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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-05-14

We have usually considered till
very recent years that K paid to irri-
gate land only in those countries in
which the rainfall was insufficient to
supply the crops with the needed
moisture. But it is being learned that
irrigation pays even in lands where
the rainfall is sufficient in most years.
Illinois has an annual precipitation of
about 35 inches and Italy an annual
precipitation of about 40 inches. Few
farmers in Illinois would think it
profitable to irrigate, yet in Italy
many thousands of farmers are irri-
eating and consider it money well
spent, as a crop insurance. The lead
ing crops in the irrigated regions are
corn, wheat and oats. Mulberry trees
are also irrigated, and the irrigation
increases the yield of the mulberry
leaves about one-third. The farmers
there declare that irrigation enables
them to grow a crop of corn after
the wheat, and to increase the yield
of alfalfa and clover 100 per cent
Most of the irrigation work there
is organized on the cooperative basis.
The largest of these cooperative as
sociations has $4,000 members and
controls the irrigation of 123, 500 acres
of land. The system under the con-
troll of this association comprises 1000
miles of canals and bitches. The
main society is divided into 40 sub
ordinate societies, each of which
elects a member to a general assem-
bly,, which directs the policy of the
association. The farmers there nay
about Sc per year for the watering of
each acre. Under such a condition,
a crop failure is impossible,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-05-14
Grass.


Grass II the great fundamental crop.
Without the aid of man land pre-
vious to his intervention) it covers
the habitable earth everywhere with
its mantle of green and fills the son
with thick, fbrous growth of roots.
and not only protects the land from
the ravages of wind and water, but
becomes also the primary source of
food for . large part of the animal
creation, says A. M. Ten Eyck. Ac-
cording to the government reports.
corn holds the first place as the great
est weaith-producing crop of this coun-
try, while grass takes second rank.
It is safe to say however, that the re-
verse Is the actual fact. The reports
fail to take into account the great
wealth produced from grass as a pas
ture and its great value as . sofl-pro-
tector and soil-renawer, and its DOW
er to increase the yield of other crops
when used in rotation Although the
native grasses grow without the aid
Of man, yet it Is only when certain do
mesticated species are cultivated that
the greatest production OF hay and
pasture is secured
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-04-13
Action Of CoIored Ministers Alliance.

The Colored Ministerial Alliance
met last Thursday and took solid
stand against lawlessness among
our people and are putting forth
every effort to lift the standard
of life higher. We are, as preach
ers, 2 by 2, making house to
house visit in all of the quarters
and dives of oul town and find
some very deplorable conditions
prevailing. We find many men,
women and children who do not
attend church at any time. They
never 60 to anybody's church on
the Lords Day. We ask the as
sistance of all good, thinking peo-
pie, both white and black, to help
us in this great and much needed
work. We are proud of the city's
ordinance to close all public places
of business on the Lords Day.
P. H POLK, Pres,
L.W PRICE, Sec'y.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-04-13
DRIVEN TO SUICIDE BY GOSSIP.

Winona Democrat: Miss Ellen
Mcmillan, a defenseless girl at
Walnut Ridge, hanged herself at
that place few days ago because
of the shame and humiliation she
felt at being mentioned as the
cause of the separation of mar
ried couple. 1t was asserted after
her death that she was entirely in
nocent of the charge. Those who
started that false and slanderous
report are themselves guilty of a
crime that should condemn them
to life of remorse. This poor
girl valued her good name above
all else, and when she realized that
it was being made the subject of
sensational gossip her courage fail
ed and black despair clutched her
heart. Whispering tongues had
poisoned the very air she breathed
and death became preferable.
What ipfamies have been heap
ed on the innocent and defense
less! What misery has invested
the fraiI and sensitive because of
the vile ISLANDERS and unjust re
ports that have been put in circu-
lation by those who are mean
enough not to carel The blood
of this poor girl is on the heads of
those who STATED the SANDER that
drove her to the grave, and the
ghosts of million such crimes
are ever stalking abroad demand
ing the punishment of those who
are guilty.
There are many young women
nowadays who are either depend
ent, or Independent enough, to
work for their living. In thus
making themselves, in degree
at least, servants of the public,
they place in its hands their good
names as such; and woeto the man
or woman who throws a shadow
over the pure character of fellow
traveller, whether woman or man!
A prominent business man said
to US the other day that the crowds
seen on the street corners most,
and especially on Sundays, are the
ones who do not hesitate, and who
dc not fail, to smirch the names
of passing women, however un-
merited, and make sighting re-
marks of criticism or ridicule.
Any high-bo woman can ap-
preciate something of the chagrin
and humiliation of the young
woman above referred to; and
such woman would give up her
& life any day in preference to the
purity of her character. A man
who has not respect for woman,
has lost something he can never
quite recover, and has himself fall
len below the estimate he attempts
to form for her in the minds of
his associates.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-04-13
Fixed For Both Worlds.

The following is credited to the
Rev. Sam P. Jones. It is said to
have been part of sermon
preached by him:
Before | was a Christian /
learned one thing. and | want you
to hear this. l was away from
home, and was robbed on train.
/ had all the money of both my
friend and myself. He did not
have any and they got mine. and
we got off at a station. That was
when 1 was a sinner, and that was
25 or 26 years ago. He was a stew
ard in the Methodist Church,
and | was a plain, common, sim
pie sinner; that is all | was.
When we got off at the station we
stayed around there a moment or
two. He says: Sam, | wonder
if there is an Odd Fellow in
town. / said, An Odd FellowG
He says, Yes Well, / said,
what do you want with an Odd
FelIow?' He says, I can get
some money if we can find an Odd
Fellow / said, Amt you a
Methodist9' He said, Yes /
said, Why don't you go to the
Methodlsts?' oh, shucks,' he
said, I will go to theOdd Fellows.
And he struck out, and after a
very few minutes came back, and |
said, How did you come out?'
All right he said, i got it,
Who did you get it from?' From
an Odd Fellow he says. Sam, if
you want to go 20 heaven, you join
the Methodists; but if you want
a hold down here, join the Odd.
Fellows So when / started in /
just joined both, and tonight | am
a Methodist and an Odd Fellow,
and | am getting along we'll for
both worlds, Elk.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-04-13
Caused Sorrow Among New Orleans
Friends.

55 ~
The New Orleans Picayune con-
tanned the following in connection
with the announcement of the
death of the lamented Homer
Byrd:
Homer Byrd's death caused
much sadness here, where he was
SO we'll known and loved, and
where for some time he was one
of the telegraph editors of the
Picayune. He entered Mississippi
journalism when lad. and proved
his worth in his native town and
in jackson, Miss. Then he came
to New Orleans, and was for a
long time IN the composing room
of the Picayune, until he accepted
the position in the news depart-
ment.
Even then disease had set its
mark upon him, and he was finally
compelled to engage in the search
for health. Cheerfully and brave
" the engaged in the unequal bat
tie, and bravely and uncomplain-
ingly he met the fate which cast
it's shadow over his home.
The soul of honor, kind and
courageous, loving and loyal,
hearts chung to him the more as
the physical body grew weaker.
He leaves fair young widow
and lovely little one, and tc
them all the sympathy of those
who knew bin so well and treas.
ured his friendship SO much is
extended.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-04-13
DOGS vs.. Sheep.

At meeting of the citizens of
the Topisaw neighborhood Obs.
trict - Lincoln county, April 8,
1904, the following proceedings
were had and done:
After thoroughly discussing the
question of the dogs and sheep,
as to which OF the two, shall and
must be protected in this our vi,
cinity, the meeting went into tenn
porary organization with Henry
Moak, as chairman, and I. E.
Greer, Secretary. on motion, a
committee of four, A. NJ. Sum
mers, Joel Finch, III. Thad Moak
and Andy Greer, were appointed
to draw up some resolutions in re-
gard to action in the matter.
The following preamble and
resolutions were adopted:
Wherefore, as it appears and is
being clearly demonstrated to oul
minds that under the existing
state of affairs, there being no
, relief either from the Legislature,
or the Board of Supervisors (if
the Board has any power in the
way of taxing the dogs out of the
county; and, inasmuch as we have
no law to force owners of sheep to
keep them up, it seems that our
sheep are to be exterminated from
the face of the earth; and,
Whereas, We regard our part
of the county as one of the best
localities for sheep raising in
South Mississippi, and we realize
the great need of this industry
being kept in operation, yet it
cannot be with the CANNES depra-
dating day and night as they are
now doing; Therefore,
Resolved: That we who want to
and do raise sheep, most kindly
beg all dog owners to keep their
dogs at home, especially just now
while this sheep killing panic of
two years duration is going Oh, as
we do not wish to haimsany body's
innocent dog, but to defend our
few sheep that are left at home in
our pastures. This we must and
this we will do. Let the kicker
kick.
Resolved, That we hereby noti-
n = ! A L
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-04-13
TO the Churches Of the Lincoln County
BaDtlst Association.

The Executive Committee APP
pointed at the last meeting of your
Association begs leave to respect.
fully make the following appeals
to you:
az In item 55 on page "a of the
minutes of the Association which
met at Union Hall last October,
that body asked each of You t.
raise the modest amount of $500
to defray the expenses of your del
egate to the Southern Baptist
Convention which meets this year
at Nashville, Tenn. Now, there
fore, in view Of the near approach
of the time of meeting of that con.
vention, and also in view. of the
fact that SO few of our churches
have complied with the request
of the association above referred
to, we appeal to you to act
promptly in this matter and send
your amounts to the Treasurer,
A. j. Martin, at Bogue Chitto, OF
to Rev. r. j. Boone at Brookha-
ven. Remember that the time is
short and unless these amounts
are raised and sent in promptly
you will be without representation
in the Southern Baptist Congen-
ton.
(2) We deem it not out of place
for us to remind you of the great
tidal wave of prosperity that has
swept over our country in the last
twelve months, and that we be-
lieye God has a great purpose in
concerning the blessings which he
has so lavishly poured upon US
his purpose being, not that we
should consume these blessings in
the qualification of our pride and
the satisfaction of our appetites
and lusts, but that with our in
creased substance we should hon
or him. Therefore, in view Of
these things and also in view Of
the appalling conditions that pre-.
vail in the great mission fields Of
earth, we appeal to you to make
your donations to the cause of mis-.
sions larger than ever before il
your history.
May we kindly urge you, too, to
act promptly and send your con.
tributions for Home and Foreign
Missions at once to Rev. A. v
Rowe, Winona, Miss.s
Yours in the service of Christ,
R. j. BOONE, Moderator,
G. T. DOUGLAS, Clerk,
A. J. MARTIN, Treas.
r. III. PURSER,
j. p. HEMBY.
Executive Committee.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-04-13
County Examinations.

The spring examinations for
teachers will be held as follows:
1st White, April 1st and End;
1st Colored, April 8th and 9th;
End White, April 18th and 10th;
End Colored, April 22nd and
23rd. Examinations will be held
at the Court House in Brookhaven
and work will begin on Friday
at 8 a. M, and on Saturdays at s
a. m.
The regular public summer
schools Of the county will open
Monday April 4th.
EDGAR GREEN,
County Supt.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-04-13
ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., NEW YORK

other appointment the people
have suggested.
Magnolia is to have a bottling
plant.
A $4,000 knitting mill has
been secured by Columbus.
Edwards has issued $4,000 in
bonds for the boring of an arte-
sian well.
Martin Byrne had four ribs bro
ken while trying to uncouple a
car at Yazoo City.
Two blind tigers were laided at
Port Gibson, fined heavily and
sent to the county farm.
Company / has reorganized at
Magnolia, after encouragement
from substantial citizens.
Kinds county's county superin-
tendent of education will draw a
salary hereafter of ST., 900, instead
of $500.
Vicksburg will be known as a
first class Office after July /, its
receipts the year past having
footed up more than $4,000.
DR.. W. 7. Boiling, the eminent
divine of Jackson, has inaugurated
a move for a Y. NJ. c. A. in that
city and is receiving merited en-
coulagement.
Osyka's special election result
ed in "a votes being cast for the
issuing of $4,000 bonds for an
electric light liant and water
works, and 10 against.
There is no excuse for anyone
to be out of employment. A saw
mill near Covington adversites for
fifteen ox-drivers, and nearly ev-
cry saw mill needs hands.
Biloxi had a $25, 900 fire on
tuesday afternoon. The Santa
rum, under the management of
DR.. Fl. M. Folkes, was destroyed,
the insurance covering only part
of its value, which was estimated
at Sis, 900.
Mr.. Eugene Atkinson has re-
Gently purchased the former Ben
Hilborn residence which Mr.. J..
L. jackson now occupies, and
will move his family thereto as
soon as Mr.. jackson can yacate.
Summit Sentinel.
The Board of Supervisors has
awarded the contract to furnish
lights and power for the new Jail
to the Jackson Electric Railway,
Light and Power Company. The
wiring of the building and con-
Meeting it with water will be be-
gun at once.
Superintendent Bailey, Of the
city schools, announces that the
closing exercises of the public
schools Of Jackson will take place
on the night of June I at the Cen
fury Theatre. An interesting
programme has been prepared for
the occasion.
A man holding forged receipts,
and passing himself off as a Mason
was arrested at Gloster, tried at
the last term of Amite County
Court and sentenced to one year
in the penitentiary. He had fieec-
ed several Masons on the Charity
plea.
The Retail Lumber Dealers As
ISOLATION Of Louisiana and Missis-
sipi, at the semi-anuaI session in
jackson, decided to employcoun-
Gil and carry the matter Of poor
service and demurrage charges.
on the part Of the railroads before
the Railroad Commission of Mis-
sissippi. All officers were re- elect
ed, and New Orleans was chosen
as the next Convention city.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-04-13

The Holly Springs Normal
school for colored teachers, which
was closed on account of the fail
ure of the appropriation for the
support of the school by Gov.
Vardaman's veto, was established
back in the early 70'se and has
been the cause of continual annoy
ance to the people in whose midst
it was located. The members of
the house from Marshall county
fought the appropriation on ac-
count Of the bad influence Of the
school, and it's closing removes a
nuisance from the city. The sug-
gestion has been made to sell the
buildings for the new experiment
station to be established in north
west Mississippi and the sugges-
tion seems to be a wise and good
one. Forest Register.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-04-13
MISSISSIPPI FIAPP ENlNCS
SHORT AND PuNCENT PARAGRAPHS or
GENERAL INTEREST.
The News Of the State in General Boil
ed Down and Put Into a
Few Lines.

HazIehurst has two rural free
delivery routes.
The McComb public school ded-
icated its $4,000 building yestel-
day.
Mr.. G. l.. Mcclure, a splendid
citizen. died suddenly in Yazoo
City last week.
The a. and M. College sent over
sixty students to attend the Y. M.
G. A. convention at Columbus.
An indianapolis concern has
bought the planning mill plant Of
the Mt. Olive Lumber Company.
The Colorado Grant Wild West
Railroad shows have invaded the
State and we're at Forest yester-
day.
Purvis will be the county seat
of the new county of Lamar, and a
brick court house will be built
soon.
The plant Of the Tupelo Indus
trial Review is for sale. That pa
per is now being printed by the
Messenger in Okolona.
A new morning paper is soon
to be started in jackson by Nerd
ian parties. It is said that the
new paper will support Hearst for
President.
The spring term of Circuit
court has been pretermitted in
Yazoo county. Only one felon is
lin the county jail and there is no
demand for court.
A travelling man named Will
liams, who proposed to give For
est great "write-up,'' pocketed
$125 from citizens and business
houses and skipped.
The usual Sunday $1.00 summer
excursions from New Orleans to
McComb were inaugurated last
Sunday and will continue to be
operated during the entire
Fsummer.
Miss Alice Hively and Mr..
Henry Stuart Foote were married
at Cayuga. The groom is neph-
ew of Ex-Gov. Henry S. Foote
and the Bride a neice of Rev. w.
lC. Black.
State Revenue Agent Writ
Adams and wife, and Insurance
Commissioner Cole and wife left
on the 8th for New Orleans, from
which city they sailed for Cuba,
to be gone two weeks or ten days.
Mrs. J. E. Wilson, of Crystal
Springs, won the piano in the
Hazlehurst Courier's contest. So
CLOSELY was Mrs. Wilson followed
by Miss Ophie Stay that the friends
of the latter presented her with a
duplicate Of the prize piano.
It is announced that the base
ball teams of Mississippi College
and Tulane University will play
two games of ball on April II and
70 at Clinton. The game will be
called to $3.50 sharp. This game
will be for the championship Of
the two states in college baseball.
1t is stated that the Liberty
White Railroad, which is now in
the course of building from Nc
Comb to Liberty in Amite coun-
ty, will be completed to Liberty
about July 1, and it is understood
that the people of that town are
going to appropriately celebrate
the event.
PinoIa, Simpson county, has
only been village six months,
she cannot hold an election, the
Constitution requiring a residence
of twelve months for electors. The
marshal appointed at the incor-
poration resigned, and Gov. Var
daman is petitioned to confirm an
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-04-13
A Graceful Act.

The desk and chair occupied by
the late Senator w. B. Walker of
Monroe county, having been deliv-
cred to his widow by Hon. Robt.
E. Houston, at the request of the
Senate, she makes the following
acknowledgement:
Aberdeen, Miss, April 4.
Hon. Robt. E. Houston,
State Senator 38th District,
"My dear Senator beg to ac-
knowledge through you the receipt
of the desk and chair used by my
husband, the late William B. Wal
ker, during his brief term as State
Senator, the same having been
sent me by his brother senator's.
The many acts of kindness and
the affectionate regard shown by
the members Of the Senate and
House of Representatives for my
husband during his illness and in
the hour of death have touched me
deeply, and / desire through this
medium to make public acknowl-
edgment of my obligation to
those who have given testimony
of their regard for my husbands
memory and their sympathy for
his bereayed family.
VERY respectfully,
MRS. VIM. B. WALKER. =
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-04-13

The West Point Leader thinks
it is mighty poor policy for the
farmer to raise cotton and buy
meat, and the Leader is about
right. The greatest trouble the
newspapers Of the state ever had,
however. was to force that and
other convictions of a similar ma
ture down through the think ball
of the average farmer. Thousands
of them are doing just as their
fathers did raising cotton to buy
western pork the latest, greasi-
est, most unwholesome meat that
any man ever ate.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-04-13

An exchange says that after a
newspaper man has yelled himself
hoarse trying to persuade people
to patronize home merchants and
accidentally stumbles upon the
fact that some Of the fellows he is
trying to protect are sending their
jobs of printing away it rather
shakes his faith in mankind and
makes reciprocity look like lead
dime with hole in it.Ex.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-04-13
Petition for Pardon.

STATE OF MISSISSIPPI.
COUNTY OF LINCOLN,
To Gov. J *. NARDAafAN:
We the undersigned petitioners show TO your
Honor as follows, viz:
That year OF more ago Sidney Nelson was
convicted Of manslaughter and sent need 10
the penstenfiary for period Of seven years
That the testimony for the state showed that
just before Nelson shot the deceased for which
ne was convicted, the deceased with 4 deadly
weapon Knocked the mother of Sidney Nelson
dOwnt aud At the moment Of the shooting there
WAS great provoeafenif net Justification for tile
act Of Nelson;
That Nelson has mother to support and
that he has been sufficiently punished.
Your petitioners therefore pray your honor to
paidon tie said Sidney Nelson.
Signed NJ Al, CASE,
MARION CASE,
and others
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-04-13
Nature Lends

Every one knows that Royal Baking
Powder Is absolutely pure. Hence the
housewife uses It with implicit confidence
and without question, and she IS justified
in 50 dong.
But how few realize tfas Royal Baking
Powder in its CHIEF inl;ed|iasaf is direct prod
uct Of the healthful and delicious grape! This
constituent Of the grape, cEystalIized and ground
to an impalpable powder, is the cream Of tar
tar which forms the active principle Of every
pound Of Royal Baking Powder.
Fruit properties are indispensable to the
healthfulness Of the body, and those Of the
grape as used in the Royal are the most
valuable and healthhl Of all
Hence it is that Royal Baking Powder
produces food superlative both in flavor
and wholesomeness.
ROYAL BAKING POWDER 90, NEW YORK
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-04-13


We thought the Sentinel was
carrying the banner" list Of de-
linquent poll tax payers, until the
Clarksdale Banner came to hand,
in which we find that there are
twenty-five solid columns Of dear
deIinquents in sweet old Coaho-
MAJ county. Wonder if any body
in that county will be able to vote
at the next election Summit
Sentinel.
A mani ID Missouri who vowed
that be wouldn't shave until q
populite was elected President,
now has whiskers eleven feet long.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-04-13
TINES ADVANCES.

may not be agree
able, yet each year
adds to our knowl-
edge while in
creasing our age.
We live and learn.
That is why pic
lures taken here
now are superior
to those taken a
year ago.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-04-13
Registrars Notice.

The undersigned Registrar Of Lincoln couaty
Miss, viii be at the following voting precincts
on the days and dates mentioned below for the
purpose OF registering all voters who may apply,
and who eau tIIalifY according 70 law. YiZ:
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-04-13

On motion the foregoing be
submitted to the Brook aVeS lead
er and Times for publication as
due and timely notice whereby
All parties may ward OIL all ap-
preaching danger.