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The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-01-20
COTTON OFF HALF CENT
So BELOW SEASONS HIGHEST
FIGURES.
General Liquidation by the Bulls.
Spinners Bought Some at
the Decline.

New York-There was a further big
making the third sensational slump in
prices since the movement started early
last week. Panic-stricken longs in all
parts of the world seemed to be liquidat-
ing their cotton, regardless of prices, and
the action of the market showed such
as finds parallel only in the series of
sensational movements following the col
lapse of the Sully boom.
For more than a year the cotton mar
ket has been steadily advancing, and to-
ward the end of last month prices had
War, had only been equaled when Sully
was at the height of his fame, March
contracts selling at 1910 and May at
16.46c. But at the eliminating point of
Wednesdays decline, March contracts
sold at 14.60c and May at 14.7Sc, a loss
from the high record of from $7.s5 to
$40 per bale, most all of which has
occurred during the last week. The de-
clines from the closing prices of Tuesday
night amounted to more than $3.50 per
bale.
There does not appear to have been
any change in general trade conditions
to warrant the almost unprecedented
slump in prices, and in contrast to the
Sully year, no financial difficulties have
been precipitated.
Possibly the selling movement was
originally due to an effort to obtain
profits on long lines owing to the ap-
proach of the new planting season and
expectations of greatly increased area,
while the absence of any speculative
short interest left the market with very
little support. 1t was reported that
spinners were buying more freely in the
South and late advices from the leading
Southern spot markets show no material
xxrao lynacc
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-01-20
FIGHT FOR COTTON CLAIMS
Fight to Be Made for Court of
Claims to TRY Cases.

Washington.-A strong fight will be
made to get through this Congress al
amendment comforting jurisdiction upor
the Court of Claims to try cases involv
ing captured and abandoned property, OF
which cotton was the principal article
Many years ago Congress conferred iur-
isdiction upon the Court of Claims for
about two years to adjudicate the cot
ton cotton cases, but many claimants
did not learn of the legislation in time
to file their petitions.
The original claimants and their wit.
nesses are passing away, and unless c M
gress does something very speedily the
heirs will be unable to prove their cases.
The house and senate have passed bills
fol the relief of cotton claimants, but
both did not act during the same Com
gress and the measures were lost.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-01-20

ihe change from steam to electric
lily OH what have been steam railroads
Is so gradual, and the roads them.
selves make so little fuss about It,
that the public IS not in a position to
realize the extent to which SO marked
change in the application of power
to transportation is being brought
about. For example. 1t will be a sur.
Prise to most people, eveL within a
comparatively short distance of New
York, to learn that the Long Island
railway already has 140 miles of cleo.
trically equipped track in readiness
for operation. 1t IS expected that by
the first of next February trains will
be running directly from the Pennsyl-
rania terminal at Sevent avenue and
Thirty-fourth street, Manhattan, to ia
maica- 1t will not he long before the
territory at the western end and along
the north shore of Long Island will be
included in the through service.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-01-20
MILLIONS FOR ROADS
AMOUNT TO BE APPoRTIoNED
AMONG THE STATES.
Representative Sulzsr Would Spend
800, 100000 on the Roads
of the Country.

Washington.-The latest of numerous
contributions to proposed legislation fol
highway construction in the United
States is bill by Representative Garner
of Texas. appropriating S1o,0o0,ooC
among the States and territories pre-
rata, according to mileage of the trav
eled public roads in these respective jur
isdictions.
The fund, according to Mr.. Garner's
ideas, should be apportioned by the sec
rotary of agriculture after certifcatior
of the governors as to the amount need
ed, ETC., and the amount allowed each
State is not to exsceed the States owl
appropriation for road maintenance.
Within the past week Mr.. Sulzer intro
duced postal savings bank bill de
signed to produce, according to his
scheme of figuring, half a billion dollars
of deposits from the people in the pos
tai banks, $100,000,0O0 of the amount
to be spent on road construction.
Mr. Sulzer figured that this plar
would bring into circulation millions Of
dollars of boarded gold and restore tt
work items and tens of thousands Of
idle workmen."
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-01-20
DEADLY DUEL OF FOUR HOURS
Night Watchmen Chase Each Other
Around Building to Slay.

New York.-A duel of four hours
duration between two night watchmen
in store on Broadway resulted i'll the
death of one of the participants, killed
by bullet in the head. After finally
running down and shooting his com
panion, the survivor sat down and wrote
a letter to the police, telling them all
about it, and then finished up his nights
work by clearing up and putting the
store in order.
John Ferris, who has worked for the
firm for rs years, is under arrest,
charged with the shooting The victim
of the duel was John Woods. There had
been bad blood between the two men and
during the night they renewed their
quarrel.
Ferris told the police that Woods
slapped him in the face and that for
hours they chased each other around the
store, upstairs and down. Several shots
were exchanged, but none took effect
until Ferris finally caught Woods in the
engine room and sent bullet into his
fellow watchman's head.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-01-20
377 Converts Daily.

New York.-The non-Christian popu-
lation of the world was converted at the
rate of BIT souls a day during the last
year, according to the summarized sta
tistics of workers from virtually every
mission field ON the globe, who addressed
the convention of the laymen's mission
airy movement. A number of well known
business men advocated placing mission
airy and church work on a business basis
instead of resorting to undignifed APP
peals to charity.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-01-20
ST. LOUIS ICE GORGE BREAKS
100000 Damage-River Front De-
vastated

st. Louis, Mo.-The Mississippi river
front at st. Louis presented a devastated
appearance Friday. The river, gorged
with ice, rose from % feet Wednesday
night to 31.9 feet early Friday, and
then the gorge broke. Inside of three
hours the river fell more than five feet.
The boats along the river were left
high and dry by the rapid fall, and the
levee was strewn with wreckage. The
property loss will exceed 100000.
Weather bureau reports indicated the
Mississippi river was rising north of St.
Louis. The maximum height of the river
was 10 feet above the danger stage.
The railroad tracks on the levee were in
undated and the falling waters left them
covered with debris and ice.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-01-20
WHEN DINNER COMES
One Ought to Have Good Appetite.

A good appetite is the best sauce.
1t goes long way toward helping in
the digestive process, and that is abso-
lutely essential to health and strength.
Many persons have found that Grape
Nuts food is not only nourishing but
is great appetizer. Even children
like the taste Of it and grow strong
and rosy from it's use.
1t is especially the food to make a
weak stomach strong and create an
appetite for dinner
Il am 81 years DID," writes a Tenn.
grandmother, land have had a weak
stomach from childhood. BY great care
as to my diet / enjoyed reasonable
degree of health, but never found any
thing to equal Grape-Nuts as a
standby.
When I have no appetite for break
fast and just eat to keep up my
strength, / take teaspoonfuls of
Grape-Nuts with good rich milk and
when dinner comes | am hungry.
While If go without any breakfast
never feel like eating dinner. Grape
Nuts for breakfast seems to make a
healthy appetite for dinner.
my 13-months-old grandson had
been very sick with stomach trouble
during the past summer, and finally we
put him on Grape-Nuts. Now he is
growing plump and we'll When asked
If he wants his nurse or Grape-Nuts,
he brightens up and points to the
cupboard. He was no trouble to wean
at all-thanks to Grape-Nuts." Read
the little book, "The Road to Well
ville." in pkgs. There's Reason"
Ever read the above letter. A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, trues and full OF human
interest.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-01-20

The younger element among mill.
tary and naval men will approve the
condemnation of the existing organi.
zation of the military establishment of
the United States by the board ap.
pointed several months ago to insti.
tute comparisons between methods in
this country and in Europe. and to
make report. The report will rec
ommend the. establishment of an ad-
visory board with duties and powers
similar to those of the British admiral.
ty. A thorough reorganization of navy
yard administration will also be ad-
vised.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-01-20
A Nasty Diq.

las nasty dig as ever admins
tered in my newspaper career in Vir-
ginia City" said Mark Twain, was di-
rected against man named Fer
guson.
ferguson, at Christmas time, in
vited me to see the presents he had
given his wife. They were magnificent
gifts. The man expected, of course, a
write-up.
We'll, he wasn't disappointed. The
next day, in prominent place on the
first page of the Enterprise, inserted
this paragraph:
John H. Ferguson's Christmas
gifts to his wife are being much ad-
mired. They include diamond stom-
acher and many other beautiful speci-
mems of cut glass;"
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-01-20
LESSONS IN FORESTRY.

The world is fast learning the value
of its forests and is taking steps to
protect or reclaim them. Wanton
waste during centuries of ignorance
has brought many once fertile regions
to the verge of desolation like that
of the Sahara, but repentance and re-
forestation have in every instance
been followed by immediate rewards.
Take the case of the Karst, a stretch
OF barren limestone land along the
Austrian shores of the Adriatic. The
navies of Venice were built of timber
from the Karst, and most of eastern
Italy drew its supplies of wood from
the same supposedly inexhaustible
source. The result was depletion-the
karst was turned into a seemingly ir-
redeemable waste. At last Austrian
1oresters turned their attention to the
$4,000 barren acres; taxes were re-
mitted and money was RENTED to
tree planters; technical advice AID en-
enlargement was supplied. This work
began in 1865. To-day over two-thirds
OF tho Karst, or 100000 acres, has been
reclaimed. Germany, france, Den
MARI, Russia. Switzerland. Belgium
and Holland have given special atten-
ton TO their forests recently, Germany
being the pioneer and leader in the
work But France has lately done so
much In legislation and active assist.
ance that special attention should be
given to her efforts.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-01-20
$3.50 Per Bale.

Pine Bluff, Ark-John H. Talbot &
Co., local cotton factors, have again ex-
celled all previous records in high prices
for long staple cotton, having sold to
J. w. Ragland & Co., local cotton buy
ers, twenty bales of fancy long staples
for the enormous sum of $2,6o3.s9, or
$130.19 per bale. This is an average
price of 26 l-2 cents per pound, one bale
bringing $156.35. Mr.. Talbot classed the
cotton in words, Good enough to eat
and as long as cotton grows"
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-01-20
Cook Had Polar Insanity.

Cleveland, Ohio.-Dr. Frederick A.
Cooks story of the discovery of the
earth's apex was the result of polar in
sanity, according to Right Rev. b. E.
Rowe, Episcopal bishop of Alaska. The
bishop said that both Cooks remark
able story and Commander Robert E.
Pearys frame of mind upon hearing that
story can be readily attributed to the
loneliness, the grayness and the silence
of the north. "All men come from out
the polar circle with their nerves shat
tered" said the bishop.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-01-20

A London dispatch announces that
Hermann Klein, who is a teacher of
singing in New York, has entertained
an English audience with a lecture en-
titled The Truth About Music in
America" Musical enthusiasm, he de-
clared. is largely pose of American
women. No musical education exists
In the country. Ragtime is really pre-
ferred to chamber music. American
artists are only appreciated by their
countrymen after they have achieved
success elsewhere. Finally, he at
tackled the star system in opera,
church music and concerts as it exists
In the United States.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-01-20
MONEY FOR MISSISSIPPI
FUNDS EXPECTED TO REVET
BANKS AND SAVE LEVEES
If Government Does This Work It
Will Relieve Tax Burden on
People in the Delta.

Washington, D. C.-Indications point
toward big appropriation for the Mis-
sissippi river in the bill which the rivers
and harbors committee is now framing.
For a number of years the friends of
the lower river have been endeavoring
to induce the federal government to
revet the banks so as to prevent the
levee caving into the river, but so far
they have met with little success.
This matter has grown in Importance
as the levees have been constructed on
both sides of the river, because as the
waters in flood time are confined be-
tween the levees' lines to a narrow
width of three or four miles, the flood
level has continued to rise, thus neces-
stating higher levees every year.
Twenty-Five years ago levee high
enough to keep back the flood was a
matter of four to six feet and cost some
$4,000 or $4,000 a mile to build. To-
80 feet high and at cost of 100000 and
sometimes 100000 a mile. When five
or six miles of these cave into the river
today, it is loss which amounts to
the total annual revenues of the levee
district frequently.
If the federal government can be in
duced to revet the banks so that when a
levee is constructed it will be a perma-
nent affair, the people living in the
deltas of the Lower Mississippi will, in
the course of a few years, be relieved
of the tremendous tax rate which they
have been paying for the past quarter
of n oant1irv
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-01-20
DON'T QUOTE BIBLE IN SALOON.
Man Did 1t in Louisiana-Arrested as
Train Robber.

Alexandra, La.-When he started to
quote the Scriptures in a saloon near
here today, middle-aged white man at
tracted so much attention that he was
taken in charge by the police on sus-
picion of being Fred Clifford, wanted at
Burbank, Cal, and Biggs, Ore, for ex-
press robberies. The local police will
communicate with the authorities Of
Oregon and California
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-01-20
PLEADED GUILTY.
Indicted for Smuggling Chinese Through
Gulf Ports.

Galveston, Tex.-At the trial of those
indicted for completely in smuggling Chi
nese here Wednesday in federal court,
S. Pc Smith of Biloxi, Miss, one of the
principals, dismissed his attorney and
pleaded guilty before testimony was
taken. After his attention was called
by the court to the seriousness of the
charge, he renewed his plea of guilty.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-01-20
UNEMPLOYED TO ARKANSAS.
Piggott Man Offers 1000 Acres for This
Purpose.

st. Louis.-George M. Jackson, OF
Piggott, Ark, announced that he will
give 1000 acres of rich bottom lands
near Piggott to the unemployed of the
United States. The announcement was
made at meeting of the Brotherhood
Welfare Association, of which James
Eads How, the wealthy eccentric, is pres
ident. The offer was taken under adj
visement by the brotherhood officials
and probably will be accepted The plan
suggested by Jackson is that 400 unem-
ployed be given ten acres each.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-01-20

A wooden vessel $50 feet long over
all will be launched at Bath, Me, with
in two weeks. She will be the largest
vessel of American registry, and prob
ably one of the last wooden vessels of
large size to be constructed in the
United States. Steel has come to be
the material for both steam and sail
craft. the world over.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-01-20
MAE WOOD WINS.
Charges of Perjury and Forgery Against
Her Dismissed.

New York. The charges of forgery
and perjury against Miss Mae c. Wood
were dismissed in court and Miss Wood
was discharged from custody. She was
indicted in 1907, following the trial of
her suit against ex-United States Senator
Thomas c. Platt, who, she alleged, was
married to her in this city. Senator
Platt's illness has made impossible his
appearance in court against Miss Wood.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-01-20
CHICAGO MERCHANT
MAKES STATEMENT.
After Spending Thousands of Dollars
and Consulting the Most Eminent
Physicians. He Was Desperate.

Physlclans, he was desperate.
CHICAGO, ILLS.-Mr. j. g.
Becker, of 1874 Van Buren, ST., a
well-known wholesale dry goods
dealer, states as follows:
81 have had catarrh for moro
than thirty years. Have tried
everything on earth and spent
thousands of dollars for other
medicines and with physicians
without getting any lasting re-
lief, and can say to you that J
have found Peruna the only rem.
edy that has cured me per-
manently.
"Peruna has also cured my
wife of catarrh. She always keeps
II in the house for an attack of
cold, which it invariably cures In
q very short time"
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-01-20

More irregularities have been dis.
covered in the supply department of
the German navy at Kiel. This time it
is in the matter of meat that crook
edness is alleged Germany can no
longer laugh at the revelations of
Irregularities in the French navy.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-01-20

II Rameses knew that his present
valuation was only 100000 at the Bos-
ton custom house he would wish he
were back in Egypt where his full
worth was better appreciated some
1000 years ago.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-01-20

Now there is an Improbable differ
ence of the returns on the point wheth.
er the loss of life in this seasons foot
bali is 20 or 81. Yet why make a
fuss over a little matter like two
lives in their bearing on the glory
OF the game?
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-01-20

In less than ten years time every
part of Central America will be in
daily touch with the commercial world
and the people peaceful and happy in
all the provinces. says the Cincinnati
Enquirer. with no fear of revolutions
political murders or official demands
for their lives and their property.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-01-20
BITTER DISAPPOINTMENT.

Kind Lady-It must be hard to find
that you have inherited taste for
beefsteak.
Sandy Pikes-Yes, mum; especially
when yer find dat yer haven't inherit
ed de beefsteak.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-01-20
SIXTY MILE ICE GORGE.
River Rising, and Serious Floods May
Follow.

st. Louis.-Rain Wednesday in Mis-
souri, and northern points caused the
Mississippi river to assume threaten.
ing aspect The weather bureau issued a
warning to the rivermens to protect their
property.
The Mississippi is gorged with ice from
Chester, ILL.,, sixty miles below st. Louis,
to this atty, and rise is expected
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-01-20
The Stuff That Kills

The Stuff That Kills.
Mrs. Benham-Isn't my dress a
poem?
Benham-Poetry will be the death
of me.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-07
TRAINING TRIPS COSTLY.
Sixteen Major Clubs Will Sink Some
 thing Like $15oo0o.

Sticking to his time honored custom. President Comiskey of the White Sox is to lead all the other clubs Of the two major leagues in the spring training work. The South Siders will cover more territory during February, March and April than any other club of the two circuits by invading the golden west, section that seldom sees the headliners of the baseball Armament.
 While the white shin1 are shuttling around the coast the 15 other majors will be rounding to in Dixie land. Something like $15o, 900 will be expend- ed to condition the army of athletes of the various clubs.
 Hot Springs will be the Mecca for four clubs-Pittsburx, Cincinnati and Brooklyn Of the National and Boston of Tex, the old stamping ground of the New York Giants will again house the Broadway beauties. Roger Bresnahan is going back to Little Rock with his ranged to tArry around New Orleans and Fred Lakes Boston Nationals will march on Augusta, Ga-
 Jack O'Connor, new boss of the St Louis Browns, Is going to lead his hopefuis down to Houston, Tex, where the team drilled prior to the start of the 1909 flag race. The champion De troit club will prepare at San Antonio out for McGaIlfcuddy's Philadelphia Athletics, and Cleveland has hit upon Alexandria, La, as the right and proper spot for the early endeavor.
 In selecting quarters at Norfolk, Va. Jimmy McAleer, new chief of the lowly Washington squad, has sprung an in- nova&ion in the training stunt. Ac- cording to McAleer, the season of the extended southern junket is en the wane. Hence Jimmy has advised the management of the Senatorial host to arrange for a short stand 4s minutes from Pennsylvania avenue, the main thoroughfare of the nations capital.
 Players who are now enjoying the easy side of life have started prelimi- nary training, although in the main the boys will continue to rest up until served with the big summons to appear on deck eight weeks hence. The clos ing days of next month will see the grand getaway for most of the teams.
Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-07
WHEN PRESIDENT LYNCH
 HELD THE INDICATOR.
Lanse Walked Home, But Lynch Turn-
 ed Him Back.

Since the election of Thomas J. Lynch to the presidency of the Ma tional league old- timers are digging up anedotes connected with Lynch's days as an umpire. Bill Lange, at on time, when he played with the Chi cago Cubs, handed out one in San Francisco the other day
 We were playing in Philadelphia one day. said Lange, when Lynch made a couple of funny rulings on me. was on third and Charley IT, win was at the bat, with three balls to his credit, when started for the plate, calling to the men on the bench, Throw me up bat and I'll kill the ball. The Philadelphia players were in in trance forgetting that l ,s, was on With the ball in the hands of the pitcher, and the catcher up, I walked up and scored. When Umpire Lynch don't, Lange. You don't turn any tricks on me- and he made me go back to third I argued the point with him, but it was no good. He turned a neat trick I was sore, and I said to myself, I'll score that run any way
 T remember Irwin got his base on on first, which forced me to go in- Clements was catching for the Phil lies. and he came after me to run me down When I got him right l gave him the hip, and he must have rolled ten fet. He he did I ran over toward him and raised my foot as if I were going to kick him for his dirty work Lynch ran over, and when he got near enough I said, so he could hear: Clements, ought to smash your face for doing what you did Then I turned to Lynch and said: I suppose you will call me out for that? By the expression of his face saw had carried my point He motioned me to score, and this run won the game Lynch was a good umpire, but the best of them get tangled up. When I was really entitled to score Lynch wouldn't let me- and when I wasn't he sent me home"