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Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1893-11-30
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SOCIETIES.

SOCIETIEA
MAsoNs--IuKA LODGE NO. M-Meets firw
Saturday night In each month
Geo p Hammerly w. NJ, A. T. Scruggs
s. W. Ell Hamilton, j. NP. W. Patterson
Treas. John T. Barnett, Sec'y, J. A.
Dugger, S D., A. B. Patterson J. D.,
Tyler.
KNIGHTS OF HoSoR-LoDGE NO. 1880 Meets
every lst and 81 Tuesday night
J.J. Conan, Dictator, J. T. Rarnett, Treas.
@. W. Mcknight, Reporter, H 0. Erwin,
Financial Reporter,
KNIGHTS LADIES OF HONOR LODGE NO. %.
Meets I'd and Sd Tharsday nights In each
month. B. +. McRae, Protector, Mrs. A.
Hodge, 6eo'y, s N. Dean, Treasurer.
WoHAN's CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE UNION.
Meets at Methodist ~hrr~h tvs+ t.,.v~ ay in
each month, o'clock, p. M, Mra Katie
beay, president; Mrs. B. e. Dean, sec'y and
sfessnxer; Miss Anna Rogers. rec. secSy.
ASSAS WoAAN's cHHxsTxAN TEMPERANCE UN-
1oH.-4cets every Monday afternoon at n
O'Clock e Aia Lily Mlller'a Pres. Miss
Annie Dsani Cor. Hecy. and Rao gac ME-
LILY Miller; TresA Miss innes xisxsnder @ .'-
x.AaIU.-iUKAIoDa NO. n4o. Neat.
ar9t saturday u each month.
- eeragks. Pres-, !. p. Husson, Beu,v.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1893-11-30
DIRECTORY.

COUNTY.
Chancery Clerk, 2. w. Patterson.
Circuit Clerk, w W Harvey,
Sheriff, W. b. McGehee,
Treasurer, Job IL. ScroSgs.
Sup't schools. Dr. F. i. Carmack,
Assessor, II. X. Rogers,
Coroner & Ranger, w. r. HcDonga
Supervisors: lst Beat, l.. L. Bonds, "d
Joe Marixr, sd. John Juurdan, 4th. L. j ).
6totmc.it, 5Ch. W. L. CLARK.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1893-11-30

T'shomingo County contains S450
square miles and is the extreme
Northeastern county OF the state,
population 1000. Iuks; the county
seat ie locNted on tho Memphis nnd
Charlestoh Railroad, and contains
1000 Inhabitants. Tho other towns
are, BuvnsvIlle, Bay Sprlngs RASs-
pott aud CGftetsviIle.s'0
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1893-11-30
HOTEL
Barber Shop.

HSOH <AHSHO AO1NO. DdFU6-.
Newly fitted up, new chair, new furn
ture and every thing first class. A first
class barber in charge. Shop under hotel
office. jy 2s
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1893-11-30

Nayor, s. NJ Dean ex -of,icio J. p.
Marshal. W. NJ Gist
Adermep ]. r. Barnett, sec'y and treas
g. W. Reid, ]. O. Payne, X. D. Smith
q w. McKnight.
Night Watch, Robert Baylcss.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1893-11-30

Circuit Court F7fst tdfstiao Hon:asscors1'
t,.vcs, Jn,;sc. W. Ii Walker, attoruey.
Tcrns second Monday iii jsn. Sno' iiy
Chancery Court, First Judicial DISCREET.
Hon Baxgos Mcfarland. Chancellor. Time
OF meeting: lot Mondays In Juue and Dec.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-08-24
The Law of Postal Cards,

1t IS n mistake TO suppose that any
card with handwriting upon IL bear.
ing ! cent stamp can be lawfully
transmitted by mail as II IL were an
Official postal card. The first para
graph OF the 273d section OF the pos.
tai laws and regulations runs thus:
Postal cards cannot he issued by
private parties. All cards, other
than those issued by tho department,
containing any writing are subject
to letter postage; but II cards con.
tain printed matter only, so as 10
constitute circular but | cent is re-.
quired on each Of them"
When this regulation is not prop.
erly complied with, there is very sure
to be tedious delay in the transmits
sion OF the card 10y the postoillcc de-
partment. boston Times.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-08-24
Medicine in the Middle Ages.

In an entertaining article in the
Nineteenth Century on medieval med
icinc, some curious prescriptions are
given. A person whose right eye was
inflamcd or blearcd was recommended
90 take the right eye of Frogg, lap
IL in piece of russet cloth, and hang
il about the neck. The skin of n
ravens heel was prescribed for gout.
Diiiident young men will he interested
in this: ''If you would have man be-
come bold or impudcnt, let him carry
about him the skin or eyes of II lion or
cock, and he will be fearless of his
enemies nay, he will bc very terrible
unto them. The tendency 10 reti-
cencc, which Is so common fault OF
parliaments, municipal councils, etc
might be cured by this treatment: '1f
you would have him talkative, give
him tongues, and sock out those of
water frogs and ducks, and such cren-
lures notorious for their continual
noise making
II man Ind II sounding or pip.
ing in his cars, ," he was recommended
20 put oil of hempseed, warm, into
them, "and after that let him leape
upon his one legge upon hat side
where the disease is; then St him
bowe doune hys earc Of that syyle, if
haply any moysture would issne out"
The remedy for nose bleeding was to
''beat egge shales 10 pouder, and sift
them through n linnen cloth, and blow
them into hys nose if the shales were
of egges whereout young chickens are
hatched, II were 30 much the better. ="
Powdered earth worms mixed with
wine were recommended for jnundice.
Toothachc might be relieved by IN ap-
plication of the fat of "littlo greene
frogges," or of the "grnye worms
breathing under wood or stones, hay
ing many fete." Frogs and toads were
fnvorite remedies, especially when
treated in some grotesquelv barbarous
manner. Popular prejudice against
medical science to-day is declining,
and will probably disappear alto
gethcr; but III the Middle Ages it
seems TO have had II nyery rational basis.
Toronto Globe
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-08-24

''Thcre is healing In the bitter cup. God
akes away, or removes far from us, those we
ioye, as hostages Of our faith df | may So
express ~, and 10 those who look forward I,
reunion In another world, where there will
% no separation, and no mutability, except
aess. the evening Of life becomes more de-
ughtful than the morning. and the sunset
sners brighter and loyelier visions than those
which we build up in the morning clouds, aud
which appear be ore the strength Of the day.
Faith IL that precious alchemy which trans
mutes grief into JOYS or rather IL Is tko pure
and heavenly Euphrasy, which clears away
the film from our moral sight, and makes
aniiction appear what II really Is, dispen.
sation Of mercy"
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-08-24

A commercial traveller writes TO the
st. Louis Globe-Democrat "The
blotter in hotel writing room once
saved me from very considerable loss.
As general rule the blotter in writ
ing room is go dirty and covered up
with ink marks that the whole presents
the appearance of M Egyptian
hieroglyphics. But on this occasion,
rs luck would have it, tho blotter was
absolutely new and clean and could be
examined very closely. The last man
who had been using it was also the
first, and as he used rather liberal
supply of ink and wrote rapidly he re-
produced almost the entire letter upon
ths blotter before folding it up. [
knew him 10 be the representative of Il
large Eastern house in nsimilar though
not rival capacity to our own, and
without intending to do so, found
myself glancing nj the reproduction
of his letter on the blotter. / WAS
struck at once with the name of the
house from which had the previous
day taken an exceptionally large
order, and reading on / found that he
had notified his firm that, acting under
advice from II very reliable source, he
had decided not 30 carry out his in
structions and sell this firm a bill of
goods. went out ut once and made
II few inquiries which convinced me
that not only was the house in q,ies-
ton in difficulties, but that il was also
contemplating fraudulent transfer
to defeat its creditors. promptly
wired the house / represented toignore
my letter by mail containing this
order, giving the reasons briefly, and
following up the telegram by an ex-
planatory letter. Some rather indig-
nant correspondence followed, hut
this was abruptly terminated by tho
suspension OF the latter and the alb
sconding Of one of the partners. 1
have always held clean blotter in u
hotel writing room with feeling Of
veneration ever since"
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-08-24

ence' nm nv mind mind a always wsnders on to one
model--ihe aged one who, a years ago, We
put away for the rosurrecfion. About ~
years ago, and Just before their marriage
day. my father and mother stood up Ia the
old meeting house at scmervlile. ~ J.. and
took upon them the VOWS OF the Christian
Through long life OF vicssitude she lived
hnrmiessly and usefully aud came TO her end
In peace. No child Of want ever came 10 her
door and was turned empty away. No one
In sorrow came TO her but was comforted.
No one asked her the way to be saved butsne
pointed him TO the GROSS. When the angel
OF life came TO neighbor's dwelling, she
was there 20 rejoice at the starting OF an
other immortal spirit. When the angel OF
death came TO a neighbor's dwelling, she
was thereto robc the departed for the burial.
We had often heard her, when leading
family prayers In the absence OF my father,
say. 40 Lord. ask not for my children
wealth or honor, but do ask that they all
may bethe subjects OF Thy comforting grace J"
Her II children brought Into the kingdom OF
God. she had but one more wish. and that
was that she might see her long absent mis-
sionary sop, and when the ship from China
anchored In New York harbor and the long
absent one passed over the threshold OF his
paternal home she said, Now, Lord. lcttest
Thou Thy servant depart In peace. for mine
eyes have seen tho salvation" The prayer
WAS NOOn hnSWcrtUs
II was an autumnal day when we gathered
from afar and found only the house from
which the soul had fed forever. She looked
very natural the hands very much MS when
they were employed in kindness for her
children. Whatever else we forget, we never
forget the look OF mothers hands. A we
stood there by the caskct wc could not help
but say, Don't she look beautifully IL was
cloudless day when, with heavy hearts,
we carried her out 20 the last resting
place. The withored leaves crumbled under
hoof and wheel ~ we passed, and the sun
shone on tho Raritan River until II looked
like lire but more calm and beautiful and
radiant was the setting sun OF TINT nRed pill
grim's life No more toll, no moro tears, no
more sickness, no moro death. Dear mother
Beautiful mother
sweet IL the siumber beneath tho soi,
While the pure spirit rests with God.
I need not go back and show you Zenobia
or Semiramis or Isabella or oven tho woman
of the text ~ wonders OF womnnly excellence
or greatness when In this moment point To
your own picture gallery OF memory. and
show you the one face that you remember 80
well and arouse all your holy "reminiscences,
and start you IN new consecrution 90 God by
the pronour 'iation of that tender. beautiful.
glorious word, "Mother, motherm
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-08-24
Fraud I'm Marriage,

According to recent decree OF the
Austrian courts OF law, concealment
OF age on the part Of a bride is SUM-
Client TO inyaldate the marriage.
An Austrian baron has succeeded in
obtaining an annulment OF his union
in consequence OF his wife's having
pretended, at the time OF its celebra-
tion, that she was fifteen years
younger than her real age. II Is the
first time on record that marriage
has been dissolved on such grounds
as these, and were this interpreta.
tion OF the law regarding fraud In
marriage" TO be accepted In other
civilized countries, a very serious
state OF affairs would probably result
thereform.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-08-24
rElrTnANcr srws AN Norrs.

More people die of drink In stockholm
than in any other city In the world, tho
deaths from that cause numbering ninety
out of every 10000.
Two hundred and three inmates OF tho
Kansas soldiers Home. who have been
treated for alcoholism, have left the home,
able 10 maintain Themselves.
According To statement lately put for
ward ut the London Mansion House. the
city Of London drinks every year $4,000 900
gallons Of malt liquor. 100000 gallons OF
wine, and 1900, 900 gallons Of spirits.
The man who loves the saloon spends
many an hour with convival companions
which he ought to spend with his family.
helping his wife TO bear her burdens and
training his little ones In the way OF virtue.
Temperance societies are being formed
among the Mujiks OF Russia. The members
undertaking TO abstain from vodka for a
twelve month. The tlrst time one OF them
breaks his promise he il fined three rIbles
and receives nineteen strokes OF the rod.
The second time the punishment is doubled.
The saddest thing Is that the drunkard,
coming out of his debauch, wants 10 repeat
H. He says "when shall l awake2 | will
seek II yet again" The drunkard loses hi,
moral force, his will power. He becomes q
slave TO the habi'. lie IL no longer free
man. He knows he Is q fool and he wants
TO DO fool.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-08-24

In som" countries already persons o. well
known int'mppratr habits ar" forbidden by
law To marry. II Is u we'll known physioloe-
teal fact thar m the matter of int"mprrnn. 4.
IN" sins OF the father are often yi-i'ai upuu
the rnldr'u. and great numbers ar. tnug
growing uu Hu's' sure 10 become danger
uuS riti2yu- r trc future and candidate iur
our NarIou. N--. .u-. SO long 10 drinking
goes on such causes are sure e. produce such
Effects. ard a.. various devices of humanity
Tor allcyiatius suffering and misfortanc and
pf patriotism In trying 10 rid IN" land from
the dangers OF criminals are put 10 EAught.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-08-24
LIQUOR DRINKixo Avp CHOLERA.

itis n striking fact that the cholera scourgs
In Hamburg was said 10 be in large part con-
fined to men who used alcoholic liquor rrgu-
hrly, and thnt the deaths cnmc still moro
largely from the sam" class. This might ho
mere coincidence II ii were not u matter of
historythat during every severe cholera cpi-
dcmic in this country tn" mortality was much
greater among liquors drinkcr, than among
those who al stained from the use Of alro-
hO!" beverages. ANY ono who passed
through the epidemic OF 1919 ani 1851 or tho
Inter ones in 1856 and ls73 Will bear tcsti-
Mony 10 IN" very important fact that tho
rHNag"s We're more general among heavy
drinkers than otherwise Toprrs worKinl:
ON the same job with tcetotIlcrS were stricken
while their tempcrIt" companions escaped.
This general testimony to the evil effects o I
Intoxicating liquors j. most valuable t'm-
prruuoe lesson. while NO ON" iS So foolish
Hs Ia suppose that he will be- sure to escape
"nolora, should II gain entrance To- this coun-
try, 10y merely being temperate. yet II cannot
ho doubted that tn" ho liy condition of tho
topper both Invites the dls"g~" and renders Il
less easy for him torOWugt II. The cholera
germ attacks the mucous membrane which
lines the Hlimenjary caual. and the continued
use OF alcoholic drinks seems t. leave this
lining In such u w'HSrnrd, If not diseased
stat" as To max" the progress ot th" disease
more rapid ana irresistible than II othcrwi,n
would be. Every ON" familiar with the gen
cral effects Of liquor drinking upon the hui
man system oHn understand how reasonable
II is that this should be- So.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-08-24
III -HHklnIh wi.

Men complain ui tho Ignorance, poverty.
and crime thar Ind Themselves muiiplvIu.: ~
our rommun.ii's. How many havre~' limited
how much II Gll these can b." traced to tho
one slngl" bad hHbit Of int"mporan'r which
destroys body and mind. ruins home nnd
family. and hanshss God from mnns heart?
a. We diminish the evil effects oi thi. vice.
can We uos -rr a change for IN" better romin.
In the hcurt, and in the home preserved or
redeemed Christian men and women, let
Us unite To- keep this terrible evil from our
homes SO that God and happiness may dwell
with u. sacred Heart Review.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-08-24

Fnoa reliable adyices In regar Ito tho com,
ing apple crop, IL looks now as IL the Eastern
States, New York, Northern Ohio, Illinois and
Michigan would have short crop this year.
Tho yield In tie South seems to bs up to the
average.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-08-24

THREE sa,lins-v"sss,s laien with oil have
Just started on an ocean race from Philadsl-
phia to Calcutta. Apurse OF 5000 In gold
has been male up for tho winning vessel
The race should take about four months.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-08-24

trink, acchsf0fien 10 drinK 1r6Iu ,,fla. onild-
,ood; most OF them brought TO prison
through drink the very day that they
uttered prison all drink was entirely taken
rom thcm, and yet there was not Single
Instance on record in which any OF them had
ALTERED In consequence. On the contrary.
nen who entered prisons sickly and hlightcd
lhve been made compulsiyely sober by act OF
'arlamcnt, alter few months left prison
iale and strong and hearty and women who
tai been put into prison perfectly horriblr
md hidcous IN their loathsomcuess and
degradation. after u short period ot drpriya-
ion rom the source Of their ruin. left prison
With the bloom OF health and almost OF
)eauiy.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-08-24

IEAsoSs ron nECoMtNG Az ArsTAINEn.
first bccnme a total nbstainer says tho
English Archdeacon Fnrrar. because / was
convinced that the use OF alcohol was not u
necessity, and great denl turns upon that.
saw that whole nations had not only lived
Sithout II but had fiourished without IL. Tho
aumuI ra- had existed M had hourished
consider me hatore - discovered.
srv- Tint aT-r ar~ I'm
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-12-20
OPINIONS and ENDORSEMENTS.

FREDERICK G. BROMBERG, Com
missioner from Alabama TO the World S
Columbian EXposition.-It is invaluable
as presenting a body of statements Of
religious beliefs and creeds.
HENRY BEROWITZ. d. D., Phila-
delphia.-Future generations viii, L
doubt not, date from this event the
epoch of general religious liberty.
PROF. DAVID SWING, Chicago.-Out
Of all these inquiries and greetings some
thing new is coming-namely, a great
religion.
MARY ATWATER NEELY.-The light
and the nobility of ideas displayed in
the Congress of Religions by Brahmins,
Mohammedans and other Oriental
philosophers has been a surprise 10 the
whole occidental world.
MADELINE VINTON pAILGREN,
Washington, d. C.-The Parliament of
Religions, whose spirit and purpose was
the study of all beliefs, presented a
spectacle of unequalled moral grandeur.
Your work will be of superior interest.
Send me three copies.
WILLIAM DRYSDALE Crawford, n.
1.-THE Parliament of Religions strength
ems ones faith in the real brotherhood
of man. But without your report of the
proceedings its influence may have been
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-12-20
High Tides and Earthquakes.

During the nineteenth century the
question Of earthquakes has been the
subject Of much earnest investigation by
scientific men, and much hard study
and research have been given toward
the solution of this phenomenon, re-
marked Prof. Fred G.. Plummer Prom
ineut among these students are the
names Of Falbs, Fuchs, Holden, Dutton
Percy, Won Geldern-names which are
sof themselves sufficient guarantee of the
thoroughness of the Investigations
'As the result of much of this re-
search it appears to be demonstrated
that the nearness and positions of the
sur and moon have effects favorable to
earthquakes-much the same influence
as these bodies have upon terrestrial sur
face tides. The conditions which are
favorable to an extremely high tide at
Puget sound are five in number-viz:
% perihelion of the earth; (2) perigee Of
the moon; 90 opposition fUlD of the
moon; "a the moon running high; (5)
the ocean winds. For the purpose of a
calculation aiming at prediction this last
element is to be omitted. Condition No.
l occurs once a year, and conditions Nos.
2, 3 and occur about monthly.
Now, by reference to an almanac. it
may be seen that on the 22d of next De-
cember all the conditions viii occur to-
gether excepting No. /, which will be
eight DAYS late, but as this would hardly
be appreciable, they may be considered
as occurring together. It may be pre-
dicted with accuracy that on or shortly
after the 22d of next December we shall
have an unusually high tide, and for
the same reasons Of the earthquake
theory is correcD the conditions will be
ripe for earthquakes. While it would
not be advisable for a scientist of
reputation to predict such an event, il
may be said that the theory will be put
to a very severe test next December, and
it's advocates will have a chance either
to rejoice or mourn. The same condi-
tons will not occur together again for
1S6 years. Tacoma Ledger.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-12-20

woefully limited. No thinking man
should be Uninformed Of the opinion OF
50 important a representative body-and
on this great subject the man who does
not think must be incapable Of thought.
NEW YORK WORLD.-W. r. HOugh-
ton has compiled the perfect record of
That memorable conference.
GLEN STUDEBAKER, Commissioner
Of the Worlds Columbian Exposition
L believe that the Parliament Of Re
Hgions win result in bringing religious
denominations closer together.
COL. THOS. KNOX. New York-The
book viii be an important addition 10
the literature of the nineteenth century.
RABBI ALEX. II. GEISMAR, New
York.-rwO features Of this magnificent
Exposition pre-eminently type the
progress of the century-the electrical
display and this glorious Congress Of
Religions. Unity is the text Of both
Electricity brings earth's ends into
mental unity, the Congress points earth's
spiritual unity in human brotherhood
and Divine fatherhood.
d. W. CURTIS. Fort Atkinson. Wis
The publishing of the discussions of the
Parliament of Religions viii enlighten
the world with regard to the faith OF
the different natiOnalities.