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Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-07-09
A Cats Wonderful Loan.

During fire in the tenement district
s.of New York city, a large black cat,
with shiny, yellow eyes, appeared on a
window sill of the fifth story. Back of
It a dull-red glow and an occasional
puff of smoke gave warning that the
FLAMES were rapidly approaching. Puss
understood, and. after short walk on
The sill, launched herself into space.
The fight through the air was like that
.of squirrel, the poise being perfect,
and the legs spread out as widely as
possible. The cat descended in long,
graceful curve, and when 1t struck the
pavement, the feet were quickly
punched together and there was nc
dull thud." For single instant the
F.cat paused, as If to recover from the
Hshock. and then, with long-drawn
laneouw and every hair on end, dashed
lsalong the street and disappeared in the
vdarkness.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-07-09
DOC ENJOYED HIMSELF.
Mrs. tymsa's Protector was More PIayfa.
Than Csefph

Mrs. hymsn's Protector Was More PIa5fn
Than usefsh
when we moved MP on the brooh
farm" said Mrs. Lyman TO friend,
Aaron was determined for me to have
agood dog to protect me In case he was
away, and so he got a big mastiff. You
know men that are real smart about
some things win be sort of weak where
pets are concerned.
Now, for clear intelligence and
gentleness should have much rather
called in the heifer, for of all the awlr.
ward, numbering things, that dog was
the leader.
"He seemed TO grow In spots. First
his head was too large for his body,
and then his legs grew long; and then
there were times when his feet looked
big enough fcy an elephant. lie was a
playful creature in his heart, but he
couldn't gambol much more than one
of the oxen.
HE had a noble, expansive kind Of
bark, though, that showed his breed,
and so when Aaron went away / did
feel Ill tie safer.
THE first morning, when I got up to
make The fire, he came walking round
and seemed as clever as could be. Tho
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-07-09
VEGETABLE PATHOLOGY.
Valuable Work Done by the Agricultural
Experiment Station.

Valuable Work Done by the Agricultural
Experiment Station.
The division of the vegetable pathol-
ogy Of the United States department
of agriculture and the different state
experiment stations have done most
valuable work in the investigation OF
fungus diseases OF gu. cultivated
plants and in discovering and supply
ing the remedies and prevcntivcs.
Millions of dollars worth of trees,
fruit and vegetables aae annually de-
stroyed in the United Soates by insects
and vegetable parasites, and yet not
one farmer, fruit grower or gardener
in fifty avails himself of the vast fund
of information that has been published
by the department of agriculture and
the experiment stations
If we were asked to name the
greatest obstacle to the success Of
southern farmers as resting in them as
individuals, ] would unhesitatipgly re-
ply: They do not read enough to keep
abreast of the progress being made in
the science and art in agriculture.
They do not study their business. In
every other department of life men
read some literature bearing specially
upon their business.
Very few farmers ever subscribe for
an agricultural paper. Very few mar.
ket gardeners read papers or books re-
lating to their business.
The department of agriculture,
through its divisions of vegetable pa.
theology, entomology, botany, pomolo'
gy and animal industry disseminate
most valuable information, much of
which, as especially related to local
interests, is reprinted in agricultural
papers or experiment station bulletins,
but unless farmers read these they re'
ceive no benefit from them.
Many farmer loses fifty or one hum
bred dollars annually which might he
avoid if one or two dollars wer eX'
pended in subscription TO first-class
agricultural journals. Farmers should
secure as many of the publications "a!
the United States department of agri-
culture and experimen mt station as pos
sible, and study them. They should
learn as much as possible of the dis
eases which affect their plants and ami
mails, and the means Of preventing or
combating them. The fact that the
state does not its duty in fostering and
encouraging it's agricultural interests
does not justify the individual in
neglecting his opportunities. On the
contrary, being thrown entirely upon
his own resources, his efforts should ba
redoubled. horticultural South;
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-07-09
TftE MUSICAL CRICKET.
Only che Males Arc Gifted with ths
Power of Chirpipg.

Ony che Males Arc Gifted with the
Power OF Chirping.
Hiss Edith Darlington, who writes so
instructively and SO interestingly on
natural history subjects, gives very
Ineligible description of that familia,
insect, the house cricket. The chipping
noise, which is the main characteristic
of this beetle, is made by the male in.
sect for the purpose of sercnading his
sweetheart. Having no voice, he uses
his wings, and in a most admirable
manner. Beneath the gray scales on
his back the cricket has a couple Of
pairs of extremely lovely wings
Through the upper pair of these, near
the middle, run two stiffish nervures,
which are hard and resemble little
files. When the cricket wishes to make
himself agreeable he raises his wings,
bends his body slightly forward, and
quickly runs his files against each
other.
The sound is made greatly louder by
a fat plate on each wing, which, acting
somewhat like the parchment of a
drum, causes the rasping of the files to
DC anu NluS. uC lCulNlc
cricket has no musical instrument of
her own, and she cannot reply to the
chirping, but, though dumb, she pos,
sesses a fine pair of ears, which ard
situated not in her head but in her legs.
The cricket, being partly a burrowing
insect, has a protective mask, which
covers the face and, being hinged like
the visor worn by a night of old, can DO
lifted at will.
Beneath it the cricket's tongue ap-
pears, a curious kidney-shaped organ
of elaborate structure, which acts like
a sponge, and enables its owner to suck
up the moisture it needs. It's food Is
slender, and consists Of grains of flour
or crumbs too small for the broom to
remove, and where crickets are numCr.
lous they are useful as scavengers in re-
moving dust
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-07-09

BE- % psi cent, arkansas, II, and
Tennessee's, . per cent Missourfs
crop is reported to be backward, blu.
Q good stand has been secured and
fields are clear of weeds and grass. !"
The reports on Texas, Arkansas, okla.
homo; Indian territory. Tennessee and
Mississippi are satisfactory. In all
that section the crop Is late, but look
ing well, and in fact reports generally
are now favorable.
The outlook, both as to prices and
to yield FROM the acreage planted, Is
certainly promising. Prices are now
up and are not likely TO decline nueh
II any. A big crop from the present
acreage will not put them down very
far, while a short crop is almost GER
tain to send them sky ward.-St Loab
RenubIic
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-07-09
THE GAY KiNGFiSHER.

One of the Most Brilliant Members of tn .
Fsathered Family.
The gayly-feathered kingfisher, which
is almost tropical IN the brilliancy of
its hues, has. If old traditions are to be
relied on, been for a long time asso-
ciated with summer weather end green
leaves ia those brightest Of all short
seasons POLITICALLY known as halcyon
days.
1t is even now, in some remote places,
believed in as an accurate prophet, or
gauge, of the weather. 1t is supposed
that if the bird is hung up by thread
its beak will always indicate the point
where the wind will come from. / have
often heard, too, In past times-forty
years ago, that is-of the various ingre.
dents necessary in order to embalm
the body of kingfsher SO that it may
serve in this way. 1t was not consid-
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-07-09
HERE AND THERE.

Pigs raised by mother that has
fully attained her growth will have .
better start at weaving time than
those from half-grown sow.
1t is safe to say that ninety-nins
farmers out of every hundred never
have any fair appreciation of the pos
sibilities of intelligent dairying.
Breeding from immature stock has
a tendency to degenerate the offspring
and gradually deteriorate their size,
vitality, growth and development.
"A small, fat sheep will always
bring better price than . large, poor
one: but if the larger sheep Is also
made fat it will command . much bet
ter price.
Whenever . check in growth oc.
ours the animal must be stunted in .
degree, and whenever there is fall
ing off in condition there musa be .
check in growth.
The advantage Of always keeping
pigs thrifty and growing is that they
are always ready for the knife, and a
better advantage can be taken of the
| market.
AN exchange says that solitary
confinement in a dark stable has a
| tendency to make horse vicious. 1t
| affects the brain as it does the brain of
human being in such confinement.
There is no need of making butter
| at loss with so wide demand for q
gilt-edge article; still, some people con-
| tinually suffer this loss, aud don't seem
| to know just how to locate NOR to rem
edy it.
NO farm is completes without q
roller. II you have none. and do not
feel able to buy one, 60 the the woods
and make one sometime when the
| ground is too wet to work. There are
very few seasons the roller 10 moi
needed.
"A cord Of farm-yard manure
weighs upon the average about thres
tons The plant food supplied In one
| cord il, therefore. about - follows;
Nitrogen. 81 pounds; phosphoric acid.
Is pounds; potash. ~ pounds A com
mon two-horse CARLOAD weighs about
| one ton.
IAN experienced sheep-grower finds
/ il Q good rule tn retain about 10 pei
cent. of the best eve lambs, and to sell
that proportion of the oldest sheer
every year. This keeps mp the infusion
| Of young blood sud steadily enhe Hasa
the yalue pt ~ Dock
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-07-09

I am . midwife and have been giving Mo
Elrce's Wine OF Cardui and ack-Draught
hea 20 my lady patients, both during prog
nancy ana AFTER birth as q tonic, and have
claimed for It. Two years ago I was %
troubled with female weakness myself, that
] could not work at all. I heard McElree's
Wine Of Cardui recommended, and got six
bottles of IT. and a mammoth package Of
Thedford's Black Draught / began the
treatment 80 directed, and in two weeks
had improved so much could do my work,
and have never been troubled with IL since
Mrs. V. NJ. BoIsvHRr,
Zurich, Kansas.
MRS. MARI F. McCLARis, Rockmart, Ca,
writes: 81 haYe always been a great suf-
ferer during child birth. 1 used McElree's
Wine Of Cardui before confinement the last
time, and the pains were much less and
shorter than ever before, and my baby Is
larger and much healthier than any of the
others"
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-07-09
Why She Smiles Sweetlx.

Sparkling eyes, quick beating heart, and
the rosy blush of pleasure on the cheeks
makes the strong man happy when he meets
his lady love. That's the kind of a man
whose very touch thrills because 1t is full oil
energy, vigorous nerve power and vitality
Tobacco makes strong men impotent, weak
and skinny. No-To-Bac sold by Druggists
everywhere. Guaranteed to cure. Book
titled Don't Tobacco Spit or Smoke You
Life Away" free. Ad. Sterling Remedy
Co., New York or Chicago.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-07-09
Simmer Tnnrist Rates.

The North-Wes tern Line Chicago &
North Western R'y) is now selling excur.
sion tickets ct reduced rates to St Paul,
Marquette, Deadwood, Dakota, Hot Springs,
Denver, Colorado Springs, Manitou, Salt
Lake City, and the lake and mountain re-
sorts of the west and northwest. For rates
and full information apply to Agents of con-
Meeting lines. Illustrated pamphlets, Civ.
Ing full particulars, will be mailed free upon
application to w. B. Kniskern, G. p. q T.
A, Chicago & Northwestern R'y, Chi
cago, III.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-07-09
The Pursuit of Happiness

When the Declaration of Independence
asserted mans right to this, 1T enuuciated
an immortal truth. The bilious sufferer is
on the road to happiness when he begins to
take Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, the most
efficacious regulator of the liver in exis
tence. Equally reliable is it in chills and
fever, constipation, dyspepsia, rheumatism,
kidney trouble and nervousness. Use il
regularly, and not at odd intervals.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-07-09
very Queer Arithmetic.

Master-Be quick, my boy, and reckon
PUP how many head Of cattle there arc
lin that herd.
/ Pupil-Seventy-six.
Master-How do you make it cut?
/ Pupil counted their feet and d.
iwided by four.
Master-You gave yourself unneces-
sary trouble, my lad. Next time you
must count the horns and divide By
two.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-07-09

IL you try e find out what women dey 90
or dot't do tings for, you're worse on Your
Smse dar before Sect De best way IL q
take 'em as you fnd 'em, and try not to 60
cray thinking bout IT. OATS right.-Chim-
A, IA Eadfen
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-07-09
The True Laxative Princ,p,e.

OF the plants psed In manufacturing tAs
pleasant remedy, Syrup Of Figs, has per.
manently beneficial effect on the human sy.,
TEN, while the cheap vegetable extracts and
are permanently injurious. Being well in
formed, you viii use the svpe remedy only.
Manufactured by CalifornilsFig Syrup Co.
The UyvARNIsnED rAcr.-iJe-"Arc,,,
explorers are the safest men In thy world IA
trust yourself to-" She-"Whv ,Of, n
with n haw-haw)-"Theya are alwa Va coo,
In the time Of greatest danger. n-b anon
Free Press. Wv"
CLENN's Sulphur Soap is genuine r, On.
edy for Skin Diseases.
Hilis Hair and Whisker Dye, SO cents
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-07-09

MORE COMFORTABLE HERE-"Satan keeps
himself busy in this world" "Well, you
don't blame him for staying away from
home, do your'-Life.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-07-09

Ms J,cKsoS-'Do you call this sponge
rakei WHY. it's as hard as stone" Cook
ayes. mum, that's the way sponge Is be
fora "A h r.,nt Snalr IL In your tea. n-Truth.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-07-09

IHAvE found Piso's Cure for Consump-
ton an unfailing medicine.-F. II. LOTT,
1905 Scott St., Covington, KY, Oct. l, 1894.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-07-09

A THOUGHT embodied and embrained in fit
words walks the earth living being
,Whipple
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-07-09

HE-''I've been watching for a chance to
kiss you for the last ten minutes" She
"S0u must be near-sighle Ted. Wife.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-07-09

$50 THE insolent fellow refused to pay his
rent" HE did not say so in words, but he
intimated it," chow soP "He kicked me
daru p-EiCoro
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-07-09

Although by many believed to be incura.
BILE there is the evidence of hundreds of
living witnesses to the fact that, in all its
earlier stages, consumption is durable
disease. Not every case, but a large per.
cenfage of cases, and we believe, fully o6
per cent are cured by DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery, even after the disease
has progressed so far as to induce repeated
bleedings from the lungs, severe lingering
cough with copious expectoration (includ-
ing tubercular matter), great loss of flesh
and extreme emaciation and weakness.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-07-09

AN Indiana jury recently returned a ver-
dict Of "Blode to pieces by biler busting. +"
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-07-09

UNLESS man is first rich on the inside,
no amount of money can give him wealth.
Rams Horn.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-07-09

If the balloon sleeve is to be part of the
surf costume this summer the ocean will
have to be enlarged. -Nashville American.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-07-09

Halls Catarrh Cure
Is q Constitutional Cure. Price 15c.
Mississippi leader. (Jackson, Miss.) 1892-1895, 1895-07-09

Appropriate.
] sent 10 them wedding gtfG
II was o silver spoon.
10 represent what they viii DO
Throughout The kensymooa.
.~yssH yepssA
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-08-08
NAVAL DEVELOPMENTS.
What the World Has Learned by
Recent Experiences.

A British naval officer of high
standing sends a summary Of GER
tain important facts in connection
with the recent naval engagements
in the East.
Here are some of the most inter-
esting: Contrary to prophecy,
large guns were not disabled
through being denied or perforated
by small projectiles propelled at
high velocity.
The unarmored ends of the two
Chinese battle ships remained in
tact after Yalu, and the vessels
came out Of action in a seaworthy
condition as far as the structure of
the hulls was concerned. Torpe-
does were Ineffective in the open
sea action. Well handled torpedo
boats, although losing some of their
numbers, were effective against
fleet debarred from maneuvering.
Japanese torpedo-boats fired on
and driven from their objective by
friendly warships during an early
and abortive attempt to enter the
harbor of Wei-hai-wei. A hotilla
of fourteen torpedo-boats was ami
hilated, with solitary exception,
by small number Of moderate
speed cruisers. The burst of one
well-placed 10-inch shell disabled
the shielded big gun of a protected
cruiser and drove her out of
action. The engines of the surviv-
ing ships of either fleet we're intact,
although fire was concentrated on
the centers of the vessels.
Fighting-tops were useless at the
average range of the action as
fought.
Rudders were not damaged al
though in a few instances the con-
nections between the rudder and |
the bridge were impaired. Wood !
work, either in the form of boats, |
bulkheads or decks, was disas-
trous from the entailed confagra-
tions and splinters. Extreme
speed is not a constant requisite
in fleet action, but the power of
rapidly for a special ma
neuver is of supreme value.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-08-08
WATER SUPPLY ON SHIPBOARD.
The Newest Apparatus for Convert
ing Sea Water.

For insuring a fresh water supply
on board ship attention has been
assiduously directed to the inven-
ton and designing of apparatus
whereby sea water can be made
palatable. As sea water contains
large quantities of soluble salts, the
principal part of the problem has
been to effect the separation of these
salts from the water that holds
them in solution. Thus far this
has only been possible by distilla-
ton, the distillate being water and
the salts remaining in the still.
A new and very effective appara-
tus for this purpose is described in
Transport. This apparatus differs
from all the devices that have pre-
coded it, and obviates the necessity
of the brass or copper condenser
tubes hitherto employed. These
have been frequent source of
trouble through scaling and corro-
sion. The formation of scale re-
duces seriously the efficiency of
the condenser, and thus an appara-
tus which at the beginning may
have been of ample capacity may
prove to be deficient just at the
time when it is most required and
when 1t Is put into service it usual
ly demands a great deal of clean
ing and overhauling. Any appa-
ratus which will obviate these
drawbacks Will be q welcome addi-
ton to marine appliances, and the
claim is made for the new appara-
tus (called "The Henneberg," after
its inventory that it completely re-
moves them.
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Oahu Railway & Land Co.'s

From and After July ., 1898
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-08-08

A Model Plant is not complete without
Electric Power, thus dispensing with
small Engines.
Why not generate your power from
one CENTRAL Station One generator
can furnish power to your Pumps, Centri-
fugals, Elevators, Flows, Railways and
Hosts; also furnish light and power for
a radius of from 15 to 20 miles.
Electric Power being used caves the
labor of hauling coal in your field, also
water, and does away with hing priced
engineers, and only have one engine to
look after in your mill.
Where water power is available, il
costs nothing to generate Electric Power.
The HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC COMPANY ie
now ready to furnish Electric Plants
and Generators of all descriptions at
short notice, and also has on hand
large stock of Wire, Chandeliers, and all
Electrical Goods.
All orders will be given prompt atten.
ton, and estimates furnished for Light,
ing and Power Plants; also attention il
given to House and Marine Wiring.
THEO. HOFFMAN,,
394n Manager
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DIAMOND HEAD-Aug. Z, 10 Pm.
Weather, clear; wind, light, n.
The Asloun, from Portland, is
due today.
Captain Goodman will sail for
Port Gamble today.
The Kilauea Hou leaves for Ha-
waii today at 4 p. M.
Steamers Kauai and James Ma
kee are expected to arrive during
the day.
The schooner o. NJ. Kellogg was
docked yesterday. Her berth was
taken by the bark Ceylon.
The old clipper Blue Jacket, now
at San Francisco, may be repaired
and put in commission again.
The Australia, from San Fran
cisco, Belgic from China and w.
G. Hall from Hawaii will all be
due tomorrow.
The old bark Detroit is to be
used as a coal hulk at a South Am
erican port. This vessel piled be-
tween San Francisco, New York
and Liverpool for thirty years.
The ship Bohemia, from Phila-
delphia to San Francisco, put in at
Rio de Janeiro on the oath ult.,
with her jib-boom, fore and main
topmasts gone. They were lost in
a gale.
The steamer BaWnmore recently
arrived at Portland, Oregon, from
Peru, with cargo of crude oil. If
the traffic warrants, it is said w.
r. Grace and a company of San
Francisco will put on a regular
line of steamers from Portland and
the Sound to South American
ports.
Thomas Bush, a colored seaman
belonging to the U. S. S. York
town, is in a Japanese prison
charged with murder. On the
night of June 10Th he was on shore
leave and became engaged in a
quarrel with a Japanese. The
sailor drew a razor and with it in
fiicted fatal gashes across his an
chest and abdomen.
The big log raft was to leave
Stella, on the Columbia river, on
the Doth inst, for San Francisco. !
The tug Relief was to tow the raft |
out to sea and then give it over to
the collier Mineola, which will un-
dertake to tow the unwieldy craft
to San Francisco. The Mineola
registers $500 tons, and Captain
is confident that the
will be successful.
a big four-masted schooner was
launched recently by Captain H.
K. Hall at his shipyards at Port
Blakeley, and inside of the next
two months two others will take
the water at the same place. They
will each be $50 feet long and have
a displacement of $50 tons. The
schooner just launched was named
the Nakomis. She will take her
first cargo at Tacoma for San
Pedro.
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1 think the world would go mad,
just frenzied with strain and pres
sure, but for the blessed institution
of Sunday.-Brooke HEREFORD.