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The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-12-29
MAUD LOOKED TOWARD HER FATHER.

came. The lampwas then lit, supper was
hastily eaten, and while Maud washed
and wiped the dishes her mother
made everything ready for getting
breakfast quickly, for Mr.. Newbury
had to start away before the sun arose.
When Maud had finished the dishes,
the light was extinguished, and till bed
time the family sat around the sitting
room fire, which shone through the
mica in the stove door and made the
room quite pleasant, though of course
reading, writing or sewing were en-
tirely out of the question. But they
could talk, and Maud could play on the
piano for the others to sing. and all de-
clared kerosene was an article one
could exist very comfortably without,
while to grope ones way to bed in the
dark was excellent exercise for ones
perceptive faculties.
WELL" said Mr.. Newbury, at the be-
ginning of the fourth week, shall we
back out?"
mo, don't!" cried Rob. ITS going to
be more fun this week than all the rest
put together!"
81 don't think it would be right to,"
said Maud. ave promised"
"It's the hardest on you," said Mrs.
Newbury, looking at her husband, with
your long walk and cold dinners"
You needn't back out on my &C.
count" said Mr.. Newbury. I'm dong
| nicely, thank you'll"
81 \ to Mt
said Mrs. Newbury.
"Then we'u grit our teeth and keep
IL up to the bitter end" laughed MIR.
Newbury.
This last week opened with a tre-
mendous snowstorm, followed by
zero weather, and Mr.. Newbury
found his three-mile walk no pleasure
excursion.
The house supplies began to run low.
What Indian meal, macaroni, split peas,
rice and potatoes there were had to be
given to the hens. But there was no
animal food, and the lack of this, to-
pether with the cold, had the effect of
re ducing the number of eggs to two
or three a day.
| Anu ING DditSi So'S oot ouN thS
shortening. In fact. there was hard
| ly anything left of substantial ma
ture excepting flour and canned fruit.
Saturday was rainy, and the soap box
was empty, so the washing had to be
| done with small remnant of washing
powder and dried in the attic.
Sunday was rainy also, and seemed
interminable, but the family spirits
were good, for now the end was in sight.
The last day of the last week in jan
uary came, and Mr.. Newbury returned
home at night to frugal supper and
three smiling and triumphant individ-
| uals.
ssWell, we've done it," he exclaimed
gleefully, opening bis pocketbook and
displaying q roll Of bills. Here's a
whole months salary, and we don't owe
cent of it."
at is worth all IL has cost. said Mrs
Newbury, in tone Of conviction
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-12-29
Not Up in Nautical Lore.

At sea, as many people know, time, in:
into watches of four hours each. From
four o'clock to six, and six o'clock to eight,
there are half divisions, nautically. termed
dog watches In an insurance case the coun-
sci asked an old sailor what time of day GER
tain collision occurred, and received the re-
ply: about the middle of the first dog
watch" In summing up the case the bar
rister enlarged upon the information thus
impaired, as follows: you can imagine, gen.
tlemen of the jury, the care which existed on
this occasion, when, as appears from one OF
the plaintiffs own witnesses, this valuable
ship and her cargo and the lives OF passen-
gers and crew were intrusted to what. gen.
tlemen why, to the mere watch OF dog!'
English Paner.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-12-29
MN an Excellent stimulan,.

When overcome by bodily fatigue OF
exhausted by brain labor no stimulant.
sc-called, serves so well the purpose of
refreshment and rest, both bodily and
mentally, as milk. When heated as not
"a one can readily take II it may be
slipped slowly from tumbler. and as it
is easily digested one feels very soon its
beneficial effects. Few persons realize
the stimulating qualities of this stimu-
iating beverage.-Ladies' Home Jour
al
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-12-29
STATE OF ONO, CITY OF TOLEDO, 8.
90

Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he is the
senior partner of the firm of +. j. Cheney
& Co., doing business in the city OF Toledo,
County and State aforesaid, and that said
firm will pay the sum OF One Hundred Dol
lars for each and every case of catarrh that
cannot be cured by the use of Halls Catarrh
Cure. FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 9th day of December, a. ID.
isS6. A. w. GLEASON,
TSeal1 Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system Send for testimonials,
free. F. j. CHENEY g. CO, Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-12-29

To prevent the wick of candle from
smoldering hold it higher than the
mouth when blowing it out and blow
upward. If lamp wicks are soaked thor
oughly in vinegar before being used they
will not smoke.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-12-29


Ind fill the wandering sails.
Fame with thy golden notes
.oS music from a million feathered Il ats;
Wash DER the wind-blown deep;
"a INV sun-courlers where the Ice fields
sleep
md bid the toilers reap.
rhy stems are on the hills
rbv voice IS heard In the tumultuous rills
THAT leap into the light;
NV, hrow-freed from the thralldom { the
night
1s laurel-wreathed and bright.
Game in thy kinglIest grace.
u,itb glorious gifts undTeamed-of for the
race:
And where thy empires be
There wave the flags of freedom DER the
free
Garands of liberty!
Scatter thy gifts as broad
.s rolls the world beneath the blue of God ;
wide swing thy door
M nIentv. till the wailings of the poor
Ascend to heaven no more.
Tie olive branch of peace
Wave Ger earths wars and bid the battle
cease;
AID where the red swords CLEAN
yrdarkened may the snowy daisies dream
Trstafned the rivers stream!
ctve light unto the blind:
The scattered sheaves of every harvest
bind;
DER every wayslde clod
Lift thou thy scepter-thy commanding
rod,
TIL affairs rise to God.
Sing with thy hills and plains
THY winds that kiss the roses OF thy rains.
THY rivers violet-shored
Thy ancient woodlands of the nymphs
alored.
Thy fields with treasure stored
Freedoms dlvinest song,
sUept by the thunders of the world along,
Untl the unbound sea
Shall lave no shore where shines not for
the free
The sun of liberty!
Frank l.. Stanton. in Chicago Times
Herald.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-12-29
A Generous Merchant.

Mrs. Broke-Some money must have
dropped out of this letter.
Friend-Why?
'Mv carpet dealer writes that If / will pay
my bill promptly he will give me 20 per cent,
and | don't see the money."-N. Y World.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-12-29
Suenks with Authority.

Depend upon it, where there's smoke
there's fire."
"Why do you say that?'
Give proved it. 1t was against the rules
to smoke in our office. smoked, and was
fired-Philadelphia North American.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-12-29

The value of the cheese imported from
Rome is only $1,000 less than the value
of the paintings. cheese being the second
article on the list Of exports from Rome.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-12-29

Miss Biliondot-None but the brave de-
serve the fair.
Percy Harduppe-True, and none but the
wealthy get 'em-Up-to-Date.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-12-29
A Criterion,

He (passionately)-You are the only girl
/ have ever loved!
She (coldly)-So I should Judge by the
way YOU go at tn. Y Journal.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-12-29
The Difficulty.

Piso's Cure is wonderful Cough medi;,
cine.-Mrs. w. Pickert, Van Siclen and
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-12-29

Some people think that when a man is
bald headed he ought to quit going with
the girls.-Washngton Democrat.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-12-29

A divorce suit should be included in the
wardrobe of the actress who hopes to be
well advertised.-Chicago News.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-12-29

There is nobody who can splurge equally
with lot of boys from small country
town when they come to bigger one
Washington Democrat.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-12-29

Experience is a hard block to white, but
every shaving is of priceless value to the
whittier Y independent.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-12-29

Fits stopped free and permanently cured.
No fits after first days use of DIR. Hines
Great Nerve Restorer. Free 81 trial bottle
treatise. DR.. Kline, 933 Arch ST., Phila., Pa.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-12-29

Check Colds and Bronchitis with Hale's
Honey of Horehound and Tar
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure III one minute.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-12-29
THE MARKETS.

When man begins to move Others, he is
generally called crank. RAMS Horn.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-12-29

If women were as trifing as some men
there would be more divorces.-Washing
ton Democrat.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-12-29

The utility of life is not in its extent: it
is in the employment of it. A man may live
long and live little-Montaigne.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-12-29

Johns Hopkins. who died in Balti-
more in 1879, was worth 500, 100000.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-12-29

To Cure a Cold In One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money If 1t fails to cure. 2oc.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-12-29

L WAS the even
ing of the last day
of the year, and
Mr.. Newbury had
taken from his
vest pocket a roll
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-12-29

He lonely night is
gone;
Beam on us, New
Year, from the
unfettered dawn;
Brighten the In
land wales
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-05

Why not buy pound of our cele-
brated uncolored JAPAN TEA.
We only charge you Csc per pound.
Elsewhere you have to pay from SOC
to 60c for some that is not as good.
If not satisfactory, your money will
} be refunded.
The Advocate and news., 1897-12-22
THE STATE GOVERNMENT.

Secretary Bush was in Chicago on
business last week.
Bank Commissioner Breidenthal Is In
northwest Kansas examining banks.
Adjutant General Allen inspected the
Junction City militia company Monday
night.
The State Board OF Charities has let
he contract for the building OF the
uAw building at Winfield. The contract
Lrice is $26,77O. The bids were all re-
jeCted at a previous date because none
of them were within the bounds OF the
100000 appropriation.
Oil Inspector Wharton paid $1,000 into
the State treasury last Friday. Thls
makes $4,000 in all which he has turned
over to the State He hopes, by the
time his first year expires, to turn IN
more than his predecessor did in two
years No detailed report accompanied
the payment.
G.. M. Ross, Assistant Secretary OF
State, spent Saturday in Burr Oak, when
the firm Of HOrner & Ross, OF which he
is a partner, made its award in its
prize corn contest. The largest twenty
ears entered weighed twenty-seven and
lhree-fourths pounds, the next largest
weighing twenty-four and one-half
pounds. Plenty of samples were sub
mitted and the entire number will be
sent to Omaha next year as Jewell coun-
ty's exhibit at the Trans-Mississtppi
Exposition.
Attorney General Boyle has given an
oninion TO the effect that counties must
pay the full amount Of State tax levied
against them. The opinion, which was
prepared by Mr. Smelling, Mr.. Boyle's
assistant, sets forth that no erroneous
assessment claims for rebate dating
prior to 1894 are of value, as the stat
ute of limitations bars them. He also
holds that counties are not merely the
agents of the State for the collection
of taxes. This opinion, II sustained
will enable the State officers to enforce
the collection of about 100000 OF de-
linquent taxes.
The Advocate and news., 1897-12-22
Shawnee County Sheriff Case.

The election contest case Of Kepley
VS.. Cook for the Office OF Sheriff of
Shawnee county was decided by the con-
test court Monday. The demurrer by
Cook to the evidence submitted by KEEP
ley was sustained on the ground that
there had not been a sufficient number
of illegal ballots shown to change the
result. The court held that all ballots
ON which Kepley's name appeared more
than once and the voter had marked
in more than one square opposite KEEP
ley's name should be counted for KEEP
ley; that ballots illegally marked for
some other officer but properly marked
for the Office of Sheriff should be
counted; that all ballots marked with
ink or purple pencil or in any way ex-
cept with black pencil should be re-
jected, but that a failure on the part OF
the Judges of election to number the
ballots was an immaterial error, that
requirement of the statute being only
directory and not mandatory They
threw out the vote Of one Washburn
student, Mcdonald, as illegal.
Kepley had objected to 159 votes as
illegal and of these forty-two were re-
jected and III counted for Cook. Cook
had objected to 1896 votes as illegal and
of these 35S were counted for KepIey.
This made a total of 1852 votes for
Cook and 4,757 for Kepley and giving
Cook a majority of 1O5, which is twenty
one votes less than the majority given
to Cook by the election returns.
Both sides had exceptions entered to
the rulings of the court and took ten
days in which to file a bill of exceptions,
but it is not likely that any appeal will
he taken. The contest court went over
all the evidence very carefully and the
three judges concurred unanimously in
the decision which was rendered.
The Advocate and news., 1897-12-22
Congress

Senator Hoar favors an additional rev.
enue tax of 81 per barrel on beer
Congress took a recess for the holi-
days last Saturday. 1t will again con-
vene January 3.
Senator WOlcott promises to deliver a
speech after holidays in which he will
tell of the work of the international
monetary commission.
The President has sent to the Senate
the nomination Of Attorney General Nc
Kenna for the Supreme bench. 1t will
not be considered until after holidays.
The legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bill, with the exception OF
the civil service feature was agreed to
by the House before the holiday recess.
An amendment to the pension appro-
priation bill, reducing the number OF
clerks in the pension department by cut
ting off ninety-five of them was adopted
in the House.
Senator Allen Pop, Neb.) has offered
a resolution asking that the instructions
given to the Wolcott monetary commits
sion, its report and the correspondence
relative to the matter
Secretary Gage stated positively before
the House currency committee last Fri
day that if Congress were elected next
year which would pass free silver bill
that President Mckinley would veto It..
In Senate discussion of the seal ques-
tion Senator Pettigrew (sllver Rep.)
sharply criticised the government for
consulting foreign countries about the
settlement of this or any other question.
Congressman Cooney, of Missouri,
wants to amend the Federal constitu-
ton by adding provision that no State,
the territory of which is not wholly
contiguous to the United States, shall
be admitted to the Union.
Senator Kyle has introduced an immi-
grafton bill which differs from the
Lodge bill in that the test OF education
shall be made by the American consul
nearest their place Of residence in the
old country He thinks with the test
before them when they reach this coun'
The Advocate and news., 1897-12-22
Monthly Reports Required.

State Auditor Morris has replied to
Governor Leedy's request for informa-
ton as to what officers were making
monthly reports as required by AttOr-
ney General Boyle's Interpretation Of the
law on the subject. The reply Is as fol-
lows:
"In answer to your communication,
inquiring What public officers, who re-
ceive and disburse money, make monthly
reports to you? How many reports has
each made, and what reports, II any,
were made to your predecessors, and by
whomT | take pleasure in saying: 1t
has been the custom during this admin
istration, also former administrations,
for the Secretary of State, Auditor Of
State and Warden Of the Penitentiary
to make reports, according to the law.
w. w. Culver, State Grain Inspector, has
reported every month since he took
Office. M. C. Kelley, State Oil Inspector
under the former administration, re-
ported to this Office from September,
1895, to November, 1896, inclusive, but
made no further reports, although noti-
fed and requested to do so.
I'VE receive from the State Treasurer
duplicate receipts for moneys paid in by
several other officers, but have not re-
ceived reports signed and sworn to, ac-
The Advocate and news., 1897-12-22
THE TRAVELLERS QUITS BUSINESS.
Rather Than Stand an Examination the Com
panY Decides to Leave the State.


Insurance Superintendent McNall has
received letter from President Batter
son, of the Travellers Insurance Co.,
in which 1t is announced that that COM
pany has instructed its agents to stop
writing insurance in Kansas. He says
that the company takes this action to
save themselves further trouble owing
to Mr.. McNalls power and his misuse of
it. He says that ON this account he
withdraws his company from the State
without pang Of regret.
MIR. McNall received letter from
Mr.. Patterson Saturday in which the
latter continued to assume his defiant
air and intimated that the controversy
with the department would continue,
In the meantime, however, McNall has
proceeded with his arrangements to In
vestigate the Kansas assets Of the COM
pany. He had prepared blank for
appraisement Of each parcel Of real es-
tate and other property and intended
to have three disinterested citizens, at
each point at which property was To-
Gated, appraise and fix the valuation
Of 1t.
This is evidently what the Travellers
did not want, as the withdrawal notice
comes with such suddenness as to In
dicate that this step was taken to es-
cape such revaluation. The Travellers
action tends to indicate that this action
would be very damaging to its interests
It sustains McNall's contention that the
cOmpany's assets are too highly valued.
This seems to have been the view Judge
Foster took of the matter, as he said
in his recent opinion:
1T cannot be said that there is an
entire absence of evidence, to justify
the proposed examination by the de-
fendant, in as much as certain real
estate of the complainant in this State
is listed at a price largely in excess
of its value, and there Is an absence Of
any statement Of defaulted interest on
loans, and allowing to the defendant
the presumption Of good faith, In some
degree If possible, 1t may well be said
that there is some reason to suspect
the correctness Of the complainant's
statement"
The Travellers, in leaving Kansas,
throws up a contract for all Of the
accident business on the Santa Fe,whlch
is very large contract.
The Advocate and news., 1897-12-22

try many otherwise desirable immi-
grants get frightened and confused and
that 1t works a great hardship to them
to be sent back.
General GrOsvenor's civil service bill
would put the operation Of the civil SER
vice law where It was when Harrison
retired. In other words he would ex-
empt every appointee from its provisions
who was placed there by Cleveland
Several Congressman were enthusi-
astically cheered for roasting the Assls-
tant Secretary of the Treasury for rec
ommending that government clerks be
retired on salary when they reached the
age limit. 1t was characterized as
movement in favor Of civil pension
system.
Senator Harris will endeavOr to get
the Senate Committee on Pacific Rail
roads to recommend that the government
bid the full amount Of it's claim for the
Kansas Pacific railroad. He says that
It is now paying per cent. on vam
alton of $30,000,00O and as the govern
ment's claim is but $l9,SOO,OOO 1t will be
a safe bid.
The Advocate and news., 1897-12-22

$2,962 will be necessary to keep the in
stitutlon going and give it an opportun-
ity to cover the field during 1898. To-
peka people will be asked to contribute
to this good work. But $72.5O was re-
ceIved from patients and this was given
voluntarily.
The merchants excursion from En-
poria last Friday was a very Satisfactory
affair so far as Topeka business men
were concerned AT least 275 people
from out of town availed themselves of
the opportunity to patronize Topeka
merchants. Nearly every one on the
avenue felt the effects Of the out-of-town
trade and satisfaction with the results
vas expressed on all sides. Arrange
ments were Immediately made for an
other excursion from Manhattan on the
Union Pacific, Tuesday, December 2i.
It will doubles benefit Topeka to a very
great extent to have the people In the
smaller towns become informed as to the
advantages OF trading here.
The Advocate and news., 1897-12-22
lIoOd's pills cure all liver ills. 20 cents,

cordlng to law, as interpreted by L. 9.
Boyle, Attorney General. These officers
are Treasurer Of the State Board OF
Charities, Superintendent of Public Inc
struction, Clerk Of the Supreme Court,
State Librarian, Bank Commissioner and
Superintendent Of Insurance.
M G. Kelley, State Oil Inspector de-
posted money with the State Treasurer
once since his last report, but no report
accompanied the same. e.. V. Wharton,
State Coal OH Inspector, deposited money
three times with the State Treasurer but
no report has been received from him"
The Bank Commissioner and Superin-
tendent of Insurance are working under
a special law, with which they are COM
plying. It is to be hoped that monthly
reports will be persistently demanded
and required and that there will be no
further trouble in this line.