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The leader., 1905-04-01
COUNTRY's OLDEST NEGRO.
Cyrus Greenleaf, CoIored, an In
mate of Illinois Soldiers Home,
Claims to BE 1873.

Quincy, H., March %. Cyrus Green
leaf, colored, an inmate of the state
soldiers home, claims the distinction
Of being the oldest man in the United
States. He says he was born iR North
Carolina in 1776 Where he was Held
as slave until the civil war, when he
Joined the northern army. At the close
of the war he went to Tennessee, where
he made his living picking cotton un-
til he sought the Illinois soldiers
home. Authorities at the home re-
ceived his story with some allowance,
but the records show that when he
was admitted, in 1893, his age was
placed at III years, which would now
make his age .123 years.
The leader., 1905-04-01

IN vain attempts to Relieve Aar--A
Remarkable Result.
The recovery Of Miss Gertrude L. Bull
is of great interest to the medical world.
Avery bad cough followed q severe at
tack Of pneumonia. It seemed inpossi-
bic to break it up or to restore her
strength, which had been sadly UNDER
mined. In spite of the best efforts Of
Che doctors and the use Of several adver-
tised modes Of treatment her condition
daily grew more serious. She finally
discontinued all medicine and gave her
self up to despair.
6 What was your condition st this
Time ?'' she was asked.
Ny stomach was SO weak / could not
keep food down. suffered from con.
slant nausea. Ny kidneys were in ter
rible condition. Nfvfeet and ankles were
swollen SO badly that it pained me even
to stand on them. was very bilious.
MY heart was IN bad shape SO I could
not go mp and down stairs or stand any
exertion or sleep III a natural position. .
It seems wonder that you should
ever have recovered. How did it
happens" &"
Tou may well call It 3 marvel, but
DR.. Williams Pink Pills wrought ii.
None Of my friends thought / could live
many months longer. Ny parents had
no hope. Just then a pamphlet adRer.
Using Dr. Williams, Pink Pills for Pale
People was thrown ia our door II was
q great event for me. These pills saved
me from the grave Within week from
che time began to take them / felt bet.
Ter, and ii three months was entirely
well. cannot praise Dr Williams
Pink Pills too highly and dearly hops
shat my experience may bring good to
some other sntiefets
Hiss Bun. who was So remarkably
cured. resides az Union Grove. Illinois.
Dr Williams Pink p Ills act Immediately
OH the blood. purif ying aaa eirichine il.
ii all debilitating diseases. such as
lung troubles. grip feFekss an1 - s|ll
cases ia which the system IS thoroughly
run down. thesa pins perform wonders
They are SOLD by alI druggists tliroagh-
out the world a valuable booklet on
diseases 81 the blood. win Be- SAINT frsS
fo any 0ne who afl'liez toF Il 70 Or. VII.
Enzna Medicine o., ssN1 15Hs s. :.
The leader., 1905-04-01
TO MEET THE COMPETITION.
Interurban Service to Compete
With Electric Lines.

Chicago, March 2S. Beginning
April /, the Chicago & Alton railroad
will inaugurate a service to meet COM
petition of electric lines between Chi
cago and st. Louis. Special trains
consisting of small steam locomotive
and combination coach and smoking
car, seating 100 passengers, will be
run every hour between Pontiac and
Bloomington. S5 miles, and Pontiac
and Dwight, is miles. To facilitate
this service platforms have been erect
ed, and stops will be made at every
public road crossing. The service will
be extended to other parts of the Alton
line when the double track south of
Bloomington and Springfield has been
completed.
The leader., 1905-04-01

According to the bureau of statistics
Of the department of commerce and
labor, the worlds coal production in
1903 reached the enormous total of
864.O00,O00 long tons, Of which the
United States, produced $4,000, ,Qd0
tons, Great Britain 2SO,OO0.00O. Ger.
many 160.OOO,00O, AUSTRIA Hungary &c.,.
100000, and France SS.aNQ, ,oO05
The leader., 1905-04-01
JAPs EXPECTED AT sAKHAL1N.
They Are Expected to Land Within
the Next Week or Two.

They Are Expected to Land Within
the Next Week or Two.
st. Petersburg, March 81. According
to government mail advices brought
to the mainland from Sakhalin and
telegraphed from Kharbarovsk, the
Japanese were expected to land at
Korsakovsk within a fortnight, the
port being free from ice in April. The
Russians are not in a position to re-
sist, the whole force on the island be-
ing less than 1000 soldiers and, prison
guards. There are 5000 convicts in
the penal camps, the remainder Of the
population, consisting of 5000 natives
and 5000 time-expired convicts, with
women and children, who have settled
on the island. The prospecn that the
conyicts may be landed on the main
land, in the vicinity of Vladivostok, by
the Japanese. is considered.
The leader., 1905-04-01

One of the greatest battles in his
tory occurred on October IS. 1913, al
Leipsic, when Napoleon was defeated
by the allied European armies. Dur
ing the last few years funds have been
collected all over the German father
land in order to provide for means fol
the erection Of an immense monument
IN commemoration Of this great battle
This gigantic monument, which will
be the greatest in the world, is now
under construction. and it will De fin
ished to be unveiled on the day oi
the Tooth anniversary Of the great bat
tie
The leader., 1905-04-01

Canned tomatoes and other red
vegetables and fruits are often col
ored with eosin; preserved peas and
beans. as is well known, have the
green color fixed and accentuated Dy
the use of very Objectionable sub
stance, namely, sulphate of copper.
Added red coloring matters are often
found in wines. Preserved cherries
are first bleached so as to become
white, then colored beautiful red,
and many other Objectionable prac-
tices of similar kinds are indulged in.
The leader., 1905-04-01
HEAVY LOSS BY FIRE.
The Anheuser-Busch brewing CO.
suffers a Second Heavy Loss
Within Five Weeks.

St Louis, March 27.-Fire destroyed
the freight depot Of the Anheuser-
Busch Brewing association, located on
the east side of Broadway, between
Pestalozzi and Arsenal streets, Sunday
afternoon, entailing a loss of about
100000. The blaze was discovered at
$3.50 p. M, and within thirty minutes
the roof had fallen in The principal
items in the estimate of the loss are:
The building, valued at $25. 5000
bags of rice. $4,000: II refrigerator
cars on sidetracks, SIS, 800; Office fur
niture. $1,5O0; % refrigerator cars
damaged $1,25O, and 200 tons Of hay
burned, 81 500.
The leader., 1905-04-01

A Hungarian blacksmith recently
sent, as present to the emperor Of
Russia, a horseshoe. a, pair of pincers,
file and a knife, all ihgeniously
nailed to a goose's egg, without the
egg being broken. The emperor sent
in return his photograph, gold medal
and 80 ducats.
The leader., 1905-04-01

West Point chronicles the addition
Of 100 families to the population since
December. Business is good and the
town Is fiourishing in every way. The
rich prairie region surrounding it fur
nishes a splendid backing, and West
Point promises to continue in the
path trod for the past few years.
The leader., 1905-04-01

Albany, N. II, March 2sFormer
Representative Cen Charles Tracy
died at his home here, after
an illness Of some months. He was
81 years old In congress Gen. Tracy
was one Of the leading democratic op-
ponents Ct free silver
The leader., 1905-04-01
HALF OUR ILLS ARE CATARR
IOusands of People Have Kidney Troubl
and Don't Know 1t is Catarrh.

| They have
do Z tored
w ith every
eivable
drug, have
cons d
all schools of
medicine.
It was not
until Peruna
ca me into
use however,
that these
old soldiers
The leader., 1905-04-01

The fearful loss Of life through acci-
dental and prcventable causes Whick
has darkened the record Of the United
States during the past few years
seems to bear fruit slowly, Il at all,
in the adoption of safety devices and
precautionary measures in theaters
and on railway coaches ana passenger
steamers. Thus. after the awful les
son IL the Ircquois theater in Chicago
and the furcr which immediately fol
loved, it appears that no less
than ten thesxefs Ia that city, with q
seating capacity Of tens Of thousands
are veritahle flratraps.
The leader., 1905-04-01
TRYING THEIR new GUNS.


WilIemstad, March 27. 1T is said
that President Castro is still living
near Marscay, where dancing and 9th
er festivities take place every night.
All the guns lately bought in France
are being used for drill and target
practice The two big guns just
mounted at La Guayra were fred for
two hours in the direction of Cane
Blanco.
The leader., 1905-04-01

When Gen. Kuropatkin was young
man he was asked to undertake the
editing of military newspaper He
declined with the words, Fighting
battles is much less dangerous. y
Fighting battles may not really be
less dangerous, but it is certainly less
vexatious than conducting a newspa.
per in the czar's dominions. The edi
tor must lay himself out to please.
firstly, the imperial court; secondly,
a dozen ministers Of state, individu.
ally and collectively: thirdly, half a
dozen censors, and fourthly, the pub
lie.
The leader., 1905-04-01

st. Petersburg, March 27.Gen.
Linevitch, in dispatch dated March
Is, reports no change in the position
of the armies.
An imperial order relieves Gen. Grip
enberg from the command of the sec
ond Manchurian army, but permits him
to remain as aide-de-camp to the em-
peror
The leader., 1905-04-01

Philadelphia, March 26. John HilI,
negro pugllist, who was knocked out
IA the sixth round Of q bout with
kid, Dorsey, another negro, at the
Broadway Athletic club Thursday
night, died Friday as result Of the
hlow
The leader., 1905-04-01

Kansas city, Mo-, March 81 The
organization Of the Great Western Oil
Refinery and Pipe Line Co. with a
capitalization Of $4,000, 900, has been
perfected. and within 80 days it is ex-
pected work will commence on the first
refinery. to be built at Erie. Kas.
The leader., 1905-04-01

Marinette, Wis, March ga. g.
Merryman, Of the Hamilton & Merry
man Lumber Co, died Friday at Eure-
ka, Cal, His estate is valued at sew
eral millions Mr.. Merryman was 74
wears old.
The leader., 1905-04-01

With it's SO, 900, 900 inhabitants in 1905,
which are growing at the rate of 15s'
100000 every decade now, the United
States is the largest civilized country
in the world except Russia. With its
$110, 900 100000 of property in 1905, as
compared with $55.0OO 100000 for
Great Britain and Ireland, $50,000.-
100000 for France, $4S,OOO,OOO,O0 for
Germany, and smaller figures for the
rest of the countries, it e immeasur-
ably. the we@athiest as-the8 8sgRrld's ma.
tions.
The leader., 1905-04-01

Duauesne, Pa, March 2s Andrew
Carnegie, in the name Of his daughter,
Margaret, win give to the new Carne-
gle free library one Of the five largest
pipe organs built in this country The
instrument will cost S125 900.
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ReIeaaed on PnroIe.

Seattle, Wash, March rs. Capt.
Connaughton, of the steamer Tacoma,
captured BY Japanese gunboats, cables
the Northwestern Steamship Co. that
he has been released on parole at Yo-
kohama. and that the crew will be re-
leased shortly and sent home.
The leader., 1905-04-01

st, Louis, March Is Patrick Cos.
grove fell dead in the kitchen at his
home, 3027 Biddle, soon after return
ing from mass. Els wife had stopped
few minutes to gossip, and when she
entered her home found Mr.. Cosgroye
dead.
The leader., 1905-04-01
WAS STRANGLED TO DEATH.
Sensational Arrests ExReSt.ed in the
Case OF HfIda schub...t, Murdered
Near Whe4,ing, w. Va.

Wheeling, ~. Va, March 27.-The
coroner's inquest into the cause of the
death of 4Hilda Schubert, the young
woman Who was found dead on the
hils'ee near her home in this city a
few days ago. was held Sunday, and
resulted in the jury finding verdict
that Miss Schubert came to her death
by strangulation by a person unknown
by the authorities.
The authorities are hard at work on
the case and sensational arrests are
momentariIy expected.
The leader., 1905-04-01

But few people have any conception
Of Florida's extent Jacksonville is
about as far north of Miami as it is
south of Charlotte, N. C.-4about as far
north of Key West as it is south of
Danville, Va. Ignorance of the extent
Of Florida leads to many amusing mis-.
takes. 1t takes over "a hours to go
from Pensacola to Miami. A land trip
from one. end of Florida to the other
is as long as from the lakes to the
gulf.
The leader., 1905-04-01

United States Consul Monaghan
chemnlsz, Germany. u q recent re-
port says that the Sinplon tun.
net met with no end Of obstacles dur
inR it's course Of construction. Il is
Twelve and one.haif miles long, the
longest tunnel III the world IT'S alti'
tuda HboHe aea level l2.810 feet) IS
much lower than tlat 81 any other AT
plne tunnel which accounts Tor lts
areht length The AflbeEs Is six and
onsadafte1 miles long and 400 feet
bBT6 esa eTei Work was started
August 1888 simultaneously from
us EE|ss ana italian SIDES
The leader., 1905-04-01

G. B. McNiece, of Lee county, killed
a hog recently that weighed 591
pounds. 1t is safe to say that the meat
killed by Mr.. McNiece did not ac-
tually cost him three cents per pound
1t is easy to raise enough meat for
home consumption in Mississippi at a
very small expense, and it is almost
a criminal act not to do so.
The leader., 1905-04-01

St. Louis, March 27. Woth crash
that could be heard all over the
Worlds fair grounds, the Washington
state building, which was being
wrecked, collapsed and three workmen,
Thomas Rogers, John Elwood and Alex
Burns we're seriously Injured.
The leader., 1905-04-01

Money is scarce at Aristook, Me-.
now. A peck Of potatoes is the small
est change. They used to pass for a
nickel, but they are only worth post
age stamp now, and the mail carrier
won't take them at that.
The leader., 1905-04-01
SAM RentnrInr tI,e RniIrnnd.

Toxic, March 81 The railway be-
tween Mukden and Kaiyuan has been
restored and traffic resumed The rail-
way bridge across the Hun river has
not yet been thoroughly repaired and
traffic is still interrupted there
The leader., 1905-04-01
Tornado at Eldorado, Kaa.

Wichita, Kas.. March 2S AT Edo
rado a tornado struck the business
portion Of the city late Monday after
noon. unroofng several business
houses, wrecking hotel and a school
house. Mrs. Ida Madison was serious-
" injured by her house falling and
catching her in the ruins; loss, $50, 900.
The leader., 1905-04-01

St. Louis. March 27 MRS. Anna n.
Ellington, who is being sued BY her
husband for divorce on the ground Of
desertipn. testified IN Judge Ryan's d.
vision Of the circuit court that she left
her husband IA order to improve the
social condition Of her daughter.
The leader., 1905-04-01

Nashville Tenn. March 2s-The
resignation Of United states Senator
elect James 3. Frazief SIS The governor
Of Tennessee was formally delivered.
Monday afternoon to Speaker IoIn I.
Cox oi the state senate Speaker Cor
ST once took the oath 81 ne4ekhok.
The leader., 1905-04-01

Welding by electricity is brought to
such perfection that welding appa-
ratus can be carried to a railroad
track and two rails joined as solidly
as if they had come out of the rolling
mill in one piece.
The leader., 1905-04-01

The San Francisco police arrested,
the other day, three men and three
women in what they said was a shop
lifting school. 1t had counters and
shelves, and the women were being
taught to steal.
The leader., 1905-04-01
FeII Onto 8 Saw.

Poplar Bluff, Mo-, March 81. George
Weaver had his right arm and the fin
gers Of his left hand entirely severed
BY falling onto saw while it was in
motion. His injuries viii probably re-
suit fatally.
The leader., 1905-04-01

Providence. r, i. March rs. The
Bixby Silver co. has assigned for the
benefit Of creditors The firm was IN
corporated in 1894 with capital stock
Of AZ. .nA1.
The leader., 1905-04-01

Seattle. Wash. March 26 Many
thousands u ordinary letters, aiI kinds
of seeond-plnss mail matter and al of
the registered mail matter was de-
gtroyed BY fre and water IA the Great
Northern train wreck III Idaho Thurs
Ay
The leader., 1905-04-01

A.. j. Chapman, Of Waynesboro, will
plant twelve, acres in water melons
this season for shipment North. Last
season he had in eight acres, and
cleared off that much ground over
$500. The melon industry promises to
receive more attention at the hands
of our farmers than heretofore.
The leader., 1905-04-01

Pittsburg Pa, March 27 The stand
ard Oil co. has made reduction Of
three cents ii the higher grades Of
crude oil and two cents Id the lower
grades.
The leader., 1905-04-01

In Germany policemen ON duty can
stop children in the street in school
hours and ask them why they are not
at school. 1t is suggested in England
this be made the law there.
The leader., 1905-04-01

Russia has larger proportioH Of
blind people than any other European
country. Two out Of every thousand
Of her people are sightless.
The leader., 1905-04-01

A boy in Berlin only 1s years old
has been convicted of the crime Of
lese majestic, and has been sentenced
to three months Imprisonment.
The leader., 1905-04-01

Some of the counties in the State
are investigating the matter Of erect
ing a central warehouse for cotton
where it can be stored, insured and
otherwise cared for until the farmer is
ready to sell or the price will justify
This is good plan for those counties
without compress or other storage
facilities. 1t would be a great help
toward holding cotton until the price
suited the farmer.
The leader., 1905-04-01

London's places Of entertainment
would hold all the inhabitants OF Mil
waukee about $4,000 and then
there would be several thousand va
cant seats
The leader., 1905-04-01

Ripley reports the location q q new
industry capitalized at $5soQ0 for the
purpose of working up some Of the
excellent timber that abounds ii that
section The money has been sub
scrlhed and work On the buildings will
soon begin: A canning factory IS also
on the list 0l new concerns Tor the
capital 81 old Tippah. May she ever
prosper
The leader., 1905-04-01
CHINESE GREAT GRAFTERs.
FinancfaI Collapse Threatened In
Shanghai Province owing to Is
sue of Debased Currency.

Shanghai, March 27.-The proyin-
cial mints have been issuing unlimited
quantities of debased copper currency,
whereby officials have profted to the
extent of 1S,OOo,O0O taels annually AS
result of this debasement of the cur
rency a financial collapse is threatened
The leader., 1905-04-01

Dozens of planters throughout the
State continue to write for names Of
agencies that will supply Italian la
Dor. Some want the labor right now,
while others will not expect to get il
by planting time The best Italian
labor comes from the North of Italy,
and it would be impossible to get it
here in time for planting the crops.
However, parties desiring pickers for
fall might do well to begin making
arrangements now to be in good time.
The writer cannot offer sugges-
tion as to the reliability of this labor,
knowing nothing personally about it.
but those who have tried them report
fairly good success
The leader., 1905-04-01
SOME SIMPLE REMEDIES.
Butter is good for both a bruise a

Butter is good for both a bruise and
q burn.
In summer always dry the hair in
the sunlight and open air.
In massaging. ordinary salad or olive
oil may be used in place of cream
All medicines containing acid should
be taken through glass tube and the
teeth Immediately brushed.
For ringworm or light cases of ec-
zema apply with feather. glycerine
100 gramms and resorcin ten gramms.
A good astringent to close enlarged
pores is boric acid, made by dissolv-
ing a teaspoonful of the powder in a
pint of hot wateA.
The leader., 1905-04-01

Many people from the North and
West, came to Mississippi last week
seeking locations, and are now seat
tered out looking at the country and
studying conditions. They are almost
sure to be charmed with our section,
and no doubt large per cent of them
will decide to permanently locate with
Ms
The leader., 1905-04-01

A Northern lumber concern has pur-
chased q great many thousand acres
Of the timber land above Jackson on
Pearl river and propose locating an
immense woodworking plant at Jack
son and building railroad forty or
fifty miles long to bring the timber
to mill when the river cannot be used
more cheaply. This is one of the best
virgin forests in the State, and a rail-
road through it to Carthage or Edin-
burg viii prove great convenience to
the people of that section as well as q
developer Of other resources. Work
will likely commence on both projects
during the coming summer
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found remedy that would actually
cure them.
More cases of catarrh of kidneys
and bladder have been cured by
Pernna than all other medicines com.
bined.
Address Dr. S. B. Hartman, Presl-
dent of The Hartman Sanitarium, Co
lumbus, Ohio, and he will be pleased
to give you the benefit of his medical
advice gratis. All correspondence held
strictly confidential
The leader., 1905-04-01

What has become of the agitation
of last year to grow broom corn and
make our own brooms? The subject
was one worthy of investigation to the
fullest extent. Any soil that will grow
corn will grow broom corn. About
$50 worth can be raised to the acre,
depending altogether on the price per
ton. It requires some attention, but
is not nearly so hard to handle sue
cessfu1ly as some try to think Enough
could be raised at least. to supply the
State with brooms But little ma
chinery is necessary to work the brush
into brooms. and any ordinary labor
can attend to all except the tying
out Let's hear something from those
who have tried the business as to
what they think there is in it for a
man who would give it his time and
attention.
The leader., 1905-04-01

Clarksyille, Tenn. March IS The
murder case against Robert Mitchell;
Is on trial here Mitchell Is charged
with having killed his wife. whose
body was found ia the woods Both
Mitchell and his wife were highly
connected.
The leader., 1905-04-01

The location of mills and factories
always create large demand for
vegetables and farm products. Fac
tory employees generally do not have
the time or inclination to engage in
raising garden or field stuff, and the
market gardner is a great beneficiary
sSf .sfty.Sf,- mi
The leader., 1905-04-01

Great activity in real estate is be-
ing experienced at Louisville and New
Albany, both places to be relay sta
tions on the Mobile, jackson and Kan-
sas City railway Active work on the
roundhouse and yard at both places
has begun and will be pushed to COM
pletion This road is putting ginger
into q considerable section Of country,
and viii be great developer Of the
sections through which il runs.
The leader., 1905-04-01

Hundreds of war veterans have kid
ney and bladder trouble.
Impure drinking water, sleeping on
the ground, and all manner of expo
sures to wet and cold weather produced
catarrh of fhe kidneys and bladder.
The leader., 1905-04-01
MISS BULL RECEIVERS
FEARFUL DECLINE OF STRENGTH
COMPLETELY ARRESTED.

Medical Skill Had Almost Exhausted Itself
in Vain Attempts to Relieve Her-A
Remarkable Result.
The leader., 1905-04-01

A party of Michigan people have
purchased a large tract of land near
Scranton, and will settle colony
thereon. They are delighted with
that section, and will be the means Of
many more people coming down to-
share the good things being enjoyed
by their former neighbors.
The leader., 1905-04-01

Laurel estimates that 100000 will
be distributed IN the section tributary
to that city in the next few weeks by
the trucking industry. It is difficult
matter to estimate correctly just how
much benefit this amount of money
will be to Laurel and the surrounding
country, coming as it does at a time
when there Is no other crop for
market to bring money. After the
truck is off the land it will be planted
in corn, cotton. grain and other crops
and give up the usual yield. It is q
great country, indeed, that can raise
two or three profitable crops in 90
son, and the writer feels confdsSnt,
that If the farmers of Illinois 1sbg ~
under such favorable conditions
land, instead of being worth MO-
to 5000 per acre, would reads
$500 There is no country like sMissi
sippi, and the only unpleasant featufy
connected with the whole business, is|
that we had to import men to discoyet-