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The Iuka vidette., 1909-10-28
WOULD HAVE
BEEN DEAD
Says Temple Clark, Of Pope,
Had 1t Not Been For Cardui,
Now in Good Eealth.

Pope. Tenn.-"As the result OF O..
fall from a horse, / suffered intense
agony for about years" writes Mrs
Temple Clark, OF this place. Il was
irregular and had falling feelings and
other womanly trouble. At last | was
induced to take Cardui. the woman's
tonic, and it helped me great deal.
l certainly believe If it had not been
for Cardui and Thedford's Black
Draught, would have been dead. in
stead of having the blessing of health.
Il love a dollar, but l have never
seen one l think as much of as l do OF
a bottle of Cardui. l could tell great
deal more and not get tired / recon-
mend it to all my friends, for / am
sure it will cure others as it has me.
Remember that Cardui is vege.
table extract, composed of valuable
medicinal ingredients, which build up
vitality, tone up the nerves and
strengthen the womanly constitution.
For over SO years, Cardui has been
in successful use. Its merit is proven
and known. Using it is no new expe.
riment 1t has stood the greatest Of
all tests-the test of TIME.
NOTE-The Cardui Home Treatment
for Women, consists Of Cardui ($I,
Thedford's Black-Drnught (25c), or
Velvo (5Oc), for the liver, and Carduf
Antiseptic (5Oc). These remedies mny
be taken singIy, by themselves, II de-
sired, or three together. as a conipietc
treatment for women's Ills. Write tOt
Ladies' Advisory Dept, Chattanooga
Medicine Co., Chattanooga, Tenn, for
Special Instructions, and 64-pagc book
"Home Treatment for Women" sent In
plain wrapper, ON request.
The Iuka vidette., 1909-10-28
SALE or PUBLIC LANDS
SALE TO BEGIN IN OKLAHOMA
ON DECEMBER FIRST.
Lands We're Given State for Schools
and Public Buildings by the
U. 8. Government.

Guthrie, Okla.-The biggest land sale
ever pulled off in the Southwestern
states, except possibly in the old days
when Texas traded half dozen counties
for state capitol building, etc, will
begin in Oklahoma Dec. l, when the state
puts $4,000 acres of cultivated lands
and 1,050,000 acres of raw Northwest
prairie on the market in 160-acre tracts.
These lands were given the state by
the United States government either for
schools or for public buildings.
The raw prairie land is often capable
of cultivation with excellent results, be-
ing similar TO Southwestern Kansas and
the Texas Panhandle, and may be pur-
chased in tracts ranging from 160-acres
UP to 1880. It's average appraised value
is about S2.10 per acre. The 350,000
acres of leased lands may be bought in
tracts not larger than 100 acres, and
has an average appraised value of about
SIS per acre.
The Iuka vidette., 1909-10-28
DEATH CLAIMS PAT M'CARREN
One of Best Known Politicians of
New York.

New York-Patrick Henry McCarren,
state senator political ruler of Brook
lyn and familiar figure to all New York
ers, died Friday morning in st. Cath
crimes Hospital, Brooklyn.
The end was quiet and peaceful. The
long, lank leader lapsed into unconscious
ness at 1890, after two nieces, the only
relatives present, had kissed h,m good
bye.
He had not spoken for an hour or
more previously, and he recognized the
young women only by a slight motion
of his eyes. The last sounds he heard
before passing into his last sleep were
the voices of the Rev. Father Henry
Zimmer and dozen of the hospital nuns
chanting the solemn Latin prayers for
the dying.
One of his last requests, earlier i'll the
evening, was that his aged mother who
is lying dangerously i'll at her home, No.
81 Berry street, should not be told of
his death until morning, and until she
could reach her best possible condition.
She has not known of her sons illness.
She imagined him busy as usual with
his campaign work.
The Iuka vidette., 1909-10-28
TAFT ON DEEP WATER
PRESIDENT PLEADS FOR FAIR
PLAY FOR RAILROADS.
Sporadic Policy of River Improve
msnt Must Be Succeeded
by Definite Plans.

Corpus Christi Texas.-Announcing
himself as an enthusiastic advocate OF
deep waterways, when such projects can
be shown to be practicable and necessary,
and declaring that the piecemeal pro
cession by jerks" policy of Congress in
the past with reference to such improve
ments should be replaced with definite
general plan for opening up great ave-
nues of commerce, President Taft
aroused the delegates to the convention
of the interstate Inland Waterways
League, in session here, to enthusiastic
demonstration of approval.
Continuing, the president said that in
addition to extending commerce, deep
inland waterways would serve as the
best means of controlling railroad rates.
In this connection he took occasion to
refer to the fact that in some localities
there is disposition to do injustice to
the railroads and to drive the corpora
tions to a system OF economy which
prevents the development of the country
through which they pass.
The president said it was often the
case that the citizens of a county would
go to any extent to get railroad to
come into the county, but once there,
not friend of the railroad could any
where be found, except perhaps the local
counsel.
The president urged square deal'
for the railroads, that they might not
be deprived of reasonable profits-tRrough
popular prejudice.
The president declared that the halt
ing, sporadic system of river and harbor
improvements in the past was not due
to the army engineers, but was the work
of the committees in Congress, who had
responded to clamor from home and to
party considerations. The time has come,
he declared, for change in this sys-
TEN.
The Iuka vidette., 1909-10-28
MRS. CLEVELAND CONSOLES
Writes Lengthy Letter to the Widow
of Gov. johnson.

Minneapolis, Minn.-Mrs. John A.
johnson, widow of the late governor,
has received letter of coincidence from
Mrs. Grover Cleveland. The letter is a
long one, in which the widow at Prince
ton unfolds her heart to the widow at
st. Paul.
Mrs. Johnson has received many let
ters of coincidence since the death of her
husband, but none will be priced so high
ly as that from the widow of the former
Democratic president of the United
States. The contents of the letter have
not been made public, but it was re-
ported by what is supposed to be an
authoritative source, that Mrs. Cleveland
admitted the former president, while on
his deathbed, predicted the election of
Gov. Johnson, in case he were nomi-
mated by the Democrats a year ago.
The Iuka vidette., 1909-10-28
BOYS PLAY NIGHT RIDER.
Detective Discovers Source OF Notices
Posted in Camden, Tenn.

Camden, Tenn.-Private Detective Iv.
ins, who was employed by the citizens
here to ferret out the posting of notices
recently, which warned the negroes to
leave Camden, completed his work.
1t is stated it was the work of boys
who have since regretted their action.
Sufficient evidence was secured to con
vict them, but it is not known yet
whether the boys will be prosecuted or
not Many negroes have left and Others
were preparing to leave when the guilty
parties were caught up with. Some OF
the boys implicated say that they were
only playing night riding, and that they
did not think it would amount to much
when they posted the notices. 1t is not
known whether any of the notices were
sent through the mails OF not.
The Iuka vidette., 1909-10-28
PRoHI SPREADS LIQUOR TRADE
Knights of Fidelity Declare Indiana
More Wet Than Usual.

indianapolis, Ind-Resolutions adopt
ed in the convention of the state branch
of the Knights of Fidelity, an organiza-
tion of saloon keepers, state that ten
times as much liquor is sold in Indiana
as when the seventy-two dry counties
had saloons. Social clubs started in
dry counties to evade the law, were de.
nounced and the convention went on rec
ord as bitterly opposed to prohibition
and the Anti-Saloon League.
AS substitute for prohibition the con.
vention favored "cean, moral Saloons -
without wine rooms; the refusing of sa.
loon licenses to men of immoral char
acter, and the elimination of barrel
houses"
The Iuka vidette., 1909-10-28
JUSTICE PECkHAM is DEAD
Heart Trouble and Brights Disease
Responsible.

Albany, N. Y.-Rufus w. Peckham,
associate justice of the United States
supreme court, died at S:15 o'clock Sun
day night at Coolmore, his summer
home, at Altamont, Albany county.
Death was due to complication of heart
trouble, Bright's disease and hardening
of the arteries.
Justice Peckham had been in i'll
health for some time, out his condition
was not considered serious until re-
Gently.
Following adjournment OF the May
term of the United States supreme court
he came with Mrs. Peckham to spend
the summer at Altamont. A few days
ago his condition became such that his
physicians said he was likely to die at
any time, or might linger for several
months. Until last week Justice Peck.
ham exhibited considerable strength and
was able to be about the house.
The Iuka vidette., 1909-10-28
WORK OF BOIL WEEv|L
CAUSES LOSS OF $4,000, 200
ANNUALLY IN SOUTH.
Government Experts Make Startling
Announcements Should Be De-
stroyed in Winter Season.

Washing on.-Government experts IN
startling announcement that the boil
weevil is causing a damage in the United
States each year amounting to $685.
100000. The department of agriculture
places that estimate upon the amount
of damage done, and considers, more
over, that this amount will continue to
be lost for some time at least on ac'
count of the difficulties in control which
are encountered in the Mississippi val
ley.
With a view to helping in the move
ment to destroy the boil weevil, which
is one of the worst, if not the worst,
of the insect pests to invade the United
States, and which started in the cotton
fields west of the Mississippi river, and
is steadily eating its way eastward. un.
til it will probably reach the Atlantic
coat, the bureau of entomology of the
department has been studying the boil
weevil in his winter quarters.
1t is found that winter is the most
critical season in the whole life history
of the boil weevil, and that to destroy
ten weevils in winter is more important
than to destroy many thousands in sum
mer Most exhaustive studies of the
boil weevil in his winter quarters have
been made by experts. A vast mass OF
information about the habits of the boil
weevil and its Information or existence
through the winter has been collected
The Iuka vidette., 1909-10-28
PITTSBURG HAS NEW SCANDAL.
Treasurer of the Presbytery Has Dis
appeared.

Pittsburg, Pa.-Complete investigation
of all accounts of William c. Lilley, the
missing Pittsburg churchman, has been
ordered by the Pittsburg presbytery.
There is not minister in the pres
bytery but who admit fear that Pitts
burg is on the eve of another great finan-
cial and church scandal.
Lilley was, at the time of his disap
pearance, treasurer of the temperance
committee of the Presbyterian presby
terry, treasurer of the Presbyterian mis-
sions of the First Presbyterian church
of Pittsburg and in charge of almost
every other department of church work
in Pittsburg which needed a treasurer.
He was also the private trustee of Ger.
tain estates left for the good of the
church, some of these trusts being very
large.
The Iuka vidette., 1909-10-28
BUILD BIG AIRSHIP.
Two Arkansans Putting Finishing
Touches on Great Dirigible.

New York.-Joel T. Rice and John A.
Riggs, of Little Rock, Ark, have put the
finishing touches on one of the largest
dirigible balloons ever built in this coun-
try, at Morris Park.
The inventors propose to circle the
skycrappers of New York with their air
ship and subsequently, by successive
stages, to reach Washington, d. c., and
thence make Southern tour by the
aerial route.
The s7-foot frame is constructed of
hollow steel rods and weighs 450 pounds,
being the only frame of this type ever
built in America. The weight of the
entire apparatus when inflated is 1000
pounds.
1t is designed to carry three passen-
gers. The owners believe they can make
trips of almost 100 miles.
The Iuka vidette., 1909-10-28

The latest Enoch Arden has rather
varied the usual order of things in his
celebrated case. Disdaining the mag
nanimity of his prototype, he had the
spouse he left behind him arrested for
bigamy. That he was able to show
any originality at all in the matter of
such long-established precedent is to
his credit, but no amount of other
good qualities can make the whole
class of Enoch Ardens other than un-
desirable citizens.
The Iuka vidette., 1909-10-28

Forty-seyen Chinese students, an in
stallment of several hundred that are
coming, have started from Peking for
the United States. These young men
will go to various institutions of high
er education, and as they are selected
by competitive tests from the bright
est youths of the Celestial kingdom it
may be reasonably expected that they
will make their mark in scholarship
here
The Iuka vidette., 1909-10-28

The Belgian concessionaires In the
Congo are suing missionaries for al
ty to the natives. If the trials are
fair, they ought to afford good way
of bringing out the truth about this
much-mooted point.
The Iuka vidette., 1909-10-28
LAwLEssNEss DENOUNCED.
Farmers Union Goes on Record Con
corning Night Riding

Danville, Va.-The Farmers Tobacco
Union, at its session here, adopted the
following resolution, which has just been
made public:
Resolved, That the Farmers Union
Tobacco Growers, representing the
states of Kentucky, North Carolina and
Virginia, denounce in no uncertain terms
any act of lawlessness of any nature or
kind whatever"
The Iuka vidette., 1909-10-28

Spain has a war abroad and re-
bellion at home, which is enough to
make her unfortunate government
walk Spanish. At least, this is the
pleasant prospect if they do not win
the war and put down the rebellion.
The Iuka vidette., 1909-10-28

The sultan of Morocco is writing to
the powers that he is afraid Spain has
ulterior motives and that the powers
might as well look into the matter.
Which shows that these oriental bar
barians have caught the infection of
some European diplomacy in the way
of slyly arousing international jeal-
Ousy.
The Iuka vidette., 1909-10-28
CARRIES 22,775 BALES.
Most Valuable Cotton Cargo Clears From
Savannah.

Savannah, Ga.-Carrying 81 ,s95 bales
of cotton, equivalent to PITTS five hun
dred pound bales, and valued at 1884,
1903, the Leland Line steamer, Indian
sailed from Savannah Sunday for Bre
men. This is probably the most valu
able cargo of cotton that ever cleared
from an American port
The Iuka vidette., 1909-10-28
SKUNK COAT FOR MRS. TAFT.
Massachusetts Trapper Will Make an
Unique Present.

Taunton, Mass.--As tribute to the
mistress Of the white house, as we'll as
to his own ability as a devotee of MIN
rod, Bay State trapper will soon pre-
sent to Mrs Taft what is considered the
most unique coat ever worn by any
American woman. The coat is made en-
tireIy Of skunk skins and to James A
Goff, trapper of East Norton, belongs
the credit Of having originated the ides
The Iuka vidette., 1909-10-28
For
Lame
Back

An aching back is instantly
relieved by an application of
Sloan's Liniment.
This liniment takes the place
of massage and is better than
sticky plasters. 1t penetrates
without rubbing - through
the skin and muscular tissue
right to the bone, quickens the
blood, relieves congestion, and
gives permanent as well as,
temporary relief.
Here's the Proof.
Mr.. JAMES q. LEE, of 100 9th St.,
Sc, Washington, DC, writes: "rhirty
years ago fell from scaffold and seri-
ously injured my back. / suffered terri
bly, at times from the small of my back
all around my stomach was Just as if l
had been beaten with club. L used
every plaster L could get with no relief.
Sloan's Liniment took the pain right
out, and 1 can now do rs much ladder
work as any man in tho shop, thanks to
The Iuka vidette., 1909-10-28

The annual average loss of property
by fire in Germany, Hungary,
Italy, France, Denmark and Switzer-
land is about 33 cents per capita. In
the United States it is $2.47 a year
The only consolation for Americans
In such figures-and it isn't very SEN
per capita, than the Europeans to
burn.
The Iuka vidette., 1909-10-28

Companies for operating aerial lines
OF travel are multiplying In Germany
and many of the most solid financiers
are among the investors. This ap-
pears to afford opportunities for liter
ally taking flyers In stocks.
The Iuka vidette., 1909-10-28

The postal authorities at Washing
ton have ruled that a mail carrier is
not obliged to deliver mail where
vicious dogs are kept, and that owners
of such animals must call at the post
Office for what is coming to them.
That seems to be an equitable deci-
sion. Uncle Sam is under no obliga-
tion to provide mail carriers as It'd
bits for savage CANNES.
The Iuka vidette., 1909-10-28
FIGHTS WITH HAT PIN.
Texas Girl Is Finally Overcome and
Chloroformed:

Dallas, Texas.-Armed only with a
hat pin, Lena Barrantine, aged 16 years,
attacked two masked white burglars
when they entered her home near Mes
quite. The father and family were at
work in the field. She stabbed the in
truders, but was finally overcome and
chloroformed.
The family found her unconscious on
returning. She viii recover.
The Iuka vidette., 1909-10-28
TAFT PLAYS HOCKEY ALSO.
Has Been at Capital 1873 Days and Away
1O8 DAYS.

Washington November 10, when
President Taft returns from his swing
around the country, he will have been
the executive head of the United States
government $50 days. Since his inaugu.
ration, March A, the president has been
away from Washington 43.2 per rent. OF
the time. He has been in Washington
142 days and away from the capital los
days
The Iuka vidette., 1909-10-28

declares that too much prosperity al
lows students to buy motor cars, and
that their studies suffer in conse-
quence. He apparently holds that
work and taste of hardship will keep
in check the natural propensity of the
average student to get into mischief.
No one can deny that speeding car
is terrible incentive to the fast life.
The Iuka vidette., 1909-10-28

People continue to fall victims to
the Spanish prisoner" swindle. That
is what they get for not reading the
newspapers.
The Iuka vidette., 1909-10-28

Some day the world will really
come to an end. and it will be just the
luck of those prophets not to be on
the job at the time.
The Iuka vidette., 1909-10-28

With 1000 immigrants coming in
one day New York may have to put
upper stories on its parks for lodg-
ing places.
The Iuka vidette., 1909-10-28

One woman says that she stole two
shirt waists because she was hungry.
Still, shirt waists are not very tooth
some.
The Iuka vidette., 1909-10-28

1t is high time a stop was put to
those Spanish swindles, and it is also
high time that Americans grew too
wise to be caught by them
The Iuka vidette., 1909-10-28

Actors are said to be scarce in New
York, but as this is the open season
for decayed vegetables and aged hen
fruit, there's a reason
The Iuka vidette., 1909-10-28

1t will not be long before the sight
of farmers coming to the city in au-
tos will be so familiar as to escape
comment.
The Iuka vidette., 1909-10-28

Chicago has some fine skyscraper
roofs which should look attractive to
aspiring aeroplane operators.
The Iuka vidette., 1909-10-28

1t is gambling when you lose and
speculation when you win. There is
no other difference.
The Iuka vidette., 1909-10-28

Between 300 and 500 acres of wheat
will be planted in Monroe county. Near
ly every member of the Farmers Union,
which is very strong in the county, is
going to give this new industry trial.
If they are successful they expect to
double the acreage next year and re-
duce cotton growing as much as possi-
BILE.
The Iuka vidette., 1909-10-28
There are mighty few idle mills
and factories in this country now.

From impending lawsuits 1t is evil
dent that all persons who wear wings
are not angels.
The Iuka vidette., 1909-10-28

The largest crowd Hickory has enter
tanned in number of years was present
at the celebration of Field Day" Great
enthusiasm was manifested in the diff
ferent competitions and the committee in
charge is arranging another day for Nov.
16, and another will be planned for the
third Tuesday in December.
The Iuka vidette., 1909-10-28

Congressman Ben G. Humphreys, act
ing on the request Of the board of super
visors of Washington county, has Sc
cured a road expert from the office of
public roads of the department of agri-
culture, Washington, to confer with
County Road Commissioner c. r. Cock
and the public generally as to the best
methods of building roads in the Delta.
The Iuka vidette., 1909-10-28

Merit and perseverance win except
in a government land lottery.
The Iuka vidette., 1909-10-28

Here and there French aerSnaut
succeeds very well without the aid of
Queer-lcoking whiskers.
The Iuka vidette., 1909-10-28

T. E. Bailey, of Walnut, takes the
blue ribbon ON long staple cotton this
season. On IS acres planted in Allen
Hybrid cotton he has gathered fifty
Bales, weighing 500 pounds each, at 25c
per pound, making total of $6,25o or
$125 per bale. This cotton will measure
l SIS inches. This estimate does not in
clude the seed, which will sell for fancy
price.
The Iuka vidette., 1909-10-28

President T. w. Raymond, of Missis.
sippi Synodical College, has arranged
with the Lyceum bureau to have regu-
lar lecture course of six engagements for
his pupils and the general public during
the present session.
The Iuka vidette., 1909-10-28

The action of the committee having
charge of the banquet to be given TO
President Taft at Jackson in proposing
to serve wine at that function was moth
ing short of an insult to the state, was
the declaration of Rev. J. G. Galloway,
of Magnolia.
The Iuka vidette., 1909-10-28

County Commissioner of Agriculture
L. A. Markham has arranged for a series
of three farmers Institutes for Washing
ton county. A number of subjects will
be discussed and all of them of vital
concern to the planters of the Delta
The Iuka vidette., 1909-10-28

The Leake county grand jury has been
going after number of miscreants,
and as the indictment records show, has
caught quite number in the drag net
for violations of the law more or less
serious, from simple trespass and unlaw-
full retailing 10 homicide.
The Iuka vidette., 1909-10-28

The Confederate Veterans and Mabea
chapter of the United Daughters of the
Confederacy gave a public entertainment
at Maben, the occasion being in com
memoration of the birthday Of a noble
Mississippian, J. q. George.
The Iuka vidette., 1909-10-28

The first annual fair of the North
Mississippi Fair Association at Holly
Springs is now a matter of history. Its
success is matter of great pride to the
management as well as to the entire peo-
pie. 1t was a success from its very
start. Gov. Noel's presence and inspiring
speech started things off on the right
foot and no tagging was allowed up to
the close. 1t is believed that much good
along agricultural, horticultural and
stock-raising lines has been accomplished.
The Iuka vidette., 1909-10-28

Cotton seed sold at Prentiss for Sal
per ton. A lively interest was shown
in local market in the buying of cotton
seed. The market opened with S. s.
Dale g. Sons offering $35 per ton. The
firm of J. E. Dumas & Sons then offered
more. Several tons were sold at 500.
The two firms then began bidding
against each other, and several tons sold
for SAL per ton. The cotton crop is short
and seed are in demand
The Iuka vidette., 1909-10-28

The jury in the case of Mrs. Upchurch,
on trial at Indianola, charged with the
murder of her husband, returned this
verdict: Eve, the jury, find the de-
fendant guilty as charged, but disagree
as to the punishment" Thereupon Judge
Cashin sentenced her to the penitentiary
for life. Provine Turner, convicted of
murder, was granted new trial.
The Iuka vidette., 1909-10-28

Chancellor A. A. Kincannon Of The
University Of Mississippi, announced
that the examinations for the Ceci
Rhodes scholarships will be held at the
university October 1920. These scholar
ships are worth s1,5oo per year, and ars
good for three years study at the Ok
ford, England, University.