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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-12-24
ooop CRoPs mn KANsAs.

Kansas is again experiencing q good
crop Of corn, wheat and oats. Not
withstanding that land values are ad-
vancing very rapidlyi and are sure to
be double their present value in less
than two years, we have succeeded in
securing the agency for a number Of
fine farms and ranches in Southern
Kansas, the garden spot OF the state, .
which we will be able to offer very
reasonable for a few weeks. Our little
booklet, giving full descriptions and
particulars, win be mailed free upon
application. Address,
TIE KANSAS REALITY Co.,
Box 900, Oswego, Kas.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-12-24
A COLD WAVE,

The forecast Of sudden changes In
the weather serves notice that a hOarse
voice and a heavy cough may invade
the sanctity of health in your own
home. Cautious people have a bottle
Of One Minute Cough Cure always 1T
hand. E. H. Wise, Madison, Ga,
writes: II am indebted to One Min
ute Cough Cure for my present good
health, and probably my life.' II
cures coughs, colds, lagrippe, brOnchi-
tug, pneumonia and all throat and lung
troubles. One Minute Cough Cure cuts
the phlegm, draws out the inhamma
ton, heals and soothes the mucous
membranes and strengthens the lungs.
For sale by Brown & Bearden.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-12-24

Alters woman gives up al thOuEtt
OF marrying, insurance agents md
lees difficulty In getting Der 10 take
out = policy.
When . woman is particularly
shocked she screams, "well, what on
earth DO people say about snch doingS
on, anyhow"
A socisty called the SIS. % Co.. by
The boys belonging, ls callpd "SOns Of
Gunsp by the nelghbors, who object
70 the noise.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-12-24
Coughing Spell Caused Death.

'Harry blackwell, aged 25 years,
choked to death early yesterday morn
ing at his home, In the presence of his
wife and child. He contracted a slight
cold few days ago and paid but little
attention to it. Yesterday morning he
was seized with a ft Of coughing which
continued for some time. His wife
sent for q physician, but before he
could arrive, another coughing spell
came on, and Duckwsll died from suf-
focatiOn.-St. Louis Globe+D Democrat,
Dec. l, 1901 Billiards. HOrehound
Syrup would have saved him. 25c, SOC
and S1.00 at all druggists.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-12-24
uUnolen David Pridpen. Of Oovine-

"Uncle" David Pridgen, Of Ooving-
ton County, is going to Jackaon on
the 3rd of next June to witness the
laying Of the corner stone OF the new
million dollar State House. Ordinar-
lily there would be nothing worthy OF
exceptional note In this visit of Uncle
David, were It not for the fact that he
is perhaps the only person who will be
present on that occasion who witness
ed the laying Of the cornor- stone oil
the present State House nearly sixty
years ago. The building was dedica-
ted in 1874, and Mr.. Pridgen, who was
then a young man, journeyed from
the wilds of COvington county to wit
ness the event. He Is now bent with
the weight of four score of years, and
rarely ventures from his own door
step, but be has made up his mind
to board the cars and ride to Jackson
on the 3rd Of June and see the corner
stone Of the now building properly laid
Then be is willing to die happy.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-12-24
Never Judge an insurance company

Never Judge an insurance company
by the blotter it gives away.
The man who doesn't amount to
much usually has his sign out.
The man who rests on his laureli
finds they are soon withered.
Habits grow on a man, but a small
boy soon outgrows his habits.
Somehow good people are notex-
pected TO go in for a good time.
Trouble is one of the few things that
win multiply without attention.
II you are fat, be good natured; the
people just naturally expect it.
A new song is entitled: eff you can't
be a bell wether, fall in behind"
Every bald headed man has lots of
hair around the sides Of bis head.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-12-24

It's awful hard TO tell . woman the
same thing about how much you love
her q different way every time, buI
you've got to do It to make her be-
lieve It.
The British and German naval Oh
cers in Caribbean waters would better
not become too gay. II will be vel
for them to remember that George
Dewey is down there somewhere.
Adelina Patti lie said to be planning
one more farewell tour In America,
As Patti is only 50 years old those
who miss hearing her on this forth
coming occasion need not despair.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-12-24
improved Service To The East Via
Southern Railway.

Beginning December 18th, the
Southern Railway viii shorten its
schedule between Greenville, Miss.
and all points East. Train IS will be
made 8 first class passenger train and
viii leave Greenville at 4;40 p. n. in
stead Of $3.50 q. 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., cal on any
agent of the Southern Railway, OF
write to O. Il. JACKSON,
Travelling Passenger Agent,
201e First Ave-, Birmingham, Ala.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-12-24

Some mothers prefer girls on the
score that their clothes can be length
ened by the use of ruffes.
What has become of the old fash
Toned lover who gave his girl a copy
Of "Lucille" at Christmas.
The photographer who makes q
speciality of brides and grooms takes a
cheerful view Of matrimony.
A real clever woman is one who can
tell by looking at a hen how far she
will go in salad at a reception.
About the saddest thing that can
happen to a man is to be left q Wild
over when he is too old to remarry.
A man who works very hard is
"tslked about" almost as much as q
loafer. He is said to be ''greedy.n =
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-12-24
BaIIard's Horehound Syrup.

Immediately relieves hoarse, croupy
cough, oppressed, rafting, rasping and
difficult breathing. Henry @. Stearns,
druggist, Shullsburg, Wisconsin,
writes, May 90, 1901: Il have been
selling Ballards Horehouud Syrup for
two years, and have never had a prepa
ration that has given better satisfac-
ton. l notice that when l sell a bottle
they come back for more. l can hon
estly recommend it," 25c, SOC and
81 90 at all druggists,
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-12-24
In NAME7

Everything Is in the name when il
comes to Witch Hazel Salve. E. G.
Dewitt & Co., of Chicago, discovered
some years ago how to make a salve
from Witch Hazel that is a specific for
piles. For blind, bleeding. itching and
protuding piles, eczema, cuts, burns,
bruises and all skin diseases Dewitt
Salve has NJ equal. This has given
rise to numerous worthless counter
feits. Ask for DeWitt's-the genuine.
For sale by Brown & Bearden.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-12-24
A Million Voices

Could hardly express the thanks Of
Homer Hall, of West Point, Ia. Listen
why: Asevere cold had settled on bis
lungs, causing a most obstinate cough.
Several physicians said he had con-
sumption, but could not help him.
When all thought be was doomed he
began to use Or. Kings New Discovery
for consumption and writes-''It com
pletely cured me and saved my life.
now weigh 227 pounds" It's positive
ly guaranteed for coughs, colds and
lung troubles. Price SOC and $1.OO
Trial bottles free at Hall & Lyles.'
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-12-24

On account Of the Christmas and
New Year Holidays, ~19O2-19O8, the M,
& o. Railroad viii sell excursion tick
cts at rate Of one and one-third fare
for the round trip. Tickets on sale
Dec. %, "a, 25, 80, and 31st, 1902, and
Jan. /, 1908, limiting tickets for return
passage to Jan. 3, 1908. Exceptions:
No tickets to be sold to adults ct less
than 90 cents and to children ct less
than % cents for the round trip, I'M
less double local rates will make less,
J. F. HARRELL, Agent.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-12-24

I would as soon think Of doing bust
ness without clerks as without news
paper advertising.-John Wanamaker
II an old maid is rich enough, all Of
her nieces speak In an apologize way
when they mention the men they mar
ried.
It is not a very pleasant thought,
but do you know that perhaps at this
moment you are seeing your best
days.
Job holds the record for patience
but then he never had to buy Christ
mas presents for all his Wife's rela,
tiOns.
1t isn't necessary to speak the truth
at all times, and even lies should be
given q rest between political cam
paigns.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-12-24
FoIls a Deadly Attack.

"My wife was so ill that good physi
clans were unable to help her." writes
NJ. M. Austin, of Winchester, Ind,
"but was completely cured by DR..
Kings New Life Pills" They work
wonders in stomach and liver troubles.
Cure constipation, sick headache. 25c
at Hall q Lyles' drug store.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-12-24

s3 HANDSOME LOT OF - M8
G-GATHERED GEMS 90


Jack Frost is with us.
How'd you like to be the ice mani
The man of brass Is rarely . man Of
gold.
How the girls like to look at q brides
clothesl
The litigant and colleteral are soon
divorced.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-12-24
FavorIts EamIIY RemedY.

Frequently accidents ocenr in the
household, which cause burns, cuts,
sprains and bruises; for use In such
cases, Ballard's SOOw Liniment has for
many years been the constant ~favorite
family remedy. 25c. 500 and $1.00 at
all druggists.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-12-24

What has become Of the old fashion
ed woman who said she "backed'i
an envelope when she wrote an ad-
dross on it2
If a woman does her own house
work there Is no occasion for an apol-
ogy for the looks OF her hands; It is
something to be proud Of.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-12-24


There is law in New York City pro-
hibiting the sale Of liquor on Sunday.
Nevertheless, a New York saloonist
who closed his place last Sunday week
found it necessary, in order to avoid
a Misunderstanding, 60 hang up a
sign, ''closed on account of death In
the family"
Fred P. Clark, twenty years ago a
prominent and wealthy mill owner In
Minneapolis, was arrested as g vag-
rant the other day and sent to the
workhouse. A succession of business
and matrimonial misfortunes dissipat-
ed his fortune and he took to drink,
and now, ct the age Of go, he is q men.
tai and physical wreck.
A young man Of st. Joseph, NO.,
who drives g delivery wagon, was ar
rested and fined $40 for kissing 9 mar
sled lady. He stated by way Of self
~extenuatlOn that he thought she was
the cook. This insult added to the
injury has rendered the lady inconsol-
able. It was about the most undiplO-
matte excuse the young man could
have devised.
An Oklahoma girl In one Of the
towns near Vlnita played post-omCe
ct g party not long since and yelled
and howled and ran behind the door
and scratched the young mans face In
several places, upset the lamp, kicked
over the piano stool and when he
finally kissed her on the tip Of the ear
she tainted dead away and she said
she could never look anyone in the
face again. They led the modest,
gentle, bashful maiden home and the
next day she ran away with q dago
peddler who had a hair lip and ten
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-12-24
cuers Blood poison, Cancer, Ulcers,
Eczema, CaFbuneIes, Etc. Medicine

Robert Ward, Maxey's, Ca, says:
II suffered from blood poison, my
head, face and shoulders were one
mass Of corruption. aches in bones and
joints, burning, itching, scabby skin,
was all run down and discouraged,
but Botanic Blood Balm cured me per-
fectly, healed ell the sores and gave
my skin the rich glow of health
Blood Balm put new life into my blood
and new ambition into my brain"
Geo A. Williams, Roxbury, face COW
cred with pimples, chronic lore on
back Of head, supperating swelling on
neck, eating ulcer on leg, bone pains,
itching skin cured perfectly by Botanic
Blood Balm-sores all healed. Botanic
Blood Balm cures all malignant blood
troubles. such as eczema, scabs and
scales, pimples, running sores. carbun-
cles, scrOfdla, etc. Especially advised
for all obstinate cases that have
reached the second or third stage.
Druggists, 81. To prove it cures, sam
Piles Of Blood Balm sent free and pre-
paid by writing Blood Balm Co.. At
lanta, Ga. Describe trouble and free
medical advice sent in sealed letter.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-12-24
Even the free-born American citizen
seems to have a good many bosses.

seems to have a good many bosses.
The backslider soon finds that the
banister Of life is full Of splinters.
A philosopher has an excuse for
any old thing except the toothache.
The surest way to learn all about
human weakness is to study oneself.
There are few men who can stand
on their dignity in a crowded street
car.
Every man hugs some delusion,
even though it may merely be wo-
man.
No, Maude, dear, a ship doesn't
need a plumber to pipe all hands on
deck,
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-12-24
koDoL DYsPEPsIA cuRF.

Digests all classes of food, tones and
strengthens the stomach and digestive
organs. Cures dyspepsia, Indigestion,
stomach troubles and makes rich, red
blood, health and strength. Kodol re-
builds worn out tissues, Purihes,
strengthens and sweetens the stomach.
Gov. G. w. Atkinson, of West Va,
says: II have used a number Of bot
ties of Kodol and have found it to be q
very effective and, indeed, a powerful
remedy tor stomach ailments. / rec
ommend it to my friends" For sale
by Brown & Bearden.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-12-24

II the Colorado Republicans succeed
in defeating Mr.. Teller,it win mark TIE
complete effacement, politically, OF
the "silver crowd" leaders. Stewart
and Jones are left, but they have gone
back to the gold standard party.
The most valuable handkerchief in
the world belongs to Queen Margher-
ita of Italy. 1t is made of the purest
Of Venetian lace, and it is in perfect
condition in spite Of the fact that it
was made in the fifteenth century. 1t
is probably worth 80. 900 or $1,000.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-12-24
The Pride Of Heroes.

Many soldiers in the last war wrote
10 say that for scratches. bruises, cuts,
wounds, corns, sors feet and stiff joints
Bucklen's Arnica Salve Is the best in
the world. Same for burns, scalds,
boils. ulcers, skin eruptions and piles.
II cures o. no pay. Only 25c at Hall
& Lyles' drug store.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-12-24
Money TO Loan.

Improved farms at 8 per cent. per
annum. Terms and payments to suit
borrower.
L. P. HALEY, Attorney-at-Law.
okolona, Miss.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-12-24

Like Best
often Disagree with U0

Because we ovoFsat Of them. Indi.
gsstiOn follows. Bat there's q way e
escape such consequences. A dose Of 8
good digestant like KOdOl win relIvO you
st once. Your stomach II simply too
weak to digest what you eat. That's ell
indigestion Is. KOdol digests the food
without the stOmaeh's aid. Thus the
stomach rests while the body Is strength.
ened by wholesome food. Dieting is uns
necessary. KodOl digests any kind Of
good food. Strengthens and inVigoratea
.kOdOl Makes
Rich Red Blood
Prepared only By Il. o. DHWITT&Oo., Chicago
The q bottle c0naAina7M times the 500. slsa
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-12-24
lie Found a Cure.

R. H. Foster, Sls s 9nd street, Salt
Lake City, writes: II have been both
cred with dyspepsia or indigestion for
p years, have tried many doctors
without relief, but / have found a cure
in Herbine. l recommend it to all my
friends, who are afflicted that way, and
it is curing them, too, SOC at all drug
piets.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-12-24

With the pocketless gown of today.
the chatelaine bag is al absolute neces-
sity to Womankind. Let us interest
you in some real fine steel bead ones
which are worth $50 for a $500 bill
Only a few left. Money back If not
satisfied. MAIER's JEwELRY STORE.
Aberdeen, Miss,
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-12-24

A woman regards every old engage
ment be a scalp dangling at her belt.
But the men have q different notion.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-12-24

81 know / would long ago have been
in my grave" writes Mrs. S. II. New
som, of Decatur, Ala, eff it had not
been for Electric Bitters. For three
years / suffered untold agony from the
worst forms Of Indigestion. Water
brash, Stomach and Bowel Dyspepsia.
But this excellent medicine did me a
world of good. Since using it I can eat
heartily and have gained IS pounds"
For Indigestion, Loss of Appetite,
Stomach, Liver and Kidney troubles
Electric Bitters are a positive, guaran.
teed cure. Only SOC at Hall & Lyles'
drug store.
The fellow who trips over his own
plans is seldom the one who stumbles
into luck.
People who never have been unhap-
Ply can not appreciate the value Of
happiness.
Many syoung man gets to the front
by securing a job as mOtorman on a
trolley car
It is the man. who snores loudest
who manages to get to sleep irst in q
sleeping car.
Generally ones eyes see what they
want to see, especially if they ought
not to see it.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-12-24

{ The only way 10 keep : sweet tooth
from troubling q is 70 have the
stomach hlled.
It is said Of every short girl that she
would be . foot taller II she wasn't
20 bow legged.
AS Christmas approaches the father
Of . large family begins to wear q
worried look.
The people who say they don't be.
lieve In signs win generally shy at one
reading "paint."
The average woman would 60 into
extacies should Cupid advertise q sale
Of broken hearts.
A young married woman always
seems to be afraid to tell when she had
3 sleepless night.
There are some people who seem to
think that they are not doing we'll I'M
less they are noisy.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-12-24

This Is the time OF year you hear
the "lOvely characters" exclaim: "I
am a perfect child about Christmas"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-12-24

A comfortable fortune is one big
enough to make other folks feel small.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-12-24

After people pass fifty, when they
laugh, It sounds as II it were coming
up at Of the cellar.
Considering the frequency with
which it is broken, the law holds to-
gether pretty we'll.
A topper must think his stomach is q
spirit lamp judging by the way he
pours in the alcohol.
The merry twinkle in the eye is do
ing double duty now, owing to the ap-
proach of Christmas.
By the time a girl has reached four
teen, she has discovered that she can
lord it over her mother.
1t is a great deal easier to teach an
old dog new tricks than it is to make
him forget his old ones.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1902-12-24

nyou feel i'll and need q pill,
Why net purchase the hestP
DeWitt's Early Risers
Are little surprisers.
Take one- they do the rest.
w. H. Howell. Houston, Tex,
writes-I have used Little Early Riser
Pills in my family for constipation,
sick headache, etc. To their use I am
indebted for the health Of my family
For sale by Brown g. Bearden.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-16

Only in Europe, he thinks, does the love
of the spiritual remain with them. OF
the rabbis of the Ghetto he spoke with
bitterness. They" he said. ARE the na-
tural teachers of the people. They could
do much for the Hebrew language and
literature. Why don't they? Because
they know no Hebrew and have no cul-
ture. In Russia the Jews demand that
their rabbits should be learned and spir-
itual, but here they are ignorant and
materialistic So Mr.. Schwartzberg
wrote pamphlet which is now famous
in the Ghetto. I wrote it with my
hearts blood, he said with swapping
eyes. In it / painted the spiritual con-
dition of the Jews in New York in the
gloomicst colors.
Mr.. Hapgood tells also Of the sub
merged scholar of the Canal street
printing shop who sits waiting for his
children to grow up in order that they
NAV add their mite of savings to his for
the purpose .pf publishing his magnus
opus, cycIopedia of Biblical literature.
All the Ghetto scholars speak of this
work with bated breath as. a tremend-
ously learned affair, yet the old man has
been able thus far to issue only two
volumes because OF q lack OF money.
The New York Ghetto conceals many
artists, musicians, and writer's of whom
the world Will yet hear. Mr. Hapgood
has done real service in recording,
among other things, criticism of
American writer's by Ghetto crafts
man.
ct is a vast and fruitful land" he
says, "but there is no order and little
sincerity as far as art is concerned. Your
writer's try to amuse the readers, to
entertain them merely rather than to give
them serious and vital truth. Why is
it that a race which is clever and pro-
gressive in all mechanical and industrial
matters, which in such things has no
overpowering respect for the past is
weighed down in art by regard for all
the literary ghosts of by-gone times!
Look at the books put forth in any one
year in the United States! What a sense
less hodge podge it is! Variety of al
kinds, historical novels, short stories
social plays, costume plays, bindings, IL
Illustrations, editions de luxe, new edi-
tions of books written in all ages along
side of the latest productions of the day
The Americans have great tact in most
things They are the cleverest people il
the world and yet they are backward il
literature.
Indeed the whole Anglo-Sax race
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-16

economical and prac teal as it is is
curiously at sea and chaotic in all that
pertains TO literary art There are men
of genius, great artists among them, but
they are artists only in part Fragment
airy, artists without. being aware of it,
with no consistent nd clear understand
ing of what art is. Your great men are
hindered by their ervironr ent. America
and England are the most d1T-cult coun..
tries IN me world ,or real art TO get u
hearting; for all the people insist on be-
ing amused by their authors They treat
them as they do their actors, merely as
Subtle servants whose duty is to amuse
the public when it is tired.
Another indication Of what mean is
the way you all raiK about style over
here, as if style had anything to do with
art Some of the great Russian realists
have no style, but they are great artists.
There was a time when to write we'll was
an exception, and, people who did it
were supposed to be great Now so
many write well that it constitutes no
longer any particular distinction. High
art consists in the presentation Of ideas
in images, and III the power OF seeing in
images, and of reproducing imaginative
~; what is thus seen is wholly indie
| pendent of style A man writes d pretty
style. There may be no idea OF image
/ beneath it, but you Anglo-Saxons say:
'Ha! Here is a nan with a style, a great
artist But he is no artist He doesn't
seize earnestly upon life and tell the
truth about it Now and then, indeed,
see Indications of real art in your
writers-great images, great characters,
great truth, but all merely in sugges-
ton. You don't know when you do any
thing good and most of you don't like 1t
when you see it. You prefer an exciting
plot to a great delneation of character.
Sometimes you throw off, often in news
papers, something that indicates great
talent, real art, but you cover it up with
an indistinguishable mass of rubbish
You don't know what you are after. You
have no method. Every writer goes his
/ single way, confused, at cross pur-
poses. There is no school of literature.
/ Consequently, there is great loss of en-
/ ergy, great waste of material; great
| riches, but what carelessness, what de-
| plorable carelessness about the deepest
| and noblest and most serious things in
! life. Sincerity, realism, purpose and
1 unity are what as a race you need, if
! you wish ever to have consistent and
! genuine art
Altogether Tho Spirit of the Ghetto
| is a distinct addition to the good books
| OF tho year.