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The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-23

be endowed with competence to do
these he is doing in this very
day with a miraculous confidence
and mighty faith. He has disooy-
cred that his own commission over
life, over the happiness and health
and the fruitage of the life that
now is, as well as of that which is
to come, is a vastly larger commits
sion than the world hitherto has
dreamed of. He is finding out that
Providence is partnership and
that no man may be a sleeping
partner in the business of living
without the penalty of losing the
very thing that life is-a world of
potencies converted into achieve
ment
This is the note, surely, as civil
lization faces the year 1910-the
note of competency, the sense of
added powers to life, the feeling
that the greater things are coming
on the earth, and that man is US
ing the key to unlock the treasure
house of his own life with a sure
ness and wisdom that give prom
Use of vastly better, richer, juster
universe than he has yet known.
Another note of our time is the
fact that life mirrors itself in such
a wonderful way and the things
and forces that make for the bet
ter day to be are known and read
of all men. We live in the open,
and no man may become champion
OF any cause and keep the world in
ignorance of the character of the
cause and the nature of his cham
pionship. No man to-day may hide
his light under bushel. 1t is a
tell-tale world, and, more than any
past time, the world to-day has a
juster sense of values and knows
both the things that are saving it
and the things also that threaten
and endanger it. Public service
was never so responsible as it is
to-day, because civilization never
had the almost miraculous power
of analyzing and testing the value
of public service as in this present
year. Public life is an open book.
and the most impossible of all I'm
possible things to-day is that any
national or international movement
should be misunderstood or misin-
terpreted by the worlds best mind.
And what is true of public move
ments is true of public men. No
public man can deceive his constit-
uents to-day, for his constituents
are the world. And the strong man
today is the man who frankly rec
ognizes this.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-23

Not the most credulous and believing prophet a
generation ago could have forecast the world we
know and perfectly at home with to-day Bull
Lytton in his short book The Coming Race"
endeavored to tell the story and achievement of
mankind in the day that shortly to be, but his
seeming impossible world has been more than re-
allied in day The half has not been told
The great note of the day is the large grasp human
life possesses over its and destiny the
growing confidence that this old yet ever renewing
world is solving its own problems, and under the
guiding of that Providence which Pope's wellknown
lines SO beautifully express:
All nature is but art, unknown to thee;
All chance, direction. which thou see:
All discord. harmony, not understood;
All partial evil. universal good,
is working for the day of perfectly ordered and
perfectly adjusted civilization. The greater power
man is accommodating and employing over his own
bodily life, his mastery of the of life which
have been hid from the foundation of the world the
realization that man himself is his providence
In a vastly larger degree than hitherto he has
dreamed Of and that the greater things" the great
est of all Teachers foretold ages ago that he should
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-23

TRIKE up the band, here
%zS comes the good resolution.
%--1 Let the whistles blow
H7{z59SF4H their heads off, let the bells
\ tg ring out, let the fog
horn on the lake front shatter the at
mosphere to atoms, let the similar
gladstone noises be let loose upon the
vibrant ozone even in the uttermost
corners of our beautiful city. For the
good resolution is marching forward.
Only a few days more and we will
~bask in its splendid presence.
Like the village drum major it
comes proudly prancing toward us
through the week Get a seat early
and avoid the crowd if you would be-
hold it in it's glory. Keep your eyes
glued to the splendid spectacle, keep
your ears open for the lofty sounds,
for it will not be long in passing.
It's safe to say that if all the high
resolves that go into effect on New
Years day had half the endurance of
Marathon runner the millennium
would come so fast that we'd have to
enact new speed laws to keep it from
melting the asphalt.
liz good resolutions were salt mac
kerei what universal thirst would
Z spread abroad
Human experience seems to indi-
cate that progress in any line is nee
essarily gradual. Take the flying ma
chine, for instance. AT present the
. scientists engaged in the development
Of this interesting device are in po-
zifi0n to assert that many of their
problems are already solved They
can get up into the air without the
aid of dynamite and they can come
down again with practically no effort.
or course there are other difficulties
to be overcome such as the tendency
ON the part of the machine to select
its own time and place for coming
down. But these problems are minor
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-23
a Test.

Well" said Mr.. Cumrox, your
party was a great success"
''How can you tell?" asked his wife.
Whenever a crowd comes along
that makes me feel like stranger in
my own house l know it's brilliant
occasion"
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-23
A Pair of Them.

No. Nov mind, Johnny" said
mother of a five-year-old, there's a
ghost in that dark closet guarding the
jam"
No. 1.-TWO hours later)-"Oh, nam
NAL" cried Johnny. THAT ghost in
the dark closet has eaten nearly half
the jam!"
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-23
CLIP THIS OUT.
Valuable Recipe When Afflicted with
Rheumatism or Backache.

This is a renowned doctors very
best prescription for rheumatism.
"One ounce compound syrup Sarsa-
parilla; one ounce Toris compound;
half pint high grade whiskey. Mix
them and take a tablespoonful before
each meal and at bed time. The bot
tie must be well shaken each time"
Any druggist has these ingredients
or he will get them from his whole
sale house.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-23
For Colds and Grfpp-capudine.

The best remedy for Gripp and Colds is
Hicks Capudine. Relieves the aching and
feverishness Cures the cold-Headaches
also. It's Liquid-Effects immediately-10,
20 and soc at Drug Stores.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-23
The Way 1t Happened

Maude-Bigsby literally fell at my
feet.
Belle-Aeroplane or intoxication?
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-23
ALLFN,S lung BAIsAM

has been used SUCCESSFULLY Tor years rdeepseatcd
coughs colds and bronchitis Everybody should
know about IL. 1t is simple, safe and sure.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-23

It's easy for a woman to paint q
pretty face-if she has one.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-23

we live in and the day when the Romans inter
changed their social visits and their good wishes
and both gave and received their strenae, and be-
sween the then and the the identity of feel
ing. emotion and sentiment concerning this day
is readily discovered.
So many sentiments crowd themselves into New
Years day and all are mostly children in the
way IN which the day appears to them and in
the simple feelings and emotions by which 1t is
observed. The greeting: "a Happy New Yeari"
pushes up through the hard strata of the year and
the simple emotions, which make the whole world
kin, bring friend nearer to friend and melt life to-
gether into richer affection and good will be-
comes the keynote of life on this day. Grudges
dropped resentments dissolved, and the average
man with the average endowment of affection for
bis fellows finds it almost impossible to vitalize
any of his hatreds through the emotionladen mo-
rnents of New Years day. The personal life has
many things to say to itself; it is at once clos
fRg of accounts and the opening of career.
Old things pass away and all things seem to be-
come new. The things that might have been and
have not become are forgotten in the new hopes
and aspirations and ambitions which spring up in
the heart the first day of the year.
OF course, nobody will ever be what the hopes
and faith of the day project for the individual life
The most ardent believer in the better day. the
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-23
lMPERTlNENT.

Missionary-You haven't been to
Sunday school for a month. | don't
expect to meet you in heaven.
Kid-Gee! l didn't know you wuz
as bad as all dat!
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-23

modern spirit takes account of its own enlarged and
charging kingdom.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-23

were exchanged, presents were
given and received, and feasting
throughout the empire was the or
der of the day. The early Chris
rtians at first set themselves against
che usages of the day as observed
by the Romans until the fixing of
Christmas day on the 25th OF De-
eember. and New Years day came
TO be observed as the octave of the
Nativity and also as the Festival
+0f the. Circumcision.
The observance and spirit of the
: day have not changed very greatly
I'm the onrush of the centuries. We
might go back across the long
stretch of years between the day
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-23
.R%S TAZAE.
IT, "A KID a NJ

EW YEARS DAY has
ever occupied a specu-
liar relation to the
three hundred and six
ty-five days on which
are etched the doings
and history of a whole
calendar year. The Ro-
mans observed the day
as a public holiday, and
on this day all litiga-
ton and strife were
suspended social visits
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-23

TRIKE up the band, here
comes the good resolution.
Let the whistles blow
their heads off, let the bells
ring out. let the fog
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-12-23

is hardly In tune with the modern spirit wher
life is thought of corporate business and this
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Our December Sale of Boys Clothing

Monday morning. and Christmas Present each boz
purchases this worth of merchandise
before IS will make of Watch GThe
be
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THE POULTRY INDUSTRY.

1t is a fact not generally known that
Of all farm products poultry stands
fifth in value. 1t is estimated that
the cash derived from the sale of poul-
try and eggs amounts to half billion
dollars annually. 1t is believed that
this amount is being rapidly increased
each year, due TO the fact that farmers
are beginning to realize the profits
there are in a well cared for flock Of
hens. When all poultry keepers fully
appreciate how easy it is TO increase
the productiveness Of their fowls, it
is fair to assume that this branch of
farm products will advance well toward
first place in relative value. The fol-
lowing letter from c. ID. Chatterton Of
West Brookfeld, VT, indicates the way
In which some are increasing their
egg production He says: Il have used
Pages Perfected Poultry Food for the
last two years, and got onethird more
eggs than before. | can't get along
without it,"
If you want to know more about this
food and the best ways of using It,,
write to Q. S. Page. Hyde Park, Vt, for
his booklet. profitable Poultry" 1t
will be sent free. postpaid, to anyone
mentioning this paper
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WEST NEWRURY.

Mr.. Harvey Benzie and Miss Ruth
M. Spear we're married at So Rye
gate by Rev. Mr.. Wallace the 18th
inst. They will make their home at
the Andrew Wylie farm on Jefferson
Hill, which he has rented. They
have the best wishes of their many
friends in this place for a long and
happy life.
Mr.. r. E. Putnam attended the
annual meeting and banquet of the
N. E. Fat Mems Club at Hale's
Tavern on Friday last.
Rev. Mr.. Fuller was absent last
Sunday, and Rev. w. S. JENNIE &C.
cupied the pulpit in the Union
Meeting House. His many friends
in this place had the pleasure of
listening to a grand sermon from
Deut. 500.
Mr.. S. ]. Stevens had the mis-
fortune to have his driving horse
get his leg broken in the stable Sat-
urday night, necessitating its being
killed.
Hon. Horace w. Bailey has been
spending a part of his holiday vaca-
at So. Corinth, Tuesday.
The L. A. S. Social at the parson-
age was a very enjoyable occasion.
All Of the deer hunters but one
got dear.
Business in lively in w. H Tux
bury's logging woods. Some twenty
five men are employed around there.
The carpenters expect to have
the Ladies Aid Hall completed
ready for the painters this week.
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CORINTH.


Rev. j. +. Ovens will preach at
Academ Hall next Sunday evening,
Dec. 26, at seven o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. w. Thurber and
son Wendell, spent Friday in Fair
lee, with their son Charles Thurber.
Mrs. c. c. Sargent is improving in
health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Durham will
spend Christmas with Mrs. Dun
hams parents at STAFFORD.
Work has commenced at the
mines owned by E. L. Smith on the
Bicknell lot.
Remember the Christmas tree at
the South Meadow Church Saturday
evening, Dee. 25. All are invited.
Aaron Eastman and Miss Ida NJ.
Farnon of White River junction,
we're recently married.
Academy Notes.
The Academy and Graded School
began the winter term Monday.
The Academy has a term Of twelve
weeks. the lower school one of ten.
Elton Virgins has entered the
Academy.
The following new pupils are in
the graded school: Otis Virgins,
George Hastings, Harvey Sumner,
Luzanne Eastman.
Rehearsals for the play TO be
given this term viii soon recon-
mence.
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HOLTON'S
Newbury, VT.

If you are looking for Xmas
presents, come right to this
store. We can save you
money. Fine line Cut Glass
in rich designs. Watches for
Ladies and Gents, Boys and
Girls, SI.oo to $4,000. Solid
Gold and Filled Jewelry. Rog-
ers, Community and Sterling
Silverwsre. Rogers Knives
and Forks, $3.50 per doz.
$3.50 8-day Clocks, now $500.
Only SI.o5 for the $500 kind.
Electric Light Clocks IL price.
Lot of Dolls and Toys, Ia
price. Boys and Girls Sleds,
I'd off. Fancy Goods, Toilet
Articles, Christmas Cards and
Booklets. Our store is packed
full with desirable Goods.
Holton's, Newbury, Vt.
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WELLS RIVER.

John CAVITY, Malcolm Buck, Ar
thur Graves, Genevieve Fellows and
Katherine Graves are home from
college to spend Christmas vaca-
ton.
Miss N. J. Rollins of New Brit
ain, Conn. is the guest Of Mrs. J.
f. Hale.
Miss Lottie MunselI is home from
Hardwick for the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs Freeman Lyons and
Miss Gladys Lyons of Norwell,
Mass, are guests of David Stanley
and wife.
Miss Maude Davis has been Wis
iting in Burlington the past week,
and was in Waterbury a few days
with her sister, Mrs. Herman Bone.
Mrs. A. NJ. Whitelaw returned
from Boston last week.
The Rev. Mr.. Perkins of Troy,
Me-, preached in the Congregation
al church last Sunday.
Cards have been received here
announcing the marriage in Canaan
Dec s. of Harry Marshall of this
place and Julia B. Carpenter of
Canaan.
/: Miss Jennie Corliss Of Bradford
has been for the last two weeks
with Mr.. and Mrs. S. S. Peach, who
are i'll.
90 members of the Fat Mems
Club we're present at the annual
meeting and banquet at Hale's Tav-
ern Dec. II.
Schools closed last Friday and
will reopen Jan. 3.
Mr. John Bailey has recovered
from his recent illness sufficiently
to be out on the streets again.
There will be pleasing Christmas
exercises Friday afternoon by the
pupils of the Primary school in
their room.
There will be a Christmas tree
Friday evening in the vestry. AT
ter the program and the di8tribu-
ton of presents there will be a So
cial for the children.
The Senior class Of the w. R. H.
S. will hold dance in Village Hall
Tuesday evening, Dec. 2S.
ton with his sister, Mrs. R. S.
Chamberlain.
Mrs. Kent is quite ill at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Hattie Tucker.
Ernest Harmon is home from
Bradford Academy. He expects to
return for the winter term.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Heath gave a
birthday party to their two children
Seymour and Gladys on Saturday
asst. About fifteen of the little |
friends came and enjoyed a fine
time, and an elegant repast at the
close.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Spear and ii.
B. Heath and wife attended the
funeral of Deacon Chandler Slack
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SOUTH CORINTH.

Chandler j. Slack passed from
this life, at Manchester, N. H., Dec.
18th, 1909 after a two years decline
ending in perincious anemia.
Mr.. Slack was born in Washing
ton Nov. 18th, 1912, being the sew
enth son, born to James and Rosetta
(CampbelD Slack, also three daugh-
tiers; only two brothers surviving
Curtis o. of Washington, and Henry
H. of Roxbury. Mr.. Slack enlisted
in Co. | Bird Vt Volunteers, in Nov.
1868, and served till the close Of the
war. lie was married Nov. 22d,
1865, to Mary E. Chapman Of West
Fairlee who survives him, together
with four sons: Bert e. and Dan c.
of this town; Carl ID. of Bradford
and George NJ. of Newbury; one
daughter, Mrs w Z. Young of So.
Fairlee, also 20 grandchildren. Mr..
Slack has always lived in town. since
his marriage, and on the same farm
TIL he sold it to his son Dan, two
years ago, since which time he has
been with his children until Aug.
9TH last. when lie with Mrs Slack
went to Manchester and WASH, able
to return.
Nr. and Mrs. Slack united with
the Meadow Church in 1873 and he
was chosen deacon the following
year, which Office he held till death.
He was also Supt. of the $. ;. for
% years. He was a respected
townsman. and held the office of
Lister for several years. He was an
obliging neighbor. a kind husband,
and an indulgent father, a loss to
community and town.
Funeral services were held at the
home of p. o. Chapman in Man
chester Sunday p. m. Many friends
old and new were present there.
Further services were held at the
Meadow Church Tuesday p. m.
Rev. f. H. Perkins officiating F.
W. Thurber, director. A we'll filled
church testified to sympathy and
esteem. The four sons acted as
bearers. The floral tributes were
very handsome, including a pillow
marked husband, a broken heart
inscribed father, a mound from p.
o. Chapman and J. W. Chapman
and family, spray Of carnations, c.
p. Chapman and family, carnations,
S. ID. Bugbee and family, Concord,
n. H., spray of cut flowers from
friends at Bradford, Gala blossom
and leaves. b. +. Slack and family.
The two only surviving brothers
were present, also two nephews and
wives from Berlin and Mortified, |
Clinton and Harley Slack.
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in the selling of which we shall endeavor
to take the lead.

GChc neckwar is bound be
Christmas give have placed counters large
which selections nens of fine quality
give believe of Housekeeping Linens is the largest in this
vicinity gPacca gifts in linen abound all sides aSee the interest
display give speciality of Satin Damask Cloth with Napkins
match GTowe Lunch Cloths &C. GAprons always useuex
our line.
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has learned one thing down there,
and that is he can tell which way
the wind blows by just watching a
reed. A slim and broken reed will
not do.
F. +. Kimball says there is moth
ing like advertising. That little
squib in this paper few weeks ago
about his non-producing hens, has
brought him literature from all
parts of the United States, and as
result he is getting large returns
from his investment. He wishes
to thank the generous public for
their interest, as well as for the in
formation, "How to make hens lay"
Mrs. John Sleeper, who has been
visiting her daughter in Manehes-
ter for the past two or three weeks,
returned home Friday.
Mr.. Eugene Edwards and wife
are in town, having been called here
by the illness and death of their
mother, Mrs. John Edwards.
Miss Mary Little is home for the
holidays.
A CARD. We wish to thank all
thefriends and neighbors for their
kindness and aid in our recent be-
reavement, also to those who sent
flowers.
Mrs. c. E. Brock,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. C. BROCK,
Mr.. and Mrs. R. E. BAILEY,
BESSIE BROCK,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. BROCK.
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Handkerchief for Gifts.

give have inspection order SMen and Women
Handkerche So gThe include dainty
designs Ish and Armenian GGLOVES always acceptable
give attention Glove Counter for these give make
speciality of HOSIERY Women and charging
advance although the tariff would justify higher
prices
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Fina Clearance Sale of all Garments.

give exceptionally large of Garments this and
especially low prices the balance of
GDo Hale Department Store MEANS
you? git New Ideas git Easy Selections git
Service Exceptional Service Desirable Merchandise
git Up-toDate Styles GAnd this month will much
Holiday Shoppers especially those undecided what git
that find Something New time
through git Gift Suggestions qSighsers welcome
GChrismas AWAY TWO PIECES
CROCKERY of in business
N Hale's Corner.
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"LA VILLA DE MADRID"

!, E,te importante establecimiento aca'
bas de recibir los impermeables fran
ceses marca E. H. de fama universa-
ssi como las legitimss Camisetas Il. x.
eonoddss del publico de gusto. lam
,bien acabamos de recibir Fano de BIZ
Mar frances, Casimires ingleses propi o
para verano y el mejor surtido de pei
!fumeria francesa inglesa sin taltar
las Alfemb,as lejitimas de Oriente te-
|jidas en- una so]a pieza donde no tene-
mos competencia. Tenemos el mas com
pleto surtido en- generos de fantasia a
los precios mas limitados. Vender bu.-
mas mercancias es el lena de "LA
VILLA DE MADRID" Visitenos
5 pidanos muestray sera servido sin
demera.
p n r. 764. Teleforo 273
Ban Francisco 81. Fan Juan P.h
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Ultimas noyedade.

eitiene usted que hacer a'gun rega
10 yea el immense surtido de joyeria
de todss Cases, desde 20 mas barato
hasta 10 mejor en- la antigua y acre
tditada casa de TINAUD, donde Sc
acaba de fecibir el mejor surtido que
,nunca Sc ha visto en- luerto Rico
lTambien hay una variedad de efec-
itos de plata y plateados y de otras
moved ades propias para regslos todo
I & pretios kumamente limitados: antes
de eomprar haga usted una vista a
| dicho establecimiento Zen el cual Sc
han hecho importantes reformas) y
mo dudamos saldra usted complacido
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CALIGRAFIA:

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maquinilias. dura. rie.iI : uon6tO
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suya propia por rs -is;ciHa de en-
sehanza Y metoslo '.E,ilc in y ar
nlonia del HiOvimieni9.
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CLASLS 4 DOMICILI0 LN san
Juan Y SANTU II E.-Eserii q ys,-
n informes al profaagr qic >l>etss-.
+. VEGA NEVAKE>. Il. q. DUA
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