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The leader., 1900-04-04
SHORT NEWS STORIES.
when Roosevelt Used n Bribe-rn n
Genoa sfudy-Dcncon white
an Old Reporter.

"a friend OF mine told me the follow
that | had never heard before: The
present governor was out with guide
after grizzlies, and II one was found
the agreement was that Roosevelt
should take the first shot, and II he
missed the second was to go to the
guide. The governor, you know, Is
nearsighted and has to wear glasses.
They finally got n shot at n grizzly,
and, although the governor succeeded
In winging him, the bear was not fatal
ly wounded and came charging down
on them Mt terrific rate. Now, big
game men unite in saying that, hunt
the world over, there is only one form
of sport to be found more dangerous
than grizzly hunting, and that Is
cowboy who has gone wrong, and he,
and he only, Is likely to give you n
better run for your money than q griz-
ely bear.
"Well, to return to the story. The
bear was coming down on them like
the Empire State express and emitting
loud, rude, belllgerent snorts at every
jump. Roosevelt's glasses had been
knocked off by the recoil Of the gun,
and while he could locate the bear by
the row he was making he was with
out the limit of his sans glasses vision.
Nothing daunted, however, and with
every drop OF sporting blood In his
veins a-tingle, he yelled at the guide:
Say, Bill, $40! Is 1t my shotY and up
on that worthy falling a victim to brib-
cry and corruption Roosevelt laid his
bearship low when he arrived near
enough for him to see where to put a
shot in a vital spot."-New York Trib-
mo
The leader., 1900-04-04
Soldiers on Stills.

improbable as it may seem. the
French army has lately been making
experiments with view of testing the
value of silt walking The result ap-
pears to be- according to The Leisure
Hour, such as to render their adoption
by the French army for special pur-
poses highly probable. They are found
to be serviceable not only in placing
telegraph wires in very rough country,
but also as a means of quickly ascer-
tanning where n river can be safely
forded by troops. The silt man, by
the aid of his heightened legs, can
measure the depth Of the water with
great ease and precision. He can feel
about the shallow places and thus lead
the way. A few soldiers expert In the
use of stills might have been of service
to our commanders in South Africa,
where the watercourses are strategical
obstacles of great advantage to the en-
emy.-Westminster Gazette.
The leader., 1900-04-04
Deacon White, Reporter.

Deacon Stephen V. White Is the ideal
man from the newspaper reporters
standpoint. He was a central figure
the other day in controversy in Plym-
outh church and when asked for his
side Of the matter promptly sat down
and wrote a statement.
This Is first rate newspaper copy
you've turned out" remarked the re-
porter.
at ought to be-" said the deacon.
I'm about the Oldest reporter In
Brooklyn. was hunting up news
away back in 1852"
"They must have paid slashing big
space rates in those days. You've got
mighty fine house for an ex-report-
err" observed the newspaper man.
The deacon laughed, probably at the
thought of his reportorial earnings and
the millions he had made in Wall
street.
The leader., 1900-04-04

amount from the salary of the regular
district attorney who has already been
paid for 1S99-alSo whether or not the
case was similar to that of Sykes VS..
Holder The attorney general holds
that the case is not similar to that of
Sykes VS.. Holder, and that the pay of
district attorneys pro tenn shall be de-
Quoted from the salary of the regular
district attorney, unless he shall file
an affidavit, as provided in section 1861
of the code, stating that he was pre-
vented from attending court on account
of sickness or high water. If thus
prevented the salary of the regular
officer is not to be locked to pay his
pro TEN. Mr.. McClurg holds that the
salary of the district attorneys is fixed
at S6.571a per day, and that the pro
TENS should not be allowed any more.
The opinion amounts simply to this:
When district attorneys are absent
from court for reasons other than
those provided in section 1857 of the
code, they, and not the State, must
pay their substitutes.
In reply to an inquiry from Marion
county the attorney general gives it as
his opinion that boards of supervisors
may lease sixteenth section lands for
not exceeding fifteen years unless in
towns or villages, when the lease may
be for % years. Pine timber may be
sold from uncleared lands, which may
be leased for seven years for the per-
manent improvements.
Benton county is advised that under
the acts of 1897, stock law district OF
less than township may be added to
stock law district heretofore estab-
lished in an adjoining county.
Second-It is the duty of the board
to furnish justices of the peace and
constables such legal forms as are used
in the discharge of the duties of their
offices. That these county district of
ficers, although on smaller scale, are
as much part of the machinery OF
our form of government as county and
State officers, and the same reasons
The leader., 1900-04-04

for supplying the one are as good as
the other.
To Tallahatchie county:
There is no authority in law for you
to allow more than an ordinary wit.
ness fee as compensation to physi-
clan for testifying in aninquiry upon
a writ of lunacy; no provision to pay
him extra compensation as an expert
witness.
To Tate county:
County health officers are entitled to
be paid at the rate fixed by section 5,
chapter SO, acts 1896, viz: 90 cents per
capita for the first 300 vaccinations, 10
cents per capita for the next 200, and
III cents per capita for all over 800,
in each separate and distinct appear
ance of smallpox circumscribed by
the five mile radius therein named,
and his bill therefore may be allowed
and paid as soon as the work of vacci-
mating in each of said circumscribed
distinct territory is finished.
The leader., 1900-04-04

HERE IT is, MADAM" SAID THE SCULPTOR
who was an invalid at the time. An
eminent sculptor who had a studio in
the most picturesque part Of the old
city was frequently visited by Mrs.
Franklin.
One day the sculptor intimated that
he was working on one of his master
pieces, and he would like to show 1t to
Mrs. Franklin She made a special call
to inspect the marble with Mrs. Fol-
som.
Here 1t is, madam" said the sculp-
tor, throwing off the drapings. What
do you think Of it?'
why, don't know what to say"
was the reply. "Of course it's beautl-
full It's Miss Frances Folsom, isn't
It"
YES" replied the sculptor, land she
likes 1t so well that she says she will
never part with 1t until she finds a no.
BILE husband, and then she will present
1t to him the first Christmas after their
marriage"
Mrs. Franklin's reply is not recorded,
but when she visited the White House
during the Cleveland regime many
pleasant recollections were recalled by
a glimpse of the familiar Genoa bust
standing In the presidents favorite
room.-Philadelphi Saturday Evening
Post.
The leader., 1900-04-04
A Law Abiding Border Town.

The town of McAlester, in the Indian,
Territory, has population of more
than 1000, all Of them squatters who.
hope that eventually the federal gov
eminent will ratify their title to the
property of which they have taken pos
session. They have no mayor, no town
marshal, no aldermen, no police. There
never was survey of the ground made
for town purposes. Yet they have
built up fine residences for frontier
settlement. The houses are built in
rows that leave wide and fairly regular
streets. The people lead moral lives
and are law abiding in spirit, though
there are no particular laws for them
to abide by.-Chicago Chronicle.
The leader., 1900-04-04
"Deaconing" Apples For Exports.


The "deaconing' of apples has been
a standard joke in this country for
more than one generation but 1t seems
the practice is still kept up, especially
In fruit shipped abroad. The manag-
ing director of an English storage COM
pany told the New York hortculturists
at their recent meeting that while
American apples have a finer flavor
than the Tasmanlan fruit the latter
bring three times their price on the
English docks simply because they are
better packed and the label on the
box is an abaolute guarantee that they
are standard therein described" where
as the American fruit Is shipped In bar
rels which are very apt TO have layer
of good apples at each end while the
remaining space is filed with culs and
windfalls. The American apples are
always bought subject to examination.
while those from Tasmania are &C.
cepted on the shippers guarantee.
There Is an interminable discussion as
to whether it is better for a man to be
a knave or a fool, but the farmer who
tries to obtain n foreign market by
shipping worthless fruit improperly
packed is both.-Philadelphi Ledger
The leader., 1900-04-04
The Best in the World.

We believe Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy is the best in the world. \
few weeks ago We suffered with severe
cold and a troublesome cough. and
having read their advertisements L.
our own and other papers, We purchase
bottle to see if it would affect us. Ii
cured us before the bottle was more
than half used. 1t is the best medicine
out, for colds and coughs. THE Herald.
AndersonuiHe, Ind. For sale by c. E.
Grafton, Druggist,
The leader., 1900-04-04
Remarkable Cure of Rheumatism.
KENNA, Jackson Co., w. Va

hENNA, JdChSOH CO., w. v d.
About three years ago my wife had an
attack of rheumatism which confined
her to her bed for over month and
rendered her unable to walk step
without assistance, her limbs being
swollen to double their normal size.
Mr.. S. Maddox insisted on my using
Chamberlain's Pain Balm. purchased
a fifty cent bottle and used it according
to the directions and the next morning
she walked to breakfast without assist
ance in any manner, and she has not
had similar attack siuce.-A. B. PAR
SONS. For sale by c. E. Grafton
Druggist.
The leader., 1900-04-04
Try Lewenthals Pineapple Gem
Thursday and all day,

In almost every neighborhood there
is some one whose life has been saved
by Chamberlain's Collie. Cholera and
Diarrhna Remedy, or who has been
cured of chronic diarrhel by the use
of that medicine. Such persons make
a point of telling of it whenever oppor-
tunity offers, hoping that it may be the
means of saving other lives. For sale
by G. e. Grafton, Druggist.
The leader., 1900-04-04
In a Genoa study.

Mrs. S. r. Franklin made a reputa-
ton as q hostess of no mean renown
when her husband, Rear Admiral
Franklin, was In command Of the Unit
ed States European squadron early In
the eighties. Among the American
girls whom she took under her wing
was Miss Frances Folsom, now Mrs.
Grover Cleveland, who was spending
the season In Genoa with her mother,
The leader., 1900-04-04
UNEQUAL Rainfall.

There are eight inches more rainfall
annually on the south shore Of Lake
Superior than on the north shore and
three inches more in the cases Of Erie
and Ontario. There is also a greater
precipitation on the eastern shores of
Lakes Huron and Michigan than on
the western.
The leader., 1900-04-04
Wooden Leg For Sale.

There Is a man in Philadelphia who
will sell wooden leg cheap. 1t belong
ed to his wife's first husband. She
kept it as a memento of the departed,
displaying 1t In prominent place in
the parlor. AS might have been ex-
pected, however, 1t was banished when
she married the second time, but when
the ardor of the honeymoon began to
diminish she restored the leg to its old
position. The husbands objections
have failed to remove what to him Is a
disagreeable object. but he thinks that
fair pecuniary offer for the append
age would tempt the quondam widow
to part with it.
Frames made to order at the Photo
The leader., 1900-04-04
Reduced sunday Rates.

To ALL CONCERNED Permission be-
ing granted, can now sell round trip
tickets at one fare from Brookhaven
to New Orleans ON Sundays. Rat.
1886. Good to go by trains Nos. ] ano
%, returning by trains Nos. 20 and 2.
b. E. BEE,
Acting Ticket Agent, Brookhaven
The leader., 1900-04-04

Mental pluck and brute grit go q
long way when combined.
The leader., 1900-04-04

Frames made to order at the Photo
Gallery over Woods Grocery.
The leader., 1900-04-04

JACKSON, March 2S.-Attorney Gen
eral McClurg has rendered an impor-
tant decision anent the contention of
some of the district attorneys that the
State should pay for the services Of
their pro TENS. The matter was brought
to the attention of the attorney gen.
eral by the auditor, who had declined
to pay Mr.. George Richardson, law
yer who had served in place of District
Attorney r. c. Jones, in Noxnbee cir
cult court. Noxubee county had en-
dorsed Mr.. Richardson's claim for
s276S0 The auditor wanted to know
if the claim was not excessive and
whether or not he should deduct the
The leader., 1900-04-04
TOWN AND COUNTY.

Mr. William Davis spent Sunday in
Wesson.
1ue PILL that DON'T GRIPPE, SO PILLS 25c.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-02-28
Fewer Lynchings.

Probably ninety-nine newspaper
readers out of every hundred If asked
for their impressions at the end of
1899, would have said that they sup
posed there had been more cases of
lynching in this county last year than
In any previous twelvemonth. 1t is
therefore pleasant surprise TO find
that the statistician of the Chicago
Tribune, who has kept track Of the
figures tor many years, can report that
the record was really the smallest
since 1885. There is no explanation
Of the apparent mystery which is not
generally thought Of. Public senti-
ment against lynching has been grow
ing steadily throughout the country,
and especially in the south where the
practice has been most common. The
result is that the press gives much
greater publicity to reports of all such
outrages now than formerly and 107
cases during 1899 consequently at
tracted more attention than would
twice as many fifteen years ag0.-N.
Y. Evening Post.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-02-28
A GENEROUS OFFER.
Mr.. L. e. Protzman Makes one Of In
terest to the School People.

Mr.. E. G. Hrotzman the photo
grapher was interested in reading
in the Tuesdays issue of the DAILY
New DOMINION the honor roll of the
pupils OF the public school. He
commends this paper for the publ
cation and states that he has no
doubt that it will stimulate the
children to greater efforts. lie Of
fers another inducement to make
them get down to harder work al {.
more constant attendance.
The offer is 30 make picture of
each child on the honor roll for
March provided the school authori-
ties will place the pictures in frames
somewhere ir the school building
where the children can see those
who have succeeded in the several
rooms. The idea is a novel one and
it will be very expensive one tor
Mr.. Protzmaa but he wishes to- help
the teachers all he can as he recog
nlzts the difficulties of their tasks
Will this offer be accepted by the
teachers?
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-02-28
DELEGATES RETURNED.
Morgantown's Invitation Taken up
Matter will be Decided Next Fall.

Messrs. Whitman, Bush, Shriver
and Richards who have been in at
tendance on the meeting OF the Tri-
State Y. M. G. A. which has been
meeting in Washington have returned
home. They had a splendid expert
ence and are full Of enthusiasm over
the work. The meetings lasted for
three days and after the adjournment
the young men took in the sights at
the nations capital.
The invitation extended by Nor
gantown for the next annual meeting
to be held here was taken under adj
visement by the committee and it will
be decided next November. Several
other places are anxious to have the
meeting. Morgantowns delegation
went before the committe and they
think that they made good impress
sion. In case no other town can offer
more reasons why they should have
the meeting we will get 1T.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-02-28

WHY can't this county have the
ruraI mail delivery extended in other
directions. Washington county Pa,
is going to have its entire surface
covered by the routes and every farmer
in the county will have his mail
brought to- his door once day. The
efforts of Congress man Acheson are
being bent in that direction and the
plan will be put into effect soon.
The intention of the department is to
extend the service SO that eventually
it will cover the whole rural part of
the country. 1t will take time but it
is thought that it will finally be done.
THE efforts and results in the lower
southwestern fields during the past
week differed little from those of the
preceding week An increased vol
ume of new work in some localities is
a feature This is noticeable in Wet
eel and Lewis counties. Monongalia
comfy is coming to the front again
with some experimental work, located
in advance Of the northeast extension
OF the Campbell's run development,
where the Battelle and South Penn
Oil Companies brought in pair of
nice producers short time since on
the StrQsnider and Bell farms. These
two companies are drilling ten test
wells in that territory.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-02-28

HOME talent performances in Nor
gantown are always great successes.
Why it is that there are not more of
them is hard te tell. The people en-
JOY them immensely but it may that
If there were more of them the audi
ences would not be so greatly pleased
as they are by occasional affairs of
that kind.
THE coal deals taking place in the
county are bringing lots of money in
to the county and will result in bring
ing in more before the development is
started very far on the way. This
county is destined to be one of the
richest in the state and her coal will
be the foundation for it. The oil and
gas have dumped fortunes into the
county but the coal will bring in more.
THE stories about the killing of
young Morris are as numerous as the
people who tell about IT, There is ne
doubt however that he was killed and
that he lay where he fell all night.
The further fact that his slayer es-
capped is well established. 1t is also
known that he could have been caught
if the simplest rules of common sense
had been followed by the young fel-
lows who were with Morris when he
was shot.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-02-28
Che Hefie Book Store.
Stone Front--Dering Building
H. L. SWISHER, Prop'r.
NEW carpets az Hlrschmans.

NEW carpets at Hlrschmans.
BEST oysters for the least money at
St Glars restaurant.
SEE the New Spring line Of How
ard Hats at Waters
THE line of cakes made every day
at the New England Bakery cannot
be excelled in quality anywhere. Or
der your supplies early on Saturday.
THE lemon pies furnished by New
mans restaurant are the delight of
connoisseurs. They are excellent.
The baked beans and lunches served
at this place and are in great demand.
THE people in the vicinity of
Blacksmith who have sold their coal
are to be congratulated. They will
soon be sharing in the good fortune
being showered on other parts of the
county on account of the coal sales.
HARRISON county will soon be
completely isolated if the process of
quarantine is carried on much fur
Their. The county is now cut off
from the north and south. The east
and west lines of railroad are still
open.
IT is to be hoped that the Berkely
county farmers will be able to rid
themselves of the pest of the scale
that is doing so much damage in that
section of the state. They are thor
oughly aroused over it and are going
to do all that money and effort will
do to get rid of the pest.
A WRITER in the Review of Re
views gives this advice: eff you
have farm keep it; if not, get one;
for the time may come when the pop
ulation OF this country will be large
ly divided into monopolists, Deepen
dents and farmers; and the farmers
will be the most independent of all
men, and will be the saving power of
our institutions.
THE offer by Mr.. Protzman the
photographer, published in another
column is very generous one and 1T
should be accepted by the school
authorities. 1t will add another
spur to the efforts of the children
and will result in much good to the
school! The more interest that can
be aroused the more progress will
be made by the pupils.
BUILDING operations will get a
chance to start up again if this
temperature is maintained very long.
The contractors and builders have
been held back more this year than
they have been for long time They
are hopeful that the worst is past
and they will be allowed to go along
the rest of the year without any such
drawbacks.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-02-28
NEW mattings at Hirschmans.

NEW mattings at Hirschmans.
WAIT for the Walkover which il
coming town.
VINO is not in favor of good roads?
1t this season Of the year it weuld be
hard TO find any one but later on when
the weather makes them good again
few people are very deeply interested
in the matter.
J. A. WEAVER keeps on hand at
all times full supply of elegant home
baked light bread. Send in your or
ders by phone.
FINE fresh eggs at the New Eng
land Bakery.
Still frozen from bank 10 bank the
river holds the steamers from making
their trips. The warm weather that
is expected to come Will however soon
break the letters that bind the stream
and in a few days the river will be
open again.
MOTHERS bread is enjoyed by every
one and they can have the chance To
get it at j. A. Viewers grocery.
ST.. GLARS bakery is the only place
in town that makes the genuine
French bread give it trial.
THE New England Bakery is hand
ling the product of the Pittsburg
Creamery.
One of the most stylish shoes in
the city, and one that will wear a
year without breaking is the Soro.
sis. At the Up-to Date Shoe Store.
CONGRESSMAN Achesen is about TO
succeed in getting free rural delivery
extended to every farm house in
Washington county 1t is estimated
that it will require about 10 or so
carriers, each carrier to traverse aboNt
25 miles,
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-02-28
PROTZMAN

On every side is to be heard the
promises of development this summer
Much of the coal lands bought will be
opened up and the era of prosperity
that will be felt by this county will
be the greatest that has ever been eX-
perienced in her history. We have
never felt hard times in this section
owing to peculiar local conditions and
the chances are that we never will
feel them.
A FULL line of all kinds of choice
groceries is constantly kept at ]. A.
Viewers grocery.
If you want first class bottled good,
go to Nye's.
AT seven O'Clock this morning the
mercury stood at thirty above. The
prediction of snowslast night and
to-day had been knocked out and the
record of accuracy made last week was
destroyed at one swoop. The weather
man will have to do something to re-
deem himself.
ST. CLAIR's restaurant receives ten
gallons of fresh oysters every day in the
week except Monday.
Go TO the New England Bakery for
Vienna bread and rolls.
The best meats in town at the
City Market.
REGULAR board can be had at the
Delicatessen for $500 Per week.
Nothing that will approach it can be
had for the money elsewhere in thi
vicinity.
FRESH creamery butter constantly
on hand at the New England Bakery.
INTEREST in the disappearance OF
Rev. L. w. Bar of Fairmont will be
revived by the appointment Of a re-
ceiver to take charge of his real and
personal property. He has not YET
been heard from and will probably
never be seen again in this section.
His disappearance and the facts that
came out afterwards created tremen.
dous sensation in this section at the
time it occurred.
Use j. G. McYicker's Pansy
Cream for the complexion.
A NEW line. Of Thos. G. Plants
celebrated shoes at Waters.
VIENNA bread and rolls at the New
England Bakery.
SEND IN your orders by phone to
J. A. Weaver for groceries.