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The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1895-09-10
PETE, THE TRAMP CAT.

How He Won the Good Opinion OF Grand
ma and Hannah,
Pete was very black tramp cat, and
nobody but Ethclwyn loved him, be-
cause he mewed continually, and in
such a mournful, half-starved fashion,
that he did no credit whatever to his
good care after he came to grandma's
house.
Il don't like animals around that look
and act as if they were half-starvcd, :"
said grandma, who was not given 10
starving anyone or anything, as Pete
well knew, But he kept on yowling so
dolefully that Ethelwyn, who was Wis.,
iting grandma, when she saw the old
lady begin to fidget and look under the
table, would jump down and take Pete
out to the summer kitchen and shut
him in. Although she kept his saucer
full of milk there to comfort him, they
would still hear him family crying,
lie amt mite of good" said Han
nah, the kitchen girl. Il don't believe
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1895-09-10

he's stopped yowling long enough to
catch Il mousse"
''Oh! Imost saw him, said Ethelwyn.
"lle ran and jumped at something,
l didn't stay to see what. cause ran,
too
NO, he isn't good for much, dare
say" said grandma, but Ethelwyn
loves him, 50 l suppose we'll have to
stand him
Ethclwyn felt very happy when she
heard this, for she had been afraid
Pete's bad habit would get him into
trouble.
III take him upstairs with us to-
night" said grandma. for I'm sure /
heard a mouse gnawiug in the closet
last night, and Wen see if Pete can do
anything besides cry"
"Oh! I'm sure he'll catch it, said
Ethelwyn, and she talked to him about
it that afternoon, and was quite sure
he understood by the way he looked.
Pctc.secmcd to like grandma S room
with its bright open fire and brass
fender, and he purred contentedly
when Ethclwyn laid him gently down
on the fluffy rug in front of the fire.
place; then she jumped into her own lit
tie bed beside grandma'S big one, and
they both went off sound asleep.
In the middle OF the night, though,
Pete opened his eyes; there was a
faint scratching in the closet that inter.
estcd him so that he never thought OF
moving, but stole quietly up and when
little gray mouse peeped out. Pete's
black paw shot out suddenly and
knocked it senselcss. He had great
fro!ic then, knocking it around. like a
gray ball, but by and by something
popped in the crate. and ont came u
live coal over the fender and onto the
fluffy rug, and then it smoked and
smoked. Pete knew something was
wrong, so opened his mouth and mewed
his loudcst; grandma did not seem to
notice him at al, but Ethelwyn sat
straight up in bed and said: "Oh, Pete,
dear, please don't cry, you'll 'sturb
grandma, and-oh, grandma, wake up
quick, the rugs burning!
Grandma jumped mp in a hurry, then,
and drCnched the rug from the toilet
pitcher until TIC smoking stopped.
Il do declare" she said afterward,
81 heard the eat crying, bat 1 didn't
think it was anything uncommon. so l
didn't try to wake up. It's mercy
you did. Ethelwyn.'
oh grandma" said Ethclwyn, hug
ging Pete hard, isn't lie the dearest,
smartcst-and, grandma, you can't say
he amt good for an earthly thing now
oh, oh, OH she cried, as her bare
feet struck Petes mouse. lies good
for two earthly things, grandma, dar-
ling. because he's caught your mouse. u
That's fact" said grandma, laugh
ing. I'm much obliged to Pete all
around, and he shall have cream to-
morrow for his breakfast, for if he
hadn't walked you we might have been
burned Pm. Y. Recorder.
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fhiEvlNo BLUE java
A Family OF Tire. 1l;as Sorrow 10 the
Hsart of Q soapmaker.

Family OF Tire. sl;as sorrow 10 the
Hsart of Q scapmaker.
samuels, the Massachusetts ornithol.
ogist. in one of his books tells a story
of a blue tay and bit of sosp. 1t was
the last piece of soap that q collecting
party in the Adirondack wiids pos
sessed, spa When the theft VS. COM
nittcd by the bird the action was noted
carefully for more than scientific tes:
sons. Bird students lthow that the jay
will tabt almost anything in sight and
eat ninc-tcnths of what he takes, but
they thought he drew the linp ~ SOAP
1t has beer ictt TO family OF High
land Park Qll.) jays to bear out Sam
uels' story and to break the soap-cating
record.
On the west ads u the track in that
Chicago suburb lives n German who
thought that he would try the expert
mcnt of making soap for sale. lie col
locted the proper ingredients, r-' tftH
together stirred Them 10 the constitu-
cncy of paste. and then Just at evening
he patted cake and put it on board
in his yard to see II it would harden
over night, It'd slept little late and
when he finally went to look at his soap
cake. behold! it had oil vanished save
thin edge. That was beautifully
hard, though, and not stopping TO con;
lecture what had become of the rest Of
the cake he stirred up the rest of HE
mixture and patted cakes until he had
twentt'fohr, each weighing one-quar-
ter of pound. The sun had passed
behind the heavy oaks in the yard; 50
the German went to the cage III the
road, placed lis board so that its ends
rested ON two barrels, and put thereon
his soap cakes that they might harden.
A cement sidewalk was in process Of
construction across the road and
boat" full of Portland cement mixed
to mpsh with water and torpedo
sand, was adjacent and parallel to the
board and its load of cakes. The side
walk contractor was across the road
aud the soapmalier went over to talk
with him. His back was turned on his
sticky product. taking cdfaiitage OF
which fact, for this bird is sharp-a
family of seven blue jays, five full
fcdged young and the two parents,
descended on the board and attacked
the soap. The contractor saw them and
watched in amazcmept, They devotlred
the mixture of lye and grease as a dom
key devours thistles. Then the side
walk man gasped out: "Hans, they are
eating your soap"
The German turned, saw the last bit
of ono cake disappear, and then grabbed
big, round, smooth stone. such as the
lake casts up, and threw it. as nan
puts shot, straight ut the robbers.
The birds rose, calling thief, thief"
vocifcrously, for the bluojay is given to
calling himself names. yhe stone
landed on the edge OF the board and
turned the entire soap product into the
sticky mass of Portland cement. Soap
and cement wer: ruined.
The jays did not stop to decide which
was the madden of the men. but made
their way toward the Ravine drive,
loudly calling Thief as they went.
Chicago Tribune.
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Perpiexed Without Cause.

A famous Chicago lawyer once had q
singular case to settle. A doctor came
to him in great distress. Two sisters,
living in the same house, had babies Of
equal age and sex, who 50 resembled
one another that their own mothers
were unable to distinguish them whom
they were together; and it happened
that by the carelessness of the nurses
tho children became mixed. How were
the mothers to make sure that they re-
ceived back their own infants? "But,
perhaps" suggested the lawyer, 1.-THE
children weren't changed at all" ''Oh,
but there's no doubt that they were
changed!" said the doctor. Arc you
sure of it?' asked the lawyer. Per
fectly," was the reply. "Well, if shafts
the case" said the lawyer, why Cont
you change them back again? don't
see any difficulty In the case"
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1895-09-10
INSTINCT OF BIRDS.
In Their Own Way Our Fcathered Friends
are Real Philosophers.

In Their Own Way Our Fcathered Friends
are Real Philosophers.
Some wonderful facts about the in
stinct of birds have been observed by
naturalists. The oriole. for example,
has fondness for bright colors, and
yet prudence leads the little creature
in choosing its nest to select the least
conspicuous hues. He also shows arch
itectural skill in attaching string to
his hanging nest and fastening it Sc
curcly by n number of turns and a
knot to a branch above.
Birds also show progressive spirit.
Since the Introduction of British man
ufacturcs they use sewing thread and
rawlings from cloths.
In the districts of Switzerland where
watches are made, the wagtails have
learned 10 build their nests of the fine
steel shavings. Sparrows, which usual
ly build in the chinlSs of walls or under
roofs, IS forced to construct their nests
in trees or,any unsheltered spot, cover
hem with sort of hood to keep out
the rain.
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one little rauiA

A Bostonian of mark has lately dis
Ainguished himself greatly, and letters
and kilograms of congratulation have
been pouring upon him from various
parts of the world. These have been the
subject of conversation at the break
fast table, and the Bostonian's little
daughter has heard Of them. Tho
other day she said TO her mother, with
n pathetic air OF concern:
; Mamma, DO you suppose all those
people would think so much of papa il
they knew that he sometimes puts his
elbows on the table?"-Boston Trans
cript
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1895-09-10
AMONG THE POULTRY.

BOILED eggs which adhere to the
shell are fresh laid.
If the hens are we'll cared for while
melting they will lay before winter.
A LAYING hen should never be so fat
as to prevent the gizzard from being
EASILY felt.
MIXING cornmeal with boiling water
hartly cooks it and makes it better than
if fed raw.
SELL off the surplus cockerels and
the late-hatched pullets that will not
lay until spring.
WHENEVER the fowls pick up their
food laziiy, grain or two at a time,
there Is something wrong.
CoRSMEAL and sweet potatoes cooked
together for their breakfast makes a
good fattening ration for turkeys.
The style of the house is not SO i'm
portant as it is to have plenty of sun
light, q dry floor aud no direct
lraught.
THE principal objection to allowing
guineas to hatch out their own eggs Is
that the young guineas are apt to be
wild and manageable.
Ir is good rule to market all poul-
Try as soon as it is fully ready. Chick
Ems, ducks, turkeys and geese should
be fattened as rapidly as possible and
sold as soon as ready.
The medium-sized breeds are gener-
ally the more robust and can look out
for the nselves better. For this reason
they are better adapted to the farm
than the very large or the very email
breeds.
lr is not good plan to kill or sell
The largest. handsomest or best of the
owls, either of ducks, geese, chickens
Or turkeys. Select them out and keep
hem for breeders next winter. This
IS the most economical plan of improy-
ing.
EXPERIENCE has proven that for egg
production the early Matched pullets
and the more vigorous of the two year
Did hens are the best. Then your old
hens sometimes pay, but 1t is an cx-
,eptional case when Older hens than
these Win pay for their keepina
through the winter.'-Ss, I .qnie kspse'
ie
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1895-09-10
Hints About Marketing Honey.

There are few things tolearn abou,
marketing honey. The first thing nee
essary is to see that the honey is care
fully sorted. Then it should be thor.
oughly cleaned and put into neat,
white crates. Another very important
all through; that is, the honey should
all be just what it appears to be on the
face of it. There is a great deal of
talk nowadays about low prices and
slow sales, but the man who has an
honest, clean, first-class article of any
kind need not go begging for custom.
crs, even in these times.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1895-09-10
MANAGEMENT or PICS
II Il q seriou. Mistake to Use Only On
Kind of Feed.

Kind of Feed.
A pig IL not gentlcnanly ANIMAL
says farin!ng NUti4. The term pig.
headed has come 70 be looked Upon as
espfessitig the very lowest form Oh
stupidity and selhshfiess. Much as we
might wish to defend him, we have td
ADM. that there appears to be roileq
into one Carcass q Efsrter amount on
"pdre cusscdness" than is found in any
other domestic animal, the mule ex'
tsptsa. The pig Ia a eannibal OF the
most revolving order, often des5tfipg
Its own young. 1t is gormandlzer OF
the first water, scarcely anything COM
irq auiiss from luscious grape to an
Old boot As fdf generously Welding
anything for the good of othefs-Pooh'
not to be thought of, IL he can hold IT,
There Is Just one trait in his character
that makes is almost ashamed OF hav-
ing said that he never considers ans
Others comfort-he will never eat raw
onions; they would make his breath
Offensive. But with all his faults, we
love part of HIM stilr' If you Danish
him from the FARMING ~crld you will
create blank that nothing else cah
fill. IL we thus vilify the hog, he
may, with perfect fairness, turn upon
us and say: "You lords of creation cx-
pect ttie to perfntm impossibilities.
For ages you have made ME tic seav'
cnger of your farms and your homes.
You feed me often with food that all
other animals refuse; my home is any
where and anyhow. No care is taken
ss ~ the laws of sanitation. |
am lodged in tbs -'lest bowels,
often only partially covering me, IN
able to get away from filthy surround
ings, unavoida bly, become dehled,
and then you call me dirty pig. You
fancy, because | happen to choose to-
wallow in the mud during hot day,
that NY tastes arc low. Well, 1T IS
often the only bath you allow me. and
since you have robbed me of most OF
my natural protection against tho
singing, tickling flies, | do this in
sclf-defense. Give me chance OF be-
ing clean, feed me with wholesome
food, give me good shelter and dry
bed and l will repay you hundred
fold for your care"
Piggy has good ground for his COM
plant. 1t has been too long the notion
that anything was good enough for
hog. This has been the cause of untold
loss. Many a poor cottager might save
one-fourth to one-third of his outlay in
producing his annual supply of ba con
if only his pig was kept warm and
clean, and had his food been given in
a more wholesome form and with
greater regularity. If growing is the
object. give as much exercise as iS con.
venient to obtain. with an occasional,
if not a regular, bite Of grass. little
salt and wood ashes within reach,
failing wood ashes, ordinary cinders
and ashes If rapid fattening is tho
object, a mixture OF meats with boiled
potatoes and house scraps, together
with perfect quiet 1t is a serious mis-
take to use only one meal, no matter
what kind. A mixture is infinitely
better.
This treatment applies with equal
force to one or five hundred.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1895-09-10
PROFIT in Mutton sheep.

Mutton sheep have received more at
tention on the farm during the last
five years than at any previous time.
In the effort to produce wool the better
qualities of sheep were overlooked, and
the mutton and lamb supply was not
only short, but the quality inferior.
Farmers who have endeavored to mar
ket choice meat from sheep lave been
we'll paid and the use of the mutton
breeds is increasing. Sheep can strongly
compete with steers, If care Is ex.r-
cised in securing breeds that grow rap
idly and produce large carcasses of
choice mutton.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1895-09-10
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
MAKING B'LlENE.

rve naked b'lieve was mamma
Ind beer to the bargain store,
But the bargain Ctae baby wiggled 80
That couldn't play that any mora
I've NAKED b1ieve I was C'iurbUS
And discovered the world all over
The rug was the 'Lantic ocean,
And sailed on.the nursery sofa
I've NAKED b'lieve was eE indian.
And scalped Poly phemia twice.s
And played be a big polar bear
With the looking glass for ice.
I've naked e'lieve was the doctofi
With pearl taploca pills,
But ives 'Higcd to give up pract.oA
Cause couldn't elect my bills
Two shines I've d liovcd to be q circus,
And TWO times the coal man. too,
And oncc was Robinson Crusoe,
And once was Little Boy BIue
Oh. I've ulaisod blieve and Tte NAKED o'iieve
TIL there's nothing else to be!
And now-Tm so hungry, mamma
Let's malis b'licve l was ma
Youths Companion.
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Three Famous Inscriptions.

Over the triple doorway of the cathe-
dral of Milan tnere are three ipscrip-
tons spanning the splendid arches.
Over one is carved beautiful wreath
of roses, and underneath is the legend:
"Au that pleases is but for moment"
Over the other is sculpturcd cross,
and these are the words underneath:
"lil that troubles US is but for moment"
But underneath the great central en-
trance in the main aisle is the inscrip-
ton:
That only Is important which is eternal"
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1895-09-10
A GREAT CONVENIENCE.
Handy Arrangement for Hanging Wagon
Beds and Riggings.

HHhuy NrraHytIheIit TOT iIahRIHg NaRUH
Beds and Hay Riggings.
After lengthy experience, MO sys.
tenn of ropes and pulleys to directly
raise wagon-box or rigging is salts
factory unless the coiling be sufi ,ient-
ly high to permit the suspension out OF
reach of the heads Of men and horses,
and usually of top carriages. A better
plan, requiring less tackling, is a pair OF
heavy brackets on the side of the shed
or haymo~. with a rope and single pull.
ley in the side wall of barn frame
above where The box or rigging viii
reach when tucued on edge upon the
bracket. On removing the rigging,
and attach the rope to its opposite
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1895-09-10
CARROT as Feed for Hor,e..

Carrots are highly relished by horses.
A few carrots, fed raw, after being
sliced, will prove a deiicacy to cows.
and fed once a day they will promote
the appetite and keep the animals in
good condition when other foods may
not be acceptable. Carrots are used by
some dairymen as regular food for
cows. in order to give a deeper color to
the butter, and are highly esteemed by
them for that purpose. Cooked and
thicl<ened with bran they make an ex-
cellent mess whcR led warm on > erla
Oar.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1895-09-10
AGRICULTURALfi HINTS.
EXTREMES IN PIGEONS.
Poutcrs and Fsptsns Are I've Hobbies 81
Scotch tancIefs.

Pouters and Fspt.n. Az. I've Hobbies 81
Scotch tsncists
IL would fea8ife a large ydlune to
enumerate all the varieties. OF pigeons,
and wonderfully interesting work It
would be IL il could carry, us through
all tbs experiments and changes that
have been used in producing the varia-
tons from the. original blue Rock
pigeon. It Is difficult ID understand
Eo% all these changes have been
brought about, how even the most
thoughtful breeding and selection
could produce SO many wide. differ
rnres W. has 6Yef 5Ilt iiaadred I'd:
rieties, as different in outward appear
ances as so many kinds of wild birds,
yet all so quick to revert to the
original stock IL allowed to breed in
discYis::nait,y. Ia the illustration are
seen two favorite hobbies of the Scotch
pigeon fanciers, each brought to its
highest state of perfection in Scotland.
Long before the days of poultry and
pigeon shows these two extremes We're
bred to these astonishing forms, and
now that the fanciers of Great Britain
have the stimulus OF keen competition
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1895-09-10
His idea.

Every little boy or girl who has had
an Irish nurse has doubtless heard her
refer many times TO the ''old country"
A dear little girl was taking lesson in
geography, and was told that Egypt
was the oldest country in the world.
She expressed her surprise and said:
"Why, thought Irel-- ID was the real.
~ old countryl''-Outlook.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1895-09-10
An Awful FIX.

Husband of Authoress - Ny dear,
you are famous now. Your picture is
in the paper.
+, (Authoress takes one glance and
bursts into tears.l
Husband-Why, my dear, what Is the
matter?
Authoress-The horrid things have
made me with a last years bonnet on.
Texas Siftings.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1895-09-10
A Syndicate of Monsters.

Here are the names of the abominablc trio
that compose it, hated and abhorred by man
and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS biliousness and
constipation. What is the most successful
way to attack and squelch these united
monsters Take Hostelter,s Stomach Bit.
tiers, and they will pull up stakes and make
tracks for parts unknown, leaving no trace
behind. The Bitters also eXterminates mala-
ria, rheumatic and kidney troubls and ncrv-
Gus ailment.
Man and wife were formerly one. The
new idea is to make them two mcn.-At-
Gibson Globe
IGNORANCE is less removed from the truth
than Observation-Disclosures.
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wax seals or little rounds of bread on
the circular portions for ballast. Now
throw them up in the air and You will
see them come down slowly, turning
round as they fall, and presenting
graceful and pretty appearance with
their bright colors and beautiful mo-
tion.-Once a Week
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AN AMUSING TOY.
How ANY BOY or Girl Can Make jap
anese Si,uttle-COck.

Draw the outline of yataghan blade
"a yataghan is Turkish sword-simi-
lar to that shown in the illustration,
using strong paper. Let the base be
circular. Cut out the drawing. and,
using it for n model, cut as many more
MS may be required. Decorate them
with design painted in water-color,
or drawn with colored crayon. Stick
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Terrible Blow Feiled him.

Bagger-Some one told me that your
wife was killed in cyclon. out west
Wagger-Yea | tell yea. old man.
that Rsa the greatest blow ! efer bssI
~Tewu Topics
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KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet.
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax.
alive; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and feyers
and permanently curing constipation:
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man.
ufactured by the California Fig SyrTp
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
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Cheap Excursion. to tho West

Bountiful harvests are reported from all
sections of the west and northwest, and an
exceptionally favorable opportunity for
home seekers and those desiring a change
of location is offered by the series of low
rate excursions which have been arranged
by the Northwestern Line Tickets for
these excursions, with favorable time limits,
VIII be sold on August %, September 10 and
"a to points in Northern Wisconsin, Mich.
gan, Northwestern Iowa, Western Minncso-
Ia, South Dakota, Nebraska, Colorado.
wyoming, Utah and q large number of other
points. For full information apply to agents
Of connecting lines, or address w. l.. kNIs.
KERN, General Passenger and Ticket Agent
chicago q North Western R'y, Chicago, Ill.
Your writing a novel with purpose,
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skinnt Sufferers saved.

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York City or Chicago.
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sand will you climb. sweet maid. he said,
"E-iin me. this lofty mountainf"
Her checks by turns grew pale, then red.
She slowly raised her dropping heed
ia thsso ca top" the question srrd.
aAn Ice cream soda to'la:sigYi