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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-12
Drilling Stone Axes.

The statement has frequently
been made that 1t would be impos.
sible to drill holes in stone without
the MD OF iron tools. That such
holes have been drilled, however,
has long been an accepted fact, as
implements from the stone age
amply prove. An article in for.
eign publication contains an illus
trntion OF the apparatus for perform.
ing this work Of drilling, which was
done by means Of n hollow cylinder
OF bone, hardened wood or horn.
Wet sand, or particles of flint ground
very fine, were kept constantly
dropping upon the point where the
hole was being made The process
was apparently not unlike the cut
ting of marble by means Of sand and
wires or strips Of metal. The met
al itself without the sand and water
would be Of little nse. In this pre-.
historic drilling, the stone ak was
wcdged firmly In place and the drill
revolved by means Of bowstring.
According to the discoveries OF anti.
quarians,, by far the greater part OF
these stone axes were broken or
split In tho drilling. In some cases
IL was found that the fragments
were made use Of as smaller axes.
this fnct indicating n labor savins 5
inclination, as the work Of shaping
YVES much greater than that Of drill
ling out the holes.-[New York Led
cor
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-12
Tall Men Of Maine.

1t Is doubtful whether there Is in
the city man taller than Mr..
Samuel Morrison, who measures six
eet and seven inches in his stocking
ieey. Mr.. Morrison Is well proper
toned, so that his unusual height Is
not conspicuous until he is com.
pared with some six-footer. He Is
about thirty-five or forty years OF age,
and Is a native Of st. John County In
New Brunswick, Mr.. Morrison S
father was not unusually tall, and
his mother was of medium height.
But in the sturdy Scotch family
from which he Is descended there are
many six-footers, and great-uncle
In Scotland attained the remarkable
height OF six feet and nine inches.
While men six feet and seven
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-12
Tho Pompous vizier.

81 recall the story Of q sultan"
said Dean Hole recently, "who had a
very pompous vizier and, desiring to
rid himself of the vizier, sold him in
open market for Il slave. The market
was not brisk that day and the vizes
brought only eight pence The sui
tan bought him ut this price and
thereafter whenever the vizier be-
came pompous, the sultan had only
to mention eight pence, or draw the
figure - in the air, when the pom.
pous minister Immediately subsi.
ded
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-12
Tamsnsss Of Some Animals.

The tameness OF some animals in
thinly settled districts Is remarkable.
While young man was fishing on
an old dam in New England stream
a chipmunk ran out from the wood
and boldly picked up the crumbs
from his luncheon that were scat
tered near him. Then, curious as to
what kind Of animal the young man
was, the chipmunk ran upon his leg
as far as his knee, chartered for an
instant and whisked of into the for.
est sgain.-lChicago Herald.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-12
Odd Things In Furniture.

Importers are constantly on the
lookout for odd things in foreign fur
niture. Rattan from China and Ja-
pan, rush furniture from India, will
low work from the Azores, and ham
mocks from Mexico and Spanish
America have considerable vogue.
Even the Orkney Islands have been
drawn upon for the decoration OF
modern American homes, and people
can buy at high prices luxurious and
graceful Orkney chairs of wood and
wicker, unusual in form and eX-
tremely comfortable. - New York
Sun
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-12

inches tall are unusual in these
regions, such giants are by no means
unknown. Mr.. Jason Hanson was
one. lie served in the war In the
Seventeenth Maine Regiment. He
was n Democrat in politics, and dur
ing the Tilden campaign was FREE
quently seen carrying the flag in the
Democratic processions.-[ Portland
(Me.) Press.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-12
The Best Orausht Horses.

England's pre.eminence 40 cart.
horse producing country 10 unchal.
lenged, nothing equal in bulk to her
dray horse being previously known,
and her Clydesdales, often over sew.
enteen hands, are probably the finest
specimens Of equine development in
size and strength that the world has
seen.-[San Francisco Chronicle.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-01-12

There are 5000 students at the
University Of Michigan this year.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1895-10-08

draw the cart out of danger, but the
tracks were covered with little layer
Of snow, and the car wheels slid over
them like the runners Of q sleigh.
The whole weight of the car struck
the corner Of the coal cart and flung 1t
from the tracks. The wagon fairly
surged up in the air and came down on
its side. with the man underneath 1t
and the horse still in the shafts.
Neither man nor horse stirred after
they fell.
The conductor and driver were both
unhurt This Is bad business, Phil.
an we'd better glt outv' the driver
said.
The conductor nodded and pulled the
bell twice and the car swept away.
The only passengers were three ladies.
who probably did not know what nad
happened.
Tom was not . hundred feet away
when the thing happened. Bis horror
at the sight itself was not greater than
his astonishment and anger when the
car moved on. For the drst time ~ hia
life he would have liked TO have some
one by the throat
IA rushed up to the cart excitedly.
It had been thrown TO the right Of the
track. The drivers leg was under
6eoth one Of tho great wheels and he
hod evjdently tainted. tor he aid not
,nave ~ speak. Tom seizsd him ~
fho shoulder and shook him rou4Rf}s
y5<t< 80 - ,,n<<zx - an 4 iifflk
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1895-10-08
BROOKHAvEN, MISSISSIPPPI TUESDAY, OCTOBER s. 1895.
Pail your leg when lift" Ton
shouted, and then he stopped down and

"P:ll your leg when lift" Ton
shouted, and then he stopped down and
got hold of the edge OF the wheel.
He Strengthened his back, bent his
knees and gripped the wheel tight;
then with great effort he flung back
his head and Strengthened his Knees
UP CAME the cart, wheel, frame and all.
Pull your leg outi' Tom shouted
again. The man started, tried to sit
up, pulled his leg little way out,
gave up and rolled over on his face
with his head directly under the wheel.
IL was too much. Tom thought he
would rather have died than see such
thing happen. He could not hold up
such load for more than few mo-
ments, and it would kill the man when
1t fell. No one was in sight. He could
not move. not a muscle, or he would
have to let go. Oh. il he had only let
the fellow lie there and brought help.
Get out of there! Rouse upv' he
cried; and then, as the man did not
move: Help! holpr' he yelled. There's
a man dying! Help"
There was only one house near
enough 10 send him aid in time, and
he directed his cries at that. There
were lights in the windows, but no
one seemed to stir to help him. Atlast
the strain became so great that he
could shout no longer. He clenched
his teeth and resigned himself to de-
spair.
A door slammed. He looked up at
the house and saw girl running down
the steps. Could he hold out till she
got to him? 'I'll make a good bluff at
it, anyway" thought Tom, grimly,
and he held on. He had not strength
enough even to hurry up his rescuer.
The girl, who was we'll built, strong
and ruddy, reached his side quickly.
What are you wanting, sori?" she
said.
Tom was gasping. Great drops OF
sweat ran down his face. His feet
staggered about from place to place
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1895-10-08

His legs were strained past tearing;
his hands perfectly numb. lie felt
that he was all but done for.
Pull out the man. he muttered.
and then shut his lips tight as the
wheel almost slipped from his grasp.
The girl looked down and without q
moments hesitation crawled under the
wheel to pull him out.
Don't go under!" Tom gasped, in
agony. II may drop it,
Faith, then, you won't!" came her
voice, without tremor. You'll hold
on a bit 10 niger You won't let it hurt
mel"
That was enough for Tom. lie bent
his knees a trife, renewed his grip on
the wheel, leaned his head forward a
little, and then Ready! Heave!"
burst out ON the night air that made
the street ring.
Back few his head again, his great
knees Strengthened themselves, and
once more wh eel, frame and wagon
shot up in the air. A moment later
the girl had pulled the coal man out
of danger.
Tom thanked the girl as best he
could, and then, utterly at the end Of
his strength, sank right down where
he was in the mud and dirt. 1t seemed
as If he could never move again.
Sure twas an iligaut pull entirely!"
said the Irish girl. admiringly. what
shall be doin' now?"
aRun for the doctor" Tom said, rous-
a.. - = l. IL will
be necessary.
A car was coming, this one out from
town. 1t was crowded. With great
effort Tom stood on his feet and ran
to the track. "Stop. stop!' he cried.
Some ones hurt!" 81 e "a O.
The motor man stopped. Tom
climbed on boa I'd, and slammed open
the front door. rs there doctor
here?" he inquired. A middle-aged
man rose from his seat and came
toward the front of the car. Tom led
the way to the coal cart. The team
fell on him and hurt his Leg" he said
The doctor stopped down and began
to make his examination. A crowd
from the car gathered about the spot.
The girls father was one of the num-
Der. and he eagerly questioned his
daughter about what had happened.
She told him what she knew, and all
who heard her turned eagerly to get
sight OF the young fellow who had
borne so much to save the injured
mans life
But Tom was no logger to be seen.
He liked TO do his duty, but he hated
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1895-10-08
An Historic Town.

Pontotoc Is very old town-one of
the oldest in North Mississippi. Away
back in the sos it was the United States
land office, and in those early days did
a '1and Office" business. Some one said
that it took four banks to handle the
business. Thousands of dollars were
paid in daily by spectators and actual
settlers for the rich lands of Missis-
sippi. At stated periods wagons would
leave for Nashville, laden with gold
and silver for shipment to the United
States treasury. A story is told of two
men who started with a wagon loaded
with coin in nail kegs. The road was
rough and one keg of silver rolled out,
but the loss was not discovered for sew
eral hours. They retraced their steps
hastily and recovered the missing treas
ure, finding it at,the house Of an honest
settler who had discovered the keg and
rolled 1t into his cabin for safe-keeping.
Ripley Sentinel
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1895-10-08
Rabbl.s oath Believed.

+" In the matter of the suit of the
Shaareth Israel congregation OF Dali
las, Tex, to restrain Rabbi Joseph
Rosebaum from performing services
for the Fort Wort congregation. Judge
Harris decided that the defendant,
having denied under oath that he ever
made a contract with the Dallas peo-
pie, the injunction would be denied.
The case goes over until the next term
Of the court for final hearing on its
merits.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1895-10-08
Ewlsgins from the Rafters.

G. A. Northington. aged 81. proprie-
tor of the Clifton house at verbena.
Ala. committed suicide by hanging in
his barn. He climbed into . buggy.
tied a plow line around his neck and
to the rafters. and pushed the vehicle
from under him. His son. Hendley
was so much distressed
ut the circumstance that he attempted
to end his own life by drowning in q
well. Mr.. Northington leaves widow
and Ave children.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1895-10-08
Col. d. 3. Troy.

Col. d. s. Troy, for the past quarter
of a century one of the most conspicu.
GUS men in business and in politics In
Alabama, died at Montgomery from
the effects Of consumption Of the bow
els. Col. Troy was about 90 years old.
and had been q leading lawyer at the
Montgomery bar for thirty years He
leaves q widow, q daughter Of the late
Gov. Watts, and six children, all Of
whom are grown. Col. Troy lsayes ,
comfortable estate.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1895-10-08

The Meridian Herald asserts that .'the
last census taken By the government
disSlosss the fact that South and South
ssst Mississippi increased more in popu-
lation and wealth the preceding decade
than any other portion Of the State. :
II oontonds that this rapid growth was
prlncipally confined 70 the counties oi
Jones, Perry. Marion. Pearl River, Har-
rison and Hancock. Some Of these coun'
ties more than doubled their popula.
zion, and Quadruplsd their taxable prop
oetv. Dut NJ aso prepared 70 expeet {
otsn gr6etss growth ~ the nsxs lss
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1895-10-08
Women Licensed to Practice.


The State board Of health last week
licensed eight of the fourteen apr licants
examined. Mississippi now has a regu-
larly licensed woman physician in the
person Of DIR. Rosa Weis, of Meridian.
She is the first Mississippi woman ap-
plying for license. From member OF
the board it is learned that she stood
most creditable examination. She is q
graduate of the Industrial Institute and
College at Columbus, and OF womap's
college in Philadelphia. 1t is under
stood that DIR. Weiss practice will be
principally with women and children.
The doctors hope the example set by
DIR. Weis may be followed by other
women. They contend there is class
of practice q woman is better fitted for
than men, and instead OF feeling any
jealousy over this now step of the
woman they hail it with unfeigued feel
ings OF delight.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1895-10-08

william Barrum and Henry Pritch-
ard. two planters In Lafayette county,
got into quarrel about some cotton At
Barrum's house. As Pritchard was go
ing out Of the yard Barrum seized .
shotgcn and shot, killing Pritchard in
stantly. Barrum sent word to the sher-
iff to send : buggy for him. as he was
too sick to ride so far on horseback.
Barrum 10 in Jail.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1895-10-08

William Mcclellan, . well-to-do
negro Of Jenifer, Ala. committed sui
eide by cutting his throat from ear to
ear. No cause is assigned for his act
Of self-destruction. Another negro.
who lived in an adjoining house and
had been i'll for some time, died when
he heard of the suicide.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1895-10-08
MOST POPULAR ROUTE BEwTEEN
NORTH AND SOUTH

pulman Palace Buffet Sleeping Cars On ~
trains through without change.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1895-10-08
The Age-Hsr.Id Changes Hands.

The Daily State, the free silver DEM
ocratic morning paper of Birmingham,
Ala, has bought out the Birmingham
Age-Herald, sound money denocratic
paper, for SEQ, 600 The State will be
discontinued and the Age-Herald trans
ferred into free silver organ. Col.
Joseph Hodgson will be editor-in-chief
aud Fl. NJ. Wilson managing editor.
Col. Hodgson has been editor Of the
State.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1895-10-08
w.man Murdered by Robbers.

W0mhh Muruor0U by NODO4fts
What is apparently brutal murder
was committed 9 miles northwest OF
Axtell, KY. few nights ago. The
body Of Mrs Fenaugherty, the mother
of John Fenaugherty, a prominent
farmer, was found on the floor Of their
house dead with the skull crushed in
a horrible manner. There Is no clew
to the murderer. Robbery led to the
crime. The son had been absent from
home for two days, and his mother was
alone
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1895-10-08
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.
Weather and Crops.

vicksburg, Oct 9. The close of an
other week, which marks the close OF
September. finds the harvesting OF the
two staple crops-cotton and corn-fur-
ther advanced than the average season.
The cold wave with which the week
has ended has caused cotton to open
even more rapidly than before, and re-
entire crop is ready to be gathered.
Only few complaints are noted this
week of damage to cotton from worms,
rust, blight or shedding.
Corn harvesting continues, and the
yield. IS we'll as the quality. is generally
up to all expectations.
Only light showers are reported dur
ing the past seven days in scattered lo-
calities. and the continued dry weather
has begun to prove injurious to gardens
and truck farms. Turnips, peas. sugar
cane and potatoes are in need of rain.
Hay has been saved successfully and
fodder is about all housed.
The temperature on the 30th OF Sep
tember at vicksburg was the lowest ever
recorded at that station for the third
decade OF September. The month has
also been the dryest September of record
since the establishment of the weather
bureau. Slight injury to cotton and fall
gardens by light frost and cool weather.
Suing the County.
Some months ago the board of super
visors disallowed sundry accounts pre-
sented by Justice w. A. Murch for costs,
aggregating s322, in the cases of num-
Der Of persons convicted of misdemean-
ors and petty crimes and sentenced to
the county convict gang by the magis-
trate in default of payment OF their
respective fines and costs. Since they
worked out these liabilities for the
county the magistrate thought be was
entitled to receive the costs, but the
supervisors thought otherwise, and
their action in rejecting the accounts
was subsequently sustained by the Cir
cult Court From this latter decision
Justice Murch has also appealed, and
| the papers in the case will be made mp
and go before the Supreme Court at its
next session. Legal opinion differs as
to the merits of the case, in spite of the
two decisions against the magistrate,
and the result of the appeal will be
awaited with interest by many.-Vicks-
burg Herald
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1895-10-08
The Deaf and Dumb Institute.

The Deaf and Dumb Institute.
Tho opening of the Deaf and Dumb
Institute at jackson last week was the
largest and finest ever made, there be-
ing about eighty pupils in attendance.
The workshops are full OF boys who
have gone to work in earnest. In this
department. are taught carpentering,
cabinet work. printing and many other
trades apt to prove useful in after life
when their school daysare over. The
girls are taught sewing. cutting and
fitting, and all kinds Of fancy needle
work. The culinary department is full,
and the girls are given four lessons q
week. learning to make everything.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1895-10-08
The Drought In Kentucky.

The drought now prevailing in tho
neighborhood of Versailles. KY, is
the worst since 1884. A good rain has
not fallen in several months, and
crecks and springs have dried up that
have never been dry before. Farmers
are hauling water for miles. and
there are many cases Of typhoid fever
due to the drought.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1895-10-08

Iooacee AhuufsctarorH Assako.
Stultz. Lisbergcr 4 Co. large tobacco
manufacturers of Danvllle. Va. who
do an extensive business in the south
and weat have assigned. Liabilities.
S7s. 900; assets, nearly that amount
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1895-10-08

4 Missesri Pest's Oplnisn.
HaultA Garland. . Missouri poet,
4 loas,y talk II Is 70 plow.
lIam should know that Il = not hall
% icnesoms - tis~sone
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1895-10-08

The store and stock Of general mer,
chandise, mills and gin Of E. A. Sim
mons, at Kewanee, Miss, Is miles
north of Meridian. on the Alabama
Great Southern railroad, were de-
stroyed by ERE. Loss. 5000; partially
insured.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1895-10-08

Paul Fleshlen postmaster at Elk
horn, Va, was killed by falling from
Pinnaele Rock. near Bramwcll, Va
He went TO view this wonderful scene
with some frieads and climbed to the
top of the pinnacle. No one saw him
fall, but his friends. noticing that he
had disappeared, began searching for
him and found HIS manglsd remains.
he fell over precipics las feet high.
He was . popular young man, of good
family
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1895-10-08

All the accounts which have been re-
ceived from Atlanta indicate that the
expositioa promises to be very elab-
orate and extensive affair, surpassed
only by the Chicago fair among the
great American Industrial dsplsys.
The people OF Atlantis havs spared NO
palms in making their city - attractive
Is possible to vlsitors and every prep
aratioa for their lcconmodation hiss
4 A.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1895-10-08

ms hotel has just been enlarged and
senovated. An electric elevator and al
souern e - improvements have been placed
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1895-10-08

.Iso all connections made at Chicago with all
e''' Buffet and Dining Car lines to the
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-09-19
JOHNSON Bros,
IlO7 Main ST, Phone 358,
LEADING cur RATE DRUGGISTS.
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES,

Mexico, Mo, Sent l2-JspeaIaIl rrs
against shannon Jarmau. he is tha MN
Crawford whom Nr is chars. Kim tL''
traying Miss Crawford is now I'M " '.-
gai!el condition and is about 10 lose her
Abilene, Kas., Sept. lS.-tspeclar, ,or
nlhe days a high south wind has II1o,1
@,.r r4iSS i.S d,l ah' g,. I,g l'mprgature has been
but one session % Hag, from ~. a. a 'l.."
H- 10 lne neat 'rhaIut ara suTarm-,
r.a rl,.,rtc It,gH'hS is delayed Much sickness IS
,Wamego, Kase sept, Is.-(sperlall The
i''tunHoan convention at WtstmoralaIJ
ra tckst : For n trcasurir a25shs"3n lhe follow
sheriff, jim, H.ey Register. R.iT N
n Ser u'o j. H. ,jfslr'gI j5annss NSFon Mckee; aora-
r0st-pispa5sh ig!, sp2oSgs roW rort worn reio
found dead in a buggy this marrfra ME ,la's
deceased was prominent I'm Texas Rer'Ib-
men m tae state, iie hold the position ~
dent Arthur. '''S'-
r..,aaI Guthrie, O. IT. s.p4 ls-(spec.al) In
Editorial ASSOCIATION. for rhr rarr6,,f M
qhe Usage Indian agent. Major Fra,I-..,,' ~
ior eoniisea ting the Iawhu-ka NcR- arf
suprrtssInE lis ul.ladtlou, Colonel f,It-.r
special agent Of The Indian aI.r,4u .
arrived at Pawhuska, and Is 5XSI,..I..a'.s1 Ias
witnesses In the case. ''''''.t1
terday was the hottest scptei6bar a.. rs
known In Kansas. Al p, M. rhr' III
sundo"n IT had only retre8t,i 10 gf -''a MI tl
weather records show that ma t He
days have been the hottest ever kr,,,, e. N
mercury has reached the high poir, FAY ihe
may be expected during The sumrntI' r,,il !" MN
hnt which is uneXampled in the TAI! !.'A' A'uS
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-09-19
MISSOURI ITEMS.

thlri annual session Of George i smith
college began this morning. with T.. A.
Robertson. A. NJ, as president. The school
opens auspciOusly with the largcs. opening
urol,mrnt IN lts history,
Hannibal. Mo. Sept. 1s.-Dr. j. G. Hearne
ana his wife We're brought here from the
Palmyra Jail to-day and arragned before
Judge Roy for the murder of Amos j
StillwelL They pleaded nor guilty and the
trial was SET fer saturday December H.
The prisoners We're then taken back TO the
Palmyra jail.
St Louis. Mo. Sept ls,-A report current
here Is 10 the effect that the 81 Louis car
Company and the American Car Company
had consolidated. Ii WAS said that the "
concern Is about TO establish I'M ST. Louis
the largest and best equipped plant in the
world for the manufacture of all kinds of
cars ana railroad appliances.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-09-19
Beecham's pills are for bilious

Beecham's pills are for bilious
ness, bilious headache, dyspep-
sia, heartburn, torpid liver, diz-
ziness, sick headache, bad taste
in the mouth, coated tongue,
loss ofappetite, sallow skin, etc,
when caused by constipation;
and constipation is the most
frequent cause of all of them.
Go by the book. Pills 100 and
2sf a box. Book free at your
druggists or write b. L. Allen Co.,
sos Canal Street, New York.
Annual sales more than {. coo 900 boxes
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-09-19

London, Sept IA dispatch 10 the
standard from Madrid says the government
has arranged with Paris bankers for "a
credit of II l.o0o00l sterling for the war in