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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1916-11-23
LIVED ON MILK
AND BREAD ONLY
Spent oyer $1,000 Trying to Get
Relief from Chronic Dyspep-
sia Takes Tanlac and Gains
Nine Pounds.

NIHe 1OunOS.
Il told my husband that my
Tanlac was out and that | just
had to go to Birmingham to get
me another bottle, as | wouldn't
be without it for any amount of
money, and that is why ! am
here today" said Mrs. H. B.
Barrett when she called at ia
cobs drug store in Birmingham
recently to get her second bottle.
Mrs Barrett resides at Republic,
a suburb of Birmingham, and is
well known.
/ have only taken one bottle
of Taniac and have gained nine
pounds. Yes, sir, this Tanlac
has done me more good than all
the medicines have ever taken.
During the past fourteen years
| have spent more than $1,000
tying TO get well of a comp amt
that was gradually sapping my
strength.
For the past four years |
have lived almost entirely on
milk and bread and finally that
got so it did not agree with me.
| dared not eat meat or vegeta-
bles of any kind, and if | did, |
would suffer for hours after
wards.
Il had chronic dyspepsia, so !
was told, and nothing prescribed
for me brought any relief. 1
rarely ever went to the table, be-
cause even the sight of food or
to smell it cooking would>nause-
ate me. had a bad taste in my
mouth and nothing | ate tasted
right. had always been heal
thy and a woman who looked af-
ter her household duties, but
since having this trouble | got so
weak could not do my house
work and had to have help.
II would have awful pains in
my back and was nervous and
and could not sleep well. When
/ heard of this Tanlac it sounded
so good | thought would try it,
because | was ready to try any
thing that thought would help
me. Twas never so surprised
in my life; it helped me right
from the start, the medicine
seemed to take hold right at
once and | could just feel myself
getting better from day to day.
Before had finished my first
bottle | got so | could eat any,
thing put on the table and could
hardly wait for meal time to
come. certainly bless the day
| got this medicine, for | believe
it has added years to my life.
OH | feel so much better and
am not nervous like | was. Just
think, have actually gained
nine (9) pounds and feel strong
in every way.
my neighbors were as much
surprised as / was and they are
at my house every day, telling
me how we'll / look. / counted
up yesterday and fourteen of
them are either taking Tanlac or
will commence taking is as soon
as they can go to Birmingham
and get it. Tanlac is certainly
wonderful medicine and every
body out our way is talking about
it. You can put this in the pa
pers if you want to, because /
know there are thousands of wo-
men in the same bad fix that |
had been for so many years.
Tanlac is sold in Okolona ex-
clusively by w. E. BEARDEN.
and insHoulka exclusively by J.
w. HOWARD & SON.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1916-11-23
Vesper Service Talk
Excerpts from Address of
R. ]. West

1t is meet and proper that we
should assemble in this place and
at this time, and here, mid the
tombs of our loved dead, lift our
hearts and voices toward Him
Who giveth life, to hold on this
sacred and beautiful spot a Yes
per Service; with our faces turn
ed toward the evening star and
our minds and hearts influenced
by the memory of that bright
and morning star that rose over
Bethlehem nearly TWO thousand
years ago, Whose rising brought
health and salvation to mankind,
and light to those who sat in
darkness and in the valley of the
shadow Of DEATH. The sur
rounding here harmonize per-
fectly with a Vesper Service,
associated so intimately in name
with the goddess of beauty, and
the brightest jewel in earth s
glorious crown. This ground
whereon we stand was common
earth; it's sacred now. Here
our loved ones rest meath the
the shade of the trees, and
here sacred and precious mem
cries take full possession Of our
minds and hearts, to the exclu-
sion of material things. 'Tis
here we have deposited cur real
treasurers:
Nothing is our own, we hold
oufpleasures
Just a little while, ere they are
neQ.
One by one life robs us of our
treasures,
- Nothing is orr own except
our dead.
One of the characteristics that
differentiates civilization from
savagery is respect and
reverence for the tombs of the
dead. That the bones of an an
cestor'' Should be exposed to the
elements or his grave to desc
Grafton was and is one of the
most narrowing thoughts of the
Oriental mind; and we of today
stand ready to deprive ourselves
of the comforts, and if need be,
of the necessities of life, to fit
tingly protect and beautify the
tombs of our dead. History
affirms that "the obelisk and
pyramids of Egypt, the Sarco-
phagni of ancient Greece and
Rome, and the Biblical tombs of
the Hebrew mark the periods of
the highest type of ancient
civilization, and we now CON-
mand respect or condemnation
according as we rerpect and care
for theIcity of the dead.
"Oh, the grave! the grave!
1t buries every error, covers
every defect. extinguishes every
resentment! From the peaceful
bosom none but fond regrets and
tender recollections. Who can
look down upon the grave even
of an enemy and not feel a
compunctious throb, that he
should ever have warred with
the poor handful of earth that
lies mouldering before him?"
That thought of the philosopher
poet reminds us that, though
standing in the presence of the
dead. our thoughts should be
also turned toward the living;
not only because of, but in spite
of death; for according as we
live, so shall we regard death.
Were not sorrow an antidote for
selfshness and pride, and there
fore a nee ary attribute of
humanity, death would cast no
shadow upon life. 'Tis indeed
but the chariot in which God of
love conveys His children home. "
'Tis not the journey we would
escape, but It's the grief and
sorrow of loved ones left behind
that oivas to death its terrible
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1916-11-23

No selfish pride; no envious
pickering and strife disturb
their peaceful slumber. What
say you, the living? Can you
stand among them with uncover
ed head, with no compunction of
concience? Does memory of un-
kind words or thoughtless action,
while they lived, disturb you
now? Can one who sleeps here
say to you
Come not, when | am dead,
To drop thy foolish tears upon
my grave,
To trample round my fallen
head.
There let the wind sweep and the
plover cry;
But thou, go by? gnf
L am the resurrection and the
life; he that believeth in me,
though he were dead, yet shall
he live; and whosoever liveth
and believeth. in me shall never
de-. In my Fathers house
are many mansions. If it were
not SO, ! would have told you. |
go to prepare a place for you"
The words Of Him Who spake as
never man spake.
Life is a narrow vale be-
tween the barren peaks of two
eterneties. We strive in vain to
look beyend the heights. We
cry aloud, and the only answer
is the echo to our wailing cry. "
Thus spoke the brilliant, but
misguided infidel in contradiction
of the claim of the Lion of the
Tribe of Judah. The statement
of the Nazareen is true; that of
the infdel false. Mans life up
on earth is indeed fieeting, beset
with doubts, difficulties and
oft times despair; and yet it's
mans prerogative to say, each
for himself, what his life is to be.
"The same timbers may be used
in the building of a home of
peace and happiness, or the
stocks of the torture pen. 1t
depends upon the ideal of the
builder. Stone and steel may be
fashioned into a cathedral of
worship or an engine of destruc-
ton. 1t depends upon the ideal
of the artisan. )" The same life
may be dedicated to the service
of God and fellowman, fulfilling
its God appointed mission; or ex-
pend in persuit of things not
worth while, ending its allotted
span a worthless wreck, with
nought but sorrow and sin in its
wake. Itdepends upon the ideal
of the man.
Life is truly a narrow vale be-
tween the peaks of two eterni-
ties. but it depends upon the
ideals of the man whether that
narrow vale shall. bud, blossom.
and bring forth the fruits of
honest labor for the uplift of
man; or shall grow up in weeds
and thistles to mar the landscape,
and choke what other plants,
producing the thorny crown for
the man himself or his fellow.
Those peaks are either barren
and offensive, or luxuriant and
inviting, depending entirely upon
the inner nature and soul view,
of the man. Neither the sage
or the, prophet strives in vain to
look beyond those heights.
Students and seekers after light
have ever been able to look back
into the centuries past, and see
much that lies beyond mans
natural and unaided vision, devot-
ing the result of their labors to
humanity, furnishing guide
stones and warnings along life's
perilous pathways. The man of
prophetic vision, or better still,
the man of a child like faith in a
risen Lord can look beyond those
heights, and see the glory, the
majesty and the love of the
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1916-11-23

Two Motives.
Emulation Il the child o. aM1AA
tion; rivalry In the unlovaAls dauGhAw
q onvy.--Balxac.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1916-11-23

Drives Out Malaria. Burns Up System
The Old standard general strengthening tonic.
GROVES TAsTRLKss chill TONIC. drives ont
ten. a tive tou1s. por eauIls Bnd ehi1dren. SOC.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1916-11-23

British Capital IN Canada.
Fifty per cent Of Canadian ire inr
surance is By British companies.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1916-01-21
REFUSED POOR FARM BERTH

Frank Potter, a deaf mute, wan
dered into the lobby of the Baker
Hotel Tuesday afternoon with his
face. hands and feet frozen. BY
gesturing and the use of card CON
tanning the letters Of the alphabet
he made Mr.. Baker understand
his condition. He had wandered, he
said, from Bay City, Mich, walking
most of the way, and riding when
his Strengthened circumstances could
afford the luxury.
Hoping to obtain work in the
lumber camps of northern Wiscon-
sin he strayed into Ladysmith, but
exposure to the cold weather OF the
past few days proved disastrous to
him.
The unfortunate man was given a
substantial supper and lodging for
the night. He refused a proposal
that he be sent to the county farm.
He could work, he said.
So on the following day he started
out once more on his despalrlng
search for employment.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1916-01-21
DEVELOPMENT ALONG

RIGHT LINES
1t was not long ago that the theory
prevailed that no one except the
man without means would locate in
upper Wisconsin cutover land dis
tricts. Those who We're engaged in
the settlement of that portion Of the
state acted exclusively along that
line-and they got what they went
after. A man without means, but
possessed of energy and some ability,
got long all right and did well, but
there were a lot who got ahead very
slowly and the situation was not III
spring to others who were inclined
to come there.
Among others who were engaged
in the work at that time was K. A
Austin of Bruce His inclinations
were to get men Of means, but
everyone else said to go after the
man without money. Mr.. Austin
yielded partially to the common
doctrine and got lot Of pennlless
fellows from Missouri (WhO had to
be shown too much) once was
enough-he bought them out and
bid adieu both to them and the
poor mans paradise theory. Since
then he has given attention to men
of means-and ability-and has built
mn a fiDa comm1InitV
Mr.. Austin recently sent to the
Wisconsin Advancement Association
a list Of ten of the men Of means
who bought land of him in 1915 and
who have made extensive improve
ments the first year. One Of these
men, a Mr.. Coos Of Iowa, bought 200
acres, erected farm buildings that
cost So 900 and cleared ten acres the
first year. 1t will be made into q
stock farm.
Of Mr.. Coos it is said that he
owns a 400-acre farm near Council
Bluffs, has $50 head Of cattle, $50
hogs, plenty Of horses, a fat bank
account and two sons. 1t is for the
latter that he is starting a farm in
upper Wisconsin. These ten men
will want help, will have the money
to pay for it, and will be nearby en-
ployers for many Of the poor men
who will settle in the community,
They will make rapid Roadway in
clearing up the country and will be
an inspiration for others who will
come and join them.-From Press
Bulletin Of Wisconsin Advancement
Association
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1916-01-21
THE MAN WHO WINS

The man who wins is an average
man.
Not built on any particular plan,
Not blest with any peculiar luck
Just steady and earnest and full of
pluck.
He goes at a task with Ginger and
Grit
For he is determined to conquer it.
When asked a question he does Lot
guess
He knows, and answers mo or
Yes"
When set task that the rest can't
do,
He buckles down till he's put it
through.
He studies his duty as to why and
how,
His practiced motto is ''do it now"
Three things he learned: That the
man who tries
Finds favor in his employers eyes;
That it pays to know more than one
thing we'll;
That it doesn't pay all he knows to
tell.
For the man who wins is the man
who works,
Who neither labor nor trouble ShirkS
Who uses his hand, his head, his
eyes;
The man who wins is the man who
tries.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1916-01-21
A BIT or ADVICE
First Don't Delay. Second Don't
Experiment

If you suffer from backache; head
ache or dizzy spells; if you rest poor
ly and are languid in the morning;
if the kidney SecretiOns are irregular
and unnatural in appearance, do not
delay. In such cases the kidneys
often need help.
Doan's Kidney Pills are especially
prepared for kidney trouble. They
are recommended by thousands. Can
Ladysmith residents desire more
convincing proof Of their effective
ness than the statement of Lady
smith citizen who has used them and
willingly.
E. A. Kirvan, City Clerk, 318 Wor-
den Ave, Ladysmith, says: Il hay
emit used Doan's Kidney Pills as
many people have or to any great
extent, but l have taken them suffl-
GENTLY to know that they are good.
One box of Doan's Kidney Pills re-
moved trouble from my kidneys and
though several years have since
passed. I haven't had any further
signs of the complaint"
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy
get Doan's Kidney Pills-the same
that Mr.. Kirvan had. Foster-Milburn
Co, Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1916-01-21
FAM

What is less enduring than the
fame Of the popular" man. The
world moves so quickly these days,
that it is only the truly great that
can survive A few years agO-eVen
a few months ago-Lord Kitchener
was the idol of the English people.
Today he is almost a daily target
for their wrath The world rang
with the fame Of Grand Duke Mich
0las of Russia Today his name is
not on the lips of any nation. Re-
Gently John Paul Jones and Alexan-
der Hamilton were denied a place
in the Hall of Fame, although a
niche was found for Charlotte Cush-
man, the actress. Who are our own
heroes of today and where will they
be ten years hence?
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1916-01-21
. FACTS AND FANcIES S:
QUEER QUIRKs OF NEWS
BY G. C. A.

Dallas, Texas.-Miss Bette Alex
ander, %, had died. Mrs. Eliza POW
ers. 70, was at deaths door; both
from ptomaine poisoning, on a farm
nine miles from Cisco, Texas. Mrs.
Powers dragged herself to the side
of a dog, tied to his neck a note
ana told him to ''go home" the
dog made his way through a storm
20 Cisco, and help arrived in time
10 save the woman.
Les Angeles, GAIA letter when
lad been travelling for three years
arrived at it's destination with TWEEN
.y-three p0stmarks on the envelope.
It was sent from Vancouver to Oco-
ian Oaxaca, Mexico, originally.
Joliet, Ill.-Half way down the
steps OF Rock Island flyer, Mrs.
F. Milton Collins, of Sious City, Ia,
remembered she had not kissed a
relative, who was with her, goodbye.
She turned, without looking, and
planted a resounding smack square
ly on the lips Of "Dinah' Brown,
the negro porter. Mrs. Collins
tainted
Waynesboro, Pa.-After working,
without All accident, for As years as
a railroad engineer, John Clouser 68,
stepped from the cab of his engine
on a Pennsylvania line, was thrown
under the wheels and crushed to
death.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1916-01-21
OLD-TIME COLD CURE
DRINK HOT TEA!
.s.....s-e-s.;

Get a small package of Hamburg
Breast Tea, or as the German folks
call it, Hamburger Brust Thee" at any
pharmacy. Take tablespoonful Of the
tea, put cup of boiling water upon
it, pour through a sieve and drink a
teacup full at any time during the
day or before retiring. 1t is the most
effective way to break / cold and cure
grip, as it opens the pores of the skin,
relieving congestion. Also loosens the
bowels, thus breaking up a cold.
Try it the next time you suffer from
a cold or the grip. 1t is inexpensive
and entirely vegetable, therefore safe
and harmless.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1916-01-21
Down On His Back

About two years ago l got down
on my back" writes Solomon Be
quette, Flat River, Mo. q got a
soc box of Foley Kidney Pills and
they Strengthened me right up. |
recommend them to all who have kid.
ney trouble" Rheumatic aches and
pains, soreness and stiffness, sleep
disturbing bladder trouble, yield
quickly to Foley Kidney pills.
Speidel & Speidel.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1916-01-21
LESS CONTAGIOUS
DISEASES IN STATE

DISEASES I'm a z
Figures announced by the state
bureau of vital statistics show a
substantial decline in the number CT
cases of contagious diseases reported
throughout the state during 1915
The reports for the year are now
complete and indicate a total of
1853 cases, as compared with 49,
100 in 1914 and 1896 in 1913. The
large morbidity in 1914, compared
with 1915, is believed to be due in
a large measure to the unusual prev
alence Of smallpox in the former per-
iod. There were 1902 smallpox cases
in 1914 and only 1,817 in 1915.
Measles, which were widespread
throughout the state in 1915, with
1925 cases reported, was even more
prevalent in 1914, when there were
6,109 cases.
The 1915 morbidity of contagious
maladies is shown in the following
summaries Of cases: Measles, 4,425;
whooping cough, 2,31S; scarlet fever,
1891; smallpox, 1,817; tuberculosis,
1861; chickenpox, 1858; typhoid
fever, 400; meningitis, "A; erysipelas,
Ga; humps, %; ophthalmia neona-
forum (blindness) 10; anterior poll
omyelitis (infantile paralysis), 4;
rabies, /; total 1859
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1916-01-21
Six-Year-OId Had Group

Il have a little girl six years old
who has a good deal Of trouble with
Group" writes w. e. Curry, Evans
vile, Ind. 81 have used Foiey's
Honey and Tar, obtaining instant re-
lief for her. My wife and | also
use it and will say it is the best
cure for a bad cold, cough, throat
trouble and Group that I ever saw
& Speidei.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1916-01-21
RUB RHEUMATISM FROM
STIFF, ACHING JOINTS
Rub Soreness from joints and muscles
with small trial bottle of
old St. Jacobs Oil
Stop "dosino'' rheumatism.

Sup UUsIHg NHtIIIIdJIoLI'
It's pain only; not one case in fifty
requires internal treatment. Rub sooth-
ing, penetrating est. Jacobs Oil' right
on the tender spot and by the time
you say Jack Robinson-out comes the
rheumatic pain. est. Jacobs Oil' is
harmless rheumatism cure which never
disappoints and doesn't burn the skin. 1t
takes pain, soreness and stiffness from
aching joints, muscles and bones; stops
sciatica, lumbago, backache, neuralgia.
Timber up! Get a 25 cent bottle
of ld-time, honest est. Jacobs Oil'
from any drug store, and in a moment
You'll be free from pains, aches and
stiffness. Don't suffer- Rub rheuma-
tism away.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1916-01-21
Cold Weather Aches and Pains

Many aches and pains, sore mus
cles, stiff joints and much rheuma-
tism attributed to cold weather have
their first cause in failure of the
kidneys to properly eliminate waste
matter from the system. Foley Kid
ney Pills tone up weak and diseased
kidneys, giving prompt relief from
aches and pains.-Speidel &c Speidel.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1916-01-21

Engraved Cards and invitations
Leave your orders for engraved
calling cards, monogram stationery
and wedding invitations at the News
Budget office. Call and inspect sam
pies.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1916-01-21

State of Wisconsin, in County Court
for Rusk County:
In the Matter of the Will Of Alfred
PrOuty, Deceased.
IN PROBATE
Notice is hereby given, that at the
regular term of the county court,
to be held in and for said county, at
the court house in the city Of Lady
smith, in said county, on the first
Tuesday, being the first day Of Feb
ruary, 1916, the following matter will
be heard and considered:
The application Of James A.
Michaelson to admit to probate the
last will and testament Of Alfred
Prouty, late of the city Of Lady
smith, in said county, deceased, and
for the appointment of an executor
Of the estate.
Dated January 18th, 1916.
BY the Court:
d. w. MALONEY,
County Judge.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1916-01-21

l have $4,000 to loan on real estate.
Your own terms, lowest rates on in
terest and commission j. w. Carow,
Ladysmith, Wis.