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Mountain advocate., 1911-06-09
How The Soldiers were Armed FOR
the Civil War.

As for arms, the regiments came
to the front with every conceivable
kind and some with none at all.
The regular infantry, what there
was of it, had but recently given up
the old smooth.bore musket for the
Springfield rifle, calber 5S, with its
paper cartridge and conical, coun.
ter-sunk bullet; but Harper's Ferry
Arsenal had been burned, Spring
field could not begin to turn out the
number needed; Rock Island Arsenal
was not yet built, and so in many
a regiment flank companies, only,
receive the rifle, the other eight u.s.
ing for months the old smooth.bore
with it's "buck and ball" cartridge,
good for something within two
hundred yards and for nothing be.
yond.
Even of these there were only n
few regiments. Vast purchases, there.
fore, were abroad, England selling
us her En6elds, with which the fine
Vermont brigade was first armed,
and France and Belgium parting
with thousands of the huge, brass
bound, ponderous "carbine a tige"
the Belgian guns with a spike at
the bottom to expand the soft leaden
bullet when "rammed home" With
this archaic blunderbus whole regi.
ments were burdened, some foreign
born volunteers receiving it eagerly
as from the old country" and
therefore superior to anything of
Yankee invention. But their conf.
dence was shortlived. One DAVIS
march, one short hours shooting,
ended all prediction for such a
weapon. From THE Volunteer Sol.
der of 1861" by General Charles
King, u S. v, in the American Re.
view of Reviews for June.
Mountain advocate., 1911-06-09

ed under with good results frequent.
", but of course should never be al.
lowed to seed. In fact every oppor.
tunty to add something to the soil
in this way should be taken advan!
tage of. Soils with plenty of humus
and vegetable matter in them sci.
dom fail to produce paying crops
Mountain advocate., 1911-06-09
Catch Crops and Cover
Crops

\ large supply of vegetable mat.
ter in the soil is absolutely necessary
in the reduction of good crops. 1t
not only gives to the soil the essen
tial physical conditions, but the sup
ply of soil uitrates is largely depend
cnt upon it's decay. In systems OF
farming where many OF the products
are sold and little stock is kept, it
becomes difficult to keep the supply
in the soil sufficient Tor the best re-
suits.
In the usual systems of rotation
there are often opportunities between
harvest time and seeding time of the
crops employed in the rotation to
plant some rapidly growing crop to
be turned under to increase the sup
ply of vegetable matter. Such crops
are known as catch crops, and
where they occupy the land during
the winter also receive the name of
cover crops. The use of such crops
may add greatly to the producing
power OF the soil, while about the
only expense involved is that of the
seed. Cowpeas, SOY beans, crimson
clover, vctch, rye and in fact any
crop adapted to the season, may be
used for the, purpose, but of course
the lcguminouS crops are to be pre-
tcrrcd as they also add nitrogen di-
rectly to the soil.
Cowpeas grow rapidly and if.
soWn after wheat or oats are har-
vested will give a good growth Of
vines to plow under. They may also
be Sown in corn at the last cultiva-
ton and while not interfering with
the growth of the corn at all, pro-
vide considerable green matter by
the time the corn is ready to har-
vest. Where crimson clover will sue.
coed it is a most valuable catch
crop, as most of it's growth takes
place in fall and early spring. The
common practice is TO SOW it in the
corn, usually during August as the
shade OF the corn plants seem to pro-
tcct the young clover and it will
succeed better than if sown without
a nurse crop. 1t will make consider
able growth by the time the land is
to be plowed in the spring and
serves as a cover crop also. Grim.
son clover is a good nitrogen gath
crer. Rye is undoubtedly the most
popular catch crop, and Justly so. /.
1t should be used in all cases where .
the land would otherwise lie bare .
through the winter, except in the
case Of IAN plowed scotland. 1t not .
only will add vegetable matter to .
the soil but will prevent the loss by .
teaching and washing of the plant
food already there. 1t may furnish
pasturage when the land is in such
that tramping will not
njure it, but it should not be allow.
d to grow too large in the spring
before being turned under, or injury
% the following crop may result. !
Crops of weeds may may be turn.
Mountain advocate., 1911-06-09
ELECTRIC CHAIR VICTIM.

The Electric Chair will clAim its
first victim today, June 9th, the day
set for the electrocution. The victim
is furnished from Lebanon, Marion
county, in the person of Jim Buck.
ner, colored, who killed policeman
a few weeks ago. The death deal
er" arrived yesterday, when Capt.
Depp brought in the new dynamo
and generator, which are now being
placed and connected with the cleo
trio chair.
Mountain advocate., 1911-06-09

There seem to be a shortage in
the crop of June brides, a shortage
in the pea crop and potatoes are
far apart aud, we fear, few 10 a bill.
The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1911-09-23
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.

To Frank Keppler and Charles B.
Feige, their heirs or assigns:
You and each of you are hereby no
titled that we have expended, during
the year ending December 81, 1910,
the sum of Eight Hundred Dollars
($8O0,0O) in labor and improvements
upon those certain mining claims sit
uate in Riverside Mountains (Bendi-
go) Mining District in Riverside Coun-
ty, State Of California, more particu-
larly known as Earnie, Melville, Rel
ma, Rose. Hulda, Azuza No. / and
Azuza No. 2, and Rey, Cthe amount
of One Hundred Dollars ($100.O0) of
which sum was expended on each of
said claims), as will appear by GER
tificate filed January IS, 1911, in the
office of the Recorder OF said Coun-
ty, in order to hold said premises un-
der the provisions of Section 1924,
Revised Statutes of the United States,
being the amount required to hold
the same for the year ending Deem
Der 81, 1910.
You are hereby further notified
that if within ninety days after this
notice Of publication, you fail or re-
fuse to contribute your proportion of
such expenditures as co-owner, your
interest in said claims will become
The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1911-09-23

p 399, Byron, amended, p 535 Sentinel,
amended, M, 538, Palmetto, amend
ed, M, p $50, Ashley, amended,
M, p 542, Orange. S, p 1876, Wis
consin, r, 221, Kimball, amend
ed, T., p 225, Boston, O, p $50,
Crompton, U, p 203, Odora, ",
p 21S, Oddoletta, V, p PIT, Nick
erson, X, p 3O1, Barton, amended,
x, 303, Blue Bird, amended, M,
p SAB, Otis, amended, l, p $50,
Opal, amended, l, 331, Brookeville,
amended l, p 1913. New York,
amended, |, p 1884, Mesa. amended,
|, 1856, Smelter Gulch, amended,
l, p 337, Bill Williams, amended,
M, 1872, Partridge, amended, 2,
p $50, Bunker Hill, amended, |, p
339, McCarn, amended, |, p $40.
FRANK H. PARKER,
Register
(First publication Sept 16, 1910
The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1911-09-23
MINE WARNING NOTICE.
To Whom It May Concern

TO Whom 1t May Concern
Notice is hereby given that the
Black Metallic, Black Metallic No. /,
Black Metallic No. 2, Ohio, Iron Cap,
independence, Last Chance, Della,
Mammoth Copper, Mammoth Copper
No. 1, Mammoth Copper No. 2, Nam
moth Copper No. 3, Annabell, Flag
staff, Champion, Champion No. l,
Champion No. 2, Big Horn, Big Horn
No. 1, Big Horn No. 2, Big Horn No
3, Big Horn No. 4, Big Horn No. g.
North Star, Excelsior, Cholla, Bessie,
Hope, Orc Elmo, White Rock, and
Golden Reef mining claims, situated
in the Plomosa Mining District, Yu-
ma county, Arizona, and which said
mines and mining claims are the
property of the Excelsior Gold and
Copper Mining company, are under
bond to parties working the same.
and that neither the mines, machinery
or owners thereof, will be responsible
for any labor or debt contracted, nor
injuries sustained by any employee or
employer in working said properties;
and that no employer or employee is
the agent of the owners for any pur-
pose, and that all operatives engage
in such service at their own risk and
that no debt or claim of debt is valid
against said mining claims or their
owners
THE EXCELSIOR GOLD AND COP
PER MINING COMPANY.
BY GUSTAVE MUDERSBACH,
President.
Dated: Bouse. Arizona, August IT,.
1910.
The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1911-09-23
MORE RUSSIANS.

A second colony of 700 Russians
from the southern part of the great
Muscovite empire, but who have
been in California for the past few
it will be somewhere in the Glendale
Salt River valley. The exact loca-
ton has not been decided upon, but
it viii be somewhere n the Glendale
DeighbOrhoOd. Following the lead
of the other Russians who are al
ready established in that part of the
valley, these 700 families will set
tie on contiguous tracts and will have
their own churches and other institu-
tons.
The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1911-09-23
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
013582
Not Coal Land.


In the United States Land Office,
Los Angeles, Cal, Sept, IL, 1911.
Notice is hereby given that Har-
ford l.. Billson, of Redlands, San
BernardinO county, state of Califor-
mia, assignee of Peter S. Keller and
Almira F. Thompson, widow of Lew
Is Y. Thompson, deceased, has filed
in this office his application to To-
cate Soldiers Additional Homestead.
serial No. 0135S2, under section 1905
revised statutes of the United States,
for the WIZ of S. EA and SEA of
SWA of section 25, twp. 6 S. r. 21
E., S. B. M.
Any. and al persons claiming ad-
versely the land described, or desir-
ing to object because of the mineral
character of the land, or for any 9TH
er reason to the disposal to appli-
cant, should file their affidavits of
protest in this office on or before
Oct %, 1911.
FRANK BUREN,,
(l9-23) Register.
The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1911-09-23
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
O7438
Not Coal Land

U/4SS
Not Coal Lands.
Department of the Interior.
u. S. Land Office at Los Angeles,
California.
August Is, 1911.
Notice is hereby given that George
Moore. of Blythe, Cal, who, on No
vember u, 1909, made homestead
entry No. 0743S, for E1aNW14 VIZ
NEA, Sec. %, Township S., Range
% E., S. B. Meridian, has filed notice
of intention to make final commuta-
ton proof, to establish claim to the
land above described, before the Reg
lister and Receiver, United States
Land Office, at Los Angeles, Califor-
MIA, on the 10Th day of September,
1911.
Claimant names as witnesses
Ernest F. Smith, Duane Hall, Ace
Gardner, L. B. Todd, Ray Ward, all
of Blythe Cal
FRANK BUREN,,
Q6-2O) Register.
The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1911-09-23
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION,
07734
Not Coal Lands.

INOI GOAL LdnQS.
Department of the Interior.
u. S. Land Office at Los Angeles,
California.
August Is, 1911.
Notice is hereby given that Ernest
f. Smith, who, on February 1, 1910,
made homestead entry No 07734, for
SWANWA, Sec. IS, E1aNEA, NV
ANEA, Section IA, Township S.,
Range 20 E., S. B. Meridian, has filed
notice of intention to make final COM
mutation proof, to establish claim to
the land above described before the
Register and Receiver, United States
Land Office, at Los Angeles, Califor-
MIA, on the 28th day Of September
1911.
Claimant names as witnesses:
John Pfost, Duane Hall, Ace Gard
ner, Fletcher Hall, George Moore,
all of Blythe, Cal
FRANK BUREN,,
(16-2O) Register
The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1911-09-23
Lot II Block g.. $500
Lot Is Block g.. $500
Lot Is Block s.. $500
Lot IL Block s.. $500
Lot 10 Block g.. $500

as the same appear upon the Off
cial plat of said Townsite of Wen
den, now on file and of record in
the office of the County Recorder
of said County of Yuma.
Each lot will be sold separately;
no lot will be sold for less than Ten
Dollars, nor for less than the ap-
praised value herein given for said
lot; the said sale will be continued
by me from day to day until the
purpose of said sale shall have been
met.
Dated Yuma, Arizona, September
16, 1911.
d. l.. DeVANE,
Probate Judge and ExOfficio Trus-
tee of the Townsite of Wenden.
(First publication Sept. %, 1911
The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1911-09-23
NOTICE OF SALE OF LOTS l
WENDEN TOWNSHIP.

Notice is hereby given that I, d.
l.. DeVane, Probate Judge of the
County of Yuma, Territory of Ari-
IONA, and ex-officio Trustee of the
Townsite of Wenden, in said coun-
ty, will on Saturday, the % day OF
October, 1911, at 10 o'clock A. M.
of said day, at the Wenden Hotel, a
building in the said town of Wenden
offer for sale, to the highest bidder
for cash the following described lots.
and parcels of land situated in said
tOWnSite of Wenden. tO-Wit:
The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1911-09-23
NOTICE..

To AL Warham:
You are hereby notified that UNI
less pasturage charges amounting to
$50, together with costs of publica-
ton of this notice, for pasturage and
care of one dark brown horse brand
ed 0 K and one bay horse branded
o K, from February &c, 1910, to
August 26, 1911, said stock will be
sold at public auction at my place in
the town of Parker, Yuma county,
Arizona, on Monday, the 25th day of
September, 1911, at 10 o'clock a. M,
for said pasturage and care
w. M ROGERS
Dated at Parker, Ariz., August %,
1911.
The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1911-09-23

The progressive candidate is the
one who realizes the value of adver-
Using and is not afraid to use print
er's ink to inform the voters that
he is in the field for office.
The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1911-09-23

the property of the subscribers under
said Section 1924.
WILLIAM MEEK.
JOE H. SASS.
(F'irst pub. Aug. 5, last pub. Nov. A.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-09-15
An Aged Lady Dies.

Mrs. l. Taylor died at the home of
her son, R. L. Taylor, in this city last
Friday night, in the seventy-frst year
of her age. Interment was had Sun
cay at the Providence burying ground,
Is miles east of Grenada, the funeral
services being conducted by Rev. l.
Trout of the Episcopal church, Mrs.
Taylor's pastor, Rev. W. r. Cooper, of
the First Baptist church, being out of
town.
Mrs. Taylor was good mother and
there have been but few mothers that
were blessed with more love and devo.
tion from a son than she. For num-
ber of years she had made her home at
his house, where she was the recipient
of all those tender cares due from a
son to a mother. This good lady was
ready for an entrance into the shining
courts of the King of Glory. Those
that are left behind can best honor her
memory by centering their minds on
the things of heaven, where they can
some day meet again this sanity char
acter. Besides her son, she is survived
by several grandchildren and numer-
GUS other relatives, to whom the Senti-
mel tenders coincidence.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-09-15
GRENADA COLLEGE OPENS
Opening Exercises Held in College Aur~.
ditOrium Wednesday Morning.

Grenada College opened its session
Wednesday morning. The College au--
ditorium was filled to witness the OPEN
ing exercines. Besides the visitors.
the citizenship of the town was out to
an unusual number, thus showing that
the school is more and more appreci-
ated by the community.
President Countiss wore a broad
smile, which showed that he was not
only pleased at the increased number
of young ladies present, but that he
was also gratified at the appearance OF
the new members of the faculty. 1t is
not an extravagant statement to say
that the faculty for this session is the
strongest in the history of the College
Hon. J. K. Bingham of Carrollton,
president of the board of trustees
made an enthusiastic address and mades
it evident that he expected to see that
plans We're set on foot to raise an en-
dowment for the College. Revs B. P.
Jaco, presiding elder of the Corinth
district, and Rev. J. H. Mitchell of
Water Valley, were among the promi~-
nent divines present from distance.
Several of the new teachers entertained
the audience briefly. 1t was a great
openipp
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-09-15

The colored public school of Grenada
begun its fall session Monday, Sept. IL.
The enrolment the first day was one
hundred and fifty.
At the opening exercises short talks
were made by Revs. A. H. News and
]. w. Winbush of Grenada, both being
pastors IN branches of the colored
Methodist church. Both made sensible
talks; that of Rev. News especially en-
phasized the necessity of correct living,
and appealed to the colored children
for that development that made honest
and responsible men and women. E. E.
Pettibone also delivered q very COM
mendable talk. The principal, A. H.
Henderson, is entering upon his twen'
tieth year as the head of the colored
schools of Grenada. He owns some
nice farm property about six miles east
Of Grenada. He is not only an intelli-
gent colored citizen, but is thoroughly
reliable and enjoys the confidence of
his white neighbors. He has accumu-
lnted quite considerable property, and
what Henderson has done by industry
IL only an index of what any other hon.
est and frugal colored man can do in
Mississippi.
He has three associates in the school.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-09-15
The COlOred Teachers Institute.

l beg space in the Sentinel to speak
the sentiment of the colored teachers
of the county who attended the teach
ers institute beginning Sept. 4.
We are very grateful indeed for the
help of such able educators as Prof. R.
H. Hester ad Prof. S. C. Hail. They
were unreserving and poured out their
riches from their great intellectual
store.
Everyone who attended the institute
was greatly helped by the county ex-
animation which was held at its close.
1t has been we'll said that "The pub
lie schools are the bulwark of our civil
ization," and the neglect of them
means a retarding of the progress of
any race or people. We know full we'll
that ignorance begets lawlessness, and
lawlessness begets crime, and where
education prevails strife and crime are
less prevalent. Therefore, to alleviate
the criminal condition of people re-
quires the careful attention of all its
inhabitants towards its public school
system. We will work and pray that
the future will bring forth better
teachers, better schools and better sal
ary.
Yours most respectfully,
S. C. Hardeman.
Grenada, R, F. D. |.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-09-15
IN TRUE WESTERN STYLE.
Grenada Displays Some of the Char.
dCteriStiCS Of q Border Town.

In some respects Grenada has dis
played this week some of the charac-
teristics of Western town of twenty
five years ago. In every case booze
was either directly or indirectly at the
bottom of the affair. On Sunday at
noon, A. M. Hopwood, who is very
capable tonsorial artist and engaged at
Welker's barber shop, returned from
Memphis with his wife and baby. Those
who saw him state that he had been so
Incorporate in the use of something as
to render him vicious and ready to pre-
cipitate difficulty. Those who came
in contact with him were evidently not
tactful enough to avoid trouble. Thus
in little while, Loui Depratto was
carrying bruised forehead as result
of a contact with Hopwood's fist, and
Mortimer Horner was peremptorily or
dered to move out of chair he was
occupying on the gallery of the Gren-
ada hotel. About this time several me-
diators appeared on the scene, but
Hopwood swatted them right and left
and got astride of them just as fast as
he could finish subject. The firing of
gun with which Will Depratto was
pummeling Hopwood over the head, not
only appeared to bring him to realiza-
ton of what he was doing, but it dis
PEELED the onlookers, several of whom
were so fleet of foot that they were
unable to stop themselves until they
found refuge in the dining room or in
the kitchen of the hotel. Hopwood
never failed to reach the mutton with
his righthand swings, and had he been
armed would no doubt have soon been
lonesome individual in that vicinity,
He was quite badly bruised up by the
so-called peacemakers, whose methods
were more calculated to add to his bel
ligerency rather than soothe his trou-
bled feelings.
On Monday Deputy Marshal Martin
arrested three white men on a charge
of disturbing the peace and other
things contrary to the dignity of the
state Of Mississippi. 1t was alleged
that pistol was dropped by one of the
three, but somebody picked it up and
its owner was not located.
Monday night several pistol shots
were heard in the neighborhood of Gar
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-09-15
A Chance to Buy.
Grenada, R. F. D. l

Those who are interested in Western
property will miss a good chance to
buy some Texas property if they do
not write or consult MIR. E. F. ChrisP,
of Water Valley, whose ad appears in
this issue of the Sentinel. Mr.. Chrisp
and his associate, Mr.. Rogers, were in
Grenada Monday. They are clever gen.
tlemen and good business men, and
can give most convincing reasons as to
the value of the property they have for
sale.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-09-15

ner & Sharp's furniture store. The
firing of the pistol seemed to have
caused one man so much uneasiness
that he came from that direction
and struck Main street near the Air
Dome at such rapid rate of speed as
to indicate that he wished he could fly
rather than run.
This is only Tuesday. The Sentinel
hopes to have space to report any
other border-like disturbances.
Thursday: Several later pugilistie en-
counters have had official attention.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-09-15

who will have charge of the hall, TIE
most trying place connected with the
school. Miss Summers has fine rec
ord as hall teacher and has the ap-
pearance Of lady with a great deal
of tact as well as decision. The oths
two new teachers are Misses Annie
Cook and Bessie Edwards, both of Co.
lumbus. Miss Tina Pate remains at
the head of the high school depart
ment. The following is the faculty in
full: Misses Tina Pate, Ethel Sum-
mers, Mary Moody, Erin McMecham,
Bessie Edwards, Annie Cook, Lizzie
Horn, Carolyn Whitson, Stella Robert
son, Bessie Sabin and Lucille Cook.
With a large Hall. two Cooks, one
Horn, Summer in the Winter and Win
ter in the Summer. it would appear
that the Grenada High School is in a
splendid condition to deal with almost
all phases of present day conditions
that school must meet. Miss Elvir
Winter will again have charge of the
music department. She handled this
department with signal success last
year. She is not only charming lady,
but is most accomplished musician.
The enrolment for the first week
was the largest in the history of the
school.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-09-15
P. ". WRIGHT RESIGNS
Depot Agent Goes to Champaign,
Illinois.

Grenada's very popular and accom-
modating depot agent, in the person of
P. w. Wright, will soon sever his con-
nection with the Office in Grenada to
accept larger and more lucrative of.
fee from the same company at Cham
paign, III. Mr.. Wright has been in
Grenada about three years, during
which time he has made many friends
and Grenada people have learned to
esteem him as not only a worthy rail
road official but as an exemplary citi
zen. Sincere regret is felt that he and
his excellent wife are to leave here.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-09-15
AT That Great Resort.

The Farmers Institute Department..
of the A. & M. College will hold an in &
stitute at Owens Wells, Sept. 49,.
Great preparations are being made.
Certainly the conductors of the insti~
tute will reach great number of peo--
pie in the guests of the hotel, as l19
have registered there this week.
Owens Wells Is a great resort and the
management are well prepared to take
the very best care of guests.