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The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-08-19
'Mingo


Everything quiet in our little
town.
Health some better, though
there are 5 members of Mr.. Asa
Mann's family still down with the
fever.
Crops are still looking fine tho
needing rain some.
Mr.. Joe Champion, the prince
of good fellows from Dennis was
in our town a few days ago.
Mr. Oscar Ham, the hustling
cattle man was here Friday hunt
ing for bargains in the stocklaw
district.
Mr. A w hurry of near here is
selling. out preparatory to going
to Concho CO., Tex. Suppose it
has rained too much here for Mr.
hurry this year
Mr. Albert Slack and Gordon
Harlan of Paden were visiting the
family of Mr. ] P Parker of this
place Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. ] B Peben Of Mynot, preach
ed an interesting sermon at Chris
tian chapel Sunday.
Mr. John Nunley of this place
has rented the farm of Mr. Sam
Sanders for next year.
Thh young people of this place
we're royalty entertained in the
hospitable home home of Mr. r B
Twitty Saturday evening with a
nice singing.
Miss Josie Todd of Mynot was
visiting friends and relatives near
here this week.
Prof ] NJ Kay's school started
at Maud Monday.
Mr. S A Jordan and Vivian
Mann we're fishing with tleir drag
net few days ago, they have not
reported results as they are both
men of undoubted veracity.
Mr.. ] w Hunt and wife were
Visiting the family of Mr. Will
Hill over in Alabama Thursday.
Good will to all A H B.
Keep your vital organs in good
condition if you would have health
through the malarial season.
PRIcKLy ASH BITTERs cleanses
and strengthens the stomach, liver
and bowels and helps the system
to resist disease germs c Jour
dan, Special Agent.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-08-19
AN ORDINANCE

Granting to the Stantonville Tel
ephone Co. their associates anC
assigns, a.twenty-fve year fran
chise to build, operate and main
tain a Magnetic Telephone Sys
tenn, and to install and maintain
for such a purpose telephone ex-
change, and to erect maintain, etc
posts, poles, cross arms, braces
wires, cables, etc. on and over
the streets and alleys of the town
of Iuka, necessary for the sue
cessful operation of the said tele-
phone system.
Sec. |. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Board Of Aldermen of
the town of Iuka, Miss. in regular
session assembled on the 3rd day
of Aug. 1909 at the Mayors office
in said town. That the Stanton
vile Telephone Co. their asso-
ciates and assigns, be and they are
hereby granted the right, privi-
lege and franchise for a period of
twenty-five years next after the
date of the passage of this ordi-
nance, to build operate and main
tain magnetic telephone system
in the town of Iuka for the pur-
pose of giving to the citizens of
said town a first class and up-to-
date telephone service, and for
and during the said time to oper-
ate, add TO and enlarge said ex-
change; to erect, and maintain
over the streets and alleys of the
town of Iuka all posts, poles, cross
arms, braces, wires, cables, etc.
necessary for the successful opera
ton of said telephone system; and
to repair and replace same when
necessary during said time, and
to do all other things necessary
for the successful operation of the
telephone system, not contrary to
the ordinances of the town of Iuka
nor the laws of the state of Miss.
1t is further understood that the
Stantonville Telephone Co. their
associates and assigns shall erect,
maintain posts, poles, cross arms,
braces, wires, cables, etc. on and
over the streets and alleys of the
town of Iuka 50 as not to unnec-
essarily interfere with the traffic
on the streets and alleys upon
which they are erected.
Sec. 2. That this ordinance
take effect and be in force from
and after its passage.
Done in regular meeting Aug.
3, 1909.
A B Patterson, Mayor.
G W Dudley, Clerk.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-08-19
Bridge Notice.

| will let to the lowest responsi
bic bidder on the 9th day of Sep
TENDER, 1909, ii front of the court
house door in the town Of Iuka,
Miss, within legal hours, the
building Of two wooden bridges
on Bear River, in the 5th Super
visor s district of this county. The
Board reserves the right to reject
any all bids. One of these bridges
will be at the Epps Ford and the
other atthe Cow Ford Plans and
specifications on file at the Chan
Gerry Clerk office. By order of
the Board, August 2, 1909.
]. D. Mann, M. B. S.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-08-19

Tishomingo, Miss.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-08-19
GranuIated Sore Eyes Cured.

For 20 years | suffered from a
bad case of graduated sore eyes,
says Martin Byrd, Henrietta, Ky.
In Feb. 03, a gentleman asked
me to try Chamberlain 5 Salve
bought one box and used about
two-thirds of it and my eyes have
not given me any trouble since.
Price 25c. For sale by c Jour
dan.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-08-19
Ready for Business.

l am back in my new shop at
the old stand ready to do all kinds
of blacksmith and woodwork, |
have more room and am better
prepared than ever before to give
satisfaction. E. H. GRAVETTE.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-08-19
"A man named Emmett O'Neal

who lives in Florence, Ala, is out
in long letter denouncing Il e
Alabama legislature for passing
the Carmichael constitutional pro-
hibition bill. 1t is not surprising
that a man with an "O' in his
name should be opposed to prohi-
hibition.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-08-19

100 900 acres of fine farming
land in southwest Texas now be-
ing opened up, prices very reason
able, terms easy. See me If int
crested. Geo. L. Mcmasters.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-08-19
Scared With A Hot Iron,

or scalded by overturned kettle
cut with knife bruised by slam
door injured by gun, or in any
other way--the thing needed at
once is Bucklen's Arnica Salve to
subdue inflammation and kill the
pain. It's earth's supreme heal
er infallible for boils, ulcers, fe
yer sores, eczema and piles. 25c.
Guaranteed at ] c Jourdan 5 drug
gist.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-08-19
| ishOmingo High School,
TiShOn7in9O, Miss.

lust the school you are looking for
to prepare your boys and girls for
college, business or life, and give
them a thorough elementary edu-
cation. Delightful location for
study. Strong faculty. Expenses
reasonable. Accom- m o d atoms
good. The last session was most
gratifying success. Next session
opens Sept. 5th, 1909, and contin-
ues nine months. Address,
!. O. LOONEY, L. l. A. M. Prin.
or P. E. WILLIAMS,
Sect. Board Trustees.
Tishomingo, Miss.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-08-19
Farm, Crop and Stock for Sale.

| offer for sale my 80 acre farm
near Sardis church, together with
crop Of cotton, corn, hogs and one
COW, cheap for cash, as | wish to
move to Oklahoma. Apply at
once to j. w. Stay, r. 2, Iuka.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-08-19
Preaching and Singing Notice

AT Harmony church 5th Sun
day; two sermons by Rev ] r
James, dinner on the ground
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-08-19

Mr.. Jas. F. Robinson left last
week for Hominy, Okla, where
he has position with NJ. F. Frai-
lep. Mr.. Frailey's son was here
or a visit and Mr.. Robinson &C
companied him back.
Evening star., 1909-04-29
NO PINK TEAS FOR PROF.
Suggests Army Relief Funds Be
Raised Some Other Way.

NEW YORK, April 29.-If the widows
and orphans of army men need money. it
should be provided by army men them
afternoon teas and theatrical entertain
ments. This is the opinion of Col.
Charles W. Larned. professor of techni-
cal and military graphics at the West
Point Military Academy. who addressed
members of the Army Relief Society yes
terday. Women who heard the address
appla auded the sentiment. but could not
fully indo.rse the plan. because it would
do away with The usefulness of the So
ciety. As compromise ii was suggest
ed that Col. Larned inaugurate such a
move at West Point and report on its
progress and feasibility.
If said Col. Lacned every second
lieutenant contributes 10 cents per month,
first lieutenant Is captain ~. and SO on
gether with cents a month from each
private soldier. J cents from each corpo-
raj and from each sergeant. the yearly
fund will amount to x31 ,S63'
1t was announced at the meeting that
the society had received x62.W0 in sub
scrptions during the year, and I'm addi-
ton had large fund in reserve. More
than one hundred widows and children of
soldiers are being cared for.
The following officers were elected: Mrs.
Daniel Lamont. president: Mrs. Emerson
I4iscum and Mrs. Leonard Wood. vice
presidents: Mrs. w. l. P3rdee and Mrs.
Guy Howard. secretaries: e. y. Bliss.
Cornelius Vanderbilt and Levi p. Morton,
trustees.
Evening star., 1909-04-29
J. Fl. Trimyer as marshal for the junior
Order of United American Mechanics
Arrivals From Washington.

At 1915 o'clock four companies OF
marines, one company OF sailors, Tour
cor1panies Of engineers and the Marine
Band will arrive on the steamer Queen
Anne
At 1:45 O'Clock in the afternoon Two
companies of the District National
Guard and a detail of the Washington
fire department, accompanied by the foi-
lowing bands will arrive: ]. S. NJ. Zimmef-
man, twenty-five pieces: J. >. SelNener 5.
sixteen pieces and d. B. Mcleod, sixteen
pieces At 2:15. on the steamer Chafies
Manchester, twelve companies OIL the
Washington High School Cadets, num-
bering 72O, in command of Col Burton
Ross. will arrive, together with the fol-
lowing bands: w. f. Rucker. sixteen
pieces: O. l.. Erdmann. twenty; John
Bowel, sixteen. and j. r. Rabbit, twenty.
The steamer Queen Anne Will arrive al
Hammond's wharf. while the Manchester
will arrive at Aitcheson's wharf
The day will be general holiday IN
this city. and, in compliance with q
proclamation issued by the mayor some
time ago most OF the business houses
will suspend operations promptly at noon
for the remainder of the day
sThe program for tonight will be oan0
concert by the Mount Vernon Band OF
Washington and d number OF dances. a
reunion will be held among the students
of old ST. Johns Military Academy al
odd Fellows Hall, North COLUMBUS
street, Rev Father r. l.. Carne. for-
merly principal of the school, VIII ma ne
an address The reunion will be presideo
over by DR.. George T. Klipstein who
was recently chosen president. Many o.
the old students will take part ana MAKE
speeches 4 number of dances mas also
been arranged for tonight.
Evening star., 1909-04-29

j. g. Ewald &. NJ. SchWab A. J. Butcher,
William Lightfoot, John B. Griffin, and
X. W. Odsen: courtiers, Masters Johnson,
Harrington and Cri!ly.
The distinguished guests will follow in
carriages, after which will come the mill
tary division, marshaled by Col. Charles
A. dempsey. L. A, retired. 1t will be
composed of the following: United States
Engineer Corps. United States Coast
Artillery. United States Field Artillery
United States Cavalry. United States Ma
rines. United States sailors. District Ma.
tional Guard Virginia National Guard
including Warrenton Rifles. Alexandria
Light Infantry. Richmond HoWitzcrs anC
Richmond Blues: Washington IIigl
School Cadets. Capt. II. NJ. Latham will
be chief marshal of the firemen's division
The following local companies will par
ficipatc: Friendship Veterans Fire AS
sociation. Joseph De Silva, marshal
Friendship Engine Company. Robert L
Evening star., 1909-04-29
NATIONAL PEACE CONGRESS
RIG GATHERING EXPECTED IN
CHICAGO MONDAY NEXT.
Distinguished Men Of Science ana
Letters Scheduled to Make
Addresses.

CHICAGO, April .9.-Thc National
Peace Congress. which opens here neS'
Monday. promisesIo be ono OF the largest
gatherings assembled in Chicago since the
days of the worlds fair. The regular
sessions of the congress will begin Mon
dav afternoon. with Robert Treat Paine
of Boston presiding.
..Thc Drawing Together OF the Nations
will he the subject Of the evening session
which will be presided over by Or. Emil
r: IIirsch. The addresses at this session
are as follows:
Independence Versus lnterdepenoehce
of Nations" by Prof. Paul s, Reinsch OF
the University OF Wisconsin: Racia
Progress Toward Universal Peace BY
II. 7. keating. Nashville, Tenn. and The
Biology Of War" by President Davit
Starr Jordan Of Leland Stanford. Jr., Uni
versity.
Bartholdt to Speak.
William J. Calhoun will preside over the
session devoted to Some Legal Aspect:
of the Peace Movement" Tuesday after
noon. Those who will speak are Prof
William L. Hull, Swarthmore College
Pennsylvania: Prof. Charles Cheney Hyde
Chicago, and James Brown Scott. solicitor
of the State Department. Washington
d. c.
President David Starr Jordan will pre-
side over the evening session. Those who
will speak on Next Steps in Peace Max
ing and allied subjects are Edwin CHM
Boston: Jenkin Lloyd Jones. Edwin j
Mead Boston and Representative Richare
Bartholdt president Of the American
Group. Interparliamentary Union.
There will be various simultaneous
meetings throughout the ity. and the
congress will close with a banquet ten
dered by the Chicago Association OF Com
merce.
Evening star., 1909-04-29
NAMES HEADS OF COMMITTEES
PRESIDENT GENERAL OF THE
d. A. r. rs HARD AT WORK.
Chairmen Nearly All Residents OF
the District-Proposed Amend
ment to Constitution.

Mrs. Matthew T. Scott. president gen
eral of the National Society of The Dau2h-
ters of the American Revolution is apply
ing herself closely to the selection Ol
chairmen for committees which are to
assist in carrying on the work of the
order during the next two years.
The committees to which Mrs. Scott is
giving her first attention are those ot
local interest All the work of the ma.
tional society is done in the District. The
District women while the membership is
scattered throughout the country.
1t is considered necessary TO have il
this way. as most of the business is trans
acted before the national board of ad.
ministration. This board meets monthly
making 1t financial impedment fol
chairmen OF committees to come from any
great distance
One of the most numerously signed
proposed amendments to the national
constitution. it is now known. asks for
state organizations, and would take
away from Washington about $4,000 Il
year spent here by the national society
for clerk hire. printing. Offices and for
other expenditures of the society. This
amendment. which was introduced this
year. is to be acted on at the next an
nual congress of the ID. A. r. under the
clause of the constitution which re-
quires amendments to be submitted a
year in advance.
Action by New York Society.
1t is reported in the minutes of the
board meeting in February that the New
York State Society at it's conference or
ganiZel state society. This being con-
trary to tho constitution of he national
society. the matter was laid before the
national board for approval. under the
rules. The action was disapproved.
The president general has appointed the
following chairnen of committees:
Magazine-Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey
with Miss Minnie Mickey as bushes:
manager and Mrs. Elroy Avery of Cleve
land editor.
To prevent desecration of the flag-Mrs
Howard l.. Hodgkins.
Conservation-Mrs. Amos G. Draper
Supervision-Mrs. George NJ. Smallwood
The president general says she is pro
ceeding slowly and surely in her work
Il trust we are now all for the admin
istratiOn.
Il do not like to think that any .!
my Daughters are going to stand aloot
from the administratio she re-
marked Il am not president general
of faction; / am president general ui
the National Society of the ID. A. X,
and a Daughter is disloyal not only Il
me but to the society If she thinks OF
me otherwise and thereby continues i
factional fight which shall never rec.
ognize. l am making appointments or
committees for the good of the ma
tional society
The Congressional Club will give q
tea in honor of Mrs. Scott tomorrow al
the clubhouse on x street. A report
that change is to be made in national
Headquarters in regard to clerks, an.
| that hereafter only Daughters" will b
employed in a clerical capacity in the
national society headquarters. is de
MED a I headquarters.
Evening star., 1909-04-29
First Cotton From Nicaragua.

NEW ORLEANS. April D.-The first
shipment of cotton coming to New Or
leans from Nicaragua has reached here
on the steamship Ellis. The shipment
comprised four bales which were grown
on the experiment farm Of the Campuza-
no plantation. near Managua. and was
sent here for classification and analysis.
Ten tons OF cotton seed will be shipped
to the plantation on the return trip OF
the Ellis Saturday.
Evening star., 1909-04-29
READY FOR TAFT
At ALEXANDRIA, VA.

Continued from First Page.}
Evening star., 1909-04-29

Richmond at $ O'Clock tomorrow morning.
arriving here about noon. they VIII re-
turn to Richmond Friday night. Should
President Taft take part in the parade
they will act as his escort.
The parade will start promptly "a :
O'Clock, and will. it is estimated. be more
than mile long. with fourteen bands In
line. 1t will be made up of three divisions,
Evening star., 1909-04-29

Chairman OF the Decoration Committee.
consisting OF the military, fremen and
secret organizations. With the latter VIII
be representa- tionS from Alexandra and
Fairfax counties, marshaled by James f..
Clements and George X. Pickett, raspec-
lively, while the city division will be
marshaled by John \. Marshall.
Order of the Parade.
The order of the parade will be a fol-
lows: Col. Joseph Garrard. 18th Cavalry,
Fort Myer, Va, chief marshall Maj. w.
NJ. Smith, chief aid: Maj. James E. King,
Worth Hulfsh, Orlando Ii. Kirk, George
Fl. Robinson. Carroll Pierce, p. I. Har-
rington. John Leadbeater and j. Arm
stead Eggborn, special aids.
Those VINO will compose the members of
staff, with the title of corporal, will be
as follows: Louis n. Duffey, Vance Pcll,
Evening star., 1909-04-29
UP OR DOWN.
Sweden Appoints Commission I
Revise the Tariff.

Sweden has taken lead among the
governments of Europe for tariff revision.
according to information received by the
bureau of manufactures
The Swedish government. it is stated.
has appointed tariff commission TO
thoroughly revise the tariff schedules of
tha. country in 1910. The commission
is under the presidency of bureau chief
representing the minister of finance and
consists of two manufacturers, two rep
resentatives Of the agricultural interests.
one OF whom is a member of parlia-
ment: one wholesale merchant and a gov
ernment Official.
Evening star., 1909-04-29
Treat to Talk at Lebanon.

United States Treasurer Charles III
Treat will address the Young Men.
Christian Association at Lebanon. Pa.
at their annual banquet next FRIDAY
Many business men interested in a prof
ect for raising $lOy,, a for the new aSso
citation building there will attend.
Evening star., 1909-04-29

Downham. marshal, Relief Hook and
Ladder Company, George A, Norris, mar
shall. Columbia Company, Smith Will
Iams, marshal: Reliance Company and
members of the District of Columbia
fire companies with forty-six men in line
headed by Chief Wagner and his assist
ant.
the division Of secret orsaniza tions and
the Rcd Men Of this city. several
tribes from Washington and the Junio,
Order of United American Mechanics
will embrace this division. Capt. A. n
Deeton will marshal the Red Men, with
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-07-12

BILE for the taking from India OF one
hundred million pounds every year
from India to this country. l also hold
that they are responsible for the hang
ing and deportation of my patriotio
countrymen who do just what the
English here are advising their coun-
trymen TO do. II the Germans have
got no right to occupy this country,
then the English have no right to oc-
cupy India and 1t Is perfectly Justi-
fable on our part to kill any English
man who is polluting our sacred
land.v
Longs for Death Sentence.
After expressing surprise at the
hypocrisy with which the English are
posing as champions OF the oppressed
in the Congo and in Russia" .Madarlal
continued: Tn case this country is oc-
cupied by the Germans and II an
Englishman. angered at seeing the
Germans walking about with the inso-
lence OF conquerors In the streets OF
London, kills one or two Germans ana
Is upheld as a patriot, then certainly
] am a patriot, too, in working for the
emancipation OF my motherland. i
make this statement not for the pur-
pose OF pleading mercy or anything of
the kind. / wish the English would
sentence me to death for in that case
the vengeance OF my countrymen VIII
be all the keener. ] put forward thh
statement to show the justice OF mi
cause to the outside world, especially
to our sympathizers In America and
Germany"
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-07-12
For the Murder Of Eighty Millions Of His
Countrymen.
STATEMENT BY INDIAN ASSASSIN
Murderer of Colonel Wyllie Prompted by Patriotic
Motives-DecIared that His Crime was Premedtated
and that He is Ready for Death Sentence Commit
ted for Trial at Old Bailey London, Police Court

London. July 11.-Madarlarl Dhin-
agri, the Indian student who on the
night of July 1, at the conclusion OF
a public gathering at the Imperial in
stitute, shot and killed Lieutenant
Colonel Sir William Hutt Curzon
Wyllie and DIR. Caves Lalalca, was
yesterday committed for trial at the
Old Bailey for murder.
The police court proceedings lasted
the whole day and but little new evil
dence was ELECTED. The prosecution
placed before the court documents
containing the prisoners handwriting
which seems to show conclusively that
the crime was long premeditated and
in revenge for alleged wrongs to India.
Prisoners Statement. -
The prisoner. in a brief statement,
said; Il do not wish to say anything
in defense of myself. but simply to
prove the justice of my deed. AS for
myself | do not think that an English
law court has any authority to arrest
and detain me in prison or TO pass on
me a sentence of death. That is the
reason why | have not employed coun-
sell maintain that IL il is patriotic
for Englishmen to fight against Ger
mans, If they occupy this country, then
il is much more justifiable and more
patriotic in my case to fight against
the English.
II hold that the English people are
responsible for the murder of so, ,000, 900
of-my countrymen during the last fifty
years and that they are also RESPONSE
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-07-12
ASTRONOMERS NEwcoMB DEAD.
Will Be Buried With Military Honors
in Arlington Cemetery.

Washington, July 11.-Prof. Simon
Newcomb, the astronomer, died at his
home in this city early today at the
age of a. Professor Newcomb will
be buried with military honors in Ar
lington cemetery next Wednesday.
High officials of the government will
attend and the honorary pail bearers
will include many prominent men in
public life. The body will lie in state
Monday and Tuesday at the family
residence, so that it may be viewed by
Washingtonians, who have regarded
him as one of the worlds greatest sci
entists.
Professor Newcomb is survived by
his wife, a daughter of the late DIR.
Hassler, surgeon, U. S. N, and three
daughters, DIR. Anita Newcomb MeGee
of Washington, Mrs. Francis Wilson
of New York, and Mrs Edward Whit
ney of New York.
Professor Newcomb held many i'm
portant posts, including that of pro-
fessor of mathematics at Johns Hop
kins university. He held the degree
of LID. from Yale, Harvard, Column
bia, George Washington and other uni
versities. He entered the United States
navy as a professor of mathematics
in 1861, after his graduation from the
Lawrence Scientific school of Harvard.
He was retired with the rank of rear
admiral in 1897.