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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-06-26
A Fortunate Texan.

Mr.. E. w. Goodloe, of 1917 ST. Louis
ST., Dallas. Tex. says: In the past year
| have become acquainted with DR..
Kings New Life Pills, and no laxative !
ever before tried so eRectually disposes
Of malaria and biliousness." They don't
grind nor grippe. 25c, at all drug stores.
Mayor Schmitz says he will never
again play in an orchestra. he has
to face the music now.
Canvas shoes on a man may teel
more comfortable. but they don't look
any better than rubber boots
Finland has nineteen women in her
Legislature. The trouble will come
when limited time for debate is or
dered.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-06-26
The Two Objects Went Down the
Street in Cloud Of Dust

tied his hat dozen yards behind him.
Al second blast from the unseen horn
rent the air. and the animal lost its
head
y In another moment two objects
went through the street in a cloud
Of dust which as it lifted for a brief
moment showed the calf rearing and
plunging, while Ezra Grubbs was be-
Ing dragged toward the Darrow farm
like a Roman captive at the end Of
runaway chariot
Now for a moment the old man
would be on his feet, and now again
on the ground, but he never Delin-
pushed his hold on the rope, and the
Dlunging calf could not escape. Those
who listened heard repetition Of
words that carried them back to the
day when Ezra tried to check the
runaway team, and at last, when he
had succeeded In wrapping the rope
around the village pump, and thus
stopped the brainless calf, he supple
mented his previous expressions with
others that semi a cold chill through
the crowd.
1T was a team o bosses the other
time; now it's calf, said Miranda.
II tell We, Susan, the Lord works
IN mysterious ways tew let us. know
that we can't depend on all people.
The evil spirit was in Ezra Grubbs
all along, an it only took that calf
tew bring it out. This Is the second
time, an lis Dackslidin' must not be
overlooked. 1t was. in 'imtT
When Ezra came back from the
Darrow farm. bedraggled and dusty.
he stepped into the young pastors
study, and mopped his parchment
brow az he said: Scratch my name
Off the books, Brother Sedley. It was
calf this time, an ! don't know
what 1t may be mex time. I'm goin
tew. find out who footed that horn In
Bascom's store, though I've good
idee, an then yen see fight that VIII
jes' lay old Armageddon in the shade
The rest o my life IN pursue my
own way through the Valley q the
Shadder.
And the old man walked from the
pastors house, and throwing the rope
into Widow Stebblns yard walked
silently to his little shop. where he
took the framed certificate Of mem
bership in the Methodist church, and
| with q sigh turned It to the wall.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-06-26
An Atlanta neMananer nuhlished

An Atlanta newspaper published a
poem entitle Let Us Sing" There $
nothing like warning the public in.time
to escape.
About the only time man is iusti-
fed in fighting is when he has fine luck
6hsing and the other fellow asks him
where he bought EN-.
An exchange says the Japs could
take San Eraucisco. II they do they
will learn d long list Of graft methods
they never heard Of before.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-06-26

Wife-Those new neighbors Of ours
seem to be awfully poor. Hubby
How do you know? Wife When
everl want to borrow anything they
never have it.
"A Brooklyn editor says society's
greatest evil is stealing. No doubt the
Duke Of Abruzzi and others who we're
victims Of the souvenir 6ends will
agree with him.
Life is hard for many people and we
have no right to Withhold any word or
touch or act Of love which will tighten
the load 81 cheer The heart Of any fell
lOw-struggler.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-06-26

Mercy, where does all that profan-
ity come from?" From Bingley's gar
age. Hes in there trying to tinker up
his car in time to get to church"
If any unusual weather conditions
should characterize the next few weeks
a lot ofepeople will refer to that spot
on the sun with an "I-told-you-so" air.
"A scientist claims that a whales
mouth is big enough to swallow an
automobile. but doesn't say whether a
whale could stomach the gasoline part
Of the menu.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-06-26

A rich American has contracted for
a fishing yacht with ample buffet space,
Now look out for the sea serpent yarn
Of the season.
Since a scientist has discovered
that disease germs are carried BY bull
let's the wisest plan is to duck and
dodge them.
May Irwin says woman is happI.
est with husband. Now watch all
the hopeful bachelors assume an J.
told-you-so" expression.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-06-26

Dublin is going to extend the free
dom Of thecity to Mr.. Richard Croker
for winning the derby. Mr.. Croker
took the freedom Of New York for
winning political pull.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-06-26

For scratches, burns, cuts,insect bites
and the many little hurts common to
every family, DeWit's Carbolized
Witch Hazel Salve is the best remedy.
tits soothing, cooling, clean and healing.
Be. sure you get DeWiH's.
Sold by Bearden & King, Okolona,
and St Clair Drug Co.. Tupelo.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-06-26
Motley Lemon Elixir.
l ~ EAsANT LEMON foMtE

Cures indigestion, headache. malaria,
kidney disease, fever, chiIls. loss offAp
petite, debility, nervous prostraticn,
heart failure, and appendicitis. BY reGu-
Iatine the Liver, Stomach, Bowels and
Kidneys. tAlI druggists sell ii.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-06-26
Baptist Young Peoples Union
Convention.

Spokane, Wash, July Az. Greatly
reduced rates via the Mobile & Ohio
II. r. For particulars apply to M &
OR. Reagents or write Jno. M. Beall
General Passenger Agent St. Louis.
Mo-
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-06-26
he Fired The stick

'Ihave fred the walkinG-stick have
carried over 40years, on account Of a
sore that resisted every kind Of treat
ment until | tried BuckIen's Arnica
SaIve; that has healed the sore and
made me a happy man" writes John
Garrett, Of North Mills, N, G. Guar
anteed for Piles, Burns. etc, BY all
druggists. 25c.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-06-26

All men are equal-till they are
found out.
No doubt the straw hat has felt that
it is all gross discrimination.
The fertilizer trust has been indicted
again. but goes right ahead enriching
itself as usual.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-06-26

II the present head Of the weather
bureau should take notion to run for
public Office he needn't be surprised
at the size Of the popular vote accord
ed him.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-06-26
Collie and DiarrhOea.

Pains in the stomach. collie and diar-
rhoea are quickly relieved by the use Of
Chamberlain Collie. Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy. For sale BY all dealers.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-06-26
The Magic No. 3

Number three is wonderful masco
for Geo. H. Paris, Of Cedar Grove
Me-, according to letter which reads
After suffering much with liver and
kidney trouble, and becoming greatly
discouraged BY the failure to find relief
| tried Electric Bitters, and as result
am we'll today. The first bottle relieved
and three bottles completed the cure.
Guaranteed best on earth for stomach
liver and kidney troubles, by all drug
gists. Soc.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-06-26

Where Will Eeu Spend YOUr Vacation
By the Seaside, Mountainside, or Lake
shore ? No doubt you intend to enjoy
yourself at one Of the cool and delight
full resorts North, East. or West
Write to Jno M. Beall, General Pas
senger Agent, Mobile & Ohio r. r.,
St. Louis, Mo-, for full particulars re-
gardine rates, etc.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-06-26

Mr.. Roosevelt sweeps a broad scope
in his speeches and utterances, but
manages to steer clear Of the tariff
with remarkable regularity.
Abe Ruef will get a postponement
OF sentence. Abe has gotten a good
many things on the side, but is billed
soon to get what is coming to him.
SrNssN.NVs4ss..--
1t is reported that Ja!An is getting
the swell-head, and, it remains to be
seen whether this will 60 far enough
for Japan to lose its head entirely.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-06-26

Somehow q woman never seems to
tire Of her EFFORTS to get m article.
worth all Of quarter for 80 cents
Free press., 1907-02-02
KNOWWHATYOUBUY
You Can See Quality and
Quantity in the Local
Stores.
PAYS TO TRADE AT HOME
The Purchaser Must Take MaiI-order
House Goods on Faith-keep
the Money OF the commu-
nifty at Home.

When the consumer buys merchan-
disc he is interested in three things
quality, quantity and price. When he
goes into the store of his local mer-
chant he sees the goods that he is to
pay for displayed before him; he can
determine whether the quality is first
class, and whether the quantity is all
that is claimed. These two points
settled, he should have a fair idea as
to whether the price asked is a fair
one or not.
But how is it when he attempts to
buy of the big mail order houses of the
cities? The only guide he has to the
quality and quantity they are Offering
is what the catalogue says, and the
catalogue is prepared with the one OBJ
ject in view of selling the goods.
When the consumer buys of his
local merchant and finds the goods he
has purchased were not as represent
ed he can promptly take them back
and receive his money. When he buys
Of the mail order house in the large
cities he has practically no recourse
but to take what he gets and look
pleasant at the results
1t is cheap goods and short weight
that is making mail order house
profits. They can buy but little, if
Free press., 1907-02-02

any, cheaper than your local merchant
can. First-Quality, standard merchan-
disc is manufactured on very mar
| row margin of profit. but the mail
order house can win and pay big divi-
dends on enormous capital if they can
sell to the people an inferior quality
and short weight quantity of merchan-
disc at the prices they ask. Your
local merchant could do the same
thing, but you would not buy the same
goods of your local merchant that you
buy of the mail order house at an
equal price
Here is an item clipped from the
Parma, Mich, News which shows the
nefarious system of the mail order
concerns. and how they victimize their
patrons:
"A farmer purchased two sacks of
binding twine of large Chicago cata-
logue house, and upon its arrival this
morning ball was unrolled and meas
ured with ball of Plymouth twine
sold by local dealers, when il was
found that the Chicago article was Just
3O6 feet short of that sold at home.
There being ten balls in a sack. It will
be seen that the farmer lost G, 6,12o feet.
or over mile of twine on two sacks
by not buying at home. Then. too
the mail order house product was of
an inferior quality, being full of knots.
and one farmer standing near during
the measuring process remarked that
it would never work on binder. Now
we wish to ask you, does IT nav TO
trade at home? If there is apvone
Tyll iS C.I-n oF
call and we will show you."-Parma,
Mich. News.
Bankrupt stock, merchandise, that
reliable jobbers would not handle be-
cause of its poor quality. the refuse
of the factories made over into cheap
merchandise. These are the things
the patrons of the mail order houses
are buying. Here is an extract from
an article that appeared in the Sioux
Falls, S. D., Leader which explains
this point:
The mail order house selling vehi-
cles by the catalogue route, is more
than pirate, it is a turkey-buzzard
It takes the freaks and failures that
have. died for want of real merit. and
tries to -stifie legitimate business by
selling the embalmed remains at re-
duced price.
The whole nefarious mail order sys-
tenn. in so far as it relates to vehicles.
almost the exceptional order that is
is conducted on the theory that it is
possible to take an inferior job and
foist it on a credulous people by
means of a reduced price and the
honest reputation established by the
neritorious original which it shame
lessly caricatures. These methods
have been crowned with success sole
ly by reason of the fact that mail or
der houses put more skill, energy and
money into advertising than do the
manufacturers TO whom the American
people are directly indebted for the
best vehicles on the face of the earth.
THE mail order business is the
quack doctor of commerce. It prom
Free press., 1907-02-02

the members of the faculty of the
state agricultural college at Man
haitian, has been favorably reported
by the roads and highways commit
tee.
The members of the house from
| the eastern third of the state killed
| the bill allowing boards of county
commissioners to appoint county
employment agents.
Senator Waggener has introduced
| bill which provides for the forfeit
ure of the charter of the company
which refuses to furnish gas to a
| city, corporation or person in Kan
sas while furnishing gas to any 9th
er city, corporation or person in an
other state. The purpose of the bill
is to make the natural gas\ COM
panies increase their pipe line IA
cilities so that it viii be possible to
furnish all Kansas cities with gas
and to prevent discrimination in IA
vor of Missouri cities.
The board of railroad commission
ers is to be deprived of judicial
power and vested with additional
legislative authority under the pro-
visions of Il bin recommended for
passage by the senate committee to-
day. The bill was introduced by
senator smith, The measure en-
powers and instructs the board to
supervise all freight and passenger
rates, car service and operation of
trains. and to change them when
necessary after due notice and hear
ing.
Representative Monten introduced
a bill today providing for the assess
ment and taxation of the property
of express companies and providing
for reports from the companies to
the auditor of state The property
of the company is to be assessed for
taxation by state board.
Representative Lander has intro
duced the administration militia bill.
1t permits the governor to diSband a
militia company and fixes the Quali-
fications of the adjutant general.
The senate today passed the bill
known as the Plumb Stewart bill
which has passed the house and is
ready for the governors signature
In substance it permits the board of
railway commissioners to intervene
in any action pending before the in
terstate commerce commission which
may effect the interests of Kansas
shippers.
People in Kansas hereafter can at
least know what kind of baking DOW
der they are using if the governor
signs the bill which has passed both
houses of the legislature 1t requires
that after October /, 1907, the label
on baking powder on sale in the
state shall state the ingredients used
in its manufacture
Free press., 1907-02-02

ises much and guarantees nothing
The directions are always on the in
side, and you have to buy a non-re-
turnable package before you can find
out what they are.
A. G. Enderton. of Walter, Okla,
writing to the Shawnee. Okla. Union
Signal. says:
80 The mail order houses
are the worst offenders OF the pure
food law that we have to deal with
They are the people who use short
weight tin cans and every year the
American public is cheated out Of
thousands of dollars by this alone
1 see where some mail
order houses offer paint at about what
good oil is worth. Now. does anyone
think that a mail order house can buy
good paint stuff cheaper than anyone
else?
Now suppose you find Out what
crude petroleum. like what is pumped
out of oil wells cost. Very cheap, is
it not? That is the oil that is used
and what about the paint stuff? How.
about Spanish whitening, with just
enough white lead 70 stick it together?
-"
The question of prompt delivery is
another question Which mail order
house patrons should consider It Is
filed promptly. The reason for this,
delay is that they do not carry the
goods in stock, and must purchase
them after your order is received. In
Chicago, for example, no mail order
house will sell to any person living
within the city limits. and the reason
for this is that these concerns pur-
chase large amount of the merchan-
disc they are selling from the retail
stores of the city. the proprietors OF
which refuse to sell them the goods
except upon the condition that they
are not to sell 10 the people of the
city. When you order articles of con-
siderable bulk they must be ordered
of the factories after your order has
been received. and the result is that
Free press., 1907-02-02

you not only have 20 wait for a period
OF days and weeks and sometimes
months before you receive them, but
they come to you piece-meal and you
have to pay freight on a number of
shipments instead of on one.
Here is the wall OF mail order vic
tim taken from the columns of the
Crookston, Mimi. Journal. which ex-
plains this point:
Sir: l want to register my kick
right here on catalogue houses and
their misleading methods. I am
frank TO acknowledge that have been
duped to perfection. The only differ
ence between me and the other vic
tins being that I am a little deeDer
in and that | am willing to acknowI
edge the corn.
TO begin with. last fall with her
who is now my wife, decided to mr.
chase some stuff to furnish ory new
home. Accordingly we ordered al,
our furnishings of a-catalogue housa
Two weeks prior 10 our MARRIAGE
which we thought would be plenty ot
time to get the goods around Rnt
by the Internal planets let me tell Won
right here that ali the correspondanca
diplomacy, appealing and pleading has
succeeded in landing only kitchen
table and later a mirror from pitts.
burg My wife tells me / ought to he
thankful for these, for we no longer
have to eat our meals on a drv goods
box and can look in the mirror ana
see what fools look like
Our honeymoon has been A very
dramatic experience; cooking on an
old gas plate, eating on a dry goods
box, sleeping on the floor and borrow
ing few necessary utensils of friends
and neighbors. No more catalogue
goods for us. We hope to get enonah
more goods by April 1 to Celebrate
all fools day in fitting manner
"a VICTIM"
Mr.. Consumer, it is to your adyan-
tage in many ways to buy homes.
goods at honest prices of your honest
local merchant. See what you are
buying. Get what you are paying for,
Keep the money of the community in,
which you live at home, and build up
your town instead of tearing it down
for the benefit of the mail order
houses of the big cities.
Free press., 1907-02-02
TimeIv Reaolution.

The occasion was the first day Of
the year. the time was the hour in the
evening when mellowing influences
seem to be more powerful with some
men than with others, both combined
to turn the thoughts of two acQuaint-
ances, as they made their way home
ward. to the new year and its pos
sibilities
Il am gwine to make a resolution
for the new year" said one with the
firnness that alcohol sometimes I'M
parts.
What are you gwine to make res
olutions 'bout?" inquired his compan-
ion as he safely got over the curb
stone Of the crossing.
Il am going to resolve to live the
higher iife. was the reply.
Free press., 1907-02-02

A new company capitalized at So
100000 has been formed by John D.
Spreckles. Jr., William Clayton and
Harry l.. Titus, with the avowed pur-
pose of building railroad from San
Diego, Cal, to Yuma, Ariz., by way
of the Imperial valley. The articles
OF incorporation lave been filed in
San Dieigo, and the official title of
the corporation is the San Diego &
Arizona Railway company.
Free press., 1907-02-02

Topeka, kans., Jan. %. = There
is better prospect for the success
of the movement for constitution
al convention than during several
prior sessions of the legislature The
resolution calling convention is
already pending in the senate and
its friends believe that it stands a
good chance of being adopted. 1t
was introduced by Senator Waggen-
er and he has turned it over to it's
friends on the Republican side.
w. S. Fitzpatrick, president pro
tenn of the senate, probably it's most
active supporter. says he is not
working for it because he believes it
is chance to rid the state of the
prohibitory law, but because he be-
lieves Kansas has outgrown the con
stitution it has used for forty years.
He has taken a poll and says a ma
jOrity of the senators are in favor of
the resolution. He expects it to be
adopted after it comes from the
judiciary committee.
J. S. Simmons, speaker of the
house, is i'll with a severe cold and
has gone to his home in Dighton. He
will remain there until he RECEIVERS.
The Kansas house of representa-
tives is still an Industrious body and
believes in working on Saturday
morning at least when it has lots of
business to look after. The senate
adjourned yesterday afternoon until
Monday but when the effort to have
the house adjourn until Monday af-
ternoon at 4 o'clock was made some
of the members baked and the
house finally decided to meet again
at 10 o'clock this morning and trans
act business.
The house spent the day in com
mittee of the whole. A bill recon-
mended for passage was the meas
ure introduced by Banks of Mont
gomery increasing the penalty for
failure to pay taxes promptly from
25 per cent to 5. AS amended and
recommended for passage the bill
provides that no penalty shall be
applied in the event of the failure
of any person to pay taxes promptly.
The members of the house believed
that penalty was in the interests
of the rich tax payer.
Undertakers will have to change
the brand of emba1ming fluid they
now use if the bill recommended fa-
vorably by the house committee of
hygiene and public health becomes a
law. The bill prohibits the use of
embalming fluid containing mineral
or vegetable poison. All embalming
fluid now used necessarily contains
some poison of this character. The
state association of undertakers will
ask that its provisions be made less
stringent
The bill was introduced in the
house by Bruce Leydig, member
from a Butler county district
Free press., 1907-02-02

An invention of Frau Antoinette
Arntzen and exhibited at the recent
musical exposition in Berlin consists
of method of increasing the res
onance Of the voice by inserting "a
film under the roof of the mouth.
making sort Of sounding board. The
apparatus is intended for the use of
orators, officers, sea captains, etc, as
we'll as for singers.
Free press., 1907-02-02

Parisians. who like to have des-
ignating epithet for everything and
everybody, call the actresses who ride
in touring cars, wrapped up in automo-
bile coats. "the little bears of the
boulevards"
Free press., 1907-02-02

There is reinsurance for Mr.. At
wood in the words from Berlin that
surgery can now attach a beheaded
mans head to the trunk again, that
is unless the man has lost his head
entirely.
Free press., 1907-02-02

When the United States gets that
biggest battleship in the world the
secretary of the navy wants, her
saucy ship will be beauty that will
attract the admiration of the globe
She will, in fact, be the belle of
the seas
Free press., 1907-02-02

John E. Wilkie, chief of the secret
service, is one of the best amateur
magicians in the country. He performs
wonders with a deck of cards and his
sleight-of-hand maneuvers with coin,
handkerchiefs and other objects are a
source Of constant wonder to his
friends
Free press., 1907-02-02

We are having the kind of win
.er in which a shrewd husband can
make a big hit with his wife and at
the same time experience no personal
discomfort by getting up to light the
kitchen fire.
Free press., 1907-02-02

The burning of the brides toys is
part of the wedding ceremony in
japan. The bride lights a torch
which she hands to the bridegroom,
who with 1t lights a fire in which the
toys are destroyed.
Free press., 1907-02-02

Philologists have found that origin
ally the word chauffeur meant MUIR
derous brigand. How in the world
could the meaning of it ever have
been so changed?
Free press., 1907-02-02

The biggest gain in numbers of i'm
migrants last year was from Italy,
Russia, Greece, Turkey and the orr
ent 1t should not be rashly said
that this is not cause for congratula-
tion. 1t may be in the places they
came from.