The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-07-27
Twenty Years Ago.

Carthagenian, for copy of "Mitchell's
Travellers Guide Through the United
States," published in 1884, and con-
pocketbook form, and the map, being
engraved on steel, is superior in
mechanical execution to the lithograph
prints Of the present day. 1t must
have cost a small fortune to produce
a map in that style. The accompany
ing index gives the name and indi-
Gates the location of every place on the
map and much other useful informa-
tion:
The total population of the United
States in 1880 was 12,S52,S58; of
which 1O,524,232 were white; free
blacks, 319,576; slaves. 2,0O9,O5O.
The total population of Mississippi
in 1880, was 36,SO6-an increase of
61.35S over the population of 1920;
there were three persons to the
square mile-the number Of square
miles being 45,375, or 275 miles in
length and 165 in breadth.
A table giving the distance from
Washington to the capitol or largest
town of each State, shows that Month
cello, in 1880, enjoyed that distinction,
the distance being 1890 miles.
The following are the only places
and points on the map-commencing
South and reading North: Elysian
Fields, Fordsville, Leakesville, Angus
ia, Columbia, Holmesville, Meadville,
Kingston, Fort Adams, Natchez, Wash
ington, Monticello, Williamsburg, Ellis
vile, Greenville, Rodney, Port Gibson,
Fayette, Gallatin, Winchester, West
vile, Great Mound, Grindstone Ford,
Chitteloosa, Raymond, Old Agency, Old
French Church, Vicksburg, Mt. Salus,
Jackson, Brandon, Walnut Hills, Liv-
ingston, Old Agency, Benton, Man
chester, Princeton, Doaks Choats, Big
Spring, LaFleurs. Nelson. Choctaw.
Agency, Elliott. Mississippi Station,
Folsom, Columbus, Hamilton, Under
wood, Cotton Gin Port, Chickasaw
Agency. From the center Of the State
to the northern boundary is marked,
"Choctaws' and "Chickasaws." The
roads blazed out by General Jackson
on his way to New Orleans, and the
"Natchez Trace by which he took his
troops back to Tennessee, instead of
disbanding them at Washington, the
capital of Mississippi, as directed by
the Secretary of War, are very plainly
noted.
Altogether the map is an important
contribution to Mississippi History.
With its issue of last week the
Grenada Sentinel entered upon its
| forty-seventh year-and it celebrated
the anniversary with all the respect
due to one so near the half century
mark. Despite tne fact that the
Sentinel has been, always, one of the
very best dressed papers in the State
delightfully."- free from the 'shreds and
patches" that spoil SO many weeklies
it came out last week in an entire new
outfit, and was SO trim and hand
some in its new dress, as a pretty girl
| fresh from her tailor. But the Sen
tinel does not rely upon its attractive
appearance to give it it's position at the
very front of newspapers in the South
1t is clean paper, fearless paper
and an honest paper. and we earnestly
hope that Mr.. Buchanan may long live
and remain at its head-and that his
| subscription list may keep so free OF
delinquents and his ad book so free
of dead ones" that he may rig the
Sentinel out in new dress just when
ever he pleases so to co. 1t will al
ways find a welcome on our table, as
it does wherever else it goes.
"Old Mississippi" despite her slow
way of moving for many years, has de
termined not to fall behind the pro
cession. So, while such men as ]. McC
Martin, in South Mississippi are blast
ing for Ignite, which they found il
abundance, with mineral ore, anC
which may encourage them to go deep
er for coal, other men are reachins
down to the muddy bottoms of certain
lakes in North Mississippi bringing
up splendid pearls in common musse
shells. One man sold $1,000 worth ii
a few days. The pearl lakes have
regular settlements of pearl diggers al
along their banks, and in many in
stances entire families have left theil
homes and crops and gone to CAM
within sight of the magic mussels
Most of the finds, so far, have been il
Western Tate and Tunica counties
Whether it be coal or pearls 1t is al
right just so some of the people dig fol
their pots of gold" elsewhere thar
in the worn out cotton field.
The Carroll News (Vaiden) has &
most excellent and interesting depart
ment, devoted to the History of Car
roll County" Every county paper il
the State should devote certain space
to county history, and in this way
much invaluable matter that woulC
otherwise be lost, Will be preserved tC
future generations. There are score.
of men and women in every county
from whose storehouse of memory
| "ShOrt Chanters of Couptv HiStory'