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The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-02-17
How Norwich, Conn.,, Missed Becom
Ing the Great Cotton Spinning
Center of America by Turning
Away Samuel Slater.

When General Grant was president
he made trip as guest to New Eng
land in 1874, and was received as a
guest at the house of United States
Senator William A. Buckingham, who
lived in Norwich, Conn, and who, in
the war days, had gained national
distinction as one of the great war
governors Of the north.
. During the course of his stay with
the senator. the president displayed
much interest in the manufacturing
development of New England, and this
finally led his host to tell what | be-
lieve to be the hitherto unpublished
story Of how the town Of Norwich
missed the opportunity of becoming
what Fall River is to-day-ope of the
great industrial centers of the world
and all because it wouldn't listen.
I'm the early part OF the administra-
ton of Thomas Jefferson as presi-
dent" said the senator, there came
to the to the United States from Scot
land a man who knew all about the
use of the machinery, then newly in
vented, for the spinning of flax and
hemp. He said he was looking for
water power for his proposed manu-
factories, and was recommended to
visit Eastern Connecticut.
Perhaps he was specifically direct
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-02-17
Monument to Confederate Women.

Gen. w. A. Montgomery, U. c. ", has
Issued the following order
Comrades-In my first address after
taking command of the Mississippi divi-
sion of the United Confederate Veterans,
l said that we should do all we could
to erect a monument to the grand wom-
en- of the Confederacy and failing, 1t
was to be hoped that the Legislature of
our State would assist. 1t is now evil
dent that we must call upon them to help
in this noble work. We are too poor
ourselves to accomplish this before we
have to cross over the river, and it be-
ing our great desire to see this token of
love to their memories erected as soon
as possible, now call upon my comrades
to address individual appeals to the men,
bers of the Mississippi legislature at this
session to pass an act by which this
monument may be built in our day, and
by which after raising $4,000 ourselves,
our State may give us $4,000 more for
this purpose.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-02-17
Clay Concerted a ViZZifier

you are the worst political scoundrel
In the United States. But know him
on the whole as a mighty good man,
and ! want him to know you"
"'Mr Clay held out both hands. and
bestowed a smile upon his villifier
which / thought was the most fasci-
mating / had ever seen. He held the
others hands in both of his while he
called a clerk, told him to get the
voucher for the claim. and declared
that II was an inexcusable error that
the voucher had not been forwarded.
"'Then he began talking to the An
drew Jackson Democrat He asked
him about politics In Pennsylvania.
He told him that he had heard OF his
ability as campaigner. In little
while my Andrew Jackson friend be-
gan to melt. Mr. Clay giving almost
his entire attention to him.
"'By and by we rose to go.
"""Mr. Secretary" | said, you have
only four more days in this office. and
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-02-17
Close Livina.

Such Barmecide banquets as are
spread for working girls recall an old
man in slave days who used to smear
his negroes faces with grease and tai
low and sit them out on the woodpile
so his loving neighbors would see he
fed his negroes well. Then there was
a Bluenose skipper who used to hang
greasy rag over the hunks of sail
ors for them to live on the smell OF
it. Then there was an old-time
shrewd lightning rod agent who used
to pay his son Charlie a nickel not to
eat any supper, and then would make
poor little Charlie fork over the nick
ell to pay for his breakfast Then
there was Wackford Squeers and
oliver Twist. Tip used to have rich
old miser friend who kept dinner
waiting while he stuffed his guest
with apples and cider-too cheap TO
give away in those days-so they
could eat little or no dinner.-New
York Press.
Consulting an ocullst.
Doctor. want to be fitted with
glasses"
quite So
Something that will give me an in.
tellectual appearance"
Il don't think have anything that
powerful" Washington Herald.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-02-17
7own Ignored Good Aduice

ed to visit the little city of Norwich,
which then carried on quite trade
with the West Indies. but manufac-
tured nothing except paper. Az any
rate. he landed in Norwich one day,
looked over the water power, to his
satisfaction. and persuaded the people
to believe that, If they would establish
mills for the spinning of hemp and
flax, their town would become a great
manufacturing center. The govern
ment at Washington was communicate
ed with and encouraged the undertake
ing, stating that the war and navy
departments would be glad to buy
large amounts of American products
of this kind.
while these negotiations between
the Norwich people and the Scotch.
man were still pending, a very bright
eyed, alert-mannered young man ap-
peared In the town, and told some of
the citizens whom he met that they
had within their towns boundaries
abundant water power for the manu-
facture of cotton goods. He spoke
with great earnestness, saying that
now that cotton was to be raised plen.
tifully and cheaply in the south, New
England, with its great water power,
ought to be the ideal place for man.
ufacturing the raw cotton into cloth.
This young man, who introduced
himself as Samuel Slater, had no rec
ommendation that he could show other
than his own intelligence and SINGER
ity. Probably partly because of this
fact, and party because the Scotch
man had the town so enthusiastic over
the prospect of spinning hemp and
fax, no one in 1t would listen serious
ly to the young mans proposition to
use the water power to manufacture
cotton. So. discouraged, Mr.. Slater
went away, going further east, and,
finding near Providence, R. l., equally
good water power, finally persuaded
men of influence in that community to
join with him in erecting what was
the first mill in the United States to
manufacture cotton goods by machin-
cry and water power
We'll, the hemp and fax manufac-
tories of Norwich were failures. Cot
ton spinning became the great New
England industry. Great cities were
established at Providence and Fall
River. Mr.. Slater became one of the
richest of Americans of his day, and it
is his grandson, John F. Slater. who is
now the wealthiest man, perhaps, In
the state Of Connecticut. AS for Nor
witch, 1t would take several towns its
size to make a Fall River in popula
ton, and many more to make a Fall
River of manufacturing Importance
and wealth"
1t was the grandson of Samuel Slater
mentioned by Senator Buckingham
who, by will, bequeathed one million
dollars as fund for the education Of
illiterate negroes in the south-the ia.
nous Slater educational fund.
Copyright, 1909. by E. ]. Edwards)
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-02-17
Amusing Story Of the Famous General
y
and Hi.'bibuIous Employe ..Hess =
.Jcustom House at New
Orleans.

" One of the most talented OF the
group of poets and writer's of fiction
who, in the early fifties, earned their
living In the New York customs house,
was Theodore B. Thorpe. He had as
associates there Richard Grant White.
Richard H. Stoddard, Parke Goodwin,
Fitzhugh Ludlow and, little earlier,
Fitzgreen Hallock. who composed in
his custom house days the poem by
which he Is best known. Marco Boar
ris." The l1erary men of that day
were of the opinion that Thorpe would
be as sufely remembered by future
generations as any member of the lit
erary group of the New York customs
house But they we're mistaken.
MI. Thorpe was an old man when
saw him--rather tall. gray-haired. and.
as now recollect him. with small
mustache. He was not the typical poet
in appearance, and was, in fact, quite
as much of a humorist in his private
life as dreamer He was very fond of
telling anecdotally some of his early
experiences as an editor, and especial
ly of his association with Gen. Benja-
min F. Butler. Many were the stories
that he told me Of that picturesque
figure, but none. threw such an inter-
esting light on Butler as did the story
of the manner in which he treated a
man who had practically insulted him.
After Gen. Butler had captured
New Orleans" said Mr.. Thorpe, and
established military government
there, he, of course, took charge of the
customs house. He knew that had
been editor at one time of the New
Orleans Bee, and SO was familiar with
the city He also knew that / had
been an employee Of the customs house
in New York city, and had some knowl.
edge of the work of the surveyors de-
partment. He therefore asked me to
accept appointment as surveyor Of the
New Orleans custom house and. to tell
the truth now. | was very glad of it.
for at that time | was not financially
very prosperous.
II had known of citizen of New
Orleans, man Of about my own age
4 who had been union man at time
when it was almost dangerous to ex
press union sentiments. He was mar
of courage, and he stuck to his convic
TONS But the war and his union pro
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-02-17
Sell Prison Cotton.

Secretary Yerger, of the penitentiary
board, went to Belmont to size up the
stock of cotton on hand with view
to putting it on the market. and was &C
companied by several cotton buyers
agents, and it was expected that as a
result part of the stock may change
hands, though hardly at the high point
prices recently realized for state cotton
There are between three and four hun
dred bales of cotton at the place, OF
generally short staple, which, while
short, is clean and in good class.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-02-17
Glenn,s Address at Jackson.

Ex-Gov Robert B. Glenn, of North
Carolina, held the attention of an au-
dience of men and women at representa-
tives' hall, under the auspices of the
Young Mems Christian Association. His
theme was "The South; Its Possibilities
and Problems" He made distinct i'm
preston throughout the address, but es-
pecially when he appealed to the men of
Mississippi to make the laws which
make for strength, stability and purity,
civic and social.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-02-17
State Capital Notes
Weekly Budget of State News Items Gathered By Our Specs
Correspondent At Jackson.
Hines Lumber Case.

Acknowledgement Stirling has been no
titled that the action decided on against
the Edward Hines Lumber Company, the
papers for which had been sent to Attor-
ney-General Cox at Bay st. Louis, had
been filed in chancery, and thus one
more noted case is launched. The cor
poration which the suit attacks is alleged
to be operating in violation of section
903 of the code of 1906, which limits the
holdings of corporations to not exceeding
the sum of 100000 in value. The de
PENDANT company, it is alleged, while
nominally organized with capital with
in the prescribed limit, is, by operation
through collateral or subsidiary corpora
lions, really carrying on its lumber and
timber business in violation of the law.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-02-17
A Promise.
pa

IA.
What is it, my child?"
When Sis marries that lord. will
have to call her your ladyship?'"
1T will not be necessary for you to
do so, but it will be very nice II you
care to-"
"All right. Mebby won't always do
it, but I'll promise not to call her
punkin-face' any more, anyhow
Chicago Record Herald.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-02-17
Rheumatism IL curab.e

cure Rheumatism and do it quickly. 1t SO
thoroughly cleanses and regulates the
Kidneys liver and digestive, system that
Its cures seem almost magical. Results
guaranteed. Take one tonight, you'll
feel better in the morning. Get Csc
Box. All Druggists. The A. H. Lewis
Medicine Co., st. Louis, Mo.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-02-17
Fine for Pistol "Toting."

The senate passed the Anderson bill,
increasing the minimum penalty for car
rying concealed weapons from $25 to
$50, and depriving all persons, including
officers of the law, from the right to
carry weapons concealed The arresting
officer is given one-half the fine assessed
and collected.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-02-17
Laymen's Missionary Meeting.

The laymen's meeting was attended
by 1900 people from Jackson and the
State. The first speaker was NJ Will
liams of New York, distinguished law
yer, who originated the laymens move
ment five years ago and who explained
its significance. Bishop Theo. Bratton
of the Episcopal diocese of Mississippi,
told of the march of the gospel into all
the nations Of the world. Rev. W. R.
Dobyns of st. Joseph, Mo-, spoke of the
duty of the United States in the move
ment. giving statistics to show that she
is the richest nation on earth and alum
dainty able to do much more than at
present.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-02-17

own up. now. Who's the head of
your family?"
MY wife used to be-" admitted Mr..
Enpeck, but since my daughters are
grown we have commission form of
ent"-Exchange
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-02-17

And the more a woman knows about
men the less she has to say on the sub
ject.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-02-17

Deputy Auditor d. L. Thompson is
taking up much of his time working on
the claims of those persons who have
paid too much taxes to the various sher-
ifs throughout the State, and who have
been too late to get refund through
the county machinery. There are nearly
200 of these claims for varying amounts,
and they must be passed upon by the
auditor and the attorney general before
being allowed from the treasury fund
appropriated for that purpose, in order
to avoid the necessity of having the leg
islature pass a special relief bill in each
case.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-02-17
Three Bills Pass.

Bills were passed making appropria-
tions for oyster commission, to pay in
terest on bonds, and to pay pensions to
persons whose names were omitted from
the regular roll.
A favorable committee report was sub
mitted on bill allowing members of the
Legislature to perform marriage cere-
monies.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-02-17
Want Old Capitol Preserved.

An eloquent memorial signed by thu
United Daughters of the Confederacy
the Daughters of the American Revolu
ton, the Daughters of the War of 1912
the Federation of Women's Clubs, ant
the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union has been placed ON the desks Of
members of the legislature, urging that
the old capitol building not be sold fol
commercial purposes. 1t is suggested il
the memorial that it be preserved w Q
museum of state history, as it is the
only historic public building in tn,
commonwealth not now in daily use.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-02-17
Great Home Eve Remed,

for all diseases of the eye, quick relief
druggists or Howard Bros, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-02-17
Fish and Game Law.

Following up movement begun sew
eral months ago to secure uniform
game and fish law in all the counties,
which cannot be interfered with by the
action of boards of supervisors in any
county, and which viii meet the APP
prevail of both the hunters and the Audil-
bon Society, whose principal work in
this state has been conferred during the
past several months upon the effort to
enforce the game laws, Senator Pierce,
of Holmes county, has introduced bill
in the senate to create the office of state
game and fish commissioner, to be APP
pointed every four years by the gov
ernor, whose compensation is to be 10
per cent of the money collected through
his department, and who is to appoint
game wardens in each county, who are
to receive half the fines and forfeitures
collected in their respective counties for
violation of the game laws. 1t also
makes all peace officers deputy game
| wardens.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-02-17

Supreme Court Commissioners.
The senate passed the bill to create
two supreme court commissioners, aftc'
a brief debate and explanations b.
Messrs. Anderson and Leftwich,
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-02-17

Many, doctor has saved patients
life by not being in when called.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-02-17
rvposUpr To Corn

and wet is the first step to Pneumonia. Take Perry
darts Pdinkiner and the danger is averted- I'm
equaed for colds, sore throat quinsy sc, &c and &c.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-02-17
JACKSON.
COL. H. M. STREET IN THE RACE
His Entry Fails to Break the Senatorial
Deadlock.

His Entry Fails to Break the Senatorial
Deadlock.
That there is no use attempting to
forecast developments in a political con-
test, such as that which has been in
progress before the people of Mississippi
and the States adjacent for the past five
weeks, was quite decidedly proven by
the events attending the twenty-third
caucus meeting for the purpose of bal
loting for United States senatorial
nominee held Friday afternoon. From
surface indications prior to the formal
assembly there was nothing to it except
to continue the balloting, but to those
who thought that way there was sur
prise in store, which even extended to
some of those composing the caucus body.
According to the arrangements and to
the dictates of the managers of the race
the opportune time and the psychological
moment had come to trot out the dark
horse, and Col. Hugh Mcqueen Street,
the distinguished and loved speaker of
the house, was run out on the course.
The matter developed results at, once,
but that was where the expectations
failed and the dope shown to be all to
the bad. 1t was expected that with the
formal entry of Col. Street into the con-
test there would be an immediate effect
on the Vardaman following, and that
the race for first position would lie be-
tween the ex-governor and the speaker
II such is to be the ultimate result, it
was not manifest
There were great expectations hanging
on that ballot, and amid a profound ST.
lence the tallying was carried on.
was expected that it would result in a
drop of some twenty votes in the Varda-
man count and final initial squirt by
Col. Street, with possibly drop in the
Percy column, but neither of these
prophecies was fulfilled
There was an undercurrent of gossip
to the effect that some one of the three
opposition men would formally drop out
after the first ballot, but his did not
materialize, very probably for the reason
that Col. Street did not develop the ex-
pected strength.
Fifty-frst Ballot-vardaman II, Per
cy 40, Byrd 10, Kyle IT, Street II.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-02-17
Commissioner Wins.

Commissioner Wins.
Insurance Commissioner 7. NJ. Henry
has won his case against the Manufac-
turing Lumbermen's Underwriters Asso-
citation OF Kansas City, Mo-, Rankin &
Co., of that city being the attorneys
and promoters. This association is com
posed of numerous saw mills in Missis-
sippi and elsewhere, who through Rankin
& Co. indemnify each other against fire
to their respective plants. They are in
ter-insurers, and have always contended
that they were not amenable to the in
surance laws, and were exempt from
both supervision and taxes Insurance
Commissioner Henry had their special
agent, II. G. Alley, arrested in Lauder
dale county, charging him with violat-
ing the insurance law, in that he was
doing a business without license, and
was representing an association, also
not licensed, both in violation of the laws
of Mississippi The case was appealed
to the Mississippi supreme court, which
tribunal decided in favor of the insur-
ance commissioner.
The daily Alaskan. [volume] (Skagway, Alaska) 1904-1924, 1910-05-19

A paint arlsl -las has 1earns azH1
sze1 H.-l gaalE -aa be made zgrg and
E-lz1la 1T lIE.ers-ls Be- .l boiling vine
gar Af-ar O. las s.IIersl l this
liquid E.F feu minutes Be- should De-
washed l-.ra- .l WlTl zllls-1s
The daily Alaskan. [volume] (Skagway, Alaska) 1904-1924, 1910-05-19
/. HgST Be The COMETS TAIL APElES
/ TIE SUNS RAYS elgSIGG A CHILL

The result Of the observation taken
at Moore wharf al midnight, May Is,
1910, H a. follows
Temperature time 0bservAtin #3 ABOVE
Max. temp, preceding a hours 81 above
Min ~ above
Mean 54B shove
Barometer 2g 80
Cloudy so wind
The daily Alaskan. [volume] (Skagway, Alaska) 1904-1924, 1910-05-19

aE.ras Che eeegs ~ l-a Berlin Oh
s--TalgrF So varies a--T lEEeea g-e-
tlalsallr-a 10 "a seeal1 daily -l
a-ler a.--s. 4. varies aa.y t-l Sec
aaE aIErg SIN 4al rHg--l.1t days
The daily Alaskan. [volume] (Skagway, Alaska) 1904-1924, 1910-05-19

At ten o'clock this morning the La
France was just coming into sight AT
Yukon Crossing and the Casea has
not been sighted as vet.
The daily Alaskan. [volume] (Skagway, Alaska) 1904-1924, 1910-05-19

The Pack Train Is ROW selling a
big lot or Good Goods at reduced
prices as they are setting TOO OLD
Do hold aud sen aL q profit Yours.
n Herman Grimm
The daily Alaskan. [volume] (Skagway, Alaska) 1904-1924, 1910-05-19

QUICK DELIVERY Prone 90
HaEsase. coal and wood deliveries
aB5u shortest notice day and night
H. PRUDENTIAL,
The daily Alaskan. [volume] (Skagway, Alaska) 1904-1924, 1910-05-19

New clean and comfortable beds
for 80 cents and up AE the Dominion
IllaI WBlleh0Ese, y. T. o.
The daily Alaskan. [volume] (Skagway, Alaska) 1904-1924, 1910-05-19

FOR SALE.-Nsw so foot tow
ing and cruising boat equipped with
HP three cylinder Union gasoline
engine &C. H SnowJou. Central
Rls Seattle l2L
The daily Alaskan. [volume] (Skagway, Alaska) 1904-1924, 1910-05-19

Go 70 the Dominion Cafe in White
horse for good home cooking IT,
The daily Alaskan. [volume] (Skagway, Alaska) 1904-1924, 1910-05-19

Fresh Nuts Of an Kinds Just receiv
ed at TONY DORTERO'S.
The daily Alaskan. [volume] (Skagway, Alaska) 1904-1924, 1910-05-19
GRAND REDUCTION OF STOCK
SALE

Olympia beer, drausbl or bottled,
az the Board Of Trade. IT,
The daily Alaskan. [volume] (Skagway, Alaska) 1904-1924, 1910-05-19
FLOWER
DROPS

FLOWER DROPS Is the most
concentrated perfume ever pro
llgel I- is pul up I'm glass
sppParel bottles with a long
stopper from which to drop the
perfume
A drop produces ths olor OF
"a thousand blossoms.
Dc has more chan fifty times
the strength of ordinary per
ame.
10 is therefore the most eco
l5ufaaI perfume made
us sold by druggists only
$3.50 Per bottle
IJ comes i'm six 0dors-Liy
uE the valley. Rose Violet
Crabappls Orange Blossom and
WLsarlA
10 5 Ear up -- "a --- A-- aN-
-saed maple wood box screw
cop. making &c most convenient
To- carry ia travelling
l IS the most fascinating
. perfume ever sold.
A few drops upon the I.ug-
erie t.uuses the perfume
throughout tba clothes, develop
ing delightful subtle rag-
rance So much desired by NO
men oL fashion
Flower Drops are true flower
gl1r5. made without alcohol
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SUBSCRIBE TOE me AIaakaa.
The daily Alaskan. [volume] (Skagway, Alaska) 1904-1924, 1910-05-19
INFERIOR WElIHER

Cloudy so wind
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-10-09
College Hills Growing.

Another residence district that is
showing rapid growth is College Hills.
Here many new houses and bungalows
have been completed or are in the
course Of construction and the district
IS rapidly assuming the appearance Of
small but select town of itself. Pres
ent prospects are that within the near
future large number Of new buildings
VIII be started
The influx Of army and navy folks
has given an incentive to building IN
the residence districts, and this in
large part accounts for the number OF
new residences that are in course of
Construction or that are planned.