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A Tonic That Outlets the Nerves.

Not all the sedatives and nerve foods and mar
cotics, in which this age of medical discovery Is
90 prolific. can restore quiet to the nerves per-
manently, 90 long ~ the tranquility of those
sensitive organs are disturbed by irregular d.
gession- When the food Is not adequately
digessed and sssimila ,si, tonic or invigorating
effect 10 not exerted upon them, they remain
weak and unstrung, and nightly repose 10 dis
turbed aud fitful Beginning at the foun tation
ordered condition OF the stomach aud promotes
general vsgor. In which the nerves share in COM
mon with the rest OF the system. regular &C.
tion OF the bowels and liver. resulting from the
use Of the medicine, also coaducss 70 this good
effect. Malaria. rheumatism and kidney CON-
piasnt-al Notwithstanding complaints-are re-
moved BY the Bitters
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took Miss Davenport's own personality to
infuse Just that enthusiasm and abandon
required TO make the shouting crowds
seem natural. The finish was given by
Miss Davenport herself. who. at the last
rehearsal was in every place 1T once; she
recited her lines and gave the crowd the
cues. and directed every shout herself, the
consequences is that Miss Davenport's per-
fcrmances, down TO the very smallest de-
tail. Is perfection itself, and just that ease
ana natural movement 10 the acme Of art.
for the effort is never apparent. Miss
Davenport il supported by Mr.. Melbourne
Mcdowell and q strong company of
actors 1t goes without saying that the
production will be Is superb as scenery
and embellishments can make IL. Some
OF the costumes are entirely new, and
NJ ISIS Davenport as Cleopatra" will wear
some new and astonishing dresseA
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1gWS OF THE STAGE.
wdray's Reopening With .
strengthened Company.
,uooaaAa TO BE THE FIRST PLAY.
n~.a Rresestsssen ~ ssClsspessas
ssxs wsek-sssiew Bres-' Mia
ssreis Tomorrow Night.

fks seopening Of Cordray's theaser to-
,-orros evening with Essie and Minnie
r,fsssl. r. y. French and IN excellent
.s.ek company in the great 6vs-scs drama
q 4Ingomsr the barbarian. !" promises to
80 interesting dramatic event. for it
n rssurn 70 the Seattle public tvo favor
~ Isdses In the Tittel! sisters, who come
- greatly improved by experisncs.
efIur m sbssnce Of two years. The occa-
- vii also bring before the foosIigh to
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Lovers of unobiectionabls amusement
and all who enjoy hearty laugh will have
their fondest wishes gratified at the New
Seattle theater on Monday and Tuesday
nights Of this week, when the Barlow
Brothers' mammoth MINISTRIES will appear
IN IN entire new programme, embracing
oil the salient points of minstrelsy. The
widespread reputation of this company
and their long list Of celebrated stars, to-
gether with their splendid press indorse-
ments from our best journals, are recon-
mends sufficient to satisfy the most exact
ing. We quote the following from the
Philadelphia Daily Press:
'Bariow Brothers Ministries Is made up
of the best talent in the country, Is new
ali through, and has so many comnienda-
Bile points that to mention one seems like
sighting the others that were equally rs
good. and are all deserving OF praise.
There was not tame scene nor tiresome
incident in the whole performances. The
singers voices are rich and well trained,
they are tasteiuliy arranged. and the sue
ceeding scenes are full of rapid and beau
tiful surprises. making the Barlow Broth
ers the event of the season."
Fanny Davenport ~ CLEOPATRA"
Miss Fanny Davenport. who opens at
the Seattle theate- on Monday, December
10, has established herself in place which
few American artists ever achieve.
Coupled with a remarkably restless. ener-
getic, artistic sense, she has a thorough
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rafsnensa. wilt thoa then leave mes" her
simple. touching snswer is, my parents
saas tnear child He At once resolves
20 % her guide, and when in sight
Aasssiia. her homo tfrora whence
sne has strayed to offer herself
: sacrifice ~ the ransom Of an aged
i.snerl IN the transport OF her JOY the
sudden thought recurs that Here We
part Bat not 20. He goes with her 20
tne c1ty-resolved for her sake 10 become
a1feek-Abandons even the dress Of his
iasorits band of Aiemanni. yields Up his
sword for the handle Of the plough. and
aouDiy earus his bride: spurns indig-
nantiy the offer 10 betray his countrymen,
Duf MAKES them At once the friends and
allies OF the Greeks; redeems his bride
from slavery by the sacrifice of his own
liberty. and when 6nally rewarded by the
gods Tor all his snferings, he finishes.
To love owe this bliss" Parthensa re-
plies. To love and honor" They then
are ever joined
Two souls with but single thought.
iwo hearts that beat one
The east OF the play sill be a. follows:
rsrfhsniar Ayrons daughter. Miss Essis Tisssli
A0kum4r, leader OF 4 band Of Atemsnui
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PEPPERS AND SALTS.

Salad Sets, Berry Spoons, Soup ladies' Cups
Napkin Rings Sterling Silver Novelties, Silver Plated
ware of standard makes Tea Sets. Knives and Forks
Childs Sets, Casters, Nut Bowls, etc., etc.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1893-07-06

There exists great need for the
congeuial employment OF blind peo-
pie, and there are indications that the
demand may be satisfied. Only re-
Gently a typewriter has been intro
duced that is intended specially for
the use Of blind persons. 1t prints
embossed characters, aud is adapted
to any type. This invention is note
worthy, not only for its own sake,
but as Indicating the growth of pur-
pose which promises to bring more
and more within reach of the hitherto
iacapsbfc blind considerable part, at
least, OF the privilege Of work enjoyed
by their seeing neighbors. The LON
don Lancet suggests the telephone and
oven the telegraph systems as other
possible outlets for'their energies.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1893-07-06

According to Professor Supan of
Gotha the great geographical statis-
tician. there are go cities on our globe
whose population exceeds 100, 900. OF
cities containing upward Of million
Inhabitants he specifies 10, namely:
London, with 4,415,59S; Paris, 2,712,-
69s; Now York Brooklyn, 1852, 100;
Berlin, 1.76S,54S Canton, 1000, 900;
Vienna, 1,364, 548; Toxic, 1915, 29o;
Wuchang- Hankow, 1900, 900; Phila.
delphla, 1,1O5,277; Chicago. 1.099,.
$50; Siang-tan and Singan, 1000. 600
each. OF cities containing over half
million Of souls Professor Supan
counts twenty three.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1893-07-06
The population Of tho United King

The population Of the United King
dom is 81, 1888, 1876 inhabitants. Her
standing army consists of 226, 1872
officers and men, but the war effective
b estimated at 724,0O0. In Holland
there is standing army of 1000
men, which can be raised to 1856. $50
n war times. Belgium has force on
Z peace footing of 1854 soldiers; it
can quickly be increased to 221, 1000.
Spain has standing army of 125, 900,
which can be made 800, 900 IN case of
war.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1893-07-06

which is designed to kill the rank veg
citation that grows along railroad beds
and highways in tropical countries.
The apparatus, including dynamo and
engine or batteries, is Placed on car
and furnishes current whichis sent
through all the adjacent vegetation by
means Of brush when the car 10
moved along the track. The same
principle is applied, of course, to the
weeds and grasses of cultivated
field.
The New Orleans Picayune has been
gathering interesting statistics in re-
gard to the negro population in the
South. They show that the ration OF
increase in the white population OF
that section is about double that or
the negro, and that the increase in
the latter is not SO large under state
of freedom as it was under slavery.
According to the census records OF
1890, prepared by DR.. j. s. Billings,
of the United States army, snperin-
tendent of the department of vital
statistics, the mortality among the
negroes in the cities were. startling,
and il was greater in the cities Of
Washington and Baltimore than IL
New Orleans or other Southern cities.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1893-07-06

The oil wells of California are said
TO be capable Of producing all the
coal oil that will be needed on the
Pacific coast for ages. The oil is of
two kinds, one very dark and heavy,
suitable for lubricating purposes. At
the depth Of 1900 feet good illumiu-
ati9R oil Mound. The presence OF
90 jmuch oil = clear indication that
somewhere on the Rocky or Sierra
Nevada mountains are immense beds
Of coal. The mineral wealth Of the
IRaeihc Coast Sta.es has not by any
means been developed. Only the
localities likely to yiad gold or silver
have received much attention yet. But
GOAL mines may well provo more valu-
able than do those Of so-called precious
metal, which on the average cost in
work full value for all they produce.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1893-07-06
Popularity Of Embalming.

The idea of earning livelihood Out
OF the making OF mummies is not one
to commend itself at first glance to the
female mind, and the CHASTITY associs
tions of the occupation are to many in,
superably repellent. But embalmina
has for many reasons established itseli
in popular favor 1t is the only SURF
means Of preventing the spread Of con
tagious diseases, through transmission
by the undertaker's ice-box or assist
ants. 1t is q preventive against pre-
mature burial in the case of catalep-
tic subject, as the first incisions and
injections of the embalming fluid are
likely to induce signs Of life if any re-
main. Another favorable feature is the
possibility of shipping bodies long
distance with convenience. It is not
generally known that throughout this
country large numbers of women have
adopted embalming as a profession,
and the head college of embalming has
q large proportion Of women graduates.
Far from showing any horror or unfit
ness for the business, women are said
to be peculiarly deft and efficient in
the duties involved, which in general
way consists only in opening several
of the large arteries, pumping out the
blood and injecting preservative fluids.
Many Of the women graduates lave
been trained nurses who saw an oppor-
tunity to make more money than at
their former profession. One advan-
tage of the art is that it is easily ac-
quired. The prospectus of the College
of Embalming sets forth that 'spast ex-
perience has demonstrated that COM
plete mastery of the science of body
preservation in all its branches cannot
be obtained in the short space Of two
or three days, and therefore the length
OF time required to learn the process
may extend from one week upward,
according to the aptitude of the stu
dent When the student has proved
his or her ability to conduct the opera
ton of embalming under different con-
ditions in q satisfactory manner d.
ploma is granted, and the ordinary
length of time required for graduation
is two weeks. Chicago Record.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1893-07-06

ache. The old couple rocked them
selves in their chairs with laughter.
and amid those peals the old man would
gasp out: ''And ] thought rs the only
one aGve-ho-ho-hol'
They found the silver where they
buried it. The old man discovered
everything he had sequestered but q
bundle and couple of gold rings; an
old brooch, twenty-six dollars in
money, and the schoolmaster's own
note for fifty dollars were missing. So
was the schoolmaster himself. On the
following day John came in and au-
nounced that the schoolmaster had
skipped" Hung on to the tail of the
comet, they say!"- New York
Storiettes
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1893-07-06
Drying Damp Shoes.

One of the most fertile resources Of
colds and serious incidental ailments
is the wearing of damp shoes. When
shoes have been saturated with water
the attempt to dry them by exposing
them before stove or fire is obviously
damaging to the leather, while it does
not insure the expulsion of moisture
from the inside. For accomplishing
this new invention has been brought
out, consisting of q hollow stoneware
last, which can be filed with hot
water like bottle and which is made
in variety of shapes and sizes to cor-
respond to the inside of ordinary
shoes. The hole at the top of the last
is corked as soon as the hot water has
been poured in. The last is kept in
position until the inside of the shoe is
thoroughly dry, and the hot water can
be renewed if necessary Chicago
Record.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1893-07-06
The Secret Of Digestion.

1.-THE secret Of digestion is modera,
tion, said an old man the other day,
who at seventy-eight has the com
plexion Of girl and the relish for
food of schoolboy. ut seems absurd
to me that persons should suddenly
discover that many articles of food
upon which our ancestors lived to a
green old age are extremely detri-
mental to health and longevity.
have never considered what I ought to
eat, but have made it rule of my
life to always leave the table wanting
just little more.
II did not leave the home roof,
which was on farm, until I was
nearly thirty years old, and it was my
habit from November to April to eat .
piece of mince pie every night just be-
fore going to bed. 1t was rather a
small piece, but I invariably took it
and do not recall ever having even a
bad dream in consequence.
"And think, too, that digestion is
like salvation--to be worked out in
dividually. We are not oil Baptists OF
Methodists, why must everybody be a
vegetarian or some other food crank?
When got away from the mince-pie
country, missing it, / took fruit in its
place. A friend who saw me eating en-
apple one night hurled at me the old
saw: Fruit is gold in the morning,
silver at noon, lead at night Non
sense!' l cried, and retorted with
another provery, What is one mans
meat is another mans poison, and I've
continued to eat something, usually
fruit, every night of my life. NEW
York Times.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1893-07-06

The doctors from all over the
United States and parts of Canada in
attendance upon the recent quarantine
congress in Washington were I'M
pressed with the ineffectiveness of the
garantine equations OF the United
!sates, taken as whole. They seemed
% regard the quarantine system Of
Michigan as on the whole the best
adopted by any State.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1893-07-06

A correspondent asks for recipe for
making cloth waterproof. There ID
surely no better method than putting
half pound of sugar of lead and hall
q pound of alum in pail OF soft water,
stirring it often until it becomes oiaat,
pouring it off into another pail, and
putting the cloth or garment into it,
to remain there for twenty-four hours.
The material should then be hung up
to dry without wringing 1t is said
that garments thus treated will keep
the wearer absolutely dry in the heavi-
est rainstorm the rain simply hangs
in globules upon the cloth. Water
proof cloth is more healthy to wear
than rubber goods. Chicago Record.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1893-07-06
LAST NIGHT.

comrades, let the song go round
And laughter be our guest,
or all the blessings life has found
woman's love is best.
drink not when the cup is crowned
/ wish you all that's brights
My vintage lies
In heauty's eyes.
kissed my love last night.
The jasmine perfumes rose and strayed
Like elfin waits unseen;
The summer moonbeams stole and played
Herlattice bars between;
She shyly stood, all white arrayed,
With youth and grace bedight
She was so fair,
How could dare
kissed my love last night.
a sudden glory filed the earth
1t had not known before;
A happy CLEAN too sweet for mirth
The quivering moonbeams were,
To think that of little worth
Had won the pearl of light
No song or speech
My bliss can reach
kissed my love last night.
sought my lonely couch to dream;
Sweet waftures thronged my braina
Blue eyes and lily buds a-gleam,
And roses wet with rain,
With mornings opalescent beam
The glamorie took fight,
Yet waking brought
A dearer thought
kissed my love last night
Q Moon, laugh down your silver rays,
Smile up, 0 dimpling Sea,
0 Fountain, toss your tinkling sprays.
. Stars rejoice with me!
With twinkling shoon we tricksy Faya
Come guide my song Alright,
And tip with dew
Each measure true
I kissed my love last night.
Samuel NJ. Peck, in Atlanta Constitutio
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1893-07-06

It Is curious fact, observes the
Kansas City (Mo.) Star, that the
United States, which produces the best
rice In the world, and which has mill
lions Of acres Of wet lands which are
especially adapted to its growth,
raises only about one-h half of the
amount Of that cereal which is con-
sumed in this country.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1893-07-06
Condition ana General Outlook f
The Prospects OF the CountryA

r. G. Dun & Co.'s weekly revief
Of trade says; The closing Of TIN
Indian minis against silver, the fall
on silver bullion to 81 cents in New
York and so IA at London Thursday,
the fall in wheat to 81 1-2 cents at
Chicago, and 20 cents at New York,
the suspension of operations by min
ers and smelters Of Colorado and some
other silver-producing States, have
made the past week one Of unusual
interest, although it is officially ex-
planned that it is not intended by the
Indian government to Substitute gold
for silver in use, but only to steady
the rate Of exchange between India
and England. Its action is commonly
interpreted as throwing on the other
markets 48,000,000 ounces of silver
which India absorbed last year, and as
insuring stoppage Of silver pur-
chases by the United States when Con-
gress meets.
Later information has brought to
light the fact that this stop will be
desperately resisted, but greater con-
fidence of bankers in the financial fu-
ture was expected in the lower rates
for foreign exchange, which were
low enough to encourage gold i'm
ports. 1t is believed by many bank
ers that serious disturbance in the
stock market was averted by the ac-
ton Of five banks, which agreed to
take $5,000,000 Of clearing house GER
tiHcates and promptly loaned S., 000,-
O00,, breaking the rate from ga to s
per cent Thursday afternoon, but the
events of the week have rendered it
unusually difficult to forecast the fu-
ture course of the money market.
Up to the present time domestic
trade has not materially changed since
last week, though increasingly re-
stricted by the monetary uncertainties.
Good fall orders are received at Balti-
more for clothing, woolens and hats,
but the stringency in money is seri-
ously felt. st. Louis notes fairly &C.
tive wholesale trade, some decrease in
collections and money only in moder-
ate demand at 6 to s per cent. Bust
ness at Kansas City is fair, but grain
receipts are very light. At New Or
leans trade is very dull, money tight
and collections slow, with the banks
very conservative. The supply of
money at Mobile is ample for the
business, and Atlanta reports trade
generally satisfactory, but mpney
tight. Savannah notes larger fnssS5S
than usual in dry goods, hard
and shoes, with poorer collection
Throughout the country, whitley, n
lections are slow and failures nun
ous, the condition of Legitimate but 4
ness is regarded as healthy and hopS
are entertained that the worst haS
passed. The hopes are mainly based Y
On the belief that the silver law WIN
be repealed and that the certainy 81 \
lts repeal will encourage foreign ip2
vcsti1ents here. Lower prices Of px0<. I
ducfs also tend to increase merc66ns@.
disc exports. Wheat has re16f
pyices regarded as out OF the question
al month ago, and yet the aupply III
fight is very large and returns {roHf
The Northwest as to the coming MI,
VEST are more favorable.
T1ha busineSS failures for ~ III
seven = fs number cr the urIl
States S07, Canada ~. total ~ IL
the corresponding week last yeaf
figures were III failures In the UniN
States and 26,in Canada.
~ M y
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1893-07-06
abs 1uita Reporttt,
~rublished Every Thursdsy IT.
IUKA, MISS.

Sir Charles Russell, the British law
yer, doesn't nfsd to grumble. His
brief in the Bering Sea cases was
marked $40, 900, aud he got little re-
freshers of $500 day.
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1893-07-06

looked eagerly into the sky.
Old man Patterson, who stood neal
|, the young people, also had his face
turned upward; but there was no in.
dication of glee in his voice when, af
ter gazing for a few minutes, he re-
marked
And to think that them things,
with such beautiful tails, could do us
any harm!'
There was no response to this re-
mark, save loud sigh from Mrs. Pat
terson, who turned round abruptly and
walked into the house, where Mr.. Pat
terson soon followed her.
Milly and John were still standing
and gazing at the heavens. They had
not said word to each other; they
were happy in the consciousness OF
their proximity.
don't believe a word of lido
your" asked Milly some minutes after
wards.
'sWhat?"
ooh, what Schoolmaster Marten
says about this-er-com that's
going to break up the earth and kill
all the people on it and annihilate
everything. I don't believe it---do
you?"
"Bosh !" remarked John emphatic
ally. 81 think Marten is slick fraud.
that's what he isl' he added, holding
his arm tightly round Milly's waist.
It's awful |" said Milly concernedly.
He's been coming here every day for
the last couple of weeks talking about
that comet, and he's dinned into papa
and mammals heads that the whole
world is comm to an end, and that we
are nigh the day of judgment!''
Rubbish II commented John.
And he's been talking at me, too,
the hypocrite, telling me to mend my
ways and not to be SO giddy. AS if I
am ever giddy, John!'' she added in
an injured tone.
John did not reply for a second or
two. He seemed to be thinking.
Pears to me-" he said, after q
while, 'sthat your father ought to
know by this time what kind of a
customer he's got to deal with. Has
Marten paid him back the fifty dollars
he borrowed last Christmas?"
No, not he. "
why don'tyou tell your father not
to take any stock in Marten?"
sits no use, John. He's wheedled
them round completely to his side.
It's perfectly awful how he's talked
them into things about this comet.
They've been glum and mopin', and
packin' away things; and mothers
been buryin' lot Of silver in the
garden"
What T. interrupted John. ''The
old folks haven't been hidin' things in
the ground and let Marten know of
it?"
Eyes. He's shown them the very
place where he says the comet won't
strike, and mothers put a lot of silver
spoons in it. "
''The fox! He's been stealin'
them /" exclaimed John.
Milhe sprang to her feet and ran
into the garden, John following her.
She stopped near a slight mound of
fresh clay in which two sticks we're
firmly stuck and which she began to
probe gently
Thank goodness, it's not touched |"
she said with d sigh of relief. evidently
with her examination. 'sYou
nearly took my breath away with
right, John. Mamma would go crazy
/ she were SO fooled.
Il tell you what I'll do, Milly, he
aid. 'sYou keep a sharp watch on
his place, and if Marten turns up to-
aorrow keep him till get through
FORK. I'll come over here, and we'll |
Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1893-07-06
THE TALE OF A COMET.
BY ROMAN I. zUBor.


H, mammal mamma |!
Come out quick; it's
on! look at it, papa /;
isn't it beautiful ?"
and in the exuberance
OF excitement Milly
Patterson squeezed
Johns arm tightly
while she leaned
against him and