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BITS OF KNOWLEDGE.

Colored races possess keener sense of hearing than whites.
 A caterpillar is so greedy that in one month 1t actually devours coco times its own weight in food.
 A person usually begins to lose height at the age of 50, and at the age of 90 has lost at least one and one half inches.
 Only ten persons in 100 have both legs of the same length. More than 50 per cent have the left leg slightly longer than the right.
 It is a curious fact that the coun- tries of the tallest and the shortest people of Europe-the Norweglans and the Laps-adjoin each other.
 The ragpickers of Paris have lived in separate communities for so many centuries that they have become almost a distinct race, having their own laws and customs, their own cafes, even patois of their own.
 A curious effect is noted in the Andes. There Is an inn half way up the direct route, where ascenders and descenders frequently meet, the for mer half overcome with increasing cold, the latter overwhelmed by in- creasing heat.
 Paper can be manufactured out of almost anything that can be pounded into pulp. Over fifty kinds of bark are said to be used, also banana skins, bean stalks, pea stalks cocoanut fibre, straw, sea and fresh water weeds and many kinds of grass are all applicable. It has also been made from hair, fur, wool and from asbestos, which furnish- es an article indestructible by fire. Leaves make a good strong paper, while the husks and stems of Indian corn have been tried.
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The Stealing of Cattle.

One source of immense trouble to cattlemen has been the calf thief. Many a large "outfit" has gone out of business on account of the "rustler." Where COW herders have to ride the range for fifty or seventy-flve miles they are likely to be forestalled in branding calf by some vigilant rust Ter whose little mountain ranch is near the usual grazing place of a bunch of cattle. Or very possibly the puncher for the big 80 ranch has caught and branded the calf with its pBoper mark; and when many months later he rides on a yearling branded BOB he has no means of knowing that the owner of the latter brand has deftly touched up the 30 with running iron by the artistic addition of two strokes and an added letter. It may be stated par enthetically in passing that more than one large outfit" of to-day got It's start entirely from 'rustled" cattle. In the more arid southwest rustling Is not so common because most of the water is pumped and cattle get into the habit of coming home often to drink and can be watched more close ly, but even there it is faetor of no slight mportance.-LesfIe's Monthly.
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HOW TWO BEAUTIFUL WOMEN ESCAPED
 DREAD CATARRH BY USE OF PE-Rl-NA.
Women of Health and Beauty.
 Pe-ru-na Makes Women Healthy and Beautiful.

Miss Amanda Johnson, Farchild, Wis., writes
 ''I write to tell you how much Peruna benefited me For number of years had pain my head around my eyes. and l thought it because my eyes needed treatment so l went to oculist and had glasses ttted to my eyes and wore them for some time, but felt no relief whatever. In fact, felt than be- fore and came to the conclusion that the trouble was not with my eyes, but with my head and that must be caarrh As many of my friends had used Peruna with benefit for this trouble, thought would try it. was not sorry that did so, for in short time began to improve and in four weeks my eyes in splendid condtOn my general health was much improved and all the catarrh of the head gone was glad to get rid of this trouble and glad endorse such good medicine as Peruna. Miss Amanda Johnson.
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MISS FLORA HAUSER.

Many a girl has regained her faded beauty, many a matron has heightened the 6ays of her comedy appearance by using Peruna.
 Peruna produces clean mucous mem- branes, the basis of facial symmetry and a perfect complexion.
 The women have not been slow to dis cover that course of Peruna will do more toward restoring youthful beauty than all the devices known to science.
 While it is true that Peruna cures catarrh wherever located, yet it is ad visabe for everyone to use Peruna as a preventive and not wait until catarrh
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Lessening the Risk.

A certain woman, says the New York Times, had been using the mails for fraudulent purposes. After the case had been rendered, the Postmaster General issued an order barping her letters from the mails. Then she sent him pathetic letter, asking for a pri- vate hearing, that she might lay her case before him.
 q feel sure," she wrote, "that If coux get chance to look straight Into your beautiful brown eyes, you would hear my story"
 The Postmaster General, after think ing the letter over for few mo- ments. indorsed it: Respectfully re- ferred to the Secretary of War for ad. vice." and sent it to the War Depart ment.
 In due course of time it came back with this indorsement:
 Risk one eye.-Elihu Root"
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has fastened itself in some part of the system.
 Peruna acs quickly and beneficially on the inhamed mucous membranes lining the different organs of the body. Thus it will cure catarrh wherever located.
 If you do not derive prompt and sat isfactory results from the use of Pe- runa, write at once to Dr. Hartman giving a full statement of your case and he will be pleased to give you his valuable advice gratis.
 Address Dr. Hartman, President of The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, Ohio.
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MISS AMANDA JOHNSON.

 Miss Flora Hauser, 1032 s. New Jersey street, Indianapolis, Ind, writes:
 "I think must have been troubled } with catarrh ever since l was very young, aggravated each time caught cold. This did not prove sufficiently serious to be obnoxious until last winter. Then my head and nose were so stopped up that felt 1 must do something. Peruna was recommended to me by friend. used it for four weeks, and found to my relief that it cured me. have not had bit of trouble since. My head is clear, and can safely affirm that Peruna cured me."-Miss Flora Hauser.
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Spring Medicine

There is no other season when good medicine is SO much needed as in the Spring.
 The blood is impure, weak and impoverished-a condition indicated by pimples and other eruptions or ti,a face and body, by deficient vitality, loss of appetite, lack of strength, and want of animation.
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Hundreds of Women Cured by Peru
 na of Annoying Catarrh.

M R. HARTMAN has probably done more than any other physician
 toward popularlzing means of escape from the facial deformities, such as watery eyes, twisted nose, offensive breath, dry, cracked lips, due to the ravaging effects of catarrh.
 He has made chronic catarrh life long study. His remedy, popularly known as Peruna, is the most famous remedy for catarrh in existence.
 Probably there is not a man or wo- man, boy or girl, within the bounds of the United States that has not heard of Peruna. By far the largest maJor- ity have used Peruna.
 The multitude of people that have been cured of chronic catarrh by using Peruna can never be known.
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Hoods Jdrsdpdrilla
 and pilLs

Make the blood pure, vigorous and rich, create appetite, give vitality, strength and animation, and cure all eruptions. Have the whole family begin to take them today.
 "Hood's Sarsaparilla has been used in our family for some time, and always with good results. Last spring I was all run down and got bottle of 1t, and as usual received great benefit" Mss BEULAA BoYcE, Stowe, Vt.
 Hoods Sarsaparil:a promises to cure and keeps the promise.
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Not q Believer.

Miss Elderly-You mustn't believe all you hear.
 Mrs. Malaprop-I don't. Nor half I say.
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Look for Increase of Gold. It is anticipated that the worlds supply of gold will be doubled in the next ten years.
Okolona messenger., 1904-06-01
Startling Evidence.

Fresh testimony in great quantity is
constantly coming in, declaring DR.,
King 8 New Discovery for Consumption
Coughs and coldsto be unequaled. A
recent expression from 7. J. Mcfarland
Bentorville. Va. serves as example. He
writes: Il had Bronchites for three
years aud doctored all of the time
without being benefited. Then I began
taking DR.. Kings New Discovery, and
few bottles wholly cured me, Equally
effective in curing all Lung and Throat
troubles, Consumption, Pneumonia
and Grip. Guaranteed by Brown &
Beardeu Druggists. Trial bottle free,
regular sizes SOC, and 81 90.
Okolona messenger., 1904-06-01

Since the women were clothed with
the electoral franchise Il Is complain
ed that no election can be held 10
Denver without the returns being
padded.
The republican party may be able TO
compromise with the negro national
liberty party by nominating Booker
Washington for the vice presidency.
Half q dozen race horses and an
automobile are not as expensive to
maintain as one euncompromising prin-
ciple.
Where Mr.. ]. P. Morgan came inn
is q sub-head In an article on the Pan
anna Canal. There Is a general belief
that he came 10 wherever the money
was.
An exchange asks: "How long is a
dreamP' Perhaps some Of the politi-
cal aspirants could furnish points on
this question II they would.
The st. Louis man who boasts that
be is living on IS cents day inspires
the hope that the free lunch counter is
still there.
"You say you have brother resid-
ing in Canada2"
ayes, he used to do some wonderful
balancing feats when he was In New
York.
Acrobat or bank cashier2"
Mrs. Muggins-My husband is too
tender hearted to whip the children.
NJ nuunr4no nus,..kl M bu.h.uE
is so tender-hearted that be can't ever
beat the carpet.
There are predictions that the
weather 10 50. Louis this summer will
much effect the Pike will have In vim
.dicating these predictions.
The sweet girl graduates are now
solving on paper ell the domestic pro-
blems. L ter they win find that theo-
ries on paper are not like practice
when 1t comes to dealing with the
cook and the house girl.
In one OF the magazines a writer
discusses the detection of invisi BILE
writing. We have found that writing
is usually visible, but the trouble is the
ideas are often not.
How often it happens that one indls-
Greet word is a mans undoingl The
late Lo d Salisbury was a great states
man and empire builder, aud, although
viewed by the Irish people as no friend
of Ireland, it Is possible that his un-
doubted excellencies would be allowed
to hide his faults bad be not on one
occasion spoken OF the Irish as "Hot-
tentotes." Now, when there is a mon
unent proposed to him, that word
jumps up and Is repeated against the
project This is but an illustration.
Doubtless each one of our readers can
cite something analogous in his own
experience.
Okolona messenger., 1904-06-01

baek throbbed with pain. Butthe worst
pain Of all was to see my poor little
boy burning with those nasty sores.
At last I was persuaded by q friend
across the street to try the Cuticura
Remedies. She gave me some Cuticura
Ointment L think the box was about
half full-and piece Of Cuticura Soap.
I followed the directions, bathing
Charlie and putting that nice Ointment
on the sores. Little by little, but so
surely, Charlie and both got more
peace by day and more sleep BY night.
The sores sort of dried up and went
away, and now Charlie Is cured COM
pletely.|
ayes, that fat little boy by the win
dow is Charlie, and his skin is as white
IS q snow hake, thanks TO the Cutlcura
Remedies. I think everybody should
know about the Soap and Ointment,
and II II is going TO help other mothers
with sick babies, go ahead and publish
what / have told you"
sold ,hrOushou, ihs world cusisura Rssoly,ul 80
Ointment goe Soap, 2ss. DsPOhl London, q ChagisI
houso Sci Paris, Hue De la Paxi Boston, lg Columbus
Ave. Potter Drug Chen. CoFp, sola Props
~ Send for An About The Skin, sealp End Hair"
Okolona messenger., 1904-06-01
GATHERED GEMS.

In their secret hearts the most oi
men seldom forgive their fellow man
q failure, and never forgive him a sue
cess.
The most precious necklace a wo-
man can wear Is made Of the two arms
OF her child meeting behind her
shoulders.
The world need lose no more sleep
over Kaiser Bill. His recent Italian
visit proved that he Is vely ordinary
mortal
Candidate Roosevelt means to see
tnat his campaign slush fund is out
wardly clothed with the greatest pos
sible respectability.
That man is wise who, as he writes
the record of his life inscribes harsh
judgments Of his fellow men In pen III
instead Of indelible ind. He may then
erase them later on without tearing
the page.
The New York Evening Telegram
tells OF q man who saw "Camille"
played and was 80 overcome with
sadness that be went home and sWal-
lowed furniture pollsh. Knew a man
once who saw "Ten Nights in Bar
room" played and went out between
acts and surprised his stomach with
water straight.
Argentina, which we think Of as a
small state, is in reality over 1900
miles long and contains Ills, 900
square miles of territory. Il has over
10 900 miles OF railroad. Lands are
given to immigrants, and any farmer
can borrow $1,000 from the govern
ment, to be paid back in Eve years.
The total population is 100000.
Education between the ages OF s and
IA is compulsory and gratuitous for
both boys and gills. There is a school
to every 1000 Inhabitants with great
universities in Bueras Ayres and
Cordoba.
The Smith family, not specifically:
but generally, will assemble In Louis
Vile this fall, IL the plan Of John
Cabell Smith, wealthy Kentuckian
is concurred in by the Smiths ct large.
Smith has issued a general invitation
through the press to the Smiths Of the
country to assemble In Louisville for
three days. reunion, and he will
defray all the expenses of entertain
ment. He says he is willing TO spend
s25, 900 on his project but that he will
drop Il unless he receives assurances
that the Smith family Of the United
States will be represented by a fair
proportion of those bearing the name.
Okolona messenger., 1904-06-01

have known persons whose hearts
wore the corsets OF conventiOnality
laced up so tight that the strings had
to be cut by the blade Of some great
misfortune before those hearts could
beat ct all.
Rockefeller has cornered violets.
Plant a few in your garden and smash
the violet trust.
81 feel aa il should fiy to pieces. /"
How often those words are on q Wo-
mans. lips. They express to the ut
termOst the nerve racked condition Of
the body, which makes life a daily
martvrdom. Il this condition had
come suddenly It would have been
unbearabls. But the transition was
Gradual. "A little more strain each
dav on the nerves. A little more
drsin each day Of the vitality. Any
woman would Be- glad 70 be rid Of such
a condition. Every woman tries 60
be rid of Sc. Thousands ol such wo-
men have been cured by DR.. Pierce's
fraatraenl nifh his .Fayorite Presefip-
fion' ahsn local doctors had entirely
failed 30 cure. aEavorite Prescrip-
fionp contains no OPIUM cocaine OF
other narcotic.
Okolona messenger., 1904-06-01
Worsf of An Experlences.

Can anything be worse than to feel
that every minute will be your last
Such was the experience of Mrs. s. H.
Newton. Decatur, Ala. "FOr three
years she writes, 81 endured insuffer
able pain from indigestion, stomach
and bowel trouble. Death seemed in
evitable when doctors and ell remedies
failed, At length ] was enduced to try
Electric Bitters and the result was mi
raculous. improved at once and now
Tm completely recovered For Liver
Kidney, Stomach and Bowel troubles
Electric Bitters is the only medicine
Only SOC. It's guaranteed by Brown 8
Bearden Druggists.
Okolona messenger., 1904-06-01

Even a dealer in old clothes may
have a new suit
The soprano learning to trill takes
many rolls between meals.
Summer means money nowadays.
Where are you going to spend ~
If you can't get ahead any other
way you can get a "big head"-out
don't.
No doubt rival greengoOds men are
sometimes green With envy.
When be gets in a whole he usually
Crawls out of it--the gravedigger.
Okolona messenger., 1904-06-01

The Carnegie hero fund commission
has opened for business, with S5.0O0,-
900 to disburse. We should now be
entering upon the heroic age.
The selection of Black to put In
nomination Theodore Roosevelt at
Chicago may start a riot among the
lily white delegates from the south.
The influence of a somnolent congre
CATION caused preacher of Middle
burg, Ind. to fall asleep in the middle
of bis sermon the other Sabbath.
Okolona messenger., 1904-06-01

and matter came
out. Ny baby's skin
was hot, and how
he did suffer. BE
wouldn't eat, and
night after night I
walked the floor
with him, weak as l
was. Often l had
'to stop because 1
felt faint and my
Okolona messenger., 1904-06-01
HAPPY MOTHERS
TOUCHING STORY
OF Baby's Dreadful Suffer
Ing from Eczema.
CURED BY CUTICURA.
Now Ms skin Is as White
as a snow Flake.

"a terrible rash broke out on Char
he's poor little face and spread 70 his
neck, chest and back. Ihad never seen
anything quite like It before" writes
Mrs. Helena Rath OF s2i 10th Ave, NY.
City. "The skin rose in little Jumps,
Okolona messenger., 1904-06-01

Would quickly leave You, if you used
DR.. Kings New Life Pills. Thousands
Of sufferers have proved their matchless
merit FOR Sick and Nervous Headacnes.
They make pure blood aud build up
your health. Only IS cents. money
back II not cured. sold BY Brown 8
Bearden Druggists.
Okolona messenger., 1904-06-01

Life is toll, and toll unceasing, but
there Is no record, In the annals Of the
poor, of there being any bailiffs in
heaven.
The Reader Magazine has discarded
that fine feature OF the portraits ol
distinguished authors on its front
page-since the day that Mark Twain
said of his own portrait: 'sThat is not
me: 1t is Richard Wagner"
His Limit: Her Father-YOuug mar
Is your financial condition such as viii
enable you to support a famiIy2
Young Nam (timIdly)-Why, Ter
that is, was-er-only figuring OF
supporting Jenny. Ter - supposed
you would continue the rest oftthC
family.
Okolona messenger., 1904-06-01
Acute RheumatIsm.

Deep tearing or wrenching pains, oc-
casioned by getting wet through; worse
when at rest, or on first moving the
limbs and IN cold or damp weather, is
cured quickly by Ballard's Snow Lini-
ment. Oscar 0leson, Gibson City, Illi-
nois, writes, Feb. 16, 1902: "a year ago
l was trouo oled with pain in my back.
It soon got 80 bad / could not bend
over. One bottle Of Ballard's SNOW
Liniment cured me-" CSC, SOC, Sl.00,
Sold by j. E. Lyles.
Okolona messenger., 1904-06-01
Have You A CoughP

A dose Of Billiards. Horehound Syrup
will relieve it. Have you . eoldi A
dose of Herbine at bed time and fire.
quent small doses OF Horehound Syrup
during the day will remove It. Try Il
for Who0ping cough, for asthma. for
consumption, for brOnchites. Mrs. Joe
McGrath, 827 E. lst street, Hutchinson
Kan, writes: II have used Ballard s
Horehound Syrup In my family for 8
years, and find it the best and most
palatable medicine I ever used" Sold
By ]. 3. Lyles.
Okolona messenger., 1904-06-01

Life may be no more than q dream.
Even then, let's dream lifefully.
If only there existed a bank for the
cashing OF dream checks, wouldn't
this be a world Of billionaires3
Strange that we, who wouldn't tres
pass on our neighbours property for
anything, will trespass on their pri.
vacy without the slightest hesitation,
Truth and poetry are not irreconcil-
able. For instance, whenever poet
makes rhymes about his poverty it's
the truth.
Okolona messenger., 1904-06-01

The man who carries a gun isn't
hunting for work.
Diplomacy Is the art Of yielding
gracefully to the enevitable.
Many 8 man who claims to be self
made e in reality father-in-law made.
II E friend, asks your opinion. get his,
indorss It, and he will 90 away happy.
Hundreds Of books have been writ
ten on the subject Of economy, bat
what We want is q pocket book that
will render economy unnecessary.
A Japanese colony Of rice farmers il
to be located IN Louisiana and Texas
That may give q lighter tinge 70 the
color question Ia the South.
Music should be "a cid 10 the cure
Of the insane II It takes On the form 81
popular songs. The patients can see
that they are no worse Ia many WeFi
than the song writer's.
Okolona messenger., 1904-06-01
An Alarm Clock for as Cents.

IF you want to get up early and feel
good all day take a Little Earl. Riser
or two at bed time. These famous lit
tie pills relax the nerves. give quiet
rest and refreshing sleep, with gentle
movement of the bowels about break
fast time. w. n. Howell. houston,
Tex. says Early Risers are the best pills
made for constipation, sickheadache,
biliousness, ect." Sold by all Drug
gists
Okolona messenger., 1904-06-01
sued by Ills Doctor.

"A doctor here has sued me for
$3.50, which claim was excessive for
3 case OF cholera morbus," says K.
White, Of Ooachella, Cal. "At the
trial be praised his medical skill and
medicine. | asked him if 1t was not
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy he used as ] had
good reason to believe it was, aud he
would not say under oath that II was
not" No doctor could use a better
remedy than this in case Of Cholera
morbus, it never fails. Sold by Brown
& Besrden.
Okolona messenger., 1904-06-01

Paris has a BAKERS oven which is
heated by electricity. The tempers-
ture can be regulated, and the oven is
a great success.
Fish dealers in European cities,
when their salmon becomes stale and
dull in color. impart healthful tint to
the fish by using cochineal.
Fighting Bob" Evans has reached
the states from the Philippines. and
the peace congress will please rise
and sing q paean of thanksgiving
'TWas a close call, brethren.
Okolona messenger., 1904-06-01

Even a literary club can't pound
literature into some heads.
Which is worse for q man to steal
kiss or a woman to hold up trainf
The editors mike up q newspaper
by putting their "heads' together.
The frisky young surgeon never
outgrows his cutting-up- days.
Even the professional nurse should
not nurse a grievance.
In desperation many people admit
that they would rather dye than look
old.
Okolona messenger., 1904-06-01
Thrown From Ills Wagon.

Mr. George K. Babcock was thrown
from his wagon and severely bruised.
He applied Chamberlain's Pain Balm
freely and says il is the best linement
he ever used. Mr.. Babcock is well
known citizel of North Plain, Conn.
There is nothing to equal to Pain Balm
for sprains and bruises. 1t will effect
q cure in one third the time required
by any other treatment. Sold by
Brown g. Bearden Druggists.
Okolona messenger., 1904-06-01
% many train robbers

So many train robbers escape!
Why, you hardly ever hear Of Pull
man car porter being arrested.
Duke Fredrick of Mecklenburg was
found dead after having been drunk
with his officers. just like other
folks.
Some day when the worm has turn
ed, we shall have the fathers congress
Okolona messenger., 1904-06-01

Some people never stop to think
that heaven Is in the heart OF a little
child.
Usually, truth wears a beard. But
I've known it to receive a close shave
several times.
When your good dog doesn't like
your good friend, stick to the dog.
Okolona messenger., 1904-06-01
Cures old Sores,

Westmoreland, Kans., May s, 1902.
Ballards Snow Liniment Co.: Your
Snow Linlment cured an old sore on
the side of my chin that was supposed
to be a cancer. The sore was stubborn
and would not yield to treatment, until
I tried Snow Liniment, which did the
work ia short order. My sister Mrs.
Sophia J. Carson, Allensville, Miffin
o., Pa, has a sore and mistrusts that
it is cancer. Please send her a SOC
bottle Sold by J. E Lyles.
Okolona messenger., 1904-06-01
You know what You Are Taklnq

when you take Groves Tssteless Chill
Tonic because the formula is plainly
printed on every bottle showing that it
Is simply Iron and Quinine in taete-
ess form. No Cure. No pay. SOC.
Okolona messenger., 1904-06-01
TO CURE A COLD On ONE DAY,

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets. All druggists refund the money
If it fails to cure. E. w. Groves sig
nature lie on each box. Priee'25 cents.
Okolona messenger., 1904-06-01
Driven no DISSERTATION.

Living at an out of the way place re-
mote decentralization, family is often
driven to desperation in case OF acci-
dent, resulting in Burns, Cuts, Wounds
Ulcers, etc. Lay in a supply of Buck
lens Arnica Salve. It's the best on
earth. Csc, at Brown & Bearden's Drug
Store.