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The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-21

1t was a little, newly arrived sister
that nurse held in her arms. and sew
en-year-old Robbie stood jealously in
specting her. To his mind she looked
smaller and less attractive than any
little sister Of the other boys that he
could remember, and he felt a keen
thrill OF disappointment. So he put
his hands deep in his pockets like
papa, wrinkled up his nose, and, re-
garding the new acquisition savagely.
said: well, call that pretty near
q failure"
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-21
OUTDOOR LIFE
Will Not Offset the Ill Effects of Coffee
When One Cannot Digest It.
A farmer SAYS:

ut was not from liquor or tobacco
that for ten years or more | suffered
from dyspepsia and stomach trouble.
they were caused by the use of coffee
until l got so bad I had to give I'D
cofee entirely and almost give up eat
Ing. There were times when I could
eat only boiled milk and bread and
when | went to the field to work I
had to take some bread and butter
along to give me strength.
II doctored with doctors and took
almost everything >could get for NV
stomach in the way of medicine. but
If got any better it only lasted a lit
tie while until I was almost a walking
skeleton
"One day I read an ad for Postum
and told my wife would try it, and
as to the following facts 1 will make
affidavit before any Judge:
II quit coffee entirely and used
Postum in its place. I have regained
my health entirely and can eat any,
thing that is cooked to eat. I have
increased in weight unit, now I weigh
more than l ever did; I have not
taken any medicine for my stomach
since l began using Postum. Why. I
believe Postum will almost digest an
iron wedge.
My family would stick TO coffee az
first, but they saw the effects it had
on me. and when they were feeling
bad they began to use Postum, one at
! time, until now we all use Postum"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich.
Ten days trial Of Postum in place
II coffee proves the truth, an easy and
pleasant way. There's a reason"
Look in pkgs. for a copy Of the IA,
nous little book, "The Road to Well
7ille."
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-21
New Fruit of Value

A new fruit that seems likely t.
prove of considerable value has been
developed by the cultivation of the
very familiar "maypop," plant which
is very familiar in the southern states.
quite ornamental, easily grown from
seeds and affords a handsome cover for
arbOrs and verandas. 1t is known to
botanists as passiflOra incarnata. The
fruit in it's improved form is somewhat
bigger than hens egg and decidedly
palatable. 1t looks like May apple.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-21
DR.. Yandell Pardoned.

The governor pardoned DR.. William
NJ. Yandell of Canton, whose case was
recently affirmed by the supreme court.
DIR. Yanden was fined 5000 and costs
for exhibiting pistol in a dangerous
and threatening manner in the circuit
court of Madison county. The governor
RENTS the fine, less S25 costs, which is
to be paid, and wipes out the sentence.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-21
The Talking Chickens.

A woman has been much annoyed
by the trespassing of a neighbor's
chickens.
The other day she tied with stout
thread to large grains of corn cards
whereon was written:
please pen us in better. We are
spelling Mrs. Dash's garden.
She scattered these contrivances
over her lawn. The chickens, tres
passing as usual, ate the corn, and
from their mouths that night they
spoke the woman's message to their
shocked master.
Thereafter they trespassed no more.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-21

The Garden Of the Gods is a remark
able freak of nature, partaking some
what more of the grand and imposinp
1t Is secluded spot, hemmed in by
great rocks stood up on edge and on
snd. They are some Of the more
marked OF the numerous evidences on
every fand OF grand upheaval some
time in the past. Imagine tremendous
Hat rocks, large enough to cover a
quarter OF an acre, standing up on
edge, $50 feet high, and you will have
some idea of what forms the chief
wonder of this garden.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-21
Wind and Rain Storm.

A heavy wind and rain storm DAM
aged growing crops considerably in the
northern part of Lauderdale county
and the rain uprooted cotton and corn
was blown down. A church was dam
aged to such an extent that it will
have to be rebuilt. The roof of Whites
mill was blown away.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-21
BAD cOMPLExIONS
0epraved Blood Causes PimpIes and
6oiIs-Dr. Williams Pink Pills
Make New Blood and
Cure Follows.

Cure Follows.
al abused my stomach, my blood got
out of order and then my face broke out
with pimples and boils. says T. E. Rob
ertson, of 1877 Addison street, Washing
ton, Pa. "This was over two years ago.
My stomach was in bad shape. After
eating would have to rest awhile OF
would suffer the most severe pains in
my stomach. On arising I would often
be SO dizzy that could hardly stand ND.
The slightest exertion would start NV
back aching SO that often had to sit
down and rest awhile. At times l ex-
perienced q pain around the heart which
alarmed me but which suppose came
from my stomach trouble.
81 began to break out on the face with
pimples and later with boils which con-
fined me to the house week or more at
time. One day / saw DIR. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People advertised in a
pamphlet which was left at the door and
thought would give them trial.
took several boxes of the pills before all
the pimples and boils left me, but am
now glad to say that my blood is good.
l do not have any eruptions and / no
longer have the head and stomach
troubles 1 have described. 1 am very
grateful for what DR.. Williams Pink Pills
have done for me and l have recon-
mended them and always will advise
those who are suffering from bad blood
Or stomach trouble to try them"
IfyOu want good health you must have
good blood. Bad blood is the root of most
common diseases like an2mia, rheuma-
ism, sciatica, neuralgia, st. Vitus dance,
nervousness, indigestion, debility, par
;ial paralysis and locomotor ataxia
DIR. Williams Pink Pills are sold by
Ill druggists or sent, postpaid, on receipt
If price, SOC. per box, six boxes for 81 SO,
~ the DR.. Williams Medicine Company,
NY
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-21

A congressman has discovered that
The cocktail cherry is picked green
and colored with poisonous dye. That
10, he thinks he has. Somebody ought
70 stop and think occasionally about
now much work and expense it must
anvolye to produce some of the frauds.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-21

Many birds are provided with nat.
ural spectacles, transparent mem.
brane called the third eye!id. This
third eyelid lies folded in the inner
corner OF the eye. Two muscles work
it. spreading it over. the cornea. or
folding it up again much more clever.
iy than a man can put on or take of
his spectacles. But for this third eye
lid the eagle could not look at the sun.
The spectacled bear belongs to Chile.
its Latin name is Ursus ornatus. It is
black, and around its eyes pale rings
are drawn which have exactly the ap.
psarance of pair of goggles.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-21
A. M. Dahlgren Dead.

Austin Mortimer Dahlgren died in
the insane asylum at Meridian. of
Bright's disease, having been an in
mate only six days. He was at one
time prominent figure in Mississippi
politics, and held the Office of collector
OF the port of Biloxi under Cleveland's
administration. He also served in the
legislature.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-21

The railroad commission is In receipt
OF the annual report of the Pullman
company, covering revenues and ex-
penditures in the State of Mississippi.
According to the report, the earnings
were Sl25, 1884. 13, and expenditures
$128,0S3.12. This leaves q deficit of
81, ,19S. SO on the years operations.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-21
Counted the Cash.

The governor counted the cash in the
treasury department last week, sup
posed to be done twice year, and
found the sum of 1914 ,5O32O. This
cash balance is subject to check at all
times, and as the school fund distribu-
tion is being made now it will dwindle
down steadily.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-21
Cornerstone Laying.

The Presbyterians of Brookhaven on
July 28 will lay the cornerstone OF
their handsome new church. The ex.
ercises will be in charge of the grand
lodge OF Masons of Mississippi, and
will be presided over by Grand Master
G. II. Blum, who will deliver an address.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-21
Shot Her Babv.

While Mrs. Claude Shaw of Monroe
county was playing with pistol sup
posed to be a toy, trying to amuse her
2year-old boy, the pistol proved to be
real one and went off, the bullet enter
ing the child's head and coming out
through the neck.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-21

1t is quite possible that ]. Ogden Ar
mour and John ID. Rockefeller are both
Of the opinion that this country is not
what it used to be.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-21

There is report that the Standard
Oil Company is going to increase its
capital to s60o.Oo0,O0o. Oh, well, that
Ii mere matter of figures. People
lose their reckoning in the embarrass.
ment OF hundreds Of millions. There
are many who would have supposed
That the capital was that already.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-21

They say that when a member OF
the douma wants to insult the speaker
he calls him "pogromostovitch-
scheik." But, IL is to be hoped, not all
at one sitting. The word used at Wash
sngton is much shorter, and can be
chucked backward and forward with
out the slightest difficulty.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-21
What It Sounded Like.

"Oh, what do you call those things
you hang clothes on?" said Dumley
who was trying to think of Clothes
tree"
What things?" asked Jiggins.
'Why, they have arms that stick
out like this and"
ooh, dudesi"
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-21

BY following physical culture pre-
scriptions faithfully girl may in the
course Of six weeks be able to fasten
The third button from the top In her
waist that buttons down tta hack
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-21

The president of France says there
Is not a peasant in that country who
does not know President RooseyeIt's
name. Only few of the gentlemen
OF France" however, know how to pro-
QOunca If
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-21
Farmers Institute.

A farmers institute was held at
West, which was attended by large
crowd OF farmers and others, who
seemed much interested in the instruc.
tions and suggestions given. Those
who addressed the institute gave much
valuable information as to successful
farming and marketing of crops.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-21

II the administration charges against
the beef packers are sustained the peo,
pie must reach the appalling conc!u-
sion that they have been eating a great
deal more than their peck of dirt"
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-21
County Seat Removal.

In the election held in Simpson coun-
ty for the removal or no removal of the
county. seat from Westville removal
carried by large majority.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-21

The honk-honk of the wild goose
presages cooler weather, while the
honk-honk of the chauffer presages
hotter lingual atmosphere.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-21

1t must have been lots easier for the
children OF long ago to have been
bright in geography before America
was discovered, and other countries
were explored.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-21

Here is pointer for daughter:
When the mother of family has some
style to her it is a pretty good indica-
zion the girls don't leave her with al
the work to do.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-21

Very often it is said that the Angel
OF Death has called for a man, when
1t would be more fitting if he had been
called for by fire engine
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-21

Every man must be his own doctor,
and decide what Is best in his case.
The doctors and philosophers do not
agree on anything.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-21

OF course you have often remarked
that while you are compelled to work
1s hours day, others SLOUGH and loaf
and seem to get along all right.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-21
Found a New Epithet-

eff you go in swimmin'," said Tom
my's younger brother, "I'll tell mawi"
"Tell 'er, if you want to, you nasty
little muck raker!" blurted Tommy
plunging into the water.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-21

Mrs. Thaw is said to have told her
husbands counsel the story of her life,
Probably the public will be better off
u counsel keep it to themselves.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-21

The English physician who says Isl
lence will cure nervous women and de-
lay the coming Of wrinkles" is sus-
pected of being tricky.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-21

justice Brewer says that Secretary
1a1t Is the politest man alive" He
must be putting gas into the Taft bal
loon.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-21

Inc English have lost their rever-
ence for our esteemed multi-million-
aires so completely as to call them
"multies."
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-21

Inere is many man who can af-
FORD better, who wears clothes that are
not tit for anything except to go black
berrying in.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-21
Charbon in Adams County.
Shows q Deficit.

Charbon is reported in the Kingston
district of Adams county.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-21

Some women wouldn't be satisfied in
Heaven without burglar-proof vaults
In which to lock up their halos.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-21

Rust gathers on almost everything
excepting imaginary damages.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-07-21

Amos Loveless, of Collins, writes inter
estingly on the handling of syrup, and
proposes something ike the article from
Mr.. Mercier this week Mr.. Loveless i
growing it successfully every year, and
proftably, too.
The Washington times., 1906-01-07

tramp in the direction of Carrick-On-
SUR. The incident was commonplace
enough; but it led to startling develop
ments. fo- in the wayfarers the lapdlady
Of the inn recognized two men Of whom
she had dreamed a very strange dream
the night before. In her dream she had
seen one of them Kill the other with a
towards blow from behind. rifle the
pockets of the dead man and stealthily
bury him beneath a hedge. So impressed
was he- husband when this dream was
told to him that he made his way TO
the spot indicated and there discovered
the body Of the buried man. The assas-
sin was pursued and arrested and at the
ensuing assizes was sentenced to death
There has seldom been a more mys-
terious crime than the murder of Mr..
Stockton, a London victualler. a great
many years ago. and the mystery would
have remained unsOlved to this day had
il not been for the intervention OF a Mrs
Greenwood. who came forward with the
statement that the murdered man had
appeared to her in a dream and con-
Quoted her TO a house in Thames street,
where one of his assassins was to be
found; while in another dream Stockton
appeared and showed her the likeness
of the man. On the strength OF this
dream clus the man implicated was ar
rested. and not only confessed his guilt,
but betrayed his accomplices-three
The Washington times., 1906-01-07

mich COW. which Mr. Lukens' uncle
had shipped II, from the island. The
COW stood in the hold Of the little
vessel, with her head sticking out
of the hatch. She wanted to look
things over. \ troubled expression
was Pickering in her good eye as
she solemnly surveyed the adjacent
scenery. Though born aIC reared
on an island, the COW never once sus-
pected that water was made to go
to sea in. Therefore. it was but ma
tural she should entertain some I'M
canny feelings among her tripe She
was visibly agitated, not 70 say en-
barrassed.
Mr.. Lukens had been warned of
the shipment, and was on hand
with a piece ot rope with which TO
lead his bovine home. He was
much elated at having received such
The Washington times., 1906-01-07

useful bait. 1t was certain that the
thieves would have another bite a. IL
il was also certain that l ought to be
able TO hook them when they did Yet
I very nearly lost the diamond. after
all. Taubery. Gunton and the servants
had all declared that, since the rob
berry. nothing had been moved from the
diningroom, passage, or library. There
they made mistake.
-Taubery's little grandson, George,
happened TO leave his toy horse in the
passage from the diningToom. and into
the hole made for the pommel that
poor creature. Carstairs. had dropped
the diamond with i last despairing eff
fort TO get rid OF it before Colonel Gun
ton searched him. Ten minutes after
ward the little boy went out for d
walk with his nurse, taking the horse
with him. When he returned it was
left. as usual, in the servants quar-
tiers. AT the back. ] never set eyes on
it until a day later. Even then l should
not have suspected what it contained
had not the nurse complained to me
of a man who followed her when she
took George for his daily airing in the
park. That was the sign for which I
had been looking. ! accompanied the
pair on the following morning. l saw
The man. but did not recognize him.
Neither the nurse nor the boy
could well be carrying the diamond
about with them. There remained the
horse. That night / extracted the real
diamond. and not wishing to spoil my
bait for the shy FISH. 1 dropped the
imitation stone into it's place.
The toy was watched by night and
day. 1t was through a hint from me
that il was included in the sale. Poor
Colonel Gunton. I admit that his &c
centric bidding startled me for a mo-
ment.
The Washington times., 1906-01-07

criminals being brought to the scanold
as the result Of these visions OF the
night
Some years ago a Mrs. Rutherford
dreamed that her aged relative. Lady
Leslie, was about TO be murdered by Il
man whom she clearly saw. She i'm
nediately set out on visit to Lady
Leslie and asked permission 10 sleep in
the IadVs room In the middle of the
night Mrs. Rutherford heard someone
trying to open the bedroom door She
raised an alarm and flung open the door,
when Lady I.eslies two sons rushed out
and in a moment had seized-the man
Of TIE dream.
The following story is, perhaps, the
stransest Of all: One night the Rev.
Herbert Powys. a Church Of England
clergyman, dreamed that the daughter
of one of his parishioners had gone out
into the darkness to meet her lover, who
at the time was waiting for her IN Sc
Guided spot and spending the time in
digging a grave for her. Jumping out
Of bed. Mr. Powys rushed 10 the place
indicated in his dream and arrived there
lust as the man had hurled the girl to
the ground by the side of the open grave
and was about to kill her with his
shade.
The Washington times., 1906-01-07

You can understand Steadman's
fury when, after all his plots and
risks and expenditure, his silly dupe
brought him back the identical imita-
ton stone that had been made To de-
CeiVe old TaUbcry. l don't believe
that the Trojans could have been more
astonished when the Greeks emerged
from the wooden home, than was
Steadman when he took out the dia-
mond from the toy and found 1t to be
the imitation"
And who is Steadmau2"
a very dangerous fellow. Mr.. phil
lips. l recognized him the moment Ia
appeared at the door For years ne
was a b0okmaker in Paris, but left
when the place got too hot for him.
As a card player he is well known and
avoided He has been in low water
lately. So has his dupe, Carstairs, as
1 now discover. Lord Wiutone. the
young mans brother. set him Up as a
coffee planter. in Ceylon. but he spent
all the money given him and returned
six months ago. Carstairs was a dis
tant connection OF Mrs. Taubery, aqi
both she and her husband had been
very kind 10 him. He was always
loahng about the house. getting free
meals and now and then borrowing a
flyer. He must have heard Of the new
diamond and mentioned it TO Stead
man; for Steadman Matched the plot
there is no doubt about that Car
stairs was merely d dupe and a fool
ish. vicious dupe at that-he never
had the ability 10 rise higher in crime.
How the two became acquainted I do
not know; but they have been seen
together several times lately You
may take my word for It, that the
public will be well rid Of them for a
year or two
Copyright, 1905. by Joseph B. Bowles.e
Next Sunday-"Who Killed Sir An
drew Cheyne?"
The Washington times., 1906-01-07

What is the correct answer" l
asked.
Just this" said Mr.. Fligg.
Everything a fish drinks, except
hooks, slides out at his gills, and he
never emits nothing but bubbles,
mostly full of cold air; which does
no harm. Let man drink the kind
of Juice he likes, and then look at
the hot air which bubbles out of
his mouth. Don't them same re-
marks make plenty of trouble? And
if We had gills. wouldn't life be
more cam and peaceful, sence there
amt no way TO stop the whisky
stills?"
But suppose you did wear pair
of lovely pink gills," I said, just
for argument, wouldn't you go
rambling around town biting at liver
on the hooks in front of meat shops,
and maybe get snagged in the upper
lip?"
Not if the gills and intellect was
combined together" Mr.. F'ligg re-
piled, in the voice o: one who could
successfully manage a pair of gills
attached to an intellect. Il never
did have no gills." he went on, alb
sently dragging a long brown hand
under his chin, but l used to drink
a heap. In fact, l guzzled gallons
and gallons of the wust ever. They
say l drank Ike a fish, but that's
a lie, Mister. The fish works his
gills day and night, while l never
did take a drink in my sleep, and l
can prove IL, TOO. I'm past sixty
now, lived single all my life and
was an imbiber of strong juice for
forty years; then | quit of sudden
on the intellect system. / got
quart bottle and toted her every
where. When the craving come on
NE, do you know what l done?"
Took a couple OF drinks to avoid
a fuss with YOURSELF"
Mary drink or fuss. me-" said
Mr.. Fligg, shutting his teeth hard.
1T shure was a fight. though. Every
time the thirst took holt I said, Mr..
The Washington times., 1906-01-07
and an Obstreperous

Bottle, you bCssed me forty years
OF more. Mr.. T. FIIgg is now it.
He is the foreman of this here COM
bine. What he says goes, Mr.. Bot
tie, from now on. Keep your stop
per in and don't you never take it
out. Them's the orders. "
And did the intellect system
VIM"
She did. fat. and I've got the
same bottle yet Tie stopper is
glued in fast with the pisen ooz-
ing up. I'm a respectable citizen
now. / don't drink; | don't so fish
ing on Sunday or work on that day,
and l wear good clothes, too"
stole a furtive peep at the green
kid shoes. and was thinking of the
bitter struggle il cost Mr.. Fligg to-
amass them. when he sung out,
Sail, ho!" in his best seafaring ac-
cents. A small two masted schOon-
er was beating in from the gulf
against a northerly breeze and max
ing fairly good going.
by the cut OF the patches on her
sails, that should be the Carrie Ma
ton, of Hook Island" said Mr..
Fligg. Yes. that's her. l see Cap
Piker at the tiuer. 1hem's his
whiskers, all right Wonder what
he's galooting round on Sunday
for?''
While we both wondered at the
w.ckedness of Cap Piker. having
nothing else TO do, the Schooner
went about. The homemade litera-
ture on the stern proclaimed her the
Carrie Nation, as diagnosed by our
wharf repaiTer. She rated a low.
half cabin aft A short funnel pro-
jected above the roof, from which
much smoke was pouring. The crew
consisted of Captain Piker, his
whiskers and a half-breed negro
boy, who was in the cabin cooking
dinner.
The Carrie had a cargo aboard
consigned TO MIR. LuKens, our popu-
lar piano tuner. 1t was a cargo of
Ire stock, comprising a one-eyed