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The leader., 1895-09-24

For the present year Mississippi will
raise more hogs than in any twelve
months since the war. Evidences OF
this are visible on all hands. A large
corn crop will be harvested, which
means still greater increase for the
next season. Mississippi has truly
moved her smokehouse and corn crib
from the West, where she let them re-
main till forced by necessity to make
the change. The Macon Beacon says:
1--WE publish the assessors report this
week, and would draw special attention
to the great increase in the hog product
in Noxubee County. A few years ago
there were only a few hundred exempt
hogs; now there are II, 469, which shows
that the crop is pretty well divided
among the farmers, as the report Of over
ten head amounts to only 1850
The leader., 1895-09-24
PERSONAL AND iMpERSONAL

Rev. E. d. Burr, of Roxbury, Mass,
is convinced from statistics that hot
weather promotes criminality, and he
solicits contributions for outing excur-
sions, "to stay the hand often lifted for
brutal blows by the soothing influences
of the sea bath"
One of the clubs of Pittsburgh, the
Bohemian, has opened subscription
for funds for the erection of mouu-
ment to the memory of Stephen G..
Foster. the composer of 20, Susannah"
sold Folks at Home," and the ''Old
Kentucky Home"
1t is odd to think Of Irving on the
stage in female garb. Once, at any
rate, he put on women's clothes, but
that was in his younger days-at the
Princes theater in Liverpool. in 1866,
when he appeared as 0none in "Vive
Lempriere." Saker and Lionel Brough
we're also in the cast
"A Baltimore traveller in EnglAnd
tried in vain to find the house in Chel-
sea formerly occupied by George Eliot
He discovered the neighborhood all
right, but nobody knew anything
about her, nor had the policeman on
the beat ever heard of Carlyle or Leigh
Hunt or Rosetti. who long lived there.
The Marquis Eugene de Beauhar-
nais, blocadc runner and financial
agent of the confederacy, one of the
most daring adventurers of the age,
and upon whose head the United States
government once set a reward of $s0,-
900, is now visiting San Francisco. He
is handsome man, apparently little
more than So years old.
-Theodor Mommsen has received
the silver metal of the Numismatic So
ciety of London for his great services
to the science of numismatics. The
25, 900 marks presented to him by his
pupils in all countries he has turned
over to the Berlin Academy of Sciences
to defray the expenses of complete
corpus of the extant Greek coins.
Mrs. Elizabeth E. Hutter, who was
so we'll known during the war by rea-
son of her labors on behalf of the
soldiers in the hospitals, died recently
lin Philadelphia. She was the first
woman to cross the line after the bat
tie of Gettysburg. She went by spe-
cial permission of President Lincoln, in
a car provided for-her use by the presi-
dent of the Pennsylvania railroad.
joaquin Miller's grandfather wan
la soldier under William Henry Har-
rison, but his father was so much man
of peace that he lived for seventy years
W, tn the Indians. and never fired gun
or used harsh word. The military
st, ain came out in the poet, who, as
early as 1855, was shot in a skirmish.
Miller is native of Indiana. though
for years past California has been his
home.
The wife of Gen. Warren died
April 20, 1878, leaving four children.
After the death of their father, June
II, -l775, they were left in straitened
circumstances until in April, ITS, Gen.
BENEDICT Arnold, who had conceived
warm friendship for DR.. Warren while
lat Cambridge, came to their relief.
Arnold contributed $500 for their edu-
cation, and succeeded in obtaining
| from congress the amount of major
lgenerars half pay to be applied to
their support from the date of the
fathers death until the youngest child
lshould be of are
The leader., 1895-09-24

reckon will die out after few more have
had their sit. 1t is a very amusing Idea
for a south Catclina man and n Bruins
wick preacher 10 write DIP and say they
will not come 20 the fair nary step IL the
street car fare is raised to 10 cents.
Why. this is a free country and those
gentlemen can stay at home OF they can
come and patfofiise the Southern railroad
that will charge 10 cents, too. IT does
not seem to be the price, but it is the
raise that arouses Il cir indignation. But
this little episode will all settle down. 1t
reminds me. however, of the time when
we proposed to build a public academy in
Rome and it was to cost 81 800. The
boys had put me forward to run for
Mayor and the Issue was academy" or
"no academy" OF course, / was for
pfogress dhd the t1oisiest and bitterest
enemy l had to contend with took the
streets and declared that / would tax
the people to death, and he for one was
not going to stand it. Looking over the
taxbooks at his sworn return of his
property l found that his part of the
academy wotld be ~ cents. So / pleas
antly showed him the figures and told
him | would pay his part If he would
husband he hushed. Now let every body
hush about this car fare business, for the
people are tired of it and in these parts
are not making any fuss about it. 1t
viii cost our people from 81 to So each
to go to the fair and enjoy the day and
come back home and talk about it for
month and we are not going to miss il
for cents; we are not built that way
/ should think it would remind a news
paper man of those amusing fellows who
ever and anon get mad with the editor
and write to him to stop their paper.
But l don't reckon the fair will bust up
on account of the absence of any man
who swesrs be wont cone if he has to
pay 10 etpts to the street cars. / hope
not, BILL ARP.
The leader., 1895-09-24

The Gray Gables End Of the Atlanta Ex-
position Opening.

The Gray Gables End Of the Atlantis Ex-
position Opening.
BUzzARD's BAY, Mass, Sept. IA
The vast machinery of the Atlanta ex'
position was successfully set in motion
from the presidents summer home,
Gray Gables, yesterday.
At about 2 o'clock the chairman of
the committee on arrangements teles
graphed that the president would not
be called upon to perform his part un-
til 500. This caused some little dis
appointment, for it was understood
that the button would be pressed on
or about o'clock.
The room in which the ceremonics
were performed is known as the presi.
dents gun room. On little shell
close by the window was placed the an
nunciator. This is of black rubber,
with small. solid gold band around
the edge. with the following inscril-
ton engraved thereon:
Marion Cleveland, September is,
1885,"
The knob of the annunciator is
white. with an engraved masonic en-,
blem-square and compass-in gold.
an exceedingly pretty affair.
Private Secretary Thurber. during
all the preliminaries, acted as master
of ceremonies. and as fast ~ the mes,
sagcs were received took them to the
president. and frequently the presi-
dent himself would ask how matters
were proceeding. Ever since the pro-
ject was first undertaken in this expo
|-sition the president has taken the
deepest interest in the undertaking.
The leader., 1895-09-24
INCONSISTENCIES EcLlpssD.

They DeAsd the Rsveaae Omcsrs fos
Years. bat Fsll at Last.
LExrNeroS, KY, Sept. 19.-John and
James Howard. the desperate moon
sinners OF Knott county. had . pitched
battle with revenue oflicers st an
early hour yesterday morning. The
Howard brothers we're mortally
wounded. while Deputy MarshAl In
gram wns badly shot The HOwards
have defled the revenue men Tor yeera.
and few weeks ago they tried -
kin Revenue Agent Collier and his
posse.
The leader., 1895-09-24
Well Supplied With Water.

The Amory Argus says its town ''can
boast of the most bountiful water sup
ply of any town its size in the State.
She now has nineteen overfowing ar
tesian wells with q capacity of water
ranging from IL to 106 gallons per min
ute. And it may also be stated that it
is the most healthful water known. Be-
fore these wells were put here there was
great deal of sickness during the sum-
mer months, many people dying every
season, but now the people are wonder
fully blessed with good health"
The leader., 1895-09-24
"a LITTLE NONSENSE. /.
-'Tis an eternal mournful fact
That justices mans blues;
The things we get the most Of are
The things we cannot use.

The things We cannot use.
Washington Star.
"A Regular Snap.-''What is Smith
doing now?" He is travelling with q
circus" pretty hard work, isn't it?"
mo; he has nothing to do except to
stick his head into the lions mouth
twice a day."-Texas Siftings.
--Cumulative Testimony. FLANDERS
--.sScientists say that the earth wab-
bles in her orbit" Gragoylc
noticed that myself whom I've been go
ing home from the club Detroit
Free Press
Police Justice-''what's the charge
against this man?' Policeman-'.Im.
personating an officer" Police Justice
what did he do? policeman--'.Hs
walked up to street vendef's stand
and took : handful Of peanutA Chi
|eAgo Record.
Tho New Peer. Lord Abrahams
being shaved by his valet. who ncci
dcntally cuts his chin) It-does not
much matter, Karl. II get Some 81
The niddlorclass blood out Of ne. Can
}ou SEQ any blue blee3 3s-Hur,or-
latieche QlattAr
The leader., 1895-09-24
Personal Assessment Of shark.y.

The personal assessment of Sharkey
county for 1895 fell off ascompared with
last year S6s,075. according to the Roll
ing Fork Pilot 1t says: There were
1889 mules on the roll last year, val
ued at S125,025, while the roll this year
shows 1874 more head at reduced value
of $780, 1865. The capital employed in
merchandising has been decreased by
S14, lO6, and the number of polls reduced
by 104. The State tax will le $40. IS
less than last year.
The leader., 1895-09-24

r. J. Dillighan, corresponding secre-
tary Of the Baptist Missionary Society,
reports collections for tho first four
months of the year SIC, 794. rs for foreign
missions. He says one-third of the con-
ventional year has passed; Mississippi
has raised $740. 40 of the above amount.
She was asked by the Southern Baptist
convention to raise $4,000 in that time,
or So, 600 for the year. Every State is
behind the amount requested by the
convention
The leader., 1895-09-24
Tax Rate Reduced.

The board of supervisors of Washing
ton county reduced the county tax levy
week. The tax levy of Washington
county for county purposes is probably
the lowest Of any county in the State,
although during the past few years the
county has erected handsome court
house and jail at q cost of more than
100000, and assisted materially in
building the railroads constructed
through the county.
The leader., 1895-09-24

The Water Valley Progress says that
''glanders, the most dreaded disease
among horses, has made its appearance
among the stock of William Busney, re-
siding one nile west Of the city. 1t is
supposed TO have been brought into the
community in car Of cheap horses sold
on the street some two months ago.
Mr.. Burney bought one OF tho horses
which had running sore at the
time, and now has plain evidence of the
disease. Four head Of stock In all have
been effected. three Of which were
killed By order Of Health oEicez
The leader., 1895-09-24
Small Salary.

In former times Presbyterian con-
gregations in the north of Ireland were
not, as general thing, very liberal in
their payments to their ministers. In
one snch congregation there was q
well-to-do farmer who cultivated sew
eral acres OF ground and was the owner
of numerous fiocks and herds. This
man was in the habit of contributing
two shillings and six pence year to-
ward the support of his church, and
that he paid with grudge. One year
when he was asked for it, he grumbled
as usual and finished by saying: ssThis
prcachin' ought to be unco' good, for
it's unco' dear!" Even the small sums
that were promised were by no means
always paid. An annual stipend of less
than two shillings and six pence has
been known to be twelve years in ar
rears. The following entry occurs in
the diary of one of the hard-worked
ministers Of those days: "Settled with
the treasurer of my congregation for
my annual stipend. Amount under ten
pounds. Providence has cast my lot
among a peculiar peoples they promised
me little and they pay mo less. Chi
.ago News.
The leader., 1895-09-24
A Python Story.

Concerning pythons, the following is
true story. A young lady in this
country for long time resisted her
lovers entreaties to go out to India
with him as his wife. She always had
horror of the wild animals she be-
lieved she might encounter there, es-
pecially serpents. At length, how
ever, after she had issued sort of ul-
timatum, she consented to accompany
him. She did not, however, leave her
fears behind her, and lived in constant
terror of some day meeting what she
so intensely feared. Her husband did
his best to laugh her fears away, but
without avail. Then he resolved to try
more drastic means. huge python
was killed in the neighborhood of his
bungalow. Without telling his wife
anything about it he ordered the rep
tile to be brought into the drawing
room, and coiled up as if asleep on the
hearthrug. Then he went out and
called his wife, telling her to 60 into
the drawing-room, and that he would
join her in few minutes. Soon after
he heard dreadful scream. THAT
will cure her of her fear of serpents," :"
he smiled to himself, and purposely de-
layed his entry. When at last he went
into the drawing-room he saw his wife
lying on the floor, and coiled about
her was another huge python, the
mate of the one that was lying dead on
the hearthrug. London Realm.
The leader., 1895-09-24
KEPT HIS PROMISE.
How King Louis XIV. of France MAIDS
Good His Doyish Word.

How King Louis XIV. of France MAIDS
Good His Doyish Word.
A pleasant story is told of how tho
French king, Louis XIV, neglected D
promise for great many years. A
member OF his court, and one of his
devoted followers, NJ. Puysieux, had
had been ia Switzerland on an impor-
tant mission, and on his return to
France was cordially welcomed by the
king.
After they had exchanged greetings
Puysieux asked the king IL he were
really satisfied and pleased with him,
II his expressions were more than mere
words, and werc to be absolutely relied
Upon. The king warmly assured him
that he meant just what he said.
Then Puysicux replied gaily that he
could not say the same, that for his
part he was not at all satisfied with
the king
"And why not, fhysieux?' asked the
king.
"Why. sire, because although you are
the most honest man in the kingdom
you have failed to keep a promise TO
me which you made more than fifty
years ago."
"fiow is that?" inquired the monarch,
surprised and tnystified.
"IIow is it? You have good mem'
ory, your majesty, SO am sure that
you cannot have forgotten the circum-
stance. Do you not remember our
playing blindman's buff at my grand
mothers, and that you put your blue
ribbon on my shoulder so that the
blindman would not recognize you so
easily? When we had finished tho
game, / returned the decoration to you,
and you promised to give me one when
you became king. You have been
king long time, and have never re!
ceived the blue ribbon. F"
The king remembered the game Of
blindman's buff perfectly, laughed
heartily, and said that Puysieux should
at once have the blue ribbon to which
he had so clear a claim. This blue rib.
bon was the decoration of the Order of
the Holy Ghost. That very day the
king called a meeting of the chapter
and Puysieux received the decoration
for which he had waited more than
half a century. Youths Companion.
The leader., 1895-09-24
corssderat. Reunion.

The Confederate Veterans OF Prentiss
county held . reunion at Bonneville last
week. Five or six hundred Of the old
soldiers participated, and the day was
one of much enjoyment. The adjoining
counties we're we'll represented. There
were more than 1900 visitors in town,
and dinner was served to all present.
The leader., 1895-09-24

Miss oldum ;playfqlly)-I ol1er
than you think am.
Miss Caustiqn< = doubt n chlsoeo
Record
The leader., 1895-09-24
Illinois
central
Railroad
,osr POPULAR ROUTE BEwTEEN
NORTH AND SOUTH
~. sbcrte st and Most Direct Route 70
st. Louis,
Memphis.
Kansas City.
Chicago.
ru,m,n Palace Buffet Sleeping Cars on ell
trains through without change.

.,,o al, connections made at Chicago with all
A'' Buffet and Dining Car lines to the
The leader., 1895-09-24

ms hotel has Just been enlarged and
senevated. An electric elevator and a.
iDouern q improvements have been placed
"a the building. :
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-11
HOW IT WAS DONE.
Details of the Work Done Last
Evening
At the Republican National
Committee Meeting.
ST. LOUIS REJOICES.
The Exposition Building to Be
the Convention Hall.
Reed and Mckinley Have Rooms
at the Southern Hotel.

WASHINGTON, Dec 11.-Following are
the details of the meeting of the Re-
publican national committee which late
yesterday afternoon fixed st. Louis as the
place and June 18th the date of the con-
vention next year:
The first important question of the
afternoon was the fixing of the date
of the convention. The executive
committee reported a resolution favor
ing June 16. This was amended by
Committeeman Lannan of Utah in
favor of August Is. There was a sharp
debate and Mr.. De Young of Califor-
MIA finally proposed a compromise be-
tween June and August, viz: j uly.
The De Young and Lannan amend
ments were both defeated, and then,
by practically unanimous vote, the
date was fixed a June 16.
Then came the main contest be-
tween the cities. There was much
excitement as the ballots proceeded,
the committeeman from the interested
sections hurrying and seeking to
effect combinations. At the outset,
San Francisco secured one more than
the nineteen claimed from the first.
The announcement of her lead was
greeted with enthusiasm when it
reached the outer corridors. The
- u
greater than had been expected, while
neither Pittsburg nor Chicago made
the showing anticipated. St. Louis
gained steadily on each ballot. San
francisco sought to meet this by
drawing the votes of Chicago, but
without avail. The first serious
break occurred when David Martin of
Pennsylvania, led the Pittsburg forces
toward St. Louis. On the fourth and
loo 1aolT lot 81
forces broke for the first time. Michi-
gan, Wyoming and Connecticut going
to St. Louis. That settled it and gave
st. Louis the convention. The choice
was made unanimous, on motion of
Mr.. De Young of San Francisco.
On the announcement of the decisive
ballot there was a rush for the St.
Louis headquarters. where all the
delegates from that city gathered with
Missouri congressman and politicians
at large. There was a great hand
shaking and popping of corks for a
few minutes, with occasional cheers,
until Clark Fl. Sampson was lifted to
table in reply to calls for a speech.
While he was talking the room was
filing up, and congressman JOY, Bar
thold and Cobb soon appeared, and
then the Pittsburg and California dele
cations pushed in to congratulate
their rival.
After concluding the ballot, the
committee took up the question of
territorial delegates, and recon-
mended that New Mexico, Arizona,
Utah and Oklahoma each select four
delegates, in addition to the two here
tofore chosen. A hearing was ac-
corded Mrs. J. Ellen Foster, who spoke
of woman influence in behalf of the
party.
st. Louis claims were presented by
Mayor Walbridge, ex-Congressman
Frank S. M. Kennard, president of
the st. Louis exposition, and Chaun-
cey 1. Filley.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-11
NO PRAYER IN SCHOOLS.
Held to be Unconstitutional by the At
torney General of Minnesota.

Held to be Unconstitutional by the At
torney General of MinnesOta.
ST. Paul, Mimi, Dec. 1.-The state
superintendent of public instruction
recently received an inquiry whether or
not the law prohibited. the opening. Of
poblir schools with recital Of the
Lords Prayer, and ask The advice
of the superintendent when one per-
son in the district objected 10
the service. In the opinion OF Attorney
General Childs, to whom the matter was
referred, he holds that the service is in
violation of section 16 of the
state constitution which provides
shat no person shall be
compelled to attend, erect, or support
any place of worship As the constltu-
ton requires the people of the state to
support its schools, religious service at
the opening of the school is unconsIitu.
tional and cannot be maintained, where
there is an objection.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-11
TO HELP THE STOCKMEN.
Phil Armour. ct al. to Organize a
Loan Company to Help Through
Hard Times.

CHICAGO, Dec. 11.-"This organiza-
ton" said P d. Armour today, when
asked about the proposed cattle growers
loan company, "is simply development
and capitalization, as il were, of cond-
tions which have been in existence
long while. 1t will be run
exactly as a bank is run. with
the same kind of an organization
and corresponding officers. 1t will work
ia harmony and collAterally with the
banks. taking paper direct from them.
what particular region do you expect
to benefi?" "Everything tributary to
Omaha and that section. Kansas City
especially is sort OF gateway to all the
southwestern areas of cattle producing
lands. The field will be large. The cap
ital stock it is thought will exceed $1,000
600 E. A Cudahy. Herman KouniZ,
John a. Creighton, j. NJ. WoOlworth, Fred
Davis, John A. McShane and w. a. Pax
ton are also behind the matter. In ad-
dition to these there will be considerable
capital from eastern packers in New
York, Boston and elsewhere. You see
it is impossible for many western cattle
growers to bridge over the vicissitudes
of times rs stringent as the present. 1t
is the purpose of the stockholders to
help them over the shoals"
At present the outlook is that the head
quarters will be at South Omaha, with
very likely a branch at Kansas City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-11
AFTER ZELLA.

Gould Prepares his leg Against
Further Pulling by Proving her a
Bigamist.
NEW YORK, Dec. 11.-Attorney Mar
shall Quinn of the Yonkers city court has
received telegram from Chief Police
Inspector Fitzgerald of Chicago asking
for copy of Zella Nicolaus. marriage
certificate.
It was learned yesterday that Mr..
Gould's lawyers got wind of this marriage
in Yonkers and week before the settle
ment of the case one of them went TO
Yonkers and examined the records in the
health department and made a copy of
the certificate.
1t is now believed the marriage certi-
fcate played an important part in Undue
ing leila Nicolaus to compromise her
SUIT for $4,000 for $4,000. 1t is minated
that this certificate furnishes evidence on
which 10 base suit for bigamy if reasons
should arise making it desirable to press
such a charge.