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The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-03-03
He Had No Objection.

We've want you to marry us.
said the blushing young man. indicat-
ing a young woman with downcast
Eyes and smiling face who stood step
behind him.
Come in," said the minister, and he
endeavored to ease their embarrass-
ment for a moment; but he soon de-
cided that it was useless to try.
"Will you be married with ring?"
he inquired.
The young man turned helpless
gaze on his companion, and then
looked at the minister.
IF you've got one to spare and it
can come out O. the two dollars,
guess she'd like it," he said at last
National Food Magazine.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-03-03
MASONIC MEMORIAL
81, 900, 900 TEMPLE TO BE ERECT
ED TO WASHINGTON
Secretary Dickinson and Other Prom
inent Masons Join First Move
for Memorial.

Alexandria, Va.-The movement to
rect permanent Masonic memorial 10
George Washington took its first deh-
mite form, when Gen. j. M. Dickinson,
secretary of war, and the grand masters
of many Masonic grand lodges met here
with other distinguished men of the ira
ternity to form National Masonic
Memorial Association.
1t will be the purpose of this associa-
ton to erect temple to George Wash
iugton, the Mason. Set apart IN the
structure will be hall of fame, in
which space will be Allotted to all the
grand jurisdictions in the country to
place tablets to the memories OF their
distinguished sons.
The memorial would stand on Wash
ington street. Close by is the old Christ
church, where in his mature years Wash
ington served as vestryman. On field
not far off he held his last military re-
view. Across shaded green in the
stately old court house he cast his last
vote and there his will was filed.
Alexandria, by undisputed consent, is
the natural site for the memorial. While
no fixed plan could be announced prior
to the assembly of all the grand mas
tiers, it is the purpose of the lodge to
raise 100000 to build and endow the
memorial. The institution will be
unique among the memorials of the
world and will permit every grand juris-
diction to honor every Mason it es-
teens to be deserving with leaf in its
hall of fame, photograph and biog-
ranhv
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-03-03

Even in this rushing age you can't
blame man for standing still when
he is in the storm center of such for
midable elements as a street car, a
whirl OF automobiles, part of the fly
ing squadron of motorcycles. trucks,
carriages, bicycles and express wag-
ons. Then to be ordered to move on
by big policeman with a stuffed club,
the stuffing being of lead assaying bet.
ter than 80 per cent, excuses thought
confusion.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-03-03
TACK THIS UP
Prescription That Breaks Up the Werst
Cold In a Day.

Every winter this prescription Is pub
lished here and thousands have been
benefited by it. Get two ounces of
Glycerine and half an ounce of Con-
centrated Pine compound. Then get
half pint of good whiskey and put
the other two ingredients into 1t. Take
a teaspoonful to tablespoonful of this
mixture after each meal and at bed
time. Shake the bottle well each time"
But be sure to get only the genuine
Concentrated Pine. Each half ounce
bottle comes in tin screw-top case.
Any druggist has it on hand or will
quickly get it from the wholesale
house. Many other pine extracts are
Impure and cause nausea.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-03-03
P. O. JANIToR DEFIEs POLICE.
Threatened Clash Between City and
Federal Courts.

Atlanta, Ga.-Claiming the federal
government would protect him against
the city authorities, Press Dogan, negro
janitor at the postoffice building, boldly
defied the city police. According to
Thomas Smith, white boy, the negro
called him vile name as he was passing
through the building. The boy COM
planned to an official in the building, and
was told to get policeman and have
the negro arrested.
When the negro defied the policeman
the matter was placed before Collector
of Internal Revenue H. A. Rucker, who
also is custodian, and to prevent clash
of the courts Rucker promised to have
the janitor in the police court.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-03-03
BANKRUPTCY BILL PASSED
Clayton Amendment Is Defeated in
the House.

Washington.-After debate of two
and half hours, the house passed the
Sherley bill to establish uniform bank
ruptcy law throughout the United States.
An amendment offered by Representative
Clayton of Alabama for repeal of the
bankruptcy law two years from the date
of the approval of the pending bill was
defeated 81 to 166. Representatives
Brantley of Georgia, Clayton of Alabama
and Bartlett of Georgia spoke against
the enactment of any permanent bank.
ruptcy law. Representatives Thrill OF
Massachusetts,, Diekema of Michigan and
Sherley of Kentucky favored the bill,
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-03-03
TO DISTRIBUTE $1,000, 900.
Claimants Against Southern Mutual In
vestment Company Benefit.

Lexington, Kyle is expected that
S1,6oo,ooo will be distributed at once
to claimants against the Southern Mu-
tual Investment Company as a result
Of the confirmation of the report of Re-
ceiver J. c. Rogers by the circuit court
here Friday.
The investment company failed sew
eral years ago, with nearly 5000 claim
ants, residing in every state Of the
Union.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-03-03
TORNADO HITS LELAND.
Houses Unroofed and Much Damage Is
Done to Property.

Leland, Miss.-A storm of ,cyclonic
proportions, accompanied by heavy rain,
struck Leland Sunday, causing consid
cradle damage. Houses were unroofed,
fences blown down and good many
shades trees torn up, The Leland Oil
Works had all of their smokestacks
blown down, as well as several of their
storage sheds, with roofs of all their
other buildings more or less. damaged.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-03-03
TROOPS LEAVE CAIRO.

Cairo, Ill.-The Alexander county
courthouse is no longer military camp,
Companies G, III, and X of Fourth
Illinois National Guard, de-
parted on special train Sunday, and
Company K of Cairo was released from
duty.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-03-03
Hogs Over $40.

Pittsburg, Pa.-Live hogs sold here
Friday at the stock yards for $1oo5 per
hundredweight, having crossed the Civil
War line yesterday. Prices are still ex-
pected to soar, according to local buy
srs and sellers, on account of the few
hogs on the market.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-03-03

A waiter sometimes makes as much
as $500 week in tips. Assume that
your man is one OF that kind and tip
him the remark that you really
haven't anything worth his notice.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-03-03

Mind your own business is a good
motto. as general thing; but an Of
ficeholder is expected to mind the
peoples business and not his own
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-03-03
Natural Supposition.

81 am going to burn coal here
after"
Hereafter? l thought Old Nick
would attend to the heat problem for
you then"
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-03-03

Here's hoping the meat boycott
won't have tendency to Increase the
number OF holes in tho cheeso
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-07-22

men of moderate means to secure n N prosperous and growing country.
 Close to the Black Hills, in South Dakota lies the beautiful valley of Belle Fourche' coh taining 100000 acres of grasscovered prairie Many miles of canals have been laid across It's level surface, and what was only snort tune ago the finest free cattle range in this country is rapidly becoming compactly settled agr1cu tural community.
 An impressive engineering feature of this project is the Owl Creek dam, one of the long est and highest earthen embankments in the world. This structure, now nearing completion, is 6,200 feet long, has maximum height of 115 feet and contains ,000 cubic yards of ma terial
 The Roosevelt dam, which is about con- pleted as you read the story today, is in many respects the most remarkable structure of it's kind in the world. Its towering height 2S0 feet, it's length on top, 1,0S0 feet, the inspiring seen cry in which it is located and the enormous ca pacty of the reservoir created by it combine to make it one of the most stupendous engineer ing works of modern times.
 Conceive, if you can, two valleys-one 12 miles, the other 15 miles in length and each from one to three miles wide-transformed into a lake 200 feet deep in places and containing enough water to cover Delaware foot deep.
 The Salt River reservoir when full, has a capacity sufficient to fill a canal 300 feet wide ana l9 rect deep extending from Chicago to San Francisco.
 My one regret is that the space allotted me is too little to permit me to describe the charms and advantages of other projects of the govern ment. l should like to tell you of the opportu- mites on the Klamath project, located in south ern Oregon, in a region of unrivaled scenic beauty; of the wonderful progress made fin the Boise valley, in Idaho. and the promise of even greater advance as the work of the government hears completion; of the Orland project in the Sacramento valley, the land of fruits and flow CTS; of the Rio Grande valley where there will one day be erected the most stupendous dam in the west-a region in which irrigation began oe1ore the spanish invasion. which will become fruitful and prosperous.
 The beacon Of hope shines brightly in the west It beckons the landless man to the man. less land.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-07-22
Z00hAYG D0NlY ZNz0 ZEzDH GzHY0M YAKIMA RRC4E SE. III45IzZ1YGzOW

The reclamation service began it's work in 1902 on the passage of the reclamation act. The first contract let in September of the next year and, on June IT, 1905, an important project in Nevada formally opened
 Progress has been rapid and the activities of the bureau have been extended to 26 or more projects, which to date have involved the expenditure of $6OO00000 In the seven and one-half years of it's work the service has built 4,215 miles of canal. Placed end to end, these canals would reach from Washington to San Francisco and back to New Orleans. Several of these canals carry whole rivers.
 It has excavated IT miles of tunnels.
 Before the end of the year it will have con- pleted four of the highest dams in the world Its excavations of rock and earth amount to the enormous total of 600000O0 cubic yards
 Its roads have total length of AT miles; telephones, 1,127 miles; 1evees 70 miles,
 It has purchased 915,751 barrels of cement and has manufactured in it's own mill 34O000 barrels. AS result of it's work water is avail able for 750,000 acres on 13,000 farms.
 The gross value of crops produced on the lands irrigated by the government projects In 1910 was $14,03S00O AS a result of the work of the government it is estimated that land values have increased more than S105 800 000
 The reclamation service is entering 1910 with money and plans for completing most of it's larger and unfinished masonry structures and with about three-quarters of million of acres of arid land under irrigation.
 It will finish this year the great Roosevelt dam in Arizona, one of the most massive in the world. It has completed the Shoshone dam, in northern Wyoming, the highest struc ture of its kind ever built; the Pathfinder dam, in southern Wyoming, and the Laguna dam, in Arizona. It will for the first time utilize the Gunnison tunnel whose completion cd bvP Toff
 The funds available for construction somewhat less than in previous years, and the organization, which is very elastic, has been cut down to fit reduced expenditures. About fifty skilled men-engineers, experts and tech nical assistants-have either sought private employment have been transferred to other bureaus of the government put on fur tough, in order to keep the overhead charges consistent with the expenditures.
 Reviewing the history of the reclamation service as whole, it's maximum activity and expenditures were in the year 1907 In 1902 the expenditures were less than S100,000 and in 1903 less than $1 100000. In 1904 they were $2500000; in 1905 s500OO0 in 1906 little less than S10,000,000; in 1907 nearly $1400O- 900. Then the expenditures decreased to $10,000,000 in 1908, to about $9, 900 900 in 19O9 and in 1910 they will be a little under $8000, 900. It is expected that in 1911 they will shrink to about $7,000,000, which sum will probably continue to be available during after years, assuming that the water-rght charges are paid they fall due.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-07-22

April l, 1910. That date is memorable one. not only to the settlers, whose entries are liable to cancellation for failure to make the payments due, but also to the reclamation service, which is concerned in securing the re- turn of it's investment in the engineering works. It is also a matter of interest to citi- zens of the number of sections containing fea- sible projects, the construction of which cannot be undertaken without additional funds. AS the repayments made through the local land offices and not directly to the service, some time must elapse before the actual amounts collected are known. On a number of the projects like Sun River, Shoshone and Huntley the settlers have already made their initial payments and will not be delinquent on the second installment until April, 1911, which enables them to market two crops be- tween payments. On several other projects, such as the Minidoka Klamath, Lower Yellow stone, Belle Fourche, Carlsbad, TruckeeCar- son, North Platte and others, the first settlers have had the use of water for two crops and it is probable that majority will be able to meet their obligations without difficulty.
 Detailed reports from various each of the projects have been received at Washington. The conditions as whole are described as favorable for a large return to the reclamation fund. On several of the projects there will be delinquents. On number of projects the engineering work is not fully completed, but water is ready for large areas and is being supplied on a rental basis pending the announcement of the actual cost of water right. The reclamation service has derived considerable revenue from these sources and at the same time the farmers have been enabled to increase the areas in cultivation. The following financial statement is interesting showing the status of the reclamation fund and the amounts which thus far have been credited to it through the opera tions of the reclamation service:
 Total moneys rece1ved and transferred to the reclamation fund from sales of public lands under reclamation act to February 2S, 1910, $5S,342, ,617.02. Approximately $4500 900 are still in the treasury of the United States. but not yet available
 Moneys received under operations of recla- nation act from all sources in cash and cred it's, for work done, $2,379,475.04 divided as fol- lows: Town-lot sales, $103, ,67391; miscellane-
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-07-22

the Tiber while his companions cut the piles beneath it.
 "The Homeric Amusement company announced that it had secured the service of Horatius Cocles, the infan- try captain who will be remembered by the populi as having held the bridge across the Fiber a few weeks ago. MT. Cocles will be the headliner on an all-star vaudeville bill that will begin at the Circus Maximus on the ides of this month, with a special matinee for slaves and freedmen. Local Thespians declare that Horatius has developed a marked dramatic tai the comedy stuff, with which his Initial sketch is replete. The skit is called The Virs on the Pontus' and includes some laugable situations In one of these Horatius fights Spurius Lartuas, who represents the enemy, with a newly-invented slap stick Lartius is knocked to the stage, land ing with loud 'Boomp!' furnished by the bass drum. The two then lock arms and sing the popular new song When the Spooney Moon Is Shining Der the Tiber.' Mir Horatius has se- cured leave of absence from the army for the rest of the season."
 Or this little press dispatch from Madrid in the early days:
 Madrid, May 1, 1493-Christopher Columbus of 3463 Granada avenue de- livered his first lecture last night at the Spanish Bull Fighting association's s arena, in South Madrid Their Royal Highnesses Ferdinand and Isabella were not able to attend, as planned, on account of one of the young princes having eaten too many green dates the day before and requiring the at tendance of the royal M D. s all night. Otherwise the event was distinct success. Only standing room could be secured after 7:30 o'clock. MT. Columbus was a little hoarse, but his delivery was earnest and, with the aid of his maps, it was evident that he convinced even those anvil artists who have been averring that he did not discover any new continent at all but has been in Genoa all this time working in his fathers wool ware house."
 ~"Geneva, Sept. 6, a-good-long-time ago.-The performance of William Tell of bow, arrow and apple fame, made a decided hit last night, with an audi ence that crowded the Grand opera house to it's capacity. MT. Tells was @ silent act, and came between the imperial Swiss bell ringers and the Gordon brothers, acrobats MT. Tell was assisted by his ten-year-old son Jimmy Tell, on whose head the apple was placed at the order of the Rt Hon. Gov. Gessler. The young man displayed nerve worthy of his cool. headed sire. Not only did MT. Tell shoot repeated apples from the boys scalp across the 30-foot stage. but he shot 'em with his eyes shut, lying on his back and pulling his bow with his feet, and from other novel positions. After this the boy threw apples into the air and MT. Tell spiked them with unerring arrows, without missing one. The young man then retaliated by shooting apples from his fathers head and doing about everything that the old mans act was guilty of.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-07-22
ANCIENT HERD SLOW
Not Up to Money-Making and
 Free Advertising Tricks.
Didn't Go on Vaudeville Stage, But His Fame Was More Enduring Than the Present
 Day Idols.

Kansas City, Mo.-In these utilitar- ian days the hero business pays heavy dividends-all of which is fine for the heroes but bad for that form of re- ligion known as hero worship. Every body who has discovered the north pole has come back and by means of lectures and books reaped a heavy harvest of pieces of eight; Jack Binns, the wireless operator who saved the passengers of the steamer Republic, had no sooner got his feet on the firm earth than lie signed up with the atrical manager and went on the stage.
 For this reason the heroes we are manufacturing these days are not durable. They last few days and their glory fades. Our literature and art would be pretty hard up for hero material if the ancient forerunners in the hero business had acted this way. Imagine reading anything like this in the morning Bugle of Rome after Harotious had pulled his famous stunt of holding the Main street bridge over
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-07-22

the bearing down. l recommended it to some friends and two of them have been greatly benefited by it."-- Mrs, MAE MCKNIGHT, Oronogo, Mo.
 Another Grateful Woman.
 St. Louis, Mo. --"I was bothered terribly with female weakness and had backache, bearing down pains and pains in lower parts. I began taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com- pound regularly and used the Sanatiye Wash and now have no more troubles that way" Mrs. AL. HERzoG, 5!22 Prescott Ave-, St. Louis, Mo.
 Because your case is difficult one, doctors having done you no good, do not continue to suffer without giving Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound trial. Itsurely has cured many cases of female ills, such as in- fammation, alteration, displacements. fbroid tumors, Irregularities, periodic pains, backache, that bearing-down feeling, indigestion, dizziness, and ner- vous prostration. It costs but trife to try it, and the result is worth mil. lions to many suffering women.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-07-22

their awe-insptring depths. Its deserts, in Vastness of area, in potential wealth of soil and climate, and in rivers of constant supply, are sleeping empires awaiting exploitation and development. Here nature offers to every man his birthright-a wide sky, the sunshine, the wind, and a sure reward for intelligent effort. Here things are writ in characters too vast for human pen.
 The late Gov. John A. Johnson we'll said the west symbolizes homes for the homeless, food for the hungry, work for the unemployed, land for the landless, gold for the penniless, freedom for the enslaved, adventure for the restless, dangers for the brave, an unknown world to conquer, and room for all"
 Irrigation has wrought it's miracle and 13,- 100000 acres reclaimed are annually produ- cing harvests valued at more than s2500 900 and supporting in homes of their own more than 90000G families. The wealth of that DOT tion of the country which great statesmen in Webster's day were wont to declare worth less is greater now than that of the entire nation in 1860.
 In the swift march of national events dur ing the past decade, the development of the west has focused the attention of the world. It furnishes one of the most inspiring pages in the annals of our commonwealth. It is a story of progress and human achievement-a battle with nature in her sternest and most forbidding aspect.
 Future writers Will record the TrlgatlOn movement as an epoch in history the far reaching influence of which overshadowed in importance any other progressive movement since the opening to settlement of the Missis sippi valley. The reclamation of vast areas of our arid and semi-arid regions, which is being promoted by the federal government and by large corporations working in conjunction with several states, is of profound economic importance to the nation.
 The additional opportunities thus created for home makers are already serving to check the undesirable efflux of the country people to the city Millions of acres of desert, un- leached by rain and storing in it's bosom the fertility gathered there by centuries of wash ings from hills and mountains, are being auickened by life-giving water.
 Cities, populous and great, have sprung up; rural communities, attractive and prosperous, broad vistas of fertile fields and blossoming orchards whose yields are prolific beyond con- parison, replace the wastes of sand and sage brush.
 Economic forces are at work today in the country and particularly in the arid west, which are gradually but surely shaping our agricultural development along new lines. In many parts of the irrigated country agricu lure now occupies a position of greater dig nity among the vacations than ever before Its place among the scientific professions Is now recognized and 1t is calling more strongly every day for the best talent and brains the nation affords.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-07-22
Autoing and Optics.

"Is not auto driving terribly hard Dn the eyes?" we asked
 Well, I guess not" replied the chauffeur, whitening us with scorn. Why before I got to runnin' car l was thinkin' O gettin' specks, my eye sight was that poor couldn't see the contribution box in church until it was SO near past me it was too late to dig for any money. But I hadn't been runnin' that wagon two days till l could see a policeman's little finger stickin' out from behind a tree four miles away. I could even see which way copper's eyeballs were turned if he was standin' in the shade three miles off. Hard on the eyes! We'll not much! It's the best medicine for weak eyes that was ever invented don't you forget it.'