Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-10-24


ity. should rattle the door of Watson &
hughes brick instead of the drug store
door as before.
On Saturday, the 10Th, the canvass
closed at this place. All of the candi.
dates for the various offices which they
represent at the coming November
election were present and each man
tod off has views on the various topics
under discussion. Ut course all want
the office for which they are offering,
bnt - there are NO. enough offices fol
each candidate. about fifty will be left
for another season. So the dear people
need have NO fears but what they can
In the near future shake hands once
more with their favorite.
! Ye local had the pleasure OF attend.
ing the prayer meeting at the Baptls
Church last Monday night, and cal
truthfully say that 1t was the most in
| terestiug meeting that he has ever st
tended. These meetings are conductet
BY the members OF the church, aps
every ono has An opportunity of Ok
pressing his or her views in regard Il
she chapter that is read to them. Al
are invited to participate in these meet
ings, and especially ths young men o
Iuka. They could not spend an hou,
or Two more pleasantly or profitably
thaa 1t these meetings.
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Tuesday night will long be remem.
bered by the people Of IA as one OF
the grandest nights in the history Of
their town. The occasion for this out.
burst Of feeling was the lecture leliYer-
ed by Mrs. Zsre.da Wallace, or As she
il com monly called :. Mother'' Wallace.
The Methodist Church was handsome
y decorated; beautiful flowers regaled
you from every side, and the fragrance
of these were inhaled BY every one who
we're present. Fair hands beautifed
the church, and ye local ieltaa = he
gssed around that he ~ 10 garden
Of roses, which blooms4k the spring
time. The church began to fl,
early with the old and the young, the
beauty and chivalry Of Iuka, and ere
tho exercises began there was barely
standing roon. The exercises Of the
evening we're opened with an approx
pirate song ~ the choir. Prayer was
then offered BY Mrs. Neblett. That
amiabls and accomplished lady, Mrs.
Seay. In few timely remarks intro-
duced Mother Wallace. Words ale IN.
ieqxate to express the feelings OF that
vast assemblage ~ they listened 10
tho aged lecturer. For fully one hour
she held the audience spell-bound BY
her words of wisdom aud truth. She
pictured in glowing termssthe wre.ch-
| edness and misery that the dram shops
had and are still brought to the fire.
sides. She appealed to the men to
engage with The women in the noble
work which ley have undertaken and
endeavor to drive the demon from our
land. Her appeals to manhood and
womAnhood were grand and sublime,
and when she closed there was not =
doubt left on the minds Of her hearers
but that her lecture was . success and
that much good would be accomplished.
Now let the members Of the W, c. T
q. Of Iuka 60 to work in real earnest.
Do not pause il their work. Go forth
hand IL hand and let your voices ring
II gleriods song. and - you step across
the threshold Of that once happy home
LEI your voices blend 10 harmony with
the poet - be sang those beautiful
llnes--
s'Oh Mary tell me truly
What makes you look 50 gay,
That evening after evening
Your husband IL away,
You little know how it becomes
4 w0man's lot through life
70 bo unto Z drunkard's faults,
A patient, loving wife. =