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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-05
IN BEHALF OF THE CANDIDATES.

In view of the approaching cam
eaign for both state and county offices
We desire to make some observations
primarily in behalf of the candidates
but ultimately in the interests OF al
tile people.
Cur people, and we mean by this
the people throughout the state,
are somewhat drifting into a prac'
tice that BODIES evil to the body poll
tic and in the end one that means
that no man except he has a large
bank account can afford to offer fol
public office Politics is a matter OF
patriotism and business. 1t is an hon.
cradle ambition that prompts any man
to submit his name to the people ask
in that they consider his Qualifica-
lions to fill any Office. The Offices be-
Tong 30 the pcople-all the people.
Not to those living in any particular
town, city, section or neighborhOOd.
Hence it is that no particular place OF
Deighborhood has a right to make a
demand of a candidate that that can
didatc cannot discharge for all places
alike. We refer to the practice of
Gowns and neighbOrhOOdS assessing
candidates. Already we have heard it
stated that next year is election year
and that certain public work is to be
done in certain places. This, perhaps,
would be alright if every candidate
had money. But let the public con-
slider for a moment the embarrassment
Of a candidate who has no money when
approached for contributions and told
that n or more of his cOmpeti-
tors has already given five, ten or fif-
teen dollars, as the case may be. Such
practices are hurtful and tends to put
a canvass too much on a basis of mon
ey rather than one of merit. A can
aldate feels that II ne negatives CncS2
requests that it will be hurtful to his
political interests and so he is cOnfrOn-
ted with the condition of, perhaps,
promising funds that he may embarrass
his family to obtain, or that Of losing
the support of the particular parties
who are behind the requested cOntri-
buttons. No one can gainsay that con-
tributions do not entail some obliga-
lions on the recipients. In the last
campaign many Of the candidates
were pulled" but we are sur that if
the public will consider this matter in
all Of it's phases that there will be
much less pulling" in the coming
campaign.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-05
An Attraction For Seekers of investments

For sale by Thompson s. Crouch,
Shawnee, Oklahoma, 80 acres all in
c%ultiyatio. of as fine land as nature
ever formed, 30 acres Of which is in
alfalfa. The land is just rolling enough
to make it beautiful. Is one mile
from Shawnee, produces S tons OF al
falfa hay annually, which sells for
S12 per ton, cash. 1t costs S1.4O for
cutting n baling this hay and 6Oc
for delivering at the depot. This land
is worth $500 per acre. We have an
option for 80 days and will sell for
$40, 900, $4,000 cash and the balance
in one to five years. II you are after
bargains or good investments see US at
once. Delays are dangerous.
A. E. Crouch, Grenada Hotel,
B. III. Thompson, Shawnee, Ok.
SIS. 0G-4t.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-05
A Card of Thanks.

In order that no one shall be over
looked in an expression from me,
take this method of saying to each OF
my friends who on account of my re-
cent loss by fire have SO kindly rem
dered assistance, that l am truly
grateful. | am none the less thank
full to those who proffered the same or
expressed sympathy. While | feel in
disposed to accept anything of a pecu-
MARY nature, / am no less thankful to
those who rendered assistance to i'm
mediate needs, and l accept the same
in the spirit in which l feel that it
was given. Very Respectfully,
l.. &. JAMES.
Grenada, Miss, May 1, 1906.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-05

The Jackson Clarion-Le ledge has
given out some hot expressions about
those newspapers that have been re-
ferring to "the dope of the Jackson
:, oparc -
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-05

Our Clothing is made by artists and
the best designers money will get.
See how nicely you can get fitted al
FOur store.
GRENADA MERCANTILE Co.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-05

Sentinel and Commercial Appeal one
year for $1.25. Sentinel and News
Scimitar, one year, $l.15, Sentinel
and Home and Farm, S1.25, Sentinel
and Bryan'S Commoner q year 81. IS.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-05

Don't fail to attend the Biggest of
the Big Sales that begins at r. Press
grove & Co. IS on May I. The sale will
last ten days.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-05

1t will pay you to borrow the money
even and come to u Big Sale and
supply yourself and family with Shoes
and Dry Goods. ETC., that you viii
need almost any time. Don't let every.
body else besides yourself share in the
benefits of this sale.
GRENADA DRY GOODS Co.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-05

Read our ad. Not only are we 60
ing to sell our stock of goods but our
store fixtures as well.
GRENADA DRY GOODS Co.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-05

Cleanse your system with Semmes'
Sarsaparilla, combined with iOdide of
potash, and you will have no doctors
bills to pay this summer.
3-24-tf 2ND CLASS DRUG STORE.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-05

/ will take orders for cut flowers,
floral designs, plants, ETC., from Idle
wild Greenhouses. 1t will be best for
you to place your orders with me as l
guarantee quality Of flowers and
plants. Phone SIS.
Mrs. A. WEYNETH.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-05

Try Lustre Furniture polish worth
double the price. Price 30 cents per
bottle at T.. A. headers & Co.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-05

Semmes' Cholera Cure is "Charlie
on the spot" every time for all bowel
troubles. Try it.
3-24-tf. 2ND CLASS DRUG STORE.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-05
Still the Biggest.

The Mutual Life Insurance Company
Of New York still leads every other
Life Insurance Company in the world.
If you want the best for the least
money call on or consult.
O. f. LAWRENCE, Special Agent.
Grenada, Miss.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-05

1t pays to read the advertisements
of enterpriSing home merchants. They
are the people who make it possible to
have convenienceS right at your door,
SO to speak.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-05
Business Locals
GRENADA SENTINEL, 81 per year.

GRENADA SENTINEL, 81 per year.
Fewer Gallons; Wears Longer; De-
voc. 1-27-O6-tf.
Two cans OF American SardineS for
five cents. D. l.. KIMBROUGH.
Pure Cane Syrup.
O. L. KIMBRoUGH.
Read the big ad. in this issue Of the
Grenada Dry Goods Co.
Oh. yes we keep furniture for sale,
too. e. A. MEADERs & Co.
For Job Printing Of all kinds call
on THE GRENADA SENTINEL.
The 10 days sale at Il. PreSSgroye
& Cos begins May !.
r. PRESERVE & Co. are going to
Startle the public at their big sale.
Beat our bargains if you can, but
you can't.
GRENADA DRY GOODS Co.
Imperial fertilizer always on hand
at the Grenada Oil Mill. 2-24-tf.
If you fail to get cured try S. G. C.
3-24-tf 2ND CLASS DRUG STORE.
High prices dynamited at r. Press
grove s. Co. s big sale.
Plenty of the very best brick for sale
by the Grenada Oil mill 2-24.tf.
Otto Schwili's garden SeedS-tO
close OUT papers for sc, at Mitch
ellis store. M-31-4t.
See nv cut glass before buying
your wedding presents.
3-24-tf. IND CLASS DRUG STORE.
We have home ground Orn meal for
sale all the time. Phone 1856. .
5-5-4t. MISSISSIPPI COTTON OIL Co.
"Old Nanny" Lye Hominy going
at S1.75 per case at
0. L. KIMBROUGH, the Grocer.
Renula Varnish Stain, any color;
Floor fix, any color.
F.. A. MEADERS & Co.
\ large and the best assorted stock
of Clothing i'm the city.
GRENADA MERCANTILE Co.
We are telling you about our Cloth
ing again this week.
GRENADA MERCANTILE Co.
Window Shades. Lace Curtains,
Wall Paper. Velvet and Brusel AIT
Squares at f. a. Meaders & Co.
-
New styles. and patterns in Cloth
ing at
GRENADA MERCANTILE Co.
---
Try Lustre Furniture polish worth
double the price. Price 30 cents per
bottle at e. A. MeaderS & Co.
Comic pOStals, easter and birthday
cards at 2ND CLASS DRUG STORE.
3-24-tf
Trunks, Travelling Bags. Suit
Cases, Dining room outfits.
e. A. MEADERs s. Co.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-05

Comic postals, easter and birthday
cards at End CLASS DRUG STORE.
3-24-tf
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-05

Capt. r.. p. HobSOn, a young mai
who distinguished himself by sinking
the Merrimac in the mouth of Santa
60 harbor during the Spanish-Ameri-
can war, recently gained still further
distinction for himself by defeating
Col. Bankhead before the Democratic
voters of an Alabama congressional
district. Col. Bankhead has been in
congress about twenty years and his
defeat but emphasizes a sentiment so
frequently expressed now at the polls,
that this is an era when the people
are demanding the vigor and vitality
of the young men.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-05

Gov. Vardaman has appointed Hon.
II. E. Blakeslee Commissioner OF Ag-
riculture. The appointment is gen.
orally credited with being a good one.
We are not informed as to Mr. Blakes-
lees knowledge of practical farming
and hence are not prepared to say that
the appointment is the proper one.
The office was created for the benefit
of the agricultural interests of the
state and therefore we think M of
that class should be in charge Of the
office. If Mr.. Blakeslee possesses the
experience of actual farm life, he will
doubtless fill the office with credit.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-05

Window Shades, Lace Curtains,
Wall Paper. Velvet and Br,sel AIT
Squares at f. a. Meaders & Co.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-05

The voice of the county candidate
is beginning to be heard.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-05

We are telling you about our Cloth
ing again this week.
GRENADA MERCANTILE Co.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-05
RATES
SATURDAY, MAY 5, 1906.
For Congress.
We are authorized to announce

OF Montgomery county, as a candidate fol
recollection to Congress from this the Fourth
Congressional District. subject to the actor
Of the Democratic party.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-05
Travelling

Cases, Dining room outfits.
e. A. MEADERs g. Co.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-05

You get
John gets
Billy got it.
Got what?
$40 i'm gold given away by O. l..
Kimbrough to the largest purchaser of
cigars.
OrinO Laxative Fruit Syrup is sold
under a positive guarantee to cure
constipation, sick headache, stomach
trouble, or any form of indigestion.
If it fails, the manufacturers refund
your money. What more can any one
do.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-05

The State Teachers Association
convened at Jackson this week.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-05

Oh. yes we keep furniture for sale
too. T.. A. MEADERs & Co.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-05

Read the big ad. in this issue Of the
Grenada Dry Goods Co.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-05

Alarge and the best assorted stock
of Clothing in the city.
GRENADA MERCANTILE Co.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-05

High prices dynamited at r. Press
grove & Co. s big sale.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-05

Pure Cane Syrup.
O. L. KIMBRoUGH.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-05

Renula VarniSh Stain, any color;
Floor fix, any color.
f. A. MEADERs & Co.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-05

For Job Printing Of all kinds cal
on THE GRENADA SENTINEL.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-05

Imperial fertilizer always on hand
at the Grenada Oil Mill. 2-24-tf.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-05

New styles. and patterns in Cloth
ing at
CDnNrAnA MnnnA Hyrvr IN 10
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-05

If you fail to get cured try S. G. c
3-24-tf 2ND CLASS DRUG STORE.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-05

The 10 days sale at L. PreSSgrOye
& Co.'S begins May /.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-05

r. PRESERVE & Co. are going to
the public at their big sale.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-05

OENTINEL, OF Pei ytdI.
Fewer Gallons; Wears Longer; De-
voc. 1-27-06-tf.
Two cans OF American SardineS for
five cents. .. l.. KIMBROUGH.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-05

"Old Nanny" Lye HOminy going
at S1.75 per case at
0. L. KIMBROUGH, the Grocer.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-05

Otto Schwili's garden seedS-t
close OUT papers for sc, at Mitch
ellis store. M-31-4t
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-05

See nv cut glass before buying
your wedding presents.
3-24-tf. 2ND CLASS DRUG STORE.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-05

Plenty of the very best brick for sale
by the Grenada Oil mill. 2-24-tf,
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-05

We have home ground corn meal fOI
sale all the time. Phone 1856.
5-5-4t. MISSISSIPPI COTTON OIL Co.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-05-05

Beat bargains if you can, bu'
you can't.
GRENADA DRY GOODS Co.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-04

chinist. Seeing in the new country OPP
portunities for lawyers he studied
Blackstone after pounding all day on
iron and steel and at the age of 81
was admitted to the bar. He took a
course later in the law school of Wis
consin University. In 1890 he was
elected State Senator in Minnesota,
two years later was sent to Congress
and has been there ever since.
The fights which the House will car
ry on against the Senate will be more
bitter and will undoubtedly win more
Of victory than has been the case in
the past. This is due to the attitude of
Speaker Cannon. He won out against
the Senate last session in the matter
Of Statehood legislation. He also won
out in number of other particulars
which, because Of the graceful acquies-
cence Of the Senate, did not attract
the same amount Of attention. Mr.
Cannon is the sworn enemy Of the
Senate. He has made that clear. Just
before he was elected Speaker Of the
House he took the floor one day and
delivered denunciation Of the Senate
methods and the manner in which the
House had repeatedly given I'D to the
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-04

Senate that attracted national and
even international attention He plain
ly threw down the gauntlet. He said
in effect that the House had always
given down to Senate pressure and
that he was tired Of the method that
prevailed Of the House being the body
that always had to yield. For one he
was up In arms against the system and
hoped to see it end. So outspoken and
plain was Mr. Cannon that members
of the Senate, including Hale, Spooner
and Allison, felt called upon to reply
to what Mr.. Cannon said.
1t is popular and well-founded be-
lief that the Senate really shapes out
and finishes and completes the legisla-
ton of the Congress and makes 1t tight
and so IL will hold water and resist
the strain put upon it by the courts
But the members Of the House are
loath to admit 1t.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-04
INDICr BRIDGE TRUST.

Grand Jurors Act ON Charge OF Conn
bfnation to Keep Up Prices.
In Napoleon, Ohio. the grand jury has
returned eighteen indictments against
Ohio bridge companies for alleged vio-
lstions of the Valentine antitrust law.
Those indicted are the Adams Brothers
Company Bridge and Iron Works, ]. L.
Adams, Jr., agent; the Bracket Bridge
Company Of Cincinnati, w. w. Mills,
agent: the Bellefcntaine Bridge Com
pany, ]. M. Fronzer, agent; Indiana
Bridge Company, ]. T. Morgan, agent;
Champion Bridge Company, e. p. Hamp-
shire, agent; Massillon Bridge Company.
j. ]. Swingert, agent; Huston & Cleve-
land Bridge Company, r. w. Huston,
agent; Canton Bridge Company, II. G..
Havremond, agent; King Bridge Com
pany, Cleveland, z. ]. Newton, agent.
The companies are charged with forming
combination to keep up prices, and it
is asserted that they have had the coun-
ties completely at their mercy. The
State, 1t is asserted, has been divided
into districts by the bridge combine and
certain companies assigned to certain
districts, thereby killing all competition
on the bridge work. 1t Is stated that
civil action will be taken against the
companies to recover damages.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-04
DGES EA(3E&ERS
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Chicago-Cattle, common to prime.
$500 to 5000; hogs, prime heavy, $500
$5.35; sheep, fair to choice, $500 to
$500; wheat, No. 2, SEC to SIC; corn,
No. 2, 46c to 47c; oats, standard, 29c to
Soc; rye, No. 2, &c to Csc; hay, timo-
thy, $3.50 to $3.50; prairie, 5000 to
$1,000; butter, choice creamery, 21c to
24c; eggs, fresh, zoe to 26c.
Indianapolis-Cattle, shipping, $500
to $5.75; hogs, choice heavy, $500 to
$515; sheep, common to prime. $3.50 to
$3.50; wheat, No. 2, SIC 20 SSc; corn.
No. 2 white, 43c to 44c; oats, No. 2
white, Bic to &c.
st. Louis-Cattle, $3.50 to $500:
hogs, $500 to $500; sheep, $500 to
$3.50; wheat, No. 2, SOC to Gle; corn,
No. 2, 40c 20 Ale; oats, No. 2, 30c TO
Bic; rye, No. 2, &c to Csc.
Cincinnati-Cattle, $500 to $4s5;
hogs, $500 to $3.50; sheep, $500 to
1918; wheat, No. 2, Ole to 92c; corn.
No. 2 mixed, 44c to 45c; oats, No. 2
mixed, 33c to 34c; rye, No. 2, zoe to TIE.
Detroit-Cattle, $500 to $500; hogs,
$500 to $500; sheep, $3.50 to $3.50;
wheat, No. 2, Soc to SEC; corn, No. 3
yellow, 45c to Acc; oats, No. 3 white.
32c to 34c; rye, No. 2, 66c to &C.
Milwaukee-Wheat, No. 2 northern,
SIC to SAC; corn, No. 3, Ale to 43c;
oats, standard, soc to BIC; rye, No. i.
CSC to &c; barley, No. 2, 53c to SIC;
pork, mess, $13.47.
Toledo-Wheat, No. 2 mixed, SIC to
aSc. corn. No. 2 mixed, 45c to 46c:
oats. No. 2 mixed, 30c to &c; rye, No.
2. &c to 69c; clover seed, prime, 1922.
Buffalo-Cattle, choice shipping steers,
81 90 to $5.25; hogs, fair to choice, $4.00
TO $3.50; sheep, common to good mixed,
"a 90 to $3.50; lambs, fair to choice,
$500 to $500.
New York-Cattle. $500 to $500;
hogs. $500 to $3.50; sheep, $500 to
s5.25: wheat, No. 2 red, 90c to Gle;
corn, No. 2, 49c to soc; oats, natural,
white, &c to 3Sc; butter, creamery, 21c
to 25c; eggs. western, &c to 30c.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-04

After three days of riot and slaugh-
ter il the streets of Moscow the
spirit of revolution is blazing out in
other parts of Russia. At Odessa,
Kieff and elsewhere the strike is on,
and call for an armed rebellion has
gone out
In Moscow the fighting continued
without interruption. The strikers
were driven from their intrenchments
by the Cossacks and dragons, only to
fall back on new barricades, scattering
into new thoroughfares nd extending
the zone of battle. Five thousand
persons were killed and 1900 wound
ed in fights in Moscow between revolu-
tionists and COssacks. Leaders of the
Russian revOlutionists assert armed
forces are being assembled to fight
the soldiers and that civil war between
organized bodies of troops will begin
soon.
Frightful execution was done with
the machine guns. They were trained
on the crowds, and innocent women
and children who were fleeing for their
lives fell beneath the hail Of bullets.
thousands are reported killed or
wounded In one instance the machine
pieces stationed at the Monastery of
Passion were trained on persons who
were seeking escape from the pursuing
Cossacks. Hundreds are reported to
have fallen, and the hospitals are filled
with the dying and injured.
The strikers in Moscow appear to
have become disorganized, and their
attacks were often turned into unruly
routs. Thousands were driven outside
the walls and the fighting caused ter
ror in the suburbs. Once a mob OF
revelutionaries swirling around a
street corner surrounded q small squad
of Cossacks. The soldiers used their
knouts and knives, but were dragged
from their horses and trampled under
foot. Twenty COsSacks were killed.
The revolutionary leaders are still
untamed, although on the whole the
skirmishes went against them. The
constitutionalists assert that the strik-
ers have lost the day, while the gov
eminent officials point to the fact that
although the strikers have sought to
capture the railroads, trains are still
running between st. Petersburg, Mos
cow and Eydtkuhnen, and the tram
ways and electric lights are still in
operation.
In Moscow the military seems to
have triumphed, but out in the prov
inces the danger is said to be grave
and outbreaks are looked for at Odessa
and other points that will be even
more sanguinary than the bloody street
conflicts in Moscow.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-04
THE WHITE HOUSE CHRISTMAS.
How the President and His Family
Spent the Holiday.


The custom of distributing turkeys
among the clerical force of the White
House, which was inaugurated by the
sIcKinleys, has been followed by the
Roosevelts. Eighty-seven fine, fat birds
were this year required to go around,
each one bearing a card on which is in
scribed the words, a Merry Christmas
from the President" Though, as a rule.
they do not have a tree, the Roosevelts
inherit from their Dutch ancestors
veneration for the spirit and sentiment
of Christmas and the day is given up
entirely to festivities. The four younger
children hang up their stockings, as a
matter of course. On the morning Of
Christmas day, after breakfast, Mr..
Roosevelt leads the way to the library,
which he calls the Study" where the
gifts are laid out on tables. He and
his wife distribute them and a general
romp usually follows. In the afternoon
the children 60 to two or three tree par
ties, one of which is at the house OF
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, the Presi-
dents lifelong chum, while another is at
the residence of Mr.. Roosevelt's elder
sister, Mrs. Cowles.
Every Christmas thousands of gifts
from total strangers reach the White
House. They are not wanted and people
would do much better not to send them.
When of considerable value they are re-
turned to the donors, otherwise they
are accepted politely, with note OF
acknowledgment. Not one out of hum
dred of them is seen by the President
and in former administrations they were
commonly consigned to the attic, where
at the time of the recent reconstruction
of the mansion, an immense quantity OF
old Junk thus accumulated was founi.