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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-11-09

Speaker Cannon has been enlisted
in the movement and promises to
skate all t1e way down the avenue On
the opening day. with John Sharp
Williams, the minority leader. Mr..
Williams and Mr.. Cannon have been
practicing holding each others hands.
and while this has been a little diff
cult because of Mr.. Cannon's greater
speed. they have now got so that they
can keep step fairly we'll. Mr.. Will
liams will go to the speakers house
on the opening day and make the start
with him.
Senator Bailey at first held aloof on
the ground that it would not look dig
nifed to skate in a frock coat. and
that he declines to remove that gar
ment for any. consideration. His
friends. however, have put forth such
strong arguments that in a letter re-
ceived here the other day Mr.. Bailey
promises to skate. frock coat and all,
if his rival and foe. Senator Culberson,
can be induced to do likewise. Gull
berson wears a cutaway, but it is be-
lieved he will consent.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-11-09

long overseas %journeying. Leaving
Washington on June 20, he went first
to Montreal, on one of the longest in
spection tours ever undertaken by a
cabinet officer. He visited immigra-
ton stations along the Canadian line
from Montreal to Winnipeg and Van
couver, going thence to Seattle and
San Francisco and sailing from that
port on July % for Honolulu, where he
arrived on July 81. On his return he
visited the Yellowstone National park,
but this part of the trip was entirely
one of pleasure, and was at the secre-
tary's personal expense.
On this trip he was accompanied by
his wife, son, daughter.and private sec
rotary. only Secretary Straus' own *
penses. of course, being borne by the
government. 1t is estimated at the
department of commerce and labor
that Secretary Straus' trip cost the
government not more than $1,SO0
And it is claimed for it that 1t was of
immense business benefit to the de-
partment.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-11-09
ONCE MORE BACKS DOWN.
President Rooseveit's Latest Complete
Change OF Front.

It has become the habit of all who
watch those two political weather.
cocks, President Roosevelt and Attor-
merry General Bouaparte, to construe
their public utterances backward, just
as dreams are construed. In August
they were clamoring for the conviction
and punishment Of some "malefactors
Of great wealth." they were yearning
to behold some rich criminal behind
prison bars. The officers Of the Chica-
go AID Alton railroad confessed fn
open court that they had been guilty
OF rebating, and c~orroborated their tes-
tiInony by producing the railroad com
pany's books in which the numerous
criminal transactions were recorded.
Judge Lands, before whom this tes-
timony was given, had called a special
grand jury to deal with these male
factors of great wealth." including E
H. Hartman. The public shouted for
joy. But, alas! Mr.. Roosevelt found
a case in which a jury had failed to
convict a trust president, and it is said
that Hartman found some more "prac-
teal" letters which the president had
written him concerning campaign
funds and his next message" and,
again, the presidents former attorney
general had already promised immuni-
ty to the officers of the Chicago and
Alton road; and so, finally, in consid-
Grafton of all these things the presi-
dent has retreated from his position.
Indeed, as usual, his loud talk was
meant to raise just enough dust to
his intended retreat.
Attorney General Bonaparte, in his
famous letter on the subject, which
was read by Judge Lands before dis
missing the prosecution against the
Alton officials, said: 1.-THE most per-
feet good faith requires the govern
ment of the United States to accord to
the Chicago and Alton Railroad com
pany the privileges granted an accom-
plice who becomes a witness for the
prosecution" AS in the case of the
Santa Fee road, immunity was granted
before the prosecution commenced.
Such has been the case in nearly every
instance. Why, then, all this loud
talk? and why commence prosecution
at all where immunity is granted be.
fore hand? The whole business is
pure fudge. AS to the president, 1t is
now said that he, after thinking ovef
the possible effect of having Harriman
give out another letter or two compro-
missing himself as we'll as Hartman,
has decided not to harry the railroads
any more, and has actually held back
his chief law officer from proceeding
against Hartman. He will be content
with "a moral victory" But, in view
of all the circumstances, the people
are likely to call it an immoral vic
tory. 1t is certainly not a legal vic
tory. 1t does not fulfill his promise
to put m~alefactors Of great wealth be.
hsad prison bars. 1t shows that Mr..
Roosevelt is inconsistent and shutting,
although many people think he is all
that is correct in his political doings
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-11-09
Asset Currency.

It is evident there will be a deter.
mined effort when congress meets to
pass an asset currency" bill. The
American bankers convention, which
has just adjourned, adopted the pro.
posed plan, although there were seri-
GUS objections offered by some of the
members. The object is to allow the
national banks to issue more currency,
without having to deposit United
States bonds to secure the issue. The
cry is more money. The bankers want
q monopoly that can be increased OF
decreased at their pleasure, and, OF
course, for their profit. But as the
amount Of money per capita is con
stantly increasing by the increased
output OF gold and the currency Issued
by newly organized national banks
there would seem to be ample cur
rency to meet all demands of legiti
mate business.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-11-09
Republicans and Cain.

We cannot believe that a party vii,
do. after an election, the very thing
it positively refuses to do before an
election. We believe that every pro
position made by party leaders to
postpone needful legislation until Its
hold in power has been continued. is
insincere; or, to be more plain, that
it is merely a lying pretense designed
to deceive the public. We, therefore
have no confidence in any promise the
Republican party may make that they
will reduce the grating tariff latter
election" The promise bears the
badge of fraud upon its face, and
when the people, after election. cal
upon that party to redeem its cam
paign pledges and relieve the op
pressed consumers and tax payers. II
will answer, like old Cain: Am ! my
brothers keeper"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-11-09
FAM!LY'S SKIN TROUBLES.
Eczema, Heat Rash, and Scalp Aztec.
tons Afflict Different Members,
But Cuticura Cures Them.

"My wife had eczema for five or six
years. It was on her face and would
come and go. We thought we would
give the Cuticura Remedies a trial. We
did SO and she has never had a sign of
eczema for four years. I myself used
Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment
some time ago for falling hair. / now
have a very heavy head of hair. We
used Cuticura Remedies for our baby,
who was nearly bald when young. She
has very nice hair now. She is very
fleshy, and we had so much trouble
with heat that we would battle her
with Cuticura Soap and then apply
Cuticura Ointment, 1t would dry the
heat up so much quicker than any
thing else. Mr.. H. B. Springmire, 1913
So. Capital Street, Iowa City, Ia. July
16, 1905, and Sept. 16. 1906"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-11-09

HE loss to the government pension
i roll, during the fiscal year 1907,
by the death of civil war veterans,
was 31,207, leaving the names of 644,-
338 survivors of that war on the roll
June 80, 1907. During the year 1898
more soldiers Of the civil war died
than during the preceding year.
The total number of pensions on the
roll at the ead of the fiscal year just
ended was 967. 81. The net loss TO
the roll for the year was 1880, which
was the greatest net loss for any year
since Uncle Sam began to pension his
soldiers. The present fiscal year be-
a with the smallest number OF PEN
sioners remaining on the roll since
1893.
The amount disbursed for pensions
during the year was $13S, 155,412.46.
This money was paid to the pension
ors from Is agencies throughout the
country, the largest amount being
paid from the agency at Topeka. Kan,
which includes Colorado, Kansas, Mis-
souri,. Oklahoma, Indian Territory aDT
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-11-09
STATESMEN TAKE UP THE
ROLLER SKATING IDEA

a SSISTANT CHIEF CLERK THOM-
IA SON, %progenitor of the scheme for
having postal employees skate to work.
undertook to demonstrate the other
day and arrived at his Office much con-
fused and cOncussed. In rounding a
curve on Pennsylvania avenue ne hit
a thank you, marm." and smote the
asphalt with his nose. During the aft
ernoon he was disposed TO bark at
folks who came in to ask him ques-
lions about the roller skate procession.
His ideas, however, will be taken up
In higher circles. A well defined
movement among leading statesmen is
, said to be under way for having sena-
tors and representatives skate to the
capitol when the session begins. A
large number of them have been de-
sirous of skating to work for a long
time, but each has hung back for fear
of being thought singular. Now a
considerable number have agreed to
start the skating movement simultane-
-ously, and a general movement on the
capitol is announced for the first Mon.
day in December.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-11-09
SOME MEMBERS ABSENT ON
GOVERNMENT BUSINESS

spent his entire vacation tramping
through the mountains around Sacra-
mento hunting small game, while Sec
rotary Root, in addition to spending
some time at his home in New YORK.
took the now famous cure for several
weeks at Muldoon's.
During his absence from Washing
ton Postmaster General Meyer, with
the exception of about ten days. wher'
he was fishing in Canada. kept in close
touch with the postal affairs in Wash
ington, and Secretary Taft, while he
was at Murray Bay, Canada, also
found time to keep up with the more
important matters requiring action by
the head of the wal department.
Attorney General Bonaparte, in ad
dition to spending about a month at
Lenox. was absent at different times
during the summer at his home. near
Baltimore, but he was at Washington
every few days attending to important
legal business of the government, sc
that it is hard to classify him.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-11-09
PENSION ROLL OF THE
GOVERNMENT ON DECLINE

New Mexico. The amount paid from
Topeka was $780, .63S.24, and the
number of pensioners on the roll at
that agency was III, sos. or 2.0S9 less
than June 80, 1906. Missouri. at tt.
end of the year had 1895 pensioners,
who received $500. 1914.
These figures and facts are con-
tanned in the annual report Of Pension
Commissioners Warner. The report
shows that the pension roll reached
the high-water mark January 80. 1?05.
An analysis of tEe pension roll on
June 80, 1907, shows the interesting
fact that there were at that time three
daughters of aoldiers of the revolution
airy war stHl drawing pensions.
The mes of 55S widows of the
wal of 1912 remained on the roll at
the close of the last fiscal year.
If there were no deaths during the
present fiscal year 1t would require
$40, $50. $50 to pay Uncle Sans PEN
sioners. The average annual value OF
each pension is $145.60, this being an
Increase of s7.42 over last year.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-11-09

e ECRETARY WILSON is another
~ of the cabinet to have put in
some strenuous travelling while in
specting conditions in his department
In the west. He looked into the big
timber reserves, and Secretary Gar
field investigated while absent the
public lands, Indian questions, ETC.,
forming an important part of the work
of the interior department. He spent
only two weeks actual vacation at
his home in Ohio.
The vacations of the other cabinet
officers we're entirely for recuperative
purposes. Secretary of the Treasury
Cortelyou spent the summer on his
farm on Long Island, near the presi-
dents home at Oyster Bay, and only
an hours ride from New York. Hence
he was able to keep in close touch
with the financial situation, and his
actual presence here was not essen
tial.
Secretary of the Navy Metcals went
to California, his home state, and
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-11-09
The Same Old Ganu.

Many of those newspapers which
favor the new theory advanced by
Mr.. Roosevelt as to absolute federal
control of corporation affairs by con-
gress and by commissions appointed
by the president, are publishing the
speech of one Danvin p. Kingsley of
the New York Life Insurance com
pany, delivered before the conven.
ton of Insurance Commissioners of
the states at Richmond, Va, on Sep
TENDER 18th. Kingsley is q son-in-law
of that enterprising citizen John A.
Mccall, the former president Of the
New York Life, who fabricated SO
profusely to Governor Culberson OF
Texas, and ordered George w. Perkins
TO give up 10000 of money belonging
to the policy holders of the New York
Life to the Roosevelt campaign fund
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-11-09
~MUCHTRAVELING DONE BY
MEMBERS OF THE CABINET
WI ASHINGTON.-During the sum

WI ASHINGTON.-During the sum
w mer months just closed the nine
members of President Roosevelt's cab
met have spent more than 500 days
away from their desks, and their va
cation journeyings and business trips
have covered thousands of miles over
land and e a
OF the nine, Secretary of War Tart
is the greatest traveller. Already he
has been away from his department
moro than 80 days, and, as ne now is
on his way around the world. he has
travelled, including his vacation jour-
neying and his official trip of the
orient, something like 10000 miles,
with much more yet to come.
Next to Secretary Taft. Secretary Of
State Root remained from the capital
longer than any other official, and, in
ciading his trip to Mexico, he will
have been away SO long that it will be
hopeless for any other cabinet officer
TO attempt to equal his record.
Until Secretary Taft returns. Secre-
AIRY Straus will hold the palm for
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-11-09
onenino Their Eyes.

A Pennsylvania politician, who has
never voted the Democratic ticket, mas
had his eyes opened, and advises the
people OF that state to change their
politics. He says: THE Democracy
cannot hope to rival the Republicans
in what Parson Brownlow once called
.devilish smartness, o in sanctimonf
Gus hypocrisy" He thinks thai
Democratic cce would insure bet
ter government
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-11-09
The Democratic Problem.

Amongst the many eminent demo
Gratis suggested as suitable for the
candidate of the party for president,
Judge George Gray, of Delaware, is
by no means to be overlooked. The
democratic leaders of his own state
have already taken steps to secure
the Delaware delegates for him, and
an organization has been perfected
to bring his name before the voters 81
other states. There is no doubt that
Judge Gray would make an admirable
president, and his great ability and
undoubted honesty fills those necces
sary democratic requirements. But
with favorite sons springing up In
many states, a small state like Della
ware is handicapped in urging her
candidate and Judge Gray may, there
fore, not be the most available candi'
date upon whom the democrats can
unite, and as he is looked upon as
a conservative" he may not be &C
ceptable to some of the friends of Mr..
Bryan, and thus would be defeated as
Judge Parker was. This problem OF
finding a candidate who can unite all
the elements of those calling them
selves democrats makes the selection
of candidates next year a most serious
one. To win, democrats must be unit
ed and the practical plan is evidently
to agree on a candidate for whom the
radicals and the conservatives will
vote, not because such a candidate
will be the first choice of either fac
ton. but to secure honest and efficient
democratic administration.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-11-09
The DUTY of the Hour.

"How were you impressed by our
distinguished visitors speech?" asked
one prominent citizen.
81 hadn't thought about forming inn
pressions," replied the other. LAS I
understand such an occasion, We were
not there to criticise, but to give three
cheers and to sing The Star-Spangfed
Banner"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-11-09
SLIGHTLY Mixed.

How did Henry get along when he
had to testify in court, Mrs. Mixer?"
HE got along good enough till the
lawyer tangled him all up with n Of
them air long hyperdemic questions"
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-12-07

E. J. White, the ''Stroller" of the Whitehorse Star, hands out the fol lowing suggestions to newly welded couples:
 "Many years have passed away.
 Raven locks have turned to gray" since the Stroller has had any actua experience in the line in which he now writes, but he feels that he should not allow to pass the present oppor. tunity for giving from his vast store house of knowledge few words oi advice to the several brides of his i'm. mediate acquaintance here and else | where.
 You are really the skipper of the matrimonial ship and on you rests the responsibility of piloting her through the narrow, rapid and rocky channels that infest the matrimonial sea. It is you, my dear woman, that must be on the ships bridge at all hours and in all kinds of weather. Don't think that because the big stiff you call ''Dear' sits around the first three months of your married life with a half Nelson on you that he will keep it up forever. He will forget the date of your first wedding anniver sary if you don't prod him with roll ing pin.
 If you split stove wood once month the first six months, you will do it every day after the next two years. Emblazon your kitchen wall with this motto:
 ''No wood, no cooked grub"
 Never submit to being called "Dearie" away from home and "Dam- you" at home.
 Be ready to join in either "5OO' or Old Hundred as may be suited to the inclination of your caller.
 In all well regulated households there is code of signals and in which the wife is the dispatching and the husband the receiving operator. If your husband seems slow in catching on to the code, don't worry. He'll acquire it in self-defense if for no other reason.
 Don't go to the table in the morn- ing looking like the front rank in a funeral procession. Be cheerful if it takes your last clean apron.
 When it comes to naming the first -, say it's lovely winter wea.h- CT, don't it? But all the same, you wjV have your own way ip that, too.
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-12-07

The United States Army Transport Thomas at San Francisco from Manila has made some new wireless records. During her trip the Thomas kept up a continuous system of wireless mes sages. One dispatched en route from Honolulu was picked up and checked at Sitka. Alaska, distance of about 5000 miles. The apparatus on the Thomas was in charge of Sergeant Moseley of the signal corps. The Far allones were communicated with at a distance of 1850 miles. and North Head at distance of l, 45O miles. The operator at the latter place sent word that on the morning of Novem. Der 15 the signals from the Thomas were clear to him, and on that date the transport was over 2,0O0 miles distant
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-12-07

A Michigan paper, noting the fact that during the first three weeks oi the fall delivery the Bay City sand Saginaw beet sugar makers paid out nearly a million dollars, says that the beet sugar industry means lot for the Michigan farmers. So it does, but it means great deal more for the great army of American sugar consumers who have to pay the cost ol the "protection" given to those self same farmers.
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-12-07

A professional rat-catcher in one ot the big cities, estimates the number of rats in the United States at five for every man, woman and child in the country. For every child born there are twenty-eight rats, and each rat brought to it's death costs the people an average of four cents. He says that if every person in the land should set out to hunt rats for month the num- Der could not be reduced to less than 100, oO0 0o0
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-12-07

The ladies of the Methodist church will give a social at the parsonage Wednesday evening. Literary pie. printers pie, apple pie. cranberry pie, pumpkin pie, will conspire to make pleasant, and withall, pious evening. Everybody invited, young and old. Save your money for another time-this is free.
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-12-07

In many cases, 1t Is to be feared, enthusiasm for tho renomination of presidsns Roosevelt indicates belief that he will be renominated rather than . wish that he shall be. There arc moro time-servers to the square foot in politics than in any other walk of life
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-12-07

amount of mining until the region is made more accessible by the railway.
 k
 The copper mines in the Ketchikan district, which were being actively developed in the early summer, seri- ously felt the fall in the price of cop- per, and some of them were forced to close. This was the case with the Hadley shelter and its subsidiary mining properties. Early in the sum- mer five mines were shipping copper ore, and number of other properties were being opened.
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-12-07

"Put money in thy purse' is good maxim for ordinary times, but what is most needed for the general welfare just now is to have it put in circula- tiOn,
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-12-07

So Ar. Bryan is In receptive ''mood" As to tho democratic nomina- tion for the presldencyl We'll, he has always boon . receptive" kind of chap. That 1t is moro conducive to one's prosperity to receive than to give has ever besn . cardinal princi- ple In astute Billy Bryan's scheme of life, and in bis case paying advertise ~annA foA
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-12-07

Seward Peninsula also had its labor troubles during the past summer. Though they were not so serious as those of Fairbanks, yet they consider ably hampered mine operators, and as a consequence the production will probably be less than it was last sea- son. The old beach lines continued to be the center of mining activity, though much of their extent has now been mined out.
 The second beach line has been trac- ed east of Nome river to Cunningham and Hastings creeks. The third beach line has also been traced to Hastings and has been found west of Snake riv- CT at Sunset creek. There can be no doubt that the discovery of these rich beach placers has retarded the devel- opment of more extensive but less val uable creek and tundra placers. These ancient sea beaches have proved to be so very rich that mine operators are disinclined to spend their activities in preparing to work the lower grade deposits of other forms of placers. As a consequence there has been relative ly little creke mining during the last two years in Seward Peninsula, espec- ially in the vicinity of Nome.
 
 The mining of copper ore was con- tinued at several localities in the Prince William Sound district, and considerable prospecting for copper was done, There was great activity in the Copper river region, especially in the Ch,tina copper belt. This region has been rendered more accessible 'by placing a steamboat on Copper river, above the rapids. The operations in this copper belt have been confined chiefly to making surveys for patents and to doing assessment work. It will be impossible to carry on any great
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-12-07

The federal government at Ottawa pays s1o, 775 to tho Japanese whose property was destroyed in the Van couver riots. The tax ought to be chargeable against tho community which failed to check the anti foreign outbreaks; but since the Japanese gov ernment is satisfied with Canada's $ method of settlement, the incident will be considered closed and the Ot- tawa authorities will feel that they got off chesply.
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-12-07

E. J. White, the ''Stroller" of the Whitehorse Star, hands out the fol- lowing suggestions to newly welded couples: