Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1889-10-24
THEY SAY
That the phantom rider is myth


That the candidates are now taking q
rest.
That ". j. Digger has gone into
the pumpkin business.
That the shade trees on .loafers cor
nsr have been cut down.
That the price Of provisions is going
up and cotton going down.
That Lawrence will not monkey"
with the 'possum auy moro.
That Ham Prewitt will be elected
Supervisor Of the lot District.
That there are times whsn. tArse u .
crowd. That's what JuAa thought.
That she told her father she wanted
some sugar to sweeten the flour. She
got it.
That she received letter thirty pae es
long AID !. closely written. He must
must have good deal to say.
That The following word was given
as to define. but W begged to be sx-
cused: Csnsmagnifcandu bauda ntislity.
That several eoaasrynea made The
night hideous. last week, by trying to
awaken Mr.. Traylor to get box of
oysters and five cents worth OF crackers.
That Anderson asked his girl il she
would have him, and this was her
answer:
.'S'pgle am, and 40 resolved to be,
For Hymcn's bands shall never fetter me.
That Ham Prewitt took young lady's
picture so life-like, the other day, that
after she had gone the picture began to
sing. "Out in the cleaning, oh my
dai ling!"
| That the dudes of Iuka will call
convention pretty soon to decide wheth-
or they will visit The young ladies who
part their hair on the side and chew
gum. Yum. yum!
That twilight lets the curtain down
and pins it with the star. But certain
young man didn't think so when the big
dog got after him and pinned his coat
tail to the fonce.
That tina clergyman who cannot sc .
his way clear enough to preach tempei-
ance N big pulpit is certainly looking
through the bottom Of glass tina. has
had lump Of sugar In it.
That IT freezing point il thirty-two
degrees and boiling point one Auudre d |
and thirty degrees. what il squeezing
pointe Two, In the shade--of the |
moon.
That the coustryman who found the |
streets OF lLka inAa somewhat dilapidas
ted condition suggested to the authors
ties that if they wanted good streets |
they sAould plant them 70 pstatoes the |
first year. -
That > certain young man in town
sent note TO one Of the young ladies
OF the |. N. l.. to accompany her to
prayer meetin'. bat she respectfully de-
ciihed. Another note WAS sent, but it |
met with the same reception. Not to |
DC outdone the young man tried to
bride female relative With pound of |
candy, to get the Joung lady to 20 to
meetin' so that he could 500 her home. |
But man proposes, &c. Finally an
elderly lady wss sslIsa n, and tAe |
young mans heart dopps1 mp and down I
like churn dasher Is he trippsd along
side Of her in attendance to the sRead.
ing Club" Great Was the rejoicing
that greeted his appearance 1t the club
room, and the band played, .sSee the
copquering hero comes ~
That the "Emplrs Gown'' i tho
latest style for ladies, and this Is the |
way to make II:
sTake large-sized table cloth,
Stitch two sides teDetheF,
Run pucker around the top
Or ribbon tethcr.
ssCut some armholes near the neck
Put the belt below them,
just to touch the shoulder blades.
30 IS not to show them.
sLet the skirt be flowing loose.
Like sail that's tapping
In the fragrant southern breeze.
MAst and yardarms tapping.
"Tack some buttons up the back;
Two or three is plenty,
For you know ON Empire gown
In the waist is scanty
"Pnt up some lace about the neck,
Sew It there, or pin It;
Then, 70 make the gown complets,
Let the girl get In it,
That ; certain young man 10 Iuks
went to zee his sslady lovs''-who, 81
the way, lives in 1ennessee-a fev
days ago. dressed In hp 'sSnnday- eo~to-
meetins." When he arrived n Cr.ra