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The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-10-23
School Improvement Association.

There will be a third attempt to
organize local Public School I'm
provement Association in Brook
haven on Friday evening, Nov.
1st. The meeting is called for
$50 O'Clock at the Public School
building and it is planned to have
music as well as speeches. All
citizens of Brnokhaven are cordial
ly invited to be present and learn
the purposes of the organization
and join same if they find it a
good thing. Especially are the
members Of all womeD's clubs,
bumsiness leagues, etc. urged to
take an interest in this movement.
The teachers of the county will
be given an opportunity to join
this Organization at their meeting
on Saturday, Nov. End.
MISS SUSIE v. POWELL,
President.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-10-23
HazIehurst Fair.

Hazlehurs. Miss. Oct. 20. : The
echoes of the Copiah Fair are lin
gering. On every side are heard
congratulations to the manage
ment on the success of the enter
prise, and determination to
make it permanent feature in
the years calendar. Eloquent
and enthusiastic speeches were
made at the closing exercises by
j. S. Sexton, j. /. Martin, of this
city, and j. w. Day, of Crystal
Springs, all of whom urged a
permanent organization for a
county fair. Several beautiful
selections were rendered by the
violin class of Mrs. Louise FL.
Dent, of Crystal Springs, com
posed of number Of ladies. The
following young ladies took part
in the piano contest: Miss A lien,
of the Wesson School; Miss Mon
cure, of the Crystal Springs
School, and Miss Lilly v. Mullen,
of the HazIehurst School. Each
of these rendered we'll executed
selections on the piano, and we're
cheered heartily by a music-lov-
ing audience. The Committee of
Judges, composed of Miss Bebe
Kirkpatrick, of McComb City;
Miss Ella Rea, Of Wesson, and
Mrs. Walter Allen, of Hazlehurst,
awarding the gold medal to Miss
Lily V. Mullen, the home con-
testant. Miss Mullen is quite a
young girl, in her early teens, but
displays extraordinary musical
talent, and has given some hard
study to the subject. Her friends
predict career for her. The
prize for the best display of gem
eral school work was given to
Wesson, with Hazlehurst as se-
cond. The prize for the best ex-
hibit of manual training work was
awarded to Wesson, with the
Union School SECOND. The award
for the best stalk of corn raised
|by a schoolboy was given to Jesse
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-10-23
The language Of Texas.

When it comes to abuse, to per-
sonal villiication and lurid Ian
Iguage the balance of the country
may we'll stand aside and give
room to grand old Texas. Read
this extract from the speech of
Col. Fl. L. Crawford, leading
citizen and influential politician
of that state, delivered at Waxa-
hatchie the other day in referring
to Senator Joe Bailey, and learn
the quality of the language IN
dulged when the occasion seems
to require:
There he will sit, with the
brand of infamy upon his brow,
covered over with the corpuscular
postules of political disgrace,
stewing 10 corruption, stepped in
villainy, false to every trust, trail
tor to his people and for five
years he will be burning shame
and an everlasting dishonor to the
great state of Texas and to the
trusting, confiding people whom
he has betrayed. +"
There was once a time when
such language used by Col. Craw-
ford would have called for bust
ness" instead of argument. Sen
ator Bailey has not been heard
from yet: and possibly he may be
realizing the responsibility rest
ing upon him in this emergency.
Either such Characterization
should be made impossible in the
future or else he ought to resign.
"There was a time," too, when
such an exposure as that which
has overtaken Bailey would have
put him out of the public business
in Texas. Yet he will neither
resign nor make such a eharac-
terization impossible" is too
late now for that. While "a pro-
fessional ''bad man "Bailey does
not measure up to the Texas
standard. A cuss word vocabu-
larry may pass muster in Wash
ington. But nothing less than
one or more contributions to the
grave yard counts ,in the Lone
Star State. -Vicksburg Herald.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-10-23

Ashley, of the Ashley School; for
the best yield on twenty five
square yards of ground was given
to Frank Walker. of the Ashley
School; for the best ten ears of
corn raised by a schoolboy was
given to Charles Cleburne, of the
Shady Grove School. Prizes for
the best maps were given to Viola
Harris, of Union School, and
Miss May Mcdonald, of Wesson.
Wesson took three out of four of
the prizes in this department,
besides winning the baseball game
by score of 80 to /. Additional
prizes were given to Miss Mary
Lou Cato, Mrs. George Nelson,
Mrs. John Evans, Mrs. viii Will
son, Miss Bessie Harris, Mrs. j.
M. Mathis, Mrs. w. FL. Barlowe,
Mrs. j. S. Sexton and Mrs. r. G.
Penn.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-10-23
THE REGULAR ELECTION NOV. STH.

The regular election Gin contra
distinction to the August pri-
marles) will take place on Tues
day, Nov. 5th. This election is
the regularly appointed election
under the laws of Mississippi, and
with here and there a possible ex-
ception, will mark the formal
legal ratification of the Democrat
ic party nominations made in
August.
So far as Lincoln county is con-
cerned, only two independent op-
position candidates have been
heard of, and by striking coin
cidence or very small-sized
political conspiracy, both of these
independent candidates are Coons
and both want to be members of
the Board of Supervisors. 1t
seems that E. Z. 7. Coon fatters
himself that he can run as an in
dependent and defeat Hon. z. P.
Jones, the regular Democratic
nominee for district No. / and the
present efficient president of the
Board, and G. W. Coon has the
same notion in regard to Hon. &.
M. Brister, the Democratic nomi-
nee in District No.3, and the pres
ent representative on the Board
from that district.
The voters who participated in
the August primaries should
make 1t point to turn out on
November 5th and duly ratify all
of the Democratic nominations,
and especially should those in Dis
tricts Nos. l and 8 turn out and
put profound quietus on this
Coon combination to secure two
Republican members of the Board
of Supervisors.
1t is learned that the petition
filed by E. q. I. Coon with the
County Ticket Commissioner is
short of the Sc duly qualified
electors as required by section
4159 of the Code of 1906, and the
Is day limit expired Monday, so
that his name is not likely to ap-
pear on the official ballots at all.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-10-23
Teachers Meeting in Beat 2.

The Teachers Beat Meeting Of
Beat 2 will be held at Heuck's
Retreat Saturday, Oct. Goth.
Patrons of the schools of this
beat are earnestly requested to
attend this meeting, as it will be
devoted chiefly to discussion of
the importance of agriculture
being taught in the rural schools.
This discussion will be led by
Prof. B. L. Moss, of Jackson, who
will be in Lincoln county in com
pany with Prof. Ell. f. Savely
for several months, doing demon
strations of agricultural work in
connection with the school work of
the county. Other features of the
meeting will be the opening exer-
cises.
Welcome address, by j. E.
Woodward.
Song and music, by Heuck's
Retreat School.
Use of Libraries in Rural
Schools, by B. G. Campbell.
School Decoration, by Miss
Matte Furr.
Dinner on the ground and all
cordially invited to attend.
j. E. WOODWARD
D. A. TILL,
Chairmen Committee.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-10-23
Program Of County Teachers AssOcia-
ton. November 2.

/. The work of Industrial
Improvement Association, Miss
Susie v. Powell.
2. Music.
8. How to Get Parents Inter
ested in Education, Miss Gussie
Paxton.
4. Should Agriculture be
Taught by Experiment Gardens,
Bracie L. Campbell.
5. Music.
6. The Place of Manuel Train
ing in the Rural Schools, Prof.
Woodward.
Not being able to appoint the
Program Committee in time, |
have made the program, with the
help Of fellow teachers, as best /
could. Now let every one respond
cheerfulIy. Prof. Joe N. Powers
has been invited to be present
and we hope he will be with us.
Thanking one and all for yuHr
cheerful response,
j. |. BRUECK,
President.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-10-23
Notice to Contractors.

| am ordered by the Board of
Supervisors to advertise for seal
ed bids for working by contract
all the public roads in District No.
2 lying east of the Illinois Central
Railroad in Lincoln county, Miss.
according to plans and specifica-
tions now on file in this Office.
All bids must be filed in The Office
of the clerk of Chancery Court of
Lincoln county by 10 O'Clock noon
of the lst Monday in November
1907. Bond with good and suff !
cient sureties equal to the amount
of the bid must accompany said
bid. The Board reserves the
right to reject any and all bids.
R. w. McNAIR,
Clerk. !
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-10-23
RlNGLING BROS. AT M'C0MB.
Worlds Greatest Show to Exhibit There
on November 4th.

On November 4th the people OF
this vicinity will have an oppor-
tunity of attending Ringling
Brothers circus at McComb City,
and it is probable that many will
60 from here, as this splendid or
ganlzation is far better than ever
before, being made up almost en-
tirely of European performers
new to America.
The equipment of the circus is
all brand new, and over a million
dollars was spent in adding novel
features. The greatest parade
ever presented will take place in
the forenoon. In it will be 1854
men, women and children, IS
horses. nine herds of elephants
and three miles of hand carved
golden chariots, floats and dens,
and gorgeous spectacular attrac-
tions.
Space will permit of only brief
mention of the many European
novelties, presented in a tent
twice as big as that of any other
circus. The Riccobono horses
wear boots, coats and trousers.
One sits in a chair and reads a
paper; when the clock strikes ten
be lights a candle, goes to his bed,
removes his clothes, even to his
ponderous boots, blows the candle
out and retires. Last winter peo-
pie went from all over Europe to
Paris to see the act.
An agent of the show secured,
through the efforts of an Ameri,
can diplomat, permission from the
Shah Of Persia to bring TO this
country the wonderfuI Mirze
Golem troupe, favorites of the
Persian monarch's court perform.
+ers. 1t is the first time they have
been permitted to leave Persia.
None ever saw the act except
royal visitors at the Shah's palace
Other European performers are
Daisy Hodgini, of Italy, the only
woman who can turn a somer
sault on a horse; the MarneIIo
Marnites, who, while turning
somersaults and handsprings from
shoulder to shoulder, play or
Swiss bells; the Patty Brothers.
of Paris, who hop up and dowr
stairs and skip the rope on theil
heads, the De Rocks, from
France, with their wonderful
dog which walks on it's hind feel
around the ring, balancing mar
on it's head; the wonderful five
Bedinis who jump simultaneously
to the back of one horse; the HoI.
loway family, of London, the
greatest high-wire artists Oh
earth; the Jordan family ol
aerialists, the greatest in the
world; the Kaufman family oil
unicycle riders; the great Bel
fords, the Clark Brothers of Eng,
land, the Borsenis Of Naples.
Marguerite and Hanley of Berlin.
the Noetzel family of Dresden
and 800 more of the picked talent
of the world.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-10-23

The Record has never boasted
of the fact that it carries DO whis-
key advertisements, for there is
no cause to boast of doing a thing
that one believes to be right.
There is money to be made in
carrying this class of advertising,
and only recently this paper turn
ed down the offer of contract of
$85 year from one firm, to be
paid monthly in advance. The
Record can live though without
doing this, and will not take whis-
key advertisements at any price.
However, this item is one that
should be of interest to those who
want clean paper, and only the
other day good citizen of this
county came in and subscribed for
The Record, and said that his
children had depIored the tact
that they were getting a paper
that carried this Objectionable
advertising. and after thinking
about the matter, he said he could
not afford to take a paper that
had the influence caused by Whis-
key advertising. y Newton Record.
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The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-10-23
The Day of RECKONING COmine.

The New York World, with
characteristic force and indepen.
dence, has addressed, a vigorous
and voluminous editorial open
letter to the directors of the
Union Pacific Railroad Company,
calling upon them to drive out
Edward H. Hartman from the
control of the road. 1t fell fiat
Hartman was reelected and en-
dorsed with practical unanimity.
The incident has moved the Mil
waukee journal to say: "Harri-
man and his clique have a big les
son to learn. Their day of
reckoning is fast coming. The
American people will not tolerate
the things men have done and are
doing. They will learn that the
people are back of the President
in his contest with the malefactors
of great wealth. y
Hartman and his clique" will
never "'learn this big lesson" un-
til tits "big sticked" into them.
No ordinary stretch of law can
reach such men.
WHO to himself is law no law
doth need,
Ofends no law and is a king in
deed. y
The fact of Hartman, and
Rockefeller, constitutes today the
strongest of all third term argu-
ments. As issues these two men,
their infinite financial and indus
trial power, and their lawless
methods, dominate all others.
Such men are summons to the
people for battle, and for leader in
such struggle Roosevelt has the
popular acclaim. Vicksburg
Herald.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-10-23

There will be an entertainment
given at Big Creek School, Oct.
26th, for the benefit of the school
in general. Every body is cordial
~ invited to attend. Public
speakers will be present and sup
per will be cheap. Will insure
big, little, old and young a pleas
ant evening.
ADDIE SARTIN,
Teacher.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-10-23

Three bears, six deer, one
wild turkey, twelve squirrels, one
duck, one possum and one Wild
cat1 is the sum total of the Pre-
sident's hunt. All we're eaten but
the wildcat.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-10-23
Chairmen Committee.

The wife of Dir. S. b. Robbins,
of Vicksburg, died in Kentucky.
Bishop Galloway conducted the
funeral services at the Hill City.
Mrs. Robbins was a descendant Of
the Wick family, for whom the
city was named.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-10-23
Your Printing Done Right Just IL Ii; Leader 1ss Taa S it, at
Annual Meeting Of Library.

On yesterday afternoon in the
Library rooms the organization
met for the first time since the
Inauguration of the movem ent for
a public library year ago. Off
GERS we're elected as follows: Pres
ident, Mrs. d. Cohn; Vice presi-
dent, Mrs. S. B. Redding; secre-
tary, Mr.. f. 0. Conant; treasurer
Mrs. Henry Flowers. The book
committee had so efficiently per-
formed its duties, it was retained
for the year extant.
Mrs. B. L. Hobbs was elected
chairman of the Executive Com
mittee with the following mem.
bers, Mines. FL. G. Greenwood,
f. B. Noodle, E. M. Bee. q.
Newton, +. Fl. Hartman. j. Ii.
Johnston, w. Fl. Penu; Messrs. 7.
Brady, w. E. Price, Geo. H.
Thompson and M. Mccullough.
The Library now contains 500
volumes and has bank account
of $250.O0.
Mrs. Hartman was rendered a
vote of thanks for voluntary ser
vice as librarian during the entire
year. In that time only one book
has disappeared permanently from
the shelves.
As soon as the rooms are fitted
up and the carpenter. the painter
and the plumber have done their
long desired work, the Executive
Committee will move forward
toward some important steps JUS
tifiable at this iuncture.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-10-23

John Temple Graves has ac-
cepted tue editorship OF The New
York American, it's stated at q
salary Of SIS. 900 per annum.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-10-23

L. Porter has leased the Lauder
dale Springs property and will
open it as health resort January
lst.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-10-23

Dick Dickson was probably
fatally shot at the railroad camp
near Make. q. M. Tucker did
the shooting.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-10-23

There is a movement on foot to
build an Opera House at Halle
hurst with seating capacity of
1000.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-10-23

Mrs. Irene Rood Of The National
Humane Society, visited jackson
in the interest of the organization.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-10-23

5000 words have crossed the
ocean without wires, according to
Marconi.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-10-23

The National Hardware Asso-
citation met at Atlantic City to-
day. Competition of the catalogue
houses is one of tlle chief matters
to be considered.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-10-23

Mr.. B. Jones, aged "a, married
for the third time at Meridian on
Monday. His FIRST wife lived so
years.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-10-23

A baby incubator is to be one
of the attractions of the State Fair
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1907-08-23
Shipment From Buckskin.

Champagne and Mccormick, who
have a couple of leases on the Ken
nedy Consolidated mining property in
Buckskin, are about ready to begin
shipping ore. They have forty tons
of ore sacked and ready to be hauled
to the railroad, and the teams are
now probably hauling the ore. The
ore will go to the new Ogden smelter
in Utah, and it is the intention of the
leasers to ship about two carloads a
week regularly. The ore being en-
countered in the nine is a fine con-
centrating ore, which, when sorted.
will make product carrying over IL
per cent in copper and some values
in gold.--Lyon County Times.
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1907-08-23

was entered and about $500 in cash
carried away. The night in the sa-
loon had been lively and hilarious, the
crowd dividing their attention be-
tween the drinks supplied at the bar
and games of chance at the tables.
Along toward morning the games
were closed and the proprietors of
the Apex joined the crowd at a
neighboring resort. The doors of
the Apex were locked, but while the
building was deserted someone effect
an entrance through the transom of
the rear door. Five hundred dollars
was taken, portion of the amount
from suit case, and a portion from
a bed in one corner curtained off from
the main room. There is no clue,
but the proprietors are watching cer-
tain suspects.
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1907-08-23
Newc0mbs Return to LOveIOck.

C. B. Newcomb, who has been in
the employ of the Eureka & Palisade
Railway Company at Eureka for the
past year as general agent, rendered
his resignation this week to take ef-
feet on September |.
Mr.. Newcomb came to Eureka with
his family from Lovelock, Nevada,
where he expects to again return.
He has at all times been obliging,
painstaking and courteous az repre-
sentative of the railway company,
aid during his residence here he has
gained the confidence and respect of
our people in both walks of life-in
serving them publicly and as citizen.
His departure from Eureka will be
generally regretted Sentinel.
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1907-08-23
STOKERLEASE ADDS MACHINERY
Will Equip Mine with Gasoline En-
gine, GaIlows Frame, Etc.

The management of the Seven
Troughs Ivor Mining Company, oper-
ating what is known as the Stoker
lease, adjoining the kindergarten
workings, has ordered the installat-
ion of a gasoline hosting plant. An
order was placed the fore part OF
this week and the manufacturers
were instructed to hasten the ship
ment with all possible speed. Not
only was an order placed for gaso-
line engine, but a complete mine
equipment, consisting of a gallows
frame, cars, buckets, rails, etc. will
be bought, and when it is finally in
stalled the Ivor company will have
one of the best plants in the district.
The gasoline engine will have capac-
ity of Is horse power
The shaft on this lease has reached
a depth of 80 feet. A very strong
ledge is being followed which dips to-
ward the famous Iyor ledge in the
kindergarten workings, and as the
work progresses the indications be-
come more favorable to encountering
rich pay shoot. The ledge at the
present depth shows more quartz and
higher values than any time previous,
and the management has no hesitancy
in expressing its belief that regular
shipments will be going out within
the next sixty days.
Lovelock tribune. (Lovelock, Nev.) 1898-1912, 1907-08-23
CARPENTER STRIKE
SELLS FOR $4,000
Owners Also get Thirty thousand
Shares Of stock In New Company.
Purchasers to Put up Sixty stamp
Mill. Gasoline Hoist and Other
Equipment Ordered.
Good Property.

A deal was consummated recently
whereby the group of claims owned
by Buford j. Carpenter and James
Schnitzius, at Dixie, generally refer
red to as the Carpenter strike, were
sold to group of eastern capitalists
whose names as given in the docu-
ments are as follows: J. j. Davis and
T. ]. Kane, of Anderson, Indiana;
Albert Emorel, of Richmond, Indiana
and DR.. B. J. Flanagan, of Chicago.
Fifty thousand dollars in spot cash
was given the discover ers of the
property, and now plans are under
way for the early installation of suit
able machinery for the working of
the ores of the acquired mine. These
plans include the installation of a 60
stamp mill, and already 20 stamps
have been ordered. A gasoline hoist
and other appurtenances are already
on the way.
The purchasers of the Dixie prop
erty have organized what is known
as the Dixie Gold Mining Company.
with capital stock of one million
shares. In addition topaying Messrs.
Carpenter and Schnitzius $4,000 in
gold coin, one-third of the stock of
the corporation is to go to them also.
The sale was made only after the
most rigid examination of the Dixie
property by competent mining engin-
eers employed for the purpose. Data
furnished by the engineers disclosed
the fact that the lode matter is trace
able for distance of 5000 feet. 1t
is 80 feet wide and assays show
values ranging from $40 to $4,000.
Eight leasers are now actively at
work, and shafts are down in several
instances to a greater depth than
fifty feet. All work done so far, has
resulted in disclosing formations of
the most encouraging sort, and the
new owners naturally believe they
have one of Nevada's premier prop
critics.