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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-04-03
CAUSE OF COLT DISTEMPER
Attacking Mules and Donkeys-
How to Treat Animal.

The trouble, commonly called colt
Aistemper. affects horses, n rarely
mules and donkeys. 1t is such an in
fictitious disease that nearly all horses
contract the disease when colts and
usually remains immune to future ex-
posures. The cause is a very smah
organism or germ which enters the
system when a healthy colt comes In
contact with a diseased one or when
fed and watered In infected vessels.
The seat Of the trouble Is largely re-
stricted to the respiratory organs. oc-
casionally causing difficulty in breath
ing owing to swelling in region Of
throat or to accumulation in air pass
ages.
The symptoms start out with more
or less slu~ggishness. The animal
eats little. and does not care to take
much exercise. A little watery dis
charge frequently appears from the
eyes. and about the same time a wa
terry discharge from the nostrils, which
o 20 becomes thicker and more vel
low in color. Usually the glands be-
tween the lower jawbones become en-
larged and undergo suppuration with
a rupture of them and free discharge
Of pus The temperature of the ami
may may be slightly or very greatly
increased from 1903 to los degrees.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-04-03
VWIIV not give your lad
VIII the same training?

when I was 4 growing lad. and came
upon many words in my reading that
I did not understand. my mother. in.
stead of giving me the definition when
I applied to her. uniformly sent me to
the dictionary to learn it, and In this
way I gradually learned many things
besides the meaning Of the individual
word in question among other things.
how to use a dictionary. and the great
pleasure and advantage there might
be in the use of the dictionary.
Afterwards, when l went to the village
school. my chief diversion, after les
sons were learned and before they
were recited. was in turning over the
pages Of the Unabridged Of those
days. Now the most modern Una
bridged-theNEW INTERNATIONAL
gives me a pleasure Of the same sort
So far as my knowledge extends, 1t L.
at present the best Of the one-volume
dictionaries. and quite sufficient for
all ordinary uses. Even those who
possess the splendid dictionaries In
several volumes will yet find 1t a great
convenience to nave this. which is SO
compact, so full, and so trustworthy
as to leave, in most cases, little to be
desired. Albert S. Cook. Ph.D.. LID.
Professor of the English Language and
Literature. Yale Univ. April %. 1911.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-04-03

Please find enclosed check for last in
voice. Please ship three more cases of
Medicated Salt Brick, as | am out.
They sell O. X. here, and | find my
customers well satisfied with hem.
E. j. HIGH,
Bailey, n. c., June rs, 'l3.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-04-03

A customer to whom We sold n of
your Medicated Salt Brick said it
brought a double handful of worms
from one of his mules.
P. NJ. LEE & SON.
Dupont, Ga, June 18th. 10.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-04-03
THE BRICK DID THE TRICK
WHAT SAY.

Please duplicate my last order for
Medicated Salt Brick. 1t gives more
universal satisfact ton than any stock
remedy | ever sold. | use it on my
plantation to the exclusion of all others.
J. c. JARNAGAN,
Warrenton, Ga, June lst, l3.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-04-03

Ship ten cases of your Medicated Salt
Brick. We have sold it for several
years and are well pleased with the
results. L. MARKS & SONS,
Marks, Miss. Feb. %, II.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-04-03
For sale by Fatherree Drug Co.
$1,000

THE NEWS SCIMiTAR, MEMPHIS.
TENN, is Just starting a Shakespeare
Puzzle Picture Contest, with a So 900
prize list. Seno inquiry blank for fun
particulars.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-10-01
CIR. RAPIDS JOBBERS
To Visit Alma Thursday
October the Eight
BRING FURNITURE CITY BAND
Special Train Scheduled To Reach
Alma at 12:35

The Ninth Annual Trade Extension
Tour of the Grand Rapids wholesal-
ers, October 9th to 9th, promises to
excel all previous trips. 1t will be
the largest group of business men
Grand Rapids has ever sent on trade
mission. Practically every line of job
bing will be represented as well as
many banks and other business in
terests. Grand Rapids is known the
world over as the great Furniture
City. Still its wholesalers annually
care for over forty million dollars of
business, figure quite in excess of
its furniture output.
The first annual trade extension
tour was made in 1906, and many Of
the houses participating on the COM
ing tour, and in some instances by
the same men who assisted with the
initial trip.
The special train will be the finest
and most complete it is possible to
obtain. 1t will have dressing room
sleepers, dining cars, and an observa-
tion Pullman. The famous Furniture
City Band will accompany the party.
The trade excursionists will be in
Alma on October Sth, arriving at
1885 p. m.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-10-01
ALMA HIGH 26-MT. PLEASANT 6.

Last Saturday the initial game of
the seacon occurred, when the fast
Mt. Pleasant High team was defeated
by the local High school team on Da-
Wis Field.
Mt. Pleasant kicked to Alma who
was defending the east goal. Smith
received the ball and returned it to the
20 yard line. About 20 more yards
were made when the ball went over
Mt. Pleasant tried many plays but
failed to make ground and the ball
went over again, this time to Alma.
II andley carried the ball for 10 yards.
Smith carried ball for a touch
down. Again Alma received, but after
the first play fumbled the ball and Mt.
Pleasant recovered it. The quarter
ended with the ball on Alma's 25-yard
line. Again Mt. Pleasant failed to
make ground and Alma took posses
sion. After tearing great holes in
Mt. Peasants line, Mahr carried the
ball for another touchdown. Handley
kicked goal. Thus the half ended with
the score 13 to 0, in Alma's favor.
The third quarter Mt. Pleasant re-
ceived and returned the ball 10 yards.
This quarter the visitors opened up
all their plays, but advanced very
slowly, until Barnard, their fast half
back, intercepted Handley's pass and
ran 60 yards for a touchdown. Alma
kicked again and soon recovered the
ball. Handley made long run around
right end and ran 40 yards for
touchdown. He failed to kick goal.
The quarter ended 10 to 6 in favor of
the locals.
In the last quarter both teams
fought vigorously until Handley made
another sweep around rgiht end for
a touchdown and kicked goal, making
the score 26 to 6. The game was very
slow and the lack of experience and
practice could be seen by both teams.
Next week Saturday the locals will
journey to- Alpena and clash with the
strong team of that northern city.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-10-01
PRESB'Y RECEPTION
Newcomers Welcomed to
Alma Saturday Evening
at Church.
DAVIS AND DIcKERsON PLEASIN6
Charles Rhodes and Prof. Schultz
Spoke-Large Attendance
Refreshments.

A reception was given Saturday
evening at the Presbyterian church
to welcome the new Alma students
and new citizens to the city. Over
two hundred and fifty persons enjoyed
the evenings amusements and recrea-
tions. Each one was given a slip con-
tanning a part of bible verse and
number and the partners were found
by matching the number and the parts
of the verses. Mr.. Davis excelled in
the rendition of Tannhauser March
on the violin, accompanied by Miss
Roberts on the pipe organ. Mr.. Da-
Wis showed remarkable skill in his
work in high harmonics. Charles
Rhodes welcomed the newcomers to
the city and to the churches and his
talk was responded to by Robert
Schultz of the High School. Both
talks were highly pleasing. Hugh
Dickerson, assistant instructor at the
College, sang "Cavatina," from Faust
with an especially good bass baritone
voice. The entire evening was full of
fine entertainments, good talks, pleas
ant games and last, but not least, the
refreshments which were served on
the lap.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-10-01
GO. 5. 5. CONVENTION
Held at Breckenridge Last
Week Thursday
Next Meeting To Be Held In 1915
At Middleton

The greatest Sunday School con-
vention held in Gratiot county, both
in point of attendance and strength Of
program, filled the new Methodist
church at Breckenridge last Thurs
day and Friday. Over 200 delegates
from all parts of the country partici-
pated.
Prof. S. B. Laird of the Department
of Psychology of the Michigan State
Normal College at Ypsilanti, gave two
very instructive lectures on the mind
development of childhood and youth.
Three young men-Donald Blaisdell
of Alma, Clare Perrigo of st. Louis,
and Bertram Sibley of Breckenridge
delivered orations on different phases
of Sunday School work from boys
viewpoint.
The report of the county showed 67
schools in operation. Twelve were
placed in the Banner class.
The address of Rev. o. H. Hubbell
Of Adrian on "The Man Who Can,"
and "Transportation" were witty,
forceful and an inspiration to all.
Mrs. r. j. Hatton of Detroit, the
State Elementary Superintendent,
held conference of primary workers
at p. m. on Thursday, formed a
County Graded Union at 8:45 Friday
morning, and delivered a helpful ad-
dress before the convention on the
special work of the several depart
ments of primary effort.
Rev. w. H. Mason, pastor of the
Presbyterian church of Alma, deliv-
cred an address on the Failure of
Graded Lessons" which was worthy
place on the program Of state or
international conference and develop
ed the most interesting and intelli-
gent discussion of the entire session.
This discussion was led very thought
fully by Mr.. w. E. Swope of River.
dale.
Rev. Hugh Kennedy of Big Rapids
gave the closing address on "Evangel-
ISM"
Mr.. T. N. Mccall, the retiring pres
ident, was elected county delegate to
the state convention to be held in Ad-
rian in November. He will carry the
State Banner won by Gratiot county,
last year and act as its custodian un-
til it is presented to some other county
for progress made this year. The fol-
lowing officers were elected:
President-Hira C. Moore, Alma.
continued on page four
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-10-01
EASTERN HIGH
Proved Good Practice For
Alma College Eleven
Saturday
.FUllDACK WOOD IN L|MELIGHT
Steggall, Spinney, and Gallagher
Star Throughout the Game
Score al 90

Bay City Eastern, putting up fine
and strong resistance, was played off
her feet Saturday by the Alma Col
lege eleven. Final whistle sounding
left the score Al to in the locals fa-
vor. Coach Bleamaster used all the
reserves the first quarter and the two
teams played scoreless ball for fifteen
minutes. In the second quarter the
coach shifted men and when the game
ended the varsity squad had the field,
thereby giving everyone a chance to
make good. Three touchdowns were
made the second quarter, two by the
veteran Wood, fullback, and the other
by the fleet-footed, lightweight Sleegal
of Bay City Eastern's last years
squad. Spinney made two touch
downs as well as continuing his mas
terful generalship at the pivot posi-
tion. In the final quarter Wood and
Spinney each crossed the enemy's goal
line twice. Fletcher Gallagher of Bay
City also played a speedy game at end
against his old teammates. Gallagher
will prove lucky find for Alma Col
lege for in addition to being a hard
ened gridiron man, he holds the medal
for the interscholastic quarter mile.
The plunging backs, the smashing
ends, the accurate tackles, the stolid
guards, the impregnable center and
the brainy quarter composed a foot
ball team fer Alma College, which will
make Notre Dame look sick next Sat-
urday. : Captain Dusty Austin was in
the game every minute as usual. "Tar"
Robinson held the pigskin for the pass
and Big French of Coleman was no.
ticeable among the tackles. Fitch
showed class in the backfield. Jessup,
Hanna and Sails made up the backs
the first quarter, with McAllister at
quarter. The High School defeated
Mt. Pleasant High before the College
game, q to 6. Verne Handley was
the star of that game. Mahr and
"Brud" Handley also were strong
backfielders; M. Smith was at quarter
back and his headwork did much to-
ward winning the game.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-10-01
MAKE A GREAT HIT.
Moving Picture Theatre is Scene of
Near Riot. Crowds Break Win
dows in Vain Attempt To See
Sensational Film.

Opening night in large New York
theatre is nothing in comparison with
the experience which a large NOV
ing picture theatre in st. Clair, Mich,
had few days ago; and when the ex-
citement had passed, it was found that
the whole front of the show-house had
been more or less damaged by the
eager crowds.
1t happened this way-the Maxwell
Motor Company was putting on it's
four reel drama, "From Molten Steel
to Automobile" for the first time in
st. Clair. The little city was all ex-
element, for word had reached there
of the great success which the pic
lures had attained in other cities, and
the whole populace waited anxiously
for a chance to see what the Maxwell
Company had to offer.
The show was a grand success,
judging from the very complimentary
remarks which were heard on every
side. Many interested automobile
owners remained for a second show,
and the Maxwell dealer in st. Clair
remarked to newspaper reporter, 81
have never been so popular in my life
before. The pictures have certainly
made great hit here, and as result
l have already received several orders
for new cars"
The owner of the theatre was help
less to save the windows when the
crowd pressed to the doors for ad-
mittance, but as he afterwards re-
marked, 81 wish every picture was as
popular as this one which the Maxwell
Company is putting on. AS for the
damage done, l guess the Maxwell
Company will be glad to settle when
they know the circumstances"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-10-01
GONE TO REST.

Mrs. j. NJ. Leight died at her home
in Alma, Mich, September 25, 1914,
at the age of SO years, 10 days, after
an illness of several months. She re-
sponded to the tender, loving call of
Him, who said:
"Come unto me all we that labor
and are heavy laden and | will give
you rest"
Her friends and neighbors are glad
to have enjoyed the friendship of this
truly honorable woman, and we feel
that we have lost one of the most
loyal friends of our life.
Ida Louise Derringer was born in
Hancock county, Ohio, September 6,
1861. Her mother died when she was
six weeks old. Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. F.
Burkhead of this city took her in in
fancy and cared for her as their own
child. She was married to j. NJ. Leight
in Wood county, Ohio, September IL,
1878. To them was born one son, Carl,
and with the husband, two sisters and
one brother survive her. She was a
kind and loving mother and dearly
loved by all who knew her.
The funeral service was conducted
by Rev. ]. w. Priest and interment
was made in Riverside cemetery. The
Order of the Rebekahs, of which Mrs.
Leight was a member, conducted SER
vice at the grave. The floral tributes
were profuse and very beautiful.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-10-01
1914 LECTURE COURSE
Strong Array of Talent for Coming
Winter Entertainments

The long g-established and successful
Lyceum Course, which has become a
strong feature of the intellectual and
artistic life of our city presents for its
ries of entertainments, beginning on
the latter part of October and ending
in the early part of March, 1915.
There will be six numbers in the
course and they are so selected as to
present a well-balanced series which
will appeal to the needs and likings
of all. The opening number will be
the C. Edward Clarke Concert Co. Mr..
Clarke is a baritone and one of Chi
cago's leading oratorio and recital ar
lists. He is supported by Earl Victor
Prahl, skillful and talented pianist,
and Rachel Steinman Clarke, Polish
violinist of great artistic ability and
pleasing personality. The other musi-
cal numbers on the course are first,
The David Duggan Grand Opera Co.,
presenting selections and scenes from
the best operas, and our old favorites,
Rogers and Grilley, who give a most
unique and satisfactory program, con-
sisting of harp classics and imper-
sonations and original selections.
Thomas Brooks Fletcher, who made
such "hit" here with his lecture on
"The Martyrdom of Fools" a few
years ago, will return this season to
give "The Modern Judas" and we pre-
dict for him even greater success than
before. Our people like Mr.. Fletcher
because he keeps them alive, alert and
awake.
DR.. Edward A. Steiner, an authority
on the problems growing out of for
eign immigration and head of the De-
partment of Applied Christianity in
Iowa College, at Grinnell, needs no
enconium. He has a message which
interests every true American and
gives it with all the forcefulness of
deep conviction backed by scientific
knowledge of his subject.
The last number on this strong
and attractive course is given by Kath-
crime Ridgeway, one of Americas
greatest entertainers.
Fuller details of this course will be
given in the Lyceum Course Booklet,
which will be issued and distributed
in all the homes Of the city. Watch
for it.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-10-01
COUNIERF[|I[R FREE
Alma People Robbed at the Pleas:
ure of Stranger with In
genuity.

A clever, crude counterfeiter proved
too smooth for the Alma merchants
Saturday. A man about five feet and
eight inches tall, dark curly hair, dark
complexioned, smooth-faced (although
he had whiskers showing a weeks
growth), wearing dark trousers, red
dish-brown coat and a dark soft hat,
appeared in Alma Saturday about IL
o'clock, passed several bogus ten dol
lar bills and "beat it" all safe and
found.
The man tried to pass one on Will
Cushing after buying pair of hose,
and Mr.. Cushing discovered it, but the
man acted so sorrowful to think that
someone had passed it on him that
Mr.. Cushing thought him sincere. The
man told Mr.. Cushing that he had
been working several places and did
not know where he had got the bill, so
he passed silently on to his next VIC
tim.
Mr.. Brown, in the Bazaar store,
now owns one of the little treasures
which was given to him through one
of his clerks, when the wise unknown
bought a hair comb for his wife. He
then passed to the Ogle Harness Shop,
bought curry comb for his imaginary
horse and pocketing another nine dol
lars and ninety cents in change bold
ly strobe on. So il was until the
stranger had all of Alma's hard
earned change that he could handla-
then he moved to the next town.
The counterfeits, unless closely ex-
amined, were a pretty good imitation,
although the very crudest possible. A
two-dollar bill had been used the nu-
neral two erased and los printed with
ink in their stead. These bills may be
examined by asking our city marshal
or one of several business men who
possess them.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-10-01
ATTRACTIVE DISPLAY
Cotton Blossoms and One Of Their
Products On Exhibit at
Crandell & Scott's

Mattresses of all sizes, prices and
qualities are on exhibit in the windows
of Crandell and Scott's Furniture
Store. Mr.. Crandell received an en-
tire carload of mattresses and springs
Saturday from the Grand Rapids Bed
ding Company, and is having a two
weeks sale, lasting until Saturday of
this week. Some of the mattresses
are being used to make up window
display. The east window is twenty
feet wide and very high, and is very
attractively arranged with mattresses,
set off by cotton plants in bloom, and
by samples of bedding in different
stages of manufacture. The matt
resses are suitable for all beds, and to
all purses, and are worthy Of your
investigation. 4
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-10-01
CHURCH RECEPTION
Ladies Aid Society Furnish
ed Program
PUNCH AND WATERS SERVED
Rev. and Mrs. Brownlow Given
Hearty Reception Upon Their
Return To Alma

Rev. Thomas G. r. Brownlow, pas
tor of the Methodist church, and his
family, were the guests of honor at
reception given Tuesday evening
in the church parlors. The Ladies'
Aid Society were the instigators of
the evenings entertainment. Mrs.
Ezra Smith had charge of the musical
program and decorations which con-
sisted of cut flowers of many varieties
and branches of autumn leaves in the
autumn shades of yellow, red and
brown.
Prof. Dickerson furnished a piano
solo, and Mr.. Davis showed his usual
skill on the violin, Donald Smith rem
dered a vocal solo, Mrs. F. c. Thorn
burgh and Mrs. Jennie Quick Fuller
played a piano duet.
Punch and waters were served dur
ing the evening by Mrs. Frank Park
er, assisted by the Misses Clara Shaf-
fer and Fern Rule. A reception COM
mittee composed of Mr.. and Mrs.
Vern Wright, DR.. and Mrs. Thorn
burgh, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Washburn,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Walker, and Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Rowland, met and well
coined all the guests as they entered
the doors.
Over $50 persons were present and
the popularity of the pastor and his
family was very manifest.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-10-01
Cleaner Elevator Has Mar
row Escape From
Fire Fiend
BLAZE F0UN0 BY N|GHTWATcH
Excellent Work Of Fire Department
Held Total Loss to $4,000

Tuesday evening about twenty
minutes of twelve, Ithaca's night
watch, Charles Coleman, discovered a
light in the south part of the village
which he thought to be possibly from
a locomotive, but in order to make
sure jumped into George McMullen's
automobile and drove toward the de-
pot. Upon nearing the Cleaners Ele-
vator, he found sheds 30x60 in the rear
of the building ablaze. An alarm of
fire was Immediately turned in and in
an increditably short space of time the
fire department had four streams Of
water on the buildings which were
filled with hay, straw, lime, cement,
fertilizer, etc. Although adjoining
buildings were often afire from sparks,
yet the effective work of the fire de-
partment aided by the citizens kept
the blaze confined to the buildings,
where the fire was first discovered
and the loss to approximately $4,000,
although many thousands of dollars
worth of property was endangered by
the fire.
The origin of the blaze is as yet
unexplained as no fire had been used
in that portion of the elevator prop
erty.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-10-01
BIRD CLUB NOTES.

A timely word of warning about the
use of air guns, sling shots, ETC., may
be beneficial just at this time.
This is the season for the fall migra-
tion of the birds, and the trees in our
yards, parks, and streets are just now
filled with our small friends who are
resting here for day or two on their
way back from their summer haunts
farther north, many of them coming
all the way from Canada.
Among them are the beautiful little
warblers, kinglets, fox sparrows,
white-crowned and white -throated
sparrows, and countless other small
song birds that are not easily distin-
guished from the common English
sparrow when on the wing or high
up in the trees.
If the boys will lay aside their air
guns and sling shots for few weeks
now, until they are safely through
their migration, there will be more
birds to visit us again in the spring
on their return from the south.