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The leader., 1905-09-16

The artificial eyebrow is the latest
aid to beauty of the applied" order.
Such eyebrows, sometime made singly,
cost from $1.5O to $3.50 per pair, ac-
cording to the grade Of the work of
construction, the work being always
necessarily of fine order. And any
where from eight to twenty pairs may
be annually needed by the beauty
seeker who would thus remedy ma
ture's defects in the matter of eye
ibrows. But the game is well worth
the candle for most of the faces SO
imnroYed
The leader., 1905-09-16
OLD BUILDING COLLAPSED
Two Men Killed and a Score Injured
Had Been Condemned, but
Was Occupied.

New York, Sept. S.-Two persons
were killed, one girl Is years of age,
when a building at Grand and Mott
streets collapsed. The building is said
to have been condemned two years ago,
but have been permitted to be occu-
pied since. Thomas McGovern, a FORE
man in the building department, is un-
der arrest in connection with the col
lapse on a charge Of criminal negli-
gence.
The dead are: Maria Garioso, aged
Is; Joseph Farinia,, aged 4S. Nearly a
score of persons were injured, some suf-
fering from broken limbs.
The leader., 1905-09-16
A BLACK BRUTE CREMATED
Mob Got Hold of Him, and Soon the
Fire Was Consuming
His Body.

Waxahachie, Tex, Sept. S.-Steve Da-
Wis, a young negro, who confessed to
outraging Mrs. S. P. Norris, aged 20.
was tied to piece of gas pipe and
burned to death by quiet but de-
termilled mob of enraged citizens The
sufferlngs of the negro were horrible,
but did not last long, as the fire, famed
by brisk wind, soon consumed his
body. The husband of the brute's vic
tim struck the match that started the
The leader., 1905-09-16

President Loubet, Of France, has in
timated that he will not seek re-
election, but will retire at the end of
his term next year. His reasons are
said to be that the president OF
France is too much Of f1gurehead,
and that second term might easily
degenerate into a life tenure, which
would be dangerous to the republic.
Besides, Mr.. Loubet wishes to give the
other aspirants q chance.
The leader., 1905-09-16

Public interest has recently been ex-
cited by a remarkable dinner party
given in London, at which "a people
sat down and which cost $4,000.
Some high-cIass chefs who know the
deepest mysteries Of their business are
dnclined to say that this was really
nothing after all. It could have been
made to cost much more if it had been
necessary, and that in quite legiti.
mate manner The most expensive
soup that can be served is Chinese
rbirds-nest soup, which can hardly be
done at less than lbs an ounce, which
means e7 los for a moderate plate.
The leader., 1905-09-16
THE KANSAS CORN CARNIVAL
1t Has started Talk Among the
Farmers Anent the Yields OF
That Grain.

Atchiscn. Kas.. Sept. 1.-THE corn
carnival, to be held here septembr
1874, has caused considerable talk
anent that grain. D. L. Dowdy, of Ar
rington, has bet 500 that he can take
rs bushels of corn from an acre in
his field. Henry Field, of Shenandoah,
Ia, writes that there are acres of corn
in that vicinity that will yield 100
bushels this wear.
The leader., 1905-09-16
Chattanooga Has $500, 900 Fire.

Chattanooga, Tenn, Sept. l1.-At
least $500,OOO is the estimated loss in a
FIRE which broke out tonight in the
freight yards of the Cincinnati, New
Orleans and Texas Pacific Railway
Company, totally destroying the freight
depot with its contents, forty-five freight
cars. most of which were fully loaded,
two mail cars, two baggage cars and
the private car of Superintendent Ma
guire. -Four hours time was required
by the combined fire departments of the
city in extinguishing the flames, which
had spread rapidly before discovered.
The leader., 1905-09-16
Revenue Officers Indicted.

Charlotte, N. G., Sept. II. The spe-
cial term of the Federal Court held at
Greensboro to investigate charges Of
fraud on the part Of the revenue Of
fcers and distillers, returned twenty
eight indictments. The charges in
clude bribery, forgery. perjury, false
reports of captured stills and false ex-
pense vouchers. Several of the collect
ors indicted are prominent in political
circles. Against Collector r. III. Har-
din there are forty-nine counts, ems
bracing violation of nearly all the rev-
enue regulations.
The leader., 1905-09-16
PERIsHED IN THE FLAMES
Humble Home of a Railway Porter
DESTROYED, and Four Chill
dren Burned to Death.

Rolla. Mo-, Sept. 9.-The cottage oc-
cupied by the family of Peter Stubble-
field, in the southeast part of Rolla,
was destroyed by fire at night, and four
children, ranging in years from to IL,
were burned to death.
Three of them were Stubblefield's
children, and one his sisters child. His
wife and two-year-old boy narrowly es-
capped the flames.
Stubbiefeld is a porter on the Frisco
railroad, and was absent on run. The
cottage was old, and burned like pa
per The fire is supposed to have orig
mated from a lamp.
The leader., 1905-09-16

Alaska may have its drawbacks as
to winter climate, but every baseball
loving boy would certainly like to live
there in summer. With daylight every
minute of the "a hours and the most
popular time for playing the national
game from o'clock in the evening to
midnight, and nothing in the way of
work to prevent, everybody is free to
go to the ball game. And most every
body promptly and enthusiastically
dOaa on
The leader., 1905-09-16
OF all strange occupattons followed

OF all strange occupations followed
by men in the picturesque west, re-
mote from railroads and other e7i
dences of civilization, that of profes
sional wolf hunter, or 'fwolfer," is
most unique. The wolfer is a product
of the wilderness. 1t is his business to
shoot, trap or poison the huge, gaunt
wolves that deplete the fiocks Of the
sheep men and the herds Of the cat
tile owners on the plains and in the
mountains. Never numerous, the
wolfers are becoming less and less in
number every year. The dificulties
of the calling are great.
The leader., 1905-09-16

Between walls rising almost perpen-
dicularly sometimes 500 feet above
them, ships will sail through the Guile
bra section of the Panama canal. A
canyon five miles in length and hun
dreds of feet deep will be built. At all
events, ships must pass ten miles be-
tween the lofty perpendicular walls, ex-
clualng two-thirds of the sky from
view, on their way between Colon and
Panama Through this artificial can
yon half of the oceanic commerce Of
the world must find it's way, the Guile
bra mass standing in the midst of it as
a monument to American enterprise
that may survive the memory of ma
tions. =
The leader., 1905-09-16
French statue Of Roosevelt.

Paris, Sept. 1.-THE probabilities
are that statue to President Roose-
welt will be raised through the efforts
of individual peace apostles, strongly
aided by the American colony in this
city, because of the presidents efforts
in making peace between Russia and
Japan.
The leader., 1905-09-16
Indian PnbIic,y I.a.bed.

Wewoka, |. T., Sept. S.-What was
probably the last whipping that will
ever take place in the Seminole nation
occurred here when Solomon Mitchell,
a full-blood Indian, was given so lashes
on tho bare back for horse stealing
About 900 people witnessed the ex-
ecution of the councils orders.
The leader., 1905-09-16

! One of the familiar tests by which
a chemist recognizes the presence of
arsenic is the odor of garlic given off
when one Of its compounds is heated
in the blowpipe fame. The same smell
of garlic is produced when certain
fungi grow or substances containing
arsenic. And it is interesting to note
that one species of fungus is found to
accomplish this feat of chemical analy-
sis more effectively when it is grown
in connection with yellow algal cells
in other words, when it forms the
plant association known as ichen.
The leader., 1905-09-16
EvADING FEDERAL LAW
New York Mail Wagon Drivers RE-
port ssSick and Unable to
Work"

New York, Sept S.-Fifty mail wagon
drivers have reported sick and unable
to work"
Under the federal law it is felony to
interfere with the United States mails,
and to dodge this danger the strikers
resorted to feigned illness in refusing
to work. The cause of the trouble is
refusal by the firm holding the con.
tract for mail wagon service to ad-
vance the wages of the men.
The leader., 1905-09-16

Ct. Louis. Sept. S.-William Miller,
Jr., salesman in a wholesale dry goods
house, was stabbed by his father, and
is at the city hospital in dangerous
condition. The father is said to have
been drinking.
The leader., 1905-09-16

After Russia, Germany is the rich.
lest country in children. For every
1O.oOe inhabitants there are 1863 living
births year, as against only 226 in
France. Hence the increase Of popu.
lation in Germany is correspondingly
great. In the course OF the 18th cen
tury the population within the pres
lent territory of the empire has much
moro than doubled, in spite Of the con
siderable numbers of Germans who
have emigrated during this time. In
1876 there were 24,sOO,O00 souls in the
territory OF the present empire. while
to-day $4,000 there are 5000, 900.
The leader., 1905-09-16

Tifis, Sept. 1.-THE Governor of Baku
reports that firing continued last night
and today though on a smaller scale
and that few were killed or wounded.
The troops and police, he says, are still
engaged in preventing incendiarism
and pillaging. The director of the
chronological institute at Baku, tele-
graphs saying:
''We are starving and dying" and
imploring the dispatch of necessities.
The worst news today comes from the
Zangzurski district where it is reported
many Armenian villages were wiped
out and hundreds of persons killed.
Help is slow in reaching there owing to
the distance from the military centers.
The whole of the Tartar population has
risen and has been joined by 4, 900 armed
Kurds from the Persian bank of the
Alas River. The viceroy has protested
to the Persian authorities.
Gen. Shirinkin has ordered the Gov
eruor of Elizabethpol to investigase the
accusations against some of the Tartar
police commissaries that they are CO.
operating with the insurgents.
1t is reported that the Armenians
and Tartars in Shusha have become re-
cOnciled. Gen. Takaischwils telegraphs
that the disorders are ceasing.
The leader., 1905-09-16

We pay but slight attention to the
loss of ship these days unless many
lives are sacrificed. Therefore it is
surprising to know that in the heavy
storms Of last April 113 vessels were
destroyed, of which n were pro-
PEELED by sails and SO by steam. In
addition, S76 suffered damages.
The leader., 1905-09-16

Paris, Sept. SA dispatch to the
foreign Office from M st, Rene Tail
lander, minister to Morocco, announces
that the Moroccan government has
yielded to the French demands and
given complete satisfaction.
The leader., 1905-09-16

An English master mariner named
Death has had his name changed. He
said, in explanation, that he was now
acting as first of1cer, but expected
soon to have command of ship. He
was afraid that few passengers would
care about risking a voyage in a ship
captained by Death.
The leader., 1905-09-16
slew His wife's Protector.

Kountze, Tex, Sept. g.. Mrs. T. r.
Daniels sought protection from her hus-
band at the home of T. c. Hurley, a
neigllbor, and Daniels followed her
there. Hurley went to summon assist
ance and was shot to death by Daniels,
who has been placed in jail at Beau-
nnnnf
The leader., 1905-09-16
was Confederate Conrreaap,s,r.

Nashville. Tenn, Sept. 9.Dr. Men
ees, Sr, one Of the best known physi-
clans in the South. is dead at his home
here, aged So. He was member OF
the confederate congress, and had
been professor IN the medical de-
partments Of several southern c3l
leees.
The leader., 1905-09-16

Forth Worth, Tex, Sept. 9.-Mrs
Jonu Jackson, wife Of Rock Island
Railway employe of this city, gave
birth to five girl babies, all of whom
are living. The weigh of the heaviest
IS eve pounds. The mother is IL and
Tie father ten years older.
The leader., 1905-09-16

Toxic, Sept. Sit is reported that
there is rioting at Chiba, town with a
population of 10000, 20 miles east of
Toxic The prefectoraI building and
the courthouse are reported to have
been burned.
The government has suspended the
further publication Of the Niroku, a
newspaper printed in Toxic.
Gen. Saluma, commander of the To-
kio garrison, has issued a proclamation
warning the populaee against disorder.
Toxic, Sept. 8.-Bitter resentment
against the terms Of the peace treaty
with Russia, strong throughout Japan,
has manifested itself here in riots,
Bloodshed and arson.
Since Tuesday night the capital has
been mob-ridden.
Two people have been killed and
more than 500 wounded.
The residence Of Premier Katsura has
been burned
The aged Marquis Ito, chief personal
adviser of the mikado, and who is
held responsible more than any one else
for the concessions made at Ports
mouth, and party of friends, caught
uron the street, have been stoned.
A mob burned and destroyed ten
Christian churches and one mission
house school. The people were not in
jured.
Government officials have everywhere
been jeered, and in many instances as
saulted by mobs.
Foreigners Not Exempt.
Foreigns, to whom the Japanese are
usually polite, have not been exempt.
E. H. Hartman, the president of the
Northern Pacific Railroad Co., in the
United States, was threatened, and
some of his party roughly handled by
a mob, who were after government Of
fieials in the party,
Almost constant fighting has gone on
between the mcbs and police, and Is
police stations in Toxic have been
wrecked.
The Office of the Kokumin Shimbun,
official organ of the government, has
been twice attacked, and is under a
heavy guard.
So bad has the situation become that
army reserves have been called out to
aid the police in restoring order; in
fact, to protect the police, who have
become unable to cope with the mobs,
and who are themselves subjects of
attack.
The leader., 1905-09-16

Murphysboro. ILL.,. Sept II. The II.
linois appellate court here has affirmed
the decision Of Jackson county court
in the first test Of the law regarding sa-
looms opening after the polls close cleo
tion days. The decision is that saloons
must remain closed the entire "a hours.
The leader., 1905-09-16
-eavern stnnm a. .I,n.nito.u

Tulsa, I. T., Sept 8A terrific wind
and rain storm in this vicinity caused
much damage to crops. and property.
At Tulsa, the home of James Norris
was demolished. Mrs. Morris was
probably fatally hurt.
The leader., 1905-09-16

DR.. Hugh Schuster, Of Budapest,
has patented what he describes as
s'the only infallible drink cure In the
world. The doctors patients wear 4
hideous contrivance, somewhat re-
sembling q pair OF motor goggles,
which are worn night and day, ana
are secured to the sufferers head BY d
patent paddock, Of which DR.. Schuster
alone holds the key Amy attempt to
force the lock on the part Of the pa.
tient causes him at once untold
agony. DIpsomaniacs are compelled to
wear the goggles from six to twelve
months.
The leader., 1905-09-16
KalIea whiIe tuntinn.

Nevada, No, Sept IL Or. J. j. Rich
ards, formerly Of Kansas City was ac-
cidentally killed while hunting mile
west of town. He had evidently
crawled through fence and, iii pull
ing the gun through, discharged 1t.
The leader., 1905-09-16
In Memory 81 Mark Hannah.

Cleveland. O., Sept. 8.-Andrew Car
negie has given 5000 toward the es-
tabiishment Of . fund Of 100000 for
the endowment Of 4 chair Of political
economy at Western Reserve univer-
sity. 70 bear the name Of the late Unit.
ed States senator NJ a. Hanna
The leader., 1905-09-16
WIN Fight for Record Purse.

San Francisco. Sept. s. Manager
Coffroth says that when Britt and Nell
son enter the ring next Saturday after
noon, the prize for which they will
contest will amount to $4,000, the rec
ord in the history Of pugilism.
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refused Educatfon, Ends Life.

Wichita, Kas.. Sept. g.. Charles Hen
ry Gilman, son of wealthy farmer,
committed suicide by placing the muz-
zle of loaded shotgun against his
breast and touching off the trigger with
ramrod. The young man left note.
stating that he ended his life because
his parents had refused to allow him
TO attend college and obtain an edu-
caticn.
The leader., 1905-09-16

The German naval authorities have
decided to build a second entrance to
the Kaiser Wilhelm canal, connecting
the Baltic with the North sea. Both
the new mouth and the old will be
strongly fortified with heavy guns.
The leader., 1905-09-16

LIEN -HOf JOIAAN " HAGAAAAN LIZ -
land. Ore, to do the honors on Mis-
souri, day at the Lewis and Clark ex-
position, and Lieut.-Gov John G. Nc
Kinley is governor pro tenn, Thus, for
few days, the old stalwart democratic
state of Missouri will have full repub-
lican Administrations 1t is not nkely
however, that there will be any startl-
ing developments.
The leader., 1905-09-16
New yNax to Commit sulci1e.

Paterson, N. j.. Sept. S.-Peter An
dine. insane, stood on his head at the
police station until he died. The rush
of blood to his head ruptured blood
vessel. Physicians say be must have
stood on his head an hour.
The leader., 1905-09-16
nonhIe Murderer Hnnced.

Carson, New, Sept. John Hancock,
the murderer of DR.. Engelbrit, and a
man named Edmondsen on the Nevada
desert, was hanged at the state peni-
tentlary in this city.
The leader., 1905-09-16
Youth ENDS HIS Life.

Willis, Tex, Sept. 8. Fontaine Fox,
aged Is, son of a widow, blew his head
off with shotgun, being disappointed
over the decision to send him to a
school he did not desire to attend.
The leader., 1905-09-16

Springfield, ILL.,. Sept 8. Springfield
will probably have state fair week
this year without public gambling. II
so. it will be without precedent. States
Attorney Hatch has opened war on the
resorts in the city.
The leader., 1905-09-16
Many Helped Her Celebrate.

Kewanee, H., Sent. g. Mrs. Stargel,
the Oldest person in Stark county, eel
ebrated her one hundreth birthday an
niversary. Six hundred people sat
down to dinner.
The leader., 1905-09-16
Travelling Wan a suicide.

Richmond, Ind, Sept. William
H. Martin, a prominent travelling man,
killed himself while respondent over
his wife's insanity and his own ill
health.
The leader., 1905-09-16
EnvoYa Guenfa al Cen. aarnnt.

New York, Sept. 8. M. Witte and
Baron de Rosen, the Russian peace
plenipotentiaries, were guests Of Gen.
Fred D. Grant at luncheon at the army
headquarters on Governors Island.
The leader., 1905-09-16
Heayy Ordera For steeI RaiIa.

Chicago, Sept. lit is announced
that various roads throughout the
country have already booked orders
for from 100000 to 100000 tons Of
steel rails for delivery before July /,
7QOG
The leader., 1905-09-16
KiIIed in Quarrel over woman.

Winona, Tex, Sept. Richard
Davis was shot and Instantly killed,
while playing cards, by Jack Bell, who
fired shotgun at close range without
any warning The trouble arose over q
woman.
The leader., 1905-09-16
Cotton Crop 81 1oO4-5.

New Orleans, Sept. 8. Secretary He's.
ter's annual report pats the cotton
crop for 19O4-5 at 1s,565.SS5 bales. an
Increase of s.554.511 over that Of 1908
M
The leader., 1905-09-16
senator smiths Case Dismissed.

Jefferson City, Mo-, Sept, Sin cir
cult court the case against Senator
Charles A. Smith, of St. Louis, was dis
missed. This disposal of all the leg
islative bribery cases except those in
dictments against D. ]. Kelly, the Royal
baking powder legislative agent, who
has skipped the country The failure
to convict Senator F. f. Farris at the
recent trial, and which was much the
stronger case, caused the state to dis
miss the case against Senator Smith.
The leader., 1905-09-16

The Middlesex hospital, in London.
mas plant producing three tons of
ice in "a hours, at cost of 50 ton.
against $5.46 ton when purchased.
The leader., 1905-09-16

Apparently CcnsOring TeIegrHms.
Pekin, Sept Messages received
here-from good source at Toxic rep
resent the situation there as grave.
The japanese government is apparent
ly censoring kilograms.
The leader., 1905-09-16
STRENGTHENS
THE ENTIRE SYSTEM,

z
5 f. S. Davidson, Ex-Lieut. U. S.
Army, Washington, d. c., care U. S.
Pension Office, writes:
"TO my mind there Is no remedy
for catarrh comparable to Pernna.
1t not only strikes at the root of the
n7aEady, but 1t tones and strengthens
the system In a truly wonderful
) way. That has been its history In {
my case. cheerfully and unhesi- !
tatingly recommend it to those
} afflicted as 1 have been."-F. S. {
Davidson.
SN~~~~~N~~~~~NN
If you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use of Peruna,
write at once to DIR. Hartman, giving a
full statement of your case, and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable ad-
vice gratis.
Address DIR. S. B. Hartman, President
of The Hartman Sanitarium, Column
bus, Ohio.
The leader., 1905-09-16
one way to stop a Weddina

Milan, Tenn, Sept. S.-Eldridge
Chandler, a well-to-do farmer near
Gibson, made bonfire of his daugh-
ters wedding dress and marriage Ii
cense, and executed war dance about
the flames. She is Is, and he opposed
her marriage.
The leader., 1905-09-16
Spanish war veterans Meet

Milwaukee, Sept. S.-The second an
nual reunion of the United State-Span-
ish war veterans is in session here.
The leader., 1905-09-16
FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 1872
A Republican, in the Person OF
Lieut.-Gov. John G. Mckinley, Is
Governor Pro Tenn of Missouri.

Jefferson City, Mo-, Sept. 11.-For the
first time since 1872 republican is
holding down the gubernatorial chair of
Missouri. Gov. Folk has gone to Port
The leader., 1905-09-16
TOXIC UNDER
MARTIAL Law
Bitter Resentment Against Peace
Treaty Manifests Itself.
RIOTS, BLO0DsHED AND ARSON
Almost Constant Fighting Between
AIobs and Police-Government
Officials Assaulted-Army
Reserves Called Out.

Toxic, Sept. s.-An imperial ordi-
nance establishes martial law I'm
Toxic. The disorders continue.
The leader., 1905-09-16
AMERICAN MINISTER
ABANDONS RESIDENCE.
Could Not Be Afforded Protection on
Account of Conditions at
Tanyier,

Tangier, Sept. 11.-Samuel r. Gum
mere, the American minister, and a
number of European inhabitants have
abandoned their residences in the sub
urbs and removed to the center of the
town at the request of the Moroccan
authorities, who said they were unable
to guarantee their security owing to the
disturbed condition of the surrounding
districts.
Severe fighting continues between
Raisuli's and other tribes.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-06-06

the South over fifty million dollars,
even if all the cotton were put on the
market to-day: and now why not dou-
bic our forces and march to the tune
of forty million more? 1t is just as
easy, and we are in better shape now
to make the fight than we were IN
November.
Another thing we should notice IS
that when the "bear" side shot off
it's last gun and sent the last gin
ners' renort to 100000 bale crop.
Mr.. Price did not order cotton Oft
three cents per pound. Why? Be
cause he could not buy the 100000
bales at 512 cents, and he was need
ing spot cotton, and if he could have
bought cotton right on at 512 cents
under a 100000 bale report, a
100000 report would have sent 1T
down to four cents per mound, so now
we should be proud of our victory so
far, and if it is good so far it will be
good judgment to keep UP our fight
and greater will be our reward IN
future. w. X. CULBRETH. =
Robson Co., n. G.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-06-06
Railroads and Shippers.

Here is the law (Chapter 444, Laws
of 1909 that saved the truckers of
Eastern North Carolina this season: ::
'',That Section 1864 of the Code to
be amended so as to read as follows: ::
Agents or other officers of railroads
and other transportation companies
whose duty it is to receive freights
shall receive all articles of the ma
ture and kind received by such COM
pany for transportation whenever
rendered at a regular depot, station,
wharf or boat landing, and shall for
ward the same bv the route selected
by the person rendering the freight
under existing laws, and the trans
portation company represented by
any person refusing to receive such
freight shall forfeit and pay to the
party aggrieved the sum of fifty dol
lars for each day said company re-
fuses to receive said shipment of
freight, and all damages actually sus
tanned by reason of the refusal tore
ceive said freight