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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-08-14
FIND 1877 OUNCE GOLD NUGGET
II Is the Second Largest Ever Found
In Arctic Circle.

In Arctic Circle.
Fairbanks. Alaska.-The second lar
gest nugget ever found In Alaska was
picked up a few weeks ago In the
koyukuk gold camp. sixty miles north
of the arctic circle, according to word
received here by J. w. McCord.
The nugget weighed 1871 ounces and
was found by j c. Kinney. formerly
OF Ester Creek, on No. before dis
covery. Hammond river Kinney
Charles Murray and Bill Redmond are
working the claim on lease and are
taking the pay out at great rate
They have repeatedly picked up mug
gets worth from 5000 to 5000.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1914-08-27
Take DOdsOn's S and
Stay on Your Feet

Taking Calomel means staying
at home the day-take Dodson S
Liver Tone and save a days
work. If an attack of constipa-
tion or biliousness hits you,
there's no need to take a dose
of calomel and spending at least
a day getting over the effects
of it. Bearden & King sell
Dodson's Liver Tone, which
they guarantee takes the place
Of caIomel and starts lazy
liver without bad after-etfects.
Dodson's Liver Tone does all
the good that calomeI can do,
yet it is absolutely harmless to
young people and old. 1t is a
pleasant tasting vegetable liquid
thatwill relieve constipation or
sour stomach or other troubles
that go along with a lazy liver
without restriction of habit or
diet. You don't leave off any
of the things you regularly do
when you take Liver Tone.
A large bottle of Dodson's
Liver Tone sells for so cents.
Get the genuine and if you are
not pleased with it the druggist
from whom you bought it will
your money back with a smile.
adv.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1914-08-27
OKOLONA, MISSISSIPPI THURSDAY, AUGUST 27 1914

moving out of the path of its
mad rush onward; then we
sailed into Sam Johnson's S
garden, tore down his pig pen,
and gracefully plowed our way
through his poultry yard, and |
low that machine took more
pure bred chickens lives in half
a second than the cholera, rats
and preachers had got at Sans
in 20 years. By this time | was
learning lew to steer her, so
with a few small incidents, such
as laying out a calf, moving
down a dog and making a team
run away, we circled back into
the road again and continued at
the same furious gate TO swap
time for distance. " About the
time we had given up all hope
of ever stopping, it got out of
breath, slowed down to a walk
and soon wouldn't move another
inch. We asked an Old gentle
man where we were at and he
told US that we were near Old
town in Calhoun county, 40 miles
from Owl HoIler, and the
preacher looked at his watch
and said we hal male it in AZ
minutes.
When the neighbors there
found that it was their UlcIe
Eli, they got us a horse and car
riage and carried Us TO Calhoun
City, and after inviting US to
come again (but not 50 fast
next time) SHIPPED US back in
good shape. We were 50 glad
to be alive, we forgot to be sor-
ry about the scare.
The agent took a busAel and a
half of gasoline, went down and
came rolling back in a couple of
hours with the machine all right.
He told Jerusha to geta Chopher
that had some sense about
machinery and sent her one
so she sails around in fine style.
But | won't speak to the darn
thing. | run the first one and
the last lie that's ever been
here-and made the best time
on record and | never intend to
get into another one until my re-
cord is beaten.
ELI PERKINS.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1914-08-27

cording to directions on the bottle and
she is cured of this trouble. She was
all run down when she started taking
the Compound and her periods did not
come right. She was so poorly end
weak that I often had to holp her dreeg
herself, but now she is regular and is
growing strong and healthy. - Mrs
MARTIN HELvlG, Plover, Iowa.
Hundreds of such letters expressing
gratitude for the good Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has accom-
plished are constantly being received.
proving the reliability Of this grand OLD
remedy.
If you are i'll co not drag along and
continue to suffer Cay in and day out but
at once take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound, a woman's remedy for
woman's ills.
If You want special advice write 10
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. (cOne.
dentiaD LyRn, Mass. Your letter win
be opened, read and answered by
woman and held il strict confidence.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1914-08-27

patrons of the route a good SER
vices. We don't believe that a
better man for the position can
! be found than Mr.. Baker. The
patrons of the route all like him
and will be glad to see him get
the place as regular carrier on
this route.
We had the privilege and
pleasure one day last week of
being in the best small vineyard
we have seen in some time.
The writer was at Mr.. Otto
Crowney's place one day last
week and while there was in his
vineyard. Mr.. CIowney has
four varities of grapes, the pur-
pie grape, the white grape and
two varieties Of pink grapes.
One of the pink variety is a
small grape about the size of a
currant and the sweetest grape
we ever eat. | believe there
were more grapes on those vines
than ever saw on the same
amount of vines before. The
vines were from four to six feet
high and grapes were growing
from within foot of the ground
to the top Of the vines as thick
1t looked to me like as the
punches could we'll hang. There
were eight rows Of vines, the
rows are 70 yards long, let the
grapes be hanging as thick as
the lunches can we'll be placed
from a foot above the ground to
the top Of the vines and you can
see that it would be a pretty
hard job to estimate the amount
of grapes there would be in Mr..
ClOwney's vineyard.
Miss Oracle Hadley was the
guest of Misses Ada and Babe
McGill Sunday.
Mr.. Otto Clowney, who has
been confined to his room since
March 9th with rhelmatiSm, is
still unable to get a5oIt withoat
help.
Misses Ada and Babe McGill
accompanied by their brother,
jim, spent a few hours Saturday
evening at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Oscar Hadley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Atkinson,
of Bacon Switch, spent last
week in this community the
guests of Mr.. Atkinson's mother
and Mrs. Atkinson's sister. Mrs.
Ruby McGiIl.
Mr.. Wadley Bacon, of Bacon
Switch, spent last Tuesday night
at the home of his niece, Mrs.
Ruby McGill.
ECCE Homo.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1914-08-27
ITPAYS TO TELEGRAPH

When insects are eating your
vegetables, fruit, or when bed
bugs are bad, also if mites AMI
lice are among your poultry, it
will pay you to telegraph for
Ross Dead Quick" Spray. 1t
is the never-failing bug killer.
Sold in Okolona by Baarden &
King. adv
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1914-08-27

"0ahlleSS' 4 spoke
to three doctors
about it and they did
not help her any.
Lydia Z. Pinkham's s
V getable Com
pound had been Of
great benefit to me,
SO | decided to have
her give it a trial.
She has taken FIVE
bottles of the Vege-
table ComvloIInd AZ.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1914-08-27
McGill Settlement
August "a, 1914.

! switch, mas bought the farm of
Mr.. Wesley Williams here. This
place has been occupied by Mr..
Ed Davidson for a number of
years. 1t is one of the best
farms in this community. Mr..
Bacon will move his family to
the place the first Of the year.
He is already making consider
able Improvement on the place
in the way of ditching and clear
ing more land. tits to be hoped
that Mr.. Davidson will secure a
place in the neighborhood and
not have to move away. This
community will lose one of its
best families if Mr.. Davidson
moves away.
The protracted meeting at
Hosea closed Saturday night
after a weeks continuous ser
vices. The preaching was done
by Eld. Harris, who, we under
stand, is a very forceful speak
er hewing to the line letting the
chips fall where they may.
Much interest was manifested in
the meeting and several were
added to the church. Elder
Harris left for Liberty Hall San
day morning where he goes to
conduct a weeks meeting.
Mrs. VIM. Refers, Of Okolona,
spent last week at the home
Of her father, Mr.. w. R. Eding-
ton. She attended the meeting
at Hosea during the week.
Miss Laura Martin, who went
to TuIare, California last March,
has returned to her home here.
She was the guest of her niece,
Mrs. jamie Bateman, while in
California. Miss Martin says
she Ii ed the golden state i'm
mensely, that it is a good coun-
try that the proof Of it is in the
easy way that people live there,
that everybody there seems to
have plenty Of money, all live
we'll and she heard no talk of
hard times while there.
James McGill, Jr., had the
misfortune last Thursday of get
ting the thumb of his left hand
cut off with an ak. He and Ben
Atkinson were working in a
ditch on Mr.. Wadley Bacon's
place. Jim was using a shovel
throAing out dirt while Ben was
on the ditch bank cutting away
some roots with ar ak, Jim
in Shoveling worked up under
the ak and Mr.. Atkinson
in making a lick struck Jim's
hand cutting off the thumb close
up the hand.
The road contractors have
been at work for over a week
putting up a grade on the road
between Tom Dallas place and
j. H, Refers. This work has
been needed on this road for a
long time. The road at the
point where the work is being
done gets impossible in the
winter.
Mrs. Ed. Davidson and child
rem spent several days last week
in Shannon and vicinity visiting
relatives.
Mr.. Henry Bacon was guest
last week at the home of his
cousins, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
McGiIl,
In the matter of appointing 9
carrier for the mail route from
Okolona through this community
G,oate p the people ont he route
would be glad if the department
would appoint the man who is
no" acting as substitute. Mr..
Baker has been carrying the
mai on this route since June
10th when our old carrier Mr..
VIM. Dahmer was transferred to
Route 8. Mr.. Baker is ac-
comodating and obliging and is
doing all he can to give the
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1914-08-27
Uncle Eli Buys an Auto

An up-to-date correspondent
always selects his subject ac-
cording to what's uppermost in
the public mind. We are en-
joying a beautiful auto craze.
Money is being spent by the
thousands, horses and carriages
being relegated to the past, and
the up-to-now man or woman
buys an auto and gets into the
swim. | must keep up with the
running events and if an auto
amt a running event what
would you call it?
| am not going to say any
thing ugly about the autos, for
some fine frosty morning | ex-
pect to wake up and find that
my admiring friends have pre-
sented me with a brand new one
for the reason | have tried to
to keep them in a go21 hum)r
all these years. 1t seems to me
that would be the proper thing
to do. Your Uncle Eli don't
write about the bad things in
life. He amt built that way.
That's the devils business and
am not going to help him.
When you have a nice auto,
plenty Of money, and no pore
kim" and fine roads to run on,
all you have to do, is give a
honk or two, bid farewell to
every fear, and you are not
going, but gone. Talk about
earthly bliss and good things
here below. There's nothing
in the world to beat this so
turn the crank and let 'er go.
| can't resist the temptation
to tell you about the first one |
ever saw. One Saturday morn
ing | drove old Beck into OkoIo-
ma, bringing fried chicken and
garden sass. | found the darn
thing standing in front of the
Chinaman's laundry. | asked
him what it was. He said: me
no no. You no pushee, no
pullee, but him run like heIIee
all samee. " ] learned it be-
longed to DR.. Morgan, and he
was out of town, sol determined
to have a ride in it so as to have
some news to carry back to Owl
HOller. got a rope, tied on a
single tree, hitched old Beck to
it and set sail, and it was
slow sailing at that for the car
was heavy pulling. After |
crossed the railroad and started
up the hill, | thought | would
try to give her a little help, so |
gave the balance wheel a twist
or two, pressed my foot on a
little spring, and before you
could say scat" it reared up
on its hind wheels, brought a
snort and made a lunge at old
Beck, and she lit out, and it
was nip and tuck for about 2
miles, when her wind began to
get short and something had to be
did. AS we rounded into a long
level stretch Of road | crawled
over the front, cut the rope to
the single tree and pulled her
aside-and then it was good
bye" Kate. My hat couldn't
stand the pace, so it sailed into
a receding corn patch, and what
little hair the hair re5torers had
left was streaming in the breeze.
didn't want to stay on and |
couldn't get off-so it Just
bumped itself down the Abef-
deem road at the rate of about
thirty to nothing. | met 3
wagons and hollered: Head
US, somebody. Where are we
going anyway" When we had
run about 10 miles in as many
seconds, something snapped, it
Jumped the fence into a cottor
ratch, threw me about Is fee
il the air las near as | coulc
ctlculate) and | came down
s,raddle of a fellows plow mule
and continued my hasty fligh1
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1914-08-27


me to my right mind. That's
the way learned to run 'em.
About a month ago Jerusha
informed me she wanted an auto.
was surprised, for all her sur
plus money goes to convert the
heathens. Said she had raised
all her children and set them
out to gather laIrelS in the bat
tie of life and to make the world
better by their work and actions
and that now in the evening of
her allotted time, she felt like
she must do something to round
out a well spent life. | told her
if it got cranky and blowel up,
she would round it out in a pair
of minutes. | reminded her
that old Beck and that buck
board buggy were safe and
more suitable to common people
and that these autos were for
the rich and well born. She
said because she had a very
ordinary man for a husband was
no reason she was short stock.
Her ancestors were from old
Virginia and her fathers great
. grandfather was 18th cousin to
Geo. Washington and that in
order to take her proper place
in society, she had to have an
auto. That sentence, with a
look to match it served to cut
off further debate.
So | sold the two mule colts,
them little muley steers, the
old spotted SOW and IL fine
shoatS, draWed the hard-earned
money out of the bank, and
then had to give a mortgage on
that bottom 40 to get the money.
When the Agent heard of it he
''sot me up" to grape juice,
gave me and Jerusha several
rides, declared was the most
interesting old gentleman he
had met in years and said we
must have an auto at once. |
will not stop to tell how | missed
all that stock, that little balance
in the bank and thought how
that machine would not plow,
or do anything to fill that aching
void in my pocket book. Jeru-
sha had the auto fever and there
was no remedy but to produce
the goods. In due time it ar
rived. The agent sent it out in
the night and left it at our
gate, with a note tied to the
balance wheel saving that he
would send out a Chopher in
the morning to show us how to
run it. While we waited very
impatiently for his coming,
read the little instruction book
and told Jerusha | could run it
as good as he could, to call up
the preacher and his wife and
we would take a little spin down
the road. We were soon all
seated, happy as jay birds. The
preacher held the instruction
book and was to be Captain of
the craft, while | proudly took
my place at the pilots wheel.
| touched a little lever, made a
big rumbling noise, threw off a
lot Of smoke, and she started
off in a slow walk, The preach
er said in order to have a little
speed to put my foot on another
spring, but my foot was so big
it covered two Of them, and
suddenly the darn thing jumped
from 2 miles an hour to 60. 1t
ran so fast he couldn't read no
more and when he saw the ma
chine had lost its head and the
pilot didn't know what to do, he
and Jerusha commenced praying
and his wife hollered for help.
[ turned every lever on it and
pulled everything | could see
hat had a knob on it, but to ne
purpose, for she sailed along
down the road, running like the
devil was after it. 1t ran
through Bill Jones pasture,
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1914-08-27
TEACHERS EXAMINATION

Examination for Teachers Ljcenes
viii be held as follows:
Houston, White, Sept 4 and 5.
Houston, CoIored. Sept. IL and II.
Okolona. While, S ,pt. l8 and 10
Okolona, Colorpd, Sept. Is and &c.
Geo. D. Riley.
County Superintendent Of Education
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1914-08-27
MOTHER OF
SCHOOL GIRL
Tells How Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound Re-
stored Her Daugh-
ters Health. TX &

Plover, Iowa. -"From small child
my 13 year old daughter had female
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1914-08-27

As soon as people sEaASasa enous. 20
know better, they don't know arytAins
at al.-Oscar Wilde.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-11-17
Killed BY stampedIna Elephant.

A stampeding elephant trampled
and killed three persons as they were
following a Brahmin marriage process
sion through the streets of Badahra,
Bengal. The procession, headed by
the usual band OF musicians, had ar
rived at the brides house when one
OF the elephants became furious. The
guests in the howdah leaped to the
ground, where the bridegroom's faith.
er. priest, and another guest, were
trampled to death under the elephants
feet. Four other persons were in.
jured. The elephant was shot on the
following day by a police sergeant.
and the wedding was postponed.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-11-17

Deland-Awakening of Helena
Richie; The Iron Woman.
Howells-A Foregone Conclusion; A
Modern Instance. 70,
James-Portrait of a, Lady.
Johnson-The Professor and the
Petticoat.
Palmer-The Last Shot.
Tompkins-Pleasures and Palaces.
Bower, Flying U. Ranch,
Observation-Disclosures In Content
ment; The Friendly Road.
Lynde, Hon. Senator Sage-brush.
Martin, Barnabetta.
Norris, The Treasure (author of
Mcther.)
Harrington, Penrod.
Butler, The Jack-knife Man.
Cameron, The Golden Rule Dolliyers
Conrad, Chance.
Cooper. The Spy, two copies.
Crockett, Sandy.
Dalrymple. Diane OF the Green Van.
Farnol, The honeymoon.
Gould. Felicia's Folks. Felicia Visits
Hannay, (Birmingham,) Gen. John
Regan.
Hopkins, Burbury Stoke.
Jepson, The Terrible Twins.
Lee, The Taste Of Apples.
London, John Barleycorn.
Locke, The Fortunate Youth.
Austin, The Loely Lady.
Bennett, The Price OF Love.
White-The First Step.
Regulation of Municipal Utilities, by
King.
improvement of Towns and Cities,
by Robinson.
Collection and Disposal of Waste, by
Morse.
Privilege and Democracy in Amer
lea, by Howe
Playground Technique and Play
craft, by Leland.
Democracy and Social Ethics, by
Jane Adams.
Taxation of Land Values in Ameri-
can Cities, by Marsh.
Social Religion, by Nearing.
Misery and It's Causes, by Devine.
The A. B. C. of Taxation, by File
brown.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-11-17
Special Photoplay.
THE WHITE ,MOITSEn

Special Photoplay.
THE WHITE MOUSE"
By James Oliver Carwood. A thrilling
two reel story of the northwest, with
beautiful snow scenes, featuring Bessie
Eyton. Billy has constant compan-
ion, white mouse, who gave him lots
of trouble eating the moose hide
strings off his snow shoes. It's keen
picture and you don't want to miss it.
THE FABLE OF THE FAMILY
THAT DID TOO MUCH FOR
NELLIE"
And s. & A. comedy by Geo. Ade
These comedies are high class and we
show them every Tuesday
Good music.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-11-17

The killing of Holsters and crabs
for the table forms the subject of an
interesting pamphlet issued by the So
ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals of London. 1t gives the re
suits Of a series of experiments car.
ried out by Mr. Joseph Sinel. late OF
the jersey marine biological labora
tory. He comes to the conclusion that
the most humane way of killing crabs
and Holsters is to place them in cold
water and very gradually raise the
temperature. The death which ensues
is apparently quite painless. and must
be somewhat analogous to that Of a
person succumbing to heat wave"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-11-17
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TONIGHT PICTURES
THE TREY O. HEARTS"
The last trump.

Ht last trump.
The last chapter. Alan Law has no
more cause to worry about his life
and the mysterious death sign, THE
Trey o. Hearts" which was forever
placed in his path by his bitterest of
all enemies, Seneca Urine. The three
reels that this chapter embraces make
a fitting finale to the thrilling serial.
Most OF the scenes of these three reels
were filmed in the beautiful rooms of
the Mission Inn at Riverside, Cal. All
good things come to an end Don't
fail to see this last episode.
MUTUAL WEEKLY"
Latest pictures from the seat of war.
The English dirigible Beta" flying
over London. The Sunset Limited is
wrecked by train robbers at Brows-
sard, La. Uncle Sans new $4,000, 900
money factory at Washington.
WHEN THE ROADS PART"
A well liked picture. A story that will
ptcdrt ali. uc SWinulcI anu HIS W.
man partner are working as brother
and sister in the house of man to
whom they intend to rob. A good
number.
COURSES, THEY REMARKED"
See this funny Keystone. good bur-
lesque on the false guardians story,
which is quite amusing throughout. A
very exciting comedy.
Our pictures are first run. Nothing
but the best for our patrons.
Matinee 300 to 5 p. m.
Show on at night from to IL.
Coming next Thursday, "Neptune's
Daughter" in seven parts. viii give
continual show from 80 p. m. to IL
D. m. This picture is wonderful. We
will guarantee this picture to please
anyone or cost you nothing.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-11-17
Look for the Word
I||Hsz:1'l
It Spells Good snow.

Some show for your thin dime.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-11-17
LIBRARY BULLETIN.

= +*%*$ + . . q . So . 4
Library hours. Open from ITO 6 and
from to 8 p. IN.
ChlIdren's Books.
Allen-Navy Blue.
Barbour-Kingsford, quarter; On
Your Mark; The Spirit of the School; /;
Benton's Venture.
Brooks-A Boy of the First Empire /;
Master of the Strong Heart; Son of
the Revolution.
Deland-Alan Rensford; Katruna;
Malvern; Oakleigh; Successful Ven
ture.
Dodge-Donald and Dorothy; Land
Of Pluck; New Baby World; Cal
Stories.
Otis-Amateur Fireman; At the
Siege of Quebec; Boys of Fort Schuy-
ler.
Sidney-Little Peppers Midway.
Munroe-Derrick Sterling; Dory-
mates.
Monroe--For the Mikado; The
Painted Desert; Raftmates; Ready
Rangers; Through Swamp and Glade;
White Conquerors.
Scudder-The Bodleys Telling Stor-
les; The Bodleys on Wheels; The Bod
leys Afoot; Mr.. Bodley Abroad; The
English Bodley Family; The Viking
Bodleys..
Smith--Arabella and Aramunta
Stories; Lovable Tales of Janey, Josey
and Joe; Stories of Peter and Ellen.
Stoddard-Battle of N. "; Chris. the
Model Maker; Chumley Post; Crowd
ed Out o. Crowfield; Dab Kinzer; Ged
Granger; Guert Ten Eyck; The
Noauks Log.
Stoddard-On the Old Frontier; The
Quartet; Red Mustang; Red Patriot:
Saltillo Boys; The White Cave; Win,
ter Fun.
Hiawatha Primer; three
copies.
Grover-Sunbonnet Babies; two
copies; Overall Boys; two copies.
Stevenson = Child's Garden of
Verses, two copies; Boy Bene and His
Friends.
Blaisdell - Child Life in Many
Lands; Child Life in Tale and Fable;
Child Life Primer.
Coffin-Boys Of '76.
Mulock-Adventures of a Brownie
two copies.
Tomlinson-Boys of Old Monmouth;
Boys of Old Hickory; Stories of the
Revolution; Washington's Young Aids
Coolidge-Cro Patch: Eyebright;
Guernsey Lily; In the High Valley:
Glover.
Seton-r;ail of the Sand Hill Stag
Wild Animals at Home.
Adult Fiction.
Anonymous-The Gold Fish: One
Year of Pierrot.
Allen-Mettle Of the Pasture.