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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1894-07-21
An Interesting and Enjoyable Enter.
tainment.

GRAYspoRT, MISS, July Is. 1894.
Editors Grenada Sentinel:
On last Thursday night our town was
enlivened by an interesting and credi-
table entertainment given by the young
ladies and gentlemen OF this town and
vicinity. The entertainment consisted
Of music, songs, charades, recitations,
tableaux, etc. These young people
conceived the idea Il few weeks since of
getting up something for mutual i'm
provement and amusement-''a happy
thought; for the long hot summer
months, drag heavily and slowly with
out something to engage and enliven
the faculties. They went to work in
earnest. and by frequent rehearsals
each one soon had their parts commit
ted to memory, and by frequent drill
ing learned to act them in manner
that would have done credit to an old
stager.
Twill give program as near as I can
come to it:
RECITATION. "Cripplcd Ben" "
Miss Maggie Ingram.
Vocal nUET-MrS. Mary Willis and Miss
Mccu>lu.
RECITATION. ."Wcv'e got !, baby in our house
Na1tip ip Pa rk.r
CHARADE. "Marrying a poetc>s'
Mr.. Clarke. Misses McCaSln. Cali>ta Wal
tiers. Mink and Elmo Perry and HalliC
Parker.
RECITATION. Gone with Il handsome man
Ahbie Norris
"TAELHACN NlVANTEs'-Si young ladies
RECITATION. "Tht E,upirr Gown
Jessie Parker
CHAnAuE. The only yo'iu= man in town
Lutter Peoples. Misses Maggi" lngram.Halli,
Parkpr. Hattie. Willis and Lou a~lI
Lula Clark and Maudr Mays.
Vocal. NuANrETTE. wlicrrtl tlc Little.
hurlu.'
CHAR NAuE"......."E "Elizabeh h and Mr. ',:.n'.'
M,.~cS Leu MrCnslin and M.,ldr Ways.
RErITATlnH. "WtE don't the ln,''l }!2 -r,','
tHiis'L Walters.
| CoNl. Soye;- ;-Mi>~ N"t'a~iin, Mrs. Willis "u,
! MIR. Clarke.
| Jessie Parker.
Rec. AwIoA.. .'':>,:utiHl,u'> Nni'irn Martyr
Miss NJuh" Mays
| Tnrrc Wt,sa good audience and good
order throughout. They were greeted
with frequent round, Of applause, show
irm appreciation of their efforts tt
please, and parts we'll performed. Alto
gether. it WAS an enjoyable evening tt
all concerned. It was pronounced ;
success. The admission fec wa. IL mare
trihe, but it gave them little funC
which they speak of using in further
ance of another similar entertainment
They expect to organize a club ro'
worthy performances through the sum
mer.
Such entertainments are delightful
and should meet with all the possible
encouragement from the older member!
of society. When the entertainment die
close or stop here, the majority of the
crowd made for a large and well lightct
hall over the business house of Parker
Bros. where music and dancing was KEEP
up through the flecting hours, which tt
the chagrin Of many announced that
daylight was approaching much toe
fast, and their joyous time must end.
Yours truly,
SPECTATOR.
p. S.-Had a much needed shower
Saturday evening, which has enlivrn
ed all vegetation We hope to see it -
peated frequently. Crops are good, an'
with a few more rains we will make al
abundance of corn, peas, potatoes so"
ghum etc. Cotton is very promising a
this date. SPECTATOR.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1894-07-21
Ohio.

In the two Democratic Congressional
conventions that have thus far been
held in Ohio. and in 4 judic;a district
convention in another part OF the state
every county delegation WAS Instructed
in favor of the free and unlimited coin
age OF silver at the present ratio ct sin
teen to one.
This strongly su>tain- tie r'%im Of
the Erunlinr that the late over
whclming Republican victory in that
State was due TO opposition to the
financial policy Of the administration,
and Democratic rehuke Of the lcgis-
lation resulting iii the unronultlonal
repeal of the purchasing clause OF the
Sherman bill. In that campaign lher"
was a vast number Of Democrats who
failed to vote at AL. and in many pre-
cincts the Democrats absolute Y refused
to participate in the clcct!on.- II" ,fh' .
ErHntiUu.
Finest Hair Dressing in 80 world
Guaranteed to remove dnudr&" every
time. j. +. HUGHES. DRUGGIST.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1894-07-21

Kansas is probably the only place in
the world where marrying is made the
subject OF a tariff. In Concordia, that
State, the board of education has adopt
ed the following resolution:
Inasmuch as it seems to lie the Gus
tom of lady teachers OF the public
schools Of Concordia, Kas., to contract
marriage without the knowledge of
said board: therefore be it.
Resolved, BY said board Of ofeducation,
That should any of the lady teachers
of the Concordia schools hereafter
commit matrimony during the term
for which they have been elected, they
shall forfeit a sum of money equal to
one-half months salary, provided they
take home man, and a sum equal t.
one months salary in case the groom
imported from some other county 0
State: in either case the lady sha
cause a card Of invitation to be sent to
each of the members of the board Of
education. !
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1894-07-21
A AShrewd way Of Testin. History

The recent death of Jules Martin. Of
Paris, has unexpectedly enriched Il
deserving Young "blanchisseuse of that
metropolis. named Henrietta Simon.
The late NJ. Martin was an eccentric
millionaire. without relatives. He had
decided to leave his property to the
first person giving undoubted proofs
Of horcsty. TO carry out his scheme
he rode about day after day in
street cars and Omnibuscs. He made
it a point to sit near the conductor and
to pass to him the money which pas
scngcrs further away sent forward.
When change had to be made he
woald add to the sum returned an extra
franc. He kept this up for eight years,
and during that time not u single pas
senger called his attention to the
apparent mistake. Only few days
before his death. however, Mile.
Simon received the extra frame and
promptly remarIled: You have given
me too much change" The old gentle
man therupon ascertained her name
and address, and by inquiry found that
she was 4 reputable girl. Dying, he
left her IL fortune of a million francs.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1894-07-21

p. S.-Had much needed shower
Saturday evening, which has cnivrn-
ed all vegetation. We hope to see it l'''-
peated frequently. Crops are good, and
with a few more rains we will make an
abundance of corn, peas, potatoes soE-
ghum etc. Cotton is very promising at
this date. SPECTATOR.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-04-11
LITTLE RHODY IN LINE.
Republicans Elect the State
Ticket and the Leg
islature.

PROVIDENCE, r. l., April 5.-Corrected
election returns from all parts of the
state to-day show that the Republican
victory is complete. Gov Brown is re-
elected by plurality of over 5000, the
entire Republican state ticket is victori-
Gus by about the same plurality, and
the Republicans have 102 out of
los members Of the grand COM
mittee. Charles p. Bennett, the
Republican candidate for secretary
of state, ran ahead of his ticket
nearly 800 votes. The total vote for
governor in the thirty-six cities and
towns was: Brown (Rep.), 1854; Ba-
ker (Dem.), ,22,991. The Democratic
strongholds, Newport, Pawtucket, Scit-
uate, Cumberland and Tiverton, re-
turned handsome Republican plurali-
ties. The next United States senator
will be Republican, and as George
Peabody Wetmore was accepted by the
convention, his election may be said to
hA aSSrra0
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-04-11
MINNEAPOLIS is SUNK.
Another Fine Lake Steamer Goes to tn
Bottom in the Straits.

Another Fine Lake Steamer Goes to the
Bottom in the Straits.
MACxINAC ISLAND, April 1.-The
steamer Minneapolis was sunk in the
Straits this morning, either by collision
or the ice. No tidings have been re-
ceived from the crew, but they are sup
posed to be safe on board the schooner
San Diego which the lost steamer
had in tow. The Minneapolis and
San Diego passed Mackinaw City
last night at $50, bound down
with grain from Chicago. This was the
last seen of her, but all the morning a
large amount of wreckage has been
coming ashore marked with the name
Minneapolis Several fe-preservers
similarly marked have been picked up
on the beach. At 8 o'clock large
schooner supposed to be the San Diego
was sighted going down the Straits I'M
der sail. 1t seems unlikely that the
schooner was unable to save the crew Of
the lost steamer.
The Minneapolis and the San Diego
left Chicago at l o'clock Sunday for Buff
falo. The steamer had on board 4S,57
bushels of wheat, shipped by A. G.
Buell.. The cargo was insured for $780,
6S7 III the following companies: Lon
don Assurance, $8,OO0 British and For
eign, 81 SOP: Commercial Union, $6,0OS;
North America, $500; Sun, 1877.
The steamer was insured for $43, $50,
divided as follows: Smith, Davis & Co.,
of Buffalo, Vance & Co., of Milwaukee,
and Elphicke q Co., of Chicago. She is
owned by Parker & Millen, of Detroit.
She was built in 1873, the same year that
the Barnum, which was lost in the
Straits yesterday, came out. The own
ers had yearly policies on the feet
which did not expire until April Is,
and this was the reason why the boats
were sent out SO early in the season, as
they could then get to Buffalo, dis
charge their grain cargoes, and lay up
for better tines without paying adj
ditional insurance The loss must
therefore go on the already overbur-
dened account Of last season on the
books Of the insurance companies.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-04-11
BE SURE OF THESE WORDS.
ssReeEing," ssDesiccated' and tsLurid''
May Not Mean What You Think.

s'Reeking," "Desiccated" and tsLurid's
May Not Mean What You Think
The old dictionary sell about "tran-
spire" and "perspire" is still worked
with so much assiduity as to lead one to
suppose that there is none other to be
had. But there are others quite as
good. Take three words "Reeking,"
"desiccated' and "lurid," and ask your
friends what they understand by them.
"Reeking?" one will say. "Why,
reeking means dripping with moisture,
soaked with wet"
Another will say that it means "slip-
perry, Shiny; as with filth" "Reeking
with filth. Having pungent, unpleas-
ant odor."
If you can get bet that the word
does not mean anything of the kind,
take it. 1t is sure money. If he won't
bet you'll have almost as much pleas
ure in noting his surprise when you tell
him that ''reeking" means smoking,
steaming." A chimney can reel k, or
reeks with moisture, it is because its
TANKS smoke and steam. Jean IngeloW
writes:
No flame did flash or fair blue reek
Rose up to show me his place.
That is the surest catch-word of the
three. "Desiccated" is pretty good,
though. Nine out of every ten will in
stantly say that the word means:
Chopped up in little bits. Smashed
up in small pieces" In this word, as
IN "reeking," the process Of change
from the real meaning can be traced.
Anything very wet would reek in frosty
weather, SO the Wetness was assumed to
be the real characteristic of reek.
Pretty much the only article in common
use to which the adjective 'desiccated"
is applied is cocoanut prepared for use
in cakes and pies. 1t is chopped up in
small bits. But it is chopped up that
it may be thoroughly dried, and
Thoroughly dried'' is the only proper
meaning.
"Lurid" is a word little better
known. Ask a man what color lurid is
and he may answer correctly, but the
chances are that he will say "red, fam
ing, orange or bright yellow" OF
course, lurid means smoky or dull
color. London fog is lurid; thick, suffo-
eating smoke is lurid. Lurid and livid
are almost synonymous. "Lurid
flames" are flames almost choked with
smoke. A lurid sunset is not brilliant
one, but one dull and gray and cheer
less.-S. Louis Post Dispatch.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-04-11

We here find that since April 1, 1898,
the beginning Of the month after the ad-
1ninistration Of the national affairs Of the
United States passed into the hands Of a
party devoted to free trade, the total vol
ume Of business throughout the country,
as represented by bank clearings, was
$40, $50, 000,000 less than during the cor
responding months a year previously.
The practical insolvency of the national
treasury, it's inability to meet it's pay
ments, an increase of $4,000, 900 in the
national debt and loss of more than
$4,000, 100000 in the volume of trade at
some go cities only form record in just
accordance with a free trade policy of
prostration.-Am Economist.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-04-11
A Sad Picture.

The next time you are in q melancholy mood
as you are almost certain to be if you become
bilious or dyspeptic, picture to yourself the
condition Of poor man who, without resources
and with family on his hands, finds himself on
a sick bed. Gloom obscures his narrow horizon
in every direction. Unable to do any work,
without means, or friends capable Of assisting
him, with possible prospect of continued
III health; with rent, perhaps, unpaid and I'M
payable, the outlook for him is gloomy indeed.
how shortsighted then, is the man Of humble
strength are failing, takes no precaution to
avert avert the oncoming evil. Hostetter's Stomach
bltters is reliable professionally recommended
means OF preventing the many disabling COM
plants which exposure, overwork, neglect and
Insufhclent food produce. Malaria, rheumatism,
kidney and liver complaint dyspepsia and
nervous disease ALWAYS Weld to il
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-04-11
Down Goes the Farmer.

Illinois has over 30,000,000 acres of
farm lands. worth $41. Al per acre on an
average. It is difficult just yet to esti-
when the Canadian farmers begin to
pour their milk, cabbages, eggs, cider,
peas, straw, apples, bacon, hams, pork,
mutton, beef and lard into the the Chi
cago market, free of all duty, to depress
the prices Of the products Of the Ameri-
can farms.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-04-11
MAMMOTH ELECTRIC POWER.
Company Formed to Dam st. Louis
River Above Duluth.

DULUTH, Mimi, April 4.-Bills grant
ing the Altamonte Water Company
rights to food certain Indian lands near
this city have just been introduced in
both houses of Congress, and plans Of
the company were published to-day.
1t viii dam st. Louis River twenty
miles above this city, which will
hold the largest back water in ex-
istence, and convey power to the hills
above this city by steel condicts for cleo
trical distribution. Plans which are
fully matured and have the sanction of
the war department, which controls
the river, will rival those for the utili-
zation of Niagara Falls and call for an
expenditure of S35O,000, which is said
to have been raised
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-04-11
Over Ten Billion Dollars Lost.

The effects Of the free trade pestilen-
tial policy of prostration continue to be
sadly experienced. We have been show
ing from month to month the loss in
the volume of trade throughout the coun-
try since March 4, 1898, as reported
through bank clearances to Bradstreet's,
as compared with the corresponding
months year previously. For a period
Of 10 months they were as follows:
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-04-11
THE VIEWS OF AN IMPORTER.
A Dealer In Foreign Goods Talks ~cout
the Wilson Tariff.

the Wilson Tariff
Being in New York after the Wilson
tariff bill had passed the house, dropped
III at the large importing place of Graball,
Keepit & Co. [ found that the senior
partner of the firm was in Europe, but
Mr. Keepit invited me into his private
Office and gave me a good foreign made
cigar. This being unusually liberal on
his part, ventured to inquire if "busi-
ness was good"
"Well, no. We cannot say that it is
just yet. Indeed it has not been for sew
eral years past, but we look for great
Mr.. Keepit's reply.
81 am glad to hear that" I said. "It
is indeed encouraging to hear somebody
talk of good times when we read of so
much distress in the country through
this Wilson tariff"
"All nonsense" said Mr.. Keepit. cit
is the Mckinley bill that has killed
business. We have not imported since
1890, in three years, as many foreign
goods as we used to handle every year
before that ruinous high tariff came into
effect"
$50 you expect the Wilson bill to re-
vive your trade, then%
why, certainly; of course it must.
How else could it be, with the duties all
lowered? We expect to import foreign
goods more largely than ever we did.
Everything is in our favor now. Why,
our Mr.. Graball is in Europe already.
He went over two weeks ago, SO as to
lose no time in placing his orders, and I
cabled him last night that the Wilson
bill had passed the house. He will be
delighted In fact, we all are Take
another cigar-put one in your pocket"
and Mr.. Keepit in his enthusiasm forced
several into my pocket.
''But how about the American manu-
facturers? Won't it hurt them if you i'm
port large quantities of foreign goods?" I
asked.
"Why, of course-I suppose so. It
must" said Mr.. Keepit. "They cannot
undersell US, you know. Wages are too
high here 1t is absurd to think that
American goods can be sold as cheap as
the European goods. Wewant the trade,
ctI1eA VIC D1J "LCAO VIC CcIIi DAy 1l4O cheap
est. We are not interested in American
factories. We are importers"
''Then the American factories must
close unless our people work for Euro
pean wages" | said.
Certainly" said Mr.. Keepit. 1--WE will
food the markets with cheap foreign
goods till the American factories are
closed, and then we can advance our
prices a little at a time. Why, this is
what we have been working for. For
what other reason do you think the bust
ness men of New York paraded before
Grover Cleveland Is months ago?"
"Oh," said, "that great parade was
because you wanted free trade. was it,"
''Of course, of course" said Mr.. Keep
it, rubbing his hands together gleefully,
"and now we've got free trade, and We'll
keep it, sure as my names what it is. It's
worth millions to us to deal in foreign
goods. Millions in our pockets, do you
hear?"
| heard-I could not help it. for he
shrieked it into my ears as he danced
with delight about his office, thinking of
the millions that Graball, Keepit & Co.
would make out Of cheap foreign goods.
But where do the American manufac-
turer and the American laborer come in?
B. THINKER.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-04-11
"Hind Sight,"
One year ago
can farms.

One year ago
We struck the blow
For Grover and free trading,
With loud acclaim,
With streets afiame,
With marching and parading.
Grover, Grovern' was our cry,
-Four years more of Grover,
With the free trade flag on high.
Then We'll be in clover.''
We little thought
The fight we fought
And won-delusive clover!
Would bring, instead,
But pauper's bread
To men who cried for Grover.
"Grover, Grover!' was our cry,
-Four years more of Grover"
With the free trade flag on high,
The souphouse is the clover.
M. Old
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-04-11
WithstOOd the Frost.

A few days ago a resident of Fenton,
Mich, found pear beneath a tree in
his yard. The pear had dropped from
the tree last fall, and had been covered
by leaves and snow in such a manner
that it went through the winter without
being frozen, and is to-day in an excel
lent state Of preservation-soun and
hard as freshly picked fruit.
SMELr are reported so plentiful at
Portland, Or, that the dealers give and
throw them away to get rid of them.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-04-11

1t will, perhaps, require little stretch of
Che imagination on the part of the reader to
recognize the fact that the two portraits at
the head of skis article are of the same in
dividual and yet they are truthful sketches
made from photographs, taken only few
months apart, of a very much esteemed citi-
zen of DGnOis-Mr. G. II. Harris, whose adj
dress is No. 1922 Second Avenue, Rock
Island, Ill. The following extract from let
ter written by Mr. Harris explains the mar
velous change in his personal appearance. He
writes "Dr. Pierces Golden Medical Dis
covery saved my life and has made me
man. My homo physician says [ am good for
forty years yet You will remember that
was just between life and death, and all of
my friends were sure it was a case of death,
until commenced taking q second bottle of
Golden Medical Discovery when I became
able to sit up and the cough was very much
better, and the bleeding from my lungs
stopped, and before had taken six bottles Of
the Golden Medical Discovery my cough
ceased and / was g. new man and ready for
business.
[ now feel that it is duty that owe to
my fellow-men to recommend to them the
Golden Medical Discovery which saved my
life when doctors and all other medicines
failed to do me any good.
| send to you with this letter two Of my
photographs; one taken few weeks before
was taken down sick in bed, and the other
was taken after was walln These two pho
tographs are faithfully reproduced at the
head of this article.
Mr.. Harris's experience in the use of &c Gold
en- Medical Discovery" is not an exceptional
one. Thousands of eminent people in all
parts Of the world testify, in just as emphatic
language, to its marvellous curative powers
over al chronic bronchial, throat and lung
diseases, chronic nasal catarrh, asthma, and
kindred diseases.
Eminent physicians prescribe "Golden
Medical Discovery" when any of their dear
ones lives are imperilled by that dread dis
ease, Consumption. Under such cireum-
stances only the most reliable remedy would
be depended upon. The following letter is to
the point It is from an eminent physician of
Stamps, Lafayette Co., Ark. He says ::
Consumption Is hereditary in my wife's
family some have already died with the dis
ease. My wife has a sister, Mrs. E. A.
Cleary, that was taken with consumption.
She used DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discov-
cry, and, to the surprise of her many friends,
she got well. My wife has also had hem
orrhages from the lungs, and her SISTER in
sisted on her using the Golden Medical Dis
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-04-11
JURY FAILED TO AGREE.
Swift s, Co.'s Suit Against the Crane
Trunk is Undecided.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, April AFTER consid-
ering verdict for over thirty hours,
the jury in the big suit Of Swift & Co.,
Grand Trunk Railroad failed to agree,
and the case will have to be tried over
again. The suit involves over 100000,
and is based upon claim for the re-
turn of overcharges on freight ship
ments made by the defendant road.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-04-11
GEN. HARRISON FETED.

Banquet at San EranCIsco IN Honor Of
the ex-President.
San Francisco, Cal, April 5.-The
University Club gave banquet last
night IN honor Of ex-President Harri-
son, Whitelaw Reid, Robert I. Lincoln,
Gen. Scnofeld and Theodore WoIseley,
of Yale College. The affair was gotten
up in quiet manner, and the toasts and
speeches were not made public through
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-04-11
LAWYERS CONDEMN The COURT.
Denver Bar Adopts Resolutions on the
Police Board Case.

Police Board Case.
DENVER, Col, April THE Denver
Bar Association met last night and
adopted resolutions implying censure
on the district court for it's action on
the fire and police board matter. An
opinion was rendered to the effect that
the courts had no right to interfere
with Gov. Waite in the exercise of his
functions.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-04-11
An Idaho Winter Scene.

One of the prettiest sights in the
C@ur d'Alenes is the view up Alder
gulch at present from the lower end OF
town, says the Cpur d'Alene Sun.
Alder Mountain rises gently to consid-
cradle height, and is one vast sheet of
white. The underground is entirely
covered up, and the portions of the
forest that loom up above the dazzling
snow are beautifully crystallized with
frost. The blue sky above and beyond
makes very striking contrast. Never
before, says the Oldest inhabitant, has
the snow fallen SO deep OH Alder
Mountain.