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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-06-23
SUCCESS IN SHEEP RAISING
Animal 10 Particularly Adapted to
Southern States, Where There
10 Plenty Of Good Pasture.
(By @. H. ALFORD.)

(6y ". n. NIL O4S1<
Abel. David and Moses kept sheep.
Those men Of old knew a good thing
and took advantage Of 1t. Lamb. NUT
ton and wool meant profit from good
sheep well fed and carefully handled.
Our climate Is good. there s plenty
Of range in tbs south. plenty of pure
water can usually be provided. good
pastures may be had for at least
ten months in the year. an abundance
of cheap feed can be grown and 30
ON. All ID favorable to the successful
raising and handling Of sheep except
the marauding u dog. He must 60.
He viii not be permitted to prevent
the raising of sheep many more years.
A Cotswold or Z Ssuth-Down Is q
good breed for the south. Many farm
era prefer q cross between the two
breeds. some farmers claim that
the cross Is less liable to disease.
prolific, better nursers, and less IL
able to lose their lambs. 1t is gen.
orally claimed that the lambs can DO
'put ON the market much earlier than
the lambs Of the first wool breeds.
Good pastures, pure water. plenty
ST feed when needed, and special care
given to the ew 90 at Landing time and
the looking after little details means
snooaas In the sheep business
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-06-23
HAD BEEN SILENT SUFFERER
Subordinate officer the Recipient Of
Hints Intended for His
Superior.

A sea captains wife tells this story
Of a maiden woman, sister of one OF
the n of the ship on which she
once made a long voyage. She had
very decided opinion on most matters,
and she and the captain had many
spirited arguments at the dinner table.
The captains wife, a meek, submis-
sive little soul, fearing that in the
heat of argument her husband might
say something to offend their august
passenger, was in the habit Of kick
ing him on the shins to hint at moder-
alton. Nevertheless, all these remind
ers passed UNDECIDED.
One day she administered a more
vigorous kick than usual, and noticed
an expression of pain fit across the
face of the mate, who sat opposite
her.
"Oh, Mr.. Brown, was that your
SHIN" she asked.
Eyes, Mrs. Blaikie," said the mate.
meekly, hits been my shin hall the
voyage ma'am."-Youth's Companion.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-06-23
TOMATOES WEIGH TWO POUNDS.
Remarkable Crops Grown on Farm at the
State Hospital.

Rema4A1uie ~lOPS 0I0Wu ON farm az the
State Hospital.
J~ackson.-"f crazy people can raise
tomatoes weighing two pounds each,
what sort of tomatoes ought SAINT PEG.
pie raise?"
This is not a conundrum, but a ques-
ton asked in good faith by DR.. Nolan
Stewart, superintendent of the Missis-
sippi Insane Asylum, and thus far he
has not resolved a satisfactory answer
thereto.
On the insane hospital farm, in the
northern suburbs of Jackson, the most
phenomenal tomato crop ever raised in
Mississippi is now being harvested.
On a six-acre tract the hospital pa
tients whose mental ailments do not
prevent them from working have raised
a tomato crop averaging from $50 to 800
bushels per acre. In fact, it is hard to
tell just what the total yield will be, az
the plants are still covered with small
green tomatoes, and the daily picking
il more than ample to supply the 1900
inmates of the big institution.
DR.. Stewart brought to the city four
tomatoes grown on the hospital truck
farm, each being two pounds in weight,
and he says that there are some in the
field even larger than these that have
not yet ripened.
The six-acre tract was planted in the
Royal Pink species, and the yield has
been SO prolific that DR.. Stewart has pur-
chased a small canning plant and the
surplus crop will be preserved for the
coming winter.
The truck farm at the hospital is pro-
nounced by experts to be unquestionably
the finest in the state, and it has un-
questionably made a remarkable showing
this year, especially when the fact il re
garded that it has not hitherto been re-
garded az a fertile tract.
In the garden proper about sixty acres
were planted, especially the beans, peas
cabbage, parsnips, lettuce, caulitiower
kohlrabi, etc. The bean crop was sc
large that all of it could not be picked
while the cabbage patch yielded 10000
head, which were consumed by the in
mates of the institution at the rate o.
500 per day.
The hospital farm is likewise a record
breaker, 1875 acres being planted in corr
125 in oats, 10 acres in sweet potatoes
Is acres in ribbon and Louisiana cane, q
acres in peanuts, and IS acres in cotton
The yield of the latter crop will be use'
for facing the mattresses used in tn
wards, and a small factory has been IN
stalled for this purpose.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-06-23
GROWING OF BERMUDA GRASS
ExceIs Them All With Exception Of
Atfalfa-Grows Rapidly and
Makes Best Pasture,

The experiment station at Stillwa.
ter, Okla, has issued Bulletin No. 30
on bermuda grass. Write TO the d.
rector Of the station at. once for .
copy.
The grass was cut every week for
three years. The yield of the hay for
the first year was $3.50 pounds per
acre. with an average of 1917 per
cent. protein. The bulletin states that
in protein content, Bermuda hay ex-
cells them all with the exception OF
one sample Of alfalfa"
The following Is a summary of the
bulletins:
/. Bermuda grass grows rapidly, Is
the best pasture grass grown in the
southern states, and Is particularly
suited to the climatic conditions Of
Oklahoma.
2. 1t makes a good lawn, prevents
land from washing. and grows on al
most any soil.
3. The most parctical method o.
planting bermuda grass is to set on
small pieces Of the sod.
4. This grass makes hay which II
remarkably high in protein. being ex
celled by but few hays.
s. The nutritive ratio Of bermud,
hay varies from 1906 to 1854.
6. Bermuda hay Is easily digeste'
and has no equal as a cheap feed TO
cattle.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-06-23
NO TROUBLE EXPECTED.
Clerk Moseley Thinks Merging OF Fed
eral Courts Will Be Easy.

Jackson.-Hon. L. B. Moseley, clerk OF
the United States district court for the
Southern district of Mississippi, United
States commissioner and federal patron
age co-referee in Mississippi, returned
after q weeks absence at the national
capital.
During his stay in Washington Mr..
Moseley looked into affairs pertaining
to the Forthcoming passing of the United
States circuit court system of the United
States government, and the merging OF
the latter into the district courts, which
will be effective next January. While
Mississippi il divided into two federal
court districts of several divisions each,
there is but one circuit court in the
state, and hereafter, as in other states,
all the business of the circuit courts will
be transacted in the district courts
This move il due to the general policy OF
retrenchment in the matter of public ex
penses as much as possible, and Clerk
Moseley does not anticipate any com
plications az a result of the change.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-06-23

able here than In Illinois. Cheap land.
short winters. cheap labor and good
prices for dairy products are the ad-
vantages we have over the north in
this line. Have a small flock Of
sheep that 4 doing very we'll; the
lambs are coming now, and the wealth
er is ideal for them. Mules car be
grown here at less cost than in any
section in the north where they are
grown to supply this market. l am
positive that this prairie belt Is to be-
come one of the best stock countries
in the world"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-06-23
SOUTH is PLACE FOR STOCK
Short Winters, Cheap Land and Labor
and Good Prices Are Some Of
Decided Advantages.

MI. H. D. Gurley of Macon. Miss. in
speaking Of a recent sale of hogs. said:
THE hogs were grown largely on al
falfa; some of them were in the woods
last winter living on mast None Of
them were fed corn more than 60
days, and q part Of them were fed corn
only 80 days. They weighed 100
pounds each and sold At 1925. with
in 20 cents Of the top the day they
we're sold
II am sure that l can produce hogs
at a much less cost here than l did in
Illinois. l cannot give any definite
figures yet. have sc much to do
getting ready to receive the boil
weevil that many details are not looked
after as well as they will be later.
when we get to going right. will
have a dairy Of so COWS On one farm
and am buying COWS now for two more
dairies. I find d~airying more profit
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-06-23
CAN'T FURNISH DETECTIVES.
Gov. Noel Besieged With Requests for
Sleuths.

LL 81
Jackson.-Gov. Noel rs in receipt, al
most daily, of requests for the furnish
ing of detectives in different parts OF
the state, to assist the local officers in
ferreting out crimes of various kinds
from liquor selling to assassinations. m
some cases it is reported to him that the
local authorities are active, but need help
of detectives. In other cases, it IS re-
ported that the local authorities are TOO
corrupt, or incompetent, to perform their
duties, leaving the enforcement Of law
to the private citizens and to the circuit
courts. Out of the $4,000 contigent
fund, the governor is required to pay Tor
postage stamps, telephone and telegraph
charges, expenses, stationery and other
like items of daily office expenditure
sometimes ~aggregating $40 in q day In
the ordinary course Of affairs, besides
typewriters, Office furniture and <
ures. and his travelling expenses. Only
about $1,000 or $4,000 is available ior
rewards and detective purposes and tn.
governor has expended and contracted
already for that much, leaving him un'
able to respond to further calls for de'
tective service.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-06-23
cHAs. SCOTT GOES 10 JAPAN


Jackson.-It will be news to q great
many people in Mississippi to know that
Hon. Charles Scott of Rosedale is now
on the high seas en- route to Japan in
search of health.
For some time he has been in q low
state of vitality and suffering from .
persistent throat trouble. This is the
real reason that he did not enter the race
against Hon. Earle Brewer for governor
his physicians absolutely forbade his
Aeing SO or engaging in any occupation
which would worry him. He has dis
posed of most of his Delta planting in
terests to a syndicate Of English cotton
spinners, and relieved himself of all
business cares.
Now he is hunting for health and
strength, and on the advice of his med
ical man, he has gone to the Flowery
Kingdom for an indefinite stay.
Mr.. Scott has many friends not only
in Jackson, but all over the state, VIII
will sincerely wish him q speedy recov.
cry and 4 complete restoration to health
He is one of a type of gentlemen orna
ments to Mississippi, and inspirations to
all who know them. The state neveI
had a better citizen than Charles Scot
of Rosedale, and there will be many fer
vent prayers ascending to the throne o
the Most High that he may be spared
to reflect credit upon Mississippi TO
many years yet.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-06-23
MISSISSIPPI NORMAL BEGINS.
MANY Take Advantage Of the Summer
Courses at Oxford.

Oxford.-The summer term of the Uni
versity of Mississippi and the Teachers
Normal opened here with a very large
attendance. Preparations have been
made for the best course of study in the
history of the summer work at the lnstl-
tuition. and it is believed the attendance
will be larger than for several years.
SPECIALISTS of national reputation are in
each department, and the campus OF the
university is probably the most attract
i've summer resort of the state. Every
convenience for the comfort OF the
teachers has been provided and the
weather has been delightfully."- cool on
this opening day. The lecture course VIII
be especially attractive this season and
entertainment of various kinds has been
provided.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-06-23
WANT C0NvICTS ON ROADS,
Launches Statewide Movement With
This End in View.

rs
Jackson.-A movement has been
launched by the commercial organizations
of Mississippi to secure the passage OF
statutes abolishing the convict farming
system, and providing for the working
of the states c~onvicts on the public
roads.
The movement originated with h
Meridian Board of Trade, and similar
organizations throughout the state have
been asked to give it their endorsement.
The following letter has been received
from President ]. T. Russell, Jr., of the
Meridian organization, by the jackson
Board of Trade:
believing as we do that the building
of improved highways will greatly en-
nance the value of the lands adjacent to
them, and otherwise contribute largely
to the prosperity of the people, we think
that our state should adopt the policy
that is being used with such splendid re-
suits by the state of Georgia, viz, using
the state convicts to build good roads.
We think that the legislature at it's next
session should pass a law providing Tor
this, and we would suggest that the com
mercial bodies of the state begin now
an agitation of the subject, and that
the candidates for the legislature bs
asked to commit themselves on it."
If the matter is brought before tn
lawmaking body in January it will un
doubtedly provoke a very lively light
For several years the convict farming
system has proven a good source Of
revenue to the state, the profits otter
running as high as 100000 per year.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-06-23
:. "a a7s on Nine Acres.

cartreville. Miss, June is, 1911.
j. c. Robert, Sec. Centreviile bosi'
hess League:
Rsplyine to your request for informa-
. rslatiye to truck farm we states
- December we bought so acres
,.nd for $1,000 adjoining the town Of
%.treyille. We put on it improvements
%ouuting to $500, including therein q
\ dsal of woven wire fences for our
a Of pure bred Berkshire hogs. Twelve
h Of this ground we put in tomatoes,
which three acres were killed about
| ,stb of March. From the remaining
acres we have gathered and sold
,7s worth of tomatoes after paying
ieht and express charges. The cost OF
bwing and gathering was ss6s. Cost
|5.4Oo crates, s432. Total expense,
soo, leaving net proceeds on nine
les ss,s75. The twelve acres that
h planted in tomatoes will now be
in peas with double purpose of max
feed for stock and of enriching the
d. On this fifty-acre tract we have
h twelve acres in pasture, six in sweet
tatoes, sixteen in corn with peas
badcasted therein, n acre in sorghum
an acre or two in woodland,
We have ten select Berkshire sows and
inc crop of spring pigs. We expect to
$4,000 worth of pigs this year.
|uld further say we have averaged
DO per acre on tomatoes the past two
hrs.
Respectfully,
FORD BROS. CO.,
Per Fl r. Ford See
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-06-23
Keeping Milk Utensils Clean.

Discard the discloth and the dish
towel when the milk utensils are be.
ing washed. Wash them In warm Wa
ter first, with plenty Of washing com
pound, and use a brush t. do the
work, but never a rag. Get into every
part of them, after which rinse OF
with clean warm water, and then
either put them in boiling water OF
pour boiling water over them. Stand
the parts up so that they will drain,
and use no cloth to wipe them. The
hot surface will dry them. Leave the
carts in Q sunshiny place II possible
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-06-23
Have Small Cotton Crop.

Brookhaven.-The cotton acreage H.
Lincoln county this season will be about
so per cent. less than the previous year,
most of the farmers attention being
given to the raising Of feed crops-the
dairying industry, trucking n syrup
and cane-raising as well as peanuts and
field peas, being the major portion OF the
crop planted here this year.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-06-23
CORN IN THE SOUTH
Main Grain Dependence for
Farm Live Stock.
importance Of Crop for Food and Ro-
tation Gives II Rank Next to
Cotton as Standard-CuIti.
walton Been Neglected.
(By DR.. 8. A. A

By DIR. 8. A.. knapp
Corn is the main grain dependence
Tor farm stock and al be successfully
raised in most portions Of the south.
Any considerable Increase in its an
uual production would have a marked
effect upon the value Of the unused
lands for grazing. purposes and would
perceptibly increase the income of the
farms The importance of corr for
food and for rotation with other crops
gives 1t rank next to cotton as a stand
ard crop. Notwithstanding this, itf
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-06-23
New Cattle Disease.

Jackson.-Gov. Noel has been notified
by w. M. Kobb, a well-known business
man of Edwards, of the outbreak OF
some disease Of . rather malignant type
which has broken out among the herd OF
sixty-odd head Of cattle on the farm o.
0. N. White, neal that place.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-06-23
HoRMALs BEING WELL ATTENDED,
Encouraging Reports Received From the
Summer Schools.

Jackson.-Ths state superintendent OF
sducation's office is in receipt OF adviccs
from Brookhaevn that summer normal
school for teachers there opened most
auspiciously with an attendance OF over
oso and that more students are coming
~ take the four weeks course. The IN
dications from the several normals over
~ state is for q largely increased At
tendauce this wear over previous yssrs
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-06-23
Will Hold Normal.

Newton.-Preparations are being made
for the State Normal to be held in the
Clarke College buildings June 10 to july
IA. and a large attendance is anticipated
A t~ri-county normal was held here last
summer, and was a decided success, but
the state superintendent, desiring to give
the teachers of this section better advan-
taoes. decided to locate one of the regu-
lar state normals here this summer
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-06-23

ed terribly. Marked Improvement fol-
lowed the use Of Doan's Kidney Pills.
In six weeks l was a we'll woman. My
friends and relatives marvel at my
recovery"
Remember the name-Doan's.
For sale by druggists and general
s~torekeepers everywhere. Price 500
Toster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-06-23
Observe Flag Day.

.Jackson.-The one hundredth and
thirty-fourth birthday of Old Glory was
celebrated here semi-offically, with
Ralph Humphreys Chapter, Daughters OF
the American Revolution, in charge OF
the procedure. In anticipation OF the
day, Joseph Mcdonnell, keeper OF the
capitol, ran up to the twin fagstaffs over
the respective capitol wings two twelve.
foot lineal descendants of Betsy Ross
original product, being the first occasion
on which they had been hoisted since
the visit Of Col. Roosevelt in the early
spring.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-06-23
ant Stated Built Roads

on.-Among the forces who are
me campaign for statebuilt
ssys oy state convicts, and who
,o y heard from when the legislature
assemblies, are the members of
ae,lolan Board Of Trade. A any
s;.,l measures must come from the
it,. uIe' the advocates Of good and
hs,. .vaos are putting in their blows
et;s. 'ney expect them to be most ef.
ss;,a saa that is before the primaries,
ID ! 'ne ultimate winners must suc,
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-06-23

hand or foot. MY
right limb was swol-
len to twice normal
size. looked the
picture Of death and
my case puzzled the
doctors. The kidney
secretions were high
ly colored and scald-
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-06-23
Strong Fence Brace.

ground. A twisted wire around the
bottom Of brace and post prevents the
tight wires from tipping the post be-
cause a triangle is formed by the com
bination.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-06-23
STRONG FENCE-POST BRACE
Ono Shown In Illustration vii, Not
Rot Off at Ground End-Rests
on Flat Stone.

The illustration shows how to brace
a fence post so that the brace will not
rot off at the ground end.
The brace rests upon a nat stone
or piece of plank to keep 1t out of the
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-06-23
A MARVELLOUS RECOVERY.
How = Chronic Invalid Regained
Perfect Health.

Mrs. Ray Trusner, 80 West Third
st., New Albany, Ind, says: Kidney
disease had rendered me a chronic in
valid. l lay in bed unable to move
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-06-23

n. above results are put IN rouno
hoeause full returns r not yet
]. .he last shipment, but in the main
believe they are correct.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-06-23
Raw.

Raw.
Bore-Do you believe oysters have
brains?
Bored-Certainly l do, since they
know when to shut up.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-06-23

Money IN ToMAIoAs'

c..tement Showing Acres,
bulatsd Cash Received for Crop.
yates ana Our town is just closing
Fentrs sn,eessful toamto season. TO
Fsry s0 surther endeavor in this direc-
pula'e caatrsville Business League pub
the ss sst following results Of some Of
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-06-23

jackson. A~djutant General Arthur
'use' after comforting with Major
0'se Hogaboom relative to state en-
tnpment preliminaries, states that
" Will be no special detail Of Of
ana men designated, as has been
! custom heretofore, : few weeks in
vance OF the encampment date, for
purpose OF preparing the grounds
: environments for the occupancy Of
troops. All this work viii be It
,Ssa . Dy Major Hogaboom, with such
assistance as may be necessary.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-06-23
ALL CANDIDATES CONFIDENT.
naming Month of Campaign Will Be
Warm.

naming Month of Campaign Will Be
Warm.
Dackson.-,Ahat in a little more than
: month there will be some of the
|st badly fooled and thoroughly dis
pointed people under the sun within
state Of Mississippi is the straight
line Of dope" than can be ventured,
far as the result of the senatorial
ftest is concerned, it is q s~ure-thing
|ecast, not that the Vardaman or the
fiVardaman forces either will have
einch thing on the situation, but
y one side or the other 10 going to be
|ht badly fooled when the votes are
counted and the returns are all in.
IN sides profess to see victory writ
In these blue June skies, and this
given as the straight tip after q care
survey Of the statewide field. The
tees at work to promote the campaign
F@erests of both MI. Alexander and
nator Percy are as optimistic and sure
t ex-Gov. vardaman will be defeated
are the supporters of the latter that
will secure a majority over both his
P@onents in the first primary.
Never before IN the history of Missis'
Ppl politics or within the history of the
esent generation, has the interest il
canvass for general state offices
en as decidedly subordinated in tn,
pular mind to that felt in the contest
United States senator as in thi
esent year. But then interest in con
Us Tor general offices has general,
Elsrto conferred in the all-importan
l0ernatorial end of the campaign, whic'
inns occasion has been as good a.
dried, delivered and settled for sew
II months.