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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-09-30
Grew Tired Of Playing Colonel Sellers
to Big Houses and Paying Most
Of the Receipts for
Royalties.

Some years after John T. Raymond.
who died in 1886. had made his great
historic hit as Col. Mulberry Sci.
lers In a dramatization of Mark
Twain's book. 1.-THE Gilded Age" a
character according to one authority,
that became completely identified
with his own breezy optimism" l met
him one afternoon as he was enter
Ing the old Willard hotel in Washing
ton. He beckoned me to one side.
Il have made up my mind to buy
a play written by David D. Lloyd. a
Washington newspaper correspondent
you probably know" he said. 1T ia
called For Congress- Mr.. Lloyd read
IT to me this morning. and 1 am going
to produce 1t Just as soon as l can
close my present contract"
Why" I said. what do you want
with a new play, Mr.. Raymond? The
Gilded Age ought to be good for ten
years yet. It has given you a national
reputation. and should be making you
rich"
The comedian smiled a dry sort Of
smile.
"Oh. that play has given me a repu.
tation, all right" he said, but reputa.
ton Is not milk and honey. and that's
why l am soon going to be done with
The Gilded Age forever, yes, forever
have got tired of playing Colonel
Sellers to packed houses and finding
out, when figuring up accounts, that
I have made Just about enough to pay
the expenses of my company and to
draw for myself a ham fatter's' sal
ary."
Everybody has supposed that you
were making a fortune out of the
play" said.
Mr.. Raymond struck the familiar at,
titude of Colonel Sellers in the play,
when that worthy, in describing the
eye-wash says, There's millions in it!'
"Oh," exclaimed Raymond. with up
lifted hand. there's millions in IT.
there's millions in it-but they are fol
Mark Twain and not for John T. Ray
| mond.
"You see. it's this way. When the
book, The Gilded Age appeared l got
M Of the first copies and the instant
I ran across the character of Colone
Sellers said. Raymond. that's YOU
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-09-30

Col. Frederick Baum and his detach-
ment of British, Hessians and Indian
allies, is 10Y occupied by a modern
iron structure, but just below it still
stand the substantial foundation walls
of the old mill, which housed part of
the flour and stores the invaders came
10 seize, together with the old wooden
flume and the wreckage of the mill
dam; while on the highway just above
them is the old story-and-a-half frame
house occupied temporarily as head
quarters by the enemy's officers. 1t is
nearly opposite the confluence Of
White Creek and the Walloomsac
river, while a little farther up the val
ley, near the point now designated
as Battlefield Park" Is the hill upon
which the invaders set the cannon
which were subsequently captured by
Gen. John Stark and his men. Scat
tered about elsewhere are the remains
of redoubts and many other places
which history or legend associates
with the brief but decisive contest
Of August 16, 1777, which gave the
first check to the invasion that ended
in the battle of Saratoga.
The w~ell-preserved old Revolution
airy house and the lands about 1t, To-
Gated about a half-mile from the viii
lage of North Hoosick, on the road
TO Cambridge, are within the convey
ance of 10000 acres known as the
Walloomsac Patent, dated June Is,
1889, In the thirteenth year of George
lis reign. In this patent "all trees
of the diameter of "a inches and up
wards at IL inches from the ground
were excepted" for masts for our
Royal Navy. and also all such other
trees as may be fit to make planks.
knees and other things necessary for
the use Of u said navy only" The
yearly rent of two shillings and six
renee for each hundred acres of the
granted lands was to be paid at the
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-09-30
Minister P%ierrepont Convinced John
Russell That There Was Prece.
dent in Reception Given
Napoleon III.

When the world became aware of
the fact that General Grant was 60
ing on a world tour, our minister to
the court Of st. James vas Edward
P~ierrepont. who two years before, had
been appointed Encouragement by
President Grant. He and General
Grant were warm personal friends.
and 1t was this friendship more than
anything else which caused him to do
all he could to see that Grant would
be received properly when he visited
England.
Making an appointment with John
Russell, secretary for state in the
British cabinet. Judge P%ierrepont
brought up the question as to how
General Grant would be received OFF,
cially. He found Lord Russell very
cordial and anxious. apparently. that
the reception should be worthy of
General Grant. But" added Lord
Russell, II am not at all certain as
to the appropriate official procedure
tor his reception"
What, in a general way, had you
thought of, Lord John?" politely asked
Mr.. Pierrepont.
WELL" was the reply, II will an
swer your question In what is said to
be a characteristic American way, by
asking you another: What do you
think the general character of the re
ception should be-"
That, of course, is for you to say
.4.uknroN NFlpfc<nr D@orrn~opt Sona
feel sure that you must ven now be
entertaining some idea Of what would
be appropriate and sufficient recogni
ton"
you are right" confessed Lore
Russell. "It seems to me that Genera
Grant should be received as the mos
distinguished private citizen Of thu
United States and n Of the grea
military commanders Of the world
history.
"Oh, no." replied Mr.. PieirAport
bluntly. that won't do at ALL"
well, then" said Lord Russell
Tell me what seems to you would b.
an appropriate Official reception"
The reply was instantly given. Gen
eral Grant should be received with al
the honors that you are accustome'
to bestow upon any one who has serv
ed rs a ruler Of a great nation. H
has been not only a great general, bu
also president Of the United State
for nearly eight years"
But" protested Lord Russell
there isn't any precedent for ofhcie
recognition Of that sort"
IT precedent BE- necessary, Lor
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-09-30
What a Queer Mummy Lid

one of the persons connected with it
went to- Africa to shoot elephants.
He wounded a gigantic animal, that
charged at him and literally tore him
to pieces with it's trunk and feet. The
attendants fed in terror, and when
they returned, only fragments of his
body remained"
And what would 70 DO" he was
asked, with the coffin lid at the Brit
ish museum that is supposed to have
caused so much mischief"
Il would leave it," he replied,
where 1t is. Beyond a recent case
of a young lady who made great fun
Of 1t, and thereafter met with a seri.
accident, the disasters that were
reported to be SO numerous on its
first arrival at the museum have ap
%parently ceased. II 1t is true that the
spirit is earth-bound, and is attached
to the case, 1t would only cause fur
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-09-30
Raymond Quit 7wain's Play

part. You're a sort Of Colonel Sellers
of the stage, and you ought to be a
good Colonel Sellers on the stage So
I arranged for the dramatization OF
the book, got a company together and
played 1t on the dog in western New
York. 1t was a go, and then, sudden
ly, / heard from Mark Twain. l met
him by appointment.
LOOK here he said, you've been
trespassing on my domains. You've
been taking my goods. The dramatic
rights of The Gilded Age are mine
But for all your trespassing there isn't
ar actor anywhere that can do Colo
mel Sellers Is you can. because, John
you know. you are Colonel Sellers tc
the life.'
"'Glad to hear you say It, Mark
replied, but what's in the wind?'
"''Well, said Mark, I want to do the
play I'VE a little differently. want
you to play Colonel Sellers. I wan
you to get the company together ant
rehearse 1t. and then we'll make {
few dollars between u.s.
I'VE cHme to the contract and I &C
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-09-30

a GOOD dea las been written
n LACEY abol' the malignant
"A munmy ar The British museum
or, rather the lid Of the coffin
that contained the mummy; for, OF
course, there Il no mummy in this
particular case. IT is merely a lid
hat is reported TO have brought so
many personal disasters in its train.
A wellknown physician, who is in
terested in Egyptology was asked
his opinion concerning the strange
case of the mummy of The priestess
that has aroused so much curious in
terest.
81 think" he said, that the mummy
having been torn 70 pieces, the spirit
of the priestess strives t. remain in
contact with the only material thing
that is left In touch with her, namely,
the lid Of the coffin. This is the
opinion of most occultists. The spirit
of the ~priestess has attached itself &c
the case, which is a sort OF physical
basis"
But why so malignant" this au-
thority was asked, "as to bring about
according to reports, all sorts OF dis
asters and accidents to persons at the
present day."
If" he explained. ut is true that
the mummy was tori to pieces it was
a fearful Dissertation, and quite
enough to make the priestess furious
Some persons who try to get into
communication with her by occult
means say, also, she was very badly
treated and put to death cruelty. OF
this, however, l have no proof.
1T has been said that the curse O
Egypt never leaves a man after he ha.
taken part in the violation of tn,
chambers of the dead. 1t follows hin
to the sacred spaces and comes forth
upon him in the occult world.
Il recall the case of a real mummy
which was brought to England, il
which a papyrus was found, the sub
stance of which was that the person
who ~desecrated the mummy would b,
torn to pieces by a ferocious ANNA
in a foreign land and would be de
iprived of burial. Some time afterwart
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-09-30

Their trouble if the lid were now de-
stroyed. 1t would be different, Of
course, II the mummy could be re-
stored; but, as it is, I don't think any
thing can be done.
Il rather wonder, however, that the
authorities at the museum have not
removed 1t, for they do not like a
number of persons who are inquiring
into the occult going and staring at
1t. There was a very fine and rather
curious scarabaeus which they re-
moved on the ground that they were
not certain that it was genuine. II
was in a glass case, and whenever
l placed my fingers upon 1t l per
ceived a heating and tingling of the
hands. Others found the same curl
GUS effect. l tried it several timez
with the same result, but l did moi
find the same effect with the othe1
scarabael. Why it was l do not know
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-09-30
What Is an EquInox7

Parents. as well as teachers, have
sometimes to run the gauntlet of awk-
ward questions.
Father said little Tommy one
day, what is an equinox?"
Father-"Why, er-it is-ahem! For
goodness sake, Tommy, don't you
know anything about mythology at
all? An equinox was a tabled animal
half horse, half COW. Its name Is de-
rived from the words equine and OK.
1t does seem as If these public schools
don't teach children anything nova
days"
This is perhaps eQualed by the def.
milton given by a proud father who de.
rived the word from equa. mare
and nox, might" and called 1t might.
mare" which may have expressed his
feelings fairly enough.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-09-30
Why England Honored Grant

John. l can call n to your attention"
"Indeed?"
1.-THE reception. Lord John. England
accorded to n who was an e~x-presi-
dent of the French Republic and ex-
emperor Of Transcription III
when he came to your shores an
exile"
Lord John Russell's face went in
stantly blank. Slowly he recovered
from his establishment.
"Mr. ~Pierrepont," he said finally,
you are right. General Grant shall
be received with all the ceremony and
etiquette properly appertaining to one
who has been the ruler of a great ma
tion."
And in such fashion Citizen Grant
was greeted and entertained some
months later by the representatives of
he British government.
Copyright, 1910. by z. J. Edwards.)
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-09-30
Too Honest.

Senior Partner-Where is the of.
fee boy?
Junior Partner-He said that he
wanted to go to the baseball game
and l let him go.
Senior Partner-Ee said that he
wanted to &c to the baseball game?
Junior Partner-That's what he
said.
Senior Partner-Didn't say anytime
about a dead grandmother?
Junior Partner-Not a word.
Senior Partner-Discharge him to
morrow; he's too honest ever to sue
ceel in this business.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-09-30
Slow.

Mrs. Smith was to have called on
me this morning and here It is night
and she hasn't come"
She is coming; l met her headed
this way when l was going to WORK
this morning."
Don't be silly!"
well, I did; she waN wearing h,
new hobble skirt"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-09-30
Quite a Traveller.

well. well! 1t takes all kinds of
people to make a world"
I'm listening
"A f1end for statistics estimates that
in the last five years he has circum.
navigated his library table 5000
times"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-09-30
Had Noticed ThInus.

Miss F1irty-I never allow a man Ia
kiss me unless we are engaged.
Miss Bright-.Dear me! Don't you
find SO many engagements trouble.
some?
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-09-30
Ready for the Storm.

Ready for the Storm.
Il intend" the poet wrote, Ito con.
tinue to storm the citadel of your at!
f~ections."
Storm away" she wrote back, but
I've just succeeded in getting in out
of the wet by becoming engaged to .
dear old man who has 50, 600, 000."
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-09-30
Well Named.

Clerk in Music Store-Here's a very
pretty piece; it's called the "Hobos'
March,"
Ignorant Customer-What is it
classical?
Clerk-Oh, no; it's ragtime.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-09-30
Private Executions.

Great Editor-Send a man to that
execution tomorrow and tell him to
keep it down to two columns.
CITY Editcr-No reporters are to
be admitted.
Great Editor-Is that SO? Tell him
Weekly.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-09-30
One Way.

Il think I'll take a trip abroad. ]
want to write a volume OF travel"
why go abroad? Just take a guide
book and supply 1t with anecdotes"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-09-30
Woman's Misfortune.

She|I don't see why ONE
shouldn't make as good swimmers as
men.
He-Yes, but you see, a swimmer
has to keep his mouth shut.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-09-30
RUBBING In.

Sapleigh-I-aw-have an awful
cold in me head, doncher know.
Miss Caustique-Well, you ought ID
be glad there is something In 1t.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-09-30
Could Understand,

VUuIu OnoeF6tan0.
THE cars expenses are enor-
NOUS"
I'm"
They are said to bafle the imagin.
alton"
"Oh. l don't know. l spent $3.50
on my vacation trip"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-09-30

1913 years ago-a battle which has
been described as fought by New
Hampshire militia upon New York
soil and named for Vermont-the bat
tie of Bennington.
True, the site of the old St. Croix
bridge, destroyed by the ~retreating
militiamen to check the advance of
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-09-30

STORIC associations cling
about many places along
the lower part Of the Wal
loomsac valley in the re-
gion of Walloomsac and
North Hoosick (the st.
Croix of Revolutionary
days), and despite the
lapse Of time many evil
dences still remain to re-
call The hattie fought thera
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-05-11
Care of Strawberry Plants.

1t Is very often the case that plants
are received several days before the
ground is ready for setting. Since the
nlants come tied in bundles and packed
i'm damp moss it is very necessary thar
they be opened and spread out Z"
prevent molding The only safe and
economical way is to heel them III
Select a we'll drained piece OF land. re
move the trash. if any. and spade UP
deeDly. Level off the soil and cut z
trench deep enough to ADMIT the roots
without doubling up. One side 1f the
trench should be nearly perpendicular
Law the plants on the perpendicular
side of the trench 50 that al of TIC
root system comes below the surface
but not so deep that the crowns ma.
ne covered. In the latter instance th'
crowns will rot if allowed to remain u
the ground for any length of time
Spread out the roots and plIr" IN
nlants so that they barely touch. I'll
| nm the trench with fine soil ard pac
down firmly with the foot. lie sur
| there are no mir spaces left among IL
roots. BE sure that the roots do ut
extend above the ground. If there
| any danger of cold damaging Ill
nlants cover over with light cOatin
of straw DO not put it on very deep
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-05-11
State Poultry Farm.

The state of California. through its
university. will establish model poui-
try farm in connection with its great
farmers school at Davis without BRING
ing one chicken. turkey or other va
riety Of poultry upon the premises
Instead. the eggs of the different
breeds OF poultry will be procured and
will be hatched in modern incubators.
after which the modern brooders Will
rear the chicks Before the eggs are
allowed to reach the farm. however
they will be minutely Inspected In OF
der that no disease may be carried III
with them to later cause losses IL
aocks. In this manner any diseases
that later are found among the states
birds will be OF local origin. One Tea
ture of this new department OF tn
.tate farm will be the poultry hospital
isolated from the chicken houses ant
yards,
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-05-11
E arm ano
Garden
THE GRAPE BERRY MOTH.
How Its Ravages Among the Vines
May Be Prevented.

The cause of wormy grapes Is tue
larvae OF the grape berry moth. Small
purplish brown moths appear In grape
vineyards in May and June and lay
thelr tiny eggs. probably on the stems
of the blossom clusters. Here they
hatch, and the young catcrpillarS i'm
mediately begin eating the blossom
buds even before the latter open. They
spin a delicate web among the buds,
and as the larvae feed throughout June
they soon attack the recently set Der
rieS. As result, many buds and
young berries are destroyed, flower
cluster often suffering severely. Really
more injury is done by the caterpillarS
Of this brood than by those Of the sec
ond one, yet one rarely notices the
work of these June larvae. They can
be I cached at this time very effectively
with poison solution. BY July, when
the caterpillars have become full
grown, they crawl TO the leaves. cut q
peculiar flap from the leaf. pun 1t over
and tie it down with silken threads
They then line the inside of this will
silk, thus forming n cocoon, in which
the larvae transform to pupae. Ii
! about two weeks the second brood %
moths begins to come forth from thes,
cocoons and in few days begin to Ia.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-05-11
FRArERNAt ORDERS

xockb, ldge Lodge, No. SO. l. q. o.
IN Gets every Thursday night, at odd re
ows' Hall.
Lexington Logde, No. Sc, h. OF 4
9 every meet Tuesday night sto"o r''
lows Hall.
liberty Lodge, No, 2, Daughters
Rsbekah, meets every Monday night'a
Odd Fellows Hall.
Mountain City Lodge, No. 81, Aneien
fork Masons, meets 1st and Srd MOI
lay nights at Masonic Hall
Natural Bridge Council, No :l92o hoyal
Arcanum, meets 1st and ord Wednesuay
nights In each month, at odo rei'o"e
Hall
Lex. Council. No. 179, Junior Oroel
United American Mechanics mee.s
every Friday night at Odd Fellows
Hall
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-05-11

TIE GRAPE BERRY MOTH AND ITS WORK
their shining eggs on the grape berries
and on the stems. When these eggs
hatch the emerging caterpillars gnaw
their way through the skin of the
berry and burrow inside of the grape.
Ii is these caterpillars that are best
known and that cause the "w"rihy
grapes Note that they cannot he
reached with poison ut this time.
The most noticeable and destructive
work is done by this brood of cater
pillars working in the grapes in July
and August The berries often becom'
infected by fungi as Il result OF the IN
iuries caused by the insect. and decay
soon sets in Where this pest Is album
dant the injury is often quite eXten
sive. When these caterpillarS reach
| full size they make cOcoons on the
leaves exactly like those of the first
brood. and many Of the later ones
! pass the winter as pupae in their co
| coons attached 10 the fallen leaves ly
ing on the ground. There may be ;
martial third brood Of caterpillars tina
work In the berries through Septem
her. A study of it's life history show
that the grape berry moth is best con
trolled by spraying with arsenate o
lead for the first brood Of caterpillar
In lime
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-05-11

copyright. 1910, by American freSS Assn
ciation-1
Muriel had the fatal gift OF sympa-
thy. In her case It was particularly
unfortunate. as she happened to be
born into a matter of fact, selfish fam
ily who never localized and who found
IN the misfortunes OF Others cause
for self graduation
Muriel In her childhood burned to
relieve the necessities Of the poor.
Her heart ached at tales OF wrongful
suffering, but she was handicapped by
the lack Of charity about her. and she
was too young to act in open uenahce
| of her people.
| Jim Manning had been tamhy
| friend when she was little girl. she
remembered the boxes Of candy ne