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The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-05-08
The Street Fair.

The great New Orleans Street Fair
and Spring Festival opened May 9th
and will continue fourteen days. The
GROWING of the Queen was the great
event of the opening night. All the
military companies of the city partici
pated and about one hundred of the
city's loveliest young ladies and chill
dren. Mayor Capdeville crowned the
Queen with appropriate ceremonies.
The railroads are giving half rate
for the entire period, while $3.50 ex,
cursion is being run from Galveston, a
$500 excursion from Shreveport and
SlO0 excursions from all nearby points
almost every day of the Fair. The at.
fractions are the finest to be had 10
the country. The entire Frank c.
Bostock combination being engaged
while the greatest free attractions in
the world will give exhibitions hourly.
The Elks, the Commercial Travellers,
the Eagles, the Royal Rach, and every
merchant in the city of New Orleans is
working to the limit to make this the
biggest thing New Orleans has ever
seen. That the entire management is
in the hands of Mrs. III. Mccall Travis
assures the artistic and financial sue
cess of the whole.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-05-08
THE HOODLUM SPENDTHRIFT
b. T. HOBBS, Publisher.


When CrusuS died of wealth and care
He left son his only heir;
youth who'd been allowed to shirk
Every form of useful work
Running at large and wholly free,
To herd with boys of low degree.
His fathers death did not appear
To touch his heart or start tear
But made him smile from ear to ear
He drew his flask and took drink,
The stuff was strong and made him wink.
Ills whistle having thus been wet,
His next thing was "A cigarette.
Then turning to a Chum he said:
"Oh, amt glad the old mans dead
With all this wealth, in my prime.
You bet I'll have a whizzlng time.
now shall live In lordly style
And freely spend dads boarded pile.
Shall spend gay nights with kindred chaps,
In swiling beer and shooting craps.
On horses. cards and tricks shall bet,
And stir up all the sporting set.
Sha take hand in hops and whirlS
And 20 it strong with fancy girls.
shall have my fill of giddy joys
And paint things red with madcap boys.
Oh, I'm no fool I've been to school;
can spell pig, and give the rule
Don't ask me where all this must end
What's money for, if not to spend?
I've got the rocks You bet that Il
Shall hump myself to make them fly
Besides, its somewhere said or sung;
Go it, boys; go it while you're young
Go it, however saints may want
Be sure you see the elephant
Before you're old-for then you can't
Oh. shall, with all this hoard of cash,
Most surely cut a stunning dash.
Three cheers for dads who pile up tin,
For festive lads to blow it i'm
Three years rolled by, as the story goes,
When this lark loafed round in ragged clothes
Loafed round and spunged, the unblushn
scamp,
TIL forced to leave as worthless tramp
Whose crimes in time-to strong drink a slave
Consigned the wretch to a felon's grave.
Learn from this, ye weak, indulgent ones,
That to pamper is to ruin sons;
That idle habits directly tend
TO life of vice with no good end;
And that wealth, unearned, has wrought, il
truth.
The speedy wreck of many youth.
IS. +. Smurr.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-05-08

Judge Anderson's announcement
that he would insist upon the enforce
ment of the criminal laws of the State
has caused great deal of comment
and silly praise of that clever gentle
man. Ia the name of all the dead
gods of Ancient Assyria at once, things
have come to peculiar pass when an
act of common honesty on the part OF
AN officer of the law causes such open.
mouthed wonder. Pitiful is the con.
dition Of State when man is looked
upon as peculiar" who proposes to do
his duty.--C Commonwealth.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-05-08

The Illinois Central has decided to
build branch line from Vicksburg to
Iazoo City and surveying party left
Redwood in the northern part of War
rem county last week. The new line
will run along the east banks of the
fazoo river and will tap the Mississip-
pi Valley at or near Redwood, open
ing up one of the richest sections of
the lazoo Mississippi Delta, which
is now entirely without railroad facili-
ties. The work will be pushed rapid
ly to completion.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-05-08

Mrs. Carrie Nation now has a fresh
grievance against the saloon evil. Hel
second husband, old man David N
wandered into saloon at Marion, Ind.
one day last week and was robbed OF
SIS in cash, some jewelry and his re
turn ticket to Wichita. Hereafter the
old gentleman should keep near his
wife and her Ratchet.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-05-08

At Hazlehurst on the first day of
court when the largest number of peo-
pie were supposed to be present a vote
was taken on the question as to wheth-
er we should have $4,000 court house
or not, and the vote was unanimously
in favor of the new court house. Co.
piah County deserves a good court
house and jail and should have BOTH
Wesson Enterprise,
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-05-08

Benjamin Franklin once said there
were three ways for a nation to get
rich; by wars of conquest, which are
robbery; by commerce, which is gen
orally cheating; and by agriculture
the only honest way" Our nation
ought to get rich, for it is successfully
pursuing all three methods at the
present time The american.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-05-08

The Pan-American Exposition di
rectors have decided to open the doors
of the great show on Sundays from l
+. m until IL p. M, but the Midway
and all amusement features will be
closed from Saturday night until Mon
dav morning.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-05-08
A NOBLE MISSISSIPPIAN, MUCH
BELOVED.

A NOBLE MISSISSIPPIAN, MUCH
BELOVED.
The North Mississippi Herald, pub
lished at Water Valley, pays the fol
lowing just tribute to manly man,
Hon. Charles Scott, of Rosedale:
"Hon. Charles Scott, of Rosedale,
certainly must be noble parsonage.
1t has fallen to the lot of but few men
to be held in higher esteem by his
friends. The Herald has chronicled in
the past several instances of Mr.
SCOTS real worth, chief among which
was his voluntary payment of every
dollar due creditors from the failure
of the Bank of Rosedale, of which he
was president. We have also noted
the appreciation of his home people,
when loving cup was presented to
him and his noble wife. But the
most beautiful and truly sublime
affection in which he and his family
are held by those who know them was
displayed recently when his magnifi-
cent residence was destroyed by fire
Every home in Rosedale was thrown
open to him and his family. Besides.
magnificent homes III Memphis were
offered him, and even friends in Chi
cago invited him and his family to be
their guests until the home could be
rebuilt. His colored friends proffered
their assistance, and old family ser
wants wrote letters of coincidence.
THE victories of peace are greater
than victories in war. He who can
conquer by love is greater than he who
conquers by the sword. Mr. SCOTS
conquest of his home people stamps
him as man of sublime soul and rare
mental faculties
Heavens! What contrast this
man presents beside the narrow brain
ed politicians who attempted to ride
roughshod over him some years ago"
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-05-08

The 18th annual session of the South.
ern Baptist Convention will begin to.
morrow in New Orleans. 1t will prob
ably be the largest ever held. There
were 200 in attendance at Hot Springs
last year.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-05-08

Piles are not only most painful, but
also very dangerous, as the inflamed
nodules are very apt to take on ma
lignant action and cancer of the rectum
is produced, They should be cured.
TABLER's BUCKEYE PILE OINTMENT will
cure the most obstinate cases. Price,
so cents in bottles; Tubes, IS cents.
Price d Watson.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-05-08

The craze for speculation aroused
by the oil discoveries at Beaumont,
Texas, is fully equal to the matrimo-
NAL insurance craze which swept the
country IL or 20 years ago.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-05-08
AN EMINENT CATHOLICS OPIN
ION,
j. A.. s..

ION.
In his sermon at St Patrick's Church
Dubuque, Ia, on the occasion of con
firmation of several hundred children
Archbishop Keane took occasion to
warn the little ones against the drink
habit. He said it was his ambition
that no Catholic should be engaged in
the liquor business Concluding, he
said: up to the present time the
only argument have advanced in sup
port of my view on temperance has
been moral suasion, by word and ex-
ample. If, however, in the near flu
ture this shall prove inadequate to
the obtaining of the end in view, it is
my intention to instruct my priests
not to administer the sacraments of
the church to those engaged in the
liquor business, a business inconsist-
ent with the name of Catholicity.
Therefore, no Catholic should engage
in the liquor business"
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-05-08

A modern Solomon wisely says
1.-THE worst difficulty / find is respect.
able SIM"
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-05-08
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The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-05-08
Illinois Central Good Roads Train,

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equipped with all forms OF special road machin-
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The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-05-08
To Young and
Middle Aged
Men.

The awful effects of early
vice. which brings organic
weakness. destroying both
mind and body, with all
its dreadful ills, perma-
npntly cured.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-03-15

hSo III NiiiNh Dio-
nation is so much
INDUCED as in let
ter writing. We
mean to write, but
tomorrow and
tomorrow creep
\ on " and we
lA n e glect it.
W This is bad
< enough when
the cores
= pondence is
social Dr h,,ei.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-03-15

whispered Mr.. Bowser as he walked
around with an aWestruck look on his
face. Eyes, sir. the soul of that young
Tim Sullivan passed into our old cat,
and I'll give her walloping tomorrow
to get even! I've got the doctrine down
pat, and Mrs Bowser can't say
word"
He was trembling in his excitement
when the cook came up and said there
was tramp at the door who wanted
nickel.
Bring him right up" said Mr.. Bow
scr. Its n chance to try the other end
of the doctrine. Who knows but that
the soul of Shakespeare or Milton is
wandering about behind the jacket Of
this rampl'
The tramp came up. He said IL it
yellow fever, the Spanish war and the
blowing up of the Maine he'd never
been obliged TO ask for public charity,
and Mr., Bowser kindly replied:
That's all right, my friend. I'm 60
Ing to give you quarter, but I'm GO
ing to ask II you have never felt that
you were some one else?'
II have" said the man. "Yes, sir,
there have been times when felt that
l used to be Napoleon or George WASH
ington."
by James but what a coincidence
what corroborationw whispered Mr..
Bowser. "You-yOu have heard of
transmlgration?
II have, and | believe that the soui
of some great man was reborn at my
birth. I've got the feeling and can't
get rid of it. l often find myself
thinking what, believe, Napoleon
used to think"
by James-by James! only wish
Mrs. Bowser was here TO hear you
talk. She thinks I'm a fool about
trAnsmigration, but here is living,
breathing evidence. Yes, you may be
carrying the soul of Napoleon about.
Come to look at you more closely, I'm
sure see marked"-
Mr. Bowser stopped there. The
tramp clutched him by the throat and
laid him on the fioor and compressed
his windpipe till he was black In the
face. 1t was done neatly and quietly,
and when the stranger passed out by
the front door he carried Mr.. Bowsers
gold watch and spare dollars. He had
transmigrated himself mile away
when Mrs, Bowser entered the house
to find Mr.. Bowser sitting up against
the wall with Wild look in his eyes
and the cat sitting near by.
"Well, what's happened now?" she
asked.
He pointed to the cat.
"Yes, you found an old friend, but
the cat didn't tear your necktie and col
lar off and leave marks on your
throat"
He pointed toward the front door.
II see. You have had some one in
from the street to practice on. and the
soul OF Captain Kidd jumped on you.
Well, ] guess your soul had better
transmigrate up TO bed and turn into
hair mattress while get rag and
some liniment for your throat"
NJ. QUAD.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-03-15

ness in its character, but when it con.
Germs the vital issue of health it is in
fnitely worse.
This touches you, if you are one of the
women who have felt inclined to take
advantage Of DIR. Pierces offer of a con-
sultation by letter, free. You have
studied the evidence which shows how
other women have been cured. You
cannot doubt but that Dir. Pierce's Fa-
vorite Prescription does cure diseases
peculiar to women; irregularity, ulcer
ations, inflammations, bearing down
pains. You cannot doubt it, because of
the force of the testimony of hundreds
of thousands of weak women made
strong, and sick women made we'll, and
you mean to write-to- morrow.
Write to day. Your letter will be
read i'll private, its contents guarded as
sacred confidence, and an answer
promptly mailed you in plain envelope
without any printing upon it. Address
DIR. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, ~ Y.
When wrote you about my ailments I was
living in Richland, Iowa" writes Mrs NJ Vas
tine. OF 6I7 South Liberty Street, GaIesburg Ill
took six bottles OF Or. Pierces Favorite Pre-.
scriptiop, four of the Golden Medical Discov.
cry aud four vials Of Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pei.
lets Before l had taken four bottles of the
Ravorite Prescription was a new woman
cannot make pen describe my heartfelt graft
tude, but will confirm the truth Of all say if
those who write inclose stamped envelope for
reply"
DR.. Pierce's Pellets are natural aid
to beauty. They clear the complexion.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-03-15
A ONE SIDED TOWN.
Too Much JOviaIity For the Stran-
Ger's Peace of Mind.

Ger'H Peace of Mind.
"Say, now, but this seems to be a
one sided town." he said as he stood
before the sergeant's desk at one of the
police precinct stations the other even
ing.
Anything wrongT' asked the SER
geant without betraying too much in
terest.
"Heaps of things. only got here to-
day, but more'p hundred fellers hey
slapped me on the back or knocked my
hat down over my ears, and more'n
a hundred others hev called me Uncle
Josh, Cousin Reuben or Brother Hay
seed"
"You are evidently no hand to take
a joke"
mo, I'm not" replied the man as his
face grew still more sorrowful. 81
hev lame back, a holler tooth and the
earache, and on top of that l lost five
hogs by the cholera last summer and
had my barn struck by lightnin. No,
j can't take Joke. / was calkerlatin
to stay in town four or five days and
hev a good time, but l guess I'll go
home tomorrer. It's too jovial for me.
If there amt no law to protect feller
who has two sick COWS, the old woman
down with rheumatism and the hired
man suilerin from frostbites, then I'd
better get right out of here. Is there
anybody around here who can play
Home, Sweet Home on the &C.
cordionW
II don't think So"
"Well, hardly expected It, but I'd
like to hear that old tune again. did
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-03-15
[cOpyright, 1901, by Q. B. Lewia. ]

LOOKED HER sTRAIGHT IN TIE EYES.
transmigration, but such is the case,
and there was a man in the Office this
afternoon who greatly strengthened
my belief. Something truly wonderful
occurred"
"Dear me, but have you broken out
againY sighed Mrs. Bowser as she
looked up.
''That's right! Pitch right into me
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-03-15
MR.. BOWSER'S WOES.
HIS THEORY OF TRANSPORTATION
GETS HIM INTO TROUBLE.

RecOgntzinE the Soul of the Fam
lily Cat, but II Wasn't Such an
Easy Matter With the BeIIigerent
Tramp.
copyright, 1901, by @. B. Lewisl
Mr. Bowser had come home to din
her looking thoughtful and during the
meal had seemed preoccupied, and,
though Mrs. Bowser was sure that
there was something on his mind, she
waited until he was ready to state his
case. BY and by he said:
II don't know that l ever mentioned
the fact to you that l have always
been firm believer in tho doctrine of
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-03-15
COMET.
Especial Correspondence


Comet, March ~. Mr. and Mrs. Pc
ter Schembeckcr entertained % of
their friends in honor of Miss Martha
Treesh of Akron. Cards, music and
games were features of the occasion.
Refreshments were served and "A
pleasant time enjoyed, and all voting
their hosts charming entertainers.
The protracted meetings closed last
Sunday evening. They did much good
There will be services in the United
Evangelical church next Sunday after.
noon, at 2:30; also services in the
church OF God in the evening.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-03-15

think of waiiin till morniu, ut now
1 guess I'll go tonight. It's one
sided town--all runs to jokes-and no
place for me-"
"As you are here you ought to stay
over at least day and see the sights"
suggested the sergeant.
I'D like to, but l dasn't If 1 dids
some feller would jump out from be-
hind lamppost and tickle me In the
ribs and call me Old Squash and make
me mad huff to fight. No; I'll start
for home tonight and take my sadness
along with me, and you can tell all
the jovial jokers in town that they
can ha -ha- ha and be hanged to emp
M. QUAD.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-03-15

before you have heard word about
itr' he exclaimed as he flushed up.
"Why can't you give me fair show?
never sit down on you the minute
you open your mouth to tell md some
thing"
"But the doctrine of transmlkration
is no doctrine at ALL" she rdtested,
ITS only theory, and I nevei knew
sensible person who believed lin it,"
'Then If I believe In it, and do,
i must be q fool! Very well; wen say
no more about it,"
"You said something truly woiderful
occurred. Let's see how wonderful II
was. Perhaps you can convert me to
your belief"
"Pll tell you what happenedp said
Mr.. Bowser after chewing the Gag for
n minute. This gentleman, who has
given the doctrine of transmitration
over 20 years Of thought and study,
recognized In our office cat a sclbolboy
friend of his who died 80 years hgo."
what boshy nOnsensep exclaimed
Mrs. Bowser.
"Yes; knew you would sat that,
and probably others would sly the
same, but that's exactly what lhppen-
ed. and IL you'd been there yout have
felt chill go over you. Lordy but it
was n dramatic scene! l can't SIT over
! It."
Eyes: II must have been dramatic! I
suppose the cat also recognized hmW
"She did--she didw he WHISPERED ms
he came closer to her. Eyes, by george,
the cat recognized him, and thatf what
! can't got over! We We're talking
about the souls of human being pass
ing into the bodies of animals when
the cat woke and Jumped up tito the
mans lap and looked him straight In
the eyes. He stroked her bak and
called her Jerry, and she meowd and
showed by every action that sheTecog-
niZed him. The soul of his deadschool-
mate had passed into the cat, aid I'll
bet n thousand to ono 1t had"
"And the idea struck YOU" SAL Mrs,
Bowser as faint smile appeded on
her face, that the soul OF some Ff your
old chums might have passed Ito the
body OF our own cat2 l see whit you
are getting at. Go ahead and fxperi-
ment, but please excuse me. Ne got
to run In and see Mrs. Brown 10 a few
minutes. You can tell me all bout 1t
when get back"
"You-you don't think it's f6lishT"
asked MIR. Bowser in a shaIefaced
way.
"Oh, no! II the cat happensto rep
resent some dear old friend of Surs, II
will be awfully nice. You can et lots
II pointers on transmigration, S well
rs catching mice and yeowling lround
on back fences. Tell me all ;iout II
when get back"
When she had departed, Mr.. lowser
eoaXed the cat to Jump up into ichalr,
and lie sat down in another andooked
her straight in the eyes. lie w$ seek
Ing for recollection. The ct half
closed her eyes and purred, AM for u
minute he could not be sure hether
he had ever met her soul befordn any
other gulse or not. Then as shelpened
her eyes until they seemed TO bSls big
us tea sauccrs and drew one dom in u
sort of wink a sudden food of tmory
swept over him. The soul ofh red
headed boy who used to live net door
20 him when he was n lad hadbassed
into the cat Moreover, that redeaded
boy used to cuff him around ad call
him all sorts of names. 1t n came
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-03-15
rr,endIx soIicituae.

What clever person that Mr.. Lar4
relzin Is" said the lady who was young
in spite of her years. HE can make
$4,000 year on the board of trade; he
can paint a landscape worthy OF a
place in almost any gallery you might
mention; l have heard him play
snatches from Beethoven's Fifth Sym
pathy' with the touch of a master, and
yesterday--what do you think-he
wrote n splendid willamette on my
cheek"
"Oh." replied the lady who has ceas-
ed trying to be u leading member of
the younger set, II should think you
would have hated to let him spoil your
make up In that way."-Chicago Times
Herald.
Classification Called For. &
"Say, map *
what is it, Freddy"
"Are these cold storage eggs or hens
egTT'-Chicago Record
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-03-15

Tomorrow, and tomorrow. and tomorrow,
Creep on in petty space from day to day
Aud all out yesterdays have lighted fools
The way of dusky death"
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-03-15

The Belle of New York Co.. which
will appear at the Grand tonight alriv-
cd In Akron Friday morning. All day
the employees of the company have
been hustling to arrange the special
scenery on the stage ready for use to-
night. The company Is the largest that
has appeared in Akron this year. II
Is now OH its way east, having toured
the country through to the Pacific
coast The cast includes tho best peo.
pie seen in Akron for long time.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-03-15

Pro@astination is the thief of health
as well as the thief of time. There are
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-03-15
The Cake Fell,

Mrs. Newlywed-I had horrid luck
with my cake.
Mrs, Binthare-Too bad. Did 1t fall?
Mrs. Newlywed-Yes / placed it on
the window ledge 10 COOL and my hus-
hand, either by accident or design,
--,--hsd II of.--Cleyeland state Journal.