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The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1894-11-22

Go to c. W. Meningitis next Mon
day. December 3rd. and see his fine
display of holiday goods.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1894-11-22

Miss Eula Payne accompanied by her
brother Edwin, is visiting relatives in
Iuka.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1894-11-22

Ii. S. Brooks. proprietor of the Cor
NTH marble yard, was stopping at the
Iuka House Wednesday.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1894-11-22

Chamberlain Eye and Skin Ointment
Is certain cure for Chronic Sore Eyes,
GRADUATED Eye Lids, Sore Nipples, Piles,
Eczema letter, Salt Rheum and Scald Head,
rs cents per box. For sale by druggists.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1894-11-22

Prof. IL A. Dean has had a neat lit
tie folder printed setting forth the ad-
vantages of the Normal Institute and
the town of Iuka-
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1894-11-22

r. G.. Bayless left to-day for Column
bus to accept position on the G. P.
railroad.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1894-11-22

Some girls marry men to get rid Of
them. This is good way to do it, for
many of them would rather stay any
where else than at home with their
wives.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1894-11-22

The upward tendency of cotton has
filled the streets with cotton wagons.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1894-11-22

j. C Payne is having a new front
made for his furniture store.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1894-11-22

Charles Reed, of Kossuth, was en-
our streets this week.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1894-11-22

Mr. Samuel Adams, of Burtons made
trip to luka this week.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1894-11-22

Services were held last Sunday at
the Baptist and Methodist churches.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1894-11-22

More marriages coming.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1894-11-22
TO HORSE OWNERS.

For putting horse in fine healthy con-
dition try DIR. Cady's Condition Powders.
They tone up the system, aid digestion, cure
loss of appetite, relieve constipation. correct
kidney disorders and destroy worms, giving
new life to an old or over worked horse. 25
cents per package. For sale by druggists
At J. H. Moore'a
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1894-11-22
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

LOCAL AND Personal.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-05-24
The Rcsponsipiltty Fixed.

The professor Of natural science In
a well-known university was discuss
ing the process OF fertilizing plants
by means of insects carrying pollen
from one plant to ano her, and To
amuse them told how the old maids
were the ultimate cause Of it all.
The humble bees carry the pollen;
the field mice eat the humble bees;
therefore, the more field mice, the
fewer humble bees, and the less pol
len and variation of plants. But
cats devour field mice, and old maids
protect cats Therefore, the more
old maids the more cats, the fewer
field mice the more beer. Hence,
the old maids ale the cause of 1t all.
Thcreupon sophomore with sim
gle eyeglass, an English umbrella, a
box-coat, with his trousers rolled
up at the bottom, arose and asked:
II sa-a-y, Professah, what is the
cause-ah-ofi old maids, don't you
know"
Perhaps Miss jones can tell you,
suggested the Professor.
~Dudes,' said Miss Jones sharply,
and without a moments hesitation.
There was silence in the room foI
the space of thirty seconds, after which
the lecture was resumed.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-05-24

IT is the courteous custom of news
papers to give credit to photographers
when they furnish pictures OF celeb.
rites for publication. When, how
ever, the celebrities themselves fur
nish the photographs this is not nee
essary; but an ingenious person in the
photo business, who has worked
mostly for actors and actresses, has
invented little trick for the purpose
of catching newspapers in trap. 1t
deserves to be exposed. He copy.
rights the photographs and then puts
the copyright mark on them in such
way as to escape casual notice; in
deed, only to be found by close scru-
tiny. AS actors and actresses are,
for plain and perfectly legitimate
business reasons, generally glad to
have their portraits printed, this
smart fellow has caught few papers
mapping and made them pay heavily
for the inadvertence. So far he
stands pretty well alone. 1t has,
therefore. been adopted as a safe rule
in most offices not to use any photo
graph bearing his name. This fact
will not help his business among the
class of artists he tries to work"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-05-24
Red Jackets Big Fire.

Fire broke out in north end Of the
village of Red Jacket a. o'clock Fri
'daym orning, and upward of 100000
worth of property was destroyed. Mrs.
Jacob Agnitich, living on the second
floor of the Agnitich block, ne t to the
barn where tire fire caught. was with
difficulty saved from being burned to
death in her bed. She and her 3.day
old babe were taken out of the second
story. window by the firemen. Six
steamers were at work on the fire four
hours. The three team engines be-
longing to the Calumet & Hecla mine
did good work in preventing the spread
OF the fire. The wind was blowing
from the west instead of northwest, or
the Calumet g. Hecla mine location
would have been in great danger.
The total amount of insurance is only
about one-quartsr the loss. The man.
her in which the fire started is un-
known, but is supposed to be of incen-
diary origin.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-05-24
MIR. LApoucHrnE is an incorrigib

MR.. LABOUCHERE IS an incorrigible
joker. He has introduced in the
House OF Commons a motion provid-
ing that II a measure is passed by the
House Of Commons and sent to the
Lords and is not returned to the for
mer within two months after its pas
sage it shall be law, the sane as II
the House Of Lords had concurred in
it. Mr.. Labouchere also desires that
the House Of Commons shall have In
its power finally to decide whether
amendments made to bills by the
House of Lords shall be accepted by
the popular chamber. AS Mr.. La
bouchere knows that neither Of these
proposals can become law, except by
concurrence of the House Of Lords,
he must be content with such popu-
lar results as may come from cease
less attacks upon the hereditary
chamber. He has doubtless read po-
litical history to some effect, and one
of its lessons is that, except by revo-
luton, no aggregate Of human beings
ever gave up the exercise of legisla-
tive power. The House of Lords is
not going to abdicate, even to please
"Labby."
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-05-24


ALMOST every day something hap
pens In Wall street of q startling. II
not Of q stunning, character. On a
recent afternoon the Sub Treasury OF
New York City received q pile OF
currency, the dimensions of which
were thirty cubic feet 1t repre-
sented SO. TAO, 900, and was the money
paid In by Messrs. r. T. Wilson &
Co., bankers, for the bonds of the
Cherokee Nation. which were award
ed to them. 1t was found to be no
easy matter to get SO large an amount
of currency; but the Union Trust
Company, OF New York City, finally
supplied 1t. 1t was taken from that
company In a cab to the Sub-Treas-
ury. Eight special messengers were
on hand to carry 1t from the cab into
the Sub-Treasury building. The
Off Gals of the Sub Treasury were en-
ployed about day in counting the
money. No other city In the country
has ever been called upon, so far as
we, know, to handle in one payment
such vast amount Of money. Very
few concerns could or would under
take such transaction.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-05-24

WHAT is the money life of dress?
is question that, not long ago, puz-
zled lawyers and jurymen. A woman
is mentioned by writer in the New
York Times who, owning a nu nber
Of expensive and handsome gowns,
had them practically ruined by smoke
and water through fire In her home.
There was an insurance covering
wearing apparel, but the matter of
satisfactory adjustment of values
had to. be taken into court before 1t
could be settled. Here the legal wits
fought royal battle. Dressmakers
and society women we're produced as
experts by both contestants, and in
the course Of the testimony some in
teresting facts about gowns came
out. From many witnesses the con-
clusion was finally reached that
wearing an evening or dinner dress
ten times practically exhausted its
availability in the original form;
after that 1t was only worth the
value Of material which could be
utilized in other ways. In the case
in question, it was finally decided,
as the contestant admitted the gowns
for the most part had been long laid
aside because she had not been so
cially active for some years, that they
had settled to merely their mater al
value, and judgment was finally rem
deIed on this basis. oS
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-05-24


DIR. Henry G. F. Meyer was convicted
In New York of murder In the second
degree, punishable by Imprisonment at
hard labor for life. His crime was
long series Of murders for the insur-
ance on the lives OF the men marked
for victims. The testimony at the trial
revealed only portion of what is al
legged to be career of crime unmatched
in the records OF the Newgate calendar
and unrivalled even by the most grue-
some imaginings of Edgar Allan Poe.
The number of people said to have
been sacrificed by Meyer is not known,
but the indications are that score Of
men and women have been his victims.
Meyer is supposed to have poisoned his
first wife, his own child, an alleged
wife In Toledo; Henry Gildeman, of
Chicago; and Ludwig Brandt. He is
also under suspicion OF having admin
istered poison to his second wife
(Gildeman's widow, in Chicago; an old.
woman in Chicago. and Mary Neiss,
now the wife OF Carl Muller, alias,
August Winners. The Winners and
Mullers were the most important di-
rect witnesses against him.
Meyer was born in Minden, Prussia,
about forty years ago. He began to-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-05-24

practice medicine in Chicago in 1873.
He got into trouble there over the sus-
picious death of his first wife's son
after he had married the widow of
Gildeman. He was arrested, but was
discharged for lack of evidence. About
1883 he married his present wife, the
daughter of man named Gressen.
Soon after this Meyer was arrested on
the charge of forging his father-in-
laws name to heavy life insurance
policy. He was tried and acquitted.
During his detention in, Jail, Meyer
made the acquaintance of Ludwig
Brandt. who, like himself, was locked
up on a charge of forgery. Brandt
was the son of General in the Nor
wegian army. When both had been
released, Meyer resumed his practice
In Chicago and employed Brandt as his
collector. In 1891 Brandt was insured
under the name of Gustav Maria Jo-
seph Baum for large amounts.
Brandt agreed to help Meyer in max
ing little money out of the insurance.
companies. Brandt was to feign sick
ness, a corpse was to be secured by the
doctor and passed off as that of Brandt.
Brandts death was to be reported and
certified, and when the assurances
were collected the spoils were to be di-
vided
Meyer persuaded Brandt that it was
nece ,sary to- the success of the plot.
that Brandt should pose as the hus-
band of Mrs. Meyer. A marriage GER
emory was actually performed on Feb.
III, 1892, and Brandt called at the in
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-05-24

high in : round pompon-liks bunch.
Black violets With green stems are
much used In this way, one r5mem-
bered little fiat toque OF black leghorn
having practically no other trimming.
An odd and picturesque hat IL shown
In the third sketch. II 10 made OF
white straw trimmed with white lace
and black feathers Aad accompa-ies q
tasteful and simple dress Of navy blue
glace foulard dotted with pea-green.
A pretty scarf to take the place Of the
shoulder shawl that used 70 be = neces-
sary part Of summer outfit Is Of the
most delicate white cashmere, the
width Of the goods, and finished with .
deep insertion of guipure, a. heading
to q very full founce OF the same lace.
This scarf Is more graceful than the
shawl, gives quite as much protection,
and goes prettily over the head and
around the throat. crossing and being
spread out over the chest, the ends
hanging In the back. Guipure Is as
suredly the reigning lace for trim
mings of all sorts. On the next pic
tured toilet 1t is used for the deeply van.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-05-24
Record OF the Week.

TAwAs CITY will have but one saloon
this year.
OVER 10000 fruit trees have been
planted in Alpena, Altoona and Presque
Isle Counties this spring.
MUSHROOMS Board OF Public Works
and Board of Education have Topped
off expenses TO tho amount of $4,000.
MRS, BARTLETT JOHNSON, who ran
away from Bancroft, with another
man, has returned and been forgiven.
Ex-STATE TREASURER HAMBITzEE
has taken up the study OF law and ex-
poets to earn his living outside OF pol
itics.
THE recently burned district in the
business part of Burlington Is being
rebuilt, with better structures than be-
fore.
THE close times throughout the
northern counties are causing fruit
agents no end of trouble to dispose OF
their orders.
WHO wouldn't live in the country
nowadays-brook trout for breakfast,
with trailing arbutus as an ornament
to the dinner table!
THE Corunna mine owners are in nc
hurry to grant the demands OF their
striking employees. They say they
will tie things up for six months II
necessary.
Ex-JUsTIcE ORsAMUS LAMB, who
was Justice of the Peace for twenty
six years consecutively and Supervi. or
fer nineteen, died at Adrian. He was
rs years old.
PORT HURON fraternal societies pro-
pose to hold monster celebration on
the Fourth OF July. The 10000 fra.
ternity men in the seventh district are
expected to take part.
MRS. FRANK CRAWFORD, of Rogers
City, who was accused OF poisoning her
son, has been discharged.
MUSHROOM high school kids put up
q great job. They debated the ques.
tion whether the school should be abol-
ished, and of course the negative won.
The school will stay.
COUNTERFEIT silver dollars are In
circulation In the Upper Peninsula.
They contain just as much silver as the
genuine dollar, but they are only worth
about 46 cents each.
MATHER & Sons store at East lie.
roy was broken into the other night
and plundered Of quantity of general
merchandise. Tramps are supposed to
have been the thieves.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-05-24

banded and edged with jet passemen-
terie and finished by o beaded lace
frill. The standing collar and belt are
black watered ribbon and the same
ribbon may DO substituted for the jet,
IL desired.
Waistcoats are all the rage, and the
proper coat is the one that shows the
most OF the waistcoat, and, so doing,
all sense of proportion Is often lost
sight Of. Thus the large lady, with
generous curve below her waist in
front, il just the one who gayly wears
coat that fastens with three buttons
just below the bust line, and then Is
cut away to either hip, that the lower
part of the waistcoat may be seen;
though, to tell the truth, the observer
does not SO much as think of the waist
coat. Don't do it, any Of you, save
those distracting and envied creatures
who can do anything and look lovely.
Three is small allowance of duck
suits this summer, and with four and a
flannel, serge or hop gown you can face
the summer If you have a lot OF shirt
waists and vest or so. Use the light
weight duck, cut the bodice in modi-
fed blazer fashion, shortskirted
jacket, open and loose in front and fit
ting behind, with little perky umbrella
skirt-back. The skirt itself Is plain,
round, and fairly full, the sleeves very
big gigot, and the jacket turns back
in front with wide revers. White
ground with pin stripes OF light blue
or light brown makes the freshest
suits. Black pinstripes are good, too
and stylish combination Is dots Of
red on drab ground. Wear a red
waistcoat with the latter. A Isle silk
shirt with a folded sash belt is all
right under these little blazers, u
fr.nt will do, or you may be gentle
manly and wear waistcoat, laundriod
linen, and correct tie. Plain white
should not be attempted except In the
heavier duck. These skirts may be
worn with shirt waists alone; so, you
see, with four such dresses you can
make changes enough to prevent your
best friend from keeping count.
CopyyfRht. 1Svl.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-05-24

surance offices and had his policies
made payable to his wife" Four or
five days later Brandt and the Meyers
went to New York with a man who
then used the name of August VIM.
mers, who had served two years in
Joliet for using the mails in the distri-
button OF fraudulent matrimonial adj
vertisements. Baum. or Brandt, be-
gan rapidly to fail in health. 1t is
charged that he had been dosed by
minute but continuous doses of anti
mony. On March, 30, 1892, Brandt
died. DR.. Minden gave death
certificate, stating chronic dysen-
terry as the cause. The widow
applied for her insurance money
with such indecent haste that the sus-
picions OF the companies were aroused.
Winners and the Never couple scented
danger and left town in a hurry. The,
doctor and his wife were heard of after
that at Chicago, Milwaukee, Toledo,
Detroit and ST nth Bend, Ind.
Detective II. G.. Julian, of the.
Mutual Life Insurance Company, was
detailed to run down the criminal. It
was long and difficult chase. Meyer
changed his name and his residence so
often that he continually threw his
pursuer off the track. The chase
lasted some twelve months, and finally
ended in the capture in Detroit.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-05-24

+ IT is when the English journals un-
dertake to give us points about our
selves that they become positively
illuminating. Listen to two extracts:
Advanced views are being held in
some American circles on the subject
of the wedding ring. Brides are de-
clining to wear it unless grooms fol-
low suit" And "In some New York
churches small rooms are attached,
known as babies corners, where
mothers may leave their children
while attending service"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-05-24
Fool-Killer's bad job.

Maurice Burroughs and 1Reddy"
Heating were in Ypsilanti saloon and
one dared the other to jump into the
river. The challenge was accepted,
the boys removed their coats, ran to
the Congress street bridge and jumped
in. The jump was no mean one, being
some fifteen feet from the bridge to
the water. Heating easily swan to the
shore, but Burroughs was unable to
stem the swift current, and was being
borne down toward the Huron dam,
when he was taken with cramps.
Meantime large crowd had gathered,
in its midst the father of the strug-
Cling boy, who sprang to aid him.
Both were in imminent danger, when
A. L. Verschow, clerk, broke a skiff
loose from its fastenings, capsized it to
avoid swapping, and guided it to the
swimmers, just in time to save their
lives.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-05-24

dyked yoke collar, which is worn over
bodice Of fancy suiting, which is
further ornamented by small figaro
made Of silk which perfectly matches
the suiting. The draped collar and
cravat are OF maiZe-colored crepe de
chine. At the left side the skirt opens
to show panel garnished at the bot
tom with three bands of velvet ribbon
of different widths. The bodice hooks
at the side, the figaro coming over, and
fastening in front beneath the yoke.
The hat of mordore straw is trimmed
with feathers and primroses.
White China silk fancy waists
trimmed with laid-on insertions of lace
in black are fresh and pretty, and a re-
ally good lace will wash without hurt
ing its color. There is a movement
against wells, and now any girl whose
complexion can stand it goes with face
bare. There are objections to this; do
1t in the country and at the sea shore
If you like, but not in the city, where
the face would be much better pro-
tected from dust and grit. Shaker
flannel makes very useful anc sensible
summer dresses. 1t washes as we'll as
cotton, is light, has enough woolliness
about it to make it cozy to VICAR and is
inexpensive. The white broadcloth
gown is white only for one or two
wearings, and then must be cleansed.
White flannel is very pretty, but if you
attempt to have it washed it shrinks
like bank account in a hard winter,
and cleansing takes long while and Is
expensive. Shaker flannel has all the
air of a white wool gown, and the girl
who wears it is, after all, the only one
who needs to know that it is cheap
The men won't, that's certain.
In the last picture there is displayed
costume of almond green suiting,
with gored skirt trimmed around the
bottom with jet GALLON. The short
bodice fastens at the side and has a
yoke of contrasting shade of crepe
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-05-24

At Lansing. the Executive Commit.
toe Of the state Agricultural Society
decided TO appropriate 5000 for horse
races, and this money will be divided
among the winners In fifteen races.
The horse races will commence on
Sept. Is and continue elk days. An
entrance fee OF per cent. will be
charged, with an additional 5 per cent.
from the winners. Eugene Fifield, OF
Bay City, was made superintendent OF
the speed department, and as such will
have control OF the score card and 9TH
or track privileges. In addition to the
fifteen horse races there will be So err
al pony races, besides a good lot OF BIZ
cycle races.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-05-24
THE shortage Of hay in Europe has

THE shortage of hay in Europe has
created a great demand for horse fare
from America. The recent action OF
the British War Department in or.
dering a large consignment Of com.
pressed fodder, or fodder bricks, from
the United States is likely to open
up a large trade In this commodity.
These bricks, which are an American
product, are of crushed oats, corr
and chopped hay, fodder which wal
brought to the attention of severa
prominent horsemen who visited the
United States during the Worlds
Fair, and brought its availability Il
the attention Of the War Department
when the pinch In the hay marke,
began to make itself apparent
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-05-24

the hat wide bow spreads
sideways. There is no other trim
ming. This shape of hat is much worn
by women Of gray hairs and of the
somewhat severe dignity that our
stylish elderly matron develops. The
dignified lady of this type who wears
q hat with stiff brim, or with brim
turned back from the face, becomes
grenadier-like at once and really ter
rifying.
Turn to the initial figure, and there
is shown an outdoor dress suitable for
young matron. Made Of light nov
city cloth. its jacket bodice has full
draped plastron and collar of old-gold
MORE, and the skirt is garnished in
front with nine rows of lace. The tot
let could also be made OF plain cloth,
serge, dark-blue cheviot, old red or
green suiting with surah, bengaline,
or fancy silk in place of the MORE.
A visiting toilet of gray silk is the
artists next contribution. The shirred
yoke is of silver-gray gauze, having
three bands of insertion laid against
the lining and showing family through
the gauze. The pleated skirt has q
foundation OF plain silk, is three yards
wide, and is finished around the bot
tom with small pleated ruffie. The
jacket bodice is of gray cloth, and has
long basaues that may be separate and
sewed on, or cut in one with the rest.
| The vest-like front is pointed, and the
edges of the whole bodice are orna-
mented with q narrow spangle en-
broidery. The cloth hooks in front,
and the yoke at the left shoulder. The
tight sleeves have two caps of plain
silk.
A very pretty fashion of making up
the dainty striped lawns is a fitted
bodice with yoke outlined by fall
of lawn finished with five rows of mar
row black velvet, the yoke itself being
covered with hoop rows of the same
velvet. The skirt is made prettily
! full and founce a half-yard wide and
edged with rows Of the narrow velvet
Is sot as high as the waist line in the
back, and dips till its edge is even with
the skirt edge in front. The effect is
| as pretty and not as elaborate to man.
age as an overdress. Such dress car
ried out in a lawn, striped with clear
sapphire blue and trimmed with black