The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1915-12-30
GLAD TO LIVE In IUKA.


soon be a thing of the past and
1916 will enter before We are ready,
Then let us briefly take stock of
our possessions and advantages,
holding our treasures up as mi
ser does his gold that he may en-
JOY its shining lustre. In this way
we may realize more clearly how
richly we are endowed.
The soil of this vicinity is fer
tile, easy of cultivation and re-
spends readily to tillage. Here
can be raised all kinds of fruits
and vegetables and the fields are
not parched by droughts, as in
some localities, because of the
moisture drawn by the numerous
creeks. Crops can thus be pro-
duced in great variety and abun-
dance. Surely this could be made
the paradise of the epicure. For
while we are justly proud of the
large amount of cotton, hay, corn
and cattle raised we are none the
less boastful of the luxuries to be
drawn from the great tracts of
land if properly cultivated. The
millionaire could not dine on more
delicious fruits and vegetables than
can be raised right here. The cost
of living here is very moderate
indeed.
The climate is delightful, being
a happy medium between the ex-
treme cold of the North and the
intense heat of the Tropics. Here
no hungry winter ccngeals our
blood like the rivers, and no trop-
ical summer heat parcles.our veg
citation and renders lie unbeara-
BILE. Cyclones, earthquakes and
floods are only known to us by
name. Billiards pass us by. Mos
quitos are a scarcity. We have
sufficient rainfall for the growth
and development of crops. and a
temperature that, changing with
the seasons. lends variety-the
spice of life-to our days. Gar
dens, rich with wealth of crimson
roses, stately lilies, hyacinths,
with hundreds of other blooming
plants, are with us until in the
late fall, making the air fragrant,
while the breezes from the hills
clothed with wild flowers and the
monster trees with green foliage
causes the scenery of this delight
full land of ours to charm the most
fastidious with an artistic eye
charming, delightful, peaceful ru-
raj scenes! Whether decked with
the garb of summer or wrapped in
a mantle of frost the scenery ap-
peals very strongly to one who ap-
preciates nature. Truly we dwell
in the paradise of this country.
The people here are intelligent,
cultivated, and with a high appre-
citation of education and a love
and reverence for religion, for
good, clean government and a
high standard of morals alike for
men and women. Universal, spon-
taneous hospitality has become
recognized as characteristic of this
people. To the new conner is dis
pensed that cordial greeting and
hospitality, SO that in few weeks
he begins to feel that he has al
ways dwelt within our borders.
The environments are such that
life in the sweet, tranquil homes
OF this quiet little town is far bet
ter than life in the gayest cities of
the globe, despite their grand op-
eras, their galleries of art, mag
nifcent boulevards and grand pa
geants.
There is not so much wealth as
in the lurge cities, but there is
health and happiness and that is
the best of all; there rs content
ment and "a quiet mind is richer
than a. CROWN
Would we exchange our quiet
woods and blossomiug trees for
the cinnamon groves and spice
trees of the far east, our gently
rolling hills, fragrant with hay,
for the stupendous snow clad
peaks of the Alps, our peaceful
winding creeks for the mighty
i ~.eb;oo, Amazon, ~, Grand Rhioa