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The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-07-06

the democrats. Let every Ne
gro voter stand firm. Our peo-
pie will be represented better
than ever before-we shall be
master. Our city is now in debt
nothing can restore it to its
normal place save a Republican
administration. Do you want
Will George and other men on
Washington street. to again open
their joints? Personally the
people have nothing to say
against Mr.. Reece's opponent,
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-07-06


be influenced by. The same me-
that you repudiated at the poll
on April 9th last.
Readers! it's time for our pee
pie to again be loyal as you wer
April 8. 1t was not Devereux 70
were so tired of, but the follow
ing: Jim Anderson's police fore
If you support democrat 70
replace this same abominabl
gang back in the city hall and il
the police station. Let US not d
so. Well not do so and we hop
we voice the entire wishes of tht
colored and white people whel
we say Roy Reece should be
must be, and will be, the mex
mayor.
Get Out a Large Vote.
We hope large vote will b,
polled. Let everyone interes
himself. 1t is of vital importanc,
to each one of you that this city
be conducted by a Republican
mayor and council.
The Republicans have a two
thirds majority in the council
what benefit can man hope tc
derive from the election of John
Il. McCreery? The Republican
party has always been the most
successful party and every man
regardless of race or class has
shared better under it's ruling.
We repeat, we do not want our
police force again under such
ruffians. Chief Seago has had
better police regulations during
these three months than Ander.
son had for 48 months.
Don't Forget tho Date-JuIy I6.
Let US keep in memory the
date. Every Republican must be
interested. Our party shall not
lose. We call for valiant work.
ers and Roy Reece will win. Are
you a Republican or democrat?
We ask this question to our col
ored friends If you are ke-
publican you have too much
principle and your patriotism is
too true for you to change your
vote even if you may be offered a
larger amount. There may be a
few but how many, who'll be so
weak as to sell his citizenship to
the highest bidder. Of course if
YOU are "a democrat and believe
that party is better. we are not
alludlng TO you, but do not be
purchased for a mere dollar: for
he who can be bought may be
sold and sold cheap for cash.
Therefore in this special election
we ask the colored people espec-
tally, to be men. We have no
grievance in this fight. Every
one can not get positions, but the
party is looking to the colored
people as well as to the other S
interest and more yet will be
done.
What can we hope to gain by
not supporting Reece? Abso-
lutely nothing. Therefore stand
fast and be not again entangled
with the democratic yoke of bon
dage.
Roy Rsece an Ideal Young Man
In asking your support of this
young man, we have not before
had the pleasure to speak of a
more affable, congenial, amiable
man. He is efficient NOT nnffad
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-05-11
ADVANTAGE A WIDOW HAS.
AZ Least They Don't Have to Sit and
Watch Husbands Fllrt.

~ saw such a pretty woman at a
disadvantage the other night" the lit.
tie real widow was saying. she was
married. She was sitting at a table
with some other pretty m and
handsome men and her husband. Her
husband began to flirt outrageously
with enc of the / wish you
could have seen the look that came
over her face. Everybody in the room
saw how distressed she a
Now, what want to know is this.
Why didn't she go to work and fiirt
with one of the handsome men to get
even? Anyone of them was quite
ready and willing, but, no, wives never
seem to be able to do that. They just
sit ready to cry, with everybody no
ticing.
That's the advantage we real Wild
ows have over wives. We don't have
to sit and watch our husbands flirting
with other We know where
they are, and we also know that what
ever they may chance to be doing,
they are probably not flirting"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-05-11
REMEDY.
Reform the Tariff Schedules WI CHI
Protect Trusts.

It is refreshing TO find that, at least,
one of the principal universities of the
country is not under the control of the
corporations, Judging by the address Of
the president Of Cornell, DR.. Jacob
Gould Schurman, at the Washington
birthday celebration at Omaha. DR..
Schurman said:
Il suppose there is little doubt that
in some few industries monopoly nctu-
ally exists, and oppression is actually
practiced by making the public pay eX'
t~ortiOnate prices. There are rem dies
within reach which may be used at
any time. In the first place, trusts
which are monopolistic and oppressive
may be deprived Of the advantages
which they now enjoy as a result Of
tariff or other legislation. If any tariff
schedule does actually enable a trust
to exploit the people for It's w en-
richment, that tariff s:hedule is
doomed, no matter how much talk
there may be of the ~sanctity Of the tar
if. or the solemn duty Of standing
pat"
This is rank heresy against the
sacred tariff and will, no doubt, be pun
ished by the Protective Tariff league
and the Republican s%tandpatters by
anathama and accommodation. n
anathema plan worked with Chairman
Payne of the ways and means commit
tee, when the president in his tariff
reform period had caused that veneer
able standpatter to sit on the fence
until he knew where he was at. The
organ Of the league in consequence de-
nounced Payne as verging on imbecil-
ity. But the president recanted and
PAYNE became orthdox again and has
since held down the protection lid
quite safely. But out on the western
prairies there is a greater air of free
dom and anathematising. Gov. Cum
| Minis of Iowa did not work and for that
matter Gov. Guild of Massachusetts
| has defied the league and the Boston
| Home Market club and their standpat
| doctrine. An alliance with the Demo
Gratis is the only hope of these Repub'
lican tariff reformers, for the Repub'
lican party is welded to its idol OF pro
| tecting the trusts.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-05-11
OUR CUBAN DANGER.
The Great Problem There and IN n
Phillip ines.

Secretary Taft has been in Cuba
trying to still the troubled political
waters but when the elections nave
been held the defeated party is pretty
certain to raise-well, something else
than sugarcane. The question then
will arise, must we indefinitely take
possession of Cuba, to prevent disor-
der there? DR.. Andrew ID. White,
former ambassador to Germany, CON
fesses to a great dread Of annexation,
and of seeing what would really be a
great negro state utterly incapable or
self government made a part or our
system. He declares the natives can
not govern themselves, to say nothing
Of participating in governing Ameri-
cans. AS DR.. White is one Of the
greatest living Republicans, his Obser-
~vations on Cuba are entitled to re-
spectful consideration; but, perhaps,
like all Republican leaders, he is faint
ed with the Hamiltonian heresy that
wen the common people" OF the
United States, much less the Cubans,
are not capable of governing them
selves, but must rely on a centralized
oligarchy to direct them and even
dictate to them.
If, on a second trial, the Cubans
prove unable to give themselves a
stable government, and it is necessary
for the United States to again inter
vene, that will be their W fault, and
they will have to be satisfied for some
time with q territorial government
until another generation has by edu-
cation and Improvement become com
petent for self-government. When
such a time arrives the question OF
admission as a state in u union, or
Of independence, will have to be set
tied by our congress and referred to
a referendum vote of the Cuban peO-
pie for ratification or rejection. The
same course will have to be pursued
with the Philippine islands, for 1t is
difficult for Democrats to believe that
any people are not capable of ultl-
mate eelf-government and will MOI
strive to attain it.
Our Republican friends got us intc
this mess and, for the time being
they are responsible, but under a
Democratic administration much OF
the friction will be Obliterated, and
with a more simple and less extrava
giant government our wards will soOn
attain all the freedom they are capa
BILE, from time to time, Of enjoying
and the ultimate f~rultion Of all theI
hopes and aspirations.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-05-11
Prosperitv Under Low Tariff,

The last time this country had a
tariff for revenue, IS free from pro-
lection as any tariff could be, vas
from 1916 to 1861. That was a period
of great prosperity. The census bu-
reau has just published a special re-
port on national wealth by decades,
and these figures show that the ma
tional wealth more than doubled from
1850 to 1860, increasing from $780,
7sO,22S to 6,159, 616,O6S. That is an
increase of over 1875 rer cent. during
the time when a low tariff and what
the protectionists call free trade pre-
vailed. During the latter decades the
Increase was eve nearly so great,
and from 1850 tc 1890 was only so PEI
cent, and from 1890 to 1900 was less
than 33 per cent, and during the past
four years since 1900 the increase will
be but little over so per cent. for the
decade to 1910 at the same ratio of
increase as for the past four years.
1t is claimed by the stand-patters
that all the prosperity this country
has enjoyed is through p~rotectionism,
but neither the Mckinley bill while it
was in operation, rnr the Dingley bill
now, can compare as prosperity pro-
ducArs with the Democratic tariff for
revenue period for 1850 to 1860. How
will our protecticnists explain these
official fgures7
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-05-11
Where Was D%inqley's Statue?

1t cannot be said of Mr.. Carnegie
that he has robbed or murdered any
body, nor that he has melted his
agents to commit arson. Neither has
he Systematically undertaken to break
down the laws of the country. what
he has done is to take advantage OF
the inequality and injustice OF the
law to gather into his own hands the
fruits 1 the labors Of his fellow meiI.
He has done nothing illegal, but, OF
course. he has awaited himself OF all
the opportunities which the statutes
offered. . . 1t was a decided slight
to a sacred memory that the at the
head of the splendid procession OF the
great and learned which marched to
the Carnegie Institute for the dedica'
ton ceremonies there was borne no
statue of Mr.. Dingley. Not only
should an aureate image Of that
statesman have headed the procession,
but next to him should have come a
symbolical figure of the prohibitive
tariff which is the foundation from
which all Mr.. Carnegie's benefcent
wealth has flowed.-Portland Oregon.
IAN.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-05-11
copyright by J. II Bowies.)

Nrrs. AdIat Stevenson is known the
country over as the VIE o. the former
vice president Of me United states; Lur-
ing her four years in Washington she was
a distinct social success. She has served
as president general Of the Daughters OF
the American Revolution and as a prom
inent officer in other important orSdnlza-
tiOnS.)
Through the medium of the clubs,
and by their own volition. wOmen have
turned upon themselves the search
light of close scrutiny. The result is
that many of the defects Of character
which were overlooked and parGOned
because of tho feminine source now
stand before the court of their own
choosing.
The crucial test is, What have the
clubs done to demand perpetuation
and the gratitude OF a credulous pub
lie?
1t was not q sporadic but a most in
fectiOus disease. this almost spOntane-
Gus uprising among N into a
higher and nobler valuation OF thcif
capabilities ard dormant powers.
Perhaps the credit Of introducing
club methods to the American women
should be given 70 the missionary so
cieties. The first movement for or
ganized, independent work by the
American wOmen in behalf of heath
en- women was inaugurated in New
York, April 1850, by Mrs. 4. c. Dore-
mus.
In 1884 the Rev. David Abeel re-
turned from his mission in China and
pleaded in New York the Cause OF the
zenana women. This germ of a "wo'
mans mission to woman took root in
the heart Of Mrs. Dorenus. Twenty-Six
wears later. whcc she heard the stir
ring words Of a missionary from Bur
ma. Mrs. Doremus resolved that this
appeal should find response in the
hearts Of American women if 1t could
be accomplished. In 1860 her fOndest
hopes were realized, and az indCpend-
ent. undenominational society was or
ganiZed to send out single women to
the east. The organization took the
title of the "WOman'S Union Mission
arv Society of America for Heather
Lands" This was the first organized
effort of woman to conduct labOrs of
magnitude and Importance.
Kindred societies. or clubs, sprang
I'D all over the country. What these
societies have done for the church at
large its records will tell.
And let it be borne in mind that all
this was the result of organized club
work.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-05-11
Importance Of Sleep.

We should get up well every morn
ing. ff1f we do not, we are certain
gradually to run behind in our physi-
cal bank account. This proves that
sleeping is quite as important as eat.
ing. The luxury of sound sleep Is one
of the greatest mean given to a man
or beast for restoring and i~nvigorating
the whole system. No n should al
low business or anything else to cur
tail this luxury, and parents should
promote it In children, instead Of
drumming them out Of bed early
Homeopathic Envoy.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-05-11
MORE X OF GOLD
And Many Greenbacks.

s25 boxes of Gold and Greenbacks
will be sent to persons who write the
most interesting and truthful letters
of experience on the following topics:
1. How have you been affected by
coffee drinking and by changing from
coffee to Postum?
2. Give name and account of n or
hurt by it and have been induced to
quit and use Postum.
3. Do you know any one who has
been driven away from Postum be-
cause it came to the table weak and
characterless at the first trial?
a.. Did you set such a person right
regarding the easy way to make it
clear, black, and with a snappy, rich
taste?
5. Have you ever found a better
way to make it than to use four heap
ing t~easpoonfuls to the pint of water,
let stand on stove until real boiling
begins, and beginning at that time
when actual boiling starts, boil full 10
minutes more to extract the flavor and
food value. CA piece of butter the size
Of a pea will prevent boiling over.)
This contest is confined to those who
have used Postum prior to the date OF
this advertisement.
Be honest and truthful, don't write
poetry or ~fanciful letters, just plain,
truthful statements.
Contest will close June LIST, 1907,
and no letters received after that date
will be admitted. Examinations of let
tiers will be made by three judges, not
members of the Postum Cereal Co.,
Ltd. Their decisions will be fail and
final. and a neat little box containing
a $40 gold piece sent to each OF TIE
| five writer's of the most interesting
| letters, a box containing a SIS gold
piece to each of the 20 next best, a
50 greenback to each Of the 100 next
| best, and a 81 ~greenback to each OF
the 200 next best, making cash prizes
| distributed to 1926 persons.
Every friend of Postum is urged TO
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high esteem by the company, as an
| evidence of such friendship, while The
little boxes of gold and envelopes OF
money will reach many modest writer's
whose plain and sensible letters con-
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sender may have but small faith In
winning at the time of writing.
Talk this subject over with your
friends and see how many among
you can win prizes. 1t Is a good, hon
est competition and in the best kind OF
q cause, and costs the competitors ao'
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Address your letter to the Postum
Cereal Co., Ltd, Battle Creek, Mich,
writing your own name and ADDRESS
clearly.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-05-11
Has 1t been a benefit to woman?

Who will say mo-"
Quickly followed clubs galore-the
Margaret Fuller, the Shakespeare, the
Longfellow, the Browning, and other
clubs. Later came the patriotic Or
carnations. First and foremost Of
these stands the national society OF
the Daughters Of the American Rev
olutiOn. The work of the national So
ciety during the war with Spain alone
would give it deserved To-
Other patriotic organizations are
the Colonial Danes, the Daughters of
the Confederacy, the Daughters of the
Cincinnati, the WOman's Relief Corps
and many more.
All these clubs (for such they are)
have had undoubted influence upon
the patriotism Of our country.
To your honest judgment we leave
IL to decide whether or not these
clubs. have been of benefit to the
American women
Undoubtedly the greatest factor in
the DEVELOPMENT Of women are the
distinctive woman's clubs. They have
passed beyond the experimental peri
cd and are an assured fact.
The corner stone upon which these
clubs were founded was and is edu-
cation, in it's broadcast, highest sense.
Through them every avenue of
thought and endeavor has been
opened. These clubs were organized
not for the benefit Of women alone,
but for the uplifting and betterment
of mankind.
The history of the General Fedora
ton of Woman's Clubs is too well
known to need a word of introduction
or defeuse. After a trial of Is years
the General Federation of Woman's
Clubs has proved itself potent in eff
fecting many Uvnicipal reforms. and
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-05-11
Money for Y. M. G.. A.

The raising of $4,000 in one day by
the Y. NJ. c. A. Of Ottawa, Ont, broke
all records hat have been made by
the associations in their building can
vases, in which $4,000, 900 has been
secured in the last two years. Re-
Gently the Ottawa association set out
to raise 100000 in Is days. 1t re-
ceived pledges for s203,359. On the
last day Of the campaign 1900 people
pledged $4,000.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-05-11
figures on Divorce Suits.

According to figures compiled by
the census bureau at Washington a
divorce suit is filed every ten minutes
during working hours Of court off,
Gals, and a divorce granted every
three minutes in the United States.
This has been the average for the last
20 years, and census officials say the
number Is increasing at an alarming
rate.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-05-11
immense African Dry-Dock.

At Port Florence, on the shore OF
the great lake Victoria, which is the
chief source Of the Nile, there is a
dry-dpck cut out of solid rock by ma
tives who had never before done much
serious work. The dock Is $50 feet
long, 48 feet wide and IA feet deep. 1t
is 300 feet above the level Of the sea,
or nearly three times the altitude OF
Lake Chaut2uQua.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-05-11
Wisdom of the Raven,

Two collie dogs were hunting rab-
hits. and the ravens were soaring
overhead. AS the dogs drove the rab.
bit out into the open near the top of
a hill it ran straight into a trap and
was caught. AS the dogs came near
the ravens came down, and by loud
croaking managed 20 drive away both.
Then they started in to devour the
rabbit. which they quickly dispatched
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-05-11
No Cause for Alarm.

The honeymoon had bumped the
bumps.
You know, john said the young
wife, that l used to be your type
writer"
"Um-yes," grunted John.
We'll" she continued, Il wish you
would discharge the girl you have now
and hire a man in her place"
Huh" rejoined hubby. Il hope you
don't think | would make a fool OF
myself twice in the same way"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-05-11
Ercakin1 II to Him Tactfully.

George" she said, when her hubby
returned from the office. I'm afraid
money
Good gracious!" he cried, don't
you know whether he did or not?"
mo, but it's the only way l can &C
count for the disappearance Of the
weekly allowance you forgot to give
me this morning"
Then she got it-with q little con
science fund addition.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-05-11

II club life Is not overdo1e stores OF
delightful knowledge may be laid
away for future use. You will find it
most resourceful when tho children
need careful guidance in their courses
of study and reading.
The value of club life upon woman
Is apparent in it's effect in broadening
her views of life, in charging her
sympathies and in extending her
knowledge along every line OF
thought.
The beautiful study Of parliament
ary usage has also engaged her atten-
ton.
The effort to preserve the forests
primeval" of Minnesota is n of the
great undertakings of the Minnesota
club, 5000 strong.
Kentucky women have gone into
the mountain Businesses and brought
order out of chaos and comfort out OF
confusion through social settlement
work.
Tie Chicago Worlan's club, which
is about so years old, was the first to
provide funds for a kindergarten in
the public schools Of Chicago. 1t
was influential in starting the vaca-
ton schools in Chicago and has re-
Gently raised many thousands of dol
lars for benevolent purposes.
The clubs of almost every state
have their individual work.
Can anyone estimate the value or
such varied and successful e~ndeavor?
l think not.
Like the old wine at the feast, we
have reserved the hest for the last.
The National Congress Of Mothers
found its birth in the tender heart and
s~vrpathetic nature of Mrs. Theodore
w. Birney, who was the organizations
first president.
II would be impossible in this arti-
Gle to touch upon all the vital matters
nertaining to the advancement and ell
ovation of home and family which
have been brought out at the various
conferences of this organization. Sui
fee it to say that the home has been
invaded in every nook. Motherhood
in all it's phases has been presented
the care in rearing our daughters;
the phvsical side of motherhood, her
edity, environment, the ARE OF the
deaf. the blind. the truant and the re-
sponsibility of the state toward the
delinquent child.
The father, too, is being loudly re-
minded that with the mother he must
share the responsibility of rearing the
little ones.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-05-11

in securing better legislation. espe
ciaIiy in behalf of unfortunate chill
drSn.
State declarations, and many local
clubs. have started travelling Libraries
for the benefit of rural districts. The
DECORATION Of the home, scnoolrooms
and garden improvements. all have
received attention, and the home
beautiful" has become familiar. In
every department the watchwords
have been progress and education.