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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-08-26
TRUE WORDS

"His word is as good as his bond,
is the warm praise we give to the man
of business who stands highest in the
esteem of his fellow-men. If such a
one gives a promise it is to be reckon
ed upon as a thing done; nothing but
death can alter it. Such a man gives
safety to the credit of his country,
and is a defense to all who deal with
him. We should stand in our smaller
world and way on the same ground.
Half the time -carelessness as to ex-
act truth is only a bit of thoughtless-
ness. We do not realize that harm is
being done, or that it makes much
matter if we fail to state a converse
ton precisely as it took place. You
cannot be too careful, dear girls high
er praise can hardly fall to your Let
tl.an to have your friends say: eff sha
told you, you can be sure that it IS
true"
That kind of false speech viii il is
intentio al hardly within the
limit of our needs. Intentional false
hood is very rare, I think. It is such
a hateful vice! Sometimes from tim
idity a very young girl will silently al
low a wrong statement to go without
correcting her mistake, but hat comes
from want of courage; the old Book
covers many lives and records very
few who willfully told untruths. We
will set this form of the evil power
of words outside of our lines altogeth-
er, and fix our minds on the great i'm
portance and dignity of determinately
true words, as a thing we will cult
vate and strive for, under every cir
cumstance in which we may be placed.
The nearer we come to being absolute
ly truthful the nearer we come to God,
who is truth itself-Mrs. Clement Far
ley, in the Ledger Monthly.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-08-26

speech and manne which are unwise
and unpleasant and which thereafter
stand in the way of the advancement
and promotion of young working
girls; and they can very often be got
ten rid of if they are gently pointed
out. Most such habits are unconscious
" acquired.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-08-26

John Howard Payne.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-02-22
stone in the Bladder.

NV son has suffered with stone in
the bladder for eight years. l have
taken him to several watering places,
also to Cincinnati, New York, Chicago
and Nashville, where he was put
under eminent physicians, with nc
improvements; on the contrary, it was
gradually getting larger, until | lost
all hope of getting him cured, when
was told of Smith IS Sure Kidney Cure
| had him try it, and to my surpris'
he began to improve at once, and h
was cured with two bottles. Hi
general health has improved wonder
fully. JOHN Il. DEDMAN, Mem
phis, Tenn. Price 80 cents. Fo
sale by ID. .. Semmes.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-02-22

Egyptians, this being an Egyptian
town. / was shown the palace or the
Khedive. He was not there, SO didn' t
have the pleasure of seeing him. lie
was in Cairo and only comes to tnlS
palace once a year, not remaining
long then. 1t is most beautlful
place and must have cost great deal
lof money. The next place we an
.hored was at Suez, but we did not
~ ashore. something to see thls
eaaal which has justly been classed
or,ong the ten wonderful works OF
Ian labor to be seen in the world
today, and by some capable judges
nnt ~ an the same list with the Pyra-
pJ p,ids OF Egypt. 1t cost $S5, 900, 600.
~ ~ the 399,677 shares 172, 502 were
houoat by the British government
Thara yY are SO miles of waterway con.
nactins the Mediterranean and Rec
nooe ftrming the main route to India
~ VoS the Suez Canal is a grand anc
ren,ark .ble piece of of work as many
y,nw tut seeing is to realize It.
ST. we have been in the Red Ses
49, am experienced some of the hot
toa+ ,voather | ever felt in my LIE
~ ~ hot ~ winds from the deserts whicl
s""rrr"uad "r it making the atmospher
oI,,,ost sitting. But we are now ou
"t 80 worst part. and | assure yol
W. ,reat relief. hhe weather
enn g. 20 th7s morning as we struck tn
~ ha,n currents last night.
Vs TyriIi ~ rite again if possible before
no"ai, Nlanilla. We expect to ente
- n,nt In about twenty days.
''i"o ~ Your Loving Son,
w. O'CALLAGHAN
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-02-22
BERMUDA GRASS.

Prof. S. NJ. Tracy pays this high tes-
timonial to the value of Bermuda grass.
81 have been over large portion
OF Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi,
the region where the drOuth has been
most severe, and l find the Bermuda
pastures the only ones which are able
to furnish forage after six weeks OF
scorching sun. In fact, this drouth-
resisting characteristic of the Bermuda
constitutes one of it's chief values in
all regions subject to severe summer
drouth. 1t is the foundation of every
really good pasture throughout the en-
tire Gulf State region.
''It is essentially rich land grass, "
continued Prof. Tracy, and nowhere
in the world does it succeed better
than on the black prairie region OF
Northeast Mississippi, the creek and
river bottom lands in the central part
of the State, and on the moist, alluvia
lands of the delta. In careful feeding
tests made at the State Experiment
Station Bermuda was found to bt
about per cent. more valuable thar
the best timothy hay for both mult
and cattle. Its yield exceeds that o.
any other grass-making hay of equal.
good quality, and its thrifty growth
where properly cared for, has changed
many Mississippi counties from I'm
porters to exporters of mules.
"The rapidly-growing appreciation
of its value is doing more than an!
other one thing to develop live stool
industry in the State. The Bermud
fields OF Mississippi will soon rival tn
famous Blue Grass regions of Ken
lucky"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-02-22

The Grenada. Miss. SENTINEL gets
right at the truth, the whole truth
and nothing but the truth when it
says: West Points's new cotton
mill cost sll0, 600, and is proving an
excellent investment for the stock
holders. More of such enterprises
are needed in Mississippi. Grenada
is favorably located for cotton mill
and it would be great thing fol
the town and owners. 1t is foolish
to sit down and wait for foreign cap.
ital to come in and gobble up the
earth. We have the men right here
who have the money which they
could well afford to put into an enter
prise which affords such certain re
suits. Cotton Planters Journal.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-02-22
1.-THE OLD MAN"

Bob Burdett, the welllknown hum
orist, is responsible for the following
bit of genuine good sense, which is
worthy of a careful perusal by every
one:
"Ichabod, my boy, l thought |
heard you speak of your sire this NOR
ming as the old man.
you are eighteen years of age, are
you not? Just so. This is the age
when callow youth has his first at
tack of the big head. You imagine
at this moment that you know it ALL
| observed by the cut of your trou-
sers, the angle of your hat the style of
YOUR shoes and the Swagger of your
walk that you are badly gone on your
self. This is an error of youth that
your uncle can overlook but 1t pains
me to hear you speak in terms of dis
respect of one you should never, never
mention save by the name Of father.
He may not be up to your style in
the modern art of making a fool of
himself, but ten to one he forgets
more in one week than you will ever
know. He may not enjoy smoking
guttersnipes chopped fine and enclosed
in delicate paper, but he has borne q
good many hard knocks for your in
terest and deserves all the respect
your shallow brain can muster.
by and by, when you get through
knowing it all and begin to learr
something, you will be ashamed tt
look in the glass and you wonder wher'
the fool killer kept himself when yol
were ripe for sacrifice. Then, whel
the old man. grows tired of the jour
ney and stops to rest, and you fold nj
hands across his bosom and take
last look at the face that has grow
beautiful in death you will feel astinl
of regret that you ever spoke of hin
SO grossly and disrespectfully; AM
when other sprouts of imbecility us
, the language that so delighted you il
the germnal period of manhood, yo1
4 will feel like chasing them with
e stick and crashing their skulls to sc
: if there is any brain tissue in the IL
v side."
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-02-22
Cancer Cured.

Mr.. w. w. Prickett, Smithtield,
ILL.,, writes, Sept. 10th, 1901: Il had
been suffering several years with a
cancer on my face, which gave me
great annoyance and unbearable itch
ing. l was using Ballard's Snow
Liniment for sore leg, and through
an accident l rubbed some of the lini-
ment on the cancer, and as it gave me
almost instant relief decided to cen
tinue to use the liniment on the can
GER. In short time the cancer cam'
out, my face healed up, land there il
not the slightest scar left. l hav'
implicit faith in the merits of thi
preparation, and it cannot be to-
highly recommended. 25c, SOC an
sl.OO. For sale by ID. o. SEMMEs.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-02-22
A Fireman's Close Call.

Il stuck 10 my engine although
every joint ached, and every nerve
was racked with pain," writes C. w.
Bellamy, a locomotive fireman, of
Burlington, Iowa: Il was weak and
pale, without any appetite and all
run down. AS was about to give
up got bottle of Electric BitterS
and after taking it l felt as we'll as l
ever did in my life" Weak, sickly.
run down people always gain new life
strength and vigor from their use
Try them. Satisfaction guaranteed
bv J. Z. HUGHES. Price 80 cents.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-02-22

A Massachusetts business firm
prints this paragraph at the top Of
its letter-heads: 'Errors-we make
them; so does every one. We will
cheerfully correct them if you will
write to us. Try to write good-na-
turedly If you can, but write to us,
anyway. Do not complain to some
one else first, or let the matter pass.
We want the first opportunity to
make right any injustice that we may
do" The little sermon deserves a
wide audience. Few people have not
had occasion at some time in their
lives to regret the sending of com
plant. 1t may be necessary to assert
ones rights in subsequent letters
! but there is no better rule of cores
pondence than to make the first one
good-natnred -Corinth Herald
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-02-22
We are Still in The Push.

And the prospects are we will re-
main. Our business continues TO
nrosper. and we are selling lumber by
the car load. We are conducting a
STRAIGHTFORWARD honest business on
business principles, and we are there
nv winning the people as our custom
ers. We want your orders and VIII
do all in our power to please you IL
price and in quality.
Respectfully,
GRENADA LUMBER Co.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-02-22
PROSPECTS OF THE HILL FARMER
FOR 1902.
Editor SENTINEL:

Editor SENTINEL:
In the hill portion IF Mississippi
the farmers are generally too small
and poor to Justify the employment of
an overseer. The owner, as a general
/ rule. has moved to town. The negro
| is in full charge and generally fur
niShed or run, as it is generally
called, by some merchant who begins
in March to advance when it is too
late. even if the laborer was inclined
to push his work which as a general
rule he is not. The whole country.
or at least the greater portion of it, is
under mortgage either to syndicates
or TO individuals. There is no corn,
meat or money to make this crop on
except as it is procured elsewhere.
The laborer. instead OF profiting by
the the former short crops and bad
management. is sulky and sits by the
fire waiting for the books to open. If
the labOrer works on the halves he
must make over six bales of cotton
and one hundred bushels Of corn 10
the mule to put the landlord even.
If he should rent the landlord either
takes the fourth of the crop or valves
his claim for rent. and in either
case he gets next to nothing. In the
meantime he has to pay taxes and
repairs. Taxes are (if one is citi
zen of Grenada) three per cent.
There is no escape that | see from
absolute want. The old negro is
about gone, the young negro knows
nothing about work and cares less.
He goes to school, to cake walks.
festivals and church; has no cares for
the morrow. If one white merchant
will not run him another will. He is
always is demand-at loss, of course.
There is no hope for any better
times. We are perfectly helpless, and
in few years the assets of the credit
merchant will be gullies, sore back
mules and broken tools. The legisla-
ture, in the meanwhile seems to think
we are rich and only need schools.
They seem to forget that the back
- taxes will soon give out: chat educa'
. tion of the head does not give food Il
-m the stomach that we have no re
of sources except from agriculture, anC
Ike have no labor Of any value. | hearC
ill man of brains and experience say
ill the other day that the negro had gon'
IA down in the last five years more thai
us. he had ever looked for or expected un
me der any circumstances, and that h
IS. (the negro) had gotten to tn
to point where there was absolutely moth
lay ing to be made out of him. The dis
a cipline in the Delta is more respon
lot slble for their large crops than is tn
cir difference in our soils. | know of n
m practical remedy. If every farm wa
ert managed by some good man who wa
RS. there all the time we possibly coul
'es- hold our own for long time. AS
me is, in a few years the land must chang
hands. There are not ninety days
work done to the average hand durir
the whole year. What is to becom
>! of the countryI leave for some OF
, more hopeful than myself to sa
NJ However, the negro is happy, GRO
lesi or no crops. FARMER.
oen Grenada, Miss, Feb. 18th 100
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-02-22
Is Your Life Worth 80 Cents

We defy the world to produce a
medicine for the cure of all forms OF
Kidney and Bladder troubles, Plesi
and all diseases peculia to women
that will equal Smiths Sure Kidney
Cure. Ninety-eight per cent. of the
cases treated with Smiths S Sure Kid
ney Cure that have come under Oul
observation have been cured. We
sell our medicine on positive guaran
tee. if directions are followed, ant
money will be refunded if cure is no
affected. Price 30 cents. For sal,
by ID. O, ScmmeS.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-02-22

.,r WAS lust about gone" writes
NJ, Rosa Richardson, of Laurel
Snri,lgs, %iJ n. c., Il had consumption
~ opil I'D that the best doctors said l
oo oo'Il not, live more than a month,
So - | began to use DR.. Kings New
~ Discovery, and was wholly cured by
aan Dio bot lies, and am now stout anc
u on. /" It's an unrivaled life-saver II
con "u, sumption, pneumonia, lagripp'
oopd cd Bronchitis; infallible for Coughs
Colds, Asthma, Hay Fever, Group o
Whooping Cough. Guaranteed bot
files soc and $1.OO. Trial bottles fire.
at J. e. HUGHES drug store.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-02-22
MRS. A. HERMAN, COstumer,
IA BeaIe ST.; Memphis, Tenn

Dealer in Lodge and Secret Society
goods, and Masquerade Costumes,
Wigs and Theatrical goods, also pre-
pared to come to all Balls with
large line of Fancy Costumes,
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-02-22

We have "a tirst-class line OF the
iustlv celebrated FERNDELL Brand
of Canned Goods. Try some of them
and you will have none other.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-02-22
EN- ROUTE Ttb VANILLA.
Sirenada Boy Co hti,ues the De.
scription Of His Journey.
On Board Trans 3ort Mcclellan.

On Board Trdns1ort Mcclellan.
+ NY Dear Mamma:
4 wrote you q letter some time ago
while at Gibra ter, but do not know
whether it was ever mailed. A man
promised to post it. suppose he
did. After leaving Gibral-
tar we sailed through the Meiterra-
mean sea, our next stop being the
island of Malta, at which place we
went ashore. Like Gibraltar, Malta
~ strongly fortified by the British;
every piece of land who're there is not
mouse has a cannon Oth it. l think
is as we'll fortified as far as arma-
Aent is concerned as lGibraltar. !
4|4aw about thirty English war ships
5there. The place we visited is divid-
eed into two cities. one 4 d)n each side of
the harbor. We saw Only the prin-
cipal one. 1t is u veIy pretty city.
with the exception df the streets
which, like those ofau Eastern places,
are very narrow. THE inhabitants
are a mixture of Sp anish, Arabs,
Turks, English and th native NAL
tese, each one having h is native dress,
and some very little Dire SIS at all. The
XIV is noted for being quite a relig-
0ace and is er tirely Roman
v. They have & rand churches,
~ long tie p, 3al OF church
. heard. ", . we're shown
Johns Ca thedral, which
finest adid ces there. /
inte,i0r was grand
the trim mings of the
n, etc, icing of solid
v. Tho e were mag
Vgs 1y he celebrated
st IL 1uSands of dol
lem impressed me
9TH e Beheading of
- th lie other, The
ammo 1t describe my
/ wit ID barred head
r. There were. a
b to .lnbS Of great
'ch al so.
tr; lin and went
niles to the Cata
vent through. VIC
{ had lain there II
slitudt p, (as they haf
bMny toa dead Ger
Is Of years, SO th'
tho ught Malta
IS topping there
'ty our mex
7hich is a
ana: "
but w'f
,re on acc(ln
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-02-22

. necessary arrange
going through the canal
cost the United States govern
at 1000 l was told. we pulled up
anchor and left the same evening
getting into the canal at nlght'
There were great searchlights Oh oul
vessel, making everything look as
bright as day.
The next morning we stopped al
Ismailia, which is a small place OF
the canal, situated on what is called
the Lake, where one of branches o.
the Nile river empties. We stayel
there two days, going on land to 1907
around. l found it very interesting
place with beautiful gardens full O
tropic al flowers and palms, some o
the streets having long stretches o
palm trees on each side. Most OF TN
population consists of Turks AM
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-18

the clty's water supply. They say that
what Harriet Island is to the small bow
and the working classes, Lake Phalen and
It's shores would be to those who abhor
the rivers contamination
For years the board has been making
an effort to secure from adjoining land
owners sufficient ground from which to
make driveway round &he lake but
while the promises have been many, the
actual tenders have been few.
Plans were made last year for the cree
ton Of pavilion at Phalen, but it was
dropped owing to the cost lit is probable
that the project will be revived again
this year. The first thing the board will
try and secure, however, will be the ex-
tension Of the Lafayette car line to the
park gates
Yesterday the park board was engaged
IN inspecting property in the vicinity or
Indian Mounds park which it hopes to
acquire for the enlargement Of the park
one Of the lots purchased some time ago
contained the burned remains Of a once
handsome stone ana brick house, and this
IS now being hauled away. A portion or
the refuse consists Of a handsome stone
arch and this will probably be used as an
entrance ornament to either Como or
Indian Mounds park. Much Of the stone
and brick removed will be used in the
erection of a ladies' lavatory at Como
park
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-18
MERRT4M rs THE NAN.

T h e G Q would like to see William
R. Merriam appointed to the new office
Of secretary of commerce, if the bill Gre
ating an additional department. under
such an official becomes a law. 1t be-
lieves that his executive ability, his train
ing as business man, and his services
to the Republican, party in this state. as
well as to the state itself, entities his
name to the highest consideration at the
hands of the president
It may be that there are political con-
siderations which would operate to die
tate the selection Of the new cabinet Off
Ger from another locality, or which would
operate more strongly in favor of some
other man for that position. In that event
the people of Minnesota would merely re-
greet the choice did not settle on Gov.
Merriam, while continuing to believe, as
they now believe, that his superior could
not be found for the position
The name OF Mr.. Merriam has also been
heard mentioned in connection with the
office of permanent director of the CEN
sus. The fitness of his selection to that
position does NOT admit of discussion.
His work at the head of the bureau since
his appointment leaves him without
rival if he should think of allowing his
name to be considered in that behalf.
There are a thousand and one consider
atoms which will appeal to the office
brokers in connection with the prospect
of making the Office a permanent bureau
of the government. Many of them have
been set forth by the Washington CORE
spondent of 7 h 10 e. They all go
to the question Of spoils. There is not a
single consideration that can be stated
which goes to the wisdom of making the
bureau a permanent one. The reasons in
favor of such action are too numerous
and too evident to call for any specif1ca-
ton of them here. If congress does not
take the necessary action it will be be-
cause of the pernicious influences which
have before today stood in the path Of
the elevation and Improvement Of the
civil service Of the general government.
The census bureau should be made per-
manent, and William r. Merriam placed
at its head if he will accept the APP
pointnlent.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-18
SOUND PUBLIC POLICY.

The decision Of the supreme court in
sustaining the action of the st. Paul
municipal court, in imposing a fine on an
employer for the violation of what is
known as the i-blacklisting law of
this state, will meet with general APP.
prevail.
Without reference to the merits or de-
merits of the complaint of Mr.. Harvey
against Mr.. Scheffer, it. should be said
that any action on the part of an en-
ployer to prevent former employee from
securing employment elsewhere, after he
has honorably quit the service of that
particular employer, is morally a crime.
and should be made punishable as such.
Tt often happens that the relations of
servant and master become disagreeable
20 one or both In such an event it is
as great q wrong for the employer to
seek to injure his former empIoye in his
ability to secure employment as it would
be for the employe to work injury to the
business of the former by slanderous
statements, or otherwise Personal i'll
will, or unfaverable opinions which one
man may entertain of another can never
justify any attempt of either to injure