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The Semi-weekly leader., 1907-06-19
Astonishing, but True.

Twenty five years ago you could
not telephone friend; ride on
the trolly cars; cool the rooms in
hot weather with an electric fan;
turn on the common electric light;
send wireless message to your
relatives on sbip-board; set your
watch by and electric clock; buy
an electric automobile; walk 10
safety in the streets in the glare of
arc lamps; cook by electricity ;
ride behind an electric locomotive;
do the family ironing out Of doors
without fire; drive all machinery
with motors; live in d house with
out chimney; keep warm by Ell
ectrio heat; develop ont-of-the-
way water power and transmit the
power to the cities; ride on an ell
eetric elevator; listen to the tel
harmonious; take an electric mas
sage or listen to an electric phono-
graph, and yet people rave about
the good old days.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1907-06-19
Plant More Trees.

There is an old man, says the
Chicago Inter ocean, who tramps
from place to place in Ohio, drop
ping the seeds of fruit and nut
trees as he goes. He has acquired
the name of Apple Seed John
n.y." He drops the seed where
he believes they will have the best
chance to grow, ION the rocky
sides of hills, in abandoned lands,
and along the edges of creeks. "
There is something In the old
mans work-a crazy tramp
though he may be worth think
ing about. Probably his only
idea is to furnish fruits and nuts
for the next generation; but econ
omists see something more. They
see in it the only method of re-
plenishing the earth with hard
woods, indispensable in the manu-
facture of many articles of com
merce. The demand for these
woods, hickory, walnut, chestnut,
etc.. has been so great during the
past twenty-five years, that in
large sections of the country the
supply is exhausted. In twenty
five years more, what is now
standing will be gone. And he
is wise man, as well as a bene-
factor, who undertakes to replen-
tlsh the forests. He shows his
unseltishness, in that, while he
knows he will derive no personal
benefit, future generations will.
The Inter- Ocean concludes by
saying: There is no man, woman
or child who cannot afford to SOW
the seed for at least one fruit or
nut tree or one tree of some
kind and in a country which has
suffered denudation as this has,
and which is likely to suffer such
serious consequences at an early
day, tree planting should become
part of the religion Of the peo-
pIe. y
The Semi-weekly leader., 1907-06-19

been a prime ordinance of the
Omnipotent law giver, a violation
of which brings inevitable de-
struction to the offending raues.
The governments that mix are
doomed, the bloods that mingIe
are damned.
Hon. John Sharp Williams has,
in several of his recent speeches,
made some very generous allu-
sion to myself, for which ] de-
sire to express my grateful appre-
ciation.
He has also, in the columns of
the Commercial Appeal and in his
speeches, quoted from and mildly
criticised recent publication of
mine, entitled, "The Man, the
Hour and the Opportunity. !"
While the article referred to is
almost literally historical, Mr..
Williams insists on putting his
own Interpretation on it. He is
almost as careless in his construc-
tion of what other people write,
or say, as Sherman was with fire
id his march through Georgia.
He says: "The people Of Mis-
sissippi understood that Gov.
Vardaman was the man. 1t may
be a compliment to Gov. Varda-
man If the good people Of Missis-
sippi spontaneously direct their
attention to him, for he is certain
Iy not mentioned in the latter; on
the contrary, it is distinctly stated
that the man is possibly yet un-
borno who is to lead successfully
this greatest and most important
reformation of modern times.
do not know whether Gov.
Vardaman is the Man" or not,
to give hopeful impulse to this
Improvement, which must begin
with the people and grow and ex-
pand until it reaches the lead
ers, and drifts them into the
current. | know Mr.. Williams
is not the MAN. because he
spends six days in the week emu
meratlng the obstacles in the
way, protesting against the
people of Mississippi even asking
for the repeal Of the obnoxious
amendments.
He says he will not try, and
seems to regard as political i'd.
lot any man who will make such
an attempt; although Senator Till
man, who has recently been lee.
turing on this subject in several
N0s.thern states, says that he re-
fceived the most enthusiastic re
sponses from immense audiences
in New York, Massachusetts anC
Illinois. He declares emphaticat
Continued on Second Page.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1907-06-19
"THE UNJUST JUDGE" OR 1.-THE
GOVERNMENT OF ONE BLOOD. !"
Dr. Ward Replies the Faored Remarks Of Hon. John Williams
in Regard to the Article .The Man. The Opportunity and the Hour

Though | fear not God, nor
regard man; yet because this wild
ow troubleth me | will avenge
her, lest by her continual coming
she weary me. =
This is the text that should an
innate, stimulate and energize the
solid South in presenting and
maintaining an earnest, united
and persistent petition to our
Northern fellow citizens for the
relief from the menace of civil,
social and political amalgation
made possible by legislation, con-
ceived in the womb of sectional
bitterness and brought forth amid
the passions of bloodshed and
war.
Surely this great government
is not to be the only mongrel
among all the great and governing
powers of the world. England,
France, Spain, Persia, Austria,
heroic Hungary and pathetic
Poland, Scandinavia, the Meth
erlands, the intrepid Swiss,
Greece, Rome, the conquering
hosts of ireland and the semi bar
barrie legions of autocratic Russia
have all marshalled their columns
and marched solidIy down the
warpath of ages under the ban
ners of unmixed, unmingled and
uncontaminated white suprem-
acy.
China, with her six thousand
years or more of stable national
ity, who taught astronomy,
mathematics, music, poetry and
painting three thousand years
before the Christian era, is a gov
ernment of one blood; Japan, the
proudest and mightiest of the
dark races, in the remoteness and
fastness of her sea a-girt dominion,
is a government of one blood.
Even the North American In
dians, the stoics of the woods,
the philosophers of the wilder
ness, the fierce horsemen of the
plains, the poetic orators of the
mountains, the rivers and the
lakes, fought the trained soldiers
of England, France and Spain,
contesting every inch of soil as
they retired, step by step, and
mournfully perished the desper-
ate and sanguinary effort to pre-
serve and protect their crude but
proud and native government of
one blood.
In the morning of creation.
when the stars sang together
and God Almighty breathed the
breath of life into his separate
creations of mankind, the govern
ment of one blood seems to have
The Semi-weekly leader., 1907-06-19
The Position Of the LAWYER.

The line beyond which the hon
est lawyers should not go in ser
vice of a client has always been a
question to be decided in perplex-
ing instances according to individ-
ual character and sensibility.
While it is not possible of defi1i-
tion in exact lines, for abstract
right the rule of lawyers guild
ance as laid down by that pro-
found philosopher and rigid NOR
alist, DR.. Samuel johnson, can
not be impeached. 1t is recorded
in one of BosweIl's famous re-
ports of conversations at the table
as follows:
.We talked of the law. Sir
William Forbes said an honest
lawyer should never take a case
be was satisfied was not just
one. Sir, said Mr.. johnson, a
lawyer has no business with the
justice or injustice of the case
which be undertakes, unless his
client ask his opinion, and then
he is bound to give it honestly.
The justice of a cause is to be de-
eided by the Judge. Consider,
Sir, what is the purpose of courts
of justice. 1t is, that every man
may have his cause fairly tried,
by men appointed to try causes.
A lawyer is not to tell what he
knows to be a lie; be is not to
produce what he knows to be a
false deed; but he is not to usurp
the province of the jury and of
the Judge, and determine what
will be the effect Of evidence
what shall be the result of legal
argument. AS it rarely happens
that a man is fit to plead his own
cause, lawyers are a class of the
community who, by study and
experience, have acquired the
power Of arranging evidence and
Of applying to the points at issue
what the law has settled. A law
yer is to do for his client all that
his client might fairly do for him
self, if he could. If by a supe-
riority of attention, of know
ledge, of skill, and a better meth
|od of communication he has the
advantage Of bis advisory, it is
an advantage to which be is enti-
tied. There must always be some
advantage on one side or another
and it is better that advantages be
had BY talent than chance. II
lawyers were to take no causes
It'll they were sure they were
just, a man might be precluded
altogether from a trial OF his
claim, though were il ludicially
Examined it might be found d
very just claim.
There are few who will dissent
The Semi-weekly leader., 1907-06-19
MISSISSIPPI HAPPENINGS
NEWSY PARAGRAPHS OF A GENERAL
INTEREST TO THE PEOPLE.
Interesting Items From the Entire State
Put Into a Few Lines.

Magnolia will vigorously cele-
brate the 4th of July.
August. for the first primary;
Aug. %, for the second.
Four new modern school build
ings will be erected at Gulfport.
Vardaman, Sisson and McLaur-
in will speak at Raleigh, June 80.
The Hattiesburg Chautauqua
opens June - and closes July %.
j. r. Mcdowell died at Holly
Springs and was buried at Vicks-
burg.
Ebert Hatchett, aged 81, was
run over and killed by train at
Forest.
Rev. H. S. McComb is con-
ducting big revival meeting at
Magee.
The Durant canning factory is
advertising for blackberries at Is
cents crate.
| 81 prominent citizens of Meri-
dian have organized a Social aud
Literary Club.
Judge I. G. Birchett is presid-
ling this week over the Circuit
i Court at Port Gibson.
The corner stone of the Masonic
widows and orphans home will be
laid at Meridian, june "a.
Walter Odom, of Durant has in
vented a meat cutter and ham
lslicer and applied for patent.
/ DR.. r. a. Rowan, of Beaure-
Egard, has announced himself as d
candidate for the State Senate.
Henry Z. Whitfield, State Su-
perintendent of Education, has
been elected president OF the I. +.
l& G.
Hon. Charles Scott spoke at
i Vicksburg last nigt. He re-
lceiyed rousing reception ID the
Hill City.
! Rabbi Brill, of GreenyiIle, one
lot the most brilliant Rabbits Of the
1South, delivered a lecture at Sum
init last Sunday.
VIM. Bolian, of Pike, presented
Editor Bonney a cotton stalk
with full grown bowls on it the
FIRST Of last week.
Three Hattiesburg citizens, Dr.
lD. M. Gatlin, Prof. +. Il. Phil
The Semi-weekly leader., 1907-06-19
Senator John T. Morgan.

The death of the senior Senator
from Alabama at Washington last
week almost closes an epoch in the
history of the South in the United
States Senate. Senator Morgan
was one of those Confederate
Brigadiers" who went to the SEN
ate after the South had again se-
cured a place at its fathers table,
and save his colleague, Senator
Pettus, he was the sole survivor of
the Brigadiers when death re-
moved him from the scene he had
done SO much to honor. One of
the great men of another, though
not remote day, be entered the
Senate with high purposes and
left it to go to the grave with alb
solutely clean hands. He saw 9th
ers members of that rich mems
club growing richer and richer
on the salary received by each,
while he became poorer and poor
er. He left the Senate with less
means than he entered it, while
men with not one whit Of his
ability or influence were amassing
fortunes, perhaps by means not
outside the law, but completely
beyond the horizon of Che ethics
of the Alabamian.
Senator Morgan and his col
league were the two oldest men
in the Senate, and perhaps the
most generally respected. They
welded an influence entirely dis
proportioned to the size and
wealth of their State and the po-
litical strength Of the party they
represented. Character and abil-
ity always count, and the careers
of these two venerable men dem
onstrates that there is wealth not
to be measured By the dollar
mark. N. @. Times. Democrat.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1907-06-19
ips and F. M. Foley, have pur
chased a Mexican silver mine.

ips and F. M. Foley, have pur-
chased a Mexican silver mine.
Rev. George Gates, the evan
gelist, held his initial meeting at
jackson Sunday evening, when
1900 people heard him gladly.
Judge Truly filled an appoint
ment at Natchez last night. The
Truly men made an extra demon
stration in honor of his visit.
A Masonic celebration will take
place at Auburn on the 22nd.
Hon. Henry G. Yawn, of Lam
bert, and other speakers will be
on hand.
Don Carlos Emery, son of Rev.
@. T. Emary, of Mississippi Con
ference, died at Brandon. The
body was inferred at Ocean
Springs.
G. G. Graham and his daughter,
aged IS, died of typhoid fever at
Roxie, within a few days of each
other. Graham was a prominent
manufacturer of lumber.
John Robinson Anderson and
Miss Elzie Goodloe Greayes, rep
resentatlves of old and aristo.
cratic families of Madison coun-
'ty, we're married at Lexington.
David B. Manship, a brother
of Luther Manship, died at Rec
ner, Ark, in the 61st year Of his
age. He once lived at McComb
and was an engineer on the /. G.
Forty automatic looms have
been installed in one Of the Match
ez Cotton Mills, and if satisfac-
tory, will be augmented by others
Of these modern inventions.
Three negro women escaped
from Pixies county farm last
week. They loosened planks in
the floor and craWled out in the
darkness Of the night.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1907-06-19
Cinnamon Baptized John D. Rookie
feIIcr a Spectator.

New York, June II. With
John d. Rockefeller, Sr., as one
of the spectators, seven Cinnamon,
mostly Iaundrymen, we're baptized
last night at the Fifth Avenue
Baptist church by Rev. G. r.
Aked. The baptismal class had
been gathered by Rev. Fung Z.
Nov in the course of his work at
missions in Chinatown. In antic-
ipation of the unusual spectacle
the auditorium Of the church was
crowded. A space was reserved
in front for the Chinese visitors
and mission workers. The for.
mer numbered score.
Before DR.. Aked baptized the
Cinnamon be immersed tive
young girls from the Sunday
school, aud their white robes.
white faces and light hair contrast.
ed wildly with the black rotes,
raven hair and swarthiness OF the
Cinnamon.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1907-06-19
Noel at BOgue ChittO Next Friday
Nieht.

Hon. E. F. Noel has made an
appointment to speak at Bogue
Chitto next Friday night, 21st
inst. The Leader bespeaks for
him good hearing by the people
of our thriving sister town, in
cluding the ladies.
A fair estimate Of how Mr..
Noel is regarded BY the press and
people Of the State, can be gained
by reading of the second sec
tion of today's Leader.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1907-06-19
Cheap Excursion to Memphis.

The /. G. X. r. names a round
trip rate Of 1926 to Memphis,
Tenn, and return for the special
train leaving Brookhaven about
8:15 a. M. june Is, and returning
leave Memphis at 7:30 p. m. June
"a Separate coaches for white
and colored passengers. These
tickets will not be good on any
other trains,
The Semi-weekly leader., 1907-06-19

Do not fail to read the article
in today's Leader BY DR.. B. r.
Ward entitled, The Unjust
Judge or the Government of One
Blood. /" Mississippi has no ADLER
writer or deeper thinker than DR..
Ward, and this letter, like others
from his pen, is a fine contribu-
tion to The current literature on
the race problem.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1907-06-19
A TRIP TO TEXAS POOR CROP
PROSPECTS.

~~t- --'sN" y 49, AACAA% = = - =
trip through Central Texas, along
the main trunk line of the Texas
and Pacific Railroad. lie went
and returned via Vicksburg and
Shreveport, and during the trip
had good opportunity of observ-
ing crop conditions in the western
section of Mississippi and North
Louisiana, as well as in the long
stretch through Central Texas.
At no time in our experience have
we ever seen crops Of all kinds so
unpromising this late in the season
as at present. Every where cot
ton is small and large proportion
of it very grassy and in a poor
state of cultivation. In the rich
valleys of the Mississippi, Ouachi-
ia and Red rivers between Vicks-
burg and Shreveport, much of the
finest cotton lands have not been
planted on account OF the exces-
sive wet weather, and much that
was planted will have to be sur
rendered to the grass and weeds.
Cotton in Mississippi and Louis
lana looked fully as promising as
the crop in Texas, but everywhere
the plant was unusually small.
In journey covering nearly
eight hundred miles, we did not
see a field of cotton any where
that would have averaged over
six leaves to the stalk. We saw
very little good corn any where.
Some fine prairie fields Of cor n
were seen in Central Texas, but,
as a rule, corn was small, some
silking and tasseling apparently
before its time, or it was yellow
and sickly looking, and in nearly
all cases the stand imperfect. Tex
ans seemed to think their State had
about the poorest crop it has had
in many years.
AS is known to many of our
readers, Texas is an immense
State, geographically considered,
as we'll as in some other respects.
In area it is. as big as four or
five of the largest States in the
Union. 1t is nearly as far from
its eastern to its western border
as it is from New Orleans to Chi.
cago, and about as far from it's
Southern Coast to it's Northern
boundary as from Chicago
to New York. 1t contains all
kinds of soil known, varied eli
mate conditions, a cosmopolitan
population, and is a great manu-
featuring, agricultural and stock
raising State, not yet half devel-
oped. The last census gave Texas
a population of 3,048,710, and
what is known as The Five Mil
lion Club was organized at Ft.
Worth the other day, the declared
purpose of which is to increase
the population to 100000 by
1910, and in 1911, hold Diamond
Jubilee in honor of the 18th ami
versary of Texas independence.
Going back, however, to crop
and weather conditions in this
imperial State, it seemed to be
the consensus of opinion that the
cotton crop. the State over, would
not be this year over SO per cent.
of the normal. In the Northern
section, it was stated, the season
had been too late and cold, IN
Western Texas too dry and IN the
Southern section, where other
wise the crops promised best, the
boil weevil was getting in bis
work; hence the low average Civ
en- for the big State as whole.
Of political conditions in Texas,
which promise to be of unusual
interest during the next two years
we will snnak IN q f,1tura issua
The Semi-weekly leader., 1907-06-19

1t will not pay farmer to neg
Iect his corn or other food crops
for cotton; but after he has look
ed to these, it will certainly pay
him to produce every lock of cot
ton be can. This years cotton
crop, owing to unfavorable con-
ditions and consequent shortage,
is quite sure TO bring from II to
15 cents per pound.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1907-06-19

The worst thing any critic has
found to say against Noel is that
some other candidate is his first
choice. The Holmes mans rec
ord is too clean and straight to.
attack at any point.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1907-06-19

from BosweIl's comment upon
this deliverance; that it was
sound, practical doctrine, and
nationally repressed too refined
scrupulosity of conscience. p
Vicksburg Herald.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1907-06-19

Mrs. Bessie Lipscomb IS in
jackson.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1907-06-19
Mother HubbardS" Defeat Married Men

The match game of ball between
a picked team of the young bach
elors and a line up of married
men was played Monday at
Storms Park, resulting in a win
for the talent" by score OF 19
to 2.
Dune Mccormick who recently
served a slut out game 12 to 0
against strong team, was in the
box for the mother Hubbards and
his skillfuI pitching, backed by
good support proved too much
for the married men who were un-
able to land on "Mac's' deceptive
curves. Hartman caught a fine
game and threw we'll to bases.
Sumrall pitched good game for
the married men, and with the ex
ception of a few unfortunate in
nings when runs were piled up,
held the heavy hitters down pref
ty we'll.
His support was unsteady and
rather rocky" many of. the
veterans failing to come
up to expectations. The idea
was advanced that the trained
Benedicts were too chivalrous to
make determined effort to defeat
players in feminine robes, but the
doubling Doctor" pointed to the
desperate efforts made to land on
the ball, scoop grounders and steal
bases and the consoling theory had
to be abandoned.
Date for return game has not yet
been arranged. Watch for it later,
Proceeds of the game went to the
grave yard fund and neat sum was
netted.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1907-06-19

The Evening News says Jack
son is getting very much stirred
up on the question of municipal
ownership of the water works
plant, and present indications
point to the belief that the propo.
sition TO purchase the plant at
$216, 900, on which the people
vote special election June 26th.
will be carried by large major
ity.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-31
oI1LAHoa1A | - ASPHALT.

As more and more is learned about Oklahoma the marvellous natural
 wealth of the new State is brought to light. Among it's other resources the new State, as contemporary puts it. has great beds of asphalt which are said to exist in inexhaustible quantities and of such superior quality as to promise an early end to the foreign asphalt trust which has held the large cities of the country at it's mercy for years. Deposits of asphalt were discovered in Indian Territory years ago. but as usual in such cases the merits of the home article were discredited and the beds were left untouched while most ot the, growing young cities in the State bought asphalt for street paving in outside markets. Several towns, however situated near the asphalt beds have experimented with the na- tive article in the last year O. two with very gratifying results. It has been proved to the satisfaction of the peo- pie of these towns that Oklahoma asphalt is far superior to the Trinidad asphalt winch has hitherto enjoyed a virtual monopoly in high class paving. The native asphalt not only stands tle test of time better. but 1t is clai,led that feature of the home pro iuct IS that 1t becomes harder and smoother by wear and besides. it takes on a glaze which the foreign asphalt lacks. This glazed finish Is due perhaps % the fact that it contains both sandstone and limestone. Repairs can be made
 by merely pounding the asphalt to- gethcr, welding it. so to speak: where as the Trinidad asphalt becomes al- most worthless wherever 1t IS broken. Aocoi ding to the report from 4r1nore.
 streets paved with native asphalt are in better condition after a years wear than they were when first paved. CT. as toe committee from Shawnee, which investigated the matter, reported: The more travel the better it seonls to make the street
 Inexhaustible hills of this aspna-t havc been found in the Chickasaw na- tio |, and the cost of paving is only sboar s2 a yard If the reports are
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-31
pRrcrrr I'd. rxAmprE.

There is a very solid and wise say ing, If you want equity you must do equity" It is the same way in the matter of obedience to and recognitlon of law. We have law-malking bodies, courts to adjudicate, and ofhcers to execute. Each must keep within it's own bounds and not go beyond. oth- erwise we have the reign of Iawless- ness and not of law. Governor Conner, in his speech at the State Fair last Tuesday, said among other things:
 Fellow citizens 1t takes the strong arm of the law, the strong arm of the Governor. the strong arm of the Legis- iatnre to stand between the shrewd SaTss a%s tSa w hf rssaS RsURe shese ust as they reach you and me
 How does this declaration compoft with his-act of ignoring state law and entering into a written contract with a corporation, which creates a situation in direct conflict with the re- quirements of the law? There is no recognition of the strong arm of the Legislature" in such conduct He has no more right to make conditions out side of the solemnly enacted laws than has the humblest individual in Ala bama. He has made himself the law and the courts, so far as 1t is possi- bIe to do so, and has set at denance the principle of obedience to law,