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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-12-22

watched. Nevertheless. they are . joy.
full, jolly crowd of ~undeveloped men.
We can't tell what will become of them,
or what they will become. One of the
newsboys who used to sit down to these
Christmas dinners, as friendless as the
rest OF them. is to-day the %cartoonist
OF the newspaper which he used to sell
for two cents. He is well-to-do. hand.
some, popular and wise. His success
has not turned his head, and he is one
OF the foremost contributors TO the
FUND for the newsboys' Christmas din.
ner.
Ihere is a newspaper man here
whose name is well known to the read.
ers OF many papers, who begins his
Christmas day always in the same man.
ner. He was also once a newsboy and
contributes to the newsboys' dinner.
But he has a duty to perform which he
ATTENDS to regularly, and what do You
suppose it is? He is a bald headed old
man now. and so you must NOT think of
him as a n~ewsboy. He goes to the great
market house, buys wreaths and cross.
es and evergreens, and takes them to a
cemetery where he decorates the
graves of those who once made holiday
OF Christmas. just as the people are do.
ing now. He firmly believes in that
Scripture which saith: at is better to
go into the house of mourning than in
the house OF mirth, for the heart is
made better thereby" And vet he Is
not an a%scetic, but is as jolly as that
patron saint Of the children wbo
laughed until "be shook like a bowlful
Of jelly"
In the midst of this holiday there
are places here where the occasion 4.
made a holy day in the churches NJ
some denominations.
Christmas gatherings are in one
sense typical of the great gathering
anticipated by the faithful EVERYWHERE
Of which 1t has been said: "Tbe rich
and the poor shall meet together: for
the Lord is Maker of us ALL" So that
whether we be in the national capital
in great cities. in ambitious towns. in
villages. on the crags and peaks ot
mountains, on plains or prairies. on
hills or in valleys and dells. we meet tn
gether in holiday OF on holy day. in
our own ways. all Of us believing in and
worshiping Him whose coming we re.
member on this occasion, according N
our abilities and inclinations, all OF ms
singing; "Glory TO God in the high.
psfv 49,"
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.RIGINALLY the Christ-mass was
~ a holy day; but now il is a holt

IN ORIGINALLY the Christ-mass was
~ a holy day; but now it is a holt
day. There's a big difference be-
tween a holy day and a holiday.
In the latter part of the first ZEN
fury St. John, the aged and the beloved
disciple, said: I'm growing very old.
This weary head that has so often
leaned on Jesus breast, in days long
past, that seem almost a dream, is bent
and hoary with the weight of years."
Then it was that the Christ-mass was
a holy day, because the last surviving
disciple caused the followers of the
Saviour TO worship with him, and to
give thanks, with exceeding great joy,
that they were privileged to celebrate
the anniversary of the birth of Him
whose coming was heralded by the
angels. Then it was that the Christ
mass was a day of Thanksgiving and
prayer.
The venerable st. John, with his own
lips, told them that the heavenly choir
lowered over Bethlehem, singing: "Be-
hold. bring unto you glad tidings Of
great joy, which shall be to all people.
For unto you is born, this day, in the
city of David. a Saviour, who is Christ,
the Lord He was growing very old.
but his love for the Master was rs the
bright glow of morning, and he told
the humble people about him the won
derful story of love; the story of the
little town, the little stable, the little
manger, the little mother and the little
babe. Then it was that the generating
listeners to the words of the beloved
disciple made the Christ-mass a holy
day, and not a holiday.
But times have changed, and with
them all of our customs. The people
to-day who caIl themselves Christians.
and who philosophically follow and
obey the tenets of the religion found
ed by the Man of Sorrows, are cen.
turtles removed from that coming of
Him who spoke as never man spake;
and they are centuries removed from
the personalinfuence of the beloved dis
ciple. Therefore to-day the people who
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-12-22
ST. LOUIS WORLDS FAIR FUND
New Years Day 10 Expected to wit
ness the Completion of the
Five Million Dollars.

st. Louis, Dec. 19.-Completion of
the popular subscription fund of So
600, 900 by the first of the new year
was assured Tuesday night when, at
the meeting of the joint Worlds fair
committees at the Mercantile club,
additional subscriptions to the total
of a quarter of a million dollars were
reported.
Signatures for over half of this
noun were presented by the chair
men of the various subcommittee,
and the other half was vouched for
positively by the solicitors.
\ Within the two weeks remaining
before the end of the year the solic-
itors will double their energies to fin
ish up the work which has reached
such a gratifying stage, and there is
now hardly a possibility that they
can fail. The impetus given the sub
scription work by the raising of the
extra $250,OOO since the last meeting
has made the duties of the convassers
for the rest of the month much east
err.
The money subscribed or the SUBJ
scriptions reported al Tuesday nights
meeting came from various sources,
some of them being in the class of de-
lightful surprises. All were welcome,
however, and the announcement of
each added enthusiasm to the meet
ing. When the total amount sub
scribed was announced it was re-
ceived with prolonged cheering.
All the gentlemen who haves been
enthusiastic in championing the
Worlds fair cause from the first were
present at Tuesday nights meeting,
and the later recruits to the work
were just as largely in evidence.
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across the street or around the corner,
and see their cousins or their school
mates, or their daily playmates. and
celebrate Christmas as they used to do
before their fathers sought the ephem-
eral distinction of political prefer
ment.
There isanother thing worthy of note
concerning Christmas in the national
capital, and that is that this city
shrinks in population about Christmas
time. The congress takes a vacation of
two weeks until after New Years day,
and the senators and representatives
who reside in contiguous states go to
their homes, taking their families with
them. They go to Maryland, Virginia,
Pennsylvania, and Delaware or New
Jersey; and with them go scores of
people having interests pending before
congress. But the regular population
remain. Of course, and celebrate
Christmas jointly and %severally. accord
ing to their circumstances and financial
capabilities.
The good people here who are char
itably inclined carry many substan-
tial gifts to the poor people. They have
an association for the purpose of CIV
ing coal to the shivering, food to the
hungering and small gifts to the little
ones; cheap dolls and trivial trinkets
which the poor children receive with
delight. There is one association of la
dies here that has done a good deed
regularly each Christmas for fully a
score of years. These good ladies pre-
pare a substantial dinner for the news
boys of Washington. and it is a Joy to
them as well as a charity to the little
men when they befriend.
One of the celebrated and eccentric
preachers of New York has said that
'man is a gorilla. with a conscience"
Whether that is true or false, it is GER
tain that these newsboys eat like hun
CRY gorillas on Christmas day. and they
have no conscience for their fellows.
Each INT of them gobbles all that he
can hold, and they act like predatory an
finals upon their fellows, unless they are
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-12-22

call themselves Christians, and who
sincerely believe themselves to be fol-
lowers of the Lamb, make of Christmas
a holiday, and they do not regard it as
a holy day.
Originally the Christmas was rev.
erently celebrated by all believers. To-
day it is commonly called ''children's
day." and every effort is made by
those who are well-to-do to bring Joy
and joviality into the lives of the little
ones. After all, carping critics must
admit that this modern method of eel
ebrating the anniversary of the birth
Of Jesus is in accordance with one of
the principal teachings of the Master,
who said that little children are models
of the angelic host, whose trust, sim
plicity, confidence and love constitute
the pillars of the celestial fabric.
But, in these days, Christmas is ccle-
brated differently in every community;
albeit there is a sameness in the gen.
eral tenor of the celebration. In the
different countries there is Christ Kin
del, Kriss Klingle, Santa Claus, and the
other mythical heroes of childhood,
who bring presents while the little
ones sleep, go that they may begin the
Christmas day with rejoicing and un-
bridled fun.
Christmas in the mountains, Christ
mas on the plains, and Christmas in
the valleys, all of us know according to
our environments. Christmas in
Chicago, Christmas in New York,
Christmas in ST. Louis, Christ
mas in San Francisco, all are
different because of the circum-
stances, climatic and otherwise. Christ
mas in the national capital will be of in
terest to all of our people, on mountain,
plain and valley, because all of our peo-
pie are interested in the various phases
of life in this peculiar city.
The best Christmas for children is
that in the small towns, or in the coun-
try villages, where the children can get
together for play, for the comparison of
presents. for the interchange of senti-
merts and for play in the open air. The
ideal Christmas for boys and girls is
where there is plenty of snow, good
hills, fine sleds and big dinners. But
here in Washington there are many
little children, with prosperous ia
theirs, who have no homes, and who cam
not mingle with their little neigbbors
and friends. These are the children of
senators and members of congress.
Their real homes are away off. in
Maine, California, Illinois, Iowa, or
other distant states, and they are mere
ly staying here in hotels or boarding
houses during the winter, while con-
gress is in session. OF course they
make the best of circumstances. but
they would rather be at their really
truly homes where they could run,
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-12-22

New York city consumes 700, 900, 900
wooden toothpicks annually. Nearly
all of these come from Japan, Por-
tugal and Maine. Five thousand cords
OF wood are used for the industry
in the United Statese each year. and
% per cent. of it comes from Maine.
The best toothpicks come from Por-
tugal, where they are whitfield by
hand from orangewood splints by
girls, who receive ten cents a day for
their labor These toothpicks are re-
markably smooth and do not splinter.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-12-22
KEEPING THE POT BOILING.
Appear Before the 81.
Louis Grand Jury.

st. Louis, Dec. 1.-THE Chronicle
says:
Public interest and the public
~searchlight in the expose of rotten
ness, bribery and corruption of the
police department centers low in the
grand jury, which is expected to take
up the investigation at once, and. ad-
vised by Assistant Chief of Police
Pickel, Lieut.. johnson and Detectives
Harrington and Skidmore, unearth
the charges of corruption which are
rife from end to end of the depart
ment. Over 100 women and many con-
hdence men have up to the present
been summoned to testify before the
inquisition, and it is significant that
Assistant Chief Pickel has been re-
'ieved of his night duties, Lieut.. Nc
Namara taking his place for the time
being. 1t is stated that Chief Pickel,
having by clever work unearthed the
incompctency of the department, will
be given full charge of the invcstiga-
ton, and raid after raid will be made
under his direction.
ut is stated that women aud con-
dence men are to be brought in by
the wholesale and 'sweated" for
further information
THE policemen under Indictment
and those suspected threaten TO make
many startling things public. The
mulcting of the public outside of the
public appropriations will afford, it is
stated. a breezy second to the '.ac-
ceptance of bribes" from wantons and
confidence men. This secondary mat
ter is for the police commissioners.
Every member of the force is com
PEELED to join the Relief association,
submit to its rules, mulct the public
at it's annual benefit by resolution and
order of the police commissioners"
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To Preach without Com

Rev. Richard r. Wrightman, pastor
OF Christ Presbyterian church, New
York, has resigned because he believes
that he ought not to take a salary for
preaching the gospel. He does not,
however, intend to give up the minis
try. On the contrary. he intends to
enter upon more ambitious plans.
supporting himself in business and
preaching and working without com
pensstion of any kind.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-12-22

with Local Applications, as they capno,
reach the seat Of the disease. Catarrh Nv
blood or constitutional disease, and in orSsr
70 cure it you must take internal remediss
Halle Catarrh Cure is taken internally. and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sa,.
faces. Halls Catarrh Cure is not a ouact
medicine. It was prescribed by one q tSs
best Physicians in this country for years
snd u q regular prescription. 1t is composed
the best blood purifiers, acting directly ON
the mucous surfaces. The perfect COM
bination Of the two ingredients is what mn.
duces such wonderful results in curipsCs.
tarrh, Send for Testimonials, free.
F.J, CHENEY 4 CO., Props, Toledo. o.
Sold by. all druggists, price 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-12-22

According to the United States
commissioner of education there were,
at the time of the last school census
IS months ago-17, 000, 900 pupils and
students enrolled in our public schools
and colleges OF this number the com.
mon schools had an enrolment of 49,
100000, or about one-fifth of the total
population. No wonder hat the Unit
I'D States is recognized as the most
enlightened nation in the world. One
fifth in it's population is in the public
schools and 1000 more in the priysts
schools. colleges and universities.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-12-22

Football is the great money-maker
among college sports. Harvard's
financial statement of athletics,
which is doubtless representative,
shows that the net profits from foot
ball last season were $40, 269, making
good the deficit in other branches of
sport, enabling the expenditure Of
more than $4,000 in permanent i'm
provements, and leaving a net balance
for the year of $4,000.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-12-22

England is by far our best foreign
customer, I'M the balance in our
favor of late has increased with sim
gular %rapidity. In October last we
sold Great Britain $50 1000, 900 worth Of
goods and bought from it less than
100000 worth, the balance in our
favor in one month reaching the
great sum of SAG, o00. 900. 1t is a strik-
ing fact that this balance is SIC, DOC, 600
greater than in the same month last
year.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-12-22

Denver, Col, Dec. 1s.-U. NJ. Hen
derson, formerly assistant cashier OF
the First national bank of Gree.ev.
ooi.' who disappeared last July, with
a shortage Of nearly SEQ. 900, has been
located in q small town near III Pas
iex.' On the Mexican side of the Dor.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-12-22
Dur Nation's Wealth.

Cod and silver are poured abu,a,,,-
into the lap of the nation, but opr
rial wealth and strength is rather !, mate
the most useful of Al metals, inst ~ ifon,
wealth Of 4 human being lies in : a. nsl tas
stomach. II you have overworked you pss ~
I'll it is disabled, try Hostetter' Ston. IN.
Bltters, II viii relieve the Gagged bowsi.a
improve ~ appetite and cure constipat;en
dyspepsia b~iliousness, liver and kidney s', II,
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-12-22

Emergency rations are not popular
in h army. a large pill for a meal
may quiet the stomach, but fails to
satisfy the ego. A prominent physi-
clan explains the natter: I'VE have
teeth, a palate, jaw muscles and other
pieces of machinery that are ignored,
if not i7rsulted. when you pop a tab
let into a mans mouth and say:
There, you're had your dinner
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-12-22
Vanderbilt and Rockefeller.

Young Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt,
with his fortune of only $4,000, 900,
seems quite a poor man in comparison
with John ID. Rockefeller, with his
$500, 900 900. Rockefeller is the rich
est man in America.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-12-22

One of the obscure heroines of the
recent election is Miss May Hamilton,
newly-elected superintendent of
schools for Natrona county, Wyo. Not
only was she one of the only demo-
cratic candidates elected in the county
but she herself rode on horseback for
40 miles to reach a polling place where
b could east her own ballot,
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-12-22

New York, Dec. 19.-Following the
death of Louis N. Hillard in the in
sane pavilion of bellevue hospital, a
number of attendf nts have been arr
rested. charged with brutality, and
the Investigation is unfolding a shock
ing state of affairs.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-12-22

No matter what ais you, headache TO ,
cancer, you will never get well until your
bowels are put right. Cascarets help nature.
cure you without a grippe or pain, produce
easy natural movements, cost you jus. 10
cents to start. getting your health back.
Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the genuine, pu.
In metal boxes, every tablet has c. &C.
stamped on it. Beware of limitations.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-12-22
A Lot About Abraham

A schoolboy was asked at an exsmir,,;,.
TO give an account Of the patriarch aSsa
ham; He wrote: HE was the father 81 u,
and had two wives. One was called Isbm.Iss
and the other Hsgar. He kept one at boms
and he turned the other into the dessrt
where she became q pillar of salt in the dar.
Jewish World, "'naon
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-12-22
Dsdn't Forget His Employees.

Frederick Layton, a pork and beef
packer of Milwaukee, who has been
in active business in hat city for so
years, has retired. On Saturday he
called his employees together to bid
them good-by, and presented each of
them with 81 for each year they had
been in his employ. Several of the
men received $40.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-12-22

As vice president Mr.. Roosevelt will
occupy a rented house in Washington,
and his friends say it will not be a
expensive residence, for the reason
that the vice president-elect is not u
rich man.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-12-22

A woman speaker from India at
the w. c. 7. U convention at Washing
ton stated that one-third of the Brit
ish army are total abstainers, and the
army of the Soudan was composed of
teetotalers-
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-12-22

Rev. Daniel Hauer, of Lebanon, Pa,
Is probably the Oldest clergyman in
point of active service in the world.
He is IS years old, and has been
preaching for rs years He is a Luz
theran.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-12-22

London, Dec. 19.-United States
Ambassador Choate denies the report
that he is about to resign his post.
which report, he says. is basel on the
belief hat the death Of his partner,
Charles c. Reaman, would ~necessitate
his return to his law practice.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-12-22
The Lawson CUP Defender.

Boston, Dec. 19.-Designer b. B.
Crowinshield has Professionally COM
pleted the lines of the Lawson cup
defender, which will stand with slight
alterations or modification during the
construction of the boat.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-12-22

Mrs. Henpeck-What do you think Of riv.
ing me for a Christmas present?
Mr., Henpeck-I think very well Of il. hut
to whom! haven't an enemy on earth
Philadelphia Press.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-12-22

/. washington. Dec. 1s.-Bills were
passed granting pensions of $50 q
monfh to the widows of Gen. John A.
McCiernand and Gen. John NJ. Palmer.
After an executive session, in which
the Hay-Pauncefote treaty was con-
sidered, the senate, at $40 p. M, ad-
journed.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-12-22

Springfield, ILL.,, Dec. 1s.-Mrs. John
a. kumler, wife OF the former presid-
ing elder, Kumler, of the Springfield
district of the Methodist Episcopal
church, and former chancellor of the
Illinois wesleyan university, ut
bloomington, died to-day from an at
tack of paralysis, sustained Tuesday.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-12-22

We may never need to use those IL
great warships for which we are
about to spend $500 0 900, but it is
worth that to our peace of mind if
we should get into trouble.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-12-22

Piper-Say, Muggsy, watts a statu quo,
anyhow?
Mucgsy-Why, dat's when you've got De
jay down an are sittin' on h,m.-Phladd.
phia North American.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-12-22

I am sure Piso's Cure for Consumption
saved my life three years ago.-Mrs. fhos.
Robbins, Maple Street, Norwich, N. Y,
Feb IL. 1870
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-12-22

The Rest Prescription for Chills
and Fever Is q bottle Of Groves TAsrELEss
CHILL Tonic tits simply iron and Quininein
atasteless form. No cure 40 pay. Price, Soc.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-12-22

1t is a great mistake for a married man
to give way to a love Of pastry, as it puts
him so much in the power of his wife.-Aly
Sioper.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-12-22

Each package OF PUTNAM FIDElEss Drrs
colors either Silk, Wool or Cotton perfectly.
Sold by all druggists.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-12-22

1t is always a safe rule, when a dogs bark
y worse. than his bite, to fight shy CT bis
bark.-Chicago Journal.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-12-22

Don't drink too much water when cycling
Adams Tntti Fruit is an excellent subsil'
fufa
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-12-22

Penelope is SO abominably mannish."
"Mannish! l wish you could see her
carve."-Denver Times.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-12-22
P OF THE DAY.


Real Estate Declined SO Per Cent
Recent sales of real estate in CAL
weston show that current property
values are held at only about one-half
the figures prevailing prior to the
storm.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-12-22

To Cure q Cold I'm One Day
Take Laxative Rromo Quinine Tablets. Ar
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