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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1903-08-29
GRENADA. MISS. AUGUST 20, 1903.
PREaDENT's VACATIONS.
Some lntersting Data A, to How Much
Actual Time They Put In At Work.

Some statistics with refrence to
the absences of presidents were re-
recently complied for the Philadelphia
Press. It appears that George Wash
ington during the eight years of his
presidency was absent from the
Federal capital, which was first New
York and afterwards Philadelphia,
only 181 days in all. 1t must be
remembered, however, that the jour-
ney to and from Mount Vernon was
then long and fatiguing one. John
Adams, during whose four years
term the capital was moved from
Philadelphia to Washington, was
absent: $50 days, most Of which was
spent on his farm at Quincy Mass.
Thomas Jefferson was away from
Washington no fewer than 796 days
during the eight years of office.
Madison's record was 637 days,
which is surprising when we recall to
mind that the war of 1912 occurred
during his administration. Monroe
took advantage of the EZRA of good
feeling" to be away 708 days out of
his two terms. Andrew Jackson had
troubles enough to detain him in
Washington-it will be remembered
that he was censured by the senate
nevertheless he was absent SOP days
During the last half of the nineteenth
century the chief magistrates deemee
it espedient to spend a large part o
their time at the seat of the Fedora
government. Thus, President Poll
was absent but 1877 days, Fillmor'
but co, Pierce but 67, and Buchanan
only 81 days. Grant seldom lef
Washington, except for a sojourn a
Long Branch in the hot weather
Hayes and Arthur, if they travele
at all, endeavored to avoid publ
notice. Mr.. Cleveland, during hi
first term, it may be remembered
spent even his summers in suburb {
Washington. 1t was President Hal
risen who first-if we except Andre'
lJohn*Jn Swinging around th
= +C1uE ~-unaertook a systenaatie tOI
of the country for political purpose
which President Mckinley and Pres
dent Roosevelt have followed. 1t
obvious that whatever ground the'
may have been for objecting to-
\ presidents absence from the FEEDER
! capital is minimized in these days
railroads, telegraphs and telephone
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1903-08-29
End of Bitter Fight.

1.-TWO physicians had a long and
stubborn fight with an abcess on my
right lung,' writes j. L. Hughes, Of
Dupont, Ga, land gave me up.
Everybody thought my time had come.
AS a last resort I tried DIR. King S
New Discovery for Consumption. The
benefit I received was striking, and ]
was on my feet in few days. Now
I've entirely regained my health. y
It conqueres all Coughs. Colds and
Throat and Lung troubles. Guaran'
teed by The Second Glass Drug Store
Price SOC and S1.00. Trial bottle
free.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1903-08-29

The highest navigable water on the
globe is Lake Titicaca, in Perue.
1t is 5000 feet above sea level. The
lake is 12O miles long, Is miles wide
and 1000 feet deep. It is hemmed
in by mountain peaks always covered
with snow. An island in the lake
was formerly a penal colony for
Peru, where many convicts would
freeze to death.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1903-08-29
Laugh and Grow Fat.

Read Jim Hickey, Jack Henderson,
Spots, Good Gravy, Philosophy OF
Four Also some Of the latest popu-
lar Fictions ward OF King Ca
mute, Gordon Keith, The Pit, A
Daughter of the Sioux, etc, etc.
SECOND Glass DRUG STORE.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1903-08-29
NUMBER &
RECORD BREAKING COTTON SALE
III Bales Of Upland Cotton Sold At u
Gents. Bringing About 800.

Sledge & Nortleet, cotton factors,
OF this city, today made a sale OF lii
bales of spot cotton belonging tow
G.. Walker, OF Kirksy, Pamela county.
Miss, which is the best from the
standpoint of price made in this city
in a number Of years, and ore that
will probably not be duplicated for
years to come.
The cotton graded middling te
strict middling uplands, and was sold
in a round lot at 13 cents per pound
Basing the weight Of the cotton at
500 pounds to the bale, which y
usually about the average, the
amount received for the whole lot
would be nearly 81 500. The cotton
has not been weighed, however, and
it will probably not be known for q
day or two just exactly what the
cotton did bring.
This is the last crop lot of cotton
| in this city. There are few broken
lots left, but there is nothing that
will begin to compare with this lot
which has just been disposed Of.
| High prices have been received
here for staple cotton, but this wax
nothing but upland cotton, and
Messrs. Sledge & Norfleet naturally
| feel very much elated over the con-
summation of the deal at such
handsome figure for the class OF cotton
in question. Memphis Scmitar Aug
"a.
The greatest advantage Grenada
county could gain just now. would be
to fill up our vacant spaces with
strong. vigorous, moral and substan-
, tial citizens, and to convert our
uncultivated fields and unproductive
4, lands into rich harvest bearing farms;
we are eager in the work of bringing
= our lands and timber, and industrial
opportunities, to the attention OF a
desired class of home seekers. Many
men in Grenada and ajoining counties
: own lands they do not protitably
S operate and which it would be better
S for them to dispose of and better for
: Grenada county to have smal:
u farmers on.
t List your lands for Sale or Lease
o with US. We manage Real Estate ir
|. all departments. A county's riches
g and progress is dependant ON good
IS men and women and good lands-we
are bringing them together, Whethei
you wish to sell forty or one thousand
q acres, we are the people for you tc
q see. Yours truly.
e BARBEE 4 ODOM.
n Real Estate Agents.
5, August Is. 1908.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1903-08-29
For Sale.

Two Show Cases, s feet long, 4 In
ches high, slide mirror back, doors IN
perfect condI Ition.
SEooND Glass DRue SroRE.
Jun tf& .s..
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1903-08-29

NEW YORK LIFE.
The greatest and most liberal In
ternational Life endurance Company
In the world. &C .=s.:z
PURELY MUTUAL
|s27.1y. As. BILL, Special Agent.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-17
By George AIDE

cept Sleep. Jessaline ticIled nearly to Death.
She was Waiting all over the Track waiting for the
The Getaway was a Dinner of Seventeen. Courses,
at which Jessane tackled everything without losing
of the Conversation. After that they went
TO the Opera, which little high Henry,
otio riT1PS
Dagolin climbed up hit Top Note. They went,
back to the apartment and ate STUFF cut OF ChainS-
on the point of Passing Away but Jessaline just
beginning to Up and be kittensh
We shall have Coolies of Fun tomorrow"
SAID FIRST we have Breakfast at the French Res
taurant, then swell Luncheon t Club, then a
Musicale, then D.pner at the biggest Hotel on
Earth and then Show and then we are all going out
= drop out" said Henry. zone day has put me to
the Bad"
Don't be a Gutter" said JessaIine stick to me
and I'll give you the Time of your Life"
Next Day she took him the Jumps and he
followed with his Tongue hanging He did
ike to admit that he could keep up with a
pound Canary who somewhat of a Invalid.
when he sat and watched her eating fourth
Hearty Meal and chatting gafy, he tried figure
how any with Waist Measurement of IL inches
could manage it, but the Problem was too much for
him.
The third day of Rest included the usual number
of Eats and wound UP with of these Dancing
Parties that last until the Germans become peevish
and refuse to play any Henry off in a
Corner eating Soda Mint Tablets and holding to
Chair to keen from falling off Jessaline right
the center of the Mix-Up, looking fresh
Dollar Bunch Of Russian Violets-- After every Dance
she would tear out and get few Glasses of Knock
Out Punch and a couple of Sandwiches, after
which she would be ready to do some more two
had to pull out she found Henry in Comatose Con
diton leaning against the Hat-Rack She aroused
him and told him the Glad News that they TO
get Early Start and nice Road House
something WhereupOn Henry fell
in a Heap and asked be counted
All the way Home in the Carriage she toasted him.
You like "A Dummy said the indignant
saline. why don't you in and have Good Time,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-17
The Thoughtful Wife Who Tried TO Give
Henry q R@sGGul Vacation.

hooked up with the human Mastodon, who went by
the name Of Henry and looked the Part.
Now. it happened that Hen and Jess lived in q
lCe lttie IoWn WneFe there were great many lonely
Old Families and a great deal Of Wealth but
pervaded at all Hours by Cemetery Calm The
Social CSayetieS of slowly
Missionary Society. Anyone desiring to mix a Cock
tail had to pull down all the Blinds and disconnect
the Telephone and also il was advisable to wear
Masks at a Poker Party
Jessaline would often become restless and champ
at the Bit She had attended a Select School for
LIS a. "iiiSh slie hau learned now 70 turn Hand
springs ana DO other P2rlor Dldoes No wonder that
she hated to play DominOes all Evening then
turn out the Lights at $3.50 p which, in Keen So
Clety. is the Edge of the Night.
Now, it CHANGED that Jessaline had Chum They
had eaten Olives out of the same Bottle while
tending the Select School for Girls. Chun had gone
only instead of landing in Sleepy Hollow WAS up
IN the City, taking in the Big SHOW.
She wrote to Jessaline, urging her to come and
put IN a busy Week After working on the Hand
writing for several Days JessalIne succeeded read
ing the whole Letter and she began Henry
knock of for Week and take her UP to the hoop-a
Metropolis and let her burn few Holes in the Track
She told Henry that he had been sticking mis- Desk
too closely and that ne needed a good Rest.
Large Bodies slowly and several Days elapsed
before Henry came to her Way Of Thinking although
IT was Pipe from the beginning that she would bring
him around
Jessalne got busy and put six Women to work
building a new Evening Gown for her. 1t q
Pale Blue Cerise with Battenberg Insertion yoked
with MayOnnaise and Valenciennes the FIounces be-
hand-painted When Henry got a Flash at the Bill
he allowed that instead of taking a Vacation
about twice as hard But winsome WHEY had every
thing packed. she took him in Tow they
boarded the Flyer.
Amt this Grand?' asked Jessaline as they sat in
the palatia ParlOr watched the Scenery SPIN
by. we have whole Week in which rest up and
nobody to keep Tab what do and then report
like Clara. She is a Holy Terror. She was engaged
nineteen times before she finally hooked and since
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-17
Great Earthquake Shock That, Shook Asia

and awaited in terror what might yet
occur.
The sound of falling walls was every
where heard for the next h3lf-hOur- Tor
the ruin of many buildings which had not
been OVerJhrOwn was completed by their
own weight, that could not be supported
on the now unstable foundations
Half an hour later came another ter
rlble shock that completed the ruin Of
,he city Almost all Of the buildings that
had sheltered 1850 souls, and the me
structures that had been erected by Rus
slams in the business districts were now
nothing but heaps of ruins.
The beautiful stone buildings occupied
by the Russian-Chinese bank. the rail-
road station, the barracks of the Russian
garrison and all the other conspicuous
structures were reduced to heaps OF ruins
Many of the steel rails of the railroad
track were twisted as though they were
nothing but wire The motion was YER
bers and stone were projected into the
air and many of the vehicles were thus
broken to pieces on the streets.
For about fifteen minutes after the sec
Ond shock many other shocks of almost
equal severity occurred, destroying the
few buildings that had still kept erect
on their foundations. The whole
catastrophe occupied about an hour, and
! while il continued a most uneaTthly sub
terranean rumbIing noise accompanied
the commissions of the surface A tor
rental rain beat down upon the scene
Of desOlatiOu and a furious rainstrOm
swept bits of the ruins and everything
il could move before it.
a number of acts of herOiSm among the
officers and soldiers of the Russian gar
riSOn were recorded Captain TOutchkof
and Lieutenant GhertSOine refused to
leave their ruined barracks until the
last OF their wounded soldiers had been
removed. They were in the barracks
when the second shock occurred and the
captain was dangerously hurt.
A sentinel named SaschOuk. who was
guarding the flag and the strOngboX of
the military was Uninjured by the first
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-17

then advanced him rapidly to the chair
manShip of the state executive committee,
the Craftsmanship of the state committee.
state.
PLAT for years regarded OdeII with as
profound an affection he did his own
sonss very much fear that OdeH has rot
returned that affection.
Everybody who has watched him has
been cognizant that, almost from the day
he was maugurated, he has been either
secretly or openly building up machine
OF bis own Now he seems to be right out
IN the open against Plat. and so his
friends assert claiming the title Of state
chief.
Wen, in such a situation. there is
nothing Tor Platt to do but fight or yield
Il never knew him to yield. except to
superior force or what he regarded as SUI
perior Judgment.
Tt appears to me that Oden has been a
DIT nasty with the retirement of Senator
Platt- Odell would naturally have sue
ceeded him as state leader Now he will
probably have to fight for the title.
1t is mighty nasty predicament we
are IN on the eve almost Of a presiden-
tial conflict. Ny hope IS that the Demo
Gratis will not get together.
Unless Platt and Oden can reach n
Republican victory in 1903 Will be small
indeed.
Roscoe Conkling and Thomas G. PIatt
were the United States senators from New
York in 1881 James A Garfield had re-
Gently become president.
COnkling and Plat were appraised that
the president purpOsed to appoint William
r. Robertson collector of the port of New
York Robertson had been their bitter
political opponent They Joined in protest
The president agreed, so they said. that
he would make no selection without con-
sulting them James G. Blaine. ther sec
insisted that his friend Robertson be
named
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-17

Until recently only the most meagre in
formation. has come from Russian central
Asia with regard to the terrible calamity
which laid the city OF AndldJan IN ruins
III a single hour on the morning of Dec.
l6 last says the New York sun. The tel
egraph lines were destroyed and amid the
excitement, suffering and horror of the
first weeks few details of the great earth
quake were sent to Russia. II was made
plain that the people were sorely in need
of aid, and the response OF western Eu-
rop5 was generous.
ants. 1t was the most eastern point
reached by the Transcaspian railroad in
the heart of central Asia between the two.
great rivers Syr- Daria and Amu-Daria,
which water Russian Turkestau. II was
annexed to Russia with the large district
OF ferghana by the celebrated General
Skobelef in 1881
In recent years the town has risen to
great Importance because it became the
center OF cotton culture and exports The
richness of the soil of Fergnana and its
large agricultural population contributed
10 the rapid economic development of the
TIE Russian newspapers are now
printing detailed accounts of the earth
dudhe Wnlch utterly destroyed S.eo3
ruins. Ali the wagons that could be pro
cured were for days devoted to carrying
the more seriously wounded to the neigh
boring town of Margeihan, where they
migat be sheltered from the cold and
rain.
tremor, slightly jarring the buildings. Oc-
Cured This lasted two OF three seconds
only. and as no DANA &c was done, the in
habitants were not greatly alarmed. 4
nall hour later the same phenomenon was
repeated, and was Immediately followed
by a terrific shock. which swayed the
buildings to and fro and overthrow many
The city was at once in wild dismay.
Everyone who could get out of doors
rushed to the streets and open spaces
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-17

The following morning COnkling and
Platt were aStOunded to hear Robertson s
nomination read from the senate desk.
Despite their opposition the nomination
The senators resigned and appealed to
the legislature. then in session. Garfield
and the national administration selected
warner Miller and Elbrldge G. L.2pham.
and after a three months battle elected
them to succeed COnklng and Platt
COnkling and Piatt formed the stalwart
faction TO fight the administration Vice
PRESIDENT Arthur with Miller. headed the
half breeds They forced the nominal
ton Of Charles J. FOlgeF. secretary of the
treasury for governor. The stalwarts re-
Grover Cleveland beat FoIger b. more
than 100000. Two years later Cleveland
carried the state again. and was elected
president. The Republicans failed to re-
cover the state until 1893.
Odell met Plat in New York a fortnight
ago After long conference Piatt an
nOunced that though the appointment of
JOhn McCullagh for superint endent OF
on, there would be no selection until he
and the governor had conferred again
Last Thursday the governor. without con-
SultatiOn with Plat but after a secret
conference with Seth Low and Francis
v Greene, his political adverSaries. nom
mated George W. Morgan for McCul-
lagh's place
Morgan was first deputy for Viuiau
Travers Jerome. who throughout the 1901
campaign assailed Platt day and night
from the stump.
The governor defantly admitted that he
dld not consult Platt. saying: MY in
dorsement was sufficient
Piatt replied: I do not know Morgan.
We seen a good many men bite the dust.
He laughs best who laughs last.
Odeu men are lining IN behind their
chief for as aggressive a fight for control
of the delegates to the next state and ma
uonal conventions as did Garfield and Ar
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-17
Looks Like a Republican Waterloo This Year

n ENERAL JOHN PALMER, who was
II elected secretary of state with Gov
ernOr Levi p Morton and reelected
with Governor Frank s Black. openly
charged today:
That Governor OdcH has been secretly
building up political machine of his own
almost from the day of his inauguration.
That by this act Odel has brought the
RepuDllcan party Of the state to "A crisis
equal u the famous feud of 1881. which
resulted in the election Of Grover CIeve-
|, Ia nd as governor and later as president
Nand lost the state to the Republicans un-
I'll 1893
That OdeH owes all he has been, is and
will be i'm politics 20 Platt
That OdeIl has proved himself to be an
Migrate
THAT the OdeU-Platt feud portends de-
leat for the Republican party in 1904.
There Is nothing TO- Platt to do but
hght or yield, was General Palmer's terse
summary.
General Palmer drew the following
parallel:
COnkling and Plat accused Garfield of
having broken faith with them in 1881
There followed the Republican Waterloo
OF az. which made Grover Cleveland gov
ernor and afterward president
"odeH is accused OF having broken his
word 10 Platt-.ANiH- Lou Payne prophecy
that we shall lose New York state by
1u-0Q be fulfilled
Then be proceeded to describe the SINH
larity in the situation of 1851 and 1868.
General Palmer continued.
1T really looks as if the Republican
party was face to face with a factionaI
battle like that of Twenty-Five years ago.
It's too bad, too bad, And it seems
that there IS really less excuse Tor il than
there was then
PLAT and OdeIl are the last men in pol
tucs that / would have dreamed two years
ago would have ever fallen apart.
Il never heard of Odell until Platt made
him member of the state committee and
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-17

shocks. but refused to leave his post I'M
til he was relieved by his superior Of
ficer, and was so badly hurt later that
he had TO be carried from the ruins.
Subaltern khaline remained at the risk
of his life to save the wounded soldiers
and prisoners. He found an opening in
one of the walls. through which by
means of 4 ladder. the wounded men
We're passed one by one outside the ru-
ms
Another soldier succeeded in providing
guns for the military patrol. that was
needed to keep order after the calamity,
by rushing into a building that threat
ened every moment TO fall and throwing
sixty rifles through a window into the
street. The car OF Russia has specially
commended these and other heroes of the
occasion.
1t was the most terrible earthquake that
IS known to have ever afflicted this part
OF central Asia. The Russians had taken
particular pride in identifying the town
with admirable buildings. 1t viii prob
ably be long time before Andidjan is
restored to anything like its past pro-
portions
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-17
No Coupon Hats.
fDetroit Free Press.1

fDetrOlt Free PreSS.)
1t was q farmers wagon. with a
farmer and his wife in II, and the
outfit was driven up to a millinery
store on Michigan avenue. and the
wife descended and entered. Under
her arm she carried a pasteboard box
large enough TO hold two pounds or
candy. and or her face was a. look OF
triumph. She was in there about five
minutes, and when she came out there
were tears in her eyes.
w here's the hats and things2' asked
the husband frCn The wagon.
III didn't get any
But why2"
Because they won't take coupons
Won't, eh?' said the husband. as ne
got down and took the box from her.
Wen see about that. We've been saw
IN plug and smOkin' tobacco coupons for
three years, and now if they won't buy
mats We IL know the reason why
He knew the reason why about three
minutes later, and as he climbed to his
seat he explained to his anxious wife:
We've got to work EN- off on some
tobacco store, and YOU don't get no haU
and ribbons. We'd have been in a nice
fix if some Of the family had died and
we'd depended on tradin' these blamed
things IN towards the coffin
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-17

thur. prosecute against Conkling and Plat
in 1851
Platt is rallying his henchmen all over
the state for struggle that involves his
title to the ehieftainship of the Repub-
lican machine.
Already the Odell combine has teuta-
lively adopted the name OF the Tape
worms which was assumed by the gov
Washington soirees and which is used to
signify their gatherings at the executive
mansion here.
The Platt men have yet to adopt a title
for their organization. The Easies'' was
suggested today, the name being adapted
from the title of THE Easy Boss, by
which the senator has been popularity
known for manys years.--Albany N. "
Cor. New York American.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-17

1 married
I lift 300 pounds Harness and I can
play y Holes Of Golf without turning Hair" said
the Fallen Giant but when il comes to eating little
Birds and taking kind of salad every twenty
minutes and holding animated Conversation with
feet Strangers. am not in your Class. Send for
Trained Nurse In d So shall be to
Travel and get back to Hard Work and rest UP. In
the meantime. go alone"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-17
One on the Sergeant.

RepOrter.oAnything doing in police mat
tiers tOday2
Desk Sergeant-What paper are you
working for?
RepOrter-''The WOman's Own -
Desk Sergeant thought they didn't
employ anybody but women on that pa
per.
Reporter am the bearded lady. sir!
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-17

she got Married People come for miles to get her to
act a Chaperon-7
What IS the programmed" asked Henry, who
u mite Leary.
Therell be something doing every Minute. all
right, all right" said the Child Wife ASK Cues
tons but follow little Bright Eyes. I haven't a
touch of Real Life since crasled down the Lightning
Rod at the Select School for 6TirIs-s
At that time Henry did not realize that bright
young Thing with Boarding School Education can