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The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-20

old battleships, where they will learn
their history, and with it the history of
the glories and achievements of the
navy. After that, with other young
men to take their places, they may be
sent on board of the modern cruisers
and battleships.
They must learn how to go aloft, to
run about the rigging, and be at home
with sure footing, in calm and storm.
They must learn all about the fore,
main and mzzen masts, their spars,
garnets and shrouds. They must learn
to furl, unfurl and clew garnets, just
as the American sailors did under John
Paul Jones, 1ngraham, Farragut, Foote
and Porter. Upon the decks of these
historic old terrors of the seas the
sailors of the rising generation must
learn all that is to be known of our
navy; and, practically, they will thus
be taught to feel that they have grown
up with the navy from its incipiency.
They will love their calling better, and
love their country better for the ex-
perience.
With this idea in view, Lieut.. Alex
a.der Sharp, Jr., has been on tour
of the western and far western states,
selecting the 300 recruits who are to
man the Hartford. He has also been
designated to be executive officer of
the ship, when she is in commission,
again carrying the flag to foreign ports
on her way back to the waters in which
she won fame and everlasting glory
1t is well indeed that the old battle
ship is to have such a man for execu-
tive officer. He is one of our naval
heroes, and deserves greater celebrity
than has been given to him. His name
has been overshadowed by the names
of Schley. Evans, Philip, Clarke and
others of higher rank who participated
in the battle off Santiago on July 3,
1898, when Spanish Admiral Cervera's
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-20
REFLECTIONS.

The wages of sin is the inability to
keep from shining.
To believe only what you like to be-
lieve is the surest sign of youth.
All the worlds school, and all the
pupils who don't calculate have a his
tory.
The happiest man is he who, like the
coral insect, builds himself into his
work.
Some people get credit for holding
their ground when they are simply too
scared to run.
The penalty of having a sense Of hui
NOR is that our sincerest grief has a
laughable aspect.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-20

feet was destroyed. But he was an
active participant in that battle, as the
commander of the converted yacht
Vixen, a little vessel which was in the
battle from start to finish, and which
rendered particularly valient service.
Although well-directed shot from any
one of the Spanish ships might have
destroyed the Vixen, Lieut.. Sharp kept
her well to the fore all the time, and
she sent death-dealing missiles through
the Spanish torpedo boat destroyers.
The navy department did well in Sc
Letting such a man for the special re-
cruiting service for the Hartford; and
also in designating him to be the eXecu-
tive officer, or first luff," as the sailors
call that officer.
Commander Haw.iey, who also par
ticipated in the great naval engage
ment, has been designated to command
the Hartford, and he has diligently at
tended to the work of supervising en-
listments. He says: THE desirability
of having western men for jackies was
demonstrated during our late war with
Spain. We had a number of recruits
from the west, particularly from Illi-
nois, who performed splendid service
during those trying months, and they
may well be proud of the records they
made. Although they lacked the orig
inal training of sailor men, they soon
overcame this handicap by their intelli-
gence and zeal. and they rapidly be-
came familiar with their duties in the
strictest sense. Besides, they were
hardy and endured climatic conditions
which would have Frustrated less hardy
men,"
So the old Hartford has not outlived
her usefulness. In her old age she will
furnish the sinews of strength for the
navy, and will give to all of our fleets
men of intelligence and skill, who will
be the peers of all modern artillerists.
and probably the superiors of those in
other navies; men who have been given
ample opportunities to prove what they
can do to targets thousand or more
yards distant.
If Admiral Farragut is to-day where
he can view the American navy, and if
there be tears of joy in the heaven of
the heroes, his eyes must be moist with
pride in his old flagship, the Hartford;
the ship once so dear to him, the ship
which never knew defeat.
SMITH ID. FRY.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-20
THE OLD HARTFORD.
Admiral Farragufs Flagship Again
Placed in Commission.
In Re Jsed AZ n Training Ship for the
New Navy - She Looks Old
Fashioned, but stiIl lisa
Powerful Craft.
ISpecial Washington letter.

w
The men and women of the present
generation do not know the history
of the battleship Hartford, the fa-
mous cid wooded vessel which was
used as a flagship by Commodore
Farragut. the fighting ship of the
past generation upon whose decks
Farragut won the renown which made
him an admiral, and placed his name
in the highest niche of fame in naval
annals.
There is very little left of the Hart
fort, except her keel. She has been re-
built, but not remo6eled; and, like the
famous Constitution, looks exactly as
she did in the days of her greatest
fame The theory and impulse which
prompts men to revere historic things,
prompted the old naval officers to seek
the renewal of the Constitution and the
Hartford, and both of them are sailing
on their old keels, but all of their super
structures are new, although precisely
proportioned upon the original plans.
The congress appropriated the money
for their reconstruction, and the old
battleships will be kept in repair for
ever, as visible monuments of the
glories of the dauntless American navy.
The Constitution is already in Atlantic
waters, and the Hartford soon will be.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-20
PARDON WILL COME SOON.
Belief in Paris That Dreyfus Will
Certainly Be Set Free Within
a Few Days.

Paris, Sept. 15.-The Matn this morn
ing asserts that the cabinet has agreed
to pardon Dreyfus and that the decree
will be signed September 10. Many of
the provincial papers publish articles
insisting on the granting of pardon.
The Figaro says that many officers of
the army are asking that Dreyfus be
pardoned. Commandant Carriere, gov
eminent commissary at the Dreyfus
court-martial at Rennes, stated in an in
terview: "Dreyfus is certain to be par
doned shortly. Everybody wants to get
rid of the Dreyfus case, soldiers more
than anybody else. In any case Drey-
fus will not have to go through second
degradation. OF that am certain"
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-20
Home Seekers Excavations via "Big
Four Route"

To the North, West, Northwest, South.
west, South and Southeast. Selling dates:
August 18th, September 9Th and l9th and
on October Sd and 18th, 1899, at one fare,
plus $500 to authorized points in the fol-
lowing states: Alabama, Arizona, Arkan-
sas, British Columbia, Colorado, Florida,
Georgia, Iowa, Indian Territory, Idaho,
Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan,
Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana,
Manitoba, New Mexico, Nebraska, North
Carolina North Dakota, Oregon, Okla.
homa, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas,
Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming,
Washington. For full information and par.
ticulars as to rates, routes, tickets, limits,
stop-oyer privileges, etc., call on Agents
Big -Four Route" or address the under
signed. W P. Deppe, A. G.. P. L T. Agt.,
Warren J. Lynch, Gen. Pass. & Tiki. Agt =,
Cincinnati, O.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-20

information is received at the navy
department from the navy yard at Mare
Island Cal, that the Hartford's repairs
are practically completed, and that she
Will soon be launched and placed in
commission. 1t is not yet definitely an
hounced whether the Hartford will sail
around the horn, as did the Oregon. or
whether she will follow the wake of
Dewey. and come through the Suez
canal and the Mediterranean sea. and
across the Atlantic ocean. If the Hart
loru goes across the Pacific, she will
'ouch at Hawaii, the Philippines and
'he ASIatlc ports which have been re-
Gently visited by Dewey. This itinerary
VIII be particularly sentimental, the
journey of the Hartford in Dewey's
wake, because it was upon her old deck.
ana IN the fleets of which she was the
nagshlp, and under the command of
,arragut, that George Dewey learned
his hrst lessons of actual warfare.
when the Hartford reaches Atlantic
ports she will, in her new sphere occu-
Ply the unique position of being the first
one OF Uncle Sans fighting craft to be
USED exclusively for the training of
green landsmen into the ways of typical
nlan-o-wars-m man. The mayor of Hart
iord has requested that the staunch
ana sturdy old ship be sent to that city,
ana the secretary of the navy has is
sueu me appropriate orders, so that, as
soon as she arrives ON our Atlantic
coast she will sail to Hartford, where,
ior the city of Hartford, the mayor will
present a silver service as magnificent
as any that has yet been given to our
MODERN cruisers and battleships.
After that the Hartford will cruise
about the principal coast cities, visiting
'hose places where, almost IS years
ago the Hartford cruised with Admiral
farragut on board, the hero of the ma
uon; Just as the Olympia has just been
cruising about bearing proudly the hero
of Manila.
But not only the people of the coast
eiues are to be interested in the re-
Ju'enation of the famous Hartford, but
'he people of the middle west and far
west are being given an opportunity to
,niuse their vigorous blood into the en-
ilsted branch of the navy, and 300 able
oodied men of the sections named are
recruited for terms of four years, and
'aey are to serve first on the Hartford,
ss'uuying practical seamanship. Sim
ilar crews are to be enlisted and serve
on the old Constitution. 1t is the the
DRY OF the older naval officers that en-
hsted men OF the new navy ought to
Know how to sail any kind of ship;
whereas II has recently been customary
70 enlist men and set them instantly at
work on the steelclad cruisers and bat
aeships OF the new navy. 1t is believed
,nst patriotism will be infused into the
s0ang men BY having them serve on the
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-20
Nehraska Prohibition q Is,

Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 13.-The prohibit
Tuesday evening, nominated two re-
gents for the state university-Charles
Il. Smith, of Richardson county, and Al
bert Fitch, of Merrick county-and left
the head of the ticket blank after A. q.
Wolfenberger, of Lincoln, had positive
ly declined to stand as the candidate
for justice of the supreme court. "A plat
form of three planks was adopted, de-
claring for absolute prohibition of the
liquor traffic. acknowledgements of wom-
en- and the initiative and referendum.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-20
Maranx Abandoned.

Washington, Sept. 14.-Morong, one
of the points on Laguna de Bay cap
tured by Gen. Otis some months ago,
has been abandoned and the garrison
sent to Calamba, the latest point on the
bay to be captured. Morong is said to
be a very unhealthy place and of little
value as a base of supplies. The insur-
gents south of Calamba are said to be
moving east and are said to be concen-
trating at Santa Cruz, on the south
eastern shore of Laguna de Bay.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-20
RrOke All Records.

Philadelphia, Sept. Hilary Fixes,
the champion middle-distance bicycle
rider, Wednesday night in race of an
hour against time broke all worlds rec
ords from one mile to the hour, going
So miles and TAT yards in the 60 min
utes. The bestknown record for one
hour was made by Taylore, the French
man, in France few weeks ago, who
rode IS miles, 698 wards
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-20

Elyria. o., Sept. l5.-Penfield town
ship was visited by an earthquake early
Thursday morning. First there was a
shock, lasting about four seconds,
which shook dishes. tables, chairs and
other movable articles. After the shock
there was a rumbling noise, lasting
fully half a minute.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-20
Capacity VIII he Increased.

Peoria, ILL.,, Sept. 6.-Commencing
next week the daily capacity of the
Great Western distillery will be in
creased to $4,000 bushels of corn. This
is the largest amount of grain ever
ground in a single distillery in the
world by 1000 bushels. Several years
ago local distillery ground s,024 bush
els of corn, but this was kept up only
for three DAYS.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-20
His Model wife.

"And so young Hendrix married
against the wishes of his parents?"
"Yes. He got a model wife, too"
I'm that case l suppose the old folks
will relent?"
81 don't know. Perhaps. She's a
nice girl all right-she was model in
the dressmaking department of one Of
the big dry goods stores. Chicago
Times-Herald.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-20

New York, Sept. 16.-At noon to-day
$500 carpenters and joiners in this city
will lay down their tools with the I'M
derstanding that they shall not return
to workrntil their employers have con-
sented to grant them an increase of
wages from $3.50 to four dollars day
and half holiday on Saturday all the
year round.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-20

could administer their local affairs,
elect municipal officers, establish courts
and penal institutions, a judiciary. etc.
but he did not believe ii possible to
allow the natives to participate in the
general government.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-20
500 blockade Lifted.

Detroit, Mich, Sept. 13.-About nine
o'clock Tuesday night 25 boats that had
been held up at the 500 by the sinking
of the steamer Houghton, passed down
the river almost in bunch. II was the
only time there has been anything of
a rush since the lifting of the blockade.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-20
Stnnncd with Woe.

The gentleman with the red, red nose got
aboard the trolley car, which, by some mis-
chance, had stopped for a moment.
The silence was intense
The little boy looked at the man with the
nose.
And the little boy didn't ask his father
anything.
"Merciful heaven" muttered the fond
parent, 81 am the father of freak. In
dianapolis journal.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-20
Four Drowned.

ST. Johns, n. F., Sept. 16.-A violent
hurricane swept this section of New
foundIand Thursday night. Four fish,
ing boats were driven off the St. Johns
coast and three men and q woman
drowned
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-20
Printing Plant Burned.

Lincoln, Neb., Sept. l6.-Fire de-
stroyed the Jacob North printing house
in this city. 1t contained an immense
amount of printing machinery and was
the home of many publications.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-20

Teacher-"What do you know about
JONAH" Scholar-'He was the first man
to take a trip in the vicinity of the oil re-
gion. "-Yonkers Statesman.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-20

Washington, Sept. 16.-Admiral
Schley has been assigned TO command
the South Atlantic station.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-20
is father

First Young Attorney-..Yo GU seem to be
Second Young Attorney-"Well, she owns
300 acres of land. That's sufficient ground
for an attachment, isn't it?"-Ohio State
.Iourual
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-20

Piso's Cure for Consumption is an A No.
l Asthma medicine-W. r. Williams, An
tioch, H., April IL, 1894.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-20

'Hello!" exclaimed the fish. Here to
stay" NO" replied the worm; Il just
dropped in for a bite - Philadelphia
Record.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-20

rpyOS pspE S:. s.p' NIssS R$i.. ss
MIN y, .ovsrs sleepiessness, despondency,
los. q VITA smory. confusion Of ideas ias.itnde
.Sns.s depression 2, spirits . sons.sc %
sccety, easllS u for study or business and
sul. lis ~ burden. safely, permanently and
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-20
PROGRESS.

With time, comes progress and adj
vancement in all lines of successfully
conducted enterprises. Success comes
to those only who have goods with
superior merit and a reputation. In
the manufacture of laundry starch for
the last quarter of a century j. c.
Hubinger has been the peer of all
others and to-day is placing on the
market the finest laundry starch ever
offered the public under our new and
original method.
Ask your grocer for coupon book
which will enable you to get. the first
two large 10 cent packages of his new
starch, RED CROSS, TRADE MARK
brand, also two of the children's
Shakespeare pictures painted in twelve
beautiful colors as natural as life, or the
Twentieth Century Girl Calendar, all
absolutely free.
All grocers are authorized to give ten
large packages of RED CROSS STARCH,
with twenty of the Shakespeare pic
lures or ten of the Twentieth Century
Girl Calendars, to the first five purchas-
ers of the Endless Starch Chain Book.
This is one of the grandest offers ever
made to introduce the RED CROSS
laundry starch, j. c. Hubinger's latest
invention.
The most becoming expression q
woman can wear is that of unmitigated
happiness.
In the house of life, energy seems to
do all the work, but patience does the
real drudgery.
The only thoughts to which our doors
are always open are those we don't wish
to entertain.
Tears are as superficial as laughter.
The great movements of the mind are
strangers to levity and grief.
The great trouble with life seems to
be that q man wants so many things
before he wants to go to his own flu
neral.
Most circus performers are well-posted.-
L. A. W. Bulletin.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-20

Some men work hardest trying to accom-.
plish useless things.-Chicago Daily News
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-20
Employment for the Idle.

Almost anyone, when he can't think Of
anything else to do, eats something Wash.
ington Democrat.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-20

Don't be hoodwinked into buying a spe.
cial dye for wool and a special dye for cot
ton If your goods should not be all wool
you would have to buy two packages and
dye your goods twice. Putnam Fadeless
Dyes will color either silk, wool or cotton
at one time in the same vessel and you only
have to buy one package.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-20

The Best Prescription for ChilIs
and Fever is a bottle of GROVES TAsTELEss
CHILL Tonic. tits simply iron and qunine in
a tasteless form. No cure no pay. Price, SOC.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-20
One Reason.

Green-Why is it that some doctors have
SO small a practice?
DEWITT may be because they are
practlcing MISUNDERSTANDING Leader.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-20
BLOOD AND SKIN \ Diseases .. syphn.

riOie In It's results. completely eradicated with.
out the use OF mercury. scrofuIa, eryslpelas
ever sores, blotcnes, phnples, ulcers. pains IA.
the hands and bones, syphilitlc sore tbra,'
mouth aud tongue catarrh, etc., permanently
cured when others have failed
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-09-20
'T sgENS5 s SEkkEEF FOR EVERY HUMOR

HOT SOAP
the skin and scales tknd cule
,chom hard rubbing and CUTICURA Ointment aHay itching,
CUTICURA
o cool andc eane the blood
This wholesome relief
forms itching
the blood
mailed
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-03-11

The hospital ship Relief h as safsat
from New York for Manila.
The gunboat Vixen is to he saxs
to join Admiral Dewey's feet IN
Philippine waters.
Six additional regiments of resu,-
lars are to be sent to Manila to ~.
enforce Gen. Otis.
The United States Phiiippsms
commission has arrived at MsaA<,
on board the cruiser BaItimors-
Copious rainfall in Califoruzz
during the past week will Mfg
millions of dollars to the fruit erxx.
Ex-Secretary Sherman will san
from New York this week On q
tour of investigation through Goa
and Porto Rico.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-03-11
A Boom for the South.


The war with Spain has been bene-
fetal in many ways, but the South
will be especially benefited by it.
Heretofore the planters of the South
sold their cotton to Spain, who in
turn sold it to the Cubans, and Porto
Ricans at an enormous price, reaping
a large benefit. Now they can sell
direct to the Islands, reaping the ben
eft themselvs. No wonder some, Of
the Cubans were without clothing, no
wonder they revolted and set up the
cry of "Cuba Libre." The Cotton
States will now have a market for
their cotton and Gotten goods.
Tennessee will have a market fol
her mules, corn, wheat, coal and
Iron. There is no place where coal
and Iron can be produced as CHEAP
as in the South.
Every paper in the South should be
in favor Of expansion, regardless o.
politics, for the South will reap the
benefit Of the Spanish-American war
more than any other section of our
country.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-03-11

A public sale will be given by sea.
Lane at his farm near Union Cauup
Ground, on Saturday March yxdh.
The sale will consist Of horses, caaae.
wagons, buggies, farming impleueuax
and other things too numerous aas
mention.
HOUSE and LOT, Lot II feet froae
running back to alley. House is a 6
Room Cottage. House, with Gaas
CRATES and two stove Aues. Lanre
Basement room with brickRoor, AEzs
Cellar and fruit celler. good G.a-
terms, garden and Chicken yard Psraag
Of Grape fruit ~ square froR the
Post Office, Wash furnace with Sssn
table. Plenty of Shade. Water IN
Kitchen. This goes at a -baagala-
FOR SALE:-A nice farm contsn..
ing 235 acres, about lis acres al
cleared land, balance in oak rsge
and hickory timber. Three sa,sal
orchards, mostly apples, FIVE co0n
house, good barn, good granery and
machine shed. CreaL rrn, .i
the place. This farm is II miles Saxu
Maryville, IL miles from Knoxy.ae
For terms, call on the Dixie Ref
Eestate Co., at the TIMES Office.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1899-03-11

NoTICE:-I have added to my stock
a nice line of Collins and Caskets,
which will be sold at REDUCED PRICES.
w. H. HITCH.
Boards and Chestnut pickets for
sale, prices reasonable, apply to w.
T. Anderson, Long Hollow.
We had young "sly coon," cy-
clone on last Saturday night. The
wind blew gale, causing consider
able damage. The top of the power
house at the dynamo plant was blown
off part of the roof on Parhams
Wooden Mills was carried away. The
gable end of DR.. P. M. Bartlett's
house was blown in, and considerable
damage was done throughout the
county, by blowing down fences and
and demollshing barnes. At Madi.
sonville three persons were killed, and
at Greenback several houses were
torn to pieces.