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The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-02-04
IUKA's BUSINESS FIRMS.


Phil Bernstein, clothing, shoes
and dry goods.
T. L. Brown & Co., dry goods
and shoes.
w. S. Brown, clothing, hats and
shoes.
F. H. Wilson, fancy and family
groceries.
R. w. Carter, general merchan-
disc.
R. F. Thorne, dry goods, shoes
and notions.
H, L. Moser, confectionery and
restaurant.
U. S. Postoffice, Mrs. M. G. Stone.
postmistress.
Mrs. M. L. McCulloch, groceries.
G. M. Cornelison, groceries and
shoe repairing.
]. D. Mckinney, watch repairing.
T.. G. Riley, meat market and
groceries.
WV Harris & Co., general sup
ply store.
Tishomingo Banking Company,
general banking.
Ross & Hammerly, general hard
ware.
S. w. Shockley & Co., furniture.
p. w. Patterson, groceries.
j. B. Williams, meat market and
groceries.
w. H. Dawes, barber.
]. C. Jourdan, druggist.
c. w. Mcknight, fancy and fam
lily groceries.
Model Drug Store, drugs.
P. T. Scruggs, groceries and fur
niture.
w. T. Woodruff, cash store and
restaurant.
w. p. Boiling, dentist.
Vim. Phelps, barber.
]. w. Barnett. groceries and soft
drinks.
O. H. Harris, Insurance and No
tary Public.
j. r. Jernigan, insurance. II
]. r. Gravette, .livery stable, saw
and grist mills and ginnery.
w. H. Davis, clothes presser.
H. S. Massey & Son, general
merchandise.
j. c. .Jourdan, buggies and other
wheeled vehicles.
E. M. Kent, general merchant.
H. ]. Robinson, grist mill and
ginnery.
]. C. Gracey, lumber:
j. w. Jourdan, real estate.
T. M. Mcdonald, lumber.
]. L. King, lumber.
]. c. Jourdan, lumber.
Hall & Mckinney, electricians,
planning mill.
G. L. McMasters, real estate.
w. F. Digger, blacksmith and re-
pairing.
E. H. Gravette. blacksmith and
repairing.
A. J. Gotten, blacksmith and
repairing.
Hotelss Mineral Springs and
Leatherwood.
Officers Business League
]. w. Jourdan, president.
]. A. E. Pyle, vice-president.
J. P. Matthews, secretary.
j. N. Butler, treasurer.
Town Officials
A. B. Patterson, mayor.
G. w. Dudley, clerk.
c. w. Mcknight, JIG. Jourdan,
]. c. Gracey, ]. T. Goyer,
members board Of aldermen.
County Officials
E. A. Payne, sheriff.
P.W. Patterson, chancery clerk.
Ben c. Pace, circuit clerk.
w. NJ Hundley, treasurer.
T. ]. Foote, assessor.
F. T. Carmack, county superin-
tendent of education.
J. B. Hubbard, surveyor.
F. P. Scruggs. cotton weigher.
]. c. Linton, coroner & ranger.
Board Of Supervisors
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-02-04
Citizens's Meeting.

A citizens meeting was called
by ]. N. Butler to meet at the
Court House in Iuka, Miss, at 2
O'Clock, p. m. January 80, 1908,
for the purpose of organizing a
horticultural association, to be
known as the iuka Horticultural
Association. The organization
was perfected by electing the fol-
lowing officers: A. B. Patterson,
president; DR.. w. A. Hodges,
vice-president; Prof. J. P. Mathe-
ews, secretary; Jas. H. Faircloth,
treasurer. Business committee:
J. N. Butler. corresponding sec
rotary and business manager; J..
T. Castleberry, d. L. Anderson,
]. c. Hubbard, ]. c. Gracey.
No further business coming be-
fore the association, an adjourn
ment was taken until 10 O. clock
Tuesday morning, Feb. 2. 1909.
A. B. PATTERSON. Pres.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-02-04
The Burden Is Lightened.

The Commercial Appeal is won
dering where the money is to come
from to run the state government
of Tennessee and it's various in
situations, now that the license
money from saloons has or will be
eliminated. This is the problem
brought to the front every tire a
state goes dry but it solves itself
without any trouble. The people
of any state where saloons exist
pay $50 to the saloon keeper to
every 81 they get back in the shape
of license money. This being the
case it really lightens the burdens
of the taxpayer when the saloons
are closed.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-02-04
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Do Right Anyhow.

President Roosevelt and Attor-
ney General Bonaparte may ex-
haust all their mystifying powers
of sophistry, but they cannot dis
prove the plain and undeniable
fact that the President authorized
a corporation to do an unlawful
thing when he permitted the Uuit-
ed Steel Company to gobble up
the Tennessee Coal & Iron Co.,
its only competitor. 1t has been
said that this was absolutely nee
essary to avert a great financial
crisis. Fifty years ago such an
excuse would have excited wide
spread indignation and denunci-
alton, but now a shaft of sarcasm
in the way of a cartoon is about
all that is done in the way of crit
cism. 1t would seem that the
general public has accepted as
correct the fallacious doctrine that
it is right to do evil that good may
come of it. But has good come
of the action? We doubt it.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-02-04
Sow Oats.

Corn is high and scarce. We
hear many farmers say they will
have to buy corn. We do not
know the cause. Last year was a
seasonable one and if sufficient
land was planted it looks like a
good supply of corn would have
been made. AT any rate, corn is
in demand. 1t is high and will
be higher. Why should not ev-
cry farmer sow some oats? You
can begin feeding on oats as soon
as they begin turning and they
constitute a perfect feed for stock
of all kinds. We think an oatcrop
this year will pay big dividend.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-02-04
Cisbomin0o County
Court House.
Fear of Supreme Court.

The State Supreme court holds
the same relation to our Circuit
court judges that the DOGGY
man" does to the child. The
Circuit court man stands in awful
dread of.reversal, and often grants
applications by defendants coun-
sell not because he believes it in
the interest of justice but be-
cause the slightest deviation from
some established formality, or the
alleged disregard of some fine
spun technicality, may upset all
the labor and exertion of the State
to make out a case by causing a
reversal and the ordering of new
trial by higher court. Granted
plenty of money wherewith to
sharpen the wits of defendant S
counsel, it Isl almost miracle if
the said defendant is convicted.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-02-04
A Queer Decision.

The most remarkable decision
handed down by supreme court
is reported from Atlanta, where a
inan confessed to murder and was
sentenced to life Imprisonment.
His lawyers took an appeal and
the Georgia supreme court held
that mans own confession could
not convict him in the absence of
other evidence, and he was set
free. This is getting down to a
fine point, when a mans own con-
fession will not stand. Such de-
cisions as this breed mob violence
and put the courts in bad repute.
Courier.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-02-04

A correspondent of the New
York World who came to Nash
vile, Tenn, with the precon-
ceived opinion that the Coopers
killed Carmack because of an ar
ticle in the Tennesseean, has
changed his mind. He telegraphs
to the World that, the real reason
for the murder was 'whiskey and
the turning of the political wheel
through many years those were
the true causes which led to the
tragedy
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-02-04

cemetery, which was very much
enjoyed by all present.
Well, as this is my first attempt
at writing to your paper, | guess
| had better ring off for fear OF
the waste basket. If l see this in
print l may come again.
With best wishes to THE VI
DETTE and its many readers,
BLUE EYED GIRL.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-02-04
Another Rural Route for Iuka.

Route No. S, running east and
southeast of Iuka, has beer
granted by the postofice depart
ment, and examinations to carry
same will be held at the Iuka post
office Feb. 81. This is the route
worked up by Mr.. j. T.. Castle
berry. Service on same will
probably begin about April next.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-02-04

always glad when the time comes
to get the paper.
Health is very good in this part,
with the exception of colds.
Well, we are having some pretty
weather now after being so bad
last week. l enjoy the warm sun
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-02-04

If we write of things which we
know, we are compelled to go
into the past; for it is not given to
anyone to know the future.
Rev. ]. r. James has changed
his appointment at Hebron from
the first Sunday to the fourth, on
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-02-04

account of other appointments.
We are glad to welcome him an
other year.
Others and myself had a nice
trip to Corinth on the oath; and
after we got off the train we had
a pleasant walk to the National
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-02-04

shine; itseems almost like sprid
is here. -
The smiles of new year are
now resting upon us, and in our
nature we begin to prophesy flu
ture events. The past is never to
be known again except in history.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-02-04

Cross Roads camp No. 54S, W,
O. W., installed the following
officers for the year 1909 on Janu-
airy 81: W. L. Martin, Ger. C.
Denton, banker; L. K. Pace. Ad.
Lieut.; w, A. Barnett, escort; ].
E. Johnston, clerk: R. L. Gort-
ney, watchmar, T. F. Hall, SEN
try; D. v. Pannell, manager.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-02-04
Will Make Enemies.

Every newspaper, in the nature
of things, makes enemies. To
tell the truth it must make enc
mics. But its enemies often are
the best things about a news
paper. They are its assets. They
are its chief source of sire myth in
a town. Newton Record.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-02-04
Hebron News.
Jan. 26. 1909

Jan. 20, 1909.
ED. VIDETTE-As | never SEES a
letter from this part of the coun-
try in THE vIDErrE. thought I
would write few lines, as l am
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-07-22
MUSIC FOR HIS cows.
Jersey Farmer, Uses a Phenosraph to
:; y Eseouraas tiss Milk Industry.

Jersey Farmer, Uses 4 Phonosraph to
+; Encourage the Milk Industry. :
Asserting that the psychic qualities
of phonograph music" have the effect
Of persuading his cows to; give more
milk than ttey are inclined to give
without the aid Of soul stirring bar
monies. steeyer Smith. farmer near
Great Notch, n. !, went to Montelair,
N. j., recently and purchased aSdozen
new records az music store for use
in his dairy. e .s N. ~ H. VI ~
{. Smith said he xformefly had in his
employ as dairymaid 4 swiss girl,
whose yodling III the cows had such q
soothing effect that the bovines would
have made HIM rich through their eff
forts tf the pleasant conditions could
have continued f0r D. few years. Tie
girl, Lena by name got married, and
after her departure the cows moped
ana refused to give much milk.
The accidental introduction OF the
pllonograph at the farmhouse gave
Smith q; hiatt as to its advantages as a
substitute for the songs Of the tuneful
dairymaid, and now the cows are In a
fair way to beeome heavy milk pro-
ducers, as Of yore. ,.5 Il. y 5sz 5; s..s
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-07-22

Baseball Almost as Much Psyeholoo-
ical as Athletic. &. .$~ ' "a
!, Nearly every baseball game Is won:
and lost on one playa play that
comes at the psychological instant.
Among the players who do not study.
psychology the crucial moment is
known as ''the break" phenomenon
which no one has analysed and which
the, players themselves do not under
stand. Twenty men, on the bench are
watching closely and intently every
move Of the pitcher, every swing OF
his arm. The tide of battle rises, GIBBS,
and then suddenly at the start OF
some inning something happens. What
it Is no one outside the psychic sphere
Of influence ever will understand, but
the silent. tight Tipped, watchful. alert
fellows on the bench see something
or feel something, and the mysterious
"break" has come.
"One balI!" The players OH the
bench suddenly stiffen and prepare for
action. arn,t -,
1.-TWO ballsw Two players Jump for
bats and begin swinging them: the
coachers. who have yelled only be-
cause it was their duty, suddenly be-
gin raging. screaming and paving the
dirt, and the manager, who has ap-
peared half asleep, makes trumpet
of his hands and leads his men, bawl-
ing loud orders and wild taupts.
The spectators do not understand
anything has happened. Other batters
have had two balls called many times,
and it looks the same to the spectator
who is beyond the mysterious "break"
sphere. In two more moments the
players bench, Is madh0use. with
twenty men shouting, screaming. Or
dering. moving. Three balls!" and
mailman rushes out to the deck"
"Four balls!' and the spectators join
the players in the demonstration. The
madness Is spreading. Crack--a base
hit, a bunt, wild throw; another
base hit. screams, shouts, impreca.
lions, a roar Of frantic applause, a
final long fly. The manager reaches
for his glove, splits into 1t and says
quietly, "Four runs-we've got EN-"
The ''break" is over, and the players
bench; is again the .quietest part of
the grounds. The surge Of enthusi-
asm, confidence and noise subsidies.
and the game is won.
Baseball is almost as much psyche
logical as athletic. Why one team can
beat a stronger one regularly and lose
to a weaker with the same regularity,
why one batter can hit one pitcher
and is helpless before another, why
one pitcher is effective against a
strong team and at the mercy of an
other that cannot bat half as hard,
are psychological problems.-American
MAGAZINE,
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-07-22
RICH GOLD FIND IN CANADA.
Field Discovered In Saskatchewan
Province Rivals the Kiondiks.

Field Discovered In Saskatchewan
Province Rivals the kIondiks.
The most remarkable gold discovery
since the Klondike finds was recently
made ut Lac La Ronge. 200 miles north
Of Prince Albert, in the great hinter~
land Of the province Of Saskatchewan
81. G. Hamelin and B. L. Clemens Of
Prince Albert, having evidence Of q
rich gold area in northern Saskatche-
wan, QUILTED last year three parties
Of prospectors. The finds were en-
couraging, but not sensational. This
year two more parties were sent out,
and the finds which have been made
Of an eight inch vein of free milling
gold quartz has created a profound
sensation. ts8 49,
| Deputy n. C. Hamelin has a speci-
men from the vein quartz declared to
be the richest and best defined speci-
men he has seen. The assays SO far
mades from former finds have shown
81 to $78 and SCI to $6s to the ton
respectively, but the latest sample ia
declared TO. carry from $4,000 to $780,
600 to the ton. The finds have been
made within forty miles Of each other.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-07-22
USE SIGNALS :. or INDIANS.

Army Experts, Adopt Many Ideas Of
the #Aborigines. &c..
Just as the fighting men Of the Unit
ed States army many years ago took
lessons from the Indians and from
their methods Of warfare devised, and
perfected the system OF extended or
der or skirmish drills which have prov
ed so effective. so the signal corps OF
the army has followed to large ex-
tent the red mems methods Of convey
ing Information from point to point
where there is not time to string tele-
graph or telephone lines or where Wire
less telegraph Is una valuable.
As the Indians since ! prehistoric
times have used columns of smoke in
various combinations to signal the ap-
proach of an enemy or to transmit
other messages. so the army signalmen
have found most effective what are
known as smoke bombs or smoke rock
mortar. the latter in the same way as
Fourth of July fireworks. Each when
reaching a desired height. regulated by
a fuse. bursts and liberates picric acid
compound. which ignites' and burns
colored fires, one after the other, so
arranged in the cartridge as to convey
a message to those who may be watch
ing for it. These cartridges are made
in sections, each containing its own
different colored fire, and threaded to
screw together in a fraction Of min
ute.
These military fireworks, as they
might aptlX be called, are packed in
Theoretically sealed cans. much in the
same manner as timed meats, with
the same sort Of thumbscrew attach
ment for opening them quickly. In
this way they keep indefinitely in any
climate and have been found particu-
larry effective in the campaigns in the
Philippines. .~r
While the navy does not employ SO
complicated system Of rocket and
bomb, signaling as does the army, ev-
cry warship carries a supply OF pow
erful rockets, which liberate on burst
ing a series of brilliant white stars for
the purpose of calling attention to
other signals which are transmitted
by system Of combinations Of colored
electric lights strung from masthead
and operated from a switchboard much
on the plan Of typewriter, called the
Ardois system. But both branches Of
the service employ an odd sort Of pts.
toll, the Invention Of a naval officer,
which shoots from cartridges stars"
similar to those Of a roman candle Of
any color. The combinations which
can be made in this manner practically
are numberless.-Po Mechanics.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-07-22
THE COUNTRY Is, SAFE. =,

The Grafton Record sissfun u Of q
gloom. IT seessin the 'perversity of
public nsen, '"ss,.tlteffl forSetting Of an.
te-eleeti6n pledges their subservi@
ence to corporations andsaotheF con- d
ditiepg Of the public sefyicethae
cause 81 discomfort and unrest It
thinks.that sifs there was recall
system In effect q number Of repre-,
sentatives from the middle west
would be called from Washington
and other men would be sent to take
their placer. Indeed the Record tl5
Is gloomy and Respondent and sees
spooks and bugaboos all along the
fine. Il. ..5.z5
The Tribune is not SO much wor-'
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-07-22
OH, LICE, DID YOU SEE IT7
Local Beau BrummeIs Put Out Of
Biz By New Conner.

Biz BY New Conner.
Last night local physicians report,
ed several 'prostrations among the
Bismarck Beau Brummels as the re-
suit Of visit to the city of a strang-,
er whose, five changes of apparel. dur
ing the day put Solomon and all his
glory far into the shade. .... -
AS this young man sauntered down
the avenue humming one of the lat
est ditties to himself he first at
tracted attention with his, snaty grey
suit. Soon after he waited along
Fourth street arrayed in a bright blue
hat, green suit and ox-bIood shoes
and smile which, showed how we'll
pleased with himself and the world
he was, and then the bloods began to
sit up and gaze in admiration Dis
may fell upon them however, soon at
ter, when the stranger appeared in
an entire outfit Of light blue--a rob-
bins egg blue-and an English
stick, and when in the afternoon he,
paraded in two more equally strik-
ing suits, all the local celebrities of,
the city had hidden their diminished
~
heads. T. Vt q -, q: ~T.1
Such apparel is rather startling at
first, but it, is said to- be the mode
in the far east land 8aswaill became
accustomed in time to chs brilliant
plumage. But the sudden shock near
ly killed our local gallants. : r.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-07-22

ried about our public men. 1t thinks
they are pretty good public servants,
and that the country 10 coming out
all right. 1t believes that we will
get a we'll adjusted tariff bill, that
will do justice to the various indus
tries of the country and work hard
ship to none. 1t appreciates that if
the recall were in effect, there
would be a move to recall some of
our public servants. These recalls
would be promoted largely by the
men who desire to take their plac-
es, and who would be perhaps as un-
satisfactory to as many people as
those now in office.
There are many times in the his
tory of this country when the recall
might have worked HARM At the
time of the civil war, a recall might
have sent Lincoln out of office, and
ended the war without settling the
problems it was waged about. We
have not always been of one accord
as to public policy in this country.
Men are to be- judged by full
measure of their work after it is
completed and not by a hasty and
temporary analysis of half COM
pleted task.
1T is simple enough to find fault.
It is much more difficult to sit in the
halls of congress and the senate.
take notice of the various and vary
ing interests of this country, and
act in a broad and statesmanlike
manner, giving due consideration to
this section and that. Our legisla-
tors are pretty generally responsive
to the needs and demands of the
state and their constituencies. Our
public officials are pretty good citi-
zens and trying to do their duty.
Men in Office are pretty much the
same, and so is human nature. We
do not look for perfection. We gen
orally get pretty good and wise pub
lie service. There have been many
times in the history of the country
when public servants were excoriat-
ed and condemned, only to be vindi-
Gated by the wise judgment of time
and careful consideration. The
standard of our public service is to-
day as high or higher than it ever
was before. Our country is just as
secure. Our government is just as
clean or cleaner. The administra-
ton of our affairs is as good and
benefcent. Our future is just as
bright.
We have little, patience with the
class Of critics that is continually
and forever harping upon the low
character of our public service, and
that refuses to permit its judgment
to be exercised freely and fairly ir-
respective of party, prejudice or fac
tionalism. Let us await the final
action of the congress and the pres
ident upon the. tariff before we pro-
mitigate dismal predictions as to the
injustices Of the tariff. Let us
Judge our public men from COM
pleted measure and not from frag-
mentary parts of it. And, above all,
let us not assume that our public
servants are not alive to their duty
in as keen sense as we would be
under the same circumstances.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-07-22
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Poor Mani !

Poor Man! :
she-I'm never going to speak to
your wife again.
He-What's the matter?
"She promised to write to: me two
weeks ago. and I haven't heard from
her since" .g4;5a.. H. a. r.: ..>.;3: =
!" f$'"Oh, well"' feeling in his pocket),
there's the letter. She gave 1t to me
q fortnight ago."-Yonkers Statesman.