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The leader., 1905-09-16
LAX CITY GOVERNMENT.
Perils Encountered by a Worthy Cit
izen of an Indian Com
munity.

Sir-I should like to bring to notice
of public through widely scattered col
umns of your valuable journal a per-
adventure that overlook my personal
ity whilst taking nocturnal perambula-
tions on the West Moat road in order
to caution fellow-citizens against ST.
multaneous danger.
Whilst vending my way along
abovesaid thoroughfare in the evening
of the 22d ultimo, and pursuing a
course as crow flies toward my hum
BILE domicile, was suddenly and in
simultaneously confronted with mon
strous kissing and much confounded
in immediate vicinity.
/ first remained soto voce, and then
applying close scrutiny of my double
optics to the spot whence proceeded
above such disturbance l was much
horrified and temporaneously paralyzed
to 10! and behold mighty enormous
reptile of cobra-di-capello making
frontal attack.
My pedal appendages being only
clothed in wooden sandals, thereupon
Immediately took to neither limbs and
beat hasty retreat (as stated in war
telegrams), or, in other words, made
rapid retrograde movement by locomo-
ton of lower shanks, though person
ally much courageous.
should like to Indignantly question
what are newly selected city fathers
cogitating that they should not take
commensurate steps to relegate such
carnivorous animals to limbo oblivion
and insure safety of pedestrians and
footpads?
Please answer me this inscrutable
question, famous sir? Praying for
welfare and increase of filial bond. /
am, am most obedient sir. your ever
obedient servant, Rube Chowdry Bose.
NJ B.-If this epistle ls consigned to
waste-paper basket and no notice
taken of my humble complaint, shall
memoriate in other papers.
The leader., 1905-09-16
NOISES IN HER HEAD
Mrs., Reagan was q Nervous Wreck,
But Or. Williams Pink Pills
BROUGHT Sound Health,

brought 0OuuO hbcGtStts
Before began to take DR.. Williams
Pink Pills." said Mrs. Mary Reagan,
of No. SO Kilburn street, Fall River,
Mass, recently, i" I was in and out of
bed all the time, but now I stay up all
day and do all my own work.
81 was badly run down from over
work. One day noises began i'll my head
and almost made me crazy. My head
felt as if q tight band had been put
around it, and the pressure and the
sounds made me so uneasy that often
had to walk the floor all night.
My stomach was i'll bad shape, and
had smothering sensations. At such
times my body seemed bloodless, my
hands were like chalk and my face
turned yellow. The doctor said ] had
dyspepsia i'll the worst form. Then my
nerves gave way and was completely
FRUSTRATED. frequently suffered from
smothering sensations.
"The first box of Dr. Williams Pink
Pills that I used quieted my nerves
SO that could get good night s
sleep, which was new experience for
me. Before began to use them was
nervous wreck and trembled at the
slightest sound. l was so weak that l
had to sit down and rest every few steps
when went up stairs. Now 1 can run
up whole flight at once. The smother
ing sensations have gone and the noises
in my head have stopped entirely. My
appearance has greatly improved, for
friends who were alarmed on my ac-
count before, now say: How we'll you
are lookingp My husband spent over a
hundred dollars on treatment for me that
was worthless, but few boxes of Dr.
Williams Pink Pills brought me sound
health .
Sold by all druggists, or sent, post
paid, on receipt of price, so cents per
box, six boxes for 50 so by the Dr. Will
liams Medicine Co, Schenectady, n. Y.
The leader., 1905-09-16
Ingenious Device.

The Icelanders have q strange but
effective plan for preventing horses
straying away from any particular spot.
If two gentlemen happen to be riding
without attendants. and wish to leave
their horses for any reason, they tie the
head Of one horse to the tail OF another,
and the head of this to the tail of the
former In this state it is utterly Inn
possible for the horses to move on,
either backwards or forwards. II dis
posed to move at all, it will be only in
cicle, and even then there must be
mutual agreement to turn their heads
the same way.
The leader., 1905-09-16
NAMES scALLop FISHERS.
Industry ct Recent Inception, But
Has Proved to Be Prof
liable.

A new industry for the fishermen Of
he Maine coast is that Of catching scal-
lops 1t has already proved profitable,
and hundreds OF men are engaged in the
work. They drag with huge nets the
bottoms Of the bays and harbors and
AXE out thousands of gallons Of these
she'll fish, The fishermen about Blue
hill and Frenchman's bays are all at
it, reports the New York Sun. Scallops
we're discovered in the latter bay onfy
last spring.
The scallops live in deep or shoal
water to suit their taste, and, in a
sense, are migratory. They are found
in shoal water during the summer, and
in the winter they live in deep water.
IN the summer they cling to soft bot
toms, and in the winter prefer sandy
places. They are often seen in huge
cluster and sometimes found piled up
On one another several tiers deep.
Great beds of them have been discov-
cred in Bluehill and other bays ten feet
in depth. Near Bartlett's island last
winter Ernest Moore, Of Bass Harbor,
and his companion, ran their boat upon
What they supposed to be ledge. 1t
proved to be scallop bed Of great size
and density. The scallops were piled
up in windrows and cocks, just as
though some farmer fisherman had been
there and stacked them UP with pitch
fork. The men made small fortune ~
the next few days. They caught bar
rels and barrels of scallops, for which
they found ready market.
In the winter scallops bring the fish
srmen in Boston and New York about
$3.50 per gallon. A hundred scallops
will yield a gallon Of sweetmeats. The
fishermen last winter, in some instances,
made as high as $50 in single day, and
an average days catch ranged from $40
upward. They retail here now for 20
cents a gallon.
The fishermen in dragging for seal
lops use boats 35 or 40 feet long, which
are propelled by sail and naphtha power
A big feet of these arxiliaries has been
operating on the west side of Mount
Desert island for several winters with
marked success. The coming fall will
see still larger feet in Frenchman's
bay, since scallops in untold numbers
have been found there There is no
fishing there now, for the scallops are
not so good in the summer, and sell at
low price.
The scallop boat has power and der
rick. A large, strong net with five or
six foot iron plate at its mouth, attached
to 100 fathoms of rope. is the equip
ment for scraping the fish from thesE
deep sea beds. When the net is full the
load is drawn into the boat by a small
windlass run by naphtha engine of
several horsepower.
1t is the practice of lobstermen ON
the Maine coast to build huge pounds
and when Holsters are plentiful anG
cheap in the summer to put them IL
these pounds and keep them until the
following winter.
The scallop fishermen believe that
they can reap a harvest in the same
way by catching up scallops in sum-
mer and keeping them in pounds or
cars until the price of scallop meat
goes up. Scallops will live and thrive
in a car as well as Holsters. The expert.
ment has been tried with good results.
The leader., 1905-09-16
Mans selashness.

On a general survey Of all the great
er qualities men usually claim for
themselves that women are on an in
ferior moral platform. With many pro-
testations women are, perhaps. inclined
to admit that some sort OF plausible
case can be made out for men. But on
one thing women are unanimous. They
assert as a self-evident fact which can
not be contradicted that men are abom-
inably selfish in little things. Satalr-
day Review.
The leader., 1905-09-16
Cure to Stay Cured.

Wapello, Iowa, Sept. 18th, (Special) -
One of the most remarkable cures ever
recorded in Louisa County is that Of Mrs.
Minnie Hart of this place. Mrs. Hart was
in bed for eight months, and when she
was able to sit up she was all drawn up
on one side, and could not walk across
the room. Dodd's Kidney Pills cured her.
Speaking of her cure Mrs. Hart says:
Yes, Dodd's Kidney Pills cured me
after ] was in bed for eight months, and |
know the cure was complete, for that was
three years ago, and / have not been
down since. In four weeks from the time
| started taking them was able to make
my garden. Nobody can know how
thankful am to be cured or how much !
feel I owe to Dodd's Kidney Pills"
This case again points out how much
the general health depends on the Kid
neys. Cure the Kidneys with Dodd's
Kidney Pills and nine tenths Of the suf-
fering the human family is heir to viii
disappear.
The leader., 1905-09-16
Unanimous.

You say, Mr.. Nottasent and Miss
Brokeleigh are not going to marry? ?
Why, thought they were two souls
with but single thought"
"They were-that's what broke it
of They both wanted to marry
money. cleveland Leader.
The leader., 1905-09-16

''Why ii the world did you give tlrat
tramp whole beefsteak? demanded
Mrs Smith, reprovingly.
eI've just got back from three
weeks camping. said Smith, and
I'm sorry for any man that has to live
out Of tin can. Detroit Free Press.
The leader., 1905-09-16

a sheaaeld Eng writer. in com
menting on the desirability Of the
American market for razors. declares
that more razors are bought In Ameri-
ca for each man than ii any country
of the world
The leader., 1905-09-16

The helpful hen, with profits aggregat-
ing S31 900 900 last year, wants all the
world to know that the mule is not the
whole thing in the Missouri barnyard.
The leader., 1905-09-16

Ward Seminary, Nashville, Tenn, of
fers your girl a first-cIass education at
get SO much for the money elsewhere.
Write at once for Book Of information.
The leader., 1905-09-16

suffer in silence and drift along from
bad to worse, knowing full well that
they ought to have immediate assist
ance, but natural modesty impelS
them to shrink from exposing them
selves to the questions and probably
examinations of even their family
physician. It's unnecessary. Without
money or price you can consult a wo-
man whose knowledge from actual ex-
perience is great.
Mrs. PlnkEam's Standing Invitation.
Women suffering from any form of
female weakness are invited to promptly
communicate with Mrs. Pinkham, at
Lynn, Mass. All letters are received,
opened, read and answered by women
only. A woman can freely talk of her
private illness to a woman; thus has
been established the eternal confidence
between Mrs. Pinkham and the women
of America which has never been
broken. Out of the vast volume of
experience which she has to draw from,
it is more than possible that she has
gained the very knowledge that will
help your case. She asks nothing in
return except your goodwill, and her
advice has relieved thousands. Surely
any woman, rich or poor, is very foolish
if she does not take advantage of this
generous offer of assistance.
If you are ill, don't hesitate to get
bottle of Lydia E. PinlSham's Vegetable
Compound at once, and write Mrs. Pink
ham. Lynn. Mass, for special advice.
When medicine has been successful
In restoring to health so many women,
you cannot well say, without trying it,
II do not believe it will help me-
The leader., 1905-09-16
H;lIvilIa nabv

''Bless his hearth exclaimed the fond
mother, as the squalling baby rolled on
the floor; Molly, run out an kill a
rattlesnake an git rattle for him. -
Atlanta Constitution.
The leader., 1905-09-16

Fifty per cent. Of what is termed hard
luck" Is simply q blend of laziness and
poor Judgment Chicago Tribune.
The leader., 1905-09-16

proach. This was my condition for
four years. Doan's Kidney pills helped
me right away when / began with
them, and three boxes cured me perma-
nently."
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
For sale by all dealers. Price, so cents
per box.
The leader., 1905-09-16

am sure Piso's Cure for Consumption
saved my life three years ago. Mrs, Thos.
Robbins, Norwich, N. T., Feb. II, 1900.
The leader., 1905-09-16
ResourcefuI woman.

What did you do with that taint-
ed money your uncle gave your
SheI salted il down, Of course. he
troit Free Press
The leader., 1905-09-16
DIsFIoURINo HUMoR.
Brushed Scales from Race Like Pow
der-Doctor Said Lady Would
Be DisAgured for Life.
cUTIcURA WORKS WONDERS.

II suffered with eczema all over my
body. My face was covered; my eye
brows came out. had tried three doc
tors, but did not get any better. then
went to another doctor. He thought my
face would be marked for life, but my
brother-in-law told me to get Cuticura. 1
washed with Cuticura Soap, applied Cuti-
cura Ointment, and took Cuticura Re
solvent as directed. could brush the
scales off my face like powder. Now my
face is just as clean as it ever was.- Mrs.
Emma White, GAL Cherrier Place, Cam
den, N. j., April Is, 'Ob. z
Theory aside, few things are more eiEi-
eiently expiatory Of sin than making
money at it.-Puck.
The leader., 1905-09-16

Theaters Of France.
France leads the countries OF Eu-
rope in theaters, having 394.
The leader., 1905-09-16

The Board OF Supervisors Of Union
county will give special attention to tho
subject of good roads. At their meet
ing last week one contract Of 200 yards
Of road was let to w. S. Parks for the
sum of $3.50. The town of New Albany
has agreed to give 81 for every dollar
appropriated BY the board for the
working of certain roads.
The leader., 1905-09-16

small Of the back
and had such fre.
quent dizzy spells
that / could scarce
ly get about the
house. The urin-
ary passages were
also quite irregu-
lar. NJ 0 IL t h 1y
periods were so
dis tire ssin G I
dreaded their ap-
The leader., 1905-09-16
A W0MAN'S SUFFERINGS.
Weak, Irregular, Racked With Pains
Made Well and 80 Pounds Heavier.

Mrs. e. W. Wright Of 172 Main Street,
Haverhill, Mass, says: In 1898 was
suffering SO with sharp pains in the
The leader., 1905-09-16

There is a demand for large tracts
Of timber lands in Mississippi II
seems that the world IS Just now be-
ginning to appreciate what we have in
the way Of virgin forests, While it
might not be well to advise owners to
hold their lands. but sc any rate, get
what they are worth
The leader., 1905-09-16

The McComb City Fair, to be held
at that place on October II to 90, in
elusive, promises to be much larger
and better than last year. The good
people of Pike county are not at all
panicky over the mosquito quarantine,
and have arrangeS a splendid list of
premiums for exhibitors The fair
promises, if anything, to excel the
splendid success of last year. 1t has
proven a good investment for the peo-
pie of that section, and will be per-
manent institution.
The leader., 1905-09-16

Railroad travel in this State has been
reduced to minimum, the drummer
even having quit the road. 1t is under
stood, however, that a good many of
the travelling men have taken to the
woods and their country trade in bug
gies, and that the crossroads merchants
are entertaining more strangers these
days than ever before.
The leader., 1905-09-16

President Kincannon of the Indus
trial Institute and College at Columbus
has issued statement to the effect that
the opening of the institution has been
postponed until Oct. 3.
The leader., 1905-09-16

The supervisors of SunHower county
refuses to continue the contract system
of working public roads, which has
prevailed for five years, and goes back
to the old system of road commission
ers and OYerseerS.
The leader., 1905-09-16

President Murrah of Millsaps Col
lege has given out the following: "The
State Board of Health having ordered
that no boarding schools open in Mis-
sissippi before the 1st of October, Mill
saps College opening is therefore post
poned from Sept. 20 to Oct ~
The leader., 1905-09-16

The Auditors Office is in receipt of q
letter from J r. Skillman, tax collec-
tor Of Alcorn county, asking what
privilege tax party is liable for who
lives in the country and buys and sells
hogs and cattle k0ther than home raised)
kills them and puts them in his wagon.
and comes to town, canvasses from
house to house, selling and delivering
the meats9" Auditor Henry replied
that such parties had a movable meat
market, and unlike the fixed meat
markets, sold and delivered their meats
#t one and the same time, and were Iia-
bic Tor the regular meat market privi-
!eSe tax. State and municipal.
The leader., 1905-09-16

When a citizen puts in good word
for his town when he is away from
home he never knows but what it
will eventually result in the invest
ment of hundreds and thousands Of
dollars. The good done by a single
optimistic word is hard to compute.
Always put in the good word, and the
results will show up sooner or later
The leader., 1905-09-16

The Board of Supervisors Of
Lowndes county have called a good
roads convention for October 2, when
full and free discussion of the ways
and means to improve the roads of
that county will be had. 1t is to- be
hoped that the conference will pro-
duce good results, and that Lowndes
county will soon prove the banner
good-roads county of that section.
The leader., 1905-09-16

Following the example of the State
institutions of Mississippi, the Missis-
sippi Synodical College at Holly Springs
has postponed its opening to Oct. 4.
The leader., 1905-09-16

J. r. Dowdele, manager of the Mu-
tual Insurance Company in the State of
Mississippi, received telegram few
days ago from Richard A. McCurdy,
president of the company, which read:
Contribute $3.50 on behalf of the COM
pany to Citizens Sanitary Relief Com
mittee of Vicksburg, and charge same
in account. :.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-07-30
ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR NEEDED

The Graphic has frequently called
inspector is needed in the city Of Pine
Bluff But its arguments along that
line seem to have had no very greaf
effect. It is true that the city council
has taken up the matter at various
times, and time or two an ordinance
providing for an electrical inspector
has been before that body for consid-
GRAFTON, but always killed by being
pigeon-heled without action.
It seems that the heavy loss sus-
tanned by the ] Il. Eddins Dry Goods
company by reason of defective wir=
ing should be argument enough itself
to cause the council 70 take favor
able action without further delay Z
is not the first time defective elec=
trical wiring has cansel a fire IN
Pine Bluff, and it will net be the last
time unless the council provides for
the correct wiring Of every house in
the city, and has an inspector whose
duty it shall Be to see that every
house is properly wired and 10 make
frequent inspection nf he wiring, so
that any defects which may arise
may be remedied before they caHse
disaster
The danger to life and property is
too great for this matter to be longer
neglected by the council
It is alleged by some that there is
only one business house in the city
wired according 10 ne underwriters
regulations. This may be true. There
NAV be only one house correctly W.
ed, there may be more. and there may
not be one. What is true Of the bHs
ress houses is also true of the resi-
dences.
Much Of the wiring is done by ineX-
perienced boys and it is time for The
city to protect the lives and properly
of it's citizens from further hazard BY
defective electrical wiring It has al
ready cost one NE ana Hiuth '''pSI
ty, and if the present state of affairs
continue the loss will become great
er each year.
A man who is thoroughly comne-
tent should be employed to inspect aI}
present wiring and 70 hays all H.
fects corrected and 70 sac that ali
future wiring is properly done
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-07-30
G1[!l||!|1'''||'3;':|'!'|a1!l1!l.l3] q } ! ] \

IL Kansas city, Kan. recently
class Of candidates. mum berine $50
was initiated into the mysteries OF the
order. After the initiation banquet
was given, which was attended by 600
Modern Noodmen, incihdtng William
Jennings Bryan.
Zion Modern Woodmeu camp o. Ban.
gor. Me-, Is composed wholly Of Jew
ish people 1t has "a men oership Of
seventy
At the dedication of the new Wood
men annex building III Rock Island
IL. a class of 331 candidates vas
adopted.
The order is IN such & sonrlshing
condition that the assessor FOR the
month Of July has been omitted
At Sioux City Ia, recently c!ass OF
ia candidates was Initiated INTO the
! mysteries OF the order.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-07-30
WHAT A CABINET OFFICER 10

What is the official standing ol 'ne
cabinet? What duties do the memoer9
perform? u. a.
The constitution does not speclhc"i
" provide for a cabinet: indeed, the
word cabinet" occurs neither IN our
constitution nor in our laws. In vlf''T
Of Article H. Section II, /. the presf
dent simply may require the opinloh'
in writing, of the principal offlcer III
each of the executive departments
1t is this merely permissive susses
ion that became the creative cause -
what. in this country, is termed V.
cabinet" viz, a presidential counoi'
composed of as many
bers as there are heaos
executive departments; and 'heie
in lies the explanation
the fact that our so-called cabinet - =
not, collectively, legal body; tna' !,
has no legal duties to perform "nN
no legal responsibilities to bear ''u.
president alone being held respons.
Bile for the due performance OF 'n'
executive business.)
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-07-30
A NUT FOR THE PREACH EPs.

It is now claimed that people who
eat much chicken are subject 10 tGber-
culosis, but that theory is not borne
out by the robust looking Methodist
preachers of our acquaintances.-
Pine Bluff Graphic.
Many theories are not suspectible
of demonstration. The theory that
a criminal who repents Of his crime
and gives away his confederate is
worse man than the other fellow. pre-
walls in the minds of many peopie.
although in direct opposition 70 the
teachings of the Bible. Which is
right Warren Democrat-News.
The question of the Democrat-News
is one for the preachers to wrestle
with. We are not a theologian. We
have read the Bible considerably, and
we have formed ideas of our own
as to the teachings Of the inspired
word, but they may not be exactly
orthodox, hence we pass up the aues
tiOn OF the Democrat-News. Howev
er. We do not hesitate to say that tn,
three fellows who squealed on Covine
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-07-30

IN mo Masonic ritual are tounu u4aA!
..-1,.,t. nof m common use. and tQest-
.,ords seem 70 be q perpetual STUN
t.ifr,, block 10 brethren who are TOO III
.aoianr er careless 70 Iook up the proper
accommodation. Nothing so surely el
fands the educated ear as the mlspfe-
l7,,ncia+ion of words. and so III many
c,os the educated ear is constantly
.on the defensive There Is really ~
avcrse for the mangHng Of the Eng
tfsh language Bv little study TIE
lodge officer can master ali the dlfflcu al
vords.-Iiasoufc standard.
Tho oldest living member Of Geneset
Fails lodge Of Rochester John {. Fox
has baeu accorded TIE unusua heuo'
Of having an easy chair placed IL Tit
COST FOR bjs use during the remainde'
of his life.
The Ma~ons of Salt Lake City arr
erecting 4 handsome Masonic temple t
cost sleo0oo.
The next session Of the imperial coun
ell No6Ies Of the Mystic Shrine, viii ~
held IN Los Angeles. Cal
The great eentra idea Of Masonry i
the doctrine Of universal brother
hood with charity 10 all.
The entire estate Of the late Jane
T. Wilson. valued at $1,000. was lef
to the Masons of 0ttumwa. Ia.
1t is claimed that over - per cent o
the two houses Of congress are Ma
sons
! The grand lodge. T A A NJ. of Ii
District Of Columbia Is said to be I'll
enIy one 4 the United States that doe
not charge a fee for dispensarions.
The MaSons Of Berkeley cal, W
erect $4,000 Masonic temple
The old Masonic temple u Ren'
Nev.. has been sold for $4,000. IL
money vii be used n the constructio
Of the new temple, which will cost So
+ coo.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-07-30
FRATERNAL ORDER NEWS

at home again and will desire to at
tend the meetings more regularly
The Pythian Herald Of Missouri re-
ports the Initiation Of many laIGe
classes recently in various parts OF the
state.
During the past year there was :.
net Increase IN mem bership IN Penn
syI7ania of l.0So.
In the ohio grand domain during rhf
past year $13s.500 was spent for see
benefits and s31.50O for the care anG
elucati Of orphans.
Supreme Chancellor Shiveiy state,
that he expects to report a mem Der
ship of over 100000 at the next ses
sion
Recent reports show the Pythian FRI.
ternlty now has over 5000 members
Ia Oklahoma.