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The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-12-17
A Foolish Attempt at Doycotung.

Some one (pIesumsbly person
interested in the liquor traffic has
published "black list" containing
the names OF certain citizrns oi
Jackson, who signed the prohibition
petition, and OF certain other citi.
zcrs who refuse TO sign whisky petit
TORS.
The publication of this was o
mistake. In fact q number Of sa-
loon keepers have joined in printing
n card in which they concede to all
citizens the right to act concerning
petitions for and against license a.
their best judgment may dictate.
The questions growing out Of the
traffic in alcoholic liquors are not
to be settled by boycotting. There
are many men who sign petitions
for license-somP, because they
think that the traffic can not be snip
pressed, and, that our present sys-
TEN provides the best modes of regu.
lating it; others because they believe
that the rights of the citizens are
involved in any attempt to suppress
it; ami still others because of rer-
sonal interest in one form or anOth-
or who would array themselves al
most seIidly against the traffic il it
attempted to control public opinion
by the boycott.
Nothing short Of appeals to rea-
son, or facts, or experience, will
hinder q movement like that in favor
of prohibition in Mississippi. II
these fail, it is useless to try other
methods. Least of all will it serve
the anti prohibitionists to adopt any
means calculated to engcnder pas
sion or excitement. That would be
adding fuel to the fire. Clarion.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-12-17
Notice for Publication.
land OFFICE At JACKSON, Miss,

land OFFICE At JACKSON, Miss, !
December g. l-S5. I
Notice is hereby given that the follow
ing named settler has filed notice of his
intention to make final proof in support of
his claim, and that said proof will he
made before the judge, or in his absence,
the Chancery Clerk of Lawrence county,
ut Monticello, Miss, on January 9th,
1856. viz: Eliza White, Homestead No.
1887, for the sw4 net and set nwl aud
nw4 set and net sw4 section /, township
north, range 20 west.
She names the following witnesses T."
prove her continuous residence upon, and
cultivation of, said land, viz:
Claiborne Martin, Andy Martin, Henry
Barnes, Joe Martin. all of Silver Creek
i. o., Lawrence county, Miss.
JAS. ID. STEWART
6w Register
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-12-17

A large quantity of public lands
have lately been purchased in South
Mississippi, principally in Marion
county, by Northern and Western
buyers. The price paid for these
lands is 81 25 per acre. In paying
for these lands the purchasers have
used some forty odd thousand dol
lars worth of "Indemnity Script"
purchased from the State of Missis-
sippi at 81 per acre, thereby saving
% cents on each acre. This scrip
was issued TO the State in payment
Of swamp and overlooked lands er-
roneously sold by the government
and for which patents should have
been issued to the State.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-12-17

There is on exhibition at the
Bank of Greenville a sample of j. r.
Aliens crop Of 90 bales of choice
long staple cotton which was sold
in New Orleans by c. 5. Farrar, cot
ton factor, for 16 cents. 1t shows
the result of care in handling and
ginning. Mr.. Allen made about
sixty bales of this cotton and his
success should prompt all planters
to follow his example in making
perfect cotton GreeRciUe Times
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-12-17
Notice for Publication.
LAxD OFFICE AT JACKSON Miss,
L L

LAND OFFICE AT JACKSON Miss, !
December 10, 1870.
Notice is hereby given that the follow
UNCLAIMED s, tier has filed notice of her
intention to make final proof in support
of her claim, and that said proof will he
made before the Judge, or i'll his abseEce
ths Chan Gerry Clerk, of Lincoln county,
at Brook haven, Miss, on January 18th,
1896, viz: Amanda Eaton, Homestead
No. 9774 for the nw4 of nw4 section 6,
township Is north, range east.
She names the following witnesses to
prove her continuous residence upon, and
cultivation of, said land, viz:
John Martin, James NJ. Lilly, Jesse NJ.
Rais, Joseph McGuffie, all of Brookha-
ven, Lincoln county, Miss.
JAS. d. STEWART,
CIV Reg lister.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-12-17

A prominent physician, who was
Mr. Hendricks friend and attendant
for longer period than any other
physician, says Mr.. Hendricks did
not die Of heart paralysis. Several
ago MIR. Hendricks was stricken
with paralysis from which he
never fully recovered, and, as
is usual in cases of partial paraly-
sis, clot formed that eventually
reached the brain and caused death
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-12-17

In summing up the grand works
Of President Cleveland, "Puck"
says ''hc has checked the aggres
sions OF the land-grabbing kings of
the West; he has adopted a wise
and equitable policy in dealing
with the Indians; he has done all in
his power to bring to punishment
the authors Of the outragcs upon the
Chinese laborers of the Pacific
slope, he has laid the foundation for
real American navy; he is sound
as the soundest business man on
questions of finance, and, above all
he has enforced, is foicing and
will enforce the civil service reform
law"
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-12-17

II b. B. b. will cure such terrible cases as the
above, is it unreasonable TO suppose that any
and all cases Of Blood Diseases can be cured !?
We do not announce the cure of a man while he
Is at home grooming and suffering with the dis
ease. but all of our certi6catee are words of
truth from those who have been cured and can
look YOU squarely In the fac, and say so. We
cure in shorter time, with less money and less
medicine than ever before known.
We will mail our "Book of Wonders" free to
any one, filled with more astounding home evil
dence than ever before published. Call on your
druggist, or address
BLOOD BALM co, Atlanta, Ga.
-rOy a. I'm
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-12-17
Notice for Publication.
LAND OFFICE AT JACKSON, Miss, !
December 10. ISS5.

1JtCtIIIDtT III, Zoo.
Notice is hereby given that the follow
ing named settler has filed notice of his
intention to make final proof i'll support
of his claim, and that said proof will he
made before the Judge, or in his absence
the Chancery Clerk, of Lawrence county
at Monticello, Miss, on January 18th,
1886, viz: Clark Sutton, Homestead No.
9733 for the set of set section u, town
ship north, range - west.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon, and
cultivation of, said land, viz:
Amos Walker, Handy Powell, Calvin
Norwood, Jerry Armstrong, all of Hebron
y. o., Lawrence county, Miss.
JAS. ID. STEWART,
CIV Register.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-12-17
Notice for Publication.
LAND OFFICE AT JACKSON, Miss,
December II, 1855.

December II, 1885. !
Notice is hereby gwen that the follow
in ,-named settler has filed notice of her
intention to make final proof in support
of her claim, and that said proof will be
made before the Judge, or i'll his absence
rhe Chancery Clerk, of Lawrence county,
at Monticello, Miss, on February 3rd,
1886, viz: Elm, line Benson, for the nw4
se4 and net sw4 section %, township
north, range 20 west.
She names the following witnesses to
prove her continuous residence upon, and
cultivation of, said land VIZ:
Perry Buckhalter, Randall Sutton,
Joseph Morris, Albeit Dampcr, all of
Hebion L. o., Lawrence county, Miss.
JAS. ID. STEWART.
CIV Register.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-12-17
Notice TOR Publication.
LAND OFFICE At JACKSON, Miss,
h,nap,h.r 2 ISS1

LAND UfFICE NJ JACkSON, MISS,
December 3, 1885.
Notice is hereby given that the follow
iug-naIncd settler has filed notice of his
intention to make final proof in support
of his claim, aud that said proof will be
made before the Judge, at in his absence.
the Chaucery Clerk of Lawrence county,
Miss, at Monticello, Miss, un January
9TH, 1886, viz: Walter :. Ward, Home
stead No. l0S03, for the set nwt and w
net aud nwt sef section 10, township 6
north, range 20 west.
lie names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon, and
cultivation of, said land, viz:
John Williamson, II. J. Rogers, John
A. Rogers, II. i. Cohca, all of Monticello
i. o., Lawrence county, Miss.
JAMES ID. STEWART,
6w a.. Register.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-12-17
Notice for Publication.
LAND OFFICE At JACKSON, MISS,
IA.....,.s.l..,. \ 10.

LAND OFFICE At JACKSON, MISS,
Dccrnl'cT 3, 1885.
Nnticc Is hrrrly given that the fellow
lug -ntmc,l settler has Shed notices of ',iS
Intention to make final proof w support
uf his claim, and that said proof will bc
made brfrre The JRdge or in his absence
the Chancrry Clcrk at Lawrence county,
at Monticello, en- January 9th, 1896, viz:
Claiborne Martin, Homestead NJ. l0Qlo
hr tlc w net aud net uwi section l,
township north, range 20 west.
He names the fol owing witnesses to
pruve his continuous residence upon, ant
cultivation uf, said land, viz.
Joe Martin, Henry Barnes. w. w. Lu-
cas-, J. ID. Lougiuo, all of Silver Creek Z.
o., Lawrence county, Mics.
JAS. ID. STEWART,
CIV Register
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-12-17

We learn from the Sentinel that
the Rev. r. N. Hall, the pastor Of
the Baptist Church at Summit, ON
u recent Sunday baptized twenty
nine ladies and gentlemen into the
faith of that church. These INNER,
sions took place in Clear creek, and
were witnessed by at least 500
persons.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-12-17

In response TO Gen. Lees request
the City Democratic Committee OF
Richmond, Va, has decided not to
have any demonstration on the occa-
sion Of his Inauguration as Governor
ol Virginia Jan. l.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-12-17
Farm for Sale.

| hereby offer for gale my Farm contain
ing 800 acrrs-100 of which is in a good
state Of cultivation. The place contains
a good dwelling and ont houses, three
good tenant houses, good water mill and
gin in perfect running order, fine or
rhard aud the bcst of water, said farm
being located in Lawrence county, nine
miles south of Monticello. For further
lnrti, ulars address u. p. JONES,
nov19-lm Monticello, Miss.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-12-17

Three Vice Presidents have died
in office. Mr.. King of Alabama
was the first, MIR. Wilson of Mass,
was the second, and Mr.. Hendricks
of Indiana, makes the third.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-12-17

If those Of our subscribers who
have no intention Of paying US will
make the fact known, we will for
ward them a clear receipt. But the
receipt may not hold good in . the
Sweet Bye and Bye" Vest Point
Mem Era.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-12-17

A three year old bear had the
boldness to march into the town OF
Batesville in this State, recently,
in day time, and was killed in the
most public part of town.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-12-17


Editors AtiaHfa Consultation
Below we hand you a letter from grateful
heart. which was sent 10 and published In the
yapalystine. Texas, "EnterFrise," without our
knowledge or solicitation. and we desire to
give il publicity through your columns.
We Earnestly Eusreat Every
SuT.rIng womaa Who sees
this 90 Sc al 10 Carefully
n.d We'll!
MoRAvIAS FALLS, n, G..
Nov. %, 1854.
Mr.. EprroR. Gan ounce NJ prevention u
better than s'pound Of cure" and pound OF o.
cure is better than a ship-load OF argument IN
your columns. | saw some time ago an al
vertisement Of a medicine called BRAD
FIELDS FRMA LIE REGUL5TORa and the wen
deTful results from Its use; and my wfe ha'i
been a sufferer anil invalid for nfteen years
from prolapsus and congestion OF tue WOMB
aud painful menstruation, and as the doctors
could do her no g9oc, was pes o no,,,es - any
the result was she improved 30 much sent
for another package, aud she Is now able 10
do her household work. and goes about wher-
ever she pieases. l AN confident she Is per =
manentIv cured I sent for lot OF this won
,Ierful Female Regulator to sell, and every
bottle that have disposed OF has given ;om'
plete satisfaction, and the results are IN every
case all that cUuld be desired
With THANKS to the Enterprise whic call
ed my attention 10 It, aud to the Bradneld
Regulator Co., to the proprietors OF THIS great
boon. am gratefully yours,
J.W. DAVIS.
P.s.-You can publish this or not, az YOU
see ft but for the benefit Of woman, l hope
you will.
Anyone who doubts the genutneness OF the
above can write to Mr.. Davis. who will give all
particulars.
Send for our book containing valuabi, infor :
marion for women. 1t will be mailed free to
applicants.
Address
THE BRADFIELD REGULATOR Co.,
BOX rs, A q a.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-12-17

The Editor of the West Point
New Era has been shown u radish
weighing II pounds measuring 20
inches in length and Is inches in
The seed was plant
ell in July.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-12-17

The Philadelphia Times calls at
tention to the fact that the Supreme
Court has only one judge in it other
than Republican in politics, and
that every circuit or district judge,
except two or three of the latter, is
of the same political school.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-12-17

The Editor of the Union County
Optic says he would quit the print
ing business before he would pub
lish petition for Risky license.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-12-17

There is saloon-keeper in Jack,
son who says he ''ieels as mean as a
dog every time he sells a drink of
whisky" Then, he is not u "suita-
BILE person" for the business.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-12-17
$500 Reacdrd.

The above reward will he paid to any
person delivering to me ut McGrath's
store, in BrOokhaven. Il certain BAY MARE
MULE, with black main and tail, string
halt, in both hind legs, scar on left side,
height l6 hla,s high. Strayed from the
Gllrtnap place miles west of Brook
haven November %, 1885.
w. X. WOOD.
Dec 3-tf
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-12-17

The buildings on the fair grounds
at Meridian were recently burned
by an incendiary.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-12-17
RAILROAD TIME TABLE.
Illinois Central Railroad.

@ GOING NORTH DAILY.
No 2 ExPREsss-Leaves N. o.. .9:15 n. IN.
Arrives Brookhaven, ESQ p. M.
Arrives atJackson, 5:2O p. m.
No. 4 ExPREss-Leaves N. o.. 900 p. IN.
Arrives BrOokhayen, 1850 p. m.
Arrives at jackson, l2:47 a. m.
GOING SOUTH (DAILY).
No. ExPR.-Lyes. jackson. 1919 p. m.
Leavcs Brookhaven, Big p. m.
Arrives at n. o., IL y. IN.
3 MAIL-Leaves Jackson. las q. m
Leaves Brookhaven, BAL q. M.
Arrives New Orleans, 300 q. M.
These Trains stop Mt all regular sta
tiOus.
ER-Trains both ways make close cou-
nection with all of the l. c. branch roads.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-12-17

Mrs. Augusta Evans Wilson, it is
said, has realized 100000 from her
literary work.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-12-17

Mrs. Garfield has an income OF
$4,000 FER year from the Garfield
fund.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-12-17

Dakota has adopted the Prohlbl.
tory amendment to her Constitu-
ton.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-12-17
FREIGHT TRAINS

FREIGHT TRAINS
No 8 mixed going north leaves Brook
haven ut 900 A. NJ. %.
No. mixed going south leaves Brook
haven at $50 p. NJ.
Y-Mixed Freigllts do not run on Sun.
day and none goes south on Monday.
.... J.C. CLARKE, Gen. Manager.
J. w. COLEMAN, A. G. L. Agent.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-12-17

Mississippi licenses only $50 "per-
sonal liberty" resorts.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-12-17

Measles is prevailing at Wesson.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-12-17

Has attained standard Of exceilene. ,.,,-,
admits Of no superior. "nieh
IL contains every improvement that invan,,--
genius, skin and money can produce, "u0s
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-12-17
r z MAR KS.

Wholesale Druggists. Atlanta, GO
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-05-09
Letter from Ward Five.

Editor Collar Chronicle:
/ notice an article from a gentle
man who styles himself West Ender.
This gentleman seems to be well
posted in regard to the sentiments OF
the people throughout the parish,
but he certainly missed the mark
when he shot at ward five. II there
ever has been petition in ward five
to ask an election to move the court
house and Jail l never have seen it,
yet l think l have seen all of the
fifteen solid voters the gentleman
speaks OF, and have heard no such
petition spoken of. We are in favor
of the court house being in the GEN.
ter of the parish, but owing to the
financial pressure we do think that
the people are too hasty. 1t seems
that the gentleman thinks that the
people of ward FIVE have no other
occupation only hog hunting. If he
would pay us visit we would make
him think different. The obstinate
gentleman certainly would obliterate
q part of his communication If he
had it back. He rather boasts of
the litigation of the parish all being
in wards l, 6 and I. That be can
have all to himself, but we have as
good facilities for. travel as wards /,
6 and I, besides four new bridges
worth one thousand dollars, which
were built by the fifteen solid voters
at their own expense. When there
is public work to be done they do it
themselves. They don't stand around
and yelp after what little public
money there is to have it done. 1t
appears from the tenor of the gen.
tloman's article, that if he could
shoulder the whole thing (the court
house and jail) be would carry it to
Montgomery. We are somewhat at
loss to know how to reply to the
gentleman unless lie would get from
behind the stump to do bis shooting.
He says it is only the escapement Of
a little hot air from a few cratic pol
iticians during fever heat who have
Tenure Of Office on the brain. This
is matter of doubt with MS, but we
are persuaded to believe that the
gentleman is a sore-head or broken
dowirpolitician himself, or be would
not have written such an article as
that in the CHRONICLE of April 25th
and then come out under fictitious
name. A. p. COLLINS.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-05-09
Validity Of Tax Sales.
IN. O. Picayune.J


The advertisement of the tax col
lector announces that the properties
offered for sale under Act No. 80 OF
1884, shave heretofore been adiudi-
rated to the State for the unpaid
State taxes" of years anterior to 1880.
This statement is either true or
false. If the property has been le-
gally adjudicated to the State, it con-
stitutes part of the eminent domain.
By the forfeiture all taxes, State,
parochial and municipal, become ex-
tinguished-Done are due. The title
being absolutely vested in the State,
it can transfer to the purchaser q
clear and unclouded title.
But, If the property has not been
legally forfeited. while it nay be true
that the taxes are still due, as the
collector recites in his advertisement,
this fact cannot avail the purchaser
in contest with the original owner
The former cannot set mp ug4inst the
latter that he bought at tax sale
obN 40 ChHtiS0 " iCimOuISt fucDts Vi
after the lapse of year that be hos
prescribed for the property.
The purchaser must stand on the
strength of his own title. His title
is not such as the State gives to a
purchaser ut tax sales II is an abso-
lutte title, and the State is warrantcr.
The property is not sold for the taxes,
but to the highest bidder, for what it
.III bring. None Of the forrualities
required by law for the validity of q
tax sale have been complied with.
Property legally forfeited to the
State before the adoption Of the con
stltution Of 1879 remains forfeited
But if all the fornalities essential to
the vestitnre of absolute title in the
sovereign We're mol complied with be-
fore the adoption of that constitution
the title can never be. perfected
Article 210 expressly provides that:
"7here shall be no forfeiture If prop
e'fy for non-paymeat Of tares"
In those contests which are certain
to begin when it becomes the inter
ests OF the original owner to attack
the title Of the speculative purchaser,
only one question will or can be
raised: "Was the property legally
forfeited to, and the title absolutely
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-05-09
Some Uses Of Sorghum.
As Valuable as Corn and Sweet as Sugar
The Bagasse from it Better than En-
silage---The Pulp Good for
Making Paper.

DIR. Peter Collier recently delivered
the following address before the New
York Chamber of Commerce:
"rhe history of sorghum with us
only dates back to 1853, when VIM.
h. Prince imported from France a
little sorghum seed, which Mr.. de
Montigny, the French Consul at
Shanghai, China, had sent to the
Geographical Society, of Paris, in
1850. In 1857, Leonard Wray, an
English merchant, brought from Ma
tai, South Africa, sixteen varieties of
sorghum seed. To these last the
name Imphee was given, while the
former was known as the Chinese
sugar cane. And yet this plant,
whose merits as sugar-producting
plant appear to have been recognized
thirty years ago, had come to be re-
garded as mainly valuable for forage,
or as a source of an inferior quality
Of syrup. 1t was great error OBJ
tanning in Great Britain and on the
Continent, as also in our own country
that the East Indians were a rice
eating people. Fully nine-tenths of
them subsist mainly upon sorghum
seed. In Turkestan sorghum is the
main cereal. as, owing to the, excess
sive drouths, 10 others could be sue
cessfully grown. In the northern
part Of China sorghum was grown as
maze is with US, and for the same
purpose, and it SO entirely satisfied
the wants of the people that it had
practically excluded maize. / have
personally obtained within a few
months from Calcutta eleven varie-
ties Of sorghum seed, twenty-one
varieties from the Dharwar district
in western India, three from HeDg
Kong. three from Foo Chow, two
FROM Senegambia ii in addition to
eight varieties from northern China,
three FROM Cawnpore, India, and
twenty-five from Natal. south Africa;