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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-05-13
MORE NEWS FROM THE NEW
ENGLAND STATES.

If any one has any doubts as to the
virtue Of Foley's Kidney Cure, they
need only to refer to Mr.. Alvin Fl.
Simpson, Of Willimantic, Conn, who,
after almost losing hope Of recovery,
on account of the failure Of SO many
remedies finally tried Foley's Kidney
Cure, which he says was Just the
thing" for him, as four bottles cured
him completely. He is now entirely
well and free from all the suffering in
cident TO acute kidney trouble. For
sale by all Druggists.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-05-13

| According to some Chicago papers,
not few of the school children of
that city have adopted plan propos-
ed by Mrs. Edward Roby, a club-wo-
an, Of saluting policemen they pass.
Mrs. Roby suggested the salute in an
address before woman's club I'VE
think too little of our policemen" she
said. They protect our homes and
often endanger their lives in our be-
half. Their calling should stir our
patriotism, and every child should be
taught to salute the star which the
policeman wears.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-05-13
Fewer Women Than Men Color RIind.


where one in thirty women is
slightly color blind one in five men is
So"
The physician continued his expert.
ments with the testing machine
You" he said, cant tell green
from blue and are therefore defective,
sir. But you are not absolutely color
blind Absolutely color blind persons
are very, very rare. ! Lave met but
one. He couldn't tell red from yellow
or yellow from blue.
why are mems eyes less reliable
than women's as regards colors? Some
say it is the tobacco smoke that dulls
and weakens them | have noticed
that non-smokers have a somewhat
sharper vision"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-05-13
Authoress Who Hated Water.

Nine. d'Arblay, better known as
Miss Fanny Burney, who took such an
important place in the literature of
the eighteenth century, had an ex-
traordinary and most undesirable pc.
culiarity-she had the greatest aver
sion to washing and water. Sir Henry
Holland was the physician who at
tended the gifted authoress during
the last year Of her life and she con-
nded to him that she had not washed
for is years.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-05-13
TWO USEFUL COATS
FOR SMALL GIRL, IN LIGHT CLOTH
OR FINE SERGE.
Cans5e Made In Refer or Open Style
Easily Put Together and Do
Not Get Out Of Order
Quickly.

Coat for Girl from Eight to Ten
Years of Age.-This is useful coat
for spring wear if made in some light
cloth or fine serge; it is unlined, the
seams being bound with sarsenet rib
bon, and the fronts faced with ma
terial over French canvas. The right
front is arranged in wide plat, fast
ened and ornamented with buttons.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-05-13
An oblectIon.

"Why don't you explain to your con.
etituents that you are making a sacri.
dee OF personal income to remain in
cGice?"
II haven't any faith In that argR
ment, answered Senator Sorghum.
people never appreciate what they
ahink they are getting cheap"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-05-13

Being an endless affair, wedding
ring frequently gets into no end Of
trouble.
When you hear man say that he is
tired Of the world it's safe bet that
the world is tired of him.
What would happen if the Lord
were to follow all the advice that is
handed to Him in prayers?
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-05-13

Kidney complaint kills more people
than any other disease. This is due
to the disease being9o insidious that
it gets good hold on the system be-
fore it is recognized. FoIey's Kidney
Cure will prevent the development Of
fatal disease if taken in time. For
sale by all Druggists.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-05-13
WHAT THEY
Learned

From the first days of their ac-
quaintance Mrs. Hartnett had had to
contend with Hartnett's jealousy. A
person is born jealous just as he is
born with blue eyes or liking for
chocolates. Hartnett had full meas
ure of that evil trait.
Before they were married it had
been different AT first it had been a
joke, then a certain pleasure to Helena
to find how she could sway his moods
Hartnett was handsome and popular
and sought after, and 1t was rather
complimentary than otherwise to have
him glover and sflk if she smiled on
anyone else or talked longer to an
other man than himself There was
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-05-13

Who was that woman you we're
bowling TOP" asked the girl he was
was with. That" said he, was my
wife, but it will take me six months to
explain to her who wou are"
Congress must have guilty consci-
ence, since it starts violently and looks
tor the fire escape every time there is
tap on the door. 1t fears that a
muscular messenger is bringing in an
other message from the President
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-05-13

a certain excite
ment in seeing
him sink into
wrath and then
bringing him back
to his normal
state merely by
turning her atten-
ton to him.
1t gave her a
sense of power
which would have
been sweet to any
girl, no matter
how sensible or
well-meaning. 1t
thrilled her to re =
lie that he cared
about her SO
much and there
fore was unat .e
to. keep a we'll
balanced point of
view. To be sure,
after they were
e n g a g e d S I e
laughed at him
frankly and told
him that he was
foolish. He &C.
knowledged the
fact, put seemed
unable to Danish
his spells of jeal-
ousy.
She often re-
membered these
little scenes and
wondered rather
duly how she
ever had been
able to smile over
them for even
after they had
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a.

ing IAN oh so good mother Is just
about what the little fellow needs. Stun
him in your pocket and We'll go ana see
what Mrs Sternberg says"
When she saw Nathan and heard MS
eager explanations of the crying needs
OF the "sickhome'' dog Mrs. Sternbers
said
sure. she was all times by being
dog lover. und Nathan could make the
dog home by her.
So Nathan carried the woolly bundle
home very carefully in the snuggest
corner Of his pocket. The bundle ac-
pept,d the situation with grace ana
took a nap. and whenever its master
fingers poked Il gently to make sure
was still there the bundle writhed with
enthusiastic friendlness.
AN see.' cried Nathan when he put
his new possession on the floor Of the
orphanaga hall lit can To waggie its tan.
ali the same yet like a big dog. AND
when the Indispensable puppy legs dou-
:,led I'D and sent their owner sprawling
Nathan's laugh rang out and set the raft
ers ringing When she heard IL Mother
Sternberg said to herself: There must
| he to all times blessings by that baoy
| dog
| Nathan fed 1t and petted II and loved
| it, and when he went TO bed his dog went
| with him Because" as he explained to
| Mother Sternberg 1.-The nights are all
| times by being bad. the whites dog has
got the sickhomeness.
| And later. when Mrs. Sternberg found
the two fast asleep. the little comforten
| dog held close to the little conltorted
| bov. she bent over and kissed Nathan
| lightly on his forehead, and then sne
| dropped caress on the Top OF the in.'e
| dogs head.
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az
j. and Sensitive Plant beamed with,

tain. and Sensitive Plant beamed with,
joy.
So the captain sailed the Cheerful Sum
flower up to the monster. and Sensitive
Plant went of in little boat close be-
hind the rock.
Monster" began the captain in LOUD
voice. Il beg that you will I've so good as
to give me back my tunnels"
The monster took the tunnels from his
mouth and said: IF that's what you came
for YOU might just as well have stayed
away. I'm going 10 keep these tunnels for
always" and he shut his mouth with .
snap. But just AT that moment Sensitive
Plant came softly behind him and hooked
his mouth together. whereupon the cap
tain sailed right up close by and lassoed
the tunnels with big hawser.
"Jush wait till I get jish unlocked"
Missed the monster threateningly between
his teeth as he fumbled at the hook with
his paws.
But the captain didn't wait. Sensitive
Plant hurried back to the steamer and
the sailors pulled the tunnels on board
and by the time the monster had I'M
hooked his mouth the Cheerful Sunfower
was miles away. and Peter Pompane and
all the other fishes were fast asleep.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-16
T. .DUFF'S EXPERIENCE WITH A MONSTER OF

NELL into the cabin. and made the captain
exclaim in a tone of transport. It's tie
voice OF the tunnels"
And when they had sailed little nearer
to the terrifying sounds they discovered
the monster sitting on the rock with both
his eyes shut. blowing with all his might
at the blue tunnels with pink stripes
Whereupon Capt. Duff was So indignant
that he would have rushed upon the mon
ster on the instant. but that Sensitive
Plant restrained him and pointed out the
large teeth of the monster, as big as ash
barrels
well. then" said Capt. Dun. extremely
angry. IF YOU won't let me go and at
tack him Id like to know how YOU ex-
pect me to get my tunnels back, you you
turtle
''If you talk like that said Sensitive
Plant in a hurt voice. Il won't tell you
so there
well" said the captain, trying to he
polite. will you tell me. please. what
I'm to do, please. to get my tunnels back
please?"
Sensitive Plant frightened Certainly.
he said. I've got plan just baking in
my minds oven. You remember / had
gone to the top Of the mast when the
monster bit off the tunnels so l had
good view Of the head and l noticed one
thing that none of the rest of you did
The monster has large hook on the up
per ia and little round thing TO hook
1t into on his lower jaw. Now. IL We
could induce the monster to shut his
mouth l could creep UP behind him and
hook 1t shut. Then we could go off with
the tunnels.
Sensitive Plant" began the captain.
you're a-youre "a
Now. DON'T cried Sensitive Plant
tearfully. I'm not"
You're a genius, continued the cap
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SECTIONAL PICTURES.

THERE is a craze just now for sec
tonal pictures. The grown-ups have
taken UP this children's game and are so
fond of it that they have formed clubs in
Boston just to play it. If you want to
make "a sectional picture game I'll tell
you how
First you choose a large co!ored PIC
ture-perhaps your mother will let you
take one from a large magazine-and you
naste if on a sheet of cardboard, and after
it is dry cut it up into little pieces with
nice, irregular edges. The 'grown-ups
haste the picture on a thin sheet OF wood
and cut it up with a scroll saw and after
ward polish the edges with sandpaper: but
this is much harder to do. although IL
makes the game more durable. When
they are all cut out mix up the pieces
and then try to fit them together to make
the picture again. Even when you nave
cut out the game yourself and know what
the picture ought to look like when 1t is
finished YOU will find 1t hard to put 1t
together again, and when some one else
has made it and YOU don't know what the
n;cture is going to be. it is harder. And 1t
is still harder if, when you cut it out you
separate the different colors of the pic
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roaring. tumhlfng volume OF souiu '"a'
little Peter Pompane shiNered bacR 70
his home quickly as dry lear oeiore
a wind storm.
But all the while the chopped OF Topped
off Cheerful Sunfiower was sailing over
the neighboring seas.
sCapt. Duff was not miid-mannereo
mariner. He was not one to SIT py ana
say nothing when monsters rose from the
sea and bit off his smokestacks. Such
thing. as a matter of fact. had never nap
pened to him before. and for the h!st re"
minutes he was too dazed to brlns ms
massive mind around to the subject But
when he did finally sit up and realize
what had happened he was the maooes'
mariner all the surging sea-
What. ho,' said he to his sailors We
land ubberly lazy crew! Ye careless.
cowardly. irresponsible rsrascals: ana ne
rolled his RS in a most 1rascible fasnion.
pied sea monster to run off with the run
nels of the Cheerful Sunf1ower? Ana
he went on to make speech concerning
his opinion of his sailors, so vivid and ex-
pressive that each and every sailor went
below and retired into his bunk, and the
captain found he was wasting his elo-
uuence upon the hriny air sensitive
mast had his feelings so acutely hurt
that he had to rub them with arnica ana
extract for half an hour
However. by this time Capt Dun 1elt
better and began to prepare to pursue the
monster. He hustled the sailors out OF
their hunks and set them to work gettins
sails ready. and soon the Cheerful sun
flower was securing the seas. All gay
and all night they sailed around and
found no trace of the monster. but in the
morning an excruciating sound rent the
salt air. which sent all the sailors pell-
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by home" he said for the hundredth
time. :,
But think the whites on the circrs.
coaxed Mrs Sternberg. There would to
be elephant und a lion. und camel
und-
II was once by a circus. interrupted
Ikey, .und there was two enalunts'
und-'
lind always by circus there Wouiu
be a clown added Morris.
But all this prospective bliss could not
bring smiles to Nathan.
1t was the gift of the man who owned
the circus that gave this chance OF the
orphanage TO see the show. ana ne MINI
self came over early to help Mrs. stern
berg to pilot her charges TO the hoof.
Every part of the circus was open 10 ,ile
boys. and never was there more ardent
admiration or more fiery enthusiasm dis-
PLAYED by any sghtseers. the Dullding
fairly rang with shouts and laughter. Ma
than's was the only serious. unhappy face
His grave eyes beheld the wonders SOL
EMMY: no strange animal. no human
marvel. no popcorn or PINK ieiiiohade
could conquer his sorrow.
Poor little lad Poor little lad" SAID
their host when Mrs. Sternberg explain
ed about Nathan. And when the boys
were taking their places ready Tor View
ing the performance he planned IL so
that his seat and Nathan's were side
by side. Then while Nathan watched the
rings he watched Nathan IL was
small. understood. pinched little DO! ne
saw-a boy with black. turl! mar WIN
a small face that was all eyes. ana with
eyes that we're all trouble The host
leaned over and took Nathans hand pc
tween his two strong ones. w nat poth-
ers YOU sonny he asked
II want to go by my homes, said Ma
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there In the tent that's in just the same
boat Mothers dead. YOU know. and the
little things so homesick for his mother
he can't eat or do anything except CRY
He seems to be all right when he's petteo'
but we're all Of us too busy around mere
to sit down and pet homesick puppy.
Nice dog too: trick dog, his mother was
and mighty clever. She knew as dnuch as
some folks and more'n some others.
s'pose the little one would learn things
easy il anybody had time tn teach him
/ wish | knew some real kind boy that
wanted to take care of him. AS he
smoke Nathan's host shot a sideWlse
glance OF inquiry in his direction he
saw that the clouds We're lifting on Ma
than's brow ard that there was promise
Of the sun coming out. How'd you IKE
to take him." he asked, suddenly.
..Meo" repeated Nathan. II can't to
take no dogs the whiles l amt no more
in my. own house yet
Nonsense. said the host. III NIX
il all right with Mother Sternberg IL
YOU think you've got time for the lop.
Come along and see the little fellow.
and ask him how he likes the IDEA OF
being partners with you"
The sun was shining in Nathan's face
as the two picked their way through the
crowded building to where the dogs were
kept. When the host stopped before a
box and drew out forlorn little White
noodle puppy and put 1t in Nathan's arms
the boy gasped with JOY.
II would be a oh so good mother by
If - he promised. Soiemnly. the wines
Won give IL to me. / would keep all
times the sickhomeness from 1t. for why
ali times l would be so lovin' NIT it.
IAN right, then said the man, laugh
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1t was monster just as he said. and
when 1t came nearer Capt. Dun 1ouhd lt
out 1t had one big yellow eye that looked
cold and Critical. and II had one big green
eye that looked fierce and furious. and
great. huge mouth AMI tremendous teeth.
as big as ash barrels. And in about no
time it came close to the Cheerful Sun
f1owet and snap. snap! bit off both the
blue tunnels with the pink stripes. Then
It turned and hurried away with chop
py motion. holding two tunnels in its
smiling jaws. And when the monster
in the middle of the ocean and happened
to cough And when it coughed it found
that both tunnels whistled. One had
scratchy screechy sound and the other
had a mumbly grumbly sound.
The monster was SO delighted that he
blew the tunnels one after the other all
day and all night till he fishes in the sea
Peter Pompane. who was so pleasant, to
demonstrate with the monster.
Peter Pompane was little silvery fish.
round like a disk with a point for his
nose and two points for his tail. And he
tapped along daintily through the water.
"Oh. monster" said little Peter Pompane
when he reached the rock. will you be
night long, The scratchy screechy one
gives us all cold chills. and the grumbly
runlbly one shakes us out of our slum-
bers."
Then the monster turned his head on
one side and looked at Peter Pompane
with his yellow eye. which was cold
and critical, after which he turned and
eye. which was fierce and furious. Then
he shut both his eyes and blew both his
tunnels at once. which gave forth such
screaming, rumbling, piercing. grumbling.
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Who Loved Mamma?

Il love my mamma said golden-haired Nan.
And I will help her IL can
Il love my mamma" said hrighteyed Bill,
And help her surely WILL"
Il love my mamma" said baby Jack;
''Pease div me hammy and tack"
II love my mamma" said dear little Bess.
Mamma. I'll wash the dishes. l guess
Nan went of to play with Bill.
And Jack to play with his doll. Jill;
But little Bess did what she said she would.
And all day long she was very good.
She brought in the wood and she rocked baby
Jack.
She Strengthened the books and busted the rack
The night came and the same thing was said
And each little child was tucked into bed.
As she kissed them good night the mother guessed
Which Of her children loved her best.
LYDIA FRANCES ALDERToN. aged II years
Burnt Mills, Md.
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goin' TO spank me hard with brush
with a hair brush. Daisy Merlwether:
JUS s'pose you had to choose tween thos9
two things"
Daisy a cautious little girl ana she
didn't like raw potatoes anyhow.
II were YOU | wouldn't eat any more
of EN- said Daisy.
And Grace Ellen didn't for a long time
"a bout a week 7 think. And then-sne
forgot again And mamma knew all
about it.
| oh. dear what dreadful time there
in the Mcdonald family when Grace
Ellen had 10 choose,
She could scarcely bear even the idea OF
! staying at home every afternoon FOR
| whole week, while Daisy and the otheIs
were going violet hunting or playing
! spy in Ma bel Jones big backyard. bu'
| 10 be spanked with brush. hard. no
| thing was simply unthinkable.
II guess I'll-stay-at home. sobpen
Grace Ellen after the fifteen minutes
mamma had given her for choosing were
| over.
What dull weak that was When
school was out Grace Ellen mad 10 coHle
| straight home and hem a napkin some
| Of the stitches were very crooked anu
had To he pulled out and made all over
| That was the afternoon they were making
moasse candy at Hannah Reds. next
door Alter the napkin was finished she
was allowed to play with baby brother IN
the backyard. but that wasn't much run.
because baby brother always wanted 10
| crawl on his stomach in the dirt ano
mamma said he mustn't. Then. too. she
mustn't even halloa at Hannah over the
fence. or mamma would call her In
Five awful days went by ana Grace
Ellen felt in her soul she would never
care for a raw potato
Then something happened. MONKEY
and an organ came to town. ana "ia''
Ellen had still two more days!
The monkey man played the organ
every afternoon on the courthouse lawn
and the monkey danced and mace lne
funniest faces and the cunninsest ltI,e
bows passing his little cap around. "
course, all the children were 'here-eA-
cepting Grace Ellen.
II was two more days She was aTeduy
perfectly cured OF raw potatoes put NC &c
was no usa in telling mamma tha.' loi
since all this happened hfty years aso.
when mothers did what they saio they
would. YOU couldn't beg Off
MONKEYS didn't come to town SO o1teh'
either. fifty years ago.
Grace Ellen thought carefully over the
situation and then formed desperate
resolution. .s-
She went into her mammas peuI ooi"
and got the hair brush. 1t had a Droau'
smooth back, and Grace Ellen iei' a"'e
pale but she did not faiter.
Mrs. Mcdonald was very ousy s-~"s
when Grace Ellen came into the room.
Going slowly up to her mother' GRACE
Eljan laid the brush on her lap.
Mamma. please spank me quick an1 -.
mo 90 please. mamma! l never Will eat
any more raw potatoes. ana the
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vOu Godolski had been three days
in the Jewish Orphanage. and
he had not smiled once. She
had picked him up and held MIN In her
capacjous and comforting lap time ana
time again: he had been willing. but not
enthusiast site She had given him great
big slices of rye bread and sugar; ne ate
II but he did not smile. She had sent MN
out % play with Morris and Jacob ana
Isaac and all her other little charges
and he had run and tagged and mia.
as the others did, but he had not smiled.
Come now" said Mrs. Sternpers 10
him on the third day. You must tell me
wha, the wrong is. You must TO nave
a glad on the whites you're warm una
fed and got folks to be lovin nit
Nathan looked At her E.aVely ana ms
Nm ouiyared Il amt to got no glads,
he said Il want to so by mine nome.
Sure" said Mrs. Sternberg. put oy
me is your home now. You am 10 sot
no home now but by me
Yes. ma'am. said Nathan dutiluHs'
hut with his lips still qulvering.
Mrs Sternberg lifted him up into her
NAMED that his father and mother were
soad and that Nathan was to live by
her and be lvin' nit her But Nathan
seemed not to understand.
Later she came running toward MN
With a letter in her hand. Nathan! Ma
tparr' she cried. Conceive are 10 60
tv the circus. All mind children by mine
house.
Nathan listened YEARLY. Il want to go
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-16
TWO LITTLE APRONS.

Out in the sunshine. glad and so free,
Two little aprons are dancing with Rlee.
Tp. M and up and away they both 60
Swinging far out DER the grass down below.
Tossing their arms in the merriest way.
Whirling their skirts 10 the winds roundelay
Isn't this jolly and isn't this fine.
Dancing outdoors. holding fast to the line!
Oh. what a pity and what disgrace
When little porothr tore a big place.
Got US all dirty right down on the ground;
Used us to carry the apples she found.
Shut us M tight in a very dark jail.
Hung by our necks to big iron nail
Now we are out again. now we are free.
Swinging way up In the big apple tree.
Isn't Ii jolly and isn't ii fine.
Dancing outdoors holding fast to the line?
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little girl. but somehow she always for
got about the potatoes In VAIN hef
mamma reasoned with her. and her papa
forbade her to touch them. But after ths
spell of the collie mamma led Grace Ellen
into the spare bedroom. and Waen theE
came ont Grace Ellen looked very grave.
Mamma had said something perfectly aw-
ful
Some days later she was conhdlns me
matter to her most particular Niend
Jus think. Daisy she said. u a'e
another single one mamma was either
goin' 70 make me stay at home an not
play with the children after school a-tai
for a whole week was