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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-09-16

To get away up Ia the world a man
must lack a sense Of humor 20 laugh
At himself for trying.
Most men begin 10 economlze on
their own spendi z by cutting down
their wife's allowance.
Notice to young men contemplating
marriage: You can't get a peach out
Of a blackberry patch.
II You would be happy don't pur-
chase today and read the bargain ad-
vertisements tomorrow.
Let the man who would reform the
world begin on his neighbors and he
will soon see his auish.
The firing on the bottom OF q mans
trousers doesn't always indicate the
ragged edge Of despair.
It's almost as hard for some men to
live up 20 their regulations AZ il is for
others TO live theirs down.
Somehow the things we imagine
would make US perfectly happy are al
ways possessed by others.
If road is three miles long and
you are riding II IN a funeral process
ion, Il Is a good miles.
Cynics sre men who find fault with
the world because they we're not con-
suited when It was designed.
How people love occasional words
of appreciation and kindnessl Poor
devils, they hear so few of them.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-09-16

Once q man makes q mistake and
she hears OF 1t, his descent from the
pedestal on which she has placed him
is as rapid as II be had rollers under
him.
After people have lived next door
neighbors for a great number Of years
they are like kin: know all about
each other, and don't get along very
well.
When q girl makes her choice her
older kin look 81 his income, and her
younger kin Judge him by the quail
tiles that could not earn him q flap
jack.
Every one who has helped q lame
dog over a style and who was
scratched in doing It, thinks he Is just
ihed ever after In refusing to be mer-
ciful.
A mau can pull another woman's
pair Of gloves out Of his pocket and
thrill ell over, when it wouldn't even
interest him to pull out his wife's
stockings.
A man who can sit around and wait
without impotence, Is wrong some
where. What happens tomorrow is as
~unimportant as what happens after
you are dead. A mau who waits con
tentedly, b nearly always good loaf
er.
The girl Is the mother Of the woman
Just as "the boy is the father Of the
man, The period when the womanly
functions begin ls one to be carefully
watched and considered. I~rregularity
or arrangement at this time may be
promptly met and cured By the use Of
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription.
But neglected ct this critical period
may entail years Of future suffering.
"Favorite Prescription acts directly
upon the womanly organs giving them
perfect vigor and aboundant vitality.
1t removes the DISTINCTIONS to health
and happiness, and delivers woman
hood from the cruel bondage Of
"iemale weakness
You pay the postage. DR.. Pierce
gives vou the book. The Peoples
Common Sense Medical Adviser, zoos
pages, 100 Illustrations is sent free on
receipt Of stamps 20 defray cost Of
mailing only. Send q 0ne-cent
stamps for tbs paper bound book, or
81 stamps for cloth bound. Address
DR.. R.N. Pierce, Buffalo, \. 7.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-09-16

When a married woman is very hap
py, other women, after seeing her
husband, decide that it is because she
wants to make the best of it.
We like best to spend our time with
those persons who make us feel as If
we we're sitting with our slippers on
in the big rocking chair at home.
The poet writes as one inspired
BY dreams of milk and honey,
And yet the pose may be acquired
Because he needs the money.
Fat Woman-"The Ossiaed Man
seems to be a great favorite with the
manager" Living Skeleton-'sYes,
he's making himself solid, all right"
Tailors and dressmakers should
have q kindly feeling toward the SER
pent which in iuced Eve to engage in
the manufacture OF hg-leaf garments.
The nice girls won't visit another
girl unless the girls mother also in
Vites them. Let them insist on get
ting an invitation from her father, too.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-09-16
the oENUIHEV VS.. ooUNTERFEITs

The genuine is always better than a
counterfeit, but the truth Of this state
ment is never more forcibly realized or
more thoroughly appreciated than
when you compare the genuine De-
Wits Witch Hazel Salve with the
many counterfeits and worthless sub
stitutes that are on the market. w. S.
Ledbetter, Of Shreveport. La. says;
After using numerous other remedies
without benefit, one box Of DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve cured me-" For
blind, bleeding, itching and protruding
piles no remedy is equal to DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve. Sold by druggists.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-09-16

When a married mar takes his wife
to a dance, and stays uutil after the
last dance, that settles it: be is hem
pecked.
No woman EVER put a letter in a let
ter box that she did not raise the lid a
second time to see if the letter fell to
the bottom.
There are so many bores going
around that a Real Thing in politeness
never hnds time to get around to bis
own affairs.
Having received permission to
smoke pipes, the cadets at West Point
Military academy may cultivate inn
aginations.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-09-16

To the Great Lakes, California, Colo
RADIO, the Rocky Mountains, and other
western resorts; to Michigan, the
Virginias, North and South Carolina
Tennessee, Kentucky, and all summer
resorts in the United States and Cana
da. Low rates via Mobile & Ohio rail-
road. Tickets on sale daily to Sep
TENDER 30th. Ask agents 0 write
Jno. NJ. Beall, A. g. P. A., for parficu-
lars.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-09-16

II takes 8 woman to marry 3 man
just to see what kind Of a husband be
will turn out to be.
Captain Wringle Of Shamrock III
has announced his intention Of be-
coming an American citizen. Maby
be Is afraid to 60 back.
If constipated or bilious, call for Ra-
mons Pills, and be certain our clerks
give you the genuine Ramon's; Com
plete treatment-25 doses 25e.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-09-16
THE PLEASURE or EATING.

Persons suffering from Indigestion,
dyspepsia or other stomach trouble
will find that Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
digests what you eat and make the
stomach sweet. This remedy is a
never falling cure for Indigestion and
Dyspepsia and all complaints affecting
the glands or membranes Of the stom-
ach or digestive tract. When you
take Kodol Dyspepsia Cure everything
you eat tastes good, and every bit of
the nutriment that your food contains
is assimilated and appropriated by the
blood and tissues. Sold by all drug
gists.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-09-16

Don't ask Mrs. Lysander John APP
pleton how her husband is. She viii
not tell you (the matter being Of no
im~portanoe) and the question win re-
mind her Of q long list Of her own ALL
ments.
Speaking Of good cantalonpes, peo-
pie have different tastes, and 8 canta-
lOupo that does not suit you may ex-
actly suit your neighbor.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-09-16

Wigg-"Bjones doesn't seem able to
keep bis friends" Wsgg-"Natural-
ly, when he gives them away at every
opportunity"
The man who would retain his
friends should no fail to remember
that there are a great many things he
should forget.
We supposed that some Of the hats
the women wear are called picture
hats because the women look like
chromOs In them.
We should think the babies whose
parents try to make them say and do
things to show of would appreciate a
Don't Do That Club.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-09-16

A woman thinks there is only one
man in the world whose wife is alto
gether perfect.
Amount to something, 80 tbat your
friends will have something to talk
about later on.
When q man sells his home, be al
ways says be intends to build q larger
one in the spring.
Blobb-"Poets are born, not made
Slobbs-'Then It isn't altogether
their fault, is III"
Some people are 80 thin that when
they sit down they act as II they we're
doing It on eggs.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-09-16

II a man is the guest of honor at his
own table longer than six months
after marriage, it is a mighty good
sign.
Civilization has done a great Peal
for man, butit has not been able to
prevent his stopping to look at a dog
fight.
Wigg-"See that sign. Blocked
While You Waltz Wagg-"Yes,
what does It mean, hats or trolley
cars?"
The dyspeptic philosopher remarks
that it is better to take pains with
your diet than to take pains after
ward.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-09-16
FEARFUL ODDS AGAINST HIM.

Bedridden, alone and destitute.
Such, in brief was the condition of an
old soldier by name Of J.. j. Ravens.
Versailles, o. For years he was
troubled with Kidney disease and
neither doctars nor medicines gave him
relief. At ZENITH he tried Electric Bit
te-s 1t put him on his feet in short
order and now he testifes. 'Im on
the road to complete recovery" Best
on earth for Liver and Kidney troubles
and all forms of Stomach and Bowel
Complaints. Only SOC. Guaranteed
by all druggist.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-09-16

ga 1HANDsoNE LOT OF :" MS
81 C@~ GATHERED GEMS. N#

Lots OF people would rather die a
natural death than send for a doctor.
A man NAV be much sought after,
even though he be a fugitive from JUS
tice.
A girl's waist measurement is gen
orally about tbs length OF a mans
arm.
The man who Is rich because he is
stingy is also stingy because he Is
rich.
Female pickpockets are rare. No
lady will pick any pocket but her hus
bands.
II you want to circulate a hit Of Cos
sip tell it to q woman as a great
secret.
One small n will get a lnan talked
about more than all bis virtues put to-
gether.
They call him besr man ct the wed
ding because he gets the best OF that
bargain.
The man who wants the earth Is
the very one the earth can get along
without.
Peru can certainly report progress
Il has seated a Lew president with no
shooting.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-09-16
An bic lie he'd been 4 kicker.

AL MS Afe ub+u DcSu =
None ct kicking could be quicker;
Kicked at life and kicked ct death;
Even kicked with his last breath,
Kicked because be so desired,
Kicked the bucket, then expired.
If you know Of a poor stifled old horse
a hose with sore back abarbed wire
wound, unnatural growth Stiff joint
or swollen limbs, send him around.
We can cure him with a few applications
Of Ramon's Nervee &Bone Oil, . centss
With the p~ocketless gown Of today
the chatelaine bag is an absolute neces-
sity to womankind. Let rs interest
You in some real fine steel bead ones
which are worth Ss.5 so for a $500 bill
Only a few left. Money back # not
satisfied MATER's JEWELRY STORE.
Aberdeen. Miss.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-09-16
You know what You are Taxing

wnen you take Groves Tasteless Chill
Tonic because the formula is plainly
printed on every bottle showing that it
Is sim ply Iron and Quinine in a taste
less form. No Cure, No pay. SOC.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-09-16

We will pay fifty cents a bushel for
all the peach seed you a save. See
your neighbOrs and collect us several
bushels.
q. 7. HowERTON & Bros,
Guntown, Miss.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-09-16
wHATIs LIFE7

In the last analysis nobody knows,
but we do know thstit is under strict
law. -buae that law even slightly,
pain results. Irregular living means
arrangement Of the organs, resulting
in Constipation, Headache or Liver
trouble. DR.. Kings New Life Pills
quickly re-adiusts this. It's gentle,
yet thorough. Only 25c at all drug
store.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-09-16

It is generally conceded that Jno.
NJ. Stone was n OF the wisest gov
ernors that this state ever had. He
said of the Union Central Life Insur-
ance Company: SIT writes the most
liberal contract of any company In the
state.n G. T. HOWERTON,
District Manager, Tupelo. Miss.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-09-16

No, Maud, dear; there is no similar
ity between a tairweather friend and
a rain beau.
The trouble with people who have
nothing to say is that it takes them so
long to say it.
When it comes to being perfectly
natural, grown people are Obliged to
use judgment.
Never make the mistake of being
sympathetic with those in the employ
Of your friends.
It takes g lot OF money to run a
yacht, and wen then you can't always
raise the wind.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-09-16
~BucKLENs Mica sALVE.

Has word wide fame for marvellous
cures. It surpasses any other salve,
lotion, ointment OF balm for Cuts,
Corns, Blu Il, Boils, Sores, Felons.
Ulcers, letter, Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores, Chapped Hands, Skin Eruptions;
infalHhls for Piles. Cure guaranteed
.0ply &c at all druggists.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-09-16

At this time Of the year q girl begins
to use so many different complexion
lotions for taking of the summers tan
and freakles that we wonder she can
bear to alesp with herself.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-09-16
ABoY's WHO RIDE FOR LIFE.

With family around expecting him
to die, and a son riding for life, Is miles
to get DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption. Coughs and Colds, w.
H. Brown, Of Leesville, Ind, endured
death agor les from asthma; but this
wonderful medicine gave instant relief
and soon cured him. He writes: Il
now sleep soundly every night" Like
marvellous cures of Consumption,
Pneumonia, Bronchitis, Coughs, Cold
and Grip prove its matchless merit for
all Throat and Lung troubles. Guar
aateed bottles SOC and $1.00. Trial
bottles free at all drug store.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-09-16

Does this apply to your Are you to
earn your living in this wortd2 II 80
attend our shoOl and receive a posi-
ton that viii help you.
GRENADA BUSINESS COLLEGE.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-09-16

If your watch needs d%oct0ring, Or
your clock Is d~yspeptic. bring It, send
II OF railroad It Ia and let us eure itfor
Won. That Is our business. MAIER
JEWgLRx STORE,
Aberdene Miss.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-09-16

1.-THE fool either marries for love or
money!" says the Manayunk Phllos-
pher. ''The wise man splits tue differ.
ence."
Nell-"Why do you want to make q
fool of young Mr.. Saphedde?" Belle
ooh, II I didn't some other girl
would
We are anxious for the first chry-
santhemums to come; we ire curious
to see If they will have their heads
bobbed.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-09-16
A PuolTIVE PLEASURE.

II you ever took DeWitt's Little Early
Risers for billiousness or constitution
You know what a pugstive pleasure is.
These lannon's little pills cleanse the
liver and rid the system of all bile
without producing unpleasant effects.
They do not grippe. stcken or weaker
but give tone and strength to the
tissues and organs involved. w. H.
Howell, of Houston, Texas, says: "No
better pill can be used than Little
Early Risers for constipation, sick
headache, ETC." Sold by all druggist.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-09-16
TRAINS WEST FROM TUPELo:

Southeastern Limited dally....s... 4oI M
Memphis and New York Limited .... 1.45 IN
Memphis s TupelO Accom-, daIyt-..b;ao an
TRAINS EAST FROM TUPELO
Southeastern Limited daily ........ l1sl0 q m
New York Limited, thrO sleeper dy l1'5u ~
Memphis Is TupelO Accommodation
daily. arrives Tupeio. ..-.....+. ...S.uu I'm
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-09-16

Why pay trust prices for your life
insurance when you can get a more
iberal'contract from the Union Central
Life Insurance Company for less mon
eyf
CT. H~owERToN.
District Manager, Tupelo. Miss.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-09-16

The short sighted girl who wears
glasses may not be vain, but she
knows she looks better with them.
Nothing makes a woman feel so
ashamed as to think how ashamed
she was when she was first married.
If we want to build that canal at
Panama that is where we would build
1t. What have we a fierce navy for?
A man can make up his mind that
be loves a woman a good deal quicker
than he a that he wants to marry
her.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-09-16
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
let's. All druggists refund the money
if it fails to cure. E. W. Groves sig
nature lie on each box. Price 25 cents.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-09-16

No woman is happy unless she can
get her name and her front hair in the
papers.
It takes little grains of sands to en-
able some men to imbibe little drops
Of water.
WorKmen who strike needn't ex-
pect their employers to turn the 9TH
or cheek.
Occasionally a man on the down
ward path lie travelling in the opposite
direction.
From a woman's point Of view a
popular man is one who understands
dress talk,
It takes more courage for a woman
to wear white stockings than even to
show them.
Some mems sayings would I'LL many
volumes and their doings wouldn't al
a postal card.
It has been said that a number of
society men never pay anything but
compliments.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-09-16
pIsTREss AFTER EATINo cuRED

Judge W. 7. Holland. of Greensburg,
La, who is we'll and favorably known,
says: Two wears ago / suffered great
ly from indigestion. After eating,
great distress would invariably result,
lasting for IN hour or so and my nights
were restless. / concluded to try
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure and it cured me
entirely. Now my sleep is refreshing
and digestion perfect" Sold by all
druggist.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-10-21
Polly Primrose" Coming.

1t has been positively decided that
Adelaide Thurston Will appear here
this season and she will present her
latest success "Polly Primrose" a
comedy which has made a most en-
phatic hit. Not only is Miss Thurs
ton most charming artist and one of
the most popular condolences in this
country, but her company is spoken
of as without exception the finest
group of actors on tour. She brings a
superb production for "Polly Prim-
rose," including every piece of fur
niture seen on the stage. Her appear
ance here january Goth will be the
dramatic event of the year. Those
who have seen Miss Thurston in the
past need no recommendation for her.
they know her beauty and charm, but
they will be glad to know that she
has really superb vehicle for her art
in "Polly Primrose, and that it has
lifted her in the largest cities to the
positions she deserves and was bound
to get sooner or later, elbow to elbow
with Maude Adams and Julia Mar
lowe.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-10-21
DubuQuers Were Well Entertained.

The special bearing the represen-
tatives of the jobbers. bankers ami
manufacturers of Dubuque was met at
Calmar last Wednesday by delega-
ton of our business men, and upon
their arrival at DEBORAH a procession
was formed, headed by the First
Regiment Band. and marched up
Water street and to the Congregational
church, where the ladies served them
a sumptuous banquet. after which the
time until 1 30 was Spent III calling
on the business men of the city. There
were upwards of a hundred of them.
and their stay here was very pleas
ant one. they came in a superbly
equipped special train. with observa-
ton, buffet and sleeping cars. They
left with many expressions of pleasure
at the excellent reception and enter
tainment given them here.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-10-21
A Gentleman from GascOny."

OF all the romantic plays so popular
of late "A Gentleman from Gascony''
probably has the most thrilling story
aud intense situations it will be an
elaborate production picturing the
events Of 1912 in France when de-
cImated by the factions of Henri of
Navarro and Catherine de Medicis
the Huguenot prince had some brave
followers, none more so than GER
tain young Gascon of noble but I'M
poverished family who came to Paris
to seek his fortune under the Bourbon
banner. The Hanleys have always
catered to lady patronage and =" A
Gentleman from Gascony" is on the
correct lines to delight our romantic
daughters. This is one of the season S
successes to be seen at the Grand.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-10-21
Merited Endorsement.

f. l.. Coffeen, uperintendent of the
DEBORAH public schools and chairman
Of the executive committee of the
Northeastern Iowa Teachers associa-
tion, was in the city today making
final arrangement for the big meeting
here next Thursday, Friday and Sat
urday. Mr. Coffeen is one of the
young and progressive educators of
the state, and has by his splendid
work, both in literary pursuits and
executive ability, demonstrated his
capacity for larger things in the state
even than his present lucrative and
desirable position. As chairman of
the committee he has framed one OF
the best programs ever offered tn the
association. He thinks the attendance
will be very large. Mason City Globe
Gazette.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-10-21
An Attractive Location

On the Omaha Extension Chicago
Great Western Railway.
The town-ite department of the
Great Western Railway announces
that an opening sale of lots will take
place at Wightman, Calhoun county,
Ia. Oct. 9th. Special provisions
will be made to accommodate those
who wish to attend the auction in
GLIDING one fare round trip rate
from all stations on the Great Western
Railway to Fort Dodge, Ia, and ex-
cursion trains leaving Fort Dodge at
80 a. III. and Omaha, Neb. at 6 30 a
IN. on date of sale. For particulars
address K. B. Magill. Manager Town
site Department, @. G. W. Ry.. Fort
Dodge, la. 42-l
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-10-21
Boil il Down.

If you've anything TO say,
Say it; don't take half day.
Life is but a fleeting vapor.
Don you waste an eight page paper
With yarn that at pinch
Gould be cornered in an inch,
If your tales got little in it,
Crowd the whole thing in minute,
III you've anything to say. say it;
Don't take half day. !"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-10-21
DEBORAH II. s. II, WaukOn II. s. 0.

At the fair grounds on Friday after
noon the football team of the DEBORAH
high school sang the same song to the
Waukon high school team as they did
at Waukon a couple of weeks before,
the chorus bringing in that sweet
game from start TO finish, and demon
strated the superiority of training
and execution of our boys.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-10-21
EMPTY WORDS
tsPyviSkS-

do not prove the stock. You must
test for yourself Our wares will
stand any test That of actual use is
the one we most desire 1t will
leave no doubt in your mind as to the
quality of our
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-10-21
California and Arizona.

The Chicago Great Western Rail-
way will sell tickets Sept. 10th to
Nov. 30th inclusive to points in above
named states at a reduction of $l5. 90
from usual rates. If you contemplate
going it will pay you to inquire of
any Great Western Agent. or J. P.
Elmer, c. p. A., Chicago, for full
particulars. 37-11
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-10-21
GROCERIES.

They are of the ''come again" kind.
The foodsruffs being fresh and in
perfect condition they never fail to
give satisfaction when cooked.
Another pleasant feature is the price.
We touch lowest notch.
Open from a. III. to $50 p. III.
Saturdays at o'clock.
Telephone No. So.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1903-10-21
LOwRates From New Hampton. la.

Via Chicago Great Western Rail
way.
$lS. So to Billings, Mont.
S2lS5 to Livingston or Hinsdale,
Mont.
S23. 50 to Helena or Butte, Mont.
500 30 to Spokane, Wash.
$2S. IS to Portland, Ore, Seattle and
Tacoma, Wash.
S2S 50 TO Vancouver and Victoria, B.
G..
Tickets on sale daily up to Novem-
Der 30th inclusive. Superior service
and unequalled equipment. Full in
formation Oh application to any Chica-
go Great Western Agent, or to J. p
Elmer, G. P. A, Chicago, Ill. 1910