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The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-02-21

since. In 1S41 he married his
wife, who was then fair maid of
20 years, and for SO years they
trod life's pathway together,
through sunshine and shade,
through pleasant and stormy
weather.
Mr.. Summers was farmer all
OF his life, sturdy and thrifty,
honest and far-seeing. He was
always a staunch Democrat in pol
itics; but never held any Office
except in his county, as member
80 tie Board of Police or Board
Of Supervisors. At the advanced
age Of SO, Mr.. Summers profess
ed conversion and united with the
Baptist church, to which he prov
ed loyal through the long remain
ing years of his eventful life. He
loved ''the old time religion" and
the old songs of his church; and
his Bible was his friend and coun-
selor.
Rev. R. H. Purser, pastor OF
the Brookhaven Baptist church,
who conducted by special request,
the funeral services on Sunday
morning, paid deserved and
eloquent tribute to the life of the
revered patriarch. The obsequies
were attended by at least 500 peo-
pie.
After the services by Mr.. Pur-
ser, the Masons took charge Of
the ceremonies and Worsnipful
Master p. S. Cameron, In his u.s.
ual excellent manner, gave the
beautiful burial ceremonial of the
Masonic Order.
Then his two soldier boys, A.
M. and w. c., who fought a good
fight in the Civil War, his chill.
dren and kindred through several
generations looked reyerently up.
on tbe last resting place of their
longtime friend and companion,
then turned, as life ever must.
from the dead to the living, and
passed back into the ways which
shall know him no more forever.
''Be glad that he has lived this
long,
And glad that he has gone to bis
reward;
Nor deem that kindly nature did
him wrong,
| To softly disengage the vital cord,
When his weak hand grew palsied
and his eye
Dark with the mists of age il
was his time to die. 2
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-02-21
THE TRUTH ElASouERADED.

Some poet has said that a lie is
truth in masquerade. The poetic
editor Of the jackson News dom
ned foreign '.regalia" indeed,
when he said or permitted to be
stated in his Monday issue that
Brookhaven would have only
about 300 Masonic visitors since
"hotel accommodations were SO
limited in this little town! Throw
ing off his domino and disclosing
the naked truth, the fact is reveal
ed that we have 687 VISITORS,
WITH AMPLE ROOM FOR 200
MORE.
mo town ever gave US such a
welcome, says one. mo matter
what Natchez may do, it can't ex-
eel Brookhaven, says another.
A prominent Mason called on The
Leader today and said II want
you to refute that article in the
News-we never were so well en-
tertained and | have attended
twenty meetings of the Grand
Lodge. We are delighted with
Brookhaven and her people. 2
We might fill a column with
just such pleasant comment; but
the News, and the people all over
the State will hear of us through
their representative Masonic
brethren and Brookhaven will be
satisfied with the verdict they
render.
Brookhaven knows how to
measure up to her responsibilities
and when it comes to playing the
host she always proves herself to
be of the good old Southern type.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-02-21
STATE HAPPENINGS.

| 0bub6 beshb Assutab0be
1,100 people were out to hear
Bamber at Wesson Sunday night,
while 200 is the average attend
ance at his weekly prayer meeting
service.
j. H. O'Dowd who died in New
Orleans October last, was the son
of J. III. O'Dowd. and was "a
years of age. The body was re-
inferred at Summit last Sabbath.
He was a most worthy and popu-
lar. young man.
The Penitentiary Investigating
Committee went over to the Ran
kin county penitentiary farm
Saturday evening without giving
notice of their intention to make a
visit. The committee was highly
| pleased with conditions on the
farm, at least several of them
we're, and found the farm well
stocked with meat and grain,
home raised.
Rev. Otto Bamber, of Wesson,
was IN McComb yesterday to visit
Bro. Solomon. We understand
this young man is doing marvel
GUS things in Wesson. Great
crowds hear him preach and many
are converted. His power is like
that Of Robert Evans, of Wales.
Hardened sinners, drunkards, and
lall manner of men and women are
saved under his preaching. Wes-
son has had one continuous re-
vival for the last six months
Met Comb Enterprise.
On a technicallty, Mrs. w. G.
Stuart, of Centreville, was acquit-
ted of the charge of murder of her
husband by poison. The case was
highly sensational and was tried
at Woodville. If the woman is
innocent. it is pity the stigma
on her name was not removed at
the trial. Ifguilty, she ought to
have been punished. These loop
holes IN the law are what make
men resort to their own devices to
punish what they believe is crime.
President S. D. McNair, of the
railroad commission, during a re-
cent visit to Greene county, dis
covered railroad of about nine
miles in length that has been
operating for the past three years
without ever having been listed
for assessment by the commission,
land has escaped all taxation. The
commission will take steps at once
to have the road properly assessed
and the Revenue Agent will
doubtless call upon them for a set
Element for back taxes. The road
lis known as the Vinegar Bend
Railroad, = and comes into Missis-
lsippi from Washington county,
Alabama, running to Leakesyille,
lin Greene county, and with char
tier rights TO extend in various
directions in Mississippi.
Judge Henry G. Niles, of the
Federal Court, has issued an order
permitting the Mississippi Mills
at Wesson, now in the hands of a
receiver, to issue 500, 900 in GER
lti6cates of indebtedness. The OBJ
iect Of the issue is to secure funds
flor immediate use in the opera
ltion of the mills. Application
for permission to float tie certiti-
cates was made by Hon. Thad B.
Hampton, the receiver. The mill
In0w has about $10O, 900 worth of
goods in course Of manufacture,
while more than $780, 900 worth
lof finished products are practical
sIly in readiness for market. The
certificates will be used for cur
rent running expenses until the
marketing Of the product can be
concIuded, and for the purchase
of raw materials to continue the
Ioperation Of the mills.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-02-21
r.. M n ca:4L

DR.. w. H. Smith, assistant COR
responding secretary of the For
eign Mission Board, gave an
address at the Baptist church last
night. Owing to bad weather,
and so many entertaining compa-
ny with attendant demands, there
we're a regrettable few out. These
pronounce Mr.. Smith most
effective speaker and inspirer of
Christian zeal and spirit -in the
cause he represents.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-02-21
John a. McCall. untiI T,

John a.. Mccall, until recently
president of The New York Life
Insurance Company, died after a
splendid struggle to live ON and
set himself right before the
American people. 2 He died nm
der fire Of the investigation com
mittee of the New York IegisIa-
ture, rallying again and again
through sheer strength Of will and
determination. He was 81 years
of age and leaves wife and
family.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-02-21

The salaries Of the State officers
viii not be raised BIZ This legisla-
tnfe, the Senate i few days ago
fabling nd amendment To increase
that of the Secretary Of State and
Supreme Court stenographer.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-02-21

Heard Wimberly has placed the.
climax on his reputation as dec
orator, in his artistic and effective
designs on the McGrath store. It
is worth a trip to town to get q
view of this brilliant scene by
electric light. It excels ID elab-
oration and pleasing effect any
thing of the kind ever gotten d p
before in Brookhaven.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-02-21

Warren Magen shot and killed
himself at Williamsburg. lie was
shooting bis pistol ia the air,
when be fell il d rnt, the weapon
turning and the ball entering his
thigh and going out of the calf Of
hls leg. It cut tho main artery
and be died ID one hour.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-02-21

Mr.. /. G. Enochs, manager Of
the Goodyear syndicate IN Missis-
|sippi, has presented to the legis-
lature a strongly worded memo
rial, asking them not to place .
statutory limit Of $2,000,0O0 on
land ownerships Of banks and
manufacturing plants, as was re-
Gently recommended by the House
Committee on Corporations, but
if any Legislation of this kind was
done, to at least raise the limit to
$40, 900, 900. He states that the
passage of such a law as was re-
commended by the committee
would work an irreparable injury
upon the lumber interests Of the
State, 95 per cent. of whose holds
ings are in timbered lands.
Clarion Ledger.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-02-21

Masonic Grand Lodge of Missis-
sippi will turn it's face toward us
again and again receive mani
fold hospitality, that is character
istic of Brookhaven people.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-02-21
Jackson Citizens Dead.

Battle Creek, Mich, Feb. 19.
After spending but one night IN
local sanitarium as nervous pa
tient, Geo. w. Carlisle, of Jack
son, Miss, committed suicide.
CarIisle's wife left him sleeping
soundly when she went to break
fast. Returning she found her
husband dead on the floor with his
throat cut.
Jackson, Miss, Feb. 19. The
people of Jackson received anoth-
er shock when telegram from
Canton announced the sudden
death of DIR. G. x. Harrington,
one of the most prominent physi-
clans of this city, who happened
Ito be there on his way to meet the
remains of &. w. Carlisle, who
died yesterday at Battle Creek,
Mich. These are two of Jack.
SONS wealthiest and most promi-
|nent citizens.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-02-21

John B. Stetson, The millionaire
hat manufacturer, died of apo
plexy at Philadelphia. He was
Gle founder of the John B. Stet-
son University at Dc Land.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-02-21

If Miss Roosevelt promises to
have absolute faith in LongWqrth
at all times and lives up to this
promise, she will be woman IL
|millions-to him, at least. Giaf.
ion-Ledger.
s'Time was'' when women had
absolute faith" in their hus-
bands, and when husbands were
worthy of it. Perhaps Sweet
Alice will revive the old faith Of
our fore-mothers and the devoted
Nicholas" will be Douglas,
tender and true" At any rate,
we hope Congressman and Mrs.
Longworth do not read the Clar-
n-Ledger and that the roseate
glow Of their hearts best love will
last as long as life itself. It is
akin to cruelty to throw shadow
over it, ere the orange blossoms
have withered.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-02-21

We note upon the musical pro-
gram furnished at a recital by
Belhaven pupils, in honor of our
legislators and their wives, at
Jackson, the names of two known
to Brookhaven Miss Rita PROXY
and Miss Annie Merle Barber.
Miss Katie Eagan, a former gifted
pupil of Whitworth who later at
tanned eminence in her profession
as instructor in music and as an
artist of unusual ability, is direc-
tor of music at Belhayen. Miss
Eagan is also employed at Jack
son as organist Of the First Bap-
| tist church, of which Rev. w. E.
Marlborough, former pastor of
Brookhaven, is the under shep-
herd. !" Thus, the life of one
town partakes of tile spirit of an
other; and "a fellow feeling
makes us wondrous kind. Z
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-02-21

The Knights Of Pythias gave a
banquet and ball at Magnolia. II
was largely attended.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-02-21

Nov IS the time 70 subscribe. 4
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-12-17
TO STAMP OUT
OPIUM TRADE
CHINA FINALLY TAKES RADICAL
ACTION.
A Proclamation, Containing Eleven
Edicts, Has Been Issued, and If Rig
idly Enforced, 1t Will Prevent the
Opium Trade for Decade.

Pekin, Dec. 1.-THE regulations
dealing with the stamping ont of the
opium trade in this country which
We're drafted by Tang shao-Yi and
approved by the council OF state, and
which have received imperial sanction.
were promulgated today, and never in
the history of this country have more
drastic changes been attempted. In
the proclamation there are eleven
edicts which will bring the opium
trafhc to an end in ten years. Briefly
summarized, the edicts are as follows:
I'D. Not only must the cultivation Of
the poppy but the use of opium cease
In ten years. (2). Every one who
uses opium must be registered, to-
gether with the amount consumed.
90. Those above so are leniently
treated, those under so must decrease
their use 20 per cent per annum a..
All places where opium Is sold will be
closed gradually, and all pipes and
lamps must be sold within a year. CD.
PROVIDES for the production of the
smokers ticket of registration. (6).
NO prescription can contain, opium.
morphia or opium ashes. "a. Anti
opium societies to receive official en-
couragement and support. (S). OFF,
cials are ordered to help in carrying
out the edicts and are promised re-
wards (9l Officials must abandon
the habit as soon as possible or be de-
prived of rank, and all teachers, sail
ors and scholars are only allowed
three months in which to entirely
abandon the habit. (1O). Strict reg
uiations to be enforced in which to
prevent the smuggling of opium. (11).
Orders to the viceroys on the subject.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-12-17
Fight Made on Teddy
on Nobel Peace Prize
STRONG OPPOSITION BY NoRwE.
GlAN LADY.
She Thought the Prize Should Have
Gone to the Commission, Which Pre-.
vented War Between Sweden and
Norway, Rather Than Roosevelt.

New York, Dec. 17-According to adj
vices received by The Times, the Nor
wegian storthing did not bestow the
, Nobel peace prize on President Roose-
welt without opposition.
For some months before the bestow-
al of the prize it is stated. there had
been considerable agitation in favor of
aWarding the peace prize to the So
called "Calstad Commission" a groun
OF Swedish and Norwegian statesmen,
who arbitrated the differences between
Sweden and Norway at the time Of the
breach and who negotiated a peaceful
separation of the two countries.
The well-known Norwegian author
ess, Elizabeth Schoyen, led the fight on
the Norwegian side. The keynote of
her argument was that an ounce of
prevention was better than a pound of
cure and she pointed out that if the
joint commission had halted on the
brink of dangerous crisis, a situation
would have arisen, which would have
led to war that would have been
disastrous in it's consequences to both
OF the Scandinavian countries. while
President Roosevelt merely was the
means of ending a war after all the
damage had been done
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-12-17
President Elliott
Explains P. Work
sTRENuo :. EFFORTS TO RE-
LIEMTa, VEL FAMINE.
The N. P. Is Moving Coal as Rapidly
as Possible and Everything Possible
Is Being Done to Get an Adequate
Supply Into North Dakota.

| Washington, Dee. 17.-In respons,
to kilograms of inquiry addressed tc
the presidents of several western roads
by the Interstate Commerce commits
sion as to the causes of the reported
shortage of cars for transportation OF
fuel by reason Of which great suffering
had been entailed, President Howard
Elliott of the Northern Pacific Rail-
way Co. teIegraphs the commission
from st. Paul, as follows:
There is a scarcity Of fuel in some
parts of the country served by our
line, but we do not know of any short
age of other neeessaries of life.
Our company has done and win
continue to do all that it can to pre-
vent suffering.
The company realized in June and
July last that the fuel supply was like
ly to be inadequate and therefore urg-
ed all dealers at that time to look
ahead and provide a stock of coal
early and try to find new sources of
supply.
think the reason given in your
ssage--namely, extraordinary de,
lays In moving-is incorrect so far as
this company is concerned.
In North Dakota and Minnesota
the difficulty, in part, is due to trying
to move too much fuel in very short
time, and in part to an increase in the
consumption of fuel that is greater
than the increase in facilities for
handling, moving, and storing, also a
general increase in the movement of
the miscellaneous commodities which
cannot be ignored without subiecting
ourselves to the charge of discrimina-
tion.'
We know of only one case on our
line in North Dakota, where there has
been serious difficulty and believe that
has been relieved.
"The very serious blizzard of the
last few days in North Dakota has
caused delays because of the snow /
Dlockades and it is difficult to move
freight promptly for that section.
Il will be glad If you will name in !
1etail any complaints in the territory
served by our lines, so that we may
AXE up each one and do the best we
,an to furnish relief.
We have, in a number of cases.
urned over company coal to protect
he local demands and we are doing
'yerything we can to take care of the
situation and will continue to do So"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-12-17
Vatican's Reply to French
Reports on Papers Seized

Rome, Dec. IA communication
issued at the Vatican reiterates the
previous statement given out that the
object of the search of the archives
IN the nunciature at Paris after the ex-
pulsion of Monsignor Montagnini was
TO dffuse false news in order to make
the public believe that in the papers
taken We're low insinuations Of 4
money bargain for the appointment Of
bishops. gambling on the stock ex-
change, etc"
The communication repeats the vati-
cans original denunciation Of the tac-
Tics employed in securing the papers
and especially denounces what it
terms efforts to make appear as due to
the negotiations OF the vatican or az
Monsignor Montagnini some of the
letters which it says really may have
been received and kent ais documents
but which no honest man could take
as q basis for facts that did not exist
Such letters, it is declared NAV even
have been sent on purpose to Monsig-
nor Montagnini in order to have a dos-
sier ready when the search was made
With regard to the alleged arraign
ment with the Spanish ambassador at
Paris for the care OF the archives Of
the nunciature the communication saws
that neither the vatican nor the Span
ish ambassador to the vatican ever
thought OF communicating with the
Spanish ambassador at Paris without
hfst entering into an agreement.
With regard to the statement pub
Iished In The National zeitung Of Ber-
I'm attributing to hitherto unpublished
portions Of the memoirs OF Prince Ho-
henlohe. the declaration that Pope Leo
NH asked Emperor William for
gift of 100000. the communication
declares It to be absurd and to be con-
nected with the German electoral cam
paign and the anti-vatican campaign.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-12-17
The Revolution in Poland Was
Suppressed at a Terrible Cost

| Warsaw, Russian Poland Dec. IT,
Reports received from points through
out Russian Poland show that the gov
ernment's policy of firmness has been
successful in subduing the last of the
smoldering SHARKS of revolution This
result was accomplished at a terrible
cost to the Polish, the number Of VIC
tins being estimated at thousands.
Business has become stagnant, the
trades and industries are bankrupt,
and the masses are dispirited and in a
state of poverty
Reports from Czenstochowa typ
ical Polish town with a population of
about 10000, including many Jews,
show that seven so-called terrorists
have been tried by drumhead court
martial and executed in the last two
days.
Early last week five terrorists were
tried, convicted and shot here. as also
We're three at Sieradz, near Kalisz. two
at TomassoW and one at Lomza De-
spite the depressing effect of this mar
tial rule, the Poles are busiIy engaged
in organizing their forces for the next
parliamentary elections Party differ
ences are forgotten and the national
spirit has brought about merger Of
the three great Polish parties con-
servative, progressive and Democratic
These are selecting fusion candidates
representing Polish national Ideals
The new Polish school system is also
bringing out evidence Of national en-
ergy as the permission to establish
private schools with Polish teachers
has already resulted in the formation
OF 500 schools with an attendance Of
10000 Polish children.
Aitogether despite the darkness Of
the present martial conditions, the sit
uafion has been somewhat relieved by
new evidences Of the indomitable spirit |
q the Polish people asserting itself. i
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-12-17
President Urges Congress
to Pass It
THE MEASURE is EXPLAINED
1T WILL INJECT NEW LIFE INTO
THE NAVY AND PREVENT THE
VOLUNTARY RETlREMENTs OF
LlEuTENANTs BESIDES saw
ING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.


Washington, Dec. 17.--In a special
message to congress today President
Roosevelt earnestly recommends the
consideration of the naval personnel
BILL saying that, should it be enacted
into law it will cause the officers on
the seagoing list to reach the grade Of
captain at 48 and rear admirals at So
and will assure their serving seven
years in the grade of captain and sew
en- years in the grade of rear admiral,
thus enabling them to become thor
oughly skillful and efficient in these
grades.
The bill also establishes the grade
of vice admiral
The president says that if the pro-
posed plan of promotion is carried
out it will, as compared with existing
laws, make a saving of more than
$5,000,000 during the next seven years.
The principal part of this saving is
made by stopping the voluntary retire
ment of the young lieutenant com
with the rank and pay of
commanders upon the retired list.
The president is firmly of the opin-
ion that unless the present condition
OF higher commissioned personnel is
rectified by judicious legislation the
future of our navy will be gravely
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-12-17
Philippine Assembly.

Washington, Dec. 17.According to
the PROPOSED election law the coming
Philippine assembly viii consist Of
eighty~one members, each represent
ing population Of 10000. Today it
was announced that the election would
be held on July |. 1907, and that the
assembly would convene ninety days
after the election. The delegates win
be granted constitutional inmunities
and can hold no other ONCE. The az
sen1bly win make its own rules and
elect 9 speaker and recorder.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-12-17
"A MILLION
BUSHELS WHEAT
BIG CANADIAN SHIPMENTS THIS
YEAR.
Canadian Inspectors Annual State
ment Of Grain Shipments for Season
Closing Last Week Shows LARGE
Wheat Movement.

Winnipeg. Dec. 17.-The statement,
of actual wheat shipments from the
mead OF the Canadian lakes has just
bee@ issued by Inspector Gibbs, Of
Fort William, and shows that from
April IL, when navigation opened. up
to Dec. II, when navigation closed
l4'os2.OOO bushels of wheat left the
head of the lakes for eastern ports,
and of this only 4.756,OOO was carried
IN Canadian bottoms and s,33s,OOO in
American bottoms and to American
ports.
The largest cargo was carried by the
Wiillam T. Snyder, an, American boat,
that loaded SSO262 bushels. The
largest cargo carried in a Canadian
bottom was 100000 loaded by the w.
ID. Matthews.