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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-12-16

men. The popularity and success OF
the speaker with members of the house
like those Of the president with all
public men-depend largely upon the
tactfulness of his secretary. That Off
cial must intuitively know the relative
Importance of the business the visitors
have with the speaker, be able to ar
range audiences for those who have
the most important matters to discuss
and politely to dismiss those who are
inclined to be importunate and whose
affairs are not Of the greatest interest.
To discriminate properly and not give
offense requires rare genius, but it is
necessary to save the speaker worry
and trouble that would otherwise tend
to break him down.
Mr.. Busby is exceptionally well
equipped for just this sort of work. He
has a complete, comprehensive grasp
pending before congress and his judg-
ment of whom to admit to the speaker
and what subjects ought to be discuss
ed by them is unerring. He is polite
and courteous and is able to deny WIS.,
itOrs an audience with the speaker with
q graceful tact that sends them away
disappointed, but not offended. Mr..
Busbey was a newspaper man for a
quarter of a century before the speaker
asked him to accept this responsible
place. He has a very wide acquaint-
ance with public men throughout the
country and as correspondent of a Chi
cago paper accompanied the late Pres
ident Mckinley on all the tours and
the latter made for several
years before he was nominated for the
presidency.
Mr.. Busbey is an authority on the
and on financial subjects and his
in that direction has been
Of great value to many members Of the
no nse.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-12-16
A BRAIN WORKER.
Must Have the Kind of Food That
Nourishes Brain,

Il Inn a literary man whose nervous
energy is a great part of my stock in
trade, and ordinarily I have little pa
thence with breakfast foods and the
extravagant claims made of them. But
l cannot withhold my acknowledg-
ment of the debt that l owe to Crane.
Nuts food.
Il discovered long ago that the very
bulkiness Of the ordinary diet was not
calculated to give one a clear head, the
power of sustained, accurate thinking
l always felt heavy and sluggish in
mind as we'll as body after eating the
ordinary meal, which diverted the
blood from the brain to the digestive
apparatus.
81 tried foods easy of digestion. but
found them usually deficient in nutri-
ment. I experimental with MANY
breakfast foods and they, too, proved
unsatisfactory, till l reached Grape
Nuts. And then tie problem was
solved.
"Grape-Nuts agreed with me perfect
iy from the beginning, satisfying my
hunger and supplying the nutriment
that SO many other prepared foods
lack.
II had not been using 1t very long
before I found that I was turning out
an unusual quantity and quality of
work. Continued use has demon
stratcd to my entire satisfaction that
Grape-Nuts food contains all the ele-
ments needed by the brain and nerv-
GUS system of the hard working public
writer" Name given by Postum Co.,
Battle Greek, Mich.
There's Q. reason. Read the little
,ook, "The Road to We1yyille," In pkgs.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-12-16

constituents with public documents
and garden seeds. Often upon the
falthfulness OF the private secretary
depends the congressman's hope of re.
nomination and reelection. The secre,
taries to senators and representatives
are required to save the latter from
the opportunities of cranks, INDECENT
constituents and over-importunate Of
flee seekers. They do not always sue.
ceed in impressing the visitors with
the fact that they can do business in
the place of their employer, as was II.
Illustrated the other day in the case OF
OF a well-known senator's secretary.
An elderly lazy called at the sens
tors office and was greeted by the sec
rotary. We'll, Mrs. Blank, what ca,
| do for you! asked the young man il
his p~leasantest way.
Mrs. Blank rather tartly told him tt
notify the senator that she was there
and wanted TO speak to him on bust.
ness.
We'll, will you please tell me the
nature of the b~usiness?" inquired the
secretary.
mo, / will not discuss the matter
with you at ALL" retorted the lady.
The secretary tried to explain that
it was customary for those calling
upon the senator to state the nature
Of their business to the secretary. BY
this time the elderly lady had grows
impatient and indignant, and glarins
at the young man, said:
You need not think that you are
the only tin q on the shelf"
This bit of slang from an old lady |
rather upset the young man, but he re
mo, l am only a piece OF
scrap IRON" The lady left in a b"fI
and has not been back to see the sena
tor since.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-12-16
Tennessee Praise.

Dayton, Tenn, Dec. llth Especially
Among many prominent residents to
praise Dodd's Kidney Pills is Mr.. N. R.
Roberts, of this place. He tells of what
they have done for him, and his words
will go deep into the hearts of all who
are suffering in the same way. He says:
Il was a martyr to Kidney Trouble,
but Dodd's Kidney Pills completely cured
in case there should be any return of the
old trouble, but / am thankful to say
they did their work so we'll there has not
been the slightest sign of my old COM
plant coming back. The pain in my
back used to be terrible. If I got down I
had O. hard job to get straight again. But
my back is like a new one now and 1 can
stoop as much as I please. l don't believe
there ever was any medicine half so good
as Dodd's Kidney Pills."
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tor since

that a citizen of that place had been
branded with the letter "D' because
he deserted from the army during the
civil war. Corporal Tanner says that
this story ought itself to be branded
with the big letter "F'' as a fake of
the first water.
mo officer" he says, would have
dared to do such a thing as to brand
one of his soldiers with a red-hot iron.
Furthermore such punishment was not
necessary, as the act Of desertion in
wal time called for the most severe of
all punishments-death."
Corporal Tanners denounclng of the
branding story as a fake, has called at
tention to other milder punishments
that obtained in the sixties, but which
are no longer allowed in either the reg
ular or volunteer armies. Among these
punishments was the wearing of a
large placard inscribed Thief" which
was imposed on those who committed
larceny.
Another form of punishment was the
drumming out of camp. This was gen
OAoAAy GU " dll lOllOWoIS
not regularly attached to the army and
consisted in the drummers and fifers
playing "The Rogues' March" while
the offenders were escorted beyond the
camp limits. Other classes of offend. |
ers were "bucked and gagged by ty- |
ing their arms and legs and by placing
a bayonet crosswise in their mouths |
and firmly tied back of their heads |
The most dreaded of all the minor
forms Of correction was running the
gauntlet" 1t consisted of making the
run between two long lines of
soldiers each of whom was armed with
paddle or thick switch and took a
hearty whack at the offender as he
rushed along. These punishments are
,nly "reminiscences now, whose recitals
serve TO enliven the veterans 1amI
Tres.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-12-16
E DEFINITIONS.

A snob is a superficial figure consist
Ing of nothing but side.
A half sheet of note paper has posi-
ton and magnitude, but no weight.
A legal joke is that which possesses
length and breadth, but Is without
point.
A speech may be delivered at any
length, on any subject. at any distance
from that subject.
A sermon is the longest distance be-
tween two points, namely, the point at
which it begins and the point at which
It leaves of.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-12-16
The Speakers Secretary.

HE speakers right
hand man in the
present prelimi-
nary work of get
ting up commit
tees Is his secre-
tary, l. White
Busbey. The lat
ter possesses q
wonderful fund of
good nature and is
one of the most
tactful secretaries
who ever handled
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-12-16
Emma Cole y

Girls modesty and oversensitiveness
often puzzle their mothers and battle
physicians. because they withhold til siI
confidence at this critical period.
A mother should come to her chil6is
aid and remember that Lydia e. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound will at this
time prepare the system for the coming
change and start the menstrual period
in a young girls life without pain or
Irregularities.
Miss Emma Cole of Tullahoma, Tenn,
writes:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham>-
81 want to tell you that I am enjoying bet
ter health than I AVE for years, and / owe
it all to Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com.
pound.
when fourteen years of age I suffered al,
most constant pain, n for two or three
years l had soreness n pain in my side,
headaches and was dizzy and nervous, and
doctors all failed to help me.
Lydia E.. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
was recommended, and after taking it my
health began to improve rapidly, n I think
It saved my life. sincerely hope my expert
ence win be a help to other girls who are pass
ing from girlhood to ~womanhood, for I know
you Compound will do as much for them"
If you know of any young girl who is
sick and needs motherly advice ask her
to write Mrs. Pinkharn, Lynn, Mass,
and she will receive free advice which
will puther on the right road to strong,
healthy and happy womanhood.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-12-16

PEAklNG OF Secr6
taries, those useful
attaches to public
men have queer
experiences and al
times rather diff.
cult work to do.
Each member OF
the house has q
private secretary,
who is often en-.
trusted with his
political work and
with pla C a t / n g
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-12-16
False Tales.
ORPORAL

.RHORAL IAN
ner, the new com
mander-in-chief OF
the Grand Army
OF the Republic,
has taken &C.
casion to destroy
some of the fiction
regarding the pun.
ishments Of SOL
diers in the civil
war. A story was
recently sent out
q western
town to the effect
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-12-16

ne really IuulSpen-
sable member of
the speakers cab;-
net is Mr.. Asher G.
Hinus, whose off,
cial title is clerk
at the speakers
table," He is the
p arlia m g ntary
sharp Of the house.
He is a veritaele
walking encyclo-
pedia CT parlia-
mentary q,
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-12-16
WASHINGTON LETTER
sUNCLE JOE" CANNON RETURNS
IN EXCELLENT HEALTH.
INSPIRES REAL AFFECTION
Ascher G.. Kinds Parliamentary Sharp
of House - Delicate and Impor-
tant Post of Secretary-Con-
gressmen Depend on Them.
INGTON.-So

4 S II INGTON.-So
far as practical re-
suits go Uncle
Joe" Cannon is al
ready C t e d
speaker of the next
house. He is as
b arranging
committees. isten-
ing to applications
for places on them,
consulting W t h
the minority lead
er of the house re-
on riding them and
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-12-16

practices and presidents. He has made
parliamentary practice his life study
and was brought to Washington by the
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-12-16
On Him

Ethyl Ito Gladys. who has witnessed
a game of football for the first timel-
Was Reggie on the eleven?
Gladys-Well. dear, from where | sat
it looked as though the eleven were ON
him.-Lippincott's.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-12-16
CRISIS OF GIRLHooD
a TIME OF PAIN AND PERIL
Miss Emma Cole Says that Lydia y
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has
saved Her Life and Made Her Well

How many lives of beautiful young
girls have been sacrificed just as they
were ripening into womanhood ! How
many Irregularities or displacements
have been developed at this important
period. resulting in years Of suffering
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-12-16

"Clerk of the Speakers Table,
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-12-16

Some compliments fall fat, others
fiatter.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-12-16
Difficult Tasks.

- X Of secre
Arizona republican., 1905-05-13
ITS END WILL BE TODAY
Three Deadly Blows at the Chicago
 Teamsters' Strike.

Philadelphia, May 12.-FOur men were killed and two score others were more or less seriously burned today by the collapse of an immense gas hold CT at the Point Breese works of the United Gas Improvement company in the southern part of the city.
 The deed:
 GEORGE H. WHALEN, a tin roOfer.
 JAMES OGILBIE, his assistant.
 OWEN BRADY.
 ROBERT FLEMING, employe of the gas company.
 The gas holder collapsed from some unknown cause and the great volume of gas which the holder contained ex- ploded with such force that buildings within a radius of a half mile were shaken.
 It is believed that when the gas es- capped from the holder it was ignited by a timers furnace causing a great flame. There were more than fifty men a short distance from the tank and nealy all of them were either badly burned or scorched.
Arizona republican., 1905-05-13
Held up by a Negro Who
 Is no More
A WIFE HELD HOSTAGE
The Ransom Paid and Soon After a Pack Of BIOOdhOunds Led nob to the Hiding Place of the Desperate. Then the Rope.

Cairo, Ills. May 12-Tom Wither- spoon, a negro was taken from officers at Belmont, Mo, fifteen miles below Cairo, at o'clock this evening by a mob of several hundred persons and hanged in the public square to a large swing.
 Early this morning the negro said to be Witherspoon, who only recently re- turned from the Missouri penitentiary went to the home of Fred Hess, three miles below Belmont, and at the point of a rifle demanded $500. Hess who is a member of the Missouri legislature, told the negro that he did not have that much money in the house. The negro ordered him to go to Belmont and get the money. He compelled Hess to hitch up a horse and buggy and ordered him to get in with his wife and child. The negro then saddled another horse and, mounting it told Hess to drive toward Belmont and when near that place the negro forced Mrs. Hess and the child to get out of the buggy and enter a deserted shanty
 The negro then told Hess to drive to Belmont and send the money back by a negro preacher inside of one hour or he would kill his wife and child.
 Hess hurried to Belmont and got the money and sent it back by the negro preacher. The desperado immediately mounted a horse and rode up the Iron Mountain tracks. A posse was or ganized at once by Belmont and Col umbus citizens and a small party fol- lowed the negro in a switch engine and discovered that he took refuge in the swamps around First Lake Blood hounds were secured from Charleston, and a negro was fOIIDd in a daSert Q q shanty.
 He was captured and taken to Bel mont by the officers. A mob of several hundred persons had formed in Bel mont and they immediately took charge of the negro and, despite his begging and pleadings, they rushed him into the public square and secured rope from large swing and strung the negro up as the guilty man.
Arizona republican., 1905-05-13

operations difficult The floor of the m morgue was covered with water and most of the buildings that remain standing admitted streams of water through the roofs and sides, and the temporary hospital where the injured remaining here are kept, leaked like a siove, wetting a number of the pa tients. The storm which was accom- panied IT, somo wind and hail, served to frighten the residents, but those who were able, kept bravely at work water and mud, caring for their suffering injured and burying their dead. Several of the newly-made graves were filled with water.
 Two more injured were discovered under some debris early in the morn ing, hut neither was identified. They W ere ainioned under a house beam. One, 2 mar, was delirious. and the other 9 bo-- was unconscious.
 Owing to the failure to keep any records ct the outset there has been great difficulty in securing a list of the number of the dead. The Asso- ciated Press representative secured the first list approaching completeness on Thursday afternoon and but few alter ations have been made. The two or three bodies that have been found since have not been identified.
Arizona republican., 1905-05-13
INDIAN TERRITORY STORM.

Guthrie, O. T, May 12.-A terrific wind and hailstorm struck Marlow, h. dian Territory this morning about g. 30. Business houses were damaged and awnings and roofs were blown of. Light structures were demolished and great damage to residence property Is reported. The Catholic church was lifted from it's foundation. Two per sons were seriously injured, one child of John Hutchinson and another unknown. Two cotton gins were badly damaged. tt is estimated that the property joss will amount to over ESQ., 00O
 The storm also did considerable dam age to property at Rush Springs. At Chickasha the wind blew furiously and the rain fell in torrents. J. B. CawaIts house was struck by lightning, the oc- cupants being badly shocked.
Arizona republican., 1905-05-13
A SUCCEEDING VISITATION.
The Stricken Town of Snyder Dreneh-
 ed kv a RaiHstorm.

Snyder, Q. T., May 12.-A very heavy rainstorm visited this place to- day. which caused much distress among the homeless and those whose dwellings had been partially wrecked.
 Considerable damage has already oc- cured to a number of stocks of mer- chandise, which were not materially in jured b. the tornado, the buildings having been unroofed or otherwise rendered incapable of affording prOtec- ton from rain. This will add to the to- tal of property damage to the extent of several thousand dollars. Those whose houses had been damaged q number Of which had lost portions of the roof or siding, will suffer added less, while most Of the few rooms which were available for sleeping pur- poses last night will now be rendered unfit for occupaton by dampness.
Arizona republican., 1905-05-13

fraud cases. The strain attendant upon the preparation of such Q momentous decision weakened the jurist and one complication after another followed to sap his vitality. This morning Judge Bellinger, surrounded by his family, iapsed into Uncolsciousness Power ful stimulants were administered. but with not good effect, death ensuing this afternoon.
 For the past year Judge Bellinger has been listening to the unfolding of the story oe Oregon land frauds. He has seen men whom he knew and re- spected for years drawn into the net or the government, indicted and charg- ed with crimes and misdemeanors and has been cOm0elled in strict perform ance of his duty as judge of the United States court to put aside lifelong as- sociatiOns and all friendly feeling and to decide points at issue which meant either the ruin of these friends or their acquittal of all charges. In almost every case Judge Bellinger found it his duty to decide against his friends and this weighed heavily upon him.
Arizona republican., 1905-05-13
NEVER-TO-eE-FoRGoTTEN.
The Scenes of tho Morning Following
 the Ni-ht's Ira -edy.

Oklahoma City, O. T.. May F. Mayor J. F. Messenbaugh of this city returned from the storm stricken town of Snyder today and when asked about the conditions prevailing there, he said: "The dead will number fully one hundred and I think that it will run beyond this number as many en- tire families are missing and cannot be accounted for either among the dead or injured besides reports from the surrounding country are very meagre ard will undoubtedly add later many more to t!-o awful list of victims. I should judge that the injured will number near two hundred, about twen- ty per cent cf whom will die as there are many whose injuries are pronunced fatal by the attending physicians.
 Every building :n the town is dam aged ana three-fOurths of them are good only for kindlinS wood and can not be repaired at all. Everything north of the track is completely de- strOyed, even the grass being killed. The gro md looks as if it had been run over by a big harrow.
 ''The track of the storm has been de- terained for 2 distance of about twen-
Arizona republican., 1905-05-13

ty-two miles but the dead and injured in it's track will not be known for some time, cs every one in the vicinity of the storm is nerve-racked by the aw- ful sight that they have had to see and are in a bad condition to report accurately such a disaster. Thirty box cars belonging to the Frisco railroad were smashed to pieces and the round house is a pile of ruins as is also cot ton gins.
 "There is plenty of help on hand to take care Of tie wounded and home less and to perform the last sad rites for the dead. About eighty graves were dug yesterday and those who are tc. be buried at Snyder will soon be consigned to their last resting place while others will be shipped to other towns tor turial.
 "The train which left here last even ing got into Snyder this morning at 8 O clock and turned around and came back to this city, arriving here at noon today. Twelve dead and injured were taken to I.aWton on that train and five were brought to this city enroute to Nornar.
 Those who passed through the ter rible storm sav that the full force of the storm did not last over five min utcs coming just after a heavy rain fall and no Dremonition of the storm was given. II is stated that many of the buildings in the town were covered with cyclone insurance, but how many and To what extent it is impossible to lind out 2t this time.
 ''The scene in and around the town is one that once witnessed would never be fo, gotten. the army of willing work CTS taking care 0f the injured and pre- p9ring the dead for burial, the utter destruction of dozens of buildings, the dead bodies or hundreds of horses, cat tie. hogs and chickens; the scattered household gOuds from hundreds of homes, Wec9ing children hunting for parents. the husband seeking his wife, others looking for friends and rela- t1vcs. atI gn to make a scene that words cannot describe and reminds us that ono with a force mightier than OUTS holds us in the hollow of his hand
 Fully twenty per cent of the in 5ured will die. Nearly all are injured in the head and death resulted in the cases of ninety per cent of the victims injured about the head"
Arizona republican., 1905-05-13
Nearly One Hundred BuridlS
 of Cyclone Victims
CARLOADS OF COFFINS
The Work Made the More Difficult by a Deluge Which Filled the Graves With Water r- No Complete List Yet of all the Victims.

Snyder, O. T., May 12.-Nearl one hundred corDses were buried here last night ana today, removing the most eruesome evidence of the cyclone which nearly destroyed the town on Wednesday night. None of the injured died during the night, some of whom have been kept alive only by the skill iul efforts of the physicians and nurses working in the emergency hos pitaI. As soon as daylight came. people were at work getting ready to perform the last rites for the dead.
 Three carloads of collins arrived dur ing the night from Oklahoma City. to- gether with a dozen undertakers from the convention of undertal1ers in ses- sion thare.
 Workmen also came in on a special train furnished by the Frisco and work of burial was carried on with the ut most dispatch. During the morning a very heavy rain came up and rendered