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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-11-13
THE TWILIGHT OF LIFE.

The muscles Of the stomach in old
age are not as strong or active as IN
youth and in consequence old people
are very subject to constipation and
Indigestion. Many sedan have a
bowel movement without artificial aid.
Many also. have unpleasant eructations
Of gas from the stomach alter eating.
All this can be avoided BY the use Of
.Dr. CaldwelIs Syrup Pepsin, which
permanently regulates the bowels SO
that passages come naturally, and SO
strengthens the stomach that took is
dipested without discomfort. 1t is abb
solutely guaranteed to do what $
claimed, aed if you want tc try It be-
fore buying, send your addrdss tor a
| free sample bottle to Pepsin Syrup
| Co.. 119 Caldwell Bldg, Monticello.
I'LL. 1t is sold By all dealers, at Que
and 81 bottle.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-11-13
THE YEAGER FAMILY

Once in a life time a remedy is dis
covered that is so productive OF good
results that whole family can cure
itself Of many things. Mrs. }. W.
Yeager Of Beirne, Ark, and her entire
family suffered terribly from malaria
constipation and stomach trouble gen,
orally, and she writes they were all
cured with DR.. Caldwelrs Syrup Pep
sin. Naturally, she is glad to have us
tell our readers about it, The remedy
IS absolutely guaranteed to do what is
claimed, and if you want totry it be-
fore buying. send your address tor tree
sample bottle to Pepsin Syrup 20.
119 Caldwell Bldg. Monticello III; !
Is sold by all druggists etc and u {
bottle.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-11-13

The eastern tourists decided to nave
little fun with Billville citizen TO
whom they had applied for informa-
ton as to the road they were travel
ing
"How long have you lived here?"
they asked.
Long enough to know better"
Don't you like the country?
when it goes to suit me-"
ever been up in an airshipW
mo. When make up my mind 70
fly, III know whar to light"
ever ride on railroad trainY
mo. highest ever come to 1t wuz
bein' bowed up by sawmill."
well, tell us what 'moonshine'
liquor means"
The Billville man shifted MS
"chaw" of tobacco from one Jaw to the
other, spat on the greensward, and az
he prepared to climb fence, said;
Ill and a heap of it!"-Atlants
Constitution.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-11-13
Nursing Mothers and
OVer-burdened Women

In all stations Of life, whose vlgor ana
vitality may have been undermined and
broken 4 down by over work, exactlng
social duties, the too frequent bearing OF
children, or other causes, will find In DR..
Pierce's Fayorite Prescription the most
potent, invigorating restorative strength
giver ever devised for their special oene-
fit. Nursing mothers WIN lind 1t especlai-
ly valuable IN sustaining Ohelr strength
and promoting an abundant hourlshment
for the child. Expectant POchers TOO
will find 1t priceless >hoDR'Co PrepaSe the
system for baby's coming and rendeSing
the ordeal comparatively painless: IL
can do no hlrm In any state, or conolLlon
Of the female system.
Delicate. nervous, Weak women. who
suffer from frequent headaches, pack-
ache. dragging-down distress low GOWN
in the abdomen, or from painful OF irI Jls
ular monthly periods, gnawing or as
tressed sensation in stomach, dizzy or
faint spells, see imaginary specks or spots
floating before eyes, have dlsagreeaDie'
pelyic catarrhal drain, prolapsuS, ante-
Version or retro-verSion or other dlsplace-
ments Of womanly organs from weakness
Of narts will, whether they experience
MANY or only few OF the above symp-
toms. find relief and q permanent cure Dy
using faithfully and fairly, perslstently
DIR. Pierce's Favorite PRESCRIPTION.
This world-famed specific for woman's
weaknesses and peculiar ailments Is.+ is a .
pure gIyceric extract of the choicest ma a,
| five. medicinal roots without drop q
alcohol in its makeup. All It's ingredl'
ents printed in plain English on its bottle
wrapper and attested under .5,. oath s1osti DP
ton of his formula knowing that u WI
be found to contain only the best agent
known to the most advanced m9edlca
science of all the different schools Oh prraic
tice for the cure of woman's peculla
weaknesses and ailments.
II you want to know more about IN
composition and professional endorse s
| ment of the uFayorite Prescription" sem
nostal card request to DR.. R. Y. Pierce
Buffalo, N. Y, for his free booklet trea'
ing of same. q
tute for this remedy Of hlo'Cn composing
a secret nostrum Of 1elknolc1l cohtpoS
hon Don't do it,
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-11-13
NO "pAsHlNo" Fc7 TIE POE.
PROGRESS Ncrthward Is Rather by SION
and Painful Stages.

,"Wfrl someone kindly tell me,
smoke the man from behind news
paper why they are always speaking
about a dash for the pole? MY I'M
preston of these Polar expeditions
gained from reading, is that they pro
coed by painful and tedious stages,
creeping along ever vast eXpaases OIL
ice and snow, climbing YEARLY over
the ice hills and hunmocks and STOP
ping to bridge yawning creFasses ana
nitfalls The word dash in my nina
is always associated with a sharp
o,lick run to a certain point, and yet
we are told that sometimes Polar ex-
nlorers manage to make only mile
or two a day ard that by the hardest
work How can any one call progress
that often lasts several months a
| 'dash?'
1--WE read that Wellman is going TO
make dash for the pole by means
of a balloon. We are told that Peary
is going to make a dash for the pole
nv means of ice sledges drawn by rs
ouimau dogs. And now see by the
paper here that another explorer Is
going to make a dash for the pole
in sledges drawn by Polar bears. Nov
nv impressions of Polar bears are
that they are slow and sluggish II
movement. How is one going to MAKE
q dash with such ungainly crea
tnres2"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-11-13
A Forestry School.

The opening of forestry school In
South Africa a year ago marked anoth-
err advance in the propagation of the
forestry idea. The school was estab-
lished by the government of the Cape
of Good Hope at Tokai, Cape Colony,
to train men for the government for
estry service in the several South
African provinces. The course covers
two years, the first year at the South
African college and the second year
at the Forestry school at Tokai on a
long-established estate, where there
are extensive forest lands and great
variety of trees in all stages Of de-
velopment-
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-11-13
Polite ENGLISH Shop Girls.

81 wish you would import more En-
glish shop girls said the inveterate
shopper, according to the New York
Press, 81 came across one yesterday.
was buying a little white evening
dress. There were about hundred
styles to select from and ! think
looked at fifty. ! locked at so many
that after an hour when | had at last
selected ore, sad 70 her with an
apolocetic laugh: I've been an awful
lot Of troable to you, haven't l?
think you'll wish I'll never come
again. Indeed, l will not, she an
swered in her Pretty English way. i
was no trouble. None at all. 1t hai
been a pleasure to wait on YOU"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-11-13

Agossipy man is worse.than wom-
an for the reason that woman can
wash dishes and talk, but a man cant
attend to his employers business and
have his mind on something else.
An old bachelor friend Of ours says
womans heart is like a hotel bed
You never know who was the last oc-
cupant but you can bet your bottom
dollar there has been one or more.
Don't put It of too long. They say
the custom Of giving wedding presents
is going out Of style and in very tew
years will become obsolete, 30 4
you want to get yours you'll have to
hurry.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-11-13
LINGERING COLD
WITHSTOOD OTHER TREAT
MENTl BUT QUICKLY CURED
BY CHAMBERIAIN'S COUGA
REMEDY.

Last winter | caught very severe
cold which fingered for weeks says
j. Urquhart, Of Zephyr, Ootario. MY
cough was very Pry and harsh. The
local deaIee recommended Chamber.
lands Cough remedy and guaranteed
il, SO ! gave it trial. One small bot
lie Of it cured me. | believe Chamber
lain's Cough to be the dest ! have
ever used" This remedy is for sale
by all dealers.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-11-13

Everybody has "favorite" dream,
a dream which they dream over and
over, time after time and year alter
year. One constantly recurring dream
IS Of wandering around in big crowd
or in a street full Of people, with moth
ING on but our nightGown.
Young folks, be careful Of your as
sociates, your company" You are
doubtless alright yourself, but i you
are continually in the companyot other
frivolous, aiddy and those Of doubtful
reputation, you will be blamed with
being worse than you are, and may be-
come to be as unworthy as are those
with whom you associate.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-11-13
a TINY BABY

cant tell you in words what the trouble
is; but if it gets weaker and weaker.
loses flesh and is GROSS and peevlsh
YOU can be certain that it has worms.
Give it Whites Cream Vermifuge.
guaranteed harmless. Expels the
Worms and puts the baby in healthy
normal condition. Sold by St. Clair
Drug Co. Tupelo and Bearden and
King Okolona.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-11-13
M. F. MORE, DRUGGIST.

A druggist at Westmoreland, Kan,
M. F, more by nrme, writes that ne
afhdavits from customers saying that
they we're cured Of chronic constipa-
ton, Indigestion, etc, by the use Of DR..
CaIwell's Syrup Pepsin, the great tax
alive ane tonic. He saes, further, that
he has been a druggist for Is years,
but has never known Of better rene
dy for these troubles than DR.. Cald-
wells Syrup Pepsiu' which he also
uses in hts own family. 1t is absolute
" guaranteed to do all that is claimed
and if you want to try it before buying
send your address for free sample
bottle Pepsin Syrup Co., 1l9 Cald
we'll Bldg, Monticello. Ill. 1t is sold By
all dealers, at Soc and ST bottle.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-11-13

u dNNN 70
but now modern
science proves that
nearly all diseases
have their beginning
in the disorder OF
these most important
organs.
The kidneys filter
and purify the blood
that is their work.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-11-13

The apple crop is poor this year,
but who cares so long as there are
enough good ones to cover the top Of
the barrel.
A short Italian prayer which is not
without wisdom: Il pray that ! may
never Be married. But if ! marry,
pray that | may not be deceived. Bui
L | am deceived, I pray that | may not
know Il. But. ifI know il pray that
| may be able to laugh at the whole
affair"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-11-13
A HAIRS BRRADTH ESCAPE.

Do you know TINT everv time you
have a cough or cold and let it run on
it will just cure itself you are
inqiting pneumonia, consumtlon or
some other pulmonary trouble? Don't
risk it. Put your lungs back in per
feet health and step that cough with
Billiards. Hourhound Syrup. Price 25c
SOC and S1.O0 per cottle. Sold by
St. Clair Drug Co. Tupelo and Bear
den and King Okolona.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-11-13

A poor but otherwise strictly honest
man says that the worst thing about
riches is not having any.
A girl seldom begins to take lite
seriously until she has been up against
one case Of unrequited love.
Usually a man who boasts Of his
bravery hasn't got enough nerve to
push a setting hen off her nest.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-11-13

The lowest down man alive who IS
irving to do better, is doing more and
deserves more credit than the most
honorable man in town who isn't MAX
ing any such effort.
How can dainty, refined and ac-
compiished woman could ever love a
man Who swilIs his coffee and has
coarse, clumsy table manners? But
frequently she does.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-11-13
THE HUB OF THE BODY

The organ around which all the 9th
er organs revol,e, and upon which
they are largely dependent for their
welfare, is the stomach. When the
functions Of the stomach become i'm
paired, the bowels and liver also be.
come deraneed. To cure a.disease Of
the stomach, liver or bowels get Or.
CaIdweIls Syrup Pepsin. 1t is the
promptest relief for constipation and
dyspepsia ever compounded. Ills alb
solutely guaranteed to do what is claim
ed, and if you want to try it before buy
inc, send your address for free sam
pie bottle to Pepsin Syrup Co, lis
Caldwell Bldg, Monticello, Ill. Sold
BY all druggists at Soc and 81 bottle
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-11-13

Ii has been our observation that the
fellow who can't sing is always will
inc to try but the man who really can
sing has to be coaxed.
Along about the first Of the month
every man is required to pay bill he
has forgotten, and that's the, reason
people are disagreeable until the 9th
or 9th.
A party Of Hindoos, having escaped
from Canada to Danville, Wash, was
driven back across the line by an an
ery mob. but what could the poor Hin
doo?.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-11-13
APPENDICITIS

Is due in a large measure to abuse OF
the bowels. BY employing drastic pur-
catiyes. To avoid all danger, use on
" DR.. Cine's New Lite Pills, the safe,
gentle cIeansers and invigoratcrs.
Guaranteed to cure headache. bilious,
ness, malaria and iaundice, at All
druggists 25c.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-11-13

Therefore, when your kidneys are weak
Or ont Of order, you can understand now
o,,;cl-Iv your entire body is affected and
how every organ seems to fail TO 90 10
duty. LII. - bao;r
taxing the great kidney remedy, Or.
Kilmer's Swamp-Root, because as soon
as your kidneys are well they Will helP 3
ali the other organs to health. tllai
will convince anyone. -.
If YOU are sick you can make no ms
take by first doctoring your ki eNs :;
The mild and the extraordinary effect OF
Dr., Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the greal
Kidney remedy, is soon realized. \
stands the highest for its wonderful cure cure
Of the most distressing cases, ana IS soy
on its merits by all fsG~-
druggists in fty-cent 4 ;;;ss:
and one-dollar size "A 4:
bottles. You may aEa41:sssslsass-==
have sample bottle Home Of swamp-Root.
bv mail free, also pamphlet telling yo'
how to find out if you have kidney Q
bladder trouble. Mention this papee
when writing to DR.. Kilmer & Co.! Bing
hamton, N. Y. Don make any mistake
but remember the name, Swamp-Roo..
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the ao
dress, Binghamton, n. Y, on every potei'
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-11-13

Misery loves company -but its
tough on the company.
What most towns need is curfew
for married men.
It's easy to be philosopher it you
have good income.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-11-13

The wise prophets. as usual, are a
little mixed as to the kind Of winter
we are to have.
There's nothing so uncertain and
utterly unaccountable as the verdict Of
a Jury.
The railroads we're never as busy
as now. The laying off, stories are
the same chestnuts one hears every
autumn.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-11-13
A BROKEN BACK.

That pain in your back caused by
lumbago, stiff muscles or strain is an
easy thing to get rid Of. Ballard $
Snow Liniment cures rheumatism. lum-
baco, sore and stiff muscles, strains;
sprains, cuts, burns bruises, scalds
and all aches and pains, you need a
bstle in your house. Sold by Bear
den and King, Okolona, and St, Clair
Tupelo Miss.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-11-13

Many man who covers his wltes
coffin with Aours never gave her 80 Tor
pin money.
When a woman declairs that she is
homely she doesn't expect a man to
believes she believes it.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-11-13
turkish Labor Too Cheap.

An American manufacturer of laun-
dry machinery tried to introduce it
into Smyrna, Turkey, but Consul
Ernest L. Harris has reported that SO
long as the price of labor in that
Turkish city remains so low the prac-
tice will continue of doing the wash
ing at home and there will be no OPP
portunity for the sale of laundry ma
chinery. or late years in Smyrna 1t
has become the practice, he says, to
certain extent to send the washed
linen to public laundrles for ironing
and starching, but even this is ceas-
ing. Specifications were drawn up for
the establishment Of a laundry after
the American plan, and careful consld-
GRAFTON was given to the price OF coal
and labor. 1t was found that the mar
gin was so small that the undertaking
was hound to be a failure.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-11-13

DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel
Salve is good for little burns and big
burns, small scratches or bruises and
big ones. 1t is healing and soothing
Good for piles. Sold by St. Clair
Drug Co. and all druggists.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-11-13

And the price Of meat which was
going down, it seems, is going up.
Mighty few boys give entire salts
faction. Same way with bird dogs.
A big, bashful, lovesick boy is the
most uncomfortable thing in the world,
Just as everybody put on heavy I'M
derwear the limbs Of the trees get
bare.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-11-13
BILIOUSNESS AND CONSTlPA
TON.

For years was troubled with bill
iousness and constipation, which made
life miserable for me. My appetite
failed me. | lost my usal force and
vitality. Pepsin preparations and ca
thartics only made matters worse.
do not know where ! should have been
to dap had | not tried Chamberlain $
Stomach and Liver Tablets. The tab
let's relieve the III feeling at once
strengthen the DIGESTIVE functions
helping the system to do its work nat
urally.-Mrs. Rosa Potts Birmingham
Ala. These tablets are for sale BY
All druggists.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-11-13

Every time a mans wife buys him
tie his vanity gets it in the neck.
Instead Of hoping for the best. the
wise man spends his time hustlinG tor
it.
The truth never injured any mans
character, but sometimes it plays hob
with his reputation,
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-11-13

Thomas A, Edison, the great Amer
lean inventor, says: Fully eighty per
cent Of the illness Of mankind comes
from eating improper food or to much
GOOD; people are are inclined to over
indulge themselves. This is where
Indigestion finds its beginning in near
" every case. The stomach can do
lust so much work and no more. and
when YOU eat the wrong kind, the d.
gestive organs cannot possibly do the
work demanded Of them. 1t is at such
times that the stomach needs help; it
demands help, and warns you by
headache, beIching, sour stomach
nausea and indigestion. You should
attend to this at once by taking some.
thing that will actually do the work tor
the stomach. Kodal will do this. It j:
a combination Of natural digestants ane
and vegetable acids and contains the
same juices found in healthy stomach
Ii is pleasant to take. 1t digests wha
YOU eat; Sold by St. Clair Drug "a
Tupelo Miss. and all Druggists.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-11-13
Often The Kidneys Are
Weakened by Over Work.

Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure BLOOD.
II used to be considered that only
urinary and bladder troubles were 70 pc
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-11-13

Bring back your gold" gives prom
Use Of rising to the dignity Of nation
al air
A Canadian novelty is slot
machine that sells postage stamps ION
Sunday only.
Wall street is still wondering what
kind Of game President Roosevelt will
hunt next.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-11-13

Even when man pays cash tor an
electric battery he wants it charged.
Singers are the only people who are
anxious to hold note for long time.
According to the eternal fitness OF
things duck Of girl should mar
~ quack doctor.
When compared with the patience
Of . mother all other brands Of pa
tience are counterfeit.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-11-13

Don't get out Of patieuce with the
baby when it is peevish and restless
and don't wear yourself out worrying
NIGHT and day about it-iust give It mt
lie Cascasweet. Cascasweet is . cor
receive for the stomachs Of babies
and children. Contains no harmful
druos, Sold by St. Clair Drug 20.
Tupelo Miss. and all druggists.
You think you would do bctter than
the other fellow il you had a chance
but would you?
Variety must be the spice OF lite
otherwise young ladies' wouldn't be SC
anxious to change their names.
In order to size up the average mar
correctly, get his estimate OF himself
and knock off so per cent.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-11-13

Too often mans success leaves a
bitter taste in his mouth.
A lazy man and comfortable are
not easily divorced.
Make up your own mind before try
ins to make up your neighbor's.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-11-13

You never have any trouble to get
children to take Kennedy's Laxative
Cough Syrup. They like it because It
tastes nearly like maple sugar. Kenne-
dv's Laxative Cough Syrup is a safe,
sure and prompt remedy for coughs
and colds and is good for every mem
Der Of the family. Sold by St Clair
Drug Co. Tupelo Miss. and all drug
qists.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-11-13

IL you take DeWit's Kidney and
Bladder Pills you will get prompt re-
lief from backache, weak kidneys, in
6ammation Of the bladder and urinary
troubles. A weeks treatment 70 cents.
Sold BY St Clair Drug Co. Iupelo'
Miss. and all druggists.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1907-11-13
~GlathaIrlRd (GlGlnlS. z

The price Of beer has gone up, but
before long it will be down again.
Peanuts make fine substitute Tor
roast beef-if you only think so.
Call money is the kind one usally
hasn't got when the call comes.
Harry Thaw is preparing to give us
more Of the brain storm racket.
Smyrna times., 1907-08-14

Council took the first healthy
move Friday night with regard to
making a permanent repair to our
streets, it has yet taken and
while nothing definite was reached
as to what course to pursue, it
was manifest that they areworking
up to public opinion and are at
least warming up with some en-
thusiasm on the subject. The
financial end of a project such as is
contemplated is a matter of no
small concern but ther there are
ways to get around this that will
not enibarras the town and the
only thing to do is to select some
good, safe, feasible plan and do
it. Good, hard, clean streets is
what Smyrna needs and no better
investment can be made than to
put them in order. The advantages
to be derivrd are too well known to
be need repeating We glory il
the spUnk 6. the progressive mer
of Council and we hope a future
meeting will see some defnit,
plans inaugurated.