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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-05-27
OUR HEAVENLY FAVORED COUNTY

We often wonder if we fully appre-
ciate our home county, settled as 1t is
with an honest, thrifty people, and
our progressive little city teaming
with enterprise and hospitality. We
can truly say with the pSalmiSt The
lines are fallen unto me in pleasant
places; yea, l have a goodly heritage"
The metropolitan cities offer no at
fractions that can compare with our
pure air. The singing birds and bloom
ing flowers are pleasure unknown in
our crowded cities. But parents who
are SO fortunate as to have children
given them should be doubly thankful
to have this garden spot upon which
to train them lin the way they should
60" The city child has not One-half
the chance in this world to make a
noble man or woman that yours has.
We see the success or failure of a life.
But that is all we see. We cannot
look beneath and know what secret
burdens are carried, what odds are en-
countered. Most of US have hidden
weights and trials which should, in
Justice be remembered in the estimate
of our deeds. Life has placed serious
handicaps upon many of US. 1t is not
enough to know who is first to reach
the goal. How did the runners start?
What burdens did they carry? BY
what weights are they hampered?
We are not competent to judge be-
cause it leaves these things out of
account. In the balance scales Of life
q feathers weight may determine deS-
tiny. Let us for a moment imagine
ourselves in a crowded tenement dis
trict of one of the great cities. Yes
terday we saw a group of boys looking
at a theatre poster. The picture
showed a man in the act of plunging
A dagger into the heart of a woman.
The boys did not run or scream, but
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-05-27
IN CHARLESTON THIS WEEK.

The writer was in Charleston this
week and we were glad to note some
marked improvements there In the
way Of several splendid brick store
houses and some nice dwellings just
erected. The new brick store OF The
Harvey Thornton Co. is well arranged
and would do credit to quite a little
city. DR.. T. B. Harrison has erected
a two-story brick building, the fist
floor Of which he occupies as a drug
store which is well fitted up with the
latest drug store fixtures. Jones s.
Son are constructing a large two-story
brick building and will use the first
floor themselves al a general store.
Charleston has long needed enterprise
Of this sort and it is to be hoped that
others will be induced to do likewise
and that the old town will put on new
life. We are surprised that the mer.
| chants there let SO much Of the trade
right around them go to Oakland,
but in looking owe the columns Of
their county paper VIZ find a good rea.
son for it. They don't advertise.
They do not adopt Goth century meth.
obs to get business. They permit
Oakland merchants to advertise in
their own paper more than they do,
The Oakland merchants are liberia,
advertisers-they go after the bust
ness and get it.
While there, we dropped in on the
| circuit court. Judge Sam G. Cook
was on the bench, and Hon. Earle
Brewer was on duty as district attor'
ney. Since these two gentlemen have
been at the helm, they have almost
worked marvelS in that county. The
blind tiger has largely passed away.
the poker player has been brought
to the bar or justice as well as The
|, crap shooter, and crime and lawleSs
ness in general have very much de
creased. The county was noted fo'
the non-enforcement of law and foI
it's large number of criminals. Now
the jail is empty and no state cases Of
any importance to be tried. All thi!
goes to show what two able, cour
ageous and fearless officials can do
and a remarkable thing about it too,
is, that Notwithstanding that Mr.
Brewer. has pursued the lawbreakel
relentlesSly, and caused all such tC
fear his eloQuence and power, he ha:
never prosecuted and the very men he
has prosecuted are his friends and no
body stands closer to the hearts of the
best people of the county than he.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-05-27

The protective tariff barons have in
ficted upon themselves a W. blow
by attempting to rob the government in
their dealings with the Panama canal
commission. They were under the
impression that the government would
restrict its purchases to America
dealers. But the prices submitted
were so much out of all reasons, that
the president has ordered the commits.
sion to ask for bids from the markets
of the world. Secretary Of war, Taft.
says American ship builders asked the
commission 81, 400, 900 for a vessel that
can be purchased in Europe for $780,
900. 1t is hoped that this will be ar
eye-opener to those who have StooC
for a protective tariff and the protec
ton of ''infant industries" The way
the tariff beneficiaries are attempting
to plumber the commission only illus
trateS the name in which they have
been plundering the pockets of TIT
great masses of the people for
quarter of a century or longer.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-05-27

their eyes we're big and the intensity
of their faces showed that the horror
of that picture was not lost upon them.
Near by were two younger children
playing together in a gutter. Their
faces were smeared by the mud made
by the dish-water running over the
sidewalk, and the children were anus
ing themselves floating cigar stumps
in the disgusting pool. Such sights
are unknown in our fair county, but
rejecting upon that sad sight there
came to our mind other childhood
scenes. There stood out in memory
a running stream among the hills, a
verdant lawn with its large oaks where
sweetbreathed cattle broused and
where the branches OF these great trees
were mirrored in crystal waters.
There was the beautiful orchard with
its luscious fruits, it's blooming flowers
/ and singing birds and the swimming
hole and the spring-board. And there
were summer nights, too, when the
leaves were still and stars were bright
and the spirit of the child looked up
in silent wonder from nature to ma
lures God.
In the race of life, in the contest OF
physical e%ndurances, in the moral tests
that come, that child has not a fail
chance who has sprung out Of the mud
of the streets.
To know the breath Of lilacs and
the rustic of autumn leaves, to be uI
with the lark, to battle ones feet in
the dew Of the pasture, to go to bed
with the song of the whip-pOor-will-
those memories are like guardian
angels.
The children whose horizon is a
brick wall, who must play on cObble
stones and go swimming in the canal
and be chased by the police, if they
do not grow up to be ideal citizens,
shall we of holier memories sit in
Judgment upon them? Shall we not
remember the weight they carry in
the a of life and be thankful we
live in this beautiful county of ours:
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-05-27

Tallahatchie county contains some
of the best people In the state. AS a
whole, it has a splendid citizenship
and a loose administration OF the law,
q failure t. properly maintain the dig
nifty of the courts-these were more to
blame for conditions than the people
themselves. What has been done in Tai
lahatchie county by an able and peerless
district attorney and an upright Judge
can be done In other counties in the
state where the people are crying out
against crime.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-05-27

Petitions are about to be circulated
among the members of the bar Of the
various counties OF the state asking
Gov. Vardaman to reappoint Judge
jeff Truly as associate justice on the
supreme bench. Judge Truly's term
does not expire until May 10, 1906.
He has made a splendid record on the
bench, his opinions being regarded as
some of the clearest that ever came
from the supreme court.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-05-27
HOMESEEKERS CHEAP RATE TICKETS
To Texas indian and Oklahoma Terrific.
ny. Via Iron Mountain Route.

On May Ind and 10th, June 9th
and goth, July 4th and 18th, August
lst and 18th, Sept. 9Th and 10Th, Oct.
3rd and 18th, Nov. It'll and 21St, Dec.
9Th and 10Th, the Iron Mountain will
sell round trip hOmeseekerS' tickets
from Memphis to all points in Texas.
Indian and Oklahoma Territory, and
certain points in Arkansas and LOuiSi-
ana, for one fare plus $500 for the
round trip. These tickets have a 60
ing limit of fifteen days with stop
overs at pleasure, and a final limit Of
twenty-One days from date of sale.
For full information address
C.. E. ROUNTREE, T. P. A,
II. ID. WILSON, A. G. p. A,
40 South Main Street,
my-6-8m Memphis, Tenn.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-05-27

Baron Mayor DIES Planches, Italian
Ambassador, who is touring the south
ern states with a view of finding
homes for his countrymen who desire
to emigrate to America, was given a
splendid welcome and very appropri-
ately entertained by the governor and
the citizens of Jackson on the goth.
The Baron expressed himself as being
delighted with the hospitality of the
South and was much pleased with the
reception given him in Jackson. He
made a favorable impression upon al
who saw him.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-05-27

1t is said that a bug has been dis
covered in Fall county, Texas, which
is destroying the boil weevil. The
chronological bureau of the agricul-
tural department at Washington has
been notified and if the bug proves as
destructive as it is reported it is eX-
pected that steps will be taken to
propagate it.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-05-27

President /. NJ. Stevens, of the
Grenada County Cotton Association
informs us that he has received twen-
ty-four reports from the farmers in
the various parts of the county on
cotton acreage for 1905. On averag-
ing the reports, a reduction of 258 per
cent is shown.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-05-27

In the year 1900 81, 1916, 100 pounds
of honey and l, 1885, 15 pounds of bees
wax was produced in the United States,
the total value of which was Sc, &c.,
900. Another demonstration Of the
results of great industry.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-05-27

On Monday morning about O'Clock
the p~OStofice at HazlehurSt was bur-
glarized and relieved of about $500 in
money and stamps. The iron safe
was drilled into and no dynamite used.
1t is supposed to have been done by a
negro and a local party.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-05-27
t

Locals 10 cents per line for first insertion
and 5 cents per line for each subsequent
issue. Special contracts at reduced rates.
Display advertisements % cents per inch
for one Insertion. Special contracts at re-
duce rates. Annual rate 1871 cents per inch:
We publish obituaries of ten lines free OF
charge; over ten lines 10 cents per line.
Cards of thanks, 10 cents per line.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-05-27

J.. j. White, of McComb City, re-
Gently sold to a large lumber company
Is, 900 acres of fine timbered land Sit
uated in Marion and Perry counties
for 1926, 900.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1905-05-27

The Greenwood Enterprise insists
that Peruna is a cheap grade of whis-
key and that it's sale should be pro-
hibited in Mississippi.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-05
INSPECTOR LEWIS LET OUT
Laid Off by Edquist as Postscript to Col
lapse of Waterloo Bridge,
CHARGES ARE PREFERRED AGAINST HIM
Lewis Denies Them and Gets Up Pc
tition from FRIENDSHIP InsDec-
tor for the Temporary
Bridge.

A postscript to the dumping of the
Waterloo bridge into the river in the pro-
cess of moving it comes in the suspension
of John Lewis from his position of in
spector of construction work for the
county. Mr. Lewis, who had been detailed
to watch the bridge builders at Waterloo,
was surprised last Thursday to receive an
order from County Surveyor Edquist to
return to Omaha and report at his office,
and more surprised yet on reporting to be
told that he was laid off indefinitely.
TO friends on the outside Lewis has de-
clared that while his suspension was ex-
planned to him as based on charges of
drinking and neglect of duty, the only
possible complaint must have come from
the contractor who took this way to avoid
the presence of county inspector during
the progress of the work. To support his
denial of the alleged charges he has a
statement signed by about dozen Of the
leading citizens of Waterloo and several
letters, among them one from the Presby-
terrain minister there, who testfes to driv-
ing around with Lewis and seeing nothing
wrong with him at any time.
When questioned on the matter County
Surveyor Edquist answered:
Eyes, I have laid Lewis off. I do not
know personally of anything wrong with
him nor have / any complaint with his
work. But two members of the county
board came to me at different times and
said that Lewis had been drinking for
several days and under the circumstances
saw no other course than to suspend
him. / have not put any one on I'm his
place. 1t is almost impossible to get COM
petent inspectors at the rate of 50 a day.
which is the limit we can pay and l was
glad to get Lewis, who had had expe-
rlence as construction inspector at the St
Louis exposition last year. Whether l will
restore him later depends on circumstances.
I went out to Waterloo myself yesterday,
and while I found no one complaining of
Lewis. I saw that the only work I'm prog
ress is the pulling up Of the old bridge
and the construction OF a temporary
wooden bridge, toward which the county is
to pay the bridge contractor only $50 a
foot, and see no need Of an inspector I'M
Ill they begin rebuilding the permanent
bridge"
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-05
CORPSE TAKEN OUT OF HOTEL
weight of Dead Man AstOunds Two
Guests Who witness the
Affair.

Two strangers, stockmen from the west
ern part of the state, were at the Murray
Tuesday taking an afternoon sesta in the
hotel lobby when piano van backed up
to the front of the hotel. A couple of men
with the van entered the hotel, bringing
with them plano truck and canvas cover
ing for piano, and assembled the elevator.
The proceeding interested the two strang-
ers and one remarked to the other: "COnney,
somebody must be dead up stairs. Them
fellows have gone up to bring down the
body"
Guess that's so. But, thunder, they have
got big ambulance out there. That must
be the city ambulance. going round gather
ing up the fellows that are killed on the
Fourth"
When the piano men came down with the
piano that was being removed from the
hotel, covered with the canvas, Conney re-
marked:
Gee, but that corpse is a heavy one"
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-05
CERTAINLY is A POOR LOSER
Sioux city COlOred Fan Loses T1yen-
ty--Five Cents on Game and
EXplOdes.

He hailed from Sioux City and was a
real plunger. At present he is devoting
his time to the establishment of footgear
at a Farnam street emporium. Yielding
to his Unsuitable passion for gambling he
put up his last "qwahtah" on the Sioux
in the last game with Omaha.
whats the scoe?' he eagerly inquired
as one of his fellow artisans walked into
the establishment after having seen Omaha
take the last of the double-header from
the visitors.
"Ah, ha, ha, ha, ee, he, he he" was
the unsatisfactory answer that was emitted
from the mouth of the other, nearly con-
vulsed with laughter, contemplating what
was coming.
whats the scoe? dun asst you, you
fool niggah."
The scoe-um, hugh, hugh-I certnly
do hate to tell him. Well, sah the scoe
am to 1, favah Omaha"
You a liah; them Omahas didn't beat
no two times today. All knows bettah n
that"
But finally he was convinced that Omaha
won, and, after much hesitation and hum
ing and having, he consented to turn over
the moneys cents. And then he cut
loose. It's a pity his spasm can't be re-
produced, verbatim.
"Oh, shucks, why Lord, 1 dun knowd
them thar Sioux City's couldn't never play
no ball, nohow. They never was no ball
playhers, and hopes they hit boggan
and goes clar down to the bottom They
makes me sick. Shucks--'
well, they have been staying pretty
well up toward the top" put in GUS
toner.
"They is, Ell? Well. they amt goin to
stay thar no moe, and you'll see that.
That's jess luck they's bin staying UP
| theah. They CANT play no ball and nevah
could. They makes me sick
well, that amt no news to me-" said
the man who had won. II dun knowd
all the time Sioux City want no ball
| playhersi thet's cause why l bet on
! Omaha"
| Omaha! rats! Omaha! Now, youse the
| biggest fool l evan saw. Why, Jess bet
| you Sioux City wins tomorrow"
The disguised man who had just parted
with his last "qwahtah" didn't mind knock
| ing his home team himself as means OF
easing his feelings over the loss of his
money, but when it came to an Omaha
man knocking that was too much, and he
hit for cover in an instant and was ready
to bet the price of five more shines on
| Sioux City again.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-05
Harry b. Davis. undertaken. Tel 1925.
LOCAL BREVlTIES

]. A. Bright of POI North Seventeenth
street. an employee OF the Fairmont Cream
cry company was slightly bruised Tues
day morning, when butter tub fell from
cry.
p. A. Anderson of 1912 Patrick avenue
was injured Tuesday morning by falling
from a scaffold at the Model Steam laundry,
Eleventh and Dodge streets. Anderson
sustained a dislocated hip. He was first
attended al the police station by Police
Emmanuel hospital Anderson fell about
twenty feet
Attorney James NJ. mcfarland Of 6l4
South Twenty-eighth street was arraigned
in police court Tuesday on the charge of
keeping a vicious dog. The complaint was
sworn to by Miss Dollie Kesterson OF 81
South Twenty-frst street, on behalf OF
her 10-year-old brother, who is said to
have been bitten by Macfarand's dog.
The case has been set for hearing next
Saturday morning.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-05
aa-K wedding rings. Edholm. ieweler.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS

]. r. Mccain of Beatrice was a Fourth
OF July visitor in Omaha!
]. o. Maple OF Schuyler j. r. LANCE of
Chehalls, Wash, Lars Gunderson of Min
den, HENRIETTA Schulenberg of Lincoln are
at the Murray
II. j. McVicker of North Bend f. c.
Horney OF Beaver Crossing, f. w. Sulli-
van of Denver and n. o. Toole Of New
Castle are at the Willard.
j. s. Harrington Of O'Neil. II. Keogh
OF Blair II. c. Grovejohn and daughter
OF Carroll, A Reimers OF Grand Island
Charles Clayton Of Denver, George A,
Dodd OF Yuma, Colo, and T. W. Walden
OF Washington, Neb, are at the Mer-
chants.
W. s. Montgomery, c. r. Hays, W. A.
Baird OF Denver; Miss Efhe LATER OF
Seward Leo. A. Roop Of Berlin, Germany
Mr.. and Mrs. W. ]. Sandlemann OF Kear-
ney, Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Barkhurst and
Mr.. and Mrs. 0strander Of Beatrice are al
the Her Grand.
Charles Blakely OF Beatrice, r. II. Pol
leys and daughter OF Lincoln, W. F. Critch-
field OF Fullerton, T. ID. Edward Of Lead
s. D., ]. w. Lacey Of Cheyenne, II. v
Tempe OF Lexington, Mr.. and Mrs. T.. +.
Landlord OF Lincoln. b. Brown OF Hous-
ton. Tex, and u. +. Stone VI san Fran
cisco. are AZ the Paxtoh
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-05
PnIIce AUCTION sale.

Thursday afternoon at o'clock, in the
police court room at Eleventh and Dodge
streets. the annual police auction sale will
he held for the benefit OF the Police Re
lief association. The sale will consist of
unclaimed articles such as gold and silver
watches. jewelry. revolvers, bicycles, har-
ness, clothing, baggage, tools and con-
glomerate mass OF other things. Every
thing will be sold to the highest bidder.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-05
MEETING LACKED A QUORUM
Session of Auditorium Executive
Committee VIII BE Held
Today.

owing to the lack Of a quorum the ex-
ecutive committee of the Auditorium COM
pany did not transact any business at
meeting held in President Nashs office yes
terday morning. Another session will be
held today. probably in the afternoon, to
take up and act upon certain plans regard
ing finances and other matters.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-05
THIRTY-FIVE DELEGATES START
Christian EndeaVOrerE from Nebrn ska
Heading for Baltimore to At
tend Convention

A party of about thirty-five Nebraska
Christian Endeavorers went east Monday
night to attend the national convention of
the society, which convenes in Baltimore
July to II. Among those who went
from Omaha were: Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Chase, Miss Anna Marsh, Mrs w f. Car
penter W. c. Cutter Mrs Hall e Myers,
Mrs. ]. II. Hukill, Earl Hukill Mr. and
Mrs. Garloch did not go, as Mr. Garloch
is in the Methodist hospital recovering
from the effects Of a surgical operation
performed a week ago He is doing nicely.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-05
asThe Line nenntitnIn

Lehigh Valley railroad Delightful route
to New York, Philadelphia and Atlantic
coast resorts. Five through trains daily.
Dining cars, la carte. Connects at Buff
falo ana Niagara Falls with all trains from,
THE west.
For time tables and descriptive matter
address George FADE, Jr., Western Passen-
ger Agent, 2lS South Clark St, Chicago. Ill.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-05
Police After Panel BreakerA

Another panel-breaking burglary in the
west part Of the city has been reported
to the police The home of ]. LindbeTg
COZ North FOrty-first avenue, was en-
tered Monday evening during the absence
of the family. Entrance was gained by
breaking a door panel. While the house
was ransacked, nothing OF much value has
been missed by the members of the fam
lily. The police have few plain clothes
men at work in this part Of the city and
they are weaving a net which they be-
lieve soon will gather in the proper cul-
pTits.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-05
Gigantic Conspiracy,

IT'S gigantic conspiracy OF Coughs,
Colds etc, against you. Foil it with pr
Kings New Discovery. SOC and 800. For
sale by Sherman & Mcconnell Drug Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-05

late hour. The trouble was caused by the
underground circuit breaker at Fourteenth
and Harvey streets being out of commits
sion, evidently being caused by the rain.
COnsidera BILE trouble was caused last night,
especially when the large crowds were COM
ing to and from the resorts.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-05

For the past two or three nights the
arc lights IN the down town district have
not been burning and much discomfort
has been experienced by pedestrians whose
business takes them on the streets at a