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

Total amount. ..... 272,534
And like sum for the year 1901.
You are aware that the school fund is
distributed pro rata, regardless of race,
and the colored educable population being
about 100000 more than the white, OF
course, the colored people get the largest
share of the school fund. And while they
thus get the largest share of the school
fund they are the principal delinquents
in poll tax payments.
The total polls assessed in 1890 were
273,S77, which at 50 each would have
made school fund of $547,754; of this,
the total collected was $294,357 so, show
ing that there was unpaid $253,4l7.
l have no means of ascertaining how
much of this delinquency was by each
race, but the greater portion is charge
able to the colored.
l am unable to give the proportion Of
taxes paid by the races. The tax rolls do
not show; but it is hoped they will here
after, as the inquiry is frequently made.
Seven per cent. would be liberal esti-
mate.
There is not State in the Union more
liberal, more just, or more kind to the
negro than Mississippi; and it will so con-
tinue; and there is not race or class of
people under the sun more contented,
more happy or more prosperous than the
negro population of this State. If there
is single negro unemployed in Missssip-
pi today it is his own fault But we
don't expect Mr.. Crumpacker and his sort
to so believe. "None so blind as those
who will not see." Very cordially yours,
J. L. POWER
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-12-22

Votes were received from c37 schools
Other votes expected will increase the
vote for the magnolia to about $4,000.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-12-22

4ou Will understand that the vote cast
ct our general elections in November does
not indicate the general vote of the State.
The primary vote practically determines
in State and Congressional elections.
Hence, in the primary election, in 1899,
for United States Senator, the total vote
cast in 81 counties was 66,759 A like
vote in % other counties, 29,532, would
have made the total vote 96,29l.
Primary votes are not reported, Of
ficially, to the Secretary OF State; but
they should be, in selections for State
officers and for Congress. can only
obtain the figures by the courtesy of those
holding the elections.
The amount appropriated by the Legis-
lature for public education in 1900 is:
Common schools. ........ 81 100000
State colleges white and
colored) ............... 272.534
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-12-22
Whore Judge nm Drew the Line.


On one occasion when the late Col. w.
NJ. Inge was arguing case before Judge
Hill, on hot summer day at Oxford, he
asked the Courts permission to remove
his shirt collar. Certainly, Colonel, -
was the amiable response of Judge Hill.
Proceeding further, he said, May it
please your Honor, if you have no obiec-
tion, should like to remove this vest"
"All right, Colonel, make yourself COM
Portable" replied the Judge. After a
few moments more, the Colonel ;nvoun-
tarily dropped the right suspender, and
then the left, when Judge Hill exclaimed: /:
Nov, that will do, Colonel draw the
line on the pants!"
Bishop Hugh Miller Thompson said re-
Gently: Il suppose there is greater per-
centage of old men in Mississippi than
in any other State-at least it seems SO
to me, and ! have been in good many.
By old men, mean between so and 100.
They are not decrepit men, who hug the
fireside, but quite lively old fellows"
The Raymond Gazette thus approves
the selection of the magnolia as the State
flower: "While there are other flowers
more common to all portions of the State,
it is esteemed the most beautiful and
sweetest flower that grows in Mississippi
or any other State, North or South
McComb City's cotton mill will be in
full operation in February. All home
capital-$l50,0O0. Col. j. j. White is
president of the company and chief stock
holder.
Mississippi has 1851 postoifices. the
State ranking sixteenth. Gross receipts
for last year, $629, $685. or Al cents pei
capita expended. Money order offices
357.
The new cotton mill at Yazoo City il
capitalized at 100000, most of the stock
being subscribed by home people.
There are several hundred tame squir-
rels on the campus at the State Univers
ity.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-12
BATHING IN ELECTRO LIGHT
rainfui Ailments euieisly BanIshed by
 the Heat Rays.


 II has been found that there are many painful ailments which. when acted Hpon by electric heat and light rays, arc completely banished from the sufferers body, says =Pearsonts Maga- zine. Strong electric light is thrown onto the seat Of suffering tha patient basls in 2 bath Of light and heat. ex- perieneing nothing B8s pleasant sensa lions. and. tn most cases an immediate and comforting sense ef relief from pain. Men and women who for years have lost control of their limbs and #ho have una4aifingly tried every known cure. have arisen after Q course of eleetrie-heat baths and walked with perfect freedom. The apparatus which enables patients to bathe in electric light is extremely simple. To an ad- unstable stand are fitted two large cop, per or niekel-plated refeetors, which can be moved in any direction II a patient is lying in bed refectofs are placed on either side, adjusted to tho exact position for locating the rays where desired On the refleeting sur faces are the electric lamps which ra- aiate the luminous heat rays. The hea: may be regulated by varying the dis tanee of the refeetors, or the number of lamps. or by means of a special regulator which controls the electric current. Those parts of the body, such as the armpits or shoulders, which 1t gould be impossible to treat locally with other arrangements, are easily dealt with by the new system. When the patient is in the right position and Is comfortably settled Che may be fully clothed, or covered with blankets, without affecting the power of the rays), the current is turned on and heat and light of considerable intensity are immediately produced. In few moments the thermometer will register 300 degrees Fahrenheit. I have seen patients chatting cheerfully and ex- perieneing no inconvenience, while an affected limb has beer. exposed to heat rays at a temperature of 400 degrees Fahrenheit. It might be supposed that such heat as this would roast limb. Undoubtedly there would be evil re- eults were it not for the important fact that dry heat is employed. which eVaperates precipitation as soon as t appears on the body
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-12
Oddities In New York Names

If you keep your eyes open while riding around the streets of New York on the surface cars you can see many odd combinations of the names of busf- ness men and their trades, some of which are here given; Ashman, h tel; Burns, coal; Best, groceries; Burnham. real estate; Cook, fish and oysters: Coffin, beer and liquors; Ceffey, teas and sugar; Forester, real eetate; Flood, rubbers, boots; Gutter, pawn broker; Goodrich, carriages; Herb. doctor; Katz, butcher; Love, chemist; Mclean, shirts, etc.; Moves, 4ewTsrs Proudman, diamonds; Pitcher, milk Rich, perfumery; Silk, dress goods; swindel, teas and spices: sickman. fish and elams; Wood, building mate- rials.--New York Herald
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-12
< Remarkabl !. Discoverx.

A remarkable discovery has beer made by Dr. Peters. who has recently been excavating at Nippur. an ancient city of Babylonia. While the workmeH
 were clearing away the debris from the walls of the temple Bel they dis.
 covered in a hole which had been clos. ed up with sundried bricks large goose egg on a mat of reeds. Why
 the egg was placed there is a mystery, as 1t has no connection with any known Babylonian custom. Dr. Pet. CTS thinks that it may be looked upon as a joke on the part of one or more of the ancient werkmen, the object of which will probably never be known. The temple was built at very re- mote time, probably in the reign of Akus-gal (B. c 22oO), or even earlier, co that the egg ;s over 4,0Q0 years old.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-12
= STREET CARS IN ENGLAND.

london Decision That Would Cause As@
 tontBhinent In Fhia Country
 4 London magistrate has just made rem the bench q statement which. ig t is ever duplicated by 8 competent court in this eity. would OF might have consequences terrible even to imagine, Et seems that on one o1 the urban rail- ways there had been a crowded train. 4 woman had tried to force her way into 5 compartment already fully oc- eupied and her efforts had excited mild prolest from one of the ras- =EeHgers already seated The protest ing remarks were taken amiss by ths woman's husband, a fight followed and then an arrest of tile pugnaeious hus- 0and. It is not a matter of any con- sequence whether he or the other man Was at fault for the scfimmage; what $ at least interesting is the fact that the magistrate before whom the case cane formally announced that nobody las right to enter railway carriage which is already full Those who take tickets at the starting point, be said. are entitled to seats end tickets taken at intermediate sta- tions are subject to there being room for the holders. If the company issues tielets in excess of the number of seats provided the holders may bring an ae. tion for damages. wait for the next train or demand the return of their money. Persons in a carriage which is full have a legal, as well as moral light to prevent others from en- deavo~.1g to enter it and the sooner the public understands this the bet fer, as no one has a right to ineon. Venience passengers already fn their places. Such is the English law, accord4 ing to this interpreter of it. Patrons Of our own elevated and surface cars are not likely even to ask if there is any such law in this country. They are so we'll habitaated to travelling in cruel discomfort that the impulse to make ef- faotizo protest against it has bean lest.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-12
forgot nis NatIva Tor see.

Andrew Lawson Norwegian cooper vas struck on the head by a falling block while at work on one of the pfera of the Atlantic Transport company, New York city, on Sept 5, 1898 Hs lay like one dead in St. Vineent's hos. pital for two months. His life was 6esI Nired of, but finally he rallied and regafaed a part of his lost strength. Lawson is in q normal condition in 4svery# sense. with the exception that he has forgotten all about his former life and companions, and has no remem- brance of his native tongue. Try as he will he cannot converse in the 1an- guage that he learned in Norway. His wife is fnstrUcfng hin as she does their Bogr-year-old boy Lawson speaks the English language only fnperfectly. Tha ease has attracted the attention oz scientists aud specialists.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-12
Khahl BfAda as Pfmltco.

Khaki Is made at tho army clothing stores at Pimlieo, Eng. There are over 1900 girls, ranging from 16 to 25 in age, employed at the factory. the sew. ing machines being driven by steam at 9 wal speed of ], LOO stitches a min- ute. making khaki and other clothing required for South Africa. Every girl is taught to make a garment through, out, it being considered that even if the girls do pot work as quickly when making the whole garment, they do # better than if each section was made by a specialist; at any rate, they man. age to urn out 10000 uniforms a week Every soldier out in South Africa car. ries in the lining of each garment linen label containing the name of the girl who made it, and if any complaint os seamping is received during it's natural life Of twelve months she is certain to hear Of it.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-12
sseat Honor For German ors ,sn Prince

sseat Honor For German ersW Prince.
 | is q great honor which the queen of Spain is paying to the young erowr prince of Germany by investing hin with the collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece The order is one ot he oldest in Europe. It was founded In 1426 by Philip the Good, Duke Of Burgundy, to commemorate his good fortune in cleaning up large sum of money in deal in wool. The uni- form of the order is cloak of scarlet, lined with ermine, and open at the throat to display the golden fleece and the motto of the order, which orna. ments the collar. The order belongs of right to all the princes of Spain and Austria
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-12
FOURTH IN POPULATION
r,As Is the Standing of the United
 States Among the Nations.

States Among tAS 4tebAcSs
 There were 62, ,622, ,250 inhabitants in the United States ten years ago, ac- eording to the last census Secretary Cages actuary of the treasury, who IS a close guesser in matters of popula- tion. computes the present population between Maine and California, Alaska, and Key West, at 76,146,000. To this must be added the peoples brought un- der the stars and stripes by the war with Spain and by the annexation or Hawaii. to say nothing of Cuba, Porto Rico. and Guam. If the Fflipinos can De induced to stand still long enough to be counted they may possibly ylele 9 million or two more, but unless the actuary has made a mistake in addl- tion there will yet remain vide gap between the actual and the magnificent round number. For a decade or two longer, therefore, the United States must be content to remain in the fourth place in point of population among the nations of the earth. China despite the encroachments upon her territory, still holds the lead, with 402, ,G90, GOO men, women, and chlI. dren within her borders; the British qmpire comes next. with 3S1, 3f'S44 subjects, including the duslzy fanatics of the Soudan; and the Russian enn- pfre is third, 129, 9,21f511 persons owing allegiance to the czar No other na= ten, however, can show such rapid increase as that o1 the United States. Ge0l ge Washington was president of a naGion numbering fewer than 3,000,- 0a0 individuals It took 20 years for the population to double h 1910 if was 2 7,289, ,881. in 1920 it had reached only 9,683, ,822, and 10 years later the total 12.866, ,020. From this time on it advanced by leaps and bounds. h 1s40 t was 17009.#53. in 1850 it was 28,1s1, ,876, in 1860 1t had reached 51,- 4#3, ,321, and 30 years ago the census eAoWed a population of 88.558,371. It 85d not pass the 50,0o0090 mark until a980, when it WAS 50155.783. and the 'ast enumeration. 1880, gave total Of e. 2.622, ,250.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-11-12
INDIGO fN COLONIAL TIMES.
it Was Looked Upon as a Sort of Cur4
 rent Coin.

rent G0lus
 The colonial ladies were great gar deners, and the hours they passed with their fruits and flowers must have been moments of much pleasure in their busy lives, says Longman's Magazine. The most famous of these ladies was the dau inter of George Lucas, a planter of Carolina, and at the same time governor of Antigua, at which place he appears to have resided, leaving Miss Eliza at home. From Antigua he sent her all sorts of tropical seeds of fruits and flowers, to try if any would take kindly to the soil of Carolina. Eliza observed certain hopeful signs with re gard to the indigo and undismayed by repeated accidents to the young plants, at length obtained a good crop. Gov. Lucas was so delighted at this un- looked for success that he sent over an Englishman to teach Eliza the whole process of indigo working. The Eng lishman, bearing gifts, seems to haYv been q rather sly and tricky sort of person, but when did England evez get the better of America? The youth ful Miss Lucas saw through the Eng lishman's dodges, fhis name was Grem- welD, and "dnally obtained 0 success fuI knowledge and application of the complex and annoying methods of ex~ tracing indigo" A bounty of Sd pound encouraged the planting, and througu it's profits more children were sent over from Carolina to be educated at home than from all the colonies put together. Indigo was looked upon at fast as [ sort of current coin, and t is on record that when little boy was sent to school at Philadelphia, he took with aim a wagon af indigo to pay his expenses.
 N STREET CARS IN ENGLAND.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-02-15
CONCESSIONS BIZ ENGLAND.
The Boers Nov Talk Confidently Of
Ultimate Victory.

CcPEEHAeEE, Feb. I2.-Capt. Al.
lum, who is proceeding to South AfFi-
O. e. Norwegian attsche with the
British forces, had, during bis stay al
The Hague, 3 conversaticu with the
Envoy Extraordinary of the Orange
Free State, Mr.. Muller. The latter
said:
"This val Is the beginning of the
collapse Of highlands power IN South
Africa. The longer the war lssts, the
heavier viii be the conditions Of peace
for England will not come out Of II
without giving important cOncess-
ions.s'
The secretary Of the envoy, q young
Transvaaler, added:
"Both republics win have their full
freedom and Independence. Further,
England will have to give up tboss
parts Of ospe Colony and Bechuana-
land, where the inhabitants have
thrown in their lot VITA the rspublies,
for they must not be LEFT In the lurch. /"
As 70 the territory to be coneed-
ed, the secretary mentioned the fol-
lowing: Basutoland, the Kimberley
district Of Orange River, Bechusna-
land and the northern triangle Of Nat
al, together with 81. Lucia Bay snd
adjacent land as far as the Transvasl.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-02-15
BAEToE @. BOONE DEAD
Former Attorney General Passes Away
at Clinton, No.

CLINTON, No., Feb. 11.-Banton g.
Boone, former Attorney General Of
Missouri and an eminent practitioner,
died at his home in Clinton this after
noon.
His death was the result of heart
disease. He was stricken on bis way
hons Saturday, and was carried to
his residence, one block distant. BE
regAined consciousness, but this after
noon be again lapsed into uncon-
sciousness, and an hour later died.
Mr. Boone was born in Galloway
county October %, 1888. In 1866 be
becams Q resident of Clinton. BE was
admitted to the bar in 1859. In 1874
he was elected to the Legislature and
chosen Speaker Of the House. In 1884
be was elected Attorney General,
serving with much credit. Since that
time he has devoted himself 10 the
practice Of law and politics.
He was married June 4, 1874, to
Miss Irene Rogers, who survives him
With their two children, Miss BessIs
and B. O.. Boone, Jr.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-02-15
Esr on A FEw FoRarnR patients.

list OF A FEW FORMER PATIENTS.
TIE following list gives names and
addresses OF . number Of former
patints whom I have cured OF cancer;
Kate l.. Hooh, 93i Armstrong Ave-,
Kansas City, Kan. Cured OF cancer
Of the breast.
L. ]. Hancock, sal 3. ed 81, for
three years principal OF the AdAm1
School, Kansas City, no. Cured OF
two cancers OF the face.
Mrs. J. W. Shannon, ga Ohio 81.
Ksnaas CITY, kas- Cured Of cancer Of
Il. Perkins, 5o7 E. ssth st., Kan
saa CITY, No. Cured Of cancer Of the
cheek, 1897.
MR.. A. NJ. Kllcknsr, I221 Flora
Ave, Kansas Oily, No. Cured Of
cancer on the forebead.
M. Little, el6 Wyandotte st., Kan
sas City, Mo. Clred Of cancer OF nose.
Jas. Harmon, le2s Grand Ave-, Kan
sas City, Mo. Cured OF cancer Of the
Geo. Ryan. ss1s q. 10th st., K...=.
City, Mo. Cured Of cancer of the
finger.
Mrs. Ellen Davault, New Florence,
Mo. Cured Of cancer Of the face.
MORE THAN SATISFIED.
BUTLKR, Mo-, Oct. 81, 1seS-Desl
Sir: In your curt OF my case OF pilel
and other attendant troubles, | TAXI
pleasure in stating that ! would mo-
ask for, nor could l believe, that ther'
was q less painful, or moro speedy
cure than the method you employ.
Ism more than satisfied.
g. P. WYATT.
Assistant Cashier Farmers Bank.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-02-15

In some quarters II seems % be
tbonghi tn4i railroads c2nboi get just
ice before jaries Il IR n0t iEfrequenf
that this assertion is heard A more
srroneoas view was never expressed,
and II IL q reflection upon the honor
and eapGbiisy Of ne iurors Of our
conrts. The results Of the cases Just
tried In this county are a full proof Of
IL falsiiy.
TIE iuriss Of Audrzin county are
composed Of or very best citizens,
and you never hear the railroad at
torneys Of this section Of the state
indulge in this sort of criticism, be-
cause they know it to be untrue. a
railroad with = m~eritorious defense in
charge Of competent counsel has Just
the same chance for a fair trial and an
unbiased verdict as any other litigaut.
Doubtless it lie true there is a class
Of lawyers IN every community who
are willing to take any sort Of 3 case
sgainst a railroad company, and in
order 10 aid them in getting verdicts
they attempt to excite the prejudice
Of the people and jurors against the
railroad. This class attempts to cul-
tivste prejudice against railroads and
II is they and a class Of incompetent
lagyers sometimes ~intrusted with de-
fenses who, to owe up their own
mistakes, act upon the theory that
jurors are disnonest aud will not de-
eide fairly in this class OF cases.
Whenever you hear a railroad at
torney berating jurors for thei. de-
cisiona, you may make up your mind
that be lie simply unloading his own
mistakes upon somebody else.
The railroads In this section Of the
State have siwsys been represented
By lawyers Of the highest character,
professionally and personally, and the
standing Of every litigant In court is
mere or less affected By the standing
Of The counsel engaged, and TO this
fact is largely due the fairness they
are everywhere accorded.
Inc Incompetent lawyer who csn
not properly manage 3 railroad case
would be Just ss Incompetent in .
mule case, and when you hear him
charging iuFies, especially in this
eoanty, with prejudice, you an put II
down that be would have had the
same reason for It in the mule case.
Incompetence eve wins In any
thing and always makes the loudest
nolss about Its own failures.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-02-15
Had Heard Il Rafnrn.

The Richmond (Va.) Times CORES
pondent at Washington tells the fol-
lowing good mi on n excellent
Representative:
Representative Champ CLARK, Of
Missouri, lie the subjsct Of an interest
ing story which his friends handy
about the House with a good deal Of
satisfaction. Clark is one Of the most
Characteristic orators In the lower
branch OF Congress, combining the
delivery Of a western cowboy with
something Of the wit Of Mark Twain
and the philosophy Of Emerson. He
makes telling speeches on almost any
subject, and though q ready off-hand
talker, has won his fame as a public
orator by the delivery Of carefully
prepared speeches, whose logic is not
easily assaIled, and whose finish Of pro-
| duction would easily serve hs q model.
The big Missourian, who was at one
time a school teacher, believes In set
ting the young q good example and ls
rarely seen in the House without bis
son, a lad Of seven or eight years,
who shows symptoms OF having in
herited a considerable quantity Of his
fathers genius.
Not long ago after Clark had de-
ivered n of bis characteristic ora
lions, noticing that bic son had not
been in his usual place by his fathers
side, someone asked the lad why he
had not been present to hear his
fathers great speech.
"Oh," said the boy, 81 have heard
1t a half dozen times while mama was
learnin' II to him."
Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-02-15

DO you know any Of these peopleS
Read what they say. they have Al
beer cared by DR.. Z. o. Smith, and
they say be d0os all be claims.
CapAW. n. Wakefeld, Of Wakefeld
Mantle D. Tile o., io14 Walnut 81.
s. ". calvin, cigar dealer, Savoy
Hotel Cured Of piles.
Orvtlie Robinson, with White 4 o.,
Live stock Commission Merchants,
stock Yares. Cured Of hstula.
+. ". shnltz, secretary chist OF de-
tsctises, city hall. Cured OF piles.
A. y. Taylor, with Doggett Dry
Goods 90. Cured OF piles.
Il. Fleming, al East 18th 81. Cured
drsn W. PhIIbrook, sO4 Main St.
OXFORD Jones, Sc; East eth St. IN
ceration Of lower bowel.
J.R. Nichols, 1915 Forest Ave. Cured
Of piles and pfolapeee.
Archibald CLARK, 1901 East 18th IT.
Cured Of piles and assures.
]. P. Sutton, "a East s0th 81. Cured
OF pfles.
d. ?. McGrsgory, 412 Hall Bldg.
Cured Of piles. -,
e. A. Hanowell, AZ Nelson Bldg.
Cured Of piles and hssures.
A. ]. hopkins, of Hopkins, Kiley q
Co., Kansas City Stock Yards. Cured
OF piles.
Frank Hill, % Prospect Ave. Kan
sas City, Xas. Cured OF piles.
You have nothing to lose and youl
health 70 gain by coming to us fol
treatment. You can pay when cured