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The leader., 1905-03-18
Health IA Yonr Heritare.

If you feel sick. depressed, irritated; II
stipated, Or get tired easy. something s0i IS
wrong. There is no reason why you
should not be restored to perfect health
if you will write for a trial bottle Of
Vernal Palmettona, made from Saw Pal
metto Berries which possess wonderful
curative powers for all diseases Of the
Stomach, Liver, Kidneys and Bladder.
Thousands of sufferers have been perma-
nently cured Write for free sample. Yer
nal Remedy Co., LIE Roy, N. Y. Sold By
druggists.
The leader., 1905-03-18
SCREAMED AT NIGHT.
Baby Scratched Until Face Was Raw
and Bleeding-Eczemn Cured
by Cuticura.

s.For over two years my little baby girl
suffered with a raw, itching and painful
causing her to scream day and night, and
my wife could get no rest. We tried sew
cral doctors, but without success Unless
we kept her hands tied she would scratch
until her face was like raw beef. One cake
cf Cuticura Soap and two boxes Of Cuti.
cura Ointment completely cured her
Lealing her face without mark or blem.
lsh. lSigned) w. j. Morgan, Orchard
Town, New Lambton, New South Wales
Australia"
The leader., 1905-03-18

Emperor Nicholas assuming himself
ali the responsibility for his defeat.
making no excuses except that the
strength Of the Japanese was miscal-
culated, and refusing to place any Of
the blame upon the council Of generals
upon whose advice be determined to
give battle.
The leader., 1905-03-18
BANKER FINDS HIS CHILD.
After Years of Searching, He FINDS
Her Working In Laundry
In Kansas.

Parsons. Kas., March 14.-E. F.
Woodward, Denver banker, found
his daughter, Of whom he has had no
trace for Is years.
Woodward and his wife separated is
years ago, and the child was given to
the mother by the courts. Later, the
mother married man named Lang
don. and as the child was known BY
that name the father could not locate
her.
BY chance the banker found his
daughter and former wife. The girl
was working in a laundry She will
return to Denver with him.
The leader., 1905-03-18

| in the first degree al. Holdredge, Neb.,
and sentenced to life imprisonment.
a society of young men mas been
formed in Berlin called the Active
Friends of Animals. They warn the
women Of Berlin that il they wear
birds in their hats they viii be re-
moved, and the members will stand all
legal consequences.
The Standard Oil Co. S latest blow al
1.-THE Kansas oil men Is to refuse to
purchase oil testing below 80 degrees
gravity. This shuts out nearly two
thirds of the Kansas product.
James Upton Medlock, aIias J. G. Mel
| Iier, who is wanted in st. Joseph, Mo-.
for burglary. is under arrest in New
York. He is said to be an expert
druggist, with penchant for stealing
proprietory medicines from stores
where he would secure employment
| A mi-ofEicial statement comes from
Sehwerin that the marriage Of Grown
Prince Frederick William OF Germany
and the Duchess Cecilia will take place
in Berlin on June 6.
Gen. Booth of the Salvation army Is
In Jerusalem, where he intends holding
4 series Of meetings. Turkish subjects
are forbidden to attend them.
Coy. Vardaman Of Mississippi has is.
sued an address to peace ofacers recit-
ing the prevalence Of crime and urging
them to at once begin crusade on the
i dives and haunts Of criminals.
Secretary Taft has declined to ac-
lcept the resignation Of Capt Geo, w
Kirlzman, on trial BY eourt-martial al
Fort Niobrara, Neb., for scandalous
conduct
The supreme court Of Connection
decided adversely to William j. Bryan
on his appeal from the decision of ths
superior court declaring the 'sseales
4 letter containing the $4,000 beQues
! not a part Of the PhiI0 s Bennett will
Now that the strikes are practically
over IN Warsaw, the employers are be-
ginning to find that the conceasion'
wrung from them will prove too heavs
burden for them to carry
The Tennessee Leg Iat0re win pro
ceed. on March Ii. q elect q successor
% Senator William g. Bate deceased
Coy Frazier Gov Taylor and Hon
Benton NcNlilain lire asplTRlsAss Will
The chances favorins tho latter:
Young Theodore Roosevelt was pre-
ltetl lE le c1SrhQgH Wla6 Wen III ili'
Inauguration witls beautiful Efal
pony and eQmpleta 1atit chaps.
sllekeF sn4 a|I
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CAME SLIPPING UP BEHIND.
Head of . Mercantile Ffrm KILLED
BY . Man who Lost Heavily
in u Failure.

Wichita. Kas., March IL. ]. G. Ca
sey, head Of the Casey Wholesale Mer-
camille CO., was shot through the head
and Instantly killed BY James Oliver,
who had slipped up behind him as he
sat at his desk. Oliver lost $2S, 900 in
the failure Of the Casey & Garst Mer-
camille co. a few months ago, and the
misfortune preyed on his mind.
The leader., 1905-03-18
THE JAPANEsE PURSUIT..
Resumption of Heavy Fighting Nea
Tie Pass is Anticipated.

Resumption of Heavy Fighting Near
Tie Pass is Anticipated.
Toxic, March 12, 6 p. m.-The jap
anese pursuit of the Russian armies
continues, and resumption of heavy
fighting in the vicinity of Tie Pass is
anticipated Tie Pass, which is nat.
urally strong, has been extensively
fortified, and it is thought the Rus
slams will rally there in an endeayor
to check the japanese.
The rapidly advancing armies al
ready are in touch at Tie Pass. The
Russians evidently are confused and
exhausted and possibly are short of
food and ammunition, and it is be-
Heved here they will be unable to re-
sist strong attack.
Succeeding field reports increase the
extent. Of the Russian disaster It
will require months to resupply and
reorganize the Russian armies. Esti-
mates of casualties given by captives
reach 40 per cent. The artillery losses
were specially heavy The captured
stores and munitions are valued at
millions Of dollars. This loss material
" adds to the crippling of the Russian
armies.
The Japanese people are receiving
details of the victory with calmness,
Toxic and other cities are exceedingly
quiet, and the recent admonition to the
people to refrain from spending money
in celebrations and devote their saw.
ings to war charities is being univer-
sally obeyed.
The Japanese press editorials. In
discussing the possible effect of the
victory upon peace declare Japan will
continue the vigorous prosecution OF
the war and has no suggestion to make
to Russia, directly or indirectly.
The leader., 1905-03-18

Cleveland, o., March 12.-The scran-
ton Avenue line Of the Cleveland Elec-
trio Railway Go, was tied up for two
hours Friday because a motorman and
conductor attempted to take out q
street car that did not meet the stand
ard Of cleanliness which the city
health officer is putting in force
The leader., 1905-03-18

The Simplon tunnel engineers knew
their business. Boring parties started
at each end Of the 12-mile cut through
the Alps, and the other day they met
midway The tunnel means great
things for Italy and Switzerland,
whose governments have guaranteed
the cost, which is placed at $150.00O,-
O00
The leader., 1905-03-18

The Carnegie institute, which has
the spending of the $10,00O,0O0 do
mated by the great ironmaster, has
been asked to set aside a good-sized
appropriation for the research work
to discover an antidote for snake
venom. 1t is probable that the re
quest will be granted. For thousands
of years the secret has been sought
in vain.
The leader., 1905-03-18

With the increased realization OF the
benefit accruing from the handling OF
forest tracts by professionally trained
foresters, there will develop large
demand for young men who have
taken up this new and interesting
active profession which SO happily
combines scientific study and CONNER
cial ends and has the attraction Of an
active. ourt-of-door life.
The leader., 1905-03-18

DR.. William Osler, of Johns Hopkins
University, has almost shaken society
on it's foundations by the declaration,
in scientific lecture, that nothing is
accomplished in the world by a man
more than forty years old; that men
of sixty years should be retired or
chloroformed; that American medical
colleges are teaching hybrid systems
of medicine; and that Europe is fal
ahead of the United States in medical
universities.
The leader., 1905-03-18

The appropriation of $1,OOO,OO0 Of
the Peabody educational fund to the
George Peabody School of Teachers
at Nashville is a step by the trustees
towards the dissolution of the trust
which has administered the fund since
it was created by George Peabody.
The donation was subsequently in
creased to $3,000,000, and placed in
the hands of carefully selected board
of trustees, who have been using the
interest of the fund for the education
Of both white and colored children in
the South. Peabody was greatest Of
our early philanthropists.
The leader., 1905-03-18
nrncnrnni wheat.

Ealzer's strain of this Wheat is the kind
which laughs at droughts and the ele-
ments and positively mocks Black Rust
that terrible scorchf
It's sure of yielding so bushels of finest
Wheat the sun shines on per acre on good
ILL.,, Ia, Mich, Wis, o., Pa, Mo-, Neb
lands and 40 to go bushels on arid lands
No rust, no insects, no failure. Cataloe
tells all about it.
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three YaGui TndIan9 1xtlIe,,

Culican, Mexico, March The
band Of Yaqui Indians who recently
held up and robbed the Mazatlan stage
Of $4,000 were oYertaken near Tecu-
ala BY force OF rnral police. In the
fight that ensued three of the Indians
were killed and two were captured
The leader., 1905-03-18

Des 2aolnes, Ia. March Is. Edward
p. Rivers, prominent track athlete at
the state university al Iowa City, died
from appendicitis Rivers vas 4
sprinten and traelman Of note, having
been otl the track team Of this uni
versity zpr the past four years
The leader., 1905-03-18

The organization of chemical study
and research in Germany for indus
trial purposes was begun by Prof JUS
tus Won Liebig, who set up the first
up-to-date university laboratory at
Giessen, about fifty years ago.
The leader., 1905-03-18

Forty, as matter of fact, is the
age to begin, not the age at which
to end. At 40 man begins to realize
that life is real, that knowledge is
the only thing worth while. The man
of 40 should begin his real life, his
real study, his real thinking and his
real work. If he has done anything
before that and got a good start, 50
much the better. But let no man
think himself mature at 40 or past
the age of work and achievement
The leader., 1905-03-18

The sensation created in London BY
Manchnow, the human mammoth, ia
still unabated The marvellous man
is 8 feet S1g inches tall, and who at
the appointed eating times consumes
six times as much food as a common
mortal with a pretty fair appetite.
When nine years old Manchnow was
6ll feet in height. When the giant
was transported from the railroad sta
lion to the Coliseum, where he is be
Ing exhibited, no rooted vehicle could
be found to accommodate him, SO he
made the Journey in moving van.
His child is Of normal size.
The leader., 1905-03-18

Deadwood, S. b., March Ia. Richard
Calvin. mining man here, was fa-
tally shot, Monday by E. P. FARM
ham, formerly postmaster at Central
City, now general manager Of the
Queen Of the Hills Mining Co. Farm
ham is alleged to have shot in self-de-
The leader., 1905-03-18

Several spots have lately been dis
covered on the sun, one of which, al
least, is remarkable for it's enormous
size of 10000 miles. In other words
this terrestrial globe might be dropped
into the central chasm as a pea into
a thimble without touching the sides
The whole surface is changing and
breaking up constantly The other
spots are two in number, each 10000
miles in diameter, one at each side oi
the 70,OeO-mile spot.
The leader., 1905-03-18
lIra. Lasrrence IlIen nn 1,Inin

New Orleans, March H. Mrs. Mary
Lawrence, widow of the late Rheuna
D. Lawrence, former mayor Of SPRING
field, Ill. died suddenly on train
while en- route from Jacksonville, Fla.,
to here.
The leader., 1905-03-18
THE MYSTERY EXPLAINED.
What It Was That Made the Welsh
Rabbit Taste So Very
Queer.

A lady walked into erocer's shop one
day with her sleeves turned up to her eli
bows and fighting light in her eyes
says the Kansas City Independent.
This here, she observed with sniff,
as she banged piece Of yellow substance
on the counter, us the soap that makes
ev'ry washin' day kind Of glorified bean
feast; the soap that gets all the linen as
white as snow and as sweet as q hazel
nut by dinner time, and lets the happy
housewife spend the rest Of the day play.
IN with the children, and here am I
been scrubbin' three mortal hours with
that lump, and amt got as much lathes
out Of it as ! could get from brickbat' 3
II beg your pardon, remarked the
grocer courteously, .but it isn't the soap
Your little boy came in here yesterday
for half pound Of both soap and cheese;
that's the cheese"
The eheeseD gasped the lady THAT
accounts for the other thing, then"
The other thing?"
Yes, the other thing" came the reply
u was layin awake half the night won.
derin' what ii was made the Welsh rab.
bit we had for supper taste SO funny"
The leader., 1905-03-18

New York. March IL. AT TIE close
Of a long session Of the committee Of
nine It was stated that the committee
fayors the establishment Of separate
bureau for the regulation Of the social
evil. thus taking the supervision Of
aisorderly and disreputable houses
away from the police
The leader., 1905-03-18

San Francisco. March 1s Nv. s.
Clark, formerly lumber saIesnsa Of
l.s GEangs IllI has committed Suicide
in rooming house here bx lurnins
81 the gas Hs was discouraged over
failure g secure eaatxaet
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r Cures Nh;le You wan.

Aliens Foot-Ease is a certain cure fol
feet. Sold BY all Druggists. Price 25c. DOM
accept any substitute. Trial package FREE
Address Allen s. 0lnsted. lie Roy, N. Y.
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Descendant 81 4 PiTrri1n

Chillicothe, Mo-, March Il. william
Bradford Leach died here. aged 64. He
was direct descendant Of Maj. VIII
lam Bradford, governor of Plymouth
colony.
The leader., 1905-03-18

New York. March IL New York
city merchants are considering a pro-
ject for construction of subway for
freight traflc.
The leader., 1905-03-18

1t has been found that all the gun
sights on the King Edward VII, Eng
lands most powerful battle ship, arU
incorrect. She will go to Portsmouth
to have them adjusted.
The leader., 1905-03-18

New Orleans, March IL Secretary
Hester's statement Of the worlds Wis
fble supply Of cotton shows total viss
ibie of !. 1z2. 49z bales. against 4.170, ,153
last week.
The leader., 1905-03-18

Two stays fought a duel lasting
more than two hours in the Bois de
( Boulogne, Paris, in full view OF the
public. Neither Of the combatants was
seriously injured.
The leader., 1905-03-18

Taylor's Cherokee Remedy Of Sweet
Cum and Mullen is Natures great rem
edy. Cures Cough, Cold, Group, Con-
sumption and all throat troubles. AT
druggist, 25c.. SOC. and $l00 per bottle.
The leader., 1905-03-18

An engineer declares that 10000
people now do the work with the aid
OF machinery which needed a6.0OO.O00
people to do few years aga
The leader., 1905-03-18

The total length of the Russian rail-
way system on January IA was az
57l1s miles. In 1904 there were thrown
open to trafic e79 miles.
The leader., 1905-03-18

Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spokenof
Ave-, N, Minneapolis, Mimi. Jan. 8, 1900.
The leader., 1905-03-18

RECORD or 4 aREAr sEnIoInE
A Prominent Cincinnati woman Tells
How Lydia =. pinkham's vegetabie
Compound Completely Cured Her.

The great good Lydia e. Pinkharn's
Vegetable Compound is doing among
the women Of America is attracting
the attention Of many of our leading
scientists, and thinking people gener-
nlly.
The leader., 1905-03-18

To drink in the Landscape one should
be supplied with field glasses Philadel-
phia Record.
The leader., 1905-03-18

It is encouraging to read prophecies Of
an early spring, even though you don't
believe them. Boston Globe.
The leader., 1905-03-18

A medical authority says that in
railway collisions the passengers who
are asleep escape the bad effect Of
shaking and concussion.
The leader., 1905-03-18

The more a man puffs the less freight
be hauls Chicago Tribune.
The leader., 1905-03-18
GNNERAL NEWS ITEMs.

Joseph Nance is under arrest al
Marysville, Cal, charged with having
murdered his wife and burned theil
home. The woman's charred remains
were found in the ruins.
Daniel j. Sully and Edward Hadley
the cotton brokers, have received their
final discharge in bankruptcy in the
United States district court in New
York.
Judgment by default was obtained
in New York against Mrs. Cassie l.
Chadwick by a millinery firm, for 81,
$50 due on a check which she gave the
firm and which was protested.
1t cost w. H. Perry a two years
sentence in the penitentiary for voting
fraudulently at the recent charter cleo
ton in Kansas City, Mo-, for which he
received 50 cents
Heavy rains have fallen in the Sac
ralaento valley in California and in
the foothills, and farmers say they will
prove of great benefit to the crops.
Richard Calvin, mining man, was
fatally shot by E. P. Farnham, for
merly postmaster at Central City, Al
Deadwood, S. D. Farnham is alleges
to have shot in self-defense.
Count Cassini, the Russian ambas,
sador at Washington. says that Rus
sian prestige can only be maintained
by victory, and for this she will fghi
to the end. Time will be no consider
alton, he says.
The Interborough company's men
who struck in New York, are seeking
their old places, but only portion ars
being taken back. The rest are placed
on the waiting list
Ed. B. Rivers, q prominent tracl
athlete at the Iowa state university
died from appendicitis.
-Four hundred members of the Con
gress Of Mothers were received at thu
| White House, in Washington, BY Mrs
Roosevelt. Tea was served in the stat'
dining room.
The municipal treasury Of Colon
Panama, was robbed of $1,000 Th'
money was taken from an iron safe
notwithstanding the building wa
guarded by police.
Mr.. Frank HI Hitchcock, Of Massa
chusetts, has been confirmed as frs
assistant postmaster general.
"A scientific controversy has ariseI
iii Honolulu between those who be
lieye Mrs. Stanford was poisoned an'
those who profess to believe she die
from natural causes.
The unusual sight Of snow storm
recently startled the people Of north
ern Arizona.
Rev. DIR. John Watson Clan Mac
Laren) has resigned the pastorate Q
the Seton Park Presby yterian churel
il Liverpool. He says he is worn gu
and can not go on.
Hundreds of people have died Of bu
bonic plague at Pisagua, Chile, ana n
town is being abandoned.
Col. Caleb Huse, g, s. A., gradual
Of West Point in 1851. and for man
years an instructor there, IS dead g
| Highland Falls, N.
President Harper OF Chicago univei
sity is going to Lakewood, n 3, to r
ouperate, where John p. hockefelie
4 has arranged for his stay
Charles A. Forbes. Of Petershan
| Mass, died suddenly on board ia
tourist steamer Halifax OF the port 2
/ Kingston, Jamaica
I The Japanese have captured sA
British steamer Saxon Prince. ho'1n
~, mi sifuoa4nl< with cargo Of stef
The leader., 1905-03-18
No Cure 4 cold a one nav

OF course diamonds are vulgar Il you
haven't any.-N. Y. Times.
The leader., 1905-03-18

It begins to look as though a person
would have to be millionaire in order
to live the simple life.-Chicago Chronicle.
The leader., 1905-03-18

There should be no objection to man
smoking cigarettes if he is alone and hap
pens to have a grudge against himself
Chicago Sun.
The leader., 1905-03-18

a Guaranteed Cure for Piles.
itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles
Your druggist will refund money il PAz0
OINTMENT fails 20 cure IN Q to "A days. SOC.
The leader., 1905-03-18

he good die young, is the epitaph Of
most New Years resolutions Life.
The leader., 1905-03-18
THE WEEKS NEWS
TERSELY OUTLINED.
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 Culled From the
Important Hnppeninga All over
the world.
coNGREss.

The senate is anxious to get through
with the Santo Domingo treaty and
adjourn, and every day increases the
difficulty Of keeping a quorum to-
gether.
The death of Senator Bate, Of Ten
nessee, was announced in the senate
and the usual resolutions adopted. A
committee of 12 senators was appointed
to make preparations for the funeral,
to t-s held in the senate chamber, and
the sergeant was directed TO
escort the remains to Nashville, Tenn.l
for interment.
The leader., 1905-03-18

The Mayhower was a very small shin.
In selecting her the pilgrims are now
thought to have had IN mind their num-
bers as pilgrims, merely, rather than their
numbers as ancestors Puck.
The leader., 1905-03-18

The oyster famine at Baltimore is offset
by the story that beer famine is prevail
ing at Milwaukee, Cincinnati Conner
cal Trihune
The leader., 1905-03-18

Take Laxative Brom0 Quinine Tablets All
druggists refund the money if It fails TO cure
g. w. Groves signature is on each box. 26c
The leader., 1905-03-18
[(167OVNNN
JUST sENn 10c AND rms NOTICE

JUST 'sI'7Nl' IVO zINU HE OUA1NE
to the John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse,
Wis, and they will send you free a sample
of this Wheat and other farm seeds, to-
gether with their great catalog, worth
The leader., 1905-03-18

"A rub with alcohol is a great beauti-
fer, says physician In Maine the rub
comes when you try to get the ALCOHOL
Portland Advertiser
The leader., 1905-03-18
THE WAR IN THa FAR EAST.

A st. Petersburg dispatch says that
Russia's grand army with the ex-
ception of those it has lost. is gather
ing slowly behind the fortifications OF
Tie Pass, which they are strengthen
ing, as they are apprehensive of attack
by that eastward flanking column" OF
Japanese.
The Japanese have a momentous
question to solve--the transportation
and care of the army of Russian pris-
oners captured and the disposition Of
the thousands of the enemy's dead in
addition to their own dead and wound
led.
Peace talk is growing more pro-
nounced at the foreign embassies in
London and Washington.
The Japanese report their losses in
the battle of Mukden as 41,222, and
that of the Russians 10000 killed OF
wounded and 10000 prisoners.
It would seem that Kurppatkin was
careful of his artillery, as the Jap
anese only report the capture OF 81
guns in the battle of Mukden, up to the
morning of the 18th.
Field Marshal Oyama reports the
capture of an enormous quantity OF
munitions and supplies of all kinds
enough to fit out good sized army
The latest reports from st. Peters
burg say the war is to be pushed tc
the bitter end. and that if there are
any peace propositions they must
come from Japan, must be moderate
and must recognize Russian supremacy
in the east. The Russian people have
not yet heard of the result of the bat
tie of Mukden, but they are talking Of
peace.
The Japanese, with bands playing
and banners flying, entered Mukden on
the 10th inst, on the heels of the
fleeing Russians. The japanese
captured enormous quantities of arms,
ammunition and other war material.
The czar is said to have had enough
Of general whose Interpretation Of
victory is successful retreat.
The leader., 1905-03-18

Men are ia the majority In the
United States to the extent of 216 in
each 10000 Of the population, accord
ing to a bulletin issued by the census
bureau. In 1890 the excess Of males
was 242 The divisions of continental
United States with the smallest pro-
portion Of males are the District Of
Columbia (474 per cent? Massachus
sets (48.7 per cent? and Rhode
island f4s.1 per cent? those with The
LARGEST are Wyoming (62.9 per cent :,
ana Mantana (616 per cent? The
even division of the sexes is main
tained throughout the world.
The leader., 1905-03-18

LONDON, MARCH I3.-rART OF THE
JAPANESE LEFT is NOW TWENTY
MILES NORTHWEsr OF TIE PASS.
THE OCCUPATION or THAT PLACE
WILL. BE SOON ACCOMPLISHED.
THE RUSSIAN REAR GUARD THAT
WAS LETT TO COVER THE RE-
TREAT HAS BEEN CUT OFF AND IT
rs EXPECTED 1T WILL SURRENDER.
THE JAPANESE ARE NOW HOLD
ING THE RAILWAY AND ROLLING
STOCK.