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The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-06-06
NORTH LINCOLN NOTES,

The issue of The Leader of
May 9th measured up fully to a
firsE-class county paper.
The farmers are still working
cotton and next fall they will even
bow down to it.
We have been in such hurry
of late to catch up with the field
work that we have actually caught
ourself trying to walk ahead of
the pillow as we neared the end of
the row.
If the editors Of newspapers
are called pencil pushers, what
are you going to call the dot
writer's, pencil "draggers" {?
Why not? And that reminds us,
why couldn't we form a dot
writer's association and hold the
first meeting at Montgomery,
Miss.
When the party to civil suit is
commanded by the Circuit Clerk
to hold up bis right hand and be
sworn he might as we'll hold up
both hands and have the thing
done in the usual style.
The farmer who buys corn
another year through neglect to
plant enough this year, ought to
get an automatic kicking ma
chine and 90 humbly up to it
every day, until he is no longer a
fit subject to be kicked.
BlackbeIries in abundance. fry
ing size chickens ia droves, honey
in the gum, watermelon vines
blooming, cotton and corn -four
fishing, a clear conscience, and not
many poor kin. If this isn't
Dragging what do you call it2
The more we think over some
things the more we become per-
picked and yexed. We prefer to
explain ourself behind closed
Ido0rs.
fIRAsR AppT r.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-06-06
ROasts for Acting Governor Manship.

Acting Gov. Manship has been
receiving a great many roasts for
pardoning William Startling, the
GreenviIle defaulting bank CASH
Ter, who was serving a term in the
penitentiary. Without knowing
any Of the particulars or reasons
why Startling should have been
pardoned, The Record thinks
Mr.. Manship exercised bad iudg-
ment in the matter. 1t was not
necessary that be grant this par
don, and che matter could have
been deferred until Gov. Noel re-
turned, and the fact that he did not
let Che responsibility rest up
on the governor, looks like he
wanted to take advantage Of the
absence of the governor to Hber-
ate this man or else did not have
the backbone to resist the plead
Iings and tears of q woman, RE-
gardless Of justice. 'rhe Record
does not believe that Mr.. Manship
wanted I'd do anything that was
wrong, hut he has, In The opinion
Iof The Record, exhibited bad
taste and judgment. Newton
Record.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-06-06
City Council. Adjourned Meeting,
Thursday Nieht.

The Mayor and Board of Alder
men met Thursday night, June
| A, at s p. M, pursuant to adjourn
ment, with all officers and mem
bers present.
The committee of the Board on
public school improvements and
repairs, composed of Aldermen
Jones, Wentworth and Baggett,
made a favorable report on the
petition of the Board of Trustees,
recommending a new heating sys-
tenn, new sanitary arrangements,
etc., for the white public school,
and new building for the colored
school. The committee also rec
commended bond issue of $15, 900
to carry out these improvements.
The report was received, the
committee discharged, and an
other committee of the Board ap-
pointed to secure plans and speci-
fications and submit same, with
estimated cost of these improve
ments, at an adjourned meeting of
the Board.
On the petition of committee
from the civic Improvement de-
partment of the Climbers, the
purchase of a new street sprinkler
for the residence portion of the
city was decided upon.
A committee consisting of AL
dermen Jones and Abrams was
appointed to 60 before the Board
of Supervisors on yesterday and
make an agreement in writing
with the county as to the part to
be borne by the city in the ex-
pense Of treating and maintain ing
small pox PATIENTS. The sense Of
the Board was that the city
should become responsible for
only one-third of the expense of
city patients, leaving the Board of
Supervisors to provide for all
other expenses.
Persons on jackson and Monti-
cello streets for whom the city
has borne the expense of building
concrete sidewalks were cited to
appear at an adjourned meeting of
the Board.
After considerable discussion,
the Board decided to furnish both
a day and night electric service
from now until October 1st, and
then extend the time indefinitely
if it is found that patronage justi-
fies. Many persons desire to run
fans at once.
1t was ordred that after July
1st, the custody and working of
all city prisoners should be turned
over to Street Commissioner Ma
gee, who shall become responsible
for their care and service and
furnish board at not exceeding 40
cents per day.
City Engineer Wilbeck appear
ed before the board and asked for
a raise of salary. He was grant
ed raise from 500 to 500 per
On the approval of Supt. Pur-
ser and the Power House Commit
tee, r. NJ. Nalty was paid the
balance of $840 due on his con-
tract for two wells at the power
house, and the Southern Coal Co.
was paid $500 on a coal bill.
The board adjourned until 5 p.
m., Tuesday, June 8.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-06-06
Justice lauehtrY's Court.

Caryin Manning, negro lad
Disturbing peace. Sentenced for
his parents to whip him and pay
costs.
Sallie Byrd Assault and bat
terry. Fined S. and costs.
CuIIin Holloway ssault and
battery. Fined $3.50 and costs.
Hillary Thomas False pre-
tense. Dismissed.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-06-06
THE LOCAL COURTS.
A Gist Of What They Have Been Doing
the Past Week.
Mayar.s Court.

Jesse Polk was turned over to
Street Contractor I. 9. Crawford
in default of S. cash and enough
change to pay the costs on a
drunk and disorderIy charge.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-06-06
CHILDREN'S DAY AT SONTAG.
Will be Celebrated Sunday, June q,
1908.

1908.
ORDER OF EXERCISES.
1. Song, Holy, Holy, Holy.
2. Scripture Reading.
3. Prayer.
4. Dialogue BY four little
girls.
5. Song BY Primary Depart
meut.
6. Explanation of the exercises
superintendent.
Z. Reading -ChiIdren's Day,
by Susie Simmons.
s. Song Glory Over There.
8. Saving Time By two boys.
10. The Seed and the Sower-
by children.
II. Song-To the Work.
u. Address by Vera White
representing Miss Lottie Muore.
13. What they are doing in
China, by frankie Douglass.
Ia. Song Heavenly Sunlight.
10. One Little Fenny-by ten
children.
IS. A chain Of prayer by six
girls.
II. Song Jesus knocks at thy
heart.
Is. Address By Judson Sim.
mons, representing Mr.. Compere.
10. Gods Love By w. j.
Newton.
90. Song Hear Him Pleading.
81. Address by Charlie Doug
lass, representing DR.. Willing
ham.
%. Collection.
IntermissiOn for dinner.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-06-06

Help along the Committee on
Ciyics Of the Climbers and we'll
soon have a cleaner and healthier
town. The Leader wants it I'm
derstood right now that ii ii going
to line up with these public,spirit-
ed ladies'.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-06-06

An effort is being made to re-
giye the Peoples party ii this
State; also an Independence par
ty. Neither is needed and both
efforts are doomed to failure.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-06-06
Marriage Licenses issued the Past
Week.

Whites Erwin Smith aud Miss
Mary Reed; Albert Floyd and
Mrs. Carl Case.
Colored William johnson and
Maud A. Tillman; Walter Parnell
and Mary Holiday.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-06-06

We are indebted to Mr.. and
Mrs. Granville Wade Roark, of
Franklin, KY, for an invitation
to be present at the marriage of
their daughter, Miss Anne, and
DR.. Charles Hillman Brough,
formerly of Mississippi, but for
years occupying the chair Of
English III the State University
at Fayetteville, Ark. The happy
event will take place on Wednes-
day, June seventeenth, at the
Baptist church at Franklin. The
Leader extends its cordial con-
|gratulations and best wishes TO
DIR. Brough and his fair bride-to
be.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-06-06

Tie Old Ladies Home Auxn.
iary will extend d reception at
Hotel Inez to the attendants i pom
the BrookhaYen Normal.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-06-06

Two great wagons we're in from
Homochitto this week, loading up
from our ample stores. Honln-
chitto ought to have d railroad.
Ok teams are too slow moving for
these times and all hands are need
ed BY the crops.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-06-06
Afternoon Service.

Song Walking in the Kings
Highway.
Talks on Missions. by Hon..
NJ. Mccullough and Rev. W H.
Lane.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-06-06

The Embroidery Club has dis
banded for the summer months.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-06-06

The grass crop is on boom.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-03-06

The total of government deposits in ma
tonal banks at the present time in round
numbers is $225 100000. Recent with
draWals have aggregated S23, 900 900.
rms represents the amount of the short
age of the governments income MS com
pared with its expenditures since the be-
ginning of the current fiscal year. As
everybody is aware, nearly the whole of
this shortage has occurred during the
past two months. For the first half of
the current month ii was Approximately
SA2oO, equivalent to SS,400000 a
month.
At the present rate. the shortage in
the governments current income viii ag-
gregate between $50,00OO00 and 500
100000 by the end of June There is
no way for the shortage to be met but
by Withdrawing deposits from the mn
ttonai banks, and the amount of such
Withdrawals must equal probably S25.-
100000 between now and the end of the
fiscal year.
Bonds viii mature early in the fiscal
year l909-in August $Gi 100000 3 per
cents. issued TO secure means for carry
ing on the war with Spain and in DC
tober the Sl5.30o.000 Of per cent. GER
titicates issued last fall In all this will
be SS0,0O0O00, If the treasury should
undertake 10 retire this SS00O00OO of
matured obligations instead of refunding
them. there would be early necessity for
the accumulation of $50, 900 900 bv the
treasury which would involve a serious
drawing down Of the government de-
posts in national banks, and might ere
ate stringency in the money market
that would affect the gold movement.
The probability is that the bonds will
be refunded. This will be better than
taking chances OF crippling the country
by making q pressure for money that
nam M l., ~. IT,.
watchword Of the peoples representa-
tiyes in Congress must be ECONOMY"
Reckless public expenditures will not be
tolerated in a time like the present
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-03-06
A Miners Luck.

Smith, the former manager Of the
mounted police laundry, who resigned
from the position and went out with his
family and $1,000 to Black Hills creek
last fall to prospect his ground, blew all
his money taking over n boiler, sinking
holes and trying to locate the pay Then
Smith felt blue, He could not see how
that there could be anything worth
while. But Smith had some steam left
in the "biler' and same grub In the cache
cided to use it while his breath lasted
One more hole, and now every one can
read what happened to Smith. Smith
struck IL rich. Smith is on No. above
Discovery, and has some of the richest
pay located on the creek.
The last hole did the work As in all
other cases. it proved with Smith that
the last stroke Of the shovel is the one
that uueafths the pay. Smith now eau
pick out Of the gravel nuggets running as
high as 50 cents each, and II IL no un-
common thing for him to pick out the
rich kernels Of the yellow intoxicant
While Smith was putting in his hard
est licks aud fn2tng nothing the other
boys above and below him were getting
down on the pay nearly every day. This
east gloom over the genial Smith. but
the silver lining of the creek bottom
turned out, and II now seems that Smith
has enough 10 make him fl home stake
that viii class him with the saltwater
Wlllics, the Charley Andersons. the lip
pys and other such lucky cubs.--Denver
Dispatch to The Seattle Post Intelligcn-
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-03-06
From tavern to tavern
Youth saunters along
With an a1mful of girl
And a heartful of SONG.

Changes Ia the Quarter can be
only external, say Vance Thompson
in his brilliant article in the
New Broadway Magazine. This famous
cafe may be torn down; that famous
bal" may be snuffed ont; and the girls
who were there in your times may be
stout old danes now. enthroned in news
paper kiosque or chalet; but life goes on
just the same. Every year the students
come up in their thousands. As Of old
they enter for law or medicine, literature
or science, art or mining; and always
they bring with them one thing that
makes the Quarter: Youth
The old familiar streets change; the
house you lived in when you were q
student has vanished, il may be; the girls
YOU knew have danced away into the
Ewigkeit: other brisk lads are drinking
out of Your glass; bu 1.-THE Quarter has
not changed / have known the La0n
Quarter for long time: too long. per-
haps. And | think Of ii as something At
once eyanescent and immutable-like the
smOke-cOlored Seine that drifts forever
under the stone bridges.
From every part of the world the stu
dents come up TO Paris-from Greece
and ROumania. from Russia and the yell
low edge IF Japan. Our interest Ii on
the side Of the Americans. They. with
negligible exceptions, go iu for art
They crowd into the Beaux Arts. and
into Julian's If tine American pupils of
Juliau's studies were gathered together
Union square would hardly contain them.
ia New York alone there must
be thousands If them Some are
painters Some are street car CON
dBctors. Some draw in black and
white for the yellow press Others have
declined Tito matrimony or photography
Still once upon q time they walked the
street If the Dragons glory whict can
never be taken away from them. They
were 'Of the Quarter" No matter what
ayness life takes on they were young
once in Paris. They We're golden lads
and golden gjrls.-Broadway Magazine.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-03-06
Little Chat with the
Home Maker and Home Keeper.

Do not consider mis-spent, the time
used in any task tending to further home
love, unity and comfort; and do not dis
regard the children's help. Occasional
light tasks, considerably taught, will
help to train for mother a reliable band
of assistants, and will sweeten piaytime
as well, so there will be fewer disputes
with young friends for mother to arbi-
trate.
A small kitchen with cooking utensils
and materials near the stove saves mich
time and strength. If kitchen and pam
try have not been built with this idea in
view, perhaps shelves and cupboarGs may
be contrived that will help. When max
ing trip to attic, cellar or store, consid-
er If more than one errahd cannot be
done at once. Putting things in place as
soon as used, saves many extra journeys
Many woman throws off hat and wrops
IN the parlor, and, though going imme-
diately near to closet and band box, new
er thinks of taking them with her DO
everything in its own time, as far as
possible. The sewing snatched up dur
ing the few spare moments found while
preparing a meal, is apt to be soiled or
so full of mistakes that many stitches
VII have to be retaken, while, very like
ly, the meal will he delayed as well
Consider well the time, means and
ability at your disposal, before entering
upon large undertaking in any branch
of housewifery. The most irritating
waste of time is that spent on a spoiled
article or one obliged to remain half
completed. An occasional holiday, n
daily hour spent in some restful recrea-
ton, pair of rubbers for rainy day
n handy wrap to throw ON for short
run outdoors, a warm wrapper and bed
room shoes for those obliged to rise often
at night, do much toward lessening the
many Illnesses that heset the busy wom-
an and are the most pro6tless of time
Il pSfrOVePS
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-03-06

The Pennsylvania railroad. noting the
increasing scarcity of all varieties Of
lumber. has gone into the forestry bust
ness on a large scale. Within a short
time it viii have millions OF trees under
cultivation from which wood may be Oh
tanned for railroad ties ii has approx
imately at the present time 2,2JO,G 600 oak
supIiuZs IN it's 1000 aeres of forest land.
and IS planting 30 bushels Of red oak
and chestnut seeds
The state ef Pennsylvania has also
taken steps 10 produce timber. and IN the
course Of It's work an order has been
ISSUED 90 rob the nests of tho squirrels
Of part Of their winter supply Of nuts.
The order is justified hy I've ract that
the squirrels carry away and store yir-
tunly every nat that falls go the ground,
q practice which prevents The new growth
ot trcos.--B Boston Globe
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-03-06

TO his relatives, who live somewhere in
the city Mr. Schwabs car arrived in
the city and was taken 10 the West
Philadelphia yards. The boy must have
found it unlocked
Not because the first knot hadn't been
tied tight enough, nor because il was not
legal. but because the ceremony had not
been accompanied by the usual frills of
a society young woman's wedding Miss
Augustine Duncombe of Fort Dodge. Ia.
has been married a second time to Guy
s. Wellington of Chicago. This time the
ceremony was strictly according To
Hoy.e. And when it is properly record
ed in The society columns of the news
papers it vin be classed as one of the
most beautiful weddings of the season.
The wedding was the sensation of the
year because of the unauthorized an
nouncement recently through the news
papers that Miss Duncombe had been
secretly married TO the man of her choice
in Justices office in Crown Point. Ind.
When this news appeared the Dun
eombe family made haste 20 deny the
story. for cards We're out for the big So
ciety function. and all arrangements had
been made for notable wedding. Since
the denial, however, coroboration of the
FIRST announcement has been received at
Fort Dodge, leaving no doubt Of the
truth of the first story Mr.. and Mrs.
Wellington will be at home In Chicago
after March %, visiting Omaha. Kan
sas City and elsewhere in the meantime.
Pittsburg's Little Red Riding Hool
sobhed herself TO sleep in the coun-
~ Jail, where the bad wolf couldn't get
her. She is Mamie Fisher who cor
fesses TO 1t years but looks to be 10.
Mamie had been reading of the exploits
~ h.,.
infatuated with the sad history of that
unfortunate and longed to emulate her.
30 Mamie stole two gold watches and
5000 and with this started out into the
world, She bought the most violently
red clothing she could find, Hood. cloak,
and stockings. and red doll were all
purchased. Mamie and the dolly, each
occupying an orchestra chair in the
Hraad Opera house, were arrested quiet
" and taken to Tarentum, from where
She had escaped with the money.
The other morning in Kennehec, Me.
when Joe Dolley's hired man went 10
the barn lie was surprised 10 hear the
sound Of music in the COW stable. He
listened and plain and clear came the
notes of ''Old Zip Coon" Thinking
some drunken man was there. he opened
The door and went In, but saw no one.
somewhat frightened, he looked around
ana discovered that the music was COM
ing from the old cows mouth That was
too much and he bolted for the house.
telling Mrs. Dolley 70 come TO the barn.
RS the old COW was hewitched. Invest-
cation showed that the little boy had
dropped his mouth organ in the stable
ana the COW had tried to swallow il.
but II had stuck in her throat and when
she hreathed she played "Old Zip Coon"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-03-06
THE OLD LATIN QUARTER.
The Golden Lads and Golden Girls of
Paris Long Ago.

"Oh, the Latin Quarter is changed,
sadly changed-it isn't what it was in
my day.
Old men with the gray in their hair
are fond of taking this way. Henri
Murger said it in his time. and Du
Maurier, could he come back, would pot
ter sadly about the Boul Mich regret
ting the Trilbys of his young days. But
the Latin Quarter is eternal; it is not a
place-that segment of Paris which lies
on the left bank of the Seine: it is a
state Of mind; it is that happy age,
which
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-03-06
NOTES FOR WoEEN.
Her Skating Teache


II now / seem TO be in pain
Aud limp along my way,
From caustic comments please Iefrain;
Hear what have to say.
| was not wersted in a fight,
Mine was a sterner fate;
/ volunteered the other night
TO teach Marie to skate.
II you should question me toda
Why now / walk on crutchek
In truth, I'd be compelled to 81
/ stopped her widest clutehN
/ was the cushion ever near
on which she often safe:
| gave portion of my ear
To teach Marie TO skate
Events piled up so chick and fast,
scarce recall them all;
| only know she was the laSf
To land in every fall.
And once. / can remember NOV.
She landed on my pate:
| took that cash upon my la9w
To teach Marie to skate
In my good ear are ringing ki!l
Her shrieks of girlish glees
She laughed with evident ged will
Each time she fell on mel
From time TO time she gave screech
OF joy, / hereby state,
That made me curse my yST to teach
Marie the way to skate.
An ankle sprained. knee&p loose,
An ear that looks like TIM
A nose that would delight moose.
bone bruise on my shia
An eyebrow gone, an optio blue
All these. / now relate,
Are fortunes that I'm goEg through
And still Marie can't skase.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-03-06

the sound of sweet music. his one pray
er being. "Oh, when viii this be overn'
The girls he had flirted with are open
" laughing at him, and the other fell
lows look so quizzical over their con-
gratulations that he feels himself
wrought up to boiling point. And there
is the wedding breakfast. and the
speeches, and the shower of rice TO be
lived through before the happy couple
edn make. good their escape from their
weil-meaning friends and relativesi
III the modern wooer were logical he
would be married by registrar. He
would appear one morning early at the
Office in frock coat and bell topper and
Angelina would call for him as If to 90
to. lunch-both looking so horribly con-
scious that the office boy would be
picked up off the floor speeches. from
suppressed commissions and would get
notice on the spot for the seventh time
Of telling.
The Unconditional husband would re-
feptltiously furnishing during the pre-
ylous month and both would make
strenuous endeavors to look as if
nothing out of the way had taken place
We are even more ashamed of our joys
than our Sorrows, and, tepid as orr emo
ions are. we like them discreetiy
screened from the public gaze.
emotional-he does not think it manly
to display the feelings he may or may
not possess. The woman must take if
all for granted Meanwhile, perhaps. she
meets more ardent swain who does not
hold with modern methods. and she
melts even as the snow in the sunshine
of his love.
The modern wooer is profoundly as
tonished at his mishap and stigmatizes
all women as n bad lori
When the modern wooer marries he
often becomes a henpecked husband, but
whatever happens to that youth we can
not pity him. He deserves the worst
He is responsible for woman, wanting
the franchise, for the serious woman.
and the woman with a mission! We
should go back to the past and hold
court of love to further the interests of
femininity and Danish such unworthy
disciples of Eros as modern w0oers prove
themselves to be!-Mrs. Leonard Mar
shall in Public Opinion.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-03-06

--AIaenulay said that no man need ask
Tor. better food than plain roast beef
and baked potatoes.