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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-21
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Special Agent G. H. Afford of the
United States department of agricul-
ture is giving some timely advice to the
farmers and growers of cotton in Mis-
sissippi relative to steps that should be
taken to check the spread of the opera
tons of the boil weevil. He calls at
tention to the fact that the bureau Of
entomology has worked out what is
termed the cultural system, by which
the effect of the boil weevil's advance
can be checked and its ravages reduced
to a minimum.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-21
Plan to Garry Cotton Debts.

One of the important subjects to be
brought before the annual convention
of the Mississippi branch of the Farm
ers' Union, TO be held at Jackson in
January, will be the planning of ways
and means of distributing cotton debts
over a period of at least three months
in the year, instead of having these
obligations become due and payable
during the month of November, which
Is now the custom. The Farmers
Union is planning the establishment OF
a central bank, capitalized at $500, 900,
1omiciled at Jackson, with branch
banks in the principal eotton-growing
communities.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-21

The October bride bestowed ecstat
ic hugs and little iuttering kisses
upon the several members of the
group that welcomed her back to
town. Then she seated herself with
an air of much dignity and looked az
severe as it is possible for n to
look with a dimple In ones chin.
1--WE did have a heavenly time" she
admitted. But I am sure you haven't
the right idea as to why it was so per-
feet"
why, because 1t was your wedding
trip, of course" protested one.
mot at all for that reason" stout
ly asserted the October bride, blush
ing nevertheless. "It would be truer
to say that it was in spite of that
You know, girls" pursued the Oc-
tober bride, IN earnest wrinkle In her
brow, Jack and l are much too old
for foolishness. Yes, w are. So we
decided at the very beginning that we
were going to be perfectly sensible
and natural about our little tour and
not a bit like the conventional young
couple"
Cant you just see them!" ex.
claimed one of the listeners.
BE still! So we planned to GO
straight to New York, getting there in
time for the art exhibit we were both
crazy to see. Besides, we would visit
a few relatives, have a good time with
Jacks old friends and go about town
as much as We liked. Now, wasn't
that a sensible enough programme for
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-21
Site for State Normal.

Jackson, Hattiesburg and Yazoo City
are rivals for the site of the proposed
State normal and training school FOR
teachers, for which the Legislature will
be asked to make a 800 900 appropria-
tion. The educational leaders who are
urging the establishment of the school
very much desire to avoid the develop
ment of community fights to secure the
institution, fearing that il might jeop-
ardize the measure.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-21
Taxing Loans.

A determined effort will be made at
the approaching legislative session to
place local and foreign loans on a more
equitable basis for taxation by enact
ing a statute exempting all money
loaned at 6 per cent. or less from State,
county and municipal taxes. The ad-
vocates of the exemption are muster
ing a strong array of arguments, and it
is understood that they will also try to
induce gubernatorial recommendations
on the subject.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-21

In theseidAys it requires big quaint
ties and a great variety to satisfy the
requirements of jack at e The
ontftting saf the ~battlesbip fleet which
is going to the Pacific ocean for a
practice cruise inclndes $4,000 ciga-
rettes.. 1000 pounds of navy plug to
tobacco. 10000 cigars and $1,000 pounds
of candy. or course. all this is in adj
dition to the ordinary stores Of -four
meal and other chuck" which are IL
~dispensable. 1t is clear sthat Uncle
Sam meansuhat his blue jackets shall
lack FOR none of the necessities al
life.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-21
Opposed to Female Suffrage.

III vote to give the women OF Mis-
sissippi anything they want, except
suffrage, and I'm opposed to that be-
cause I don't believe there are one hum
dred in the State who would go to the
polls and vote if they were given the
opportunity" This is the legislative
platform of Hon. s. A. Graves, mem
ber-elect of the lower house from Kinds
county, and a brother Of Hon. Clarence
Greaves, the noted Madison county
legislator, who for the past fifteen
years has been the ladies' champion in
the lawmaking body.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-21

anybody? And it was such fun that
Jack and I both said on the way home
we should consider it a real duty to
tell everybody who was going to be
married this year to try it."
Il was wild to see those pictures;
tell us about Them" said one of the
October brides friends.
ooh, the pictures, of course. Why,
there was one room that a beautiful
water-color in it. l don't e to
recall the artist, but there were the
contest little alcOves. with big leather
divans as quiet rs could be. We
didn't see a great deal of the pic
lures, though. 1 was sorry for that.
but we went only two days, and
we didn't get around much, some
how"
And the theaters?" asked one girl.
What was there at the theaters?"
There were some awfully good
things. Jack and I went several
times, and l never enjoyed anything
more. What did We see? Why, you
know that one where the girl comes
in-oh, 1 never can remember names
Of things! Besides, we didn't go as
often as we should have liked. Our
evenings were so full"
II suppose Jacks friends went
mad about you both," asserted the i'm
.pulsive girl.
WELL, all we met were delightful
and cordial. We met only one or two
Of them, as it happened. Jack and
] were both rather sorry about this,
but Jack said that, after all, we should
be going back in a few months, and,
as long as we were sc hurried this
time, perhaps it was just as well that
it wasn't known by many of his
friends that we were in town."
Were the shops as exciting as
ever" demanded the frivolous girl.
"Oh, perfectly fascinating! That
was one thing I saved my time for. I
wasn't entirely satisfied with what I
had and I meant to do a good deal of
shopping, but as it turned out we had
only about an hour just before our
train left"
But I don't see." protested a be-
wildered auditor, what you really
did in New York" :.
'sYou don't! Haven't I Just been
telling you? Why, we were terribly
busy all the time. The days simply
few. There was the park, and we
drove about a good deal and visited
all sorts of ou~t-of-the-way restau-
rants that Jack knows-and-why. We
hardly got there before it wal time
to turn around and come home"
"And you would seriously advise
the rest Of us to adopt the same plan
for q honeymoon" inquired the de-
mure girl, softly.
g" most certainly should" de-
clared the October bride, earnestly.
Really, you have no idea how supe-
rior 1t is to the usually silly. moon
ing kind of thing. What are yon
girls laughing att oh. you wrevchesl@
Chicago Daily News,
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-21
Asks Condition of State Banks.

Auditor Henry has issued a call on
the State banks for a statement show
ing their condition at the close of bust
ness on Dec. 3. During the past two
years in Mississippi the records of the
office of secretary of State show that
there have been incorporated IS new
banks, with an aggregate capital stock
of over 5000, 900, all of which is work
ing capital and has been put into circu-
lation. Besides these new banks Or
ganized, 20 of the banks already in
operation increased their capital stock
about ST.. 500. 900.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-21

A tract entitled Good Nerves from
New England" sold for s1.250 in Lon
don, which shows that some n in
the world can be interested both in re-
ligion and in Massachusetts.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-21
Needs of 7. L. and G.

President Whitfield of the Industrial
Institute and College will urge the leg
islature to appropriate money for a
library and gymnasium building. Dor
nitories are also badly needed, owing
to the large increase in attendance, but
the officers will make an effort to get
along without more dormitory room if
the legislature will make allowance for
the more urgent needs.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-21

notwithstanding the common check
restrictions, the cashier of an Okla
homa bank drew $50, 900 just before
departing for parts unknown. Just
think what a good thing a $40 limit
would have beeni
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-21
State Far Bonds.

With a view of having the 1908 event
on a more comprehensive scale than ita
predecessors, the Mississippi Industrial
Exposition company will issue bonds in
the sum of $4,000, secured by a mort
gage on its property.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-21

In England the greatest possible
phenomenon has happened. In the
case Of the 't%hreatened railway strike
a precedent has been established by
which both sides are satisfied. To es-
tablish a precedent is a wrench to
the British mind in itself. but to sat
isfy everybody in doing so is so unpre-
cedented as to redouble the shock.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-21

A New York man has inst coughed
up a nail which has been in his lungs
for Is months. incidentally. he
coughed up in the interval much more
than a nail for bronchitis bills, as that
is how the doctors diagnosed his
trouble. Now he is taking iron in his
system in the regular way.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-21
Ask Larger Appropriation.

The board of trustees of the State
Charity hospital at Vicksburg will ask
the legislature to increase the appro-
priation for the support OF the institu-
ton to $4,000 a year. During the
biennial period 4,075 patients were
given treatment at the hospital.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-21

A controversy is now on as to
whether Americans appreciate real
musical art. They appreciate it quite
as much as the musical artists appre-
ciate American dollars. for they all
come owe here when they feel the ne
cessity of placing high art on a SUBJ
stantial basis.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-21

Prof. Percival Lowell says he has
conclusive evidence that Mars is in
habited, but be does not go so far as
to furnish any data concerning the
present price of turkeys on the planet.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-21

"A woman in doing homework is said
to cover seven miles a day, a fact
which may be of service to her If she
is trying to get her husband to buy an
automobile.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-21

= Now it is decided that the Panama
canal is to be 40 feet wide. From the
way vessels are increasing in size and
speed, it might be a good idea to
make the thing square.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-21

Lord Avebury says that the financial
trouble in the United States is due to
the nations great prosperity. Gentle
men who have been too prosperous
should hasten to plead guilty and
throw themselves on the mercy of the
court.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-21

The way Glidden is going in for bal
looming arouses the suspicion that he
has wearied of appearing in court
every time some one is run over by
one of his automobile racers
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-21

The optimist has a great advantage
over the pessimist by looking ON the
bright side of life even when it seems
the darkest.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-21

An Oklahoma newspaper runs q
matrimonial department. Some edi-
tors are absolutely without dread OF
the enemies they make.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-21

Washington sends out statistics to
show that America is second in naval
strength. 1t might have added that
Japan is a long way from being first.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-21

A man who paid $4,000 for a seat
on the New York stock exchange not
long ago has just sold it for $4,000.
He was lucky not to have bought it on
a marpin.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-21

The manner of the man will prove
his or nobility, poverty and
riches making little difference to the
soul.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-21

In addition to the weight of his &C
years King Edward is hardened o
with the responsibility Of having to
own and look after a $7bO,OOO dia
mOnd.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-21

A shelter home for cats may be all
right, but supposing the cats prefer
the comforts of the back fence.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-21

Naturally the Utes feel aggrievee
at the president for being so SPECIFIC
in his manifesto against those too
lazy to work.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-21
To Tax Coca Cola.

In the case of the Coca-C Cola Company
VS.. ]. A. Skillman, appealed from the
circuit court of Alcorn county, wherein
the company sought to avoid the pay
nent of a special privilege tax imposed
by the legislature on coca-cola and q
number OF similar preparations, the
supreme court upheld the lower court,
and the coca-cola people must pay.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-21

It will take more gold than that
turned out by the Philadelphia mint
to develop anything like a yellow
streak.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-21
Rev. Gates at vicksbure.

Rev. Geo. G. Gates, the noted evan
gelist, is holding a meeting at Vicks-
burp
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-21

People who want to get fat cannot
afford to pay what the butcher charges
for IL.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-21

A Jersey miser was found to be an
Illicit distiller of %applejack. He was
consistently determined to be tight.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-21

The woman who rushed into the
burning building to rescue her false
teeth also escaped by the skin OF them.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-21

West Point is shy 73 cadets, but the
country is yet to behold a West Point
or shy.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-21

More than 200, 600 900 corsets are
turned out every year In this country.
Surely enough to go around.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-21

The army needs more dentists. Even
q soldiers teeth have to be drilled.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-21
Audubon Society.

The first regular meeuing of the Mis-
sissippi Audubon society will be keld
at jackson Dec. 81.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-21

The newspaper men, like other nor.
tails, will take Christmas next week,
and few Of them will get out a paper.
They are entitled to one week in the
whole Of ffty-two-
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-21

When your friends visit You during
the holidays, do not forget TO tell them
what a splendid old State Mississippi is
Remember this.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-21

Meridian will ask the Legislature to
grant permission for floating $4,000 in
bonds for the purpose of building q
great fair in East Mississippi. The
proposition will likely encounter little
opposition and it is especially desired
that a great agricultural and stock-rais-
ing fair will be promoted in that section
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-05-12
TROPICAL PLANT THAT COUGHS.
way or Freeing Itself From Coating or
Deseft Sand.

From ne Men orieans Timss-Dtmoerat.
Il heard q cough and looked behind me
nervously,- satd a huntsman. for I was
stalking gazelles In that lion colored waste,
the Sahara Desert. and having gotten rather
too far south, I expected at any moment to
become q pincuShion for the poisoned darts
OF the dread Touaregs.
But there was no one there. The FIAT
desert quivered In the sunshine. and here and
there a dusty plant stood YEARLY. But
though i commanded the landscape Tor n
radius OF nfty mlles. not q living creature was
in sight,
Another cough. I swung around quickly.
The same plant, yellow with dust. dropped In
the dry heat. That was all.
" Hack, Hackr 80
On my left this time. l swung around
again. h1Ike plant met M eye. The thing
was growing rather EhAstiy.
A ] regarded this last plant q cough
came from 1t. Believe me. the plant couRhed.
II shook eli over. And then. tightening up as
q man does when he II about to sneeEe, IL
gave q violent cough, and a little cloud Of
dust arose,
Il found out After ward that the plant was
the coughing bean. which lie common In many
tropical countries. In the long, dry heats
this weird growth's pores become choked
With dust, and 4 would die Of %saroeation
inside lt, which, Whenil gains Euffcient pres
sure. eyplodes with 9 sound precisely like
the human cough. The explosion shakes
the plant poreA fTeh OF their dust and the
coughing bean 10 10 good health again.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-05-12

the amateur encounters q grave difficulty.
Most Of these play readers are also play
writer's. Instead OF making favorable re-
ports to their employers on the merits Of
to believe that they viii devote much Of their
time TO exploiting their own plays.
What course does remain open to the
Enacted dramAtistf Shall he seek audience
with stars and personally read his plays?
Such a course has tie disadvantages. One
stars avoid new playwrights as they would
the plague. Il Il almost futile for a new
author to send q manuscript 70 a star. He
may promise TO read II, but stars are busy
Creatures, with many interests TO distract
il they forget. Why, Nat Goodwin has had
a play Of mine for nearly five years, yet
each time 1 see him he says:
Tim sorry, old man, that I haven't yet
had time to read your play. But let me
keep 1t a while longer and I'll surely read
Bless you, Mr.. Goodwin, you can keep
that play for the rest of your natural life
II you wish, but II you will accept advice
from n who now knows better do not
read II, ] implore you.
can hear the amateur dramatist cry, Other
authors we're beginners once. How did
they succeed in getting their first plays
accepted
'Ah, that lie the mystery; II you know
some actor-not too prominent, for such
actors will acorn the unknown playwright
try to get him interested in your play.
Make any sacrifice to get it actually pro-
duoed. Onoe you can persuade a.m9pager
or a star to accept POUR play let the whole
world know OF the great event. Even il II
proves TO be q failure the reputation Of
having had a play produced will help to
open the DOOR for you when mex you
attack the theatrical citadel. And IL your
play happens 10 be q success your future is
assured. You simply take the old plays
written In earlier years and now packed
away In cold storage because you think
they are bad, and you will sell these plays
AZ naM nrndnnfa of Your man,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-05-12

subject can be seen at a glance. Blu 1t has
been suggested that while the Florentine
statues have all the characteristics oil faith
full reproductions from Greek originals
this one appears to possess all the r
features OF real Hellenistic sculpture. IL ID
a we'll established fact that no trace has
ever been found Of the original group which
adorned the temple OF Apollo Sosianus while
the site OF the Horti Sallustiani, where this
group lie supposed to have been hidden
has never been exactly located. -
The beautiful gardens known as the
Hort Lamiani, exoavated by Prof. Lanciani
between 1873 and 1870, yielded G. rich archR-
illogical harvest and gave an approximate
idea Of what q Roman garden must have
been in the palmy days OF the Empire.
There is every reason to believe that when
the exact locality Of the Horti Sallustiani
Is found the yield in statues will be quite
as important as that collected from the
Hort Lamiani, The supposition that the
Niobede recently unearthed belonged to
the Horti Sallustiani may therefore be
discarded.
The process OF Identification of any statue,
especially in the case Of an isolated discovery
when one example cannot be compared with
another is extremely difficult, and although
the subject represented by a statue can
generally be asoertained at fret blush
still the views Of archeologists are liable
TO modification and sometimes to serious
revolution. This can be said with more
reason In the case OF Rome, where the repro
duction Of Greek statues was encouraged
and where the rage for works OF art OF
every sort contributed to the spoliation Of
Greoian temples Of many statues, which were
set up in the palaces and public places OF
Rome. Thus, for instance, a statue OF
Apollo, by Scopas, was brought by octavius
after his victory at Antium and placed in
the temple on the Palatine Hill, while Sylla
despoiied Athens and Olympia and yerres,
as Cicero accused him, took many works
OF art from Sicily Inc Asia Minor.
Nero Ia said to have adorned his Golden
House with no less than 900 statues brought
from Delphi. and1in the baths Of Titus.
still in existence lthey were built on the
ground Of the house. and gardens Of Me-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-05-12

cenas1, many valuable original Greek
statues nave been discovered, 1t is not
improbable, therefore. that the Niobede
In question may be either an original Greek
work or a copy OF great excellence and
inestimable as reliable evidence OF fine
Greek sculpture. But apart from all con-
siderations about the ultimate Identified
ton of this statue from a historic or arch
geological standpoint, the fact remains
that il is u~ndeniably n Of the most per-
feet specimens of classic art. The dis
covery OF this statue, which had evidently
been carefully concealed by its owner.
win very likely reopen the discussion about
the reasons which determined the con-
cealment Of works Of art. instances Of which
are frequently met with during exoava-
tions In Rome. The most plausible e1-
PLANTATION appears 10 be found in the bar
barrie invasions, but these invasions were
as O rule sudden. The sack Of the city was
invariably followed by a fire. which I'm
doubtedly damaged the a~rchitectonio
sculpture Of temples and palaces. but il
is unlikely that the barbarians carried
away marble statues as part OF their spoil.
The terror Of barbario ~invaBions can ex-
plain the ooncealment Of precious metals,
and also to some extent of bronze statues,
but certainly not OF marble ones.
1t seems more likely that such statues
were hidden in order to escape the fanatical
a g Of the Christian iconoclasts. The
history Of this period Of Transition from
~paganlsm to Christianity is obscure, but
that paganism did not die out without
q long struggle may be gathered from
the study Of the legal measures taken againss
t.. The harshnesB Of a law proves the
frequency of the crime II 10 intended TO
repre5s and the difficulty encountered In
such repression. We know that sorne
imperial DEGREES ordered the ooniiscatipn
Of houses where incense had been burned
before idols. and that statues represent
ing the old gods were destroyed. 1t 10
not dificult to connect the burial OF statues
with the religious transformation Of Rome
which began under Constantine. The
skilful selection Of such hiding plsces and
the care bestowed in building vaults or
galleries for the reception of che buried
statues tend TO show tina. their owners
intended that the concealmert should DO
a permanent one.