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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-01-31


clan. Still he grew worse. At the end
of about q year and a half of suffering
he grew 30 bad / had to tie his hands
In cloths at night to keep him from
scratching thesor and tearing the flesh.
g He got to be mere skeleton, and
was hardly able to walk. My Aunt
advised me to try Cuticura Soap and
Ointment. So great was her faith in
it that she gave me a small piece of
Soap to try and q little Of the OMIT
ment. took it home without any
faith, but to please her / tried it, and
1t seemed to dry up the sores little.
II sent to the drug store and got a
cake Of the Soap and a box Of the
Ointment and followed the directions,
and at the end of about two months
the sores were, all well. He has
never had any sores Of any kind since.
"He is now strong and healthy,
and | can sincerely say that only for
your most wonderful remedies my
precious child would have died from
those terrible sores. / used only one
cake of Soap and about three boxes
of Ointment. (signed) Mrs, Egg
bert Sheldon, r. F. d., No. !, Wood
vile, Conn, April %, 1906"
Complete External and Internal Treatment for Every
udnor from Pimples to Scrofua, from infancy to Age
consisting Of Cutcnra Soap 26c7 Ointment SOc kesol;
81 CO., may behad of all duggsts. single set often
Potter Drug & Chem Corp, Sole Props, Boston. :
1rMalsd Free" How 70 Cure Baby HumOrs"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-01-31

be true that somebody ought to do
something 70 him, even TO the OK
tent Of driving him out. But the
job is not for us. In his condi:
tion Of innOcuous desuetude be
seems to be a positive luxury to
Europe. Let Europe keep him.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-01-31
cave II 1 Fair Trial.

waiter. do you mean to say this Il
the steak | ordered?"
eyes, sab"
~This looks like the same steak the
gentleman across the table refused "a
eat few minutes ago."
Eyes, sab; we always tries It thret
times before we gives It up. sah.''
Milwaukee Sentinel.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-01-31
van sall r chsap.

Rachel Here Is your ring. solomon.
I can never marry you, for love an.
other.
solomon We're de man you lofe9e
Heavensl You wont kin him. win
you3'
mo; but Win sell him de ring
sheen. Translated from Tales iron
Eamiliey0 Journal
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-01-31

The kidneys are your
blood purifiers, they fiji
ter out the waste 81
impurities in the blood.
II they are sick Of out
Of order, they fail to do
their work.
Pains, aches and rheu-
matism come from ex-
cess Of uric acid in the
blood, due to neglected
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-01-31

oAClan Jreab MIN
but the sores grew
worse. Then they
began TO come oh
his arms, then on
other parts Of his
body, and then one
came on his chest,
worse than the
Others. Then ! CALI
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-01-31

Reporter Uncle, 20 what do yoa
attribute your long llfe2 Oldest In
habitant ] don't know VIA YOnhR TEL
Tor. Thof'1 several of these patent
medicine companies that's dlckerln
with me.
= Sunday A Helleoland bogIns on Sat-
urday % 9 p. a., whom the church ben
q toIlod, and continues TIN the oama
hour Cd Sunday. Formerly 40 vessels
could leayp port bsiWosn thoso h1ns.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-01-31

PROFESSIONAL MEN.
T,J. BUCHANAN,

A TTORNEY AT Law. once next door to
IA the Okolona Banking Company, Okolo
ma, Miss Practices IN Federal and State
courts.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-01-31
. BABY COVERED
WITH SORES
Would Scratch and Tear the Flesh
Unless Hands Were Tied Wasted
\ tOaSkeIeton- Awful Suffering for
lover a Year Grew Worse Under
Doctors Skin Now Clear.
WOULD HAVE DIED
BUT FOR CUTICURA.

"My little son, when about a year
and q half old, began to have sores
come out on his face. had a phy-
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-01-31
Over-Mork Meakens
Your Kidneys.
unhealthy kidneys Make Impure Blood.

All the blood in your body passes through
your Kidneys ONCE every three minutes.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-01-31

&C. ELLIoTT Y SON

RRY GOODS, Clothing, Boots ana Shoes
~ Hats. etc. Our prices. quality OF goods
considered, are the lowest In the city. BY fair
dealing and honest business methods. We al
once favored as with his trade. OkOlona.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-01-31

kinney uOuDlCs Hfi
Kidney trouble causes quick or unsteady
heart beats, and makes one feel as though
they had heart trouble, because the heart is
over-worldng in pumping thick. kidney
poisoned blood through veins and arteries.
II used 10 be considered that only urinary
troubles we're 10 be traced to the kidneys,
but modern science proves that nearly
al constitutional diseases have their begin
ming IN kidney trouble,
II you are sick you can make no mistake
BY first doctoring your kidneys. The mild
and the extraordinary effect Of Or. .KiIner's
Swamp Root, the great kidney remedy Is
soon realized. II stands the highest for is
wondsrlulcurss Of lhemost distressing cases
and Is sold on It's merits Ebre
byall druggists in fifty =. y II & Y:
cent and one dollar slz-
"a. You may have 4 g.
sample bottle ~ mail name AZ w 117 Moot.
irce, also pamphlet telling ycu how N lind
out II ycuhaVe kidney Ok bladder trouble
Mention ihis paper when writing pr. ltllneg
q CO.., Blnrhannton. N. <.
Don't make any mistake, but re-
member the name, Swamp Root, pr.
MISUNDERSTANDING Root. and The address,
niEghamptun, Nov Eork, On every bottlp.
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Need Of Conscientious Work.

c II. Chester says that mighty little
Inspiration comes from grumbling, and
further notes that grumblers seem to
be the everyday affair. The laun-
dress. coming ito help"-paid by the
day, not by the piece-must have her
ding: You alls got a mighty big
wash dis week." The carter, bring
ing out your box of books-not a
large box, either-and charging what
be pleases. bitterly exclaims when he
finally lands 1t in your study: THE
man what packed that box oughter
be made to handle it," Odd, isn't it?
And perhaps there is no commoner
expression than You don't catch me
doing more'n I'm paid fort" Boys or
men, In low positions or high-to their
employers they may not be actually
worthless; but assuredly they are
worth less, far less, than they might
be. Apparently they have not learned
that in every case of successful work
there is an employer that towers
above the employer, an inner con-
science that is higher than "the boss"
Every man or boy who does anything
worth while, does more than he is
paid for, or ever will be paid for, in
cold dollars. However. it is we'll to
remember that conscience is good
paymaster as well as a rigid taskmas-
ter, even IL the rewards do not come
In pay envelopes. Vastly more work
In which hearty conscience is boss is
what the world needs to-day.
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DESIGNED TO GIVE DISTINCTION
TO FALL GOWNS.
Hints by Which the Home DressmakeI
May Profit-Some Novelties
Among Those De-
scribed.

The best way for the home dress
maker to give distinction to her fall
gowns is by the design of her sleeves.
Below will be found four of the best
types to choose from. They may also
be combined effectively. Fashion will
run In two extremes-the tight NOUS
quetaire sleeve, trimmed with buttons
and braid, and the very full sleeve,
with the material set in box plaits
and tied over the elbow with a huge
knot of ribbon, says the New York
World.
The sleeves shown in the illustration
are described as follows:
/. Long full sleeve with deep cava-
lier cuffs, to be worn with morning
gowns, house dresses, separate silk
waist, or where long sleeves are re-
quired. The cuffs can be made Of
odds and ends Of lace carefully Joined
or of one good piece of embroidery.
2. All over lace undersleeve with
cape of the same material as the
dress The sleeve forms one large
pun and a smaller one coming well
over the elbow.
g. Three-quarter length sleeve for
coats and jackets, the fulness at the
shoulder and tight-fitting round the
lower part of the arm. The sleeve
itself Is of cloth with stitched band
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JACKETS FOR THE AUTUMN.
Attractive Models of Palmer Types
Being Shown.

Some attractive models of the plain
er types of suits show jackets which
are made of contrasting material to
the skirt, the only thing that connects
the two being collars and cuffs of the
skirt material added to the coat.
With one particularly stunning
walking suit even that connection was
missing, yet jacket and skirt very evil
IDENTIFY belonged together.
The skirt was of striped material, so
deftly made that it seemed like plain
cloth until you got close to 1t. And
the way 1t was cut brought the stripes
together directly in front into sharp
diagonal lines. The jacket was of
plain cloth, exactly the same color as
the striped stuff, and the velvet col
lar repeated the color note-only more
insistently-of the stripe itself.
For such coats the regulation coat
sleeve is used almost entirely, usually
with some sort of trim little cuff.
In length, most of them are about
hip length, and they are fitted closely
either double or single breasted-or
are semi-fitting. The loose coat, for
such purposes, is very seldom seen.
except upon the very young girl.
A great many cashmere effects are
seen in the new cloths-rich dark
Scotch colorings and irregular weaves.
Some of these have self-toned raised
figures; others are in dull rich colors.
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THE GUEST ROOM.
WAYS BY WHICH IT CAN BE
MADE ATTRACTIVE.
Little Things Easy to Do and Which
Will Add Much to the Comfort
of the Person Occupying
the Chamber.

For several reasons, the guest
room is apt to be the least attractive
room in the house, writes Elizabeth
Biddle, in the Chicago Inter Ocean.
For instance, it is generally on the
side of the house which has the least
sunshine, and it is not, as rule, mt
ted up with the attractive furnishings
which fill the rooms that are more
frequently occupied.
The. hostess who wishes to make
her guest feel thoroughly comfortable
may do so for a very small outlay of
money.
First of all, she must have the
room papered with a pale yellow or
pink paper. These colors do not abb
sorb the light and will make the room
almost as cheerful as If the sun
shone into it. She will have dainty
ruffied muslin curtains at the window
and second set of curtains and slip
covers of some attractive lowered
chintz, matching the wall paper in
color. There should be plenty OF
chairs, and a couch IL possible. An
open fireplace always adds to the
comfort and cheerfulness of room.
1t is wise guest who relieves her
hostess of her society for an hour or
two each day, for both need a little
solitude.
Letter writing is always an excel
! lent excuse and, as rule, an authen.
tic one, so it would be wise plan for
the hostess to provide a writing desk
/ for the guest; one that is we'll filed
with all the necessary appointments
for writing.
There are also many small things
which may be put into the room that
add greatly to the comfort of the &C.
cupant. A card giving the hours OF
arriving and departing trains and
mails, and laundry list, with the
day and hour that the messenger will
call for the linen, marked on it, will
be found extremely useful.
A thoughtful hostess will put a
clock in the room and see that It is
going properly before the guest ar
rives; and she will, of course, place
ali the necessary articles on the
dressing table-hair brush, mirror
and comb, whiskbroom, clothes brush,
mirror, powder box and puff, and pin
cushion filled with various sized pins /;
the other toilet articles the guest will,
no doubt, bring with her.
On a little table near the bed she
will stand dainty candlestick with
candle and matches, and on this same
table she will place small work bas.
ket fitted up with needles, few
spools of cotton and of silk, an emery
bag, small pincushion, and a silver
celluloid thimble, and small pair OF
scissors.
All this sounds extravagant, but just
try it and see for yourself with how
small an amount of money one can
provide these additional comforts.
True hospitality is that which gives
guest all the little daily comforts
such as one is apt to have at home
and then leaves her free, in great
measure, to come and go as she
pleases.
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Stuffed Cucumbers.

Pare four good-sized cucumbers,
cut them In halves and carefully re-
move the seeds. Into a saucepan
turn one-fourth of a cupful of milk
and two or more tablespoonfuls Of
grated bread crumbs, and cook SLOW
ly until the milk is absorbed. If the
stale bread is not grated, mash the
mixture until smooth, then add half
cupful of finely chopped cold chicken,
half teaspoonful of SAT-, eight or ten
drops of onion juice, a dash of cay
enne, a tablespoonful of melted but,
ter and a well-beaten egg. Stuff the
cucumbers with the mixture, packing
in as tightly as possible. Arrange
them in saucepan ends up, pou
over them three cupfuls of well sea
soned chicken stock, cover closely,
and let simmer for As minutes. Serve
the cucumbers on toast. Thicker the
stock in which they were cooked, add
a teaspoonful of lemon juice and
pour this sauce over and serve.
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After IS, Whatf


According to a Philad elphia author
ity, a girl ceases to be a girl when
she becomes 35. This decision at first
blush appears to be a just and eQuit
able one. If a girl reaches 80 ano
admits 1t, she is not a girl, at least
not one of the girls that it has been
my pleasure and comfort to meet.
This decision commences, but II
does not go anywhere. 1t starts ou'
well, but is left at the post, says the
Detroit Free Press. For instance, 1t
fails to define the standing OF the
girl who is not a girl because she mas
passed the thirty-fifth anniversary OF
her birth. II she is not a girl, what
IL she? l ask you all. what Is she!
I knew a street car conductor who
once called a middle-aged woman a
female, and when she left the car
the conductors eye decorated one OF
the spokes of her umbrella. / main
tain that 1t II unfair to rule that a
girl of 36 is no longer q girl. II 1t
does not go further and tell US what
she is. Is she a young lady? To a
toothless man Of 70 she is, undoubted'
iy, but the budding man OF prom
Use. the man with future before him
and a dark past behind. what Is she!
Young? Well, not exactly. Be she
married, she may be called q
girl, and even some matrons OF 80
will stand for the title. Unmarried.
and the problem is one to vex. Again,
we are at sea. Granting that girl
of SO is no longer a girl, is it prop
er for us to term her dame? II
may be proper, but am sure 1t would
not be safe. Again, l ask you how
are we to tell? Do We not all know
women who have been lowering at
"a for the last II years? This brings
us to the most perplexing situation.
Experience has taught us. that no girl
ever passes 35. The transition from
girlhood to grandmotherhood, unlike
the building of Rome, is made in q
day. / find that l have wandered
from my point. The girl who passes
IS is no longer a girl in Philadelphia
And since no girl passes IS, it must
follow that girls are girls until they
are grandmothers. Hence an unmar
ried woman remains girl until hel
brothers or her sisters have children
when shells suddenly transformed tc
the joys and sacred privileges con
ferred upon old-maid aunts. This
Philadelphia authority, / repeat
started out we'll, but he failed to ar
rive. He took but one straw from
the sheaf, but one card from the deck
leaving the problem in a more tan
gled condition than when he began
AS we see it now, girl who passes
35 is no longer girl, but no girl evel
passes IS. But after all. what Is thu
use?
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after all, and he confessed to being
rather glad that he was a younger son.
and wouldn't succeed to the title and
be obliged to settle down at Leigh
House, where there wasn't any excite
ment or chance to distinguish oneself
Just then Midshipman Leigh's pleas
ant reverie was interrupted by bois-
ferrous noise.
"Show us the bloody lime-juicers!"
was the cry that Leigh heard as he
came up with bluejackets-a hundred
or more of them. He saw with dismay
that they were from the American
ships-of-war.
Here's a pretty mess" said he
Midshipman Leigh knew that there
had been an agreement between his
captain and the senior American naval
officer that British and American sea-
men should not be allowed shore lib
erty at the same time. Evidently there
had been a misunderstanding some
where, for that very night several score
of British Observation-Disclosures"
to the Americans-were enjoying
themselves In Honolulu. II the two
factions met there was bound to be a
fight. as Leigh well knew. There was
enough of traditional ill-feeling be-
tween the men of her majesty's serv-
ice and those who were employed by
Uncle Sam; and this had been inten-
sifed at Honolulu over the belief
among the Americans that the Brit
ish ship had come to put Queen Emma
on the throne, and the superstition Of
the Britishers that Kalakaua owed hts
success to Yankee intimidation.
The roistering tars we're near the
water front row. "Hooray for Dave
Calico. Down with the lime-juicers!
they shouted. From the distance came
an answering shout of defiance: God
fish! Cod-fish!" They were at 1t in q
minute or two, each side eager for the
fray. Leigh was at a loss what to do.
He did not care to be mixed up in a
brawl between seamen. but he was a
British officer, and perhaps duty de-
manded that he should interfere. He
ran forward undetermined, but salts
fed that the affair was serious. A
glance showed him that the Amphi-
bans men were getting the worst Of
1t. Midshipman Leigh forgot that he
was an officer and gentleman-forgot
everything except that his men were
being worsted-and rolling up the
sleeves of his short uniform jacket,
;.unged into the melee.
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"BULLY BOY, LEIGH"
Bv RICHARD v. OULAHAN.
Copyright, 1906. by Joseph B. Bowles0

Midshipman Hon. Gerald Leigh, OF
her maiesty's service walked the deck
Of the Amphibian with big telescope
under his arm and discomfort In MS
heart.
It was stupid enough to be shut up
on board a man-of-war with nothing
TO do except pace backward and Tor
ward; it was infinitely more so when
there was plenty of excitement ashore
with a prospect of lively row before
the day was over.
Over there at Honolulu, the king lay
dead, and the mobiles and representa-
tives Of the kingdom were sitting In
solemn conclave to select his successor;
for the king had left no heir, and had
even failed to take advantage OF that
provision Of the Hawaiian constitution
which permitted him to name the per-
son who should come after him on the
throne.
There had been talk of an uprising.
Many of the natives had declared
openly that they would never submit
to be governed by any other than the
widowed Queen Emma. And 1t was
said that the mobiles and representa-
tives were opposed to Emma's success
sion.
Just as Midshipman Leigh's watch
was relieved, boat came off from the
shore with Midshipman Arthur Bailey
ooh, jerry" he cried, as he stepped
aboard, "the old man said was to tell
you that you could have liberty. He
sent me back; said he didn't need me
But don't care, for nothing's going
to happen. They're as harmless as
guinea pigs"
Midshipman Leigh was over the Side
in a jiffy and into the boat that had
brought Bailey off. When the boat
reached the landing he stepped ashore
quickly and started toward the scene
Of interest in the town.
Few people were in the streets, but
around the courthouse, where the leg
islature was sitting, was great crowd
mostly natives.
Walking back to the landing place
that night, he decided that being
naval officer wasn't such a bad thing
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VARIED STYLES OF COUTURE.
Spanish Combs and Aigrettes Are
Much in Favor.

OF importance to the feminine
world is the cult of the couture as
taught by leading hairdressers. MOI
only is the hair structure bigger them
ever, with it's curls, braids and padded
puffs. but Spanish combs and aigrettes|
from six to eight inches in height
must set of the evening head.
Then with the high square topped
combs the lace mantilla of the Castil-
ian beauty also threatens. coineurs
showing already the correct method oil
wearing them, and invariably GETTING
in a word of the new queen OF Spain !
whose adoption of Spanish customs
has revived interest in these charm |
ing trifles.
The best of the imported combs are
enchantingly lovely. filigree silver
chased gold and plain shell forming
them. The very much ornamenteq
ones, those with binding paste gem
are spurious limitations, jewelers. al
firm, but these are shown, too, by thd|
coiffeur.
The arrangement of the mantilia|
which may be of white or black lace
with the high comb is simple. One eng
is dropped slightly over the top OF tn
comb, and the rest of the filmy fabric
which is in square shawl form, grace
fully wells the shoulders and back q
the head.
The picturesque becomingness q
| this headdress is too taking to be en-
tirely ignored, and it will doubtless b
adopted by few women Of inde
pendent spirit.
The ways of putting the SPANS
comb into the couture are various
With the mantilla 1t is placed square
ly at the top of the head back of tn
crown, or slightly to one side. Wit
other high coiffures. for high dress
ing of the hair is necessary with TN
tall comb, it may be placed at the bac
of the couture. the square top barrel
showing at the front.
Conservative people will choos
those only moderately high, and tru
Spanish influences are shown in tn |
square tops, which, whether high q
low, the majority of the newest comb
| display.
As to the methods by which tn
modish couture of the moment 4
achieved, they all tend to give tn |
head very enlarged appearance.
Frames made of wire the size Of
single hair, covered to suit the veal
er's glory, and still further disguised
with a covering of hair net, are en-
ployed to raise the front pompadou1
the side face puffs, and sometimes
bank the final chignon.
The waved locks which cover thes|
at the front are artificially CLOSED {
dazzling brightness, and whereve|
there is a vacant space in the bacI
waves the hairdresser tucks In sofl
short curl, which It attached to
brown, blonde or black hairpin.
The false pieces used to exc GU
hair sufficient for these towerin'
structures are without number. FEY
heads can be dressed without switcI
of some degree of thickness for tn
back, and sometimes the entire FROM
whose lightly falling puff and side ur
dulations look SO divinely natural, ar
made entirely by one of the wire
pieces called transformations.
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Popular This Winter.

Silver and gold braids will be used
in every possible relation this win
ter, even in touches here and there
in evening creations. To Paquin also
is attributed great deal of this pop
ularity. 1t was used in the little BRIDE
maid costumes which were designed
by him for Lady Mary Hamilton's
wedding They were in white NOUS
seine de sole and the touches of silver
galloon were in the high draped boz
dices and outlining the belt of pale
blue silk. Wreaths of pink roses were
worn instead of hats and the note Of
light blue was repeated in a little
Louis bow of velvet set in among the
roses.
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Shortage of subsidiary coinage" in
other words a lack of small change,
has been giving the treasury officials
some trouble. One of them suggests
that the reason is that the people are
prosperous, and when they are pros
porous they carry loose change in
their pockets. They like to hear 1t
jingle" Yet when people are pros
porous they spend their coins freely.
Perhaps the total spending increases
faster than the number of coins to
spend.