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The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1902-12-18

The date of the Confederate Re-
union at New Orleans has been fix
ed for May 10Th, 1908. The place
will be the fair grounds, where a
large temporary building will be
constructed, covered with tarpau
Inns for the business meeting.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1902-12-18
Dennis Dots.

Dennis, Miss, 12-15-19O2.
Ed. VIDETTE:
Weather continues very I'M
favorable.
Health very cook.
DIED-On the 10th inst. Mr. | S
Harrison passed away after long
illness and much suffering. The
remains were laid TO rest in the
cemetery at Union church on the
day following. The burial service
was conducted by Rev w Fl Ham
ilton.
Mr. Lee Palk, the cleyer stock
man from Walnut Grove, Tenn.
drove out fine lot of cattle from
here last week besides buying two
young mules.
Mr. l. Il Davis has several year
lings which he will drive to 20 mile
bottom in Prentiss county and hold
then over another year.
Messrs j A and r A Miller made
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1902-12-18

The city of New Albany polled
only 1O6 votes in her municipal
election last week, although the
Gazette says that the interest In
the election was very great. This
Is four less votes than we're cast in
Iuka, and is certainly surprising.
From careful reading of the Ga
zette in the past we expected a
vote of not less than 800 or 400.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1902-12-18

Among the various candidates,
present and prospective, for gov
ernor of Mississippi, we never
hear of A. Fl, Longino, the pres
ent incumbent. Has he had enough
of political life, or is he waiting
for better thing, place in the
United States Senate.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1902-12-18

Rev. D. II. S. Cox has been cleo.
ted Mayor of Friars Point, Miss.
Mr.. Cox is Baptist preacher who
has made many friends IN Friars
Point, but he will bea wise man
indeed, if he has as many when he
goes out of office.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1902-12-18
EDITORIAL.

Phil Rush, it is said, will have
another chance to prove his inno-
cence in connection with the state
treasury scandal that cut short the
official life of j. Il. Showers.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1902-12-18

The editor of the Blue Mountain
New Standard apologies for lack
of editorial matter, saying that he
didn't have room for any more.
The inference is that it was not due
to lack of things to say or OF a de-
sire to say them.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1902-12-18

Now ''they say" that Cleveland
ami his wife dined and wined Fred
Douglas (c and his wife during
Cleveland's administration. That
is what Washington correspond
emf writes. If that be true then
Teddy was only following an estab-
Iished precedent.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1902-12-18

'No, said the bride-to-be, / did
lot accept Jack the first time he
proposed. How could you9 replied
Miss Wryvill, when you were not
there
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1902-12-18
"Treachery leads to tragedy.
FOils A Deadly Attack.

"My wife was so i'll that good
physicians were unable to help
her." writes NJ NJ Autin, of Win
chester, Ind, "but was completely
cured by DR. Kings New Life Pills"
They work wonders in stomach and
liver troubles. Cure constipation,
sick headache. 25c at Bar-nett's
lrug store. ID
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1902-12-18

''Some men bets on ahorse race,
said Uncle Eben, and den talks
about bein' onlucky instead o fool
ish."I
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1902-12-18

visit to Arkansas. They liked the
country very well and speak of
selling out and going back
Madam rumor says there is go
ING to be lots of candidates in the
9Th district next year. Many are
called but few are chosen.
Wishing a merry Christmas to
the Editor and all close.
Your humble servant,
DENNIS DoTTER.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1902-12-18

very successful fur buying tour
last week.
A great deal of compliant about
bad, muddy roads, although the
larger part of the cotton crop Was
marketed in favorable'weather. 1t
is very encouraging to note tina
farmers,sare in much better condi-
ton financially, than they have
been in the past few years.
Now, that Teddy has returned
from bear hunt of which the
world knows but little, as the news
seekers were given their walking
papers by the colored yanguards
with a.gun, all de law he kno's Nv.
Later we hear thatsssthat same Col
Ted President Roosevelt issued a
sort of "liking everybody" impair
tial declaration, that he does not
consider color when appointment
must he made. We suppose he
does not at the dinner table, either,
nor anywhere else if there is any
truth in what we read.
Messrs j Nj Chadwick and J T
Hogland have Just returned from a
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1902-12-18
To Cure a Cold in One Day

Take Laxati re Bromo Quinine Tab
let's. All druggists refund the
money if it fails to cure. +. w.
Groves signature is on each box.
25c.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1902-12-18
stops the Cough and Works Oh
Cold.

LaxativeBromo-Qninine Tablets
cure cold in one day. no cure
no pay. price 25cts.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1902-12-18
Additional Locals

Mr.. j. l.. Cary was in town this
week, visiting his son, E. D. Cary.
He has been quite successful in
farming this year on his plantation
on Bear creek. He has thousan d
bushels of corn to sell. He is
quite vigorous for a man 75 years
of age.
The county canvass will warm
up at the January te1m of circuit
court. Several Candidates have
spoken for place in our announce
ment columns about that time.
There is going to be large list of
candidates for the Offices to be fill
ed.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1902-12-18

A gentleman from St. Louis was
here last week, representing a firm
that wishes to establish a knitting
factory in the South. He wc.s
very much pleased with Iuka, bet
ter, he said, than any point he had
examined. The factory, when es-
tablished, will begin with not less
than 100 employees.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1902-12-18
Tree Delivery.

On account of unavoidable de-
lays in shipping we were unable,to
get all our trees into Iuka on the
9th. We will deliver all here Sat
urday, Dec. 81. Come prepared
to get your trees. They are fine.
G. T. Howerton & Bro.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1902-12-18
Dec. Sth.

Ladies who expect to take part
in the entertainment at, Leather
wood botel on the Goth, of Dec.
will please 60 to w. w. Harris
store for tickets. All tickets de-
sired should be purchased on or
before the 23rd of December, SO
that Mrs. Leatherwood may know
how many guests will be present.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1902-12-18
The Best prescription for Malaria

Chills and Fever is a bottle of
Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic. 1t
is simply iron and quinine in a
tasteless form. No cure-no pay.
Price soc.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1902-12-18

"Self is a synonym for all sin. "
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1902-12-18

Innocence is not character"
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1902-12-18

a very successful fur buying tour
last week.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1902-12-18

VIDETTE and Home & Farm
81 90 in advance
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Month Of Recreation.
try Life In America.

From Country Life In America.
In the clear bracing air of the latter part
Of September, golf and many outdoor sports
are at their best. The green's touched by
droughts Of midsummer now regain their
wonted beauty and freshness Of color. The
crispness of the air is an inducement to be
abroad. There is vigor. vim and snap in
the game lacking in the heat Of midsum-
mer. This, too, is grand month for ten
mis-. This game has, as was foretold in an
earlier portion Of this calendar. experi-
enced a reaction in it's favor. It has fairly
become re-establishedso its old footing Of
popularity as one Of the best and healthiest
Of outdoor sports. Yachtsmen find an IN
creased weight in September winds which
give the most celebrating sport of the
whole season. To horsemen, chauffeurs
and wheeamen the glory Of the early fail
landscape, together with the comfort of
riding, makes strong appeal and takes them
abroad every spare moment. Photographer
and artist and the knickerbocker small poy
prospecting in quest of thick-clustered
grapes and the location of hickory and
chestnut tree. find September a golden
month indeed.
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THE GIANT CACTUS.
Grows Sixty Feet Tall and Still
Thrives in the Southwestern Desert.

Grows Sixty Feet Tall and Still
Thrives in the Southwestern Desert.
From Country Life in America.
The giant cereus Of Arizona and northern
Mexico is the largest growing member of
the cactus family, attaining a height of
sixty feet and diameter of two feet or
more In the United States it is usually
known simply as the "giant cactus" In
Mexico they call it the "saguarro'' (the "g''
has the sound Of WV. In proportion to
their size the giant cact are among the
heaviest plants known, the body being
largely composed Of water. So full are they
that travellers nearly perishing OF thirst
have saved themselves by cutting out
large piece and shaping the bottom of the
wound to catch the water or sap, which COL
lects in considerable quantity in an in
credible short time One would scarcely
seek to quench his thirst in this manner
except in cases of dire necessity, for the
sap is not Of pleasant taste.
The flowers, usually white, though some
times tinged with smoky blue, are borne in
a circle Of clusters near the top Of the plant
giving the effect of it's being crowned with
a wreath Of white blossoms. These blossoms
like a fig or pear ii shape. The native In
dams make it point to gather all these
fruits for food and in addition manufacture
from them an intoxicating beverage To OBJ
tain these fruits the Indians push them off
one at time, using a long pole, which is
sometimes obtained from a dead trunk Of
one of these giants, for when dry the body
splits up into thin strips the extreme length
Of the plant. The flower Of the giant cac-
tus has been adopted BY Arizona as the ter
ritorial flower, but the sensational news
paper articles about the danger of It's ex-
tinction are greatly overdrawn.
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FREAKS OF RICH MEN
SOME HAVE DIRECTED DESTRUC-
TON OF THEIR EFFECTS.
Testaments Providing for Burning
Property Not as a Rule
Carried Out.


From the Baltimore Sun.
The vagaries of human nature are past
human understanding, but some of them
are so strangely at variance with the die
tates of a sound mind that they are worthy
OF record
An Englishman who apparently is fond
Of working in this field of research has re-
Gently presented interesting instances per-
tanning to the actions of some of his wealthy
countrymen in endeavoring to destroy by
their wills that which themselves and their
family predecessors devoted their lives to
accommodating.
During his life Sir William Walrond, a
well-known figure in English life, had estab-
lished splendid collection Of art treasures
and pictures. Toward the close of it. hay-
Ing grown somber and melancholy, he pom
dered how he could prevent the world from
seeing or touching them after his death.
He owned about $5OO0OO worth of old pic
lures, old blue china and minia lures and
he possessed one Of the finest collections OF
Chippendaie and old French, furniture in
Britain. He had turned estates and money
into art treasures, and his Accommodations
represented a great fortune.
Sir William declared that art was dead in
England and that the work which had cost
him lifetime of trouble must somehow be
saved from dissertation Accordingly he
everything he had should be burned in the
paddock adjoining his stable yard in one
huge bonfire.
The will was cunning1y devised and there
seemed no way out of it for his heirs A
plea of 'unsound mind" fell through for
lack Of proof-the baronet was known to
be an unusually clever man.
To assure themselves of what was left of
the estate the executors actually started
the fire. When about 81 500 worth of the
treasures had been destroyed a heretofore
undiscovered flaw was found in the will.
The bonfire was put out, the clause over
thrown, all the rest of the splendid col
lection was saved and most of it is now
public property in the country's museums
Valuable Machinery Destroyed.
No such luck befell the heirs of a Mr..
Joseph Rickaby. for his will was enforced
to the letter, and his $3.50, 600 worth of ma
chinery absolutely destroyed. Little as they
liked it, the heirs had to do this. AS one
OF the most successful cotton spinners in the
country and the inventor of the present
'nonpareiP' spinning-jenny, he had three
houses OF plant and engines, besides his
where the late Cecil Rhodes often stayed
with him.
His vast wealth brought him an income
of nearly 100000 year, but he gave s,
much away In charity that he left only
$4,000 In investments besides his $3.50 900
machine plant The $4,000 he devised to
his two nephews, but only on the condi-
ton that they destroy his plant and inven-
ton gallery.
Bequests like the above are usually Tough,
out In the courts. but in this case the heirs,
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tlle Edllyfed pits did catch fire-whether bv
accident or design is still I1ntnown-ar,j -, Dy
came what they are now. a blackened min
one OF the biggest orders of this kind
that was ever executed arose out of The
VIII OF henry Fairbrother, owner of The
former Black Fleece Line Of saiiine ,,lt tiio
mat carry Australian wool to England
fairprother was proud of the fact thar he
nad never lost life or a ship and had a
patheuc belief that his fleet was the lest
he was fine Scot of the old TYNE and
mated steamers. His will directed that bys
neet should be broken up and the dunnaps
gwen away after his death. When the
spite of its fine record every shin was mn ~
Tor further service and could not pass the
probate survey. So the breaking IN Vas
effected to the letter P "s
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RELICS OF BALZAC.
M. De Lovenjoul Bequeaths His Collec.
ton to the French Academy

From the London Times
The announcement has been made nv tha
Vicomte de Spoelberch de Loven;oul that
ne has bequeathed his collection of Balzao
manuscripts and relics to the French
Academy for the Chateau de Chantilly. IL
VIII probably be news to English lovers Of
Balzac that the principal MANUSCRIPTS and
relics Of the novelist are to be found, not
at Tours, Passy, Sevres, Vile d'Avray or
Neufchatel-at none of the places where
Balzac spent most of his lfe-but at Brus-
sells, where he never lived. The Viconte de
Lovenjouls Balzac collection is at his resi-
dence In the Boulevard de Regent There is
nothing lacking to make 1t complate-
bundles of private letters. discovered since
the publication Of the "Correspondence"
skeletons of novels recently come TO light.
manuscripts of the principal works i'm the
Comedie Humane" series, diaries and Dor
lions OF journal in which Balzac jotted
down stray thoughts from time to time
one OF the most typical manuscripts of
the whole collection is the first page of lie
Pere Goriot," containing Balzac's irst
draft of the plot of the novel, Ii reveals
the great part which money matters PLAYED
In BalZac's life. The author Of La Come
die Humane" often stopped work on a
novel to jot down the list of his debts and
balance his monthly budget. The first page
of lie Pere Goriot" is covered with notes
of the kind; one detail I'm particular is
worthy of note: "Jeweier. LOGO Francs"
One thousand francs to the jeweler! and
yet BalZac was not in the habit of offering
costly jewels to his lady friends He was
more apt to give them 'ocks of his hair
made up into necklaces or bracelets NJ
de Lovenjoul has a necklace of this de-
scription in his collection which was once
the property of the lady whom Balzac CALI
ed 1.-The better half of his life" Other OBJ
jects of interest i'm the collection are the
coats of arms which Balzac had designed
for his heroes in La Coincide Humane"
Their ancestry was carefully drawn up,
and their very names chosen with every
possible regard for the part they were TO
play. For those of his heroes who were OF
eristocratic birth he ordered armorial bear
ings suitable to their rank and intrusted
the work of designing them to Ferdinand
de Gramont, a connoisseur in such mat
tiers. They were conr,osrd with the utmost
care. as. for instance: "Rubempre, porte de
gueule au taureau furieux d'argent dams un
pre- de sinopie " The motto. "Quid me con-
tinebit''
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INSECT-EATING PLANTS
VENUS FLY TRAP IS THE MOST
REMARKABLE.
Carnivorous observation-disclosures That
Take Nourishment by Devour-
ing Animals.
From the Buffalo Courier.

From the Buffalo Courier.
Plants really are living beings, the same
as animals, and, like the latter, they are
obliged to absorb nourishment to develop
them and to remain alive. But since they
cannot, as do the beings of superior spe-
cies. go in search of this nourishment most
OF them depend on their leaves to draw
moisture from the air and their roots to
absorb food from the earth
Some however, do not content themselves
with the food obtained in this way from
the earth and air. They vary their diet
with little animal food. The most re-
markable of these carnivorous or animal
eating plants Is the Venus fly trap, which
is common in North Carolina All its leaves
radiate from the root and form a spread
out rosette. A strong vein extends from
the base to the summit, and their edges
are furnished with stiff, spiny hairs.
Attracts Insects.
Each half Of the leaf presents slightly
concave surface, strewn with glands. These
glands distill a liquor which attracts in
scots. The stiff hairs on the edges are
placed in such a manner that the insect
which hovers near the leaf Is almost GER
tain before long to touch one Of the hairs
And. as these are endowed with a great
iAiieooiiily, WHICH luey are IOOcneQ the two
lobes Of the leaf close quickly, one shutting
against the other and they interlace their
spiny lashes so firmly that the prey which
they nave seized cannot escape So long
as the insect struggles, the leaves remain
closed AS soon as 1t ceases to move the
lobes open lightly. The leaf secretes Gil
gestive Juice similar to the gastric Juice OF
the human stomach, and the prey Is slowly
dissolved and absorbed,
In France there Is a plant found freuuent-
ly In marshy places which is named the
J Rossolis 1t has the same properties as
the Venus. Its leaves are covered with
thick hairs. the transparent glands of
which resemble small drops OF dew They
close up If an insect touches them, but If a
bit of mineral substance Is placed on them
neither the leaves nor hairs make a move
ment. 1t Is only when an insect touches
them that they close up.
The Darlingtonia.
Another plant, the darlingtonia, feeds IN
| insects. but in different way. Its leaves
form a species Of urn which ordinarily
holds some water. On the inside there is
also some honey, which attracts the ip-
sects. These unhappy animals slip at the
smooth incline, fall to the bottom and can
not get up again, for there are sharp hairs
that are directed from the top toward the
bottom to prevent them.
Little by little the plant absorbs them.
just as does the Venus. But 1t has an adj
vantage over the latter It can save lis
food II 1t does not wish to eat at once Its
urn Is larder, In which 1t can heap its
| provisions up, forming bountiful reserve
| on which It may draw when 1t is hungry.
| II the provision Is too abundant for its ,oi,-
sumption the dead insects give birth to a
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Managing Finances.

This broad-based financial instrument of
the Grand Fountain began operations April
3, 1889, in a small room of the residence
of the president. On that date 40 per cent
OF the minimum capital, or 81, 0OO had been
paid, and the deposits for the opening day
amounted to S12GS. 60 The amount of
business done for the first year, according
10 the official guide book of the organiza-
ton, was S15,2s2; and the second year the
business amounted TO S104, 2S4 The total
business of the bank up TO the end of the
year, December 81. 1899. Is given by the
guide book as $3.50, $50. and the total bust
ness reported up to the time of this inves-
tigatiOn December. 1@0) was 81. 426, $50 o.
There are more than 10000 depositors The
stock of the bank, says the guide book is
sold to the members Of the organization,
and pays a dividend of 20 per cent on the
dollar. The bank pays 4 per cent on time
deposits. In 1893 according to the same
authority, this was the only bank In Rich
mOnd which continued to pay currency to
It's depositOrs during the financial strin-
sency, while the other banks were using
serbia remarkable record
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Publish an Organ"

The association also esta blished an organ
THE Reformer," which began publication
in 1893. first as bi-monthly, then as
monthly and finally weekly. In 1900 It's
circulation was 5000.
In 1893 The True Reformers'' looked to
the establishment Of an Old Folks HSme for
the benefit Of the old people of the race re-
sardless of membership in the society or
religious utilization. In 1887 a farm OF 6341I
acres within six miles of Richmond was
purchased at a cost of sl4. 400 for the loca-
ton of the first Old Folks Home
Up to December, 1901 the most important
progress made In this scheme of a home
for the aged was that the Old Folks Home
as a corporation, had gotten together
enough money to repay the purchase money
advanced by the Grand Fountain and there
fore to own Its property free OF obligation
The farm was being improved gradually:
fruit trees had been planted; arrangements
we're being made TO test the feasibility OF
establishing a dairy farm to sell milk in
Richmond. The home as such was not omen
to Inmates; the additional buildings had not
been put up by the contributions of the diff
fereht states, as is the hoped-for realiza-
ton Of the scheme; and the lots In the pro-
posed Brownsville had not been sold nor
offered for sale in any active way The
management seemed to be making haste
with conservative slowness and, while by
no means idle. was waiting wisely for a
sufficient contribution of funds by the
charitable public. A considerable portion
of the farm is in woods, and, with proper
handling, Il can be made the source of per-
ennial revenue at very small outlay, as
Richmond will absorb all the wood that the
farm can supply.
The Old Folks Home seemed to be re-
garded as the ward of the organization, to
be fostered, and not as an institution in
tended to strengthen it financially.
Selling Groceries.
In September, 1890. the annual session of
the Grand Fountain decided to apply for a
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great quantity Of larvae, which grow and
develop quickly In this leafy medium and
offer for the appetite of the greedy darling
tonia choice food--tender, fresh and un-
ceasingly renewed.
Another plant Is the serpentaire, whose
large funnel-shaped flower exhales an IN
supportable deadly odor, which attracts
flies from a distance. They precipitate
themselves to the bottom Of the tube of the
flower which secretes the sckening juice
and die there. Then the serpentaire like
the Venus, absorbs and devours them.
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Little Busy Bee.
From the London World.

When one thinks that any bee that
walks out Of its cradle, pale, perhaps. but
perfect, knows at once all that Is to be
known of the life and duties of a bee, COM
plicated as they are, and comprising the
knowledge of an architect, q wax modeler
a nurse. a ladys maid, q housekeeper, a
tourist agency and field marshal, and
then compares that vast knowledge with
the human baby, who is looked upon as a
genius IL 1t gurgles ''goo-goo'' and tries to
gouge its mothers eyes out with its fingers,
one realizes that the boosted superiority Of
the human brain depends largely upon
human vanity.