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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-09-08
AVIATOR BURNED TO DEATH
Thousands See Lieut.. De Orally Meet
Horrible Death,

Troyes, France.-Before the eyes of
thousands of horror-stricken spectators
Lieut.. de Orally, one of eight entrants
in an a%eOroplane race among army Off
GERS, was burned to death while in mid
air, the explosion of his fuel tank caus-
ing the fatality.
When above Rigny, twenty-five miles
from here, those who were watching the
fight of De Orally were Mortified to see
the machine enveloped in flame.
With the speed of an express train
the Mortified spectators saw the aero
plane coming %earthward with the man
who held the steering gear, a mass of
flames.
1t was all over in a little more than
a minute. The plane continued on its
course until the canvas had been burned.
Its very heat in the atmosphere for the
fraction of a second had the tendency
to buoy it up. Then, when half way to
the ground, with little else than flame
left, the law of gravitation, which had
been overcome, claimed it for its own.
1t dropped sheer to the ground.
Persons who ran to the wreck found
Lieut.. de Orally dead and fearfully
burned. His hands, that had gripped the
steering wheel, were charred upon the
backs, while the palms clearly showed
that to the last he had tried to put to
use his knowledge of aviation and steer
his machine to the ground.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-09-08
HESTER'S COTTON REPORT
Total Value 1910 Crop $1,000, 900, 900,
Costliest on Record.

New Orleans, La.-'No American cot
ton crop ever grown has sold for as
much as the one just marketed, the to-
tai value, including the seed, having been
81, O3O, 000,0 900"
This remarkable statement is con-
tanned in the detailed statistics of last
seasons cotton crop issued by Col.
Henry G. Hester, secretary of the Ne-
Orleans Cotton Exchange.
With 100000 bales less than con-
tanned in the bumper crop of 190s-09 the
crop just marketed netted the South
1854, 900, 900 more.
The 1851 ,000-bale crop of1906-07
brought 1922 ,OOO,O 900 less than the past
seasons crop.
Another significant feature of the re-
port is the statement that, ever with
the increase ON the more than 1,5OO,O 900
bales over last seasons crop, the supply
was deficient, land, Notwithstanding the
resultant high values, all of the years
growth found its way to the mills"
As a whole the crop averaged within
a shade of short middling, and the farm
er was paid an average of 14.6O cents
per pound, or 1850 per bale.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-09-08
ESTIMATED CROP
|2,9l8,2O0 BALES
COTTON IN AUGUST DECLINED 1879
PER CENT.
Percentage Averages 1872 Compared to
SOL Last Month, When Indicated
Crop Was 14,740,000 Bales.

Washington.-A total production OF
12,918,2OO bales of cotton as the final
yield this year is indicated by the de.
partment of agriculturc's official report
of condition of the growing crop OH A.u-
gust rs, which the crop reporting board,
from reports from its correspondents and
agents throughout the cotton belt, esti-
mated at 1872 per cent of a normal.
This estimate, based in ratio of the
average yield for the last ten years to
the average condition of the crop on Au-
gust rs for the past ten years, would
mean a final yield of 1876 pounds an
acre on the planted area of approx
mately 100000 acres, allowing for an
abandoned acreage of 100000 acres.
Unofficial advices from the cotton belt
indicate that the most important de-
clines in the crop were due to severe
drouths, hot winds and worms. Reports
indicate that heavy shedding caused by
hot weather was the chief factor of de-
terioration in practically all states, ex-
cept Louisiana and Mississippi, where
there was too much rain. In all other
states heat and drouth greatly damaged
cotton during the month, especially in
Texas and Oklahoma.
Since the date on which the condition
was taken-August 25-there have been
general rains which greatly relieved con
ditions and considerable improvement is
looked for when the October report is
issued.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-09-08
HATPtNS AND M

American efforts to regulate the
length Of women's hatpins. in order
to lessen the danger therefrom. are
the extreme of midness when COM
pared with the drastic measures
adopted by the railway administration
Of Saarbrucken, Germany. In this
country numerous municipal bodies
have discussed the hatpin question.
and a few have fixed upon . certain
number Of inches as the length to
which women could lawfully go in the
wearing Of hat fasteners, says the
Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph So
far as known, however, there has
never been an attempt to enforce such
an ordinance-probably for the rea-
son that American women are consid-
cred able to regulate such matters for
themselves. 1t remained for the afore-
said German railway administration
to prescribe a desperate remedy for
what seems to be regarded over there
as q desperate disease-if the follow
ing Of a fashion can be termed a dis.
ease. The railway officials Of Saar-
brucken have received their orders as
to how they must act when they are
confronted by a woman wearing .
hatpin Of the prohibited length. She
must be requested to remove 1t, and
II she refuses to do so she is to be
prevented from travelling by train and
told to leave the station. further re.
fusal to obey making her subject to
of a fine. Thus 1t is made
manifest that Germans are bold where
Americans are timorous.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-09-08
UNIONS REPLY TO MARKHAM
Take Issue on Claim Unions Failed to
Keep Contract.

Chicago. Notwithstanding that a
spirited letter protesting against the
stand taken by the Illinois Central Com
pany officials was sent President c.. H.
Markham Tuesday by the international
officials who have charge of the efforts
of the employees system federation to
obtain a conference, it is believed the
controversy will end in a few days.
The international officials in their let
ter explain the methods used by the sys-
TEN federation in serving the thirty
days notice. The international officials
said that owing to the business condi-
tions the preparedness of the company
and the lack of money in many of the
international treasures it would be best
to postpone taking drastic action until a
more opportune time.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-09-08
VERY HEAVY RAINS IN TEXAS
Cover Twenty Hours-Considerable Cot.
ton Damage.

Dallas, Tex.-Detailsd reports from
over Northern, Central and Western
Texas show unusually heavy rains, COW
ering a period of twenty-four hours in
duration, have visited those sections.
Brentwood, in the heart of the Cen
tral-Western section, reports a three
and-a-half-inch rain. Mineral Wells re-
ports the surrounding territory drenched
and the rain area extends from these
points eastward over the Northern re-
gion. Scattered points to the panhan-
die were visited by rains, Vernon report
ing heavy precipitation.
South Of there the rain has varied
from one to two inches over a large
territory, and dispatches declare that
rain is still continuing in the central
section. Damage to cotton from stain
and washing away is reported as serious,
though feed crops and special crops are
benefited.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-09-08
0WNCT0N WINS
l60-MILE FLIGHT
IN BLERIOT MONOPLANE, MAKES IT
IN 1875 MINUTES.
Atwood Carries Father-He Developes
Engine Trouble and Is Forced to
Alight Early in Race.

Boston.-The derby of the second an
hual Harvard-Boston aero meet, a cross
country flight of 100 miles, through
three states, the longest competitive
cross-country flight ever held in this
country, was won by Earle L. Ovington,
of Boston, in a f%fty-horse power Bleriot
monoplane.
Lieut.. L. d. Milling, in a Burgess
Wright, won in the second division for
biplanes.
The course to Nashau, N. H., thence
to Worcester, Mass, then from there to
Providence, r. l., and back to Boston,
was covered by Ovington, in 1856 minutes
% 1-2 seconds, winning for him a purse
of $4,000. Milling did the course in 322
minutes 81 seconds, securing the $500
for the biplane class.
Ovington was the first away, followed
by Arthur Stone, flying a fifty horse.
power Queen %monoplane. In the biplane
class, Henry N. Atwood, who flew re-
Gently from st. Louis to New York, was
the first starter. In the second seat of
his Burgess-Wright machine sat his aged
father, S. F. Atwood. The fourth and
last entry was Lieut.. T. Milling.
Two of the filters were early out of
the race. Stones gasoline tank sprung a
leak and forced a bad landing in a
ditch in Medford, ten miles from the
start. Atwood also developed engine
trouble and came down in Winchester,
twelve miles from the start.
Milling, who is unfamiliar with New
England topography, lost his way and
was forced to come down in Concord,
Mass, to learn his whereabouts.
Ovington flew at a height of from
1000 to 5000 feet, steering by compass.
The first forty-mile lap to Nashau, he
covered in 40 minutes 80 seconds.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-09-08
Thought He Felt a Hon.

An Irishman went into a prA|
house one day and asked for a uw1
beer In a great hurry, stating tha
was so dry that he thought be I'd
drink a gallon. The publican told
II he would drink 1t at one dnph1
without taking the measure away n
his lips, he should have It for noAn|
"Agraid," said Pat, "aad be I
howly Saint Pathrick I'll do i
same"
The landlord then drew a gallon ,
into the measure, handed It to n
who eagerly raised 1t to bis mod
and drank away until the measuNu
almost perpendicular. The pubNuA
eyes followed its motion in astofA|
ment, and, looking In 1t. be eyclarl
shaking the froth out:
pat, didn't you feel something !
ing down with the beer when ID
drank IT."
BE jabers," said Pat, 81 thOt
felt a hop, sur"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-09-08
Quarantine BOIL Weevil.

Greenville, s. C.-Members of the ex.
ecutive committee of the South Carolina
Cotton Manufacturers Association and
a committee representing the entomology
ical board of Clemson College will hold
a meeting here to consider the orders
issued recently by the state entomologist
forbidding the importation into this
state of cotton from Texas, Arkansas,
Oklahoma, Mississippi and Louisiana, on
account of the boil weevil. Invitations
have been extended to railway officials
and prominent cotton brokers of the
South
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-09-08
PRESIDENT TO TAKE
$4,000 MILE TRIP
WILL VISIT "a STATES AND OVER
HUNDRED CITIES.
Tariff, Reciprocity, Arbitration, Conser-
walton and Alaskan Trouble Will
Be Discussed.

Beverly, Mass-The route along which
President Taft will thread his way for
10000 miles was definitely mapped out
and the line runs through t%wenty-four
states, while more than a hundred cities
are red-dotted, showing pauses for
speeches on tariff, reciprocity, arbitra-
ton, conservation and Alaska.
The president starts from Boston Sep
TENDER Is and finishes at Washington
November l, in time to hear the verdict
from some of the states in the election
six days later.
Mr.. Taft will head straight for Michi-
gan, p%ausing only a day or two in New
York and Pennsylvania. From Michigan
the route leads into Illinois, and then
through Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Ne
braska, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Idaho,
Washington, Oregon, California, Mon
tana, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wiscon-
sin and finally to Chicago, Pittsburg and
Washington. In five states he makes no
stop.
The longest jump on the trip is ss2
miles, from Los Angeles to Salt Lake
City. The president will seldom 60
more than twenty or thirty miles with
out stopping to say a word either at
local hall or from the rear plat
form of his car.
1t is expected that several million
persons will hear the presidents voice,
or at least catch a glimpse of the presi.
~lential smile.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-09-08
WILL HOLD COTTON FOR PRICE
Thousands of Urgent Letters Pour in
on Secretary Davis.

Shawnee, Okla.-"Push vigorously
your campaign for holding cotton for
fair price," is the tenor of thousands
of letters and kilograms being received
from the cotton belt by Secretary Davis
of the National Farmers Union, who is
here for the national convention.
The handling of farm crops will be
the chief topic discussed at the meeting.
The annual election of officers will be
held, 500 delegates are in attendance
and many visitors. Senator Campbell
of Oklahoma will deliver the address
of welcome, and 7. j.. Brooks of Ten
nessee will respond. United States Sen
ator Gore is also expected to make an
address.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-09-08
FOUND RIGHT PATH
After a False Start.

I'm 1890 I began to drink cohA
"At that time l was healthy and I
5oyed life. At first I noticed no :
effects from the Indulgence Du! ]
course of time found that VaH
troubles were coming upon me.
"Palpitation Of the heart took
itself sick and nervous headaches :
ney troubles followed and eVenu1
my stomach became SO deranSsd I
even a light meal caused me SEM
distress. IA
"Our physicians prescriptions =
to help me and then l dosed NY.
with patent medicines till was
oughly disguised and hopeless.
FINALLY I began to suspect tn@ .
fee was the cause Of my troubles Y
perimented by leaving 1t on ~
for one small cup at breakfas.
helped some but did not altogella Y
lieve my distress. 1t satlsasa
however, that I was on the rlsn1 ".
$50 I gave up coffee altoge'ns
began to use Postum. In Ten W.
found myself greatly improves,
nerves steady, my head clear,
neys working better and oe..s'
hearts action rapidly improvlu no,
appetite improved and the auas
eat a hearty meal without suD ~' {
suffering restored to me- Anu u'
dition remains. .-n..d
Leaving of coffee and using ri
did this, with no help from arus',
abandoned the use of mediclu' M
I began to use the food drink. 81
given by Postum Co, Batu'
Mich. md
There's a reason" ana nd
planned in the little book
to Wellville." in pkgs. ~
Ever read the above ie'' .'me. 81
one appears from time to on ~ ~
ure genuine, true, ana ~" 4
interest.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-09-08
Franco-G German War Rumors.

3erlin-The over the pro.
tracted Franco-German negotiations with
regard to Morocco seems to have in.
creased with the resumption at the Ger
man foreign office of the conversations
between the French ambassador, M,
Cambon, and the German foreign minis.
ter, Herr Won Kiderlin-W aechter.
Wild rumors are being circulated from
the German provincial towns. At Stet-
ting large sums of money have been
withdrawn from the savings banks ow.
ing to rumors that was was impending.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-09-08
RUNAWAYS SLEEP on TRACK
Sam Brewer, 10 Years Old, Killed by
Iron Mountain Train.

Fort Smith, Ark.-Worn out and tired
from a week spent in riding trains and
walking crossties, Sam Brewer, aged 10,
and Arbor Gray, 10, sat down on the
railroad track at Wards Spur to rest.
They were On their way home from
Fort Smith, where they had gone after
running away from their parents. When
passenger train No. 105, of the Iron
Mountain, whistled for the crossing both
were sound asleep, stretched across the
rails. Gray jumped up, awakened by
the sound of the train, and leaped from
the track just in time. Brewer, how
ever, failed to hear the approaching
train, and the engine struck him, hurl-
ing him from the rails. His head and
shoulders were crushed.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-09-08
10000 CHOLERA DEATHS
Terror and Superstition Cause Outbreaks
Among the Swiss.

Chiasso, Switzerland-Since the begin
ning of the present year the total num-
Der OF deaths from cholera in Italy has
passed the 10000 mark. Terror and
superstition are causing outbreaks of
violence among the inhabitants, who
consider the authorities responsible for
the scourge.
Health measures are opposed by the
people, who think that the measures
have been put into effect for the purpose
of spreading the infection, believing it
is the desire of the authorities to kill.
through poison, a large number of the
people and in that way get rid of the
poor,
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-09-08

A dispatch from st. Louis tells OF
. divorce suit file by Lieutenant
Comfort. Of the United States navy,
against his wife, a former Filipino
belle. Abandonment is the ground on
which he asks a decree. The case
suggests one Of the Oldest themes in
all the world-the charm of the for
eign woman, says the Chicago Inter
Ocean. What age has not felt and
celebrated 1t? Let Homer and his
Helen, and the writer of the beautiful
story Of Ruth, the Moabite woman
bear witness for antiquity. As for
our own times. how often the theme
recursl But with us the theme often
undergoes a slight variation. 1t be-
comes one Of predestined sadness.
Even at the beginning of many such
relations there are minor chords full
OF fugitive suggestions Of pathos and
perhaps despair. The bright cherry
blossoms are doomed to wither, the
gorgeous lotus flowers to shrink and
die. Witness Pierre Lofts Madame
Ch~rysantheme and the touching little
stories of the operas Madame Butter
fly and Lakme. How natural 1t seems
for the European man to yield ever
to The charms of these beautiful, exo-
tic types! How impossible to con-
ceive of any ending save a sad one,
even though we would fain delay the
catastrophe!
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-09-08
All Helped in Chicago.

Chicago.-Capital Joined hands with
.abor in observing the legal holiday set
aside for toilers for rest. All the banks,
stock exchange, board of trade, whole.
sale stores, manufacturing plants and
public buildings were closed to business.
Union labor men and their friends at
tended two picnics given under the IL
pieces of the Chicago Federation of Labor
and other organizations where a large
defense fund for the Mcnamara broth
ers who are charged with blowing up
the Times building was raised by the
sale of souvenir buttons.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-09-08
%PEACEMAKER FRUSTRATED
Deputies Quarrel-Shoots Through Peace
makers Hand to Heart.

Shreveport, La.-When Deputy Sheriff
Clay Flanagan of this state engaged in
a quarrel with Deputy Sheriff Walter
Aiken of Harrison county, Texas, neal
the Texas state line, Game Warden
Charley WATSON, as peacemaker, placed
his hand over Flannigan's heart. Aiken
aimed his rifle at Wasson's hand, the
bullet clipped off one forefinger and pen
etrated Flannigan's heart, killing him
instantly. Aiken is said to have surren.
dered to the Marshal (Texas) officers.
All had been assigned to Caddo lake tc
cooperate in enforcing game laws.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-09-08
Girl Swims Mississippi,

Fulton, Ky.-Miss Ruth Porter, in
company with her instructor, swan the
Mississippi river at Columbus, KY, in al
most record time, while the water was
unusually rough and tlecked with white
caps. After swimming nearly across
she turned upstream and wan for a
quarter of a mile through an eddy that
was especially rough just to get more
experience in battling with the waves.
Her performance was the more credita-
BILE because this was the first time she
had ever encountered rough weather.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-09-08
Horseman Drops Dead,

Frankfort, Ky.-Just after winning
the last ring at the capital fair with his
favorite saddle horse, Russell Bailey,
one of the best known horsemen in Ken.
lucky, dropped dead here. As he rode
from the ring after winning the blue
tie with Golden Glow, Mr.. Riley re.
marked to one of his trends, 81 hope to
meet Golden Glow in heaven" In twenty
minutes after he made this remark he
was dead. Mr.. Bailey's home was in
Versailles. He was a breeder of fine
saddle horses and a splendid rider.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-09-08
100000 CHINESE DROWNED
Floods Destroy Crops and Thousands
Are Starving.

Han Kow, China.-One hundred thou
sand persons have been drowned and
95 per cent of the crops destroyed by
great floods in the valley of the Yang
Use Kiang river, according to dispatches
received by the American mission settle
ment Wuhu. Nearly ell the province
of Anwei is under water. Native mes
sage bearers from the floods are report
ed overwhelmed in the water. Thousands
are starving.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-09-08
Walks Across Continent,

San Francisco, Cal.-John F. Mooney,
rs years old, a member of the New
York fire department, arrived here Tues
day, having walked from New York in
e~lghty-one days. His object was to lower
Weston's time of los days across tho
continent.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-09-08
LIFE SAVED By
FRIENDS Ami

About three Year, 40 ..
appendicitis and after 6sv;n = Suffered
performed it left me with as an opssS
OF kidney trouble. wa, . 'evss
era physicians and getting 1 Nc org
the advice Of a friend and n mo- sslai
tls OF Dr.. Kilmer's swsm p,ISu'sa
taxing the contents of the s 5,t loot.
After using the contents Of t !" ssatas
Lar bottles, I experienced !. .asss nan
l cannot recommend complete
swamp-Root too highly II ~. Ea
Ing from kidney or bladder anyone 1
Yours very truly,
E; P. NAV
Sworn to and subscribed ~,
this July 18th, 1909. Oefas
JOS. s. CALHOUN
Notary Pull.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-09-08

A clergyman declares that no minis.
ter can marry on less than ST. 200 a
year.. But they marry many other peo-
pie whose prospects are not near so
bright.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-09-08

A Boston paper asked: III you could
take only one book with you on your
vacation which one would it be?" The
man who has a checking recount will
not have much difficulty In deciding.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-09-08

1t took a visiting Philadelphia Just
an hour in Boston to have her Jewels
stolen. They are slower about these
little matters in Philadelphia, but just
rs sure.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-09-08

Several people have been drowned
during the past few days owing to the
fact that their boats were upset by big
fish that had been hooked. All the
fish got away.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-09-08

Nine horses used upon the trails OF
the Yosemite Valley were killed the
other day by a bolt of lightning, but
the people who were riding the ami
mails all escaped death. Evidently
horses are more attractive than are
people to lightning.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-09-08
Atwood Starts September IS,

Boston.-Harry N. Atwood, the Bos.
ton aviator, who recently flew from st.
Louis to New York, announced that he
would start from San Francisco on Sen
tember Is in an attempt to make an
aeroplane fight across the United States.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-09-08

Shoe manufacturers insist that
women's feet are growing larger. For
tunately 1t has not become fashion
able for women to fasten their shoes
to their feet with projecting pins.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-09-08
FIGHT OVER HIGH FOOD PRICES
Workmen Harrassed by Prices, Join in
Demonstrations.


Paris.-The demonstration and disor.
iers arising from the high price of food
stuffs continued in more than fifty cities
and towns in Northern France. At st.
Quentin a squadron of cavalry and a
regiment of infantry were called out
to quell the disturbances, but the mob
was SO large that the troops were prac-
tically powerless. More than $50 per-
sons were injured in the fight that-fol-
lowed.
A mass meeting was held at Dunkirk,
under the auspices of the general COLI
federation of labor, in which more than
5000 men and women participated. A
committee of ten was appointed to draw
a maximum schedule of prices they were
willing to pay for the foodstuffs.