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Okolona messenger., 1908-07-08

cures uldQe Dy OIs
Kilnier's Swamp
Root, tile great kid
ney, liver and blad-
der remedy
It is the great med
ical triumph of the
nineteenth century :
discovered after years
Of scientific researct
by DIR. Kilmer, the
eminent kidney and
Okolona messenger., 1908-07-08

Heavy impure blood makes muddy
pimply complexion, headache, nsusa
indigestion. Thin blood makes you
weak. pale, sickly. Burdock B
'Bitters makes the blood rich, red, pure
restores perfect health. At all
dealers.
Okolona messenger., 1908-07-08

have known girls to whang away
and paste vigorous slap on the ear
Of the fellow who tried to kiss them
but have never yet known a girl to
scream for that reason.
The man who works hard lives
plainly, spends 20 money in disipaiions
and still has ! ard time to get along,
wonders how the man who does none
Of these things gets along SO easily.
Okolona messenger., 1908-07-08

bladder specialist, and is wonderfully
successful in promptly curing lame back,
uric acid, catarrl of the bladder and
Bright's Disease, which is the worst
form of kidney trouble.
DIR. Kilmer's Swamp-ROOt is not rec
commended for everything but if you have
kidney, liver or bladder trouble it will be
found Just the remedy YOU need. It has
been tested in so many ways, i'll hospital
work and in private practice, and has
proved so successful i'll every case that
special arrangement has been made by
which all readers of this paper, who have
not already tried it, may have a sample
bottle sent free by mail, also book tell
ing more about Swamp Root, and low to
fndout if youhave kidney or bladder trou-
Bile. When writing mention reading this
generous offer i'll this paper and send your
address to DIR. Kilmer fIE~-r
& Co., Binghamton, & 60
N. u. The regular ~! "A !: s::;:; : 81
fifty-cent and one - -
dollar size bottles are Home Of swampROOt.
sold by all good druggists. Don't make
any mistake, but remember the name,
Swamp Root, DIR. Kilmer's Swamp-Roots
and the address, Binghainton, N. ". ON
every bottle.
Okolona messenger., 1908-07-08

address to DR.. Kilmer
& Co., Binghaniton
N. Y. The regular
fifty-cent and one
Lii. -; LoA4ir nro
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1908-08-08

1t is an assured fact that there is now on the
market COMB Scientifically Made of Hardened
and Highly Polished Metals Copper and Brass
associated together, conducts influence the
scalp and hair. A phenomena through its working
ability, bringing the crimpy hair straight and silky
in appearance. causing a rapid growth, a perma-
nent cure for dandruff. stopping the hair from
falling making natural straight hair. light in
weight and airy in appearance. The best hair
dryer. No other metals so suitable for the hair.
Brass and Copper are friendly to horn The
EUREKA COMB Guaranteed. Why not order
today? Directions go with every comb. Price.
complete, $1.5O. by P. O. or Express Money Order.
EUREKA COMB CO., Chattanooga. Tenn.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1908-08-08
Voters Of All Parties viii Have On
Opportunity on the 9th
Of August.
FIRST TEST OF PRIMARY Law
Voter Must Declare His Party Anita.
ton Before He Can Get . Bal.
lot-Things to Do and
Not to DO.

Prtmaries-AuGust 8th.
Polls Open 9. a. m. Close 8 p. m.
Vote at Regular Election Poll
ing Place.
Voter Must Declare Party TO
Which He BelonGs.
Voter Must Place Gross in tho
Square to the Left of Each
Candidate for Whom He
Wishes to Vote.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1908-08-08
SUNDAY AT THE CHURCHES.

SUNDAY AT THE CHURCHES.
Every Sunday.
st. Paul, 622 E. Mason St., Rev. T.
Price, pastor.
Union, 18th & Mason Sts., Rev. G. s.
Manuel, pastor.
Zion, 9Th and Carpenter, Rev. Will
liams, pastor.
Evangelical Lutheran Holy Trinity.
18th ST., between Washington and JEFF
ferson Sts., Rev. Jas. H. boswell,
pastor.
Pleasant Grove, 18th and Cass. Rev.
Bloodworth, pastor.
st. John, 14th and Mason Sts., Rev.
j. Bundy, pastor.
IS, New Hope, Sth and Miller, -
Rev. M. Q. Elzey. Pastor.
. Grace M. E., 18th and Brown Sts.,
Rev.. M. Smalley. Pastor
- Sunday School at all the churches !;
the public invited to attend.
Services at II a. m. and p. m.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1908-08-08
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Springfield, Aug 4.-For the first
time In the history Of the state of ILL.,
| nois voters Of all parties will have an
opportunity Aug. 9Th to participate in
the actual naming of the candidate Of
their party. The results of the >pri-
maries will determine the, party ticket
which will be placed on the ballots for
the general election in November.
While there will be state, congressOn-
a. senatorial and county conventions
IN September, they will have nothing
to do with the nomination Of the can
didates. The duty Of the delegates t.
those conventions will be to frame the
platform for the respective territorial
divisiOns.
The new primary law gives every
citizen the right to vote. It protects
him from interference in casting his
vote. Penalties are prescribed for In
terference with him in going to the
|, polls and voting as he pleases. He
- allowed two hours leave from his
place OF employment to cast his vote,
but in obtaining his leave must inform
his employer the day previous to the
election, In order that the employer
! may fix the hours for his employees to
b. absent. -
Heavy penalties are provided for vio-
lat0rs Of the law. These penalties are
a. general as those provided by the
general election law. The primary
law prohibits bribery, and provides
penalties for the man who gives a
bride and also for the voter who takes
It Any voter who is known to have
made a bet upon a primary election
may be disqualified from voting
The primary election law is so long
that voters generally are not likely to
become familiar with it. For their in
formation few paragraphs may
serve. These suggestions are made by
Attorney General William H. Stead,
20 that the voter may feel that he Is
protected and advised by the highest
legal authority in the state.
Qualifications of Voters.
To vote at primary person must
be a male citizen of the United States
of the age Of twenty-one years or up
wards; must have resided in the state
one year, in the county ninety days,
and in the precinct thirty days next
preceding the primary
He must not have signed a petition
for nomination of a candidate of any
party with which he does not affiliate
when such candidate is to be voted for
at a primary. That Is to say, if he IL
Republican voter and has signed
petition for nomination Of a Demo
cratic candidate to be voted for at
primary, he cannot participate in Re-
publican primary. He must not have
signed the nominating papers of an in
| dependent candidate for an Office for
which office candidates for nomination
are to be voted for at primary. II
voter has signed petition request
! ing that an independent candidate be
placed upon the official ballot to be
voted for at the November election,
by thus signing the nominating papers
Of such Independent candidate he dis
qualities himself from participating In
the primaries OF his party.
He must not have voted at a pri-
mary of any political party within a
period of two years next preceding the
primary.
He must declare hts party affilia-
ton; IL he refuses to 40 so, he cannot
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1908-08-08
ST. Auaustine's Mission.

1920 South Grand Ave. East. Ser
vices every Sunday. Sunday School,
4 p. m; Divine services. 7:45 p. m
All are invited. Conducted by Rev.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1908-08-08
81 so to East st. Louis every Sat
urday and Sunday
ILLINOIS TRACTION SYSTEM

You may give news matter or mo-
ney you have for the Forum to Miss
Daisy Donaldson; also all kinds of
typewriting; orders for colored papers.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1908-08-08
FOR CORONER.

I hereby announce myself eandi-
date for coroner of Sangamon County,
subject to the decision of the Repub-
lican primaries, Aug. Sth, '0S.
JOHN G.. CANFIELD.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1908-08-08
Are You Sick?

The Fountain of Health makes speciality of
Treating Colored Patrons Lumbago Peu-
Risy Skin Disease prepared to give Mineral
And Mud Baths Russian Vapor.
You will be surprised get treat
Ments and the Mineral resort
One block from the Post Office Springs Missouri
For further write,
FL. WEAVER, 1905 McGee st.
Kansas City, Missouri.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1908-08-08

Call at Thompson's, SIS East Wash
ingtOn st for colored papers.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1908-08-08
FURNISHED or UNFURNIsHEr

FURNISHED or UNFURNISHED
ROOMS
For light housekeeping, Preparedto
take Is or more regular roomers.
Mrs. M. J. Mckinney and Husband,
1905 Sherman ST., Lincoln, Illinois.
Please don't put the collectors off
editor. We employ them because we
nave not time for that ourselves,
When the collectors come, pay them.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1908-08-08

hereby announce myself candi-
date for nomination for tho office of
states attorney, subject to the deci-
sion OF the Democratic voters of San
canon County.
THOMAS L. JARRETT.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1908-08-08

Capitol City Lodge, No. IL, K. of p,
meets every second and fourth Mon
day night OF each month in Masonic
hall on North Eighth street. Specis'
meetings made knowl by K. Of r.
& s..
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1908-08-08

Piano Instructions
Given.
BY Mrs. Eta Brown. Starnes.
Experienced music teacher,-anyone
desiring music lessons from the Ist
to 7th grade, can get thorough in
StructiOne. : = ..sstsi
Special care given to all pupils.
l0l6 East Carpenter St.
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-06-12
4 Homemade Parasol Case.

E,r , nr,ttv and uSpfnl umbrella or
,oro.,l ,,s, ON, a niece Of cardboard
90. yard long and seven inches wide.
Cor,r , ,hi,d of Il on one side with
, ,r.,,r r,,,,rn,d chiutz or ,]retopnc.
.nI ,hn ,.., with n,ain ,ot,cu ~ a har-
u,,i.i,u ,ol,,
r,. ,ho r,c,,e, emit - niece. Of the
.b;r,, ohou, two inches long and cigh.
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-06-12
The First Reporter.

The modern reporter harks back to
the reign OF Queen Anne and To the
unknown scribe who attempted to tell
the public the secrets OF her parlia-
mcnt. He had a hard time OF Ii, FOR
parliament wished TO keep it's secrets
TO Itself. In lT2S m order was passed
that il is an indignity To ana a breach
Of the privilege Of this house for any
person to presume to give in written
or printed newspapers any account or
minute of the debates or proceedings;
that upon discovery of the authors,
printers or publishers OF any such
newspapers this house will proceed
against the offenders with the utmost
severity" During the famous Wilkes
ease in lII2 the reporters won the vie
tory which they have since held with
cat dispute.-Ncw York American.
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-06-12
State Fair at Lincoln.

The contractor i, just completing
the cement floor in the new cattle barn
on the State Fair grounds at Lincoln.
This barn is "A mammoth binding Ia
bv 30 and will have stalls for G36 head
of cattle, superintendent office and
toilet rooms and the total cost will en-
coed go 1000.
Cattle Superintendent O. l.. Mickey
of Osceola reports the receipts of en-
tries daily. and the management con
tdentlv expect that h ample Pr"Vis
ions for caring for cattle will result
in the largest exhibit Aug. 3ist t.
Sept. 4th ever held in Nebraska,
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-06-12
When the Lights Went Out.

Almost every speaker has had the
experience of the house becoming to-
tally dark because OF the failure Of the
electric lights. Here Is such an expe-
rlcnce 10y one lecturer. 1t was IN Pitts
burg; the audience was Il Hebrew 50.
ciety. When the lights went out, the
lecturer waited a moment and then
said, I'VE will proceed anyway, for |
etlll have the lsrael-litcS," 1t was the
hit OF the cvcnlng,-I.yceumite and
Talent.
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-06-12
Camera Pleasures Last.

There's more enjoyment in a camera
than in anything else you can get for
the am price. and its Il pleasure that
lasts as long as you live. We handle
the Kodak-the one that makes pie
ture taking easy. Newhou>e Bros.
Jewellers.
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-06-12
a Great Secret.

At some of the English country fairs
q great secret Is sold in sealed en-
yelopes at twopcncc apiece. Here Is
the secret: Never buy an article be-
fore examining it,. If YOU had known
this before, you would not have paid
twopence for this worthless envelope
when YOU could get more than two
dozen good ones for the same price,
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-06-12
Always Ent e~rtainins,

Blind boone never fails to please his
hearers. At the opera house Monday
evening June 18th. Seats ON sac AT
Hattie Morrison's Saturday morning.
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-06-12
r Y p l. A Y A / | o y

TO the person writing the sentence:
"GASTON MUSIC CO., SELLS RE
LIABLE PIANOS" the greatest num-
Der of times on a u. S. Postal Gard or any
card the exact size, we will present this
beautiful piano FREE. To the other
contestants we will give prize certificates
to the value of 50, 900, in amounts up to
800, each in proportion to the numberot
times the sentence is written.
WHY WE MAKE THIS GREAT OFFER
First:-By writing our name, CASTOR
Music Co." hundreds Of times you will
remember it.
You will also remember that Castor
Music Co." are Factory distributors and
sell reliable pianos.
SecOnd:-We do this because of our
desire to compile a mailing list OF all
homes without a piano.
Our experience has shown the value or
this system. BY its Use we can secure
the information desired more quickly
and more economically than we could by
spending twice the sum by using solicit
tors and canvassers.
rhird:--We are able to shift a portion
of this burden on the manufacturers we
represent because we buy pianos III large
quantities, thus enabling us to distribute
these prizes and advertise our business
in this extraordinary manner II more
thoroughly establish our line in Red
Cloud and vicinity.
RULES GOVERNING CONTEST
Write on one side of the card only.
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-06-12

Rain. rain. and more To follow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hanson and Mrs. Fin
shcr Of Red Cloud were the guests of
James Kcagel sunday.
D. :. Nannykc sold two fat cows to
Kool brDthc;o this week
Mrs. Alb,r; Turner's father of Blue
III j. visiting them this week.
Eddie Aubu.hIn j. home ON Il visit
from kau>a~.
Hc,wcyn shower the farmer, are
busy cutting alfalfa and cultivating
corn.
John Osborn finished breaking prai-
RE for l.. II. ilaskins this week.
~ gentleman owning n sugar estate
IN Dcmcrara went out To visit 1t fol
the first time. The day after his arriva'
he stood watching the punts bringing
the canc home. \ young negro hoy
who was driving the mules, wishing t.
increase the speed of them. struck on
Of them with his whip. The null
promptly responded 10y launching on
with his heels ana dealt the boy Il kicl
ON the head which stretched him OF
the ground, where he lay rubbing hi
woody pate on the spot where the kici
had been received.
els he hurt? Is he hurt" cried tn
planter in alarm. A full grown negro
hearing the expressions OF conceri
pprang forward hastily and, raising I'll
mules heels, shouted out:
mo. boss. That mule him wal
tendah fo' n day or two, but him L
bUrt.'-C Chambers Journal.
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-06-12

EVERY WOMAN WILL BE INTERESTED.
If you have rains IN the back, Urinary, Blad
der or Kidney trouble, ana want u certalh,
pleasant herb cure for woman's ills, try Mother
trays Australian Leaf. 1t Is a safe and never
falling regulator, At druggists or by mail 30
cts, sample package FREE address, The
Mother Gray CO.. LEROY, y, y.
The Red Cloud chief., 1908-06-12
Absolutely Given Away on Wednesday,
JUNE 18th, 1908.

No employees or persons connected
with the piano business allowed to corr
pete.
Expert penman OF engravers barred.
All cards must reach us on OF before
June 18th, 1908, at noon.
Only one card received from each
person.
Use pen OF pencil.
In the event of a TIE, the FIRST card
received will WIN the piano, so mail
your card early.
The contest will be decided by three
impartial judges whose decision must ~
final. The winning card will be on ~
hibition and all others will be kept tpr
reference so that there will be absolutely
no chance for dissatisfaction
All cards must be written and reada-
BILE to the naked eye.
Persons living over rs miles from hed
Cloud will not be permitted to contest
for this prize.
DON'T DELAY:-This means some
thing to every person needing a piano.
Write Us and we will at once send you
extra cards and any information desired.
FINAL:-Write thes sentence as above
on a ". s. Postal Card or any other card
the exact size Cards furnished free by IL
are preferred and on the reverse side 0f
the card or on an extra slip of paper write
your name, address and number Of times
YOU have written the sentence, state if
You nave a piano or organ n give the
name of a prospective piano purchaser
and mail same to CASTOR MUSIC CO.,
Red Cloud, Nebraska.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-19

high school assistant $50. and the
other teachers $40 and s45 q month.
This year the school is more closely
graded, and drawing Is taught in all
the grades under the supervision of
drawing teacher.
Tho present building Is an old resi-
dence. poorly lighted and heated, very
inconvcnient and having only five
rooms which are now crowded beyond
their capacity.
There Is under erection. however,
| new building which Will cost $4,000
and which will be completed next sum-
| mer. IT will be modern eight-room
brick building, with proper lighting.
heating and yentilating arrangements.
1t is now the desire OF the trustees
to appoint seven teachers next session.
two In the high school and five in
the lower grades They hope also to
increase the enrolment to $50 by clos
Ing two rural schools near the town.
The Town Council this year raised
| the school tax from 60 cents to 81 on
the hundred dollars.
Tho examples given above are taken
principally from rural districts, and
| show improvement in rural school CEN
tres. In most instances their Inn
| provement has stimulated an interest
in the whole district in which they
| are located. and started movement
for betterment OF the onc-room rural
school, or n consolidation whenever 1t
Is practicable Those mentioned above
are only few in the Fifth Circuit
that report Improvement. Eighteen
from which reports were received show
an expenditure for teachers salaries
! in 1906 OF $4,000. and in 1907 OF $751;
asa little more than twice as much.
/ The same eighteen schools show an
enrolment OF l742 In 1905 and 1859 In
1907, an increase OF 857. Buildings
costing S54,500 have been erected or.
are in course OF construction to ac-
commodate them. Thirty-two small
schools have been absorbed by them,
and the length OF the school term ina.
been materially increased in them all
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-19

One of the great educational move,
ments of the time IS the awakening
of the South to the Importance of the
study OF history and the preservation
of historical materials. No part Of the
country is SO rich in history. as the
South, yet time was when little or no
interest was taken in 1t. and valuable
collections of manuscripts We're sold to
private persons for a song.
All this is changed now. The history
makers are busy these days in the
are being created. or have been recent
ly created in State after State. Nearly
two years ago the Department OF Ar
chiVes and History was founded IN the
department of photography. for the
purpose Of furthering the knowledge
of the history of Virginia. Their
formation was in line with the move
ment which had been going on in the
South for some years.
The Importance of the work of pre-.
serving and preparing for the uses OF
students the public records Of the
has attended the departments Of ar
chives and history in, those States
which have had them for-a sufficient
time to produce results. The state ate OF O.
history and historical documents. and
lyet the work OF DR.. Dunbar Rowland,
| the director of the Mississippi De-
of hrshyss and Is
scholar and very flattering recokni-
ton of educational progress for his
State. The Mississippi Archives De-
| partment recently issued an }Encyclo-
| pedia of Mississippi. Which Is a monu.
ment of scholarship. The history OF
| that state had been poorly and mac
l!curately told before, but now 1T is
given in detail and range such as few.
lif any, State histories can. boast. All
4 this was impossible before the creation
OF the mississippi Department OF
4 Archives and History, because the ma
4 terials for q history lay in dusty un
4 ca taloSued boxes, quite inaccessible to
students. But DR.. Rowland's years OF
/ patient labor have borne a rich result
!, land the public records of his State
;. will soon all be MS accessible as a we'll
( catalogued library of books.
1 Alabama, also, has a well-organized
: and valuable Department of Archives
and History, established in 1901. Dl.
: Thomas NJ Owen. a we'll known
:, scholar, was appointed Director The
Al result has been that "the hitherto neg.
l&lected accumulations of old papers, de.
a nominated by many as so muchS1HOrth-
,lless trash and rubbish" are now. ex,
: tremely interesting and valuable docn
! ments bearing upon the history of Ala
n bama, The records are accessible Il
l students and are being used in history
l,writing and in genealogical inquiry.
Q Alabama was the first State toacreat'
i a separate department. for history, {
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-19
THE WINTER CLASS
FORMS ASSOCIATION.
Young Men Who Took Short
Course at Y. P. /. to Work
for the Institution.
INTEREST IN AGRICULTURE.

& RLACkSBURG, VA. January 1S-
The young men taking the short course
in agriculture at the Virginia Poly
technic Institute the latter part Of De-
5cember, representing nineteen counties
and practically every section of the
State, organized a club to be known
as the ~. p l. Farmers Winter
]. E. Walker. of Lunenburg. president;
W. A. Rudabaugh. of Powhatan, vice
president; Woodson Venable, of Prince
Edward, secretary and treasurer.
The object of the association is set
forth III the preamble to the consti-
tution. which the secretary has just
made public: I'VE. members of the
Farmers Winter Course. being fully
assured of the efficiency and help
fulness of this institution and de-
string TO aid and advance its inter-
ests wherever possible, and further be-
lieving that legislation is absolutely
necessary to correct and amplify ex-
listing laws regarding the sale and
production of fertilizers, foodstuffs.
foods for stock. seeds and other sub
jccts of agricultural interests. do here
by organize ourselves for the pro-
motion OF concerted effort and enlist
tho cooperation and assistance of our
follcw-farmers and the citizens OF
Virginia for cur mutual benefit and
10 further the agricultural interests of
the State in general"
TO Work for Legislation.
One OF the first and. perhaps. the
chief object of the organization is the
intention on the part of the members
to use their Influence with their rep
rcsentativGs in the Legislature for the
passing of such laws as We're brought
uD .It the conference of the farmers
a.ad ,aairrincr held here last month
and to remedy some of the existing
conditions that they thought are not
for the best interests of the farmers
OF Virginia.
Sore idea of the Importance of this
short course in agriculture. as it was
lnaugurated here in December, and the