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The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-01-31
The Noel Amendment.

The Noel concurrent resolution, pro-
viding for the insertion of the elective
judiciary amendment into the consti-
tuition, has been adopted by the House
by vote of 81 to u, having previously
been adopted in the Senate by 26 to u.
AS it does not go to the Governor for
serted from and after today. But, &C
cording to the terms of the amend
ment as understood by it's friends, it
will not become operative until the
legislature enacts laws fixing the date
of the election, and providing for the
filling of judicial vacancies, pending
the qualifications of the judges to be
elected. The bill putting the machin-
cry in motion must go to the Governor
for his approval, and it has been sug-
gested that such bill may meet with a
veto, as the Governor is known to OPP
pose an elective judiciary.
The present judiciary will, doubtless,
be continued in office until their sue
cessors are elected and qualified. The
election will probably be held this
year, though it may be deferred till
later.
Senator Noel and friends of the
dultuuUltub IulIh LIE dCUlOu VI tne
legislature in inserting the amendment
in the constitution cannot be reviewed
or undone by any court, claiming that
this opinion has been twice upheld on
collateral questions, by the Supreme
Court of Mississippi-Once by one of
the supreme judges in 1856, whose
views may be found on page 735 of the
80 Mississippi reports, and again in 1856
by Judge }. A. p. Campbell, who stated
for the court, in the Wren case, CD Mis-
sissippi, page 537, that the question of
the insertion of an amendment is mat
ter between the people and the legisla-
ture, and that there is no authority in
the courts to revise the conjoint action
of the legislature and the qualified
electors. The question is political and
not judicial, and for the determination
of the political department of the
government. -Ciarion-Ledger.
Commenting on the action of the
Legislature the jackson Evening News
says, "Now that the amendment has
run two gauntlets it has yet to run
another, and that is the gauntlet OF
the courts. The News is in position
to state that the amendment will
never become operative until the
courts have had say about it"
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-01-31
A Pointer to Mississippians.

Every farmer in Mississippi is or
should be deeply interested in the es-
tablishment of cotton mills in North
Carolina, where q number of cotton
mills have been established and the
farmers receive half a cent a pound
more for their cotton than they do in
Mississippi. The Southern Farm Ga
zette states that Prof. b. w. Gilgore, for
merly professor of chemistry at the A.
and NJ. College. but now State chemist
of North Carolina, visited the A. and
NJ. College few days ago and gave the
boys a very interesting talk.
Among the interesting things he told
was the fact that North Carolina will
manufacture all the cotton raised in
that State last year, and that the cotton
mills drove the buyers for export out
of the State last fall by bidding half a
cent a pound more than the export
buyers could pay. So the farmers of
North Carolina got half cent a
pound more for cotton than Missis
sippi farmers. Prof. Kilgore says the
long leaf pine region of North Carolina
comprising 40 per cent. of the whole
State, is the most valuable land in the
State, and urder suitable fertilizine
and culture, makes a bale of cotton
with more ease and certainty than any
other land inthe State. He says these
lands are worth from S15 to $50 and
even $40 an acre. He thinks Mississip
pi pine woods exactly the sane, anC
looks for similar developments inSoutl
Mississippi.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-01-31
Wars For q Trihe.

Mr.. Chamberlain's Parliamentary apollo
gy for the Transvaal war on the ground
that he meant to grant the Boer con
cessions but was misunderstood, recalls
the war between Poland and Sweden
in 1854. In that year, Polish nobleman
became obnoxious to the laws of his
country, by reason of his having com.
mitted crime. He fled to Sweden
whereupon John Casimir, king OF
Poland, wrote to Charles Gustavus
king of Sweden, demanding the sur.
render of the criminal. The king of
Sweden, on reading the dispatch
noticed that his own name and titles
were followed by two "etceteras," while
the name of the king of Poland was
followed by three. The missing
''etcetera" so enraged the king of
Sweden that he at once declared war
against Poland. The war was carried
on with great bitterness until 1860
when a peace was signed at Olivia
near Dantzig. A contemporary writer
(Kochowsky) poured out his lamenta-
lions on the war in these terms: "How
dear has this etcetera been to us. With
how many lives have these two po-
tentates paid for these missing eight
letters. With what streams of blood has
the failure of a few drops of ink been
avenged, -Colier's Weekly.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-01-31
Don't be i'm n Hurry to Move to
Town

The Wesson Enterprise admonishes
country people against leaving their
farms and moving to town in the fol
lowing earnest words
Why so many people are leaving
their farms and moving to town is
beyond our understanding. 1t is
strange, indeed. A man who has a
family to support, mainly by his own
labor, and who is not professional
man or skilled artisan who can get
large price for his daily labor, should
naturally, if he is sensible man, seek
the cheapest. place to live and where
his own personal efforts will count for
the most. The future for the people
leaving their farms and moving to town,
where they have to pay house rent.
buy all their food, coal, wood, etc, has
no inviting prospect, no hope ; they
must face hard and stormy pathway.
| On the farm they can grow their living
| for little cost, for stock and fowls of
all kinds, as well as crops, are growing
all the time, night and day, wet or dry,
sick or well, provided all work is done
well when able to work and judicious
care is exercised. If you are sick and
unable to work day or week, some
thing is coming in just the same. In
town if you are sick day or a week
expenses go on just the same with
nothing coming in and the time can
never be regained. 1t is a fact that
most of the wealthiest men of today
gained their wealth on the farm and
it is fact that the healthiest people
of to-day are those that live in the
country on the farm. Think about
how healthy your family was when
you lived in the country and look at
them after you put them in town six
months or u year. Haven't you paid
more doctor bills than you ever did
before Haven't you bought more
medicine in one year in town than you
did in ten living on the farm Haven't
you sat up more nights with your sick
children in one year living in town
than you did during the whole time
you lived on the farm? Don't you
owe your merchant more than ever
before Don't you go to church less
in town than you did in the country?
Haven't you spent more unhappy
hours in one year living in town than
you ever did on the farm? Haven't
you been to more expense generally in
town in one year than you ever were
on the farm? Haven't you enjoyed
less fresh meat, sweet potatoes, milk
and butter, fried chicken, etc, in town
than you ever did on the farm? Then
why act SO unwise as to abandon your
farm and home and move to town,
where you will have to carry all these
burdens? The man on the farm can
always do better by his own labor than
he can as day laborer in town with
all the town expenses and hardships.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-01-31
ROBERTS EXCLUDED.

The case OF Brigham II. Roberts, the
Mormon polygamist, was disposed of
IN the National House of Representa-
tives last Thursday. Two reports we're
submitted by the committee to whom
the case had been referred-a majority
report in favor of excluding Mr.. Rob
erts altogether, and a minority one
holding that he ought to be seated
and then expelled. The committee
was unanimous that he should not be
permitted to remain in the House, but
opinions differed as to the constitu-
tionality of excluding him except by
formal expulsion agreed to by two
thirds vote.
The majority report says that mot
only is the proposition of expulsion as
applied to this case not against prece-
dent, but is antagonistic to any
legislative action which the House of
Representatives has ever taken" Ac-
cording to the report, there we're three
distinct grounds of disqualification
against Mr.. Roberts 81. By reason
of his violation of the Edmunds law.
q By reason of his notorious and
defiant violation of the law of the
land, of the decisions of the Supreme
Court and of the proclamations of the
Presidents, holding himself above the
law and not amenable to it. 8. His
election as representative is an explicit
and offensive violation of the under.
standing by which Utah was admitted
as State"
The minority report, on the other
hand, contends that the House cannot
alone create Disqualification, although
it can expel member by two-thirds
vote. "This House alone" it says,
"can not make or unmake the law of
the land. Before any one of its acts
can become law it must be concurred
in by the Senate and approved by the
President, or passed by two-thirds of
each House over his veto. 1t is quite
clear that the House, by it's indepen.
dent action, can not, if it would, make
for this case any disqualifying regula
ton that would have the force of law
Each side submitted numerous prece
dents to sustain it's position.
Three days were given to discus
sion of the case, and when the vote
was taken, the majority report was
sustained by vote of 26S to 80, anG
Roberts declared excluded The
affirmative vote was divided as follows
Republicans 164, Democrats 90, Popu
lists 4, and the negative vote, Demo
Gratis A., silver Republicans ,, Populists
|.
Roberts accepted his defeat grace
fully as a complete and final settle
ment of the whole controversy, and il
is safe to say, Utah will never cleo
another polygamist to represent hel
in the National Congress.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-01-31
TRUSTEES SALE.

We think law should be passed to
abolish the habit of advertising legal
| sales by posted notices in counties
where paper is published.-Codho-
| midn.
Such bill should be enacted.
Greenwood Enterprise.
A bill of the above character should
pass, as matter of justice to all. I'm
der the present system of posting no.
tees on trees, fences and barn doors,
the property of many good man is sac
riticed, as sufficient notice is not given
that his property is to be sold, and as
a consequence it often goes off under
the hammer at one fourth its value
Clarion Ledger.
There was in 1874 or therebouts such
law on the statute book, enacted by
a Republican administration, but as
soon as the Democrats got in possess
sion of the State government the law
was repealed for "economy's sake" OF
course there is no economy in it. If a
mans property is compelled to be sold
under the hammer of the law he natu-
rally wants all he can get for it and
unless 1T is properly advertised in his
county paper he cannot get it. The
law, as is, works hardship on both
the property owner and the newspaper.
-Hdttiesburg Progress.
If we mistake not, Representative
Edward Smith, of Lincoln county, in
troduced such bill as is favored above
during the legislative session of 1896,
but, for some reason, certainly not for
lack of merit, it failed to become law.
Leaving the matter of advantage to To-
cal newspapers entirely out of the
question, such a law should be passed
by the present Legislature, in fairness
and justice to persons who are so un-
fortunate as to have their property
sacrificed and sold under the hammer.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-01-31
Mckinley's Way not Christ's
WAY,

Il am going to say to you without any
butts or 'wheresoevers' that to pro
mote civilization by the use of swords
and artillery is false to the word, ex-
ample and life of Jesus Christ. You
may claim that the powder and shot
method of extending civilization is
more feasible works with creator
promptness. A Krupp gun does quick
execution; a missionary and Bible are
slow. l do not dispute that 1 am not
here to claim that Christianity is, on
the whole, feasible. Thousands of
ministers have practically been CON
Tossing to the world these last twelve
months that Christ's way of saving the
world will not work, and that when
Paul said that the weapons of our
warfare are not carnal he stated a
principle that he would have recanted
if he had lived longer and known
more. Perhaps they are right; at
least l am not here to say that they are
not right. DR. Parkhurst.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-01-31
Hon. EdgarS. Wilson Entertains
i'm Honor of Governor LOnginO.

Last night at the home Hon. E. S.
Wilson, that gentleman entertained
at dinner in honor of Governor Lon
gino. Covers were laid for sixteen. The
decorations were crimson flowers, roses
and carnations. The souvenirs were
cards upon which was the name of each
guest and on the back of the card was
a quotation from Shakespeare. Each
quotation was appropriate to each
guest and they were read after the
guests had taken their seats at the
table. The reading of the quotations
was source of great pleasure. The
following is list of the guests and the
quotation for each:
Governor Longino-" at some
times are masters of their fate"
Hon. K. H. Thompson -" The first
thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers"
President Jno. M. Stone-"This was
the noblest Roman of them ALL"
Hon. I. a. Melville 'This gentle
man is happily arrived my mind pre-
sumes, for his own good and ours"
Judge A. H. Whitfield "a Daniel
come to judgement
Gen. Robert Lowry legacy is so
rich as honesty"
Hon. r. H. Henry "All this | speak
in print, for in print | found it,"
Hon. Edward Mayes Whose learn
ing and good letters peace hath tu-
tored"
Hon r. E. Wilson He was over
precise in promise making"
Judge S. S. Calhoon -"Whose ar
mour conscience buckled on
Mr.. F. l.. Bellenger -"Ill call for pen
and ink, and write my mind"
| Hon. j. B. Harris Your very good
ness and your company o'erpays all
| can do"
Prof. Geo. Crawford Swearingen-
Nay, It's no matter, sir, what he 'leges
in Latin
Lieutenant Governor Harrison -
But what care for words?"
Bishop Chas. B. Galloway book
of prayer in his hand, true ornaments
to know holy man."
Mine Host My business in this
state makes me locker on here inVi-
enna."
The menue was faultless, embracing
ten courses, and no more brilliant com
pany ever assembled at the festal
board
The evening was an ideal one in ev
cry respect. Mr.. Wilson is an ideal
host and the occasion is one which will
long be remembered by those who we're
present.-JacksOn EveniHg NeuS.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-01-31

Senator Money spoke in the Senate
last week on the proposed educational
franchise amendment to the North
Carolina Constitution. In the course of
his remarks Senator Money declared
that the fact that North Carolina con-
tanned $4,000 negroes who can read and
write was refutation of disfranchise-
ment discrimination, and that the Con-
stitution of Mississippi and other
Southern States had produced wonder
fully beneficial educational results
among the people. Senator Money had
been requested by the North Caro-
to speak on the subject.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-01-31
Vardaman's COntemDt.

Newspapers are supposed to be fac
tors in shaping public opinion or di-
recting public thought. When l see a
paper silent or opinionless on a
pertinent important question l con-
clude that the editor is either too
ignorant to comprehend the question.
too timid to take stand, or that he is
acting the liar and hypocrite in order to
make both sides believe he is their
friend for the pecuniary profit he may
receive at their hands. For such a
person l have just about as much re-
spect as / have for the memory of a
''yallow cur" killed while charging a
hen nest.-GreenuOod Common reaith.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-01-31

During Mr.. Bryan's visit to Wash
ington last week the Democratic Sena-
tors and Representatives got together
and agreed to a definite Philippine
policy to be pursued until the next
national convention. Its principal
tenets are the suppression of the re-
bellion, organization of republic,
withdrawal of the army, abandonment
of sovereignty and substitution of a
protectorate, retention of coaling sta
tions, and repayment by the Filipinos
of the s2O,OOO,OOO paid for the Islands.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-01-31

Neil Thompson, who killed Douglass
Williams near Caseyville just before
Christmas, had hearing before Chan
cellor Conn at this place last Friday
on writ of habeas corpus and was
granted bail in the sum of $1,000.
Thompson and Williams were both
colored and the shooting occurred at a
negro festival. Thos. Brady, Esq, APP
peared for the defendant.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-01-31

The Governor of South Carolina in
his message to the legislature this year
made and supported by statistics the
startling statement that South Carroll
ma is now second only to Massachusetts
in cotton manufacture, and that within
the present year the completion of mills
now under construction will make her
first in the number of spindles, in con-
sumption of raw materials and in the
volume and value of output. The State
no longer exports cotton for manufact-
ure elsewhere. Next year it will large
" import 1t from other States for
manufacturing uses.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-01-31
For Sale.

$50 acres of good land for $500. This farm is
known as the X. p. Clark place and is situated
on Big Creek eight miles southwest of Brook
haven, Miss. Good house, good water, plenty
of timber. etc. A BARGAIN. For particulars
apply to NJ. w. May, Chancery Clerks Office
Brookhaven, or write to N. L. Clark, Spring
town, Texas,
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-01-31

Students, enthusiasts, "cranks," sci
entists and impractical men" of all
kinds work day and night, year after
year until we have telegraph, telephone,
phonogrsph, gramophone, type-setting
machines. compressed air, the bicycle,
the Xray, the electric motor, the horse
less carriage. wireless telegraphy, the
flying machine and a thousand other
miracles In the struggle Of mind with
matter. It is all very wonderful; and
those who arenot enthusiasts or cranks
Or scientists turn their heads to look
Il results and then pass on regardless
q ~ patient toll, the anxious hours,
~ heroic sacrifice that brought them
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-01-31

The gold-bug organs that have been
SO industriously preaching the funeral
of silver, have discovered again that it
is not dead. Mr. Bryan, the great sill
yer apostle, has met with an ovation
during his recent visit to New York
New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-01-31

Cowboys and miners of Southern
Arizona and New Mexico have organ
lied and are preparing to invade
Mexico and assist the Yaqui Indians in
the State of Sonora to avenge the six
Americans whom Torres shot few
days ago.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-01-31

Bourke Cochran thinks that either
the money question or imperialism
will be the overshadowing issue in the
next presidential campaign, and pre-
fers for it to be the latter. Bourke is
evidently anxious to get back into the
Democratic fold and is willing to accept
Bryan as the party leader.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-01-31

There are 1,400 millionaires in
Greater New York, 800 in Chicago, 900
in Philadelphia, 100 in Boston, 80 in
Cincinnati, 30 in st. Louis, 60 in Balti-
more, 80 in New Orleans, 20 in Louis
vile and ten in Memphis. There are
1885 in the United States.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-01-31
Took Him for AnSe.

Great Scott" exclaimed Lieut.. Gov
Harris, when he filled the execu-
tive chair for day, and people came
by scores to beg for pardons. II
wonder if they think this is a pardon
mill, and the governor has nothing to
do but liberate convicts?"- Brandon
No9re
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-01-31

The Texas Legislature will compel
railroads to charge fare only on the
actual distance between points, instead
of including all sidings, switches, ETC..
and thus increasing the nominal dis
lance and consequently the fare paid
by the passenger.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-01-31
MY WIFE AND CHILD.

MY WIFE AND CHILD.
The tattoo beats-the lights are gone.
The camp around in slumber lies;
The night with solemn pace moves on,
The shadows thicken o. er the skies;
But sleep my weary eyes hath flown,
And sad, uneasy thoughts arise.
i think of thee, oh, dearest one.
Whose love my early life hath blest-
Of thee and him-Our baby SON
Who slumbers on thy gentle breast.
God of the tender, frail and lone,
oh guard the tender sleeper's rest.
And hover. gently hover near
TO her, whose watchful eye is wet
To mother, wife-the doubly dear,
In whose young heart have freshly met
Two streams of love so deep and clear,
And cheer her dropping spirits yet.
Now. while she kneels before Thy throne.
Oh teach her, Ruler of the skies.
That while by Thy behest alone,
Earth's mighlie power fall or rise
No tear is wept to Thee unknown.
No hair Is lost. no sparrow dies
That Thou can'st stay the ruthless hands
OF dark disease, and soothe its pain;
That only by Thy stern commands
The battles lost, the soldiers slain
That from the distant sea or land
Thou bringst the wanderer home again.
And when upon the pillow lone
Her tear-wet cheek is sadly prest,
May happier visions beam upon
The Frightening courage of her breast
No frowning look nor angry tone
Disturb the Sabbath Of her rest
Whatever fate those forms may show,
Loved with passion almost wild
BY day-by night-in joy or woe
BY fears oppressed, or hopes beguird.
From every danger, every foe,
Oh. God, protect my wife and child.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-01-31

The International League of Press
Clubs has organized benevolent asso-
citation, the object of which is to build
a home for aged and INDECENT news
paper men at New Orange, NJ
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-01-31

The Beers are using black powder to
draw the fire of the artillery, while
smokeless powder and Mauser rifles
are used at shorter range to pour a
CALLING fire into the infantry and
cavalry.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-01-31

A New York telegram states that Mr..
Bryan, who is now in the East, says be-
fore he returns home he will accept the
invitation extended to him by the leg
islatures of Virginia and Mississippi.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-01-31

Democratic Senators in caucus have
decided to offer as substitute for the
gold standard bill pending in the Sen
ate bill providing for the free coinage
of silver.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-01-31

Phil. D. Armour, jr., son of the great
Chicago pork packer, died of conges-
ton of the lungs in Santa Barbara,
CAL, last Saturday, aged 81. He
leaves a wife and two children.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-01-31

Charles Maltby, who for many years
was associated in business with
Abraham Lincoln at Waynesville, Ill,
has just died at San Francisco, aged SO.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-01-31

Last year the United States sold to
Great Britain and its dependencies
s516OO0,0O0 worth of agricultural pro
ducts.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-01-31

An original poster on a county road
reads as follows: "Lost, strayed or
stolen-One bay mare with lump on
her back sixteen and half hands
high"
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-01-31

The Democratic State Committee of
Pennsylvania have declared for W. j.
Bryan.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1900-01-31

Gov. Longino favors electing United
States Senators by direct vote of the
people.