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The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-02-20
REGARDING PEAR BLIGHT.
Eradicate the Germs by Cutting and
Burning All Infected Twigs
and Branches.

The New Jersey state horticultural
report gives hints in regard to pear
blight, which those who are intending
to plant out pear orchards, or who
have them, will do well to bear i'll
mind. The first caution is to manure
and cultivate the tree so that it will not
grow too rapidly. Trees that are highly
fortified with heterogeneous manures are
especially liable to blight This would
bar out heavy Manuring with horse,
sheep or hen manure, and the blowing
under of clover, cow peas, rape or al
most any green crop. Manure only
sufficiently to secure a good crop and
no more.
Exterminate the blight germs by cut
ting and burning all infected twigs and
by any blight seen on apple, ounce,
crab, mountain ash, service berry and
hawthorn, as it is the same disease anG
will spread to nearby trees, and some-
times a quarter of mile at least in ia
vorable winds. Cut them out when seen,
and make thorough inspection and
clean up before. spring. Then keep a
sharp outlook when the leaves start
for any place missed or where cutting
was not deep enough. Then cut two or
three inches below any wood that seems
diseased, and keep the knife sterilized
by dipping in a diluted solution of car
bolic acid Midland Farmer.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-02-20

THE season of catching cold is upon
i lis. The cough and the sneeze and
nasal twang are to be heard on
every hand. The origin of chronic
catarrh, the most common and dreadful
of diseases, is cold
This is the way the chronic catarrh
generally begins. A person catches cold
which hangs on longer than usual. The
cold generally starts in the head and
throat. Thenfollowss ensitivene SIS of the
air passages which incline one to catch
cold very easily. At last the person has
cold all the while seemingly, more or
less discharge from the nose. hawking,
splitting frequent clearing of the throat,
nostrils stopped up, full feeling in the
head and sore, inhamed throat.
The best time to treat catarrh is at
the very beginning. A bottle of Peruna
properly used never fails to cure COM
mon cold, thus preventing chronic
catarrh.
While many people have been cured
of chronic catarrh by single bottle of
Peruna, yet, as rule, when the catarrh
becomes thoroughly fixed, more than
one bottle is necessary to complete a
cure. Peruna has cured cases innumer-
able of catarrh of twenty years stand
ing. 1t is the best, if not the only
internal remedy for chronic catarrh in
existence.
Butprevention is far better than cure.
Every person subject to catching cold
should take Peruna at once at the
slightest symptom of cold or sore
throat at this season of the year and
thus prevent what is almost certain to
end in chronic catarrh.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-02-20
BRIDEGROOM WAS NERVOUS.
ne Thought the ParsOn Was In Toe
Big . Hurry for the We'd
ding Fee.

Rt. Rev. DR.. Leighton Coleman, bsh.
OPP of Delaware, told the following story,
says the Philadelphia Telegraph, to some
friends in town whom he was visiting re-
Gently:
"a young man came up to me one day
with the remark: Bishop, want you to
marry me on next Wednesday
"'All right; I'll marry you.
Well, | want the church bell to ring.t
Yes. you can have the bell rung.
We'll, | want the organ to play
All right, you can have the organ
And | want every thing else anybody
ever had at church wedding
You shall have it,
"Well, the night came, the bell rang,
the organ played, the church was crowd
ed, and everything went off as the young
man wanted it. When the ceremony was
over the young couple waited, instead of
leaving the chancel. So | held out my
hand. shook hands with the bride, and
then held out my hand to the bridegroom.
He had his hand deep in his trousers
pocket, and as ! stood with my hand out,
he said, somewhat impatiently, and in a
tone that could be heard all over the
church,
"Tm getting the money out just as
fast as | can
"Then everybody in the church giggled."
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-02-20

amount, but it is quite necessary that
pigeons should have fresh water each
time they are fed and plenty of it for
bathing in afterwards. The pump that
furnished the water was some distance
from the yards, and the piping had to
pass two doors that were used several
times daily so that it was necessary to
lower the pipe to the ground, passing
the doors, then raising about two feet
above first water pans and giving it
gradual fall to about one foot above
the last pan, there being ten watering
pans in all. | then drilled an eighth
inch hole in pipe directly over each
pan, the pipe being connected with
pump trough, which would hold enough
water for all pans. We would only
have to pump the water and the piping
would do the rest, and at the same time
rest the attendant somewhat To pre-
vent freezing l put small valve at
lowest point near pump to let water
out of pipe on ground.-Rural New
Yorker.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-02-20
VERY EASY FOR HER.
Not So Good at Figures, But the Prob.
lem Was just One of
Her Kind.

A "woman's reason" with all its tradi-
tional lack of logic, came out in an anus
ing fashion at recent dinner party in
Brooklyn, relates the New York Times.
In the course of the evening the CONVEX
sation drifted around to those odd little
mathematical bits of the How-old-is-Ann
variety, when one of the company, with
explanations that the next problem would
not be a very difficult one, questioned as
follows:
IF bottle and cork together cost
81 10, and the bottle cost a dollar more
than the cork, how much did the cork
COST"
Almost instantly one of the ladies was
ready with the answer:
WHY, the cork cost five cents and the
bottle $lO5. That's too easy
The lady's husband, familiar through ~ gIl
years of experience With her woe entaI LACK
meut. .
''Heavens!" he exclaimed, Glow did
you come to get that so soon:"
WHY, my dear. was the reply, ''corks
always cost five cents, don't they!"
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-02-20

which find fundamental these four:
There this market The universe does
business with all her patrons.
e. The universe honestly patrons. Here get Just
what bargain for-nothing nothing less.
3. Here elsewhere capital we'll invested grows
d. Uninvesd capital depae and later slips through
the fingers of the holder.
Upon adequate appreciation obedience depend
Our moral religious prosperity just much does
or commercial prosperity
alarming "Unnvested capital depeca
and slips through the fingers Oh my friends
sumblme!
ayzed Alas could sinews
BRAIN atroped organs of the heart the wtered faculties
Could the lives sensitive generous things
have become exercise the minds capped
that occupied apartments full of windows
ing sky would stand appalled, at the awful evidences that this
of God being unhncngy executed all around He
will not allow his subjects retain unused talents.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-02-20
FOR FACIAL BLEMISHES,
A Few Remedies and Suggestions fol-
the Improvement of
the Skin.

To remove yellow stains from the
face, first dry an ounce of rose leaves,
add half a pint of white vinegar and
let it stand for eight or ten days; then
drain off the vinegar and add to it half
pint of rose water. Apply with a
sponge and allow it to dry on the face,
advises American Queen.
Stains on the neck caused by black
or colored ribbon can be removed by
bathing in borax water in the proper
ton of a tablespoonful to two quarts of
water, and by wiping the neck with a
lotion composed of one ounce of acetic
acid, two ounces of glycerin and three
ounces of rose water. If the stain be
deeply dyed, little lemon juice in wa
ter will be effectual
The diet is usually responsible for a
red face. In such cases drink nothing
hot, but take cooling drinks, such as
lemonade or tea, cooled, but not ice
cold Use neither very cold nor very
hot water on the face. Luke warm wa
ter is better.
A daily walk of at least two miles
will improve a pale or sallow skin. The
walk should be brisk, the breathing
deep and the e1halations slow.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-02-20
scale Bark ON Fruit frees,

The gradual thickening of bark ON
trees is often objected to as an evidence
of unthriftiness. But it almost always
comes on trees when they get to be of
bearing age. and, except for harboring
the cocoons of the codling moth, it does
mo harm. Scraping this bark off through
the winter removes the protection, and
the cocoon, exposed to snow and rain,
perishes. Theee coeoons will be usually
found on the side opposite where the
prevailing wind blows. as this is partly
protected against beating rains. Only
the bark that readily comes OFF should
be removed. Scraping the trunk down
to the green bark will cause some kinds
OF trees to sun scald, and is injurious.
Make the tree grow vigorously, and the
rough bark win roll OF Of itself or NTH
very little effort a merican cultiyatnrt
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-02-20

had good appetite but my food did
not nourish my system. L had come
down from 140 to about rs pounds in
weight. 1 now feel that am we'll of
all my troubles. Mrs. A. Snedeker.
Send forfree book on catarrh, entitled
'Winter Catarrh," by DR.. Hartman.
"Health and Beauty" sent free to
women only.
Ifyoudo not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use of Peruna,
write at once to DIR. Hartman, giving
full statement of your case and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable adj
vicc-gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, o.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-02-20
q Professional Nurse tells her experience
with DOan's Kidney Pills.

Montague, Mass.
FOSTER-MILBURN CO., Buffalo, N. Y.
Gentlemen,-I heartily wish those
who are suffering from backache and
disturbed action of the kidneys would
try Doan's Kidney Pills. AS was the
case with me, they will be more than
surprised with the results. l have been
troubled for years with my spine. l
could not lie on either side Spinal
cramps would follow, and words could
not explain the agony which l would
endure While in these cramps could
not speak or move, but by making
q great effort after the cramp had
left me l could begin to speak and
move little, but my whole back was
SO sore and lame that could not even
have my back bathed for some time.
My nerves were in terrible state.
would rather sit up at night than go
to bed, dreading the cramps and the
terrible backaches. l consulted physi-
clans. but got only little relief for the
time being. Seeing your advertisement,
my mother urged me to try Doan's
11lS. A1lSl UOA L
was better, and have ever since been
on the gain. have no backache and
no cramps now, and l feel like new
person. My nerves are better and l
know my blood is purer. Words can
not express my thanks to you for what
Doan's Kidney Pills have done for me.
In my work as professional nurse l
have a chance to recommend them;
and they did me so much good that 1
will do so on every possible occasion.
HATTIE BRIGHAM, Nurse.
Doan's Kidney Pills are sold at so
cents per box Address Foster-Mil-
burn Co., Buffalo, N. Y, for free
trial how
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-02-20

the one on the left is sugar tree. The
trunks are joined firmly for a distance
of about three feet from the ground,
where they fork in three distinct trees
Near the ground they present fiat
trunk about three feet broad and about
II or IA inches thick.
The hickory and sugar trees are in a
thrifty condition and are gradually
pressing the oak SO firmly that at some
future day the oak will surely die be-
tween the grip of its rivals for existence
The curiosity of the combination is that
the hickory is bearing the choicest nuts.
the oak the acorn and the sugar yields
its sweetness.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-02-20
Life'S MUeStment
By REV. JENKIN LLOYD JONES,
Pastor of All Souls Church, Chicago.

Business, capital Investments Those are
the three commanding words of Our day anG
place. If they are not written in letters of gold
in every mans counting-room they are stamped
in letters of iron in every mans and every
woman's workshop. They are words that can,
not be dismissed or ignored. So to-day let It's
accept them and interpret them, if possible, III
terms not only of the life that now is, but of the
life eternal.
The world is a great market place into
which every one of us is carried by the chariot
of birth, with more or less capital to invest
This investment is subjected to the same IRE.
vocabe laws of exchange as govern all other
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-02-20
SIMPLE WATER SYSTEM.
Designed by a Pigeon Farmer, But
Adaptable to Every Kind of
Ordinary Farm Industry.

After carrying water three times
daily for 1000 breeding pigeons for a
time, decided / would make 1t carry
itself, so procuring about 200 feet of
secondhand 1A-inch iron pipe 1 set
about it and after few hours work |
had the pleasure of seeing the watering
done as before without the work of
carrying about II bucketfuls of water
daily. They would not drink this
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-02-20
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TlaJ6VRSlOD ~.
GfM.trrs ;{SlllR]1S
UNIQUE TREE TRIpLETs.
Second White Oak and the
Third a Sugar Tree.

s. Mr.. G. w. Hatten, of Egypt, w Va,
sends a pencil sketch of three trees
growing as if from the same root. He
saw the account of the twin trees near
Philadelphia, mentioned in the New
Curiosity Shop two or three weeks ago.
In his letter he says:
"These trees are found on the farm
of Strother Hatten, on Elijah's creek,
in Wayne county, w, Va. There are
three distinct trees of differen varieties.
The one on the left is shell bark hick-
DRY, that in the center is white oak and
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-02-20
FIXING the Liurs.

'No," said the editor, I'VE can't use
-FOUR story. There's too much originality
about it"
Too much originality" echoed the con-
tributor. Why, l thought you wanted
original matter"
so we do" answered he of the blue
pencil, but we draw the line at spelling"
cincinnati ENQUIRER.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-02-20

Meekison
ne began his by serving
he which widely
founder of the Meeson Bank of Napoleon Ohio He elected
acknowledged
leader of his in his section of the
insdu
thirty
At last he dictated the follow
Dr..
thirty standing DaVid eekiSon
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-02-20

that l thought l
would try it an ID
see what it would
do for me. My
case is an old one
and l have none
of t Ii e a Gu t e
symptoms n ow
because / have
had the disease
SO long that l had
none of the aches
and pains, but a
general rundown
condition of the
whole body-sore
nose and throat
! a-l 90 T
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-02-20
Cb,7s1lanifg IN the Schools
BY BISHOP S. M. MERRILL.
Of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

E WANT no closer union of church and state
in this land than we now h ave. The founders OF
this republic hit upon the ideal relation and inn
bedded it in the CONSTITUTIONS not to be disturbed
by accidental majorities, nor to be subject to tile
aninosities of partisan strife Each is independ-
en in its sphere. The church has all the liberty it
needs and all the protection it requires. The state
has never yet encroached upon the rights of the
church. and will not so long as t;ne people are
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-02-20

When the villain Kissed to the heroine,
"Do your worst!" he had no idea she
latest popular song-N. D. Times Demo,
crat.
Economy, like charity, should begin at
home. Houston Post.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-02-20

ICES has robbed itself of pleasant 1t learns that buon
early life and after the first time there WILDE trouble
Then it possible teach child to be orderly and pun
is the time You know children take delight litter
ing floor they have covered with of paper they happy.
Some mothers will hold their hands and promise do all things
to the children Mamma if don't quit of them will
I'll paddle you don't quit others will threaten Now the
proper thing do make that child clean the floor should
made pick of If it refuses then the
the paddle But remember only last and only
after the child has failed realize the beauties of retrbuon
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-02-20

1000 fine, solid Cabbages,
1000 delicious Carrots,
1900 blanching, nutty Celery,
1900 rich, buttery Lettuce,
1000 splendid Onions,
1000 rare, luscious Radishes,
1000 gloriously brilliant Flowers.
This great offer is made in order to in.
duce you to try their warranted seeds
grow no others, and
ALL FOR BUT Ice POSTAGE,
providing you will return this notice, and
if you will send them zoe in postage, they
will add to the above package of the IA
nous Berliner Caulifower. TX. L.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-02-20

To Cure n Cold In One Day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund moneyif it fails to cure. 25c.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-02-20

Some second thoughts occur several
minutes later.-Chicago Daily News.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-02-20

Mrs. A. Sxedeker, Gainesville, Ca,
writes:
81 saw that your catarrh remedy,
Peruna, was doing others SO much good,
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-02-20
Punishment Of the Child
By MRS. JOHN N. GROUSE,
Chicago Club Woman.

ONNINCE child that retribution early in life and
you have the proper method of punishment within your grasp
For instance, say that you are preparing child for
journey The child wants to CO. but persists in crying and in
being naughty That time to take the fathers
strop and attempt convince the child that many things will
happen to it if it does not keep still and prepare to 60
The thing to do is to convince the child that pleasant
time is prospect Then tell the child that the visit will be
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-02-20

It's poor statistician who cannot make
figures lie.-Chicago Daily News.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-02-20
10000 Plants for 1Gs.

This is remarkable offer the John A.
Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis, makes.
They will send You their big plant and
seed catalog, together with enough seed to
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-02-20

management They
right as men, for those who represent
them that irrespective of question
whether other similarly situated desire exercise that right
respect that feeling entertained by many who while
convinced benefit the harm would from
complete suffrage the consequences
voved therein therefore object the adoption Of constitutional
amendment with practically settlement Of the question
subjects which the right
has been recognized years in the granting them Of
right in the elections Of school boards and be said that
exercise they have not shown equal wisdom with the
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-02-20

Pride fosters our foes and puts oul
friendS to flight. Rams Horn.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-02-20

1t is always easy to rejoice in Affections,
if gor:eone elss has them.-Ram's Horn.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-02-20
MN W10men Should Dote
BY HON. JOHN L. BATES,
Governor OF Massachusetts.

OEN the benefits of educational system They
ounumber the young men in all schools colleges and
universities Equally with men do they pay their taxes and
al they held equally accountable for attractions of the law
They are equally interested in the economic and efficient
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-28
WHOLESALE MERCHANTS
ARE OPTIMISTIC.
Local Dealers Report That Their Business Is on
The Increase.

there is more money in the country
it will be only necessary to state that
more rural merchants are discount
ing their bills than ever before in my
twenty-six years experience In the
grocery trade. Then again those who
are not taking advantage of the dis
count are meeting their notes prompt
ly, and slow pay is the exception and
not the rule"
Another wholesale merchant said:
II attribute the improved trade condi-
tions to the fact that the market is
up on almost every line of trade.
With increased prices, as contradictory
as it may seem, people buy more free
ly-that is, if the plices are not excess
sive. Once "bulP AN article, legiti-
mately, of course, and every one rushes
in to buy, as has been recently evil
denced in the upward trend OF the
cotton market, but rats desert sink
ing ship"
A well-known boot and shoe dealer
said: I'VE have every reason to feel
encouraged. We are pushing our goods
and reaping the result of our energy"
1--WE have materially increased our
business during the past few months,
and 1t is on a much firmer basis than
it was a year ago, and we are max
ing more money"
Several bankers stated that collec-
tons were never more prompt and
that the general outlook is most prom
Using in all lines of business.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-28
ELECTRIC SUPPLY
co.'s CONTRACTS.
$4,000 of Them Already ON Hand in
GanrO-Su

$4,000 of Them Already on Hand in
Georgia.
The Electric Supply Company of this
city has been fortunate in the last
week to secure over $4,000 of gilt
edged contracts. The work is to be
done at Sandersville, Atlanta, Wash
ington and Savannah, and covers an
electric light plant, railroad terminals
aQd the new City Exchange. Mr..
Walker is a hustler after business, and
is extending the scope of his COM
pany in every way. He bids in compe-
tition with concerns from all over the
country, and usually secures the or
der.
The new Bull street store of the
company, housing it's automobile de-
partment, will soon be opened. 1t is
located on the west side of Bull, OPP
posite the De Soto, and will be a
handsome addition to the business es-
adjustments of the city.
Mr.. c. H. Sawyer, foreman of the
Atlantic Coast Line machine shops
with which he has been connected
since 1879, has resigned and will be
the mechanical manager of the Electric
Supply Company. His resignation will
take effect tomorrow. He will take
charge of the mechanical department
of the new company March 10. Mr..
Sawyer has had a wide experience
with gas engines and his long expe-
rience in the railroad shops fits him
thoroughly for the work he will under
take. He is succeeded in the rail-
road by George McPhreen.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-02-28

The Wholesale merchants of Savan-
nah are much pleased with the in
creased showing in all branches of
trade during the winter months, and
are optimistic regarding the future
that the spring blossoms promise.
This roseate condition of affairs is
particularly true of the grocery trade,
and the boot and shoe business In
fact not a word of complaint is heard
from any of the city merchants en-
gagged in trade with the interior
Savannah is becoming better known
as a wholesale center every year,"
said well known wholesale grocer
Certainly this Is true of our business
which has shown marked increase dur
ing the winter months.
The spring opens with even better
promise, and already our orders are
largely in excess of last year.
ITO what do l attribute the increase?
To one of two factors. That the coun-
try merchant has reaped the advan-
tages that have accrued through the
advanced price of cotton, and to the
fact that the wholesaler is pushing
his goods with more vim than here
tofore. We are travelling two more
statesmen than we did last year. and
could use another.
I'm order to illustrate the fact that