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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-08-25
Elephants Large as Mastodons.

If the mammoth and the mastodon
were larger than the biggest ele-
plants of this period, the difference
was slight. Their tusks eem to have
been somewhat longer and heavier,
as a rule, but their skeletons do not
indicate that the biggest of them were
much superior in size to the late Ia
mented Jumbo.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-08-25
Pe-ru-na Restores STRENGTH.

Mrs. Hettie Green, R. R. 6, Iuka, Ill.,,
writes 81 had catarrh and feltmisera-
BILE. I began the use Of Peruna and
began to improve in every way. My
head does not hurt nae SO much, my
appetite is good and I am gaining in
flesh and strength"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-08-25

After a man has tackled three or
four enterprises and failed to sue
coed in any Of them, he usually sets
himself up as a pessimist.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-08-25
lMlsS R!cKA [foPo5Y
MISS RICKA LEOPOLD, 1877 Main
A'H street, Menasha, Wis, Sec'y Lied.

TTIcce3 16cffuof1uJ WET DSCJ 11c0
erkranz, writes:
Three years ago my system was In
. terrible rundown condition and l was
broken out all over my body. / began
was glad to try anything which would
relieve me.
''Peruna was recommended to me as
a fine blood remedy and tonic, and I
soon found that it was worthy of praise.
= "a few bottles changed my condition
materially and in a short time / was
all over my trouble.
II owe to Peruna my restoration to
health and strength / am glad to en-
dOrse it,
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-08-25
You DON'T Have to Wait.

Every dose makes you feel better. Lax
Eos keeps your whole inside right. Not one
grippe in a full bottle. Sold on the money
back plan everywhere. Price 30 cents.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-08-25
soens Make Good Paths.

Ground shells are being used for
maths in. some of. the London parks
With very satisfactory results. as they
IA not make dust.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-08-25

For information concerning Government
Distribution of Free Seeds write to William
WO@ Smith, Washington, ID. @.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-08-25
AustraIia's War on Rabbits.

Australia is now going to make wal
on her rabbit pest scientifically, hav.
ing raised SIS, 600 for experiments on
Broughton island, off Newcastle,
writes Consul Cooling. DR.. Danysz, of
Paris. will be in charge, and it is pro-
posed, to infect rabbits with such con-
tagious diseases that will spread
among their kind, but do nc harm to
other animals or humanity.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-08-25

PUTNAM FADELESS DYES color
more goods, brighter c%olors, with less
work than others.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-08-25
A Harmless Laxative.

IL you must take "a laxative, take a harm
less one. Lax-Fos does not gripe, therefore
does mot ~irritate. Irritation is what does
fhe harm Price so cents.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-08-25

When a man combines business
with pleasure business usually gets
tho short end of It.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-08-25

About the only way you can arouse
q. mean mans conscience is to catch
him at 1t.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-08-25

inventors Fondness for Music.
Thomas A. Edison, the noted cleo
trician and inventor, IL extremely
fond of music. -
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-08-25
churchaoers In America.

The population Of the United States
Is estimated to be IS, 900. 900. and only
29, 600, 900 are connected with any
church-Catholic or Protestant
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-08-25

When the average man does you Q
fnyor he never lets you forget it.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-08-25

WANTED-For U. 8. Army, able
and IS; citizens OF United States, Of good
character and temperate habits. who can
speak, read and write English; xOr infor-
nation apply to recruiting officer, 1875 N.
Court, Memphis, Tenn; g36 Main, Jones'
boro. Ark, or Turelo, Miss.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-08-25

True friends seldom come In
punches.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-10-17

Having enjoyed it's dance Cuba must
now pay the fiddler That is to saw
from me cuban treasury rather than
that Of Uncle Sam, must come tn
funds for the extra expense incurred
IN American Intervention. This. Of
course, is only justice and it will wo,L
no hardship upon Cuba as it is in good
condition financially with a surplus Of
several million dollars in its treasury.
Under Governor Magoon the tangled
political affairs of the island will be
Strengthened out. and the details of its
future government arranged. and then
cuba will receive a bill from Washing
ton. which under the circumstances
it will pay promptly and in fun.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-10-17

Hearst COMPLAINS that ih, it"publi-
cans are c"nducting a campaign of
''anrrsc" against him. The cditor-can-
diGat" evidently believes that he should
hay" q monopoly Of the mud-Slinging
business. In the columns Of his ~ j
toli"uS yellow journal nc used to d,
light in calling Mckinley IAN ab;r,.-
weak. futile. incompetent poltroon -
lie pictured Roosevelt as babonn
He called Cleveland "a living. breath
ing crime in brccchcS" He attacked
corporation tool He cartooned Will
1iam%. House Democratic leader, as a
Gun. He described Townc, Vice Pres
idcntial nominee in 1900 Of the Silver
Republicans and Popuists. az a rat"
He called District Attorney Jerome Il
"Cr"ton bug" He called Parker. Dem
ocr;ttic candidate" for President in 1904.
a 'cockroach." The man who has used
All these epithets. and many more. now
complains because he is being abused
ana the abuse" of which ne COMPLAINS
lies simply in thc>exposure of his hoax.
l"Sihg as the opponent of the trusts.
ne IS revealed as trust himself dod~-
'"s Inability and taxes: and shouting
Down with the bcsscs," he is shown
up as partner of the most notorious
boss of our times,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-10-17

Little has been heard of late about
the progress of the plague in India
and yet some official figures Just pub
lishcd in England prove in grim fash
ion that the epidemic is still raging.
Last year no fewer than 93S nlO persons
died Of the plague which began nine
years ar" and which has resulted in
an increasing death rate in each S,lc-
c"@"irc year. The total deaths are
given as 3,263.Sl0 W to the beginning,
th"rti"s have a big problem in their
fight against this plague. not the least
"hStaCI" being the religious SIIpcrsti-
tor of the natives. II seems that rats
arc tn" chief means of transmittin.:
tho disease, hut III" people of India
hold all forms Of animal life in such
high regard that they resist all at
t"nptS of the sanitary forces to kill
off tn" rats. Moreover. the natives
have an idea that the plague
is really fostcrcd by the gov
crn"r as Il means of reducing the sur
plus population. and, consequently.
they feel justified in doing just the op-
post" of what the English authorities
try to have them 40.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-10-17

Most Americans if called upon t.
name offhand the worlds greatest
water highway would probably an
swcr the SucZ Canal. or the Straits of
Gibraltar, or the Thames river: and
yet, as Il matter of fact, in tonnage
in value Of freight. and in number Of
vessels the little Detroit river leads
every waterway of the earth. During
the year 1905. - 50S 900 tons of freight
were carried past Detroit. This is 20
00o,000 tons more than all ships, British
and foreign. took into Great Britain
ports during that wear, This gives US
some conception of the marvellous
growth of the traffic upon our Great
Lakes, where hundreds of great
frciEhtcrs bear the ore and grain of
tn" Northwest England, Of course.
leads the world in deep sea shipping.
but in granting this supremacy we are
too apt to forget the vast business
carried on upon our own 'unsalted
seas"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-10-17

1t is now the state of Indiana which
j. beginning q movement for a state
sanit"riun for conSumptivcs. During
1906 no fewer than 4,492 people died in
Indiana of consumption. and in view
against this dread disease in other
parts Of the country, the people of In
diana feel that they should be doing
something also. The state of Indianl
can well afford such an institution. in
fact, it certainly cannot afford to he
without one
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-10-17

1t is paying business to be a member
of worlds championship baseball
team. The members of the Chicago
Americans got about sli00 each as
their share Of the profits of the series
with the Chicago Nationals and in add
ition the mana cement gave the team
a little gift Of $4,000 to be divided
among the boys All this. Of course,
in addition to the regular salaries DC
the players for the season.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-10-17
Personal Notes.

| Jacob Slc'p"r. late American Charge,
| ct Legation at lIavana. is in Washington.
| ana vii start fer his n"w post SECRETARY
"t legation 1t Caracas, in i few days
Prof NallIcc Clement Sabine. nrn-
t"Srr Of physics at Harvard University.
ms hr"r. chosen dean Of the I.lWrc1.c.,
Srlt nt!tlc school, t" succeed the lat.
| ti"n as scientific investigator is w,II
established
The forthcoming tour through India
81 IT," Amer "f AfGharistnn v Il i" con
y Is r." first tim" that til" Arnc"r viii
nay" l'it ms own country ana H. will
tax" with him an imposing rctinuc Of
some Len persons.
Mr.. Guy I.akinc. ir charge of tn.
famous collection of armor at Windsor
Castle has com" to America to study an
'l"nt hrm"r. Mr. Lnking, VIII" is an ar
NOR expert. SAYS II" metropolitan Mu-
scum. New York, with the Duc de- Dino
rn,lccti"m. has tho finest asscmblasr of
"'d arm"r i'll tho world.
llr. Maurice Francis Egnn, teacher,
phlamtir"piSt ard author. has been Sc
l""t'd 10y tn" President as Il member
OF III" Board of Indian commissioners to
s,i"c""d Secretary Charles j. I:nnapart,.
! !" IS now I member Of til" faculty Of the
Catholic University, at Washington
occupying tn" chair Of English language
Dr Alexander Pctrunkcvitc. head of
e." department of Zoology at Indiana
University, Bloomington, is Il member of
NV i..'SSIdi monthly. II" Is Il son of
I1@n P"trCnkcvitch. the leader of the
Constitutional Democratic pHrtv and on"
nt tn" leading officers nf til" DoUm !.
H." is rec rGnizcd as one Of the best zuulu-
giStS in TIN country.
An important addition has lust been
mad" to In" faculty of Colorado COLLEGE"
,ol"rAdn Springs. in tn" appointment of
w. l.. Sclatcr as dir"rt'r OF the collc.;"
museum. For four years he WAS deputy
sum rnt"n@"nt of tn" Indian Museum in
talcutth. and for ten A"HrS was director
Of the South African Museum, at Can"
Town II" has Published /" series Of
volumes on the fauna "r South Africa.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-10-17

'r"u season on moose in Maine began
M"nday morning and from now unit
clos" time goes on again on Dec ever,
| hunter who goes into the Maine wood,
| IS entitled To the privilege of shooting
| one 81 these great animals. the largest
Hhtlrr"i gam" on the American CONT
n'til, I! ne can get near enough Ac-
corning I" reliable reports bull moose
are apparently as plentiful in the Maine
woods this year as they have been AT
any I'm" within the last five Years
ms IS the testimony Of men who are
IN IN" woods nearly all the year around.
iEiS does not mean that moose can be
ShGt anywhere as deer can. but if a
man cares To rough it Il little and goes
lar enough back into the woods his;
chances Of getting a moose are good.
The moose. such as roamnd the woods
ten years ago, are seldom to he had
now. Ii IS seldom that one of the big
Fellows with antl"rS measuring from 80
To % ana sometimes 10 inches across is
met with. Probably the greatest moose
country in Maine today is the region
north and west Of Mt. Katahtfn. 1t is
i"r!""t will probably prefer to take his,
chances nearer the railroad. hut for the
man who means Business and wants a
run for his money z trip to this region
is likely to give him All he desires, in
the way of hunting. ana not only of
m""H" but of all other game In the
southeastern pant of tn" State iS also
S'"l monS" country. Many fine ami
mails have been Killed in recent years
in the country around the St Croix
river and its tributaries animals which
perhaps have come over from New
Brunswick and nearly all Of which
bear good sets Of antlcrs. Many good
moose have been killed in recent wears
around tho hoadwatorS of the Union
river in Hancock and eastern Pcnob-
scot counties. There are particularly
g"oI localities for moose, where the
hunter is most likely to meet with sue
cess, but stray moose arc picked up all
over Northern and eastern Maine and
the hunter may meet one when he is
least expecting if. as shown by the fact
~ moose coming into the streets of
Bangor q short time ago.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-10-17

Greatest, as we'll as most common. of
all cactl IS the soap weed" which
grows wherever cacti grow. and which
Is mans only friend in the great South
western deserts Of the United states
and in Mexico. 1t furnishes always a
quantity of water when cut AS its
name indicates, it can be manufac-
tured into soap, perhaps the least al
kalinc soap ever made, even though the
weed itself may grow in the center Of an
alkali desert. Beer is brnWed from it.
the Indians make a hcmp-like fiber
from it and horses and men can eat
parts of it if the spincS arcc ut away
Also when it shoots up its one great
arm skyward it tops that arm with
one Of the most gorgeous flowers in the
world.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-10-17

The American residents Of tho 1s,o
VI f'hcs are feeling very cheerful ovnr
'he troubles which Cuba is having J.
'he present time. A treaty is nendins
before the United States Senate ,.,; :,
def'hiteiy places the little island u,d.r
'uoan sovereignty and iurisdict;or
and in view Of recent events in Cuh,
" ! al'"Ee'h'r likely that this treaty
VIII b" placed in cold storage and for.
gotten.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-10-17

Rumford Falls Times: We are glad
to not" the progress OF our electric line
to E"th"l. Th" survey has been made
ana shows that the route is most FEAST
bio ana easy to build. The branch Enc
to AmloNcr will be especially gratifying
to ali. 1t is a most delightful drive to
Andovcr and that village surrounded
by an amphithcatcr of hills is one Of
the most beautiful in the state. At
1sumford Fall, the cry is for more land
and cheaper house lots and one of the
greatest benefits Of the proposed road
Will b" to take us out to the land where
large lots can be obtained at reasonable
prices. \ five cent fare to Rumford
Center would mean the extension Of
Rumf"rd Falls for six miles along the
line Of the railway, the building Of
homes by our wage earners and in
crease the prosperity of all.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-10-17

Alabama has given to the gallery If
representative men in the national cap
i;ol a statue of Rev. DR.. J. L. NJ. Curry,
who had done 50 much for southern
cducatinn. This shows commcndable
appreciation. We hope in due time it
will add one of Booker Washington
also.-Boston Transcript.
Now just watch Alabama and its
sister states of that section froth at
the mouth at this suggestion.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-10-17

VIE Niilch make the best of pulp wood
''r'u'u y" saved and brought out to the
i''''iS' iic also says that many IoGgcr4
~ outing the young growth-trc"s
MSS ,nah IL inches at the butt. which is
'"i'H"i'rcd by forcStcrs to be Il most
""H'clui policy. In the course of his
'AIr'r''ti"nS, Mr.. Mason says that he
saN 'h"'lEh spruce trees over IA inches
~ "iaiiictcr at the butt to supply all the
SaWhiils ana pulp mills in Maine for
the next Il years. There have been no
forest fires of any account this year,
owing largely to the efficiency of the
lilr War'icnS. On the summit of Russell
mountain Mr.. Mason saw a cedar tree
mat would scale over 1000 feet, board
measure.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-10-17
Wednesday, October IS, 1906.

Last year our immigration PASSED all
first six months was broken by the
first six months Of 1906 when there
were 6S2 $50 new arrivals. Yet there
was never so great complaint Of scar
city of labor and there is room for all
if they are only the right kind.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-10-17

The Italian company which is carving
ont tn" new harbor works at Antivari
has obtained concession to build the
first Montenegrn railway, which will run
from Antivari to Nirbazar. The same
company mas also obtained the right t.
FIRE" navigation on Scutari lake. Antiva-
ri IS to he made free port. says a Lon
don account.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-10-17
r. NJ. Mason of Bangor. who has lust

r. NJ. Mason of Bangor who has Just
returned from a five months exploring
tour Of timberlands in northern Maine.
during which time he Travelled 1900
miles on foot and 800 square miles by
canoe, and examined $1,000 acres of
timber. expresses the belief that unless
something is done to stop the present
waste Of timber and to improve meth
DDS of cutting, the timber supply will
become exhausted much sooner than
anyone has predicted. Mr.. Mason. who
is an expert in all matters pertaining
TO logging. says that he found many
places where spruce trees had been cut
breast high, while the tops, from 50 to
100 feet high. had been left to rot on the
ground. Mr. Mason believes that saws
should he used instead Of axes in fell
ing tn" trees, and that the cut should
be made close to the ground, While the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-10-17

Japan is not able to make a COM
mtrclal treaty with Australia. though
Doth countries want one because Tho
alien immigration laws Of AustraIi,
prevent the people Of each countr,-
having equal access to the other coun-
trF, point on which Japan naturally
insists ' "a ''''S
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-10-17
Maine Gossip
The First Dead Leaf.

| ne FHSt Oedu LcdT.
| | saw a dead leaf fall today
| And ShiVer at my feet.
| And thus | knew that summer tim
| Had turned i'll full retreat
| In robes embroidered with ripe corn
| And crowned with yellow wheat.
| [ heard the wind sigh i'll the reeds
\ melancholy note
AS southwark birds i'll hurried fight
| in skyey realms remote
| tipped plaintiV. lyrics pI farewell
| From many Il icdthcrcd throat.
| | saw silver SPIDER web
| Swing broken in the breeze,
Whore mariroldS in rich array
| Were tempting drowSN bees
| And purple astcrS. royal blooms.
Were nudling meath the trees.
| saw a garden where the rose
Had rciincd i'll early spring:
The lnw"r hung with clin%plE vines
Nh"r" thUSncS used To s-.uS.
MN silent say" whore fading leaves
We're softly whispering.
| s;lw y dead leaf fan to-day
Til, vanguard uf them all:
1t lIlttcrcd idly lk" 4 waif
AGAINST the garden wall
And told IN" Summer time had fec!
Chicago Chronicle
In spit" of the storms and the post
poncIn"nts TopSham fair cImc out
ahead Of the game financially
The troubles of Shiloh continue to
multiply and the long. cold winter is
at hand.
This is initiation night at Eowdnin
and the eight fraternity goats will
hold carnival under the Whispering
pines.
1t is only fair t" Aunt Salumc Sell
crS of Deer Isl" To say that she passed.
her Iodth birthday Monday. not her
Tooth. as some papers had H. She is
doubtless the oldest person in Maine.
Engineers and fircIncn ON TIE Maine
Central ana Bangor x AruoStnuk rail-
roads have adopted the automobile
google while on duty. They are Of
great benefit to the men ana are much
by them.
Joe Neptune. the newly elected rep
reScntatiVc al til" PassdnlaquuIdy In
dianS, is more industrious than mn>t
If the braves Of Ills triI.r ana Il ROM
Iarly employed a@ a section hand by
the Washington county railroad. Not
long ago he came int" prominence Nv
saving train on the PASSPORT br;lncn
If the Washington County railway
from beng wrecked at the Pleasant
Point trcstl". Mr. Neptune was cross
~ the tr.stlc ana m;,tr I'M di..nvo,,
nat The IL. b.,d r,,ri.,I ,,,..,.. .,....,, :,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-10-17
ESTABLISHED 1928

Ne notice whatever will b taken Of
unsigned communications.
The Journal cannot b held responsible
for the preservation or return Of re-
sected communications.
Address all communications relating to
subscriptions and advertisements to
BURLEIGH & FLYNT, Publishers,
Augusta, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-10-17

This is initiation night at Enwd"in
and the eight fraternity goats will
hold carnival under the Whispering
pines.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-10-17

The troubles of Shiloh continue to
multiply and the long. cold winter is
at hand.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-10-17

Engineers and fircIncn on TIE Maine
Central ana Bangor 4 Aroost"uk rail-
roads have adopted the automobile
google while on duty. They are Of
great benefit to the men ana are much
appreciated by them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-10-17

1t is only fair t" Aunt Salomc Sell
crs of Deer Isl" To say that she puSac
her lodth birthday Monday. not h-l
Tooth. as som" papers had H. She is
doubtless the oldest person in Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-10-17

In spit" of the storms and the post
roncInrnts Topsham fair camc out
ahead Of the game financially
The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1906-12-06
SIGNS on REVOLT.

Il begins . ook as il king HASKELL oi the eonsii.
tatlona convention mas b deposea soon from bis high
position Us little taste of power has made him afro
CANT ana dssatoria the ease sitb uheh he captured
TIE organization has filled him with the belief thas h.
can ruis As he wishes
Bun his subjects are growing decidedly restless aud
there are mans signs Of 3 slambsflng rebellion The
kin3 has drawn upon himself either tie open Or covert
opposition Of the sntirs Democratic prs uhl. -.
Oklahoma Democracy Is thirtlns for his gore an that
Is nsedei leader % eoalesoo tts dsooraant oppa.,
tioo, and then King Haskell may 8 usll bld losg
farewell to al his greatness
says the heAls.tef Capital fDemoeratlsr
III ! not Democratic 10 recognize hx@.s. ~ sbs
best Democratic newspapers Of the southwest have han
compesd By eondtons 70 admit ,t asilberat,on. a..
being thwarea by ths dominating Influence ot certain
ea who have placed self above parts. party above coan
C.. From sehind the railing it looks Ias soo much
Haskell