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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-05-06
VARIOUS USES OF HIGHWAYS
Good Roads of lnestimabIe Value to
Farmers, Doctors and Statesmen
Who Rely on Motors.

Good roads have a bigger object
than merely to pave the way to faster
and more economical distribution of
products. Good roads are Of inestim-
able value to travelling statesmen,
farmers and country doctors, who
rely on their automobiles instead Of
steam trains. With the aid of motor
cars, many travelling statesmen have
been able to cover wider territory and
triple their number of calls, thereby
reducing their selling costs consider
ably. If. while in the country, YOU
have suffered a serious injury or had
some member of the family ill, the
prompt arrival of a doctor has, as
you know, relieved you of hours OF
suffering and anxiety.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-05-06
ROAD
BUILDING
SUM FOR GOOD ROADS
Cost of improvements Completed Dur.
ing Fiscal Year of 1920 Estimated
at $50, 100000.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture)
Federul-aid highways constructed
last year cost more than double the
average amount annually for ten years
In building the Panama canal. The cost
Of the work completed during the fis-
Cal year Of 1920, including the amount
paid by the states. totaled approx
mately $S0,OO0,0 900.
The construction Of the canal is re-
garded the world over as q record
breaking achievement in respect to the
dispatch with which it was carried out.
The cost. however, was only $373,OOO,-
600. and a ten-year period vas re-
quired TO complete 1t, the average rate
Of expenditure being only $37,0OO,0OO
q year.
Comparing the magnitude of the fed
eral-aid program with the entire high
way program of the United States, the
significance OF Federal aid is readily
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-05-06
II You Need a Medicine
You Should Have the Best

Have you ever stopped to reason why
it is that SO many products that are ex-
tensively advertised, all at once drop out
of sight and are soon forgotten? The
reason is plain-the article did not fulfill
the promises of the manufacturer. This
applies more particularly to q medicine.
A medicinal preparation that has real
curative value almost sells itself. as like
an endless chain system the remedy is
recommended by those who have been
benefited, to those who are in need of it.
A prominent druggist says Take for
example DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, - a
preparation I have sold for many years
and never hesitate to recommend. for in
almost every case it shows excellent re-
suits, as many of my customers testify.
No other kidney remedy has so large a
sale"
According to sworn statements and
verified testimony of thousands who have
used the preparation, the success of DR..
kilTer's Swamp-Root is due to the fact,
SO many people claim, that it fulflls al
most every wish in overcoming kidney,
liver and bladder ailments; corrects uri-
nary troubles and neutralizes the uric
acid which causes rheumatism.
You may receive a sample bottle of
Swamp-Root by Parcels Post. Address
DIR. Kilmer 4 Co, B~inghamton, N. Y.
and enclose ten cents; also mention this
paper. Large and medium size bottles
tor sale at FL drug stores.-Adv.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-05-06
MUSEUM GETS RARE RUGS
Once Used to Wrap Around Pillars In
the Orient, They Are Now
In Philadelphia.

Six Nongol pillar rugs, recently pur.
chased by the Pennsylvania museum
have been hung in the Memorial hall,
paramount park, in the north corridor
one pair ct the entrance to the VII
stach gallery, one pair at the entrance
TO the Silver room and the third pair
at the entrance OF the section devoted
TO musical Instruments. These rugs
were once bound about the wooden
pillars OF Nongol lamaseries or
temples, and in several of the mu-
scum examples the wooden laShings
which bound them are still there. Pos
Slbly textile decoration for pillars fol-
lowed carving, which would account
Tor persistence Of design. as these rugs
could have been intended for no other
purpose. In one pair. at least, the de-
sign becomes meaningless when spread
nat. for the dragons which coil about
the pillar appear cut Off in three sep
arate pieces, which meet exactly when
the edges are joined.
The Chinese Huen TSang. travelling
TO India in the first half Of the
Seventh century, says that the paw
ions OF the monastery Of Nelanda
were uDborne by pillars ornamented
with dragons. This burial chambers OF
the kings, with their a~ntechambers,
have been uncovered from the mounds
OF earth which were heaped about
them, and on the stone walls are fresco
paintings. The doorway from tho O,,tar
TO the inner chamber Of one OF these
royal tombs Is fanked on either side
by an ~octagonal column on which are
painted coiled dragons, no doubt in
reminiScence Of earlier carved up
rights. The next step, for particularly
nomad people, was to render the same
design for a similar purpose in textile
fabric to be dashed to the p~ost.-Phila-
delphia Record.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-05-06
HORSEPOWER ON GOOD ROADS
Figures Show How Hard Surfacing Of
Highways Facilitates Transport
tation to Market.

The value of hard surfaced roads
In getting products to market or In
taking goods from the cities to the
farms is shown by these facts, accord
ing to the OklahOman:
Suppose q load weighing 6,27O
pounds must be taken 10 market. On
four different types of roads, the fol-
lowing number of horses, it is estimat-
ed, would be required to pull the
load, using the same wagon in each
case:
On a loose sand or mud road, ten
horses.
On q dirt road, five horses.
On a gravel road, two horses.
On a good macadam road. one horse.
TO illustrate again: Suppose a
farmer uses one horse to pull his prod
uctS to market. On the various roads,
with the same wagon, the horse can
pull the following:
About 800 pounds on q muddy dirt
road.
From 200 to 1900 pounds on a
smooth dry dirt road.
About 5000 pounds on a good gravel
road.
From 5000 to $500 pounds on a
good macadam road.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-05-06
Fer Business.

Judge T. ]. NOll OF Superior "ourA
0cm s, sometimes tells q story which,
ms like this:
In II Of the courts In southern I'M
lana a wOma was on trial for the
unlawful practice OF sorcery. She waS
heing questioned by the ~prosccutioni
but her occupation made hor sutticien1-
~ adept in rep0rtee 10 OFFSET any Ing
eliminating evidence which she might
have thrown on herself by Il cOmmittas
answe Finally the judge became
irate and shot this question 10 hex
point blank:
Are you or are you not a Sor-
ceress?" And just as quickly came
back the answer:
Your honor, that's my business
The Judge was on the point of semi
fencing her for contempt Of court
when he realized that she had given
Il perfectly civil answer.-IndianapoliS
News. .
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-05-06
Oil Shells to the Rescue

Oh thrown on the wave will calm
them. Hence it has been suggested
that oil shells be tired from lifeline
guns in tie coast guard stations, to
calm the waters around stranded
ships.
If the oil shells are hurled we'll to
the windward of q ship, and are made
to explode on contact with the water,
the oil will soon drift around the ship
and make it possible for a lifeboat to
be launched in safety.
An ideal oil shell would he one that
could carry Il gallon of oil.-Popular
Science Monthly.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-05-06
Building Feceral-Aid koaos- The
Kind That Stand the Wear.

seen. FEDERAL money allotted to
projects actually under construction at
the end OF the fiscal year 1920, namely,
SOB ,925,O94. was only slightly less
than the total expenditure of S1O6,-
SCI ,053 from state funds for highway
construction during the calendar year
1919. In spite of untOward economic
conditions, the amount of federal-aid
business handled, IS represented in
1920 by the number OF projects. was
approximately % per cen greater dur
ing the single year than all previous
work one under the act since 1916.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-05-06
Oh Shells to the Rescue.

Oil thrown on the waves will calm
them. Hence it has been suggested
that oil shells be fired from lifeline
guns in the coast guard stations, tol
calm the waters around stranded
ships.
If the oil shells are hurled we'll to
the windward Of a ship, and are made
TO explode on contact with the WATER.
the oil will 500 drift around the ship,
and make it possible for a lifeboat tOa
be launched in safety.
An ideal oil shell would be one that
could carry a gallon Of Oil.-Populap
Science Monthly.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-05-06

Matter of Investment Knowledge.
And you want an increase! Why,
you're getting more none now than
you know what to do with :"
What! I'm one Of the lowest paid
persons on the force"
~ know it."
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-05-06
A Mighty Feat.

81 hear old Wayne cleaned up in q
real estate deal?"
well, you might say that. He nan
aged TO slip his bag past his landlady
and jumped two weeks rent when be
moved the other day to new quarters"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-05-06
THEY'LL Do That.

~TrumpCter Steadman-I never pa!
cid debts. | forget them.
Private Beidel-But how about new
ones?
Steadman-Oh, / let them get old
Sparks.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-05-06
Work of Road Machines

The latest concrete machine will lay
a concrete roadway 8 to II inches in
thickness, covering $4,000 square feet,
In a day.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-05-06
Her Ritual.

jerry hear that Ruth Newlywed
worships her husband.
Jim-YeS, she places burnt offering.
before him three times u day.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-05-06
Automobile Roads in Japan,

are nov replacing the old foot paths
In Japan.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-05-06

1t isn't much Of a parade that one
can put on in the presence OF reia-
tives.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-05-06
Firm Foundation Necessary.

The finest paving material in tho
world will break down if it has no
firm foundation
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-05-06

Don't care is as GOOD q medicine for
some physical ailments as anything
else.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-05-06
Keep Your Blood Pure
Nature Will Do the Rest

nize the Importance, therefore, Of
very promptly cleansing out the
system, and keeping the blood sup
ply pure and robust.
Get a bottle of s. s. S. at your
drugstore today, and note how
promptly 1t builds up the appetite
and gives new strength and vi
tally. Write for free literature
and medical advice to Chief Medi-
cal Adviser, 153 Swift Laboratory,
Atlanta, Ga. s. S. S. is not sold or
recommended for venereal diseases.
Women who paint should never she.
tearS.
Some men find Ii easier to &c
drunk than sober.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-05-06

Did you know that ninety per
cent of all human ailments depend
upon the condition of your blood?
Nature gives her warnings in va
riOuS unmistakable ways, SO that
when the appetite fails, and you
become weak and ~listlesS and a gen.
eral rundown condition seems to
take possession of the whole body,
1t Is an unfailing sign that impuri-
ties will steadily accumulate until
your general health will be seri-
ously affected. You should recOg-
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-05-06

Failure teaches us more than sue
cess.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-05-06

Well men forget sick mems prom
iSes.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-08-04
NEGRO MISSING FROM HIS CELL.
No Clue Left by Those Who Removed
Prisoner At Greenwood.

Greenwood, July 2S.-At noon to-
day the police had no clue to the
wherea bouts of Jim Slappey, negro,
who was taken from the Jail at 1
O'Clock this morning by unknown
men.
Slappey was lodged in jail Tuesday
night on a charge Of peeping in a
window of home on Phoenix street.
The key to the Jail was taken from
it's locker in the city hall, fire axe
being used to pry open the locker,
and the jail door unlocked. When
slappey was removed, the door was
again locked and the key put back
in its place.
The police believe the negro was
given a whipping by the mob and or
dered to leave town. So quietly were
they that not even the firemen, asleep
in their quarters over the city hall
were awakened. The discovery of
Slappey's absence was not made un-
til the jail was opened for the cook
to give the prisoners breakfast this
morning at o'clock. Prisoners de-
clared that at 1 o'clock two white
men, apparently mere 'ys, had
opened the door and tolu Slappey to
get up and put on his clothes. They
then tied his hands behind his back
with a rope and marched him through
the corridor of the city hall and down
Main street for few PAGES where he
was carried away in an automobile.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-08-04
NOTICE OF SALE.

Under and by virtue of the order
of Pelham l.. Fielder, Jr., Referee in
Bankruptcy. dated July %, 1921, the
undersigned will sell to the highest
bidder, at public auction, for cash,
at the store formerly occupied by j.
w. Copeland, Jr., on the public road
between Bamberg and Ehrhardt, S.
c., at eleven o'clock in the forenoon,
on August 18th, 1921, all the stock
of goods, wares, merchandise and
fixtures belonging to the bankrupt
estate of J. w. Copeland, Jr., such
fixtures as are under mortgage being
sold subject to the payment of said
mortgage, where the mortgage was
duly recorded according to law and
are valid liens on same.
]. E. STEADMAN,
Trustee in Bankruptcy for j. w.
COPELAND, Jr. S-ll
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-08-04
Social Items.

Mrs. Rosa Stroman, Mr.. and Mrs
Geo. Stroman and their two children
we're visiting relatives in Olar last
Sunday.
Miss Willie Dele Hutto, Of Den
mark, is spending several days with
Miss Maggie Milhous.
Miss Alice Black, of Millettville,
visited Miss Eloise Kirkland for the
weekend, and Monday Miss Kirk
land goes home with Miss Black
reciprocated hospitality, we call it.
W. H. Warn, of Leesville, was in
town on business Saturday.
W. B. Cave, manager of c. F. Ri
zer's mercantile business, left Satur-
day evening for st. Louis on an eX-
tended business trip.
Mrs. E. 4. Brabham, now living at
St. George, where her husband IS
doing construction work, has return
ed to Olar and is now stopping with
Mr.. and Mrs. H. F. Starr, together
with her children.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. F. Rizer and Or.
L. A. Hartzog spent the greater part
of Sunday in Bamberg visiting Mr..
and Mrs. ". P. Jones.
Mrs. Bertha Zorn. of Denmark. has
returned home after an enjoyable
stav with Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Gillian.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. o. Brabham and
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-08-04
EHRHARDT BUREAU
W. T. HERS, Manager.

Ehrhardt, August 2.-Last Monday
evening Mr.. and Mrs J. B. E"r-
hardt entertained in honor Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Stacy kearse, who have
just returned from their honeymoon
trip to the North Carolina mountains.
A large number Of guests was in
vited, and the occasion was very
much enjoyed by all present. One
of the interesting features of the
evening was the reading of the wish
es written in the wish book" by the
guests. One young lady gallantly
wrote: Il wish it was me- There
were others of note, such as: May
you never fight, but if you do, here S
hoping that the best man wins, Il
could wish for you wealth and fame,
but I will wish for something far
greater than these. May you ever
be sweethearts,' ''In all your quar-
rels and fights may you both be vic
torious.' Here's another:
May you. kind husband and gentle
wife,
/ AS you go travelling through this
|: life,
Ever keep the love fires burning
And find happiness at every turning.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-08-04
His Doubt.

Il am far from being an infidel. "
admitted the backyard farmer, gazing
triAe ruefully at where his garden
had been. Indeed believe the Scrip
lures, as old man Jucklin said. from
kiver to kiver.' But in the light OF
nv own AGRICULTURAL experience this
past season especially in planting and
nurturing congressional garden seeds
cannot help wondering little about
the text of Scripture which says that
what a man sows that shall he reap
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-08-04
Who Said Cotton?

Diversifcation is not such bug-a-
bear as some have thought. For
instance, l have gone to some trouble
to see what the farmers around here
are doing to try to keep the weevil
from their doors. 1 have looked into
the quantities of melons, cante oupes,
cucumbers and potatoes t It have
been handled through the bank here,
and find them to be-: Three hun
dred and eighty-nine cars of water
melons, 175 crates Of cantaloupes,
$50 crates of cucumbers, and 376
barrels of potatoes. Generally speak
ing all who have been counted IN
these shipments have come out ahead
financially; certainly could be worse.
I shall take up other anti-boll wee
vii crops later.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-08-04
Different.

The darling little baby had reach
ed the age when he could coo, an &C.
complishment in which he INDUCED
most of the time.
And proudly his mother was telling
the tale of his accomplishments.
"He is the most welcome visitor |
ever had" she said, giving him a
smacking kiss. "He just lies and talks
to me by the hour. Don't you, baby?
Don't 90 tell mother everything"
The baby cooed obliglingly, and
mothers friend replied:
"Isn't that nice! SO unlike other
visitors-they just talk and lie to you
by the hour"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-08-04
Worried About Doctor.

Among the patients of certain
hospital there was man who dis
posed to take a dark view of his re-
covery.
"Cheer up, old man. admonished
the youthful medico attached to the
ward in which the patient lay. "Your
symptoms are identical with those of
my own case four years ago. I was
just as i'll as you are and look at me
now"
The patient ran his eyes over the
physicians stalwart frame, then
shook his head feebly and said:
Eyes, but what doctor did you
have?"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-08-04
The Error Of His Ways.

It was visiting day at the jail and
the uplifters we're on deck.
''My good man." said one kindly
lady, Il hope that since you have
come here you have had time for
meditation and have decided to cor
rect your faults.
Il have that, num- replled the
prisoner in heartfelt tones. "Believe
me. the next job I pull, this baby
wears gloves. THE American Le-
gion Weekly.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-08-04
And One is Sufficient.

Robert said the mother sternly
to her offspring who had just broken
a window with base ball, I'm going
to give you a good whipping-not
because you broke the window, but
because 70 ubroke your promise to
me that you would stop playing ball
near the house"
'Aw, ma whimpered the boy,
cant you do it for breakin the win
dow? Dadll have to lick somebody
for hat.'-The American Legion
Weekly.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-08-04
0LAR BUREAU
r. Fair Goodwin, Manager.
Shooting Spree at Colored Church.

Shooting spree at COlOfed lnufcn.
Olar, August 2.-Just as the aft
ernoon services were about to begin
Sunday last at EbeneZer colored
church, about mile from Buford' s
Bridge, a pistol engagement took
place within ten feet of the church
door, which resulted in the instant
death of Nevy kearse and very likely
the final death of his brother, Jesse
Kearse, who was shot four times.
The shooting was done by Sam Sim
gleton, Jr., who is now in the Bam-
berg jail.
The most prevalent rumor is that
Jesse Kearse also fired two shots at
Sam Singleton. but Sam quilted the
scene of action so abruptly that he
left no testimony as to whether he
was hit or not, and another rumor
is that there was nothing in his de-
parture to indicate any impediment
in his travelling facilities. 1t seems
that there had been bad blood be-
tween Jesse and Sam for some time,
During the big shooting one Sam
Jones, from Denmark, somesdistance
away, was operating little private
side show just shooting. He had fired
several shots, it is said, when Alfred
Turman, great big negro, made a
flying tackle at him from the rear
and rudely relieved him of his wea-
pom.
Jesse kearse and Sam Singleton
lived near Ehrhardt and Neyy Kearse
near the memorial grounds. None
of the parties interested were was
from Olar.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-08-04
7. X. Mayfeld a Visitor.

J. K. Mayfield, of Denmark, was
in Olar on business last Saturday.
Mr.. Mayfeld has a road contract in
Dorchester county and reports that
the work thereon is progressing nice
". J. K. and w. D. Mayfield to-
gether have three road construction
contracts, which call for around for
ty-five miles Of hard surface roads.
Besides the one mentioned, they have
one in Bamberg county and one in
Orangeburg county. They have our
CONGRATULATIONS and best wishes in
the good work.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-08-04

little Elizabeth Starr have just re-
turned from a visit to Mr.. and Mrs
L. A. Brabham, L. o. Brabham' S
parents, of Thomasville, Ga. Mr..
Brabham refers to our Olar rains as
humidity" and the Georgia rains as
Floods" Some one suggest to Mr..
Volstead an amendment to include
the weather mans carelessness.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1921-08-04
ALL WANT GROOM AND BATH"
But the First Bathtub Used in the
United States Made Trouble.

There is steadily increasing de-
mand for room and bath in the
hotels nowadays and the applicant
for a room alone is becoming a minus
quantity, according to William H.
Turner, manaser Of the Clar:dge Ho-
tel. lIr. Turner, manager, says that
this increasing demand for the crea-
ture comforts for travellers is extreme
ly interesting such luXuries as a
bath are quite modern innocations.
How many travellers coming to
New York and all demanding room
and bath realize that the luxury Of
daily bathing is comparatively re-
cent and almost entirely an American
vogue?' said Mr.. Turner. The first
bathtub in the United States was in
stalled in Cincinnati, Dec 20, 1912,
by Adam Thompson, according to the
well-kept statistics Of the manufac-
turing plumbers. At a Christmas
party Thompson exhibited his ma
hogany and sheet lead lined tub to
his guests and, after explaining it,
four of them later took plunge.
The incident ard the new invention
gave rise to violent controversy. Some
papers designated it as an epicurean
luxury, others called it undemocratic
Medical authorities attacked it as
dangerous to health.
THE controversy reached other
cities and in more than once place
medical opposition was reflected in
legislation. In 1S43 the Philadelphia
Common Council considered an or
dinance prohibiting bathing between
November l and March Is, and this
failed of passage by two votes. Dur
ing the same year the Virginia Leg
islature laid tax Of $50 a year on
all bathtubs, which were then rapidly
spreading over the country. In Hart
ford, Providence, Charleston and Will
mington, n. c., special and very heavy
water rates were laid on owners OF
tubs. Boston, in 1S45, made bath
ing unlawful except on medical ad-
vice, but the ordinance was never en-
forced and in 1852 was repealed.
"President Fillmore gave the bath
tub recognition and respeetability
While vice president he visited Gin
cinnati in 1850 on a stumping tour,
INSPECTED and used the original bath
tub and, experiencing no i'll effects,
became an ardent advocate and on
becoming president had tub install
ed in the White House.
"This true history of the bathtun
seems rather incredible now, since it
has become so much part of every
day life. How many travellers now
would dispense with their bathroom
even if offered big reduction in their
hotel bills?"