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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-06-16
o R OF

Skipping rope Is a childish pastime
of ancient origin. In place of a rope,
a vine stripped of leaves WAS original
ly used.
The childish amusement IF riding a
cane Is of great antiquity. 1t was
practiced by the children of Greece
and ancient Rome.
The game Of hide and seek Is an
other youthful pastime of ancient
origin. 1t came from Europe about
the beginning of the seventeenth CEN
fury.
The spinning of tops, a favorite
amusement among children in the
spring, also came from the Greeks.
Records show that this kind Of fun
was in vogue at the time of Vergil.
Leap-frog is mentioned in the
works of both Shakespeare and John
son. 1t has been played by children
from early times, and is still a ia
vorite game with boys.
The flying kite derived it's name
from its originally being made to re-
semble that species of bird called a
kite. The amusement Of kite flying is
about two centuries old in Europe.
Probably it originated in China,
where, so records tell, the practice
of flying kites is very ancient.
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New England Interpretation,

Cardinal Gibbons was facetious
when the Irish ladies' choir of Dublin
called on him. Turning suddenly he
asked:
(Which one of you is the oldest?"
None claimed the honor, and all
blushed.
The talk drifted around to Gilmore
and his band, and Cardinal Gibbons
told of how Gilmore. at Coney island,
hearing that the cardinal was in the
audience, played Maryland, My Ma
ryland," and how it pleased him.
Gilmore" said the cardinal, twas
famous for his playing Of Mozart's
Twelfth Mass Once he played it in
n North Carolina town, and next day
the local paper announced that he
rendered with great effect "Mozart's
Twelfth Massachusetts"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-06-16
MISSISSIPPI.
The Sewage Problem.

Every great city Ind many large
towns are confronted with the serious
problem of the sanitary disposition of
sewage. The effect of the waste mat
ter IF one settlement in the water-sup-
ply of its neighbor, not felt In a wide,
thiLly populated country, grows dam
gerous as communities by their in
crease approach n another. The
problem is complicated by the rapid
increase of knowledge as to the sources
and the distribution of disease-germs.
Some seaboard cities pump their sew
age far out in the salt water, which
largely absorbs and reconverts the
dangerous matter or precipitateS 1t to
the bottom. But some of the waste
poisons sea foods, notably oysters
Cities on great rivers like the Missis-
sippi, observes Youths Companion,
send down polluted water to the cities
below. 1t does not always reach those
cities in a polluted state, for sunlight
and air kill the germs in flowing wa
ter, and at a certain distance, depend
ing upon the swiftness of the current
and the consequent extent OF the eX-
posure of all parts of the water 10
light and air, it is purified. Neverthe-
less, the only sure safety lies IN the
absolute prohibition of discharge from
sewers into any lakes or streams with
1900 11-.aot;orc hnuyoNnr rpmOtp 10
sources of water-supply. 1t is wiser
to prevent pollution than to try TO
purify polluted water by munlclpal
filtration plants. Prevention is better
than cure, In the proverbial relative
measure or any other, for prevention
IS sure, and publication is not. 1here
IS another side of the question, Sew
age is a valuable fertilizer. Long ago
Victor Hugo pointed out the riches
that the sewers of Paris were throwing
away. The discharge from a great
city. properly treated, made into desi-
Gated fertilizer or pumped through IT.
rigation bitches into the surrounding
country, at a safe distance from
streams and lakes, enriches the soil
and at the same time is exposed to the
purifying effect Of the sun. The bar
rem plains about Berlin have been
turned into rich farms by the city
sewage. Other European cities have
taken similar measures in the interests
of health and economy.
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"SUCH AN A~RISTOCRAT."
Woman's Glass Wanders from the
Subject, But Has an Inter
esting Session.

The class for the study Of the ma
tons great men was meeting, says the
Chicago RecOrd-Herald. Mrs. Edward,
the leader, had taken the floor and an
nOunced:
Our subject to-day is Thomas JEFF
will feel free to ask questions at in
tervals. Thomas jefferson was"
Il beg pardon, Mrs. Edward, but
won't you tell me who you discussed
last week." interrupted Mrs. Jones.
Alexander Hamilton" answered the
leader.
20, yes; he was the man who fought
the duel. l always did think"
But" interrupted Mrs. Edward, "he
really did many other things more
worthy han fighting the duel, and
And he was such an aristocrat,"
put in Mrs. Browne-Smythe.
But to-day, ladies'" again started
Mrs. Edward, to-day We are to study
Thomas Jefferson"
well why didn't you choose Aaron
Burr?" chimed in Mrs. Gordon.
20, did you read 'Blennerhassett,'
Mrs. Gordon" gurgled some one. You
know l never did know what a per-
fectly sweet man Aaron Burr was be-
fore L"
The sweetness of Aaron Burr was
too much for the leader.
Pardon me, ladies'" she exclaimed.
but shall we not have discussion
later? To-day we are to study Thomas
Jefferson, whose principles founded
the great political organization now
known as the"
why, l thought it was Jefferson
who was SO interested in the race
question:" exclaimed Mrs. Allen.
Mrs. Edward smiled a weary smile
and started to explain when Mrs.
Jackson broke in.
We'll, talking of the race question,
can anyone tell me where l can get a
servant girl? Susan left me last week
and I've had the most terrible time"
Il do know of one, but she's o
Christian Scientist and"
Gan Sno cOOk
as she a good laundress?"
Does She"
Wont you please tell us of the
principles OF Jefferson, Nine. Speak
err" said the meek voice from the cor
ner.
For the next five minutes the speak
Ell read. on without interruption. Then:
During the reign of Jefferson at
the White House society was"
20, did you yer spend a season in
Washington, Nine. Speaker" cried out
Mrs. Browne-Smythe, ecstatically. "DO
go on, Mrs. Edward, and tell us about
the society of that time, and then I'll
tell o of the winter we had a house
there"
The members glanced helplessly at
the chairman, who rose and said:
"A motion for adjournment is now
in order"
Nine. Chairman" said the meek
voice, would it not be we'll to ask
Mrs. Edward if she had finished?"
The chairman bowed and Mrs. Ed
ward smiled and answered q bit wear
lily:
quite, thank you"
Il never knew before that Thomas
Jefferson was such an interesting
said Mrs. Douglas after the ad
journment.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-06-16

A year ago a Chicago woman
brought a suit against a surgeon who
operated on her for tumor and then
sewed up a pair of forceps in her
body. This was regarded as something
fearful, but other surgeons remarked
cheerily that sit often happened"
Now comes a report from Webster
City, Ia, of g woman who was op-
Grated on for appendicitis and in
whose body the surgeon sewed up a
napkin. Perhaps we may yet hear of
one who sewed up in his patient a
door mat or a typewriter. These Incl
dents may go far to make surgical
operations questionable.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-06-16

Great numbers of vast fortunes In
this country have been and are be-
ing built up on the very ignorance OF
the masses in regard to business meth.
DDS, says Success. The schemers bank
on it that it is easy to swindle people
who do not know how to protect their
property. They thrive on the ignor-
ance of their fellows. They know that
q shrewd advertisement, a cunningly
worded circular, & hypnotic appeal
will bring the hard earnings of these
unsuspecting people out Cf hiding
places into their own co1ATA
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Little Known Gems.

"The tourmaline, diopside, and peri
dot" says a jewel expert, ARE really
fine looking gems, which are sold at
moderate prices, and they would be
more commonly worn If people knew
more about than"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-06-16
By EDITH A. BROWN

. Patriotic Fancy Dress Party for the
Young Folks - An Out-of-Door
Search for Toy Guns and Pistols
Ice Cream and Cherries Under the
Trees-Red, White and Blue Din
ner-Corn Flowers and Carnations
Make Appropriate Centerpiece -
Fireworks on the Lawn.
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Voractty.

Angler-Do the fish bite around
here?
Native-Bite? Say, stranger, we have
to muzzle EN- SO they won't chew up
the inherent bystander."-N. Y. Sun.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-06-16

Assessor j. C. FAINT of Tippah county
makes a remarkable report to this de-
partment of a section of his county, re-
Gently encountered in making his as
sessment. Within a radius of three
miles he found four pairs of twins, one
boy eleven years of age weighing 1875
pounds and another twelve years of
age weighing 225 pounds. How is this
for a healthy and productive section of
the State? If it can be beaten, or wen
equaled, it is up to some man to let
himself be heard from. Tippah holds
the belt until it is wrested from her
by some worthy competitor.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-08-24
Public School Matt0rs

The Frederick County Soh,,
Com misSiOners have annonn uo1
Monday, September 10th, for N
opening of the public scbooI. = !
this county. The commissions
have awarded the following ,r1n
arships to the State Norma
School of Brltimore:
Miss Naomi Doub, of NiddI,
town; Miss Jennie NJ. Hofma
and Miss Estclle Whitmorp /
Buckeystown, and Miss Katl
arine Kaufman, of Perl.
Principals of high schools hay
been awarded contracts as follow,
Miss Margaret NJ. Robinson
Female High School, Frederic
Professor Anon Burgee. Nal
High School, of Frederic
Harvey ID. Beachley, ThurmOn
Oscar NJ. Fogle, Adamstovl
Franklin HaFshman. Walker
vile; A. G. Mcbride, New MAJ
ket; G. Il. l.. Palmer, EmniI
burg; Charles IL. Remsbulg, Jt
ferson; Claude q. StOttlemye
MlddletOwn. aud Charles II
Troxel, jefferson.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-08-24
w heat Crop a Splendid o.

A Chicago dispatch says; 1
annual crop and business Iep(
of the Commercial Bank, Of Il
city, covering the MisSlssll
Valley, and a few of the ! no
important States of the Pacl
Coast, says in part: ,
1.-The wheat crop of l0OO y
be amongst the largest and y
ever produced. The yield
only will be great, but the veg
and quality will be far OeyoI
the ordinary. In these resptI
it may be considered nearl! Y
feet. The period of uncertain !.
is closing rapidly and the .. u
NAV now be called practilcAI
out of danger. The yield Oh ,, n
winter wheat is large, guar a..
the finest and movement N
Inasmuch as this movement ]
begun early and all grams n,o1
now nearly or quite on an e eApl
basis, with the tena .s eynd
prices downward a large eApI
business may be expected
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-08-24
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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-08-24
PRICE OF FARM PRODUCTS
FALLING-HOW WILL THE
REPUBLICANS JUSTIFY
THE STAND PAT DOC
Urine?

The farmer who votes the Republi-
can ticket is scratching his head aud
thinking seriously that something is
wrong with the protective tariff He
finds the price of wheat in the Chic
ago market has fallen - cents
bu-hel in less than six weeks, he also
finds the plice of cotton, corn and oats
falling, aud that all he buys still con-
tinues at top prices He has been told
by the r publican lie .ders and the Re-
publican newspapers that protection
ism is the salvation of the farmer, e.
cause il Increases the home market for
his products and keeps up prices aud
therefore produces prosperity for the
farmer as well as the protected trusts.
As long as the wheat crop was only a
moderately good one in the United
States, with short crops al road, pro-
tectionsm seemed to work out as The
stand patter> said that it would. But
now comes Il bumper crop of wheat
weighing over so pounds to the bushel
and good prospects for crops abroad
and down clmes the price to the ex-
port basis-lhal is the price that Liv-
erpoo market, where all other coun-
tries compete, Is willing to pay-aud
the beautiful theory of pr. tecuoui>m
is found lacking. The f4rmer ti4ds
the tariff on wheat of > cents bushel
is delusion aud a snare, for of cou Sc
no wheat Is imported when we raise
more than en- be consumed here and
have t. hunt foreign market for the
surplus.
1t would be rather awkward for
Speaker Canton, and the other Re.
publican speakers. in the campaign to
elect Congress, to explain to the
farmers how the tariff pou cts them
wheu they have to sell in the cheapest
ma ket aud buy in the dearest. There
should be no trouble in eyuIaiuiug
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-08-24
NEXT HOUSE
UNCERTAIN.
DEMOCRATS MAY OVER
COME THE PRES ENT
LARGE MAJORITY.
Trouble in Various States
Prosperity Issue Deemed In
sufficient to Insure Dominant
Party Control-Some Weak
Spots.

The New York Herald has the
following interesting prOgnosis in
a recent issue, which might he
justified in more ways than one,
from the looks Of things at this
writing:
No hard healed, unsympa-
thetic politician can figure on the
coming election Tor members of
Congress without realizing that a
Republican House of Represent
atives in the Sixtieth Congress is
very much in doubt.
No one k1OwS this better than
Representative James S. Sher-
man, Chairman of the Republi-
can Congressional Committee.
just now he is engaged in putting
to sleep the Democrats and the
labor allies OF the Democrats.
That is the meaning of his state
ment made Saturday last. the
10Th inst, 70 the Republican
newspapers tina, The House was
safely Republican GU the pros
peritv issue
Mr.. Sherman had admitted
within a short time TO the PreSi-
dent aud other administration
leaders. however, that the Ee
= =
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-08-24
FOR BRYAN RECEPTION.
Messrs. Field and Ogden Ar
range For Maryland's Par.
ticipation.

Messrs. S. S. Field aud Will
liam j. Ogden, of the Committee
of Arrangements, of the Mary
land Delegation to the Bryan
Reception on August Both. were
in New York recently. Mr.. Lloyd
I Macgill. the other member Of
the committee, was unable to go.
They saw William Hoge, Pres
ident of the Antitrust League;
Lewis Nixon, of the plan and
scope committee; Alex a Il d e r
Troup, treasurer, and Norman L.
Mack, member of the National
Committee from New York. 1t
was arranged with the committee
to put all the $50 reserved seats
allotted to Maryland in a block
so that all of the MaTylanders
may sit together, except the mem
bers of the Re .eptiOn Committee,
who will be provided with seats
by the New York Committee,
thus leaving the $50 seats for
the Marylanders who are not on
the Reception Committee
The program for the reception
begins with a parade from the
Battery at 4 p. III. The Mary
land special train will leave on
the morning of the 30th of Au,
gust. and reach New York in
ample time. Great crowds are
expected in New York for the
occasion, 1000 coming from Mis-
souri, alone. Accommodations for
the Maryland delegation We're Sc
cured at the GilSey House, whose
proprietor i an ardeLt Bryan
man and a large contributor 10
:he coming reception. Regular
course dinner, supper and break
fast will cost - tor each person.
so that the total expense OF tue
trip will be: For railroad fare,
$50; hotel. including meals -.
and - 10 cover contribution 10
the New York Committee aud in.
cidental expenses. total. SIS 50.
The hotel se.ec.e, : curee
squares from Tie Madison square
Gardel aud is a Sp.eld.i.y ap
Oluted house aud was recon-
mended oy the New YORK Com,
mitJee.
Mr. William I. Beverijze.
who : mem Der OF the committee
appointed 20 receive Mr. Bryau.
SAID recently TIA: cEr-e would
be bu. ole delegation from Mary.
land. Tue committee. q w-ic-
Mr. b5vec.tze !. secretary, mas
decided . urn over 81. apg..-a
,.--s .9c c.cz--s an -a3Ze. %
lie committee represented l7
A5ss-s W. u uzt--. LLOYD 7
4zcE. al ;. :. E.-
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-08-24

BILL CHANDLER is also among
the prophets aud in remitting his dol
lar to the Republican Congressional
Committee advises that the stand
pat' aggregation go to work for re-
form and R publican victory" Really
President Roosevelt ought to revise
his determination to kick this faithful
one out of his position as the head Of
the Spanish Claims Commission. for
from helping to cheat Mr.. TllGen out
Of the Presidency down to virtually
being called liar in the railroad rate
bill mix up, he has always shown
his determination to stand by 1.-THE old
flag and an appropriation" if he could
be sure If a fair share of it, Chandler
is typical and faithful Republican
and is entitled to sit at the table with
the best or worst of them.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-08-24
THE TARIFF ISSUE Is SIMPLE

The whole tariff issue, as far as the
voter can settle it, is, shall the tariff
rate that shelters the trusts be revised,
so that being high enough to produce
what revenue the government needs
yet not so high as to protect the trusts
from competition? The Democrats take
the affirmative side of the proposition
and the Republicans the negative, ii e
latter having decided against any tariff
reform. The sensible voter cannot but
decide to vote for Congressman that
is pledged to revise the tariff, by elm
mating the chief part, if not all of the
protection to trusts and combines,
while producing enough revenue to
run the government honestly and Geo.
nomically administered.l
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-08-24
Standpatriots' National cir.

Our tariff, It's of thee
Badge of Prosperity,
or thee we sing:
High Tariff, true and tried
The Grand Old Party's pride
From every factory side
Let praises ring.
Q holy Tariff Law.
Let us, with Leslie Shaw,
Stand pat! stand patl
Let Roosevelt rip and tear,
Let Beveridge paw the air.
Let Cannon spit and swear
And hollcr "Scatw
Standpatriots' Saint, to thee,
Holy Saint Ding-a-ley,
To thee we cling.
Protect us with thy might,
"Protect" us day and night,
While in the coming fight
"Stand patti we sing.-Pucl
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-08-24

WHEAT is ten cents a bushel lower
IN price than last year, although it is
still protected by the tariff rate of 25
cents busheI. The price of all the
farmers are buying is however at the
top notch aud in fact the price of all
trust products protected by the tariff,
Is higher this year than last. Puzzle
why do come farmers support the Re.
publican tariff trust policy that plum
ders them.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-08-24


80 SEATS from tho
F--v sale :. ne PreSiden.
- - would no. h. = <er.
l--s --.. because il wonId
e --ar= lie Rep1bIicau< q
ss- v-,L - majority of 20
rr-=> LIZ NJ Sherman and
- s-es4-a--s have 10 confront
{ t--.-1-a. situation in many
--s--s -a-re are troubles of
L. Lr-- magnitude IN New York
zev szrse- Ohio. PENNSYLVANIA
N assae -gs-.-s sud Iowa. There
a. co--ae - 70 easy rsrtv snc.
cess -.s-v l-re. bu. these STATES
VII sutee 70 point ont Ia tho
Congress Committee the din
cu--les &c v5. labor under when
8. depends Oh prosperity alone for
success il keeping down rho
Democra gain to 40.
tn Nev jersey. BRYAN a,ba
conservative. q j. erpected mich,
IL Co. o1elce tie campaign.
Here are three districts The
Itnd re Fourth and Fifth
llssly 70 Il swept away from tba
Republicans in the event of an
upbeava. a. the polls.
There Is an exceptionally ser.
ious situation in PennsrIyonia
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-08-24

BRADDoCK HEIGHTS continues to
be most popular resort, not only with
our own people, but with those from a
distance. Each day marks some new
arrival, aud every one speaks in tie
highest terms of the mountain. Al
though last year was big one a. far
as crowds were concerned. co-serva-
tive estimates places tits years record
SO far away ia the lead I, i, 8
great thing for any city to have 81
amusement and health re.ott - G. L.
veuiently situated
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-08-24

our dead comrades, and that we
never forget the resting places
OF the unknown heroes of the
Lost Cause. This beautiful Gus.
tom should continue to be kept
alive by the fair daughters of the
South.
| look with pride at the
achievements of our comrades
now foremost in all the great
industrial enterprises scattered
throughout the length and
breadth of the land, as we'll as
III matters appertainiug to states
manship, literature, the arts and
sciences and throughout all the
fields of human research and en-
deavOr. | delight to realize.
that the South is blossoming like
a rose, her waste places being
quilt up and enterprises estab-
llshed, and she is fast taking her
place among the furnishing and
progressive States of the Union.
All sacrifices endured during this
great struggle helped us to &C.
cept in good faith the conditions
OF our surrender, and at the same
time has reunited our common
country on more enduring basis
IMAM ever existed before. The
bravery of Roosevelt, a Wheeler
and a Lee as they led our gallant
boys In Cuba makes us all look
with pride at the power and glory
OF this great Union.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-08-24
Entertainment Postponed

A violent thunder storm pr
vented the carrying out Of h
entertainment which was to bal
been held in the auditorium
BraddOck Heights, on Wedue
day evening last, the 22nd Inst
for the benefit Of the Fredelil
City Hospital. The commit
postponed the affair until I
night, Friday, and the hour b
Oeen changed to seven instei
of eight O'Clock, on account
it being a regular dance nisl
The cars leave at 6.lj O'clOC
which arrive at the Heights
ample time for the affair. 4
program will be substantially Y
same and the same tickets v
be used. Dancing will begin
soon as the entertainment
over.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-08-24
Two More Years of Roose-
welt.

ROO>evelt'S four years admin
istratiOn cost the country
minus Panama Canal eXpendi-
ture of 500, 5S2,j19J &2,S66.-
AZ $50. which is greater by
S43I, 1O4,799 than the four
years of Mckinley with the
Spanish War eXpen ditures
thrown in.
What do the American people
say to this exquisite reckless
ness?
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-08-24

The army scandal -- .a=z u=
which j, now being -lves- ez--- Stove
that army officers aud 1v -t1. -ss=
made it's practice 20 Lss= ta=-. t----
ture made and lepsir-i 81 t1=g GOVERN
ment shops Many officials sre s1va.v-
ed and j, l. said there i oil $500
against Gen Cotbiu. When vii The
scandals under Tia administration have
an ead and not one half has been told
yet and perhaps never will unless a
Demociatic Congress j. elected and IN
vestigales all the departments.