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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-03-06

The man who got drunk ON three
pints of patent medicine ought to DO
able to write a testimonial that will
be worth something.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-03-06

ss3 Two leagues have been started in
London by society people. who pledge
themselves not to drink wine or other
intoxieants between meals. They
make no promises, however, as to the
number of meals they intend to have.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-03-06

A high German official has COM
mitted suicide to avoid being snubbed.
Some people take snubs altogether
too seriously.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-03-06

Scientists claim that there is no
cure for consumption, but the break
fast food inventors have not yet given
IL up.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-03-06

Good-by to the pleasures Of soli-
tude and privacy when Marconi gets
that wireless pocket telephone per-
fected.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-03-06

5 The news that the eminent German
historian, Prof. Mommsen, in a At Of
studious abstraction set fire to his
/ hair points to q boom in Fliegende
Blaetter's absent-minded professor
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-03-06

An Englishman recently paid $1,000
for hen. They must have meat
trust over there. too.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-03-06

Again our admiration of DR.. Lorenz
is increased. He says that he isn't
going to write book about America.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-03-06

A Utah girl broke her jaw in de-
batting the merits of Apostle Smoot.
How she must have talked!
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-03-06

With the weather bureau costing
Uncle Sam s1,2500OO a year, there
ought to be good prophet in it.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-03-06
BLIZZARD in DAKOTA.

Railroads Are Hindered and Tele-
graph Won't Work. 4
Aberdeen, 8. D., March 2. The
snowstorm which set in Thursday
night developed into an old-fashioned
blizzard and is growing steadily worse,
with no signs Of cessation, Stock. will
suffer by exposure. =. - sty
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-03-06

British advices indicate that the
Mad Mullah was dead. but not ire.
trievably so.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-03-06

You can't persuade the oldest in
habitant that the good die young.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-03-06

Every man Is total abstainer be.
tween drinks. .i.g
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-03-06

900 annually toward fair at Fargo,
and Senator Cashet offered a substi-
tute motion to offer $500 annually to
each county having fair organization
with certain lands and buildings. The
whole matter was finally deferred I'M
til to-day. 1t looks now as though
none of the applicants for the state
fair would be successful and that the
whole matter is likely to be tabled for
this session.
( Bismarck, N. D., Feb. 26- The house
of representatives passed the trolley
bill. providing for the construction of
a trolley car line by the state from the
business center of the city Of Bis
marck to the state capitol, distance
Of over a mile. The estimated cost Of
the line and equipment is about $40,-
600. The line will be operated by the
state, and members Of the legislature
will have. free transportation to and
from the capitol buildings. The bill
passed by vote Of Sc to "a, the
emergency clause being lost, SO that
/ IL the bill passes the senate work viii
not begin on the line before July X q
@ The senate adopted the minority re-
port Of the B commit tee on elections,
which favored the Sconsti tutional
amendment for initiative and rafersn-
dun in legfslat ion. The mai ority of
1.-the election committee favored ip.
definite postpo neme nt of the bill, Aut
the senate adopts led the favorable III
mort by ~ ,S0te 40 tua S.4
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-03-06

FORMS
Emersdo u to have q XVI ~ schopl
building
fss.85 The 500 e digging i new veN \ M
Hankinson.
Palermo - supplying mail for ffonisfa
other postofi Hoes. q y N Ss3
! The people Of Hoople want the laws
better enforced. N
NJ. q. Freerks Of wahpeton has III III
Gated in Fargo. sSS III "a.
Lidgerwood Is now In good shape
for fighting fires. II + n, .EIs
Hanaford elevator, men are boosting
the price ofswheat IN! 81 sSis.
The creamery industry caught the.
peoplefof Sanborn. a5, 53-Sss;
Over $15O,O00 was loaned on land
out Of Balfour last year. /. ii,
"A new coal find is reported at New
port, in Ward county. Il; 4. II
d Candidates for township Offices are.
beginning to get busy .;ss;3 III :.5 n
A new lumber company has been
organized at Washburn. s8
Cow itch is said to have afflicted
some people near Cakes. HI 5
The advance guard Of the new set.
tiers has begun to arrive. # M 5.3
Safety oil'' fakirs are reported in
some sections of the state. 5s6 V
Stark county ranchmen have killed
lot OF wolves this winter.
Many Cavalier county homesteaders
have proven up this winter
A Bowdoin man is accused Of kid
mapping his brothers. widow.
A domestic row at Larrimore is
said to have been adjusted.
Litchville continues to grow and
finds ne wbank a necessity.
Bathgate was the rendezvous for the
Arabian peddlers for week.
A lot of settlers are expected around
Palermo, Ward county, this spring.
A dray line merger seems to have
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-08-19
Observation-Disclosures &AAA&AA8AA&A
SO. 4 HANDSOME LOT OF - MS
g. NaT GATHERED GEMS. NH&
HANDSOME LOT OF

Tbat's al right about sweet peas
lasting until fall. They are as dead as
hay right now.
When a man is drunk, he always
holds bis cigar in his left hand, with
his thumb on the left side.
How often men tell things, and
then, II wouldn't have It known that
II came from me- Then why tell itf
There is occasionally at a party a
girl in elbow sleeves whose appear
ance indicates that she ought to sand
paper her elbows.
Nothing makes a busy mau quite so
mad as for idle people to interrupt
him at bis work, and ask him for
money they are not entitled.
Wigg-"Marriage is often a failure
because the wife lie suspicious"
Wagg-"And often because she isn't.
Eternal vigilance may be the price
OF liberty, but in the magistrates
court it's often an ability to pay the
fine.
If there's one thing that disgusts a
girl more than another it is to have a
young man ask II she will permit him
to kiss her.
Blobbs.-"That's a Key West cigar.
How do you like it2" Slabbs.-"A
little bit of the key isn't itP"
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., eh? I'd have
the blamed thing pulled il it were
mine.' Wagg.-"So would / II 1t
were yours"
Wigwag-''Think we're going to
have a dry summer" Guzzler-"I'm
sure I shall. I've got to take my
family to Ocean Grove"
Tommy-Por, q synonym is anoth-
or term, isn't it?" Tommy's Pop
eyes, my SON." TOmmy-"Well, do
you think President Roosevelt will
get q synonym"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-08-19

To the democratic Voters Of mississippi.
Idesire 70 make my grateful acknow
Judgement TO you for tn emphatic IN
dorrment which you gave me It the
.rimfry. / never doubted The result
for a single moment during the can
vass, because I respected you aud i'm
plicitly conhded in your intelligence,
manhood and Democracy. ] particu-
larly value your endorsement because
it will greatly strengthen me in the
Senate, in the discussion and settle
ment Of the race question which is the
grayest and most far reaching that
c~onfronts the American people, = ma
tional question upon tn determination
of which ~depeuds ihe permanence Of
free institutions in this nation. The
best minds in every section Of the eoun
try are engaged in its consideration;
statesmen, divinas, editors and Political
writers are al Guessing il, with 40 earn
estness that has been intensified by the
position taken by President Roosevelt.
Encouraged by your approval l shall
renew my efforts both by speech and
pen to bring the public mind to a full
realization Of the magnitude of this
fateful problem IN which, ! am glad to
assure you, l am laboring in accord
with my Democratic colleagues in the
Senate.
The signal victory which You have
given me places me under renewed
obligations to You to serve You with all
the energy and faculties 1 possess.
l assure my friends who have given
me every honor that | have eyer asked
for, that l appreciate the generous
enthusiasm of their efforts in my behalf
and that 1 have not spent a dollar to
buy any newspaper or personal service,
made any pledge or promise of place to
any one for assistance. My friends
have all been volunteers-not a sir gle
mercenary in my camp.
With profound gratitude l am your
most obliged and obedient servant.
H. d. MONEY.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-08-19

It seems that Mr.. Schwsb's chief
trouble was not that he didn't get
plenty Of advertisement, but that it
wasn't exactly the kind be needed in
bis business.
Carter Harrison is said to be con-
nected with the meat trust, and this
in face of the fact that Mr.. Bryan was
seriously considering him for the
presidency.
Professor Langley's substitute will
fly this week. Using a substitute for
aerial flights is not itself q poor inven-
tioD.
They had a lynching out in Wash
ington State to demonstrate that
Indiana and Illinois are not the whole
thing.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-08-19
= - W"H"NWTTT
District Manager, Tnpelo, Miss.


Nicaragua comes to the front with q
neat exhibition Of Ingenuity. A
rebellion was in progress and the
rebels had q warship on an inland
lake, where they we're causing havoc.
There being no other way to reach
the rebel vessel, the government
loaded one of its own warships on q
lat car, transported il overland to the
lake and launched It, and the captain
masticated his opponent at 3 single
gulp. Score one for Nicaragua.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-08-19

A lazy liver may be only a tired
liver, or a starved liver. A stick is
all right for the back Of q lazy man.
But it would be a savage as well &c q
stupid thing to beat a weary man or a
starving man because be Jagged Ia bis
work. So in treating the tagging
liver II lie a great mistake to lash 1t
with drastic drugs. In ninety nine
cases out Of q hundred a torpid or
sluggish liver is but 3 systom Of an III
nourished body, whose organs are
weary with overWork. Let your liver
alone. Start with the stomach and its
allied organs of digestion and nntri-
ton. Put them In proper working
order, and see how quickly your liver
will become active and energetic.
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discov-
ery has made many marvellous cures
Of silver troublen by ibs wonderful
control Of the organs Of digestion and
nutrition. It restores the normal
activity Of the stomach, increases the
secretions Of the blood making glands
cleanses the system from poisonous
accumulatiOns, and 80 relieves the
liver Of the burdens imposed upon i
By the detection Of other organs.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-08-19

1t is pretty well settled now that
the systems OF the disease from which
Wall Street lie suffering point to an
aggravated case Of undigested securi-
ties with q violent relapse.
Mr.. German says tariff reform will
be the issue In the next campaign.
Nhis being true It behoOves Mr..
German to putty up the cracks in bis
tariff record.
A st. Paul woman has sued for d.
vorce because her husband wrote
poetry. If it was magazine poetry
the woman was undoubtedly justified.
Chicago University is said to-be run
at a loss of some $500, 900 a year. A
pretay high price for the spread OF
sensations and freak theories.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-08-19
THE pEATH PENALTY.

A little thing sometimes results in
death. Thus a mere scratch insight
fcant cuts or puny boils have paid the
death penalty. Il is wise to haYe
Bucklen's AMIGA Salve ever handy. It's
the best SalYe on earth and will pre-
vent fatality, when Burns, Sores,
Ulcers and Piles threaten. Only 25c,
at all drug stores.
A bali Of Mrs. Astor's vas a failure
because all the men had to scurry to
Wall street to put up margins. Harry
Lehr, however remained.
Elk. Governor Lubbock of Texas, is
to wed at the age Of 30. Now watch
out for the cynics to say that he is old
enough to know better.
The New York World says that g
kindergarten lie a memorial better
than & monument. 1t undoubtedly
attracts more attention.
It is suspected that President Har-
per is again about to request Brother
Rockefeller to throw some Oh on ths
troubled waters.
II you see Il IN the New York Even
ing Post it's something mean about
the South.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-08-19
wise Governor.

1t is generally conceded that Jno.
M. Stone was one of the wisest gov
errors that this state ever had. He
said of the Union Central Life Insur-
auce Company: "It writes the most
liberal contract Of any company in the
state" G.. 7. HOWERTON,
District Manager, Tupelo, Miss.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-08-19

Judge Thayer says in his Clinton
Age that he never knew the Republi-
can press 30 be so unanimous for any
thing as It is for Cleveland for Demo
cratic candidate for President.-Keo-
kuk(Ia.)Gate City.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-08-19

We carry in stock. along with cores
Of other pills the celebrated RamUns'
Liver pills s. Tonic Pellets intact we are
headquarters for pills Of al kinds but
we want you to Try Ramon's The man
ufaeturers claim them 70 be the best
our customers, who use them say they
find them to be the best, and we believe
they are the best .25c
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-08-19
PUTS AN EMO TO IT ALL,

A grievoos wall oftimes comes as a
result Of %unbearable pain from over
taxed organs. Dizziness, Bsckache,
Liver complaint and Constipation. But
thanks to DR.. Kings New Life Pills
they put an end to it all. They T
gentle but thorough. Try them. Only
25c. Guaranteed by all drug stores.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-08-19

Not to be outdone by his American
cousins, King EWard has joined the
army of strikers and wants bis salary
raised to the extent of $780, 600 a year.
His present pay for looking pleasant
IL S2.360 wear.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-08-19

The pretenss that you amount to
more than you really do viii cause
YOU trouble. Modesty Is not only
very rare, but very profitable.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-08-19

The pure food combine, too, seems
to be suffering somewhat from undi-
gested securities.
The presidential boom Of Mn. Fran
els has got 81 aggravated case Of bag
ging at the knee.
Not ell Of the ecoundrels Of this
country are IL the penitentlary and
the postomce department.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-08-19
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets. All druggists refund the money
If it fails to cure. E. W. Groves sig
nature is on each box. Price IS cents.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-08-19

The FIRE flies are 80 large, and such
unusual candle-pOwer this summer,
that 1t Is dangerous to squeeze hands
out OF doors.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-08-19
hi ia aid that Maohen I'LL not leaYl

It is said that Machen will not leave
the country. Can it be possible that
he is going to take it with him?
Another cashier gone in Ohio
strengthens the suggestion that there
lie no sectionalism in crime.
The anti canal lobby did not go to
Bogota either for it's own health nor
that of the canal treaty.
The Columbian Congress is deter
mined that It shall not be considered
a bargain counter attraction.
Georgia has decided that it's su-
preme Judges are not entitled TO any
more than board and clothes.
That handkerchief waving from the
window is the German boom flirting
with the passer- by.
There may be a food in Wall street
from watered stock, but the country'a
feet are dry,
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-08-19

We will pay fifty cents q bushel for
all the peach seed you can See
your neighbors and collect Us several
bushels.
g. 7. HowERTON & BROS,
Guntown. Miss.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-08-19

Professor Langley is not easily rat
tied. In fact It is said there Is no
record Of his having gone up in the
air.
We are reminded when a girl sings,
laughs, plays the piano, and Is gener-
ally agreeable in trying to make an
impression on a man, Of the merchant
who advertlses that 1t is "no trouble
to show goods"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-08-19

II o q watch needs doctoring, OF
your clock Is dyspeptic, bring It, send
Il or railroad It IN and let as cure It for
you. That is our business. MAIER's
JEwELRY STORE,
Aberdene, Miss.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-08-19

If you know OF q poor stifled old horse
a hose with sore back abaTbed wire
wound, unnatural growth stiff joints
or swollen limbs, send him around.
can cure him with a few applications
Of Ramon's Nervee &Bone OIL, 25 cents.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-08-19

1t is Of course expected that the 500
photographers assembled in conven-
tion IN Indianapolis viii sit up and
look pleasant.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-08-19

The people are the government.
Presidents and cabinet officers are
their aerYanta.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-08-19

Wall street with the watered stocks
leaking begins to look like q toy BAL
loon after the gas has escaped.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-08-19
DEWITT 4 NAME.

When you go to buy Witch Hazel Sslve
look for the name Dewitt on every box.
The pure unadulterated Witch Hazel
is used in making DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve, which is the best salve in
the world for cuts, burns, bruises,
boils, eczema and piles. The pOpulBri-
ty Of DeWitt's Witch Haxel Salve, due
to its many cures, has caused numer-
u worthless counterfeits to be placed
on the market. The genuine bears he
name of E. G. Dewitt & Co., Chicago.
Sold by all druggist.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-08-19

The murderers Of the Jews in Kis-
chineh style themselves Christians.
Twas even 30.
Il has been decided to float another
$500, 900 Of Philippine certificates.
Just now leading political papers re-
mind one Of the little girls prayer:
tOh, Lord bring brother Tom to his
senses. He lies he steals be swears !
ell boys do; rs girls don't, Amen
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-08-19
EMO Of Bitter EIoHT.

Two Physicians had a long and stub
born fight with an abcess on nv right
lung writes J.F.Hughes of DuPont.
Ga. and gave me up. Everybody thought
my time had come, AS a last resort ]
tried DR.. Kings New Discovery for Con-
sumption. The benefit / received was
striking and / was on.my feet in a few
days. Now I've entirely regained my
health. 1T conquers all Coughs, Colds
aud throat aud Lung troubles. Guaran-
teed by all Drug stores, Price SOC, and
S1.O0. Trial bottles free. For sale by
all druggist.
The time comes to everyone who lie
unhappy when he would follow the
devil of, il the devil but spoke kindly
to him.
After 3 woman gives a party, she
nearly always says: 81 was so sur
prised to Geo. there; she 20
seldom goes"
Don't ask a girl how old she is. Be
diplomatic and inquire: Show many
candles?"
The great trick of marrying wisely
is not so much to pick out the right
one as not to pick out the wrong one.
"She seems very devoted in always
being with him." one woman said,
eyes, that is because she wants co
watch him." said the other.
Chow in the world did you happen
to buy three boxes Of blackberries?'
a woman asked her husband, who had
been doing the marketing. "Three
for a quarter" the mar replied.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-08-19
rRAINs 49, ION TuPELo.

ao,thaastarn limited daily. Ab7 p %
Nemuhls and New York Limited 80. 80 2 q
Memphis & Tupelo Accom-, daily, o.So :
TRAINS EAST FROM TUPELo
southeastern Limited daily ........ l1;1O an
York Limited. thro sleeper dy l4'SO
Memphis & Tupelo Accommodation
daily, arrives Tupelo. .......... ...s.oO ~
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-08-19
NOtin the trust.

Why pay trust prices for your life
insurance when you can get a more
liberal contract from the Union Central
Lie Insurance Company for less mon
ey?
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-02-23

will extend from Manila to Midway.
This would leave the length from Mid
vav 10 Honolulu for the Colonia which
would as we'll have the reserve cable
TO be unIoaded into the tanks here
The Anglia would lay the line direct to
Midway and the outbound shore end
proceeding here and placing the shore
emo before the arrival of the Colonia.
Cant. Pattison, the chief inspector for
the cable company. viii be on the
Anglia.
Superintendent Gaines of the local
office has completed the arranging of
his duplex system. and it is now work
ing excelIent,y. BY means of this sys-
tenn it is possible for one operator to
be sending while the recording instru-
ment is receiving a message, the
operations being simultaneous. 1t was
not intended to use the duplex before
the Manila cable came. but Superin-
tendent Gaines wanted the work done
and so rushed it through. This puts
every thing locally in shape for hand
ling the entire cable system as soon
as it is completed.