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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-10-26

The balloon contest which took
place this week at ST. Louis was par
ticipated in by %aeroUants from this
country, France, Spain, Germany and
Itlay. At last accounts they had
struck no snags, sprung no leaks nor
had they jumped the track.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-10-26

The YazoO City Sentinel OF last
week contained 20 pages, IA CT which
was advertising matter. Seven diff
ferent concerns took I pages. Con-
CALCULATIONS Bro. BirdSall. You are
getting up one Of the best papers in
the state and your business men
know how to go after business.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-10-26

From the cheapest to the
highest priced and Best
Coal see Fox Simpson.
Call phone 21O Grenada,
Miss, Oct. 19-O7-tf.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-10-26

What holds the price Of cotton
where it is" continues to be a general
query. Certainly it is not normal
conditions. Everything made out Of
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-10-26

price. Not only is this true of cotton
goods, but everything used by any
householder has been advanced in
price. Natural conditions should fix
the price of cotton above what 1t is.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-10-26

The Harryman with his Harryhan
could not handle that Fish.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-10-26

W. Wy
private capacity he deserves our high
regard. We know him to be a man
OF culture, and | believe him to be a
struggler after light and wisdom and
civic righteousness"
The President referred to Jefferson
Davis as 1.-THE favorite son not only of
Mississippi but of all the South"
He showed that he was thoroughly
in harmony with his audience and
that he deeply appreciated the recep-
ton given him. His statement made
that "it is a good thing for an Amer
lean President to travel v the
country, not for what he can teach,
but for what he can learn" exhibits a
c~ommendable desire to be in touch
with the people Of the whole country
and dif"ferentiateS the sentiment that
directs the chief officer Of the United
States as compared with the dOings of
the rulers Of some European or
Asiatic country. The President nc
doubt feels much better because of his
"trip South and the whole state is
gratlfied at the way Vicksburg enter
tanned him. Some Of the most prOmi-
nent people of the state were there to
take part in the reception including
the only two Ex-GovernorS-LOwry
and LOnginO--Chief Justice Whitfield
Gov-Elect Noel, Bishop Galloway and
many others.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-10-26

President Theodore Roosevelt was
the guest Of the city Of Nicksbure
Monday. VickSburg had a great day
The welcome given the head of the
nation exceeded perhaps i'll enthu,
siam and cOrdiality any similar thing
that ever before occurred in the state.
A|n,,t every section of the state was
represented and the people seemed
determined to demonstrate to Mr..
Roosevelt that he was close to the
hearts of MiSSiSSippianS and that
they appreciated him as President,
and for what he represents as an in
dividual. Hon. John Sharp Will
liams made Il great speech of welcome
to the President from which we give
below a few excerpts:
st is on the other hand an honor
for you and me, fellow iSSiSSippianS,
to meet and to entertain with old
time full-hearted Southern hospitality
the Hon. Theodore Roosevelt, an
honor flowing at once fcnm his Off
cial dignity and from his m ny ex-
cellent traits of private character.
He is our Chief Magistrate.
Americas Chief MagiStrate-the
Chief Magistrate of a reunited Dixie
land and Observation-Disclosures SO firm
~ cemented in blood, opinion and
sentiment as they are to-day. We
are part owners Of him, fellow-citi-
zenS. He is our chief servant.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-10-26

1T would be hypocritical OF me to
say that | thought he had made no
mistakes of omission and commission
in his great Office. He hates a hypO-
critic as much as l, But l cal say,
and do believe that / know that he
has been industrious. diligent, intel
ligcnt, vigilant and, above all, clean
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-10-26

DUNCAN & co.

QUALITY and PRICE are the indi=
" spensible factors in mercantile sue
cess. For years we have worked with
this in view,--sell good merchandise at a
low price as is possible--and have but
one price. 1t is the only way, we believe,
to do business.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-10-26

and honest and has tried to make as
few mistakes as a Republican presi-
dent could.
1.-The fact that he had for mother
a good and Sweetly-nurtured South
ern gentlewoman ought to be and is
a personal introduction in itself.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-05-17

g ~sS2ssia- u y R's,sy- 8 ss' sesG%s
young ladies, who a ali ex-
hibited commendabl ble diligence
in the pursuit Of dies.
Then specific d SIS 0U0es are
defined as follow
Glass president Messing
ham; class secreJary Gertrude
Swennumson; class toaster, Har-
ry Leltingwell, class historian,
Charley BailIy; class prophet
Mary Hanson; class poet, Ole
Stadstad.
They have chosen as their class
flower the modest violet, and as
their class colors the very artist
ic combination, purple and
cream.
Mention has already been
made in these columns Of the
class motto. True worth is in
being, not seeming" and the
! STANDARD hopes chat the young
people will make it their lifelong
creed. Success to the class Of
1907, as il passes Out over the
Il Of NE Old scl hoUse
for the last tiae as pupils.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-05-17

Next week will be a busy one
for the Class of 1907, for teach
ers, and for many others who
are especially Interested IA the
close of school
On Sunday evening The bacca-
laureate services viii be heId ia
the Lutheran church. On Tues
day evening the class banquet
will be spread in the Eagles
Hall,and on Thursday evening
the commencement proqr a m,
printed below, will be given in
the opera house. The general
public is cordially invited to at
tend the baccalaureate services
and the commencement program.
The program for Sunday even
ing is as follows:
Invocation
Anthem ............... PRESBYTERIAN Choir
Prayer -..... ............ Rev f. b. Dunn
500, selected, 80. -. Mrs f. b. Rhodes
Hymn ...... ..... ....., ....s.. Congregation
Beaediction.
The class of 1907 is made ur
ioe o~r young gentlemen and two
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New-York tribune., 1907-11-23
A CLOSE SQUEAK.

The Democratic party is fortunate In having
for its most conspicuous and influential member
such q man as Mr.. Bryan. If he were inclined
10 abuse his power, or II some other man III MI
Rrvsn-s place possessed his authority, influence
and prestige what dictator he might be. But
Mr. Bryan by nature shrinks from dictatlon.
He hates monopoes so consistently that ne VIII
not let himself be one and that, we take it, Is
the extreme test of this much admired virtue.
Another man in Mr.. Bryan's position might
make and unmake Presidential booms. He
might throw his influence for a candidate for his
party's nomination, and then the national con
yention would be the emptiest formality. Mr..
BRYAN himself might be the Warwick Of the
Democracy. it's national boss, if he did not con-
stantly apply to himself that heroic test which
excludes all monopolistic wares from the pages
of his "Commoner." whose advertising rule he
wishes to make the nations policy
In this regard Mr.. Bryan has been tempted as
few have been He himself tells us wi ex-
ouiste candor how seduction Is constantly
strewn in his path
Mr. Bryan has a number of letters inviting
him to assume the responsibility of naming a
Democratic candidate. Each one feels sure that
Mr. Bryan can insure a party victory by declln-
ing to be a candidate and urging the nomina-
ton of Mr.. Blank.
Was ever man tempted like this man? All
he has to do, so Democrats write to him in such
numbers that he is compelled to answer them in
an open Ietter-alI he has to do to assure the
nomination and election of any given Democrat
is to assume the responsibility Of naming the
Democratic candidate" Everybody feels that
he can insure victory by declining the nomina-
ton himself and urging the nomination of some
one else That, we believe. represents nearly the
unanimous sentiment Of his party, excepting
some despondent sections Of It which feel that
even this heroic expedient will fail. But for his
firm resolution never TO be dictator, never to
overturn the historic policy of his party, in
which power comes up from the people, not
down from the leader" Mr. Bryan might be In
cIined to listen TO this honestly given and well
intended advice" The Democratic party escapes
a dictator only by the closest kind of squeak.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-23

that statesman than any other, and in the last
great undertaking of his career was his most
confidential friend. Once d Radical, and in
deed now as radical as ever he at this time
seems almost conservative, so far have oth2r
Radicals gone on beyond him. If his faculty
OF practical leadership and party management
were equal to his intellectual and scholarly
abilities he would easily be supreme Another
of Mr.. Gladstone's old colleagues is Mr.. AS
quith. also a man of marked ability, If not or
surprising powers of leadership Mr.. Haldane
would scarcely command the support OF the
Radical wing Of the party, and the same mag
be said of the very accomplished Foreign Min
lister, Sir Edward Grey, though both are OF
Premiership calibre. Mr.. Harcourt, the in
heritOr of great name, has high ability, e1-
ceptional popularity with all divisions of the
party and unsurpassed tact as manager.
Other names occur to mind of men who might
creditaby and prOtitably fill the place of Prime
Minister. II is a felictOus feature of the Brit
ish Parliamentary and Cabinet system that it
always has competent men in training for any
office which needs TO be filed. No inexperienced
men are suddenly thrust forward. The system
of promotion is consistently maintained. In
this way there is assured a continuity Of gov
ernmental policy probably not equaled else
where in the world. The policy is the will Of
the people only modified according to the per
sonalities of the agents whom the people choose
as ITS executors
New-York tribune., 1907-11-23
EEw JERSEY GRAND JURIES.

There are two major reasons, both arising
nut of recent or current conditors. for advocat-
ing the state jury commission bill which will
be presented and pressed In the New Jersey
LEGISLATURE at its coming session and which
VIII also be vigorously and stubbornly opposed.
One is that thus would be averted, or at least
minimized. the danger Of packing grand juries
for partisan or personal purposes. That danger
must be regarded as disquieting. in view of
recent revelations Grand juries have enor
nous power, and they have hitherto been re-
garded in New Jersey as we'll as In New York
and elsewhere as peculiarly valuable feature
of our governmental system and as one Of the
most important bulwarks of justice, alike reas-
suring TO the well disposed and terrible to law
breakers Consequently there has seldom been
a more unwelcome shock than that which was
produced by the disclosure that in one I'm
portant New Jersey county q grand jury had
been deliberately packed In the interest of a
political boss, in order to harass and embar-
rass with indictments the supporters of rival
leader. Such practices justify strong demand
for some measure which would make them i'm
possible.
The other plea in advocacy of the proposed
commission is for the sake of uniform and i'm
partial enforcement of the excise laws The ex-
listing laws are doubtless acceptable to q large
majority Of the people of the state But II IS
truthfully complained that while in some
counties they are strictly enforced. In Others
they are f1agrantly ignored. Responsibility for
such conditions rests with the local authorities
IN Essex County, including the large cities of
Newark, Orange and East Orange the laws
are enforced, because Professor Sommer. the
New Idea Sheriff, does his duty faithfully.
and liquor dealers know that he and his grand
turies are not TO be trifed with In Hudson
Atlantic and Passaic counties including Jersey
CITY, Atlantic City and Paterson, on the CON
uary. the laws are said to be violated with i'm
punify. the liquor dealers apparently having no
New-York tribune., 1907-11-23
EXPORTING NATURE.

Now comes the news that the famous Giants
the hands of a stone company and is being dis
membered for the profit of the stockholders. Ac-
cording TO "The Scientific American" conslgn-
ment of two hundred tons OF the basaltic columns
has recently been shipped to Philadelphia, to be
used we conjecture, not as Old World souvenirs
but for the substantial purposes of architecture
The same publication is authority for the state
ment that neither Irshmen nor tourists will
profit by gnashing their teeth over this turn of
affairs, inasmuch as the courts have already
ruled that the curious rocks legally belong to
the company marketing them. Unless it is DOS
sible TO appeal successfully TO Parliament for
some extraordinary legislation on the ground
of public policy, the famous furlong of natural
shafts will ere long begin to look like certain
spots in our own drilled. blasted and nlbbled
Palisades.
Presumably this deSecration has been vent
ured on because Americans are willing to nav
fancy prices for building material from famous
places. Many a sentimental Phiadelphian of
Limerick extraction would give. we fancy, al
most as much for a Giants Causeway facade
as he would for a Blarney Stone front porch
Very likely, too, proprietors of amusement parks
have awakened to the value of a Giants Cause
way made of the real stuff imported at enor-
nous expense" If the Irish landscape wreckers
can secure orders from only one hundred of the
two thousand and odd "Twinkling Paradises'
that adorn the skirts of our municipalities they
will probably extend their activities The rock
OF Gibraltar should appeal strongly to loyal
New-York tribune., 1907-11-23
THE BRITISH PREMIERSHIP.

1t is too early by far TO reckon on the retire
ment of Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman from
the place of Prime Minister of England. That
veteran statesman is OF Scottish stock, with
powers of endurance and recuperation surpass-
ing those of most other men A septuagenarian,
be is not yet superannuated. 1t is true that
since the death of his wife he has shown some
decline in buoyancy, and the exceptionally ardu-
Gus labors of the last Parliamentary session
told visibly upon him. 1t is not strange that
nature revolts at overstrain and demands
rest It is a cause of sympathetic regret that
he will be compelled TO absent himself from ST.
Stephens at what may be a highly interesting
and important conjuncture in British politics,
but there is ground for hoping that he will re-
turn before long, with renewed health and
vigor TO the scene of his protracted and valu-
able labors.
His temporary absence will. however. neces-
state a temporary leadership IN the House of
Commons, which may or may not be indicative
of the ultimate succession in the Premiership
or In the leadership of the Liberal party. Among
Sir Henry's colleagues it would probably not
be invidious TO say that Mr.. Morley has a
certain primacy. More than any other he is the
inheritor of old Liberal traditions He is one
of only three or four now in the Commons
who were Cabinet colleagues of Mr.. Gladstone,
snd ne was moro intimately associated with
New-York tribune., 1907-11-23

dread of the sheriffs and grand juries. In such
circumstances there is much reason for seeking
some system of selection assuring the consul
tuition of grand juries which will hnd indlct
ments against law breakers without fear OF
favor.
Opposition TO the jury commission VIII come
chiefly from three sources. One VIII De the
sheriffs. who will dislike being shOrn OF one OF
their most highly priced functions. Another VIII
be the political bosses and rings. VINO may
want to he able to manipulate juries for then
own security or for the persecution OF thelr
enemies The third will be the law breakers
who want to keep in their pernicious prac-
ticeS with impunity. With respect to the hrsl
of these il may be said that some OF the. sher
ifs are themselves responsible, through thelr
disuse or misuse of power. for the movement
TO transfer a part of their power to otherS
while with respect TO the other two. the very
statement of them is a convincing argument
against them 1t may be- of course. that some
other and preferable means of attaining the
desired end can be devised If not the jury
commission scheme will be strongly COM
mended. For ii is certain that the abuses
against which it is directed must in some way
be effectively abated
New-York tribune., 1907-11-23
CONGRESS- AND THE CURRENCY.

CONGRESS- A II / M tthfli~-'Ci-
Speaker Cannon is undoubtedly right in say
ing:
Many people have in mind that immediate
legislation should be enacted touching the cur
rency question. and there are almost as many
schemes presented there are individuals 10
present them. There are, however. very ; rev; II
anv, who could put in black ana Whlte leSlS'd-
ton amending our currency laws that "oulu oe
satisfactory TO the man who wrote the ahie"u-
ment or to the great mass OF the people.
The need of currency legislation is no longer
an academic question. debated only at bankers
conventions and in occasional newspaper edi-
torials. 1t has pressed itself on the general at
tention. and has been felt we believe, even
more keenly throughout the interior than here
on the coast more in the prairie states. whence
springs the prepOnderatng influence in Con-
gress than in New York. The circulation or
scrip. cashiers checks and Clearing House Ger
titicateS as currency. quite general throughout
the interior. has convinced the people as noun
ing else could have done that some method must
he provided for issuing additional banknotes
in an emergency. That is a stimulus to which
Congress must respond Some legislation VIII
surely be passed.
But what legislation? Again Mr.. Cannon IS
right No one knows. There is no agreement
on any plan. There is not yet apparent any
real leadership. Congress has so long post
form as being a matter which interested only
a few students of finance, that now. when It
is confronted by an emergency. Mr. Cannon
and other leaders are impelled to deprecate
''hasty" action upon q topic that has been
familiar for years. There seems to he dlS-
position among some of the leaders In Wash
ington TO look for inspiration TO the people. But
il is not problem TO be solved by public sen
timent The utmost that can be expected from
the country at large is an imperative demand
for a solution. 1t will be unfortunate II there
is not in Congress some real leadership on this
question. if there not men there who IN
the many years that the subject has been under
consideration by Congress have acquired suf-
ficient authority to impress upon the rest sense
Of the disadvantage at which business in this
country is placed compared to business in other
countries which have modern and scientific cur
rencv systems. We hope that before the session
is well under way such confusion and hesitation
as Mr. Cannon describes will be dissipated. 1t
ought not to require the lesson of another such
stringency as we going through to teach
Congress that adequate currency reform is a
| vital problem
New-York tribune., 1907-11-23
DEALING WITH THE PLAGTE

There is no occasion for anything like u
panic over the bubonic plague. Yet reports Of
hundreds of cases of that disease in California.
with scores of deaths indicate grave state
Of affairs which needs TO be dealt with in the
most prompt. efficient and energetic manner.
The existence Of the plague there is beyond
doubt menace to the whole country. The dan
ger of its spreading across the continent may
be, very slight. but the slightest danger
of SO dreadful a catastrophe Is not to be re
garded with cOmpacence and is sufficient to
warrant the state and national effort requisite
for its suppression. There is no need of re-
calling the ravages of the Black Death cen
turtles ago. The ravages of this plague in re-
cent years at Bombay and elsewhere in the
Orient. sufficient to mark It as one of the
most formidable foes Of health and life and
to emphasize the need of combating it at every
point with all the resources which nature and
science have placed at our command. 1t would
be worse than foolish TO vaunt ourselves upon
any supposed immunity
Happily, scientific knowledge of the disease
and scientific means for combating it are
vastly superior to what they were in the Mid
die Ages. repetition of the Black Death
horrors is now inconceivable. Yet 1t must be
borne in mind that all our knowledge and ap-
pliances are OF value only so far as they are
promptly and actively used. We were speaking
the other day of the desirability of waging
systematic and universal campaign for the ex-
termination Of rats. AT least, 1t ought to be
made certain that no rats are conveyed from
the infected regions of California to other parts
Of the country, either in freight cars or in
ships. Such an escape of single rat might
cost many human lives We are told that
California is doing all it can to circumscribe
and suppress the epidemic, but feels unable to-
do all that should be done. In that case fed
efal aid may well be forthcoming. And we all
know how superior federal action has been to
state municipal action In other epidemiCs