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The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-08-09
SEVEN COUNTY FAIR
PLANS BEING MADE.
Enthusiastic Meeting Held Fri
day.. @. Brister Chosen
President.

AT a meeting OF the farmers, bus.
mess men and .other citizens, held In
the Chancery Clerks office at the
Court House, Friday afternoon plans
were made for the Seven County
Fair which will open in Brookhaven
Oct >4th. Mr.. j. @. Brister was e
leeted chairman of the meeting and
Mrs. Charles Perkins, secretary and
Mr.. Brister was later elected presi-
dent ofthe Fair Association.
Mr.. Brister stated that five years
as member of the Board of Super
visors had convinced him that with
the demand for good roads, bonds for
better schools, etc., there was NO
likelihood of reduction in taxa
tion, and the greatest hope for the
future was to attract more people to
the county. The fair will demon
strate as no other agency can, the
accomplishments and possibilities of
the county.
Taking his own land as examSle,
Mr.. Brister said that only about a
fourth of it was in cultivation, and
that three other men should be liv-
ing on the remainder and paying as
much in taxes as he. Good roads,
schools and churches encourage good
citizens to come to the county.
Mr.. G. B. Perkins said the fair
would interest people in the south
ern part of the state, and that after
participating in the fair here, doubt
less all Of the seven counties, coop
Grating would promote fairs within
their respective boundaries. The fair
will be great show window for the
resources Of this and adjoining coun-
ties.
Mr.. w. D. Davis also endorsed the
fair movement.
Mr.. Henry H. Legett, reported at
length upon the catalog and prizes.
About 1,400 has been donated for
premiums About $3.50 has been of
fered for prizes in the live stock de-
partment. The prizes are offered for
practically the same classes of farm
products as those in the state fair
catalog. An effort is being made to
complete the arrangements for the
early publication of the seven coun-
ty fair catalog.
Mr.. C. p. Perkins reported that the
secretary, Mrs. Perkins, had sent ]
letters to out of town wholesalers,
etc., to solicit advertisements for. the
catalog, and number of favorable
replies had been received. The town
is yet to be solicited.
Messrs. w. d. Davis, John Becker,
and @. B. Perkins were appointed an
advertising committee, with Mr.. Per-
kins as chairman.
Messrs. A. B. Furlow, Thos. Per-
kins and Pulaski Cameron were ap-
pointed a committee on amusements.
Mr.. W. H. Seavey and Mr.. R. e.
Furr were elected vice-presidents of
the fair association.
Upon Mr.. Brister's representation
Of the Municipal Bands position, it
was agreed to employ them for the
entire session of the fair for spe-
cified amount.
The price of admission was dis
cussed, but its final consideration
was deferred and the meeting ad-
journed.
The spirit of the meeting was har-
monious and optimistic, and all signs
point toward fair exceeding in size
and quality any held heretofore in
Brookhaven.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-08-09
c awe have a nice line Of
Toy Wagons, TricycIes,
Skates. - e. 3. Perkins
Hardware.


Miss Miriam McClammy of Will
mington, North Carolina, arrived
for visit with Miss Alice
'Moreton, with whom she. attended
college in Virginia. The lovely hos
pitality always extended guests by
the S. e. Moreton home makes that
lovely home-place popular resort
Tor guests young and old.
Sincere regret is exp. essed by de-
voted friends that Mrs. w. Nj. Lea,
jr., and little son, Bruce. are leaving
Brookhaven. After visit with Mrs.
Lea's mother in Shreveport, Mrs. Lea
will locate in New Orleans where hel
husband preceded her and has ac-
cepted position with the /. c. r. r.,
as foreman of the Harrahan shops.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-08-09
c Goodyear prices reduced
but quality standard
remains the same. - C. B.
Perkins Hardware.

Miss Ola Mae Carlisle, grand
daughter Of Mr.. S. P. eagle SO well
known among our people, was mar
ried last Saturday afternoon at Fay
cite, to Mr.. C. c. Coleman, jr. The
happy young couple will make their
home on the splendid farm Of his
father, c. G. Coleman, ST., ex-mem-
Der of the Lincoln County Board of
Supervisors where all good wishes at
tend him and his fair bride.
Miss Lola Kyzar returned Satur-
day from Bardstown where she
spent several weeks. a guest Of her
brother, Rev. j. r. Kyzar. Miss Lo-
la enjoyed many historic sights and
scenes of Kentucky while away, in
cluding Mammoth Cave, Onyx Cave,
Llncoln's farm, etc., her brother
p-oving a most hospitable host. Miss
Lola will be member of the fac
ulty of Mccall Consolidated School
the coming term.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-08-09

ter practically as printed previous
| ly in his newspaper articles and 9TH
er campaign literature, deriding his
opponents explanations, and cam
paign literature. He defended young
Chisholm and Walter Boren, his
helpers in securing information rel
atiye to the clerkship. He said that
Stamps affidavit "wriggled and
wriggled," and his opponents ''mov-
ed that office to the house-that's
where that $1,440 goes
Amite was the best county except
Lincoln--"the best county except the
ten in this district" the speaker
quickly added.
He said there was discussion of
what church his opponents wife be-
longed to but he had stopped that
now-had got them going on some
thing else.
'Tf you know what I'm going to
do--rm going to offer a bill In Con-
gress making 1t violation Of law for
a man to put his wife on the pay
troll"
Mr.. Wall said for several nights he
worried over whether 1t would hurt
or help his campaign to tell about
Mr.. Quin's drawing $1.440.00 for
clerk hire in his wife's name, and
decided It was his duty to tell 1t.
He appealed to the ladies of the
audience because they were expected
to purify politics and If he had net
told 1t, later on they might ray
wall, If you had told this, would
not have voted as did You are a
miserable political coward"
The speaker said he was unham-
pered except by his duty to the peo-
pie.
One of the biggest questions be-
fore the American people was the
question OF graft and fraud. He
found congressman had Brookha-
ven lawyer on the payroll.
We are facing problems that call
for the best man we have-We want
men In Congress who can think,
write. speak and act for themselves
IF you vote for me. I shall 60 to
Washington absolufeIy1 unhamper-
ed I shall give the benents Of my
experience: work In season and cut
Of season. and bring back the com-
mission unstaIned BY any act oi
mine.H was the concluding statement
Of the Brookhaven candidate
Many remained 10 congratulate
Mr. Wall and discuss prospects, cf
the campaign.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-08-09
Honorable Edgar !. Simmons
Endorsed BY His Home People

dispatching the business OF his
courts and true to the Judges oath
to administer Justice without re-
spect to persons. and do equal right
to the poor and to the rich.
He stands for law enforcement,
and though he believes in adEninis-
tering Justice without fear or favor,
at the same time we know he viii be
ever mindful that justice In proper
cases should be tempered with mer-
cy.
We invite you to investigate his
record as lawyer, citizen and man.
and If you believe that he measures
up to the right standard and will be
faithful In the discharge Of his du-
ties as your Circuit Judge. we ask
that. in keeping with the old sstab-
lished Democratic doctrine Of Jota-
tion In office. you elect him as the
successor Of our present Judge who
has been an occupant Of the bench
for the past sixteen years.
Magnolia Simmons Campaign
Club and 425 Of his fellow
towneInen.
tadvl
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-08-09

vardaman Rally Saturday At ii !

vardaman Rally Saturday at II q
Rally to the courthouse Saturday
at IL o'clock.
Miss Julia Bass visited her home
at Wesson Sunday.
Miss Edith MeClendening of Nc
Comb is Miss Myrtis Laird's guest.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. r. Hickman spent
last Thursday and Friday in New
Orleans.
Miss Evelyn Zwirn has a charming
guest in Miss Ethel Barnett. Of New
Orleans.
MIR. and Mrs. s. D. Moak and lit.
tie son. of Norfeld, are guests oil
Mrs F. e. Sasser.
Miss Bessie Boadwee is visiting in
the home of her uncle, Mr.. A. j.
Martin, at Vicksburg.
Miss Emma Campbell returned last
night from San Antonio. her sister,
Mrs. Eaton, having improved.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Campbell, OF
Vicksburg, came Sunday to visit
their mother, Mrs U. e. Bufkin, and
returned to their home yesterday.
Miss Balfour Simrall, Of Bovina
underwent an operation for appendi-
citis at the Sanitarium Friday. Her
many friends will be glad to know
that she is doing well. - Vicksburg
Herald. Miss Simrall is remembered
here as one Of Whitworth's last term
popular graduates.
Mr.. L. P. May. Superintendent OF
Education Of Lincoln County. reports
the teaching corps for the flfty-five
white and thirty-two negro schools
Of the county as practically com
plete. The schools for whites open
september twenty-seventh, and those
for negroes, October second.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-08-09
e BICYCLES, guaranteed
Coaster Brake Model,
worth $500. While they
last we viii sell them for
. $35.OO.-C. B. Perkins Hard
ware.


About 81 Brookhaven boys left for
camp on Fair River and will be join
ed today by the hundred and two
from out of town who have sent re-
gistration fees. The camp planned
for 1885, is being expanded. Leaders
at the camp who will direct the boys
activities, are John Latimer Of Clin-
ton, Crawford Lipsey, jackson; w.
r. Sumrall, Crystal Springs; Geo. r.
Powell. jackson; Blake w. Godfrey,
state director of the Y.M.C.A., Jack
son; Elbert Lewis and Ira Richard
son, Hattiesburg; Dr. Ralph Ripley,
assistant scoutmaster and r. B. Wall,
scoutmaster, Brookhayen. August 16
will be observed as visitors day.,
and the Kfwanis Club Of Brookhaven
will be guests of the camp at lun-
cheon. at that time.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-08-09
e Goodyear 3Ox3H Non
Skid Tire and Tube
$3.50. = C. B.. Perkins Hard
ware.

Mr. A. Staffler. sr,, left for Hat
tiesburg on the early train last Sat
urday to meet Mrs. Staffler, return
ing home after a six weeks absence,
during which she enjoyed with her
daughter, Miss Mary, several weeks
in Cuba. Together they also visited
in Asheville and then became guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. r. Staffler at Chat
tanooga, enroute back home. Mr..
and Mrs. Staffler reached Brookha-
ven from Hattiesburg last Saturday
afternoon, Mrs. Staffler being cor
daily greeted after her long absence.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-08-09

A wedding OF much interest be-
cause of the prominence Of the con-
tracing parties was solemnized at
Wesson last Wednesday at the beau
tifu1 home Of the brides parents. J..
S. Rea and wife. when their daugh-
ter, Miss Alma Rea, became the bride
Of Robert Hicks Kirby, the Rev. A..
f. Fogartie, Of Brookhaven officiat-
ing. The parl0rs were decorated
with ferns and dahlias. Miss Kate
Rea. sister OF the bride. was maid OF
honor. and the wedding march was
played by Miss Yirgie Mae Little.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-08-09
Statementof Lanes Campaign Committee

To the Democratic Southern District Of Msissppi:
In presenting candidacy Edgar
stating that heis sterling
ability fidelity and commendabe
worth made those who
opponent
give people the
me with their home people
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-08-09

Vote for v. ]. Ssricker for
Chancery Judge. He Is 4
worthy Official, filling an un-
expired term and entitled 70
one fill term. Why change
your Chancery Judgel EadT)
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-08-09

Why change your Chancery
Judge? Vote for v. ].
Stricken, the present chanceI-
lOr. He is a worthy official,
an unexpired term, and enti-
tied to one full term. tadv.)
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-08-09
BIDS wan4sd for Painting soh00l


The Mayor and Board of Alder
men of the City OF Brookhaven,
Miss. will receive bids for painting
the Pearlhaven School House and
the Colored School House-two coats
Of paint on each building-at their
meeting Monday night, August IA,
at o'clock. The Board reserves the
right to reject any and all bids.
r. A. Cameron. Clerk.
Brookhaven, Miss, Aug. 9th, 1922.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-08-09

Vote tor v. ]. Stncker for
Chancery Judge. He is a
worthy official, filing an I'M
expired term and entitled to
one full term. Why change
your chancery Judge2 Iaav)
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-08-09
MR.. COOK.

MR.. COOK.
Mr.. Cook ran for State Sem
ate and was defeated.
Mr.. Cook ran for Circuit
Judge and was defeated.
Mr.. Cook ran for County at
torney in Forest County and was
defeated, this time by youthful
lawyer who announced for office
for the first time in his life.
The point ishe, MR.. COOK.
WAS ALWAYS DEFEATED when
going before the voters. Every Of
flee he has held was by appoint
ment.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-08-09

Vote for v. ]. Stricken for
Chancery Judge. He is a
worthy official, filing an un-
expired term and entitled to
one full term. Why change
your Chanrery Judgel Isdv}
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-08-09
MR.. LANE

Mr.. Lane ran for and was g.
lected to the state senate In 1915.
Mr.. Lane ran for and was
elected to the lower house of the
legislature in 1919.
These are the only two in
stances in which he offered as a
candidate before the people.
The point Is he was NEVER
DEFEATED.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-08-09

Mrs. Jackson. of New Orleans, ar
rived Monday and is guest Of her
sister, Mrs. J. r. Vernon.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-08-09

pBY THEIR FRUITS YE SHALL THEM
We urge gentlemen
Investigate carefully abilities they
have done 50 to for the
Respectfully.
(ady0 EDGAR M LANE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-11-28

help pick the cotton. Next year We
expect to plant sweet potatoes" :"
! Shiloh (Sumter countyl: "ou, as
sociation is growing rea! fast and ou.'
teachers home, fer which the asso-
c:ation has been working 50 hard, viii
soon be finished"
; Beaufort Beaufort county,: tbs
organization sponsored an aderoid-
tons:l clinic that successfully opcr2t-
ed cn 10 children -
Rock Spring (Abbeville county, :
Our community is thinly settled,
bat our people are willing to do, if
they know what TO do. At recent
ice cream supper We Ea:sed $2l.75." "
St. Philips (New5erry courty) {:
Our association had planed TO add
20 the library this year, but will be
unable to do SO as We are helping
with the salaries Of the teachers. C1c:
school tenn VIII be shortened if we do
no3 help"
When we som these reports and
many others Ike them and read be
tween the lines OF the poverty and de-
preston IN 50 many of the comnuni-
ties that cannot daunt these worthy
South Carolin:ans from doing whay
they can to help their schools. We
feel Ike crying and cheering at the
same time. That spirit Of loyalty and
bravery is the sort that has pH!led the
old T,imetto state through every cri-
sis in tie past; that will make it tri-
umphant over all present ard future
adversely.
When hte whole people Of South
Carolina, in the iities as we'll as n
the counties go a5ou. bettering the
rural srhools as these fol-: have done,
the Palmetto state Will make marvel
Gus educatio:tal progress.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-11-28
IMPROVING THEIR SCHOOLS

! o @ {. {. e, {. :. 5 &. (. (. {. :,
One of the finest forces for the bet
termcnt Of rural schools in South c.
rolina IS the School Improvement as
sociaticn which has membership Of
$4,000 in the various counties Of tie
state. Last year there wOs a 81 per
cent increase in the worl: over the
previous year. The local associations
last year raised and deposited with
their county treasurcrs the remark
able sum of $50, ,00G. All this money
was used for the Improvement Of the
schools in the communities which
raised il. having oeen expended ii
various ways. The association IS q
part Of the state department Of edu-
cation ard Miss Matte E. Thomas.
the efficient and devoted community
organizer, is attached to that valu-
able branch of the state government.
Prizes are offered for the attainment
Of certain standards of improvement.
If you would get a glimpse of teh
touching and inspiring spirit OF some
Of the South Carolina communities
at work for the upbuilding Of their
schools, read the following typical re-
ports from some Of the associations,
just few among the many that are
sent in:
Three and Twenty (Anderson coun-
ty) "We have been organized year
and have enrolled forty members, all
active: 1t has been through the as
sociation, wholly, that we have been
able to beautify the grounds by re-
moving dead trees and planting new
ones, making borders and beds of
flowers, starting park, providing
for tennis and basketball courts, and
= purchasing the following equip
:lent: Victrola, bookcase, four wire
rs-aste baskets, shades, curtains, cur
:ain poles, teachers desk, pictures,
axe, saw, hammer, four shovels, four
scuttles, and also baseball, q tennis
and basketball outfit
Pine Grove calhoun county,:
"Cur association pays ali current eX-
~enses for school except salaries for
oaehers-even furnished the wood
=. is sess;o nand had it sawed. The as
< citation also employed local ply
IS cian to vaccinate ali teachers and
Iupils during the psesent year.
Blair Fairfield county /: ''In add
ton to the school work cur assoria-
on is working to get them ready for
lie roming session. Each man in the
community was asked to give a day
C" furnish a worker instead. Every
nan responded and much good was
accomplished"
North Edisto Lexington county,:
"The association was trying so hard
to make another payment on the p a
no which was purchased year ago
that the ladies sent chickens and eggs
to the schoolhouse for the teacher to
sell. in order to raise the amount"
Salem (Sumter county,: "Th;s
year the association made nearly two
bales of cotton on about sn acre Of
ground. The school children usually
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-11-28

SALE OF
CITY LOTS
The Ramage place, situated in the
most desirable residential section Of
the city, will be sold at public out
cry ON salesday, Monday, December
4, 1922, Immediately after legal sales
The entire place, including resi-
dence, will be sold. VIII be divided
into lots, convenient sizes for resi-
dences. VIII first be sold in lots,
and then sold as a whole, and the
larger amount will be accepted.
Plats of same can be seen by call
ing on the undersigned.
Terms, one half cash, balance one
and two years at 8 per cent. per an
mum, with mortgage on premises.
Purchaser to pay for papers and
war stamps
Said place has been divided into
lots of the following dimensions:
Corner lot, next to Mrs. E. r.
Hipp residence, fronting 80 feet on
Main street.
The house lot. fronting 108 feet
on Main street.
Three lots, west OF. residence,
fronting 81 IL feet each ON Main
street.
All Of said lots have a depth of
219 IL feet.
John M. Kinard, Ex'or. of
Fannie E. Ramage, decd.
The herald., 1922-07-27
Dragons OF EAST AND WEST
Legends Regarding Them Vary Wide
Iy, the Oriental Mind Regarding
Them With Reverence.
Copyright.

Perhaps we never stop to realize
how strange it is that among the saints
there is room for one to win his place
by the reputed actual saving Of lady
from a dragon. And yet this Is the
story Of Saint George Of England, and
considered in no allegorical light by
the medieval church. The wealth.
boarding and slaughter-bringing drag
ons early trailed across the legends
of Europe, bringing with them desola-
ton and forming pretexts for love al
fairs between lorn damsels and he
roes.
The eastern mind sympathized with
the dragon and made it the emblem
Of rule. l know Of only one instance
where anyone attempted to destroy a
dragon, for they were usually regarded
as sacred and Of Incompatible power.
The West, however, true to its tenn
yerament, preferred to tell Of dragons
conquered and slain by the wit of man.
The dragon Is almost the symbol OF
nature in the East, and the different
ways Of meeting 1t seem to form an
allegory Of the oriental mystic rever'
ence of nature and the European scien'
tific conquest Of it.-Elizabeth j. Goats
worth, In the North American Review
The herald., 1922-07-27
ANTS MUCH LIKE FlREFllES
Species in Brazil, Travellers Assert
Throw of Small but Quite
Distinct Light.

At least two Brazilian travellers
have described an extraordinary phe-
nomenon connected with the nests OF
white ants, or termites, DIR. da Fon-
SEGA, who saw the exhibition on the
headwaters Of the Rio Verde, gives the
appearance as that Of tiny stars, al
fording the nest the lOxk Of min
iature tower brilliantly Illuminated
When the nest was strud with stick
the lights went out, only to re-appear
little by little.
Castelnau, In the middle Of the last
century, beheld similar spectacle
near the city Of GOyaz. He says that
the lights were produced by an I'M
mense number Of small phosphores-
cent larvae, which withdrew into the
galleries of the mound when an at
tempt was made to capture them.
Branner Of Stanford university re-
marks that this exhibition Is prob
ably confined to some particular spe'
cies. or to some special occasions OF
conditions of termite life, since he has
lived and travelled for years In Brazil
without seeing 1t.
The herald., 1922-07-27
cIashed With Spain In 1854.

The Spanish-American war OF 1893
was the second time that trouble de-
veloped between Spain and the United
States, originating in Cuba. In 1854
the "Black Warrior" steamship be-
longing to United States citizens, was
seized in the harbor of Havana, and
declared confiscated. The proceedings
aroused feeling against Spain, and
diplomatic exchanges took place at
Madrid, the owners demanding IN
Identification Of 100000. The Spanish
government proved reluctant and at
length the Ostend conference was held
to adjudicate the matter.
The vessel was finally released on
payment by the owners of a fine OF
$4,000, and amicable relations with
Spain were restored.
The herald., 1922-07-27
Chocolate Properly Appreciated.

Cocoa as a beverage was first used
by Leonardo Cortez, to whom the
ancient Mexican natives taught the
use of 1t. In the aboriginal Mexican
language, this concoctiOn was called
chocolate" which means cocoa and
water. Although from the moment
that this explorer and his followers
brought 1t to Europe, just four CEN
turtles ago, chocolate" found Its en-
thusiastic devotees, yet, at the same
time. It met with bitter opposition on
the part of many persons. Fortunately,
saner opinions, in respect Of this harm.
less product now prevail, and, al
though cocoa differs somewhat from
the chocolate Of Cortez' times, the
change does not lie with the cocoa
beans, which are practically the same
nov as they were then.
The herald., 1922-07-27
unuava.

Ungava, a northeastern territory IN
the Labrador peninsula, has been
known as the territory of New Quebec
since 1872. when 1t was coded Ia the
province of Quebec. Hudson straits
is on the north of II, Hudson bay and
James bay on the west, the province
of Quebec proper on the south, and
the Atlantic ocean on the east. I'm
gava bay is in the north of Ungava,
opening into Hudson strait. The ter
ritory has an area of 351,7S0 square
miles. and a population of 14,Ooo-
5000 being white people, 1000 being
Eskimos, and the rest Indians.
The herald., 1922-07-27
Hadn't Affected Him.

A newspaper reporter had been re
called with most sensational stor!
from rural subscriber and was trying
to seek verticatiOn.
as the fellow who gave you the ac'
count of this story regarded as truth
full manT he asked.
"Waal" replied the next-door neigh
Dor and Jest friend of the man In
question, IL amt sayin' he amt alto
cether truthful, but l kin say that
what happened L Ananias an Sapphir.
oin't never affected him none"
The herald., 1922-07-27
Odd Australian Birds.

Among the odd birds Of Australia
are the black swan, the Tyre bird, the
and the brush turkey.
Then there are several mammals
whose young are produced from eggs
like those of a bird, and then nursed
by the mother to maturity. Among
these animals are the water mole or
duckbill and the porcupine ant-eater.
The herald., 1922-07-27
WATCH YOUR STEP

"Why don't you look where you are
goIngr" asked the irascible person who
had been bumped into by an absent
minded gentleman.
my thoughts were elsewhere" said
the absent-minded gentleman. Il was
lust meditating on the situation In
central Europe"
"wen, If you have anybody de-
pendent on your for support you'd bet.
ter mediate on the uncertainties OF
life in a large city."-Birmingham
Age-Herald.