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Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1909-07-08

The Passenger department of the
Northern Pacific Railway has issued
many handsome publications this sea-
son but perhaps little bit the finest
of the series is its new Gland Of Gev-
sers'' booklet describing Yellowstone
National Park. It contains thirty two
pages Of charming pictures and inter-
esting text telling about the wonders
and beauties Of the Park. Unfeeling
indeed is he who can peruse the book
without being possessed of a desire to
see for himself the country's greatest
outing spot, and partake of the hospi-
tality Of that magnificent chain of
hotels, which provide entertainment
for visitors to the Wonderland of the
World. /"
The cover of the booklet is a work
Oh dTG3 DGiHS CAGC0lGu III bt1IG0 CUIOIS
and portraying cold Faithful Geyser"
doing It's full duty for edifcation Of
spectators, while across the bottom is
a panel design showing one of the six
horse coaches of the Park Transporta-
ton Company rolling over boulevard
toward the great lava entrance arch,
which stands at Gardiner-The Official
Entrance, reached only via the
Northern Pacific Railway.
Copies Of the book may be obtained
free upon application to the General
Passenger Agent at ST. Paul, and it
behooves every man, whether he be
able to make the trip or not, to Sc
cure this book and at least read up
about that phenomenal spot where
hot springs and bubbling geysers from
below, and purest Of air and smiling
skies above, combine to entrance and
captivate.
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1909-07-08

sWeetzer, It IS understood, claimed
that the sheep were sheared by mis-
take and the wool got into his sacks
n this same manner and gave Howard
back 3,so4 pounds of wool in an al
legged effort to keep the matter from
getting into the criminal court, but
the sheriff and county attorney are de-
termined to push the matter to the
end.
Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1909-07-08

will hold It's meeting at Billings,
Montana, October rs, q and %, 1909.
This will not only be an institute for
dry farming farmers and dry farming
instructors and teachers, but it will
be an exposition Of dry farming pro-
ducts such as this or no other country
has ever witnessed. There are pledged
already exhibits from thirteen western
states that are engaged in dry farm
ing work. The organization by states,
to show what each is doing and capa-
bic Of doing in the raising Of grain
and vegetable crops, without irriga-
ton, is feature never before under
taken II this and promises
some great surprises FOR visitors.
The area of tillabIe lands in the
United States not yet turned to cultl-
walton is comparatively small, and un-
der present conditions of demand by
the homesteader will last but few
more years at most. 1t is only the
part Of good business judgment that
the dry farming districts be investi-
gated by those who contemplate get
ting home under the free homestead
law. Good lands and the best locations
will be first taken. Each year will
reduce the quality OF lands to be dis
posed of as government homesteads.
The Dry Farming Congress will be
a good place to visit next October, IN
view Of getting dry farming inforna-
ton and dry farms on which to put it
into practice. The Dry Farming Con-
gress announces that there are 200,
900, 900 acres Of arabic land awaiting
development by the dry farming
methods.
Paper napkins for sale at the
Monitor office. A splendid variety.
]. w. Sweetzer Under Arrest
Miles City, July IA sensational
arrest in the person Of j. w. SWeetzer
president of the First National bank
of Forsyth, has been made in this
city.
Sweetzer and one Of his men have
been placed under bond for appearance
in justice court for hearing July 8
having made the plea Of not guilty to
the charge upon their arraignment.
Il is alleged that Sweetzer sheared
3O4 sheep belonging to Il. M. Howard
and put the wool in his own sacks,
besides branding the sheep with his
brand after shearing.
There were |, 174 head Of Howard 5
sheep which got away and he sent his
foreman, Charles Hout, to the machine
plant at Sunday creek to look them
up. Hout found that sweetzer had
saved out 800 sheep to be turned over
to Howard, but the balance it is al
legged, were being sheared by Sweet
ger and he made no report Of these
animals.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-09
Curious Trees,

Among the curiosities of tree life is
the sofar, or whistling tree, of Nubia.
When the winds blow over this tree
it gives out fiutelike sounds, playing
away to the wilderness for hours at a
time strange, weird melodies. 1t is the
spirit of the dead singing among the
branches. the natives say, but the sci
entific white man says that the sounds
are due to a myriad of small holes
which an insect bores in the spines
of the branches. The weeping tree of
the Canary islands is another boreal
freak This tree In the dryest wealth.
er will rain down showers from its
leaves, and the natives gather up the
water from the pool formed at the foot
of the trunk and find it pure and
fresh. The tree exudes the water from
innumerable pores at t1e base of the
leaves.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-09
Colonization of cut-over Lands.

The semi-annual convention of the
Mississippi Pine Association will be held
in this city on December IA, followed
by a Hoo-Hoo concentration. The as
ISOLATION embraces within it's member
ship about 200 of the leading manufac-
turers of yellow pine in South Missis-
sippi, and several problems of consid-
cradle interest to the future of the or
ganization will be brought up for dis
cussion. Among other topics to be
preached will be the formulation of q
plan for the colonization of the cut-over
lands of the southern part of the State,
to which the association has pledged its
support, and it is expected that an or
ganized agency of some sort will be
formed for the purpose of securing set
tiers for these lands.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-09
JACKSON.
Farmers Union Names Officers.


The Farmers Union State convention
adjourned Friday after three days of as
busy and exciting meeting as any OF
the delegates have ever attended.
Most of the day was devoted to read
ing and acting on a score of committee
reports, several of which called for a
good deal of spirited discussion, but most
Of which We're adopted as submitted,
mainly in line with the suggestions of
President Hightower in his annual ad-
dress.
The surprise of the session was sprung
Thursday afternoon when the decision to
elect officers then, instead of Friday,
was reached, and the election proceeded
with. This resulted in the unanimous
election of President G. r. Hightower,
of Oxford, who has just completed his
second term; the unanimous election of
J. w. Boatwright of Waits, Marshall
county, as vice-president, to succeed j.
NJ. Bass; the unanimous election of Capt.
j. L. Collins, of Coffeeville, to succeed
himself as State business agent; the
unanimous election of M. A. Brown, OF
Yazoo county, as State lecturer, succeed
ing II. w. Bradshaw, and the election of
Miss Emma Smith, of this city, to sue
coed G. w. Russell, as secretary.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-09
Gov. Noel's Attitude.

Gov. Noel's attitude on the subject of
constitutional prohibition, and the course
he will probably follow at the approach
ing legislative session, was rather clear
ly indicated when he sent the following
telegram to Hon. Frank S. White, of
Birmingham, one of the leaders of the
fight for constitutional prohibition in
Alabama:
"An overwhelming majority of Missis-
sippians earnestly desire the success OF
constitutional prohibition in Alabama
All the liquor sellers and their sympa-
thizers would proclaim its defeat as
their victory. So long as the question
rests with the legislature the whisky
lobby will constitute the nucleus for
seeking legislation through corrupt in
fluences. The people of the State has as
great, or greater right, as those of a
county, town or a smaller unit to voice
their Judgment on the liquor traffic. Re-
CARELESS of the result in your State, the
good people, undismayed, should face
and fight liquor selling"
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-09
May Test Pardon.

The right of the governor TO issue a
pardon conditional upon the good be-
havior of its recipient will be subjected
to legal test in event the Pike coun-
ty authorities succeed in capturing Bud
Wall, the celebrated eX-convict, who
defied the entire police force of Nc
Comb City few nights since, keeping
at bay squad of bluecoats who were
attempting to raid his barber shop and
search it for contraband liquor. Bud
Wall was pardoned by Gov. Noel only a
few weeks ago. The pardon contained
the condition that Wall must faithfully
observe all of the laws of the State,
and neither engage in the sale of or
drink intoxicating liquors. According
to reports from Pike county, the ceie-
brated ex-convict had hardly reached
his old stamping grounds when he open
ed up barber shop and was doing a
fourshing business up to the time his
place was raided by the McComb police.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-09

officer He was greeted with great
applause from the galleries and from
the floor of the House, many of the
Democrats and insurgents joining in
the demonstration, though in either
case possibly the hand-clapping was
given as an evidence of regard for the
office of speaker. rather than as evil
dence of any overweaning affection
for the speaker himself.
With the committees ready to begin
work, the House will settle down to
it's winters business at once. No bills
will be passed Immediately because
all measures must be considered
in committee, and the meetings of the
committees will be held daily from
now until the Christmas holidays and
some of the more important House
bodies will sit during the recess.
When congress reassembles in Janu.
airy many of the committees will be
ready to report bills, and the debates
of the winter will begin.
Opening of the Senate.
Vice-President Sherman called the
Senate to order at noon. Rev. Ed
ward Everett Hale, the chaplain of
the Senate, having died during the
summer recess, his place as chaplain,
temporarily was taken by a local
clergyman who offered prayer. In Sfe
Senate the roll was called and it was
found that nearly all the Senators
were in their seats. The resolutions
were adopted to the effect that COM
mittees be appointed to inform the
House and the president that the SEN
ate had assembled and was ready to
begin the business of the session. AS
was the case in the Honse many bills
we're introduced for consideration dur.
ing the winter by senators who, like
the representatives, desire to have a
hand in forwarding administration pol
icies.
After a comparative short session
Gin the open,' the galleries were
cleared and the Senate went into ex-
ecutive session behind closed doors
for the purpose of considering nominal
lions for Office sent to the Upper
House by President Taft.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-09

house was present and that congress
was ready to receive any communica-
ton that he may be pleased to
make" On receipt of this message
from the senate, Speaker Cannon ap-
pointed a committee to join a like
committee of the Senate to wait upon
the president. The members of the
body directed to notify Mr.. Taft that
the House was in session were by the
appointment of the speaker, the Re-
publican leades Serene e. Payne, and
the Democratic leader, Champ Clark.
The first day in the House as usual
brought out hundreds of legislative
measures in bill form, all of which
were read by their title only and re-
ferred to the proper committees. It
was evident from the tone of the bills
introduced that some scores of repre-
sentatives were anxious to father
measures which had been recommend
ed by President Taft as being neces-
sary to carry out proposed policies of
progression. The bills ranged from
those intended to correct alleged ex-
listing evils in interstate commerce to
those to give increases of pensions to
veterans of the civil war.
Applause Greets Speaker Cannon.
If Speaker Cannon anticipates any
particular trouble with the '1nsur-
gents" of the House at the coming
session. he gave no evidence of II
when he took the chair as presiding
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-09
Will Noel Be Eliminated?

Much speculation is rife as to what
Gov. Noel will do with the bill passed
at the last session eliminating the gov
ernor and State superintendent as ex-
officio members of various State educa-
tional and eleemosynary institutions.
The bill in question passed both houses
with but few dissenting votes. 1t was
held up in the governors office, how
ever, until too late to transmit with his
approval, and has since been pigeon-holed
for executive disposal.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-09
Laymen to Meet.

At meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the Laymens Missionary
Movement, committees were appointed
to make the necessary arrangements for
the Forthcoming first State convention
of the Laymen's Missionary Movement
in Mississippi" which will be held in
this city February 8 to 10, 1910. Fully
1900 workers of Mississippi's leading
lay church workers will be in attendance,
and a number of the worlds most re-
nowned speakers will respond to appro-
pirate subjects.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-09

The only pleasant feature Of the
hookworm disease is the ease with
which the cause can be expelled from
the human system. If what is said
about it is true, one of the wonders of
the twentieth century will be the
story of this disease. 1t has only late
ly been discovered; only within the
last year or two has it been discov-
cred that a considerable proportion of
the recruits to the military services
have it--and at once plan is made
to spend $1,000,0O0 in wiping it out
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-09
State Capital Notes
Weekly Budget of State News Items Gathered BY Our Special
Correspondent at Jackson.
Three Railroad Charters Given.

lnIee RalIOau Cna1leIS OlVen.
The granting of three charters for new
railway lines in Mississippi within the
past week is taken as an indication OF
the general revival of prosperity, espe-
cially in the southern section of the
State, where crops have been uniformly
good during the past year, and the lum-
Der manufacturing plants are running on
full time.
A great deal is being said about the
proposed Mississippi River Western road
from Natchez to Meridian, President
Hudson having announced that he has
succeeded in placing the bonds of the
company with French capitalists, and
declares positively that the road will be
built.
In the list of proposed new lines, it is
absolutely certain that the New Orleans
Great Northern will build eastward from
Columbia in the direction of Hattiesburg,
and that the Mobile, jackson & Kansas
City is behind the project to extend the
logging line of the Ellisville Lumber
Company from Ellisville to Kola, a dis
lance of about eighteen miles, and will
order the commencement of construction
work as soon as right of way is secured.
1t is also announced that the Sage
Land and Investment Company, a cor
poration owning about 100000 acres of
virgin pine lands in Marion and ad
joining counties, will build line con-
Meeting Columbia and Poplarville, dis
lance of about forty-five miles, connect
ing at the former point with the Gulf &
Ship Island and New Orleans Great
Northern, thus affording a new line into
Jackson.
The Liberty White road is also plan
ming an eastward extension from its
present terminus toward Columbia, and
the Marion county metropolis promises
to become close rival to Hattiesburg as
railroad center.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-09
Many Towns Plan Bond Issues.

Jackson and Meridian are not the
only towns in Mississippi that are pre-.
pairing to spend bond issues for much.
needed public improvements. Meridian
is now getting ready to commence work
on 100000 worth OF additional street
paving, while Jackson proposes bond
issue of $25S,000 for the improvement OF
various public utilities In other sec
lions of the State bond issues are being
proposed, the expenditure of which will
be under way during the coming year.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-09
Wants Artesian Water.

The water commission of Jackson is
pledged to furnish consumers with ar
tesian water, if it is found feasible there,
and the first step in this direction will
be the digging of wells to ascertain
whether an adequate supply can be OBJ
tanned from artesian sources. On Dec.
IA the city council of jackson will de-
clare municipal bond issue of $25s,O00,
of which sos, 900 will be devoted to Sc
curing pure water for the city, either
by artesian wells or by filtration.
Later on the city will employ experts
to commence the actual experiments for
artesian water.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-09
An Easy DUTY.

"The late Gov. Johnson was a witty
as well as wise man." said a resi-.
dent of Minneapolis.
Once, at dinner, New York mil
lionaire said about his taxes:
I've got little piece of property
that brings me in fair rental, and
the tax-gatherers haven't spotted it
yet | don't know whether ought to
tell them or not. What would you do,
Gov. Johnson
THE governors eyes twinkIed.
It's the duty of every man, he
said, to live unspotted. Still, II 1
were you I'd pay up"
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-09
HE HAD HIS TROUBLES, TOO
Man Joining His Companions in
Misfortune.

1t was married mems night at the
revival meeting.
Let all you husbands who have
troubles on your minds stand up!"
shouted the emotional preacher at the
height of his spasm.
Instantly every man in the church
rose to his feet except one.
"Ah!" exclaimed the preacher peer
ing out at this lone sitter. who occu-
pied a chair near the door and apart
from the others. you are one In a.
million"
ut amt that" piped back this one.
helplessly, as the rest of the congre-
alton turned to gaze suspiciously at
him. 81 can't get up; I'm paralyzed!"
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-09

That the validity of the Mississippi
privilege tax law is conceded by the at
torneys for the Standard Oil Company
as well as those of the Texas Oil Com
pany, is shown by the fact that Judge
Edward Mayes, representing the Stand
ard, has just sent check for $50 to
Delinquent Tax Collector w. j. Lyon,
this being the amount of privilege tax
required for peddling with two-horse
wagon, and the case against their driver
for peddling without license is to be-
withdrawn. ~
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-09

Der. The result of this rule is that
now on the opening days of congress
the desks of the members are bare OF
floral decorations. In the old days
both House and Senate were turned
into Conservatives for the time of
the opening proceedings.
At sharp noon Speaker Cannon
called the House to order and asked
the chaplain, Rev. Henry N. Couden,
to offer prayer. In his prayer which
was in sense Thanksgiving offer
ing, the chaplain referred to the pros
perity of the country. the opportuni.
ties of the present and the bright
hopes and promises of the future.
Absentees Are Few.
: As soon as the prayer was ended
the clerk Of the House called the roll
of membership by states and it was
found that there were only few abb
sentees. The roll call ended the read
ing clerk of the Senate who had ap-
peared in the House was recognized,
and he announced that the Upper
House had passed a resolution to in
form the House of Representatives
that quorum of the Senate being as
sembled, that body was ready to pro-
coed to business. The House also
was told that the Senate had appoint
ed committee to join House com
mittee to inform the president of the
United States that quorum Of each
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-09

1t develops that there win be very
little difference between the so-called
short session of the legislature and the
regular, or long session of two years ago
and two years hence. Although the law
is such that the legislature has not the
power to consider anything except reve-
nue. and appropriation measures without
the sanction of the governor, as expressed
in message to the lawmakers. Gov.
Noel has practically said that he will
"let down the bars" to everything ex-
sept those things he opposes as being
lnwise.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-09

The real forestry problem of the
United States is in the hands of the
states and individual citizens. Only
a small fraction of the forest area of
the country is in national forests and
II America is to be saved from the
fate of desiccation. which has over
taken every spendthrift nation in the
worlds history, scientific forestry
must be made the everyday practice
of the people, and it must be recog'
nized in the fundamental law of the
states.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-09
TOOK THE OLD FELLOW BACK
Actors Joking Remark Considerable
Shock to the Dignity of the
Old Gentleman.

There is Thanksgiving story about
Henry E. Dixey, the comedian, that his
friends at the Lambs never tire Of tell
ing.
Mr.. Dixey, while visiting Philadel-
phia one autumn, attended a very
aristocratic Thanksgiving ball In Rit-
tenhouse square.
While supper was being served. Mr.
Dixey ranged himself behind the sup
per table with the IL or Is walters
busy there. Soon a mild hammered old
gentleman with white hair approached
the actor, glass in hand.
Would you mind filling my glass
with champagne, please" he said.
Mr.. Dixey started, drew himself up
and said, with look of horror.
Certainly not, sir; certainly not.
You have already had more than is
good for you"
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-09
Library Association Organized.

All the colleges in Mississippi and
many of the high schools will be repre-.
sented at the meeting to be held in Jack
son ON Dec. 8 to formally organize the
mississippi Library Association, and re-
ceive the report of the committee on con-
suitution and bylaws appointed at the
preliminary session held here Oct. 20.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-09

Tt is the era of short skirts for la
dies in street attire. OF course Paris
not only sets the fashions but follows
them, and in Paris streets the short
skirt is in full swing. And the short
skirt necessarily implies care in foot.
wear. And so it comes that short
skirts are booming American shoes.
The Partisan lady wants the best that
is going, and she finds it in the Amer
lean shoe.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-09
Jackson Plant Sold.

The sale of the jackson electric rail
road, light and power plant, owned by
Frank Jones and Gen. Carnes of Mem
phis, is confirmed, the price paid being
about one million dollars. The property
is to be taken over by +. B. Prout and
H. II. Carson of the General Electric
Company, and local capitalists. The
company has about seven miles of track
and does a good passenger business. 1t
also furnishes the city with street lights.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-09
State Gets sa25, 900 for Cotton.

Advices from Parchman state that the
board of trustees of the penitentiary
consummated the sale of 5000 bales of
convict-grown cotton for the State to
Boyce & Co., New Orleans, for a round
price of Is cents. The proceeds, approx
imately $225,0o0, should reach the State
treasury within few days.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-09

Not only are beef and pork growing
scarce, with prices high, but now
comes word that there is a shortage
in the poultry supply. One explana-
ton is that farmers and ranch own
ers in the west have found it more
profitable to give up their acres to
wheat growing at prevailing rates
than to raise cattle and chickens. But
at the fancy figures prevailing or
promised there should be money in
fowls" Present conditions tend to
encourage vegetarianism.