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The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-04-05
Scientific Bread.Making.

The following conversation in which
a young lady attending a science
school tells how bread is made, is a
striking commentary upon a cores
pondence which has recently appeared
in the columns of the st. James Ga
zette on the subject Of British cooks:
Bread she exclaims; We'll, !
should say l can make bread. We
studied that in our first year. You
see, the yeast ferments, and the gas
thus forms permeates everywhere,
and transforms the plastic material
into u clearly obvious structure, and
then
But what is the plastic material
you sptak off,"
20, that is commonly called the
sponge
But how do you make the spongeT'
"Why, you don't make 1t; the cook
always attends to that. Then We test
the sponge with the thermometer and
hydrometer and a lot of other instru-
ments, the names Of which l don't re-
member, and then hand it back to the
cook, and don't know what she does
with it then, but when it comes to the
table it Is just splendid"
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-04-05

hovsvsr, Lassie joined her; and Tie
two vent OF together. The next
morning, 10 -ths- suxpriss Of al. tina
tub In which the kittens we're sup
posed 70 have been drowned swss
empty, MufYy also had disappeared,
and L0sie had become % strangely
fierce that she would allow no one
to approach her kennel without show
ing her white teeth. Some four weeks
after the disappearance Of Muffy the
stsbls-boy declared that he had seen
her poking her nose out Of Lassis's
kennel, and that, moreover, . kitten
had run out into the bsrnyard, but
had been promptly captured by Lassis
and driven back again. Then her
master went to her, and, patting her
head, gently said: ''What is it, dog
gle ? CANT you trust your master 2"
Lassis looked up ct him, and de-
cided that she could. So she dived
into the kennel, and presently brought
out all four Of Muffy's kittens, which
the affectionste dog had rescued from
drowning. Then she lookei up at
her master with pleading eyes; and
he said, Good old dog, you may
keep them"
The two animals seemed to be
equally proud of Muffy's babies.
Lassie would play it'll them as gently
as their own mother, and would look
up at any one who stopped to watch
them, and wave her tail with pride
and pleasure, as though she were
saying, did you ever see anything
so pretty as our children ."
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-04-05
THE COMMENTED PANsY.

There is a story told of certain
king who had large garden, aud one
day heard all the plants and trees
talking together. They were all sad.
The oak murmured because it could
not bear sweet flowers, the rose Ia
mented because she did not bear
luscious fruit like the vine, and the
vine was sad because it had to cling
to a wall, and could cast no shadow
of its own.
81 am no use since I cannot add
sweetness to life, said the oak.
"And [ might as we'll die, as I can
not bear luscious fruit" sighed the
rose.
Aud the vine, more Respondent
than all, groaned wearily,-
"What possible good can I do in
the world p :
Then the king looked round, and
saw a gay little pansy, which looked
up and smiled; while all the other
plants and trees were sad.
''What makes you so cheerful, when
all the rest are so gloomy ?" he asked.
81 thought" said the pansy, 'thst
you wanted me, for you planted me
here; and, because you planted me,
l thought you loved me, SO just
made up my mind to try to be the
best little pansy that could be.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-04-05
A CoMIoAL COMBAT.

A Brooklyn paper tells of most
amusing parrot, which is always get
ting into mischief, but usually gets
out again without much trouble to
herself. When she has done any
thing for which she knows she ought
to be punished, she holds her head to
one side, and, eying her mistress,
says in a sing-song tone, "Polly is a
good girl" until she sees her mistress
smile. Then she flaps her wings, and
cries out: "Hurrah ! Polly is a good
girl p
Polly has been allowed to go free
in the garden, where she promenades
back and forth, summing herself and
warning off all intruders.
One morning hen strayed out Of
the chicken yard, and was quietly
picking up her breakfast, when Poll
marched up to her and called out
"Shoo !" in her shrill voice. The
poor hen retreated to her own quart
ers, running as fast as she could,
followed by Poll, who screamed
'Shoo !" at every step.
A few days later Poll extended her
morning walk into the chicken-yard.
Here, with her usual curiosity, she
went peering into every corner, till
she came to the old hen on her nest
The hen made dive for Polls yellow
head, but missed it. Poll, thinking
discretion the better part of yalor,
turned to run; the hen, with wings
widespread, followed close after.
As she ran, Poll screamed, in her
shrillest tones, ooh oh -
A member of the family, who had
witnessed the performance, thought
it time to interfere in Polls behalf,
as the angry hen was gaining on her.
He ran out. and, STOPPING down, held
out his hand. Poll lost no time in
travelling up to his shoulder. Then,
from her high underground, she
turned, and, looking down on her
foe, screamed
Hello, there! Shoe I"
The frightened hen returned to her
nest as rapidly as she had come.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-04-05
FOR THE YOUNG FOLKS.


GOING ron TIE DooroR
"Wait bit, my little miss; { ~
What makes you walk so fastf
You've got the day before you
The sky's not overcast
I'm going TO the doctor. sir.
She said. MY doll IL III; 80
She's got a raging fever, sir;
guess she's took chilli
"'Put bandages around her head,
And mustard to her feet;
And give her cambria tea to drink
And not thing to eat
~ tried that hours ago., she said.
The fever didn't abate;
And l lay all the trouble, sir,
To pudding which she ate.'
"'What if the doctor isn't in,
Or doesn't care to come,
Or charges, as he often does,
A most outrageous sum 2
"If he's not in I'll watt she said.
What if his charge be high
And do you think because of that
I'd let my dollie die q
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-04-05
Marinefs In Ancient DayA

The rivalry between marines and
sailors dates back from remote ages
goes back, in fact, to the very begin
ming Of naval warfare. The Greeks
and Romans and before them the
Phoenicians, had great great fleets Of
battle galleys. The motive power was
furnished by oars handled by slaves
and prisoners of war. The fighting
men in these craft were soldiers armed
with bows and arrows, spears and
sings, who held themselves to be vast
ly the superiors of men at the oars.
The soldiers afioat Of olden times were
the progenitors of the modern marines,
and the sailor has evolved from the
slave at the oar. In the days of the
triremes these early marines also
manned catapults, which threw great
stones designed to crush in the sides
and sink the ships Of the enemy. Cleo
patra had a marine guard to defend
her in her royal barge, as well as
sailors to trim the silken sails, and
slaves to labor at the oars. Coming
down to comparatively modern times,
the English Admiral Blake, was in
reality a marine. His title was gen
eral and admiral at sea-" while the
crews of the vessels of his fleet were
in part Of sailors who handled the sails
and attended to the navigation, and in
part of soldiers afioat marines who
did the lighting, and whose prowess
destroyed the maritime supremacy Of
Holland and swept from the seas the
fleets of the Dutch Admirals Van
Tromp and De Ruyster. Even Nelson,
himself at one time held commission
as a colonel of marines.-New York
Times.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-04-05

horses 10 take an the gusslD - -
wedding. But by dint Of combination
and cooperation arranged over u
'tslsphons. -syery available horss and
conveyance was made to meet the full
est requirements Of which II was Doe
szbIe, and every guest In q territory
forty miles square knew Just how b
and svery other guest would Be con-
veyed 70 md from the wedding.
On Kauai, where there are about 20
telephones TO q population Of about
10000, Q very small proportion Of
which 10 white, q stranger is surpris-
ed to hear himself accosted by name
wherever he goes and almost from the
moment he lands from the steamer.
But the secret Of It 10 the telephons
Gossip ID busy over the wire from
the time his identity 10 learned from
the steamers cabin list, and before he
Is through looking after his luggage his
name end description. with such OBJ
servations concerning him, pleasant o.
unpleasant, a. strike the first observ.
er, have gone over the telephone cir
cult from Nawfliwin to Hanalei.-Chi-
cago Record.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-04-05
Plant and Animal Plaques.

Quite an interesting story might b
written some day about the attempts
which have been made to acclimatize
strange plants and animals, and then
to eradicate them. There II the
famous mongoose episode Of Jamaica
The mongoose was introduced to kill
the rats which ate the cane planta-
lions. Having done this and multi
piled very rapidly, 1t proceeded to kill
all the snakes and lizards a. well 1t
next attacked the birds learning to
climb trees in the procesO, until the
poultry and wild birds disappeared.
Then arose the "ticks," or chigoes,
which the birds used to keep down,
and the island groaned under . fresh
plague. The ticks, however, finally
attacked the mongoose, which began
to decline; the birds began to reappear,
and attacked the ticks; snakes and
lizards were seen once more, and In
the end the cane plantations were de-
wasted as much as ever by rats. It
is not often that we get quite such q
complete history as this, or else .
longer umo ID WduIcu IOT ucFctORucuI
One Of these plaques, that Of the
gypsy moth, arose from six eggs,
which q collector had placed on q
paper, blowing out of his window, and
1t has cost Massachusetts,, in which
this accident happened, many thou
sands Of dollars a year ever since,
whole gangs of men. being organized
to collect the larvae and burn them in
piles. Just at the present moment the
subject is engrossing the Government
naturalist of Madras. Years ago some
one introduced into Madras, as a good
idea, the yellow-nowering cactus, or
''prickly pear" Now the prickly pear
has become q nuisance, and 1t Is pro-
posed to do a useful stroke By intro
ducing the cochineal beetle to destroy
it. DIR. Bourne, however, has grave
doubts as to the result, for the right
kind Of cochineal refuses to flourish,
and the wrong kinds threatens to be-
come a greater nuisance than the cac-
tus it likes to devour.-Nsw York
Times.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-04-05
wister LlghtsIsg Kllls TIVE.

Electrical storms and snowstorms
have been chasing each other across
the Chesapeake Bay from the noun
tains to the sea In Maryland during
the past twenty-four hours While
the country ON the Eastern shore was
covered with snow the temperature in
few hours rose between twenty and
thirty degrees. and terrific electrical
storm burst Lightning shiyered snow
capped trees.
A colored girl named Ruth Morlock
was killed by bolt of lightning near
her home in Dorchester County. An
unknown .colored man IN Howard
County was found dead on road, be-
side a tree that had been split IN two
by bolt The temperature fell rapidly
after the summer storm, and at three
clock In the morning a winter blis-
zard developed. In four hours SIX
inches Of snow fell. and on the bay
the storm interfersd with navigatjea.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-04-05


Would thar ! owned the casue4
All Of my liveDong days! -
Castles that rear their turrets
There in the crate im's blaze
Peopled with Iads and lasses,
None Of them past sixteen
Age OF the great romAnces,
Greatest the worlds ere seen.
Lads. every one q gallant,
Courtiefs Of sturdier heart
Welded to love and honor,
Daring the Fates to part
Each lovely Lass I princess-s
Princess Of JOY and grace
Cleans from a heart that's melting
Lighting each fairy face.
Then 'twould be worth the living
This life--for millions OF days.
Were but the world we live In
That Of the crate fires blaze.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-04-05
Struck q BarFain.


BLANKS uglier than a bear" COM
planned one board of trade man to an
other recently. whats the matter
with him, anyhow
Haven't you heard? I'll tell you one
on the quiet, but never intimate to
him that you know thing. 1t would
be all your life's worth. You know
he owns a fine home out north Of the
boulevard"
"Or to the right, near Highland
Park"
That's the place. He has q neigh
Dor on either side and one Of them
owned one Of these cows that never
wants to stay where she's put. She
was constantly breaking into Blanks
back yard, tramping the lawn to
pieces, breaking the shrubbery, and us.
ing the side Of the house, in lieu Of q
straw stack, to rub against. No
fence that would not deface property
would keep her out, and Blank decid-
ed that something must be done. He
could not bear the idea Of a neighbor-
hood row, so he went to the owner Of
the cow, told him that she had become
an intolerable nuisance and that he
would gladly give $50. to have her dis
posed of. The offer was promptly &C
cepted, and the money paid. A morn
ing or two later the cow was In the
yard again, destroying things Just a.
of old. Blank hunted up his neighbor
and said: I thought you promised me
- NJ
Il did and I have. Sold her to your
neighbor on the other side for $40.
Pretty good deal, wasn't 1t; $50 for Q
$25 cow?"
Blanks been mad enough to shoot
ever since."-Detroit Free Press.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-04-05
Al Insulated Cat.

Jacob Titus, of Spring Valley, has
an insulated Maltese cat which has
been shocked by trolley, telegraph and
telephone live wires, but does not
mind 1t.
On Sunday evening the cat was
chased by a Newfoundland dog. She
sprinted for the nearest telegraph pole.
There was a streak of Maltese up the
pole and then the cat was secure on
cross tree thirty-five feet from the
ground, walking with impunity ON all
sorts Of live wires. For more than
three hours the cat defied electrocution
and the dog gotstired of waiting and
ran away. The insulated cat kept a
sharp watch and slowly descended to
the ground. The hair on one OF the
eats paws had been singed. That was
all.-New York Press.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-04-05
Made Blue By His WORK

Eugene Reggen, q patient at the
City Hospital suffering from nitrate
of silver poisoning, is disconsolats
over the fact that he 10 slowly being
converted into a man Of odd color.
Around his eyes are great circles Of an
ashy blush tinge. which are constant
ly widening. with promise Of covering
his entire face. Other parts Of his
body are similarly affected, and in
time, If he should live and continue
his occupation, he viii resemble the
blue man of India, who was such an
object of curiosity upon his visit to
this country few years ago.
His trouble is due to the constant
handling Of. nitrate Of silver and living
in the deadly fumes that arise from
it's manufacture.
Roggen is a native Of Switzerland.
40 years old, and lives. with his fam
lily in Cincinnati. Shortly after his
arrival in this country, having .
knowledge of the process Of manufac-
turing nitrate of silver, he secured .
position with a man named Swartz, .
mirror maker, to manufacture the ar
tiele. receiving for his services SIS .
week. The work had to be done at his
home, and, as Roggen was not blessed
with commodious apartments, . small
attic room which contained . portion
of his household effects was used a.
mandatory. In this small room
he worked for years, often assisted by
his good wife, inhaling into his sys-
tenn the deadly fumes, and saturating
his body with . substance which has
already rendered him marked among
men, Cincinnati Inquirer.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-04-05

Ducks do not need water to thrive
There are many duck-raising plants ip
this country where thousands OF the
fowl are bred each year for market
and where there Is not even puddle
for them to founder in. One OF these
farms is credited with an output OF
10 600 ducks q year.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-04-05
LAssIE.

Lassie was very beautiful young
lady. Her dark brown eyes glowed
like living fires. and had withal such
q pathetic, pleading look that it was
almost impossible to resist her; and
she was, in consequence. trife
spoilt Her shaggy coat was thick,
and of shaded golden tint. So my
little readers will readily guess that
Lassie was no ordinary young lady,
but a very intelligent and handsome
collie-dog.
Lassie had many accomplishments,
of which she was very proud. One
of them consisted in playing the
piano and singing to her own accom-
paniment. She would stand upon her
hind legs, and beat the keys with her
fore paws, while she gave vent to q
series of most unmelodious howls.
Having finished her performance, she
walked round the room. gently waved
her bushy tail, as though asking for
and expecting the applause of those
present. Another of her tricks was
to act the invalid. She would lie,
with her head thrown back in lack
adaisical manner, roll out her tongue,
and hold out her paw for the doctor
| to feel her pulse. As she was always
rewarded with q biscuit for this per-
Torrance, 1 am sorry to say that,
while it was being enacted, she IN
variably eyed the biicuit with an
eagerness which somewhat belied her
eli aracter of invalid; and, no sooner
did her master exclaim, paid for,
than up she sprang, swallowed the
dainty at one gulp, and said. as plain
" as her expressive eyes could speak:
at was very small, dear master; |
could eat another, please.
Lassie had a great friend. who, you
will be surprised to hear. was none
other than Muffy. the family cat.
Now it happened once that Muffy
became the proud mother Of four little
kittens; but, alas for her torders were
given that they should ell be des
stroyed. Accordingly. the stable boy
filed a tub with water; and Muffy
was inconsolable. She did not know
what had become Of her children; she
could find them nowhsra Presently.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-04-05

Munich, Bavaria. restaurants are De
coming more and more international
Some Of them now have American bars
and English grill rooms.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-04-05

Tortoise she'll as 1t comes to MARKET
from the West Indies, Is coarse, dirty
and .lustreless, and only the most
slilful and patient manipulation makes
ii the rich and beautiful material that
1t eventually becomsa-
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-04-05

civil war the expenses Of the Govern
msnt exceeded Ss.O0o.eoo Q day.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-04-05

get mail adv1ceS on the SUBJECT Tor
days afterward.
The pursers Of the steamers Mauna
Loa and Kinau are, by reason of the
telephone, two Of the most impor tant
personages In the islands. s
The Mauna Loa makes d round trip
once in ten days between Honolulu
and the ports on the leeward side of
Hawaii At the first port the steamer
touches the purser is besieged with
Inquiries for the news from the outside
world. and from his lips II goes over
the telephone to all parts Of the is
land, the statement that It comes from
Mortimer Tuft of the Mauna Lea be-
ing accepted as the seal Of authentic
lty wherever it goes. On the return
trip, at the last port on the island
which the steamer touches, he gath
ers up the thread of happenings, ac-
| .epts messages TO people In Honolulu
on every subject, from engagements
aud births to deaths and marriages
| the sale Of sugar. plantations or
news OF an earthquake in the Kan
district, so that on arrival here he il
the most sought after man In the city.
Tie Kinau makes weekly trips to
the windwald side Of Hawaii, and
| Purser George Beckley alternates with
Tuft as oracle and Mercury.
Not long ago there was . wedding
On Maui to which nearly every one in
good social standing on the island was
| hidden. 1t happened that there was
Il
become scant. and every horse not alb.
solutely needed for regular daily ser
vice had been turned out into the
mountains to forage for himself
There was. therefore, scarcity OF
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-04-05

see mat her senatorial standard nal
been exacting enough to meet the
most critical judgment of the futur,
historian. That standard has beer
ON steadily ascending scope. cul
mlnating with Lamar, George and
Walthall.
Lamar, illustrious for ability, clio
quence and patriotism. his leader
ship of his people was ever wise and
unquestioned. Dreamy and moody
though he may have seemed hi
lance was ever poised. against tn,
enemies Of Mississippi, and ever!
Knight waging war upon him from
Blaine to Conkling was endorsed
de lived to see justice for his below
ed people wrung from an unwillin,
enemy by his matchless eloquence
George, rugged patriot and pro
found jurist was as solicitous fol
MS people as a fond mother is fol
the welfare of her child; he livei
70 see his life work rounded on
Dy writing with his own hand il
the fundamental law of his stat
the provisions which insure whit,
supremacy. He died leaving a rec
ora which time can never efface
out will become more enduring al
the years roll ON.
Walthall, illustrious in war ant
peace, pure and blaneless in life, b,
never q did or said thing to caus
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-04-20
New Advertisements.
Sam'l Long.
Change Of Business Methods.
School Commissioners Notice.

TELEPHONE ExTENsIoN.-No movement
at present on foot promises more beneht to
the business men Of Frederick than the ex-
tension Of the telephone system to include
number Ofthe important towns in the county
with which there has been, up to tho present
no communication BY telephone from the
county seat. SONS months ago the secretary
of the Business mems Association pointed
out In letter to Tho Neps that Frederick
capital could hardly be invested in way to
yield better returns, proportionstely than In
the building of telephone lines to Brunswick
Thurmont, and other towns Ia this county
and to connect with towns in Montgomery
county. According to a statement Of an
officer Of tho new Frederick County Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company, all this bids
fair to be accomplished sooner than was
expected. Whether II would have been
accomplished in tho near future by the old
company il question Of no concern and 1t
Is greatly to the credit Of the new company
composed exclusively of homo people and
operating with home capital, that it Ia under.
taking the improvement and extension of
our chief telephone system on large scale.
The scheme Improvement and extension
includes an additional line to better accom-
modate the business between Frederick and
Walkersville, line from Jefferson, which is
already connected with Frederick, tc Bruins
wick by way of Petersville, and later another
line taking 10 Creagerstown, Lewistown
and Thurmont. In addition to this the com
PAW has made an arrangement with Mont.
gomery county company which has connec.
lions through that county and already has
poles up for an extension to Urbana, this
county. for . connection of the two lines at
that place 90 that subscribers here may have
direct communication with many towns In
Montgomery County.-Nees
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1899-04-20

BARBER SHoP LAW Should the bill now
under consideration In the Pennsylvania
Legislature. become law, It will work quite
q renovation 10 barber shops. Under the
new law 1t will be necessary 10 subject the
sh.ving brush to steam bath every time It
ls used, while the razor used upon customer
must be dipped into an antiseptic solution
before being applied to another mans face.
Individual cups must be used as no TWO
persons are to be shaved with lather rom
the same cup. while fresh soap must be used
with each customer. A fresh towel must
also be PROVIDED for each person shaved.
Combs, brushes and other Implements, must
be steamed and thoroughly cleansed.
In order to secure the enforcement Of this
law three inspectors are TO be appointed,
and 1t will be their duty to canvass their
districts Just as is done by the factory In
spectOre.