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The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-06-16
FARMER BURNED AT STAKE
Enemies Of Wealthy Lousanan Get
Terrible Venueance

Lake Charles, La.-Tied to a tree
and practically cremated alive by his
enemies was the fate of James Per-
kins. g wealthy planter Perkins was
found in pine thicket a few miles
from his home by party of searchers.
He was unconscious and apparently
dead from horrible burns that had
SCARED every inch of his body
He was removed home, and for an
instant revived. He refused to tell the
names of the men who had burned
him, declaring he would live to avenge
his i'll treatment. He became uncon-
scious again. but just before he died
revived and attempted to tell the
names of his prosecutors. Death
baked him.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-06-16
PROHIBITION WAVE RECEDING
Predict Time When Brewer Will Aid
Reformer.

Washington. = Predicting the time
when the brewer will be found work
ing with the real and practical reform
er in the interest of true temperance.
President Carl j. Foster opened the
fiftieth convention of the United States
Brewers Association here Wednesday.
A resume of conditions through the
states. presented to the convention by
the committee, charges in effect that
prohibition in many states prohibit
nothing at all. The sale of beer has in
creased 90.OO0.OO0 gallons and the sale
of spirits has bounded upward IL ,O0O,-
900 gallons.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-06-16
Western Union Indicted.

Washington. The federal grand
Jury Friday returned an indictment
against the Western Union Telegraph
Company, charging 1t with forty-two
violations of the bucketshop law OF
March 1. 1909.
The claim is made that the Western
Union Company by means of a tele-
graph wire and a ticker aided and
abetted the conduct of bucketshop in
the District of Columbia. Forty two
counts in the indictment vary only In
the date on which the alleged viola
lions are said to have occurred
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-06-16
An Embryo Emancipator.

A little miss riding on a Brooklyn
trolley car the other day rendered
the conductor half fare. How old
are you, little girl?" he queried, gin
gerly handling her fare.
She pursed her lips for moment,
then calmly opened her purse. dropped
two more pennies into the conductors
extended palm, snapped her purse
and demurely replied: "You have
your fare, sir; my statistics are my
own!"
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-06-16
CHICAGO BANKS CONSOLIDATE
Sew Institution Has Deposits of Nearly
$185, ooo, 900.

Chicago.-In an hours conference
Friday bank with $1S4.442.246 depos-
its was created. By the affirmative
signatures of ten men a financial insti-
tuition representing capital and surplus
of $22,700,000 was brought into being
The Continental National Bank, the
Commercial National and the Ameri-
can Trust and Savings are to be con-
solidated. Representatives of these
banking establishments met in the as
sembly room of the Commercial Ma
tional and there agreed on the merger.
George M. Reynolds is to be president
of the unified bank
The s1S4,442,246 deposits are actual;
they make the largest bank in Chicago
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-06-16
BLEACHED FLOUR HARMFUL
Gas Used In Whitening Process Eats
Up Iron Pipe.

Kansas Cfty.-Witnesses In the
"bleached flour" case testified that the
gas used in the Alsop bleaching pro-
cess had destroyed rubber hose and
iron pipe through which 1t passed.
Samuel t. Ballard of Louisville, KY
said he used the Alsop process in his
mill from 1904 to 1909. The gas ate
out the iron pipes, he said.
Archie Comstock of Ellsworth, Kan
testified that piece of rubber hose he
used in conveying gas into his bleach
ing machinery had been rotted out.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-06-16

The old proverb, Never look a gift
horse in the mouth" is believed to
represent on the subject to which it
refers the collective wisdom of the
ages. Never put campaign cigar
in the mouth" might be proposed for
its running mate If half is true which
is alleged against the campaign cigar.
However, there are candidates now
and then who use real cigars while
working their campaign.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-06-16
CHARGE NEGRO WITH ASSAULT
Secretary of War Dickinson Ordered
Thorough Investigation.

fused to accede to a demand from the
citizens of Seattle, Wash, for the re-
moval Of the Twenty-fifth infantry, ne
groes, because a soldier is accused of
assaulting a white woman.
The secretary of war sent word to
the commanding officer at Fort Law
ton directing prompt and complete in
vestigation, confinement of offenders
and detention of witnesses, If belong
ing to his command, and that in view
Of the state of feeling reported his
command should be confined strictly
to the reservation pending complete
investigation. An immediate report
was ordered
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-06-16

The French seem destined to be the
worlds great bird men," They lead
in aeroplaning, as they led in the de-
velopment of automobiling. Germany
may fill the air with military dirigi-
bles, but France will soon have
swarming clouds of barking planes.
In America We have the Wrights and
Curtiss; in France they have nearly a
dozen inventors whose machines are
on the market
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-06-16

gives new ambition and life from the
first dose. Mrs. GEORGE STRICKLER,
Hudson, Ohio, r. No. s, Box 80.
Hundreds Of such letters from
others expressing their gratitude
for what Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound has accomplished for
them have been received by the Lydia
E. Pinkham Medicine Company, Lynn,
Mass.
Young Girls, Heed This.
Girls who are troubled with painful
or irregular periods, backache, head
ache, dragging down sensations, faint
ing spells or Indigestion, should take
Immediate action to ward off the seri-
Gus consequences and be restored to
health by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound. Thousands have been
restored to health by its use.
If you would like special advice
about your case write a cOnfiden-
tial letter to Mrs. Pinkham, at
Lynn, Mass. Her advice is free,
and always helpful.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-06-16
Wholesale Prices Grow.

Washington. Beginning with Sep
tember. 1908. there has been month
ly increase In wholesale prices with
out break, up to March, 1910, and
during the latter month the prices
were higher than at any time in the
preceding twenty years, according to
report which has just been issued by
the bureau of labor
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-06-16
GLENN ARRAIGNS SOUTH
Ex-Governor criticises Failure to Prop
erIy Educate Negro.

Cleveland, GA severe arraignment
of the Southern states for their fail
ure to properly educate the negro was
delivered here in an address by form
er Gov. R. B. Glenn of North Carolina
Mr.. Glenn declared that in eleven
Southern States where negroes form
40 per cent of the population only Is
per cent of the school fund is devoted
to their education
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-06-16
FIFTY LIVES LOST IN ROME
Ambassador Leishman Makes a Repor,
of Quake.

Observation-Disclosures Leishman
at Rome. in telegram to the state
department, reports that the earth
quake has caused loss Of life estimated
at from twenty to fifty, with a large
number injured The population in the
affected district was in state of
great alarm. So far as known, Am
bassador Leishman said. no Americans
had suffered.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-06-16

A st. Louis barber will retire and
devote his life to philosophical study.
When he has finished with one of the
sciences he will rub his chin and call
"Next!"
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-06-16

That Cornell professor who smoked
q cigar for IS minutes probably want
ed to show that he could smoke as
long as It took his wife to dress.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-06-16

During his race from London to
Manchester. Paulhan, the French avi-
ator. covered III miles in two hours
and fifty minutes. 1t begins to look
as though flying will be a commercial
possibility before the present genera
tion is many years older.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-06-16

Cuba's prompt dispatch of troops
and machine guns to its disaffected
provinces shows that 1t is rapidly
learning the art of self-government.
Taking to the woods is no longer mis-
taken for patriotism in that island.
but is appraised In its proper relation
as an attack on the government
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-06-16
Wilma 10 Helm.

IF we didn't have the children"
she bitterly declared, I'D get d.
vorce from you"
"Tll write and see If l can't get my
folks to take them"
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-06-16

feWer weak ana all
ing women. Irreg-
ular and painful
periods and such
troubles would be
relieved at once in
cases. Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound is
fine for ailing girls
and rundown wo-
men. Their delicate
organs need a tonic
and the Compound
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-06-16

An Ohio man was arrested for steal
ing two slices Of bacon. He is charged
with grand larceny.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-06-16
MOTHERS
WHO HAVE
DAUGHTERS
Find Help in Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound

Hudson, Ohio.-'1f mothers realized
the good your remedies would do deli
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-29
BY SEWELL FORD
Drawings by F. Vau1 Wilson

What" says the Major. "A tramp Hey! Clear
Quit Off with you!" and he waves the specimen to
beat it.
But Weary don't take the hint He keeps right on
moseyin' up the drive, gain around az the shrubY
and budin kind of critical and maxim straight fOrus
''Say, youl" sings out the Major. "Ditn { you hear
me tell you to clear out? have nothing for YOU
"'Old it. gum old it," says the s-ranger Il
'aven't arsked for nothink, ave Ia'
What are you doing here them" says the Major
"Offerin' my services, that's ALL guy nor. says he
ANY kind, SIR says he I'm a andy man, SIR
"Oh, get outl' says the Major 1 have no use Tor
handy men around here.
The specimen amt any disturbed by chat, though
He's thin, wiry little cOCkney, well long IN the
fortes, and he looks like he'd been up gainst about
all the hard knocks there ever was. Ii as seedy as
they make EN-; but there's something e rent aOou
the way he levels them wide set eyes OF his at you
from the shfty style of the average hobo. It am
don't stink off when the Major orders Inn to clear
out. Not him! He continues to stac- there gam
round over the premises.
'-Well?" says the Major, sharp and patient.
"A bit of paint wouldn't urt them cStdlnS noue'
grv'nor, says he.
l has to grin at that; for it ain'1 rec minutes
since Toddy's told me all about his troubles with lls
painters, who quit the job when they nd ne d a'
in his own materials.
I've 'elped paint a whole bloom battlesnip
''Huhl" SAYS the Major, gettin' sor- Of INTERESTED.
What's your name?"
"Iggins. sir" says he.
We'll, Higgins says the Major, what was y0u'
last situation9" -.
''Carryin 'ay and water on bIesi cattle boat
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-29

would do me good to get away; but there are so MANY
things to be to first
He goes on to name en- too; all sorts of odd Jobs
from settin some new paneS of glass havin' the
chimneys retopped and 1t easy see he thought
more about getin such treS done than he did about
tourin Europe. Think of it, A man like him loadn'
his mind up with little grouches about the wav he
might be done out of dollar because some dav laborer
stopped to fill his pipe too often!
TWAS tryin to get line his state of mind and
persuade myself it really so. when | notices
odd ookn specimen drift in through the gates and
shufflin up the drive
"Eelo!" says |. Guess we're in for a panhandle
touch"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-29
FILLING THE GAP FOR IODDY

little short on looks but long on income Between EN-
thew must have had a new dividend comm IN fresh
every week No wonder the Major can live IN private
park in the classiest part of Westminster County,
WHATS their program, though? Do they proceed
" to do the house party act, hike into town tor the
Horse Show, spend the winter at Palm Beach, and
mingle with the money burnin set centrally? They
don't Neither the Major Mrs Todd has tastes
runnin that way.
For one thing Mrs. Todd is plain, everyday sort of
woman little deaf, and shy and retlrln as she
been brought up a butter farm. Her speciality IS
seem that the children has plenty of fresh air. and
nursin' EN- through measles and whoopin cough.
She's star at that. But when it comes to passln the
snappy dinner talk the table, decoratln her.
self for opera box she amt rated at all.
As for the Major as | can make out most of his
ideas are bounded by that iron fence runnin around
that big place of his His Job to be superIntend
in all the work that's done it, from gOln the
hOuSekeeperS accounts to watCh1n the plumber put
new washers a leaky faucet in the laundry; but
when it comes to dom anything himself he's a total
abstainer.
Maybe that's why he has so much trouble with his
digestion, and complains about his liver isbehavin
Oh he gives all the details about that, havin heard
from some of my reg lars how fine d fixed EN- up, and
he's willn to listen all the free advice hand out
AS a reward he keeps askn me to stop in any day m
passin.
SOMEHOW, l don't find myself r1shin' over there
~ the first chance | get. In fact, don't know as
ever would have got there if he hadn't spotted me
gon by one day and held up. So joins him out by
the road where he's overseein gard ner trinlin the
hedge,
Hard at it again, eh?" says l.
YES" says he. Il have to be if want things done
Men won't work unless they're looked after
Its lucky you've got the time, them, says L.
Quite some of place here, too. Decided on that
motor trip YETI?
Il don't know" says the Major. Il suppose it
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-29

Got in day before yesterday. sir, and opped IT,
Higgins. ~ ,.. The
Fine recommendations Ell. McCabe?' says
SURE" saws |. These cattlebOat tourists afe
great demand ,.p,s,iss
Higgins you won't do says the MAJOR
| have all the help need" ~, His
Il might begin on that CLAIM frSt SAYS Iln W.
gins, as calm as though he'd just signed a G0n''"
Got any glass on and. sir?" :+ rel
''See hereI" says the Major. Didn't J'S'
you" . ,.s 90
I'VE could get to the paintin' by noon g. sbOaI
Higgins. There's only SIX panes to set ~"
putt and points, guy nor2 Let's ave a look IN HID
Say, Major" saws l. either You'll have 10 lu"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-29


and | amt denyin that before knew much
about this Pulsifer H. Todd person | had
him seized up along the same lines.
You know how it is? You hear of party
that's had it handed to him in baes-stocks
and bonds and real estate and family
jewels and all that-without his ever turnin'
over hand to get it, and you see him
rollin' by in his French limousine, and you
stroll past the lodgekeeper's house at the
front door of his estate and get a glimpse
across acres of lawn and up twisty bluestone
drives, and-well, it's only natural to put
him in the happy days class as a continuous
head liner
Course, now and then, when you happen
to get right next to one of these earthly bliss
delegates, you re apt to discover that Just at
that partic'lar time he's takin' day off and
indulgin' in the luxury of stewin about
something or other Maybe it's family
affairs, or a boil on the neck, or gettin'
stuck with fake picture done by an old
master residin' on East 29th-st.; but, what
ever the worry is, it's as real to him as next
month IS butcher bill is to you.
All of which makes you thankful you've
escaped the curse of riches? Yes, it does
mott You keep right on believin' you know
of at least one party that could frame up
a paradise out of thousand-dollar bills, if
they d only give you a show.
And Just tryin' to figure where Major
Todd had doped out the wrong combination
got to be almost as fascinatn' to me as
workin' on a wire puzzle. His huntin' me
up and hangin' around the studio at odd
times made it easy. First off | had an idea
he was goin' to give me a contract to reduce
that pod of his; but it amt long before |
finds that the Major don't part with real
money for any such frivolous purpose as bein
exercised. He's willin' to talk about it, and
get terms and watch us put others through
treatment; but that as far as he gets Part {
due TO his tight-wad habits; but mainly it Sc
that he can't make up his mind to begin anyth
do they get that way anyhow?
Il don't see how ever he managed to coll
pile" says | to Sadie. He must have been
once. What was his liner"
why, don't you know" says she.
adopted by uncle who was crazy cnoul
Bell Telephone at As and invest the dividends
real estate. All Teddy had to do was to wal
uncle died
And that was the whole life history of T
Todd. Excitin', amt it3 The only othe
stroke he ever put over was when he marie,
Philadelphia trolley nobility, gettin' a wife ,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-29

What's the whole of it,?
IF it'll make you feel any better, Swiftly, says |,
You shall have it. Major Pusfer Hobson Todd is the
wav it's printed on his cards; but up way most OF
us calls him just To-day
Say, he's the real thing though, amt hep says
Swiftly.
Il expect he'd admit it,, says l.
How'd he come to blow in" says Swiftly.
For one thing says |, he's neighbor of mine.
"Ah can it, says he. How near, now?"
mot more'n couple of miles, says |. Seems like
he made hit with you, Swiftly"
That's what he had too, with all that talk of his about
wondern' whether he ought to take SIX months
motorin trip abroad go and settle down quiet
in some Scotch castle Italian villa. Not that the
Major was thrown any bluff; for there's no doubt
about his bein able to do either if he wanted to. The
trouble with him is he never knows what he wants.
I'D lust like to be in his shoes OnCet, that all, says
Swiftly.
You'd find EN- too full of feet, if you did,, says I.
',Toddys built generous around the middle; but he
amt finished off with any such spades you stand on.
And even if YOU could squeeze into his No IS, do you
think you'd be real happy?'
Gimme a chanst at his roll and I'd show you'll says
Swiftly.
MAYBE So, says I; but the Majors had it all his
life and he don't look like he had nothing but sunny
DAYS on his calendar does hep
He don't have to, with his wad,'' says Swiftly.
A ND if I'd yearned to keep up the conversation, I
\ might have been arguin yet, without havin'
changed Swifty's opinion at all There's plenty of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-29

WITTY JOE slipped from the gym into
the front office with his ears still
stretched out and his eyes plugged.
"Chee!' he says. who was the
Grand Duke?"
HIM" says l. The fat party
that just waddled out? Why, that
was To-day"
"Gwan!" says Swiftly. "Toddy!
What gives you the nerve to be calm
a swell mob like that out of his name!
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1910-12-01

kitchen table to be served in few
minutes. She looked around while,
and then said that there was no bread.
AS | felt that it was kind of mean to
bother woman when she had so
much to do, | left as soon as
could with causing any more trouble,
and if dare | would go and apologize
to her, for her heart was in the right
place, but she had company and had so
much to do, would not blame her if
she had done as others, slammed the
door in my face.
Proceeding to the homes of two pro-
minent young business men, and great
advertisers, was informed at one
place that there was nothing for me.
At the other home, as | knocked, the
proprietor came to the door and as /
asked for something to eat he looked
me over little, and then said, "Nope,
there is nothing for you today"
1t was getting late by this time and
| started for home to help devour a
good fat hen that | had killed before
started disguised as tramp. Take it
altogether, think Hood River has
generous lot of folk.
After changing my clothes and
seeing the apple show l was met by
two men who asked me for the price
of meal. so had the pleasure of recip-
rocating the kindness | had received
by some and took the gentlemen to an
eating house and paid for their meals.
AS | walked away from them l
thought that the experience with them
was the right place to put the finish
ing touch on my days adventure, to
ascertain the generosity Of the Hood
River public, and the feeling of good
will toward the being that is not in as
good circumstances as ourselves.
Wishing every one Merry Christ
mas and Happy New Year, am,
Sincerely Yours,
Business Man.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1910-12-01
MIR. AND MRS. GEO. GRANT,
OF THE DAILES, OREGON
Writes Letter Which May Be Of Great
Interest to Skin Sufferers
of this CITY.

| must say your D. D. d. certainly
is the only thing person ought to us.
Our children had sores on thier
heads. The doctors called it eczema
ringworm and we' couldn't get any,
thing to cure them till we tried d. D.
d. We used two bottles of it and |
must say our children were cured.
Therefore | commend the D. D. D.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Grantz.
SO many convincing statements,
similar to the above, have been made
to us privately by sufferers from
aggravating skin diseases to whom
we have sold the D. d. D. Prescrip-
tion, that we feel bound to give it our
endorsement. BY special
arrangement with the D. d. d. Com
pany we can furnish anyone who has
not tried the remedy with a special
size bottle for rs cents. Keir & Cass.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1910-12-01
Idah0'S Fruit CrOn.

More than $1,000, 900 worth of fam
Gus Idaho prunes grown in the Boise,
Payette and Weiser valleys were ship
ped East this season. Ten hundred
and fifty-three car of prunes were ship
ped from this territory from August l3
to October 2. There were 1000 crates
of prunes to the car, or a total ship
ment amounting to LOSS, 900 crates,
which sold at IS cents to Sl.05 per
crate, or an average of 95 cents.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1910-12-01

Geo. Chamberlain was visitor from
Mosier Saturday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-28

cnt Of insurance. shall violate this sec
ton, the superintendent of insurance
may cancel the authority of said insur-
ance company to transact business in
this state" Hr
1t is believed that Superintendent
Barnes will take advantage of the law
and Gust the German Alliance from the
state. But the superintendent will de-
pend upon the advice of Attorney Cen
eral Jackson in this matter. The at
torney general is looking up the law
in the case and within a few days a
determination will be reached between
him and the superintendent of insur-
ance as to whether the right of the
German Alliance to do business in the
state shall be cancelled or the company
allowed to proceed with its suit in the
federal courts.