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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-10-29

To I've Up b a mans ideal Of heF
q woman ahould never pat herself IL
q position where she has 10 mend ~,
socks, and take back talk.
The fact that some people oannol
distinguish between fame and noto-
riety does not signify that there is 4
similarity between the two.
When q woman complains Of belae
extremely fragile, some mean man
present quotes statistics to prove thai
women live longer than men.
What has become Of the old fash
Toned woman who used to say 10 her
boy, when he came In late: arm at
tend to your case after supper"
Don't ask your friends to "shoW
their hands," you may and that you
we're happier before you were sure
they yer doubled up into fists.
The average boy Is 90 starved by
meal time that It is a wonder bis
mother isn't afraid TO give him solids,
without first breaking his fast with
brOths.
The average political meeting Is so
uninteresting that we wonder, when
we attend one, why more Of those
present are never seen at a prayer
meeting.
Women school teachers in Rouma-
mia have been recommended by the
minister of public institutions to wear
the picturesque Wallachian peasant
costume.
The world Is getting 80 highly edu-
Gated that it Is now possible to find a
woman who makes a perfect pumpkin
pie, and who does not pronounce 1t
'%'punkin."
Something is the matter with the
law Of waste and economy In this
world. Fowls ht for eating are not
the ones that have pmmage ER for
hats.
WheneveF q woman wants to get IN
a stab at another woman, she SKIS
her to be her ehaperon, though the
woman who Is stabbed Is not six
months older.
The kind Of persons who do q dol
worth Of talking with every Eve
cents worth Of business transacted
never seem to have anything to keep
them at homo.
A man named Sourivief has been
arrested in st. Petersburg on the
Of numbering his wife by pierre
ing her brain through the ear with a
long hatPin.
fYou have two sons. This Is to
you that the neighbors don't
believe you know it." read an anony.
nous letter received by the mother
Of two bad boys today.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-10-29

Fellow feeling is that which
prompts one married man to pick a
hair from the shoulder of another.
In order that a rainbow may be
produced the sun must not be more
than 40 degrees above the horizon.
japanese florists have succeeded in
cultivating a rose which looks red in
the sunlight and white In the shade.
The average French person uses
six pounds OF soap in a year; the av-
erage English person uses ten pounds.
Whenever the papers tell Of a per
o sleeping himself to death, moth
ers look with some alarm at their
boys.
We suppose one reason a mother Is
10 fond of her boys is that in them she
has found some one who appreciates
her cooking.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-10-29

8N HANDSOME LOT % M8
q CP~G GATHERED GEMS. 80

When q woman pencils her eye
brows she tries to keepit dark.
A mans love isn't apt to grow cold
II his breakfasts are kept warm.
The football player can't 1ay that
he never does things by halves.
Some men start wrong and are late
at every station all through life.
People who retail scandal should be
required to pay a heavy license.
A man should expect to get soaked
when be invests in watered stock.
The girl Of the period doesn't like to
be told that she is ungentlemanly.
All men are born equal, but a good
many Of them get their legs pulled.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-10-29
ouT o. pEATH,s laws.

When death seemed very near from
a severe stomach and liver trouble, that
] had suffered with for years" writes
p. Muse. Durham, n. c., DIR. Kings
New Life Pills SAVED my life and gave
perfect health Best pills On earth
ana only 25c at Hall q Lyles drug store.
Never trust a trust unless a trust
will trust you.
The seamy side Of life is not always
what it seems.
Australia supplies SOS, OOO, 900 worth
of wool a year.
A dumb chill might be termed q
painful silence.
Family jars might be termed domes-
tic earthquakes.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-10-29
Improved Service To The East Via
Southern RAILWAY

Beginning December 18th, the
Southern Railway will shorten its
schedule between Greenville, Miss.
and all points East. Train 80 will be
made q first class passenger train and
win leave Greenville at 4:40 D. m. In
stead Of $3.50 a. m. This train makes
close connection at Birmingham with
through sleeper for Washington, Bal
timore, Philadelphia and New York.
For futher information, ticket,
sleepers reservations, etc., call on any
agent Of the Southern Railway, or
write to Q. +. JACKSON,
Travelling Passenger Agent,
2Ols First Ave-, Birmingham, Ala.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-10-29

The big problems Of life are not
solved by the hgurehead.
When a man is generous to a fault
1t is usually his own fault.
You can't always Judge the extent
OF g battle by the reports.
The average laborer believes that
he is worthy Of higher hire.
No decent man ever swore an oath
without being ashamed Of it.
A striker has no more fear of a mil
ftiaman than he has OF q scab.
Somehow the broken heart mana
yes TO discharge it's functions.
Fleur. de- lis seems the favorite de-
sign for the buckles and pins.
Delightful little blue and white fern
pots are to be had for a quarter.
A girl may be compelled to put OF
her marriage because 4 dressmakeE
cannot be found 10 make her outfit,
Dressmakers r as scarce as coal this
falI.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-10-29
B%eantlfua Sea shells Free

Since coming South I have received
numerous inquiries for sea shells, and
now please say to your readers that
have been living on the sea shore, and
have made a fine collection of lovely
shells from q own shore, the coral
reefs and the West India Islands, and
that / will send a dozen different
kinds, no two alike, and a dozen scar.
let sea peas to any one who sends a
stamp to pay the postage. Any one
Is welcome to send, as | have plenty
for all. MRS. F. A. WARNER,
Jacksonville. Fla.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-10-29

You never know when women ere
having q good time; you never know
when they have 9 headache.
We have noticed that when people
have e great deal Of company, they
speak Of Il as tan awful lot.n
In dealings with women the wise
man win back a pearl necklace
against all The logic Of the agea.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-10-29

Even a drum may be a delusiOn and
8 a
Hate never gave birth to q worthy
offspring
It is q poor man that won't work
one way.
Beauty Of character is more than
skin deep.
An average Britisher is as strong as
two Hindoos.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-10-29

Whatever q dog does, he does
openly; ifhe wants a sheep, he takes
after it, and keeps going until some
body shoots at him.
Many q woman has been spoiled by
hattery. Some n once told Lots
wife that she was the salt Of the earth,
and It turned her head.
Whenever We see q girl with q
Janice Meredith curl, we long to be e
boy again 80 that we can give 1t q pull
and find If It comes out.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-10-29
nc MOIST EORM.

Multitudes are singing the praises of
Kodol, the new discovery which is
making so many sick people we'll and
weak people strong by digesting what
they eat, by cleansing and sweetening
the stomach, and by transforming their
food into the kind of pure, rich, red
blood that makes you feel good all over.
Mrs. Cranfll, of Troy, I. T., writes
For a number Of years I was troubled
with indigestion and dyspepsia which
grew into the worst form. Finally l
was induced to use Kodol and after
using four bottles I am entirely cured.
I heartily recommend Kodol to all suf-
ferers from indigestion and dyspepsia.
Take a dose after meals. It digests
what you eat. Sold by Brown & Bearden
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-10-29
Cures rheumatism and catarrh-MedIclne
Sent Free,


Send no mOney-simply write and
try Botanic Blood Balm. at our expense.
Botanic Blood BALM (B. b. b. kills or
destroys the poison IN the blood which
auses the awful aches in back and.
shoulder blades, shifting pains, difficult
tY in moving fingers, toes or legs, bone
pains swollen muscles and joints of
rheumatism, or the foul breath, hawk
ing, splitting, droppings in throat, bad
hearing, specks flying before the eyes.
all played out feeling of catarrh. Bo-
tanic Blood Balm has cured hundreds Of
cases Of 80 or 40 years standing after
doctors, hot springs and patent medi-
cines had al failed. Most Of these cur
ed patients had taker Blood Balm as a
last resort. It is especially advised tor
chronic, deep seated cases. Impossible
for anyone to suffer the agonies or SYM
toms Of rheumatism or catarrh while or
after taking Blood Balm. It makes the
blood pure and rich, thereby giving q
healthy blood supply. Cures are perm
anent and not a patching up. Sold g.
drug stores, 81 per large bottle. SAM
pie Of Blood Balm sent free. and pre-
paid, also special medical advice By
prescribing your trouble and writing
Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga. "A per-
sonal trial Of Blood Balm is better than
a thousand testimonials, SO write ct
once.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-10-29
MOTHERS

Who would keep their children in
good health. should watch for the first
SYMPTOMS of worms, and remove them
with Whites Cream Vlrmifuge tits
the childrens' best tonic It gets di-
gestion at work so that their food does
them good, and they grow up healthy
and strong. 2jc at all druggists.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-10-29
LOOK D FoR FFVER.

Biliousness and liver disorders az this
season may be prevented by cleansing
the 3, stem with DeWitt's Little Early
Risers. These famous little pills do
not grippe. They move the bowels gently.
but copiously, and by reason of the
tonic properties, give tone and strength
to the glands.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-10-29

One of the severest crosses mar lie
called upon to bear is the cross-ex-
animation.
Somebody stole General Miles, val
Use at Honolulu, but they failed to get
his bath tub.
A girl recently refused q good offer
of marriage, for no other reason than
that Der sister who married ten years
ago had seven children.
A woman just has to tell her hus-
band a piece Of sensational gossip IN
order to get his attention five minutes
from the evening paper.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-10-29
GOES Ike HoT

THE fastest selling article I have in
my store" writes druggist G. 7. Smith,
of Davis, KY, lis DR.. Kings New Dis
covery for consumption, Coughs and
o dds, because it always cures. In my
elk years Of sales it has never failed. I
have known it to save sufferers from
Throat and Lung diseases, who could
get no help from doctors or any other
remedy" Mothers relic on it, best
physicians prescribe it, and Hall &
Lyles guarantee satisfaction or refund
price. Trial bottles free. Reg. sizes,
Doc and 81.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-10-29

When a farmer is given a pair Of
slippers, he puts them away to wear
when he is past so andtoo old to work
on the farm.
You can compliment a woman by
praising her homey or her children,
but compliments given to q man must
be first hand.
Ten British towns besides London
are larger than Dublin, which now
has 245,O90 people. Edinburgh beats
Dublin by 81, 900.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-10-29

The eel has two seperate hearts.
One beats so, the other 100 times q
minute.
Whenever the self-made man
makes q bOtch of it he blames the Job
on fate.
Hoax-''Whst would you tale for a
cold?" JOax-"Take for It'll I'd give
it away.
Dainty little buFnt-WOod trays with
wicker rims may be had for as little as
35 cents.
A woman's grace is what the Lord
makes 1t; her shape what she herself
makes it.
Some Of the insurance companies of
Paris refuse to insure people who dye
their hair.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-10-29
NATURAL ANXIETY.

Mothers regard approaching winter
with uneasiness, children take cold 20
easily. No disease costs more little
lives than Group. It's attack is 80 sud-
den that the sufferer is beyond human
aid before the doctor arrives. Such
cases yield readily to One Minute CoGgh
Cure. Liquiies the mucus, allays i'm
fiammation, o danger. Also.
lutely safe. Acts Immediately. Cures
coughs, colds, grip, bronchitis. All
throat and lung trouble. F. s. McMah.
on, Hampton, Ga: "A bad cold rem
dered me voiceless just before an ora.
torical contest. I intended to withdraw
but took One Minute Cough Cures It
restored my voice IN time to win the
medal" Sold by Brown & Bearden.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-10-29

There are over 1000 stitches in an
ordinary white shirt.
The plain-spoken person is fire.
quently a smooth liar.
A parlor match sometimes lands a
woman in the kitchen.
The average town man has more
appetite than digestion.
Bitter experiences often operate to
sweeten the disposition.
When a woman doesn't lace it's a
sign she doesn't have to.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-10-29
CIT GOES RIoHTTo THE SPOT"

When pain or irritation exists on any
part of the body, the application Of
Billiards. Snow Liniment will give
prompt relief. 1T goes right to the
spot, said an old man who was rub
blng it in, to cure his rheumatism. G.
r. Smith, propr. Smith House, Teneha,
Texas, writes: II have used Billiards.
Snow Eminent in my family for sew.
eral years, and have found It to be a
ine remedy. for all aches and pains,
and l recommend it tor pains in the
throat and chest. 25c, SOC and 81 90
at all druggists.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-10-29
1t is doubtless woman's generosity
that prevents her keeping a secret.

tnat prevents her Keeping a secret.
A blank expression sometimes re-
suits from a dash Of disappointment.
In the cas- Of a put up Job, It is
usually the victim who has to put up.
A self-made man is generally n
who has made his own opportunities.
No one should ever make light Of a
thing that darkens the life of another.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-10-29

The medicinal uses to which whisky
can be put is only limited by mans
Imagination.
The easiest mark on earth for any
body is the idiot who thinks he under
stands women.
The fellow who rides a hobby
should be careful that it doesn't run
away with him.
Coal oil is q good thing to make 4
fire with; entire cities have been
burned that way.
The standard Of height in the Brit
ish army is greater than In any other
army In the world.
Nothing uglier has been invented
than those hideous images known &c
Mexican rain gods.
Fortunately the young woman who
marries an old husband never knows
how she got cheated.
To prevent stockings wearing at
the heels line the backs Of shoes with
3 piece Of black velvet.
Certain small silver loving cups set
on ebony bases have been rechrist-
ened "ping-pong cups"
To obviate any further trouble with
snakes it might be better to filter the
water before boiling-.C Chicago Trib-
une. But, viii filtration remove the
serpents from the Chicago whisky?
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-10-29
.

To be relieved from a torturing dis
cas- after 40 years torture might well
cause the gratitude Of anyone. That is
what DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salvs did
for G. Haney, Geneva o. He says:
tDeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve cured me
Of piles after ! had suffered 30 years.
Cures cuts, burns, wounds, skin dis
eases. Beware of counterfeits.
Sold by Brown q Bearden.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-10-29

Mississippi College, Clinton, Miss,
for Boys and YOnng Men. Fou ded 1926.
Next session opens September nth.
Thorough and extensive courses Of
study.
Reasonable expenses, Endowment
materially enlarged.
For catalogue and particulars ad-
dress,
w. 7. LOwREY, d. D. President.
P. b.. EAGER, acting Preside DIT.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-10-29

MeetIn1 United Daughters Of the Con
federaey New Orleans, Las Nov. Ills 'O7
For above occasion, tickets will be
sold to New Orleans via Queen &
Crescent Route at rate of one fare for
the round trip. Dates of sale Nov. s,
8 and 10, with final limit ten days from
date Of sale. By deposit Of ticket
with Joint Agent New Orleans, on or
before Nov. 18th, further extension
may be obtained to leave New Orleans
not later than Nov. 80, 1909.
R. w. BONDS, T. P. A.,Meridian, Miss.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-10-29

A back view of fortune is all that Is
accorded the vast majority of human
kind.
For the fantastic smoker there lie a
pipe with a cleaning white skull for a
bowl.
The funny mans jokes often come
home to him, but this is the editors
fault.
No man ever proved that he was a
gentleman by fighting over the propo-
sition.
Women are slow in keeping every
engagement except an engagement to
marry.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-10-29
AMERICAS FAMOUS BEAUTIES

Look with horror on skin eruptions.
blotches, sores, pimples. They don't
have them, nor will anyone, who uses
Bucklen's Arnica Salve. 1t glorifes
the face. Eczema or Salt Rheum var
ish before it. It cures sore lips, chap
ped hands, chilblains. Infallible for
Piles. 25c at Hall & Lyles.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-10-29


Botanical note: A fern in a jaFdi-
mere and two little sprouts In tin cans,
II put In q window, are sufficient to
give the woman who owns them the
right to use the word "ternery."
A newly married man once lost his
job, and his wife says that the hard
est thing she had TO do In the days Of
privation that followed, was to 1--we up
to the cut glass given her at her we'd
ding.
It appears TO be we'll nigh a uniVer-
sal custom for politicians who become
disgruntled and bolt their ticket be-
cause OF q personal grievance, to give
credit for their action to their cOn-
science.
For some years past there has been
In some states quite an agitation over
the question as to whether persons
claiming to heal by faith should be
permitted TO practice on patients and
have control Of them.
We Rnd that we have reached that
age when we like to gTumble about
th9yOung folks who think they didn't
have 3 good time ct a party unless
they laughed and sang and shouted
on the streets on the way home.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-10-29
TUITION FREE

men and women, except in Law School.
All expenses very low. Attractive location.
Complete water, sewer, lighting and heating
systems. Perfect sanitation. Purest deep
well water. Enlarged scientific equipment
in new buildings. Special accommodation
for women students. Special opportunities
for students Of limited means.
Session Of 10000 "Opens September 18TH
1902 Summer TeHm, 1903, opens June
10Th.
For catalogue Of special information no
agrding courses or expenses, address,
r. b FULTON, Chancellor
University, Miss.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-10-29
PERIL.

II just seemed to have gone ali to
pieces, writes Alfred Bee, Of Welfare,
Tex, ''billiOusness ard a lame back
had made life a burden. l couldn't eat
or sleep and felt almost too worn out to
work when / began TO use Electric Bit
ters, but they worked wonders. Now l
sleep like a top, a eat anything, have
gained in strength and enjoy hard
work" They give vigorous health and
new life to weak, slckly, run. down
people. Try them, Only SOC at Hall
& Lyles drug store.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-10-29

The product of the still Is loud
enough as a rule.
Occasionally the mar who is out for
dough gets burnt.
It is a far cry-snd frequent-from
babyhood to youth.
Even the shining light gets turned
down occasionally.
There is no lack of breathing space
about the air castle.
A diet of garlic is a wonderful aid
to the complexion.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-10-29
BEAUTIFUL COMPETITIONS.

Are spoiled by using any kind, of
preparation that fills the pores of the
skin. The best way to secure a clear
complexion, free from sallowness, PIN
pies, blotches, etc, is TO keep the liver
in good order. An occasional dose Of
Heroine will cleanse the bowels, reg
ulate thu liver, and so establish a clear
healthy complexion. soc at all drug
gists.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-10-29

Fields


Dyspepsia" wrote Eugene Field
''often incspacisates Q man Tor 0ndesvoP
and sometimes sxtinguishes The Gre 81
ambition" Though great despite hig
complaint Field suffered from indigess
ton ell his life A weak, tlroastomaeh
can't digest your food 10 nsedo
rest. You cen only rest &c b. the uao
Of 3 preparation like Kodol which ~
lleves lt Of wosk BY dlgesting your food.
Rest soon restores it to its normal tonA
strengthening,
satlStyLnDl
EnvlDOeatlHns
Prepared onlybRE. q DBWITZ& 90, chicago
The 81. bottle.eontains 2h time8tha 10 sisA
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-10-29

Feel cold shiverings, aching in the
bones, lack of energy, headache, and
great depression These SYMPTOMS may
be followed by violent headache, high
fever, extreme nervousness, a condition
known rs malaria. Herbine cures It.
Take it before the disease gets a fair
hold, though it will work a cure in n
stage, j. a. Hopkins, Manchester,
Kan, writes: I have used your great
medicine, Herbine, for several years.
There is nothing better for malaria,
chills and fever, headache, biliousness,
and for a blood. purifying tonic, there
is nothiug as good. Soc at all druggists.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-10-29

When q girl can afford to spend
only & little on her Christmas gifts
she belongs to the 100000 class.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-10-29
American BanNsEs Association Animal

American Bankers Association Animal
Meeting New Orleans, Nov. Il.I3.
Manual Meeting, Daughters Of the C@a-
fedeFacy NeW Orleans, Nov. ILLS.
For these occasions the Mobile &
Ohio R. R. win make rate of one fare
for the round trip from ell points, sell
ling tickets Nov. 81 9 10, limited for
return ten days. Apply to your home
agent for particulars OF write JN0 n.
BEALL, A. g. p. A., st. Louis, Mo.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-10-29
UNIVERSITY
MISSISSIPPI.
090
Next Session Opens September Is, 1902.
0-0O

TWENTY FIvHSCHOOLS IN DE;
partments of Science, Literature.
and the Arts; Professional courses.
n in Law. Electrical Engineering,
Civil Engineering, Mining Engi-
neering, Pedagogy.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-10-29
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
Jhs Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears the n z@
signature of [<AWZHIZM
A Pure vegetabIe Preparation.

Azure Vegetable Preparation.
We guarantee the Complexion Beau
.ti6er to give satisfaction and respect
July ask the ladies to give It a trial.
BEAUTIFIER MANUFACTURING Co.
For sale BY all Okolona druggists.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-10-29
TRY ONE TON

a my Cahawba coal. No cinders,
clinkers, slate, or rock, but 8 clean
burn. Cheaper than any other coal on
the market Try It and be convinced.
j. W. MCOARLEY.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-10-29

Something is the matter with the
law Of waste and economy in thin
world. Fowls at for eating are mol
the ones that have plumage ft fOl
trimming hats.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-07-18
w. 0. W. Activity.

Hot weather seems not to have affect
ed the Woodmen of the World of Deni-
son and in fact the local camp has been
more than usually prosperous of late.
On Saturday night the camp held a
special meeting in honor of special
deputy Mckinney of Des Moines and a
large number of members were present
to meet the distinguished guest. On
Monday twenty-four of the members
went to Vail where the old camp has
been re-organized and initiated 30
woodmen into the mysteries OF wood
craft. The members were highly
pleased with the teams work of the
Denison camp. On Sunday mex Deni.
son will join with the camps of Logan
and Woodbine IN an unwilling cero
mony at the grave of Sovereign De-
Forest. A large number of the Deni
son camp will attend the ceremony
Rev, Schlegh is to be the orator and il
is only to be regretted that the Sover
eign camp did not send some more suit
able orator.