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The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-03-25
Flatwoods Dots.
Dennis, R F D No 1 |
March Sth, 1909. I

Dennis, r F D No l |
March Sth, 1909.
ED. VIDETTE:
Will you allow me space for a
few lines from our part.
Health is not much better. Mrs
Jane Clingan is still very i'll.
Mrs ] NJ Nix is very low with
pneumonia.
The concert at Golden was a
grand success.
Glen Patterson says it was all
mistake about him walking from
Dennis Sunday.
Well want to saya few words
on stocklaw as read Mr.. Marlar' S
article. VIII say agree with. him
as we don't need it in our business
think if we have to put up with
it is not a fair thing at all When
it comes to voting on it we rent
ers are not in it at all but let Mr..
landlord start to fix his pasture he
will go by and say we had better
work on our pasture. You bring
your mules and wagon and we will
try to get it done in about three
days. If we had to build a fence
on line between Itawamba and
Tishomingo we renters would
have to pay our taxes to fix it. So
here it goes. 1t is one-sided out
fit. | think all who are Fl years
old, pay taxes and is registered
should be allowed a vote on it.
hope it will be left to a vote on
through the county and see if it
will go as it did. Now how about
it? They got their petition so as
to get little 2x4 towns in it so as
to get it. l hope some of our lin
ers up here are satisfied as know
their mules are tired riding with
a petition as they have tried it for
three years.
Well Rambler was glad to hear
from YOU. The last time l saw
you left home to go to mill and
you left before me and w P R got
back from mill. Come again,
Rambler and give us the news
from Texas.
Well | will go for this time.
/ am
Yours as B a
Flat Woods Boy.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-03-25
From San Angelo, Texas.

| am always glad when the
postman hands me the VIDETTE as
it seems almost like letter from
home. | have often wondered if
the readers would be interested
in few items from this plac e, and
if the Editor would allow me a
little space in its columns. San
Angelo is town of about $4,000
inhabitants, situated in the C)ncho
country near the confluence of the
north and south Concho rivers,
from which it receives it's water
supply, which is limestone and
very good and plentiful. Proper
ty is very high here, as is almost
everything. House rent is also
high, ranging from S. to S25 for
Stand s room cottages, and larger
houses on up. Board is from SIS
to $50 per month. Wood 81 and
S. per cord, coal $40 per ton, but
we do not have to burn as much
here as you do there, as there
have been numbers and numbers
of days we needed no fire. We
have had an ideal winter here,
with no rain to amount to any
thing since the latter part of Nov.
| have attended chnrch every
Sunday, except one, all fall and
winter. and have worn overshoes
only once. You seldom see over
shoes, and | have not seen any, in
any of the stores, since l have
been here. This is one of the fin
est climates in the world, for peo-
pie who have throat and lung
troubles, and many come here for
their health. | have been told
that two thirds of the people came
here for their own health or some
one of their family. | have re-
ceived such wonderful benefits
from it l do not hesitate to recon-
mend it to persons suffering with
diseases of throat and lungs.
When | came here | weighed liz
lbs. now | weigh 1867 lbs. all of
which | have gained since May and
am heavier than have been in
IL years. One of our finest phv-
sicians, who came here Is ars
ago with tuberculosis and was
brought on stretcher, but now
weighs about 200 lbs, says he has
travelled over the United States
and Europe, and if there is any
better climate for pulmonary trou-
bles than that of West Texas, he
has never found it. OF course
this place has its disadvantages
as we'll as any other place one of
which is the dust storms we some
times have. | have seen the dust
SO thick in the air | could not see
two blocks away and it would con-
Linue all day and probably for
several days, especially in the
spring, if there is no rain for
some time. But with all this |
like San Angelo. l intend to re-
turn to Miss. or Ala. in May or
June if | am sufficiently improved |
70 make the change from this eli
mate to that, without danger of in
Jury to my health. l will take |
pleasure in giving any information
can in regard to the place to any
one desiring to know. My address
is POI Magdalene St. San Angelo,
Texas. (Mrs.) O. l.. Massey.
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The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-03-25
The Lurid Glow Of Doom

was seen in the red face, hands
and body of the little son of H NJ
Adams, of Henrietta, Pa. His aw-
full plight from eczema had, for S
years, defied all remedies and baf-
fed the best doctors, who said the
poisoned blood had affected his
lungs and nothing could save him.
But, F" writes his mother seven
bottles of Electric Bitters complete
IL cured him. +" For eruptions,
eczema. salt rheum, sores, and all
blood disorders and rheumatism
Electric Bitters is supreme. On
~ soc. Sold under guarantee at J
G Jourdan $. druggist.
II ARL4 NlSERS
The famous little pills.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-03-25
Our Guarantee

Go to your druggist today and get dol
lar bottle. Then after youshave used the
honestly say that 1t has not done you any
good, return the bottle to the druggist and
he will refund your money without ques-
tion or delay. We will then pay the drug
that our guarantee Is good. This offer APP
plies to the large bottle only and to but one
IN family. The large bottle contains 2z
times rs much as the fifty cent bottle.
Kodol is prepared at the laborator-
les OF Z. G. Dewitt g. Co., Chicago.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-03-25

So, don't neglect your stomach.
Don't become chronic dyspeptic.
Keep your stomach healthy and
strong. by taking little Kodol.
You don't have to take Kodol all
the time. You only take it when
you need it.
Kodol is perfectly harmless.
Evening star., 1909-01-24

south somewhere in North Carolina, to join tribe
But III find her, if it takes me a year!''
What's that" says l Find her. All, back
Skilen, chasin bunch of horse swappers through
the turpentine district!
Il know" says he Probably it sounds silly to
you; but I've Just got to that girl again / had
planned to 60 to Asheville little later, anyway.
Now shall start tomorrow morning in my machine
You may hear from me. Goodby.
A ND with that he's off. Queer stunt, wa Mt it !?
But all that was two or three weeks back, and
blamed if the details hadn't almost got away from
me when Varney S old man calls me up. How the
Judge knew l was in on the game, though, l can
make out; for l hadn't mentioned it to a soul. I'm
put wise soon enough after he shows up
He's big, we'll finished opulent lookin' party,
with narrow gage eyes and solid, Wall Street jaw
He don't talk crisp he did over the phone, but
gives me the foxy hail sayin' how pleased he is to
meet a his speaks well of, and all the
while sizin up shrewd and careful.
And now about Varney," says he, givin' me the
cue to tell all / knew.
Say, Judge says 1, "whered you get the idea
was private information tap you could turn on
with twist of the thumb? ;"
II beg pardon says he. II should have ex-
planned We supposed that Varney in Ashe
vile until day before yesterday, when had occa-
sion to telegraph him, and could get no reply Then
] asked his man, Peter, if he knew where he was
and Peter handed this note
It's just scribble and says:
If you should get about me, don't mention
mother. Ask Shorty McCabe He knows
We'll, he's got nerve" says l. All know is
that the last l saw of him he was trailin' Gypsy
girl he d run across down on Henry-st."
"A-a Gipsy!" gasps the Judge, and III lay odds
no Government trust buster got such fall out
of him as that. Why, what do you mean Mr.. Nc
Cabe?''
So gives him a sketch of the affair
can remember and the more he hears the limper he
gets At the finish he has his chin in his hands and
is starin' at the floor
"A Gipsy!" he groans This will be terrible
blow to his mother Mr. McCabe. Terrible!''
Amt you takin' little sidewalk Irritation too
serious? says l. III bet hat Varney's forgot all
about her by this time and is off somewhere watchin'
Robertson lower the thousand mile record:
But the Judge only shakes his head. You don't
know my son" says he. IF he started out to find
that girl, he do it.
Well, that opens up line of confidential talk,
and before we're through |. things little
clearer 1t that Mrs. Skillen has banked
good deal on Varney's boostin the fam'ly's social
standin when he come to pick out wife. She'd
had the same hopes about her two daughters; but
had married an army officer who got sent to an
alfalfa post, and the other had tagged who
owned hide importin' business and lived in the
Evening star., 1909-01-24

Bronx; which leaves the Skillens with pot of
money and no coat of arms their stationery.
But Varnev, who had somehow grown up to
look like real silk stockin and had acquired lot
of aristocratic tastes expected to tie up with
some Lady Northumberland or Countess Cazazza
and open a few palace doors when Mama Skillen
took her annual trip ebroad.
"A Gipsyl groans the Judge again Oh, Var
ney! He's good boy Mr.. MCCabe yet he has always
had strange ideas and followed queer whims But
this is going far. 1t must be stopped before his
mother
MEsSAGE for Professor McCabe' !" sings out
A'A w. U. 7. boy buttin' into the front office and
shown out his book
l signs the sheet rips open the envelop and takes
a glance at the wire. All it says is:
I've found lara. We way north. VARNEy
Guess you know him best says l. passn it
over to the Judge He's the kind that does things
amt he?''
You don't knock the wind out of Judge Skillen
twice in the same day, though AS he runs his eye
over the message that jaw of his tghtens up and his
"Varneys that kind But am |. Do you remem-
Der the street number of that place where he got
track of this-this lara person?"
didn't; but thought could pick it out again
by sight; piles into the Judges town car, and
inside of half an hour I'd led him into a narrow
hallway between a kosher butcher shop and a
Hungarian cafe Five minutes later, and he talk
ing to a greasy, black whlskered gent with rings
in his ears each one usin' diff'rent kind Of
pdgeon English, and gettin' more twisted up every
He thinks I'm trying to collect the remit" snorts
the Judge. But I'll make understand
pretty soon! You needn't wait, McCabe Much
obliged
And as it amt my funeral exactly, l skips out
A WEEK goes by, and I'd about wiped
the incident off the slate; when mornin
gets call to the phone and there's Varney wantin'
me to come right around to his hotel.
"Gee!' says /, as he meets me in the lobby but
you're lookin' fine and fossy"
Why not?" says he Il am my honeymoon" ="
"Honest7" says l. :" Not with the-the-"
Yes with Zara," says he. And say, Shorty
she's the most wonderful girl in the world. knew
it from the first It's real romance, l tell you.
Its goin' some for you, anyway saysI. Have
any trouble locatin' the young LADY,"
Not much" says he. 1T was getting her after
wards that was difficult. Her uncle, who the
head man of the tribe her into of the wagons
and ordered me off. When l wouldn't go, we had
little scuff1e and two other Gipsies joined in, and
and"
Il can guess, Varney," says l. You cut loose
with few scientific punches, eh?''
Il suppose l did, says he, GRIMM, Really
you know. had them at Disadvantage
Evening star., 1909-01-24

they had only one 1 see Go on
Well, as can drag it out of him he cleaned
up the whole male section of the tribe. and when
Miss Zara that she just naturally out
throws herself into his arms, and says she's hisn
1t the kind of exhibition of true love she
could appreciate best He loads her into the front
seat of his roadster, alongside of him. tucks the fur
robes in about her, throws the throttle open, and
off they scoots to the nearest minister After that
they takes it easy, not drvin' more a couple of
hundred miles day, until they gets back to New
York.
And now" saws l.
Varney shrugs his shoulders. Now 1 suppose l
must tell father" says he Il wanted to see first
if he had asked you anything about yet
He has" says /. - He consider BILE arred
at first; but when your wire he stffens up and
acts like he meant to make trouble. | don't know
how far he's gone; but if was you I'd find out.
it over with at III tell him we're here
And when he comes out of the telephone booth
few minutes later, he looks more puzzled and seri
Gus than when he went in.
Fathers coming right up" says he. Il sup
pose there1l be grand row. wish you'd stay,
Shorty
Much obliged for the invitation" saws l. Its
real sweet of you; but guess I'd better be going"
HE spends about ten minutes arguin' the point
II and fn'lly he insists my going up to say
howdy to the Mrs Skillen, which l couldn't
very well dodge Then when we got up to the re-
while we was watin in comes the Judge, 1ookn as
solemn and frosty as receivin vault.
Well, Varney' says he, " so you're married."
1eS, SH, says FdIney, lOOkln MIN StIa1gnt De-
tween the eyes
Then let the young woman says the
Judge.
Tara says Varney, steppin' to the door, And
out she
Now l had looked for him to have rigged her out
in store shirtwast, at least, and III bet in
of these new model dresses she'd been of
sumner; but there's nothing don in the trans
formation line. She's wearin the same kind of out
fit she had on down in Henry-st even to the coin
display in her hair; for Varney don't believe in
sailin under false colors. And hers was the real
thing, all right! They're less becomin' to
her style of beauty Ill admit; but there among
the gilt chairs and silk draperies she did look kind
of odd. was watin to hear Judge Skillen let out
gasp.
Not gasp, though. He don't even surprised.
Instead, he looks her critical minute. then
steps up to Varney, saps him the back, and says
Good! Congratulations, my boy! And when
you come back from your visit to Montegaria your
mother and will be very glad to entertain you and
the Princess
"Princess!" says Varney, and it his turn to
do the gaspin, Why, you know, father, Zara is
only
tbe Tor of
Evening star., 1909-01-24

OlllS
'She's the Princess cara of Mon
tegaria,' says Judge Skillen. Ask
her yourself. "
Tara" says Varney, actin kind
of dazed, - is it true that you are
the"
Il was once. l suppose" says
she, shruggin' her shoulders. But
now"
I'm the authority on that point, -
says Judge Skillen; for I've just
spent something like fifteen thousand
dollars in buying back the estate
and having the title restored. You'll
find the old castle in rather bad
shape, they tell me, Varnev; but just
draw on me and fix it up to suit
Yourself Princess. | am delighted to
welcome you as a daughter in law"
WAS it a bluff: Not much The
" only time Porter Skillen bluffs is
when he holds four aces From the
time he found out where Zara hailed
from he had two detective bureaus,
dozen foreign agents, and half the
diplomatic corps at work, until he
settles it that she's the runaway
daughter of a real Prince who d come
over here to hunt up scamp uncle
that had turned Gipsy. 1t was only
a branch of two by four royal
family in one of them Balkan States;
but there's the titlei
And you Just wait until you see
the splurge Mrs Skillen makes when
son Varney comes sailin' home with
his bride next spring! Will we hear
about it in the papers? Well. what
do you expect Mrs. Porter Skillen
pays her press agent for, anyway?
And says l to Swiftly Joe after
ward, Il take it all back. Swiftly.
Real life has got Laura Jean through
the ropes and takin' the count
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-05-04
BY BERT DODGE.

This stuff of going into eestacies
every time Hans Wagner turns some of
his remarkable baseball tricks may be
trite. Nevertheless. unbounded admi-
ration for the sort of ball that the great,
awkward shortstop plays calls forth
praise for what he did yesterday.
Honus,.by his own efforts. produced a
goodly percentage of the ame that
were placed to the credit of the Pirates
last season. The Pittsburgs. instead of
finishing tied with the Giants for Sec
onsl place. would have been fortunate to
get into the second division. had Wag-
ner not been. with them.
1t looks as if the Dutchman was bet
ter than ever this season. In Sundays
second game in Chicago he stole second.
third and home in a row, but yesterday
he was even more of a factor in brings
ing inglorious defeat to. the twioe-in-a>
row worlds champions, the Chicago
Cubs.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-05-04
WAGNER SEEMS BETTER
THAN EVER THIS YEAR
His Playing Yesterday, Following the Wonders lie
Accomplished Sunday, Stamp Him as Improving
Instead Of Going BaCk--Ha $ Hits Yesterday.

Up six times. Wagner smashes cut
five hits. one of them being good fer
two bases. These swats brought in sew
eral of the Pirates %tallies, and Hans,
himself, carried three runs across y
plate. In doing this he had three
stolen bases to his credit.
In the field there was Just q little
smut on his record. though he accepted
five out of six chances. 1t Just hap
nened that this pne slip was the only
error charged up against the Pirates.
John Miller, the kearny hoy, followed
the veterans example in the swatting
line. hitting safely twice for an average
of .667. The Kearny Boy once more had
a perfect fielding record, accepting
three chances.
This business in which the Pittsburs-
ers are just now engaged, of knocking
the Cubs down, is all very satisfactory
to-the Giants. Toe bad they can't take
advantage of the opportunity and 60
ahead of their Chicago rivals. A few
more hits and a clean-eut brand OF ball
is needed
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-05-04
CATHOLIC SCHOOL
BOYS FIELD DAY
SET FOR JUNE Il
Will Be Held at Hillside Park
by Diocesans
81 Union.

At a meeting of the Catholic School
Boys League, of the Catholic Young
Mems Diocesan Union. held at the
Father Matthew 7. A. &. Society last
night. with Professor Owens, presi-
dent of the league, presiding, it was dez
cided to hold the second annual field
day of the paroehial schools at Hillside
Park, June II. There will be a CO.
yard dash for midgets, throwing the
baseball for distance (open only to
midgets), a running high jump for mid
gets and a 600-yard relay for the little
fellows. The events for the seniors
will be: Seyenty-fye-yard dash, 22o-
yard dash. 8S0-yard run, running broad
put, SS0-yard relay race, each boy to
run 220 yards. A banner will be given
to the school obtaining the highest
number of points, and a gold medal
donated by the Rev. Edward F. Quirk,
for the boy scoring the greatest num-
Der of points.
Considerable discussion on the ad-
lnittance of parochial high schools and
Catholic prep" schools was had, but
no action was taken. The committee
has arranged to send the entry blanks
to all schools this week. They will
close on June / with Secretary Frank
Coghian, and the Father sQuirk;
Positively no entries win t,be received
after that date.
No more than one team in. the
midget or the senior relay class will be
allowed. 3~ffFtrT
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-05-04
Nr1ONG THE A1ATEURR|
GBASEBN1 8SAa

1ha eacrod ueorts of East o,anoe ,nve
l. - ~ 1"e ~ .ar1,;ces AZ NIcSornfel The
star epaa' SON, bnnv of the oranges ana he viii
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plecn ssatist " 49, Z LIN 10 tbe reos;,ing
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tda,ie = y 30 sA"fp ~
The TIP Top a. &; Would K 70 arrange
saines Mlth VI NJ M ~ naa as shouid he sa1f
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NJ ~ Numntu clova, 1esfs indian
= I Z, and cans If iike strsnafh nrefarred
M. ~ ~ s1ynn ~ If Montalair has
or - - fnc tha comin@ season and
y,orIa iike 70 FRANCE asmes with All
teame IN NevAr k Pa tnfieId Elizabeth
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-05-04
RIVER BOY
HAS ENTERED THE
GREAT MARATHON
Ted Crook Is a Dark Horse
Who Has Done Good
. Work.

The latest star in the Marathon world,
the record breaking John d. Marsh, of
Winnipeg. who hung up the st%artlingly'
fast time of 2h. 39m, Ais. in winning the
all-Canada professional Marathon at
Toronto last Saturday, will be one of
the contestants in the 500 grand
international Marathon. which will be
run at the Polo grounds next saturday
afternoon at 1 O'clock, Several weeks
ago an invitation was extended TO the
man who would win the Canadian race
to take part in Saturdays event.
An American boy. who win be the
dark horse in the race, has also becn
accepted as a starter. His name is Ted
Crook, and his home is at Fall River,
Mass. This y~oangster has been doing
considerable racing up the State re-
Gently. and at Auburn he is believed to
be invincible; so much SO that his adj
lnirers in that town have posted a
thousand dollars to back him against
any OF the star Marathon runners.
Hundreds of letters have been received
from his admirers in New York State
by the management OF Saturdays race,
asking that he be allowed to compel
anu oAclihS " pdeh HIu lof any
amount, He has won many races dur
ing the past few months. and every one
of them in such easy style that he is
looked upon as the coming wonder of
the game.
With Marsh and Crook am ng the
starters, the field now numbers twelve,
and includes the pick of the entries
world. The field entered is as follows:
st, Yves, Simpson, CarvaiaI, Dorando,
White. Maloney. Syanberg. Cihot, Or
phee, Appleby, Crook and Marsh.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-05-04
TOO MUCH r
KEEPS WILTSE THIN

.A |H-M w.
A gang Of the dyed-in-the-wool fans,
who occupied that portion of the grand
stand directly back OF the New York
Giants bench when they played at
Wiedenmayer's Park a few weeks g
had some kidding say in reference TO,
the players of the McGrawites. One
big fan. who weighed about 250 pounds.
that Hooks Wiltse BOXED
as though he didn't get enough 10
eat" We'll" remarked Larry Sutton,
who discovered Wiitse playing on lots
IN Syracuse, N. Y, s.vou came
pretty close to your guess. but the
shoe is on the wrong foot. The, fact is,
the long fellow eats too much. and that
is what keeps him SO thin. I sent.
Hooks to Albany, N. Y, with Tom
O'Brien. who is now scouting for CIeve-
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-05-04
M Al O R LEAG u Z
-. JOTS ~.

Staliings's team holds two records this
season in the major leagues. One Is. that
ton the other day, and the other is the
~thiGteen errors they made in the game at
Boston. Tough luck, George.
Whoever Is responsible for the report
that Hal Chase Is not marked must have
had a dream. The great firstsacker is
badly marked all over his face. Well, II
the dreadful smallpox marred the Cali
fo%rnian's beauty, let us hope y will not
mar his playing.
Oh. YOU, Hughey JENNINGS. what dp YOU
mean? The witty manager Is certainly get,
ting the work out of Mullen Wilets and
Summers. and ''Wild Bill7 Donovan will
wants TO lead the league i'll victories.
Johnny Evers has Joined the Cubs. ~rhe
other Johnny, or Mr.. Killing # you please,
absence. Guess Sir. c. Webb Murphy don't
understand baseball politics; his move
In the King case prevents the big fellow
from being plaqed on the
Josh Devore is at st. Aloysins Hospital
New York city. recovering rapidly from
the second operation he underwent for
~2pRendicItis Tuesday. Hard luck. Josh;
The former Newarker will not be himself
for several weeks.
1t takes more than smallpox TO steal the
ginger from Hal Chase. He showed that
Yesterday. We are all with you over this
way, Hal.
oh. you. covaieski. what do you mean
by treating the crippled Giants that way
Wen, McGraw's friend. Hefzog, IS on
1.-The bench. Harry Mccormick played yes.
terday. Too bad Josh Devore y troubled
with that thing they call appendicitis.
Wonder II Mike Donlin noticed thai
Honus Wagner got five hits out$cf SIX
lines up YESTERDAY. Gene on, Michael get
busy.
Guess Frank Bowerman's BUNCH AIM
hitting the ball. They SMASHED ont triples
doubles and sins.es eaiore Yesterday Me
Intyrc and Psstoriops we're tDeir victims
Evans. WIN played first base FOR MN,
treai last season. is III right Eardetl sfol
Hresnahane ST Louis sound. IL. Is ut
ting some, too.
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