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The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-09-03
Cattle at the worlds Fair.

II is gratifying to learn, as we do from
recent announcements, that the cattle
department Of the proposed Columbian
Fair at Chicago is receiving much atten-
tion throughout the world; and IL viii
probably constitute the finest exhibition
Of cattle ever made. The American
Jersey Cattle Club and the Holstein-
Friesian Association have each appro-
priated $40, 900 for showing their cattle.
]. F. Sarg, Of Nussdorf, Germany, who
represents the Cattle Breeders Associa-
ton Of BADEN, the largest breeders as
ISOLATION on the Continent, writes that
he intends 10 send herd Of Simmenthal
cattle. These cattle come from Switzer-
land and are large, the cows weighing
about /. 400 pounds, and often I, 800 or
I. 200 pounds, or more. They are white.
and marked with large. irregular and
shsgif,llgT defined sfsts u hb@Is Oi rcd. yei-
low or drab color. They are nicely
shaped. have ine bone, bead and skin,
ami should make . good impression,
though they are probably no improve
ment 20 the breeds now found in Amer
irA-lEew York IndspsndenL
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-09-03

OF the aggregate population OF the
United States fifty years ago only a
little more than forty per cent. inhabi-
ted the cities. The ratio had increased
from something more than three per
cent. al the time Of tho establishment
Of the government the half century be-
fore. As the most remarkable in
stance Of rapid increase Of population.
New York bad only 81, 900 inhabitants
n 1870, ana III 1870 the number had
grownRto $4,000. The population
Df this city, asserts tho Mali and Ex-
press, is now about 1000, 900. and tho
ratio Of population In the cities has in
creased from twelve to thirty per cent.
OF the total, or more than 1s,ooO,o00
out Of the grand aggregate Of 65, 00o,-
900 Of population in the whole coun-
try. With this most astonishing ratio
Of increase Of population in cities, tho
accommodating of enormous wealth has
maintained All equally rapid pace.
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-09-03

The oft-rcpeatod question, Why do
Englishmen marry Amorcans2 is
commented upon by the British Court
Journal, tho point having no doubt
been inspired by the wedding of Sir
William Gordon Cumming and Miss
Florence Garner. According to this
paper tho reason L.; "The American
girl is beautiful; she has piquant
figure and dresses In excellent taste.
She is shrewd aud often wise; she Is
self-dopendent, straightforward and
courageous" In fact, 4 sums up the
article in the following manner, which
cannot be deemed other than flattering
by the greatest stickler for America
and its daughters; "She can, az
wife, adorn dueal mansion, or make
the money of not too rich husband
go twice as far as II would In the
hands of an ordinary woman"
"Therefore," continues this journal,
''they have been eagerly sought in
marriage by the leading men of all
countries aud have made the best
wiyes.n
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-09-03
A BRAVE WOMAN.
The Heroism and Terrible Trials
of Mrs. Grimwood In India.

of Mrs. Grimwood In India.
The English people are very proud Of
little lady whose heroism equalled that
Of any male hero who ever wore the
medals OF honor. She is Mrs. Frank 81.
Clair Grimwood, the young and pretty
wife OF the British resident at Manipur,
where the recent shocking massacre took
place.
She was only three years wife when
she was called upon TO endure trials that
would have overcome many q more ex-
perienced woman. A few weeks ago 1t
will be remembered the natives about
Manipur became rebellious. Three Eng
lishmen under flag Of truce went out to
parley with them. Only their heads came
back 10 the Residency.
Then the Europeans knew the worst
had come, and they prepared to sell their
lives as dearly as possible. For several
days the handful Of British defended the
hoily assaulted Residency. The wounded
were placed in cellar, where they were
tended by brave Mrs. Grimwood, who
though shot through the ann, would not
give up.
At last the AMMUNITION began 10 give
out and it was decided to retreat. The
little band had dwindled till there were
scarcely enough to carry the wounded.
Not u man was left behind on that dark
night when the Residency was aban-
doned by the back way, and the fright
ened but brave squad plunged into the
thicket. In the morning their fight was
NtanUuanaH hu fha onwurpaH
who, taking their trail, harrassed them
day and night as they made for a friend
ly territory.
Through that terrible retreat the little
lady bore up with great bravery. Though
bullets were falling about her she never
faltered. She set out with her ordinary
house shoes. These were soon worn out
and she had to put on heavy ammu-
milton boots.
For ten days the retreat continued.
Day by day the pursued became weaker.
Then the last hope fickered out on the
tenth day, when it was found that the
cartridges would last only through that
day. The next they would be at the
mercy of their pursuers.
But Mrs Grimwood cheered on the
men Her words OF encouragement and
hope remained to the weary fighters and
they struggled on. During the day Col
onel Butcher, in command, gave out all
the cartridges but two-one for himself
and one for the lady, to end their lives
in case Of capture.
But just as it looked as If they would
have to be used body of friendly
Ghoorkas was met. These charged the
rescued the British, and car
ried Mrs. Grimwood in triumph to their
chief city, whence she reached English
territory. Then she took off her clothes
the first time in ten days.
She speedily recovered from the ter
rible strain, and her convalescence has
been assisted by the gracious apprecia- ,
= ~ 9seen Victoria, who has given
!, { :. 1e.lc 51ty = Ned Cross. Admiring
riends 10 London have also presented /
Ter with wreath of honor and are NOV
ng for a public recognition.
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THE BR00K

know whore IL stream first sees me day,
Par ba In the rock bound wells.
And IL softly cFeeps on its sinuous way,
A thread Of light through The pebbles gray
hnging-ah, what7 who tells7
Tho wavelet erisps on its widening sea,
And dancing bubbles break,
A. an artist draws, with hand full frce.
Circle and lDe-soh vocnl gieo
nipples along their wake
he ancients thought that tho tune Of the
tide
Laughed through some nnind's throat;
But It's only the music that doth abide
Az the heart ofall, whate'er betide--
Creations hopeful note.
In nolseless pools-lke rests that lie
In song too deep for speech,
CLOVIS the calm beauty Of the sky
The meaeurelcss Divinity
Love soaring beyond reash.
The mirrored stars afar of swinging,
Join IN the brooks low rhyme.
The endless fugue through all space ringing,
Chords, hearts, and spheres and sproy.drops
iinging-
The symphony Of Time.
Sing, brook soft syllAbes repeating
What sages may not know
II Icould tell what fonm.waves breaking
Might tell, or the wind the long grass shak-
ing,
How would my numbers fowl
-tiolen L. Carey, in Boston Transcript
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-09-03

A quiet but interesting game is that
Of @doublets," in which any number OF
persons may Join. Two words Of the
same number Of letters are first agreed
upon, and each Of the players endeav'
ors to connect them by q column Of
other words called Sinks" each OF
which shall differ from the one before
it by only q single letter. Thus Acat"
and "dog" may be connected in many
ways, Of which two examples follow:
Cat, cot, cog, dog. Cat, pat, put,
pug, dug, dog.
The object Of the game is to make as
few links as possible. There are sew
eral methods Of scoring. For instance,
the player who makes the greatest
number Of links may score nothing,
and each Of the others one point for
each link less than his; or the one who
has the fewest links may score num-
Der previously agreed on, and each of
the others as many points less as he
had less links.
The best plan in Joining the doublets
is to write them side by side and then
work downward from each. Thus,
suppose the words agreed on are
"hand" and legs" When these are
written side by side it is seen that the
b in hand must be turned into an i;
this is done by writing "land." The
q in legs must become an n, so legs
changes to lens, while the word lend
now completes the chain, which reads !:
Hand, land, lendSAens, legs. With
some words many complications ensue,
and the player will not find the game
quite 80 easy as it appears. Doublets
makes an interesting solitaire game.
The easiest doublets to connect are
those in which the vowels in one cor
respond in position to vowels in the
other and consonants to consonants.
The difficulty increases also with the
length of the words. It is said that
this game was invented and named by
Lewis Carroll, the author of "Alice in
Wonderland, book which in England
is regarded almost as q classic, but
with which American children are not
quite so familiar.
Some interesting experiments may be
tried on draughts Of air. One is to
open on a crack the door between
cold room and warm one and hold q
lighted candle at various heights close
to the crack The windows must be
open in either room. At the top of the
door the flame will be blown toward
the cold room and at the bottom
toward the warm room About half
way up there win be q place where
the flame is blown very little or not at
all. The reason is that cold air, being
heavier than warm air, flows in
to the room along the floor and forces
the warm out at the ceiling.
A lively game is what might be
called catch-as- catch-can, and it is
very popular among the younger boys.
The players seat themselves upon the
floor in circle, with one of their num-
Der in the center. They have light
rubber ball, and the game is to throw |
Il from one side to the other, and keep |
i going thus without letting the one
IN the center catch it. If he succeeds
N doing so, the player who threw the
ball exchanges places with him, and |
The game goes on merrily, amid great |
shouting and laughter. --Ne,U York |
Herald.
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-09-03
LIEUTENANT c. J. W. GRANT.

The Gallant British Onicer Recently Pro-
NOTED to the Rank Of Major.
Lieutenant Grant, of Manipur celeb
rity, who showed such skill and bray.
cry in defending an intrenced position
near Thobal. garrisoned by fifty Sc
poys and forty Ghoorkas, against ar
most the entire Manipuri army, has
been decorated with the Victoria Orosl
and has been promoted to the rank q
major. With ninety men he defeated
1000 Manipuris, and took Fort Thobai
when he reached Manipur on the march
from Tamur. Grant and his brave
command held Fort Thobal three DAYS,
and then repulsed an attack Of the
Manipuris at Alongtaing after TIRES
hours desperate fighting, during which
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-09-03

born on the 14th Of September, 1881.
at Montbonnot Qsere), and, after pass
ing through the Ecole Polytechnique,
entered the army in November, 1851,
attaining his present rank on the 9Th
Of May, 1890. Gen de Miribel's cam
paigns comprise the Crimea (1854-56),
Italy 1850, Mexico (l862-65) and the
Franco-Prussian war (1870-71). He
also fought against the commune in
1871.
Gen. de Miribel was shot through
both hands 1T the battle Of Sclferino,
June "a, 1859, and in the head at the
siege Of Puebla, March 20. 1868.
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-09-03

Tobacco grows something like cab
bage, but never saw none cooked. I
have heard men say that cigars that
was given them election day for moth
ing was mostly cabbage leaves. To-
hacco stores are mostly kept BY wooden
Iniuns who stand At the door and fool
little boys by offering them bunch of
cigars which is glued into the Iniun's
hands, and is made Of wood also. I
tried 10 smoke cigar once, and felt
hike Epson salts. Tobacco was IN
vented by man named Walter
Raleigh. When the people first saw
him smoking they thought he was q
steamboat and were frightened. Nv
sister Nancy Is agirL / don't know
whether she likes tobacco OF not There
Is . young man named Leroy who
comes 20 see her. 1 guess she likes
Leroy. He was standing on the stems
one night, and he had = cigar IN bis
mouth, and said he didn't know Is sha
would ike a, and she said. LEROY.
the perfume IL agreeable But when
ny big brother Tom lighted his pipe
Nancy said: Get out Of the house.
yo1 horrid creature; the smell Of to-
bacco makes ne sick Snuff is Iniun
meal made out Of tobacco. / took .
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-09-03


We often hear it remarked. and par.
ticularly after an eruption of volcano,
that pumice stone ought to be plenti-
full and cheap, as quantities must have
been elected during the volcanic dis
turbance. As q matter of fact. how
ever, none of the white stone in gem
eral use is obtained from active
volcanoes. 1t comes from deposits Of
the article discovered in one or two
quarters OF the globe, the best of which
is at present to be found in the island
of Lipari, situated in the Tyrrhenian
Sea. The island is mountainous In
character, and consists OF tufts and
lavas, and of highly siliceous volcanic
products. The district where the stone
is found is called Campo Blanco, or
Monte Petalo, 1900 above the level Of
the sea.
After riding considerable distance,
partly along PERCEPTIONS paths suf-
fciently dangerous to be interesting,
and partly through vineyards and
over grassy plains, one almost sud-
denly comes upon q seemingly snow
clad narrow valley inclosed By hills,
also quite white, and the whole glar-
ingiy bright on q sunny day. Into
these hills workmen are censelessly
digging deep burrows, working within
by candle light. In their excavations
they come across many Jumps Of pu-
mice stone, which are placed in has
kets. subsequently being conveyed
along the valley TO the seashore, where
small boats are loaded and sailed to
The seaport near BY, where the stone
Is sorted, packed. and shipped to dis
iant parts, either via MESSING or Leg
horn--Manigacfurer and Builder.
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-09-03
OF late years musical schools have
multiplied exceedingly.

Photographs OF novel form APP
pear in the handsomely illustrated
Boot and Shoe Recorder Two young
women smiling on each side Of an
entcrprislng looking young man
make up the firm Of Lewis, Reilly &
Davies Of Scranton, Penn. This sort
of business trio, comments tho Bos.
ton Transcript, probably exists mo-
where else. They have been in bust.
ness for three years and make a success
Of IT, We arc not told whether or
not Mr.. Reilly Is brother-ln-law or
cousin Of either Miss Davies or Miss
Lewis, but the writer Of the Recorder
article says m6urnfully that Mr..
Reilly did not introduce him TO either
OF his partners.
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-09-03
FRANCES TAcTIcIAN.

The General Whom Marshal .Canrobers
Thinks Fit to Rank with MOltIse.
Marshal Canrobert, on being inter.
viewed at the time of Count Won
Moltke's death, remarked: "If the
Germans have had Moltke, we have
De Miribel."
The artillery officer Of whom the vet.
eran French Marshal has SO high an
opinion is at present chief Of the gem
eral staff of the French army. He was
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-09-03

the world like a sack, tied at the upper
corners. Then add the piece shown
in the second figure between the tied
ends, shaped IS much like a lump Of
coal as anything else. Add ears. tail,
and doubled-up legs, and you have Q
very dignifed pug.
If you would like to have q life-like
picture Of three fishes, all the work of
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-09-03
Under Water Twenty-Five Minutes.

UuucE WattE AWCMty"ENt MtuuteSs
Lars Halgerson, five-year-old boy,
fell into the bay from the Grant street
bridge yesterday afternoon, and,
though he was in the water twenty
five minutes before rescued by labor
ors, he was brought to and HE life
saved. The little fellow, whose father
is a fisherman, was helping his mother
10 mend nets when he lost his balance
and fell into the water. The mother
shouted for assistance aud several la
borors rushed TO the scene. secured
boat and rowed to the spot. The boy
was brought to the surface with Crap
ping irons. He was rolled over q
barrel, and at the expiration of awe
hours was pronounced to be out of
danger.-lseattle POst-Iatelligencer.
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-09-03

Il know n0b BCn IN
low voice, ''but he's Lic.. isband.
mot such scamp AFT ali, 2 sale
kindly Moses. "Only weak and con
ceited and easily led astray. Well,
Jimmylp
ri you don't object, Moses, that set Of
furniture that Mrs. De Minford want
ed"
Jimmy, you're noble hearted little
girl, said Raintree. ''Where is Lucillai
I'll fix the thing for her."
Lucilla could scarcely believe the
measure of her own good fortune.
1T never shall happen again, Moses. y
said she-''indeed IL never shall Be
cause II VIII once tides through this
troable, he's the promise Of place in
the new rolling mill at Steelkirk. Mr..
Farrell knows the foreman, and he says
he can get him place. Wills seen the
folly Of horses and gambling. And he
says for my sake"
And once more poor frightened little
Lucilla broke down into tears and sobs,
hike the veriest baby.
"Yes,n said Moses, quietly, ''Afr.
Farrell knows the foreman, Lucilla, and
so do |. ! had meant il for surprise
for Jimmy, but am the new foreman at
Steelkirk Mills, at salary Of fifteen
hundred dollars year, and new frame
house to live in, and team O. horses
kept for me to drive around and sec to
things with
Jimmy opened her soft blue eyes wide
and drew a quick, gasping breath.
"Oh, Mosesl" was all that she could
say.
Eyes" said Raintree, reaching down
his hat, ''you've been the best and dear
est little wife in the world, Jimmy. and
it's high time you had some reward.
And wen keep Granusir Piggott's furni-
ture for our best parlor after all. do
believe the old sticks brought US good
luck. Come. Lucilla, III go with you
now TO settle with them men,"
"But you've got to git the money some
where, A" hazarded Lucilla, timidly.
1.-THE two hundred doliarsi" He
touched his vest pocket 1--WE got it
now-right here
Lucilla stared. The family Of Piggott
had got so IN the habit Of regarding
Moses Raintree as a sort Of semi-pauper
that the idea Of his actually possessing
money in any amount did not seem
az most believe I'm dreamingw fall
tered she, in the OVERLOOKING fulness Of
her Joy.
'sWhatl" cried Mrs. Piggott ''Mosss
Rainsree paid that money! Where under
the sun did be ever get two hundred
dollarsi Moses Raintree tho foreman Of
the grand new rolling milisi Il amt
possiblel Jimmy 70 live IN rev house,
with q Queen Anne roof and double par
Ions, and a horse and rOcAaway Ser-
ridgel And Lucilla's husband to clerk
Il under Moses RAintreel Well wonders
never viii cease. that's certAini'
''Other folks thinks more o your son
in-law thkn you do Betsy Jane" said
Mr.. Piggott, with 3 sly chuckle. "And
what's more. Jimmv's roin' 10 lueain life
in the new house with GrAndsir PiggOtt's
curly maple cheers and ta1lesi Eli.
what's thati A van. come 20 lake away
the pisnner for non payment Of install
m-nts I amt sorry 70 Be- quit Of Il.
Add the next money J can scrape 10
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-09-03

Recent statistics show an enormous
development OF the frozon-meat trade
between New Zealand and England.
In 1882 tho number Of frozen sheep
exported TO England was only $3.50.
In 1880 tho number had risen to
1,562,G47 Tho transit charges now
amount to only 1-sd. per pound, and
II is probable they will soon be re-
duced to the even penny. Curiously
enough, the frozen-mcat trade in
Australia has not expanded in any
thing like the same degree, but lead
ing Sydney journal remarks that
"what with the steady reduction in
the cost Of freezing and freights, the
spread Of tho taste for frozen mutton
at home, aud tho inevitable increase
of our nocks and herds, we have good
reason to sec In tho food requirements
of England and Europe an almost un-
touched and inexhaustible mine Of
wealth for Australia"
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-09-03

The contact Of the Christian nations
with japan has been q curse 70 the
1917 q 0nyu new - n EOr49r- II =
generally conceded that the morals Of
Japan are much worse than thirty
years ago. Japan has taken up the
vices II not the virtues of the Occident
This Is due to the commercialism Of
the Yankee aad his European neigh
bors.
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-09-03

your own hands, first draw Y, Is
shown in the lower part Of the cut.
Add three lines in the middle figure,
and then give the finishing touches, Is
ehown in the last figure.
There you have the nucleus of .
mena1aria.
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ge.her III pay toward the farm NOR
gldee. I've hsd enough Of style"
And for once in her life Mrs. Piggott
was ready with no rctort.-l Saturday
EiQhe.
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-09-03
CHILDRIEN'S COLUMN.
A DEPARTMENT FOR LITTLE
BOYS AND GIRLS.

somsthing that win Interest tbs Juvsn-
lie Members OF Every Household =
Quaint Actions and Fright Sayings Of
Cute Children.
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-09-03

What is thought 70 Be the TALES. cen.
turv plant IN America nourshes At Or
lando, Fla. Il has reached the height
Of twenty-eight and . quarter feet, and
hns begun to put out the side stems On
which The lowsr wiz appear.
The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-09-03
A Drawing Puzzle.

Here is little exercise for your PEN
Gil and your more or less skillful use
of it. Suppose you desire to draw
pug dog. Well, first draw that figure
at the top on the left. It looks for all
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little snnff once and then sneezed. =
EUery Thursday.


UVDN UuAo on . 2 on.
He must have been bright boy, q
very bright little boy, who said to his
mother, Il wish lion would eat me
up"
1Why?' the mother asked.
Because it would be such a good
joke on the lion; he would think I was
inside Of him, and should be up iI
heaven. - Co7greg ationalisL