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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-21
In connection with the dutv Of tbe

In connection with the duty Of the
present congress to elect a new
speaker, some interesting statistics
have come out. Mr.. Henderson was
the hrst speaker to be chosen from
the territory west Of the Mississippi.
The oldest surviving speaker Is Gaiu-
sha A. Grow, who was speaker from
1851 to 1868. Another surviving
speker, John G.. Carlisle, Is now a
resident Of New York. The last Demo-
cratic speaker, Charles F. Crisp. was
q native Of England. The state OF
New York has not furnished a speak
OF since 1927.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-21

aon 3 windy day I regret that
havsn't : igbunch Of halr On the Tor
Of my head Ike 9 woman 70 pin my
hat c."-Drake Watson.
There b one thing 10 the credit Of
the man and woman very much IN
love; When they are together they
are not talking about you.
There are tines when silence Il best.
The more guilty the accused, the more
careful is bis lawyer to see to Il that
he doesn't do any talking.
When woman marries q wldower,
do You suppose she minds It when an
agent calls to sell her husband q
tombstone for his hrst Wifs7
The man who always tells his wife
he is sorry he wa 90 cross when she
soolded him is bound to get along In
the world by making friends.
The new Geogia colonies musu have
their 500 uniforms ready by April 1.
Wonder what the committee meant In
selecting that particular day.
Success seldom comes to q man
until rather late in the game. BY the
time be is in q position to get ell the
pie be wants he is dyspeptic.
Women say they can never tell
whether there is anything new In
hosiery until 9 bunch of actresses
arrive in town on g muddy day.
The new explosive, hathamite, goes
on with such force that It is said to
turn ice into snow. This ought to
reduce the price OF sherbet next sum
mer.
The only good feature about light
housekeeping is that It reconciles
those who practice IL to the economy
Of eating out OF q lunch basket on 9
train.
An enlarged picture Of a member
Of the family first appears In the
parlor, but les journey to the attic Is
as inevitable as that of q man to the
grave.
When we hear a girl say that she
sleeps with her hair flying, we won
der If she gets her mouth full of hair
every time she turns her head on,her
pillow.
The spectacle David B. Hill pre-
sents is only paralleled by the picture
of the girl who didn't get a Christmas
present from the man to whom she
sent one.
When a girl comes out of a corner
where she has been alone with a man
you can always tell whether he has
kissed her by the way she looks as If
he hadn't.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-21

God has 90 fixed ii that we cannot
get anything out OF the world which
we do not putdnto Il, nor can we put
anything into the world which does
not come back to Us measure for
measure.
We have long admired q certain
man because Of his pOliteness. Last
Sunday night his wife met him on the
street and slapped him.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-21
oMEAP RArEs 10 TExAa.

On the FIRST and third Tuesday Of eacE
month, the Cotton Belt will sell round
trip tickets to Texas, Arkansas, Louis.
ana Oklahoma and Indian Territory Al
one fare plus $500 for the round trim.
Tickets will be limited to three weeks
for return and will allow stop overs on
the going trip. For full particulars
and for handsome illustrated pamph-
lets Homes in the Southwest and
Through Texas with q Camera" write
10 w. Q. Pasler, Dist. Pass. AIT. 807
Main Street, Memphis, Tennessee.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-21
DEY sOoDs AND oIoTHIEo.


nhf-G0ODs. Clothing, Hats. Shoes. etc, at
- wholesale and retail. Bic three room
store, carrying the largest stock 10 Northeast
alssisslppl. Ladies have always been able to
ma ia our store just what they desire 70
purchase. because We are Always up with the
styles. and get the latest.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-21
4. q. WHITEalnE.

OEERIEG Harvesters and Farming mple-
- ments. Guaranteed the best and cheap
ess on the worlds markets to-day. See Mr..
Whiteside. &c bis Livery Barn "a Okolo0a. IL
you are thinking about farming implements.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-21
II. oRInnrnn.

COTTON YARD. doing business ct the old
stand, Just south Of Main street. Good
accommodation for men and teams,safe stOF-
age Tor cotton, accurate weights, and fair
treatmeat TO all Of our patrons.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-21

lk1 GOODS, Clothing, Boots and Shoes,
- HATS. etc. Our. prices, quality OF goods
considered. are b lowest In the city. BY fair
dealing and honest business methods, We Az
ways rely on holding q customer Whenhe has
once tavoTed pc With BIS trade. Okolona.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-21

TtHk DRY-G0ODs PRINCE, stiII Offers the
= public the brightest ~up-tO-date line OF
goods to select from IN OkolOna. Ladies' ana
dress g~0odssand complete Shoe Department.
Best stock Of Clothing In the city, and prices
10 please all careful buyers.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-21
CULINARY.


MODEL BAKERY. in Postofsos building
IA 0kolona. Miss. Fresh bread. hne cakss
ana pies every day, Also Lunch Room Ia con-
nection where everything the markets aRord
y promptly served. Garry some Of our fresh
Cakes home with you. and you'll retuFn.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-21
Home Seekers Hall Rates

On the first and third Tuesdays dur
ing January, February, March and
April, Mobile and Ohio agents from
Bonneville to Lauderdale, Miss, and
Starkville, Miss, to Montgomery
Ala, inclusive, will sell round trim
home seekers tickets to all points in
Texas, Oklahoma and Indian Terri
tory and points in. Southern Missouri
at rate of n fare plus $500 for the
round trip. Ask agents or write Jno.
M. Beall, A. G. P. A, st. Louis for
particulars.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-21
FRED. !. CULVFR,

tIGAh FACTORY. Makes q better 5 cent
" cigar than Is offered IN this msrkef fom
any other factory, and believes he Is justified
IN appealing 70 The smoking public 70 patron
lze home industry. Try the /. ~. D. X CHAR
you Wlllke It. Only the best Of stook md
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-21

First Urchin-"I always wisht I
was rich at Orismus.n Second Urchin
why, say, I don't believe dat peo-
pie wot can afford to have turkey
every day in de year really enjoys
Crismus."
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-21
3. q. WOLEE-

nRY-GoODs, Clothing. Hats and Cans. and
II Shoes. Opposite the Mayors ONCE Main
street. OkOlona, Miss. Mnkes q speciality OF
Fine Shoes. and g~uaranteesh his prices qIWavs
20 be the lowest Ia town. can and see.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-21

&. u. %CHANnIER-

EURNITURE and Undertaking, stOcklarRer
than in any neighboring town, and kept
Iuhy up-tO-date. Fine line OF wall paper and
aee0ratl0n supplies. Undertaking and Ems
baiming with modern equipment,
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-21
EANuFAcruRIEs.
=
TRIcE 4 REEDER.

CARRIAGE and WaRon Makers. Every line
- OF work that ie demanded by their trade.
Repairing In wood aud iron. Blaoksmithing
10 all its branches. okolOna, Miss.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-21
pRuea ~ NEn1cInra.


DURE DRUGS and Popular Standard Patenu
Medicines, paints, oils and varnishes,
OF toilet articles aud show case sundriea. Al
Registered Pharmacist in Prescription Dept.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-21

GROCERIES and PlantstiOn Supplies. A
~ strictly High Grade Grocery House, and
leader In low prices, AStrict guarantee rOes
with every article sold that il will give satis-
isctlon. Try our Perfection and Leader Flour
II you want the best on the market.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-21

fIfHE JEWELER. invites those needing re-
= pairs In his line, 70 remember thai be has
an experienced man at the bench ever ready
20 give them prompt service. Those who ex-
eeFteaes enT discomfort With the sDsctacles
they are using. shoald zee Mr.. Russell.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-21

A. MARrTn

WHoLESALE and retail dealers In staple
w and Fancy Groceries, OkOlOna, Miss.
Large buyers and low sellers. Everything TO
oe wanted In the grocery and supply line az
tne lowest figures. See us before buying.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-21

Dyspepsia Cure
lDlBests what you eat.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-21

COTTON.
NEWBURoER COTTON %.

BUYERS and importers OF Cotton. Highest
- price paid for staples. District Ofaces &C
Okolona branch Office at every station on n.
Y. Railroad from Baldwin to Macon. The
seller makes 3 mistake II he doesn't see us.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-21

b J. KzKLL. 7. /. HRANIrrT. mn EWu,
oKoLoNA BANKING 90,

CAPITAL Stock 5000. Transaots q Fon-
~ eral banking business. Domeetlo And
Foreign Exchange bought and sold. Latest
steel screw door burglar proof safe used. This
Dank carries burglar insurance. and Is one OF
the safest repositories In the state.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-21
Z. AzwEL
AzWELL. ". 7. MCKINNEY
AZWELL& MCKINNEY,

E'ANCY GROCERIES. Fruits, Vegetables
and Produce. Fish and Oysters In their
20 the city trade. OkolOna, Miss. See us for
Fresh Fish and Oysters.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-21

cox.

WHOLESALE and Retail Cealers In staple
and Fancy Groceries, and al kinds Of
plantation Supplies. Splendid brands OF
Flour. You will ind our line Of Codees and
Ieas the Oestyou have used. We pay cash for
outter' egg chickens and produce. Okolona.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-21

There are some ''lily white" Re-
publicans in the south who are smear
Ing burnt cork on their countenances
since Roosevelt declared for the coll
ored brother.
Some people never have any outlet
for the fool streeks in them, for the
reason that they are never elected to
the legislature, where they can intro
duce fool bills.
Those six Washington young men
who are eating food a~dulterants 10
test the effect on the human system
ought not to be allowed to go against
the railroad pie.
A doctor, wiss beyond his kind, has
decided that q woman patient is
suffering With too much advice and
that it is her kin who should have
something cut out.
In a theatrical Autograph hung up
around town an indignant woman
asks q man: "Did you write this
letter." Wen bet that he did, judg-
ing from his looks.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-21

you want to bark ct sOmething
bark at the man In the neon.
he IL b far on TO get action ouyOu
il be doesn't Ike it5'
Moral: It Is lots safer TO abuse
some one who is long way of
than to express an uniavorable
opinion OF some one near at hand.
A draft horse that weighed 1900
and q trotter that only weighed q
Thousand bot which could 20 q
mile in 2:O5 we're kept in a stable
together. The huge draft horse
was kept in q common stall and
given q lick and a promise, when
it came to the curryiDg in the
morning. On the other hand, the
trotter was kept in q padded stall.
He was never taken out without
being carefully blanketed and his
groom spent two or three hours
per day in brushing and rubbing
him down.
ALI this made the draft horse
sore, and be complained, saying:
"NOW, 1 am called on to pull all
the heavy loads while you rest.
All you ever do is to get out once
in q while and trot a mile. All
you are good for is to look at and
yet you are treated like q prince
and l heard the man who owns as
say that you would sell for
$50, 900, while he offered to sell
me for $3.50. am more use in a
day than you are in all your life
and yet they count you worth 1913
times as much as am"
"What you say is correct" said
the trotter, 'Fbut among 2 million
horses there are only three that
can get over ground as fast as
your humble servant, while there
are a million more that can pull
loads as we'll as you. II there
we're only three horses that could
pull loads like you and a million
trOtters that could make a mile as
quick as I, then you would be
worth 900, 900 dollars and
trotters like me would sell for $40
per head"
Moral: A good thing is never
appreciated if it is too common.
A Kansas boy who had read
the story Of Washington and the
Ratchet cherished an ambition to
initiate the Father OF His Country,
and, taking the ak he one day cut
down a choice pear tree which had
cost his father $3.50 when it was
a yearling. When the old man
got onto the fact that the tree was
chopped down just as it was get
ting ready to bear, he was tOlera-
bly, warm and said: "I wonder if
this is some of that kids workf
If it is 1 will warm him up till he
will have to eat standing for a
Week.U
Then the old man sought out
the lad and asked him If he knew
who cut down that tree. He
to trap the boy into a
confession, but the boy had made
some observations himself, and
answered: 'I think, dad, that you
more than any other man in
the country and 1 have heard you
say that when one isn't sure what
the best thing to say he had
keep his mouth shut. This
tree question Is one about which
| don't care to express an
opinion"
"My son." said the old man as
he clasped the boy to his arms,
''if you will stick to that rule all
your life you will be the g~reastest
politician that ever came down
The pike"
On one occasion a political boss
started out to look for q suitable
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-21
WINEOFCARDuI
UP.TO-DATE FABLES.
ON McNeal in Topeka NAH and Breeze.

"
Tom McNeal in Topeka Mail and Breeze.
A large muscular woman who
had a firm set jaw and two hairy
mOles on her chin was giving her
views on the subject of suffrage.
Said she, oman is a tyrant who
makes woman his servant and
treats her as a beast of burden"
Just then a little weakened, meek
eyed man edged his way into the
= crowd and asked in humble tones,
Chow sOon will you be ready to
go home, dear7"
\ 81 will not be ready for a half
Jhour," answered the woman,
''but you can take this telescope
and handbag and these four
bundles and go home and start a
fire in the range and prepare some
toast and tea and brOil some steak
and have dinner ready by the
the time I get there"
Then, as the little man bumped
himself under the burden and
started for home, the woman pro-
Ceeded, GAS I was saying, woman
is simply a drudge for the tyrant
man and 1t is time that our sex
cast OF the yoke Of our thral-
dOm.n
A man who had written an
alleged poem took 1t too an editor
and said, Here is a little sonnet
I have written. I wish that you
would read it over and give me
your honest opinion about it,"
The editor read the poem over
carefully and thcn said, "YOu ask
my honest opinion rs q friend.
Well, to tell you the truth that
isn't poetry ct all. It's feet do
not track, the meter Wabbles and
the matter is washy. In fact 1t
! strikes me as being pretty rotten"
Then the man who had written
thepOem ordered his paper stopped
\ and when he met q friend on the
7 street an hour after, he told him
that In his opinion that the editor
Of The Bugle didn't know enough
to last him over night. Then he
took bis poem to the editor Of the
other paper and got him to pass
judgement on it. The other
editor sized his man up, ran his
eye over the poetry and declared
that he had seldom seen q bit Of
verse that so touched him. He
said that he would be delighted to
print it, but that it really ought to
have q wider field and should be
sent to one Of the Chicago dailies.
Then the writer Of the verse SUBJ
sCribed for two copies Of The
Leader, and paid for both q year
in advance.
tI have long since learned"
said the editor softly as he iingIed
the plunks in his pocket, 'tthat
when q man asks your opinion Of
verse that be has written be wants
glucose and not your honest con-
Viction."
A dog got in q foolish habit Of
rushing out and barking at pas
sing vehicles. One day he came
limping back to the house with an
Reye gone. A traveller had
knocked it out with his whip.
One leg was also lame on account
Of q kick from the horse. AS the
deg was lying under the porch
bewailing his hurt a neighbor dog
came by and asked what was the
matter. When he had been told
he said: ''There have been several
dogs about here who have guyed
mo on account Of my habit Of
barking at the moon, but I have
observed that Is q blamed sight
safer. IL not 0uike an exciting a
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-21

coBNER a PEARSON j .AAA'0'

GkOCkRIES and Produce. Okolona. Miss.
- Stock fresh and always cared for. Prices
tnat satisfy our customers and that will suit
All. Try our special brands OF Flour, Head
Quarters Tor line Coffee including the famous
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-21
DR.. Harter's
Iron Tonic

supplies this element. It enriches the
blood and restores what strain has
used up.
Augusta, Ark Nay 10 1901
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-21

HuDIE JOLLY. m. ATwrNaow
JOLLY q ATKINSON,
GTOVALL Cotton Yard. OkOlunA, oRer the
- Iarmeas the best Of accommodations this
season and ask them to come 70 their large
brick barn and be convinced. As good place
Tor teams as at any livery stable.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-21
T.1. BUCHANAN,

A TrORNHY AT Law. omcs next door Ia
"A the Okolona BANKING CompanV Okoion@
Miss. Practices IN FEDERAL and State courts.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-21

14e having AuAM Ii AMEN6E0 remedies
for thiFtyyears I can cheerfully recommend
nDs~ them. ! might add that /
U[AS~ holdin special favor Dr. ar-
~ ters Iron Tonic, and would
H recommend it as the very
best preparation OF iron / am ac-
quainted with. To weak, worn-out
women, and those troubled with nerv-
business, poor digestion, and pale, thin
blood ] believe ft 20 be q panacaa.
-. B. WILKERsoE, Druggists
0S.sss Essraats thsi ssovs tssilasala b ssaulssl
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-21

A buzzard, seeing an eagle feed.
ing of a lamb that had just been
killed, said: "'The taste OF that
eagle disgusts me. A bird that
will eat fresh meat that way is not
fit to associate with respectable
birds. Amy bird with a lick OF
sense ought to know that meat is
not ft to eat until it is ripe"
And with that he tore another
strip Of flesh from the carcass of
the over ripe carrion.
Moral; An individuals opinion
Of what is the proper thing
depends on how he was raised.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-21

Or one occasion a political boss
started out to look for q suitable
candidate for the Legislature. AS
he was travelling along the road
he heard a loud bray. "Whoa ~
he yelled to his horse. "There is
my candidate" "Why," said
the companion who was travelling
with the boss, ''that is q jack you
hear" "POssibly you are right, "
answered the boss, s'but that is
the kind Of Legislators I am look
ing for. That fellow is broke to
lead and he has voice enOuge to
make himself heard in the repre-
sentative hall"
"But he can't think" said the
companion.
"Think, your grandmother;
that suits me exactly. What I
Wano isa member who will leave
the thinking to me-"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1903-01-21

you want to bark at sOmsthlng
bark at the man In the neon.
BE ID b far Of to getactiOn OHy0u
il be doesn't Ike it.5'
Moral; It is lots safer TO abuse
some one who lisa long way of
than TO express an uniavorable
opinion Of some one near at hand.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-09-12

Another red,culus food lad has
been branded by the most compe.
tent authorities They have dis
PEELED the silly notion that one
kind of food Is needed for brain,
another for muscle, and still an
other for bones. A correct diet
will not only nourish a particular
part of the body, but will sustain
every other part. Yet, however
good your food may be, Its nutri-
ment Is destroyed by indigestion or
dyspepsia. You must prepare for
their appearance or prevent their
comming by taking regular doses of
Green's August Flower, the favor.
lite medicine of the healthy millions.
A few doses aids digestion, stimu.
lates the liver to healthy action,
purifes the blood and makes you
feel buoyant and vigorous. You
can get DR.. Green's reliable RENE
dies at D. A. Hendershot's.
Get Green's Special Almanac.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-09-12
The Churches.
Methodist.

mGknOuiN.
Sabbath School 9 Is a. m. Preach
Ing at II a. m. aud 8 p. m. Junior
League ago p. m. Fpworth League
6:5o p. m. Wednesday and FRI
day services at 8 p. m.
A public service will be held
Monday evening at 8 o'clock :
Preaching by DR.. A. Cameron of
Parkersburg. You are most cor
daily welcomed to any and all #
these services.
Presbyterian.
Preaching at II am. and 8 pm
Sunday School Gas am. Christian
Endeavor 7 p. m All are cordi'
ally invited to these services.
Holy Rosary Church.
The masses In Holy Rosary
church tomorrow will be celebrated
at $3.50 and 1890 o'clock a. m.
Sunday School at 2:3o o'clock p. m.
At 7:3o o'clock p. m. the usual
Sunday evening service will take
place viz: Sermon and Benediction
of the Most Blessed Sacrament.
st. Paurs.
Rev. G. A. Dowell, B.A.Rector.
Morning prayer and sermon with
vested choir at II a. m. Sunday
school at 3 p. m. Evening PRAYER
and sermon with vested choir at 8
p. m. Litany service on Friday
afternoon at q O'Clock. All are
welcome to these services.
Baptist.
Morning o:45 Sunday school
1890 Annual election Of officers
for the Sunday School.
400 Preaching by pastor Geo.
w. Hatch "Wanted-Men." Eve
ming 500 Preaching, "Providence'
and Accidents" Baptism.
All are cordially invited to these
services and especially strangers
and those not attending church
elsewhere,
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-09-12
stomach Trouble.

II have been tronbled with my
stomach for the past four years, +"
said D. L. Beach, of Clover Nook
Farm, Greenfield, Mass. "a few
days ago I was induced to buy a
box of Chamberlain's Stomach and
Liver Tablet. I have taken part
of them and feel a great deal bet
ter" If you have any trouble with
your stomach try a box of these
Tablets. You are certain 10 be
pleased with the result. Price IS
cents. For sale by c. W. Grier.