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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-02-03
1898 ACRES
Land Office Grants Mississippi In
demujtv lands.

Jackson.-Gov. Noel is in receipt.
from United States land office, of pat
ents for 3,793.79 acres of Mississippi
swamp indemnity lands. This recalls
some ancient history. September %,
1850, congress passed an act donat-
ing to Mississippi and other states
tens OF thousands Of acres of swamp
land to be used for internal improve
ment, or such other purposes as the
state might elect. When lists of
these lands were made out to the
state, a year or two later, thousands
and thousands of acres OF lands given
to the state had been before that
located or entered by individuals in
the local land offices. b. an act OF
March 2, 1856, continued in force by
An act March 3. 1857, Mississippi and
the other states were authorized tC
receive money paid for such lands as
the title was defective, or to receive
other lands in lieu thereof, provided
claim was put in promptly, and in
1ividuals who had obtained priol
rights were authorized to perfect theiI
rights.
Since Gov. Noel has been in Office
he has collected over 5000 acres O
land on these old matters and ovel
$4,000 in money from the fedora
government; much Of it having beef
due the state since before his birth
While in Washington, week before
last, Gov. Noel had a conference
with the United States land commits
sioner in regard to arrangements TO
final checking over and balancing
Mississippi's claim against the fed
eral government for swamp lands
and this matter will be closed up i
the near future.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-02-03
STATE WINS oNoe MORE.


Jackson.-The state wins another
round In the celebrated lumber trust
case styled the Grenada Lumber Com.
pany vs.. the State, which has been on
the books in one shape or other for
the past three years. This is the liti
CATION growing out Of the proceedings
initiated by former Acknowledgement
r. V. Fletcher, in order to determine
whether the organization known n
the Retail Lumber Dealers Associa.
ton Of Mississippi and Louisiana was
or was not organized and operating in
restraint of trade and competition.
and therefore contrary to the antitrust
laws of 1906. The law of the case was
settled by the supreme court more
than a year ago, when the action OF
Chancellor Lyell in rendering a de.
r e in favor of the state was al.
frmed, and the cas remanded for
such further procedure as might be
deemed necessary. This was the
ruling that certain specified sections
OF the constitution and bylaws of the
association were clearly and unmis-
takably repugnant to the provisions of
the statute governing combinations, in
mercantile Or Industrial relations with
a view to restricting traffic.
With that principle settled, the next
step was to determine the question of
penalty incurred and the manner of
procedure necessary to collect that
same penalty. Proceedings were in
stituted in the chancery court of
Holmes county, ON behalf of the at.
torney-general, and there, too, the
state secured the decision. But pend.
ing a determination of this contro.
versy quite a number of the firms or
individuals who had been associated
together in the outlawed organization
took advantage of a settlement propo.
erals department the sum of $500
each, which has been held pending the
ultimate determination of the question
whether the c%hancery court had the
power to enforce the penalty clause Of
the statute.
Tuesday the supreme court handed
down an opinion affirming the decree
of Chancellor McCool. and remandins
the cause back for the necessary pro
cedure. 1t remains only for the state
to show that the resisting firms or in
dividuals VINO were associated to
gether in this fight were bona id'
members of the Clustered organization
and were parties to the adoption of tn
Objectionable and alleged r%epressiv'
constitution. That they are liable t.
such penalties as the law prescribes il
the gist of the supreme courts de
cree.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-02-03
ECZEMA GONE, B0ILS CURED

my o was about three weeks old
when l noticed a breaking-out on his
cheeks, from which a watery sub
stance oozed. A short time after. his
arms, shoulders and breast broke out
also, and in a few days became a solid
scab. I became alarmed, and called
our family physician. who at once pro-
nounced the disease eczema. The lit
tie fellow was under his treatment
for about three months. BY the end
Of that time, he seemed no better. l
became discouraged, and as I had
read the advertisements of Cuticura
Remedies and testimonials of a great
many people who had used them with
wonderful success, I dropped the doc
tors treatment, and commenced the
use Of Cuticura Soap and Ointment.
and in a few days noticed a marked
change. The eruption on his cheeks
was almost healed, and his shoulders.
arms and breast were decidedly bet
ter. When he was about seven
months old all trace of the eczema
was gone.
During his teething period, his
head and face were broken out in
boils which l cured with Cuticura
Soap and Ointment. Surely he must
have been a great sufferer. During the
time of teething and from the time /
dropped the doctors treatment, l used
the Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Oint-
ment, nothing else, and when two
years old he was the picture of health.
His complexion was soft and beauti.
full. and his head a mass of silky curls.
had been afraid that he would never
be we'll, and l feel that l owe a great
deal to the Cuticura Remedies"
(Signed) Mrs. Mary w. Ramsey, 224
E. Jackson ST., Colorado Springs
Colo, Sept. "a. 1910.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-02-03
MASONIC GRAND BODIES.

kretary Speed Issues an Addreas
to Fraternity.
frederic Speed, grand secretary and
md recorder of the Masons of
ksissippi, has sent out circulars as
lows:
Vicksburg, Jan. rs, 1911.
he annual meeting of the Masonic
nd bodies in Mississippi, for 1911,
be held in the city Of Gulfport,
follows:
rand Lodge, Tuesday, February 81,
IL o'clock am
Erand Chapter, Thursday, February
at II o'clock am.
bsder of High Priesthood, Thursday,
bruary 23, at 8 o'clock pm.
Brand Council, Friday, February "a,
BIO o'clock am.
Hamasa Temple, Ancient Order OF
bles of the Mystic Shrine, will hold
ceremonial session on Friday even.
February "a, at 5 o'clock.
The Alabama & Vicksburg, Gulf &
D Island, Illinois Central, Louisville
Nashville, Mississippi Central, Mo
& Ohio, New Orleans & North
stern, New Orleans Great Northern,
Louis & San Francisco-Frisco
TEN, Southern-Southern in Missis
pi, and Yazoo & Mississippi Val
railways have made a concession
one first-class fare, plus 25 cents
n all points in Mississippi to Gulf
I and return, to delegates and theil
niles, and will place tickets pr
Sunday, February. 10, for trains
reach Gulfport before noon of Feb
ny "a, with final unit returning Il
Oh original starting point not latel
n midnight of March 4.
a delegate lives on a road moi
ned, he must pay local fare to Z
ction point with one of the rail
DIS named, and there purchase
ket to Gulfport and get return Ger
cate.
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to the comfort and we'll being of the
fowls and thus increases the profit
which may be derived from them.
In connection with orcharding, it
is important to have the poultry
work SO arranged as to interfere as
little as possible when the trees re-
mand most attention, namely, in the
spring, when it is necessary to spray,
and in the autumn at harvest time.
Keeping fowls for egg production can
be made to meet this requirement
more nearly than any other branch Of
the poultry business.
Colony houses should be scattered
through the orchard. The shape or
size of these houses is quite inmate
rial, provided that the hens are not
o~vercrowded. and hat the houses are
dry and comfortable.
A house 16 or IS feet wide and
20 feet long will accommodate about
rs fowls of the smaller breeds, and
one house per acre would be sufficient.
These houses should face the south
or southeast, so as to receive as much
sunshine as possible in winter. The
back wall. on the north side of the
house, should be double-boarded, so
as to be perfectly tight and warm,
and the south side should be pro.
vided with an opening which can be
closed in cold and stormy weather by
a canva or duck curtain. The perches
should extend the entire length OF
the house at the rear, and should be
provided with dropping boards, I'm.
derneath which the nest may be 10
Gated.
The dry mash system of feeding can
be used. This reduces the cost OF
labor for feeding to a minimum. This
system consists in keeping constantly
available to the fowls a mixture OF
ground grains and beef scrap. A mix
ture which has been found to be very
satisfactory consists of equal parts, by
weight, of cornmeal, ground oats and
wheat bran. To this mixture is added
about ZEN per cent. of beef scrap. In
addition to the dry mash, the fowls
should be fed at least once per day
some whole grain, such as a mixture
of corn, wheat and oats. In the win
ter time, when the fowls are confined
to the houses. this should be scattered
In the straw OF litter, which should
cover the floors OF the houses. IN sum
mer the whole grain may be scattered
outside.
Laying hens of the size of Ieghorns
require from 60 to 70 pounds of grair
and beef scrap p head yearly. A
the present prices for grain, this
will cost about one dollar per fow
each year,
Young fowls, when properly fet
and cared for and given free rang,
in an orchard, as outlined, will Law
at the very lowest estimate, ten doze,
eggs per year. At an average pric,
OF rs cents per dozen, these would b,
worth $3.50. or a profit, above the cos
OF feed. Of $3.50 pei hen per year.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-02-03
Express Company Shows Deficit.

Jacksonville quarterly report OF
the United States Express Company,
showing it's operations in Mississippi,
which are confined to the Frisco lines,
shows that there was a deficit for the
three months of $268.S5. The re-
ceipts for traffic amounted to ST.
633.04, while the expense of operation
amounted to $1,901.89. The system
operate in Marshall, DeSoto, Benton,
Union, Lee and Monroe counties.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-02-03
oNsrlruTIoN-MAkERs DEAD.
Members Of the Convention Of
1890 Pass Away.

1890 Pass Away.
ocrson.-Three more members OF
mississippi constitutional conven-
| of 1890 are dead. They oave All
/, within the last two months. and
linda the oldest and youngest sur
ors If that memorable body.
Fhe three who have died since the
MON here November /, are w. 8.
ridge, Sc years old. who repre-
led Tallahatchie county; e. F. Guy
over 10 years old, who repre-
led Alfalfa. and w. Dowd Wither-
lon. foater delegate from Lauder
. Clarke and Kemper counties,
! died at Nashville this week.
Er. Eskridge was the Oldest sur
ms member of that convention,
lie Mr.. Witherspoon. who was .
liner of Congressmap-elect Wither'
Ion Of the Fifth Mississippi district
I the youngest member. He was
N 27 years old when he served IN
, convention, which was twenty
rs ago last November.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-02-03
Pistol Duel on Train.

Harriston.-Soon after the south
bound Yazoo and Mississippi Valley
passenger train No. 81 left several
shots were heard on the train. 1t
stopped and backed in and two men.
A. Herring of Hamburg, Miss, and
Flagman Stewart of Wilson, La, were
found to be seriously wounded. A
special train was prepared to take the
men to Natchez. After the train
passed Fayettte, Stewart died, and as
Herring was not seriously hurt, the
train returned to Harrison. Herring
was shot six times below the heart.
The trouble is a result of some
former dispute.
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()U[In
COMBINE POULTRY AND FRUIT
Allowing Fowls Full Range Of Or
chard Aids in Keeping Trees Free
From Insect Pests.
(By HORACE ATwOOD.0

~
Fruit culture and the production of
poultry products can frequently be
combined in a most satisfactory man.
e There are several reasons why
fruit and poultry can be produced eco
nomically together. In the first place.
fowls are very destructive to in
sect life, and If sufficiently large
numbers are kept few Of the larger
insects, which may spend a portion of
their time on the ground among the
dead leaves and grass. will escape.
The destruction of insects tends, Of
course, to make the trees moro
healthy and the fruit produced more
perfect.
The amount of fertility. too, which
may be added to the soil through the
droppings of the fowls, is a matter Of
no small importance when consid-
cred Nfor a series of years. Medium
sized fowls. like the Leghorns, re-
Quire about a bushel of grain per
year, and larger fowls, considerably
more. The greater part of the nitro.
gen, potash and phosphoric acid pres.
ent In this grain passes into the ex'
crement, and when this is scattered
uniformly over the surface the soil
should become more fertile from yeaI
to year. thus making the trees more
thrifty, vigorous and productive. Ir
these ways. then. will the fowls bene
fit the trees. while on the other hand
the shade furnished by the orchard
on the sultry days of summer add!
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-02-03
INSTRUCT MILITIA.

jutant-GeneraI Prepares Guards
men for Inspection Tour.
ackson.-Adjt.-G Gen. Fridge has
hpiled a very specific and COM
tie set of regulations for the in
nation of the Mississippi National
Prd and for observance during the
pection tour of the state, which is
be made between Feb. IA and
rich "a. next, with Col. John B.
Farland of Aberdeen, inspector.
peral, in charge of inspection. This
the regular official inspection and
mandatory, all members Of the
frd being bound to report and hold
mselves in readiness for inspec'
p at the stated time.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-02-03

West Point.-The case Of the state
Of Mississippi against H. B.. johnson
and three sons-Walter, William and
John, and Frank Cockrell, charged
with the murder of J.. w. Valentine,
which has created a great deal of, in
terest In Clay county by reason Of the
prominence of all the parties, came
to a termination by a verdict of not
guilty as to all the defendants.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-02-03
A Corner In Candles.

AS an example of trusts and monop-
allies prevalent even in that early day
1t may be mentioned that in 1850 one
Benjamin Crabb obtained the exclusive
rig. to make sperm candles in Massa-
chusetts for IA years.
A year later, however. a factory was
started in Providence, R. l.. and with
in the decade there were eight fac
tories in New England and n in
Philadelphia. Their output greatly re-
duced the price OF candles, which not
long before sold for five shillings a
pound. In those days $1.25 was worth
fully three times as much as 1t Is now
From the Designer.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-02-03

Meridian = Meridian may have a
packing plant within the course of the
current year The cotton farmers in
this part of the state are preparing
to combat the boil weevil, which is
destined to reach their section this
season, and the meakpacking plant
will be one Of the moves to assist
the farmer in his fight for success.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-02-03
THE FAIR At cuLFPoRr.
n OF Expansion is Revealed In the
Chanoo NJ Char$Ar-

n OF Expansion is Revealed In the
Change Of Charter.
ne Gulfport Fair Association is to
ana. 1t will be of greater pro-
tions this year than last. Its first
was of such character that the
mess men of the gulf coast coun-
nave combined and will make it
ornament enterprise.
MS fact was brought out by an
ehdment to the charter of the as
patton, which has been approved
Gov. Noel, changing the name of
association from the Harrison
Pnty Fair Association to the
sissippi Gulf Coast Exposition
npany and increasing the capital
FIX from $4,000 to $4,000.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-02-03
Names Special Judge.

Jackson.-Gov. Noel appointed Hon.
J. =. Boothe of Lexington as special
circuit judge, to complete the pend.
ing term for Lefore county, which
step is necessary owing to the physical
incapacity of Judge J. M. Cashin, who
continues in a very precarious condi-
ton of health.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-02-03
Soil Survey for Lee.

Tupelo.-Congressman Gambler will.
as soon as practicable, ecu a soil
survey by the government of Lee
county. The government has made
soil surveys Of Oktibbeia, Prentiss,
Monroe and Noxubee counties and an
order secured from the department for
a survey of the soil of Lowndes
county. The purpose of such survey Is
soil found In various sections of the
county.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-02-03
stockholders Get Dividend.

Canton.-At a meeting of the stock.
holders Of the Madison County Fair
Association the secretary's report
showed a nice balance In the treasury,
whereupon the stockholders declared
a dividend of 10 per cent. on all stock,
This is the first dividend ever de-
clared by a fair association in Missis'
sippi.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-02-03

Yazoo City.-The physicians OF
Yazoo City will sign a request to the
state board of health to send a man
to Yazoo City under the auspices OF
the Rockefeller fund to make the first
medical inspection in the schools.
In the meantime plans will be made to
further the work here and to launch
a movement for legislation on this
subject.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-02-03
sookLovERs SHOW SPIRIT.
Interest in Mississippi Gathering to
IA Held at Houston.

Columbus.-The annual meeting Of
the Mississippi Library Association
will be held in the library at Houston
Feb. 10 and ending with a meeting
Feb. II. This will be the first regu.
lar meeting since the formation Of the
association. The library movement is
slowly but surely gaining ground, and
thoughtful people everywhere are
making an effort to establish new
libraries and increase the efficiency
of those already established.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-02-03
King Found Guilty.

King 1utity.
Collins.--In the case of the State
vs. s. s. King, charged with steal
ing 81 bales of cotton, the jury re-
turned a verdict Of guilty and the
court sentenced him to serve a term
Of two years in the pe%nitentiary. His
attorneys asked a new trial which
was overruled. They then gave no
tice of appeal and asked that Mr..
King be allowed bail pending the ap-
peal. which was denied. and MI. King
was remanded 10 Jail to await the
Judgment OF the supreme court in his
,
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-02-03

vicksburg.-B. w. Griffith, president
Of the First National Bank of Vicks.
burg. will speak for the state OF
Mississippi during the Southern Com
mcrcial Congress in Atlanta, March 8,
8 and 10.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-02-03
Led bv the Nose

Led by the Nose.
PA" what is leading woman"
ANY woman. my son.'-Boston
Transcript.
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Pitt County in Line.

PIT County in Line.
Y. W. s. feathers, representative
pne state board Of health ip charge
.ne campaign in favor of better
i'afy conditions, seems to be stir
up a decided interest in these
|'e's all over the state. He and
apl assistant, DR.. Stingly. have
over In Scott county urging
essi'y Tor the Improvement Of san
conditions, and at a meeting
.ne scott County Trustees Assoc
a' winch was largely attended,
',se steps were taken to assist In
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-02-03
hvicted Of Murder,

nvlcted Of Murder.
uilport.-Jacob Warren, charged
the murder Of Jesse Odom, at
sslns' last November, was con-
ga OF murder in the second de-
ny a jury here and sentenced
lie Imprisonment.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-02-03

do you tell your wife everything
you do while she is away?"
mo; the neighbors attend to that"
Houston Post.
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wisely directed, will cause her to
give to her little ones only the most
wholesome and beneficial remedies
and only when actually needed, and
the well-informed mother uses only
the pleasant and gentle laxative rem
edy-Syrup of Figs and Elixir Of
Senna-when a laxative is required,
as it is wholly free from all objec-
tionable substances. To get its ben
eicial effects always buy the genu-
inc, manufactured by the California
Fig Syrup Co.
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to the comfort and we'll being of the
fowls and thus increases the profit
which may be derived from them.
, 1911-11-01

ton of the affair to interviewers;-'My
daughter Cat, 9 Inc asked me some time ago,
he said, "whethor she was a British subio"t,
although born III the United States, l told
her that as long as l was British she was
British. Catherine then asked if she could
truthfu}ly salute the flag and repeat the oath
Of allegiance. I answered that she must at
all times be absolutely respectful aud reve-
rent in her attitude towards the United
States flag, but that she could not own allie
glance to it,
The incident has been treated at great
length in the American Press, which. in q
spirit of truly admirable liberation, inclined
to agree with Mr.. King that too much fuss
has been made by the educational authori-
ties in regard to GATHERINGS scruples. Cath
crime viii! in future attend a private school
where it is not necessary to swear allegiance
to the Ameri can fag-DajIy Mull, Sept.
card.
, 1911-11-01
ENGLISH GIRL AND THE STARS AND
STRIPES.
Refusal To Salute The Flag.

Refusal To Salute The Flag.
A Young English schoolgirl who refused
to salute the "Star5 and Stripes and swear
allegiance to the United States has set the
entire State of New Jersey in an uproar.
1t is the patriotic custom in parts Of that
State for school teachers to begin morning
school by standing on a platform and un-
furliAg the national flag. The boys and
girls rise and perform a solemn salute and
chant, 81 pledge allegiance to my flag and
the Republic for which it stands. One ma
ton indlvisible, with liberty and justice to
ALL"
A few mornings ago a school teacher in
the town OF Perthnmboy noticed, to her
horror, that the lips of Catherine King, an
English girl, remained tightly closed during
the patriotic recital. Catherine is the
daughter of English parents resident
at Perthamhoy, and her little brother had
some time previously aroused the indlgna'
ton of his schoolfellows by neglecting to
exhibit q proper degree of enthusiasm wnen
the "Stars and Stripes" were waved. The
teacher censured Catherine, who, refusing
to perform the salute properly, was expelled
from the school.
Fathers Statement.
GATHERINGS father referred the matter to
the Department of Education, which has
been gravely bordering over the problem
for the last two days, while professions of
schoolboys and girls marched around Mr..
Kings residence waving American flags. AS
q result of the Departments coSItatlons the
decision has been come to that the reguIa-
tions made by the local school superinten-
dent with regard to the proper method of
saluting the flag must be observed by all
scholars. If Catherine continues to neglect
to salute she cannot be admitted to the
public school.
Nh King has given the following e%xplana-