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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06

In an article on the eating of rats
and mice, the London Medical Press
asserts that, "apart from prejudice,
there is no particular reason why we
should not feed on our domestic 70.
dent" The editor seems to have the
courage of his convictions, for be ads;
"Their flesh is delicate and savory."
A writer In American Medicine asks,
"What sense is there in constructing
the back of a vest with a mere lIning?"
Would he prefer 4 thick lining7 The
original vest had no lining at ell, and
neck. Each side Of lie front, right and
left, was sewn to the coat, so that
when the coat came of the vest came
with II. Coat and vest were one gar
ment. Evolution is responsible for
their divorce, and now make this too
sudden, apparent, tailors attached to
the vests front as light a structure ne
possible for a back, merely to hold 1t
in place, and cut the arm holes so big
that they would not Interfere with the
sleeve of the coat.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06

A cadet from Toxic, japan, has en-
tered the Louisiana State University.
Neither the United States nor Great
Britain will protest against Russian
action at New Chwang.
Millions OF Southern repudiated
bonds are considered good and are
being sought in New York.
Talk Is cheap-unless you are using
q long distance telephone.
As q rule the more q man chips in
the more he has to shell out.
Nothing annoys a chronic kicker like
the refusal Of things to go wrong.
In 1885 there were only 10000 to H.
600 Jews in Jersualem. Last year in
the city they numberedlat least 10000.
In all about 10000 are actually living
IN Palestine.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06

Lsss bfic .a-bratk mems better
h0oeeseepug
A good way to keep cake fresh Iu to
lock u ups
There appears to be no great rnsh
to the ieap yesr bargain counter.
Nearly . million Australian women
voted a. their last federal election.
IL took an eastern man ~ name bis
twin girls Russi Ann and Jap Ann.
The proposed Worlds fair nursery
for babies has ben gwen up. II
would nj ESQ, 900.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06

Any man, woman OF child suffering
from headache, billiousness or q dull
drowsy feelings hould take one or two Of
DeWitt'a Little Early Risers night and
morning. These famous little pills are
famous because they are tonic as we'll
as q pill. While they cleanse the sys-
tenn they strengthen and rebuild il By
their tonic effect upon the liver and
bowels. Sold by ell druggists.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06

Trustworthy lady or gentleman e
manage business IL this county aud "a
joining territory for we'll and favorabGz
known house Of solid financial stand
ing. $1,000 stright cash salary and exc
penses, paid each Monday By check d.
rect from headquarters. Expense
money advanced; position permanent.
Address manager, go Monon BID,
Chicago, III.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06

A New York man married his
mother-in law. An exchange sug-
gTsts that perhaps he did 1t TO escape
being q victim Of the old joke, but the
groom himself doubtless feels that he
jumped ont of the frying pan into the
fire.
Charlie SchwRb got back from
Europe this time without a page illus
trated interview in the New York pa
pers, When a man loses his job as
president and general manager of a
gigantic squeeze it's different.
An Eastern clergyman argues that
there are no female angels in heaven.
Wonder where they go to when they
leave the earth.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06

The first lawyer In the country to
seek q divorce from another Lawyer
ls Attorney Everett J. Harding, Of
Wilkesbarre, Pa, who charges his
wife, Attorney o. s. Harding. with
desertion and asks for q divorce.
They we're married g year ago last
January In Wyoming county, where
Nvs. Harding. then Miss Stark, the
only woman attorney Ia the county,
was practiciDg her profession. She
returned to her home last September.
Ramon's Tonic Regulator is the
most popular ell round medicine we
have ever handled. It is a gentle laxa-
tive, a healthful tonic aud prompt
health restorer. Handsome, large tin
box 25cts.
It is announced that Mp. Rockefeller
is getting ready to retire. It is oonsol-
ing to think, however, that there are
8 few dollars left outside for the rest
Of the folks to scramble for.
General KnropatkIn has not yet
formally launched bic omoial dispatch
bureau, and It is not known whether
be will be q "Pleased-t relate" OF
"Regret-rO-say' military genius.
More power to Senator Oarmack il
bis pursuit Of the President for open
Ing the doors Of the national treasury
TO the pension iobbeFs. There Is no
more wasteful feature Of our national
government than the pension business.
Thousands Of persons are prOhting by
i who have absolutely no claim npon
the bounty.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06
TAe Rev IrIR HICKS 1904 Almanac.

The Rev. Iri R. Hicks Almanac for
1904 is now ready. It will be- mailed
to any address for 30 cents. It is sur-
prising how such an elegant, :costly
book can be sent prepaid so cheaply
No family OF person is prepared to
study the heavens, or the storms and
weather in 1904. without this wonder
full Hicks Almanac aud Prof. Hicks
splendid paper, Word and Works.
Both are sent for only one dollar q
year. Word and Works is among the
best American Magazines. Like the
Hicks Almanac, It is too well known
to need further commend alton. Few
men have labored more faithfully for
the public goo or found q warmer
place in the heart Of the people. Send
orders to Word and Works Publishing
Co., 22O1 Locust St., 81. Louis, Mo.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06

With the pockstlsss gown Of today
the chatelaine bag Is an absolute neces-
sity % vomankind. Let us interest
you 10 some real fine steel bead ones
which ere worth $3.50 for z $500 bill
Only e few left. Money back n not
satisfied. MAIER's JEWBLRY STORE.
Aberdeen, Miss.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06
Good forChudren.

The pleasant to take and harmless
One Minute Cough Cure gives imme-
date relief In all cases of Cough,
Croupe and La Grippe because 1t does
not pass Immediately into the stomach,
but takes effect right at the seat OF the
trouble. Il draws out the inflammation,
heals and soothes aud cures perma-
nently by enabling the lungs to con.
tribute pure life-giYing aud Efe-sus-
tanning oxygen TO the blood aud tissue.
One Minute Cough Cure is pleasant to
take and II is good alike for young and
old. Sold by all druggists.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06

'
Politness occasionally beats the AL
mighty dollar under the wire.
From g stage point Of view a divorce
without publicity Is worse than mar
risge.
It's a safe rule that when 6 woman
refuses to stalk back she is danger
Gus.
Praise a woman for the qualities she
dosen't possess and she'll worship you.
What women and dry goods clerks
don't know about babies isn't worth
knowing.
A woman doesn't enjoy q trip half az
much as she enjoys telling about It
afterwards.
It sometimes happens that q woman
loves q mar for his money and hates
him for himself alone.
The cemeteries Of some towns hold
out the only inducements worthy of
mention to permanent residents.
Ahower plucked IN the morning con.
dnue fresh twice as long as one pluck
ed lister IN the day, when the sun Is
upon IL.
Ammerican cotton manufacturers
have lost millions Of dollars il trade In
Manchuria by Russian occupation.
General William II. Payne, counsel
for the Southern Railway, and 9 dis
tinguished Confederate Oficer. died &C
Washington. He was g calvary on
q under Stuart.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06

Mrs, Q. Peterson, 625 Lake St, To-
peka. Kansas, says: "Of al cough
remedies Billiards. Horehound Syrup e
my favorites Il has done and viii do an
that is claimed for tito speedily cure
ell coughs and colds-and it Is sweet
and pleasant TO the TASTE" csc, SOC,
sI.00 bottle.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06
Are You Dvsnenflc

If you are q dyspeptic you owe 1t 20
yourself and your friends to get well.
Dyspepsia annoys the dyspAptic's
friends becsuse his diseases sOnTs bic
disposition &c we'll as his stomach.
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure will not only
Cure dyspepsia. indigestion and sour
stomach, bat this palatable, recon-
structive tonic dIgestant strengthen
the whole digestive apparatus, and
sweeteus the life as we'll &c the stom-
ach. When you take KOiol Dyspepsia
Cure the food you eat is enjoyed. Il Il
0igested, assimulated and itB nutrient
properties appropriated b. the blood
tissues, Health Is the result. Sold by
81 druggists.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06

"A prominent educator 10 Philadel-
phia tells the following story on him
self: In his early teaching days he had
a position In a country schOolhouss IN
New England. The people IN the
neighborhood worked out their taxes
by giving him board, and when there
was nc vacancy In the farm houses be
took q small room while the neigh
bors supplied him with food. One
day . young boy came running
bFeathleesly toward him. ttSay,
teacher" be gasped, "my pa wants to
know II you ike pork7ii t'Indeed, /
do ike pork the teacher replied,
concluding that the very stingy father
Of this boy had determined to donate
some pork 70 him. "Y0u tell your
father Il there e anything il this
world that / DO like, II fs pOrk.n Some
time transpired, and there was lno
pork forthcoming. One day be met
the boy alone in the school yard.
aL0ok here John,i he said, thow
about that pork3" "Oh,'' replied the
boy, s'the pig got we'll"
II appoars the extremely fast auto
MODELLING has other DISADVANTAGES be-
sides the unpleasant chances Of being
pitched out Of the machine when L is
moving at the rate Of 3 mile a minute.
W. r. Vanderbilt, Jr., for whom the
auto holds out no new worlds % con-
quer, has been peremptorily ordered
By bis physician to quitthe sport ''for
good"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06

Seventy-seven per cent Of the wo.
men and only SO per cent Of the men
taking civil service examinations are
able to pass.
For "a joke" a New York man In
vited bis friends to his wiie's funeral,
then had her greet them very much
alive. He hasn't been 81 Il to the aJy-
lum either.
The woman who is to ruu a restau-
rant for dyspeptics at the Worlds fair
is not In 1t for her health.
The Kansas judge who says that
jeWelry IL not necessarily wearing ap.
parel should see what a woman does
with stickpins.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06
Make a CIean sweep.

There's nothing like dong a thing
thoroughly. OF all the salYes you ever
heard of, Bucklen's Arnica Salve is the
best. It sweeps away and cures
Burns, Sores, Bruises, Cuts. Boils,
Ulcers, Skin Eruptions and Piles. It's
only 25c, and guaranteed to give salts
faction by all druggists.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06

Speaking of contrasts, note the diff
erence between the c~ountenance OF
women when they put on The dreams
Of Easter bonner6 and The Countenance
Of the men who pay for them.
Il looks as II the Unitsd States SEN
etc may have to appoint q standing
committee on private ~charaoters,
and Il IL hopsd that the committee IT,
self win be able to atand.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06
Health Is Youth.
disease and Sickness BrlnE old A

Disease and sickness Bring Old Age.
Herb e, taken every morning before
breakfast, wttl keep you IN robust
health, At ven to ward of disease. IL
cures constipation. b~ii'iousness. dys-
pepsls, few v, skiu. liver nd kidney
complain s. II pu, ifs he blood and
clears thr r~Ouplexiou. Mrs d. W.
Smith. Wbitns,. Texas. writes April g.,
1902; hav- used Hrrhine. aud hnd IL
the best medicine for constipation and
liver troubles. II does all you claim
for IT. Lean hishty recommend it,
Scots a buttl
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06

DR.. john 1. King, the only living
survivor OF the massacre Of the White
River of October, 1856, is ct present
residing at Martel, Ohio.
The eye is the most prolific in num-
Der OF diseases passible to It. There
are forty eight distinct affections of
that organ, most Of them quite COM
mon.
II 3 we'll could be dug foFty-slx
miles into the earth, the air at the
bottom would, at the proportion main
tanned at the surface Of the globe,
have the density of quicksilver.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06
A Great Sensation.

There was a big sensation in Lees
vile, Ind. when w. H. Brown OF that
place, who was expected to die, had his
life saved by DR.. Kings New Discov-
cry for Consumption. He writes: Il
endured i~nsuiferable agonies from
Asthma, but your New Discovery gave
me immediate relief and soon there
after effected a complete cure" Sim
liar lures Of Consumption, Pneumonia,
Bronchitis and Grip are numerous.
It's the peerless remedy for all throat
and lung troubles. Price SOC, and $1.OO
Guaranteed by all druggists. Trial
bottles free.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06

The largest gold nugget ever found
was the Ballarat Welcome nugget,
weighing 2166 ounces. This event
exceeds the King Of the Water Moon.
the largest ever found In Australia.
The highest altitude ever reached by
human beings is six and 8 half miles.
ct which height oxygen has to be
taken Ia from rubber tubes to prevent
death by sufocation.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06

Money to loan on improved farms
8 per cent interest and easy terms.
i. p. HALEY.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06

A man familiar with the literature
and customs of Japan tells the Phila-
delphia Press something about its
proverbs. 1--WE all know, he said,
"the prOverb about more haste, less
speed but the Japs put it, IF in a
hurry, go round We say, very
crudely, that accidents will happen in
the best regulated families, but the
japanese, with a view to making the
phrase more picturesque, say, Even a
monkey sometimes falls from a tree
The saying about edge tools and cut
fingers the people OF the Flowery
kingdom vary to. IL one plays with
tigers one is likely to have trouble,'
while our 'oil and water won't mix
they know as You can't rivet q nail in
a eustard.' Where We say out of evil
good may Gomez they say the lotOs
spring from the mud Mrs. Parting
toms attempt is, in Japan, "scatter-
ing foRawith a FAM building bridges.
to the clouds or dipping up the ocean
with a SHELF And when the person
making such attempt has failed the
japanese say that, after al, thine
own heart makes the world.'"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06

"This roast beef is badly burned,'
said the waiter to his employer. sits
useless to cause trouble by trying to
serve it," "Take It over to that bridal
couple by that window" said the res
taurant proprietor. "Ihey will never
know the difference"
The farmer in Pike county. Missouri.
who has whiskers eleven feet long is
probably the man who vowed he
wouldn't shave until the populists
elected q President.
The republican senators do not take
kindly to the promotion of Mills over
857 worthy officers, but they will doubt.
less continue to obey orders from the
White House.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06
Robbed the Grave.

A startling incident, is narrated by
john Oliver, of Philadelphia, as fol-
lows: Il wal in an awful condition
My skin was almost yellow, eyes sunk
en-, tongue coated, pain continually In
back and sides, no appetite; growing
weaker day by day. Three physicians
had given me up. Then / vas advised
20 use Electric Bitters; to my great
Joy, the first bottle made a decided i'm
prov ment. l continued their use for
three weeks, and am now a well man.
I know they robbed the grave of an
other victim.' No one should fail to
try them. Only so cents, guaranteed,
at all drug stores.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06
10 CURE A COT IN ONE DAY,

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets. All druggists refund the money
If 1t fails to cue. 3. ". Groves sig
nature lie on each box. Price 25 cents.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06
There are 5000, 900 men Of artillery
age In the United States.

There are 1900, 900 men of artillery
age In the United States.
Over two-thirds of the male popula-
ton of the globe use tobacco in some
form.
The foot travel across London bridge
reduces to dust each year some
twenty five cubic yards Of granite.
Through the 500 in 1903 there pass
ed 35 100000 tons OF freight-three
times as much as what passed through
Suez.
Gustavus Adolphus assembled the
throne at 16 years of age Before he
was "a he was one of the greatest
rulers of Europe.
Sweden is almost wholly Protestant.
OF yer 5000, 900 inhabitants, very few
over 1000 are Roman Catholics, the
rest being Ldtherans.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06

Constipation and billiousness cannot
be cured in a night-a week; nei her
can one withstand the facilitating
effects Of the ordinary oliver pills" for
weeks, but the gentle action OF
Ramon's Treatment OF Liver Pills and
Tonic Pellets make one feel gradually
improved as the trra ment progresses
no bad time, but a continued, rapid
improvement. A months treatment
and 25c box-will make the chronic
suffer rejoice. A trial will convince
you let us supply You.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06

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 taFte-
less form. No Cure. No pay. SOC.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06

The old North river tunnel at New
York, which was begun twenty FIVE
years ago and which has been worked
on at odd intervals, has just been bor-
ed through, but it will take some time
to complete 1t.
According to Professor Berwerth. Of
Vienna, the number of meteorites act
ually falling on the earth each year,
not including, of course, shooting stars
OF meteOrs, is about 800. Two or three
OF these bodies fall, then, somewhere
on earth every "a hours.
A Texas jury has sentenced a negro
to 1000 years in prison for an ATTEMPTED
assault. He car have 200 taken off for
good behavior, however.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06

Since Prof. Langley g appropriation
has been cut of by Congress we rath-
or fancy the professor will not fly go
high.
The bare facts should always be
clothed In plain language.
The reason why Easter Sunday
never falls on Friday is probably be-
cause Friday lie such an unlucky day.
A man may own an automobile and
yet not have a controlling interest In
The official explanations FROM st.
Petersburg and Toxic OF any damages
TO the respective fleets by the enemy
may be summed up with the familiar
phrase: "Never touched me-"
The Young English giant Edge, who
bas just arrived, should cut q big
swath Ia this country.
A writer says the Japanese are su.
perstitious. Perhaps that's the rea-
son they are working the rabbits foot
on the Russians.
In late years men have made for
tunes out Of the tailiugs OF gold mines.
The mills in which the Gre formerly
was crushed and the crude process
then In use allowed 3 large percentage
OF the precious metal TO escape, and
that loss amounted il some cases to q
fortune. The stomach is Just like 8
stamp mill in this respect, that when
Il II not IN perfect order It allows the
escape and waste OF much OF the prec-
ious nutriment contained In the food.
That loss when continuous means the
loss OF mans greatest fortane-health.
Science offers remedy for this condi-
ton IL Dr.. Plerce's Golden Medical
Discovery. It c0rrects the tsweak-
nesa1 Of the stomach, prevents waste
and loss Of nourishment, and puts the
stomach and organs Of digestion and
nutrition into q condition Of health
which enables them 20 save and assim-
iiate eli the nutrlment contained IN
the food Vhich IS eaten. II al cases
Of constipation the eureof Dr.. Plerce's
Pleasant Pellets viii speedily and per-
maDtly cure the disease.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06
Billiards. HorehOund Syrup

Immediately relieves hoarse, croupy
cough, oppressed, rattling. rasping
and difficult breathing Henry g.
Stearns, Druggist. Shulsburg, Wis.
whites, May 20, 1901: 81 have been
selling Billiards. Horehound Syrup for
two years, and have never had aprepa
ration that has given better satisfaction
l noticed that when | sell a bottle they
come back for more l can honestly
recommend it," 25e, SOC, $1.OO.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06


There aro over q, 1000 people n Lon
don alone who make 8 living, some
admittedly ~prscarioo6, however, By
writing books and contributing artI-
Giles TO magazines and papers.
Napoleon ct IS commanded the
army Of Italy. At 80 be was not only
one Of the most illustri0us generals Of
all ages, but he wal one Of the great
est aw-givers Of the world. At AZ be
met Waterloo.
why asked 3 district Judge out IN
Western Kansas the other day t.do
you want q divorce from your hus-
band II, as you say. you car get along
fairly well with hint" Aud the 70
man replied: tie don't kiss me or pet
me any more, and he growls like q dog
when ! am pleasant with other men ?
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06
A thoughtful Man.

M. M. Austin of Winchester, Ind.
knew what to do in the hour OF need.
His wife had such an unusual case Of
stomach and liver trouble. physicians
could not help her. He thought of and
tried DR.. Kings New Life Pills and
she got relief at once and was finally
cured. Only 25c at all drug stores.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06
Not n the Trust.

Why pay trust prices for your life
insurance when you can get a more
liberal contract from the Union Central
Life Insurance Company for less mon.
cyl
g. 7. HowERToN,
District Manager, Tupelo, Mics.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1904-04-06
A Dandy for Burns.

DR.. Besgin. Pana. Ills, writes: 81
have used Billiards. Snow Liniment;
always recommended it to my friends,
as ! am confident there is no better
made. It is a dandy for burns. Those
who live on farms are especially liable
to many accidental cuts. burns, bruises
which heal rapidly when Billiards.
Snow liniment is applied. It should
always be kept in the house for cases of
emergency" 25c, SOC, $1.OO bottle.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-06-10
9!IHTTE FARM SELLS FOR $500 AN ACRE
CIarksburg and Now Being Laid Off Into
Building Lots Streets and BouIevards.

The possibilities of the addition are
beyond human conception, ~ the plans
are beyond those yet introduced in
Clarlsburg. Among these is access by
trolley, the Clarksburg Industrial Com
pany having projected line OF street
railway along Monticello avenue into
and through Alta Vista and Broad Oaks
and across the new-.bridge to the Indus
trial addition This done trolley line
will be run along the main street OF
the new addition to the fair grounds At
a cost Of $4,000. Also the progress. be-
ing made in extending the railroad tc
the fair grounds viii result in giving
this new addition railroad facilities.
The purchase means much for Clarls.
burg as the movement to establish a
modern suburban town there will give
commercial and industrial conditions
here great stimulus And that it is
a place that win take with investors and
those VINO want fine suburban homes
away from the hustle and noise OF the
city no one doubts.
The plans of the company are not yet
fully matured. but from what can be
learned the property viii be placed on
The market at an early date.