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The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-03-31

Along in the spring of the year
when the sun shines warm and pleasant,
whilst the dogwood trees are bloomin,
and you feel so loose and lazy--the gen.
eral surroundins always put me in mind
of q strong case of circumstantial evil
dence which leaked out oncst upon a
time in regards to Will Tom Pickens and
Miss Mamie Lou Galloway.
They have since mated off for good
and settled down to business and are
now mixin clothes in one of the love-
lest and most happiest homes in the
settlement. But at that particlar time
tLey were right slap kerdab in the mid
die of loves young dream, as it were,
and between the two they had worked
up a tremendous bad case of it. They
had been courtin and carryin on to-
gether as reglar and frequent as pig
tracks for six months past, and the
country was then seriously threatened
with weddin.
One Saturday in the first warm
days Of spring we got up big picnic
over at Stringer's old mill. and about
uihhtl llItlt WHO no you TtChOl Univ up
in one of these clost built buggies--
who but Will Tom and Miss Mamie
Lou? Comm along the road in the
mainline it would seem like they had
been caught in one of them pleasant
April showers and both of them got wet.
Now you will please recollect that
Miss Mamie Lou was dressed in white,
with blue ribbons in her hair and u
blood red belt around her waist. l
reckon no doubts they had been too
busy layin their future plans to take
any particlar notice of what had come
to pass. But at any rates, when they
driv up in the crowd and jumped out
Of the buggy, by gracious the coat sleeve
which Will Tom wore on his left arm
was painted a gay and gorgeous red
from elbow to cuff and back again. At
the same time anybody could shet one
eye and look and see that the onlyest
red thing in the whole layout was the
lovely belt which Miss Mamie Lou wore.
The blame thing had got wet and run
in the wash.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-03-31
ARTIFICIAL SILK.
How Large Quantities of 1t Are Manu-
featured in France.

featured in France.
Many people are feeling interest in
the manufacture of silk from wood
dustry. Count Hilaire de Chardonnet
had been for long time making eX-
periments in this direction, meeting
with many difficulties and discourage
mentS, until he felt that he had achieved
a degree of success that warranted his
founding, in 1891, a company to work
his invention. The enterprise is a great
commercial success. He has continual.
ly since that time employed a large
number of chemists and eminent en-
gineers TO aid him in his process. until
HOW at Resancon 200 kilos of silk are
made daily, of a quality said to rival the
best products of China and Japan. The
demand is so great that this factory is
to be enlarged in order to put out over
500 to 1,2OO kilos per diem. Here 1000
little glass silk worms are utilized,
these being fractions of glass tubes, of
which the lower extremity has a
capillary opening, through which
passes, by the action of powerful pres
sure, liquid matter, which is nitro
cellulose, in the form of a special col
lodion. This is transformed by drying
irto a filament of silk scarcely percepti-
BILE, and serves to constitute the final
thread.
No fewer than ten of these would be
required to make up the thickness of
human hair. These almost invisible
filaments, forced through the orifices of
the tubes under pneumatic pressure.
are passed by nimble-fingercd girls
through the guides and on the bobbins.
After being spun the silk must be
denitrified. to render it non-infamma-
ble. Finally, the hanks are placed on
two revolving rollers, which stretch and
iron them, producing that high degree
of luster which is notable feature of
artificial silk.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-03-31
sworn that omelets were the enemies Of

sworn that omelets were the enemies Of
mankind.
He now fairly hated chops and con-
descended to ask Harriet for an omelet
for to-morrow's breakfast. She brought
him one-of her own making. He was
on the point of telling her of some
thing that was not TO be spoken of
lightly. But he sighed instead. A work
Of art was not to he expected from
such as Harriet.
lie did not go to the museum and
strategically contrived to avoid a
meeting with the base interloper all OF
the week. Once he had to wait at the
head of the stairway while he saw
Mrs. Hodgson help the interloper on
with his overcoat-conyincing proof
that man who ate mutton pies would
stop at nothing. Though he became
the terror of the landladies of Blooms
bury, Saturday found him with strange
trunks in his dsordered little room and
still with no apartment engaged. II
also found him meek as we'll as miser-
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-03-31

He was rudely awakened hexf mosn-
ing BY Harriet, who wus sweeping and
busting In his sittiug-room. Hereto
fore Mrs. Hodgson had made II point
to attend to this herself, doing II so
quietly that the professor was never
disturbed. However, he had his chon
ior breakfast; and everything else, even
to the overcoat lying on the chair where
he had thrown 1t the night before,
was as he had requested.
After ransacking the drawers of his
desk and paving over the disordere;i
papers on top of IL in win search for
his notebook, which contained the
fruits OF three months researches. he
was anything but treasured by hazy
recollection of having nodded over the
notebook on the previous evening and
having carelessly laid it on the chair
a: his side. This had happened before;
but he had always found the notebook
On his desk in the morning.
IBID you see book on the foor?" he
cried to Harriet, when she had answered
the fierce ringing of the bell.
"fou-you said anything on the
floor"
Find It'll Find It'll" he Numbered.
Don't dare to come back without III"
Poor Harriet's face burned as she
went downstairs, for she knew, if the
professor didn't, that the refuse wagon
had called some fifteen minutes ago.
The professor paced up and down, with
anger in his heart against Mrs. Hodg-
son and her omelets, until there was a
soft knock at the door, which he recog-
nized rs Mrs. Hodgson's. He presumed
she had come to apologize for what she
would doubtless call IAN unfortunate
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4 Real Boon.

For the bathroom and toilet table
borax is entitled to place to which no
other article can lay claim. 1t refreshes
and invigorates the system, removes
all unpleasant odor of perspiration, Civ
ing a healthy glow to the skin, leaving
it soft and white when added in the
bath water. For washing the face it
is better than soap, and, if used regu-
larly, will keep soft and white the hands
OF even those women who must of neces-
sity do rough work. As wash for the
hair borax has long been regarded as
the best and most harmless lotion. II
removes dandruff, stimulates the scalp,
and preserves the beauty of the hair.
Being a harmless ard effective anti
septic, borax is, of course, an excellent
dentifrice, and, if used in time, will pre-
vent decay of the teeth, harden the
gums and induce a general healthful
action of the mouth. People troubled
with sore, tender feet will find great
relief from frequent bathing in boraN
water.-N. Y Ledger.
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That Lonesome HOmeIy Feeling.

But III the main time Raruen TRUCK
was ruther scanty and rations had run
down powerful at our house. We had
lest naturally come up to the forks of
the poad-somcthin had to be done, or
somebody had to suffer. The wolf was
scratchn at the back door, and the
poorhouse doomed up over the western
hills, as it were.
SO in orderment to settle the meat
and bread question | hooked up the
wagon and team and pulled out over to
the railroad station after little load of
provisions which had come for me.
And when l first driv up who do you
reckon was the first man ! saw standin
there--who but Black Jack Virgins, of
Cyclone Streak?
No, | didn't turn around and go on
back home with my empty wagon,
hut felt right smart like Mart Mayo
was in regards TO the church, had
powerful leanin that way.
In so far back as the records run
Mart Mayo never went TO meetin but
oncst in his life, and then he was so
scandlous drunk that he didn't know
where he was goin' till he got there.
lie was standin outside by the steps
lcanin up agin the church, when the
preacher come along.
DO you belong to the church," says
the good man.
"NOt as anybody knows Of" says
Mart. "but you will take notice that !
have a powerful ieanin that way"
Naturally, of course, the railroad sta
ton was a monstrous lonesome lookin
place to me that day, and l never did
know till then what great gobs of truth
had been set forth in that good old
song-"Home, Sweet Home" But our
bread and meat was there at the sta
ton, and n hungry man will take his
chances in many clost place in order
ment to smooth out the wrinkles from
the brow band of his breeches. Any
how. | faced the music with fear and
tlcmblin and driv up and got out and
dropped the traces. looked at Black
Jack, and Black Jack he looked at me
mad and steady like.
"Come to me, Rufe," says he.
'What's the matter now, Black
Jack?" says I.
Lets take leetle somethn for
change of breath" says he, and with
that he went down in his pistol pocket
and come forth with bottle of "white
ink"
Wen, as anybody knows, l didn't need
no sperits that day. But right then
l felt like l would ruther take nibbIe
with Black Jack Virgins, of Cyclone
Streak, than any Twin mortal man on
The broad bosom of the whole Ciseov-
cred earth. And never could tell WY,
but il did raley seem to me like that
was the best corn whisky | had ever
tasted since the day and hour when /
was born. At the same time Black
Jack was so friendly and social like and
pleasant till he soon made me forget
oil about the i;ttle classification which
me and him had got into that Satur-
dav evenin over at the Cross Roads
We kept up the faniilious copfa hulation
till / had bit off three or four plugs of
that early runnin of the corn. and thea
wa shook hands acrost the bloody
chasm of the past. We parted friends.
and that friendship we have maintained
from that good day down 10 this blessed
hour.
So that's what makes me tell you
what do IN regards 10 the news we
beard the other asy-whIeA do heps
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-03-31
SHE AITAckep AN OFFICE.
hat n Look at Her Face Convinced
Her Husband she Had Failed.

n
Her Husband She Had Fsiied.
DIR. Jones was sitting at the break
fast table when the postman called and
deposited on the plate, among his let
tiers, an ordinary express tag covered
with postmarks and strange inscrip-
tions. Mrs. Jones took possession of the
tag and scrutInized II with deep per-
pIexity.
For goodness sake tell me what this
is, George" she said, at length.
Her husband glanced at it back and
front.
cit appears to be a splendid official
exemplification of how not to do IT," he
replied. at /. addressed to me and there
is two-cent stamp affixed to it,duly can
celed. On the back is an official notice
reading: Received without contents.
Search for the same will be made IL de-
scription is sent to inquiry department,
New York p. o."
"But what does il mean?"
at means" continued the doctor,
"that the post office, having lost my
property, calmly throws the onus of
proof on me-"
"Just what / thought! Something
lost! Now, what are you going to do
about to"
Nothing at all, my dear"
I'm quite sure it was wedding
present from one of your richest pa
tients.'
Not at all unlikely"
POSSIBLY a diamond ring"
Possibly"
"Or one of those lovely Persian silk
dressing gowns, or-or-in short, it's
impossible to say"
"Quite impossible"
"And you don't care a bit! Well, il
that isn't like man! However, I'll see
about it, They can't overawe me with
their circumlocution and their how not
to do It, I'll go down there at once"
Mrs. Jones walked all around the cor
ridor on the second floor of the federal
building three times before she found
the inquiry department. There were
several people there before her and she
had to wait over an hour before her turn
came at the window. Not one of her
predecessors looked happy as he turned
away.
Can you throw any light on this ~
she demanded, in a tone of concentrated
scorn, handing the tag to the clerk.
'Not unless you can give a description
of the package" he replied.
But neither DIR. Jones nor myself
ever saw or heard of it," she protested,
losing courage rapidly in the musty
official atmosphere.
The clerk shrugged his shoulders.
Haven't you stray package here
that l could look at?" she concluded,
desperately, thinking of the diamond
ring.
"Oh, yes, lady. Thousands of 'em.
And we've got them all neatly wrapped
up. And some day they'll be auctioned
off"
Mrs. Jones did not say another word,
but glance at her face that evening
convinced her husband that she had as
sailed the fortress CT circumlocution
and had been repulsed in bad order
n. Y. Journal.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-03-31
Over mt the Cross Roads.


Oncst upon time some twenty years
ago, or maybe little the rise of that,
me and Black Jack got into a tremen-
dius bad fight over at the Cross Roads
one Saturday evenin. No, sir. So fur
as | know there want any female
curiosity in the case. But there was
American politics and mean whisky
and fre-eatin fools at both ends of the
line.
In them good old days we didn't have
so internal much party machinery In
the elections. 1t was a wide open, free
for-all scrub race, in which the best
man always come down under the wire
first.
That was on a Saturday, you I'M
dcrstand, and the election was to
come off on the next followin
Monday. ConseGuentially the boys
had rounded up at the Cross Roads for
the last final rally before the old cat
lit. white ink" and sperits-of-cats-
a-fightin' flowed free and promiscous
till | reckon the old devil went and
picked him out soft place in some
shady corner to lay down and laugh.
1t did look like the documents" were
comm his way with rush, and that
was enough to tickle the old scoundrel
beast NEST to death.
Well, | will not try to tell you'll
couldn't if | would-right exactly
hen and how the storm riz and
brought on that bloody rucus between
me and Black Jack Virgins. Maybe it
was his fault and maybe it was mine.
But this much do know to a dead and
buried certainty-ma and Black Jack
we had it, up and down and over and
under. And then when the dust cleared
away there was blood and hair and cleo
ton signs on every hand, whilst the
ground was tore up as from bear
fight
Hits been so monstrous long ago till
] can't exactly remember everything
for certain, but l recoilect as fresh
and clear as if it was but only yester-
day that my wife's husband did have
to take and tote a most tremendous
coed beatin from man by the name
of Black Jack Virgins, of Cyclone
Streak. The general style and shape
in which | returned back to the home
base that night was plum seandala-
tion On the Sanders family. And the
next mornin when l got up and went
to the loollin glass, bless the heavens
if didn't have to stop and turn around
and Tinch myself to be dead certain
whether il was me or not. For three
or four days henceforwards after that
couldn't even battle my classic counte-
nance in warm water without sufferin
the most severest pain, and it was
somcthin better than week before
recovered and braced up sufficient to go
forth oncSt more and face the green
and busy world.
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The BRIGHT DAYS.

,,ioht days-they are coming. no mat
Ter what they say,
,,esth the SHOWS Of winter dreams the
A"' violet of May;
sa,netime, In the future-in the golden
..S.T he blossoms in the desert, and the
AH' s,rasms will sing to sea.
-. bright days-they are coming; there's
twinkling of the light
ne storm that sheds its shadows on the
~ starry brow Of night;
-, sometime, in the future-when the
AH' clouds have faded far
The sun will greet the morning, and the
night viii claim a star.
The bright days-they ore coming; in the
eitics-in the dells,
,r,sre's a whisper Of the music from the
1"' mornings golden bells:
,,d sometime, In the future-when the
skies are bending blue
r,sreII be angels at the windows, and
they'll kiss hands to you!
Frank l., stanton, In Atlanta Constitu-
ton.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-03-31

Not long since man who claimed to
be lineal descendant of Monte2uma
called at the South Kensington museum
in London and asked to see a mummy Of
an Aztec prince who belonged To the
Montezuma family. When shown the
remains the gentleman gazed long and
anXiously, but owing to the ravages of
time and the poor work of the ancient
embalmers he could not distinguish any
strawberry mark on the left arm, and
had to leave the museum in state of
painful uncertainty.-Ch Tribune
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He Knew Him.

That's very stupid brute of yours,
john said Scotch minister to one of
his parishioners, peat dealer, who
drove his merchandise from door TO
door in small cart drawn by donkey.
81 never see you but the creature is
braying."
"Eh. sir" said the peat dealer, ''ye
ken the hearts warm when friends
meet -Spare Moments.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-03-31

Make loaf of sponge cake as fol-
lows: Four eggs, one cupful of sugar
one cupful flour, no rising, beat whites
to a very stiff froth and yolks until
creamy. The lightness depends alto
gether on the beating of the mixture,
Do not beat after you have stirred the
flour in. Cut out the center of the loaf
and fill with one-hulf pint whipped
cream, whites of two eggs beaten to q
stiff froth, one cupful of cold water with
two tablespoonfuls OF gelatine dissolved
in it, sweeten and favor to taste. Let
stand on the cake little while tC
stiffen.-Boston Globe.
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Only Hard Luck,

\ Highland droyer sold horse to an
Englishman. A few days after the buy
er returned to him. You said that
horse had no faults" he complained.
"Weel, no mair had he"
Hes nearly blind" said the indig-
nant Englishn,an.
Mon. that's no fault-it's his mis-
fortune. "-Iit-Bits.
The largest orchard In Great Brit
ain is at Tottington. in the county Of
Gloucester. II Is 500 acres in extent.
and IN some seasons yields its ownsr.
i.es3 Smiley. a profit OF sso,aeo. Thg
trees ara eAlsay apples and Plems,
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TO bring them about, and are always more
complete and lasting when they proceed
with steady regularity to a consummat ion.
Few of the observant among US can have
failed to notice that permanently healthful
changes in the human system are not
wrought by abrupt and violent means, and
that those are the most salutary medicines
which are progressive. Hostetter's Stom-
ach Bitters is the chief of these. Dyspepsia,
/ disease Of obstinate character, is obliter-
ated by il
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clone Streak was to
The sad extent that
Black Jack Virgins
was sick abed, and
more than probable
to make a die of it.
People that know
the records and the
history of II o c k y
creek and the sur
roundin C country
mought maybe won
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a Mondcrfnl cemhinntlon.

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der for the reasons why, but | can put
my hand in yours to-day, and tell the
truth and nothing but the truth when
/ say that would mortally hate TO see
Black Jack Virgins, of Cyclone Streak,
come acrost with his last load of poles.
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and trust il win not turn out ms bad as
the reports.
And may the God of the brave and
the honest-hearted bless Black Jack
Virgins, of Cyclone Streak.
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Iniurlou. Powder.

The British Medical Journal is in
weighing against the use OF 80 called
rice powder for The face. asserting Tins
II Is luxurious to The skia'
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Where Extremcs Meet.

Father-I thought when you were
married you would be off my hands.
Daughter-Yes, father.
Fatker-And now your husband
wants me 10 be continually putting
him on his feet.-N. y. journal.
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His Letter Dear Sir; inclose one
dollar for your sure method OF ex-
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forward 70 ct ouce "
ghs Rsply--AIll them,y-N, X World,
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Just try Zoe box of Cascarets candy ca
.hartic finest liverand bowel regulatormade.
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As you chew tobacco for pleasure, use
Star 1t is not only the best, but the most
lasting, and therefore the cheapest.
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Men look for signs of spring out doors;
women look for them in dry goods stores
Atchison Globe
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To break chills and fever quickly is q
simple matter. Take Mslacura Choclats;
they will do the business.
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Halls Family Pills are the best.
Reforms Need Moro 1han a Day

Opportunity makes short calls When one
is out it leaves a card and moves on.--N. Y.
Weekly.
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HUMAN NATURE.
Always "Flum Natural" Around
Rocky Creek
A Cross Roads "Rucus--A Choice
article of "whitc Ink"-Circum-
stnntiaI Evidence-One Rock
for Two Birds.

The latest and most freshest news
which we have heard from over IN Cy-
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So-TO-Hac for Fifty Cents.

Over 400, OO0eured. Why not let No-To- BAG
regulate or remove your desire tor tobacco?
Saves money, makes health and manhood.
Cure guaranteed, SOC and 81 90, all druggists.
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The blossoms of spring are the prophets
promises rich fruitage in after years.
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Great Scott, Eph, what's the number of
your boots?" Two, sab; one fob each
foot sahN
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Fits stopped free and permanently cured
No fits after first days use of DIR. Kline:
Great Nerve Restorer. Free g trial bottle
treatise. Dr. Kline, 933 Arch ST., Phila., Pa
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could not get along without Piso's Cure
for Consumption. It always cures.-Mrs.
F. C. Moulton. Needham, Mass, Oct %, "a.
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When bilious or costive eat a Cascaret,
candy cathartie, cure guaranteed. loo, 25c.
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Borrowed trouble demands large interest.
Chicago Standard.