittany
every chance we get, but uncle says
"Hum!" to Italy the same as he does
to everything else these days. I'm
sure / don't see what well do II he
takes the rest of Europe as hard as he
does this much. But of course l don't
mean that we're not having lovely
time, and we never forget for q min
ute how kind he was to bring rs.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-10-27

pictures they wanted for their new
house. and that they never meant 10
take more than 20 minutes for the Sc
lection, and that they had been there
an hour already. She felt badly be-
cause the itinerary had them visit
Notre Dame, the Eiffel tower as high
as the elevator goes. and Versailles
this afternoon. She said they wanted
to try and call on the American con-
sui, too. to ask about masseur. She
said Mr.. Merrilegs said he thought II
they could get hold OF good masseur
and keep him right with them that
they could manage to rub through to
the end.
Edna and I felt dreadfully sorry for
her; but there did not seem to be any
thing to do except look sad. and we
did that as heartily as we knew how
until in a minute or two Mr.. Merri-
legs hove In sight with funny little
Frenchman dancing round and round
him. Mr.. Merrilegs looked almost as
exhausted as his wife, and called Edna
by my name and me by hers. His
wife asked him If he had ordered the
pictures, and he said: mo; l haven't
any more time to waste here. I've
given Claretie the paper with the
sizes of the spaces marked on 1t, an
he's to go through and measure till
he finds a famous picture to match
each space" Mrs. Merrilegs sort Of
nodded family and said: But We
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-10-27
A Lawn Rarher.

A major in certain regiment has a
great contempt for incapacity of any
kind and is somewhat impatient A
sergeant complained to him that he
could get no man to undertake the
duty of barber to the company.
Us there nc gardener in the com
pany?" asked the maor, testify. See
If you can find out, and send him to
me-"
The man was duly sent, but on re-
ceiving orders to act as barber ven
tured to expostulate.
Great guns!" cried the major. III
you can cut grass you can cut hair.
Go and do it."--Oakland Tribune
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-10-27

course, 1t was he that we knew, and
not the red-haired man. The red
haired man said he would do what
ever we pleased, and Edna thought we
had better get right off; but thought
we ought to go right on. We didn't
know what to do, and so we kept on
to the Bots.
The Bots was just lovely-all auto
mobiles and babies; and who do, you
think we met? Betty Burleigh. We
were so surprised, for / thought she
was in California for her lungs; but 1t
seems that she's been in Dresden for
her music all winter, and now she's
here for her clothes. She was with
an elderly French lady, and / don't
think that the elderly French lady
liked to have her stop and talk to us.
thought at first that perhaps 1t
wasn't proper on account of the red
haired man, but in a second saw the
real reason. Betty glanced around
and said, "Oh. madam, on est Fakir?"
Whereupon the elderly French lady
looked absolutely terrified and tore
madly off. We had quite long talk
before she came back with the most
awful little black dog, which they evil
IDENTIFY had no string to. She put him
down and began to look displeased
again, and Betty just glanced about
and said calmly, "Oh, madam, on es
Fakir?" He had absolutely vanished
again, and the elderly French lady
sort of threw up her eyes and rushed
wildly away. The red-haired man
said. why don't you buy chain for
him?" Betty shrugged the Frenchiest
kind of shrug and said, II don't have
to chase him" The red-haired man
said, Il should think she would buy
the chain them" and Betty shrugged
a much Frenchier shrug, and said:
81 wouldn't allow it. While she is
running after him l can do as
please" The red-haired man laughed.
Poor madame came painting up with
the creature just then, and Betty said
sweetly, ."Laissez-lui courir," SO she
had to put him down; but could see
that she meant to keep sharp eye
on him. Betty wanted us all to come
to the Palais and lunch with her; but
.of course we refused, because you
wouldn't have liked It, and, anyway,
we had to go back to uncle. She
wanted the red-haired man to stay,
sny how, and was quite put out when
be declined. Just then two men in
an automobile canae UP and asked her
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-10-27
Where Inspiration Sits.

Mrs. Quilluser came tiptoeing softly
into her husbands study, rested a
hand lightly on his shoulder and peer
ed ever at the sheaf of half-written
sheets on his desk.
What are you working on now,
dearest?" she asked gently.
"On Mary's mittens," he answered
pleasantly, but without looking up.
Mrs. Quilllser studied a moment, as
If planning. Dearest, Willie needs a
pair of shoes more than Mary does
the mittens. have already promised
them to the poor boy. Hadn't you bet
ter work on Willie's shoes first, dear?"
"All right, Nellie, all right" he re-
piled kindly. turning his eyes up into
Nellie's great patient ones.
Then he pushed back IAN Ode to
the Dancing Leaves" and cheerfully
began to write Sunday special on
"a New Substitute for Coal."-Puck.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-10-27

her husband came home she appealed
to him for money to buy food.
Twenty cents is all l have he
said.
Where did you get that?" she
asked.
Il begged it."
well, l don't want food bought
with money you begged. Why don't
you go to work."
Enraged at his wife's rebuke, Chris
man went into the kitchen and took
down dicebox. He determined that
should two aces appear he would kill
himself, his wife and the babe. Should
two skies show he would look fol
work He cast the dice and the two
aces lay on the table before him.
Chrisman then stabbed his wife six
times. AS she fell to the floor he
drank the carbolic acid.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-10-27

Starch, like everything else, is be-
ing constantly improved, the patent
Starches put on the market 25 years
ago are. very different and inferior to
those of the present day. In the lat
est Observation-Disclosures Starch-all
injurious chemicals are omitted, while
the addition of another ingredient. in
vented by us, gives to the Starch a
strength and smoothness never ap-
preached by other brands.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-10-27
DEATH OEGREED BY
THROW OF THE DICE
CHICAGO MAN sTABs WIFE AND
KILLS SELF WHEN CUBES
SHOW ACES.

Chicago.-The fate Of q man, q
woman and their five-weeks-old baby
hung on a throw of the dice.
Albert Chrisman. aged 40, barber.
who had been without work for three
weeks, cast the dice. The outcome Of
his throw was that he is dead. his
wife was fatally wounded and the
baby is Icing cared for by neighbors.
Mrs. Chrisman suffered from stab
wounds. Chrisman died from carbolic
acid. which he drank after his attempt
to kill his wife.
According to Mrs. Chrisman. when
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-10-27
In Confidence.

do your cows give much milk?
queried the fair summer boarder.
do they!" echoed the old farmer
Say, jist atween yew an me. they
give so alfred much that de diloot
tn well water we sell tew tn campers
with t."-Chicago Daily News.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-10-27
Rain Of Meteors scares Natives.

Honolulu.--A phenomenal rain OF
meteors caused much excitement and
some alarm among natives. The fail
began at 1926, Although most of the
heavenly visitants fell into the sea,
It is believed some Of them struck on
this island. Observers counted 10 me.
teors that fell into the sea.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-10-27

There b more Catarrh N this section Of the country
than all other diseases put together and until the last
few years supposed to be incurable. For great
many years doctors pronounced 1t local disease and
prescribed local remedies. and by constantly falling
to cure with local treatment pronounced II ncurable
Science has proven Catarrh TO be constitutional dis
ease and therefore requires constitutional treatment
Halls Catarrh Cure. manufactured by F. j. Cheney
Co.. Toledo Ohio. Is the only Constitutional cure on
the market. II Is taken internally In doses from 10
drops TO a teaspoonful 1t acts directly the blood
and mucous surfaces OF the system. They offer one
hundred dollars for any 1t fails to cure. Send
for circulars and testimonials
Address, F. J. CHENEY q CO., Toledo Ohio
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-10-27
Mrs. Smiths Housekeenino.

Growells-Smith's wife must be a
poor housekeeper.
Mrs. Growell-Why do you think SO?
Growells--He declares he's perfect
ly comfortable at home every day in
the year.-Boston Herald
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-10-27
Gradina Llterary Power

Dean Smaller Mathews says that the
newspaper shapes the popular mind
more by its headlines than by it's ed
itorials." By the same token, au-
thors impress by the title of their
books, not by their contents. artists by
their themes, rather than by their ex-
ecution-and lecturers by their plati-
tudes more than by their sense.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-10-27

me q well woman,
and / would like to
tell thewholeworld
Of it. l suffered
fromfemaletrouble
and fearful painsin
my back. Ihad the
best doctors and
they all decided
that I had a tumOr
In addition to nay
female trouble, and
advised an opera
ton. lydia II.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-10-27

Don't place too much confidence in
appearances. The fellow who is up
with the lark may have kept the lark
UP all night.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-10-27

For Colds and orlpp-capudlne.
The best remedy for Gripp and Colds is
Hicks Capudine. Relieves the aching and
feverishness. Cures the cold Headaches
alse. It's Lquid-Effects immediatsly-10.
as and soc at Drug Stores.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-10-27

A man isn't necessarily hot.headed
because he wears a stove-pipe hat
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-10-27

EPRAINS AND BRUISES
disappear like magic under the healing toueh Of
Perry Davis Painkfllep. During this Icy weather no
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-10-27
AFTER
SUFFERING
ONE YEAR
Cured by Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound

milwaukee,, Wis. Lydia E. Pink.
hams Vegetable COMPOUND has made
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-06-05
PresbyfenEan ehurcI,.

G.. r. LoNGBRAKE, Pastor.
1000 a. m. Sunday School.
IL a. m. Theme: Fruits Of Faith
fitness.
7:0O p. m. e. E. Service.
500 p. m. Theme: 'tHonoring Ones
YOUTH
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Crescent Cottage Paint,
Strictly Pure.

Remember it is just as cheap to use
good strictly pure paint as cheap paint,
because pure paint covers nearly again
as much surface as two gallons of
adulterated paint which is cheap in
first cost, at least it appears so. But
do not pay money for water, you can
pump it opt Of your well. Water does
not cover any surface, it dries out
quickly SO does gasoline, That is the
reason it takes nearly again as many
gallons Of cheap paint to paint your
house as good paint. Improve your
property by coat of the best paint.
You will be happily surprised how few
gallons it takes of the best. A few
dollars will improve your home beyond
your expectations, also your Barns,
Sheds, Carriages, Buggies, Wagons and
all Farm Implements.
Try q can of Ores O'Lac on the old
chair, table, bed stead and mark the
improvement. You will wonder how
you got along all this time without all
these small Rpd inexpensive Injuries.
The most sanitary floor is painted or
vanished one. There is no place for
dust or vermin to stay, We carry
both paint and varnish. For sale by
HENRY WOLF & SON.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-06-05
New NOrzAal BOarssnx House.

As the Model District School depart
ment at the Normal is to move into the
main building, their old building, the
old Fort Hays hospital building, has
been turned into a Normal boarding
house, with Mrs. Cave IN charge. It
will be handy for students living at the
building or down that way, but will
prove too long q walk for students to
go there for supper, or to trot way
down there ON Saturdays and Sundays
when school is not in session, even If
the price is lower. Mrs. Cave is a
lovely housekeeper, but until the school
starts dormatories down there the
school grounds are too far off for a
separate boarding house.
With flour $1.65 a sack, potatoes
so bushel and everything general
ly higher, our Normal club houses
found that they could not afford to feed
the students for less than seventeen
cents meal and give them good, re-
spectacle living, and had to charge
So. so week until prices came down on
necessaries, and most Of the students
don't expect it. Teachers wages have
gone up from the old time twenty-five
and thirty dollars to forty and fifty
dollars month. Our Normal teachers
have had their wages raised about fifty
per cent from our first school opening,
yet the boarding prices have kept
about the same, with ouly small adj
vance. Most of the students who come
can afford to pay the fifty cents extra
and will in preference to staying around
the building until supper time or taking
the long trip out to the grounds three
times day on Saturdays and Sundays.
Mrs. Rowlison and Mrs. Morgan and
other ladies' around town have been
setting fine tables, our peop'e are
generally opening their homes for Nor
NAL roomers aRd the eating places
must be convenient. AS some say the
students had better cut down on the
extras and the school make the ath-
letics, the boating, the entertainments
and other extras free, for every stu
dent in every school claims it ia the
extras that use up their money.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-06-05

An eastern exchange contains the
following, and it evidently means an
other State Normal at Garden City to
be established by the next Legislature:
Governor Stubs believes that Kansas
ought to have another branch of its
State Normal School like the one at
Fort Hays. The governor has just re-
turned from trip to the school. He
was about the most enthusiastic man
imaginable about another branch of the
Normal in another part of the state to
be run along the same lines as the Fort
Hays branch. The governor figures
that another branch could be establish
ed for about $4,000 and its annual
cost would be about $4,000.
eff the people of Kansas could see
the Fort Hays Normal School and the
work it is doing for the young people
in the western part Of the state they
would be proud of that school. / am
in favor of establishing still another
branch Of this school work in southwest
Kansas"
The governor is convinced that the
normal work of this school is an inspir-
alton for the youth Of Western Kansas
toward higher education. The Nor
NAL owns s, 1000 acres Of fine land there
and the branch experiment station of
the Agricultural College has 1000 acres
for a farm. Both institutions are in
fine shape. The crops proraise big
harvest and the thoroughbred stock is
doing well this year.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-06-05

W. B. Ham expects to attend the
commencement exercises Of the Nor
NAL school at Hays on Friday, accom-
panied by Mrs. Ham. They expect 20
go east from there-he to Chilicothe,
Mo-, to take dispositions IN a lawsuit,
and she to Kansas City and Clinton to
meet her mother and sisters. They In
tend to take in the commencement
exercises Of the State Normal School
at Emporia June End and 3rd, on their
return. Stockton Record.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-06-05

1000 q. m. Sunday School.
11:OOa a. m. Preaching. This il thu
last sermon on the Lords Prayer.
700 p. m. B. Y. P. u.
800 p. m. Preaching. Subject: ''De.
mon faith VS.. Christian faith
Sunday, June 18th, will be a Rol
Call Day. Rev. S. Lee Philips, mis-
sionory among the Indians, will preach
in the morning. There will be services
in the afternoon and evening. Fur
ther notice will be given later on.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-06-05

Parties wanting wells, any depth,
can secure our services by addressing
as at Ellis, Kansas, or by leaving word
at the Blue Front Implement house. =
w. J. Helms & Co. f-tf
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XSEI-LGEl

Frank King is now ready to delive,
ice on call and SELECTS your order for
Summer delivery. The finest lot gof
ice ever stored in this county. Phone
2O3 FRANK KING. 22-4t
or % Hoffman Meat Market.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-06-05

If you want to see 3 splendid grove
of trees, go up into the second story Of
the Court house and take a look. In
every direction there is nothing but
trees, trees, and they cut out entirely
from view the lovely cottages here and
there, yet only few years ago hardly
a tree was to be seen. Here in Hays,
If you set out q few trees and give
them the least care in a few years it
win make grove.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-06-05

Ellis County Stallion To The. Front
In the spirit of the Vest an exclusive horse paper pub
Eshed April 18th, 1902 Ed Escobar, 344O2,
owned by E F. MADDEN. of Hays City. receives
honorable mention under the following head
ne Remember Of Great Sons
or Great SireS.
Following list of richly pedgreed and highly mer-
stations the stud that it will be well have thoroughly
in recognition and remembrance Some of these days
will have be bred stallion just the desired
brood stallion horse will be wanted from
this list will be just the right to turn to to get this want
supplied notable roll worth knowing thoroughly at
rate Everyone representing of the famous stations
of times history makers and the distribution of their blood
through our newer Southwest.
1t roll of honor amnog trotting stations, and while
this grand animal Ellis County, the tine improve
stock This horse has the speed stamina and trans
them his colts His disposition unexceled and that
of his colts the
Call and the horse his colts. and get copy of his
pedigree, and send your to him.
E. F. Madden, Hays.