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India, and they cover quite as long
distances.
Slatin Pasha, an Austrian in the SER
vice of the Khedive, and now Cow
ernor of the Central African province
of Darfur, was for many years a cap
tive in the hands of the Mahdi and
the Khalifa when the dervishes killed
Gordon and established their empire,
now overthrown, in the Soudan. One
day, when Slatin was a captive at On
durham. he saw a stork with a metal
band attached to one of his legs. He
caught the bird and found engraved
upon the band the name of an old
friend of his in Austria.
1t was one of the storks which spent
their summers in the park of a country
house where Slatin had spent many
happy days in his childhood, and the
hopeless captive was overcome as he
saw this traveller from his homeland.
He wrote a note to his friend and
tied it to the metal band. When the
stork returned to Austria for the sum-
mer, the friend saw the letter, caught
the stalk and read the message. which
was the first certain assurance that the
outside world received that Slatin was
still alive.
This storl1. as was proved by the
dates, with its message of hope to
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ceived with all the old-time respect
which the natives were wont to give
him, but one night they killed the
whole party and ate their bodies, in
GLIDING that of their friend, the DOCTOR
Almost at the same time, Herr
Mercke, a German millionaire. was
cruising in his steam yacht among the
islands of the Bismark Archipelago,
and put in to a. little bay on the Island
of New Britain. The savages seemed
friendly and Herr Mercke and his
secretary. Herr Caro-. went ashore to
buy curios from them.
The natives suddenly fell upon them
and killed them, at the same time APP
pearing in strong force and driving
back the sailors of the boat in which
the yachtsTnan had gone ashore.
Seven Spanish sailors, who were
wrecked near the mouth of the Muri
river in West Africa, were captured
and eaten by the natives recently.
The Caribs, who were found by Co
lumbus living on some of the West
Indian islands and along the shores of
the Spanish Main, were cannibals, and
among the Aztecs slave was often
served up as a delicacy to please the
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would still leave Arizona enough ter
ritory to take in Italy, leaving out
Sardinia.
AS for the British Isles, we could
stow them away in New Mexico and
have land to spare afterwards. The
dual empire of Austro- Hungary would
be more difficult matter to deal with,
and in order to give it elbow room We
should have to devote the states OF
Colorado and Oregon to 1t and then
borrow $4,000 square miles from Wash
ington, which would still leave WASH
ington room in which to put the King
dom of Servia and have enough left
over for a fair sized state.
The Kingdom of Roumania could be
placed in Arkansas with about 5000
square miles to spare and Bulgaria
would have more than enough room in
Oklahoma.
Turkeys possessions in Europe are
about as large as Missouri, and Nor
way could be placed into the two Da-
kotas with lots of room left over. The
pieces left over from the various states
and territories mentioned would be-
more than enough to make an area. as
large as Denmark and the other odds
and ends of non Russian Europe not
mentioned. But If we did not want to
spare so much territory in the Western
States and territories we could econo-
mize by placing Germany, France,
Italy and Belgium up in Alaska and
the British Isles could be distributed
among the Philippines, Hawaii and
Porto Rico.
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palate of the epicures of the capital
of the Montezumas. To-day there are
cannibal tribes living in many parts of
South America. Such tribes inhabit
that region of wilderness belonging to
Colombia known as the Cacaqueta,
and the brother of Gen. Rafael Reyes,
the special envoy of Colombia to this
country in the Panama matter, was
killed and eaten by some of them
while attempting to cross to the head
waters of the Amazon.
Some of the tribes of Northern Luz
ION are suspected of being addicted to
cannibalism, and gruesome tales are
told of the voodo worshipers of the
interior of Hayti, where the people
nave reverted to a savage state. 1t is
believed that at some of the unholy
rites of the wierd society a child is
sacrificed and eaten.
In some of the South Sea islands the
natives make war on the people of a
neighboring island once in a while,
just for the purpose of procuring
bodies for a cannibalistic feast. AS a
rule, they live on fruit and fish, but
now and then they long for human
flesh and then there is war.
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THE FASTEST THINGS
IN THE WORLD

No living thing. not even a scared
jack rabbit, can travel with the mar
velous rapidity displayed by some
birds in their fight.
The Empire State Express is g.
crawling slow-poke compared with
such birds as the stork and the north
ern bluethroat. Not only do these
birds move through the air with a
speed which can hardly be conceived,
but they keep up their rapid flight for
one or two thousand miles at o
stretch without apparently firing.
Evidence has been collected recently
which shows that the bluethroat flies
from Central Africa to the shores OF
the North Sea, a distance of 1900
miles, making the passage in less than
a day and night, and making it,
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Seoul to-day.
Americans Protected.


Among the Koreans In their normal
state there is no fear for the safety of
the head of the American colony or
any OF its members. The Korean gov
eminent handles roughly any one who
insults the foreign representatives. A
drunken Korean soldier-the only one
who ever wanted to fight-was once
trying to spread himself out to take in
an entire eight-foot avenue in Seoul;
he allowed no one to pass without
paying due tribute to himself The
British consul general came along and
PASSED cautiously around the soldiers
left flank: the latter wheeled and
struck the consul viciously, hurting
him slightly. And it took the consul
the better part of the next two days
to keep the government from having
the soldiers head cut off.
The family life in the American Legal
ton at Seoul Is delightful, though at
the present DIR. and Mrs. Aliens two
stalwart boys are at Cornwell Uni
versity. The Aliens take an important
part in the social life in the foreign
quarter of Seoul. which centers in a
literary society and reading room
known as the "Seoul Union" DIR. AL
lens favorite recreation has been
wheeling since the wide, new avenues
of Seoul made this form of exercise
enjoyable. II was a familiar sight to
see the American minister ride out
from the legation gateways, with his
sons on either side, for a spin around
the capital The doctor always car
ried a whip with long lash TO drive
off the fierce Korean dogs which often
attack wheelmen.
Americans find every courtesy shown
them at their legation, the doctor and
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about that some of the highest officers
in the Russian army to-day started in
life as barefooted little barbarians in
the mountain villages of the Caucasus.
Gentlemen of the Mountains.
This is particularly true of the Os-
setes, whom the Russians call 1.-The
gentlemen of the mountains" because
of their fine qualities. They are the
best and bravest of all the Caucasian
tribesmen. An Ossete on his mountain
heath is a fine looking creature. He
usually stands over six feet, and has a
stalwart, martial bearing. He looks
every inch the comic opera brigand,
with his picturesque Eastern costume
of at least half a dozen colors and his
sash full of silver-mounted pistols and
daggers. He would rather fight than
eat. At the least affront to his honor
or dignity he is ready to engage in
deadly combat. If you look at him he
may take it as an insult; and if you
don't look at him he may be equally
enraged at the neglect.
But though he is so difficult to get
along with, he has his good points.
He is a chivalrous foe and d stanch
friend, with a plentiful stock of the
primitive virtues. GAS brave as an
Ossete" and GAS honest as an Ossete"
are common sayings throughout the
Caucasus.
The Ossete Chfcftains.
Russia takes care to live on the best
of terms with these warlike mountain
GERS, and there are dozens of Ossete
chieftains in the commissioned ranks of
the Cars army. They take to civiliza-
ton readily, and are lions in society.
They cut us out alike in the ballroom
and the boudoir," said a Russian officer
to the writer. 1.-THE Russian soldier is
famous as a dancer all over Europe,
but the Ossete beats him. He is ia
nous, too, for his ability to make him
self pleasant to ladies, but there, again,
he Is beaten by the Ossete, who was an
ignorant barbarian only a few years
ago."
The Ossetes who stay at home in the
Caucasus retain their primitive tribal
customs and pagan religion. Until a
rev years ago they prActiced deadly
family vendettas like those of Corsica
blood revenge" they called the Gus
TOM; but the Russian authorities
stamped it out after infinite trouble
ana tribal crimes are now atoned for by
The payment of cattle to the injured
parties on cast-iron tariff drawn up
by the Russians.
The queerest custom of the Ossetes is
their fondness for funeral feasts, which
NciH 10 form tne DulWark OF their pa
gan creed. In Ossetia a man has to
iced not only his descendants. but also
ms departed ancestors. your dead
are hungryl"-that is the worst insult
which can be flung at the head of an
FeRsts of the Dead.
There are no fewer than ten "Feasts
ot the Dead" during the year, and
some OF these feasts last for several
Gays. The pious Ossete does not
spread food ana drink before the tomb
a The altar OF his ancestor, like the
nlnese. He devOurs the offerings
himself, and by a convenient theOlOgi-
1l doctrine they are supposed 10
n2urish the defunct prOgenltOr IN
NOSE honor they are offered. An
Sse,e may thus make a hog and
ee.slnkard Of himself, and charge The
tlshhe - nlial piety. FOR obviously
, more De can eat end drink the bet
W u - Tor the deceased.
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In the Little
Travelled Caucasus
Remarkable Fighting Qualities of Men Who
So Love to Fight That the Land Is Filled
With Brigands, and Tribe
Wars on Tribe.
BY HAROLD DANGERFIELD.

II is only short journey from the
civilized cities of Southeastern Russia
into the rugged wilds of the eau
casus, that mountainous boundary
land between the Orient and the Oc-
cident, where the manners and Gus
toms of medieval times still prevail,
and a mans daily life is still chock full
of thrilling adventure and stirring ro-
nance. Now that parts of the eau
casus are linked by railroad with Eu-
ropean Russia, it is possible to pass in
a. few hours from twentieth century
civilization to an environment that
might have been compounded out of
the days of Robin Hood and the
Thousand and One Nights"
Though they are nowadays policed
by the Cossacks, the brave and hardy
mountain tribes of the Caucasus are
still the freest of all Russia's subjects.
After more than century of war with
them, Russia has found 1t best to drive
them into loose rein and wink at a
good deal of their brigandage and in
ternecine warfare.
Men who Fought With SchamyI.
There are many old men now living
among the tribes in Daghestan who
took part in the wonderful fight main
tanned against the Cars hordes by
Prince SchamXl from 1884 to 1859.
They speak with pride of the frequent
victories they won over Russian
forces which outnumbered them by
ten to one. Naturally, they do not
dwell with equal insistence upon their
defeats. Listening to these stories
told round the camp fire. the young
men become possessed of a spirit of
unrest; and that is why tribal fights,
small instructions against the Rus
slams, and isolated acts of brigandage
are so common all through the region.
Russia handles this awkward situa-
ton cleverly. The sons of the tribal
chieftains are frequently lured away
from their mountain villages by the
offer of commissions in the Russian
army and large grants of money. They
are taken young, and trained in civil
lied ways at the military academy
They take to their profession as a
duck takes to water, and advance with
remarkable speed. Thus it comes
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uninterrupted

moreover, in one uninterrupted
fight.
The storks, which spend their sum-
mers in Austria Hungary and their
winters in India or Central Africa.
also are marvellous travellers, and
make their journeys twice a year in
one unbroken flight each time.
From Buda- Pesth. in Hungary, to
Lahore, in India. is about 2,400 miles
in an air line, and the storks make the
journey in twenty-four hours, THUG
travelling at the rate of 100 miles an
hour for the whole immense distance.
The storks, which spend the sum-
mer in Central Europe and the win
ter in Central Africa, travel with the
same rapidity as those which go to
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his wife being royal hosts. One Of
my most enjoyable evenings in the Far
East was spent at the American Legal
ton, on the occasion of the arrival of
the first photograph imported to Ko-
rea. When we sat down and heard
one rollicking song as sung before the
footlights, the theater arose clear be-
fore us, and we literally ached for
home. In such simple ways do DR.. and
Mrs. Allen keep their fellow country
men in Korea in touch with their ma
tive land.
Heretofore, the American embassy
at Seoul has occupied only an ordinary
Korean building; the recently enacted
act, allowing $4,000 for a new legation
building, will place America on a
par with England and Russia in this
respect.
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Slatin's friends. made the journey
from Omdurman to the Austrian coun-
try place, a distance of nearly 5000
miles, without once stopping to rest,
and flying all the time at a speed of
more than 100 miles an hour.
Pigeons, while incapable of the
long -sustained flight of storks and
bluethroats, and unable to travel at
such high speed, sometimes fly with
great rapidity. Upon occasions, and
for short distances, pigeons have been
known to outspeed the fastest express
train, that is. to fly at a speed of
little more than mile a minute. but
their ordinary speed is only about
thirty-four miles an hour, which, how
ever, is not bad going after all.
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side, in every fertile valley. The most
famous is the monastery of Atom, at
Souchoum Kale, on the Black sea. 1t
is the largest monastie establishment
in the world, and was built at cost
of over a million dollars. Twenty five
hundred monks find refuge from the
world within it's cloisters.
Copyright, 1904, by E. B. Warner.)
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John Allen of Mississippi says that
in all the sixteen years he was a menu
Der of Congress he never knew a man
to be troubled with conscientious
scruples or prevented by constitutional
limitations from voting for an appro-
priation of any kind If IL was for the
benefit of his district or community.
The observation was occasioned by
some remarks on the proposition TO
loan the st. Louis Exposition $4.600.-
600. which was being opposed by some
men who claimed that the constitu-
ton did not warrant any such action.
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CURE GUARANTEED OR MONEY REFUNDED

Mr.. Z. T. Sims Brooklyn, N. X, writesi
stUse my name as a twenty-year arunkard
boxes of 'ORRINE.' tbs a wonderful and
marvellous cure for the drink habit"
Mrs. y. Wyeiiff. New York City, writesi
esORRINE' cured my husband, who was a
steady drunkaId for many years ne now
has no desire for stimuiants. his health u
good and be IL fully restored % manhood
IL ueed only Eve boxes Of 'ORkIhE'"
Mrs. w. Il. D., Helena, Mont, writeai II
have waited one year before Wfiting yya
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gave Aim iORRINEF he u nov fniiy fee,
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Mother Meddergrass-"Ou will
yum's leading light at college, amt
he?" 81 Ditto-"Wall, seems ter me
these here Midyears hev turned him
inter the Light that Failed. "-Har-
ward Lampoon.
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MIR. A. T.. L., Atlanta. Ca, writes: ~ was
born with a love OF whiskey and drank IL
for thirty-two years IL finally brought me
20 the gutter, homeless and friendiess /
was powerless 20 resist the craving and
would steal aud lie 20 get whiskey. Pour
boxes Of 'ORRIHE' Cared me Of az desire
aud now hate tho smell Of iiqnOr7
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plain, seated wrapper b. Orrine Company,
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iBg booklet fseaicdi free on request.
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Copyright, 1904. by A. B. Hulbert)
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The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-11-30
Death Of Willie HartweII.

This morning at 2:35 the spirit
of w. II. Hartwell, Jr., took its
fight from the frail tenement Of
clay it had inhabited for ~ brief
years.
Willie was the beloved eldest
child and only SON of Mr.. w. H.
and Mrs. Belle Bee HartWelI, Of
New Orleans. He was as devoted
to his relatives in this city as they
to him; and ten days ago at his
earnest request be was brought to
the home Of bis aunt, Mrs, Mary.
Bee Baggett, to spend his last
moments in BrookhaVen.
He was born here and was we'll
known by a large circle of
| friends, who esteemed him as one
of the choice young spirits of
the present day. Something more
than two years ago, Willie's
health began to fail; and what was
at first mere suspicion as to his
| physical condition, soon grew as
strong as Holy Writ and be was
reluctantly consigned to the in
sidious grasp Of consumption, that
Idireful foe to youth and health.
Everything that human hands
could do was done; everything
that mortal mind could suggest in
his favor was carried out for his
comfort, and there is naught to
regret at the setting of Iife's sun
for the things that were left an
Idone" for the beloved young man.
Surrounded by his parents, his
two sisters, his devoted grand
mother and other relatives, The in
evitable hour drew near him and
the shores of time merged into
the deeps of eternity.
The funeral services will take
place at the Baptist church at 10
O'Clock tomorrow morning.
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SWEET WATER DOTS.

Mr.. De Robinson, who got his
leg broken last january, had an
operation performed on it last
Saturday, and is getting along.
very we'll at this writing.
The Sweet Water school organ
lied a literary society combined
with the patrons meeting on Nov.
1S, with the following officers:
Mr.. Carl Reeves, president; Miss
Laura Kyzar, vice president, Miss
Lena Moak, secretary; Prof. AL
ford and Misses Ida Price and
Fannie Brewer, program commit
Tee.
The Literary society and pa
irons meeting was decided sue
cess last Friday evening, all the
patrons being present except one
or two. The women, too.) If a
patrons meeting is not a success
at other schools, ] am persuaded
that the teacher does not invite
them. / think patrons in other
schools are as good as those in this
school and would respond to the
wishes of their teacher.
| think if other teachers would
encourage their patrons, they
could do the same successful work
that is being done at Sweet Wa
ter. For / believe our patrons
would come at midnight and il
showing.
The Society adjourned until the
23rd of December. Everybody
is cordially invited. ONE.
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al The Onera ElOusa.

Beginning Monday, Dec. 9th,
Payton Sisters and their big COM
pany open a three nights engage
ment at popular prices. They
will present ain entirely new re-
pertoire Of plays with a new line
of specialties between acts. The
opening bill will be the sensation
al play, The Gamblers Daugh-
ter, = and one Of the best perform
ances of the season IS assured.
The plays and specialties will be
changed nightly and bargain
matinee will be given Wednesday
afternoon. Seats for Monday
night are OH sale at Heuck ! store.
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School Meeting al Auburn.

To the teachers and citizens of
beat a: There will be a district
meeting Of teachers and citizens
at Auburn, Saturday, Dec. II,
1904. Dinner for all.
Piano Duo, Misses Marshalland
Buie.
Address Of Welcome, :. E.
Carruth.
Piano Duett, Misses Beulah
Anding and OctaVia Gage.
Response to Address of Wei
come, Hon. Geo. Al. Vernon.
Reading, Miss Virgie Marshall.
Address, Prof. |. E. Russell.
Chorus, Pupils Auburn High
School.
An Educational Paper, Miss
Susie v. Powell.
Music, Pupils Nor6eld High
School.
Address, T. J. Williamson.
An attendance Of all the teach
ers and citizens is urged.
w. B. HOGG.
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AMBER NOTES.

The weather is pleasant enough
for the time Of year.
Miss Wirdia Wilson is now Vis-
iting her sister, Mrs. j. Carruth,
near Summit.
Mrs. j. w Chisholm paid a de.
IightfuI visit to her mother, OF
Brookhayen, last Saturday and
Sunday.
The farmers of this community
are just about to finish ginning
their cotton.
Miss Florence Reed visited her
aunt, Mrs. Z. Dickey, near Sim
Ito, last week.
Mr.. r. E. WoodalI and Mr.. j.
H. Albritton returned Monday,
after few days visit to the
Worlds Fair. We are glad that
they report such pleasant time.
ssCOR. y
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For salel a Jersey COW. APP
ply at The Leader Office.
wrote to Mr.. Hume.

A popular British weekly has just
discovered the existence Of novelist
named j. Fenimore Cooper and writes
of his Pathfinder as the work Of a
promising author. A London daily is
better informed and ironically observes
that MI. Cooper is nov well over his
hundredth year. and is engaged on
another book which, as at present ar
ranged, will be entitled, The Last Of
the M0hicans Americans, however,
need not be in haste to jeer. It is not
very long since school superintendent
in thriving town of the middle west
wrote to a historian named Hume to
ask him to make some changes IN his
history Of England which would At II
for classroom use. Later be expressed
some surprise that his politely Worded
request had ELECTED no reply. Spring
field Republican.
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For a Girl

Il easy to select gifts for girls when you have stoc
like ours to choose from.
WATCHES One Of the things she wants most
CANiERAS-You cannot miss it on this
B0OKS-A big assortment of Girls Books Z
BIBLES "A nice Oxford will please her.
PICTURES just the thing for her room.
FANCY GOODS-scores Of gifts 10 silver, celluoid, etc
WORK BOXES She should have one Other own
PEI. KNIVES She needs one very often.
GOLD PENS-A beautiful Gift.
POCKET BOOKS Plenty to choose from.
TOILET ARTICLES AlwaYs needed.
GAMES-All the new ones.
DOLLS AND TOYS-Cant begin to mention them.
MUSICALE INSTRUMENTS MandoIins guitars, etc.