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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-07-12

oughbred. a queen-a lady, dash It! II
know It! And I just settled on that.
and was ready to die right then and
there II anybody dared to dispute 1t.
I didn't care a jolly hang how she
talked; it was Just nothing-just the
d~emoralizing swagger Of a little
boarding-school girl trying to show
on like her brothers. And her Ian
guage? Why, just the devilish. nat
ural result of having a coarse. slangy
brute like Billings for q brother. Poor
little girl! 1t was q beastly shame.
She was watching me curiously.
smilingly, as she sat there. her devil
ishly pretty mouth puckered into q
cherry as she softly whistled and
drummed her shining nails upon the
chair arm.
I'm afraid I've shocked you" she
said. Jack says you're 50 good"
Dash It, somehow I felt Inundated!
She said It in a way that made me
feel like q silly ass, you know.
But she wasn't thinking about me
any more. Her eye fell on the tab
ouret. and he little hand stretched TO-
ward It.
MAY II" she said with an arch In
curing glance. "Your cigarettes looh
good to me. 1 emptied my case ar
hour ago."
And / proffered them with a show
Of alacrity. pray. pardon me-
said. I'll never thought OF 20.
smoking" A chuckle came through
the tiny teeth grasping the cigarette
Thought I was too goody-goody. Ell!
"Do-er-you smoke much?" / ven
tured anxiously. Cigarettes, yo'
known"
she pulled a sparkling half-inch a
abe took her little head. felt aW
fully relieved. mot for me-" she r.
marked c~arelessly. II prefer . pipe.
!, "Pipe!" I repeated feebly.
!. The golden head inclined. BE
you! Good old. ~well-seasoned orie
for mine-well-caked and q httl
|. strong" Puff.puK. "Oh, damn you
. patent sanitary pipes. I say!"
| And as backward I collapsed upo
! the cushions, she threw her leg ovt
: the arm of her chair and shot tv
1 long n Of smoke from her dain'
d nostrils.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-07-12
Same Purpose Accomplished.

ooh, Georgie." exclaimed a FOND
mother, when she saw her small boy
considerably battered up and dirty,
you have been fighting again? How
often have / told you that you
shouldn't fght?"
WELL" said he, what are you 60
ing to do when q fellow hits you?"
why, keep out Of his way" said
the mother.
81 bet" said the youngster. he'll
keep out Of mine after this"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-07-12
WILLING to ObIioe.

A story comes from a town where
firms advertise to sell fish direct to
small purchasers. The glowing ad-
vertisements asked for the sending OF
half a dollar with a list Of the
varieties of fish preferred. One letter
read:
II want two salmon. a dozen whit
ing, a dozen fresh herring. some 1oun-
ders, and If you have them you can
add a lobster"
The next day the lady received a
letter, which ran:
Dear Madam: Please send another
dime and we will forward the fisher
man,"-Dallas News.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-07-12
And SO True, Too.

Father was walking to Sunday
school with little Johnny, and endeav-
oring to improve the time by teaching
Johnny his Golden Text. the words Of
which were: Whatsoever a man SOW
eth, that shall be also reap" Johnny
repeated 1t after his father several
times, and seemed to have mastered
the correct wording.
AS they drew near the Sunday
school the father gave Johnny his
last rehearsal. Now, son." he said.
lets have the Golden Text once
more without any help from me:
This is what he got from Johnny:
whatsoever a man sews always rips"
-Harper's Bazaar.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-07-12
Hardly the Sunday School Brand.

'o'
The young hopeful had secreted
some bright buttons in his pocket.
which came from the motor car show.
When Sunday school was well under
way, he took n out and pinned 1t on
his coat, feeling it an ornament. I'm
fortunately, when the minister came
round to speak to the dear children,
his near sighted eyes were caught by
The color.
We'll, Richard, l see you are wear
ing some motto, my lad. What does
It say"
You read it, SIR" replied Richard,
hanging his head.
But l cannot see. haven't my
glasses. son. Read It so we can all
hear you"
Richard blushed. ut says, sir, Ain
it - to the poor?'"-Metropolitar
Magazine.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-07-12

To keep artificial teeth and bridge
work antiseptically clean and free
from odors and disease germs, Paxtine
Antiseptic is unequaled. At drug
gists, 25c a box or sent postpaid on re-
ceipt Of price by The Paxton Toilet
Co., Boston. Mass.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-07-12

Gee, but it's warm tonight. isn't
1T" she remarked absently.
And there was nothing to do but
take the hint or leave It; and after all,
she was a guest. you know!
Perhaps you will permit me to Of
fer you some refreshment," I suggest
ed, rising. knew 1t sounded devil
ish stif; and I knew. moreover, that
1 looked like a Jolly mum. in fact
Perhaps l WILL" she chuckled. Say.
don't urge me too hard. Mr.. Lightnut;
you might embarrass me-"
did not want to embarrass her.
II thought perhaps a lemon soda
would refresh you" I explained. "Or,
II you will allow me, l will have Jen-
kins make you m Of his famous self
ger lemonades. Perhaps. though, you
would prefer Just q plain"
halted in confusion, for she was
laughing at me.
"A plain cup Of tea" she gurgled.
"or a creme de menthe!" And then
her laughter burst d~eliciously. Say.
do you know. honestly. I'm only Just
getting on to that dry humor OF
yours. You've had me fooled. You do
II with such q serious face. you know
Say. its great"
tried to smile. but I knew it Wal
a devilish sickly go-the more 80, be
cause Just at that moment her slender
fingers discarded the remnant Of bel
last cigarette and reached for a cigar
Another instant, and she had deftl,
clipped and lighted It.
I decided I wouldn't ring for Jen
+. kins.
, I felt ashamed as l looked in tn
cellarette, and wondered what tn
deuce I should offer her. Couldn'
j. think Of anything I had ever heard o
= boarding-school girls going in for e1
cept ice-cream soda; and. dash It.
didn't have any ice-cream soda. Neal
{ est thing would be q little settler an
ginger ale. That would do.
q "Oh. I say, I'm going to make you
r hiehball." said. trying to assume
frfsky, jocular air.
n Her voice lifted In alarm. Ma
a Clarence-not for mel" she urge
hastily. "
y But It's only"
mo flzzy authorizations in mine
not on your life." She followed n
across the room. lust give me Il
straight, pure goods-anything, 1u
so it's whisky"
.r And before l could say a word
indeed. I could have said a word-sl
had selected q decanter Of Scotch, al
or with cigar tilted upward In her tend
le mouth. was a~bsorbingly pouring
a shining stream Of the amber fluid.
To see the slow curving OF tn
n. delicately nodded wrist. the challer
as ing fash Of the saucy eyes OF bill
Il by love. It made me Just forget
about what she was doing till t
auid ran over the brim. And the
To before l could intercept her, she b
nv lightly gestured her glass to mil
at and in a fash the stuff was gone
"a Gone! A full whisky glass; ant
mr. recalled with a SILVER OF horror II
II was very high proof liquor-sor
thing I seldom touched myself. I
kent on hand for certain OF
friends.
IT say, you know!" ! gasped In g
sternation. I'm awfully afraid 4
oh will-er-will-" ! gulped wordless
The coral lips curved ~scornfully
led Get me tingled!" She looked as
he might have II I had insulted I
"Maybe 80 In those girlie-g1rlie q
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-07-12

Lottie-How dare you ask Mrs. Bull
lion to a ~-cour luncheon?
Hattie-She won't know 1t. She's .
F~letcherite, and by the time she has
finished she'll have to move on to
some five o'clock tea.-Harper's Bazaar.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-07-12
Hone Eternal.

Every new day and night OF JOY
or sorrow is a new ground. a new con-
secration, for the love that Is nour
ished by memories as we'll as hopes
George Eliot.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-07-12
FAR BETTER THAN QUININE.

Elixir Babek cures malaria where
Quinine fails, and 1t can be taken with
impunity by old and young.
Having suffered from Malarious Fee
yer for several months, getting no re-
lief from Quinine and being completely
broken down In health. Elixir Babek'
effected a permanent cure."-William
F. MARI.
Elixir Babek, so cents. all druggists,
or kloczewski & Co., Washington. d. G.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-07-12

The man who falls out Of an airship
probably feels as badly hurt as the
one who is thrown out Of the political
band wagon.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-07-12
Well Defended.

He whose study is among the shad-
ows and lights of nature has an I'M
suspected coat Of mail defending him
among all the turmoil.-Mrs. Oliphant.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-07-12
And Priced Above All.

Other things may be seized by
might or purchased with money, but
knowledge is to be gained only by
effort.-Landor.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-07-12

Sassed In pdJan ntiis.>e
sis friend, Jack Siinn3c.,
1.tsd to put up .tne klc
ese S,s way home from col;
~ shtnut finds a beautifui
aIsssmas in his room.
I,rsR v-(contInued?.
~ she said; and ! thought
si,,hed a little. Tnen : 30
that's ALT"
why. you can't do that
n.y. II" She was DOWNRIGHT
mid see It: and how dis
lovely she was with that
ut cheeks! 49,.
ms 1ust 6 child-an limo
shud; and how the deuce
.,sr make her understand!
.m.red: "Why-er-not IN
4 know. They won't take
4 ibis time Of night. They
Es.pusd her fingers. "Oh. !
Iirhtnut, play easier on that
lady pedal; cook up q fresh
nm you, I've put all that be-
SAY, wait till you've known
I'M, and I'll bet a purse you
IN me a lady again! LADY,
u funny"
certainly seemed to strike
Of humor. She gave me .
mich In the side that fairly
brsathless, and her laughter
brdlke, Joyous. OF a sud
m dsvilish awkward and fool.
desss stop stringing me, Mr.
-dont treat me like q kid
N get acquainted" Then bel
a. sobered. Say. was thai
Ilssl-that about your going
ne! See here. I'm not both
4, am l, Mr.. Lightnut?"
wing me-" l calculated. Both
~ should say notl"
must have said 1t hearth,
n~hneingly. don't you know, fol
Nv face looked pleased.
me II am" she said earn
I'm fade away into my own III
! there" Her glance range'
her door. Its sure SOM
tnst room"
hny glad you like It." said.
should say!" Then he
eyes looked at me full.
Iknow. l didn't expect this
ssing a room all to myssl
lAsn, while l gasped, shs wer
Rsuy and calmly:
Nr. Lightnut. Brother JAG
throw seventeen thousand III
II u q hotel. because" Sh
dsliciously. Well, I promise
~ Y he would let me CON
N New York l would stay rigl
|FkA you and behave myself"
nVs yourself!" I echoed .indi
Why. look here. do you mea
Jack Billings-your own brot
tnow-thought you wouldr
b that at a hotel?."
HSAt!" Her laugh this tin
lplosive. mo, he never though
tnew l wouldn't! He knew
y tearing around all night wi
n-that's WHAT"
.dash me. II she didn't thrc
back with a kind Of swagg,
y you-you wouldn't do such
uttered family.
laldnt II" She Strengthened Q,
md her lovely blue eyes nj
u me. Say. Mr.. Lightnut,
want you to get me sized
I'm none Of your little wa
las-not much! When I'm
ieFk, It's the bright lights q
sRSt White Way for mine-y
pr tme!"
The gave me a blow on I
that was like q stroke r.
arm. It sent me down Il
Mt.
you cont believe me-" she a
lace shining with exciteme
!ou ask Jack about last sunni
came through-about that
eConey with three Columbia
nd how We got pinched.
but didn't Jack swear
20 a noise by the door. J
!'od there, his eyes sticking
s'd boiled eggs.
En- back. sir" he said rat
ny Beg pardon, sir; :
you'd want to know. I di'
,m-h'm!" And with an
little cough jenkins slip
But ! scarcely noticed hin
Misguided girl!
'sain was buzzing like q d,
" bees. don't you know.
su vas something awful!
Island yet Her frank. $,
nine with a clear light
no installing. There
osaand h-she was . I
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-07-12

If a woman can find the style Of hat
she wants, she can always adjust her
head to fit 1t.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-07-12
Love may find a way-but It isn't
always able to pay the freight.

The reason a girl won't let a young
man kiss her is because she wants
him to.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-07-12
Standard Of Sanity

Standard OF Sanity.
Shakespeare was asked II Hamlet
was sane.
"As sane as the Fourth Of July" he
replied.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-07-12

One always thinks there is a lot OF
money to be made in any kind of bust
ness that he isn't in.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-07-12

And would ye partake of harvest's
Joys, the corn must be sown in spring.
Carlyle.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-07-12

Helpmates and soulmates are not
always synonymous.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-07-12

Two Indispensable Supports.
OF all the dispositions and habits
that lead to political prosperity, %
ligion and morality are Indispensable
supports.-George Washington.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-07-12

Important it is that the blood be kept pure.
Garfield Tea is big enough for the job.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-07-12

A girl expects a mar to think hel
hair naturally curly even when she
knows that he knows 1t isn't.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-07-12

New Opening. New Lands. Free Homes.Send
e5s for plat. The Doyle Engineering and Map
CO., Box 1873, albuquerque, New Mexico.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-07-12

Your working power depends upon your
health. Garfield Tea helps toward keeping 1t.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-07-12
,yNoPsIs.

an American with An
p!htau accent. receives a pres.
Igbsn IN China. The present
benz nS,r of pajamas. te..1t
pa 10 the wearer. Lign.nxs
y !!ars and late at nign. t Sn.'
6: e.; sil!n s. s e Ss sSs' Tn hisns.
b TO put ,a aIrn changes his
crazy, .nmmon help. When
pdlls 70 falls on his neck
p !en qminS Lightnut's belief
uasr'11l enkin tells Lightnut Of
cay; had with q Mucous
". in pajamas. ~
9e' Sis friend. Jack Hiihn4c,
a.tsd to put up tine k,c
a sa his way home from n,,t fE,i
nns3smas in his room.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-01

TO the ONCE of Governor; 1t brings the
executive and the Legislature into
finer relation"
The session last year was devoted
10 the consideration Of problems re-
lating TO the administrative phase OF
government The Richmond conference
is to deliberate upon securing the
adoption by the States OF uniform
laws on general subjects. Governor
Shafroth. OF Colorado. is TO read
paper on Modern Penology," in when
he viii doubtless discuss the progress
OF his State toward prison reform ana
its success in taking convicts out OF
the jails and putting them 20 Work
upon the public highways win
no other guardian than their word OF
honor. Governor McGovern, OF WIS
consin. perhaps the most progressive
state in the nation. Will discuss
state income tax question, and his
paper will be of interest. for the rea-
son that he is firm believer In that
tax other questions on the program
relate to the development OF inland
waterways. unifcfm marriage and d.
vorce laws. the checking OF the DRIFT
Of rural population 20 the cities ana
rural credits. Doubtless other prob
LENS will be raised and considered IN
Indications point 20 an al
most complete attendance of the Gov
errors Of the States, and that in itself
the increasing valuation
put by the States upon the necessity
fo- the body. The House Of GoV-
.rnors can do much 10 stem the
Using tide of popular dissatisfaction
with constitutional government.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-01

olden days. Are our feast days bsoom-
ing more and moro functions. and less
seasonsr IL material civilization
stamping holidays out by machinery
and conventional proclamation. instead
of letting them grow from the deep
emotions OF the heart? Where IL the
personal touch that once made people
mingle tears and laughter in their
sentiments OF thanksgiving and earth
iy good viii?
We doubt whether the true spirit
of such occasions flowers graciously
There gratitude for harvest and recog-
milton OF the common brotherhood Is
very real and very beautiful. and It
takes form in symbols and customs
that are wise and fine with the herit-
age OF centuries. Even the groaning
tables are visible proof of the bounty
that has been granted by kindly ma
ture. Feasts are part of a ritual, not
chances for display or gormandizing.
But the best part OF a country hoii-
day is that IL must come from WITHIN
not from without. Urban celebrants
seek amusement. Country folk must
provide their own. They have no hired
clowns, no theatres, no gay spectacle
provided by class dedicated 70 pro-
wide recreation. Their gaiety must
come from a sound heart and a bnthe
spirit. The music of their own voices
singing TO the tunes their fathers low
ed is the melody that moves and chast.
ems The country ball the extem-
ported theatricals. the tumultuous
games demand work and planning and
inspiration. BY so much are they more
vital and more human. In the end.
pleasure comes, not from what We
take out, but from what we put in.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-01

tn. allies as a whole, the especially
burning issue between servia and Aus
tr,a- Hungary. determination OF what
shall be left to Turkey. and fixing the
future status OF Constantinople.
Lord Grey, It 10 generally understood.
would have this aftermath taken up at
a subsequent conference, in which the
allies would be represented. and pos
sibiy Turkey.
should the proposed initial confer
ence make II plain that the two great
pacts-the triple alliance and the
triple entente--had stopped glaring at
each other, and reached modus Vi
vandi as to the points of informal
agreernent-and there seems no rea-
son why they should not-more than
half the way to positive assurance
against an international connagrahon
will have been travelled. What with
the cost in blood and treasure gen
eral war would entail on each Of the
major powers, the immense exhaustins
and cruel drain of these which has al
ready been made upon the four minor
powers and the impotenoy OF Turkey
the remainder OF the way-the way 10
touching the deferred is
sues-ought to be comparatively easy
The assumption that IT would not
be Is both illogical and violent. The
that Lord Grey has point
ed the whole way out, and that il viii
be followed to the goal of guaranteeing
the peace of Europe for some years to
come. IS Numerically the opposite.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-01
COOPERATION AMONG FARMERS,


Cooperation community of effort. is
a phrase that should be driven deep
into the minds Of Virginia farmers by
constant repetition. The very condi-
lions of farming demand cooperative
effort. vet the farmers are the very
last Of all the great producers TO learn
its advantages. Those who need 1t
most have it least. In Virginia, even
more than in other States. is the farm
or slow TO learn what he can accom-
plish by Joining with his neighbors.
lie is an individualist and a conserva-
tive, and both Of these qualities make
for isolation and slow progress.
Take the simple business OF plow-
ing In the West much OF this funda-
mental process is done by steam
plows It is profitable to run a pillow
because large acreages are cultivated
by one owner. The same profit will
accrue 70 small holders. who will join
together their separate farms and re-
gard them as great single field.
turned under for so cents. BY the
present horse-drawn instrument the
cost reaches from 81 to SO an acre. In
addition 10 this must be figured the
upkeep OF two or three1eams through
out the year. though their chief func-
ton may employ them only a few
weeks in spring and fall The CAPT
tai invested in these teams. in the
plows. and the maintenance OF both,
reaches q large figure. Moreover, the
work is not done so well.
The steam plow may cost about
$1,000 No individual can afford to
ginia the farmers have guaranteed at
least 5000 acres TO the man who Will
buy a plow. At so cents the acre. the
FIRST years work would pay for the
plow and give $500 for running ex-
penses. depreciation and other charges.
This machine would pillow twenty acres
q day compared TO about one by the
old method. The work could be zone
when most needed. and at an actual
saving Of nearly 50 an acre.
The advantages OF community en-
deavor are becoming clear in certain
lines. The consolidated and graded
school for a whole region. instead Of
the separate and inadequate single
room schools. is responsible for much
Of the marvellous advance in education
/ in Virginia recently. Good roads are
/ proving their benefits daily. II IS
time the farmer set his wits TO work
20 save MS pocket book. ami conducted
all his business. from preparing the
soil 70 marketing the product. by the
Operative method
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-01
Very Pronounced

She was no bounder. you could tell.
Though newly rich, she was polite.
Howbeit. sometimes strange WORDS
fell
Wei! take, for instance. this-"elite
-Johnstown Democrat
ff,U...r she did the best she knew.
she gave the world the best sne
got.
sh. told u recently. II do
Just love 10 hear a bright bon mot
Houston Post
Bu, th.se misht we'll have been er-
cUsed.
Had she not shown her class
Each time her menu French she used
Nv making a faux pas.
Peoria raidTranscript-
No heard her in discussion. light.
Some social views combat
some functions are. she SAID.
fright.
For lack Of the eciat
Nashville Banner
She loves - use the words which SHOW
Just how well read she IS.
The other day sine spoke. ] know.
About her Vis-a-viz-
Shc sails to-day foT Paris dear
she SAYS 10 learn the trick
or dressing III the Frencny way
That always looks 50 chic