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La nostra terra. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1904-191?, 1911-11-18
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La nostra terra. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1904-191?, 1911-11-18

Causa rimpatrio ST vende una cop
pia di oayslli pesanti. Per trattative
od informazioni rivoigersi ad Antonio
Macchiorlatti. Montreal Wis. 4
La nostra terra. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1904-191?, 1911-11-18

Ror pains In the side Dr chest dae
pan q piece Of flannel with Chambe.
lainss LinilAent and bind u on ov'
she seat af pain. There is noshiI
better. For sale BY all dealers.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-05-18
EXPt.ANATIoN WANTED.

Geors T. DaCunha Of Upper
Montclair e confused over his red
Irish terrier, Dandy, which is turn
ing black in spots. DaCunha says.
he will have a scientific investigation.
made. lie declares that several
months ago his family adopted a
black kitten. Dandy was much at
tached to it and romped and played
with it. A few weeks ago the kit
ten met with an accident which
caused fractures Of both Of its front
legs, and to put it out of its misery
it was chloroformed. Dandy was 50
fond of the kitten that even when
dead he did not want to part with
it.. Whether that had anything to
do with the dogs change of color is
what the dogs owner desires to
know.-New York American.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-05-18
BRINGING STEAMER TO STOP
Chief Engineer In French Navy
Makes Some Interesting
Calculations.

NJ. Berth, chief engineer of naval
construction in the French navy,
has Just finished some elaborate cal
culations to ascertain in how short
a distance a steamship can stop. He
demonstrates that 50,0O0-ton
transatlantic liner going 20 knots
an hour, simply by stopping the en-
gines will come to a stop in one hour
and 10 minutes and will in that
time have travelled 4.78 statute
miles.
The same vessel with reciprocal
ting engines, if these be reversed,
will stop in twice its own length,
and if the engines be turbines, in
four times its own length.
These theoretical calculations
are verified by actual experiment
The French minister of marine has
Just made the test with some tor
pedo boats and has on several occa'
sions stopped one by reversing it
engine in 65.6 yards, and when th(
engines were of the turbine type il
1884 yards.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-05-18
PENN AND ToLsToY.

William Penn labored in much
the same direction as Tolstoy. His
personality was less striking, his in
tellectual gifts less powerful, but he
had a more practical mind; he
founded his society and he made a
mark on the world which is still
visible. With a doctrinal message
infinitely less attractive, but a still
greater capacity for organization
and "missionary" work, General
Booth has influenced his contempo-
raries more effectively than either Of
them, and in some form or other his
work may possibly last for some gen
erations.-London Truth.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-05-18
MARKS OF COR0NAD0'S TRAIL
Remains Of Buildings Erected by Old
Spanish Conquerors Still Seen
In Santa Fe.

Down in old Santa Fe, the capital
of New Mexico, the Oldest seat of
civil and religious government on
American soil, there exist many re-
mains of buildings erected by the
old Spanish conquerors Of the coun-
try. One Of these, the Adobe pal
ace, has been used as the "execu-
tive" mansion since the first gov
ernor and captain general, Juan de
Otermin, occupied it in 1880:
while the cathedral, built in 1861, is
rapidly crumbling away, and will
soon be replaced by a modern stone
building.
Another interesting ecclesiastical
edifce is the Church of San Miguel
erected in the sixteenth century, but
destroyed during the Pueblo revolu
ton of 1880, and rebuilt in 1710
Close to this structure stands +;
house generally recognized as thu
"oldest in the United States" 1
was built before the Spanish con
quest, and it is additionally report
ed that Coronado lodged in it il
1910.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-05-18
WHEN ROME LEFT BRITAIN.

We have learned that in 1911 Is
centuries will have elapsed since the
Roman legions were recalled from
Britain, never to reappear until ice
cream became a commodity favored
in realms that Caesar hardly knew.
1t is hundred years since Thack-
cray and John Bright were born, or
will be when we have shifted the cal
endars on our desks. There will be
celebrations certainly of one, and
probably of both birthdays. It is
possible that in another century peo-
pie will again be remembering the
author of "Vanity Fair" though
the eloquent radical and corn-law
aboIitionist may be well-nigh forgot
ten.-Glasgow Herald.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-05-18
GROWTH OF GERMAN CITIES
Remarkable Facts Disclosed by Study
Of Figures Of the Last
Census.

Advance figures compiled from
census returns show that there are
now in the German empire AZ cities
of more than 100000 population. OF
these seven have more than 100000
population. They are: Berlin
without suburbs) S,064, 1853; Ham-
burg, $4,000; Munich, 593,05S;I
Leipzig, 585, 5,743; Dresden, 546,8S1 !;
Cologne, 511, ,042, and Breslau, 51O,-
929. -Four others have more than!
100000 population. They are
Frankfort-on-the-M Main, 414,406;I 4
Dusseldorf, 356,733; Nuremberg,
339, ,539, and Charlottenburg o
suburb of Berlin), 3O3,18O. Twelve
other cities have more than 100000
population, and "A others have pop
ulations ranging from 100000 to
100000 each.
Ten years ago there were but two
cities in the empire with more than
half a million population and only
33 with more than 100000 popula-
ton. AT the time Of the first inn
perial census in 1871 there were in
Germany only nine cities with more
than 100000, Berlin had reached
the half million population in 1860,
but Hamburg did not reach it until
1895, and no other German city be,
fore 1905. In 1871 Nuremburg had
but $4,000 population; by 1900 ii
had increased to 261,081. The fig
ures of the 1910 census give it 332,-
539, an increase of about ~ pei
cent. during the ten years.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-05-18
WATCH CHINA WITH ANXIETY
Tokyo Statesmen and FInanclers
Turn WatchfuI Eyes on Celes.
tiaI Empire.

China is the competitor toward
which Tokyo statesmen and fnan-
ciers turn their anxious eyes. China
is waking up, not under the lead Of
Japan, but by the stimulus Of her
example. Already Tokyo in unmis-
taxable terms is warning Peking not
to 60 too fast. Once China starts no
man can locate the ending. China.
is rich in resources. She has unlim-I
tied iron and coal and an invinciblyi
industrial people, while her mer-I
chants are the master traders Of the,
east. The japanese are mere anna
teurs in comparison. There exists
also a vast boarded wealth besides
the fat trade balance of 80,000,000
taels, about $48,O00,00O in Ameri-
can gold. It is easy to believe that
the boarding Of her people, once un-
locked, would swamp the richest Of
the European nations and make
America nervous. Three thousand
years o. phenomenal industry have
not been without increment, and
China is land where no man
wastes
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-05-18
SHIP BUILDING IN HOLLAND
Not Only Builds Ships for Herself,
but Takes Orders From Other
Countries.

The usual conception of Holland
is that of a land of wide boomers,
wooden shoes, windmills, cheese
works and unbroken placidity. One
scarcely realizes that the Dutch are
a nation of truly great shippers and
sailors. They not Only have big sea-
ports and sail ships well, but they
are shipbuilders also. The French
consul at Rotterdam recently re-
ported that IS large and medium
sized ships were turned out of Dutch
yards last year, aggregating 1880
tons, while in 1908 there were 76
ships built, totaling only 63,8o6
tons. Small sea going craft and
river boats were built to the number
of 799. The average measurement
Of the vessels built last year was 979
tons.
Holland does not build ships fol
herself alone, but receives many or
ders from Germany and various
South A>lerican nations as well
Last year Germany bought on order
0,760 tons, Belgium 1882 tons
Great Britain 4,279 tons, Argentine
2,16O tons, and Brazil 1,O1O tons.
This does not seem so enormous
when one hears that the new sea go
ing monster Olympic is to measure
up to 10000 tons, but it is a gooC
record for Holland and helps to dis
prove the general notion that Hol
lands attention is divided between
the contemplation Of storks anc
tourists.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-05-18
sPoRTsMEN PROTEST.

Williamsport sportsmen intend to
circulate petitions to the legislature
looking toward the abolition of bear
traps. The only persons using traps
are those who hunt bears for market,
and sportsmen are anxious that the
bear be more fully protected than
under the present laws. It is pointed
out by those back Of the movement
that the catching Of bears in traps
not only tends to exterminate this
species Of game, but is cruel prac-
tice, as the animals frequently free
themselves by leaving parts Of their
legs in the trap.-Philadelphia Rec
ord
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-05-18

All kinds of runners can be heard
about the senatorial race, and really
so many charges are out it looks
more like "a campaign Of vilihcation
than anything else, but regardless OF
it all fair square election is all that
can now be desired to settle the
matter for all time to come. Regard
less of whom he is for, every man
should stand for fair election. The
peace and welfare of Mississippi
depends a great deal more on lair
and honest elections than on the
personel of the men elected. The
dangerous man to the welfare Of our
state is the one who would counte-
nance or lend aid to any other than a
fair election under the splendid
primary law that we have, which
prescribes wise franchise quali6ca'
tons for those who vote, Under i
the people are the sovereigns of state
and the only source of authority
Thus we have a good way for settling
the question as to who will be the
choice for the senate. and surely al
can join hands for fai- primar,
election and a willing acceptance o
the verdict that the people render
Dixie Herald.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-05-18
he UNDERSTOOD ABOUT IT
Prospective Juror Knew What Was
Meant by PrepOnderanee Of
Evidence.

A certain man, says a writer in
the Green Bag, was under examina-
ton by a member of a New York
law firm, with reference to his quail
fications as a juror in an important
case, involving considerable sum
of money. '"You understand" the
lawyer questioned, ''what is meant
by preponderance Of evidence?"
eyes, sir" the man replied,
promptly.
"Let me have your definition Of
it."
4 understand it, I tell YOU"
'Well, what is it?"
"Why, anybody can tell that"
81 would like to have your defni-
ton Of it."
81 know what it is" said the man
hotly. "When l tell you I know
what a thing is, l know it. That's
all there is about it."
"Well, what was the question
asked?"
you ought to know what tha
was. If you've forgot your owl
questions, don't expect me to re
member them for YOU"
81 don't want to hear any NOR
of that kind of talk" interposed tn
court. "Answer the question ad
dressed to YOU by counsel"
Judge, | did. He asked me if
knew what it was and / said | did.
care you sure that you mo'
what is meant by preponderance 9
evidence" the court questione
sharply.
"0f course l am, judge"
"Defne it, then"
"It's evidence previously POI
dered."
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-05-18
OKOLONA. MISSISSIPPI, THURSDAY, MAY 49, 1911
MISSISSIPPI-ALABAMA FAIR

Meridian. Miss. May 16.-The
work Of preparing for the Mississippi
Alabama Fair, which is to be held
in the Queen City Of the south from
October 1921 Inclusive, is now we'll
under way, and the progress made
within the past two weeks in this
respect has, indeed, been very
gratifying to those charged with
managing that great undertaking.
The Fair ground site presents a
scene Of great activity, as practically
half. dozen Of the large buildings
which are to be erected there are
beginning to assume definite shape.
The interests in building circles now
seems to center around the beginning
of the construction Of the Arts
building for which the ground will
be broken sometime during the com
ing week. Critics Of architecture
concede that it will de the most beau
tiul building ever erected on any Fair
ground in the south
Within fifteen DAYS the race track
will have been completed and viii
have ample time to season" before
being used, In the early completion
Of this course, as in many othe
instances, the foresight Of the Fai
management is clearly demonstrated
The entertainment feature Of tn,
Fair holds out great promise,of sue
cess, as many excellent attraction
have been booked, among which i
the famous CaIiendores Concer
Band OF (orty-Gve musicians, includin
{ five soloists.
The spirit which prompted tn
{ farmers and business men of thi
section to raise S45,000.00 for hole
ing this event is contagious and tn
!. ever increasing interest in the b
State" Fair is with itself guarante
i OF its great success.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-05-18
MUSIC FOR THE CHILDREN.

Every one considers folk-songs to
be of a fine kind of music. Even the
greatest musicians, like Bach, Beet
hoyen and Chopin, have greatly ad-
mired them because they are so sim
pie and touching and sincere. Of
course some are much more beauti-
full than others, yet all Of them have
qualities that make them last. Folk
songs are the finest kind of music
for boys and girls to sing, because
they are 50 simple and yet good mu-
sic E is best to learn first the
simplest forms, and in that way to
f = -
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-05-18
STATUE OF BUTTER.

A novel present will soon be re-
ceived at the White House. 1t is a
bust of President Taft, full size,
made Of fine dairy butter. 1t is one
of a number of odd exhibits at the
national dairy show in Chicago and
was made by student at the Chi
cago Art institute. 1t will be hard
cned in a refrigerator at the show
and shipped to Washington in cold
storage car.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-05-18

gathered together 10 show she had
but to open her arteries and let her
blood flow, how she had but to make
little link here and there and
natures fluid highways would carry
her boats and her cargoes, link her
processes Of trade with every part Of
the country North and South, keep
away from the winds and dangers Of
the outer coast and see her factories
grow thick along the lines of great
highway where no man could estab-
Iish a monopoly and where the people
would have their rule and their oppor-
tunity
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-05-18
A CARD

To the voters Of Chickasaw County.
My friends and fellow citizens:-l
take this method Of saying to you that
it will be impossible for me to make
house to house canvass for
various reasons. Should we have the
grand rounds, | will state some Of
the reasons. You know | am candi-
date for sheriff and will be until cleo
ted or defeated and if elected will
promise to give you clean admins
tration.
Hoping to be able to serve you etc
BEE M. SMITH.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-05-18
lay the foundation or SOUND muslcal
taste.-.St. Nicholas.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.

"You will admit that you owe a
great deal to your wifeP"
"I should say 80" replied Mr..
Cumrox. T wouldn't be invited to
any of her receptions Of musicals il
/ wasn't married TO her,"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-05-18

Governor Woodrow Wilson OF
New Jersey, has given the sSmp OF
his approval to the work that is now
being carried on by the National
Rivers and Hsrbors Congress looking
to the establishment Of comprehen-
sive policy on the part OF the Federal
government towards the waterways OF
continental United States. For many
wears a student Of the great economic
questions which confront the people
of the United States he has taken
time in the last few months to make
close study of waterways as ettecunG
the transportation problem. In a
recent speech at Burlington, N. j.
speaking upon the needs Of improv-
ing the waterways Of his state he said
Il want to point out to you that the
railways Of New Jersey have 50
monopolized the tariff Of New Jersey
that many Of her bes energies have
been cabined and confined until She
has had an artificial growth in some
parts and natural growth in very
few pans. And these men hac
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-05-18
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Bv E. C, Sny der.

Washington, D. c. May l5-Dur-
ing a speech on the farmers free list
bill" Representative Focht Of Penn
sylvania, disclosed an item OF news
which should be Of great interest to
every American manufactures who is
desirous Of securing foreign trade
According to Mr.. Fochts intorma-
ton the State Department has en-
dorsed a project for placing on hle in
every American Consulate in the hVe
continents Of the world complete
card index catalogue of American
made goods. Any manufacturing
concern can have his catalogue
briefed and translated into the Ian
ouaqe Of the country in which the
consulate is located. The plan IS,
practically. to place a directory OF
American products where it will
always be available to the foreign
buver. and to make that directory
complete and always up to date ano
easily accessible to anyone Interested
This is in line with the work OF the
Bureau Of Manufactures OF the
Department Of Commerce and Labo
which has for several years kept
record Of all enquiries for American
goods received by the ConsuIs Of th'
us But there has been universe
complaint from those officials OF tn
lack Of catalogues and sales lists il
LANGUAGES understood by the enqulr
ers.
Mr.. Focht declared it as his hrr
belief that plan OF this characF'
designed to bring the state depar
ment into closer relations with tn
business interests Of the country WI
result in an immediate increase IN OF
foreign commerce which will event.
ally add untold millions TO the O'
ance Of trade in favor Of the Unite
States.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-05-18
ROAD IMPROVEMENT TRAIN

Washington, D. c., May lO,-Ihe
schedule for the Road Improvement
Train" being operated by the South
ern Railway, the Mobile & Ohio
Railroad and affiliated lines in con-
junction with the United States Office
Of Public Roads, has been arranged
from May 25th through June 3rd
inclusive, during which time it
will visit points on the Southern Rail
way in Mississippi and along the
| Mobile & Ohio south Of West Point
Miss. The schedule for the period
indicated is as follows:
May 25th, Thursday, Fayette, Ala,
s a. M, Columbus, Miss, 3 p. m.
May 26th, Friday, Columbus, Miss"
8 a. M, West Point Miss, 3 p. m.
May 9Th, Saturday, Eupora, Miss,
10 a. m.
May 10Th, Monday, Greenville,
Miss, 9 a. M. Indianola, Miss, 3 pm
May 30th, Tuesday, Greenwood
Miss, 9 a. m. Carroton, Miss, 4 p. m
May 31st, Wednesday, Winona
Miss. 10 a. m.
June 1st. Thursday, Macon, Miss.
8 a. m,
June End, Friday Waynesboro
Miss, 5 a. M, Quitman, Miss, 2 pm
Juue 3rd, Saturday, Meridiao
Miss, 10 a. m.
1t is the purpose of the Southerr
Railway and Mobile & Ohio in run
ming this train to give practical in
. struction in the building Of good road
and their repair with the hope c
d. inducing their construction, thus say
q ing the southern farmers millions {
4 dollars annually. They are handlin
: this train without cost to the govern
ment in order to bring this inform,
|. ton to the people along their lines.
d AT each stop free lectures an
demonstrations are conducted by tw
road experts Of the United States D,
h partment of Agriculture, Messrs. |
e H. Winslow and H. c. Wells. tt
at cars of the train are filled with exhi
IN its and working models and in ever
,r way the special is equipped to stir
ar ulate the interest in good roads ar
y. to give valuable information as to no
\. to build them and keep them in repa
ID The Road Improvement Train" b
n gan its extensive tour at Mobile Ma
is 1st and has been visiting points
at Alabama. May 23rd and 24th it W
I'd be on continuous exhibition at Birr
n ingham on account of the good roa
he convention to he held there at tt
es time. The tour will last until Oclob
6 coming to a close in Richmond at
mt good roads convention after havi
as covered practically all import5
to points in the territory traversed by t
ed Southern Railway and affiliated lin
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-05-18
MORE OF A sINEcuRE.

can easy job will suit me, sena-
tor"
"How about winding the clocks
every week?" :
81 might make that do. But
what's the matter with tearing the
leaves off the calendars every
month"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-05-18

Seventy-hve years young Joseph
C. Cannon. ex-speaker Of the House
Of REPRESENTATIVES lays claim to that
destination for there is no public man
in Washington more 1.-THE OF body or
active of mind than the old war
horse" of the Republican party
Born May 7, 1886, in GuilIord' N
c., Joseph Gurney Cannon celebrated
bis seventy.6fth anniversary on Dun
dav surrounded by hosts OF friends
who paid him the honor OF call al
his home in this city and telicltatec
with him on his rugged health. Can
non relieved Of the cares OF the
Speakership and its attendant worries
is never so happy as when roasting
the Democrats over their predicamen
on the tariff and The debate which ha
crown tiresome and a WEAKNESS tt
the flesh is universally enlivenet
when he addresses the House. Tor
rich in reminiscence with memory a
keen as aquarter of a century age
Cannon is thorn in the flesh OF TIL
majority in the House and he seems t
enjoy the rough and tumble Of debat
with all the enthusiasm Of youtF
Joseph C. Cannon is remarkabI
old young man.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1911-05-18
STANDING OF CONTESTANTS

Following is the vote cast for the
contestants in the Diamond Brooch
Contest at the Star Motion Picture
Gallery up to last Saturday night:
Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1911-06-01
West Indian iIObble Skirts.

The women of the West Indies
have been wearing the hobbIe
skirt for years and are apt to
wear it for years t" come. The
hobble may have originated with
these women of the tropics, but
they probably care little for the
credit, as their hobble is more a
necessity than q fashion decree.
They wear a belt anywhere be-
tween the shoulders and the hips,
and the tight Mobile cord is
placed just below the knees.
They are often forced to walk
through long, wet grass and ford
streams, and when occasion de-
mands it the skirts are p1iled up
and the hohble cord holds them
in place. Every native woman
wears hobble, but she calls it a
"grazitt0. y