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Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-01-31
Railroad Men Proud Of Their Watches.

Eat Buffalo, N. Y, where am now
inspecting the watches of the Erie
Company's employees, we have an
opportunity Of meeting all the men
from it's leased branch, the N. Y, p.
and 0. and also those of the Lehigh
Valley Railroad says an inspector in
the Jerellers' Weekly. "From my per-
sonal observation / am satisfied that
most OF these men take pride in carry
ing good watches. They are not very
particular as to the case, but they know
almost as much MS matchmaker about
the various movements, aud generally
insist upon having the best. A good
railroad man carries o good watch,
while an inefficient conductor or brake
man will be satisfied with anything than
represents tmepiece. The railroad
companies get rid OF these men as fast
as they can.
FIFTY per cent of the watches have
examined have been full jewel d. Tbs
non-magnetio watches are not carred
yet as generally MS they should be. We
ind twice as many silver cases MS gold.
A few old timers or back numbers
as we call them, were submitted for
inspection by their owners with some
such remark as Never varied second
in twenty years, aud when we rejected
them as unreliable the railroad COM
panies were roundly abused and we were
told that we were blacksmiths. 1t is
surprising how implicitly man will
put faith in watch because he has car
ried it for q grent many years. He
seems to believe in itas in an old friend.
sAs rule We have required all
watches to be left at our store for about
week and attached a daily rating card
to each, on which correct record Of
the running was kept. On this record
we give certificates.
although watch will run at diff.
ferent rate on railroad from what it
will elsewhere, ii can be regulated for
their use il il can ordinarily keep good
time,
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-01-31

ed by the thousand which characterizes
the dwellings Of those good people who
have gained wealth without gaining
taste,
Behind the guipure curtains ON the
first floor stood . handsome blonde look
ing out with bored expression in her
cold blue eyes. This was Solange Tar
venue, the only daughter of respect
able bourgeois who, having made his
money in trade, now lived gentleman
of leisure in this fine new house.
Heaven |" exclaimed Mile. Tar
One can't go out to make any calls and
no one comes to see one. It's enough
to give one the spleen r
"The spleen2 What's that2" asked
M. Tarvenue from the depths of his
paper.
Something you don't understand,
papa said the young lady, impatient
ly.
"Suppose you practice q little, my
daughter, suggested Nine. Tarvenue,
putting up some stockings she had been
darning. "That piece, you know, you
are to play at the Paulpiur tonight"
:" Yes, it would be worth while, would
it not?" sneered Solange. "People
who don't know one note from another !:
As though there was any one in the
Ville-Abbe, any way, who did. j. hat
is the use Of having any talent for any
thing when one lives in the provinces ?"
"Uh, the provinces again Solange
is in q bad humor. I'll get out Of the
way" remarked NJ. Tarvenue.
Leave the child alone. The tenn.
perature affects her. 1t is psychology
cal, said Nine. Tarvenue, who flattered
herself that she understood her daugh-
ter, and was upon the same intellectual
level, albeit the latter had been educated
in Paris.
She went down stairs with the aiSS
and there Solange with-one mus -
juss-a good deal Of mere digital bss..-
liancy, began to practice one Of those
SNOWY and utterly hollow musical pro-
auctions in which there are technical
difficulties in profusion, but absolutely
not one note that can speak to the heart
or the mind.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-01-31
Laanueo

Morning League has been
"a by some of the more sensible
ladies of Paris. They are OF the
lion that tho customs of society, as
yards tho hours Of social gatherings,
fe opposed to the laws of health. Tho
fmembers Of the league suggest that all
balls shall commence at nine and end at
midnight. Dinner parties are to LIE
discouraged, and lunchoons to be given
instead.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-01-31
THE AIR SHIP.
An Inventor Sees His Life Dream
Realized

=,
a balloon ascension was made recently
as Coney Island. Inc weather was all
that could be desired, and 1t was decided
10 make an attempt TO demonstrate the
souhdness OF the IDEAS carried out Dy the
inventor OF the ar snip, Peter Y. Camp
gell, south Brooklyn Jeweier. mr..
James n. Allen, the well known profess
sl9na. aeronaut, OF providence, Rhode
Island, was the paliooh'st.
IL was ihtenueu 10 nave tne ascension
IaAe place al CLOCK, ana tne palioon-
ISL was 10 nave maze voyage TO Fhlla-
aelPhia, put, owing TO several unlocked
ior uetaiis' the START was not made until
Q CLOCK. rlVe nundreu people were on
! p demonstra1lon OF tne invention.
lure oxygen gus was generated on the
spo1, ana tne paiIoon was inhated. mr..
Alieh stepped INTO the light Car IN the
centre OF the air snip, and gave the
signal to cut the rope that held 1t to the
earth.
Inc hawsers were severed, and with
an easy motion the alr.ship moved up.
ward amid the appiaudlng shouts OF the
crowd. When the balloon was about
2OO or 3OO feet up, 1t was remembered
that photograph OF the machine was
to be taken, and loud shouts caused the
aeronaut to bring the immense air
machine to the earth's surface again,
almost on the same spot from where he
started. The photograph taken, the
balloon again moved upward to a height
OF 50O feet.
There 1T remained stationary for sever
al minutes, and finally, under the direc-
ton OF the aeronaut, the air ship moved
about IN dlfferent courses at will. After
maneuyeing about IN the air for half an
nour the snip took It's course northeast
ana ianded IN the village OF Sheepshead
bay. MI. Allen states that IN all its
movements, with but lew minor excep.
lions, the machine obeyed the actions OF
its various propellers and screws, and
that the landing made was Intentional.
Inc AR snip combines the principal
Q! balloon ana nylng machine. IL ie
cigar snapea' 0o ieel long, ana 40 ieet IN
alameter ~ tne center. Inc car ana
nyipg mschine - susPenoeu from !he
pa'ioun ~ meuns u par running
seng'nwlse unuer ~. e ptopeiler IA Tue
. .ul.n =. ing m ,,:' 40 plovlueu,
wnoto pIopelihS aorou ni"y pe
pp,,0u ~ la.se an,' lGw !ns uevico,
~ ~ I.tPo' !. :" Ao' 'Don'"i ui'oo'iou
' a. ~ sl'e IA; a. 80 az 80. 40
WINGS ad;ustad 90 as 70 all allow rar nsaJ
".nes' aI's.0" % 40 " INV " ser'lca'
lie the w;rgs * h;rd I T ~ .io ~; va ~
arc a ,r Nv INV - shaop r ~russ'
Rot,, fora aua ~ - IL o;xos,ia, sJpes; ?.
The car and nro;ect;pa from, the tea, y ~ :,
ed ~ AZ LaeI and stand;no ~ tbs les
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-01-31
A VISITING CARD.

T was a rainy day in
January. Large DROPS
were beating monoton-
ously against the win
dows Of a red brick
house whose W h tie
stone trimmings and
other heavy architec.
tural ornamentations
wore that air of hav-
inc hnpn manufacture.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-01-31
WHY HE WAS DISCHARGED.


UnoIs Jonas Catches His Young
Nephew Initiating Him
II am on the turf now" said a f3ashy,
blaok-eyed young man, still in his teens;
to an acquaintance q day or two ago. /
am out for money, and everything
goes"
s'When did you quit your uncles
hook shops" asked the boys acquaint-
ance.
''Las' week We'nsdy. He fred mo
out for trying to work one Of his own
games. One OF the funniest rackets you
ever heard of, and I'm just sore enough
on the old man to give it dead away.
The old man was going up Centre
street one day last summer, and he stop
ped in secondhand tool shop to see a
friend. While he was there he got
monkeying with secondhand signal
box. 1t was q little cast -iroDS
thing with the word police on
the front and brass button on the
top. When he pressed the button
it set q lot OF clockworls going in the
box, and made as much noise as an
alarm clock. He was stuck ON the thing,
and bought it for half. / asked him.
what he was going to do with it aud III
said he would stick it up on the wall'
ring it if any toughs tried to
trouble in the shop. Well, THAT'S
what he did with it. He screwes
in plain sight behind the cuuN
fastened wires to it to make it /
they went somewhere. Them
some bronze paint and touched
n, ;stas Ra ~ (, n raod Got Nv mouir
1;aSa he tho,,aht g " .,,'a4
tha nov ~ w S.S rn ~ = IL 1 Ma -.
vel Tba,, " ~ ~ 10y. .. -.
Act t;roa 4 wo, n' s,i ~
q Jrass cnot s,.yo v"s 'e
ond wantad a. s.p 49, ~ "a.
held tha coat M s and s;.oy
the fallow w." that ~ woe woe ~ t,
The coat wos h;a s,,,rn,,
him and tba IA mo,, So
coat Eas IA VOW coat9;
".Ratclar i;ta soms ~
s:va;t iii r all ~, ts "a
old man and he t,,r ~ 81 - a ana Sa,
bntton down . herJ ~ az 1 th n ;nn
The vonng sa,low ;rst oaya 6a -
a. ~ o hny e,J Z, !uSS t~,e re -,
ana left Tia Goat beb;nd He a;,,,l IL
oronnd there s;nca After FLat H.
old man cave ma - undarstanJ Iii liz 7
was to come alone hinder slow Io anv time
when he rnne. tbe bny o. tbat e n,a,l le
didn't scare thew wonld take Il 4 t,at o liz
call was for me- and then he would nd CON on
snlt me- about fha Goods that wsra Of a..
cred He worked S s fla call A On az nan nan
wifi a GOLD watch next dav aud the
man snafched the watch out u ,,;s hand nd
and skipped After that he was -. mora
carefnl md when q croolr car, - n WITH
n ring q dnv or two later he laid tha
r;no down ant Of reach and touc ea t the
hutton, saving he would call b;s son and nd
GET his op;n;on ahont tha stone Tha
crook looked a. tba coll s hox snd ron liz
eve along The wires which MN towa I'd
The front Of the shon srban he began
IN sweor and mall = ;,,n,, e. tba 10
door Neyt dav n;cs.ieoL;nr fal n,,,v
came in and dascr;had tha S;1,,, end iI ss;J
that Il was stoIsn from, lin, IA AN tha fe ba
had cornayed tho nor , saha s toll = on5
learned wbsro 4 Voc .as,'N ~ S'oA0 As-''sss
ia i, r;aht Gw ws1' sand a. q 600
tho ola man .rd than s0 ~ t ~ ~ '. ~
hutton oga;n car "1e 'A'A - 'ouo''eo '''o
az VII nn,ra - a;n - b.,s
bonr sors tha 81; 80 ,a - mn snua an
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-01-31

The man who wants to reform the world
or q billion souls, can guess OF the Labor,
II he'll begin in very small way.
And try 10 reform hi neighbor.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-01-31
Tho pcrccntagl Mat they are
Canadian Fren s he Anglo Sag.
destined to out
on element.

h Clinton, Iowa, tho
a now Id, is about complete
largest 10 Pun for trial. 1t cost
and mas able Of saving 450, 600
$sVo, W lin ten hours, and is sup
seet Q Nc hand and three gang
plied . other improved machin-
saw NO batteries of ten boilers
cry will employ ia con junction
edtIpther mill over 800 men.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-11-12
OLD NORTH STATE.
Regular budget of Carolina New-

Regular budget of Carolina News.
Rnlgon. y. c.. November H. ~pc-
cial. A fatal accident occurred ON the
Carolina Central Railroad caused hy col
lsion between "a freight and maternal
train. The foreman of one Of the traius Was
killed outright.
The exodus movement i'm the eastern part
Of The state continues. and u seems 10 bt on
The increase. This afternoon special
train of several hundred emisranls passed
through here bound for Arkansas.
The stomach Of Joseph Morton, Of Nades-
h0ro. which was sent here 20 The STATE
chemist 50 be analyIed. was sent back ar
the last Legislature passed an act reiielin-
this department of this class of work. MOI
ton was supposed 10 have been poisoned az
WadesborO. because me informed on parties
who had perpetrated biz safe robbery
there.
The Agricultural and Mechanical College
j. no,, doing some good work, and u Hour
ishing. 4 number Of new students arrived
and entered today,
STATE Baptist Convention will meet IN
Henderson on Wednesday Of this week.
Emmett Nichols. son of Congressman
Julian Nichols. Of this city, died IN Wash
ingt0n city saturday night. iiis remains
were brought here aud Inferred to-day.
The superior Court Of Moore county was
forced 10 adjourn last week on account Of
the destruction Of the county records. The
courthouse and all the records Of the county
were DESTROYED few months ago by an IN
cendiary Hrc.
Valuable coal deposits have been dis
covered al Mount Airy. IN surry county
and are being investigated, Colonel Robin
son. superintendent Of the mines, has jusl
sent carload Of coal to Richmond 10 be
aualNZed,
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BRIEF TELEGRAMS.

COLUMBUS. o., November IA special
10 the Pres, from logan, Ohio. says that
". y. Lee Of New York, has iilcd an an
,wer 10 a suit brought by "a Boston company
'iO ioiecl0se mortgage, securing the bonds
of the Ohio and Western Coal and Iron
Company. which recently failed. lie
charges that bonds OF the company were
irauduleutiy issued. and ascn,dtlOn inYOlv-
mg prominent men is imminent.
NEW YORK. November 1.-THE Broad
way Railroad Company from which the city
nOw receives about $1,000 rlcr annum IN
rentals. has offered 10 guarantee that the
payments on this account shall not BE- less
Than Sl'DO0J per annum il the city allow 1t
90 usc the cable system instead Of horses ~
motive power.
PursBuRG. pa. November IA gigan-
tie pool in which all th. leading window
glass manufacturers will cooperate, il
being formed for seli-protection.
CHICAGO, November 1.-THE report that
senator Kennedy had Withdrawn rom the
Cronm case is true.
NEW YORK, November II The arbitra-
ton committee OF the various baseball
leagues met to-day. President Young and
secretary Byrne were reelected for the en-
suing year.
NKW YORK. November 1.-THE Hcf0id
SAYS that il is rumOrcd that M0ieska will
shortly sever her connection with Booths
Dramatic Company, because Of what she
terms his ungcntlemanly conduct towards
her.
BUFFALO. y. Y. November 1.-THE Er-
press New York special says: Robert Bon
ncr has purchased the great threo-year-Old
-unOl from senator stanford. The price j.
not made public.
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DkNVlLLE.
Getting Down to Bu>ine~s-Correeted he-
turns From Patrick and Henry-Bo-s-
ties Seeking Crumbs Of Comfort.


Getting Down to Busine-s-torrected Ee-
turns From Patrick and iienry-Bo-s-
ties Seeking Crumbs Of Comfort.
pANyILLE. Va, November ll.-.spe-
cial. The election excitement being over,
Dan,ille has settled down % business. ana
to-day the Tobacco Market was animated,
Receipts were large and breaks heavy.
Prices remain high.
LATEST FROM PATRICK AND HENRY.
The telegraph lines from here 10 Henry
and Patrick counties are interrupted. ana
the official count in those counties which
was made to-day cannot be obtained. but II
j. learned that gross Irregularities at lcath-
er,yood precinct. ia Henry. Viii necc-sit;ite
the throwing out Of that precinct. which
viii give Fall (dem.) for the Legislature a
small majority over Brown trep.l. Frauds
and IRREGULARITIES have, been uneauhed at
several places in Patrick. notably AT Gates
store. The corrected returns will elect
Peters (dem.) % the stat senate 10y over a
hundred majority.
IHE RULING SPIRIT STRONG IL DEATH.
4 delegation of Republicans from this
district will make pilgrimage 10 Peters
burg in few days t0 have an interview
With Boss Nahone.
The object of the visit is not known. but
is presumed tO have reference 10 the few
offices hcrcabOuts still remaining untitled
hy Republicans. notably the DanNille post
Office
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RICHMOND. A. TUESDAY. NOVEMBER

children Of the late George trchton. the
brave fireman. who lost his life wednesday
night. In saving another in iminent peril. is
reaching laudable proportions. There are
now between fifteen and twenty hundred
dollars in hand. and everything points TO the
conclusion that a great deal more will yet
be Obfainef.
Bishop \. W. Wilson preached last night
mt the Market-strcct Methodist Church 10
an immense congregation. The church was
filled 10 ifs utmost capacity. and for an
hour this gifted preacher and man Of God
held his entire audience spell-bOund. The
subject Of the Bishops sermon was Faith.
Mayor 4. +. Collier has appointed com
mittec Of three gentlemen. whose duty II j. tO
view and report as TO the proprcty Of pull
ing down the standing walls Of the build
ings destroyed by the recent fire.
Notwithstanding the recent great loss Of
the city by fire, her people. rs whole. have
not forgotten 10 be thankful that they have
been rescued from Malone rule and negro
domination.
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THE W. &. T u.
Miss Francis Willard Reelected as It's
President.

President.
CHICAGO. November 1.-THE Womens
Christian Temperance Union Convention,
at its session this morning. reelected Miss
Francis Willard president Of the N0men's
National NOmen's Christian Temperance
Mon by an almost unanimous vote. Niss
Willard withdrew while the informal ballot
was being taken, and Mrs. Mary J.. Burt,
the New York W. 4. 4. l.. ,icc-president
was called TO the chair.
The ballot resulted Frances +. Willard,
$50; Ms. J. Ellen Foster. II ;'Slrs. Mar, II.
Hunt. .: scattering. a.; blank. 3.
4 motion % elect by directing the secre-
tary % east the ballot OF the convention,
was carried by standing vote. only the
Iowa delegation, headed by Mrs. Foster rc-
naming seated.
In expressing her thanks for the honor
conferred upon her, Miss Willard said she
Was sure that many II the delegates had
supported her for Office who were not IN
sympathy with her methods. This she took
10 mean that they expected her 10 keep
peace. and 30 far A. lay in her power she
would follow the bidding Of these voters.
What they had done had put her under
blessed restraint. Miss willard again
brought up the subject ~ the ~h0rchan lio-
I tel saloon license in Washington, and this
caused discussion which was ended BY
the almost unanimous adoption of III, fol-
lowing resolution, introduced by Mrs. T.. g..
Wallace:
Inlsmuch as the Yice-president. l.. i.
Morton, occupies the second position IN au-
th0rity in an administration that !asCr. the
policy Of high license. ! move that the
whole matter be dismi- scd from the consii-
Grafton Of the convention, as be- could not
have done otherwise without rebuking the
policy Of his party.
| At the afternoon session ihe election q
officers WAS continued. Mrs. Caroline B
Buell. was reelected correspondent. secre.
tary; Mrs. Mary \. Woodbridge, recording
secretary; Mrs. l.. NJ. y. stevens, assistant
recording secretary, and Miss Esther pugh,
treasurer. The remainder Of the afternoon
session Was devoted 10 speech making and
he reading OF reports.
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from New York southwark. and high west
Of the Mississippi. The returns OF potatoes
make the average yield 10 bushels per acre.
The general average for tobacco Of all kinds
Is bi5 pounds per acre.
REPORT on THE sURGEON-GENERAL
The annual report Of surgeon-G General
Browne % the Secretary ofthc Navy. shows
that balance of S2OS, ,9SD remains on hand
70 the credit OF the Naval Hospital fund.
The number Of persons examined for the
naval service during the year was 10000.
aud Of this number 3.ali or more than one
third were rejected for physical d;squalif-
cations. The number of rejected for color
blindness was l.3oo q ratio Of - i'm thou
sand. The daily average Of sick ON vessels
ahoat was 100. The death rate was i23J in
a thousand for the entire service. The total
number Of deaths was 1913. which was in
creased 10y the disaster al samoa.
REPORT OF THE PAYMASTER-GENERAT
Paymaster-Gcneral William y. Rochester,
Of the army. has submitted his annual re-
port TO the Secretary of War. The amount
deposited by enlisted men, with pay officers
during the fiscal year was $.s>3.19S. a slight
decrease from the amount deposited the pre-
yious year. This decrease may be- due e.
the fact that owing iO the more frequent
payments, the enlisted men who usually
made deposits of small amounts do not feel
inclined On receipt of only half the sum Il
deposit To encourage these men and tc
gave them every opportunity 10 save theil
money, II i recommended that the minimum
limit 10 the amount that may be deposited
retained from five dollars 10 three dollars.
FOURrH-CLAsS PosTMASrERS.
The following fourth-class postmasters
were appointed to-day: North Carolina
Miss susie W. Charles. at Union; John A.
Bailey, at WOodleaf: VIM. 4. Runysn. AT
McConnellsburgh; II. r.. NcF-n. M War
Minister. \irginia-G. L. Campbell, NJ
Pembcrton.
CARNEGIE GETS 4 CONTRACT
The Secretary Of the Navy today award.
I'd the contract for furnishing steel plates
10 De used in constructing cruiser No. :. AT
the Norfolk navy-yard. % Carnegie, phipps
a Co.. Of Pittsburg. at $50, $50, and one CON
tract for steel shapes 10 the same firm at
o.l60. The Linden Steel Co.. of Pittshurg.
viii award another contract for steel shapcs
for cruiser 40. at S2,,6Gi.
WASHINGTON ADMITTED.
The President late This afternoon issued o
proclamation admitting Washington Terri
tary in the Union as state.
CAPITAL NOTES.
The President to-day appointed Charles
p. Lincoln. Of Michigan. 10 be second
deputy commissioner of pensions.
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WASHINGTON NEWS.
Yesterdays Rsports From the Federal
Capital.

WASHINGTON. ID. c.. November H.
The November cotton returns Of the De-
nartment OF Agriculture show a~ssmarkdble
variation I'm the condition Of the cotton crop
ia different localities. In North Carolina
and virginia the cotton has been very shou
and excessively wet and seriously injured
In long continued rains in the season OF
blossoming. Tennessee reports nlurlng 10
the crop by wet weather. lack Of cultivation
and early frOsts during the past month. In
these states the crop Is much worse than
elsewhere. The crop Is comparatively late
especially from South Carolina TO Alabama,
Win large growth OF weed. I'm lOwlands
early frosts have injured the crops east OF
Mississippi. while the uplands In the south
ern belt are still green. West Of the Missis-
sippi. i'm large portion Of the
area. there has been no irOst. Inc
weather for picking has been remark
ably favorable assuring the gathering
without waste Of all that opened IN excel
lent condition. The fibre Is grading COM
paratiyely high. Notwithstanding the a'erSe
conditions arising from abnormal disiribu-
lion of moisture affecting cultivation.
orovth and flnlitage. The indications OF
WELD per acre, by county CORE Ondents,
sre about three per cent. higher than last
wear. so much still depends on iuture XII
linz frosts and sunny weather Tor opening
and Gathering, that the results cannot be
known very closely until aIter christmas.
There has not been severe general loss D.!
the caterpillar and boil worm, though the
damage 10 some locations has been serious.
The official returns make the rate of pro
ducfion of corn full average slightly above
sGiL bushels per acre, and the quality me-
dium relatively low on the Atlantic coas'