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The leader., 1904-12-31
THE MOOSE.

She has no antlers, but she can use
her great sharp hoofs with the skill of
a prize-fighter, and has been known
and fairly trample his body into the
ground. The calf stays with his
mother for two or three years, or un-
til he wanders off to, seek mate for
nimself One day last summer | came
suddenly upon a COW moose, standing
knee deep in shallow pond, while
from beneath her neck her grotesque-
looking calf peered cut at me with
eyes wide open, as if with astonish-
ment
Like all American deer, the "bull''
moose sheds and ranews his antlers
every year. They become fulI-grown,
hard and sharp. about the first of Oc-
tober, the beginning of the breeding
season. At this time of year, she bulls
are very savage, and not only fight
furiously among themselves, but are
apt, to attack anything or anybody
who comes in their way. The cali of
the "bull" is long-drawn bawl, with
several loud grunts at the end If
there is COW within hearing, she will
answer with a low cry, and the "bull'
will come forward to meet her Hunt
ers often take advantage of this fact,
and attract the "bull' by an imita-
ton of the call of the COW, executed
on a cone-shaped horn made of birch
bark. Lying concealed on the bank
of lake or stream, they give out the
call, and when the bull comes within
range they shoot him. But as this
trick is usually played at night, and
as the bull sometimes never gives any
warning of his coming until he is al
most on the spot, the sport is apt to
be dangerous. The bull, at such a
time, is in no mood to be trifled with,
and unless the hunter is cool-headed
and good shot, the moose is not only
willing, but very able, to kill him, and
a dozen like him, if they happened to
be on the spot.
In the winter, when the snow is
deep, the moose. sometimes several
families together, will gather in a GER
tain SecllOn OI WOOuiduu, ana De
breaking out paths for themselves
over space of perhaps several acres.
form what is known as a yard, .
where, if not disturbed, they may stay
for weeks together. But the moose
is able to travel well at all seasons,
and even in deep snow his long legs
enaste him to move at pace which
will astonish any hunter who tries to
run aim down on snowshoes.
A wild, free life Is the only one
whi.:h a moose can live and thrive.
In captivity it is much less nervous
thar most deer, and is disposed to be
gentle and even affectionate But as
q rule it will live but a short time.
even though it gets the same food
whica it had in its native woods. It
may appear to relish its food, but ii
will grow to no great size, and in a
short time will probably die Of in
iiammation of the stomach.
This is one of the noblest wild ami
mails in the world, and it should be
given adequate protection throughout
It's range
ERNEST HAROJ.Tas RAyr1rc
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NATIONAL COTTON elNNERs.
Extension Throughout the Southern
States Planned.

Dallas, Tex, Dec 25.-Extension
of the National Cotton Ginners' Asso-
citation throughout the Southern
States has been planned, according
to statement given out by President
J. A. Taylor of the association to-
night. President Taylor announces
that the following meetings will be
held for the purpose of awakening
an interest in the objects of the asso,
citation: For the States of Louisiana,
Arkansas and Eastern Texas. a
Shreveport, La, December -28; Ten.
nessee, Mississippi and Arkansas, at
Memphis, Tenn, December 30, and
Georgia, Florida, Alabama, the Caro-,
linas and Virginia at Atlanta, Ca, De.
cember 30.
The association has only recently
come into existence, having general
headquarters here It's object is the
collection of absolutely accurate infor-
nation relative to the cotton crop for
the ginners who are members and the
dissemination of this report in ad-
vance of other reports, in order that
injurious stories as to the crop condi.
tions may be counterbalanced in eff.
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Will Advance Rates.

The truck growers in the section
around Jackson are very much wor-
ried over a well-defned rumor that
the Illinois Central road will ad-
vance freight rates on fruit and veg
etahle shipments next spring. Sew
eral Of the most prominent truck
farmers in that section were recently
called to New Orleans to discuss the
situation with the traffic department
of the Illinois Central, and the inti-
nation was given them that an ad-
vance of rates is in prospect. They
are unable to understand why such
action should be taken in view of the
fact that there will he largely in
creased acreage devoted to fruits and
vegetables next year, and they be-
lieve that the logical result of the
enlargement Of the industry ought
to be a reduction instead Of an in
crease of rates.
On the other hand the railroads
held that they have been giving the
truck farmers an exceedingly low
rate merely to encourage the grow
ing of fruits and vegetables, and
now that the business is beginning
to assume some proportions they
think that the railroad is entitled
to share of the profits.
The news has had a somewhat
chilling effect on some Of the truck
farmers who have been made thor
ourghly conversant with the situa-
tion, and it may have a tendency to
cause some of the farmers to limit
their plans for the coming season.
The leader., 1904-12-31
Mississippi stands Second.

In contemplating the age statis-
tics made by the department Of COM
merce and labor in its latest bulletin
some statistical figures are quite
surprising. In table of the re-
ported centenarians in a population
of 100000, of known age, this State
holds second to the highest place out
of the fifty States, Territories and
the District of Columbia. The num-
Der Of centenarians in 100000, of
known age, in Mississippi, is twenty,
and there is only one State that
shows higher record, which is Ar
izona, with twenty-one centenarians.
The leader., 1904-12-31
Reserve Ranklnu center.

Birmingham, Ala, Dec. 25 A
movement is on foot here to make
Birmingham a reserve banking center
under the statute passed by congress
last winter. So far. two of three ma
tional banks here have acquiesced in
the plan. Congressman Sidney J,
Bowie, of the Fouth district, is taking
an active interest in the movement
He points out that there is not a re,
serve center in the South from Louis
vile to New Orleans, and that Bir.
mint:ham should be made one for Ala,
hama. part Of Mississippi, Florida and
Tennnesssee.
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JUST LIKE PRISON ROUTINE.
Boastful Traveller Brought to Pause
by Very Embarrassing
Question.

The scene was third-cla smoking
compartment, FIVE on side. The speaker
was stout, horid, with shortcut gray hair,
and was very self-satis6ed. The effem-
mate degeneracy of modern young men
was his theme, relates London Tit-Bits.
Look at me! Sixty years of age-never
had days illness in my life, and can do
my four miles an hourl Why? Because
from when / was 20 to when l was over
40 | lived a regular life No delicacies
for me! No late hours Every day, sum
mer and winter, | went to bed at nine,
got up at five, lived principally on por-
ridge, worked hard-hard, mind you, from
eight to one, then dinner, then an hour's
Beg your pard'n, guv'nor," interrupted
a young working man sitting opposite,
"but wot was you in for?"
The leader., 1904-12-31
9-M,n HrofhGIl6I H..

Huntington, w Va, Dec. 25.-Lu.
Glen and Ira Lucas. brothers, were
shot and killed and Octavio Adkins
was mortally wounded one mile south
Of Midkiff, in Lincoln county, tonight,
while returning from church. With
the men at the time of the tragedy
was Miss Martha Williams, whom Lu.
Glen Lucas was escorting home from
church. The party was passing
through dense woodland when the
assassins fired Ira Lucas had
clutched in his hand revolver with
two chambers empty and the supposi
tion Is that he returned the fire when
fired on by the assassins
The leader., 1904-12-31

It is stated that the board Of SUI
pervisors Of Govington county have
arranged temporary quarters for the
county officials since the courthouse
at Williamsburg was destroyed. AT
the January meeting of the board
steps will probably be taken looking
toward the building Of a new court
house. The tax books destroyed in
the fire have been replaced with
copies Of the assessment roll from
the State auditors Office.
The leader., 1904-12-31
SURPRISED THE ENEMY.
6esicsers Occupy the Whole OF Tai
aichuatund.

Toxic. Dec. 25.-The following re.
port from the besiegers at Port Ar.
thur this morning:
''The body of our right wing sur,
prised the enemy at Housanitantun
(Housanyentao) and Siaofantun (the
latter about six and a half miles
northwest of Port Arthur at 10
o'clock Saturday night and occupied
the villages, and subsequently dis
lodging the enemy occupied the whole
Of Talaichuatung (about five miles
northwest of Port Arthur at 2:55
o'clock this morning.
Our repeated attacks during the
past few days were uniformly success
full and now the whole of the enemy's
advanced positions fronting our right
wing is in our hands,
The leader., 1904-12-31
Want Better HlahwaYs.

A movement is being made in
some counties for the organization
of good road leagues for the purpose
of securing the adoption Of meas
ures looking to the betterment Of the
public highways of the counties.
These leagues expect to enter upon
a campaign of education, to get lit
erature on the subject and distrib-
ute it among the voters.
The leader., 1904-12-31
For seIIinu whisky.

Augusta, Ark, Dec. 25.-Bob McGil
was arrested here yesterday BY Sheriff
Patterson on warrant from Arkansas
county. McGill has gasoline tug
and, it seems, has been running on
the Messenger river from 0sceola to
Rosebud and on White river, selling
whisky in prohibited districts, claim
ing he has the right, as he has a
United States marine license. He has
failed to make 5000 bond and Sher-
If Parker, of Dewitt, is expected to
take him to the Arkansas county Jail
today.
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kidnaped by Detectives.

San Francisco, Dec. 25.-George E.
Letcher, of San Jose, who is wanted
by the Ohio authorities on the charge
of arson, committed in that State
twenty-five years ago, and who has
been resisting by legal expedients ex-
tradition, has been kidnapped by detec-
tives and taken in launch to Marti-
neZ, where the eastern overland train
was boarded. Letcher is now out of
the jurisdiction of the courts of this
State
The leader., 1904-12-31

The officials Of the Columbus,
Memphis & Pensacola road, which
is to run from Memphis, Tenn, to
Pensacola, Fla, are quite active Of
late. 1t is stated that the presi-
dent Of the railroad company, Judge
Newman Cayce, visited Demopolis
and Alabama towns in the interest
Of the construction Of the road. A
visit was also made BY Judge Cayce
to Florida several weeks ago, which
was very successful.
The leader., 1904-12-31
Heavy TAX collections.

1t is stated that the collections by
the State revenue agent and his dep
nties for the year about to end viii
amount to between 100000 and
$125,O00, which is considered a pret-
ty good business down this way. Mr..
Adams reports that it is not 50 hard
to make collections on account Of
back taxes now as formerly, the av-
erage man who is 'run down. by
the deputies acknowledging his la
bility and paying up the claims.
The leader., 1904-12-31
SmaIInox al Bonneville,

Smallpox has broken out IN
Bonneville. The citizens are insist
ing upon strong measures isolating
and quarantining the disease. Sew
eral years ago negroes with the
smallpox declined to obey the sani-
tary laws of the town. The council
has declared that it will not permit
a repetition Of the offense.
The leader., 1904-12-31
MISCELLANEOUS.

On the 22d the London Telegraph's
Chefoo correspondent reported that
eight Russian torpedo boat destroyers
had escaped from Port Arthur.
The Iowa brewery at Iowa City, Ia,
was burned on the 22d. The total loss
will amount to about 100000; insur-
ance, $4,000.
The savings bank Of Des Moines,
Ia, was closed, on the ed, and the
president, J. G. Catoan, who left, os-
tensibly for funds, can not be found.
A dispatch from Constantinople to
the London Telegraph, on the 22d, said
that revolution had broken out in
the Turkish vilayet of Yemen, in
Arabia, the rebels scoring considera-
ble success.
On the 22d DR.. Leroy S. Chadwick
and his wife, Mrs. Cassie L. Chad
wick, were jointly indicted by the
grand jury at Cleveland, o., on the
charge of having forged and uttered
a IS 100000 note signed Andrew Car
negie."
The official canvass of the votes cast
November & for presidential electors
was completed, on the 22d, when the
result was announced in Minnesota,
North Dakota and washington. The
total vote is IL. sos, 4S6. against 1S, $685.
574 in 1890 a decrease Of 460.078.
Seven clay diggers were suffocated,
on the 22d. in the No. 2 soft clay mine
of the e-fIammond Fire Brick
Co., near Bolivar Pa. The victims
were Anstrlans. There were about
twenty-five men in the mine, and all
but seven were rescued, all III bad
shape. and two are likely to die.
The leader., 1904-12-31

Rome was kept clean because every
man swept in front of his own door,
St Louis will most rapidly mount to
the coveted million mark when every
citizen is fully imbutd with the idea
that it is his particular duty to dc
what he can to make his home place
the place which will be most desirable
for the largest possible number of de-
sirabIe newcomers from all parts of the
nation and the world.
The leader., 1904-12-31
Turpentine DistiIIeries.

The charter Of incorporation of
the Gulf Turpentine Company,
demiciled at Gulfport,. with a capi-
tai stock Of $4,000, has been sub
mitted to the attorney general for
legal examination. This is the sixth
big turpentine distillery that has
been organized in the State within
the past three months.
The leader., 1904-12-31
Columbus Wants Better Service.

A petition has been presented to
the higher officials of the Mobile &
Ohio road, asking for better train
service to Columbus, connecting
with the night trains on the main
line of the road at Artesia. Ac-
cording to the present schedule mail
and passengers coming to Columbus
at night are compelled to lay over
at Artesia from six to ten hours.
The leader., 1904-12-31
WHISKY DRINKING.
Father Is Dead and His Son Faces
Charge of Manslauqhter.

Blackshear, Ga, Dec. 25.-T. B. Alt
man, a prominent farmer, is dead his
son, Darling Altman, charged with in
voluntary manslaughter, and City
Marshal Mcmillan badly cut, is the
result of Christmas Eve whisky drink
ing. Altman, his son and young
man named Crews came into town yes
terday afternoon. Later in the night
as they became disorderly Marshal
Mcmillan started to arrest them.
Young Altman drew his knife, showed
Mcmillan, who had T. B. Altman by
the arm, down, Altman falling on Nc
MILAN, then commenced cutting.
Crews also ran up with his knife.
Clubs were freely used and when
the persons were separated T. B. Alt
man was found to have received two
gashes in the left arm, severing the ar
teTfes, from which he died a few hours
later ~
The leader., 1904-12-31
Shot to Death

White Castle, La Dec. rs. Tony
Baroni, an italian laborer at Drey-
yille5 was murdered last night and his
body cremated BY gang OF negroes.
The italian kept store al Doreyville.
and at II o'clock closed his place Of
business and LETT for home. He was
Immediately set upon BY the negroes
and shot to death. His body was
placed In the store. which was opened
with a key extracted from the body Of
the victim, and the place fred. The
sherin has secured hounds and Is on
the trail after tho negroes.
The leader., 1904-12-31
New Train Service.

From semi-oficial source it is
learned that the Queen & Chescent
ssam is preparing TO inaugurate
a new fast train service between
Shreveport and Meridian, which
will be installed. within the next few
weeks. The running time has not
been announced, but it fssstated that
the new train to be put on VIII make
the distance between Shreveport and
Meridian in six and one-half hours,
stopping only at principal points.
The leader., 1904-12-31
BEAUTIFUL SKIN,
Soft White Hands and Luxurfant
Hair Produced by Cuticurn
Soap.

Millions of Women Use Cuticura Soap,
assisted by Cuticura Ointment, the great
skin cure, for preserving, purifying and
hcautifying the skin, for cleansing the
scalp of crusts, scales and dandruf, and
the stopping of falling hair, for softening,
whitening and soothing red, rough and
sore hands, for baby rashes, itchings and
chahngs, for annoying irritations and ul-
cerative weaknesses, and many antiseptic
purposes which readily suggest tnem-
selves, as well as for all the purposes of
the toilet, bath and nursery.
The leader., 1904-12-31

Little things make up the happiness
Of home, and two of these are that the
wife shall always show consideration
for the peculiarities of her husband,
and that the husband shall meet the
frown of fatigue of his wife with a
smile and a kiss rather than with a
Sc0wI
The leader., 1904-12-31
Has Mo Jurisdiction.

Attorney General Williams has
advised the railroad commission that
it has no jurisdiction in the matter
of the complaint Of the Vicksburg
Compress Company against the
Yazoo & Mississippi Valley and the
Alabama & Vicksburg railroads for
compelling them to sign contracts
for freight. The petition will be
dismissed, therefore, at the next
meeting of the commission, and the
railroads will continue to require
the contracts. no doubt.
The leader., 1904-12-31
Don't Want the Contract.

The Mississippi Eastern railroad,
a short line recently constructed
from small town in Sumpter coun-
ty, Ala, to Quitman, in this State,
enjoys the unique distinction of hav-
ing refused to make a contract with
the United States government to
carry the mails. For several weeks
the postoffice department has been
endeavoring to place contract with
the Mississippi Eastern officials, but
they decline to consider the matter.
The leader., 1904-12-31
Railroad Commission.

The Mississippi railroad commits
sion is now comfortably located in
its new quarters, on the third floor,
at the new statehouse just across
from the attorney generals office,
and the first session in the new
chambers will be held on Tuesday,
January 3, at which time several inn
Portant matters will be brought up
for adjustment.
The leader., 1904-12-31
,ung kingdom Gould held a party

Young Kingdom Gould held a party
of Columbia hazers at bay recently.
finally escaping into fraternity
house, where he remained until res
cued by his father, George Gould. The
young man made show Of a pistol, and
fred over the heads Of his pursuers
Is it not about time that the hazing
irdustry In the colleges and universe
ties of tie country should cease? and
II the authorities can not put an END
TO It. the student can not be blamed
for protecting himself against the bru-
talits praeticed by the bazers.
The leader., 1904-12-31
Mother Meets Horrible Death

Worcester, Mass. Dec. 25.-While
carrying Christmas presents for her
seven months old baby in one hand
and lighted lamp in the other, Mrs.
Margaret Moynihan, 80 years old, was
going down stairs last night when the
lamp exploded and she was enveloped
in flames. She was picked~ap uncon-
scious and died just after midnight.
The leader., 1904-12-31
Fifty-Eight New Banks.

A careful investigation and exam
nation Of the records in the office
Of the secretary Of State for the past
year reveal the fact that during 1904
there have been chartered in Mis-
sissippi ffty-eight banks, with an
aggregate capital Of $2,41O,Ooo, and
during the same period banks al
ready established have increased
their capital stock to the amount Of
1886, 900, making d total amount Of
capital stock invested in banks of
So, ,595, 900 for the past year.
The leader., 1904-12-31

Statisticians find that something like
1000 vessels of all sorts disappear in
the sea every year, never to be heard
from again, taking with them $4,000
human beings and involving a money
loss of $tQN, 100000. These figures show
the loss by wrecks at sea over all the
world is six times less than that which
occurs on the railroads of the United
States each year.
The leader., 1904-12-31

In the matter of rapid transit Japan
is forging to the front. She has 4,236
miles of railway, of which 210 miles
were constructed in 1903 The number
of passengers carried on these rail-
ways in 1903 exceeded 110,000,000; the
freight transported was 16,122,671 me-
trio tons, and the cash receipts amount
ed to about $23, 100000.
The leader., 1904-12-31

A report is current that the manu-
facturers of Fall River, Mass. will
adopt the propositions Of their eni-
pldyes to arbitrate all disagreements
existing between them. 1t is to be
hoped that the report is we'll based,
for, sooner or later, arbitration must
be the cure for all troubles between
employe and employer.
The leader., 1904-12-31

Helen Stone wants the United States
10 call upon the Turkish government
for damages resulting from her abb
duction by Bulgarian brigands. Miss
Stone should be reminded of the fact
that the sultan is pessimist in mat
ters of debt
The leader., 1904-12-31
EARL OF suFFoLk,s BRIDE.
Washington Will Bid Farewell to tho
Letter Girls.

Washington, Dec 25. Monday at
noon, Marguerite Hyde Daisy Lei
ter, youngest daughter of the late
Chicago millionaire, will become the
bride of the Earl of Suffolk and Berk-
shire. Her two elder SISTERS are
married into the British nobility.
Washington society is now to bid fare
well to the Letter girls, who for sew
eral seasons We're the center of royal
entertainments at the national caDi.
fa1
The leader., 1904-12-31
THIRD SQUADRON.
ShipyarGs IA the Baltic Working Day
and NIuE1t,

st. Petersburg, Dec. rs. Admiral
Birileff is quoted in an interview as
saying that all the shipyards in the
Baltic are working day and night, and
chat the third squadron will go out
in two sections. The admiral pledges
himself to have the first section, which
will include the Seniavin, Aprixian,
Ushntyaoff. Nicholas II and KornilofF,
ready by February, and the second,
consisting of the Saliva, Alexander II
and Pamait Azova, little later.
The leader., 1904-12-31

Dr. Wiley of the bureau of chemistry
at Washington, who has been expert
mel ting on the action OF food preser-
yatives, by feeding a number of young
men with chemically preserved foods.
described the results of borax on The
human system, in lecture before the
New York academy Of medicine. The
experiments showed that borax is a
dangerous chemical when used as a
preseryatiye for meats.
The leader., 1904-12-31

Mr., Richmann-I don't demand that
my daughter shall marry wealth, but
do insist that the man she marries
shall have brains enough to get along
ii the world
Young Slimpurse Well, l think I've
shown pretty good judgment in select
ing father-in-law. don't YOUTH
Bits.
The leader., 1904-12-31

Rev. DIR. Lyman Abbott's declara-
tion that My God is great and ever
present force, which is manifest in all
the activities of men and all the work.
ings of nature is not inconsistent with
Christian faith CT practice. All sim
eere clergymen and laymen firmly be-
Iieye that God is omnipresent and
omnipotent, and also all-knowing, all
just and all-merciful. Dr. Abbott's
opinions should not, therefore, cause
any well-meaning person TO lose or to
become lukewarm in general faith.
The leader., 1904-12-31

A st. Louis clergyman testified be-
fore the grand jury that when he went
TO vote he found that an Indian" had
been in ahead and appropriated his
name. And not once in the last five
years has any debaucher of the elective
franchise been punished in that city.
The leader., 1904-12-31
Must Have a New License.

Auditor 7. NJ. Henry has in
formed the sheriff Of Newton county
that merchant paying a privilege
tax for general merchandise is not
entitled to buy horses and mules un-
der that license, but that the two are
separate and distinct, and call for
separate and distinct licenses.
The leader., 1904-12-31

1t is stated that money order remit
tances from New York alone to Ireland
during December exceeded three mill
ion dollars. The American Santa
Claus is certainly dealing most liberal
ly with the Green Old Isle.
The leader., 1904-12-31

Cuba's immigration last year was
20 600, of whom three-fourths were
Spaniards. But little over one-twenti-
eth were Americans. AS IN opportuni-
ty for the Spanish people, Cuba ap-
pears to be more attractive than be-
fore it's liberation.