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The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-06-13
THE CIRCUIT COURT.
EPHRIAM HAYS. TRIED FOR MURDER,
ESCAPES ON A TECHNICALLY.
A Number Of Other State Cases Passed
Upon.

Since last report the Court has
disposed of the following cases:
Jacob Toney VS.. Minerva Hill
ct al. Order directing sheriff to
sell land to pay court cost and
witness fees.
Mrs. Susan L. Henderson VS..
j. l.. Reynolds. Dismissed by
consent at plaintiffs cost.
In case of the State VS.. Ephriam
Hays, charged with murder. when
the States testimony was in the
court took the case from the jury
and directed judgment for de-
fendant. Hays was charged with
numbering his step-child. The
testimony showed that the child
had run away from home. That
defendant went for him and was
returning on horseback with the
child riding behind. While on
the road home, defendant whipped
the horse and made him kick up
and would not let the child hold
on to anything. The child was
thrown off and either killed by
striking the ground or was step
ped on by the horse. The testi-
mony showed that Hays conduct
was exceedingly cruel and inhu-
maD, but under the supreme
courts decision in this case the
court had to exclude the testimony
and give judgment for Hays.
Mr.. Charles I. Butler was
sworn in to practice law.
The case of Lee Hope VS.. But
terfield Lumber Go. ct al, was
continued and set for the first day
of next term.
Cack Lewis, charged with at
tempted rape, was acquitted.
John McGowan and Maggie
McGowan, charged with malicious
mischief, were acquitted.
The Indictment charging Gas
ton Clayton and Henry Ross with
burglary of a box car was demur-
red out of court. The court or
dered defendants bound over till
next term of court.
Pearlie Henderson, charged
with malicious mischief, was ac-
quilted.
State VS.. 0. M. Banks. Mol
pressed.
State VS.. Sam Panzica- Unlaw-
full retailing. Jury and verdict
of guilty.
Court will resume work on the
civil docket next Monday.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-06-13
Keep It Up.

1t does not pay to advertise. say
some merchants who have done
but little of it and that without
keeping it up. The incident of
the boy and the pump illustrates
the matter very we'll. The boy
was sent after pail of water.
He poured in the priming and
pumped out as much as be poured
in. Then he stopped to rest and
the priming ran down. After
some time of alternate pumping
and resting he concluded it did
not pay to pump and quit in dis
gust. The merchant who does not
keep on advertising is like the
boy who did the pumping. He
advertised a few weeks, then stop
ped while and allowed the peo-
pie to forget him and his business
before he advertised again and
then concluded advertising didn't
pay.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-06-13
Facts About Mr. FLY.

If the common house fly has a
shred of reputation very
doubtful point-it was blasted at
London Institute by FL. Hill in a
lecture on "Flies. - An interest
ing point of the lecture is found
in the fact that Prof. Hill demon
strated that, like LowelI's larger
deas, which have smaller Heas
upon their backs to bite 'em,o the
house fly has his petty lrritations.
Sometimes he is troubled by at
least 20 different kinds of vermin.
These eventually kill the debauch-
ed insect by pertinacity.
According to Prof. Hill, fy's
capacity for crime is extended by
his strength, which is relatively
nearly seven times that of a
horse, for it can lift twenty times
its weight. 1t can absorb enor-
nous quantities of oxygen, and it
is in tact confirmed oxygen to-
per.
Its reprehensible habit Of walk
ing upside down on the ceiling is
due to its loathsome habit of ex-
uding gum from each of the 1900
hollow hairs on its feet.
The fly, too, has an evil eye
divisible into several other eyes.
1t has also 100 or 1900 parts all
connected with the olfactory nerve
and therefore possesses complete
equipment for detecting unsound
meat such as is given to no other
creature. English Note.
Ye gods and little fishes! just
think of an old fly crawling over
a nice piece of meat and exudlng
1900 splotohes of Shiny gum every
time be puts down bis feet and
then to think of him finding wa
terry grave ina glass of fresh milk
and as he shuffies off bis mortal
coil, leaving twenty specimens Of
live and kicking vermin floating
around; and then to see a fellow
throw his corpse out with a spoon
and drink the stuff. Gosh no
wonder people have typhoid fever
and stomach trouble. Ours never
was extra strong and we've got to
quit right now. Liberty Herald.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-06-13
The Departure Of a Little One.

On Saturday morning God, in
his wisdom, saw fit to take the
little infant child of MIR. and Mrs.
w. L. Maxwell. of Fair River,
home to glory to live foreVermore.
Dear father and mother, It's
hard to have to part from this
little one, but if God saw fit to
take it; grieve not for He knows
best.
Those little lips so sweet to kiss
Are closed forever now.
Those sparkling eyes that shone
so bright
Beneath that pearly brow,
That little heart that beat so high
Free from all care and gloom
Is hidden now from those beloved
Beneath the silent tomb"
A FRIEND.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-06-13
ADVERTISEMENT,
Inviting Proposals for Federal Build.
ing Site at Brookhaven, Miss.

Treasury Department, Office of the
Secretary, Washington, D. c., June
8, 1908.
Proposals will be received, to be op-
ened at 2 o'clock p m, July Is. 1908,
for the sale or donation to the United
States of a suitable site, centrally and
conveniently located, for the federal
building to be erected in Brookhaven,
Mississippi A corner lot, of (approxi-
mately) l30x135 feet, is required. Each
proposal must give the price, the char
acter of foundations obtainable, the
proximity to street cars, sewers, gas,
and water mains, ETC., and must be ac-
companied by diagram indicating the
principal street, the north point, the
dimensions and grades of the land,
the widths and paving of adjacent
streets and alleys, whether the alleys
ere public or private, and whether or
not the city owns land occupied by
sidewalks. The vendor must pay all
expenses connected with furnishing
evidences of title and deeds of convey
ance. improvements on the property
must be reserved by the vendor; but
pending the commencement Of the fed
eral building they may remain on the
land upon payment Of a reasonable
ground rent. The grantor must. how
ever. remove all imnr0vements on thir.
ty days notice so TO do The right 10
reject any proposal Is reserved. Each
proposal must be sealed, marked Pro
Rosal for Federal Building Site at
Brookhayen, Mississippi, and mailed
to the SECRETARY OF THE TREAS
URY, Supervising Architectl, Wash.
ington, D. g. No special form Of pro-
posal is required on provided.
GEO. 3. CORTELYOU,
Secretary,
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-06-13

population of s5,000,000 people
at present. to be 105, 100000 peo-
pie ten yeats hence, backed by
resources unequaled elsewhere on
the face of the earth, must 90 for
ward on such scale commen-
snrate With our natural advanta-
ges and the world IS wonderful ma
terial progress. 1t behooves the
wide awake, far seeing business
man to recnguize these conditions
and to prepare for this coming
activity.
Now, when labor is cheap and
abundant, when building material
is luwer than it has been for some
years, when iron is down in price,
when machine shops can accept
and fill orders within reasonable
time, is pre-eminently the oppor-
Lunity for the far-seeing man to
prepare for the future and for the
hustling man or concern to secure
business. In this time of dulness
and low prices, when the tlmid
folks are unwilling to spend a
dollar for fear prosperity will
never return, the man of strength
and force and business ability
should be putting his factory in
shape, re-equipping it with the
best machinery, ,enlarging his
plant, in order to enable him to
produce to the best advantage and
at the lowest cost. This is a great
time. a time for opportunity for
the business man who wants to be
ready to reap his full harvest of
prosperity with the next swing of
the pendulum from present de-
preston te the high water mark
the future. Nobody need i;aagine
for one moment that this country
will not soon right herself.
This is the time for men who
can command capital and for
municipal and county authorities
to carry forward their projected
improvements. Hundreds OF
thousands of laborers are out of
employment, wages are low and
materials can be had at a much
lower rate than last year. Under
such circumstances men who ex-
pect TO build and can secure the
needed money ought to go ahead
at once, while States, cities, towns
and counties which have planned
for public Improvements should
act Immediately. They would
thus secure the lowest cost OF
construction work and help to
create prosperity Clarion-Led
ger.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-06-13
STRICTLY LOCAL.

1hioc bOE1lS AnulCl 0HUCItulH-
ed on Tuesday night.
/ st. Francis commencement next
Tuesday and Wednesday.
Miss Eva Kohlman is spending
a few days at Browns Wells.
Mrs. Bessie Lipscomb has gone
to Natchez to spend portion of
her vacation.
DR.. and Mrs. w. +. Montgom
ery, of NorfeId, were Brookhaven
visitors the first of the week.
Mrs. Annie Cassidy Ryan, Of
Rhyolite, New, visited j. w.
Cassidy and family during the
week.
Ellis Cooper is back from the
State University, where he was
awarded his diploma in the Law
Department.
| Mr.. and Mrs. F. f. Becker,
accompanied by Miss Kathleen.
are on visit to New York and
other Eastern cities.
Mr.. Z. V. Rafn, of Rain, has a
fine crop of Elberta peaches,
Judged by a sample he showed
The Leader this week.
Cecil Linton, Leslie Stingily
and Oliver Williamson enjoyed a
fishing trip to Pearl River this
week and met with fine success.
Miss Gibson, Parsons, May,
Oberschmidt Co.'S. experienced
trimmer, left Monday for Louis
vile. KY, to spend the summer.
Miss Josie Heuck has been in
Hattiesburg this week attending
the q rand Chapter of the Eastern
Star and was again honored by
being called upon to respond to
the address of welcome delivered
before that body.
Messrs. A. E. Fender, Henry
g. Greenwood and /. Abrams left
Wednesday on trip to Colorado.
They will probably remain long
enough to be in Denver during
the meeting of the Democratic
Convention July 7th.
Brookhaven has shipped four
carloads of tomatoes to date-one
week before last, one last week,
and two this week. Mr.. Holiday
informs The Leader that tomatoes
are the only crop the truckers
will clear any money on this sea-
son.
NJ. D. McGrath and son Henry
left this week for Central City,
Col, and expect to spend several
weeks in the Centennial State.
Mr.. McGrath is interested in the
King Bee Gold Mining Co., of
Central City, and will combine
business with pleasure while gone.
Rev. W. E. Phifer and his
bride, who were married in Ok
ford on Thursday, were rendered
reception by Mr.. and Mrs. j.
N. Cooke at the elegant home of
the latter on yesterday evening,
when the young couple we're the
recipients of very many sincere
and heartfelt congratulations.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phifer will occupy
the cottage on Chickasaw street,
lately occupied by Mr.. Atwood.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-06-13

Reports from Rev. j. w. Cham
bers, who is soiourning on the
coast, indicate that his trip from
here somewhat fatigued and irri-
tated him, but after few days
rest and quiet he has recuperated
and is doing we'll. Mr.. Cham
bers host of friends hope for his
carly recovery Laurel Chruni-
Gle.
Il Is difficult to think Of Or.
Chambers otherwise than as q
smiling. laughing. Jolly optimist,
full Of life and hope, and the sen
timents expressed by the Chroni-
Gle ere fully shared BY bis Brook
haYen friends.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-06-13
Tri-COunty MedicOS.

The County Medical Asso-
citation met here Tuesday with a
good average attendance. Most
of the physicians assigned places
on the program responded with
papers. Drs. Johnson and Will
son conducted clinics; DIR. w. II.
Frizell discussed "Proprietaries; J"
DR.. j. M. Dampeer, Common
Drugs" DR.. D. w. Jones, The
Dactless Glapds;" DR.. Fl. Flow
ers, Hygiene of the Eye. !"
Discussion of the papers present
ed was general. The next meet
ing will be held in Wesson in
August.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-06-13

According to the current issue
of the Amory Times Forest ism t
the only town in the state which
possesses acrobatic cows: a.
Mrs. Cow broke through the plate
glass front Of Alexander Co.'s.
store and carried out three bushels
of radishes, stepped on q show
case and smashed it thorough,
running $21 worth Of Brown j
Mule tobacco, seventeen bottles
of Garrett's 4 snua, and turned over
the peanut parcher causing the
gasoline tank 10 explode and burn
up 4 sacks Of Battle Axe -four.
On her way out she got mixed up
with the awning ID front of the
store and tore it into strings.
Forest Register.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-06-13

The County Democratic Con-
yention meets at the Court House
at 10 O'Clock today to elect a new
County Democratic Executive
Committee and appoint delegates
to the State Democratic Conven-
ton which meets at jackson next
Wednesday,. Lincoln should send
solid Bryan delegation to Jack
son, Sol Wexler to the contrary
Notwithstanding; and whoever
they are, it is hoped they will
vote for lnstructing Mississippi's
delegates to Denver for Bryan.
It seems to be quite generally
accepted that Mississippi's big
four" to Denver will be Senator
McLaurin, Senator elect Juhn
Sharp Williams, Gov. Noel and
Ex-Gov. Vardaman.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-06-13
ChiIdren's Day at Macedonia.

1t will be celebrated June 21st.
There will be speaking by mem
bers Of the school in the forenoon
and in the afternoon we expect TO
have speeches BY Brethren j. a.
Maui and w. Il. Parsons, Of
BrookhaVen. There will be din.
ner on the grounds for everybody.
w. A. WALKER.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-06-13
THE LOCAL COURTS.
A Gist of What They Have Been Doing
the Past Week.
Justice Dauehtry's Court.

John Galloway Disturbing
peace. Fined Us and costs.
Charles SmIth-Vagrancy. 30
days in Jail or give bond for in
dustry and good behavior.
Sam Brown-Assault and bat
terry. Fined $3.50 and costs.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-06-13
HOffman's Court.

Justice Hoffman had only one
offender before him this week
Susie Hunter, charged with va
grancy. Susie was given 80
days on the county farm, to study
habits of industry.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-06-13

State Treasurer George Ed
wards has taken step which
evinces q lot Of good horse sense.
He has declined to give out any
statement to reporters as to the
condition of the State Treasury.
Heretofore when the States FL
nances happened to be at low
ebb, the fact was heralded broad
cast by jackson space writer's.
creating the impression abroad
that the State was bankrupt, thus
doing great damage to The indus
trial interests Of Mississippi.
The policy adopted BY Mr.. Ed
wards is one that should be- DOM
mended BY every loyal Mississip-
plan. Yazoo Sentinel.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-06-13

The Mississippi Democratic
state Convention meets in Jack
son next Wednesday to elect dele
gates to tie National Democratic
Convention at Denver, nominate
presidential electors and appoint
new State Executive Commit
tee. Bryan is the overwhelming
choice of Mississippi Democrats
for President and the delegates to
Denver sho uld be so instructed.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-06-13

The $4,000 of bonds Of the
CoIored School Of Yazoo City
were awarded to A. j. Cakes and
Co. by the City Council at its
meeting Monday night. their bid
being the best Of che three sealed
proposals submitted. The bonds
run for period of little more than
eighteen years, and bear 5 per
cent interest. Yazoo Sentinel.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-06-13

The question is, will Chancellor
Day and his patron John D. vote
for Roosevelt's candidate when he
is nominated?
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-06-13

The jackson board OF trade il.
conducting a friendly can paign
With two opposing tickets is the
field for its officers, ia order to
stimulate interest in the oFganiza-
tion and increase it's membership.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-06-13
Marriage Licenses Issued the Past
Week.

Colored Henry Smith and Ella
Sanders; Geo. L. Sullivan and
N ariah Jane Hanley.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-06-13

Wanted Music pupils; both
vocal and instrumental. Apply
TO Mrs. Josie Bowen Bolton,
North Church Street.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-06-13

County Democratic Convention
ut 10 a. m. today.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-06-13

The Board of Trustees of the
A. and M. College will make a
thorough investigation of the va
rious charges preferred against
President Hardy by 1t. Welborne,
DR.. Crisler and Prof. Leavell.
The Leader confidently believes
that Prof. Hardy has nothing to
lose by such an investigation and
that bis administration will be
fully vindicated.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-06-13

Hon. j. w. George of Yazoo
City, law partner of Hon. G. II.
Williams, Democratic national
committeeman for Mississippi, is
the latest announcement for Con-
gress from the Eighth District,
He is the youngest son of ex-Sen5
ator George.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-06-13

The Republican National Con
vention meets in Chicago next
Tuesday. There are so many
contests for the committee on cre-
dentials to consider it will probab-
Iy be Friday or Saturday before a
vote is reached on the candidates
whose names are to be submitted.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-06-13

Texas Democrats have launched
a movement for John Mitchell, of,
Illinois, the celebrated labor lead
er, as Bryan's running mate. If
The Leaders, judgment in this
matter could prevail, widely and
faVorably known Southern man
would be chosen for vice-president
on the Democratic ticket. and he
would be Williams, of Mississippi,
or CuIberson, of Texas.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-06-13

Secretary Taft's nomination by
the Republican National Conven-
tion is now assured, as enough
contests have been decided in his
favor by the National Committee
to give him a majority of the dele
gates.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-06-13

Charles Butler spent Thursday
ID jackson.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-06-13

Anlite county instructed for
Bryan.
The Detroit times., 1908-09-03
Grants Nomination of A. ]
Stewart.

1T was not unnatural that in the
absolute absence OF political expert
ence President Grant should not only
have had much to learn concerning
the nature and conduct OF civil gov
eminent" says Carl Schurz in the
September McClure's, but that he
should also have had much to unlearn
OF the mental habits and the ways of
thinking he had acquired in the ex-
ercise of large, indeed almost unlim-
tied. military command. This was
strikingly illustrated by some remark
able incidents.
"As usual. the nominations made by
the president for cabinet offices were
promptly ratified by the senate with.
out being referred TO any committee.
But after this had been done, ii was
remembered and reported TO President
Grant that one of the nominees so con.
flrmed, Mr.. A. T. Stewart OF New
York, whom President Grant had Sc
lected for the secretaryship OF the
treasury, as person engaged In com
merce, was disqualified by one OF the
oldest laws on the -statHte-beek-iH
fact, the act Of September 2. 1889. es-
tablishing the treasury department.
That this law, which provided that
the treasury department. having the
administration of the custom houses
under It's control. should mo- have at
It's head merchant or importer In
active business, was an entirely prop
err indeed a necessary one. had never
been questioned. The next morning
March 9Th, had occasion to call upon
President Grant for the purpose OF
presenting TO him a congratulatory
message from certain citizens OF st
Louis. found him alone, engaged In
writing something ea-a -half.Sheet- al
note-paper Mr.. President | said, !
see you are busy. and do not wish to
interrupt you. My business can wait
Never mind he answered. L am only
writing a message TO the senate My
business was quickly disposed OF. and
withdrew.
I'm the course OF that days session
Of the senate a message from the
president was brought in, In which
after quoting the statute Of September
2. 1889, the president asked that Mr.
Stewart be exempted by joint resolu
ton of the two houses OF congress
from the operation of the law which
stood I'm Mr.. Stewards way. There
were some signs Of surprise among
senators when the message was read,
and Mr.. Sherman ut once asked unan-
imous consent to introduce bill In
accordance with the presidents wish.
But Mr.. Sumner objected to the I'M
mediate consideration thereof because
of its great Importance. This stopped
further proceedings, and the bill was
laid on the table never to be heard of
again"
The Detroit times., 1908-09-03

has been done for them, but In
the expectation of other fayors u
come. There is no reason TO suppose
that the present campaign will De any
exception. Indeed, the pledge that tho
work OF tariff revision is TO be made
later on next spring may we'll put the
highly protected interests on their
mettle TO make sure that they Will be
taken care of in the usual way. The
candidate OF the Republican party for
president has already hidden for their
support by saying that there arc some
duties that ought TO be raised As
Mr.. Bryan truly says. IT, must be inter
esting TO be told what duties these are
The platform declared that the
change OF the tariff to a revenue basis
shall be gradual. and Mr.. Bryan re-
peats this in his address. This was,
no doubt, intended to allay the alarm
which benefciaries OF the high rates
will seek 10 install into the minds OF
the timid. In point Of fact, there Is no
possibility OF getting hack TO a reve-
nue. basis, except In gradual way,
and the needs OF the revenue are such
that the rates cannot be very low.
There is no danger that the duties will
not be high enough TO cover the diner-
ence OF cost In this country and
abroad. But Mr.. Bryan does not fail
to point out that the whole system Is
vicious. Business should not be built
on legislation; II should stand upon its
own merit" Such would be the effect
OF the carrying out OF the Democratic
program TO put the tariff on a reve'
nue. basis, and there Is no danger to
legitimate interests and no reduction
OF wages involved In this program
The fact that high-priced labor. by Its
sunerior- efficiency produces cheaper
goods than low-priced labor. disposes
OF the whole question OF protection
making wages high.-Louisvilie Cour
ier-Herald
The Detroit times., 1908-09-03
From Another Point of View


Mrs Leonard Johnston and watched
on with hts wife, Is dangerous
Hemsns The Dem
here did their best In that direction
leaves u IN
announcing that he Intends speak for him tnee
an. which
It they turn the hose on en-
wnuar blowing OF a
used for an automobile ure either
considers he has no opposition lor ne
doubtless by
McGregor.
WIN support Bradley why hoon ne a'eI
played important
the OF doctor
Waser hats as he ran from the scene
embarrassment
ctizenw chasing his
cas county primaries after hold
continued service to be contested Tor among four
Ave candidates fol county Offices