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The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-09-19

Last Spring, 7. L. Ratliff, of Halle
hurst, planted five acres in broom
corn and is now running broom fac
tory, the products of which have found
ready sale.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-09-19

People all over the country are con-
tributing to the Galveston relief funds.
Humanity draws no sectional lines.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-09-19

The wind during the hurricane at
Galveston blew with a velocity of 100
miles an hour.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-09-19

Says the Hattiesburg Progress,
prosperity seems to have come to
stay, like mother-in-law, indefinitely"
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-09-19

Kentwood's large brick dry kiln, fill
ed with lumber,was entirely consumed
by fire.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-09-19

Cotton is expected to sell at II cents
before the season is out. This means
prosperity in all the avenues of trade.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-09-19

Democrats and Populists, of Mime.
sofa, have united on fusion ticket.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-09-19

There was water, water everywhere
and not drop to drink at Galveston.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-09-19

The Great Lakes were visited by a
severe storm last Tuesday.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-09-19

We cannot take pride in doing
wrongly. j. Bryan.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-09-19

The whisky trust keeps up its spirits
under any circumstances.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-09-19

Ole Larsen, strawberry raiser Of
Hammond, was found dead in his bed
last week. He had a wife in Wiscon-
sin.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-09-19
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

"a Republic forever, an Empire
never"
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-09-19
DRS. BELTS & BELTS & DYAR.
214 St. Charles Street, New Orleans, La.

NERVOUS DEBILITY spsrN%s MATE F%s
sions, loss of vital powers, sleeplessness, de-
spondency. loss of memory. confusion OF IDEAS,
lassitude glOominess, depression OF spirits aver
fidence dull iistless unfit for study or business
and finds life burden. Safely, permanently
and nriYatelY cured.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-09-19

The Hebrew New Year begins on
Sept. oath.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-09-19

BROOKHAVEN, MISS.
Teeth extracted, filled, or new sets made &C
cording to latest improved methods and APP
planes Of the profession. Grown and bridge
work and handsome artificial sets specially
All work guaranteed to give satisfaction as to
quality and prices.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-09-19
TO Young and
Middle Aged
Men.

a SUKE VUKE.
The awful effects Of early
vice, which brings organic
weakness, destroying both
mind and body, with all
its dreadful ills, perma-
nentlY cured.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-22
FORCE OF HABIT.
vlos-Rrssidsnt Henry Wilson Attended
geunAorial Caucus.

vlos-1rssidsnt Henry Wilson Attsadsd
senaAsrial Caucus.
During the list two or three dAyl
the nameU Of several United States
senators have been mentioned In con-
nection with the ?Apublican vice-pres-
idential nomination. but this boom
ing has not been received with entire
satisfaction or Endorsement By the SEN
ators themselves. One reason for this
is that the vice-president has no vote
in the senate, and. as presiding oldcer.
Is supposed to be impartial and with
out political prejudice. Some SENATOR
remember, says q Washington CORE
spondent in tho New York Mail and
Express, how vice-Prssident Henry
Wilson Of Massachusetts left the SEN
ate to take the vice-presidential Of
fee, and soon after his Inauguration
the Republicans called caucus OF
their side. and out Of habit Mr.. Wilson
was the first to attend the meeting.
AS the senators began to gather they
expressed surprise at the presence Of
the vice-president. but he did not seem
to notice this, and finally had to b
told that only senators could attend
caucuses, and that, a. vice-president
and presiding officer Of the senate. he
was not expected to attend party
gatherings. Senators who have pros
poets Of reelection. therefore. do NO,
care to give up their seat on the flool
to become q mere presiding ofacsr,
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-22

drained, it is shoveled into carts, run
out over the storage bin, and dumped.
The plant under consideration con-
sists of five wells, three cisterns each
eighteen feet wide by 100 feet long
and eight feet deep, and six settlers
twelve feet wide, IT'S feet long, and
eight feet deep, capable Of holding
about $4,000 barrels. When these els
terms and settlers are all full, they hold
enough brine to manufacture over TO-
600 barrels Of salt.
Part of the, salt manufactured in this
plant is made by the vacuum-pan pro-
cess. In operating the plant the pans
are first filled by gravity, after which
the gravity supply pipe is closed, and
the valve in the pipe connecting with
the settlers is opened, the brine being
drawn into the pans by the vacuum
therein as the evaporation proceeds.
The water and the air pumps are in
serted, steam is admitted to the steam
belt, and the process Of manufacturing
salt begins. The atmospheric pressure
being removed from the surface of the
brine, the latter boils violently at a tenn
perature which seldom rises above 100
degrees Fahrenheit. The brine rushes
upward through the tubes, and under
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-22
PRoNouNclNo BoER NAMES,
vryburg II Called Frayburg, Kruger Il
Kreor

KreeE
OF the four different ways OF pro-
bouncing Kruger's name which are
current, No. /. Kroojer, is a vulgar err
ror; No. 2, Krooger, with hard g, as
In gold" is possible; No. 3. Kreegar,
where the ee Is an attempt at the
French vowel sound, Is perhaps the
most aristocratic; while No. I, Kreer
(rhyming with Frere) In which the 6
entirely disappears, Is the one most
frequently heard amspg the Cape
Dutch themselves. The name CT the
other president. Steyn. is pronounced
STAIN" and the same sound is given
to the diphthong Ell or ey, and also to
the vowel y, wherever these occur in
Dutch words. Examples are Leyds
Uaids), Reitz (Rates), Hofmeyer, the
names Blosmfontein Bloomfontane)
md Graafreinet (accented on the last
syllable), Vryburg (Frayburg) and
vryhsid (Frayhade). The last two
also illustrate the sound Of I. which IL
always given to initial v in Dutch,
other instances Of which are the fam
lily names villiers F'ill-yee or Fill-jee)
and viljoen (Fillyune or Fill-tune). It
will be observed that alternative pro-
nunciations are allowed of the In
both these names. In literary Dutch
this consonant Is like the English y.
but at the Cape there Is strong ten
dency to Give 1t the same sound as ]
in English. Cronje, therefore, may be
called Cron-jay. or, preferably. Cron-
yay, and Joubert either Jew-bear or
Tou-bear. Spion kop, Of doubtful
fame, Is called Spewn kop or Spune
kop.-South Africa.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-22

Is customary to use the pans for moi
longer than twelve consecutive hours,
at the end Of which period they are
emptied, boiled out with fresh water,
and cleaned. One Of the pans is run
during the day and the other during the
night, each pan making in twelve
hour ruin from GOO to 700 barrels of
salt, the combined production being
from 1900 to 14OO barrels day.
In the manufacture of salt it Is q
recognized necessity that large guam.
tity must be kept in storage, and for
this purpose the salt is dumped into
vast storerooms which measure from
200 to 300 feet in length. and the same
in width; the amount in store frequent
ly aggregated 100000 barrels. AS these
rooms are from sixteen to twenty feet
deep the salt becomes tightly packed,
and has to be worked loose by packers
with picks, shovels, grubhoes, etc., who
proceed to quarry, break up and pack
the salt into barrels. With the coarser
grades of salt made in the grainers
this is not a difficult matter, but the
finer grained, vacuum-pan salt becomes
compact and very hard, and the packer
soon finds himself confronted by wall
Of salt twenty feet in height and as
white, II not as hard, as marble. To
undermine and bring down this mass
Of salt is a dangerous operation, and
involves long delays; and to overcome
these difficulties, the companies have
used a compassionate driven spiral
auger, which is ten inches in diameter
and provided with a double spoon
point. The auger is mounted on a
truck and the back end of the shaft
is attached to a three-horse-power TO-
tary air drill machine. A row of holes
Is driven into the salt wall at a height
of ten inches from the floor for a dis
lance of six feet into the mass, the
holes being drilled as closely together
as possible. After an interval Of one
to three hours, a fall of salt takes
place, mass equal to 400 or 500 bar
rels of salt being brought down in each
section. The saving Of labor by the
use of the compassionate drill Is shown
by the fact that sufficient salt can be
undermined and caved in this manner
in one-half day to keep the packers at
work for two or three days following.
Scientific American.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-22

West Point correspondent New YorA
Herald: Residents Of Rugertown. a
suburb of the post, are interested n
a weird concert which was given one
night this week In the parlor OF the
homo OF Andrew Kuhn. private Of
the army service detachment The
performance did not begin until Just
as the old clock In the tower Of the
academic building had struck the hour
of midnight, the artist was invisible
and ghostly sonatas, symphonies and
the like were rendered in wonderful
style. It seems that Kuhn, who IL m
old resident of the post, had retired
with his family for the night, when
they were aroused by very loud and
thrilling piano playing. The sound
seemed to be coming from the parlor
Upon their entering the room they
found 1t quite deserted. The piano lid
was closed. but some invisible agency
was sounding the keys. They were
badly frightened. 1t might have been
cat, but the piano was closed, or II
might have been rats nibbling the
strings, but the strings have been
found to be uninjured.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-22
ed together, so as to deprive her en-

ed together, so as to deprive her en-
tirely Of sight.
AS for the groom, he wears a hired
suit. a hat of woven horsehair and a
pair Of shoes closely resembling
"Arctics."
The life Of the Korean woman, while
secluded, is not as unbearable as that
of the women of many other Oriental
nations. They are poor, and conse-
quently compelled to work very hard,
but as rule they are well treated by
their husbands. They have pretty
names, meaning Plum Blossom, Treas
ure, ETC., but after marriage are known
only as So-and-So's wife, until they
have a son, after which they are known
as the mother of that son.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-22
MEN LIKE BARGAINS.
4 Tailor Confesses Tricks Of the "AIisat'
Clothing Trade.

a TAILOR Confesseo Tricks OF the dtsht"
Clothing Trade.
A downtown tailor who charges
rye prices for his clothes has profit
d by the system Of the misnt clothing
torres this winter, and on the strength
If it he has had work enough to keep
ais employees busy all winter, says tho
New York Sun. "Just after the hol-
days." he said, In explaining his
scheme, my business is usually dull
I had a lot Of good hands whom
didn't want to discharge, and thought
would employ them in making up
eyercoats that would At the average
nan and take my chances of dispos-
ng Of them. I have a lot Of regular
customers who did not get new over
coats this year. I had tho measure
ments of a number Of such men in
mind when I had the coats cut out.
When one was finished I dropped a
note to a man whom knew 1t would
fit, telling him I had a misat coat
which / thought would suit him. He
came around promptly and bought 1t
for s65. I would have made him the
same coat to order early in the sea-
son for $40, but that wouldn't have
pleased him half so much as getting
misft that just fitted him. Men are
just as fond OF bargains as women.
could afford to sell the clothes which
l made in this way cheaper than If
they had been made to order during
the rush season. The men worked on
them between regular Jobs. Nearly
all the clothes which I have thus far
manufactured on speculation have
sold for good prices. Men who wouldn't
order coat have bought coats which
they have thought were' insists. but
which, in reality, were made after their
own measurements. Each of these
customers has felt that I was doing
him a favor in notifying him Of the
misfit"
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-22
Singhalese Children.

The Singhalese children are said to
be more beautiful than those Of any
other race on the four continents. and
some of the little girls, even of the
very lowest caste. are irresistibly
pretty as they run before you In the
streets to beg; they cry out in the
sweetest and most plaintive Of voices.
touching the stomachs to signify hum
ger in a way that would be awkward
and vulgar in any other being, but In
them 1t Is so winsome that, before you
know 1t. you sacrifice rupee to the
bad cause Of encouraging them in beg
ging-knowing quite well that all they
want Is a good opportunity to pick
your pocket for more.-Outing.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-22
Tie Modern State Of
the Salt Industry.
Interesting Processes.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
. ONSPICUOUS among the nat

j" ONSPICUOUS among the nat
| ural resources of the State Of
Michigan are the forests which
cover a considerable extent of
its surface and the large deposits of
salt which underlie n great portion of
Its area. In the vicinity of Manistee
where the salt blocks" which form
the subject Of the present article are
located, this deposit consists Of a stra-
tum Of rock salt, which is from twenty
five to thirty feet in thickness. Salt
blocks are usually built in connection
with sawmill plants, with a view to
making use of the refuse as fuel, and
for this reason the city Of Manistee
has Of late years become such large
producer Of salt that about half of all
this commodity manufactured in the
State is made at that point.
AS soon as the site Of well has been
selected, a cellar is excavated and
planked up and derrick, usually
about eighty feet high, Is erected and
the work of driving commences. The
first operation is to sink a section Of
ten-inch pipe, by means of sand
pump, to a depth Of about 400 feet,
from which point the well is continued
by inserting an eight-inch pipe within
the ten-inch pipe and driving 1t down
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-22

A fox having been pursued ~ .
Barnard (vt.) hunter and two hounds.
escaped In q novel manner. The AMI
NAL was being closely pressed BY the
dogs. when It dashed across tho rail-
road track In front OF q fast moving
train. The fox barely succeeded In
reaching the other side of the track
ahead Of the approaching locomotive.
but the dogs were not 20 fortunate.
The hounds were 30 eager for their
prey that they did not heed the train,
and both were killed.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-22

tation Of the grains of salt, the surface
of the brine Is agitated at frequent in
tervals by means of series of paddles
which are operated by a lever at the
end of the grainer. The salt accumu-
lates at the bottom, until in the course
Of twenty-four hours there will be a
layer from six to eight inches deep.
The salt is lifted from the grainer by
means Of long-handled, perforated
shovels, and Is deposited on the run
away. AS soon as it is thoroughly
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-22

the rapid evaporation the brine becomes
so dense that it can no longer hold the
salt in solution. Fine crystal grains
are formed, as the liquid circulates
through the large three-foot opening in
the steam belt, and falling to the bot
tom Of the pan they pass to the foot
of the elevator. whence they are taken
up and dumped into the drainage bins.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-22
The American working man.

Much comparison has been made between
the endurance of the Chinese and the Amer
lean working man. Those with authority to
speak say that the average working man Of
America is as superior to the Chinese as Hos
letters Stomach Bitters is to any other dys-
pepsia cure. The Bitters does not claim to
cure everything, but 1t does cure cor stipa-
ton, indigestion. dyspepsia, biliousness
liver and kidney troubles, and prevents ma
laria. fever and ague.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-22

% the rock formation. the eight-inch
pipe extending from the rock up
through the ten-inch pipe to the sur
lace of the ground. From the rock
formation down, the rock is drilled
without any pipe casing, except
through such portions as are liable to
ave. Salt well No. at Manistee,
which Is described in the present ar
ticie, is fairly typical of the wells in
this vicinity. The ten-inch pipe reaches
% a depth of 400 feet, the eight-inch
pipe to a depth of GIG feet, where the
'ock formation is encountered. The
bed of rock salt, which is thirty feet
IN thickness, reaches to a depth of
1885 feet, making a total depth of
2015 feet. The yield pumped from this
we'll amounts 10 from 1000 to 2400 bar
.els Of brine In twenty-four hours.
The accompanying diagrams and
photographs represent the modern
state of the art. AS the brine is
pumped from the well, 1t Is delivered to
'lsc stoIdSc SiStSiuc, Iioih WHICH IL iaiio
~ gravity to the settlers, and from the
settlers to the grainers. In the settlers
Is heated to a temperature Of about
10 degrees Fahrenheit. Upon being al
owed to cool, the gypsum, which, if it
we're not removed. would form coat
ing on the steam pipes in the grainers.
| s pieciritated, and as soon as precipl-
:aticn is completed the brine is drawn
% lorg box running across the head
.rds Of the grsiners, and from the box
t is fec TO the grainers rs required. The
latter are long, shallow tanks, near
The bottom OF which, and extending
throughout their full length, Is a series
Of steam pipes. The brine being ad.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-22
Farm Lost. strayea or stolen.

The Bangkok Times announces that
a large floating island on the Mekong
or Cambodia river, in Siam, recently
slipped its mornings, and has not been
seen or heard of since. There were a
number of trees three feet in diameter
on the island, and the land was under
cultivation, The owner has been
hunting diligently for his property,
but has not been able to hear any It'd
ings of it. 1t undoubtedly went down
the river with a freshet and has either
stranded or gone to pieces.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-22
Both Mlshed ths Same.

II wish now" shrieked the angry
young wife-"I wish now you had mar
tied Edith. Macmahon instead of me!
That's what l wish!"
Il would have married her, only she
wouldn't have me. and you would!"-
Stray Stories.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-22

OF age and the face was smooth ana
smiling. The governor had q good
laugh over this particular picture a.
we'll . over some Of tho other inter-
csting variations Of his countenance.
He 10 not an old man by any means.
being only Is, but he has the look OF :
serious student and man Of anairs.
His homo u In Elizabeth, N. J.
Cooper Union.
Cooper union. In New York city, had
: revenue last year OF $52.4S9.TS. Its
expenditures were $50 .oS7.09.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-22
IIow's This?
HOW = lhIBg
We Offer Ono Hundred Dollars Reward for

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case OF Catarrh that cannot bs cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
+. J. CHENEY q Co., Props. Toledo, o.
We the undersigned, have known T. j. Che
ney Tor the la t Is years, and believe him per-
fectly honor BILE in all business tran actions
and financially able to carry out any obliga-
ton m de by their firm.
WEST & TaUAx, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo.
Ohio.
WALDINa, K1NNAx & MARVIN, wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. Pric., Tic. per bottle. Sold
by all Druggists. Testimonials free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-22
" DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM

Ihave taken Lydia E. Pinkham's vege-
table Compound as advised and now
send you q letter for publication. For
several years l was in such wretched
health that life was almost burden.
/ could hardly walk across the floor,
was so feeble. Several of our best
physicians attended me, but failed 70
help. i concluded to write to you for
ndvicc. In few days I received such
akind. motherly letter. followed your
instructions and arm my 'old self
again. Was greatly benefited before I
had used one bottle. May God bless
you for what you are doing for suffer
ing women. - MRS. CLARA GATEA
Johns p. o, Miss, Oct. 6. 1899.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-22
rrs...A The wre.s pe~t...A

Altar Hon. Foster N. Voorhees, was
Gaeetsd governor Of New Jersey the
usual portraits Of him were published
In the newspapers. They made an IN
terssting variety. In one instance IN
sntsrprising Journal drew uDon it
cabinet and used cut Of ths prssi-
dent Of . small western university.
showing . young man with the HAIR
carefully parted and eurlsd, md with
eys-glasses that stood psominsnt1y IN
fhs picture. he iooksd abo9a - pears
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-22
How Boys of 17s4 Dressed.

Until the time of the Revolution
children dressed precisely like their
parents. This goes to explain their
painfully mature air in their portraits.
In the illustration reproduced of the
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-22

Johnny (enterins parlor)-Oh, IT'S
vou ia It? Why, thought M:
softleigh-You thought what. Johnny
Johnny-I thought 1t was one OF them
Sellers from South Africa. Mr.. Soft
leieh-What made you think that, my
uttle man? Johnny-Why. sis said
she was going to try and get rid OF .
Boer tonight And MIR. sofueigh
trekked soon after.
Some men can't find words for their
thoughts and some women CAM find thoughts
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1900-09-22
Do Your Feet Ache and Blrn?

Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot Ease, a
powder for the feet. 1t makes tight or New
Shoes feel easy. Cures Corns, Ingrowing
Nails, Itching, Swollen, Hot, Ca'lous, Sore
and Sweating Feet. All Druggists and Shoe
Stores sell 1t, Csc. Sample sent FREE. Ad.
dress, ALLEN s. OLMsTED, Leroy, N. Y.