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The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-04-04
Parsons, May, Oberschmldt Company.

This we'll known and reliable
firm, anticipating its numerous
visitors and needing the space for
display. of its ample millinery and
beautiful gowns, had cleared the
entire rear of the store for Open
ing Day. The public appreciated
this effort on their behalf and all
day long on Thursday viewed the
strikiugly beautiful hats, enjoyed
the conViviaIity of the occasion
aud the music furnished by a
Jackson band. Before noon the
weather was almost as coquettish
and trying as some of the new
styles, but soon showed its bright
side and great crowds gathered
about and enjoyed to the fullest
extent inspection Of beautiful
goods, spring fabrics uf elegant
design, artificial flowers so natural
that they seemed fragrant with
the breath of the springtlme, rib
bons and laces and trimmings, as
well as the multiplied dozens of
hats imported, and many equally
beautiful from out the work rooms
of the establishment. Prices are
in reach Of every purchaser and
hats sold readily.
Miss Gibson. the head of the
Millinery Department, proved
herself to be charming represen-
tative Of her profession and her
work and effects of her artistic
skill manifested her proficiency.
Without Mrs. Gotten, known and
therefore held in highest esteem
by our people universally, there
would have been an aching void.
1.-The work of her hands which
showed in finished gowns, etc.,
was the admiration of every Wis
itor.
The day with the Parsons, May,
Oberschmidt Co., told of past
successes and future trium phs.
Onward and upward" is the
motto of this progressive firm.
Souvenirs we're given, and moth
ing was left undone to make the
day the success desired.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-04-04
Prices Opening.

An ancient writer has said,
Habit is second nature" The
Price Drug Co. has formed the
habit" and so on Thursday held
its annual "Opening0 for the sea-
son, throwing wide its doors to
greet again its numerous friends
and patrons socially. as we'll as to
extend a benefit to the Public
Library. The spacious apart
ments were reverberant with the
strains of excellent music; redolent
with the springtime fragrance of
thousands of beautiful Brookhaven
roses, and replete with the appre.
ciative smiles Of lovely. loyal
women who have chosen to honor
their city and its people, in the
establishment of a town Library.
Added to this delightful prelude
to triumphant day of convivial
joys, and business qualification,
was the bright presence of the
Rose girls" "--queens of the Rose
garden Misses Kathleen Becker,
Josie Mai Perkins, Meta Smith
and Bessie Hobbs, who wed with
each other in proficiency in the
art of decorating coat lapels, as
each accustomed visitor, or unin-
itiated swain from the tall grass,
gracefully or shyly, as the case
was, submitted himself to the
more or less pleasing performance
of having a bright, blooming
blossom properly placed as some
flower should be in the wilder
ness" Of every life. And, BY the
way, well groomed little boys.
unkempt little boys, 1.-The Satur.
day Evening POST boy, the
school boy, and the street urchin
alike, came with upIifted faces,
asking for a fiower-and were
served from among the best.
Upon this fair Foundation play.
ed the chief aides to the success
Iof the day the accommodating
dispensers and assistants, Messrs.
Seay. Cassidy, Hemby, Hobbs
and Smith, extra help being en-
| pIoyed as crowds grew from hour
TO hour and time became limited
for visiting clerks and employees.
| a score or more of new names
were added to the Library mem
bership roll, which fact augment:
ed the qualification attendant upon
every feature Of the days doings.
70 tbs Price Drug Co., and itE
always generous manager, thf
Library feels again indebted for .
distinguished and highly appre'
| ciated favor.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-04-04

We reproduce the above cartoon
from the Chicago Tribune.
1t is picture sermon on what
should exist in this country.
Look at the strength Mr..
Briggs puts in the hand of THE
LAW; look at the weakness, but
at the same time the villainy, that
is in the hand from which the
smoking revolver has just fallen.
The grip of the hand of the law
is not as strong in fact as it is is
in the picture. Thtre is more
strength in the LAWLESS
HAND than is shown in this pic
ture.
The grip of the law should be a
grip of steel, but the grip of the
law is often weak and nerveless,
because of the incapacity of those
who are charged with the duty of
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-04-04
Cashier Short.

MoComb City. April 2.;-Ac-
cording to statements made by
officers of the Pike County Bank
and Trust Company, which was
placed in the hands of receivers
Tuesday, w. r. Castor, former
cashier of the institution. is short
between $4,000 and $4,000 in
his accounts, according to the
books of the bank.
The friends of CASTOR claim
that there has been no criminal
intent involved in the shortage,
but it is understood that the form
er cashier will be placed under
arrest pending further investiga-
tion of the matter.
Assurance is given that the de-
positors will be paid 10 full, but
it will be impossible for the bank
to reUlganize and resume business.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-04-04
Puts it in a Patriotic Way.

Relative to his candidacy for
the presidential nomination, Gov.
Johnson Of Minnesota, says: Il
shall make no effort TO influence
the Judgment of the party. The
only thing shall do is to ask my
home friends and neighbors the
men who know me and who have
made me what I am. the Demo
Gratis of Minnesota TO so act that
] may be offered TO the national
party, for it to do what it pleases
with me according to its wisdom.
4Ln this way, and for that reason,
and TO this extent, ] am candi-
date. Z
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-04-04

knows that the resentment of the
public dies out. In bad murder
case the first fight of the attorney
is to hang the jury. The second
fight is to get an error into the
record that will permit reversal
in the supreme court. Back of
every move, however, is the fight
for delay.
Things are ordered differently
in the old countries of Europe.
Let man commit murder in Eng
land and he is tried within. six
weeks. If he is found guilty of
murder anG the death penalty is
inflicted by the court, that man is
hung within four weeks. The
law, as we remember, gives him
three Sundays for repentance.
There is no appeal to a higher
court. The home secretary can
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-04-04

yielded to the popular demand by
resembling its former action and
ordered a general State primary.
This primary is to take place ON
the End day of May.
The Bailey and anti Bailey
forces already have full tickets for
delegates at large in the field and
the campaign has opened in
earnest. The anti Bailey people
held a State mass meeting at Waco
and nominated their representa-
tiyes before the primary was or
dered. The BaiIeyites held a
big mass meeting at Fort Worth
last Saturday and nominated their
candidates with Senator Bailey at
the head. Senator Bailey left his
seat 10 the United States Senate
to be present at this meeting and
address it. which he did in regu-
lar Balleye que style. He has
before him for the next four
weeks the political struggle Of his
life; hut he is backed by The pow
erful Waters-P Pierce and Standard
Oil forces, all the trust and cor
poration influence and grafters of
the State, with unlimited financial
backing, and if the common people
win and Bailey and his ticket are
defeated, it will be the most signal
victory for the people which has
been won in the South since the
overthrow of the carpet -baggers.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-04-04

open the case, but he rarely exer-
cises this right.
Our congressman and Iegisla-
tors are working overtime making
new laws. Some of these laws
are good, but most of them are so
far from the spirit of exact justice
that they defeat the purpose for
which they are passed. What we
need is not SO many new laws, but
the enforcement of the old laws.
What is needed, also, is not SO
much the severity of punishment
as the certainty of punishment.
Let men know that if they
break the law they can not beat
the law, and there will be less
anarchy, murder and general ras-
cality and LESS CORRUPT
POLITICS. Memphis Tenn. J
Commercial Appeal.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-04-04
Why Farmers Cant Hold Their Cotton.

For the past six weeks we have
been observing the number of
mules, costing from $125 to $500
each that have been going out to
the people of Jefferson county;
for years we have noted that
practically all the meat and the
major part Of the grain used by
our people is raised in the West.
The thought has impressed itself
on as thai if our people would
make 4 strong effort to have every
mule that pulls a pillow in Missis-
sippi raised here and every bush
ell Of corn or oats that he eats
grown here, and all Of the meat
necessary for the labor raised and
cured at home the price Of cotton
would adjust itself and the South
would be the richest section of the
world. No more farmers unions
or cotton associations would be
necessary Fayette Chronicle.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-04-04

enforcing it.
The hand of the law is like a
dead hand when upholding it il
there is not the strength of public
opinion against lawlessness.
Public Indifference to Iawless-
ness is a condition from which
grows anarchy. The anarchist
hunts out and shoots q man many
times, because he is crazy. The
insanity is often caused by lawless
influences or lawless conditions.
The chief trick that lawless men
have of keeping the clutch of the
law from their throats is delay.
Go into the criminal courts
throughout this country and look
at the records, and you will find
cases of the most fragrant viola
tions of the law untried for years.
In delay the sharp lawyer
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-04-04
Bank Failure at McCOmb Cashier
Short $S5,OOO.

jackson, Miss, April L. The
Pike County Bank and Trust Com.
pany, of McComb City, was plac-
ed in the hands of receivers.
George Bauer, of this city, and
Thad Hampton of Magnolia, have
been appointed to take charge OF
its affairs.
The Bank was organized in
1894 with a capital stock of one
hundred thousand dollars. FL.
B. Holmes is president.
The failure was caused by de-
preston in the lumber industry
and the curtaiIment of working
hours in the railroad shops at that
place.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-04-04

Latest edict in The circus world
abolishes the side show. The fat
lady, the living skeleton and their
fellow freaks will be greatly miss
ed by all old timers, but there
still remains the peanuts, pink
lemonade and the grand concert
after the show. New York Her
aid.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-04-04

prise and energy rightly directed,
appIauds Mr.. Blooms efforts on
it's behalf and, in return, wishes
for him, new to our commercial
world, large share of the pros
porous patronage that will help
him to helghts attainable, as time
passes.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-04-04
Weather Forecasts at Prices.

The Price Drug Co. IS now re-
ceiying daily the U. S. official
weather report from the Vicks-
burg weather bureau. The report
will be posted ia one Of their front
windows each day and everyone
wishing TO know the forecasts fol
the Gay Is solicited to use the
telephone No I02 and the Inform
alton will ba chaerfully given.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-04-04
SPRING OPENINGS.
BROOKHAVEN In GAY ATTIRE LAST
THURSDAY-.-MANY VISITORS
IN TOWN.

No. "a" was full of fair
women, and a few brave men, on
Thursday, coming up from the
South to attend our Openings
SIX of which were held that day.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-04-04

The newspaper that can be pub
ilshed SO as not to offend anyone
is jewel and the editor is entitled
to pair of golden wings. HUI
man nature is SO constituted that
some like to see others ripped
up the back, others don't; some
like to have the truth told about
them. others don't; some take a
paper six or eight years and
never pay cent and get mad and
stop the paper when they get a
statement Of account, others don't.
It is not in the province of a
newspaper to please eyerybod y
and the editor can extract consola-
tion from the fact that be is not
the only one who fails. Cogswell
Enterprise.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-04-04

What you miss IN the Wednes-
day Leader, expect in Saturday. s
issue and keep pleasant.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-04-04

The truck growers meet at 10
o'clock today at the Court House.
Be On hand.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-04-04

Massachusetts Republicans are
for Taft.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-09
TEACHERS GET RATES.
Almost Too Late to Notify Commits
sion However

Chicago. ILL.,, June 9.-Reduced
rates for the National Educational as
sociation's annual convention at ,Cleve-
land had the narrowest possible es-
cape from being wiped out. This was
because of the time lost by representa-
tives of the association and those Of
the roads in pickering over the ar
rangements. So much time was lost
In this manner that when the details
finally were arranged connections of
the roads constituting the Central
Passenger association had not time
to prepare their tariffs and file them
with the Interstate Commerce COM
mission thirty days prior to their go
ing into effect.
When the Chicago and Alton ap-
piled to the commission for leave to
make emergency rates, permission was
granted it quite reluctantly by the
commission. The commission took
occasion to read the association lee
ture and to insist that tariffs issued
under the permission may not con-
tain any condition that ticket holders
shall pay any sum to the National
Educational association or its secre-
tary.' This prohibition cuts out all
possibility of the association making
the roads it's collecting agency OF its
50 membership fee, duty it imposed
for years, and regarding which the as
ISOLATION had to resort to every pos
sible device to defeat the law and the
requirements of the commission last
year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-09
FOR A MOTOR PARKWAY.
Construction on a 45-NIiIe Road ON
Long Island Begun.

New York. June 9.-When w. K.
Vanderbilt, jr., pressed an electric
button at Plainview a battery of thirty
charges of giant powder was dis
charged. tearing up about fifty trees
by the roots and hurting them high IN
the air along the right of way of the
projected Long Island motor parkway
"a booming inaugural of the con-
struction of that forty-five mile road
for automo bileS.
Vanderbilt, who is the president Of
the company, had previously turned
the first spadeful of earth and imme.
diately after the roar of the explosion
had died away the quiet landscape lost
it's aspect of rustic repose and became
busy scene, overrun with 200 labor.
ers, who rushed like ants into the
breach with spades, stump-puIlero,
and scoops, giving a realistic demon.
stratien in advance of the rapidly
with which the right of way will pe
cleared.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-09

ed until they will be below those in
any other state in the Union. Live
stock rates are to be placed on the
same basis as those in Texas or Ark
ansas. Lumber rates are to be the
same as those made in Missouri,
Louisiana and Tennessee. This will
amount to reduction of from SIT to
$40 a car from the present tariff.
Grain shippers have been promis-
ed 20-cent rate on wheat products
from Oklahoma points to Memphis
and Little Rock Grain rates from
northern Oklahoma to Kansas City
are to be reduced, so as to place them
on an equality with those to Calves
ton. This will bring about a substan-
tial reduction. The rate on hogs from
Oklahoma points to Fort Worth will
be lowered cents per 100 pounds,
and like reduction will be made to
Wichita.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-09
SCHOOL TEACHER
and Coffee Drinking.

Many good people are 10th to give
up coffee. even though they admit
that it is doing them harm, because
they fear that nothing else in the way
of hot beverage will satisfy them. A
school teacher says:
II always enjoyed coffee for break
fast. The day seemed lost without it.
But in time began to experience bad
results from its use. grew very ner-
vous and lost flesh and finally was
Frustrated by complete nervous
breakdown. Then I was compelled to
abandon the use of coffee.
IT adopted Postum as nv hot bev-
erage at breakfast. Have been using
1t for more than two years. My health
is restored and I am able to take an
interest in life once more.
my whole family, children and all,
drink Postum, and we all thrive and
keep healthy on it. 1t is to us a de-
lightful drink, delicious and tempting
and with none of the harmful effects
that usually followed the use Of coffee.
The choicest brands of Java and
Mocha, offered free, would not tempt
us to quit the use of Postum
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. There's reason" Read
the little book, 1.-The Road to Well
ville." in pkgs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-09

will have to meet in their endeavors
to get the political powers enlisted on
their side against the railroads.
The central factor in the situation
sion. 1t is clear that negotiations and
efforts to cut between the devil and
the deep sea will not carry things
along Indefinitely. If things do not
improve shortly and an increase in
rates occurs, the Interstate Commerce
commission will be the agency
through which the administration will
have to act If at all in soothing the
feelings Of shippers who have been
wounded in the pocket nerve"
This raises an interesting question
concerning the power of the Interstate
Commerce commission The commits
sion can raise or lower any individual
rate. 1t was originally believed that
the body would work chiefly by lower
ing rates, but the power to raise them
has, of course, followed necessarily
from the power to lower. In prac-
tice the commission raises given rates
as well as lowers them as occasion
demands. The present situation, how
ever, involves new phase. of the
rate-making question. This is
whether the commission may raise or
lower whole groups of rates, or rates
the country over, thus taking to itself
practically the rate-making power.
The power intended to be bestowed
on the commission was merely that Of
bringing about fairness as between
different groups of rates and equity
as between the shipper and the rail-
road corporation, as we'll as between
shipper and shipper. Can it, how
ever, rearrange rates in such way as
to suit what it considers the equities
of the whole economic situation? If
so it practically has the rate-making
power, since the mere necessity of
waiting until some given rate has
been complained of, or until groups
Of shippers unite to complain of
groups of rates, is merely a formality.
Undoubtedly the commission has been
growing in power and authority for
some time past, but whether it would
care to take extreme a step at this
juncture when the point at issue is
holly contested is another matter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-09
American Sugar Company Is
Caught Mapping.
Bourbon County Officials Locate
Thousand Sack.
READY FOR SHIPMENT,
Now the Trust" Must Pay at
Rate ef SIS a Sack.
A Large Number of Walnut Lei
Also Seized.

Fort Scott, Kan. June 9-Deputy
Sheriff George Cowan has served a tax
warrant on the representatives of the
American Sugar company, who have
had many tons of granulated sugar in
storage here for the past several
months, and it will be necessary for
them to pay taxes on 1000 sacks. the
amount on hand March 1, before they
can place the remaining 800 sacks, now
on hand, on the market.
The sugar has been stored in the
warerooms of the Fort Scott Wholesale
Grocery company for several months,
and was being held by trust in readi-
ness for local shipments. 1t was
thought at first that it was the pro-
perty of the grocery company, but was
learned that they had simply rented
storage room to the trust, and did not
own or control the sugar stored of
which there was -1,100 pound sacks on
the 1st day of March the day on which
taxable property was determined. The
sugar was valued at about S. a sack,
making total value of $1,000 to be ad-
ded to the taxable property of the
county.
A number of tax warrants have been
issued and served in order to guaran-
tee the taxes on property that was to
be sold or removed from the state. At
Fulton several weeks ago a large num-
Der of walnut logs were stored. They
were to be shipped out of the state,
and while the tax was not yet due,
they We're seized for the amount of
taxes. The owners put up an amount
covering the tax, and they were re-
leased. The same method was adopt
ed regarding the sugar, and may be
used at other places, as an lnvestlsa-
ton is now being made of much other
property in the county.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-09
TRESTLE GIVES WAY.
Coaches Hang Together Over New
Mexico CANYON.

Las Vegas, n. NJ, June "a spec
ial from Santa Fe says the south
bound passenger train No. 425 on the
D. and r. G. railway running between
Alamosa and Santa Fe was wrecked
eight miles north of Embudo and by
the merest chance the passengers and
train crew escaped horrible death by
being dashed to the rugged rocks at
the bottom of deep canyon spanned
by a high trestle on which the train
was derailed. The engine and bag
gage cars had passed over the trestle
when the weakened structure sud-
denly gave way the passenger coaches
hanging over the edge and being held
only by the coupling pins which for
tunately did not give way. The pres
ence of mind of the train crew saved
them from death.