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utes before train time? Fifty
statistical records of age, height,
complexion, color of eyes, and the
! rest of the fol-de-rol; fifty stamp
ings and punchings of fifty tick
cts while the iron horse paws and
snorts with Impotence to be off.
fConductors, too, will swear under
their breath. Their work will
be multiplied fifty fold without a
cent extra of pay.
The CIansman I" Company
will feel the practical hardshlps
of the new plan. but the capacity
business we constantly play to
will enable US to withstand the
financial loss. How the other or
ganizations will fare | do not
know. / believe, however, that
many of the weaker ones will be
obliged to discontinue. In other
words, the abolition of the the
atrical party rate will cut down
the volume of entertainment en-
ioyed by the Southern people per-
haps fifty per cent. I
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Minor State Candidates.

Smith was nominated for Audi
tor, Edwards for Treaurer, Pew.
ers for State Superintendent o1
Education.
Power for Secretary of State,
Fletcher for Attorney General.
Adams for State Revenue Agent.
Nall for Land Commissioner, and
Blakeslee for Commissioner Of
Agriculture and Commerce, had
no opposition and were previous
ly declared the party nominees by
the State Committee.
Manship and Nash will run
over for Lieutenant Governor and
Henry and Miller for Insurance
Commissioner; Lee and McNair
for Railroad Commissioner in the
Southern district and Webb and
Groves for Railroad Commission
er in the Central District.
Col. w. A. Montgomery was
elected Penitentiary Trustee in
the middle district, and Capt. G.
G. Smith in this district.
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$24. 25; Archie Weamer $11.45;
Estus knight $500: Susan Webb
$.55; total 1886. 90.
The crop on the farm is about
all laid by. | have repaired 8
bridges since last report.
j. G. MILLER,
Sup't. of Farm.
Brookhaven, Miss, Aug. 5, 1907.
To the Hon. Board Supervisors,
Licoln Co., Miss. 81 submit my
report as Health Officer of Lin
coin county for the period May,
June and July. / have visited
the County Farm and Poor House
and find the prisoners and paupers
we'll kept and we'll fed, though /
suggest more rooms be construct
ed for colored poor. The Jail
has recently been repaired SO that
sanitation there can be carried out.
/ have to report 2 cases of scarlet
fever in different parts of Brook
haven, both recovered and apart
ments fumigated-no spread of
disease. July 16 there was one
case of smallpox reported to me
by Il. +. Connor in north Brook
haven, case a negro, Tom Evans. |
found seven other nergoes in same
house. Vaccinated all. Since
that date Sicily Evans, wife of
Tom. and Will Crosby, colored
have contracted the disease. Both
Evans and Crosby came hare
from West Lawrence county.
Have them under quarantine and
from no infection outside OF
premises. Very respectfully sub
mitted.
w. FL. FRIZELL, JR.,
County Health Officer.
Ordered that the board do now
adjourn till tomorrow (Tuesday)
morning at 8 o'clock.
z. 7. JONES, Pres.
R. w. McNAIR, Clerk.
All day yesterday was consum-
ed on passing road orders and di-
yiding the public roads Of the
county into links.
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To the Voters of Lincoln County.

| wish, through The Leader, to
express to you, the voters of Lin
coin county, who so loyalty stood
by me in the recent election, my
thanks for your feaIty; and espec-
tally for the confidence you ex-
pressed in my integrity and fit
ness for the Office of treasurer, by
your vote. | am as proud of
each individual vote as | would
have been of all, had | been
elected to the Office to which / as
pired.
also desire to express my sin
cere thanks to the good ladies in
various parts of the county, of
whose hospitality and fine culinary
art | was the welcome beneficiary
on SO many occasions.
Respectfully and gratefully,
VIM. TURNBOUGH.
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"Joe Nor" and the Gazette.

Editor Gazette: In military
circles it is considered mark of
fine tactics for commander in
action to direct his heaviest fire
on the leading column of the op-
posing forces and the points OF
greatest danger.
If the same rule applies to po.
litical battles, the Gazette and its
lndomitabie editor must certainly
have gained vantage point near
the bulwarks of the enemy DUR
ing the campaign for United
States Senator, judging by the
way small shot whizzed around
their quarters while the national
reputed Big Gun was going off.
The people of Pike county
ought to be proud of a paper and
editor who can draw the fire of
such monster pieces and the
Hon. John Sharp Williams.
CASUAL LISTENER.
July 81.
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COUNTY DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
T CNVAS THE LINCOLN COUNTY PRIMARY VOTE AND DECLARES THE
RESULTS. CANDIDATES TO RUN In SECOND PRIMARY

The Lincoln County Democrat
| ic Executive Committee met at
/ the Court House in the City of
Brookhaven, pursuant to adjourn
ment, at 1880 a. no. August the
End, 1907, and carefully canvass
ed the returns of the election
held on August 1st, and found the
same to be correct as tabulated.
The matter of candidates who
we're without opposition. and by
! reason of such fact. we're declared
the party nominees at a former
meeting of this committee, being
entitled to a return of the amount
paid into the expense fund, was
brought to the attention of the
committee, and on motion duly
seconded, ,all such applications we're
denied.
On motion it was ordered that
the Chairman and Secretary GER
ttify the returns as provided by
statute, to the State executive
committee. 1t was also ordered
that the Secretary certify to the
Chairman of the Executive Com
mittee of Lawrence and JEFF Da-
Wis Counties, the vote for Senator
and to the Chairman of the Frank
lin County Executive Committee
the vote for Floater Representa-
tive. Resolved further that the
Chairman of each of said Com
mittees be requested to certify to
the Secretary of this Committee,
the vote for said offices in their
respective counties.
On motion the following candi-
dates receiving the greatest num-
ber of votes cast for the respec-
tive offices, shall he submitted to
the second primary, to be held on
August 22nd, 1907, towit:
Representative Marshall Nc
Cullough, Geo. H. Vernon.
Sheriff u. F. Greer, I. II.
MOHtSOIHeTy.
Assessor. e. Consnahan, q.
w. Maxwell.
Treasurer. L. Brent, w. q.
Linton.
Constable, Dist. No. Meal
Durr, FL. E. Womack.
Supervisor, Dist. No. 3-W.
Lee Maxwell, g. M. Brister.
Constable Dist. NJ. 3-B. N.
Day, w. K. Townsend.
"a Supervisor Dist. No. Nv. L.
Lewis, g. H. Moak.
Justice of the Peace, Dist. No.
4-P. g. East, r. r. Albritton.
Supervisor, Dist. No. 81. f.
Noble, N. M. Nevils.
Justice of the Peace, Dist. No.
Bartlett Smith, r. G. Mobiles.
Constable, Dist. No. al. K.
Coker, j. A. Moak.
On motion the following can
didates receiving majority of
the votes cast for the respective
Offices are declared the nominees
for said Offices, towlt:
r. ". McNair, Chancery
Clerk; S.. P. Oliver, Circuit
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Clerk; Claude Bennett, Supt. Ed
uciation; Phillip Blue. Surveyor;
w. Il. Furr, Supervisor Dist. No.
q q. [. Douglass and Hamilton
Smith Justices of Peace, Dist. No.
n; I. j. Gill and L. L. Conerly,
j. p. Dist. No. 8; L. O. Mont
gomery, j. P. Dist. No A; w. p.
Pepper, j. p. Dist. No. s; w. Ed
Smith, Constable Dist. No. 5.
It appearing that no candidate
for Constable Of District No. / has
received majority, on motion,
it was ordered that the names of
the four candidates, Lee Hoskins,
T. G. Crawford, q. w. Peets,
and Jessie M. Smith, be submitted
to the second primary, the two
receiving the greatest number of
votes to be declared the nom
inees.
A doubt having arisen, as to
whether the managers heretofore
appointed shall serve at the sec
ond primary, it was ordered, to
make the matter certain, SAID
managers shall hold their offices
for the second primary, the law
providing that such officers so
hold.
On motion the Chairman and
Secretary are authorized to have
the names of candidates to be
submitted to a second primary for
Floater Representative and State
Senator, placed on tickets, when
returns from other counties are
received.
On motion the Committee adj
lourned to meet at 1880 a. M.
August %, at the Court house in
the City of Brookhaven, or in
SPECIAL session on two days notice
by the Chairman.
I. E. HEWETT,
Chairman.
LUTHER l.. TYLER, Secty.
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LOSS OF PARTY RATES WILL HIT
MANY TROUPES.
Manager Brennan Of "The CIansman'
Says Hard Blow has Been Dealt by
Abolition Of Time.HOnOred
Privilege.

New York, Aug. 5. From the
managers sanctum to the outer
darkness inhabited by the office
boy and the hungry actor, frost
in the heart Of midsummer has
struck Broadway. The cause of
woe is the ruling of the Inter
state Commerce Commission abol-
ishing theatrical party rates. Es-
pecially will the companies that
travel South be crippled
Actors and actorines hereafter
must each be armed with an indi-
vidual passage ticket or thousand
mile book. If the former, they
will be obliged to pay three cents
per mile straight as against the
two cents per mile party rate last
year. Mileage books will cut the
rate to two and half cents, but
tc get this advantage the manager
must have a long purse.
Speaking of this matter, George
FL. Brennan, of The Clansman"
company, said:
1.-The action Of the Southern
Traffic Association rings the death
knell Of the moneyless manager.
Never again will it be possible to
travel the Southern circuit ON a
|shoe-string. Take, for example,
an opera company Of fifty people
travelling an average of a thous-
and miles week. Before start
ing out their manager must buy
them fifty 1000-mile books; that
is, he must advance ST. ,250.00 to
the railroad company before he
can give his first performance.
Moreover, he is paying cent a
mile more than he used to, the old
rate for fifty or more persons
having been only cent and a halt
per mile. This represents an adj
ded outlay Of $4,000 4 week or
$40, ,000. 90 for season of forty
weeks. Thus the increased rail-
road fare may easily eat up the
profits of the season.
There are other hardships.
Can you imagine the manager Of
a travelling company that gets in
to q town Just before q perform.
|anoe and leaves Immediately after
ward, asking at the station agents
window fer fifty individual mile
age books And this five min
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-08-07
THE LAST RACE FOR GOVERNOR BE
TWEEN NOEL AND BREWER.

Though the official count by the
State Democratic Executive Com
mittee has not been made the un-
Official figures show that Messrs.
Noel and Brewer were the lead
ing candidates in the first race
for Governor with Scott as a
close third. Unless errors are
discovered which will change
this, which hardly seems likely,
the second race will be between
Noel and Brewer.
So confident are Messrs. Noel
and Brewer and their friends of
this, that they have already gone
actively to work Tor the final vote
Aug. %.
Mr.. Brewer and his friends met
in jackson Monday and mapped
out the work of the second cam
paign. Mr.. Noel and his friends
met at the Capitol yesterday after
noon and did likewise. Both
have established State headquar-
ters in the Capital City, SO as to
be more central and in close touch
with all parts of the State.
The editor of The Leader at
tended the Noel meeting yester-
day evening and is glad to be able
to report that it was both large
and enthusiastic. Besides Mr..
Noels original supporters, there
we're good delegations from the
Scott, Truly and Slsson ranks
who freely enlisted under the No
ell standard and pledged their zeal
GUS and energetic support to the
candidate from Holmes. A cal
of the. roll Of counties and the re-
ports from each, were most en-
couraging. There is every rea-
son to believe Mr.. Noel will wir
out in the second primary by Q
handsome majority, if bis sup
porters are only alert and active.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-08-07
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF REGULAR
AUGUST, 1907, MEETING.

The State of Mississippi, Lin
coin county.
Be it remembered that at reg
ular meeting of the Board of Su-
pervisors of Lincoln county,
Miss, begun and held in the
Chancery Clerks office in the
court house in the city of Brook
haven, Miss, on the 18th day of
August, there were present Hon.
Il. P. Jones, president, district
No. l /; w. FL. Furr, district No.
9; G. M. Brister, district No. 8;
Edward Smith, district No. 4, and
John Walker, district No. 5; R.
G. AppIewhite, sheriff; and r..
w. McNair, clerk.
The following proceedings were
had and done towit:
To the honorable Board of Su-
pervisors of Lincoln county,
Miss.
.GentlemenI / submit my re-
port as Superintendent Of the
County Convict and Poor Farm
for the month of July, 1907. ]
have on hand 13 paupers and Is
prisoners of the first class. Pris-
oners worked on their fines and
cost are:
Charley Robinson 81 days,
$500; Marcus Thompson 81 days,
$500; Brusten Flowers 13 days,
$500; George Butten 81 days,
$500; Wess Applewhite 81 days,
$6.2(; Rob Hardy 81 days, $500;
Jack Northern 81 days, $500;
Isidore Williams 81 days. $500.
Henry Summers IL days, $40;
Archie Weanes days. $l.40;
Valley Smith 8 days, $50. Tc
tai 275 days; $500
Second class hands worked:
Addie Williams 81 days $3.10,
Laneser Tannah II days $40
Mary Jane Smith 4 days, 40.
Total 64 days; $4.60.
Prisoners serving days:
Ashley Rawls 81 days. Sid Hos
kins 81 days, Harry Seals 81 days
Eta Fullas 81 days, Henry AlleI
81 days, Oscar Ratcliff 21 days
Louisa Tannah 90 days; Floyc
Garner IL days; Hiram Case {
days. Total 229 days.
Discharged:
Mary Jane Smith.
Hiram Leegett BY serving ou'
his time,
Hiram Case by an appeal.
Susan Holloway by cash SLOT.
95; Ashley Rawls $56.40; Rot
Hardy SIS, SO; Eaton Gordon
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announcement from MIR. SissOn.

Winona, Miss, Aug. 5th. The
following statement was given out
by Hon. I. U. Sisson this morn
ing:
To my loyal friends who so
loyalty stood by me in my race
for Governor | extend through
this medium my heartfelt and
grateful thanks They made a
good fight, and in my defeat |
have no regret SO great as that /
am conscious that my friends
must share it with me. 1t was
not their fault that / did not win,
but my own. If | had done as
well as my friends we. would have
won the fight. To them ] owe a
debt of gratitude that / can new
er pay. Their support was with
out money and without price. /
made no promise of any Office. i
purchased no newspapers. | hired
mo emissary to travel and work
for me. | slandered no oppnent.
We made a clean fight and deliv-
cred no blow below the belt. To
those of my fellow citizens who
voted against me | have no word
of censure. In the exercise of
their sovereign choice they have
acted perhaps wisely. We all
trust so. Let us all hope that the
two distinguished Mississippians
left in the second primary that the
choice of our people between the
two may be wise, and whichever
Ione is elected that it may rebound
to the honor, glory and welfare
of our great and growing State.
| shall take no part in this race
between my two distinguished OPP
ponents, because / think it would
Ibe exceedingly unbecomlng in
lme to do so. shall not try to
Influence vote one way or the
lother. After the smoke Of battle
lshaII have been cleared away let
levery Mississippian bury any
luminosity occasioned by the con
lfiict, and all put our shoulder to
1.-The wheel and work for the honor
land prosperity of Mississippi.
Respectfully,
i. Il. SISSON.
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THE SENATORIAL CONTEST.

The Senatorial contest between
Vardaman and Williams is still
unsettled as The Leader forms
close at IL o'clock today We'd
nesday). Neither candidate con,
cedes his defeat and it will re-
quire the official count by the
State Democratic Executive Com
mittee tomorrow to decide. There
are charges and counter charges
of Irregularities and no man can
tell at this date just what the off I
cial returns from all the counties
and precincts will show each can
didate's vote to be. Only one
thing about the final outcome is
absolutely certain, and that is that
the winner In either case can
come out but a few hundred votes
ahead at most. Mr.. Williams
estimated majority Of 10000 on
the night of the 1st inst, when
the returns first commenced COM
ing in has dwindled, dwindled,
dwindled until his committee will
be happy now if they can pull
him through with few hundred
majority or any majority at all.
Gov. VaTdaman's State commit.
tee are not making any very
definite claims, but they still be-
lieve he has chance of pulling
in by very small margin when
the full returns are counted.
The fact that the election is so
very close has been a great sur
prise to both the Williams and
Vardaman supporters, especially
the former, many of whom bet
on large odds for their favorite.
Whether he wins or loses on
the final count, Gov. Vardaman
comes out of the contest with in
creased prestige and influence.
Unable as he was during the cam
paign to speak in nearly one-third
of the counties of the State, he
has nevertheless pressed his dis
tinguisbed competitor to the last
stake, and his friends and admi-
rers who have increased by hum
dreds and thousands since the
election last Thursday, will yet
land him in the q. S. Senate-if
not now, then four years from
now when the next race occurs.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-08-07
Wall Expresses His Gratitude to the
People.

| desire to express to the people
of the 9th Judicial District my
profound sense of appreciation
for the flattering vote given me
in the first primary. 1t gives me
renewed zeal and yigor to con-
tinue the contest for the nomina-
tion, with the utmost regard for
the dignity of the Office as we'll as
for the people and my distin-
guished opponent.
| solicit your liberal patronage
in the primary, on the 22nd of
August, for which ] pledge you,
in advance, my profoundest gra-
titude. Very respectfully,
HUGH V. WALL.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-08-07
County Election Returns.

The Leader republishes today
the official election returns from
this county. A few minor errors
occurred IN Saturdays paper, but
these have since been corrected.
The official proceedings Of the
County Democratic Executive
Committee, announcing which
candidates were nominated apd
which will have to run oyer, will
also be found In this issue.
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WILL TRY THE BOYCOTT.

The editor can state on evi-
dence in hand that a few bust
ness firms in Brookhaven which
supported Mr.. Williams have
decided to boycott The Lead
er by withdrawing their pat
ronage from the paper on account
of its strong advocacy of Gov.
Vardaman and the principles for
which he stood. We will treat
this subject somewhat at length in
our Saturdays issue.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-08-07
First Boil Of Open Cotton.

Mr.. j. Nj. May. Jr., brought
the first open boil of cotton of the.
season to The Leader Office last
Saturday morning. Mr.. May
gives the improved methods intro
duced by Prof. Bamberge credit
for the fact that his crop is more
advanced than the average cotton
field in this section.
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White Institute.

Oh Aug. 10, 1907, Prof. Nc
Clesky, of Fayette, assisted by
Miss Parsons, of Macon, will
open an Institute for the white
teachers of Lincoln county which
will continue one week.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-08-07

Col. Il. Il. Russell, vice presi-
dent Of the Mobile and Ohio rail.
road and the Southern railway ii
Mississippi, returned Monday
from his bridal tour ia his special
car, The Dollar Spot. Col.
and Mrs. Russell will make their
home in the Gulf City.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-08-07
CnIOred Institute.

On Monday Aug. 26, 1907, an
Institute for coIored teachers will
be opened which will be con
Quoted by Prof. w. G. Williams,
of Bogue Chitto, Miss.
EDGAR GREEN,
Sup't. Education
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Picnic al Pleasant Grove, August 10th.

A grand w. o. W. picnic will
be at Pleasant Grove Church in
honor Of Bailey Branch Camp,
No. $50, Friday Aug. 10th.
All WI. @. w camps are es-
peciaIIy invited.
Everybody come and have Q
good time.
Candidates come and tell us
about it and we will vote for you.
Come with filed baskets.
KY.
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1t was not d victory it was
not defeat, z said Victor Hugo
in describing the battle Of Water
loo.
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Il is an i'll wind that blows no.
body good.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-06-03

Lexington. Ky, June Captain v
O. Mnukcn Of this city, with two
bloodhounds. today took up the trail
Of William jones. who is charged with
the murder Of Stella Clemmons, nn
lSyoar-old girl last night The girl
was found in Jones yard, in Bath
county. lying in a pool of blood, with
her throat cut from ear to ear. On -
was last seen going in the dho,uoA
Of Carlisle.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-06-03
HAS MADE CLEAN CAMPAIGN.
VIII Make oppouuni,y For Education
as Free as tn, Air We Breathe.

as FREE as th1 AR we Brsathe.
Robert l.. Knie. candidate Tor state
superintendent, is making a strong.
clean, aggressive campaign for state
superintendent Of public instruction.
Mr. Knie's experience covers the en-.
tire field Of public school work hay.
ing served as country schoolteacher,
village school principal, hign school
principal and city superintendent ana
is at present the county superintend-
ent of Washta county As an instruct.
Of he has an enviable record back Of
him where he has taught in Missouri
Kansas and Oklahoma.
Mr. Knie has theconfidence. solid
support and strongest endorsement of
his home county and is practically
the choice OF all Southwestern Okla.
homa Hehas set forth some Of his
views on education in his campaign
circular which shows him to bea mas
terof the needs OF the new state of
Oklahoma educationally
Robert L. Knie. candidate for state
superintendent, advocates a school
system which will lead the world in
thoroughness and effectiveness and be
the acme system In economy, oppor-
tunity and paramount to any system
yet established. He says I'VE should
bring our rural schools to an eficien-
cy equal to our city schools and both
10 a higher grade Of efficiency than
we have them at the present time
thatpractical agriculture and business
principles and forms should be taught
in our schools, that the courses of our
High Schools and colleges should be
placed upon a practical English scien-
tifc. Modern Language basis that the
work should be the subjectswhich
ought to best prepare for advance
ment in schools, that the education
Of thechild should be complete at
any period Of its course.
Beginning with the kindergarten
and primary departments OF our
schools andculminating in an unsur-
passed university, so arrange and
grade our schools that after the stu
dents havefinished the work TO be
done in their home district they can
20 TO some other place Of the choos-
ing continue their work. having
III cschools articulated with each 9TH
or andthe higher institutions of learn.
ing Of the state, leading to acknowledge
of the law, medicine, teaching. sci
ence, engineering, literature, agricul-
ture, etc, that the child continuing
in school congratulate from any ol
the departments without one dollar
expense for tuition or books. Make
opportunity for eucatlon in Oklahoma
as free asthe air we breathe"