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The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-12-03
A HALF CENTURY IN PRINTING
BUSINESS,

Fifty years in long time to stay
in any business, but the Leader pub
Usher has rounded out fifty years
since he began work in printing
otnce. Nearly all that time has been
spent in active work on newspapers,
mostly in small towns, with a diver
sion of five years on morning paper
in a city of considerable size. The
work has been pleasant, as whole,
and while we are good for more
years of service in the newspaper
game, we do not expect to round out
the second half hundred -Earlville
(Ill.) Leader.
1t is a long reach from Brookha-
ven to EarlvilIe; but like the War
Conference We'll make progress" to-
ward the ultimatum by limiting the
distance as far as possible. Our hand
is extended Bro. Tabor, for congra-
tulations. The Earlville Leader is
Cne of the cleanest, the most pro-
found, the most pleasantly entertain
ing and excellent exchanges from ev-
cry standpoint, editoriaily and ty-
geographically, that we read. All
honor to those who find hard work
pleasant and help make it so for
friends. Added years will but per
feet life so well spent.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-12-03
Mail Christmas Packages Right

Our postmaster has asked us to
mail our Christmas parcels this week
for, unless we do, Uncle Sans load
may be so heavy the last few days
before Christmas that he won't be
able to deliver all the presents by
Christmas eve.
The parcels must be we'll wrapped
and tied and addressed plainly in Or
der that they may arrive in good
condition with they Christmasy ap-
pearance unspoiled.
There are some other things, too,
in which you can all assist in i'm
proving the mail service and in saw
ing our great Government millions
Of dollars year that is now wasted
because of our carelessness-yo
and mine.
Every day that you drop a letter
in the mail box 40,00O,000 other let
ters are already pushing and jamm-
ing thru the postal machinery. One
letter day for each family of five
persons in the United States is given
10 uncle sam TO deliver.
When you send a parcel to the
postoffice for mailing any day there
are about 100000 other parcels a.
head of yours passing through the
postal hopper. This is in ordinary
days; at Christmas time it is multi
piled many times.
One family in about every ten puts
badly addressed letter in the mail
every day. This mixes up over o.
100000 half addressed letters with
the 20,000,000 fully addressed let
ters. That means that the fully ad-
dressed letters must wait on the slow
moving, poorly addressed letters just
like the larger boys and girls are de-
layed by bunch of bad kids" tag
ging along
Put the proper amount of postage
on your letters and wrap the parcels
carefully. Avoid fancy writing,
which causes post-office clerks and
letter carriers to stop and study, and
thus lose time. Make the address
plain and easily read, and always use
pen and ink or typewriter and light
colored envelopes, so as to save the
eyes of the post-office clerks. Do
lot use envelopes of unusual size.
The little ones that are so frequently
Used for cards and notes at Christ
mas and other holiday times cause
an untold amount of trouble and la
Dor, as they will not fit out cancel
ing machines and must therefore be
Cancelled by hand. Because of their
size and tendency to slip out of a
package, these small envelopes are
more likely to be overlooked or lost
Mail your letters and packages
early in the day, because this avoids
overlooking and delaying mail at the
end of the day.
Your local postmaster will tell you
more about the Postal Service.
Do these things, and you will win
the grateful appreciation of the peo-
pie in your post-office and especial
ly of
Your Postmaster General,
WILL H. HAYS.
P. S.-Don't forget to mail your
Christmas packages this week.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-12-03
FORTS FOR SALE.

Do you want to buy fort cheap
or site for one? The United States
government has lot of them fol-
sale-coast defense sites, military re-
servations, old army posts for which
there is no present and should be nc
future need or use, especially If the
disarmament conference is success
full.
Some are on the Atlantic and 9TH
ers on the Pacific. Still others, in
the mountain states, served long as
stations for the regulars who used
to keep the Indians in order. The
cutting down of our military estab-
lishment and the influence of devel-
oping military science upon fortif-
cations of every kind put out on the
market.
In every instance, it is announced,
the government will be glad to take
into consideration the interests and
desires Of the localities and commun-
tiles concerned. Where the property
is OF historical interest, there will be
opportunity for its purchase for park
and memorial purposes. Where this
is not practicable, the land will be
sold to the best bidder, and thus in
time barracks and parade ground
will give place to factory and home
sites.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-12-03
Meat Canning Demonstration.

The demonstration of meat can
ming at Yazoo was a great success
on Wednesdy. An all day program
was given-the proper killing, cur
ing and canning of pork. Beef pick
ling was also considered.
Miss Eva Legett, of Lincoln coun-
ty, was present; also Miss Mary E.
Johnson, state canning club Special
list; Mrs. M. S. Dodds, southwest dis
trict agent; Miss Emma Peeler,
1Sharkey county home demonstration
agent; Miss Mary German, Warren
county home demonstration agent !;
Miss Eva Sanders, Sunfiower county
home demonstration agent; Miss
Matte Fugler. Copiah agent and
Miss Lillian Wylie. A steam pres
sure Gamer was used.
When DR.. Lund, United States
specialist in the canning and curing
of meat was asked why he had pick
ed out Yazoo county he said that
they had done more meat canning
than any other county in the state,
having canned $4,000 pounds Of
beef in the last four months,
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-12-03
SATURDAY, DEC. 3, 1921
DO A LITTLE THINKING NEXT
TIME.

When casting your vote next time
for candidates try to remember its
somebody's duty to appoint Text
Book Commission and at the same
time try to remember what the Mis-
sissippi Text Book Commission has
done for us. And to show you just
how unbusinesslike this crowd is and
what sort of longheadedness it didn't
display, we quote from an esteemed
exchange
NATURALLY the parents of Missis-
sippi appreciate paying for Bingham
& McFarlane's geography, for exam
pie, $1.16, while the same book sells
just across the line in the State OF
Tennessee for "a cents. Equally
grateful do the Mississippi parents
feel the privilege (?) of paying sc
cents for Childs World 4th Reader
while just across the line in Tennes-
see the same book is sold for 3S
cents. Under the 1920 adoption oi
books, for a child in the 9Th grade
the books cost $500, while the
former adoption, the cost was only
1857. What is true of these books
runs through the entire course oi
books to be used"
Remember too, that 1t matters not
how much you may think before you
vote next time, it won't help us poor
folks any sooner in buying books fol
our children, for the Mississippi Text
Book Commission has saddled these
outrageous prices on us for four
years. We must grin, sweat and
endure it. 1t is already fixed and
we must pay the piper. We should
have done a little thinking wher
voting heretofore. We didn't, sc
that ends that part. We do owe il
to our children though, not to ever.
lastingly act and vote like fools
Don't you think this robbery is e.
nough to cause us to head in some
Notwithstanding Citizen.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-12-03
WHAT JUSTICE REALLY IS.

The following, found in an old
scrap-book, will doubtless be read
with interest and pleasure by The
Leader readers generally, and es-
pecially by young members of the
bar, most of whom aspire some day
to wear ermine and dispense JUS
tice":-
For justice all places a temple;
and seasons summer.-Bulwer.
Be just and fear not; let all the
ends thou aimst at be thy coun-
try's thy Gods, and truths. -
Shakespeare.
Justice without wisdom is impos-
sible.-Proude.
The only way to make the mass of
mankind see the beauty of justice is
by showing them, in pretty plain
terms, the consequences of injustice
Sidney Smith.
A highwayman is just as much a
robber when he plumbers in a gang
as when he plumbers singly.-Flank-
lin.
Justice discards party, friendship
and kindred, and is therefore repre-
sented as blind.-Addison
The law is made to protect the in
nocent by Furnishing the guilty. -
Webster.
If judges would make their decis-
ions just, they should behold neith-
er plaintiff, defendant nor pleader,
but only the cause itself.-Living-
ston.
Justice is the constant effort and
desire to render to every man his
due.-Justitian.
One mans word is no mans word; j;
we should quietly hear both Sides
Gothic.
Impartiality is the life of justice,
as justice is of all good government.
Anonymous.
Justice delayed is justice denied
Gladstone.
Justice is to give to every man his
due.-Aristotle.
Whenever separation is made be-
tween liberty and justice, neither, in
my opinion, is safe.-Burke.
Justice is the bread of the people
they are always hungry for it. -
Chattabraind.
He who goes no further than bare
justice stops at the beginning of vir-
tue.-Blair.
Justice is the insurance we have
on our lives and property, and obe-
dience is the premium we pay for it.
Penn.
An honest man nearly always
thinks juStly.-Bousseau
Gods mills grind slow but sure
Herbert.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-12-03
THE ONE HORSE FARMER.

He will ride around a week look
ing for $500 pig.
He will sprain his back lifting
something to show how strong he is.
He will pay $500 for a new bri-
die and let the calf chew it to pieces
before Sunday.
The one-horse farmer has a life
long ambition to wear a dirty shirt.
He will get all the neighbors to
help in getting COW out of bog
and then let her die for want of at
tention.
Stock will get in and destroy his
crop at a place in his fence he has
put off mending for the past six
months.
He will complain of hard times
and then tear his pants climbing a
fence where a gate ought to be.
He will alarm the neighborhood
by getting up two hours before day
and then sit around and not go to
work before sun up.
He will ridicule the mechanism of
a corn planter, and then go out and
mash his thumb mailing board on
the fence.
He will talk all Sunday on what
he knows about farming, and then
ride around the neighborhood Mon
day looking for seed potatoes.
He will go to town on Saturday
and come back with fifty cents worth
of coffee, a paper of pins and a dol
lars worth of tobacco.
He will go in his shirt sleeves all
Gay to show how much cold he can
stand, then return home at night and
occupy two-thirds of the fire place
till bed time.
He is economical; economy is his
forte. He will save ten cents worth
of axle grease and ruin the spindle
of a wagon. He won't subscribe for
a paper, but will bororw one from
his friend and forget to return it.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-12-03
THERE SHALL BE NO MORE
WAR"

We may well scrap our ships. We
won't need 'em in the next war. 1t
will be fought in the air, under the
water and by poison gases more
cruel, disastrous and destructive
than any means yet used. The fact
is we don't want war modified any
more than we want beer and wine" "
We want war absolutely prohibit
ed. Like prohibition of the liquor
traffic it may take few years to ed
ucate the profteers out of the bust
ness, but the fact remains as truly
infallible as the law of gravitation,
or the Golden Rule, that war is to
be relegated; that the people are
tired of war; they have grown Chris
tian enough, intelligent enough, and
humane enough to demand that war
be done away with.
This information will go out from
the Anti-War Conference and help.
Perfection cannot be attained at
one bound; but let the ideal remain
There Shall be No More War"
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-12-03
JOHNSTON STATION NEWS

Our school is progressing nicely
under the skillful management OF
Prof. and Mrs. L. S. Montgomery and
Mrs. Dickey.
The Simmons-Ellzey Literary So
ciety entertained with a Box Sup
per Thursday evening, Nov. "a, and
the neat little sum of $98.1O was
the proceeds.
Rev. Morris, of Jackson, preached
our Thanksgiving sermon, which was
enjoyed by all present.
Miss Corinne May and brother, of
Nola, spent the holidays with their
sister, Mrs. L. S. Montgomery.
Mrs. T. G. Johnson and daughter
jeanette of Nortield, spent Thursday
last with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. H. Dickerson.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Wilson of Nc
Comb, was recent visitor with Mr..
and Mrs. ]. H. King.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Parnell of Nc
Comb were the guests of Mrs. E. L.
Wells Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. Kent and little
daughter Dorothy of Crystal Springs,
spent Sunday with Mrs. Kent's moth
er, Mrs. S. e. Carruth.
Messrs. Thompson and Woodrow
spent Saturday and Sunday at their
respective homes in Jackson.
Mrs. l.. S. Montgomery entertain
ed a number of her young friends
Saturday night, in honor of her bro
ther and sister.
Mrs. Mary Yawn>of the Pine Grove
neighborhood spent Saturday with
her mother, Mrs. S. e. Montgomery.
Mrs. Chas. Moak of MeComb spent
Thursday with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Moak.
Misses Courtney Brown, Rose and
Rate Reeves, Messrs. Goodwin, Nc
David and Leggett motored to Nc
Comb Friday and spent pleasant
evening at the home of Mr.. Derwood
Manning and sisters.
Happy Kids.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-12-03
Dedication of New Sight School Fri
day, December 9th.

Exercise beginning at 10 o'clock.
l. America. (Song.)
2. Prayer Dr. Taylor.
3. (a) The Heart of a Rose,
Lahr; (b) A Little Fleet of Cloud
Boats, Finden-Miss Oberschmidt.
4. New Sight Male Quartette -
Selected.
5. (a) The Dew is on the Glover,
Coombs; (b) Mammy's Song, Ware
Miss Jones.
6. The Ideal Rural School for
Mississippi-Prof. ]. l. Calhoun.
7. Lead Me All the Way, Briggs
George Day.
s. Dedication Sermon-Dr. 1. w.
Cooper.
8. Chorus = New Sight High
School; (a) Victory; (b) Haste Ye
With Gladness.
Noon.
1. songs-Primary Grades. Sc
lected.
2. King of the Wind, Am I -
Bennett Bass.
8. Educational Address = State
Supt. w. F. Bond.
4. Informal Talks.-Kiwanis.
5. Flag Song - High School.
Music by Mrs. Willoughby's Pu-
pills.
Everyone invited. Ladies bring
dinner.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-12-03

worth $4,000. The Federal Land
Bank will lend you $1,000 and you
need not pay but $6S,97 year to
cover both interest and repayment
on this $1,000. This amount being
so small, many a landowner figures
that If you can pay 10, 20 or 80
per cent down on his half Of the land
value, he can easily afford to take a
second mortgage for the remainder
of the money, the understanding be-
ing that you will pay this off and
then take your own time about pay
ling off the Federal Land Banks long
time mortgage"
Thus it is made possible for a man
with very little ready money to buy
him a home and have sufficiently
long time to pay off the debt that his
annual payment will not be much in
excess of his present yearly rentals.
We have many man who is still
without a home who has more than
paid in rentals during his lifetime
the price of a comfortable home and
yet he has no home, nothing to an
chor him in his old age and little for
his children.
We believe that this problem is
one that should challenge the serious
thought and earnest cooperation of
every man and woman in Mississip-
pi regardless of his or her profession,
or avocation. The Extension Depart
ment solicits the sympathy and CO.
operation of all the citizens of Missis-
sippi in the effort it will make to
make a reality of it's slogan "a farm
er for every home and a home for
every farmer. r. S. Wilson, Direct
or Extension Department.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-12-03
Keeping Up With the Girls.

Many women of SO today play
games as hard and as we'll as girls in
the 20s.
They have seemingly inexhaust-
ible vitality. They will dance all
night, play cards, billiards, ride
hunt, shoot and without resort to ar
tificial ruses always appear and be as
fresh as paint.
Nor is the tender passion a sealed
bond for them. They have their ro-
mances their love affairs.
There are women of so whom to
know is in itself literal education
Delightful to talk to, witty, wise
experienced, and trustworthy, they
are the most delightful of compan-
ions. They understand the arts OF
sympathy.
And how attractive and alluring
white or silver gray hair can be, es-
pecially when 1t goes, as 1t often
does with a clear, fresh complexion
and white skinl The peroxide
blonde does not compare in pretti-
ness with the sparkling eyed white
haired woman. What a pity that 50
many women dread white locks and
spoil themselves by dyeing their
hair.-Continental Edition of the
London Mail.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-12-03
. WOOLWORTH NEWS.

The farmers are delighted with
the beautiful weather which they
have had for harvesting their crops.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ewing Sandifer OF
Sumrall, are visiting Mr.. Sandifers
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. N. Sandi-
fer.
Most everybody attended church at
Holly Springs Sunday last and en-
joyed the sermon by Rev. w. S.
Rogers.
We are all glad to learn that Mr..
and Mrs. w. D. White, of Tallulah,
La, are going to move back in our
midst.
Little Fred Smith, grandson of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Smith, has been
visiting home folks at Lucien. His
little brother, Mac, accompanied him
back.
Miss Alma Smith, a student of Wo-
mans College, Hattiesburg, is visit
ing home folks this week end.
Miss Lille White the efficient
teacher of Good Water School has
been spending few days with home
folks at Nola.
Mr.. Elmer Durr, of Caseyville, was
a week end visitor at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. M. Smith.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-12-03
MOTHER GAVE IT
Virginia Lady Suffered With Aches
and Pains Until Mother Began
Giving Her Cardui.

Dublin, va.-Miss Mary Alice
Hughett residing on Route 2, near
here, recently told Q visitor Of her
interesting experience with Cardui.
Miss Hughett said: "I had been suf.
fering for some time with painful
I was pale, didn't feel like going.
Would Just drag around, and couldn't
rest to do any good. ! would suffer
once q month with my back, sides
and head. My limbs would ache and
| didn't know what to do, but ! knew
I must do something, for didn't get
well by letting It run on.
my mother is Q believer In Cardut
for she saw what It did for others as
we'll as herself. 30 she began giving
It TO me.
"It wasn't long before ] saw Q
change. It was Just what ! needed.
It regulated me. ! began to eat and
sleep, and the pain stopped.
"Cardui Is without doubt the best
female tonic made, and am glad
can recommend II to others"
II suffering with symptoms such 40
Miss Hughett mentions, or other all
ments peculiar to women. why not be-
gin Cardui at oncef It's merit IL well
established by successful use Tor more
than 40 years.
Try Carduil
Your druggist sslls q. Mo'iss
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-12-03
GRAFTON HALL NEWS.

Everybody around Grafton Hall is
almost through making syrup. We
have the finest school that has ever
been known in the history of Graf
ton Hall.
Everybody enjoyed the program
Thanksgiving and Rev. Ferguson, Of
Wesson conducted the services in the
afternoon.
We have the best basketball team
in the county as we played Auburn
last Saturday and the score was 8
to in our favor. Hurrah for Graf
ton Hall!
We all welcome Mr.. Prentiss home
again after his few months stay in
ElDorado.
The party that was given at the
home of Miss Lena Minton was en-
Joyed by all who attended.
Mr.. Willie Minton has recovered
from his snake bite and is able to
be out again.
We are planning for concert be-
fore long. Watch out for the date.
Preaching at Mt. Zion every sec
ond and fourth Sunday. Everybody
invited.
"A Senior.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-12-03
Strong and Rugged.

Hon. Henry L. Whitfield, former
president of the girls College at Co
lumbus, is an avowed candidate for
governor. There is one element of
support in this state that he will be
sure of, hundreds of girls who at
tended the college during his admin
istration as president are women
now and many of them voters and
they will, without exception, give
him their enthusiastic support. Mr..
Whitfield is plain, sensible man, a
strong and rugged character man
that would rather be right than gov
ernor. He is absolutely free from
factional politics and would make
the state good governor.-Stark-
vile Times,
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-12-03
Notice to Creditors.

State of Mississippi,
Lincoln County.
]. w. Guess
VS.. 4517
Estate of 0lian Guess.
Notice to Creditors.
Notice is hereby given to all per-
sons having claims against the estate
of Olian Guess, Deceased, to have
same probated and registered, as re-
quired by law, within six months
from the 10th. day of November,
1921, and the failure to probate and
register such claims within six
months from the above date, same be-
ing the date that letters of admlnis-
tration were issued, said claims will
be barred.
]. W. GUESS,
Administrator
Of Estate of Olian Guess.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-12-03

Miss Anita Pollitzer, national leg
islative secretary of the Woman s
Party, spoke to women of Jackson at
the Public Library this week. Also
before Millsaps College. The ad-
dress dealt with the restrictions
placed on members Of her sex and
urged the necessary action to remove
the discrimination Of all kinds. 1t
would be well for the Brookhaven
Women Voters League to find out
what restrictions" are placed upon
them by the laws If they don't al
ready know.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-12-03

Dec. 4-10 is National Education
Week. We've had Better School
Week" during which interest was
stirred in our public schools. Edu-
cational problems remain - better
buildings, better Libraries, better e.
quipment, Fairgrounds. attendance
and teachers. A longer school term
with all the rest improving would
make stride for the youth Of our
state and county.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-12-03
One Sow Brings Farmer $1,250 in
Two Years.

Como, Miss.-J. A. Holden, of Ere
donia, farmer, despite a cut in &C
reage during 1921, and the boil Wee
vii destruction, with five mules
grew and sold 80 bales of cotton
weighing above 500 pounds each,
600 bushels of corn, plenty of pota-
toes, peas, sorghum, hay and an a.
bundance of meat. In 1920 he
bought for $1,000, red SOW, which
bore in March IL pigs, which weigh
ed at killing time an average of 250
pounds, and in September she
brought II pigs, which he sold for
$1,000 each. In March, 1921, came
1S pigs, which are now ready to kill
and will average 280 pounds, and he
now has IL pigs which he is selling
at $4,000 per pair, and more orders
than pigs. This hog alone brought
more than $3.50 in these two years
and the SOW is worth $4,000.
If you are tempted to let go your
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-12-03

Delicate Compliment by Dear wife.
There is nothing so soothing to an
elderly registrant as to have his dear
wife pat his slippery crown and say
that he needs a haircut dreadfully.-
Grand Rapids Press.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-12-03

Pres. Vaughn Watkins, of Jack
sons Kiwanis Club and DR.. Harley
Stands are in Chicago presenting
plans for the proposed international
tuberculosis hospital. The Kiwanis
International has the matter in hand.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-12-03

Il don't love to walk any more, y
says the man with the car. II love
to use my legs" replies his healthy
friend aflush with the tingle of ex-
ercise.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-12-03

Pay your debts If you can and then
calculate on what you have left for
Christmas shopping,
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-12-03
Illinois Central System Points to Its
Leadership in Passenger Service

The a
with The
public things which
Much depends As organization
vanced through the ranks of the
intelligent The efforts
the Illinois Central System in point Of the outstanding railway the
and continue hold the leadership of the world efficient transportation
the first essential service the high which Illinois
all has beer
leader among the railway systems adding its
well maintained and developing its roadway facilities
The Illinois Central System leader in the amount of steel
generally recognized passengers
The latest figures available show the of lst
railroads be
fully of
O. scheduled
regularly
Of dwhic
outstanding the railroads of the
of
maintaining months, 1920
Nh
The Semi-weekly leader., 1921-12-03

y Whatever else may be said there
are going to be votes to count here
after,