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The Brookhaven leader., 1883-06-07
How TO Avoid she Danger of n
Tornado.

The Signal Service gives this warning:
1t caught in tornado always move
with all possible dispatch to the north,
unless i'll so doing you are obliged to cross
the entire path of the storm. A glance to-
are on the southern edge of the probable
path of the tornado cloud or more to the
north. If i'll the centre or halfway be-
tween the centre aud southern edge, your
chances are best in a direct course to the
north. If further to the south, move di-
rectly and very rapidly to the south, hear
ing slightly east or northeast. There is
always sufficient time to escape the lorna
do, even if it be but few rods from you,
for its breadth is only few hundred feet;
as general thing the tornado cloud is
seen at from one to three miles distant,
giving you from one to three minutes
neutrality-suspicious. time to enable you to
get from a quarter to half mile out of its
course. AS for houses, they are 10 protec-
ton, and are to be stunned in a storm of
this kind. No building has been or is likely
to he devised that caIl withstand the force
of Il tornado. A frame house is safer than
a brick or stone one, because it is more
elastic and One-stOry building safer
than one of two stories. But whatever
the style or character of the house, always
leave it if it is in the path of the tornado.
The Signal Service recommends as the best
place of safety cellar or dug-ont, and
many farmers in Kansas have constructed
these -outs-simple holes III the ground,
covered to protect the inmates from flying
tmberS, where they can run i'll the event
of tOrnadoes. Under no circumstances,
whether in building or cellar, ever take
a position in northeast room, or in a
northeast cerner, in an east room or
against an east wall Remember that the
tornado invariably moves III a northeast
erly direction. This simple rulc will save
nineteen-twentieths of the lives now sacri-
| feed to the storm-fend If forced to
remain in your house, and where you have
no cellar, always take q position against
| the west or south wall-the former is the
| better-either face downward upon the
floor OF standing with your back to the
wall; and always take your final position
on the first or ground floor. Never stand
or lie in front of a door or window, near a
st we or heavy piece of furniture, and al
ways close your doors and windows. If
YOU are out of the house avoid forests and
groves, make for the open field and throw
Yourself, face downward to the east and
your arms over your head to protect it.
Such are the precautions to be taken, well
understood in Kansas and Iowa but little
known is Mississippi. 1t is due to com-
prehension of them that the same storm
which reckOns up mortality of over 2OO
in the South, passed through Iowa with
heavy destruction of property, but with
out the loss of single life.
The Brookhaven leader., 1883-06-07
Uynene

On the evening of May the 31st, Mr.
JOHN 1. MARSHALL, of BOguechitto, and
Miss MATTE BAGGETT, of this place, on'
of our most estimable young ladies, were
united in the holy bonds of matrimony
at the residence of the brides father, by
Rev. DIR. II. F. johnson. Only few in
innate friends and members of the family
were present to witness the ceremony.
While ret urning thanks for a plate OF
fine wedding cake, THE LEADER woult
extend heartfelt congratulations and bes
wishes to this model young couple.
MAY all their days in sweetest bliss be spent,
Crowned with friendship. love, content"
The Brookhaven leader., 1883-06-07
WhitwOrth College ComHfence
ment Excursion.

We learn from DIR. johnson that he has
effected the arrangements for cheap ex
cursion from Canton to Brookhaven and
return, Commencement Day, Tuesday
June 10Th. Bills, giving full particulars
will be distributed in due time.
From present indications, Commence
ment Day this year will eclipse anything
in the history of the College, and all whc
can should avail themselves of this oppor-
tunity of attending.
In addition to the general programme
announced last week, we will state in this
connection that the baccalaureate sermon
will be preached by DR.. Johnson on sun
day evening, June 10Th, at o'clock, in his
usual able style.
The Brookhaven leader., 1883-06-07
Franklin Notes.

Meadville is dull place at present; but
few persons are seen on the streets.
Mr.. Collier, our excellent Assessor, is
here making out his land roll. 1t is te-
dious job and will take some time to finish
it up.
Several saw mills are being put up in
the western part of the county to supply
the Wilson X. r. Contractors with cross
ties and bridge timber. Dor.
Several of our citizens have gone to the
Wilson r. r. to get employment. Messr.
Fox, ImpsOn and Irwin have left, and
others are speaking of going. Gentlemen
stop that Don't all go at once, or I'll have
to stop picking blackberries and go t6
work on the streets.
H. Wentworth, J. p, held specia
term of his court here recently, for the
accommodation of some of our friends who
had used too many "cuss words i'll the
wrong place. Guilty" was the verdict
and each contributed $3.50 to the schoo
fund, and said he wouldn't do so any
more.
The Brookhaven leader., 1883-06-07

In res ponse to the solicitations of friend
who desire TO support him, Rev. !. W.
East announces himself in another col
rmn of to-day's paper, as a candidate for
Representative to the Legislature from
Lincoln county. Mr. East is a native Of
the cGEnty, is man Of education,
and is fully identified with the Interests
Of the people. II Is not intended by MS
to disparagc the qualifications of other
candidates, when we say that he is in
every way worthy Of the support of the
best citizens of the county.
The Brookhaven leader., 1883-06-07
Personal.

The good natured Ed Short has returned
from Louisiana.
Mr.. A. E. Maxwell came homo to spend
few days last week.
Mr.. S. D. Patrick, the artist, has re-
turned from his trip to Franklin and JEFF
ferson.
w. A Battaile, the gallant editor of the
Summit I. & l., was here last Friday
night.
DIR. T. J. Butler aid lady were here on a
short visit the first of the week, guests of
Hon. K. ii. Thompson.
Mr.. Walter Bethea, pleasant yOnng
gentleman of Port Gibson, has been spend
ing few days in town lately.
MIR. Jno. l. Marshall and his charming
bride, came up last Sunday afternoon and
returned Monday morning to Boguechitto.
The pleasant face of our friend z. d..
Davis is seen at his place of business again,
he having served out his time as L. S.
Juror.
DR.. J. ". Magruder and bis beautiful
and accomplished wife, nee Miss Georgia
Richards, are on short visit to the
family of DR.. Daughtry.
We acknowledge the pleasure of q call on
last Tuesday from our talented friend,
C. A. Hamilton, Esq, of WessOn. He is
registered for Columbus, July 4th.
Mr.. Chas. Benedict and lady recently
attended the National Exposition of Rail
way Appliances at Chicago. Mrs. B.
will spend the summer in the Northwest.
Miss Cynthia Latting, of Memphis, who
has been visiting the family of Judge
Baggett in company with Mrs. Il. G. Lat
ting, left Tuesday to visit old friends at
WessOn.
Mrs. Geo. L. Crosby, of Utica, is here
with her little daughter to spend the sum
mer. The editor of the Utica Monitor
says our reporter was in error when he
announced Mrs. Crosby as a visitor to
Brookhaven short time ago. We give il
up-he ought to know.
We copy the following extract from &
business note written by Maj. r. ". Mill
saps from st. Louis, May 31st: "Hie start
in the morning for New York and viii
embark for Europe on City of Rome the
9th inst, to be gone all summer" THF
LEADER but expresses the sentiments O
hosts of Others when it wishes the tourists
bon royage and safe and pleasant re
turn.
Mrs. VIM. Parker, whom our readers vii
remember as one of the Beauregard suffer
ers who lost her arm, reached here on The
train from Summit last Saturday after
noon, and has since been the guest o
Can't. Thos Cotton at his home near town
She expects to return to Beauregard in ;
day or two.
On last Saturday Mr.. E. F. Kerker, on
of our subscribers who lives about mile
east of town, presented the editor of TIL
LEADER with three of the largest onions
we presume, ever grown in the county
The three weighed three pounds, and thu
largest was Is inches in circumference
They were reddish-white, swedish, and o
elegant flavor, but the name of the variety
was not known. Mr.. Kerker is a native
German, and is one of the model farmer
of the county. His is ordinary pinewood
land, but he believes in fertilizing, and
like his corn, meat and vegetables, HI
| NO GA his fertilizers at home
The Brookhaven leader., 1883-06-07

The members of the Ladies' Aid Society
have secured the store house on Cherokee
street lately occupied by Mr.. Honigman,
and will hereafter hold their Friday after
noon ice-cream festivals there. This place
is neat, commodious and convenient to all,
and we hope the ladies will be literally
patronized. Wehave never tasted nicer ice
cream and cake, and the cream is sold al
ahe small price of ten cents a saucer
Hear that, young mani
The Brookhaven leader., 1883-06-07
OUR AGENTS.
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

CATHOLIC CHURCH.-Mass at 7:30 A. NJ.
Solemn High Mass at 1000 A. NJ, the first and
third sundays Of each month, Evening service
fvespers) at 800 p. NJ. Regular Mass every
Morning at 8 O'Clock. Rev. Father b. II. Bek-
kers, Priest.
METHODIST CHURCH Preaching every sun
day at II A. NJ, and 80 p. N. PRAYER meeting
every wednesday evening at 80. Rev. Jno. FL
lis Pastor.
BAPTIST CHUR CH.-Preachi:ig- the FIRST Sun
day OF every month at II A. NJ, ana 1880 p. NJ
Rey j. X. Parrish Pastor.
sunday School every Sunday morning ats:3o
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.-Preaching the
third SUNDAY of every month at ii A. NJ, and I:3t
pm Rev w. b. Bingham Pastor.
sunday School every Sunday morning Of 80
The Brookhaven leader., 1883-06-07
Another Letter from franklin.
Editor of The Brookhaven Leader:

Editor Of The Brookhaven Leader:
/ take this liberty of writing from
Franklin County without your personal
acquaintance. / admire your readable
paper. You might be n little more mild
in your comments and clippings on the
reckless people of Franklin. On gem
eral principles I disapprOve of the mob
law. / might safely say that the courts,
in some instances, fail to act promptly,
and that by too much continuation from
court to court and changes of venue, ETC.,
great expense is fastened on the honest
Taxpayer. However, out of candor,
must say that these exceptions only prove
the expediency and efficacy of our cOurts,
ON the principle that the exceptions prove
the rule.
By the by now, the ''reckless" people
of Franklin, are more inclined to honor
the courts since the worthy debut in this
county of our Chancellor, the Hon. Laucn
McLaurin. BY his mien and manner
decisions especially, the appointee does
credit to himself and secondarily reflects,
honor upon his appointer, Gov. Lowry.
The Wilson X. X. is progressing. l
only regret that it does not progress more
easterly by about. IL miles. | think
road connecting Brookhaven g. Natchez
would he just now greatly to the interest
of those points as well as of the country.
l cannot, of my own knowledge, report
any ripe peaches. We are having all the
vegetables usually raised in our gardens;
good stands of fine crops; cold snaps made
the corn and cotton look somewhat sickly:
cotton scraping going on, some done;
some corn laid by; fortunately, no cy-
clones yet. but plenty of rain. l can re-
port no fresh arrivals as to foreign i'm
migration, and no wee ones in the town of
NJ. Respectfully,
T.
The Brookhaven leader., 1883-06-07
a New HnI uasfry,

Messrs. Lewenthal, Merchants and
Furniture Dealers of this place, have or
ened a Mattress Factory in connection
with their other business, and will soon
be prepared to furnish the trade and retail
buyers with the best class of excelsior and
Moss Mattresses, Bolsters, Pillows, etc.
Prices will be placed at bottom figures,
and orders are solicited. 1t.
The Brookhaven leader., 1883-06-07

Any one desiring to purchase at bar
gain good new dwelling, with acres
of land attached, situated in one of the
most desirable portions of Brookhaven,. is
directed to apply to the editor of THE
LEADER. tt.
The Brookhaven leader., 1883-06-07
BRooKHAvEN MARKETS
Prices Current-Corrected Weekly.

BRooKHAvES, April, 8, 1883.
Neal, s40O04.25
Flour, 62Jd7.25
prices at Flour mills adyancing.)
Corn-Yellow, 90c
" White LOO
Mixed 95c
Bacon, ia 13c
Lard 14a l3c
Hams c, 150 Ice
Shoulders c, l24Q 13c
Sugar, Sa123c
Coffee, 9Q14c
Rice, S09c
Tobacco, 30G75r
Cheese, l6G zoe
Butter, 20aiGc
Salt, fine, S1.6001.70
Calico, safe
Brown Domestic, Sa0c
- - 57GSc
Bleached " 8Siio
Cotton-GOod ordinary, 746Sc
Low middling, 6i0c9
Middling, St@94c
Good middling, " 9oic
Mid. fair, 9t0lOtc
Sweet Potatoes-Yellow Yam SOC bus.
Red and White 45c bus
Eggs, 12a015c
Chickens, S2.4O0S $500
Hides-green sailed, 6864c
Dry sailed, $3.50
Flint, 94010c
WooI-Washed, 30c
Unwashed, poe
Slight bury, lac
Medium bury, 12c
Bad bury, Sc
Shiloh's Catarrh Remedy-a positive
cure for Catrrh, Diphthera and Canker
mouth. For sale by Daughtry & Smylie,
RrookhaYeu Miss
The Brookhaven leader., 1883-06-07

For New Laces, Go to Brennan's.
Get Your Embroideries, at Brennan's.
Flowers, in the different shades, at Bren-
mans.
Jersey Lily Foxes, all shades, at Bren-
mans.
Latest styles of Ladies' Collarets, from
&c up, at p. Fitzner's.
Brennan is offering special inducements
in glass and lamp ware.
For silk brocaded and spanish lace para
sols go to Brennan's.
The Brookhaven leader., 1883-06-07
ANNOUNCING oAsproATEs.
For Representative.

In response to the solicitation Of numer-
Gus voters Of the county, hereby au-
nounce myself as a candidate for election
10 the office of Representative Of Lincoln
county, at the ensuing November election.
!. W. EAST.
The Brookhaven leader., 1883-06-07

300 barrels of all grades just received by
j. B. Nalty, bought before the late adj
vance in prices. 1t will pay you to give
him call.
The Brookhaven leader., 1883-06-07

Miss Dandy Flipinstick says, "For the
cheapest and latest styles of summer and
all goods, go to 7. Fitzner's.n
The Brookhaven leader., 1883-06-07
what ehe f.adie. say.

"P. Fitzner sells his Trimmed and un-
trimmed Ladies' Hats so cheap
The Brookhaven leader., 1883-06-07
RIBBoNs, RIBBoNsn RIBBoNs,n

Just received in Terra Gotta, Electric
Blue, Shrimp Pink and Crushed Straw
berry. at Brennan's.
The Brookhaven leader., 1883-06-07


70 New laees at McGrath's.
rY-Go to McGrath's for hats.
NoX-Y-Z signs at McGratb's.
~ Buy your goods at McGrath's.
"Lace Standards," at Brennan's.
sYMcGrath's hats are simply elegant.
No jewing or wrangling at McGrath's.
IS@Go to McGrath's for cheap clothing.
rV'For the best corsets go to McGratIs
IY-McGrath's new clothing is immense.
McGrath has only one price OH his goods
I,V"DoD!t fnil to see McGrath's new
goods.
fV@You sate money by Buying at Nc
Grath's.
DMcGrath is boss in the shirt bust
ness.
Buy your ready-made clothing at Bren-
mans.
y-Go to McGrath's for fine cashmere
pants.
Prices marked in plain figures at Ne
Grath's.
McGrath sells clothing cheaper than
Eg7New spring goods just received a
McGrath's.
The Brookhaven leader., 1883-06-07

Ladies' Sailor Hats, all shades, from 25c
up, at p. Fitzner's.
Elegant Ladies' Trimmed Hats ftom 81
up, at +. Fitzner's.
For the Langtry Tulip and the Albertine
Poke Bonnet, go to p. Fitzners.
The Brookhaven leader., 1883-06-07

Shiloh's Catarrh Remedy-a positive
cure for Catrrh, Diphthera and Canker
mouth. For sale by Daughtry Il Smylie,
Brookhaven, Miss.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-06-28
Two SVEN .lllrllOlltS.


New York Letter in the Cincinnati Enquirer.
It is now fashionable for :. New York
women to drive on the bridge. They
drive we'll, too. Here are a couple Of
ine girls, rosy checked, full.muscled,
gracefully seated in a basket-wagon, one
of them driving and both of them en-
joying the rapid motion and looking un.
conscious of their charming tasteful and
well-chosen toilets. Their bonnets, Fan
cllons, are of black: straw, bedecked with
bright flowers, red and yellow, and the
floating punches of narrow ribbons be-.
hind the left ear matches the trimmings.
They wear jackets, black and dark
brown, and these are braided. The braid
is gold alternating with black. The
linen collar around the neck 10 q band.
The ribbon encircling it is narrow.
bright tinted and tied on one side. The
robe over the lap protecting the skirts
of the dresses is in stripes of gay color.
There is no stiff or studied air about
these girls. Their hair is blown up
from their forebeads and they handle
the reins and guiue their pony with an
uncons cious, unstudied grace, for it is
perfectly easy. They sit we'll in their
wagon.
One fits by in q low phaetOn lined
with dark blue cloth. Her c,achman
and foutman on the box wear dark blue
coats, white knee-Dreeches aud yellow
top boots. The carriage robe that covers
her black silk skirt il of dark blue cloth
stitched around the edges with lines of
yellow silk. A little yellow skye-terrie-,
with red collar and gold bell, sits on
the seat beside the lady. Its carEia9e
coat is blue braided on the edge with
gold. The yellow shade of the I'M
dressed i'd gloves worn by the little
dogs mistress matches precisely the
color Of her pets silky hair. The horses
are brown bays with black banged tails.
The harness is black leather, stitched
with vellnv snd brass mounted:
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-06-28
Hints to Young Gardeners.

The Country Gentlemen says: "Oi
manures, that Of the COW is the poorest,
that Of the horse being double in value.
and that of the hog five times that OF
the horse. Hen manure, mixed witt,
two or three times its own bulk ofmuck.
or even loan, is as good as most g,,ano
kept for sale. Ashes, leached or un-
!eached, are excellent. The contents of
the closet are kept inodorous, and in
easily workable condition, by casting
plaster on them frequently until re-
moved, and then, by adding four times
as much more of muck or loam, you will
have fertilizer eQua. to poudrette.
Bones, old boots and shoes, hogs
bristles and all old scraps, which would
otherwise lie about as mus ances and eve
sores to all who see them, may be made
soluble and tit for fertiliziny by buryine
them in unleached ashes, with an oc-
'cass!onal slight watering and stirring of
the heap. and addition of ashes, until
reduced to proper state for pulveriz-
ing. The pig should be supplied with all
'efie weeds you can gather before they
seed, and peat. muck, turf, ETC., if
thrown into his yard, he will work over.
and pay for lis keeping by largely in
cfeaslnR the amount of manure. He will
work over ten OR twelve loads If given
to him."
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-06-28
A Young Somnan,bulist.

lDr. George townsend in the New York
Journal.
I remember young student at the
Columbia Law School. We were rusti-
eating at Haverstraw year before he
graduated, and boarded with an old
fashioned farmer on the outskirts of the
village. He was passionately fond of
birds, aud often expressed desire to
obtain some live swallows and take them
home with him. Under the caves OF the
farmers barn numbers of these little
birds had built their nests, and he found
great delight in watching them by the
hour One night he deliberately arese,
clothed himself, and opening the door
passed into the hall, vainly asked him
what he was about, and 80 concluded to
follow and watch his movements. When
I reached the barnyard lie had already
scaled ladder resting against the barn
and was busi!y engaged tearing to pieces
one of the nests. I shouted to him, bu
he paid no heed. At last he drew out
three f1edgling swallows, tenderly de-
posted them in his hat, and with inf.
mite care descended. At the foot of the
ladder I confronted him and congratu-
lated him on his capture, but he passed
quickly by without noticing me, and
reaching our room deposited the hat
with the birds in it upon the table. and
after covering them with some patches
OF cotton returned to bed. The next
morning mentioned the occurance, but
he stoutiy denied it until he searched
for his hat, which I restored 10 him
with the CHIPPING swallows in it. He
appeared astounded, but only admitted
that be dreamed that he had made such
capture: This gentleman is one of the
best known civil lawyers at the New
York bar.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-06-28
Cultivatipg Corn,

In travelling through the country We
notice with much pleasure the general
use of the harrow in cultivating corn
early. Notwithstanding May was ex-
tremely wet and showery, just suited
for the rapid development of grass and
weeds in corn fields, the fields are re-
markably clean and the ground we'll
pulverIaed. In this situation, when the
elements are favorable the corn makes
rapid growth. The farmers are lust
learning how to raise corn. Our fathers
fifty years ago thought they knew all
about it. But there has been more
learned in the past ten years OH the
subject than in the previous one
hundred years Of our national exist
ance. twenty-five years ago we
knew it was good practice with q
harrow to take out the middle
teeth and harrow the corn carefully by
weeds in the hills, which no device ever
after could dlsplace. There they sucked
the substance Of The soil and dwarfed
the corn. Wisdom and experience has
taught that the way to raise corn is to
clean the soil ofall incipient weeds and
TO pulverize it thoroughly before plant
ing, and then keep the weeds and the
soil mellow by constant narrowing from
the day of planting until the corn is six
lnches high. And we notice the best
farmers are strictly following this prac-
tice. Others are rather doubling, and
like Peter, following afar off. And just
as much as they neglect the true policy,
they are defeated and annoyed by the
farmers great enemies, weeds and baked
soil. AS we travelled last week we re-
joiced to see the wide light harrow busy
in nearly every field. 1t meant ease
and comfort to the farmer, clean fields
and good rrops.-Des Moines Register
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-06-28
An Extraordinary Escapo.

The New York papers still abound in
matter relating to the great Brooklyn
bridge. Several persons lost their lives
during it's construction and there we're
several narrow escapes. One was that
of master stone mason, who was setting
one of the big coping stones at the top
OF the Brooklyn tower, ut the very edge.
For convenience he was standing upon
an outer corner with his back to the
other workman when he heard shout
of warning, and turned in time to see
one of the enormous stones used, six
feet wide by eight feet long, and weigh
ing several tons, slowly swinging toward
him, the derrick having been started too
soon. The stone was coming toward him
slowly but surely, and would knock him
into the river, 278 feet below: there
was no escape, for ho was on the angle
of the tower. His only chance was 10
wait till the stone reached him and then
seat himself upon its edge and be carried
out over the edge of the tower; he was
not able to y asp at the chains that held
the stone, but if his weight was not sui.
ficient to cause the stone to tilt he would
he all right; otherwise he would go into
the river. Not VOID was said rs he
took his seat on the block, and the huge
mass went slowly out beyond the tower.
The workmen held their breath; and
the unfortunate mason fancied he could
feel the block begin to tilt. But it was
swung back 10 the tower before his senses
gave way, and he fell into the arms
Of the men. That was the longest min
ute of his life,