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The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-04

Your paper is only half used when
you have read it through. Either
file it then for future refeT ence or
hand to some neighbor before it
gets old.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-04

I've always thought tibet eff had
my choice, an my life could express
worship, I'd choose for 1t TO De
nraise-Ruth McEnery Stuart.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-04

phatically that 1T is far more dam
gerous to be baby than to have
the smallpox"
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-04
Saturday, June 4, 1901

that are attacking him at all times,
mon all sides. Babies that manage
10 live through their babyhood, when
subjected to improper food and at
tention, never become the strong,
joyful children that they might have
been had they been given the right
kind Of food during the first year.
There is always considerable anx-
iety upon the part OF every mother
when the teething period is approach
ing. All sorts of ills are expected so
that the dangerous second summer"
holds the mother in a thrall OF fear.
If the baby has been properly fed
and cared for up to the teething pc
riod--the statistics tell us that most
babies are well at birth. then the
teething period should not contain
all the horrors attributed to II. In
healthy children there is often fret
fulness and poor sleep for two or
three nights. there may be loss OF
appetite. and often slight fever.
there may be some symptoms Of in
digestion. but the other aggravated
symptoms attributed to teething are
entirely due TO indigestion as the re-
suit OF bad feeding.
The crimes that have been perpe-
trated upon innocent babyhood only
the babies themselves know and they
can never tell That there have
been crimes the great army of dys-
peptics of the present day loudly
testify.
How One Mother Fed Her Baby.
In France there Is a law against
giving babies anything but milk be-
fore they are a year old. IT such
legislation existed in our country.
what an army of offending mothers
we should have,
Not long since | met a very young
mother with pitiful scrap of a
baby OF five months Every lire and
feature OF the poor. emaciated. little
body proclaimed outraged digestion.
Recognizing the symptoms. | said to
the mother: Il suppose you are
giving this baby some solid food"
20. yes" said she quite compla-
Gently. he eats whenever | eat"
Then asked. What are you feed
ing him7"
Promptly came the answer: He
eats biscuit and coffee three times n
day"
Fancy n baby of five months hav-
ing a diet OF that kind, The baby
was doomed: only passing glance
was necessary TO see that can
picture the deep. agouizing sorrow
of the poor. unwlso mother and
friends, and the PRAYER for reconcile
alton to the ways OF kind Provi-
denco who doeth all things we'll
Why Many Babies Die.
The facts are that n large num-
Der OF our babies die because they
have foolish. ignorant mothers and
grandmothers. Babies are sent into
the world TO live. not TO end their
little lives In few short days or
months.
baby cannot digest any kind of
starchy food until after he is six
months old. and IL Is better TO give
him nothing but milk until toward
the end of the first year. and the
mother or grandmother and
make RnecfnI mention OF grandmoth-
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-04

MRS. J. C. NEWCOMER.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-08-26
COTTON CROP SHOWS GOOD
Crop 10 Now In the Best State Of
Promise Of the Season.

Promise OF TIC 0CdSOUs
Memphis, Tenn.-Unfavorable re-
ports come from Texas and Northern
and Central Georgia. Elsewhere with
local exceptions the crop IS now In
the best state Of promise of the sea-
son. The August fruitage has been
heavy and the plant is thrifty and
growing. In Oklahoma, with an aver.
age or late frost,the largest crop with.
in a number of years will be harvested.
No shedding is reported except in
the dry districts as above. The bolls
on the plant are still young and con-
tinued favorable weather is needed
for their proper development, while
the general lateness makes a late
frost very desirable.
Reports show that Texas had no
general rainfall during the week and
that deterioration of the crop has been
checked over a limited and scattered
territory, comprised mainly Of the
lower Panhandle and Northern and ex.
IRENE Western Central Texas. The
heavy movement in the south and
southwest is the result of rapid and
premature opening Of bolls.
Boil weevils have destroyed consid-
cradle cotton in Louisiana and South
ern Mississippi, but elsewhere have
not been an important factor with
the crop.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-08-26
STATE WANTS 5000, 900.
Suits Brought Against the Fire Insur
ance Companies.

dHCo companies
The taking Of dispositions in the eel
ebrated $115, 00O, 900 penalty suits
against the fire insurance companies
doing business in Mississippi, alleging
violation of the antitrust laws, was
resumed in this city today. A dozen
or more special agents representing
various insurance companies were
present to give testimony.
This is but one branch OF the insur.
ance litigation, the companies involved
in the present hearing being those al
legged to hold membership in inspec
ton and rating bureaus. Shortly af
ter these suits were fled in the First
chancery district similar proceedings
we're instituted against the nOn-board
companies, about fifty in number, by
District Attorney j. D. Thomas, in the
chancery court Of Warren county. The
total penalties which the state seeks
to collect from fire insurance compan.
les to about $115, 900 900, and, should
the courts sustain the contention OF
the Encouragement, and impose the
maximum penalties, it would nut hall
the insurance companies doing bust.
ness in the state permanently out OF
existence.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-08-26
DEATH IN FOREST FIRES
HALF OF THE CITY OF WALLACE
Is DESTROYED.
Two Hundred Men Hemmed In by the
Flames, and 20 Escaped by
Standing In Water.

Missoula. Mont.-Mercilessly and
relentlessly the forest fires In West
ern Montana and Idaho are sweeping
over avast area, driving hundreds OF
fugitives before them, destroying
small settlements and wiping out OK
existence millions of dollars worth OF
property.
The situation Is more serious than
it has ever been, except as to Wal
lace, Idaho, where 1t is believed that
nearly half Of the city will be saved.
Thirteen lives lost; property loss,
1000, 900; fire still threatening.
Elsewhere in the fire zone the stu
alton has gone from bad to worse. The
most serious incident is reported from
the st. Coe country, where $50 men
engaged in the forestry service are
missing, and it is feared they have
been burned to death.
When the fire approached the camp
where there were zoo men, two OF
the fighters took a horse, and riding
the animal to death, rode from the
camp and ordered q rescue party
which penetrated the fire to Bird
Creek.
Eighteen of the men were found In
the water. where they had gone for
safety and they were unframed.
From the remaining 40 men no
word has been received. A relief train,
well equipped with pack animals, has
been ordered, carrying provisions and
hospital supplies, and will endeavor to
get through the fire. About a thou
sand refugees have been brought into
Missoula. There is much distress
among them, but their wants are be-
ing supplied by Missoula people and
they have been given temporary
homes.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-08-26
PRODUCERS PLAN. FIGHT
5000 Operators From Refinery Conn
pany In Pennsylvania.

pany In Pennsylvania.
Butler, PA gigantic struggle be-
tween the 5000 oil producers in the
Pennsylvania fields, representing a
daily production Of $4,000 barrels high
grade crude oil, and the Standard Oil
Company was foreshadowed this week
when producers from Washington, Al
legheny, Butler, Clarion, Venango,
Armstrong, Warren, Forest and Nc.
Keen counties launched the High
Grade Oil Refinery Company, as a Sc
quel of the movement which has as
its slogan, Producers, refine your
own OIL"
Strongly organized and encouraged
by ready support, the leaders OF tho
movement to tie up production in the
high-grade fields adopted a plan of
organization at a meeting held in But
Ter.
The company is capitalized at &c.,
900, 900. OF this 5 5,000,0 900 is preferred
and $4,000, 900 common stock. The
company purposes to buy refining and
pipe lines of Independent companies
II they will sell, and If not to erect
one or more refneries and lay pipe
lines.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-08-26
ENTERS DENIkl
POSITION WAS "HANDs OFF" NEW
YORK SITUATION.
Flags Members Of the "Old Guard"
Whom He Accuses OF Trying
to Stir Up Discord.

New York.-President Taft has re.
pudiated Vice-President Sherman, his
first lieutenant In the national admin
istration, as we'll as other Republican
leaders in New York state, who as
sisted in the defeat OF Theodore ROose-
welt for temporary chairman OF the
Republican state convention to be
held in Saratoga next month
This complete reputation came In a
remarkable letter from President Taft
dated at Beverly. Mass, his summer
home, to Lloyd C. Griscom. president
Of the New York Republican county
organization, who proposed Colonel
Roosevelt for temporary chairman OF
the convention and who was subse-
quently defeated.
All of the Republican bosses who
aided the ~vice-president in defeating
Colonel Roosevelt are not only repu-
dated by the president, but are like
wise charged with double dealing.
Timothy L. Woodruff, chairman of
the state committee, VINO was most
UltlST Ill Ills uCuuuCldtlOu IA SOlOHCI
Roosevelt and loud in his statements
that he had the backing of the presi-
dent, is reported to be camping In the
Adirondacks.
To make his charge of double deal
ing against Vice-President Sherman
sufficiently strong, President Taft says
Mr.. Sherman talked the situation in
New York state over with him over
the long distance telephone the day
before the meeting of the state com.
mittee, and urged that Senator Root
be named as temporary chairman OF
the state convention.
President Taft adds that he pro
tested against the use of Senator
Roots name and "peremptorily de-
clined to be drawn into a fight on Mr..
Roosevelt" He adds that he had no
knowledge whatever Chat vice-Presi
dent Sherman was a candidate until
he read of the result Of the meeting
of the committee in the newspapers.
President Taft further declared that
all statements that he desired the de.
feat of Colonel Roosevelt or favored
the election of Vice-President Sher.
man are "absolutely untrue"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-08-26
Noted Physician Dead.

Atlanta, Ga.-Dr. Albert Wellbern
Calhoun, well known throughout the
South as a physician and oculist. died
at his home here today, after an Ill
ness Of several months. After serving
throughout the Civil War in the ranks
Of the Confederacy, Dr.. Calhoun began
the study OF medicine In this county
and then spent three years IN Vienna
and Berlin, studying diseases Of the
eye, ear, nose and throat. For forty
years he practiced his profession IN
Atlanta and his patronage was drawn
from every Southern state.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-08-26
JACKSON.
MOSS EXPECTS HALF A CROP.
Government Expert Tours Fields In
South Mississippi.

South Mississippi.
District Agent B. L. Moss. OF the
Farmers Cooperative Demonstrative
Work, has. during the past two weeks.
covered a large part of the boil weevil
area of South Mississippi. and has the
following to say relative to crop con-
ditions in his section:
"a careful inspection Of cotton fields
along the Illinois Central from jack
son to the Louisiana line, indicates
that all of this territory will, in all
probability, produce better than half
q crop of cotton, despite the adverse
influences that have affected it. This
view is shared by most of the local
crop authorities, who have closely
watched conditions. A sewers freeze
the last of April ruined all chances of
q very large crop and the result OF
this. coupled with a reduced acreage,
an almost unprecedented wet spell,
and the ravages OF the weevil, will
necessarily mean a small crop.
Reports from the southwestern
part of the state, where the destruc-
ton was almost complete last year, in
dictate from so to 60 per cent of a nor
NAL crop on the acreage planted. Close
observers from these counties seem
agreed that the production per acre Is
going to be far greater than last year,
despite the bad season experienced.
I'm the territory adjacent to Jack
son the indications are for as good or
better crop than last year. The wee
vii covers all Of Kinds county, but over
the eastern half the infestation is com
paratively light, and this, with the Wig
orous war that has been made on the
pest, means a good crop. In the west
ern and southwestern part Of the coun-
ty the weevil has been a serious fac
tor, and only half a crop Of slightly
better can be hoped for.
without exception, wherever a hard
fight has been made against the Vice.
vii, fairly good crops are the result.
The farmers and business men are
generally optimistic and are agreed
that with anything like a normal sea-
son and by a close adherence to cultu-
raj methods, good crops a be grown.
In fact, this has been abundantly prov
en- this year. This spirit Of hopeful
ness is fortified by the biggest corn
crop ever produced in South Missis-
sippi and by the presence Of plenty Of
good hogs on nearly every farm.
"The community that buys meat and
corn next year will be the exception.
It is, in fact. not improbable that some
counties will export rather than i'm
port these commodities"
What Mr.. Moss has observed and
which he gives expression to in the
above interview has been noted quite
generally by other observant men who
have been over the interior and stud
led the situation at close range, ana
whether there be a slump in cotton,
there will be a decided increase in hog
and hominy.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-08-26
ATTEMPT TO HOLD UP SHIP
Accomplish Caught Trying to Take
Possession Of Enolne.


San Francisco, Cal.-With her cap.
tain dead in his cabin, and bringing a
tale Of piracy unparalleled In modern
seafaring annals, the steamship Buck.
man arrived In this port George Wash.
ington Wise, M of two buccaneers,
has confessed that he and French
West planned to murder the officers
and crew of the steamship before
bleaching her.
Heavily armed and equipped with
cords to be used in tying up the "owl
watch" the two modern pirates in.
vaded the bridge at midnight, entered
the wheelhouse and compelled Second
Officer Frederick Plath and Quarter.
master Otto Kohlmefster, who was at
the wheel, to throw up their hands.
Leaving the second officer and quar-
termaster in charge Of Wise, after
binding Plath and in~structing Kohl.
meister to hold the vessels nose to-
ward the shore, West demanded en-.
trance to the captains cabin. He was
refused, and fired through the door.
Captain Wood was riddled with buck
shot.
Desperate at the plight OF the cap
tain, Plath strained at his bands un.
til he could reach the signal cord, and
gave the signal to the engine
that there was a fire on board.
Chief Engineer John Callfas ran to
the bridge, where he was met with a
command to throw up his hands. Call.
fas jumped over the bridge through
the skylight into the gallery. West
went In pursuit, and the men whom
he had guarded fed IN all directions.
At this juncture Waterman Wilson ap.
peared on the scene with a revolver.
He snapped the weapon at Wise, but
1t failed to explode. This was enough
for Wise, and he fed, only to meet
his partner, who, at the point Of his
shotgun, ordered him to cut the wire
less connections.
West began to shoot wherever a
head appeared. Finally, a splash was
heard, and it is believed that West
jumped overheard. Wise was after.
ward discovered in hiding.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-08-26
Or. Wiley Stands Pat.

Washington.-Dr. Harvey W. Wiley,
head of the chemistry bureau Of the
department Of agriculture, who placed
a ban on benozate of soda as a food
preservative, has read all the reports
Of the experiments by the Remsen
referee board, which reversed him, and
has not changed his mind in regard
to the harmfulness of the p~reservative.
He made this statement In contin.
uing his testimony In the case Of the
food manufacturers against the state
Of Indiana.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-08-26
Describes Illinois Jackpot.

Chicago, Ill.-The operation of the
~so-called Jackpot" his share Of which
was placed at 5000 for 1909, was de
scribed by Democratic Representative
Charles White, the first witness in the
second trial of Lee O'Neal Brown. who
is charged with purchasing votes to
elect William Lorimer to the United
States senate.
White, whose confession started the
proceedings against Brown, declared
On the stand that he had been paid
$500 by Robert e. Wilson in st. Louis.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-08-26
APATHY IN POLITICAL CAMPAIGN
People Are More Concerned About the
Boil Weevil.

There is a kind of dog day apathy
%perceptible toward the political cam
paigns that are in progress in the
Magnolia State, congressional and sen
atorial. OF course, the distinguished
aspirants for the nominations are act
i've and the newspapers, especially the
partisan section Of the press, on eth
er side, are working z%ealously IN keep
ing up the interest and the fires OF
contention burning, as even now, after
the campaigns have been progressing
steadily for several weeks, the actlv'
tiles of the men who are figuring in
the limelight; the joint debates and
charges and .counter-charges-all con-
tribute to a pretty good mass OF press
stuff. But, except in the urban cen
ters and at those points which are
visited by the candidates, the gen.
eral interest is somewhat on the
wane.
Before the minds eye of q large
proportion of the population OF the
state. especially the lower section and
the parts along the Mississippi river.
there is a more vital and potent con.
dition that is confronting them and
will not be relegated to secondary con-
sideration. 1t is the influence OF b
little old bug" entomologically and
practically known as the boil weevil,
which is making it's insidious presence
felt and promising to be a still more
potent force in the economy OF affairs
as the year grows older. Already 1t
has wrought trouble and %privation,
shortened credit and caused the men
of finance to closely watch the strong
box ~fastenings, though brave and OPP
timistic men are doing their part to-
ward lettering the general material
condition Of the state, despite the boil
weevil.
Still the candidates are going about
among their. fellow-men, making
friends and leaving varying impress
sions behind them. Of course, the
men with the votes, or those of more
mature years and experience, to a
large degree, are imbued with fixed
and positive opinions, and nc amount
Of reasoning or persuasion will affect
their affiliations. To the picnics, bar
becues, camp meetings, court open
ings and other assemblies Of a polit-
ical nature many of these men who
are fixed in their leanings and pro-
clivities are making their ways from
force of habit, or because, perhaps,
their wives, daughters, sons, or next
door neighbors are going to n
speaking and the outing and rub
bling Of shoulders with others is pref
erabl0 to staying at home.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-08-26
Find Den Of Ceunterfeiters.

New York.-A den Of counterfeiterA
was discovered when the police came
down on an old ram-shackled building
In Bayonne, N. ]. The officers found
a compl etc outfit Of counterfeiters'
tools, while the building was filled
with loot from top to bottom.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-08-26
Wants $1,000 Damages.

M. P. Simpson sues the Illinois Cen
trail Railroad Company for the sum OF
$4,000. The plaintiff was a passenger
on n Of the company's trains. He
alleges that while the train was run.
ming at an excessive rate OF speed 1t
ran down and killed Newton Dun, and
the consequent sudden stoppage
brought the train up with such a jerk
as to cause the door to swing vio-
lently to, catching the plaintiffs hand
and mangling it fearfully.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-08-26

Those who think that aviation Is
s'nying in the face of Providence" may
ind confirmation in the fact that one
aeroplane has been struck by light
ming, although we have not stopped
building houses because n is occa-
sionally hit by a bolt.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-08-26
Mcfarland issues Order.

Col. John B. Mcfarland department
commander of the Spanish~Americar
war veterans of Mississippi has Is.
sued an order directing the second
department encampment to convene
at v~icksburg on August "a and IS,
when many matters of Importance will
be considered. All Spanish-American
War veterans, whether affiliated with
the organization or not, are invited,
and every camp is urged to send dele
gates. Gov. Noel Is q member Of the
organization.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-08-26

After a New York man had shaken
pepper into his soup he was seized
with an attack of sneezing that killed
him. Evidently some of the New
York restaurants continue to serve
genuine pepper.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-08-26

Another policeman has been shot In
the leg when his revolver dropped
from his pocket. We may have to In
case our policemen In bullet-proof ar
NOR to conserve them.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-08-26

Aviator Harmon says that to be q
successful bird man one must be abso-
iutely Indifferent to death, that being
1ust about what most of us decided
some time ago
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-08-26

A Maryland man has taught a rat
tlesnake to chew tobacco. Fastidious
Maryland people will refuse to asso-
ciate with ~rattlesnakes, hereafter.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-08-26

II 1t will help any, we will say that
the new hobble skirts look like a
man feels when his suspenders have
broken.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-08-26

The diamond trust has been re-
newed for five years. But who can
renew his note on the engagement
ring that long?
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-08-26

This Austrian count says that the
European beauties are-well, stouter
than ours. That is n reason why
the American nan has never gone
abroad to marry q title.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-08-26

Russia is opening a school Of avia-
ton. Let us hope that her aviators
will make a better showing than her
navfgators.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-08-26

A convention of dentists at Denver
have issued a number of "Don'ts' for
parents: among them a warning not to
let a boy eat half an apple and give
the rest to q playmate. The small
boy will unanimously encore this sug-
gestion-
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-08-26

One Milwaukee man did not see his
bride until he married her. Many
brides do not see their husbands at
all after marriage.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-08-26

The snake stories of the season are
showing a fine crop. The fish stories
will have a hard time In coming up to
their standard.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-08-26

american women" says the gaek-
war of Baroda, ARE the most beauti-
full women In the world" Whatever
the gaekwar's failings may be, he EVIL
IDENTIFY has a good eye.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-08-26

Pulling the wrong lever Of an aero
blame can never become a fixed habit
with an aviator. Once usually sui.
fces.