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The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1915-08-12

Two frogs sat in a spring-house
door, bent OH new regions to ex-
plore. THE waters cold, let's
try that crock" and in they
plunged with one quick hop, but,
soon as in they wanted blink
ed and gasped as they splashed
about.
Il known I'll DROWN said one
wee frog, wish I'd stayed meath
my mossy log" He gave UP
hope and sank from sight, as all
must do who shirk life's fight
but. the other frog said, Pm
thinkin' I'll get out if ! keep
a-kickin'." J"
He kicked away in that cream
crock, determined that he'c
never stop-until at last he sa'
enthroned upon a golden butter
pone. And so, my friend, I'm fol
believin'. you'll land on top
! just keep kickin'.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1915-08-12

And through this winding wood
way stalked,
Because he wobbled when he
walked.
This forest path became a lane,
That bent and turned and turned
again;
This crooked lane became road,
Where many a poor horse with his
load
Toiled on beneath the burning
sun,
And travelled some three miles in
one;
And thus a century and a half
They trod in the footsteps Of that
calf.
The years passed on in swiftness
fleet,
The road became village street;
And this, before men were aware,
A city's crowded thoroughfare,
And soon the central street was
this
OF a renowned metropolis,
And men two centuries and half
Trod in the footsteps of hat calf.
Each day a hundred thousand
rout
Followed the zigzag calf about;
And DER the crooked journey
went
The traffic of continent.
A hundred thousand men were led
BY one calf near three centuries
dead.
They followed still his crooked
way
And lost one hundred years day
For such reverence is lent
To well established precedent.
A moral lesson this might teach
Were / ordained and called t.
| preach:
| For men are prone to go it blin'
| Along the calfpaths of the mind
| And work away from sun to SUI
To do what other men have done
They follow in the beaten trac
And out, and in, and forth, an
back,
And still their devious cours
pursue,
To keep the path that others dc
But how the wise old wood god
laugh
) Who saw the first primeval cal
All! many things this tale migl
teach
t But am not ordained tip preacl
Samuel Walter Foss.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1915-08-12
THE DESTROYER

A destroyer is one who sees
nothing good in his own COM
munity.
A destroyer is one who habitu-
ally finds fault with his own COM
munity.
A destroyer is one who knocks
the people of his own community.
A destroyer is one who gets his
money from the community and
sends it away from the community
for his goods.
A destroyer is one who neither
respects his community nor is re
spected by his community.
A destroyer is just simply de.
stroyer, and in the end he destroys
himself.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1915-08-12

THE BUILDER

A builder is one who seeks to
elevate his own community.
A builder is one who protects
the interests of his own community
A builder is one who trades in
his own community.
A builder is one who keeps his
money in circulation in his own
community.
A builder is one who speaks
we'll of his own community.
A builder is one who is respect
ed by his own community.
Be builder.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1915-08-12

One day, through the primeval
wood.
A calf walked home, as good
calves should,
But made trail all bent askew,
A crooked trail, as all calves do.
Since then two hundred years
have fed,
And, / infer, the calf is dead,
But still he left behind his trail,
And thereby hangs my moral tale.
The trail was taken UP next day
BY lone dog that passed that way,
And then wise bell-wether sheep,
Pursued the trail DER vale
and steep,
And drew the flock behind him,
too,
AS good bell-wethers always do
And from that day Ger hill and
/ glade,
Through those old woods a patti
was made;
| And many men wound in and out
And lodged and turned and ben
|, about,
And uttered words of righteou
wrath
Because twas such a crooked path
But still they followed-do nc
laugh
THE first migrations Of the calf,
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1915-08-12
STATE ELECTION.
Bilbo Nominated for Governor,
Russell Lieutenant Governor.
A Jackson telegram of the ii

says:
Secretary of State Power to-
night gave out the vote cast for
aspirants for governor and lieu
tenant governor in Tuesdays
Democratic primary as compiled
from reports made by the county
executive committees. Following
are the totals.
For governor; Theodore @
Bilbo, 74,52S; Marion Reilly 4771S;
John r Tally, 1888; H M Quin,
1927, P S Stovall, 6,734. Bilbo's
majority over all ,131.
For lieutenant governor: Lee
M. Russell, u. 584, E. B. Carter.
63, 084. Russell's majority g, 500.
The Democratic state executive
committee meet here Tuesday to
canvass the returns,
] B Snider, Jr., Secretary of the
Reilly Campaign Committee, is re-
ported in a Jackson telegram as
saying; You can say authori-
tatively and finally that there is
no intention or desire on the part
Of the NJ W Reilly campaign com
mittee to contest the nomination
of Theo. G Bilbo, which appears
to have been achieved on the face
of the returns as officially trans
mitted here.
T M Henry, candidate for In
surance commissioner, achieved
the distinction of securing the
largest majority attained by any
state candidate in Tuesdays pri-
mary. Official and semi official
returns indicate that Mr.. Henry
carried 90 counties to IL by his
opponent, w A Martin, of Meri-
dian. Mr. Henry has figured his
majority at 20,22S. which is the
heaviest polled by any other man,
and his total vote at 1904.
Hon J E Berry was elected Dis
trict Attorney and Or c Kendrick
State Senator.
The state ticket will probably
be as follows:
Governor, Theodore G Bilbo:
Lieutenant governor, Lee M
Russell.
Auditor of public accounts, r E
Wilson.
State treasurer, Dr. ] P Taylor.
Insurance commissioner, It M
Henry.
Secretary of state, Joseph w.
Power (unopposed).
Attorney-general, Ross A Col
lins (unopposed).
Clerk, supreme court, George
c Myers.
Commissioner of agriculture,
H E Blakeslee lunopposed).
Superintendent of education,
William H Smith (unopposed),
Adjutant-g general, Erie C Scales
(unopposed).
For land commissioner Wood or
Thompson will run it off Aug. "a
with the present incumbent, M A
Brown.
For state revenue agent Stokes
Robertson is leading, but a run
off between him and Charles
Moore is certain.
Races for railroad commission.
erships in the three districts as
we'll as contests for the penitenti
airy trusteeships are as yet un-
determined.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1915-08-12
IuKA TIsHoMINGo COUNTY, MIssIssIpPL AUGUsT =
Written for The vidsste.
DID | KNOW.

II written convalescing from protracted nlness)
i Did know that this were my last song,
I'd tune every chord of my lrte
4 And give you medley of music
AS sweet the song of flute
Did know that this were my last song
I'D mount the Muses. wing,
And float through the bossoming gardens
Where blushed every beautiful thing.
And I'd weave chaplet of Lilies
With tender thoughts almost divine,
And leave you kiss in each chalice
From these loving, lips of mine
I'd kneel at the feet of Parnassus
And bask in the wondrous light
And with an emotion ecsatic,
Id sing song tonight
That would live your heart forever,
As pure flake of snow
Yet warm as the scented zephyrs
Where the sweet Magnolias blow.
Ah! knew that this were my last song
And I'd never more wake to the dawn,
Every string of my Harp should be throbbing
With song like the dying Swan.
- But they tell me my step has grown lighter,
And clearer the glance in eyes,
That my heart throbs stronger and better,
Con wonderful, glad surprised
And know that SOMEBODY'S been praying,
A prayer that in heaven caught,
And the dear, gracions Cod in His mercy,
Is granting the blessings they sought
So am sitting here resting and rocking
So free from all physical pain,
While about me the song -b DIS hockng
And begging to nest in my brain.
And throw them the key to the portals
That lead to my rhythmica den,
And while they trillng their rag-me
am hunting my old steel pen.
AMANDA CAPERS NEVILLE
.1T-@--1r--=1
The Glenwood post., 1915-10-30
LoAfH TO XIII

= WIN conscientious hei. heief that legal escr
of of a
epidemic of murder slow sanction the taking Of
human life The borne by the conduct of those
hands Col Buger esthose who might be
their demand that his life be forfeit the state
pleading that the committed to life
Imprisonment
The sanity and that degree of insanity which de-
prves of full responsibility for his faint that
the human mind often it. We
and insanity the unknown landunknown alensts
a well TO the ordinary mortal
Buger-f. child a drunken irresponsible
father, nhing his lack of self controcanno be
sdrate disposition He not have been lunatc maniac
he have suffered illusions obut the fact
that birth he have been endowed with the calcu
lating judgment and self control with which normal is
invested
this far his insanity should he be held respon-
be9 The problem is great for the mind 1t great
enough fact question of the proprety of the death
penalty The gravity the problem gradually forcing
itself the public mind and will not be surprising it, in the
the death penalty becomes thing of the Whether life
with the right pardon commute hedged about
law will equally well be but
that today loah the
death penalty where the squarey Col
Inns Review.
The Glenwood post., 1915-10-30
oovRuoe yoaxsou n sQu11oHxD

defeat which last Tuesday was
n johnson of California in the action
who showed under the pet for elm
mating party control from state aarA 1t know a. Governor
johnson the face of it, would
popular with the people Political perie1
and tyranniea
political corruption graft often being the result Of what
party is thus not strange that we are III
disposition the Of the people to
only political be based high ideals but that
it put candidates who will out those ideals
Thus it repudang the party far
office concerned and voting for the in whom they
confidence this brought into recent by the
people that loyalty not the hibboeth that
The allowing candidates to hide behind
meaningless party platforms their custom few years aso
becoming personal and inssent moving what the
seeks their suffrage actually stands for
disposition Of the voters doubt led Governor
believe could hs hold the people
regardless Of party lines and ahiatons Such belief
by the fact that Mr. johnson
parties has allied himself
gnizaon scarcely heard Of but which enjoyed OF
popularity Is the Progressive party.
people California by majority Of 10000 have
with all its faults the old system of
party politics and party ay preferable his and
plan of nonpartisanship.
The people believe that certain of party organization
effective they ready
parties the behes Of the
refome johnson They look certain parties give
them declarations make certain promises behalf
of the and they learning than to hold all parties
responsible pledges but they mindful Of the
they keep of punish the individual
The people California said by their bal
lots that Governor Johnsons scheme is impractical
The Glenwood post., 1915-10-30
szxAron SHERMAN ON PREPAREDNESS

SSI all that country invaded by
foreign foe tonight would a million
There might be such volunteers but who fight bare
when through development
thousands hundreds thousands death
the of buoni There effort match
chvaly the mechanical contvances of the day
All about Hammond Ind factories today running
force of 100 product
for the casing of shells and for the parts trucks
shipments made each be forwarded the Russian frontier
This field Of activity around Hammond
this country.
I believe in military preparedne which policy
esoqnsr peoples sd territory prsparsd.so n-
1se defensive papes No
The Glenwood post., 1915-10-30
OHoP P1W yt081D

HIS the right thing Governor Carl
recently the attacks that being made
national guard He making plea for law and order
Recently he issued order gambling At hoe races
step which the take and
put stop prize fighting During the past feS
the rankest fights pulled of in the hsar
this have taken place Denver and the other places
much against fighting
The brutal fight demOra
its effect the boyhood and manhood in state
saOons Our strict prohbonist The time ha
place the leading states
surroundings put end to prize fighting
Chean appeals Governor Carlson to call the sheriff
officers the end this dsgraceful set
We also appeal the moral sentiment of the state tina
demand of the tina
ihe take actiOn.-Pueblo Chieftain.
= = = =
The Glenwood post., 1915-10-30

Pasibly e tie Ansr nisns Il hs vssa - -
BY asatr beve thst tie ler motions ssA hs
protected allowed work 6sr dsny in the
which be4 to then-
I'm all that do plan to help make country his
tory while grant te hsts proud
hope al nr eoads viii be sh that
history nssiSenatsr Lswr.ee SAsr
Imam of QlnoiS
The Glenwood post., 1915-10-30
"uscIR JOE" AID un1on LABOR

"uxol1 JOE" AID UNION LABOR
n DCAUSE Uncle said speech the dedica
IL tion of the county courthouse at Eawardsve Ill.,
labor brings criticism labor leaders reply
expected from such reaconary Uncle
hope and joy of special privilege But these labor leaders
overlooked of Unce Joe speech which shows that he
mot opposed to labor unions
'This is country of said "Uncle Joe' 'Our
for and child Labor treads path
my youth the face for Sc
with the who this country
|of classes.
you in unions Mr.. Cannon! they ask.
well if worked in anywhere should cooperate
fellows for the Of conditions Lawyers and
would also better service for the and
make my title and calling clear my job
And ''JJncle Joe' also said:
union labor that brings criticism. There
100000 probably 10000 whom Brother
|Gompers federation.
Gomper sitting the gallery and reverend
taking the okrooms saying Cannot this thing be taken
from us!' -
labor that caused
agtators upon Unce Joe all other
criticism regarding the tactics Of union labor
Jas enemies o organized labor ~
The Gompers Others the fact that
believe that they do exactly right and whatever
anyone else says does in contradiction is
There few people who will not admit that the organization
desirable but the real purposes of the
Federation Labor have been deracked for the
ulous methods of irresponsible leaders
Uncle Joe exactly right in his criticism of labor If
ompers his organization do change their
or and give their theory that the win strikes by
display will find such reaction public sentiment
will be stripped Of its usefulness
Boulder News
THE number Of prisoners from the county
Jail naturally forces the inquiry to whether the Garfield
county adequate for the needs whether the
proper diligence the matter Of holding those placed in
his awaiting trial by the district court In of the fact
Jesup extremely tsy making prepa
the approaching of and the further fact that
Maaby hours
the office would that charge of negligence could be
this respect that the work much for
and it has always been the custom extra ct
of that better preparation might be made for the
without taking chances whatever slbreaks by
who naturally desperate the day Of their
approaches Jessup made of the commissioners for
help the of authority that effect did feel
his and consequently the the
We all result However Garfield county not
has been long nce serious
Rio Banco county by which accused murderer
escape Sheriff Henry couple prisoners
through cell bars and waiting good
opportunity turnkey order they might their
through the OPEN Jail breaks
uncommon but they mighty hard to explain.
= . =
~ sugar Now only few months until Denoeratic
stand sir free psncips Retaining the tariff sugar
ID sdspt.s Of lssd.s principles Of ts Rsp1bA Bst
tn party esnsF1y hobhl aloag dsssb 81
bask - 1sstsps Of 1sPaAieanA-NsstA Esek HhA
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A. G. Parker Moves to Dallas

A. G. Parker is this afternoon
loading his household effects into
big auto van preparatory 70 NOV
ing to Dallas. where he viil make
his future home. When Mr. Parker
resigned as pastor of the Main
Street Christian Church 10 ae-
ccpt a place as field secretary
for the Texas Industrial Congress
he thought he could continue to
make MS home here bur he finds be
will spend a greater part OF his
time at Dallas. so he has decided
to move there.
pr. Parker has made Waxahaehie
1 good and useful citizen and enjoys
the confidence and esteem of very
vide circle OF friends who win miss
him very much The very best
wishes of All go with him and his
family into their new home.
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HORSES AND MULES BOUGHT
BY ALLIES NUMBER i..5, 900

WASHINGTON, Sept. g. To
date AS, 600 horses and mules
have been shipped from the Unit
ed States for The European beliig-
erents. Purchase of the animals
has been big boon in the market
for medium class horses, depart
ment Of agriculture officials seid to-
day. Government experts have
been watching the records closely,
aud they find that very few fine
bred horses have been exported,
with the result that prices for or
binary equiEes have Increased.
Most Of the horses have gone to
England but rsany shipments have
been made to France and same TO
Italy. The supply is non being Sc
riously depressed, government Of
fcials estimating that there are to-
day approximately 2',0o0,00o
horses and 100000 mules in this
country.
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BGEO NOSTR|LS OPEN At ONCE
HEAD COLDS AND CATARRH VANISH

the heat OF the nostrils' penetrates
and heals the inflamed. swollen
membrane which lines the nose
head and throat clears the air pas
sages: stops nasty discharges and q
feeling OF cleansing, soothing reiiel
comes Immediately
Dout lay awake tonight s'rns-
CLING Tor breath with head stuffed /
nostril closed. hawking and bi7"-
lng catarh or colo. aiih ~
running aosc. foul mucaus arp4piHs
into tbe throat anal rae dr}ness p
distressing bat tfu3 needless
Put your miiA iust once r
eEls Cream Balm and loar reia
or eatarfl sni surely disappear
as
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PLANS To ENABLE FARMER
To GIT COTTON LOANS,

DALLAS. Tex, Sept. s. The
federal reserve bank here is work
ing on d plan for preferential rate
for farmers notes secured ON ware
house or terminal receipts. The
money will be loaned on what is
called commodity pa
per The plan, il was pointed
out, will enable the farmers TO get
8 per cent money on cotton loans.
The plan will be- considered "a the
regular meeting here next Wednes-
day
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HUNTING IN TExAs AND
THE FEDERAL kEGU IATIONS.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 3 The
opening of the hunting season
makes il desirable to bring to the
attention OF sportsmen the fact
that where state laws do not agree
with the regulations under the
Federal Migratory Bird Law the
Federal regulations are paramount
and should be observed Under
the Federal regulations it is unlaw-
tut at all times to hunt or Kill rob-
ms. and it is unlawful al any time
before September /, 1918, to Kill
bandtailed pigeons. cranes, swans.
curlew. and any of the small snipe
or shorebirds.
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II = Believed ting lseiligcrent Powers
Arc Now ThrYtsing sDst FceIess-
Am/Facs May
Mediate.

WASHINGTON, September a.
All the Developments in the inter
national situation today were regard
ed as tending toward a wind up OF
1.-THE European struggle A few days
ago ii was barely limited that may
be" the concessions Germany Is
making to the United Ststes In the
matter of submarine warfare would
open the way for further negoti-
ations in the right direction ro-
day many diplomats are saying they
believe the tendency is in the right
direction" already and that events
have made greater rapidity.
Not great deal has been accom-
plished. but nearly all the great bel
Iigerent powers are throwing out
'sfeelers" and powerful outside in
fluence is being exerted to encour-
age the movement. These are among
the favorable signs discerned of the
new feeling:
Germany's concessions in the sub
marine warfare matter.
Germany's open declaration. unof-
ficiaily through her Washington reD-
resentatives, that the submarine
memorandum" was in the interest
of obtaining American cooperation
Ito end hostilities.
The same diplomats outlined in
formal plans on which the kaiser
will make peace.
British information that at least
one matter freedom OF the seas
is negotiable.
Assurances from Great Britain OF
+. a modification of the order-in-
council
The pope's tentative overtures to
the White House with a view to me-
diation.
Rome's further information that
Austria aud Hungary are willing to
consider overtures If they came
either from the allies or from some
such powerful neutral nation as
the United States.
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ALLIES ABANDON HOPE
BULGARIA ENTER WAR

PARIS. September The hope
of obtaining Bulgaria's entrance in
10 the war has been practically aban
ioned hy diplomats here despite the
dispatches from Rome
ana Athens
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THE LINER ROTTERDAM
~ DAMAGED Bh Etks

NEW YORK, September 2 The
Hollaud-Amerieau timer rotterdam
was damaged as nle which broke ont
ia her hold yesterday according 20 g.
cahleeram received at Che New York
offices today from. Amsterdam Re-
pairs are being made and sne 9il
~ reads 70 ssil 0u schedule time for
NaN You'd ueNt eeek
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>ENilE.NaI ROUNDS or
TIRE GOLF TOURNAMENT

DETROIT, September 5.-The
morning final round Of the semi
finals in tae National Amateur go'f
tournament threw but little light IN
the final Gardner and Marston
were even at the end OF the first Is
holes. Anderson was one up on
sherman.
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WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY.

Brcohlyn al Boston
Philadelphia at New York.
st. Lonis al Cincinnati
Chicago at Pittsburgh.
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Don't put off till tomorrow what
can be done today. ,. T. Tucker win
print II now. At Daily Light office
-tAdv) q
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STANDING or TEE TEAMS.
National League.
RESULTS YESTERDAY.

BROOKLYN 10. Boston !.
Philadelphia 81, New York l-o.
ST Louis Z, Pittsburgh ,.
Only three games scheduled.
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The Blindness Of Virtue
DIXIE Theatre
Today!

Mothers, where is your wandering girl today?
Does she know The difference b between
Friend and Foe?" Does she know the nlys-
teries of life and love?
What every girl should know. Poor little But
terfly Mary Ann. she didn't know! She low
eel to have her beautiful coIors admired but
she did not know that when the beautiful dusty
gold OF her wings had been rubbed off she
would be cast aside Mary. Ann learned the
terrible lesson loo Iate She is warning other
girls in The Blindness of Virtue"
Read what The National Board of Censorship
says: The Blindness OF Virtue is a most ex-
celIeni picture, moi only fine from dramatic
standpoint but has strong moral value in advo-
eating proper instructions of your girls in the
vital matters of Iifc' Send YOUR daughter
Matinee and night prices 10c and 20c
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STANDING OF THE TEAMS.
American League.
RESULTS YESTERDAY.

Chiaso g Detroit s.
Cleveland 50 Louis 4
Nea York J Washington o.
Boston s. Philadelphia 3