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The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-12-10

The man that dreams of farming
always imagines himself owning rich
land. There is no other kind that it is
a pleasure to till. There is no other
kind that will yield profit from the
operation of tillage. The richness of
land regulates the value of the farm
both in the market and in the opera.
ton of farming. Yet in the face of
this well-known fact, millions of acres
of our most valuable and productive
land have been allowed to deteriorate
in fertility. The great problem of how
to bring them back to their former
state of fertility is one with which
the best of scientists are working. II
is not practical for man to buy
enough stable manure or commercial,
fertilizers to at once bring back his
land to it's original state A few facts
in relation to the composition of the
soil helps us in determining the best
course to pursue. One of these facts
is that the poverty of the land comes
principally from the exhaustion OF
available plant food, and not from the
exhaustion of the plant food that is
not at once available. In the process
of years the new unavailable plant
food becomes available, some eack
year. We have to put back on the
soil year by year as much as we take
off in the-way of fertilizer to gradual.
ly bring back the land to a rich con,
dition, by the annual increase OF
available plant food from natura.
causes. This is slow process, bu,
it is far better than no process OF
ecuperation.-Fa Review.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-12-10
"The Proof of the Pudding Lies in the
EatinH.D

The doctors are dumbfounded, the drug
glsts astonished, and the people excited and
joyful over the wonderful cures and tremen-
dous sales of the great Remedy, st. Jacobs
Oil. Every case of Rheuma ism-some of
many years standing-has given way to this
powerful remedy. Thousands of certificates
like the following can be furnished as to its
value:-
George Scleyer, Publisher of the Chiffon,
Wis, "Volksbote," used St. Jacobs Oil for
almost unbearable pains in the back, which
had completely Frustrated him." A few ap-
plications cured him entirely.
Mrs. Fred Eberle, Bellaire, O., was for a
long time severely troubled with Rheuma-
tism. st. Jacobs Oil instantly relieved and
entirely cure her.
Rev. DR.. B. Pick, of Rochester, N Y, suf-
fered so intensely from Rheumatic pains that
ne was unable to preach. Several applica-
tons from a bottle of st. Jacobs Oil "re-
lieved him"
T. Raider, Cleveland, Ohio, says: 1.-TWO
applications of St. Jacobs Oil cured me OF
great and long-continued pain in my foot"
Messrs. G. L, Brundage and Son, Drug
gists, Muskegon, Mich, write:-"St. ia
eight bottles at retail yesterday. This will
give, you some idea of how well it is liked
in this section"
Mr. Louis Hinkel, of East Poesten, Kill,
n. Y, says:-''I cali st. Jacobs Oil the best
liniment I ever used. Itrcured me of Rheu,
matism and pain in-the back"
Herman Rittner, Manchester, N. H.
II have tried st. Jacobs Oil, and found it ex.
cellent. All those who have purchased it
speak of it as simply incompatible. ="
Geo. G.. Erffle, Palestine, I'LL was in
bed suffering from a swollen leg, I used st
Jacobs Oil, its effect was wonderful The
following day 1 attended to my bushes:
again"
sale of St. jacobs Oil IS constantly IONS increas
ing; it is praised by everybody. and never
fails to give entire satisfaction"
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-12-10
FALL DAIRY CALVES.
QLestiOns to BE Decided by Those
Who Have Fall and Winter
Calves to Dispose OF.

Those who have fall and winter
calves may well question whether it
would be better to raise or veal
them, and if the latter, how? OF
course if the cali. is-a heifer and sire
and dam are blooded and more cows
are to be needed, it will be advisable
to raise it; but generally not if it be
bull. This is a season when milk
and butter bring a good price and ev-
cry quart of full milk fed calf to
be raised is generally begrudged. Ii
can be well done without. Do not let
the calf suck at all; but keep it where
the COW can see and smell it for a
few weeks so she will worry little
when it is removed from her sight
Give 1t new milk two of three days
and then gradually change to skim
milk to which has been added faxseei
jelly as gradually to take the place
of butter fat removed in the cream
Later, fine middlings, and still later
wheat bran can be added in due pro
portion. Care must be observed moi
to over-feed. A careful feeder will
soon get the rations right and keeT
shem so. To fatten calves for veal II
this way, more grain and oilmea'
must be fed; but even then, calves C
fattened do not make SO good yea'
nor 50 much OF it as those whios.
suck the cows. Where good marke'
for veal Is not too remote, the bes,
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HERE AND THERE,

"A shortage of hcgs is predicted,
based on the effect of high prices up
on the amount of breeding stock. This
is plain hint to farmers to secure
all the pigs they can, and feed all they
have well
The Indiana station has made a
careful test of feeding pigs mixed
ground grains dry and mixed with
water. The result was slightly ia
vorable to the dry feed, with plenty
of water for the pigs to drink.
After the crops are all harvested
and slowed is a good time to begin
blowing for the spring crops. Many
of our best southern farmers contend
that one additional blowing is equal
to an average application of manure.
The life of the pork pig is so
short that there is little danger of in
juring his health by too high feeding,
because long before high living can
get in its work, the pig becomes food
for a two-legged animal, with which
the case is quite different.
Salt is an indispensable element in
animal life. 1t prevents disease, by
aiding digestion and destroying fer
incentive germs, or rendering them
harmless. In large doses it is a poi
son; in smaller doses it is laxative,
in minute doses it is natural tonic
Extra large specimens of vegeta-
bleg are all right for exhibition pur-
poses and the winning of prizes, but
hey are not what consumers want
and are willing to pay the highest
prices for. Quality, uniformity of
size and smoothness are what consum-
ers want.
Hogs should never be fed exclu.
siyely on corn, or any other grain, but
should have some green stuff or sue
5ulent roots or melons, or pumpkins
to break the monotony of single ar
ticle of food. It will help the appe-
lite, promote digestion and conse-
1uently health.
Northern capitalists are contem-
alating the investment of large sums
If money in cattle raising in Florida
md Alabama. Why don't the capital
SITS of Florida and Alabama occupy
his field. If there is profit in it why
vait for northern men to come and
grasp the price,
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GOATS, other Than Angora.

am handling the Mexican milk
goat exclusively. They are the most
prolific and healthiest stock that /
ever had anything to do with, l never
have had a sigle sick one yet. They
are the cheapest meat producers that
l ever raised. In fact they have not
cost me anything except a little spare
time and little salt to keep them
gentle and to make them come home,
l run mine in the pasture or field, or
outside, just as like. If the fence is
kept up, and care be taken to keep
the trees off the fence, they will not
give any trouble. l run them in the
corn field after the corn is laid by,
and never have found any corn
destroyed by them. Ii you
put a bunch of goats in the
field when the corn is laid
by, they will destroy nearly all
the weeds and bushes. Of course there
are few varieties of weeds and
bushes that goats will not eat. They
will quickly turn the weeds and
bushes into the cheapest and healthi-
est meat l ever ate. We lived on it
this summer and not single one of
the family ever had any of the meat
to disagree with them. To clean up
rough bushes, weeds and iungles /
never saw their equal. If you will kill
the large timber and chop the small
brush and bend it over so~they reach
it, they will do the rest quickly. They
like a dry shelter and will come out
of rain almost like a person.
If they are altered when they are
small and let alone until they are
about one and one-half years old, then
separate them from the breeding
flock and put them in fresh pasture
or corn field, they will get much fat
ter and dress from 40 to 60 pounds.
One would be surprised to see the
quantity of grease that fat goat pro
duces and they are much better to eat
when they are extra fate. W. White.
in Farm and Ranch.
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CONVINCING PROOF.

Case No. 41,206.-Capt. Alfred G.
Rigler of Hose Company No. 4, Can
ton, Ohio, says: 81 had a weak back
ever since l was boy, and about six
years ago the cause developed into
rather bad case of kidney complaint.
It was not little backache now and
then but backache which caused actual
suffering day and night, and the harder
I tried to get rid of it the worse it
became.
'When the attacks were in the acute
stage it was difficult to sit down, and
when down it was just as hard to re-
gain an erect position, on account of
the twinges of pain in the kidneys.
| can only describe some of the pangs
as similar to that received from a
knife thrust.
SIN time, distressing and terribly in
convenient urinary weakness resulted,
causing annoying embarrassment dur
ing the day and loss of sleep during the
night.
81 took everything which came tony
notice from reading, from observa-
ton, and which my friends and ac-
quaintances advised. 1 consulted
physicians, but none of them were
able to relieve the trouble, let alone
stop it.
"It became so we'll known that had
pronounced case of kidney COM
plant that I often received circulars
from medical companies offering to
cure me, and one day eighteen letters
were handed to me by the mail car
rier.
"When Doan's Kidney Pills attracted
my attention I wanted to try them,
just as I had tried everything else, and
Mrs. Rigler went to Durham & Wright
Co.'s drug store for box. Relief fol-
lowed. l knew after dose or two
that the medicine was acting directly
on the kidneys from the altered con-
dition of the kidney secretions, and,
encouraged, I continued the treat
ment. Finally, the backache and
other complications stopped.
'Let me sum up my opinion about
Doan's Kidney Pills by saying, I would
willingly pay one months wages for
a box of them if I could not buy them
for less. You can refer anyone to me
about Doan's Kidney Pills and l will
convince them that they act just as
represented"
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-12-10
THINGS BETTER LEFT UNSAID.
AyykardIy as to Give n Wrong
Impression.

Under the caption, "The Art of Putting
Things" an English author has given some
very amusing examples of saying things in a
queer way. One of the most unfortunate
recorded attempts to escape from a CONVEX.
sational difficulty was made by an East end
curale, who cultivated the friendship of
mechanics.
z One day carpenter came to him and
said: 81 have brought my boys likeness,
as you said you'd like to have it." ,.
How good of you to remember!" said
the curate. "What a capital likeness! How
is he?"
''Why, sir, don't you remember" said
the carpenter. Hes dead"
"Oh, yes, of course know that, replied
the curate. 81 mean how's the man that
took the photograph"
A story is told of young laborer who, on
his way to his days work, called at the
registrars office to register his father 8
death. When the official asked the date of
the event. the son replied:
''He amt dead yet, but he'll be dead be-
fore night so l thought it would save me
another journey if you would put it down
now"
ooh, but that won't do at ALL said the
registrar, perhaps your father will live
till tomorrow"
"Well, l don't know, sir; the doctor says
as he won't; and he knows what he has
given him"
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-12-10
HORSES IN THEIR KNAPSACKS.
Lawton's. Cavalry Were Provided
Against Any Sort of Expedi-
ton or Privati0n.

A well-known Boston lecturer, Peter Mae
Queen, has seen military service in more
than one campaign, having been with Roose-
welt at Santiago and with Lawton in the
Philippines. He is an enthusiastic admirer
of the regular army private, whose sense
of humor, he declares, is unfailing. The
following is one of his favorite stories:
in the last expedition Gen. Lawton made
against Santa Cruz two regiments, the
Fourth cavalry and an Idaho regiment,
were sent up the Laguna de Bay in native
boats. In the darkness two regiments ran
into one another and great confusion re-
suited.
What farmer outfit are you?' yelled the
Idaho boys, derisively, at the clumsy cav
airy.
'Lawton's Fourth cavalry answered
the regulars.
Fine cavalry, was the answer. Where
are your horses%
Here in our knapsacks, replied the cav
airy, rafting their cans of salt horse y
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-12-10

Owners of peach orchards should
remember that peach borers should
be carefully dug out at this season.
They are all Matched now and begin.
ming to work well down into the roots
of the trees, preparatory to going in
to winter quarters. 1t must not be
thought that because the trees were
gone over in the spring and summer
there is no need of doing the work
now. There may be some that
Matched from eggs laid late, and some
may have been missed. 1t has been
proved that it costs more to dig
peach borers out once a year than
three times a year. This is because
the borers, when near to surface, as
they are soon after Matching. can be
easily taken out. Less damage will
result to the tree also, for a full
grown borer will do much more dam
age than half dozen ones The in
jury done by the knife in taking out
the one which has bored deep is also
considerable.-Prai Farmer.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-12-10

In every country of the civilized world
Sisters of Charity are known. Not only
do they minister to the spiritual and
intellectual needs of the charges com
mitted to their care, but they also
minister to their bodily needs.
With SO many children to take care of
and to protect from climate and disease,
these wise and prudent Sisters have
found Peruna a never Railing safeguard
DIR. Hartman receives many letters
from Catholic Sisters from all over the
United States. A recommend recently
received from Catholic institution in
Detroit, Mich, reads as follows:
Dr. S. B. Hartman, Columbus, Ohio:
Dear Sir:-"The young girl who used
the Peruna was suffering from Iaryngi-
It's, and loss of voice. The result OF
the treatment was most satisfactory.
She found great relief, and after
further use of the medicine we hope
10 be able to say she is entirely cured. u
Sisters of Charity.
The young girl was under the care OF
the Sisters of Charity and used Peruna
for catarrh of the throat with good re-
suits as the above letter testifes.
Send to The Peruna Medicine Co., Co,
lumbus, Ohio, for a free book written
by Or. Hartman.
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Four Years After.

lapse of time has strengthened
my appreciation of Doan's Kidney
Pills. I gave this remedy my unquali-
fed endorsement in the summer of
1896, because of the results 1 obtained
from a course of the treatment. l
can now add to my original endorse
ment the experience of number of
others who are just as enthusiastic,
when they express their opinion of
Doan's Kidney Pills, as l."
A FREE TRIAL of this great kidney
medicine which cured Mr.. Rigler will
be mailed on application to any part
of the United States. Address Foster
Milburn Co., Buffalo. N. Y For sale by
all druggists, price so cents per box.
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Years standing.
David MaalyiSo0

Dr. Hartman, one of the best known
physicians and surgeons in the United
States, was the first man to formulate
Peruna. 1t was through his genius and
perseverance that it was introduced to
the medical profession of this country.
If you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use of Peruna,
write at once to DR.. Hartman, giving q
full statement of your case and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable ad-
vice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President OF
The Hartman Sanitarium. Columbus, o.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-12-10

use the scrub calf can be put to Is
to suck a cow until five or six weeks
of age, then slaughter, hog-dress and
ship to some city dealer. Then il the
COW is not a fairly good one, have an
other young calf put upon her at
once, and so repeat the process so
long as she will give milk enough to
fatten calf, then dry her off, fatten
her and let her follow the calves to
the butchers stall.-Cor. Nat. Stock
man and Farmer
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A Public Need.

''Yaas, sab. De ting what dis eah coun-
try needs is more prisons, sah-more pris-
ons"
"Why, Uncle Ned, there are plenty of
prisons. Every state has its penitentiary
and"
"Oh, yaas, sab, | knows about de penny
tenchures. Dey's penny tenchures enough,
but de penny tenchure is chock full of penny
rascals, an de thousan' dollar rascals
CANT git in, sab. What dis heah country
needs is some million dollar tenchures, and
it needs EN- mighty bad. kansas City
journal
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-12-10

81 think" remarked the man who had re-
Gently won SLIGO at the races before. ne
woke up, chat III play two dollars each
way on this horse" Il see,' said the limo
cent Party. WHO is anxious to learn,
posite direction around the track, you win
just the same, isn't it?"-Cincinnati Com
mercial Tribune.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-12-10

Bland-'I didn't get Mrs. Barnes hus,
bands vote, alter al, although l patted
her baby and told her it was the perfect
image of Mr.. Barnes" Bowers - "4 gu
never have seen Barnes, have you?,',
Bland to think of it, l never have. .
Boston Transcript.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-12-10

Gentlemen: Il
have used several
bottles of Peruna
and feel greatly
benefited there
by from my ca
tarrh of the head,
and feel encour-
aged to believe
t h a t it S con-
tinued use will
fnlly eradicate a
disease of thirty
years standing. y
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-12-10

Every working girl who is not
well is cordially invited to write
to Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn, Mass,
for advice; it isfreely given. and
has restored thousands to health.
Hiss Paine's Experience.
ST want to thank you for what you
have done for me, and recommend
Lydia E. Pinkham'S Vegetable
Compound to all girls whose work
keeps them standing On their feet in
the store. The doctor said I must
stop work he did not seem to realize
that girl cannot afford to stop work
ing. Ny back ached, my appetite was
poor, + could not sleep, and menstrual
ton was scanty and very painful. One
day when suffering / commenced to
take Lydia IL. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound, and found that
it helped me. continued it's use, and
soon found that my menstrual periods
were free from pain and natural |;
everyone is surprised at the change in
me, and I am well, and cannot be too
grateful for what you have done for
me. - Miss JANET PAINE, $50 West
l25th St., New York City. - $4,000 forfeit
If original of above letter proving genuiHeness cGn
not be produced.
Take no substitute, for it is
Lydia e. Pin1zham's Vegetable
Compound that cures.
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My mind, I'd have you understand
is on something higher than my dress" He
oh, it is? On your hat, | suppose?"-
Philadelphia Bulletin.
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In the Observation-Disclosures is
something, darling, | want to tell YOU
She-"On, then, let US get away from
the rubber plant. Come, tell me under
the rose. Baltimore American.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-12-10

Don't worry about money, darling, when
we are married We can live on the proven
bal bread, cheese and kisses y Il know,
Archibald; but who is going to furnish the
bread and cheese? "-Baltimore Herald.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-12-10

aNo,' said the bride-to-be, 81 didn't ac-
cept Jack the first time he proposed.
"How could you?" replied Miss Wryvell
'sWhy not r. "You weren't there. Phil
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-12-10

sSome men bets on boss race" said
Uncle Eben, "an' den talks about bein'
onlucky instead o. foolish. = Washington
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He who has no inclination to learn more
will be very apt to think that he knows
enough-PoMell.
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Silence may be golden, but the golden
eagle talls.-Chicago Daily News.
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Ethel-"Father, please give me nickel
Father-tDon't you think you're too big
to beg for nickel" Ethel" 'Spose you
give me quarter, then. Detroit Free
Press
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A close friend is one who declines to lend
you money.-Chicago Daily News.
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1t is sale to assume that the tall story
has grown so by stretcaing.-Puck.
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More people might wake up to find them,
selves famous if they wouldn't sit up SO
late at night-Indianapoli News.
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Don't Neglect Cough. Take Some Hale's
Honey of Horehound and Tar instanter.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-12-10

Fruit acids will not stain goods dyed with
Putnam Fadeless Dyes.
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Most people would succeed in small
things if they were not troubled with
great bitons-Longfelow
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Justice is the insurance we have on our
lives and property, and obedience Is the
premium we pay for it.-Penn.
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The man who pays his rent must hustle
and the man who doesn't pay is obliged to
keep moving Chicago Daily News.
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Kindness is language the dumb can
speak and the deaf can hear and under
stand .-Bovee.
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A little inside information sometime
makes a man content to stay outside.-ln
dianapolis News.
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Crabs and misers hate to shell out
Chicago Daily News.
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l am sure PiSo's Cure for Consumption
saved my life three years ago-Mrs. Thos.
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The test of any recreation is, does it re-
te?-Ram's Horn.
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Men who pursue impossibilities enjoy the
activities of life and none of its rewards
Chicago journal,
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To Cure a Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Al
druggists refundmoney lift fails to cure. PC
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When man dies they who survive him
ask what property he has left behind. The
angel who bends over the dying man asks
what good deeds he has sent before him.
Koran
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He only is a well-made man who has a
good mination.-Emerson.
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london used during last year 20S,O00,0 900
gallons of water day.
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a false friend is worse than fair foe
Rams Horn,
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He ought to Know.

Giles-There is a fortune in grain specu-
lation
Miles-How do you know!
Because put one there. Chicago Daily
News