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The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-02-24
INSIST ON COTTON BAGGl NC
Farmers Union Officials Call on
Secretary Meyer.

Washington, d. C.-The navy depart
nent will unite with the war department
in insisting upon the use of cotton bag
ging i'll the handling of supplies to that
department. Il. d! Bowen of Paris, chair
man of the executive committee of the
northeastern district of the Farmers
Union of Texas; d. j. Neill of Fort
Worth, former president of the Farmers
Union of Texas, and +. f. Brooks of
Gibson county, Tennessee, called on Sec
rotary Meyer of the navy department to
discuss with him the use of cotton bag
gsng material in navy supplies. Secre-
tary Meyer said that he would adopt the
policy agreed upon by the war depart
ment. The war department has ruled
that wherever practicable supplies shall
be packed in cotton sacks. If the secre-
tary of the navy adopts the same pro-
gram the demand for cotton goods will
he greatly enhanced.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-02-24
WANTS BOUNDARY LINE FIXED
Texas Seeks Quick Action on United
States Mexican Dispute.

Austin, TEXAS the result of visit
from r. II. Ward, OF San Antonio, at
torney for the city council OF FL Paso.
Governor Campbell wrote President
Taft, calling his attention to the neccs-
sity for a prompt settlement of the
boundary line dispute between the
United States and Mexico affecting a
portion of the city of Eel Paso.
The territory in dispute has a pop
ualtion of about 5000 and taxable
values of S5,0o0,00o, and has occn in.
vaded by squatters claiming property
under Mexican authority, who threaten
the use of arms to hold on to the lands
they have seized. The federal and state
courts are exercising criminal lurisdic
ton in the territory in question, but
the federal courts have recently, at the
request Of the department of justice,
suspended the exercise of civil iurisdic-
ton there pending settlement of the
boundary controversy. The result is
that confusion reigns and trouble and
bloodshed are imminent.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-02-24
TROOPS GUARD CAIRO SWEPT BY SNOWSTORl
FURTHER DANGER OF MOB VIO-
LENCE is NOT FEARED.
Negro Who Caused the Riot Is Con-
victed and Secretly Removed
From the Scene.

Cairo, Ill.-With three companies of
militia guarding the courthouse and jail,
this city settled down Friday night to
complete quiet, after strenuous twenty
four hours, and the authorities believe
they have the situation well in hand.
Threats have been made against Sher-
iff Fred ID. Nellis for the killing of AL
exander Halliday early by his deputies
and the wounding of four others in
battling back the mob that attempted TO
lynch a negro purse snateher, but the
presence of the soldiers is having sa;u-
tary effect in preventing further demon
strations.
John Pratt. the negro the mob intend
ed to lynch, and who was given an in
determinate sentence of not more than
fourteen years in the Chester peniten-
tiary on each of two charges of robbery
will be taken secretly to the prison with
twelve other convicted prisoners, in a
special train. His removal, 1t is be-
lieved, will remove the last apprehen-
sion of another assault on the Jail.
Pratt's indictment and sentence took
less than half an hour. At o'clock
the Indictment was returned, and ten
minutes later he pleaded guilty and was
sentenced by Circuit Judge William But
ler
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-02-24
SOLDIERS ARE UNDERFED
Man Who Once Said They Were
Diverted Changes Views.

Washngton.-Maj Charles L. Wood
ruff of the army medical corps has taken
sharp issue with some college theorists
who think the regular army soldier is
oyerfed. Some years ago a squad of sol
diers were fed on greatly reduced diet,
under the supervision of college pro-
fessor, to demonstrate his point that peo-
pie in general could live on much less
food than they consumed. Apparently
satisfactory showing was made, but
now Maj Woodruff has gathered evil
dence that most of the soldiers suffered
severely from the experiment, and that
as a matter of fact they would have
been much more seriously affected had
they not secretly and unknown to the
professor INDUCED in extra meals during
the test.
Maj. Woodruff wants even more food
for the army, declaring the United
States army is behind European armies
in that matter, and favors an allowance
of so cents per month for each soldier to
buy extra food
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-02-24
JOHN D. is 0RNlTHOL0GIST
Gets 800 Partridges-M Making Bird
Paradise at Pocantico Hills.

Mount Vernon, N. Y.-The arrival of
eighteen hundred part%dges at the coun-
try home of John d. Rockefeller at Po-
cantico Hills in the northern part of
Westchester county, brought to light the
fact that Mr.. Rockefeller is laying a
veritable bird paradise on his preserve.
In one section of his great private park
of 10000 acres he has laid out feeding
ground for his vast collection of feath-
cred animals. On tall trees cages for
cartridges, pigeons and other birds have
been placed, while there is also sepa-
rate building for hundreds of pheasants,
rare birds of various plumage and squir-
rcls. The tank steamers of the Standard
Oil Company are constantly bringing in
rare birds for Mr.. Rockefeller from for
egn countries and it is said he intends
to have the finest collection of the feath-
cry tribe in the world.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-02-24
MOB SPIRIT REVIVED
FRIENDS OF HALLIDAY WOULD
AvENGE HIS DEATH.
Remarks Made by Negro When
Halliday cortege Passes Causes
Renewal of Bitter Feeling.

Cairo, lll.-Company II OF Shelbyville
of the Illinois National Guard was Sun.
day ordered to report here by Adutant-
General Dickson.
Police officers are searching the city
for a negro suspected of purse snatching,
and another clash between the authori-
ties and the citizens is feared if the man
is caught.
Nearly 600 persons attended Halliday's
funeral, and accompanied the body to
Mounds, ILL.,, in special train. As the
train was passing through the negro dis
trict east of Cairo negroes collected ON
the streets to watch its passage.
AT Thirty-first street, members of the
funeral party charge, an insulting demon
stration was made.
An effort was made to organize party
on the train during the return trip to
Cairo to wreak summary revenge ON the
negroes, but no disturbance resulted.
The home of Sheriff Nellis is guarded
by the militia and he is given military
escort when he leaves the courthouse.
Popular feeling is against him for using
negro deputies and allowing Hallday's
body to lie in front of the jail for three
hours.
The ministers in their pulpits for the
most part Sunday united in urging the
citizens to support the law. The Rev.
Frank Thompson of the First Christian
Church said in part:
mo American whose heart is filled
with passion for the commonwealth can
approve mob law, yet things have oc-
CURED in Cairo which, if they had not
moved Cairo's brave men to deeds-dar-
ing and desperate deeds-and Cairo's fair
women to tears, would have lowered
them TO the level of the unfeeling OK,
which calmly feeds as his comrade suf-
fers or dies"
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-02-24
PRESIDENT is PLEASED
Wealth in South Will Help Solve
Negro Problem.

Washington.-In the prosperity of the
South lies the solution of the race prob
lem, in the opinion of President Taft,
who participated in conference of edu-
Gators and philanthropically disposed
men anod women of Washington on in
dustrial education in the South.
''There are two things working to-
ward the solution of the negro prob
lem," said the president. "One is the
development of interest among the bet
ter class of the Southerners in the ecu
cation of the negro, and conscious
ness of the fact that nothing will so
much help the South as such education.
The South, until the last decade, had a
dreadfully hard time to support the
government of her States, without edu-
cation, but now the South is getting
richer. am delighted to have l5-cent
cotton, whether it be high OF not, be-
cause it means the prosperity of the
South, the development of her educa-
tional system and the working out of
the most difficult problem ever pre-
sented to people"
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-02-24
RIVERS BILL PASSES
AUTHORIZATION MADE FOR 81
ooo,o NEW WORK.
Representative Humphreys Says the
Measure Is Best Ever Passed
on the Subject.

Washington.-The rivers and harbors
bill, carrying appropriations OF more
than $35,000,0oo, with authorizations
of work that will cost more than $1,000
600 additional, was passed by the house
Tuesday. The debate upon the measure
during the two days did not result in
any important amendments.
That the measure as passed is pleasing
to the Democrats was Indicated by Rep
resentative Humphreys of Mississippi,
who is d member of the committee and
who gave out the following:
"rhe measure, in my opinion, is in
many respects the best bill Congress has
passed on this subject. The streams OF
the Mississippi valley have at last re-
ceived the recognition which is their
due.
The cost of revetting the lower river
will probably be SIS ,o00,o 900, and so we
this year appropriate 100000 cash and
declare it to be the policy of the gov
eminent to complete the work in twenty
years. This is by far the most import
ant item in the bill from my viewpoint,
and it should and certainly will be the
cause of thanksgiving throughout all the
deltas. 1t means that no more levee
lines must be abandoned, no more valu-
able estates thrown outside the levee
line and given over to the ravages of the
floods; it means no need for further
issuance OF levee bonds.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-02-24
NOT CONCLUSIVE EviDEHcE.

The latest instance OF errors in
spelling by class qualifying fer ad-
mittance to a leading western univer-
sity lie widely Interpreted by the press
as an evidence of insufficient training
In that important element by AGA
denies and high schools We think a
little study of the showing may greatly
diminish the force of the this opinion.
The university in question is of a size
that makes $50 a moderate estimate of
those seeking to qualify in the fresh
man class. To such a class list of
100 words was submitted as a test of
spelling. The list of errors shows IL
words mispelled so times, or an aver
age OF 21a times to each word, says
Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph But il
there We're $50 students spelling 100
words this would indicate a percent
age OF error to all the words spelled
by all of the students Of one-tenth OF
one per cent. OF course, this calcula.
ton as to the proportion of students
who We're weak in spelling Is guess
work until we know exactly how many
students took the test and how many
made more than one error. But con
s.dering that the student who was SO
gifted in that line as to spell "accessi.
BILE" accessible" probably was the one
who spelled municipal" "munisipple,
and glacier" "glashear," it indicates
that the percentage of those who are
weak is not over to 10 per cent OF
the whole.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-02-24
BALMY SOUTHERN BREEZ Es
GIVE WAY TO NORTH WIND.
Rain, Sleet and Snow Travel With
Cold Wave Great Suffering
and Much Damage.

| Memphis, Tenn.-A cold wave swept
down from the north yesterday. 1t came
with twenty-five mile an hour wind
that carried in its teeth a sharp, driv'
ing, piercing sleet, and Memphis, which
only Tuesday enjoyed the balmy zephyrs
of the South, awakes this morning to
! find its streets, yards, fields, houses and
vegetation covered with blanket OF
white.
The cold wave swept over Arkansas;
Mississippi, Colorado, Oklahoma and
Texas. From these states come reports
of the great suffering that it has left
in its wake.
North, East, Central and Northwest
eru Texas, as well as Oklahoma, are in
the grip of one of the worst Billiards OF
the season. The freezing weather and
the rain and sleet brought death. -Four
persons are reported to have been frozen
in Texas alone. The suffering among
the poor of the Lone Star State is said
to be great. Short warning was given
of the blizzard by the newspapers, and
in Eastern Texas the truck farmers man.
aged to prepare in a measure for the
unwelcome visitor. But the cattlemen
were caught unawares, and it is thought
that many thousands of head of live
stock will be sacrificed.
In fact, reports from Chickasha, Okla,
show that over 1900 head OF fine cattle
have been killed already by the blizzard,
and it is thought that before the sleet
and snow abates several times that
many more caught out in the open will
be claimed as victims of old Boreas.
The sleet was followed by SNOW in Ar.
kansas Ten inches of snow was re-
ported at Rogers. Other towns reporting
heavy falls were Hoxie, Helena, Tex
arkana and Jonesboro.
From Cheyenne, Wyo., comes the
news that the thermometer dropped 63
degrees in some sections of the state
The lowest reported was 8 below at Lam
der
At Paducah, Ky, the worst day of the
winter was experienced. Sleet and snow
covered the streets several inches deep,
causing many accidents
In some sections of Texas and Okla
homa the mercury dropped lower than
it has been in twenty years, and great
suffering is reported.
AT Denver the temperature in "a
hours ended yesterday evening at Z
O'Clock drop of So degrees was report
ed. In many towns of Colorado build
ings were blown down or unroofed by
the wind, which approached the velocity
of a gale.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-02-24
TILLMAN AT DEATHS DOOR
Picturesque South Carolinian Is
Wholly Paralyzed.

Washington.-Benj Ryan Till
man, senior senator from South Caros
lima, and one of the most picturesque
characters in Congress, is critically ill
here. His condition is extremely grave.
The senator's right side is almost Who'll
ly paralyzed and aphasia has developed
as result of cerebral hemorrhage on
the left side of the brain.
He has nearly lost the power of ar
ticulation, and this is regarded by the
doctor as the most serious symptom of
the South Carolinaian's illness. He
may recover from the paralysis, but in
all likelihood, it is said, he will never
regain the complete use of speech, the
senator's dearest and most cherished
weapon in his public service as a ma
tional Legislator and the keen edge of
which has enlivened many debates of
nationwide interest in Congress.
This is the second stroke of paralysis
to seize the Southern senator, the first
having occurred nearly two years ago,
when he suffered nervous breakdown.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-02-24
SHE QUIT
But 1t Was a Hard Pull.

1t is hare to believe that coffee will
put person in such condition as it
md an Ohio woman. She tells her own
story:
Il did not believe coffee caused my
trouble, and frequently said l liked
1t so well / would not, and could not
quit drinking it, but l was miserable
sufferer from heart trouble and nerv-
GUS prostration for four years.
Il was scarcely able to be around,
had no energy and did not care for any
thing. Was emaciated and had con-
slant pain around my heart until l
thought could not endure it. For
months l never went to bed excepting
to get up in the morning. l felt as
though | was liable to die any time
Frequently had nervous chills and
the leas. excitement would drive sleep
away, and any little noise would upset
me terribly. l was gradually getting
worse until finally one time it came
over me and | asked myself what's the
use of being sick all the time and
buying medicine SO that l could in
dulge myself in coffee?
SO thought would see IL could
quit drinking coffee and got some
Postum to help me quit. l made it
strictly according to directions and
want to tell you, that change was the
greatest step in my life. 1t was easy
to quit coffee because had the Postum
which now like better than the old
coffee.
"One by one the old troubles left,
until now am in splendid health,
nerves steady, heart all right and the
pain all gone. Never have any more
nervous chills, don't take any medicine.
can do all my homework, and have
done great deal beside"
Read THE Road to MELVILLE" m
pkgs. There's Reason
Ever read the above lettcrf A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, trues and full Of humsn
interest.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-02-24
WHISKY LABELS MUST NOT LIE
President Says All Spirits Distilled
From Grain Is Whisky.

Washington, d. C.-President Taft's
decision in the liquor controversy that
whisky is whisky" whether it be blend
ed or straight, has been formulated in
a set of regulations prepared by the
board of food and drugs inspection OF
the department of agriculture. In brief,
the regulations declare that all unmixed
spirits distilled from grain, prepared in
the customary ways, are entitled to the
name whisky" without qualification.
Blended whisky must be labeled as
such.
The term whisky" however, is re-
stricted to distillates from grain and I'M
der the regulations, distillates from
other substances, if labeled whisky" are
misbranded and the person guilty of mis-
branding NAV be prosecuted.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-02-24
Fatal Course,

A matron who was visiting her for
mer home city, and was under full
Roadway with the seemingly endless
string of questions usual in such a
case.
"And your sisters daughter violet?"
she asked.
Violet is married." the friend re-
piled.
Indeed! My! How time does fly.
Happily married, trust?"
"Oh, dear, no! My sister always hui
mored her, you know was the re-
Spouse, land the poor child was per-
mitted to marry the man she was in
love with!"-Sunday Magazine of the
Cleveland Leader.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-02-24
Six Packers Control Market.

Jefferson City.-Six meat packing
companies do 10 per cent. of the pack
ing house business at Kansas City and
about 30 to % per cent. of the business
outside OF Kansas City, according to the
testimony of l. N. Rich, general mana
ger of Swift & Co. Prices for buying
live stock, Mr.. Rich testified, are fixed
on reports of daily receipts and mar
ke's for live stock at Chicago. The sell
ing price locally is established by the
Kansas City branch of Swift & Co.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-02-24

given me, and I am recommending it
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The most successful remedy in this
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If you are suffering from any of these
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If you would like special advice
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charge
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-02-24

A dispatch from Detroit states that
ia farmer from the northwest went to a
firm In that city and ordered so auto.
mobiles to be shipped at once to
friends who had given him their orders
when he started for the east. The
machines. it is said. are all OF high
grade. some of them being of the $5.-
900 class. and the aggregate cost OF
the lot approximating 100000 The
Ipoyment was almost wholly in cash
This is one of the items that show the
change rapidly coming over the farm
ing industry.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-02-24
Indict Beef Trust Head.

New York.-The beef trust directors,
with the exception of one, were indicted
for conspiracy by the grand jury of
Hudson county, sitting in Jersey City.
The incident is not based upon any new
antitrust law or upon any old one
drawn to correct the trust evil but upon
the old common law of conspiracy. This
law has been upheld by the highest court
of the State and is epitomized in the
expression that sit is crime to do a
lawful thing in an unlawful manner, or
to do an unlawful thing in a lawful
manner"
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-02-24
PAWNS BIBLE FOR BOOZE.
Seeking to Redeem Others, Preacher
Was Himself Reclaimed.

La Crosse, Wis.-Going into down.
town saloon to preach to loungers
against the evils of drink, Ole-Kvum,
city mission convert and volunteer
preacher in many Lacrosse churches,
was overcome by his old love for whis-
ky, and, falling from grace, pawned the
Bible which he carried for 20 cents
worth of liquor. Later Kvum re-
turned and secured the Bible from an
other bartender.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-02-24

New Orleans.-A method of solving
the cost of living was presented here in
the granting of charter to the Con-
sumers Household Supply Company. The
movement was initiated with capital of
$4,000, and the announced purpose
of purchasing large farm and supply
ing the larders of shareholders with
many of the necessaries of life. In the
beginning the products of supply will
be vegetables, poultry and eggs. Even
tually the company expects to establish
a supply of dairy and cattle products.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-02-24

I Whatever else may be said about the
policy pursued in Korea by Japan
which has taken the hermit nation
under its wing, there will be no dissent
as to the wisdom of providing good
roads. Such highways are convent
ences which Korea has never known
until now, and the fact furnishes one
explanation of the slow development
of that country. Public roads are
among the first essentials to civiliza.
ton, ana without them any land. no
matter how blessed with natural ad
vantages. must lag behind the process
sion.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-02-24
Taft at Quaker Church.

Washington.-For the first time since
he was elected chief executive of the
nation, President Taft Sunday attended
a meeting at the Friends Church, ON ]
street Northwest
Some time ago he promised to join
members of the Friends at weekly wor.
ship, and when it was learned that Hen
ry Fl. Wilbur of Swarthmore, Pa, would
speak, the president was urged particu-
larry to come over from the White
House. Capt. Butt, tie presidents mill.
tsry aide, went with him.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-02-24
UTAH ASKS MORE TERRITORY.
Seeks Annexation of a Portion Of
Arizona.

Washington, d. C.-Utah Wednesday
put in bid for slice of Arizona. It
came in the shape of an amendment to
the statehood bill, which was presented
10 the senate by Senator Smoot.
1t provides for the annexation to
Utah of that part of Arizona lying
north and west of the Colorado river.
The request for this change has. been
made before, but without success.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-02-24
Pork Prices Soar.

New York.-The price of pork here is
the highest known in forty years. All
meat products are selling at top record
figures. Charges of packers that when
they raise prices one cent the retailers
raise prices from to cents was adj
mitted by some retailers.