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The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-08-11
Levee TansIe to Go to Courts.

It is said G. M. Bagget will fight the
appointment of ]. H. Nelms as presf-
dent of the lower levee board in the
courts. He refuses to recognize Mr..
Nelms as president Of the board. ana
this may result in his removal from
the board 1t is believed that Gov.
Noel will remove w. H. Fitzgerald
and Edward Collins also, which will
necessitate the appointment Of three
new members.
Mr.. Baggett is one of the members
recently appointed by Gov. Noel.
About month before his term of Of
flee began, DR.. Crump, who was presI-
dent of the board, resigned, and Mr..
Baggett was elected his successor at
a special meeting of the board. This
was done before the term Of the new
members appointed by Gov. Noel be-
gan, and when the new board met
early in July and tried to go into an
election of officers Mr.. Baggett lined
up and voted with Messrs. Fitzgerald
and Collins and prevented the cleo
tion.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-08-11
WALKING FOR HEALTH.

Who has not heard that certain exercises are
good for us because they shake up" the liver? But
it-is not the best thing in the world to shake I'D
the liver violently unless one is trained athlete
and ordinary men and women are very far from
being in that category. Exercise increases large
ly the lvers production both of bile and of sugar
Hence If it be more violent than that to which one
is accustomed, more bile and sugar may be formed
than can be taken care of by the system and the
subject may have what is called in popular parlanee
bilious attack. Now this is where walking
comes in as happy medium in exercise. We can
often walk Off headache or digestive distur
bance when running would only aggravate the trou
Bile.
1t is a fact, supported by the highest authority,
that moderate exercise, such as walking is
great aid to digestion. To run would retard diges
ton. In other words, you will digest your dinner
better IL you walk Immediately after having eaten
1t, than If you sit still. Try this and # you are
thin you will gain in weight, besides saving more
in the cost of living than you will lose in the wear
and tear of shoe leather.
But suppose you are already corpuIent will walk
ing after meals in that case, make you stouter?
No Paradoxical the statement may sound
walking will in that case make you thinner. Fat
is a very unstable compound, and when it is pres
ent in excess more of it is destroyed by the in
creased amount of oxygen In the blood-due 10th
exercise-than is deposited by the blood, while on
the other hand when adipose tissue is deficient the
oxygen bearing blood which also carries fatty par
ticles, deposits fat than it can destroy, and
thus the thin subject grows heavier.
Walking, then, in the open air is an exercise par
excellence for everybody. 1t shakes up the liver
just enough to keep it in good working order, 1t
enriches the blood by increasing its amount of
oxygen, thus favoring the destruction and elimina-
ton from the system of poisonous waste products,
particularly by the lungs, skin and kidneys, and
finally by stimulating activity of nutrition in the
muscles 1t tends to prevent the deposition of NOR
bid matters of tuberculosis or cancerous nature,
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-08-11
State Capital Notes
Weety Budget Of State News Items Gathered BY Or Spa
Correspondent 1t Jackson
FALSE REPORTS DO HARM.
Mississippi to Start Campaign to Prove
Its HeaIthfuIness. 81.


That Mississippi is being injured by.
false reports circulated through the
North and Middle West to the effect
that this is an unhealthy state is the
declaration of Manager l.. e. Davis,
of the Mississippi Land Improvement
Association, and he intends to com,
mence campaign of publicity to cor
rect these erroneous Impressions. Mr..
Davis says:
"The last federal census report
showed that Mississippfs mortality
rate compared favorably with that of
any state in the Union, and I am con-
fident that the statistics of the fed
eral census of 1910, when compiled by
the bureau, will give US an equally
good showing.
"IPhere is not healthier state in
the Union than Mississippi, and If We
could eliminate from the statistics
that portion of the mortality record
among negro infants, due to careless
ness or criminal negligence, not a
state in tibet Union would compare
with us.
along with our other work we are
going to give the people of the United
States campaign of education on
this subject, furnishing vital statistics
to prove that there is not healthier
state anywhere. 1t is unfortunate that
Mississippi has no bureau vital sta
tistics, and that we must wait ten
years IN order to give official infor-
nation on this subject"
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-08-11
Jackson May Have Natural Gas.

A strong flow of natural gas, evil
IDENTIFY through fissure leading to a
larger deposit, has been struck by
contractors engaged in drilling wells,
from which Jackson will be provided
with an artesian water supply. The
flow Of gas is so strong that it is read
lily ignited at the surface, burning with
bright blue flame, and when the drill
first struck the assure the gas came
forth with rumbling sound that
awakened the entire neighborhood for
several blocks around. The gas was
struck at depth of 800 feet.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-08-11
Plan Fight on Weevil.

One of the most notable gathering
OF farmers ever held in South Missis-
sippi took place at the state agricult-
ural experiment station at Mcneil.
The purpose of the gathering was to
awaken the farmers in that section of
the state to the Importance of prepar-
ing to fight the Mexican boil weeviI,
which viii be generally prevalent over
the entire southern part of the state
next year. A basket dinner was serv-
ed on the ground, after which an adj
dress was delivered by B. l.. Moss,
agent of the United State department.
of agriculture.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-08-11
Dyke Edwards Breaks Prison.

After serving less than sixty days
of his life sentence, imposed by the
circuit court of Oktibbeha county at
the April term, 1910, which was in
June affirmed by the supreme court,
Dyke Edwards, the convicted MUIR
derer of DR.. A. F. Richardson at the
town of Sturgis, on Christmas Eve
The following description OF the
noted prisoner is furnished from the
penitentiary record book, as follows:
Dyke Edwards, age 81, born in
Mississippi, height feet IL "a
inches, weight 40 pounds, brunette,
eyes brown, hair black, both forefin-
gers missing, scar on right hip, also
one just above the left hip"
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-08-11

Assistant Manager Jim Mcdonnell
of the State Fair Association, declares
the fair being arranged for next fall
will be the biggest and best ever I'M
dertalsen here, the applications for
space being unprecedented and sew
eral of the most interesting attrac-
tons having already been secured. Eff
forts are being made to secure an
aviation exhibition and the Wrights,
the Curtisses, the Baldwins and 9th
ers are persistently corresponding
with the management.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-08-11
Gen. Fridge to Camp Perry.

Adjt.-Gen. Fridge, with the men
who will make up the rifle team to at
tend the national rifle matches to be
held at Camp Perry, o., this month,
left the state Thursday for the Buck
eye state, where they hope at any rate
to make an impression on the targets,
If they do not land up among the top
notchers.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-08-11
Honor Memory of Confederate Women

Chairman Charles Scott, of the conn.,
mittee of United Confederate Veter-
ans, appointed at the last annual re-
union to take charge Of the movement
to raise funds for the erection of a
monument to the Confederate women
of Mississippi, has issued an address
recommending the observance of
Confederate Women's day" through
out the state on August 1e. At each
place where Confederate organization
exists public exercises will be held,
tributes paid to the women of the
Confederacy, and earnest appeals
made for contributions to the memo
rial fund.
Chairman Scott hopes to raise at
least s25, 900 for the monument.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-08-11

J sin senator's voice seemed to be actually in bet
ter condition during the closing hour of his ad
1ress than 1t was during the opening hour.
The Wisconsin senator naturally has rather 3
rasping voice which like the voice of Gore of Ok
lahoma is open TO the Yankee characterization, but
twang. accent, idiosyncracy or whatever you may
choose to call It, passes with the first few minutes
of utterance. The roughness is smoothed away and
the words fall smooth and rounded and with GER
tain appealing force, though the subject have
nothing of appeal.
When q senator has the floor In his own right,
he can talk upon any subject under the sun. He
does not of necessity have to confne himself to the
subject in hand So 1t was that La Toilette did
not speak entirely Of the currency question, but
about other matters well. Occasionally In order
that he might spare his brain the trouble of thought
and so keep it unwearied, he read from a book of
fiction.
During many of the hours La Toilette spoke
there were comparatively few senators in the cham
Der Hour after hour he spoke, and then taking
up his book OF fiction, he read with perfect re-
gard for the rules of enuncaton His auditors were
all sleepy and most of them were out of humor be-
cause there were only two who were In sympathy
with the speaker, and yet perforce every person
In the chamber gave heed to what La Toilette was
reading For its subject matter perhaps they cared
not whit, and yet by the force OF his reading elo
quence he drove 1t home to their attention.
When La Toilette had ceased speaking Senator
Gore OF Oklahoma, who as had been planned took
up the work and kept at it for hours He was
relieved by Senator Stone of Missouri who already
was tired with his previous vocal attempt to keep
the senate from vote. The Missourian kept it up
for seven hours and then Gore relieved him once
more. That filibuster ended because Gore being
blind, failed to note and told him. that Sen
ator Stone whom he expected was to relieve him.
was not present In the chamber when the Oklaho
ma senator sat down for the third time. The vice
president instantly put the vote and the ilibuster
had been in vain
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-08-11
Make Little ones Happy.

One hundred children from the Mis-,
sissippi Methodist orphanage enjoyed
a days outing at Crystal Springs
Chautauqua Free transportation for
the children from the orphanage to-
the union depot was furnished by the
street railway company, the Illinois
Central provided special coach and
free transportation from Jackson to-
Crystal Springs and return, and free
transportation to and from the
grounds, free admission through the
yates. and bountiful free thinner
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-08-11
SULLIVAN. MICHAEL.

An East Boston doctor told Of the experience of
a druggist the other day who sold some alcohol
to new customer After the man had signed the
book as required he said: Now, don't get that
name twisted It is Michael Sullivan and not Sui
Ivan Michael. same as they turned 1t around in
the directory. Boston Journal
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-08-11
Prof. HuddIeston III.

Hon. G. w. Huddleston, member Of
Millsaps College faculty, as we'll as
head of the state board of examiners
in the department of education, is
quite Ill. Prof Huddleston is one of
the best known and most thorough
going educators in the state.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-08-11

Hon. Charles Scott, of Rosedale,
Confederate Veterans, appointed to
raise fund of at least $4,000 to be
used in the erection of monument to
the women of the Confederacy on the
state capitol grounds, was in Jackson
Thursday to confer with other mem
bers of the committee relative to the
progress Of the work Hon. H. Clay
Sharkey, treasurer of the committee,
reports that the contributions have
reached total of s1,062.46. An ener-
getic canvass for subscriptions will be
waged throughout the state.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-08-11

eye state most of the time now that he has
tired from congress, but the Washington lure
draws him here occasionally. and he is seen al
ways in his old haunts. General Grosvenor was
such fixture that 1t seems impossible to realize
when he comes back and appears in the old places
that he has been away at all.
No one misses Charles Grosvenor more than
Champ Clark, the Democratic leader. Grosvenor
is standpatter of such strength that Mr.. Cannon
1t was said. used to sit abashed In his presence
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-08-11
Why Scott Cannot Speak.

Col. Charles Scott, who was In the
city Thursday, authorized the follow
ing statement in regard to his posi-
ton:
II have been troubled with my
throat and vocal cords since an attack
of la grippe, following a bad cold
caught at Gen. Lowry's funeral several
months ago. For this reason | cannot
attempt to make any speeches until
normal conditions are restored, and |
have been forced, therefore, to de-
cline the many kind invitations to
speak that have been received from
friends in all parts of the state"
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-08-11

HEY cannot keep away, for the Wash
ington lure is strong upon them. The
attraction of the capital draws form
er senators and former representa-
tives here just as surely as the call
of duty summons the present Office
holders. They drift down in Novem-
Der and scores Of them stay until the
adjournment, and other scores stay
all through the summer.
Some men who befors they were
sent to congress rarely left the en-
vironments OF their home villages
have found after a term or two in
the capital city, that the district had
OF
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-08-11
JACKSON.
APPoRTIoNMENT OF TAXES.
Amount Due by Each Road In the
State To Be Figured Out.

According to the classification or
the different railroad lines and prop
erty in the state for the purpose OF
privilege tax assessment, there Is very
little change from the last assess
ment, made year or two ago. Wnlie
the state legislature fixes the rate al
which this class of property must De
assessed, it is left to the railroad
commission to determine the classl-
fication.
Under the classification just COM
pleted and adopted at this weeks SIT
ting of the commission, the following
are the railroads of the first class, the
rate for which is $3.50 per mile:
Illinois Central, main line; Yaozo &
Mississippi Valley, main line; Mobile
& Ohio, main line; Alabama Great
Southern, Alabama C Vicksburg, New
Orleans G. Northeastern, st. Louis &
San Francisco, Gulf & Ship Island,
Louisville & Nashville. The mileage
of these trunk line systems combined
constitutes the bulk of the railroad
mileage of the state, all OF whlcn must
pay taxes at the rate of $3.50 per
mile
Then follows list of the third class
property, which includes the New Or
leans Great Northern, New Orleans,
Mobile & Chicago, Liberty, White,
Fernwood & Gulf, Sanoody Valley
new, Pascagoula Northern, Alabama
and Mississippi, Natchez G. Southern,
Delta Southern, Brookhaven & Pearl
River, Mississippi Eastern, Gulfport &
Mississippi Traction Company and
Pascagoula Street Railway and Power
Company.
Secretary Maxwell of the railroad
commission will now apply himself to
the task of working out the amount
due by the several railroads under the
adopted classification. This will &C.
cupy him closely for several weeks.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-08-11

ded there was money enough In their bank ac
counts to keep them In comfort in the city by the
Potomac
There are former senators and representatives
whose influence has been sufficient to secure them
government positions In the capital which will
not only allow them to remain here, but which
will pay them for their stay. The lot of these men
seems to be particularly Fortunate and they are
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1910-10-13
Badly Injured

Minot, N. d., Oct. 8.-While
at play yesterday, at school, Roscoe
Thorp, aged 10 years, suffered a
severe accident, breaking his leg
at the thigh bone and the splinter
extending to the knee. X-rays
were necessary in order to deter
mine the extent of the injury. At
first it was thought he would not
recover, and if so that he would be
permanently crippled; however, it
is thought this morning that the
injury is not so bad as that, and
that the leg will eventually become
all right. The children at the cen
trail school were playing 'crack the
whip" at the noon hour, and the
little Thorp boy was on the end OF
the line and got thrown heavily to
the ground, the leg being doubled
under him.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1910-10-13
ATTY. MILLER WILL
REMAIN AT LAKE
PROPOSES TO PUSH The PR0SEC ECU1l0NS
THR0UCH-HE ESTABLISHES HIS
HEADQUARTERS TEMPORARILY

Devils Lake, N. D., Oct. s.
Attorney General Andrew Miller,
who arrived here recently to as
sumo charge of the prosecution of
certain alleged violators of the
liquor laws, proposed to ''see the
thing through" and has established
temporary headquarters at the
Seville hotel. A stenographer and
lis secretary have arrived from
his Office at Bismarck and will be
located here during the time that
he is actively engaged in the work.
There is q great deal of anxiety as
to the probable outcome of the
movement, as it is understood that
there are number of arrests to be
made shortly that will prove de-
cidedly startling.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1910-10-13
$4,000 TONS OF
HAY DESTROYED
A TERRIFIC PRAIRIE FIRE BURNED OUT
MANY NEAR SHELDON.-ONE MAN
HAD VERY narrow "A Is lPI:s j. 4

Sheldon, N. D., OCT. 8.-Re-
ports which are coming in slowly
from a district over which a fierce
prairie fire wrought devastation
indicate that fully $4,000 tons OF
hay were destroyed by the flames.
The fire was started through the
carelessness of some man in throw
ing q lighted match into some dead
grass. .y~ ..y ...s
= The burned district is south Of
Velva, this county, and is about
ten miles wide and thirty miles
long. It leaves many of the land
owners in bad shape IS they were
depending almost entirely on the
hay crop this year. -.~-~,-.... ..
George Van Horn had q narrow
escape from death, being caught in
the path of the flames and having
to make a desperate ride for six
miles to save himself. .....a.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1910-10-13
Poor Father!

Children, hush! for fathers rest
ing; he is sitting, tired and sore,
with his feet upon the table and
his hat upon the floor. He is wea-
ry and exhausted by the labors of
the day, he has talked about the
tariff since the dawn was cold and
gray; he has lost eight games of
checkers, for his luck today was
mean, and that luck was still
against him when he bucked the
slot machine; so his nerves are un-
der tension, and his brow is dark
with care and the burdens laid up
on him seem too great for him to
bear. Stop the clock for it an
noys him; throttle that canary
bird; take that baby to the cellar
where it's bowling wont be heard.
You must speak in whispers,
children, for your fathers tired
and sore, and he seems to think
the ceiling is some kind Of cuspi-
dor. @, he's broken down and
beaten by the long and busy day;
he's been sitting in the feed store
on bale of prairie hay, telling
how the hungry grarters have the
country by the throat, how the
tariff on dried apples robs the
poor man of his coat, how this
nasty Pinchot rumpus might be
settled once for all-and his feet
are on the table and his backs
against the wall; let him find his
home quiet and a heart consol-
ing nest, for fathers weak and
weary, and his spirit longs for
rest.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1910-10-13
GREAT CAMPAIGN PLANNED
FOR EXPERT DRY FARMING
INTERN A1l0NAL CONGRESS SEEKS ENDOWMENT WITH
WHICH TO SPREAD mEA--PRESlDENT WORST IS
FATHER OF SCHEME IMPROVE DRY PLACE

The staff correspondent of the
Chicago Record Herald, who at
tended the dry farming congress,
has the following under a Spokane
date line:
The International Dry Farming
congress, by action which is to be
decided upon at a secret conference
of the foremost leaders in the or
ganization following Fthe close of
the fifth annual session here, and
by subsequent work during the
forthcoming year, is likely to be.
come the most potent organization
in the world for the advancement
of agricultural science and for the
advancement of national wealth
through the increase of intensified
farming in the nations which are
identified with the scientific farm
ing movement.
The plan, which really has been
under advisement for months, is to
have the congress endowed with a
fund of probably half million
dollars, this fund to be created by
leading philanthropists of this and
other nations. It is said that the
men thus interested in the work of
the congress have been approached
on the subject and stand ready to
subscribe the amount.
After the fund is created, the
idea is to invest it at, say 5 per
cent, which would give the con-
gress a permanent fixed income
that not only would eradicate from
it's activities many serious con-
troversies of a political nature
which crop out now and then, but
which would make it a force of
perhaps more benefit to the nations
than all the agricultural colleges
combined, inasmuch as under the
endowment fund arrangement. the
congress- work could be extended
until it's teachings would reach
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1910-10-13
FREIGHT DIRECT
CHICAGO HERE
ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR
FREIGHT DIRECT FROM CHICAGO
TO THIS SECTION COUNTRY

Il is reported that the Great
Northern has made arrangements
with the G. B. & O. railway where
by fast freights will be run through
from Chicago to this section of the
country. Thus q car loaded in
Chicago will come through direct
and avoid the delay of trans
ferring at the Twin Cities. These
trains will be strictly fast freiRhts
and merchandise loaded in Chicago,
say on Monday, should, reach
Williston Friday night or Satur-
day morning. These trains will
handle freight for points from
Minot west. -.. '.1''
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1910-10-13
MINNESOTA FOREST FIRES
CAUSE MANY DEATHS
FOREST FIRES IN MINNESOTA SWEEP DISTRICT FIFTY
MILES WlDE-MANY PEOPLE BURNED AND 3D.
TOWNS WIPED OUT OF EXlSTANCE ~

track west of Beaudette were
brought into town this morning.
There was not stitch of clothing
left on them save parts of their
shoes. The bodies were in ap-
pearance as if they had been
baked in ovens. The skin was
not broken and was deep brown
color.
Rainy River, Ont, Oct. H.
From forty to seventy lives were
lost in the fires which have swept
a sixty mile stretch of country,
is the estimate J. A. Matthew,
manager of the Rainy River Lum-
Der Co., industry, today. He
says that certainly no more than
100 lives have been lost. "
Matthew bases his estimates on
the reports received from investi-
eating parties who have been over
the burned area. He places the
total financial loss at about SIS, ,OOO'
900.
In Spooner and Beaudette, one
and possibly two dead will cover
the fatalities.
Today the first of the new
houses in the reconstruction of
Beaudette will be started. At
noon today the fire is we'll under
control in the Rainy River and In
ternational Falls districts. =
The work of feeding and hous-
ing the refugees is taking up the
attention of everyone. There are
thirty dead in the morgue here
and nearly as many more have
been taken south on the line to
Duluth.