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A young man was found trucking at
cards, and the players pitched him out
at first floor window. Being piched
up by a friend, he clustered good
deal and said: what would you ad-
wise me to do under the circum-
stanceS?"
mot play cards again except on the
ground floor" replied the candid
friend.
A barrister observed to learned
brother in court, that he thought his
whiskers were very unprofessional.
You are right" replied his friend,
"a lawyer cannot be too barefaced."
A gentleman who introduced his
brother to DR.. Johnosn, was earnest
to recomend him to the doctors no
tice, which he did by saying, when
we have sat together some time, you'll
find my brother grows very entertain
ing"
"Sir," said Johnson, 81 can wait"
Quin one day complaining of his old
age and infirmities, in the public
rooms at Bath, a pert young cox
comb asked, What would you give
to be as young as l am?"
81 do not know" said Quin, measur-
ing him very contemptuously, "but l
should be almost content to be as
foolish"
A friend of Dr.. Johnson, in CONVEX
sation with him, was lamenting the
disagreeable situation in which those
persons sstood who were eminent for
their witticisms, as they were perpetu-
ally expected to be saying good things
that it was a heavy tax on them.
"It is. indeed" said Johnson, "a
very heavy tax on them-a tax which
no man can pay who does not steal"
A good story is told of an ostler,
who was sent to the stable to bring
forth a travellers horse. Not know
ing which of the two strange horses
in the stall belonged to the traveller,
and wishing to avoid the appearance
of ignorance in his, business, he sad
died both animals and brought them
to the door.
The traveller pointed out his own
horse, saying, That's my nag"
Certainly, your honor, l know that
very well, but didn't know which
was the other gentleman's."
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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-06-13

Ward bosses" often combine to ac-
complish results, and they often cut
the ground from under one another
without the slightest conjunction. I
never knew but n boss" whose
word was absolutely and entirely to
be depended on both as to what he
could do, and what he would do. He
could tell to a certainty about how his
ward would go, and if he gave his
word as to the delegates he never I'M
der any circumstances broke. He
was a man of strong likes and dis
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-06-13
HINTS TO HELP.

Stop the danger of runaway by get.
ting new harnesses or having the old
one nicely fixed up.
There are some people so honest
that they never deviate from the truth.
except when the tax assessor calls.
Begin the season right by cutting off
the top Of every weed that shows it.
self. At the same time, root out every
unkind word that comes to your lips.
1t costs 25 cents to "aise a bushel
of potatoes, and they seldom sell for
less than SO cents. Doubling ones
money is considered pretty profitable
business.
When the mows are emptied, sweep
them thoroughly and let in all the air
and sunlight possible. We have seen
barns with ten-year-old Justified cob
webs hanging from ridgepole and
cross-beam.
When things go wrong on the
farm, just think hat it might be
worse. Hurry around and make the
wrong thing right, and lie down to
rest at night feeling that every day
is a good day, no matter what hap
pens in it.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-06-13
Tropical Races Are Shown to Be
Much Longer Lived.

Because in tropical countries more
decayed vegetable matter is found and
in consequence more miasma, the idea
has become popular that only vigorous
health and long life are likely in
northern attitudes where frost now
and then asserts itself. The fact that
humanity natures much earlier in
tropical climes seems to warrant the
conclusion that it must necessarily
perish much earlier. DR.. Luigi Sam
bon of Rome attempts to put the pop
ular impression to sleep by an elab-
crate exhibition of statistics.
He doesn't contend that the warm
est climate is the most suitable TO a
man, under the conditions of modern
civilization, but he demonstrates Wig
orously against the idea that a cold
and variable climate Is the most con
ducive to the physical and intel-
lectual improvement of the human
race. While northern climates may
produce stalwart frames, statistics
show that they do not conduce to ion
gevity. In proof of his position the
doctor cites the fact that the average
Arab outlives the average EsQuimau
by not less than Is years.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-06-13

Successful Farmer Tells How Nv
Raises Hundred Bushels Per Acre.

/ have raised more than 100 bushels
Of corn per acre three times during
the last four years, and expect to have
more than 100 bushels per acre this
year. l did it in this way, explains
l. F. Andrews, in Farm Journal.
l take my hay crop off and then let
the second crop grow u%npastured until
1t is at it's best, then l plOw it down
and SOW to rye; in the spring l ma
nure the rye and let 1t grow until al
most the first of May, when the rye
Is coming into head. | pillow rye and
manure down, put on % bushels OF
lime per acre, and SOW it to corn, put
ting 1875 pounds of rock fertilizer to
the hills per acre. / mark out he
corn rows three feet eight inches each
way, plant four grains to the hill, and
later pull out the smaller plants to two
to the hill. l cultivate the corn both
ways until you can see neither horse
nor man over the top Of the corn.
When the corr is ready to cut l haul
it off; and seed the field to wheat and
grass l never leave the grass crop
more than n year, so | need only
three fields for my rotation.
l select the thickest, longest-grained
corn that l can find for seed-ears
that VIII shell about one quart Of
shelled corn per ear. Some critics
a that thick cObs are a waste; but
grains one inch in length around a
thick cob will shell more than twice
the quantity that short grains around
a thin cob will shell; and l raise corn
for the corn, the cob going in the bar
gain. | always mix my seed corn,
that is, | put one peck Of the best corn
I can buy to each bushel of my own
selected seed, and mix well.
When the corn comes into tassel 1
take a broom handle with a knife at
the end, and pass through the corn,
clipping off the tassel of the weaker
IN of the two stalks in each hill; and
if the difference in the stalks is not
too great, the clipped stalk will have
the larger ear. l like a strong stalk to
furnish the pollen, and one tassel to
each hill is amply sufficient to fer
tiliZe all the corn. l can clip the tas-
sells off two acres of corn in n day.
If smut appears on the tassel or any
part of the corr stalk, l clip off with
the knife, and those stalks make full
ears; while If the smut was left on,
they would not produce any corn, or at
best only shriveled small ears. | sell
dom have six hills missing per acre, as
| replant as Don as the blades peep
above ground. And if birds or some
thing else destroy some hills when too
late to replant corn grains, l replant
with corn stalks, and raise full ears
on such r%eplanted stalks. Thorough
ness pays.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-06-13

rushed from the room, with a perfect
howl of cheers following him. 1t was
his last appearance in politics.
The term political boss images to
most people a stoutly-built mar with a
plug hat and a large diamond, who
smokes long black cigars and rules
his ward or district with a rod of iron.
Sometimes he is represented as a man
with a heart bursting with sympathy
for the poor, who squeezes the rich
citizen to help out the constituents
whose votes he harvests on election
day. He is generally typified as elo-
quently profane, and story-writers de-
light to set him down invariably as Of
Irish birth.
are just as many different bosses as
there are nationalities in the large
cities, for a boss" is simply a leader
for the time being, and that may be
for a few months, a few years or
longer. And some of the most sue
cessful Of all BOSSES" politically
speaking, have been Americans. The
present president of the United States
is one of the most masterful Of politi-
cal bosses. Who in his party dare
openly say him nay with any hope
of winning out against his rock-rooted
strength?
The boss" in the cities, however,
especially the typical ward boss" is
often a man who may be evolved by
either accident or design. Sometimes
a man goes into the game to help a
friend out, or to satisfy a grudge, and
the glamor of the thing attracts him
and he stays in, to finally emerge as
a full blown leader" And some one
of the young fellows who go into poll
Tics deliberately will work on for
years in the same ward, growing up
with the people who live there, identi-
terests and finally winning the conf
dence of his constituents so lastingly
that they will vote almost to a man as
he wishes.
A true boss" both follows and
leads. He knows what his people"
want, and he does not stray far away
from their desires. II his ward has a
constituency which favors a liberal in
depreciation Of the liquor question he
is for the open" Sunday, and even
the all-night saloon, if necessary. He
is strong On the subject of "the poor
mans club" and hot against blue
laws" and for the maximum of per
sonal liberty" Incidentally, he favors
a low license, usually.
If a "boss" lives in a Prohibition dis.
trict he Eliminates against "the de-
mon rum" and points out statistically
the ruin wrought by drink. This may
not prevent him from having his
"high-balls" at the club, or his cham
payne at the political banquets, but
makes him strong with the voters
whose support he seeks. He is on the
alert for blind pigs" Or places where
liquor is struggled in and sold secret
ly, and he leads delegations to Che
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-06-13

mayors Office and to the legislatures
to protest against the vice OF drink
ing.
The average political boss is in
politics strictly for what is in it," and
that means that he is neither in the
game for his health, his recreation nor
his spiritual welfare. And why not?
Do business or professional men enter
into their respective avocations for any
of the above reasons? l trow not. The
boss has one fixed, set idea, and that
is to get there" as he would express
it; to accumulate a large roll of simo-
Icons and her retire to some respec-
table residence portion of the city and
forget the low, coarse mob with which
he was compelled to associate while
he was getting his start. The success
full ones do this, and the unsuccessful
one remain at the same old stand, re-
Wiling the ingratitude of the ones who
made the rifle" and got away with
their bundle"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-06-13

@ WH AoNCo Twin
The fluctuations in politics
are as sudden and abrupt
as the changes in the stock mar
.ket. and the boss" of last year
may be the plainest of plain citi-
zens the ensuing year. One thing
is morally certain, there will never
be an elimination of bosses in
politics, because leaders are an
absolute necessity In every move
ment, and prime ministers and
presidents are as surely political
bosses" as are the ward politicians
who hold their wards in the hollow of
their hands.
Some people. good people, too, have
started in to fight bosses and have
ended up by cooperating with them
and getting their aid to improve cor
ditions in certain districts. Fighting
a political boss" is an uphill job, for
'the respectables," %so-called, are usu-
ally too busy to give any assistance.
and the boys" are all with the boss"
l remember a reformer who tried to
win out on the presidency Of a ward
club against the boss" He tried
two years and was defeated, but the
third term he seemed to be sure of
success. Nearly every n of the
members of the club promised him
aid, and Dugan, as l will call him, had
high hopes. The night of the election,
with 189 members present, Dugan's
name was put before the club amid a
storm of applause. His nomination
was seconded by at least five addi-
tional speeches, each a glowing eulogy
and services to the party" Dugan sat
entranced with the praises which were
being handed out to him. The boss"
candidate, Casey, was nominated in a
h~alf-dozen words and feebly seconded
by only one individual.
Dugan himself was appointed one of
the t~ellers, and a o a of appreciation
shook the hall as the chairman an
nounced his selection. Dugan went up
and down the aisles, and everybody
gave him the glad hand" and folded
their ballots and tossed them into the
hat he carried with There's another
for you, Dan, old boy" or "Hurrah for
Danny Dugan."
He had a ballot showed at him with
the injunction, Make it unanimous.
Danny; hurl in a vote for your W
ticket" and he put his ballot in the
other teller's hat and sat down in the
seventh heaven of anticipation. The
--.x-4-~ --z- G-:I~I T. g. =.
utes and Dugan smiled as he saw the
ballots all going over to one side. Its
a walk-away," he whispered to the
man next to him." Its a landslide"
said his neighbor. The chairman
stepped to the front of the platform
and announced the vote for president
as follows: "For Peter Casey, 1873
votes; for Daniel Dugan, n vote"
Dusan grabbed his hat and madly
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-06-13
LONGEVITY in HOT CLIMATES

He shows that the people who live
along the unhealthful coasts of Cen.
trail and South America survive the in.
habitants Of the higher and cooler alti.
tudes Of the interior. He shows also
that the Hindus, who often reach
puberty as early as nine years, live
to a surprising old age. The inhabi.
tants of the southern countries Of
Europe are found to live much longer
than those of the more northern lati.
tude.
To illustrate, in England in a popu.
lation of $4,000, 900 there are but LAG
centenarians, while in Spain, with
a population of but 49, 900, 900, there
are 401 centenarians. The probabili-
ties are that the great mortality found
in southern ATTITUDES is found in the
cities, and is therefore not so much
the fault of the climate as of an In.
difference to sanitary laws.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-06-13

likes and exceedingly blunt in his
way of putting things. But he could
neither be wheedled nor intimidated.
The mere fact that he had promised
the support Of his delegates in a con
yentiOn to a certain candidate did not
determine that he would support that
candidate at the polls or election. But
just SO far as his word went, that
promise was iron-clad and i~rrevocable.
Time vas when a boss" was to be
marked by his reputation for physical
prowess. But those days are in the
sere and yellow leaf. Strange to say,
even in the toughest of the tough"
wards, the leaders" are very seldom
now men who depend on their knock
down and drag out" abilities. The
boss Of to-day aspires to be a
dresser and a wit, not a "slugger.'
Pugilism is left to it's regular expon-
ents, and though many of the "bosses'
may be patrons of the sparring
matches, they have given the rough
a~nd-tumble method Of the past the
good-by, and plume themselves on
smoother plans to achieve success.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-06-13

Such a thing as a conscience is
something that no INSCRIPTIONS ward
boss" will harbor, for to him CON
science is a dead letter in politics. Be
sides, a boss" may be in one party
one year., and on the other side of the
fence the next year. He may support
a measure at first and then switch"
and fight it. EXpediency is his watch
word, and he will support a mar
whom he cordially despises if he can
see advantage to himself in the end.
The questions of party principles have
an exceedingly hazy interest to him,
for the class with which he mingles,
and the interests which he represents.
have no time at all to study political
economy, and no inclination towards
the ethical side Of politics.
1t was a matter Of genuine interest
to meet the various bosses" big and
little, and weigh them and analyze
them as they came into my perspec-
tive. They were always a trifle curl
Gus as TO just how l happened to be in
politics, and | am quite certain they
We're decidedly uncertain as to just
how | came to be holding down a fair
salaried position when I could not de-
liver delegateC: and yet, meeting me
in the game at every turn, from the
primaries to the national conventions,
they knew l was keeping cases. as
they may have expressed it, and that
in some mysterious way l must be OF
some value in the sum total of ele-
ments making up political life.
The question of silent bosses" and
laxative bosses" is one which has
been v%ariOusly reviewed, and the av-
erage judgment has been that the
silent boss" was the great power.
The fact was that the silent boss
could talk fast enough when he want
ed to, and the talkative boss could
stand pat" when he so desired. If it
"a the nature of a boss" to talk he
did so; if he was naturally a secretive
man, he kept still generally. The most
effective combination was the Boss"
who could talk or keep still as Occa-
sion demanded, and who could neither
be goaded nor cOaxed into either
silence or speech against his better
judgment.
1t could be said in favor Of nearly
every real ward boss" that he was
not an orator. Not in the sense of a
"silver-tongued spell-binder." Many Of
them could give good, common-sense
talks, and effective ones, too, but they
did not essay to split the welkin with
their p%erorations, and rather despised
in their hearts the wind TANNER and
periods. At the same time, for q
genuinely great speaker they had a
deep respect and enjoyed hearing him.
AS for the man with the pen," they
were never unwilling to avail them
selves of his services if he could
make good" with anything to help on
campaign.
ERNEST MGAFFEY.
Copyright, 1905, by Joseph B. Bowles.)
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-06-13
The American Hen,

There is nothing mean or narrow
about the American hen. She cackles
for all, and last year she supplied Cuba
with a million dollars worth of prime
eggs, to say nothing of the enormous
quantities aent to England and other
countries.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-06-13
Cow Hoisted Into Girls Dormitorv.

Philadelphia.-Four athletes were
dropped from the roll of Swarthmore
college for FRANKS not approved by
the faculty. One of them, Left Guard
Smith of the football team, was cred
tied with having assisted in hosting
a COW up two flights of stairs into the
girls dOrmitOry.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-06-13

RTTARD "bOsses" come and go.
AM They rise and fall, and one
AW makes room for another.
The fluctuations in politics
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-06-13
FORCING His Chances,

$50 Shadiboy is in trouble AGAIN."
Eyes, a bit of a card scandal"
Il told him not to play unless he
could afford to lose."
He must have gotten your advice
mixed, and decided he couldn't afford
to play unless he didn't lose."-Wash.
ington Star.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-06-13
Not So Careless.

Maud-How pretty and careless
Mabel's hair always looks.
Gertie-Yes, and it takes her two
hours to make it look that wayl
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-06-13
Removable Buggy Seat.

end Of which Is slipped under the seat
cushion. A stick is hinged to the I'M
derside, explains the Prairie Farmer,
which serves as a leg to the seat, and
when not in use this a be folded up
and the whole seat slipped under the
buggy seat out of the way.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-06-13
REMOVABLE BUGGY SEAT.
Device by Which an Extra Person Can
Be Comfortably Provided For.

A convenient, removable third buggy
seat is made by lacking a stuffed cush-
ion on one end of a board, the other