The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-09-21

ever before it's readers the advantage
and Importance of diversifying their
products-particularly is this urged In
trucking The State of Texas, from
its truck farms"-melons, vegeta bles
and fruits-shipped to Northern and
Eastern markets the past season enor-
nous quantities, which brought net
profit (since April 10, 1901 of more
than half a million dollars. Mississ-
ippi has already done much along
this line and because of it, there are
thousands of families comfortably we'll
off, who, but for this opportunity, |
would have been shut out from the |
pleasant things of life that money and |
opportunity give. The Sentinel says |
that one-sided development of in
dustry Is sure to result in a one-sided
ropulation-and that it is bad policy
10 put all ones eggs in the same
basket.
Mississippi, in common with her
sister States. has spent the week just
passed in grieving because of the
death of our honored president. In
almost every city in the State, mass
meetings were held TO express the
peoples respect for William McKin-
ley, their sympathy for his loved ones
and their horror at the crime that has
shocked the world. From our chief
executive and other high officials,
Confederate Veterans, Daughters Of
the Confederacy, business, municipal,
religious and social organizations,
, with hundreds of private individuals,
messages of sympathy and coincidence
hurried by wire and by mail
to add their weight to the
sweet burden of loving sympathy
which the nation has laid upon the
= troubled, but brave and loyal heart
i of his wife.
The Holly Springs papers say that
! Judge Lowrey instructed the grand
G jury here to find true bills against all
4 dru T-iets who sell Peruna. A promi-
v nent mississippi physician. when asked
q as to the ingredients of Peruna, re-
+ piled that it was nothing more nor less
Q than bad quality of whisky Another
y so say the papers in North Mississ-
e ippi-cited several instances in which
4 Kelley graduates had become drunk
: ards again from taking Peruna as a
q medicine. This being the case Judge
p Lowrey evidently understood his busi-
9 ness when he charged that jury. in
% Houston it is against the law to sell
~ more than two bottles of lemon ex-
# tract to one person, as that, and GER
n tain patent medicines, have caused
n numerous "sprees' among the boys
p These lawmakers are in earnest.
IS The State institutions at Jackson
4 the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind In
'e stitutes-will open Oct. 2, by which
If date all pupils should be present. All
Is information concerning these splendid
st educational institutions, the terms OF
II admission, regulations etc, will be
n furnished upon application-for the
n bind to DR.. Sims, care of Blind Insti
,e tute, and for the deaf mutes to Prof
IS Dobyns, care Deaf and Dumb Insti
IS tute. If our readers know of unfor
n tunate blind or deaf children whose
y parents may not be familiar with the
1t State schools for them, they would dc
d. 4 real kindness to the child and to
Is the State, by writing to the superin
II tendent, giving name and address OF
W the child and its parenta or guar
le dian.
If - 40
Of tiary Board of Control, the boarding
lie department for colvicts and employees
lie that has been maintained in Jackson
h at the old prison, was abolished and
)r all the convicts were taken to Oakley
al Nothing will be left in Jackson but
Id the office, while the records are kept
lie in charge OF clerk and an assistant
Id and the capital city will still be head
ir quarters for the travelling sergeants
e, One of the important matters before
s. the board at this meeting was the
s, question of improving the States hero
le (1,100 head) of cattle by the purchas
is ing and introduction of fine herd Of
es Herefords. Purchases of this sort
Id prove good investments for individu
s, ais as we'll as States
:. The boards of supervisors Of Cla!
~ and Chickasaw counties have mad,
% appropriations, under the SWAMI
land tax law" to have Chouquatouchi,
creek bottom drained, and have EN-
~ ployed engineers to survey the land
=, subject to overflow, indicate the pre-
J. posed drainage canal. This is a goo,
,i thing for the counties.
ut The people OF Greenwood have spok
ng en-, and that flourlshing city will hav
waterworks, sewerage and electrf
as light. This is a bigger thing for Greer
80 wood than would have been the di:
y. N covery of a gold mine in the heart O
'sO the town. We congratulate her an
nG her progressive citizens upon thi
great Improvement