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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-09-14

Okoloua is a beautiful little city
of more than 5000 souls situated in
the northeastern part Of Chickasaw
county, Mississippi, Of which it is one
of the county seats. The foundation
Of this city was laid many years ago
by citizenship seldom equaIed and
never exceled in those noble charac-
teristics which made the old south
.C5nous for its chivalrous manhood
and noble womanbood Time has
wrought many changes in the indus
trial, commercial and economic con-
dluons Of the city and surrounding
territory; yet the surviving few and
the decendents Of those noble pro-
eenitors have SO influenced The coming
throng that the change to present day
commerciaIism has not lowered the
ideals Of the city's citizenship. Not
more hospitable, homc.Io7ing ard
God.fearing people can be found
than YOU will meet here and in
the county adjacent with them
sordidity is a quality noted tor its
sbsence. That these mobiles chose
we'll and built we'll time has ates ed,
for no more favored land exists than
surrounds the city of OkoIona,
Within its trade radius is to be
found every variety and condition oI
SOIL Beds Of rich mari lie along side
Of light sand, and these in turn are
adjacent to rich valleys, post-oak Hat
woods and the black prairies Fruit
grain, cotton, the grasses and the
clovers find alike the elements neces'
sary to their growth and fruition.
Hence, the limits of agriculture and
horticulture are bounded only by the
desire, energy and means Of those
who SOW and reap,
The city limits contain about touI
and half square miles. This territory
is cut up, for the most part, into large
blocks. which are separated by broac
streets. The streets are we'll worked
and are revelation to the old time
who knew prairie roads and streets
built wholly Of dirt. before good drain
age was rosorted to. Many miles c
good concrete sidewalks skirt tn
streets Of the business and thlckl
papulated residence sections. These
like all other public utilities, are kel
in good condition with so economics
an expenditure that the tax rate is keI
within the bounds Of many cities
similar size where these canvenier
cies are not INDUCED in.
Okolona owns, controls an
operates an electric light and wat
works plant, which covers, in
service, practically every nook ar
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THE PRICE OF
LAND INCREASING
THE BACK &c THE LAND" CRY
is EFFECTIVE.

Travelling through the state OF Iowa
the other day. and Iowa is no excep-
ton to the story about TO be related,
the writer was shown farm that was
offered three years ago for $3.50 an
acre. That appeared TO be high fg-
ure for land upon which the owner
depended upon the crops OF corn. hogs
and cattle that could be raised upon
IL. But Il wasn't A few weeks since
the farm changed hands at 1925 an
acre. over in Illinois. down In In
diana. up In Wisconsin, across the
line I'm Minnesota the same expert
ence was met with. And then atten-
ton Is directed TO Canada. which has
been the Mecca OF so many hundred
thousand americans during the past
few years Not only in Eastern Can
ada has the price of lands increased,
but in Western Canada. during the
past few weeks. farm lands have In
creased from three 10 five dollars an
acre, with the prospect OF similar
advance during the next three months.
The reason FOR this is very apparent,
and in few words II may be pointed
out that the lands are worth a great
deal more than the present prices.
The Northwestern AgTiculturist OF
Minneapolis. a paper that was one OF
the first of the American farm papers
to discover the real merits of the
lands of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and
Alberta. says: THE reciprocity sched-
~ mould aprA,,raUa American farm
ers to move to Canada, where the vir-
gin soil will produce greater crops OF
grain with less labor than can be pro
duced in our own farms in the North
west The result will be 70 enhance
land values in Canada" This paper
is afraid land values in Canada will be
enhanced at the expense of land
Of the fact that land values in the
United States are increasing the rea-
soning scarcely holds. The reason for
the advance in value of Canadian
lands is partly accounted from the
fact, admitted by this paper that Can
adas virgin soil will produce greater
crops Of grain with less labor" But
that is not the only reason During
the past twelve months 100000 PEG
pie have made Canada their home and
these are mostly OF the farming class
They want farms and the demand as
well as the wealth of the soil Is regu-
lating the price. A study of the in
crease in the acreage of land put I'M
der crop last year, which can be had
from any Canadian government repre-
sentative, will prove the point, that
the demand is increasing at a greater
ratio than even the most sanguine
would have predicted.
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was anxious 10 deliver the safe drive
He played the pitcher out to the limit
and with two strikes and three balls
called, he sighted down the groove
ready to spank the ball squarely be-
tween the seams. He saw the ball
shoot five inches away from the cor
ner of the plate. let il go and started
to trot to first base Imagine his sur
prise when Hurst said: Strike three,
you're out"
Dougherty was mad all the way
through lie picked up his bat and re-
marked:
Hurst, you're blank blank crook
and a thief"
DO you think that Of me, Patrick
Henry asked Hurst, in his suavest
tones
Yes. you blink blank blankety
BANKED robbcr. | do spluttered
Dougherty. wild with rage
III were you, Patrick Henry" re-
marked Hurst. in his softest and silk
Test tones. Il wouldn't associate with
persons of that character Git on of
the ball field"
And Dougherty went to the club
house grinning
Copyright. 1911. by Joseph y. Bowles)
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As the Fan Looks to the Umpire.

through the middle Of the plate Say,
Won ought TO have seen him hit it,
lie hit it almost into the gulf clear
over the left field fence, sent home
a run ahead OF him and beat US out
OF the game. was sore. turned to the
urnnire and said. That goes TO show
what a blink blank blankety blink
blank rotten. yellow dog of a home
umpire can do And just for that he
smashed me right in the nose Then
the crowd mobbed me and the police
arrested me-and they kept me in
fail. fined me. and | was lucky to rs-
cape going TO the turpentine camps.
But what did YOU do to him7'
persisted.
Mech, nothing Just bit his ear
on"
Nagging umpires often gets to be
a fine art. Ii requires an artist TO get
away with It, One Of the reasons that
the crowd always thinks the umpire
Is exceeding his authority when he
chases an offending player OF the
field is that the player who really
hurts the umpire's feeling is the nag
ger. who seldom does anything that
amounts to much. but keeps at It. For
instance. many spectators have criti-
cised KLEIN for banishing Johnny Ev-
ers of the Cubs often. many times
seemingly without cause. Evcrs sell
dom even speaks to Klein, yet Klein
has put him out OF games oftencr than
all other umpires combined The
chief reason IS this: Once KLEIN made
bet with Evcrs. He bet Evers five
dollars that he (Evers) was afraid to
call on the president Of the league.
Evers accepted the wager and was
waiting at the Office when the presi-
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UNP|RE'S GAY LIFE
IN bush LEAGUE"
HAS REAL JOYOUS
TIME.
WAYS or SOUTHERN JUSTICE
Pitcher Reagan's Run-ln With the
Umpire Almost Lands Him In
Turpentine Campaigning Of Um-
pires Is a Fins Art.
BY HUGH S. FULLERTON.

Amongst the gayest OF gay lives is
that Of the bush league" umpire.
This Is tale of the joys of an UNI
pres existence. and OF the ways Of
southern Justice.
There is a pitcher, Reagan, well
call him, who now is in another
league. lie is spltball pitcher and
little tight bundle Of nerve and cour-
age. with a temper that fits the R,a-
gan exactly.
A season or so ago he was pitching
for Mobile. A few days ago / met
him, and back somewhere in the dim
recesses Of memory was the recoliec-
ton that he had had some trouble
down south.
What was that row you had?" l
asked.
Say" he said. wasn't that the raw
est deal a fellow ever got?'
\ don't remember just what it was
Why. do you know, they threw me
into Jail down there. kept me in Jail
eight days. fined me 1925 and were
going TO send me TO the turpentine
camps"
His voice quivercd with Indignation
What did you do?"
Me? Nothing at all Them south
erners are down on "A northern fellow.
If IL hadn't been that the old judge
went away on his vacation and
young one took his place. Ia have
been sent to the turpentine camp
sure. to work a year
But what did you do?"
Me? Nothin. Just had a little
run-in with the umpire. Then they
dragged me off the field, tried to mob
me. and threw me into jail
His voice quivered again.
but what did you do? They couldn't
do that for nothing
Say, you don't know them south
erners. They'll do anything If they
get sore on a northerner."
Tell me about It," | said, coaxingly
well, it was this way We were
playing Gulfport. and | had them
beaten 4 to in the ninth inning
There were two out and a man "a
first base and two strikes on the bat
ter. so 1t looked as If the game was
as good as over. That batter couldn't
hit CTS against my spitball. and he
knew IT, ! broke a spit ball right
through the center OF the plate. right
across his belt, the most perfect
strike you ever saw. and that ham Of
an umpire called il a ball
Il didn't say much TO him. just
told him he was a blank blank. blink
ETY. blank robber. and let ii go at that.
I'd pitched that fellow four spit balls,
So | pretended | was going TO pitch
another. and then shot a fast one right
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dent arrived the next morning and
spent couple Of hours with him. He
claimed the wager KLEIN did not pay
promptly. 80 for weeks every time
KLEIN looked at him. Evers held up
IRE fingers and looked the other way.
lie kept this up until Klein paid.
Then he carried the fye-dollar bill
In his uniform and waved II at the
umpire every chance he got. Finally
that wore out and Evers began TO look
at Tinker every time KLEIN came onto
the field and at the same time he
rubbed his throat with strong down
ward motions. insinuating that Klem's
heart was coming into his mouth.
And yet they wonder that umpires
get mad.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-04-21
COFFEE CONGESTION
Causes a Variety OF Ais.

A happy old lady in Wisconsin
says
During the time l was a coffee
o'hse. I was subject to sick head
acne ometimes lasting or days,
W.At uniting me for anything.
4o 'A.s anliction was added. some
!'ais aso. trouble with my heart
,Aa was very painful. accompanied
a smothenng sensation and faint
Loss
Dyspepsia also. came to make life
i".N'i ~ bear ! took all sorts OF pat
IVY acnes but none OF them helped
lar amy length Of time.
ile doctors frequently told me
ual coffee was not good for me; but
1oli coffee felt as II / had no
breakfast finally decided about 2
"'s ago TO abandon the use OF COT
'nhfely, and as had read q great
aoolt Postum | concluded to try
lor "a breakfast beverage.
Nhed the taste of it and was par
uoiarly pleased to notice that Il did
come up as coffee used TO. The
.Ho spells with my heart grew less
uhl less frequent. and finally ceased
.t''Aer. and have not had an at
,4oN 81 sick headache for more than
aF My digestion is good. too. and
"m thankful that am once more a
hF woman. know my wonder
~ Iesiora'ion to health came from
,-.DNs coffee and using Postum"
,''ls gwen by the Postum Co, Battle
Crcek Mich.
~. a reason" and II IS this
Sanee has a direct action on the liver
1''A some people. and causes partial
n -seslion Of that organ preventing
NE T,e natural outlet Of the secretions.
, iua may follow biliousness. sallow
Z, a. headaches. constipation and final
49, Vnange OF the blood corpuscles
~ nervous prostration.
v, read the little book. THE Road to
son" ineres nea'
one ansd the above letter. A new
are ppesrs from time 10 time Th~y
iasers.. "ine, true, aud full of hums :
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THOUGHT HIS TIME HAD CONE
Exceedingly Disconcerting Experience
Of Singer In an English Mu-
sic Hall.

Stage fright OF the sort that afiiict.
ed Whit Cunliffe. at one time
prominent singer in English music
halls. is not avoidable Fortunately.
also. II is not common. At place
where he was engaged I'm Birming-
ham one of the attractions was lion
show. some Of the beasts being real
~ wild and untamcd. Nearly the
whole stage was taken up with the
setting the animal show.
Just as | was going on. said Gun
life. in telling the incident. Il heard
a hurried rush and confused shouting,
and some one slammed an iron gate
| heard a voice say. Just in time; he
was nearly out My music was start.
ing. so ! had no time 10 inquire
went on the stage.
In a moment | heard ominous
growls and savage snarls mixed with
much whip-crackng and strenuous
breathing am never fond Of a wild
animal show and felt distinctly nerv.
Gus that night The cloth behind me
sagged and swayod-and then. to my
horror. suddenly in the wings | saw
the huge head and front of lion
II was singing a song called i
Would, which had a lot Of short vers.
es As | sang them. my blood run
ming cold, watched the lion It
seemed slowly to advance and its
baneful eyes glittered in a truly hor-
rible way. could not go of that side
without passing It, so | prepared to
exit with haste.
Turning. was doubly Mortified to
sc o another lion on the other side,
was caught like a mouse in a
trap. ! dared not so Oft the stage;
dared not show my discontinue TO
the audience There was only one
thing for me TO dosing So | sang
in desperation. hoping that some one
would come and take those lions
away. They told me afterwards that
sang ninety-e!ght verses! But
think that was unkind
Il wondered how long Il would take
those two brutes to make up their
minds to come into the full glare OF
the footlights. and had just prepared
to leap into yhe stalls, regardless Of
the consequences. when heard the
hoarse voice of one Of the stage
hands say: Ere. Bill these two
chaps are too far forward. Give a
and with them, will yer?' And com.
ing up between the two lions. they
lifted them bodily. They were pa
pier-machal"
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Bird Jekyll and Hyde.

Tie catbird is our northern mock
irc h.rd When love attunes its voice.
r. Gan warble as sweetly as the night
ine4e You must catch 1t in one OF
rs melting moods II you would know
the harm OF its liquid notes. 1t Is
ro. at an beautiful-no more IS the
uockug bird ~ only a gray-brown,
reray. restless thing. Of lesser size
than TIE robin. with the soul Of song
H. it
ME wonder of the catbird lies. OF
course In this, its dual nature At one
TIM d hops about screeching com
plants against the circumambient air.:
q, another there throbs out from its
delicate throat the essence Of a divine
melody Philadelphia Press
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-04-21

Courage and the power OF the hui
man eye, saved Walter Sargent. a
prosperous rancher. in the Redwood
district san Jose when he was con
I'an'ei hy hungry mountain lion the
o'ter evening Sargent was driving
2 herd % COWS TO his home in the
foothills when he noticed the big cat
stalking him. As it crouched for a
spring Sargent turned and fixed the
Beast with his eye. Man and lion
remained as immovable as statues for
q y" seconds and then the animal
lIlei and trotted away.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-04-21

VIII you promise 10 support my
laughter in the style in which she is
accustomed if | consent to your mar
riage?" demanded old Skinfiint. when
Dolby made his formal proposal.
We'll. I'LL promise TO be tolerably
close with her, Mr.. Skinflint," said
Dolby, but you know, I'm a soft
hearted cuss. and I'm afraid she'll be
able to wheedle a few things out Of
me that you were strong enough to re
fuse her."-Judge.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-04-21

Patrick Henry Dougherty OF the
White SoX is such quiet and undem-
onstratiye ball player that most OF the
fans imagine lie is Indifferent as to the
result Of games The fact is that II
hurts him as much as anyone TO lose.
He seldom kicks. but once he made a
kick at Tim Hurst whereby hangs
this tale
Patrick Henry was at bat late In tho
game, when hit meant a lot, and he
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A Ruddlna Star.

The teacher informs me that Mary
Anderson Wombat has considerable
dramatic talent"
That's what. Why that girl can't
recite the multiplication table without
making the most elegant gestures"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-04-21

Words are wise mems counters;
they do but reckon by them, but they
are the money of fools.-Thomas
Hobbies.
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Sore Throat is no trihing ailment II
may carry disease germs 10 any part Of
I he body through the food YOU eat. When
YOU feel sore throat coming on. use Ham
Inns Wizard Oil.
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nr perce's Pleasant Pellets cure consti-
,,.or. Constipation is the cause Of many
.-es. Cure the cause and you cure
III sease. Easy TO take.
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Don'tBuyaC ommonRefriger

W are interested In others when
IT,, are interested in Plublius
swls
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the Anuseptic powder 10 shake into your shoes Re
heves Corns. Bunions, Ingrowing Nails, swollen and
sweating feet, Blsters and Callous spots. sold
everywhere 15c. Don u accept any substitute. SAM
pie FREE. Addrcs Allen ;. Olmsted, lie Roy, NY.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-04-21

am man. and nothing that con.
Germs a man do | deem a matter Of
Indifference to me.-Terence.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-04-21

Garfield Tea, Herb remedy. overcomes
constipation, indigest ion and sickheadache.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-04-21

It is the doing not the saying. that
makes the hero
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-04-21

MIstress-Are you fond OF children
Nursemaid-Nope. Are you?
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Furchaser-When you sold me this
horse you said he was without faults.
Now End he's lame.
Horse Wei. lameness amt
ialit-its an affliction.
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Busted

MANY man goes broke-in Health
an wealth. Blames his mind
- Il don't work right; but all the
49,, .'' It's his bosoels. They don't work
liver dead and the whole system gets
o,orged with poison. Nothing kills
'.ood. clean-cut brain action like con-
t.,notion. CASCARETS will relieve
and cure. Try it now. sis
cAscARETS l1c box for weeks
treatment. All druggists Biggest seller
n he world. Million boxes n month
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Laugh at a fool and he imagines
that you are laughing with him.
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Instead of Liquid
Antiseptics @Peroxide
100000 people last year used
Paxtine Toilet Antiseptic

The new toilet germicide powder TO DO
dissolved in water as needed.
For all toilet and hygienic uses il is
better and more economical.
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Hoods SarsapariIIs

CERTIFICATE emitting holder 70 Lake BreeEe Grows
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To remove nicotine from the teeth and
purify the breath after smoking.
To eradicate perspiration and body
odors by sponge bathing. a
The best antiseptic wash known.
Relieves and Strengthens tired, weak,
infamedeyes Heals sore throat, wounds
and cuts q and so cts. box. druggists.
or by mall postpaid. Sample Free.
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To save and bcautify the
teeth, remove tartar and
prevent decay.
To disinfect the mouth, de-
stroy disease germs, and
purify the breath.
To keep artificial teeth and
bridgework clean. odorless
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-08-18
AN INDIAN GOD Is MY STERN.
Doctor Eastman Doesn't Believe Mis-
sionaries Should Teach
Red Man,

The Indians of this country owe
Americans nothing but hatred, &C
cording to Dr. Charles A Eastman a
full blooded Sioux, who returned
from Europe the other day on the
Cunard liner Carmania. Doctor
Eastman lives in Amherst His wife
is one of the hated white race and
they have six children. He is Har-
ward graduate.
He went abroad to attend con
ference of races at London and was
the sole representative of the three
hundred thousand Indians in Amer
| lea He said he had spoken of the re-
| ligion of the Indians at the confer
ence The reporter asked what the
religion was.
/ 1T is something you would prob
/ ably not understand, replied Doe
| tor Eastman. 1T is the religion OF
| Nature. God, to the Indians, is the
mystery of all mysteries. They wor-
ship him through Nature.
The broaching of the subject IT
missionaries seemed to awaken III
! Doctor Eastman some of the old say
age instinct.
Il am opposed to the sending OF
missionaries among the Indians,
| he said, his black eyes flashing. 1T
| is useless for you Americans to ny
| to force your religion on us until
you have perfected your own race
You do not practice what you
| preach
"As a nation you are rotten. You
have ruined the Red Man by YOU
! materialism. Time was when my
| race was alone with Nature. Then
! the Puritans came, then you came
| and next the missionaries.
You have made the Indians as
bad as yourselves. Until you came
they did not know the meaning OF
war, You taught them war, taught
them to be thieves aQN to be drunk
ards. They have nothing to thank
| you for"
Doctor Eastman, who was born ~
| Minnesota, is a full Pledged physi-
clan. though he does not practice, lie
devotes much of his time to writing
as does his wife.-New York Mail.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1911-08-18

Resolutions on the death Of Mrs.
Nettie l.. Hawkins.
In calling our beloved president
Mrs Nettie IT, Hawkins to her eter-
nal resting place, God has taken
from US a great christian spirit, 80 hO
for many years has been our suidiHg
star and who has stecred the bark
Of the WOmau's Home Mission So
ciety through many troubled seas,
Therefore be il resolved
That we thank God for her rare
life among us; for her sweet chris
tian fellowship. and cultured, ond
refined spirit
2 That we win give ourselves
more freely to the work that she
held so dear to her reart, try %
emulate her virtues and initiate her
christian character
3 That we give her family and
relatives our loving sympathy and
play Gods richest blessings upol
them in their great bereavement.
A We desire that a copy Of these
resolutions be spread upon the min
utes of the Woman's Home Mission
Society, and a copy be sent to the
family a copy to the local papers,
and one to the Kings Messenger
COMMITTEE.