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Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1890-08-07
CHARACTER IS THE THING.

] want to repeat with emphasis
what said not long ago in the co..
umns of this journal, viz: That it is
far better, ten thousand times better
to send a boy or girl away from school
with a right conscience and love of
good, and taste for good reading
than to send him away able to wcrk
all the problems in all the mathema-
ties. and parse all the hard sentences,
and bound all the countries in the
world. CHARACTER is THE THING.
If the homes can and will produce bet
ter character than the schools. that is
if the school viii in any way interfere
with the formation of good character,
bette keep the children at home.
There is no doubt in my mind that
many Of the schools in the past have
made thieves and liars of honest and
truthful boys. have seen them
growing. The old force methods of
government, "if catch you at it |
will punish you. made liars. The
system Of marking in examination and
making class standing depend on this
will develop thieves. have seen
them developing. Many schools have
had and many of them still have one
or both Of these methods.
Now whas is there rfn-eur course of
stady to develop character, produce a
well rounded moral being out OF the
boy that is placed in our schools viii
arithmetic produce Character? VIII
grammar as she is taught produce
characters Will geography help the
poys character? Will history give the
pupil moralitya CHARACTER IS
TEE THING. Have we any thing in
the course Of study that VIII give good
moral character? We want.s some
thing, we need something. we must
have something. Nor must it be de-
ferrd till the boy reaches college.
Before that time the chataeter OF nine
tenths is formed. We need something
in the common schools.
We need a series OF text books Oh
morality for common schools, for il no
other way will the teachers be INDUCED
to give that moral training thatt. the
child needs and wants. ManySa child
is hungering and thirsting for moral
Instructions. It has moral nature
that needs cultivated and educating
as much as It's intellectually. and it
itas much moro important that it have
edecaiiag rs morals are more impor-
tant than intellect. G. I. Howerton
in luka Normal
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1890-08-07
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Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1890-08-07
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI,
TIsHoM1NGo COUNTY.

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a.is ~ sne 80" ~ ? upeIs y 'sS ~ uioio
oaIu Soun.y u, saiu STATE
lespecuuily make applcatioh 10 your
non. il.' oouy ior License TO sell at retail
y. sinous allu spurious ana Mait liquors
y, ~ .he fiIso nuperVlsors Dlstrlct OF SAD
oounly u "ilioh ain resiuehs cltlzeh
anu uiaie person. over tne age OF twenty
one years, anu set lorth tnat said liquors
are 70 oe solu ny me IN lraine Duliulng
sixteen leet square, situated on the East
slae OF Bear creek, ABOUT nifty yards
lfom sala creek, anu ABOUT one hundred
yarus aocEs tne Terry landin9 between
Eastport, MISS ana hiVereoh, Ala, on
iracelonal secCloh zor-l I'll, II, ana
nave no partner. W. IL. oHEFFIELp'
we, 'ur petitiohers, Weose names are
hereto slsheu' Respectfully state that
.hey anu eacn oi .neli are real estate
th owneis t;s aaa ei resideh. G,tlzens @ of ana IN
~; rnu dtSS 6,,, baeetuoo az - - lishV
i. ,,aIa ,,ar,on 60 'ti1. H. arc ~ ,f
one vea,s and is resident citizan ~
said District. Comfy and state. that he
is OF GOOD moral Character and a sober
and suitable person to receive License to
sell Vinous, Spurious and Malt liquors
and they Recommend him to that effect,
and they pray that he be granted by ant
receive such license from your Hon, body.
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Lewis, e L Coggins, II G Bailess, Lewis
Yarber, J 7 Goyer, ! + Bennett, John
Whiteheld. James IIightower, W NJ Alex
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Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1890-08-07

ated it withamendments that 1t will
hardly be recognized.
The nice little scheme which Mr..
Blaine ilatched up to have Congress
charter an international America Il
Bank, with his personal friends an
political supporters as officlalsd
stands very little show OF being en-
.oorsed by Congress.
Senator Morgan, a member OF the
Senate committee on Foreign Affair S
says there will be no war with
England; but that if there should be
Russia would, in honor bound, be
compelled to become our ally.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1890-08-07

We have frequently heard it said
that it does not malter much what
sort of work man does, so he does it
we'll. This sentiment is in line with
good George Herberrs words:
Who sweeps II room as for thy laws
Makes that and the action line.
There is truth here-much truth.
When man is put BY Providence into
a particular place. it is his duties
TO meet the responsibilities Of that
place, whether they be Of q more
or less honorable character.
But Providence does not always mark,
out our duties 50 definitely as TO give
us no latitude in selecting them. tits,
in fact, often the case that we are left
free to choose between different kinds
OF work. Whenever this is so. we
ought to take the higher. At first
glance this proposition secms to have
no special signpicanee; yet ii is. in
fact, full OF meaning. Tho higher
work is always the more difficult,
making greater demand upon the
powers Of the body, the mind, and the
heart. For example, many preachers
satisfy themselves by nearly miscel-
laneous and superficial reading, pick
ing such themes and such books as are
easy and pleasant, and ignoring thSe
that call for cocentFated and prolong-
ed attention. That this is the case no
one will deny; that it is wrong. and
even wicked, all will be ready to
affirm. We are not merely under OBJ
legations to do as we'll as we car what
ever we undertake, but we ars also
bound by all considerations to bsnder-
take the best possible thingspirdt tany
parents imagine that becaus onhey
keep themselves busy abous scss q i s1ir
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1890-08-07


GolS 'Newnsn Cayce one of the most
puii-hea, scholarly. ehristian gentlemen
IN tbe first congressional district has
oeeu defeated for congress bY the
friends OF congressman Alen,the present
incumbent. Cayne was comparatively
a stronger to be larger portion Of The
voters Of the district, and the early date
otihe convention prevented his makirg
close persnnal canvsss and getting
acquainted with the peonle. This was
q severe draw back 10 his candidacy
and csnsed his defeat by a large mai
ority. Col. Cayce, although defs ated
Is conscious of the fact that he con
du ted his contest on an honorable,
high-topet, gentlemanly plane. and is
not guilty OF anv act or word that will
ever cause him to bush with shaEs.
Col. Cayce is not professional polN{-
cian, and Is utterly devoid Of the infa-
nous tricks the political schemer and
wire puller. In fact. we were OF the
opinion all the time that Col. Cayce was
too honest open and consciert Gus 10
ever Sncceed in securing the nomination
for congress A. the hands of the conven-
ton Of The present time areaS day His
friends will ever respect and admire
him for his upright manly and genlle~
manly conduct through the canvass and
in his everyday life. Tupelo Ledger.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1890-08-07
Penmanshlp in the Public Schools.

w tflS FuDIIC CCnCOiS.
shall continue to say something
through the NORMAL on this subject
until there is an improvement. The
New York Sun, one OF our leading
newspapers, strikes some good blows
for an improvement in our ehiro-
graphy. ! quote the following:
Tho average handwriting of our
people is bad; worse probably, than
that of any other nation. tits either
grabbed and illegible, or OF mechan-
ical character, in which oil individu-
atty is lost; and poor instruction is
responsible for the evil.
The run of our school teachers write
asbad hand, without grace, beauty or
distinction. When it is legible it is
apt to be vulgar and common place. 1t
gives readers Of their letter an un-
favorable conception to their charac-
ters, education and breeding; and a
letter is often the first introduction Of
an individual. and from 1t the recipi-
eat forms his first and most fixed i'm
preston OF the sender Peumanship.
therefore should be a department of
instruction in the putlic schools upon
which the greatest care is bestowed.
II is more important there than algc-
bra, geometry and three-quarters Of
other branches by which the Board OF
Education sets 50 much store. A first
rate wiling master is much more
essential thana great mathmatician,
and he deserves a higher sal AIRY. He
is harlec to get than high flown,
new-fangled Professor of Pedagogy.
Tho writing master is a funcionary
or the school WHO'S Of the foremost
importance. But he must know what
good writing is
Thero is o great quantity Of truth in
what the Sun says, AMI l hope that all
tho papers via begin to SEQ it in this
light ana say 50. 1t might servo to
Wake some one up on the subject
There is no attention given to writing
in this state. Why is thisP
prjmar.iy baca,so tha ta.o,on. j.
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Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1890-08-07

Mr.. "Marsh" Cook, a prominent
Republican aud candidate for Dele
gate to Constitutional Convention,
was murdered by unknown parties
in Jasper county on Jnly 25sh. IT
was charged that he had madc in
cendia,y speeches, calculated to are
ray the blacks against the whites,
which led to his a-sasslnation. The
Governor has offered reward OF
5000 for the parties who committed
the deed.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1890-08-07
BY All Odds

The most generally useful medicine Is Ayers
Pills. AS a remedy for the various diseases
Of the stomach, liver, and bowels, these
Pills have no equal. Their sugar-coating
causes them not only to be easy and
pleasant to take, but preserves their medi-
cinal integrity in all climates and for any
reasonable length of time. The best family
medicine, Ayers Pills are, also unsurpassed
for the use of travellers, soldiers, sailors.
campers, and pioneers. In some of the
most critical cases, when all other remedies
have failed.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1890-08-07
Ayers Pills

prove effective
g In the summer OF 1864 was sent to the
Annapolis hospital, suffering with chronic
diarrhea While there, | became so re-
duced in strength that could not speak and
was compelled to write everything | wanted
to say. | was then having some 25 or 30
stools per day. The doctors ordered medi-
cine that l was satisfied would be of no
benefit to me. | did not take it, but per-
suaded my nurse to get me some of DR..
Ayers Pills. About two O'Clock in the after
noon | took six of these pills, and by mid
night began to feel better. In the morning
the doctors came again, and after deciding
that my symptoms weremore favorable, gave
me different medicine, which did not use,
but took four more of the pills instead. The
next day the doctors came to see me, and
thought | was doing nicely. (and SO did y.
then took one pill day for week. At the
end of that timq considered myself cured
and that Ayers Wills had saved my life. 1
was then weak, but had no return of the
disease, and gained in strength as fast as
could be expected. .n-F. G. Luce, Late Lieut..
Seth Regt Mass. Vol Infantry.
A
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1890-08-07

Do not delay, but send In your sub
scIiption to the Champion Paper Of tho
South, The Times Democrat sof New
Orleas Daily and Weekly. II has
The largest circulatiya.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1890-08-07
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NA 4 81 s.ss II y; ~ EPPE.
Win op2h its next Session at
OXFORD. MISS,
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 1890

The University has been put in more
effective condition taan ever before The
plan of study IS so arranged MS TO present
lhree parsliel courses OF study leading to
the degrees o. Z. A. =, s and j. p In
each course there il Large scope for election
in Subjects taken.
1sne~een schoo.are taught in the depart
mtnt ossci nee Letters and Arts, viz;
Latin andGreelz Endsr Pross Hogue and
Bondas ant &c man and Fiench under
Prol L Fonta'ne. Eaglisii and Bellies I4sttras
under Prof Eager. Mathme;ics under
frGf. HUME Physics and As ronmy under
Pros tnlSon 1heortrical Chemistry prac-
tical Chemistry botany Zoology, Minor
aaey, aad Geology undcr Prot Jones
Mental and Moral Phil isophy, Logic. His
tory and Political Economy under Prof.
Sinrs
Five Fellows have been appointed in
English, Mathematics, Chemistery, Natural
History and Physics respectively who viii
assist Ghe profe .surs
The school cf Law is still in charge Of
Prof Aayes
Tuition free to all. except q fee Of $50
70 LAW sradents Expenses need not ex-
coed SIT per annum Fcf catalogues and
further Information address
EDWARD MAYES,
University, Miss Chancellor.
July 3l--3m
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1890-08-07

Presto! Changed Gray and faded
boards made to assume their original
color by applying Buckingham's Dye
for the Whiskers. 1t never fails to
satisfy.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1890-08-07
THE YUKA NORMAL INSTITUTE.
IUKA, MISS.

The ninth year Of tins institute be-
gins September |, 1899. Enrolment
last year 10; boarders 2l1 66 more
than for the previous year.
xFENSEs:
n Munfs. ligats, iuess lodging ho0l,s,
washing and tuition, for ten months,
$l55.V0, If paid in advance; the same
items for the full school year, eleven
and Il ha.f months $l75 90, if paid in
advance. Music and Art extras, $500
TO 5000 portsmouth.
Write to H. "A. DEAN for Catalogue.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1890-08-07
NNtice.

Notice is hereby given that the uadcrsign-.
ed, b. the order 81 The hoard OF supervisors,
will receive bids for the hire and Gus od, Of
prisoners for two wears from the first day of
september, 1890. from ihe jailof Iishnniin,
so couniv. Al pralositisns ior tie con,
tract of the hire aud custody OF the same
will be reeeiyed from this dale until Sea EN-
Der first, 1880.
r. w. PATTERSON.
Clerk board of Supervisors.
Iuka, Miss. July cad, 1880.
Printers fee SasS. At
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-07-10

In 1885 there were 41,C00, 900 sheep i'll
the United States, II, 900, 900 in Aus
tralia, and 100, 100000 in the Argentine
Republic. We have two-thirds of sheep
to every inhabitant: in the Argentine
Republic there are twenty-five sheep,
and in Uruguay forty sheep to every
man. woman and child. We have 49,
900, 600 of horned cattle, population of
60, OO0, 600; the Argentine Republic and
Uruguay have IS, 600, 900 Of cattle to a
population of 4,OO0,0o0 In Uruguay
with population of 500, 600 souls, there
are 5000, 900 of cattle, 30, 600, 900 of
sheep, 2,O00 900 of horses, or 60 head of
stock for each man, woman and child;
SIS, 900, 600 have been invested in wire
fences in Uruguay alone, and more than
twice as much in the Argentine Repub-
lie. In either of these countries a cow
can be bought for So, steer fattened
for the market for $40 or S12, pair of
oxen for S25, a sheep for so or 60
cents, an ordinary working horse
for IS or $40 and roadster
for SIS, mule for SIS. and mare
for whatever her hide will bring. Mares
are never broken to saddle or harness,
but are allowed to run wild in the pas
lures from the time they are foaled I'M
til they cease to be of value for breed
ing. when they are driven 10 the sale
dros or slaughter-houses and killed for
their hides A man who would use a
mare under the saddle or before
wagon would be considered of unsound
mind. There is superstition against
it.-Harper's Magazine.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-07-10
They Have Seen Better Days.

A good many stories of misfortune
and trouble were revealed unexpected
ly by an advertisement which promi-
nent business man inserted in last Sun
days papers for a clerk. The adver-
tisement stated that business man of
experience was wanted, to begin at the
salary of S12 per week. There were
over 200 answers, and many of them
were long letters from men who had
formerly neld positions of inquest oned
Importance and influence in the COM
mercial world of New York. Some of
them had been the heads of great dry
goods houses, while other applications
were signed by the names of firms that
were once well-known throughout the
country. They were all willing, and in
deed anxious, to get position at the
salary stated. One of the men had
been cashier in a bank in New York,
and had once possessed a good deal of
property, but he wrote that every thing
had gone against him for the last ten
years, and that he was absolutely in
need of the necessities of life. Among
the answers were several letters from
young men who had collegiate educa-
tion and knowledge of several foreign
languages. Y. Sun.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-07-10
AGRICULTURAL HINTS.
WHEN TO SELL.
Farmers Who Fail to Hold Their Stock
for the Best Prices

Farmers Who Fail to Hold Their Stock
for the Best Prices
The question of when to sell the
horses which are raised for market is
one which too many farmers fail to re-
alize the Importance Of The answer is
found to be: when the price which
pays fair return for the labor and cap
ital invested is offered With horses,
as with every thing else which the
farmer has to sell, the object IS, of
course, to get the highest market price.
But the average farmer can not afford
to speculate in horses any more than in
any thing else If he is not s'horse
poor with more animals
than he can keep busy-he can afford
to hold his surplus stock for paying
prices.
A mistake too often made is to hold
too high. If 4 man pays S25 for service
fee and loses the work of the mare for
time the value of that work must be
added to the cost of the colt. If the
lost time amounts in all to a month
(Which it seldom needs toy at 81 per
day it would add SIS to the cost of the
colt, making the first cost $50 The
first summer the food of the colt-oats
and pasturage-would amount to say
SO. The mares grain ration would
need to be increased. and therefore it
would be fair to place the figure at $40
as additional expense.
This would make the cost of the colt
up to the first winter SSS During the
winter SIS for hay and oats would more
than cover the cost, if the value of the
manure is figured. On this basis. at one
year old the colt has cost SOB. The
second year will bring the colt up to 1925
and the third year to $50 at the out
side. Now there is $50 invested, and
to sell the colt at that figure means no
profit. At ten per cent. the $3.50 would
earn in three years S45, but it has not
all been invested three years. The
cost of labor invested amounts to but a
small item, and if the colt is sold for
S195 or $500 at three years of age, he
pays handsomely for the capital en-
ployed.
The foregoing figures of cost allow
for waste and accident. With proper
care and economy of management, but
still liberal feeding, the cost of raising
the colt would be cut down to 500,
which, added to the service fee, would
make the colt stand the owner S125, at
three years of age. The time to sell
that colt, then, is when a fair price can
be had. If $3.50 is offered, the farmer
can generally afford to refuse it. If
$175 is offered and refused, the farmer
simply speculates, as $50 is a good
proft.-Farm and Home.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-07-10
DOMESTIC CONCERNS.


Some people are never happy.
Every thing seems pleasant around
them, but they are always miserable.
But then there are some houses in
which the sunshine never laughs--the
blinds are never opened the shades are
never lifted. We can not be happy il
we bar the heart to happiness. West
ern Rural.
To Cut a Jelly Cake: With a sharp
knife cut piece about an inch and
half square in the center of the cake,
then from each corner ofsthe square to
the outside cut slices. Then the slices
will be of uniform size and shape, and
not so awkward looking as if cut in
wedge-like pieces from the center to
the outside.
Pineapple Bavarian Cream: Soak
one-half a box of gelatine in one-halt a
cupful of cold water, then add half a
cupful of boiling water, stir until dis
solved; add half cupful of sugar, and
two cupfuls of chopped pineapple;
place on ice until thick, then add one
pint of whipped cream, stir it in care
fully, and then let all become very cold;
serve with sponge or delicate cake.
square rush mat. A heavy rope cord is
sewed around it, leaving a loop at one
corner to hang it up by. 1t is then
given coat of bronze lustra paint.
When perfectly dry, draw the corner
opposite the one with a loop and the
two sides together, and fasten firmly,
placing a large bow of ribbon where
they meet.-The Home.
Lettuce with Tomatoes: Pull off
the leaves of the lettuce, wash, let
stand until needed. then shake the
water from them. Arrange a circle of
the darker leaves on the outside, the
stems meeting at the center of the
plate; then a row of the light, tender
leaves on top of these, and place sliced
tomatoes in the center, pouring over it
mayonnaise dressing of the consistency
of sweet cream.-Toledo Blade.
The celebrated German remedy for
burns consists of fifteen ounces of the
best white glue, broken into small
pieces in two pints of water and al
lowed to become soft; then dissolve it
by means of a water bath and add two
ounces of glycerine and six drachms of
carbolic acid: continue the heat until
thoroughly dissolved. On cooling, this
hardens to an elastic mass, covered
with a shining parchment-like skin,
and may be kept for any length of time.
When required for use it is placed for a
few minutes in water bath until suf-
ficiently liquid and applied by means of
broad brush. In forms in about two
minutes a shining, smooth, flexible and
nearly TRANSPARENT skin.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-07-10
Manure in the Orchard.

Arthur Bryant. director of Horticultu-
raj Experiment Station No 1, at
Princeton, ILL.,, tried the effect
of manure on some young Duchess
apple trees just coming into
bearing. These trees were all near
together, and inclosed by an old orchard.
but the ground where they were plant
ed had never been in orchard before but
in grass for two years. He applied five
good loads of manure to eight of the
trees Eight of the other trees about
the same size on each side of those
MANFRED, were used for comparison.
The manure was applied the 25th of
May, 1889. AS the summer was moist
one with reasonable supply of rain
there was no appreciable difference in
the crop of apples on these trees, and at
the time of his report September u
the manure showed no effect.