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The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1904-12-20

Japanese torpedo boats attacked
the Russian battleship Sevastopal
and other vessels at Port Arthur;
the battleship is reported badly dam
aged; one torpedo boat missing.
Sasoneff, the murderer of Interior
Minister Won Plehwe, was sentenced
in St. Petersburg to penal servitude
for life and Sikorifsky, his accom-
plice, to 20 years penal servitude.
Russian officials say they are en-
tirely satisfied with the military sit
uation in Manchuria; by February
Gen. Kuropatkin will have about
half a million troops near Mukden.
Bids were opened for the construc-
ton of the battleship New Hamp-
shire and armored cruisers North
Carolina and Montana, at Newport
News, the figures being unusually
low.
A picked squadron of 40 or so
men from the Rough Rider regi-
ment, of which President Roosevelt
was colonel during the war with
Spain, will constitute a guard of
honor at the Presidents Inaugural
ton.
Twenty-three men were arrested
in Baltimore last week on a charge
of burglary. They are believed to
be the gang that has been robbing
postofices and banks in Maryland,
North and South Carolina, virginia
and other States.
Mrs. Chadwick was greeted upon
her arrival at Cleveland, Ohio, by a
bowling mob, who hooted and jeered
at her as she was taken into the
county jail; there are now seven in
dictments against her in the Federal
Court and it is impossible for her to
give the bail required.
Aaron P. Prioleu, colored, Repub-
lican candidate at the last election
for Congress in the First district
of South Carolina, was convicted in
the United States Court Monday of
interfering with and opening a de-
coy letter while a railway postal
clerk in 1902.
The Court of Appeals of the Dis
trict of Columbia has affirmed the
decision in the p~ostofice fraud
cases against August W. Machen.
George E. Lorenz and Diller B. and
Samuel A. Croft. These men we're
sentenced to two years in the peni-
tertiary and to pay a fine of $4,000
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1904-12-20
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The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1904-12-20
GENERAL NEWS
The Lesser Events of Last Week.

ported in different quarters of Rus
STA.
Willett M. Hays was nominated
for Assistant Secretary of Agricul
ture.
Eugene F. Ware relinQuished his
duties as Commissioner of Pen.
sions.
The japanese continue to bonn.
bard the warships in Port Arthur
harbor.
The cold and stormy weather
caused a number of deaths from,
freezing.
Fifty persons we're injured by the
st. Petersburg police in suppressing
an anti-Government riot.
The Japanese cruiser Saiyen
struck a mine and sunk November
80 while ~bombarding Port Arthur.
Virginia members of Congress
will make a contest for an appro,
priation for the jamestown Expo
sition.
A meeting of cotton ginners is to
be held in Dallas, Tex, December 10,
to organize a national ginners' asso-
citation.
DR.. r. S. Woodward, of New
York. will succeed DIR. D. @. Gilman
as president of the Carnegie Insti-
tuition.
Chairman o. W. Stewart, of the
Prohibition National Committee,
made a bitter attack on John G..
Woolley.
The entire junior class at the Vir-
ginia Polytechnic Institute resigned
because of the dismissal of n of it's
members.
Roosevelt's popular plurality for
President over Judge Parker is esti-
mated by the New York Times as
2,546,16O
The faculty has practically ex-
PEELED the 125 members of the junior
class at the Virginia Polytechnic
Institute.
1t is believed that Marshal Oya-
ma will get heavy achievements
and advance soon against General
Kuropatkin.
1t is believed that the second peace
conference at The Hague will not
be held until after the close of the
Russo-Japanese war.
Georgia saw mill men report great
improvement in demand for lumber
and have raised the price for coast
wise stock for 1905 one dollar per
thousand feet.
DIR. Hunter, the boil weevil expert
of the United States Department of
Agriculture. was among those who
addressed the cotton convention at
Shreveport, La, and said the pest
has caused a damage of $4,000. 900.
Frank H.. Cunningham, president
OF the National Association of Ru-
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-08-06
THIS STORY HAS A MORAL.
It's About a Little Stranger Who Now
Is 1.-The Nices9 Girl on Fukin
Street."

That's WAat they call Drusilla now,
the other little girls who live on Eukin
strcet-which isn't mentioned in the
city directory, but which is a real
street just the same. But when Dru-
silla first came 10 live on Eukin stree.
the other little girls didn t SO call her.
In fact, they called her that horrid
new girl" instead. And Drusilla got
To hear of it, somehow. and felt just
as unhappy as you or l would do in
similar case.
Now Drusilla isn't horrid she never
was horrid. never was anything but u
nice, sweet, sensible little girl. The
other girls only thought she must be
hOrrid because they didn't know her,
and didn't want to take anyone else
into their set" All the other little
girls on Eukin street-which is such
a short street that nearly everybody
living on it knows everybody else
had known each other since they could
remember. They thought it would be
Just awful" to have another little gil
walking to and from school with them,
playing on and about the lawns and
the empty lot they all shared in COM
mon during vacation season. taking
part in all the fun. Therefore they
snubbed Drusilla, without stopping to
think about it. When she walked
down the side Of the street on which
they were playing they all crossed to
the other side; and when she shyiy
smiled at them they just looked ugly,
instead OF smiling back. In fact, jim
ME Murphy did say that he believed
his sister Annie put out her tongue
at Drusitla, n day, but Mrs. Murphy
said she could scarcely believe one of
her children could be SO rude and i'll
bred as that. And Annie didn't say
anything; only her cheeks were very
red.
1t was the very next day that all got
acquainted with Drusilla, and it came
about so simply. The little pet puppy
dog that Jennie Crews was trying to
bring up ran away by itself and didn't
come back at all. And Jennie almoSt
cried as the twilight d%arkened; il
did seem so awful to think of that
poor little, dear little. dog out alone
in the dark, hungry and cold, and as
miserable as could be. But %Puppykins
never came back. although she called
and called lin, and all the other girls
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-08-06
SOME TRUE DOG STONES.
One Shaggy Little Canine Saved a
Train and a Big st. Bernard
Rescued a Miner.


Twenty-Five dollars for a dog collar
seems like a waste of money but there
is d shaggy little canine out in Colora~
do who earned q collar costing that
amount. and so long as he earned IL
himself nobody need care. 1t was this
way. One stormy night, a few months
ago, the dogs master was aroused III
the middle of the night by a furious
barking, and, upon investigating, dis
covered that a burning bridge ON the
railroad near by was the cause of the
disturbance. Back AMI forth from the
house to the bridge and from the
bridge to the house the excited dog
ran, becoming Quieted only when his
master dressed and visited the scene
of the fire, which he did just in time
TO flag a long freight train, thus saving
it from destruction. For his wise act
in saving the train $25 was sent to
doggie's owner, and the entire amount
was spent on the fine collar which he
now wears.
Prince Leo, a monster st. Bernard.
living in the Arkansas range of Colo
RADIO, is another wonderful dog. So
many wonderful things has Prince
Leo accomplished that his master
lately refused an offer of $40, 900 for
him One OF this dogs remarkable
acts occurred during a blizzard in Feb
ruary, near the Little Louisa mine. A
workman had been sent some distance
for a can of machine oil, but the storm
increased with such fury that the man
was unable TO return, wandering abou.
the mountain side in a daZed condi~
ton, until finally, exhausted, he fell
and lost consciousness. Alarmed at
the workman's prolonged absence,
Prince Leo was called, given the scent
and dispatched to search for the miss
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-08-06
FLOATING


Mrs. S. S, Cashdoilar is a merchant 81
Lane, Tenn.
The longest word in the English Ian
glIaee was coined b. Mr.. Gladstone
Observation-Disclosures"
The postage on letters between Mex
leo and Canada is to be reduced at nee
from five cents 10 two cents.
The house in Raleigh, N. c., where
Andrew Johnson w&s born has been pur-
chased by the Colonial Danes. Il will
be q museum.
During the work of dredging at the
new harbor at Havre a wooden warsbir
has been discovered buried in the mud,
and six cannon, still loaded, have been
recovered.
1t is suggested that the waste sugar
cane in Hawaii-more than 1000. 900
tons a year-which IS now consumed as
fuel, could be more profitably used for
the manufacture of paper.
Radium costs something like G3,-
200, 900 a pound; but DR.. G. F. Lee in his
Philadelphia laboratory has diseov-
cred a means whereby the new substance
can be bought at the reduced price Of
G100, 900 a pound.
Atchison is probably the only town
in Kansas that has pensiOn6d a dis
abled employee. William Hoover, assist
ant chief of the fire department. has
been retired on account of disability
r. M e -.-- -
an allowance of $50 q month.
At West Point it has been decided
that no fat cadet may go into the cav
airy, because he must lack the agility
of the ideal horseman and must prove
q burden 10 his steed. Eek sessive
weight" says Gen. Burton (inspector),
"is fuinQus to a horse, is cumbersome
to a rider and weakens the endurance
Of the Individual"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-08-06
PLAYING UNDER THE TREE.
I've a new play 20 play with me.

I've a new play 20 play with me.
n this is what 1t is:
I'll make right here. 'longside the tree,
A village just like this.
Now that's the church. and that's a house
And there's the blacksmith shop;
Oh, / forgot the church's spire!
I'll put one right on top.
And row, another house I'll build,
Where mamma lives with me;
THIS room I'll have with dolIies filed,
A table set for tea
New. for my garden! ~Stick-and stick
I'll put a fence around;
Then lots of flowers | like I'll pick
And stand them in the ground.
These are for cows-just coming hcme-
And driving them is Nell;
oh, good-here's Nell!-the cows have
comet
And there's the supper bell.
-RhOda Dendron, in Good Housekeeping.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-08-06

Kushequa, Pa, Aug. l.-(SpeciaD-In
this section of Pennsylvania there is a grow
ing belief that for such Kidney Diseases
as Rheumatism and Lame Back there is
oaly one sure TG cure lane ana tnat Is G fpo,n ; inc.
cases as that of Mrs. NJ. L. Dawson, of this
place. She tells the story herself as fol-
loYs:-
II have suffered from Rheumatism for
thirty years and find that Dodd's Kidney
Pills have lone me more good than any
bothered with Lame Back, and / can only
say that my back hasn't bothered me since
l took Dodd's Kidney Pills"
Considering that Mrs. Dawson only took
two boxes Of Dodd's Kidney Pills, the re-
suit would be considered wonderful if it
results daily. Kushequa is fast arriving az
a verdict that "Dodd's Kidney Pills are the
one sure cure for rheumatism"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-08-06

ing one. Hours passed. The storm
increased until an awful bowling hur-
ricane with sleet and snow swept
every foot of the mountains and an
yOns, and all hope for the return of
either the man or the brave dog IA
abandoned. However, at nine o'clock
that night Prince Leo's barking was
heard at the mine cabin door, where
he was found with his unconscious
burden. Once inside the cabin the
faithful beast refused to allow anyone
to touch his charge until he had sue
ceeded in licking the sufferer back TO
consciousness.
And here's the story of a common,
big, yellow dog, who has lately been
arrested. 1t is so-arrested by the
Mexican authorities~charged with be-
ing a smuggler. This dogs owner, a
cunning Mexican, has for months
used the animal in evading the GUS
toms laws by tying to the dogs neck
a basket in which c~ontraband goods
were placed. The canine was laugh.
to sneak with his load through the
IkfS1 OOACl oIo o(ASoO thS
into the United States, thus escaping
the alert eyes Of the government rid
ers who patrol the line. At last, how
ever, the animal was captured with
evidence of guilt in his basket, and
now be is in prison with his master.
Poor fellow! He only did what he
thought was his duty, but the law is
strict as to smugglers, and no doubt
this dog will be severely punished.
What child living in the cities is
there, asks the Chicago RecOrd-Her-
aid, who does not despise the dog
catcher? Well, the other day one OF
these miserable dog-catchers took
from the door of a poor family their
sole guardian and comfort, Zip. the
children's playmate. and dragged him
off to the pound, where he was to be
killed just because his owners were
too poor to purchase a tag for him
Pleadings at the pound availed not.
but an officer of the Humane society
heard of the occurrence, and after
looking into the matter and finding
that Zip was really useful as a watch
dog, interceded with the mayor, and
in consequence carried to the pound
keeper. much to the children's glee, a
regular pardon for their companion,
who trotted home happy, bearing III
his mouth a huge bone which the OFF,
Ger gave him. This is, perhaps, the
first case on record where a dog has
received an official pardon, regularly
signed and sealed.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-08-06

went over to visit Jennie in the eve
ming, to try and cheer her up.
They were all trying to play merry
games and pretending they were not
thinking of the puppy at all when
there came a gentle little ring at the
door-bell. And there on they step
they all rushed to the door, hoping it
might be somebody with the puppy
stood Drusilla, and she had a little
brown bundle in her arms.
"He was crying in a corner of the
vacant lot, just crying like a baby
explained Drusilla, all smiles and
bushes and friendly excitement and
shyness, and knew he was your
puppy, so l brought him home"
Come in dear, and play with the
Others" said Mrs. Crews, appearing
behind the eager group OF little girls
who surged about the puppy and came
near to forgetting his new friend. And
she gently drew the little stranger,
who would have slipped off silently, in
among the rest
Ten minutes later they were all play
ing again, with the puppy safely,
warmly tucked up in his basket, and
Drusilla was as merry and lively as
any of them. And now-though all
this happened but a few weeks ago
they call Drusilla the incest girl on
the street." as | told you.
or course she was just as nice from
the beginning, only they wouldn't give
her a chance to show it. And-well,
If you have any new little girls in
Jour neighborhood, children, you
might bear this true story In mind
Chicago Record Herald.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-08-06
THE CIPHER WAS TOO MUCH
Telegraph Operator Thought the Mes
sage Was Too Much Twisted
to Save.

Willie Secretary Hay was in tie country
one summer, an important piece OF official
business was pending, and he arranged with
Washington that any news that might ar
rive about the matter should be telegraphed
to him in cipher.
: Day after day he waited, says the New
York Tribune, but no telegram came. One
morning, happening to go to the lonely
little telegraph Office, he said to the OF
orator:
q suppose you have received no dis
patch for me:'
why, yes, sir" the operator replied.
''there was a dispatch for you the other
day, but it was all twisted and confused.
| couldn't make head or tail of it, so I
didn't think it was any use to send it up to
you."
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-08-06
White Elephant Is Sacred.

A white elephant is considered sa-
cred in Siam, and when one shuffies
off this mortal coil it is given a funer-
al grander than that accorded to
princes of royal blood. Buddhist priests
oficiate, and thousands Of devout ST.
amese men and women follow the de-
ceased animal to the grave. Jewels
and offerings representing much
wealth are buried with the elephant
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-08-06

II DING the will of Cod may bring suf-
IL fering, but it means blessing in the
end. But what comfort to know that
the affection is in line with the will OF
God. Peter says (and who is there who
knew what suffering meant better thar
he-surely none, save it were Paul.:
Wherefore let them also that suffer
according to the will of God commit
their souls in well doing to a faithful
Creator" The Cody shall suffer perse-
cution, but what glory is to some day
shine out. of that suffering! We say
"Thy will be done as though it were
the hardest and saGdest thing in all the
world, when it is the most glorious, for
that will will find its Joy and ~realiza.
ton ultimately in the best and mostsen-
during. Doing Gods will is a copartner-
ship affair. Christ by His indwellinG
Spirit is present and ready to help us do
what We cannot do ourselves. And not
only does Christ's strength become our
strength, but His desires become our
desires. '"The Spirit maketh interces-
sion for us with groanings which cannot
be uttered; and He which s~earcheth the
hearts knoweth what is the mind of the
Spirit. because He maketh intercession
for the saints according to the will of
Cod" Surely, this is blessed encourage
ment for those who desire to know and
do the will of God. Christ the One Who
gives us His righteousness, Christ the
One Who dwells within to help us do
the will of God. The highest end an6
aim OF man should be, as Peter puts it. to
no longer live the rest of his time in the
flesh to the lusts Of men, but to the will
Of God. Let US will to do be VIII OF
God!
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-08-06
On Him at Last.

The story is related of a gentleman OF
economical tendency who was always will
ing to accept the hospitality of others, but
never offered any himself. When he died
his acquaintance placed 4 monument upon
his grave with this inscription: This is on
men. Y. Times.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-08-06
Back to the Flood.

"MacIntosh boasts a good deal about his
family, doesn't he?"
Yes, | think lie claims that the head
OF his family was the original Macintosh
that Noah had with him during that rainH
eason.'-Philadelphia Press.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-08-06

PHRASE common
in the world to-day
is Gods WILL" or
the will of God"
However much CT
little the term is
understood, certain
it is that it is fire.
quently used. AS
part of the Lords
prayer, it finds fire.
Quent u%tterance in
religious gather
ings and fraternal
organizations. 1t
&c ca acSU IN sneak
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-08-06

That red ant they are importing for the
cotton fields appears to serve the double
function of killing the boil weevil and keep
ing the cotton pickers lively.-Milwaukee
Sentinel.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-08-06
Time to Watch Her.

THE Artist-Ah, size has such delicate
curves in her mouth!
The Cynic-Did you ever see her eat corn
off the ear ::-Chicago Daily News.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-08-06
DOING THE |
WILL OF GOD !
"A sermon by the Highway and AZ
y Byway" Preacher. u
Copyright, 1904, by j. N. Rdson.l
Chicago. Sunday. july

Chicago. Sunday. July 81, 1904.
Iext: And He STRETCHED forth His hand
towards His disciples. n said: Behold,
My mother and My brethren! For who
eoeVer Shall dothe will Of MY Father Who
" IN Heaven. he Is My brother, and sister,
and mother Mai 1c.AQ-5n
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-08-06

Just think what hardship and suffering
would follow if the political machinists
should strike this year. You needn't be
alarmed, however.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-08-06
Many Castles on the Rhine.

The most picturesque and ancient
looking river is the Rhine. 1t has "a
venerable castles ON its banka
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-08-06
Definition.

J~ohnny-Pa, what is a specialist!
PA specialist. Johnny, is a man whs
only stops the murder on his own beat
n. Y. Sun.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-08-06

Burning the ledgers VIII nos balance the
hnnk<-Chirac o T-ihune.
The Washington times., 1904-01-02
A NAVY NOVEL

The inability of the outsider to I'M
derstand the spirit OF the service IS
thus rather amusingiy illustrated in an
early chapter likely to enlighten some
of these same outsiders on the twisted
ness of their views.
Mrs Cartwright was so cheerful. 50
optimistic. so positively eager for the
fray that in some quarters she was
freely accused Of heartlessness. Yet, no
one who understood her devotion to her
husband could doubt that if she was
willing to expose him TO Spanish bull
let's. 1t was the supremest proof she
could give of her patriotism. and that
she would have exposed herself 10 them
with far greater cheerfulness-
Among those most firmly convinced OF
Mrs. Cartwright's coldness of heart
was an old maiden aunt OF the captains
who. ever since the destruction of the
Maine. had been writing him frantic let
tiers urging him to resign his commits
sion. These letters pierced like rays OF
sunshine through the tragic gloom OF
the atmosphere, and afforded the Cart
wrights infinite amusement.
ITO have characterized the old lady's
attitude as either cowardly or dishonor-
ter Euilelessness- Reasons slipped from
her ungrasping mentality as easily IS
from an insistent childs- Finding her
appeal u her nephew without result
she had written to his wife, who. she
took it for granted. would share her
feelings. She never got over the shock
of Mrs. Cartwright's reply. She hal
always before supposed that Clara loved
her husband. But now it was all too.
evident shat she did not. Poor Julius,
1t was doubtless his wife's indifference
that made him so willing TO be killed
Some of the very people who shrank
terrified from the thought OF war with
Spain and prayed for peace. with dis
honor or anything else. so it WIS
peace. may have forgotten their
Mysteries. but If so. they will find re-
here. The book deserves 70
be kept. as a faithful study o. Ameri-
can naval life at that time. il for no
other reason The character dra wing is
well done and the style clear cut. forci-
full and terse. Moreover. there is humor
in nearly every page. New York: The
Macmillan Company
The Washington times., 1904-01-02

fro. gathering garlands OF myrtle and
laurel, bringing home yule logs with
pretty old songs and ceremonies. and in
various ways making ready for the all
impo: can't festival.
Not q house IN Sur Varne but in
some manner told the coming of the
blessed birthday. and especially were
there great preparations in the cottage
OF the shepherd. Pere Michaud. This
cottage. covered with white stucco. and
matched with long marsh-grass. stood
at the edge OF the village: olive and
mulberry trees clustered about IL. and
a wild Jasmine vine clambered ove-
the doorway. while on this particular
morning all around the low. PROTECTING,
caves hung a row of tiny wheat sheayes
swinging i'm the crisp December air. and
twinkling in the sunlight like a golden
fringe. For the Pere Michaud had been
up betimes, making ready the Christ
mas feast for the birds. which no Pro
vencal peasant ever fOrgets at this gra-
cious season: and the birds knew II, for
already dozens OF saucy robins and lin
nets and fieldfares were gathering in
the Pere's mulberry trees their mouths
fairly watering with anticipation.
The criche, or mimic village Of Beth
lenem, which 70 every peasant OF
Provence is a part OF Christmas fes-
tivity, is then described in detail. In
deed, a valuable element in this little
book is the vividness and truth of it's
local color. No child can read it with
out learning something. Indianapolis:
The Bobbs-Merrill Company