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CONFEDERATE GROVE.
BY OLA.

Mr.. Bill Covington visited relatives
in lower Copiah last week.
Mr.. w. M. Ham is visiting his fami.
ly this week.
Quite number Of our young people
went to Sweet Water Sunday.
E. P. Douglass and John Covington
bought them a new moving machine
Monday.
Miss Emma Douglass had to dismiss
school two days last week on account
of sickness.
Mrs. Agnes Fore, of Eva, is visiting
her father, Mr.. Wiley Pore, this week.
Miss May Raiford, we are sorry to
learn, is sick. May is sweet girl and
we hope she will soon get better.
It seems that one more girl is going
to marry, but the question is, which
one?
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the pRoHIBITIONIsTs.
THE SENATORIAL DISTRICT coNvEN-
TON.
II. T. Hobbs Declared the Nominee 70,
state senator from the Counties of
Lincoln and Lawrence.

II. T. Hobbs Declared the Nominee for
state senator from the Counties of
Lincoln and Lawrence.
Pursuant to call of the Prohibition
party of Lincoln county for Senate
rial District Convention to nominate a
candidate for the 9Th Senatorial Dis
trict, said Convention met at Fair Riv-
er School House, in Lincoln county,
Miss, on Thursday, Aug p, 1895.
The convention was called to order
by j. S. Burns who stated its object,
and, on motion, Obed Rollins was elect
ed temporary chairman and John d.
Bailey, temporary secretary.
1t being ascertained that Lawrence
county was not represented by dele
CATION, the Lincoln delegates, constitut
ing quorum of the delegate vote of
the two counties, proceeded, on mo-
ton, to make the temporary organiza
ton permanent.
Nominations being declared in order
for State Senator, b. T. Hobbs was
placed in nomination by j. s. Burns,
and on motion his nomination was de
clared unanimous.
On motion of John ID. Bailey, the
Chairman of the County Executive
Committees of the Prohibition party
of the counties of Lincoln and Law
renee respectively were made the duly
constituted Executive Committee Of
the Sth Senatorial district, to fix the
time and place of the next Senatorial
Convention and discharge such Other
duties as may properly devolve upon
district executive committee.
There being no further business, on
motion, the convention adjourned sine
die.
OBED ROLLINS, Chairman.
j. d. BAILEY, Secretary.
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Deafness Cannot BE Cured

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an inflamed con-
dition of the mucous lining of the Eus-
tachian Tube. When this tube gets in
famed you have rumbling sound or
imperfect hearing, and when it is en-
tirely closed deafness is the result, and
unless the Inflammation can be taken
out and this tube restored to it's nor
NAL condition, hearing will be destroy
ed forever. Nine cases out of ten are
caused by catarrh, which is nothing
but an infamed condition of the mu-
cous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case of deafness Caused by Ca
tarrh) that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free
F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
rB- For sale by druggists, 10 cents.
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:, ~ Mattbaws, livary stahIa at w

L. G. Matthews livery stable at Wes-
son was destroyed by fire on the 21st
inst. The horses and teams were got
ten out in time. The flames crossed
the street aud caught collection of
wooden buildings, three stores and one
dwelling house, belonging to Mrs. Con-
nelly, which were all destroyed. E.
Hendricks, merchants, occupied the
stores respectively. Their stocks were
saved Matthews had $500 insurance.
Mrs. Connelly's loss is total. The en-
tire loss foots up about $500.
The leader., 1895-08-27
cLAImISa TOO MICH.

The statement is frequently made
by Peoples party papers and stump
speakers that the Peoples party is the
only one which is opposed to the pres.
ent national banking system and in ia
vor of all the currency being issued by
the general government only, without
profit to individuals or banking corpo-
rations. The following is the financial
plank of the National Prohibition par
ty, adopted, let it be remembered, be-
fore the Peoples party ever had a ma
tional existence:
The money of the country should
consist of gold, silver and paper, and
be issued by the general government
only, and in sufficient quantity to meet
the demands of business and give full
opportunity for the employment of la
Dor. To this end an increase in the
volume of money is demanded. No in
dividual or corporation should be al
lowed to make any profit through its
issue. 1t should be made legal ten
der for the payment of all debts, pub
lie and private. Its volume should
be fixed at a definite sum per capita
and made to increase with our increase
in population.
If these Peoples party speakers and
journals don't wish to be chargeable
with the same practices of misrepre-
sentation and unfairness which they
so loudly condemn in the old parties,
they should post up and cease the
false claim they are making on the fl
nancial question. The opposition OF
the Peoples party to National banks
and other banks of issue is sound
and good old ante-bellum Democra-
cy, but the Prohibition party and not
the Peoples party was the first to re-
vive and declare anew for this doctrine
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THE MARSHALL CASE.
MIR. MLAURIN TAKES HIGH GROUND
on THE PARDON QUESTION.

BRANDON DEPoT, Miss, Aug. 19.-The
Times Democrat correspondent asked
Senator McLaurin today concerning
the statement made by certain news.
papers that an application would
probably be made to him for the par
don of Marshall, Fox and Coleman
Senator McLaurin replied:
II do not think the friends of Mar.
shall. Fox and Coleman would make
such an application to me. / think 1T
would be indelicate and improper in
me to grant pardon in this case and
/ would therefore neither grant the
pardon nor consider the application
/ take il for granted that the friends
of the defendants fully appreciated
this when they employed me in the de.
Tense. ] see some of the papers crit
else me for engaging in the case at all
l cannot prevent criticism. | can on.
ly be responsible for the integrity Of
my own conduct. / am a private citi
zen. l accepted the case and disposed
of it in less than a week, and no reas
enable man can find any cause fol
criticism of anything did in the cast
from beginning to end"
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l.. d. PosEY, Sec'y.

What evil is more detrimental to the
general welfare of our nation than the
liquor traffic
It's blighting influence is felt every
where. More money is spent in, and
on account of it, more crimes commit
ted, more tears shed, more trouble,
more sin, shame and disgrace than any
other business known, yet some people
insist on making Prohibition of the
traffic a secondary issue, and with
some NO issue at all.
With all the light upon the question,
and all the facts and figures before us,
we say it is the leading issue, and the
party that does not declare against the
manufacture and sale of intoxicants as
beverage is destined to overthrow.
God speed the day when every
Christian throughout this whole coun-
try will think seriously and prayerful-
ly on this subject, and hasten to rid
the nation of business that fills our
prisons with criminals, gives our courts
SO much trouble, increases taxes,
causes SO many homeless widows and
starving children, cruel husbands and
fathers and makes so many of our boys
drunkards.
Oh' cH.o ihiluieouof uedTJ-plcIClH&s
soul-cursing traffic. How long, O Lord,
how long before the Church of God
will rise In His might and power and
insulted dignity and stamp the cursed
traffic In obliviOn2
The Democratic party was asked to
insert a prohibitory plank in their
platform, but they refused to do it.
Some of our beloved women petition
ed the Legislature to enact statutory
Prohibition, but alas! they would not.
Discouraged and hopeless I turn from
the Democratic party, the party have
SO faithfully supported fol- 10 years,
and cast my lot with the Prohibition
tionists and my vote for God, home
and native land.
JOHN ID. BAILEY.
Fair River, Miss, Aug. 9TH, 1906.
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FLOATORIAL CONVENTION.
j. +. Greer of Lincoln, Formally NOmi
mated at KennOlia for F1oater
Representative

mated at Kennolia for Floater
Representative.
Pursuant to call, the Floatorial Con.
vention of the Prohibition party OF
Lincoln and Franklin counties met at
Kennolia school house, Franklin coun-
ty, Miss, August oath, 1895.
The meeting was called to order by
B. T. Hobbs, of Lincoln, and and w
H. Allen was made temporary chair
man of the meeting, and L. D. Posey
Secretary.
After some Introductory remarks by
the chairman, prayer to God was offer
ed by him. 1t was found both coun-
ties were represented by full delega-
tions.
Then on motion the temporary orga-
nization was made permanent.
On motion the convention proceed.
ed to make a nomiation for Floater
Representative
]. f. Greer. of Lincoln, was placed
III nOultudClOu ny ID. L. IlOOOo.
The vote was taken and the nomina-
ton of Mr.. Greer was unanimous.
On motion duly seconded, it was re-
solved that the Secretaries of the Elk
ecutive committees of Lincoln and
Franklin counties be constituted as
the Executive committee of this Floa-
torial District.
1t was mutually agreed that the Pro-
hibitionists of the two counties be re-
quested to organize Prohibition clubs,
where practical and cooperate with
the executive committee in promoting
the interest of the party, making ap-
pointments for our candidates, etc.
Mr.. Greer, the nominee, was called
upon and entertained the delegates
and audience in we'll. timed speech on
the liquor and money questions. He
was followed by B. T. Hobbs, w. H. AL,
len and l.. d. Posey, in the order nam.
ed, each speaker being accorded the
closest attention.
On motion the convention then adj
journed sine die, the audience being
led in a closing prayer by L. d. Posey
w. II. ALLEN, Chairman.
l.. d. PosEY, Sec'y.
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The Senatorial district convention
of the Peoples party for Lincoln and
Lawrence counties metsat Fair River
School House on the Odd inst, and or
ganized by electing John w. Ross, of
Lawrence, chairman, and w. A. Hodges,
of Lincoln, secretary. Before the con-
vention proceeded to ballot, Mr..
George Vernon, who had been endors-
ed as Lincoln's choice for Senator
withdrew his name in favor of Capt. j
F. White, of Brookhaven. Capt. White
was then placed in nomination, and
the convention proceeded to take a
vote. On the first ballot, Capt. White
received Lincoln's three votes, and 3
T. Hobbs received the two votes OF
Lawrence. The nomination of Capt
White was then made unanimous.
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The Men We Vote For.

We have a right to know something
of the men that we vote for. The mere
endorsement of the party leaders is
not enough. Is he the man for the
place? Will he be benefit or an in
jury to the country? Are his morals
clean and pure? These are questions
that should be duly considered by all
Christians and good citizens before
they give their support to any man.
The man who fails in his own concerns
is little likely to add to the prosperity
of the nation.
We hear the cry on every hand that
good men cannot go into politics, that
politics is so low and vile that only the
brazen and tricky, who can bear the
criticism of the press with unblushing
brow, can live in public places. Amer
lea is full of good, true and able men.
Men who would hold it high honor to
serve their native land, had they only
the opportunity. The Church should
stand by such men, vote for them and
aid them in every way and teach the
politicians that good men are not fools,
that they reverence the good in men
and in politics and that they will have
nothing to do with the party or the
man that is not clean.
What shall we say of the rum seller
of that man who to acquire wealth
will sell poison? Reason cannot en-
dorse, religion cannot sanctify and law
should not justify traffic so injuri-
Gus to the best interests of a nation.
1t is no longer question of debate,
but it is universally agreed that the
liquor traffic is the greatest enemy to
the peace and prosperity of the nations
! best interest. 1t is useless, simply to
agree that the liquor traffic is great
evil and ought to be crushed.
Unless your belief is exemplified by
your action it is worse than useless. 1t
matters not what may be your senti-
ments, the question is, ssWhat are you
doing?" Are you voting your honest
convictions or are you voting accord
ing to the dictates of your party lead
ers? My Christian friends, / will not
take the authors privilege to abuse
you, but am reminded of the farmers
boy who was told to pillow out to the
red COW. He did SO: but when he turn
ed the next furrow the COW had moved.
! Still he plowed out to the red COW and
again the COW moved and continued to
do so. But still he plowed out to the
red cow. At last you may imagine his
blowing became decidedly mixed up.
1t is eFep 80 with those who profess
prohibition and vote The ticket Of Ii
quor parties.
Dear brethren, ] have not endeassp-
ed to excite your sympathies in this
matter but have appealed to your good
sense and brought the case before the
tribunal of your Judgment. / arraign
the liquor traffic as the cause of human
slavery; / arraign the liquor traffic as
the destroyer of the great nations pros
perity, and the direct curse with which
manhood and womanhood are assailed
Christians of the western world, shall
these things be? .Ohl what shallyour
answers beiv As for me, / expect to
give my support and influence to the
Prohibition party, tie only party that
esqnises the Americans home any re-
lief on the liquor question.
ii, u. SUMMERS.
Fair River, Miss, Aug. Goth, 18aS.
The leader., 1895-08-27
500 Students.

Iuka Normal Institute can accomo-
date 500. We wish at once to fill our
new building. Our present prospec-
tive boom growth will fall short of our
capacity 200 We want this 200.
Our plan is for $4,000, $4,000 Sept.
Sd, 80, and $4,000 Jan. Dist, co. to give
meals, lights, fuel, furnished rooms
and tuition in any of our literary de-
partments, 10 months to one student
who has never attended the Normal,
from each county in any Southern
State, until 200 have applied. Stu
dents who accept will board with the
President. Regular rates for above
items, $4,000.
HOW TO SECURE THIS SCHOLARSHIP.
Write to Ii, A. Dean, Iuka, Miss,
your acceptance of the scholarship,
and give postotfice, county and State
All applications will be registered as
received. "First come, first served"
The leader., 1895-08-27
Local Correspondence.
BoGuE CuITro DOTS.
BY JEEsfs.

The weather seems to be settled just
now.
It's mighty busy time of the year
with Sam Brister. He Is candidate
for Supervisor.
The fact that the Democrats can
elect man who carries little brown
jug in his grip filled with modern de-
mocracy. was clearly demonstrated in
our midst recently.
Rev. Mr.. Childon sure enough shook
up the Bogue Chitto sinners last week
In the Methodist protracted meeting
hich closed last Friday night. 1t is
generally conceded that each one got
his portion i'm due season.
A law and order league is now being
formed in our town for the purpose OF
burying blind tigers and gamblers. II
seems to be thing impossible to con.
vict any of this lawless tribe, because
they are organized and swear each 9th.
er out.
The man who is elected to represent
Lincoln county in the next legislature
may prepare to face long petition for
law udhluS ~ q CAilnO w Piuy coAo
shoot craps, ETC., even for amusement
They have such law in Alabama, and
we believe that Mississippi is entitled
| to as high moral standard as that OF
any other State.
Many of the best and truest men in
the Democratic party in Lincoln coun.
| ty are now wrestling with their after
thoughts since the primaries are over
knowing that the negroes, many of
whom are unqualified voters, figured
largely in nominating the ticket. They
are beginning to feel that sit amt
binding"
DR.. Trotter is off on visit to his old
home at Jefferson.
Rev. j. A. Scarborough will begin a
protracted meeting at the Keystone
mills on Wednesday night after the I'd
Sunday in September.
We note with pleasure that the sick
in Mr.. Fount Kyzar's family are all
convalescent.
New goods in large quantities are
now being received at the mammoth
store of EasterHng Bros. They are
hustlers.
A holiness preacher conducted a
meeting of three weeks duration out
west and said he would return In Sep,
TENDER and protract.
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Modern Democracy Omcial1y Expressin
sympathy for a Self-Confessed

sympathy for Self-Confessed
Murderer.
What Mr.. McLaurin says above i:
greatly discredited by the Democratic
Executive Committee of Warren coun
ty which met in Vicksburg last Satur
day. Listen:
VIcKsBURe, Miss, Aug. 24.-At full
meeting of the Democratic executive
committee of Warren county, helC
here today, the resolutions given be
low were unanimously adopted by
them in accepting the resignation o.
T. Dabney Marshall as Floater Sena
tor:
Resolved, by the Democratic Exec
utive committee of Warren county
Mississippi, That while accepting thu
resignation of T. Dabney Marshall, as
er Senator for Kinds and Warner
counties, we do so with deep regret
that such resignation should have beer
made necessary and with unabatet
confidence in his high and honorable
character as gentleman.
Resolved, That we deeply sympa
thize with him in his distressful con
dition, resulting from the most remark
able and unprecedented combination
of circumstances of which he is the un
fortunate victim, and we trust that il
may not be long before he will be re
stored to his freedom and field of use
fulness.
Vicksburg is a strong license towr
and Dabney Marshall for several year:
past has been the liquor mems proph
ct and law maker. That Democratic
Executive committee over there ought
to now nominate as his successor fol
the Senate man pledged to have thu
laws against murder repealed by tn.
next Legislature and a license Law
passed authorizing murder and assas
sination under certain circumstances
Then hereafter when man like Mar
shall is insulted or aggrieved from an,
cause, he can pay the required priv
lege tax and go and shoot down the OBJ
ject of his malice without becoming al
unfortunate victim" of the law, los
ing his freedom or being subjected
to even temporary inconvenience ant
humiliation. Why not?
The leader., 1895-08-27
HARTMAN NOTES.
BY JAY.

Mr.. d. M. Williams, of Independence,
La, is up on visit to his family this
| week,
Martin Jordan and his dummy jump.
ed the track one night last week and
took to the woods. We will have to in.
form Martin of the old story that To-
connective on the track is one of the
greatest things known, but one off the
track is helpless lump of iron.
Messrs. w. II. Allen and B. Il. Hobbs
left here Saturday to attend the Floa-
torial convention in Franklin county
Mr.. Allen got back Saturday night and
made favorable report.
Mr.. Sam Dunn had the misfortune
to lose the best horse he had. He died
suddenly and they think that he was
poisoned.
Mrs. Jennings left here Saturday
to visit her niece, Mrs. Westbrook, in
Magnolia.
Rev, r. j. Boone preached two very
interesting sermons at Magee school
house last Sunday at II a. m. and 8 p.
m.
We regret to know that Mr.. j. P. May,
our postmaster, also clerk for Hartman
Lumber Co., is going to leave us the
first of September when he intends GO
ing in business at Independence, La.
Mr.. Harvey Lard looked out of sight
last Sunday with his new girl. Much
luck to you, old boy.
The writer has been informed by the
Il. L. Co, that the Martins were up
again Saturday and placed an order
with them for lumber which they aim
to build number of Martins cages.
They seem to think they have every
thing their way and will need them
soon.
The extra which The LEADER sent
out few weeks ago is to some people
like love 1T biteth like serpent and
stingeth like an adder.
We regret to know that Chas. Magee
is very sick.
Mr.. John Guess, of Osyka, was a WIS.,
itor in our town a few days last week.
Mr.. D. Hickman has just completed
a bridge over Bogue Chitto river.
which gave way one week ago, while
an OK team and several persons we're
crossing over Fortunately no one
was seriously hurt.
The leader., 1895-08-27
HOW TO SECURE THIS Scholarship.

Mr.. H. HI. Summers, of Fair River,
like Paul in chains before Festus and
Agrippa, s'speaks forth the words OF
truth and soberness" in to-day's LEAD
Err. Mr.. Summers is the youngest one
of large family of brothers in LIN
coin county. Like Joseph of old, who
was the youngest, save one, OF twelve
brethren, may the stand he has cour-
ageously taken for God and the right
be signally honored and his wise lead
ership in the way of truth and pa
triotism be likewise acknowledged
and followed by all his brethren.
The leader., 1895-08-27

The Democratic party of Warren
county officially declares its sympathy
for elf-confessed murderer because
compelled to give up his freedom y
ETC., but it has no word of regret or
sympathy for his murdered victim who
sleeps in a bloody grave or for his lit
tie orphan children. 1t is time for the
people to rise in their righteous indig-
nation and bury such party as this
beyond the power of resurrection.
The leader., 1895-08-27

The LEADER today publishes the
new code of rules adopted by the
Board of Control of the Public Grad
ed School, which will prove especially
interesting TO ell friends and patrons
of this school. The Board Is deeply
interested in the future success of the
school, and, with the faculty should
receive the hearty support and encour
agement Of all friends of public educa-
ton in our midst. Brookhayen's pub
lie school is something to be proud of
The next term opens Monday, Sept. %.
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Millionaire Senator Calvin S. Brice,
the champion in the last Congress OF
the Sugar Trust, the Whisky Trust, the
Iron Trust and other monopolies, who
rides around the country in a private
palace ear, was made chairman of the
Ohio State Convention, which passed
resolutions complimentary to said
6riee and thu Cleveland Administers
ton This Il modern Dsmocraey s.as
80 y spoke aud praeticed,
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Chancellor Conn has granted an in
junction in the suit Of the Yazoo and
Mississippi Valley Railroad Company,
restraining the railroad commissioners
from assessing said road with back tax
es for the years from 1887 to 1891 in
elusive. The railroad claims that it
was exempted by law from taxation
during those years. The suit involves
about $4,000
The leader., 1895-08-27
TUESDAY, Aug. 81, 1895.
NOTICE.

Pursuant to resolution adopted by
the Prohibition mass meeting of Lin
coin county, March %, 1895, a meeting
of the members of said party, is here
by called at the Court House in Brook
haven on Friday, Aug. 80, 1895, at 10
o'clock a. m, to consider the advisable
ity of nominating full county ticket
to be voted on at the November cleo
ton and for the transaction of such
other business as may be deemed ex-
pedient.
This 10th day of August, 1895.
B. T. HOBBS,
Chairman of the Co. Elk. Com.
E. P. DOUGLASS, Secretary.
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Some of the Peoples party men are
badly discouraged and demoralized
over the shape things are in. They
say they don't see how there is any
chance for their county ticket when it
has men on it who are undeniably in
terested in the success Of certain can
didates on the Democrats ticket.
The leader., 1895-08-27

The gold-standard Democrats of Ken
lucky, headed by Carlisle and other
government officials, are boiling the
Democratic State ticket. They say
they had rather see the Republicans
win than the silver Democrats. Hap
py family!
The leader., 1895-08-27

Hon. John H. Reagan, who was a
member of the jeff Davis Cabinet and
went off with One wing of the Demo
cratic party when the big split occur
red over the slavery question in 1860,
prophecies that there will be another
split of the party like unto that next
year over the silver question.
The leader., 1895-08-27

Capt. Frank Burkitt, Peoples party
nominee for Governor, has challenged
Hon. A. j. McLaurin, the Democratic
nominee, for joint canvass of the State.
So far, Bro. Ans. has been too busy
trying to keep murderers off of the
scaffold and out Of the pen to give an
answer.