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The Grenada sentinel., 1902-10-04

Here is little calculation said to
have been made in Commissioners
Wright's report on the coal strike:
"A bill of groceries and provisions
which cost $13.12 in 1895 could not
be bought in 1900 for less than $15.9S.
The Pennsylvania workingman in
in 1896 was required to work 9 $40
days to pay this little grocery bill,
while in 1900 he had to work 10 $40
days to pay the same BILL"
The Grenada sentinel., 1902-10-04

Statistics compiled by officials Of
the Louisiana Purchase Exposition
company give promise of great at
tendance at the worlds fair. It is
estimated that the visitors should
number $4,000 daily, this being based
ON the fact that the census shows
5000, 900 more people within Is hours
ride of St. Louis than Chicago had in
the same radius during her worlds
fair. The average daily attendance
at that fair was 53,S52 persons.
The Grenada sentinel., 1902-10-04

A Sioux City woman asks for di.
vorce on the ground that her hus-
band wears the same shirt three
weeks and goes t3 bed with his socks
on. The shirt proposition is pretty
strong one in itself. AS to the socks
the most humane of men are often
obliged to protect themselves against
cold feet. Sentiment and romance
take wings when the cold pedal IN
worked on neighborin4 shins.
The Grenada sentinel., 1902-10-04

In free trade England the indus
trial combina tions called trusts afford
little cause of complaint, for the mo-
s1nent any Of them should undertake to
raise prices above the normal level for
eign competition would How in to re-
dress the balance in favor Of the Brit
ish consumers. In the United States,
On the other hand the tariff enables
the trusts to plumber consumers ~
warding on compositions Philadel-
phia fecord.
The Grenada sentinel., 1902-10-04

No one has amassed millions SO
rapidly as Alfred Belt, the South
African millionaire, who is reputed
to be the wealthiest man in the
world. His fortune is said to exceed
81, ,OOO. .O0o, 900, and he has an income
sufficient to make ten new million
aires every year. The whole of this
colossal fortune was made within q
period of 25 years.
The Grenada sentinel., 1902-10-04
Rush for Lands.

Land Commissioner E. II. Nall is
one of the busiest men in the capitol
these days on account Of the lively
rush that is being made for Missis-
sippi lands. Mr.. Nall keeps a
steady stream Of currency flowing
into the State treasury from the
land sales. Just at present Commits
eioner Nall has, among other choice
assortnents of lands, an entire town
which he is ready to sell to the first
purchaser offering. Mr.. Nall got it
for back taxes due the State of Mis-
sissippi, every lot in the corporate
limits being sold for taxes. This
town is Ainslee in Harrison county.
The Grenada sentinel., 1902-10-04
CURRENT COMMENT,

Another new magazine is talked
of. Somebody must have come into
possession of lead pencil and ko-
Aolr
The Grenada sentinel., 1902-10-04

Why should Mrs. Vanderbilt be
criticised for spending 100000 on a
ball? Most of the money went to the
poor, and certainly none of it made
the rich any richer.
The Grenada sentinel., 1902-10-04

The Bank Of England employs
about 1000 people, pays s250,Ooo u
year in wages and e35,O00 q year in
pensions.
The Grenada sentinel., 1902-10-04

Mn. Hattie B. Kells, State presi-
dent of the Woman's Christian Tenn
Eperance Union announces IN The
HStste organization viii meet az f,x-
1nrd from 0ctebse 3 = y, ss
The Grenada sentinel., 1902-10-04
Transfer Of BeauYoir.

Attorney General McClurg has
prepared the deed for the transfer
Of Beauvoil to the Mississippi divis~
ion of Sons of Veterans. The docu-
ment will be turned over to the Sons
at the coming meeting, October Is,
when the purchase will be complete.
The deed will be forwarded to New
York for the signature of Mrs. Da-
Wis, with the purchase money raised
by the Sons and Daughters of the
Confederacy. The deed will con-
vey the home of the Confederacy's
fallen chieftain to the Mississippi
division of Sons of Veterans as a
haven of refuge for the old soldiers.
The Grenada sentinel., 1902-10-04
Crops In the Delta.

Warden Parchman, Of the peni-
tentiary, gives q most discouraging
account of the crops in the delta as
result Of the unfavorable season
since the latter part Of July. He es-
Inmates the entire delta cotton crop
as being full 80 per cent off, and
tho crops on the States places are
hurt one-third or more. The July
prospect was beautiful crop, but
heavy rains set in during the latter
part of the month and filled the
plants with sap. Following the rains
the weather turned off excessively
warm in August and continued hot
for the entire month, cooking the
plants to such an extent that no cot
ton was made at all in the month of
August. There is now no chance
for these conditions to be improved
as the plants have matured and the
season is practically over.
The Grenada sentinel., 1902-10-04

]. A Anderson, aged 86 years,
died near Gallatin last week. He
vas snes u tho county . landmarks,
having resided At Gallatin for mora
than half 9 century. He was ac-
qnainted with such men as s. s.
rfentiss, Albert Gallatin Brown and
either notables of bygone days, and
Il - very interss sting q hear him
talk o1 events which happened when
this section was inhabited 81 fhe In
1iiano dear and bear. 81
The Grenada sentinel., 1902-10-04
InyitatIon Acsepted.

Gov. Davis Of Arkansas, has &C.
cepted the invitation extended to
him 70 deliver an address at the
Sons of Confederate Veterans reun,
ion at jackson on October 10th.
The Grenada sentinel., 1902-10-04
Knights Of Honor.
Railroad Conneotion.

Arrangements are now being made
between the Gulf & Ship Island and
Mobile, jackson & Kansas City roads
for q through train to run from
Jackson to Mobile, the G. & s. /.
carrying the train to Hattiesbnrg,
where It will be turned over to the
n, J. & Z. G. The latter road will
be completed into Hattiesburg by
the first Of October.
The Grenada sentinel., 1902-10-04
WIN Raise Rice.


Rice culture is now attracting con-
siderable attention among the farm
ers Of Mississippi and Wilkinson
county planter reports a successful
experiment. with a sixteen-acre tract
cultivated this year by means of irri-
cation, and on which an abundant
yield was secured. In the hill coun-
ties experiments are being made with
upland rice, and in some counties
the farmers believe that they can
make rice an excellent substitute for
corn in drouth years. There is some
talk of building rice mills capable
Of threshing out the crop Of two or
threee counties and the experiments
made during the past year show that
from forty to sixty bushels per acre
can be raised on ordinary soil and
with the use Of very little fertilizer
the yield can be greatly increased.
The Grenada sentinel., 1902-10-04
On . Boom.


The people Of Perry county are
immensely proud of the magnificent
showing made by the county in the
recent assessment of realty. Perry
county is thus far the banner county
IN respect to increase in realty valu-
ations. The whole southeastern Sec
ton of the State is on a general
boom Of the most substantial charac-
ter. Much railroad building and
extension is in progress, and the
county is being rapidly opened up
to settlement. The timber business
is fourishing and cattle and sheep
raising are coming to be leading in
dustries. Sheep farmers, with hold
ings of four and five thousand sheep,
are not uncommon. The people of
the county are awake to the possibil-
lty that the timber will one day fail
as an industry, and they are prepar-
ing to develop the other resources.
The Grenada sentinel., 1902-10-04


ncn Platform
The Grenada sentinel., 1902-10-04
Old Woman'O Home.

The movement for the organiza-
tion of an old woman's home, to be
established at Jackson, has now pro-
gressed to stage which insures the
success of the benevolent promoters.
A charter for the home is being pre-
pared, and it will be incorporated at
once. Meetings are being held in
various parts of the State for the
purpose Of helping on the movement.
The Grenada sentinel., 1902-10-04
Boies Strong In the Race.

''Mr. Boies is still Iowa's foremost states
man-earnest. honest, fearless and fair:
without guile, without conceft and without
ambition, save to serve his party and his
country in the way that his Judgment ard
conscience may direct. With such condi-
tions as have described Mr. Boies' sue
cess is not remote possipility. It is .
strong probability; indeed, almost an as
sumed fact
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-05-18
VIEW TOLt Wnit PERIODIC A..
Graduate students Ia Publish n journal
~ Comparative Literature.

An arnourccmru' ~ interest Wa made
Yesterday In connection with Prof Wool
berry, deuartin.nt 81 comparative htcra-
turs at columbia University over which a
lively controversy between N" UNDER
n President Butler has been
raging .
l. 1. now proposed 20 establish a journal
of co-,Iarat,ve VI" r''ure a. an outgroNth
If he >. ri,s OF 'S'udi-s IN lieIa'ur'."
which began IN iSa and emboiied the
work e tp gradual. students of Prof
NouH btrry's der artmcnt The first numb"
of a." nov Journal VII probably te in
prc"Thr " January
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-05-18

II she were u-d To- u a go-car'. drawn
ny Ltsck I~,.stle-. ~ whnrh vas seated q
Lilipui ian Princrs-; Espuimaux. with per-
forming l-ais acrotats. clowns, n strong
man. circus rider un pan'irg horses. n
everything that could ps'Ssuply l#long TO .
well otg1niS.NI CIRCUS
late in the evening when tho dancing
Wa On. one q .-h youth Who had wormei
ia IN dise ui-s was dr'~fesi, and he was
,ouflly tDxeSI bv all tho evils who could
get at him. until he was f,s-lrd from the
ka kaleidoscope pugili-i- hy y luard % Older
women and hunt-i nu tire door.
For the first time In ths history Of the
National Academy of Design. the mem
ber-nip lnit ~ lD was racbe1 with tbs
eb.ntpou II nine new m-mber- at the annual
matihg laSt "Wednesday evening. Thers
Will now IT, no mur, run In the ranks
~ 'hc-' One HurdrSi American lmmor-
tai- until death opens n place. The last
nine men CHOSEN Tor membership are r. 4
Abtsy. Ellioit Dsingerfsld. Albert Ryder.
W Cedn-y Bunce. John W Alexander.
Wilton Lockwood. Charles IL. Sichau-.
Joseph he Camp and George q. Barnard.
An A~cad-m,c!an who lately had oc-
caslon 10 Look into the archives OF the
body discovered the r.-uFd 81 an inter-
e-,ing procedure In the day 81 the Acad-
rmy's early greatness. In those days
the annual eNhibitions were not opened
to the puilic until the Mayor and Alder
men. and the President and faculty of
Columbia College had visited them for
a privat. viev when the conventions
81 the Acad.my'- Twenty third street build
ing n laid, these saro notable- Assam
hlst at the Century Club. then AZ Fifteenth
street. and marched In o body UP to take
part In the rsremontc~.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-05-18
BRYAN POINTS 70 TENNESSEE.
sugsests That Democrats Can FIND Q
Presidential Candidate There.

LINCOLN. Neb. NAV i0-W. J. Bryan
has selected Tennessee as a promising
state from which the Democratic party
NAV select ~ president, Ll candidate. In
ht- COmuloNor to-day Mr.. Bryan -ayr that
he has lsen urged to indicate his choios
Of LeadcrS. and while declining to ugRest
anv particular man, believes tbs Southern
States ofrcr an excellent field.
He names IN turn senator's Bale and
C,rmack, Gov. McMillin. Bob Taylor and
Navor Head ~ Nashville. To the possible
charge hat these men lack exprrience,
Mr.. Bryan replies that Grover Cleveland
never had any legislative experience.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-05-18

For q long time after Mr.. Eits's death
Edward A. Reil was the only painter Who
made his summer home in that part az Long
Island about Pcconic Ray Now any num-
Der Of artists arc to no foundt hers In the
summer time.
The other evening Harry Fitx, a brother
Of the pain,sr's, VA telling an -~ntrancei
circle Of listeners how I've and Bell got tangled
up with a bull lille cunning near 0rca,
Pond. down In that country. A. the bul
~as getting pretty Close to Harry. IN tlss
cour-.. - the story. and was. moreover,
lowering It's head pretty often, sone one
asked a Painted question a. To it, ability
Ia get uyer the ground fast enough TO do
any tossing. and Nr ftz rrpl.edhy referring
10 b'll, Who alway- has b-'n regarded AZ
i was there -aid B-l, in tones which
satisfied everybody. and Their. was a gen.
eral settling In chair To hear the rr~t Of
the history
The hull lowered it, head again. gently
fnskcd is tail, and moved a step or two
nearer Mr.. Fitz. who had sid--s,eppcd
"a far a. was practicable and now found
II prudent To enter the shadows 81 The
pond lie had hunting boots on, % he
i,dn't mind that, lie had a gun. how
ever. and while he REALLY didn't want 10
>hoot the crt'er. he did want Ia keep the
gun dry. ~ he felt that, hc ough,nt ~
swim.
To his con-ternation. for he had d,rired
Il policy not to APPEAR Ia watch the bull
too ke-nly, he presently Saw that rcithe
had the hull any ohJstipn- tn moisi"n'd
fr-., The lull stood ia the water. yet a
lttlc nearer to him than Al la, accounts
Thrrsipon .~sidc-~t"pping Wa r"n"~'d,
In aquatic forui, and tuy Coinput.-t how
long II would take the rrrlc- Initiated
Iv his hunting boots To reach AMI Js,-sil ~
staftlc tho ~Cur'0Nsly deliberate and still
low-h~ad.d luu
A, la, The hunters aquatic p-,.estrianis'n
,riuInphci. H. had sidlcd around u bari ed
wire fence. Incl extended -prn" way
into tho pond. and - now ~ stretched | ctwecn
tho hull and him and r" felt safe
But where Wa n"ll'- ~, lsimsd Henry
Prllw itY. the neN SECRETARY ~ the society
81 American Artiet-. who H. now one IT the
Pccouic art colony. and. hs,sides a n'.ghl"r-
hood feeling. naturally felt n brothers
interest In hls fellow artist.
Lots 500. wner" were YOU about that
time, Bells- Fity asked
All eyes werr turned 20 Bell.
Il Wa therr,' ~aid he I saw tho COW
20 into tho water
AMI II all tho thousand. ~ New York
children whom Mr Ftty has taught 10 draw
would have felt them-"lves square With
teacher
Berlin c~orresponicncc In the current
International !S.vfio describes The last
LADY Artists FA'e- hold In that city and
speaks Of the function as on" of the most
unique and fantastic festivities ever in
vented by artistic minds.
Three thousand five hundred memtsrs
Of the fair sex, in every imaginable cos
| tune, both masculine and fcninine' Not
n mar Wa allo we'd. excepting the indls-
pensible walters in the supper rooms. and
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-05-18

Tho picture auction b"ccm"~ morn ropu.
lar ia New York. instead & growing less 80.
notv understanding the nbus Of II 80 which
unscnIpulous dealers and inscriptions
auct oncers reeort every season And u
4. plcasan, 10 notice that rho mca~,ir" ~
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-05-18

Charles 7. lcri,cs. according Va report,
ha- had his ror' rait painted during the past
winter. hy both Sai gent and Constant
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-08

The city marshal of Mexico, Mo. is
causing a god deal of disturbance in
that city. He insists on enforcing
the ordinance which provides that all
places Of business shall be closed on
Sunday. This has SO outraged the
feelings of the aldermen that five Of
them have resigned. another
threatens TO follow suit and even May
on Jones intimates his intention to do
likewise. Thus the odd situation is
presented of the lawmakers refusing
to assume responsibility for the govern
ment OF place where the law is en-
forced. The marshal says that he be-
lieves III General Grants declaration
that the way to repeal al Objectionable
law is to enforce it. The marshal is
right.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-08
SOUTHERN LIBRARY,
Merrl II Institute.
What Did.

We had delightful time last
eek, said the city cousin, who was
describing the joys Of metropolitan
life. One evening we trolleyed out to
a suburban home and ping-ponged un-
til nearly midnight, and next day we
automobiled to the country club and
solfed until dark
De had purity good tine last
week, too, ventured the country
cousin, with a sarcastic smile One
day we buggied over to Uncle Josiar's,
and us boys got ont in the back lot
and baseDa.led all afternoon, and after
we had dinrered we sneaked up to the
lott and lit a candle and pokeled un-
til | had every blamed cent in the
crowd"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-08
Heard Of Worrsn Miser.

In an old chest OF Mrs Elizabeth
OIeary, who was found dead in aer
room, the other Cay, in Fort Wayle
lid. were $21G0 in cash and green
backs. bills Ct exchange or a firm in
LjverTcol anoun;ing to SIS. 600, and
many valuable jewe!s. 1t is thoue L
that the drafts were worthless. as
they are about seventy yeas old, sud
the firms have gore ont Of existence
many years ago. Some Of tie green.
backs are valuable as curiosities, as
they are originals. There was also
several thousand dollars of "wik. cat"
currency. Mrs. OIeary was eighty.
three years Of age.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-08
FEWER CHILDREN BEING BORN.

The census bureau has issued a state
ment showing the increasing age of
the population from decade to decade
The statement gives the results CT
computing the median instead of the
average age. The median is such an
age that half the population is under,
it and half is over it.
The median age of the total popula-
ton in 1900 was 22.S as compared with
21.9 in 1890. The median age of the
white population in the last census
year was 234, and the negro including
Indians and Mongolians, was 1917
while in 1890, the white population was
22.4 and the negro 1873.
The report shows that there was
white population during each decade
from 1910 to 1900 amounting in the
ninety years to IA years, or an aver
age amount of about fifty.sixIhs Of
year in each decade. The median age
Of the negro population increased aft
er 1870 but With less regularity
The median age of the negro popula-
tiCn increased three years in the sew
enty.year period from 1880 to 1900. OF.
Oslv about half as fast as that of the
whites. But, during the last twenty
years for the century the increase for
the two groups has been substantial
ly the same, l.9 Years for the color
cd and two years for the whites. The
statement concludes as follows:
Many complex influences have CO
operated in producing as a resultant
this steady change in the age com
position Of the population. There may
be mentioned the rapid progress of
medical science, which has tended to
increase the average length of Efe,
The decrease in the relative number
Of children born which has
made the earlier age periods less pre-
ponderant hume rically in the total pop
ulation and the influx. especially since
1880 of the great numbers of adult
Immigrants increasing the number in
the older age periods. The difference
between the white and negro popula.
tions is doubtless due to the fact that
the influences have wrought more pow
erfully upon the white race Than upon
the negro
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-08

Governor Odell of New York in re-
cent speech at an agricultural fair
said He who seeks advancement in
the political world through misreDre
sentation and misstatement OF fact is
entitled to the rebuke that can only be
administered by the freeman ballot
enough of tie. fellows seeking adj
Vancement in the political world in the
manner mentioned by the governor
get the rebuke 1t is too often the
case that he is given the very best
Offices the people have to ,bestow-at
least he gets what he asks for.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-08
Had Ewes and Saw Not.

The late jimmy Patterson, known
we'll in local newspaper work, sat
down in a game of poker with some
fellow-reporters one night, but soon
drew out of the game, saying he was
too drowsy and tired to play. He took
chair in corner and was soon
sound asleep. After two or three hours
the boys turned out the lights, nudged
Jimmy until he was awake, and then
proceeded Il ak. sluffie cards and
rattle chips RS Tough the game were
at it's height. For fully five minutes
Patterson listened to their well-de-
vised comedy-"l'Il take two cards, .
"Deuces and kings. IN stay" Hold
that match till get 'isht,' Look
cut, Billy-you'l set yf,,s' sleeve in
the beer etc. Inen they aeaEd him
rise; the chair, which h& b9e.. ti}te,..,
tel with crash; and he faltered:
Say boys II = think there s
something the matter with me.
can, tt cant see you philadelphia
Times.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-08
Coco Epitaph for Morgan.

A member of parliament is said to
be circulating abo It tie London clubs
a typewriter cops' of an epitaph,
which he solemnly declares is intend
ed fol John Pierro1t Morgan, and
should be taken by him as a warning
lot to push his world-gra bbing enter
prises too tar. Tie epi,apn is as fol
lows: Here lies his head at last
upon this earth; he now belongs to
what lie made his own; he bought
the world for what he thought it
worth, and God once more is run.
ming things alone"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-08

In an interview on the subject of
his remark that the street railway
corporations should have perpetual
franchises and that the plan was un-
popular. Senator Hanna said: Some
neople seem disposed to criticise me.
| don't propose to mix my business
with politics My street railway is
my savings bank. If | cannot look
after my street railway interests and
politics, too. III quit politics and look
after my business alone. An eastern
Republican newspaper remarks: Ihe
chairman of the Republican national
committee is evidently about to retire
from politics.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-08
Cattle in America,

In an introduction to a recent bu]le-
tin On American breeds of beef cattle
the bread statement is made that
prior to the discovery of America
there were no cattle in the western
hemisphere. On one Of his voyages
Columbus is said to have brought q
number Of domestic animals with him
The escape from captivity of some Of
the early importations of cattle was
the means of establishing the famous
native cattle herds of the West Indies
and Mexico, and the ng-horned herds
OF Texas. The wild horses of the
plains were similarly founded.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-08

George Washington great grand
nephew Of the immortal president,
was witness in New York city
court the other day. His great-gfand-
father was the generals brother, but
being tory left this country for Eng
land during the war of the revolution.
.ater he settled in Belgium. The twen-
tieth century George does not care for
the reflected glory thai comes with his
name, though no one has greater ven
Grafton than he for the man who was
first in the hearts of his countrymen.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-08
Sent. 8 In History.

1&0-Princcss Elizabeth died in CARTS
brooke castle: born iG.a; daughter to
Charles !.
1S8-Gencral George Crook born at Day
ton. o.; died 1891.
1855-End Of the Siege of Sevastopol and
retreat of the Kussians.
18A-The Count of Paris. head of the
French royal family and grandson of
Louis Philippe. made heir apparent by
the death of his father. the Duke Of
Orleans died in London where he had
long resided as exile: born 1888.
The Count of Paris one OF the
Orleans princes who served oD the staff
of General Mcclellan on the peninsula
In 1862 lis rank Was that of captain
1897-TreatN If annexation to the United
States ratified by the ila waiian senate.
1900-The city e Galveston devastated by
Il West India hurr ic;ia", 1000 deaths
and proa"tf.' loss Of S-JCNll10
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-09-08
Child Bern to Fortune.

1t is understood that there was a
diamondstudded golden spoon in the
mouth of boy VINO was born to Mr..
and Mrs Percy Avery Rockefeller the
ether day at their country home, Ards
ley-onHudson. He is a grandson OF
William Rockefeller and grandnephew
of John d. Rockefeller, the Standard
Oil man. More than that, he is q
grandson On his mothers side of Jas.
Sti,!man. president of the National
Bank of New York.