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

Mr.. ]. A. Akin, l. c. Ry. Agent, Gren-
ada, Miss:
Dear Sir-I take pleasure in acknowl-
sdging the receipt of your letter of the
18th inst, which is full of interest in
the cattle business, which this Office ap-
preciates.
Under present conditions, all cattle
shipped from points in Grenada county
must be billed as quarantined cattle for
immediate slaughter. While tick eradi-
cation was in progress in your county
it was possible to have shipped cattle,
after being dipped, as free to any of
the markets Of the United States to be
sold on the open market, but the action
of the board of supervisors at their
meeting the first Monday in June pro-
hibited the people from enjoying that
privilege. There is no way by which
cattle can be shipped from Grenada
county except under quarantine regu-
lations. 1t is true that cattle that are
shipped as free bring 500 to $3.50 per
car more at market points, and it is
surprising that the people of Grenada
county have so little interest in their
own welfare as to permit this and simi-
lar privileges slip through their fingers.
In Grenada county in May there were
only dipped about $500 cattle, while in
Madison county about 10000 cattle
were dipped. From Madison county,
within year 800 cars of cattle have
been shipped, most of them to the free
area.
We hope that you can make the pso.
pie of Grenada see that they are losing
valuable time and money by remaining
in quarantine. J. A. Herman,
Insp'r in Charge Bureau of Animal In
dustry. Nashville, Tenn.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-07-11
N. T. PurneIl Dead.

M. T. Purnell, aged II years, father
of ]. R. Purnell of the Van Noy Hotel,
will be buried this afternoon at 2:3O,
at Greenwood cemetery. He had been
paralytic for many years, until late
Monday night, when death ended his
sufferings.
Another gallant soldier OF the Con-
federacy has answered the last tattoo
on this side of the great divide. He
was native of North Carolina and a
soldier with Forrest, riding through
flood and field with that great CON-
mander. He was member of the
last class of the University of North
Carolina and lacked but few months
of graduation when the war broke out.
May he rest in peace. A Friend.
The above appeared in one of the
newspapers of Hot Springs. Mr.. Pur'
nell was for a number of years a resi-
dent of beat 5, this county, and has
number of old friends in the county
who will be panied to hear of his death
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-07-11
A Jwo.headed Calf.

Last week there was two-headed
calf on exhibition in the rear Of the
store of the Fatherree Drug Co. of this
city. 1t was brought to town by VIM.
McCaulla. The calf was born at the
proper time and had two well developed
and distinct heads, four eyes and three
ears and was perfectly natural in every
other particular. 1t was remarkable
freak, and had the calf lived it would
have been sought no little by curiosity
seekers and the circus world would un'
doubtedly have made Mr.. McCaulla
some handsome offers for it.
(The above should have appeared
last week, but was overlooked in the
make-up.)
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-07-11
MISSISSPPrS
COTTON MIDDLE.
A Summary Of the Recently Unearth.
ed Penltentiary Steal.

The State of Mississippi has not been
fortunate in her farming and planting
operations, and if the suspicious of Gov.
Brewer are vindicated, she has lost
heavily and to the extent of half mil
lion dollars. The cotton raised on the
convict farm is said to have been hand
led in an unfair and dishonest manner.
The weight of the cotton when pur-
chased, and the weight of the cotton
when sold are SO far apart that they do
not speak as they pass by. 1t is claim
ed that good many besides Secretary
Yeager are involved in these transac-
tions. The man who weighed the cot
ton might have been an honest man and
called out the weights correctly, but
the man who entered the weights on
his sheets could have put Gown small
er figure than he heard called out. A
cotton bale which weighed 500 pounds
could be entered at 46O, or less, and
then when these figures were transfer.
red to the books of the prison commits.
sion there was no way of detecting the
discrepancy. Gov. Brewer has obtain.
ed the portmaster's weights on the
other side of the Atlantic, and these
largely exceed the weights given on this
side. The freighting ships care moth.
ing about American weights. Wher
the cotton is landed on the other side II
is there weighed, and freight charges
are made and collected upon these
weights. If penitentiary farm cotton
alone constituted these shipments, i
would be the easiest thing in the wOrlt
to detect fraud; but those who made
the shipments were shrewd and subtle
enough to mix with the penitentiary
cotton other bales 80 that it is not pos.
sible to tell which ones were short il
weight. For this reason Gov. Brewer
is seeking to obtain access to the book
of the cotton buyer, and the buyel
is not enthusiastic in his desire to sub
init his books to inspection. Just wha
will come of it is not known, but
goes without the saying that there wi
be no opportunity permitted for wron
doing in the future. News Scimitar.
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QUARANTINED CATTLE.
Station Agent Here Advocates a Dip.
ping Vat at Grenada Depot.


J. A. Herman, ESQ.,, 2l5 Federal Bldg,
Nashville, Tenn:
Dear Sir-I have for the last year and
. half been deeply interested in the
marketing of livestock in Grenada and
surrounding counties. And while we
are receiving cooperation from some
points, still same is not sufficient to
make the conditions what they should
be. In fact, all cattle shipped to St.
Louis and New Orleans from this and
ell adjoining counties must be shipped
~ quarantine cattle and for immediate
slaughter.
l have always, and still feel that we
should be able to make some arrange
ments whereby we could ship the cattle
to the market from this territory as
free cattle. / am writing this letter in
view of ascertaining from you if it is
possible to do this, and if so, what
course we shall pursue to meet with
the state and government requirements.
will say that am agent of the Hi
nois Central Railroad here, and believe
l can secure the cooperation of our of
ficials, and think that can have the
company build dipping watts and stock
pens according to the specifications tina,
may be furnished by the state or gov
ernment authorities.
We have quite a large territory tt
draw from, Grenada county being sur
rounded by Yalobusha, Calhoun, Web
ster. Montgomery, Leflore anfi Talla
hatchie. My idea has been to construct
the facilities sufficient to handle al:
shipments originating in Grenada, al
well as surrounding counties, and t,
unload. disinfect and re-ship such srocl
as may be loaded in the r.ore distan
southern counties, which might b,
handled through Grenada-same to b,
receipted for and notice to be made OF
face of way-bill: 'These cattle to b.
stopped at Grenada for disinfecting.
This, Of course, would necessitate tn
spending of quite great deal of mo
ney to inaugurate such plan. But
feel if car of cattle is worth Sl00 o
$3.50 per car more. if shipped as fire.
cattle, than the same load shipped a
quarantine pens, the shipper would b
willing and glad to pay for such sci
vice, and our company would therefor
be remunerated for any expense the
might have to incur.
Hoping this communication may r.
ceive due consideration, and that yo
will give me as much information as
Consistent; also that ! may hear fro
you within few days, am,
i Yours very respectfully,
j. A. Akin,
Station Agent, Grenada, Mis-
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-07-11
HEBRON FOR SENATOR.
Announces as Candidate to Succeed
John S. Williams.

"Yes, l expect to be candidate for
the United States Senate. However,
it is yet too early to commence an act
i've canvass
This statement was made Saturday
in the Kinds county court room by J. L.
Hebron, former state senator from
Washington county.
Mr.. Hebron was brought prominently
into the limelight Friday by Governor
Brewer during an address at Browns
Wells in which the Governor declared
~ OierR lta senator is among
the professed reformers going about
the state crying down crooks and ras-
Gals, and yet doing all in their power
to stifle the penitentiary investigation.
The Governor predicted that Hebron
would be on hand in the Kinds county
circuit court when the C. C. Smith case
was called Saturday, and sure enough
Hebron occupied seat within the rail-
ing throughout the selection of the
jury. He is one of the bondsmen of
Smith.
| Governor Brewer, when told that his
forecast concerning Mr.. Hebron s
I friendly interest in the Smith case had
been verified, merely repeated, 81 am
not a candidate for any Office, and
have not been actuated by any political
motive in the penitentiary investiga-
ton. However, / have some ideas
about the sort of men who ought to be
elected to Office, especially the United
States Senate"
The above is from the news columns
of the Yazoo City News, and whether
the Governor had Mr.. Hebron in mind
or not when he made his speech al
Browns Wells, it looks like the car
about fits Hebron-'a professor of re-
FORM
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Dies in Memphis.

On Thursday of last week Edgar
West died at Memphis hospital and
his remains were brought here and bu-
ried in Odd Fellows cemetery on Fri
day, with Masonic ceremonies. Mr..
West had been a sick man for many
months before his death, being VIC
tim of pellagra. He was a member OF
the Presbyterian church and useful
man to his state.
He married the daughter of one OF
Grenada county's most stalwart citi-
zens, Miss Rosa Leflore, daughter OF
Col. ]. D. Leflore. For number OF
years after his marriage he made his
home at Leflore, in this county. From
here he moved to Durant, and about
eight years ago hs became citizen Of
the town of Holly Springs, where he
was honored by his fellow citizetf, witt
the Office of mayor. His father was
very prominent man and was at one
time candidate for vice president or
the Greenback ticket. Mr.. West wa'
a man of unusual force of character
and of a scholarly mind. He was
ready speaker, entertaining in conver
sation and taken all in all was a fasci
mating character.
He is survived by his wife and fou
children-two sons, both of whom ar
grown, and two daughters. The deatf
of such men as Mr.. West is a distinc
loss to the state. The Sentinel tender
sympathy to the bereft.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-07-11
MARKETING PLANS.
Farmers viii Have to Formulate Plan
Within Their Own Ranks.

To officials and members of the Union:
Yon can't pick up paper these days
without seeing something on marketing
plans to aid the farmer to get his pro-
dnce to the consumer without the great
difference as between grower and con-
sumer. Commissions of all sorts are
studying this problem. individuals,
corporations, lawmakers and societies
have the one and only scheme.
1t is all mighty well; much of 1t is ed
flying. With so much discussion and
planning and scheming and uplifting,
beneficial results must result. So much
agitation can not take place without
getting people to thinking, and after
while, with thinking along right lines,
real results may come.
But want to burn into your brains
this idea, which have stressed long
and persistently tly-that the farmer isn't
going to get any adequate, practical,
worth while marketing plan until he
works it out himself. Moreover, he
won't accept anybody else's plan, and l
know it, as you know it.
If he does accept any semi-benevo-
lent scheme in that direction, he won't
stand by it. | know it and you know
| it. 1t is best usually to be blunt when
the truth is to be told, because to soft
soap and palaver gets nothing but con-
tempt in the end. | believe the
vast majority of American farmers
know now that l am your friend all the
time, and that have no axes to grind,
save their axes.
So | will stand forth and tell you the
solemn facts, as see and understand
them. as | see and understand you.
You are not going to get your emanci-
patton, your freedom, your rights, thru
commissions, thru individuals, thru cor
porations, aye, even thru your great
government. 1t must come from your
own efforts, your own organization,
thru plans formulated within your own
ranks-and, | believe, thru the Farm
ers' Union.
Do not understand that minimize or
would stop others in honest and genu-
inc endeavor to solve your problems and
get down to tangible, workable, COM
nonsense plan for marketing. There
are many unselfish and noble spirits at
work, and, as have stated, by the ma
tion-wide agitation over marketing,
good is bound to come.
But you are arbiters and masters OF
your own destiny. Work out your own
plans, or let such plan come as the
: solid, concrete action from your avn
folk. Then, when it is in definite form,
stand fast by your guns. Foemen or
every side will assault your ramparts
!, out stand by your guns,
. Patience, pluck, endurance, cooper
s alton, determination, principle, leader
n ship. are all needed. Get them broth
o err; get them all. Then Wen get some
t where. c. S. Barrett.
h Union City, Ga.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-07-11

The best new turnipseed. W. D. Sal
mon & Co.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-07-11
MORRISON SPEAKS
ON JULY FOURTH
states That He viii Make the Race
For Congress.

uon s. A. Morrison and several
s.;ords motored out to Calhoun City on
,,,v where Mr.. Morrison made an
address by invitation of Editor Going
.ud other friends in that county.
MIR. Morrison's speech was in no
,snse poItical, but was one that ap-
nsaled M to the patriotic spirit Of all cit
s,ens of this great country, and espe-
.alv did he emphasize why the South
.hould celebrate the fourth day Ohsncs
.rd showed how the valor and heroism,
visdom and patriotism of the people of
.h;s section had moulded the earlier
tboupht of the country and made a
fourth of July q reality. Mr.. Morrison
.npealed for more thoughtful citizen
sb;u and insisted that there are
conouests still to be waged and a
declarations of independence still to be
declared if the great body of the peo-
ple are to protect themselves and their
children from the pollution incident to
so much of the affairs of the country
today.
Mr.. Morrison stated few days ago
to a representative of this paper what
he has been saying to friends for many
months, II will certainly ask the peo-
pie of this congressional district to send
me to Washington as their representa-
tive after the next election.
Mr.. Morrison, by training and by
temperament, should be able to give a
good account Of himself at Washington
City. He has served, when he shall
have finished out his present term, II
years as a member Of the Mississippi
house of representatives, and every.
body knows that he has never taker
second rank in the legislature at any
time and has managed to get what hs
goes after, and his many friends be-
Eeve that he would be equally as po
tential at Washington. There is little
wind and gush about Morrison; be doe'
things, and If he gets into the race TO
Congress from this district, somebody
will have "a run for his money"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-07-11
THE GOLDEN GATE
OF OPPORTUNITY.
The Youth of the Country Have the
Advantage Over the City Boys.

The best farmers in the United States
started with less than $l000-in most
cases with less than $40. They were
the Irish and German emigrants, who
went straight from the ships to work
on farms. out of the SIS or $40 a
month they got in addition to their board
they saved enough to buy few acres
of land.
Is the city man of the present gener-
alton too weak in fiber. too infirm of
purpose, too lacking in endurance and
initiative for this process7- Golfers
Weekly.
Indeed he is; and not only so. but he
is too weak in fiber to hold what his
father left him; too infirm of purpose
to retain the position in which he is
placed, too lacking in endurance to
build on his fathers foundation, too
void of initiative to originate any new
business plans. Because of this fact,
nine of the responsible positions
now held by the men who are doing the
business in all lines in the city, in all
professions and pursuits where men are
needed, will be filled in the next quar-
ter of century by men from whom are
now boys on the farm. Nine-tenths of
all the successful men now the cities
were boys upon the farm. The per
cent of failures of city men will be
greater and greater so long as our city
life is what it is now.
There is remedy for this; what is
il? The city spends $40 for education
where the country spends 81, in proper
tion to population. Yet the country
furnishes the men. There is a rea-
son." or rather there are reasons.
l The country youth sleeps at night.
You can not make men out of boys who
frolic until midnight, or follow any la
Dor or pleasure that keeps them awake
until that hour regularly.
2 The country boys drink is butter
milk and water. The town and city
youth "dopes" heavily almost every
day and often late into the night. Ever
the girls take seat at the table anc
unblushingly call for "a DOPE
3 The country boy works and plays
fishing, swimming, riding. running
1t is ordained of God that work ant
play will develop boy into man.
The country boy is Subject to hi
parents" Too often the mother o
, the city boy sits up late and cries out
) Where is my wandering boy tonight?
a 5 The country boy lives close to Ma
ture. Nature is the voice of God, ali
inspires to activity, to push and SUI
cess.
!. There was never such call for me
as will be heard In the next decad,
: The boys who are sucking cigarette
and calling for "dopes" must fail whe
J. the test comes. The country boy WI
e keeps himself clear of the things tn;
n weaken and sleeps nine hours eac
J. night mot day. will answer this cal
just as he has always done, whether /
. knows geometry and Latin and Frent
y and literature and grammar and rhet
# ric or not G. T. Howerton.
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Look! Last Chance!

The special Open Dispensation Of the
Woodmen of the World will positively
close in Grenada Saturday, July IL.
All who want to get in at the special
low fee, now is your opportunity. Do
not miss it. You save one-half the ini-
tiation fee and don't have to ride the
GOAT. See G. F. Neikirk,
Deputy, w. o. W..
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-07-11
Stockholders Meeting

The stock kholders of the Building &
Loan Association will hold their regu-
lar monthly meeting in the directors
room of the Grenada Trust & Banking
Co. Friday, July IL, at p. m.
F. T. Gerard,
1ljul-lt Secretary
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-07-11
Compliment to Ira 6. Rounsavil|e

After having reported on the condi-
ton of the roads of Grenada county,
the Commissioner was asked who had
the best roads In the county, and he
promptly replied that Best 4 had the
best roads. Xxx
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-07-11
Card of Thanks

desire to thank my old friends in
Grenada, and the Masonc lodge as well.
for their kind ministrations when the
remains of my husband reached Gren-
ada. and for the many words of sympa-
thy and love from one and all.
Mrs. Edgar West
and Family.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-07-11
Majestic Program

Friday -Pathe's Weekly. Pedro's
Treachery and With Assistance of Shep.
Saturday-When Greek Meets Greek; /;
-Horatio Parkins and Lieut.. Jones.
Monday-Girl Spy in Mexico, e
seels), and The King and the Copper.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-07-11

The best new turnipseed. w. D.
Salmon & Co.
Try Roberts new fall seed Irish pota-
toes the best. W. D. Salmon & Co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-12

discovered that they were loaded so as
always to throw double skies, 1t was
brought home to one that human nature
in many of its manifestations was exactly
the same in A d. 20 as it is today.
As a place combining business interests
with being a center of pleasure and recre-
alton one might compare Pompeil with
Brighton. As regards the amusements of
Pompeii the theatre was in the open air,
but its southern aspect and the hot brill
liant sunshine rendered an awning neces-
sary over the seats of the spectators.
There was also just outside the theatre a
deep reservoir for water which was used
for sprinlkling over the theatre to cool
the heated building.
Among the photographs Illustrating the
address were several articles belonging to
a woman's toilet, including a glass box
containing rouge. and among a number
of surgical instruments found in the resi-
dence of a surgeon, one which had been
completely forgotten till 1t was relnvent-
ed in comparatively recent times by a
French surgeon
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-12

per cent. In Germany rates vary in
the different states but all have grad
uated income taxes.
In this country Wisconsin is the
only state that has an income tax. The
exemption is $500 for single person,
$1,000 for husband and wife, and 5000
for each minor or other dependent. II
is graduated tax ranging from ! to
6 per cent.
And yet the reader of eastern
newspapers is expected to believe that
the one graduated income tax in the
world is presented in the Underwood
scheme of taxation. Graduated income
taxes are the rule, not the exception,
and nearly 40 countries have them.
The eastern papers discard all known
facts when they discuss the income
plan presented by Chairman Under
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-12
Mr.. Underwood in 1916

The New York Herald enthusias-
tically nominates Oscar Underwood
for President in 1916. A tariff bill
put Mckinley in the White House, and
another and far better bill may read
lily install Oscar Underwood in the
great office. "If," says the Herald,
following the enactment of the I'm
derwood bill the country enters upon
an era of prosperity and the bill
brings the relief in many quarters
that it is expected it will, there will
be demand for his nomination" The
Herald regards him as the most prom
Using candidate in 1916. 1t commends
his Intelligent steadying influence,
and it considers him the coming man
of his party.
The Herald is not alone in predict
ing that no harm will come from the
new rates in the era of competition.
The Journal of Commerce, which is
not partisan paper, thus speaks of
the great change from protection to
competition: "There is no doubt that
the apprehension with which the
changes are regarded is much eXag-
gerated, but it is significant that there
is little sign of real alarm outside OF
the textile industry. Those who have
been wont to get nervous over the
prospect of losing protection seem
to be getting reconciled to the inevi-
table, and to be prepared to submit
to the operation with such equanimity
as they can command. They will prob
ably find it less severe and painful
than they expected, and when they
get over the effect they will be glad
that they had to submit to it.. Ameri-
can industry will speedily recover
from such pain as it may feel, and
find itself more vigorous and healthy
than before"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-12
swINDLING THE TRAVELLER

From Leslie's.
The public has little conception of the
extent to which false representations were
formerly made to ocean travellers by un-
principled agents. At the hearing of the
government lawsuit against the steamship
companies In New York recently. Her.
man Winter, manager of the Cunard
Steamship company, testified that agents
now were absolutely prohibited from SELL
ing passages under false representations
and in this way the steamship companies
had eliminated many undesirables from
the list of agents. 1t used to be COM
mon, he said, for agents to sell transpor-
tion and then lure poor and ignorant third
class passengers to boarding houses,
where they We're feeced. Agents would
often sell a number Of tickets under any
sort of pretext and then disappear. The
result was that the steamship lines long
ago prohibited the giving of any kind of
rebate. =.