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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-11-21
Great Problem for Country Life Body

just been mailed. Only a comparative
ly few of the farmers and their fam
lilies could be reached in that way, and
hence the newspapers have been en-
listed to bring the inquiry to the at.
tention of the widest circle Of readers
it is possible to reach. The field GOV.
cred Is so broad that. it touches the
interest of every one familiar with
Countrywide conditions. This is shown
by the list of questions which are
being asked the people of the country.
Under each question an explanation
for the reason Of the condition is
asked, and suggestions as to what
should be done are invited. The pith
of the whole matter is contained in
the concluding question: What, in
your judgment, is the most important
single thing to be done for the gen.
eral betterment of country life?
The commission is anxious to hear
from everyone who is acquainted with
or interested in conditions surround.
ing the farm, and letters will reach
their destination safely If simply adj.
dressed to 1.-THE Commission on .Coun-
try Life, Washington, d. G. The ques-
tons may be replied to by number. or
any special phase Of the subject dis
cussed.
The rich experience Of men who
have spent their lives on the farm
should prove most helpful, and out OF
it should come a wide expression OF
opinion and practical suggestions for
the consideration of the commission.
Never before in this country or any
other has such an opportunity been
offered to the farmers to present their
views and their needs. and the ulti-
mate success of the inquiry will de-
pend in large measure on their CO.
j.. 81 se- ...
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-11-21
~ Riddle.

An English paper recently asked its
readers for an answer to the follow.
ing riddle:
What does a mar love more than life,
Hate more than, death or mortal
strife;
That which contented men desire,
The poor have, and the rich require;
A miser spends, the spendthrift saves,
And all men carry to their graves?
All sorts of answers were sent In,
but the correct one was declared to
be Nothing"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-11-21
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

BY local applications. as they cannot reach the dis.
eased portion of the ear. There Is only one way to
cure deafness, and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an inhamed condition OF the
mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this
tube Is infamed you have q Tumbling sound or inn
perfect hearing. and when 1t Is entirely closed. Deaf
ness Is the result, and unless the can be
taken out and this tube restored to its normal condf
ton. hearing will be destroyed forever: nine cases
out OF ten are caused by Catarrh. which ts nothing
but an infiamed condition OF the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case OF
Deafness Caused by catarrh) that cannot be cured
by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars. free.
~ F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. O.
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation. y =
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-11-21
A Literary Race.

The correspondents of most Welsh
newspapers and magazines are tin
workers, GOLFERS, shoemakers, black.
smiths, ~tailors, farm laborers, and 9TH
ers in similar humble walks of life.
And many of the articles which come
from the pens of these men are worthy
of wider circulation than is possible In
the Welsh MISREPRESENTATION Western
Mail.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-11-21
A Household Necessity

I would almost as DON think Of
running my farm without implements
as without Hunts Lightning Oil. OF
all the iniments l have ever used,
for both man and beast, it is the quick
est in action and richest in results.
For burns and fresh cuts it is absolute.
ly wonderful. l regard it as a house
hold necessity. Yours truly,
S. HARRISON,
KosciuskO, Miss.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-11-21

T pRTENTS
I1H6WORlD'S
D
"a 49,

HE nine hundred ~tfousandth patent
from the United States patent OF
fee has been issued, and to it was at
tached, the name of Patent Commits
sioner Moore. i
The patent was an Improvement on
travelling stairs, such as are used in
hotels and other large buildings, and
while MI. Moore ordinarily attaches
only his last name, with his initials.
he signalized the attainment OF the
nine hundred gthousandth by using his
fun name of Edward Bruce Moore
In the early history OF the nation
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-11-21
An Absolute GUARANTEES

to cure chills and fever or LaGrippe goes
with every bottle of Johnson's Chill 4
mutually agreed between the buyer and
the seller of Johnsons Chill & Fever
Tonic that if it does not please, the mon
is to be returned within As hours upon
demand, without requiring any proof, writ
ten statement or affidavit. Can anything
be stronger than this-do you know Of
any other remedy that ssgood enough to
be sold this way? One dealer has sold
over 100, 900 bottles and less than Is bot
ties have been returned. 25c-50c on sale at
Drug Stores or from Johnson's Chill &
Fever Tonic Co, Savannah, Ga.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-11-21
Don't Be irritable.

IAN irritated skin makes an irri-
table person, and an irritable person
gathers muchetrouble unto himself or
herself, as the case may be. Moral:
Use Hunts Cure, n box of which is
absolutely and unqualifedly guaran-
teed to cure any form Of skin trouble.
Any kind of itching known is relieved
at once, and box cures"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-11-21
herr

The oldest named country home IL
in Jackson county, according to a Co.
lumbar who is a friend of the owner.
The name as it appears at the front
cote is "Hadherway;y' and never fails
to attract attention from p~assersby.
For years the wife wanted to leave
Kansas City and go to a farm. When
the family finally moved they named
the home NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Herald. a..
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-11-21
b

3 - : Is .
Would you run after me and poster
me in this fashion. If you had. q mil
lion ?"' :
Il should say mott"
II thought as much" So
IF | had a million dollars l wouldn't
need to, you'd be running after and
Fostering me-" 4~
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-11-21
A HINT TO

The Visitor-What on earth does
that chap carry that photograph round
for. Is he dotty? -.
The Member-No! But he's dumb.
So he has that talking machine to
give Instructions to his caddie or to
make a few we'll chosen remarks in
case he fozzles his drive or does any,
thing else annoying.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-11-21
Snake in q Barrel.

A party Of foreigners tapped = key
Of beer at Lake Altoona, Pa, but
could not get the fluid through the
spigot. Investigation disclosed the
fact that the bunghole was stopped up
by a snake. The reptile must have
crawled into the keg while 1t was ~
ing empty on the ground. and was
drowned when the key was filed.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-11-21
"That so. Hiram?" said his wife.
Rest and Sleep.

Few escape those miseries of win.
ter-a bad cold, a distressing cough.
Many remedies are recommended, but
the one quickest and best Of all is
Simmons Cough Syrup. Soothing and
healing to the lungs and bronchial
passages, it stops the cough al once
and gives you welcome rest and peace
full sleep. >t4ss SIS -ii 3
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-11-21
His

The Pied Piper had just charmed all
the children into the mountain.
so the fathers Of the families can
have q good time In the country" he
explained:
Herewith there were some who sus-
plcted a put,up j0b.-Harperss Bazaar. :
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-11-21
Not Till Then.

Percy-I dreamed last night tina;
you had accepted me. What does tina
signify? j.. ht..-1$
Edith-That you will marry me.
Percy-Ah! When? -
Edith-When you dream again!-
London Opinion. y
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-11-21

The man without a purpose Is like
a ship without a rudder-a waif a no
thing, a noman. Have a purpose in
life, have a purpose.-Carlyle. 3
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-11-21
Marvellous, Indeed.

"By heck, Cynthia" drawled old
Farmer Hardapple. after his visit to
Chicago, them thar city BARRIERS air
mind readers" =
THAT so, Hiram" said his wife.
"Why, l should say so. The one I
met knew that you cut my hair last,
and, by gum!. he never saw you in his
life"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-11-21

To show a more excellent way is a
better plan for correcting faults than
fault-finding and criticism.-Helps.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-11-21
r. DID,.

Mr.. Holesale--So old Pepperpot had
q kick coming on that last bill Of
goods. Ell? Wouldn't that make you
sore?
Mr.. Litewate (the salesman)-It did
me. sir. He kicked me out.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-11-21

For Headache Try Hicks Capudine.
Nervous troubles, the aches are speedily
relieved by Capudine. It's Liquid-pleas-
ant to ~take-Effects Immediately. 10, %
and SOC at Drug Stores. -
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-11-21

Use Aliens Foot.Ease
Cures tired, aching, sweating feet. 26c. Trial package
free. A. S. Olmsted. LIE Roy, N 7.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-11-21

There are no vacations in the school
for scandal.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-11-21

FOR years / was
weak and run down,
could not sleep, my
limbs swelled and
the secretiOns were
troublesome; pains
e intense. I was
fast in bed for four
months. Three doc
tors said there was
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-11-21

no cure for me and / was given up to
die. Being urged, I used. Doan's Kid
ney Pills. Soon / was better and In q
Few weeks was about the house, well
and strong again."
Sold by, all dealers. so cents a boz
Foster ilburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-11-21
When He Shines.

Tom-The biggest nuisance on earth
Is a kicker.
Tess-Unless the dear boy happens
to be on the football team.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-11-21
eED-BoUND FOR MONTHS.
dope Abandoned After Physicians'
Consultation.

Mrs. Enos Shearer, Yew and Wash.
lngtOn StS., Centralia. Wash. saws:
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-11-21

TO DRIVE OUT MALARIA-
AND BUILD UP THE
Take the Old Standard GROVES
CHILL TONIC. You know what you are taking.
The formula is plainly printed on every bottle.
form, and the most efiectual form. For grown
people and children. b0c. = .f t
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-11-21

The less account a dog is the more
q boy thinks OF him.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-11-21

important to Mothero.
Examine carefully every bottle OF
.CASTORIA a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and e that 1t
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-12
TABLE KINKS.

Have you noticed that many host
esses are serving rock candy crystal
instead Of sugar with after dinner
coffee?" inquired an observing woman.
I've tried it myself and have found
that the prettiest effect IS gained by
buying an equal amount each OF red
and white rock candy and mixing the
irregular shaped crystals in q low
glass bonbon dish.
These are served with a bonbon
spoon There's an especial advanta &c
IN this plan for those who want very
little sugar as the smallest quantity
possible may be taken. less than an
ordinary piece OF cut sugar This rock
candy is absolutely pure, very cheap.
and gives particularly delicious flavor
TO black coffee.
Another new kind I noticed at a
luncheon was the passing OF two little
glass dishes with the salad course one
dish held finely minced green peppers
and the other tiny slices Of little new
OuiOns. The guests took what they
wanted and spriukled It on the salad
which was a combination of lettuce.
tomatoes and cucurabers-"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-12
PASSING OF THE sHIRTwAIsT.

Each season the passing Of the shirt
waist is predicted, but again and again
the season passes and the prediction
with it. while that useful garment re-
mains.
It's name alone vanishes, Ike the
wash dress" that has now become a
tub gown" the shirt waist" Of this
season is a plain shirt" so the I'M
porter tells us.
The plain shirt Is q utility waist open.
Ing down the front, having long sleeves
with the stiffened cuff and worn with
a starched or a soft rundown collar.
The blouse is quite a different affair
more or less dressy always fastened
down the back twheu there is time aTd
opportunity TO accomplish that delicate
feat). The sleeve on the 1903 variety OF
blouse should come below the elbow.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-12
BAD EYES
BY Sc NSIBL E
TREATMENT.

The girl who has read just enough
novels TO believe firmly in the potency
of mysterious violet. melting brown OF
glowing black eyes. Is firmly convinced
that her own placid gray or pale Glue
eyes or small hazel orbs doom her 20
perpetual LONELINESS.
You cannot change the color OF your
eyes s. c walls. And In way she is
right. The shape. the size and the color
OF the eye itself cannot be altered. but
the setting or frames can be wonder
fully improved, changing the entire as
pect and expression OF the face
II you feel dissatisfied with your eyes
study first their actual physical conui-
ton and then their frame which con-
sists OF the lids, the lasbes and the
broWs.
The APPEARANCE Of the eye viii be
materially injured IL you are abusing
or strainins H. I'm the effort 10 see you
squirt or draw the two lids together
until the eye becomes a mere slit. This
habit OF squirting" does not help your
vision at ALI All oculists will tell you
that YOU secure a better view with the
eyes wide open. but II your vision is
failing. for the sake of your nerves, your
brain and your personal appearance.
have your eyes properly fitted with
glasses This will not only cure you
OF the habit OF 'squinting. but Il will
stop the progress OF crows feet and
/ lines around your eyes
You cannot change the cOloring or
I size of the iris, Dot you can change and
! improve The white portion OF the eye.
/ II this has an ugly yellow look, instead
/ Of clear, pearly or BLUSH white, nine
cases out of ten you are bilious, and
as soon as YOU clear out your system
/ thoroughly the heavy look viii be re-
duced and your eyes VIII be better.
/ n The white portion Of the cye Il
/ bioOdshot. aEd the tiny little veins are
/ icveTish condition, which you can re-
/ ducc by both internal and external
treatment. Internally tho blood mal
need thinning. You may be eating to-
rich fJOC and not taking sufficient eX-
{ ercise- TO treat externally, your Ocu-
/ simple eye washes. The-~best way q
1 battle the eycball rs 20 use the eye cup
J q tiny glass receptacle with curved
I edges that Ht riEht around the eYeoau
/ can be purchased at any drugstore
/ Tor a few cents. Fiji the cup dlfn's
/ full with the soothing lotion and hoic
/ down the head so that the cNc hts
/ IflsIu iutO the CUP. Now slowly INNS
/ back YOUR head. holding the cup az posi-
= ton so that IL is inverted and the eve
/ bail is literally bathed and cieansed.
! II the lower lid IS baRgy or puUed, Ont
q two difficulties eXists-eitheT yot
/ have some latent kidney trouble mani
/ tested in this condition or the eyeilC
| IS iIfamed. Should il prove to be &
I symptom Of kidney trouble while you
/ hagEy or fiabby flesh under the eve car
} be gently massaged. II b Is case O.
inflammation .he OCUlist will pTesCTlb'
/ local treatment with an eve wash
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-12
RUCHING IN FASHION.

Ruching has come back into populari-
~. and all of the new collars are IN
ished at the top with a little band Of
maline or chiffon. II is even used on q
high-fitted lace collar, or on a collar
OF the summer guimpes. II is a very
attractive fashion which tends TO pre-
serve neatness and cleanliness in the
attire: but il is Also very tiresome TO
always have 10 change the ruchinEs
every time a dress is worn, therefore
It is a very good scheme. instead OF
sewing il on TO the collar to fasten Ii
around the neck alone, and then when
the collar it put on il looks g though
it were sewn tightly 10 II.
Another way when bones are not
used IS To haste the Tuching TO a piece
Of betting, which is pinned around the
neck: put the collar over this, fasteu
TO the betting with a small pin. both
front and back. and the collar viii STAY
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-12
PAIRING FROM MARIA.

4 Queen Of Italy was visiting one Of
tho cbildren's hospitals. While there
she met a little girl who wished very
much 10 have a doll. When the queen
mother reached home. she tried to per
suade her little girl to send the sick
child one of her many dOllies- The little
princess. at first, could not decide with
which one she could part, for each one
needed her care so much. one was Just
learning to walk; one was too sick TO ne
away from home. and another was cut
ting its teeth Finally a doll was packed
M with all its pretty dresses, and sent
away TO the hospital to gladden. the
heart OF the little invalid who wanted
II so much. But the little princess,
though she mad so many other dollies.
shed bitter tears, because. as she said,
She would never see poor Maria again
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-12
FURNITURE SLIPS.

The old-time slips for furniture Of
striped linen, with seams bound in red
braid. have been supplanted by very
much more decorative coverings. These
are made of pretty lowered cretonnes
or art tlckinss. and are fitted in with
little pleats. thus avoiding so many long
seams. The necessary seams are man
aged in a perfectly simple way they are
stitched upon the wrong side. creased.
turned and stitched on the right side,
forming "a tiny welt not an eighth OF an
inch in WIDTH. The bottom OF cover Tor
chair or couch Is finished with a box
nIea ling. The effect Is OF an upholstered
chair. rather than of a shp-wntch, how
ever. III really is, being made 70 protect
the more costly covering and 10 give q
cooler feel" 10 the furniture for warm
weather use
Adopting such slips might serve the
purpose of hiding worn upholstery pend
ing the tine when one feels like having
the furniture done over"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-12

Farm and other devotees OF plain liv-
ing In the interest of high thinking,
but We should cuFtan our ardor for food
in the interest of our minds and good
looks.
It is not necessary to adopt any OF
the fads Of enthusiasts who think over
eating the source or most modern Ills,
merely practice ordinary moderation al
every meal
Woman Wouldn't Eat.
We know the woman YOU couldn't
drive into eating a bite o. breakfast
II It were only her pet panacea for her
sclf II might be endurable; but why
VIII she force it upon every one she
can get 10 listen TO her?
Others expect 70 live to a prime old
age b. tnTswearing lunch. That is all
right, bUl need they look reproachful
when their friends apDetites are heart
lest in the middle Of the day?
The latest food fad is TO 60 dinner
less.
Eat your breakfast and lunch II you
all. but would you grow syIphIike and
d ,1und IN health and good spirits do not
az 'ly az the dinner table" says these
enthusiasts
Worse yet are those benighted ones
who have esChswed the family board
altogether and take Hourishment in
prepared food tablets and stated doses
1 OF milk or milk and eggs mixed or milk
combined with more heady fluids.
True, most OF these last devOtees are
necessity, and may be pitied but not
! forgiven when they attempt 70 exto
/ the merits OF their systsI1 on those who
sausage without a Qualm
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-12
Writer of Society Novels Has
Unique Collection of
BriC-a-BraC.

Announcement of the marriage yester-
day of Mrs. Van Rensselaer, Cruger to
Wade Chance. Of London, came as a
distinct surprise TO all but Mrs. Cruger's
most intimate friends. The ceremony
was performed yesterday morning In
Mrs. Cruger's picturesque home, 200 Is
street, by the Rev. Alfred Harding. rec
tor OF ST. Pauls Episcopal Church
Mrs. Cruger is best known to the
literary word as Iulien Gordon, and her
books. the majority of which deal with
social life here and in New York, have
appealed more TO the people whom they
Immediately concern than tho public at
large Mrs. Cruger's home in Wash
ington is one of the oldest and quaint
est mansions in the city. 1t IS situated
in a section Of Washington from which
the smart element removed many years
ago, and with one or two exceptions
Mrs. Cruger's neighbOrs are persons In
ordinary circumstances.
Has Valuable Bric-a-Brac.
The Cruger home, which sets back IN
a ward and is a rather lonesome look
ing place, was built many years ago
The house contains one Of the most
valuable and unique collections OF fur
niture and bric-a-brac IA the city. This
collection was made by Colonel Cruser
from all parts of the world
Because of her particular ideas con-
| corning the question of modern inn
provements. Mrs. Cruger has no cleo
| tricity or gas IN her home Artificial
| light is provided entirely by candles.
Neither does she approve Of furnaces
and the mansion is heated during the
| cold months by open fires.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-12

Mrs. Cruger does not believe I'm beds
and the sleeping apartments Of her
home are furnished with couches- These
are covered with attractive throws
which lend an added and novel touch
To the rooms
Just boycnd the big drawing room is
Mrs. CruEer's bOudoir. Ia the inter
VCning wall a square window looks
down into the b0udOiT the latter apart
inert being very much lower than the
drawing room. Beyond Mrs. Cruger
private apartment is her writing room,
where much of her work has been done,
just back Of this is a narrow stairway
which leads one from the house into
the garden, one Of the most attractive
features OF the premises,
Grandniece of Irving.
Mrs. Cruger first became known 20
the smart world Of New York as the
wife Of Col 3. Van Rensselaer, Cruger,
q member Of one Of New Y0rks oldest
families. She was Miss Julie Grinneu
StCrrow. daughter of Thomas Went
worth StorrOw, and was born in Paris.
Mrs. Cruger Wis a gTandnieCe Of Wash
! ington Irving, and spent much time
abroad
Some time after her marriage 10
Colonel Crug9r. New York society was
attracted by series Of writings which
/ dealt WliE us OWL circle ana the Stlit4l I
set rurfied It's brow at each new llL
within its circle as 10 VINO might be the
| author OF the writings. il almost de-
! Clded. after much wondering and deep
/ speculation. that there was no one
| within its circle who was really quite
! smart enough 20 write and publish tie
things " EiCh We're stamped with the sig
nature Of Julien Gordon and when
/ It became known that tho author was
none other than the vile OF Gel. Van
| Rensselaer, CrugeT. New York society
! was aghast with astoni shment- From
/ that time julien Gordon was known
/ not only TO her own circle of Hcquaint-
/ ances, but to the world a. large.
! Among Mrs CrISer's writings are a
/ Wedding and other Stories a DiplO-
/ mats Diary" ''POppaea.'' "A Success
/ ful Man" Eat Not Tiny Heart, Made
/ mOlsellc Rescdd.' "A Puritan Pagan
/ Mrs clyde" THE wage Of Charac-
| ter" aud a Worlds People"
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Chance viii probably go
J 10 London shortly. where they will live