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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-08-20
SECURED BY NONSENSE.
instances in History That Prove Serl.
Gus Work Is Forgotten Before
Play Of Wit.

1t is related of Rabelais that aftel
he had written some sensible pieces
which gained little favor, 81 will write
something" he said, that they shall
take notice Of" and Immediately sal
down to write nonsense which estab
lished his reputation.
nonsense, under whatever name
wit, humor intellectual playfulness,
mas done, perhaps, more to spread a
mans fame than any serious work in
art, politics, literature, or profes.
sional life in general.
Fake Sheridan, for instance. His
Jests and puns keep alive his mem
DRY more than his speeches or his
writings. He had a very convenient
form OF acknowledgment for the new
books which were constantly sent to
him Dear Sir: | have received
your exquisite work, and l have no
doubt l shall be highly delighted after
l have read it."
He was very much annoyed one day
by a fellow-member of the house of
commons, who keyt crying out every
few minutes, Hear. Hear" During
the debate he took occasion to de-
scribe a political contemporary who
desired to play the rogue, but had only
sense enough to act the fool.
Where" he asked with marked en-
phasls, where shall we find a more
foolish knave or more knavish fool
than hep
Hear! heart" shouted the trouble
some member. Sheridan turned
around, and, thanking him for the
prompt reply, sat down amid a roar
of laughter.
No jest of his was more cutting than
that occasioned by Burke's finging a
dagger on the floor Of the house,
which produced derision. THE gen.
tleman," observed Sheridan quietly
has brought us the knife, but where
is the fork?"
The retort discourteous was Illus
trated in the case of DR.. Person, the
Greek scholar, to whom an eager dis.
putant said: "Dr. Person, my opinion
Of you is almost contemplate" Sir"
came the reply, Il never knew
an opinion of yours that was not con-
temptible." The retort courteous,
however, was given by an English rec
tor, who one day read in church a
sermon by DR.. South, who CHANGED to
present incognito, and, thanking
preacher for the discourse, sug-
that it must have been the re-
suit of much labor. Not at ALL" was
he reply. "We turn off these things
'apidly-in afternoon and morning"
is that possible? Why, it took me
.hree weeks to write that very SER
nOn." Your name is not DR.. South?'
he rector asked. 1T is, sir" Then
have only to say that l am not
lshamed to preach DR.. South's SER
mons anywhere"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-08-20
point we tainted.
Your Salary.

The universe pays every man in his
own coin; if you smile, it smiles upon
you in return; if you frown, you will
be frowned at; if you sing, you will
be invited into gay company; if you
think, you will be entertained by
thinkers; and if you love the world
and earnestly seek for the good that
is therein, you will be surrounded by
loving friends, and nature will pour
Into your lap the treasures Of the
earth. C~ensure, critise and hate, and
you will be %censured, criticised and
hated by your fellow men.-N. w.
Zimmerman.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-08-20
Look at the Names.

In 4 A. d. Observation-Disclosures
was an Irish king, a most just and
good prince" who was slain by his
successor, Fiachadh-Fion, who waa
treated to a similar fate by Finchadh,
Fionohudh, "the prince with the white
cows" who died at the hands of "tha
Irish plebeians of Connaught." Eoch.
irh-Moidmeodhain was one of the
half dozen who died of natural causes,
and Flaithbheartagh was one of the
two to resign the monarch's scepteI
for the monks cowl.-New York
Press.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-08-20
Would Settle Antitrust Case.

It is understood that since the depart
ure of Attorney General Stirling on his
vacation trip, some more of the individ.
uals and firms who are members of the
Retail Lumber Dealers Association have
been heard from, the gist of whose com,
m~unications is to the effect that they are
willing and would now like to settle
with the State on the same basis as that
agreed upon by the attorney general,
and that they stand ready to pay over
sum of $500 by way Of penalty faf
violation of the antitrust laws.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-08-20
BAD DREAMS
Caused by Coffee.

81 have been a coffee drinker, more
of less, ever since / a remember, I'm.
til a few months ago I became more
and more nervous and irritable, and
finally I could not sleep at night for
1 was horribly disturbed by dreams
of all sorts and a species of distress
ing nightmare.
Finally, after hearing the expert
ence of numbers of friends who had
quit coffee and were drinking Postum,
and learning of the great benefits they
had derived, I concluded coffee must
be the cause of my trouble, SO I got
some Postum and had it made strictly
according to directions.
L was astonished at the favour and
caste. It entirely took the place of cot.
Zee, \ to my very great satisfaction,
] began to sleep peacefully and sweet
ly. My nerves improved, and 1 wish
I could wean every man, woman and
child from the unwholesome drug-or
binary coffee.
People really do not appreciate OF
realize what a powerful drug it is and
what terrible effect it has on the hui
man system. If they did, hardly a
pound OF it would be sold. I would
eve think OF going back to coffee
again. I would almost as soon thinh
of putting my hand in a fire after !
had once been burned.
"a young lady friend Of ours had
stomach trouble for a long time, and
could not get well as long as she used
coffee. She finally quit coffee and be
gan the use of Postum and is now per
fectly well. Yours for health"
Read "sThe Road to MELVILLE" il
pkgs.. There's a Reason"
Ever read the above letters A new
one appears from time to time. They |
are genuine, true and fun Of huma1
interest.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-08-20
Would Equalize Cotton Rates.

Chairman f. M. Lee of the railroad
commission, who has i~naugurated the
movement for a revision of the existing
railroad rates, on cotton to compress
points, which question is now pending
before the commission, to be finally de-
cided at the first meeting in September,
insists that he is right, and that he is
not fighting the railroads or that he is
inimical to their interests in his position
that there is ground for taking up the
subject and for making an equalized
rate.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-08-20
M. & o. Making Money.

The "Old Reliable" Mobile & Ohio rail-
road has also been making a little
money, according to the June quarterly
report, which has just been received from
Auditor w. S. Cooke, with an increase
in net earnings for the three months of
nearly a quarter of a million over the
showing for the corresponding quarter
of 1908. The records show hat the re-
ceipts from passenger and freight traffic
were $2,362,173.15, while the operating
expenses amounted to $1,937.s25.02,
leaving a net revenue account of $780,
O62.7O.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-08-20
And Ma Painted.

"Why did she refuse you?" she
asked her son, with fine scorn.
WELL" the boy replied between his
sobs, "she objects to our family. She
says pas a loafer, that you're too fat
and that everybody laughs at Dayse
Wayne because she's a fool and talks
about nothing but the greatness Of
her family" (Chauncey threw water
In his mothers face, but at three
o'clock this afternoon she was still
in a swoon, with four doctors working
on her.)-Atchison (Kan.) Globe.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-08-20
Fairs Increased 400 Per Cent.

According to the records relative to
the fairs now organized in Mississippi,
the number of these enterprises which
have now become practically fixed events
has increased approximately 400 per
cent, or better, during the past five
years. In addition to the regular fairs,
there will be a large number of corn club
exhibits, which partake of the nature
of fairs on a somewhat limited scale, and
there will be fully twenty-five counties
in which the progress of the Juvenile
corn-growing industry will be demon.
strated.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-08-20
Receipts Show Slump.

The quarterly report of the Gulfport
& Mississippi Coast Traction Company
shows quite a slump in business for the
three months under review. The traffic
account, including transportation and
sale of electric current shows a total Of
$49,3ss.94, while the expense account for
the same period was $59,303.s0, which
amounts to a net deficit of $9,914.S6.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-08-20
GOT HIM!
A Realist.

A Realist.
Il am q great believer in realism
remarked the poet.
Yes? we queried with a rising in
Election, thereby giving him the desired
opening.
Il sometimes carry my ideas Of
realism to a ridiculous extreme" con
tinued the poet.
"Indeed!' we exclaimed namely,
somewhat impatient to reach the point
Of his witticism.
"Yes," continued the poet, "the other
Gay l wrote a sonnet to the gas CON.
pany and purposely made the meter
Detective
At this point we tainted.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-08-20

doctors failed to help. 1 was discour.
aged. Doan's Kidney Pills brought
quick relief and a final cure and now l
am In the best of health"
remember the name-Doan's. Sold
by all dealers. so cents a box. Eos
8er-Milburn Co., Buffalo. N. Y.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-08-20
Hen. T. M. Henry at Work.

T. M. Henry, insurance commissioner,
was at his post Monday, having returned
from Laurel, where he left his father in
about the same critical condition, though
as the case seemed to him, with some
chance of restoration to his normal con-
dition of health.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-08-20

are the cause. Cure
them. Mrs. S. D. Ell.
lison, N. Broadway, La.
mar, Mo-, says: kid.
ney trouble wore me
down till I had to take
to bed. I had terrible
pains in my body and
limbs and the urine was
annoying and full of sed.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-08-20
Convicts Increasing.

That business for the travelling ser
geant of the State p~enitentiary will
pick up some shortly, and that the end
of the month of August will see a mate
rial addition to the convict population
already on hand, seems quite probable.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-08-20
DISCOURAGED N
q Word of Hope for Despairina One,

Kidney trouble makes weak. weary
worn women. Backache, hip pains
dizziness. headaches, nervousness, lam
xuor, urinary troubles make women
suffer untold misery. Ailing kidneys
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-08-20

The report of the Gulf & Ship Island
Railroad Company of receipts and ex-
penditures for the June quarter, 1909,
shows there was an increase over the
same quarter in 1908. The receipts from
passenger and freight traffic and miscel-
while the total expenditures, including
taxes and fixed charges, amounted to
$337,e5O.46, leaving a net revenue &C
count of ~$6,591.64. The total receipts
for the June quarter, 1908, was 1884,
O75.6S, while the expenditures amounted
in total to $473,511.23, leaving a net
deficit of $79,435.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-08-20
State Capital Notes
Weekly Budget of State News Items Gathered by Oer Special
Correspondent At Jackson.
Railroad Receipts Increase.

Two of the most extensive and busiest
railroad systems in the State-in fact,
without doubt, the very busiest-have
come to the front with the statutory
quarterly reports, indicating an improve
ment in business for the past quarter
as compared with that of a year pre-
vious. These are the Illinois Central
and the Yazoo & Mississippi Valley sys-
TENS, whose combined mileage is more
than 40 per cent. of that of all the other
systems operating in the State.
The report of the Illinois Central
shows a net revenue of $7S0,S3S.77 for
the quarter, being an increase of $49,-
64s.3s over the quarter ended June 80,
1908. That of the Yazoo & Mississippi
Valley gives a net revenue of $9S,23S.75,
which is an increase of $49,S65.29 over
the June quarter last year, and, as is
seen, by the rather peculiar coincidence
of figures, the net increase in each case
is practically the same, with little more
than 5000 difference.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-17
TEACHERS SURPRISED
BY A BANQUET SATURDAY

The regular institute meeting of the
county school teachers. Saturday,
which was held at Weber Academy,
terminated into a veritable love feast
between the instructors OF the two in
stitutions, a surprise banquet being
served by the domestic science depart
ment following the routine order Of
business. and dancing party termi-
mating the days festivities.
About sixty teachers were present
at the opening session and nothing
out of the ordinary was anticipated
until the banquet was announced. with
prospects of a sumptuous repast be-
fore them, those In attendance sue
ceeded In making but little resistance
TO the temptation to abandon the work
of the day. with the result that the
tables In the banquet hall were soon
surrounded by an expectant throng OF
pedagogues.
Superintendent Mills and President
McKendrick were present at the ban
quot and apparently enjoyed the oc-
caslon to the fullest extent Follow
Ing the gastronomic festivities, dane
ing was indulgcd In for number of
hours.
1t was by far the most enjoyable
teachers institute yet held by either
the academy or the county.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-17
@ AT T;HE ~
THEATRES
BuRNs.JoHNsoN FIGHT.

AT the beginning of the fifth rouno
OF the fight in the Stadium at Sgd
ney. Australia. between Tommy Burns
and Jack Johnson. which resulted In
Johnson winning the championship OF
the world. Burns claimed he turned
his ankle when he was Knocked down
and that pain from this and his ef-
forts to avoid showing that ne was
hurt had much 10 do with his suisse
quent defeat
This blow and the position In which
Burns fellis plainly shown IN the NOV:
ing picture reproduction or the flght,
which will be shown ror the first time
In this city at the Grand today.
So careful is the camera IN catching
every detail that Burns reception or
this blow, the manner in which he
landed and turned his anxTe, and his
hurried recovery of his feet. has heen
carefully followed by the picture ex-
perts. who agree with him that his
ankle was undoubtedly badly
wrenched, Although the actual length
OF time consumed from the moment
the blow was struck until Burns was
on his feet was less than nalf min
ute. there are thirty separa,e and dis
tinct photographs OF the incident, SO
rapidly does n picture machine move.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-17
CUNNiN 6 II A N
MAY LOSE
AN BYE
VICTIM OF BRUTAL ASSAULT is
SERIOUSLY INJURED.
Mrs. Moroni Thomas, in Raising a
Window Perhaps Saved the
Newspaperman's Life.

NJ. F. Cunningham. the Ogden cor
respondent for the Salt Lake Herald.
was the victim of a brutal assault
made upon him by a highwayman
early Sunday morniEc while return.
ing to his home. 2S71 Hudson ave
nue.. AS he reached point near the
residence OF Mrs. Moroni Thomas, on
Washington avenue. he heard foot
steps behind him. Turning hastily,
he received n blow over the right eye
which felled him to the ground In an
unconscious condition.
The highwayman, to prevent any
one hearing his cries for help, began
choking him. Mrs. Thomas. hearing
the noise, raised window and called
for help. The thug ran north on
Washington avenue, leaving his vic
tim on the Navement. Mr.. Cunning
ham staggered to the porch of the
Thomas residence. where telephone
message was sent TO the police sta
ton. Patrolman Rackham and Detec-
tive Piucock and Wardlaw responded
to the call and assisted The wound
cd man to his home, short distance
from where he was struck.
Yesterday morning large hickory
stick. evidently part Of pick handle
was found near the place of the mur-
derous assault and 1T is the opinion
of the officers that this was the weap-
on used by the robbers in their at
tack upon Mr. Cunningham, The
doctors say that it is nothing less
than a miracle that Mr.. Cunningham
was not killed, and it is said that had
he not turned his head. facing the
robber as the blow was delivered,
he In all probability would have been
instantly killed.
Mr.. Cunningbam's eye was very bad
" swollen during the day and he was
in much pain, DR. Brick. an eye
specialist, Is working with all his pow
er and skill to save the eyesigat,
which at last reports was threatened.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-17
DOC GAVE WARNING OF
PRESENCE OF A BURCL AR

Charles Hupfer Is congratulatipg
himself today over the sagacIty OF his
dog and a certain amount of luck
which prevented his residence. at 653
Twenty fifth street. from being burg
larized Saturday evening.
Mr.. Hupfer attended the theater
Saturday evening with mis- wife, and
the two were returning TO their home
about IL o'clock, when they were me;
near the corner of Jefferson avenue
and Twenty-fifth street by the family
dog which had been left at home. The
animal appeared greatly excited and
after leaping madly about them for a
moment, darted of In the direction OF
the house on Orchard avenue, a half
block above.
Upon reaching their home and en-
tering 1t, Mrs. Hupfer discovered that
nearby had been displaced. She I'm
mediately suspected the presence OF
burglars and Mr.. Hupfer made a quick
run around TO the rear door only TO
find the screen fastened as we'll as
the cellar door Thinking that the
alarm was false one, he returned
10 the front door and entered the
house again. The dog was still bark
ing furiously at the rear door hut no
one was TO be found about the prem
ises. The dining room window, how
ever. was discovered open and tracks
in the soil without showed where some
intruder had made a hasty exit from
the house by leaping from the window
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-17
OIL FIELDS IN WHICH
OGDENITES HAVE HOLDINGS

Many Ogdenites are Interested in
the San Juan oil fields, of which the
Tribune gives this flattering descriD-
ton
What gives every promise of be-
coming one Of the most extensive and
the richest oil fields in the country,
If not the whole world. has just been
visited by DR. Landon r. Ellis OF San
Francisco. DR.. Ellis is president OF
the San Francisco San Juan Oil COM
pany, owning and operating valuable
territory in the new oil field on the
Rio San Juan in southeastern Utah.
In San Juan county DR.. ELLIS was
accompanied by T. F. Symons of San
Francisco, returning to Salt Lake City
Saturday.
These gentlemen spent four days
making u thorough examination OF the
district. being piloted round this
splendid section by E. L. Goodridge.
the pioneer developer of the field Dr.
Ellis stated Sunday that close to
quarter of a million dollars has been
spent in developing portion of this
territory. and he knows Of no more
generously responsive and rightly
An area ten miles square absolutely
has been demonstrated by wells, and
there Is a far greater extent OF the
district which will bring forth equally
gratifying results on the application
OF activity
The new field is located twenty-four
miles from Bluff. while at the new
town OF Goodridge a steel bridge Will
be placed across the river within the
next few weeks. the recent session OF
the legislature having made an appro-
priation therefor. From the branc1
line Of the Santa Fe railroad. which
runs from Williams to the Grand can
yon of Colorado, the new field is just
125 miles distant Surveys have been
made between these points and II has
been shown that the grade is persis-
tent without interruption, the same as
that of the Colorado and San Juan
rivers, and the oil found being a liquid
1t can be piped the entire distance
by gravity without the installation OF
pumping station at any point
Dolores. on the Denver and Rio
Grande road. is los to 110 miles from
the field, and to Grand Junction the
distance Is not over $50 miles in an
air line. To Salt Lake City the dis
tance Is $50 miles. 1t is evident,
therefore. That the question of trans
porting the oil from the San Juan
field to market will involve no diff
culties of stubborn character.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-17

cordinG to Manager j. 3. Jenson, Is
the opening of six feet and more of
20 per cent copper ore west OF the
shaft, a short distance above the 300
foot level.
Several shoots of high grade ore
have been opened east OF the shaft.
The first shoot, which the shaft
passed through, and all of the ore
bodies subsequently encountered, as
well, having been found raEing to the
east, development has all been done
in that direction The theory is that
a north and south contact vein sew
eral hundred feet east OF the shaft IS
the source OF the ore bodies in the
east and west vein. upon which work
is being done. so that the object has
been TO get to the mother lode as
quickly as possible.
The significance of the new strike
is that as strong ore shoots are likely
TO be found west of the shaft as east
of it, Outcroppings of the vein are
strong for fully 1000 feet in that di-
rection, in the company's property,
the discovery thus opening untold
possibilities.
New work to be undertaken. how
ever. is the extending OF a tunnel to
cut the mother lode. The tunnel Is
In now 125 feet and 100 feet further
will take it to the contact vein, which
at the surface yields considerable
quantities of s per cent copper ore
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-17
RANDOM
REFERENCES

You know and we all know tba,
w L. Douglas $3.50 and s4OO shoes
are better than any $500 and SC OC
shoes OF any other make. For sale
at The Palace Good Clothes Store
$50 25th street.
Passes to Fair Groundt-Sdock-
holders passes are good at tho race
track. but must not be misused Gate
keepers will take up all passes pre.
scnted by other than rightful owners
Each pass is good for only stocktpld-
CT and lady.
Rock Springs, Kemnerer, Castle
G'te, Anthracite and Coke. NJ. l,
jones Coal Co.
Letters Of Admnistration-In the
matter of the estate of Frank White.
deceased, letters of administration
have been issued to Pearl White.
e"Z-Money keIly-Money to loan on
any good real estate. Eco. j. Kelly. =
Judgment given PIaintiff-In the
case of AlonZo Barker. administrator
for the estate Of ]. L. Barker, de-
ceased, VS.. Martha X. Barker, judg-
hhShN hH9 pVth given lue plulDI1U In
the sum of S474.6S
Everything the best and the best Of
everything at The Potter. a trial will
convince you. -
Petition FIled-Mary Lewis has filed
a petition praying for issuance 20 her
OF letters OF administration of the es.
tate of the late John S. Whitaker.
The petition was granted this after
noon.
coAL-Rock Springs. Castle Cato
ond Clear Creek. Gillette Coal Co.
l5S West 9Th st Phones 1914 =.
Regular Service Dscontinued.-The
evening service of sermons in the
First Presbyterian church upon "The
Life Beyond the Grave" will be con-
cluded this evening, with the sermon
upon THE Naturalistic and Biblical
Teaching In Regard to Future Punish
ment and He'll" There will be a spe-
cial musical program. There will be