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The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-07-11
CREDIT SHE DIDN'T SEEK.
gnbarrassiag Position OF an Absent
Minded wcman Who HAD made
q Mistake.

A lady who keeps q summer boarding
house at the seashore near Boston went
down the other day to look the house over
and find out what must be renewed. She
found numerous umbrellas left by former
boarders, says the Boston Transcript, and
tying them together, she took the bundle
to Boston to have them repaired. She
stopped in at Hoyey's and laid the bundle
on the floor at her feet at the counter.
When she had made her purchase, she for
got her umbrellas, and absent-mindedly
picked up an umbrella lying on the coun-
ter, thinking 1t was hers, or not thinking
at all, and started off.
Then the owner OF the umbrella, wom-
an standing next her, seized her and said
very sharply: You have taken my UNI
brella!" Of course she spologized, feeling
much cut up about it, and went on forget
ting in her fuster her own bundle of UNI
brellas. The next day, on her way to Cam
bridge, she went to Hovey's and readily
recovered her lost package Of umbrellas,
which had been kept for her. On the car
for Cambridge she noticed lady cycling her
very closely. Presently this lady leaned
forward and said to her, with elegant en-
phasis:
you seem to have been more fortunate
today
1t was the lady whose umbrella she had
taken the day before.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-07-11
war Notes from China.

The imperial arsenal at Sing-Hi is run
ming nights, making metal shields with scare
heads on them.
Prince Bung is buying up all the two-hand:
ed wooden swords for the use of the royal
guard.
Twenty stands Of frecracker guns have
been seized in the province of Taka-Nip..
Handles are being fitted to thousand doz-
On cnameled toasting forks.
Two hundred assorted kites in the shape
of demoniac dragons are to be sent up to
brighten away the foreign dogs.
Twenty-Five thousand war gongs are be-
ing lacquered in colors and provided with
bamboo thumpers. These will be beaten
upon as soon as the white devils appear and
are expected to throw them into blue
panic.
There is brisk demand for Canton mat
ting bombproofs with rice paper prayers
gummed on them. These are certain to
turn aside the shells from the invaders
heavy siege Suns.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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som. The Great Sword society, now
known as the Boxers. put stop to
these excesses and put scores of bandit
chiefs to death.
Soon after a semblance Of order had
been restored the country districts of
Shan-Tung were invaded by Germsn
Catholic missionaries who made many
converts. Being ostensibly patriotic
organization, the Boxers opposed the
PROSECUTING methods employed by the
newcomers, and to make their remon-
STRANGE as emphatic as possible pro-
ceeded to kill number C.. missionaries
and their converts and destroy mission
property. These outrages led to coll
lision with the German government,
which promptly seized the port of
Tsin-Tau and subsequently LEASED"
the prosperous district of Kiao Chou
for an indefinite period. Emboldened
by Germany's success, Russia grabbed
Port Arthur. and Great Britain Wei
Hai-Wei, under the form of indetermin-
ate leases.
From this time on the Boxers ceased
" Dt u lntY
blossomed out as a patriotic" and
semi-military body, organizing posts
In all parts of China and vowing ven-
geance against the Caucasian invaders
from Europe and the yellow devils"
from Japan. That they acted with
the consent of the government at
Picking is the popular impression.
Equally general is the opinion that the
uprising was premature. 1t was the
intention of the leaders to begin OPP
erations simultaneously in all of the
principal provinces of the empire, but
the Impotence of the conspirators in
Shan-Tung upset their calculations.
The Chinese troops sent against the
Boxers either were defeated ignomin-
iously or else they joined the revolu-
tionists, demonstrating beyond a
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-07-11
ROOSEVELT AT CANTON.
Enthusiastic Greeting for tho Republican
Vice Presidential Nominee by Mr..
McKinley's Fellow Citizens.

Canton, o., July THE home city
of the president yesterday accorded
to his colleague on the republican ma
tional ticket an ovation almost I'M
precedented in Canton. 1t would be
hard to say whether the citizens of
Canton voiced a more demonstratiye
welcome to President Mckinley or
Gov. Roosevelt, yet 1t may be said
with truth that Canton did not dis
criminate in yesterdays demonstra-
ton, the first occasion on which the
republican candidates for president
and vice president personally met.
President Mckinley and Gov. Roose-
welt were in conference most of the
evening, but nothing could be learned
as to the matters discussed. The gov
ernor left for New York at 1880. He
refused to discuss the Kansas City
platform or the candidates.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-07-11
FOR MALARIA,
CHILLS and FEVER.
The Best Prescription Is Groves
Tasteless Chill Tonic.
The Formula Is Plainly Printed on Every Bottle,
So That the People May Know just
What They Are Taking.

Imitators do not advertise their formula
knowing that you would not buy their medi-
cine if you knew what it contained. Groves
contains Iron and Quinine put up in correct
proportions and is in Tasteless form. The
Iron acts as tonic while the Quinine drives
the malaria out of the system. Any reliable
druggist will tell you that Groves is the
Original and that all other so-called ssTaste-
less" chill tonics are limitations. An analysis
of other chill tonics shows that Groves is
superior to all others in every respect. You are
not experimenting when you take Groves-its
superiority and excellence having long been
established. Groves is the only Chill Cure sold
throughout the entire malarial sections of the
United States. No Cure, No Pay. Price, soc.
x0TE:-7he Medicine Co.,, Louis.
show that and 0ne-half million bottles Of
Groves TsateEess Tonic were year and
the sales continually increasing. Tho conclusion II
Inevitable TasfeEess Ohm Tonic
scripd0n for malaria having genuine merit and
druggfsf chensisf wifi teN you
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-07-11

doubt that the military oligarchy and
the common soldiers are in sympathy
with the anti-foreign movement.
There is but one brigade in China
which has not yet refused to obey or
ders and that is the European drilled
contingent of Ii Hung Chang. So far
this body has been held together by
the strict discipline enforced by its
European drillmasters. But even their
loyalty is not to be depended upon for
any length of time. Fortunately the
international forces already in China
are powerful enough to cope with the
revolutionary hordes, and order in the
coast country will be restored before
long. The real tug of war will come
when the peacemakers of to-day begin
to quarrel about the division of the
spoils. G. w. wEIPPIERT.
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oil the movers of the world and crush
them by sheer force of numbers. But
at the present time, the Chinese mil
lions are divided into hundreds of fac
lions and societies, just as they have
been for thousands of years; and not
even the capture and occupation of
their capital city by christian pigs"
as they call all foreigners, has aroused
| them to united action.
Whether cyilizati ton will be benefited
| by the passing away of an Independent
China remains to be seen. Certain it is,
however, that a great nation which has
not enough vitality to forget its fac
tional fights in the hour of national
danger does not deserve the pity of the
world at large. 1t is nothing more nor
less than a political corpse whose re-
moval is demanded by every law of ma
ture and statecraft. But should the
Chinese nation ever experience truly
genuine revival. should it give birth to
great patriotic leader or political
Messiah, it may be taken for granted
that the powers who now rule its af-
fairs with an iron handfwill be ig-
ANONYMOUSLY crowded out of the coun-
try whose division has been bone of
contention for more than a decade.
The Instruction of the Boxers, al
though heralded as a patriotic upris-
ing, had its origin in hatred, and there
fore resulted in murSer, devastation
and the subsection of its originators.
The leaders of the marauders and as
sassins managed to compromise the ma
tional government, but their extermin-
alton of Christian missionaries and
their converts was not prompted by
patriotism. They were actuated by
greed and fanaticism, the lowest of hui
man passions. They did not fight be-
cause they loved Confucius. but be-
cause they hated the God of the Chris
hans, because they were afraid of
christian schools and education in
christian citizenship. They realized
mat men and women trained by Euro
pean and American missionaries would
not forever submit to the exactions of
.hlnese taX-gatherers and tyrannical
officials. Their fight therefore was, and
is one for the perpetuation of the mis-
RUE which has made the Manchu dynas-
" notorious in every country and
province of the orient and has earned
Tor 1t the contempt of the white race.
1t would be going too far to say that
a., all Boxers are thieves and assassins.
Inc history of the organization would
e, such a sweeping assertion.
Inc Society of the Great Sword" was
as a protest and means of
ueiehse against the bandits with which
'le province of Shan Tung was infest-
w. IL was, in fact, a vigilance commit
fe on large scale, and accomplished
much good Highway robbery was
p.ae.ieed openly in every part of the
u's'riet; men and women were MUIR
-preO Tor the sake of obtaining few
'en's' and rich persons were carried
i"ay into captivity and held for ran
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-07-11
pEIGN OF TERROR.
n;striets of China Are Dom
mated by the Boxers
rore,gner. and Mission
rss ,,e Cause Of the Present
'f, ss'',,.,ns-ohinese In Amer
,ca are Hopeful
III, correspondence.l

rT.p,ILY the intelligent Chi
\ A"n living in the United
N s,n,ss are taking profound in
- the present oriental crisis
fssl u lome fear, may end in the ex-
hieh' 'O - the Celestial empire as an
De tOnd ~ nation. Others express
i"ion that the concerted foreign
Op' peking and the arbitrary ac-
u'cA !, ~ ruropean and American mill
i''' ". :, naval commanders will ma
s a the people of China, that IT
iSnlna ts the Chinese soldiers patriot
~ that the defeat of to-day Will
'n' .he creation of a new empire,
''s mon genuine love of country in
''' ~ ~ II fear of powerful officials.
saO y the Chinese who have estab-
aI S themselves in Legitimate bust
'p's Enterprises in San Francisco, New
= and Chicago there is fair
Cling of educated men. Residence
.ais conntry has developed in them a
In nride which, outside of the
.'"oratic caste, is virtue unknown
cs;u. Anation numbering between
~ ooo 400 and 4OO, 100000 people, if
~ together by common love of their
i ' ,',s land. could never be subdued by
l'u ~ invaders. 1t could withstand
'u.epssfully the concerted attacks of
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-07-11
A Roof CoiIap .es at n Depot.

Pittsburg, Pa, July THE roof
over the covered walk at the west
ern entrance to the union station col
lapsed yesterday and injured six per-
sons. The framework for a distance
of 125 feet fell on the pavement and
completely buried the Fort Wayne &
Pittsburg and Birmingham traction
tracks. A number of persons had
narrow escapes from being buried un-
der the splintered timbers.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-07-11
AS A WOMAN SEES IT.

There is nothing like work for .
heavy heart.
Independence in q woman does not
mean bad manners.
A man likes to be told he Is hand
some. even il be knows he is not.
The feminine disposition, they say,
delineates itself upon the back.
Velocity. according to boy. il what
: man puts a hot plate down with.
Some people are IKE porcupiues--
you can pever 60 pear them without
eetting stuck,
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-07-11
Gland OF the sky"

Blue Ridge on the east and the Alleghanies
on the west, in the healthful valley of the
French Broad, two thousand feet above the
sea, lies Asheville, beautiful, picturesque
and world.famed as one of the most pleasant
resorts in America. 1t is a land of bright
skies and incompatible climate, whose
praises have been sung by poets, and whose
height have furnished subject and inspira-
ton for the painters brush. This is truly
the Land of the Sky" and there is perhaps
no more beautiful region on the continent to
attract pleasure tourists or health seekers.
Convenient schedules and very low rates to
Asheville via Southern Railway.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-07-11

Pittsburg, Pa, July T.-Yesterday
notices were posted in the plate mill
of Moorhead Bros. at Sharpsburg an
nouncing that beginning on Monday
next there would be 20 per cent,
reduction in wages throughout the
plate mill. Employees of the mill were
told that in order to meet COMPETE
ton and continue in operation the
cut was necessary. Several of the
employees stated yesterday that they
would not accept the reduction.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-07-11
Tn. Fir. =. standard Oh wo,...

New York, July THE fire at the
Standard Oil company's works was
practically under control at six o'clock
last night and will probably burn it.
self out by this morning. The official
estimate of the damage is $2,400,00O.
The company insures it's own prop
erty. fund being set aside for that
DurDOSe
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-07-11
Only One Danger.

with my arm around you, you
should fear nothing" he said.
Except gossip" she replied, as she
quietly disengaged herself.
After all, there are some things that
woman understands better than man.
Chicago Post.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-07-11
Cvo,ou. At steamboat Rock. In.

Marshalltown, Ia, July Tt is re-
porter here that cyclone and cloud
burst occurred at Steamboat Rock,
Ia, which destroyed that village. The
report is partly verified by the fact
that the Iowa river has risen five feet
here within an hour.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-07-11

Japan has become alarmed over the emf
grafton Of many Of her residents to this coun-
try. II is stated that they are lured here By
misrepresentation and then turned adrift.
This 10 like the Misrepresentation which
delude people into believing that any other
Bitters for stomach disorders. In the Bit
tiers lies safety and surety. 1t is worth its
weight in gold in all cases OF indigestion, con-
stipztion, dyspepsia, malaria, fever and ague.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-07-11
Hurt Him Profe..Ion.Ilr.

A New York barkeeper who was spend
ing his vacation in Maine found himself one
evening in hotel in Portland. While he
fingered a terrible storm took place. The
windows Of the room in which be was sitting
were broken by hailstones almost as big
as eggs" The proprietor OF the hotel no
ticed that the barkeeper turned aside to
drop a tear.
docs the storm scare your he ventured
to ask his guest.
'Tt isn't that" replied the barkeeper,
"but can't bear to see so much cracked ice
wasted in prohibition state."-N. Y. Mail
and Express
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-07-11

Pittsburg, Pa, July leicester Nc
Carthy, aged eight, and Reuben Hes
ter, aged nine, were drowned yester-
day while on an improvised raft
watching men dragging the river for
the body of Clarence Lutz, who was
drowned Thursday.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-07-11
Bic L.ra ana C...l. iran, action.

Louisville, Ky, July Us. B. Bur-
nette, of Fort Worth, Tex, yesterday
bought from the Louisville Land and
Cattle company 100000 acres of land
and $4,000 head of cattle in King
county, Tex, for $4,000, so per cent.
of which will be paid in cash.
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Reseutfnr an Insult.

who would love him for himself alone, had
assumed modest disguise. Thus he wooed
Venus, and told her Of his love.
care you serious?" she asked, cautiously.
MADAM" he cried, you insult me-"
For Sirius, as every one knows, is the
Dog star.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-07-11

Washington, July Under the in
crease of cadets for West Point pro-
vided by recent legislation, Merrill F.
Spalding, Of Coneordia, Kan, has been
appointed a cadet and Norman +.
Ramsey, of Topeka. an alternats.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-07-11

Kansas City, Mo-. July John w.
Wilson, convention visitor from
Parkersburg, w. Va, complained to
the police last night that he had been
robbed Of $1,000 in money and solid
gold watch. He said he carried the
money in roll in his vest pocket,
six $50 bills and the balance in bills
of smaller denomination.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-07-11
Her Cynicisun.

"Why does fairy tale customarily
end And they were married and lived
happily ever after?'"
THAT has come to be essential" re-
piled Miss Cayenne. THAT is what
shows it is a fairy tale. "-Washington
Star.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-07-11
His Sleep Cost Him alSO.

Kansas City, Mo-, July Henry
Cook, of Morganville, Kan, went to
sleep in a barn at 1918 Grand avenue,
Thursday, and when he awoke he was
minus $3.50 and three railroad tickets.
He reported his loss to the police.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-07-11

Census Taker-You live here, do you?
Well, what relation are you to the head
Of the house?
Citizen-See here, now, don't get too
funny, or Ill 60 and call her in.-Indianapo-
lis Journal.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-07-11
The Grand Trunk railway sy.ter

Will serve you well to the choicest resorts
Of Canada, and the East.
For fares, descriptive literature, and gen.
eral information apply to j. II. Burgis, City
Passenger and Ticket Agent, 249 Clark St.,
corner Jackson Boulevard, Chicago.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-07-11
KILLED by : street Car.

Terre Haute, Ind, July 7.-Harry
C. MCGOWAN, of Louisville, Ky, a
noted trainer of trotting horses, was
run over and killed by street car
while returning from the races yester-
daY.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-07-11
Best for the Bowels.

No matter what ais you, headache to a
cancer, you will never get well until your
bowels are put right. Cascarets help nature,
cure you without grippe or pain, produce
easy natural movements, cost you just 10
cents to start getting your health back.
Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the genuine, put
up in metal boxes, every tablet has c. G. G.
stamped on it. Beware of limitations.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-07-11

The 81 ying that bird on the hat is worth
two in the bush is no joke; that is, sup
posing bird on the hat to be worth any
thing near what it costs.-Detroit journal.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-07-11

If you want chill remedy, buy one that
is reliable. Tasteless Tonics are not made
right; the dose is uncertain. Try Yucatan
Chill Tonic (improved). Price, so cents.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-07-11

The greatest match maker in the world
loses all desire to make a match when she
discovers that her kitchen girl has fol-
lower.-Atchison Globe.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-07-11
rour Death. from Hsat I'm Chicago.

Chicago, July Heat caused four
deaths and seven prostra6ons yester-
day. The dead are: Anthony Sed-
lock, j. Cronin, Hugh +. Moore and
Edward +. Mauree.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-07-11

Do not stone the baby when you rock tn
cradle.-Chicago Daily News.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-07-11

"Well," said the street car conductor, as
he rang up another fare, I'm not much OF
a politician, but I'm generally for the
ticket ."-Indianapols News.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-07-11

Piso's Cure is the best medicine we ever
used for all affections of the throat and
lungs.-Wm. o. Endsley, Vanburen, Ind,
Feb TO- 1000
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-07-11

Does not sicken as the so-called tasteless
tonics. Pleasant to take. Price, so cents.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-07-11

The circulation of the blood is an af
fair Of the heart.-Chicago Daily News.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-07-11

Indigestion is bad companion. Get rid
of it by chewing bar of Adams Pepsin
Tuti Frutti after each meal.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-07-11

The Best Prescription for Chills
and Fever Is bottle Of GROVES TAsTELEss
CHILL Tonic. tits simply iron and quinine in
atasteaess form. No cure-no pay. Price, SOC.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-07-11

The crowbar opens but it never closes
Chicago Daily News.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-07-11

az don't enjoy my meals any more" an
old fellow said to-day. ;. II ate up all the
good things 25 years ago."-Atchison Globe.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-07-11

One of the funniest things at an amateur
concert is the sad faced girl in clingng
black dress who walls a comic song.-Atch-
ison Globe.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-07-11

PUTNAM FADELEss DYES do not stain the
hands or spot the kettle. Sold by all drug.
gists
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-07-11

It's when a man is completely down that
he is really up against it.-1ndianapolis
News.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-07-11

To Cure. a Cold I'm One Day
Take Laxative Bromo QuiDine Tablets. Al
druggists ref and money if it fails to cure. Csc
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Japan Will Take the Lead.

London, July THE Russian gov
eminent announces that it will give
Japan free hand to apply military
force in China. 1t is in consequence
OF this, no doubt, that Japan is pre-
pairing to embark 10000 more troops.
Japan's sending of troops can have
little bearing on the fate of the for
eigners in Pekin.
Details of further horrors in Pelin
are gathered by correspondents at
Shanghai from Chinese sources, es-
pecially of the slaughter in the Chi
nese and Tartar city of thousands OF
native Christians.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-07-11

In politics, the wise man layeth pipes,
while the fool only spouts.-Detroit Jour
nal
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-07-11
STREETS RUN WITH BLOOD.
0hsstiy Details Of the FrightfuI nfsssaeres
In Pskis Come from Chinese Sources
Japan Given = Free Hand.

london, July There r. mass Of
wild rumcrs from the far east.
Though 10 contradictory on most
points IL continues unanimous as to
the consummation of the tragedy at
Pekin. To consistent reports of mas
sacres of he whites are now added
the additional horrors that savage
soldiery butchered at the capital 5000
natives, R.'man Catholic converts.
This comes In Shanghai dispatch of
July 5, which only adds that to the
reports given by respectable Chinese
who have arrived from Chan Flu and
who describe Pelin as an inferno, the
streets literally running with blood.
They confirm numerous stories of
executions and untold fortunes of
the isolated foreigners. Some Euro
pean soldiers were captured by a
mob. Yung Lu, who advocated mod
Grafton, was Killed by Tuan Tang vi
and Tang Fuh Sian, who issued fresh
edicts ordering the merciless exter-
mination of all foreigners in the en-
pire
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-07-11

No, Augustus, the knapsack is not so
called because it is used as a pillow.-In-
dianapolis News.