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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-08-27
Annex at BeauVoir.

The Mississippi Confederate Vet
Grams have decided to build a large
annex to the soldiers home at Beau
voir for the accommodation of wild
ows and mothers Of the old soldiers.
This movement has met with much
favor throughout the State and do
nations will be asked for within the
next few weeks so that the work can
be commenced on the addition az
soon as possible.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-08-27
"LITTLE

We call her Little Sunshine.
Though Martha is her name;
She's such a happy, sunny tot.
And every day the same.
She wakens in the morning
So joyous and SO bright.
She sings and laughs and prattleS
From morning until night.
She cooks and sweeps and washes
Though only three years old.
Her dollies are her treasures,
Her r cannot be told.
She makes the dull days brighter
Than any ever were.
She seems to love just every one,
And everyone loves her.
Il. w. a, in Union Signal.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-08-27
Peanut Candy.

Shell the peanuts, and chop them fine.
Measure them in a cup, and take the
same quantity of granulated sugar as
you have peanuts. Put in a pan on the
fire and shake until the sugar is dis
solved, then put in the peanuts and
pour into buttered tins. You will find
that this is delicious candy and is so
easily made.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-08-27
The Whole Push Are Preachers.

There is a family IN Amite county
that surpasses all others in this State
for its many ministerial connections,
Mr.. James e. Lea, an old farmer liv-
ing near McComb City, had three
daughters, all of them marrying
Baptist ministers. The eldest daugh-
ter is the wife Of DR.. Charles II. Of
ken, present superintendent of edu-
cation of Amite county, and their
youngest daughter married Rev. B.
+. Lewis, who was then pastor Of
the Methodist church at Summit.
The father of Rev. B. F. Lewis is
also a Methodist minister, and he
has a brother and five or six sons
following the same profession. The
uncle of Rev. B. F. Lewis father is
also a preacher, and he has three
sons preachers, and a daughter who
married a Methodist minister. No
similar family history has ever been
known in Mississippi.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-08-27
How a Waterspout Travels.

A waterspout is constantly spinning.
The moment it seases it collapses. At
the distnce of about a quarter Of a
mile above the sea level its spinning
speed has l.ien estimated at six miles
q minute.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-08-27
Accomplishing Good Work.

Five farmers Institutes are now
being held every day in Mississippi.
The attendance is large in every sec
ton and the farmers are very en-
thusiastic over the good work being
accomplished by these institutes.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-08-27
Highest Known Monument.

The Washington monumentin Wash
ington, ID. c., is the highest in the
world. 1t towers 555 feet in the air,
and is composed of $4,000 blocks OF
marble, each two feet thick.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-08-27

Wonder If Mr.. Root is in a position
to guarantee the longevity OF his vice
presidential candidate.-Atlanta Consti-
tuition.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-08-27

unions all over the country are asked to
indorse these leaders in voting for their
candidates for president and vice presi-
dent.-Brazil (Ind.) Democrat.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-01-14

OHEt tIgd
Why
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-01-14
Railing from AlOm.

"One of the wonders of S~eafarin,
life" writes Charles Protheroe in Lif,
in the Mercantile Marine lis the sin
gularly small proportion of sailors wht
meet with death or accident by fallins
from alOft. Whether or no the cherul
VINO is supposed to sit aloft and watcl
over poor Jack is responsible for il
am not prepared to say, but the fac
remains. Having to tumble up alof
at all hours and in all weathers to Der
form acrobatic feats that would al
most puzzle a monkey, the sayfn,
among sailors about hanging ON b,
the eyebrows becomes almost a tru
ism. One would think the situation
was highly spiced enough by dan
ger without needlessly increasing it
Yet it is not altogether an uncommon
thing to see a man, if he happens t,
be barefoOted, run out along the yart
in preference to using the footrop.
placed under it for the purpose, +.
reach what is a post of honor. th.
weather earring. In spite of all this
although not knowing the actual per
centage, l make bold to say that no
nor than n sailor man in hundred
is killed or injured by falling from
aloft. If L use my own eXperienc,
as a base, the proportion would b.
less, for in yer twenty years Of Sc.
life l was neve caused the pain O
witnessing such a catastrophe"
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-01-14
NEW EXAMPLES OF FINE TAILORING.

ming is toward the bottom. Here may
be no end Of it. Horizontal bands are
at times distributed all along the skirt
from hem to belt, but much more often
the highest is at about the knees, though
there may be hip yoke effect of consid-
cradle depth. While the hip yoke is
used in many dresses, 1t is more abun-
dant on skirts that have comparatively
little other trimming. You see, while
skirts may be embellished very freely in
the lower portions, it is more stylish to
avoid completely the appearance Of hav-
ing plastered IN all possible on the entire
skirt. The skirts of the first three Of
to-day's pictured models are current
types, each quite unlike the other, and
each seen in almost countless modifca-
tons. In the small picture the trimming
was brown, very open lace insertion, and
was on louisine silk Of a shade lighter.
The novel arrangement OF the silk in the
back Of this bodice was repeated in its
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-01-14

life were put In circulation by heart
less men who were jealous Of hi
courage, his military glory, his man
hood, and his position. 1t Is true 4
commission was appointed to investi
gate the affair. and after the mos,
rigid investigation not the slightes
faint could be found to attach to thi:
brilliant soldier. There was ample
evidence of the work of the ~assassins
Of character. but every tale was ruI
TO earth and found to be a lie, buildeC
by ~scOunGrels and circulated by Cos
sips who would rather believe i'll thai
good. Perhaps the man was weak
when he took his own life, who shall
judge him? His way of fighting was
face to face. He had no skill in the
devious ways of the scandal monger
He couldn't see his foes. He didn't
even know them. He only realizet
that the people of his world believed
him a man with a blot on his names
a being not fit to associate with clear
c He was made to feel 1t. 1t cut
him, it killed him, just as it has slaiE
other men. Gen. Sir Hector Macdonald
was a brave. clean, upright man. al
honor to his country. The official new,
N late. but it is welcome.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-01-14
The Origin of the Diamond.

The diamond is still one of the mys
terieS of geology. When the South AT
rican fields were discovered there wa
much astonishment to find the gem l.
a series Of minerals quite differep
from those in which it had been hitt
erto found in India and Brazil. Ir
stead of lying beside tourmaIine, ana
tase and brookite. it was mingled wit
a breccia of magnetism rocks whic
had evidently been pushed up from be
low. and a great variety of minerals
such as diopside, mica, zircon and &C
rundum, were imbedded along with il
Some have supposed that the dis
mond was originally formed where j
is now picked up, and the presence O
carbureted gas and carboniferous rock
is in favor of the idea, but. on til
other hand, the broken condition O
some of the stones and other fact
make it far more probable that tn
diamond has been elected from a deeI
er source.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-01-14
TWO OF MANY SKIRT TYPES.

he result is well suited 20 the debu-
ANTE. For older women the dressmak-
IFS modify and adapt. and once such pro-
"esSeS are begun the original model or
models. tor often several old designs are
blended III one new gown, hardly can be
recognized in the complete costume. But
shoulder slope is attained in so many
pretty ways that is apparent in most
new dresses, and that without any sug-
sestion of uniformity. Skirts are ire
mendously full about the feet, and every
attention is given to arranging f~ullness
about the hips.
These soft, full skirts are often trim
med very freely, but the place for trim
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-01-14

front At the right in the next pictuE
is a brown camePs hair, the skirt I'm
trimmed but for shirring, the bodice sim
ply shirred at the top into the neck band
One of the new fur neck pieces that ars
made for slope is shown with this simple
dress. Beside it is a skirt whose incs
foot ruffie was headed by rich PASSENGER
terie, a type of which many are seen.
With this gown is shown a short wrap OF
light tan cloth, with ermine and passe
menterie for trimmings.
Tailors are doing almost as much
stitching upon their gowns as they eVea
did. though the fact doesn't impress ID
self upon the casual observer. This i
because stitching in contrast with the
goods is not usual. The usual rule ID
for stitching in close harmony, not nor
than a shade or two off in either way
With adherence to this regulation, the
stitching may be as lavish as you like
For what is permitted, see the suit at
the left in the last of these pictures. II
was brown zibelline, its passementerit
and stitching a little darker than the ms
terial. The plaided goods that were -
impressive for abundance and striking
designs on the shop counters early In the
fall haven't taken very strong hold %
women's liking. Much Of the showia
plaids is employed as trimming, stand
ing as a means Of giving n dash Of colo
TO otherwise plain dresses, but the horsa
blanket patterns have been refused a
materials for entire gowns. True, the
plaids selected for this purpose are ~
In roa SouoreS hut the cOlorS are not maA
ed very boldly. A sample of the plaidet
gowns is sketched here, and was la Q
blue and black novelty goods. with biacs
banding and button trimming. Such
gowns are handsome and possess TO q hnt
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-01-14
4 mob of 10000 persons, most

a mob of 10000 persons, mostly
women" mobbed the Goelet we'd
ding in New York, we are told, and
on the same day in Baltimore 100
scLOClgirls mObbud one Of their school
LAT S on the street. Almost every day
We have a fresh instance Of the mob
violence called. "hazing" and the kind
Of mobbing called lynching is distress
.n-ly prevalent. People have a tend
ency. it appears, to assert their present
desires and a~ntipathies by force, with
the regard for the rights Of 9TH
ors which civilization implies. The
tendency seems to grow and must ex-
cite apprehenSiOnS. What are we COM
ing to? In proportion as we advance
IN science, art and other forms of cul-
ture are we becoming Indifferent to
'aw ard ord T and eth:cally barbarous?
Education. in which Americans excel.
ought to produce better results than We
are getting,
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-01-14

degree that quality of individuality thai
is so much sought. If liking for then
lasts long enough, the tendency will b.
to adopt the more striking goods. In thai
outcome the gowns of squares like thos,
worn a few years ago in separate skirt
will be more numerous. Now they an
seen only here and there, and in good,
whose surface is of the hairiest CT mol
hubby weave.
Trimmed t~ailormades are not discard
ed by any means, but are restricted fa
dressy uses. Often the tailor finish Z
barely recognizable, though it is wisa
to have it stand forth and thus to seen
to have the courage of your convictions
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-01-14

One can hardly pick up a newspapers
OF magazine without finding advice OF
the subject of love making, and the
minutest idiOsyncrasies Of woman and
of man are so described that it wOult
seem that the wayfaring man and the
fool could not err therein. This abund
ance Of advice leads to the QuerJ
whether it would not be quite as well
to cave a little something to the In.
divldual. What fun is there going ta
be In counting a girl, when every Steg
in the way Is marked out with the
precision Of the proper move in s
game of chess? 1t may be true that
II a man wants to please a woman he
will pretend that he does not care toe
much for her, and that if a woman IL
particularly DESTROYS Of winning SOM,
particular man for her husband She
will pretend that she does not car,
much for him; but if they both dc
this, either they will get the impress
sion that there is no use in going OF
with the affair, or they will begin to
understand that it is all in the game
and we have Scripture authority fol
it that in vain is the net spread II
the. sight of any bird For all thil
multifarious advice, however. there il
very little danger that the good ole
game Of counting will lose interes'
for the majority of people. Human
nature is 50 varied that it will taxi
any person more than one lifetime t.,
learn all about it, and the more a maj
may think he knows about women il
general, the more likely is he to fint
that the Il particular woman il
whom he is interested has some in
diyidual traits different from the rest
and they will be enough to keep hin
wondering for some time. The mos
dangerous thing which one can do il
a love affair is to g~eneraliZe. The SAT
est way is to study the specimen il
hand, without much reference to thOs,
of other creatures. The ways of al
oriole cannot be learned by watch
ing a blue jay or a domestic duck.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-01-14

Truth is more of a stranger than
fiction, says the perverted proverb. A
popular novelist says so, too, since he
had a story rejected ON account Of
the "improbability" of a certain cpl
sode which, he a~ffir1ns, had actually
passed before his own eyes. But who
can trust his eyes? An occurrence is
improbable if it happens to only one
man, once in a lifetime, and probably
no work of the Imagination can sue
ceed or survive unless it is grounded
on the most truthful form of truth,
the general experience Of mankind.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-01-14

4 trimmed tailor gown Of fuchsia ven.
tian cloth is shown here. Raised blacI
silk flowers and black stitching gave 10
ornamentation. Many trimmed gown
are more deliberately finished than this
and On the other hand, not a few sewers
ly made suits are of the richest materiah
Velvet tailor gowns are severely fnisha
even when the goods is IF almost price
less quality. Street tailor suits that d
not have much trimming are far from
severe in cut, and thus the variety prs
vailing in other grades of dress is main
tanned in them.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-01-14

Men who go in for out of door sports
entirely ignore the physiological ben
EFT of walking. Many of them will
ride for miles to enjoy an hours ex-
ercise at golf or tennis. They would
require more robust calves, stronger
lungs and fresher compilations if they
would merely walk to the scene of
their accustomed activity and then
walk back again without touching a
golf stick or a racquet.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-01-14

Old fashions that are making d big
impression on current styles are those
Of some seventy years back that bring
about tremendously full skirts and slop-
ing shoulders. Many young women just
entering society copy these old dresses
faithfully, and the quaint simplicity of
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-01-14
Scandal, gossip. envy, killed a man.

Scandal, gossip, envy. killed a man.
Remember the suicide of Gen. Sir
Hector Macdonald? People talked
about the affair in whispers. They
we're told by gossips that he had done
some great wrong, and died because he
could not face it. And his death was
loved as a confession of guilt. Hector
Macdonald was a victim of scandal,
and the miserable stories about his
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-01-14
Not a Joke.

Giles - Take two letters from
money" and one is left.
Miles-Is that a joke?
Yes, verify
well l know of a fellow who took
money from two letters"
That's a good joke"
Not it; he got twelve months"
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-01-14

Statistics show that in a single year
the eggs produced in this country have
been worth more than one hundred
md fifty million dollars. Hens do not
go on strikes. They consume little,
and demand little OF the community
except the right to scratch in the least
valuable plots of ground. No class of
iaborerS can excel them in conscien-
tOus and skillful production.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-01-14

One Of the judges has decided that a
girl has no breach-Of-prOmise case
against a man who proposes on Sunday
and fails to carry out the agreement.
After this it may be expected that the
tights will be put out promptly at Il
o'clock Saturday night.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-01-14
A Frequent Catastrophe.

when A%lgernon left college we
thought he had the world at his feet"
Yes answered Miss Cayenne; Il
have een it frequently. A man ap-
pears to have the world at his feet.
md then his foot s~lips."-Washington
Star.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-01-14

The railroads of this country killed
1858 persons and injured 1897. This
is a vast improvement over the pre-
ViouS year, when they managed to kill
only 2,S19 and injure $1,000. Will some
one please tell us just how much bet
ter this record is than that made by the
railways of foreign countries that have
hard work killing anyone in a whole
tWelvemonth?
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-01-14
Not Patented.

Citiman-Are you still troubled with
your neighbours chickens?
Suburb-Not at all. They are kept
shut up now.
Citiman-How did you manage?
Suburb-Every night 1 hid a lot of
eggs in the grass, and every morning,
when my neighbor was looking, l
went out and brought them in.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-01-14
SEOnld Be Cautions.

Daughter-Edwin says he wants q
wife with good lungs. 1t shows how
considerable he is of her health
MOther-I wouldn't be too sure He
might want her to blow the kitchen
fire in the morning.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-01-14
4 Bright Thought.

Yes, ma'am,' said the obsequious
yrocery clerk to Mrs. Bridey, who was
ordering her first bill of supplies, 1--we
'Well-er-I suppose l ought to
have some kitchen matches, too,
Jughtn't I?'-Detroit Free Press
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-01-14

Several of the current magazines
contain articles on How to Econo-
mize." We are saving our enthusiasm
Tor the author who tells how to avoid
the necessity of ecOnOmizing-
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-01-14
Authorization ys. Es oerience.

Old Gentleman-Do you think, sir
that you are able to support my daugh
ter without continually lowering on tn,
verge of bankruptcy?
Suitor-Oh, yes, sir; 1 am sure 1 can
Old Gentleman-Well, that's NOR
than I can do Take her and be happy
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-01-14
Fashion Notea

Violet is a favorite color.
Velvet ruchings trim frocks.
Jeweled clasps are much liked.
Painted wood buttons are noted.
The best velveteens will not wear Of
Laced effects in ribbon are still notss
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-01-14

Kaiser Wilhelm should rest assured
that, if he wishes to challenge, Uncle
Sam will find as much pleasure in
taking the cup away from him as
from any n whom he happens just
now to call to mind.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-01-14
Still in Doubt.

Il know his tiancee is plain because
he says she's sensible"
But you can't be sure of it."
"Oh, yes. No girl is pretty who is
spoken Of as sensible"
But how can she be sensible? ISM
she engaged to m?"-Philadelphia
Ledger.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-01-14
His View of 1t.

But if 1 prefer another" she sug-
gested when he urged his suit; what
vill you say then?"
Il won't say anything" replied the
foreign nObleman, because 1 am too
much of a gentleman to say anything
hat would reflect on your taste."-
Chicago Post.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-01-14

The people who think that the Uni
ted States ought to conduct its inter
national affairs solely by moral sua-
sion might try teaching a district
school that way. 1t would be good
practice.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-01-14

According to the London Mail brain
English society. Now will some one
tell us how brains that are no. worked
can become tagged?
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-01-14
Difference in Method But

Traveller Tin Europe)-What are
those two beautiful girls?
Steamer Captain-One is a Circas.
sian whose parents are going to sell
her to a Turk; the other is an Ameri.
can whose parents are going to give
her to a nobleman.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-01-14
Usual Thing,

Brown-So you bought that suburb
an property, eh? Did you investigate
the title to see if it was all right?
Green-Yes; and after living there
two weeks 1 have come to the conclu.
sion that the title is the only thing
about the place that isn't defective.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-01-14
OLD FASHIONS COME.
MODES OF SEVENTY YEARS BACK
ARE NOW STYLISH.
Made Up Without Much Change, They
Give Debutantes an Air of Quaint
Prettiness- Dressmakers Adapt the
Style of Those of Later Years.
New York correspondence:

JAM sleeves Ol
gowns apparently
worth making over
simply cannot be
gotten into the
of current
fashions. And un-
less they can be
made TO do so,
making over hardly
will pay. When
the sleeves will not
make over success
fully, it is more
sensible to wear
the dress as an old
one. than to pur-
chase new mate
rails TO be employ
ed in unsatisfac-
tory r~efurbiShing.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-01-14

A st. Paul man has found out that
cats have a language and he is learn
ing it. In the cat language "Pst!"
probably means You're another"
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-01-14
Revenge.

Poet-At last! The editor has ac-
cepted ten of my poems.
His Wife-He has probably had a
ght with the management and is 60
to Ieave.-Judge.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-01-14
"a MOyne-That's nothing. So,
Dead Giyeaway.

"You used to put up some Pretty
good turkey sandwiches" said Tie fas-
tidiOus guest. Il want the same kind
of turkey you had last year"
dis is de same kind, sah," replied
the waiter; tits been in storage ebeh
since last yeah"
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-01-14
A Ross, Esfimate.

DO you think you are giving your
;ity a good government" asked the
arrest man.
Well" answered Mr.. De Graft
after some deliberations; its as good
Is money can b~uy."-Washington
Star.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-01-14
On the TOboggan.

Lawyer-What was the thing thu
led to your financial downfall? Yo
seemed to be doing a good business,
Bankrupt was. But one day
started out to see If l could DorroI
some money. l found it so easy tina
l kept on borrowing.-SomerviI
Journal.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-01-14

The Canadians are still roaring over
the boundary decision. They should
observe Sir Thomas Upton and learn
to be game losers.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-01-14
GOssiD-

Mrs. Crawford-Have they muc1
money?
Mrs. Crabshaw-Why, they're so ricl
that, if they preferred, they could af
ford to stay in town all summer
Smart Set.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-01-14

Having progressed thus far without
assassination. King Peter of Servia
is warranted in regarding his reign as
a great success.