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New-York tribune., 1918-11-14

Germany may be lacking in food,
but not apparently in money. AL
though the last war loan was ac-
counted a failure, subscriptions still
reached two and a half billions of
our money---ten billion marks. This
does not clearly spell financial ex-
haustion.
At least one distinguished bank
er, who is never quoted, believes
that the danger of business de-
preston in the United States as an
effect of peace is slight. His view
is rather that we have reason to
apprehend wild outbreak of specu-
lation and expansion. The war has
brought US untold riches. 1t has
left us with few burdens. There
has been a powerful check upon
consumption and production in many
lines. We have@an enormous fund
of gold, and the machinery for an
New-York tribune., 1918-11-14

Oats.-The market was comparative-
ly quiet, with the undertone firm, and
final quotations were &c to sc net
higher. Exporters were again credited
with making fairly large purchases of
cash oats in the West for shipment over
the lakes. and the general expectation
of continued large export movement
was the principal sustaining factor in
the market.
yesterdsy's Previous
New York: close close Year apc
oats NO. white. 80 10 .7oNs
Chicago:
November ......... .73 .72I4
December ......... .71ss .7oH .s3H
Rye.-Market easy.
Yes'day's Previous
81 New ~ York w. close close: Year ago
0aSn' NO. West Sis SIS s'.7 s1.ss
Flour and MeaI.-Quotation were:
Yesday's Previous
New York: close clo-e Yearaoo
Flour. MINI. sp patsio.zs SOS s1i.5o ST. SO
Cornmeal, vel. gran. 4.25 4.25 4.87H,
Rye -four. choice. ..o@9.50 o@e.2s e.85
New-York tribune., 1918-11-14

Corn.--Tha corr market was quiet
with prices firm. closing with net gains
of Is cents to cents per bushel. The
trade seemed to take bullish view
of the outlook based on worlds re
question, however, as to whether Eu-
rope will consent to buy corn as long
as wheat is available. and some au-
thorities believe that the world short
age of fats offers the best outlet for
corn through the medium of hog feed
ing. Traders were not disposed to
take very aggressive stand either
way, and owing to the new phases Of
the situation. which have been opened
up by the signing OF the armistice,
disposition developed to await devel-
opments.
days Previous Year
", W Yor'. close close ayo
Corn. No. yellow .s1.45s4 s1.4ss4
Chicago:
New-York tribune., 1918-11-14
Finance Economics
WALL STREET OFFlCE Telephone
Mills Building. IS Broad ST. Hanover 6sf4
Telephone
Hanover 6Sf+

eve ngreater credit expansion than
now exists.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-14

"Nominsl-
Below is given the current exchange
value OF foreign money in dollars and
cents, together with the intrinsic gold
parity, as calculated by the United
States Mint:
New-York tribune., 1918-11-14

1t has been announced that gov
ernment loans to our allies now
reach nearly eight billions. And
private loans foot two billions more.
BY the end of another year the
total may readily be fifteen billions.
That would make US, as perhaps we
now are, the record creditor nation
in the world.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-12-13
CRACs Err
DOES SERIOUS
HURT TO CHILD
LITTLE JOHN SIDNEY SHARP
VtCTIM OF OVERLOADED
HOMEMADE FIRE CRACKER
NOW IN HOSPITAL

A peice of brass tube loaded with
powder and rocks and stuffed with
paper to accommodate the Christmas
spirit of little boys resulted in send
ing a peice of the brass tube Mon
day morning into the head Of John
Sidney Sharp, the nine year old son
of DR.. and Mrs. j. S. Sharp. The
tube was loaded, it Gems, for little
Billie McCaslin and a fuse attached,
the loading being done by the porter
at McCaslin's store. After the device
was gotten in readiness, Billie, John
Sidney and little Mel Shannon, all
about the same age started out to see
the fun. When the crossing was
reached just across from the First
Baptist church and at the corne of
DR.. Sharp's yard, Billie put his can
non down in the opening between the
crossing and the sidewalk and applied
the match, but in place of the dis
charge going upward, the tube ex-
ploded and a piece of it struck John
Sidney on the right side of his head
just back of the frontal bone. He
was felled to the ground and began to
bleed p~rofusely. His companions
showed good metal. They did not
desert but grabbed him up and started
with him for the house. In a little
while a large crowd gathered and in
the meantime his father arrived. The
Doctor soon saw that his child was
seriously hurt, so he decided at once
to carry him to Memphis where he
could have the attention of a sur
geon. Accordingly the LAS o'clock
train as boarded by the wouned child,
accompanied by his father and his
uncle, R. w. Sharp. DR.. J. A. Girls
Ter was in waiting at the Memphis hos
pital when it was reached and in a lit
tie while he took a piece of the tube
almost a half inch long and nearly as
wide from the head of the paint. 1t
had penetrated the brain. The child
stood the operation all right and it is
thought that he will soon o
The many friends of DR.. and Mrs
Sharp are deeply concerned over
their distress and of course are very
anxious about the unfortunate child.
Little Billie MoCaslin grieved very
much over what happened, but of
course he had no thought of any harm
coming of firing the homemade can
non. He was just as liable to have
been the victim as any on else. But
the occurance should serve as a les
son to all about exercising unusual
care about the use and handling of
fire works. Christmas would be just
as we'll enjoyed and perhaps the spirit
of the period better observed if there
were no canno crackers of any kind
sold.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-12-13
A
RED CROSS COMMITTEE TALKS.

Some of us think we have the "in-
thru-enza" but we havn't.
We are not thru as long as there is
a man in the hospital with ship
wrecked body.
We are not thru as long as the
Red Gross needs a dollar for the re-
building of these broken lives.
We are not thru as long as we
have a heart and a dollar until we
give them back to the Greatest
Mother in the world"
Renew your membership.
If you are a member answer to the
roll call with a dollar. Do this in the
name of the orphans of the guns"
These starving children know
nothing of the cause of this war but
their %shivering bodies know some
thing of it's results.
Just a dollar from you and all Of
Uncle Sans nephews will amount to
a hundred million dollars. The ma
tional organization is counting on at
least seventy-fve million.
Add your dollar to these millions
and ave u county from falling be-
hind. The county organization for
this work was delayed by some mis-
understanding on the part of the
Failure in this campaign can dis
credit all the splendid work we have
done in past campaigns for war funds.
Will you die with "in-thru-enza" or
will you give your dollar and live?
Grenada County Red Cross Commit
tee.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-12-13
CRANBERRY-THOMAS

On Monday evening at 8:15 o'clock
marriage vows were solemnized be-
tween Mr.. G. S. Cranberry and Miss
Margaret Thomas at the home of the
brides mother in Grenada, Rev. j.
c. Carothers officiating. There were
only a few of the immediate rela-
tives besides the family present. The
affair while among the anticipated
events of Grenada, yet coming at the
time it did, was quite a surprise.
Nh. Cranberry had only that day re-
turned from one of the environments
where he had been for the past four
months with his discharge. 1t seems
that he urged the function with all
his ardor before he went away and
was promised that the marriage
should be celebrated the day of his
return. He claimed the fulfllment
of the promise to which his affinaced
assented, and thus was had the cul-
mination of many months of wooing.
Mr.. Cranberry came to Grenada
several years ago from Jackson, Miss.
where ne was reared and has de-
servedly won the confidence and the
esteem of not only the business pub
lie but of the entire community. His
bride is the second daughter of Maj.
B. F. Thomas, who died early last
Spring, and his splendid wife who
survives him. She is a lovely young
woman. She possesses all the social
charms and is exceedingly attractive
in person. In addition she is en-
dowed with that peculiar intuition and
those practical virtues so essential
in the good woman and the true help
meet. For several years she has been
which should be an excellent attest OF
her mental attainments.
ty Of the Grenada public schools
filling an important place in the faeul-
Mr.. and Mrs. Cranberry will make
their home in Grenada. The Sentinel
joins their many friends in wishing
for them a life of unalloyed joy.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-12-13
Bl.id A Road
Down The Canal

We talk a lot about how badly we
need good roads, especially toward
the west to connect with the Illinois
Central railroad and it is a certain
fact that we do need these roads.
With this in mind, we want to pre-
sent a suggestion about building a
sure enough road in Calhoun to the
county line.
In afew months work will begin
on cutting the Big Canal down Scoona
bottom from above Oldtown clear
through the county to the Yalobusha
county line. This canal will be fifty
feet wide and several feet deep. The
canal will run straight is a string
practically all of the way. The big
dredge boats will dig up the dirt out
of this ditch and depisit it on the side
of the ditch thus presenting a Won
derful opportunity to the folks in the
way of road making.
Why not make arrangements and
have this dirt deposited in such a
manner and follow up with the neces-
sary work needed to make a fifty
foot wide, 7 or s feet high roadway
right down Schooner bottom. from
Oldtown to the county line. 1t can
be done at a very little extra expense.
If this is done, the people could
travel this road at all seasons and at
all times to the county line and then
take the level valley road already
built from the Yalobusha and Gre
NADIA county line on into Coffeeville
and Grenada.
Think this over folks and let's see
what can be done.-Pittsboro Dixie
Herald.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-12-13

The respect and affection with
which the negro woman who has nur-
sed the children of a Southern family
in the United States is regarded, by
members Of such a family, through
more than one generation, is made
evident in the scrupulous provision
made for her comfort as a member of
the household, in the privileges she is
granted, in the defence shown her by
adults and minors, in the children's
meek submission to her rulings, in
the autocratic sway which she exer-
cises over the other domestic "help,"
and in the prominent place she occu-
pies in the literature of Dixie.
There was no such thing known as
emancipation for the negro mani
N.Y." for, in a large degree, she never
was without her freedom. Even
technically, it was the custom of the
Southern families, under slavery, to
grant freedom to their old servants.
AS a usual thing, aunt Martha" and
"Uncle George" as the negro man.
N.Y. and her husband were, perhaps,
commonly known, served without
wage, but, in lieu of it, they were
granted an allowance. In this re-
spect, as in others, they were treated
as members of the family, not as COM
mon "help."
So they are regarded and treated
today in thousands of Southern homes
so, very likely TO many years to come
will they be treated. 1t is not i'm
probable that they have a daughter,
or a son. who also belongs" to the
family. In the course of time the
son will be the "Uncle George" or
the daughter will become the "Aunt
Martha" and the 'black nanny" of
some other home, for they are never
"taken in" almost invariably they
"grow up" with the members of the
family who eventually adopts n or
the other of them.
"Black nanny" is a familiar
character in Southern fiction. She
is necessary to the environment of the
characteristic Southern home. Will
liam Lightfoot Visscher has given
her name to a collection of his ne
gro dialect poems, and, with other
writer's, has paid glowing tribute to
everything that has been said, of
her gentleness and fidelity. With
can be said, in appreciation of her
the man or woman of Southern up
bringing is cetain to agree. There
may be differences on other points,
below Mason and Dixon's line, and
among Southerners above it, but
those who have been raised" by her,
with reference to the many fine quail
ties there is no difference, among
those of "black nanny"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-12-13
SOME OF THE APPOINTMENTS
OF M. T.. CHURCH, SEucA
Revs. K. A. Tucker and I. III. brown
lee Returned

The difference of 1ethodiss
Episcopal churcn, 5 q in a~5s.oaa
last last week y at G. s1Iss, 5ssurns3
of the church Grenada. IN wa
to be expe 1t was just ole G
those m ~ that was take. 10
granted. rMr. Tucker has e ea1r
served the church here three ear
and is held in the highest esteerl b
a vast majority of his congrey 20
as well as the town gen orally. Mr.,
Tucker is a man of remarkable d ipE-
ability, and, aside from dutiee - *
minister, he knows how to 20 thu:
practical things of life. He Is d
dependable and useful friend an IL
considered one of the most ~otans
forces of his church in this conference
Rev. T. M. Brown1ee financial a~ant
for Grenada College, was also
continued in his work. Mr.. Bro-7'ee
has had remarkable success = his
efforts in raie;~~ an enGcnoxt
fund for the %col'n~o His aecc-aN1isE-
ments in this I've are a srn i'd
tribute to his ahi'itv and sfc---hat
he knows how 70 20 we'll w'r>Avcr
he undertakes. Ee and his e. o"cu.
family have C-cc1* eVdeeccI' I'm
selves to Grenada.
Rev. c. F. Floyd was sent % The
for this district, it was Uu3e~ cod.
did not desire to continue i the
presiding eldership, hence, r. APP
pointment to the first Methe iStF
poinsnaent IN the First Me.Anais.
church at Columbus genera1ly a-f-
ed as the most important sta ~ IN
this conference. Rev. j. H. F"iex
succeeds Mr.. Felts as presiding r.
Rev. O. c. F1ovd as sent ~ +ks
Byhalia circuit and is succee'-1 ss
the HolcOmb circuit by Rev G.
Yates. Mr.. Flovd was exec" fy
popular with the people Of th0 "aE-
comb circuit but his successo u
of we'll know ability o" ia
doubt worthiI- follow up tt c"nA
work of his predecessors.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-12-13

In many American homes Christ
mas will be celebrated this year wit.
uliaaloyeu JOY. reace aga.44 re.sn
upon eafth aIrer a war that mas pees
unprecedented in the frightfulnes:
Win which Is has been waged and lne
tea of lives T. "a it has exactel. lu,e
tioe Will bring bach to their homes a
small vanguard OF vnnsued men, us
charged from service abroad or re-
leased from camps within the ccun-
try, whose gooG fortune those less
fortunate VIII regard without envy
although tic disappointment of the
latter will be none the less rea,,. The
soldiers abb oad may be expected to
have reconciiad themselves to The in
evitable, but the men in home
camps, $50 ear and yet SO far" who
did look forward to being home by
Christmas, VIII on that day be steep
cd in gloom unless some measures
are taken to brighten their spirits.
This will be true particularly Of those
who are confined to camp hospitals,
be they camp patients or wounded
mon from overseas. 1t is in the in
tcrcst of such men as these who win
be in the Base Hospital at Camp
Shelby that this appealsis directed to
the perhaps overtaxed, yet ever re-
spoasive charity Of the people of Mis-
sissippi.
The Red Cross Convalesceat House
at Camp Shelby, which IS maintained
principally for the patients in the
Base Hospital, is planning a Christ
mas eve celebration to raise the
dropping spirits cf the patients in the
hospitals. II s0Gition to the camp
ed men from overseas will be in the
hospital undergoing treatment. It is
proposed to mako this celebration one
OF the traditional kind, with Christ
mas tree, gifts, carols and the ike.
These interested are requested to con-
tribute to the success of this enter
prise as their means will allow. Con-
tr;butions in the form of decorations,
articles and money! will be gratefully
received. Cash gifts are preferred to
donations Of articles, inasmuch as it
is the desire OF the promoters of this
project to make the gifts to the pa
tients as uniform in kind as possible.
Communications and contributions
should be addressed to Mrs. Lyl Lew
is, Matron Red Cross Convalescent
House, Base Hospital, Camp Shelby,
Miss.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-12-13
CHARGED
Y WITH DUBOSE
KILLING TRIED
BOND IN SUM OF $4,000 FOR TWO
THIRD ONE RELEASED WITH
OUT BOND - INTERESTING
TRIAL.

The trial of Jonathan, Emmitt and
Ira Thomas, charged with the killing
of S. A. Duboise in the Pea Ridge
community of this county on the af-
ternoon of December 2, was had be-
fore Justices J.: H. Owen and w. I.
Turner December IL, with the result
that Jonathan Thomas was released
without bail and the other two were
bound over in bonds Of $4,000 each
to await the action Of the grand jury
which is due to convene here the
fourth Monday in January. The
prosecution vas represented by Hon.
Richard Denman of Charleston, the
able young district attorney of his
district, while the defense was in the
hands of Cowles Horton and Arch
Roane of the local bar and it is need
less to say that these gentlemen did
not let anything slip by that they
thought was of interest to their eli
ents. Mr.. Denman made a fine i'm
preston on all who attended the trial
for the skilful manne in which he
conducted his case.
The prosecution sought to show
that the Thomases prepared the day
before for the killing and that the
affair was wholly premeditated; that
the daughter of the deceased was be-
ing cruelty treated and that any ia
Their would have done as the deceased
did to reclaim a daughter that was be-
ing forcibly detained and nhumanely
treated. The defense sought to
show that Duboise was wholly the
agressor and that they were clearly
within their rights in defending
themselves at their own gate; that
Dubose was armed both with q gun
and a pistol which they contend was
ample proof that he was out expect
ing trouble.
The Thomases made bond prompt
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-12-13
OUR AMERICAN RED
CROSS NURSE

The world grows better year by year,
Because some nurse, in her little
sphere,
Put on her apron and smiles and
sings,
And keeps on doing the same old
thing.
Taking the temptures giving the pills,
To remedy manings numerous ills.
Feeding the baby, answering the bells,
Being polite with a heart that rebels.
Longing for home and all the while,
Wearing the same professional smile,
Blessing the new born babies first
breath,
Closing the eyes that are still in
death.
Taking the blame for the doctors
mistakes,
@. dear what a lot of patients it takes
Going off duty at seven o'clock,
Tired and discouraged ready to drop.
But called on special at sever fif-
teen
With woe in her heart that must not
be seen,
Morning and noon and night, just
doing,
1t over and hoping it's right.
When we lay down our caps and
cross the bar,
Oh. Lord will you give us just one
little star,
To wear in our crown with uniform
new,
In the city above where the head
nurse is YOU'D
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-12-13
Letters From France
Nov. IS, 1918.

81 INV Ac, A~AO'
Dear Father, Mother and Brother:
I guess you. think | have quit writ
ing you at all, but it could not be
helped. This is the first time in nearly
three months we have been off the
front, We have been busy hitting
fritz as hard as we could. We are all
glad we will not have to fight all the
winter as it is pretty cold over here
row.
1t has been only a few days since
we were pulling our big guns through
shell holes, mud and water half way
to u knees trying to keep up with
the ~retreating Germany army. After
the first hard fight and we drove
them back our troops could hardly
keep up with them. They ran off and
left a great amount of artillery.
The last letter l got from you was
October 7th and which said Mama
was still sick. l have wondered how
she was all of the time and l hope
and pray this will find her well. l
am in great hope of coming home
soon if everything goes right.
/ will close for this time.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-12-13
AUCTION OF ARMY HCR"~c

There will be sold at Publ; me
ton at Camp Shelby, Hatt;-blrr-.
Mississippi, December 27, 49, ard
continued until all animals A. e02I,
approximately the following:
1876 Cavalry horses, 81 = "9y
horses, 90 Draft mules, "a Pac] oTes
az Colts.
These animals are being SC he-
cause the Government has no f7r1hGr
use for them and rot because hey
are worn out. A great numbe' - x
cellent animals will be found ~o7g
this lot and doubtless can be oru-
chased at a reasonable figure rsc
animals all passed government
ton when purchased, have ha y
little if any service and have ! :" ss
this camp since first purchaT A
good halter will be given witt h
animal. The terms of sale arr sr
currency, certified OF cashiers *.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-12-13
Four Days of Schooling
Baptist Theological School To Re
Here

The Baptist of Mississippi have ms
tured plans for several days OF theoa-
ogical schooling Tor several ia.
points in Mississippi in January 1919.
The school billeu 1or GrenaCa 10 % he
held January 13-17th. The
ment states thai free tuition an. en-
tertainment will be provided for ala.
The leading lights of the Dap..ss
church of the state are on the ,ro-
gram. The meetings will be matters
of great interest 20 the cnurNn ans.
will no doubt bring a Representative.
number of visitors 20 Grenaca.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-12-13
Sunday, Nov. 10, 1918
Dear Edd:

sunday, NOV. III, 1918
Dear Edd:
received a letter from you some
time ago and was truly glad to hear
from you and would like to read a
letter from you o + often. You
should not wait for me to answer, for,
you can surely have an idea how it
is with me over here, for when I'm
on the front l can't get the paper,
and if l could the tune that these
shells play is not very good to write
by.
How is everybody getting along
around those parts of the world these
days? | guess you are pretty busy
these days making syrup. Gee! l
wish ] could be there t ohelp you and
to also help eat some of it. l feel
just like l could enjoy eating some
of mothers biscuits and butter with
that good fresh syrup this morning.
yum, YUM
How is your Charleston girl these
days?
1t seems that cotton is selling for
a good price this year. Did you make
very much?
/ am located in a little town back
of the lines for rest. and doing some
drilling also. Pm beginning to get
anxious for a letter from home for it
has been over a week since / got
that last one.
Mama said something about you
all being on a trade for some of the
Jelly place. l wish / was there to
buy some too. How much ar eyou
goin gto buy do you think? Where
does Quinn keep himself these days?
/ bet / could guess wher he is today.
Say, who is teaching school there at
home this time?
Edd, / am sending you one hundred
dollars to keep for me, please write
me just as soon as you receive it
and I hope to be there some day in
the near future to use it.
How is papa's and mama's health
holding up? l sent forty dollars in
papa's name OF the third of August
but you all have not said a word
about getting it so tell me if you
did or didn't.
Well, this leaves me getting along
fine and hope it will find all well at
home. Write me often and tell me
all of the news around that part of
the world.
Hoping to hear from you soon and
see you all ere long, ! am, as ever,
Your devoted Bud.
Corp. Andrew B. Mccormick,
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-12-13
THAT GOLD HEADED CkN~-

Somebody in Grenada has Ia
Headed Walking Cane Will 'ssv
did rot pay for and which w7s ~es
given them. Therefore UNI
circumstances we are sure -
do not want to keen Il. IL
was a gift and is valued his'
fortunately the care has &c
but can be identified.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-12-13
II DIXIE CAFE.

The Sentinel directs the a
of it's readers to the ad of tt
Cafe, near the dpot in this cit
proprietors, Messrs. j. P. Be :
j. T. Gum, are men that ev
what they are con ected Wit
Dixie has a large patronage bu
a still larger one. Go there for
meal, quick.