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The Semi-weekly leader., 1907-12-18
Chairman Smith Makes a Statement.

Insmore 7. o., Miss, Dec. 10.
1907. AS chairman of the board
of prison trustees | wish to reply
to an interview given out by Col.
W. A. Montgomery, and publish
ed in the jackson Daily News of
December 7th, in which he says
in part: Il see that the present
board of trustees of the penitenti-
ary has negotiated a sale of 1000
tons of cotton seed at SIS per ton,
and desire to publicly say to the
outgoing board, which is claiming
the honor of making a big sale,
that if they did not get more than
$15 per ton for the seed they
ought to pay the state of Missis-
sippi $4,000 over and above the
amount they will receive for the
one thousand tons of seed. ="
can not see why Col. Mont
gomery should jump into print to
criticise the actions of the present
board of prison trustees, until be
was certain that be was. correctly
Informed.
The records of tie board at their
Office, and they are accessible to
the public, will show that they
sold no seed at S15 per ton, and
that the lowest figure received by
them for cotton seed is $t7 per
ton.
wish to say in behalf of the
two retiring members, that they
are gentlemen of unimpeachable
character, and have proven them
selves to be men of integrity,
ability and always earnest and
faithful in their endeavors to ad-
vance the interests of the state.
While both have large personal
interests they have never failed to
discharge their duty to the state,
when duty called them.
only hope that the incoming
board will prove to be as faithful,
earnest and harmonious, as the
outgoing board has been.
G. G. SMITH,
Chairman Board of Trustees.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1907-12-18
Hitch in Building Yazoo's Electric Car
Line.

Messrs. Harry K. johnson and
w. A. Pollock, representing the
Sanders-J johnson Company, con-
tractors to build Yazoo City's
electric street car line, spent
Friday In Yazoo City conferring
with Mayor E. r. Holmes and
members of the city council. It
will be remembered that the San
ders-Johnson Company took the
$4,000 worth of bonds to build
the road. These bonds they had
placed and when they were ready
for delivery the purchasers de-.
tected flaw in the issuance,
which has since been corrected by
the courts.
Before the courts had acted the
financial stringency came on, and
now the purhasers Of the bonds
decline to take them. Messrs.
johnson and Pollock state that
negotiations for all the material
for the line have been made, but
failing to get the money for the
bonds the contractors cannot begin
the work. They ask that the city
readvertise the bonds for sale,
if and premium accrue from the
sale it would 60 TO the city to pay
the expenses of the advertisement.
As soon as money matters ease
up the contractors feel that the
bonds will readily sell at a premi-
um, it being stated that Maj.
Millsaps of Jackson would take
$4,000 worth of them as his
donation to Millsaps College.
The matter was brought before
the city council Monday night,
and the proposition to re-advertise
the bonds accepted.
Messrs. Pollock and johnson
state that they want to begin
work on the railroad by the first
of February, and will do so if the
cash for the bonds can be had. II
work begins at that time they
hope TO have cars running by the
middle of May.-Yazoo City Her
aid.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1907-12-18

Justice Hoffman has an interest
ing communications in today's
Leader concerning the Indictment
returned against him by the late
grand jury and its being mol pross-
ed afterward, contrary to his de-
sire and without giving him an
opportunity to Vindieate himself
of the charge of wilfully refusing
to perform his official duty. The
communication speaks for itself.
1t is a matter Of common knoWl-
edge that Justice Hoffman is one
of the ablest and most faithful off
cials in the enforcement of the
criminal statutes to be found in
this or any other county; there
fore it was a great surprise to the
public when it was learned that be
had been indicted on the charge
alleged. Il is a weIl-known fact
that he does as much Or more, to
keep the County convict farm sup
piled with labor than all The rest
Of the justices Of the peace in the
county combined.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1907-12-18
FOR PRESIDENT IN 1908
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN
OF NEBRASKA

An exchange rises to remark
that while praise is being passed
around to the men who aided in
checking the panic, it looks as if
recognition Of some kind is due
those patriotic people who left
their money in the banks.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1907-12-18

President Ben E. Rich, of the
Southern States Mission, Latter
Day Saints, one of the best known
Mormon leaders in the country,
passed through Jackson week or
ten days ago, en- route to con-
ference of Mormon elders to be
held at Melville, Madison county.
Twenty eight disciples of the
church are attending the session
at MilvilIe, representing the force
of mission workers sent from
Utah for a proselyting campaign
in this state. A few years ago, a
conference of Mormon elders were
given their move on papers in
Yazoo county, since which time
they have attempted little work in
Mississippi.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1907-12-18
1000 Bales Of State Cotton Sold at
l2.55 Cents.

Jackson, Miss, Dec. a. The
Penitentiary Board of Trustees
today closed a deal for the sale of
1000 bales of cotton to Craig &
Co., of Vicksburg, at 1856 cents
per pound.
This deal will put $3.50, 900 into
the State Treasury within the
next ten days, one of the terms OF
the sale being that the cash shall
be paid direct into the Treasury.
The Board of Trustees still have
on hand 600 bales of long staple
cotton, which will not be offered
for sale until later date, although
several very tempting bids have
been made.
Secretary w. j. Brown es-
Inmates that the prison manage
ment will show net profit of
$150,000 on the farming opera
tions for the current year, which
will be the best showing ever
made by the prison management.
This showing, however, will not
be made in the biennial report of
the board, which covers the period
ending Sept. 80, but Secretary
Brown is framing supplemental
report covering the period from
Sept. 80 to Jan /, which will be
transmitted to the Legislature.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1907-12-18

The Morning World, the new
daily of New Orleans, was launch
ed last week. The World is de-
cidedIy up-to-date as newspaper,
and has a yellow, Hearst-like
caste to begin with. Its news
features and independent policy,
however, will make it popular, at
9 cents per copy. j. M. Leveque
and Henry Rightor are the edi-
tors, supported by full corps of
reporters and photo engravers.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1907-12-18

Senator JEFF Davis, of Arkan-
sas, made his bow in the United
States Senate last week as "a
trust buster" Senator Davis has
received the same kind of de-
traction and execration from the
Washington newspaper CORES
pondents as that accorded Ben
TiIlmar when he first began his
career III the Senate. How much
of it he will live to prove false
and malicious will depend upon
the staying qualities and real abil-
ity of the man as shown hereafter.
TilIman hewed his way into
recognition, but it was rough sail
ing for a while.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1907-12-18

The Booster Edition. of the
GreenviIle Democrat made a fine
showing for GreenvilIe and the
Delta, as we'll as reflected great
credit on the energy and enter
prise OF the Democrats manage;
ment. Its thirty odd pages were
neatly printed on pink paper, thus
corresponding in color to the name
of Hon. Pink Smith, its editor.
Certainly there was no other rea-
son for this edition to blush.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1907-12-18

In the recent inter State target
practice at Natcbez, Mississippi
was the winner, the scores being
as follows: Mississippi $40 out of
possible 375; Tennessee 339 out
of the same possible score, and
the 10Th United States Cavalry
made 324. Gen. Fridge regretted
to learn that there vas no shoot
ing in Alabama, Louisiana and
Arkansas, due to the extremely
bad weather which prevailed on
the day set for the shooting,
There will now not be much do
ing in the rifle practice before
next spring.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1907-12-18
Official Journal Of City and County.
Wednesday, December IS, 1907.

The public will please bear in mind that Cards Of
Thanks are charged for by this paper al the rate Of
1--we cents per word. Unless parties have regular
advertising accounts with The office, cash at the
above rate must accompany the notice.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1907-12-18

The best is the cheapest. The
Central Lumber Company can
supply you with the genuine
Ruddock, La, cypress shingles Of
the best quality.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1907-12-18

j. j. Ball, of Pike county, has
filed suit for $4,000 each against
S. A. Simmons, ". R. CASTOR and
A. j. Whitworth for damages for
alleged slander, growing out of
the primary election Of last sum-
mer, in which Ball was an unsuc-
cessful candidate for county
treasurer. The case will be called
for trial at the next term of the
Circuit Court next March. The
defendants in the case we're in.
dicted by the last Pike county
grand jury for libel, but the
prosecution failed.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1907-12-18

If there's aught in name Mr..
Looney, of Texas, who wants to
be attorney general, would make
"a better professional juror in un-
written law cases. GreenvilIe
Times.
This same Mr.. Looney Is run
ming as the Bailey candidate
against the present trust busting
attorney general Of Texas, Judge
k. T. Davidson, which is abund-
ant proof that he is appropriately
named.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1907-12-18

aOklahoma's prohibition ordi.
nance cost me million dollars,
said Brewer Busch, Of ST. Louis.
The Milwaukee brewing proprie-
tors have suffered great deprecia-
tion because of the closing of SO
many saloons, stated a recent
press dispatch. Such testimony
is slightly conflicting, with the
bung hole claims, that the dry
towns consume more booze than
the wet. Vicksburg Herald.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1907-12-18
Geo. williamson Promoted.

At a meeting of the, board of
directors of the First National
Bank yesterday evening, Mr..
Geo. Williamson was elected as
sistant cashier.
Mr.. Williamson was formerly
with the Commercial Bank OF
Brookhaven, and the Pearl River
Bank of Columbia, Miss. His
wide circle of friends throughout
the State will be as gratified to
learn of his we'll deserved promo
tion as his many friends in this
city are. Vicksburg Herald.
The above is d very gratifying
announcement to Mr.. Williamson's 4
numerous Brookhayen friends.
George" is one Of The finest and
cleyerest young business men Of
which The Leader has any
knowledge.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1907-12-18

Dr. John White, Of Bogalusa,
will spend the holidays at home
here.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1907-12-18
Will Meet at Denver.

The National Democratic Con-
yention will be held in Denver on
July 7th next; that is the decree
of the National Democratic COM
nittee. Money makes the mare
go, = and money Won for Denver
in the contest for the location of
the Democratic Convention. Dem
yer representatives before the
committee offered 100000 for
the Convention and the $100, 900
and Denver won. It is we'll.
With cheap railroad rates to Dem
yer the eastern tenderfoot will
have an opportunity of seeing a
real live Democratic Convention
in the wild and woody west with
Cripple Creek, Goldfield and Dead
Eye Dick III the suburbs Of the
Convention city, If Bryan fails
to win with the nomination made
in Denver, its no use'' to ever
nominate him again. GreenvilIe
Democrat.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1907-12-18

When you are in need of wood,
call up Ed. S. McClendon, phone
147.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1907-12-18

As we are we'll aware of the fact
that the Natchez and Harrison
division of The Yaz0o & Mississip.
pi Valley railroad is being reIaid
with new ties and track, we are
compelled to say that the roadway
will be vastly improved as soon as
the work is completed. Natchez
Democrat.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1907-12-18
Fresh Fruits

As usua1 we viii be the
headquarters and will
have many things ''the
other fellow" has not got.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-07-27

THE HOTEL ST. LOUIS. Mrs
Julia Hinson, proprietor,N 81 Wa
basha, up stairs. Meals 25cts. Break
fast from 700 to 11:OO a. M, Dinner
from. 1900 m. to 300 p. M; Supper
from 500 to 500 p. m. All regular
meals 25 cts. All home cooking. Tel.
N. w. Main 1916. ].
Mrs. J. E. Johnson of 400 Western
Ave-, gave dinner party in honor of
Mrs. Addison Davis last Saturday af-
ternoon There were covers for nine
The out-of-town guests were: Mrs.
G. w. Allen, Mobile, Ala, Mrs. L. A.
Robertson and A. NJ Lee, Seattle,
Wash. Mrs. M. j. Mclean and Miss
G. A. Brown, st. Louis, Mo.
Mrs. Addison Davis left for Louis
vile, KY, last Tuesday. Mr.. Davis is
expected to follow in few weeks and
they will make their future home in
the Falls City, where their daughter.
Miss Scottie is a teacher in the High
School The loss of Mr.. and Mrs
Davis to this community will be very
much felt Mrs Davis was the recipi~
ent OF numerous farewell, teas, lunch
cons, dinners, ETC., by her many
friends just prior to her departure.
THE VALET TAILORING co. No.
l54-156 E. Sixth street, Owen Howell,
proprietor. The most up-to- date place
of it's kind in the city. Clothing made
to order. renovated, repaired, sponged
pressed etc. They have an elegant
new delivery wagon and will call for
and deliver goods. They will keep
your clothes in order for $1OO per
month. Gents furnishings of latest
style always on hand. They have also
established a laundry and are prepared
to do anything in that line. best service
at lowest rates. There is an elegant
smokers parlor attached and all the
best brands of cigars and tobacco and
smokers articles always on hand Tel.
N. w. 1851 2. Twin City 2979.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-07-27

wages paid. Apply to Mrs. J. @!
Adams, SGT St. Anthony Ave.
The Remington Standard Typewriter
bears the palm for general utility, dur
ability and excellent work. See the
Remington representatives in Daily
News Building. They can tell you all
about 1t and furnish actual demon
STATIONS
b1. H. I. Williams. graduate of the
Chicago College of Dental Surgery has
secured an Office in the Phoenix Build-
ing Cor. 7th and Cedar room 4O5,
where he may be found from 8 to IL a.
m. and to 5 p. IN. Tel N. w. Main
1914. n
MANDOLIN AND GUITAR LES
SONS will be given by Prof. K. J.
Hamilton at his studio 566 Cedar
street from 900 to 500 D. M. In.
struction at family residences will be
given in the forenoon and evening at
the convenience of pupils Terms
tire a speciality. Rates reasonable.
SAFE DEPOSIT AND STORAGE
vAULTS.-We invite your inspection.
1t costs little to place your papers,
cash securities and valuables in abso-
lutte safety. Boxes in our vaults can
be had for 81 per year, Store your
boxes, trunks. etc, with us. North.
western Trust Co.. 1873 Endicott Ar.
cade
Teach your children the great lesson
of saving. You cannot begin too early
along these lines, for habits formed
in childhood cling all through life.
Then teach them that their savings
should be earning more money. Tell
your little ones to come to us Cor bring
them) to the Citizens Savings Bank,
757-761 Wabasha street, they pay %
Interest on savings accounts. You will
be surprised how a few dollars a month
placed with us will grow fof you.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-07-27
Many Royalties in Germany.

Germany is ruled by one emperor,
four kings. six grand dukes, seven
princes and one simple count. These
sovereigns occupy very different de-
grees of Importance, even in the eye
of their own immediate subjects, but
in one degree or another they all enjoy
the dignities and privileges of king
ship and all have to face some of the
responsibilities of state. Every one Of
them has capital aud a court of his
own. Some of the capitals are not
very big cities, but they are all very
proud Among them are places with
populations of 1000. $1,000, 6 900 and
5000 Arofseh, s the capital of the
principality of Waldeck- Pyrmont, has
only 1920 inhabitants. The entire
population of the principally of Lieh-
tenstein, the smallest of them all, is
about $500 souls. The capital is
VaduZ. with 1.139 Inhabitants.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-07-27
Drink Golden Grain Belt Beer.

Miss Essie Milliner daughter of
Mrs. D. F. banner is spending the
summer with relatives in Kentucky.
She will return in the fall for school.
Miss Maud Mason has returned
home from Eatonville, Florida, where
she has ben teaching school. Miss
Mason spent several weeks in Chicago.
There will be grand concert given
Aug. 7th at Bethesda church, under
the auspices of the Dorcas and Mis-
sionary society. Everybody is invited
Admission Is cents. ''
The Grecian Band Drama will be
given by the Juvenile Choir of ST.
Thomas Mission for the benefit of the
Normal Glass, at Knickerbocker, Hall,
4th Ave. So. and 9th ST., Wednesday
evening, July 31st, 1907. Admission
15c. Refreshments served.
WHEN IN ST. PAUL go to the Hotel
st. Louis, 31719 Wabash St., upstairs
for your meals. All home ees&ne.
All regular meals Is cents. Breakfast
from 900 to HOO a. M; dinner from
1900 M to 300 p. M; supper from
500 to 500 p. m. Tel. N. w. Main
2315-L. Mrs. Julia Hinson. Prop.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-07-27
ROYAL HOUSE
OF The u. B. F. and S. M. T., Set: Up
By NJ G. P Miss NJ w. Webster

VI ! TIC ". 2. r. anu y. wi. Is, oct Up
BY N. G. P, Miss M. V. Webster.
On last Friday evening, National
Grand Princess, Miss Martha V. Web
ster set up The Royal House or Queen
Esther Degree. the highest branch Of
the order of United Brothers and Sis
tiers of the Mysterious Ten, at Wagner
Hall. There were g. candidates who
were duly obligated after which the
Royal House was organized and the
following officers were elected: Most
Noble King, j.. o. Adams; Most Excel
lent Queen, Miss Viola Berry; Most
Excellent. Scribe, Mrs Tennie White;
Most Excellent Keeper of Finance.
Mrs. Mayme Durant; Noble Father
Hagai, Mr.. J. H. Hickman, Jr First
Maid CT Honor, Miss Florence Cotton;
Second Maid Of Honor, Mrs Lillian
Hamilton: Excellent High Priest, Mr..
Wesley Dorsey: Herald, Mr.. Frank
Turner; First Kings Guard, Mr.. J. R.
White: Second Kings Guard, Mrs.
Annie L. Hughes First Chamberlain.
Mrs Anna Green: Second Chamber
lain. Miss Nellie Cotton; First Atten-
dant. Mrs. Cora Mercer; Second At
tendant, Mrs. Laura Hickman.
Immediately following the election
of officers they were duly installed
by the National Grand Princess.
The meeting was most enthusiastic
and interesting and lasted until late in
the night.
The next meeting will be held at
Wagner Hall. Friday evening, August
End at s o'clock sharp.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-07-27
CALLED A Thieves MARKET.
City Of Mexico's Vo!ador a Repository
of Stolen Goods.

City OF Mexico's Voador a Repository
of Stolen Goods.
In the United States we appeal to
the police or search the pawnshops for
articles that have been stolen from us,
but in the City of Mexico you wait un-
til Sunday and then HE away betimes
in the morning to the public market,
or volador, just a few steps from one
corner of the Great Plaza. Here you
wander through narrow, crooked al
leys, among queer little piles of vege-
tables, secondhand hardware, new and
old pottery, heaps of good and poor
clothing, stepping carefully. all the
while to keep your feet off the various
wares that are spread out on the
ground in irregular fashion, according
to the whim of the market man
Here you may discover, openly dis
played, the silver sugar bowl stolen
from your, house: You must not try to
confiscate it nor offer to prove it is
yours. You sedately begin. to bargain
for it, and when you have haggled the
price down to what you can afford to
pay, strike bargain, hand over the
money and the bowl is yours again.
Take good look at the fellow who
sold it to you that you may be on your
guard ii ever you see him about your
house, for in all probability he is the
thief who robbed you.
Strange as it may seem, the thief is
protected by an old custom, which
says that if he on the Sunday morning
after his crime display his booty in
this market he may be exempt from
punishment. This old custom has
given this volador the name OF
Thieves Market" Travel Maya
zine,
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-07-27
WoMEN's FEDERATION.
The State Federation of Afro-Ameri
can Women's Clubs Meets.

This has been busy week with the
women OF Minnesota i'll general and
St. Paul in particular The meeting
of the third annual convention of the
Afro-American Women's Clubs being
the occasion. The meetings were held
in Pilgrim Baptist Church beginning
Wednesday and continuing until today.
There will be no attempt on the
part of THE APPEAL this week to
give detailed account of the meet
ings which were large, enthusiastic
and interesting, but next week it is
hoped more extended account will
be given.
As the most personal interest usual
ly centers around the election of Of
ficers the list of newly elected officers
is given as follows:
President Mrs L. A. Turner. st.
Paul.
First vice president, Mrs. Jessie Will
liams, Duluth.
Second vice president, Mrs. B. Cor
inne Carter. st. Paul.
Recording secretary, Mrs Kitty
Terrill, st. Paul.
Asst. secretary, Mrs. Carrie Lindsay.
St. Paul.
Corresponding secretary, Mrs. Hes.
ter .Heyes, Minneapolis.
Treasurer, Mrs Mary l.. Joyce. Min
neapolis.
Organizer, Mrs Lizzie Withers, Min
neapolis
Chaplain, Mrs. Addie Bellesen, St.
Paul.
Editor, Mrs. Matte Wade. Mime,
apolis.
Associate editors. Mrs. Jessie Mober-
", Duluth, Mrs. Blanche Charleston.
st. Paul
The heads of Departments are as
follows:
Literature. Mrs. Eva Abbey, Min
neapolis.
Arts and Crafts, Mrs Mamie Donald
son, Minneapolis
Mothers, Mrs. Fannie Wilson Min
neapolis.
Juniors, Mrs Isabelle Simpson. st.
Paul.
Philanthropic, Mrs Emma Roper, st.
Paul.
Legal, Mrs. Ellen B. Porter. Duluth.
Reciprocity, Mrs. Melissa Ogelsby,
Duluth.
Historian, Mrs. Ida Sellers, Mime
apolis.
Honorary president, Mrs. lone Gibbs.
Minneapolis
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-07-27
A BIG BOOST.
For the Cosmopolitan Mutual casualt

For the Cosmopolitan Mutual Casualty
Co.
Mr.. Editor: It is with great pleasure
that l take this method Of publicly
testifying TO the prompt business meth
cos of the Cosmopolitan Mutual Cas-
uatty Co., in which l hold a policy
covering sickness. I was sick sixteen
days, was entitled to the free services
of the Company's physician and when
the report of my illness was handed to
the secretary and properly verified
and ottested | received the snug sum
OF S2l.33 as my sick dues. 1 take great
pleasure in recommending the Com
oary.
Oscar D. Claiborne,
451 Charles street.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-07-27
Odd Geographical Coincidence,

A popularity of the Blue mountains
of Pennsylvania is that they are divid-
ed by rivers that break through the
walls at intervals of twenty-seven
miles. From the SusQuehanna to the
Swatara is twenty-seven miles,; also
from the Swatara to the Schuylkill.
from the SchuylkilL to the Lehigh,
from the Lehigh to the Delaware and
from the Delaware to the hollow in
New Jersey known ar Culver''s pond
the intervals are the same.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-07-27

4 THE TAILOR, HAS REMOVED HIS
PEAcEMoF BUSINESS FROM THE
BRADLEY BUILDING TO EIGHTH
STREET NEAR RoBERTsoPPoslTE
THE GOLDEN RULE. HE INVITES.
OLD AND NEW CUSTOMERS TO
CALL AND INSPECT HIS ELEGANT
STOCK OF NEW SPRING AND SUM
MER SulTINGS. PRESSING AND
REPAIRING DONE ON SHORT NO.
iTiCE. NORTHWESTERN TELE.
PHONE.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1907-07-27
A REMINDER.
A Savings Account With

THE STATE SAVINGS BANK
Fourth and Minnesota Sts., st. Paul.
insures not only absolute safety, but
is an incentive to practice economy
and put away small sums whenever
convenient. Interest compounded Jan
uary and July each year at $40 per
annum.
Assets Over $4,000, 600. 90.
Trustees Chas. P. Moves, John D.
Ludden. Kenneth Clark. John D..
O'Brien. William Constans, julie NJ.
Hannaford, VIM. B. Dean. Ferdinand
Willius Gustav Willius. Thomas Fitz-
patrick, Harris Richardson, Chas. q.
iAr,ence