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The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-01-16
TENNESSEE GOING DRY.
THE STATE.NIDERS SWEEP BOTH
HOUSES OF LEGISLATURE.
State Prohibition Bill Passed the House
Nearly Two to One.
The Governors Veto Cannot Save Old
Booze Now.

Nashville, Tenn, Jan. 13.-The
bill to prohibit the sale of intoxi-
eating liquor in Tennessee passed
the lower House of the General AS
sembly this evening at 6.15 o'clock.
The vote was 62 to 36. Fifty votes
is a majority. Twenty-Five Repub-
licans voted for and one against the
measure. The measure passed is
the one favorably acted ON yester-
day by the Senate and now goes to
Governor Patterson. He is ex-
pected to veto it, but under the
constitution his veto only operates
as suggestion, not as stay, and
bare majority may pass a bill
over the executives unfavorable
action.
The Governor is allowed to hold
the bill five days. If at the ex-
piration of this time it has not
been returned to the assembly it
becomes law without his sigma
ture. State-widers maintain that
the Governors action is not ma
terial, that his veto will not be sus-
tanned. The bill provides that
prohibition become effective July
l, 1909.
The battle attending the passage
of the prohibition bill was probably
the fiercest ever known in the
Tennessee legislature. For almost
five hours it was waged, the local
option or administration forces
contestlng every inch of the
ground. Amendment after amend
ment was presented, and promptly
voted down by about the same ma
jority as that given the bill on
final passage.
A great outpouring of oratory
came from both sides. Through
out the discussion the galleries
were packed and several times the
speaker, at the request of local
optionists, asked the sergeant at
arms to exclude visitors from the
floor of the house. When the final
vote was announced the cheers
from the gallery We're deafening,
the demonstration on the floor and
the galleries lasting several min
utes. Tonight the State-widers are
jubilantly asserting that the bill
will be passed over the Governors S
veto by about the same vote origin.
ally received in each house.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-01-16
THE LOCAL COURTS.
A GiSt Of What They Have Been Doing
the Past Week.
Mayors Court.

Rube Lard, Alec Mccoy and Will
lard Cranberry paid over $3.50 each
and costs for gaming.
Oscar Schwem paid SIS and costs
on charge of being drunk.
Marion McRee, Hooker Ratcliff {,
Oscar Ratcliff, Will Rea, Oscar
Schwem, John McDavitt, charged
with malicious mischief, were fined
800 each and costs, with the ex-
ception of Oscar Schwem who was
discharged.
Elsberry Brown paid So so and
costs on a charge of petit larceny.
Maggie johnson paid $3.50 and
costs for "cussin.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-01-16
FROM PLEASANT GROVE.

After the warm days winter set
in Wednesday morning showing,
and we have been having cold
weather ever since.
Our school is getting along nice
ly. We have recently ordered some
fup to now seats, much to the
delight of all, and especially Miss
Annie.
Mr.. Charlie Grafton, a well
known citizen of Brookhayen, has
bought Mr.. Williams saw mill at
Ben Hur. Mr.. Grafton will take
charge Of the mill next week and
Mr.. Williams will move to his farm
east of Brookhaven.
Some of our young folks attended
church at Friendship Sunday last.
Our society met last Thursday
and elected the following officers:
Ford Calcote, president; Carl
Smith, vice president; and Annie
Lotion, secretary ndttreasurer.
Mr.. Marion Watts has added
much to the attraction of his dwell-
ing by building to it.
We we're delighted over the
crowd we had at Sunady school last
Sunday. We see the hopes of hav-
ing better Sunday school this year
than ever before.
Bro. Morris, our pastor for this
year, will preach his first sermons
foK us Saturday and Sunday. Let
everybody come out.
SUNFLOWER.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-01-16

Gov. Campbell has closed the
cock pits at San Antonio, Texas,
the first time such a thing has hap
pened, it is said, since the Alamo
was built. There are several cock
pits there, which have always at
tracted large crowds of people, who
bet their money on the fights. The
sport is largely confined to the
Mexican population, although there
are many Americans who are red
hot chicken sports.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-01-16
The Truck Growers.

The Truck Growers Association
held a meeting last Saturday and
adjourned to meet again at 8
O'Clock this afternoon. The time
has come for activity. It is recon-
mended that all tomato growers get
in their seed at once, SO there will
be uniformity in ripening Of the
crop and shipments later.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-01-16
Justice Daughtry's Court.

Ernest Anderson-Sel!ing lien
cotton-Dismissed.
George Gadbury-Vagrancy. 20
days in Jail.
Albert Sinclair-Fighting. Fin
ed $3.50 and costs.
John Davis, Will Watson, Jake
Watson, Alex Mccoy, Monroe
Briggs, Arthur Lard, Louis Wat
kins and Devy Thompson Gaming.
Fined SIS each and costs.
Leon Pitman- Exhibiting deadly
weapon. Fined $40 and costs.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-01-16
Marriage Licenses Issued the Past
Week.

Whites Cleveland Boyd and
Miss Nettie Morgan; James Her
ring and Miss Mary Wilkinson;
Dewitt w. Guy and Miss Ethel
Smith; Levi L. Red and Miss Mary
Blanche Montgomery; Preston AL
britton and Miss Jennie Johnson;
John M. Phillips and Miss Aileen
Carpenter.
Colored Douglass Kees and Mat
tie Diggs; Hugh Smith and Emma
Cook; Cupit Coleman and Lille
BilIups; Geo. Pigot and Clara Lee;
Allen Holloway and Emma Cole
man; Volley Smith and Emma Lew
is; James Collins and Galena Love.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-01-16
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT.
EDITED BY PROF. CLAUDE BENNETT, CoUN-
TY SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION.
Montgomery School Improvement AssO-
citation.

On Oct. % the teachers, patrons
and pupils Of Montgomery School
organized a. School Improvement
Association, with all the teachers,
patrons and pupils as members, a
membership of $50.
The Association at once began
work. All the broken panes were
put in the windows, the yard and
building all cleaned, roses, violets
and pansies planted in the yard,
and a number of pot plants given
to each department of the school,
and the building has been thorough
ly repaired.
$40 worth of new books have
been added to the library; $50
worth of patent desks bought for
the school; one United States map !;
one United State flag, 5 by s feet
one globe 8, inches in diameter;
one map of Mississippi; one Oxford
Bible; one life sized picture of
Washington, framed; one life-slze
picture of jefferson Davis, framed !;
8 buckets and 6 dippers; 6 new
erasers-and ITO pictures, all large,
for decoration. have been presented
to the school. Shades have been put
up in two rooms
The school has an enrolment of
125 pupils and it's faculty consists
of three teachers.
The Montgomery Literary So
ciety holds a meeting every Friday
afternoon, at which programs that
cause the pupils to read andSstudy
are carried out. The school colors
are light blue and brown.
BOYD MACKENZIE, Prin.,
Cao,xy G
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-01-16

Patterson and his contingent of
booze serving Democrats have been
whipped out all along the line in
Tennessee, and, as the Vicksburg
Herald observes, back Of the
onsweeping Prohibition tide in the
Volunteer State, moves the ghost Of
the murdered Carmack.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-01-16

Fewer official clashes and person
al cuts between Gov. Noel and State
Treasurer Edwards would be well
come relief to the people Of the
State.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-01-16

The Legislatures of States that
have adopted State Prohibition laws
will not have done all they can do
toward cutting off the traffic in
booze until they amend the law
against newspaper tigers and other
booze advertisers in prohibition
territory.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-01-16

Silver Creek has resolved to rise
from her ashes and build. Brick
buildings of substantial character
will take the place of the old
wooden ones in the burnt district.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-01-16

Hon. E. C. Kennedy was elected
speaker of the House in the Texas
Legislature. He is said to favor
submitting prohibition amend
ment to vote of the people, but
personally doesn't favor State Pro-
hibition.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-01-16

Fred Kees is busy at work get
ting things ready for his saw mill
five miles south of Monticello.
Good luck to him.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-01-16

3
courts instruction as a matter Of
form, our criminal courts might
just as well take an indefinite
vacation, capital punishment under
the law be proclaimed back
number, and every man declared
to be his own judge, jury and
executioner.
Sorsby should suffer the extreme
penalty of the law. In these days
of plyabIe executives, maudlin sem
timent and easy pardons that make
a mock Of law, nothing else will
meet the demands of Justice.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-01-16

Ex-Gov. Vardaman has gone on
his second lecturing trip to Texas.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-01-16
GOOD WATER.

On paying a visit to this school,
| found the patrons with wagons
and teams, cleaning off an acre of
ground for a school garden. These
people expect to have an agricul-
tural school of their own, and un-
der the management of Miss Es-
telle Furr things will come to pass
oct here. Miss Fur. in outlining
the plan for the work in the gar
den, among other things, said,
I'VE are going to divide the gar
den and give part of it to the
girls for flowers and the balance to
the boys for their crops. This is
good arrangement and other
scools might adopt the same plan.
CENTERVILLE.
This school, of which Mrs. Eta
Furr is the competent teacher, re-
ports the following contributions,
VIZ: dippers, crayons, erasers,
brooms, locks for doors and win
doWs, pot plants, window shades,
two nice pictures with gilt frames,
two other pictures. This is most
certainly fine report and is only
an evidence Of what may be accom-
plished by a wide awake, progress
sive teacher.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-23
THE kINGFlSHER.

Bird Whose Ways Are Most DiFTcul.
to Observe.
Perhaps there is noting i'm nature
more dif.cu!t to observe than the WAYS,
g the Ein@fiSher ANY. one may see
aim glanCipE down midStrean or mal
ing bis sudden arrow flight from sank
70 bank under the bright jane >En-
hine, but To- tr:I, k him down to his Sc
ret fishing place and watch h.m At
work is Il vastly more diiiicalt thing.
You come from the gold clad mead
Tvs into the shady river path as into
| cathedral! aisle The willows crowd
!own to the waters edge. In the green
'eedS Il sedgp bird is frestiu". There
: low twittcring song of reStiingS
=. round you. And now. in the Sha-
lest deep of the willow wood. 4 SllriIl.
'iping note cuts the silence IL fash of
merald passes. kinGtisher has gone
y on his way to his favorite pool.
\ common notion is that he sits per
fectly still on some branch overi.ang-
ing the water. Il picture of crafty vigil
ance. But this is rarely if ever The
case. The truth is. says writer in
the London Chronicle. that the king
fisher. like the master he is. sets about
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-23

las work with an easy surety. almost
Ia aou"halauce. I'per:a- down upon
him wa.i.y through the screen VI
branches yen would judge that tbe last
thing in tie world he WAS thinning
aIGut WAS the gliding brown water DO
tow him. lie twirls round on his
perch. making his vivid green and
turquoise and amber plumage scintil-
late ike Il GewGrop in the one beam o.
sunlight that has found him out.
He preeus his feathers stretches q
lazy wing now and AGAIN, looks about
him with Il casnal eye. and then, rs
If it were The mcreSt t!leiGg detail; in
life. lie suddenly points his two inch
long fishing spear of n bill ut the wa
Ter beneath him. piunges and is gone.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-23
Are Drugs Necessary?
Do Drugs Cure Disease?
Car Nature. be Assisted?

If a person would correct his habits,
persist in right eating and temperate
ways, undOu btedly the stomach would
right itself, the blood would rid itself of
the poison, and everything would be
right. But as said before there are
multitude of people who will not or cam
not adopt right methods of living. To
such people Peruna is n boon. A dose
before meals will assist the stomach to
do its work. This prevents fermenta-
ton of the food, brings about normal
digestion, and ell the train of ills that
follow indigestion disappear.
In other words, Pcruna is helpful to
those who live badly, or those who
have acquired some chronic weakness.
Pcruna docs not cure, buEit assists the
powers of Nature to bring about cure.
The whip does not increase the power
of tho horse to pull n load, but judi
ciOusly used it stimulates the horse to
use his powers at the right time, with
out which he could not have pulled the
load.
This illustrates the effect of Peruna,
or any other good remedy upon the sys-
tom. Taken at the right time, it calls
forth the powers of the human system
to meet the en-. roachmcnts of disease,
and thus cuts short, if not entirely ends,
the diseased action.
No one should ever attempt to substi-
tUte medicine in the place of right liv-
ing. In the end such an attempt will
prove q disaster. But an occasional use
of the right medicine at the right time
is godsend, and no reasonable person
will undertake to deny i t..
Those who know how to use Peruna
find it of untold value. By and by the
world will get wise enough so that
through correct living no medicine at
all viii be needed. But that time has
not arrived. In the meantime, while
the world is approaching that perfec-
ton in which all medicine will be elm
mated, Peruna is handy remedy to
have in the house.
Slight arrangements of tho stomach;
slight catarrhal attacks of the liver, the
throat, bronchial tubes, lungs or bow
els; these attacks are sure to lead to
grave diseases, and can be averted by
the judicious use of Peruna.
Wouldn't you like to read few UNI
solicited testimonials from people who
have used Peruna, and who stand ready
to confirm the above statements con-
cernScg it. If So address the Peruns
Drug Manufacturing Co., Columbus.
Ohio, and we will send some prepaid.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-23
TWAIN'S NEW SON-IN-LAW.
Husband of Humorist's Daughter One
of Worlds Best Musicians.

Husband of Hunorist's Daughter One
of Worlds Best Musicians.
OF Ossip Gabrilowitsch, the Russian
pianist just married to Clara Clemens,
daughter of Mark Twain, a well
known critic says:
"TbHt Russian, fiery. impetuous.
could so subdue to sweetness his vel
vet finger tips. so graduate the attack
of his Dervously powerful chords, is
something new upon the critical hori-
zon TO the natural adaptability of
the Slav Gabrilowitsch was early in
Quoted by Rubinstein into the mystic,
;'ies of noble tone production. 1t is
this cantabile quality one hears on the
strings of an old Cremona violin
which has so endeared him to his pub
lie. To be brilliant. TO be daring, to
evoke big tone, but not at the ex-
pense of euphony-that is the peculiar
isift of this young player from the
Neva.''
Mr.. Ghbrilowitsch was born in st.
Petersburg Jan. 26. 1878. He is the
Youngest son nf noted lawyer of the
Russian capital.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-23
NEWS OF THE NEIGHBORS

II. c. Ring, Cedar Rapids; grand war
den, Stymest Stevenson, Council
Bluffs; grand secretary, r. L. Tilton,
Des Moines; grand treasurer, A. E.
Hindorf; Newton; grand marshal, ].
H. Uetz, Des Moines; grand conduc-
tor George P. Campbell, Davis City
grand guardian. Charles Off, Keokuk;
grand herald. p C. Egan. Woodward !;
grand messenger, H. F. Wagner, Sig
Quincy; grand chaplain, A. A. Wal
burn, Winterset; grand reporter,
Charles E. MacCanon. Des Moines.
The new officers of the Rebekahs
grand lodge are: President, Hattie
Barquist, Des Moines; vice president,
Helen e. Prescott. Mason City; war
den, Lena T. Ring. Marion; secretary,
S. Elizabeth Metheny, Keokuk
treasurer, Allie Scott. Montrose.
The 1910 meeting of the Odd Eel
lows and Rebekahs of the state WI
take place in Cedar Rapids.
Obituary Record.-Mrs. Margaret
Lang passed away yesterday at her
home, I'LL LeClaire street. after an
illness extending over a year. She
was born Feb. II, 1924, in the Parish
of Linlithsov. Scotland. Her mar
riage to John Lang was celebrated
March IL, 1876. Mr.. Lang preceded
her in death by two months. In 1917
they came to America, settling in Al
bany, n. Y. where they lived but a
short time before moving to Venango
county, Pa. Here they lived for four
years when they came to Scott coun-
ty. moving onto a farm near Eldridge
in the spring of 1851. In the fall Of
1885 they moved to Davenport The
survivors are seven children, Mrs
Gavin Lang of Des Moines. MIS-. Mar
garet Grieve and Mrs Agnes Brownie
of Davenport. Mrs. Janet Hall. Mrs.
Jennie HOWE. John B. Lang and Mrs.
Bessie Brecken of Brooklyn, Iowa
one brother. William Young of Plu-
mas. Manitoba Three children have
passed away-Annie and Alice, whl
died in 1874 and William in 1895. The
funeral was held this afternoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-23
WORLDS CROPS IN 1909.

Canadian, German, French and Areen-
tine HarVests All Good.
In its review of the foreign crop con.
ditions the department of agriculture
states that the results of this years;
| harvest came we'll up to expectations
| in Canada. In Europe the situation is
somewhat mixed. Russia. Hungary
and the Balkan states experienced con
siderable disappointment in the actual
yields. while in France and even more
in Germany. where only moderate re.
turns were looked for. the harvest
much surpassed the hopes entertained
a month ago.
The first estimates of yield from
Russia. which appeared some weeks
ago. show about an average wheat
crop. but a very meager rye crop. The
fact that the latter grain is the CHIEF
source of food for the country. it is
declared. makes this shortage serious
from national point of view.
Recent official estimates fully con
firm the material extension of the 1909
wheat area in Great Britain and the
serious contraction in the acreage OF
that grain i'm Roumania and Germany
FROM the Argentine ministry of agri
culture comes the surprisingly opt
misttc report that. I'm spite OF the So
we're ard prolonged drought at the time
OF Planting. the present wheat acreage
while , per cent below that of 1908. IS
fully ms large as two years ago. when
the banner crop was harvested
Corn I'm southern Europe is far from
satisfactoGx. From Italy. from Russia
and from the Balkans come serious
complaints of the damage. now be
lieved to be irremediate, inflicted by
drought.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-23

II people were born right and after
wards lived right, there would be no
use for medicine Every doctor knows
this. So do other weil-informed people.
One thing more. When q person lives
wrongly, or acquires bodily wcal zness by
heredity, medicine can do only very
little. Medicine cannot cure him. Only
charlatans claim that medicines viii
cure disease. Medicines may palliate
symptoms Medicines may urge the
powers OF Nature oresist disease. Med
icines sometimes arouse the efforts OF the
human body to right itself against de-
engagements. This is the most that mod
feline can do.
A man acciden silly puts his finger in
the fire. Instinctively he vets bis
Finger ir 3; mouth, then blows on it
for the c. &c effect. This is no cure.
He knows it very well. But It makes it
feel better for the time bong.
People eat unwiseIy. This produces
SGyspepsia or indigestion. Tho only
rational cure is to eat correctly. Yet II
a palliative is at hand the pains of indi-
gostion can be mitiGated, the throes OF
dyspepsia assuaged. The medicine can
not be said TO have cured. 1t simply
palliates disagreeabIe symptoms. The
cure must come through right living.
Take Peruna, for instance. No one
claims Peruna is q cure for dyspepsia.
But Peruna will stimulate the stomach
to perform its function properly. Peru
ma will increase the flow of digestive
fluids, without which digestion cannot
be carried on at all. 1t Will increase the
relish of food, the appetite.
1t is admitted that all this cnSl be
accomplished by right living, but there
are so many people who either will not
or do not know how to eat correctly that
q tremendous amount of good can DC
done by the wise use of Peruna.
A stomach that has Been frequently
abused performs the function of diges-
ton very Iazily. Such stomach allows
the food to remain undigested for some
time after it is swallowed. This leads
To fermentation of the food. Sour ston-
ach is the result. This goes on week
after week, until the blood is poisoned
with the products of Fermentation. This
condition is very apt to produce rheum-
atism.
It Is not claimed that Pcruna will cure
rheumatism. Nothing will cure rheun-
atism but correct living. But AZ Is
claimed that Peruna Will assist badly
abused gtomach to .0erform its work.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-23
Yuma

Miss Eva Talubee. who was threat
ened with lung fever last week, is able
to be around the house
Miss Alice Beal. Miss GOldie Vain
wright and Edgar Walthers and Homer
Daley attended the Sunday school
convention at Milan last week.
Alfred Mead and L. L. Noah are
doing petit jury work this week
The mite party held at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman Daily was 4
success. A large number were pres
ent, The party was given for the
benefit of the church
Dr. Daley of Port Byron enjoyed a
'isit with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
lyman Daley of Yuma, a few days
asst week.
Miss Rosa Schewgler, teacher If
yuma school, is preparing for a box
sociable for the benefit of the school
library.
Miss Katie Wainwright is spending
4 few days with her parents. Mr. AMI
Mrs. George Wainwright of Water
town.
George oliver departed Tuesday for
South Dakota to enter the land draw
ing contest.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Manning spent
Sunday with Mrs. Manning's parents
at Camanche, Iowa
The ladies Of Rose Hill church are
preparing for an entertainment in the
near future.
Miss Edna Mumma is visiting in
Moline this week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-23

ersberger and t. A. Murphy, represents
ing the local creditors, have returned
from Milwaukee. where they inter
viewed Sage in Jail. To them Sage
admitted the crooked transactions i'll
this city but insisted his two partners,
Adolph Jaeger and Samuel A. Stein,
were the main promoters and got
away With the money He further as
seIts he was merely their tool and
today is penniless. The prospects are
charges will be preferred against Sage
in this city and that he will be brought
here for trial A rather peculiar CO
incident is the fact that the quarters
occupied by Sage in this city were
several years ago also occupied by
Adams, the bogus commission man,
and that both Sage and Adams were
arrested IN Milwaukee.
Grand Lodge Meeting Ends. = The
grand lodge of Iowa odd Fellows and
the Rebekahs concluded their annual
meeting yesterday. The installation Of
the new officers was the main feature
of the last day. Upon the surrender
of the chair of Grand Master Lyman
w White TO Dan B. Gum a beautiful
plush silk. satin lined and gold trim
med collar was presented to Mr.. Gum
by his lodge in Red Oak Following
are the officers installed for the en-
suing year: Grand master, Dan B.
Gum. Red Oak; deputy grand master.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-23
Hamlet

Mr.. and Mrs. o. N. Phillips arrived
home Thursday of last week afte,
spending several weeks at various
points in the west.
Frank Mcfarland and family were
Rock Island visitors Saturday. Mis-
Mary Halstead acted as telephone or
orator during Mrs. McFarland's alb
sence.
Miss Lulu Cooper returned HON,
from Burlington Friday Mr.. Coope!
remained at Mercy hospital to receive
eye treatment.
Miss Katherine Gray was a Rocl
Island visitor Saturday.