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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-11-07

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The personnel of the directorate is an
earnest of intelligent and honest direc.
| ton of the affairs of the bank.
The organization meeting was very
marked by its cooperative shirt and
universal determination tn make this
institutIor. modest in its b~epinninos a
landmark in commercial circles and the
turning point in the history of the COM
mercial life of Charleston. the largest
city in the county land its adjacent Ter.
ritory, bv demonstrating the fitness and
ability of it's own citizens and business
men to care for the financial needs of
its commercial life without assistance
from ~financiers abroad. If having been
determined early in the course of the
organization of this institution that no
stock snhscrintions would he accan+aS
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-11-07
HOME
BANK OPENED.
Strong financial Institution Opens Its
Doors to Local Business World
Under Promising Auspices.
CHARLESTON. MISS, HAS ANOTHER
BANK.

Mon day morning witnessed much &C
tivity in the Charleston banking world,
the occasion being the organization
meeting Of the T~allahatchie Home
Bank, a financial institution which
comes into existence proudly and par
donably boasting that it is fact as well
as in name a Home Bank
More than sixty prominent planters,
business men and professional men
from every nook and corner of Talla-
hatchie county assembled here to per-
feet the formal organization of what
gives promise of being a banking house
which will be of profit to its stock
holders and a credit to greater Charles
ton and its contiguous territory.
The institution was happily christen-
ed the ''Tallahatchie Home Bank" and
starting with a capital of thirty thous-
and dollars, with a surplus of seven
thousand five hundred dollars, it opened
its doors for business, taking Temporal
nv quarters in the Weller Building, on
the south side of the public square,
pending the completion of its handsome
banking house. now under course of
construction on the site Immediately
north of the store of Robertson & Son.
There are about sixty-fve stock
holders, all Tallahatchians, and the
stock was judiciously and readily SUBJ
scribed and taken throughout the
county.
The following officers were elected:
t. G. James, president; T. F. Willing
ham, first vice president; w. S. Tatum,
second vice president; Ned r. Rice,
cashier.
The president is one of the wealth.
est, best known planters of the rich
delta; the two vice presidents are men
of large interests, having proven sue
cessful as practical planters and bust
ness e The cashier, Mr.. Ned R.
Rice, is well known throughout this
section. The institution is fortunate in
having two such veteran bankers at it's
helm. Mr.. James served for years as
president of the Peoples Bank of Sum-
ner, Miss, this county, and now being
president of the Bank of Tallahatchie
at that place, and Mr.. Rice having been
cashier of the Citizens Bank Of this
place for several years, severed his
connection with that institution at the
beginning of this year. Therefore,
neither of these gentlemen will need an
introduction to the commercial circles
of Tallahatchie county nor to the bank
ing world at large. Their previous sue
cess IN this field bespeaks for this in
stitution capable and efficient manage
ment.
The following business men will
serve as directors for the fiscal year:
B. F. Saunders, Swan Lake; T. G..
James, Sharkey; T. F. Willingham.
Macel and Enid; W. S. Tatum, II. l..
Gary, H. H. Womble, c. w. Leggett,
A. Johnson and j. X. Allison, all of
Charleston: John Taylor, C. F. Nc
Knight, X. w. Stevens, all of Rose
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-11-07
m
TR YING TO DISCREDIT OWN UITNESS.

The bunch who said that "a Texas newspaper was going to pub
llsh something on Brewer that would make him resign now that
that Texas newspaper publishes something on them, they are
trying to discredit it. The Pitchfork is their witness and it is a we'll
established rule of law that the litigant who introduces a witness
shall not be allowed to undertake to discredit that witness when he
finds that the witness testimony is not favorable to his cause. The
Ptchtork hands Them a real live, warm package in its issue of Oct.
81 and appears to te well able to take care of itself. From the way
the gang is wincing, the public will understand that the Ptchfork
article is to them like a gun that exploded at the wrong end.
The fuchtork asks about the recognition of voices on a dicto-
graph record. Wonder if it has any photograph records to turn
loose later CD
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-11-07
THE YOUTHS HOME CONP.4NION

Too much could hardly be said in praise of the Youths Home
Companion. While essentially a paper for children, yet there is an
abundance of matter in it that will not only entertain. but will in
struct the adult as well: Every article is prepared with the view of
teaching the child mind and with the idea of arousing latent ener-
ges and quckening those noble impulses which are believed to en-
ist in all children before the corroding influence of association and
temptation have destroyed them. 1t has a wide circulation. 1t is
read around the globe, aud that family whom it visits is always the
better tor its influence.
1t is the pride of the management to make the Youth Conpan-
ion better from year to year. 1t contains more reading matter than
is given in any American monthly. Price to single subscribers s. per
year. Address Youths Companion, Boston, Mass.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-11-07
Warning!

All parties are hereby warned against
hunting or otherwise ~trespassing on
any of my lands in beat 5, Grenada
county. Anyone violating this trespas-
sing notice will be prosecuted to the
full extent of the law.
31oct3t w. d. Salmon.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-11-07

1t 5 a dangerous thing for a boy in his teens to make little bills
around town. 1t helps to foster on him habits that will be a mill
stone around his neck in the future. 1t causes him embarrassment
and ottenimes leads to petty criminal acts. The merchant should
discourage such a boy about buying. The boy who is not able to
plank down the cash for his petty wants, had best leave them unsat-
ished rather than make purchases that are to be charged"
This is a lesson that many adults might learn with profit. Boys,
do not buy unless you have the money to pay.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-11-07

The election results of tuesday showed that the people who
said last fall that they wanted the Democrats put in power have not
changed their minds. The new tariff bill and the policy of the
Wilson administration received a big o. K. The lovers of honest
government turnout the country rejoice over Tammanys defeat.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-11-07

Senator Nardaman, in his speech at the State Fair last week,
again demonstrated that The Sentinel knows whereof it speaks
whenever it makes an editorial utterance. We stated that friends
mighty close to him said "he would not support the Issues candi-
date for Governor" Vardaman said that he would not; that he
would not take any part in the contest for Governor. Now The
Issue and its immediate bunch are left high and dry. In other
words, The Issue is without an tissue
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-11-07

When the frost is on the counters and the cobwebs on the shelf.
and there's scarcely anybody in the store besides yourself, and your
stock is getting shelfworn and the groceries are stale, and bills
enough are coming due to make a banker pale; oh, then's the time a
teller kind Of blue. and is puzzled with the proper thing to do. But
in such a situation one sure remedy applies, if you want to- get the
customers you've got to advertise.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-11-07

An exchange speaks OF the game of gossip which is having
quit d run in some localities IN the east, it is played with photo
graphs They are shufled out like cards everyone in the party re-
celvlng d photo. 1t is then the play to tell every mean thing about
the party photographed. From what we read in some of our ex-
changes there are localities in which the game has been PLAYED
without photographs.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-11-07

1t is better to have the reputation Of paying your honest debts
than OF being a leader in society. All the gloly of social life can
not compensate for the ignominy of getting through on false pre-
lenses.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-08-01
SprightIy Bold Thief Dares Her to Chase Him

OVERHEAD, l.. 1.-The meanest
N thief in the world is at large some
where on Long Island.
One day recently he looked into the
fruit store Of Samuel Gordon on Main
street in Patchogue. Nothing much
is ever doing in Patchogue and this
was a particularly dull day. Nobody
was visible in the store. But subse-
quent developments indicate that this
pesky marauder made a careful recon-
noissance nevertheless.
He entered In a bold and sprightly
manner and, without hesitation or
haste, opened the cash drawer and
jauntily inspected it's contents. He
did not seem in the least surprised
when a head appeared above the top
of a big screen in the rear of the store
and a startled feminine voice gasped:
well, Of all things!" In fact, he
merely looked up and grinned and
calmly proceeded to transfer all the
cash in the drawer to his pockets.
But presently the same feminine
voice, proceeding from the aforesaid
visage above the screen, shrieked:
"Helpl Police!" Even this did not
seem to disturb him. And when 1t
was followed by stop, thief" as he
reached the door, he merely turned
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-08-01
Hand Painted Crab Surrenders in Jamaica Bay

caused a small sensation, and all the
fishermen on the pier put down their
rods TO have look at the monster
This crab was not only larger than
any other ever taken at this point.
but in other ways It is said to be the
most marvellous, for on the back of its
shell 1t had a mans face, done in
water colors. The face had been
painted by an artist of no mean abil-
ity and II depicted a man who had
looked long upon the cup that cheers.
The eyes we're half closed and the
nose was very red. The entire shell
was taken up with the features OF a
Broadway "rounder."
Mr.. Leahy, who is a member of one
Of the fishing clubs OF the beach and
is fond Of his little joke, Is accused of
having had the crab decorated in ad-
vance and to have hooked 1t on his
line when no one was looking, but this
he stoutly denies.
Old fishermen say the crab is at
least one hundred years old, but the
best experts pronounce the painting
to be Of recent origin. Whatever the
antecedents of the crab may be or its
previous condition of seryitude, there
are at least half a hundred witnesses
to declare that it was pulled from the
bay by Mr.. Leahy.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-08-01
We lake II All Back.

In giving advice to the govern
ment's expert investigator in regard
to rural health, the Cincinnati Time
Star says:
Prevail upon the farmers to throw
their frying pans. deadly, dyspepsia
nurturing instruments into the
bitches"
How, then, will the farmers wife
cook fried apples with New Orleans
molasses, her chief hold over the
farmers disposition? What will be
come Of the doughnut, dainty piece de
resistance of the summer banquetsi
And chicken, must the toothsome
drumstick be wasted because some
city folk have feeble digestion? Wha,
is to become OF the rasher of bacon
in these hygenic eras? Are ham and
eggs with their sunny side up to be
obsolete? Throw the frying pan into
the ditch, indeed! One might as well
ask the farmer to give up planting soy
beans and COW peas.-New York Sun
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-08-01
SAW COMING STAR IN CALvE
Al Hayman First TO Recognize Sing
er's Great Powers, and Henry e.
Abbey Did the Rest.

Several years ago al Hayman, who
was in London, met the late Henry
E. Abbey. who was then our greatest
impressairo. Mr. Abbey was present
ing opera at the Metropolitan and was
searching Europe for new singers. AS
they sat over their coffee after COM
Portable dinner in their club Mr. Hay
man described the trip he had just
taken through provincial France.
And, by the way" said he, Il heard
a most remarkable young woman sing
Carmen at some little out-of-the-way
place"
Searching through his pockets he
finally came upon her name in his
note book and gave it to Abbey, who
seized his hat and called a cab.
Where are you going?" said Hayman.
I'm going to Paris Immediately and
find where she is and go to hear her"
replied the impulsive Abbey. He
found her in a dingy little opera house
in small provincial town and heard
her sing Carmen. That night he had
her signature to a contract, and that
is how New York came to hear and
acclaim the great Calve before ever
Paris had heard Of her.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-08-01

the playful prairie dogs. She went
wild over the splendid full colored
flowers. Then when a cavalcade Of
genuine cowboys came to Last Limit
to accompany them to the rancho,
their honest loyal admiration charmed
the pretty bride and she felt that she
was going among true friends.
There are no bears" she wrote ex-
ultingly to Meta two weeks later.
The Indians are poor harmless crea-
lures who come to the door begging
only once in awhile, and make you
there is the clear, clear sky-oh so
infinitely blue all of the time! And
such sunsets! And thr boys-dear
rough, honest fellows, VINO come
around bashful and proud of their lit
tie sister, as they call me, and who
would die for me, if | asked them.
And David-Oh, SO grand and splendid
when he goes off on a horse that
would scare you! And me, poor little
me-gained ten pounds already, brown
as a berry, and oh, so happy in this
lovely peaceful spot, SO sweet and Bol-
emn in the clear morning sunlight,
that l reverently call it Gods land!
'As to the mountain outlaws-booh.
Once there was a few Of them, but
they have been driven off the trail.
There's a band, t'ley say, with leader
named Buckskin Joe. They say he Is
a bad, desperate fellow There's a
thousand dollars offered for his cap
ture, SO it isn't likely he'll ever dare
to venture near a rancho where
half dozen brave, powerful herders
would be glad to make a target Of
him. Bugaboo all the horrid things
you predicted! Come out and see me,
and see what real men look like!"
In fact Beatrice had become so in
love with her new life, that one morn
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-08-01
First Newspaper.

The Acta Diurna (Acts of the Day.,
instituted by julius Caesar, comes
about as near being the first newspa-
per as anything we can find. There
was an official editor, and the gazette
was exhibited daily in public. 1t was
copied by scribes, who sold it to their
customers. The Acta contained an
nouncements or DEGREES by the gov
ernment, notices relating to the
courts, and other matters of public in
terest, such as birth, marriages and
deaths. 1t had a wide circulation and
in many ways fulfilled the office Of a
regular newspaper
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-08-01
SCALP TROUBLE FOR YEARS

268 Harrison St., Elyria, Ohio.-"My
case was a scalp trouble. I first no
ticed small punches on my scalp which
commenced to itch and I would
scratch them and in time they got
larger, forming a scale or scab with a
little pus, and chunks Of hair would
come out when l would scratch them
off. It caused me to lose most of my
hair. 1t became thin and dry and life
less. I was troubled for over ten
years with it until 1t got so bad I was
ashamed to go to barber to get my
hair cut.
II tried everything could get hold
of, -- and --, but received no
cure until l commenced using Cuticu-
ra Soap and Ointment when the scale
commenced to disappear. The way I
used the Cuticura Soap and Ointment
was to wash my scalp twice a day
with warm water and Cuticura Soap
and rub on the Cuticura Ointment. l
received benefit in a couple Of weeks
and was cured in two months"
(Signed) r. ]. Busher, Jan. 28, 1913.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post
card "Cuticura, Dept L, Boston. ADV.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-08-01

about, made low bow and said, with
broader grin: Il dare you to chase
me-"
AS the reader may have surmised,
it was Mrs. Gordon behind the screen.
What he probably has not surmised is
that she was in the act of taking a
bath Somewhat unconventional, to
be sure, but Patchogue is Patchogue,
also beautifully primitive and simple.
81 thought" said Mrs. Gordon after
ward, of wrapping myself in two
Turkish towels, but couldn't find any
pins. And there he was, emptying the
money drawer. And there l was. 1t
was only So he got, but, dear me, it
would have been the same If it had
been $500. Indeed, l wouldn't have
run out to catch him If It had been
$8,OO0,OOO"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-08-01
DOq Earns His Daily Bone as Dray "HOrse"

CLEVELAND, OHIO.-Two familiar
" figures for blocks around S389
West Ninety-second street are Frank
Podlesak. thirteen years old, and
Mig"
mig" is a great, black Newfoundland
dog weighing $50 pounds and each
day he works for his living, though
only three years old. He seems to
enjoy pulling a four-wheel wagon
loaded with enough lumber or wood
to tax the strength of small horse.
Frank, "Nigs" owner and chum,
says he gets cross if not allowed to
work, at least enough to earn his
living, so in loafng hours mig" is
kept chained
After mig" has hauled in enough
wood for the Podlesak family's kin
ding or enough lumber to build the
chicken coops, Frank quite often be-
comes drayman for the neighbors,
making trips with mig" way down in
the river fats and to grocery stores
mig" also is guardian Of the Podle-
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-08-01
Pathos in the Comedy Of Actors at Hobo Benefit

the poorly lighted stage. He recited
the old, old Face on the Barroom
Floor" And there we're no shouts
when he finished. Begrimed hands
rubbed equally begrimed faces and a
few torn bandannas appeared.
The gloom was made even more
gloomy and a shudder went through
the audience as he encored with
"The Dope Fiend."
Then came two more "jolly knights
of the road" whose offering was any
thing but laugh-starting. Upon accor
dion and guitar they played "My Old
Kentucky Home"
Somebody started singing This
was the song:
You will eat, by and by,
In that glorious land above the sky;
Work and pray, live on hay,
You'll get pie in the sky when you die.
That was the nearest approach to
comedy When 1t was over the weary
ones who had spent their bed money
struck out for busy corners to try and
find live ones" and "mooch" another
dime.
The proceeds of the show went to.
ward defraying the expenses of an
official labor agent for the Iaternation'
al Welfare Brotherhood association.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-08-01

IRENE KNEW A BETTER WAY
Small Girls Naive Confession Some
what Weakened Force Of Papa's
Little Rebuke.

The amusing quality OF children's
sayings frequently depends upon the
viewpoint Of the adult listener. Only
those who can thoroughly enter into
and sympathize with the child nature
get the full flavor and SAVIOR Of many
a piquant childish remark. The men
tai attitude of the critic, for example,
has much to do with due and proper
appreciation of one of the favorite
child stories told by the actress,
Grace George.
A family dinner table serves as
background for this story, and father,
when it begins, has Just reproved his
ten-year-old daughter for handling
greasy food with her fingers, then
wiping them on the front of her dress.
Look at your little sister! Irene
doesn't get her dress soiled, as you
do, when she eats"
mo" is Irene's prompt and serene
acknowledgement Of the compliment,
81 keep my drs7s nice an clean in
front. l wipe my finger way down at
the bottom"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-08-01
Appliances for Measuring Time.

Mechanical appliances for measur-
Ing time we're in use from the earliest
ages and clocks of one kind or an
other were made in Europe before the
discovery Of America. Brass wheel
clocks with weights, standing six
feet high, such as are now called
grandfather clocks, were common in
England and Germany long before the
revolutionary war The first clockma-
ker in the United States was Eli Ter
ry, who made his first clock with
wooden wheels in 1892, and afterward
made a great many, and they were
good timekeepers. In 1907 he con-
tracted to deliver 1000 wooden wheel
movements to a certain firm, and it
took him three years to fill the order.
Seth Thomas, once a well known Yam
kee clockmaker learned his trade
with Eli Terry. Brass wheel clocks
were first made in the United States
in 1887.
Never Judge a railway by the cigars
sold on its trains.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-08-01

M EW YORK.-That there are stran-
~ ger fish In the sea than ever have
been caught is a proverb that will
have to move along to keep up with
creature taken out of Jamaica bay
by John Leahy OF the Bronx the other
day. Mr.. Leahy has the reputation Of
being one Of the best amateur clam
diggers that ever piled his trade along
Rockaway beach. but he added to his
reputation when he caught the larg-
est horseshoe crab the oldest inhabi-
tant of the beach has ever seen.
The crab, in addition to being more
than a foot wide across the narrow
est part OF its back and fully eighteen
inches long, not counting its tail, was
taken from the end Of the pier at Hol-
land station. The fact that horseshoe
crabs seldom take hook and the add
ed fact that this one was a whale com
pared to others taken in the bay
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-08-01

SAX family milk supply. When Bossy,
the COW, strays away and cannot be
found by the five small Podlesaks,
Mig" is put on Bossy's trail and is
sure to return with her When a big
circus was here Frank says a show
man of the circus tried to buy mig"
but he was not for sale.
Though the Podlesaks have a horse,
Mig" stands first in the family affe1
tons, especially with the children.
And small wonder, for he saves them
many steps and is dog that really
works for a living.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-08-01

n HICAGO.-Hobos of Chicago spent
~ their bed money" the other night
in hobo entertainment. For their
dimes they received shudders and
tears and homesickness.
The show was the "Hobos' Rag
time Benefit" at Bowen hall, Hull
House. The actors were bos; the au-
dience was comprised of bos, and
there were reporters who had gone ex-
pecting to find comedy, only to see
tragedy in its most pitiable form,
Tattered clothes, unshaven faces,
hands that needed soap and water
the regulation marks of the Weary
Willie"-were plentiful. Funny stories,
hilarious songs and jigs had been list
ed on the one pencjl-written program.
Harry Wilson. whose voice has won
him fame throughout hoboland, was
greeted with shouts as he walked onto