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THE day will, believe, come when
the sweet potato will furnish the starch
Of the world" So said Or. Harvey w.
Wiley, chief Of the bureau Of chemistry
In the agricultural department. In reply
to the appeal Of Congressman Braptley,
OF Georgia. that the government, having
developed the possibilities Of the sugar
cane strip industry, should make a
somewhat similar study Of the sweet
potato.
A biological laboratory was estab-
lished In the catacombs, near Paris, in
1896, for the purpose Of observing the
influence Of light and darkness upon diff
ferent animals, In crustaceans the gray
pigment gradually disappears, the eye
is modified in It's forepart, and the or
gans Of smell, touch and taste increase
until they are tripled IN size. Fish in the
dark lose their color and grow but half
as large as they would in the light
Leprosy has been investigated by jon
athan Hutchinson. the great English
pathologist, in all parts Of the globe
where 1t prevails. He finds nothing to
justify the idea CT contagion, as at
tendants in leper hospitals do not con-
tract the disease, nothing like an cpl
demic Is ever known, and even trans
mission from husband to wife is rare.
He attributes the disease to decayed or
badly cured fish-not to any excessive
use Of FISH III good condition.
There is at present no hope Of procur-
ing an anti-pneumonia serum, owing to-
the low vitality Of the pneumocossus in
artificial NEGOTIATIONS, says Prof. w. HI.
WEIGH, of Johns Hopkins. The germ Is
in large percentage a normal occupant
of the healthy human throat. Alcohol
ism and other facilitating conditions
lower the power Of resistance Of the in
dividual and increase the Susceptibility
TO. the diseases. There is no conclusive
evidence that pneumonia II contagious.
Anew theory Is that the age Of ishesi
of the cod family can be determined from
the periodic growths Of scales. Such
growths are known to be annual in the
carp, and 1t is therefore probable that
the same is true of saltwater fishes.
The view is confirmed by observations on
various Gods by Mr. ]. S. Thomson, a
British biologist Annual rings seem
to be traceable, giving the ages, and 1t
is proposed to test the truth of the the
DRY by returning labeled fishes to the
sea for future observations after first
recording the present condition OF their
scales.
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RUM0R IS DIscREDITED.


Report OF Proposed Surrender of
Port Arthur Dfscredited in Paris.
Paris, July 5.-The foreign Office dis
credits the rumor from Toxic that Rus
STA has proposed through France to.
surrender Port Arthur if the garrison
be freed.
Official adyices indicate that the Rus
sian military and naval position at
Port Arthur is considerably improved,
and that ships pass freely in and out
of the harbor. Large quantities of
supplies have been received at the for
tress and the Russian authorities are
regaining confidence.
Til Japanese legation is also without
Information regarding tho report from
Toxic.
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4 Paws to Read Newspapers.

Il Cox. Wis, July 4.-Frank NJ. Russell of
This place, had Kidney Disease so bad that
he could not walk. He tried Doctors treat
ment and many different remedies, but was
getting worse. He was very low
Kidney Pills were curing cases of Kidney
Trouble, Bright's Disease, and Rheumatism,
and thought he would try them. He took
two boxes, and now he is quite well. He
says:-
II can now work all day, and not feel
tired Before using Dodd,s Kidney Pills,
[ couldn't walk across the floor"
ever known in Chippewa County, This new
remedy-Dodd's Kidney Pills-is making
some miraculous cures in Wisconsin.
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TUL ANE UNIVERSI
OF LOUISIANA
NEW ORLEANS.

Full courses in Languages, Sciences, Engineer.
ing, Law, Medicine. Splendid department. for
women In Newcomb College. Tulane makes
leaders in all vocations. Its facilities for in
struction in Engineering are unsurpassed. I'm
excelled opportunities Tor the study of Sugar
Chemistry. Expenses low. Board and accom-.
mediation in fine dormitories at low rates. OPP
portunites afforded academic students for self.
help. NExT SESSION BEGINS OCTOBER lsT. SENn
FOR CATALOGUE AND ILLUSTRATED CIRCULAR.
Address THE PRESIDENT.
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Modern Education.

First Passenger-Well, thank goodness
and are ready to start out in the world.
They can swim, bike, golf and play lawn
tennis; they are well up in bookkeeping,
smart shorthand writers, and good typists;
they can swim, bike, golf and play lawn
moderately and drink very little.
Second Passenger-Are they boys or girls?
New Yorker.
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/ People who sit in their houses and run the
business of the world are now planning cam
paigns for Russia and for Japan. One is
reminded of the story which Punch told dur
ing the Boer war CT two parlor strategists
who were walking down the Strand, quarrel
ing with Gen. Buffers poor strategy in cross
ing the Tugela. Presently they tried to cross
the street, and were run over by ar omnibus.
The leader., 1904-07-09

London, July Sir William Henry
Ratigan, member of parliament for
northeast Lanarkshire, was killed Mon
day in motor accident near Bicycles
wade, Berfordshire. A tire burst and
the car was overturned.
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Ixc1lv san in JAIN.

ST. Louis, July S.-Mrs. Charles F.
Kelly is still trying to get bondsman
to become surety fer her booeler hus-
band, who was locked In jail after Ed
ward Butler withdrew from lis bond
m Thursday
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orc Tound Baby Dead.

Columbia, MO, July SThe one
pound baby that was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. F. M. Beatty near Stedman Is
dead. The child was SO small that an
ordinary fi1ger ring would go over its
hand and arm as far as the elbow
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Tombstone, Ariz., July 3.-.a fierce
forest FIRE Is raging a the Huachuca
mountains, which is destroying many
thousand acres OF fine timbers The
IRE ii spreading westward and threats
ening the property and buildings Of
several mining companies.
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WIN Vote Democrats Ticket,

Denver, Col, July 5.-The ways and
means committee of organized labor of
Colorado has accepted a platform for
the fan campaign and pledged support.
Of the Democratic state ticket if the
Democratic platform shall embrace the
provisions of the labor platform.
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Among the handaome window display

Among the handsome window displays
competing for first honors at the recent
Confederate Reunion at Nashville, Tenn.
was that of the National Casket Co. in
way of a handsome Confederate Grey
Casket, draped with Silk Confederate
Battle Flags with figure of a Young
Soldier. a Son of the Old Veteran"
standing guard, IMPLYING the idea that
the Sons of Confederate Veterans"
would faithfully guard his memory. 4
The many visitors were very much inn
pressed with the sentiment of the dis
play made By the Rational Casket Co.
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RUSSIANS ATTACK
JAP TRANSPORTS
Officer Reports a Battle OF the
Coast Of ia Tche KiO.
GENERAL kUR0Kl TO RETIRE
Two Divisions Fall Back Upon Fung
WanE-chcng Because the Coun-
try Is Observation-Disclosures
War News.

Ia 'rche Kino, July 5.--A 1nht be-
tween RusAinn torpedo boats and
Japanese transports was reported
on the coast Monday afternoon.
Heavy cannonading was heard sea-
ward. An ofticcr who came i'm de-
cIares that from a hill top near the
coast he saw vessels engaged In q
nglt, but he was too far on to dis
tinguisn them. Gen. KuroIki has be-
gum to retire, probably MS a result
Of the rains, which have Hooded all
the rivers. and threatened to cut
him on from his bnse of suppIies.
Nearly all the customary 9ords are
now impansable.
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"A girl in Henderson, Ky, obtained 500
damages from an express company because it
did not get her graduation dress to her in
time. If outraged feelings are to be taken
into consideration, the verdict was very
iirht-Indianap0lis News
The leader., 1904-07-09

A box Of bubonic plague germs, on it,
part of the country between San Fran
cisco and Washington. The finder will
please report to tae government scientists
and receive part Of the contents Of the
box for his honesty indianapolis Jour
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The japanese have no bands, no drum
major, and no war music except hymns, and
while this may make them littlefess like
a circus parade, it does not interfere with
the real cireus.-NN Washington Times.
The leader., 1904-07-09

Don't kill the birds. Even the crows
should be allowed to live until the disap-
pointed candidates are ready for them ID
November. Indianapolis News.
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J Il Cures while You walk.

Aliens Foot Ease is certain cure foA
lot, sweating, callus, and swollen, aching
feet. Sold by all Druggists. Price Csc; Don't
accept any substitute. Trial package FREE.
Address Allen S. Olmsted, lie Roy, N. Y.
The leader., 1904-07-09

A woman's idea of the way IT, make 9
good bargain is when she wants to sell a
thing to pretend it isn't worth having,
couldn't live without TN Y. Press.
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st. Petersburg, July 5.---Military ex-
perts believe that the center of grav-
ity has again shifted to Port Arthur,
where siege operations are expected
to engage most of the attention of the
Japanese until the conclusion of the
rainy season permits the resumption of
the campaign in southern Manchuria.
The war Office believes that further
advance on Ia Tche Kiao is impossible,
in view of the powerful resistance
which can be made by the Russians
combined with the difficulties of trans
portation over rain-sodden roads, Des-
ultory firing, however, is likely to con-
tinue for the protection of the passes.
which are particularly valuable tc
either belligerents for the purpose OF
obtaining information regarding the
others movements
The Japanese still hold Dalin pass,
while the Russians have captured GU
dalin pass. The similarity of names
led to the premature report, of a Japa-
nese retreat from Dalin pass.
Maj. Gen. Mistchenko is harrassing
and driving back the Japanese be-
tween Siuyen and Kiachu, already in
f1icting loss of about 500 killed and
wounded The japanese are display
ing the greatest weakness at this point,
owing to their distance from supplies,
and to the prevalence Of dysentery
The authorities are manifesting
much concern over the appearance of
disease in the Japanese outposts and
garrisons, and it is feared that the Rus
slams camping on the track of the Japa-
nese may become infected. 1t is feared
also that if cholera is raging at Feng
Wang Cheng, it will be almost impos-
sible to prevent its spreading to Lao
Yang.
The rainy season is undoubtedly in
favor of the Russians, enabling them
to bring up further reinforcements, but
it is feared that it may also entail
great mortality.s
The Russian losses in killed or
wounded so far number 5000. Many
more have been in hospitals, but no
epidemics have been reported.
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According to the New York Medical Jour
nal, ito the danger from germs contracted
in kissing is superadded, in the case Of the
neuropath, that Of a shock highly injurious
that way you will know thatyou are ne uro-
path.-Indianapolis Journal
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Or.Ier 81 saIe signed.

Trenton, N. j, July S.Justice Lam
ming signed the decree ordering the
sale under foreclosure of the properties
of the United States Shipbuilding Co.
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Extremes ia Temnerature.

Yeast Did you say your friend was an
even tempered man!
Crimsonbeak-I should say not! Why,
he gets hot under the collar and cold feet
at the same time. -Y onkers Statesman.
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1t is unfortunate that a man cannot
know how great favor girl confers upon
him by refusing him, unless she accepts
him. Puck
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Hittine "a Four Hundfed.

At this writing our blood is hot, and ne
are drunk with indignation Time and
again we have complimented gratis the
spunky, swell -Four Hundred Of our city,
but as they have lowered the standard Of
swellheadedness we.are going 70 scerch their
ripes with the hope that they will regain
consciousness and hoist their social banners
on planes Of uncertain levelhead edness.---
Campton Courier.
The leader., 1904-07-09

Fits stopped free and permanently cured.
No fits after first days use Of DR.. Kline
Great Nerve Restorer. Free 50 trial bottle &
treatise. DR.. Kline, s93l Arch St, Phila., Pa.
The leader., 1904-07-09

The Smiths are lineal descendants Of
Noah's son Shem. Shem, Shemit, Shmit,
Smit, Smith-it is quite simple. st. Paul
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EXTRACTS FROM THE ADDRESS
Sent Out by the Association Of South
ern School superintendents.

SSnL OuG ny Tic FNSSSStANtSH W SS&Stt-
ern School superintendents.
Equality of opportunity is the only
foundation on which true republic
can safely rest. Equality of oppor-
tunity is an impossibility in the TWEEN
tieth cs2tnry without equality of op-
portunity for education. Equality of
opportunity for education is an I'M
possibility for all the people without
properly equipped public schools.
Shall these children of yours, through
public schools as good as the best,
have an equal opportunity for power,
progress, prosperity and service with
the children of other sections and
other lands. Are not your children
as good as the best, and do they not
deserve the best? The answer must
come, and come soon, from the plain
people of these Southern States. Shall
it be an everlasting may or an ever
lasting ''yea?" Everlasting it must
be. Upon the answer hangs the blight
or blessing of millions of minds, the
bondage or freedom of millions of
souls. the veal or woe ofJone of the
fairest lands on earth may be the des.
tinv of a nation. the perpetuity of a
government, the most beneacent the.
sun shines on.
Outside OF the larger cities and
towns there are few public high
schools in the<Southern States worthy
of the name. and the work done in
most of the public schools is neces-
sarily so elementary in character as
to fail to furnish adequate prepare
ton for college or university, or for
civic social and Industrial service for
the thousands that must depend upon
them for such preparation. For every
man. woman and child of its popula-
ton the country at large is spending
"a 90 for the education of its children.
the South Is spending barely SO cents.
The country at large is spending
5000 for every pupil enrolled.
Between eight-ninths and nine
tenths Of the population Of the South
IS rural and agricultural. The great
masses OF the people Of the South,
therefore are dependent upon the
rural schools for education. These
rural schools. then, are the strategic
nofnt in the educational system OF the
Southern States Farming Is still the
greatest Industry, and the farm home
Is still the greatest institution in the
south. The preservation and inn
proYement of its greatest industry and
Sfs greatest institution depend upon
shs Improvement Of these rural
schools
Vt behooyes our people to face these
facts with their. characteristic ccair-
aee the courage that they displayed
on the battle field when the forces
Of the world were massed against
diem. the courage that they displayet
ii the darkest hour Of the direst povs
erty that followed on the heels Of
bloody war. and that enabled them to
repair their broken fortunes and re-
build their blasted homes and recnls
ts4ats thsir leVastea fields. They are
now beginning I'd have time and
means 10 hpiid pp their public
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Here Is a Woosung milk ad . from the
Shanghai Times: We open at Woosung
IN the south of the telegraph company for
sale the foreign milk, the taste are sweet,
the milk are pure and the price are Just.
We haven't put any water in II, Il examine
out, won't pay single cash # you want
to buy SO ron will know the foreign COWS
chop. Gen Sung Kee. Wonldn I that cnrdle
foIi4-N. Y. Tribune.
The leader., 1904-07-09

The public schools of the South, the
only hope for the education of nine.
tenths of the peoples children, are
still sadly inadequate to their stu
pendous task, unequal to the educa.
tional demands of this country of
education and inferior in most re-
spects to the public schools of other
sections of our common country.
Comparative statistics of undoubted
authority show that of all sections OF
our country the public schools of the
South have the poorest houses and
equipment, the most poorly paid
teachers, the shortest school term and
the most inadequate system of super.
vision. The average salary of teach
ers for the country at large is $3.50
for men and $4,000 for women, while
the average salary for teachers in the
Southern States is $35.63 for men and
$30.47 for women The average length
of the public school term for the
country at large is las days. The
average length of the public school
term for the South Atlantic States is
177.3 days, the average length of the
DuUllC SCHOO1 4Ol LILO kJOAbAANAn
States, including Tennessee, Missis
sippi, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Louisiana, Arkansas, Georgia, Ala
bama, Texas, Virginia and Florida
is ninety-nine days.
q Before there can be such classified
ton and graduation of the work in this
public schools as to make possible
thorough and successful instruction
in even the primary and intermediate
branches, some means must be found
to consolidate most of the, little
schools with one room and one teach.
err into larger schools with at least
two rooms and two teachers. Investi-
CATION shows that the average teacher
in the little one-room rural school
must have from twenty to fifty recita.
lions daily. The farce of this is mani
fest on its face. The advantages Of
fewer and larger schools resulting
from consolidation are apparent.
Another great necd Of the public
school system of the South is the pub
lie high school. There are few pub
lie high schools in the Southern
States. and nearly all Of these are
in the cities and towns A public
school system without public high
schools Is sadly incomplete; IN fact.
like some magnificent structure with
only the lower rooms complete. Such
a system Of public schools can never
raise the great masses Of men to any
high plane Of general intelligence or
civic usefulness and power It will
do we'll If it raise them barely above
the plane Of absolute illiteracy
We do not intend to TidicuIe blame
or discourage the Southern people IN
regard to their educational condfs
lions, but VIII content ourselves with
reminding this generation 81 South.
erners, however. that some sacrifice
for their children Is necessary. and
that with half the sacrifice that their
fathers and mothers made, Southern
children can be given such eaucation-
al facilities as win enable them to
begin the work Of manhood and wons
anhood without handicap Is comr pared
with the children Of other ssti9ua
Of our common country
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as cough cure.--J. w. O'Brien, 322 Third
Ave-, n, Minneapolis, Mimi, Jan. 8, 1900.
The leader., 1904-07-09

Debts become larger the more they are
contracted Princeton Tiger.
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Notes of the Came

Dunhle now has the honor of winning two
of the three victories placed to the Senator'S
credit.
There is no stopping Lew Drill and his
mighty stick Yesterdays double and single
added eighteen points TO his percentage, the
boost being from 1872 t. $50. Lew will have
t. give up catching and go into the outer
garden On account Of his batting. He Is too
valuable to rus. up on the bench.
Charley Moran sprapg Charley horse.
yesterday, but II didn't prevent the George
town kid" from sousins out double In the
tenth and getting Kfttredge In position to
score on Coughrn's single.
Everybody was speaking of Cassidy on the
way from the grounds The Chester boy
certainly looks good and he can probably
play any old position with little practice
Yesterdays finish will go great ways to-
ward winning the fans" over to the Sena-
tors. The boys have lost a great many
games this season, but not in one instance
the end. This sUrt of ball is bound to win
out in the long rum va
The st. Louis Browns again went the en-
tire course without a Inisplay and the Sen
ators simply had to hammer around all the
runs. The weakness at the stick Is what is
worrying the Missouri lads.
Sir William Coughlin went all along until
the tenth inning without a hit, but he got
his piece of cherry pie at the right time,
and further increased his hold on the local
public by SO doing. Sell Bill for $4,000?
Not for $4,000.
First Baseman Tom Jones performed bril-
liantly again yesterday, but had to be con-
tent with one hit. This boy should be now
with the Senators, but for the lucky draw
ing that gave him to McAleer last fall.
Don't lose any sleep over Barry McCor-
mick just because he isn't hitting the ball.
He Is a great factor. in that infield. help
ing both Moran and Stahl wonderfully in
inside work, and he will yet get going with
the bat sIlsIos
The veteran Jack Sheridan umpired a fine
game yesterday and kept the players with
In bounds Jack likes to hear the boys
coaching, and as long as they don't go be-
yond bounds they can have a free rein.
Yesterday he told Codghlin twice to keep
within the coacher's box, but the Scranton
boy failed to hearken to- the warning, and
thereafter was not allowed on the lines.
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nine strikeouts. and giving but two bases
on balls. Symonoski did the twirling for
the Wesleys and was in poor form, giving
eight bases on balls and allowing fourteen
hits.
first and scored in every inning but two,
the third and eighth. In the fifth they
scored five runs off of five hits and base
on balls.
The Wesley team made but three hits.
one in the first and one each in the third
and fourth respectively. Harry Seay did
good work with the stick for the winners.
and three runs The feature of the game
was the home-run hit by Speakman, who
drove the sphere to the tree tops in center
field. The score:
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PLAYED OFF TIE.
Business Beat Western High School
Team in Good Game.

The play-off of the tie OF the Business
and Western High School game took place
this morning at Van Ness Park, and re-
suited in victory for the Business team,
the score being to 2.
Both teams played an excellent game.
Keiser, who did the slab work for the Bust
ness team, allowed but four hits, and with
his sturdy bat did lots toward winning the
game for his side. getting three hits of the
six made. Lynch was In the box for the
boys from across the creek, and would
have won his game but for the four errors
by his team mates. He struck out eight
men.
Western started the scoring in the fourth
inning. Two hits and an error gave them
two runs. Business made the first run in
the fifth The fourth inning was the only
one in which the Western team scored
Business scored three more In the sixth.
Riley was hit by q pitched ball. Hempstone
famed the air. Graves was out, Rumb0ugh
800 SS,,,..d an ESfffeenfh pava
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OTHER AMERICAN GAMES.
Boston, Q; Detroit, l.

Boston won yesterdays game from De-
troit through Mullins inability to locate
the plate in the seventh inning. With the
score to in his favor the Detroit pitcher
passed up Crigera.stDin struck out
Dougherty and Collins singled. Criger seor-
ing Stahl famed and Collins stole second.
Freeman and Parent got bases on balls,
forcing in Dougherty with what proved to
be the winning run. Both teams fielded
sharply, Lowe, Collins and Parent each
m "a king great catches The score.
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place for he sent M drive toward CEN
ter that had 50 nnlfek speed on II that
Padden. didn't even III to intsrcept it and
Kittredge came h6me with the winning
run.
YeiIs of joy rent the air, hats were swung
never left ball sftpnds than those who
went smiling from Ahierican League Park
last evening.
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