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The leader., 1905-02-25
Progressive "Heathen. +"

In a recent letter to the Indianapolis
News a Japanese student of the De
PAW university, at Greencastle, Ind,
gives expression to views and hopes
astonishingly enlightened and progress
sive for one of a "heathen" race in the
following words: 81 am a private stu
dent in this country from Japan. We
Japanese are fighting for our national
existence, and are struggling for the
worlds civilization against the great
despotic Russia. We need to-day only
righteous determined ideals and true
and honest men. Russia is fighting for
the devil under the name of Christian
ity. Japan is fighting for humanity I'M
der the name of heather. am exceed
fngly tired to see many hypocritical men
and nations throughout the world and
If have power, am ready to challenge
against them, whether my powder dry
or not. In churches so many pitiful
preachers change their laundering
when rich churches call them. Often
the philosophers grasp the first chances
to forget philosophy in Wall street.
The men admired to-day are the men
who made regulations by easy going.
OH despise theml They are the poi
son to fundamental civilization and
enemy to God. / am very sorry to see
the declining morality in this country
as well as in the world America is the
only nation which stands in the great
Christian idea, but her Individual ele-
ments are daily declining toward i'm
morality. The responsibility Of an
editorship is heavy, sometimes the
waole world moves by his pen. pray
for your great success. For myself l
am not afraid CT anybody, but the fail
ure to do my duty toward God and
toward men"
The leader., 1905-02-25
The oyster Problem.

II the treasury department of the
United States has its way the oyster,
which has never been looked upon as
a symbol of industry, will be officially
classed as factory hand, and to the
ingenious Japanese will belong the9
credit of having put the oyster tc
work. The united wisdom of the board
Oh United States general appraisers has
decided that the oyster is not man
ufacturer, but the department is not
satisfied, and is going to appeal to the
learned judges of the United States
courts to confirm its view that the
oyster is to be classed among the
worlds workers. The occasion for the
raising of this momentous question is
the dispute as to the duty which ought
to be assessed on certain half pearls
from Japan, which the importers claim
to be natural pearls, and therefore
dutiable at only ten per cent, but
which the treasury department declares
are artificial and therefore dutiable at
the rate OF 20 per cent. The pearls are
made as follows: The Jap, who, by
the way, must be patient fellow and
willing to wait a long time for the
wages of his labor, selects his oyster
and bores a little hole in the shell.
Into this hole he fits minute plug of
mother of pearl with the end project
ing little into the she'll The end of
the plug acts as an irritant, and the
oyster does the rest. He secretes
fluid, which is deposited in layers
around the obstruction, and which in
the course of two or three years forms
a perfect half pearl. The patient Jap
then fishes up his oyster again, prizes
the shell open and saws off the pearl.
If the courts decide that this pearl is
a manufactured article the oyster must
clearly be the factory hand.
The leader., 1905-02-25
Professional Nursing.

Among the developments and improve.
ments of recent years few have been bet
ter or more beneficial than modern
methods of nursing the sick In the good
old days of open fireplaces, with finder
and flint in place of matches. when per-
son fell sick the members of the family
cid the nursing, and if it was too much
for them the neiighbors came in and
helped. If the sickness was protracted
and severe a kindly coterie took turns
in sitting up with the patients. All that
sort of thing has been changed, especial
ly in the cities and larger villages. Now
the hospitals have training schools for
nurses, and into them come, strong,
healthy, intelligent young women, who,
after three years apprenticeship, with
plenty of hard work and lots of expert
ence, are granted graduates certificate,
and they go to the homes of their pa
irons, taking care of the sick. They do
it deity, acceptably and intelligently.
1t has come to be recognized that good
nurse is quite as important as a good
physician as an aid to recovery. The
work is hard, but it pays well, and it at
tracts some of the brightest and best
young women.
The leader., 1905-02-25
,ME9MoyKoehne
Nervous exhaustion invites disease.

Nervous GXnauSL1On invites 01SeaHe..
This statement is the positive truth.
When everything becomes a burden
and you cannot walk few blocks with
out excessive fatigue, and you break
out into perspiration easily, and your,
face Pushes, and You grow excited and
shaky at the least provocation, and
you cannot bear to be crossed in any
thing, you are in danger; your nerves.
have given out you need building up
at once To build up woman's nerv-,
ous system and during the period of
change of life we know of no better.
medicine than Lydia g. Pinkham's.
Vegetable Compound. Here is an
illustration. Mrs. Mary L. Koehne, 81
Garfield Avenue, Chicago, ILL.,, writes.
"Ihayeused Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable.
Compound for years in my family and it,
never disappoints 50 when felt that was.
nearing the change Of life commenced treat
ment with it took in all about six bottles
and it did me great deal of good. It
stopped my dizzy spells, pains in my back
and the headaches with which had suffered.
for months before taking the Compound.
feel that If it had not been for this great med
icine for women that should not have been
alive to-day. It is splendid for women, old or
young, and viii surely cure all female disCr-
ders."
Mrs. Pinkham, of Lynn, Mass, in
vites all sick and ailing women to write
her for advice. Her great experience
is at their service. free of cost.
The leader., 1905-02-25
offlce ToweI ExnIoded.

Bailey, of Britt, the Iowa editor,
prints the following on the cleanup
crusade which the mayor of Council
Bluffs has inaugurated, says an Edo
RADIO (Iowa) dispatch to the New
York World:
Council Bluffs has mayor who
ought to be obliged to diet the rest OF
his days on bean soup and eat it out
of a jug with gimlet. He notified
the leading newspaper of the town
to clean its front windows. The edi-
tor obeyed the order, and then got
more than even by calling upon the
mayor to clean the streets. The stuff
from the windows and window stills
had filled the streets with debris, and
it took the entire city force hours to
gather it up and put it away.
1.-THE brilliant light has now made
six Of the newspapers compositors
blind, and melted all of the rollers of
the press; besides that, no one could
find the office for three days, it was so
changed. The suns rays exploded
the Office towel, and the ink on the
towel catching fire. melted the type in
the Office, and ran out on the street
car track and soldered the switch
solid, so that man starting to Lake
Manawa to swim, went to Omaha and
was run in by the police"
The leader., 1905-02-25
POINTS ON APPENDICITIS.
Jersey school superintendent Turns
Loose on Vermiform Mis-
information.

Many q layman has been "stumped"
in trying to master the intricacies Of the
vermiform appendix. But let everybody
take heart, says the New York Sum-
lii an aristocratic New Jersey suburb
recently the superintendent Of public
schools was visiting grade while lesson
in physiology was being demonstrated.
The teacher was explaining the construc.
ton of the spinal column. She compared
it to string Of beads in order to show its
formation, and drew a diagram for further
illumination.
When the lesson was finished, the super
intendent suggested that most impor-
tant feature Of the spinal column had not
been explained
1t is this curious, pointed section at
the base" he said, indicating the end OF
the vertebral column, (which is called
the verTniform appendix. You have all
heard of appendicitis? Very good. Well,
that is the name given to a disease which
is caused by an inflammation of this ap.
pendix. An operation for appendicitis
means an amputation Of this useless ap-
pendix."
There is new superintendent of public
schools in that suburban New Jersey
town.
The leader., 1905-02-25
Mronu End Eoremoaf.

Representative John sharp Williams
tells Of q negro IN Mississippi who had
trouble with a bellicose dog belonging
to neighbor. The darlzy shot the
dog as soon as he discovered that the
beast was not friendly, and promptly
found himself III q Justices court
says the Saturday Evening Post.
What sort Of gun did you haVs.
Sam y asked the attorney for the
prosecution.
a double-barrel shotgun, sab" WAS
the reply.
Don't you think you could have
scared the dog or r.
sYa-as, boss. said the negro; q
mighter done dat, only was So
scared myself
Why didn't you take the other end
Of the gun and brighten him away z
The darky scratched his head
Boss, be said. lei de dawg wanted
me to do dat way VIII de gun. why
didn't hi come III me d. ether END
fustg'
The leader., 1905-02-25
Hia PaIIhearers.

They tell a good story of a well
known contractor in Chicago, named
Coleseed, who had always been very
active with all sorts of schemes. Al.
though his means were not large, he
had managed to keep his head above
water through the aid of pretty nearly
all the banks, says the New York
Times.
His wife was discussing with him
the sudden death of Herman Butler,
and said:
MRS. Butler told me that her hus-
band selected his pallbearers before
he died. think it was so nice Of him,
my dear; if you were taken before me,
who would you like to have act as pail
bearers?'
Coleseed thought a moment and
then said: .'W IL my dear, ask the
presidents Of the eight leading banks
of Chicago. They have carried me all
nv life'
The leader., 1905-02-25
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS
ouIfpork Lumber Exports.

The report for January shows that
is, 473, 900 feet Of Mississippi lum-
Der was exported through the harbor
at Gulfport during the 30-day
period, which is 438,O0O more feet
than was exported during the entire
year Of 1902, which was the first year
The harbor opened for business.
Twenty-one ocean-going vessels, hav-
ing drafts averaging from IA to ~
feet, and cargo capacity Of from
400, 900 to 10000 feet Of lumber,
loaded and cleared from Gulfport
during January.
The leader., 1905-02-25
A Now educational journal.

A stock company is being organ
lied in Jackson with capital stock
Of $4,000 for the purpose of pub
fishing an educational and indus
rial journal. The promoters, two
of whom are State officials, report
that $4,000 of the stock has already
been subscribed, and the remainder
will be forthcoming within a few
days. The publication is to be
launched within the next two
days. Prof. Fl. L. Whitfield will
edit the educational feature of the
journal.
The leader., 1905-02-25
IF You Are Sick, DoctorI

When the medicinal properties of Saw
Palmetto Berries were discovered the ques-
tion of the permanent cure of Stomach,
Liver, Kidneys and Bladder troubles was
settled. Vernal Palmettona palmetto
Berry Wine) is recommended by thou
sands Of former sufferers. 1t relieves the
inflammation and cures the disease. Don't
suffer from Dyspepsia, constipation, back
ache, headache, VernaI Palmettona will
cure you. Write for free trial bottle to
Vernal Remedy Co., lie Roy, N. Z. Sold
by druggists.
The leader., 1905-02-25
Treasury statement.

All of the county tax collectors
have settled with the State treasurer
for January collections. Treasurer
Miller states that since the 1st of
February about $45O,OO0 has been
paid into the vaults from the
seyenty-six counties Of the State. All
of the school fund warrants have
been paid, and the treasury now con-
tains about $3.50, 900 to meet current
expenditures. He hopes to be able
to run several months without re-
questing the governor to borrow the
100000 authorized at the last ses-
sion of the legislature.
The leader., 1905-02-25
THE NEIGHBORs ALL
USE THEM NOW.
Quick Cure of Rheumatism by DOdd's
kidney PilIs-Hovv They Saved
the Shop of q Kansas Black-,
smith - Cure Was Per-
manent Too.

Goodland, Kan, Feb. 20th.-(Speciall
SO quick and complete was. the cure Of
N. e. Albertsol, a local blacksmith, tnat
it almost seems like miracle. lie had
Rheumatism so bad he feared he would
Dodd's Kidney Pills drove away all the
pains and they have never returned.
Speaking Of his cure, Mr.. Albertson says:
II had Rheumatism in my shoulders
and arms for years. Part Of the time it
was so bad I could not sleep at night.
My arm hurt SO that it seemed ! would
have to give up my blacksmith shop. |
went to the drug store and bought one
box Of Dodd's Kidney Pills and took
them. I have not had the Rheumatism
since. A great many of the neighbors
are using Dodd's Kidney Pills since they
saw how they cured me"
The leader., 1905-02-25
Asphyxiated by Gas.

G. A. Anderson, of McComb City,
was asphyxiated by gas in a New
Orleans boarding house last week.
He blew out the gas instead of turn
ing it off when he retired.
The leader., 1905-02-25
Slow il Reportina.

Insurance Commissioner W. o.
Cole states that the fire, life and fra
ternal insurance companies are
rather slower than usual in submit
ting their annual reports. Quite
a large number Of the corporations
have not yet reported. They have
until the LIST Of March to submit
statements Of business handled dur
ing 1904, after which compilation
Of the figures viii be made by the
auditor.
The leader., 1905-02-25
Enormous Increase in Trucking.

Mississippi's crop Of fruits and
vegetables, especially the latter,
promises to show an enormous in
crease during the coming season.
The one hundred or more truck
farming association organized along
the lines Of the Gulf and Ship Is
land railroad are making extensive
preparations for planting, and the
shipments promise to be SO heavy
that the Ship Island system has or
dered special rolling stock.
The leader., 1905-02-25
CUTICURA PILLS
For Cooling and Cleansing the Blood
In TorturIng, Disfguring HumOrs
80 Chocolate pills csc.

Cutieura Resolvent Pills Chocolate
ccated) are the product of twenty-five
years practical laboratory experience in the
preparation Of remedies for the treatment
Ct humors of the skin, scalp and blood,
with loss of hair, and are confidently be-
Eeved to be superior to all other blood
purifiers, however expensive. Complete
external and internal treatment for every
sisting of Cuticura Soap to cleanse the
skin, Cuticura Ointment to heal the skin,
and Cnticura Resolvent Pills to cool and
cleanse the blood. A single set is often
sufficient to cure.
The leader., 1905-02-25

Electricity has been put to still an
other new and valuable use BY the in
veDtion Of the electrical language for
the deaf and dumb. Owing to an in
geniously contriyed talking machine.
which Jacob Reese has just perfected,
ali mutes the world over may some
day dispense with the sign language.
and those afflicted with blindness with
their fnger boards. establishing com
munlcation By electric impulses
through a circuit iii which source ut
electricity and one person or more
receiving the impulses form q part
The inventor il PepnsS lvanlan
The leader., 1905-02-25
Route Agreed Upon.

Right-of-way deeds for the pro
posed Belzoni extension Of the
Southern railway are now being filed
for record, the permanent route fol
the line having been agreed upon by
the engineering corps of the system.
The leader., 1905-02-25
shv at Drawing.

when was a young man" said
Stormington Barnes, Il went on the stage
with the determination OF becoming the
architect of my own fortune"
"Well?" queried Walker Holme.,
Barnes. 81 was successful failure be-
cause Of my inability 20 draw large
houses. &c Chicago Sun.
The leader., 1905-02-25
Accidentally Killed Himself.

j. @. Sanderson, a successful
farmer and estimable citizen, living
Eve miles west Of Ripley, accidently
shot and killed himself while out
rabbit hunting last week.
The leader., 1905-02-25

The fertilizer companies in Jack
son are now importing practically
all Of the pyrites ore used at their
plants through Gulfport. Several
shipments Of this mineral have re-
Gently been received through the
GulfpoFt harbor, and thence via the
Ship Island railroad to Jackson.
The fertilizer factories find this
route both cheaper and quicker.
Nearly all Of the pyrites used BY the
local factories come from Spain.
The leader., 1905-02-25
oxford Pythians Want a Hall.

A movement has been launched
among the members Of the Knight
of Pythias Of Oxford to organize
stock company to build Castle Hal
costing about $4,000.
The leader., 1905-02-25
Vegetables Killed.

j. F. Mckay, horticulturist Of the
State Of Mississippi, says that all
vegetables from the Tennessee line
to the Gulf of Mexico, were killed
by the recent cold weather.
The leader., 1905-02-25
Courthouse and Jail at Auction.

Courthouse and jail at Auction.
The old courthouse and Jail Of
Harrison county, at the old county
seat, Mississippi City, has been or
dered sold by the Board of Super
visors on the first Monday in March
at public auction.
The leader., 1905-02-25
shake Into Your Shoes

Aliens Foot Ease. It cures painful, swollen,
smarting, sweating feet. Makes new shoes
easy. Sold by all Druggists and Shoe Stores.
Don't accept any substitute. Sample FREE.
Address A. g. Olmsted. lie Roy, N. Z.
The leader., 1905-02-25
Oldest Native Dead.

Capt. 4. w. Brown, the oldest ma
tive Of Claiborne county, died last
week at the age of 80 years.
The leader., 1905-02-25
Edwarda Hotel burned.

The Howell Hotel, at Edwards,
was destroyed by fire last week, en-
failing loss of more than $4,000.
The fire originated from defective
due.
The leader., 1905-02-25
WIII BuIId J Nsw courIhouse.

The Board Of Supervisors Of Gov
ington has advertised for plans and
specifications for new $4,000
courthouse to replace the structure
destroyed III aid incendiary fire last
December. 4 lively fight is IN pros
peet over the location for the build
ING between Collins and williams
burg Collins has the advantage Of
being Oh the line Of The Gulf and
Ship Island railroad, while Will:
iamsburg is an interior town.
The leader., 1905-02-25
NTiIIions Of yegetables.

When the Editor read 10000 plants for
&c, he could hardly believe it, but upon
Iecond reading finds that the John A.
5alzer Seed CO., La Crosse, Wis, than
whom there are no more reliable and ex-
lensive seed growers in the world. makes
The leader., 1905-02-25

this offer which is made to get you to
test Salzer's Warranted Vegetable Seeds.
They will send you their big plant and
seed catalog, together with enough seed
to grow
1000 fine, solid Cabbages,
1000 rich, juicy Turnips,
1000 blanching, nutty Celery,
1000 rich, buttery Lettuce,
1000 splendid Onions,
1000 rare, luscious Radishes,
1000 gloriously brilliant FtcYers,
ALL FOR BUT leo POSTAGE
providing you will return this notice, and
if you viii send them zoe in postage, they
will add to the above package of IA
nous Berliner Caulifower. TX. III
The leader., 1905-02-25
MIsslssippi Branch Oroanized.

A Mississippi branch Of the Gulf
States Bottling Works was organized
at jackson last week, with w. w.
Lake as president.
The leader., 1905-02-25

Taylor's Cherokee Remedy Of Sweet
Gum and Mullen is Natures great REM
edy. Cures Cough, Cold, Group, Con.
druggist, 25c,. SOC. and $1.0O per bottle.
The leader., 1905-02-25

The United States senate is gradual
~ changing to body Of comparatively
young men. Senator Bailey, of Texas
is no longer the baby" member. Tins
latest accession is from Nebraska and
he is barely S5. Beverage. of Indiana
is among the youngsters. The far
northwest usually sends several kids. 4
The temperance Of Carter. Of Mon
tana, with his shaving-brush goatee, is
not chargeable to the colt class He
has been there before. Senator Nor
gan, Of Alabama. is the patriarch Of
the senate.
The leader., 1905-02-25

President Roosevelt has departed
from the social usages of many years
in becoming dinner guest at the
house of the vice preesident-elect. For
80 years It has been the custom of the
president to do no dining out. The
regular formal dinners and very stu
pid functions they are-haye been held
during the winter and few informal
and less stupid ones have been wedged
in. But President Roosevelt sees no
reason why he should be cut out from
good times at other peoples houses be-
cause he happens to be president.
The leader., 1905-02-25

81 couldn't make it at poetry" said the
author, "but I've struck it rich at laat,
for I've written cook book, with only
rhyme here and there between the vege-
| tables" -Atlanta Constitution.
The leader., 1905-02-25

The Pulajones are on the war path in
Eamar This is the first outbreak tnat has
occurred in the Jones family for over 40
years. Minneapolis Times.
The leader., 1905-02-25

Between pretending to be what we are
not and not to be what we are, we are
under a considerable strain to keep up
appearances Puck
The leader., 1905-02-25

Do not believe Piso,s Cure for Consump.
lion has an equal for coughs and colds.
The leader., 1905-02-25

Good intentions are often too good to
be true. N. Y Times.
The leader., 1905-02-25
A HEAL THY OLD AGE
OFTENTHE BESTRARTOFLIFE
Help for Women Passing Through
Change Of Life

Providence has allotted us each at
least seventy years in which to fulfill
our mission in life, and It is generally
our own fault If we die prematurely.
The leader., 1905-02-25

Up in Michigan an editor tells of a hol-
low tree that was 50 full Of squirrels that
their breathing broke the bark.
The leader., 1905-02-25

Civilization advances, but poverty grows.
1--WE ask you for predigested bread, cry
the poor, land you give us an uppasteur-
lied stone" PUCK.
The leader., 1905-02-25

a Guaranteed Cure for Piles.
itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles
Your druggist win refund money il PAzo
OINTMENT fails to cure in 9 to "A days. Soc.
The leader., 1905-02-25

The less polish man has the more re-
Elections he is apt to cast. Chicago Daily
News.
The leader., 1905-02-25

To boast Of ones honesty doesn't al
ways prove tn. \. Times.
The leader., 1905-02-25
The Triumph Of Hope Over Experi-
ence.

A Jack Mormon, according to the
definition Of the witnesses at the
Smoot inquiry, is a man who is not a
Mormon by religion, but is under OBJ
legations to the Mormons and friendly
to them. One Of the Jacks" was on
the stand recently.
What is the reason these men are
such rascals as to 90 and marry three
or four or i've wives 2" asked Chairman
Burrows.
II dunno. said the Jack Mormon, =
s.unless they think they can get one
out Of the bunch. z,
The leader., 1905-02-25

To Cure Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund themoney If it fails to cure.
g. w Groves signature is on each box. 25c.