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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-30
Bv EBERT HUBBARD

Yale, Princeton, Columbia, Ok
ford or Cambridge and, literally,
not know peas from beans or a
Berkshire from a Duroc.
The production Of food has been
left to the ignorant, the illiterate,
the repressed, the mentally UNI
couth.
Educated people simply take
food for granted.
They may know all about
ancient Palestine, Greece and
Rome, but nothing about North
Dakota.
And yet there is no study that
brings a quick and as sure re-
ward in way of red cheeks. shin
ing eyes. strong muscles and use-
full knowledge as practical farm
ing.
College graduates with teach
ers' certificates are plentiful.
Combined coachers and teach
ers are not hard to find.
But when it comes to showing
boys and girls how TO do practical
work, you will look long before
you find your man. and when you
locate him you'll find he has a
good job already
For five hundred years teach
ers have been trained to have a
sort of contempt for anything in
the line of useful physical en-.
deavor.
Good school teachers are plenti-
full, and can be secured all the
way from fifty to one hundred
dollars month, But teachers
who not only can meet the book
requirements, but who know
enough about practical agricul-
ture to make study of farm
ing attractive, to-day command
two hundred dollars or more a
month.
And the fact that the world is
willing to pay good wages to men
who can teach us how TO work
is the most hopeful sign of the
time.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-30
Nicholson and Millikan.

Albert A. Nicholson, who with
consummate skill measured the
absolute length of waves of cad
MUM light, now accepted by the
entire scientific world as the set
and fixed-for- all-time standard of
length He found the absolute
number of waye-lengths in one
absolute centimeter, so that il
the meter, the bar of platinum
iridium in France. were DESTROYED.
new one could he made with
unerling accuracy.
Robert Andrews Milliksa, rho
startled every scisRkAAs saaa q
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-30

n Can you Gtve me a list Of
x. the ffty living tobo really
Think"
Alt Is not usual to pay high
honors to the master minds Of
the world until after they have
passed out" or died But l will
mention the names of few, be-
cause the entire world has al
ready classed them as masters
that Is. men able to add to the
already vast sum OF human
knowledge.
I suppose that Joseph J. Thorn
son, Cavendish Laboratory, Cam
bridge. England, now stands at
the head of the human species He
discovered the only entities in ex-
istence-electrons. That is, he
broke up the chemical atom that
had ruled from the days of De-
mocritus and Lercippus, the
Greeks. down to Dalton and
Thomson. These. not atoms,
we're the first entities in the uni
verse.
Thomson is also an exalted
mathematician, and therefore was
in possession Of the colossal pow
err to show the mathematical
place of the electron in nature.
Newton wrought three mighty
works. He discovered universal
gravitation; he discovered differ
entails, or the consecutive state,
and then put them to incessant
use. Here are some others:
Madame Curie, the discoverer
Of radium, who was able to add
to knowledge; Ernest Ruther-
ford, the great manipulation Of
electrons and discoverer of the
mathematical laws of radium en-
anations.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-11-04
W. Il. SHORT SUCCESS
FUL NO COTTON MAN
Quit Cotton Five Years Ago and i
Now Better Off Than When
He Raised the Staple.

Mr.. W. H. Short, who lives
twenty miles from Brookhaven in
the extreme northwest Of the coun-
ty, made one Of his annual trips
to our. city yesterday, coming in
on business contested With his mo-
lasses mill.
Mr.. Shorts visit to The Leader
Office was one of the cheeriest In
cidents Of the waning year.
Mr. Short came to this county
sixteen years ago and bought about
200 acres along the Homochitto on
the installment plan He raised
cotton until about five years ago
tying up" fifty-seven bales at the
harvest time of that year. Then he
heard about the boil weevil and
made trip over into Louisiana, in
the worst infected portions of that
State, to see for himself. He found
the people making their uneven
fight and resolved then and there
to about face" in the cotton bus
mess. He had ss"$20 in the clear
and seed" when he sold his cotton.
and his place was clear of debt.
Mr.. Shert said: never put any
money into the Bank until / quit
raising cotton;" and this year he has
again succeeded in diversified farm
ing as the following results of his
labors will bear testimony:-Rais-
ed 1000 bushels of corn-1 900 bar.
rels of which are housed for the
market which opens on his place
about May first. each year: 100 tons
of hay; 500 gallons of molasses (es-
innate from the cane raised); 55
head of hogs: 30 acres now planted
in oats. Also raised potatoes and
other farm produce.
Mr.. Short further said Growing
is catching;;" but we are sure no.
body will ever become Infected by
association with Mr.. Short. He is
assured of good living by his
thrift and enterprise and has ms d =
the life-problem easy by hard work
and intelligence and keeping ever
lasting by at his own business.
With the best teams in the State.
Mr.. Short did logging for a period
of nine months for the Central
Lumber Co.. for which he received
nearly $4,000 and is in position to
hold his produce for good prices.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-11-04
WAR SITUATION AND
EVERY DAY LIVING
"The Cry at Midnight the Subject
Of Rector Vim. NJ. Cross Re-
cent Sermon.


\ The following sermon was preach.
ed recently at the Brookhaven Epis.
copal church by the rector, DR..
VIM. M- Cross It is SO pertine nj
not only to the war situation, in
this country and in Europe; but to
the everyday life of the Christian
man or woman everywhere, that
we take great pleasure in present.
/ ing the subject matter which was
submitted to US at our request:
"At midnight there was a cry
made Behold, the Bridegroom
cometh; go ye out to meet him. p
st. Matthew 25:6.
The Parable. from which these
words are taken. whatever else il
teaches, pictures in vivid form
what seems to be law or method
of human progress. 1t is this:-
not only that good comes out of
evil, which is a matter of common
or not uncommon observation,
but that 1T often comes, the very
greatest good out of the very worst
and blacklist form of evil; when the
evil is so great. so terrible and SO
appalling; when it is midnig ht,
and the lamps have gone out, and
it is dark, very dark, and mems
hearts are failing them for fear. be-
cause in the darkness they have lost
their way; then is it that the cry
is heard -" Behold the Bridegroom
cometh; 60 ye out to meet him!"
Let US make that thought our
theme. this morning The Mid.
night Cry.
And first wish to remark, that
when evil comes; the overwhelming
evil; or the great calamity falls.
crushing out our courage and blot
ting out our hope, for ourselves
and for our race-stan ding in
those ruins-in their very midst,
and with an experience Of them;-
then it is that something like a
feeling of despair is apt to come,
and touch, and take possession of
US, and like heavy mantle, wrap
its darkening folds about US.
What is the use of trying to
hold fast and hard, through strug-
Cling toll and sacrifice, to some
ideal life Why not let go?--
What is the use of trying to
make the world better: to lift it up
to higher plane of thought. feel
ing and action; to lift it up to the
law of Love, as the law of human
life? Why not let it go?-What is
the use?-What are all our efforts
WORTH What de7they amount to,
when we seem to make. not only
so little progress, but at times. no
progress at all? Or when, in mo-
Continued on Third Page.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-11-04
.ALETTER FROM NAN.
KING, CHINA, lJNIY'Y
4 Chinese Wedding China Progress
Woman Taking Her Place by
Side Of Man.

II
The Leader is indebted to Mr..
Jas: w. Small the father of the
author of the letter from China
which we have the privilege of pub
fishing today. It will be found,
perhaps, as full of interest by our
readers. as by Mr. Small to whom
It was addressed, as follows:-
You will be interested, krow,
10 the Chinese wedding we attend
ed this morning. The bridegroom
is the son of banker and an in
structor in the University. So the
ceremony took place in the Univer-
sity Chapel and was performed by
President Bowen. The bride also
comes from very good family and
Is a graduate Of one of our schools.
After seeing. one or.two heather we'd
dings this seemed very beautiful.
In the first place it was love mar
riage and not one of those arrang-
ed by go-between for the fami-
lies Of the bride and groom. This
bridegroom had to use the same la.
borious methods in vogue in the
West. for these educated girls have
minds of their own.
The University Chapel was deco
rated by Mr.. Liu's friends among
the faculty and students. Every.
thing was not only very pretty but
also 10 excellent taste. An arch
was made of bamboo, and potted
plants were everywhere. Some of
the school friends of the bride sang
20 Promise Me-" as the bridal
party appeared. The little bride
was in the Chinese blouse anj skirt
which is the regulation dress of the
Republic. Her costume was en-
bToidered white satin and she wore
"a long veil. loaned and arranged by
"a foreigner. Since this wedding
took place in the land of wonderful
possibilities-China-it might be
we'll to mention that the groom and
his best man were most correctly
attired in frock coats. The cere-
mony was in Chinese but it was the
ring service and everything was
just perfect from the HAPPY
groom" to the "blushing bride. +"
All the usual trlte expressions re-
served for weddings could be said
about this one and they would all
be true and beautiful to Chinese
ears
After the ceremony there was a
rEeeption in the new home Of the
c56ple Isis the custom in China.
The Wedding presents were display
ed iD the apartment as well as the
foreign furniture which the groom
has been buying and arranging Of
late. Contrary to the usual Chinese
Continued on 3rd page)
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-11-04
.BROOkHAVEN P. 0. NEWS
Interesting Data With Figures From
the Inside Showing Good Busi-
ness Conditions.

The war in Europe is proving a
big boon to postal savings in this
country From the very day hos
tilities opened across the seas postal
savings receipts began to increase
by leaps and bounds and withdraw
ais fell off, result quite contrary
to the predictions Uf many we'll in
formed persons who. in their imsg-
inatioD. saw lines of feverish de-
positors at the postoffice pay win
dows anxious to again return their
savings to the bootleg and body
belt depositors whence they came
before intrusted to Uncle Sam.
But the forecasters failed to reckon
on the absolute confidence of the
American citizen, regardless of the
flag that first met his eyes, in the
ability and purpose Of the Govern.
ment to carry out its obligations,
not only among the nations of the
earth. but with the humblest citi-
zen of our land.
Two impor tant results have fol-
lowed; thousands of people. largely
of foreign birth, accustomed to
send their savings abroad, are now
patrons of our postal savings sys.
tenn; and enormous sums of actual
cash have been released for COM
mercial purposes among our own
people at a time when the need for
every available dollar is pressing
The growth of postal savings in
the United States has been steady
and healthy and the system has fill
ed an important gap between the
tin-can depository and the factory
|paymaster. On July /. when affairs
we're running smoothly here and
abroad and the transmission of
money across the Atlantic was safe
and expeditions. there was approxi-
mately $43. 200. 900 of postal savings
standing to the credit Of about
1856, 600 depositors Since then
over SIC, 900, 900 deposits have been
added and the number Of depositors
has increased enormously. This
unprecedented gain is the more
striking when it is considered that
the net gain in the last three
months is larger than the gain for
the fiscal wear 1914 Crorna n
Offices have done more postal saw
ings business since the war has
been going on than was done BY
them during the previous existence
Of the service. The increases are
confined to no special localities but
have been felt in every nook and
corner Of the connty. New York
City alone made a gain ia Septem-
Der of more than a million, while
Brooklyn showed relatively biz
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-11-04
LINCOLN IN EXPOSITION
Mississippi Commission Man Here
Free Exhibit at Frisco Would
Be Seen by Millions.

The Mississippi Exposition Com.
mission was represented here by E.
L. Tarry appeared yesterday before
the Board of Supervisors. and last
evening before the City Council and
earnestly suggested that both town
and county be represented in the
advertisement of the State at the
Panama Exposition at San Francis
co. The matter was considered
with interest by the Council, but
was received with some reserve by
the Board of Supervisors, who al
ways feel their responsibility TO
the people of the county and are
slow and sure in their movements.
1t may be that they will reconsider
the proposition ard will yet frvor our
county's expenditure of a sum that
will give it wide publicity, and.
doubtless. make the money back
many times over.
The plan briefly is to make q
moving picture film to be exhibited
in the Mississippi Building at the
Exposition. A lecture will de-
scribe the characteristics of soil,
timber. grains. social conditions,
etc.. prevailing in each county
such as school, church and highway
facilities. Here will be hundreds
OF thousands. we may safely say
millions. of people passing before
the film during the nine and halt
months Of the Exposition. Neces-
sarily many will be attracted to
what Mississippi has to offer. Each
county will be described in detail,
our own among others The valu-
able feature of this film is that il
will be the only one OF the kind al
the Exposition.
This opportunity should not be
neglected To neglect it will be
a mistake, we believe The appro.
priatlon asked is not subscription
but an investment with almost q
dividend of great properties. If
we consider it is an expenditure ii
is also at an expenditure similar
to buying fire engine to protect
US against fire. or house to pro-
tect US against cold We are in a
period of change from one system
to another; from producing one
staple to the production Of several
staples. We are feeling the need
|of greatly increased population
to make each acre of tilIable land
In our county a factor adding to the
public wealth. We have something
to sell-the land. We cannot dc
Lit unless we let people know we
have it and unless we let It's pro-
ductive power and its value be
known. This is called advertising.
We must not be in the position of
q man who is possessed Of stock OF
goods which he puts in q house,
locks the door and refuses to- lei
people know he has something fol
sale. We must invoke publicity
| to secure prosperity. 1t ii very
much to Ike hoped that We shall
secure representation Ia this film.
Fnf Thu rnndnr ~ snssm r,..fss Einu
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-11-04
THE LAST WEEK OF COURT
After Three Weeks Session Docket
Will be Cleared Up in the
Chancery Court.

Chancellor Jones will conclude
the Chancery Court Docket this
week,
The following cases have beer
disposed of since last report:
Alice Stanley VS.. Willie b. STAN
ley. Decree of divorce.
Order approving vacation acts of
the Clerk.
s. w. May VS.. Tax Collector of
Lincoln Co Decree restraining
Sheriff from collecting taxes on
merchandise.
Estate of Eugene Scott VS.. Mat.
tie Scott, Guardian. Order reIiev-
ing surety on bond and the Clerk
appointed Guardian.
Mrs. Genevive Ford, by next
friend VS.. ii. BotDick ct al. Decree
dissolving injunction and assessing
complainant with damages in the
sum of 500 90
Monroe Porter VS.. Luella Porter.
Decree of divorce.
Hattie Allen VS. Hollis Allen.
Deree of divorce. and awarding
complainant custody of children.
Elk Parte. Henry Gordon ct al.
Order removing disability of mi
,nority and authorizing settlement
for personal injury for $3.50.
Francis Burks ct al VS.. F. s.
Swain. Dismissed at cost of com.
plainants. Further order perpet-
uating the testimony of j. B.
Daughtry.
Viola Washington VS.. William
Washington. Decree of divorce
H. j SchaIIer VS.. D.. D Sulli-
van. Order allowing L l.. Tyler
to Withdraw as counsel for defend.
ant and allowing time to receive
other counsel.
5 w May VS.. Tax Collector OF
Bogue Chitto. Compromised and
settled.
Mrs. M. L. Dixon, deceased VS..
B. T. Dixon, Administrators Or
der approving first annual account.
Mrs. L. b. Mayes VS.. C. G. Cole
man. In this case Coleman had
bought lands from complainant for
$1,000 90 and a few days before the
failure Of the Commercial Bank &
Trust Co., the complainant sent
Coleman a deed and New York
exchange was issued by this Bank
to the Complainant. Coleman goi
Ibis deed and paid the purchase
Iprice with the exchange. Before
the exchange was paid the Com
mcrcial Bank failed, and the Com
plainant sought hv her bill TO re-.
ceive the land back rather thar
look TO the bank for her money
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-11-04
Some People Always Think

thai they buy things away from home money and many mail or
ders out from every week for merchandise could better be
bought home.
We afraid items prices with anybodys goods But
when expect m bear mind that show you only
the best You what buy of and sahsacoYOU
GET YOUR MONEY BACK.
Just Before the Completion of the New
Cooper House
which such addition the College property part Of
the unhnng efforts and possibilities Of its worthy president Dr.
were asked to make bid for supplying the with
Ut course had the competition of the biggest dealers
try and naming for the furnishings PUT UP READY FOR
USE-WE GOT THE ORDER
We supply with shades from the largest size wanted
AND JUST AS CHEAP AS ANY ONE
This week have opened up FALL DISPLAY about ten bales of
bright and handsome Rugs 3x27 2O36 27x5 36x6 36x72
all grades and pretty range coong it, 6x9 it, 2xIO it, and
9xlz IT, Rugs and Squares from $3.50 $3O0O rugs are
ings.
you W just house furnishings
surprised In stock and ability please you The WAR
has not affected stock We that friends water had
tall out and few skmhes with improved artillery but we are
busy going out after business WE ARE AFTER YOURS WHAT
ABOUT TT
A. C. SEAVEY & SONS.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-11-04

increase. Chicago reported a bigger
gain in the past three months than
for the previous twelve months.
More than 1000 new accounts were
opened during the period, bringing
the number of depositors in that
city up to over 21 900.
The unexpected increase in pos
tai savings business has not ouly
added greatly to the general ad-
ministrative duties of the system
but has brought mp many new
and interesting problems which
have called for the careful personal
consideration of the Postmaster
General Burleson and Governor
Dockery. Third Assistant Postmas-
ter General. But their task has
been lightened somewhat by the
promptness of depository banks IN
furnishing additional security to
meet abnormal deposits. A number
of the very largest banks in the
country which have heretofore de-
clined to qualify as repositories for
postal savings funds, are now among
the eager applicants for them.
88 LOCAL DEPoSITORS.
There are 88 Dames with va
rious amounts to their credit in the
Postal Savings system IN Brook
haven, the total amount SO de-
posted being $13,550. AppIica-
tions are received each month from
prospective depositors who want to
deposit two or three thousand dol
lars at time, but this is prohibit
ed under the present rules, which
are in brief as follows;
POSTAL SAVINGS RULES.
Persons wishing to deposit can
do so at $100 per month or less
and the amounts will draw interest
at two per cent. commencing from
the first of the next. month; pro-
vided it remains for one year. A
succession of deposits can be made
until $50 is reached and then one
can buy a U. S. bond with2 l-2
per cent interest and commence
new account.
The department has under con-
sideration the removal of the limit
and permit any amounts deposited.
THE PARCEL POST SERVICE.
During the past is days the
Brookhaven post Office has sent out
782 parcels, weighing 14h6 pounds
in all. sent to points out side,
while the Office has received and
delivered here 1866 packages COM
ing from all parts OF the United
states In the above total Of
140 packages handled by transfer on
Mississippi Central trains is not in
cluded.
Parents with children away at
school are taking advantage Of the
Parcel Post In that they are able
to send boxes Of good things to eat
at much less cost than heretofore
and they arrive at their destination
ia better condition. 5O-pound
packages are now carried By parcel
post to any college or school in the
state.
WHERE TO GET CONTAINERS
FOR PARCEL SHIPMENTS.
Ia order that present as we'll as
prospective customers Of this ex.
cellent service may better serve
their patrons we publish 10 full be-
low = letter received BY Pgstmaster
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-11-04

edl post service as rspIly A. nosslhls
In order to give the public every
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