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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-01-08
5000 ACRES PUT IN FIGS
John W. Gates to Launch New
Enterprise.

Galveston, Tex.-John w. Gates, as
ISOLATED with James Hopkins, the dia-
mond match king, is preparing to es-
tablish the largest fig orchard in the
world in Jefferson county, Texas. Mr..
Gates is the promoter Of the enter
prise, which he declares is not a stock
market or gambling proposition, but
reflects a profitable industry associated
with the simple life, where the orchard
will include 10000 acres, of which more
than half will be devoted to fig culture
alone. Over 10000 trees will be set
out before the scheme is complete, and
the first 10000 trees, which have been
ordered, will be set out within a month.
In addition to the figs, thousands of
orange and lemon trees will be cult
waited.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-01-08
The Unexpected.

The judge was about to pass sen.
tence upon the condemned al
I'm view Of certain contingent cir
cumstances," he said, I'm inclined to
treat you with leniency."
A yelled who was sitting at
a little distance suddenly burst into
tears.
Are you the prisoners wife?" his
honor inquired.
The woman could only nod.
81" think that in view of all these
mitigating Influences" the judge re-
sumed, Il will fix three years"
The yelled woman suddenly gasped.
1T amt half enough, Judge; it ain:
half enough" she wildly shrieked.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-01-08
Monument for Confederates.

Washington.-A monument is TO be
erected to the Confederate prisoners OF
war buried ut Green Lawn Cemetery,
indianapolis. The work is to be con-
Quoted under the wal department. It
is proposed tn have this monument of
marble or granite and bear the name,
rank of other than a private, company
and regiment of 1920, soldiers, together
with an appropriate description setting
forth the resting place Of the. officers and
men of the Confederate forces who died
as prisoners of war at Camp Morton, In
diana, between 1862 and 1865.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-01-08
ALL ASK FOR PRAYERS.
Three Public Officials Want 'Gypsy''
Smiths Aid.

Pittsburg, Pa.-The spectacle of the
head of the city police department, a
judge of the United States court and
the alleged leader of the city's graft
ing councilmen, rising at one time in
quest for prayer, was witnessed i'll the
exposition rink Sunday afternoon at
the meeting held by Gypsy" Smith. 1t
required forty policemen to keep back
the crowds after the rink had been
jammed full of people, and when Smith
requested those who would like to be
prayed for to rise to their feet, among
those who got up hurriedly were Unit
ed States Judge Joseph Burlington, E.
G. Lang, head of the department of
public safety of Pittsburg, and John
Klein, councilman.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-01-08
LID PETITION A LIBEL.
Business Mems League of Hot Springs
Adopts Strong Paper.

Hot Springs, Ark.-Following a petit
ton by five citizens to the secretary Of
the interior demanding that the lid"
be enforced here against all gaming OF
the hot water be arbitrarily shut off
from all bathing establishments, the
Business Mems League passed drastic
resolutions in denunciation of the act
of the five petitioners, terming the pre-
and a libel on the community"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-01-08
$4,000 LID IN GEORGIA.
Milledgevi1le Council Goes Limit or
"Near Beer"

Atlanta, Ga.-News of the method
adopted by Milledgeville, Ca, to remain
dry reached here Sunday. The town
council has just imposed a license of
$50, 900 upon the sale of 'near beer"
The town has been experimenting with a
$4,000 license on locker clubs, and its
unqualified success led to the "near beer
ean1lafinn
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-01-08
Must Awaken Religion.

Chicago.-The Chicago presbytery, at
a meeting held Monday, formulated
and adopted a plan intended to awaken
the spirit of personal religion, which
vas admitted by several members to
be nearly dead in many congregations.
On January "a, ninety-eight ministers
will preach in every Presbyterian church
in Chicago, bearing a message from the
p~resbytery, and driving home, accord
ing to their view, a lesson touching the
lack of present day faith and the neces-
sity of a spiritual revivifcation.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-01-08
Gin Dealers Fined.

st. Louis, Mo.-Labels on gin bottles
caused fines of $500 and $500, respec-
lively, to be imposed on Lee Levy and
Adolph Asher, liquor dealers in st.
Louis, in the United States District
Court Monday. Judge Dyer said he
made the punishment light because the
only specific case of violation of the
law presented in the court was the re-
suit of a decoy letter. He said he did
not think the punishment should be
heavy when the crime was committed
as q result of a scheme prepared by
government officials,
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-01-08

"Black Hand No. 3 Society" sent a
letter to Mrs. Sallie Walters, a grocery
woman in Natchez. The letter was
printed with a lead pencil without
punctuation marks, and demanded ST.
500, and further declares that a demand
for money was made on Robert F. Reed,
who was murdered at his home in Nat
chez recently. The Black Hand threat
ems to kill Mrs. Walters and child if
the money is not paid.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-05-05
Alfalfa Not Credited.

Alfalfa is not yet credited for more
than half it's worth for making beef,
milk, etc. In his recent visit to the
Argentine country of South America,
Prof. Mumford, of the Illinois Univer-
sity, has some good words on alfalfa,
which are just as applicable to this
country as to that. He says:
Alfalfa is grown in most parts of
the Argentine cattle country, but not
to anything like the extent to which
1t can be grown 1t is known that it
will grow well for ten years and it is
believed a fair stand will be main
tanned for forty years if not pastured
too close Modern machinery is used
in some instances in baling and stack
ing this crop.
A fine illustration of the value of
alfalfa is seen in the experience of
the manager of a 55,000-acre ranch,
all in alfalfa. This much now actual
ly supports more cattle than the 140,-
600 acres of the original alfalfa ranch
in the Aative grass when this man
took the place thirteen years ago.
The alfalfa had much more than dou-
bled the production Of the land. Some
cattle that are bred upon the native
grass land are shipped to the alfalfa
country to finish at the monthly
charge per head of stock the alfalfa
returns 81 to SO per acre per year.
1t requires from one and one-third
to one and two-thirds acres Of good al
falfa, we'll cared for, to support one
steer and two sheep. This means
1000 to 1890 cattle and twice as many
sheep per league of 6,672 acres. This
seems equivalent to steer per acre.
Knowing the great increase in yield
and remarkable richness of alfalfa in
protein, the most costly kind of food
in a balanced ration, yet the wonder
full significance Of this crop cannot be
understood unless it is remembered
that in Argentina beef cattle are
brought TO the highest flesh and finish
on gras and alfalfa alone, without any
grain at all.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-05-05
Pretty Women Criminals.

1t is difficult to obtain a verdict of
guilty against any woman charged
with capital crime, triply difficult if
she happens to be young and of at
tractive personality. Preachers of
woman's rights have held that wom-
en- should be tried by female juries.
No jury of women could possibly be
more lenient to woman than is the
usual male jury in this country. 1t is,
even, not impossible that women hear
ing case against woman would be
less swayed by sentimentality than
are the masculine juries that almost
invariably fall victims to pretty face
and woman's tears.-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-05-05
Our Liberal Givers.

Men and women little known out of
an immediate and small social ac-
quaintance give away more money
than the richest man in America pos
sessed in Washington's time. A few
families have not yet cornered the
wealth of the country and there is
much more distribution than the
stump orators would have US believe.
Lists of millionaries are printed, but
these lists are as remarkable for
omissions as inclusions. 1t is a mis-
taken notion that every rich man in
America is ostentatious and is con-
sumed with desire to hold diplo-
matte post or to marry his daughter
to foreign nobleman, or even to
have villa at Newport.-New York
Globe.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-05-05
FLYING SQUIRRELS RARE
Once They Were Common In the New
York Woods.

Several flying squirrels we're seen
In the woods In the central part of
this town the other day says the Den
mark correspondent of the Utica OBJ
server. They are not very common
and few of them are seen in this sec
tion, although 35 or 40 years ago near
ly every old hollow birch tree had its
family Of little striped air navigators.
The flying squirrel, be 1t explained
for the benefit of the many who have
undoubtedly never seen one, does not
"hy" In the proper acceptance of the
word, but is able by spreading the
web-like strips Of thin skin that ex-
tend from its fore to its hind legs on
either side of it's body to sail several
rods on a gradually downward slant
from the top of one tree to a point
lower down on the limbs or trunk Of
another. Then by running higher up
the tree 1t has alighted on it is able
to repeat the performance and thus
avoid its enemies by saiIag from tree
to tree.
These squirrels were once numerous
in northern New York, but like their
kinsman, the black squirrel and the
fox-squirrel, have all but vanished
from the northern woodlands.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-05-05
Farm Notes,

Hens in the stable are like pigs in
the door yard. Both are untidy and
unclean.
Plenty of shade for the hens. And
they must have a cool house to roost
in at night.
Be not weary in fighting the lice,
for in due season they will get your
fowls if you do not get them.
In picking your breeders for next
years stock remember that the roos-
ter is more than half the flock.
Poor plan to house the young chicks
and the old fowls together. The old
birds are more than apt to pick on the
little fellows.
If the cats are fed extra well during
the period when the young chicks are
running free you will find they will
not be so prone to an occasional
chicken dinner.
When you put the incubator away
were you careful to see that the water
tank was empty? The ground makes
a good place to set the late broody
hen. Protect from sun and rain.
To eradicate worms, placing lump
of rock salt where the horse may lick
it at will, is often useful. Oil of tur-
pentine, one-half ounce, to be followed
by the raw oil purge, will dislodge the
worms.
The successful poultry man is the
one who can distinguished the divid.
ing line between the pure bred stock
and is all for show, and the pure bred
stock that is for the egg and flesh
making business.
1t is impossible to say just how soon
in her life heifer should be bred
The distinctive, specialized dairy
breeds may be bred earlier than the
larger strains. Some heifers at six
teen months are as fully developed as
others at twenty-four. Therefore the
experienced breeder will bred accord.
ing to development.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-05-05
Importance of Tile Draining.

There is great profit in tile drain
ing land that is inclined to be low.
This doesn't mean that only bottom
land needs tiling. Very often land
that is gently rolling is benefited by
tiling fully as much as land that looks
level and low. A good deal depends
on the sub-soil.
Tile makes land warmer. You gain
from one to two weeks in the spring
and you often gain as much in the
fall. The soil is better ventilated.
Vegetation requires air in the soil as
well as water.
Available moisture is increased.
Available moisture is film moisture,
the kind that plants feed upon. Film
moisture contains the elements of
plant food in liquid form. Plants only
feed ON liquid.-American Cultivator.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-05-05
"MEMOIRS OF DAN RICE" THE
CLOWN OF OUR DADDIES.
At Last, There is on Sale Book
Brimful of American Humor,


Any bookseller will tell you that
the constant quest of his customers
Is for "a book which will make me
laugh" The bookman Is compelled
to reply that the race of American
humorists has run out and comic lit
erature Is scarcer than funny plays.
A wide sale Is therefore predicted for
the Memoirs Of Dan Rice" the
Clown of Our Daddies, written by
Maria Ward Brown, book guar
anteed to make you roar with laugh
ter. The author presents to the pub
lie volume of the great jester's
most pungent jokes, comic harangues,
caustic hits upon men and manners,
lectures, anecdotes, sketches of ad-
venture, original songs and poetical
effusions; wise and witty, serious,
satirical, and sentimental sayings of
the sawdust arena of other days.
These Memoirs" also contain series
of adventures and incidents alternat-
Ing from grave to gay; descriptive
scenes and thrilling events; the rec
ord of half century of remarkable
life, in the course of which the sub
ject was brought into contact with
most Of the national celebrities Of the
day. The book abounds in anecdotes,
humorous and otherwise; and It af-
fords clearer view Of the inside
mysteries Of show life than any ac-
count heretofore published. Old Dan
Rice, as the proprietor of the famous
"One Horse Show" was more of
national character than Artemus
Ward, and this volume contains the
humor which made the nation laugh
even while the great Civil War ragged.
This fascinating book of 500 pages,
beautifully illustrated, will be sent
postpaid to you for $3.50. Address
Book Publishing House, 1874 Leonard
street. New York City.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-05-05
Weiuh the Milk.

A farmer with one or two cows kept
merely to supply the family with milk
and butter cannot afford to weigh
each cows milk all the time, or even
twice a month perhaps; but the man
who is giving large part of his time
to dairying, cannot afford not to weigh
the milk 1t will quickly show him
when a COW is dropping off in milk
and that something is needed to get
the best results she is capable Of,
even If it is no more than dose OF
physic. Besides, the dairyman will
know which cows to keep, which to
dispose of, and which to keep heifers
from.-Progressive Farmer.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-05-05
ventiIating the Poultry House.

A poultry house is not much good
unless it is well-ventilated, for pure,
fresh air is very essential to health
and productivity in hens. On account
of their higher body temperature,
chickens require plenty of good air
to breathe even more than most other
domestic animals. Then in addition
to this, the unpleasant odors and
gases existing in the poultry house
must be dissipated and removed.
To correctly ventilate the poultry
house is more complex matter than
most people think, for the reason that
drafts and currents of air must be
carefully avoided. The ventilators,
which work quite satisfactorily in
dwelling houses and barns give very
unsatisfactory results on poultry hous-
es and are little or no better than
nothing at all. If the windows are
left partly open, drafts and cold cur
rents of air blow in over the fowls, or
rain or snow may be blown into the
house.
BY having loft above loose cell
ing in the house and keeping this
filled with dry straw or hay, much of
the moisture and impurities of the
air are drawn off. But this is not
all that could be desired, for it fails
to supply fresh air to the fowls.
The modern and model method of
ventilating poultry house is by
means Of window openings in the
south side of the building which are
covered with a muslin curtain in cold
or disagreeable weather. During the
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-05-05
STATE OF ONO, CITY OF TOLEDO, Q.

FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that he is
senior partner OF the firm OF Il. CHENEY u
CO., doing business IN the City OF Toledo,
County and State aforesaid, and that said
firm will pay thesu OF ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS for each and every case of CATARRH
that cannot be cured by the use OF HALLS
CATARRH CURE. FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed IN my
presence. this 9th day OF December, A. D.,
1885. A. W. GLEASON,
(sEAL.) Notary Public
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur.
faces OF the system. Send for testimonials,
free. +. j. CHENEY l. Co., Toledo, U.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-05-05

remainder of the time, both winter
and summer, these openings are COW
cred merely with wire netting. oiled
muslin Tor waterproof sheeting') can
be secured at almost any OF the incu-
bator and brooder companies or the
poultry supply houses, at a cost OF
only a few cents yard Ordinary
muslin will answer the ventilating
question just as satisfactorily as the
oiled material, except that it lacks the
waterproof quality possessed by the
latter Either kind permits of a gen
tie diffusion of fresh air from the out
side into the interior Of the building
while the foul air may just as readily
pass out through the porous curtain.
All this is accomplished without any
direct draft and the action Is very
gentle although none the less positive.
Instead of having three or four win
dow sashes to the south of the poultry
house, use muslin for the one instead
of glass. On mild days the muslin
frame may be removed and the house
thoroughly aired.-Epitomist.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-05-05
CURED ITCHING HUMOR.
Big, Painful Swellings Broke ard Did
Not Heal-SufYered 8 Years
Tortures Yield to Cuticura,

Little black swellings were scattered
over my face and neck and they would
leave little black scars that would itch so
l couldn't keep from scratching them.
Larger swellings would appear and my
clothes would stick to the sores. went to
doctor, but the trouble only got worse.
By this time it was all over my arms and
the upper part of my body in swellings
as large as dollar. 1t was so painful that
l could not bear to lie on my back. The
second doctor stopped the swellings, but
when they broke the places would not heal
/ bought set of the Cuticura Remedies
and in less than week some of the places
were nearly well. continued yzIi / had
used three sets, and now l am sound and
well. The disease lasted three years. o. L.
Wilson, Puryear, Tenn, Feb. 8, 1OOs."
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp, Sole Props
of Cuticura Remedies. Boston. Mass.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-05-05
Exposed.

'You call yourself naval expert?"
sneered one member of the committee
in the heat of debate. Where's your
proof?"
No proof was forthcoming, the ac-
cused having to admit that he had
never written a magizine article in
his philadelphia Ledger.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-05-05
A Famous Health Builder.

A medicine that will cleanse the bowels
and put them in condition to do their
proper work unaided will do more than
anything else to preserve health and
strength. Such medicine is the tonic
laxative herb tea, Lanes Family Medicine
Get. 25c. package to-day at any druggist
or dealer. No matter what you have tried
before, try this famous herb tea
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-05-05
Care of the Cow.

Do not stay around COW with a
young calf if it seems to disturb her.
Do not stuff her with heavy feed at
once. Increase her feed gradually af'
ter a comparatively small beginning,
so that by the end of three or four
days, if she is in good health and has
a good appetite, she will be on about
full feed.-Progressive Farmer.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-05-05
Ivory Nut,

The ivory nut, which is so much
used by button manufacturers, is the
fruit of species of palm which
grows in Central and South America.
1t forms valuable crop, particularly
in Panama, Columbia, Ecuador and
Peru.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-05-05
Women's Rights In Belgium.

The bill passed in the Belgium Par
lament giving women the right to
vote for the members of the Coun-
sells des Prudhommes also gives them
the right to serve on these councils,
requiring that certain proportion of
the councillors shall be women.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-05-05
Do Yonr Feet Ache and Burn?

Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot-Ease,
powder for the feet. 1t makes tight or
new shoes feel easy. Cures Corns, Bunions,
Swollen, Hot, Smarting and Sweating Feet
and Ingrowing Nails Sold by all Druggists
and Shoe stores, 25 cts. Sample sent FREE.
Address Allen s. Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-05-05
Bamboo In China.

The greatest blessing in the matter
of natural productions that exist in
China is the bamboo. To recite the
different uses to which it is put would
cover reams OF paper. 1t is thought
that over 60 varieties of the bamboo
exist, and 1t can be properly termed
the national plant. 1t is applied to
domestic, commercial and industrial
uses.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-05-05
Tunnel Disasters.

The 10 or Is tunnels which the lar
ger cities on the Great lakes have
bored out under the water to bring
them an improved water supply have
all witnessed fatal accident. Storm,
ice, explosion, rock and water were
active to swell the list of disasters.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-05-05
Hungarian Partridqes.

Sixty-five thousand Hungarian part.
ridges, bird about twice the size of
our quail, have been imported and
liberated during the last two years
by the Connecticut game commission.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-05-05
Driven to Drink,

my next Academy picture" said
the artist, will be entitled, Driven
to Drink"
"Ah! Some powerful portrayal of
baffled passion, l suppose?"
mot at all. 1t is a study of four
wheeler approaching watering
trough. Philadelphia Inquirer.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-05-05
Not Easy for suffraeettes.

Anticipated laws prohibiting women
from forming political associations
seem to exert a depressing effect on
suffragettes in Austria. They are
forced to confine their agitation to a
series of mild lectures, and even these
are attended by police official, who
sees that the speakers keep within
the bounds of moderation.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-05-05
Where Women Are Shy.

Among some African tribes, when a
man processes his love for woman
and asks her in marriage, she invari
ably refuses him at first, lest it should
appear that she had been thinking Of
him and was eager to become his
wife.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-05-05
Electric Oruan.

An electric organ has been invent
ed. A series of vibrators take the
place of the reeds. Switches ana
magnets operate the mechanism
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-05-05
A Domestic Eye Remedy

Compounded by Experienced Physicians.
Conforms to Pure Food and Drugs Laws.
Wins Friends Wherever Used. Ask Drug
gists for Murine Eye Remedy. Try Murine.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-05-05
Rbeumatism Cured in a Day.

DR.. Detchon's Relief for Rheumatism radi-
cally cures in to 3days. Its action is remark
able. 1t removes at once the cause and the
disease Immediately disappears. First dose
greatly benefits. 75c. and 81. At druggists.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-05-05

Pain and swelling seldom indicate in
ternal organic trouble. They are usually
the result of local cold or inflammation
Hamlins Wizard Oil Try and see.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-05-05

Take Garfield Teal Made of Herbs, it is
pure, potent, health-giving-th most ra-
tional remedy for constipation, liver and
kidney diseases. At all drug stores.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-05-05

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces inflamma-
tion, allays pain, cures wind collie, 25ca bottle.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-05-05

Man wants a great deal here below;
If you don't believe it. read the want
columns in the newspapers.