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The Grenada sentinel., 1903-12-19
UNCLE SANS MAILS.
They Can Follow q Ira. eler All the
Way Around the World and
Back Again.

The United States mails are carried
everywhere. It would be almost q phys
fcal impossibility for a man to hide
himself in any remote corner OF the
world without being discovered at last
by some insignificant agent of world
wide service, the machinery of which
eperates:' quietly and with clock-ltke
regularity. If a bird's-eye view OF the
different railroad and steamship lines
which carry the mails could be taken
the giant spiders web thus formed
would appear woven in pattern so in
tricate that the mind would balk at
the mere suggestion Of unravelirg 1t.
And besides the regular steamship and
railroad threads of this maze would ap-
pear tens of thousands of cross-lfnes.
representing pony routes, dog-ahd-sled
tracks, swift courier and runner
':trails," and even reindeer, whaling
snip and canoe lines. Every sort of ve-
hicle and beast of burden, and nearly
every invention of man for quick trans
portation, have been pressed into the
postal service and it is possible for a
letter to go around the world under
conditions so strange that the mere his
tory of its journey would form story
Of thrilling interest
II a man should start from New York
and travel northward to Alaska, then
down tbs coast to California and take
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-12-19
TWO PRAYERS.
tions OF Imaginative
Preachers.

"Speaking of queer breaks occasionally
made by pastors in addressing their faithful
flocks, here is one that | think takes the
cake" observed New Yorker to some
friends as they were chatting at the club,
according to the Times.
The case in question was that of a young
clergyman whose imagination. sometimes
exceeded his common sense: At any rate,
on one occasion he began his prayer as fol-
lows:
"'Oh Lord, we thank Thee that there is
one small spark of grace remaining in our
hearts. Water. it, we beseech Thee, Oh
Lord, water it..
: THAT reminds me of the favorite climax
of the minister of the.one church in little
country place where l vas STAYING one
summer,; remarked % enc OF the Others when
tremely pacific Tendencies and rarely ended
his prayer by any other phrase than the
following:
"@Oh Lord, we pray Thee that the dove
of peace and the eagle of freedom may soar
heavenward together, bearing bet ween them
banner with the motto, e pluribus in
Ium," A-a-men.'
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-12-19
CLEANING THE HORSE.
Use Of the CuFFycomb, Once 20 PODu
lar, Is Now Discouraged by
Sensible Farmers.

The currycomb is used more frequent
" and to a greater extent than it is at
all necessary. Brushing horses skin
* better than scraping it-better for the
health and appearance of the animal. A
good brush, in the hands of a good
groom, thoroughly removes all dust and
dirt, stimulates the skin and imparts a
gloss to the coat. The currycomb may
be used on rough-coated horses in the
winter, but it should always be used
lightly, and on no account should the
teeth b., sharp or more than one-eighth
Of an frch long. A water brush may be
used to wash all mud and dirt from the
feet and legs Of the horse, and stains
from its quarters. Or, when mud has
dried on, it can be nearly all removed
with q hard corncob, and the rest is
easily brushed away. A corncob 10 an
implement not to be despised In stable
work; It can be used to advantage on the
hooks and other sensitive parts which
some horses cannot bear to have curry
combed. But, as we have limited. the
currycomb might we'll bs laid away. In
summer 1t is absolutely Objectionable,
and In these days Of clipping and SINCE
ing, It IL almost % unnecess3ry In tho
lwinter.-lAmerican HORSE Owner.
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-12-19
FARM SLAUGHTER HOUSE.

wheel above, is arranged on the plat
form and opposite the hogshead with
which the hogs can be easily hauled out,
after scalding, on to the platform for
scraping, and later hauled UP and hung
to the cross pole overhead for cleaning.
This arrangement does away with a lot
of break-back lifting, and the largest
hogs can be handled with ease. When
not In use the hogshead should be kept
full or partly full OF water, to keep the
slaves from falling in. A hog slaughter
house of this kind, which can also be put
to a dozen different uses, does not cost
much, and is a great labor and money
saver. The hogs are rolled in onto the
platform through the door ehown. The
bridgeway, from the mouth of the hogs
head to the platform, is movable
mis- HI. Stovall, In Epitomist.
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TRICK WITH A sLATH


An ordinary slate, such 90 children
write on, is shown to the audience: to
prove that nothing is written upon It
both sides are rubbed with wet sponge.
A chair Is brought to the foreground.
the seat of which is covered with q
black cloth. Then the performer asks
any girl in the audience to be kind
enough: to give her first name and offers
to let the slate guess the date Of her
BIRTH After the name is given the per-
former places the slate on the chair and
lays q piece of chalk upon it. After
making few motions over the slate to
indicate that the writing is going on
the performer lifts up the slate and be-
hold! One side of the slate shows the
correct name and date of birth.
This seems to be a trick hard to ex-
plain, but nevertheless 1t Is very
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Well Remembered.

Valley City, N. OAK, Dec. l4-Two years
ago Mrs Matilda NJ. Boucher of this place
suffered great deal with dizziness in her
mead. She was cured of this by a remedy
called Dodd's Kidney Pills, and has not been
troubled since.
Shortly afterwards she had bad bilious
attack and for this she used Diamond Din
ner Pills and was completely cured IN a
short time.
In January, 1908, she had an attack of
Sciatica OF which she says:
but remembering what Dodd's Kidney
Pills and Diamond Dinner Pills had done for
me before, I commenced a treatment of
these medicines and in three weeks was
completely restored to health. have
great faith in these medicines for they have
been of so much benefit to me-"
Dodd's Kidney Pills are very popular in
Barnes County, having made great many
splendid cures Of Sciatica, Rheumatism and
Kidney Troubles. Many families use nc
other medicine.
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-12-19

II you kill . spider ron viii soon break
Z plate.
II you carry . tree pepper IN your
pocket you will become poor.
q II you give thing away and take It
back again you will have sty.
II you roll your eyes when the moop
changes they will stay crooked.
II cock crows at the door = gentle
man Is going to visit the house; II hen
crows some members Of the family will
die.
II John Grow turkey buzzard) flies
into the house, some terrible misfortune
will happen. When birds nest In your
house wedding may be expected.
II lizard jumps into q tub in which
clothes are being washed the washer
woman must not touch them for four
hours, or they will tear in her hands.
Whenever negro hurts a black dog
he always begs its pardon, because the
spirits of black dogs are supposed to go
into mems bodies after death and cause
them to walk the earth In the shape of q
black dog.
A belief in duppies <ghosts) Is uniyer-
sal. II negro has to walk abroad at
night he sees ghosts in every bush and
tree. The odor of musk in the forest
after dark sends him frantic with dread
for he thinks 1t is sure sign that evil
spirits are abroad.
It is unlucky to praise baby or to say
that it is like its father or its mother
II you say to Jamaica negress: "What
= beautiful child" you are apt to incur
her bitter enmity. To give the baby good
suck they mark it on the forehead with
a cross in washing blue or tie a ribbon
on it's arm. They will never, on any &C
count, measure or weigh baby. for that
means the worst of bad luck.
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q floor space seven feet square; but for
feeding floor they should have rather
more room, say, a floor space eight feet
square. 1t is difficult matter to plan
out a satisfactory hoghouse for some
one else, when the surroundings are not
known or his plan or manner 81 growing
hogs. Every pen in a hoghouse should
have an outdoor yard connected with it,
for hogs cannot long be kept in close
confinement on a hard hoor:: Young
things will suffer much more quickly
with lameness than older animals In
this place we will allow space for the
pigs about one-half that allowed for the
grown hogs. I will give the floor plan
and Mr.. P. can construct the kind Of
building that will suit him best from it.
He can make one-story structure, shed
form, or else two story, using the up
per story Tor feed room mall room
at the north end will be found convenient
for a we'll and for feed MIXING purposes
The plan is II by "a feet. In this latitude
I would make the long way north and
south: cut an alleyway three feet wide
off the west side! for the large hogs
sleeping room cut a space five by nine
feet OF the north end. Then give them q
feeding room six by nine feet, connecting
with sleeping room by door in the east
end of the partition.
This will leave space nine by 13 feet
for the pigs. Give them sleeping room
six by nine feet off the south end. This
leaves them a feeding space seven by
nine feet. In each case make the door
into the lot from the feeding room, but
close to the partition between the feed
ing and sleeping rooms. The lots can be
made as large as Mr. p wishes or has
land for. -
This building will give much better
satisfaction If f1oored with cement,
which will cost little If any more than
a first class floor of lumber. This plan
will probably be as large as Mr.. p. will
want. Allowing as much space each for
the pigs as for the larger hogs would
doubtless require house larger than he
would care to build at first-John M
Jamison, in N. Y. Tribune Farmer.
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-12-19
AN ARCTIC MAIL CARRIER.

ship to Manila, and follow the lines of
travel to Hongkong, to Singapore, to
Canton, to Toxic, to Vladivostok, to st.
Petersburg, to Vienna, to London, to
South Africa and finally to South
America, touching on the way at sew
eral Pacific and South Atlantic islands,
and thence back to his starting point,
he could travel a distance several times
greater than the circumference of the
globe. II he ordered his mail forward
ed to him, and left correct addresses at
each place. the letters would dutifully
follow him and finally be delivered to
him in New York few days after his
own arrival there. All that he would
have to pay extra for this remarkable
tourney OF his mail would be dollar or
two in tolls, which would represent the
charges for forwarding exacted by soma
OF the countries through which It
passed. There Is in the post ofIice de-
partment at Washington the envelope
of letter which travelled in this way
10000 miles, and another which came
safely through trip.0f 125 900 miles.
Both are marked and stamped In q way
10 ballle any except q very expert de
cipherer of puzzles.-St. Nicholas.
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-12-19
STORIES ABOUT EAGLES.
They show That the Big Birds Are
Not Afraid to Tackle Even the
Str0nSest Antagonist.

Some years ago Sir Charles Mordaur;
witnessed in Scotland strange baltic
between an eagle and a stag, which CON-
pletely dispels any theory that the orni-
biologist may put forward as to eagles
cot attacking large animals, says the
Chicago Journal. The bird singled out
from herd one particular buck, which
it succeeded In driving from the rest.
1t struck the animal repeatedly with its
powerful wings, knocked it down and
finally killedit.
Baron Schroeder witnessed a still more
remarkable spectacle. An eagle at
tackled a fawn which was one OF a herd
in the highlands. The cries of the little
one were answered by It's dam, which
sprang upon the eagle and struck it re-
peatedly with it's fore feet. Fawn, deer
and eagle ROLLED headlong down a decliv-
ity, and the bird was dislodged from its
hold and the fawn rescued.
But Sir Kenneth Mackenzie knows 4
more thrilling story than either OF these.
for, according to report, an eagle was
rent in twain during battle in his for
est of Gairloch. Fixing its talons in the
quarters of a roe, the bird was dashed
against a tree, to a branch of which it
endeavored to hold to stay the fight OF
it's captive. The bird was halved in an
instant. <-
Many traditions are extant as to
eagles having carried OF and devoured
children. In the north OF England the
| legend is perpetuated by the name OF
| many an inn, the sign '"The Eagle and the
| Child being common. The most recent
case bearing close scrutiny appears to
be one which occurred In South Africa.
| A Boer farmer, living on the veldt just
beyond Barberton, whose stock had been
harried by eagles. lay in ambush for the
| aerial robbers, and saw one OF them de-
scend and carry OF the f1ve-year-old
child OF one Of his Kafhr servants. He
shot the bird. which, with the child still
clutched in its grip, fell into q thorn
hush. The bird was dead when picked
up. but the babe was little hurt. The
/ eagle measured nine feet from tip to tip
of It's wings. 4
Two eagles will stalk q covert In con-
cert. While one conceals himself the
other beats about the bushes with gneat
screaming, driving out It's quarry for the
1 hidden eagle to swoop down and make
i an end Of tt An even more fnsidi0ua
method has been observed, when an
eagle, detecting sheep on tbs Sdge Of .
4 nrecipice, screamed shrilly, and with
forceful beat Of wing hurled it into the
valley below, where It could devour It u
It's leisure.
There IS good reason for believing
later all, the ancient legend Is to the
i manner Ii which Eschylus. the Gree1
ssIooet. met his death. Il Is said that a.
aleaxIe dropped = turtle On his bald head
A1ser1an travellers ara familiar With TIL
aleht Of eagles CARRYING turtles and tor
! tolses to height and dropping then
mon rocks To break the creatures ahell1
q, and renler the liesh Aceesslble.
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-12-19
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S UOCK
PLAN OF A HoGHoUSE.


In making out this plan the fact must
oe considered that the pigs will not long
remain pigs, but will soon become hogs,
that will require hogs feeding room.
EVERY hoghouse properly constructed
should have a sleeping and a feeding
apartment. II fed in the same room in
which they sleep, it is dif1cult matter
10 Keep the bed dry and clean. Six grown
hogs will find comfortable lying space on
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-12-19
The Eject Of Sleeping In Cars.

The Effect Of Sleeping In Cars.
Is the contracting of cold, which often
results seriously to the lungs. Never
neglect a cold, but take in time Tayior'ss
Cherokee Remedy of Sweet. Gum and
Mullein-nature's great cough medicine
At druggists, 25c., &c., and $l.oo q
bottle
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-12-19

whats in here?" asked the tourist.
Remains to be seen," responded the guide.
as he led tie way into the mo1gue.-Colum-
bia Jester.
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-12-19

Rescuer (who has hauled fisherman on.
of the river)-"Ow did yer come to fall
in, mate?" Fishcrman-"Phew! / didn'1
come to fall in, you fool, l came to fish.
judy
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-12-19

A man is never too old to learn; but some
phia Record.
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-12-19

Piso's Cure for Consumption is an infalli.
Samuel. Ocean Grove, II. j., Feb. Il, 1900.
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-12-19

'tDid she return your affection" 2" eyes
unopened Detroit Free Press.
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-12-19

Nobility of character manifests itself at
loopholes when it is not provided with large
doors.-Mary e. Wilkins.
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-12-19

DMrs:: Weisslitz, Buffalo, N. Y.,A
cured of kidney trouble byL LydiaE.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
OF all the diseases known with which
disease is the most fatal. In fact;-un"
piled, theweaxy paticntseldomsu
Being fully aware Of this, Mrs. Pink
ham, early in her career, gave careful
study to the subject, and in producing
her great remedy for woman's ills
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound - made sure that it con-
tained the correct combination Of
herbs which was certain to control
that dreaded disease, WOman'S kidney
troubles.
Read What Mrs. Weisslitz Says.
DEAR MRS. PINKHAN: two
years my life was simply q burden. 1
suffered so with female troubles, and
pains across my bac]" and loins. The
doctor told me that I had kidney:
three months took his medicine, but
advised me to try Lydia f.. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, and
brought home bottle. It is the great
est blessing ever brought to our home.
Within three months I was q changed
woman. My pain had disappeared,my
complexion beeame. clear, my. eyes
bright, and my entire system in good
shape. ."-MRs. PAULA WEIssLrrz, 176
Seneca St., Buffalo, N.Y.-S5000 fortett
e,tgtna' Of aboes stte, p,oo"s senstnsnsss eansot
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-12-19

a man cannot have an idea Of perfection
il another which he was never sensible oe
in himself Steele.
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-12-19

Putnam Fadeless Dyes cost but 10 cents
no Y1arkaUo
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-12-19

Self-indulgence 10 the secret Of indigencs.
Chicago Tribune.
The Grenada sentinel., 1903-12-19

Sometimes, a many find to their cost,
something venture, nothing have.-Puck.
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San nnnnlnnn VIII Settle.

Washington, Feb. 13.-The issues
between San Domingo and the United
States, arising from claims of citizens
Of the latter country, are in fair way
to be amicably and satisfactorily ad.
justed through the efforts of Minister
Powell.
One of the principal claims that
of the San Domingo Improvement com.
pany, involving the transfer to the
Dominican government of railroad
property valued at several millions
Of dollars, and has already been refer
red to arbitration by mutual consent.
and the state department is now In
formed that the two other questions
of large importance, the claims of the
Clyde Line Steamship company for
the refund of port dues and the Ros
claim for considerable wharfage prop
erty constructed under concessions not
fulfilled by the Dominican govern
ment, will be adjusted in similar man.
ner in a few days
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IN THE SENATE.
Commander Booth Crowds Galleries
of the Chanher

Commander Booth Crowds Galleries
of the Chamber,
Washington, Feb. 13.-The senate
chamber was crowded today as it has
not been since the opening day of the
session. Nearly all the senators were
on the floor, many members of the
house were present, while the sides of
the chamber were lined with employees.
The galleries were filled, many visi-
tors standing in the aisles and corri-
doris. The attraction was General
William Booth of the Salvation Army,
who delivered the prayer at the open
ing Of the session. He made an ear
nest prayer and quite extended for
the senate, occupying six minutes. In
the gallery was his chief assistant and
son-in-law, Booth Tucker. Many
other members of the Salvation Army
were present. Mr.. Stewart reported
the Indian appropriation bill. The
resolution of Mr.. Morgan calling for
the correspondence of naval officers
regarding the military occupation of
the bays of Panama and Colon was
agreed to.
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ACTIVITY IN FERTILIZERS.
Farmers Are Preparing For Big Cot
ton Crop,


Charleston, S. c., Feb 13.-The
movement of fertilizers from the fac
tories of Charleston, which has al
ready begun, promises to be the heav-
lest on record. According to the
estimates made by the railroads, on
figures furnished by the mills, the out
put will amount to more than 400 900
tons. This will require at least 25,-
600 cars. With the present car short
age and the general congestion the
freight agents are worried about the
conditions, as the business is such
that it has to be handled without de-
lay
Thus far, however, the railroads
have been giving the best service pos
stble. They are unable to provide
cars as rapidly as last season. 1t is
simply question of cars, and the buy
ers are appreciating this fact. The
fertilizer dealers think that from the
heavy demand the farmers are prepar-
ing for larger cotton acreage than
for many years.
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CENTRAL AMERICAN
CONSULS SKEPTICAL
Reported Indications af War
Not Corroborated.
SITUATION is NOT SERIOUS

SITUATION is NOT SERIOUS.
Consular Representatives of the Re-
publcs of Guatemala, Salvador and
Honduras at New Orleans Are In
clined to Discredit Rumors of War.
New Orleans, Feb. 13.-The Plea
yune says:
The reported indications of war be-
| tween the republics of Guatemala, Sal
vador and Honduras, Central Ameri-
ca, are not corroborated here by the
consular representatives Of these
three republics.
In fact, nothing is known of the ru-
mors beyond the dispatches from Pan
anna, and these dispatches are not be
lieyed by the consular authorities
There is no political situation of
sufficient seriousness to justify the
creation of such a situation. In
| Guatemala the only reference made to
a possibility of trouble is the statement
that there is a likelihood of the Guate-
mala eXiles, who are now living in
Salvador, crossing the frontier to con-
duct a personal invasion of the west
ern section of Guatemala. During the
past political muddles it has been de-
cided safest by the government to or
der out of the republic such of the
members Of the opposition to the ad-
ministration as are considered danger
Gus. The same policy has been car
ried on for years in every one of the
tropical states. Guatemala is no ex-
ception by any means, and its list of
exiles is not as large as some of the
other republics, such as Nicaragua.
Although it is stated these dissitis-
fed Guatemala natives will try their
hand at a revolution, no serious
thought is being given to the matter,
and no serious attempt is looked for.
In Salvador the situation political
ly is anything but complicated. In
fact, there has not been a time in re-
cent years when trouble has been more
unlikely. President Rigolardo, of Sal
vador, will retire in about two weeks,
and be succeeded by President-elect
P. j. Sscalon, a good friend of the
retiring officer and a man popular with
everybody.
The approaching installation of this
official and the lack of political dis
agreements between the new and the
retiring officer would not indicate that
trouble is to be looked for from that
quarter. This same approaching in
stallatiOn is also believed to be of suf-
fcient Importance to prevent the gov
ernment of Salvador from taking any
hand in the Honduras muddle, which,
in reality, is the bottom of the rumors
of approaching war
cHAFFEE AT WILMINGTON.
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Jury Failed to Aqree.

Chattanooga, Tenn, Feb. 13.-At
Loudon Tenn, the jury in the case of
Robert Cattlett, of Sewer county,
charged with the murder of William
and Laura Whaley, failed to agree and
was discharged. Catlett was a Sewer
county farmer and the attempt was
made to prove that he belonged to the
whitecap organization and hired Pleas
Wynne and Catlett Upton to kill the
Whaleys.
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UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE.
test Brazilian Demands.

Bolivia Agrees to Accept Under Pro-
Lapaz, Bolivia, Feb. 13-The Bolivi-
an government yesterday afternoon de-
Hvered it's reply to the ultimatum pre-
sented by the Brazilian minister. Sen
or Santos Lisboa. Bolivia accepts IN
conditionally, but under protest. all
the Brazilian demands. The Bolivian
expedition, commanded by General
Pando, the president, will not cross lat
itude 10 degrees, 20 minutes, the south.
ern boundary of the contested terri
tory. Therefore it is most improba-
BILE that any collision between the Bra
lillian and Bolivian forces will occur.
II is generally supposed here that the
Acre revolutionists will surrender their
arms to the Brazilian troops immedi-
ately.