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Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-05-30
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ABSOLUTELY PURE

and the Christianity of tboso ~,
States today. To ridiculn KAN United
trying, to purify politics. as a messn Ior
degrading to his Christian cbsraoatlree
and ministerial standing. and a tLl
walk up and east our own noI;t tHe1
bread ON the very pool of foui J WA
we would warn him to shun. is etro;I
ing at gnat and swallowing a CO.., aii,'
not to say looking through Innn,'
to pick at mote. | have s;, ,,"iI
brought up this matter to ilInstrataPnSS
important point one that bcars gu
rectly upon the destiny of ALI of o WI.
boys, and with no purpose. whatnvor
to reopen old sores. For what arc wo
living II not the good of our postor;t,,
and yet are we not unconsciouslv 10y
ing the foundation for their wreck ar S
ruin There is not Christian fa+ Iau
In all the land who would not gladly lead
his boy to the altar of the church and
there hayshim take upon himself her
VOWS. IL member of the NJ. L. cburcb
South, these VOWS would imply AN ad
mission of the truth of the following
declarations of our last General Con,
ference
I'VE are emphatically prohibition
church. We stand out suuarelv and
before the whole world. certainly in
theory and for the most part in nrar.
tice, for the complete suppression Of
the licensed liquor traffic. We offer
no compromise to, and seek no terms
from sin Of this heinous quality"
And then with these declarations
staring that boy III the face that father
takes him next day, arm in arm and
walks with him to the ballot box and
there teaches him to treat with utter
disregard and contempt the spirit if
not the exact letter, of the VOWS he
took upon himself the day before. by
casting q vote for the very men, and
the representative of the very party
that have enacted and intend to per
petuatc the laws that these Church
Conference declarations have so Sc
verely condemned. And when that ia
ther thus acts he saps the very founda-
ton of that boys moral standing. in
stills into his young and developing
mind a contemptuous disregard of all
religious VOWS or obligations. and starts
him on the road to wreck. ruin and per
dition. Is it any wonder that boys
thus trained, at the age of from sixteen
to twenty, leave the Sunday school,
cease their attendance at church, fire.
quent the saloon. become regular pa
irons of the brOthel, and end up a life
of debauchery in the gambling bells ::
The wonder is that a greater number
of them do not do it, The so-called
christian Rather has taught the boy
religious and political creeds as oppo-
site as heaven and hell and has then
taught him to subordinate the former
to the latter. And yet this is the boast
ed Christianity of the closing decade
of the ninteenth century. The legiti-
mate offspring of political partisan
idolitary when practiced i'll a Chris
tian country.
But more in the next.
Paduch, Ky.
IDr. Smith has added ii seventh arti-
Gle to this series, and it will be closed
with that next week. Ed. LEADER.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-05-30
\ SELECT LIST.
Leading Papers With Which
The Leader Clubs.

The LEADER has made clubbing ar
rangements with few representative
journals of different classes, with
either one of which it will be sent one
year to any subscriber at the following
rates:
The Leader and the Voice, the ablcSt of
Prohibition papers, Observation-Disclosures. Sl.I5
The Leader and The Citizen tollicial organ
OF the National Pro. COmmittee). ........ 1.25
The Leader and Home and Farm CAgricul-
tural and Family. Observation-Disclosures. l.25
The Leader and the National Economist
the National organ of the Alliance. LIS
The Leader and the Claron-Ledgcr dead
Ing Democratic paper Of Mississippi - LIS
You pay your money and take your
choice.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-05-30

The editor of the Meridian News.
who, it seems. is recent Texas impor-
tation with an unsavOry record Yentur-
ed to congratulate Mississippi on the
report that Frank Burkitt had bought
land and was about to cmigrate to the
State from which the Meridian editor
lately came Bro. Burkitt came BACK
through the last Messenger AMI the
News editor has since been SO busy ap-
plying linimonts, salyeS and ponlt'ceS
to his liberated parts he has had time
for nothing else. Besides, Burkltt says
he has never had any intention OF NOV
ing to Texas, any way.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-05-30

The first break in the Louisiana le-
wees occurred last Tuesday four m''e'
south of Lake Providence. The Dre"N
is bad one, and no efforts Will dc
made to close it. The water will cover
a section of country that produces ilfty
thousand bales of cotton. The water
coming through the break will find us
way in through Tensas Bayou INTO he'
river, joining the flood waters coming
down Bayou Macon from the Arkansas
breaks.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-05-30

The Raymond Gazette and Halle
hurst Signal have been engaged in a
little dispute as to whether Copiah
county has displayed the same impair
tial justice in hanging white murder
ers as colored ones, and the Gazette
calls names and seems to have the bet
ter of the argument At the next
court, in the Otis murder case, Copiah
will have fine opportunity to redeem
herself, which she ought to improve.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-05-30
TUESDAY, May 30, 1898.
TO ADVERTISERS:

THE LEADER has an ertensiUe
State and Local circulation, and as a
newspaper advertising medium has on
IN one equal among the Weeklies Of
Mississippi. Rates and terms giUen on
application.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-05-30

Gov. Stone has appointed w. H. Lee,
of Columbus, trustee of the Industrial
Institute and College, vice Hon. w. I'll.
Sims, resigned to accept the assistant
secretaryship of the interior, and Hon.
+. A. Critz, of West Point, vice Major
George q. billiard, resigned to accept
the position of consul general to
Ecuador.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-05-30

The finger ring of Gen. VIM. Banks
dale, which he had on when killed at
Gettysburg, and which he gave to Col.
Porter d. Trip, of Massachusetts, in
whose arms he died, has been turned
over to Congressman Hooker, by Mr.. j.
p. Potter, to be returned to Gen. Barls-
dale's relatives. Col. Trip died in
lS54, leaving it to Mr. Potter.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-05-30

Tom Sterling" has been seriously
telling the readers of the Clarion-Led
er what he knows about the wonderful
''gossypium' plant. AS gossypium is
the botanical name of the ordinary
cotton plant, (which the average news
paper reader and even some editors,
don't know, Tom is silently enjoying
the curiosity his article has excited.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-05-30

Mrs. H. @. Bridges, formerly of Sum-
NIT, and mother of the famous Bridges
Twins, died at Kansas City short time
ago. Few wives and mothers ever had
brighter and prouder hopes or sadder
and more crushing disappointments
than were encompassed in her short
span of life. May she rest well.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-05-30

He who getteth one man to subscribe
for Prohibition paper, doeth more
good than many who talk much with
their mouths about 1.-The damnable
liquor traftic-NeW Era.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-05-30

Smith and Tagert, the depraved
young reprobates who robbed and at
tempted to murder Book keeper Cook,
at Scranton, have plead guilty and
been sentenced to 20 years in the peni-
Tertiary. Cook will probably recover.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-05-30

Bro. Walter \. Hurt, of the Winona
Times, is one of the Democratic edi-
tors who ''fit frantically" and captured
a postottice. He will hereafter distrib-
ute mail where the Illinois Central
and Georgia Pacific Railroads cross.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-05-30

President Cleveland has informed
Representative Wilson. of West Vir-
ginia Speaker Crisp, Representative
Springer, of Illinois. and many other
inquirers, that he would not convene
Congress until September.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-05-30

Mr.. Charles Chaffe, of Lefiore coun-
ty, has, in addition to 1850 acres in
cotton, corn, oats, clover, millet, pota-
toes and pigs, on his farm, thirty live
fine brood mares, and fine stallion
and valuable jack. He has extensive
pastures, and always makes a surplus
of corn
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-05-30

Mr.. j. w. Johnson, the son-in law
and general manager of Capt. j. j.
White, the blg saw mill man of Nc
Comb City, got his leg broken recently
by jumping off dummy train.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-05-30

Mr.. Ebert Miles has been appointed
postmaster at Finley, Harrison, coun-
ty, Miss. AS Mr.. Miles is an avowed
Party Probibitionist, the presumption
is that material for ''anti-sumptuary"
postmasters around Finley was rather
short when Brewer Maxwell selected
him.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-05-30

1t is not altogether certain but that
Bro. P. K. Mayors believes any editor
who uses a patent outside will never
get to Heaven.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-05-30

About the smallest thing Mr.. Cleve-
land was ever guilty of, was his exhibit
ton of petty personal spite toward
Editor Myrick, of Georgia.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-05-30

Capt. +. d. Wimberly, of Wesson.
died last Wednesday. He was one of
natures noblemen.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-05-30

The Primitive Baptists, of Corinth,
had foot washing" which was at
tended by large crowd of spectators.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-05-30

White-capism in Mississippi must
go. The good people of the State have
said it and they mean it.-4Hiance
ViHdicdtOr
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-05-30

Hon. VIM. Buchanan is being men
toned as the successor of Judge May
ers on the bench.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-05-30
Queen Victoria is "a.

The new railroad depot at Magnolia
has been completed.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-05-30

\ monument to the memory of Alex
ander Stephens has been unveiled at
Crawfordville, Ga.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-05-30

The Raymond Gazette has bloomed
out into an eight column patent out
side.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-05-30
A CHALLENGE.
Those Who Oppose Political
Prohibition Called on to
Answer.
Can II Man be II Saint i'm Rclig-
ion and u Devil in Politics?

should There be Political Party Advo-
eating the Abolition of the License
beverage Liquor Traffic and If so,
What should be the Attitude of
Christian Voters TowardIt?
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1893-05-30

DIR. Smith has added ii seventh artl-
Gle to this series, and it will be closed
with that next week Ed. LEADER.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-09-26

and Tom O'ROurke, AMI named Mike
Bradley, OF Lawrence, Mass. for his
timer. as usual. Smith chose Billy De-
Ianey, COrbett's handler, his brother
Seward and Jack Oliver, with AIeck
Greggains as Watch-hoIder.
Dixon was first in the ring and was
but half-heartedly appiauded. Smith
was well cheered.
Dixon won the toss for gloves, and
O'ROurke, his manager. was careful to
pick up the smallest he could find of the
tour in the center Of the ring. At this
point it was discovered that Aleck Greg
gains was not present, and Frank
Stevenson. OF New ork, who had taken
all the two to one bets on Dixon that he
could find, became Smiths timekeeper
Fred Burns, the announcer, told the
crowd that the referee would allow
fighting to 90 on between the men as
long as one arm was free. The crowd
liked this ana said so.
Round One-On the call of time Smith
made a rush and there
In their side work honOrs were even.
DiXon's left went on Smiths body, and
Smith tried to land on the cOlored boys
face, but could not. At the separation
Dixon tried three of his famous left
hand swings for Smiths face. but Solly
lodged them all. Then Smith landed
on DixOu's breast and did no harm.
They stood away a while. and Dixon
sent ont his right and sent Smith to the
floor in a clean kn0ck-down. Smith
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-09-26

that made him bleed. The blow almost
staggered the featherweight champion
OF the world. and he did no more forcing
for moment. Smith gained confidence
ana sailed IN, but he SWING his haLd
too high, and Dixon lived. Dixon be
came 1ull of business again, and slugged
Solly III tie face three times. getting
back only one good punch in the Eeck.
Intended for his jaw.
Round SlX-Ihey spared half min
ute, but no blow was struck Then
Dixon led and crossed with right. Dixon
caught another on the nose. renewing
the flow OF blood. Smith smashed
Dixon in the mouth. and the colored
pug rushed and missed. His eve was
closed and his nose resembled piece
OF raw beef. Dixon met Smiths ruShes
with jab that was only slight. but
quick enough to cali the Californian off
and gain time for wind. There was
couple of close rallies before the round
closed. but no damage was done to
either.
The seventh round settled the thing.
Smith came out from his corner looking
strong enough, though he had his right
eye we'll BACKED. Smith planted right
and left on DiXOn's body, and got away
without a reply. He kept away and
clinched when he was cornered. Dixon
Iunged with his left, missed and then
planted his right on Smiths face.
Smith. in return, Ian ded a right,
but slipped when getting away. Dixon
then tlOored Smith with a terrific
straight right. The Californian stag
gered to his feet, OIiy TO be fioored
again. Again he rose inst as the gong
sounded, but he was too weak to keep
his feet and falls again near his corner.
He gamely staggered once more to his
feet, and Keeling like drunken man,
essays to continue, but the refereee.
advancing between the men. motions
him back to his corner. Dixon was then
declared the winner i'll the seventh
round.
The announcement gives the time of
the seventh round as min ~ sec: time
of fight. % min ~ sec.
The unanimous verdict was that
Smith had given Dixon good fight, but
could not withstand his constant rush
Ing.
lille on his way TO his dressing room
after the fight sheriff from Indiana
arrested Solly Smith because of the
part he took in the fight with Johnny
Griffin at ROby, Ind, short time ago.
Judge Newton said he would be re-
spOnSible for Smith until morning, and
Solly was given his liberty.
The sheriff then sought diligently
after Johnny Griffin, but because of a
multiplicity of clews as to Griff1n's
whereabouts. he had not located him at
very late hour.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-09-26

Morris. Billy Madden's black cyclone.
would not spar their ten rounds owing
10 Dunn's illness, but there was some
satisfaction when that announcement
was followed by the statement that jim
Burge. the so-ealIed iron back. would
take Dunn's place.
1t was a catch weights. Morris had
agreed to meet anybody under $50
pounds. Ten lively rounds were fought,
and Berge proved himself by no means
an easy mark for the black cyclone. He
gave and received punishment with the
utmost GOODNESS. The decision was in
Morris favor.
Dixon and Smith had weighed in six
hours before their meeting i'll the ring,
and neither made the beam wabbIe.
Therefore IL could not be told exactly
what they scaled. 1t looked. however,
us though Smith were bit the lighter
Of the two. Dixon had picked his sec
ends, George Godfrey, the Boston
colOred man: Jack Marlin, OF Boston,
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GrHXRlRn6

GRAVESEND RACE TRACK. Sept. 25.
This was all off day. both, as regards
the card and the weather. There was
really, however, not much for the talent
to grumble at, as the programme. de-
spite the fact that it consisted entirely
of overnight affairs of the consolation
order, was 4 good one. The weather
was vile. The air was thick and heavy
with moisture, and tie heat was intense.
The track was dry and FAST.
The talent began the day auspicious-
ly. They plundged on Rudolph TO win
the curtain raiser. Old Bones closed
hot third choice. Rae Gland fiattered his
hackers for a few strides lii the home
stretch. The favorite, however, left
the bunch during the last furlong and
simply gailoped away from the struggI-
ing field.
Dobbins was made TO shot for the
second race. He won his race with
plenty to spare. The comparative out
slider. Filtration, secured the place by
good margin from st. Pat. Res uIts:
First race. mile and a furlong-Ru-
dolph, lis (Irving), = 10 3, won; Race
land, ia (Simms). 9 to 2. second; Ter
ritier. 80 81. Lamley). % to l. third.
Time, I:55.
Second race, five NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
lis lSimms), to D, won; Filtration, lis
(Miller), 10 TO 2. second; ST. Pat, III
Noble, 40 to 8, third. Time. 1:02.
Third race, six furlongs-Wah Jim. ia
(Overton), Is TO 3, won: Chesapeake. 100
(Midgley), to ). second: Fairy. LOG
(Simms), to /, third. Time, I:I4H.
Fourth race, mile and a sixteenth
Fidelio. rs (Tarai), to l, won; Candle
labra, 1l2 (DoggetI), Z to 10, second:
Longstreet, liz (Simms), . to l, third.
lime. 80.
Fifth race. five furlongs-Drum Major,
l12 (OyertOn), 6 to /, won; GordIus. 114@
(Mlller), 3 to l, second; Peacemaker, lO9
(Llttlefele7, to l, third. Time, I:03.
Sixth race, six furlongs-Minnehaha
104 penn, 3 to l, won; Red Banner, LOG
lSlmms), = TO 1. second; Shadow. 81,
third.
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full time TO rise. Smith reached Dixon's
wind as the gong sounded.
The third round was full of excite
ment. There were many rushes and
cllncheS. Smith went down four times,
twice by clean blows. twice in rushes.
After the last fall the Californian came
up on taking full time, with a smile on
his face.
Round Four-Dixon planted blow
after blow on Smiths body, and more
over gained another knock-dOwn for the
colored boy, who landed his right on
Smiths ear. Smith was going ahead as
thinner did-fighting for the tace-as
well as he could, but he did not seem to
be fast. They both fought hard. Dixon
evidently going in to end it at once. He
was unable To do SO. however, as Smith
lodged his great left cleverly.
In the fifth round Dixon landed his
left. and sent Smith TO his knees. 1t
was on the ear again. too far swerved
from the vital point. Smith came back
with lucky right-hander on the nose,
and
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-09-26
Latonia Races.

CINCINNATI, Sept. %. - Rain last
night made the track heavy ana slow at
Latonia today. Weather cool. About
$500 people witnessed the races. Out
of eighty-siX horses entered ONLY fifty
started FavOriIeS won three races.
and one lace was won by a welI-backed
second ch0ice. one by a third choice.
and one by a 10-to-l fifth choice
First race, selling, three-year-Olds.
thirteen-S IXteenths of mlle-Eoreman.
% "a, ClaytCn), s to ,, won by two and
half lengths; Muffineer, So (Perkins),
Z to 2, second by six lengths: Merry
Eyes. 81 Oh. Williams). 10 to l, third by
SIX lengths. Time. 1:26$I.
Second race, selling, three wears old
and over, mile-Linger, 80 (H. Will
lamS), 8 to l, won i'll walk by six
lengths; The Sculptor. 103 CThorpe) 3
to >, second; st. Cyr. 80 "A. Clayton), 3
to l, third by seven lengths. Time,
1887.
Third race. selling. maidens, three
year-olds and over, tive-eighths of q
mile-Burdette, LOG (lhorpe). to 2.
won by a length: Mollie Gray.s 81
(SmoOts), y to 1, second by five lengths:
Polk Owens, 104 (Wignes), to l, third
by neck. Time. 1:231l.
Fourth race, tWo-year-Old colts. five
eighths of mile-Domino, los N4illy), 3
to l, won in walk by four lengths:
Martinez. 10S "a. Clayton), Z to 1. second
by four lengths: Frontman, los %.
Davis, 2 to l, third by four lengths.
Time, 1863.
Fifth race, maiden FLIES. two-year-
olds; nine-sixteenths of a mile-Frau-
lien, los perkins,, 6 to ), won in q gal
Top Dy five lengths; Shuttle, los
(fhOrpe), ) to l, second by two lengths;
Gov Montrose. los Porter. to /,
third by three lengths. Time, :5S15.
Sixth race, twO-year-Old colts; five.
eighthS of mile-Jim Henry, 100 CMc-
Lain, 10 to l, won driving by nose:
Little Cripple, 10 (Tobias). 25 to l, sec
ond by half length; Little Walter, 100
(Liily), 3 to l, third by half a length.
lime, l:Q7$5.
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shaw's Rettine scheme.

ST. LOUIS, Sept. p. - Yesterdays
heavy rainstorm was followed by cold
wave, and $500 people shivered at the
fair grounds today While five races were
being run and a heavy track. The pro-
gTamme was the poorest of the meeting.
and there was very little interest taken
in the sport. Frank Shaw'S new betting
scheme proved popular. The specuIa-
ton was light, but as the majority of
the lucky horses were outsiders in the
betting the bOOkmakers got back some
of the money the public carried away
Saturday.
First race, three-fourths of a mile
Areline won. Expense second. Advance
third. Time. 1:2115.
Second race. three-fourths of mile
In Front, lis Sargent, 3 to ), won ::
Helen second, Timothy third. Time,
1:2zI.
Third race. five andya half furlOngs-
Aaron won, Post Boy second, Bismarck
third. Time. 1:I615,
Fourth race. mile-0utery won. Fran
els Pope second, Highwayman third.
Time. 1:51I.
Fifth race. miIe-Linda won. Chimes
second, MeZzotint third. Time, 1:4715.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-09-26
Gloucester.

GLOUCESTER, Sept. p. - The races
held here today resulted as follows:
First race, six and half furlongs-
Chauncey won. Arizona second, Richal
third. Time. 1859.
Second race, four and half furlongs
Sweet Alice won. SawduSt second.
Tommy BrUphy third. Time, :5615.
Third race, six and quarter furiongs
Maggie Beck won. Grand PriX second.
A G H third. Time. :2215.
Fourth race. mile uncertainty won.
Philora second, BeIisarius third. Time,
I:46.
Fifth race, half miIe-Small Hopes
won, IXion second, Charme third. Time,
:5l}4.
Sixth race, fiVe-eighths of a mile-I.it-
tie Phil won, Irregular second. Prince
Peyton third. Time. / :O4
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took his time in getting up and made
prompt slash at the colored boy with
his right at the chest, and Dixon went
for him. There were clinches and
cinches, and in all Smith tried to get
his right on the colored boys jaw. He
failed. Dixon, meanwhile, was pounding
Smiths body.
In tine second round Dixon missed a
left swing. Smith was in on him like a
flash. running Dixon to the ropes and
landing right and left. After a short
sparriug bout Smith reached Dixon's
Jaw with his lefr. DiXon planted left
swing on Smiths neck, missing right
swing. Smith closed OH him and upper
cut him with his right They clinched
and shOu!dered each other. Dixon
reached Smith with two right swings.
Smith slipped to his knees and took the