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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1899-09-30
The Shock.

The merchant uttered a Sharp ex-
clamation and sank back in his chair.
A telegram fell from his shaking hand
His eyes were open, his face white,
beads Of perspiration stood on his brow
The men in the outer office whispered
among themselves.
"Touch OF heart discase?" asked one.
mo, the old man can't take up a
note,' said another.
"I've heard rumors ofthat kind. We
fellows will have to be look ing for
another place"
Get to work; he's coming too again ;:
The merchant wiped his brow.
fetched a long desparing sigl, picked
up the paper from the floor. frowned
and stamped his foot, ;.s if to summon
all his resolution. placed the telegram
on his desk and forced himself to read
the bitter message. THIS was it:
dearest James: Please send the
waist for my gros grHin suit at once.
You will remember the one, as it. has
reveres on the fromage and chain
stitched biases on the back. 1t is in
the lower trunk in the closet beside
the hall room, under your winter over
coat. If not there it must he in the
sealed box on the third shelf in the
front room closet. II you Cont find it
there it must be somewhere else. The
trunk keys are in the second bureau
drawer, unless they we're put in the
chiffonier, and I 'hink The closet keys
are in vase on Ole of the mantles.
Pack the waist so as not t. wrinkle it:
and, oh! James, please do not swear!
Your faithful loving wife. Collect"
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AN EXCELLENT SERMON,
For the SENTINEL.

For the SENTINEL.]
Rev. W. NJ. Mcintosh of the, NJ. E.
Church South, now President of the
Female College in the proud little city
of Grenada, preached a most excellent
sermon at he A. M. E. Church Sunday
evening at 800 o'clock.
He took for his text l, John 4.16,
God is love"
To begin with he said that it was Ut
terly impossible for man to learn of
Gods love from Nature.
He said in substance, that the history
of mankind shows unquestionably that
when left to the mere light OF nature
and reason, men hold low and inade-
quate conceptions Of God, and are woe-
fully wanting in the knowledge neces-
sary to right, pure and happy life.
The speaker handled his subject with
great ease, and eloquent in glowing
description Of the many examples of
Gods love to the children of men.
II. H. BUCKINGHAM.
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A PROSPEROUS STATE.
The Abandonment of the One Crop Idea is
beginning to Count.

W. B. Vankirk, who travels in Mis-
sissippi and Tennessee, is at the Clar-
endon to-day. To a reporter he said:
II would like to add my testimony to
what was in the Scimitar yesterday in
regard TO conditions in the South. 7
shall speak for only one state, kow-
ever, and that is Mississippi. I find
the people in that state in better spirits
than have ever known them, and
have been in this territory for quite
a while. The crops will not make any
thing like an average yield and yet
the merchants are buying large stocks
OF goods and are in the best OF spirits.
The shortness Of the crops has not had
any effect at all on business, 80 far as
depressing it is concerned. The secret
OF this, think, is the fact that the
people OF the state are becoming INTEL
ligent in their ideas as to farming and
are beginning to appreciate more and
more the fact that their one hope lies
in diversiication. For long time
they have planted only one crop, but
they have been warned by rather sad
experience that the one-crop idea will
never do. They are beginning to
branch out. They are living more al
home, growing more Of the necessities
of'life and are using cotton simply as
their surplus crop.
II notice, too, great deal more in
terest being taken in cattle-raising,
especially the raising Of fine Jersey
stock. They flud ready market for
this cattle in Texas and some other
States and are finding the business
very profitable.
''There is an era of unusual pros-
perity II business conditions may be
taken as an index. x."-Memphis scimi-
tar.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1899-09-30

Something new for the tired appe-
tite has just recently appeared on the
market, 1t is choice cut OF lean meat
called Miller Il Ha~t's "Original Bos-
ton Boiling Pork" in three to five
pound pieces, wrapped in parchment
paper with the packers name on each
piece. It is mild, tender and delicious,
either hot or cold, and will tempt the
appetite when other dishes fail. Try
1t and be convinced. Sold at all first
class stores.
MILLER & HART, Packers, Chicago.
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GRENADIANs ABROAD,

From the Water Valley 1temizer.1
Mr.. George Turbevllle, who Is con.
nected as book.keeper with the Gre
NADIA OIL Mill, fell off the train here
asst Wednesday and spent the day
mingling with friends.
Dr.. B. S. Dudley, one Of Grenada's $
esteemed and popular dentists, spent
a few hours in our city Monday eve-
ming.
Rev. Ira Trout, Rector Of the Epis-
copal church at Grenada, and a much
esteemed friend Of the editor Of the
1temizer. spent day or two In our city
this week.
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Bright Boys Started in Business.

The publishers Of the famous big
illustrated weekly newspaper, PENN
sYLvAN1A GRIT, are now placing rep
resentatives at every post office In
Mississippi, and they desire to secure
the services 81 capable hustling agents
in each Of the following towns OF Gre.
NADIA n county: Grenada, Williamsville,
Youngs, and in such other towns as are
not already supplied. The work H is
Saturday only is required. Oyer 5000
AGENTS are doing spsndidly. No money
whatever is required, Everything is
furnished free. Stationary, rubber
stamp, ink and pad, adyerstising
matter, sample copies, etc. Papers are
shipped to be paid for at the end OF
each month. Those not sold are not
chareed for. Write to Grit Publish.
iuo g., Williamsport, Pa, and mention
the SENTINEL.
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Cascilla Incorporated.

Cascilla, in Tallahatchie county, but
which is a near neighbor Of Grenada,
is full-blown town, its charter Of in-
corporation having been granted this
week. Governor McLaurin has ap-
pointed officers as follows:
Mayor-H. F. Moore.
Marshall. E. Harris.
Treasurer-A. L. Bridges,
Aldcrmen-T. J. Staten, J. H. Brown, r.
Hanson.
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TOWN DESTROYED.
Madison Station, Miss, Swept
by Angry Flames.
NO.. IL

JACKSON, Miss, Sept. 22S.-The town
Of Madison Station, on the Illinois Gem
tral railroad, was almost destroyed by
fire at an early hour this morning.
Nearly all OF the business houses and
several residences were burned.
The loss is about sS0,00O.
The fire was started by burglars.
who had looted the safe in one of the
stores.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1899-09-30
MONUMENTS. HEADsToNEs, ETC

! have the agency for the Rose
brough Monument Co., of St.
Louis, the largest and best con-
Germ Of its kind in the Southwest
have a complete line Of designs
embracing everything from the
plainest to the most highly orna..
mented and costly monumental
work, including hcadstones, tomb
stones, monuments, etc. Esti-
mates given on all work in this
line and satisfaction guaranteed.
Let me talk with you and show
you what ] have got.
w. B. BARNES.
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FRESH MEATS.

We wish to call attention to our we'll.
known aud old-established Meat
Market on Green street. We are bet
ter prepared than ever to supply Gus.
toners with the very best Of all kinds
Of fresh meats. We want your trade
and will mado every endeavor to merit
your favors.
9.30-t.J.1. PATTERSON & WRIGHT.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1899-09-30

Economical Housekeepers know that
the best stove Is always the cheapest.
That's Why so many of them insist on
having Buck g Stove In their kitchen.
They know they could not be better II
they cost double the money. Buy them
Of LEIGH HARDWARE co.
Biz Handsaw Sign.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1899-09-30

GOOD ROADS AGAIN,


| AOe0S are SOUND.
Citizens Of Grenada County:
You, as matter Of course lknow that
the question of good roads has been
agitated for some time, and I feel sure
you now agree with me in saying, thai
action is more important than words. It
cannot be denied that good roads are es-
sential to the prosperity Of our country.
For instance: Competition among
ueighboring towns is so close that the
farmer, as rule, chooses towns that
can be reached by good roads in which
to market his produce. Think of the
farmers expense in hauling over bad
roads. Do you not think something
ought to be done to relieve this drain
upon the agricultural energies Of our
county? You will admit the fact that
10 great many of our overseers are in
competent. IT the Board Of Supervis-
ors will duly consider the matter I
think they will see the necessity of ap-
pointing las adjoiniugecounties have
done) a road commissioner, whose duty
it should be to give his full time TO
the visiting of road overseers, having
them 60 with him over their section,
consulting and supervising with them
as to work that should be done. The
most of our roads are too broken to
make use Of road. scrapers, such as are
used in level countries, but with a
dump cart and one or two scoops, many
sharp points, hills, ETC., could be made
much better. The county ought to
own the above implements which
should BE- passed from section to Sec
tion, by Commissioners authority. The
Commissioner should make a monthly
report of his work to the Board of
Supervisors, mentioning bridges, etc.,
that might need their attention. With
a suitable person for this work 7 am
satisfied much improvement could be
made In year or so. For the interests
OF the county l would suggest that the
Board of Supervisors consider this
matter. CITIZEN.
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Teecherss Examination.
The fall examinations will be held on the
!oli0winR dates: For white teachers. sep
.ember 31nd, 38rd and October 2oth and INST:
snoor sor colofed teachers, September "0th, ana
10. r. LAWRnNCu,
County eupt. Pub. Educatton:,
ufehsdA, Niss, Sept. 7th. 1So0. Sept. VOctN
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Bridge Notice.

Ordered by the Roard that the clerk nd.
vertise for bids to build bridge on Road No
and 10, Dist. No. 3, Grenada County. Bids
To be received at October meeting.
]. q. PERRY, Clerk.
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s. S. S. FOR THE BLOOD

potash
cure Oane hcm Scoa rheumatism Contagious Blood Poison
letter, Bois, Oarbuncles Sores,
valuable books mailed
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Promptly Reaches the Seat
Of all Blood Diseases and
Cures the Worst Cases. disc s,

Mrs. IT,: W Lee Montgomery A., writes Some years
my babe with blood taint covered with sores and
ulcers from head foot and in my great extremity prayed
to no purpose. The mercury and potash which they
gave me seemed to add fuel to the awful flame which
wonderful cures made by it, try Swfts Specific i'm
proved from the start the medicine seemed 20 direct
cause and force the poison Twenty
bottles cured me completely" Swft's SpeciHc-
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1899-09-30

We have anything from the cheap
est ~ the incest caskets.
GABBERT, MOORE l. Co.
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5. 5. 5. GOES
TO THE BOTTOM.

In every test made s. s. s. easily
demonstrates its superiority over other
blood remedies. 1t tmatters not how OBJ
stinate the case, nor what other treat
ment or remedies have failed, S. S. S.
always promptly reaches and cures any
ease where the blood is in any way involved.
everyone who has had experience with
.od diseases knows that there are no all
litficult to cure. Very few remedies claim
diseases as s. s. s. cures, and none can
OF merit. s s. s. is not merely tonic-it
: seat of all blood diseases, and gets at the
nd routs the poison from the system 1t does
poison and hide it from view temporarily,
emily than ever; s. s. s. forces out every
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-05-31

are any number of different strains
possible. Suppose, on the other hand,
that we should obtain a cross suffici-
emily hardy, but only slight i'm
provement on the fruit Of the trifO-
late. We would then Immediately
cross that cross with various oranges,
and so on, constantly improving, de-
gree 10y degree. But nothing is more
astonishing that the productions Of
hybrids. They are liable at a single
jump to combine the better qualities
of the two parents. In the proposed
crosses between the trifOliate and the
lime or lemon, we have a narrower
step to make, as the fruit of the trifo-
late is already sour. A very prom
Using subject in hyOridiZation is the
possible crossing Of the ordinary Or
ange with the tangerine or kid glove
variety, looking to a combination of
the flavor, juiciness and goodness of
the large orange and the loose skin
and attractiveness of the smaller tan
gerine. [ look to see some such a
hybrid take a prominent place in the
orange market"
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-05-31

would have paid my taxes and bought
me barrel of flour.
/ also had a letter from a man over
on the East Coast who paralyzed me
with the information that he would re-
aliZe this year from $1,000 to $4,000 per
acre on vegetables. When he TELLS ne
that he has realized that amount, and
feel sure that he is not joking, [ will
believe it. He is the most optimistic
farmer in Florida, but believe he said
this was his first year in the business.
By the time the bugs, the railroads, the
commission men, and other varmints
get through with him he will plunge
headlong from the lofty promontory of
optimism into the deep sea of pessim-
ism. I love a bright, cheerful man
like that $1,000 per acre farmer. 1
could hug him. [ wrote him that if he
would inoculate me with his brand of
enthusiasm and show me how to make
$500 per acre, I would fall down and
worship him, then rise up and call him
blessed-and III do it too. The posi-
bilities of Florida trucking are beyond
the widest dream of agricultural en-
thusiasm, but they are not probabili-
ties. Like mining in the Klondike-it
is not all pay dirt, and if the winters
keep ON doing like they have done re
Gently, we will have ITO adopt the Klon-
dixie method of thawing out the dirt.
&C. B. Collins in Ruralist.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-05-31
Tree Planting-Short Roots.

Frank N. Downer, in a paper read
before the Kentucky Horticultural So
ciety, referred to the evolutiOns in tree
planting in the past 50 years, and the
methods practiced by Downing and
Stringfellow. In regard to the String
fellow theory of short root pruning Mr..
Downer said:
Just how far such radical and ap-
parently extreme views may be fol
lowed or practiced in this climate, and
the character of il that we find n
Kentucky, l am not prepared to say,
but for several years past have expert
mented with several thousand trees
each season in the nursery row, and,
although the pruning WIS not so COM
plete as that recommended by Mr..
Stringfellow, still every root was tax
en- off to within two or three inches
of the main stem or stock. Always
when the tees were taken up one year
afterwards, or the fall season after
the work was done, they were found
to have much better supply of roots
than trees of the same age that were
left undisturbed. This fact, to any I'M
prejudiced mind, would seem to be
much in favor of the root-pruned tree:
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-05-31
BAND WAS FOUGHT.

Gin 1896" said Comrade Myers, " was
reading an article in the daily paper regard.
ing DIR. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People.
I was interested in the account as was very
sick, at that time with stomach and liver
troubles. was all run down and was in
bad condition. What remedies l had taken
gave me only temporary relief, and when |
read the article in the paper | decided to
give the pills trial.
"The story I read was about man in
Ohio, and 1 said, that if he lived in Detroit
I would go and see him.
Well | grew worse instead of better, and
| finally went out and bought box of Dr.
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. The
first box did not help me apparently, but I
continued using the pills and the second box
gave me much relief.
Il took five boxes before was cured BIZ,
that was a very cheap cure compared with
what had spent with physicians and drug
gists.
81 still use the pills once in while and
can cheerfully and truthfully rec0mmon
them to any old soldier who is suffering from
liver and kidney trouble or general debilt~
JOSEPH B. MYERS"
Before me personally appeared Mr.. Jos"r
B. Myers, who being duly sworn, decar
the foregoing statement to be true i'm ever
respect. Signed this 18th day of September
1897. ISAAC M. BATES.
Notary PubHs
Comrade Myers is prominent mcml,
of Gen. 0. M. Poe Post 433, G.. A. R., and l.
well known in Detroit.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-05-31

etalbles being also loaded i'm these cars,
brought the rate per quart to a very low
figure The results from these latte cars
were quits satisfactory Ito the grower.
Next season the same plans will he car
ried Through With added improvements
gained from the experience of lthe past
season. The Georgia Southern and Flor
ida Railroad Company is now preparing
a strawberry pamphlet which Will give
full statistics of THE past seasons bust
ness, and will be Illustrated with half
tone cuts of berry patches ait Brooklyn,
Theresa and Hampton, and OF THE cars
being loaded.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-05-31
Veteran Of the First Missouri Cavalry Relates incidents Of Sk
ms1es with Quantre|Ts Bushwackers
From the Euemsmg Ne,os, Detroit, Mich.

The well known employe of Detroit, Michi-
gan, Board of Public Works, Joseph B..
Myers, living at III Fort Street, west, is an
important member of the Grand Army of
Veterans, and recently had remarkable
experience.
Comrade Myers enlisted at Edinburg, Mo-,
in 1862, and served during the war in the
southwest, and was discharged at St. Louis,
Mo-, in 1865. He was a member of Co. K
First Missouri Cavalry, 18th A. G. Western
army, commanded by General Burnside, and
later by Gen. Eads. He participated in the
battles of Springfield, Seas Ford and all the
principal battles through Missouri.
For months the First Missouri Cavalry
followed the notorious Guerilla Quantrell
and his band of bushwackers. Scarcely day
passed but what there was a running fight.
For nearly six weeks Comrade Myers was
III the saddle constantly. 1t was a campaign
OF strategy and endurance, as both sides
were well mounted. Night and day it was
fight and skirmishes and the men were pros
trated for weeks after Quantrell was driven
from the State. Many times the command
rode all night to cut off his retreat and fought
all day. The men slept and ate in their
saddles during this campaign, and were glad
when they were relieved
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-05-31
Hardy Oranges.

Prof. Weber says. IN y. =. Sum-
that there is no question but that n.y.
birds of all these tender citrus fruits,
using the japanese hardy orange, will
be secured.
''It is almost impossible that it can
fail,' Mr.. Weber said. 1T is not a
matter of chance From the seedlings
we now have it is plainly evident that
we have mingled the blood of the two
species and it is not possible that
some of these plants shall not prove
more hardy than the sweet orange.
Suppose we find that we have secured.
a tree that will withstand the rosts
of Georgia, but WHEN bears a fruit
which is between the worthless fruit
of the trifoliate and the orange. De-
cidedly we have progressed. We have
not yet attained our full desire, but
we have made progress, for then e
can begin to work for hybrids between
the hybrid and the parents. There
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-08-05
homeWard Bound.

The Idaho troops are out on the
ocean homeward bound. The trans
port Grant on which they are return
ing lifted anchor and sailed out OF Ma
nila bay, Monday evening at $3.50. July
slst. How eagerly the boys will long
for sight OF their native land once
more.
There are two circumstances con-
pected with their bomeward voyage
which THE NEWS deeply regrets.
They arc crowded with other troops on
this transport ship, and are being hur-
rled directly home, without the oppor-
,unity OF seeing China aud Japan rs
other regiments have been given that
opportunity. The Grant should reach
San Francisco one OF the days OF the
last week In August
According TO Gen'l Otis cablegram
the transport has passenger list OF
.43o, OF these $40 are of the North
Dakota regiment, 4si ldaboans and 2i7
OF the Wyoming battalion. Nothing
WAS said in the cablegram about the
route home other than the Grant had
sailed for the United States, and we In
terprei that 10 mean by the most di-
rect route. Other regiments which
preceded these were sent by Nagasaki
aud through the beautiful inland Sea
Of Japan with stop over at Yoko-
hama and Toxic. II the Grant be sail
ing directly home, 1t is possible 1t will
no, touch at Honolulu.
The Idaho regiment should have
SOL officers and men present at the
time OF sailing and as only 4Sl are
aboard the Grant, SO OF them must have
asked for a discharge at Manila, some
OF them, no doubt, with q hope OF re
turning by way Of the Suez canal
The regiment reached Manila with S.
officers and men, and as 1t returns with
only 4sl It's losses, 203, are, according
TO numbers. greater than those OF an!
other volunteer regiment which wen
to the islands. So far as known to IL
the Grant Is the only transport which
coaled at Manila and sailed direct fo
home; all others came by way OF Ma
gaski, and the disappointment to ou
boys in not seeing China and Japa'
when so very near will be great and a
lasting as they remember their voyage
across the sea.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-08-05

From high official authority it is
learned that the Oregon Short Line
will this year commence the construc-
tion OF new and permanent locomotive
and car shops at Pocatello. The point
OF location has been settled upon def
nitely, and its selection is due to the
fact that ii is the central point, geo.
graphically, OF the system, and the
point where the Salt Lake-Butte line
and the Granger-Hunting line cross.
-Pocatello Tribune.
The hospital ship Relief, just arrived
at San Francisco from Manila, brought
the following Idaho boys:
Privates Overstreet and Rustmeyer,
Co. b; Koenigs and Oylear Co. d, Ser
geant Eastman Co. +. and Sergean,
Kugh, Co. F.
1t is miserable home where the wife
earns the loaf and the husband does
nothing but loaf.
GUITAR FOR SALE.--Do you want q
first-class new guitar at bargain, il
so, call at THE NEWS office.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-08-05
"Oid You See Mel"

Little Boyd Bumgarner, little wee-
tot OF four summers, came up town
Tuesday on an errand for his mother.
She had often cautioned him to be care
full when crossing the railroad track
and never to do so when a train was at
the station or approaching.
This day no train was within five
miles OF the depot, but the little fellow
membering the instructions of his
mother hurried across the track, and
felt as brave as is If he had won q bat.
tie. Meeting a NEWS reporter he
excitedly asked;
"Did you see me?"
"See you do what?" asked THE
NEWS man.
"Why, see me cross the track before
the train could catch me-"
The little fellow had won a victory
of which he was very proud. He hat
obeyed his mother and had not beer
caught by the train. Victories wor
by obedience to mothers teachings
always gladden. the hearts of little one'
and are OF kind that make heroes o
men.