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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-05-26
POLICIES FOR LOANS
Imprudent Act That Really Means
Man 10 Borrowing From His
Widow.

Many men, pressed for money. go
to the life insurance company, de-
post their policy as security n Dor
row as much as the company Is Will
ing to lend. That the practice is com
mon is proved by the fact that nos
companies have loaned from a fourth
to a third of the aggregate face value
Of their policies in this way. very
few of these loans" says the annual
report of the Connecticut Mutual-and
this company's experience is typical
ARE ever repaid to the company. Ane
money are Swallowed ny
in business enterprises, in specuia-
ton and the total result
means embarrassment and distress IN
a great many cases, and poverty IN
the place OF competence, when the
claims mature, and there is nothing
left above the loans but a mere mar
GIN In cash on the policies for the
protection Of families or estates
Men who borrow on their policies are
taking away protection from their
families. 1t ought not TO be Done
Golfers.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-05-26
KEEP OUT OF POLITICS.
farmers Union Adopts Resolution OF
Interest,


Jacksonville Mississippi division Of
the Farmers Union is determined to
keep the organization out of politics
and have its affairs conducted In >
strictly non-partisan amer
Ever since this organization was
formed some ofice-seekers, both state
and county, have made more OF less
aggressive efforts to use it as a politi-
cal catspaw. That this will not be toll.
Grated during the pending campaign Is
shown by the following resolution adopt
ed by the executive committee:
Resolved, That it is the sentiment
Of this committee that political candi
dates should not be employed in ehs
organization or lecturing departments
of this union. We believe it is detri
mental to the organization for thos'
who are candidates for public office t.
be making union speeches as the an
time, or hand in hand, and Presidsn
Hightower and R. A. N. Wilson, VII
have charge of the lecturing depart
ment, are requested to take this matte
up personally with the candidates VIII
may be employed by the union, or wit
the locals if it is thought necessar.
or in any way they think proper
carry out the spirit of this resolution
which is to divorce absolutely the unio
from politics." ,
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-05-26
c1Bgs AND BILB0 FIGHT.
mn Said to Have Called Gibbs Kene'
gade Confederate.

ya,oo Citv.-With a cane presented
t~wenty-three years ago by jack
n citizens. State Senator w. D. Gibbs,
ho is a candidate for lieutenant-gov-
(nor. resented the charge that he was
renegade Confederate" which ne
ina State Senator Theodore G. Bilbo
{ been making in speeches throughout
II state. Senator Gibbs met Senator
|bbO, and without parley proceeded to
labor his alleged accuser with the
bne.
After two blows had been struck the
Inc broke and the men went at each
kher with their fists, but were sepa'
kted by %bystanders before either nae
bne the other any more damage.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-05-26
LAUREL GETS BIG PLANT.
Rated at 100000 and EN-
ploys Large Number Men.

Laurel.-Following the announcement
Pf the coming of the Wausau-Southern
paw mill comes the news that the pro-
posed deal with the Chess & Wymond
Company, the wealthy stave and cooper
fge company of Louisville, KY, had been
flosed and the buildings of the plant
TNill be begun without delay.
The kentucky concern is financially
Fated at 50 200, 900 and its business re-
quires the services of a large number
of highly paid labor, which will bring
70 Laurel a large number Of good and
substantial and permanent citizens.
The Laurel plant will occupy a plat
pr ground of forty acres.
The territory at present from which
the company will obtain its hardwood
extends as far north as Kemper county
and the coming of the Wausau-Southerr
company will open a large territory
along the streams to the eastward be
tween Laurel and the Mobile 4 Ohit
railroad.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-05-26
,ur or ONE FAMILY DROWNED
,.,.n Visits the Wilson Family
of Eutaw.

c;,v Ark.-The sudden cap
E hrsa ot a small batteau only fifty feet
ing p ,D o, Mississippi river landing At Al.
pr 'he cav caused the drowning OF hve
p N"S, Parma Wilson,, lrma wilson,
/ '0D Annie Wilson, Edna Wilson, V'''A
~ all of one family. 81.
llsoD' .uhers of the Wilson family
Nine .hs batteau with several other
Re o." when it capsized. Friends
tse ','sut to the landing to tell the VII
/, sood.bye endeavored to persa" q,
Hot to board the batteau, as = a.
Fa y was heavily loaded. with msrchan'
F.! p p',t Parma Wilson, an old river,
e Vim. with the other members o,
. FAMILY that were drowned, lived a.
iaA' Mas, urged his relatives to fol
'' VIM on the bat.eau, and they die
h,t with reluctance.
r WV mail craft had not gone fifty fee
the shore before it turned over
,oving the men, women and cnilare;
,ha swift current of the Mississippi
s.."t.tors on the bank frantically en-
srored to 90 to their assistance, ou
s~ssistance could reach the peopl
woter five of them were drowned
Messenger named Rambo and a nj
,,ho swan out from shore assiste
|. parma Wilson and two children !
ielv reaching the shore. -,
Annie Wilson's husband die
ms time ago from an overdose OF med
and soon after two of his childre
killed by lumber falling on then
\ drowning of the surviving chlldre
initiates that branch OF the "i'se
milY.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-05-26
WOULDN'T HONOR REQu1s1T1oN.
Noel Upholds Italians Rights
as Husband.

Jackson.-Governor Noel refused to
ecognize the requisition issued by the
authorities of Louisiana, providing for
he arrest of Nicholas Mano, a resident
II vieksburg and his return to White
|astle, La, to answer the charge of hav-
|hg taken SO from his fa~ther-in-law, Jo-
|eph Sciortino, a wealthy Italian OF that
Down.
The case is one that has commanded
considerable attention, because OF the
(act that a special hearing on the requi-
|ition was asked. Governor Noel, after
hearing the evidence in the case, de-
(lared that, to his belief, the arrest was
hereby a scheme to induce Mano to re-
turn to the Louisiana town and maintain
bis wife-a daughter of Sciortino. Mano,
however, is engaged in business in Vicks'
burg and doing far better financially
han he could in Whitecastle, and de
Flared that if his wife would come tt
Eicksburg he would willingly give he'
Ill the comforts of a home and his life
ong devotion.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-05-26
Her Qualifications.

pa. and his little brown mare were
familiar sights to the people OF the
town Of Garry. The mare was lean.
blind and lame, but by dint Of u
coaxing Pat kept her to the harness.
One day while leading her TO water
he had to pass a corner where a
crowd of would-be sports had congre-
gated. Thinking to have some amuse-
ment at Pats expense, II called u
"Hullo. there. Pat. I'm looking for
the real goods. How much is thai
mare of yours able to draw"
"Begorra," said Pat, Il can't say
exactly, but she seems TO be able TO
drawn the at~tenshun OF livery fool In
town."-The Housekeeper.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-05-26
BIG LAND DEAL IN DELTA,
Land Lies in Bolivar and Washington
Counties.

Counties.
Jackson.-Deeds have been recorded
in Bolivar and Washington counties,
by which one OF the biggest real estate
deals ever made in this section of the
country was contaminated and the title
to $4,000 acres OF the finest cotton,
cash. The title to the land is to pass
to two companies, and it ia understood
that English cotton men take the bonds
of those companies for a large proper
ton of the cost Of the lands. The
amount involved is about 500 per acre,
for the land, including growing crops,
mules, implements, etc.
This is the elimination of negotia-
tions which have been in progress for
nearly a year and includes the fnanc-
ing Of a large part of the proposition
through the sale of bonds of the COM
panies organized to take over the lands.
to British capitalists, members of the
Fine Cotton Spinners and Doublers'
Association, Limited, of Manchester,
England.
The lands, which lie in the southern
portion Of Bolivar county and the north
ern part Of Washington, all lie in on'
body. They are decided to the Triumph
Plantation Company and the LAX
Vista Plantation Company, W corpor
atoms recently chartered under tn
laws of Mississippi, each with an au
thorized capital stock of $1,5oo,oOo.
The lands sold included 1900 acre
!, owned by Charles Scott of Rosedal'
Miss, and large holdings decided b
, John NJ. Parker, Mrs. NJ. B. Carson,
, A. Stacey, Aimee w. Nugent, Chas.
Fox, ] s. Burnett, w. R. Eathley an
other owners of some smaller tracts.
A company to be known as the Mi
sissippi Delta Planting Company, is
process of organization by Mr.. Sal
bury and his associates. This compar
has arranged to lease the entire 32, OF
d acres from the two companies now ow
ing it, and will be strictly an operatil
company with a capital in excess
y half q million dollars. About 900
IS acres of the land is at present in cul
lie walton, The remainder is mostly
10 heavy forest. This land is to
1t cleared and the timber sold and the
,r tire tract will be put under cuttivati
to as rapidly as possible.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-05-26
Martin Heads Knight Templars.

Clarksdale.-At the annual meeting
of the Grand Commandery of the
Knights Templars the following Off
GERS of the grand c%ommandery were
elected for the ensuing year:
Grand commander, +. J. Martin, Me-
ridian.
Deputy grand commander, R. A. Steig-
Ter, Lexington.
Grand generalissimo, J.. J. Brooks,
Gunnison.
Grand captain-general, L. A. Benoit,
Natchez.
Grand senior warden, w. H. Searcy,
Brookhaven.
Grand junior warden, Walter G. Gray
son, Biloxi.
Grand %prelate, Rev. j. 7. Lewis
Clarksdale.
Treasurer, J. C. French, Natchez.
Recorder, o. /. Mckay, Meridian.
STANDARD bearer, r. A. Carson, Co
lumbus.
Warden, James F. Hill, Meridian.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-05-26
FEED YOU MONEY
Feed Your Brain, and 1t VIII feeo
You Money and Fame.

Ever sine boyhood l have e
especially fond OF meats, Il am oh-
WINGED l ate too rapidly, and Jailed 10
masticate my food properly.
The result was that l ound myself
a few years ago, afflicted with all
ments of the stomach, and kidneys,
which interfered seriously with my
business.
AT last l took the advice OF friends
and began to eat Grape-Nuts instead
of the heavy meats, etc, that had con-
stituted my former die
Il found that l was at once pehe-
flied by the change, that was soon
relieved from the heartburn and lhdl-
gestion that used to follow my meals
that the pains in my back ron my
kidney affection had ceased,
INV nerves, which used to be I'M
steady. and my brain, which was SLOW
and lethargic from a heavy diet Vi
meats and greasy foods, had, not IN d
moment, but gradually, and none the
less surely, been restored to norman
efficiency.
Nov every nerve is steady and my
brain and thinking faculties are quick
err and more acute than for years past
After my old style breakfasts used
To suffer during the forenoon from a
feeling of weakness which hlnoereo
me seriously in my work, but since
began to use Grape-Nuts food l car
work till dinner time with all east
and comfort Name given by Pos
!, tum Co.. Battle Creek, Mich.
. There's a reason"
! Read the little book, THE Road u
: Wellville," In pkgs.
Ever read the above letter: neN
0 an. onpes from time to time Ihe
!, are genuine, true, and full OF hun'a
, lnterest
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-05-26

ia growing the farm products neces-
sary for man and beast on his W
farm. He is raising stock for his own
use and for sale. He is also raising
the greatest money crop in the world.
cotton.
The cotton farmers Of the south
must increase the numbers Of good
brood mares and good stations and
Jacks. More sheep. goats. poultry.
hogs, cattle and other live stock must
be raised. Good pastures must BE-
provided and leguminous crops grown
The stock must be kept in good pas
lures. and turned into corn fields full
of COW peas and into potato fielda.
| peanut fields, and sorghum fields and
kept rolling fat,
A man near Statesboro, Ca. made
his first cotton crop in 1909. He came
from Kentucky and decided he would
prepare his land for cotton. as they
do for corr and small grain in his
state. He rented land and bought
2 O worth of implements for wha'
thew term a -four horse farm" Tt
the average Georgia farmer as will
us that seemed out Of all reason. Blu
what did he do? He paid his rent
running expenses, fertilizer bill, al
other expenses, and had $4,000 ne
at the end of the year. What coul
no have made with four old turnin
blows? You see in his case it paid t
,so tho Sesf imploments and pl0nt
Of them.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-05-26
TOMATO CLUB GIRLS AT WORK.
Miss Powell to Spend Week Among New
80" Organizations.

Jackson.-"Work among the tomato
club members Of Copiah and Lincoln
counties is progressing nicely" said Miss
Susie v. Powell, state organizer of this
branch Of the school development work
of the state, just before leaving for
Hazelhurst. "The girls are working
hard and several of the schools have
enlisted the aid of prominet local trnck
growers for the delivering of lectures
on the raising of tomatoes and cucum-
bers. We will have a great showing
at the State Fair this year, aside from
the incalculable amount of garden truck
that will be disposed of among the
merchants of Copiah and Lincoln coun
ties"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-05-26

fRv G.. H. AFFORD, Farmers Co-opera-
" live Demonstration Work. West
Jackson. Miss.)
I A. c. Russum, Miss, writes i
am lust in receipt of csome htera-
ture from your office o live STOCK.
l especially appreciate the literature
IN hogs. have just finished fenc-
inp 2aO acres pig tight. l intend TO
raise more than 100 head his year.
Nv. pasture is fenced into several
fields and l will have a rotation ol
crops for my hogs
.I have Just finished a dipping "a
built according to the government .
Instructions and my cattle and sheep
are doing fine. However. Am MOI YET
willing to give up cotton. l nav
fought the weevil three years and
nave held my own. but have not mace
ssy money out Of cotton. l have q
r,sd out the governments Instruction.
A near a. l could
81 will plant corn. potatoes. oats
and 40 on and so acres OF cotton.
made 40 per cent. OF a cotton crol
last year and believe that can max
k0 ner cent. Of a crop this year.
The writer of the above was a COZ
ton planter until the boil weevil force
rim to diversity his crops and rails
live stock. He is now living at HON
and selling some hogs, cattle, sheel
and other live stock and growing som
cotton.
He is fighting a winning fight. H
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-05-26
Rutabaga Turnips.

The rutabaga is not fully appreciated
in this country. The yellow flesh when
cooked and properly seasoned is con-
sidered richer than turnips. The US
ual plan is to SOW seed In the open
ground early in the spring for the
early crop and In July for the late
crop. The seed may also be sown
under glass at the same time as early
cabbage, transplanting in flats n and
one-half inches apart.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-05-26

the spring It may be seen at work
patrolling garden and field for grubs
and other insects. 1t arrests the de-
~structive work of these pests and gets
its board free.
The robin has no consideration for
eight-hours laws. 1t puts in full time.
It does not go out and get a cut
worm, just because a cutworm dam
ages things. 1t gets the worm because
It. the bird, needs 1t.
The robin eats other destructive
members Of the caterpillar family,
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-05-26
Aid Old Ladies' Home.

The executive board of the Old La
dies Home desires to extend its thanks
to the Grand Lodge, Knights OF Pyth-
las, for the handsome contribution to
that institution. During the sitting OF
the lodge in this city recently it visited
that institution in a body, and were
so well pleased with its conduct and the
good it was doing, that it made a con'
tribution of S25 and then filled all the
little banks about the place with small
change. For this generous expression
of their approval the ladies of the Z
ecutive committee are profoundly hank
full.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-05-26
CONVICT JAMES DIXON.
Jury Recommends Mercy IN mah''AoSH'
er Case.

Yazoo City, Miss.-After nara
fought legal battle, the case OF jane
Dixon WAS given to the jury. In TWEEN
-, minutes the Jury returned a verdict
Of m~anslaughter and recommended mer'
Nv on account of his youth. James DIXON,
while in a drunken condition. sho' anu
instantly killed Miss Kate Cox ne was
refused bail three times n has pee"
IN ;ai, since the killing, about five weeks
ago.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-05-26
Feeding Hogs.

Live stock men say that improved
methods Of feeding and marketing
hogs, together with the public demand
for more lean meat and less fat. in the
pork line, explains the decrease in
weight. The same is true about cat
tie. Beef steers are averaging much
lighter than 80 years ago.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-05-26
Tying Corn Shocks.

A handy thing to use in tying ur
corn or fodder shocks: Bore a three
eighths-inch hole in a broomstick;
pass through this a piece OF clothes
line six inches shorter than a hay
baling wire. In the end of the line
tie a three-inch ring. Go around tile
shock with the line and stick, place
the stick through the ring and pull II
through. Then you can tie the shock
with baling wire.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-05-26

The June bug forms a large part Of
it's menu. While the robin oats a
large amount of fruit, nearly one-half
of this fruit is wild. What 1t takes OF
mans cultivation Is comparatively
small. The robin comes early in the
spring and stays until late in the fall.
These things considered. 1t has a def
mite worth to the farmers.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-05-26
for Hattiesburg.

hattiesburg.-At a meeting of the
Nommercial Club, the question of estab-
1snms a Baptist college for young Ia
|dies on the site OF the old South Mis-
s'sslpPl College, was discussed and in
aoised' 1t is estimated that adequate
o"iiaihgs in addition to the two already
oullt can be erected for $4,000, and w.
. L. latum, owner of the South Missis.
s,ppi College buildings and land, has of,
nered to donate the property and lend
ue naptists $4,000 at 8 per cent in
oo .eS' II they in turn will put up SIS,
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-05-26
ROBIN is FARMERS FRIEND
Little Bird Is Extremely Useful, esps-
clalIy to Grower Of Large Fruits
-Destroys Insects.

What Is a robin worth to a fruit
grower? The answer to this question
depends upon two things: First. as to
whether the person concerned Is a
grower Of large or small fruit; second
the amount Of fruit grown. To a gar
dener or grower Of large fruits the
robin is a useful bird. Very early IN
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-05-26
Governor at Vicksburg.

Governor at VlckSburX.
Acknowledgement Noel spent Mon.
day at Vicksburg and participated in the
dedicatory services anent the unwilling
of the Wisconsin monument, which was
erected at a cost of $4,000 to conf
memorate the noble Wisconsins who
lost their lives in the heroid struggle OF
1s61-1s64. The governor also assisted
in extending welcome to the officials
and sailors of the battleship Idaho
which weighed anchor and left for the
gulf Immediately after the close OF the
Wisconsin monument dedication.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-05-26
Two Convicts Escape.

Jackson.-Sergt. J. NJ. Dodds, in
charge of Oakley p%enitentiary farm, re-
ported to headquarters the escape OF
two negro convicts from that place.
The first to get away was Charlie
Sheppard, who was serving u ten-year
term from Adams county for attempt
ed criminal assault, and made his es'
cape from the hospital. The other who
got away was Eunis Brown, from
Lauderdale county, who was doing a
%seven-year sentence for forgery. These
are the first escapes reported for quits
a while, according to the records n this
penitentiary office.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-05-26
Gets $4,000 Damages.

Columbia.-The jury in the case OF
George Westerfield vs.. G. Il ). NAIL
road Company rendered a verdict Tor
$40 900 for personal injuries received
by being thrown from a freight engine
last summer at Lumberton. Mr.
Westerfeld was employed as IA freight
conductor and while switching in the
wards at Lumberton, a defective ran
caused him to be thrown Oft the plot
If the engine, thus inhicting injuries
and so mangled his hand as to pre-
vent him from following his oesupa'
ton
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-05-26
COTTON IN GEORGIA
No Crop Gives Better Returns
Per Acre to Farmer.
Demand for Staple Steadily Increas-
ing, and to Meet It Fertility Of
Soil Must Likewise Be In
~creased-Need Rotation.

(By G. H. ALFORD.)
There Is no one of the great staple
crops of the United States which give
better returns per acre to the farmer
than cotton. The average value Of
corn per acre to the growers In 1909.
according to the Year Book of the
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-05-26
A Reckoning Feature.

MAUD is a harem-scarum sort, isn't
She"
Yes, but her skirt isn't
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-05-26
Twenty-Five New Dentists.

Jacksonville State Board OF Dental
Examiners granted licenses to twenty
five young dentists, three OF whom are
negroes.