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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-06-18
Federal Salaries and Cost of Living

The government service"-a term
which stirs the ambition of many a
plodder in other work-does not fig
ure out attractively On paper. In
Uncle Sans employ you may be get
ting a salary" in stead of earning
wages" but the distinction is one
without much difference in dollars
and cents. Moreover, the federal
salary has not increased with the up
trend in the cost of food and raiment,
nor kept pace with the improvement
of wages" which the aggressiveness
of the laboring classes, especially
skilled and specialized labor, have
brought about in the industries.
The entire range Of the federal
service in Washington, including all
grades up to the cabinet and tho
president, has but GIT persons receiv-
ing $2,50O q year or better. Many
men whose names figure daily In the
new accounts Of the governments
activity, assistant secretariea and
chief clerks OF departments, receive
from $4,000 to $500 . year.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-06-18
Some Democrats Easy to Find.

where is a Democrat?" asks the
Globe Democrat in a fog Of ignorance.
Well, there is one up in Minnesota
who happens to be governor of that
erstwhile Republican state and an
other one similarly situated in North
Dakota. A hunt around Indianapolis
and Columbus would locate two more
Democrats in the executive offices at
the s~tatehouses of two more states
which used to be Republican, but
haven't been since the last election.
Among other Democratic senators in
Washington the CD. probably never
heard Of n from the Republican
state of Oregon and another from the
lately Republican state of Indiana.
What's the matter with the GID, any
way?-St. Louis Republic.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-06-18
Collection of White House Tableware

lection at the White House. They
were induced to send some pieces to
Mrs. Taft for exhibition in the cab
inets, where they will undoubtedly
prove one of the most interesting
features of the collection.
The contribution includes an ex-
quisite cut-glass decanter with stopple,
a champagne glass, two small wine
glasses and a dainty cordial glass-all
cut in the grapevine, leaf and fruit
design-and a green-edged opaque fin
ger bowl.
There are also two most interesting
plates-a service and a soup plate
of the Polk administration. They
are of French pottery.
The soup plate has a medallioned
border and also bears the seal Of the
United States. This seal not only
adds to the beauty and interest Of the
plates, but adds infinitely to their
value historically, as the upper part
of the escutcheon bears % stars, and
therefore must have been made in
1S45, the first year of President Folks
administration.
That year Texas and Florida were
admitted to the union, and was the
only year that the flag, or the seal.
could have borne the 20 stars, as Wis.
consin was admitted in 1916.
The contribution also includes a
tea plate of the well-known red-band.
ed Pierce set, as well as a quaint cot.
fee cup and sauce and a breakfast
plate decorated in blue and gold.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-06-18
Forces Tariff to the Front.

Long before his nomination the
president declared himself a Repub
lican, with an intimation that he
might have to yield much to his party
On the tariff he appears in danger OF
yielding a fatal excess. He let's the
reactionaries in both houses control
him, whereas he might have controlled
them. Mr.. Taft is politically afraid to
break with the powerful influences
that stand behind Aldrich and Cannon
and Payne.
His timidity makes the tariff the
burning issue in next years congress.
sional elections.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-06-18
Revenue from Death Duties.

The new English budget provides
not only a death duty of Is per cent.
but a succession duty of five per cent
How this operates is seen in the case
of Charles Morrison, a millionaire,
who died, leaving an estate estimated
at between 100000 and SIS, 900, 900
The state will receive in taxes more
than $780, 900, 900. This is by no means
an unjust proportion; it might, in
deed, be very much increased and yet
not represent an undue exaction in be-
half of society.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-06-18

in all my life. recommend Lydia E:
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to all
my friends ."-Mrs. WILL YOUNG, 9
Columbia Avenue, Rockland, Me.
Backache is a symptom Of female
weakness or arrangement. If you
have backache, don't neglect it. To
get permanent relief you must reach
the root of the trouble. Nothing we
knowof will do this SO safely and surely
as Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound. Cure the cause of these dis
tressing aches and pains and you will
become well and strong.
The great volume of unsolicited
testimony constantly pouringi in proves
conclusively that Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, made from roots
and herbs, has restored health to thou
sands of women.
Mrs. Pinkham, of Lynn, Mass.
invites all sick women to write
her for advice. She has guided
thousands to health free Cd
charge.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-06-18

EVEN the wealthiest of American
Il %millionaires soon would be a bank
rupt if he had to pay out the rats
annual board bill. 1t costs the Amer
ican people s1OO, 100000 yearly to
feed on grain alone that worst mann
malian pest, according to a statement
from the experts of the agricultural
department, entitled "The Rat Prob
lem" An active campaign to rid the
country of the pest is strongly urged.
Untold millions. of dollars in prop
erty are being destroyed every year
by the rat; also the principal agent in
the dissemination of bubonic plague.
The rats bill of fare includes every
thing eaten by man, and carrion, mice,
kid gloves, ivory and living horses
hoofs. It's most common foods are
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-06-18

1t is not to the advantage of the
United States to impose the maximum
rates except in rare cases. Their en-.
forcement means a loss of revenue as
we'll as of trade, and neither the house
bill nor the senate bill as it stands
raises enough revenue. The senate
finance committee should recast the
maximum-minimum amendment so as
to make it less an invitation to tariff
hostilities. The Republican national
platform of 1908 declared that the
minimum rates should be considered
normal rates, not the maximum. That
declaration should govern.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-06-18
Bridoet's Beatitudes.

Blessed is the ammonia for whiten'
ing floors and deal tables. A few drops
in the scrubbing water will be found
a great help.
Blessed is a diet of cranberries tC
correct the liver.
Blessed is the milk which is scald
ed slowly; it should be brought to 49,
degrees, and takes from 20 to 80 min
utes to bring out the richest flavor.
Blessed is the oilclOth which il
washed with a very little water. Much
soaking destroys it.
Blessed are the thumb tacks used
instead of pins when drying lace cur
tains on the floor.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-06-18
People Ultimately Will Triumph.

Senator Cummins scored a strong
point on the bogus tariff revisionists
when he declared that it was not the
manufacturer, or the lumberman, or
the coal man, or the iron or steel man,
or the cotton or wool men that insist
ed upon tariff revision. These peo-
pie never demanded that the tariff be
revised. The demand came from the
people who are paying too high duties
on life's necessities. And these are
the people who will see that the tariff
is revised to suit them, wen If they
must shatter political parties to do so.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-06-18
President Taft Is Caught "Stealing'

dow of a tree. What are you doing
there?" said the Waterman to Capt
Butt, who was caught red-handed
with a big bunch of flowers in his
hand. Don't you know you have nc
business doing that? Don't you know
you are breaking the law stealing
government property that way?"
Just then the president came from
the shadow of the tree and joined the
Waterman in a TRADE against the as
tonished Butt. AS though he had had
no part in the affair, the president.
carefully %concealing a large bouquet
behind his back, assumed an air OF
virtuous severity.
81. told you not to do that" he thun.
dered at Capt. Butt. 81 told you
Uncle Jimmy Wilson would have
somebody watching those flower beds.
You know you are breaking the law
and now you are going to be arrest.
ed"
While Capt. Butt was gasping for
breath and trying to understand the
desertion of his chief in the hour of
trial the Waterman got a look at
President Taft. Recognizing him he
stopped talking and began wondering
what to do next. Then the president
told him they would quit their tres.
passing right away If he would not
arrest them.
you've done your duty and I shall
tell Secretary Wilson so the first time
I see him." said the president. And
he did tell the whole story to Wilson
in great pIoo
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-06-18
INTERRUPTED the Weddino.

The other day, at the Shawnee
county Court House, Probate Judge
Schoch was about to marry a young
couple. He pronounced the prelim-
mary words and told them to join
hands, and started on the ceremony.
Hey, there! Hold up a minute!
Wait, / say!" This series of startling
EXPLANATIONS came from the door.
The groom was horriied-the bride
badly scared.
"Just a minute. l want to give you
each an apple before you are married"
said the man who had made the noise.
And in he calmly walked and handed
each of them a Grimes Golden.
It was one mans idea of a joke
Kansas City Journal.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-06-18
POWER TOO MUCH cENTERED,
Senate Seemingly Willing to Have
Aldrlch for a Boss-Why Not
Tariff Commission7

There is justice in the complaint
being made that nine-tenths of the
next tariff law will be the work OF
fewer men than could be counted on
the fingers of two hands. So much do
the nations lawmakers trust to spe.
cialists, so whole heartedly do they
confide in them, that the senate re.
ceived a surprise that was almost .
shock when Senator Dolliver of Iowa
devoted several hours to making a de.
tailed and well-informed attack on the
Aldrich senate bill schedules relating
to WOODEN, cotton and silk goods.
Until Dolliver disillusioned the sen.
ators, they hjd thought Aldrich was
the only member Of their august body
who was qualified to discuss this sub.
ject. 1t is not a reflection on our sys.
tenn of government, but it is a reflec
ton on our system of using our sys
tenn OF government, that Aldrich can
saddle on the country almost any
charge for the goods mentioned. AL.
drich is a car in this particular de.
partment of industry, and his ukase
is as effective as was that of the
tyrant of Russia in the days of his ut.
most absolutism.
Is 1t desirable that power should be
concentrated in one member of con.
gress? 1t Is the old boss" system
again. The American people, freed
from all danger of royal tyranny, are
never happier than when giving the
consent of the tyrannized to the rule
of a tyrant. A simple remedy is pro.
posed for absolutism in tariff matters.
Citizens who favor a tariff commits.
sion say it certainly could not make
a bigger bungle of the work than con.
gress has made during the years in
which it has been attempting to han.
die a subject of which it really knows
little"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-06-18

Of THE 25,361 employees Of the gov
" eminent residing in Washington,
one-half are married. The approx
mate average compensation Is $948 a
year. OF those earning less than $720
a year, 6.501 in all, 2.028 are married.
The bureau Of the census recently
compiled statistics dealing with 1885,
S74 government employees, including
workers in all parts of the country.
The largest class, 1890 persons, 23.6
per cent of the total, receive from
5000 to $1,000 each year. Nineteen
per cent, or 35.331 persons, earn less
than 1920 a year. Those making ST.
900 but less than 81, 900 form 1874 per
cent.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-06-18
Sees Final Victory Over tuberculosis.

Sees Final Victory Over Tub%ercuIosls.
DR.. William Osler says: Whether
tuberculosis will be finally eradicated
is In open question. 1t is a foe that
is very deeply ~intrenched in the hui
man race Very hard it will be to
eradicate completely, but when we
think of what has been done in one
generation, how the mortality in
many places has been reduced more
places 100 per cent.-it is a battle OF
hope, and SO long as We are fighting
with hope, the victory is in sight"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-06-18
SURPRISING Information,

The talk in the senate about "im'
pertinent" efforts on the part Of the
German government to influence tariff
legislation appears to have been de-
signed to call away the attention OF
the public from the fact that the
finance committee had been caught
suppressing information which may be
of considerable value to American con.
Sumers.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-06-18

So the sugar trust wins its fight.
Only the other day it was shown that
it had made millions of dollars, not
out Of legitimate trade, but out Of the
tariff duties and classifications which
the senate refused to change. II
there aver was a case calling for re.
vision downward this was one.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-06-18
Real Revision Sure.

Senator Aldrich may chuckle over
his initial uccess in raising the tariff
on lead and imposing a Is per cent.
tax on iron ore which the Payne bill
made hee, but every n OF his reac-
tionary moves only makes 1t more GER
tain that real tariff revision must
come in the next congress.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-06-18

Senator Aldrich has finally found a
way to revise the tariff without "dis.
turbing business interests" He re.
vises the tariff in a way as to leave it
unchanged.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-06-18

What .Jiggers'' and "dibs" mean, ant
where
The owls and squirrels dwell.
I'd take no thought of mortgages,
Nor plan the daily dole,
But I would dream of weasel haunts,
And nest of Oriole.
The breath Of wildwood, choir of birds
The air, the sky-ah, me,
Again to be a boy, with long,
Long thoughts for company!
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-06-18

way. / dOctOre0
until I was dis
couraged. n d
thought I should
never get well. !
read a testimonial
about Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound, and
thought I would
try it. After tax.
ing three bottles !
was cured, and
never felt: an well
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-06-18

Are we to understand that, on the
contrary, the Republicans in the last
campaign merely met the irresistible
demand Of the body polite by q PROM
ise in good faith to revise the tariff
onward?
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-06-18

II the population Of the United
States is IS 1851. 900, as estimated, how
many Of these is Nelson w. Aldrich -
st. Louis Post Dispatch.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-06-18
How to Serve Tomatoes.

With tomatoes in season, there will
arise the usual cry as to how to serve
them, and the customary arguments
will be Forthcoming. Most people
like them with the mayonnaise dress.
ing, and there are many who. remem.
bering their early days of "swiping"
them from the garden, eat them with
no dressing except a little salt. They
are,s taken in this way, a corrective
of the liver. With vinegar they are
fiesh-reducing. But olive oil added
c~ounteracts this effect. A salad served
lately at one of the fashionable clubs
Of Chicago, was of slices OF tomato
piled on logs" of asparagus.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-06-18

Senator Lodges denial that there
are any consumers looks like a chal.
lenge for some of them to demon
strate their existence at the polls.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-06-18
WOMAN'S WORTH.

Wifey-I see by this paper that a
man in America sold his wife for a
shilling.
Hubby-Well, if she was a good
one she was worth it.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-06-18
YOUR
BACKACHE
WMLYIELD
To Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Rockland, Maine.-"I was troubled
for a long time with pains in my lack
and side. and was miserable in every
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-06-18
MAN AND BOY.
.ON@ HE thoughts of v

long, long thoughts
IT'S thus the poets say,
And 1 would be a boy
again,
And drone and dream
my day.
Instead of planning busi.
ness schemes,
I'd think of perch anc
ponds,
And count my marbles,
tops and strings
Instead Of stocks anc
bonds.
I'd not be learned IL
weighty lore,
I-- A-n
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-06-18

And once or twice I've kissed her.
And yet they say such awful things,
Why, what do you suppose?
They've circulated the report
That she has smashed my nose!
They said: Your nose is broken, now,
And she has done it," ne.
The sweetest little baby girl,
Who wouldn't hurt a flea.
Whoever said it slandered her,
AS everybody knows.
And if 1 fine him, o just bet
He'll have the broker nose!
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-06-18
|MKTf6HEN
HIS BROKEN NOSE.

We a new baby sister. I
Just love her most to
death.
She is the sweetest little
girl
That ever drew a breath.
She smiles and coos, and
sucks her thumb
And though she looks so
old.
She will get younger
every day,
Cali girls do, / am told).
And when I go and shake
the crib,
And call her "1aoy sis
ter"
She neve, cries a single
hif
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-07-11
REAL ESTATE
TRANSFERS

Nellie Crebb to Bessie L. Hornaday,
lots CTS, Thos. Wodnutt's add. city,
$3.50.
Dickinson Trust Co., trust, to VIM.
McCleland ct al, lot 1s4 Earlham
Heights add. city, 1925.
Morgan T. Smith to Friend T. Ell
lis, lot Is H. l. Fishers add. city,
$500.
John C. Evans to Herman F. Pill.
grim, lot %. West Side Syndicate Sub
city. $4,000.
Albert L. Kienzle to VIM. NJ. Rol.
Ter. Lot Is, Greensboro, 5000.
Mable L. kienzle to Isabelle Kien.
zle, Pit. S. E., 26-17-13, Clay Twp,
$3.50
Albert L. Kienzle to Fred ". Kien.
zle. Pit lot Is, Greensboro, $500.
johnson ]. Brooks to Martha ]. Ho-
gan, lot 16 F. A. Collins Add City
$500.
Enos Noffsinger to ". W. Webb
PIT. S. W. 19-14-1. Wayne Twp, $500
Samuel Mccain to Hettie Smith,
Lot 122 Benton Heights add. city
$215.
Nancy j. McDivitt to Miriam A. Nc
Divitt, lot As. Mendenhall & Coffin.s
add, city. 81.
Chas. H. Hess to VIM. Scull, lot %
W. D. Foulke's add. city, $4,000.
Thos. E. Harlan to Angeline Skin
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-07-11
BUSINESS CLASSIFIED

ner, PIT. n. W. 12-15-1, Boston Twp.
$3.50.
A. L. Ward ct al to VIM. Stewart,
PIT. lots 1890 Hugh Moffett's, Add.
city, 81.
VIM. Stewart ct al. to Florence S.
Webster. A. L. Ward, PIT. lot 1890,
Hugh Moffitt's add. city, s..
Adolph F. Schulz ct al. to Maria
Schulz, lot s, ]. P. LAWYERS add. city.
s1.O0.
Allen w. Pierce to Chas. NJ. Moh-
Ter, lots 10 and 20 in block "a. Hagers-
town; $1,000.
John H. Johnson to Harley U.
Koontz. lots 81 and IS in G. B. Sub.
of P. V. W. addition to city: $1,000.
Edgar F. Hiatt trustee to Forest
Monger, lot 215, Haynes addition to
city; 81.
Forest Monger to Edgar F. Hiatt,
lot 215 Haynes addition to city; 81.
Edward J. Won Pein to Mary Gee
lot 2S E. NJ Moore addition to city;
$500.
Chas. F. Zuttermeister to Otto C..
Krone ct al. lot IA l. E. Jones addition
to city; $500.
Burt F. Beuster to Micajah c. Hen
ley, lot "a T. Woodruff addition to
city: $3.50.
Otto c. Krone to Charles F.. Zutter-
meister PIT. n. E. Or. Sec. 20. twp. Is,
range 1. Boston Twp: $500.
Adolph W. Blickwedel to H. H. K.
Dingworth lot Il Schwegman addition
to city; $500.
Dickinson Trust Co. TT. to Marg-
aret c. McCleIland lots 224, 225 and
22S EarIham Heights addition to city;
1870.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-07-11
QUITE F0GGY.

II Must Have Been Pretty Thick Back
In the Old Days.
'Yaas. it's foggy-quite foggy," said
Hezekiah Torpyhue. filling his pipe and
putting vigorously on the stem. But
it amt nothin' to the fog We had back
in seventy-nine. By CORY. boys. but
that was a fog. an no mistake! Why.
it was SO thick that when went out
to the barn one night to feed the ami
mails had to git three O. the farm
hands to come along behind me an
push me through it."
"Yaas." said Hiram wigley. the egg
king. that was some fog. l remember
that there seventy-nine affair very
we'll. but 1t warn't a marker alongside
O. the two We had In seventy eight.
when me an Joe Sillsbee had to take
a Flow to cut our way through to the
henhouse. an. by ginger. when we
got there We found the hens a-settin'
on 1t instid Of on their nests. an some
CT 'em laid eggs right on to 1t like as
though 1t was made O. hay. b'gosh.'
"Taas." put In old Granther Smoggs.
the village patriarch. them there two
fogs was handles. al everything you
fellers says about 'em Is gospel trewth.
but fer real fog ye'd oushter been
around here back in my young days
tell ye they was solid. them days
Why. we boys u ed to set on the fence
down in front o. the little chapel an
make fog balls outen 'em an peg 'em
at people as they went by. Seems to
me / amt seen no fogs sence that time
that we could make snowballs out OF
Have you, Bul:"-Chicago News
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-07-11

$1-t tV.-o
If you only could have seen it. See
what. Why the general exodus to
Sand Lake to be sure. One might
have taken the Lewis ierson- Parsons
combination as side attraction of one
OF the Greatest Shows on Earth
company. The writer was fortunate
enough to see it all. He wouldn' t
have missed it for double the price.
Whether they intend ever to come
back is a puzzle. They surely left
nothing at home except Shorty" BY
actual count the carried with them
twenty-five suit cases, two trunks
family size, one large oak box OF
mammoth capacity. twelve boxes OF
cakes, fishing rods, baskets, fish nets
and other necessities too numerous to
mention. Jim was having the time OF
his life giving directions and oversee
ing affairs generally. When questioned
as to the contents of the box Jim said
he had packed 1t with cakes and crack
ers of the Richmond Baking company
So with all the crackers and cakes it
looks as If they intended to use the
tempting dainties as bait Little
Dutch" Shreeve was taken along by
Uncle Jim to carry the fish, but II
looked as if he was wanted to carry
the grips. When the train pulled ia
at West Alex. little Dutch was seen
to gather around him three suit cases
and two boxes of the cakes Pierson
swung onto his usual load OF one grip
and the balance of the party picked
up the remaining articles under the
masterful direction Of Uncle Jim and
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-07-11

it was. W.T. are promised a bigger
and better festival this year Every
T. P. A. of Richond is in a position to
aid this undertaking. Some can help
boost the festival better than others,
but we all can do a little. Let every
man travelling out of this city begin to
talk Fall Festival now and keep on
talking. We can in no small way en-
courage people to come to Richmond
and that is what is wanted. Tell your
customers about it and have them
come. Tell your friends over the
country about it and urge their at
tendance. And in doing this you will
help the Young Mems club, you will
help Richmond to advertise. and you
will help advance your own interest
thereby.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-07-11

all filed into the coach. That was the
last seen of them, because there was
no room left in the coach for any one
else to get in. What the natives
around Sand Lake expect to do with
them is somewhat of a question. We
expect to hear more of them later.