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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-02-28

The mayor OF Boston advises all
young men TO take a chance" on mat
rmony. They do, II the marry.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-02-28

Hazel-Some folks don't know
what's good for them in this world.
Henry-Yes, but they're better Oh
than the people that know and ha vent
the price to get 1t.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-02-28

II the Kaiser is really busy promot'
Ing peace. he should change the angle
OF his moustache.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-02-28

Chicago police captured a forger
because he had sore feet He must
have been an armless wonder.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-02-28

DR.. Anna Howard Shaw remarks
sagely: The perfect lady is n pig"
Pigs or prig?
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-02-28

In Bulgaria bachelors are taxed 800
each. There will be q big fall in taxes
after the war.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-02-28

husbands" is the exciting report.
Whose?
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-02-28

A Pennsylvania man got smallpox
from a bunch Of bank notes. The
klthy lucre,
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-02-28

A Boston MAJ wants 10 make WON
en- wear aluminium hats. To make
them light headed:
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-02-28

clock hat will make q fellow glad to
hear II.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-02-28

II some men were compelled to pay
as they go they would never get
started.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-02-28

The spring hat is in the shop win
dows and some call It the first robin.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-02-28

Only One "BROMO QUININE~
That 10 BkOMO QUINlNE. IDol
for the signature OF n. w. GROVE. Cures Q Cox
N ODo Day, Cures Grip in Two Days. &c.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-04-04

places OF safety, and on the ROOTS
of buildings, only to die from expos
ure.
The suffering of the survivors mud
died together in the marooned build
ings was awful. Food and water
could not be taken to them.
Foreigners killed their country
men and even members Of their fam
lilies in their desperate efforts TO Cd
tain food, according to John VolDrecnt
Of Yukawa street, in North Dayton
who was taken from the one remain
ing abutments of the Herman street
bridge. Volbrecht said he was at his
home with his family when the flood
struck North Dayton. The house was
picked up by the current and car
ried against the Herman street bridge.
Volbrecht said he chung to the bridge
and didn't know wat became of his
family.
One woman with ten-day old baby
climbed over the roofs OF three houses
to reach the rescuers.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-04-04
Heroes In All Glasses.

II a great loss of life was averted
at Peru, this is due to some heroes! of
the Owen Wister type, river men and
water rats from surrounding lakes,
who by unbelievable prowess with a
pair Of frail oars rescued the doomed,
and in splendid harmony with their
virile efforts shines the spirit of wom-
en- who yaliantly helped, supremely
oblivious to distressing surroundings.
Among the latter are Mrs. r. H.
Bouslog, Mrs R. C. Edwards, and
Mrs. Albert Shirk, all three wives
Of local millionaires, and also leaders
in the self-sacrifices required to pro.
vide sandwiches, coffee and smiles to
panic stricken multitude in emer.
gency quarters.
Among the boatmen two brothers,
Charley and Ted Knight, are praised
on the corners left in Peru. Ted, with
w. A. Huff, dentist, braved the tur.
bulent waters of the Wabash river
cutting off Peru on the south side
and renderingluncertain the Fate of the
inhabitants of South Peru. According
TO the report the two rescuers reached
the opposite shore alive, after having
been overturned several times.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-04-04
PIMPLES CAME IN BL0TCHES

Morrison, Tenn-"For one year l
suffered from a very severe attack OF
acne, or pimples, accompanied by
eczema. 1t first showed itself by the
formation of small red, rather hard
pimples which were not only disfigur-
ing, but were painful. They also ap-
reared on my neck and chest. Their
6hing was often so intense as to
cause insomnia, and they very often
caused pain and burning. / tried sew
eral so-called sure cure remedies,
but they did little or no good. Sew
eral months ago l heard of Cuticura
Soap and Ointment and wrote for a
sample.
81 found them so soothing that at
once purchased a twenty-five cent
cake Of Cuticura Soap, and a fifty
cent box of Cuticura Ointment. After
using them for about month, all OF
the itching and the pimples had en-
tirely disappeared" (Signed) John
Finger, Dec. 80, 1911.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura, Dept L, Boston
Adv.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-04-04
Forty Dead at BRIDGE.

Richard Lee, an engineer On the
Pennsylvania. who brought in the last
train over that line from Logansport.
reported a terrible condition at the
Pennsylvania bridge over the Wabash
on the outskirts of Logansport.
SThis bridge Is, braced across an
island and is as near indestructible as
bridge can be made" said Mr.. Lee.
1T is eighteen miles down stream
from Peru and has caught all the
debris from that town.
Il think we saw the remains of
more than 100 houses stacked up
against this bridge, with the current
tugging and pulling at them. We
could make out thirty or forty dead
bodies in the crushed lumber, and it
seemed as If some section of Peru
must have been overwhelmed sudden
ly and swept down stream to destruc,
ton"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-04-04
Hano to Roof Thirty Hours.

After hanging to the roof of their
home for thirty hours, with a strong
wind blowing and a heavy snow fall
ing, August Schmidt, wife and two
children were rescued None of them
could move a muscle, being chilled
through. They were removed to Van
Cleve School, where hundreds of other
rescued were taken
I'D have fallen into the water If 1t
hadn't been for daddy" exclaimed the
little girl, who was first of the four to
recover efficiently to talk.
when the water came into the
house we had to climb on the roof
Daddy held me and mamma held
brother. Oh, 1t was cold. thought
was going to die. but dad6y kept
hold of me-"
A little boy, who, during the night
chung In full sight of the rescuers,
was rescued. He probably will die.
The little fellow was discovered after
the food had risen SO high he could
not weather the waters
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-04-04
Whole Families on Roofs.

All of the first terrible night, while
the city of Peru, Ind, was In inky
darkness because Of the cutting off Of
the gas and electric light supply, men,
women and children, and in some in
stances entire families. lay fiat where
they had crawled to the roofs of their
homes, waiting for daylight to bring
relief Hundreds Of others were
damned In the courthouse and lodge
buildings, which were in the only four
blocks of the city not under water.
The first thought of rescue parties
was to send into the town boats to
carry to safety those who were threat
ened with drowning. Telephone COM
munication had been opened with
points in the residence and business
districts and from those marooned in
buildings 1t was learned that many
persons, including some women who
held their children in their arms, had
been on roofs exposed to an almost
freezing temperature all night, One
man telephoned he had seen several
fall from exhaustion and slip into the
water. 1t was the purpose of the res
cueTs first to reach those in greatest
danger. Hundreds of others huddled
together at the courthouse, although
in want Of food and water. were to be
taken later.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-04-04
Queer lroninu.

A writer in the Wide World maya.
zine says that the most curious sight
he saw at Cairo was men ironing
clothes with their feet! The men
we're employed in the native tailoring
establishments.
Except for the long handle, the
irons were shaped like the ordinary
fat-iron, only larger. A solid block
of wood rested on the top of the iron
and on this the men placed one foot
guiding the iron In the desired direc'
ton by means of the handle. For the
sake of convenience, ironing boards
were raised only a few inches from
the ground, and, however strange the
method may seem Ito 4ls, the work
was done very well and very expedi
ticusly u
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-04-04
The Man on the Roof.

There were two heroes on the Day.
ton foods. Their names are NJ. B.
Stohl and C. d. Williamson, and they
are employees of the American Tele-
graph and Telephone company.
Stohl Is a wire chief at Dayton, He
reached the Dayton Office of his com
pany late the night before the floods
came. The rush OF the waters put all
the telephone batteries and power out
of commission. Forgetting thoughts
of escape, Stohl rummaged around
until he found lineman's test set.
With this he rugged up sending and
receiving apparatus, and cut In upon
the wire on the roof Of the four-story
building. This wire connected him
with Phoneton, testing station eight
miles away Thus he established com
munication with Williamson, whose
batteries were still working.
Then Stohl sent messages from the
flooded city, otherwise cut of from
communication With the outside world.
al night he stuck to his post. All next
day he remained The following noon
ound him still on the roof, OF a build
ng whose foundations we're being
arped by the waters.
There he stayed in the raih and cold.
VIII the prospect of death staring him
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-04-04
Heroic Rescues Common.

From all parts Of Dayton come sto-
ries of heroic rescues. The stolid
volunteers pay no attention to them.
All Of them for three days have con-
stantly offered their lives to save
others. Several of these men have
given their lives en- rescue work.
Their names are unknown. Watchers
on the banks saw them trying to
reach persons In floa'ing houses, saw
their boats upset al d the men go
down.
Late in the day a large frame house
foated down the river Four women
were in the windows. AS they neared
the Main street bridge they waved at
the crowd ON the banks and the build
ing struck the pieces. There was a
swirl in the murky waters and lit
tie farther down stream the debris
appeared, but none of the women.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-04-04
Robber Prices Of Hoatmen.

Boatmen in Peru. Ind, reaped for.
tunes by carrying food sufferers
from the danger zone at exorbitant
prices, according to M. S. Scott, a
travelling salesman of New York, who
arrived from Peru with two other
travelling men.
"The condition at Peru" said Mr..
Scott, cannot be told l was at a
hotel across the street from the court
house and last night six babies were
born to women who lay on the bare
floor of the building. When we learned
of this we had them rowed across the
street and gave them our rooms. The
boatmen charged SIS each to row three
women across the street We paid
SIS to be hauled three miles, 'and
were lucky to get off that cheaply."
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-04-04

II think 1 suffered every pain \
man could before l began taking l,s|
E. Pinkham's Vegetable COMPOUND i
I think it saved this baby's life, N
lost my first one.
"My health has been very good i
since, and l praise your medicine NJ
my friends. ~ Mrs. VERNA WIZ
R. F. D. No. l, Plattsburg, Miss.
The darkest days of husband and,s
are when they come to look forwshI
q childless and lonely old age.
Many a wife has found herself in
pable of motherhood owing to -
arrangement of the feminine syt.
often durable by the proper remsds
In many homes once childless d.
are now children because of the |,
that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegshl
Compound makes women normal.
If you want special advice Win
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. Zen
dentiaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter.
be opened, read and answered /,
woman and held in strict conadsi
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-04-04
Victims Are Cheerful.

One of the remarkable features was
the cheerful spirit with which food
victims viewed their plight. This was
Dayton's first great flood in many
years. Much of the submerged area
had been considered safe from high
water, but as the majority Of resi-
dents Of these sections looked out on
all sides upon a great sweep of muddy,
swiftly moving water, they seemed un-
disturbed
In some of the poorer sections the
attitude/of the marooned was not so
cheerful. AS a motor boat passed be-
fore the second floor of one partly
submerged house a man leaned out
and threatened to shoot unless they
took off his wife ana "a baby that had
just been born. The woman, almost
dying. was let down from the window
by rope and taken to a place Of
refuge.
Further on. members of motor
boat party were. startled by shots In
the second floor of house about
which five feet of water swirled. The
boat was stopped and a man peered
from the window Of the house.
why are you shooting?' he was
asked.
"Oh, just amusing myself shooting
at rats that come upstairs. When are
you going to take me out Of herey"
he replied
The bodies OF woman and baby
were seen floating down Jefferson
street. one of Dayton's main thorough
fares. It was thought they came from
the district north of the river
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-04-04
ALL TELL STORIES
Of HEROIC DEEDS
Survivors of the Flood Disaster
Proud of Record Made by
Brothers
NEEDS OF OTHERS PUT FIRST
No One Has Cause to Be Ashamed Of
Spirit Displayed In Agonizins
Tlme-Some Fearful Expert
ences Brought to Light.

Chicago.-"Women and children
first"
This worldold cry, made more men,
cradle when the Titanic disaster
thrilled the world, echoed over the
flood-stricken districts of Ohio and In
diana. Refugees who reached Chicago
told innumerable stories of men risk
ing their lives to save the women and
children.
The unwritten law of the sea was
observed on the inland rivers. The
entire tenor of stories told by refugees
was one of bravery, self-sacrifice and
devotion to the weak and unprotected.
Women and children first"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-04-04
Many Rescued by a Cable.


Many thrilling stories were told by
the Dayton refugees who had been
trapped in their attics and on their
roofs in the very heart of the food.
A. ]. Bard of Belmont avenue, who
was penned in the City National
Bank building on Third street, near
Main, Tuesday, was rescued.
One hundred and fifty of us were
caught in the building" said Mr.
Bard I'VE remained there until the
fire started then we began to plan an
escape"
I'VE cut the elevator cable and OBJ
tanned a ball of Irvine and some small
wire from one of the offices. We at
tracted a boatman, who risked his life
to come to us. We gave the boatman
one end of the Irvine and he rowed to
the old courthouse. He then pulled
the wire over and after that the heavy
cable.
One end of the cable was made
fast in the bank building and the
other in the old courthouse. Then
with only the light of the burning
structure, the $50 persons in the bank
building made their way, hand over
hand, along the cable over the swirl
ing torrent to the courthouse ! be
lieve every one, men and women
made the trip in safety. During ouI
Imprisonment l had two crackers and
slice of Clipped beef to eat.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-04-04
Surgeon Tells Graphic Story.

DR.. Ray B. Harris, police surgeon
of Dayton, Ohio, and one of the chief
workers among the injured immedl-
ately after the cyclone, told a graphic
story of the sufferings of the hun
dreds who were hurt.
when we began to collect the bod
les we realized for the first time the
fearful state of affairs said the ply,
sician. TT was as grewsome a task
as | ever worked at. Some OF the
bodies were twisted into frtshtful
shapes and some had pieces OF
wreckage-wood and iron--driven
through their bodies. Dozens were
smothered to death. some were
b~rned, still others were crushed and
beaten to death by the flying timbers.
Every physician in the city. and
even the medical students, were at
work Sunday night and all day Mon,
day. impressed two dentists myself,
although | didn't want any teeth
drawn. They worked like Trojans
too.
Some Of the taxicab drivers thought
it was a golden opportunity to reap a
harvest, and demanded huge sums for
carrying the injured to the hospitals
The doctors wouldn't stand for any
thing like that, and | personally
thrashed two drivers who presumed
to haggle."
Another husky young doctor had an
argument with chauffeur, who de.
manded IS apiece for conveying two
injured women to hospital. When
he would not yield the physician
seized a piece of board and knocked
the man senseless with 1t. Then he
took the chauffeur to the hospital with
the women and ministered to him.
1t Is such incidents as this that eyi
dence the fearful night of terror anG
panic and the day of sorrow that fol
lowed.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-04-04
COLD in
THE HEAD
Is The First Chapter In the History
of Chronic Disease.

A cold in the head is the first chap
ter in the history of disease and death.
This has been so often repeated that
there are few people indeed who have
not witnessed many examples OF 1t,
A cold in the head is rarely severe
enough to conf1ne a vigorous person
to the house. AS rule, it ends in
recovery without any treatment. This
has led many people to regard a cold
in the head as, of no Importance. 1t is
a terrible mistake, however, to pass
by a cold in the head as trivial mat
ter Every case should be treated.
Those who have used Peruna for
such cases will testify unanimously
that a few doses Is sufficient to re-
move every vestige of the cold. How
much better it is to treat cold In this
way than it is to allow 1t to go on and
on for weeks, perhaps months, leaving
effects that will never be eradicated.
Yet there are those who neglect to
take Peruna for a cold In the head.
This neglect is due to the false notion
that a cold in the head is hardly worth
noticing.
A cold in the head Is in reality a
case of acute catarrh. 1t ought to be
called so, in order to awaken people
from their lethargy on this subject. In
a large per cent. of cases cold in the
head will end in chronic catarrh. Un.
less properly treated with some such
remedy as Peruna, perhaps so per
cent. of cases of cold in the head will
lay the foundation for chronic catarrh.
A tablespoonful of Peruna should be
taken at the very first symptom OF
cold in the head. Usually where the
cold is not very severe tablespoonful
of Peruna before each meal and at bed
time is sufficient. 1t may be neces-
sary, however, where the attack Is
more serious, to keep strictly in the
house and take tablespoonful OF
Peruna every hour. Younger people,
feeble or delicate women, should take
a teaspoonful every hour.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-04-04
Only Doctor a Drug Fiend.

Terrible scenes were reported from
West indianapolis. Conditions in the
flooded district were made worse by
the fact that the only physician who
was there to attend sufferers was a
victim Of the morphine habit. In the
Methodist church woman rescued
from the bottoms gave premature
birth to twins. The physician, what
with the horror of his duty and his in.
ability to obtain more of the drug,
went insane, and after making three
unsuccessful attempts to jump from
a window, was placed in a straight
jacket.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-04-04
Passengers Give Refund Money.


The flood; relief fund collected in
Chicago was increased 1852 by the
two hours delay of the Twentieth
Century Limited from New York, For.
every hour the train is late the pas
sengers are given Al by the company.
1t arrived in Chicago two hours. be-
hind time
j.. L. Daube of Philadelphia con-
ceived the idea of giving the 81 which
would be refunded by the railroad
company to the fund. He made known
his intentions to Joseph Horowitz of
New York and Fred X. Townsend of
Rochester, who also were passengers.
They became enthusiastic and formed
a committee to collect the refund
slips OF all the passengers on the train.
Out Of eighty passengers seventy.
six readily gave up their slips. Among
the four was an Englishman just ar.
rived. The flood situation was ex
planned to him and Daube pictured the
sufferings of the. victims *
4 don't believe it, declared the
Englishman. 1T is some bally Ameri-
can scheme to defraud strangers.
Show me your credentials. never
heard of any food. know all about
lsyour schemes In this country to Dc
fraud travellers"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-04-04
Only One of Many.

What is your name?' asked the
registerer who received refugees at
Dayton, O., of slender person in
mems clothing.
Norma Thurma," was the reply.
Norma came in with Ralph Myers,
his wife and little baby. Myers had
climbed telegraph pole first. He let
down rope to his wife, who tied 1t to
a meal sack which contained their
baby, three months old. Myers pulled
the rope with its precious burden up
and then let 1t down to aid his wife.
Holding on to two thin wires, he trav-
eled across the cable full block to
safety.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-04-04

IN the face every moment. He sobbed
a strong mans sob as he told his tale
of death and desolation; of floating
wreckage bearing men, women and
children doomed to death; OF dead
bodies borne upon the crest of the wa
tiers; of piteous sights, in themselves
enough to unnerve the bravest Of nen
But he stuck to his post.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-04-04
erloht Brass.

A great time and labor saver, in
keeping brass, copper and other met
ais bright and shining. either indoors
or outdoors. in any kind Of weather
Is to clean and scour in the usual way
and give them coat Of negaeiye var
nish, to be obtained at a store. Many
ornaments which lack luster are also
improved by one application.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-04-04
Lamentable Ignorance.

Mrs. Kaller-"Cooks are such ignor-
ant things, nowadays" Mrs. Justwed
Aren't they? They can't do the SIM
plest things. asked mine to make
some sweetbreads the other day and
she said she couldn't. "-McCall's Mag
azipe.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-04-04
60. insane. slay Families.

There were stories of insanity cans
ed by the flood at Dayton A fasher
had killed his four children land
his wife and then leaped into the
flood.
Children had been born in. boats
that were carrying their mothers to
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-04-04
The DEAREST |
BAN
Mrs. Wilkes Fondest H.
Realized-Health, Haa
piness and Babv.

Plattsburg, Miss Lydia ; y!
hams Vegetable Compound bss :
very beneficial to me, for now ! !, :.
and have a sweet, healthy bsSs /
our home is happy.
II was an invalid from ,eryou, !
tration, indigestion and female t,ors,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-04-04

DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets regulate and
invigorate stomach, liver and bowels. Sugar.
coated, tiny granules, easy to take Do not
grippe Adv.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-04-04

When you analyze the ideal husband
you will find that he hasn't the nerve
to be anything else.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-04-04

Many a woman has the big head
because she has credit at hair EN-.
porium.