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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-03-10
Making grand total Of $1,264. 161.01

In this statement nothing is said Of
the money appropriated by the federal
government. which is paid to our two
A. & M. Colleges. | do not know
the exact amount each receives. but it
is a sum which It given to Clinton,
Millsaps. Blue Mountain, or Brook
haven. would in nv opinion, be ample
to run these schools without any ap-
preparation out of the state treasury, or
any endowment from individuals.
Nor is this all, but we have now an
additional demand upon US to establish
a Teachers Training School in orde
to educate $500 teachers to teach
$500 schools. This scheme it adopt.
ed will cost the state a million dollars
in the next FIVE years. To my mind
it seems more sensible and business
like to first raise a sufficient fund to
support our common schools and thus
lay foundation for a permanent ed.
ucational system. When we are able
to pay good salaries the trained teach
ers will come to US. Our present
system is like q pyramid with the apex
turned to the ground. and some day
the taxpayers will ask in no uncertain
tone: Is school system which gives
to the sons and daughters Of the
wealthy and welI-to-do classes IRON
$50 to $3.50 per snnum to promote
higher education and SI.99 to the
wOol-hst boys and sun-bonnet girls in
the rural districts fair and Just one
and does such system accord with
the accepted theory Of free schools ?
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-03-10
GORDON MEMPH
GUEST.
col

From Commercial Appeal. Mch. 10.
Those who attended the luncheon
given at the Business Mems Club il
honor Of Hon. James Gordon. Of Mis-
sIssippi. poet statesman, and ex
United States Senator. can we'll under
stand how this grand old man, will
his plain. old-fashioned eloquence
born of the old Southern school, sway
ed lhe Senate recently with his love
everybody" speech, which made hin
famous in day. 1t would take mar
with heart OF adamaut to withstand
the spontaneous bubble OF sunshine
disseminated by the gallant old soldier
without telling that he was a better
man for having heard it.
The reception to Col. Gordon in
Memphis was marked throughout b,
the utmost simplicity, though none the
less hearty. a fact which apparently
appealed to the guest Of honor.
AT 1.30 p. m. Col. Gordon was the
guest Of honor at luncheon served al
the Business Men Club, which proved
one Of the most pleasant features Of
days program. Seated at the table
with Col. Gordon we're Col. R. P.
Lake, chairman; Judge j. NJ. Greer,
POSTMASTER; F. W. Faxon. president;
John NJ. luther, secretary. and James
S. Warren. industrial commissioner
Of the Business Men Club; Congress-
man George w. Gordon. Judge Wal
ter Malone. w. R. Barksdale, j. M.
Goodbar, ex-Msyor James H. Malone.
j. NJ. Dockerv. R. T. FAINT. Cliff S.
Blackburn. G. T. Fitzhush, Capt. w.
w. Carnes. Edward Bourne, Capt. B.
F. Duke, Rev. Thomas S. Potts. H. E.
Cannon. j. NJ. Williams. j. Henry
Martin. Sol. Coleman. N. B. Forrest.
j. P. NorReei and H. J.Forsdick. R.
|. Gordon. Of Little Rock. Ark. son
OF Col. Gordon. was also a guest OF
honor at the luncheon.
Divine blessing was asked by Rev.
T. S. Potts and course luncheon was
enjoyed before the gathering was call.
cd to order by Chairman Lake. who
introduced Judge j. M. Greer as
for the occasion. Judge
Greer in happy speech. bade Col.
Gordon welcome. and said:
In one Of Mr.. Thackersy's wonder
ful bOOks-which to know well is at
least half Of a liberal sducation---he
has drawn the character Of a sentle-
man before whom he whole Christen-
dom, especially the English speaking
Continued to Page 5.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-03-10
Cumberland Telephone & Telegraph Company.

Macon said. No white man was with
him as a witness, his only companion
being his negro valet and four eskimos,
He claimed to have made an
average Of A miles per day on bis
way back from the pole to Bartlett's
camp and 28.6 miles per day from
Bartlett's camp to Cape Columbia.
The greatest speed that he had made
before Bartlett left him was 9.06 miles
per day. so Peary must have made
nearly three tines as great speed after
Bartlett him as he did before, in order
to reach the pole"
Mr.. Macon declared that Pearys
own atatements showed that he
equalled this speed but twice durtns
the entire ioul ney to the pole.
The first day he started from land he
made 26 miles and on another day
made 20 miles in IA hours Of forced
march which Mr. Peary has told as,
was about the limit Of human endur--
ance."
Mr.. Macon quoted Lieutenant Shack
elton. General Greeley and others to
show that ten or twelve miles ber day
or slightly more. perhaps. is consider
ed to be the limit OF human endurance.
travelling over polar seas"
The only member Of the committee
who did not vote to defer action on,
the bill was Representative EneIe.
bright Of California, who said he was
convinced that Mr.. Peary had dicover-
ed the pole ard that the committee
had sufficient proof before it.
Representative Bates Of Pennsylva-
MIA, heretofore considered suppoter
Of Peary. offered resolution. which
was adopted. declaring that the COM
mittee must have further proof before
proceeding.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-03-10

one speech in the Senate and that an
off f-hand, extempore affair. Yet it was
q revelation to the Senate and touched
the great heart Of the nation.
Some seven or eight years ago, a
republican politician asked Tom
Reed what the thunder is the ms.ier
with President Roosevelt ?" Mr.,
Reed dryly responded: Nothing
much; he has merely discovered the
ten commandments"
Col. Gordon's speech was SEN
sational in that its author merely told
the truth. Truth had so long. perhaps
been stranger in the Senate cham
Der, that senators seemed afraid to
introduce it. lest CONSERVATION might
ensue. Col, Gordon merely took it
by the hand and led it in. The SEN
ate was hrst amazed, then pleased.
Perhaps now that Senators have seen
how gentle thing it is, how becom-
ing an attendant upon craftsmanship,
how pleasing after all these years to
the people Of the country. others Of
them than Col. Gordon will come to
its side and be its champions.
: The Mississippian's foot today is
upon his native heath, and he is
amidst his own people.
Our Memphis welcome is sincere
a welcome to him and an approval Of
his public utterances and deeds.-.-
News.Scimitar.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-03-10
THE GENTLEMAN FROM
MISSISSIPPI.
FROM

Col. James Gordon. Of Mississippi.
is today a guest Of the city Of Mem
phis. The people Of ell this territory
are cOsnizsnt Of the great fame which
welI-esrned during bis sixty days as q
Senator Of the United States. has come
to crown long life Of honest simplic-
iiy and worthy deeds. He made only
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-03-10
WHEN SILENCE REIGNED

A group Of college men were seated
around table in cafe. One Of them
was doing ell the talking. says the
New York Tribune. He told what he
had done snd what he expected to do.
To use the slang Of the day. he went
way up in the air " A dry. stOIid
fellow acoss the board tired Of ell the
youngsters verbal flights remarked
! hereby nominate Wilbur Wright a
committee Of one to bring ysu down to
earth. Hes the only man ! know who
can reach your height Silence all
around.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-03-10

61033. Thus making that institution
cost the state S423,002.79 for the be.
nnial period. A grand total of 1928
585.75 for our three white schools.
Now when we add to this the amount
given the negro A. & M. College.
$84. 4.95O.54. we have S1,008,536.29
devoted to the college education OF
one-third OF one per cent. OF our
scholastic population. This is what
we did two years ago.
Now notwithstanding The exlraordi-
nary liberality Of the last. legislature
these educational cormorants ere here
asking this legislature to give them
more than they received two years ago
to-wit:
The University wants. :. $3.50, ,5OO.32
A. & NJ. already received 35,00000
and wants. ............. 338,66068
more besides ......... 100000
expected to be realized
from the fertilizer. cot
ton seed meal and feed
ing stuff tax.
And the |. /. & c., the
deserving Of them all,
wants. 49,. 100000
Total ...,............-Sl. .l64, ,161.01
| presume Sambo will inn
itate his white friends
and come in for an in
crease also. say. ........ 100000
Making a grand total Of $1,264. .161.01
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-03-10
EX-SENATOR GORDON In
MEMPHIS.

|
Senator from the state Of Mississippi
for a period of two months. whsse
brief career as the representative ol
his state in that body for the last sev.
eral days, has been the subject Of gen
eral discussion throughout the entire
country. arrived in Memphis with
Mrs. Gordon from Chattanooga this
morning.
The Memphis Special" which
bore Col. and Mrs. Gordon. rolled in
to the Union Station an hour later than
the time scheduled to arrive. but the
delay only served to intensity the en-
thusiasm Of the committee that was
there to receive him,
The committee appointed to meet
the distinguished Mississippian was
headed by Col. R. P. Lake as chair
man. F. W. Faxon.' president Of the
Business Mems Club, and R. H.
| Vance.
For the past three or four days Col.
Gordon has undergone no little strain
receiving the attentions and tributes
Of the people of Tennessee, and con-
sequently he was escorted to the home
Of his daughter. Mrs. Anna G. Nehls,
1S0 South Dudley street, and there
left to rest and prepare himself for the
many features that are to constitute
the ovation OF Memphis.
While Col. Gordon is in the fall Of
life and not nearly as vigorous as he
once was. as soon as he stepped from
his car this morning the members Of
the reception committee could see that
he was enjoying remarkable health
for a man Of his age. and for one who
has gone through what he has in the
last two months.
Yes, indeed. am glad to be back
home" Senator Gordon said to Col.
Lake as he shook him by the hand,
i felt a great pride while in Washing
ton in the fact that ! was there to rep
resent the people Of Mississippi. bu:
in spite Of that can ruthfully say
! am glad to be home again.
1t is natural for Col. Gordon to feel
that he has at last reached home"
even though he has not crossed the
borders of tho state Of Mississippi.
In Memphis he has a daughter. a
granddaughter, hundreds Of friends,
thousands of admirers and standing
welcome any time he chooses to come
this way.
At II o'clock this morning the con-
mittee which met the train went again
to the home Of Mrs. Nehls on South
Dudley street and accompanied the
Senator on an automobile trip. At l
o'clock he was taken to the Business
Mems Club, where preparations had
been undar way all morning and a
large part Of yesterday for the lunch
con.
Until 4 o'clock this afternoon, fol-
lowing the luncheon, Col. Gordon and
his wife will be royalty received at
the Nineteenth Century Club. where
the Senator will deliver an address.
During the day, while patriotic Mem
phians are showering attentions upon
the Senator. Mrs. Gordon will be en-.
tertained by a committee of ladies' un-
der the chalrmanship Of Mrs. c. B.
BRYAN.
Col. Gordon will be in the city to-
day and tomorrow. leaving here for bis
horne IN OLoIora M;ea
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-03-10

bladder remedy, be-
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able health restoring
properties. Swamp
Root fulflls almost
every wish in over
coming rheumatism,
pain in the back, kid
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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-03-10
OUR STATE FINANCES AND
OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM.

Capt Frank Burkitt, chairman of the
House Committee was a pleasant call
er at our office Monday.
He takes issue with the Senate
Finance Committee on the question Of
appropriations for the Common
Schools Of the state and those for the
higher educational institutions, He
nakes a comparison between the sum
allowed the public schools and the ap-
bropriations Of two yesrs ago for tbs
University. A and M. College and |.
and G.
Capt. Burkitt takes up the cause Of
he common schools in the following
prceful letter:
Our state colleges are certainly ex-
pensive institutions, and when their
allowance in the past and their de-
mands for the future are compared
with meagre appropriation doled out
10 ike seven hundred and fifty thous-
md children in the common schools.
Iwonder at the forbearance Of the
Verage taxpayer.
The house psssed a bill early in
be session which when we consider
be increase in scholastic population
rom 1908 to 1910 is less than $500
6er copita, and yet the senate thought
Unnecessary to scale the house appro-
btiation about $4,000 a year, and
hen it came to an allowance for the
sbpport Of agricultural high schools.
at body cut off two-6fths Of the ap-
nfopriation to make these schools for
e rural people efficient. thought,
hen more money than '. as necessary
j. support the agricultural high schools.
keady established or likely to be es.
tblished in the next two years. was
tut out of the common school bill,
which as before stated was less than
$500 foy every boy and girl Of school
he in the state, it was only just to the
Fal population, SO per cent. Of whom
ver have the time or means to attend
llege. that it should be given them
their high schools. Perhaps it
II be done yet. hope it will, but
not. | can only attribute the failure
the persistent demands Of the state
lleges and their importunate friends.
Two years ago the appropriations
the colleges including interest on
britain funds owned by them. sll Of
hich was paid out Of the state treas.
were as follows:
diversity S286. .504.32
.& C.................... 214,078.64
& M. College. ........~ 267917.22l
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lotal............... .......SI6o.5OO.l6
Besides this vast sum used IN edu-
ing less than 1000 boys and girls
! A. & M. College realized from the
sIizer. cotton seed meal and feeding
taxes $l31.475.24, and had an
IS over the smOunt necessary to
~ the expenses Of the three very
nsive experimental stations under
direction Of the college Of S2S.-
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-03-10
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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-03-10

hold water and scalding pain in passing it,
or bad effects following use of liquor, wine
or beer, and overcomes that unpleasant
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through the day, and to get up many
times during the night.
Swamp-RoOt is not recommended for
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readers of this paper, who have not al
ready tried it, may have sample bottle
sent free by mail, also a book telling
more about Swamp.Ro and how to
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-03-10
Do You Get Up
With a Lame Back?

Kidney Trouble Makes You Miserable.
Almost everyone knows of DR.. Kilmer's
Swamp-Root, the great kidney, liver and
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-03-10

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Binghamton, N. Y. The regular fifty-eent
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all druggists. Don't make any mistake
but remember the name, Swamp Root,
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the ad-
dress, Biughamton, n. Y, on every bottle.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1910-03-10
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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-12
Coroner's Jury
Has Two Verdlcts
Finds Roger Wagner Suicide and
that Soldier Met Aociden-
tai Death.

A coroner's inquest into the death of
Roger Wagner, who was found dead Sat
urday night on the steps OF a rooming
house at 1915 jackson street, resulted this
morning in verdict Of suicide by car
bolic acid
Wagner had at one time been employed
as an iron worker at the Paxton & Vier-
ling foundry. Despondent because he could
not find employment is thought TO be the
cause OF his self-destruction.
Wagner was arrested last week charged
with stealing goods from the landlady at
ISIS jackson street. He and the goods he
was thought TO have stolen were taken to
the police station several hours before the
owner Of the goods missed them. Upon
the landlady's statement that the goods
had not been stolen from her Wagner was
released. He was not heard of again by
the police until the report Of his commit
ting suicide Saturday night came to them
The death of Robert G. Garrett, a prl-
vate Of Company X Of the engineer corps,
was found to have been accidental by the
coroner's Jury Tuesday morning CARROT
was found with his head severed from his
body on the Missouri Pacific tracks Sunday
morning
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-12
Campbell Tells
of Dry Farming
Has Photographs of Fields Side by
Side, Showing Advantages of
His Methods.

Prof. Hardy w. Campbell Of Lincoln,
author OF what is known as Campbelrs
scientific method of farming, arrived In
what his method wilr do in a dry year
Mr.. Campbell has two photographs in
his possession. one showing him standing
in his own corn field on the Burlington
experimental farm at Holdrege and an
other taken of his neighbours farm just
across the road from where the first pic
ture was taken In the picture Of his corn
IL stands above his head and in that OF his
neighbor 1t is a foot below his shoulder
both pictures having been taken on Sep
TENDER /. 1910.
not that he is the better farmer or has
better land. for his neighbor is one of tile
best in the state, but that in this very dry
year he had used his own scientific method
OF dry farming to the greatest success ana
his neighbor had used the older method.
Il have been farmer for over thirty
years, and l consider the method popularity
known as dry farming, but which is really
the method of wet farming, the greatest in
the world" said Mr. Campbell Il have
letters from all over the United States and
Canada, where the rainfall is not regular,
Of farmers who are trying the dry farming
method for the first time because OF liter
ature 1 have sent them. All report that
in spite OF the failure OF crops next TO
theirs and near their lands that their own
corn and oats are doing well and look like
almost a bumper crop"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-12
TWO PORTUGUESE DIE BYGAS
Pair Of Foreigners Found Dead in
Basement Room of Hotel.
WERE GOING ACROSS COUNTRY
Victims Of Cos at swiss Hotel Had
stopped ON Trip 60 Coast-Third
Man I'm Next Room Almost
Overcome.

Two Portuguese, apparently well-to-dC
and going across the country on a long
Journey were asphyxiated in a basement
room Of the Swift hotel SIS South Tenth
street where they stopped for LODGING
Monday night. The men registered Mon
day night, but we're unable to speak Eng
hsh, end only the name OF one, Harris
Fernandez, could be learned.
Before the discovery Of the deaths @. A.
Leonard, a regular roomer OF the lodging
house, whose room was next 70 that Of the
foreigners, was almost overcome by the
fumes Of gas that came through aper-
lures In tic separating walls. Mrs Esther
Wilson, who is employed at the hotel. was
first 10 detect the odor Of gas and then
find the dead bodies
Mrs. Wilson was attracted to the base
ment when she arrived about o'clock to
open the restaurant She hastily awoko
Leonard and inquired about the gas. lie
felt dazed. but showed the woman there
was no gas escaping in his room. Neither
knew that the adjoining room was occu-
pied. The woman returned to the scene
at o'clock when the fumes had become
excessively dense, and the room of the
Portuguese was broken open, while Leonard.
almost unconscious, was given attention.
Railroad tickets on the bodies of the
dead Portuguese showed that they were
on their way from Boston, Mass to
Bakersfield, Cal.
The coroner was notified and an inquest
will be held The hotel IL conducted by
Charles Kopald.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-12

Lame back is one OF the most common
forms OF muscular rheumatism few
applications OF Chamberlain 8 Eminent will
give relief. For sale by al druEgists
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-12
BRUCKER WOULD HAVE
LIGHT SIGNS UPRIGHT
Thinks that the Streets Would BE
More Attractive with Them
That Way.

Cooley +. Brucker president OF the
city council declares that the present agi-
tRuon for Ornamental street lights can do
no good toward beautifyiRg the city I'M
less the overhead signs are abolished at
the same time
THE electric signs and daylight signs
across the sidewalks may light up the
street. says Mr. Brucker, but they are
very unsightly, and we never can have
good-loolSing streets until we do away
with them. Several times l have intro
dueed ordinances to make IL compulsory
70 put the signs upright along the front
Of the building and l intend to introduce
another and pass Il II possible.
The elenuolters that we are talking
about putting up could never be seen as
long as the overhead signs stay up. A
long view down The street is what we
want for beauty, and the signs that stick
out In front Of building spoil all that. %
AIR. Brucker contemplates getting the
matter before the council for action as
soon as possible, although previous at
tempts 70 accomplish his reform have
failed.