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The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-10-02
CZOLGOSZ SENTENCED.

The black hearted assassin of the
President of the United States, after
being put through thorough exam
ination by insanity experts, was pro
nounced responsible person, beyond
all question. On the 2}rd he was
placed on trial at Buffalo before a
Judge of the Supreme Court, a jury
being easily secured to pass on the
question of his guilt. Czolgosz pleaded
Guilty" but this was not permitted
to stand under the law, and plea of
"Not Guilty" was ordered by the
Court. The whole trial consumed s
hours and 20 minutes and covered a
period of only two days.
The defense introduced no witnesses
and when the case was given to the
jury, it took them just 40 minutes to
bring in a verdict THAT the defendant
is guilty of murder in the first degree"
There was no demonstration 10 court
when the verdict was returned.
On the Goth, just 20 days after the
President received the mortal injury
from the assassin's bullet, Czolgosz
was sentenced to die in the electric
chair at Auburn prison. The execu-
ton will take place during the week
beginning October q.
The Anarchist maintained that he
had no accomplish and that no one
knew of his crime but him
self. His family, consisting of his
father. mother and sister, visited him
in prison, but could ascertain nothing
from him but what he had told others.
His sister, throughout the horrible
affair, was the only one who seemed
touched by the murderer's predica-
ment and awful crime. She wept bit
terly and babe him fearful adieu as
she kissed his lips at parting in the
prison walls.
CzolgosZ evinced the most abject
terror and collapsed when he was taken
to Auburn prison. a mob of 1900 at
tempted to lynch him, but were driven
back 10y the officers. He was dragged
through the gates and when sufficient
ly collected to talk, said he was sorry
for the deed he had done; that it was
all mistake; that he would not do it
again if he could and that he had no
special object in committing the crime.
He also expressed himself as being es-
pecially sorry for Mrs. Mckinley and
said he would do anything for her.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-10-02
rs THE PRESS CENsURABLEl'

rs THE PRESS CENSURABLE|'
Thos. j. Cummings at the annual
convention of the Catholic Young
Mems National Union, at Philadelphia,
on the 18th, read a paper on Amer
lean Journalism" in which he said he
deplored the tendency toward sensa-
tionalism of the newspapers, and de
clared that the assassination of Presi
dent Mckinley was due in measure
to the inflammatory utterances of the
press. In conclusion, Mr.. Cummings
said:
I'VE want daily newspapers that will
not alone be catholic in principle, but
entirely free and Independent for God,
for country, for religion, for politics,
the sacredness of family rights and
individual liberty, and equality under
just laws, enacted for the welfare of
all"
The above calls to mind the iucisive
queries of Dr. 4. f. Watkins in his
address on memorial day in this city:
as the press censurable? or, is the
public censurable in its demands made
upon the press" both of which might
be answered in the affirmative. While
meeting unreasonable and unreasoning
demands to reasonable extent, the
press should constantly bear in mind
that it is moulder of public opinion
and should place the ban on sensa
tional and pernicious utterances, where
it would be placed in worthy family
circle. Behold what flame little
fire kindleth!
The New York Board of Fire Under
writer's is to the point: ave believe
President McKinley's murderer was
melted to his evil deed by the teach
ings of journals which, by holding
him up to ridicule and misrepresenta
ton, have led vicious class to Think
that he was the enemy of the poor,
instead of being, as he was, the faith
full representative of all classes
At last may the people understand
that yellow journalism is the most
active agent of anarchism, and that
vile literature breeds vice and crime
and may plunge, not only a family, but
Nation, into sorrow and distress.
Let the hand that holds the pencil,
be the hand that helps the world up
ward and onward.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-10-02

After sixty-one years of service
as school teacher, Prof. John Ueber,
of the Two Brothers College. of New
Orleans, has retired. The elder broth
er, who had been associated with
him throughout his lifetime, died
in 1897. At the farewell reception he
rendered his former pupils last Friday
night, there were grandfathers, fathers
and sons, daughters, mothers and
grandmothers who had been pupils of
the 1.-TWO Brothers. The lessons and
tasks of the old school are all ended
and it's doors are now closed.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-10-02

The Woman's Journal states that
Roosevelt is an out spoken woman
suffragist 1t is quite natural for a
to advocate anything women inaug-
urate or follow. Mrs. Roosevelt per-
sonally attends her own babies, makes
the family purchases and is a house
wife of taste and comfortable sugges-
tiveness. She seems to be one of the
all-comprehensive and we'll developed
women who can reign with dignity in
the drawing rooms of society or, with
equal composure, descend to the kitch-
en- and it's demands.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-10-02

Mrs. Mckinley, who morbidly longs
for death, that she may join her hus-
band in the great beyond, again ex-
emplifies the loving woman and ten
der wife she has always shown herself
to be. In an interview with reporter
of the Picayune last May, at New Or
leans, she said, referring to her dis
tinguished husband, 81 love to see him
among the people, whom he seeks to
serve so faithfully. only wish that l
could help him as should. When his
term expires he will come home, and
we will settle down quietly and he will
belong to me- Alas! Love may find
its way in life, but has no power to stay
the hand of ID. ath; and so the coming
home" will not take place and the
widowed heart is left disconsolate.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-10-02
SCHOOL OPENED MONDAY.

Clarion Ledger
shouts Of glee,
from me
A baby who was Innocent, child whose heart
had ne'er
Contained the ache that knowledge brings or
borne the bruse Of care;
My baby's left his rattle.
To begin the long, hard battle.
With heart all free from trouble and none
the worse for wear
I stood and watched him as he went, heard
his shouts OF JOY.
He was baby ere he left. but he'll return
boy;
I've gathered up his picture blocks and piled
them all away
And dropped "A tear or two upon his baby
toys to-day;
His knowledge and his SHINING
And his troubles are beginning
He'll come to me with questions, and. alas,
what will say?
Brave little one of mine you've gone to start
upon the long,
Long road that leads to Honor or goes winding
down to Wrong:
You've left behind the happiest days that you
Will ever know,
When at the door you kissed me and went
shouting gladly On
All eager and lighthearted
You have clapped your hands and started
On the way that's steep and stony
And God bless you as you 20.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-10-02

Hon. Robt. l.. Taylor, former Gov
ernor of Tennessee, was quietly mar
ried in Tuscaloosa, Ala, to Mrs. Alice
Fits Hill, of that city. The young
woman is cultured and prominent and
was just ready to depart on an excur-
sion West, when the Governor per-
suaded her to abide with him. Their
wedding DAY had been set for next
January. The happy couple went at
once to Louisville, where Mr.. Taylor
had an appointment to speak
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-10-02

The first railway in America was
built to supply the granite for the
Bunker Hill monument, and was from
granite quarries at Quincy, Mass,
to tide water, distance of five
miles 1t was begun in 1926 and
finished in 1927. The second Amer
lean road was built in 1927, and
extended from coal mines to the Lee
high river at Maunch Chunk, Pa, a
distance of nine miles.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-10-02

Charles Hodge, % years old, night
operator at Brookside, near Birm-
ingham, blew out his brains as the
result of nervousness and insomnia in
duced by excessive cigarette smoking.
The awful climax 20 his foolish habit
came last Wednesday. Hodge was
from Columbia, Tenn, and both him
self and wife we're we'll connected.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-10-02
Stricken With Paralysis.

Henderson Grimett, of this place,
was stricken with partial paralysis aud
completely lost the use of one arm and
side. After being treated by an emf
nent physician for quite IL while with
out relief, my wife recommends
Chamberlaiu's Pain Balm, and If
ter using two bottles of it he
is almost entirely cured.-GEo. r.
MCDONALD, Man, Logan county, w.
Va. Several other very remarke-
BILE cures of partial paralysis have
been effected by the use of this lini-
ment. 1t is most widely known, how
ever, as cure for rheumatism
sprains aud bruises. Sold by c. Il.
Grafton Drug Co.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-10-02

By the will of the late Nathaniel
Hawthorne Cusack, of Washington, D.
c., Miss Alice Roosevelt, the Presi-
dents daughter, receives 100000. To
become the daughter of President of
these United States and an heiress, all
within a fortnight, is enough to turn
the head of a much older person than
an 1S-year- old girl
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-10-02

And now they tell us grasshoppers
are of fine, nutty flavor fried or
roasted and that they make soup re
sembling crayfish bisque. Perhaps the
grasshopper, as the Good Book pre-
diets, has become "a burden" and we
must devour him to get rid of him and
risk further trouble.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-10-02

Mrs. Lynn Pullman, the wife of
George NJ. Pullman, was granted di-
vorce with $1,000 year alimony by a
Chicago court. The young couple had
been married two years and had been
living apart for year. The husband
was accused of unfaithfulness and de-
Sertion,
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-10-02

Anthracose, cotton disease which
attacks the bolls in the form of blight,
is causing apprehension among plant
ers. 1t made its first appearance in
this State in 1910.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-10-02

Seven blind tigers were convicted
and heavily fined at Macon on the p.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-10-02

"DRuMMoNp Natural eaf tin tags STAR and
GOOD LUCK" HORSE SHOE NoBBY SPUN RoL MAS * w
paper PEACH AND HONEY TN tags
SECURING PRESENTS. and may be assorted CNGEK iW I'm "a
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-24
THE SCHLEY VERDICT.

DRELIMINARY comment has been made all
! r the country, which represented the first
impression produced by the verdict rendered
against Schley by Admirals Benham and Ramsay
The first opinions expressed might have been criti-
clzed as the result of impulse rather than of udg
ment But the sober second thought of the
country is being uttered and its condemnation of the
verdict has the weight of mature reflection. This
sober minded judgment so universally condemns the
verdict to frghten the men who procured and
rendered it into quaking silence
The American people will tolerate great big red
blooded mistakes They will look kindly upon men
who offend through mighty and manly passion.
They will walk backward and cover with a mantle
the naked errors of great fallen But they will
not endure the of small men in big places.
The testimony read and the verdict has been
read From beginning to end it is record green
with jealousy red with petty revenge and sodden with
the sordid ambitions of small self-seekers Mean
ness is written over it as often as the words zone
dollar the face of one of the old red dog shin
plaster bank notes
The American people will have none of it, The
pupil of feas eye is small enough to hold their
estimate of the men who wrote it as their decision.
Nor all the skies, On their blue concave above u.s.
big enough to write the American approval of Dewey
for his manly and generous judgment
We do not believe that the Navy Department can
resist the consequences. 1t has adudged and paid
to Sampson and the captain of his ship of thou
sands of dollars for the ships taken at Santiago,
though Sampson and Chadwick were below the hori-
zon from the scene of that battle and never saw its
smoke heard its guns And Sch1ey has been
paid as has share of the prize money the paltry
of $3334 and his brave feet captains even less
1t is too rank The people want to lift the lid off
the department and what makes the stencil. They
want to qucklime the carcass of official spite and
petty meanness and put it out of mind smell and
sight.
They not building navy to be manned by
foul combination of ayarice and meanness, main
tanning naval school to graduate heroes like Schey
to be Inundated by creatures like Benham and Ram
say and the envious of1icialdom of the department
The majority verdict is set aside by the people The
opinion OF Dewey their opinion, and they demand
that the parasite Maclay officially employed s. 43
a day to write naval history be dismissed, his book
ordered out of Annapolis, and that the department
officials who indorsed it be punished by expulsion
from their Offices. Let none OF them imagine that
this is a passing breeze 1t is gale of popular de-
mand and will blow until it besoms the combination
of spirited conspirators off the official roll and
into private life, where they can be exposed to
the well seasoned and permanent contempt of the
country.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-24
THE CHRISTMAS TRADE

P to this time the holiday trade of the city has
been conducted under conditions that are we'll
- nigh ideal. The purchasers have been LIBERAL
the merchants have displayed store of Christmas
goods never before equaed, and the weather has
been everything that is lovely and delightful. There
IS now menace of rain, if that can be called
menace which while spelling the holiday charm of
the season would none the less be benefit to the
State Fortunately most of the Christmas shopping
IS over and should rain those who have to meet
it while doing their shopping would have none but
themselves to blame for being too late
Rain or shine however our California weather is
never bad enough to interfere with any business in
which men and women are earnestly interested. At
worst it is never than disagreeable We have
no blizzardS cold snaps that compel people to
stay at home through fear of freezing to death. We
can do Our shopping gayy and hold our Christmases
herrly in any kind Of weather that ever occurs under
the genial skies of California
The trade of the season is expected to break all
records We have had year of prosperity and we
are at peace among ourselves and with all the world
From Washington come no reports of legislation
likely to injure disturb any industry of the
country, for it is deemed certain at the capital
that all the dangerous so-caled reciprocity treaties
that menaced some of our important domestic inter
ests will be defeated Consequently we can look for
ward to year OF coming prosperity greater even
than that which enjoy. All conditions of the
time and all prospects of the future therefore COM
bine to stimulate the Christmas feelings of beray
and generosity We can remember in our giving all
of our friends and the poor as we'll.
The one. thing to be done then. is to 90 about
the shopping of these closing days of the season with
genuine cheerfulness that nothing can disturb The
motto of the shoppers should be: Don't rush. don't
crush, there is room enough for all time enough for
everybody and more Christmas goods than any one
can buy
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-24
STILL HARPING FOR SILVER.

- ONGRESSMAN LITTLE of Arkansas has
introduced into the House OF Representatives
- bill providing for the free coinage of sill
yer at the ratio of I6 to l. He is reported to have
declared that he has idea that the bill will be
passed. but he hopes to be able to force debate
upon it, ito keep the party record straight" and de-
termine how many members of the House calling
themselves Democrats really true to the Chicago
platform
While Mr.. Little is making that play at Washing
ton, Mr. Bryan is doing something of the same kind
in Nebraska In the current number of the Com
moner he publishes long editorial on "Bimetallism'
and in another column OF the same issue he com
ments favorably upon the statement of correspond
ent that Senator Jones Of Nevada is wrong in hold
ing that the increased output of gold has accom-
plished what bimetallism would have accomplished"
Thus the former silver leader refuses to admit that
silver is dead. Like the Arkansas Congressman he
wishes to keep the party record straight and so far
as the Commorer do it the thing will be done
Meantime there is trouble over the question else
where. The other day Boss Croker of Tammany
was interviewed in New York concerning the politi
cal outlook of the party, and when asked about free
silver, he answered: "The silver question ought to
be dealt with by the National Committee Let those
who framed it take care of it. We have nothing to
do with it,.
In view Of the fact that Bryan closed his campaign
in 1900 with the famous utterance, Great is Tam
many and Croker is its prophet" the contemptuous
reference to those who framed the silver question for
the Democracy IS rather unkind 1t was perhaps
shrewd move, however, to pass the buck" to the
National Committee. 1t is now up to those gentle
men to soothe Bryan into keeping still and seeing to
it that Mr. Little doesn't get hearing for his silver
bill on the floor OF the House
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-24

FOX TRAP.

Elmer Skillings, a Maine fox trapper,
who became a wonder in that line so sud-
denly that there has always been great
wonder at his success, has finally told the
secret by which he lured the sly foxes
into his traps.
Skillings, who is a farmer in sparsely
settled district, purchased a phOnOgraph
and some records, for his own amusement
and to entertain his fellow farmers at the
grange meetings. He has an ingenious
mind, which suggested an attempt to get
on record the noises of the poultry yard
that of the pullet which has just laid an
egg, the growing of cock, the quacking
of ducks and the discordant note of
guinea fowl. He bought some blank rec
ords and secured all the novel results he
wanted.
changed his instrument for much finer
and larger one, and after a number of
trials obtained fine record of the cluck-
ing of mother and the peeping of her
brood of chickens
Then he went into the woods. dug
large hole partially filling it with brush,
and arranged the phonOgraph in the hole,
so that by means of a long spring and
self-returning mechanism of his own in
vention the record would run continuous
ly for nearly a half-hour. A powerful
resonator made the sounds nearly as dis
tinct as the original The apparatus was
completed with alarm clock arrange
ment, so that the instrument could be set
in operation automatically at any hour
desired The effect was startling, when
suddenly there would be heard, appar-
emily from heap of brushwood, the ex-
cited clucling of a mother hen and the
answering peeps of her brood of chickens.
Skillings surrounded the place with fox
traps and set the machine to begin opera
tions several hours after sunset. 1t
worked to perfection. The first time it
was tried two foxes were trapped. From
all appearances they were rushing in
upon the supposed defenseless brood, for
getting their usual cunning. The scheme
worked again and again until nearly all
the foxes in the vicinity had fallen vic
tins of Skilings genius.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-24

those who already in it and discouraging to the
youth OF the country who might otherwise desire to
enter it as life profession
he commercial interests of the Pacific Coast, now
IN process OF rapid expansion in the new fields which
have been opened to our merchant marine in the
Hawaiian Islands and the Philippines, demand the
same sort of protection as has been hitherto af-
torded at home. 1t would doubtless prove danger
Gus and expensive experiment for the Government to
change the method 81 afordng this protection and
guarding its own interests by adopting system diff
terent from that which the experience of a
century has proved to be most successful one.
1t is to be earnestly hoped nothing will interfere
to prevent the passage of the bill by the present
Congress. By its enactment a long deferred act of
justice will be done most deserving branch of our
public service and will enable it to extend its opera
t1ons to our possessions
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-24
A CHANCE TO SMILE.

Look at the stuff that goes to waste
IN the grocery business, said the Iounger
IN the store, "and think of the small mar
gin on most of the goods. Where does the
profit come imp
''The profit" said the impatient man
with the basket on his arm, comes from
having only one clerk TO wait on thirty
six customers Chicago Tribune.
Hoax-I see Rocksie. the gambler. is
going ito retire on his fortune and sell
out his place. There's a chance for
some fellow with a little capital to get
in the swim
Joax-Ah! Take a dive to get into the
swim, eh?-PhiladeIphia Record.
THE blamed beIlboy in this hotel IS
enough to give a man a spasm. Guess =
What he did when L told him TO brin
me horn before I dressed? NaiOr\
What, subj" Colonel Corktight
He brought me a shOehorn. "-Philadel-
phia Record.
Il see" said the clearinghouse mis-
tress, at the head of the table, that a
Frenchman has just invented a new arti-
fetal leather"
I wish you would try few pounds
of it, said a sarcastic bOarder. who was
FalnIy trying to make an impression on
a piece Of steak with his knife.-Yonkers
Statesman.
Missionary (among the Esquimaux)-I
wish you would tell these people their
faces are dirty and need washing.
Interpreter (refecting a momentum
afraid I can't do that, sir.
MissiOnary-VVhy not?
Interpreter-There isn't any word for
dirty in their language.
''YOuDo, Mr. Dorr51ch hI,o , -
Industrious since he decided to go into
business. His office hours are from 8 a.
to 6 D. M
Yes, answered Miss Cayenne; IT un-
derstand that he has had to raise his Of
fee boys wages for staying all that time
to tell people that Mr.. Dawdle had just
gone out, but would be in at II o'clock
next morning. g.''-Washingto Star.
The man who gave a Chicago hoteI<
bellboy SO for finding $4,000 in the soiletN
linen and returning it to him was from
Boston--Kansas City Times.
But not a typical BostOnian.-Boston
Globe
With very slight accent on the "tip,"
of cOurse.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
In RetaIiation.-"Child,'' said the busi-
nesslike matrOL acting as a leader Of the
visiting committee. turning to the dirty
faced little girl chewing gum in one cor
ner of the room in the tenement-house,
wouldn't you like to live in a better
part of town than this?''
mo, ma am" said the dirty-faced girl
"but when 1 get bigger I'm goin' slum-
min through your part O. town some
day.''-Chicago Tribune.
'Your Excellency," said the Grand
Vizier, chat French collector is cackling
around here about that little bill again
haf he
mOOdily putting at his nargiIeh.
''He vOweth that France will seize your
realm unless the account be settled"
Hum" sighed Abdul, taking a long
draw. France is a bird, but / hardly
Opine that she is a Turkey gobbler.
hardly Opine that. Baltimore Ameri-
can.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-24

~ NE of greatest instructive automatic
4 in the world is possessed by the
United States Government 1t discharges 500 shots
The first military organization to be equipped
with these field pieces is the Third Battery New
of Brooklyn. Twelve have just been is
sued them.
including carriage and tripod
battery of the 25o shots nred
81 seconds. The gun weighs forty pounds and is
either a steel tripod two-wheel carriage
when action
of a bicycle