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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-11-25
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present the most picturesque as well az
the most complete set of Notifications
uncle Sam possesses. Stretching
across the mouth of the harbor are a
series OF islands. The largest of these
ISLANDS and the one which will be used
as a base OF supplies for the others is
~Corregidor, from which the first hostile
gun was directed against Admiral Dew.
ey's deet In 1898. On Corregidor the
army is installing a "a company post.
warehouses Of a capacity to contain
supplies for a whole year for 10000
men have been built. This island is
considered impregnabie from the sea
side.
But the most interesting Of all the
islands is the I'll Fraile, at present q
tiny rock rising in a, pinnacle 1870 feet
above the bay. The shape Of the island
Will, as stated, be changed by means
OF steel and concrete walls which will
extend below the water line, to resem-
BILE the hull Of a b~attleship. No sec
ton Of the island ground will be OK
posed to fire. It will be surrounded
and covered over by steel and concrete
walls, about fifty feet thick on the
sides and almost solid steel on tho top
On the surface Of this deck" two tur
rets will be placed, each turret con
tanning two 14-inch guns. Besides the
four large guns. four six-inch rapid
fire rifles will be placed in embrasurei
at the seward end, and like batterie.
Of small guns will be placed at othel
points Of advantage. Quarters will b.
provided for only q sufficient number
Of men to work the guns and maohin
cry. The cost Of this powerful .nttl'
fortress, the most dangerous fort Of it,
size on earth. will be $4,000. 900, guns
walls. turrets and all.
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IN HIS TRUE LIGHT
SENATOR ALpRicH NOW SEEN TO
HAVE BEEN ovERRATED.
HE Presence In the Senate Important
Only to the Corporations Whose
Interests He eerved-"clant"
Proved q Plgmy.

It Is amusing at this time to recall
the contention of ardent admirers OF
Senator Aldrich that without his hand
at the helm the United States senate
would jibe and wobble like q ship
without a rudder.
Probably no member Of that august
body has been more overrated than
the senator who was chiefly RESPONSE
BILE for the tariff law that has made
his party 80 much trouble.
AS long as he was able to command
q s~ubservient majority, as the chosen
apostle of interests whose supremacy
was unquestioned, he doomed a prom.
inent figure In national affairs. But
under the fire Of opposition the re
doubtable giant became a pygmy.
This view il aptly expressed by .
writer in the American Magazine, who
says:
II think there was never in our his
tory q fiction more thoroughly explod
cd than the fiction called Aldrich
Every n had imputed to Aldrich al
most supernatural sagacity. The In
surgents themselves dreaded him; bu'
under the 1re Of Dolliver, Cummins
Beverage and La Toilette. he explod
ed. dried up and blew away"
However important the presence o
Aldrich In the senate may have beel
to the corporations whose interests b.
served, his services to the people ar
now e to have been small. Their
are a dozen men in the newly constl
tuted senate who are amply able to al
his place.
Let us hope that his successors Il
leadership will use their power NOR
wisely and periodically.
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aLBERT J. MYER. the American
"A army's gentleman soldier. Is no
longer wearing the uniform OF an en-
listed man. He has left Fort Myer'
the army reservation named for his
illustrious grandfather. and has gone
back to Boston.
Not only was the passing OF the
dandy soldier sudden and unexpected.
hut the manner Of his going sensation
al Mr.. Myer, who was a corporal In
tha signal corps, has been In the
s1ardhouse since August. A recent
verdict Of a court-martial which tried
him sentenced Corporal Myer to be
reduced to the ranks. to be confined
Mt hard labor for three months and
~ forfeit $50 of his pay.
The court-martial was a little slow
and Myer escaped its Imprisonment
penalty. having been discharged In
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-11-25

Tariff on Luxuries and Necessities.
We have heard a great deal about
the way tariff rates were raised on
Injuries and wer lowered on neces-
stiles. Great statesmen and great
tariff makers have dwelt on this fea-
ture Of the Payne law only to have
their ~utterances skeptically received
There have been showings that some
Of the necessities still paid rather
high duties, while the imposts on GER
tain Injuries dif not bear SO heav'
lily. This view of the situation re-
ceives confederation from the minor
ity report of the Lodge committee on
the causes Of the high cost Of liv-
ing. For instance, this report shows
that champagne was put on the
schedules at from 81 to So per cent.
whilst wearing apparel was taxed at
from 80 to 90 per cent"
Now comparatively few people
drink champagne. but all people must
use wearing apparel. SO there ID no
question about which is a luxury and
which Is a necessity. Yet the few
who ~luxuriate in champagne are only
taxed from "a to IS per cent. on
their indulgence. while all must pay
. tax of from so to 90 per cent. on
clothing. Again, the committee found
that hats mot bringing over $3.50 q
dozen were taxed at n per cent, and
those valued at more than $18 a dozen
at Al per cent" which shows a diner
ence Of 30 per osnt. in favor OF those
who can afford the more expensive
style. The cheaper hats are worn by
the greater number Of people and the
greater number Of people thus have
to pay a higher tax. The report also
calls attention to the wooden schedule
where the tariff rates are so high on
these necessities of the people as to
practically preclude any foreign com
petition with the American manufac'
turer. except on high-priced goods pur-
chased by the wealthiest consumers
who can, to some extent. disregard
prices" Again the plain people clear
ly get the worst Of It.
Owing to the accident to Mr.. Tawney
Of Minnesota, Mr.. Cannon's speaker
ship support appears to be reduced to
two votes, namely, those of Mr.. Can
non and Mr.. Mann, both Of Illinois.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-11-25

THE seven Justices Of the Supreme
court of the United States, led by
the venerable Justice Harlan. called
on President Taft the other day to pay
their respects. This annual call OF
courtesy reminded the president Of a
duty which Is uppermost in his mind
and occupying It almost to the ex-
c~lusion Of any other consideration. Tor
the president is called upon to re-
model the highest tribunal In the land
The president has appointed two
justices already-Hughes in place OF
Brewer, who died, and Lurton In place
Of Peckham of New York, also dead
These deaths removed a Republican
and a Democrat, and their successors
were Of the same political faith
Since then Chief Justice Fuller. q
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-11-25
New ENGLAND Results.

Tho results in New England are
such a. were indicated by Maine.
There Mr.. Roosevelt's campaign was
followed by Republican votes for
Democrats. and so 1t was in Massa-
chusetts and Connecticut. In Con-
necticut the "retrogressive" Baldwin
received 5000 majority. 1t is no long
or possible to doubt that Connecticut
sentiment favors declaration Of the
law as It is by the Judges. leaving the
making Of new law to legislators who
have the peoples confidence, which
prust be sought In a manner different
from that in which 1t was sought In
this campaign. The demonstration OF
the damage to the Judge by the colo
nel's Islander is not convincing, and
It 10 to be feared that we have lost
an entertaining lawsuit
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Seeking Consolation.

with the greatest Democratic land
slide since C~leveland's day; with New
York, Connecticut, Ohio. Indiana. New
Jersey and Massachusetts gone"
Democratic and with. a Democratic
majority in the national house Of rep
resentatives, It does not do to try to
explain the vote by singing out in
dividual men or particular political
situations. The thing to do is to REQ
ognize that the Of the upheaval
was tariff discomfort, to feel reas'
sured that we have at length given
vent to this suppressed revolt and tc
90 on our way rejoicing that We have
got its bitterness out of u politica
and commercial systsm.-New {Yorl
Gun (Rep.).
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Roosevelt and the Courts.

The power Of the courts to declare
unlawful and void the acts Of legisla-
ture and executives when those acts
do not conform to the rules Of right
action embodied In u institution Is
the chief guarantee Of permanency in
our constitution. Senator Root.
What Mr.. Roosevelt, whom Senator
Root defends In his attacks on the
courts, has done is to proclaim the
power Of the executive to declare un-
lawful and void the acts Of the legis-
latures and the courts when they do
not conform with his caprices and
course Of action.
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FIT TO SERVE THE PEOPLE
Rejuvenated Democratic Party In Q
Position to Execute the Will
Of the Voters.

what a wonderful and quick regen-
Grafton has been wrought In the Dem
r party in this year, when its
opportunity and the country's need
~conspired to raise 1t from its low con-
dition and to inspire 1t with wisdom,
with capacity, and with courage! OF
political revolutions like this Of the
year of 1910 the country has seer
more than one. But never did the
victory of a Congratulated opposition
bring to the fore a finer group of new
leaders than those upon whom the
eyes of the country are now turned
with interest, with expectation, and
with trust. Plaisted, Foss, Baldwin.
DIX, Wilson, Harmon, these are the
able. sane. and wise new leaders who
out Of the body Of the Democracy. by
the choice Of the Democracy in its
W party councils, were put in the
forefront of the battle Against in.
trenched Republicanism, and to their
support the voters have nobly rallied,
to them and to their party they have
given a splendid victory. The vital.
ity and the recuperative power Of the
Democracy shown in 1874, in 1884, and
In 1899. have again been exhibited
this year. It has once more become
the better instrument for executing
the peoples will. It 10 we'll for the
country that there are now two well
organized parties. 1T is well for the
Democracy that by the character Of
Its chosen and approved leaders II
gives to the country a trustworthy as
surance that by its wisdom in the OF
ercise of power 1t will merit continued
confidence.
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Tho Soul Of Man.

Science is dealing with the soul of
man, and is recognizing the fact that
this soul has stamped upon 1t the
image of the external God, and, there
fore. was not made to die.-Rev. E. L.
Powell, Christian. louisville, Ky.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-11-25
The Modssty Of Lodoe,

I'VE have eve had Republican
bosses in Massachusetts," says Sena,
tor Lodge. I'VE have had leaders,"
With which ~glitterins euphemism he
cleared the rail to let the colonel
straddle.-Boston Globe.
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Youthful Wisdom.

Father-Why did my little boy send
his papa a letter with only a capital
T written on the page while he was
away?
Little Son-Beoause l thought you'd
30 around among your friends with ID
and say: My boy is only four years
old, and Just see the capital letter he
vritesl"-Judge.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-11-25

There are few difficulties that hold
out against real attacks; they fly, like
the visible horizon, before those who
advance.-Sharp.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-11-25
81: sss': s;s., - s.s Thompson's Eye Water
Twin Extravaqances.

Twin Extravagances.
Il don't suppose there is anything
gets out Of date quicker than a won-
ans hat?"
Unless 1t Is q battleship.
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to-daya well woman."-Mrs. WILLIA1s
AHRENs, ese W. 21st St., Chicago, III.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com.
pound, made from native roots and
herbs, contains no narcotics or harm-
t!ul drugs, and to-day holds the record
tor the largest number of actual cures
Of female diseases Of any similar medi:
cine In the country. and thousands Of
voluntary testimonials are on file In
TIE Pinkham laboratory at Lynn,
Mass, from women who have been
cured from almost every form Of
female complaints, Inflammation, III
eerati9n, displacements, fbroid tumora.
!rregularties. periodic pains, backache
snd1gestion and nervous prostration.
Every such suffering woman owes 1t to
eersef to give Lydia E. Pinkham's
vegetable Compound a trial.
II you would like special advice
about your case write a confden-
Hal letter to Mrs. Pinkham, al
Lynn, Mass. Her advice Is free,
Ind always helpful
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-11-25

There is no grief without some
great provision to soften its intense
ness.-G. y. Prentice.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-11-25

Happiness comes far more from
within than from Without, Free
man Clarke
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-11-25
Pettit's Eye Salve for $50.

Relieves tired, congested, inHamed and
sore eyes, quickly stops eye aches. Al
druggists OF Howard Bros, Buffalo, N. Y.
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Home Vaudeville,

$50 YOU used to he on tie stagei~
" and done a side-splittins
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-11-25
OWES
HER
LIFE TO
E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Chicago, M.-"I was troubled with
falling and Inflammation. and the doc,
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tors said I could not
get well unless I
had an operation.
I knew I could not
the strain Of
one, 50 I wrote to
you sometime ago
about my health
and you told me
what 70 do. After
ia king Lydia E
|Plnkham's Vegeta.
BILE Compound and
Blood Purifier 7 am
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1910-11-25

Well, let's see what you car do in
the way Of q wood-splitting sketch
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The Preachers
Library

HE subject before me for
discussion pre-supposes
that the preacher Is also
a student, which most as
AuredlY ha must ha IL az
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-20

on the west side of Cedar Parkway. ad.
joining his present holdings.
In these four transactions the deals
were conducted by Edward H Jones.
Southern Banker Buys Home,
A Southern banker who expects &c
make his home in Washington has
bought the four-story brick residence al
2ll2 Bancroft street northwest, recently
constructed by Harry wardman The
price paid is understood to have been
50, 600
The building is of French design. with
white stone trimmings on the exterior.
The interior is finished in hard wood.
The house is on a lot % feet by 90. and
occupies the greater part of the lot. II
has eleven rooms and three baths. hot
water heating and electric lights.
Albert Sigmund has purchased through
Shannon & Luchs, 2S02 Twenty-seventh
street northwest, Woodley Park, one of
the homes of a hundred ideas
The property contains ten rooms and
bath and is heated by hot water. It is
one of a row Of twelve just being COM
pleted by Middaugh & Shannon.
AS SoiiSiuSialtVu Was 4ft0eVs
The Edward NJ Dulln Construction
Company has sold lot 81 in square II.
occupied by the two-story apartment
building newly constructed by the DulIn
Company numbered 1121 Twenty-second
street, between L and NJ streets north
west. The apartment has suites of five
rooms and bath and four rooms and
hat n Il,
is the second apartment building in the
same row sold by Willige, Gibbs & Dan
lei for the Dulin Construction Company
during the past fortnight. The building
occupies lot approximately . feet front
by depth of over 90 feet 1t is under
stood that $3.50 was paid for the proper
ty, which was purchased by Milton Gron-
ma, and will be held as an investment.
Builds Home Firepr0Of.
Michael Hester. architect. is building a
fine home for himself in Chevy Chase.
The principal feature Of this house is that
fireproof material is being used through
out. and Mr. Hester is demonstrating
that he will not only have safe and
sane residence. but one comfortable and
attractive at a moderate cost. He is US
ing terra Gotta tiles. with steel beams
and joints. concrete floors and ceilings.
One of the advantages pointed out is
that the interior will be kept free from
moisture. dust. vermin, and sounds. The
exterior viii be of simple architecture.
Stucco has been chosen as the material
The house viii have fifteen rooms and
win cost approximately $1,000,
The building at $40 NJ street northwest.
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owned by George w. Wise, is to be torn
down. and on the site will be erected a
four-story business building from plans
prepared by A. B. Mullett & Sons, archi-
tects. II Is to be planned for the bust
ness of J. F. Darcy & Co. occupying a
building on the same block, who will take
possession of the new quarters as soon
as completed.
The entire front viii be Of iron and
glass, from the ground floor to the top,
so as to give not only an abundance of
light and air 10 the interior. but also
affording chance to display goods. The
building will have depth of nearly 100
feet
Twenty-three Houses Planned.
Plans are in hand for the construction
of twenty-three two-story brick houses
of the box type, In square 1854. bound
ed by Fourteenth, Fifteenth, c, and d
streets northeast. which property was
acquired during the week by Davidson &
Davidson, who will build the houses.
One-half Of this square was obtained
through the transfer of the handsome
double house at 1929 Nineteenth street
northwest. This residence is built of
colonial brick, and has a white stone
base. 1t is one of row of three recently
built by John Nolan. The trade was
made with Frank o'Nein. who will hold
the house as an investment.
The houses to be built for Davidson
& Davidson are being designed by A.
H Pierce, the architect. and will be con-
structed by c. B. Hight. They are esti-
mated to cost $4,000.
The square bounded by Sixth, Seventh.
D, and streets and Maryland avenue
northeast will be built up by Kennedy
Brothers
This square affords space for us houses
each twenty feet front, forty-four OF
which will front on Lexington place.
which has been opened through the
square and which will be eighty feet
wide between building lines.
The enterprise has been started by the
erection OF twenty nine-room houses
fronting on Maryland avenue. and the
reservation formed by the intersection of
this avenue with d street. These houses
are of the colonial design. with front
porches and overhanging Spanish roofs
covered with green slate. They are
equipped with electric and gas lights,
hot water heat and automatic water
heaters.
The halls, stairways. and dining rooms
are trimmed in oak, while the bedrooms
have white enamel trim with mahogany
finished doors. Oak flooring was used on
the first floor. There are also two
story back porches and cold storage
rooms under the front porches.
Cammack Estate subdfvided.
The same firm has begun the develop
ment of the large tract of land at
Georgia avenue and Rock Creek Church
road, known as the "Cammack estate. Z"
which was purchased last fall. This land
comprises about 10 acres. It has been
subdiyided into about $50 lots. from %
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TO IS feet wide. and will be improved
principally by three-story houses, con-
tanning eight rooms and two baths.
These houses viii be planned and de-
signed to avoid the usual monotony of
long rows by arranging on the same
square several groups entirely detached.
each group being OF different coIored
brick and finished at the ends with
semi-detached houses. The architectural
effect will be stil further heightened by
the fact that there will be neither a con-
tinuous line of porches nor bay windows.
but these two features will be so grouped
and alternated as to produce harmony
without sameness.
M A. Mulcare the Washington build
er. has purchased the house at e94 d
street northeast. on lot IA, square $50,
which he proposes to use as his home.
The sale was made by Kennedy
Brothers. and the price paid is said TO
have been about s6.0O0.
This house is three stories in height,
and is one of a number recently con-
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-20
WEEKS OPERATIONS IN
THE REALTY MARKET
Fine Weather FavorS Activity of Brokers Builders
Break Ground for Many New Improvements

Fine weather, the merry "honk" of the
automobile, springtime. and plenty of
| property to sell make combination in
which the real estate broker revels. Such
were the conditions in the local market
last week, and the opportunity was taken
advantage of to pull or some good sales
of property. In fact, the local realty
market was very active. Builders also
are breaking ground for their spring and
early summer operations, and the sound
of the saw and hammer mingle with the
songs Of the returning birds in all the
suburbs of the Capital All indications
with the resultant occupation of land,
addition to the taxable values of the
District. and the enrichment of those
who handle property and erect houses
and other buildings.
Sales by Fisher q Co.
Preston Gibson, author and creator OF
dramas. expects to make his permanent
home in Washington and will build it to
suit his tastes in Chevy Chase He has
bought two lots for the purpose at the
intersection of Connecticut avenue and
Meadow lane. Mr.. Gibson's purchase
involves a little over 10000 square feet,
with a frontage on Connecticut avenue.
The property overlooks the grounds of
the Chevy Chase Club.
William P. Lipscomb has purchased
from Mark r Finlay and Donald Nc
Pherson lots 22s. 229 go, and 81, in block
25S4 This property is located on Clydes-
dale street Lanier Heights, and over
looks the Geological Park. The price
was in the neighborhood OF $500. The
sale was made through the Office OF
Thomas J. Fisher & Co. Qnc)
Joseph T. Banes has bought a piece =
ground on Macomb street. Oakview. This
is an additional purchase to ground al
ready held by Mr.. Banes.
George II. Chandlee has sold to W. B.
Magruder large lot on the west side
of Cedar Parkway in section 2. This lot
contains 10000 square feet of ground The
new owner viii erect home in the near
future
The Chevy Chase Land Company has
sold all of lot g. and part of lot /. block
49, to a prominent attorney of this city
ms prot VI 6ioutu SoutdiHS ABOUT IV,uJO
square feet and VIII be improved by the
new owner shortly.
George H. Chandlee has sold to Archi-
bald Edmondston. LEGO feet Of ground on
Cedar Parkway. This property adjoins
the piece bought by Mr.. Msgruder Mr.
Edmondston is planning the erection Of
a home at an early date.
T D. Hathaway has bought from The
Chevy Chase Land Company 20 feet
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-20
NEW REAL ESTATE FIRM.

With the renewed activities of the
spring season a new real estate business
has been launched under the title Of the
Key-Smith & Latham, Incorporated.
The members of the firm are F. S. Key
Smith, the weIl-known attorney OF
Washington, who has been largely identi-
fed in recent years with civic and pro-
gressive movements in this city. and Mr.
Latham, formerly a resident and large
property owner of Warrenton Va Mr.
Smith is a nneal descendent of the au-
thor of the star Spangled Banner" and
Mr. Latham has also a proud lineage in
one of the Oldest families of Virginia.
The new firm has Offices on the second
floor OF the Evans Building.
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structed by Kennedy Brothers in square
S62. 1t is accessible TO two car lines
and is convenient to the Union Station.
and is situated on one Of the highest
points on Capitol Hill.