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The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-06-03
Wide
Range for
Weather
Man =
By EMERSON HOUGH

per Stationary gives
the forecaser degrees above and degrees below the
temperature previous day eight other words
of 10 degrees Just try for yourself You can't miss by using this
method.
Moreover the to average of eaons of forecasts made
up country which includes easy guesses and hard gu
England and New Mexico When the writer lived in
years it staple amusement bet with
during midsummer that would rain before five O'Clock
in the afternoon made the morning when the sky
was coudess The endeoo invariably lost because always
rand In those anybody could tell absolutely
what the weather be without a weather bureau.
In New England weather bureau tell approximate
what the will be- 1t between these two extremes and
figure the value of the weather bureaus
performances guessing If the bureau gains 35 per the
natural the law of chance what should be its credit IS
IS per cent?
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-06-03
Addison Spriggs in Loue
BY S. e. kiser,

Within the breast of Addison
Spriggs was formed a great and glori-
GUS resolution. He had lived for AZ
years in single blessedness, or what
he had always supposed was single
blessedness. Now, however, it oc-
Cured to him that it had really been
single selfishness.
What right have l." he asked him.
self, ito deny to the woman who was
intended for me the happiness she
was born to inherit? 1t is my duty
to find her out and give her the glad
ness for which she is waiting. | feel
within me stirring the spirit of love.
1t is a sign that | should be up and
doing. Who knows that she may not
at any moment be pining for my
caress?''
For two weeks Miss Beatrice Bonner
had been officiating as stenographer
for the firm in which Mr.. Spriggs was
silent partner. Thrice within a few
days she had looked up at him and
smiled in way that had caused him
to experience certain thrills within
the region of the solar plexus. AS he
reflected upon these occurrences it be-
came clear to him that Miss Bonner
had been sent into the world to be-
come his soul mate, and, gazing at her
where she sat reading Beautiful Nell
the Millhand's Daughter" he decided
to permit her to have immediate cog
nizance of the good fortune that was
about to befall her. Approaching her
and tenderly placing hand upon one
of her shoulders, he said
Miss Bonner, | have decided to
call on you this evening Will you
please tell me where you live and
how l can get there?"
After she had finished the drec-
lions he returned to his desk, leaving
her somewhat perplexed but hopeful.
At eight o'clock that evening Addison
Spriggs was ushered into the small
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-06-03

they may have had for
is at the head of one of the depart
ments:
IN my mind, Mr.. Pinchot is one OF
the likeliest men that has been named ;
in fact, in my mind he is the likeliest
man that could be named as DR.. An
gels successor Mr.. Pinchot is broad
gagged, strong, with backbone to put
through any needed measure and to
see that the measure Is maintained
afterward. A man exceedingly at
fable and courteous, and, above all, a
man of diplomacy.
Mr.. Pinchot Is man of the day
and age, and of the caliber that will
keep abreast of the times, and he will
be one of the foremost men in the
public eye for years and years after
most public men of to-day are laid
away on the Shelf as past their pub
lie usefulness. He is a man of strong
character, just such as is needed at
the head of such an institution as
Michigan when President Angel shall
lay down the duties of Office"
Mr.. Pinchot is highly educated, and
has served the government as spe
cial commissioner to foreign countries
This training has had broadening eff
feet upon man naturally broad in
his ideas, and he seems to-day to be
the most logical man for the vacancy
that will occur at Michigan when DR.
Angel shall retire from active admin
istrative duties.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-06-03

was civil service commissioner and
was made assistant attorney general
under Bonaparte. He is tall, broad
shouldered young man, who appears
particularly well in flannels, and was
the best of tennis players with the ex-
ception of Robert Bacon. Mr.. Cooley
looked athletic, but year ago his
health failed suddenly and he resigned,
going to New Mexico. When it was
thought, a few months ago, that he
had recovered. Mr.. Roosevelt again
appointed him assistant attorney gen
eral, but Mr.. Cooley's physician, after
examination, refused to approve a
change of climate.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-06-03
Erigating Balloons
BY William j. Hampton.

]. hampton.
mer, which cannot be said of all the
streams of the arid region. Now,
from our central station we propose
to send out huge balloons, dirigible
balloons, of course, going in every d.
rection where water is needed. To
each of our balloons is attached tank
with wide-mouthed sprinkler below
it. That is the entire mechanism. We
will fill these tanks at Green River and
the balloons will sail away through
the blue empyrean distributing water
which shall fall as the gentle rain max
ing the desert to blossom as the rose.
Do you get the idea? Natural irriga-
ton by artificial means. Isn't it the
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-06-03
Modern
Girl Must
Have
Daring
By A. M. ROWE

too knowledge of things and keeping her continual ignor-
ance making prude aghtaced and frightened
shadow.
girl of the present be ong-wld able judge act for
herself necessity for if her not sufficiently
know ngues its temptations how is she avoid
pfa should not be kept too ignorant OF the darker side of life
otherwise what and not knowing what but
experience will open her eyes?
girl who the world and make her living although
physically the mans equal needs his reance and daring she
rn conquer weakness her individuality
woman herself and her nclnatons stihe that portion of
herself which have and brace herself to Ia
conflict Of paving way for herself shaping her own destiny
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-06-03

j
side and his tail wildly to the other,
with BuzzyIoo biting him and Bumby.
loo singing him at every step. I
pursued them as far as ! could, hut
eventually had to give up. Last SUM
mer saw an elephant in circus and
he looked at me SO sadly and reminis.
Gently that am sure it was my little
pet, Bumpiloo, for an elephants mem.
ory Is long. But it had been many
years since he had been with me, and
of course could not be sure. But, chill.
dren the thing that caused this terrible
quarrel between Bumpiloo. Buzxyioo
and Bumbyloo was that they had sat ID
too late one evening and we're cross
and tired when they went to bed, SO .et
us not run any risks Of that sort.
Copyright, 1909. ~ w. q. Chapman. j /
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-06-03
Uncle Williams Nature Story
BY w. D. Nesbit.

denly I heard Buzzyloo and Bumbylod
scolding Bumpiloo angrily, and then
Bumpiloo snorted with surprise and
pain, for Buzzyloo had bitten him, and
the next instant he snorted even loud
er, for Bumbyloo had stung him. This
shows what happens If we let our
angry passions rise. children. | got
up and started in to quiet them, when
Bumpiloo snorted again and jumped
up, with Buzzyloo and Bumbyloo after
him, and the next thing knew Bumpi-
loo had charged right through the wall
and was out, running down the big
road waving his trunk wildly to one
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-06-03

parlor maintained by the Bonner fam
lily, and little Launcelot Bonner in
formed him Beatrice would come
in as soon as she could get all her
hair on. Mr.. Spriggs was not inclined
to waste valuable time, and as soon as
the lady of his choice appeared he
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-06-03
JOB FOR ROOSEvELT'S FRIEND
tennis Crack" Cooley Appointed AS.
sociate Justice Of Supreme Court
of New Mexico.

Washington.-Alfred w. Cooley, or
tennis Crack" Cooley, one of the
most constant members of the Roose,
welt tennis cabinet, was recently nom.
mated by President Taft to be asso-
ciate Justice of the supreme court of
New Mexico. Mr.. Cooley at one time
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-06-03
PINCHOT TO SUCCEED ANGEL
Chief Government Forester Likely to
Be Named Head of Michigan Uni
versity, IL Is Said.

Ann Arbor, Mich.-A name that is
being favorably discussed on the
campus as suitable successor to DR..
James B. Angel as president of Mich
igan university, is that of Clifford Pin
chot, chief forester of the United
States. When the name first came
up for discussion it was favorably re-
ceived by almost every member of the
faculty, regardless of whatever other
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-06-03


to the intellect and not merely to the senses.
1t is the hope of every one seriously interested
IN the American stage that the vogue Of frivolous
and indecent entertainments hourishing in many New
York theaters will be extremely short lived. And
in the inevitable reaction from such unwholesome
fare there will be great demand for Clean vire, in
tellgent American plays Is it not reasonable to be-
eve that creators of such drama will be found in the
section of America which has shown the keenest appre
citation for plays that really worth while?
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-06-03

A fair day to the public means day
on which no rain falls. The weather bureau
calls fair-weather prediction verified
though it rain all day, if the rainfall does
not exceed .02 of an inch. A rainy-day pre-
diction is considered verified and 100 per
cent. is allowed the forecaster if the day
is entirely fair save for a slight mist or a
sprinkle of few drops of rain. Can you
beat that?
Furthermore, if "fair" is predicted for
any territory and the day is rainy, but the
rainfall measures less than .02 of an inch,
the forecast Of "fair" is considered verified
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-06-03

The girl of the future is the one with
ambition; who possesses go, has the spirit
to fight and to hold her own, to rise up and
battle with the woes and disappointments
of life, not to sink under and fret and
fume against them and her own sad lot.
The old-fashioned type of girl, whose
place was by the Preside, who must be safe
ly guarded and cherished, kept in ignor-
ance of the ways of the world, go that the
faintest breath or knowledge of evil is
rigidly kept from her, does not prove a
success nowadays There is great diff
ference between making a girl too manly.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-06-03

goods? We are a great improvement
over the ordinary rain system, be-
cause whenever farmer needs water
he can telephone the central station
and have tank sent out and sprinkled
on his place.
l have talked to several we'll
known promoters and some Wall
street men on the subject, and they are
a unit in assuring me that they have
never known proposition so fraught
with wind and water to make stock
buoyant and active. Shares are sell
ing below par now, but they will begin
to go up as soon as the balloons do"
Mr.. Johnson took long breath, and
several eager listeners took along all
the irrigating literature Mr.. Johnson
had to offer.
Copyright. 1909. by W. G. chapman.)
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-06-03
With the Worlds
Great HzxmoriSfS
Selections from the writings of the
Makers Of Mrfb

gradually he drew her to him. For o
few minutes they sat in silence, and
she permitted her face to incline
toward him until her cheek rested
upon his shoulder. At last he pushed
her gently from him and said:
Miss Bonner, have come to bring
you glad tidings Of great Joy. Your
parents are not rich, are they?"
mo, l am sorry to say that my IA
Their has been rather unfortunate.
The firm he works for has never APP
preciated him.
Il judged by the furniture here that
you were in poor circumstances. Bea-
trice, / wish to ask you some
thing. Has any man ever told you
that you were beautiful? Has any
mans lips ever been pressed to yours?
Has any other man ever caused your
heart to beat gladly? Have you ever
thought before tonight that you would
care to hear man say he loved you?
Has any other mans arm ever been
around your waist? Have you ever be-
fore felt that you were ready to sur
TeHueT yUuTStll W Tic Care vi Out VI
the opposite sex?"
Before I answer your questions"
she replied, Il wish to say something.
You have never before told girl
that you loved her. You have never
before had your arm around the waist
of any girl. You have never had your
lips so close to the sweet mouth Of a
beautiful girl that you might have
kissed her, whether she wished to be
kissed or not. You have never before
been ready to ask one of the opposite
sex to surrender herself to your care,
have your"
mo, never before. But what has
caused you to think so?"
You're such rank amateur at love
making"
AS he was dejectedly walking home
that night Addison Spriggs said to
himself:
"Confound it, wonder if there is
left in the world a girl who is really
worthy of me?"
Copyright. 1909. by w. G. Chapman.)
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-06-03
Modern
Stage
Needs
More New
Ideas
By HENRY MILLER

N hhA years of the New York producing managers
received the manuscript of play from utterly unknown
author 1t was crudey written and most of the situations
were utterly impossible Produced in the form in which it
came from Its creators pen could have been only dismal
failure The manager not for moment tempted to pro-
duc the play he had received but he possibilities in the
authors plot He sent for him and pointed few of the
more garg defects and suggested that the manuscript be
turned to a professional dramatist.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-06-03

TINS was DONE and the rewritten only family suggesting the
original manuscript produced Immediately achieved The
amateur playwright applied
ing and to-day the author of realizes
now just how hopeless that first appeared original
on and appreciates the patience and good Judgment of the who
<ned the dramatic buried dialogue
Inc search for embryo dramats opinion the most inei
gent and practicable method unearng suggested
In response such appeal for ideas there be valuable
returns the writing of task to the utterly
inexperienced And the great the modern stage for ideas
Whoever forward with the germ plot will find producing
managers ready and provide the of having that plot de-
veoped into play.
Chicago in particular and the middle west general inter-
ed in drama than other section of the United States Com
bned with this widespread interest alert intelligence which
a grtifv r1annnr to MAY that anrea
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-08-27

a den of lynx. near here. and killed
the leader Of the band. The battle
lasted three hours. The lynx was SIX
feet in length.
For several months the lynx have
been terror to the community. They
have killed stock and attacked people.
Their den was in a wild and rock
ravine, and none dared 10 attempt to
rout them. Smith organized posse to
help him fight the animals. but he
had barely gotten inside the den when
the posse, frightened at the growls
Of the animals, fed in terror. The bat
tie was fought in darkness and the
den was so small that Smith was I'M
able to stand erect.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-08-27

nis place Of business raided, the Off
cess capturing many bottles Of beer
and a small quantity Of whiskey, to-
gether with packs Of cards, poker
chips and other gambling effects.
The officers making the raid were
Constables John Miller and Moss
Hays and Mr.. Isom Miller. These Off
cacs Went down to Glenn Springs
armed with five warrants to search the
club house and to arrest those connect
ed with it. The officers did not find
any gambling going on at the time OF
the raid.
Manager Poat was arrested, but he
gave bond before Magistrate Lancas-
ter and was not brought TO town. A
negro named Nelson, one Of the at
taches Of the place, also succeeded
in giving bond. Henry Davis, colored,
was the only party locked up.
The warrants for the Glenn Springs
club house were issued by Magistrate
Kirby. They were sworn out at the
instigation Of a number Of prominent
citizens Of the Glenn Springs section,
several ladies being among those who
made complaint.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-08-27
RAILROAD BRAKEMAN KILLED.
John G. Bridges, Of Latimer, Meets
Instant Death at Lancaster.

Lancaster, August 23.-John c.
Bridges, a young white man, and
member Of a crew Of a Southern
freight train, was Instantly killed ait
the depot here tonight. He was on
top Of box car adjusting the brake
when string of cars struck the one
on which he was standing, knocking
him off. Falling on the track he was
crushed to death by the moving cars,
his left arm and leg being cut off and
his face horribly mangled. His home
was in Latimer, and he leaves a wife
and three children. The coroner is now
holding an inquest over the body.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-08-27
DIDN'T MEAN TO
ABUSE SENATE.
Solicitor Otis Said He Had no Lnten-
tion of Saying Senators Had
Been Bought.

Gafney, Aug, 23.-Solicitor Otis
said today that he did not mean to
. say to The News and Courier CORES
&oondent that the South Carolina SEN
Pate had been, bought, but that at the
time he made the statement he had
/ not read the report Of Tlllman 5
8speech at Richburg, and that when he
psaid: II would not be surprised IT
b Tillman was right" he had reference
mmhe difficulty with which any legls-
Was gotten through the Senate
EFwas in opposition to the railroads
Ehe State. Mr. Otis further SAID
ut he had no idea thai; his remarks
'%ouU be published. although he did
0ot ask The News and Courier cor
respondent not to quote him.
He says that he has numbers OF
warm personal friends among the SEN
ators whom he knows to be men OF the
highest integrity, and that it is absurd
TO talk about these men having been
bought, OF that they are venai.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-08-27
sPARTANBURG cop" CAUGHT.
Store Had Reported Robberies and
Another Officer Was Set to
Watch the Store.

Spartanburg, August 24.-Ihe al
Legged attempt Of F. R. Mulhgan,
member of the police department OF
Spartanburg, to rob the cash drawer
in the Dupre book store at 4 O'Clock
this morning, but which was trnstra-
ted by Officer Rice Nolen, caused
big sensation in police circles and
throughout the city, when 1t became
known. A1ulligan is alleged to have
been caught in Warren Dupre's book
store early this morning by Private
Rice Nolen, who had been stationed
inside the store, as it had been re-
ported that the place had been ire
ouently robbed. Policeman Nolen
was secreted inside, and when the
early morning intruder entered the
store through the front door by means
Of a key, he approached the cash
drawer. Officer Nolen, who was not
far away, arise and in rising from his
position his pistol struck the counter
or showcase, making a noise causing
Policeman Muligan to beat hasty
retreat out Of the front door. Nolen
gave pursuit, chasing him around the
corner at Ligon's drug store, through
North Church street. MuLllgan turn
ed into Kennedy Place and made
dash for the alley at Bagwell>s COZ.
ner. Nolen fired three shots, one OF
the balls entering a glass window IN
pearson's fruit store, near Green &
Bishops drug store. When Mulllgan
turned into the alley at Bagweu's
store he opened fire, but whether ne
shot at Nolen is not known. HE was
overtaken in the narrow street by
Nolen, and be broke completely down
and cried like baby.
Policeman Rice Nolen, when asked
about the alleged attempt at robbery,
stated that he was off on his vaea-
ton, or was supposed to be taking
holiday; that report had been made
that the Dupre book store was being
entered at various times, and that
money, fountain pens, presents, etc.,
we're being taken from the store.
Night before last he was detailed to
watch the store, and was secreted IN
side of the building. A man entered
the store. but he could not distinguish
him, for the reason that he was IN
the back portion Of the store. Ihe
reason he was in the rear Of the store
was because he thought the intruder
would erter from the rear. The man,
however, came in through the front
door, and left the same way. Last
night, he said, he set his trap to eaten
the would-be robber at the front or
the store. Officer Nolen said ne Sc
creted himself near the cash drawer
and this morning he was astonlshed
to see Policeman Mulligan enter the
store through the front door and make
his wav towards the cash drawer. NO.
len said he arose from behind the
counter or table and in doing so MS
pistol struck the counter and Null
gan took flight. He gave pursuit, hr-
ing several shots, three in all. Multi
gan ran around Ligon's corner, turn
ed into Kennedy Place, and then
dashed through the alleyway near
Bagwell's grocery store.
Private Mullgan, who was caught
in the store last night, was acting SER
geant of the force, taking the place
Of Sergt. John Jackson, who is at
Hot Springs for the benefit Of his
health. He was also mentioned as
possible candidate for chief Of police
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-08-27
BRAVE FEAT BY CARoLINIAN.
Dauntless Hunter Invades Den Of
Desperate Lynx, in Ohio, and
Kills Leader.

Lowell. O., August 23.-William
Smith, a South Carolina hunter,
showed his bravery when, armed with
a big knife, he crawled yesterday into
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-08-27
RAID GLENN SPRINGS CLUB.
S. Poat.' Manager, Arrested and Gam
bling Effects and Liquor Seized.
-Poat Released on Bond.

Spartanburg. Aug. 3d. Skeet
Poat. manager Of the Glenn Springs
,lub house. was arrested today Oh the
charge Of maintaining a nuisance and
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-04-15
n SWITCHING TAIL.

If the cow switches her tail in win
ter, it is the fault of the mixer; if
in summer, and more especially "in
the open," it is caused mostly by flies.
I fail to see how the average device
would stop the switching tail, and, in
fact, when my COWS are terribly an
noyed by flies, l do not wish to stop
the switching and allow the flies to
continue feasting.
But l have done this simple thing:
Take a cloth-a summer horse blan-
ket is god, or two old fertilizer
sacks ripped open and the edges
sewed together-large enough to cover
the cow from head to tail, allowing
it to come we'll down the sides and
over the rump. I have no use for
board, club or weight on the tail. Do
not tie tail to boot nor to the cows
leg. With my plan her tail hangs
down, and the cows say there's lots
of comfort in it; and l say me too"
p. S. Drake.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-04-15

traction of people to the rural Sec
tons depends much upon the condi-
ton of the roads. Great progress has
been made in recent years in the ap-
probation of the people of the advan-
tages of good roads. If the advocates
of federal aid for the Improvement of
roads, and they are many, would be-
gin by arousing the people to an ap-
probation of the advantages of good
roads, and of creating enthusiasm
among them for better roads, the bat
tie would be won. If the people of
this country appreciated the advan-
tages of good roads as they are ap-
preciated by the people of other coun-
tries, there would be no difficulty in
securing any appropriation from the
state or federal government for this
purpose. The neglect of the improve
ment of roads is one of the most Sc
rious hindrances to the furtherance of
the rural trend, which Is far advanced
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