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The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1915-07-28
mo OCCUPATION"

She rises up at break of day,
And through her tasks she races;
She cooks the meals as best she
may,
And scrubs the childreD's faces,
While school books. lunches. rib
bons too
All need consideration
And yet the census man insists
She has "No occupation, "
When breakfast dishes are ali done,
She bakes a pudding, maybe;
She cleans the rooms up one by one.
With one eye watching Baby;
The mending pile she then attacks.
BY way Of variation.
And yet the cepsus man insists
She has mo occupation"
She irons for little while,
Then presses pants for Daddy;
She welcomes with a CHEEKY smile
Returning lass and laddie.
A hearty dinner next she cooks
(No time for relaxation),
And yet the census man insists
She has INC occupation =
For lessons that the children learn
The evening scarce is ample,
To mother dear" they always
turn
For help with each example.
Ii grammar and geography
She finds her relaxation,
And yet the census man insists
She has "No occupation. "-Wo-
mans Home Companion. Elsie
Duncan Yale,
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1915-07-28
HIS PLATFORM.

The speaker told his hearers that
if elected he will attempt to make
the appropriations OF the Legisla-
ture stay within the revenues of
the State even if he has to use the
veto power.
That he will favor pardoning
board to meet every ninety days
and advertise the pardons they
will consider at each session in
time to give notice to all the
world.
That he will favor a commission
of corporations. the and law general
" known as 1.-The Blue Sky Law, ,"
which will guarantee an inves-
tigation of every foreign corpora
tion offering its stock for sale in
this State
That he will eliminate politics
from the educational institutions
of the State de here remarked
he has In mind man he will, If
elected appoint to the head OF a
large institution. Notwithstanding
that man is not Bilbo man.
He declared this State has the
worst revenue laws Of any in the
union, and he will attempt to
eoualize the assessments SO that all
bear their just and proportionate
burden of governmental expense
He said that if elected he will
appoint to office honest. capable
men; that everything else being
equal he will reward his friends
and after they are rewarded and
anything is left he will give it to
the other fellow.
He favors a curtailment of the
powers of the Revenue Agent and
criticised severely the actions Of
the present Revenue Agent, who
he said, was appointed by Cover
nor Brewer upon an agreement be
would not be candidate for re-
election and who has attempted to
lget every dollar possible out Of the
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1915-07-28

The Columbia (Tenu.) Herald
makes the following comment with
reference to recent political incl
dent:-
This was a rather unique atti-
tude for the governor of a great
state, one upon whom devolVes the
responsibility for maintaining law
and order and promoting peace,
Brewer as governor is responsible
for the enforcement of the laws
He is charged with keeping the
peace, not only personally but for
the whole state. Had he carried
out his threat he would have been
murderer F"
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1915-07-28

audience he did not want their
votes unless Oh examination they
believed his record. qualifications
and platform the best of any mans
in the race.
1.-The campaign lies of four years
ago." are not being used this year
according to the speaker, who said
"Whenever one of these is circulat-
ed they come from some little
fellow so narrow between the eyes
a fly can light on his nose and
scratch both eyes out.
The speaker averred that he
stands for certain principles which
he will continue to advocate il
elected Governor and said. "If you
want some man to sit in the easy
chair and follow the line of least
resistance, don't vote for me, but
sumo of these political hybrIds.
He said he did not start the
political fight in Mississippi which
is the outcome of a political revo-
luton. That his battles were start
ed in 1908 when he came to the
State Senate That in 1912 wher
he came to Jackson as the Lieuten'
ant Governor he was offered po-
liticaI coalition by Governor Brew
er, which he refused.
The speaker said that the oppo
sition to him has approached 3
prominent Mississippians and at
tempted to get them out for Cover
nor, figuring that BIlbo had 10000
votes and the opposition Is. 600
that through PERSONAL following
enough Bilbo votes could be wean
ed away in the first primary t
make second primary and the op-
position could center on the strong
est man. According to his view
BiIbo men are BlIbo men not fol
the love Of the man but for d prin-
cipIe and cannot be changed. 1.-The
only way you can get rid of Bill
bo man is to EiII him., said the
speaker, 'aDd there are two deaths
the physical death from which we
have hope of a resurrection, ant
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1915-07-28
THE SMITH FAMILY IN LINCOLN.
123 Smiths Qualified to Vote at One
Precinct in COunty-NOne at
All at Another.

The poll books of Lincoln County
which have Just been revised by
the county's election commission
ers, Messrs. Ben P. Smith, J H.
Rawls and Babe Maxwell, show
some unusual facts in regard to
persons by the name of Smith.
Every county in the state has it
share of Smiths. no doubt, and
Lincoln undoubtedly has as large a
number of people by this name in
proportion to population as any
place, but strange as it may seem.
notwithstanding that there are 123
qualified voters by the name OF
Smith at one voting precinct in the
county, there are none at all at one
other and only one apiece at two
other voting places, notwithstand-
ing that there are $3.50 qualified
voters in the county and only l8
voting precincts. Tie precinct
which shows the largest number Of
Smiths is VauRhan's. there being
l23 at that place out of 1873 names
under the letter "S". There is
only one qualified voter named
Smith at Sweet Water and only
one at Arlington. Johnson precinct
being the only place in the county
where no man named Smith will
vote this year.
Besides all the Smiths mentioned
above there are three of the eight
candidates running for sheriff
named Smith with a good sprink-
ling of the name among the csndi-
dates for other offices from all Sec
tions of the county.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1915-07-28
The Best of All.

There are many kinds of letters
That come to US by mail,
From those who want to buy,
Others offer things for sale;
But of all the letters
That come from either sex.
The letters that we most admire
Are the ones inclosing checks
There are letters from our friends
The friends we used to know,
Other letters say: Remit
From the friends we owe;
Some of them remind US
And cause US to reflect.
But the letter that brings JOY
Is the one that's got the check
It's always short and simple:
''Inclosed you will please find; !"
A delightful declaration,
With joy it fills the mind
We adore the hand that wrote it,
Could hug him round the neck:
We are always glad to see
The letter with check. Ex.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1915-07-28
COMPANY H BACK AFTER
STRENUOUS CAMP LIFE

Capt. j. L Storm and his 70 odd
soldier boys composing Company
Fl. returned from the encampment
at Biloxi on Monday morning,
pretty we'll tagged by their ten
days service. Two drills each day
and three dances kept the boys on
the jump. But they admit they
had a good time and are glad they
went.
Capt. Storm reports that red-eye
flowed as freely at Biloxi as at
Natchez and Vickbsurg; but that
the boys we're op their best behaV-
ior and gave him little trouble.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1915-07-28

office
He said he is almost persuaded
that cattle should be exempt from
taxation for the next ten or fif-
teen years in order to encourage
the cattle-growlng industry of his
State.
The speaker closed by asking
only those to vote for him who be-
lieve him qualified and worthy of
the Office. lie predicted his elect
ion and POLITICALLY pruphesied a
brighter day Tor the political and
economic development of the State
of Mississippi.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1915-07-28
A Substantial Improvement.

The Leader has neglected to
mention the recent improvement Of
the old "Hoskins Cemetery" west
of the Catholic buryi2g ground
This is indeed the converting of a
wilderness into beautiful ciVill-
zation expressed in removal of un-
slightly fencing. old rubbish. etc u.
that hid from sight the graves of
some of our most prominent dead
In this, as in some other respects.
Brookhaven goes full length to pre-
serve her reputation for attractive
ness.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1915-07-28
the Brewerized death for which
there is no hope" "
AFTER HIS OPPONENTS.

there is no hope"
AFTER HIS OPPONENTS.
All through his address the
speaker referred to his opponen Is
and was particularly sarcastic in
his references to State Treasurer
Stovall, all his sallies producing
laughter
He called list of candidates in
cIuding Marion Would-be e-Calli-
ope- -Bombasti-Foghorn RELY. john
ChangeabIe-F e-Flckle-John Tally. Hill
ary. Make. Believe Pytbian Quin."
Continuing, he said: Some un-
seen power, | don't know who it
was, got Peter Simpson-V -VeIocipede-
Cedar r-Post-Stovall into the race.
He says it was God Almighty. but.
when the returns of the August
primaries come in he will decide
that the Almighty had nothing
whatever to do with it. )"
He declared Reilly an entertain
ing speaker, his personal friend.
man he likes, and said. when
| am Governor | will get him a
place with lecture bureau" Each
time thesesalIies brought laughter
and the speaker was popular when
he said all the other candidates are
blowing hot anG cold except Stovall,
who is the only pronounced Anti in
the race; that of Stoval's main
qualifications, he "has nothing on
me as | am some Baptist myself,
and if you elect either of US you
will get thoroughbred !"
He referred several times to the
Governor and declared that he is
doing the mudsIipging, running
the mud machine" for the four
candidates, who, he says. compose
the Brewer quartette, while each
of these gentlemen DECLARES ne is
conducting the campaign on a high
standard
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1915-07-28
Box for Miss LipsCOmb.

The ladies of the W. M. s will
take great pleasure in packing a
box, on Monday afternoon next at
the Methodist church, for Miss
Olive Lipscomb who will sail for
the Orient the latter part of the
month.
On account of her mothers SER
vice in Brookhaven and her own
early association with the commun-
ity and its interests. through Whit
worth College. many delightful lit
tie surprises might be packed away
in that box from friends other than
the ladies of the Methodist Church.
Mrs Lipscomb gave generously
of her remarkable gifts to club and
civic work as well as educational
while in our city, and we might
here remark that the development
and equipment of Mrs Lipscomb's
talented daughter as missionary
for foreign field is but the tri-
umphant and consistent outcome
of the lives that touched ner own
that were lived and spent in
the highest service before Miss
Olive realized the import of her
own life at all Appreciation Of
such service could here find express
sion in tender remembrances that
would be large in their influence
and inspiration to the young mis-
sionary, while thousands Of miles
away from home and the beloved
of her young life while among US.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1915-07-28

Anegro girl stole a dress cheap
way to get it. She was arrested
and fined $5 Couldn't pay it
She is now wearing her old dress
in jail. Better not steal and wear
your old dresses outside the jail.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1915-07-28

Don't get that oftish feeling just
because you both, donot vote for
the same man. You have a right
to your opinion and so has the
other fellow.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1915-07-28

Go to the Baptist Church tomor-
row evening at 8 O'Clock and take
a rest from politics.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1915-07-28

Money seems mostly psychologi-
cal just now. The Bank dividend
helped the situation.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1915-07-28

Workmen began Monday in tear
ing down the Presbyterian church
preparatory to erecting a brick
edifice of modern type. at a cost of
about $500 in Forest The old
frame church was built in 1868,
the lumber and timbers being we'll
preserved and substantially put to-
gether. Practically all the money
has been subscribed and paid in for
the new church, the contract for
which has been let separately in
the brick, carpenter and slate
work j. r McCravey. DIR g. A..
McIIhenny and Stuart E. Lilies are
the local supervising architects. =
Scott Co. News.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1915-07-28

In itself. there il nothing com.
mendabIe In being with the crowd.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1915-07-28
BEAT PRECINCT

Total number of qualified voters
in Lincoln County ty----------35;
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1915-07-28
CERTIFICATE OF COMMISSION

CERTIFICATE OF COMMISSION
ERS.
This is to certify that the list of
voters by precincts as given in the
above table is true and correct as
found by tabulation after a revis-
ION of the rolls by the County Com
missioners
j. a. RAWLS, Chmn.
Brookhaven. Miss
July 27, 1915.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-12-23
MORE TROUBLE FOR cRIFFITHs.
Suit Brought Now for Alienation of
Wife's Affections.

Issuing from Monroe under date of
Dec. is, is chronicling as follows:
Professor H. C. Wolff of the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin has begun an action
against f. j. Griffiths of Chicago for
alienation Of his wife's affection, and
Mrs. Wolff is suing Griffiths to recover
$500 which, it is alleged, he secured
from her.
These facts developed here at trial
in which Griffiths was given his free
dom after being acquitted of a charge
Of perjury in connection with divorce
proceeding. When the case ended
Wolff was present in the court room
and Griffiths sought protection from
the officials, fearing that the university
man would do him personal injury.
At 2 O'Clock Griffiths was still in the
sherifT's office, saying that he was
afraid to leave town On the afternoon
train for fear Wolff would be on that
train.
And from the same city under date
of Dec. II, the following escape is an
nounced:
Outwitting officers seeking to take
him into custody on a charge of alien
ating the affection Of a university pro-
fessor's wife, Edward J GrifTiths fled,
using an automobile, escaped into Iii
nois. Grihths had sought protection,
fearing a whipping at the hands Of
Henry g. Wolf, an instructor in the
department of mathematics of the
University Of Wisconsin.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-12-23
pimmers the Proper Thing.

A recent automobile fatality in the
environs OF Milwaukee was attributed
to the gIaring headlight Of an approach
ing machine, which dazzled the chaug-
feur Of the car that was wrecked by
running Off the road at a turn which
he could not see. Two lives were lost
by the casualty and two people who
were not killed were seriously injured.
The glazing headlight is universally
condemned. Here is an expression on
the subject from the Pasadena News;
No person has been on the highway
at night without having been confused
by the glare of automobile headlights
OF course the vehicle thus equipped
may be in general avoided, but turn
ing aside to prevent q crash, the chauf-
feur never knows that he is not e. ing
TO crash into something else. .nese
lights are bad enough when tLey come
singly, as upon the country road, but
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-12-23
He's a Mineral Point Man.
And What He Says will be Read with
Interest by Mineral Point People.

Readers of the Tribune all know Mr..
Terrill.
When he tells an experience simply
for your benefit,
There's no room for doubt.
Why experiment with such evidence
to go by?
If your kidneys need help
Profit by Mr. Terrill's experience.
Use Doan's Kidney Pills.
What other remedy offers Mineral
Point proof of merit?
Samuel Terrill, marble and granite
dealer, Mineral Point, says: Some.
times my kidneys were too active and
then again they weren't active enough.
Two boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills fixed
up this trouble and put me in good
shape. \ ou may use my name recon-
mending Doan's Kidney Pills. "
Price so cents. at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Terrill had. Foster Milburn Co.
Props, Buffalo. N. Y.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-12-23
PUBLISHERS RAILROAD PASSES.

A bill before congress would permit
the exchange of advertising for rail-
way transportation The present pro-
hibition is absurd, of course. Honor
able bargaining between publishers and
railroads should no more be forbidden
than between farmers and grocers. But
the issue is not one of special concern
to the press In the old days it always
had left over a huge quantity of mile
age that the year-end outlawed just 50
much advertising given for nothing.
Thus an exchange expresses itself.
The Tribune deems it would be wisdom
on the part Of publishers, in case con
gress passes the bill, TO make no con
tract that embodied such an unreason-
able limit as featured railroad advertis-
ing in days of old Further, that a
pass could be made transferable to any
dependent Of the publisher, upon proper
request. accompanied by an affidavit II
deemed necessary.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-12-23

STOCKHOLDERS of the Du Pont pow
der company arc to receive an extra
dividend Of twenty-eight per cent.
Who said the war does not pay? And
why should these big concerns that are
thus making money hand over fist
because II the European war not pay all
the tax known as war tax" levied by
the present federal administration, in
stead Of squeezing it out of innocent,
non-profiting citizens through the sys-
TEN adopted But more seriously,
why war tax at ail in this country
when the war is on in foreign countries,
and in which Americans have no part
Is il fact, as intimated, that this OBJ
noxious war tax" is a blind a scheme
to make good, if possible. some short
age arising through Ridiculous mis-
management?
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-12-23

in city, glaring beams crossing in a
maze OF create panic and deadly peril.
The hapless person afoot may be quite
accustomed TO crowded streets and
capable of taking care of himself in
most circumstances, but caught in this
Illuminating maze, he is helpless. So
blinded is ne that it is impossible for
him to judge whence the danger is
coming, and he is as likely to jump in
to it as away from it. From time to
time it is rumored that automobiles
are to be equipped with DINNERS, the
office Of which will be to cast the rays
to the roadbed, and not permit them to
be used to lure the public to death or
m2ining.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-12-23

These lots are situated in what is
known as the VIM. Lanyon place, two
blocks south from the Iowa Co. Bank
and in the heart of the city. Improved
streets and cement walks with qlrb
and gutter For dimensions and other
particulars inquire at residence on hhe
place. II If
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-12-23
An angry advertiser rushed into

An angry advertiser rushed into
the office of provincial paper recently
and shouted, See here, our ad ought
to read, Thousands of patrons are
wearing trousers of our make, 3" The
foreman of the composing room looked
up and weakly said, well? ?" The
irate advertiser threw down copy of
the ad. The compositor had made it
''matrons.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-12-23

MILWAUKEE is getting a great deal OF
left-handed advertising in the press OF
the country az result Of the trumpet
10 statement that twenty-five per cent
of the gowns worn at the horse show
were taken on approval from depart
ment stores to which they were re-
turned the next day. Thus thinks the
Evening Wisconsin.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-12-23

Madison Democrat 'The pay-asyod-
go method of taxation is the wsest and
will act as a wholesome restraint. Had
the presidents message contained some
suggestions ii the direction of economy
in public expenditures to partially off
set tbs new demands il would have met
with public approval" So says Henry
Clews, New York banker; and who does
not believe him sound on both points
Especially should we pay as we 90 in
nation and city We do in state and
town; why not in city, nation and
county? Beware of bonds
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-12-23

The plight Of the people left in
Serbia is said to be even worse than
that of the Belgians. Apparently it is
up to Uncle Sam to take another
"orphan" nation under his wing.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-12-23
of the war

IT is claimed that the German kaiser
has not smiled in year. For that
matter, however, during the came time
there has been no sound Of ribald mirth
from London, Paris, Petrograde, or any
of the other war" capitals.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-12-23

The bank of France now holds bill
lion dollars in gold, thereby establish
ing new record. Which seems to dis
pose of runners that France cannot
much longer stand the financial drain
of the war.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-12-23
mas eve

Some people who have a monthly
income from bonds, lands and bank
stocks Of two or three hundred month.
try to compare their beneyolences with
the poor guy who has to work for his
bread and butter Ii they can slip
that kind II = deal over on the Lord.
he ism t rauch Of a figure head. -Ex.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-12-23

AS an evidence of the advancement
fools call it preeocity of Americas
youth, we mention the class motto of
the Is graduating class of the Menasha
high school. 1t gem, original or not.
and worthy Of adoption by any grown
up: The elevator to success is not
running take the stairs. -
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-12-23

is the Boston Transcript interested
in the new excursion routes 1t asks:
Niagara Falls being out of date, why
don't lovers spend their honeymoon at
Bliss, Idaho; JOY, Kentucky; Delight,
Kansas, or Paradise, California?
But why ignore Eden, Wisconsin =?
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-12-23

1t is expected that an old custom
will be revived at Oshkosh at Christ
mas time, that of singing carols.
Singers Of that city will travel in
groups and sing under the windows at
many Oshkosh homes. 1t is also urged
that lighted candles be placed in the
windows Of Oshkosh homes on Christ
mas eve.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-12-23
For Sale.

Fiat top office desk, piano and organ.
Inquire at this Office.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-12-23
CITY GOVERNMENT.

Mineral Point, Wis, Dec, Z, 1915
A regular meeting of the Common
Council hello ON above date at the
council chamber
Meeting called to order by Mayor J
F. Parmley.
Members present: Aldermen Blew
EFT, Huxtable, Jeuck, Kirst, Meserole,
Noble, Treweek Absent: Alderman
Engela.
Minutes of last regular and special
meetings were read and approved
Report of city treasurer was read
accepted aud ordered placed on file
The following claims audited by the
finance committee. were allowed end
pr1pvnl pnil
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1915-12-23

Perfect womanhood depends on good
health. Natures rarest gift of figure
and beauty is desired by every girl
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea clears
the complexion, reddens the lips,
brightens the eye, fills out the hollows.
Start tonite. 35c. Tea and Tablets.
Metz Pharmacy.