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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-10-20
The Man Who Fails.

The world has laurel wreaths for
what it calls success and forge.fuiness
for the man that falls, yet history has
been made and man redeemed by men
who failed to win applause. The poll
tician who Is regular" gets the place.
rs q rule, and the man who stands for
principle. who makes Il brave fight ana
gets defeated, Is locked upon with pity.
But 1t is far better to battle for the
right In the face of certain defeat than
to win In the wrong. Tue time will
come at last when the crown viii be
given to the man that. fails. - Rev.
Bruce Brown Christian. Chicago.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1904-10-20

Men are not driven to unbelief by the
failure to comprehend the hand which
creates universe. but to the ear which
listens to music OF an atom. Sin Is not
continued and multiplied on the earth
for the lick of tongues TO utter right
eousness, but from the lack Of sanctI-
fed ears on the part of those who
preach it. ears so keen that they may
hear among the discordant sounds OF
earth every bit of harmony that speaks
of hope for the life that utters it.-Rev.
w. Everett Johnson. Episcopauan. New
York
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-01-23
Arranging for Shipments.

The Longbeach Radish Growers
Association met last week to confer
with NJ. 0. Coggins, of Pittsburg,
and Frank NJ. Barber, of Chicago,
commission dealers. Mr.. Coggins
and Mr.. Barber addressed the meet
ing, and said there was no reason
why Longbeach should not become
the largest shipping point in the
South. W. J. Quarles, president Of
the association, made an encourag-
ing talk. He believes the garden
ers there are on the road to success
and urged a greater acreage of rad
ishes, lettuce, onions, beets, beans
and cucumbers. If the members
come up to expectations there will go
out of Longbeach each day during
the shipping season carload Of pro-
duce, beginning now i'll few days
with radishes, and later with cucum-
bers, beans, beets and onions as fill
ers. The question of barrels was
considered, and this year it is going
to be problem where to get barrels
enough to contain the produce from
that section, for there are as many
growers of truck outside the associa-
ton as there are in.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-01-23
STUDIO GOSSIP.

]. Charles Aztec, formerly OF Cleve.
land, and an artist Of note, has received
commission from the vatican to paint
portrait Of Plus x.
The pope has promised moral and
material help for the erection Of a monu-
ment to Leo XIII. on the top Of thu
Lepini mountains, which encircle Car
pineto, his predecessors birthplace. A
committee has been formed, and will ask
for the support of the Catholic notabil-
tiles in the different countries.
Kansas will place in statuary hall at
the capitol at Washington statue OF
the late Senator John ]. ingalls,. Tha
model represents figure of heroic size,
erect, and the head thrown slightly
back. The figure Is clad in an overcoat
thrown open and long coat buttoned.
Hanging in front are pair of eyeglasses
and In one hand Is manuscript-the
other rests on column. The statue will.
not be completed for at least year.
BY means of collections taken annual
ly among the pupils of the public schools
Of Cape May county, Pa, for seven years
fund has been raised for the erection
Of monument to the memory of John
Grace, revolutionary scout on Wash
ington's staff, and of whom Washington
said: British gold cannot buy him. n
The monument will be placed in the
cemetery at South Dennis, where
Grace's remains are inferred, and the
unwilling will occur on next Memorial
day.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-01-23
FREAK HAPPENINGS.

Six babies were born in five days at
1893 La Sadie street, Chicago, one girl
weighing II pounds.
Muskrats, burrowing under the wa
terworks at Derby, Conn. flooded the
town and caused property loss of $780,
600.
AT St. Paul, Mimi, woman tried
to commit suicide by swallowing six
copper cents, but the method was
found to be too cheap.
Miss Frances Petit, of Galway, N
Y. got judgment at Albany for $4,000
for the 1886 kisses given her in IA
years by the village blacksmith.
L. Oliphant Dodge, owner of a fat
building in Omaha, was granted writ
of Injunction restraining Mrs. E. Berge
a tenant. from talking to other ocsu.
pants Of the fats.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-01-23
Mississippi and Gsoraia.

Much interest is manifested in
Mississippi over the announcement
that the State of Georgia is to re-
produce Liberty Hail." the ances-
trail home of Alexander III. Ste
phens, at the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition in st. Louis, and that
the building will occupy position
alongside the Mississippi reproduce
ton of ''Beauvoir," at the big ex-
position. Nothing could be more
fitting than the selection made by
Georgia for her State building.
''Beauvoir" was the last home of
Jefferson Davis, president of the
Confederacy, and Liberty Hall' at
Charlottesville, Ga, was the home of
many generations of the family Of
the vice-president of the Confeder-
acv. The two buildings are Of the
well known antebellum style of ar
chitecture and are sure to attract
much attention. The Georgia COM
mission was largely influenced in
making its selection by the action Of
the Mississippi commission.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-01-23
Another Whitecap Murder.

Another murder by whitecaps is
reported from Lincoln county,
where a negro named Jesse Bagents
was ambushed and shot to death by
unknown parties last week. The
killing occurred on the Monticello
road, about four miles from Brook
haven, and a younger brother of the
murdered negro was with him at the
time, but escaped unhurt. The ma
ture of the legislation to be enacted
at the present session for the sup
preston of the wiretapper bands
has not vet been decided upon, and
among those who are thoroughly ac-
quainted with conditions prevailing
in Lincoln, Franklin and Amite it
is believed that legislation will be
Of little use unless it is backed by a
strong and vigorous public senti-
ment; that all the laws in christen-
dom cannot suppress the whitecap-
pers so long as those who are
charged with the enforcement of the
law are in secret sympathy with the
lawless bands. Undeniable proof
has been given that many of the
members of the law and order
leagues recently organized are also
members of the whitecapper organ
ization, and by this policy of double
dealing have handicapped the efforts
to suppress the whitecap organiza-
tions.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-01-23
Mississippi State News
Practically an AenuittaI.

At its sitting in the city of Jack
son last week the Supreme Court
reversed the celebrated J. J. Harper
murder case, appealed from the Cir
cult Court of Perry county, where
it was carried on a change of venue
from Jones county. The opinion of
the court was an able and compre-
hensive document, read by Associate
Justice JEFF Truly, and was received
with close interest by the large as
sembly of lawyers in the court room,
on account Of the important legal
points involved and the celebrity at
tanned by the case during the men,
orable trial at Hattiesburg, lasting
eight days. Harper is a physician,
who was convicted and given life
sentence for being an accomplice in
the killing Of saw mill laborer
named William B. Lawrence, at a
lumber camp in Jones county about
two years ago. The shooting was
done by foreman named r. 7. Nc
Cormicl, who, according to the tes-
timony of a woman who was the only
eye witness, was seen to fire two shots
at Lawrence while he was either fall
ing or trying to rise from the
ground. DIR. Harper had previously
gone to Mccormick, at the instance
of several women living in the saw
mill shacks, and complained that
Lawrence had been slipping into
their houses and stealing various ar
ticles. The action of the Supreme
Court in reversing the case amounts
practically to Harper's acquittal, in
the opinion of the legal fraternity
closely acquainted with the details
of the case.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-01-23
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DR.. Williamson Swears.

Yorktown, Ark, Jan. g8th-Last week
q statement was published from Leland
Williamson, M. d., of this place, to the
effect that Dodd's Kidney Pills are the
best medicine for all Kinney Diseases and
that he uses them with uniform success
in his daily practice.
No one who knows DR.. Williamson will
doubt for a moment the complete truth
of his fearless declaration, but to com
pletely clinch the matter in the minds of
those who may not have the pleasure of a
personal acquaintance with this celebrated
physician, DIR. Williamson has appeared
before Mr.. II. E. Greene, J. Z. for Mont.
gomery county, and made sworn state,
ment.
In this sworn statement the doctor has
cited a number of cases which have Eeen
completely cured by Dodd's Kidney Pills.
Here is case No. L. q
"Henry Hall, ST., age 4s, an American,
attacked with Malaria Haematuria o.
Swamp Fever temperature ranged from
lOl to los, highly coated tongue, consti,
pated bowels. hemorrhage or passage Of
blood from Kidneys, used febrifuge and
Dodd's Kidney Pills to relieve the in.
hammation and coneested condition OF
Kidneys and to render the urine bland
and non-irritating. Recovery complete
after two months treatment of the Pills.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-01-23
Headquarters at Columbus.

Geu. Stephen D. Lee, who has as
sumed command of the United Con-
federate Veterans as the successor of
the late Gen. John B. Gordon, an
nounces that he will establish gener-
al headquarters at Columbus, and
this is the first time the head of the
organization has ever been domiciled
in Mississippi. All general orders,
however, will be issued from New
Orleans, as heretofore. Gen. Lee
states that Gen. William E. Mickle
will be retained as Acknowledgement
and all other members of the staff of
the late Gen. Gordon will be contin-
ued as the staff Of the present COM
handing general. Gen. Lee has
named Mai.-Gen. Clement A. Evans
to assume command of the depart
ment of Tennessee. This is the de-
partment over which Gen. Lee held
prior command.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-01-23
Adjustment Rate.

At the meeting of the railroad
commission last week a reduction Of
about so per cent in all tomb ship
ments was made. An adjustment
rate on furniture goods involving a
reduction was made. The railroad
men will agree on uniform rate from
certain manufacturing towns to dis
tributing points. The commission
at its meeting last week took under
consideration the question of uni
form rate on grain and grain pro-
duce, cotton, piece goods and ma
chinerY.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-01-23
Brandon Honors Gordon.

The citizens of Brandon held me-
mortal services in honor of Gen
Gordon last week. Sacred music.
beautifully rendered by a select
choir, two sermons and several adj
dresses by distinguished citizens OF
the town made up the program OF
the exercises in honor Of the South's
departed hero. Nearly every man,
woman and child Of the town was
present to do honor to the grand old
hero Of the Confederacy.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-01-23
Wants to Come at Once.

A textile mill in New York wants
to come to Mississippi at once and
is open to propositions for induce
ments. The mill operates 1000
spindles. The Frisco railroad peo-
pie have taken up the matter and
are negotiating with towns on their
line for inducements. Mr.. Schul-
ter, industrial commissioner Of the
Frisco at St. Louis, is trying to
bring the mill to Mississippi. Citi-
zens Of New Albany have already be-
gun to move in the matter.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-01-23
ENEMIES ALL RIGHT.
He Was Certain About That and He
TOokn Sly Shot at
Them,

1t is related that at recent sham bat
tie a young lieutenant, posted with his
company behind wall, ordered his men
to fire at a detachment of troops who
were marching by, says London Tit-Bits.
The guns were loaded with blank cart
detachment happened to be on the same
side of the sham fight as the company
which had fired at it.
The commanding officer came riding up,
why did you fire at those men," ne
demanded of the lieutenant, hotly.
Il supposed they We're the enemy said
the lieutenant
And what led you to suppose they
were the enemy?"
Because my tailor was at the head of
them and | saw my butcher in the ranks.
What else could | SUPPOSE, sirW
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-01-23
Militia Yuma Fire.

A serious fire occurred at Militia
Yuma, in Sharkey county, last week,
causing loss of upward Of $4,000,
The. fire started in the big store OF
Charles FL. Blum and, owing to the
strong north wind blowing at the
time, communicated to the store OF
Peter George, adjoining, caught a
small millinery store and thence to
the residence of Harry Y. Phelps,
which was also destroyed. Blum
carried large stock Of general mer-
chandise. all Of which was lost.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-01-23
Courthouse Burned.

The Lee county courthouse, To-
Gated at Tupelo, and one of the most
substantial in the State, was totally
destroyed by fire last week. The fire
occurred late at night, and no one
knows how it originated. The build
ing was handsome one, and its loss
will be severe upon the people of
the county, as only $4,000 of in
surance was held.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-01-23

the unfortunate ones. Little or no risk
need be run if Pcruna is kept in the
house and at the disappearance of any
symptom of catarrh taken as directed
on the bottle.
Pcruna is safeguard, is preventa-
tive, specific, is a cure for all eases of
catarrh, acute and chronic, coughs,
colds, consumption, etc.
Ifyou donotreceive prompt and salts
factory results from the use of Pcruna,
write atonce to DR.. Hartman, giving q
full statement of your case, and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable adj
vice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,
Ohio
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-01-23
Robbers in shuquaIak AGAIN.

At Shuqualak last week the stores
Of W. J. Hubbard, William Welsh
and Tyson & Co. were entered by a
thief and about 5000 taken from Ty-
son & Co., $40 from William Welsh
and only a pistol from Hubbard.
There is good clue and every indi-
cation that the robbery was perpe-
trated by the same person who
robbed the postoffice and Hamiiton's
store at that place about six weeks
400
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-01-23
characterization for the Mule.

Booker T. Washington insists that the
negro is not ungrateful, and. although the
younger generation may like to lose sight
Of the fact that their grandmothers and
grandfathers were slaves, those grand
mothers and grandfathers themselves dc
not forget it. In illustrating this he tells
the story of an old colored man who saw
the old street cars being replaced by cars
driven by electricity, and exclaimed: DE
Yank came down here so years ago to free
de niggah, and now, glory be, dey is gwine
to free de mewl!"
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-01-23
special Election ordered.

E. H. Buck, president Of the board
Of supervisors Of Holmes county, has
ordered a special election on Thurs
day, January %, to name success
sor to Sheriff J. E. Stanfeld, de-
ceased. Until that time G. G. Reid,
appointed by Gov. Longino. will
serve. w. w. Wilburn, of Pickens,
who came within SO votes Of receiy-
ing the nomination in the August
primary, is announced as candi-
date, and will have no opposition.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-01-23
oyster Commission investigating.

The Mississippi oyster commits
sion, accompanied by number Of
the packers and oystermen, visited
the oyster reefs last week to ascer-
tain the condition Of the reefs, that
the members may the better decide
whether to ask for an amendment of
the Bowers bill. The packers are
anxious that steam dredges be al
lowed in water ten feet deep or deep
er. The commission will meet at
caca to decide what action to take.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-01-23
Chapman Badly Crushed.

George Chapman, an aged man,
who has been working as engineer
and fireman at the gin of Willis
Quinn, fifteen miles southeast of
Water Valley, was caught in the gin
last week and torn completely to
pieces. Mr.. Chapman was oiling
the machine, it is understood, when
the sleeve Of his coat caught IN the
machinery, tearing away his arm
and throwing him il such 4 position
that lie was crushed Instantly.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-01-23
Twenty-four Per Cent Net.

At the annual meeting Of the
stockholders Of the Peoples Bank at
Summit, last week, the following Of
fcers were elected for the ensuing
year: J. r. Sample, president;
Leon Moyse, yice-president; 3. S.
Atkinson, cashier. Directors: o. s.
Atkinson, Leon Moyse, Wallace At,
kinson, Woodson Atkinson and j. R
Sample. The bank made d inagnif
cent showing, making r. per cent
net.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-01-23

noticed warnings of an attack. On
each and every occasion the results OBJ
tanned were just as satisfactory as
when tile pills We're first brought to my
notice. just as emphatically indorse
the preparation to-day as l did over
two years ago"
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y,
proprietors. For sale by all druggists,
price so cents per box.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-01-23
Annual MIGRATION Reoins.

Several weeks in advance of other
preparations for the new crop year,
the negro tenant labor in Mississippi
has begun its annual migration, and
the railroad trains are filled with ne
gro families going to their new loca-
lions for the year. Political econo-
mists and sociologists have never
been able to explain why negroes
move in prosperous times as we'll as
in hard times. 1t is an enigma as
mysterious as the creation of the
universe, and in this State has come
to be an accepted condition for
which no excuse or reason is needed.
A gratifying fact of the migratory
season of the negro, however, is that
many are coming to this State from
Alabama and Georgia, several car
loads having already passed through
from the latter State en- route to
points in the delta. In truth, the
delta seems to be getting the best
class of the labor, and the annual
recurrence Of the movement from
the hill counties to the more fertile
swamps is being experienced. An
other satisfactory feature of the ne
gro-moying period is the large num-
Der who are quitting the towns and
going to the country and making
contracts for the coming year, The
labor agents are convincing the ne
gro that cotton will continue at a
high price, and that one year of la
Dor in the fields will make them so
rich that Rockefeller and Hetty
Green will look like street beggars in
comparison.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-01-23
killed TWO Negroes.

Az the Duhaney leyee camp, few
miles below Greenville, bright-col-
ored coon who went by the name Of
Will Willow, shot and killed two 9th
ers negroes last week and made his
escape, The officers are after him.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-01-23
Wonderful Statistics.

When it is considered that the per
centage of deaths from consumption il
81 per thousand against So per thous
and of any other malady, how impor,
Taylor's Cherokee Remedy of Sweet Cum
and Mullen is the great medicine for
coughs, colds and consumption.
At druggists, 25c, Soc, and $l.00 a
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-01-23
ALL DONE OUT.
Veteran Joshua Heller, roc South

w diAuU oOIOCGs - =
bana, H., says !:
" In the fall of 1899
after taking Doan's
Kidney Pills | testi-
fed that they had
relieved me of kid
ney trouble, dis
posed of a lame back
with pain across my
loins and beneath
the shoulder blades.
During the interval
which has elapsed /
have had occasion
to resort to Doan's
Kidney Pills when ]
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-01-23
Fatal Melee at stursis.

A serious difficulty took place at
Sturgis last week between Jim Bag
we'll on one side and Singam Ed
wards and Ed Tomlinson on the 9TH
er. in which Edwards was instantly
killed and Tomlinson was fatally
wounded
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-01-23
Penitentiary Appraisement.

The penitentiary appraisers, Hon.
Leroy I. Taylor and j. B. Hogan,
last week made their report to the
board Of control showing the total
valuation of the penitentiary prop
erty to be 1871, 893.19.
The appraisement was itemized
and was accompanied by the follow
ing signed statement:
Following is the recapitulation Of
the appraisement:.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-01-23
Ixncned at Leland.

The negro Green, who tried to as
sassinate the night Waterman at the
Leland oil mill about ten days ago.
was taken out of jail at that place
last week and swung to a limb,
where he was found HANGING.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-01-23

First Little Girl-"My mother came to
these springs because she had hay fever
and rheumatism. What did yours come
for?" Second Little Girl-"Cauth she had
four grape-machine dresses and six new
hats,"-N, @. Times Democrat,
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-01-23
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The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-01-23
vexfng Delay.

"Our new company is capitalized at $40,-
600, 0OO."
Great! Let me see your prospectus"
ooh, we haven't got out a prospectus
yet. The-er-the darned printer wants
his pay in advance PUCK.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-01-23
JUST SEND THIS NOTICE.

with Sc stamps for postage to the John A
Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis, and get
their big catalogue, fully describing this
remarkable Cream Separator, and hundreds
of other tools and farm seeds used by the
farmer. X. i.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-01-23
Grav sncceeds Rivers.

Spencer Gray, Meridian agent Of
The New Orleans & Northeastern
railroad, will succeed Thomas f..
Rivers as Meridian agent Of the
Queen & Crescent.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-01-23

Cholly-a"Cawn't imagine what's the mat
tab with Gussie. There seems to be some
thing proving on his mind" Miss Sharpe
oh, whatever it is, let it alone. 1t will
probably die of starvation. "-Philadel-
mia Ledger
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-01-23
Quit Coughing.

Why cough, when for 25c and this notice
you get 25 doses of an absolutely guaran
teed cough cure in tablet form postpaid
WIS. DRUG CO., La Crosse, Wis. K. Ii
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-01-23
The wonderful Cream Separate

does its work in thirty minutes and
leaves less than l per cent. butter fat,
The price is ridiculously low, according to
size, $275 to $500 each, and when you
have one you would not part Herewith
for fifty times it's cost,
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-01-23

'"They tell me Skinnem is out for all
there is in it, "No--his customers are
out for all they put in it."-Cincinnati
Commercial Tribune