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The Grenada sentinel., 1906-10-06

News comes from Burlington, VT,
that America Vespucius Spaulding has
sued Christopher Columbus for $3.50.
Christopher Columbus has been board.
ing with America Vespucius, and one
discoverer apparently discovered that
the other discoverer thought he had
discovered soft snap. SO does history
again repeat itself. The original Co
lumbus, it will be remembered, was
mistaken as to what he had really dis.
covered when he reached America.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-10-06
Heavy Criminal Docket.

The supreme court criminal docket,
now in course of compilation, will be
the largest in the history of the States
highest tribunal. The heavy increase
In the docket can be attributed only to
the marked increase of crime, es-
pecially among the negroes. In fully
80 per cent of the pending cases the ap-
pellants belong to the lower race.
What IS true of the criminal docket is
also true of the civil docket. The
court is simply overwhelmed with new
litigation.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-10-06
Grenada Fair.

The Grenada Fair Association will
have its annual fair Oct. II, Is and 10,
and it will undoubtedly be the best ex-
hibition of blooded colts and fine horses
that has ever been held in Grenada
county. Not only have arrangements
been made for the exhibition of the
farmers stock and the products of his
toll, but ample provision has been made
for the artistic work of the ladies and
the result of their labor in the culinary
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-10-06
Teaching MONKEYS To Talk

DR.. w. Reed Blair, the surgeon off cial.
ly attached to the Bronx ECO, has de.
cided that monkeys cannot talk, be-
cause they have 10 nose to use as q
sounding board. DR.. Blair has there
fore selected two orang-outangs, two
adult monkeys, and one intelligent
baby monkey, upon whose faces will
be grated artificial noses. The ex.
pertinent will be tried first of all upon
the baby monkey, who will be ex-
cluded from other animals until it is
decided whether it can be taught to
articulate words.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-10-06

Persia has instituted a reform that
IN old days would have been accom-.
plished by bloody revolution. The
shah has granted a constitution and a
council of state of so members from
all classes except peasants. The re-
form is partly the result, no doubt,
OF the upheaval in Russia, which is a
warning against absolutism; and part
Iy due to the demands of the people
OF Persia backed by threats of armed
rebellion. The liberal spirit of the
age, however, which impressed the
shah in his journeys through Europe.
lies farther back of the change. A
modern enlightened monarchy NAV
rise upon the domains of Xerxes and
Darius.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-10-06
Bronze Tablets and Doors.

The bronze tablets containing the
names of the $4,000 officers and privates
of Illinois who participated in the siege
of Nicksburg, together with the mas
sive bronze doors for the Illinois Memo
rial Temple in the military park at
Nicksburg, have arrived and will be
placed in position at once With the
exception of this bronze work the mon
ument is complete. 1t cost 100000.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-10-06

TO Danish smoke and sitting fogs by
generating electricity for it's light and
power at coal mines 120 miles dis
tant. He says the cost of the plant
would be $17,OOO,OOO, and that the loss
from the smoke nuisance in London
is 100000 a year. The proposition
is sound that the best way to suppress
smoke in city is to keep it out.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-10-06

1t is flattering to our self-esteem to
hnd that we are paying for tuition an
aggregate sum nearly equal to half
the cost of the national government.
but when this is reduced to an average
1t will be found that our generosity
gives less than laborer's wages to the
instructors of our children. If the
service we obtain for that outlay is
better than we could expect it must
be laid to the conscientious admins.
tration of the schools rather than to a
businesslike policy of paying a fair
DAYS wages for a fair days work.
After all, declares the Pittsburg Dis.
patch, as a nation we have not ad.
vanced much beyond the time when
the teachers boarded around"
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-10-06

In the event of the Donegal county
councils decision to sell the old Lif.
ford prison being confirmed by the
local government board one of the
most historic jails of Ireland will dis.
appear. Within its walls, says the
London Daily Mail, were once con.
lined many notable offenders, includ.
Ing persons concerned in the Irish re.
bellion and a number of French pris.
oners who were captured in the sea
fights off the mouth Of Lough Swilly
Napper Tandy, rendered famous by
the lines in "The Wearing of the
Green" was incarcerated in this old
prison.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-10-06
Ten-Cent Cotton.

"Ten cents per pound for cotton" is
the slogan of the Mississippi branch Of
the Southern Cotton Association. which
met in semi-annual session at Jackson,
with nearly every cotton-growing cOun.
ty in the State represented by one or
more delegates. Mississippi is strong
hold of the Southern Cotton Associa-
ton, the organization in this State
having reached high state of perfec-
tion
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-10-06

Belva Lockwood says it is just as
necessary for women to study law as
to learn to cook. A good many other
women seem to take the same view
of the case, and they are not studying
law either.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-10-06
Central Presbytery.

The central presbytery of Mississippi
held two days session at jackson.
The most important feature of the ses-
sion was the adoption of a resolution
declining to take part in the movement
to promote union between the Southern
Presbyterian church ana the other
branch of that communion.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-10-06
Negroes to Give Fair.

No time or money will be spared to
make the Colored State Fair to be held
in Vicksburg from Nov. to 10 finan-
cial as we'll as an educational success.
A number of prizes are to be offered
for long and staple cotton, horses, cat
tie, sheep, pigs and poultry of all kinds.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-10-06
Examination of Applicants.

The Mississippi State board of health
will meet in Jackson to examine appli-
cants for license to practice medicine
on Tuesday and "Wednesday, Oct. g
and 10. All applicants are requested
to be present at o'clock on Tuesday
morning. Examination will be held in
the new capitol building.
J. F. HUNTER, NJ. D., Secretary.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-10-06
The Ceed-Crushing Season.

The seed-crushing season in Misss.
sippi is well under way. Every oil mill
in the State is running at full capacity
The prevailing price for seed is $12 per
tor, as compared with S13 per ton at
the opening of the season Mill man
ayers state that the quality of the seed
is very unsatisfactory.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-10-06
Maj. Belton Mickle Dead.

Maj. Bolton Mickle died at Holly
Springs in his 18th year. Maj Mickle
went out with the first troops in the
civil war in SCI, and served faithfully
until the close of the war. He was
lifelong communicate in the Episcopal
church, and one of the earliest citizens
to make Holly Springs his home.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-10-06
SALESMEV WANTED.

we want live, active and thoroughly experienced
salesman n this locality with sufficient money Ia
0ny outright his first months supply of our SLIM
pnciIy Low PRESSURE Hollow Wire Gaso-
home and fully complying with insurance rulss 10
such man we will give exclusive sales right and
days Further particula ars request The Standards
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-10-06

How practical machine the auto.
mobile has become may be Judged
from the trip recently completed bv
two men, who covered the distance
from San Francisco to New YORK in
15A days. The best previous record
made by the same men two years ago
was 33 days, and the best record he.
fore that was 66 days.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-10-06
Mississippi Synodical College.

The Mississippi Synodical College
opened its fifteenth annual session
Holly Springs with $50 pupils enrolled.
The present session promises to be tie
most successful in the history of the
college.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-10-06
His Definition.

Papa, what is work of art ?" "Oh,
almost anything in the way of a pic
ture or piece of statuary without
clothing. Houston Post.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-10-06

A Colorado man, Uhile shaving
tried to brush fly from his nose. He
succeeded, but lost the end of hja
nose. 1t is a good plan to use the
other hand than the one containing
the razor when brushing flies.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-10-06

bigger and better Valparaiso is
promised. Nevertheless, none of the
civic improvement societies recon-
mend such radical shake-ups.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-10-06

In four years $400,OO0,O 900 has been
spent in the United States on automo-
biles, and the horseless era is as far
removed as ever
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-10-06
I. I. and c. Opening.

The Mississippi Industrial Institute
and College at Columbus opened with
900 pupils present.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-10-06

1t cost more to live last year than
during any previous year since 1899.
But, after all, it was worth the price
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-10-06

Deer are tramping down Connect.
cut crops. They must be enforcing
tho game laws in that state.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-10-06
Cure For The Blues
ONE MEDICINE THAT HAS NEVER FAILED
Health Fully Restored and the 10y Of
Life Eegained.

When a acheerful, brave, light-hearted
woman is suddenly plunged into that
perfection of misery, the BLU Els, it is
a sad picture. 1t is usually this way:
She has been feeling "out of sorts'
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-10-06

On Tuesday of this week the "Di-
versifed Farming Special" left Mem
phis for trip over the entire lines of
the Illinois Central and Y. and M. v.
roads. This train is an innovation in
this section, but is the forerunner of a
movement that has done untold good
for the farmers of the Northern and
Western States. 1t is to be hoped that
the agricultural people will accord it a
hearty welcome and that others will be
made feasible by the success atte nding
this initial movement.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-10-06

The surveyors of the Edward Hines
Lumber Company are at work on a
road from Poplarville to the south, with
its objective point at Gulfport. The
road will open up a splendid section of
country and prove of great benefit to
those living along the line. Announce
ment is made that it will be pushed to
an early completion.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-10-06

Standard warehouses for the storing
OF cotton is the means necessary for the
farmer to have a say in naming the
price of the staple. Without these the
risk OF loss or expense of holding is too
great.
The Grenada sentinel., 1906-10-06

Brother Ellis of the Walnut Grove
Dawn of Ligh has struck oil-or rather
he has well on his place that has been
declared by the State chemist to be one
of the most valuable in mineral ouali-
ties to be found anywhere. 1t is to be
hoped that he will realize on the propo-
sition as he deserves, and that when
the hotel is built all of the newspaper
fraternity will be cared for in the front
room free of charge.
The Western news., 1906-05-23
saved the towns and people from COM
plete annihilation was the change of
the wind
CZAR is DEFIANT.
Members of Lower House Get Ex
cited at His Plan

st. Petersburg, May 21-A bomb
was thrown into the parliamentary
camp Sunday afternoon by a note re-
ceived by President Mouromtseff of
the lower house from Peterhof, which,
instead of making an appointment for
an audience at which he and the depu-
tation could present the address in re-
ply to the speech from the throne,
contained the information that EN-
peror Nicholas would not receive the
deputation and that the address must
be presented through the ministry of
the court.
Disconnected utterly at this uneX-
pected development, the leaders of
the majority in the house hastily sum-
moned a caucus of the constitutional
democratic deputies. President Mou-
romtsetf, instead of sending the ad-
dress to Baron Fredericks, minister of
the imperial house, Immediately is
sued a call for meeting of parliament
at II o'clock tomorrow, at which he
will report the occurrence and ask
for further instructions.
The Western news., 1906-05-23
"All the Comforts of Home"

"All the Comforts of Home will be
the attraction at the Columbia theatre
this week ty the Byron Douglas com
pany.
The story is that of an impecunious
English medical student, who is called
in by his uncle to assume charge OF
the latters home during his absence
on the continent. Taking with him
his lodging house bosom chum, the
pair at once take possession and start
to devise means for corralling few
needed smoleons, finally hitting on
the plan of renting out furnished
rooms in the house which they are
supposed to care for.
The plot lends itself to numerous
amusing situations, which keep the au-
dience in one continual roar of laugh
ter from the rise of the curtain untH
it's fall on the last act
The Western news., 1906-05-23
SPORTING NOTES.

Billy Honey Melody of Boston,
Mass, and Dick Fitzpatrick of Chi
cago, H., have been matched for a 20
round glove contest at the Spokane
Amateur Athletic club June Sth. The
weight has been fixed at las pounds at
8 O'Clock. Fitzpatrick has fought three
Ground draws with Melody. all of
them in Chicago. Fitzpatrick is a
heavy, tough fellow, little bit above
the welterweight class. and in making
the weight at 145 pounds at O'Clock
the points are slightly in his favor, as
Melody is really better man at two
or three pounds lighter.
Harvard won the annual dual track
meet from Yale by the score of 57A
points to 46A. Three dual meet rec
| ords were broken. the two mile run,
the 1870 yard hurdles and the running
broad jump.
Seattle will remain with the Coast
league and the games will go on as
scheduled This is the statement
made by Manager Jim Agnew upon his
return from the meeting of the direc-
tors of the Coast league teams held in
Oakland
The University of Michigan athletes
walked away with the honors in the
dual track meet at Chicago with the
University of Chicago. The final score
was 70 to 461a Nine first out of the
| IA events went to the visitors.
Sailor Kelly and Young Tracey of
Butte fought a glove contest at Ross.
| land. Tracey lost on blows below the
belt in the eighth round.
The largest crowd that ever saw a
| baseball game in Chicago was that
| which yelled itself into frenzy last
| Sunday, when the Cubs administered
an overwhelming defeat to the New
York Giants. Long before the visitors
had come within sight of the grounds
every seat and all available standing
room had been sold to 25,000 ticket
| holders. When the gates of the
grounds were closed nearly $4,000 peo
pie filled the alleys and streets out
side and clamored menacingly for ad-
mission
| Seattle won the interscholastic track
| meet under the auspices of the Uni
versity of Washington with the over
Whelming scort of Is points. From
the start Seattle took the lead ant
added from one to nine points on each
event. They scored in every event ex
cept the high jump.
The Western news., 1906-05-23
SlMPlON TUNNEL is OPEN.
King Rides Through on a Special
Train,

Train.
Domodossola, Italy.-The Simplon
tunnel was inaugurated here by King
Victor Emmanuel, who left here for
Brique on the Swiss side of the noun
tains. The royal train passed through
the II miles of tunnel drawn by a
steam engine, the electric motors not
being ready.
On reaching the middle of the tun-
mel, at height of 1000 feet above the
sea level, the king was heard to ex-
claim:
1T is a cyclopic work, the result of
half century of study, seven years of
work and the expenditures of nearly
SIS, ,Ovv, 900"
At Brique the king, who was accom-
panied by Premier Sonnno the min
lister of public works and large num-
Der of other officials, was received by
the president of the Swiss republic
and the members of the federal coun-
ell, the national council and the coun
Gil of state and other officials to the
number of about 500. In the speeches
which followed the meeting of the
king and lne president, much satisfac-
ton was expressed at the opening OF
the tunnel, which was completed as
far as piercing the mountain was con-
cerned last February
The Western news., 1906-05-23
GAY OLD MADRID
Getting Ready for Marriage of Royal
EnIke
conplianc,

The city of Madrid is rapidly putting
on gala attire in anticipation OF the
marriage of King Alfonso to Princess
Ena of Battenburg, May 31st. The
erection of superb street decorations
has begun, and the parks and other
public places are being transformed
into luxurious gardens by the planting
of thousands of palms and rose bushes.
lac streets through which the we'd
ding cortege will pass will be literally
carpeted with flowers. The florists
in the Canary islands have been Or
dered to supply 1000 tons of flowers
for the Plaza de Toros, and other cen
ters will be similarly strewn with flow
erS.
The government has requisitioned
the principal hotels for the visiting
princess and ENJOYS, and the remain
ing hotels are demanding sz5 daily.
The cost of everything has advanced
to exorbitant prices.
The envoys of Norway, China, Aus
1ria-Hungary. Denmark and Russia
have arrived. The royal palace is the
irving delegations. many of them
bringing elaborate presents. The gov
ernments presents fill three large sa-
Ions of the palace.
Princess Enas present to King AL
fonso is an exquisite jeweled sword,
especially designed at Toledo
Frederick w. Whitridge, the Amer
lean envoy, is expected May oath. The
countess ino-Hermoso has placed her
handsome palace at the disposal of me
American party.
The American minister. Mr. Collier,
is giving a series of brilliant banquets.
The bride will arrive in France on
board a British warship May oath, and
will proceed by special train to the
Spanish frontier, where King Alfonso.
Premier Moret and the foreign minis
ter, the Duke of Almodovar, will re-
ceive the princess and accompany her
to the Pardo palace.
At the hour appointed for the mar
riage the bride will enter the famous
tortoise shell coach. drawn by eight
white horses, with gided harness and
white plumes. The brides party will
join the bridegroom's cortege on the
plaza oriente and they will proceed to-
Sether to the church Of San Jeronimo
All arrangements for the procession
ceremonies and festivals are on a scale
| OF the greatest Splendor.
The Western news., 1906-05-23
NARBED IN ALAMEDA, CAL.
Fugitive Puter Was Long Sought by
Uncle Sam.

Fugitive Puter Was Long Sought by
Uncle Sam
S. A. d. Puter accused of completely
in the Oregon land frauds, the man
who has been hunted for months by
the federal authorities since he
escaped from detectives in Boston, has
been arrested in Alameda by secret
service men. Puter did not willingly
submit to arrest, and attempted to
draw revolver. The detectives
quickly covered him with their pistols,
but even then had much trouble in get
ting their prisoner to the police sta
ton.
Puter had taken the name of James
William Barr, and travelled under that
alias since leaving the east. He in
formed the detectives that he had en-
gagged passage on steamer for China
and intended leaving for that country
in few days. According to the Sc
cret service men, Puter's room or
Park avenue resembled an arsenal
Over his bed hung Winchester riff
and in drawer was a heavy Colt''
revolver. besides the one found in hi:
possession when captured.
The Western news., 1906-05-23
SPOKANE'S THEATERS
The Roseian Opera Company at the
Spokane Theatre.

The Roscian Opera Company, which
mer opera season at the Spokane The
atre, are attracting large audiences
and bid fair to retain Indefinitely the
fine patronage they are now enjoying.
This is not surprising. as their great
success is justifiable, viewed from
critical standpoint. The sentiment eX-
pressed by the Portland Evening Tele-
gram, in saying, If some of the $500
shows that come to Portland had as
many good voices as We're heard with
the Roscian Opera Company at the
Marquam Grand, the public would be
thankful for something besides col
lection of beautiful scenery con be
reiterated and emphasized in these
columns as applying to musical attrac-
tions visiting Spokane. Lucia Noia.
Frank Walters, Hillard Campbell and
Hazel Davenport make a quartette OF
tremendous vocal power, and in Claude
Amsden and John Dewey, a pair OF
comedians who could inject humOr
into a line from Deuteronomy. The
chorus is always we'll trained and tune
full, due to the thorough work OF
Adolph Friede, musical director. Sow
sas comic opera, Ell Captain, with
Claude Amsden in the tue role and
Lucia Nola, Frank Walters, Hilliard
Campbell, Hazel Davenport, Winifred
Crowley and John Dewey in the lead
ing parts. is being played this week
The great musical numbers are the
famous Ell Captain march with 16 girls
pirouettng in military evolutions-
The Boom" song. From Peru's Ma
iestic Mountains" and the perennial
laughing success. Typical Tunes of
Zanzibar" For the week of May 28th,
AuberS Fra Diavola" will be given,
The Western news., 1906-05-23
Coming Events.

June 12, 13 and ID, grand lodge of
Washington, F. and A. M.
June Is and 16, grand chapter, Order
of Eastern Star.
June Is and 19. Grand Royal Arch
chapter.
June 10, grand council, Royal and
Select Masters.
June 20 and 81, grand commandery.
Knights Templars of Washington.
Washington State Sportsmen's as
sociation, Spokane, May 24-26.
Idaho State Sunday Scnool associa-
ton, Idaho Falls, May 80
|. o. o. F. grand encampment and
Rebekah assembly. Seattle, Wash.
June At
Washington State Grange, Spokane.
June 56-7.
Annual encampment Whitman and
Latah County Veterans association.
Pullman. Wash, June 6-8.
Washington State Bankers assOcia-
ton convention, Tacoma, June 21-23-
G. A. R. encampment, departments
of Washington and Alaska, Walla Wal
la, June 1927.
United States Hotel Mems Mutual
June 26.
Washington apd North Idaho Chris
ian Endeavor convention, Lewistox.
Idaho, June 2S-July 1.
The Western news., 1906-05-23
Spokane City League.
Labor Union Bank.

The Commonwealth Trust & Savings
bank. Chicago's first union labor bank
ing institution, opened it's doors May
18th. The bank is organized under the
laws of Arizona and has an authorized
capital of $2,000,000, divided into
shares of IS each. This capitalization
has been reduced to 100000, half OF
which has been subscribed for. The
managing officers of the bank are
practical bankers and men of long ex-
perience. The board of directors is
composed of men who are prominent
in the labor world.