Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1888-06-07
luka, N. ssi ssippi,

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Iuka. j j. CHAMBERS.
luka, M.ssi ssippi,
Now that our city Dads have comen.
ced their work, let them hue to the line
the chips fall where they may. There
are several side walks that need repair
,ng-the one in front of the REPORTER
office is not much better than goat
path along the mountain side.
We have received Quiet number o.
complaints from subscribers from differ.
emf post offices throughout the county
who fail to get their papers. You can
rest assured that the paper is mailed
from this office every week and if you
iail to get 1t please inform us at once
and we will investigate the matter.
Mr.. W. F. Jourdan who has been alb.
sent from Iuka, for the past two years
returned here last week aud will engage
in teaching a school at HiIlside until
September. after which time he will be
employed at the Normal Institute at
this place. Mr. Jourdan is young man
Of great promise and we have no doubl
will fill the position as teacher credita
bly, to himself and the scholars under
his tutorshlp.
The average weight vf mems
hearts says the Medical News, is
eleven ounces each, and of women
only nine ounces. Tins, when
they give and take or exchange
hearts. man is the loser, quality
being equal. Mans average BRAIN
weighs forty mine aad. a half
ounces and woman,s forty -four.
The average weight for both lungs
IS Tor men forty-five ounces and
for Women thirty-two.
We are informed that Some person or
persons cut,lhe telephone wire between
this place ind Eastport. and taken out
one or two hundred feet 81 wire and
carried It away. There are a cla,,s of
peopls that make practice of testry.
ing and mutilating property whenever
good opportunity presents itself. If q
few of such persons could be caught and
seyerly punished lit might teach them
lesson they justly merit.
0 money! moneys how bllndly
thou hast been worshipped,. and
how, stupidity abusedl Ttou art
health, and liberty, and strength,
and he that has thee may rattle
defiance at the foul tiend. We
have been rafting defiance at our
creditors until it has become mo-
'notonous to them, and if onr pat
rons don't rattle in what they owe,
we will soon have to rattle out
between two suns.
Two of Iuka's mostnoble youths
on a fortune bent, highed away to
the gravle pit one day this week
and accepted a job to load cars
with gravel at one dollar a car.
After they had toiled several
hours under the blazing, heat Of
old soils June day rays, one was
found at spring near the shade
of tree with blisterett hands and
figuring on the soft. side Of a rock
how long 1t would take him to
make a fortune by the sweat of
MS brow came to the conclusion
to retire, most gracefully from so
lucrative position with a half
dollar IN money and ever so much
OF experience.
We Ike to hear a man reiusa to take
his home paper, land all the time sponge
on his neighbor forthe reading Of it.
we like to hear a man complain when
asked to subscribe tor his home paper.
that he. takes more than he can iead
now. and then 60 and borrow bis neigh
boris or loaf around until he ga.hers all
the ncws from it,. We ike to see a
man run down his home paper as not
worth taking, and now and then'beg the
editor for q favor in The editorial. We
like to see man run Gown his home
paper and then try to set share Of he |
'rade which the newspaper brings to the |
own. we like to see this, it looks como.
'mloal, thrifty, progressive and cheeky. |
Ind Sig. GrinnolI. !
Stealing 9 kiss IS not a felony, I
'at when il comes 20 stealing an
nil complete, as a new York |,
camp tfied to DO tbe' other:day, It /
! time fortthe law to interfeaf
Ivalancls.