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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-10-19
A Definition Of Success.

How have the hypothetical scien-
lists and the opponents OF unbellef
benefited themselves or humanity at
large by sowing the seeds OF doubt
broadcast in the world? The real sci
entists do not fall in this category. for
they are believers in the real sense OF
the word; they know too much, they
have seen too many mysterious mani
festations of the Divine creative pow
er. Now, those who have disposed or
the Bible and all evidences of inspira-
ton, have written a great many books
and some of them have won what the
world at large lightly calls fame. Ac-
cording to the ordinary measures that
are applied in such cases, they have
been extremely successful. but real
success means the benefit of human
ity in some form or other. II no such
benefits can be shown as the result OF
their labors, their success is not equal
to that achieved by the direst poverty
and the deepest ignorance. - Joel
Chandler, in Uncle Remus' Magazine.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-10-19
HAVE CRAZE FOR FORMULA.
Smokers Follow Fashions In the Use
Of Tobacco.

Make me up a package or a
according to the formula used by Ed
win Booth" said the man. with a
southern accent. That is the third
man who has asked for that kind OF
tobacco to-day" said the dealer. 1T
Is strange that people from remote
parts of the country as well as New
Workers make a fad of buying the
same brand OF tobacco that Booth
smoked. And it isn't always the Booth
mixture that they want. l have filed
away the formulas for mixing the
favorite tobacco of many famous per-
sons. Smokers the country owe have
heard of this collection Of recipes and
one feature of every mans trip to
New York is to try a pipeful of some
big mans ~favorite tobacco. In most
cases this special mixture Is so
strong that the nerves of the average
smoker cannot stand it. He has to
give up after a few pipefuls and go
back to a popular mixture. but he has
the satisfaction of having had the ex-
perience."-The New York Sun.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-10-19
"BOO-HOO"
Shouts a Spanked Baby.

I such as white bread, potatoes, rice,
partly cooked cereals and such.
Starchy food Is not digested in the
upper stomach but passes on into the
| duodenum, or lower stomach and in
| testines, where, in a healthy fndivid-
| ual, the transformation of the starch
| into a form OF sugar Is completed and
| then the food absorbed by the blood.
But if the powers Of digestion are
weakened, a part Of the starchy food
| will lie in the warmth and moisture OF
the body and decay, generating gases
and irritating the mucous surfaces I'M
til under such conditions the whole
lower part of the alimentary canal, in
| Guiding the colon and the appendix,
becomes involved. Disease sets up
and at times takes the form known as
appendicitis.
When the symptoms Of the trouble
make their appearance, would 1T not
be good, practical, common enSe to
discontinue the starchy food which is
| causing the trouble and take a food
in which the starch has been trans
formed into a form of sugar ia the
| process OF manufacture?
This is identically the same form OF
| sugar found in the human body after
starch has been perfectly digested.
Now, human food is made up very
largely of starch and is required by
the body for energy and warmth.
Naturally, therefore, its use should be
continued, If possible, and for the rea-
son given above it Is made possible
Il tho manufacture of Grape-Nuts.
In connection with this change Of
food to bring relief from physical dis
~turbances, we have suggested washing
out the intestines to get rid OF the i'm
mediate cause of the disturbance.
Naturally, there are cases where the
disease has lain dormant and the
abuse continued too long, until ap-
parently only the knife will avail. But
it is a well-established fact among the
best physicians who are acquainted
with the details above recited, that
preventative measures are far and
away the best.
Are we to be condemned for suggest.
ing a way to prevent disease by fol-
lowing natural methods and for per.
fecting a food that contains no 'tmedi.
cine" and produces no medicinal eff
fects" but which has guided literally
thousands of persons from sickness to
health? We have received during the
years past upwards OF Is 900 letters
from people who have been either
helped or made entirely wen by fol-
lowing our suggestions, and they are
simple.
If coffee disagrees and causes any
OF the ailments common to some cof-
fee users quit 1t and take on Postum.
II white bread, potatoes, rice and
other starch foods make trouble, quit
and use Grape-Nuts food which II
largely predigested and win digest.
nourish and strengthen, when other
forms Of food do not. It's just plain
old common sense.
There's a Rsason for Postum and
Grape-Nuts. +.
Postum Cereal CO. Ltd. !
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-10-19

man has helped, but has accounted for
but a small percentage of the eggs put
out Of business.
Trees of which the foliage has been
injured or wen totally destroyed by
these marauders may be seen on al
most my street of Washington. the
caterpilars attacking by preference
poplars, soft naples, elms, alders,
birches and willows. But other trees
by no means escape their depreda-
tions, though the gingko and tulip are
almost immune. Besides destroying
the foliage, the caterpillars are often
sively intrusive, invading the homes
of the residents and otherwise becom-
ing a nuisance.
AS usually seen. the tussock cater
pillar has two big, hairy pr%otuberances
like horns sticking out Of where his
forehead would be If he had one, and
another oue-really two. close togeth-
er-projecting like the rudder OF an
airship. He is excessively hairy and
ugly. and his hairs are stuck in loose
ly and are apt to fall out on IN per-
SON upon whom he drops, causing in
fammation and swelling. These hairs
are finally tangled up in the silk as
the caterpillar weaves his cocoon, and
become part Of the egg receptacle,
leaving the caterpillar q smooth
worm" not a "woolly ono" and look
ing far unlike his original hirsute self.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-10-19

saw the larger snake, three feet long,
gliding up the sleeve of the presi-
dents son. In the most gingerly man.
ner they took hold of the collar Of the
boys coat and gently removed the
garment, taking care to keep out or
range of the snake. Disdaining rescue,
Quentin seized his coat, and while he
toyed with the squirming reptiles
skated outside, where a party or
women visitors were thrown into hys-
tericS at sight of the snakes.
Quentin brought three snakes from
Oyster Bay with him. He found that
he could not take are of them prep
erly and turned them over to an ami
NAL fancier. But Quentin got lone
some without his snakes, and the fan
cier loaned him a king snake and a
smaller reptile. Quentin went to the
executive offices to show his new
treasures to his father, who observed
that the king snake was about to
make a meal of the little one, and
warned his son to be careful to pre-
vent such a calamity.
Quentin finally left the White House
to the great joy of everybody there.
His father remarked to a caller that
Quentin's taste was inherited, for he
not only liked snakes, but had scotch
ed a few in his time.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-10-19
A PUZZLE FROM LIFE.
Now, the Lady Married One to Two
Men-Which? Do You Know?

There was a lady who from her
youth up had many suitors; but as
the years wore on they gradually fel!
from their allegiance, until n day
she awoke to the fact that of all the
many but two remained. This led to
some earnest communion with her
soul and caused her for the first time.
seriously to consider the question OF
marriage.
Il I'M no longer rs young as was,'
she remarked to herself, "and al
though my friends r kind enough
to call me charming, their very in
sistence upon it leads me to believe
that l should decide at once which
of my two remaining suitors l had
better accept"
Then she cogitated long and spent
sleepless nights " the problem, but
found it ever more difficult to solve.
Billy" she argued, lis strong and
masterful. He will guard me from all
rude contact with the world. He will
view me as a rare and fragile hot
house flower which must be shielded
from every rude blast, every varying
change of temperature. The IL must
not shine too strogly upon me nor
the wind blow too keenly. He appeals
to my feminine sense of dependence
and to my love or being loved; but"
and she shock her head soberly;
there is no use Disgusting the fact
that his excessive care to me will
prove Il bore.
He will always be solicitous to see
that | wear my rubbers when it is
damp undeIfoot. He will insist on
deciding for me all the questions OF
life, whether trivial or important;
what books | shall read, what religion
| shall adopt and, probably, what
breakfast food l shall eat. Within
two years I shall be a pampered non-
entity without either a will or an in
telligence of my own.
Now, | must weigh Jack in the
balance. He is a dear, lovable fell
low, n charming and amusing COM
panion, but with as little sense of re-
HpoLSibilils 90 q hItICb' ~ dPpOaiS
strongly to my maternal instinct. |
feel that he needs my affection and.
in a measure, my guidance; but | can
not deceive myself. l shall have to
bear the brunt of everything. decide
all important questions and grapple
with all the problems that would
come to us in our mutual experience.
He demands of existence sunshine and
roses. a song and a jest; but in times
Of storm and stress he would be as
a broken reed. And yet IN fair wealth
er he would be a delightful agent with
a chance to let my individuality ex
pand and develop, for l should be the
head of the house"
Now, the lady married n of these
men. Which? Do you know?-Life.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-10-19
WHEN A "HUNCH" HELD GOOD.
Chinese Laundry Ticket Suggested .
Bet on "Wine Ting"

Kay Spence, a well-known horseman
Of Mexico, Mo-. won $1,000 at the
Louisville, KY, race meeting short
time ago as the result Of a "hunch-"
Mr.. Spence has a large breeding
stable of runners" near Mexico. and
attends all the big racing events In
the country. Not long since he was
In Louisville and entered the betting
ring to see what odds were being Of
fered on the various entries. He
found that Joaquin was the favorite
at even money, and pulled his wallet
from his pocket, intending to bet on
that horse. His attention was at.
tracted by something that fell from
his wallet to the ground, and he stoop-
ed and picked it up. 1t was a Chi.
nese laundry ticket. He looked at
the books" again and found that there
was an entry with a Chinese name.
Wing Ting. at ten to one. That set
tied it, for he considered he had re-
ceived a bunch" that could not be
overlooked. Wing Ting won handfly.
Needless to say. those who backed the
favorite considered Spence the sew.
enth son of the seventh son.-Kansas
City Star.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-10-19

A Doctor of Divinity, now Editor OF
4 well-known Religious paper, has
written regarding the controversy be-
ligious Press of the Country and 9th.
ers, including ourselves. Also regard.
ing suits for libel brought by Golfers
against Us for commenting upon It's
methods.
These are his sentiments, with some
very emphatic words left out.
THE religious Press owes you q
debt of gratitude for your courage in
showing up Golfers Weekly as the
"Yell-Oh Man" Would you care to
use the inclosed article on the boo
Hoo Baby" as the "Yell-Oh Mans
successor"
"a contemporary remarks that Cox
lier's has finally run against a solid
hickory Post" and been damaged in
its own estimation to the tune OF
$3.50, 100000"
Here Is a publication which has, in
utmost disregard Of the facts, spread
broadcast damaging statements about
the Religious Press and others and
has suffered those false statements to
go uncontradicted until, not satisfied
after finding the Religious Press too
quiet, and peaceful, to resent the in
suits, it makes the mistake of wander
ing into fresh field and butts it's rat
tied head against this Post and all the
World laughs. Even Christians smile,
as the Post suddenly turns and gives
it back a dose Of it's WI medicine"
1T is a mistake to say all the World
1o,,rhc No oh0nrxy 1oy,Oh nnrpnc from
Golfers, but 1t cries and boo hoos like
a spanked baby and wants S75O,000.OO
to soothe it's tender, ~lacerated feel
ings."
Thank Heaven 1t has at last struck
a man with back bone" enough to call
a spade a spade" and who believes IN
telling the whole truth without fear or
favor"
Perhaps Golfers with its utmost
disregard for the facts" may say no
such letter exists. Nevertheless it is
on file in our office and Is only n of
q mass of letters and other data, news
paper comments, etc., denouncing the
yellow" methods of Golfers. This
volume Is so large that a man could
not well go thru it under half a days
steady work. The letters come from
various parts of America.
Usually a private controversy is not
interesting to the public. but this is a
public controversy.
Golfers has been using the yellow"
methods to attract attention to itself,
but, jumping in the air, cracking heels
together and yelling Look at me"
wouldn't suffice, so it started out on a
'Holier Than Thou" attack on the Re-
ligious Press and on medicine.
We leave 1t to the public now, as we
did when we first resented Golfers
attacks. to say whether, in a craving
Tor sensation and circulation, its at
tacks do not amount to a systematic
mercenary bounding. We likewise
leave Il to the public to say whether
Golfers, by It's own policy and meth
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-10-19

-, DDS, has not made itself more ridicu
lous than any comment OF ours could
| make 1t.
Does Golfers expect to regain any
self-inflicted loss of prestige by de-
monstrating thru suits for damages,
that it can be more artful in evading
liability for libels than the humble
but %resentful victims Of its defamation,
or does 1t hope for starting a campaign
of libel suits to silence the popular in
dignation, reproach and resentment
which 1t has aroused.
Golfers can not dodge this public
controversy by private law suits. 1t
can not postpone the public judgment
against 1t. That great jury, the Pub
lie, will hardly blame us for not wait.
ing until We get a petit jury in a court
room, before denouncing this prod
igal detractor Of institutions founded
and fostered either by individuals or
by the public, itself.
No announcements during Dur entire
business areer were ever made
claiming medicinal effects" for either
Postum or Grape-Nuts. Medicinal eff
fects are results obtained from the
use of medicines.
Thousands of visitors go thru our
entire works each month and e for
themselves that Grape-Nuts contains
absolutely nothing but wheat, barley
and a little salt; Postum absolutely
nothing but wheat and about ten per-
lent Of New Orleans Molasses. The
art Of preparing these simple ele-
ments in a scientific manner to obtain
H. H@- A~~I xly0 ond Anyy0r - q
quired some work and experience to
acquire.
Now, when any publication goes far
enough out of its way to attack us be-
cause our advertising is medical" 1t
simply offers a remarkable exhibition
Of ignorance or worse.
We do claim physiological or bodily
results of favorable character follow
ing the adoption of our suggestions re-
garding the discontinuance of coffee
and foods which may not be keeping
the individual In good health. We
have no advice to offer the perfectly
healthful person. His or her health
is evidence In itself that the bever-
ages and foods used exactly fit that
person. Therefore, why change?
But to the man or woman who Is
ailing, we have something to say as a
result Of an unusually wide experience
in food and the result of proper feed
ing.
In the palpably ignorant attack on
us in Golfers, appeared this state
ment,-"One widely circulated para
graph labors to induce the impression
that Grape-Nuts will obviate the ne
cessity of an operation in appendi-
citis. This is lying and potentially
deadly lying"
In reply to this exhibition Dwell
let the reader name it, the Postum Co.,
says:
Let it be understood that appendi-
citis results from long continued dis
turbance in the intestines, caused pri-
marily by undigested starchy food.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-10-19
QUENTIN HAS FUN WITH
A In WHITE HOUSE

Observation-Disclosures Roosevelt
w caused chills to chase up and
down the spinal columns of Attorney
General Bonaparte, Representative
Hepburn, and ex-Representative Lac
cy. of Iowa. the other day when he APP
peared in the presidents office with
two live snakes coiled about him.
Quentin is somewhat impetuous. es-
pecially when on roller skates, and he
.skated into the office Of his father,
who was having a conference with At
dorney General BOnaparte. AS QUEEN
tin approached, the snakes Kissed and
the attorney general Side-stepped with
Sreat agility. President Roosevelt
suggested to Quentin that he disap-
pear. Quentin fastened into the cab
met oom where Representative Hep
burn and Mr.. Lacey were waiting to
see the president, They thought the
snakes were harmless wooden affairs
and began to admire them. Then the
larger snake began to wriggle and
wrap itself around the arm of Quen-
tin and the distinguished Iowans in
their terror made frantic efforts to
walk up the walls.
Regaining their composure it &C.
CURED to them that Quentin might Re
in danger. and that they should rush
TO the rescue, especially when they
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-10-19
The Way OF the Child.

A small boy who had recently
passed his fifth birthday was riding
in a car with his mother, when they
we're asked the customary question:
How old Is the boy?" After being
told the correct age, which did not
require a fare, the conductor passed
on to the next person.
The boy sat quite still as IL ponder
Ing over some question. and then.
concluding that full information had
not been given, called loudly to the
conductor, then at the other end OF
the car: "And mothers BY"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-10-19
BeIIinQ a Rat.

You have probably read or heard
that the best way to rid a house OF
rats is to catch one and fasten a bell
about its neck. A boy in Delaware
tried the experiment two months ago.
He was badly bitten in making the
bell fast, but he turned the rat loose
and expected the tinkling of that bell
would have great results. 1t did have.
In the first place, the rat who wore 1t
was constantly on the move all night,
and the tinkling bell kept the family
awake, and In the next the sounds
brought scores of new rats to the
house. Instead of being afraid of the
bell, they were charmed with the mu-
sic. Had the boy tied a harmonica
to another rats tail. the rodents would
have had a dance every night.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-10-19
The "Mound City,

st. Louis rojoices In the sobriquet
of Mound City from the fact that the
original settlers found there many
elevations which it is supposed we're
relics of that strange people who
dwelt in the Ohio and Mississippi val
leys and are known to modern times
only as the Mound Builders. No ade-
quate explanation has yet been found
of their strange mode OF leaving
memorials of their existence. The
limestone bluffs on which a part OF
st. Louis stands furnish a solid foun-
dation for the business buildings.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-10-19
MAY USE STREET CARS TO
IMPROVE POSTAL SERVICE

mail box and the people ~patronize
them literally. The cars stop to re-
ceive a letter, the same as a passen-
ger. If the scheme works we'll where
it has been tested, Mr.. McCleary can't
see why it will not work we'll on all
street car lines. At first the system
may be installed only on the main
street car lines Of the various cities.
but will be extended gradually to take
in all the lines.
The cost of the service is to be
investigated. Officials at the depart
ment are of the opinion the expense
will not be great, as the street car
companies will no doubt furnish the
necessary letter boxes and permit
their conductors to handle the mail.
In many cities street cars are now
used to transfer mail from one postal
station to another and the postal au.
thorities believe the system for the
collection OF mail can be successfully
developed.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-10-19
Held Hp.


Stop" shouted the man on the
country road, holding up a warning
hand. Muttering something about
rural cops, the automobilist obeyed.
Turn around and come back to
town with me-" said the stranger.
You were going at least 35 miles an
hour"
You're a constable, 1 suppose" said
the automobilist, with a covert sheer,
when they had reached the village.
"Me?" replied the passenger. NO
I'm a farmer and had to come into
town when all the teams was busy.
Nice growing weather? Thanks. Good
by"
Ensuing comment Is purposely omit
ted.-Philadelphia Public Ledger.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-10-19
ARMY OF CATERPILLARS
is DEVOURING FOLIAGE

FOLIAGE on Washington's trees is
i being devoured wholesale by an
army OF tussock caterpillars, the
larvae of the tussock moth. and ap-
~parently nothing a be done to check
the ravages of those now doing the
damage, though precautions can be
taken against a repetition of the pest
next year. Aiding and abetting the
tussock caterpillars are the cohorts OF
the fall web worms" which are by no
means so numerous, but which, never
theless, are doing an immense amount
of damage.
For many years the tussock cater
pillar has been the most serious OF the
shade-tree pests in Philadelphia, New
York, Brooklyn and Boston, but it was
not until 1895 that it appeared in
Washington in sufficient numbers to
be regarded as a menace to the foil
age. In that year also the fall web
worm was more abundant In this city
than it had been since 1886. In 1901
the pests of both kinds again appeared
in great numbers, and now there is
another invasion, giving a period OF
six years between each great attack.
Hitherto the chief check upon the
insects has been the parasites that
come in great numbers in the same
years that the caterpillars abound and
destroy most of the multitude of eggs
laid by the pests. Destruction by
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-10-19

rVERY street car in this country
L. may be made a travelling postof-
fee before long. Such a plan is now
under consideration by Second Assist
ant Postmaster General McCleary,
with the object of still further improv-
ing the mail service.
Mr.. McCleary's idea is that when a
person writes a letter the sooner it is
ION it's way the better it suits him.
If mail facilities are still further inn
proved the mar will write two let
tiers where he now writes one and
the government will receive just that
much more revenue. Postofices on
street cars, he believes. will place the
writing public in close touch with the
postal department and the convent
ence will add materially to the gov
ernment's income.
The system has been tried on the
line between Minneapolis and st.
Paul and has proved successful. Every
car on that line is equipped with a
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-10-19
She Was Wilma,

YES" says the husband. Il have
consented to accept the nomination.
Il am so glad the party is begin
ming to recognize your merit" beams
the wife.
Now my dear" the husband con
tinues, you know that political at
fairs are not love feasts, by any
means. You must expect to see me
vilifed and attacked in a s%candalous
manner No doubt the opposition will
try to dig up sensational rumors about
me, and all that sort Of thing, but you
must not
Well" she interrupts, Il am really
glad of it. You have always beer
strangely silent about whether or moi
you ever we're engaged to anyone be
fore you met me-"