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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-11-02
HAREMS ARE FEW IN TURKEY
Mistaken Idea That Each Husband
Takes Advantage Of Plural Mar
riages-Polyeamy 10 Rare.

Constantinople There exists in
Europe and America mistaken no
ton that almost every married Turk
has several wives, that he is at lib
erty to marry as many times as he
likes, and that IL is for him just as
easy to divorce a wife as TO change
an overcoat. Polygamy in Turkey is
the exception, and not the rule, the
majority OF the Osmanlis having but
one wife. In the metropolis itself
poygamy does not amount to five
per cent II is rarely met with IN
other big centers Of the Ottoman EN-.
pire, save among the richest and most
powerful functionaries. and even
then plurality of wives is an excep-
ton.
The legal number OF wives is four.
Only the padishah and caliph Is al
lowed to have more. being person
beyond and above limitations and re-
strictions OF that kind. The prophet
Mohammed had seven wives. and Ali,
the fourth in the succession OF the
caliphate had nine.
one OF the cnlel causes vi the plu'
rality of wives being so rare among
the Turks is that while the prophet
and the Koran permit the faithful
worshipers OF Islam to marry four
times, they also provide strict injunc'
tons OF religious and ethical ma
ture, which every Mussulman has to
adhere to If he doesn't want to be
accommodated from the fold OF
orthodox Islamism. Thus, a TURK
who is DESTROYS OF contracting a sec
ond marriage is bound b. an explicit
law to provide for his new life com
panion a separate dwelling place, In
every respect similar to that of his
first wife, as we'll as an equal mum
Der of slaves and servants.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-11-02
WHY CHILDREN TELL STORIES
Egotlsm and Vanity Are Chief Causes
of Falsehoods and Habit Is
Difficult One 70 Cure.

Boston.-How lying children can be
cured and the habit prevented was
told by Rev Robert Swickerath. S. j.,
professor of pedagogy in Holy Cross
college, lin one of ten lectures he de-
livered before the Catholic teachers
institute which closed recently AT Bos-
ton college.
Liars must not be taken either too
lightly or too seriously" he said. but
every means must be taken by educa-
tors to cure them"
Prevention he regards as more i'm
portant than the actual curing. yet In
every case lying will crop out from
time to time requiring the utmost
care, prudence. vigilance and tact OF
the best teachers. Said he:
Lying should above all. be pre-
vented Much can be prevented by
prudence and tact and by systematic
treatment of children. If child has
caused any disturbance and the teach
err. especially one who is known 10
inflict invariable severe punishments,
angrily charges him with the offense,
the child will usually deny the deed
In sheer excitement. One lie leads
to another.
"A teacher as a rule should not
Immediately insist on arguing the
case but await a better opportunity
until the child has Gained down.
teacher who is generally sympathetic
patient, judicious In inquiries reas
enable in punishment, will seldom be
told lie.
1T is much more difficult to assign
general remedies for the cure OF the
habit of lying Here, as in other
cases, a specific remedy is needed
1t is important to know that the lies
are different according to the source
from which they flow
THE most common OF all lies lie
that arising from sheer egotism. Lies
are used to shield one from censure
and punishment as the umbrella Is
employed to protect one from rain
and hail Sometimes the source Is
vanity; children boast at times ever
of wickedness, to appear bold before
comrades.
1T is certain that some given Il
lying. when once thoroughly aware o.
the disgracefulness Of this habit, con
ceived such a horror against IL thai
they became disguised with every
| thing dishonest and developed charac
tiers known for uprightness and hon
esty"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-11-02
BREAKS HER LEG ON A BOAT
Woman's Physician Happened to Be
on Same Vessel and She 10
Given Quick Attention.

Philadelphia.-Just after she had re-
marked to fellow passenger that she
had enjoyed her outing immensely
and was glad that no accident had
marred the journey, Mrs. Mary E.
Fries, seventythree years old, OF S55
North Fortieth street, who, in COM
pany with her five sons and a daugh-
ter. had been attending church pic
mic at Burlington Island park, tripped
over a hawser on the boat In which
she was making the return trip and
fell to the deck. injuring herself seri-
ously.
Seeing her mother slip, the daugh-
ter, Cynthia Fries. made an Intellectual
effort 10 save her from striking the
deck. BY a remarkable coincidence
Mrs. Fries was treated for her in.
juries by Dr.. William G. Barrett, who
for thirty-fve years had been the fam
ily's regular practitioner. and who
was returning from Trenton on the
same boat, unconscious of the prox
unity of his friends.
The aged woman had secured good
seat on the upper deck as the vessel
left the landing. When they were in
midstream two attaches of the boat
line asked her to move AS she arose
from her seat Mrs. Fries lost her bal
ance and fell to the deck. While DR.
Barrett was examining her injuries
which proved TO consist OF fractured
leg, DR.. r. B. Wolf of st. Timothy's
hospital, improvised splints from
pieces of wood lying near by. Upor
reaching the city the woman was TAX
en- to the Presbyterian hospital.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-11-02
The Brown Slug.

The little brown slug that defoliates
the pear, plum and cherry trees during
the summer season is one of the
easiest of our insects TO control. Nc
one need allow this insect TO do any
serious harm to his trees, if he will
thoroughly use the remedy here given
Steep two ounces of fresh white helle
bore in one gallon OF water, and use
as a spray when the slugs are first
seen. Stir the mixture often; or
better yet, have an agitator attach
ment on the pump. Sometimes there
is a second brood of the slsgs, neces
stating a second spraying.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-11-02
Onions Are Enioined.

Des Moines, Iowa-Judge De Graf
who, by a mandatory injunction a
few weeks ago, effectively ended the
street car strike. has issued an in
junction against tie odor of cooking
onions. Lawyers who have Offices In
the Iowa Loan and Trust building
told the court they did not relish the
odors which escaped from the chin
ney OF restaurant across the alley
Judge De Gran ordered the restaurant
company OF raise its chimney high
enough to carry the doors above the
attorneys offices.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-11-02
MONOGRAMS ON CHOICE FRUIT
Clever Little Trick Performed by Past
Ing on Perforated Paper Before
Apples Color.

A story comes from Oregon to the
effect that the big fruit growers In
that section are now growing mon
ograms on their choice fruit 1t en-
hances their value in the big markets
in the east 1t is claimed that large
grower of fancy apples at Hood River
now places the Monogram of a prom
inent New York hotel on a large por-
ton of his crop. This is done by
pasting perforated paper labels con
tanning the monogram on the cheek
of the apples while green. When the
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-11-02
If you know some feller's failin's
TRY THIS
Over Night Cure for Cold in Head
or Chest.
1t is Curing Thousands Daily, and
Saves Time and Money.

1t is curing thousands DAILY, and
Saves Time and Money.
Get bowl three-quarters full OF
boiling water, and a towel.
Pour into the water scant tea
spoonful OF HYOMEI pronounce
High-o-me).
Put your head over the bowl and
cover head and bowl with towel.
Breathe the vapor that arises fol-
few minutes, and presto! your head
is clear as bell, and the tightness
in the chest is gone.
It's a pleasant cure. You'll enjoy
breathing HYOMEI. You'll feel al
once its soothing, healing and beneh-
cial effects as it passes over the in.
famed irritated membrane. so cents
bottle, at druggists everywhere
Ask Charles Rhodes for extra bottle
HYOMEI Inhalent
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-11-02
SEES Record Wheat cron.

Minneapolis, MIMI. ]. Weiser,
a Fargo banker, sent to Franklin Hol-
ton. a Minneapolis banker, an esti-
mate of the crop of North Dakota, in
which he places the wheat production
at sO,00O.000 bushels. the greatest in
the history OF the state, with the ex-
ception of the crop of 1909.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-11-02

says Parks Floral Magazine. IL you
have large tuber, and you wish large
flowers, then use large pot. IL you
want a dwarf plant, use small pot.
The size of the plant and the flowers
are largely governed by the size of the
pot. When plant fails to develop
properly, it is mostly because the soil
is sour or unfit for the growth and
development of the plant.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-11-02
whitewashed Trees.

A little whitewash on the trunks of
the shade trees will make the trees
look attractive and give the place an
appearances OF refinement. The lime
In the whitewash will be repulsive 10
bark beetles and borers for while.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-11-02
FALL CARE FOR GALA LILY
Size of Plant and Flowers Are Largely
Governed by Size Of Pot In
Which Placed.

When a Gala has bloomed in the
house during the winter, it should be
kept watered until summer, then
bedded out in a sunny situation In the
garden. There let nature care for 1t
until fall, when 1t should be repotted,
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-11-02
Norway Spruce.

Great importance is attached to the
experiment of planting Norway spruce
in Maine. This is the first attempt of
the kind in New England, but expert
mentors believe that the future supply
of the denuded states may be replaced
In this way.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-11-02

Miss Viole Sandie returned Mon
day evening from a two weeks visit
with friends in Northern Michigan
and Canada. Miss Sandie expects
10 leave the first Of the week for Mt.
Pleasant WHERE She will resume her
s;rdies in the music department Of
the Normal.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-11-02
BE A BOOSTER.

If you see some Teller tryin'
For to make some project go
You can boost it up trihe;
That's your cue TO let him know
That you're not agoin to knock it,
Just because it amt you're "shout"
But you're going to boost little,
Cause he's got the best thing out"
If you know some feler's failin's
Just forget 'em: cause you know
That same Teller got some good points
Them's the ones you want to show;
Cast your loaves out on the waters,
They'll come backs a sayin' true;
Mebbe they will come back "but-
tered"
When some Teller boosts for you.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-11-02
Individual Brands of Apples.

fruit colors In the sun the words are
left In red on a green background, and
the whole design has the appearance
of having been stamped on In dainty
ink,
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-05-19
TWO NEGROES LYNCKED
For Attempt to Poison Farmer and His
Family.


Louisville.-The dead bodies of Cliff
Jones and Bruce White, both negroes,
and half-brothers, were found dangling
from the limb of a tree three miles west
of here.
Both negroes were in the employ OF
johnson Pearson, a prominent planter,
and had been placed under arrest for an
alleged attempt to poison Mr.. Pearson
and his family by placing a solution OF
strychnine, obtained from rat poison, in
their drinking water.
The men were taken away from dep
aty sheriff by a mob and lynched.
Mr.. Pearson reprimanded Jones for
cruelty to a horse, and later in the day
he refused to advance him money to pur-
chase a suit of clothes. This evidently
angered the negro and, according to a
confession which he made when arrested,
led him to seek revenge.
Mr.. Pearson detected Il bitter taste in
the drinking water on Thursday night
and upon investigation found that
s~trychnine had been, placed in the bucket
He also discovered that a vial of the
poison that had been kept in the barr
for the purpose of poisoning rats, was
missing. When confronted by Mr.. Pear
son, Jones admitted hat he had put
| strychnine in the water and implicated
his half-brother, Bruce White, in thu
crime.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-05-19
CHIEF OF IMMIGRATION BUREAU
Will Take Active Part in Gulfport Con.
ferences Next Month.

Jackson.-That the Mississippi state
wide immigration convention, which Is
to be held at Gulfport on June, 23rd and
24th is attracting the attention OF men
of national prominence was attested by
the statement that Hon. 7. V. Powderly
of Washington, ID. c., would be one OF
the speakers at the convention.
Mr.. Powderly is chief of the bureau
of immigration and naturalization at
Washington, and n of the best versed
men on the question in the country. lie
has made an earnest study of the immi'
Q~rant-values, and is interested in the
movement to bring Italian and German
truck farmers to the fertile sections o.
this state.
Governor Noel has signifed hi. inten.
ton of attending both conferences OF
the convention, and will deliver an ad
dress. The executive committee is max
ing vast preparations for the entertain
| ment of the several hundred delegates
who are expected to participate in thu
sessions.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-05-19
Y. g. M. v. %PROSPERS..
Quarterly Report Shows Phenomenal In
crease in Business.

Jackson. The vast progress that the
Yazoo and Mississippi Valley railroad
has made during the past year is clearly
evidenced in their quarterly report OF
earnings, filed in the office Of the Mis-
sissippi Railroad Commission.
Quarterly reports of other railroads
operating in the state have shown a
deficit of thousands Of dollars when com
pared with the report for the correspond
ing quarter Of 1910. The Yazoo and
Mississippi Valley road not only shows
a net expenditure in improvements great
er than any other line thus far reported,
but shows an increase in net operating
revenues of over fifty per cent.
The total operating revenues for the
quarter were 81, 6s,379.41 and the total
operating expenses $1,~959,197.24, there
by effecting a net operating revenue for
the quarter of $9O9,1s2.17. In 1910 this
| figure was only $5s6,452.6s, and the
mathematical comparison shows an in
crease of $322, 729.49 in actual net e
nues for the quarter.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-05-19
GOOD A OF A
Reports From Washington and Other
Counties.


Jackson.-field Agent Edgar Cunning
Of the Good Roads Association of the de-
partment of agriculture has commenced
his activities towards the investigation
OF the work that is being done in the
various counties of the state towards
the betterment Of road conditions.
MI. Cunning received letters from the
county, which has what are believed to
be the finest system of roads in the state
$40 miles having been placed in first
class shape with an expenditure of only
100000 The remaining "a miles will
be developed during the coming year,
and there is said to be sufficient money
left out of the 100000 appropriation to
care for the improvement.
"Other counties in the state seem to
have been spurred by the splendid work
Of Washington county enthusiasts" said
Mr.. Cunning. "The iron drag system il
one easy of operation after the roads
are properly drained and piled sufficient
ly high above the bitches to proven
overflow of the bitches. l have beef
told that some of the other counties il
the northern parts of the state will sim
ilarly bond themselves to the develop
ment of their roads and am confiden
that it will be but a matter of a fe,
years before the state will be eagerl,
sought on account of its excellent roa
facilities"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-05-19
NEWS NOTES
o.doet of News Items Gathered by Our
y c.ec;al Correspondent at Jackson.
THE PRIZES ARE AWARDED.
| Miss Susie v. Powell Promotes School
Improvement.


Jackson.-Miss Susie V. Powell. state
organizer of the Mississippi School In
provement Association, has prepared the
list of prize-winners for the best improve
ment in school conditions during the past
year. The prizes, of $25 each, are allot-
ted to the best development shown in
each congressional district. The success,
full applicants were:
Glenwood school, Mrs. Lizzie Grove,
teacher, for the first district.
Lawrence D~eadening school, Sunfower
county, Miss; Belle Till, teacher, for the
third district.
Jefferson school, Carroll county, R. R.
Rockert teacher, for the fourth district.
independence school, Scott county, p.
H. Eason teacher, for the fifth district
Morgantown High school, Marion coun
ty, R. R. Edeman teacher, for the sixth
Beachwood school, Amite county, Mist
Gallman teacher, for the seventh district
Valley High school, Yazoo county, Mis-
Lucy Brumfeld, teacher, for the eight
district.
The sanitation prize of $50 in cash hal
been awarded to Miss Bertha Treem
teacher at the Corinth school, Lama
county, for the greatest improvement il
sanitary conditions, including cleanliness
hygiene, lighting, water supply and spe
cial health instruction.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-05-19

Killing 10 great, and farther south
when late seeding Is necessary, the
rate of seeding should be somewhat
Increased.
From az to 3 bushels of Red Rust
proof or Culberson and 2 to III BUSH
els of the Winter Turf are about the
proper. rates of seeding for the colder
portions of the winter-oat. belt. When
The crop is to be used for pasture or
nay somewhat heavier seeding Is ad-
visable than where 1t is grown for
Erain.. When used az a nurse crop
tor grasses or clover, or when grown
with crimson clover Or vetch. less
reed should be used than when oats
are grown alone.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-05-19
BIG CHANGE IN SOUTHLAND
Warmers VIII Soon Be Growing A.
most Every Farm Product Needed
on Own Farms.
(BY q. H. ALFORD.)

(BY G. H. ALFORD.)
The farmers of the north and west
have for many years furnished US
mules, horses, pork, lard and other
farm products. A mighty change is
taking place in the southland. We
will soon be growing almost every
farm product needed on our farms.
We will soon practice diversified
farming and stock-raising. We will
soon have thoroughly good pastures
grow leguminous crops to enrich our
land and fatten our pure bred stock
More leguminous crops. good perman'
ent pastures. pure bred stock, deep
blowing, the rotation Of crops n the
turning under of vegetable matter
good seed, and diversified crops vii
soon make the south the most pros
porous section Of the world.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-05-19
FOR BETTER SCHOOLS.
New Organization Is Formed By State
Educators.

Jackson.-One feature of the recent
convention of the Mississippi school
teachers that has not been given the
publicity it deserved was the organiza-
ton perfected among the representa-
tives of the preparatory schools of the
state, to be known as the mississippi
Association of Preparatory Schools"
The purpose of the organization is
to foster a spirit of cooperation and
friendship among the schools, and to
bring about harmony of methods in
teaching the preparatory courses.
Statistics prepared by members OF
the organization show that about 2,o0O
students leave the state every year to
attend preparatory schools in other
states. 1t will be one object of the
organization to try to stem this tide
and to show to the people of Missis-
sippi that the state is equipped with
a school system comparable in every
way with the schools of other states.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-05-19
Raising Turnips.

Turnips. to insure their sweetness
and brittleness, must be grown in cool
weather, either early in the spring or
late in the fall. on soil not deficient
in phosphoric acid and organic mat
tiers. You cannot raise good turnips
on depleted soil or in hot dry weather.
The very best place for turnips, or
rutabagas is on newly broken lands.
When the breaking Is done in July, or
even earlier. SOW the seed on top OF
the burrows. Summer fallowed clover
sod is also good. Before frost you
will have a splendid field Of turnips,
good alike for the table and for fatten'
Ing steers or milk cows. Sheep also
| thrive upon them
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-05-19
FRENCH METHOD OF FEEDING
Food Is Forced Down Threats OF
Geese by Use Of Stick and Tube
Kept In Cages.

In France the geese which are in
tended to supply the main ingredient
of the delicacy pate de fois gras aux
truffes" (gooseliver paste with truf-
fes), are kept confined in narrow
ages. The slightest movement is
thus prevented, and food is forced
down their throats, often with moth
ing more than a tube and stick, in or
der to produce an extraordinary de-
velopment Of the liver, says the Popu-
lar Mechanics.
The drawing illustrates a newly de-
vised instrument for this mechanical
treatment, which IN a measure ale
viates the inhumanity of the forced
feeding, In that it does not injure the
throat or prevent breathing. 1t con-
sists of a funnel of galvanized iron.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-05-19
SETTLE CUT-OvER LANDS.
Hattiesburg Joins Move to Cultivate 5,
100000 Acres.


interchangeable dollar dinner serv
I'd at Hotel Hattiesburg following the
business session of the Commercial Club
was attended by about $50 of Hatties-
burg's business young men. The bust
ness meeting was largely attended, at
which G. S. Dove, a director of the
Southern Commercial Congress, w. S.
Thompson and Others told of the work
of the commercial congress and their
plans to settle up and put in cultivation
100000 acres cut-over lands by bring
ing in a desirable class of immigration
to this part of the country
w. s. Thompson, head of the Missis
sippi Colonization Association, witt
headquarters in Hattiesburg, discussed
the plans and purposes of his organiza
ton. He reiterated the fact that they
propose to give away 100000 acres o
cut-over lands to bona fde settlers WIFI
must live on the lands donated TO
three consecutive years. The publicit.
already given their plan, said the speak
er, have already brought a number .
letters from leading journals and maga
zines asking for stories of their plan
and the nature of lands, climate an
such other information as IN Easter
or Middle West farmer might want t
know. Mr.. Thompson made clear til
point that they are not giving W
200, 900 acres of land in Southern Missi
sippi for the pleasure of donating it, b'
that they propose to sell the remaind'
at a handsome profit.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-05-19

used in making the breed. The Ply.
mouth Rock is more like the Asiatio
than the European chicken.
The greatest recommendation for
the Plymouth Rock is the excellent
growth made by the young chickens.
In this quality they have no superior.
The Plymouth Rock pullets are good
layers, but as yearling hens are prone
to turn the feed into fat rather than
eggs.
One objection TO the barred variety
Is the difficulty In keeping the breed
true to the standard type. The pure
breds are required to have ever and
distinct bars of the same shade in
male and female. These are difficult
points to maintain and resort is often
made to double matings or the keep
ing of two breeding pens, one to pro-
duce cockerels and the other pullets.
White and buff Plymouth Rocks are
later products than the barred variety.
Much of what has been said will apply
to these also. The white variety is
free from the color objection Of the
barred type, but the objection to the
fattening tendency applies to hen OF
this variety perhaps more forcibly
than to the barred. Buff Plymouth
Rocks will average smaller than the
other varieties of the breed. Although
a solid color bird, they, like all buff
breeds except the buff cochin, will be
found difficult t breed of one color
owing to the tendency to possess
black or white in the wings and tail.