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The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-01-30
BUILDING MATERIAL.
Wood Still Principal Material Used n
Building Construction According
to Government Report.

Great as the advance in re-proof
construction has been during the
last ten years there has been no LETT
up in the use of lumber. and both
architects and builders find them-
selves SO dependent on wood today.
that they are compelled to admit
that the forests of the country are
likely to be the chief source of
building material for many years
to come.
The use of cement, terra Gotta,
brick and stone. with a framework
of steel, will make it possible soon
to do away with wood entirely, ;"
is a remark often heard, and, in
deed, when one stands on lower
Broadway and looks up at the tow
ering skyscrapers, the statement
seems to contain much truth. As
a matter of fact. however, the pop
ular idea that fire proof materials
will do away with the need of u.s.
ing lumber in comparatively few
years is very erroneous one. All
of the various fire-proof materials
going into the approved construc-
tion of the more substantial build
ings are used in greater quantities
now than the world dreamed of a
few years ago, yet the heavy de.
mand for lumber continues.
That wood predominates is shown
by the annual building records.
of the permits used for buildings
erected last year, approximately 81
per cent were constructed of wood,
and the remaining 80 per cent of
fire resisting material, according to
a report issued by the Geological
Survey on operations in forty-nine
leading cities of the country.
These figures are the more signlfi-
cant when it is realized that they
only represent the building activi-
ties in the largest cities; they do
not take into account the construc-
tion of dwellings, stores and other
buildings in the thousands of small
cities and towns scattered over and
not included in the forty-nine cities
on which the reckoning is made.
In towns and small cities wood is
usually the predominating building
material and it is safe to saw that
if the statistics had included figures
for all places of whatever size, the
percentage of wooden construction
would have been much greater.
These figures, as a rule, are only
for the corporate limits, and the
suburbs of these cities have each
very large amounts to be added,
The cost. also, is relatively higher
in these cities than in towns nearer
the base of the supply.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-01-30
A Candidate for Serious Trouble.

Our usually quiet little town was
treated to rather an exciting sensa-
tion on last Saturday evening. Our
young friend Sam Newman was
making some last calls preparatory
to starting for the A. & M. College
next morning. and he and a young
lady friend were walking up the
street near Mr.. Gygon's residence,
coming from the depot just about
twilight when they were fired upon
by some unknown party with a shot
gun, but the shot being small and
the distance SO great. the shot did
not penetrate, though quite a num-
ber peppered Sans back and one
struck the young lady on the head.
DR.. Newman made an investiga-
tion and learned that little Thomas
Stevens was the guilty party, and
an affidavit was made against. the
boy by Sam. He was tried in the
Mayors court and convicted. The
Mayor gave Thomas good lecture
and made the fine as light as he
we'll could, $25, and gave him sixty
days in Jail, the Jail sentence being
suspended on good behavior on part
of Thomas. One of the regrettable
features of the case was that Mr..
o. R. Stevens, father of Thomas,
instead of Furnishing the boy for
the outrageous act, allowed him to
talk in a very insulting way to
Sam, and he got out of his coat in
presence of the Mayor, Marshal,
and Justice of the Peace and invit-
ed Sam to fight him. That evening
they met at the forks of the road
in the eastern part of town, Sam
asked Stevens if he still wanted to
fight and when Stevens attempted
to draw a knife, Sam knocked him
down with his fist. DR.. Newman
at once requested the Mayor to have
an affidavit made against Sam,
which was done, and Sam plead
guilty, paid a fine of $3.50 and
has gone to school. We hope that
this will be the last of this class of
mischief Franklin Advocate.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-01-30
All the Patent Medicines advertised IN this paper
sale at
PRICES DRUG STORE

A tax on bachelors ranging from
$40 to $50 a year, according to age,
is the purpose of bills which have
been introduced in the legislatures
of Wisconsin. Iowa and Missouri
and Texas. In some of these
states, the proposed law may be re-
garded as freak legislation which
will never pass, but in Wisconsin
|it is said the chances for its enroll
|ment on the statute books are very
favorable. In addition to taxing
the bachelors. in Winconsin the
establishment Of State board is
planned, the duty Of which shall be
to procure wives for bachelors who
desire to evade the tax.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-01-30
TO SAVE ARKANSAS.
Chinese Converts Send Money for Mis-
siOns in America.

Little Rock, Ark, Jan. "a. For
a supposedly Christian Common
wealth to be made the object of the
missionary zeal Of supposedly
heather country is the striking sit
uation in which the Episcopal Dio-
cese of Arkansas has been placed by
the receipt of contribution from
Episcopal converts in China for
missionary use in Arkansas.
Bishop William Brown of Little
Rock has received letter from
Bishop Logan H. Roots. Jr., of
Hankow, China, containing draft
on London for $50 to be used in
evangelization here. Bishop Roots
is a native of Little Rock. Several
years ago he was sent to China as a
missionary, and was later elevated
to the bishopric there. Recently
he visited his mother here and dur
ing that time held several confer.
ences on the work in China.
On his return to China Bishop
Roots told his people of conditions
in Arkansas and of the difficulties
experienced here, as we'll as else
where, to obtain money necessary
for evangelistic work. This gave
his communicates the impression
that the Arkansas church was in
dire need of help, and they went
down in their purses and contribut-
ed their mites to save the heather
of Arkansas.
Bishop Brown was deeply affected
and has declared the money will
be put to the best possible use. He
believes it will result in a general
awakening of the Arkansas church.
Democrat Special.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-01-30

A suit for $4,000 damages has
been filed in the Kinds county cir
cult court by Ida Dozier against
the Mississippi Industrial Exposi-
tlon Company for personal injuries
sustained by her last summer on
the occasion of the visit of Booker
T. Washington to jackson, when
stairway in the Coliseum building
where he made speech, gave way.
injuring several persons slightly.
among whom was Bishop Chas. B.
Galloway. It happens that Ida.
who is a negro woman. was hurt
worse than anyone else, her knee
cap being broken. rendering her
lame for life.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-01-30

There is a provision of law in
this State which gives a prisoner,
under sentence to the Penitentiary,
the option of going to the Peniten-
tiary and serving time pending the
decision of his appeal from the
lower court to the higher. In case
a prisoner exercises this option by
going to the Penitentiary, he is al
lowed credit on the Penitentiary
books for the time he has served
pending his appeal, and this time
is deducted from his Penitentiary
sentence in case the Supreme Court
afirms the decision Of the lower
court.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-01-30

1t is said that the soldiers horne
at Beauvoir now contains 140 in
mates and the home is filled to its
utmost capacity and number of
applications are on file. The home
should be so enlarged that all the
brave boys who wore the gray and
now have no home, can find COM
Portable rest there beside the sea
where their beloved chieftain spent
his last years. Mississippi should
be saved the shame Of allowing any
old soldier to die in the poor house
anywhere. Southern Sentinel.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-01-30
Rewards for HerOisu.

The Carnegie Hero Commission
made awards last week to Louisi-
ana and Mississippi heroes.
Mrs. Rosa Omer, Of New Or
leans. whose husband lost his life
to save another, was awarded $50 a
month for life, or until she re-mar.
ries, $1,000 to pay off a mortgage
on her home and SIS month for
each Of her two children till they
reach the age of sixteen.
George Cole, age II, Of Yazoo
City, was given $1,000 for educa
tional purposes for saving COM
panion from drowning in Yazoo
river in 1906.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-01-30

If jury prejudiced in favor Of
the defense. or one too densely ig-
norant to weigh law and evidence is
not empaneled in the Cooper-Sharp
murder trial at Nashville, it will
evidently be no fault Of the de
fendant's counsel. Under the Ten
nessee law the defendant has four
challenges to the States one.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-01-30
Diversification Day.

President G. K. Hightower, \of
the Mississippi division of the
Farmers Union, who is spending
the day at headquarters on official
business, states that extensive plans
are being made by local and county
unions for the observance of 'Di-
versifcation Day. on the 10Th of
February.
Speakers for these occasions are
much in demand, and all of the
leaders of the organization will
have engagements for that date.
The members will assemble at their
usual places of meeting for the pur-
pose of discussing crop diversified
tion, intensified farming, how to
head off the boil weevil, and other
topics of timely interest.
The special agents of the United
States department of agriculture,
nearly fifty in number, who are
now employed in Mississippi, have
been invited to deliver addresses at
the various local gatherings, and
will give union members the bene-
fit, of the practical experiments that
have been made by the govern
ment.
'Diversifcation Day" was first
observed by the Farmers Union in
this State last year. and proved
quite a success. President High
tower expects even more interest
to be manifested in the event on
February 18th, for there has been a
general awakening among the men,
bers to the Importance of improv-
ing their farming methods.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-01-30
Carneeie's HumOr.

| Ridicule is one of the most
potent weapons with which to com.
bat error Andrew Carnegie never
did anything finer in his life than
turn the battery of his wit upon
the millionaire beggars who were
demanding that the steel trust
should be kept in the list of nurs-
ing infants kept at the breast Of
the American consumer. Philadel-
phia Record.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-01-30

The friends Of Mr.. G. K. Capps,
the popular station agent at this
point, regret that he has resigned
his position and gone. Mr.. e. O.
Susong, from Silver Creek, has
charge Of the Office. Franklin Adj
vocate.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-01-30

The speech of Representative
Willett, Of New York, blistering
Roosevelt, has been expunged from
the Congressional Record. Well,
it was unparliamentary, at least.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-01-30

The jurynlan who hasn't read a
newspaper ii 40 years and knows
little else is at a premium ii the
Cooper murder trial at Nashville.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-01-30

No sooner had Taft left Georgia
than Rockefeller and Hartman HE'D
them thither for a little recreation,
but they didn't form the same
house party.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-01-30

Announcement is made of the
betrothal Of Miss Floyd Willougby
and Mr.. Daniel T. Cushing, Of
Chicago. The nuptials Of the pop
ular young couple will be celebrat-
ed in the early glow Of the spring.
lighted weather.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-01-30

Mrs. ]. T. Gotten has purchased
the millinery department of the
Parsons, May. Oberschmidt Co.,
and will conduct the business in
the store adjoining and now occu-
pied by the firm in the grocery
line. Mrs. Gotten will fit up this
eligible site and be ready to present
the best in Millinery and Dress
making, at very early date. Mrs.
Cotten's numerous friends and pa
irons are congratulating themselves
upon her permanent location among
them. Abundant success is wished
for her by all who know her worth
and her proficiency in her profess
sion
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-01-30
Boy Shoots a Young Lady and Her
Escort at MeadyilIe.

Meadville, Miss, Jan. 27.-
Thomas Stevens, a 14-year-old boy,
was arraigned and tried before
Mayor Wilmington, and was SEN
fenced to sixty days in the county
Jail and fined $25 for shooting,
without cause, Miss Sallie Guice
and Sam Newman, while returning
from walk from the depot about
dusk Saturday evening. They pass
ed several boys and when they had
gone about 100 yards up the street
the boy raised his gun and fired on
them. Neither of them was hurt,
as the shot did not penetrate the
clothing. Mayor Wilmington stat,
ed that he would remit the Jail
sentence when the fine and cost was
paid.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-01-30

The attorneys for the State have
had second man arrested for al
legged perjury. committed while
trying to get on the Cooper Sharp
jury at Nashville.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-01-30

The Perlpatetics meet with Mrs.
]. Il. johnson this afternoon.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-01-30

A norther struck US yesterday
morning.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1909-01-30

Mrs. Sallie Smith has returned
from visit to jackson.
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1909-04-08

and a reader ~ nun .er q. No. "a
pers said o. ne SEES .s-ilr
The Barley people seem i-i er.r,
regarding the pooling 20. the curren,
year crop. II they don't g-ool. why
should We"
EXISTING conditions" answered
are quite dissimilar. The Barley peo-
pie cut last years crop out while We
produced normal or nearly normal.
crop. Wherefore without a big crop
OF Burley this yaar the worlds supply
OF Buriey will presumably BE- made.
quate To meet consumer demands
Not so with the stemming type o, to-
oaceo- production has kept pace with
consumption no crop has been cut out
don't know IL the Burley people will
pool or mott see they mean TO keep
up their organization but am conf
dent they will suffer il they don, pool
And ! know the stemming people will
be plundered il they fail to pool
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1909-04-08

-Jno. v. Blue. Jr.. Hope Yates and
T. II. Cochran.
The following standing committees
were appointed
OK WORSHIP Rev. Adams Chair
man: Rev. Miller and Jno. ". Bloc
o. MENBERsHIP:-J Seiberry.
Chair ran: F. ". Num- and c. II. Nor
ton.
On FTSASCE:-C. ". Haynes, Chair
man; Geo. NJ Crider and c. c. Taylor.
Or GYNsAsYUM:-C. II. Norton.
Chairman; W. V. Hanynes and John
Sedberry.
Or ESTERTAISsEST:-Jas. l.. Travis
Chairman; c. S. Mum. J. p. King. w.
V. Haynes and Sylvan Price.
OK BY-LAws:-J. p. King. Chairman:
c. II. Nornton and Carl Henderson.
On motion the meeting adjoining TO
meet again at 100 P. N. Thurday April
9Th, 1893.
JAS. L. TRAVIS,
Temporary Secretary.
c. A. NORTON,
Temporary Chairman.
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1909-04-08
Ml-0-kA
Relieves Stomach Misery Almost
lmmed ateIy.

II the food you ate at your las,
meal did not digest. but laid for q long
time like lead on your stomach, then
you have digestion. and must act qnick
ly.
OF course there are many other symp-
toms Of indigestion. such as belching
up Of soured food. heartburn, dizziness,
shortness of breath, and foul breath.
and il you have any of them, your
stomach is out Of order and should be
corrected.
Mona tablets have cured thousands
of cases of indigestion and stomach
trouble. II you nave any stomach dis
tress, Mi-o-na will relieve instantly.
But Mi-o-na unlike most so-called
dyspepsia remedies, does more than re-
iieve; it permanently cures dyspepsia
or any stomach trouble by patting en-
ergy and strength into the walls of the
stomach.
A large box of Mi-o-na tablets costs
but 80 cents at HAYNES e. TAYLoR's
are guaranteed TO cure or money back
When others fail, Mi-o-na cures. II is
d producer Of flesh when the body is
thin; it it cleanses the stomach and
bowels, purifies the blood. and makes
rich, red blood. As AZ.
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1909-04-08
HEBRON.

1t seems that our Hebron correspon
dent has forsaken Us a. we see n,
items from Hebron lately. So with ar
apology 10 her" or him" will send
word 20 the same old REcoRp-PRE
Sunday School was organized a,
Dunn Springs Sunday with Rev. Sum-
mers as superintendent.
Mrs. Robert Dial died on Sunday.
March 2lst, 1893, and was buried al
Hurrican Monday evening. March p.
n. B. Phillips and family. of Wig
gins, Miss. arrived a few DAYS ago 10
make their home again in old Kentucky.
They are living on the Newt Weldon
place.
Miss Ruth Cook. Of NJ. II. S. Marion
visited her parents Saturday and Sun.
day.
Mrs. Everett Bebout died Thursday
April /. and was buried at Chapel Hill
Friday.
Tom Smith. of Sheridan. visited
Harvey Clark Sunday.
Bailus Paris and family and Miss
Lllnnie Paris visited in Crooked Creek
neighborhood the fourth Sunday.
Harry Hamilton and Pate Shepherd.
Of Tolu, attended church at Hebron
sunday.
John T. Vaughn and family visited
Will Elder near Marion Friday.
Mrs. John Num-, Of Marion. was the /
lest of I. N. Bracey and family la. |
week
Mrs Mollie Daniel, of Lima, O.. at.
ended the bedside Of her daughter
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1909-04-08
ATHLETIC CLUB AND
'. N. C. 4. FOR MARION

The Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton. of Marion, KY. met in the Y. NJ.
c. A. Rooms in the Press Building.
April 9Th, 1909 for the purpose Of elect
ing officers.
The meeting was called together and
opened with prayer by Rev. Adams.
c. II. Norton was elected Temporary
Chairman and Jas. L. Travis was elect
ed Temporary Secretary.
Geo. M. Order, c. S. Mum, and c.
c. Taylor were appointed Nominating
Committee and the following officers
were appointed by them.
F. W. Mum, President; c. II. Nor
ton, Vive-President; Sylvan Price,
Secretary; Carl Henderson, Treasurer.
The following were elected as trustee
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1909-04-08
OLLIE JAMES RE-
CEiVES APPLAUSE.
Continued From First Page. }

they could not have" He asserted
that the so-called reasonville profit
was to be upon vstered stock and ictit-
ious values.
Mr.. James also characterized the
tariff on farm products delusion and
a snare and "a most consummate
fraud"
Mr.. James attacked the maximum
features of the bill He declared that
the plan of the tariff was 10 punish
consumers because the Governments
across the sea will not deal fairly
with American manufacture. Your
whole vision" he said, only includes
the manufacturer.
Mr.. James announced his intention
Of offering an amendment TO authorize
suspensions Of important duties on COM
modities or articles of merchandise Of
foreign make here if the value of sim-
liar articles inhancep in consequence
Of any trust or monopoly, He insisted
that wherever the maximum rate is ap-
piled, it would wipe off the free list at
least fifty articles. He denounced the
sugar and Tobacco" trusts and advocat-
ed an income tax.
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1909-04-08
MRS. BeBOUT DEAD.

Mrs Tinnie Bebout. wife of J Ev-
eritt Bebout, died at her home near
Tolu Friday morning. April 2. after a
two weeks illness. She was the
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Francis G.
Daniel and about ten years ago was
married to j. +. Bebout.
She was a good woman in every sense
of the word; devoted wife and loving
mother, TO true christian and a mem
Der Of the Chapel Hill Presbyterian
Church.
She leaves behind her. besides her
husband and five children, a father,
mother. four sisters, and brother.
Her sisters are:-Mrs. G.. r. Ruck.
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1909-04-08
TOBACCO TIOIMGs.

Since oil members. save only q fe~
who have disposed Of receipts. hold
warehouse receipts calling for Is pei
cent, Of face value. which balance falls
due 20 soon as sales are made Of Asso-
citation holdings. il follows. | say, tina,
all members are concerned TO know. as
nearly as may be computed. the pres
eot and probable value Of all outstznd-
ing warehouse receipts.
The estimate to follow commend a.
of weiRety import. since il is based on
information gained by this writer from
Manager Elliot and Secretary Thomp-
son, who are-the two Of them-in a
position to know, and actually do know.
more about Association finances pres
ent and prospective than any other two
named officers. Understand. then,
what follows is an echo of the combined
voices Of Elliot and Thompson.
Much. of course, depends on when
present holdings are sold and at what
price.
But
This Association never hitherto issued
a warehouse receipt which was not
taken up at face value supplemented
by dividend
Outstanding receipts are worth what
they call for.
But
Let timid and conservative members
insure against disappointment by fan.
rying all sort, of adverse circ u m
and, TO insure against same,
subtract fourteen cents per hundred
pounds, or say two per cent. from face
value of receipt. and the remainer is
present value.
1t is impossible to be more definite
Until the close Of the season.
Secretary Thompson. dlscouting any
linn Tanning Trust tortuosities, say it
will be rather under than over two per
ent. And Thompson knows.
Manager Elliot says receipts are
yorth all they call for.
Members with all the facts before
hem are quite competent to form their
wn conclusions. In matters Of this
Drt am content to lay the facts be-
1re the members And ! am never
,ntent until can give the members
I the facts gatherable.
A good member Of this Association {
Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1909-04-08
GOOD OPINION
WELL STATED.
Continued from First Page

Of farmers cooperation are doing a.,
they can 20 increase the acreage in the
adjoining States Of Ohio. Indiana, Iii
nois and Missouri. also in the south
western portion Of Kentucky, where
organization is not particularly strong,
and where every srtifce known TO the
ingenuity of the devil has been and Is
being restorted 20 foment ascension
and discard
The song Of the trust siren may prove
50 alluring TO our unsuspecting and
covetous neighbors as TO induce them
TO Law aside wheat, corn and potatoes
for tobacco. never dreaming that the
bunch Of "Reubs" that had sense
enough and pluck enough to hold their
own with the Tobacco Trust might have
sense enough TO make il exceedingly in
teresting for a set Of unorganized
bumpers. To meet this condition.
think we need the most complete or
ganization that it is possible to effect.
Then, in July, send agents into those
States to make personal inspection. and
If they report and excessive acreage of
tobacco, wa should adopt one Of two
systems. viz: dump the 1903 Kentucky
crop. and thereby give than q full dose
Of tobacco. or else pool the 1903 Ken
lucky crop and refuse TO sell any part
Of it TO manufacturer that buys the
substitute, but sell TO the manufactur-
er's competitor the genuine Kentucky
tobacco at less cost than was paid for
the substitute. let that be what ID may.
However, should our agents report that
our neighbors had shown the good
sense 10 stock TO wheat. corn and po-
tatoes, and keep their fingers out Of the
tobacco howl, then we should do all we
could TO hold up the price on those pro-
ducts.
Holding those views, think the need
Of the hour Is for organize, organize,
organized,
Let there be local union of the A.
5. OF f. in every school district in Ken.
lucky and the tobacco question is set
tied for all the time.
very truly yours,
THOS. T. BARRETT.