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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-21
Uranus.

1t was on the evening of March -
17S1, that William Herschel, at Slough
England, discovered a new planet
Wishing to pay a compliment t.
George III, his patron, he gave it the
name of Ge0rgium sidus, or the Geor
gian star. Other English astronomers
wishing to compliment the discovered
himself, suggested the name of Her
schel. Continental astronomers pro
posed that the old NEUROLOGICAL sys
tenn be followed, and the name of IRA.
nus was accepted by the scientific
world for the seventh planet.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-21
He Couldn't Stand Prosperity.

Thomas A. Edison once said of a
man in his employ:
Ills executive ability was greater
than that of any other man i have yet
seen. His memory was prodigious,
conversation laconic and movements
rapid. He disappeared one day, and
although sent men everywhere it was
likely he could be found, he was not
discovered. After two weeks he came
into the factory in terrible condition
as to clothing and face. He sat down
and. turning to me. said: Edison, it's
no use; this is the third time. can't
stand prosperity. Put my salary back
and give me a job was very sorry
to learn it was whisky that had spoiled
such promising career gave him
an inferior job and kept him for hong
time. Golfers Weekly.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-21
she Found Out.

Elderly Spiuster going through In
sane asylum with party of friends)-l
declare, Bessie II there isn't an old
beau OF mine, Poor fellow. l won.
der what brought him to this dreadful
place:
Bessie Ito guidel--Is that gentleman
near the window a patient?
Gulde-Yes. maam. but not dan
gerous one He is harmless and sim
pie.
Elderly Splnster (simperingl - What
was the immediate cause of his losing
his mind?
Guide-I1e made Il nuisance Of him
self by making love to old women, and
we had to lock him up.-Pearson's
Weekly.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-21
Nails and Screws.

A nail not driven entirely in and
which has become so rusted that it
cannot be withdrawn without breaking
a hammer handle win come out easily
if it is struck q smart blow first. The
same holds true with a screw. If it
will not turn out try turning it in first
These suggestions may not always
work, but many times the trouble may
be overcome by their use. - Popular
Science Monthly.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-21

more than five pounds of corn to gain
Il pound in weight
Cornmeal mush or cornbread, it fol-
lows, is vastly more economical as a
food for our tables than ham or bacon.
The only practical difficulty in bene-
Citing by this knowledge is that many
people think that corn is so much bet
ter when it is transmitted by the lowly
hog that 1t Is worth five times the orig
iual price New York Telegram.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-21
Called the Bluff.

The learned counsel was endeavoring
to impress the court with the fact that
his clients had always been anxious to
settle. MY lord" he said impressive
ly, "only eighteen months ago we held
out the olive branch" Yes" respond
ed the witty judge, "but there were
no olives on it"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-21
Short Sermons.

Bishop Sanford Olmsted of Denver is
noted for the brevlty of his sermons.
Congratulated at tea on his happy
quality of being brief. Bishop Olmsted
smiled and said:
zone of my first pulpit discoveries
was that you can't make Il sermon i'm
mortal by making II everlasting"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-21

Have you any late trains out here?"
asked the prospective purchaser.
Sure" replied the suburban real es-
tate agent. "All our trains are gener-
ally late. philadelphia Record.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-21
Always the Same.

"You see little apples and big ap-
ples. sour oranges and juicy oranges"
What are YOU driving at?'
The old reliable banana comes as
near being standardized as any fruit
nature has attempted" - Louisville
Courier-Journal.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-21

He (proudly) - My ancestors came
ovah in the Mayhower. She-Well. it
was certainly lucky for you that they
lid. The immigration laws are a little
itricter now.-Puck.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-21
When men talk of safety,

they think of insurance. If the Ma
tional writes it, it is right 6Sth year.
National Life ms Co., of Vt. (Mu-
tual.) Earle S. Kinsley, Genearl
Agent, Meal Building, Rutland, Vt
Adv.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-21
CornneaI MusI1.

1t has been found after careful tests
that five pounds and two ounces Of
corn are required to produce one pound
Of pork-that is, hog must consume
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-21

The most striking feature in the
Biblical notices of the horse is the eX.
elusive application of it to warlike OBJ
erations and not to ordinary locomo
ton or to agriculture.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-21
Each TO His Task.

you women can't drive nails
"What are you growing about? You
men can't manicure 'em."-Louisville
Courier-Journal.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-21
Iodine Cures ErYsipeIas.

Or. w. Keppler reports TO the Medi-
zinische Klinik of Berlin that prompt
and certain euro for erysipelas is OBJ
tanned by painting the affected part
with 10 per cent solution of iodine.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-21
Specialist.

MARY, have you ccmented the handle
on the water pitcher you dropped yes
terday?'
"Wcll, mum, ] started to, but drop
ped the cement bottle Puck.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-21
Fathers Definition.

Tommy - Pop, what is glutton?
Tommy's Pop-A glutton, my son, is
grown man who can eat almost as
much as small boy."-Philadelphia
Record.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-21

Wise men change their minds if they
grow wiser.-Life.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-21

1t IS not the fine. but the coarse and
II spun that breaks. spanish Proverb
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-02-16
THE CRISIS" AT GRENADA.
Both the Matinee and Evening Per
formances Well Attended.

"The Crisis" the famous photo
play depicting conditions immediate
ly before and during the Civil War,
was shown in Grenada Monday af-
ternoon and night. The people who
saw the play produced We're enthus-
iastic in its praise. The idea of the
play came from Winston Churchill's
book of that name. and is called by
some Americas Greatest American
Novel
In the production of the battle
scenes in the picture the whole of the
Mississippi National Guard was used
for several weeks. These scenes
seemed truly natural, if we can rely
on the authority of some of the old
boys who participated in the actual
conflict. The bursting shells, the
charging, regiments, the breastworks
built of sand bags, the Federal squad
ron anchored off Vicksburg in the
Mississippi river, all seemed realistic.
The delightful little love story
that ran thru the play, and which
comprised about two-thirds of the
footage, was well acted. Everybody
loved delightful Virginia, whose love
led her even to the private Office Of
Lincoln, where she plead, not in vain,
for the life of her lover A scene
showing part Of the immortal debate
between Lincoln and Douglass was
shown.
The orchestra. which was a good
enc, furnished appropriate music.
When dancing was in progress.
waltzes were played; when the Death
Angel lowered about, the dirge
sounded out; amidst the roar and
crash of the battle, we heard as well
as saw, the boom, boom of the giant
guns. In fact. a blind man could. in
his mind, portray the character of
the scene being shown on the screen
by the character of the music which
he heard
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-02-16
MISSES HORTON AND
EATMAN ENTERTAIN.

Misses Louise Horton and Eva
Eatman rendered some of the young
ladies and gentlemen of Grenada a
party Saturday evening. This enter
tainment was given at the home of
the former young lady, Miss Horton.
Conundrums, riddles. guessing,
etc. constituted the evenings pro
gram. The Sentinel is uniformed
regarding the most proficient one
il each of these contests. This de-
ficiency will be corrected in the next
weeks issue.
After the aforementioned num-
bers on the program were disposed
Of. the principal one, that of salad.
etc. was introduced.
The young ladies and gentlemeH
departed reluctantly from the scene
of their most enjoyable evenings
amusement. each vieing with the 9th
er in expressing thanks to the host
esseS
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-02-16

which Germany has declared around
the British Islands; not that Germany
may not seize any American ship that
is laden with contraband; but what
we claim is that the question of
whether a ship is carrying contra
band and the question of her right
to enter that zone shall be determin-
ed before the vessel is sunk"
Senator Hollis, (democrat) of New
Hampshire, said:
"The action of the President was
unavoidable. 1t was the only thing
to do. undertake to say, too, that
the people of this country are behind
the President and are supporting him
in this matter. The press shows it;
the State legislatures, by their action,
show it. There is no doubt that the
people stand with the President.
Should we do less? Are we not as
patriotic as our constituents"
Senator Borah, (republican. of
Idaho, said:
II can not do otherwise, of course.
than to vote for this resolution as an
endorsement of that which the Presi-
dent believed to be the proper way to
maintain those rights"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-02-16

last year recognized the seriousnass
o1 TINS problem and created special
committees to study the question in
"acation and report to the next ses.
sion' These committeeman are serv.
ing without compensation, and are
earnestly striving to discover the
remedy.
am not pessimistic and have nev.
er preached the doctrine of desmond
ency. but these are facts the peonle
are entitled to know. The problem
should challenge the earnest consider
alton Of every loyal citizen. and am
authorized by the House Committee
on Revenue and Taxation to sincerely
invite suggestions concerning the
eviis of our present system and pro.
posals OF remedies, and these sug.
sestions may be sent either to the
secretary, George B. Power, Jackson.
or to any member of the Committee.
or will be gladly received by me at
Seminary.
The Committee desires the Coop
Grafton and assistante of all who are
interested, and that includes the en-
tire citizenship of Mississippi.
Respectfully yours,
SENNETT CONNER, Speaker.
hn ~
on Revenue and Taxation.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-02-16
POLICE GUARD LIFE
OF MEMPHIS BRIDE.
Wife of Clarksdale Planter Flee. to
Crescent City and Asks Help.

NEW ORLEANS, La, Feb. "a
Policemen were stationed Monday
morning in and about the house at
No. S55 Carondelet street to safe
guard the life of Mrs. ]. H. Herrin,
a beautiful Mississippi woman of II,
and bride of six weeks, whose hus-
band is said by Memphis police to
have threatened to shoot her.
Mrs. Herrin's mother, Mrs. Ruth
Mosby, is with her. They fled from
Memphis to New Orleans Saturday
night, and they expressed fears to
local police Monday morning that the
irate husband, who is said to be fran
tic with jealousy, is following them.
According to the young woman,
Herrin fred at her five times about
one month ago in Memphis. She said
four bullets from the mans revolver
went through the loose folds of the
upper part of her bath robe and the
fifth passed over her left shoulder.
Suerintendent Reynolds heard the
young wife's story; also he received
a telegram from the Memphis police
bearing out her recital of the pistol
attack in Memphis and her charge
that the husband means to kill her,
or her mother. or both. Thereupon,
the superintendent extended the ex-
tra police protection.
The Herrins live in Clarksdale,
Miss, and the mother in Memphis.
Herrin is about 40 years old and a
wealthy planter The young wife
said he began to show fits of jealousy
soon after their marriage, and follow
ed her to Memphis, where she had
gone to visit her mother.
j. H. Herrin was arrested by the
Memphis police. according to their
records, or Nov. IS, on complaint
Of Ruth Mosby. of COL Poplar Ave
nue.. who charged that he had shot
at her. 1t was claimed that the
shooting had occurred on Tate street,
though Herrin was found at the Pea
body Hotel. He had no revolver,
however, according to the arresting
officers, and denied all knowledge OF
the incident. His accuser failed to
appear against him, so the charge was
rot pressed.
Later Ruth Mosby and her mother
again attracted the attention OF the
rolice through complaint of residents
of the 1900 block on Goodbar Place
who claimed that Herrin had pur-
chased residence in their neighbor-
hood and was preparing to establish
the woman and her mother In It.
That was prevented, according TO
Chief o. II. Perry, and the furniture
recently was removed from the place.
Herrin afterward married Ruth
Mosby. according to the police.
Mrs. Herrin at one time hVed IN
Grenada with her mother, who, while
here. ran the Mosby Hotel, now the
Planters.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-02-16
SOUVENIR OF rs. SIEGE OF
V'x'BG. BRor ,+iT TO LIGHT.
Fishermen Pryir nto the Depths Of
Fish's Stom Find Priceless
asure.

lhe hist" IalobuSha river has
furnished t. setting for many
strange and wierd occurrences, but
for none more strange and weird
than the one which came to the at
tention of The Sentinel.
II seems as if two fishermen were
padding canoe along its placid
hosom about fifteen miles east Of
Grenada, when their attention was d.
rected to huge cat fish which came
to the surface Immediately beside
the boat. One of the fishermen de-
livered well-directed monstrsus
blow upon the fish with the oar, and
the fish disappeared for some min
'itcs. After the expiration of a
short time the fish was seen to be
executing the most unfshlike antics
IN the water. 1t would fop out Of
the water, swim on its back. attempt
to stand on its tail, wink it's eyes,
and in other ways, too nume-o.:- to
enumerate, disport itself in a way
foreign to that of well-brought-ap
cat fish. The fishermen watched
these strange evolutions for some
minutes, then shot the FISH and killed
it.
The body of the FISH was carried to
the camp. and was being dressed
when the fishermen began to smell
IN alcoholic odor. evidently emanat-
ing from the interior OF the fish
Examining further, it was ascertained
that the fishs stomach contained H.
mass of broken glass and also a fieni-
lsh odor of rum. Prying deeper into
the innermost parts of the fish, 4
piece of silver filagree work was dis-
covered. This evidently had served
as an ornamental covering for glass
tottle. The fishermen examined the.
silver case and found on it the fol-
lowing inscription: &C. ?. A., lst
Vermont, U. S. A., 1862"
This silver souvenir was brought
to Grenada where those capable OF
passing on such matters said that the.
bottle evidently had been owned by
some Vermont soldier during the
siege of Vicksburg and that this sol
dier had Inadvertently dropped the
bottle into the river. Subsequently
the fish had swallowed it, and il had
reposed in the fishs stomach until it
! had been broken by the blow dslYv-
cred by the fishermen. The strange
antics of the fish were explained in
this way: The bottle being broken
the contents became liberated in TIE
stomach of the fish. causing intoxica-
ton
The fish. which WAS an unusually
large one, was brought to town and
sold to the local fish-eaters, and was
instrumental in bringing in quite a
bit of revenue to the fishermen. The
! fishermen. however, have always re
GREETED that they could not have
caught the fish before the bottle of
that precious liquor was spilled
Just think, if you can. of the defect
ability OF liquor 60 or more years OF
| age
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-02-16
POOR OLD JOE.

PaSSersby in the public square in
Grenada for several weeks past have
noticed that poor little Joe, the besr
of the gold fish in the fountain. wa
quite i'll. His eyes We're looking
haggard. his body worn The crack
ers which hitherto had caused a pis-
catorial smile to wreath his coun-
tenance now We're passed by un-
noticed. Early last Friday morning
one of his old friends Went thru the
park to ascertain if anything could
be done to alleviate his condition. hut
found that death had brideed the gap
between the two eternities, that the
scul had passed on to that acquatie
heaven where worms are on every
bough and cracker-crumbs. like the
pulse of old, cover the ground. He
was floating on his back, his stomach
upturned as if to greet the morning
sun as it peered over PrcSsgrove's
corner His body is now reposing
beneath the sod, his sightlesS eyes
peering up at the roots of the daisies.
Peace TO his scales,
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-02-16
FOR SALE.

Seventy-eight acres of good, level,
cleared land, all in cultivation, but
otherwise unimproved, adjoining the
town of Elliott on the west and front
ing on the Grenada and Duck Hill
public road. An ideal dairy or gem
cral purpose farm. Six years to pay,
if desired.
rs J. l.. SCOTT.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-02-16
CARD OF THANKS.

We are sincerely grateful to all
who took an interest in our little Kate
payne. in McCaslin's piano contest
We thank everybody who cast a bal
lot for her.
MR.. and MRS. J. II. OWEN
Grenada. Miss. Feb. IL, l9l''
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-02-16
FOR SALE OR RENT.

Cottage in south Grenada. Will
sell on long time at very low price.
Apply to A. s. Bell, &c
BELL & MARTIN
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-02-16

Will exchange Kings Earliest
North Carolina planting seed TOR
whatever seed you now have.
q. ]. M. WINDHAM.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-02-16
For sale or exchange for lespedeza

For sale or exchange for lespedeza
seed or pigs uottlnp mare,
Gale Hooper. two-bottom gang plsw.
Nardaman seed corn. a few bushels
of whipporwill peas.
s II. HORTON,
76 Hardy, Miss
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-02-16

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Farmer, 50 90 the year. Subscribe
now.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-13

mounted on the building occupied by
Solomon's bakery and advertised its
product. Others for the Randol hotel,
fitzpatrick & Hinkle and the Patterson
garage followed.
Today a large Sc foot sign is being
erected for the Wilmington Hotel, and
may be blazing forth tonight, White
man & Simpson have contracted for a
48.foot sign with flashing effect Signs
have been ordered for the Briarwood
Hotel and the Frame Drug Co.
All of this business has been put on
by +. l.. Blackburn of the new busi-
ness department of the Consumers Gas
& Electric Company and will add great.
ly to the attractiveness Of the main
business thoroughfares of Ardmore.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-13
BOOTLECCER IS
Willy INDIVIDUAL
LIQUOR Is FOUND HIDDEN IN
STATUE OF ANGEL WITH BIBLE
IN ITS HANDS.

Oklahoma City, Sept. 13.-The re-
sourcefuness Of the Oklahoma bootleg
gers since the advent OF the bone dry
is taxing the ingenuity OF officers in
affecting his capture, while. with prices
soaring to eight dollars per quart and
two dollars half pint hundreds of
these wary one continues to ply their
trade unmindful of the scores who
nightly come within the clutches Of the
law.
Before the bone dry" law became ef
fective. ordinary bootleg" whiskey re-
tailed as high as 81 per quart, the av'
erage price for half pint ranging from
rs cents to ST. Sale Of the forbidden
beverage could then be conducted more
openly since the penalty for possession
was not so great.
Any Old Hiding Place.
UJrder present conditions any article
OF furniture in a house may serve as
a hiding place for half pint or in
some instances, only a drink Of John
Barleycorn The latest find" of the
local police was enclosed in statue OF
an angel with an open Bible in its
hands. Picture frames, hollow tile In
fireplaces, wall clocks and even Bibles
"a hole cut through the pages-hav'
yielded their share Of the fiery liquid
One wary logger bolder than the rest
would invite his customer into the dark
ness Of an alleyway. produce a small
tube connected with a fountain syringe
secreted in his coat and pour therefron
small drink for the price Of fifty
cents
Bootegging as a system" however
still is conducted along general lines
Since whiskey no longer can be ship
ped into the state, the wholesaler" ha,
sought not another source. but anoth
er means Of transportation. The auto
mobile serves his purpose well. Tn,
chauffeur for his trip from local head
quarters across the state line to Texas
and his dash back home receives s5t
10 500. If his car and its cargo fal
into the hands OF officers, both are con
fiscated and a charge Of transporting
is lodged against the driver.
Seizing Many Automobiles.
Thousands Of automobiles are beinl
seized by county officers. their confis
cation and sale greatly enriching IN,
school fund. to which the sale none!
is diverted under state law.
Once the liquor Is delivered to tn
wholesalers plant" on the outskirts O
city, II begins to pass the retail dea
er by still more difficult route 'Th
wholesaler delivers his products at
price generally around Sc per quart.
The plant OF the average wholesaler
in any instances will reveal as great a
evidence Of resourcefulness as that Q
the retailer" Truck gardens, partieI
larly patches Of growing potatoes, hav
in numerous instances yielded hug
quantities of liquor. In one instanc
:he chief source Of supply was contain
ed In a barrel in the center OF a STRAY
stack many yards from a barn. A lin
Of half-inch iron pipe from the barr,
to the barn, where a stock was wateret
facilitated its transportation under tn
guise Of an ordinary hydrant
Despite the constant change in metl
DDS and hiding places. Oklahomas boo
logger is slowly but surely forced ou
OF business. But in the mean time h
is reaping a harvest Of war time
profits
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-13
GERMAN NEWSPAPER
ATTACKS AMERICA
IN SWEDE PLOT

Berlin, sept. 10. Via Amsterdam
The semi-official Nord Deutsche Allge.
meine Zetung prints a lengthy apology
In connection with the Swedish-Argen.
tine disclosures. The newspaper attri-
butes the publication OF the revelations
20 the entente powers wish TO produce
new crisis In the relations between
Germany and Argentina, and TO cause
new trouble 20 the Swedish government.
The paper continues:
"The German government has. in
fact occasionally called on the assistance
Of the Swedish government for the
transmission Of dispatches TO and from
neutral countries. TO whlh Germany
has been cut off by the Illegal conduct
OF Great Britain and her allies"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-13
GERMAN OFFICERS
LOOT RICH HOMES
AND ROB BANKS

Paris, August 2O.-(Corespondence of
the Associated Press.)-The Germans,
according to the French claims, not only
deliberately caused the fires that have
partially ruined the beautiful and ia
nous cathedral Of st. Quentin, but pill
laged the city before they set fire to a
part of il.
officers ana soldiers went about the
city II is claimed, and carried off furni.
ture, silverware, pianos. and valuable
pictures and shipped them to Germany.
They even openly took safes filled with
valuables, piling their loot on vans in
midday. One officer and a number Of
soldiers were observed, it is said. as
they attempted to steal strong boxes
from a bank.