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Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1888-10-25

Modern poets mix much water with their
ink.-Goetbe.
The thirst of desire is never filed nor
satisfied. Cicero.
There is woman at the beginning of all
great things.-Ldmariiae.
The crutch Of time accomplishes more
than the club of Hercules.-B aIthaser
GrdciaR.
Agitation is the marshaling of the con-
science of nation to mold its laws SIR
r. Peel.
What we call our despair is often only
the painful eagerness of unfed hopes.-
George Eliot.
The path of genius is not less INSTRUCTED
with disappointment than that of ambition.
- Foltaire.
1t is impossible for that man to despair
who remembers that his helper is omnipo-
tent.-Jeremy Taylor.
A mans nature runs either to herbs or
weeds; therefore, let him seasonably water
the one and destroy the other.-Bacon.
Talent, lying in the understanding, is
often inherited; genius, being the act of
reason or imagination. rarely or never
COleridOe.
OF all the riches that We hug, of all the
pleasures we enjoy, we may carry no more
out OF this world than out of a dream. -
Bonnet.
He who is false to present duty breaks a
thread in the loom, and will find the flaw
when he may have forgotten the cause. ~
Beecher.
The primal duties shine forth like stars;
the charities that soothe and heal and bless
are scattered forth at the foot of man like
flowers. r. Wordsworth.
Liberty is the right to do what the laws
allow; and if citizen could do what they
forbid it would be no longer liberty, be-
cause others would have the same powers.
-fonfesquieu.
All experience had shown that mankind
are more disposed to suffer, while evils are
siderable, than to right themselves by
Abolishing the forms to which they are ac-
customed. -JeD ersoa.
tender-hearted and compassionate
disposition which inclines men TO pity and
feel the Dlisfortunes Of others, and which
is even for its own sake incapable OF in
volving any man in ruin and misery, is Of
Ill tempers Of Ilind the most amiable; and,
though it never receives much honor, is
worthy q the highest Fielding.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1888-10-25
OLD SAWS IN RHYME.

Act'ons speak louder than words ever do:
lou can't cot Your cake and hold on to 1t too.
WI, the cat is away then the little mice play.
"here there is will there is always a way.
0ne,s deep in the mud as the other In mire:
Ion Jump from the frying pan into the fire.
There's no use in crying O or milk TINT IL sniff.
NO accuser 10 needed by conscience of guild.
There must DO some fire wherever il smoke.
iho pitcher goes oft to tho we'll till it's broke
ny rogues falling out honest mon get thor due,
whoever IL hts he must put ON the Shoe
All work and no play will mako jack dull how,
tnihs OF much beauty ia over q JOY.
half loaf is better than no bread at all.
Ana pride always goeth before u sad fall.
Fast bind and fast find have two strings to
your bow; ~
Contentment is better than riches, we know.
Tho devil finds work for hands idle to do.
a HISS Is as good as mile is to you.
You speak of the dovil-he's sure TO amman.
fou can't make silk purse from cut a sow's
eur.
An man by his company always is known;
stone
When the blind leads the blind both will fall in
It's better born lucky than being born rich
Little pitchers have big ears; burnt child
breads the fire;
Though speaking the truth no one credits n liar
Speech may be silver, but silence is gold:
lheres never n fool like tho fool who is old
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1888-10-25
THE PEABODY FUND.

At the session of the trustees of the
Peabody Fund held in New York on
Thursday, DR. Green, who has for three
years been acting us general agent, was
relieved by the election of the Hon. ].
M. L. Curry, of Richmond, Va, to tho
position. MIR. Curry resigned three
years ago to accept the appointment of
minister plcnipotentiary to the Court of
Spain. lie has recently returned to this
country. The report of the general
agent showed that he had visited each of
the Southern states enjoying the benefit
Of the fund and found the South making
great strides in the development of its
schools. The income distributed the
past year amounted to $67, 600. Since
1868 the income distributed amounted
to $l,727, $50. In round numbers the
'und amounts to ", 600, 600, and the in
come to be distributed the comino wear i
about $40. 900
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1888-10-25

Gan extraordinary scene" says the
Nashville (Tenn.) american, s'took place
at the funeral, in Penzance, of Thomas
Oates, who had drowned himself in con-
sequence, it was said, of an unhappy
home. He had lived with his wife and
mother-in-law. Two thousand persons
attended the funeral When the clergy
man left the mob~tried to hustle the
young widow and her mother into the
grave. Failing in this, they stripped
the young woman of her widows dress,
bonnet, gloves and wedding ring. A
policeman got her into the sections
house, and he and three volunteers of
the peace saw her safely home. They
were followed by jeering and shouting
crowd, the worst among whom we're
women"
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1888-10-25
Bismarck's Weighing Chair.

Close by the side Of Prince Bismarcks
bath, says the London Figaro, is weigh
ing chair, covered with red velvet, of
the most modern construction, and the
great German Minister never fails to sitry
his weight" at least once day, or to re-
cord the result of his trial in the small
dairy he keeps attached by string to
the arm Of the weighing chair for the
purpose. There was time when the
Prince scaled the somewhat Gargantuan
weight Of 247 pounds, but s'much has
happened since them" as his late friend
Lord Beaconsfeld once remarked. And,
among other things, the Prince has taken
not to 'banting," but to more recent
system of dealing with ones too, too
solid tlesh. !" Thanks to determined per-
severance in the system, the German
Chancellor was recently able to announce
At the breakfast table, in a tone of TIL
uinph, that he that morning only
weighed 100 pounds. Europe. which has
such deep interest in Prince Bismarck's
continuod life aud good health, would
Az we'll. Il possible, to secure for inform
ati6n = daily return of the weights re-
corded IA TIE Chancellor's little diary.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1888-10-25
ALAS! PooR.YoRIck!"

There was no foundation for the rumcr
that John L, Sullivan, ''thc slugger' of
Boston, Mass, was dying, as a visit to
Crescent Beach developed. What is to
become of Sullivan when he RECEIVERS is "a
matter Of much conjecture. He has no
money worth speaking of, and his friends
are few and far between. His wild cx-
cesses have SO completely undermined
his constitution that it is doubtful that
II he will try to regain his lost fortune
BY going through the country in the role
of an exhibition boxer.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1888-10-25
VIRGINIA.

The Richmond Exposition was formal
ly opened on Wednesday in the presence
Of 90, 600 people Mrs. Governor Lee set
the machinery in motion by touching an
electric button. There was magnifi-
cent parade made previous to the cere-
monies at the fair grounds.
The Philadelphia Brigade Association,
numbering about one hundred and TWEEN
ty-ive War veterans accompanied by cx-
Governor Curtin and number Of ladies.
visited Richmond Thursday, to partici-
pate in the ceremonies incident to the
unwilling of the monument of the late
Maj. Gen. George Pickett, G. s. A.
A boy, while passing through tho Hol.
lies, two miles from Virginia Beach, near
Norfolk, discovered the skeleton of
man. From the scattered clothing, pa
pers and other articles found around, it
was identified as tho remains of Alonzo
Bowls, the missing salesman, of w. &
B. Douglas, pump manufacturers, of
New York City. The buzzards had eaten
every particle of flesh off, leaving only
the bleached bones.
GEORGIA.
A committee of 60 citizens, in secret
session at Atlanta, nominated john T.
Glenn, the well known lawyer, for
mayor.
A. Il. Sholes, senior vice commander
of the Department of Georgia and Ten
nessee, organized Grand Army Post in
Macon ON Wednesday. George b. Petit
was selected commander. When the
Dalton post is mustered, Georgia will
become a department by herself.
The air in and around Atlanta has been
so sulphurous lately with powder from
pistols in the hands of negro burglars,
that lynching is talked about. The po-
lice authorities have made preparations
to resist any attempts at lynching, re-
moving some of the prisoners to the
county Jail from the city prison.
MISSOURI
The banking house of Shanklin &
Austin in Toronto, the oldest bank
in Northern Missouri, has closed its
doors. The immediate cause is the fail
ure of the Traders bank of Chicago.
The bank has been in business since 1850.
MISSISSIPPI.
All shotgun guarantees in Mississippi
lave peen WluHufaWn on Cnc TallrOauS
throughout the state, and Louisiana has
resumed business The weather contin-
ues clear and cool.
MARYLAND.
The registration of voters in Baltimore
City, which closed Thursday, shows as
compared with 1887 an increase of 400
colored voters while there is loss of
$50 whites.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1888-10-25

Popular tlnts OF the season are "tele.
phone, a new grayish blue; "jubilee" blue,
named for the Queens anniversary:
"andlron-ru color which can be
imagined if one call to mind the appear
ance OF copper or brass exposed to the
effects Of time; and 'anemone, q reddish
purple color, which is the prettiest of the
new shades. Then we have heliotrope in
oil shades, together with the standard col
ors which never disappear.
vest effects are very popular on all styles
OF costumes just now, and there seems to
be no prettier arrangement for the basque
portion of dress. A very Charming street
costume recently observed, made up in
plain dark camels-hair cloth, had vest of
striped velvet, this material also furnish
ing the skirt, which was plainly made. On
the camels-hair drapery wide fold,
reaching from the left hip to the bottom Of
the skirt, was fastened with large, round
wooden buttons.
The et-basque, of cancels hair, but
toned with q single button, Just upon the
bust, and exposed the vest fully above
and below. 1t was trimmed with revers of
self material. The cuffs were of the fancy
velvet, oddly cut The drapery was ex-
tremely plain, and the whole dress was ex-
cellently suited for its purpose as an early
spring walking dress.
Walking skirts for the season are for the
most part plainly and simply made, the
drapery reaching nearly to the bottom of
the skirt and consisting merely of a fold Of
the material hanging as straight as pos
sible. They give freedom TO the limbs
which heavily trimmed skirt seldom does,
but they should not be made too narrow
fault which is often to be observed of late,
and which results in displaying too fully
the form and movements of the limbs
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1888-10-25

In the approaching evolutions of the
French fleet off Toulon, captive balloons
are to be Employed new idea in
naval mannuvres. The apparatus is to
be supplied from the armv aerostatic
school at Chalais-M eudon, and will be
sent to sea on board pontoon, which
will be towed by one of the vessels OF
the squadron, aud from it the ascents
will be made.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1888-10-25

The decline in value of hill town
farms in Massachusetts is put by the
Chicago Times at fifty per cent. during
the last ten years. A well improved farm
near Greenfield, valued at $1,000, brought
recently $4,000 at forced sale. The
shrinkage in several town values has
been from $500, 900 to $500, 900.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1888-10-25

According to London Truth, the
mother of Germany's new Empress
would have married in 1862 the EN-
peror Napoleon III. but for the opposi
ton of Queen Victoria and the Prince
Consort, to whom as Princess of Hohen-
lohe- Langenburg, she was closely re-
lated.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1888-10-25

The fastest trains in this country are
two flyers on the Baltimore and Ohio
road that are scheduled to run the forty
miles between Baltimore and Washing
ton in forty-fiSe minutes. The slowest
train is North Carolina ''eSpress, y
which consumes nine hours in running
100 miles.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1888-10-25

The late Paris census shows six thou
sand nine hundred and fifteen Ameri.
cans, fourteen thousand seven hundred
and one English, and thirty-fve thou
sand seven hundred and eight Germans.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1888-10-25
CHAPTER XIII.


AN ATTACK IN THE REAR.
The two men were introduced to the fam
~ and We're cordially received.
When jeff was reached in the introduce
Jon the men locked inquiringly at John.
"A better friend, nor whittier man, never
s5ved than this one, and no one could slight
De nor hurt me more than to insult him.
lie has saved my life, and he is my friend 7"
And John Eddles placed his hand on the
boulder of the faithful colored man.
jeff bowed low to the new men, and
Bhen they. reached out their hands he took
mem with fervor that convinced them Of
ihe warm heart of the negro
After they were seated, the first speaker,
Jhll, began and told our friends why he
TRs here.
Il came down here from the North a
Hpar ago, he said, ito try and get what
1Duld out of small estate my brother left
gt his death, a few months before. This
friend OF mine wanted to come South.
blinking that this climate might help his
lungs, which were weak, and SO we come
fbgether
There were certain persons who had al
Pady secured most of the movable proper
and when | came and demanded it,
bey w0sld not deliver it without due pro-
$sss of law, and some of them carried the
Units alqpg until this trouble came upon us,
Chen thsy defed me, and afterward pro-
2eeded 70 force me to leave the country,
uhich J strongly object to. They have
tRnde IL hot for both OF us, and in more
ways ttsn one. for we have been shot at,
aud ha's had to repeatedly run for ouI
lives, aSd, to cap the climax, they burned
our buildings, and we had no place to shell.
ter u.s. We accidentally heard of you, and
the trouble you were having with the same
or other gangs of cut-throats, and we con-
Guided =. come and offer our services, and
unitedl!' SIGHT them"
WhaS is your loss is orr gain, then, said
John 5r all we need now is additional
mon, an y we can repel all their attacks. We
shall consider 1t a favor if you will remain
with us
We t.all try and not be in the way. And
u may - can get some consolation yet, il
can't {nf anything else, said the stranger.
as quit smile stole over his countennnce.
\. The sens horses were attended to and
their ar as brought in They proved to be
quiet, sAobhusive people, and the Eddlos
family SAnsidered them good acquisition.
The yoSnger stranger, whose name wns
Sim Dosn. was in poor health, which made
II unpleasant for him. and no doubt made
him mos quiet than he otherwise would
have bd~n
John sad been planning TO go to the river
again, ct this time upon different errnnd.
from th>t which took him there on former
occasioA
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1888-10-25

An estate situated in the business por-
ton Of the village of Port Chester, in
the township of Rye, N. Y, valued at
SIS, 900, 600, and which was leased for
100 years, is about to revert to the heirs
of its original owners, through the dis
covery of record which has just come
to light.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1888-10-25

One of the most remarkable mechani-
cal changes of the day, declares the
Scientific american, is the setting aside
of steel and the readoption of iron for
some of the most important parts of To-
comotives on many railroads. It is only
comparatively few years since the
change was made, on most roads, from
iron to steel.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1888-10-25

DR.. Robert Morris, who recently died
at La Grange, KY, was one of the two
poet laureates which Freemasonry has
had in all its history. Robert Burns
was the first
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1888-10-25

More than $500, 900, 900 worth of min
eral products came from the mines of
shls nation last year, according to the
report just issued.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1888-10-25

The bad driving of the Paris cabmen
has impelled the ''Syndicat du Sport
Francois" to offer prize for competition
in driving.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1888-10-25

EVERY year the Emperor of China
takes trip at the vernaf;e quinox to the
temple Of agriculture, and, after ploW-
ing . few burrows with his own hand,
oilers sacrifices at the four affairs Of the
gods Of heaven. This ceremonial is
deemed necessary to insure good crora
during the coming season.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1888-10-25

Experiments in raising tobacco in
South Australia have been highly sue
cessful, and the crop will hereafter re-
ceive much attention.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1888-10-25

About 500, 900 persons hold Govern
ment tobacco licenses. Fully 500, 900
in addition find employment in raising,
handling and manufacturing it.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1888-10-25
STARVING.

News from Merrick, 20s miles east
OF Saguenay, Canada, is of the most ap-
palling description. The whole popula-
ton Of the district are on the brink Of
starvation. The fisheries this season have
signally failed. Crops, of no great &C.
count ut any time, have also turned out
badly. ~
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1888-10-25
d9f 1nka Reporter,
Publ1zhed livery Tnursday.
AT
s3NAs MISS.
MISS.

There are million more women than
menin Germany.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1888-10-25
Worth Rememherinr.

[To BE Continued
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-05-24

. Forty years ago Joseph Miles. of Mil
lerton, N. Y, married q neighbours
daughter and settled down to farming.
He got tired of this, and told his wife
that he thought they'd better make u
change. She objected. and. in fact re-
fused to quit her old home. He said
that she could do as she pleased. and
that if ever she decided to live with
him she'd be welcome, but he wouldn't
return to Millerton. So he left her and
their boy. She made her home with her
parents on their farm The husband
fought through the war. then went to
Sidney. n. Y, and began to make
money. He acquired a snug little
fortune, but had no one 70 share it
with. A friend who knew his story
went to Millerton. found Mrs. Miles
living on the homestead With the boy,
a man of thirty-four yeats. told her
all about Joseph. and induced her to
consent to go to Sidney and join him.
She didn't need much e,suasion. and
Joseph. too. was glad when he learned
of the negotiations The neighbors
hearc of it aud the other night
thronged to the railroad station to
meet the train that brought Mrs Miles.
She didn't recognize Joseph. and he
didn't know her; but after the intro
duction they seemed very happy. and
have taken up welded life where they
laid it down thirty>swo yesrs ago
N ]. SHsa
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-05-24
PUTTING ON STYLE.
How Many Young People Jeopardl'
Their Chances In Life.

How Many Young People Je0pardl8e
Their Chances In Life.
In many people. and in the working
classes in general. there is serious
failing to live beyond their means
And the consequences are that many
find themselves spending all they earn.
and trying hard to dress as well as
their neighbor who may be in better
circum iances.
But III, chances are that the one
whom You take rs model is trying
just as hard to ovcrtake the one who
is better dressed than himself Some
take sensible view. and as long as
they are neatly dressed are satisfied.
and consequently get along oil right.
without any trouble. and enjoy them
solves o hers make the attempt to
dress and fail.
Il is only after dismal failure that
he realizes his folly. for it certainly is
folly. to attempt to live and dress be-
yond the ability to pay.
You not only spend more than you
ought. but you lose your self-respect
as well as that of your neighbors and
employer. and with the certainty of
defeat in the end. for the end is only a
question of time.
And where is the gaine Your friends
know You can not afford it. and
stranger do not care. You may make
favorable impression at first. where
you are not known. but the fact will
soon leak out. and you viii have los.
more than you might have gained.
A few may treat you rather more
respectfully because you are better
dressed, but they are the ones thai;
will benefit ron the least The ms
iority of people guage you by wha,
you are rather tlsan by wha; you wear
You can be clean and neat. polite
and kind. and SO earn the respect ci
those you work for and whom yon
como in contact with 3 great deal bot
ter than Ly oyerdressing yourself AMI
putting ON more Style than your wages
viii admit - oston Budget
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-05-24
IF / COULD CHOOSE.

would not dare. though it were offered me-
To plan my lot but for a single day,
So sure am that all my life would be
Marked with blot, in token OF my sway.
But were it granted me this day to choose
One shining bead from the worlds jeweled
string,
Favor and fortune would quick refuse,
Igrasp richer and more costly thing.
With this brave talisman upon my breast
could he ruler OF my rebel soul;
To own this gem is to command the rest
It's the Kohinoor called Self-control!
It is the wicket-gate tn broad estates,
To peaceful slopes and mountains blue and
fair;
Calm-browed Content beyond its border waits,
And even Love sits in the sunshine there.
No sullen faces frown upon the street,
No grated windows, no grim prison walls;
No clanking chains are bound on convicts feet,
And on the ear no angry discord falls.
MY life's swift river wdens to the sea-
The careless babbe OF the brook is past;
A few late roses blossom still for me,
But spring is gone, and summer can not last
Had begun with mornings rosy strength
To seek the flower that on LIES summit
grows,
Knight have found my edelweiS at length,
And on the purple heights have gained re-
pose.
But have loitered, and the hour is late;
Worn are my feet, and weary is my hand;
lean but push aiar the massive gate,
lean but look into the Beulah land.
But. friends, II my poor love could have its
way,
And blossom into blessing on each soul,
This is the very prayer that should pray:
"Grant to mems lives the power OF self
control!'
My Riley Smith, in ". y. Observer.