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realized how prominent it would one
day become in the world of comic OPP
era.
Then arose the difficulty in deciding
which of all feminine names would
sound the most euphonious with Rus
sell"
Many were voiced and written. until
finally Lillian" seemed to be just
the right one. So Lillian it was and
has been ever since.
Very often professional people are
met by those of the same name who
try to claim relationship to them.
This has happened hundreds of times
to Lillian Russell. Not long before go
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of the minor part played by the orange
and black team. The Jerseymen are
satisfied that Captain Pell and his
coaching staff obtained the best results
possible with the material at their dis
posal. The outlook for next year is be-
ing considered, and much qualification
is felt because of the promised return of
practically every good man on the var
sitN eleven
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-08
HOW LILLIAN RUSSELL
GOT HER STAGE NAME.

There have been many stories told OF
how the beautiful young actress Helen
Leonard came to be given her name Lii
liam Russell, that name which if heard
or seen anywhere in the world immedi-
ately suggests feminine beauty. This
is the true story:
Miss Leonard was with Tony Pastors
company, and he, not fancying her own
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-08

Few uuarrels nlumined the official
relations of the football family. Petty
disputes arise every year, but are rap
idly lost to sight in the press of impor-
tant affairs. Columbia and Princeton
INDUCED in few reams Of persitiage,
which resulted in the refusal of the
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-08
NEw YoRK BASEBALL AFFAIRs.

The defeat of Tammany Hall in the
New York election does not mean that
an American league team will be plac-
ed in Gotham next season. Ban John
son is evidently not aware of the fact
that Freedman has a lease on all the
baseball grounds in New York until
1910. No American league team can be
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-08

name for stage
purposes, cast
about for an
other.
Looking over
the programmes
that hung on
the walls of the
office, Pastor Sc
lected several
that appealed to
him and wrote
them on slips of
paper. T h Sc
were put into a
hat, and it was
decided to use
the one that
might be drawn
out first. That
slip CHANGED to
bear the name
Russell. Those
in the office at
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-08

. 1IVIIIoIN' NIIC SVII0IO1I1SII1
10 whom we are indebted for those ex-
cellent plays, Alabama" I'm Mizzou-
ra, Arizona and "On the Quiet" 1t
is true that Mr.. Thomas also wrote
New Blood" but time should bring
forgiveness even for that, and, while
we are generous we might also try to
forget that he wrote champagne Char
ley"
In Colorado" Mr.. Thomas, according
to the prevailing opinion, has gone a
little further than he has ever before
ventured in the direction of what is
contemporaneously and enormously
dubbed realism" In other words, he
has made Colorado" so virile and so
"'real" that it is unreal. There can be
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-08
A shrewd Manager.

There may be in the United States a
sbrewder theatrical manager than ia
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-08

guards are laid aside for nine
months, and the fumes of DR.. Skinems
lovely liniment and extract of hama
melis are less in evidence in the dor
mitories.
A retrospective view. of the football
season presents little of satisfaction to
many teams which started operations
with confidence. Others there were that
began successfully and played consist
emily to the end of the schedule. TAX
en- as a whole, eastern developments
presented few surprises. Most elevens
finished somewhere near the place as
signed them by expert followers of the
game. Western organizations showed
some unexpected reversals- of form, al
though many forecasts of results were
fairly accurate.
The annual contests between mem
beers of the big four-Yale, Harvard,
Princeton and Pennsylvania-were run
off somewhat earlier than in former
years. This shortened the season, en-
abling the knights of the gridiron to
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-08

dorado" a play in four
acts, is the current offer
ing at Wallacks theater
in this city. Colorado"
was written by Augustus
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-08

T~HE close of the football season
has given the athletic college
student an opportunity to set
tie down to winter academic
labors. Moleskins and shin
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-02-13
Behind the Bars.

John Sasser and Tom Pritchard. who
murdered Tom Lard, a peaceful and
lnoffensive citizen of Brookhaven. on
the night of January q, have both
been arrested. Prtchard is in the
county Jail at Brookhaven, and Sasser.
who was arrested later, was carried by
Sheriff Applewhite to jackson for
some reason and put in prison there.
The good county of Lincoln. like
some other sections of the common
wealth, is up against moral status Of
affairs which places little value ON hui
man life. We venture the suggestion
that unless the extreme penalty of the
law can be invoked and the red hand
ed assassin be made to pay the penal
w OF his crime at the end of a rope. it
is useless, so far as means of protec
tlon to human life is concerned. to
burden the taxpayers with the ex-
Penses of a criminal prosecution
While it is true that penal servitude
Tor life, or term of years in the pepi-
tentlary, removes the criminal of the
day from the walks of society, vet as a
means of restraint to the criminal ele-
ment that has ever and will ever exist,
IL is failure. Franklin County .Ad- |
rOcdte.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-02-13
POOR MISSISSIPPI

According to the New York Heralds
washington correspondent, Senator
Sullivan has slapped Miss Leeton's
race on the street in the capital city.
And this is the man who, thanks to
McLaurinism, represents Mississippi
In the United States Senate; in whose
interest the leaders of this same Me-
Laurin following, polluted the primary
In this city last June. Poor Missis-
slppi!-IichsbuTg Herald.
At the pace Senator Sullivan is 90
ing, even the McLaurin crowd cannot
afford to affiliate with him much
longer. When member of the Con
stitutional Convention of 1890, Senator
McLaurin wanted to disfranchise any
man who would strike his wife, and in
the matter of striking his former ward
and cast off paramour, Mississippi's
junior Senator Calas, that we have to
confess he is suchD might have learned
lesson in gallantry from the meanest
and mangiest cur which skulks in the
back alleys of the National Capital.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-02-13

Col. J. S. Hamilton, State claim
agent, states that he has been unable
to locate quite number of the mem.
bers of the First and Second Missis-
sippi Regiments who are entitled to
additional pay from the Government
for the time spent at Camp Pat Henry
In this city prior to being sent to
Chlckamauga and Jacksonville. and he
requests that all members who have
not received their pay to communicate
with him at once in order that he NAV
Immediately commence the work of
checking up the rolls of the Third
Mississippi Regiment and arranging
for their special pay. Quite number
of men in the two organizations, es-
pecially the latter, were from other
States, and they are probably unaware
of the fact that payment is being
made.-CIorion-Ledger.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-02-13
DIGNITY OF LABOR.

Mayor Stigler, Of Lexington. Miss.
having been recently criticised harsh.
ly by some of the people of his town
with more false pride than good
sense, because he personally directed
the street working at laborer's wages
replied to his critics in splendid style.
The following sentiments expressed by
him are worthy of all praise and are
especially commended to the young
people of today, when so many are
seeking soft places and adopting every
doubtful and demoralizing expedient
to keep out of honest, hard work
Common labor is not heinous Of
fense and does not dlsqualify a man
from holding office, whatever may be
some peoples idea of eternal fit
ness. III l had thought the mayors
office was position of such great dig
nifty as would prevent me from work.
ing my garden, fixing my fence and
supervising the laying of side walks or
performing any other honorable labor,
would not have accepted it. / grew up
in the country under the instruction
that man was destined to earn his liv-
ing by she sweat of his brow, and that
there was nothing dishonorable about
labor except its avoidance by those
who give it the shake, or are afraid to
sweat because it might spoil their
dainty clothes. | intend to continue
my gardeu, patching my barn
and doing any other labor | am called
1n to perform, and if this is a ground |
'or impeachment am impeached.
There 5 not a sweat drop |
That falls from the brow of honest labor
But is jewel,
Richer In the eyes of Heaven
Than all the flashing baubleS in the corOnets |
of Dukes
or all the dazzling diamonds in the crowns
of kings"
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-02-13
4 GOLDEN WEDDING.

The golden wedding of Col and Mrs
Walter Guston Kearney, celebrated at
"Vernon Home" their long time resi-,
dence near Flora, Miss, was an event
of interest on Feb. 9TH. Letters, tele-
grams, poems and many golden gifts
were received by the distinguished
couple. A supper of "ye olden time,
befo de war;" was served; and souve-
Mrs of the occasion consisted of copies
of poem printed in gold, by Mrs.
Mary c. Howe, of Brunswick, Ga.
Among distinguished guests were Mr..
and Mrs. Downs, of Flora, who will eel
ebrate their golden wedding in April.
A sweet poem from distant friend,
which was read on the occasion, ap-
pears elsewhere in these columns.
We venture, in this connection. to
assert that all the golden gifts of fifty
years combined, or diamond ones that
future time may bring, can never ex-
Gel in value, virtue or beauty, the little
BABY daughter that came, gift from
God, to adorn the earlier years of
Col. and Mrs. Kearney, and that now
polished after the similitude of
palace" is solace and sunshine to them
as the shadows lengthen toward the
western hills of life. Miss Belle Kear-
ney, the beloved and we'll known tenn
perance and religious worker, has
made for herself a name more lasting
than gold, or bronze or marble. In
fact, Col. and Mrs. Kearney proudly
own that they are the parents of Belle
kearney," of whom Mississippi may
we'll say, "Many daughters have done
but thou excellest them
ILL.,"
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-02-13
BY REV. II. F. SNOW, OF MAINE.

send to you right from my heart
fest ~ishes on this day;
While now you hear the marriage be
hat echo far array,
he memory of Gods loving care
round your path shines bright;
|e's guided you these fifty gears
y his own lore and might.
IS blessing rest on you this day,
Is love your hearts o'erfow,
bat you may trust Him euermore,
5 more of Him you knou.
ear at His cross IN peace abide
ith hearts aglow with lore,
Ii you are called to live with Him
mansions bright obore.
tsk for you His gentle care,
s fellowship most sweet,
you move on to Homeland fair,
bat beautiful retreat!
fy love, the element of Heaven,
|ssess your hearts each day,
Id shed its glory on your path
bile here on earth you stay.
en- go at call to realms obore
ur earth life to review,
tied there for erermore,
ben Jesus calls for you.
|ese are the wishes that | send
this dear Golden Day;
ds richest gifts to you be given,
\ smile of love dlrdy.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-02-13

la the absence of the inmates an at
tempt was made in the early hours of
Saturday night to burn the Bohn resi-
dence at Pass Christian. An old tar
barrel had been rolled into one of the
rooms and set on fire, burning bed
and charring the walls and floor. No
clue to the miscreant.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-02-13
B. T. HOBBS, Editor and Proprietor.
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The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-02-13

Williams, a fearless hunter from
"a Bena, is said to have more
ear and panther scalps to his
than any other man in the
He had thrilling encounter
'ek with a full grown brown
that vicinity that weighed 500
|. He received a regular bear
. succeeded in driving his knife
liit In her heart. 1t was an en-
few men would care to risk,
took several days nursing to
III around all right.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-02-13

Of the l6 games of chess played at
jackson, Harry Pillsbury, the chess
champion, won II. To Chief Justice
A. ii. Whitfield, of the Supreme Court
belongs the honor of being the only
person to defeat him in the
Capital City, his battle with the cham
pion being hard fought one. The
only game won against Mr.. Pillsbury in
Brookhaven was by Messrs. G. G..
Lyell and H. Cassidy, Jr., two young
attorneys of this city playing in con-
sultation against him. MIR. Allen ].
Hooker, who at present holds the chess
championship of Mississippi, is law
yer also, which seems to argue that
when it comes to chess the legal mind
outclasses those of other professions
and callings. However, from the high
rank, as chess player, held by MD.
McGrath, of Brookhaven, who PLAYED
he champion draw here and is an
TX State champion himself, it could be
'rgued with equal force that he would
pake good lawyer.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-02-13

The time was when a woman thought
her husband smarter and better than
the husbands of the other women. but
that time has past Nine times out of
ten they now think they would have
done much better had they accepted
the proposal of Tom, Harry or John
McCOmb city Times.
We hope the editor doesn't speak
from experience. His statement, if it
be true, goes to prove that men gener
ally, are making very poor husbands,
and that the women had better hold to
the single blessedness of maidenhood
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-02-13

Mississippi College has organized an
athletic association. There is one
thing as certain as death about the
students of colleges of the present day:
If they don't have it in their heads,
they'll have it in their heels"
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-02-13

lrday morning last at 3 o'clock, a
|hooting affray occurred in one
ksburg's gambling dens. Prince
rtin was killed, three men were
sly wounded and several others
y wounded. The trouble arose
game Of cards.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-02-13

;. A. Gordon Bakewell, in an in
ing address published in the
I-Democrat, undertakes to prove
queen Victoria was lineal de-
ant OF King David. 1t looks very
that way.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-02-13

groes in Claiborne county are
ng for the Mississippi bottoms.
Feat has been the exodus that la
RS are becoming scarce.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-02-13

J. X. W. Bailey. a former pastor
jackson First Methodist church,
pm the 9th at Long Beach, Cali
;, in his 38th year. He had been
health for long time.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-02-13

Miss Zelia cambridge Orne, a most
gifted reader, gave IAN Evening with
Southern Authors" under the auspices
of the Kings Daughters at jackson.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-02-13

The Illinois Central celebrated the
sixtieth anniversary of the system at a
banquet in Chicago, last Saturday
night.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-02-13

glish girls are growing so tall and
Pht under the practice of athletics
he use of pure air, that halt has
called until the men can catch
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-02-13
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
Official Proceedings of the Reg
ular February Meeting.

Official Proceedings of the Reg.
ular February Meeting.
Tuesday morning, Feb. 5, 1901, the
Board met pursuant to adjournment
Present same as yesterday.
ROAD ORDER.
1t is ordered by the Board that G.
W. Ivey be relieved as overseer of the
Smith and Wesson road No. 10, and
John Ritchey be appointed in his
place; and that JEFF Smith be relieved
as overseer of Sweetwater road No. %.
and Perry Britt be appointed overseer
of said road.
ACCOUNTS ALLOWED.
L. ;; Hoggatt, support Of Mrs Rhea, tenn
Jesse May and child, temporary relief as ="
Mrs. Annie Allen temporary relief for 10 ="
c; c. Chandler, making survey Of Lincoln "
o0unty farm IL 90
days, sos; 2 days labor on bridge s.;
70 lbs. pork for county farm. 500 - i3 25
CarrOll Bsrdwell, days work on pest
John Mullens, "a days work on pest
mouse -...----.....-.-...-.... 80
George smith a. days work on pest h'se 10
LAY az herrlngton ~ days work on pest II 3 rs
SllaS johnson, building chimney OF s 40
W. r. PARSONS, Inspecting road day 2 OO
). 7. eagle, salary as Supt. county farm Is
ll'smith, guarding on county farm Is
days -. a M
Watt Hgdon, services rendered and milk
FURNISHED small pox patients .. "a 20
Dock Hinton, q, days service as chain
bearer in running survey of county farm
9 land -, 25o
=: l.. eagle. support of paupers for !. mo. IL 90
wafer crawford, quilts for pauper and
labor on county farm ~ "a %
Mrs. Walter Crawford cooking for pris-
oners on county farm m 20 |
1. {. Crawford, work on county farm etc 10 n |
bennett Parsons, visits to patients on
county farm and medicine ..-.. 20 |
W. l. East, ginning, ETC., for county farm A. AZ |
j. H. Wiloughby, lumber and beds for
small small PoI patients =, SO
ed out on farm by Enoch Kinds ~ a, A.
K; X. Appewhite, fees in ease of Enoch
, Kinds and John Mitchell .................. 100
\. H. Applewhte, yictualing prisoners etc 40 so
leo ID. barnard Co.. book of affidayjts
for witness certificates 5000: one IL inch
hard rubber ruler 75 cents: transpor.
tati0n charges Si.35 1, IN
i. L. Douglass, j. F.. cost worked out on
county farm by Wm.Perkins ...-....'.'...,. AS
4. r. Middleton, to costs worked ont in
same Ease a -
AIbert Evans, working road No. H. nine
miles at $500 per mile .... 3as %
i'u' u! oomhuldtlon cOllected 1876 90
Ralanca dino -, =. |
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-02-13

Pnator Morgan, of Alabama, is in
nth year, but is junior to his col
ue, Gen. Pettus. who will be 80
July.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-02-13

Judge H. f. Simrall, who served on
the supreme bench during the recon
struction period, has celebrated his
S3rd birthday.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-02-13

ellen Gould has given 100000 to
ow a Y. M. c. A. building near the
oklyn navy yard.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-02-13

|. n. Maddux, of the Maddux
Use, of Harriston, was found dead
lis bed on Friday morning, Feb. 8.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-02-13

ID. s. Davenport, of Fayette, is
Prlng so from carbuncles that he
gone to the Natchez hospital for
4,
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-02-13
DRS. BELTS & BELTS & DYAp
2l4 ST. Charles Street. New Orleans La

MID UNITC Debility. SpermatorrhTa,
" Gfl V w - Seminal Losses, Night Ennis
SionS, loss Of vital powers, sleeplessness, de-
spOndCncy. loss of memory. confusion of ideas,
laSSitude. glOOmneSS, depression of spirits aver
sion to society. easily discouraged, lack of con-
hdencc. dull, liStleSs, unfit for study business
and finds life a burden Safely, permanently
and nrivatnlN cnrnh
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-02-13

The branch road from Grenada to
Parsons is expected to be completed
by April 1st.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-02-13
Balance due
SCHOOL INDEBTEDNESS

This cause coming on to be heard on
the report of Hon. Edgar Green, Coun-
ty Supt. of Education in and for Lin
coin county, Miss, and it appearing
from said report that there is now due
teachers of the public free school in
said county for teaching therein for
the years 1899 and 1900, the sum in the
aggregate of $500, and the Board
having carefully examined the same
and being of the opinion that there is
now due and owing to j. j. Case 81. 90;
Miss Gussie Paxton, s2l.OO; Ada Callen-
der, $500; therefore, it is ordered by
the Board that warrants issue to each
of the said above named teachers for
the amounts opposite their names
hereon, on the county treasurer, for
any funds in his hands which may be
needed to pay and satisfy said indebt-
edness
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-02-13

T. IL. Traweek, valuable citizen of
Gallman, died on the 9th
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-02-13
ROAD ORDER.

On petition signed by J. r. Niece
hee and others, which said petition
being considered by the Board; it is
ordered, that that part of road No. 143,
leaving Montgomery road and inter
secting the Brookhaven and Wesson
road about 200 yards north, be and the
same is hereby discontinued.
Ordered that the Board do now ad-
journ until tomorrow morning at 8
o'clock.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-02-13

|bree persons were killed in the
cago snow storm on Saturday.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-02-13

he only colored Congressman is
ned White.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-02-13


Brookhaven and Union Church road
and assigned to the Brookhaven and
Buns Mill road.
| BOARD OF CONTROL OF COUNTY FARM.
Hons. j. c. Bryant and w. j. Will
llams were appointed as a Board of
Control of the county convict farm.
On motion Hon. w. F. Parsons was
added to said Board of Control
CHARLEY MOSES RE-CoMMIrTED.
In the matter of the discharge of
Charley Moses from the custody of
the superintendent of the Lincoln
county convict farm at the September
term, 1900, of this court, the said Char
ley Moses was conditionally discharged
from the custody of the superintend
ent OF the county farm, and it appear
ing to the board that these conditions
OF discharge have been violated, and
that the said Charley Moses is now. or
has been, engaging in the unlawful re-
failing of liquor, it is therefore order
ed that he be taken into custody bv
the sheriff of this county and deliver
ed to the superintendent of the county
farm.
1t is ordered by the Board that the
officers and members be allowed their
per diem and mileage