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The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-02-01
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The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-02-01
NEW ANNOUNCEMENT.

In the proper column of today s
paper will be found the announcement
of Chas. Chrisman for State Senator
from the 8th district; r. w. McNair,
for Chancery Clerk; Dock Sartin, for
Treasurer, and Robt. c. Applewhite
for Assessor. Lack of space forbids
our mentioning each personally in this
issue as his merits deserve. Every one
is amply qualifi ed to fill the position
to which he aspires and the people are
asked to give fair consideration to
their respective claims for support.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-02-01

The greatest danger from La Grippe
is of its resulting in pneumonia. If
reasonable care is used, however, and
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy taken, all
danger will be avoided. Among the
tens of thousands who have used this
remedy for la grippe we have yet to
learn of a single case having resulted in
pneumonia, which shows concluisively
that this remedy is certain preventive
of that dangerous disease. 1t will cure
La grippe in less time than any other
treatment. 1t is pleasant and safe to
take. For sale by G. 4. Grafton.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-02-01
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.
A ShOrt-Hand Chronicle of Cur.
rent Happenings.


rent Happenings.
Paul F. Jeanes, of Hays Station, is
dead.
Joseph Ginger died at Bay st. Louis
of grippe.
The Bank of Laurel will soon be
chartered.
North Mississippi had three inches
of snow Friday.
John Cook will be the new post
master at Ellisville.
Work is being pushed on JacksoDs
electric street railway.
DR.. VIM. P. Mcmillan. leading
physician of Biloxi, is dead.
Five carloads of beef cattle were
shipped from Summit on the 9th.
Work has commenced on the Gulf 4
Ship Island Railroad north of Hatties-
burg.
Henry Dixon, colored, was killed at
Natchez by contact with an electric
wire.
A test of SUBMITS water works well
gave flow of 200 gallows of water per
minute.
Mr.. Daniel Fairly and Miss Matte
McNair were married at Hattiesburg
on the 26th.
The H. H. Britchell Furniture Co. OF
Yazoo City has failed Liabilities, 81 600;
assets, 5000. =
The Governor has approved the
School for colored boys.
Mayor Robt. B. Anderson, of Port
Gibson, was married on the 18th to
Miss Maria L. Morehead.
Sheriff Jesse Thompson, of Copiah,
is announced as candidate for Chan
Gerry Clerk of that county.
Large numbers of negroes are mi
grating from North and South Caro-
lima to the Mississippi Delta.
Mrs. louisiana Ainsworth, who was
subject to epileptic fits, fell in the fire
near Liberty and burned to death.
A. L. Harper, formerly druggist Of
Brandon and Wesson, died last week.
He leaves wife and four children.
Henry, the 12-year-old son of Prof,
p. L. Marsalis, of Summit, killed him
self accidentally Saturday, while bird
hunting.
L. D. Smith, of Bolton, is out as a
candidate for State Treasurer. Mr..
Smith formerly lived at Wesson and Is
well known in this portion OF the
State.
Editor Showers has sold the Oxford
Globe to Messrs. Baird 4 Burt, who
will continue its publication. Showers
is now Lieutenant in the Third Mis-
sissippi Volunteers.
Capt. John S. Owens of Scott
county and Capt. w. G. Stovall Of
Cickasaw county, were appointed ap-
praisers Of the property belonging to
the State penitsntiary.
]. w. Murphy, an old man about IS
or 50 years Of age, was killed by an
Illinois Central switch engine in the
railroad yards at jackson last week.
His home was at Alderman.
Two does killed twenty five sheep on
the GAINESVILLE road in one night last
week, according to the Bay st. Louis
Progress. The irate owner then went
cunning and killed tho two dogs
On the 18th Judge Jas. R. Burney
died ri Oxford, aged 81, and on the
same day Judge n. w. Foote, Of Macon,
died at the age Of So. He was 3 Sun
day school superintendent Tor over 50
vonrE e
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-02-01

The Lynch aud Hill factions of Re-
publicans in this State held meeting
in Jackson last week and buried the
hatchet. A new executive committee
was elected, as also a campaign com
mittee. The executive committee is
composed of fifty members, twenty five
Lynch men, twenty five Hill men, with
A. M. Lee, a Hill man, as Chairman
and G. A. Simpson,a Lynch man, as Sec
retary. The campaign committee is
composed Of eight members, four from
each faction, with Il. B. Moseley, a
Lynch man, as chairman, t. v. Meal
lister, Hill man, as Secretary Wesley
Crayton is treasurer of both committee,
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-02-01

special attention is called to the dis
sOlutlon notice of Parsons 4 May, and
70 the advertisement Of Parsons
1nofeton d Co., their successors. TIL
LEADER bespeaks for the new firm the
ame y liberal patronage and hearty con
naence accorded the old. They have
smpie capital, get the benefit of the
s ~. discounts in buying goods and car
,a lake u to your advantage to buy goods
nOm ,s them, and the high and unim
poacnaoie character of the men who
wapose this excellent firm is a guar
i, su'ee OF honesty and fair dealing te
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-02-01
BOGUE CHITTO DOTS.
BY JEEMS.
aThe wind blew and it showed"

"The wind blew and it showed"
The yarn mill at Wellman is turning
out some fine material of late.
Postmaster Burns says he will erect
new postoffice building soon.
In addition to his large practice DIR.
Van Martin has established hotel
at the Osborn House.
"United we stand, divided we fall"
If this be true our little town had
better begin to "rake straw"
Rev. j. A. Scarborough was summon
ed home from the 5th Sunday meeting
at Union Hall to attend the funeral of
Aunt Betsie Kyzar.
2. T. Hoskins, of Brookhaven, assist
ed by Geo. Vernon, will organize a
council of the Order of Columbus here
next Saturday night.
Robt. Lee Brent and Miss May Bris-
ter were married at the Methodist
church here last Thursday night, Rev.
1. H. Anding officiating
Road Contractor Williamson, west
of Brookhaven, is the right man in the
right place. He passes over his road,
| fills up the holes and makes the rough
| places smoothe, for which he will be
held in everlasting remembrance.
Last Friday night, Aunt Betsy Kyzar
suddenly passed from earth to heaven.
She had sat up all day, ate hearty
supper and appeared to be better than
usual A few minutes after retiring
she was heard to struggle, and the fam
lily reached her bedside in time to see
her draw her last breath. She never
spoke.
w. d. Holmes, of Tylertown, father
of Holmes Brothers of McComb City,
came up the other day seeking Rev.
j. A. Scarborough's cancer treatment.
Mr.. Holmes has a bad cancerous
trouble on his hand and has strong faith
in Mr.. SIS treatment because he effect
ed cure of serious cancer trouble
on his wife's face last fall Mr. Holmes
is one of the best men in Pike county.
Find work in heaven" is the theme
of recent sermon preached by DIR.
Talmage, in which he said, Artists,
musicians, explorers, scientists and
men of every profession still engaged
in their favorite pursuits, with multi
piled advantages" etc. We wonder if
lawyers, doctors, politicians, etc, will
all have a "job" up there following
their "fayorite pursuits" "The world
is round and funny"
Our friend John May, of Brookhaven,
got into a serious difficulty in Gill's
creek near Moreton 4 Helms the
other day. Not being familiar with
the creek in all of its ramiflcations, he
drove in and soon found himself, horse
and buggy all floating downward at
the mercy of the turbulent waters.
The buggy caught against a tree and
Mr.. May had to dive to his traces and
cut them loose to save his horse. John
says he "didn't know it was loaded"
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-02-01

A drummer who travels all parts of
the State, and who takes lively inter-
est in politics, said to us last Monday
that Hon. j. X. Vardaman's strength
would surprise even his most sanguine
friends. He predicted that Vardaman
would carry north Mississippi and the
coast counties almost solid. He be-
lieves the opposition to McLaurin will
finally center upon Mr.. Vardaman.
Winoad Times.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-02-01
The People Want n Majority Primary

The demand for a majority primary
for nominations for State officers is so
universal that the executive committee
can scarcely afford to ignore it. This is
the only fair and proper means of as
certaining the choice of the party, and
where the primary is held in every
county on the same day no candidate
has any advantage over another. The
day is passed for mass meetings and
conventions to make party nomina-
tions.- Meridian Ners.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-02-01

There viii be meeting Of the
Truck Growers Association on Satur
day, Fob. 4th, at IL o'clock, for the pur'
pose Of reorganizing the above Asso
citation. All interested are invited t6
attend at the Circuit Clerks office in
Brookhaven. G. s. ROBERTS,
j. j. STAMPS, Secy. President.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-02-01

Rev. Sam Small has fled petition
of voluntary bankruptcy in the su-
preme court Of the District of Colum-
bia. He places his liabilities at
ss,432- IS and assets at 500.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-02-01

me Iimes-Democrat correspondent
~ ~ under the electric light contract
,1.sred ~ INTO by the city of jackson
,as ssu Messrs. Carnes 4 Jones, the city
,sns ,s,ssS 70 take lao lamps at STA pei
/ uum, nau which is SIT 100 for lights, and
0a a7a,iy Il SIX per cent. interest on $500,
AZ, .nree times the amount of money
~, s VIII spend here. Brookhaven's
th;s ~ ownership, for economy, beats
'als "out of sight"
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-02-01

A two or three weeks COURSE OF DR..
nj. A. Simmons Liver Medicine will Re-
gulate the Excretory Functions so that
they will operate without any aid what
ever.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-02-01

Private John Allen says be Is not
willing for Gov. McLaurin TO stand
alone as = martyr f?) to the silver cause
that be is willing and anxious to share
he m&rtyrdom.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-02-01

b To Sweeten the Breath, Brighten the
Eye, Clear the Complexion and Insure
the natural Bloom of Health, use Dr.
M. A. Simmons Liver Medicine.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-02-01
.rNovncEM Enrs.



FOR STATE SENATOR
.. are authorized to announce
ns CHARLES CHRISMAN
...s,. tor state Senator from the sth
~ eanasnfn,is eas.s nfn,istrct composed Of the counues O
senatorial pI lawrence, subject to the action OF
~ ~ democratic party.
FOR cHANcERY CLERK.
g. ara authorized to announce
PRENTISS BUIE
..s.te for Chancery Clerk OF Lincoln
- sl.,S e.pjec subject to the action OF the Democrs'ic
n y. ar, authorized to announce
r. w. McNAIR
.,a,aate for Chancery Clerk OF Lincoln
s,s,y s'bjct subject to the action OF tne Democfauc
rny.
FOR TREASURER.
r, are authorized to announce
"'''' CHAs. Z. GRAFTON
s,sote for Treasurer Of Lincoln county.
x.sss cntth ~ he action Of the Democratic party.
=. are authorized to announce
DOCK SARTIN
..a,d.te for Treasurer Of Lincoln county,
Es,ssa ~ tne action Of the Democratic party
FOR ASSESSOR.
VA are authorized to announce
C. w. MAXWELL
..,a,aate for Assessor Of Lincoln county,
ss,ect to the action Of the Democratic primary
", are authorized to announce
FRED. OBERSCHMIDT
:. ..ndilate for Assessor Of Lincoln county,
.ss,sst 10 The action Of the Democratic party.
We are authorized to announce
ROBT. c. .APPLEWHITE
candidate for Assessor of Lincoln county,
sss;sct 70 The action Of the Democratic party
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-02-01

a..ss uoe Butler, the burglar who mur-
cTe. t Deputy Sheriff White at the
Sron.anl Saaon depot in 1891, win soon be
bss basnI s to Mississippi for trial. He
lc~. oeen serving a sentence in the
i a ra penitentiary for burglary, which
now about to termirato
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-02-01
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saookMAvEm. Miss.
Dental Parlors IN Lucich Build
ing. Opposite Depot.

All Dental Work executed according
to the latest and best methods Of the
profession Charges reasonable.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-02-01

s''01Aaven continues to grow.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-09
MEASURES WIND ACCURATELY.
New Device to Secure Data on yelocitv
of Air Eurrenfs

cA air SurrenfS.
realizing the necessity of obtaining.
LOT sclentlhc purposes, some more ac-
curate method of determining wind We.
locity, the Royal Meteorological socie.
~ OF London charged its committee on
Wind TO devise more practical system
or installing the official anemometprs
than the one in use hitherto. The COM
mlttee has recently reported that the
unreliability of the instruments was
caused by the infinite number of OBJ
stacles that surrounded them. NOT only
In the crowded cities, but also some
times In rural and coast observations.
They held that the present system of
Wlnu gauge Is a perfectly Trustworthy
one, but that everything depends upon
the installation of the instrument.
They said that, first of all, it was alb
solutely necessary that the wind veloc
lty should be taken sufficiently h gin
above the ground not to be affected by
any counter-currents from the earth.
natural or artificial and that also great
care should be observed that in placing
the instrument no hill, tree wall, tow
er, chimney or other structure should
impede the force of the wind within a
radius of $500 yards. To effect this
freedom from obstacle the COMMITTEES
teeommended the erection of high
tube extending into the air far beyond
any neighboring elevation; that it
should be made pivotal so as to swing
toward the wind, and that its mouth
should be funnel-shaped, like the
wind catchers" on vessels at sea
Asked as to whether it would be neces-
sary to place the thermometers in the
mouth of this lofty tube, the commit
tee replied that the instrument should
be placed at the base of the funnel
and that the air pressure down the
chimney" would accurately register
the velocity of the wind at the upper
extremity of the tube.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-09
DIR. wix, dentist, Broadway and Main
LAKE IN AFRICAN MOUNTAIN.
English Explorer Circumnavigates tn,
Entire Sheet of Water.

English Explorer Circumnavigates the
Entire Sheet of Water.
From the New York Post.
AT meeting CO THE Royal Geograph-
ical society in London an interesting re
port by Poulett Weatherley on Lake
Bangweulu, in central Africa. was read.
The explorer circumnavigated the en-
tire sheet of water. His party reached
the lake in August, 1896, and established
a camp at the southeastern corner, 3, 765
feet above sea level. The shores of the
lake are absolutely free from shells and
the water has no depth. He sounded
in many places, but never found more
than Is feet. Its surface was usually
STILL "a very strong wind raising the
smallest sea. 1t appears to be nothing
but flooded district. Mr.. Weatherey
thinks it was formed by the water from
the great watershed of the Tanganyika
plateau. The overflow is checked to
the west and southwest by a rim of
rock, but the east and southeast has
no such barrier, and in that direction
there Is vast swamp from 20 to 40
miles in breadth. The Liposochi and
Luena to the north and the Chambeze
TO the east are the chief contributors
to the water supply. With rs men he
explored the Island of M'bawala, about
20 miles long and 1000 yards from the
shore, and proceeded toward the outlet
of the Lucapula, ultimately landing at
Kirui island. After a stay of some
time on this island, which they found
low, beautifully wooded, well peopled
and cultivated. they passed on to Kisi
island. This they found not a bit like
the island depicted on the maps. 1t
presented a most peaceful, prosperous
sight and in common with the other
two islands, Kirui and Mbawala, it
reared a good number of sheep-the
broad-tailed kind--and goats. The peo-
pie appeared to live life of complete
peace and cortentment. Proceeding in
a northerly direction the party reached
the extreme north-northwest corner of
the lake. Continuing their journey
along the coast they discovered a mar
row peninsula stretching north and
south, having on the west sheet CT
water about three miles in width, which
extends the whole length of Bangweulu
north and south, but is always separ-
ated from the lake by the isthmus
There was cotton everywhere. but not
in large quantity, and the bark-cloth
tree abounded. ...=
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-09

Chris was charged with making out
bogus claims against the company and
forging the names of section bosses and
foremen to them. The jury which tried
Jackson found him guilty on two
counts and fixed his punishment at four
years in the penitentiary. When her
husband left for the states prison the
first Mrs. jackson filed suit for divorce
and 1t was granted. Under the laws of
Kentucky a husband who becomes a
felon forfeits all martial rights, pro-
vided the wife wants to take advant-
age of the law.
AS soon as Jackson was free to marry
again he wrote from the penitentiary
at Frankfort to Iby Baker, telling her
all the facts, protesting his innocence
and asking her if she would marry him
when he had served out his time.
The sight of a letter from him. con-
vict though he was. rekindled all the
fierce love she had borne for him when
she was a schoolgirl, and she wept
tears of joy to know that, though in
the laws clutches, he was free to make
her his wife.
Her answer can readily be surmised.
jackson made a model prisoner, got
many months off his sentence for good
behavior and was released two months
ago. In the meantime he and his
mountain sweetheart had kept up a
loving correspondence and when he
came back from the penitentiary one of
the first things he did was to make Iby
Baker his wife. They are living in a
pretty cottage on the side of high hill
just south of the London court house.
She is an accomplished musician and
plays on the handsome piano that
graces the front" room the old pieces
he used to love and sings for him the
old songs she sang when it seemed he
would forever be lost to her. She never
mentions the dark chapter of his life.
Her one desire in life seems to be to
make her husband happy.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-09
GERMAN EMPERoR'S TALiSMAN.
Wilhelm Has a Ring Which He Wears
Only on Grand Occasions.

From the Chicago Chronicle
Royal families have always had tails
mans. On his birthday and all great
occasions the German emperor wears
ring set with a small black stone
which does not belong to any precious
stones, yet is a jewel of great value,
for 1t Is considered the talisman of the
Hohenzollern family. Tradition has it
that this stone was placed on the bed
of the wife of the great elector, John
Cicero, by frog, 1t is certain that this
stone set In the ring was given to
Frederick the Great by his father, Fred
erick l., who believed in the legend
according to certain documents, and it
ds not surprising that William IL, who
respects the past and it's traditions so
deeply should also treasure this stone
as a sacred talisman, although dts pre-
else slsnihcance Is no longer known.
All that is remembered is that in some
way it is the chief talisman of the
HohenZollerns.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-09
MARRIAGE HEALS THE FeuD.
Rival Houses of Kentucky Lay Down
Their Arms Forever.


A feud of old Kentucky was recently
ended amicably by the marriage Cf
Tom Barker's oldest sister, Iby, to
Christopher H. Jackson, son of w. S.
Jackson of London, KY, and a brother
in-law of Cooper Eversole, son of Judge
Eversole.
Young Jackson is descended from
General Jarvis jackson, who came to
Laurel county when it was founded, 80
years ago. and who presented to the
county the site of the town of London.
The county could not erect public
buildings for the lack of money. so the
general told the magistrates that he
would build a court house and a school
house if they would deed the town lots
back to him. This was done. He built
a substantial brick house, which stood
until torn down a few years ago to
make room for "a modern building, and
the old Laurel academy, as the school
was called, is standing yet.
When he began flirting with Iby Bak-
er Chris Jackson was very young and
married. . The pretty, bright face and
vivacious manner of the belle of Clay
county made him forget the woman
he had sworn to love, and his heart
went out to the mountain lassie. Iby
became infatuated with him, but learn
ing that he was marrica she determined
to become an old maid schoolmistress.
She procured a school in Leslie county,
and it was not long until she was re-
garded as the best woman teacher ever
seen in Hyden. 1t had required strong
men to handle the rough mountain
boys, but this delicate girl soon showed
that she was mistress of the situation.
When Jimmie Webb, big boy known
as master of the schoolmasters, came
to school the third morning after she
took charge with a 45-caliber revolver
buckled around him, she commanded
him to unbuckle it and put 1t in her
desk Instead he attempted to draw
the weapon, but before he could loosen
it in the hostler he was looking into the
muzzle of a shiny thirty-eight, held an
the steady right hand of the school
mistress. He then unbuckled the pistol
and handed it to her, belt and all. This
-cowed the bully of the school and from
that moment until she closed the ses-
sion she was supreme ruler.
While busy In school work events
were taking place here which ultimate
ly had a marked effect upon her life.
The man who loved her and the man
she worshipped was arrested for forg-
cry and indicted on several counts. His
father was claim agent here for the
Louisville & Nashville railroad, and
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-07-09

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