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The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-08-28
THE AUBURN CHAUTAUQUA.
1T Is WELL ATTENDED AND Prov.
ING A GREAT SUCCESS.
Brief Mestion of Some of the Chief
Attractions.
lEdItotIal CorrespondenceI

Editorial Correspondence
Auburn, Lincoln County, Aug. 2S.-
The Lincoln County Institute opened
Monday, under the auspices of the
Auburn Educational Association.
There were about % teachers present
to hear the opening address by Prof.
7. L. Trawick. After condemning the
sentiment as expressed in many news
papers of the State, that the county
institutes had outlived themselves, the
Professor made very practical and
interesting address, in which he
favored the teachings of the Bible in
the public schools; emphasized the
need of higher moral training, and as
serted emphatically that teacher
that used tobacco or drank ought not
to be allowed in the exalted profes-
sion. He then easily passed into the
realm of psychology and made his
listeners "see things" that do not exist
in visible form.
Yesterday morning Prof. Trawick
again appeared before the teachers
assembled from all parts of the county
to enjoy the benefit of his leadership
into what is really the highest realm
of the school teachers province. At
this meeting Rev. A. A. Lomax and
Mrs. B. T. Hobbs we're made honorary
members of the Institute. Following
the interesting session of the Institute,
was the meeting of the "Chautauqua
Assembly" the exercises of which we're
introduced by Prof. Edgar Green, who
is the guiding spirit of the whole affair.
Prof. Trawick, in a few graceful re-
marks, introduced the orator of the
day, Hon. w. B. Lockwood, who proved
himself to be wholly worthy of the
name. He made most decided i'm
preston as to eloquence and beautiful
imagery of language, as he ornately
told of the "March of Time"
In the afternoon Rev. A. A. Lomax,
with the prestige of many years of
golden reputation behind, gave in his
inimitable manner, an address on
Christian Education to everybody on
the grounds everybody within
hearing distance gathered together to
hear 'the great man eloquent"
The Aria Male Quartette made its
first appearance and won all listeners
Will tell something of Miss Rags
dale's recital in another article.
For the "wherewithal shall we be fed
we are not anxious B. F. Roberts and
Mr.. Powell serve excellent meals,
while Mr.. Perry Jones, DR.. Flowers,
Mr.. King and Mr.. Godbold are doing
all in their power to accommodate and
make pleasant the stay of their guests
of the Chautauqua.
hoped to write something of the
place as to situation and the beau
ty of the scenery, etc, but am so hur
ried to get this off for the mail, will
have to bring it to finish.
L. NJ. III
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-08-28
LADIES' AND CHILDREN'S
OXfOrdS
and Sandals.

Our Shoes have an an established
reputation. \ large variety to Sc
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-08-28
FROM EDGAR.

Mrs. Seretha Greer has returned to
her home at Wesson after several days
visiting at the pleasant home of her
sister, Miss Kizzie Finch Edgar.
A protracted meeting at our church,
Topisaw, is now in progress. Revs. j.
l.. Price and w. r. Johnson are assist
ing Pastor Almond and prospects are
favorable for good meeting.
Squire Summers performed the mar
riage rites for Mr.. Frank Keen and
Miss Alice McGuffee at the home of
the brides parents, T. ID. and Rebecca
McGuffee, last Sunday morning. Joy
to them.
Mr.. George w. Brister and wife are
| Burnett, who is in a very low state of
the hospital at New Orleans, unim-
proved physically.
Shady Grove Church closed an eight
days meeting last Saturday. Rev. !.
A. Mutt, of Hickory Flat, did the
preaching, with most gracious results,
viz: Received for baptism, 80; by let
ter, l; restored, 81. The church was
greatly revived.
Our neighbor, j. B. Wooley, tells us
of 75 we'll developed heads from one
grain of oats and Uncle Frank Greer
| tips the pole with 1877 to l, and Zeke
said, swell, ate Is fried eggs and then
finished out my breakfast, ready for
good days work"
w. w. Leggett, Sheriff of Pike coun-
ty, delivered one Lucius Ratcliff, (col-
ored), a fugitive from justice, to w. G.
Summers, j. p, on the 18th inst, whom
b. Williams, constable, landed safely
in Jail on a mittimus, for fine and cost.
He is good farm hand. 4.
Near Pleasant Grove (Methodist)
Church in this county one Jack Town
send assaulted w. S. Drummonds with
wedding hoe on the 10Th inst, Civ
ing him some severe wounds before
friends could prevent the further use
of the weapon. Townsend has fled the
country.
We are enjoying the presence of
friends and relatives in attendance at
our protracted meeting from other
neighborhoods, too numerous to men
ton, but especially Misses Annie
Burns, Velore Summers, Katie Burns,
Effie Rollins, Eula Summers, Rosa
Burns, Myrtice Rollins and others we
would like to mention.
Well, a prominent town like Bogue
Chitto with an Indispensable, i'm
portant character "picking tlints' in
this "breach- loading" age. No differ
ence which road you go, you'll never
catch up on that horse. BILLY.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-08-28
THE PALMER ORPHANAGE.

The trustees of Palmer Orphanage
at Columbus, Miss, of which Rev. DR..
Caldwell is chairman, have begun the
erection of a fine two-story brick
building annex to the orphanage.
They have also elected Miss Olive
Beau mont, of Meridian, principal
teacher of the orphanage school. Miss
Beaumont is highly cultivated young
woman yet in her teens, and gradu-
ate of Moffatt- -McLaurin Institute, of
Meridian. Miss Beaumont is model
woman in culture and in character,
and has inherited the qualities both of
teacher and of lover of the helpless
orphan from the Rev. A. r. Graves,
her grandfather, whose life was given
to work of this kind. Her success is
assured beforehand, and the great in
terests of Palmer Orphanage will soon
feel the pulse of power resident and
actual in this splendid young woman
brought to its high service.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-08-28

The compromise agreement in Boil
ivar county between the Board of Su-
pervisors and the Yazoo and Missis-
sippi Valley Railroad by which the
road pays the county $4,000, will
probably induce several other counties
with equally as good chances against
the L., N. o. & I. branch to bring snit
to recover on stock certificates issued.
The county attorney of Hinds county
has been instructed by the Board of
Supervisors to begin an action against
the N. j. & c. branch of the road on
similar grounds.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-08-28

Bankers OF Jackson have issued a
card to the public refuting the asser-
ton made by some newspapers that
the Treasury shortage was due to the
presence of the money in the banks OF
that city. They say lit is not true
that one cent of that money was in any
bank of Jackson"
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-08-28
Summer Skirts.

White and colored Crash, Linen,
Pinue. Denim and Duck stitched
or fIounced inserting; band and
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-08-28

1t is thought that the local option
election in Monroe will go "wet."
while there is every prospect that the
fight in Madison will result in VIC
tory for the Prohibitionists.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-08-28
louis COHN & BROS.
A General Clean=Up

Of lots, Remnants summer Goods and Odds and Ends IN
% make for large fall stock of Merchandise which
I bccin to arrive shortly
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-08-28
MATTINGS.

The balance entire stock of Mattngs must be sold to make
room for other Merchandise.
China Mangs, regular price now loc; regular price l5c
w 19c China and Japan Mattngs regular price zoe,
15c : regular price 25c. now zoe
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-08-28
Wash Dress
Fabrics.

1t is not a question of coast, but
what we can get.
Silk striped Dimities striped
Silk Crepon; now Then 25c
Fancy Ducks, now 10c,----...---.-T Then &c
Zephry Lawns, now 6i2c--..-. Then 4lac
Scotch Lawns, now Then 312c
Novelty Fabrics, now 25c Then 121ac
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-08-28

The campmeeting at Crystal Springs
which opened last Thursday is being
well attended.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-23
C0BDEN M'KINLEY.

He is the observed of all observers.
He is wonderful advance agent of his
party. lie is the incarnation of all that
is glittering and specious, the very en-
bodiment of clever opportunism. A re-
publican of republicans; the easy boss
primogenius among protectionists; he
is talking elibly about enlarging COM
merce and expanding trade. and "open
doors, like very free trader. Not a
word about home markets sufficing for
American producers. Not word about
"foreign competition. Not word
about high tariffs making high wages.
With Calhoun and .McDufie, he is
everywhere exclaiming "to the sea!'
Often has the Courier-J ournal pre-.
dicted that this might be. Often have
we declared that, with plants complet.
ed, with processes perfected, with pat
ents, imprints and trademarks secure,
the American manufacturer, seeking to
cheaper production and to augment
custom, would exclaim Of the restrictive
tariff; "Take the nasty thing away! 1t
Is hindrance. not help. Let us out
to the world, to come and go as we
please. We can meet and beat Eng
land, we can meet and beat Germany
in all the neutral markets that geo.
graphically belong to us. Down, down
with the high tarifi!-Louisyille Courier.
journal
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-23

3 When we made our treaty Of peace
with Spain we absolved her from liabil-
ity for American.owned property de-
stroyed in Cuba and for liability for the
loss Of the Maine, blown up by sunk
en- torpedo in the harbor of Havana.
There are claims filed amounting to
thlrty-odd millions against the United
States. for losses for which the treaty
releases Spain from liability and sad.
dies the liability on to the United
States. That is why jingoes want war.
1t exposes the government to the VAN.
pires that suck its blood in time of war.
They want war for the honor and glory
cf the nation. Then they sell old hulks
Of ships to the government for five times
their value. They sell rotten meat and
shoddy clcthing and ammunition that
won't explode and spawned mules, and
keep up loud clamor The jingc
boasts of his aggressive patriotism. Ir
nine cases out Of ten he is after persona
fame, promotion or an opportunity tt
loot his country's treasury.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-23
ROYAL ss*r.s ss;;,.s
- ABSclu1EY puRE
Makes the food more delicious and Wholesome
,New
ABSOLUTELY PURE
MR.. VESTS VIEWS.
ROYAL .eAk!No powpEa COL, Ngw WORK.

Senator Vest, in an interview at Hot
Springs, Ark, is quoted as making some
significant ntterances bearing on the
issues to be confronted by the national
Democracy and on the existing situation
in Missouri.
According to this interview, the Mis-.
souri, Senator is Of the opinion that sill
yer will not be an issue in 1904. This.
Mr.. Vest says, is due to the fact that
the great finds of gold in recent years
have given us larger circulating
mediu than we ever had before. He
also thinks that Mr.. Bryan's renomina.
ton in 1904 will be impossible.
Senator Vest sees no occasion for the
holding of another Pertle Springs Con.
vention by Missouri Democrats. The
party needs no getting together, he says,
because there has been no getting apart
since its most recent convention last
July. There is no necessity for reaflirm-
ing the Chicago platform, since that has
already been reaflirmed. 1t is too early
to lay down rules for the guidance of the
party in 1904. He does not believe that
any considerable number of Democrats
would join in a call for convention a
this time.
These utterances from Senator Vest
will doubtless be noted with deep inter.
est by the people of Missouri and by
Democrats in general throughout the
Union. 1t has for many years been
agreed by Missouri Democrats that
Senator Vests Democracy Is beyond re.
proach or suspicion. 1t is not likely
that any person who chances to disagree
with the Senator will see fit to charge
him with being Democratic renegade.
1T is even less likely that such charge
would be regarded seriously by the peo-
pie OF Missouri. Senator Vests Democ.
racy has been tried and proven on too
many hard fought field to be open to
question.
The Republic has of late been per-
sistent in telling Democrats that all the
talk Of Dem ocratic re organization was
folly becss,se il was based on the false
premise that tlisorganization existed,
1t is rejoiced to see Senator Vest take
the same stand. The Democratic party
is organized and ready for business in
1904. The issues upon which the battle
OF 1904 must be fought will be logically
indicated by events between now and
that time, and can be created in no
other manner. The Democratic party
will take Democratic position on those
issues and fight good fight. And the
fight cannot be fought until the battle.
field is reached.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-23
opposing the machine"

We speak thus plainly becauge we be-.
cause that our duty to the readers re-
quires it. No one connected with Wal
laces' Farmer has any political ambi-
tions or ever expects to have. The
paper is the organ of no party and no
faction Of any party. All that it seeks
is good government. 1t wishes it's con-
stituents on the farm to pay their full
share of the public burdens and no
more. 1t wishes every reader who has
laudable political ambitions to have a
fair field in which to achieve them with
out being dubbed by men who with
pass books and frank books are able to
defeat them unless they first ''bend the
suppliant knee that thrift may follow
fawDing." These we know are plain
words but We think the time has come
to speak to them and they are as true
of one party as. of another. Parties
change but human nature does not.
The sooner we get rid of railroa,iism in
politics the better it will be for the
pockets and peace of the farmers of the
state. Wallace g Farmer.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-23
and the Investor is Of the opinion that

and the Investor is of the opinion that
"the wreck will equal any that have
preceded it," How does it happen,
then, that the financial journals, like
the Investor, that were SO anxious for
the repeal of the purchasing clause of
the Sherman law, that were so bitterly
antagonistic to anything in the form of
bimetallism, that held out us such allur-
ing promises if we would but adopt the
single gold standard-how does it hap
pen that these publications have no
word Of protest to utter against the sys-
TEN which they now openly declare will
be responsible for disastrous panic?
When they thought, or pretended to
think, that silver was responsible for
our ills, they didn't hesitate to speak
out. When they thought. or pretended
to think, that the prospect of bimetal-
lism aggravated our conditions, they
did not hesitate to protest against BIZ
metallism. When they thought that
the single gold standard would provide
remedy for our financial evils they did
not hesitate to urge the application of
that remedy. How does it happen that
at this moment they are content with
making dire predictions as to the result
of the trust system without entering any
protest against the encouragement of
that system?-
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-23
MONEY TO BURN.

May the price of steel rails advanced
from $26 to $2S ton. According to
dispatches from New York, the anthra-
cite operators intend to increase the
price of their product 81 ton. 1t is es-
tlmated that this will add about $780,.
600 900 to their profits.
There is something magnificent in the
way the trusts announce these advan-
ces. There is something kindly in the
ehse with which they decree that this
and that shall be done.
Supply and demand? What Ire they?
What economist dared to talA about
lch entities? What are they Abeside
Rockefeller and Vanderbilt and he re-
mainder Of the coterie?
Are the March earnings of the Steel
trust to he doubled in May SO thatthe
profit Of tile thirty days will be sevNp-
teen milIions9 How bright next WI.
ter's FIRE will be With the black al
lnonds sparkling ct g much per sparkly
Prosperous times. truly, for the trusiA
st. Louis Republic:
Z
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-23
RAILROAD ASSESSMENTS.

The principal plank in the next demo-
cratic state platform will be one urging
the equitable taxation of railroad prop
erty in Iowa. Under present conditions,
with the governor, the executive coun-
Gil and the railway commissioners owned
body soul and breeches by the railroads,
you might as we'll turn the state over to
the railroad corporations and let them
runit, They do run the state at all
events Washington Democrat.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-23

That the nations Of Europe. are get.
ting ready to wage tariff war against
the United States has for some time
been manifest. The reason is that all
the reciprocity treaties which have been
negotiated by President Mckinley and
his secretary of state for mutual liberali.
ty in trade has been hung up by the
senate without approval We are likely
to get some protection with the costly
end of it against us. Now that we are
SO largely an exporting people foreign
tariffs are our terror.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-23
PREDICTING PANIC.

A marked degree Of pessimism con.
cerning business conditions is noticea
BILE in many republican papers. Thi.
is particularly true of the great fnan
cial journals. The United States Inves
tor, one of the leading financial publica
tions, appears to be particularly blue
The Investor points out that the con
ditions at present are very similar tc
the conditions of 1893, immediatel,
prior to the great panic of that year
1t says "The whole industrial and finan
eial structure in this country may be
likened to man in mid air ON tigh,
rope, and it adds that the conditions
"mieht very we'll suggest to Wall street
the advisability of getting things in
snug condition."
1T not difficult to obtain the idea
from the Investors language that tha,
publication expects panic in the neal
future. The Investor reiterates the
statement made by it in its issue of Feb.
ruary IL, 1899, in which the Investor
said.
"The subject is a chastity one; and We
should not refer to it at this juncture,
were it not that the links out of which
the next panic is to be constructed are
being forced before our very eyes, ;
: Trusts are the agency which will pro.
dnce the next panic ID this country,
and we are of the opinionthat the
wreck will equal any that have preceded
It,"
1t will be instructive to recall the
claims made by the financial publica.
tions in 1893. They told us then tina,
the purchasing clause of the Sherman
law was responsible for all our ills, and
a great clamtr went up from these pub.
lications, which clamor found an echo
in the republican newspapers demand.
ing the repeal of that clause. The re.
peal was effected, but the panic came
nevertheless. And then they told us
that the reform was not accomplished
soon enough. All that was necessary
SO they told US, to place this country
above and beyond the fear of pani,
was to restore confidence by banishine
all danger of bimetallism and establish.
ing the single gold standard.
Since then we have had two nationa
campaigns, and republicans have inter
preted the result as popular-verdict il
favor of the single gold standard. Tn,
law enacted a year ago makes possible
the redemption Of every dollar of Gu
money, silver included, in gold, Th,
republicans are in complete control ant
it is known to all the world that if any
thing is necessary to place this countr,
any nearer the single gold standard tina
it is at this moment, the administration
is in position to secure it. How does i
happen, then, that under these condi
tions we are threatened with panic.
The United States Investor inform
us that trusts are the agency which viii
produce the next panic in this country
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-23
TARIFF REDUCTION MUST COME.

Il is far from certain that the republi-
cans can elect a majority of the next
house Of representatives under any cir
scumstances. 1t is morally certain that
they will be routed in the effort if they
go to tie country without haying enact
ed antitrust tariff legislation on the
lines proposed by Representative Bah
cock, the sagacioqs chairman Of their
congressional Washington
Post.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-23

Senator William A. Clark, the Mon.
tana millionaire, has given orders to be-
gin work on the palatial residence which
he intends to erect in Washington. Mr..
Clark is understood to feel that, with
Marcus Daily dead and William E.
Chandler among the "hasbeens," his
seat in the senate is now safe. There
fore he has begun to make ready for a
protracted sojourn in Washington.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-23
CARNEGIE AS A PROPHET.

Mr. Carnegie says in an interview
with the Chicago American correspond
ent IN AK les Bains:
"All these consultations are steps in
advance of great movement which
will distinguish the twentieth century.
Hereafter American railway Atlantic to
the Pacific, and one man in New York
can fix through rates. In short time
trunk railways will own steamship lines
on the Atlantic and Pacific. 1t would
be unwlse not to promote this move.
ment. l hail it as another triumph for
the republic. Z .
- trust fofisha t0nsys sres truly .af6ps
u. 2 great moveme ut. y That move
ment will distinguish not only the
twentieth century, but all centuries to
follow.
Ihe formation of trusts is simply the
preliminary step in the organization of
government ownership.
In short time, as Mr.. Carnegie says,
American railways will be of one in.
terest and one man can fix rates.
The one man to fix rates should be
the man elected by all the people to
aaon,e M Au 'n'o'eS's " al Tug
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;ntasos. 80 49, - . '"'es 'aHiy' - ','e
;ntorest of h;..1s,e s apu nu' - 'no
IT. ..;,.a.a se. a. - - snatenoluers'
100 .a.aa .s =, ese" enou'u a,m " le'
tho nuhl;o ;ntaras. ~ "u 'on9'ue' ou'y
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nro,;n,;a..a a.o. ~ m my nopo .o' 'ne
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80 nan VIII uic'a'e rates. one SET
roads Tho o;ah.u ,l n,;,,;s -. -. .. lan
on,. win - ,asas one .n - in"ao''
choose - tax - 49,. .no ono Dan '"as
Rut - tive .h,,.. IN
tho oovernrant -. o : sn"nse' 80 =
| noonlo mil, ~, 90 -, :,
roaaa .,h;o,, .,..., I n,'o' .uo ia'''
tho naonl. I've !, 80 y, so '"'eo
49, w. '''''
inere 's no reason Tor being in a
hurry about the government ownership.
Inc thing to DO is to talk about it. agi-
tate IN q. It's favor, and. IT necessary, fight
for II wnen the time ls ripe,
AT present the Individual owners and
organizers are doing an indispensable,
highly valuable work a BE-
They cost great deal, but they de.
serve what they get.
| 1t was necessary to nave the nrivate
private mail carr;ara and o.ta,.;ana.s
s.to. 80. rAe .A'o's.oua'e
ia'es peiole "e scouid 3get'the govern
tage.
It ia necessary IN hovo nr;,o. ;,a,
. neooSealy " haye Private. Incl
Yldual control of the national railroads,
w;tb oxtor.;, !. a;..;a.s.-,- -. ~
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-23

The California man who let his house
burn down rather than miss seeing Nc
Kinley, must have either carried fire
insurance policy or wanted postotiice
Perhaps both.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-05-23
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