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The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-03-22
MISSISSIPPI NEWS.
A Shorthand Chronicle of Cur
rent Happenings.

rent Happenings.
w. b. Harris died at Fernwood.
DIR. w. H. Roane, of Holly Springs,
is dead.
Cattle are being shipped from West
Point to Cuba.
Ocean Springs is to be lighted with
acetylene gas.
The Third Mississippi Regiment has
been mustered out
10 hn H. Cook has been installed as
postmaster at Ellisville.
DR.. E. A. Rowan is a candidate for
reelection to the senate in Copiah.
Judge Powell sent IA prisoners to the
penitentiary from his court in Yazoo.
The State Democratic Executive
Committee will meet in jackson
April 9Th.
Congressman A. F. Fox will deliver
the annual address at Belhaven
June 18th.
Judge Truly gave the Pike county
blind tigers convicted in his court a
strong legal antidote.
The ladies of Jackson, following
Brookhaven's lead, have organized a
cemetery association.
Lee Guy, Wallace Butler, George
Magee and Ben Garner go to the pen
itentiary from Pike county.
The jackson Daily Bulletin, pub
lished by Mr.. H. T. Sanders, has sus-
pended. 1t was an extreme McLaurin
champion.
Guy Jack, indicted jointly with DR..
Lipscomb for murder, is now on trial
at DeKalb. 1t took week to secure
a jury in the case.
Jackson is planning for big polit-
ical speaking at an early date. 1t will
take place under the tent used when
Bryan spoke there.
Hickory Flat was visited by a de-
structive tornado Saturday. The
school building worth $500, two col
ored churches and much other prop
erty were destroyed.
Senator Sullivan will be candidate
before the next Legislature for the un-
expired Walthall term. During the
short time he has been in the Senate
he has proven himself worker.
Mr.. E. Virden, one of the oldest and
wealthiest citizens of Jackson, died
last week. He was born in Dover, Del,
March %, 1922, came south when
young man, settling in Jackson in 1S49.
Major W. D. Gibbs, of the Third
Mississippi Regiment, failed to get an
honorable discharge from the army on
account of drunkenness and disorder
ly conduct. He also forfeited 5000 of
his pay and allowances.
The annual meeting of the Retail
Lumber Dealers Association of Mis-
sissippi will be held at Jackson, Tues
day, April 1S. B. A. Tucker, president,
Senatobia, or w. G. Harlow, secretary,
Yazoo City, will gladly furnish all in
formation and reply to every inquiry.
The Jackson News pertinently re-
marks there are two things that the
citizens of Jackson and the people of
the State at large have legitimate
right to make vigorous kick on, and
they are the appropriation of the Cap
itol building grounds for COW pasture
and baseball park.
According to the Magnolia Gazette,
M. w. Coney has been acting as JUS
tice of the peace in district No. of
Pike county for long term of years
any legal authority. The mat
ter has now got into the courts and is
likely to create much trouble to the
people as many transactions have been
had before Mr.. Coney, such as the
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-03-22
THE STATE coMMIrrEE.

A meeting of the State Democratic
Executive Committee is hereby called
TO be held In jackson, Miss, on Thurs
day, the 9th day of April, 1889, for the
purpose OF determining the method of
nominating candidates for the Demo-
cratic party, and for the transaction of
sucn other business as may come be-
fore it.
s. NJ. RoANE, C. G. MrLLER
Secretary, Chairman.
Merldain, Miss, March l4th, 1850.
All other State papers please copy.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-03-22

The Vieksburg Herald says that upon
the return of Senator Murray f.
Smith from Meridian, where he has
been attending the federal court, she
found awaiting him renewal of the
invitation of Columbus citizens to
speak in that city. and has appointed
the 24t ~. that purpose. 1t is
possibl n in pursuing the matters
in contro trsy between the governor
and himself, he win give that remark
able man further occasion for ex-
plantations"
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-03-22
FOR CIRCUIT CLERK.

We are authorized to announce
S. p. OLIVER
sa candidate for Circuit Clerk of Lincoln coun-
n. subject to the action Of the Democratic
party.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-03-22

Lleut.-Gov. Jones, now candidate
Tor Governor, is outspoken against
trusts, and the coffin trust in particu.
lar. II all the defeated candidates had
TO Dc literally buried after the
election. the coffin trust would have
soft snap.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-03-22
Thos. A. Newell, charged with beine

Thos. A. Newell, charged with being
accessory to the murder of John p.
Fore, has made application for bail
under writ of habeas corpus, to be
tried here before Judge Conn Friday.
Newell's son, who is charged with hav-
ing done the shooting, is still at large,
and the governor has offered the stat
utory reward of s2J0 for his arrest and
conviction.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-03-22
The LEADER.
Published Weekly.

ofhcial Journal Of Lincoln County.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-03-22

FOR STATE SENATOR.
ye are authorized to announce
CHARLES CHRISMAN
candidate for State Senator from the sth
ga sse,aria District, composed of the counties Of
saoan and Lawrence. subject to the action OF
ihe nemocratlc party.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-03-22

FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
We are authorized to announce
J.B. GREAVES
candidate for re election to the ONCE OF
81 sttorney of the 7th Judicial District oil
wl,sNlssinnI wsSi subject to the action OF the DEMO
MS ,.s,ic district Convention.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1899-03-22

Precious few
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1899-02-18
Mslnnme to Ensign sandOz.

Opelousas. The people OF ope-
|ousas turned out en- masse Thurs
day night to welcome Ensign Fritz
L. Sandoz, U. 8. N, an Opelousas
bow and a graduate of the Annapo
lis Naval Academy. He was on the
cruiser Cincinnati during the late
war. and had charge OF a gun at the
commandment of Matanzas. he
was honored by having assigned to
him the hosting Of the Stars and
Stripes over the arsenal OF MORO
Castle when the Spaniards evacuat-
ed that city on Jan. /. He IS nome
on a short furlough, and recently
married Miss Mamie Ward OF Nor
folk, Va. who is here with him,
The reception was held at Sandoz
Onera House, and was a brilliant
and enthusiastic affair. The speak
ers we're Judge E. T. Lewis, chair
man; Judge E. D. Estilette, Hon
John N. Ogden, Rev. T. K. Fauntle
row, John ". Lewis, esq, and Prof
T. H. Harris. Ensign sandoz VII
leave for headquarters Sunday nav
inc been summoned there on at
count of the turn Of affairs IN tn
Philippines. AS the cruiser Clncln
matt will shortly be put out OF com
mission, the young officer expect
to be assigned to another warshlp
He is a son of Mr.. Walton sandoz
a citizen of Opelousas.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1899-02-18
Fitted Under Difficulties.

An English war correspondent In Q
Cuban prison sent for tailor to MAKE
him q suit of clothes, but on the arrival
Of the man of the shears the prisoner
found he could only consult with him
through the bars, and had to stand
anita close to them to be measured. IN
few days. however, the n, tall0 Or. again gsr.
appeared on the scene with inc gar ar,
ments cut out and pinned together fof
atting on, and this he accomplished
by stretching his arms through the
window bars as before until the Eft
was to his mind correct. When the
correspondent came to wear this extra
ordinary suit short time after Ii,
found It most satisfactorily, and wei
atting-so much so that it is beinE
,rorn In London row with mich pride
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1899-02-18

Some years ago physician under
.ook a series Of experiments on snakes
with a view Of extracting a suf1cient
mount Of their venom to form a basis
Tor investigation, in order. ii possible,
70 discover some antidote. His labor
ptory Ia a curious and somewhat IN
Fanny place and one from which taoSe
with unsteady nerves instiRotively re-
coil. The apparatus for extracting the
venom Is a most ingenious and yet
very simple one. A bit Of ehamots ID
tied over the top Nof funnel which
leads to a bottle. Everything is Sc
cured very firmly. The snake Is caught
hv tina back Of the neck aRd placed
Rose to this chamois. He strikes MS
'angs through 1t, when tiny jets OF
venom are thrown from the fanss upon
the glass sides Of the bottle tricKiins
thence into the bottle. Again ana
again the snake is made TO strike. II
necessary, other snakes Of the same
snscies are used until q suncient
amount Of the venom is collected. Inc
relative deadly qualities Of the Veaom
Of snakes. have also been the suo9ec'
Of experiments. 1t appears th@ inc
siamond-back rattlespake is the most
to be dreaded. The next In orasr Is
Inc banded rattlssnake, followed by the
oopperhead and the water moceasin OF
eottonmouth. The poison machinery
pf the snake consists Of a pair OF nee
die-pointed fapgs, which, when the
creature Is at rest, are folded, BACK IL
the roof of the mouth. When 1t be-
comes angry, these fangS are thrown
forward, and in the act OF striking
tiny let Of poison is thrown IRON
each. The poison is q thin,s yellow
0uid, which, upon exposure oeoom
noses very rapidly. Snake poison
kent from the air or dried, retains IT
full force for many years.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1899-02-18

Rrown-"Why did you countermanu
ronr order for those fountain pens!
,ones-"The agent took down my or
Ter with a lead pencil"
Tommy, what did say I'd do to
,ou II you touched that jam again?
.Why that's funny. ma, that you
should forget, too! I'm blowed II l
IAN remember"
I've called to tell you, sir. that the
photographs you took Of us the other
law are not at all satisfactory; why, my
,usband looks like an ape" Well
madam, what trouble did you find with
the photographer"
why can not a woman become a
,uccessful lawyer, should like to
know?" asked lady of cynical old
Judge Because, madam" he an
swered she's too fond of giving he
opinion without pay"
Have you ever made an effort tt
solve that mystery2" inquired the de
iectiye's friend. "Sir!" was tn
naughty reply, "Pd have you under
tand that am working for the city.
N not a newspaper reporter"
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1899-02-18
!. KIord,ks Nswspausr.

The Klondike Nugget, one of the two
oauers published at Dawson, is having
great deal Of trouble finding Its town
subscribers, who pay $24 year for
he privilege of getting semi-weekly
edition. A paragraph in recent issue
explains the difficulty by saying that
It is very hard to find some Of the
houses according to the addresses left
At the Office. Among those mentioned
we're "the cabin with the screen door, :"
nths slab house facing the river" the
big tent with tive stove pipes" and the
cabin three doors south Of where all
the dogs ars."-seattle Post-Intelli'
pencer
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1899-02-18
Better Be Wise
Than Rich. i"

Wise people are also rich
guhen they know a perfect
remedy for all annoying dis
eases of the blood, kidneys,
tUer and boZUeLs. It is
Hoods Sarsapantla, (Which
Is perfect in its action. It
so regulates the entire sys-
tenn as TO bring rigorous
health. It neOer disappoints.
coItre-" For a years had goitre, Oh
swellings on my neck, which was dis
couraging and troublesome. Rheumatism
also annoyed me. Hoods Sarsaparillt
cured me completely and the swelling ha
entirely DISAPPEARED. A lady IN Michlga'
saw my previous testimonial ana use
Hoods and was entirely cured OF the SAM
trouble. She thanked me TOR recommend
Ing IL" MRS. ANNA SUTHERLAND, 406 Love
Street. Kalamazoo, Mich.
Poor Health Had poor health 70
wears, pains in shoulders, back and hip;
with constant headache, nervousness an
no appetite. Used Hoods SarsapariIla
gained strength and can work halo all da!
eat heartily and sleep well. took 1t bf
cause It helped my husband" MR.
ELIZABETH ]. GIFEELs, Moose Lake, Mimi
Makes Weak Strong would Civ
S. a bottle for Hoods Sarsaparilla II
could not get it for less. 1t is the be'
spring medicine. 1t makes the weak strong
ALBERT A. JAeNow, DouglastoWn, N. 7.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1899-02-18
Ivorl. on the Locks r. sumed.

Plaouemine. ---Messrs. Jas. Stew
art & Co., who have the contract to
finish the work on the Plaquemlne
locks and improve the bayou as tal
as the railroad bridge, after dong
considerable preliminary work and
placing much expensive machinery,
commenced work in earnest on the
locks Friday morning. There Il
much work to be done in excavat
ing dirt that has slipped in the lock
and forced the sheet piling out Of
line. which has to be Strengthened
before any concrete is put downs ne
it is this work that was commence
Friday.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1899-02-18

Game killed on an Indian reservation
bv a tribal Indian and transported by
wagon to the nearest railway station
off the reservation and there delivered
to a carrier to be shipped out OF the
state Is held, in Selkirk vs.. stevens
(Minn). 40 L. r. A. 75S, to be subject
to the game laws Of the state.
On a second trial in an ejectment
suit taken by the defeated party as
matter of right under the terms OF a
statute allowing it, 1t is held in Slau-
son VS. Goodrich Transportation COM
pany (Wis.), 40 L. R. A., S25, that rul-
ings upon the admissibility OF evidence
made on the former trial have no bind
ing force. With this case are collect
ed the authorities on the effect OF a
nr;or decision on statutory new trial in
a real action.
A promoter who transfers to cor
noration land purchased by him before
the CORPORATION was formed Is held, II
Milwaukee Cold Storage company VS.
Dexter wis.,, 40 L. R. A. SS7, to b.
not subject to any liability to the cor
noration for the amount received b.
him in excess of what he paid, If h
made no Misrepresentation or falls
statements about the matter, and a
the subscribers had opportunity to as
certain the conditions and value
the land and know the price charges
although he did not disclose to thel
: tho amount which he paid.
e The doctrine that the placing Of ele'
: trio wires known to be dangerous {
] q b,ace where others are lawfully emit
tied to be constitutes negligence, is a.
n,ied in perham VS.. Portland Gener
. Electric company (0re.), 40 L. R.
"a 7s9 to wires strung over a brtu
=, where workmen in repairing the brh
~ come in contact with them, and 1t
- also held that the apparent perfect |
n sslation of the wires amounted to
~ invitation to risk contact with the
-. when the wires are placed where pt
- sons in performing their duties m
come in contact with them.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1899-02-18
R,ou Mill and Warehouse Burned

Crowley.-Another disastrous fire
occurred in Crowley Thursday
night, when the Southwest Louisl-
ana rice mill and warehouse were
destroyed. The property was own
ed by a joint stock company, com I,
posed of Joseph Flash, DR.: s. L.
Pulliam, Carl Hetzell, Charles
Brown, A. C. Lormand, Hampden
Story and A. T. Moore. The build,
ING and machinery was insured fo1
$4,000, with a policy OF 81, GOO on
rice in the warehouse. Mr.. Flash,
the manager, and his helper were
in the mill at the time, but cannot
explain the origin Of the fire, which
started near the offices.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1899-02-18
HOW Snake Poison Ktlls.

The action Of poisons upon the sys-
tenn is and always has been one of the
most interesting Of subjects. Just how
and why it kills has but yet been de-
termined through q series of expert
rents made by scientists. The follow
ing description is unqussaonsbly the
hest and most lucid OF any that has
bean given to the public: THE venom
NAV be roughly separated into two
nsrts-one acting upon the blood, and
the other upon the nerves. When in
| ,ected 1t Immediately begins to create
terrible destruction in the blood yes
sells. the walls of the veins are eaten
avay and an internal hemorrhagt
tales place. While this is going on 6
| norton Of the venom is attacking th'
nerves. Particularly susceptible to it!
rayages is the 'vasomotor' system,
nerve center which controls the mus
c,es of respiration. Paralysis take
nlacs in these organs, and the victim
generally dies from an inability t
breathe"
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1899-02-18
For Yellow Fever.

A correspondent Of London paper
,asserts that 10 fatal results may Do
feared from yellow fever II the person
attacked, as soon as the symptoms sp-
near, take a tumblerful Of olive on,
with the Juice Of lime squeezed intO
it. This dosS should DO repeated as. 'i :,
vomiting and purging ensue. "TAis n
;nfaIlihle in checking the viruience OF
The complaint" says the letter writer
"and q speedy convalescence invafmD ~
follows. 1 have not only proved ia
effieiency personally, but have WIZ
messed it's complete success In aossn'
Of cases, both in Cuba and South AnS'
| lea"
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1899-02-18

On the other hand, cold-blooded ami
mails have no proper temperature or
their own; they are warm In warm
weather and cold in cold weather. A
fish, a snake, a frog, or an insect, When
at rest, is rarely more than two OF
three degrees warmer than the air or
water in which 1t is living. MIR. SUN
erland placed some lizards in colo
water, which was then gradually
heated, and he found That in ali cases
the lizards became warmer as the
water was warmed and cooler as the
water was cooled-in other words, they
depended upon external circumstances
for their heat. But this is not aDso-
lutely true, for when angry, cold
blooded animals, like human beings
become hotter than usual, even a nsil
rising several degrees above the tenn
peratre of the water when 1t Is ex-
| asperated
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1899-02-18
A CRAZE or PSEUD0-5CiENcE.
The Present Remarkable Revival OF
Medieval Superstition.

In the September Century, Daniel G.
Brinton has an article On Popular
Superstitions Of Europe" DR.. Brin-
ton closes his article by saying: From
some strange reason, there has been
q wonderful revival within the last
decade Of nearly every medieval super
clifton, under various guises, in tho
most enlightened centers Of the world.
The practitioners Of this modern sor-
Gerry, instead Of concealing, advertise
their claims, and urge them on the
community under pseud0-scientlnc
uames and jargons. Palmistry, astrol-
ogy, sympathetic magic, the doctrine
Of signatures, hiero-therapeutics, and
all the farrago Of ffteenth-century
thaumaturgy, flourish today In Boston
! and New York, in Paris and Chicago,
to a degree surprising anything known
| three centuries ago. There is reason
for this. Sorcery is science seen up
side down, There is confused ground
work OF truth, a fallacious method OF
viewing facts, at the basis OF these
pseudo sciences. Yet the truth and the
facts exist and these explain the sue
cess Of the receptions. They dazzle
and daze minds not trained in souna
reasoning; and how few are! Inc
societies for "psychical research" and
theosophic speculation begin with an
acknowledgment Of the possible truth
Of ghost-seeing and Of communion With
the divine. This possible ground If
seized by the charlatan as proved basis
TOR his illusory edifce. Superstition!
are at core the same everywhere ane
at all times, because they are based OF
those desires and that ignorance which
are and will ever be part OF man
nature. He is dimly aware Of mighty
unmeasured forces in ceaseless &C
tiyity around him, controlling his owl
destiny; the ominous and omnipres
ent portent Of death meets him at ever
5 turn; dissatisfaction with his presen
t condition, intense longing for a III
3 and Joy which it can never offer, goa
J, him to seek q knowledge which weight
: and measures are impotent to accor
= him. Yet such restricted knowledg
Q is all that science can supply. There
: fore he turns in despair to the mystic
g and the adopts, the Cagliostros and tn
q Humes, who stand ready to beckon hill
8 into their illusory temple Of folly
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1899-02-18
y WAS g vision that made Cornelius,

It was q vision that made Cornelius,
the Roman, send for a Christian
preacher, and it was vision that made
the preacher willing to go. Science
and human reason may not recognize
spiritual phenomena, but neither rea-
son nor science can consistently deny
the possibility that the great Being in
Whose realm crowd the infinite mys-
teries of the universe, did send mes
sengerg of regeneration to the poor
heather river pirate.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1899-02-18
carD,va, Festivities Postponed.

Shreveport. Owing to the dread
f,I blizzard and severe snow storm
which has swept over this country
for the past several days. almost
completely locking the wheels OF
commerce and travel, the Order OF
The Orients have decided to post
none the carnival festivities which
were to have taken place here Mon
dav and Tuesday, Feb. ID and a.
The carnival was all arranged the
uongouqud 1o1 luo eAeS eS1sQ,
III IeN u1eo qua psq QUA 4ue!aO eq.
10 1ep1O eql % sIelWeW eq4 pu,
ueu sssuIsnd lse9I le eu1E4 g 10:
soulAps9y pug seHe6sS re o. pus
ue and svq 1eqss9M 4ueueIou! pu'
ANGUS poo lngpesrp eql 4nq '4qs!s
igpsenI IeA!u1eo qS!q pIoQ o. e1eA
ouM 'lsenS a!eql pue GIgneJ IeAo.
eql 10 uondeo0t eql 10! Apeea y!
9IsM euo1ql s.ueenb pus SUN eq
puv uoo1 urq eqL 'slq5!u Aepsen,
puB iBpuoN uo!sseooId S!q eql 10
na1sda1d puB peleUoep s1eM slso
Saturday night a proclamation tina
the carnival would bepostponed un
til the third and fourth Of April
. when the magnificent trades displa.
procession, carnival parades an
other festivities would be held on
much more elaborate scale tina
which would have taken place G
next Tuesday. The change in th
dates is received and welcomed b
everybody. The crowds whic
would have come here would hay
suffered greatly from the terrib
weather. and by postponing the ca
nival to the third Of April a niue
n sn.aff aAAA~I
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1899-02-18
1at,eusl Flags Growing Fewer

OF thirty-tiye flags shown in a faga
Of all nations supplement to a Lon
don weekly in 1858, barely 40 years
ago, eleven have disappeared, among
them those of the East India Company
Of the Ionian Islands, Tuscany, Naples
and the States of the Church, Of the
Russian American Company and Of
Sardinia.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1899-02-18

Morgan City.-Mayor SHANNON
has instructed all saloon keepers
that they must observe the sunday
law in its entirety. No more side
doors will be allowed to open ana
for the first time in many years the
town will be strictly dry.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1899-02-18
Colored Church Destroyed by Fire.

Port Hudson. The Mount Zion
(colored) Baptist church, located
on the shellroad between the river
and the national cemetery, was to,
tally destroyed by fire about IL
o'clock Thursday. 1t was being
used as a public school, and the tlr re-
originated from defective fiue. II
was not insured and will be a great
loss to the colored people.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1899-02-18
Fata, Accident to a Conductor

Hammond. While unloading a
barrel of oil from a car at the depot
here Saturday evening e. y. LORD
conductor of the local freight be-
tween McComb City and Hammond,
in an effort to prevent the barre;
rolling off the platform, fell anc
the barrel fell on him, breaking MI
right leg above the knee. Dr.: "
E Henkel was called and has the III
| iured man in charge.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1899-02-18
A Haunted House.

81 don't know why you should say
that empty old house is haunted?"
"Why, don't you see those ancient
window curtains?" eyes, but"
well, aren't they the shades Of the
dsnarted?"