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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-28
TOOL OF WALL STREET.
Majority in Congress Not Likely Il
Effect Financial Reform.

Those who expect that congress VIII
enact the financial reform Legislation
that is demanded will probably be
doomed to disappointment. Some kind
Of a financial measure will perhaps
be agreed to, but it will fall far short
of meeting the unfortunate conditions
that Republican policies have pro-
duced. In any event, only a compro
mise measure may be expected, for
even the bankers are divided into two
schools of finance. One school believes
imitation through asset currency will
insure prosperity, and the other
school is anxious for a central bank
through which all financial blessings
should flow. Those who believe in
more currency are also divided in
opinion upon what 1t shall be based,
whether on the assets of the banks,
or upon bonds and stocks. There is
also a serious difference of opinion
about the rate of interest the bankers
shall pay on this new currency. The
bankers propose 8 per cent. and those
who are intent on a flexible currency
that will be retired al o as its pur'
pose is accomplished, think that not
less than z per cent. should be paid,
or it would continue in circulation.
Bank currency based on the
assets" of the banks without any 9TH
er security, is a return to the state
bank system that existed before the
creation of national banks to force a
market for United States bonds. But
the people will never consent to again
use currency that is not good any
where, and that has not the faith and
credit of the United States behind it,
and can be used in all business tram
sactions without question.
The most able inanciers are con.
WINGED that the imitation of the u
rency has gone far enough, and that it
not imitation that is needed,
for imitation of the currency has
been persistent and is still going
The volume of money in circula.
ton is now about so per cent. more
per capita than it was ten years ago,
and is progressing at the rate of
ly 5 per cent. a year. AS the Demo-
Gratis are not charged with the re-
sponsibility of legislation, and will be
prevented by the autocratic rules OF
the House of Representatives from
any voice in formulating the
bill that may eventually be reported
by the committee and that will be
given the right of way by the all-pow.
committee on rules, the minor
ity a but criticise and propose such
amendments as they determine are
necessary for the protection of the
Thus the Republicans must as.
sumo the full responsibility and be an
swerable for the consequences.
The present financial system has
been built up by the Republican party
Tor the special advantage of the ma
.ional banks, and to further tinker
with it will eventually produce more
disaster for the people than they are
suffering. The whole system is
wrong in principle, and in practice Is
IN adjunct of the frenzied financiering
If Wall street, for there has never
been a Republican secretary of the
.reasury that has not been the willing
DOL of the Wall street bankers.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-28
Viewing with Alarm.

Mr.. John D. Rockefeller thinks the
panic lis due to the needless alarm
OF the people and their action in with.
drawing accounts from solvent insti.
tutions." But can the people be tx.
pected to be free from alarm when
they view the selfish actions of the
trust magnates and the untoward po.
litical management of the Republican
leaders? With financial and po
litical leaders united to allow the
pIundering of the people a they be
blamed for viewing with alarm" the
state of affairs?
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-28
Ruined by Free Trade.

Great Britain continues to prosper
Under free trade policy in a way that
must be irritating to the faction argu-
fng that it must be abandoned to
avert national ruin. Board of trade re-
turns show a total Increase of trade
Tor the fiscal year amounting to $780,
o00. o00.-Baltimore News.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-28
II WIN STAY There.

I'm my family medicine chest no
remedy is permitted to remain unless
it proves beyond a doubt the best to
be obtained for its particular purpose.
For treating all of skin trou-
bles, such as Eczema, letter, Ring
worm, ETC., Hunts Cure has held its
place for many years. / have failed
to find a surer remedy. 1t cures Itch
ing Instantly"
r. M. SWAMI, FraNklin, La.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-28
catarrh and Headaches.

Mrs. q. E. Goforth, 2119 Holly Street,
Kansas City, wr'es: after using a
sample bottle n two 25c bottles of
Hunts Lightning Oil, I am almost well
of Catarrh. 1t stops my headaches. 1t
is the best medicine l ever saw and |
just can't keep house without it." She
is right.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-28
Inconsistent Policy.

The central fact when the Repub-
Hcan party assemblies its full COM
plement of staff officers in Washing
ton and proceeds to reassure the coun-
try is that 1t has control of over a
quarter of a billion dollars of the
c0untry's earnings, which it reports as
q surplus of available cash above the
needs OF government in the same week
it begins demanding more.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-28
Try II Once.

There is more actual misery and
less real danger in a case of itching,
skin disease than any other ailment.
Hunts cure is manufactured espe-
cially for these cases. 1t relieves in
stantly and cures promptly. Absolute
ly guaranteed.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-28
Treatment of Enemies.

whisky" said the parson to the
man with the crimson beak, "is your
greatest enemy"
Perhaps it is" rejoined the old
rounder, but doesn't the good book
admonish us to love our enemies?"
YES" answered the parson, "but
not to swallow them"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-28
Knew What Was Coming to Him.

A mar who died recently in the
north Of England and had been living
a dishonest life, under the cloak Of
religion, wishing to pose as a good
man to the last, said to those around
him:
Cali Is bright before me-"
aye" said n of those present,
whom he had swindled out of a sum
of money, IAN in abeaut ten minnits
theau'll be near enoof to see tn
blaze!"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-28
Whv She Refrained.

George. / saw that Singleton woman
to-day carrying the silk umbrella that
she borrowed from me at the club
card party"
"Why didn't you ask her for it?"
II was just going to when / remefa-
bered that l borrowed it from Mrs.
Trumper"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-28

Not "Just as Good"-it's the Best
One box of Hunts Cure is unfailing.
ly, unqualifiedly, and absolutely guar.
anteed to cure any form of Skin Dis
ase 1t is particularly active in
promptly relieving and permanently
curing all forms of itching known.
Eczema, letter, Ringworm and all
similar troubles are relieved by ono
application; cured by one box.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-28

1t is wonderful what strength of pur-
pose and energy and holiness of will
are reused by the simple assurance
that we are doing our duty.-Scott.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-28
A Mistake,

ut is nothing to your credit to be
buying everything on time"
You are wrought is everything to
my credit."-Houston Post.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-28

PILES CURED IN 9 TO IL DAYS.
PAEO is guaranteed to cure any cnse
Of Itching, Blind, bleeding or Protruding Piles In
8 to IL days or money refunded. Soc.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-28

FITS. st. Vitus Dance and all Nervous
Diseases permanently cured by DR.. Kline's
Great Nerve Restorer. Send for Free $500
trio, hottie and treatise. DR.. r. n. Kline,
I'd. 93l Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-28

ONLY N "BROMO OUININE"
That is LAXATIVE o QUININE. Look for
the signature of Il. W. GROWS. Used the World
over 10 Cure a Cold In One Day. Csc.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-28

A blur is all right as long as You
can keep the lid on.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-28

An excuse is seldom q justifable lex-
cuse. 49,
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-28

In the spring the gardeners fancy
turns to thoughts Of green goods.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-28

TayIor's Cherokee Remedy of Sweet
Gum and Mullen is Natures great rem
edy-Cures Coughs. Colds, Group and Con-
sumption, and all throat and lung troubles.
At druggists, 25c, Soc and $l.00 per bottle.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-28

For Over Half a Century
Browns Bronchial Troches have been
u~nexcelled as a cure for hoarseness,
coughs and sore throat.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-28

After coaxing a girl to sing 3 ma IL
apt to wish he hadn't. &
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-28

Despair is the paralysis of the soul.
Helps.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-28
A NonbeIiever.

NO." said the old lady, II don't be-
lieve vaccination does a bit of good"
I'm surprised to hear you say that"
rejoined the physician.
Well" continued the old lady, i've
got good grounds for my nonbelief. My
brother was vaccinated when he was a
boy and two weeks later he fen out Of
q tree and was killed"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-12-28
A Query.

Bobbie-Mamma?
Mamma-Well?
Bobbie--Were men awful scarce
when you married papa, or did you
Just feel sorry for him?-Exchange.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-06-15
The Price OF A Human Life!

Is it getting to the point in these
days where the price of human
life is mere plausible exercise?
asks the Atlanta Constitution.
Unless society rises and demands
the prompt, firm and certain ex-
ecution of the law by courts and
juries, shorn OF those technicalities
which are daily making it a
travesty, it will soon realize that
the alleged security of the law is A
myth and its guaranteed protection
a farce.
There has not within recent
years been a more wanton, un-
provoked murder in Georgia than
that in which a former Augusta
detective took the life of woman
of whom he was enamored, while
she was peacefully plying her
vocation at the loom in one of the
cotton mills of that city. Instead
of accepting life sentence, a mild
punishment for his crime, he ap-
pealed, and on a bare technicality
was granted new trial. Now, for
the first time, the courts arelregal-
ed with the pretense that he is
mentally unbalanced-a paranoic.
the expert witness, an alleged
physician, said. Asked to spell
the word he could not do so, nor
could he describe any of the
characteristic symptoms of that
form of insanity. And upon such
expert testimony as this court is
free. Ii courts and juries entertain
such bungling excuses as this, is
it any wonder that the price of
human life grows less and less, as
the mind and heart are hardened
to the idea of homicide, and the
picture of the gallows disappears
in the foggy distance of forgot
ten past?.
Through perhaps not altogeth r,
the trouble evidertly 'ics largely
with our juries. Ii juror would
stop to think that he removes one
OF the protecting barricades from
around the portals OF his "wa
home, when he votes for the free
dom of a murderer through mis-
taken or misguided sympathy, he
would probably think long time
before thus carelessly disregarding
the law.
Society must rely more upon the
jury than upon the Judge for its
protection. If either branch of
the court fails it, the whole people
is the sufferer.
We must have more prompt,
adequate and full legal punish
ment for the murderer, not for the
mere sake of punishment, but to
the end that his kind may be
lessened in the community.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-06-15
The WAY to Find Out.

Try a bottle of Royaline Oil, the great
Antiseptic, and you will then use nothing
else Of it's kind. That's the way they
all do. Why? Simply because it gives
the best value for the money. 1t is
stronger and has greater power to ease
pain. If you want it weak like the
others, add water to suit and save your
money. Pleasant as perfume. Clean
and safe. Guaranteed under the Food
and Drugs Act. Zoe, 25c, SOC. Money
back if you want it.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-06-15
You Can Keep Well

For Is cents month by using Panol
Liver Regulator. 1t keeps the Liver.
Stomach and Bowels working just right.
Tin box Is cents. Money back If you
want it.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-06-15
YALIN E OIL
THE GREAT
ANTISEPTIC.
For Pains. Wounds, Burns, Coles

use Royaline Oil the grea, Antisrp''c.
Money back if not satisfactory. II You
want it weak like the others, add water
- suit and save your money. Zoe, 2oc.
soc
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-06-15
For Grip, Colds and Malaria

Use Royaline Chill Tonic. Good to
take and safe. A fine genera tonic.
soc. Money. back if you want it.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-06-15

Horseshoeing done in a first
class manner. Experienced work
man. Satisfaction guaranteSd.
Ring up phone 2, or call on &. S.
Brenn.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1907-06-15

For sale by all Druggists and
Dealers under absolute guarantee.
ROYALINE MEDICINE Co.
New Orleans, La.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-06-07

rivers flowing across this regior
are not less than $50 miles long, al
they now wind through their bot
toms.
The valleys or bottoms mention
ed are practically all subject t.
overflow when these streams are
at aoodtide, and much Of the lane
is deeply covered by water at these
periods other portions not SC
deeply. Thus the raising of crops
in these bottoms has been so pre-
carious that but a small per cent
of these lands has been put in
cultivation. At intervals creeks,
many of them large, flow into
these rivers. These creeks have
similar bottoms through which
they wind tortuously as do the
larger streams in their valleys
the creek bottoms, of course, not
being so wide usually as the river
bottoms. The bottoms of these
rivers in this plateau region are
usually from three-fourths of a
mile to three miles Wide-near the
sources narrower. How much of
the plateau slope of West Tennes-
see is embraced in these bottoms
of the little rivers and large creeksg
No data or figures are obtainable,
but after considerable study of the
geography and topography of this
region, and after going over it q
good deal, the opinion is express
ed that approximately one-sixth of
the plateau slope lies in these bot
toms, and subject to overflow, or,
elevated but little above overflow,
and therefore badly in need of
The writer feels conf
dent that this estimate cannot be
greatly wrong, and if there be an
error land it is only an estimate)
either way, the amount Of bottom
and has been underestimated ra-
Their than overestimated. BY this
estimate approximately one mil
ion acres of this plateau region is
subject to these overfows, or is SO |
nearly SO as to be badly in need of |
lrainage and nearly all this i'm
nense area actually ovorflows at
lood periods. Very much of this
bottom land is rich and prodnc-
i've, and practically all Of il is in
rood agricultural soil if ii were ex-
,mpted from overflow.
Can these bottoms be practically
reclaimed from overfiowg The
answer is, yes. The altitude above
he sea of the highest points of the
idge dividing the waters Of the
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-06-07
Drainage of the River Bottoms of
West Tennessee.

This article does not propose t.
deal with the bottom lands of the
Mississippi or Tennessee rivers,
but with those of the little rivers
and large creeks Of the plateau re-
gion of West Tennessee. The
area Of West Tennessee is about
10000 square miles. The plateau
slope contains approximately s.
$50 square miles, according to
Stafford & Killebrew's Elementary
Geology Of Tennessee.
So about nine tenths of all this
division of the State lies within
the boundary Of this plateau re-
gion, which extends across the
State from north to south, and is
bounded on the east by the ridge
dividing the waters Of the Tennes
see from those flowing direct to
the Mississippi, and on the west
by the Mississippi bottoms. This
dividing ridge is only twelve or
fifteen miles from the Tennessee
river at the nearest points, at other
points farther The plateau slope
is generally about 50 miles across,
east and west, and the little rivers
crossing it flow to the Mississippi.
Their general course is westward,
though the course of those in the
southern end of the region is north
OF west, and of those in the north
ern end south of west. The gen.
eral course Of the valleys, or bot
toms, through which these streams
flow is comparatively straight, the
curves of the valleys being gentle
and not sharp. But the streams
themselves flowing through these
valleys are quite tortuous in their
courses. Now and then these
streams touch the highlands bound
ing the valley, first on one side,
then on the other, or coming near
such highlands. Thus they are
very crooked. Those we'll ac-
quainted with these streams, and
their bottoms or valleys, are of
opinion that the streams are at
least twice as long their valleys
through which they flow, and that
if their channels were made COM
paratively straight they would not
be more than one half as long from
source to mouth as they now are.
This estimate as to how much these
streams could be shortened is evil
IDENTIFY a conservative one to any
person who has given attention to
The matter. Some of these littlel
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-06-07
Deafness Cannot be Cured

By iocei applications, as they cannot reach th,
diseased portion Of the ear. There Is only one wa,
to cure Deafness and that is by constitutional
remedies Deafness Is caused by an infiameC
condition Of the mucous lining Of the Eustachiar
Tube When this tube IS inhnfied you have
rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and wher
il is entirely closed Deafness is the result and
unless the Inflammation can be taken out and
this tube restored to its normal condition hearing
will be destroyed forever; nine cases out OF ten
are cnused by Catarrh, which Is nothing but an
inflamed condition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case
of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that cannot be
cured bF Halls catarrl Cure. Send for circulars,
free FL cHENEY & Co. Toledo. o.
Sold ny Druggists. sc
Take Halls Family Rflls for constipation
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-06-07

practically, from overflow if th
channels of the rivers and large
creeks of the plateau region wer
made comparatively straight, an,
cleaned out and kept free of OBJ
structions. A little leveeing a
the lower points would be needed
Some of-these streams might theI
escape from their channels during
periods of extraordinary floods
but this danger would not be suf
ficient to seriously jeopardize agri
culture in the bottoms. Will
J these bottoms thus reclaimed from
! overflow, the basins and sloughi
would soon be drained by those
owning the lands. Self interes
would prompt to this. The re
demption of these lands would ado
immensely to the wealth of the
State, and conduce greatly to the
health of the region. Hundreds OF
thousands of acres of fine land,
now practically unfit for agricul.
ture, would soon be placed in cul-
tivation. And there is no stone
or rock in these bottoms,
Those who have given some at
tention to this subject are of the
opinion that one-half of the pres
ent channels of these streams could
be utilized, generally, in thus
Strengthening them. And cutoffs
across bends, and the new channels
to be made, when due, would be
much smaller than the stream to
be improved; but these new chan
nels would wash out rapidly, and
in few years furnish an ample
bed for the stream. The modern
method of doing such work is by
steam shovels placed upon boats
constructed for the purpose. The
boat goes down stream and digs
its own channel when it leaves the
natural bed of the stream. The
machinery is fitted not only for
excavating earth, but for removing
drifts and logs, and this it does
rapidly and at less expense than
might be supposed. Of course
such an enterprise for retaining
the bottoms of any of the streams
would require the co operation of
the owners of the lands, under the
present state of our statute law,
or the investment of large capital
in these lands and in their i'm
provement. 1t is suggested that
this is an inviting field for the in
vestment of large capital. Under
the present state Of our law you
cannot compel an owner of any of
these lands to permit channel to
be cut across his land, however
great a benefit to the public the
enterprise might result in.
Such a statute ought to be en-
acted, without delay, as would
the taking of private
for such improvement
upon due compensation
oeing paid. A statute Of this kind
will be enacted at no distant day,
ind, if properly drawn, will be
Upheld as constitutional by the
courts no doubt. And as our Su-
,reme Court within a year or two
last has sustained ss constitutional
he principle of local assessments,
ooner or later, no doubt, statutes
will be passed providing for drain
ge districts, as in other States,
nd for the assessment of the lands
q such districts for improvement
in proportion to the ben
fits expected to be received.
JNo. S. COOPER. n
Trenton, Mar. 10, 1907. Il
The oasis., 1907-01-19
q Hint to Mark.

Marcus Aurelius Smith, delegate from Arizona, received letter a few days ago from constituent, which reads as follows.
 "HoN. MARK SMITH,
 Washington, D. c. "Dear Sir:-
 Il have voted for yu every time yuve run for congress, and yu aiD't done nothin' for me yet. Now, as soon as yu get this letter, 1 want yu to send me them publlcashuns got out by the government with the peoples money every day, and which has the obichuaries of dead congressman. I'd rather read about dead congressman than any thing else. Be sure to send me all you can get a holt of"
 The Arizona statesman IS not certain but he thinks what his constituent wants is copy of the Congressional Record, so he can read the speeches made in eulogy of congressman who die in office Albuquerque Journal.
The oasis., 1907-01-19
University Scholarships.

Much favorable comment is be- ing heard here on a school bill which Prof. Halverson, of the Clifton schools, has prepared to be presented to the Legislature which will convene on January 23.
 The bill provides for the estab- lishment of scholarship for each county of the Territory in the University of Arizona. It pro- vides further that the scholarship shall be awarded by competitive examination.
 The bill provides that the suc- cessful student shall be allowed $150 per year for expenses and that this sum shall be paid out of the Territorial treasury. As there are thirteen counties in the terri tory this would mean an expendl- ture of but $1,950.
 It is believed by educators that the scholarships will arouse bene- ficial rivalry among students In every county and will also increase the University attendance thirteen each year.