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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-03-19

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PALACE OF VARIED marsh. today nine
INDUSTRIES. great main ex-
hibit palaces par
TALLY or wholly completed stand ma
jestically iu a setting OF beautiful
tropical garden.
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-03-19

an enchanted city,
t h o Panama-Pa-
cihc International
Exposition h a S
risen fro m t II O
shores of $ a n
Francisco Bay In
so short a space
Of time that even
to those who have
daily watched the
construction its
progress s e e IN s
little s h ort of
IN a + v @ | o u Il.
Where but little
more than a year
a 60 existed but
q barren heap of
sand dunes and a
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-03-19

Thousands WNkren RShind Completion the Vast Exposition City Where viii
Meet 1915 Concaye of Nations UMiaed tstoytxpOsiOn Opens
February TO- 9l5--FMyMO of the Worlds Great Nations Have
Accepted Invitation TO Paipae Present Progress Gives Forecast
Of Marvel Exhibition as Will Appear Opening Day.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-05-09
BACK FROM A LONG TRIP
2lOO Mile Trip to Bring Back Mary
Bullock and Children Of
julius Hart.

Sheriff T. H. Montgomery re-
turned Thursday at noon from a l6
day trip to Los Angeles, California,
having in charge Mary Bullock and
her two children, the objects of
his long 2090 mile trip.
The woman is charged with Kid
mapping the children from her
former husband. Julius Hart, a
farmer, living near Bcgue Chitto,
over year ago She is their own
mother. but when a decree for di-
vorce was declared the offspring
we're awarded the father.
After arrival here, the children
we're taken to the sanitarium, on
account of sickness. although they
are not dangerously ill. The
mother was released from custody
to appear later. on a $500 bond.
The sheriff states he enjoyed the
trip in way on account of the
change of country. but had a good
deal of trouble making final ne
gotiations with the California
courts so as to enable him to bring
the trio back here. Besides going
to Los Angeles, he was compelled
to 60 to Sacramento, Cal the state
capital, in order to personally see
the. governor before he could take
passage back with his charges.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-05-09

W. M. Kethley, G. W. Copley
and j. M. Mathis each have fine
herds Of cattle and will be enabled
next fall to ship, as individuals,
carload lots. Have you stopped to
think of the magnitude of the
change that has come over the spir.
it of the dream of our people7 We
are gradually going in for the slow
but sure way of earning money
and nothing is more inviting than
cattle raising. Like interest cattle
increase lie value while you sleep
and while the value grows with the
growth Of the animal. you toll not,
neither do you spin, bat somehow
you get the coin ard that is what
the average farmer is out for We
have a great country and its great
ness will be magnified when you
become SO great as to appreciate
and apply it's opportunities -Crys-
tal Springs Meteor.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-05-09
CASHIER KILLS HIMSELF
As a Result Of Worry Over Money
Troubles President Says Bank
is Solvent.

Richton. Miss, May with
two bullet wounds through the
heart. the body of John Mcdowell,
81. cashier of the Bank of Richton,
was found last night at 7 80 o'clock
in the rear of the bank. A jury of
inquest found that he had killed
himself two hours previous, as
result of worry over personal finan-
cial troubles.
The bank closed today, but will
reopen tomorrow A thorough
audit of the books of the Institu-
tion was made two months ago,
and the bank was found to be in
splendid condition. President C.
H. Stevens today wired the state
bank commissioners to send a man
here to make another audit. though
no apprehension is felt as to the
outcome of the examination. Pres
ident Stevens states that the bank
is we'll able to take care of any run
that may develop.
The dead cashier is survived by a
wife and one child. as we'll as a
brother in Illinois The body was
today sent to Bay Monnette, Ala d,
his old home for burial.
The doors of the bank we're clos
ed yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock
by the assistant cashier, David
Thoms. About 7 O'Clock Mrs. Nc
DoWell telephoneG Thoms, stating
that her husband had not returned
home, and making inquiries as to
his whereabouts. Thoms went to
the bank building and found Nc
Dowells body.
Persons near the bank building
later recalled hearing two shots
about 80 o'clock. but paid no at
tention to them at the time.
An inquest was held over the
body, the finding being thar Nc
Dowell came 10 his death from
pistol shots fired by himself.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-05-09
A GOOD TOWN.

Here are some words from Ed
ward K. Graham in Harper s
Weekly that are in such thorough
accord with the doctrine of city
building advanced by this newspa-
per from time to time that we can
not resist reprinting them:
"We do not ask for the biggest
town or the richest town, SO that
the people at the top can have
enough morey to stop work. We
do ask for wisdom enough to know
what the permanent aud progress
sively good things to work for are,
the civic will to work for them,
and the material prosperity to put
wheels under them to make them
go.
"Wfat We have learned is that
it is wise to work together for a
good place to live-a good town. in
a good county, in a good state.
And We mean by a good place to
live. place both to make a ogod
living and to live a good life
good money, good water, good
streets, good schools, good churches.
A good place to live is place to
invest money and get big returns
and to invest life and get big re.
turns.
Whatever promotes the material
welfare of the largest number OF
people is an essential of good gov
ernment as 1t is of good education
and of good religion. Good citi,
zenship is not a fierce struggle ir
Jour business to take all the other
fellow has and then endow schoo
and church for him to go to fol
ccnsolation Big men in business
are more and more coming to dis.
cover the value of proft-sharinp
and cooperation between all lac
tors. even in business itself; an6
fortunate will be that community
which extends to every detail of it:
economic life that same doctrine
of fraternal cooperation which
gave US democratic government and
the Christian religion.
| With the city. as with the indi.
vidual. there can be no prosperity
worth while that is not based on
or1er, equity and sincere devo.
tion to the common good. A good
town implies town that is round
ed out equally in all desirable
phases.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-05-09
Awards Franklin Court House.

Meadville. Miss. The board oi
supervisors have awarded the con.
tract to complete the court house
now under construction to the Lit,
tie & Checker Construction Com
pany. of AnnIston. Ala. Little
and Checker succeeded the Stein
Roth Construction Company o1
Natchez, who failed to finish the
building in the prescribed time
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-05-09
Noodle Hardware Store Goes Bank.
rupt.

MIR. F. B. Noodle. hardware
merchant. of Brookhaven, proprie-
tor of one Of the best appointed es-
adjustments in the state. closed
his doors Thursday and went into
bankruptcy.
According to schedule filed with
the referee in bankruptcy at Jack
son the liabilities are given as
$39. .318 81, with assets of $34, 058.2
On the list of liabilities and includ-
ed in the amount given above is a
secured claim of $40. .591 so due the
defunct Commercial Bank & Trust
Co. Other varied and smaller
sums run the amount up to the
total as stated His assets listed
include valuation of $17 500 on
stock; $4 900 on fixtures; and $11. :
033 % on open accounts.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-05-09

One-eighth of the people in the
United States are in a more ol
less constant state Of poverty and
forty per cent of these are paupers,
dependent upon some form Of pub.
lie relief. Now, any boy and girl
can take the population Of the
country and find out just the mum.
ber of poor people we have within
our borders. In a very interesting
book Mr. Hunter has written or
Poverty; he tells why there are SC
many poor people: Low wages,
lack of employment, deaths and
maimings Of breadwinners while 81
work, and sickness caused by in
sanitation and crowding in the
slums." !"
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-05-09
the TAX LEVY FOR SCHOOLS TICK
ERADICATION.

Read Superintendent Hodges
article addressed to YOU about
the 2-mill levy for educating our
children. He makes the matter so
plain that he who runs may read.
This is one Of the cheapest and
surest ways we know to insure fu-
ture prosperity for our people and
county and to induce intelligent
citizenship from abroad. Ignor-
ance can have no place in the fu-
ture of Lincoln county. The Board
of Supervisors understands this and
has ordered the election for
June 9.
Along with this advance measure
before our people comes the ques.
tion of Tick Eradication. Lincoln
county has made its mistakes; but
it is going to show in the near fu-
ture that the people cannot longer
be deceived on this subject. Be-
cause cattle have died through ig-
norance and carelessness in their
handling before or during or after
dipping, or because they were
weakened by the tick fever at the
time of dipping, will furnish no
reason now for what has been
clearly demonstrated in other coun-
ties as well as here in Lincoln, with
out general law, that cattle grow
and thrive and therefore become
more valuable and desirable for the
trade, freed from the abominable
tick.
| Over in Natchez some cattle
actually died because they ate the
grass upon which the drippings
from the solution were permitted
to fall And why shouldn't they?
You believe in Creso Dip for your
hogs and cattle; but they don't eat
it and it wasn't intended that they
should.
Our advocates of dipping and the
farmers that dip should guard our
cattle and community interests by
being more careful with the pro-
cess. the same as in medication
of human beings.
There are soma things beyond
control because Of human limita-
tions for which we have to suffer;
but when questions like the tax
levy and tick eradication are put
squarely up to the people after
they are well informed they realize
the opportunity they have to sub
serve their own interests. and we
believe they will do it in the in
stances noted, when the time shall
have arrived for the election of
either one or the other, or both.
(. In Waynesboro, Clarke Co tick
eradication carried by a majority
of $50. which is large considering
the vote cast. The people of
Clarke county became enthusiastic
over the eradication of the tick
because anxious to engage in rails
ing live stock in the future.
Yesterday and today elections
have been held in Pike and Amite;
and Lincoln is awaiting with
interest developments in her sister
counties.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-05-09

Our citizens should not be indiff-
erent about registering. The people
are coming into their own and it.
is great responsibility with which
they are confronted Elections are
scheduled to fill the offices of Cir
cult Judge and Chancellor. a Con-
gresham is to be elected aud other
issues will be at stake. Register
and show your loyalty to your citi-
zenship which you exalt by the bal
lot you use.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-05-09
PearIhaVen School Continued Streets
to be Kept Up.

1t is matter of qualification to
note that the City Council has or
dered that the Pearlhaven School
be continued for the term of 1914
Is Two teachers will be employed
as has been done this year. These
teachers are to be elected How
ever, general average of sixty
pupils is required to insure the
school.
At the last meeting of the Coun.
Gil. it was also ordered that man
be employed by the Mayor to cut
weeds and clean bitches In the city
and provision was made to improve
and keep our streets in order.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-05-09
WARS or THE UNITED STATES.

In piping times of peace we are
wont to forget how many wars our
country has had with other nations
and peoples, and when. Not one
reader in a thousand could enumer-
ate the number of wars the United
states has had and give the dates
Few even could name the large and
more important wars, all of them,
and give their dates If you think
You can, before reading further,
try it.
The war of the Revolution, when
this little colony fought the mother
country, was begun April ITS,
and ended April 1883. The total
number of soldiers employed, in
Guiding all branches of the service,
was only 309,871.
The Northwestern Indian wars
began in 1890 and lasted five years
Less than nine thousand soldiers
engaged in those wars.
The war with France began in
1898 and lasted two years. About
five thousand naval forces engaged
in that war.
The war with Tripoli lasted from
June 1901 to June 1905, with hard
~ enough men, all told, to make
one good battle these days: there
being trifie over three thousand
in all
The Creek Indian war was some
war while it lasted 1t began July
1873 and ended August 1914. 49,
178l soldiers engaged in that fight.
Then came the big war with
Great Britain, in 1912 to 1916 with
.576, 622 men IN the service, on land
and water.
The Seminole Indian War, the
Black Hawk Indian war, the Cher
-okee disturbance, the Florida In
dian war, the Arostook disturb
ance. all took place from 1877 to
1899; then came the war with Mex
leo. which began in 1886 and lasted
until July 1848, and engaged 112,-
230 men. At the conclusion of this
war Mexico ceded $685. square
miles to the United States, which
now constitutes a part of Texas,
and the United States paid Mexico
So. .g50. 900.
The Apache, Navajo. Utah and
Seminole Indian wars were fought
from 1849 to 1853.
Then came the great fratricidal
Civil War, which began in 1861
and ended in 1865. In this war
there was engaged on the Federal
side 2.772. .408 men: on the Confed-
crate side about $4,000 men. At
the battle of Gettysburg the total
number of killed, wounded and
missing on the Federal side vas
%. .00l This was the greatest bat
tie Of the war The battle of An
tfetam was the bioodiest.
The next was the Spanish Ameri-
can war in 1898; from April to
December of that year.
Now comes the war not against
Mexico. but against brigands and
brigandage in Mexico At least
that is how it starts. How it will
end no man can tell; because war
at best is He'll -Hattiesburg News.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-05-09

Judge W. A. Henry announces
that he will preside over the Jups
term of the Kinds county court,
at which Lieut.. Gov. BiIbo is to be
tried. As the relations between
these two are anything but cordial,
it is probable that motion will be
made for Judge Henry to recuse
himself.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-05-09

wednesday morning, May b.
1914. the Board met pursuant tc
adjournment; present. same as yes
terday.
CONTRACT FOR PRISONERS.
This contract renewed between
City Of Bogue Chitto and Lincoln
county, to be in force one year
from May 10, 1914, to May 10,
1915. conditioned: That the County
is to pay one-half of fines worked
out by prisoners to Bogue Chitto,
and one-half of fines paid in cash
to superintendent. by prisoners.
after being on the Farm. all be
paid by the county to Bogue Chit
to, and Bogue Chitto is to send no
disabled prisoners to Farm and also
to give county benefit of all days
Of Imprisonment at no cost to the
county.
C. M. Brister.
Pres Board of Supervisors,
7. J. Gill,
Mayor of Bogue Chitto.
Approved and adopted by the
Board this May 6, 1914.
ROAD ORDER.
Be it ordered that the Highway
Commissioners be authorized to
advertise for bids for graveIling
the Red Star Road from end of
present gravel to beat line, said
road having been graded by the
convicts.
Be it further ordered that the
report of the commissioners be ap-
proved, which is as follows:
May 6. 1914.
To the Hon Board Of Supervisors:
We. the undersigned Highway
Commissioners, respectfully report
for the month of April. They. have
made no general inspection of the
roads. The large freshet did some
damage, all of which can be re-
paired without additional cost by
the contractor. The approaches to
the bridge at Jordan's Creek are
washed some and the embankment
is too narrow and too low. A few
more days work and the graVeling
0f tho onnNooohoc mi hrino, rn Fha
work.
We recommend the gravellng of
the Red Star road from the end of
the present road to the district
line.
We recommend the payment of
Edward Grenn less the 5 per cent
under his contract. viz: $133.
Respectfully,
Fl. Cassidy,
Estus c Smith.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-05-09

The Kings Daughters will meet
at the First Baptist Church on
Tuesday evening. the 10Th inst al
|8 p. m. This will be anS open
meeting The word for resp onse
will be Blessing
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-05-09

The University of Mississippi is
planning Home Coming" of all
former students for the approach
ing commencement, June ] 1914.
Interest In the event il being de-
veIoped in every part OF Mississip-
ri and ia ether States among old
students. Arrangements are being
made By the University for the en-
tertninment Of q large crowd.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-05-09

The financial investments of
Americans 10 Mexico is said to
total 81, ,O5e, 77O, 900, while the in
vestments OF Mexicans in all kinds
OF property in their own country
are only S7y3, 1B7, ,758 The Ameri-
cans have 1864 582, 75S more ID that
country than the people who occupy
liz
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-05-09
COUNTY FARM REPORT.

To the Hon. Board of Supervisors
of Lincoln county, Miss.
Gentlemen:-I herewith submit
my report as Superintendent of the
county convict and county home
for the month of April. 1914.
Paupers on hand, 10 white: 8
colored: total, 10.
Prisoners on hand. Is first class;
2 second class; total, II.
PRISONERS SERVING DAYS.
Joe Fluker. 4 days.
Dick Mullins. 5 days.
Monroe Briggs. 80 days.
Total, 80 days.
PRISONERS WORKED ON FINES
AND COSTS.
Belle Moses. 80 days. So.
Florence Moses. 80 days, So.
Rankin Smith, 80 days. So.
Encck Hines. 30 days, So.
Ernest Dowell. Is days, $4.86.
Meredith Smith, 30 days. So.
Eugene Jupiter. 80 days, So.
Will Moore, 80 days, So.
Oscar Moore. 80 days, So.
Fred Levy. l9 days, 1928.
Hiram Leggett. II days. $4.59.
Jess Baker. 10 days. $2.70.
Arch Blackman, 10 days, $2.70.
Bert May. 10 days, S1.70.
Total number days. 324; amount,
$8S.78.
PRISONERS DISCHARGED.
Dick Mullins. by working out
sentence.
Ernest Holloway. by working
out sentence.
Silas Smith. by working out sen,
tence.
Jimmie Butler, by cash. $22 10
Eugene Jupiter, cash for 2 Is
doz. eggs, 35c.
Jim Quin. one peck seed corn,
35c.
Tom Davis. by cash. 2 gallons
moIasses. SOC.
Mr.. G. G.. Coleman, by cash
pecks seed corn. $l.05.
Mr.. J. R. Anderson. by cash
one bushel seed corn. So.
Mr.. Bardwell, rent of pei
thrasher. &c.
Willie Berger. 4 chickens, By
cash. Soc.
WORK DONE THIS MONTH.
Building two bridges in Beat 4
building bridge to County Farm,
and general farm work.
GUARDS SALARY FOR APRIL.
Isaac Kyzar. 80 days. $50.
Rufus Williams. 3 1-2 days
$3.50.
Mrs. g. q. Williams. sapt. cook
ing. sl2.
Supt. s salary. $40
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-05-09

Mr.. H. j. Brewer. of Monticello
Route l, stopped over several hours
Wednesday afternoon while on his
way home from two weeks visit
to Pollock. La
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-05-09

For Rent Small cottage on West
Monticello Street. Apply to Paul
ia Hobbs.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-05-09
board OF SUPERVISORS
Business Transacted by Lincoln COun-
ty SoIons in Their May Ses-
sion Official Report.
Continued from Wednesdays iss le.)
THIRD cay.

Wednesday morning, May 6.
1914, the Board met pursuant to
adjournment; present. same as yes
terday.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1914-09-24


Something to eat Is never too plentiful on the average
farm ii Georgia III this way the European has served
to emphasize the need Of wheat-rasng in Lee county Mr.
w + Christopher who is Of the hustlng land owners
Oh the Central tract has only decided to plant some
wheat this fall but has secured the consent Of several other
residents il that section Of the county who viii endeavor to
grow wheat also.
Mr. Christopher believes that wheat will grow here as
well as oats He was pleased know that wheat has been
grown here profaby and that being grown here each
year So be viii plant part Of his farm in wheat and he
will Lave the grain miled the nearest available point This
serves to emphasize the need Of mill in this county to grind
wheat There is no doubt but that if residents the Central
tract grow wheat they plan, there will soon be mill
nearer at hand than Dawson.
The Journal wishes especially to commend to members Of
his own race as we'll as the white people Of ecouny the
example Of Simon Johnson, worthy coloed man who re-
sides on one Of r. Long plantations Simon has grown
some excellent wheat this year and is enjoying the plea
sure Of homemade flour We have had pleasure ourselves
Of Teasing upon some biscuit made from this flour which
was mled in Dawson and found it excellent in every
way Simon has enough flour to last him for some time and
he is especially fortunate in having homegrown flour this
time Of high prices for all grains and grain products
Let the people Of Lee county grow more wheat an
excellent Investigation crops which has been especially
emphasized by the war progress Is it not time the
farmers Of Lee county really beginning to live home2
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1914-09-24
Here's Good Word for Every Helper.

The Journal its heariest congratulations
one who has 50 pendy responded the plan for better
Lee county
Wecommend Rev p the Methodist congregation for
their uniform courtesy the superintendent Of the league
Their response was prompt and cordial
A. and the members Of the Baptist congregation no
have enrolled extend thanks and encouragement
To the Presbyterian congregation Of whose members have
been nmsakaby in this fight against awesness cordial
gratitude.
every by word Of cheer Of the
many quietly but with firm determination
compish this noble work we bid Godspeed
We would thank by name but there have
unable In this general manner however,
acknowledge their loyalty and them to greater zeal
and determination
Deep waters run smoohest fight against awlessnes
the and the hearth 1t will be done quietly but
the thoroughly Let all be Of firm faith and the right IS
sure to win.