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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-05-17

At, Neb, having charge OF the single
pack-horse. the scout Bristoe. and the
TWO cowboys Of the Bar X" rough,
'viry fellow, accustomed to expo
sure and peril. 1t was emphatically a
fighting outfit. and to be trusted in
emergency.
They followed the cattle trail south
toward the Salt Fork. as this course
would afford them a camp at the only
waterhole In all that wide desert ly-
ing between. With this certainty OF
water, they ventured to press their
animals to swifter pace. although tho
sand made travelling heavy. and the
trail itself was scarcely d~iscernible.
II was a hard, wearisome ride, hour
after hour through the same dull
dreary landscape Of desolation. the
hot. remorseless Gun beating down
upon them, rejecting up into their
blistered faces from the hot surface OF
sand. There was scarcely a breath OF
air, and the bodies Of men and horses
were bathed in perspiratton. Not a
cloud hung In the blue sky; no wing
of a bird broke the monotony OF dis
lance, no living animal crept across
he blazing surface Of the desert. Oc-
| cxsionally q distant mirage attracted
! tho eye. making the dead reality wen
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-05-17
ENJOIN COLLECTION
TIMBER LAND TAX
FEE CHARGED FOR PRIVILEGE OF
HOLDING WOODED LANDS.
CLAIM THE ACT Is INVALID
Non-Residents Fire First Gun in Fight
on Law-Violation of Fourteenth
Amendment Is Charged.
State Is S~ubpoenaed.

Jackson.-The expected happened when
State Auditor Duncan l.. Thompson and
State Treasurer p. ;. Stovall received
subpoenas each in his official capacity
to answer bills OF injunction in which
they are made respondents. 1t was the
signal that the first guns had been
charged for firing at and dismantling
if possible, a certain specific act OF the
legislature, which from its very incep-
ton seemed questionable, and which its
author, the man who occupies by virtue
of his office the governors chair, upon
the introduction of the measure himself
seemed doubtful.
Two bills were filed in the chancery
court here, drawn by Green & Green, rep
resenting the plaintiffs. The first OF
these is styled A. l.. Kreutzler ct al. VS..
Duncan Thompson, auditor, and p. 5.
Stovall, treasurer, and is a direct attack
on the validity and constitutionality of
chapter 112, senate bill 495, OF the acts
OF 1912. This is the act:
'To levy, collect and enforce the pay
ment of al annual privilege tax or occu-
patton fee upon all persons, associations
of persons, business firms or corporations
pursuing the business of buying, owning
or holding more than 1000 acres OF tim.
Der land in this state"
Plaintiffs aver that they are non-resi
dents, A. l.. Kreutzler beng a resident
citizen of Wisconsin, Zerlena Knox Win
ton a resident of Minnesota and r. y
Day a citizen of Louisiana, who joint!
and severally own and occupy larg'
tracts of land in Scott and Smith coun
ties, Miss. In a unanimously draw
declaration the plaintiffs specify how
in order to successfully conduct the bus
mess of timber getting, they must of ne
c%essity secure large tracts OF land, niue
ineXcess of 1000 acres, and containin
in excess of 1000 feet of merchantabl
timber.
1t is contended that the bill in genera
is unconstitutional, in violation of tn
fourteenth amendment and pray tina
writ of injunction may issue in order t
restrain the enforcement of the ne.
law.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-05-17
MISSISSIPPI SEEKS LOAN.
Gov. Brewer Goes to New York to Ar
range 1t.

Jackson.-It is now Acting Gov. Theo.
G.. Bilbo. by virtue of the departure
from the capital and the state this even-
ing of Gov. Brewer, who found it nece,-
sary to 90 to New York on official
business. Gov. Brewer has had some
considerable correspondence in regard 70
floating the S6OO,Oo loan which the
legislature, by special act, authorized
him to negotiate. He concluded that
by going himself to Wall street he could
more successfully arrange the transac-
ton, and so leaving matters in the hands
of his able private secretary, W. j.
Buck, with Lieut. Gov. Bilbo on hand to
sign official papers, look after the Hood
situation and act on the pardon petit
tions piled up in the executive depart
ment, he left this afternoon over the
Queen & Crescent. Gov. Brewer will be
absent probably a week, not less thar
that, at any rate.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-05-17
CHANGE DIOCESE MEETING.
Bishop Bratton Selects Jackson in Place
of Vicksburg.

Jackson.-Acting under authority con
ferred upon him by the caucu, OF his
church, the Ri. Rev. Theodore DuBose
Bratton, bishop OF the Episcopal diocese
OF Mississippi, has for sufficient reason'
decided to change the place OF the meet
ing for the annual diocesan council from
All Saints College at Vicksburg to St.
Andrews Church at Jackson. At the
1911 meeting of the council at Natchez,
after some spirited and animated discus
sion, which revolved around Pass Chris
tian, Biloxi, Gulfport, Nicksburg and
Jackson, the All Saints College PROPOSE
ton was accepted. 1t was held out as
an inducement that by holding the coun-
Gil in the college building all the mem
bers, who would be housed therein. would
be together and the work would be at
tended to more eXpeditiously.
Bishop Bratton realizes the serious
conditions confronting all the river com
munities, also the flood and its conse
quences, and after comforting with tn,
rector of st. Andrews and its vestry
decided on the change, and further the
centrality of Jackson.
The dates for this council are June =
s and 6, beginning at s pm. on the nigh
of the 4th, and it is expected to be
most important meeting.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-05-17
FARMERS UNION WAREHOUSE
REPRESENTATIVES. HOLD CONFER
FERENCE AT JACKSON.
No Official Announcement, but 1t Y
Conceded That Idea Which Has
Been So Successful in Missis-
sippi Will Be Extended.

Jackson.=There was held here a con-
ference OF men who came from various
parts OF the cotton belt, FOR Il specific
purpose. While the result is not den
nitely and officially announced, 1t IS
quite generally understood that it means
the broadening and lid tlonailzlng The
Farmers Warehouse Company, from It's
present character as a distinctive MIS-
sissippi institution, to be operated on a
larger scale upon the same general prih-
ciple OF corporation, between the grow
ers and the handlers OF cotton, cotton
seed and by-products of the chief staple
crop. "a well as among business men.
The men in this conference were
President Charles ;. Barrett, OF the Ma
tional Farmers Union; A. q. Davis, sec
rotary of the same organizations W.
A. Morris, president OF the Alabama
Union; Peter Radford, Of the Texas
Union; T. W. Carter, OF the Mississippi
Union; L. w. Dabbs, OF the South Car
DINA Union; lJr. Q. II. Alexander, OF the
North Caorlina Union, with the following
members OF the national board oil III
rectors or executive council: o. +. Dort-
blauser, Texas; I. I. wright, Noil"
Carolina; f. Cabaniss, OF Georgia, VINO
is also IA member OF the Georgia legis-
lature. In the same company OF notdoiT@
We're the following Mississippi workers
in the rank, OF this progressive mole
ment: Rev. r. \. y. Wilson, Bltesvillc:
Capt. j. l.. Collins, Coffeeville, }. B..
Mitchell. Goodman, and George K. High
tower, president OF the warehouse com
pany, and 'hr.e'timc president oil the
Mississippi 'n'"'.
Officers of the Farmers Warehouse
Company. VINO were on hand with NOR
nation as to its scope and methods were
Secretary W. IL Sewall, &. NJ. Orooki
head OF the cott,l department; |. H.
Shields, of the warehouse department
, and W. W. liin.s, general manage.
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copyright, A. c. NcOlurr d ca 1s,o

Bristoe. creeping about on hands and
knees, studied the signs with the eyes
Of an Indian.
You kin see the difference yere
whar the ground Is soft, Cap" he said,
pointing to some tracks palmer than
the others. This yere boss had 4
rider, but the rest of EN- was led:
thet's why they've bungled up Their
trail 70. An 1t want Their same
bunch thet went back east what come
from thar-see tibet split hoof! thar
amt no split hoof Printing Their other
%way-but yere is the mark Of the crit
ter thet puts her foot down SO fur
outside tibet we've been a trailin' from
Sheridan. an she's printing east, an
being led. Now. let's See whar the
bunch went from yere with tibet split
hoof."
This was not 30 easily accom-.
plished owing to the nature Of the
ground. but at last the searchers
stumbled onto tracks close In under
| the bank. and one Of these revealed
the split hoof.
THAT makes 1t clear. Ben" Ok
claimed Keith. decidedly. staring out
across the river at the white sand
hills. "They have kept on the edge O.
the water. making for the ford. which
Is yonder at the bend. They are GU
In the sand desert by this time ridinf
for the Salt Fork. Whoever he was
the fellow brought them Eve horses
and the five old ones were taken eas
again on the trail. The girl is still
with the party, and we'll go into Car
son City and reout1t."
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-05-17
SELL PENITENTrARY COTTON.
Board Gets Good Price for $40 Bales
Low Grade.

Jackson Reviewing the feature
transactions in connection with the work
of the penitentiary trustees, Secretary
l.. Ierger reports as most important the
sale of the last remnant of the cotton
crop OF 1911-12. This was a general as
sorted lot Of about $50 bales, mostly
low grade staple, which went to Boyce
Co. of New Orleans at a uniform price
of e3-+ cents a pound. The samples
had been sent to Vicksburg, where there
was keen competition among buyers
from several points. On the whole, the
tinal sale is considered the best that
could have been made.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-05-17
Tomato Club Prize List.

Jackson.-Atiss Susie Y. Powell OF tn.
school improvement work, has been re-
quested by the management Of the Mi,
-issippi State Fair to revise the pre-
MUM list for the contest of the Girls
Tomato Clubs OF the state. The list
will be very much larger than it wa,
last year and about three times the
number of prizes offered. Last year
there were only We counties in thu
state competing in the tomato ,l",,
work; this year there will be twrlsa
counties in which the work is going for
! ward under official supervision.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-05-17
:.A1ALE or The pIAINS

Fork. Now, angry with bafied ambi-
tion' and a victim OF her trickery.
there was no guessing to what ex-
tremes the desperate Nigh. resort.
The possibilities Of such a situation
made the slightest delay In rescue an
agony almost unbearable. Reaching
Carson City, and perfectly reckless as
u his own safety there from arrest.
the plainsman lost no time in perfect.
ing arrangements for pushing for
ward. Horses and provisions were pro-
cured. and he very fortunately discov-
cred In town two cowboys belonging
TO the Bar X" outfit, their work there
accomplished and about ready to 70
turn to the ranch on the Canadian.
who gladly allied themselves with his
party, looking forward to the possi-
bilities OF a fight with keen anticipa-
ton. Keith was more than ever do.
lighted with adding thene to his outfit,
when, on the final arrival Of the 9th.
ers. the extra man brought from Sher
idan announced that he had had
enough, and was going to remain
there. No efforts made revealed any
knowledge Of Hawley's presence ir
Carson City; either he had not beer
there, or else his friends were very
carefully concealing the fact. The ut
ter absence Of any trace, however, Lex
Keith to believe that the gambler hat
gone elsewhere-probably to For
Larned-for his new outfit, and thi.
belief left him more fully convince,
than ever Of the fellows efforts I,
conceal his trail.
The party escorting Waite reache,
the town In the evening. and In tn,
following gray dawn the adventurer
forded tho river. and mounted on fresl
horses and fully equipped, heade,
forth into the sand hills. The littl
company now consisted of Keith, Fail
balm, who, in spite Of his rotundit
Of form had proven himself hard an
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-05-17
Postpone Conference,

Myrtle.-The meeting OF the Aberdeen
district conference has been postponed
until July lois. On the above date the
conference win be held at Houston with
Bishop. Morrison OF Kansas City. in the
chair. This change, according to A state
ment given out by DR.. J. +. Cunningham,
was made necessary by the recent rains
and unfavorable weather conditions that
have prevailed throughout that territory
which would not under the circumstance
guarantee the best attendance.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-05-17
Appropriations Compared.

Jackson.-The state auditor has com.
piled a statement showing a compari-
son of appropriations made by the legis-
lature for the years 1928 with those OF
the years 1901. The total a%ppropria-
tions for the years 1901 amounted to
81, 721 ,437.3 and for 1928, S7.S44,-
OIL, showing an increase OF the last ses-
sion of the legislature in appropriations
over the preceding session of S123,+73.7O.
This does not, however, take into account
the amount of $1,226,o 900 which the last
legislature authorized the governor to
borrow, and for the purpose OF which he
is now in New York.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-05-17
Tomato Club Directors Meet.

Jackson.-Beginning May 80 there
will be il three-days' session OF the
directors of the twelve counties in the
state in which canning and tomato clubs
have been organized. The meeting is to
be held in jackson and will be at
tended by two government experts from
Washington who have been invited by
Miss Susie V. Powell, supervisor OF
this branch OF state agricultural work
under the direction of the state super
intendent of education. Mississippi now
stands second in the number OF mem
bers of canning clubs in the Unitel
States.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-05-17
PROF. POWERS PLEASED.
Agricultural School Means Much tor
for Kinds.

Jackson.-Prof. J. y. Powers, stare
superintendent OF education, is muen
gratiiied over the action OF the Hin1,
county board OF supervisors in declar-
ing its purpose to establish an agricul-
tural high school.
The action of the board was by an
unanimous vote, no dissenting voice was
heard from any quarter, and at the
September meeting the county tax levy
will be so arranged that the institution
can be built and in readiness for opera
ton during the ensuing scholastic year
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-05-17
Test for Water,

To test drinking water. put one tea
spoonful Q: %granulated sugar in a pint
of the water you want to test. Cork
tightly, place on the kitchen llantel
shelf. II pure the water will remain
clear, II not 1t will cloud dcnsely. and
ought to be analysed.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-05-17
ra xxxHI.-(continued.

time Keith had reached .
Iwsion as to his course. II
vu received a fresh relay
down there somewhere, and
he Arkansas, he felt positive
to their destination. But 1t
useless pushing on after
b present shape Of his party
lDrses worn out, and Waite
ddly In the saddle. II Haw-
h crossed the upper ford, to-
Ia they were evidently head
struck through the sand hills,
h we're making for the refuge
|hns cabin on Salt Fork.
bis prove true, then 1t was
the gambler had not even
nFsred the identity of Hope.
had, he would scarcely ven
= taking her there. knowing
ID would naturally suspect
But Keith would not be like
spnally take up the trail in
N Christie Maclaire. 1t nust
y Hawley then who had left
\ md ridden east, and up to
y be had not found out his
Yst II he brought out the
ntnals the chances were that
Asnhty would be revealed,
Who had turned aside to ex.
" straying horse. came trot.
yea to their outfit all right,
reported, carries the double
had and that shebang il
smokey; saddle gals still
vn now suffering SO acute
sers obliged to halt before
ssnt Of the river. finding, for.
: vatsr-hole fed by a spring
u the sick man could b
Sai'ftable. Keith gave to the
conciusions, and listened tt
aad TO say. Bristoe favor
p,s to the trail. even though
.as favel slowly. but Fairbair
ua' waite must be taken t.
wa where he could be giver
care Keith finally decided
I" y % more anxious to react
'.a0Ss that | am" he declared
I. .a0v mat country out south
lever get through to tn,
!. without fresh horses. Be
:. DOCTOR says. we've got I,
s@ waite. II we md thing
~. wen ride for Carson CITY
!. mere. What's more. W,
much time-it's q shorte
mere to the cabin than from
,.. ue General was able Il
uis again, and leaving hin
" follow slowly, the other
! discovered an Quite
W. olnff into the valley, an,
~ santa Fe Trail. 1t. wa
discover where those 1,
~ passed this point bu
sHaence Of a late camp 1
80 OF c~ottonwoods besid
L.n. aaere were traces Of tw
saQlng to thu arot -
islo.' sa@e I'VE horses they ha
80 long, the other nc
d nv a. Il had been ira,
NJ, S'a Directions. the dinerer
sSlitsrating each othe,
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-05-17
Test Of EiiuibiIity.

Mans right to vote does not rest or
respectability or intelligence. but on
the very fact that he has been year
in: a pair of pants for twenty-ons
years. and. in all PROBABILITY, eat
ing or burning up a ton Of cheap To-
baccO.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-05-17
Smallpox at Meridian.

Mcridian.-County Health Officer VI.
j. l.. Hoye has filed his monthly report,
which shows that there are sixty cases
OF smallpox in the county. The report
shows two cases OF diphtheria and one
case of hookworm treated.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-05-17
Mothers DaY Obsery ed.

Observation-Disclosures Day" wa' OBJ
served here very appropriately. The
wearers of white carnations in obscrv-
ance of the occasion were many and the
spirit of the day spread throughout the
|scity generally.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-05-17

,rSops's'
.,on. now q Dor
vrsln,1fGor roaming war
lookihss es a wagon team
ssrusd, h o' wagon the raid
L!cehes Inc sso men and DE-
srhs;, l IN a woman's por-
ts gu p1srk Bart. A negro
sned biau" Neb tells him
Y 4. f Sseltns in virginis. ,J SsD
4 nurdeIVsIIil Waite. form
! Gen @t,cer. The plains,m'naans
tnle Oa later the fugitivet,
tseIa at Whom Keith thinks think
Ns,v The girl expia,sas
...F *. u army, and that =
itrn VI ber TO come to the
y Eug 1it in hiding reces-
~ n Bart. There 10 Ht-
RACK pnis .aav, IN which
" d dars are appropriate:
y ho avs that her name 10
t1s ~ sSs {ugitives make for
y, sS.t r''' the girl IL left WITH
l, .ay'' Miss Hope tells that
sa.ssbisr OF General WSito.
z u d,itt Into Sheridan. Were
y !. o "a friend, DR.. F'airbain.
Y. O brother Of Hope Ws(te'
.ta se name of Fred WI:
I |, sscomss convinced that
I q. soms plot involving thu
y III: that Gen. Waite. who
Ia sIm,dsred. is at Sheridan,
shsre she is mistaken fol
~ \ The Carson City singer,
me- real Christie Maclsirtt
Hack Bart has convinsec
y ia a mystery in her !ife
ming to turn to her advan,
6u'ne toIIs Home Waite q
.ncs 10 Christie Maclaire
~, XII Fred Willoughby may
~ The situation. Keith find:
.sot dead. Hope Is told o.
'I ssr brother. k.citn falls e
.ausr,,.entations Black Bar
Christie Maclaire. Hop
n order to learn the score
I'M impersonate the stag
Talrbain is in love will
and Keith induces hin
rom the stage while Hop
tbester where she meet
rho. thus deceived. tell
.nsral waite has suspected
that they must fly. Hope
sed, demurs. General Wait
Says Black Bart has stolel
him regarding an inheri
|, ia informed that Christi
name is Phyllis Gale an
half sister Of Hope. TIL,
w carried away by Blacl
rang. DR.. Fairbain avow
Phyllis and she accepts him
!, friends strike the trail o
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-05-17
Lasttnu Hatred,

There is a sort Of hatred which
never is extinguished; 1t is the hatred
that superiority inspires In mediooye
U.-Paul Bourge&
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CHAPTER xxxIv,
Again At the Cabin,

They were two weary days reach
ing Carson City. travelling along the
open trail yet meeting with no one.
not even a mail coach passing them.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-22
A PROGRESSIVE DON'T"

Bull Moose Leader Hotchkiss may
not have sense Of humor, but he Ger
tainly has Gift Of awakening II. a
few days ago he explained that Mr..
Roosevelt. after doing his best 10 drum
up unrepresentative negro delegations
in the South TO contest for seats In
the Republican convention, had barred
Southern negroes from activity IN MS
new marty because Colonel RooSc-
welt has been reborn" Now he mas
issued circular Of "Don'tS FOR Pro
gressiveS." i'm which we find this gem:
Don't forget that You are now Pro-
gressive. and no longer Republican,
a Democrat. an Independent Lacquer.
a Prohibitionist or a Socialist.
The humor Of that We are sure will
appeal 10 Governor Stubbs Of Kansas
who is running for Senator as a Re
publican candidate and putting candi-
dates for elector pledged To vote Tor
Roosevelt on the Republican ticket.
1t will appeal to the piouS Mr. Fllnh'
Of Pittsburgh who wanted 10 run
Roosevelt electors under the names OF
Taft and Sherman on the Pennsylvania
ballot. II will amuse some of the
ProgressivcS in Maryland. who are
irving 10 pose rs Republicans IN
order 10 betray that party. 1t may
even awaken a laugh among the Demo
Gratis in North Carolina. some OF
whose electors Mr. Roosevelt threat
ened 10 "lift" n few weeks ago, plan
ming 10 lei them be supported n
Democrats by Wilson men. and then
take their votes in the Electoral Col
lege for himself
1t is not surprising that Mr.. Hotch.
kiss feels It necessary 70 issde tins
warning. after the way the Bull Moose
leaders in various parts Of the country
have tried TO steal the Republican
name and emblem. The rank and file
OF the party might naturally think that
they were expected 10 be as protean.
But the suggestion that the Progress
siyes do not vet know that they are
not something else only emphasizes
the fact that for most of them the
movement IS merely personal. Would
even Mr. IIOtchkiss with his 'DOn'ts'
say that his aim was not so far to
break down the present management
of the Republican party that he and
his friends might afterward domi-
nate il?
New-York tribune., 1912-08-22
IEGRATITUDE.

In his iOurneyings around the state
Mr. George VI. Palmer. chairman Of
the Democratic state Committee, iS re-
ported 10 be- meeting various Demo
cratic workers who tell him that Dix
and Murphy are Overheavy for the
Democratic donkey The denomination
Of the Governor would be suicidal. they
aver. Continued domination of De
mOcracy by Murphy would be murder by
him, suicide by the rest Of the Demo
plainants. be Il known. are not Of the
three professedly anti-Murphy bodies
now at work talking about ousting him
from control Of the party machinery.
Such sentiments are out of place.
Governor Dix has given to the state an
administration which made ii possible
TO nominate Governor Wilson for the
Presidency, and that concededly is
DemOcracy's crOwning achievement in
the last two decades. Mr.. Dix admits
ii. though he mOdestly refrained from
embarrassing Dr. Wilson with too
much kindness by casting his vote at
Baltimore for Harmon and Clark.
Now. If Governor Dix has done this
for the state, Murphy also has done IL
by giving Dix to the state. And think
how many jobs Dix and Murphy be
tween them, have given to the Demo
Gratis Of New York-just as many as
Murphy's Legislature could grab or
create and DiX's Civil Service Commits
sion could turn into the grabbag. Thus
Dix and Murphy have conferred many
benefits. material and incorporcal. on
Democracy and the body Of Democrats
In this state. Inability To recognize
such benefits and duly to honor the
benefactors would be bad enough. To
turn on them, as these upstate Demo
Gratis seem TO he doing. is base ingrati-
tude. Some Democrats actually talk
as if they thought they had right to
criticise the acts Of superior beings.