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The leader., 1905-11-08
New Superintendent for Mills.

Wesson, Miss, Nov. ST. A.
Abbott, who has been assistant
superintendent of the Mississippi
Cotton and Woolen Mills, will as
sumo the duties of superintendent,
caused by the resignation of Mr..
Davidson. MIR. Abbott will serve
until regular meeting of the
stockholders.
The following young ladies and
gentlemen have departed for col
lege: Sherwood Lee, Ain Levy
and Prentiss Raiford, for Agri-
cultural and Mechanical College,
Starkville; Misses Buckley, Lane,
NettIes, Talbert and Renfroe, for
Blue Mountain; Miss Kate Rea,
for Columbus Industrial Institute
and College; Misses Bessie Lee
and Ella Rea, for Whitworth (mu-
sic Department..
The leader., 1905-11-08
Complimentary Dinner.

New York. Nov. IA compli.
mentary dinner was given last
night to George P. RoweH, the
veteran advertising man, who has
announced his retirement from
active business.
Addresses were made by many
of Mr.. Rowell's friends, includ-
ing Frank B. Noyes, who spoke
of Mr.. Rowell as "a publisher, y
by Artemus Ward, who spoke of
him as "The sage of Spruce
street" and by Fl. B. Harding as
"A medicine man." There were
more than 200 guests at the. din
ner, among them Isaac N. Selig-
man and Gen. Stewart L. Wood
ford
The leader., 1905-11-08
A Tale With a Moral.

An exchange relates the follow
ing incident, The moral of winch
is obvious, and be who runs may
read:
A certain newspaper man in
Iowa relates an experience that
might shed some light on the mail
order business. He was at the
town depot and saw farmer
friend receive a set Of harness
from Chicago. He attempted to
prove to the latter that he was
making a mistake, as any of the
local dealers could furnish him
the same or better goods just as
cheap, and the profits would be
kept at home. But, said the
farmer, this is the first time /
have heard that there is a harness
shop in town. I have taken your
paper for five years and have
never seen a line Of advertising in
it about such an institution in all
that time. But you bet The Chica-
go house has kept me posted. 9
The leader., 1905-11-08
20 Y. NJ. c. A. BUILDINGS.

Houston, Tex, Nov. 5. There
are now twenty buildings owned
by the Young Mems Christian
Association in Texas, and Miss
Helen Gould has contributed
SIS, 900, the international and
Great Northern Railroad So, ,006
and the town of Mart $1,000 for
another at the town of Mart. Ar
effort is being made at Austin to
erect a building to cost $25, 600.
Dallas is after a structure to cost
$125, 900 and the Houston Asso-
citation would be greatly pleased
to have one at q cost of $75, 900,
already owning d valuable site,
The leader., 1905-11-08
Franklin Circuit Court.

Meadyille, Nov. /. The jurors
for the regular November term OF
Franklin county Circuit Court
we're drawn Monday. Sheriff A.
M. Newman, who has been con-
fined to his bed for several weeks
from a gunshot wound. was able
to get to the court house on
crutches and participate in the
drawing. If this court is held it
will he the first term IN this coun-
ty this year, barring a special
term of one day.
The people of this community
are rejoicing that the quarantines
are being raised, as they we're cut
off from the world for more than
a month.
Very little cotton is being
marketed from here, the disposi
ton being to hold for higher
prices.
The leader., 1905-11-08
Simpsons Unsettled Seat.

Weathersby, Miss, Nov. g.
The Simpson county Board of Su-
pervisors will hold its last regular
meeting at Mendenhall tomorrow.
On Wednesday Sheriff McTunis
will remove the records back to
Westville, the old county seat.
There is agitation in some quar-
ters of Simpson county towards
petitioning the Legislature, at the
session in January, for permls-
sion to hold another special cleo
ton, the object being to establish
the county seat permanently al
some point on the Gulf and Ship
Island Railroad.
The leader., 1905-11-08
49, ~ mnl-

Saving is like an umbrella ga
shelter in the time Of storm. = But
you won't get much Of an umbrel-
la if you deposit only a few dollars
and then quit. keep it upl" To
get every reasonable advantage Of
the saving habit hand your dollars
over our counters, have yourself
credited with the 4 per cent. inter
est we pay, with that compounded
every s months and your 'sumbrel-
la' will be worth while before
you're fifty if you start in when
you're young and strong.
The leader., 1905-11-08
Dead by Roadside.

Nashville, Tenn, Nov. L..
"UncIe Bile" Humphrey, an ec-
centric character, was found dead
by the roadside near his cabin, in
Adair county, KY, aged ninety
five years. Since the death of his
wife, ten years ago, he had lived
the life of a hermit. A few days
after her death the grief-stricken
husband dug up and removed the
body to a cave, where he made
regular daily trips up to the time
of his death. He claimed that
his wife's corpse looked as natural
as life.
The leader., 1905-11-08

Chief Justice A. Fl. Whitfield
ID q paper addressed to the Legis-
lature, the Bar and the Press, ex-
coriates the critics Of the new
code and astonishes them with Che
statement that there is not one
single new law il the proposed
code, but many suggestions have
been made as to.changes.
The leader., 1905-11-08

Chamberlain-Hunt Academy.
located at Port Gibson. is the last
educational institution il the
State to announce its annual open
Ling, the date selected being today.
The yellow fever infection al
Port Gibson has entirely disap.
peared, and Prof. W g. Guthrie.
The principal, announces that there
is no danger whatever ia sending
Students.
The leader., 1905-11-08

The Mary Holmes place at Jack
son that was used ten years ago
for a negro college and sold at
that time for So, 900 is now held
by owners regardless of an offer
of $18, 500. jackson real estate is
on the jump and promises never
to be any lower.
The leader., 1905-11-08

Japan is building five immense
battleships, having a total dis
placement of more than $4,000
tons. Two, which have just been
contracted for in England, will
weigh $4,000 tons each, being the
heaviest and largest fighting ships
yet planned. Japan is also hav.
ing built two great armored cruis-
ers, each of 1850 tons dipslace-
meDt,
The leader., 1905-11-08
EstraY Notice!

Fstray Noticel
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI,
LINCOLN COUNTY.
The undersigned ranger of said county will,
on
The First Monday In March, 1906,
at the Court House door in the city of Brook
haven, Miss, between the hours of II o'clock M.
and o'clock, T. NJ, proceed to sell to the high
est oder for cash, the following estray to-wit:
ONE SORREL MARE,
about 10 or II years old. both hind feet white,
and white !star in forehead, branded on left
foreleg and on left hind foot very dim, but re-
sembles letter z. Also cut on right foreleg,
apparently made by wire; taken up by Albert
Cutter and appraised by Alec Markham and
Alec Brewer at $500, This Oct. 27, 1905. ~
j. j. 81 AMPS,
Ranger of Lincoln County, Miss.
The leader., 1905-11-08
Fine Residence for Sale.

On account of a change in my business plans
my large new family residence in Brookhaven Is
offered for sale 1t is one of the best construct
ed and most conveniently arranged pieces of
residence property in this portion of the State.
For terms and other particulars, apply to the
undersigned. d. j. BATCHELDER, JR.,
May10n BroOkhayen. Miss.
The leader., 1905-11-08

The following from some wise
editor makes us think of some
people we know: You can't
keep down expense when you
have got to keep up appearances
that is, the appearance Of being
something that you amt. You
are in the fix of a dog chasing bis
tail you can't make ends meet;
and if you do. It'll give you such
a crick in your neck that you
won't get any real satisfaction out
of your gymnastics.
The leader., 1905-11-08

SlIas James, of Copiah county,
picked. ginned and sold ten bales
of cotton, weighing 500 pounds,
which he raised on thirteen acres
Of average hill land. In addition
to the above crop, James made
fairly good crops Of corn, peas
and other small crops.
The section of country in the
vicinity of HazIehurst will make
30 per cent less cotton than last
season.
The leader., 1905-11-08
We Want Farmers

And others who own stock to use LeGeatis
Great Southern Stock Medicines. Also write
us for information and free prescriptions for any
trouble with stock. Any one who will call on
Price Drug Co. will be given free, Treatise On
Stock, a valuable book.
DIR. Le GEAR & CO.,
Austin, Texas
St.tLouis, Mo.
L. S. PITTS, State Agent,
Oct 25-6m. Hazlehurst, Miss.
The leader., 1905-11-08

The spiritual is stronger than
any material force, and thoughts
rule the world.
The leader., 1905-11-08

A baker gave we'll to-do little
boy generous piece of cake.
The little boy, evidently, was not
hungry and after turning the cor
ner, handed the cake to poor
little child who gratefully receiv-
ed it and consumed it with relish.
We wondered if the little boy who
wanted the cake, could have en-.
ioyed it any more, had the kindly
little donor paid dollar for it,
instead of receiving it for moth.
ing. The benefit was just the
same. "If you have kindness
shown, pass it n'-kindness and
generosity and altruism are not
born of money, but of hearts big
in the interest Of humanity.
The leader., 1905-11-08

1t is said that 100 wives we're
deserted by their husbands in New
York last year.
The leader., 1905-11-08

The highest workmen's wages
in Berlin are paid to masons-
$1.90 to $2.14 a day for piece
work.
The leader., 1905-11-08

Socrates said he was not an
Athenian or a Greek, but citi.
zen of the world.
The leader., 1905-11-08

Town Marshal John Sandidge
was shot down and killed by D
negro whom be arrested, at Rule-
vile. The negro escaped
The leader., 1905-11-08

''Tis always morning some
where in the world" :"
The leader., 1905-11-08
Homestead Notice.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INrERIoR, LAND
OFFICE, AT JACKSON, MISS, Oct. 2S, 1905
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention to
make final proof in support of his claim and that
said proof will be made before the Register
and Receiver, at Jackson, Miss. on December 5,
1905, viz: oliver Herring, Fl. E. No. 36144, for
the neAneA Sec. "a, T. s N, K. East Of
Washington Meridian.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation of
said land, viz: j. G. CASTILLO, Gordon Bullock,
A. F. Morris, and Sidney Bullock, all of Wesson,
Miss.
FRED W. COLLINS,
dec Register.
The leader., 1905-11-08

Since his return from his tour
of European countries for the pur-
pose of investigating labor condl-
tions and ascertalnlng the best
class of labor to supply the de-
mand on Southern farms, Hon.
Charles Scott, of RosedaIe, has
been besieged with letters from
nearly every section of the South,
requesting his opinion of the
various classes on foreign labor,
and particular as to Italian labor.
Mr.. Scott is now preparing a
statement giving the results Of his
observations for what they are
worth, and will make public his
views in few days in response to
the widespread interest manifest
ed in the question.
The leader., 1905-11-08

Street walkers are taken in at
jackson By the police after 8
O'Clock at night.
The leader., 1905-11-08
MONEY TO LOAN

On improved Lincoln
County Farms =.
In sums Of $500 90 and upwards. at 8 per cent
interest on long time easy payments. For par
ticulars apply to p. z. JONES,
Brookhaven, Miss.
The leader., 1905-11-08

Our country is the world; our
countrymen all mankind.
The leader., 1905-11-08

Abe Baer, a prominent Jewish
citizen Of Yicksburg, died in New
York harbor, on the steamer
RhlneIand. He was buried ut
Yicksburg.
The leader., 1905-11-08

"We who are about to live, sa
lutte you'll" says Russia.
The leader., 1905-11-08

The Exposition at jackson IS
getting in great shape for the
opening, Nov. 80.
The /. /. and g. enrolled $50
students.
The leader., 1905-11-08
Soil

impoverished soil, like impov-
erished blood, needs a proper
fertilizer. A chemist by analyz-
ing the soil can tell you what
fertilizer to use for different
product
If your blood is impoverished
your doctor viii tell you what
you need to fertilize it and give
it the rich, red corpuscles that
are lacking in it. It may be you
need a tonic, but more likely you
need a concentrated fat food,
and fat is the element lacking
in your system.
There is no fat food that is
SO easily digested and assimi-
lated as
The leader., 1905-11-08
Meeting at Jackson Condemns the
Business.

A meeting was held in the
House of Representatives yester-
dav for the purpose of consulta-
tion relative to the matter of the
shipment of whisky into this
State under the G. o. D.. system
of delivery.
The meeting was called to order
by DIR. r. A. Cohran, of Kinds
county, and after explaining the
objects of the meeting he nominat-
ed Rev. III. Walter Featherstun as
chairman, who was elected. |. I.
Blount, of Yalobusha county, was
made secretary of the meeting.
A communication from Rev. w.
I. Lowrey endorsing the objects
of the meeting was read.
On call of the counties, the fol
lowing was found to be represent
ed: Amite, Judge M. II. Will
kinson, E. M. Gillis, DR.. W. r.
Brumfeld, DR.. Fl. N. Street; Co.
piah, DR.. E. A. Rowan, Rev. j.
G. Ellis, Nj. S. Mcneil, Rev. H.
Walter Featherstun; Kinds, DR..
r. A. Cohran; Montgomery, DR..
q. j. Scott, Rev. 6. W. Bauch-
man; Madison, &. W. Fore, A.
H. Bradley, T. A. Holloman:
Pike, District Attorney j. B.
Webb, Judge j. II. Price; Shar.
key, q. B. Goodman, W. E.
Courts; Tate, j. F. Dean, Walker
Wood; Yalobusha, /. I. Biount;
Attala, j. Gordon Smythe.
Judge M. H. Wilkinson offered
the following resolution, which
was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That this meeting dc
now retain the firm of Alexander
& Alexander, of Jackson, to take
charge of the defense, in coniunc
ton with local attorneys who may
be employed, of all litigation thai
has been instituted or may be in
stituted relative to the delivery
of-illegal G. 0. D. shipments o.
whisky in this State.
Resolved further, That com
mittee of three, to be known a;
the General Finance Committee
be appointed with authority tt
appoint such subcommittee az
they may see proper Throughout
the State, whose duty shall be tt
raise funds to meet the expenses
of the legal fight to be made.
On motion of DIR. E. A. Rowan
Rev. H. Walter Featherstun wa'
made chairman of that COMMITTEES
and Judge j. H. Price and l. I
Blount members of the same
There being no further business
the meeting adjourned subject tt
the call of the chairman. Clarion
| Ledger.
/ Hon. G. L. Lomax, chairman o
Aho GEoko Dopo ooroE1o ovooI1ti II,
The leader., 1905-11-08

Hon. G. L. Lomax, chairman of
the State Democratic executive
committee, is quoted as saying he
believes President Roosevelt thor
oughIy honest in the policies he
advocates, and that he has deter
mined to bring about the reforms
on which he has declared himself.
Mr.. Iomax asserts that these re-
forms are good Democratic doc
trine, and that it is the duty of
the Southern people to assist the
President in the work. Even if
the President has stolen our thun-
der, he maintains, it is good thun-
der, and we should not stand back
simply because he is a Republican
President. Mr.. Lomax says he
believes the President made thous-
ands of new friends on his tour OF
the South, and that the people of
this section understand him better
than ever before.
The leader., 1905-11-08
BABBTT METAL FOR CENTS PER POUND At ELEADER OFFICE
Brookhaven & Pearl River Railway CO.
TIME TABLE.
East BOUND
DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY

Company the bpsns4
AIfhEp TsahaEen W
The leader., 1905-11-08

Next to Seavey's-Up-stairS,
BROOKHAvEN, MISS.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-02-10

The theory OF spontaneous com.
bustIon had few supporters, for the
regularity and the frequency Of the
alarms, together with the finding
jammed into the crack Of a door of
the Brown Cr0ckery warehouse on
Liberty street Monday morning of
excelsior, stick, and Q paper fuse
partly burned, made the idea of In.
cendiarism generally accepted.
Detective Brennan, with the CO.
operation OF the fire Victims and the
police deserve the admiration and
gratitude Of the whole city for the
good work that has discovered the FIRE
bug, and great load Is lifted from
tie minds of the men who are respon-
sible for the safety of the city from
the danger OF fires. The effect OF the
steady alarms and destruction of pro.
perty had begun to tell on the nerves
Of citiz Ems, and there now seems lit
tie danger OF a repetition Of the situa.
tion.
The fires must have been got by
matches, OF which there were several
In the pocket OF the lad when he was
arrested, and he evid ,ntly trusted to
his coolness and warning tactics to
guard him from suspicion
The prisoner could not be seen by
the reporter Thursday, as the police
authorities did not wish Bowman to
be interviewed. Charleston Post.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-02-10
The jury Did Nor Believe Her

A miracle, brought about by prayer,
was sworn to In Court Wednesday by
Miss lnga Hanson, former member
OF the Salvation army, who is on trial
In Chicago, charged with perjury In
connection with a personal damage
suit brought by her against the
Chicago City Railway Company. Un-
der oath Wednesday she testified that
the alleged miracle restored her sight,
speech and hearing. This remarkable
explanation came from the lips of the
young woman as the answer to q
charge that her ailments had been
conceived to further $50, 900 con-
spiracy, had been adroitly simulated
through FIVE years of litigation, and
had suddenly caased. The scene OF
the alleged visitation was in Rich.
mond, Va, and according to the girls
claims, was produced by prayer with
an itinerant Methodist missionary
who visited her. Miss Hanson lost
her suit against the street railway
company.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-02-10
Died OF Poison.

A dispatch from Blackvllle to The
State says Miss Minnie Hutto, beau
tiful and well thought Of young lady
there, was found In her bed Monday
morning at o'clock breathing her
last breath OF life. Miss Hutto had
attended services at the Baptist
church both morning and evening as
usual on Sunday. Her door was locked
but one OF the sash OF her room was
raised and the blind open. Her aunt,
Miss Sallle Hartzog, with whom she
lived, entered the window and found
her just breathing and summoned DR..
l.. + Bonner Immediately, who found
her dying from laudanum poisoning.
Miss Hutto's father and mother are
both dead, but she has brother and
several sisters who are very much
shocked at this sudden end of sister
they loved so we'll. Miss Hutto had
not been respondent and seemed In
the best Of humor Sunday.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-02-10
Burned 10 Death.

A negro named Tilden Davis was
burned to death In his home In Brit.
toms Neck Saturday night. He had
been to Marion on Saturday and re-
turned home early in the evening in
an intoxicated condition. After say
ing few words to his wife, he went
to sleep on the floor before the fire.
His wife and children retired to an.
other part Of the house and went to
sleep, and about II O'Clock we're awak-
ened by the roaring OF fire and found
the house In flames. She hastily got
the children out, and attempted to
rescue her husband, but he, in his
drunken condition, resisted her ef-
forts. Failing to get him out, she
ran out to call for help, but before
any one could reach the scene 1t was
too late for the house was almost
down. The deceased was we'll
known and very reliable negro, with
only the failing which resulted In his
death
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-02-10
FARMERS SURE TO WIN
If They Will Stand Together and
Hold Their Cotton,

/
Hold Their Cotton.
Valuable information concerning
the status and condition OF the Egyp.
tian cotton crop, showing as it does,
the wisdom Of southern planters hold
ing their cotton for q higher price,
has Just come to the department OF
commerce and labor from Consul
Smyth at Tunstall, England. TunB.
tall Is in tue Lancashire cotton spin
Ing district. OF the reports conce m
Ing the Egyptian cotton and of efforts
Of English spilners to force down the
price Of the American crop, Mr..
Smyth said in his dispatch:
These reports are very discourag-
ing, inasmuch as they foreshadow a
shortage in this years crop Of the
class Of staples that comes into com.
petition with American cotton. For
this reason do not hesitate to say it
would be advisable to warn the south.
ern planters against any move on the
part Of Lancashire manufacturers to
force sales at low prices In order to
meet the requirements Of suoh de-
fciency.
The general opinion In Lancashire
is that a plentiful supply of American
cotton can be had on q q penny ba-
Sis that is to say, 10 cents per pound.
Combinations are being formed to
hold the price at this notch, II posi-
BILE and these combinations intend to
operate through agents sent specially
to Louisiana and all the cotton. pro-
ducing centers Of tho South. The
troubles among the cotton manufac
! turers Of the East are expected to aid
in the development OF this scheme,
for they are calculated to have de.
! pressing effect on the home market In
their relation to supply and demand.
| My candid opinion is that an enor-
nous amount of money can be saved
to our planters by taking this matter
up In time, and invoking the assis
tance Of the banks or the nationa
treasury, II srch an arrangement car
| be made to enable the planters to
/ warehouse their cotton until the pres.
ent stocks are worked up on this side
and the necessities of the manufac-
turers compel them to treat on more
liberal terms with the growers or their
| representatives as the case may be.
The erection of new mills In Ian.
cashire and the effect which their con.
sumption Is likely to have on the mar.
ket next year lend additional inter
est to this subject, and serves to EN-,
phasize the Views have taken the
liberty to present in this dispatch
Fifteen cent cotton, or even 12-cent
would cut very important figure ir
the net assets of one years crop anG
add materially to the wealth and
prOSparitY OF the South y
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-02-10
Choked by . negro.

At Darlington early Monday even.
Ing week ago young lady while 60
ing from her sisters to her fathers
home on Orange street, only a short
distance, was attacked by a negro,
who had hidden behind large oak
tree. AS the lady approached the
brute sprang from his lair and demand.
cd money. The lady screamed for
help, and, with true courage and hero
! m, endeavored to rid herself of the
tieid, which she did, but not until
the demon had bruised her throat
with his heinous fingers. A noise in q
nearby dwelling is supposed also to
have frightened the scoundrel, who
took to his heels a dilgent search
with b'oodhouns was made, but the
dogs seemed to lose the trail. A SINH
lar attack was made on lady on Pearl
street not long ago and the assailant
negro as in this case, became fright.
cned and ran
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-02-10
Killed Hta Wifa.

a dispatch from Goeenville to The
State says Sheriff Gilreath was noti-
fed early Thursday morning that a
man had killed his wife In the Prince
ton neighborhood during Wednesday
night. He at once dispatched Depu.
ty Sheriff Ballenger to the scene of
the crime. The murder occurred
about one half mile from Princeton
and nine and half miles from Honea
Path. Dennis Wood, white man,
tenant on farm, killed his wife who
was said to have been half-wittsd. 1t
Is said that Wood beat her first and
then shot her, the woman only living
a few minutes. The couple have four
or five children. The man was arrest
ed and is now In the Greenville coun-
tv tail