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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-11-21

pleased to say that I am now completely
cured and well.
cit was impossible for me to get
employment, as my face, head, and
body were covered with it. The
eczema first appeared on the top of
my head, and it had worked all the
way around down the back of my neck
and around to my throat, down my
body and around the hips. 1t itched
so / would be obliged to scratch it,
and the flesh was raw.
81 would first waAh the affected
parts with warm water and Cuticura
Soap, and then apply Cuticura ONT
ment and let it remain on all night, and
in the morning / would use Cuticura
Soap. ] am now all well, which all
my friends can testify to, and will be
pleased to recommend the Cuticura
Remedies to any and all persons who
wish a speedy and permanent cure of
skin diseases" Thomas M. Rossiter,
200 Prospect Street,
Mar. 80, 1905. East Orange, N. ].
Complete External and Internal Treatment for Every
Humor, from Pimpes to Scroula from Infancy to Age
consisting Of Cuticura Soap, 25c Ointment &c., Resolv
emit 60c lin form OF Chocolate Coated Pills 25c per vial
of may be had Of all druggists single set often
the most distressing when all else fails. Potter Drug
& Chem. Corp. Sole Props, Boston, Mass,
W9~ Mailed Free, AL About the Skim Scalp, and HAIR
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-11-21

And tAe nsKt day, and t1is' Kgxr. tiIl
It was wssgt~ months; years Of Twin
IN an, en1t Wind" QuUtE her spouse.
''POrllte ana respectful we W,18 AZ
ways, but ! coNIdn't shake on the an
f6rpnce. 1t ~ into me. lately, M
ban WORSE IGDt sict oft "TyNns alf
SfrOugf me mo . diSease. 81 -
stowin' oFdtF ana queefeFg THAt's
NY IF bSsfoWed your clotkss 1me. v
4 Were tkOs@ t4nrs tr1eklIns kFVR ~
18th tlC spseta1l Of 1ofcAsv Tue
GA man dtd mot -. H% CoViH not
for tlIS sudden mist clOudihg his eyes.
"PbrhADg rs best 10 let you gUs. he
harnAuf6d. mt Dunno"
"'TNas your lsrt thumb" crisd Dor
cSS; ifrelevantiy. Lets sec IT,"
Cope save another hitch and their
Knees, touched the woman bent Tow
over the rough SCARED member,
pressed her llps to ii and soBBgd.
n talte. n back. husband" she
clicked. "Tne first kiss CONFESS from
me-
God be thanked!" HIS husky whfs-
per- broke! 1.-The winds from the south
now, Dorcas. Wen keep It. BLOWN +.
dear, we'll keep 1t blowin'!"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-11-21
A Year of Blood.

The year of 1903 will long be re
membered in the home of F. ".
Tacket, of Alliance, KY, as a year
of blood: Which flowed go copiously
from Mr.. Jackets lungs that death
seemed very near. He writes: $50
we're bleeding from the lungs and q
frighttul cough had brought me ut
DEATHS door, when I began taking
DR.. Kings NV Discovery for con-
sumption, with the astonishing re-
suit that after taking four bottles l
was completely restored and as time
has proven permanently cured"
Guaranteed for Sore Lungs, C,nghs,
and colds, at all Drug Stores. Price
so cents and $1.OO. Trial bottle free.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-11-21

The announcement that over mil
lion campaign cigars were smoked in
New York the day before the election
suggests that there is courage and de-
termination TO burn in that city.
In spite of Secretary Shaw's asser-
ton that money is dangerously pleny-
resort PROJECTORS have tried to escape
the danger.
The astronomers who declare that
Mars is trying to give US warning sig
nails are respectfully advised that we
already have more advice than we can
possibly observe.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-11-21
Made Happy For Life.

Great happiness came into the home
OF F. q. Blair, school superintendent,
at st. Adams, w. Va, when his lit
tie daughter was restored from the
dreadful complaint he names. He
says: My lutte daughter had ST.
VlUus' Dance, which yielded to no
treatment but grew steadily worse
until as last resort we tried Elec-
trio Buffers; and l rejoice to say three
bottles effected a complete cure"
Quick, sure cure for nervous com
plants, General debility, female weak
nesses, impoverished blood and ma
laris. Guaranteed By all drug stores
Price SO cents.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-11-21
Haven't l ben a satisfactory wife!
What can you say against me?'


What can you say against me?'
"Nothin'." Cope spoke YEARLY.
That is-no-really nothin'."
"Then what do you mean by sayin'
druv you TOTO KILN yourself?
Didn't you think of me-a good, for
bearin wife-to shoulder such curse
all my days, and you dyin' for moth
In'?"
YOU'D a ben well left and pro-
vided for" said Cope doggedly Folks
would say twas Temporary insanity.
I'm shook up some, but | amt crazy.
l meant it. Livin' don't seem quite SO
bad as it did" He gave grim smile,
adding, "Twasn't the way to go, but
you'd have ben better off, Dorcas.
Can you say you Wouldn't"
"You amt explainin' this" cried his
wife with sudden excitement. "The
idea of layin' the fault onto me! What
Is it? You'll tell me, Beecher Cope.
I'm endurin', but this Is past endurin'.
Something you've got in your head
ag'in me, and I'll know 1t. What have
l done"
you've froze mel" exclaimed her
husband loudly. Il dunno how to tell
1t, but that's it."
"And you've froze me" returned
Dorcas, her sallow cheeks flaming.
"It's your own doing. I'll telllyou this
Il went to the barn to say that l
meant to leave y0u-that I'd rather
live in a refrigerator than go ON with
never look nor word to show was
anything to you nowadays-no more
than COW. Froze you, indeed! I've
been stiffened up and frost-bitten till
l haven't even warm tear left to
shed for a sick baby!"
The old couple gazed at each other.
Loud licked the wooden clock on the
old cloth-covered mantel. One min
ute, two minutes. Then the husband
i spoke slowly.
"Was you thinkin' Of separation,
Dorcas?"
1T had come to that pass with me,
Beecher." @
For good and all?"
Eyes, sir"
Cope's feet shifted forward and he
hitched his chair nearer.
"Most ten years ago." he said, SOL
EMMY, II smashed my thumb mendin'
a fence, and come to you to have II
done up You done 1t all right and
kind enough, but there was somethin
in the way your race looked ana your
fashion Of turnin' away, disgusted-
like, that hurt my feelin's dreadful
Twas as II you hated to touch me, OF
have me touch you, and it bit into me-
Thinks I, II I've got too old for COM
fortin' and being fused over, 10 BIZ
IT, All day. KEEP feelin' in my peck
cts to see what I'd lost, but things wal
all there. What I'd lost wasn't In my
clothes. And tried to euss away thu
feelin', but 1t wouldn't leave me.
hated to 60 in to meals somehow"
Il rec'lect that mornin',' rejoinec
the woman absently. my nerves wal
all on edge with neuralgia Was thai
the day you s6t readin' your paper
after supper, and come up to put
my arm around you, meanin' to give
you a kiss, and you turned your head
away quick and shfinked from me? Il
made my heart stop beatin'sI was *
SURPRISE and mad. Says | to myself
The next kiss comes from him I
never came"
Funny you should have romem
bered that" muttsred the farmer
strokIng his chin whislker thought
fully.
''Funny you should hare remem
bered your thumb" Dorcas pulled on
her spectacles. adjusted them careful
" and looked At him.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-11-21

Some men become trusty if they are
put 10 The test.
Many men with big head has small
ideas.
Most hotel accommodations are i'm
cOnvenlences.
1t isn't altogether bashtuIlness that
prevents man from meeting mis-
obligations.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-11-21

OF dollars trying
to cure, and1went
to the hospital,
but they failed to
cure me and it
was getting worse
all the time Five
weeks ago nay wife
bought a box Of
Gu ticura Oint-
m ent and one
cake sof Cutioura
Soap, and / am
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-11-21
Had a Close Call.

"a dangerous surgical operation
involving the removal Of malignant
ulcer, As large as my hand, from my
daugnter's hip, was prevented BY the
application of Bucklen's Arnica
Sa[ve," Says A. G. SMckel, OF Mile
tus, w. Va. "Persistant use of the
Salve completely cured it," Cures
cuts, Burns and injuries. % at all
drug stores.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-11-21

Count Boni de Castellane, ct least,
spent the money quite as properly as
Jay Gould got it,
Do not overlook the fact that son-in-
law Nick pulled through in fine shape.
Again Alice is happy.
Whalebone threatens to Ego up to
SIS, 900 per ton. Well, what's the diff
ference? It ism t usen in automobiles,
10 it?
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-11-21

and cheoTtulneB9 soon
disappear when kid
nsyb are out 81 order
OF diseased.
Kidney trouble has
become so prevalent
that Il Is not uncommon
for a child 10 be born
afflicted with weak kid
neys. 1.-THE child urin-
ateS too often, II the
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-11-21
famous Strike breakers.

The most famous strike breakers In
tho land are DR.. Kings New Life
pills. When liver and bowels 60 on
4 strike, they quickly settle the trou
BE. and the purifying work goes right
~. Best cure for constipation, head
ache and dlGzinoss. Is cents at all
druggists
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-11-21

Give children remedy with a
pleasant taste. Don't force unpleas
ant medicine down their CnroaCs, Ken
nedy's Laxative (containlng) Honey
ana Ear Ii most pleasant TO lake. ChiI-
dren IKE it, ana rs u relief for coughs
colds eJc. there is nothing better. No
oplates. Conforms to National Pure
Food and Drug Law. SOLD by 81.
Clair Wylie Drug Co., Tupelo, and
Bearden & King, OkOlOna.
The common people" will some
tunes do some of me most astonishing
things.
The house cleaning spirit is about as
liable TO break out in the fall ~ in the
spring.
The Investigation of the coal trust
hawever, does not appear to have lm-
paired its appetite.
There lie, however, always the con-
soiotion remaining that another cleo
TONS &C min
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-11-21
DISEIGUR|NG
SKIN HUllR
impossible b Get EmpIoYnast as
md BSdy sssfs CCss Iik'
itching Sores ~ ScratcI TIL
Flesh Vas Raw Spc. hun
DIS \ Dllars on DoclAss md
Hospitals and Grew WoEse
CURED BY CUTICURA
IN FIVE WEEKS

"Since the year 1894 ] have been
troubled with q very bad ease Of
eczema which / have spent hlamdreds
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-11-21
Women as Well as Men
Are Made Mlserable by
Kidney TrOtible.

Kidney trouble preya upon the Mind dis
eouTages and lessons ambition: beaut vlgot
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-11-21

urine scalds the flesh or Il. when the child
reaches an age when It should be able to
control the passage, II is yet afflicted with
bed-wetting, depend upon It. the cause Of
the difficulty is kidney trouble. and the first
step should be towards the treatment Of
these important organs. This unpleasant
trouble Is due to a diseased condition of the
kidneys and bladder and not to habit as
most people suppose.
Women as we'll as men are made mis-
cradle with kidney and bladder trouble.
and both need the same great remedy.
The mild and the immediate effect Of
Swamp-ROOt is soon realized. It is sold
BY druggists, in fifty 81 81 <:F=s.:..
sizes. You may have Oh
sample bottle by mail -II a445d7=
free, also pamphlet tell Home of Swamp Root
ing all about it. including many OF the
thousands Of testimonial letters received
from sufferers cured. In writing DR.. Kilmel
& Co., Binghamton. N. Y, be sure anc
mention this paper.
Don't make any mistake, but re-
member the name, Swamp Root, DR.
Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the address
Binghampton, New York, is on every
bottle.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-11-21

All talking machines are not mades
some are born.
I'm case on poisoning; empty the
stomach ut once, using as an emetiC
mustard I'm hlkewarm water, . table.
spoonful of mustard to a cup, OF water,
salt and water, same proportions, or
cold water ad hbitum. The mechan.
ical resource would be thrusting the
finger in the throat or tickling it with
. feather. An enema frequently acts
quicker than an emetic in emptying
J the stomach and bowels. The next
thing is to give antidotes, lime water
scraped from the walls ID you can't
get hold of any other form quickly;
magnesia, whiting, rice water, wood
ashes, all are effective, but get your
doctor on the spot as quickly as posi-.
BILE and follow his directions. Re-
member, In all these instances proven.
ton is far better than cure.
sFor wears starved, then l bought
so cent bottle of Kodol Dyspepsia
cure and what that bottle benefited
me all the gold in Georgia could not
euy. ! kept on taking it and III two
months / went back to my work as a
machidist. In three months l was as
we'll aud hearty as l ever was. l still
use little occasionally as l find 1t a
fine blood purifier and good tonic.
May you live long and prosper. &c.
N. Cornell. Roding, Ga, Aug 81, 1906.
Kodol is sold here by st. Clair Wylie
Drug Co Tupelo, and Bearden s. King
Okolona
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-11-21

by druggists, in fifty
cent and one dollar
sizes. You may have q
sample bottle by mail
free. also pamphlet tell
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-01-27

week. The second week | began eating
heartily. | began to improve generally,
and before seven weeks had passed
was well. had spent hundreds of dol
lars for medicine that did not help me.
but So worth of Doan's Kidney Pills re-
stored me TO perfect health"
a FREE TRIAL Of this great kidney
medicine which cured Miss Knight will
he mailed on application TO any part of
the United States. Address Fostcr-Mi-
burn Co.. Buffalo. y. Y. Sold by all
dealers; price, fifty cents per box.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-01-27
Every Man TO His Trade.

Paul nearly 1000 years ago recog-
nized the social law, Every man TO
his trade" Writing TO the Romans. he
said Having. then. gifts differing ac-
cording To the grace that Is given to
us" That means. having special pow
ers of brain, of body and OF conse-
Grafton let us do the work God has
given TO us To do each In his own line
and In his own sphere. Then Paul goes
on to cnumcrate the different lines OF
work to which God has called different
men. Among those different lines Of
work he mentions that of teaching.
lie seems 10 say: 20 man. II God has
called you To the teachers throne give
to your work the very best energies OF
your life Never neglect your noble
profession one instant" And of all
the professions and works Paul here
mentions | do not believe there Is one
more important than that Of teaching.
Thus this morning | select a mighty
subject. May God help MS TO show the
power Of 1.-The teachers throne" and
how we should honor It's occupant and
recognize the responsibility of the work
that is done there and It's value.
The first great reason why we send
our children 10 school Is 10 wake up
the mind and put II into touch with
the outside world. That mental awak-
cning Is no easy task to perform. The
word education" comes from the Lat
In word "eluco." meaning ito bring
out" Education means literally"
says the photographer. the educlng,
the leading out or drawing out OF the
laten, powers Of an individual" But
In order To draw out you must first
put in. You must open the avenues OF
knowledge upon which thoughts" as
chariotecrs can harness M their flash
Ing eyed verbal chargers AMI drive.
You must have the great wires con-
Meeting brain with brain. AZ the Allan
tic cable connects the old world with
the new In other words the school
teacher must mold the child's mind so
that Il can read and write and multi
ply and spell.
The well Of knowledge always seems
10 me like that great deep well on your
fathers farm. In order 10 make the
work NJ drawing the water from that
well little easier for your mother
your father bought an iron pump and
put il IN the shed Just outside of the
kitchen. But. though that pump was
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-01-27
Calnase
Sermon
BY Rev.
Frank De Witt Talmaae, d. d.

sermon the preacher pays tribute TO the
work of those who are moldng the
character and shaping the career of the
men and women of the future. To the
teachers OF America. the text chosen
being Romans xii, Z, "He that teacheth
Oh teaching"
The adagc. Every man to his trade"
Is not child of the nineteenth or TWEEN
tleth century. Its cradle was rocked by
the murmuring waters of the Pison and
the GIhon and the lIddekel and the Eu-
pirates rivers when the world was
young. II comes down Ia us with gray
hairs hut with stout limbs OF n WAN
dering jew" Its voice has been heard
upon every hilltop and In every valley
sluce Abel became hcr,lsman and
cain tillcr of the soil No sooner did
u IN combine with man In communities
or associations to protect himself from
foreign foes than he became II special
list. He said To some members OF his
community. You he our soldiers to
protect Us in time OF war" lie said to
others You be our legislators and
make our laws" He said to others.
you he our priests and teach US about
God" lie said 10 others, You he our
physicians or medicine men and care
for us while we are sick" He said to
others. You he our sailors and navi-
gate our ships and bring to us our mer-
chandsc from afar." He said to the
wives and mothers. "You he our house
Keepers ana nurses and spinners and
rear our young and cook our food and
weave our clothing" He said TO others.
You be our farmers or our architects
and raise our crops or build our tenn
pies aud homes and aqueducts." And
every where the necessities of life have
compelled man not to do all things well,
but To- do one thing for the benefit Of
all, Thus rs the centuries have gone on
man has more and more become spe-
cialist
More than that. as the world has ad-
vanccd in its development trades and
professions have been divided and sub
lily physicians duties were almost as
numerous rs the tints Of the rainbow.
He was not only doctor. but he was
surgeon and dentist and pharmacist
ana oculiSt as well. II n man had a
toothachc II was the village physician
who pushed In the forccps and pulled
out the dccaycd molar. If the patient
needed medicine the physician not only
wrote the prescription. hut compound
ed the drugs If the leg had to he am
putatcd II was the family physician
who drove in the knife. II the aged
mans eyes were in trouble IL was the
family physician who cut away the
cataract or fitted on the glasses. Now
all these different duties are done by
specialists. The average family phySi-
clan would no more expect 10 be the
surgeon or the ocuiSt or the pharma-
cisi than he would expect to do the
work of the lawyer or the electrician
or The mining engineer. In other
words. every man 10 his trade Is an
adage which has divided and subdivid-
ed and kept on rcdivlding the human
race into its different groups until
men by natural adaptation learn to do
one thing well rather than "A dozen
things poorly.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-01-27
ACHED IN EVERY BONE.
Chicago Society Woman Who Was So
Sick She Could Not Sleep or Eat,
Cured BY DOan's Kidney pills.

When woman's kidneys go wrong.
her back gives out aud every little task
becomes burden. She is tired. nervous.
slecplcss. run down--suffcrs daily from
backaclic headaches, dizzy spells, and
bearing down pains.
Don't worry over imagined "female
troubles" Cure the kidneys and you will
be well. Read how TO find the cure.
Marion Knight. Of 30 y. Ashland Ave-.
Chicago. Ill.,. member Of the Chicago
Federation Of Musicians and well known
club woman, says: This winter when
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-01-27

started to use
Doan's Kidney
Pills | achcd in
every bone and
II a i in tense
pains in the kid
neys and pei
! vie organs. Tie
| urine was thick
and cloudy. and
| could barely
eat enough to
live. | felt a
cI,ntige fnr tho
better within n
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-01-27
Importance OF Example.

How can teacher lead his pupils
TO he pure and true and noble and
good? In the first place. by giving them
the example OF n teacher who is good
and true ana pure and noble. Only IA
short time ago was talking 10 lady
who for years was successful teach
or In one of our western cities said,
What is the greatest essential for a
successful teachers lifet" She I'M
hesitatingly answered: Example. She
herself must he good woman II she
wants her scholars 10 he good"
\ few days ago the principal Of one
Of the Los Angeles public schools said
TO me: Il cannot expect anything bet
ter from my students than | am my
self For the last two weeks | have
been trying especially 10 Lee kind and
gentle ana forgiving. Why? | know
II am kind AMI gentle will make
my children kind and gentle also"
There Is magnetic connection be-
tween the pupils seat and the teach
er's desk You know il. q teacher!
| nm going 10 ask You one blunt ques-
ton Is there any way easier for a
teacher 10 be- true and noble ana good
than by surrenderng his life into
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-02-18

trimmed with Irish crochet lace. Large
black hat trimmed with black and
white.
Baroness Rosen In Mourning
Baroness Rosen, wife OF the Russian
ambassador Black velvet with black
hat, being i'm court mourning for the
late King Christian Of Denmark, father
Of the dowager empress of Russia,
Madame Jusserand-White chiffon
with velvet appliques in black and hat
in black and white.
Lady Durand, wife Of the British am
bassador-Gray chiffon cloth with gray
hat, furs, shoes and gloves
Baroness Won Steraberg, wife of the
German ambassador, i'm cloth of silver
liberty velvet, picture hat of lace COW
cred with plumes and o superb boa of
long ostrich feathers shading from shell
pink around the neck to an exquisite
purple at the tips, which hung to the
bottom of her skirt,
Madame Nabuco. wife of the Bra
lillian ambassa dor-Blue panne velvet
and lace with large hat trimmed with
plumes.
Madame Leger, wife Of the minister
OF Haiti-Cream tinted lace costume,
which had appliques In pink rosebuds.
Her large hat was white and encircled
with white plumes.
Baroness Moncheur, wife of the Bel
gian minister-Black panne velvet,
large black picture hat.
Madame Walker artinez-Dress of
Irish lace. white lace hat.
Madame Calderon-Black velvet cos
tune and hat trimmed with white
plumes.
Mrs. Harlan-Black velvet trimmed
with white lace black and white bon
net.
Mrs. McBenna-Black velvet trimmed
with Irish point lace, toque in black
and white.
Mrs Day-White cloth dress with
white hat to match.
Miss Helen Cannon-White broad
cloth with yoke and insertions of Irish
lace; white hat trimmed with white
ostrich plumes.
Mrs. Truman II. NewbeTry. wife of
the assistant secretary of the navy
Violet chiffon velvet with violet chif-
fon; large violet hat with shaded violet
plumes.
Mrs. Chester I. Long-Light blue
broadcloth and picture hat in blue.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1906-02-18
PRESIDENT PALMA
SENDS AUTOGRAPH
LETTER TO BRIDE
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-Upon the
occasion of the presentation to Miss
Alice Roosevelt by Senior Gonzalo de
Quesada, Cuban minister. of the pearl
necklace voted by the Cuban congress,
an autograph letter from President
Estrada Palma, accompanying the gift,
was handed to her. of which the follow
ing is a copy:
Miss Roosevelt have the satisfac-
ton of enclosing an authentic copy of
the law of the 30th of last January.
voted by the national congress unan-
imously and by reclamation, which
faithfully interprets the will and senti-
ments of the whole Cuban people.
I'm carrying out the effect of said
law, have the honor to offer you as
wedding gift {. pearl necklace which
viii be hended you by our diplomatic
representative, Senior Gonzalo de
Quesada. Accept it as a spontaneous
offering Of the affection of the Cuban
people, and at the same time as a sin
cere testimonial of the conservation and
gratitude that Cuba feels for your il
lustrious father, their friend-always
their friend in war, as well as in peaae
II am respectfully your attendant
and faithful servant,
(Slgned) III ESTRADA PALMA"