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The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-02-16
FINANCIAL STATEMENT,

showing Itemized Cost Of Brookhsven's
water works and Electric Light Plant.
BBooKHavFS. MISS, Feb. s, isos.
To the Mayor and Board Of Aldermen. Brook
haven. Mississippi;
GENTLEMEN IL beg leave to present
the following report on the cost Of
your Water Works and Electric Light
Plant:
Cost Of $4,000 lbs. pipe and 2o.ooo lbs.
Special SOS ~
Cost Of 1855 lbs. Of pipe and 2i79 lbs.
Special castings, (extra) oS5 81
(The above extra pipe and specials were neces-
STATED by the change made In the location OF the
power house, and by extensions to the line or
dered by the Board during the progress OF the
| work.
Cost Of laying pipe, Guild & Whites orig
Cost Of laying above extra pipe, order =.
Cost Il MIGRANTS, Valves and Valve :
boxes .....' ..........-.. I422 %
contract $50 90
Cost Of extra work on Power House. 10 SC
tons complete 2475 90
nections complete 100 90
Cost OF Capstones for Pumps. (extra) 80 90
Cost of Engine, foundation and connec- o..
contract 800 90
| Cost Of Cover for Reservoir, (cxtra) - so 90
Cost of Wells, 3i5 feet, % S4.75...--.-.- 1896 %
Cost OF Tower and Tank with founda-
IONS. etc------.--.-------..- $50 W
Cost OF Air Compressor, Well Piping,
etc., +. o. b. Brookhaven .........-.... 1900 90
Cost of Foundations, installing machine,
piping. wells etc..-...........-......... 100 90
Cost Of Sewer pipes, sand pumpsin Res
eryoir and casing for same................. 50 70
Cost Of Two inch Valves. ETC., for extern
sions to Water Mains (extra). .....-.--... 16 90
Cost Of OIL Filter, and freight on same,
textral---- 10 q
Cost OF Lead, bought OF Guild & White Is 90
der Guild & whites contract. eS7s rs
Cost of Electrical construction and wir-
ing to date, II. 2. Broughton's con-
Cost of so Water Taps to date, P. Was
sermans contracb ...........-... 295 90
Cost Of Engineering and superlntend-
ence .....,'............. 1850 90
Total cost to date S42l32 II
Cost OF 100 additional Water Taps SS5 90
Cost of completing Electrical construc-
ton and wiring (estlmated) .........-.... 175O 90
s44767 II
Due the City for concealed wiring and
Approx. Rebate on freight. from /. G.
T. X. 100000 li25 90
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-02-16


est blessing Of my life.
DR.. Miles Remedies
are sold by all drug
gists under a positive
guarantee, first bottle
benefits or money re-
funded. Book on dis
eases of the heart and
nerves free. Address,
DIR, MILES MEDICA
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-02-16
RAILROAD TIMETABLE.
LIMOS CENTRAL.

ILLINOIS CENTRAL.
GOING NORTH tDArLya
No. - ExrnEss-Leaves New Orleans 90 a. m.
Arrives atBrookhaven ...... III 90 a. m.
Arrives ut jackson. ..........i2;ss p m.
TRAIN No. 2-Ieavcs New Orleans. e. $50 y. m.
Arrives ut Brookhayen -. n 90 r. m.
Arrives Mt jackson. -. ......i2 AZ a. m,
TnArx No 4-Ieayes New Orleans :. . 90 a. m.
Arrives at Brookhaven -. i2:l1 y. IN.
Arrives at jackson .......... lao y. m
GOING SOUTH DAILY
No. 4. ExrnEss-Ieavcs jackson -. s:i4a m.
Arrives at Brookhaven ...... ~ A. M
Arrives at New Orleans...... $500 a. M
TRAIN No. s.-Ieaves jackson. 2:22p. M
Arrives at Brookhayen..... 4Oz y. M
Arrives at New Orleans. ~ p m
TRAIN No. 23.-Ieaves jackson. ...... 3:zo y M
Arrives at Brookhaven ..... - =. w.
Arrives at New Orleans le" Z; M
Noe and do not stop at Tag siauons. , I'VE;
n and "a stop az all stations Trains Nos an"
sfWith yestihuIe cars stop only AZ Hammonu;
Mct'omb city, Brookhayen, Hazehnrst, Sr ss'Is
Springs jackson and Canton, and al stat,ons
between Canton and Water valley. NO ~ "oeS
not 90 north Of Memphis, Tenn ....,oo,,or
fH-Trains both ways make ciose coh"co"'"
with all OF the I. G. branch roads.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-02-16

Total approximate cost Of plant -,
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-02-16

maj Tie a Weuueu couple
lack the indissoluble in
ferest that urakes dai1v
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-02-16

Persons needing any kind Of good
books win End il 70 their interest to-
call upon Rev. B. J. Boone. He repre-
ssnts . number Of the leading pub
liships houses Of the country, and be-
sidss being ahle to furnish Bibles in
various styles. can supply MI kinds Of
rSlieious and standard works at the
Dr. N. 8. Craig, Of Manchester,
Iowo, stoppsd OF to pay old Brooks
hoson friends visit last week, while
. route home from Jennings, La. TIE
S1Ss6 - snopg thnos fnsored With
= plcnrnnf ell ~ ~ genial doctor.
- ~ hnov ue empress the nnissrsai
c1n11n6nt - tkko eroving itfle city
- ~ ~ Broekhaven would p
1,a = $500 HIN once moro among
Stikeen River journal., 1898-11-12
Wrangel, Alaska, Nov. II, 1S9t

Nr. Editor:
 Kindly permit me to emphasize the suggestion of Well. Wishcr' in last weeks Journal in regard to organizing d good literary society for Wrangcl.
 We have among Ills for the winter many who would doubtless enjoy and be glad to participate in literary ex- ercises.
 It is well. however. to have it under- stood that in order to get universal patronage and support, it should be or- ganized properly and openly with the support and encouragement of those identified with the interests of Wrang- to generate envy and trouble, or, If selfish aims and petty ambitions are laid aside in the interest to provide d place for respectable, social enjoyment and education for all. great good can be wrought for the place and we can soon have very interesting meetings, com )dfatlNlI Tree lfolll expense, WHICH should be patronized and enjoyed by all.
 The experience of the writer is that such things flourish best when managed wholly apart from the church or kind red associations. as prejudices are thus less likely to creep in.
 Let Us abolish al. "4OO" bosh. get to- gethcr as respectable citizens. organ ize a literary society for the enjoyment and improvement of all. Have our reg ular weekly meetings, literary pro gram followed by social games. card playing and dancing And during the winter two or three rousing old-fashion- ed exhibitions. full of comedy and in teresting scenes. such as will provoke much mcrriment. Not for pccuniary profit to any one but for the fun there is in it, and all will enjoy it and it will make life happier here. The talent is here let Us employ it.
 AGTTATOR.
Stikeen River journal., 1898-11-12
BIG FIRE AT DAWSON.
Loss Over Half a Million Dollars,
Special to the Journal.

Special to the Journal
 On October the l4th two of Dawson's $ ''red stockings got into dispute and during the row one of them threw a lighted lamp at the other. The lamp exploded and in few minutes the building was in flames. The fire spread to the postoffice building adjoining and thence to the other buildings in the vicinity. Forty buildings went up in flames.
 Seven men were more or less serious ly injured, No loss of life reported.
 It is said there is not enough lumber and window glass in Dawson to rebuild the burnt district, and that the people are in distress and will have to live in tents for the rest of the winter.
Stikeen River journal., 1898-11-12
THE PIONEER LIMITED.
"AS OTHERS SEE US."

'Nothing richer has ever been pro duced by any railroad.
 St. Paul Pioneer Press. "Thc best thing the railroad world can produce.
 St. Paul Dispatch. "I'rOnincnt and discriminating peo- pie marvel at the creation of elegance and comfort wrought by modern car builders"
 Minneapolis Tribune. "Thc PIONEER LIMITED stands today perfect in construction, gorgeous in finish and the acme of luXnry and com fort
 Minneapolis Journal. "Thc PIONEER LIMITED the only Perfect Train in the World is now running daily between St. Paul and Chicago. on the CHICAGO. MILWAUKEE X ST. PAUL RAILWAY. Take THE PIONEER LIMITED" for all points in the United States and Cam ada. All agents sell tickets. J. w. CASEY, (. J. EDDY, Tray. Pass. Agt. General Agt
 SEATTLE. PORTLAND,
Stikeen River journal., 1898-11-12
COMMUNICATIONS.

This column is open to the public. All com municutions must be signed by the writer, not for publication, but as an evidence of good faith.
 We are not responsible for the views of our correspondents published under the head of communications
Stikeen River journal., 1898-11-12

The Ladies Aid Society will meet Ut the reading room in the Seward block on next Thursday afternoon. All ladies are cordially invited to attend.
 Mrs. Roundtree. Secretary.
Stikeen River journal., 1898-11-12

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 CROCKSTON FROM WINNIPEG
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 BOSTON And all points East and South, also to China and Japan via The Northern Pacific $. $. Co. For full information. rates routes. maps, etc apply to l. A. NADEAU, Gen'l Agent. Seattle. Washington. A. TINLING. Gcn'l Agent. Tacoma. Washington. E. E. BLACKWOOD, Agt x. P. E. R. Victoria. B. C.
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Stikeen River journal., 1898-11-12
The Ladies' Aid Society

AGI'T'.ATOIt.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-01-13

landgravine of Hesse, her grandmother:
II am now queen, and what rejoices me
most about that is that I need, in fu-
ture, not stint myself in doing good
And to delegation of Berlin citizens
she said: 'The softest pillow of rulers
is the affection of their subjects" Her
mode of expressing her sentiments was
SO felicitous-simple and yet touching
in its kindness-and her whole person
atty was so gracious, so replete with
youthful charm, that she could not
fail to capture all hearts, and when the
royal couple made their tour of the
country, soon after ascending the
throne, the king himself, whom nature
had denied the gift of sympathetic mag
.netism, said to her: Louise, I thank
thee, thou understandest thing better
than I do" Not only in CONVEX ation,
but in her correspondence, too, Queen
Louise possessed a singular charm of
expression. Her letters are, in their
way, as interesting and entertaining az
the famous ones of Nine. de Sevigne,
and she exchanged letters with the
greatest men of her time, with Goethe
and Schiller among others, and also
with Napoleon I. With all that, how
ever, she was as unafectedly wifely
and modest, a. soicitous and affection
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-01-13

sonally decorated the handsome tobb of
his great-grandmother- tomb where
her charmingly ife-lilse ef6gy reclines
as if in peaceful slumber. Then he
sank down on his knees and delivered
prayer for the repose of her soul. But
not only the emperor, the whole nation
celebrates the day, for in the hearts of
the people this beautiful and gentle
queen has erected an imperishab bic
shrine. Let me give you an idea why
this is so.
Louise was daughter of the grand
duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, who
ruled, a hundred years ago, over small
and obscure territory by the borders
of the Baltic. While on his way to join
the army fighting the revolutionary
hosts of France, in 1892, the young
Prussian crown prince met the princess
in Frankfort-on-Main, where she had
gone on visit. 1t was love at first
sight, as the crown prince subsequent
~ styled it himself. On April "a, 1903,
the betrothal of the two was celebrated
in grand style, and on December 20 of
tue SdAne year Tie young princess,
amid the booming of cannon and the
joyful shouts of the mul titude, made her
triumphal entry into Berlin as lovely
bride. Her husbands uncle, the then
reigning king, Frederick William H.,
died few years later, and she became
queen.
From the first she endeared herself to
the hearts of the Prussian people. On
her coronation day she wrote to the
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-01-13
CUSI1MAN K. DAVIS.

Omitted States Senator from Minnesota.)
ton. Consequently he commanded
large fees. He became district attor-
ney, governor of his state and United
States senator. His years of study as a
country lawyer made him an encyclo-
paedia of constitutional and interna-
tional law. He came into the senate as
n quiet, unpretentious, modest man.
When he delivered speech eight
years ago on the Nicaraguan canal
bill. the older senator's at once real
lied that no ordinary man was speak
ing. They listened. They crowded
about him. They learned something.
He said: ITO issue bonds for this prof.
ect is like taking a mortgage on an
earthquake" Senator Hoar, the dis
tinguished chairman of the committee
on the judiciary, said: "That man is 4
scholar and man of unusual virility."
This Minnesota statesman is now re-
garded as the greatest authority in the
senate on international law. For that
reason he was made chairman of the
committee on foreign relations. And
yet, he was long country lawyer. His
own well-earned fame constitutes suffi-
cient reason for his resentment of the
sneers at country lawyers which are
sometimes uttered. SMITH D. FRY.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-01-13
Naval Veterans.

At the annual reunion of the Mime
sofa Naval Veterans association in st.
Paul, gavel, made from the old ship
Hartford, was presented to the asso-
citation. Judge Ell Torrance of Min
neapolis and Mayor Doran of st. Paul,
both very prominent in q: A. r. cir
cles, were made honorary members.
Captain Foss, master of ceremonies.
was in command of the Hartford at
one time, and the fact added some sig
nifcance to the presentation of the
memento to the association.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-01-13
NOBLE QUEEN LOUISE.
Her Memory Revered Unto This
Day by All Prussians.
She was One Of the Grandest Women
;and Also One Of the Best. ana,
In Cherished ~ Her People
r EJ%.5 as q saint. .E-7a,:

Especial Berlin Germany letter.
When the list-oh! how small one
II 5is-of the greatest and best women
the world knows, is told off, no matter
in which. country, the name Of Queen
Louise of Prussia unfailingly appears.
Here in this land she loved, loved best
in it's deepest debasement. Queen
Louise is cherished as saint. The
Berliner is not a sentimentalsort of per-
son, rather, the reverse, in fact. and
few things and men there are his caus-
tic wit. his irony and puns are not prac-
ticed upon. But Queen Louise is au ex-
ception. Don't you dare to say any,
thing against Queen Louise when you
come to Berlin-life would be made a
burden to you. The people here, every
body, high and low, are so proud of this
lovely queen of theirs, that they would
not allow anybody to say a word
against her. And it is said that one of
the chief reasons why the Prussians in
1S13-15 were so fiercely down" on Ma
poleon I. was because the great Corsi-
can had bounded her to death. That
| famous statue of Queen Louise in the
Thiergarten, made of Carrara marble
by the sculptor, Rauch, is never barren
of wreaths of flowers, while fowers:are
to be had, the year round: have just
returned from a walk in the Thiergar-
ten, and saw great throng of people
| around that monument, reverentia1ly
identifying it with Flora's late oau-
tumnal blossoms.
November is, 1897, it was just CEN
tury since Queen Louise with her
spouse, Frederick William ILL.,, ascend
ed the throne, and the whole city keeps
the day as sacred memorial. The en-
peror early this morning rode to the
mausoleum in Charlottesburg and per-
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-01-13

ate i mother as any Of her u,nnlbiers
iccts, and her son, William L, I'll
through his long and glorious life, car
ried Che loving remembrance OF his
mother. SIS
When an old man Of Matter he had
become emperor of reunited Germany
and humbled to the dust on the battlex
tield.of Sedan the nephew of the. very
man before whom Queen Louise with
her two boys in 1907 tlea into the lwilds
Of Memel, William !. still delighted to
honor his mother and to recall charm
ing personal traits of her engraven5on
his childish memory. ss
For utter nine years OF happy reign,
in 1906, Prussia's armies were nearly
destroyed on the sbattlefelds Of 5Jena
andzAuerstaedt, and thewhole country
came into the grasp Of They're French
conqueror. And the queen, with her
two little sons, had to take to precipi-
tate flight in order to- escape being
taken prisoner. Only n small slice, Of
his territory was left the king Of Prus-
STA by Napoleon, and Berlin itself re-
NAMED in his hands for two years.
During the negotiations for the peace
treaty of Tilsit, in 1907, Napoleon re-
peatedly expressed a desire to make the
acquaintance of Queen Lonise. and full
of admiration he afterward said to
Talleyrand: "Truly. I,5knew that the
queen whom was to see was beauti-
full, but saw not only the most beauti-
full queen. but also the most attractive
of all women" a.
Nevertheless. he would not abate one
iota- Of the hard conditions: he imposed
on the. conquered. During the next
three years. Queen Louise, owing to the
horribly impoverished condition of the
country, lived in deep retirement and
almost in poverty. In May, 1903, the
royal couple moved into a plain farm
house near Koenigsberg, their own
capital being still held by the French
who dictated as unquestioned masters.
1t was during this period of great men,
tai depression, and Immediately due
to the inclement weather in that north
ernmost district of Prussia, that Queen
Louise's health succumbed. Her lungs
were affected, and on July 10, 1910, she
died, three years before that Prussia
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-01-13
PrOb0bly'a Murder.

Another murder mystery furnishes
work for the county and city officials
at Mankato. The body of a girl baby
weighing about eight pounds, was
found in a pile of rubbish between the
city hall and the Saulpaugh hotel
Around its neck was twisted the hem
of linen table cloth, which had done
its murderous work. Its neck and
head were bruised and showed that
fendish hands had been there. DR.,
Edwin Steel was summoned and be-
lieved the child was born alive else
there would have been no cause for
etrangulation.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-01-13

John Moshik, the murderer of John
Lemke, made desperate attempt to
escape from the county Jail at Mime
apolis. In SO doing he made a MUIR
derous assault upon Special Watch
man Peterson and came near adding
another murder to his crimes. He got
as far as the elevator, where he was
recognized and held in the Jail corri-
dor until Jailer Duffeld, assisted by
deputy sheriffs, overpowered him and
took him back to the cell.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-01-13
ARsoRBs WATER FROM BELOW.
Soil i'm the San joaquin Valley Moist
ened by Subterranean Streams.

Soil in the San Joaquin Valley Moist
ened by Subterranean Streams.
Investigations made by Prof. Milton
Whitney, who is in charge of the divi-
sion of soils in the department of agri
culture. have revealed the curious phe
nomenon that the soils of the San
Joaquin valley and of the great Palouse
district comprising the fertile wheat
growing regions) contain a consider
able quantity of moisture in excess of
| the amount received from rainfall or
surface irrigation. A similar phenom-
| enon has been observed in the Yellow
stone valley and in parts of the Red
River valley, and this would seem to ex-
plain the mystery why these regions,
| which are semiarid, rarely suffer from
| drought.
But this explanation solves one mys-
terry only to present another which is
even more inexplicable. In the Mojave
desert, for instance, where the annual
| average rainfall is only five inches, the
soil beneath the alkaline crust is al
ways moist. In southern California,
where the summer rainfall is less than
an inch, tobacco and sugar beets, which
require much water, grow luxuriantly
without irrigation.
This phenomenon has been ascribcd
tentatively to the peculiar quality of
the soil to absorb moisture and retain
it, notwithstanding the low humidity
of the atmosphere: But whence does
this excess of moisture come? Artesian
10 S,,o =
ton show water at depths varying be-
tween 40 and 200 feet, and it is con-
jectured by the department investiga-
tors that there may be a slow and con-
tinuous upward movement of moisture
from subterranean sources. Since wa
ter, however, never percolates upward
it must be assumed that the soils of a
large part of the arid and semiarid re-
gions of the country consist of a vast
sheet of absorbent material, which
draws up moisture from below, like
plotting paper, by capillary attraction.
The Investigations Of the division of
soils in these arid regions will make one
OF the most remarkable chapters in the
history of Observation-Disclosures
Record.
The Japanese havea curious way of
clearing railroad tunnels of smoke and
gases. Each end of the tunnel is pro-
vided with canvas curtain, hung at the
top so that when it is dropped it covers
the entire mouth of the tunnel. When
train enters the tunnel the curtain at
that end is dropped, and it is kept down
until the train leaves the other end of
the tunnel. The result is that all the
smoke and gases are carried along with
the train and forced into the open air at
the further end of the tunnel. It is as
serted that this plunger action is so
perfect that smoke from an engine sell
dom reaches as far back as the middle
of the train. Scientific men are puzzled
to account for the success of the system.
Secretary Of State Sherman and
Mrs. Sherman will celebrate their
golden wedding next year.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-01-13
N0wS IN Bclol.


Georgiana J. Sturgeon has been COM
missioned postmaster at Canton.
The board of pardons, at special
meeting, granted a pardon to Agnes
Gordon. of Minneapolis, who was SEN
fenced to 80 days in the Minneapolis
workhouse for selling liquor without a
license. She had served about 10 days
and it was claimed that the wrong
party was arrested.
Sarah C. Purvis, sent to Saltwater
for murder in the second degree, has
been pardoned She was out on pa
role and her term of sentence had al
most expired. Her relatives intend
moving to Missouri, and she asked the
pardon that she might go with them.
In the trial Of William Dawson, Jr.,
at st. Paul, q directed verdict of ae.
quittal was rendered. He was charged
with EN- bezzling 1923, 900 of the Bank of
Minnesota's funds
The Moorhead relief commission
which was appointed by the governor
of Minnesota last spring to place the
S., 900 appropriated for food sufferers,
drew checks for the unexpended bal
ance the day before Christmas for poor
relief and has closed its affairs.
The Congregational church at Roch-
ester LIBERATED its fifteenth anniver-
sary.
Mrs. Leonard Lorgren committed
suicide at Red Wing by cutting her
throat with razor.
w. D. Townsend, mayor of Sank
Center, was impeached by a unani-
nous vote of the city council.
Minneapolis had 80 suicides last year,
Is of which were poisonings.
Mayor Lewis, of Moorhead, refuses
to sign warrants in payment of wit
ness fees in, gambling cases which the
city council voted to pay.
The farm residence of Robert Sack
EFT near Stewartville has been burned,
together with most of the household
goods. The fire caught from defect
i've chimney.
At Tintah, John Schuster was killed
by the bursting of mill stone in an
old feed mill.
The people of Hennepin county are
asked to pay 81, 10, IT'S. % into the coun-
ty treasury, for expenses of 1898, &C.
cording to the schedules just completed
by County Auditor Minor. '''...
The telephone companies in Mime
sofa will pay a per cent gross earn
ings tax on their business in the state
alone. The attempt to enforce the
collection of the tax on the proportion
ate part of their interstate business
has been given up by the state authori-
ties. &: - - s. q, = ,- ri
Dodge Center is to have q new $15,.
900 school house. - ..a5aa 81 Fl
During the last term of the district
court at Marshall, 1so second papers
were issued. 5e*.s Il. ~ - Il
The Duluth street railway company
has issued an order that tiremen must
hereafter pay their fares if they ride.