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TRIPLE TRAGEDY IN KANSAS.


Mcpherson, Kas., Jan. %. Charles
Tuxhorn, farmer. who lived IA miles
southwest of here. killed his two sons,
young boys, aged six and ten years,
burned his house and barn with all Of
their contents and, later, shot and
killed himself. Tuxhorn smothered his
sons to death and took their bodies to
neighbor's orchard, half mile dis
tant, where he laid them on the ground
and covered them with blankets. Tux
horn then returned to his home and
set fire to all of his property, after
which he killed himself. He had been
arrested for mistreating his wife and
children, and was to have appeared in
court to-day. He was 40 years old.
The leader., 1905-01-28
The DOWNFALL OF LANGTON
Assistant Librarian Of the st. Louis
Public Library a Defaulter.
He Has Confessed That He Took the
Money to Help Meet the De-
mands of Big Family.

st. Louis, Jan. 20.-Public Librarian
Frederick M. Crunden and Frederick
w. Lehman, president of the public
public library to discuss startling ais
closures made with relation to the
boards funds by ]. +. Langton, assist
ant librarian, whose books show a dis
crepancy of $4.429
This amount is said to have been OBJ
tanned from public library moneys by
means of dual bank books kept by
Langan.
knowledge of the discrepancy came
to Librarian Crunden first in confess
sion made by Mr.. Langton at Mr.. Crun-
den's residence, 3947 Washington bou-
levard, last Sunday.
Anticipating general overhaul
ing of his books, which was to have
begun this week said Mr.. Lehman,
"and which was not prompted by any
suspicion of wrong-doing on the part
of Mr.. Langton, but purely as busi-
ness precaution. Mr.. Langton went to
the residence of Mr.. Crunden last Sun
day and confessed that he had used
$4,429 of the library's funds.
His salary during the last few years
has been 5000 month, nut was much
smaller than that when he was COM
PEELED to assume the burdens of his big
family, and he is now only 40 years
old. He said that when his growing
family made extraordinary demands
upon him which his salary could not
satisfy he began to peculate.
'As the family increased and the de-
mands grew larger and larger, he took
more, hoping that he could return the
money and square his accounts. But
the time never came, and when he
learned that his books were to receive
thorough oyerhauling, he confessed. !"
In his confession Mr.. Langton said
that he had been heavily weighed down
by his family expenses He has wife
and six children, and has for years
had to support an invalid father and
sister.
The leader., 1905-01-28

"a friend advised me to try your Pc
runa. which did, and was Immediately
benefited and cured. The third bottle
completed the cure. ."-H. ]. Goss.
Cured in Few Weeks.
Miss Jean Cowgirl, Griswold Opera
House, Troy, N. Y, is the leading lady
with the Aubrey Stock Co. She writes
the following:
During the past winter of 1901,
suffered for several weeks from a severe
attack Of grip, which left serious ca
tarrhal condition Of the throat and head.
Some one suggested Peruna. AS a
last resort, after wasting much time
and money on physicians, tried the
remedy faithfully, and in few weeks
was as well as ever. jean Cowgirl.
Saved by Pe-ru-na.
Hon. James r. Gull is one of the Oldest
and most esteemed men of Omaha, Neb.
He has done much to make it what it is,
serving on public boards a number OF
times. He endorses Peruna in the fol-
lowing words:
Il am 6S years old, am hale and hearty
and Peruna has helped me attain 1t.
Two years ago had la grippe-my life
was despaired of. Peruna saved ME-
J. r. GULL.
The leader., 1905-01-28
LOST CONTROL OF ENGINE.
Two Men Killed and Third Fatally
Injured In a Wreck in West
Virginia.

Charleston, w. Va, Jan. 20.-In. a
wreck on the Powellton & Pocahontas
railroad, two men were killed and an
other fatally injured.
The dead:
James Keesey,9 engineer; body
crushed beneath engine
Harry Jones, fireman; crushed and
scalded to death beneath engine.
Unknown boy, aged IA; both legs
broken and internal injuries; will die.
The victims of the wreck had been
engaged in dropping coal cars down the
steep grade from Powellton to Mount
Carbon, distance of eight miles.
Engineer Keesey lost control of the
engine, which. after wild run Of
three miles, left the rails on sharp
curve and plunged down a 2O-foot EN-
bankment.
The leader., 1905-01-28
THE WEEKS NEWS
TERSELY OUTL NED.
An Epitome Of the Most Important
Events at Home and Abroad
the Past Week.
CONGRESS- WORK IN NUTSHELL
Latest Developments in the Russo
Japanese War, Together With
Items of Interest CulIed From the
Important Happenings All over
the World.
-CoNGREss.

Senator John H. Mitchell, of Oregon,
on the floor of the United States sem
ate, denounced his accusers and pub
licly branded them as malicious and
atrocious liars"
The question of expense Of conduct-
ing national political campaigns is re-
ceiving attention in both houses In
thinly yelled attempts to discover who
put up the money
The house adopted the twelve arti-
cles of impeachment against United
States District Judge Swayne, of the
northern district Of Florida. and au-
thorized the speaker to appoint COM
mittee of seven to present the case to
the senate and conduct the impeach-
ment proceedings.
President Pro Tenn. Fry of the sem
ate has appointed Messrs. Foraker and
German as tellers on the part of the
senate to count the electoral vote on
February 5.
Senator Stone, of Missouri, deliv-
cred a speech of two hours length in
the senate in opposition to the state
hood bill.
Resident Commissioner Degetau, OF
Porto Rico, in his first speech in the
house, praised the United States for
its attitude toward his island home.
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La Grippe is Epidemic Catarrh.


TT spares no class or nationality. The
a. cultured and the ignorant, the aristo-
crat and the pauper, the masses and the
classes are alike subject to la grippe.
None are exempt-all are liable.
Grip is well named. The original
French term, la grippe, has been short
ened by the busy American to read
grip"
Without intending to do so, a new
word has been coined that exactly de-
ecribes the case. AS if some hideous
giant with awful grip had clutched us
in its fatal clasp.
Men, women, children. whole towns
and cities are caught in the baneful grip
of terrible monster.
Have you the grip? Or, rather, has
the grip got you? If so, read the fol-
lowing letters.
These testimonials speak for them
selves, as to the efficacy of Peruna in
cases of la grippe or its after-effects:
A Southern Judge Cured
Judge Horatio ]. Goss, Hartwell, Ca,
writes:
Some five or six years ago had a
very severe spell of grip which left me
with systemic catarrh.
The leader., 1905-01-28
FINE LACEs AND worries.
Valuable Imported Goods Found in
the Chadwick Home by United
States Customs Collector.

Cleveland, o., Jan. 23.-United States
Customs Collector Leach has found
valuable ivories and laces belonging to
Mrs. Cassie L. Chadwick in the Chad
wick home on Euclid avenue. Mr..
Leach is going to learn whether duty
has been paid upon the articles, all of
which have been imported. The goods
were taken to the Office of Receiver
Nathan Loeser and examined by an ex-
pert. They are said to be worth at
least $4,000. If it is shown that the
duty has not been paid upon the goods
they will be sold to recover the duty,
and the surplus proceeds will become
part of the fund which Mr.. Loeser is
accumulating for the benefit Of the
Chadwick creditors.
The leader., 1905-01-28

Destructive Accident on the Louis.
vile & Nashville Road.
Four Trainmen IxilIed, Three Prob
ably Fatally and Three seri-
Oublv Injured.

Middlesboro, KY, Jan. 23.--A head
On collision between two freight trains,
one double-header, On the Louisville
B Nashville railroad, at Shawnee,
Tenn, resulted In the death Of four
railroad men and. the injury of SIX
others, three Of whom may die.
The known dead are.
Z James Klhtz, fireman, Middlesboro.
George Mooney, of C0rbin, engineer.
Will Harris, Of Corbin, fireman.
Brakeman Laughley, Of Norton, va.
Those believed to be fatally injured
are:
Will Terry, engineer, Of Corbin; in
ternally injured.
VIII Killinger, conductor, Of Corbins
leg broken and mashed.
L. P. Larue, engineer, Of Corbin;
scalded.
Those seriously injured are:
Fory Oakley, flagman, of Corbin.
Lon Sprinkler, fireman, of Corbin.
Brakeman Stotzer, Of Pennington
Gap. Va; injured about the head.
The south-bound train should have
MeI tile HUTtH-UOuHu, WHICH was q
double-header, at Wheeler. Va. The
trains met 300 yards east of the sta
tion at Shawnee, on a slight curve, and
came together with terrific force. All
three engines were completely demol-
ished, and Fireman Klutz. Engineer
Mooney. Fireman Harris and Brake
man Laughley were buried under an
avalanche of steel. The north-bound
train was carrying 25 cars, seven of
which were demolished. John Eaton,
conductor, Of Corbin. and his brake
man, saw what was coming, and es-
capped by cutting loose the caboose one
mile from the spot where the trains
came together.
The leader., 1905-01-28
BY SPECIAL COMMISSION.
thursdays incident at st. Peters
! burg to be Thoroughly Inyestl-
gated-UnfOundeds story.

ST. Petersburg. Jan. 21.-A special
commission, under the presidency of
Lieut.-Gen. Khitoro, commander of the
artillery corps Of the guards, has been
appointed to investigate the origin of
the firing of Thursday. The commits
sion will work under the superintend>
ence of the inspector general of artil-
lery and of Grand Duke Sergius.
The report published in the United
States by news agency of the sui
eide of Capt. Davidoff, commander Of
the battery from which the shot is
supposed to have been fired, is un-
founded.
The leader., 1905-01-28
IN SCUFFLE FOR A REVOL YER.
A Missourian Kills His Man After
He Had Been Wounded Sew
eraI Times.

Pennington, Mo-, Jan. 2O.-Jim Har-
ris, of Harris-Dooley fame, and Dan
Sparks. barber, had a battle royal
at Elvins. which started in a scuffie
for revolver. and in which Sparks
was instantly killed, after he had shot
Harris two or three times. infiicting
slight wounds
Harris was arrested and taken to
jail at Pennington. He was one of the
participants in the famous Harris
Dooley feud battle at Doe Run on Au-
gust A, 1900, at which w. E. S. Har-
ris and old Mr.. Dooley were killed and
himself and several other participants
were seriously wounded.
The leader., 1905-01-28
MADE THRILLING ESCAPES.
Forty students ImperilIed in the
Burning of the school for Stam-
merers at Brighton, III.

st. Louis, Jan. 19.-Forty students
had thrilling escapes from death in
fire, discovered at 2 a. M, which
completely destroyed the Dodge &
Clark school for stammerers. at
Brighton, ILL.,, 80 miles north of st.
Louis.
Most of them saved their lives by
coming down lightning rods from the
windows of their rooms or by leaping
to the branches of tree which stood
near one end of the building.
One student was severely burned,
but no lives were lost.
The building was large three-story
brick, the largest and finest in the
town.
The leader., 1905-01-28
A HUNDRED MULES BURNED.
Results of a sunday DISze in the
stock Yards District of East
St. Louis.

st. Louis, Jan. 2S.-About 100 mules
were burned to death in a fire OF un-
known origin, which was discovered at
$3.50 o'clock Sunday morning in the
barns of Sparks Bros, at the National
horse and mule market. near East St.
Louis Three frame barns, each 9Ox195
feet, and eight car loads of baled hay
were also destroyed, causing a total
loss estimated at $4,000, all Of which
is said to be covered by a blanket"
fire insurance policy.
The leader., 1905-01-28

You cannot convince without conyic-
ton.
The leader., 1905-01-28

Hope deferred hasteneth the last chap
ter in many promising lifebook.
The leader., 1905-01-28

Many Lives Lost In Inc.sndiary r. ..
Madrid. Jan. %. Thirty-two persons
lost their lives in fire of incendiary
origin at Cetina near Saragossa. Some
unknown person set fire to seven
houses, and before aid could reach
them practically all the inhabitants Of
the houses were burned to death.
The leader., 1905-01-28
SUNK IN COLUMBIA RIVER.
steamer George w. Elder strikes .
Rock and Goes Down Near GobIe,
Ore.-AIl Hands saved.

Portland, Ore, Jan. 23.-The Oregon
Railway & Navigation Co.'S passenger
steamer Geo. w. Elder, which left this
city Saturday night for San Francisco
with a large number of passengers
and freight, struck rock in the Co
lumbia river. near Goble, at midnight,
and sunk. The passengers and crew
eScaued.
The leader., 1905-01-28

Denver Col. Jan 1s.-AThe senate
committee on privileges and elections
decided the contest ia the Pueblo dis
trict in favor Of Z. G. Mccarthy. the
republican senator. The request OF
John Martin. the democratic contest
ant. to have the ballot boxes opened.
was refused On the face Of the re-
turns Mccarthy had a majority Of only
four votes
The leader., 1905-01-28
10 the Civil Service List,

Washington. Jan. 20. The civil serv-
ice commissioners have expressed the
opinion to Representative Bartholdt
that the 200 customs clerks in st.
Louis who have been engaged in
Worlds fair work under Judge GaIlen-
kamp might be transferred to the civil
service list.
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sndden Death.

Colorado Springs, Col, Jan. 2O.
Charles NJ Williams, a pioneer, is dead
here of heart failure, superinduced by
an attack of grip. Williams was a
banker in western Colorado for Is
years prior to coming to Colorado
Springs.
The leader., 1905-01-28
bachelor Brothers Murdered

Rapid City, S. D.. Jan. 21.-News has
arrived of the murder of two Cain
brothers, bachelors. who lived at Tam
rack mine, 15 miles west of Rapid City.
The murder is mystery. It is said
that the brothers had trouble with a
neighbor The bodies have the apper-
ance of having been dubbed to death.
The men owned valuable mining prop
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He VIII be HANGED.

Muskogee, /. r, Jan. ia jury in
the United States court has returned
verdict of guilty against Joe vickers,
negro, charged with committing a.
criminal assault upon Mrs. Bessie
Durbar (whitel near Wagner, last.
May, and he will be hanged.
The leader., 1905-01-28
New Mexico Protesfs.

Santa Fe. N M, Jan. IS. Both
houses Of the legislature passed strong
resolutions protesting against the pass
age of joint statehood bill and insist
ing that New Mexico IS entitled to
statehood within its present bounda-
ries and with its present name.
The leader., 1905-01-28

Dixon. III. Jan. 20. John a. Dom
ovan. under life sentence for murder.
and Miss Mary E Erpelding. of Hunt
ington, Ind. were married il the jail.
Their object In being married at this
time IS that the young woman may be
in better position to make fight
to free her husband.
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Prefers to ne Territorv Forevel

Phoenix, Ariz., Jan. u. The Ari-
zona legislature to-day passed unani-
mously a joint resolution protesting
against statehood with New Mexico in
any form and preferring territorial
government forever.
The leader., 1905-01-28

Bloomingtn, H.. Jan. %. The en-
gagement is announced Of DR.. william
Hayes. of Greensburg, Pa, and Miss
Ida Stevenson. niece of former vice.
President Al =. Stevenson, and one Of
the leading society girls Of Blooming
ton. The wedding will take place in
June.
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Mrs. clara G. stranahan.

New York. Jan. 3d. Mrs. Clara G.
stranahan, founder of Barnard college
for women. Columbia university, and
long Identified otherwise with the high
er education of women in this country,
died at her home in Brooklyn, Sunday
night, Of apoplexy. aged 7S years.
The leader., 1905-01-28

Minneapolis, Mimi. Jan. 2O.--It is
proposed that Minnesota's educational
exhibit, which won the grand prize at
the st. Louis exposition, be sent to the
Lewis and Clark exposition at Port
land.
The leader., 1905-01-28
The visfbIe cotton suDpIv.

New Orleans, Jan. Il. Secretary
Hester's statement of the worlds visi-
Bile supply Of cotton shows the total
visible as 1866, ,125 bales. against i, 4,63I,-
2S6 last week. OF this the total of
American cotton is s,697.125, against
Z, ,S07, ,2S6 last week.
The leader., 1905-01-28

st. Joseph, Mo-. Jan. 20.-W. w.
Williams. one Of the engineers who
built the St Joseph & Grand Island
railroad and superintendent of that
road from 1883 to 1894. is dead here
of heart disease.
The leader., 1905-01-28
frank Croker Dead.

Ormond, Fla, Jan. %. Frank Gro
ker, Of New York. died here soon after
midnight, Sunday morning. from the
effects of the injuries received, Satur-
day, in an automobile accident. His
mother and sister arrived on special
train
The leader., 1905-01-28
"a Ga -

Salzer Seeds have national reputation
as the earliest, finest, choicest the earth
produces. They will send you their big
plant and seed catalog, together with
enough seed to grow
1000 fine, solid Cabbages,
1900 rich, juicy Turnips,
1000 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
for when you once plant them you will
grow no others, and
ALL FOR BUT 16c POSTAGE,
providing you will return this notice, and
if you viii send them 26c in postage, they
win add to the above big package of the
earliest Sweet Corn on earth -Salzer's
Fourth of July-fully 10 days earlier than
Cory, Peep o. Day, etc, etc. Tx. L.
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lawson blamed for It.

New York, Jan. 10. Claiming that
his life is ruined and his fortune lost
by the attacks of Lawson on Wall
street, Frank D. Austin made two un-
successful attempts to leap from
Brooklyn bridge.
The leader., 1905-01-28
Denver has : TDav 81 Fsrave,

Denver. Col, Jan. 21.-Friday was 4
day of prayer in Denver. County Of
fees and business houses were closed.
This was at the request Of Evangelist
]. Wilbur Chapman. who is conducting
revival in Denver.
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,Joseph MnrnhaiI Wnde.

Boston, Jan. 3d. Joseph Marshall
Wade, a well-known publisher Of trade
papers and writer and publisher Of
many tracts upon occultism, died, sun
day, at his residence in Dorchester.
aged ~ years.
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Death round Her ut vespers,

Wilmington, Del, Jan. 21.-Kneel-
ing in prayer at the evening services
in ST. Thomas Roman Catholic church,
Mrs. Patrick Smith was stricken with
paralysis of the heart. She was re-
moved to the parish house, but died
soon after physician arrived.
The leader., 1905-01-28
UNFoUNDED RUMORs.
Rnmors Of Conspiracy and Army DIs-
anHectfon unfounded.

auInOFs OF COmspAfAcy 1nd ARMY Dis
affection Unfounded.
st. Petersburg, JAM Startling
reports of widespread conspiracy and
wholesale disaffection in the army
seem to be without foundation. Grand
Duke Sergius Nichaelovitch, in his pre-
liminary report, shows that the caisson
of the battery contained charges of
grape in readiness for a possible
emergency, such cs to rake streets in
case of rioting, and shotted charge
was introduced TITO gun in front of
the saluting charge
The leader., 1905-01-28
vvo,nau Rurned q rlaaf1,

Ridgway, H., Jan. 19 Mrs. Polly
Murphy. Sc years old, was burned to
death at her home, I'VE miles east Of
here, BY falling into an open fire-
place.
The leader., 1905-01-28
CaurIf IN LoufEiana.

Springfield, ILL.,. Jan. 21-Gov. De-
neen has issued reuuisition on the
governor Of Louisiana for ortman
Crawford. who is wanted in Chicago
for embezzling $s5, ,s2S. He was arrest
ed in New Orleans.
The leader., 1905-01-28

Kidney Pills relieve
and cure it.
II. B. McCarver,
Of 201 Cherry st.
Portland. Ore, in
speetor Of freight
or the Trans-C Con-
tinental Co. says:
used Doan's Kid
ney Pills for back
ache and other
symptoms Of kid
ney trouble which
had annoyed me fol
months think d
cold was responslI
bic for the whole
The leader., 1905-01-28
Three Deatha Wathfn pa Hourn,

Chicago, Jan. 20. Mrs. E. Meehan,
of DoWders Grove, and two sons, have
died within "a hours. One son died in
ar asylum. the other in Denver and
the mother in Chicago Of heart dis
aaea
The leader., 1905-01-28

10000 Plants for lee.
SINS s d y TslnarKao.e G % oner IM; 51s 0onI a a.
The leader., 1905-01-28
Booker r. washington in Kansas.

Topeka, Kas.. Jan. 20. Booker T.
Washington, after addressing a joint
meeting of the legislature, entering the
assembly hall on the arm of Gov.
Hoch, was refused accommodations at
the hotels.
The leader., 1905-01-28
SORE HANDs, SORE FEET.
Itching, Burning Palms and Painful
Finger Ends-COmDIete Cure
by Cuticura.

One Night Treatment: Soak the hands
or feet on retiring, in strong, hot,
creamy lather of Cuticura Soap Dry, and
anoint freely with Cuticura Ointment, the
great skin cure and purest of emollients.
Wear, during the night, old, loose kid
gloves, or bandage lightly in old, soft
cotton or linen. For red, rough and
chapPed hands, dry, ,6ssqred, itching,
rails and painful finger ends, this treat
ment is simply wonderful, single treat
ment affording the most grateful relief,
and pointing to speedy, permanent and
economical cure, In no other ailment have
Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment
been more effective.
The leader., 1905-01-28

Taylor's Cherokee Remedy Of Sweet
Gum and Mullen is Natures great rem
edy. Cures Cough. Cold, Group, Con-
druggist, 25c., SOC. and slOo per bottle.
The leader., 1905-01-28

Kane, ILL.,. Jan % Frank Rollings.
II. died at his home. his widow, 81,
dying "A hours later They were buried
together.
The leader., 1905-01-28

Springfield, TN. Jan. ~. to
January 4 the maintenance of troops
Al zeielef has cost Illinois $4,000.
The leader., 1905-01-28
LOCOMOTIVE BOILER LET GO.
Two Men killed and one Seriously
Injured ms the Result.

Injured as the Result.
Mountain Lake Park, Nd, Jan. 3D.
The boiler of an engine attached to a
Baltimore & Ohio freight train ex-
ploded near this place Sunday Sew
eral cars were derailed and Brakeman
F. F. Johnson and Fireman ]. L. Simp-
son were killed. Engineer A. w.
Stranhagen was seriously injured. All
of the men belonged to Cumberland,
Nd. The three tracks were blocked
several hours.
The leader., 1905-01-28

The scandalmonger is always sure of an
audience.N. Y. Times.
The leader., 1905-01-28
How BE Put It.

"Well," said the warm advocate Of
cremation, I'D have you know that ere
nation is a live subject. You can be
dead sure Of that" Yonkers Statesman.
The leader., 1905-01-28
CONSTANT ACHING.

Back aches all the time. Spoils your
appetite, wearies the body, worries the
mind Kidneys cause it an and Doan's
The leader., 1905-01-28

The philanthropist generally manages
that some one shall catch him in the act.
N. Y. Times.
The leader., 1905-01-28

DO not believe Piso's Cure for Consump-
zion has an equal for coughs and colds.-J.
F. Boyer, Trinity Springs, Ind, Feb. 10, 1900.
The leader., 1905-01-28

Cold cash, what a warm-hearted com.
panion thou artl-N. 0. Picayune.
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THE wAR IN THE FAR EAST.

THE WAR IN THE FAR EAST.
A considerable increase is said to be
noticeable the last few days in the
range of the Japanese artillery around
Mukden This fact affords ground for
the belief that part of the heavy guns
used in the siege of Port Arthur have
been sent north.
The British steamer Bosely, which
was captured by the Japanese cruiser
Tekiwa, in the Sea of Japan, January
IL, bound for Vladivostok, with car
go of coal, has been condemned by the
prize court at Sasebo.
The third division of the Russian
second Pacific squadron, commanded
by Rear Admiral Botrovsky, which left
Suez January IL, has arrived at Jibutil,
French Somaliland
Lieut.-Gen. Stoessel and his staff,
and about 500 other paroled Russian
officers, many of them with their fami-
lies, have sailed from Nagasaki, Ja-
pan, for Odessa.
The leader., 1905-01-28

There never was any heart truly great
and generous that was not also tender and
compassionate. South.
The leader., 1905-01-28

Sweet 16 is famous, to be sure, but it
is the average woman's twenty-ffth birth
day, perhaps, that is most celebrated.-
Puck.