The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1905-07-08
RANDOM NOTES By JEEMS.

MhNWVW MVtdsS V SLLHA5s
Too late now to pIow up your
corn and plant ten cent cotton.
Well, WE'LL Our lost grip has
been returned with Bible and
shirt intact. An old colored wom-
an in Br0okhaven delivered same
to Bro. Thad Montgomery, minus
the collar and handkerchief, who
promptly turned it in. Her ex-
PLANTATION was that her 'chilIuns"
found it while out picking black
berries, IAN de shirt wouldn't fit
none of her folks. We we're
truly glad to get back our outer
garment, for we haven't a thous-
and of those things any way.
There is one feature about it,
bIackberries do not grow in
gobs'' on the streets inthe thriv-
ing city of BrookhaVen, more es-
pecially in front Of Sam Magee's
Hotel.
Mr.. Allen Boyt, near Pleasant
church, informs US that Mr.. Wall,
living on his place, has produced
a radish weighing eleven pounds,
and measuring tWenty-four inches
in circumference. And now, Bro.
Billy, if you wish to investigate
this report, you will please see
Bro. Boyt.
We have taken advantage Of the
moisture and planted nice lot of
turnips, and our better half says
we are a splendid worker when
we once get at it.
We believe that the law-abiding
people of Mississippi would do a
good thing to have printed in
tract form, Judge Cochran's stir
ring charge to the Meridian grand
jury on June 26, and also Secreta-
Try Of War Taft's speech before a
law class of Yale College on the
subject of The Administration OF
Justice and Trial by jury
These are two Of the ablest docu-
ments of the kind that we have
ever seen in print, and they ought
to be sown down knee deep all
oyer the land.
Ere these notes are in print, we
will be heading over land for
Smyrna church in Pike county,
where we go to help Pastor A. F.
Davis, in a revival meeting. We
assisted in a meeting at this same
church last year, but failing tc
give satisfaction, they have sent
for US again. We are going to dc
our best this time.
DR.. Frank Maxwell, of Lum-
berton, was circulating among bis
many Lincoln county friends dur.
ing the 4th. We are pleased to
learn that Frank, like many others
of our Lincoln county boys
abroad, is making a high mark in
his chosen profession.
Our good neighbors, John
Brent and Wylie Prestridge bad
family reunions during the 4th.
Fount Kyzar gave land Office ice
cream supper last Saturday night,
where many of US young people
| gathered and had good time.
Fount never does things on the
half system.
On landing in this country an
Irishman was asked about his long
voyage. Faith and begorrah, Z
said Mike, II find the Atlantic
ocean to be grand success. The
same can be said of the two big
picnics at Pleasant Hill and Bogue
Chitto. Being present at Pleasant
Hill, we can say that perfect or.
der prevailed and the great crowd
seemed happy. Prof. Claude
Bennett made an excellent speech
along patriotic and educational
lines, and the writer followed with
few scattering remarks, taking
a crack at creation. The 4th oil
July is a fine time for the people
socially. We do not believe that
our people spend as much time to-
gether socially as they should do.
We do not believe that church
people should encourage dancing,
racing, etc, by their presence.
but let them come together on our
National Holidays where they
have matters under their complete
control, and let the frolicing eIe-
ment do the same thing in their
own way, then each one can have
the blood bought privilege Of
choosing between the two. Our
National holidays will continue &c
be debauched with drunkenness
and reyeIry as long as church PEG.
pie allow the devil to lead them.