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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-02-03
Man-Deyeloper.
GRENADA, MISSISSIPPI.

The struggle to get away from pow
erty has been a great man developer.
HAD every human being been born
with a silver spoon in his mouth-had
there been no necessity put Upon him
TO work-the race would still be in its
Infancy. Had everybody in this coun-
try been born wealthy, ours would be
one OF the dark ages, says Owen SWEET
Marsden, in Success Magazine. The
vast resources of our land would Sill
be undeveloped, the gold would still
be In the mines, and our great cities
would still be in the forest and the
quarry. Civilization owes more to the
perpetual struggle Of man to get away
from poverty than to anything else.
1t Is not poverty itself, but the effUrt
10 get away from it, that makes the
man. We are so constituted that we
make u greatest efforts and do on
best work while struggling to attain
that which the heart longs for. 1t is
practically impossible for most people
to make their utmost eXertiOns with
out imperative necessity for it. 1t is
the constant necessity to improve his
condition that has urged man onward
and developed the stamina and sterling
character of the whole race. A youth
born and bred in the midst of luxury,
who has always leaned upon Others,
who has never been obliged to fight his
way up to his own loaf, and who has
been coddled from his infancy, rarely
develops great stamina or staying pow
er. He is like the weak sapling in the
forest compared with the giant oak
which has fought every inch Of its way
up from the acorn by struggling with
storms and tempests. Power is the re-
suit Of force overcome. The giant Is
made strong in wrestling with diff
culties. 1t is impossible for one who
does not have to struggle and to night
obstacles to develop fiber or stamina.
ITO live without trial is to die but
half a man" Strength Of character is
q thing which must be wrung out OF
obstacles overcome.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-02-03
japanese in Texas.

Mr.. Akioki, a japanese of distinction.
Is in this country seeking information
as to the climate and of Tex
as, where it is proposed to found a col
Ony Of his c%Ountrymen. He will short
Iy bring over 300 families, who will
settle on a solid tract of 10000 acres in
Bee county. They will undertake tea
farming and silk culture. The null
berry tree grows everywhere In the
region to a great size. San Antonio
Is the nearest town to the proposed
colony and the expectation is that the
newcomers will make good citizens
and intermarry and ~coalesce with their
Texas neighbors. Mr.. Akioki says that
If the first colony is a success he will
buy another tract on which he has an
option, and in this there are 100, 600
acres, enough to make homes for 5000
families. There is a small colony oil
Japanese now in Bee county. They
have devoted themselves to raising tea
and this year sold their products with
. good profit.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-02-03
Beauvoir Home Inspected.

A special committee from the legis-
lature visited BeauvOir Confederate
Home and spent the day in looking over
the place and conversing with the
guests. A dinner was served to the
visiting party, when speeches were
made by Senators Boyd and Gordon,
Representatives Kyle and Denton, and
State Auditor I. NJ. Henry. The mem
bers of the committee would not discuss
the tenor of their proposed report to
the legislature, but it is Inferred from
the speeches made that the management
of the home will be heartily Endorsed
and that the appropriations asked for
by the trustees will be approved.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-02-03
WAS WITHIN HIS RIGHTS.
An Argument That Admitted Of
Some D~isputatious Cues
ton,

The Naggsbys were entertaining. and to
be entertained by the Naggsbys is a lib
eral education in the art of pickering. and
making things generally uncomfortable
for everyone present, relates the By
stapder.
One of the guests was engaged in the
gentle and ~alluring amusement of crit.
cising an absent friend.
We'll" he said, hes the rleanest.
stingiest man | ever knew; in fact, ] don't
think there's another man in the world
who is so mean"
'Oh, l don't know" interrupted Naggs-
by; that's a pretty tall order, you know.
l think | know a stingler man. There's
my father-ir-law, for Instance"
This acted like a red flag on Mrs. Naggs-
by.
Look here" she snapped, you're al
ways backbiting your father-in-law! /
won't stand it,"
ooh, pooh, pooh!" rejoined Naggsby.
"He's my father-in-law, not yours. Just
you wait until / say something about
yours before you begin to talk"
That was at eight o'clock, and at ii 80
they were still at it, and going stronger
than ever.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-02-03
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chronic, deep-seated cases of impure blood
and skin disease, and cures after all else
fails.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-02-03
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS,
WORD OF HONOR IS SACRED.
DR.. Rogers Refuses to Tell the Court
His Secret.

At the meeting of the circuit court at
New Albany DR.. NJ. f. Rogers refused
to divulge to the grand jury the name
OF the party who returned, through him,
the $1,000 which was taken from the
express office at New Albany.
The court ordered the witness to give
the name to the grand jury. DR.. Rogers
replied that in refusing to give the
name he meant nc disrespect to the
court or the grand jury; that before
this money had been returned immune
ty from punishment had been promised
by the company: that the testimony he
might give would only drag into the
courts an innocent woman, who came to
him with a baby on her arm returning
the package, and not the man who took
it: that he could not swear who stole
the package, and that he had pledged
his sacred honor not to divulge the
name of the party returning the pack
age. Here he paused, awaiting the de-
cision of the court.
Judge BOOthe said that while he ap-
preciated the doctors position, the
name must be given.
DR.. Rogers rose to his feet, and, with
considerable emotion and weighing
carefully his words, said: 81 mean no
disrespect TO the court nor to this
honorable grand jury, but to divulge
L know would violate my most
honor. This court may take
from me my property and my liberty,
and may send me to Jail, but my honor
will stay with me. | cannot divulge
the name"
The court imposed a fine for contempt
'or $500, and Dut DR.. Rogers on his per-
recognizance for his appearance
the next grand jury.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-02-03
AN INDIAN MILLIONAIRE.
Small Lad Made Immensely Wealthy
in a Night.

Lawton, Okla, Jan. 31.-The transi-
ton of an Indian boy from a penniless
son of nature to u prospective million
aire has been accomplished in Indian
Territory in a day. This morning in
NOwata, before the master in chancery
of the Northern judicial district, oil and
gas leases on minor Indians land were
sold, and among them was the land of
Ben Byrd. Yesterday Ben owned ITO
acres of land, all river bottom, valued
at so per acre. The land was allotted
to him by the government in return for
thousands of acres decided by his father
many years ago to the United States.
This evening Ben Byrd still owns the
land, and, besides, there is to his credit
in the bank $40, 12O. When Byrd's land
was offered bidding became lively. The
amount of bonus per acre climbed
steadily until it reached $92. This
evening Ben's guardian signed the
lease and the bonus was paid over. To-
morrow the lessee of the Indian boys
land will let Il contract for drilling 20
oil wells.
The wells will have an average pro-
duction of 100 barrels per day, and of
this amount Ben will get 10 per cent.
AT the prevailing price of Oil, the
Standard will pay to the lessee 81, 200
per day, and Ben's share will be 500 a
day. BY the time he shall reach his
maturity the Indian lad, now II years
old, will be immensely wealthy.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-02-03
Electric Road to Wesson.

The cnterprising citizens and mer-
chants of Wesson are planning to build
an electric railroad to connect Wcsson
with the Mississippi Central railroad. 1t
has been estimated that the road will
cost about $4,000, and SIC, 200 of this
amount has already been subscribed.
The road will be run to either Brook
haven or Henck's Retreat and the
power will be furnished by the Wesson
electric light plant.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-02-03

: The announcement that the Pennsyl
vania Railway company is preparing
to do away with steam engines and to
use electric motors exclusively
throughout it's extensive system, pre-.
sages the end of the age of steam and
the coming triumph of electricity.
The statement may seem startling at
first, but as q matter of fact the
railroads have been experimenting
with electric engines for some time,
and their eventual use was a fore.
gone conclusion. Not only in the
matter of speed but in every other
respect electricity has the advantage
over steam as a motive power.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-02-03
DOCTOR CURED OF ECZEMA.
Maryland Physician Cures Himself
Dr.. Fisher Says: "Cuticura Rem
edies Possess True Merit"

my face was afflicted with eczema in
the year 1897. [ used the Cuticura Rene
dies, and was entirely cured. l am a prac-
ticing physician, and very often prescribe
Cuticura Resolvent and Cuticura Soap in
cases of eczema, and they have cured
where other formulas nave failed. l
am not in the habit of endorsing patent
medicines, but when l find remedies pos
sessing true merit, such as the Cuticura
Remedies do, | am broad-minded enough
to proclaim their virtues to the world. l
have been practicing medicine for sixteen
years, and must say | find your Remedies
A No. ]. You are at liberty TO publish
this letter. G. M. Fisher, NJ. d., Big
Pool, Nd, May "a, 1905"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-02-03
Petition Served on Train.

While passing through Vicksburg on
a Yazoo and Mississippi Valley train,
Chancellor w. S. p. Vantress was
served with a petition for a writ of
habeas corpusi in behalf of Jacob Holmes,
who is in Jail at Rolling Fork on a
charge of wife murder. Holmes is one
of the best known and richest negroes
of Sharkley county, and the cas- is at
tracing unusual attention. His wife
died on Dec. 3 under suspicious circum-
stances.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-02-03
Minor Mention.

Congressman Byrd has secured the
appointment to the West Point Acade.
my of Hollie Hackett, son of Rev. DIR.
and Mrs. Hackett of Meridian.
Messrs. w. J. Buckinham & Son are
moving their handle factory to Mathis
ton from Weir. Mathiston is getting
her share OF manufacturing enterprises,
and is building up considerably in other
ways.
L. r. Shirk, an Indiana capitalist,
will build a modern five or six-story
hotel at Vicksburg.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-02-03
OKLAHOMA LANDS
Will Be Leased by the Government
for Agricultural Purposes.

Washington, Jan. 31.-The secretary
of the treasury has ordered the leasing
of 341 900 acres of the Kiowa, Co
manche and Apache lands in Oklahoma
for agricultural purposes. The lands
will be leased in quarter section tracts
for a period of four years from Jan. /,
1907. The successful bidders may take
possession at any time after July l.,
1906. This will furnish homes for more
than 1000 families.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-02-03
Sad Scene.

j. b. Slade, under life sentence for
the murder of William Miller, e
taken to the penitentiary last week
from Magnolia. The scene at the jail
when Slade babe his family good-by
was touching. He has nine children,
in age from 4 } 20 years, all Of
whom were present at the parting.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-02-03
Got the Wrong Answer.

The s~luggard having gone to the ant, pur.
suant to instructions, had returned and
was making his report.
Watching the blamed things contin-
ually fussing over something or other, and
never stopping to rest" he said, made
me more tired than ever."-Chicago Trib-
une. a
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-02-03
Reticence.

docs anything that goes on really ap-
peal to you as being entirely right?" said
tn great mans friend.
] don't dare let on about it for fear of los
ing my standing with my constituents as
a Observation-Disclosures Star.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-02-03
Edward De Mile Campbell. pro

Edward De Mile Campbell, profess
sor of chemical engineering and an
alytical chemistry in the University
of Michigan, is totally blind, yet In
his line he is considered one Of the
hest authorities in the country.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-02-03

A carpenter returned from Panama
states that a lunch there costs S.. Be-
fore forming a final opinion on the sub
feet inquirers would like to see the
complete order. A lunch has been
known to reach that figure in all parts
Of the world.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-02-03
Mrs. Written Given Bail.

Mrs. e. B. Written, who killed John
D. Fairless, the slayer of her husband,
at Marks, was bound over to the circuit
court under a bond-ef 81, 900, which was
made.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-02-03
A Harmless Laxative.

If you must take a laxative, take a harm
less one. Lax-Fos does not grippe, therefore,
does not i~rritate. Irritation is what does
the harm. Price 80 cents.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-02-03

Get in between pessimism and optim-
ism. The former makes mountains out
of molehills and the latter makes mole
hills out Of mountains. Get in between
the two extremes.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-02-03

at a girls feet" remarked the Observer
of Events and Things, after marriage
often finds it difficult to place a ton of
coal at her disposal."-Yonkers States
man.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-02-03

Men are prone to spend a lot of time
designing mansard roofs of hope for un-
finished foundations of deeds.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-02-03
To Cure a Cold in One Day

Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets.
Druggists refund money if it fails to cure.
E.W. GROVES signature is on each box. 25c.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-02-03

when l began
using Doan's Kid
ney Pills 1 was SO
weak j could
hardly drag my
self across the
o o m. ] was
wretched and ner-
vOus. and had
~backache, bear
%ing-down pain,
headache, dizzi-
e S and weak
eyes. Dropsy set
a. oE4-% aL~1-4I
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-02-03

III and boating 81 the chest chOked
me and threatened the heart. / had
little hope. but to my untold surprise
Doan's Kidney Pills brought me relief
and saved my life. / shall never for
get it,"
Sold by all dealers. SO cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-02-03
A WOMAN.
Weak, Nervous and Wretched From
Wasting Kidney Troubles.

Mrs. Henry A. Reamer, Main and
Garst SITS, South Bend, Ind, saws:
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-12-26
q With the Long sBou
Eye walks. shoot folly az IL ae.~
Further
Their Successful mecy Building
TTL Tenth steetRapid Growth. ss@5Ss
-"Eye natures walks. shoot folly

having along related
metM
to
should appointed the
or longer he +.G D
consulting
Tenth that
historical block
than million dollars He make this the work
his life.
the Milwaukee
affair." found that its station entirely handle its
he had for enagng it's station but that he needed this block
''We will
will station there
river' r
alacrity
cured another hne Improvement moderate
his friends, ordering Gettysburg,
coffin brought along for
his friends Mr. Charger
their Miller
that Mr. Charger ~ "
'Cherche femme
article this
ladies such Henry Peck married
Segel and
that the
other him.
did
cold weather.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-12-26
WHEN WAGES WERE LOW

: Columbus said an antiquary Of
Chicago, "got a salary of 1920 year
less than a dollar a day. His cap
tains got $3.50 year apiece. His crew
got 1926 a month. TO equip the ex-
pedition that discovered America cost
$4,000. The total cost of discovering
America was 81, 200. :. ... -. j
20 s. Lawyers nowadays, especially; cor
poration lawyers, / think nothing of
earning a million year. In the reign
Of Edward ~. a baronet entered in
his diurnal, or diary:,s.-r 1. I'LL. =.
essPaid to Roger Fylpott, learned
in: the law, for his counsel, 3 shillings,
with. pence for his dinner ..5.s$ :
Ministers often make today $4,000
or 100000 year. The late DR.. Tai
mage made 100000. Yet John Knox
only got 1920 year, or 81 a week, and
that was dollar more week than
Scottish judges got.
.. Small salaris, those" concluded
the antiquary; but we must remember
that in that epoch there were no trusts
to initiate prices, anad dollar went a
long way. In fact. Christmas dinner
for family Of six would have cost, in
John Knox s time-for the turkey, 10
cents; cranberry sauce, 2 cents; pota-
toes, l cent; turnips, l cent; celery, 1
cent; plum pudding, 2 cents total II
cents, or less than 8 cents head.'
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-12-26
Curios and Oddities
YANKEES AND PARIS RESTAU-
RANTS

"The restaurants of Paris are the
best in the world, said chef. "Es-
Establishments like the Cafe Anglais and
Paillard's on the Boulevard des Ital-
lens, Foyot IS, near the Odeon, and Vol
sin IS, on the Rue st. Honore, have been
famous for many years for their cellars
and their cooking. But in all these
restaurants the cellars are now giving
out.
."We Americans are proving too
much for the Parisians. In too many
thousands we are invading their small,
modest, inexpensive restaurants. When,
long ago, they laid down their wines of
choice vintage, they had no idea that
every American village would have it's
half-dozen millionaires who would some
day invade Paris and demand at the
best restaurants the finest wines on
the winecard. .'.' .--&..--...,. -
"In word, there are so many of us
rich Americans that we have seriously
depleted the famous wine cellars, of
Paris. Thanks to our thirst, your
Partisan cellars are no longer of the
first quality. H.,
eff we want superb wine cellars
now, we must 60 to the restaurants
Of Brussels, which our millionaires have
not yet attacked.'' 49,. .-.....- 80
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-12-26
HE HAD TO PAY

S Mayor stoy Of Atlantic City was
talking about Christmas dinners.
~. IF f, one Is going to give a Christ
give good, even lavish one. Then
one doesn't get UP from the table
with remcrse gnawing at the heart, as
was the case last year with an Atlantic
City young man.
+ ''He took his fancee and her mother
restaurant. Arriving at the restaurant
a little before the ladies, he ordered
the dinner, and then said to the waiter:
80 Look here; I III call for two quarts
Of champagne after the fish, but you
just bring that champagne cider in the
faEcy bottle instead. It's good stuff,
and the ladies won't know the DIFF
ference .sst go ~.
Every well, sir, said the waiter.
seThen the. ladies arrived, and the
dinner progressed splendidly.& The
champagne was ordered, the cider was
the deception. On Che contrary, they
both praised the champagne. They
drank heartily of it. 81 %s=7.
"But when the bill came at the
dinners end, the young man g face
darkened, He beckonedf to the waiter,
and with mods and winks galore pointed
to the wine item. s 1EEE3=tti :. ,a=ir,,
- Waiter, there 81 some mistake
about this charge, isn't thereq'' =
Oh, no sir, said the waiter. 1.-Two
bottles Of champagne, So. That was
what you ordered, SIR lE ~ /
'""' Certainly. Two bottles of cham
pagne: We, remember. your ordering
,them,' the ladies chorused. s%5 a.l ~
-" Butts said the young man. wink
ing and nodding like a, steam engine at
the waiter. ''szs ID. '@. 81
e g 'The bill is quite correct, sir, said
the waiter firmly. s.. ~ - '@oI'<,7 :
eThe ladies looked at him reproach-
fully, and the young man could do
nothing but pay up.' ~ -.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-12-26
WHY SOLDIERS NEVER CARRY
UMBRELLAS -.

The rain fell in torrents on the SOL
diers tramping sturdily down the mud
dy street. -a..
"Why don't they put up their UNI
brellas?' said a spectator. f..
With a sneer an elderly man re-
piled: - w. -
."'Don't you know, sir, that soldiers
never carry umbrellas9 History re-
cords just one. instance of their having
done So: It was in an engagement of
the civil war, and a group of officers
were holding up umbrellas to shield
themselves from thunder storm when
General Grant passed. #' ~
"The general frowned at the sight
and sent an aide to the officers with
this historic message: ~.
"'I do not approve Of the use of
umbrellas in war, and will. not allow
any Of my soldiers to make themselves
ridiculous in the eyes of the enemy
"Since that time,' ended the old
man, emo soldier has ever dared to
protect his uniform with the effemin-
ate umbrella - &
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-12-26
NEW WAY TO TEACH GEOGRAPHY

ct began to keep picture postcard
album last year, said a schoolma am,
"and found that, as the book grew,
my knowledge of geography grew with
it. You see, I wrote on every card
or the friend who sent it to me wrote
little description Of the place pic
tured, and, going over the book again
and again, the descriptions all fixed
themselves firmly in my memory.
"Not long ago I started some chill,
dren in the postcard album fad, and l
soon found that they, too. were learn
ing geography fast. Places that before
were only black dots on the map to
them were now become real cities, with
streets and buildings that they knew.
"I am convinced that picture post
card albums have a tremendous edu-
cative value, and for Christmas I am
going to give an album to every one
of my pupils: I am going to teach
them geography with these books.
e. "And [ believe that before long the
picture postcard album will be part
Of the apparatus of public school edu-
cation, and that every child will have
an album, just as he now has spelling
book or a grammar
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-12-26
WHY TOAST is WHOLESOME


Did you ever wonder why toast is
always recommended for invalids 81
said 2 chemist. t'The reason is that
toast is predigested bread. .~~'
WHAT makes fresh bread trying for
lnvalids is the starch in it, 80 -.
Starch is very hard to digest. It
needs a good stomach to take hold Of
the soggy starch in bread and change
1t to strengthening, stimulating dex-
But when you cut bread thin and
toast it brown, the fire itself changes
the starch to dextrine. That, in fact,
is what the brown color in toast indi,
cates--that the starch is gone, and dex-
ttrine has taken its place. The stuff
is predigested ~ c~.~, --.-'-,!0 49, :" =
$50 we feed our invalids on toast.
a dish as thoroly predigested as anv Of
the most famous breakfast foods.''.