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The leader., 1901-03-06
WHATEVER Is, Is BEST.

| know as my life grows older
And mine eyes have clearer sight,
That under each rank wrong. somewhere,
There lies the root of right;
That each sorrow has its purpose,
BY the Borrowing oft unguessed
But. as sure as the sun begins morning,
Whatever isis best.
! know that each sinful action,
As sure as the night brings shade.
Is somewhere, sometime punished.
Though the hour he long delayed
| know that the soul is aided,
Sometimes by the hearts unrest.
And to grow means often to suffer
But, whatever isis best.
| know there is no error
In the Great SuPernal plan,
And all things work together
For the final good of man;
And know. when my soul speeds onward
In its grand eternal quest,
| shall cry, as look back earthward,
Whatever isis best"
Ella Wheeier UilcO1.
The leader., 1901-03-06
THE DIGNITY OF LABOR.

The Clarion Ledger OF Feb. Is, thus
compliments our worthy
mayor:
Mayor Stigler, of Lexington, Miss,
having been recently criticised harsh
ly by some of the people Of his town
with more false pride than good sense,
because he personally directed the
street working at a laborer's wages,
replied to his critics in splendid style.
The following sentiment expressed
by him is worthy Of all praise and is
especially commended to the young
people of today, when so many are
seeking soft places and adopting every
doubtful and demoralizing expedient
to keep out Of honest, hard work"
Here followed Mayor Stigler's reply.
advertiser.
The Advertiser has fallen into an
error concerning the authorship OF
the above reference to Mayor Stigler's
reply to his critics, and
gives the Clarion Ledger credit where
it is not entitled to it. The extract
quoted by the Advertiser and credited
to the Gil, first appeared in print,
caption and all, in The LEADER of Feb.
18th, with the excerpt from Mayor
Stigler's letter which was quoted and
On February 18th, two
days after it was published by THE
LEADER, it reappeared bodily in our
contemporary-all credit
being omitted inadvertently, we sup
pose,) and it is presumed that in this
way the Advertiser was misled. By
the way, Lexington's chief executive,
whose forcible remarks concerning the
dignity of labor were thus first COM
me nded in THE LEADER, has since
been the recipient of a number of
compliments from the press
of this and other States for the noble
sentiments he expressed.
The leader., 1901-03-06

1t is stated that a native king in New
Zealand edits paper called, by the
way, 1.-The Pleiades of the Seven Stars"
and that Dark Liberia has had four
newspapers during the past year.
Doubtless, these barbarians feel the
need of clothes, as civilization advan-
ces, and have struck a modern plan to
''raise funds" for same. We heartily
commend the undertaking, and hope,
when they are ready to make their or
ders, they will not forget Brookhaven's
great clothing emporiums, which are
guaranteed to fit saint or sinner.
The leader., 1901-03-06

"Negro lynching is brutalizing bus
mess at BEST" says the Vicksburg Her
aid. "The extreme atrocity of Turning
and dividing out the victims fingers
and toes as souvenirs by the lynchers
is most revolving when occurring in re-
mote districts of Colorado and Kansas,
but when it finds imitation and toler-
ance in an old Indiana city the size of
Terre Haute, it is time for the South to
yield the palm and give up the lynch
ing habit"
The leader., 1901-03-06

Henry Mckinley, veteran of the
civil war, and first cousin of Presi-
dent Mckinley, has applied for aid
and viii probably be sent to the poor
house, unless other assistance is Of
fered. The President and his cousin
grew up together and enlisted in the
same regiment at the outbreak of the
civil war.
The leader., 1901-03-06

The old anti prohibition argument
that a person fought to be permitted
to eat what he pleases and drink what
he pleases" received a black eye in
New Jersey the other day. A man
concluded that cats would make good
eating and he at once began regular
diet ON feIines. After four or five
meals the officers arrested him and he
was severely fined and reprimanded
We hope this won't open up the old
vexed question of personal rights"
If it does, we want to place ourselves
squalry on the side of "Tabby."
The leader., 1901-03-06

Three cars laden with turpentine
and two solid carloads of rosin we're
brought into Jackson on last Thurs
day, over the q. 4 s. /. road and trans
ferred to the /. c. The turpentine in
dustry of South Mississippi is growing.
Large numbers of distilleries have
been established along the new rail
road mentioned and the output of the
average distillery is from $1,000 to
1900 gallons a year. This yields
from 1000 to 5000 barrels of rosin.
The leader., 1901-03-06

1t must be gratifying to the friend:
of Judge Powell to see that he has sus
tanned himself SO well as an able, up
right and impartial judge. His decis
ions have been sustained not only by
the supreme court of Mississippi, but
also by the supreme court of the
United States.-BrdndOn Ners.
The leader., 1901-03-06

On March 4th, fifty years ago, at the
age of 26, Galusha A. Grow, of Pennsyl-
vania, was sworn in as member of
Congress. After twelve years of service
he retired to be reelected Congress-
man in 1884, He is member elect of
the incoming Congress. A book of
political "reminiscences by one whose
career spans so long aud momentous a
period Of the national existence, would
prove of exceeding interest.-Vicks-
burg Herald.
The leader., 1901-03-06

Mississippi says the Clarion Ledger,
sis going into the manufacturing bust
ness, and hereafter we will eat our own
hog and hominy, wear our homegrown
and home made clothes, delve the soil
with our own tools, sweep our door
steps with our own brooms, and be in-
dependent generally"
The leader., 1901-03-06

The First National Bank of Hatties-
burg advertises in the Mt. Olive Trib-
une capital of $4,000, surplus of
$1,000, and undivided profits to the
amount of s9O,993. That is a curious
and profitable bank and makes us
want to be stakeholder.
The leader., 1901-03-06

Louis o. Pitard, of New Orleans,
shot and instantly killed himself last
week. A physician recently told him
he had lung trouble and would not
live six months. To this is attributed
the cause of his sudden taking off by
his own hand. He was member of
the hardware firm of G. Pitard d Bro.
The leader., 1901-03-06

A country editor in a neighboring
State has threatened his delinquent
subscribers by informing them that if
they don't pay up he'll come around
some dark night and poison all their
dogs. There are plenty of people who
would have money to pay the newsps-
per and other creditors if they would
abolish dogs and tobacco.
The leader., 1901-03-06

The u. d. c. of Texas have requested
the legislature to appropriate $4,000
for the erection of a suitable monu-
ment to the memory of Gen. Albert
Sidney johnson, whose grave was grass
grown and neglected until the U. D. C.
took hold of the matter.
The leader., 1901-03-06

In the Marshall county circuit court
Dan Robinson, "a prominent young
man of Holly Springs, was sentenced
to 30 days and fined S15 for selling a
pint of whisky at camp meeting last
summer.
The leader., 1901-03-06

Political friends of Hon. Jno. NJ. Allen
are urging on the President his name
for appointment to the response
BILE position of commissioner of the st.
Louis exposition, and it is said that he
will receive this appointment.
The leader., 1901-03-06

The Headlight says north bound
freight ran into a bunch of cows,
last week, and killed five. This hap
pened near Terry, where a stock law
requires the confinement of cattle.
The leader., 1901-03-06

New postoftices have been estab-
lished at the following points in Mis-
sissippi, and the postmasters named
commissioned: Edna, Marion county,
Willie H. Askew; Green, Lefore coun-
ty, Abram CT. McLemore; ROOSEVELT,
Harrison county, Bradley S. Long.
The leader., 1901-03-06

The number of death sentences i'm
posed and sustained by the Supreme
Court recently exceeds the records of
some years. All of the defendants
have been negroes, save VIM. Lanier,
of Monroe county.
The leader., 1901-03-06

The contract for putting in Laurers
waterworks has been let to w. c. Por-
ter, eff Evergreen, Ala, his bid being
S2O,73476 j. NJ. Locket, of New Or
leans, was awarded the contract for
the pumping station, his bid being
5000 making total of s29,7l4.76 for
the entire plant.
The leader., 1901-03-06

DIR. j. F. Hunter, secretary of the
State Board of Health, announces that
the board will meet in Jackson on the
Goth of March for the purpose of Sc
lecting county health officers for the
seventy-fi counties of the State.
The leader., 1901-03-06

Six of the largest sticks of sawn
timber ever cut in Mississippi were
shipped from Purvis to Vicksburg on
the 26th. The timber was 16xl6 inch
es and 6S feet long.
The leader., 1901-03-06
SIMPSONS TROUBLES.
His sister at Detroit Much Worried over
HIS Condition.

His sister at Detroit Much Worried over
HIS Condition.
Detroit, Mich, Feb. 1s.-Mrs. Ellis, Of
this city, sister Of Admiral Sampson,
is much distressed over the trouble in
which her brother is involved and has
given up hope that he will ever be what
he was before the war His trouble is
of mental nature, accompanied by
extreme nervousness, and the present
discussion of the old controversy, to-
gether with the criticism directed
against him because he refused to en-
dorse the promotion of gunner, has
made him the victim of extreme mel
ancholia.
The leader., 1901-03-06

Biloxi's canning factory will be en-
larged and improved. For the past
five years oysters have been canned
on commission, but the next season
the Barataria Canning Company will
go into the business on their own
account.
The leader., 1901-03-06

The wild man from Borneo' died at
Maysville, KY, after serving as an at
traction for circuses and dime mu
seums for the past ten years. There is
no doubt of his resurrection; and that
before "the last trump"
The leader., 1901-03-06

The largest payment of collections
ever made to the treasury was made
last Thursday by Revenue Agent Writ
Adams. The amount was $4,000, this
being the States share of the back
tax money recovered from the Yazoo
e. Mississippi Valley Railroad to date.
The leader., 1901-03-06

Judge Eugene Sykes, of the first ju-
dicial district, has been reappointed
by the governor. The only other ap-
plicant was Judge Cayce, Of Columbus.
The leader., 1901-03-06
DRS. Belts & BELTS & DYAR
PA ST. Charles Street, New Orleans, La

NERVOUS se @SSllff os sss'S%a matt f%is
sions. loss of vital powers, sleeplessneSS, de-
Snondency loss of memory. confusion of ideas,
laSstude, gloOmness. depression OF spirits, aver
fdence dull. iistlesS, unfit for study or business
and finds life a burden. Safely. permanently
The leader., 1901-03-06

The donation of Robert Church. "the
wealthiest colored citizen of Mem
pills." of a thousand dollars to the
Confederate reunion fund, receives an
eloquent and merited tribute from the
Scimitar The incident is sure to at
tract much attention and praise, end
where negro character is imperfectly
understood, surprise. 1t is not so
rare, however, to find individuals of
the race, especially those of ante bel
lum training, in full and intelligent
sympathy with the public spirit of the
Southern communities where they
live. 1t is only unfortunate that so
few of such have the means to so cred
itably demonstrate their sympathies.
Ticksburg Herald.
The leader., 1901-03-06

The official flag of the Pan Ameri-
can Exposition at Buffalo, was selected
from 300 designs and is the production
of Miss Adelaide j. Thorpe.
The leader., 1901-03-06

It is easy to tell when your nerve-force
and vital power are slipping away from
you. When your days work leaves you
weary and exhausted; when you are SO
nervous, irritable and sleepless that your
nights are passed in restless tossing; when
you get up in the morning with no appe-
tite for breakfast, and go around all day
with a headache; you may be sure your
nervous strength is being used up faster
than IL ia being renewed.
The leader., 1901-03-06
THE POLL TAX DELINQUENT
BARRED,

The HaZlehurst Courier contains the
following, showing how the poll tax de-
linquent is made political curiosity
by his own voluntary act:
persons who pay poll tax only are
not eligible to sign petitions asking
boards of Supervisors to submit the
question of the issuance of bonds to a
vote of the people. And when such a
vote is ordered and taken, persons who
only pay poll tax are not entitled to
vote. The reason for this discrimina-
ton is that when bonds are issued for
public improvement, such bonds, as
we'll as interest, are paid by a tax levied
on personal property and real estate,
and not by poll tax payers. To be
palmer, all poll tax collected goes into
the school fund, and does not help
the cost Of building bridges, court
houses or jails, or maintaining the
county government consequently the
law only permits those to vote who are
directly affected by the issuance of
bonds. Female taxpayers can vote,
just as they are permitted to take part
in stock law election"
The leader., 1901-03-06

Mr.. Wa says that if all countries
were as fair to China as the United
States, the war would soon end.
The leader., 1901-03-06
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The leader., 1901-03-06
BLOOD AND SKIN I I

ease most horrible in its results, completely
eradicated without the use of mercurv So,
erySpelas. fever sores, blotches. pimples nIoa.f
pains In the hands and bones SUMMIT ', w
throat, mouth and tongue catarrh. etc "o, sore
The leader., 1901-03-06

Mrs. VIM. F. Holmes died at the age
of -, at McComb last Tuesday, much
lamented by many friends.
The leader., 1901-03-06
Tired and Nervors

a was troubled great dear with merry.
BUSINESS and headache. The least exertior
would cause dreadful pain in the head
and when became excited 1 would Lose
entire control Of my nerves. I lived in
that misery for ten years, failing to get
relief until began using Dr. Miles Nerv.
inc. Within week my friends were re.
marking how much better looked, and
soon after found my health restored
Mrs. LOUIS ELG, Idaho Falls, Idaho
The leader., 1901-03-06

Oxford entertained the Grand Lodge
of Masons last week There were GOO
delegates present.
The leader., 1901-03-06

The Pope celebrated his 91st birth
day on last Saturday.
The leader., 1901-03-06

Whatever else may be said-Mrs.
Nation is not hatchet-faced.
The leader., 1901-03-06
ITS MISSION.

The local newspaper should be
found in every home. No children
should grow up in ignorance who can
be taught to appreciate the home
press. 1t is said to be the stepping
stone Of intelligence in all those mat
ters not to be learned in books. Give
your children foreign paper which
they never saw, or perhaps ever heard
of, and how could you expect them to
be interested? But let them have
paper and read of people whom they
meet and places with which they
are familiar, and soon an interest is
awakened which increases with every
arrival of the local paper. Thus a
habit of reading is formed and those
children will read the papers all their
lives and become intelligent men and
women, credit to their ancestors,
strong in their knowledge of the
world as it is today. Laurel Chronicle.
The leader., 1901-03-06

The Grand Lodge of Masons met at
Oxford last week. The election
of officers to the Grand Council re-
suited as follows:
Frederick Speed, of Vicksburg,
Grand Master; p. M. Slavery, Tupelo,
Deputy Grand Master; A. A. Posey,
Aberdeen, Grand Conductor of the
Work; G. ]. Balm, Natchez, Grand
Treasurer; J. L. Power, Jackson, Grand
Recorder; S. l. Solomon, Meridian,
Grand Conductor; Nolan Stewart,
Jackson, Grand Steward; Irwin Miller,
Walnut Grove, Grand Chaplain.
The leader., 1901-03-06

LITTLE work and a few
good seed will make it. We
can furnish you the good
seed at the very smallest pos
sible cost.
The sun., 1901-06-29
CARTOWN.
A Unique suburb Of San Francisco. with Old
street Cans a. Dwellings.

From the Scientific American.
There IL a little settlement just outside
the city OF San Francisco where tho large
majority Of the structures were once street
cars. II Is located at the ocean beach on
the shore end OF Golden Gate Park. There
are perhaps fifty OF these car dwellings In
the little settlement. many OF them fitted
out with considerable elegance and numerous
conveniences. They are arranged upon
general plan aifordng their occupants tho
widest views. all fronting the sea Streets
.intersect. at right angles. and plank walks
are laid so as To give pedestrians access to
their homes without wading through the
deep sands. Few OF these cars have been
adorned with coat OF paint The eXtefiors
are generally intact ana the conspicuous
signs denoting the route over which the
cars once perambuated are not obliterated.
Some methods are used in the adornment
of these curious resorts. Many OF them
are covered with vines, most have galleries
extending around the front and sides. The
roofs of some are arranged as lookouts,
and awnings drop over the windows, There
is considerable space for storage below the
cars while other cars acquire additional
room by little extensions. In some Instances
one car Is raised above another. and some-
times the cars are laid upon other buildings,
thus giving an extra story, The platforms
OF the cars arc often transformed into bal
comics and bay windows with the aid OF the
carpenter and glass ntter, ana aHOTu points
OF observation protected from the cold winds,
besides giving extended views OF sea and
land
The arrangement Of tho interiors Of these
dwellings is highly ingenious the necessities
OF the case requiring the utmost economy
OF space, the ayerge sleeping car suggesting
a model Half dozen persons have been at
night accommodated with lodgings IN one
of them. Ventilation ia always assured.
While there are many families permanent
residents Of "Cartown, the larger number
occupy the vehicles" as others do the house.
boat, giving opportunities Tor original
methods of entertainmnnt and diversion
for themselves and friends. Confined and
restricted as these dwellings are, there IA
compensation in tho fresh ocean hreezrs
which here blow right from the sea. besides
the enjoyment Of a health giving environ
ment. History and romance have been
ransacked in providing names for these car
villas" suitable to the facetlOus idiooyncra-
cies Of their various owners. In ~Cartown
the villa Mramar' and Chateau Navarro
adj DIN the modest restaurant and more
conspicuous bar.
There are many kinds of trades pursued
IN This odd settlement, restaurants and bars
being most numerous.
The sun., 1901-06-29
street Cars Full Of Smoke =.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-!st' have read
with interes, the Communication OF w. ~ A" in TO.
days Sun, regarding smoking on street cars and
would like W add my confirmation To the same IL Is
an unfortunate fact that many tobacco users are
utterly indifferent TO the comforts OF others so long
as they enjoy Themselves and are gentlemen only
when compelled N be- The oncers OF street railways
and water eran owe II 10 their patrons that their
rights are protected from the annoy Of the tobacco
hog even II he IL auayed In the zarb Of gentleman
wanting 10 take little outing on Saturday last,
! BEARDED Thirty ninth street ferry boat taking a
sent on tAe upper deck but was not long there before
gentleman" came along, seating himself directly
IN front Of me, giving me the bcnent of his nka doro
all the way over. Al the Brooklyn landing. | took
Thrd avenue car, and although occupying the
second seat from the front another gentleman Oppo
ste me kept pulling away Al his cigar without any
lnrtlerence on the part OF the conductor.
Inc horrors at the Bridge entrance are intensified
every night by the fellows who pull away at cigars,
clghrerS and pipes regardless OF the comfort u tho
swaying Sweltering crowd
rt the smoker enjoy himself n he wants TO- but not
az tne ekpense OF another. The travelling public
should BE- entitled W is share of unpollutsd fresh air
and " therr are those who can be gentlemen only In
occasion should be there. II q, u.
NEW YORK. june ~.
The sun., 1901-06-29
The Chaplains to the King.
From The London Truth

The most servile and abjeCt worshipp-y
Of kingship have often shown themselves
MIN. roudiistes qUs 10 roi This has happened
once again over the question OF the Kings
chaplains.
In the late Committee on the Civil List ]
moved for a reduction in the preposterous
number OF these functionaries did 20 not
solely in the interests Of economy. but also
because il appeared to me that TO assume
that thirty-slx chaplains were necessary to
the Kings spiritual welfare Wa the reverse
Of fattering 10 his Majesty. Tor II implies mat
he Is spiritually in a very pariouh plGht,
The committee would not lis'en TO any proposal
for reduction but the King himself has now
his thirty-six chaplains 10 twelve. Su'h
however, is my confidence In him that be.
lieye the King might reduce his stan of
spiritual advisers by another % per cent,
Without mourning any risk either IN thls
world or the next
Hitherto a Chaplain in Ordinary has re-
celyed $50 n year. paid out of the IlNll List,
the only duty being 20 preach one sermon
In the year at the Chapel Royal, -. Jamess
Palace and even this work could be eNaded
BY payment Of fine Of three gnineas. The
late Queens Cha plains -in-Ordlnary are 70
become Honorary Chaplains, and the new 10y
OF Chapllns in Ordinary will be appointed
by the Ring direct 10 that office.
The Bishop OF London. rs Dean OF the
Chapel Royal, Is paid E20O a year, and tho
stipend of the Sub-Dean Is about 400 year.
The Bishop of Winchester receives Fl year
as Clerk OF the Closet. and the emolumenIs
OF his three deputies are also nominal. ~
are their duties.