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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-07
USE NINETEEN BILLION PINS.
American People Consume Many Tons
by Loss and Destruction.

Observation-Disclosures for clothes
are the subject of a bulletin just is
sued by the census bureau. The figures
given are for 1905. In that year there
were in this country 275 establish
ments manufacturing buttons, employ
ing 5,1SS men, 1924 women and 355
children under 16 years of age. The
cost of materials used was $4,144,4 46
and the value of the products $11,133,-
700. New York leads in the industry,
with Iowa a close second. The latter
state, however, makes 64.9 per cent
of the pearl blanks to be transformed
into buttons.
There were 46 establishments man
ufacturing needles, pins, hooks and
eyes, employing 1902 men, 1900 wom-
en- and 243 children, receiving the to-
tai annual wage of $1,595,92 The
cost OF material was $1,583,000 and the
value of the products $4,750,5S One
million four hundred and twenty thou.
sand one hundred and seventy-six
gross of needles were manufactured,
and of pins, $751; 1872 gross. all ex-
cept about 1000. 900 gross of which
were the common garden pin that
becomes bent and lost. Nearly 2,000,.
900 gross of hairpins were made, and
$500, 900 gross of safety pins. Con-
necticut led in manufacture.
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plates and on which was printed this

plates and on which was printed this
statement:
II have for a long time believed
that the people of this town celebrated
Christmas, not for the purpose of ex-
hibiting the true Christmas spirit, but
simply to Guido one another in making
a big show. If you are true to the
faith you possess you will forgive me
for what have done and thank me for
teaching you a valuable lesson. It Is
not what you give or what you receive.
but the spirit in which 1t is given and
received. l give you all these things
with the heartiest good wishes and
with the hope that joy will be yours In
fullest measure. How will you receive
them? NICHOLAS BRADSHAW"
For a moment there was painful
silence. Then the Baptist minister
mounted a chair and said:
Il think Mr.. Bradshaw has, as he
says, taught us a profitable lesson.
We have been drifting away from the
true ChristiOn faith. We have made
Christmas a time not of 10y but Of
dread to the people who have to a
the bills. We give not Cor the Joy of
giving, but with the hope of receiving
something just as good in return. 1
propose a vote of thanks to Mr.. Brad
shaw for opening our eyes,"
Some Of the children and a few of
the women were inclined to be sullen,
but the vote of thanks vas given with
a good deal of enthusiasm, and then
Old Nick opened the door of an ad-
Joining which was filled with
real things to eat and fine presents for
all the people, and when everybody
was seated and the feast was a.. it's
height he stood up, saying In tones
that were rather husky:
Friends, l have for a good lnany
years been a skeptic. / have not be-
lieved in God and l have regarded all
people as being inherently mean and
selfish. You have shown me that l
was mistaken. My old faith has come
back to me; you have made ME- the
happiest ran in the world. God bless
you all."-Chicago Record-Herald
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-07
Three Weeks of Merrymakinu.

Many unique customs are praCticed
by the peasantry living in the Central
mountains Of Norway, though mas
querading is not as much INDUCED in
as formerly. There Is a legerd of
an old man called the D%ovregubbe,
who was supposed to live IN an en-
chanted castle and drive about on
Christmas night, visiting his wrath
upon all peasants who failed to place
a bowl of rye porridge in his way.
Very little shopping OF unnecessary
work is done in Norway until Janu-
airy Is, the time between that date
and Christmas being largely de yoted
to joyful family and friendly relations.
The Swedes and N~orwegians Of Amer
lea, who are able to visit their native
land, always plan to do so at the
Christmas season, for 1t is one of
the greatest joys to be at home in
time for the heartfelt greeting Of
"Glaedelig Jul."-Brooklyn Eagle.
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cROoMs FOR THESE cows.
And a Germ Specialist In Charge &c
Insure Pure Milk.

Monrc1air, N. 1.-THE recent health
board agitation has prompted some of
the dairymen who do business in Mont.
clair, to go to great lengths to i'm.
press their customers with the purity
of their product.
Every cow in M herd is declared to
be washed and groomed, and rubbed
off with a clothes brush Just before
milking. Then a man comes along
with pals of water and cloths and
washes the udder of each COW care
fully. This operation is repeated by
two other men. the third carefully dry
ing the cows. These men, it is de-
clared, are in charge of a graduated
bacteriologist.
The men who milk the cows are
clad in snow white uniforms, and be-
fore performing their tasks must have
their nails manicured. They must also
pass the inspection Of the bacteriolo-
gist before they r permitted to milk
the COWS.
One dealer, who has not made any
claims as yet, says the feet of his
cows are to be manicured and the
stables are to be perfumed.
Some of the milk produced at one Of
the groomed dairies brings is cents
per quart in Essex county.
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the children in the town and that he
would on the great day give a dinner
to the people.
Three weeks before Christmas he
began his preparations. He rented the
biggest hall in the place, had an I'M
mense evergreen tree set up in 1t, and
hired carpenters to fill it with long
tables. The people could hardly be-
lieve that their eyes did not deceive
them when they saw him getting
things ready.
He made many mysterious visits to
the great city in which the Jonesburg
merchants bought their goods, and ne
always returned bearing many boxes
and packages. Sometimes they were
too big or too numerous to be carried
by him, and he hired expressmen to
take them to the hall, while the people
stood on the sidewalks and made re-
gretful remarks about the way they
had wronged Mr.. Bradshaw, or insist
ed that they had suspected all along
that beneath a stern exterior he pos
sessed a kind heart.
After the tree and the tables had
been set up nobody but Old Nick him.
self was permitted to enter the hall.
He explained that he wanted every one
to be surprised. He carried the boxes
and packages up the stairs alone, and
he had the windows carefully cur
tanned, so that nobody could see from
the outside what was being done
within.
On the day before Christmas the
last assignment of Nicholas Brad
shaw's boxes and packages arrived
from the city. There was a wagon
load of them, and the excitement OF
the people as they saw them being
transferred from the railway station
to the hall where the feast was to be
held became intense. Old Nick saw
the wonder in the faces of the citizens.
and he smiled with keen satisfaction.
The day was very cold. but he appar-
emily was oblivious of the fact. The
people said it was the warmth of his
heart that kept him from feeling the
bite of the icy winds.
Christmas day dawned clear. and
the town was astir earlier than usual.
Expectancy was on tiptoe. The hall
was to be opened at 1890 sharp, so
that people who wished to go to church
could do SO and still be in time for the
beginning of the ceremonies over
which Old Nick was to preside.
The crowd began to assemble an
hour before the time set for the open
ing of the doors. People danced on the
sidewalk, slapped their hands against
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-07
THE PHONOGRAPH HEARSE.
Berlin Young Woman Patents Plan for
Providing Funeral Notes.

Berlin.-A young woman of Berlin
has filed a patent designed to fill a
want which has not so far been keen
ly felt. She proposes to supply for
funerals the monograph hearse-de-
signed perhaps to intensity the grief
of the mourners.
The hearse is of the ordinary build,
but two megaphones are introduced as
part of the decoration. They are to
be situated at the forward upper an
giles, and being handsomely gilt, they
will serve in the first place as repre-.
sensations of Gabriel's trumpet.
Under the drivers seat will be
placed the mechanism by which the
photograph will be controlled. The
choice of the style of music and the
selections will depend on the be-
reaved relatives or the last wishes of
the deceased. Those who prefer vocal
music can have hymns and dirges as
rendered by we'll trained %quartettes
ground out as the hearse passes
through the streets to the cemetery.
Others if they choose may select fu,
neral marches as performed by brass
bands.
The inventor thinks there is a great
future for her idea. The installation
OF the apparatus is relatively inexpen-
sive and she thinks people who want
to make their funerals impressive will
pay literally for the music.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-07
JAN.TREss WEEDS MILLIONAIRE.
Her Face Proves to Be the Fortune OF
Miss Katherine Mooney.

Philadelphia. Announcement has
been made of the wedding OF John Nc.
Shain,' a millionaire builder OF this
city, to Miss Katherine r. Mooney, a
young woman who supported herself
by assisting her aunt as janitress OF
the Land Title building. Mr.. McShain,
who Is 46 years old, resides on North
Seventeenth street. He has been a
widower since 1903, and has four chill
dren. His eldest child is a girl OF Is
years, who is now at a boarding
school.
Miss Mooney, who Is FL years old
and a very handsome young woman,
has lived with her aunts, on Vine
street, since the death of her father,
IL years Ago.. Thrown upon her W
resources, the girl was compelled to
make her own way in the world.
Her pluck won the admiration OF the
wealthy builder, and he offered her his
hand and fortune. Though self-edu'
Gated, the bride is known to her
friends as a woman of a highly cult
waited mind and a splendid charm OF
manner.
The wedding ceremony took place
at the cathedral, Eighteenth and Race
streets. Only immediate relatives
were present. Rev. j. McShain, a
nephew of the groom, oficiated. A
wedding breakfast at the home of the
brides aunts followed the ceremony.
The bride and groom are now at
Niagara Falls upon their honeymoon.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-07
MAKING Him Work.

Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, the pres.
ident of the Woman Suffrage associa'
ton, was citing diplomatic ways OF
making children work.
"a Chicago lady" she said, has a
little boy who hates to practice writ.
ing. Last fall she told me that in this
matter of writing she could do moth.
ing with the lad. But in December,
when / met her again, she said, com
placently:
"'Well, Harry spends quite two
hours a day now at his writing reg.
ularly.'
How in the world said I. did
you bring this miracle to pass%
"The woman winked slightly.
a. told him. she said, to make out,
in his very best hand, a list of every.
thing he wanted for Christmas. and
he has been at it ever SINCE"
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themselves to keep from freezing, and
every little while there were cheers
for Mr.. Bradshaw.
At last the hands on the courthouse
clock indicated that it was 1890, and
then one Of Old Nick's hired men ap-
peared with the key to the door of the
big hall. With a wild rush and a loud
whoop the people crowded inside and
hurried upstairs. The Christmas tree
loomed gloriously before them. Its
branches were laden with packages
all neatly tied with ribbons and each
bearing a card on which was written
the name of the person who was to re-
ceive it.. The tables were set and
ready for the feasters. There were
big brown turkeys with drumsticks
pointing upward: there were huge
cakes, there were filled w~ineglasses at
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-07

the plates, and there were many vases
with bright-colored flowers.
But it was quickly discovered that
the turkeys were made Of papier-
mache. such as are used in make-be-
lieve banquets on the stage; the cakes
were nothing but painted blocks Of
wood, the w~ineglasses contained only
vinegar, and the flowers were artificial.
When the packages that had been cut
from the tree were opened they were
found to be filled with sawdust, except
that in each of them was a slip of
paper such as lay beside each of the
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-07
Insomnia is a dreaded disease. More

Insomnia is a dreaded disease. More
men lose their balance through it than
through any other uncontrolled cause.
Yet in the stiffness of the night how
great is the wonderful power of God.
You can almost feel His divine influence
in the solidity of the stiffness. While
during the day we can account for some
great things influence compels to move,
yet only in the stiffness of night
can we feel it. Thus, then, one must
admit that God exists and controls our
destiny.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-07
Sure Th;no.

A man doesn't know how many ways
changes Christmas presents with a
lot of his young lady friends.-Bir.
mingham News.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-07

The olden rule-or the old LAWS to
do unto others as they do unto you. It
does not always work right, because the
mean man can do you an injury, which
an honest man cannot do in return. Bet
ter still to forgive your enemies and
pray for their redemption
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-07
No. of Cars Net Returns
SIS $495,475.2S

This statement by Mr.. Lott shows an
average net production, f. o. b. cars, of
$l65.l5 per acre for the first crop, then
followed cotton, corn, hay crops, etc.,
producing a larger yield than if the
truck crop had not been raised. He goes
on to state that the farmers of that sec
ton are in a better condition than at
any time since the war, and can there be
any wonder at this prosperous state Of
affairs in the face of the figures here
produced? No section of the country
under the sun can show a better record
thar this. Let's show the boys who went
away what we are doing now when they
attend the great "home coming" next
fall during the State Fair.
During the Texas State Fair this fall
there was a special Mississippi day set
aside, when those who had gone to the
Empire State from our State were IN
vitsd to assemble for a reunion and to see
the fair. The event was largely attend
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-07

~ LID NICK BRADSHAW was the
(DH richest man in Jo%nesburg' and
" for 80 years he had also been
the most hated. There was a tradi-
ton that a girl whom he was to have
married one Christmas day had eloped
with another man a few hours before
the time set for the wedding. Whether
the story was true or not Old Nick. as
everybody called him, had become a
recluse. Nobody eve had a kind word
tor him.
1t had long been agreed that the
death of Old Nick would be the luck
lest think which could happen to
~Jonesburg, wherefore there was gen.
eral surprise when it was announced
one year that Nicholas Bradshaw in
tended to have a Christmas tree for all
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-07

!. Life with, many is,a dream and not a
reality. They never enter into the seri.
BUSINESS of the same. They never assume
any responsibilities; never care what
happens. Are they the happy ones, OF
those who bother?
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-07

Haste makes waste and waste makes
want, and want makes strife between
the good man and his wife.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-07

The pneumatic shield now being used
to drive tunnels under rivers was invent
ed by Sir Benjamin Baker, an Irishman,
born in County Carlow. Baker was con-
sulting engineer of the Forth Bridge,
Scotland.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-07

Cotton baled in cotton cloth shown at
the State Fair attracted more admiration
and consideration than that baled in
hemp. 1t is a sensible covering that is
bound to be adopted in the near future.
The Union and Cotton Association both
endorse the change as being for the bet
ter.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1907-05-25

The new Hotel Glenrock on the
corner of Second street opposite
the depot, is the best equipped in
Northeast New Mexico. Cen
terally located, and a place where
the travelling man may find a home
with every accommodation necessary
to absolute comfort. J. ]. Harri-
son, the proprietor, is a gentleman
who understands how to take care
of his guests and has something
to offer for the money.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1907-05-25

Wright, Sherwood & Co., are
among the first real estate firms of
our city.
Julius Edwin Wright was en-
gagged in this line of business in
Oklahoma when he built the town
of Davenport, being president of
the townsite company. He was
also president of one of the largest
canning factories in that territory.
He is now one of the three
of the San on townsite.
l.. E. Sherwood, formerly of
Texas, having been interested in
the largest dry goods firms of that
state for a number of years, having
resigned an important position held
with The M. b. Goldenberg Co.,
during the past several months in
Tucumcari, is now putting his
characteristic force and energy into
the real estate business.
The gentlemen are land n
in Quay county and largely inter-
ested in this and other towns in
our county. They are making a
success of their enterprises they
have in hand. They are handling
large tracts of land and pushing
the sale of city property. The
style Of this firm is changed from
that of Wright & Lee to the above.
Albert Wilborn, the promoter Of
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1907-05-25


it should be in connection with
his business.
The Tucumcari Beer & Ice Co.,
M. b. Fowler, cold storage, etc.,
is a business that has put Mr..
Fowler in comfortable circum-
stances.
Our electric light plant which
is a worthy enterprise, Taylor and
Brickley, is a very profitable con-
Germ and crowding them to keep
pace with the requirements in a
growing business. An ice factory
and cold storage, Carter and Tay-
lor, is just getting ready for bus
mess. The best telephone system
in Eastern New Mexico, The Tu-
cumcari Telephone Co., b. F.
Herring; a cigar factory, good
broom factory, wool securing
plant, are among the enterprises
that we are proud of in Tucum-
carl. Our schools and churches
are modern, good and growing in
situations. Our city government
has made Tucumcari one of the
cleanest and one of the most law
abiding communities n h e
country, and is helping to build a
. greater Tucumcari.
A water works system is now
: assured for Tucumcari. To the
{ personal knowledge of the editor,
there is one home institution that
has the money at hand to carry
this enterprise and will be at it
& Just as soon as a franchise may be
had for the purpose. There is a
second candidate for the control OF
the matter, who also has the coin
5 necessary, and it is safe to esti-
mate that within six months this
Il work will be underway.
We have an orchestra that is a
|, credit to a city, and which contains
a number of musicians of talent.
The members are Mrs. V. S,
Neis, Mandolin; Mrs. Earl George
! Violin; Miss Edith Koch, Violin:
Ella Hood, Guitar; Ethel Carter,
Piano; Caps, Cornet; Mrs. Caps
Guitar; Lee Anderson, Cornet; 5,
Anderson, Bass Viol; Conwell
Cornet; Earl George, Drum. They
have been practicing regularly each
= week for six months and are max
. ing some very, very good music
The business men of the city hav,
Just subscribed funds for a bano
=. which will start out with something
:: like 20 pieces with 10 to IL ex
~perienced band men.
49,, The Lodges here are Masonic
Knights, Woodmen, Red Men AM
Eastern Star.
I'd We are ably represented in tn
of medical profession and in the lay
I'd and the ministry. We could con
Il tinue indefinitely to tell you abou
Tucumcari, her business institu
: tons and people, but this editio
would run beyond our capacity t
IL circulate this week or this mont
O. and we believe that its magnitud
Ct is fair for a starter. We may be
gin early and give the circulatio
fifty pages next year. Our print
v" ers have worked day and night fc
X ten days and are anxious to Sc
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1907-05-25

them is the Gross-Kelly firm whose
investment in the mercantile bust
ness is even beyond that Of the
Goldenberg Co.; the manager
Donald Stewart has been in New
Mexico for many years and is max
ing large dividends for his company
at this place and at Logan.
The Gross Kelly firm is the strong
est in New Mexico. They have
stores in many of our best towns
and cities. We have many other
firms and businesses, all of them
prosperous liberal business people,
among them is Joseph Israel who
has grown with the town in an x
elusive dry goods business until he
owns the very finest business block
in the city, a two story red sand
stone building that would be a
credit to any city in the United
States. Israel is a business man
whose efforts are appreciated by
Tucuncari people. Then A. b.
Simpson, is a strong business man,
has made money and is with S. c.
Campbell just beginning the cree.
ton of a two story rock business
block. There are many other
profitable business concerns, r. A.
Muirhead & Co., dry goods; A.
lowell & Co., racket store; Perl.
stein Bros, dry goods; Whitmore
= & Co., groceries and meats; E. r.
Dunn & Co., groceries,, JOSEPH
Spencer, confectioner; J. p. Dona
t hue, confectioner; Pioneer drug
= store, Elk drug store, Tucumcar
Pharmacy, J. J.. Harrison Hotel
e Plaza Hotel. Then our banks
e both strong institutions whose ad
t in this edition speak for themselves
k The First National carrying owe
n a quarter of a million deposits
S which has been built to its pres
k ent prosperous standing by w. F
v Buchanan who is at this time it
s president and is among the mos
successful fnanciers in the south
west. The Tucumcari Trust an
e Savings, c. H. Chenault it's cashie
has built a bank in a half a yea
IS that is a very profitable institution
d Our banks are doing exactly wha
they should for Tucumcari an
Quay County. The business the
It are doing show that the people ar
preciate them. 1t is now an az
n knowledged fact that our bushes
s. people are up and doing and whe
[. community interests are at issu
% they are the class that take the.
lie coats off and wade in.
s.. Tucumcari has the best liver
of service in New Mexico, nothin
ot excepted. We have two full
a equipped stables. Street an
Baker have an excellent stable
ID horses, cab, automobiles, an
IL splendid equipment Throughout
;, A. A. Blankinship also has equil
10 ment that is a credit to a city.
a Barnes & Rankin furniture dea
e. ers and real estate are the lar
&c est firm of it's kind in Northea
New Mexico. M. II. Koch, fu
no niture and undertaking has his ov
al building and a stock of underta