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The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-01-13

fresh-faced girl is pleasant sight to a
man, whether he be afoot or on horse
back, and as she stood in the door, with
aiook of curiosity as to what manner OF
men were these trooping by, any man OF
The company would have given his boots
Tor the right to doff his hat and say:
"9ood-morningi"
After we had passed by Robert raised
the question whether he, as the old man
OF the party, should not have done so.
don't think" he said, shat we
showed proper respect to the young
ady to all go by a-looking out of the
corner OF our eye and nary man say
ing a word"
The boys laughed, but Robert was
serious.
Then Biddy offered him wager. "I1l
bet you that get letter from that girl
before you do"
Biddy, you're FOOL" said Robert;
that's q sensible girl, and ycu been
70 iocoed with them correspondents in
the Gizzard and Fist you don't know
enough to know you'll never get let
Ter from sensible girl. I'll take your
oet' and If you don't get your letter in
one month you got to do my work all
winter.v
Done" said Biddy.
On reflection Biddy would not have
onered such wager. The beauty Of
n'ddy's Character was that his second
thoughts came SO long after his first
thoughts that there was time for much
action between. In the matter Of this
oet ne took action at once by writing
under an assumed name to the teacher
s0out three Of his children residing in
smother county and asking on what
terms they would be received into her
school. In due time his letter was an
swered BY the trustee to whom il had
oeen referred. He next wrote Miss Fell,
saying be understood she wished to buy
: saddie horse. and might he bring one
sor inspection. No answer to this.
finally be tried what be could do at
snorter range. He secured an iutroduc
uon to the lady, met her several times.
ana presently hie second thoughts be-
gan to stir. What seemed To him easy
enough on The day he rode BY the
scnooihouse was now impossible. He
u'a not see how BE could have become
involved IN such N attempt. He hearth
Y seosned himself riding home IN this
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-01-13

effort, he did. But the rebound drove
him under water and against the wheel.
where he was in great danger of be-
ing caught and held. He came up
again, however, and now new diff
Guilty confronted him. How was he to
get out himself? He sank to the bot
tom, gave an upward spring, and as
he came up half-blinded. succeeded in
catching the top of the sluice. Then,
by the greatest exertions, he drew him
self out.
The girl was still unconscious, but by
vigorous measures was at last revived.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-01-13

A little child often not only leads, but
amuses by original descriptions of or
binary events. Says the Pittsburgh
Chronicle: A judges little daughter,
who had attended her fathers court for
the first time. was very much interested
in the proceedings. After her return
home she told her mother: Papa made
q speech, and several other men made
speeches, to ~ men who sat all to-
gether. and then these n men were put
IN dark chamber to be developed.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-01-13

OF these lynchings, 122 occurred in
the south and . in the north. OF the
total number, so were negroes and 81
hites.
Commenting on the above, the New
Orleans Picayune says: The facts
given above are worth the attention of
iurists, of statesmen and of philan-
thropists. They should horrify and
astonish those who imagine that they
are getting due protection from the
law against murder and violence
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-01-13

Cullum Chapman, resident of Ennis,
Tex, committed suicide, cutting his
throat. There was love affair with q
young woman of Ennis.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-01-13
FAMOUS MORO CASTLE, HAVANA.

what it will accomplish is entirely IA
matter of speculation. Its professors"
are enthusiastic about their novel work
and seem to think that a new field 81
usefulness will be opened up for these
chattering little beasts.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-01-13
Vicksburg Fair.

hold another fair at Vicksburg, Miss,
similar to the one last November, in
viting cooperation of Louisiana and
Arkansas.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-01-13
soUTHEsm oLEANtNos.


Devise from Col. Aemusi ~, Grnst.
BY q deed placed on reccrd b. tho
superior court clerk at All tnts. Ca,
Mrs. George Logan. Of sai en- Va,
was put in possession Of 500, 100 wort IA
of real estate located in the best part
of Atlanta She gets this pr operty as
one of the devisces Of the late Col.
Lemuel p. Grant, who left an estate
of 100000. Col. Grant, vito was .
well-known railroad engineer before
the war, having surveyed many OF the
leading lines of railroad from Virginia
10 Texas achieved great n.puta-
ton in his profession as the con-
structor of the system of dcfeasc by
which Atlanta SO long resisted the
entry Of Gen. SherBans forces an 1864.
Military critics both north and south
paid high. compliment to the skill of
the engineer, and one of the Il rst social
calls of Gen. Sherman after he cap
tured the city was upon Col Grant,
which he repeated upon every sub
sequent visit TO the city.
Whea n young man Col Grant
bought the lot for $50, which has
since become worth 5000. 600 He left
a will, by which this property was to
be divided between six heirs.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-01-13
Death of /. wsll-Known Horseman.

Maj P. A. Foster, well-known
horseman and manager of the Cum
bertrand Valley stud farm. died near
Gallatin, Tenn, from heart disease.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-01-13

Cover half box of gelatine with !
quarter of q cup of cold water. soak for
half an hour. Put pint Of milk into :
double boiler. When hot add the Qels.
tine, half cup Of sugar; take from the
fire and strain. When cold. but not
thick, add four tabIespoonfnls Ct
sherry, turn into small moIds ana stand
aside Boston Herald.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-01-13
Children Elope.

James Besant and Miss Alva j. Haw-
kins, aged respectively IL and Is. eloped
from near Princeton, KY, and were
married at Clarksville, Tenn.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-01-13

Patrick Costigan, merchant. and
for 30 years a resident of Selma, Ala,
died suddenly at three o'clock the
other morning of heart failure.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-01-13

Rapides parish, La, will secure =
farm near Alexandria, on which pris-
oners convicted of misdemeanors will
be put to work; also INDECENT people.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-01-13

The Georgia railroad commission re-
fuses to grant the petition of the bust
ness men to make the railroads sell
mileage books at two cents a mile.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-01-13
Engineers Peculiar Death.

olmstead, an engineer on the Belt
Line railroad at Tuscaloosa, Ala, was
standing on the top of box car and
was caught by wire stretched across
the street. He was thrown violently
to the ground and died in few min
utes.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-01-13

The Georgia railroad commission
adopted on order refusing the recent
circular reducing the railroad rates on
fert ilizers 20 per cent.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-01-13

Bobby-Is oxygen what the oxen
breathe all day2
Papa OF course, and what everything
else brcathes.
"And y nitrogen what everyone
breathes at night pm. X. World.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-01-13

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that can not be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure
II. j. CHENEY & Co., Props, Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known F. j.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by their firm.
WEST & TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists, To-
ledo, o.
WALDINa, KIyNAN & MAKvIN, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, Ohio
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
icting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Price 75c per bot
tie. Sold by all Druggists. Testimo malls
free
Halls Family Pills are the best
NOTHING gives one a more melancholy
feeling than a clock that doesn't run
Washington Democrat
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-01-13
a Good shoWing,

The Louisville Leaf Tobacco ex-
change announces that the sales Of to-
bacco there during 1895 aggregated
les, 74a hogsheads-
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-01-13

The Carlisle tract in Kentucky. be-
longing to Secretary Of the Treasury
John G. Carlisle, WAS sold for taxes =
few days ago.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-01-13
Lynchlngs In 1890.

According to the Chicago Tribune.
lynchings in the various states and
| territories in 1896 were distributed as
| follows:
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-01-13
No Land Like Dixie.

Says the Augusta GA Chronicle;
Georgia can raise better hogs and
cattle than the west. better turnips
than Nova Scotia, and at least equals
Maryland in terrapin and oy sters. Her
fish supply is superb along the coast
and in the water courses of the
inland. Experts say that she
has gold belt superior to that of
the Pacific states. Her 'possum and
Eaters can not be surpassed. Her
peaches do not challenge those of Cali
fornia or Delaware, but easily take
first rank, and if her Indian peach
were revived, there would be no kind
of compaNson. Texas raises more cot
ton, but Texas Is nowhere in manu-
facture of the fabric in rivalry with
Georgia. Weregret to say that Georgia
is delinquent in one thing-she appar-
emily prefers to patronize products
away from home, when her own home
industries are just as good.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-01-13
No-To-Bac for Fifty Cents.

Millions of men who are daily Tobacco
Splitting and Smoking Their Lives Away
will be glad 10 learn that the makers OF No
To-Bac, the famous guaranteed tobacco
habit cure, that has freed over 400, O0O tobac-
co users in the last few years, have put on
the market fifty cent package Of their great
remedy. This will give every tobacco user
chance to test No-To-Bacs power to con-
troll the desire for tobacco In every form and
at the same time be benefited by No-To-
BAGS nerve strengthening qualities. Every
tobacco user should procure q fifty cent box
at once from his druggist or orderit by mail.
You will be surprised to see how easily and
quickly the desire for tobacco disappears.
Any reader can obtain a sample and booklet
free by addressing the Sterling Remedy Co.,
Chicago or New York, and mentioning this
paper.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-01-13

In this world 1t is not what we take
up. but what we give up, that makes
us rich.-H. W. Beecher.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-01-13
BIDDY'S WAGER.
BY @. ID. DUNHAM.

HE owners of the o.
X. ranch worked
their men early
and late through.
out the summer,
but in the winter
months the whole
duty Of man was
comprised in rid
in g the pastures
and waiting for
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-01-13

WHEN some men get hurt they take so
much pleasure in telling about it that they
do not seem to mind the injury.-Atchison
lnha
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-01-13

The new years are always welcome.
but ] wish we could have = few Of the
old ones--W. ID. Howeils.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-01-13

A MAN is young so long as he enjoys be-
ing out of doors no matter what the weather.
-Atchlson Globe.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-01-13

Engagements of this kind should continue to
exist. Ninety nine times in hundred they
are completely overcome in a perfectly
natural and scientific way by the use of DR.
Pierce's Favorite Prescription, which gives
healthy power and capacity to the special
organs reinforces the nerve-centres and
makes natural, healthy motherhood posi-
Bile, safe and comparatively easy
1t makes the coming of baby almost free
from pain; gives strength and cheerfulness
to the mother, and constitutional vigor to
the child. 1t is the only medicine in the
world devised for this one purpose by an
educated physician, skilled and expert
enced specialist in this particular field of
practice.
II cannot say enough in praise of Or. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription, as It has done me q world
of good, and has, undoubtedly saved my life
writes Mrs, Florence Hunter, of corley, Logan
Co. Ark. miscarried four times; could get no
MEDICINE to do me any good. I concluded to try
the rfavorite Prescription and after taking
several bottles OF il I made my husband a present
Of fine girl. think II is the best medicine in
the world"
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets: One Is q
laxative. two a mild cathartic.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-01-13
Killed and Eaten by Hogs.

A horrifying discovery was made
near Lusby, Grant county, KY, the
other day. Elijah Coleman, farmer,
and the father of large family, had
been missing several days, and num-
Der of friends began searching for
him. The mutilated body was found,
hogs having eaten away the nose and
ears and otherwise disfgured the
body. Coleman, it is supposed, lay
down to sleep. and while in that con-
dition was attacked by hogs and
killed.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-01-13

A WOMAN convinced against her will-but
there, there, nobody ever heard of any such
thing
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-01-13

s ,.t.s. his love AFFAIRS wsshisssos bss'.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-01-13

You can tell an expert cigarette smoker
by the way he knocks the ashes off hi!
cigarette. Washington Democrat.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-01-13

WHEN bilious or co<tive- cal = f.........
candy cathartic. cure raarant Tee ,oc r., 90
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-01-13

IFyou want Your rrsvc kept in order \.
good to an old nsaid before wv die.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-01-13

Love is the key
stone of a woman's
life. Her fond ST
hopes rest upon this
tender emotion /: her
highest pride Is in her
capacity to awaken
the love which makes
a happy wife +; her
noblest ambition is to
become a loved and
loving mother.
Any weakness or
disease which inca
pacitates her to fulfill
the exalted function
of motherhood is the
saddess blight which
can come upon a wo-
mans life.
But there Is no rea-
son in nature why any
n u
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-01-13

TURN a buzzard loose anywhere, and it
will Immediately go to looking for a car
cass.-Ram's Horn
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-01-13
Convent Seeks to Break a Will.

The Convent OF the Visitation, Will
mington, Del, through one of its NOM
bcrs, Sister Monica, is seeking to break
the will of Mrs. Catherine Flynn, who
died at Atlanta, Ca, leaving an estate
of $500, 900. In her will Mrs. Flynn dis
eliminated against her daughter, Sister
Monica, giving her an unequal share.
The suit is to break the will, SO that
she may share equally with the other
heirs. AS those entering converts as.
sign to the community all that may
come to them, the sisterhood is making
a strong fight to get the money in this
case. The charge is that Mrs. Flynn
was unsound in mind when she thus
disposed of her property.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1897-01-13
A Bad Record.
We men and women killed,

Five men and women killed, five men
wounded and one or two women out
ragged, is the record of Simon Cooper.
a negro, since New Years day in Sum-
ter county, S. c. Negroes say shoot
ing is too good for the wretch; that he
ought TO be burned. One old mamma"
said she would like to see him tortured
for two days. Cooper is desperate
character. He is said to be a grand
son of white man, John Ashmore,
who was famous bad character in
South Carolina before the war. He is
armed with pistol, Winchester rifle,
bowie knife. razor and plenty of am
mhnition.
The Forrest City times., 1897-01-15

Go to IT. A. Knight S Go. for all First Class Groceries and Fruits. Prices guar. anteed.
 From all article in the Marianne In- dex. ot last week, TIE TIMES was led to state tl.dt q chatge Of schedule would take place last sunday in the nloVemtnt of passenger trains on the Iron Mountain road. The Index must have been misnf0Imed as the same time card is still in vogue.
 You can't be well if your blood is impure. but you may have pure blood and good health by taking Hoods Sar. saparilla.
 Notify the army posts. turn on the lire alarm. connect the hose with a siot tower, and powder magazine, for q goat has struck the town. It was ilrst seen m the vicinity of the editors bones and was working in all direc- tlohs, making a clean sweep of gar ushs, orchards. flower yards. wire lehcss and loose joints of stove pipe.
 Many merchants are we'll aware that thelr customers are their best friends ana take pleasure in supplying them with the best goods obtainable. As an Instance we mention Perry 3v Came ron. prominent druggists of Flushing. Michigan. They say: We have no hesitation in recommending Chamber lain's Cough Remedy to our custom CTS, as 1t is the test cough medicine we have ever sold, and always gives satis- faction" For sale at 9 and 59 cents per bottle at ItptOn' $ drugstore.
 Special services will be held at the Methodist church Sunday forenoon with communion following. Special music will be a feature of the occasion and Pastor Jernigan extends cordial invitation to everybody. The children are specially invited.
 The immense increase in our busi- ness IS accounted for by the large stock. cheap prices and fair dealing aGfQrded to every person trading with us. l.. R0LLwAGE & Co.
The Forrest City times., 1897-01-15
i..I, l.

New crnp of Sugar House Molasses, at H. A. Knight X Co.
 Quite number of persons met at the Methodist church last Tuesday evening and organized society of United Charities. The object of the association is for the double purpose of administering to the needs uf the wor- thy poor. and fortifying the public agaInst impoStorS. and all others un- worthy of help. The next meeting of the society will be held next Monday night at the Baptist church, when ruies and bylaws for the management of the association will be drafted. All the churches have joined in this landable undertaking. and every one who Is in any way favorably disposed toward lending a helping hand to the poor and unfortunate. are cordially invited to attend the meetings of the association. The officers chosen were Rev. Smp- son, president Jas Russell. first vice president J. <. R. Cuwan. second vice. president; E. Turley, third vice president J. T, Fondrsn. treasurer NJ. N Gaines, secretary J, E. Wynne, assistant secretary.
 Padncah, Ky, may well feel proud of some her enterprises. MesSrs. D. Wilson x Son. of kimble. Ky, write tn the F.. k. Sutherland Medicine Com pany as fellows: We write this to certify to the wonderful and grand good results from your Dr Bells Pine Tar Honey. winch is selling faster than any medicine we ever sold. People who never traded at our store have heard of it and come from adjoining counties to buy it. One case m partic- ular is that 0f Mrs. smith Woodbridge. of this place, who was 80 afflicted with her throat for over two years that she could not speak above a whisper. Af- fer she used the first bottle of Dr. Bells Pine Ear-l linney she could talk as well as ever, and the case is such a wonder ful cure that her neighbOrs come in to see for themselves, and are astonished to hear her talk" All dealers sell it.
 Children Cry for Pitchers Casteria.
The Forrest City times., 1897-01-15

R. I. Williams met with a painfs accident last "Wednesday norniln lie boarded tue early morning tral going east on the l. R. x NJ railr,n,e for the Heth Club-house. il, S.. Fran. bottom, some twenty miles aI.tai i from the city. It was his inlenttnn i , visit one of his farms which lies s,.yr. al miles sonth of that station. and acf ing upon the possibility of biinu,, down mess of game, which abn,ifl in that locality, he took hs sIai g,fa along. After breakfast at the ,ins. house, he and Mir. Hawkins. ,h- r!,ti house keeper. made pIe,,arations [, | the trip. In descending the rear s,t4 of the club house, with his gun II. han, ! MT. Williams accidrhtaliy shipped an !, fell. In some uDaccouut;b m m ! the gnn was discharged. the L,aa ts.. ing effect in the cali of the leil leg a. ] loot. He was cared for in Inc h. 1 possible manner and sent b,ck fa h home in this city on the west l,n,it , train which passes that point aline 9:o0 d. m Arriving at the depot her. ne was at once conveyed to his !iuin where Drs. Alley and Mcku,ghl .1 amined and dressed the wu,ud lt was found that piece of fl Sh [. size of mans hand had been tur,, an.f. from the calf of the leg and srsv, shot deeply imbeded in the fnl ,a. the toes. The charge was mum VT ;iy shot. otherwise more serious ss-. would have existed, had the stoi i,-... larger. The physicians stated ,h while the wound IS not npcpss9riA q tal 10 life or limb, yet il is one lh ,i Ai prove 10 be very stubborn nature tr healing. as several muscles are II. volved, which in the healing pro-. will be painful Mr Williams k ial ig his misfortune and pain her, i,,ds and is doing well.
The Forrest City times., 1897-01-15
EoW'S This !

We offer One Hundred Dollars Rev n, Tor any case of Catarrh that cannot m cured by Halls Catarrh Cure
 F. J. CuENEy X Co Poop .Toltst, tt We. the undersigned. laNe 4,lown r Cheney for the last l5 years. and i.e ir, him perfectly honorable ia all iut.,ne-.. transactions and financially al,le iu cn, . out any obligations made hy their firm,
 WEST x TEAgx
 Wholesale Druggists. iuirtln u
 WALpING. KINNAN X MARyIS.
 Wholesale Druggists. lolr,lu. c Halls Catarrh Cure is taken ,nt,rn.lIs acting directly on upon thr b,oni an,i ln, cous surfaces of the system Price 7s per bottle. Sold by all Drugg,st, I.s. tinonials free.
The Forrest City times., 1897-01-15

I have survived the grippe and start even with the New Year with a more extensive supply than ever in the line of fine Whistles. Wines, Cigars. To- baccos and everything kept in il first class saloon. To my friends who have formerly favored me with their patron age l extend, my gratitude. To those whom have not had the pleasure of serving, will say, d trial is all 1 ask Promptness and courteous treatment IS my motto. and 1 hope to share, if not to claim, your patronage.
 Respectfully.
 IKE MALLORY,
 Proprietor Pearl Saloon.
The Forrest City times., 1897-01-15


 Street Commissioner McCIendon put down a neat sidewalk from the Boyle building to the jail last Mo Iday.
 Before purchasing Oyste ra call and see J. J. Finnarty. aOd he wilt con vince you that he keeps the best.
 Riley Hurt and Miss Maggie Zuber. of Haynes. were marriei at the Meth odist church m that village last Sun day evening. Rev. ! B. Mcdonald officiating, TIE I'M zs extends best wishes.
 A sad dispensaticn of Providence was visited upon the family of D. ". Graves Wednesday afternoon, in the death of their little soft. Rufus. In the death ot their baby boy. Mr. and Mrs. Gray es received most severe re- hinder that there must be some dark and dreary days in the lives ct us all. and being strangers in strange land" they should have the synpathy and kindly consideration of tue entire com munity. Rev. Mir. Simpson conducted the funeral services in a very impress i've manner.
 Right in the teeth of strong opposing forces, Miss Clara Webb, of this city, came within two votes of capturing the position of expressing clerk in the lower house of representatives, last Wednesday evening. Tie contest was a fitting compliment to Miss Clara, from the fact that the election of Gen. Tappan to the speakership of the honse had 4 tendency to detract the patron age from her. from d sectional stand point, Gen. Tappan and herself, both being from the same district.