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The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1895-09-17
MISSISSIPPI STATE NEWS
Crop Outlook.

vicksburg, Sept 13.-Reports dis
cover no i'm Improvement in the condition
Of the staple crops, cotton and corn,
during the past week.
Rust, blight, rot and the ravages OF
the worms and other insect pests have
continued to cut short the cotton crop,
although paris green and other poisons
are being successfully used in some sec
tions to check the progress of the last
mentioned pest.
Old corn having fully matured moth
Ing further remains to be said OF IL in
addition to the report made last week.
Young corn is, generally speaking, in
good condition, tho stalks are we'll
fruited and the ears are filling out we'll.
Showers have occurred in scattered
localities and were very anevenly dis
tributed, some correspondents COM
planning Of heavy rains, while others
have had no rain for weeks. Hay and
fodder have been saved in great abund-
ance, except where frequent showers
have prevented.
Early turnips are said to be very fine.
Other small crops continue to thrive
and truck growers have no complaint to
make.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1895-09-17
An rliIolt sim Dessrsysd.

Another still. known a. Bailey and
Cummings. was captured in Prentiss
county several miles east of Bonneville
last week by revenue officers, and more
than 1000 gallons Of mash were over
turned. The still was taken to Boone
vile and destroyed. This time the
officers were unsuccessful and failed to
find the wildcatters. Other Illicit stills
are reported as being operated in the
county.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1895-09-17
Groom. 60; Bride. 1s.

Society circles in Manchester, Tenn,
were greatly surprised by the marriage
of Frank Sharp and Miss Sarah Simp-
son, of that town. The bridegroom Is
a well-to-do widower of 60, and the
bride handsome girl of l3, the daugh-
ter Of Rev. Adam Simpson. There was
no opposition The persons interested
are of Manchester's best people.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1895-09-17
Happy Termination of Divorce.

An unusual incident occurred at Cof-
feeville last week in the Chancery
Court before Judge kimbrough, in
which a man and wife who were divorced
last spring were allowed by the court TO
assume their marital relations again,
after having satisfied the court that a
reconciliation had taken place between
them. AT the last term of the Chancery
Court Mrs. II. ii. B. Vanhoozer was
granted an absolute divorce from her
husband. In this State it is not neces-
sary for divorced couple to have the
marriage ceremony performed again if
they will go before the chancellor
granting the divorce and state that it is
their wish to again assume marital re-
lationS, es,.- s .-
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1895-09-17

State Superintendent Of Education
Preston has written the following let
ter, defining what the term patron"
means under the new law: THE def
milton the State board of education has
always given for the word patron is as
follows: A patron Of a public school is
a male or female resident Of a school
district who is the head Of a family re-
siding in tho district, in which family
there is an educable child thatis mem
Der of the family, OF legal ward OF tho
head of the family. All patrons may
vote at an election of trustees. A pa
irons right to vote does not depend
upon his having sent children to the
public cbool, or upon his intention to
do so. IL he has an educable child in
his family, either his own or bis legal
ward, he has right to vote for trustees
or be trustee.
THE fact that the word patron Is
not defined In the law has given rise to
considerable controversy from time, to
time during the past eight years. This
question has bcen up for discussion
many times before. At one time / con-
suited Judge Campbell, and his views
of the law were in accord with the above
defini tion."
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1895-09-17
Killed In an Impromptn Duel.

At Colita. Tex. j. C. Marsh, a con-
stable, and Frank Reed had a quarrel
and agreed to shoot il out. Both men
armed themselves and met shortly
afterward. Reed was killed.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1895-09-17
one Cent for Beatlng . woman.

s. e. Bagby was tried at Clarksville,
Tenn, on the charge of beating Miss
Augusta Bryant because she refused to
marry him. The jury fixed his punish
ment at one cent and the costs. He
was then tried and found guilty Of car
ryinga pistol.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1895-09-17
Girl Cut In Twain by Saw.

At Milton Gardner's saw mill, In
Underwater, miles from Caseyville,
Union county, KY, the s-year-old
daughter of Jerry Pritchett, a logman
employed by the mill, was cut in twain
by circular saw. She had brought
her fathers dinner pail and was sit
ting near the log slide, fondling IA
vorite dog. when the large revolving
saw caught her apron and before the
engineer, who heard her cries, could
stop the machinery, she was drawn
rapidly forward and cut entirely
through the body by the whirling
scsel. The saw cut through the left
lobe of the brain downward to the up
per part of the left thigh.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1895-09-17
Married Miss Malone.

marriage of very wide interest was
celebrated at Asheville, N. c.. recently.
The contracting parties were Miss
Otelia Malone and Mr.. William L. Nc
Gill, bot. of Petersburg, Va. The
bride is the only daughter of ex-Sena-
tor William Malone, and a great favor
ite In society circles. The groom is a
son of Mr.. John McGill, one of Peters
burg's wealthiest tobacconists, and a
most popular young man. The mar
riage had been in contemplation for
some time, but was fastened by the
fact that Mr.. McGill was suddenly
called upon to make an extended for
eign tour on business. His bride, how
ever, will not accompany him.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1895-09-17
The Case Non-suited.

The $4,000 damage suit Instituted by
the New Orleans & Northeastern Rail-
road Company against the Meridian
Water Works Company for an alleged
failure to furnish sufficient pressure in
the water mains to enable the fremen
to extinguish fire that consumed the
general shops of the plaintiff at Meridian
several years ago, came up for hearing
in the Federal Court last week. After
the taking of testimony the case was
non-suited, the court ruling that there
was nothing in the contract between the
parties to the suit which required the
water works company to furnish the
plaintiff in the case with water other
than for shop purposes.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1895-09-17
Opening Of the State University.

Oxford, Sept. 12.-The opening exer-
cises os the University OF Mississippi
were held in University chapel today.
The good work done by the faculty of
the grand old institution during the
past few years is telling on the attend
dance. Crowds of students have been
coming in on every train for the past
three days, and the enrolment today
exceeds by over 100 that of any year
since the preparatory department was
abolished. The exercises began aus
piciously this morning with many
prominent men of the State on the
platform. Short talks were made by
several OF the visitors and professors
after the prayer, which was Of
fered by Rev. J. L. Thomas. The stu
dents proceeded to enroll, and the chan
cellor's Office has been crowded all day.
All predict most prosperous year and
very large attendance when all the
students have returned. Chancellor
Fulton and the faculty are receiving
many expressions of oongratulation on
having rcawakened the interest Of the
people of tho State in their time-hon-
ored institution.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1895-09-17

j. Z. Mason, one Of the oldest and
most highly respected citisens Of Can
ton, and for many years engaged in ths
cotton commission business In New Or
leans, died at Canton last week, at tho
ripe age Of "a.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1895-09-17
MT. w.tter.on.s Threat.

Henry Watterson says he win never
make another political speech. and
that he intends to 60 to Europe nsxt
year. where there will be NO psesi-
Dental campaign.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1895-09-17

A prominent farmer of North Caro-
lima, who has been keeping careful ac-
counts for several years, says that 1t
costs not less than six cents pound to
make cotton.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1895-09-17

A teachers institute for white teach
ers of Pamela county met at Sardis last
week, Prof. ]. w. Garner, Of Summit,
being the conductor. During the week
the teachers attending the institute
and the citizens Of the town enjoyed two
excellent lectures, which were delivered
at night At the Pamela high school
building.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1895-09-17
An Ola Landmark Gose..

w. r. Carter, one Of the oldest land
marks in Bsulsh, died last week. He
WAS loved and honored by all who knew
him. His death Is : great loss to the
community.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1895-09-17

There II srest consternations among
the farnsrs In the vtoinity 81 Water
Valley, owing 70 the faca that there are
several head Of horses reported 70 b af-
fectsd with that dread dissssss glandsra
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1895-09-17
Confederate Reualea.

The Fifteenth Mississippi Regiment
held its annual reunion at Alderman
last week. About 500 soldiers were
present. The entire crowd numbered
near e.0oo. Barbecued meats and lunch
baskets were plentiful J. L Ssawright
delivered the welcome address, which
was responded 70 by Col. j. r. Binford.
OF Duck Hill. Hon. II. d. Money was
the orator of the day.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1895-09-17

Al the last meeting Of the board Of
Supervisors Of Rankin county . resolu-
tion was submitted TO levy . tar OF
mills for. the purpose Of runuing the
free schools eight months in al, Or for
the county to tax itself to run The
schools forr months longer than the
State tsrm OF four months- Tho propo-
sition mes with great encouragement.
and was supported BY two members oI
ths board. The other three membors
thought wcll Of IL. but asked for time
TO consult their Constituencies. aud the
proposition wss deferred one month.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1895-09-17

! Central
Railroad
MOST POPULAR ROUTE BEwTEEN
NORTH AND SOUTH

pullman Palace Buffet Sleeping Cars On ~
trains through without change.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1895-09-17

.,so all connections made at Chicago with all
Buffet and Dining Car lines to the
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-12-26
Right and Left Limbs.

The psychologists and scientists in
general have been making some curious
experiments with view to determine
the relative length and strength Of
fright" and "left" limbs. Fifty and
nine-tenths per cent. of the men meas
ured had the right arm stronger than
the left; 16 4-10 per cent. had the two
arms of equal length and strength, and
80 ITO per cent. had the left arm
stronger than the right. OF women
46 9-1O per cent. had the right arm
stronger than the left; "a $40 per cent.
had the left stronger than the right.
In order to arrive at the average of
length OF limbs, so skeletons were meas
ured, rs of each sex. OF these % had
the right arm and left leg longer, six
the left arm and right leg. while in II
cases all the members were more or
less equal in length -Home Queen.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-12-26
When Lincoln Was Postmaster.

John Wanamaker was the principal
speaker at dinner given b.v the Phila-
delphia Association of Underwriters to
the national board in the Continental
hotel. He told the following story of
Lincoln: "While at Washington it came
under my notice in the post office de-
partment that Abraham Lincoln, in
his early life, had been postmaster at
a small Ohio town. In the changes
that took place the Office was consoli-
dated with Salem, and the man twice
wanted for president was Tor once not
wanted for postmaster. Years after 1T
was discovered that no settlement had
reached Washington of the affairs OF
that little post Office. Avisitwas made
to Mr.: Lincoln and the case stated,
when the always great man rose from
his desk and walked over to chest OF
drawers and took out bundle of pa
perss among them an envelope, contain
ing SIT and some cents, the exact sum
in identical money of the government
safely in keeping until called for. AS
he handed it over to the agent of the
post Office department he said: There
1t is. I never use any other mans
money!. Y. Tribune.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-12-26
Waste of Happiness.

There is nothing which we waste
more than happiness. Even those who
are thrifty and prudent in other direc-
tions are prodigal here. They stint and
plan to save a halfpenny, but they are
often Indifferent about the loss of days
of happiness. We do not enjoy our
friends until they die or we lose them in
some other way. The early spring and
summer days pass without our realiz-
ing their beauty. We rush through a
holiday trip and miss half the scenery,
because we are in hurry, or cross or
anxious about worthless trifies. Near
ly every old or even middle-aged man
who looks back honestly on his life will
admit that, however wretched he may
be now, opportunities of happiness We're
given to him. A French writer recorded
what most of us know from experience
to be true when he said that many peo-
pie could be made happy with the hap,
piness which is lost in the world. We
lose happiness because we often scorn
calm, quiet pleasures, and seek only for
those that excite. Or we make the mis-
takeof thinking that happiness lies only
in big sensational events instead of in
the small. trifling incidents of daily
life. Or we seek for it in the future
rather than in the present, which is like
man looking for his hat when it is all
the time upon his head.-Home Queen.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-12-26
FAMOUS POLITICAL PHRASE.
Used IN Different Forms by Lincoln, The
odore Parker and Webster.

Used IN Dtnerent FOrm8 Dy Lincoln, T00s
odore Parker and Webster.
In letter headed "Not Lincoln's
Own Words" q correspondent points
out that the words government Of the
people, by the people, for the people,"
In the famous Gettysburg address were
not original with Lincoln. He attempts
to further show that they were original
with Henry Wilson, and were quoted by
Lincoln from a letter written in 1850
by Wilson to certain persons in Boston.
In speech delivered at the New
England antislavery convention, Boston,
May 30, 1850, by Theodore Parker, may
be found the expression "a governments
Of all the people, by all the people, for
all the people," the exact language,
with the exception of one word, of that
ascribed to Wilson and employed by
Lincoln. But still further back had the
same idea been expressed in substantial
ly the same way by Daniel Webster in
one of his most splendid oratorical ef-
forts, whose every phrase was familiar
to all patriotic Americans long before
Parker uttered his speech or Wilson
wrote his letter. In his second speech
on Foot's resolution, Jan. 90, 1880,
Webster used these words, "The peoples
government, made for the people, made
by the people and answerable to the
people"
The phrase discussed belongs no more
| to Wilson than to Lincoln. The words
| can no more be said to have been
"quoted' by Lincoln from Wilson than
| from Parker or Webster. Lincoln was
familiar with the writings and speeches
of Parker He had probably never seen
this particular letter Of Wilson's That
his language should be exactly the same
as that of the latter was coincidence,
but probably nothing more. The phrase
was merely the expression, in the SIM
plest, most direct language, of the glo-
rious yet popular and familiar idea Of
the constitution and object of our form
of government. The expression cannot
be ascribed to any one man. Lincoln
does not give the statement as positive
declaration-as a new coined phrase in
tended to add to his laurels as public
speaker, but uses the words as descrip-
tive of our government in uttering the
resolve that it "shall not perish from
the earth
That some words of the speech had
been said before does not detract from
the beauty or grandeur of Lincoln's ad-
dress as a whole His speech, which has
been declared to be the greatest in the
records of oratory of our own or any
other country, was so not because it was
the labored and polished effort Of a
practiced orator, but because of the
greatness Of the man, as a man, who
uttered Washington Star.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-12-26
SELLING A NINE.
A Western Mans Great Luck In Disposing
of His Property.

A Western Mans Great Luck In Disposing
of His Property.
"It is the easiest thing on earth to
sell mine in London for almost any
price, provided you have anything to
show all expert, said Major Frank Nc
Laughlin. "There is also a right way
and wrong way to go about it. Some
time ago went to London to negotiate
the sale of some mining property. Of
course, the first thing had to do was
to let capital know what ISwas there
for. Then, when inquiries commenced,
I simply said: Gentlemen, have min
ing property to sell. If you mean bust
ness and want to buy, send your expert
out to examine the property and make
q report on it. You will know then
what you are buying.
"a company was organized. The ex-
pert examined the property and reported
favorably, and meeting was held to
discuss terms.
"Now, major, said the spokesman,
we have found that the property may
be worth something. 6Vhat is your
price,?
"'Two hundred and fifty thousand,
said I.
"'That is more than we expected to
pay. We expected to pay about 200,-
900. There is not much difference be-
tween 200, 900 and $50, 900. If you will
drop the 80, 900 we will take it,
II expected to get about 500, 900 for
the property, SO with a show of reluc-
fancy I agreed to accept their offer.
When the papers were made out, was
surprised to, learn that they had been
talking about pounds and about dol
lars, but I was very careful not to let
my surprise leak, and that is the way l
got 81, 900, 900 for the mine. Great peo-
pie to do business with. ''-San Fran
| cisco Post,
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-12-26
DEER HUNTING BY LOCOMOTIVE
The Reason Some Adirondacks Railroad
Men Didn't Feast on Venison.

The Reason Some Adirondacks Railroad
Men Didn't Feast on venison.
Once in awhile the engineer of a
train on DR.. Seward Webb's Adirondack
railroad has q race with deer. Some
times it happens that the frightened
deer won't leave the track and is killed.
One night in September, when Pat
Cummings was pulling the through
train down to Utica, he walked back
to Conductor Clarke, while his fireman
was taking water at Nehosene, and
said: ''r1,.'
"Bill, killed deer back there by
run ahead of me for long piece, and I
could see him plain. When hit him
he went up over the pilot higher'n he
ever jumped before in Lis life, bet. He
landed just out there in the ditch, and
had a notion to stop and get him, but
Twas afraid you'd kick"
81 wish you had stopped" said
Clarke. "The next time you catch a
deer that way you stop. It won't take
SO long to get him, and we can easily
make up the time. Deer meat is too
scarce and too high to let it go like
that"
Cummings said he surely would stop
the next time, and Clarke got the agent
to telegraph to the agent at Horseshoe
to send the section men down to the
river with their hand car to get the
deer. 1t was after II o'clock, but the
section men started out, and after a
smart pull got down to the river. They
looked long time, but could find nc
deer. Up and down the track they
went, and at last were just about to
give up in disgust when one of the men
found it. 1t lay out on the bank of the
ditch beside the track. 1t was a fine
large yellow dog.
Now if you ask Pat Cummings if he
has killed a deer lately you want to be
ready to dodge, and dodge mighty
quick, for Pat is husky citizen.-N. Y
| Sun.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-12-26
How and Why 1t Rains.

Rain is the accumulation of the tiny
particles of the vapor of the atmos-
phere into drops. These drops, first
small of size, attract others of their
kind and become drops of such magni-
tude that they fall to the earth be-
cause of their weight. There is limit
to the quantity of water which the air
is capable of absorbing and retaining
as invisible vapor. Warm air is able to
hold more than cold air. Hence, when
the air which is saturated with mois-
ture becomes cold for any reason what
ever, it can no longer retain its mois-
ture. A portion must, under such con,
dition, accumulate into drops. These
fall to the earth in the shape of rain.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-12-26
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

--The schenectady Locomotive WOrkS
are using for certain parts what is
called "steeled iron," mixture of 70
per cent. good iron and 80 per cent.
steel, of which the castings obtained are
about Is per cent. greater in strength
than common cast iron.
North Carolina has mica output
of 100000 pounds year. New Hamp-
shire produces about $4,000 pounds,
South Dakota $4,000 pounds and New
Mexico 1000 pounds. The mica of North
Carolina is of the best quality and
brings the highest price.
Our exports of iron and steel and
their products for the first nine months
of this year amounted in value to about
s32,OOO,oOO, the largest by over $4,OO0,-
600 in the history of the country. In
cluded in this sum were 1876 locomotives,
which were mostly sent to South Amer
ica-
The worlds record for lumber cut
ting is claimed for the Port Blakely mill
of Port Blakely. Wash. During the ten
months of this year up to the end of
October s3,676,212 feet of lumber had
been cut at this one mill, and it is esti-
mated that the total output for 1895
will be at least 1O5,OOO.OOO feet. Load
ed in regular car lots. this amount
would make train more than 60 miles
long.
An apostle of physical culture, ac-
cording to the Medical Record, says
that nervous headache may be cured by
the simple act of walking backward
for ten minutes. "1t is we'll to get in a
long. narrow room, where the windows
are high, and walk very slowly, placing
first the ball of the foot on the floor,
and then the heel. Besides curing the
headache, this exercise promotes a
graceful carriage"
-"The large part played by alcohol
as a cause contributing to insanity re-
ceives fresh confirmation in the 40th
report of the commissioners in lunacy,'
says the British Medical journal. "For
the five years ending 1893 alcoholism
was the predisposing or exciting cause
in 2O.8 per cent. of male and 81 per
cent. of female lunacy. Intemperance
is credited with 25.6 per cent. of male
and 1919 per cent. of female general
paralytics."
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1895-12-26
Cocoanuts In Florida.

Quite number of tropical nuts have
recently been introduced into cultiva-
tion in this country. Already on the
east coast of Florida are growing 900, 900
cocoanut trees, $4,000 being in one
plantation. 1t is believed that the first
trees of this kind in that state sprouted
from nuts brought from Central Ameri-
ca and the West Indies by the gulf
stream. At Key West and about some
of the old forts cocoaluts were planted
at an early day, as certain ancient trees
now standing bear witness. In 1877 a
bark freighted with cocoanuts was
caught in storm of tho coast Of Flori-
da and beached near Lake Worth. Sew
eral thousands of the nuts were saved
and planted, the satisfactory growth Of
the seedlings giving an impetus to cul-
tivation. New York World.