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The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-03-24
Marriage Licenses Issued During the
Past Week,

Whites John Walton Williams
and Miss Bertha Woodall; J.. j.
Naples and Miss Courtney Cup
sted; L. E. Bailey and Miss Mat
tie James.
Colored-S. G. Connolly and
Lettie Singelterry; John Smith
and Winnie Rockingham; Henry
Allen and Hattie Smith.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-03-24
Justice Dauehtry's Court.

Hollis Dukes Jumping on
train. Fined S. and costs.
Willie Oneil Assault apd bat.
terry. Discharged.
John Jones Gaming. Fined
$3.50 and costs.
Calvin Ross-Gaming. Fined
$2.5 so and costs,
Loss Beniamln-Gaming. Fin.
ed $3.50 and costs.
Will Notwithstanding. Fined
2.50 and costs.
Watson Harvey-Gaming. Fin.
ed $3.50 and costs.
Jack misunderstanding. Fined
$3.50 and costs.
Sam Bardon-Gaming. Fined
$3.50 and costs.
Rob Gordon-Gaming. Fined
$3.50 and costs.
Sam Brown-AssauIt and bat,
terry. Fined $3.50 and costs.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-03-24
Confederate Veterans.

All Confederate veterans are
hereby notified to attend regular
meeting of Sylvester Gwin Camp
of Confederate veterans at j. B.
Daughtry's Office in Brookhayen,
Miss, on April 9th, 1906, at II
O'Clock a. m. to elect officers. col.
lect dues, and elect delegates te
the annual reunion at New Or.
leans on April 25, 1906, and trans.
act all other business that may
come before them.
JOHN M. MAY, Commander.
Mrs. j. 7. Allen and little Miss
Vivian have been guests of Mrs
Pigot Lea.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-03-24

A rare set of eight unused Unit
ed States postage stamps in the
collection of A. I'll. Schollo sold
for $2,501 at auction in New
York. The face value of the
stamps is $1.75. It is complete
set Of issue of August IA, 1861.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-09-19
A Graveyard Story.

Hard by the newly made grave of
Alfrey Belt is the most curious tomb
in England. 1t is the tomb of Lady
Anne Grimston, daughter of the Earl
Of Thanet, who died nearly two cen
lures ago, and was buried in this
same Tewin ~churchyard. Upon her
%deathbed she disregarded the efforts
Of those who sought to administer
spiritual comfort. An atheist she had
lived, an atheist she would die. at
is as likely that | should rise again
from the dead" she said, "as that a
tree should grow out of the middle
of my coffin" A tree has grown out
of the middle of her cofin-an oak
and by its side a sycamore. The
vault Is square, of brick and granite.
The two trees first filled the interior
before they could find a way out.
When they did burst through the
masonry they so spread as complete
ly to envelop the grave.-St. James
Gazette.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-09-19
Butter Makinq.

According to Guy Mitchell one of the
most valuable Of recent bulletins
from the department of Agriculture
press is that recently issued (No. PAD
treating on "Butter-making on the
Farm" Written in the ~non-technical
manner that characterizes the bulle-
tins promulgated by Professor Web
ster, 1t at once appeals to the average
farmer, and treats of matters of vital
Importance to him in his business. II
recommends cleanliness above all else
in milking, care of the COW, stable,
utensils, surroundings and so on. The
presence Of bact ria in the milk or its
products has a tendency to cause fer
mentation and a consequent spelling
OF the milk or butter. Milk is often
spoiled by allowing it to stand in the
stand too long after it has been drawn.
for 1t absorbs odors of the air, and
odors of the barn are, therefore, very
much in evidence. For this reason
the milk should be removed to a place
free from odors. The bulletin de-
scribes in detail the proper method
of constructing a suitable room in
which to store the milk and means of
keeping it cool. The cream separator
and methods of its operation are fully
described in this work. After epa
ration it is necessary that the cream
should be ripened before making it in
to butter.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-09-19
Cottage Cheese.

Many housewives who have skinned
milk to spare make it into those pal
atable little Injuries, cottage cheeses.
1t will interest them and others as
well to learn that at the Minnesota
Station they have been experimenting
as to their food value as compared
with beef and other meats. using
working men as subjects for the tests.
Pound for pound, the report states.
cottage cheese prepared with cream
compares in composition and digesti-
bility with the meats. Where skim
med milk can be procured at a low
cost, cottage cheese is one of the
most economical foods that can be
used. The addition Of cream to it ia
vorably influences both its nutritive
value and its p%alatability without in.
creasing the cost above that of other
meats. Upon the farm where milk
IS produced, cottage cheese is one of
the cheapest foods that can be used.
1t is worth mentioning that the ex-
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-09-19
Merely GraceIess Upstairs.

Let Americans be duly humble
when they compare themselves with
the Chinese. There is the best of au-
thority, namely. Sir Chentung Liam
Cheng, the minister at Washington Of
the Celestial empire, for the state
ment that more than 1000 years be-
fore jefferson began to teach the
principals Of true Democracy in the
western hemisphere the wise men and
the statesmen of China were giving
those principles practical application
in government. OF course, a people
who Lad a Jefferson 1,500 years be-
fore America was discovered are not
to be scorned by the infant Demo-
cracy Of this republic. We are so
new, in fact such parvenues in regard
to government by the people, that
Sir Chentung must consider us grace
less upstarts.-Baltimore Sun.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-09-19
How He Does II.

In an address before the Minnesota
Dairy Association, l. A. Sweet gave
his methods of making his dairy COWS
average him $6S per head per year.
Some of the points he mentioned we're
as follows: Breed or buy a good class
of dairy cows. Provide good, warm,
well-ventilated stables for winter, with
plenty of the right kind of feed. Feed
regularly and abundantly, but not
more than necessary. Milk speedily,
but gently, never maltreating or ex-
citing the COW in any way. Make pets
Of your cows, and treat them gently
and kindly at all times. Never en-
pose them to cold in winter-don't let
them run in the yard any day that is
SO cold you cannot work out with bare
hands. Warm their water in winter.
Provide plenty of good bedding, with
a drop behind the cows to hold the
animal refuse, so the COW will be kept
absolutely clean at all times. Never
let the COW out around the straw
stack and in the cornfield to fill up
on an article of food that will not pro-
duce milk. Let the dry COW and the
young cattle pick on this. Give her
uniform feed and care-don't turn out
one day, keep in the next, turn into
the field the next. That will make
her uneasy, and will dry her off-she
dislikes changes.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-09-19
Wasting Fertilizers.

A Vermont writer in the Rural New
Yorker tells about finding twenty
loads of excellent top-dressing under
the stables. OF course, there had
been holes bored in the floor to let
the liquids escape, and the result was
when the farmer delved into the accu-
mutation beneath. This leads H. w.
G. to unburden his mind on the sub
ject as follows:
Il regret to say that at one time we
had auger holes in the barn floor to
let the liquids drain away. There are
many foolish operations on some
farms, but that one heads the list.
The liquids are the most valuable
parts of the manure, and should la
ways be saved. 1t is just like throw
ing dollar bills away to bore these
holes. This practice is not confined to
New England, by any means. Fruit
growers in the east are willing to pay
$40 a ton for nitrate of potash, and
this chemical is made in just such de-
posits as we find under a barn. 1t
rises to the top of those rich soils,
and is scraped off. During the war,
southern men whom | know worked
"nitre beds" which were piles of ma
nure and soil. They obtained in this
way nitrate of potash, which was used
in making gunpowder. The rich stuff
down under many an old barn would
blow the mortgage off the farm if we
could get it out and spread it, but the
thing is not to let any more get un-
der there. A good cement floor I'M
der manure is like a stout chain to
hold the valuable nitrogen from run.
ming away.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-09-19
Plenty of Water.

A farm that is supplied with plenty
Of water both at the house and at the
barns and pastures, is generally apt
to be a valuable one. With good
management whatever is needed for
the stock, with the exception of water,
can generally be produced, but secur-
ing water is altogether another propo-
her assistance in this matter. Where
there is a lack of water there is moth
ing else that can supply the want.
The farmer whose place is possessed
of, or near, living springs so that he
can secure the water by means of
gravitation, can indeed consider him
self even more than fortunate.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-09-19
Potatoes Without Plant.

An agricultural experlmenter at
Great Falls, Mont, claims to have
produced potatoes without plants and
asserts that he is able to supply the
market with new patotoes at any sea-
o of the year. His experimenting
apparatus consists of a box four by
eight feet In which is a steam coil for
heating. He says that he has discov-
cred q compound which brings the
tuber to maturity without putting
forth roots or stems and without
either light or air reaching them. At
first they rotted when exposed to the
air, but that tendency has now been
corrected and the business goes
swimmingly on, if one may take the
inventors word for it.-Brooklyn Citi-
zen.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-09-19
The Age of Lead.

We are wont to speak OF this era
as the "age of IRON" and there is no
galnsaying that, industrially speak
ing. iron is a precious metal"
Nevertheless, few people realize
how useful, If not absolutely neces-
sary, to modern civilization, is that
other metal, lead. Soft, yielding,
pliable, 1t is not much like its sister
metal, but those distinguishing quail
ties are what give 1t such a prominent
place in the arts and industries.
Modern plumbing, requiring many
turnings and twistings, but withal
tight joints, would be almost impos-
sible without lead pipe. The great
est civilizing agent in the world-the
printing arts absolutely dependent
on lead. Hand-set type, linotype
~"slugs," monotype type - all are
made of compositions of which lead
is the chief component-to say moth
Ing of the bearings in the presses as
well as all other kinds of machinery
in which 'babbitt' metal is used.
Solder is another lead product
what a field of usefulness that one
form opens up.
Then there is the most important
use of all to which lead is put-paint,
that necessary material which keeps
our houses looking pretty - inside
and out-and preserves them from
decay.
How many of us thank metallic lead
for the comforts Of PAINT? Yet the
best house paint is nothing but me-
talic lead corroded by acid to a white
powder known as white lead" Of
course, there are many limitations of
white lead" some of which are sold
as white lead and some which are
offered by the name of ready-pre-
pared paint under the familiar pre-
tense that they are "just as good" as
white LEAD. But all good paint is
made Of the metal, lead, corroded and
ground to a fine white powder and
mixed with linseed oil.
White lead Is also used in the coat
ing of fine oil cloths and for many
purposes besides paint.
Red lead" is another product Of
metallic lead and is what is known as
an oxide of lead, being produced by
burning the metal. Red lead is the
best paint known to preserve iron,
steel or tin, and is used largely in
printing metal structures, such as
skyscraper skeletons, mills and
bridges.
There are many Other products Of
the metal lead, buch as litharge,
orange mineral, ETC., which are es-
sentfal ID many of the arts in which
we never imagine that lead would be
Of the least use.
Verify, we live in an age Of lead
as well as Of iron.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-09-19
HOW MANY OF US?
Fail to Select Food Nature Demands
to Ward OF Ailments.

A KY. lady, speaking about food,
says: 81 was accustomed to eating
all kinds of ordinary food until, for
some reason, indigestion and nervous
prostration set in.
After / had run down seriously
my attention was called to the neces-
sity of some change in my diet, and
discontinued my ordinary breakfast
and began using Grape-Nuts witt a
good quantity of rich can
'In a few days my condition
changed in q remarkable way, and I
began to have a strength that l had
never been possessed of before, a
vigor of body and a poise of mind
that amazed me. 1t was entirely new
In my experience.
my former attacks of Indigestion
had been accompanied by heat flashes,
and many times my condition was
distressing with blind spells of dizzi-
ness, rush of blood to the head and
neuralgia pains in the chest.
"Since using Grape-Nuts alone for
breakfast l have been free from these
troubles, except at times when l have
INDUCED in rich, greasy foods in
quantity, then l would be warned by
. pain under the left shoulder blade,
and unless / needed the warning the
old trouble would come back, but
when / finally got to knJw where
these troubles originated l returned
to my Grape-Nuts and ream and the
pain and disturbance left very quick
~.
II am now in prime health as q
result Of my use Of Grape-Nuts."
Name given BY Postum Co.. Battle
Greek. Mich.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-09-19
AWFUL SUFFERING
From Dreadful Pains From Wound on
Fo~ot-System All Run Down-Mi-
rnculous Cure by Cuticura.,

o~Ao "
words cannot speak highly enough for
the Cuticura Remedies. l am now sew
enty-two years of age. My system had
been all run down. My blood was so bad
that blood poisoning had set in. I had
several doctors attending me, SO finally l
went to the hospital, where l was laid
up for two months. My foot and ankle
were almost beyond recognition. Dark
blood flowed out Of wounds in many places
and l was 30 disheartened that 1 thought
surely my last chance was slowly leaving
me. As the foot did not improve you can
readily imagine how / felt. l was simply
disguised and tired of life. I stood this
pain, which was dreadful, for six months,
and during this time l was not able to
wear . shoe and not able to work. Some
one spoke to me about Cuticura. The con.
sequences were I bought a set of tie Gu.
ticura Remedies of one of my friends, who
was a druggist, and the praise that l gave
after the second application is beyond de-
scription; it seemed a miracle, for the Gu.
ticura Remedies took effect Immediately.
l washed'the foo. with the Cuticura Soap
before applying the Ointment, and / took
the Resolvent at the same time. After
two weeks treatment my foot was healed
completely. People who had seen my foot
during my illness and who have seen it
since the cure can hardly belize g their
own eyes. Robert S~choenhauer, Newburgh,
N. \. Aug. 81. 1905"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-09-19

M Il. Mound Street, Columbus, Ohio.
HAY FEVER is endemic catarrh. 1t is
llcaused by some irritating substance in
the atmosphere during the late summer
months. 1t is generally thought that the
pollen of certain weeds and flowers is the
cause of it.
Change of locality seems to be the only
rational cure. The use of Peruna, how
ever, stimulates the nervous system to re-
sist the effect of the poisonous emanations
and sometimes carries the victim through
the hay fever season without an attack of
the disease.
A large number of people rely. upon Pc.
find it convenient to change their location
to avoid Hay Fever would do well to give
Peruna a trial. 1t has proven of priceless
value to many people.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-09-19
Good Green FORAGE.

Wheat is an excellent green forage,
and ordinarily its use will immediate
ly follow that of rye. 1t contains on
the average a little more water than
the rye, though its dry matter is
richer in nitrogen. The seeding and
treatment may be the same as for
rye, though on the same character of
soil larger yields of rye than of wheat
may be obtained because of the
greater foraging power of the rye
DR.. Z. b. Voorhees,, New Jersey.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-09-19
Banana Culture in Mexico.

The Mexican government is seek
ing to develop the cultivation Of
bananas in that country. For several
years experiments are said to have
been successful, and it is intended to
start two establishments on the gulf
coast in Mexico for the purpose Of
col v~erting the banana into a -four,
and of shipping the product to the
United States. AS tie flour is ex-
ceedingly nutritious it is anticipated
that there will be no lack of de-
mand for il.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-09-19

would die. I changed medicine and
began using Doan's Kidney Pills
when / was still in bed. The relief
I found was so great that l kept on
until l had taken about ten boxes.
The kidney secretions became natural
and after years Of misery l was cured.
I have increased in weight and show
no symptoms of my former trouble"
Sold by all dealers. SO cents a
box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
N. Y.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-09-19
Leopold's Mania for BuiIdinq,

One of the manias of the King of
the Belgians is building. King Leo
pold, who spends almost as much time
out of his country as he does in it,
has several residences which lie sell
dom or never visits, yet he lis con-
stantly adding to them. He has a fine
palace in Brussels, but when within
his own domain he prefers to spend
his time in the country. He is also
the richest monarch in Europe, so far
as real estate is concerned.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-09-19
First Bell Telephone.

June 25, 1876, at the Centennial ex-
hibition in Philadelphia, the telephone
was for the first time exhibited to the
public. A few months before Alex
ander Graham Bell had perfected his
invention, but it was not until a
month after the opening of the con-
tennial that 1t occurred to him to ex-
hibit the woodworking device at
the great fair.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-09-19
Spraying the Orchard.

This is an important operation. Ev-
cry fruit-grower should have his sta
ton reports and bulletins handy for
consultation, so that he may make no
mistakes in this important matter.
Spraying has been condemned by
some because they did not know when
to spray, what to spray with, nor
what they were spraying for.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-09-19

pertinent demonstrated that lean ba-
con contained as much protein and
about twice as much digestible fat as
other meats, making it at the same
time, ever at a higher price per pound,
a cheaper food than other meats. Ba-
can fat is easily digested, and when
combined with other foods, it appears
to exert a favorable mechanical action
upon digestion.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-09-19
Farm Notes.,

There should be better live stock
on the farm, more soil Improvement,
better seed and better tillage.
Charcoal fed poultry while fatten-
ing is apt to whiten the skin. Buck
wheat has a like tendency.
Nothing pays better in the manage.
ment of a herd Of dairy COWS than
regularity in feeding and caring for
them.
The Wisconsin Station has found
that COWS fed soiling crops without
pasture consumed from 20 to 100
pounds of forage daily.
A lousy hog will eat as much, IL
not more, than an animal not troubled
with these pests, and still make slow
progress in growth and fat formation.
A large proportion of the substance
of an egg is water. Hens should have
a liberal supply of water from some
source. Eggs cannot be made out of
dry grain.
Only a rich man can afford to keep
poor cows. The poor man must keep
only the best he can get until they
bring him enough wealth to enable
him to raise or use scrubs.
Growing pigs should have sufficient
protein in their food for the produc.
ton of good bone and strong frames,
and it is essential that they be pushed
to maturity as rapidly as possible.
Make arrangements to have ONE
good covering material handy so that
all ~half-hardy plants and the strawberry
bed can be given proper protection
through the winter. Marsh hay or
clean straw.
Keep a close watch for poultry lice
and mites these days. 1t does not
AXE a very high temperature to set
these pests at work at a lively rate.
Lice-killers are cheap, numerous and
effective. 1t pays to use them.
A brood SOW should never be too
fat, but bear in mind that it is next to
impossible to make her so by feeding;
the SOW should have an abundance of
exercise, and with that there Is no
danger of too much fat being accumu-
lated.
1t is an advantage to have early
lambs only when W. are catering to
the spring lamb trade or want a few
early specimens for exhibition pur-
poses. Generally speaking, the lamb
that comes in time to get the first
bite of grass in the spring gives the
best returns.
Perhaps no single advancement
along dairy lines has contributed SO
much to profits as the keeping of rec
ords, which enable the dairyman to
know the exact amount of milk and
butter produced by each animal, and
thus determine If she is kept at a
profit or a loss.
The reason for using cracked or
broken corn is that as it is in smaller
particles, the hens cannot pick it I'D
as fast as they can whole corn, and the
labor necessary in scratching to find IL
adds to the advantage of the bird. AL
ways feed laying hens small or broken
grain in winter.
While the quality of the feed given
to hogs has much to do with the quail.
ty OF the pork, the surroundings must
also have careful attention. A clean
and healthy ration will lose much of
its desired effect, IL the surroundings
are filthy. A pig pen should be kept
clean and free from dirt.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-09-19
One Tree Built Church.,

Among the curiosities of church
architecture in America may be men
toned the fact that in Santa Rosa,
Cal. is a church with a seating capa-
city Of 200, which Is built entirely
of timber sawed out of a single red
wood tree.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-09-19

"As you know, I wrote you that my docto!
said / must have an operation or | could nd
live. l then wrote you, telling you my all
ments. / followed your advice and am EN-
tirely well. l can walk miles without ar
ache or a pain, and / owe my life to you ans
to Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
1 wish every suffering woman would reat
this testimonial and realize the value of writ
ing to you and your remedy Mrs. Mary
Dimmick, 59th and L. Capitol Streets, Wash
ington, d. G.
When a medicine has been successful
in restoring to health so many womef
whose testimony is so unquestionabl&
you cannot well say, without trying if
II do not believe it will help me-" "
you are i'll, don't hesitate to get a bot
tie of Lydia +. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound at once, and write Mrs Pink
ham, Lynn, Mass, for special advice-
1t is free and always helpful.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-09-19

The third year my
feet and hands would
swell and remain
pulled up for days at
a time. l seemed to
have a constant back
ache. Finally l got so
bad that I was laid up
in bed with several
doctors in attendance.
I thought Suraly 7
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-09-19

A ~siXpence of the reign of Charles
I. was found in the stomach of a bull
lock killed recently by a Yarmouth
(England( butcher.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-09-19

FITS, st. Vitus'D Dance Nervous Diseases per-
manently cured by DR.. Kline's Great Nerve
Restorer. So trial bottle and treatise free.
DR.. II. r. Kline. Id. OBI Arch ST Phila. Pa
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-09-19

There are no fewer than n distinct
dialects spoken in England.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-09-19

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing %Syrupfor Children
teething Z, ~softens thegums, reducesinfamma-
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie, 25ca bottle
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-09-19

Toxic has eight hundred public
baths, which are used by 300. 1000 peo-
pie daily.