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The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1890-11-06
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
NOV EMBER TERM, 1e9a.

At regular meeting of the Board of
Board of Supervisors of Lincoln county,
held at TIE Court House on Monday, the
Ord day of November 1899, the following
members aud officers were present, to.
wit q. W. II. Penn, |. c. Smith, W. c.
Price, 5. T. eagle, w. c. Beacham, mem
berS; X. w. McNair, Sheriff, and Felix
May, Clerk.
Ordered, That the following good and
true men, citizens of Lincoln county,
Miss, be and they are hereby appointed
as grand jurors for the ensuing December
term of the Circuit Court, to-wit
For Beat ii G Sessions, Willard Sea-
vey. w K johnson, Sylvester Byrd, col.
For Beat d C Bryant, j NJ New
ton, NJ V KEGS, Julius Hooker, col.
For Beat 3-Frank Greer, ST., Frank
Beason, Il J Coglan, Dave Jackson. col.
For Beat An w May, II Smith, L
L Lard, Wyatt Maxwell, cor.
For Beat 5-W w Davis, George 6
Lambright, James Ellzey, Chester Allen,
col.
The rep6r, Of Edward Smith, County
uperintendent, was received and ap-
proved.
Allen Smith, County Treasurer, made
his report and tie same having been or
amined by the Board and III all things
found correct, said report was approved
aud ordered filed and recorded.
CLAIMS ALLOWED.
The following claims were examined
and allowed:
Marshall 4 Bruce, general index to land
Marshall u Bruce, envelopes, legal cap
and eXpreSSage ........................ II 30
Circuit clerk for eXprcsSage ON stationery %
J. Warren, services as Registrar II days. SO o.
BrOOkhaven Leader publishing Regis
trarS notice and printing posters -. Il g.
w. w. McLaurin, for mile boards ...... = on
:. f. Magce, feeding prisoners to date. -. 10 81
Salary of County Supt. for October ...... 30 o.
County SuPt for office stationery. ........ 10 rs
t. F. Fur, Assessor, making list of
blind educable children. / %
j. ID. CRANBERRY, Clerk of COpiah county.
for making list of 800 deeds. deeds Of
trust etc. for lands IN Lincoln county,
as required by Act of the Legislature
of 1890, chapter 433, at 10 cents each. IS 90
VIII G. Cannon, Chancery Clerk of Law
renee county, for listing 2335 deeds,
deeds of trust, etc, for lands in Lin
coin county, recorded IN the Chancery
Clerks office of Lawrence county, as
required by Act of the Legislature of
1890, chapter 1873. at 10 cents each. 223 &c
Ordered. That the members and off
GERS be allowed their per diem and mile
age.
" Fl. Penn, day ill.,. ..................s 81 ii
]. G. Smith, day and miles. ............. 4 81
w. C.. Price, day and 36 miles ............. 5 81
$. L. eagle day and "a miles. e.. .......... n
c. W. Beacham, day and 80 miles. ........ 5 G.
II. W. McNair, Sheriff. day. 2 N
Felix May; Clerk day. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 8 N
Ordered that the Board do now adjourn.
FELIX NAY, Clerk.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1890-11-06

Perhaps the Hon. Frank Burkitt
was the most disappointed man at the
Capital when the Constitutional Con-
vention adjourned last Saturday night.
For years an elective judiciary has
been his strong hobby, and he has per-
sistently favored submitting the new
Constitution to the people, but he got
neither. His resolution providing
that no property qualification should
ever be required for the exercise of
suffrage (another hobby was also
reconsidered and killed.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1890-11-06

The first amendment to the new
Constitution demanded by the peo-
pie will be to strike out the under
standing clause Of fly blown section 5.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1890-11-06

The occupation of the bloody bull
dozer, the dextrous ballot box stuffel
and the lightning calculator is gone.
These popular adjnncts to Mississippi
election methods will hereafter give
place to that profound Interpreter of
the Constitution, the registration Of
ficer, who will manipulate the gum
elastic understanding clause and
stuff 'em ont according to law. Isn't
it jolly! Nobody but statesman
could ever have concocted such Il
grand trick as that.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1890-11-06

In the Chancery Court of Lincoln County, TO the
December Term, 1890.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1890-11-06
Citation Notice.

ALLEN SMITH !
VS..
A. c, SEAVEY ET AL.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-07-17
Women Bill Collectors.

Bill collecting is new job for the
women of this town. One of them
came in to see a Broadway business
man last Friday, and telling about it he
said: II had heard that there were o
few female collectors in New York, but
had never met with one. 1t is good
idea, 1t seems to me. If man had
presented that bill I would have de-
layed paying for few days until had
made my own collections. But she
came at me in such quiet, business
like way that had nothing to say and
went right up to the desk and drew
check for the amount"
One of these collectors, an attractive
young woman, talked freely of her occu-
patton. II enjoy collecting bills very
much" she said. Il have plenty Of
outdoor exercise and the experience of
meeting new people every day is pleas
ing"
Are you confined exclusively to busi-
ness houses?"
"Oh, no; I go to the residence parts
of the city. There 1 have little
amusement, which 1 quietly enjoy.
The servants meet meet me at the door
with silver card servers and ask for my
card to take up to the lady of the
house. This was, at first, somewhat
embarrassing, and | resorted to busi-
ness cards, but that plan did not work
we'll. Word would usually be sent
down to call again. l had to drop that
program, you see. Now, when the
servant asks my name | say no matter,
ur something of the kind, and L usually
get to see the person | want to find.
Often the lady OF the house thinks an
old friend has called and has surprise
in store for her. She rushes into the
face beaming with expectant delight.
Her disappointment when l make
known my business and present my bill
is great.
Sometimes the lady, supposing that
am making call, sends words that
she will be down presently and then
sets about making elaborate prepara-
tions for her guest. L have waited
twenty minutes or more in this way"
Are you successful among business
men?"
Business men nearly always pay
with promptness. Occasionally meet
a crank, but the downright kickers are
hard to find"
The fair collector said that she had
been accustomed to bookkeeping. On
throwing up a situation she looked
around for something else. The oppor-
tunity to collect bills happening to pre-
sent itself, she took it as an experiment,
thinking that something better would
follow, but she was delighted with her
new business and did NOT mean to
leave it.
"Do you collect old accounts?" she
was asked.
"Yes. I have collected bills that
have been running for long time.
Nearly always l am pleasantly and
cordially received, even in these cases.
Seldom do go more than twice to col
lect bill. The firm that employs me
says it is like doing cash business
Nelc York Press.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-07-17
Feminine Wishes.

Are women mercenary? asks the
New York EUenjng SlJ1. Are they
ambitious? Are they shut in to mar
rover range of ambition and purposes
than men? Read this testimony and
discover, if you can. Ten women
some famous, some clever, all women of
thought and action-were dining on
Saturday night. From the head of the
table started the question: "If you
could have one wish granted--but one
in all the world-what would you wish
for?"
"To be President of q railroad"
came promptly from woman at her
right
"And would wish for fame" said the
low-voiced woman next.
"And for plenty of money"
81 should wish to know what pro-
toplasm is, said the little student be-
yond.
Il think" came in tones of soft per
plexity from the foot of the table, 81
think if were to wish for anything it
would be wish to want something so
much that I would be glad to work
hard for it."
And out of the necessary quiet that
followed this reply, came the voice of
the next speaker in positive tones:
Gone hundred thousand dollars"
Il should like to be able to write
something so good that all the world
would love me-" said the sweet-faced
woman next.
Her neighbor drew long breath. 81
should wish for health. Given that, |
could have all these other things" she
said.
"Only one wish? Well, "a house full
of books and garden of flowers, which
fine sentiment is eribbed from Andrew
Lang" quoth her neighbor; ind the
last woman lifted her beautiful eyes and
said in earnest tones: Il hope you
won't feel shocked, but really l should
only wish for total annihilation."
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-07-17

A baby should be warmly dressed,
but not encountered with clothing.
When it perspires too freely it is too
warm and is likely to take cold if the
air happens to be colder than usual or
it is exposed to draught On the
other hand great deal of vitality is
wasted in the efforts of nature to keep
the body warm if it is not protected
with sufficient clothing.
A young baby should have flannel
band long enough to go twice around
it. Be very careful not to put it on
too tight, and fasten it with small
safety pins. On this put long-sleeved
cashmere shirt, buttoned all the way
down front. No one who has used an
open shirt will ever return to the old
fashioned kind that have to be put on
over the head. Next comes long
flannel petticoat, or pinning blanket,
sewed to q cotton waist, and over that q
loose white slip. Two napkins, one of
cotton, the other of swan's-down or
flannel, should be used. Twilled cot
ton is the softest, most absorbent ma
terial for napkins. Some mothers pre-
fer linen diaper, but it does not retain
the moisture as well as the cotton.
A knitted blanket, or an embroidered
cashmere one, can be wrapped around
the baby unless the weather is very
warm. 1t is always safe to use one
when it is carried from one room to an
other, to protect the head from
draughts. Little knitted socks keep
the feet warm and add much to its com
fort.
Do not be afraid of fresh air. Open
the window and provide artificial heat
sufficient to keep the room at tenn
perrture of 60. Do not let the air
blow directly upon the child; a screen
placed near the window, or strip of
flannel pinned in front of the opening,
will prevent this.
Take the baby into the open air
every pleasant day, putting on sufficient
clothing to keep it warm. Do not trust
it in baby carriage with young girl
whose carelessness might injure it for
life.
Always dress and undress a young
baby by an open fire. If it cries during
the day, unpinning its foot blanket and
warming its feet will sometimes quiet
it.-LadieS' Home Journal.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-07-17

Tired New Workers rizzle every day.
To rizzle is very different thing from
to razzle. A well-known New York
doctor thus describes his method of
rizzling:
81 retire to my study, and having
darkened the room 1 light cigar,
sit down and perform the operation.
How to describe it don't know, but it
is condition as nearly like sleep as
sleep is like death. 1t consists in doing
absolutely nothing. 1 close my eyes
and try to stop all action of the brain.
/ think of nothing. 1t only takes a
little practice to be able to absolutely
stihe the brain. In that delightful
condition l remain at least ten min
utes, sometimes twenty. That is the
condition most helpful to digestion, and
it is that which accounts for the habit
animals have of sleeping after eating.
l would rather miss fat fee than that
ten minutes rizzle every day."
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-07-17

Pawner,' we must go to the hospi
tai. Nothing can save us, said Kill
lian.
"Of course we must" said "Pawner;"
"for il we contend to be we'll they won't
believe us; and if we resist they will
give us the straight-jacket."
"Well, then let's fly" said Killain,
adding: Its certainly terrible to go
there"
"FIy, nothing" said "Pawner," "for
by the time we have finished our toilet
they will be here. But" he added,
hopefully, they'll surely discharge us
when they discover we're not sick.
But, Pawner,'" replied Killian, IF
we're in there once We'll have contracted
that disease"
Further conversation was cut short
by the entrance of Madam Lasca, who
said:
"Do you gentlemen now realize the
consequences of your tomfoolery? My
residence will be Stunned after your
departure" adding: "Do you know
what will become of you?"
Alas, yes!" said RULER.
A ring at the bell was now heard and
Madam Lasca fastened to open the
door.
"They come" said RULER; "but I'll
never be taken alive. 1 prefer to die
by violence than of smallpox"
So saying, he grasped rapier and
posted himself in a corner of the room.
Selling sword Killain followed his
example, just as the door opened and
two policemen entered.
The officers observing the determined
men, said:
In the name OF the law no resist
ance, Drop your weapons and follow
u.s."
mo, We'll not go, for we're not sick, "
both replied, firmly.
"Then we will use force"
"You may try it We prefer to die
here rather than to accompany you to
the smallpox hospital, where hor-
rible death awaits us. No, sir, we will
not go!s
But, gentlemen, the Debtor Prison is
quite a comfortable place to reside in.
It's nonsense to talk of death.
A person condemned to prison for
life could not have felt happier at
suddenly receiving Communication of
his sentence to only ten days, as did
those two students, when they heard
the words: Debtor Prison"
"We bow our knees before the law
and will accompany you," said RULER,
bowling to the policeman.
Almost instantaneously with the words
two men entered, one of whom said;
"Are the sick men able to descend
the stairs without support, Mrs.
Lasca?"
"There are no sick persons here" "
replied Madam, folding her arms and
laughing.
The two policemen were utterly as
tonished; but finally, one of them
said:
"There must be mistake some
where. The two gentlemen are in ex-
cellent health and there is nobody sick
in this house to our knowledge"
Perhaps somebody is sick in the
next house." said one of the hospital
officials, adding, come, let us depart :"
And we'll depart, too" said Killian
to the policemen, aiming to escape the
hospital.
All descended to the street, and very
soon were the two students put in the
Debtor Prison.
Very seldom have prisoners greeted
their cells as did those two men, for
they felt sure that their kind parents
would not permit their long detention
in fact, in a few days they were released,
and the press announced:
The rumor of two cases of smallpox is
utterl false. DIR. QUuLIAN,
President Board OF Health"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-07-17

There is in New York unique Or
ganization, known as the Summer Corps
of Physicians. These are under the
direction of DR.. Cyrus Edison and their
duty is to visit the crowded tenement
districts and attend the sick children of
those who are unable to pay anything
for medical treatment. The number of
physicians is fifty AS soon as one of
them diagnosis case prescription is
written on a blank which contains list
of the free dispensaries where medicine
can be obtained. The benefits of this
organization can be fairly we'll under
stood when it is said that during the
summer months in New York there are
as many as 100000 sick babies. This
ON an average leaves to each physician
1000 patients to attend to. The
physicians are all graduates of the re-
gular schools and must pass strict
competitive examination before being
admitted into the corps. They are paid
800 month during their term of serv-
ice which begins on July l, and ter
inmates at the end of August. Not only
do these physicians attend sickly chill
dren but they give tickets for various
charitable excursions whereby the
mothers are enabled to procure salubri-
GUS air for themselves and their sick
darlings. The principal ailment of the
children during the summer is cholera
infantum. The total outlay for the two
months, July and August, including
medicine is $4,000.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-07-17
John Maier's Hobby.

There are hobbies and then again
there are hobbies. Some wise men
always carry umbrellas, even when the
sun shines brightly. Others there are
who consider that without an equine
lchestnut in some portion of their wear
ing apparel they are in danger of
rheumatism; and there are many other
peculiar notions we'll known to every
body, in which men will indulge them
selves. But there is a man in this city
who has about the queerest hobby of
them all. He has had it for six years,
he still has it, and he proposes to CON
tinue having it. His name is John
Maier. He is of Teutonic extraction,
and he is tailor, having an establish
ment at No. 24l Wooster street.
Whenever he can he devotes his time
to catching butterflies. This is his
hobby. What does he do with them
He simply chloroforms them and frames
them by thousands. About the walls
of his store are six such collections,
averaging about two and one-half feet
square.
Mr.. Maier has certainly done some
wonderful work in the qualification oi
his whim. Take any one of his collec-
tions. 1t contains at least five hundred
butterflies, of all shapes, sizes, colors
and shades, and these are arranged in
circles and crosses, and all sorts OF
figures. The largest or rarest are
placed in the center, and the lesser
lights radiate around them. All are
placed with wings outspread, perfect
specimens.
During the spring and summer
months Mr.. Maier uses a net in collect
ing specimens, and in the fall and win
ter months he puts in his spare time
climbing trees and obtaining butterflies
in chrysalis form. To-day in his store
there is regular butterfly hatchery.
He has fully two thousand cocoons.
These are divided according to theil
size and are now resting peacefully in
shallow boxes about a foot square,
These boxes are supplied with covers
and in consequence act just as do incu,
bators, and scores of the chrysalides are
daily expanding into beautiful butter.
flies. Alive they float about the store
and sun themselves until Mr.. Maier is
ready to put them to sleep.
To do this he has a novel arrange.
ment. This consists of two narrow
smoothed pieces of wood sloping toward
each other in a gentle angle, yet not
connecting, sort oftrough separating
them. The whole is about eighteen
inches long and the trough about hall
IN inch wide. The body of the cap.
tured butterfly is placed in the trough,
his wings are spread out on the sloping
wood on either side, and then the rest.
less little insect is sent On his long
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-07-17
a Strange Legend.

A strange legend comes to us from
the Sioux, who alone can tell the true
history of that deadly ambuscade.
They say that on the hillock where
Custer fell now grows plant never
seen there before-a curious plant with
tall, slender leaves, curved in the exact
form of a saber, with edges so sharp as
to inflict keen wounds upon unwary
hands, and those who pluck it once
soon drop it, so strangely cold and
clammy are its leaves, 1t bears a
golden-hued, heart-shaped blossom,
and in the center is one small spot of
brilliant red, like drop of blood. The
Indians regard it with superstitious
awe. They call it Clusters heart, :"
and cannot be induced to touch it,
claiming that the blossom crashed in
the hand leaves blood-red stain i'm
possible to emove..-DenUer RepuJ-
licln,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-07-17

Strawberries, ma'am? queried the
huckster, as she stood in the door of
her house in Jersey City,
"How much?" she cautiously in
quired.
"Twelve cents a quart, ma am, or two
quarts for twenty-five cents"
"Oh! Well, I'll take two quarts"
Exactly, ma'am."
He measured out the berries, got his
quarter, and drove off, while she disap-
peared in the house. She came out
again after couple of minutes, how
ever, looked up and down the street,
and not being able to see him any
where she shook her fist in the direc-
ton he tnaL- and exclaimed:
"Tll know him by the wart ON his
nose, and I'll get even with him if it
takes year l"-Ne,U York Sun.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-07-17

A tough-looking customer with a
dilapidated valise in his hand stopped
outside the gate in front of q house in
one of the suburbs day or two ago
and called to the woman who was sitting
on the porch:
Madam, you will oblige me with the
information whether or not you keep q
dog?"
"What difference does it make to you,
sir?" she responded.
He took dog-eared notebook from
the valise and made memorandum in
it.
"Refuses to answer" he said. Rails
ing his voice he called out again:
Man of the house at home?"
Never you mind !" retorted the wo-
man. "Pm running this house just now.
Anything you want?"
He appeared to be on the point of
making another entry in his greasy
memorandum- book, but thought better
of it and put it back in the valise.
Il have asked you these questions,
madam" he said mot necessarily for
publication but as a guarantee of good
faith. If understand you correctly
you positively refuse to answer?"
"You understand me exactly. 1t
won't pan out. The census man has
already been along here, sir"
II inferred as much" rejoined the
tough-looking customer, with shade Of
sadness in his voice. "Under the Cir
cumstances it would not be worth while
to ask you, presume, if you have any
eligible cold victuals to give out?"
"It would not"
Gust So" said the jaded tourist, and
he lifted his hat, took careful survey
of the surrounding dwellings and fol-
lowed his nose little further down the
street, to house that seemed to give
forth an odor of fried chicken.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-07-17
southern Women.

There seems to be prevailing heresy
in some quarters that Southern women
do not possess the culture and learning
which are supposed to mark the ad-
vancement of the sex elsewhere; it is
true that their standard did not ORR
ginate in the rarifed air of Concord,
nor are their tastes in sympathy with
those whose Mecca is Boston, but that
of itself does not imply defect, only q
difference. In the first place spinster-
hood as a vocation is not popular in the
South, and while from numerical rea-
sons alone single blessedness or an
early grave must be the lot of some
women, still they do not count on
that in their education, and hence their
talents and time are given to subjects
which are most valued from a social
and domestic point of view. As a rule
the women in the best circles all speak
French, not the average boarding-school
French, but the French of the French
man, with the accent of France, if not
always of Paris. They are accomplished
musicians and clever artists. Girls are
taught to write interesting, spirited
letters; to become good and often brill
liant conversationalists. They try to
keep up with the standard literature,
both English and French, and as poll
tics come natural to Southern gentle
man, he generally calls it statesmanship,
it follows that cultured women are in
terested and we'll up in political issues.
In addition to all that they are generally
good housekeepers. If they are also
fond of novels, of bonbons, of dress, of
society, who can prove that they have
sacrificed higher duties to these diver
sions?
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-07-17
PERTAINING TO WOMEN.
a PARAGRAPH OR TWO THAT
WILL INTEREST THEM
and Good Deal That Interests the
Women Generally.

Do you recollect what your feelings
were Immediately after you had spoken
the first unkind word to your husband ?
asks the Catholic Standard Do you
not feel ashamed and grieved, and yet
too proud to admit it? That was, is,
and ever will be, your evil geniusT 1t
is the temper which labors necessarily
to destroy your peace, which cheats you
with an evil delusion that your husband
deserved your anger, when he really
most required your love. If your hus-
band is hasty, your example of patience
will chide as we'll as teach him. Your
violence may ALLEVIATE his heart, and
your neglect impel him to desperation.
Your soothing will redeem him-your
softness subdue him; and the good
natured twinkle of those eyes, now
filing with tears, will make him all
your own,