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The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-02-09
Are you TO LIvE IN ALAskA7
some Requirements That VIII Ne
Found Imdispensabie.


The universal article Of diet In that
country, depended upon and indispensa-
BILE, Is bread or biscuit. And TO make the
bread and biscuit. either In the camp OF
upon the trail, yeast cannot be used--it
must be baking powder; and the pow
der manufactured by the processes Of
the Royal Baking Powder Company.
miners and prospectors have learned,
is the only one which will stand In that
peculiar climate OF cold and dampness
and raise the bread and biscuit satisfac-
torily.
These facts are very important for
every one proposing to go TO Alaska and
the Yukon country to know, for should
he be persuaded by some ontftter to
take one of the cheap brands of baking
powder, II will cost just as much to
transport It, and then when he opens it
for use, after all his labor In packing 1t
over the long and difficult route, he will
find solid caked mass or lot OF spoiled
powder, with no strength and useless.
Such a mistake might lead to the most
serious results. Alaska Is no place in
which TO experiment In food, or try to
economic with your stomach. For use
in such climate, and under the trying
and fatiguing conditions Of life and
labor in that country, everything must
be the best and most useful, and above
all it is imperative that all food supplies
shall have perfect keeping qualities. 1t
is absurd to convey over such difficult
and expensive routes an article that
will deteriorate In transit, or that will
be found when required for use to have
lost a great part of its value.
There is no better guide to follow
in these matters than the advice of those
who have gone through similar expert
| ence. Mr.. McQuesten, who Is called "the
father of Alaska after an experience
of years upon the trail. In the camp, and
in the use of every kind of supply, says:
1--WE find in Alaska that the Importance
of proper kind Of baking powder can
not be overestimated. A miner with a
can of bad baking powder is almost
helpless in Alaska. We have tried all
sorts, and have been obliged to settle
down to use nothing but Royal. II
is stronger, and carries further, but.
above all things, II is the only powder
that will endure the severe climatic
changes of the Arctic region"
1t is for the same reasons that the U.
S. Government in its relief expeditions,
and Peary, the famous Arctic traveller,
have carried the Royal Baking Powder
exclusively.
The Royal Baking Powder will not
cake nor lose its strength either on
board ship or in damp climates, and is
the most nightly concentrated and eff
ficient of leavening agents. Hence 1t is
indispensable to every Alaskan outfit.
1t can be had of any of the trading COM
panies in Alaska, but should the miner
procure his supplies before leaving, he
should resist every attempt of the out
filter to palm off upon him any of the
other brands of baking powder. for they
will spoil and prove the cause of great
disappointment and trouble.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-02-09


sIsss c css '', Dscss d sss 5csspb ~
en-. the var-horss Of the Chicago Tf1tq9e,
\ tbs chief surviving Representatives % ~
90 s.hes' d viriie, aggressive sdssssi>s
. 10 have med stgc . :. ,hsm vac part z
IN mud is rather modern jspovsfion. That
y what Joseph Medill has bsss doing Of
Mr.. Medsll n an investigator and .-hen
the stories OF the miraculous Magno-M u4 q
Indiana Mineral Sprtnss began to .spresd
over the country. the ersyt edIscr eec: me
mysterious substsn nee on his own Sbeuinstie
limbs spd weigh its value. He was seeom-
panied by his private physician, q yosae
Armenian scientist Of high attainmenfs.
The great editor wss mud mummified daily
for several weeks aud gsined visibly in
wight strength and vitality.
unoustissd success. M. MediIl went
back to Chicago IN September, and wrote an
Editorial about Magno- Mud with his own
hand. Next. he sent his son-in-law for Q
little of the mud-treatment. In November
he went down again, and since the new
bath house y completed ne expects es s
This mud Treatment in which Mr.. Med'ii
found 90 much virtue, 10 peculiar, yet logical.
After all, every form of fife springs from the
.arth, which is the great destroyer and sssim-
ilator of dead and efste matter. AZ the
Indiana Mineral Springs Is beautiful little
natural amphitheatre, the slopes being
Erown with magnificent oaks. AT the foot OF
he. eonversins hills, big uthia spring
pushes forth at the rate Of 5000 barrels day
ind floods the soil, which consists OF rich,
black porous loan, fed BY the deciduoug
foliage Of the oak trees. This peculiar soil
with mineral salts for ages,. is a.
soluble a. sugar, and being devoid Of clay 10
not sticky in the least. 1t is not, therefore,
In any sense related to the conventional mud
Of the roadway, of the Chicago street % to
the variety which clings to your heels.
The mud 10 applied to the patient on cot,
the subject being entirely encased in the
steamed to proper Temperature.
Il then acts a. . poultice, stimulates the
skin, superficial blood vessels and nerves,
opens the pores and Initiates the blood, dis
solving all uric acid deposits. Nothing can
" simpler or more rational.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-02-09
THE MAN WHO LIVED.
He should have been dead.
But he wasn't, because

"There's nothing succeeds like success"
There is no withsts nding the living argu-
men of the man who should be dead. who
isn't dead. but who would be dead. bat for
q preserving medicine. That's about the
way it seemed to strike Editor Lawrence.
of the Ohio Farmer, Cleveland, Ohio. He
was aflicted with one of those colds that
have, thousands OF times over. eliminated
in cousumpt when not promptly cured.
In this condition he met Q friend, cen
sumptive, whom he had not expected to
see alive. The consumptiye frtead recon.
mended DR.. ]. c. Ayers Cherry PICTORIAL
for the EDITORS cold. on the ground that y
had "heIped him wonderfully" 1t helped
the editor just as wondertully, gtvtng
almost instant relief" But read his
letter:
about two months ago was afflicted
with bad cold, and, meeting q friend. he
advised the use OF Ayers Cherry rectoral
which, he claimed, had helped him won
derfully. As he vas . consu N ptive, whom
! had not xpected to see alive for several
years, concluded there must be merit 10
this preparations. I accordingly bought
couple Of bottles, one Of which keep On
my desk all the time. This II certainly
the best remedy for . cold I ever used. II
gives almost instant relief, aud the j. c.
Aver Co. are to be congratulated on posses
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-02-09
ENGLAND'S IDOL A GAMBLER.
Princess of Wales Regular DevOtec
of Chance for Charity's Sake.

Princess of Wales n Regular DevOtec
of Chance for Chnrity's sake.
American admirers of the princess OF
Wales will be surprised to learn that
she is gambler, freely stalking consid.
cradle sums on horse races and other
forms Of gaming. While this state
Inent will come as a shock TO many who
know of the princess goodness of heart
and character 1t must be remembered
that gambling as pastime for women.
however, is not regarded In the same
light in England and on the continent
as it is in America. Nearly every wom-
an of leisure in England or European
society INDUCES in a quiet little game
whenever an opportunity presents it.
self, and no one dreams of thinking her
the worse for it. Ever since horse rae
ing has been raised to the dignity OF
great social function In England and
France all women who have the iEclina-
ton and the means have played the
great races and not a few women of rank
win handsome sums each year in this
way.
To the intimate friends of the prince
and princess of Wales it is well known
that at both Marlborough house, the
princes town residence, and al Sand
bingham, their country place, there is
reproduction on miniature scale CT
the gambling outfit such as one sees al
the Casino at Monte Carlo and at the
popular resort at Ostend. The princess
is partial to the fascinating game OF
roulette and is very fortunate in pay.
ing the red. More than So 500 has been
added to the princess exchequer in an
evening through the strange caprice oil
the wheel of fortune" The money
won in this way goes into the princess
private charity fund, upon which the
demands are innunerable.
The houses of the prince of Wales
are not exceptional in this respect, foI
there is hardly great house in England
where these things do not occur when
ever guests are being entertained. The
prince is careful about whatever occurs
whenever guests are being entertained
at his own houses, and he has never
been known TO act as banker when play
ing with his guests, for the reason that
at the end of the evening there is bound
to be a percentage in favor of the
banker.
The princess became interested in
gaming many years ago, for the purpose
of being a closer companion to the
prince. and perhaps for the purpose
OF modifying her regal husbands rather
eytrayapont TASTES in this direction all
of which goes to prove her royal high
ness to be not only good woman but
a good acknowledging Chronicle.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-02-09
MULES AS TiMEKEEPERS.

Refuse to Work When Their Trick
on the Towpath IL Done.
1t was Just before the canal was
closed. Snow covered the towpath that
was marked only by the broad-soled
hoofs of the three gaunt mules that
sleepily stretched in their collars with
the weight of the sodden towline and
the two boats dragging behind in the
dirty water of the canal.
1t was just before seven o'clock in the
morning and the sun had just come
enough way from across the sea to
climb up part way on the big globe
and cast pale gray light over the
awakening. city. Laborers and shop
girls were hurrying to work, shivering
in the chill air that marked the sudden
appearance of winter.
On the bridge crossing the canal al
the weighlock two men stood watching
the approaching boats, and yawning
and stretching in contemplation of an
other days work. One was a canal en-
pioye.
"See those sleepy mules" said he, as
he stretched himself again sympathet-
ically. "See that clock over there in
the tower of the railroad station across
the river. Two minutes of seven. Bet
you those mules will give the time first
before the whistle blows. They're great
on time. Know ii better'n you do. just
watch"
The three gaunt beasts with their
ears tapping in apparent forgetfulness
were urged into trot over the bridge,
and the two men lodged the towline
that slipped over the bridge railing to
the other side of the canal.
1t was one minute of seven. The
mules stopped on the towpath.
All three loudly brayed and the cho-
rus of "Enh hows" awoke the sleeping
people along the canal bank for hum
Gred of yards. And then the whistles
in all the factories sent out steam into
the cold air and in tones shrill and
somber sounded the beginning of the
days work.
"Wot tell you? Them mules beat
'em out by minute" remarked the
canal employe leaning on the railing of
the bridge. They won't go no further.
They know it's time for feed and rest.
See the boatman. They're-goin' to take
snub and put on new team"
Lines were thrown and in few min
utes the canal boats were tied fast to
the bank. Three dejected-looking
mules. still munching wisp of hay,
scrambled up the gangplank. and their
places in thesstable of the forward part
of the boat were soon taken by the time
keepers.
"Why. those mules" remarked the
canal man on the bridge. as he watched
the new team starting under way and
the towiine stretching as the lines were
cast of. "know more about the time o.
day than you do unless you look al
your watch. They work just SO many
hours They go along the towpath with
heads cast down and ears dropping, ia
be awakened occasionally with the
whip. when they have to hustle across
bridges and take up the slack of the
towline, but when breakfast or dinner
or supper time comes. why you can
bank all your money on 1t every time
that they'll boiler within a minute Of
the right time whether IL rains OF
SHOWS. whether it's dark as pitch or the
Gun shines out clear and bright. They
may call 'em jackasses. hui there's wua
that wears paats."-R Rochester On. ~
unlon.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-02-09

"A runor comes from Paris that
Cleo de Merode has decided TO get mar
ried.
Lord Mansfield Is the oldest mem
Der Of the Tory Carleton club. The next
person on the roll would be Mr.. Glad
stone, who was admitted In 1893, IL he
had not changed his politics and joined
Lord palmerstoh's ministry in 1859,
when he resigned from the club.
Princess Thyra OF Cumberland, sis
ter OF the princess of Wales and En-
press Dowager OF Russia, who has been
recently In private asylum, has 30 far
recovered her mind and health, owing
10 the improvement Of her eldest sons
condition, that she will be present
when her daughter comes out at the
Austrian court in January.
Stealing telephone service Is new
form OF misdemeanor In London,
classed by the Croydon police magis-
trate as petty larceny, and punished
by him with fine of five shillings. An
ingenious young man had made false
key admitting him to the public tele-
phones OF the National company, which
he used without paying.
Members OF the theatrical profess
sion are getting up subscription for
memorial window to Rev. DR.. George
il. HougHton, the rector OF the IA
nous Little Church Around the Cor
ner." The proposition is that large
window be placed In the church of the
TRANSPORTATION and that actors all
over the country contribute to the fund
for that purpose.
Princess Tono Maruan of the Fiji
islands, according to the Berlin Borsen-
blatt, is about to visit Europe in search
of a husband. She is the heir to the
throne; has an income of $4,000 year
from the British government, which
will be doubled on her accession, be-
sides her domain lands, and is looking
for well educated man of good birth,
as the Fiji queens cohsort is her chief
minister md chief Justice
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-02-09
HE DIDN'T GET A PENSION.
The Old Soldier Who Had the Rheu.
matism Very BADLY.


Three veterans were discussing the
failure of one of them to secure pen
sion. They sat in the front end of a
street car. 1t was one of Washington
cold, drizzly days, when even the strong
and healthy feel as though they needed
medicine.
'The medical board refus ed to recon-
very bad. But it's bad day TO go out to
be examined"
a bad day TO be examined for PEN
sion on account of rheumatism?" re-
marked the one-legged veteran. "Why.
it's just the right kind of day. Any
fellow could have rheumatism to-day
and veteran like you ought to have
been so rheumatic that any medical
board would put you through. What
did they say to your"
"They told me to rum"
"Told you to run. did they; and what
did you say 10 that?"
II did as they told me, and ran
around the ROOM"
"You did. You idiot! Thought you
told them you had rheumatism!"
81 did,"
"But you ran?"
"They told me TO-"
Suppose they did. You had rheuma-
tism. You could not run"
II couldn't when left home, but the
day was so bad l took bracer TO help
me get 10 the examiners Office"
THAT helped you to run. did it?"
81 was agile as cricket"
'What did the examiners say after
you ran around the room?"
They said my trouble was alcohol
ISM"
"0f course they did. The next time
you go to be. examined for a pension
because of rheumatism contracted in
the service you keep sober and have
rheumatism, no matter what the doc
tors tell you to do. You can't run when
you have rheumatism. And the worse
the day the worse your rheumatism will
be and the better your chances for a
pension, providing you don't take any
thing TO cure your rheumatism BY the
time you get to the examiners rooms.
Do you suppose tried to show the
medical examiners that | could get
about on one leg just as well us two
when ! applied for pension? Some
men are born fools. You have no bust
ness sense. You make complaint and
then prove yourself liar."-Chicago
Inter Ocean.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-02-09
BIRDS EAT 400 SHEEP.
The Feast Took Place 100 Miles From
Dawson and Cost H2O,OOO.

Dawson and Cost S2O.0OO.
Jack Collins, who started for Dawson
City with band of sheep last summer,
has been heard from. He sold part of
his flock for $4,000. The other and
biggest half of the flock fed the birds
of the arctic zone. This is how it hap
pened:
He drove the sheep in over the Dial
ton trail. Some time before Dawson
was reached cold weather came on, and
Collins decided to kill his sheep. He
killed and sold 500, and received nearly
$40 900 for them. 80 =
Then he concluded to hold.the re-
mainder for better market. He killed
the remaining 400 in a sort Of secluded
place off the line of travel and suspend
ed the carcasses on poles far enough
above the ground to be out of the reach
of bears, wolves or other wild animals.
He left two young men to watch the
mutton, and proceeded to look for
mining section. Having found one, be
located a claim and proceeded to test
it. After he had dug out few thou
sand dollars worth of gold he thought
he would, as the French say, return
to his muttons."
His stay had beeh so prolonged that
the young men had become weary of
holding wake over the sheep, and.
imagining Dawson to be only a few
miles away, had started for that city
to enjoy some of the pleasures met
ropolitan city can afford. II proved to
be about 100 miles to Dawson, so their
absence was more extended than they
had inended, and when Collins reached
the place where he had left the car
casses of 400 sheep he found only 400
bleaching skeletons.
The eagles, ravens, crows, kites,
hawks and other birds of prey which
;nhabit that region had been feasting
on mutton. "Where the carcass is,
there will the eagles be gathered" is
proverb which applies to other birds
of prey. Collins had left so many car
cases that invitations had been sent
out and a general roundup of all the
vultures and things in that region. from
Behring sea to the Mackenzie river, had
taken place. Whether the claim Col
Inns secured will make good the loss
of the mutton or not remains to be seen.
hut when he drives in his next band of
sheep the birds of prey will not get
SO large a percentage of them.-Port-
land Oregonian.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-02-09
TALKED ER SPELL. wErH THER pEEPo MASTER"

manist critter ] ever see. But, as |
wuz sayin', ! sot Their by Their deepo.
Ef I'm daown | most gently git ter thcr
deepo; ii sorier advertizes er place to
see err lot er kerriges err waiiin' 'raound.
warn't err takin' no partic'lar notice,
but bet the amt er pootier woman n
this state n got often them cars. She
he'd her boy with her, an l knowed
twas hern coz il favored her huff to he
hern. She he'd er box n er bag, an she
talked err spell weth Their deepo master.
an then he came weth her aout 10 my
team an said she WOE err goin' ter the
Poore place, an he thought I'd take her
seems was goin' right by Their.
"Naow who'd ye s'pose that woman
wuz?" lie waited a moment, and |
opened my eyes to look as surprised as
possible when he said: Harold Flint's
wife, an his boy, few, an she'd gut er
big frosted cake in tibet box, an she
took off'n ther cov'r an II he'd er big red
sugar heart in Their middle an err little
heart In all them corners. an tibet boy
bought 'cm weth his own pennies an
stuck 'em on himself fer Uncle Flint,
and she though: he'd like II coz prob'ly
he didn't hev no cake much wher' he
wuz Twin, and then she 'nounced she'd
COM ter take him home weth her! Wal,
sir, II struck me all of err heap. wuz
ser sick TO my stomick couldn't
breathe; them pox ] s'pose. Harold
wuz dead, and she'd been er dom dress
maxim nu' :akin' keer OF herself an
thet bow, an she'd heard his uncle had
gone ter live on the poor farm an she
lowed Harry'd like ter hev her take
care of him an she wuz able ter dew 1t,
an ter-morrer wuz Valentines day an
she thought they'd celebrate. Wal.
lest couldn't say er word. Her she'd
com ter TAX keer er the old man an
he wuth his thousands. ie see shed
made err mistake. The place wuz the old
poore place, the Maj. Poore place; Jas,
sir. an she'd gut IL TWAS Their poor
farm. the taown farm. Wal, she KEEP
er talkin' on bout the nice room they'd
rut fixed fer him and we drove In, an
she said she thought 'twould be pooty
in summer, but 'twnrnt like Twin weth
yer own folks an Uncle Flint hadn't
nobody ter TAX keer an Wal, icarn't
fell ye nothin' how felt. seems 3 ef ]
he'd Who'll streaks er shiv'rs daown my
hack er thinkin' haow she'd feel when
she faonnd aout.
avail, gut her ter hold Their boss,
nm / went 'raound Ter Their side door,
AM gut hole err Mis- Rcan an ! jes laid
ont ] il erboni Ii. and she cried. Women
slwuz csy. whether is's good news %
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-02-09
A roorn-sausn TALE.
a. OLE story ss1 Ore Thss IL BrssH

Ap OLE story anA one Thae IL brnse
Sew.
or ahsse bs sOsIsy sbe Biss sysa Sid Tss
brown-eycd girl remarked that she wishfd
some one would remind her to buy to6tbf
brush the next time she went downtown.
Then she laughingly asked:
Girls, what would you esll toothbrush
one of the amenities Of civilization =
al would call IL Q necessity" exclaimed
1rls.' she Continued, "of . story my Uncle
James used to tell. I always had my doubts
about this story Of Uncle James, but viii
tell you what he said.
'Tfe was going from Boston TO New York
one time on one of the new Sound efeam-
ers, and he shared his stateroom with q
strange man. When morning came, Uncle
James got up first, dressed, and went on
deck Presently he came back to pack his
travelling bag. He remembered that be bad
left his toothbrush on the rack. On looking
for it, he discovered his roommate using y
vigorously. Surprising that q mistake had
been made, he said:
81 beg your pardon, sir, but that Is my
"Tndeed,' said the man, you must ex.
cuse me; thought IL belonged to the boat
"Ohi obi ohI" exclaimed the Grsy-eyed
girl, waving her hands frantically, that IL
the same story my Uncle Robert always |
told. It didn't happen to either one of
them, Of course"
"0f course not" assented the blue-eyed
girl, laughing. 1--WE have caught both our
uncles in fbs now, haven't WEI"
The brown-eyed girl looked at her frineds |
in disgust.-St. Louis Republic.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-02-09
IN ALL SORTS OF WEATHER.

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