The Grenada sentinel., 1903-09-26

SATURDAY. SEPT 26. 1908.
A Brooklyn man has patented .
machine for measuring the thoughts
of people. Most of US would not
like to have our thoughts publicly
registered.
Clarksdale, Miss, will soon have an
other Bank, making four in all. This
enterprising delta town is on consid-
erable boom. Push and enterprise are
a great help to any place. 49,.
There is a man in Minnesota said to
be petrifying. II he turns to rock, he
will have one advantage over the rest
of US mortals-his feelings will not be
hurt by what is said about him.
1t is doubtful whether necessity is
the mother of invention or invention
is the mother Of necessity. Things
needed become invented, but many
things invented or discovered make
themselves needed.
No man has a right to tear down
established institutions, unless he has
something better and practicable to
take their place. Build up the good
things and the bad ones will pass
away of themselves.
An Indian woman wants a divorce
from her husband because he embraces
her too hard and too often. Should
this divorce be granted the courts
will hardly be run over with suits
based upon the same grounds.
Our neighboring states of Louisiana
and Arkansas are having interesting
ghbernatorial races. But the weather
is getting cooler and possibly their
campaign will not get as warm as
Mississippi's was.
Jas. X. Vardaman, the next gov
ernor of Mississippi, is country
editor. His paper is the Greenwood
Commonwealth. Gov. Jelks, of Ala
bama, and Gov. White, of West Vir-
ginia, are also newspaper men.
-Hopkinsville Kentuckian.
The many friends OF Sen. E.. F..
Noel were panied to learn that he
was bitten by a supposed mad-dog,
while attending court at Ackerman
last week. Mr.. Noel went immedi-
ately to Atlanta, Ca, for treatment
in the Pastuer Institute of that city.
It is to be hoped that nothing serious
will result from the accident.
A London man has invented q
curtain attachment for an umbrella
that affords protection to the whole
body Of the person holding it in thu
rain. What is more needed thar
anything else is an automatic alarm
that will call the police whenever an!
one besides the owner of an umbrell;
picks it up.
Col. I. F. Peters, commissioner O
the Memphis Industrial League, an
nounces that between July l, 1902
and June II, 1903 there were 102
houses built within the corporal
limits of the city and 500 outside tn
limits, but in the immediate territor
the total was 1929 houses, represent
ing an expenditure of more tina
s2,6OO,O0O.
Numerous fairy tales have game
currency in connection with the 81
Louis exposition, principle anon
which is one to the effect that
silver dollar dated 1884" will entit]
it's bearer to free transportation, ii
Guiding all expenses to the World
fair. Don't work too hard for tt
1884" coin-they all look alike dul
ing the exposition period.
Capt. Richard P. Hobson, hero I
the Merimac and kissing fame,'
said to be candidate for Congress
Congressman Bankhead's district
Alabama. Though Mr.. Bankhead
an important member of the Rive
and Harbors committee, whose Sc
vices seem to be very much needed
present, it is thought Capt. Hobs
will run him a good race.
" Many of the papers OF the State a
engaged in a discussion OF the defe(