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The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-09-03
THE BIBLE WAS MUCH USED
There Was No Baby Chair in the
House and It Served a
Good Purpose.

A minister of one of the leading congre-
cations of this city was recently making a
call on. one of the prominent members Of
his flock and was greeted at the door by the
fye-year-old daughter Of the house, VINO mas
doing the honors as hostess in the absence
Of her mother, relates the Philadelpnia
Press. Spying a well-worn family Bible near
at hand, the minister commented on the
fact that there must be good father in the
house, which contained proof of having used
the Bible to so great an extent.
Ca, yes, taid the child, papa has US on
the Bible three times day.
"lndeed1 replied the parson How ed,
good father call upon this grand volumne q
Always at meal times answered the
radiant daughter. "You know, We never
had baby chair in the house, so pa just sits
the Bible on a dining-room chair and that
makes it just high enough for US children
My baby brother Jim sat on it this morning,
We all had our turn att"
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-09-03
Iiauidation

While looking over some mining prop
erty In Barlow county, Ga. last fall we
saw corn field high up on the side Of a
very steep HILL There small clearing
had been made in the dense forest.
Down where we were in the valley ii
seemed almost impossible for any four
legged creature. except goat, to get up
or down. How In the world do they ever
get their corn crop down from that noun
tainside?a | asked my Cracker guide.
LaconicalIy he replied: In jugs. Lip
pinc0tts Magazine.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-09-03
Chinese Children,a Agea.

A Chinese child is considered year
old at Its birth, and its age is reckon
ed, not from It's birthdays. but from its
New Years days. II it happens to be
born on February !, the day before the
Chinese New Years day. it is said to
be two years old when it is two days
old It is one year old when born, and
another year is added on its first New
Years day.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-09-03
lesa Exnenslve certainIv,

Mr.. 0'Casey Faith, an It's Katie
practicin' tn pianner furiver. II
makes man wanter diei
Mrs. O'Casey Sure, an it cud be q
great dale worst, darlint Spose II
were tn doctor a-practicin' that stiddy
ii til family, Mr.. O'Casey?
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-09-03
TULANE UNIVERSITY
OF LOUISIANA
NEW oREEAN8.

ing. Law, Medicine. Splendid department for
women in Newcomb College. Tulane makes
leaders in all vocations. Its facilities for in
excelled opportunities for the study of Sugar
Chemistry. Expenses low. Board and accom-
mediation in fine dormitories at low rates. OR
portunities afforded academic students for self
help. NEXT SESSION BEGINS OcroREx IsT. SENB
FOR CATALOGUE AND ILLUSTRATIVE C:kcuLAR.
Address THE PRESIDENT.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-09-03

Upon the coast Of Peru, for hundreds
Of miles. rain Is unknown. II one IN
broken state Of aridity the whole re-
gion rises up to the view 81 the be-
holder. with not blade Or grass I'd
refresh his gaze. Baked. sterile, all Ii
barren.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-09-03
'sWhat a beautiful lawn YEA have

..What beautiful lawn yea have?"
Eyes" answered Mr.. Nigley's wife,
my. husband keeps It that way" "He
must be very Industrious. eyes. He
never misses day with his lawr.
mower: although ! could scarcely get
him to touch 1t until the neighbors
began to complain about the noise Il
made washington STAR
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-09-03
He Had Bean There.

"YOu must visit our new country club"
said the suburbanite. "The grounds are
beautiful; the golf links superb You won't
find such scenery elsewhere. On entering
the grounds the first thing that strikes your
eye"
81 know" interrupted the city man; "a
golf ball! Philadelphia Press.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-09-03

Before consent. said the fair.
but frm, grass widow, 4 wish 1t dis
tinctly understood that am to be the
captain Of this ship" "Well, all I'm
asking is 10 be your second mate. Z
replied the fascinated one, knowing
he might as well give up first as last
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-09-03

It may be as hard for the rich man
to enter heaven as for camel to get
through needles eye; but most peo-
pie are only too anxious to take the
chance.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-09-03
COULDN'T LIFT TEN POUNDS.
Doan's Kidney Pills Brought Strength and
Eealth to the Sufferer, Making Him
Feel Twenty Five Years Younger.
J. B. Corton, farmer and lumberman,
81 nnn,.n AZ

VA OOPPC1 Ns
c., says: 81
suf ere d for
years with my
back. It was
so bad that /
could not walk
any distance
nor even ride
in easy buggy.
/ do not believe
/ could have
raised en-
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-09-03
slmnlx outelaasad.

Stranger" said Alkali Ike, tower
ing above the little man and speaking
in an awful voice, Il hev kilt my man
~ hev kilt sixteen galoots durin' mo
career"
The stranger bent contemptuous
look upon the ferocious bad man.
Sir" he exclaimed. fade away. /
am New York steamboat inspector. =
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-09-03

Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken Of
3 asa cough SuTe VI Mo- 0Brf lem so , aSir
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-09-03

Radium has been found in Colorado, but
in all probability it viii have to get a milf
tary permit to stay there Chicago Journal.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-09-03

Fits stopped free and permanently cured,
No fits after first days use Of DR.. Kline
Great Nerve Restorer. Free 50 trial bottle q
treatise. DR.. Kline, 93l Arch ST., Phila., Pa.
The Falls City tribune., 1904-06-10
By Rail to the Arctic Zone.

The Lapland Limited is perhaps
the most curious of through eX.
press trains, in that i~tcarries fewer
passengers and runs over a longer
distance than any other train.
This fier leaves Stockholm,
Sweden, once a week during the
summer months and runs straight
through to Narvik, a Norwegian
harbOr, within the arctic zone.
The distance is 1886 miles, and
most of the trip is through coun-
try which is not remarkable for
scenic beauty. Last summer the
train made nine round trips, dur.
ing which it carried 25S passep-
gers, of whom AZ rode on passes
and the rest paid fares. This is
an average of about II paying
passengers a trip.
The Falls City tribune., 1904-06-10

country. The textile industry is
in part absorbed by the south and
other lines of productive industry
are appropriated by the middle
and western states.
The Herald believes chat special
legislation would restore to New
England it's old-time prosperity,
but there is grave doubt as to the
ACCESSIBILITY Of providing it. The
Baltimore Sun, discussing this
proposition, ably says that New
England is a corner of the country.
and a national policy that suits
the rest of the union does not nee
essarily favor a remote corner.
The Falls City tribune., 1904-06-10

whipped cream. But the reverse
of this picture was depressin" in
the extreme. For on cloudy DAYS
the II would assume a dull lead
en- appearance. and the sea ice be
come a slate gray, with dense
banks Of wOOllv. white FOG encir-
cling the dismal scene. Fair and
foul weather in the arctic remind.
ed me of some beautiful woman,
beieweled and radiant amid li"htS
and laughter. and tho same divin-
itv landing dishpvp!pd and sea
sick from the deck Of a channel
steamer"
The Falls City tribune., 1904-06-10
Cliff of Natural Glass.

A cliff Of natural glass can be
seen in Yellowstone Park, WyOm
ing. 1t is half a mile long and
from $50 feet to 300 feet high, the
material of which it consists being
as good glass as that artificially
manufactured. The dense glass
which forms the base is from e
feet to 100 feet thick, while the
upperpOrtion, having suffered and
survived many ages of wind and
rain, has naturally worn much
thinner. OF course, the color o!
the cliff is not that of natura,
glass-transparent and white
but it is mostly black, and some
places notified and streaked with
brOwnish red and shades of olive
green and brown.
The Falls City tribune., 1904-06-10
The Aristocracy of Pork.

When Theodore Parker first Wis.
tied Cincinnati, at that time tie
recognized leader among west.
ern cities, he said that he had
made great discOvery-namelv.
that while the ~ariStOcracy of Gin
cinnati was unquestiOnably found.
ed on pork. it made a great differ,
ence whether il man killed pigs for
himself or whether his father had
killed them. The One WASHED pie.
beian, the other patrician. 1t was
the difference, Parker said. be.
tween the stick ems and the stuck
ems; and his own s,ympathies, he
confessed. were with the present
tense.-Atlantic.
The Falls City tribune., 1904-06-10
THE NEW ENGLAND STATES
Boston Publication Finds Evidence Of
Decadence-Can't Keep Up with
March Of Progress.

New England is stale, declares
the Buffalo Times. Too far gone
to keep up with the rapid march
of progress, it has dropped out of
the procession. The Boston Her
aid finds evidence in recent sta.
tistics of the decadence of the
group of states not only in pOEt-
ical influence and literary emf
nence, but also In manufacturing
and commerce. During the past
year national banks increased in
number, capital. deposits and ag'
gregate resources in other parts
of the union, but in New England
there was a smaller number OF
banks, less deposits and less ag'
gregate resources than at the be-
ginning of 1908. In manufacture
ing New England has not kept
abreast with other sections of the
The Falls City tribune., 1904-06-10
BEAUTIES OF THE ARCTIC.
Desolate Though the Frozen Sea Is,
It Is Not Altogether Lack
ing in Attractions.

One of the most vivid descrip-
tons of arctic scenery ever
penned is given by Harry De
Windt in his book, Paris to New
York by Land" In it he gives the
following picture Of the Arctic
sea:
place a piece of coal sprinkled
with salt on a white tablecloth, Il
few inches off it scatter some
lump sugar, and it will give You
in miniature a very fair present
ment of the scenery. The coal is
the bleak coast line, continually
swept clear of snow by furious
gales; the sugar, sea ice, and the
cloth frozen beach over which we
iourneyed for over 100 miles.
The dreary outlook never
changed; occasionally the cliffs
vanished and our way would lie
across the tundras = marshy
plains-which in summer e9circle
the Polar sea with a belt of YER
dure and wild flowers, but which
in winter time are merged with
the frozen ocean in one bOundless,
bewildering wilderness of white.
In hazy weather land and sky
formed n impenetrable veil.
with no horizon as dividing line,
when, even at a short distance
away, men and dog sleds resem
bled flies crawling up a white cur
tain.
"But on clear days, u%nfortun-
ately rare, the blue sky was Med,
iterranean, and at such times the
bergs out at sea would flash like
jewels in the full blaze of the sun
shine, while blocks of dark green
ice, half buried in snow under
shadow of the cliffs, would appear
for all the world like "cabochOn'
emernlds dropped into a mass OF
The Falls City tribune., 1904-06-10
NURSERY GARDEN IN JAPAN.
Curious Revelation Of What Can Ds
Done In the Way of Training
Dwarf Trees.

A japanese nursery garden 10 q
revelation, says Macmillan's
There, on benches, in rows, sit tor
tured trees in their bowls OF pans
of faience. Their perfection is a
marvel Of patience, requiring
years for it's accomplishment;
sometimes one man will give as
much as 80 years attention to Il
single little cherry tree. Each
curve, each leaf, each twig has its
direction and proportion regulat-
ed by the most rigid and immem-
orial principles; and to have any
value in Japanese eyes a dwarf
must conform absolutely to the
iron rules laid down by the canons
of taste in the days when Iyeyasu
Tokugawa paralyzed into an ada
mantine immobility the whole ar
tistic and intellectual life of the
country. The effect is, of course,
exquisite in its elaborate and rath-
err morbid beauty. But it must be
said that there are many dwarfs.
very many, which go for low
prices, owing to the imperfections
of their development; they have Il
bOugh, or a bend, that is not pre-
scribed. Consequently the Japan
csc buy them-indeed, with pleas
ure-but will not admit their
claims to be works of art. Natur-
ally he will buy them, as even so
they are beautiful, ar1 their price
brings them within the range of
Sveryone's ambition. SO, at home,
one might buy a Severn instead of
a Turner, recognizing the differ
ences clearly, but valuing the
cheaper picture as highly as it de.
serves, and buying it the moro
readily for it's cheapness. How
ever, these Japanese trees that fill
the gardens are wonderful, witt
all their imperfectiOns, and tho
untutored savage eye of the west
entirely fails to see any difference
between a perfect specimen ter
inches high, three centuries il
age, and ESQ in price, and it's neigh
Dor of equal height, of five years
growth and five shillings value
They are all dainty, and Of ever.
kind.
The Falls City tribune., 1904-06-10
PILES OF TOY TRUMPETS
Tie Great Variety Manufactured
Nowadays for the Holt
day Trade.

Among the many articles now
produced in ce%l!uloi6.' said q toy
dealer to New 70 X Sun man,
care children's toy trumpets.
"TOy trumpets Of cellulOid are
made in a cor o more of STYLES,
including the familiar straight
trumpets and trumpets fashioned
like French horns.
"You didn't know there were so
many styles of toy trumpets, al
together? You thought a toy
trumpet was just toy trumpet?
"Why, toy trumpets, including
those of brass. and those of tin.
and taking into account the diff.
ferent sizes and shapes and man
g of finish and of ornamental
tion. in which they are turned out,
r made in 500 styles.
"IOu see Il small boy walking
along the street blowing a penny
trumpet the day after Christmas
and You think you've seen all there
is to be seen in toy t%rumpets.
But if you were to look through
the stock of Il bic importer of TOYS
YOU would find when YOU came to
where the toy trumpet samples
were displayed more toy trumrets
than you had ever dreamed of. lii.
orally hundreds of them; and of
all these toy trumpetsn no two are
alike.
"YOu see, the toy trumpet is an
article of universal sale. At a GER
tain age in his life every child
must have Il toy trumpet. and SO
the number of them sold every
year is enormous. The toy manu-
f~acturers try, Of course, as hard
to produce novelties and attract
i've goods in this line as in other
lines, for the toy trumpet trade is
something worth cultivating.
"And now, as YOU have seen
there has been added to the ma
terial of which this ancient toy il
made the peculiarly modern ma
terial of celluloid, making the as
sOrtment in which these noise
makers are produced more varied
now than ever. Oh, yes, there's
The Falls City tribune., 1904-06-10
something in toy trnmpets."
Frog-Skin Leather.

Frog-SkIn Leather.
In proportion to it's thickness,
frog skin makes the toughest
leather.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-04-20

Inasmuch presidential with
is of exercising
chief elected head
the nation Pe
dents numbents the
being Chester
month after the inauguration
The Wings General
Zachary
forming cabinet
a of
The third accidental President
presidency
N
leading i'm to veto he rive andh Of
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-04-20
DR.. G.. E. TALBERT DEAD.
Prominent Physician of Beaver Dam
Passes Away-Was an Early Set
tier and Prominent Mason.

Beaver Dam, Wis, April 16.-[Spe-
cial. DIR. George E. Talbert, one Of
Beaver DAMS most prominent citizens,
and perhaps the oldest practicing physi-
clan in Dodge county, died this morning.
He was born December /, 1929, at Up
perville, Va. In 1S49 he graduated from
Ohio Wesleyan university and completed
his education at Ann Arbor. In 1916 he
moved to Fall River, Wis, where he
practiced medicine. He remained there
until 1879, when he moved to Beaver Dam.
and had continuously practiced his pro-
fession up to within the last six months.
In 1858 he married Alkaline dayton,
who survives him. He leaves four chill
dren-George A. Talbert, professor of BIZ
ology at the Stevens Point state normal
school; w. B. Talbert of this city; John
Talbert Of Portland, Ore, and Mrs.
Frank E. Lawrence Of Armour, S. D.
The funeral will be held on Monday at
2 o'clock and will be in charge of his
brother Masons. Burial will be in Oak
wood cemetery.
Florence, Wis, April 16.-[Special. IL
DR.. c. A. Fortier, aged 70, one of the
oldest physicians in this part of the coun-
try. is dead.
Berlin, Wis, April 16.-[Special. DIR.
3. +. Dodson, a pioneer resident, has
passed away. He was r. years of age.
Waupaca, Wis. April 16-[Special. /
George Lord, resident Of this city since
1S49, died yesterday
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-04-20


rigging to the water, and as he could
not swim he would have been drowned
but for young officer who sprang in
after him and held him up till assist
ance came.
Later the young officer received a
complimentary letter from the Secre-
tarJ of the Navy. Every one rejoiced
but the old seaman; he coveted the let
ter for his ensign.
That's nice thing to have, letter
like that" he said, few days later.
You ought to have one.''
Il don't quite see how 1 can get
one" laughed the ensign.
well, see here" said the Ole man.
eagerly. Tomorrow night I'll be in
the main chains, fussing with some
thing or other, and 1 might fall in, and
You could jump after me-"
'That would be very good of you
said the ensign, gravely, "but you see
I'm not good swimmer by any
means
"Ho! That's no matter" said the
old seaman. ''I'll hold you up till the
boat COMES"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-04-20
Remarked After a Year.

A cumulative marriage license was Isl
sued from the county clerks office March
%. and afterward the ceremony was per-
formed by Deputy Clerk David Smith.
The contracting parties, or rather the re-
contracting parties, were F. w. Under
wood Of Kalamazoo, Mich, and Mrs.
Dora A. Fletcher of San Diego, Cal. The
couple have all along considered that they
were married in the republic of Mexico
about year ago. AS the documents
were in Spanish, doubts have since arisen
as to the extent and full import Of the
foreign affair. They have been informed
that the paper they then received was
merely permit for marriage license to
be issued at the expiration of year, ac-,
cording to the custom of that country,
and at the end Of which time, if they con-
tinued to be matrimonially inclined,
they could be really welded. This
doubtful arrangement did not suit the
couple and as they still wished to be
joined together, the legal and complete
CONTRACT resulted.-Salt Lake Utah)
Herald
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-04-20
A HAPPY LITTLE GIRL.
The Pope Thanks Her for Souvenirs Of
the Baltimore Fire.

An honor that has not befallen many
girls of the United States has been be-
slowed upon Miss Emile V. Erdman
the 14-year-old daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs
William G.. Erdman Of Eairview on the
Belair road, in the way Of a personal let
ment Of souvenir of the fire.
During the memorable days of Febru-
airy and s, the garden and fields sur
rounding the Erdman home were covered
with embers that had been blown in that
direction by the strong wind. While OH
q search for souvenirs, Miss Erdman dis
covered three pages from the Offerings
Of the Ordinary Of the Holy Mass, which
were slightly burned about the sides. On
the following Sunday, after church, Miss
Erdman wrote a letter to the Pope.
She told the history Of the souvenirs
which she had sent, telling how they
were found five miles from the actual
scene Of the fire. Miss Erdman enclosed
her photograph, and stated that she was
ii years of age. To one of her friends
she intrusted the missive to mail, and the
young ladies kept the proceedings a Sc
cret. Last Saturday the family was
letter from Rome, with the monogram
Of the Pope on the envelope. The con-
tents were found to be from Mgr. Gio-
vanni Bressan, one Of the Pope's private
secretaries, and contained photograph
of the Pope, with his autograph. He
also sent his blessing.
One page of the mass Miss Erdman
sent to President Roosevelt, and on
February "a she received a reply from
scholar at st. Katherine School for
Young Ladies. She is a member of st.
Anthony's Catholic church, Rev. III. s.
Nagengast pastor.-Baltimore American.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-04-20

sick kidneys, and help them free the
system from poison. Read how valua-
bic they are, even in cases of long
standing:
L. G. Lowell, of 415 North First
street, Spokane, Wash, says: II have
lad trouble from my kidneys for tho
past ten years. It was caused by a
strain to which I paid little attention.
But as l neglected the trouble it be-
came worse and worse until any strain
or a slight cold was sure to be followed
by severe pain across my back. Then
the action Of the kidney secretions be-
came deranged and l was caused much
annoyance besides loss of sleep. Doan's
Kidney Pills were brought to my no.
tice, and after taking hem a short
time their good effect was apparent.
ALI the pain was removed from my
back and the kidney secretions became
normal. Doan's Kidney Pills do all
that Is claimed for Them
A FREE TRIAL of this great remedy
which cured Mr.. Lowell will be mailed
on application to any part Of the Unit
ed States. Address Foster-Milburn
Co., Buffalo, n. Y. For sale by all
druggists, price so cents per box.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-04-20

M. q. .. -
years been the chief engineer His
work in connection with the transpor-
tation problem in New York-to-day
the most difficult and complicated
transportation problem in the world
has been marked by high order OF
ability and zeal. He may not have
shown much originality, but it was
not a field in which pioneering was
desired He is now recognized as one
Of the foremost transportation experts
in the world, as is witnessed by the
fact that he has been chosen an adj
visory member of the royal (English)
commission which is to investigate and
report upon the passenger traffic prob
lem of London. Mr.. Parsons is young
and energetic. and on the Isthmus will
find a field for original and construct
i've work Of higher and more interest
ing type than he has as yet had to deal
with.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-04-20
Short Suggestions.


When making a curry of cooked
meat all Drowned parts should be re-
moved.
If you wish cake to be light put
it into q very hot oven at first and let
the oven cool after the first twenty
minutes.
When bluing clothes tie the blue into
a piece of flannel and you will avoid
unsightly blotches Of the color ON your
clothes.
Before frying fish wipe it with a
damp cloth, next dust it thickly with
dry flour and then dip into egg and
bread crumbs
When steWing fruit add the sugar
after the fruit is cooked, but while it
is still hot. In this way a smaller
quantity of sugar is needed.
Wet umbrellas should be stood on
their handles to dry. This allows the
water to run out of them instead of
into the part where the ribs and the
silk meet, thus causing the metal to
rust and the silk to rot.
Burns and scalds are most likely to
happen in the kitchen, so a remedy
should always be at hand there, for it
cannot be too quickly applied. 1t is
called "carron OIL" and is made by
shaking together equal parts of lime
water and linseed oil in a bottle APP
ply to the injured part on lint or soft
linen, and cover with cotton wool to
exclude the air.