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The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-07-22

paying large prices for mules which we
can raise at home. trust that we will,
some day, have large county fair, and
have exhibited hundreds of colts, calves,
and hogs, in common with cereal and
vine products. D. H. CASSELLS.
Swamp Land Drainage.
Extended mention was made in this
department some weeks since of the gi.
gantic drainage districts being organized
in the delta section of the State under
the provision of laws passed by the
last legislature. While this work is be-
ing prosecuted on a very large scale in
that section it is not confined to the
delta by any means. In almost every
county where there is land subject to
overflow and otherwise in the need Of
drainage, districts are being formed,
bonds issued and the work started.
The Homochitto district of Pike coun-
ty has completed it's first years work
and is arranging for the next. 1t trans
pired at the meeting of commissioners
that every piece of land in the district
had been paid on by the owner and that
it was not necessary to invoke the aid
of the law in a single instance. The peo-
pie are appreciative of the advantages
and cheerfully contribute to the amount
necessary for improvements.
Other districts are in process of for
nation and it is safe to predict that Mis-
sissippi will have thousands of acres,
possibly millions, of the richest lands
in the world brought into cultivation
within the next few years. And it all
tends to a realization of the dream of
Greater Mississippi" which is fast COM
ing true.
Yazoo county reports big fig that
measured, from tip to tip, 10 inches,
was inches in circumference and
weighed Az ounces. 1t was from the
home of r. c. Langford, one of the pro-
gressive farmers of the county. While
this fig was likely more of freak than
anything else, figs are good crop, and
are becoming one of Importance in the
southern portion of Mississippi. Large
orchards are being planted, and the own
ers find them proftably and reason
ably safe crop.
! Fair catalogues are being distributed
by the eighteen organizations over the
state, and show q liberal increase in
the way of premiums for agricultural,
horticultural and live stock exhibits-
Good!
Encouraging reports come from the
counties where liberalization work l.
being prosecuted These are Benton.
| Marshall, Tunica, Tate and DeSoto.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-07-22

Fair catalogues are being distributed
by the eighteen organizations over the
state, and show q liberal increase in
the way Of premiums for agricultural,
horticultural and live stock exhibits-
Good!
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-07-22

The public school board, which met Al
Waynesboro, refused to locate schools
where majority Of the patrons had
failed to pay their poll tax. This did
not affect any white schools, but viii
knock out several negro schools.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-07-22
Mississippi
News

Not since 1876, when Major General
John c. Bradford and his Rover Volun-
teers of Pontotoc became part of the
Mississippi command of the army of the
United States in the war with Mexico,
forming the Fifth Division, has there
been such genuine and pure enthusiasm
in the life of the historic town of Pom
totoc and of Pontotocans as was ex-
hihted last week, when her citizens and
all business men laid aside their business
cares and spent the day entertaining the
"Home Comers," and attended en- masse
the laying of the cornerstone of their
new public school building.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1909-07-22

paying large prices for mules which we
can raise at home. trust that we will,
some day, have large county fair, and
have exhibited hundreds of colts, calves,
and hogs, in common with cereal and
vine products. d. H. CASSELLS.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-12-03
FEDERAL LAW IS
LEAGUES OBJECT
DR.. BAKER SAYS RESULT IN ALA
RAMA is NOT "ALToGETAER A
DEFEAT FOR PROHIBITION.

CHICAGO. Nov. 30.-"On to Wash
ingtonn was the slogan set Up today
at the opening of the conference here
of State superintendent and field
workers of the AntiSaloon League OF
America.
William H. Anderson, National Leg
islative Superintendent of the nation
wide organization, in outlining the
work of the league, said:
In many States what could be &C
complished in the local option propa-
ganda has been accomplished. Now
we are going to turn our attention to
Congress in an effort to obtain legisla-
ton that will prohibit the shipping OF
liquor into dry States"
DR.. P. A. Baker, national superin'
tendent of the league, in commenting
upon the defeat of the prohibition
amendment in Alabama yesterday
said
seeming hindrance in the onward
march of our cause in the defeat OF
the prohibition amendment in Ala
bama. But it is not altogether de-
feat for prohibition. There are thou
sands of men in Alabama who believe
in prohibition and will uphold it at the
polls. who. nevertheless, would not
vote to have it put into the Constitu
ton Of the state. But you may be
sure that the prohibition statute there
will never come of the books.
Before the year is out you will see
great battles won against the saloon
in other States, in old Virginia, South
Carolina, Florida, Arkansas, Oregon
and YOU cannot tell what kind of
turn those Texas people win take.
DR.. Baker was elected chairman OF
the conference.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-12-03
LITTLE ONES WRITE
TO SANTA CLAUS
sHolILD NOT DELAY LETTING
OLD KRIS KNOW THEIR
DESIRES.

Santa Claus letters are beginning TO
come in. The date set for these let
ters to be in is December 5th. Let
tiers received after this date will more
than likely be left out as the compos-
ing room of The Herald will be crowd
ed to its full capacity. 1t is absolute
ly necessary that the little folks get
these letters in before this date to in
sure their publication. These letters
will come out in The Herald's Christ
mas edition, which will be issued on
or about the tenth of December. This
edition win be illustrated with pic
lures of old Kris Kringle and the
Christ Child and many other ilustra-
tons
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-12-03

p 7-v. but fherp's more truth than
t--.try IN II. as they say down on the
farm. The hardest kind OF al enemy
to night is the one you don't know any
lining al0ut. and The worst thing that
AN come between a husban lnd VIE
Is SUSPICION. FOR il always works 10
the dark aud se.dom raises It's head
so Won can see il and get lick az i
uutIl lis done its work. II ] had my
choice I'd ten times rather have
woman with frowsy hair and the roll
IN min habit than one who gets the
notion In her head that her husband
Is A devil OF a fellow when he's away
from home and weeps her eyes out
over imaginary wrongs Id know
what 10 do with the rOllin' pin-at
least could dodge it-but how re you
goin' 10 dodge a thing that you cant
see or can't hear? Now. William went
OF downtown this morning without a
thought In his heart that he'd done
ANYTHING 10 worry you. and as mat
ter Of fact he hadn't. He didn't know
vou were seeIn' things that didn't ex-
ist. and II I hadn't drO. 3ed in and SCI
you right you'd kept on seein' them
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-12-03
MISS FIELDS IS
HIGHLY HONORED
SUCCEEDS CHARLES n. LOVE As
SECRETARY or RAILROAD
COMMISSION.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Nov. 3D.
Charles II. Love has rendered his
resignation as secretary of the state
railroad commission TO become efec-
tive December /. He will be succeed
Cd by Miss Willie Fields. who for
eleven years has been Official stenog-
rapher to the commission.
Mr.. Loves resignation came as
distinct surprise to officials and at
taches Of the state capitol and capitol
annex. with whom he has been in
timatelv associated for the past three
years.
While Mr.. Love intimated to his as
sociates on the commission his inten-
ton to leave that body, the matter
was not made public until Monday
afternoon.
The retiring Official gives as his
reason the fact that he desires to en-
ter the real estate and insurance ousl-
ness in his home town, Springfield,
Tenn. which occupation, he says, VIII
not only be more remuneratiVe, but
viii prove more pleasant from person
al reasons.
Miss Fields, who will assume the po-
sition on the first of the coming
month. was the unanimous choice OF
tho railroad commission. by whom the
appointment was made in executive
session. All of the members agreed
that she had not only proven herseI
worthy OF the honor on account OF
the faithfulness and diligence display
ed during her long service as stenog-
rainier hut by reason Of the fact that
she was thoroughly familiar with all
details of the work connected Win
the department As General Harvey
II Hannah. one of the railroad com
missioners. expressed it, We were Oh
one accord. that this was a position
into which no politics should be al
lowed to enter, but that efficiencE
should be the sole requisite, and for
that reason the commission thought
that Miss Fields was clearly entitled
to the place
All of the commissioners were loath
TO lose Mr.. Loves services, as during
his term of service he has proven
himself to be a most capable and ef-
fcient official. He succeeded MT
Frank Avent as secretary when the
latter was appointed commissioner
three years ago.
Miss Field who resides in WaVeriy
Place, is the sister of the late Rurus
Mel ain Field, the well-knewn news
paper writer and poet, and niece OF
Judge Rufus McLain of Lebanon, one
Of the most distinguished jurists IN
Tennessee.
The commission has not yet deter
mined upon Miss Fields successor as
stenographer to that body.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-12-03

'fOld Buttons" one of the most
venerable equiues who ever followed
the hounds in the historic county OF
Maury, cashed in his checks Saturday
at Culleoka, and his spirit wended its
way to the land OF never more.
The horse is distinguished in Maury
county history by the fact that he was
ridden to school by the late Senator
Carmack. at the time that Mr.. Car
mack's mother resided near Culleoka.
As Senator Carmack passed through
Culleoka during his last campaign,
en- route from Pulaski, where he had
spoken during the day, TO Columbia,
he stopped off at Culleoka and had a
last look at "old Buttons" The horse
mad been brought to Culleoka by
friends of Mr.. Carmack, in order that
he might see him once more. None
present then had even a premonition
that the distinguished statesman
would precede the faithful old nag to
the grave.
Buttons" was thirty.hye years old,
and was owned at the time OF his
death by Mrs. John Nelson. When
Mrs. Nelson was married to s. ].
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-12-03
- R1WTk6

First thing you know you'll nave youf
complexion all ruined and that Would
never do. Fact Is. honey, you're bark
I'm ND the wrong tree. There's nothin
the matter with Bill. happen To
know that he's got a particular en-
Ragement this mornin', and there 5
good reason why he wants to NOOK d
little spruce. There's no petticoats In
the deal, my dear. and as 20 the new
typewriter, why, she's old enough to
be your mother, and she's got any
where from three to seven children.
I don't remember the exact NUMBER
she told me, but it was quite bunch.
"But why" persisted MrA Rollins.
did he put on red necktieY
"Ah. honey. you've got me there.
never could understand why any man
should want to wear red necktfe al
any time. But lots OF good fellows dc.
and I've never been able TO discover
that II had any bad erect on their
morals. Seriously, though, little girl.
You mustn't get in the habit OK putin
two and two together, az the sayln
goes. Nine cases out OF zen tney auu
up wrong, and it's q mighty poor KIND
Of fguun' anyhow.
II s'pose you've heard about the Sc"
of matrimony. haven't you! on course
you have But don't reckon anyoody
ever told you. not even your old DAD
dr., about the sunken rocfS IT'S con-
siderable of a sea. you Know, anu
there's lots of ships ON II, al kinds OF
ships, from little catboats b battle
ships. and some Of them go sailin,
over smooth water all the dme, and
some don't more than get out OF one
storm when another hits en- lrs
such an uncertain sea that It's won
derrul bow many vessels cross II IN
safety. but there's lots Of wrecks. too
and most OF the ships that's lost so TO
pieces on these sunken rocks They
hide their ugly beads tust un6er the
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-12-03
A THRILLING RESCUE.

How Bert R. Lean, of Cheny, WASH,
was saved from frightful death is a
story to thrill the world. "A hard
cold" he writes, brought on des-
perate lung trouble that baffied an an
expert doctor here Then paid $!u
to SIS a visit to a lung specialist IN
Snokane. who did not help me. Then
7 vent to California, but without bene-
fit. At last l used Dr. kings Ne"
Discovery. which completely cured me
and now | am as well as ever. For
Lang Trouble, Bronchitis. Coughs and
Colds. Asthma, Group and Whooping
Cough it's supreme. SOC and $1.O0
Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by GEO
~. ALCORN
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-12-03
VI.-The Sunken Rocks OF
Matrimony

NWYHEN Colonel Speed drOpped
NAV In TO say good morning !"
WW his daughter. Yoang Mn.
Rollins. be was surprised
to nnd her in tears
Why, what's the MATES, honey!
be inquired with tender solbcitnde.
Anything wrong with the habyT
NO. papa. the baby's all right she
answered. wiping her face and dab
bling a little powder on Der nose.
Nothing happened to William, !
hope" ventured the colonel, a little
puzzled
Mrs. Rollins Strengthened up and a
fash came into Der eyes
Eyes, papa. II you musa knew Y.
something has happened 10 WIN. be
scent i've minutes brushing bis halr
this morning. he put on red necktIe'
and he's got a-got . new typewriter.
At this revelation OF masculine do
plicity the colonel puckeped up bis
nps and drew down his eyebrows to
hide the twinkle be couldn't suppress.
..So-ho," he exclaimed, and that's
the way the land lies, Is M And you
tust put cwo and two together and
made seven oUA of It did youf Tut
cut. tut, child; you mustn't let SUE
picions turn your pretty nose RED
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-12-03
TRIBUTE PAID TO
GOV. JOHNSON
PRESIDENT TAFT AND OTHERS
EuLoeIzE THE MEMORY OF
DEAD MINNEsoTAN.

NEW YORK, Nov. 29.-Tribute 10
the memory of John A. Johnson, late
governor of Minnesota, was paid by
President Taft. Gov. Hughes, Charles
A Tovne. former United States Sena'
tor from Minnesota, and others at q
memorial meeting held today at the
broadway Tabernacle here under the
aospioes of the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Wan Society
Gov. Hughes was the principal
sneaker. Mr.. Taft's tribute came IN
the form of a letter regretting his In
ability 10 attend. Mr.. Towne, an In
innate friend OF the late governor
eulogized him as a man and states
man whose selection as the candi
date OF one Of the great parties to the
highest office in the gift OF the people
Of America" seemed assured when
death took him.
President Taft's letter said In part;
Il knew Gov johnson. valued MIN
highly as friend and regarded his
promotion to the governorship OF
great state and to national prominence
ne a statesman and citizen as one o.
The best evidences OF the equality o
onportunity that we have 10 this coun
try"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-12-03

THK DEAL. any lighthouse In
the peighborhood to warn him.
Now. little girl. your ships getun
mighty close to these sunken rocks.
and you'd better sheer OF before some
thin goes to pieces. I've been nav.
igatin' around on this sea OF matri-
mony a pretty long while. aud I've seen
enough wrecks to know just about
where the suspicion rocks are located.
That's the name of 'em-the suspicion
rocks-and the biggest aud ugliest and
meanest one IN the bunch Is the one
they call Jealousy. It's the one that
got the sharpest points and cuts the
biggest holes in the bottom OF the ship
and It's a thunderin' good boat that
can get away from Il without bein' So
badly crippled that the pumps have
no worked all the rest OF the trip 10
keep from goin' down
"of course that's all Just allsgory
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-12-03
Rriaf Miadom.

The early widow catches the eligible
son.
Many an unsociabse druggist is a
good mixer.
Men fish for nsh, and women fish for
compliments.
What most churches need Is minis
tiers who are able to waken men.
The successful real estate dealer Is
a man of deeds as well as words.
Don't get too gay at the start. Save
your wind for q sprint ut the finish.
An Ohio man says the quickest way
to get through a crowd Is to go around
It.
Some mems idea OF a quiet little
game" Is Que in which money does all
the talking.
Some men cant understand why the
truth will nearly always serve better
than a lie.
Nothing short of a surgical opera
tion can bring out the best there Is In
some people.
It's as difficult for some men TO keep
A promise as it is for some women to
keep money.
It's all right to look upon the wine
when it is red provided you have sur
ficient will power to let II go at that.
Young man. marry homely girl II
YOU are fond OF good biscuits. All a
pretty girl knows about dough Is to
spend II.
Some men never realize what con-
stitutional liars they are until they are
compelled to make an unusual efrort
10 tell the truth
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-12-03
BOY SHOOTS AT BIRD
AND KILLS FATHER

WOOSTER. o., Nov 25.-Donald
Geiselman. II years old, while out
hunting near oryille today, shot and
killed his father, Cyrenius Geiselman
aged 80. The accident happened on
me Geiselman farm near Burton City
The old gentleman was husking corn
standing back of a shock, when the
son fred at a bird. The load struck
the father just under the right shout
der causing death in Eve minutes.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-12-03
GOLD BUTTONS CASHES In CHECKS
AND IS TENDERlY LAID TO RES
HORSE THAT SENATOR cARMAcK TO SCHOOL DIES Al -
AGE OF THIRTYFWE.

Moore seventeen years ago 'H'
was then past the meridian u -
and it was expected that he naa y, =.
a few more years of usefulness y, -.
him But like old wine he 'nlp' -
with age, and saw active sef''V' :,
the first of last October, when H' \
turned loose to enjoy the tFul'' y A,
,lahors From that time antll wy =,
of his death Buttons was ac''e s,,,
hearty. and his death came W." d
warning. as he reeled over aD.
dead-having succumbed to Ola 'st ~
In recognition of his ~ l'e' -. =,
tons was tenderly laid away III =,
dug by human hands, and "'', ,.,.,,
the tears of his owner Mrs Ns ~
As the sod rolled into the eN'''' =,
that was to be the last res''Hs ~ :,
Of the aimable nag small n,-'g i. /
who was officiating at the o'''1 'a
tboughtfully remarked; j ''I'',
dat horse went to hebben he j.
fox race now. Buttons had os'" !,
mons as a follower of the hoa''' Z
the diminutive darky had aT''',' i
the conclusion that life 'e'',' w.,
grave would hold for him no I'''
eoual to that OF the chase
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-12-03
TROUBLE MAKERS oUsIeo'

When a sufferer from stomach ~ ~
BILE takes DR.. Kings New LIE 81 81
he's mighty glad to see his Dyspepbs 10
and Indigestion fly, but more- w
tickled over his new, fne app ,,
strong nerves, healthy vigor' al ~ y
cause stomach, liver and kinney Al Al
work right. CSC at GEO D .
CORN'S.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-12-03
FIRE RACES IN
COPPER MINE
EIGHT MEN ENToM5ED AND GO
EMINENT EXPERTS RUSHED
TO SCENE.

SDecial TO The Herald.
NASHVILLE. Tenn, Nov. 5O-fl1
is raging in. the DucAtown coWV
mines, fifty miles south of knoxVm'
Eight men are entombed and Govern
ment Expert Ramsey has rushed
the scene with helmets and QUIZ
equipment used by the government ("
fighting mine fires.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-12-03

and they'd have kept on CROWN bigger
and bigger tn your mind until you
couldn't see anything else. Chances
are you wouldn't have said a word TO
him until the poison had corroded all
the sweetness of life. and II wouSo
then be too late for antidotes.
II don't care what these sour raced
Knockers say, little giri-thiS Is a
mighty fine world. and most OF the
people In II are all right Nine men
ont of every ten and nine women out
of every ten are tTue-l believe the
proportion even bigger than that-and
there's more genuine 6deiity right now
than there ever was since Adam and
Eve took hands and strolled out OF the
orchard. But If you look at EN-
through smoked glasses you can't see
the white that's IN 'em, and II you get
the notion fixed in your head that
they're all black. why. so far as you re
concerned. they'll be black. A shovel
of SCOT will soil an acre OF snow.
honey. and little suspicion will make
your William grow couple OF horns
and a spiked tail right before your
eyes. No. little girl. don't do 1t. Don
let doubt get to swellin' IN your pretty
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Unbelievable.

Gosh. guess those city folks meant
what they said when they told US that
they came up here to get good rest.
They're taking It easy. ehY
Taking Il easy? | should say they
are. Would you believe 1t. not one OF
'em has got out OF bed before o'clock
any morning since they've been here.
Detroit Free Press.
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surfAce 6D0 Do
body NO " s
they're there IN
Ill the boat goes
crashfn' into 'em.
That's the worst
part about 'em.
II they stood up
a little ways 80 a
pilot could see
EN- be could steer
around EN- but
the sea where
they are looks
Just like IT does
anywhere Use.
and there Amt
In
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-12-03

Won see-trust him. II ! was goln' 70
build an arch to support married nap
piness l would make love the Keystone.
and at the bottom of the arch on one
side I'd put trust and at the bottom ON
the other side I'd put confidence. and
IL would stand till the crack of doom"
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head. Bills all
right. He don't
wear any gold
rings over his
b e a d, and he
can't say the For
ty-seventh Psalm
backward. b u I
I'll bet all ! got
against thP hole
IN a duughnut
that be hasn't got
a thought In bis
mind that isn't
true to you.
Trust him. 1t
don't make any
difference what
YOU bear or what
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Colonel
John Sneed'S
Conversations
on Domestic
Problems

cOpyrish,. 1909. BY c 5. Yo.t.
The San Francisco call., 1909-12-26
o me" said Tillie, earnestly.

to me" said Ti1lie. earnestly.
And on the way out thought:
If in those golden days of my first
comic operas. some one had told me
that in 20 years I should be able to
meet Tillie Salinger and Phil Branson
face to face, and talk to them and
laugh with them. I should at once
have concluded that twenty years was
to be the limit of my earthly pilgrim
age. for surely so L would have
reasoned = nowhere short of celestial
realms would it be possible to meet and
know and talk with the hero OF dream
stories or the adorable and wonderful
creature, the princess of the play
the prima donna. For what youth,
ask you. worshiping from a distant
gallery seat. could reasonably hope
that this life could contain for him
such felicity?
Yet so it happened as you see. and
Tillie and Phil shocked not one of my
expectations, nor shattered a single
ideal The hero is in love with the
heroine just as the comic opera stories
go.