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The Grenada sentinel., 1909-09-10

Five couples of Grenada'S young
people, chaparoneC by Mesdames A..
r Roane and B. G Adams, enjoyed a
house party at Spring Lake last week.
Hr. Ben Adams and Miss Addie Young
#. Wa Ter Richardson and Miss
3ul.ie Key Brown, Mr.. Robert Mitch
Ii aud Miss Anne Elise Roane, Mr.
u.n Junts aid Miss Bella GwiD and
Nr. Cha>. GuUdwin and Miss Dora
.d4m5 composed the party. Other
rehdS from VIM were welcomed
.ach night. Boating, swimming,
dAncing and feasting made the, time
as, all too quickly. and when they
separated to re.urn to their homes,
each regretted that SO happy an coca
!SUn had come to an end.
Mr. f. P. McElwrath, accompanied
by his wife'S mother and his two in
teresting little children, was a guest
this week at the home OF his brother,
Mr.. A. T. McE.wrath. Mr.. McEl
wrath is now a citizen OF Texas and is
member of the law class at the
State University at Austin and it af-
fords The Sentinel pleasure to state
that he took second honorS in class
of several hundred students. He is
enthusiastic over Texas and her fut-
ure. He states that the citizens uf
everv town out there are boomers. +"
Towns no larger than Grenada, he
says, send out special trains for adver
tisiug purposes and several different
times in the year, special newspaper
editions are issued and turned over to
the Business Men s organization OF the
town. Mr.. McElwrath moved to Texas
two years ago from Shannon, Miss,
where he had done a most successful
mercantile business. He is a good
man and the Lone Star State is to be
congratulated that he has cast his
lot in her midst.
The Grenada sentinel., 1909-09-10

Mr. Jim keeton is holding down
Handy & Co.'S. store on Depot street
in the absence Of Mr.. Handy.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-18
The Idle and the Soil.

UnsHlled labor that is also unemployed
has found some timely relief through the
Department Of Commerce and Labor. It's
Bureau OF Information has found work
within a period OF six weeks for 5000
idle. These are day and farm laborers.
so that this official activity does not IN
wade the field OF labor organizations This
bringing together of the jobless and the
Job is altogether a creditable service by
a government agency. one OF its fea-
lures. 10 be especially commended, is in
Guclng idle men to quit city slums and to
seek the muscle-making work and the
health-building sunshine. air. and sub
stantial food Of the country.
The wheat fields Of the Northwest viii
give 10 some OF these men, and the more
the better, n taste OF agricultural life
that may prove permanently attractive.
That is a result the attainment of which
must depend upon the individual. The nor
nal man would prefer to pay the price OF
work for clean shelter by night and
wholesome activity and sound sustenance
by day, instead Of the sordid and hungry
existence OF tenement and street. But
the urban derelict is not normal, and
the city dweller who IS still self-re-
specting. even II unfortunately idle, does
not always take kindly 10 the early
hours and eimpla xvQvs of tba corrpty-,-
side But this work OF distribution
should be OF benehcent effect among
aliens recently landed. They may have
inherited preference for city life but
the liking has not been acquired in the
new land. II they can be put next the
soil. they may become sturdy and use
ful citizens. instead OF anemic laborers
In sweat-shops.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-18
Russinn Drendnnnrht.-

Frum the Amy ard Navy Journal.
Unlike the custom prevailing in other
countries not 10 perpetuate the names Of
unfortunate ships. Russia Will name the
four Dreadnoughts, whose keels were
laid few weeks ago. after ships lost
during the war with Japan. The names
selected are the Sevastopol. 10 replace
the ship sunk OF Port Arthur 10 pre-
vent her capture; the Petropavlovsk. IN
memory Of the battle ship of that name
destroyed by floating mine. causing
the death OF the gallant Armiral Maka-
rof. the Potava, to replace the ship OF
that name. captured by the japanese at
the fall Of Port Arthur. and the Gam
goot' which name was last borne by a
ship that was sunk by the concussion
Of her own guns az target practice. These
are the first Dreadnoughts 10 be COM
menced for the rehabilitation OF the Rus
sian navy. as the Douma has been hard
70 persuade 10 vote the necessary money
for their construction. These vessels Will
all be 800 feet long and 90 feet beam and
mount twelve Pinch guns IN six tur-
rets. While all the ships and their fit
tings are 10 be constructed in Russia,
the plans have been furnished by a we'll
known British shipbuilding firm and the
supervision OF the work will be IN the
hands OF the same firm
The Washington herald., 1909-08-18
High-pressure Water Servic

Washington has exceptionally few fires
for a city Of its size. A blaze that in
other cities would scarcely receive pass
ing notice here becomes an event be-
cause Of the rarity OF fires.
A well-built city as a whole and a
splendidly equipped fire department.
whose efficiency has uniformly been
maintained at a high standard. owing
TO It's freedom from partisan control ac-
count for washington's exceeding good
fortune In the matter OF fires.
However, we are by no means fire.
proof as a city. Far from It. The fact
that we have escaped confagrations
does not mean that we shall always be
so blessed. Such visitations invariably
come Unexpectedly and in unexpected
quarters.
A high-pressure water service which
the authorities have advocated Insistentlv
all these years and which prudent busi-
ness men have increasingly sought IS
lmperatlvely demanded. and It Is to be
hoped that the new District Committee
made up as it is, largely. Of progressive
men, familiar with municipal needs-wIlI
give its active support TO such legisla-
tion at the next session Of Congress. and
thus insure its enactment.
The civic and trade bodies. which. in
recent years. have displayed an activity
In keeping with the Capitals develop
ment. should make this high-pressure
The Washington herald., 1909-08-18
Frugality in Profanity.

After all. It takes the women 70 do
things. Here is an example OF the way
they handled the Gordian knot IN Water
vile, Kans. 1t seems that Waterville
was a very profane little place, and that
"a constant haze Of sulphurous smoke
hung over It from the uvid lips Of its
loafers. Naturally. the women OF the
town did not cherish the idea OF making
their way TO the market and the store
through such suffocating atmosphere.
They appealed 90 the men.
What! Stop swearing? Impossible
wss the only answer they got. Then
they thought Of the Maid Of Orleans ana
other distinguished forbears. and hatched
a plan.
They ceased going to the market AID
the store. Like Achilles. they suIked
ia their tents. Business lanEuished. and
for a while profanity increased proper
ionately. Then the limit OF elasticity
was reached. and the keepers OF the mar
ket and the store set forth on a stm
hunt TO locate the reason. They inter
viewed the women.
Run the lawn mower over your Ian
guage," said the women, "and we Will
come out again"
Absent treatment won the day. The
city council was prevailed upon 10 make
by chowderr' the worst thing a man
might say without going to Jail. Now
the women pass through a sea OF
"chowder," but not a ripple Of swearing.
The trouble is that we are no longer
profanely profane The best men that
have ever lived have admitted that under
certain circumstances-provi they are
certain enough tart, snappy "cuss
word has a good effect. George Wash
ington swore at Gen. Lee at Monmouth
so hard that Gen. Lee is said 10 have
noted some OF It down to use himself
later on. Admiral Farragut said, D
the torpedoes." when he was told they
were as thick about his ship as weeds.
History shows that Gen. Lee subsided.
and 30 did the torpedoes.
But we have ceased TO use discrimina-
ton IN selecting the occasions for our
profanity. We swear to indicate sur
prise, and We swear to express Joy. Our
profane adjectives may mean anything
IN the dictionary. but they very seldom
indicate sudden wrath What we need
is frugality in profanity. concentration
in execration, multum IN parvo.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-18
HARVEST HOME.

Out in the country the farmers singing out in the fields
where the corn growing rank in their they'll
town. bringing codes Of money put the bank Shocked
the wheat and the people who buy also shocked price
they pay prices Of produce stir people o-everyhg
soaring from butter hay Out the country the milk feels
classy Prancng around her long bnded legs the
try the hens growing sassy knowing the price that placed
her eggs Where is the farmer of DID, who poddn
the poorhouse whenever he sppd Where the er and toer
downodden whose have frequently wep? Where
that husbandnan painfully daggn existence of
and debt? Coming his gasoline wagon loaded with all
kinds of bullion you bet Out in the country the prospects bgu
ing music and laughter heard the breeze women sing
ing their husbands smngnoney growing bushes and
treeSl WALT MASON.
Copyright b GeqvuN Nathew AdunA)
The Washington herald., 1909-08-18
A 3O.0OO-ton Battle Ship.


The next step in naval construction as
exemplided in the type Of battle ship
which Congress viii be asked to provide
at the next session IS one which marks
what may, without exaggerauon. be
termed another era IN the development
Of the means Of waging war at sea. The
battle ships. for the construction Of two
OF which bids are to be opened in the
Navy Department on Wednesday. are to
be Of 5000 tons displacement, each car
rying twelve Pinch guns. A few years
ago this would have been considered the
triumph Of that combination Of naval
design, construction. and equipment
which go to compose the heaviest OF the
fighting ships. When President Roosevelt
required the naval experts-members Of
the fighting personnel. naval constructors
and engineers-to hold a conference al
the Naval War College at Newport. he
was informed. as a result OF those de-
hberations, that the floating power in bat
tie would have to be increased bv the
adoption OF the 1+lnch gun, which did not
at that time exist for naval uses. The
proposition was 10 have a battery OF ten
l4-inch guns or twelve Pinch guns car
ried by the 26.000-ton battle ships: bur II
developed that the 1l-inch gun then con-
templated would not have the relatively
greater velocity which might be Justly
expected OF It as compared with the p
inch gun The favor manifested toward
the l4-inch gun has increased, and type
rife Is now nearing completion and IS
shortly TO be tested at the Naval Proving
Ground at Indian Head. It will have all
the ballistic qualities which make # q
vastly superior weapon TO the present
Pinch gun
The prospect that the l4-inch gun will
be adopted as the main feature OF the
armament OF the battle ship is worthy OF
remark in view OF the attitude OF the
naval strategists a few years ago when
they abandoned the 1S-inch gun as a su-
perfluity and fell back upon the callber OF
II inches as sufficient in naval warfare
As was pointed out by the experts at
Newport, It IS stilI a question whether
II is better 70 arm a battle ship with
twelve Pinch guns or ten 14-inch guns.
There are arguments to be advanced on
each side Of that question. and the equal
division Of expert military view is des-
tined to be settled by installing a bat
terry Of twelve 14-inch guns. This may be
done, Of course, only by charging the
gun platform, or IN other words. increas-
ing the displacement Of the battle ship
which carries this formidable armament
1t Is on this account that the American
naval constructors, acting upon the adj
vice Of the strateglsts OF that service.
are now confronted with the probability
Of battle ship Of 10000 tons displace-
ment. Such ship will cost $4,000. 900
and will surpass anything which is build
Ing or which has been designed. so far
as we know for European navies. The
Limitation Of the size OF battle ships ap-
pears to be a long way OF.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-18
PEOPLE AND THINGS
An officIaI DcIicncr.

When the President ate possum and
sweet potatoes down South, he set a
precedent that IS to be followed In
Punxsutawney. That town IN Pennsyl-
vania, Of unique name. Is TO have an
Old Home Week. and among other dis
tinguished guests. fits 1900 citizens will
extend a cordial welcome to Gov. Stuart
Among the homemade gustatory prod
ucts That are 10 be set before the gov
ernor Is Arctomys monax. Perhaps only a
scientist would identify at first glance
that item upon the menu. What that
Latin term Means. being translated, is
groundhog. otherwise woodchucB. other
wise American marmOt, otherwise noun
tain rat That sounds more oriental
than west Of the Susquehaana. But the
governor. who is known as a good liver,
is undismayed He VIII advance upon the
feast with unrufled front and Punxsu-
tawney will continue 10 annoy the COM
pOstOr
The Washington herald., 1909-08-18
THE FIGHT ON TAwNEY.
President Taft Expected 10 Aid Min
nesOta Representative.

From the 81. Louis Globe Democrat fTeDt
The fight which Is TO be made against
Representative Tawney. OF Minnesota.
promises 70 be the most exciting feature
OF the Congressional canvass in that
State in 1910. Tawney was the only mem
Der Of Minnes0ta's Congressional delega-
ton In Congress who voted for the Payne
oil on its final passage. Great pressure
was brought upon hira by many OF HIS
constituents 10 oppose the measure. but
ne was true 70 the end. Consequently. a
powerful attempt will be made to defeat
him for the nomination next year. II he
should be nominated. as he probably will
ne' he viii undoubtedly lose some votes at
the polls
II Is easy 10 understand why Mr. Taft.
on his coming trip through Minnesota
and the West. is 20 make a little side
journey 70 Tawney's town. and 70 talk
there on the tariff. As an old-tiner IN
Congress. Tawney has a good deal Of in
huence. He Is a member OF several i'm
portant committees. and Is chairman Of
that on Appropriations Nanifestlv he Is
consulted often by the President and bv
the party leaders In general at the Ma
tional Capital. Thus he is q more i'm
portant parsonage than IS either os the
Senators. Nelson or Clapp His detection
In the fight on the tariff would have
meant more than his own individual vote.
He would probably have carried two or
three other members OF his chamber with
MIN. And the b!ll had very few votes 20
spare in either chamber.
The country hopes that Mr.. Taft Will
give plain talk 70 the voters OF the
First Minnesota Congressional district
when he drops IN az Winona few weeks
hence. II fidelity % principle and 10
party is worthy OF honor. Congressman
IaWney deserves reelection. Mr.. Taft
VIII be expected 20 say this. He will be
aDle 10 poiat out several reasons whv
That district would be better served by
Keeping Tawney IN Congress than il
would with any other man at the front
In the canvass Of 1903 Tawney's lead was
800 But that was a Presidential cam
paign, when the vote is ordinarily larger
than II is In the of years Moreover. the
particular grUdge which some OF his con-
sutuents have against him now.did not
exist then. A defeat for Tawnev in 1910
would be received by the country as a re-
Duke for tho administration. as well as
Tor the congressman. This fact will
doubtless be In Mr.. Taft's mind when he
talks 10 the voters Of Tawneys district.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-18
ALITTLE NONSENSE.
THE ONLY ARTEMus.

When I would find relief from cares
And llfes mistakes,
I read about your moral "bares''
And festive "snaix,'
And when the skies seem very gray.
The going hard.
Your humor always smooths the way
A. Ward.
The humorists may come and go;
In fact. they do
But we recall your moral show.
Your kangaroo.
None Chamber higher. 1 aver.
In our regard;
For what a funny chap you were,
A. Ward.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-18
TARIFF ON ACTORS.
Such "A Clause Would Benefit Profes-
sion ST Home.


sion ST Home.
Frum the New York Telegraph.
Can we not imagine an extension OF
the principles beautifed BY the tariry
Why not the American actors demand
that tax should be placed on foreign
actors. why do not the unemployed.
now systematically pacing the flag
stones OF Broadway. demand that a tax
should be put on all foreign dramatic
importauons? Such a tariN would en-
courage the infant industry OF native
acting, now staggering under the blows
dealt 20 IL by foreign products always
on the free list and always coming here
Just Imagine what even tariff for reve-
nue. only on English actors would bring
into the national eXcheQuer: figure forth
what a tariT little less than prohibitive
imposed upon actors and singers would
realize The latter would almost pay
the national debt
In the interests OF public policy there
might even be tacKed on To the tariff
on actors a deportative clause. opera
tive on those cases In which the entry
Of certain type OF actor might seem
contrary 20 public policy. Then would
W. NC SaftQ lIOIu a certain Devastating.
tedious kind Of NeapOlltan operate noise
II only IN past years Few tenors could
have been deported ere they vexed TOO
sensitive ears. II only we could have
been spared certain elephantine German
comedians and ingenues! For the rest
taxes on actors would be ad valoren.
In accordance with their value. Il would
not be difficult 10 find a board Of ap-
praisers for actors. Every actor knows
exactly how much ever other actor earns.
or rather what he is paid. Such a tax
would weigh heavily on Sarah Bern
hardt or on Eleanor Duse. but not upon
some others. The manager, and in the
end the public, would have 20 pay the
tax. BY natural economic law managers
and public would be compelled 10 fall
back upon the home product. The home
product. freed from competition. would
get higher wages. Innumerable trusts
would be formed under the protection Of
the tariff wall And then fancy. II you
can, trust Of Salome dancers.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-18
shnttering n Popular FaI1acy.

From the Kansas City Star
There is popular fallacy about drown.
Ing man sinking for the third time. The
number OF times a man sinks has moth
ing to do with his drowning. He may
sink but once, and he may go beneath the
water any number OF times. It all de-
pends upon the person who is drowning.
his physical condition. and how quickly
the lungs i'll with water. That cycle OF
three is carried along by those who IN
sist that a person dies in his third con-
gestive chill. But that IS not true. The
same rule holds good in congestive chils
as in the case OF the drowning man. A
person may die IN the first. or he may
have half a dozen and stiH live. The rule
OF three does not obtain there, either.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-18

water service measure one Of their
special hobbies and push it with might
and main
It is one OF the really pressing needs OF
tho time
The Washington herald., 1909-08-18
WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 1S 1909.
LET YOUR PAPER FOLLOW YOU.

The Washington Herald Will be
mailed upon request 10 subscribers
leaving the city during the summer
months. Change Of address will be
made as frequently as desired; no.
tices Of such change should give
both the old and new address.
Notify your carrier or newsdealer
or telephone direct 20 The Wash
ington Herald, 734 18th st. NV. The
subscription rate Is the same out
OF town as In the city.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-18
GOOD MORNING, MIR. MANI

When the romping. clrly-headed
Little tots 80 tripping by.
With the music Of their laughter
And the gladness Of their eye.
Heaven comes a little closer
That VIC all may pause 70 scan,
And Il echoes with the greeting.
Good morning. Mr.. Man"
Through the pathways Of the roses.
Where the little feet caress
Every bud that's dripping honey
In Its morning happiness;
Nature sings her sweetest ballad
Where the tiny tOddlers run.
And the meadows seem 20 choruA
Good morning. Mr.. Man"
Hol the footsteps Of the children.
And the care-free little hearts,
Taking up the song Of glory
Where tho lifetime journey starts;
May their way be fair with fortune.
And the gentle zephyrs fan
INTO flames Of love the greeting,
Good morning, Mr.. Man"
st Louis Sta
The Washington herald., 1909-08-18
Americans in Paris

Paris IS without statue OF Columbus.
He discovered America, but America dis
covered Paris. It would need but a
small contribution from each American
visitor 70 bestow upon Paris this lack
Ing memorial The American tourist
means much TO the City OF Light. The
twenty-five leading hotels OF Paris be-
tween June and July 81 lodged 27.3i3
American visitors. II IS q low estimate
10 average the number OF American Wis
itors In the remaining hotels AZ 1oOpo.
thus reaching a total OF 1888 for the
sixty days. At a moderate estimate these
probably paid an average OF aD0 francs
head FOR hotel bius. thus leaving in the
hands OF the Paris hotel proprietors the
handsome sum OF IL21290O francs. The
sums expended otherwise for theaters
couturieres, automobiles. cab hiring &C
probably far exceeds this sum.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-18
An Historic Mexican Cburch.

The Church OF Santo Domingo. n
Oaxaca, deserves the attention OF tour-
lists in Mexico. II is built on the site of
martyrdom. where ten priests were slain
by Indians IN the time OF Cortez. Some
where about 1850 Dominican friars began
work on the church. aided by a gift from
the King OF Spain. Il cost more money
10 build Santo Domingo's church than II
DID 70 build St. PauTs, In London. II
could contain four Westminster Abbavs
owing 10 the great height and thickness
or the walls Of the church, Il has been
used for fort on any and ever. occa-
sion when necessary. No wars. however
m6rred the serenity OF the early Dontni-
cans, and each year saw the church In
cre2sing In wealth. The library was
ranked among the greatest In the repub-
lie. The Interior OF the church was dec
GRATED IN many places with pure gold
Santo Domingo was turned into a bar
racks by the French army Of occupation-
and the gold decorations, the fine paint
ings. and costly adornments were ruth
Iessly stripped from her walls. The friars
were driven out and for SIX years the
church was fort and nothing more. The
accumulated grandeur OF 800 years was
undone in few brief months
The Washington herald., 1909-08-18

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger
"All gambling must be stopped within
the jurisdiction OF this court" thundered
the Judge.
Bet you a flyer It can't be done"' said
the district attorney.
Put up your money" said the Judge,
reaching for his roll
The Washington herald., 1909-08-18

Maine prophet insists that tho world
win come to an end on September IL
Too bad; Washington cannot possibly win
the baseball pennant before September II,
no matter how hard IL might try
The Washington herald., 1909-08-18

II transplres that the Georgia peach
growers made a cool half million dollars
on the peach crop recently marketed. not
withstandlng the fact that it was killed a
score OF times last spring.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-18
Cleaning una Million.

The man. 20 clean a million UP,
At wash sales had a try;
Then wrung the water from his stocks
And hung EN- out TO dry.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-18
Abe NIarttn SAYS

From the Indianapolis NewA
What's become O. tn ole-tine freckled
face village pest that played tn French
harp with his nose? President Taft kin
take a vacation, but tn plain people have
{ keep on readin' bout his golf scores
list tn same.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-18
between TimeG

From the Cleveland Leader.
Look here, Jane, It seems to ne that
you're asking me for money all the
time"
That's a delusion, John. dear. II you'll
think a minute, you'll realize that IN
spending It. part Of the time"