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The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-09-18

John Herziger. son of Alderman Her
Tiger, of Neenah, Wis, and Vice Pre- ST.
dent of the Neenah Young Mems Club,
writes in recent letter to The Peruna
Medicine Co., of Columbus, Ohio, the
following:
"Affer suffering for two years with
kidney trouble Ireceived relief and q
cure from using your wonderful medi-
cine, Peruna.
"F0r months ! was unable TO work
on account of a severe pain In my back,
and when ! was able to do anything
was In pain and distressed most of the
time.
"Hearfng so much of the good re-
suits people had obtained through the
use of Peruna determined TO give 1t a
trial and Ii was a lucky day for me
when I did so. ! am well now and ID
only took few bottles of Peruna. -
John Herziger, 3O7 Commercial street,
Neenah, Wis.
Two years suffering with catarrh of
the kidneys, unable to work on account
of the severe pain; could find no relief
from medicine; gave Peruna trial and
was promptly cured-such was the ex-
perience of John Herziger, of Wiscon-
sin.
This experience has been repeated
many times. Not only in Wisconsin
but in every state in the Union. 1t wa
indeed lucky day for this young man
when his attention was called to Pc
runa. What would have been the re-
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-09-18
THE CLOSING HOURS.
The Approach of Death Was Steadily But
UnsuccsssfuiIy Fought.

Unsuccsssfuily Fought.
Milburn House, Buffalo, n. Y, Sept.
13.-Before six o'clock it was clear to
those at the presidents bedside that
he was dying, and preparations were
made for the last sad offices of fare
we'll from those who were nearest and
dearest to him. Oxygen had been adj
ministered steadily, but with little eff
feet in keeping back the approach of
death. The president came out of one
period of Inconsistencies only to re-
lapse into another. But in this Pc
Rod, when his mind was partially
clear. occurred a series of events of
profoundly touching character.
Down stairs, with strained and tear
stained faces, members of the cabinet
were grouped in anxious waiting.
They knew the end was near and that
the time had come when they must
see him for the last time on earth.
This was about six o'clock. One by
one they assembled the stairway
Secretary Root, Secretary Hitchcock
and Acknowledgement Knox Secre-
tary Wilson also was there, but he
held back, not wishing to see the pres
ident in his last agony. There was
only momentary stay of the cabinet
officers at the Threshold of the death
chamber. Then they withdrew, the
tears streaming down their faces, and
the words of intense grief choking in
their threats.
After they left the sick room the
physicians rallied him to conscious
ness, and the president asked almost
Immediately that his wife be brought
to him. The doctors fell back into
the shadows of the room as Mrs. Nc
Kinley came through the doorway.
The strong face of the dying man
lighted up with faint smile as their
hands were elapsed. She sat beside
him and held his hand. Despite her
physical weakness, she bore up brave
ly under the ordeal.
The president, in his last period of
consciousness, which ended about TAO,
chanted the words of the hymn,
NEARER, My God, to Thee" and his
last audible conscious words, as taken
down by DIR. Mann, at the bedside,
were:
"Good-by. All good-by. 1t is Gods
way. His will be DONE"
Then his mind began to wander,
and soon he completely lost conscious
ness. His life was prolonged for hours
by the ADMINISTRATION of oxygen, and
the president finally expressed de-
sire to be allowed to die.
About $3.50 the administration of
oxygen ceased and the pulse grew
fainter and fainter. He was sinking
gradually, like a child, into the eter-
nal slumber. By ten o'clock the pulse
could no longer be felt in his ex-
~tremities, and they grew cold.
Below stairs the grief-stricken
gathering waited sadly for the end.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-09-18
AN IMPORTANT DISCOVERY.
The Lost Art of Tempering Copper
Discovered by a Civil War Vet
eran at Machfas, Me.

Machias, Me-, Sept. 14.-John H
Duffy, a civil war pensioner of this
town, has discovered the lost art OF
so tempering copper that it will take
and keep an edge equal to that OF
steel. He claims that his discovery is
very simple and that every copper
and brass worker treads upon il
daily, but fails to see it. He thinks
that what he has discovered is but the
beginning of a great series of discov-
cries that must follow it.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-09-18
AMID SILENCE AND GLOOM.
last scenes of the Grand Army En-
campment-Torrsn for COM
mander-fn-Chief.

Cleveland. o.. Sept. 1.-THE con-
vention of the Thirty-fifth annual en-
campment of the Grand Army of the
Republic came to close yesterday
amid the silence and gloom of i'm
pending death. News of the grave
condition of the president cast a
shadow over the proceedings, and il
was, consequently, decided to proceed
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-09-18
A TRAGEDY in Kentucky.

A desperate pistol duel was fought
at Miller Creek, Estill county, KY,
and as a result Lee Scott, boarding
house keeper, and John Tuett, a
white laborer on the Louisville e.
Nashville railroad, are dead. The two
men quarreled over trifle matter,
and, pulling their guns, began firing
simultaneously. The only witness to
the tragedy was a man named Nc
Intosh, who was arrested as an &C.
cessory. McIntosh's pistol was found
on the ground with three loads shot.
This leads to the theory that he had
q hand in the affair.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-09-18
Officers Chosen by the National
Union of Ex-PrisOners of War.

Cleveland, o., Sept. 13.-The election
of officers for the National Union of
Ex-Prisoners of War was held during
the convention of that order. The fol-
lowing officers were elected to serve
for the next three years. National
commander, j. d. Walker, Allegheny,
Pa; national vice-commander, d. e..
Nesbitt, Cleveland; chaplain, Rev. j.
F. Ferguson, Keokuk, Ia; historian,
Judge Henry C. White, Cleveland;
quartermaster general, Stephen M.
Long, of New Jersey.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-09-18
CATARRH OF KIDNEYS
Quickly Develops Into Bright's Disease.
PE.Ru.NA CURES cA1ARRH WHEREVER LocA1Ep.>

suit had he continued suffering on and
fooling away precious time with other
remedies, no man can tell. But IL Is al
most certain that it would have ended
in incurable Bright's disease of the kid
neys, which sooner or later would have
proved fatal.
Peruna is a sure cure for incipient
Bright's disease of the kidneys. Taken
in the early stages Of this disease, it
cures permanently. Bright's disease
always begins with catarrh of the kid
neys. Peruna cures catarrh wherever
| located.
Conrressman Bankhead's statement.
Congressman J. III. Bankhead, OF
Alabama, one of the most influential
members of the House of Representa-
tives, in a letter written from Wash
| ington, ID. G., gives his Endorsement to
the great catarrh remedy, Peruna, in
| the following words:
"Your Peruna Is one of the best
medicines lever tried, and no family
should be without your remarkable
remedy. AS tonic and a cafarrh cure
know of nothing better ~ III.
Bankhead
| Samuel r. Sprecher. Junior Beadle
/ Court Angelina No. 1922 /. o. o. f., 205
high ST., Los Angeles, CAL, writes:
II came here few years ago suffer
ing with catarrh of the kidneys, in
search of health. / thought that the
climate would cure me but found that L
was mistaken, but what the climate
could not do Peruna could and did do.
/ Seven weeks trial convinced me that /
hadthe right medicine and was then
well man. i know of at least twenty
friends and members of the lodge to
which belong who have been cured of
| catarrh, bladder and kidney trouble
! through the use of Peruna and il has
host of friends in this city."-Samuel
r. Sprecher.
If you do not derive prompt and sat
| isfactory results from the use of Pc
runa, write at once to DIR. Hartman,
giving a full statement of your case
and he will be pleased to give you his
valuable advice gratis.
Address DIR. Hartman, President Of
! The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, o.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-09-18
Phenomenal Cotton Crop.

Figures show that the cotton crop
of Texas and Indian Territory for
the season ending August 81 was q
phenomenal one in the production of
lint cotton per acre, the average be-
ing slightly in excess of half a bale
to the acre for the entire district,
whereas one-third bale per acre is q
fair average.
The crop was 3,80s, $50 bales, and it
sold for S46.63 per bale, which was
an increase of s9.os per bale over the
preceding year. The farmer got
most of the increase, the price paid
being good one during the first part
of the season and not bad throughout.
Those who marketed their cotton as
fast AS it was ginned got even a
larger advance than was indicated,
the figures given being the average
for the season. The total value of
the crop was $1s1 ,4O1, 1913, an increase
over the preceding year of SOL ,557, 1856
The crop was 1,21s,056 bales larger
than was the preceding crop.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-09-18
MIRACLES OF TODAY
The Wonderful Stories Of Two Peo-
pie Saved from Horrible Death

1t probably never occurred before that two people
horribly afflicted in entirely different ways, and living
far apart mraculousy rescued from the very jaws
of death, by the means and almost at the same
time. The stories of George Herniman, of Buffalo, and
Mrs George w. Sharp of Washington, Kan, read like
the wonders of Divine interference. Let them tell their
experience in their plain truthful language:
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-09-18

Washington, Kan, June 1-(Special) II had
constipation of the worst nature for years. Med
icine had no effect upon my stomach and my
stomach was in such condition from purgatives
that could not take food. | was taken to a hos
pital and my bowels were operated upon for
stipation. did not get any better going through
that terrible operation. My bowels were dead -
no action at all-and the doctors gave me up. |
could not eat anything but stale bread and water,
literally starving to death. Lost over 100 pounds
and was a living skeleton. After trying everything
else gave Cascarets a trial, not thinking they
would help me. But they did right away. COM
get out of bed and then got so l could 60 out
riding something had not done for over three
years. Now do all my work. My friends just
marvel; they say they never saw such miracle. /
tell them Cascarets did it, and they all want them
| weighed 60 pounds when | commenced taking
Cascarets and now l weigh 10.
Mrs. George ". Sham.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-09-18
national Bapti.t Convention.

Cincinnati, Sept. 13.-The second
days session of the twenty-frst Ma
tional Baptist (colored) convention
was one of the most largely attended
events ever held in this city. 1t is
estimated that there are over 5000
delegates present.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-09-18
No Indictment Returned.

The grand jury of Washington
county, Miss, organized at the spe-
cial term of court to investigate the
lynching of the two Italians, last July,
adjourned without returning an in
dictment. tSixty-seven witnesses were
summoned, but they seemed to know
absolutely nothing.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-09-18
A Survivor of San Jaeinto.

James Monroe Hill, of Austin, Tex,
is one of the few survivors of the bat
tie of San Jacinto, which assured to
Texas it's independence. He was born
in Georgia, and was cousin of the
late United States Senator Benjamin
II. Hill, of that state.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-09-18
Judge NfmrOd waite r..

Judge Nimrod Waters, died at his
home in New London, Mo-, of general
hemorrhage. Half a century ago he
was a successful gold miner in Cali
fornia, but at the time of his death he
was a wealthy retired farmer.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-09-18
The Weeks EaiIure.,

New York, Sept. AR. G. Dun &
Co., report:
Failures for the week numbered
LIS in the United States. against 1876
asst year, and IS in Canada. against
70 last year."
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-09-18
Gen. VIM. boom Comtnr,

New York, Sept 13.-Gen. William
Booth, founder and commander of the
Salvation army, is due to arrive in
New York September 2s, and elabo-
rate arrangements are being made
for his reception
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-09-18
A Leap to Probable Death.

Tacoma, Wash, Sept. IA small
woman,supposed to be Mrs. Harrigan,
jumped from third-story window at
the Fremont house and sustained ia
tai injuries. Chief Boatswain Sober
anse, of the transport Egbert, who
was in the room at the time, is under
arrest.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-09-18
Honor. Posthumou.Iy Restored.

Pekin, Sept. 1.-THE government
has posthumously restored the honors
of Chang lin Huan, the former Chi
nese minister to the United States
and special representative of China at
Queen yictoria's jubilee. who was ex-
lied and executed in Turkestan.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-09-18
MISCELLANEOUS.

On the 10th Police Commissioner
Murphy of New York city issued
general order to all the commanding
Officers in the police department, di-
rectlng them to take a census of all
anarchists living in their districts, land
forward the list to headquarters
where the detective department is to
conduct a general surveillance upon
the anarchists of the city.
On the night of the 10th the first
violence of the great steel workers
strike at McKeesport, Pa, took place
when three workmen were set upon
ny strikers or strike sympathizers,
and badly beaten. twenty-five extra
Pohcemen were sworn in, and numer-
Gus arrests were made.
Veterans prominent in the affairs
OF the &. A. r. pronounce the parade
al Cleveland, o., on the 18th, the
grandest pageant and the greatest
oay the organization had ever SEEN.
Inc column was over eight miles in
iehsth' and was splendidly handled,
moving steadily with scarcely a halt
vi break until the entire line had
passed the reviewing stand.
I'm the 18th the grand jury at
wichita, Kas., brought in reindict-
ment against Mr.. William Martindale,
cnarglng him with wrecking the EN-
poria national bank, which failed
more than two years ago. The presi-
aent Of the bank, Mr.. Cross, commit
.ed suicide at the time of the failure.
MI Martindale was vice-president of
the bank.
on the 18th the United States grand
jury at Santa Fe, N. NJ, returned in
uietments against Pedro Sanchez, CEN
sus supervisor of New Mexico, and
us clerk, Mariana Sena, charging en-
0eaziement and forgery.
on the 18th Magistrate Prindiville,
VI chicago, decided that Emma Gold
man. the anarchist lecturer under ar
rest there, should be held without
jail pending decision of the upper
.ouft in the habeas corpus proceed
.nes instituted by the other anarch-
.s's arrested in that city who are
similarly charged.
uround plans of the Louisiana Pur-
Inase Centennial exposition, at st.
, ~ouis' are in-such shape now that it
VII De possible to determine, within
very shot time, the exact
amount of space which each depart
n,.ht can be allowed. AS soon as the
anotments are made the committees
WI" vii commence the actual work of
se.'ng together their exhibits.
>, a langier (Morocco) dispatch of
rS 18th says the Austrian, British,
= aehen' German and Russian repre-
en'atives have sent note to the
sui'an supporting Spain's demand for
ne release of the Christian captives
eia by the Moorish tribes, compensa-
aon Tor their capture and the pun
'snment of the tribes.
!. a number of the pupils of young
;a suies school near Count Tolstoi's res
,hS aee, at Yasnaia, Russia, who, with
men teacher and other young per-
h ms OF the neighborhood, called on
az and presented the count with
,"efs. have been arrested, and their
'saer has been dismissed.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-09-18
Killed His Brother.

Willie O'Flynn, aged five, while play
ing with a 22-caliber Winchester rifle,
at Owensboro, KY, killed his three
year-old brother. The ball passed
through the heart, killing the child
instantly.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-09-18
Kentucky state Liquor League.

The fourth annual convention OF
the Kentucky State Liquor league
met at Henderson, KY, with about 200
delegates from all over the state.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-09-18
His Eyes Were Burned out.

While filling locomotive tank at
Port Arthur, Tex, Fireman b. A. Bow
en- put lantern into the well to see
if the tank was full. Both eyes were
burned out and his injuries may prove
fatal.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-09-18

Berlin, Sept. 13.-The widow OF
Theodore Stern, the banker, has given
Frankfort-on-the-Ma five million
marks to promote medical objects.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-09-18

BY consent of all parties interest
ed, the Gloster cotton gin, at Gloster,
Miss, was sold at public cutlery. OPP
erations will be resumed.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-09-18
From . Southern Methodist Bishop.

Bishop w. A. Gambler, of Atlanta,
Ca, bishop of the Methodist Epis-
copal church south, in an interview
in st. Louis paper on the assassina-
ton of President Mckinley, said: ut
is horrible. The country has lost one
of it's best men and one of it's best
presidents. President McKinley's
death as the result of an assassin's
bullet is a calamity to our country
and to the world. I knew him per-
sonally, and never knew more ami
able man. / dined with him in Wash
ington in April of last year, when I
was holding conference at the ma
tional capital. My brother served in
congress with Mr.. Mckinley, and al
though they differed politically, my
brother always held him in the high
est regard. The present is time for
universal mourning"
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-09-18

No one should wait until such terrible af1icton
upon him or her, but use Cascarets always to
keep the bowels and internal organs gently and natur
ally active All druggists sell Cascarets, the sweet
matte nevergrpng candy cathartc, 1Oc 25c, 5Oc box
@ % FREE FOR THE ASKING: eaSsbRFEs
Address STERLING REMEDY CO., Chicago and New York.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-09-18

Perhaps the man you think is fool thinks
you are in the same class-Chicago Daily
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-09-18
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Report.

"The report of August brahms,
haplain-in-chief, showed that 2,74s
posts observed Memorial day services,
92,7OO of the comrades participating,
as did 2,064 Women's Relief corps with
$4,000 members. The number of
cemeteries visited was 1856 and the
number of graves decorated 3i2,s46.
The public schools PARTICIPATE was
1905, and the number of pupils $751;
2s6. Other organizations which took
part in the ceremonies numbered g.
296.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-09-18

Check Cold and Bronchitis with Hale's
Honey of Horehound and Tar.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-09-18

Happy is the man who can't borrow
trouble.-Chicago Daily News.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-09-18
Kentucky Pioneer Dead.

X. Bottoe, aged SO. died at Paducah.
KY, of general debility. He was one
of the Oldest residents in McCracken
county.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-09-18
wom.u burned to Death.

Mrs. Carrie Smith, of Snipe Springs,
Tex, was burned to death, her cloth
ing catching from an open fire in the
yard.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-09-18
I. Growing Rapidly.

The Cotton Growers Protective as
ssciation is growing rapidly among
the farmers of Texas, several organ
izers being in the field.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-09-18
ktIIea I'm . Cotton Gin.

Frank German, aged Is, was so fear
fully mangled in a cotton gin accident
at Whitewright, Tex, that he died in
n few minutes.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-09-18
Had Many Southern Friends.

During his recent tour through the
south President Mckinley made many
friends who consider his loss great
one to the country.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-09-18
James Gordon Coogler.

James Gordon Coogler, one of the
most famous of southern poets, died
at Columbia, s. c.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-09-18
Shooting in Kentucky.

Heck Newman shot and killed Dari-
us Moran near Maytield, Ky: Newman
claims Moran had threatened his life.
Newman was jailed.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1901-08-06
THE COLUMBIA'S VICTORY
She Defeats the Independence by q
Very Narrow Margin

Newport, r. l., August 1.-The Inde-
pendence had an opportunity today to
show her mettle. Although defeated
by the Columbia she was by no means
disgraced. Over a triangular ocean
course of thirty miles in a breeze light
at the start and fresh at the finish, the
conquerer Of the Shamrock beat her 5
minutes and IA seconds, corrected time.
The first ten miles of the course was a
beat to windward. The Columbia at
one time was nearly half a mile in the
lead. but when the wind freshened the
Independence pulled up considerably.
Then came a run down the wind with
the breeze on the starboard quarter.
The Independence was left far astern
by the Columbia on this leg.
From the second mark to the finish,
off Brenton's reef lightship, it was a
reach with the wind a little before the
port beam. In this leg the Indepen-
dence did he best work of the day. She
gained 1 minute and 49 seconds on the
Columbia. She was heeling over con-
siderably at times and going very fast.
Sh sailed the last leg of the course, ten
nautical miles, in 45 minutes and As
seconds-better than 13 knots an hour.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1901-08-06
BOERS MURDER PRISONERS
A British Patrol Compelled to Sur
render Shot

London, August IA dispatch from
Lord Kitchener. dated from Pretoria
today says:
French reports that he has received
a letter from Kreitzinger Ca Boer COM
mander) announcing his intention to
shoot all natives in British employ,
whether armed or unarmed. Many cases
of cold blooded murder of natives in
Cape Colony have recently occurred"
Another dispatch from Lord Kitchen
er from Pretoria, dated today says:
'On July 2Sth an officers patrol of
twenty yeomanry and some native
scouts followed two carts and a few
Beers fifteen miles from the railway at
Doom river, Orange River colony,
where they were cut off by 200 Beers
and after defending themselves in a
small building, they surrendered when
their ammunition was exhausted.
Three yeomen were wounded. After
the surrender, the Beers made the ma
tive scouts throw their hands up and
shot them in cold blood. They after
wards shot a wounded yeoman. The
remainder were released. The Beers
gave as a reason for shooting the geo
man that they thought he was a Cape
boy. Evidence on oath has been TAX
en- of the murders"