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The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-10-09
FAIR RIVER NEWS.
Too much rain.

loo much rain.
We hear some talk of the cattle
having hydrophobia.
Mrs. John Guess was taken
very suddenly sick last week. 1t
seemed life was almost out when
the doctor got to her, but we are
glad to say she has improved and
is up.
j. M. Ready and his wife have
two girls apiece and only three of
the girls.
Mrs. Amanda Brewer Calendar,
of Grant parish, La, died Octo-
Der 4th. She was about fifty five
years old, a daughter of the la
mented w. B. Brewer and sister
to our neighbor, Fl. j. Brewer.
The schools opened at Fair
River and Harmony with good at.
tendance, Prof. Till at Fair River.
Prof. Darling at Harmony, with
fine assistants for both schools.
G. w. Ivy is on a months Yisii
to jamestown Exposition.
Mrs. j. z. Brent, now Of Lau.
rel, has returned homo after !
weeks visit to her sister, Mrs.
Sallie Russell.
Miss Sallie Summers, of Edgar
was here last week visiting.
Suscribe for The Leader If vol
want the news when it is news.
XXX
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-10-09
The Increased Cost Of Living.

Do you know how much more
on the average it costs you to live
than it did in 1896? Bradstreet's
Commercial Agency, which keeps
account of the ups and downs of
the price of commodities has
answered the question in the last
issue of "Bradstreet's" which
says: Compared with the low
level set on July /, 1896, the gain
is 54.S per cent. = So if it cost
you 500 a month to live then, it
now costs you over $1.54. The
protected trusts are the chief
cause of high prices and there
seems to be a determination by
the dominant political party to re-
fuse to revise the traiff which pro-
tects the trusts and prevents COM
petition. If the Republican party
wins in the coming election, the
leaders will declare that it is an
endorsement of the tariff policy of
protecting the trusts and there
can be but little relief from trust
high prices as long as the tariff
protects them. As large profits
have induced the trusts to manu-
facture more than the people can
consume the surplus is sold
abroad at bargain prices. Why
should not the American people
participate in these bargains the
trusts sell to foreigners!- Licking
ton Advertiser.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-10-09
The Board Of Supervisors.

As previously advertised, the
Board received and considered
bids on Monday for the working
of the county public roads for the
ensuing two years. All of the
bidders were home men. The
board decided to award the con-
tract for all roads lying on the
west side of the Illinois Central
Railroad to the Evans Bros. Al
bert and Hillary at the rate of
500. so per mile. The disposition
of all the roads on the east side
has not yet been. made, and it is
probable some Of these will be re-
advertised. Contractor Burns
and the Boyt Bros. are coming in
for share of them. The Board
is still in session as The Leader
goes to press.
Hon. III. E. Blakeslee, State
Commissioner of Agriculture and
Commerce, was in Brookhaven
Monday, and remarked to the ed
ltor of The Leader that the plans
land specifications adopted bY the
Board for working the roads in
Lincoln County are the best be
has seen any where in the State,
and he copied them from The
Leader and gave them q place in
the last bulletin issued By bis de-
partment.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-10-09
Gin Burned.

The Leader regrets to learn of
the burning of the steam gin of
Mr.. T. FL. Montgomery a few
nights ago. near Auburn in this
county. 1t is reported that the
gin and it's contents, including
several bales of cotton, lot of
seed and new machinery recently
Installed at considerable cost,
were all destroyed, the loss run
ming up into the thousands, with
out any insurance. The fire oc-
Cured about II O'Clock at night
and its origin is unaccounted for.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-10-09
A GOVERNMENT
POSTOFFICE BUILDING
FOR BROOKHAVEN.
LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN McLAlN
PLEDGING HIS SUPPORT TO
THIS END.
BroOkhayen Within the List Of ElieibIes
for Such a Building.

contained an article advocating a
Government post Office building
for Brookhaven and inviting
the attention of Hon. Frank A.
McLaln, Congressman from this
district, to this subject. A mark
ed copy of The Leader was ad
dressed to Mr.. McLain, and this
was followed up by personal
letter from the editor, calling at
tention to the article and inviting
him to pay Brookhaven a visit be-
fore his return to Washington this
fall and take look at the town
and talk over the subject with our
people.
In reply we are pleased to state
that the following letter has been
received from Mr.. McLain, which
explains itself:
Gloster, MISS,
Oct. Z, 1907. :
B. 7. Hobbs, Esq, Brookhaven,
Miss.
My dear Sir:-I have just re-
turned from the Waterways Con
vention at Memphis, and | find
here on my desk your letter of re-
cent date, which I will now an
swer.
| note what you say in refer
ence to your desire, and that of
you people also, to secure gov
ernment building for your city.
1t occurs to me that the growth of
your city has about reached that
point to justify Congress in max
ing an appropriation sufficient to
erect a post Office building in
same. The matter will turn
largely on the amount of business
done at your post Office. If the
gross receipts of the Office is
$4,000 or $4,000 now, with
strong indications of an increase
in the near future, | think you
stand a good chance to secure the
building. AS suggested in your
letter, | will come over to your
city, before | leave for Washing
ton, and get all the facts and data
bearing upon the question. AS
soon as Congress meets in Decem-
Der next, ! will introduce bill
for the erection of a government
building in your city, and | prom
ise you and your people in ad-
vance that / will use my best
efforts to secure the passage of
same through Congress.
With best wishes, I am.
Your friend,
f. A. McLAIN.
| received a letter also on this
subject from Hon. P. Z. Jones.
and | have sent him carbon copy
of this.
McLAIN.
Brookhaven's postofice receipts
have already reached the mark
that bring her within the required
conditions, and her constant in
crease of population and CONNER.
cial and industrial growth, will
materially swell her postoffice re-
ceipts in the near future. The
receipts for the last fiscal year
we're $14, 1924.
Though enlarged during the lasI
year, Postmaster Thompson says
the present postoffice building i;
tstill too small and cramped tc
properly handle the business ol
his Office.
|
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-10-09
Swine Breeders Association.

All interested in the organiza-
tinn.of the Lincoln County Swine
Breeders Association are request
ed to meet at the Court House
Saturday, Oct. 18th, at II O'Clock
A. M.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-10-09

W. A. Roane, of Oxford, was
appointed Circuit Judge to sue
ceed j. B. Boothe; and Fl. d.
Stephens, of New Albany, Dis
trict Attorney, to succeed Mr..
Roane.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-10-09

A game warden is demanded
through petition to the Board of
Supervisors in Perry County.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-10-09

Mississippi had the largest dele.
CATION at the Waterways Conven.
tion at Memphis.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-04-02

Don't forget that our driver takes
your order for any kind OF bakery
goods. +. O. Pratt q Co.. Grocers.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-04-02

kansas Hay. Rio Pucrco Hay. Dat
IiaN. Granlma Hay, Native HAY.
Choice Alfalfa. y. ". FEE. G02-G0t
south First street.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-04-02

WANTED~-A Daper can nave no
oet5er friends than those to whom Its
want ad columns nave been of real
service. This paper wants your
friendship on that hasia
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-04-02

The Occidental Life Insurance COM
pany Is composed Of the strongest
business men Of the southwest. Their
contracts are the best aver issued.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1907-03-14

-Gerald-This dog knows as much
as | do. Geraldine--l noticed he had
a vacant look.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1907-03-14
Free 10 Farmers.

To any Farmer who will write us
mentioning this paper, we will sen
free postpaid, several formulas for
making a first-class fertilizer at home
together with the cost of the ingredi.
ents, directions for mixing, etc.
The Vermont Experiment Station in
its bulletin No. ll6 has the following
70 say with reference TO the value of
home mixed fertilizers as compared
with the ordinary commercial brands
"On every account. however, financial,
educational, agricultural, it is better
to buy the crude stock and home-mix
II one uses a ton or more"
All up-to-date farmers should be in
terested in the subject of home mixed
fertilizers and we are in position to
help them. Address,
CARROLL s. PAGE, Hyde Park, Vt.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1907-03-14
Deferred County Items.
LANDG ROVE.

LANDGR0VE.
George Abbott has finished work
for Eddie Thomson.
George Harris and Eli Wilmington
went TO Ludlow Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Streeter went
10 Perkinsville Sunday.
Herbert C. Woodland, who has been
quite sick, is slowly gaining.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Graves Of Wes-
ton visited at R. W. Roby's Sunday.
--Elbert Dryden has been spending
few days with Rev. George Davis in
Weston.
MIR. and Mrs. Charles W. Towslee
visited their daughter, Mrs. Il. Vets,
in Weston, Sunday.
Arthur and Harry Vets Of Weston
have been visiting their grand parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. W. Towslee.
1t was Charles Wilmington who
was on the sick list instead of Charles
Whitney, as was stated in last weeks
issue.
The remains OF Daniel Eddy were
brought here for burial Thursday. MIR.
Eddy died Monday afternoon, Feb. %.
The funeral was at the home Of his
son, Frank, interment in the new CEN.
etcry. Mr.. Eddy was 50 years, II
months and II days old at the time Of
his death. He had lived in Landgrove
for many years. He went to Fitch |
burg, Mass, with his son Frank, where
be was living at the time Of his death.
He had been i'll for two weeks. M1
Eddy was highly respected by every |
one who knew him and never missed
m opportunity 10 come up here 10
landgrove 10 sec his old friends and
neiehbors, who were always glad 10
sec him. We shall all miss Uncle
Daniel.
" SOUTH sHsrTsBuRy.
Miss Irene Hitchcock is still very
ii.
~. X. billiard was in Hocsick Falls
Feb. -.
The schools closed March for the
spring vacation.
Carbon Hendee has been in Airing
yon.
~. s. Ball has been III for several
lays
--Edw. r. Ball o, Bennington wac
aere Sunday.
PRED Is. MAiiison Of Schenectady
sas IN town last week. ..
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1907-03-14
Our Congressman all Right.

When il comes to ubiquitous versa
tility it is mighty hard to keep up with
Congressman Foster. He will do a
dozen errands among the departments
of a morning, go to his office and reel
off 80 letters to the folks at home, sit
in committee for an hour or two, keep
track of legislation on the floor of the
house, aud address some illustrious To-
cal gathering in the evening. He is
continually in demand as an after dim
ner speaker, and Thursday delivered
the address at the annual meeting of
the Union League Club of Philadelphia.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1907-03-14
Cbistles.

Good bye. Jessie. Good tYs .Axnsss
ksy. ! heF~ ~ b. great rs glrl
before yes CONE " n4ais ~ aDottsr
wat.
Erglorer--i aan'i .s hep yoa can
sand ss nouihs Il cod AID aArtHess.
Do ypB base eaBdlcs' Ross3eri---sure.
ATE 600 eAa3les lasi winter.
Providence viii boar nae sben
crses. sad Brother Dscfry How DO
voc know be- Wilt kAEe asnl gsgae
,srn loose De rope isel hshB De bell
rlag,
Dsrosi--l ihist youF n uill BE-
ecsY celebrated 4 BE- lives enough
Dprand--ln shaa EHy' Da3 Why.
for his gresi age,
Mis-, Anbe Teeqpe- WHY. there Is
sprig II mss,iesoc tied ~ The chande'
Tier, william Wise--Isr,i,.n, buI VOC
arr mistaken. That's lemon blossom.
--pki8cnoe--I understand Der hus.
band finds fsai with all her acts. Pa
srioe-~Yes. but she doesni mind that
That's bis business. Whist - He's a
theatrical critic.
Whist Is the most picturesque spot
you ever saw In this vicinity asked
The enthusiastic tourist. Br3ncho Bob
gave the question some thought before
be answered A one.spoi when ! vas
drawing 10 royal flush.
--EvA-Pcrcy sqaAndars money some.
thing awful. HIS father says be IS
nothing bu, a debt 10 him. Jack
Then why is his father going 10 send
him away on yacht Eys-I suppose
be wants him 10 be floating debt.
PEARL am AsfulIy jealous Of that
pretty trained nurse. | wish they had
engaged homoly one 70 attend George.
Ruby-Bu. she Is only taking his pulse.
Pearl--Ycs, but what guaranty have
thA. she might not lake his hearth
Actor 50 Lend me five shillings.
Brown should do so willingly il |
thought you'd ever be able 10 pay me
back. but Adorable TO pay il
back Why, man, in the third act !
have 10 steal ten thousand pounds
Where are you going, old chspi
asked the frs, youth. Going 10 send
Myriilla kiss through the telephone,
replied tho second youth. Why, you
are slow. Don't you know a kiss
through the telephone loses its havor'
Just why | am using the telephone,
old man. have been eating onions.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1907-03-14

Miss Myrtle Bouplou is recovering
from an attack OF humps.
"A son was born 10 Mr. and Mrs.
Peter King Feb. y.
"A daughter WAS born 10 Mr.. and
Mrs. Brough Feb. q.
"A daughter was born 10 Mr.. and
Mrs, Edw. Mattison Feb. "a.
WIN. II. Roberts Of Manehest,r
has been a recent visitor in town.
Miss Mary Hastings, who teaches
in Csstine, Maine, is here for vacation.
The Young Mems Club had
sleighride 10 Arlington Feb. p.
The local basket ball team played
the Bennington Falls team at the
Seighborl,ood House, Bennington, on
Feb. y.
--Howe's moving pictures have been
the attraction at Cole hall the past
week.
The remains OF Miss Elizabeth
Church were inferred in this cemetery
last week. She died in Bennington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Robinson and
Thomas Robinson attended the funeral
of Michael Murphy in Bennington Feb
ruary q.
Mrs. May NJ. Bruce attended the
wedding of her niece, Miss Barbara
Chaplin, and DR.. Russell, in Waterbury,
Conn. Feb, "a.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Bottum and
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Bottum of Shafts.
bury were recent guests at Robert
Moons.
The LAS. gave a Martha Wash
ngton tea Feb. %. Mrs. Edw. Mil
ington and Mrs. c. S. Madison were
n charge.
"A large company Of young people
went on a sleigh ride to Bennington on
he evening of Feb. q, where they
we're entertained at the home of .. b.
Cleveland until the wee sma' hours.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1907-03-14
WORTH KNOWING AnouT.

II you need first-class laxative there
is nothing better nor safer than that
old family remedy, Brandreth's Pills
Each pill contains one grain of solid
extract of sarsaparilla, which, with
other valuable vegetable products, make
it blood purifier of excellent charac-
ter. If you are troubled with consti.
patton, one pill at night will afford
great relief.
Brandrcth's Pills are the same fine
laxative tonic pill your grandparents
used. They have been in use for over
a century and are sold in every drug
and medicine store, either plain OF
suQar-oaateds
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1907-03-14

Willie looked up into the sky and
saw an airship for the first time. 1t
WAS very high up aud looked very
small. After watching the wings on
the machine tapping up aud down, he
saidi Say, ma, look up into the sky!
There's an angel playing truant.
My sympathy, remarked Mrs. Shop
perton, who had been reading heavy
magazine article, is with the downtrod-
den masses. Mine isn't, growled her
husband. Why mott quofied the al.
legged better half Of the matrimonial
outfit. Because, he answered, they
ought to know better than 10 all try to
reach the bargain counter at once.
oh, this poverty wept the beauti-
ful wife, when her shifty-eyed husband
came home. The gas and electric com
panies have shut off their service be-
cause you have not paid their bills.
Well, We can use candles, eonsoled the
husband. And the telephone company
has disconnected our instrument be-
cause we owe il two months rental.
30 much the better II any one tries
10 ring us up 10 spend the evening with
us, they viii think we are not at home.
"A candidate for a provincial town
council could neither compose a speech
nor deliver one IL composed for him,
but he was a shrewd fellow and got rid
Of his difficulties, the local newspaper
states, in an ingenious way. He bought
= ready made speech for Is. Cd. and
then hired gang of men TO interrupt
his meeting. As soon as the reading
OF the speech began the h.id taxpay-
ers pecome unraly. The speaker did
not persist in the attempt to deliver the
speech. He handed the manuscript 10
a friendly reporter, and the speech of
Mr., ---- at such and such meeting
was duly placed before the electorate.
When Was city editor of the vir.
vinia Guy Enterprise, remarked Mark
Twain At a dinner in New York, a fine
turkey was one day left at the Office.
Turkeys were rare in tha, high altitude,
and we all bankered after this bird. |
The proprietor, though, claimed il for |
his own. He took il home and had il |
cooked for dinner. The next day, as
he was cxpatiating on the turkeys
richness and tenderness, letter WAS
handed 10 him. He opened il and
read Mr.. Editor-Yesteriay | sen,
you a turkey which has been the cause
Of much dispute among Us. To settle
a bet will you kindly ask your agrieul-
tnral editor 10 state in tomorrow's is.
sue what j, died of
The civil service examiner was de-
termining the fitness Of score of APP
plicAn,s for the police force. He qnes.
toned them in arithmetic, spelling,
and other standard subjects. and then
said be would test their hearing. He
hook bis watch from his poke, and
held !, 10 the ear Of tall, handsome
young man. Do you hear that tiek'
be said. Yes. perfectly the young
man answered, he held il foot from
lhe applicants ear. Still hear III Yes,
sir. Nov stand back three PAGES. The
young man did 70. Now. said the er.
Aminer. DO You hear il from thai dis.
lancet The applicant listened itiienily. 4
Then hs smiled and nodded siill
bear il, ar, be said. Ycg haze ihe
most Wonderful hearing ! ever rAne
across, said the examiner, e'ailfusiasfi' 4
rAlly. Tks, watch hasn't eeen Hln.
hing for three weeks.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1907-03-14
GRAVEL CURE0

A healthier, heartier, happier man than
John J. Keill, Of 2s37 North 9Th St, Phila-
delphia. could no, be found In days search
The fat that be is still alive is a constant
wonder 10 his friends.
Several years ago be began 10 suffer in
describsble niseri.s from stone In the blad-
der. An eminent physician In Pliladelphia
told him tia, o surgical operation was nee
essary So much did be dread the result
for II unsuccessful II meant death, that be
put of the evil day az long as possible.
While In this frame az mind, he heard Of
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1907-03-14
DR.. DAVID KENhEDYS
FAv0RITE REMEDY

Although disheartened. be- bought bottle
Of il, and within month had experienced
beneficial results, and before be had finished
the third bottle, the gravel was completely
dissolved and his sunerinss al m end
Mr. Nell feels tha, he owesA lasting debt
Of gratitude 20 DR.. Kennedy's Pavoriie
Remedy, made ss Rondout, NY, and fsdis-
ordess a the bisAder and urinary organs. He
says =; win eject . cure II oneis possible =
fArori,c Remedy Is prescribed with nm
falling sscoess far rheumatism, dyspepsia
constipation, ard nerve troubles In which Il
hss rured many that were considered be-
you'd The Aid Of medicine. AL druggists, 81.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1907-03-14
A CARD.

We, the undersigned, do hereby agree
to refund the money on O-cent bottle
Of Grcene's Warranted Syrup Of Tar
II il fails 10 cure your cough or cold.
We also guarantee 25-cent bottle to
prove satisfactory or money refunded.
A. H. Pettibone, Manchester Depot;
H.A. Brophy. East Dorset; J. NJ. Arm
strong, Dorset; 0. +. Adams & Co.,
East Arlington; o. +. Adams, Airing
ton. adv. q ON
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1907-03-14

DkoP NJ DROP ihe offensive discharge
cAnsed by Nasal csi&rrh falls from the
back Of the nose into tbs throat. setting
up an inflammation that is likely 10
mean Chronic Bronchitis. The certain,
rational cure tof caiarth Is Eiy's Cream
Balm, and the relief that follows even
tie hfri Application cannot BE- Told IN
words. Don'i saiferA daY longer from
Tie discomfort 81 Nasal C6iafrh cram
Balm Is sold by All druggists sof 10
cent. o. mailed BY Ely Bros, q War.
reu Street, New Yo;k.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1907-03-14

PURE BLOOD n A DEPEhsE,
u means safety. A person whose blood
10 in an impure and impoverished con
diilon is ia the greatest danger Of catch
ing any infectious or epidemic disease.
DIR. kennedy's favorlte Remedy is the
mildesi, safest and surest purifier OF
the blood, thus striking at the root Of
Kidney. Liver and Bladder diseases.
el.00 at all druggists.
The Washington times., 1907-04-29

Swift & Company's sales Of fresh beef
in Washington for the week ending Sat-
urday. April n, averaged 7.s7 cents per
pound.
The Washington times., 1907-04-29

Fighting the Flames swung around
the corner of New Jersey avenue and B
street northwest. the wheels skidded on
the turn, throwing the truck against a
tree. George Bell, the driver, was hurled
from his seat He suffered from lacera-
tons about the head and body and from
shock.
one OF the horses was severely cut
on the shoulder. making it necessary to
withdraw the truck from the parade.
William Shafcr. fifteen years old, of
329 First street northeast, was showed
down by the crowd. while watch lg
the parade as it came up II street, ard
trampled on by several persons. Wher.
the boy was picked up. ii was found
that he had been seriously injured on
his left knee cap. He was taken to the
Casualty Hospital in an ambulance.
Catherine Chambers fourteen years
old, Of 2Z1 Massachusetts avenue north
west was showed down by an unidenIl-
fed cOlored man, and bruised about the
body. She was taken home by Police
man HacEett, Of the Sixth precinct.
All along the line of march numerous
minor accidents occurred Children
were showed down and stepped on by
older persons who were OveTzealous 20
get view Ct the pageant.
The Washington times., 1907-04-29
FUNERAL OF MRS. NEALE
TO Be HELD TOMORROW

The death Of Mrs. Emily Valley Neale
occurred last night at 10 o'clock at the
Church Of Epiphany Home. 1919 II street
northwest. where Mrs. Neale had resid-
ed for eighteen years. Mrs. Neale's
death came on her eighty-hfth birth
day and was brought about by old age
During her residence at the church
home she has been known as the little
mother" on account OF her Christian
traits and solicltude for all its inmates.
Mrs. Neale leaves no immediate rela-
lives. with the exception Of several
grandchildren. Her husband. who was
in charge OF Rock Creek Cemetery for
twenty years, died many years ago.
The funeral services will be held to-
morrow afternoon at 2:15 o'clock from
the Church Home Chapel the Rev. DR..
W. II. AcKim officiating The inter
ment viii be in Rock Creek Cemetery.