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The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-09-26

A st. Louis paper says that one fea-
ture of the California exhibit at the
worlds fair will be house of 20 feet
square, the four walls of which will be
made of single boards cut from one of
the giant red oak trees of that state.
The great tree is still standing, but will
soon be felled and sawed up. The house
constructed from it will look like any
other house, while the tree. If left alone.
might have continued to be an object of
admiration for generations to come. II
Is the American way. Those red oak
trees in California grow to immense pro-
portions,
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-09-26

The old union soldiers are disappear
ing rapidly. They are dying at the rate
of about 10000 annually, which means
that the grand army which accom-
plished such a great work in the civil
war will soon be wholly disbanded 1t
could not we'll be otherwise. Most of
the boys in blue were young men, but it
is 40 years since the conflict was in full
swing, and that space of time makes
quite difference even to the man who
was a youth in the war. The falling off
in the number of the veterans is also
shown in the decreased amount of the
pension disbursements.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-09-26

Gov. Longino spent most of last
week in the delta, looking after the
States cotton. 1t is understood that
the governor is anxious to market
as much cotton as POSSIBLE during
the present month. Prices are good
and the treasury is getting low,
while the heavy fall payments are
coming due for school purposes. All
Of the State schools and colleges
will open this month, and they will
Immediately begin to draft on the
treasury for running funds.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-09-26
School for the Blind.

The next report of the institution
for the blind will show that there
has been an average attendance at
this school of about forty pupils,
and that the cost OF running the
institution has been about 81, 100
per annum, according to the state
ment of Hon. L. +. Chiles. one of
the trustees, who has been getting
up The statistical part Of lie re-
port,
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-09-26

The Deutschland has clipped three
minutes from the run between Cher-
bourg and sandy Hook. She covered
the 3.1S4 miles in five days, IL hours
and 81 minutes. an average speed OF
nearly 2S land miles an hour. The
fiye-day ship will be along within the
next ten years
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-09-26

Commander Robert E. Peary is to
make another attempt to cut his initials
in the north pole. If Peary likes that
sort of business. all right; let him go it.
Most people find winters in the temper
ate zone plenty cold enough, and believe
that even at the high price of fuel the
pole would not be worth its cost for
kindling wood. If Peary would start
line of ice barges to compete for the
summer trade he would be really a pub
lie benefactor
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-09-26
Historical Pamphlet.

Secretary Fitzhugh of the capitol
commission, which will soon be dis
solved, has prepared for publication
a pamphlet containing a full ac-
count of the ceremonies connected
with the laying of the cornerstone
Of the new capitol building, together
with all the speeches made on that
occasion. The pamphlet will be
highly interesting and valuable from
an historical point Of view.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-09-26

Men have demonstrated the fine re-
suits of scientific breeding on nearly
all animals except man himself Will
the time ever come when the state will
interfere with the free selection of man
and woman in order to improve the
quality of the race? Most of us would
like to see the experiment tried-on the
other fellow.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-09-26
Safety of Cotton Crop.

The farmers all over the State
are expressing apprehension for the
safety of the cotton crop. The
nights continue cool, but not enough
now to do further damage. The
fear is not for the extent of damage
that has already been done. Some
farmers are fearful that when the
crop is gathered it will not show up
above half crop. Others do not
place the damage is high as this, and
confidently believe that a three
quarter crop will be made.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-09-26

Notwithstanding the impressive
statistics showing that the chance of
being struck by lightning is as one to
10000, 900, or something in that neigh
borhood, the fatalities of recent storm
in central Indiana will prove that there
is more influence in a streak of light
ming than in any number of figures
The people who are afraid of thunder
storms will be more afraid than ever
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-09-26
Bishop Weed Substituted.

1t is understood that Bishop Ses-
sums of Louisiana may not be able
ia attend the conservation ceremo-
MES of Bishop Bratton. Bishop Ses-
sums was to act as one of the pre-
senters in the ceremonies, but on
account of the doubt as TO his pres
ence Bishop Weed of Florida has
been substituted. Bishop Beckwith
of Alabama will be the other pre-
senter.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-09-26

In his recent notable address on the
relative educational activity and prog
ress in Great Britain and the United
States Sir Norman Lockyer gave a new
version of the maxim, Trade follows
the flag" After pointing out how much
more money is invested and expended
in higher education in this country
than in Great Britain, he said: Trade
follows the brains" There is a large
element of truth in this, because
American brains carry trade in many
quarters where the flag does not go.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-09-26
A Wall From Port Gibson.

Crop advices from Claiborne and
adjoining counties are not of the
best. Army worms are playing
havoc, and large shipments of paris
green are being received daily, The
crops are deteriorating rapidly, and
picking is being pushed. Fearing
the consequence of the worm, farm
ers are taking steps to stamp the
dreadful destroyer out of existence
with the deadly poison. The move
ment of cotton is backward some
twenty-six days.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-09-26
An AutOmObiIe's Plunge.

San Jose, Cal, Sept. 22.-An automo-
bile containing six persons plunged
over an embankment and Is feet be-
low to the bed of the Guadalupe river,
late Monday night, injuring all of the
occupants, one of them, Mrs. De Sais-
sett, probably fatally.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-09-26

Two generals. four colonies. eight
captains and 100 soldiers are kept day
and night in the palace at Constanti-
nOple to protect the sultan. Abdul
would be heap safer, says the Chicago
hlunfcle. if he turned the whole crowd
out and hired two or three Chicago
women with hat pins.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-09-26

In the attempted trial of Prof. Lang
ley's airship the only obstacle encoun-
tered was that it wouldn't work. vi
course, the result was a great dlsap-
pointment to the interested scientists,
but it is believed that they will get used
to this in the course of a few more
trials.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-09-26
Struck a Streak of Iron Ore.

In boring an artesian well at
Jackson last week the contractor
struck, at depth of nearly 1000
feet, as fine Ignite and iron ore
as was ever seen, the vein being sey-
eral feet thick.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-09-26
Gold Nuggets Found at jackson,

Scores Of fine but small nugget,
OF gold have been picked up in the
branches about Jackson, but no per
son has ever been able to find where
they came from, though a great deal
of time has been spent in the search.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-09-26
Arguments in Progress,

Cynthiana, KY, Sept. 22.-At the
conclusion of the testimony in the
Curtis Jet trial, Thursday, instructions
were read by Judge Osborne. Blanton
will speak for the defense and Byrd
for prosecution. Blanton then began
his argument
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-09-26

Advertise" was the only English
word known by a Hungarian girl that
reached Chicago the other day, but
with this key to prosperity in her pos
session naturally she got along all
right.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-09-26
Cotton Prospects Blighted.

The fine cotton prospects of Yalo-
busha county two weeks ago have
deteriorated 20 to 40 per cent. in
the last few days, caused by blight,
rust and hot, burning winds.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-09-26

Portland, Ore, Sept. 22.-Col. ]. M.
Underwood, well known as a railroad
constructor, and formerly member Of
the Minnesota state legislature, is dead
at his residence in Portland, at the age
of 81.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-09-26
Education of the Negro
By DR.. HIRAM w. THOMAS,
OF Chicago.

Among the people OF the south there has come to
the fore noble resolve that the beautiful southland
shall no longer be known the abode OF the ilerate
There is warmth of sentiment, a largenesS of soul
and pride OF country about the true Southerner that
rises above difficulties and defeats and goes forward
to success. With the south is the brightest prom
Use OF the future years OF our great country.
With the natural advantage OF Climate, soil and
scenerN nrnuress along all lines Is assureI
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-09-26
Mountain of Maaresia.

A mountain of magnesia near AS
kew, under the bluff adjacent to the
Coldwater river, has been recently
discovered by Geologist Gearon. 1t
is said by the geologist that a strata
Of this material is underlying the
bluff from Beech Springs to IA dis
lance of several miles south of As
kew, and is practically inexhausti-
bic. It's commercial value is indis-
putable, and it is believed the fine
will prove a bonanza for this sec.
ton.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-09-26

1t is believed that the governor
will appoint George {. Myers to
the position made vacant by the
death of Capt. Brown. Mr.. Myers
is from Holly Springs, and was q
candidate for the position against
Mr.. Brown at the late State pri-
mary. The appointment will only
hold good until January Is, when
the present State officers go our. \
successor for the full term will he
chosen by the people of the State at
the November election.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-09-26

The Ncv York Press is having cor
tTovcrsy with itself as to whether hen
sets or sits 1t depends great deal upon
The hen
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-09-26
HWseb0M Se,vice Is Honorable
Bv SIR EDWIN ARNOLD.

Year after year, generation after generation, the
daughters OF the poor pass in hundreds OF thousands
from the narrow means and owy culture OF the cot
tage or the tenement into the atmosphere OF higher
social state They go from what is often plnched
and noisy and quarrelsome home into some family
where they will day by day. whatever other draw
backs there may be- live amid good manners meas
urcd speech and ideas OF refinement, progress and
the march OF events.
They receive nsensibly and gratutously. an cN-
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-09-26
PIT Religion Into Politics
Bv COUNT LEO TOLSTOI.

Men are beginning TO understand And now
they need to learn that there is only one means OF
realizing good human life-to profess and to prac-
tice the religious doctrine which is accessible to the
majority of men. And it is only when they will pro
TESS and practice this religious doctrine that they will
he able To attain the ideal which has been born in their
consciousness. and to which they aspire.
All other attempts destroy power, for the good
organization of the life of men without power can
be only useless expenditure of forces, not
drawing nearer. but distancing humanity from the
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-09-26

goal which they AIM
This IS what / wish sincere men, who are not con-
- with the erosic life and desire consccrac all your powers
in the service of your fellows
In order that may live the social life without mutual opprc
zion institutions sustained force the essentials, but moral
condition Of men whereby, through interim conviction and not by
,n they will act others they desire that others act toward
them And there are They live i'll religious communities
America Russia in Canada These men 1--we III common He "
out depressing each other.
Thus reasonable activity, according time Tor the people a
Christian The profession and the propagation by words
religious doctrine the latest and best we know the CHRIS
TRAN doctrine which, accommodating itself The existing cider OF @
the OF external rites conn
with faith sermons, with salvation by redemption but vita
Christianity.
1t thus evident activity who desire their
necho should be toward institutions OF novel form
toward the pcrng and OF other Men who
contrary to this think the forms OF life and the worlds posses
sion and which they have of the world be perfected
simultaneously thinking thus make mistake
and take the and the for the effect the pc
which accompanies IT.
If the men sincerely desire better the lot OF their nego,
will understand complete vanity OF the peculiar politicians
and for establishing mans welfare; if they will under
stand that tie only freeing their evils that
name life and do possible and legal the
ing the expense of neighbor let them do TO others
they others would do Them and the unreasonable
which live will be destroyed and form Pc
cuar the conscience of men will be established
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-09-26


tremey expansion of thoughts feelings and views OF lie and
more among quickly learn something OF what IS be
their Most of them partakc OF much
provided for those whom they minister and share
comforts largely those which their
They pick up pick information useful 10
them afterwards and mothers cooks and and they
careful dufu they help the people at home and save up
little for themselves and their husbands wien
they marry
portion of them will marry for these girls lead healthy
we'll fed and attractive far beyond their sisters
the the shop the crowded tenement
Thus family. and after the daughters OF the poor
for larger shorter period the children and
charge the and in this takes place that silent
blending together higher and lower of cultivated and nc
which nobody could have invented organized but winch
has worked we'll spite of bad miseSc ungracu domeSc and
for what the latter call freedom This keeps Mum
bers good and who have
enough find kind employers from rcaps the odgouS
benefits of their early serving time
good is if they only realize good
mtresse How happy and honorable that condition may
where maid properly serescng proudly re-
bv humble attachment the fair treatment which
has fallen lot George Herbert in famous little has
chamber consCentousy and loyal
spirit makes that and the action fine
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-03-04
The Alaskan Boundary.

WASHINGTON, Feb Ex-senator
Turner of Washington, one of the
members of the Alaskan bound larry
commission, called upon President
Roosevelt today. He viii retire from
congress at the close of the present
session. He expects to return immedi-
ately to his home to settle his private
aft fairs, and then will proceed to Lon
don, where the si:tings of the commits
sion are to be held. He will go prob
ably with the other American members
of the commission, Secretary Root and
Senator Lodge. 1t is scarcely likely
that the work of the commission will
begin before the lst of July and per.
haos not until next fall.
1t is thought here in official circles
that the recent criticism of the appoint-
ment of Senators Lodge and Turner,
said to have emanated from the Cana
dian government, represents accurate
! ly the feeling in Canada. 1t is be-
lieyed, however, hat the commission
named by the president will meet with
no objections. so far as either the Do
minion government Or Great Britain
are concerned.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-03-04
Another Apportionment Bill.

HELENA, Feb. 27.-Representative
Allen from the committee on appor.
tionment and representation intro
duced bill in the house today reap.
portioning the membership of the
house of representatives. It provides
for a membership of u as against Y
at present. A bill to the same pur.
pose, introduced in the senate by
Whipple last Monday, provides for q
house of only 50 members.
The ratio of representation as pro.
vided in the Allen bill is one repre-.
sentative from each 3,308 of popula-
tion of each county or fraction there
of in excess of 1000, based on the
census OF 1900, provided that each
county shall always have at least one
representative. It makes no changes
in the present representation of Bea-
verhead. Custer, Dawson. Fergus,
Flathead, Gallatin, Granite, Madison,
Missoula, Park, Rosebud, Sweet
Grass, Teton and Valley counties. 1t
increases the representation of Carbon
from one to two, Cascade from five to
eight, Choteau from two to three,
Powell from one to two, Ravalli from
one to three and Yellowstone from
one to two.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-03-04
Charges Against Utah Senator.

WASHINGTON, Feb. Ex-senator
Burrows, chairman of the sen ate com.
mittee on privileges and elections, to.
day presented to the senate a protest
signed by Rev. j. L. Leilitch, in the
case Of Sen ator.elect Reid Smoot of
Utah, urging that Mr.. Smoot shall
not be permitted to take his seat in the
senate. Mr.. Leilitch is in charge of
the Methodist missions in Utah, and
resides in Salt Lake City. He is in
Washington as the representative of
the Minister'S association of Salt
Lake. His statement is sworn to.
Mr.. Leilitch declares that Smoot is
a polygamist and now has plural
wife, although he deems it inexpedient
to give the maiden name of the lady at
this time.
Mr.. Leilitch also asserts that "Pres-
ident Joseph F. Smith, the president
of the Mormon church, is living in po-
lygamy and has had child born to
him by his plural wife as late as 1885,
And also that "President Lorenzo
Snow lived and died in the practice OF
polygamy and polygamous cohabita'
tion, and that his plural wife, Minnie
Jenson Snow, bore him a child as late
as the winter of 1867
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-03-04
The Wool Quarantine.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-Secretary
Wilson had a conference with the pres.
ident today respecting the quarantine
which has been placed by the depart
ment of agriculture on New England
wool to prevent the spread of the foot
and mouth disease. The quarantine
will be continued in force but it has
been decided by Secretary Wilson
that foreign wool and wool grown In
states outside of the zone of foot and
mouth infection which now may be in
New England warehouses, will not be
subject to the quarantine, providing
that it has not come in contact with
wool which the agricultural depart
ment officials regard as likely to be
infected.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-03-04
Want Land Commissioner.

DENVER, Feb. 28.-The following
telegram was today approved by the
Colorado Cattle and Horse Growers
association, now holding its conven.
tion here, and was sent to Washing.
ton. To Hon. W. P. Frye, President
Of the Senate, Washington, D. c.
State convention Colorado Cattle and
Horse Growers association urgently
requests unanimous consent to incor.
corate Warren resolution favoring ap.
pointment Of special land commits
sioner as recommended by President
Roosevelt to report plans for settle.
ment of controversies between the con.
aicting live stock interests on the gov
ernment ranges In the west which, in
our judgment, is of vital Importance
to the industry.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-03-04
Grand Jury Returns Indictments.

BUTTE, Feb. THE grand jury
here this morning made final report
and adjourned after session of three
days. There were five indictments re.
ported, only one being made public.
The one made public was against Au-
brey Wall, charged with using the
mails for illegal purposes. He ad.
vertised to sell certain articles and
did not live up to his agreements, He
Is under arrest here and pleaded
guilty this afternoon before Judge
Knowles, he will be sentenced tomor.
row.
OF the four ind dctments not made
public, two of them were for selling
liquor on Indian reservations and two
were for horse stealing on Indian res.
ervations.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-03-04
Fire Loss Of Nearly So, 100000.

CINCINNATI, Feb. 26.-More than
one-half of the best and most solidly
built blocks in Cincinnati was des-
troyed by fire today, entailing a loss
of 81, $50, 600. The square is bounded
by Vine, Fourth, Walnut and Third
streets. The north half of Baker al
ley, with the exception of the Carlisle
building, is in ruins. While the prop
erty loss is the largest in the history
of Cincinnati by fire, It's believed tn at
there was no loss of life, although two
men who lodged in the Pike opera
house building are still missing. 1t
was, perhaps, the greatest scare the
city ever had, and it was thought at
one time that the entire business sec.
tion was endangered, and such would
have been the case if there had been
brisk winds.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-03-04
Confessed to Five Murders.

HAMILTON, O., Feb. 26.-Alfred
Knapp. the Indianapolis man arrested
yesterday, who confessed to the mur
der Of his third wife, today made full
confession to five murders. Among
them is that of Ida Gebbard, the West
Indianapolis girl, who was found
murdered in stable July 3, 1895.
Knapp's confession, which was
sworn to before Mayor Bosh, is as
follows:
'On January p, 1894, 1 killed EN-
ma Littleman, in a lumber yard in
Gest street, Cincinnati. On August l,
1894, I killed May Eskert, in Walnut
street, opposite the Y. M. G. A., in
Cincinnati. On August 7, 1894, kill
ed my wife, Jennie Conners Knapp,
under the canal bridge in Liberty
street, Cincinn att, and threw her into
; the canal.
sin Indianapolis in July, 1895,
killed Ida Gebbard. On Dec. %, 1902
, I killed my wife, Anna Knapp, at 34e
South Fourth street, in Hamilton, and
threw her into the river out by Linden
wald.
/ "This is the truth. I make this
statement by my own free will and not
by the request of any officer or any one
else.''
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-03-04

fused. 1t is reported that Captain
Leutze has had difficulty maintaining
discipline on the ship, but the officers
on board her virtually isolated her,
denying outsiders access to the ship
yard. Twenty.three men have deserted
the Maine in the past week. Three of
the runaways were recaptured by the
local police today. This evening a
police sergeant and one policeman re-
turned the men to the ship. Sailors
refused to go on board in custody and
in fight that followed both of the po-
licemen were badly beaten. All of the
sailors bear scars of battle. While
the fight was in progress the sailors
and marines showered old eggs and
decayed potatoes over the side of the
ship npon the police.
The dry dock in which the battleship
has been Graded, the largest dock In
America, was flooded tonight to pre-.
vent the escape of seamen from the
ship. While the warship is aaoat in
dock it will be impossible for anyone
on board to make the shore surrepti-
tiously, without swimming about fifty
feet.