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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-02-20
BRITISH CAUGHT IN TRAP.
Beers Open Fire ON Them TO"
Three sides and OverpoySer Thehh' ,

Three sides and Theh'
pretoria. Feb. 1s.-One hundre anu
ffty mounted infantrymen, WhlIe y"
trolling the Kip river south OF Jonah
nesburg Feb. IL, surrounded a iarhh-
house where they suspected Beers "ei.
In hiding. A single Boer broke away
from the house and the British starteu
10 pursue him. The Boer clmpea "
kopie. the British following. lmiheul
ately a heavy fire was opened up o'
them from three sides. The brllls"
found themselves i'm a trap and III 81"
position where they were unaoie -
make any defense. Eight Of the Brl'.Sn
officers made a gallant effort 10 oe-
fend the ridge with carbines n re-
voIvers until they were overpowered.
The British had two officers and Ten
men killed. and several officers and
forty men wounded before the FORCE
was able to fall back, under cover Oh d
blockhc use.
Kitchener Tells of Another.
London, Feb. 17.-LOrd Kitchener IN
addition 10 reporting the Kip river al
| fair, says: "a party from the South
African eonstabulary line on the wat
erval river encountered, Feb. 10. a SUI
perior force of the enemy near van
tondersbek, and was driven back WIN
loss.
Dewet VIII Never Surrender.
Durham, Feb. 17.-Nlrs. DeWet, In an
Interview held at the Maritzburg n
centration camp, said that two OF her
sons were still fighting with their
father She regretted that the govern
ment had not permitted her to COM
municate with her husband, and SAID
she was certain he would never surren-
der. Mrs. Dewet declared she woulo
rather see her husband die h submit
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The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-17
HowELL's HUMoR.
Wunny story Related BY HinA In As-
proval OF an 0veraragnk
Aamirer.

William Dean Howells has no conaider-
able reputation as q teller Of humoregs
stories, but once in while an excellent
yarn Is attributed to him. It was provoked
BY the action of young author who he'd
been protege Of HowelPs and who when
he arrived" never lost an opportunity to
say something nice Of Howells. On one
occasion the younger author made an adj
dress before body of literary men in
which he virtually asserted. that, every
thing good and great in native literature
owed its inspiration to Howells. The adj
dress was printed far and wide and com.
mented on at length, not always in man
ner complimentary to las author Mr..
Howells attention was naturally called to
the matter and he wrote his protege let
ter in which he involved story of two
men who, bathing at the seashore, were
seen struggling and heard crying for help.
A crowd gatheredto watch the Efforts of the
life guards, who could hear above the roar
of the ocean and the noise made by the
crowd voice believing: Save the red
haired man! Save him frstt The red
haired man, sure" Both men were saved
and the guards, going after the excitable
fellow on the beach in the hope at graf.
uity, asked: "Red-head chap relation o.
yours, sir?, Mono relative at all" he
replied, but he owes me SO"
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-17
Big Assessment Increase.

The assessment rolls coming into
the auditors office continue to show
healthy increases in the assessments
of the counties with few exceptions.
Now and then a county comes in
showing marked decrease in its as
sessment. This is hard to under
stand, in view of the fact that every
thing has been on the upgrade in
the State during the past twelve
months and property values have
had an upward tendency. In some
instances the increase has beeen so
great as to suggest initiation. Not
withstanding this falling off in a few
of the counties, the total assessment
for the State will show a large in
crease.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-17
startling Increase.

The assessment roll of Perry coun-
ty has reached the auditors office,
showing the startling increase Of
81, 100000. Perry county is located
in the center of the great industrial
activity which has been sweeping
over the southeastern section of the
State, and the figures, while start
ling, are not surprising to those who
have been watching the rapid growth
of this part of the State. In the
figures which Perry county gives the
lumber manufacturing enterprise
doubtless takes the lead, but there
are all sorts of manufacturing enter
prises seeking Southeast Mississippi,
and values of real estate are steadily
on the upgrade. The total of Perry
county's realty roll as just filed with
the auditor is $5,068,732. The in
crease in exact figures over last year
is 81, 1872 04.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-17
no pevelop Truck GROWING.

The advantages Of the soil and
climate of Mississippi for truck
growing is now attracting the atten-
ton of Northern capitalists, and the
development of this industry in the
near future seems to be assured. A
large concern in Pennsylvania is now
in negotiation for 10000 acres of
land in Southeast Mississippi and in
the prairie country in the northeast
ern section. The plan upon which
the company proposes to operate is
to buy up tracts of land suitable for
truck farming and then lease out the
lands in small farming tracts to
thrifty farmers. The land is to be
leased out on easy terms, and they
will also be furnished with all the
money needed to make and market
their crops, the concern agreeing to
market all of the produce grown by
the farmer for a small commission
foo
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-17
DECEIVED BY IT'S LOOKS.
Half-InAated Balloon Was Taken By
a Negro Soldier for General
Shafter.

Some army officers who were in Cuba
With Gen. Skaters army of invasion told
the. other day an anecdote at the expense
of the commander of that expedition. The
troops with all their paraphernalia of war
had landed and were awaiting the order to
advance on Santiago. Staff officers were
busy carrying out the details for the ad.
vance and everywhere there was hurry and
hustle. Shafter was lying in hammock
in. front of his headquarters at Siboney,
while leo yards down the road the men 81
the signal corps were initiating the war bal
loon preparatory to making the first as
cension. Without warning the ropes which
held it captive parted and the balloon, half.
inflated and looking for all the world like
the body and legs of gigantic fat man,
started down the road toward Santiago.
There was just enough gas in it to keep il
upright without entirely clearing the ground
and it went bobbing along, up and down,
as though 1t We're walking A negro soldier
passing along at that moment saw the bal
loon and shouted at the top of his voice:
Hi, dar! Guess dat mus be de ole man
goin' fur de front!e
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-17
NURSES UNRoMANT1c LIVES.
They seldom Marry the Physician
or Patients Whom They Have
Aided and Attended.

1t is generally supposed that there
is good deal of romance about the
life of professional nurse, and that
large hospitals are matrimonial bu-
reaus where men and women fall
in love with incessant regularity. Ex-
actly the opposite is true. Nurses,
as rule, do not marry men whom
they nave nursed as patients, nor do
they select for husbands the physi-
clans with whom they come in con-
tact IN professional way, says the
Chicago Tribune.
In the last year and a half but
one engagement among the nurses
at the Chicago hospital has been an
nounced, and the incident was so I'M
usual that it created no end of com
ment. The affair. was, in fact, an
extreme novelty, although the female
attaches of the institution are I'M
usually good looking.
''This proves that nurses do not
lead the romantic lives that they are
credited with by the outside world"
said physician. 81 have frequently
heard it said that men who have been
seriously i'll often married the
trained nurses who had taken care
of them. This is nonsense. l have
employed hundreds of these women
nurses in the course of my practice,
and have yet to hear of match re-
sulting from one of them. AS gen
eral thing the patient takes an aver
sion to the nurse who has cared for
him, and the better she has looked
after him, and the more strictly she
has enforced the doctors instruc-
tions the less he has cared for her.
physicians sometimes fall in love
with the nurses they meet in their
practice, but such affairs, instead OF
being common, are rare. If any girl
enters the profession with the idea
of capturing "a husband, she is apt
to find herself sadly Sold"
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-17
Poultry and Pet stock show.

The executive committee of the
Mississippi Poultry and Pet Stock
Association has decided to hold the
next exposition at West Point, Jan
uary 5, 1908. The first show after
organization was in Aberdeen last
October, when large number Of
handsome exhibits Of chickens, tur-
keys, ducks, pigeons and other fancy
fowls, pet dogs, ETC., was made, rep
resenting towns nearly all over the
State. The program for the West
Point exposition is in progress of ar
rangement and the committee is de-
termined to offer such attractive
features as to make it a complete
success.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-17
Mississippi State News
Change q rIan Of working Roads,

Cnenge ~ rAan OF WORKING h0hNs'
AT the last meeting Of the board
of supervisors Of Oktibbeha county
an order was adopted authorizing
the public highways to be worked in
future on the contract plan, and bids
will soon be asked. Quite NUM-
Der of other counties in the State
have done the same thing during the
year, having grown tired and dis
gusted with the old communication
system, which leaves all roads with
three bitches, the largest in the mid
dlee This reform in road working
in Mississippi is largely due to the
visit a year ago of the good roads
train in charge of Commissioner
Moore.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-17

Apparently the Klondike gold dig
gings have reached the maximum OF
their productiveness. A representa-
tive of the Canadian government who
recently went to Dawson, the prin-
cipal town in the Klondike region, to
look over the situation, has made a
report, which says that, while the
gold production there in 1901 was
about $24,ooO,0OO, it will not, according
to his estimates, exceed $14,Oo0,0o0 in
1902. No new discoveries have been
made in the past year.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-17
ORIGIN of the Cannnu-

1t is a curious fact that the first
cannon was cast at Venice. 1t was
called ''bombard,". and was invent.
ed and employed by Gen. Pisani in
war against the Genoese. The orig
inal lombard, which bears the date
of 1880, is still preserved, and stands
at the foot of Pisani's statue at the
arsenal. The lombard threw a stone
100 pounds in weight; another We
netian general, Francisco Barde, inn
proved it until he was able to handle
a charge of rock and powders weigh
ing 5000 pounds. 1t proved disas.
trous to him, however, for one day
during the siege of lara, while he was
operating his terrible engine, he was
hurled by it over the walls and in
stantly killed.-Detroit Free Press.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-17

1IOSlQ0ub 0OEu1hA AsOAAOL 1kboOSAAOASAb
Los Angeles, Gel.
day at time how would feel the
next day. Five bottles of Lydia ID.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
changed ali that, my days became days
Of health, and I have enjoyed every day
since-now six years.
:" We have used considerable of your
Vegetable Compound in our charitable
work, as we find that to restore poor
mother to health so she can support her
self and those dependent upon her, II
such there be, is truer charity than to
give other aid You have my hearty
endorsement, for you have proven
yourself true friend to suffering WOO
men. "-MRs. z. SAILER, 7565< Hill St.,
Los Angeles, Cal. $4,000 forfeit If aboue tes-
timoHiai 70 not genuine.
No other pers on can give such
helpful advice to women who
are sick as can Mrs. Pinkham,
for no other has had such great
experience-her address is Lynn,
Mass, and her advice free-if
you are sick write her-yOu ara
foolish If you don't.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-17
Major Mcfarland.

At the recent State encampment
Of Mississippi troops, Capt. John
Baxter Mcfarland, Of Aberdeen,
Company B, First regiment, was
elected major of the Second battal-
ion. This promotion had been three
times previously declined on ac-
count of devotion to his home COM
panv, with whose members he is ex-
ceedingly popular. He commanded
the company in the spanish-Ameri-
can service and reorganized it at the
close of the campaign, and reentered
the State national guard.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-17
College to Be Located.

The synodical committee of the
Mississippi synod of the Presbyte-
rian church will meet at Jackson on
the 10th inst. for the purpose of To-
eating the synodical college for girls.
The committee will report the result
Of its work to the meeting Of the
Mississippi synod in November at
Columbus.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-17

Gen. Corbin expresses great praise
for the cavalry arm of the German
military system. The German horses,
he thinks, are better than ours, which
may be true. Germany takes military
matters much more seriously than
we do. 1t takes pains to breed horses
expressly for the army. That is far
Their than the United States has gone
yet. Foreign. experts, however, in
Guiding Gen. Wolseley, have often said
that the United States has the most
effective army in the world for its
size,
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-17

The Minneapolis Times gives this
advice to sportsmen: Don't pull
gun through the fence with the muz-
zle pointed towards the clothes you
have on. Don't send pint or so of
shot after anything you have no right
to kill. This is not the open season
for human beings and cows Don't
look into the muzzle of a shotgun or
blow into the same. Don't-but what's
the usei"
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-17

American manufacturers of boots
and shoes are largely increasing sales
in Cuba, which is more of an achieve
ment than making similar Roadway
in Europe. The Spanish-Americans
are harder to win as customers than
any other class with which our bust
ness men deal.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-17
Vacancy Filled.

The chair of mechanical engineer
ing at the Agricultural and Mechan-
ical College, recently vacated by
Prof. A. j. Weichardt, has beeen
filed by the appointment of Prof.
Albert Barnes, professor of mechan-
ical engineering in Clemson College,
South Carolina.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-17

Since the king of Spain has signi-
fed his desire for a rich American
wife, the heiresses of Argentina, Chill
and Brazil are exerting themselves to
increase their charms. Perhaps it
would be more to the point for the
paters to figure on an increase OF
dowry, and, after all, the king may
decide to come to North America for
his queen.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-17

Colombia's government is getting
hard knocks from the rebels these
days. This is the government through
whose territory the Panama canal is
likely to run. On this account these
ructions have great interest for the
people of the United States. The line
along which the canal will be built,
whether at Panama or in Nicaragua,
must be practically United States ter
ritory. 1t can not be subject to those
changes of regime such as come often
in many parts of Central and South
America.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-17
BETTER Roada.

In quite a number of counties spe-
cial orders have been issued by the
boards of supervisors to the road
overseers to thoroughly work the
public highways and place their re-
spective districts in good condition
prior to the autumn rains, and it is
probable that the States thorough
fares will be in better condition dur
ing the winter than heretofore.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-17

. Prof. Rudolph yirchow recently
deceased, was an ardent and indefa-
tigable worker He contributed con-
stantly to the scientific magazines,
and his researches into the causes of
tuberculosis are aiding in the efforts
to stamp out consumption. Virchow
held the view that consumption was
not necessarily hereditary. This be-
ing so, he insisted on such precau-
tons as the sterilization of milk, the
inspection of cattle, sanitation and
other modern methods of combating
this disease,
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-17

William II. of Germany displayed
tact and intelligence in his address to
the people of that old Polish metrop-
oils, Posen, but the descendants of
the neighbors of Americas old cham
pions of the revolutionary days, Kos
ciusko and Pulaski, show that they
still are as alien to their German
rulers as they were in the time of the
great Frederick.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-17
Steamboat on Pearl River.

Arrangements for the steamboat
line on Pearl river from jackson to
New Orleans are progressing rap
idly, and the first boat will make its
initial trip during the latter part Of
the month. The Gulf Manufacture
ing, Trade and Transportation Com
pany, which will operate the steam
boats, has been Incorporated under
the laws of Louisiana with capital
stock of $500, 900, and will apply for
charter in Mississippi.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-17
HeIsa ntIssissipnian.

Lieutenant W. H. Buck, who is in
command of President Roosevelt's
yacht, the sylph, is native Missis-
sippian, having been born and reared
at Port Gibson, Claiborne county.
He is the youngest man ever placed
in command of vessel in the United
States navy, and saw active service
during the Spanish-American war.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-17
Beautifying It's Parks.

The Illinois Central is spending
several thousand dollars on its two
parks at Crystal Springs New
fences have been built and many car
loads of Louisiana muck have beeen
hauled there and spread over the
ground A landscape gardener is
laying off the grounds into flower
beds. When the grounds are ready
fine roses and other beautiful flowers
will be planted.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-17

European experts figure that the
cereal crop of 1902 throughout the
world is the largest ever raised. In
many of the producing countries of
Europe, however, the crop win be
only an average one. the big increase
in the United States being responsible
for the greater part Of the worlds
gain. This viii mean that while our
crop viii be great enough to furnish
cheap food to consumers in this
country, there viii be a chance for
our farmers to dispose Of most OF
their surplus abroad.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-17
Has Money to Loan.

As evidence of the fact that times
are really prosperous in Mississippi,
it might be noted that at least one
county-Oktibbeha-has more mon
ey than is necessary to carry on her
business, and has advertised that
$4,000 will be loaned to citizens of
the county at s per cent on approved
security.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-17
100000 Fire.

A fire in the works of the Stone
wall cotton mills few days ago re-
suited in damage to the company in
the sum of about 100000. The
fire originated from spark in the
card room of mill No. /. The spin
dies and cotton to the extent of $685.
600 were DESTROYED.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-17

A British official report shows that
1t took an army of $4,000 men to
subdue the Beers, and that the Brit
ish deaths from bullets and disease
exceeded 10000. There will be no need
ia say ..'lest we forget" to the pres
ent generation of Englishmen.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-17

Newspaper comment on the Doodle
prosecutions in st. Louis indicates
that the Worlds Fair city is setting
good example which should stinu-
late other great municipalities to re-
form. This encouragement will be
admirably completed by the convic-
ton and punishment of the Doodle
gang.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-17
Teachers, Inst,tnte.

Montgomery county institute for
white teachers held five days ses-
sion at Winona last week. Forty
four teachers were enrolled, with an
average attendance daily of twenty
eight. The teachers organized them
selves into an association for the
purpose of formulating plans for
closer and more systematic study.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-17
Dropped Dead.

J. NJ. Charping, one of the oldest
citizens of Kosciusko, dropped dead
just as he was leaving his supper ta-
BILE few evenings ago. The deceased
was 83 years old and has been resi-
dent of Kosciusko nearly all his life.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-17

Since July Is there have been 5000
cases of cholera in Egypt, of which
three-fourths proved fatal. The med
ical fraternity in that country are
not confirming the idea that the dis
ease has yielded to the ma. oh of sci
ence to any appreciAble extent.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-17

While the summer has been cool
one the high price of coal has not
added to its discomfort. The coming
winter will, however, have to be
warm one, lest the scarcity of coal
shall infiict serious suffering upon the
1naSSar
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-17

That coal strike is still on. Senator
Tom Platt, therefore, is not such a
prophet as many persons supposed
He predicted several times that the
strike would be ended at certain dates
all of which have passed. The man
who shall end the coal strike will de-
serve well of his fellow-citizens.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-17

The report of Lieut.. Winchell ON
the successful use of fuel oil on an
ocean steamship was expected. There
is no longer any doubt as to the SUI
periority of oil. Coal must go If a
sufficient oil supply is obtainable.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-09-17

When Chicago does have murder
mystery it is always deeper, blacker
mystery than any other place has.
This maybe due to the superior char
acter of the Chicago mystery or the
inferior character Of the Chicago po-
lice