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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-10-22
NO MORE LIGHTNING RODS
They Are Out of Popular Favor, AL
though Still Credited with
Some Slight Value.

Lightning rods have fallen into deep
disfayOr almost everywhere nowadays,
but they are valued least by the hasty
people who once valued them most, and
those who really know the most about
them still credit them with a measure
able, though small, amount of protective
power-if properly constructed and
maintained, as they hardly ever are.
For those who consider even O. slight
diminution of the danger of lightning
worth securing at ONE expense in
none and a good deal of care, the
weather bureau offers information and
advice prepared for, it by Prof. w. 8.
Franklin, of Lehigh' university.
The first desideratum is what the cleo
tricians call a good ground"-that is,
close and permanent connection with a
large mass of high electrical conduct
ity, like damp soil or an extensive sys-
tenn of metallic pipes. The lightning rod
itself should be a wide band, a thin
walled tube or a wire cable, rather than
a solid wire, for SO is the conductivity
of a given amount of metal largely in
creased. And of extreme Importance is
4tFthat the course of the rod to the ground
should be as short and straight as pos
sible. If the pathway provided for the
bolt" be devious the impatient mes
senger from-or to-the clouds will not
follow 1t, no matter how much Is spent
for glass or other insulators, while If the
path be straight the insulators are need
less for any charge the rod can carry.
What happens when a good lightning
rod is put to test is thus described by a
man who went through the experience
at q mountain hotel in this state: Il
was standing on the piazza when tho
most tremendous shock or conclusion
conceivable took place. I had a sudden
dazzle in the eyes, a bitter taste in tho
mouth, a violent singing in the ears, a
pungent sulphurous odor in the nose and
a severe headache. Then | learned that
the house had been struck by lightning;
that is to say. that the conductors had
functioned effectively and had safely
conducted the electricity into the lake,
instead of the discharge falling upon the
hotel and wrecking tn. Y. Times. =
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-10-22

From Empress Down to Peasant Girl
All Make Sacrifices to Help
Relief Fund.

Societies and associations have been
organized in Japan TO relieve the fam
lilies of the fighting men, and every one
makes certain contributions to the RELIEF
fund. Some men contribute money or
goods. some their labor, and most or the
lint and bandage used for the wounded
are the works Of women, from the en-
press down to the peasant girl, writes
Nobushige Amenomori, in Atlantic.
Little boys and girls willingly foreg
their daily sweetmeats, and give th
small moneys thus saved to the relief
societies. A boy II years old in a country
school made one day a contribution or
two yen. 1t was thought too much for a
country boys gift. The school-teacher
and the alderman Of the village suspect
ed the money might have been given the
lad by his parents to satisfy his vanity;
in which case it should be admonlshed
against. An inquiry. was accordingly
made, and brought out the fact that the
boy had actually earned the money for
the purpose by devoting his play hours
to the making of straw sandals. Even
some criminals working in prisons have
made several applications to contribute
their earnings to the funds, though
their wishes have not been complied
with. In every village a compact has
been made that those remaining at home
should look after the farms of those at
the front, so that their families may not
be disappointed of the usual crops.
Since the outbreak of the wal the gov
ernment's bonds have been twice issued
at home, and each time the subscription
more than trebled the amount called for,
the imperial household taking the lead
by subscribing 90 600. 900 yen. Thus the
hardships of the war are cheerfully borne
by every man, woman and child In the
land.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-10-22
The Color Of Hair.

From the color of a mans hair may
be learned a good deal in regard to his
intellectual ability, says a professor
who has for some months been closely
studying the subject. School boys with
chestnut hair. he maintains. are likely
to be more clever than any others, and
will generally be found. at the head OF
the class, and in like manner girls with
fair hair are likely to be far more studi-
Gus and bright than girls with dark hair.
In mathematics and recitations these
boys and girls, he asserts. especially ex-
eel. On the other hand. he says that
boys and girls with brown hair are
most likely to attain distinction through
their individuality and style, and that
those with red or auburn hair do not
often excel In any respect.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-10-22
Where Bullets Must Stop.

A series of interesting firing trials
was recently undertaken by the Swed-
lsh government. The purpose of these
experiments was to examine the effect
Of shooting against pasteboard. The
trials were conducted On the wharves
of the Swedish navy in Karlskrons, and
the target used "a a prepared n OF
%mill-board, against which fire from re-
volvers, rifles, carbines and machine
guns was directed. The pasteboard.
which was three inches thick, resisted
completely the bullets fired from the
small arms, but was perforated by the
projectiles from the machine guns. The
experiments may be said to have given
very interesting results. Bullets from
the carbines used are able to penetrate
wooden p,anks five inches in thickness,
5ut they could not penetrate the paste
board, which was only three inches
thick
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-10-22
FAILED I'M REAL POLITICS.
Rueful "reminiscences Of O Theatrt-
cal Star Who Was the
Easy Victim.

Maclyn Arbuckle, the successful star
of the eastern company playing George
AIDES THE County Chairman began his
career first as a lawyer, then he was q
politician. In the Theater Magazine an
pears this characteristic accoun OF the
demise of these early ambitions, written
by Mr.. ArbuckIe shortly after he became
an actor:
GAS I 20 about the city / notice signs
of Attorney at Law All me! lwonder
if they are young lawyers. II SO, my
heart goes out to them. There they sit,
companion pieces to Dickens Micaw-
Der. ever watching and waiting for some
thing to turn up Poor souls! They go
to their offices and open their Invisible
yoluminous mail, and take their clients
one at a time, and fill their safe drawers
with fves and retainers. On, 1t Is glori-
Gus! Three short weeks ago was one
of them-shingle swinging to the tune
of Destitute and Raggity' by the rough
Zephyrs of legal poverty, and 1t Is pro-
fessional, you know, to be legally poor.
But how different nowi I closed the lid
of the casket that bore all that remains
of the Legal Wreck and consigned the
remains to the fraternity that they
might be buried with becoming profess
sional dignity-funeral expenses to be
paid out of fees due me- fees that never
came! 1t is a great awakening from a
three years sleep, a young Rip a
Wrinkle slumber! Fight, you lawyers.
over our fees! Seize the farmers
lands. for fees, you know Take the
mules and cows. Sound forth your legal
arguments in the courts of justice! Look
you wise and enew your 30, 60 and 80
day paper in the bank. Take all. l
uuit-ciaim to you in fee simple for love
and affection. And, oh, you candidates
for political and judicial honors, ride
your scrawpy horses and mules through
Red river bottoms, dine with the dear
colored voters, kiss the sweet, pretty
little dirty child Of the dear voters. take
your mysterious grips to the speaking
ride all night. take stock in every
church, coloa ed and white, school bar
becue! Oh what bliss. what felicity, to
nave u uu6c SOkOiC Gu 6OhSAOANA
a five, and suggest that If 1t is not forth
coming he will surely turn his whole
following and district against YOU and
oh. what woe when you haven't the five
to stay his cruel power! At last the day
has come! Up early, spreading tickets
broadcast, Vote for Maclyn Arbuckle,
Justice of the Peace Opponent looking
slyly at you and ~1ondering about your
strength. Visit polls. Your men (col-
ored) proclaim You elected without a
doubt. Want a quarter for their din
ners. What's the news from Wagner's,
Hoom's, Holmes Schoolhouse, Will
kins' Woods? Conflicting accounts.
Sometimes ahead, sometimes behind.
The sun sets and you little know that
your glory and responsibility sets with
it. Polls close. Niggers yell (for every
body. Returns slowly come in. Hope
up, but votes down. Opponent gets full.
You go to bed, full of expectations. Get
I'D, fall down. Defeated You are a
member of the large and honorable body
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-10-22
Manufacture of copra OIL.

Copra is the meat of the cocoanut.
from which oil is extracted. The nut
IS broken by hand and the meat ex-
tracted and dried in kilns or in the sun.
rhe oil is generally used for the man
fracture of soap, but Of late years
methods of refining 1t have been per-
sected, with the result that a consider
sble proportion is now sold for alimen-
.ary purposes. Copra is not treated to
| first and second pressing, as are most
oil seeds. The raw material is first
,assed through a cylinder press. The
pulpy mass issuing therefrom is then
treated In a box press. and n distinc-
ion is made between the oils resulting
ron the two processes. The high
yrade oils are obtained by elar;fication
and filtration. Copra cake is very sell
'om treated by chemical process, "a
{ finds a ready sale for stock feeding
purposes,
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-10-22
a N REFRIGERATOR.
Il May Not Come Up to the Regula-
ton Ice Chest, But Surely It 10
More Convenient.

In the southern states, where the Their
mometer seldom gets below 60 or 70 de-
grees, except in the very heart of the
winter months, 1t is often a difficult prob
lem to keep perishable foods in good
condition. This Is also true in the north
ern states in the summer season, and the
housewife has to have an ice chest or
refrigerator in which to store certain
articles of food. Fruits of all kinds, but
ter, meats and similar vegetables must
be kept out of the heat. as We all know
that they will not be fit to put on the
table if they are not perfectly fresh. In
those families which are lucky enough
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-10-22

atives in large number from New York.
Chicago, and various parts of the
country attended the formal opening OF
this building, and a banquet in the
evening at the Post Tavern as guests
Of C. w. Post, Oct. 3, 1904.
The publishers inspected the 14'or ID
factory buildings of this father of the
prepared food industry with especial
Interest, for 1t has grown to its pres
ent colossal proportions in a trifie less
than 9 years, a marked example OF the
power of good and continuous adver-
Using of articles of pronounced merit.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-10-22
How to Make German Pie.

A delicious pie OF German origin Is
gaining favor here. 1t Is made of crust
raised over night, as bread Is raised.
with the addition Of an egg worked into
1t in the morning. Sweetened. to taste,
this crust is rolled out about an inch
thick, laid In a pan and the edges
trimmed. Peaches cut in slices are then
pressed Into the dough, sprinkled with
sugar, and grated lemon may be busted
over the fruit Apples may be used In
stead of peaches. and likewise buckle
berries.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-10-22

Out at Battle Creek, Mich, among
the trees, flowers and green lawns is q
most unique building devoted entirely
to advertising. 1t is occupied by the
Grandin Advertising Agency Ltd,
which handles among other accounts,
the advertising OF the Postum Cereal
Co. Ltd, aggregating In round hgures
one million dollars a year, perhaps the
largest appropriation of any one con-
Germ in the world. The furnishings CT
this grand structure are rich and COM
plete, and all the appointments are
worthy their beautiful environment.
Prominent newspaper andemagazine
publishers and their special represent
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-10-22
OPENING OFAUNIQUE BUILDING
A Monument of Wise and Successful Newspaper
Advertising.

In his address to Publishers at the
Battle Creek banquet Mr.. Post likened
the growth Of a modern commercial
enterprise to the growth of an apple-tree.
Good seed, plenty of work and water
are needed, but the tree Will not bear
apples without sunshine.
The sunshine to the commercial plant
is publicity secured by advertising.
1t is impossible even with the heaviest
Advertising to make a success unless the
article has merit of a high order. Merit
Is the good tree and sunshine makes
the apples grow. A good salesman
who knows how to talk with his pen can
present the logic, argument and sales
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-10-22
LIFTING IRON BY MAGNETS

many rolling mills, foundries and ma
chine shops for lifting heavy iron and
steel plates, beams, billets, and SO forth.
The a%pparatusi is capable of wide applica-
ton wherever an electric power current
is available for energizing the magnet.
1t is said that considerable time is saved
in comparison with the old methods. as
only two or three seconds are required
to impart the requisite lifting power.
Such magnets car be made to sustain a
weight of many tons.-Youth's Com
panion.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-10-22

man ability to thousands Of customers NJ
one time through the columns OF the
newspaper, a strong contrast to the old
fashioned way of talking to n GUS
toner at a time.
He spoke of the esteem OF the adver-
tiser for. a publisher that takes especial
interest in making the advertising an
nouncement attractive. Advertisements
should contain truthful information or
interest and value to readers. Tha
Postum methods have made Battle
Creek famous all over the world and
about doubled the population
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-10-22

Of Defeated Candidates Meet success
full candidate. Congratulate him. Knew
it all the time. Opponent gets full again.
Friends console, tell you you are all
right, only too young. Help you to pre-
pare for the Salt river packet. There
you are. Three long months canvassing.
starving, enduring, speaking, praying.
hoping and wavering! Money and office
gone. There you are! Where? You
don't know yourself. Nobody else"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-10-22
No Kinship.

Congressman James Hamilton Lewis
OF Chicago. is the politest man in the
country. When In Seattle. ons night
after making a fiery speech he was conn.,
Ing down the aisle bowling right and left,
when he discovered an elderly coiored
lady. why, good evening, nanny
the colonel said.
His speech hadn't pleased her. so she
replied: Look heah, sab, | is not yo'
nanny; you amt nothin' but les poor
white cash!"-Woman's Home Com.
panion.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-10-22
LOADS LIFTED BY MAGNETS
They Sustain Weight of Many Tons
and Have Supplanted Hooks
and Other Devices.

With the constant increase in the use
of the electric current for driving ma
chinery has come the introduction of
electromagnets in the place of hooks and
other devices, for fastening loads that
are to be lifted and carried by cranes.
Such magnets are now employed In
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-10-22
A Safe Third-Rail System.

An electric third rail system that is
claimed to be safe and trustworthy has
been invented by a Chicago man.. By
means of his device, in which the third
rail Is inverted and practically hidden
from view, the inventor declares it i'm
possible for persons or animals to come
In contact with the charged rail.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-10-22

ROWDED within
the compass of our
text we find declar-
alton Of a marvel
oustruth, the desig-
nation of a splendid
mission and the
rousing message OF
the prophets APP
peal. The Light
come into the
world; the glory OF
that Light to be
seen upon those
who come to the
Light. and the ur-
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-10-22
promoting Growth Of oysters.

One of the recent interesting food dis
coveries is that the growth and fatten-
Ing OF oysters may be promoted by sup
plying with commercial fertilizers tho
minute diatoms on which the hivalves
thrive. This discovery is due to DR.. H.
F. Moore, Of the Uaited States bureau OF
fsherie2
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-10-22
His glory shall be

part Oh the text. his RAOIS endii w
seen upon thee"
WHAT relationship to sustain to the
w Christ, the Light of the world
His glory to be seen upon US! But. oh,
how often it is far otherwise! No glory
of the Son shines through us. 1t is world
illness, and selfshness, and the multi
tude of other things which find express
sion in our lives and shine forth to in
fluence others away from Christ and
God. Lights in the world, and yet giving
out a false light. Set by God as those
who should reflect the Christ and falling
absolutely so to do. Think you there Ia
no need Of the prophets plea? Think you
that to every heart into which the Light
has shined there should not come the
cry: arise! Shine!" Yes, arise! You
need to get upon a higher plane. You
must rise out of your life of the flesh aur
live in the Spirit. You must cruelty the
affections and lusts of the old man, and
rise and put on the graces of character OF
the new man. 1t is a call to leave the
valley of the worlds life and to get up
upon the mountain top, where you may
be seen as a light in the world guiding
men to the true Light which is shining
through you. No man ever thinks OF
putting a beacon light on the low levels.
1t rises above every surrounding object
1t stands away above the projecting
rocks of the coast, and the leaping bill
lows can only dash and foam in their
mad effort to mount the lofty pile or
stone, While the faithful light shines out
unmoved far above. And so it should be
with the Christian. Arise! is the cry.
Carry the walls of the Christian graces
far upward where the light Christ has
given you may shine put upon the dark
ness of the world. Below the storm and
conflict of life may rage, the darkness
may be appalling, and the rocks watch
ing for their prey, but all unmoyed the
light far above will shine out and guide
many a soul to the safe haven OF Christ's
redeeming love.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-10-22

THE Christ, the perfect Model. the
i Saviour of men, has been exalted to a
place in the Heavens, and His disciples
have been left in the world to reflect His
glory. It may be difficult, yea, impossi-
BILE. to get the worlds people to look up
and see the Christ, but His disciples may
be the mirrors in which the beautiful
graces and virtues of the Christ
life may be reflected, and men
beholding shall be impressed and
influenced thereby. Let us, then, be
the mirrors in which the Light may be
sent into all the dark places of the earth.
It was not long after the mirror was
placed in the floor of the cathedral that
it was noted that more and more of the
worshipers were turning their gaze
from the mirrored reflection to the orig
inal painting. Having gained a vision,
a dawning conception, OF the beauty and
grandeur of the art treasure, they were
no longer content with only the mir
rored reflection. They wanted to study
and know the original. And so 1t is
bound to be with the disciples of Christ
who have been set as lights in the world.
If they faithfully reflect the life and
character of the Christ Whose they are
and Whom they serve it will not be long
until there will be many longing to see
md know the Christ Himself. They will
no longer be satisfied with the reflection,
but will want to meet the blessed Christ
face to face, and heart to heart. Then
will a new mirror be set la the worlds
pavement; then will there be new ligh.
shed in the DARK places; then will there
be other souls blessed, and the Gospel
light will be spread. Arise! Shine! Oh,
Christiani Thy Light has come! You
realize 1t. You know it. Why, then are
you not shining for Him? Arise!
Arise!! Arise!!! For there are perish
ing souls all about o who need the
light. And true it is that the voice of the
prophet Is the voice of God as be cries:
Shine!" What shall our answer
be? Because of the Christ Who has como
as Light into the world; because of the
souls perishing in the darkness of the
worlds sin: because we have been set as
lights in the world. surely we can make
but n reply. We will say: 1--WE will
let our lights so shine before men that
they may see u good works and
glorify our Saviour In Heaven"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-10-22
LIGHTS IN
THE WORLD
~ Sermon by the Highway and ~
W Byway" Preacher. 81
tCopyright, 1904, by J. NJ. Edson.l
Chinnrn Gnnanr Ont 16 ]

Chicago. Sunday, Oct. 16. 1901.
Text:-"Arise, shine; for Thy Light Is
come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon
thee. His glory shall be seen upon
thee."-Isaiah 60:1-2
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-10-22

THE great initial truth Is that light
i has come iato the world. This is
the center from which all other truth
radiates. Light in the world, and yet
how indifferent we are to that Light.
How unresponsive to it's quickening
rays. The hard bare rock by the road
side lies under the rays of the sun, it's
surface is warmed thereby, but how
unresponsive and Indifferent it is to the
great light holder glowing in the heav-
n But the little flower by the edge
OF the great rock eagerly watches for the
first faint ray of light in the east and
then unfolds its petals to the advancing
tight. 1T catches the rare tints of the
rainbow in its leaf and flower as it fol-
lows the sun in its course. 1t is con-
scious of the light all the livelong day
and, responsive to that light, itgrows In
stature and beauty. All, how like tbs
rock by the roadside is the human heart.
The Light that las come falls upon it,
and yet it feels 20 Lew impulses, it TN
dergoes no change, it remains the same,
hard unresponsive thing that it wGs be-
fore the Light came and shined upon it.
God does not want us to be like the
stone. He wants us to be as the respon-
eive flower. He wants is to be conscious
of the Light by the quichening and de-
~veIoping processes which He would set
In motion. He wants us to grow up in
that Light. He wants us to catch the
colorings and fragrance which come
from fellowship with the Christ. John
tells us that IF we walk in the Light
rs He is in the Light, we have fellow
ship one with another. and the blood
of Jesus Christ. His Son, cleanseth us
from all sim" Oh, how day by day we
ought to be conscious of this Light In
the world. How the message, "Thy
Light Is come, and the glory Of the Lord
Is risen upon theel" ought to stir our
hearts, and make Us eager to have real
tied in us the declaration of the last