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The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-09-02

wanderlust Hahner has achieved a
reputation second to none.
For years this Jersey hamlet was
pestered to death with the most varie-
gated assortment of tramps and anna
teur handout artists that ever wor-
ried women into losing their naturally
angelic dispositions. The pies that
mother made were no longer safe
when set out on the back porch to
cool off, They disappeared like magic.
Likewise, the yellow-legged spring
chickens, saved for the preachers spe-
cial delectation, were swept from the
roost in evening hours. When the
situation got desperate the women Of
the village called in a body one day
ON Hahner and demanded protection
for their erstwhile happy homes.
Hahner's excuse has been that, lack
Ing jail facilities, there. was little use
In placing the offenders In the tolls
Of the law. So he had been content
to chase them away with yelled
threats. Then it was that he devised
a tree lookup" whose efficacy has
been demonstrated to such an extent
that fame has come to this town and
tramps that used to infest the place
give 1t wide berth.
Hahner ordered an extra supply OF
handouts and some of the tramps
caught in his next raid were schained
to trees in the village street. The ex
pertinent was an ASTONISHING success
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-09-02
The First Basket Picnic
BY WILL BRADSHAW.

June, and as II in trance, penned a
letter to every one not at the sea
shore. In the most polite language
each was told of an affair to be held
beyond Dobbin's creek, where all
would congregate. and where all would
spend day in joyous living.
The happy throng had settled them
selves on the long sward to partake
of their first banquet under the open
sky when-it rained; then poured, and
Numbered, and flashed! Speeches.
women huddled under the dripping
branches. Men ran about In utter con-
fusion. Babies rolled down the bank
into the creek. Lightning ripped the
shoes off of old Granny Wigs. The
horses on the rigs tore through the
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-09-02

for many decades this shadow hung
over the memory of this great man.
Jonathan Basket was born in 1741
on little farm not far from the pres
ent site of Pittsburg. Jonathans early
life was not different from the aver
age child of the time, but it is said
that being a studious youth from in
fancy, it was feared he would not sur
vive. At the age of "a, Jonathan mar
ried the daughter of Hiram Strong, a
wealthy and influential member of the
community. He now had a large es-
tate of his own, plenty of the world s
goods and to divert his mind invented
such devices as burglar alarms, patent
churns, self-feeding furnaces, wash
ing compounds, devices to keep the
steam pipes from pounding at night,
and other sundry necessities of the
time. All these succeeded in a way
but Jonathan was ever restless to &C.
complish something great. One day
a great idea did strike him, and in
after years he would proudly show, to
an interested listener. the mark il
left.
The town at that time was in the
throes of melancholia. The theaters
were all closed. it being summer, and
the summer gardens had been out OF
existence since the local option law
went into effect some time before
Jonathan noted this sad condition OF
affairs and saw with sorrow the
state of acute pessimism the once mer
ry villagers were bordering on. Tn
able to stand it longer, he tore madly
to his room one sultry afternoon in
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-09-02

My son, come hither and hearken
unto few helpful thoughts.
Consider now the man that get
teth autoitis.
Behold, he seeth the rich and proud
roll by in their automobiles, and he
sayeth unto the wife of his bosom:
Verify, / would rather flick flies
off of old Dobbin and jog along the
road than to sit upon one of those
runaway cook stoves"
And the wife of his bosom sigh.
eth and sayeth: Yes, but they are
selling lovely auto hats and coats,
now"
And her husband cometh home and
sayeth that it is fine, indeed; and she
telleth him that the Perkinses are
going to have one, and she wonder.
eth that they may afford it, for Per
kins maketh not the money her hus-
band maketh, neither hath he the me.
chanic:il ingenuity to understand the
machine.
And her husband looketh at old Dob
bin and sayeth that gasoline doth not
cost as much as oats.
And he speaketh unto the men that
sell autos. which men are called
agents
And they are like unto insurance
agents for continuity of purpose.
And before a week hath passed be-
hold the man speaketh the speech of
them that go about with wrench
in one hand and pair of goggles in
the other.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-09-02
With the Worlds. 80,
Great H1lmorfSfs
Selections from the 6vriffnSS of he BeSf KnotOn
Makers of k1irfb

And SO 1t is not long until the man
selleth the runabout and getteth a
large, two-story-and-back-p auto.
mobile.
And his heart leapeth within him
when he rammeth a peanut stand SO
that it spilleth peanuts all over the
block,
And he talketh no longer of music
nor of pictures, nor of books, but he
speaketh of cams and clutches and
sparks and plugs.
And his wife talketh no more of
teas and dances, nor of matinees, but
she babbleth Of hats and wells and
coats and shoes and gloves.
And he hath Gabriel horn on his
auto and an electric searchlight, and
he waketh the neighborhood with his
racket.
And at last he succeedeth in rous-
ing the wrath of the constable with
the tin star and the chin whiskers,
And he payeth the fine and taketh
his wife in his arms and sayeth:
Now am | happy, and now is my
soul rejoiced, for | am now genuine
autoist and / have autoitis in the
third degree and none may withstand
me-"
| And the remainder of his days he
hath sand in his eyes and oil on his
garments
| Is it not so, even as we have coaxed
| it from the inside of this typewriter
|
tured ribbon?
Yea, surely it is so with an exceed
ing great so-ness.
Selah.
! Copyright. 1909, by w. G. Chapman.)
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-09-02

panic stricken group, spraining the
ankle of Deacon Weber. Poison Ivy
effects began to show on the terrified
little ones and few grown ups. And
still the poor drenched mortals hud-
died under the swaying trees. Little
consolation was there in the words of
old Sam Small, that rain never killed
anyone; they might linger. he said.
but they never died outright.
The scene on that gala day In Penn
sylvania, as the belated unfortunates
offered prayers for their safe deliver
ance, was a memorable one. AS the
crowd climbed onto the wagons and
rode slowly back to Wazoo, amid the
binding flashes and unprecedented
downpour, Jonathan Basket realized
he was the instigator of a red-letter
day in history. The Basket-picnic was
an established institution.
Copyright. 1909. by w. G. Chapman.l
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-09-02
CHAINS TRAMPS TO TREES
New Jersey Constable Devises Lock.
Up" That Is Terror to Weary
Willies.

Delanco, N. 1.-THE good house.
wives of this locality have risen up
as one and called blessed George F..
Hahner, constable, Pooh Bah" and
regulator of the morals of this model
village. AS a terror to evildoers and
various stray persons afflicted with
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-09-02
THE CAMERAS USE I'M WAR
New Invention Which DlscS>ers Sc
crets of Forts and Army Man.
euvers Creating Excitement
in Europe.

New York-In these days Of unset
tied political conditions among the
European nations, all new inventions,
which may be useful in war, are
awaited with an eagerness only
equaled by the undercurrent of dis.
trust and suspicion that prevails ev.
erywhere. The latest invention makes
1t possible to take photographs in the
air at heights varying from $50 to 400
yards.
Military Europe is excited over the
experiment in aerial photography that
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-09-02

this department. The carbon treatment,
which is known to be good, was given
the inquirer, but others were desired as
well. A number of answers were re-
ceived, a majority of them recommending
common salt as effective and economical.
President G. r. Hightower of the Union
says:
while being cribbed has proven an eff
fective means for keeping weevils out OF
my farm. The corn should be slightly
damp when thrown in crib, either from
dew or from sprinkling with small
amount of water. Care should be taken
that it is not too wet, only slightly damp.
Throw in a layer of corn and then sprin-
kle with small amount of salt. A bar
| rel of salt is sufficient for 500 bushels
of corn. | use this method and have had
no trouble whatever with the weevil."
w. P. Campbell of Concordia Parish,
La, varies this treatment slightly by
the use of sulphur as well, having kept
out both weevils and rats by its use. He
says:
ga simple and cheap way to keep rats
and weevils out of corn is to have the
crib thoroughly swept out before throw
ing in the first load of corn. Dust a
little flour of sulphur over the floor and
little over each load as it is thrown
in. Have your corn slip-shucked as it
is pulled. Over each load throw little
salt. While the salt has nothing to do
with keeping out rats and weevils, it
makes the stock eat the shuck more read
lily. l housed five large cribs of corn
last fall, adopted the above remedy
and didn't have a rat or weevil in the
cribs"
Two writers counseled the use Of
chinaberry leaves scattered through the
corn while being cribbed, but a ma jor-
ity recommend salt alone or salt and
sulphur combined. One man used
Stacked lime in small quantities, but
veterinarians have condemned lime as
frequently producing poison that kills
stock
If there are others with simple RENE
| dies, would be glad to get them for the
benefit of the general public. In a null
j, titude of counsel there is wisdom, as the
old saw goes.
Study the census schedules that will
be published from time to time in this
department and begin getting together
correct information that will give to
Mississippi what she deserves. From an
agricultural standpoint, we are ut dis
advantage with bad crop year, but let's
make the very best showing possible un-
der the circumstances
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kindly to the chick, and the feeling
was reciprocated to such an extent
that the two now live In fellowship.
and one of the sights" Of the place
I
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-09-02

I'm gone to bed, Cy Slocum won't. an
you kin bet your boots on IT."
l couldn't see any particular point
in waiting to see Mr. Slorum. and /
didn't wait. l heard month after.
ward, though, that he was wondering
what in Sam Hill that editor stopped
his paper for.
Copyright. 1893. by w. G, Chapman.)
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-09-02
A Classy Task.

Napoleon was. no doubt, great
strategist."
"Well?"
But | managed to hold out a Ga
bill on my wife last week"
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-09-02

er. The common rule of the Mississippi
farmers is to select the best looking ears
for seed from what corn that may hap
pen to remain in the crib at planting
time, plant on a freshly prepared bed,
made with six or eight hundred-pound
mule and Georgia stock" and after
the crop is up, it is cultivated with the
same outfit, possibly just a little deeper
than when the land was prepared, thus
cutting off the feeding roots, and finally
laying by when the corn is about waist
high, leaving it on high ridges to be dried
out by the sun and wind.
Along the lines that we may do most
to improve the yield are: First, selec-
ton of better seed; second, lettering the
cultivation. The first is inexpensive and
probably the most neglected. A few
hours spent in the field just before gath
ering time, selecting the best ears from
the best stalks, would give enough seed
for the next crop, which would pay big
returns for the trouble and the time
spent in making the selection. The larg-
est yields of grain are usually made from
varieties producing two ears on one
stalk, and if such variety is desired,
then seed should be saved only from
stalks bearing two ears. The uniformity
of the stalk from which the ears are
taken is as much to be desired as is the
uniformity of the ears themselves.
After the seed has been selected the
ears should be husked, thoroughly dried
and put in some dry place in the barn
free from rats. For small quantities,
putting it in crocus sacks and hanging to
the rafters is a good method.
While it is true that proper attention
to seed selection will greatly increase
the average production per acre, it is
equally true that the cultivation of corn
on very poor land will be found unproft-
able. Growing crops on poor soil is just
as expensive as growing them on fertile
soil. No man who is cultivating poor
soil and harvesting poor crops can sue
cessfully compete with his neighbor who
is cultivating rich soil with the same
expenditure of labor and capital. On
very poor land corn growing should not
be attempted until it is brought into a
fertile condition by the growing and
blowing under of leguminous crops, the
application of manures, etc. After the
soil is in condition to produce profit
able crops, then rotate, getting some of
the legumes on the land as often as pos
sible. Keep deep rich soil, filed with
vegetable matter, and the failures that
farmers sometimes attribute to the I'M
favorable conditions of the weather will
not occur SO often.
Thorough early cultivation is essen
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-09-02
Our DUN Solomon
BY W. D. NEseIT.

And he buyeth the best machine
made.
Yea, verify, each man that hath an
auto, surely it is the best one and
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-09-02
Look Forward.

If were you, would not worry.
Just make up your mind Is do better
when you get another chance. and
he content with that Beatrice HAIR
rGuen.
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kindly to the chick, and the feeling
was reciprocated to such an extent
that the two now live In fellowship.
and one of the sights" Of the place
is the little chick eating from the
same vessel with Tabby. and at night
nesting snugly at her side.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-09-02
Cat and Chicken Are chums.

An amateur farmer in Westchester
county, New York, has couple of
pets which he shows with much pride
tn his visitors. They are a little
Rhode Island Red chick and slack
and tan cat. The chick in its first
days had strayed from its run and re-
ceiyed unkind treatment at the bill of
an unsympathetic hen to such an ex-
tent that it was nearly done for. The
dttle bird was taken to the laundry
and gently cared Tor. In the same
laundry there is cat which took
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COMMUNICATIONS.
CAN'T BE HAD FOR LOVE OR MONEY.

indication
Within weeks adver
present dearh of do the
pave skilled workman work with
him shouder to shoulder
advertisements appeared about the middle OF
would for
be
followed advertisement sent IN
by H. the paving that
Chicago
of 81 is offered
Proudoo
Fortyghh in East
this job and in return for
WHOSE labor,s2 lay
decided to the situation couple OF
Whe o
horde camorng
pointed indication
ofret prosperity OF a
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BOOSTING THE KNOTS GAME.

leading mob of half drunken
Sunday
of the city but breaking
discussing
beyond
which is only supposed to be
accredited being republican
a of clean city
Gary the magic city astonishing the
building industrial
possibilities politics
Bnzenhof night
possibilities
enticngy republican
of methods OF Tom
indo onei must other
that by its treatment Of
abroged
will
Tribune
all parties and all factions trying to boost
it's
Mr. chances
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Switzerland. Sept. p. 1858. His father
was Leader in the liberal school OF
theology IN switzerland. The son was
educated at the university of Zurich
and at Strassburg university. Soon aft
err finishing his education he came 10
America and accepted position as pro-
fessor of Latin in the State Normal
college at Nashville. Tenn. From 1882
TO 1886 he was an instructor in the
high school at Charleston. s. c.. and
during the next six years he was simf-
iarily employed in New Bedford, Mass.
Since 1896 he has held the chair of Ro-
nance philology at Yale university.
Professor Lang has bee nhonored with
membership in the learned and scien-
tihc bodies of Portugal. Brazil. italy
and Switzerland. and In 1903 he was
created a knight Commander of the
Order Of Santiago by the King OF Por-
tuEal
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ssTHIs DATE IN HISTORY"
SeufernhNr -

1s34-Settlement OF Portland. Oregon.
by Americans.
1s64-Federals under General Sheriadn
successful In battle at Fishers Creek,
Va
1S91-New lands in Oklahoma were
opened to settlers.
1s94-St. Mary's college, at Oakland,
Cal. burned.
1905-Charles T. OFerrall. ex governor
of Virginia, died. Born, Oct 81 1910.
1s0S-On the New York Stock Exchange
100000 shares of stock changed
hands-a record for the year.
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In the o
bringing honor
at
book and his
his constituents and filled both
ubudng the city he
his
midst brought
Thomas
Hammo
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A FRIENDLY RIVALRY.

These tennis matches between devo of the in Hammond
that
County
of is he
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THE DEATH OF GOV. JOHNSON.

a
himself
the for
memory many
ed to dust
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EDWARD HANSON.
Editor, Times.

Editor, T1meBf
VIII you kindly announce my name
as n candidate for the republican nOmi-
nation for alderman for the eighth
ward of Hammond, subject to the de-
cisIOn of the republican primariesf
ARTHUR Schultz.
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IN order not to let the excitement
lessen, Gary's young football players
are wrestling with pig-iron, and jug
Cling with steel rails in order to be
in shape for the other county High
school teams.
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Editor Tises.

Editor Ttnses:
Kindly say In your paper that I will
be a candidate for the republican nom
inatfoR for alderman from the Sixth
ward subject to the decision of the
coming republican primaries.
DANIEL KALMAN.
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A CRUDE PIECE OF WORK.


Of
obviously that the pro
in
teal city will forget
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WESTVILLE is trying to make
Crown Point sore by claiming more
widows and old maids than our clas-
sic county-seat. Why say Westville,
there are enough widows in Crown
Point to find mates for a company of
soldiersi
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THE Brennan enthusiasm in Gary
is beginning to spread like wild-fre.
Our friends the Germans will under
stand that Brennan comes from fire
anyway so that there's nothing to it..
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THE treasury plans to give baths
to currency, will not meet with much
favor in the Calumet region. People
hereabouts are not able to hang on
to their money long enough to give
it a bath
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All candidates on the republican
ticket, whose announcements appear
below, viii remember that the an
nOuncement fee of so must be paid
before the day set for the Republican
primaries sept. -.
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Editor Times:

Editor Times;
VIII you please announce that Will
be a candidate for the office of alder
man on the republican ticket from the
sixth ward, subject TO the coming re-
publican primarfesP
A. NJ. DICKSON.
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WELCOME gallant Goth to Ham
mond. Glad to have you with us,
sorry to see your steps faltering. but
happy to know that they never falter-
ed when the union was in danger
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HENRY WHITAKER.
Editor Times.

EdftOF TIHeas
You are authorized TO announce my
name as n candidate for alderman from
the Fourth ward on the republican
ticket, subject to the republican pri-
maries.
w. j, TIMM.
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Editor Times;
You are authorized TO announce that
l will be candidate ON the republican
ticket for alderman in the Second
ward, subject to the republican pri-
maries.
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Editor Times:

Editor Times:
1 desire through your columns to an
nounce TINT I will be "A candidate for
the republican, nomination for alder
man in the Fifth ward, subject to the
republican PRIMARIES.
WILLIAM kAHL.
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TO those on the inside it is not at
hard to understand why certain
Hammond paper is plugging for Tom
Knots. "Meester'' Knots has some
secrets, but they won't be secret very
long.
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Editor Times.
Kindly announce me through the me-
diam of your paper as a candidate for
councilman of the Eighth ward, subject
to the decision of the republican pri-
asnaries TO be held Tuesday, sept. IS.
A. f. KEPERT.
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Editor Times.

Editor Times:
Please announce my name as a can
didate for alderman from the Third
ward in whiting on the republican
ticket. subject TO the republican pri-
maries.
HENRY GOEBEL.
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TWO New Jersey women are fight
ing for one husband. Ever live in
New Jersey and see the girls fighting
for husbands? Question after all is;
Have they much on us in Indiana?
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Editor Times.

Editor Timesi
Please announce my candidacy for
the nOmin alton of councilman from the
Third ward of Hammond ON the repub-
liean ticket, subject to the republican
primaries.
EDWARD HANSON.
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Editor Times.

Editor Times:
Please announce to the voters,
through your paper, that / Will be a
candidate for the ONCE of alderman
from the Fourth ward on the republic
ticket, subject 10 the republican pri-
maries.
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A Philadelphia clergyman says.
''the experienced reporter is model
of courtesy" 'Scuse these tears. AL
most makes us want to go back to the
beat and hold-up folkses for the news.
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Editor Times.

Editor Times.
You are authorized to announce my
name as a candidate for the republican
nomination for alderman in the Eighth
ward, subject to the republican pri-
marfes.
SCOTT CALLER.
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Editor rrnes:

Editor Times:
Please announce, through the medium
of The Times, that will be a candidate
for the republican nomination for
mayor of Hammond at the primaries,
whose date Is TO be announced by the
republican city central committed.
F. RICHARD sCHAAF.
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Editor Times,

lImeSf
PIenSe make the announcement
through the columns of your paper that
will be candidate for the demo-
cratic nomination for mayor of Gary,
subject to the democratic nomination.
WILLIAM c. CROLIUS.
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GARY.



Please make the announcement
through the medium of your paper that
/ win be n candidate on the republican
ticket before the voters, for mayor of
Gary, subject TO the republican nominal
ton.
JOHN A BRENNAN.
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Editor. Times:
Dear Slrs Please announce through
the medium of The Times that / am
and will be . candidate for the repub-
Iican nomination for mayor of HAM
mond at the primaries whose date is
to be announced by the republican city
central committee.
THOMAS SWANTON.