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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-02-03
ARTISTIC ~SCRAP-BASKET.
Ordinary Ones on Sale Not Generally
Harmonious with Ones Rooms
What to Substitute.

The pretty brass and copper basins
when art students bring home from
abroad and which are frequently to be
picked up in the foreign quarters OF
large cities, make excellent recepta-
Giles for scraps.
The scrap box or basket as sold in
shops and fancy goods departments is
seldom in accord with the other fur
nishings of a modern library or liy-
tng-hall. Yet as something of the kind
is really necessary il a room much
used, it is well to visit a Japanese
dealer and see what can be found.
Indian baskets or any sturdy weave
OF grass and twigs good in shape and
color make another hint, and jars OF
green pottery with wide open mouths
decorated or undecOrated are worth
thinking about.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-02-03

81 600, 900. There were, in addition, ex.
tremely valuable oil properties besides
the McClintock farm which was at this
time belching forth royalties at the
rate of 81, $50 a day for the McClintock
heir, John Steele.
John quit working at once. He never
went back to work after the tragic
death of his foster parent.
Yet he couldn't enter into the full
enjoyment of this money, for he was
not of age, and the proper authorities
simply took the immense estate in hand
for the few short months which d.
vided the young wagon driver from his
millions. During this short time Steele
showed some good business Judgment.
There were hundreds who would have
loaned him anything on his prospects,
but to his credit be it said he did not
go heavily into debt. He was content
to wait until the money came to him,
and in the meantime. through the prop
er authorities, he sold an atom of his
big interests just at the time the oil
boom reached the crest. He disposed
of the two Lone Star wells to John
for $65. 900 cash. This went
into the common pool. which was
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-02-03

young woman enough to make her In
dependent for life.
Mrs. McClintock was a shrewd bust
nes and when oil was discov
cred on her farm she drove the closes
bargains possible with the producers
The pool under the McClintock farm
babe fair to be inexhaustible and shs
had little troubel in getting an almost
fabulous sum in cash, reServing a bis
royalty on all oil brought from heI
farm. This was about three years
after the death of McClintock.
But John Steele was not allowed tt
loaf because his foster mother then
had money. He was sent put to work
at driving wagons for the oil men. He
did not even have a team of his own,
but hired out as a driver, and each
Saturday night his earnings were
brought home and given to Mrs. Nc.
Clintock, who dumped them into the
common hoard at the old farmhouse.
She rapidly accumulated bank stocks
and valuable properties in surrounding
towns and cities as we'll as in New
York and Philadelphia. But she never
changed the close, penUrious style of
living to which she and her husband
had been forced when they were trying
to pay for the rocky farm on the little
run which afterwards became world
famed as Oil creek.
Explosion Brings Millions.
She never hired a servant and never
moved from the little farmhouse, which
soon became hemmed in by oil wells.
Always insisting on doing her own
she came to her death in a
most tragic way, while performing
house duties. Early in 1868 Mrs. Nc
Clintock rose one morning before day
break, as usual, to prepare breakfast
for John Steele before he went out
with his wagon. She made the last sad
of trying to light the fire with
a can Of coal oil with the oft-repeated
There was an explosion and
was burned to death.
In an old and crude safe in the cor
Ter of one room in the little house there
vas found $4,000 in gold. Subsequent
discovery proved this VAS the savings
Ii Mrs. McClintock for only a week or
The exact amount of cash on hand
It the death of Mrs. McClintock was
definitely known, but is sup
to have been far more than
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-02-03
ST. LOUIS AND MEXICO CITY
Only Sixty Hours Travel Between
Metropolis of Southwest and
Mexico's Capital. .

The United States and Mexico. North
Americas sister republics, destined In
the estimation OF all to be closely allied
In the stupendous accomplishments of
the future. have been brought within
Intimate touch by the installation OF
q semi-weekly fast train service, CIV
Ing a 60-hour schedule between st.
Louis and the City of Mexico. Begin
Mig on January 16, each Tuesday and
Friday thereafter. at Q a. m, a through
v~estibuled train will leave the st. Louis
Union station over the Iron Mountain
route. and at $3.50 p. m, two days later,
Will land Its passengers in the ancient
capital OF the Montezumas-the pres
ent metropolis and seat Of government
Of modern Mexico. Unquestionably this
new departure means much for both
nations concerned. 1t Is a shortening
OF the links in the chain OF fraternal
amity, born Of a better understanding
OF their mutual interests, and will
bring about a still closer social and
commercial relationship. Credit is due
the several through lines which have
c%o-operated in this laudable enterprise
the Iron Mountain, the Texas & Pa
cific and the International & Great
Northern Gall Gould roads, on this side
the Rio Grande, and the National lines
of Mexico beyond Laredo-though be-
yond a shadow Of doubt they will reap
a rich harvest from the rush of tourist
and commercial interests to profit by
opportunity Of speedy and comfort
able travel, a delightful change from
the customary slow time, frequent
changes at junction points, and the
layovers that formerly robbed
travel Of its pleasure. The train will
comprise through compartment and
drawing room sleepers, and
observation and dining cars, affording
svery comfort and luxury of modern
service.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-02-03
CAREER OF YOUNG MAN WHO
SQUANDERED MILLIONS WITH
IN SEVEN MONTHS.
A RECORD THAT HAS never BEEN BEATEN
Sohn w. Steele. Who Acquired a World Wide Reputa-
ton by throwing Money to the Winds, Dies in
Poverty in Pennsylvania Near Scene of
the Source of His Wealth.

Philadelphia.-In an unpretentiOus
house on a little farm near Franklin,
III the northwestern part of Pennsyl
vania. there died the other day a man
who some 40 years ago acquired a
most unique and remarkable distinc-
ton. This person was John w.
Steele. better known as Coal Oil
Johnny" king of all the s%pendthrifts
che world has ever known.
e is several years now since this
once famous character had passed out
OF sight of the general public, but the
record he established in the few short
months that he was rolling in wealth
Wal long be remembered.
Has Wealth Untold.
Inside of IL months, beginning at
the close of 1863, John Steele did per-
TAPS more to advertise the wealth of
the Pennsylvania oil region than any
other ten men. He advertised its
wealth by spending it. A beardless
boy, he woke one morning to find him.
self possessed of untold wealth in bulk
4 an income from oil royalties of
St, BnV per udy, OuuudtS luCluueu. RE
did not know the value of money, has
not TO this day any idea of how much
money he had and spent, but it has
been estimated at from $1,000, 900 TO
$4,000, 900.
Be the amount the first or last
named. the fact remains that in seven
m0nths' time from his coming into
possession of this immense wealth he
went through it and was broken. In
side o. a year from the time he became
a CcoeSus. he was back at the little
abroad station at Housewife, Venan- |
county. hustling trunks at $40 a
month. He has been hustling ever
TO keep UP with the grocer's bill.
Never was there a man who made it
rain money in such showers as did
Coal Oil Johnny during his brief
across the horizon. 1t is claim :
ed that the newly-rich PittSburg mil
would look like a piker in his
spendings when lined up alongside the
Pa. wagon driver who was
IN a night elevated to the millionaire
The entire cost Of the widely
leralded "Scotty" special last sum-
ner would not have furnished Goal
JiI JOhnny's" cigar lighters in those
Of ga. Steele simply couldn't
ipend his money fast enough until he
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-02-03

evolved the idea of hiring people to
help him, and then-well, the rest was
easy.
Adopted by a Farmer.
John Steele was born near Waterloo,
Venango county, Pa, in the fall of
1841. He was left an orphan when but
a few years of age and when between
seven and eight years of age was
adopted by Culbertson McClintock, a
weli-to-do farmer living on the out
skirts Of what is now Oil City. McClin-
took owned his own farm, since famed
in ell history as "The McClintock
Farm" From 1t millions of dollars
worth of oil was taken years later.
It was not for Culbertson McClin-
took, however, to reap the benefits of
the oil. He died some three years
before oil was discovered on his place,
and when his will was read it was
fosnd that he had left the farm to his
wife during her life, and it was then
In 20 to John Steele, his adopted son.
There was also an adopted daughter,
named Emily Scott, but she does not
anpear to have been left anything by
McCsintock. Years later. when Steele
vas rolling in wealth. he gave to the
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-02-03
LOUIS PHILIPPE'S FALL,
Excitement in the French Capital
When the Monarch Was
Deposed.

One morning toward the end OF
February, 1848, l sat quietly in nv
attic chamber working hard at NV
tragedy of Ulrich Won Hutton, relates
a writer in McClure's, when suddenly
a friend rushed breathlessly into the
room, exclaiming: What, you sit.
ting here! Do you not know what
has happened?" mo, what?" THE
French have driven away Louis Phil.
ippe and proclaimed y republic"
l threw down my pen-and that
was the end of my Ulrich Won Hutton.
| never touched the manuscript again.
We tore down the stairs into the
street to the market square, the &C.
customed meeting place for all the
student societies after their midday
dinner. Although it was still fore
noon, the market was already crowd
ed with young men, talking e~xcitedly.
There was no shouting, no noise, only
asitated conversation. What did we
want there? This probably no one
kns ~. But since the French had
driven away Louis Philippe and pro-
claimed the republic, something, Of
course, must happen here, too. Some
of the students had brought their
rapiers along, as if it were necessary
at once to make an attack or to de-
fend ourselves. We were dominated
by a vague feeling that a great out.
break of elemental forces had begun,
as if an earthquake was impending OF
which we had felt the first shock, and
we instinctively crowded together.
Thus we wandered about liz numerous
bands to the "Kneipe," where our
restlessness, however, would not SUI.
fer us long to stay; then to other
pleasure resorts, where we fell into
with all manner of
to find in them the same
confused, astonished and ~expectant
state of mind; then back to the mar.
ket square, to see what might be going
On there; then again somewhere else. |
and so on, without aim and end, until
late in the night fatigue com.
PEELED us t. find the way home.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-02-03

who had for months been waiting 70
this windfall got Steele in tow an,
stopped his indiscriminate giving
they wanted it themselves.
The history Of that day will long b
remembered in Oil CITY. 1t was no
yet dark when young Steele borrowe'
a few thousands to continue the day
spending. To Steele, with his new mil
lions, borrowing was the easiest o
things. In his later years he would
have had trouble in borrowing any
thing, for his financial star had Ions
I since set.
Downfall Laid to Gamblers.
One of those who early attached
himself to young Steele in the hour OF
his wealth was Seth Slocum, a gam
bier, and to the work of Slocum friends
of Steele attribute his downfall. 1t was
not long until Goal Oil Johnny" as
he was now known, was the biggest
plunger of them all at the gaming ia
BILE. He seldom won and when he did
he would almost invariably toss his
winnings to the dealer or some by
stander, saying:
Buy yourself a new hat and have
a drink on Johnny Steele"
But the ordinary roulette wheel or
the faro deal was too slow for Coal
Oil Johnny" He wanted action, and
wanted it in punches. He seldom if
ever played poker. There's too much
time lost dealing and drawing cards."
he used to say, when pressed to sit in
a game. -"It's too slow; it's an old
ladies' game"
One of the favOrite stunts of Coal
Oil Johnny" was to walk into a gam
bling room with a few of his choice
friends and ask the proprietor to sell
him the place. . He usually bought at
a fearful figure, and then would take
his place at the dealers chair and loan
his friends money to play against him.
self. He didn't know much about deal
ing faro, could scarcely tell whether
a card won or lost for the house, and
so this was the easiest Of picking for
the sharks who had associated them
selves with the little king of spend
thrifts.
The news soon spread throughout
the world of this modern lad Of money
and that he was easy. From the north.
south and east and from the gold
of California came gamblers
the old brace games for fleeing
Steele. For him, it's now said,
specially crooked faro boxes and rou.
Iette wheels were made, for he did not
.ong remain in Ignorance of the games
and the time came when he had to be
shown that he lost on a turn of the |
lard. He was always shown. His
osings at the gaming table in the first
half of his moneyed career were some
hing fabulous. Then he seemed to
ire all at once Of the game and sought
lew fields for enjoyment.
Horse That Drank Champagne.
One night at Bradford, Steele rode
Town the main street at full speed on
beautiful mare, for which he had
aid 5000, and through the swinging
Ioors of a saloon where 100 oil men
vere doing their best to emulate him
getting rid of their money. He did
know a soul, but that didn't mat
er.
"rm Johnny Steele. Close the doors
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-02-03
When Packing

In packing a trunk use heaps of paper
with tailor-made garments, and pack
them as much like a mans suit as pos
sible. Never forget that wrinkle and
many other wrinkles will be avoided.
And of materials, remember serge and
most voiles pack magnificently. alpaca
always creases, faced cloth wants care,
cashmere does crumple but soon shakes
out. Velvet, of course, must never be
creased at all; crepe de chine travels
very we'll on the whole; silks vary and,
anyhow, should be treated with discre-
ton.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-02-03

AOhCy SO, AC dINdyS Sd1u Wucu ASK
to invest in some seemingly lusc:ou
bit of a flyer in oil. But on this occa
sion he came in from the street an,
stood %unnoticed by many of the OF
kings who were scrambling for a shad,
on the market. One minute in obscure
ty for Goal Oil Johnny was enough
The next moment he had clogged thu
wheels of the oil exchange. He stepped
out where he could be seen, selected q
cigar from his vest pocket, pulled
roll of bills from another pocket
skinned off a 500 note, and folding il
as a lighter struck a match and lii
the 500 bill, then touched it to his
cigar. After getting a good light from
the century note, he watched it burn
up, and threw away the icgar.
"Faugh! That's a bad one," he said,
as he tried another cigar, and also lit
it with a new 500 bill.
This simply paralyzed the members
of the big oil exchange. They had been
used to making and losing fortunes in
a day, but such wanton waste of money
udu ACfCi DCIOIC COLIc uuucI LuSlT no.
tice. There was a lull in the proceed
ings and the gang gathered round Goal
Oil Johnny" Then he was happy. He
had attracted attention.
Got to do it, gentlemen. Got to do
it. Can't spend my money fast enough,
so have to burn it up," he said, as he
strutted up to the main desk in the big
room.
Tries to Buy Oil Exchange.
Say, how much will you take for
the whole place. I'll buy. l want to
own the Oil Exchange for one after
noon" said Goal Oil Johnny" really.
in earnest, and seemingly thinking he
could buy the place. where's the
proprietor? Tell him Johnny Steele is
here and wants to buy the place. I'll
give it back to him tomorrow; make
him a present of it."
Such a proposition as buying the
Bradford Oil.Exchange was impossible.
but it was about the only thing that
John Steele ever liked in those days
he couldn't buy. Veteran oil men
in western Pennsylvania yet SILVER
they think what might have hap
pened had such a thing as that pro-
posed by Steele that day been possible. |
Had Steele in his mad career of spend !
ing got control Of the oil market for |
sven n day he would have made ;
widespread trouble. His mania for
spending at that time had reached such
proportions that he would have stop
bed at nothing to gain additional no. !
ice, and with the millions he then had !
le might have cornered the market.
This offer to buy out the Bradford Oil !
Exchange was IS near as Coal Oil
ever came to dabbling in the
luid which had made his fortune.
Buys Hotel; Gives It Back.
1t was a few days after this that
'teele again electrified the upper oil
ountry by one of his purchases. He
into one of the leading hotels
+ the region, and seeking the proprie.
or said:
81 like the looks of this place and
rant to buy it. How much is it.. spot
ash. I'm Johnny Steele and have
he money"
The proprietor of the hotel looked
t the beardless boy. 1t was his first
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-02-03
New idea for Salad.

A new idea in celery and apple salad
Is to CRATE the apples, which should be
tart and firm, into the mayonnaise
dressing. The celery, shredded and
crisp, should be served on chilled let.
tuce leaves. with the apple mayonnaise
poured over.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-02-03

1t is strange that the phrase ''public
house" should be so lightly and mechan-
ically used that it is actually possible to
utter it with In information of contempt.
1t expresses in n word all that is old
est and sOundest and most indestructi-
BILE in the idea of humanity society;
the house where every man is MASTER:
the house where every man is guest.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-02-03
Damp Sand for Velvet.

Small pieces of velvet nay be cleaned
and freshened by rubbing them with
damp sand. This will raise the nap when
crushed.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-02-03

Linen suits and collars and belts that
are laid in the sun to dry after ironing
will be much sitter than If dried or Q
line.
The Marshall republican., 1906-10-05

Guthrie 1T IS. 35, who shipped
them tO Cbicag.
Pa-chal Peavler came in
from Darby, Montana, We'd
nesdav night. AMI will reside
on III Peavler pl ICE north Of
town. He was engaged in the
fruit business while awayfrom
Marshall.
Thos. Redman says he re-
ceiv.d "A card from his daugb-
ter, Mrs. john LAndreth, who
is now in Denver With her
sister, Miss Ioa Redman.
saying that she is Improving
10 health nicely.
Judge SAMUEL Davis ad.
Dressed a large audience at
the first NJ. K. Church Sun
day att-rnupn on the Evils
If Inter importance" Col. X. Is.
Ruff VIA, III ~ tp hav. spoken
hut Was unable t he present.
The Trio mnty Telephone
ca. has connected here with
the Saline County C uDpany
and the switchb mrd ~ l.. W.
SCOTS office has been taken
out and moved Ia Naptm.
The Trio County ope, at-s in
East Saline. Howard and
Counties. A charg.
Of ten cents II made for C ~
nectiOns from one " the other.
The Marshall republican., 1906-10-05

gineer at the city water works
handed us Il dollar Tor y years
subscription tuesday.
J. W. wilc p,s. Of near Greet
cher, was iA Monday after
paint for his new residence
under constr, ,ction. He De-
that \ { fpd paper WA.
also necessar " and ordered
ths Repubiic n.
The Marshall republican., 1906-10-05
IPtLNc DISEASE
NOT %tcOCNIzG
as CATARRn.
LOCALS.

Don't forget A. G Potter's
Big sale tomorrow just nortl,
Of town.
D.. AMI Mrs. J. d. JncIson
were in from Herndon Tnes-
dav shopping.
+. VI. Lii is said 10 hnv.
received $1,000 for his priz
h ~, Grand Caief, hast week.
The Oh cigo Gallery sill
takes cabinets at 30. per DE-
en.
Paul Stensland. the Chiclg
d'-faul'er. has been landed H.
the Illinois state Dri>on.
Mr.. and Mrs.. Pail Grimss
of east at Marshall. raport thu.
arrival ~ "A new son s nnrdav
Mrs. r. r.. Nucll.s and
children left Tuesday for {.
visit with relatives near Mex.
leo.
Tin Faves and laughter.
Miss Anna. drove over Satur.
day to the State Fair at Sc
dalii.
Mrs. theresa Rirk ~ Powl-
ing Green, is here. the guest
OF her sister, Mrs. X chard
Nnckles.
John Herndon AMI o. II.
Stump brought Mr.. Herndon's
jack To Marshall Monday TO
ship 10 Kansas.
j. s. Jenkins was yesterday
called Ia the bedside Of his
m ther, in Scotland county,
VIII lis quite i'll.
Don't fail 10 get yonr Pc
tnres taken At the Chicago
Gallery where you can get the
best.
The revival meetings at the
First NJ. F.. church are con.
tinuing WITH a splendid inter-
est and good results. Come
out.
J. r. Neville, who repre-
SCENTS q Chicago harvesting
machine coi,cerr, has been
sent 10 southern Africa to
look after their interests.
w. "A. j. Gravson was down
the Plains Monday.
~ said be sold ;s6 h I'd Of fat
cattle satur lay u Arthur
The Marshall republican., 1906-10-05
Among Our Subscribers

We are pleased "a add the
name Of Chas. Niemeier 10 our
list tins week. Mr.. Neimeier
~ one of East SaliDe's most
influential farmers. He also
handed Us the name of his ION,
Fred, at G ,rlisle, Ark.
Il. II. Carr. of north of Sla-
Ter, handed us his renewal
for this paper and the Globe
Democrat Saturday. j. II.
Clark. j. +. Clawson, and
Wesley Grant, of the same vi
entity, also renewed, while
Paul Price handed us his
name aud cash as "a new sub
Gerber.
VIM. Klinkerman, Of route
2. Slater, bered us lib.
eraly Saturday for renewal.
Louis Fisher said Saturday
he would renew even though
we sllghted him on our recent
"TRIP ~ his nelg 10 rbood.
Jesse Van Wrinkle. Of Nor.
ION, i, among our new sub
,cribers'this week.
|. V. DAVIS, one Of Miami's
sholesouled Democrats, said
he would Try Republican liter.
AZURE IA year n"thnng like
n"ving ID g,n,d wife, who can
Tell yoo II Few things along
political lines.
j. X. Thomas Saturday
handed IA IA dollar for ''polll-
zeal pOison," as he terms it.
, Sometimes the NEST deadly
! poisoU Ia good for ones com
stitullon. :
A. j. McKenrv was a new
subscriber from Gillian Sat.
arday.
j. r. Heuman one of the
leading farmers of East
Saline, handed us a dollar for
a years subscription Satur.
day while taking in the Slater
fair.
j. W. Jordan, OF Cambridge,
says there's no use trying TO.
dodge the Republican editor,
81 he cheerfullv banded us a
dollar for renewal while TAX.
Ing IN sights at Slater Satur-
day.
pr. G. A. Dawes was down
from Mt. Leonard ON business
Wednesday, and called in 10
renew. He says an effort is
being made 70 establish i
bank in bis city.
F N. Patterson, Of Hern-
don, sent us ia his renewal
for the Rrpnbl,can and Globe
Democrat Tuesday.
J. a. Peck, the Efficient en-
The Marshall republican., 1906-10-05

X. g. Gutllrey, the. Malta
Bend bee man, has our thanks,
for renewal this week.
G.. w. Bray M mday handed
.,s the name ~ Mrs. Van Win
kle Of This city a. = new sub.
scriher.
N. X. White. or Nelson, who
knows lt,tr Alb ut bees and
fruit and VA here ~ the cs,t,:
The Marshall republican., 1906-10-05

Those familiar with Saline
politics will notice
that most Of our new business
recently has been with Demo-
Gratis. surely = COED sign Of
the times.
Herman Won Rump Of ST.
LMis, Formerly y miller here,
sent az 81 yesterday f0r sub
scrjptloi.