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The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-05-31
Special Session AdiOurns

Albany, n. Y, May 26.-The state leg
lslature, which met in special session
Monday night, adjourned sine die at
1923 o'clock Thursday afternoon after
having passed the amended franchise
tax bill and a bill apropriating $4,000
for the expense of celebrating Admiral
Oewey's return. 1t is expected that
Gov. Roosevelt will sign the franchise
tax bill to-day.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-05-31

AT the national conference of char
tiles and corrections at Cincinnati
George Terrence, of Pontiac, H., Sill
perintendent of the Illinois state re-
formatory, said: In the Pontiac re-
formatory now there are PTS boys. Out
of IS. averaging II years of age. IS were
cigarette smokers. OF 1873, averaging
IA years of age, 125 were cigarette
smokers. OF 50, averaging 10 years
of age, 20 were cigarette smokers.
This demonstrates that % per cent. of
the whole number were cigarette ticnds
at the time of committing crime for
which they were committed to the re-
formatory'
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-05-31

CLAIMS to the honor of being the
oldest postmaster in point of service
in the United States have recently
been put forth from various sections
of the country. This honor, how
ever, according to the post office
authorities, rightfully belongs to Ros-
well Beardsley, of North Lansing
Tompkins county, n. Y. He was APP
pointed postmaster of North lansing
on June IS, 1928, and has held that of
flee continuously since that time. If he
lives until the 18th of.next month he
will have served II years as postmaster.
The salary of the North Lansing Office
last year was S.75.sf.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-05-31

A PEcrLIAR sentence was given
Ja,aes Firsden in Bowling Green, o.,
by Mayor Campbell, who once made
himself widely known by ining himself
for misdemeanor. Young Firsden,
although Is years old, had just finished
q 80 days sentence in Jail. When
arraignei before Mayor Campbell he
was sentsuced to attend day school
and church for eight Sundays or 60 to
Jail for 20 days Upon presenting cortif
ieafefrom his Sunday school teacher at
the close Of the time he is TO be paid 81 by
Mayor Campbell for his good conduct.
On refusal 20 attend church the boys
sentence IL 10 be carried out,
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-05-31

HUNDREDS of postmasters will re-
ceive an increase of salary July 1.
Every year the salaries of the presi-
dental postmasters arc readjusted,
and this year the phenomenal increase
in the postal receipts will result to the
advantage of many of the postmasters.
The increase this year can be estimated
in the millions, and the total receipts
will range between 800, 600, 900 and $780,
Ooo O0n .
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-05-31
Attendance in school-all ages, all
Charity Hospital, New Orleans.

1t was the writer's pleasure, recently,
to travel with Hon. Edwin Marks, of
New Orleans He has long been identi-
fled with the great charities and fratern
tiles of that city-a grand master of
Masons, now a director of the Soldiers
Home, and treasurer of the Charity
Hospital. He has kindly mailed us the
report of the board of administrators
for 1898. 1t is an exceedingly interest
ing pamphlet of 81 pages. The hospital
was founded in 1876. Since the cree
ton of the present building, in 1882
sxty-seven years-5lt, 931 patients have
been admitted; 431, 1870 discharged, u.s.
357 died-the mortality being IA per
cent.
The total number OF patients ad-
mitted for 1898 was 6,10S. OF these
1866 were natives of Louisiana, and
sl5 natives of Mississippi, or four times
more than that of any other State ex-
cept Louisiana. One main object in
making mention of this report is to call
attention to this fact. 1t does not fol-
low because the SIS were natives of
Mississippi that they were citizens of
the State in 1895; but it is known that
hundreds go from Mississippi annually
to the Charity Hospital, and that they
are received most willingly, and that
the directors of the Hospital have never
called on Mississippi for a dollar to-
ward the treatment and support. That
does not lesson, but rather increases
the obligation of the State of Missis-
sippi to make an annual contribution
to the support of the hospital.
The foundation stone of the Matty
Hersel Hospital, at Meridian, was laid
with imposing ceremonies on May "a.
There was grand procession of Ma
sons and other fraternal orders and a
long line of decorated carriages. The
officers of Masonic Grand Lodge laid
the stone, in which was deposited a
copper box filed with documents re-
lating to the State and to the city of
Meridian. Hon. A. j. Russell delivered
an eloquent address. A few of the la
dies of Meridian commenced this good
work five years ago, and the entire
community is in such hearty sympathy
with it they will very soon have the
pleasure of seeing their labors crowned
with complete success.
According to the Brandon News one
of the candidates for chancery clerk in
Clarke county is making his canvass on
the understanding that he intends to
reduce the price of recording deeds in
the event Of his election.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-05-31
Admiral sclney-at pike. Peak.

Summit Pixies Peak, Col, May 27.--
Admiral Sehley and party reached tie
summit of Pixies Peak at 1: 40 p. m. FRI
day. He brought miniature of his flag
ship Brooklyn done in flowers and
placed it in dry dock, as he smilingly re-
marked, on the highest point reached
by a railroad IN the United States.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-05-31

AT the meeting of the Institute of
Mining Engineers at London the other
day President Longdon said the evil
dence all pointed to the fact that 50
years hence. England will be practically
dependent upon the United States for
cheap coal, iron and steel and an ALI
ance with the United States for coaling
her navy will be imperative.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-05-31
HOv's Thisf

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured
by Halls CatarTh Cure.
F. j. Cheney & Co., Props, Toledo, O,
We, the undersigned, have known +; j.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe HIM
perfectly honorable in all business transae,
tons and financially able to carry out any
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The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-05-31

BosToN is congratulating itself upon
the success of its probation scheme"
and the consequent marked decrease of
drunkenness during the past three
years. In 1896 this otfense was the
ground for 20, $50 arrests. In the fol-
lowing year the number declined to
1922 and in 1898 it fell as low as TO-
62S. The quarterly police precinct re-
ports promise that this years record
will be still less. Under the system re-
ferred to the case of prisoner brought
in for drunkenness is carefully investi-
gated and, circumstances warranting,
the culprit is released on kind of pa
role.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-05-31
Dewey Due October I.

Washington. May ~. - Admiral
Dewey telegraphs the navy department
that he will stop at various places on
his way to the United States and will
reach New York about October /.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-05-31

St. Paul, MIMI, May ga Mont
gomery (Minn.) special says: Mrs.
Frank Glass and four-year-old son are
dead as the result of two hours in a
deep well, the mother having jumped in
In an effort to save her child, who had
accidentally fallen in. The child was
drowned, but Mrs. Glass died from ex-
posure Immediately after the two had
been removed from the well.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-05-31

New Haven, Conn.,, May 26.-The Yale
corporation. held its regular May meet
ing Thursday. and elected Prof. Arthur
Twining Hadley, NJ. A., president OF
Yale university. to succeed Timothy
Dwight. resigned.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-05-31

IT was announced at the recent meet
ing of the American section of the
Philosophical society at Chicago that
an anonymous donor had given $50, 900
to advance the society's cause in the
United States.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-05-31

'IT is only question of time" says
Secretary Wilson, of the agricultural
department, when the south will pro-
ducc all the tea the people in the United
States want. This department intends
to establish tea farm in every south
ern state as soon as that can be done in
diligently We propose to get the
finest varieties of tea and to have the
planting done where growth can be
forced through irrigation, SO as to get
plenty of tender shoots. The young
people of the south can earn enough to
clothe and board themselves during
the school period by picking tea
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-05-31
CURRENT COMMENT.

SINCE his retirement and remarks on
philanthropy MIR. Andrew Carnegie re-
ccives an average of 5000 begging let
tcrs daily.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-05-31

IT is claimed by the engineer of the
EifTel tower at Paris that he can send
a telegram from that city to Washing
ton without wires.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-05-31
United States Mint, New Orleans.

The writer of these notes spent sew
New Orleans, during the recent visit of
the Press Association to that city. lie
was escorted through all the depart
ments by Capt. ii. Dudley Coleman,
who holds the position of melter and
refiner, and Mr.. Minor. chief clerk to
Superintendent Charles w. Boothby.
We saw about one hundred and fifty
persons employed in turning out stand
ard silver dollars by the bushel The
total meltage for March was 2,5Ol 1862
ounces; for April, a,so6, 900 ounces. The
total number of ''melts" in March was
325; in April 2sS-the difference being
the result of overtime in March. For
the month of May the mint was ex-
pected to turn out 81, 5000 in dollars,
and as much subsidiary coin (5Oc and
25c pieces as possible. Gold has not
been coined at this mint for mauy
years. We entered vault where about
one million of the yellow metal is
stored, ready to he melted into bars.
We felt quite rich for few minutes
while we held one brick inches long.
3S4 inches wide, and inches thick.
weighing AS ounces, and being of
special fineness, is rated at 5000 per
ounce, or s9,s12 for the chunk. The
mint is one of the special objects OF in
terest in the Crescent City.
Rev. P. j. Sears, of Holly Springs. II
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-05-31
Three Men IxtIIea

Johnstown, Pa, May 26.-Three men
were killed and three seriously il not
fatally burned in an explosion at the
cambria blast furnace THURSDAY.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-05-31
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Conflicting Emotion

Mrs. Joy-Oh, John, run for the phy;,
sician. The baby's swallowed your diamond
stud!
Bachelor Brother-Physician be hanged!
I'll bring a surgeon.-Jeweler's Weekly.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-05-31
In a signed statement furnished to

ITO the Editor OF the Post-Dispatch
The sentiment of the meeting was in line
with the sentiment Of the party generally.
The Chicago Platform will be rea ffirmed.
entire, and new planks added to cover new
questions. The trust issue will be one Of
the most important of the issues"
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-05-31
'DRS. BELTS & BELTS & DYAk
.u4 Il. Street, New Orleans, La

NCDVOIIc Debility, supermatorrhGa. Sem
NENNOOO inal Losses, Night Emissions
Ioss of vital powers, sleeplessness, despond.ncy,
loss III memory confusion Of Ideas. lassli ude,
rIoominess. depression OF spirits. aversion 10
ssocicty. easily discouraged, lack Of confidence
dull lIstless unit for study or business and
hnds life a burden. safely, permanently and
ais
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-05-31

These figures are from census of 1890.
In view of the annually increasing eX-
penditure for education in Mississippi
the census of 1900 will show a sub
stantial decrease in the percentage of
illiteracy.
a few comparisons will show what
Mississippi is doing in this way:
Tnta
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-05-31
, cu,N, Diseases, syphilis,
bIUUD AMI SkttN a disease most hor-

rible in its results. completely eradieateu WIN
out the use Of mercury. Scroiuia, erss,pc'sS'
tev.r sore. matches plmpies, ulcers, pains Ia
The hands and bones sypbilitlc sore throai
mouth and tongue catarrh, ETC., permanently
cYrsd vhen n. hers have failed.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-05-31

The only thing man can find around a
house without assistance, is fault-A'cH
ison Globe.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-05-31
Every Skin Irritation.

including letter, Ringworm, Cracked Hands lands
Eczema, Dandruff, etc, cured by letterine.
so cents at druggists, or by mail for can Oh
stamps. j. L. Shuptrinc, Savannah, ia
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-05-31

Rev. P. j. Sears, of Holly Springs, il
now rector of st. Andrews church,
Jackson.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-05-31

Native born, white AMI colored, 1890. 4 ,279,636
Foreign born, 1890 - ................... J,9l4
Total male population Observation-Disclosures. Gio,GS7
Total female population ................. G39,9l3
Native white males over q ............. 1l5,Tl
Foreign white males over Il ............ 4,s4l
Total estimated population 1900 ...... 800. 900
Registered white vote 1896 ........s.... los, 1893
Registered coored vote 1896 ............ 1924
Total white vote election 1896 .......... G5,5l3
Total colored vote, 1896. estimated. $500
Total Republican vote at presidential
election 1896 being 4,s49; the white
Republican vote is estimated at
1919. colored $3.50.
Percentage of ileteracy-whte. ............11.92
Black ............6 O.9l
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-05-31

St. Louis, May 27.-Col. William J.
Bryan, when seen Friday as he was
about to take a train at the Union sta
ton, expressed himself as much pleased
with the result of Thursday nights
banquet.
- q,
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-05-31

According to the Brandon News one
of the candidates for chancery clerk in
Clarke county is making his canvass on
the understanding that he intends to
reduce the price of recording deeds in
the event Of his election.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-20

No waiter n Bryan were elected next
year, and the most intsnss silver fanatic
was placed In the treAsnry department.
10th Of them together could noe sdispiacs
gold nc the foundation Of our currency,
without the concurrence Of both houses
Of Congress. without this law an sxeou-
tive who believed in free silver. and had
the courage OF his convictions could.
without any action on ths part Of Con-
gress and In spite of any action It might
take, practically place us on silver
basis, through the operations Of the treas
ury department.. Hereafter to do this
the President must get she conourrs noe
OF the Senate and House Of Representa-
tives. The gold STANDARD bill entrenchss
the gold standard and makes successful
assault upon It for great many years TO
ocms impossible. IL 10 therefore not
purely sentimental measure as IL seems at
first glance, but q strong and lasting
safeguard Of our currency system.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-20

In many ways the saddest death in the
Philippines is that Of Gen. Lawton. who
was killed In action at San Mateo yester
day. He had been in the islands from the
beginning Of the insurreotion, had bee n
engaged In all the important expeditions
against the insui gents. had seen almost
constant fighting. except during the
rainy season when operations had to Be
tu3ps d,i; and soaped without a scratch,
to lose Is life whan the instruction had
practically collapsed. and the time was
not far of when he could return to this
country to receive the honors which he
had richly earned and which were In
store for him. There was no ADLER or
drawer American commander in the Phil
ippines than Gen Lawton. His opera
tions against the insurgents were oon-
Quoted with the greatest skill and vlgor,
aud to him belongs a large part of the
credit Of putting down the insurrsction.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-20
THE GOLD STANDARD BILL.

The gold standard bill pafsed
by the House Of Representatives, assum-
ing that it eventually Is passed by
the Senate and signed by the President.
will have no effect upon existing condi-
lions. 1t will not change anything.
Gold has been the standard In this ooun-
try for n good many years past While
NO President or Secretary of the Treas
ury has so declared IN words all of them
have repeatedly SO declared by their acts.
Our silver dollars anu silver certificates
are not rsdesmabls In gold specifically.
and yet our pledge to keep all forms of
our currency at . parity make them prao-
tically SO reasonable. All the Secretaries
CT tie Treasury since the war Of the rebel
lion have dealt with the currency as II
gold was the standard fixed by law, and
they have done this simply because upon
this assumption only could our currency
system lept out of chaos and the conf
dence of the world and Of our own citi-
sens In our financial stability and sound
ness preserved. We have had one Score
tary OF the Treasury at lsast who before
he came to that office had professed be-
lief In free silver. but the responsibilities
of his office and the tremendous risks
that would follow departure kept him as
true to the gold standard ss the rest Of
them.
Nevertheless, though the gold stand
ard bill alters none of the existing oon-
ditions aud will become q law without
producing a ripple Of excitement, 1t will
not be u useless or o superfiuous measure.
The preservation of the gold standard.
has heretofore depended upon this DISPOSE
tion OF the executive. To bs surs he
risks Of departure from It have Teen 80
or at that no Prssidsnt but . very rash
one would hare asst med them,
yet It has been In the power
Of ths executive 20 Tut the
country. through the opsrat' ors Of the
treasury departments. practically upon .
silver basis. Altar tbs GO standard law
a1ssnasesd the Rsess6sas s.a not do sAis.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-20

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
y. J. CHENEY & Co.. Props. Toledo. o.
We the undersigned. have known i. Cheney
for the last Is years. and believe him perfectly
honorable in all business transactions and bnan-
cially able to carry out any obligations made by
their firm.
WEST 4 TRUAx. Wholesale Druggist. Toledo. O.
WALDING, kINNAN & MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists. Toledo, q.
III alrs Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood aud mucous sur
faces OF the system. Price T5c per hottie. sold
by all Druggists. Testimonials free.
Halls Family Pills are IN best.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-20

While only eleven Of the Democrats
screwed their courage up sufficiently to
vote outright for the gold standard bill,
1t must not be inferred that they lepre-
sent all the Democratic opposition In the
House to free silver at 16 to one. Re-
fusina to vote for q gold standard bill.
which was Republican caucus measure.
Is far from equivalent to supporting free
silver. Had an amsndment been offered
to substitute free coinage at 10 to one for
tie d solsration in favor of gold, half of
the Democrats would either have vot cd
for 1t or dodged 1t.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-20

The story is travelling the rounds Of the
press that Gen. Joubert. the commander
in-chiet of the Beers, Is an American and
served in the Confederate sarmy during
the war Of the rebeIlion. AS matter Of
fact Joubsrt 10 Boer and never was in
the United States az all.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-20

The report that Gen. Butler had suo-
decided In crossing the Tngsla river Is
unoondrmed and lie probably untrue. 1t
was not q very likely story, for after
his severe reverses of q few days ago he
would probably have to wait longer
time to get his troops into proper shape
10 try again. Mole probable IL the rumor
that Methusn's communications have
been cut, for he is far from his base an d
Beers are swarming all around him.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-20

Ex-Prssident Il. Benjamin Andrews Is
In hot water again with the Chicago
aldermen. This time his offence Ia that
he sympathizes with the British instead
Of the Beers In the South African wsr.
There is room fur suspicion that Irish
Americans and German-Amsrlcans are
pretty numerous in that Board Of Alder
man
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-20

MIR. Lnuis Payn, the New York supsr-
intent dent of insurance, who while ago
showed such burning desire to engage
In u fight with Gov. Roosevelt. has mod.
Grated his zeal good deal Of late; and
1t begins to look as II he might allow
himself to be superseded In tbs Insurance.
department without doing anything
worse than emitting lot of dismal
no wis,
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-20

for Historical reading. and the plan -
most happily carried out. The Iron star
is1A mstsorits, fragments Of which are
assumed 10 have been handed down from
father 10 son, for CENTURY after century,
thus giving the opportunity for family
chronicle. beginning In myth and ending
In history. (Portiand; Loring. short d
Harmony
are always a delight to her hosts OF
young rssders. and this year Dodd Il
Mead publish an especially handsome and
attractive volume containing her story OF
Patience, A Daughter Of the .Mayfower.
IL has several Illustrations, and
the frontispisos Is q reproduction from
Coplsy print of Douglas volk's beau tifui
Patience.
Mrs. Champney, like Mrs. Camp, will
not deceive you, " but states frankly
that, while her tale contains . dash OF
history. Just enough TO give 10 flavor Of
the time In which 1t 10 set, "ths advent
ures of Patience aud Of Wrestling were.
| only suoh rs might have taken place. Z"
and are indeed quite as interesting % the
old stories In nodern dress, be they never
so true.
Mira Champnsy says that the reader Of
any historical romance has the right to
ask. In the words Of browning,
"Do you tell the story new In off-hand
style
Straight from the booksf
Or 10 there book at all,
And don't you deal In poetry. make
And the white lie, 1t sounds iikss"
A serious, thoughtful. aud up-to-eats
| look 10 the Reverend Washington Glad
dsn's volume. che title of which asks the
question, How Much 10 Left Of the Old
| Doctrines""
The author ssys IL 10 "a book for tbs
| people" and not for scholars. To aid
those who are doubling, and Jet who
have little time for speculation or for
working out mental and moral problem q.
There are fifteen separate subjects dis
oussd, some OF the most important Ct
which are Belief In God; What Is tn,
Bible, The Doctrine of the Trinity. The
Hope OF Immortality, the Thought Of
Heaven" and many others Of perhaps
equal moment.
| In closing Doctor GLADDEN. returns to
the question with which we started,
"Howlmuch Is left Of the old doctrinesY :
and he apparently finds that there Is q
good deal. he ssys; 1.-THE pruning knife
needs to be freely used In our theologi'
| nj htxa tup hrv affair all hay9
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-20

The New York sun declares that II
cost Sir Thomas Upton s45o. COO to try to
capture the CUP while the expenses OF It's
defence aggregated $4,000. Pretty ex-
pensiye business is yachting.
The Portland daily press., 1899-12-20
MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK.

YTNHE annual meeting of the stockholders Of
i the Merchants National Bank. Portland.
Maine, for the election of seven directors for
the ensuing year. and the transaction of any
other business that may legally be presented.
well be held at their banking house. Oh Tues.
day, the sth day Of January. 1890. at 10 O'Clock
q. q. BANCROFT. Cashier.
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