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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-01-12
DOES NOT CAUSE PELLAGRA
Investigators Give Their View of Cotton
Seed Oil.

Neutrality-suspicious. seed oil snanu-
facturcrs are gathering evidence and sta
tistics to refute Il theory that cotton
seed oil might be one of the many sus-
pected contributed causes to pellagra.
Assistant Surgeon General Long, of the
public health service, in a public ad-
dress, recently mentioned the names of
some Investigators who were Inclined to
that belief.
Past Assistant Surgeon Lavinder,
writing one of the recent public health
bulletins, says the theory is all out of
harmony with the facts and history of
pellagra. DIR. Charles c. Bass, of Tulane
University at New Orleans, also ridicules
the idea. DIR. George A. Zoller, of the
Illinois State Hospital at Peoria, has
stuffed the theory and pronounced it alb
surd. All three scientists are recognized
students of the subject.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-01-12
Stallo Sisters Spenders.

New York.-That the Stallo sister.
managed to spend 100000 a year more
than their income from the Alexander
Mcdonald fortune, was the statement
made in court by Charles II. Stoll, law
yer for the girls father, Edmund X.
Stallo, in explanation of his refusal to
turn over vouchers relating to the dis
position Of the estate until he has been
~reeompensed for money advanced to Mr..
Stallo to meet the demands of his
daughters. Stoll says IStallo applied to
him for funds to meet the demands of
his daughters.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-01-12
Foe of Education Dead.

Chicago.-Richard T. Crane, head OF
the Crane Company, and foe of m,iversi-
ties and higher educational institutions,
died at his home after a three days III
ness. Nearly so years old Mr.. Crane,
who had been without the advantage-or
disadvantages as he characterized it-of
training in universities, and had worked
his way to the head of a large iron
working company, contended all his life
that the college and the university were
useless fixtures.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-01-12
LaFollette and BRYAN Meet.

Washington.-Col. William j. BRYAN
of Nebraska and Senator Robert LaFol.
lette of Wisconsin had a conference nj
the union station upon their joint arrival
in the city, the former from the South
and the latter from the West. The
meeting between the three-times presi.
DENTAL candidate of the Democratic
party and the progressive Republican
was accidental, it is said. No sooner wa.
it known that the progressive leaders
OF their respective parties had come to.
gether than tongues began to wag and
third-party talk flew thick and fast
about the hotel corridors.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-01-12
DEMOCRATS MEET BALTIMORE
June IS Named as Date for National
Convention.

Washington.-The Democratic national
committee completed the work here with
the selection of Baltimore as the con.
vention city. June 25 was fixed as the
date OF the national gathering when can
didates Tor president and vice-president
will be selected.
The Republican national convention is
to be held in Chicago June IS.
The Democrats adopted a "permissive'
primary resolution in connection with
the call Tor delegates and such states
as have laws on the subject, or desire
TO 40 so, can select their representatives
IN the national convention by direct
vote There are 1914 delegates to be
chosen.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-01-12
Chauffeur Is Held.

Louisville, Ky.-That Z. H. Morrison,
q chauffeur, was guilty of murder was
tne verdict OF a coroner's jury here.
when ten witnesses testified that Morri.
son, following a carriage course OF the
wrong side OF the street and exceeding
the speed limit when he ran down Mrs
CHARLES G.. McChord, wife of the inter.
state commissioner, and Mrs
ina b. Fennell in this city two weeks
ago. Mrs. Fennell died several DAYS
later as a result of her injuries. Mrs.
NcChord will ecover,
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-01-12
Negro Confesses to Crime.

Shelby, N. C.-John Ross one of a trio
OF negroes charged with the murder of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Dixon of Cleveland
county on December 13, confessed to the
crime, duplicating Frank GLADDEN.. a
white man, who was employed on the
Dixon farm. Ross declared GLADDEN.
gave him 800 to kill Dixon. while clad.
den simultaneously killed Mrs. Dixon.
Robbery was the motive.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-01-12
ROOSEVELT WILL NOT TALK.
He Will Bottle Self Up at Sagamora
Hill Residence.

Oyster Bay, N. Y.-After a talk in
New York with James r. Garfield, ex-
secretary of the interior, and a leader
of the Republican progressives OF Ohio,
ex-President Roosevelt returned to Oys-
ter Bay Friday night.
Col. Roosevelt has just one thing to
say. 1t was that he had no intention
of letting the public know what he
thinks about the selection of a Repub-
licsn candidate for president.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-01-12
REV. RlCHESON SENTENCED
His Electrocution Set for Week Begin.
ming Nav 10.

Boston, Mass.-With the appearance
OF a man who had abandoned all hope
of life, the Rev. Clarence V. T. Richeson
stood Tuesday at the bar of justice, de-
clared his guilt of the pr~emeditated MUIR
der OF mis- former sweetheart, Avis Lin
nell, and without a tremor heard Judge
Sanderson sentence him to death in the
electric chair during the week beginning
May 10.
While displaying remarkable stoicism.
the young Virginian appeared to those
who crowded the little court room as if
he were conducting his own funeral.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-01-12

Mamma was dressing when sever
year-old Freddy burst into the ICON
with a loud "Boo!"
why. Freddie, DEAR" expostulatt
she, you mustn't open my door Wild
out knocking. l mightn't have ben
dressed at ALL"
"Oh, this was all right" said FTee
dy, Il looked through the keJAa'
hrst."-Judge.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-01-12
Meningitis Endemic.

Austin, Tex.-To date 500 cases of
,erebro spinal meningitis have been re.
ported to the state board Of health in
North and East Texas in an outbreak
covering "A wide territory. The death
rate has been about so per cent.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-01-12
Was Testing the Baby.

Little Phil Warmer, Of Attsa|
road, was detected in the act Of publ
ing out the baby's hair despite hx|
frantic protest.
It" just wanted to see" he ald b
explanation, whether she was COLL
storage baby. Teacher told US thits|
the way you can tell a chicken. Il hs|
feathers come out easily the ahfiA|
has been in cold storage"
Needless to say, Phil Is doing ps|
ance.-New York Times.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-01-12
browns Chasing Rabbit.

Paducah, Ky.-Chasing a rabbit On
to the ice that had formed over n slougb
Murray A. Knight ventured out On H.
hin coating, which broke, and he was
drowned in seven feet of water.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-01-12

We felt 1t in our bones all along
that some OF the foreigners who marry
American heiresses would get what
was coming to them. One has Just
captured a prize in the shape of a
lady who is the mistress of fifty-four
tongues.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-01-12

A young gentleman who Is acquiring
m education at Harvard has succeed.
ed in kicking a football thirty-two
miles along a Massachusetts highway.
We are waiting 10 to hear of some
hero, who will venture to kick q foot.
hall across the continent
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-01-12

King Georges proclamation as EN-
peror OF India was written In English
and Urdu. which shows how many
hings a sovereign has to have on his
mind.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-01-12

The Yale faculty. by accepting tho
saucy challenge Of the Yale chess
team and surprising the boys by de-
feating them in a ive-hour bout, has
done something to show that old
heads are better than young.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-01-12

The Wyoming girl who killed a
coyote with a stone must be quite
handy with q flatiron or a rolling pin.
1t behooves her future husband to
come home at a reasonable hour.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-01-12
Wolf a Civ.

Muskogee, .Okla.-Starved and driven
to desperation by the bitter cold, ice
and snow, a wolf invaded the streets
of Muskogee and snatched from the
hands of a little girl a package of fresh
meat.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-01-12

The Country Club of Newport has
been disbanded because somebody
rung In cold decks In the poker game.
They watch each other more closely
In the professional game.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-01-12

Boston shop owners propose to give
fewer baked beans for the old price.
forgetting why the ancestors OF their
patrons once began a revolutionary
war.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-01-12

New York's board of health reports
that the largest number Of complaints
received were ELECTED by barking
dogs In flats. Human beings mani
testify a growl If they co not bark.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-01-12

A New Haven doctor watched an op-
Grafton on himself for appendicitis.
This. however, is one of the sights
that any man no doubt is willing to
30 without seeing.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-01-12

During the next fiscal year the gov
eminent expects to save $21 600. 900.
And as the women are economizing
marvelously on their cloak buttons
the season should be marked In his
tory.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-01-12
Confessed to Theft.

Macon, Cap. II. Smith, the union
station agent, who was found bound and
gagged in his office and reported that
he had been robbed of about 81, 900, con.
fessed to the theft,
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-01-12

1t seems that Germany has borrow
ID $7b,eoo, 900 in this country with
only a handful Of people knowing it.
Some men make a noise over lending
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-01-12

Luther Burbank has handed the pub
lie a lemon. This particular lemon.
however, Is a seedless kind. and
everybody is satisfied.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-01-12

Soldiers of fortune have been
warned to keep out OF China. The
real Chinese soldiers Of fortune are
the men who come to America and
sell chop suey.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-01-12

The world will cease to turn in tho
year 1921. according to an astrono-
mer, but that time few Of us will
bother about it.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-01-12

A woman lecturer says that the
members of her sex are slaves to
beauty" Mebbe SO. but none Of EN- is
demanding freedom.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-01-12

Another way to attain beauty is to
read the words Of wisdom that slide
OF the pen OF the beauty expert and
then forget them.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-01-12

A Pittsburg millionaire refuses to
pay a debt because his wife won't let
him. Adam instituted the practice OF
laying the blame On the woman.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-01-12

A Pennsylvania convict has become
, poet while serving 20 years In Jail.
And he was sent there primarily for
reform.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-01-12

New York now has all-night banks,
All-night saloons and all-night restau-
rants And many cases of all-day re-
morse.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-01-12
1.500 Actors Hunt Tohe

Chicago.-Fifteen hundred actors and
actresses, it is estimated. by booking
agencies, are seeking employment in
Chicago.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-01-12

A Detroit woman of As years is the
mother of "a children. Sometimes she
must think that the stork plays favor
ties.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-01-12

We see by the papers that W stray
sheep tied up traffic in New York.
Evidently they were Looking for Wall
street.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-01-12

The small boy. at least. is in favor
Ut the fuzzy hat. 1t offers a shining
mark for a SNOWFALL.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-01-12

Chicago claims to have found a
perfectly honest man. 1t is a safe bet
That he has not been in Chicago long.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-01-12

A New York mar fired his house be-
cause his wife deserted him. This
was a literal case Of burning revenge.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-01-12

being advertised as a health resort.
as marriage a disease?
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-01-12

A New Yorker. recently deceased.
willed his entire fortune to his lawyer.
Which greatly simpliHed matters.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-01-12

II you have anything to impart in
strict confidence, be sure there Is no
~dictaphohe about.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-01-12

e(AA A>~-
Mr.. Henpeck-Do you pull teeth
without painf
Dentist-Oh! yes, sir.
Mr.. Henpeck-Then you WON'T al
Ny mothsr-in-law wants to get sv,,|
extracted. SO I'll have to take bsI
elsewhere.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-01-12

Some persons would rather not be
visited by burglars than be in style.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1912-05-09
"Mad Anthony" Wayne.

The nickname Of Mad Anthony" at
tached to the name of General Wayne
of Revolutionary fame was due TO no
trace Of insanity. but instead to the
mans wild, reckless courage in plung-
ing into battle where the odds against
him seemed hopeless. He had other
nicknames too. Dandy Wayne" was
one Of them, because of his absurd
love for wearing fine clothes in the
wilderness and in battle. The Indians
gave him the nickname of BLACK
Snake" from the swift and deadliness
of his attack at the outbreak of the
Revolutionary war Sir Henry Clinton
said of Wayne: wherever Mad An
thony Wayne is there's always Il fight.
That's what he is there for" And
Clinton had sufficient experience to
know whereof he spoke.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1912-05-09
CHINAMEN ARE TOUGH.
They Can Live Under Conditions That
Would Kill a White Man.


Would Kill a White Man.
Peculiar power to resist disease Is q
characteristic Of the Chinese. accord
ing to Professor Il. A. Ross. For in
stance, out Of ten children born in
western homes three, normally the
weakest three, will fail to grow up.
Out Of ten children born in China about
eight are doomed to die in infancy.
The difference is due to the hardships
that infant life meets with among the
Chinese, and with such rigorous selec-
ton there results a stock displaying a
peculiar hardness Living In the su-
persaturated, man stifed land, pro-
foundly ignorant of the principles OF
hygiene, the masses have developed an
immunity to noxious microbes which
excites the wonder and envy of the for
eigner.
"They are not affected by mosquito
bite that will raise large lump on the
lately come foreigner" says Professor
Ross. ''They can use contaminated
water from canals without incurrtng
dysentery. There is very little typhoid,
and what there is is so attenuated 1t
was long doubted to be typhoid. All
physicians agree that among the Chi
nese smallpox is a mild disease. The
chief of the army medical STAFF points
out that during the autumn maneuvers
the soldiers sleep on damp ground
with a little straw under them without
any i'll effects.
Coolies. after two hours Of burden
bearing at a dog trot, will shovel them
selves full Of hot rice with scarcely
any mastication and hurry on for an
other two hours. white man would
writhe with indigestion. The Chinese
seem able to sleep in any position.
have seen them sleeping on piles of
bricks or stones or poles, with a block
or brick for a pillow and with the
hot sun shining full into the face.
They stand cramped position longer
than we can and can keep on longer at
monotonous toll unrelieved by change
or break. k."-Chicago News
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1912-05-09
CRIMINALS IN FRANCE.
Curious Devices Used TO Land Them
Safely In Jail.

Curious Devices Used to Land Them
Safely In Jail.
Scarcely day passes without a pic.
ture appearing in the French press Of
a prisoner being led or to the station
by a policeman and the description,
''the Apache being taken away hand
cuffed by the agents" AS matter
Of fact. handouts are altogether out Of
date in France and are never used.
Instead Of the bracelets every po-
liceman carries ''eabriolet," which Is
very rough and massively made ar
ticle resembling a huge watch chain
some ten inches long wNh a stout
wooden crossbar at eithei Nand. An
expert can slip this over th& wrist OF
an offender in twinkllng and with
both the crossbars in his hand has
only to give it twist to indict the
most excruciating pain ard compel in
stant and lamblike submission.
Another common method of prevent
Ing escape is to make the prisoner
place both his hands in his side trouser
pockets and then pass string around
his wrists and around his waist and
bid him march. He can walk at
very smart pace. but any attempt to
run out Of shanbling trOt immedi-
ately brings him down, nose to the
pavement.
If no string is handy all the brace
buttons of the trousers are cut off and
the culprit is made again to put his
hands in his pockets. AS in the for
mer case, he can only walk, since so
soon as he frees his hands his neither
garments fall about his legs and he Is
"entrave."
Few Of these devices are apparent to
the casual passerby, who often won
ders at the passive docility with which
some viIlainous looking individual un-
der arrest follows his captor to the
station. Sometimes on country road
one may meet a couple Of gendarmes
on foot or on horseback, leading a
prisoner between them.
This is in obedience to quaint reg
ulation whereby prisoners are never
sent by train from place to place. as
there are no funds set apart for rail-
way fares. Consequently four or five
times as much is spent in food, drink
and lodging for the escort as would
be for the ticket, but the regulations
are observed. In such cases the po-
lice often use the "poucettes," though
strictly speaking this instrument is
not legal.
1t is sort of loose thumbscrew.
which is fixed so as to keep the two
thumbs comfortably together SO long
as the man does not struggle. but
twist of the string held by one of the
police is enough to destroy any wish
to escape.-London Standard.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1912-05-09
Our Climate an Ascot.

On no other continent. under no 9TH
er sun. in no other zone, in all the
world. can be found the same extent
of fertile, available agricultural land
as in these United States. And IN no
other equally large tract as that
stretching from the Atlantic TO the
Pacific and between the great lakes
and the gulf can be duplicated the
same amount of normally good wealth
er as nature has bestowed on this fa-
vored land. Our rain and sunshine
are so proportioned the one to the
other as to produce the best yearly
conditions OH earth. - Detroit Free
Press.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1912-05-09
MATHEMATICAL SIGNS.
Process by Which These Familiar
Characters Were Evolved.

Process by Which These Familiar
Characters Were Evolved.
The sign Of addition is derived from
the initial letter of the word ''plus."
In making the capital letter 1t was
made more and more carelessly until
the top part of the ''p'' was placed
near the center; hence the plus sign
was finally reached.
The sign of subtraction was derived
from the word minus" The word
was first contracted into mus, with a
horizontal line above to indicate the
contraction. which was printers
freak that may be found in almost any
book bearing a date earlier than the
beginning of the eighteenth century.
After the lapse of long period of time
the letters were omitted altogether,
leaving only the short line so well
known to all.
The multiplication sign was obtained
by changing the plus sign into a char
acter resembling the letter K. This
was done simply because multiplied
ton is but shorter form of addition.
Division was formerly indicated by
placing the dividend above horizontal
line and the divisor below. In order to
save space in printing the dividend
was placed to the left and the divisor
to the right, with simple dot in place
of each.
The radical sign was derived from
the initial letter of the word "radix." j
The sign Of equality is said to have
first been used in the year 1851 by a
sharp mathematician, who adopted it
as a substitute for the words equal
to-"
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1912-05-09
Enlinhtsninn a Poet.

The English poet Mr.. Powys told
this anecdote, in which be claimed to
have been the party of the second
part. He said that he was talSing to
an old country woman on the occasion
of the queens jubilee in 1897. What
do you understand by the word jubi-
leeY" he asked her,
We'll" answered the old dame, IF
you've been married fifty years and
the mans alive it's golden wedding.
If he's dead it's a jubilee"
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1912-05-09
WHAT THE KIDNEYS Do
Thetr UnceRsIng work Aee"s -
strong and Healthy

All the blood in the body passes
through the kidneys once every tnreS
minutes. The kidneys filter the
blood. They work night and DAY.
When healthy they remove about oUo
grains of impure matter daily, when
unhealthy some part of this impure
matter is left in the blood. inns
brings on many diesses and symp-
toms-pain in the back, headache'
nervousness, hot, dry skin, rheumatic
pains. Qout, gravel. disorders OF the
eyesight and hearing, dizziness lrreg-
ular heart. debility, drowsiness,
dropsy. deposits in the urine, etc.
But if you keep the filters right you
will have no trouble with your kid
neys.
e. L. Berry, Main st. Heppner
Oregon, says: "You are welcome to
use my name as one who has been
cured of Kidney complaint by Doan' $
Kidney Pills. NV kidneys were weak
and my back was so painful that |
was obliged to walk all stopped over.
The contents of one box of Doan s
Kidney Pills effected cure ard dur
ing the pas two years there has been
no recurrence of the trouble.
Fur sale by all dealers. Price 5oc'
Foster -Milburn Co., Buffalo, New
York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan S and
take no other.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1912-05-09

An ancient oriental cure for cancer
was to apply live toad to the affected
part. A well authenticated case of this
form of treatment was that of the wife
of n merchant of Smyrna. A live toad
was strapped tightly over the diseased
part. and, it was said, the woman was
completely cured within a short time
1t was a sacrifice upon the part Of the
toad. however, as it died after it had
been on duty twentyfour hours
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1912-05-09
The Best He Could Do.

mir. Addem," said a tightwad mer-
chant to his sad faced bookkeeper. Il
wish you would try to look little
more cheerful"
Il think" replied the bookkeeper
swallowing a big lump. that for 80
shillings week I'm awfully jolly
London Mail.