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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-11-23
., HAVE ROYAL BLOOD IN MY VEINS"

ONLY a few days ago we heard a coored minister OF the
A. NJ: E. church, who was being inte n q Oy : n hI" mcia in mv
ems. And gentlemen, 1 will tell you what mean Dy ihat tate-
ment. My father was a slave and lived in Lauderdale county:
When the Civil War began and his master got ready TO go q
the army, he carried $4,000 in gold and my father out In tne
woods where the buried the money: The master tnen salo1 e
.tr e1s come The o master soS Was sei killed ihs and my father carried out his
through my veins, l count it a privilege as well as a duty f TO-
be true and loyal to my white friends and neigh no "A i4 IT.
sentiment and one indeed worthy OF any man, we pe nO,so dns
of him makes us believe that he'has attempted o i've II. 4,
Looking back into the days OF sorrow ana trageoy u ~
Civil War, to the days when our mothers and sisters were lett
largely to the care of old men and the negroes, and IN many
instances to the negroes alone, we can not deny TO tne negro
a fidelity unparalleled in history: And there is an a1ecuon
beautiful and sublime that fingers in the hearts OF all true south
erners towards those old darkies that can never pc fully utter,
ed and explained until Celestial beings in the City Of Eternal
beauty and love undertake this tender and pathetic task. What
this colored divine now states shows that the spark OF tnose
noble negroes still burns within the breast OF the most thought
full and the most farseeing negro of today, and from this spark
come that will tighten the path Of duty to the negro of the en-
Only recently agents of the German government, WHO
were spending some of those millions of dollars that bernstorn
ing negroes to meet them in a conference at Denver. the PUT
pose of which was to start a negro uprising IN the South. Inc
negroes spurned the filthy German coin Offered them M ana &c re- re-
able to record such deeds. We believe IN paying Tlote wnere
tribute is due and in commencing what is noble and good IN all
mankind.
The South has had such a problem in the liberated negro
as no other people in all the worlds history ever had. The path
has often been dark and many times it has seemed that the
verance and energy which have ever marked the manhood OF
the South has pressed onward and upward. we all see now
with a clearer vision than ever before, experience has very
naturally taught us much. The best thought OF the ooutn mas
endeavored to do, and is still endeavoring to do, that which was
anything he has set his head and his hands to 40, and we are
glad to note in the turmoil and rush of this hour, the noble sent
Fl. 81. Buckingham, who only a few days ago succeeded A. H.
Henderson as principal of the colored schools OF Grenada.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-11-23

ing. would be excusable, but com;rr
from a man who had once tried -
go to Congress from M~ontgomsr,
county, is too ridiculous at this lin.
to be noticed, really. This letter will
only serve to make more ashausd|
those intelligent men of the distr;ot
who, possibly on account of the a.
quaintance Of Wards venerable fatS
er, voted for him for Congress. This
war situation is getting too serious
for any part of the United State,
tolerate such rantings as Tom Wat.
son, LaFollctte, Will Ward, etc. and
the newspapers Of the country shou]s
make an effort to smoke them ont
and if that doesn't accomplish re.
suits then the government should take
them in hand. The greatest damae,
these fellows can do is to stir IN
strife at home, which we look for any
time. Winston County journal.
The above is from the editorial pep
of Will C. Hight, able editor of the
Journal and a former staunch SUP
porter of Senator Vardaman. He
clearly expresses the general feeling
of the unbiased, thinking men of hi.
section.-Greenville Democrat.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-11-23
Al NEWSPAPERS.

The Sumner Sentinel of last week,
says: 'In it's issue of Sep TENDER
20, The American Press, the official
organ of the American Press As
ISOLATION. published a list of Al
county newspapers of the United
States and in this list there r. sew
en- in Mississippi, one of them be-
ing the Sumner Sentinel. The Senti-
mel is proud of it's company in this
list. the other six papers being the
Aberdeen Examiner, Biloxi Herald,
Enterprise journal, Newton Record,
Tupelo Review and Winona Times.
In getting up its list of the Al
country newspapers the American
Press must have wilfully overlook
ed some. However, the Press was
only giving the opinion of the edi-
tor and did not measure the coun-
try newspapers by the standard of
merit, else he would have included
more papers. We can mention sew
eral papers in Mississippi, measured
by the standard of merit, that will
compare favorably with all those
mentioned; in fact, there are very
few that are not as good country
weeklies as those mentioned by the
American Press. For instance, we
will name a few within se~venty-fve
miles of Kosciusko: The Madison
County Herald, Lexington Adver-
tiser, Yazoo Sentinel and News, Gre.
NADIA Sentinel, Forest News Register
and Kosciusko Herald.
All of this list are as good al
those mentioned by the American
Press and some of the better.
The American Press in making w
its list of al County Newspapers
displays its ignorance of Mississippi
news paperdom in a very thorough
manner.-Kosciusko Herald.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-11-23
EDITORIALS FROM EXCHANGES

friends differ with him in his policy
since war was declared against Ger
many. The mystery to these peo-
pie is due to the fact that they are
former friends of the Senator have
kept posted on the situation and he
can preach his excuse to them an
til doomsday and he will never sat
factorily explain to them why he has
acted in a way to encourage the
Germans since the United States de-
clared war. No good citizen likes
a traitor, and if the Senator has not
betrayed his country, he has edged
the border so closely that he will
never. be able to show these former
friends that he was justified in his
actions. It was all right for a Sem
ator to stand up for his opinion, and
even fight for any position he liked
before war was declared-that is
democrattic, and "free Speech" as
we see it-but after his party and
nation speak, and more especially af-
ter we get into war, there is but
one position to take, and that is to
"be for your country right or
wrong, and damn the mar who is
not" Every mar in the United
States, be he high or low, who by
word or act, encourages the enemy
at this time, should be imprisoned
where he can neither talk or write.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-11-23
SHORT-SIGHTED POLICY.

The Newton Record correctly sums
up the short-sighted policy and boy
cotting spirit of some substantial
farmers towards a paper because it
is forced to increase it's subscription
price to meet actual production. The
Records experience is that of all
newspapers that have increased their
subscription price. 1t is also notice
able that some of the papers that did
not increase their subscription price
have been sold OF suspended. The
Record says on this subject:
ut is strange how penurious
and inconsistent some people
are, with reference to their coun-
ty paper. As an evidence, a GER
tain well to do and prosperous
farmer vas a subscriber to this
paper until the price was ad-
vanced to meet the cost of pro-
ducing it. Although he is get
ting from rs to 20 cents a
pound for cotton, a dollar and
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-11-23

a half to two dollars for corn,
and proportionate prices for 9TH
er farm products, he did not
want to pay / cent a week more
for the paper. He nd doubt
thought he was entitled to his
big increase of price for his
goods, but was not willing to
pay a little more for his coun-
ty paper, when he could easily
have afforded q dozen papers at
the increased price. He said he
could do without a paper, but
the people could not do with
out his products. In other words,
about all that people needed was
something to fill their stomachs
and cover their backs. They did
not need a paper to enlighten
them about what was going on
in their county. His children
could no doubt get along with
out schooling and live all right.
but what would they amount to?
And The Record might add, what
influence has a man who has so
little interest in the affairs of his
own county? The Record can get
along without the subscriptions
of men like this, but is is pitt
full to see men show such mar
row, selfish spirit"
~tffs -Winona Time
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-11-23
HOW CAN A DEMOCRAT
SUPPORT VARDAMANi

We cannot argue with the news
paper that says Wilson is right in
the policies pursued and that we
must organize armies and fight to
win over Prussian autocracy and yet
supports Senator Vardaman for re-
election. If Wilson and the Demo-
cratic administration is right Varda-
man is wrong; if it is a patriotic
duty to support the President, it is
a patriotic duty to support states
men who support the President. If
we would uphold the hands of the
President, we must strike down those
who strike him. To say that a SEN
ator in congress, representing a
Democratic constituency has a
right to vote his own personal con-
victions, however silly or unpatri-
otto, is to deny to the people the
rights of a representative govern
ment and declare the boosted SOW
ereignty of the people a delusion
and a mare. And if the President
is right and the Democratic party
is right, then Vardaman is wrong,
and if wrong, whether due to lack
of patriotism, to an exaggerated
ego, or to an honest, but poor judg-
ment, he is unfit to represent the
Democracy of patriotic Mississippi in
the senate. Hence we repeat that
The Democrat Times will not waste
time discussing the senatorial sue
cession with those who praise the
craftsmanship and patriotism of
President Wilson and yet will advo-
cate the reelection of Vardaman.
If they won't see that Vardaman has
antagonized the President and the
Democratic party on most of the vi
tai issues in this great wal crisis, they
can't see a plain, patent fact, and
it is a waste of time to argue with
the mentally blind. If THEY recog-
nize the fact that Vardaman has an
tagonized the President and the
party and yet support him, then they
waive the matter of political prin-
ciple.-Grcenville Times-Democrat.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-11-23
FOR JOE

We see our friend Lawrence, of the Grenada Sentinel, oc-
caaonaHy succeeds in having himself interviewed on the pos
sibllny of his being constructed of gubernatorial timber.
The above from the facetious and quixotc pen of our es-
teemed friend, Joe Richardson, of the Sunhower Tocsin COM
pls us to tell Joe, in the very stricttest confidence, that we find
1t impossible to dodge all the newspaper reporters. We do our
dlngest, but somehow Just can not escape them all. But speak
gently, Josephus. If we do get to be Governor, rest assured
that we shall see to it that all newspaper men are first marched
up to the pie counter, and we hope to be able to place our dis
tnguished brother in a place where the jingling of glasses will
not call to his mind the sweet hours of days gone by. Brace
zap Joe; you should know it is written in our creed in letters
that can be read afar off, remember your friends"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-11-23

of these great war funds be wise as to whom they are entruSt-
ed and as to how they are handled: Undouoteay pracrca4S
lght-are honestly managed but as the Times-Picayune furth-
err observes, -,
"The exceptions which go to prove the genera! rule also
sound a warning to the men and women who contribute, ana
the men and women who lend their names and influence, to
these causes" = "For all competent and sincere leaders. In
Cutting out waste and making every donated dollar render full
efficient service to the cause for which is is given"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-11-23
REASONS FOR CHANG.
ING FROM VARDAMAN

Under the above caption the Win
ston County Journal, a former con-
sistent and able supporter of Sena-
tor Vardaman, gives the reason for
it's opposition now to the Senator
and the reasons appeal with force to
thinking Mississippi patriots. The
Journal says:
Some people seem to be puzzled
over the fact that many of Senator
Vardaman's old and mos. staunch
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-11-23
WILL MAKE THE INTELLI.
GENT MORE ASHAMED

About two-thirds of the last Issue
was filled with a pro-German letter
from Hon. Will Ward, of R. F. D.
No. 2, Montgomery county, to Hon.
rat Harrison, now a candidate for
the Senate. The following is a sam
pie of Mr.. Wards writing: "Sav.
Pat, what did we get into this war
for, anyway" Such a question as
this asked by a man who reads moth
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-11-23
THE OFFICIAL ORGAN OF COUNTY

Wonder why our Junior Senator has not published his Wal
nat Grove speech CD We opne that he wants to resay 1t a
few times and mark out certain passages as well as have some
phe,c who could furnish him copies of what he actually said.
The Jackson Clarion-Ledger admonishes the farmers to
plant wheat and suggests that the minimum price of $2.20 fix
ed by the government for the crop of 1918 is a guarantee of
fair returns on land and will make certain that the farmers
can play safe. With the present successes of the 1917 wheat
crop in Mississippi. and right here in Grenada county, it APP
pears that the Clarion-Ledger's advice is sound and practical.
Those who are depending upon fooling the people of Mis-
sissippi about the issues of this war are barking up the wrong
tree. Unouestionably a vast majority of the peeole of our COM
monwealth want to do that which is just. wise and proper,
sue has not been put to them in the right light or because they
have failed to take the time to properly advise themselves.
If the farmers lose their heads on the present big prices
of cotton and abandon almost all other money crops next year,
outside of cotton, they will be acting the part of the foolish
mar who rolled the stone to the top of the hill only to let it
roll back again. The past is luXuriant with lessons to the farm
er not to stake his all on cotton, and we feel sure that he is
not going to fail to appreciate that his very independence of
today grows out of the fact of diversifcation of crops and stock
raising.
The Tax Commission is still raising harikari. We dare
least three different men on the commission. Now when the
sherifs should be collecting taxes, the books of many counties
have not been passed upon by these exalted high-muck- a-mucks
December Is will soon roll round at which time the law pro-
vides damages may be added. In truth the commission has
undertaken an impossible task. The construction placed on the
law lodges power in the commission that should not be entrust-
ed to any three men.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-06-19

100000 to relieve distress and sickness in the
homes of the Seattle boys that needed the coun-
try's call: red-blooded American patriots who do
not hesitate to 60 beyond the seas to defend the
Stars and Stripes.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-06-19

100000 that the parched lips of Seattle dy-
ing soldier may be given quenching draught that
loving and comforting hands may cheat the lonely
grave of soul that left home and fireside, wife
and mother, to spare YOU the frightfuness of war;
or perhaps fate worse than death itself
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-06-19

100000 to send the RED CROSS Angels of
Mercy to crimson-stained battle-felds to seek out
the helpless wounded: to minister to the fallen he
roes who give up life itself that YOU may contin-
ue to live and enjoy freedom happiness and pros
perity in the land of Washington and Lincoln
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-11-10

prices, thus closing their places
The incident has made clear
the fact that the FEDERAL Food
Administration can do what 1t
was created to do in the way OF
fixing prices. 1t is to be hoped
that it will show equal firmness
and power in dealing with other
products and that the sugar
planters will not be asked to bear
the brunt of the sacrifice to keep
the cost of living low?
1t has been urged that yellow
clarified sugar, which is pro-
duced so largely in Louisiana,
and which, of old, was in such
high favor everywhere, be given
the same chance as graduated
sugars. 1t is claimed that it has
been largely drawn from the
breakfast table by the refinerlcs
through the special inducements
offered by them to dealers. The
Louisiana planters have come to
the relief of the people of the
East, who are suffering so severe
ly from the sugar famine that
prevails in that section; and are
entitled to consideration. The.
present situation offers an excel
lent opportunity to introduce Lou
isiana sugar to the country; to
make known what is being done
here and in this product what
can be done towards freeing this
country from dependence on for
eign-erown sugar by producing
at home large proportion Of this
necessity.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-11-10
THE HICKS 1918 ALMANAC.

For more than twenty five years
the Hicks Almanac has had a
worldwide reputation. The 1918
Almanac has been prepared by
Irl r. Hicks, Jr., assisted by Rev.
John B. Noyes. for many years
the assistant editor associated
with Rev. -Irl r. Hicks. Bigger,
brighter, better than ever is a
concise description of the 1918
Almanac. It is now ready and
is sold as before for IS cents post
paid. Word and Works is the
name of the monthly family mag
azine founded by Rev. Idl r..
Hicks. The subscription price is
$1.0O a year, including a copy Of
The Hicks Almanac to the sub
scriber. Send 5 cents for a sam
pie copy. Write Word and Works
Publishing CO., 3401 Franklin
Ave.. st. Louis. Mo.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-11-10
THICK, GLOSSY HAIR
FREE FROM DANDRUFF
Girls! Try it! Hair glts soft, fluffy and
beautifui-Get a small bottle
of Danderine.

If you care for heavy hair that glis-
tens with beauty and is radiant with
life; has an Incompatible softness and
is fluffy and lustrous, try Danderne.
just one application doubles the
beauty of your hair, besides it imme-
diately dissolves every particle OF
dandruff You can not have nice heavy,
healthy hair if you have dandruf. This
destructive scurf robs the hair of its
lustre, its strength and its very life,
and if not overcome it produces fever
ishness and itching of the scalp; the
hair roots famish, loosen and die; then
he hair falls out fast. Surely get a
5mall bottle of Knowlton's Danderine
from any drug store and just try it.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-11-10
FARMERS AND STOCKMEN
SHOULD NOT DISPOSE OF
THEIR FEMALE AMI
MAILS.

The prices obtainable for eat
tie and hogs at the present time
offer d strong inducement to sell,
even the female stock, which is
difficult to overcome And vet, if
owners will give a little thought
to the future, their better judg-
ment will certainly suggest the
retention of a sufficient number
of the younger female animals,
especially, to maintain the supply
and meet the demand for next
year at least, if not for longer,
which will undoubtedly be great
owing to war conditions.
1t is a fact that, while many
cattle have recently been brought
into Louisiana from the drouth-
stricken sections of Texas, great
numbers of both cattle and hogs
are being disposed Of, irrespective
Of sex, due no doubt to the prof
liable prices that at present can
be had for them. There is an old
saying that Money counts But
how long is it going to count .
if our stockmen dispose of their
female foundations. and after
wards find out. when too late,
that they have deprived them
selves of the necessary females to
breed from, and are short Of
stock to sell another year when
prices will be just as high, if not
higher9
If this practice is persisted in
it is going to result in shortage
of meat. animals when they may
be needed even more than at the
present time. In other words, it
is not going to conserve the meat
supply for ourselves and our al
lies. nor is it going to be the most
profitable to stock owners them
selves.
1t may be quite permissible to
get rid Of reasonable number
of the old and improbable fe-
male stuff, but there should be a
rigid line drawn at the younger
female stock. if we hope to main
tain and increase the supply, and
meet the future demands for meat
animals. which is not only com
mon sense proposition. but a prof
liable one. and a patriotic duty
demanded of our people in the
press world crisis in which our
country is participant.-By DR..
DalrYmple.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-11-10
UNITED CONFEDERATE VET
ERANS.
Louisiana Division.

New Orleans, Oct. 81, 1917.
The Major General Command
ing has the honor to announce
that at the Convention held al
Alexandria, La, Oct. 4 and 5th
1917, Col. Howell Carter, Of Camp
No. II, Baton Rouge, La, was
elected Major General to assume
Command Of the Division Nov. !
1917. General Carter was gal
liant soldier of the famous First
Louisiana Cavalry Regiment. and
is the Historian of his Regiment.
| ask for him the same loyal sup
port, which the camps, and my
comrades, have SO kindly ex-
tended to me.
In turning over the Command
to my honored successor, | de-
sire to return my most sincere
thanks to the Comrades of our
Camps to my Adjutant General,
and the Members of my staff. for
their loyal support. without
which / could not have been sue
cessful. To each and all, | bid
an affectionate farewell, and
promise that my humble efforts
shall be to aid my successor in
his efforts for the welfare of the
Division.
By order
GEO. H. TICHENOR,
Major Gpnaral COMMANDING
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1917-11-10
LOUISIANA SUGAR SITUA-
TON.

The Louisiana sugar situation
has been greatly clarified and the
price definitely fixed by the ac
ton finally taken in the matter
Monday. 1t called for some sac.
rifices on the part of the planters
who will get less than they ex-
pected and less than they would
have received had the sugar been
sold at the prevailing high prices
caused by the sugar famine in the
Fast. The planters suffered a
number of misfortunes Of late,
from hostile legislation, storms
and unfavorable climatic condl-
tions, which have cut down seve-
raj of their recent cane crops; IN
deed, the present crop will be
lower than seemed probable some
weeks ago, as the recent early
freeze in portions Of the sugar
district has reduced the output.
It was hoped that the planters
were recouping part of their
former losses because Of the
higher price promised for sugar.
1t was natural for them to seek
to get the prices. as the growers
of wheat and other crops.
On the other hand, the Food
Administration was created to
deal with just such conditions to
protect the general public from
excessive prices for necessities at
the same time it made adequate
allowance to producers of a fair
profit on their output. On this
shssis, the price was fixed, and
finally unanimously accepted by
the planters. after consultation
with the Louisiana food CON-
missioner, John M. Parker, who
did all in his power to secure the
best terms, both for the public
and for the cane growers. That
most of the latter were actuated
in this matter by spirit of
patriotism, recognizing that they,
like all other good Americans,
are called to make sacrifices III
order to win the war. If there
were sorre who hesitaeed on the
price. they saw the folly of at
temnting to override the federal
government, SO strongly en-
trenched as it is with the great
and almost arbitrary powers
granted it bv the food bill. and
did not press the matter. It was
made clear that any opposition
ND be speedily and easily sup
kesseA under the power to refuse
licenses to those who would not
accept THE federal orders and