The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1901-10-19

Inc savannah, Ca, News told q
story in last weeks issue which the
Constitution says is of interest to
every town in Georgia. Interest in the
matter is not, by any means confined
to Georgia, but every town and every
farm in, Mississippi should be inter-
ested in it, and endeavor to capture
some of the vast sums of money that
now go to distant States pennsylvania
is a great egg distributor to the South
in payment for eggs, some of which are
old enough to have raised several
broods of chickens had they been al
lowed to pass their days in the barn
yard instead of in cold storage or
packed in salt or yaseline. The News
story is this: A day or two ago a
Savannah gentleman in his buggy was
accosted by a friend. Where are you
going?" he was asked. He replied:
"Out to the country to see if | can find
a few new-laid eggs. There is a case
OF illness at my house and for the
patient the doctor has prescribed fresh
eggs. l can not find them in the city,
enc must drive several miles in the
country and trust to luck to get them"
A walk through the city will disclose
many families living in a hand-to-
mouth fashion in cramped and i'll
kept quarters. The breadwinners of
the families in many instances do not
average more than one full days work
a week. Their existence is precarious
and they often resort t. crime or vice.
Would it not be better if these peo-
pie were a few miles out in the coun-
try on small patches of ground, raising
poultry and eggs and vegetables for
the market? There isn't any question
about there being any number Of
small plots of and available for such
use. Every person in town who real
ly wishes to work a little piece of land
can find that piece if he will look
for it.
The thanksgiving number of the
Lexington Advertiser will doubtless be
one of the most interesting of the
many fine issues of that reliable news
paper. The managers, editors, re-
porters and all hands will temporarily
withdraw, leaving the paper in the
care of the ladies forming the Benz.
G. HUMPHREYS Chapter, United Daugh-
tiers of the ~Confederacy. The ladies'
have their plans we'll matured and
the work is now progressing admirably
SO that a really fine paper promises to
be the result of their efforts. Every
man, woman and child in Holmes
county should do something to help
the Ben. HUMPHREYS Daughters" be-
u theirs is indeed a labor of love.
The entire proceeds of the venture
(and we hope they will be large), will
be devoted to the fund they are now
raising, with which to build a monu-
ment to the memory of the Holmes
county Confederate veterans. 1t would
be a graceful thing, at the same time
a great help to the ladies and to their
sacred cause, if their sisters-the
"other NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the
State would assist by ordering one or
more copies of the special edition.
And 1t isn't imperative that they limit
their enclosures to the regulation
newspaper nickle. Nor are the Daugh-
tiers the only contributors from whom
this appreciated help would come
fttingly: veterans, sons of veretans
and friends of the gallant boys in gray,
should all delight to help according to
their means, whenever a devoted
band of m undertakes these
"labors of love-" We wish success to
Ben. HUMPHREYS Camp, U. D. C.
The Elks' Carnival in Aberdeen last
week was a success from the first note
of music announcing the coming of the
gaieties to the last echo that brought
regret hat such bright days we're end
ed. The chief attraction of the carni-
val was the brilliant floral parade.
This, of course, was a social event of
marked importance and all the pretty
girls and gallant men of the Prairie
Country were interested in it. Hand.
prizes were offered for the most
artistic decoration of the various
vehicles entered, and the rivalry was
keen. There Is no reason why all
of our larger towns should not set
apart a certain day in the height of
the flower season, either in spring or
autumn, for a flower carnival. Few
festal affairs are more rich in beauti-
ful possibilities than is such a carni-
In the land of flowers. It is an
entertainment in which all the people
could participate. Itbrings aboutfriend-
ly rivalry, it educates the taste for the
put their hope on securing a six
term for the country schools
instead OF the four months now
taught, but at their last meeting the
board Of supervisors refused to make
the additional special levy of one mill.
M children must be content with
they have.
among much advice to its readera
al OF which is practical, the Southern
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