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The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-13
JOKE ON A SPANISH SKIPPER.
He Was shown the American Fash
Ion of Loading n vessel
with Grain.

About four years ago" said the
superintendent of one of Buffalo's grain
elevators, while was in charge of an
elevator in baltimore, a small brig ran
up to the elevator to take on load of
wheat. The captains name was Don
cello. He was Spanard and for ten
or twelve years had traded around in
eastern ports. lie had never seen a
grain elevator and his idea of loading
grain into a vessel was that it was SHOW
eled in by hand, as it was years ago.
lie found me and in his gruff way said
Il want to put in $4,000 bushels of
wheat, and | don't want to lay around
here week or two. See il YOU can't
get me out of here in two days anyhow
Il smiled, said that | would try, and
gave orders a minute later to get the
brig up in position. where we could as
sail her in good shape. The captain
went TO his berth to sleep, for il was
nearly midnight then. We snugged the
little craft up against the wharf,
opened her matches and inserted three
full-sized spouts leading from we'll
filled bins in the top of the elevator.
MI the employees understood what the
joke was to be and they decided to break
record. Everything was ready for the
loading half hour after Capt. Don
cello went to his berth, but we had con-
cluded to let him get fast asleep before
going on with the joke.
ut was an hour and a half after the
captain had disappeared that the power
| was turned on and Il second later thou
sands of bushels of grain went rushing
| from the bins into the hold of the little
craft. The boat listed heavily for a
moment and threatened to overturn.
| but the grain slid over to the center and
| rightcd the ship. Down rushed the
| grain through the three spouts. You
could hear the roar for thousand feet
Seven minutes after the power was
| turned on the power was turned off
The $4,000 bushels had been paid out
and Capt. Doncelo's boat was setting
| pretty low in the water. About this
time the captain appeared on deck in
his night shirt
TO the pumps!' he shouted in Span.
ish in his loudest tones
The crew was on deck in a minute
and Capt. Doncelo fitted about like 6
paper man in windstorm. Spying me
on the wharf laughing, he accosted me
What is the matter that my boat
| sinks at her dock?' he asked.
"'She's not sinking, | guess. Yor
said YOU wanted to get out of here il
| less than a week and we loaded youl
boat for you in hurry
The captain looked at me queerly
stepped over to the hatchway ant
looked at the heap of golden grain il
the hold. He was amazed, to say tn,
least He remained in port long enough
to have the mystery explained, and ;
| good wind prevailing, he set out. ii,
had lain just two hours at the Dock
y. Y. Sun
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-13
HOT SPELL BROKEN,
Late Reports show That Corn Was
Not SO BADLY Damaged as
at First Reported.

Omaha, Neb., Sept S.-The hot spell
was broken Thursday and good rains
are reported from all parts of Nebraska
Reports from the headquarters of the
Union Pacific, burlington, Elk Horn,
Rock Island and Missouri Pacific show
that the corn suffered less injury than
was feared. Only in the sandy portions
of the state, where the corn was late,
has any material damage been done the
crop. Elsewhere the outlook is very
encouraging. and the prediction is
freely made at the railroad headquar-
tiers that the weld will be "A record
breaker. Tn" indications are for more
rain and continued cool weather
Kansas City, Sept. 9.-The drought
in the southwest, with temperatures at
some places over 100. the highest for
years, was broken Thursday night by
a heavy rain. At some points over an
inch of water fell. while at others a Sc
we're windstorm prevailed. The temper
ature dropped As degrees in an hour.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-13
FACTS IN FIGURES.

There are So dogs in the United King
dom to every 1000 inhabitants.
AS many as 1000 dates have been
gathered from single palm.
Two hundred and forty-eight people
have been killed by trolley cars within
the limits of the old city of Brooklyn
since the introduction of the electric
cars.
Stockholm, Sweden, has probably the
largest number of telephones for its
population of any city in Europe. There
are $4,000 telephones to less than 300,-
600 inhabitants.
A German firm undertook to salve the
Paris on the mo cure, no pay" princi-
pie. If floated the salvors were to have
half the value of the vessel. The OPP
erations of the firm on the Manacles
cost 1000, and half the value of the
Paris is estimated at C $4,000.
The largest state building in the
United States is the capitol of Texas. 1t
is constructed of red granite, is in the
form of Greek cross, with central
ICtt liSh. ~ NoSt ooobt w,
SOC, 900, and 100000 acres of public
land paid for it. This the contractors
accepted instead of cash.
The largest tree in the world is to be
seen at Mascali, near the foot of Mount
Etna, and is called THE Chestnut Tree
of a Hundred Horses" Its name rose
from the report that Queen Jane of
Aragon, with her principal nobility,
took refuge from violent storm under
its branches. The trunk is 204 feet in
circumference. The largest tree in the
United States. il is said, stands near
Bear creek, on the north fork of the
Tule river. in California. 1t measures
40 feet in circumference. The giant
redwood tree insNevada is 119 feet in cir
conference.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-13
7I4 St. Charles Street. New Orleans, La.
UGH an extent that had to engage a

such an extent that 7 had to engage a
hospital warder, who came in the morn
ing to revive me with about ten syringes
of five per cent. solution, so that | was
able to drive. not walk, fearing some
one might garrote me. Other dreadful
hallucinations had in thousands. all of
a prosecuting character. and frighten-
ing the life out of me so long as the eff
fects of the drug lasted.
You see small animals running
about your body and feel their bites.
Every object seems to become alive to
stare at you from all corners-look re-
volvers, knives, etc. and threaten you.
Yet, SO soon as the effect of the in election
is over. you laugh at it, and produce
willingly, by new injection, the same
terrors. About that time | bought
three St. Bernard dogs, thinking they
would protect me, but one night
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-13

constant use of the drug. In the course
VI mat confession, which he did not
HeSl'ate to make public, he said. in de-
s'lioihg his sensations: ''The first feel
lug eocainist has is indiscribable en-
''eileht TO do something great; to
wave mark. But, alas! this disap-
pears as rapidly as it came, and soon
every part of the body seems to cry out
ior new syringe. The second sensa-
..oi'-a at first, at least, no hallucina-
.'o"-iS that his hearing is enormously
Increased, so that he hears the flies
walking over the paper. Very soon
every sound begins to be a remark
"oout himself, mostly of nasty kind,
anu he begins to carry on solitary life.
MS only companion being his beloved
i'use. Every passerby seems to talk
"oout him. Often and often have |
Stopped persons. or ordered the police
~ arrest them, thinking they were
aiming about me. After a relatively
snort time begins the hunting of the
N0'alhe bug. You imagine that in
s'". SKIN worms or similar things are
moving along. If you touch them with
MOI especially absorbent wooD they
aun away and disappear, only to peep
cautiously out of some corner 20 see if
mere is any danger. These worms are
projected only to the cocainist's own
person or clothing. He sees them on his
~asiing, in his skin, along his PEN
ouer, put not on other people or
uings, and not on clothes brosoht clean
from the laundry. How is this to be ex-
planned? About the same time appear
many other Authorizations of the opti-
gus, and strange to say, self-suggest-
81 lamentations also. Night turns TO
sas' You sit up in your room syring-
Jug unui the morning, and fall asleep in
COMO. In my case this occurred to
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-13
4 Narrow Escape.

The man with the court Plaster on his
nose was talking about a cyclone and what a
narrow escape he had when one Of the group
asked:
Where were you when the cyclone hit
your house."
Down cellar" was the reply.
You knew it was coming and had fled for
safety"
"Oh, no! had jaw with my wife and she
had locked me up in the cellar half day
previous"
And when the house went aft ying a frag-
ment hit you on the nose?'
well, no. My wife hit me on the nose the
day before she locked me up"
Then what about your narrow escape
from the cycone?" persisted the questioner.
"Why, suppose my wife had just come
down cellar and hit me again just as the
wind picked the house up and sent it sail
ing" answered the man with the nose
Chicago Evening News.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-13
Sword Voted bv Congress to Dewsr.

ital will probab bly, occur on Monday. Octo-
Der 2. although the date will depend upon
the length OF the celebration in New York.
which Is still unsettled. The principal
features of the reception In Washington.
as planned by the citizens. with the CO.
operation Of the President and Cabinet.
will be two In number-the presentation
of the sword voted by Congress and a
night parade. A public reception at the
White House will be followed by dinner
to the Admiral by Preside~t Mckinley.
The sword will be presented by Secretary
Long at the east front of the Capitol. in
the presence OF Mr. Mckinley and all tbs
members OF the Cabinet, late In the aft
ernoon, while the parade, consisting Of or
ganiza tons OF all kinds, will be accompa-
MED by an illumination OF the city on a
scale OF beauty never before witnessed in
Washington.
The different features of the prepara-
lions are In the hands of a central body
OF citizens and eleven committees. en-
bracing in all over a thousand people
Preparations for the celebration have
been IN hand for over a month.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and
other railroads entering Washington have
agreed upon cheap rates for the cciebra-
tion and the committee expects that there
will be an outpo1ring OF patriotic citizens
almost equal 10 the Inauguration of a
President
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-13
sweet watermelon Pickles.

Take off the green rind and cut off
the pink portion from the inside of a
watermelon. Weigh, and to each seven
pounds allow four pounds of sugar, a
pint of vinegar, two teaspoonfuls of
allspice, the same of cinnamon, half
the quantity of cloves, half teaspoon
full of ground mace and tesspoonful
of ginger. Mix all the spices together;
separate them into four parts, and tie
each in a piece of cheesecloth. Put
the watermelon over the Gre in cold
water, bring to boiling point and cook
until it is transparent. Drain it. fut
the sugar and vinegar with all the
spices in porcelain-lined kettle. When
boiling add the watermelon, little at
a time; cook until it is dark-not more
than five or ten minutes; then put away
in a stone jar. Next morAing drain off
all the juice, heat to boiling point and
pour it over the watermelon rind. Do
this for nine consecutive mornings, the
last morning heating the watermelon
rind again in the juice and boiling the
Juice down until it will just cover the
rind.-Ladies' Home journal.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-13

n correspondent of the indianapolis
NndD News says that when the town
of liOernc. near Sau Antonio. Tex, was
settled in 1s4S by n colony of Ger
mans. the settlers were told they could
live as they wished, provided they were
good. industrious citizens. They Sc
iccted from their number IA man and
his wife of mental as well as physical
weight" as their king and queen.
whose edicts and commands III, '
agreed To obcy to the letter. They
were much astoni8hrd several month,
later to learn that this state of things
would not do in this country. and thu
king and queen were deposed. The
king is dead, but the eN-queen still
lives. She is worth 100000. and OWN
ouc-third of the town. but takes in
laundry work and bends over her tut
six days in the week. Her word IS still
law with the elder people, and some Of
the younger ones.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-13

New York, Sept. Joe Patchen, the
famous son of Patchen Wilkes. won the
greatest pacing race OF the year at the
Empire City track at Yonkers Wednes-
day afternoon. Not only did he defeat
Star Pointer and John II. Gentry. but in
the second heat he broke the 1899 rec
ord for pacing in competition, going the
course in 2:02A; by quarters, :30A
:5oA and 1:31H. The race saw Star
Pointers downfall. All the horse en-
perts declare the great Cleveland PAGER
will never 60 to the post again, for it
was discovered right after the contest
that his knee was hurt again.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-13
HINTS FOR THE HOUSEWIFE.
Little hits of Information About
the Preparation of PaIat-
able Dishes.

10 prepare tomatoes with the satan
ic name. wipe, peel and slice crosswise
Season with salt and pepper. dust lib.
orally with -four and cook in the hot
outlet pan until thoroughly heated
using drippings, olive oil or enough but.
ter to prevent burning. Take up or
hot platter and put into the pan q
quarter of a cupful of butter creamed
two tablespoonfuls powdered sugar
one teaspoonful mustard, quarter
teaspoonful of salt, a few grains of cay
enne. the yolk of one hard boiled egg
powdered, one egg slightly beaten anG
two tahlespoonfnls vinegar. Set over
the hot-water pan, stir constantly until
thickened and pour over the toma toes
Poultry and meat, on being served
cold, may be improved in appearance
by glazing. The process is simple. An
excellent glaze may be made by dis
solving a half ounce of gelatine in pint
of water, favoring and coloring it with
extract of beef. To be perfectly sue.
cessful the meat must be perfectly cold
before the glaze is put on, and the
first coat should be allowed to dry be.
fore the second is put on. The glaze
must be warm and applied with a
brush.
Parsley for seasoning or mint for
sauce are best cut with pair of clean
sharp scissors. Hold half dozen of the
stalks twisted into little roll in one
hand and clip them all through at one
stroke, cutting the bits very short. In
this way the bruised appearance that
follows chopping is avoided.
An oilskin bag for towels, etc, and
long wrap of Turkish toweling or
flannel with loose sleeves and a hood
like a monks cowl to cover one in the
necessary transit from bathhouse to
the water will be found useful accom-
paniments when bathing from the
beach.
A bowl of hot milk taken immediate,
ly before retiring Is said by those who
have suffered from insomnia to be a bet,
ter soporific than any opiate known to
medical science.
Mint sauce may take on added
glories, says a woman who has tried it
by using fresh lime juice instead OF
vinegar, with dash of good brandy
and few grains of cayenne.
In serving clam broth add to the top
of each cup a little whipped cream
WASHINGTON Star
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-13
NEED MORE HELP.
Broom Corn RRisers in Illinois Make
Novel Request of Gov.
Tanner.

Springfield, ILL.,, Sept. 9.-Telcgrams
from Clark county to Gov. Tanner state
that the storm of Thursday has blown
ali the broom corn down. and that the
farmers there are neet.ing additional
help, in consequence, 20 harvest the
crop. If the corn is not harvested the
less will amount to thousands of dol
lars. The governor is asked if he car
NOS send convict labor there to assist
the harvest. Col Mack Tanner, the
governors private secretary. tele
graphcd suggesting the propriety o.
advertising in the newspapers for help.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-13
Acted Under Orders.

London, Sept. S.--Count Esterhazy
in an interview published here to-day
repeats his statement that he did every
thing by order of Col. Sandherr and his
superior officers. He says he will reveal
all AFTER the trial at Rennes. Possibly
he will go to the United States to lee
ture. He declares he will not return
to France, because it would mean inn
mediate Imprisonment
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-13
Fcud Breaks Out Again.

London, Ky, Sept. 9.-Trouble in the
Eversolc-French feud in Terry county
has broken out again. Tuesday night,
at Hazard, there was quite gathering
of Eversoles and McCombs on one side
and Fields and Trenches on the other
Bad feelings were followed by shooting.
1t soon became general and Phil Nc
Comb was killed by one of the Fields.
The side that did the killing dispersed
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-13

Their parrot had died. and young Master
Tommy, with his little sister Jennie, had
Just concluded the funeral services over the
grave Of their festhered pet ~ s'pose
Polly Is IN Heaven now" remarked Jennie.
tearfully. Yes" returned Master Tommy;
II s'pose he Is" "He-he's got wings, but
be wouldn't be an angel mp there, would
hep inquired the little maid. anxious sbout
his present status. "Ohi" cried Tommy;
''he wouldn't be an angel; only people is
that" Then what do you s'pose he is
now" persisted bis sister. Tommy thought
for moment. Then the light Of inspira.
ton dawned on his beaming countenance
81 guess Polly il bird Of paradise now,
be Announced ioyfully Troy Times.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-13
Mississippi Family Marked.

At Bunker Hill, Smith county. Miss
Bud Sullivan, prominent young
farmer, was assassinated by an un-
known party. Sullivan was riding
along the road at rather Il late hour,
when he was fired upon from ambush
and instantly killed. There is no c!ew
TO the identity of the assassin. George
Sullivan. relative of S,ullivan's. was
killed in the same r'anner a few
weeks ago. 1t seems that this family
has incurred the enmity of some des-
perate character, whose purpose it evI-
IDENTITY is to kill as many members of
the family as he can.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-13
On the Race Problem.

c. Doolety, a colored lecturer from
Sherman, spoke at Bonham, Ten, the
other day to large crowd. Doolety i:
speaking on the race problem. aad i
doing a great deal of good. His work
is being sanctioned by both black and
white. He made a strong appeal to his
race. entreating them TO forsake thcir
lawless ways and be pcaceable Cit
2cns. He warns them against idIeness.
which, he claims. leads them to crimes.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-13
Dewey May Retire.

Gibraltar, Sept. 6.-Admiral Dewey
on Tuesday expressed favorable opin-
on as to the outcome of the war in the
Philippine islands, saying that he hoped
the NEXT dry season would see the in
surrection quelled. The admiral said
that he did not expect to go on sea serv-
ice again except in the event of war, and
that he will probably retire under the
reu,AafiopS
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-13
Young Woman burned to Death

Miss Ida Stillman. of Caledonia
Miss, was engaged in doing the family
washing, when her dress became ig-
fitted by coming in contact with the
fire over which pot of water was
boiling. Her clothing was soon burned
frCm her person and her body was oS@
mass of blisterS. She fingered in agony
for IS hours, when death came TO her
relief.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-13
Magnificent Home Destroyed.

The residence of Mr.. ". y. Kemnon
at Salem. Ma, caught fire from some
unknown cause and was burned to the
ground. The homo was a magnificent
ante bcllum structure. Most of the
furniture was saved. The fire is sup
posed to be of incendiary origin.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-13
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Horse RadfSh Vinegar.

Slice half cupful of horse radish
and put in a quart-size fruit jar; bring
one pint of vinegar to boil, add two
teaspoonfuls of sugar and half tea
spoonful of salt, and stir until dissolved.
Then pour it over the horse radish,
seal and set aside for six days; shake
we'll every morning and evening, and
At the expiration of that time strain
and bottle-Household.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-13
Negroes Dying in Large Numbers.

The negroes are dying in large num-
beers in the Brazos lTeNas) bottom 8.
rs a result of the overflow. \ cold
spell is anxiously hoped for to clear
the country of the disease breeding
effects.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-13
sim Make Demonstration

Manila, Sept. THE insurgents con-
vicinity OF linus. The American out
posts were obliged to fire volleys the
last three nights.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-13
He Didn.t Like Chopin.

"A musician out Of work. are you" said
the housekeeper "Well, you'll find few
cords in the woodshed. Suppose you favor
US with an obligato."
Pardon the pronunciation. madam, re-
piled Peripatetic Paderoosky, but Chopin
is not popular with me. Catholic stand
ard Times
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-13
A SugEestlon.

Rev. John NJ. Lucy. of Pine Bluff,
Ark. a native southerner. suggests
holding state convention of white
men to deal with the practice OF
lynching, against which he vigorously
protests.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-13

Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot Ease,
powder for the feet. II makes tight or
New Shoes feel Easy. Cures Corns, Bun
ions, Swollen, Smarting, Hot, Callous. Sore,
Stores sell it, 25c. Sample sent FREE. Ad-
dress. Allen s. Olmsted. lie Roy, ~. Y.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-13
The Cornfed PbiIosonber.

"The man who says he would be con
tented with crust" said the Cornfed Phil
osopher, clicks mighty hard unless there j:
a good proportion of cake under the crust.
-Indianapolis journal
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-13

You don't have to take a day of to do
your dyeing it you use Putnam Fadeless
Dyes. These dyes are so simple to use that
you can do your dyeing and have everything
cleaned up and put away in from a half to
one hour
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-13
Lemonaae sirup.

One pound of lump sugar, two
emons. three-quarter ounce of tartaric
,cid. one pint of boiling weter. Keep
stirring until the sugar has dissolved,
\ small quantity of the strip a
sumberful of water.-Boston Globe.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-13

William McClune, Il Falls county
(Tex.) farmer. was killed in cotton
gin near Rosebud. His body was lit
orally cut to pieces by the saws.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-13
DRS. BELTS & BELTS & DYAR.
Charles Street, Ne Orleans II. .r#

NERVOUS Psflty s.p'Es% sS; ssn
- ,,,al mowers, sleeptessness, dependency.
loss ~ y, memory, confusion OF ideas. lassitude,
oppression 2, ipE 81 a eoas.ne. 20
toSe ii;ys,tl"ss unfit for study or business and
dull: ne burden. safely, permanently and
liz fured.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-13
Too Serious.

'Do you think his intentions are serious?"
asked her best girl friend.
altogether too serious, was the reply.
"He asked me yesterday if | would CON
sent to have my life insured in favor of my
husband when | married. Spare Mo.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-13
Suicide on n Train.

James Wilson, a widely-known tim
Der and mineral land broker of Mary
vile. committed suicide on train
reaching Knoxville, Tenn, the other
night.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-13
Slain by His nrothcr-in-LaN.

Near Cornishville, Mercer county
Ky, Jas. Wickersham and William
Whiteneck. brothers-in-law fought
and Wickersham was instantly killed.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-13
KILLED NV N Memuhis Officer

John Hemple, who worked for the
river commission at Osceola. Ark, got
drunk at Memphis, Tenn, resisted ar.
rest and was shot and killed by an Off
Ger.