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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-10-14

stops dee al still. ! looks keen Thar
was u den O rattlers, and the very
least one vas as big around rs my left
hind laig! Then | hears a turribie
grows right ahind O. me. ! looks keen.
Thar stands q big old siie-bear with
her teeth a-shOwin. and rwO cross
eyed cubs! Then | hears a whine at
my left. ! looks keen. Thar stands q
%she-panther ~ big as a boss. with her
eyes jest a-blazin'l Then ! hears q
ypittin sound out to my right. ! looks
keen, Thar was seven full grown wild
cats, ana all OF EN- had been bit by q
mad dawgi Some tx to be in7 Yeuh :
some tx!
"Welt, | thinks to myself. Ell I
shoots the rattlers. | thinks to myself.
tie bear and the panther and the wild
cats'i git me. And ef ! shoots the
and the rattlers'l git me. And ef l
shoots the panther. the wildcats and
the rattlers and the bearIl git me.
And eff | shoots the wildcats, the rat
tiers and the bear and the pantherM
git me. And ef ! don't shoot none Of
'em. they'll all git me! Some ongodly
fix wasn't it. Bili2 Now. how do 70
reckon | got out of itT
Bill Dale only smiled. ~ can't i'm
agine, By" he said.
Il CANT imagine, neither" grinned
Heck. But anyhow. I'm alive today.
Well. now that ye're In q good humor
one time more, I'll tell ye some news.
| hated to ruffie We up like a yaller
goose a-fiyin' back'ards whilst We was
30 cussed, DANCED blue. Bill, old boy,
1t amt but five days Ontel Christmas.
A lot O. them Nawth ,Caliner Turner's
from Turner's Laurel Is a-visitin' their
kinfOks, the Balls, and they'll every
dadslatted Of EN- git drunk on
white lightDiD' ticker TO Christmas.
and-they1l shore think O. Black
Adam. The Morelands amt with 70
10 more, Bill, rickOllect: only the Lit
tiefOrds Is here now"
Bill Dale rose and stood there star
ing at By Heck with eyes so bright
that they sparkled.
IF they came down On us looking for
trouble, I'd be a sort Of clan chief.
wouldn't II" he asked. Without wait
ing for an " II wouldn't mind
that. y'knOw. I've got q letter here,
BY, that | want you 10 put aboard the
next ~outhbound train that passes the
Halfway switch. You've got about an
hour; can you make itT"
IF the world was made In six days.
by God. ii shOrely looks like BY Heck
could make six miles in a hour. don't
it,"
The tall hiIimsn left the Moreland
Coal company's Office with the letter in
one hand. his rifle in the other. and
tears of JOY in his eyes.
For Bill Dale had laughed. actually
laughed.
BY Heck put the letter on the train.
The train carried it TO Bill Dale's home
city. and the pOStmaD carried Ii TO the
stately mansion of Old Coal King John
X. Dale, and black Isham, the.s servant.
~ " oiS THlZubCth LlttiCloAu'
Miss Elizabeth Littleford was sitting
alone on an iron settee among bushes
OF lilac and cape jessamine: the wealth
er had made another of It's remarkably
sudden changes, and the day was sun"
ny and pleasant. She was about to
lear open the envelope when the tall.
straight figure Of Jimmy Fayne ap
peared before her. He had on riding
clothes. and there Was q rawhide outfit
In his hand.
you scared ME. Jimmy! laughed
Miss Elizabeth. Q trife n%ervousiy. II
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Your Malarial Troubles

To AItison's WcIIs.
Attention IS uirecJeG 90 the al of
.A!ison's Wells elsewhere in this is
sue. Look ove- the analysis of the
water made by the State Chemist and
YOU will see that the water contains
the properties to make sure Of Kidding
your system of malari;.l troubles. It
is i delightful place ana the mana-4-
nout will leave l.othing undone t.
your stay there pleasant
enjoyable. Write D. c. Latimer &
Proprietors at Way post office
State.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-10-14

Get into the livestock game and
ship comparatively to nearby plants
in Beaufort or Orangeburg. The
Progressive Farmer is running spec
ial articles on livestock raising and
tells of the big profits derived there
from. $500 puts you on the mailing
list SO weeks for both The Progress
i've Farmer and The Sentinel.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-10-14

You want the complete weekly
market report with a resume of the
underlying causes affecting current
prices? Consult The Progressive
Farmer which goes to your home ev-
cry week in the year together with
The Sentinel for the small price Of
5000
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Confession

II the lmpulsive, fighting Bill Dale
could have heard across the interven-
Ing miles the conversation that took
place il his old home the next evening,
be would probably have followed Ben
jIittlefOrd's daughter by the next train
~ he had had to hold 1t up AZ the point
OF an honest blue gun in order to get
aboard Il
John X. Dale and his wife had gone
into the library with Elizabeth at her
request. The three sat down facing
each other The younger woman was
I'll at ease she was glad that the lights
were subdued and soft. When the
silence had become heavy, she straight.
ened ln her chair and blurted out fall
teringly:
spill asked me TO m-marry him and
] wouldn't do It. II thought maybe
IL ought to tell you"
The Dales exchanged giances. tLc.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-10-14

she m~urmured-"T took Sam ReckS
rifle from him, and killed Adam Ball
myself"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-10-14

See the samples of Christmas greet
ing cards on display at the Sentinel
Office.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-10-14

Contiiutcd Merit Htth
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-10-14

CHAPTER MI. Caleb Noreiand. son
II John Aoreisnd. admits firing the shot
which killed Ball, and takes Dales place
in Jail. He is innocent. but takes the
rlane for tn killing in order that Dale
IAN continue the development OF The
mire
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CHAPTER XI.-Th1e 10 much specula-
uon as 10 who really killed Ball, the
general opinion being it was BY Heck,
who had constituted himself DSls'S
guardian.
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CHAPTER AIIl.-On the preteXt Of in
V~estigatjns another coal deposit. Dale 10
8ecoysd 20 - gathering OF the Balls and
Torreys. TIe. "uY' him for the murder
at Adam b.. ind him guilty. ana sen
tence him ~ " hanged next day. He 10
rescued by BY fieDh. Goff IS forced to
leave the Lel.npcrhood.
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CHAPTER X.-"Babe" returns to her
bone. fearing she is q burden TO the Nc
Gaurins. Dale demonstrates, and she
agrees to go back. for the sake OF an
sducation. Waylaid by BLACK Adam"
Ball, Dale fights a pistol duel with the
Desperate, and Ball is killed. Dale 10 ar
rested and taken to jail at Cartersvilla.
He Doesn't see how his shot could have
killed Ball
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CHAPTER XIV. Babe writes Dale
that she is living with his parents and
that her education is progressing. Jimmy
Payne. rich and dissrIute, asks Babe
so marry him, but she tells him she loves
Dale.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-04-02
TO CREATE STATE HIGHWAY.
Pershing Way Association Asks Con.
vention - Levy Taxes for the
Purpose.

| The Louisiana Pershing Way As
sociation Of Lincoln Parish chapter
wants the Constitutional Convention
to create state highway system and
| to authorize the legislature to levy an
| ad valorem tax not to exceed two
mills; reasonable registration and
license tariff on all motor vehicles
and a tax on gasiline and other motor
fuel, not to exceed one cent on the
gallon to provide funds for the sys-
tenn
| At the convention held in Ruston
March 21, the association adopted
the following resolutions on the sub
ject:
'That we urge upon our Constitu-
tional Convention now in session the
Importance of creating a state high
way system by authorizing the legis-
lature to levy an ad valorem tax not
to exceed two mills; reasonable
registration and license tax on all
motor vehicles, and tax on gaso-
line and other motor fuel, not to ex-
ceed one cent gallon, to provide
funds for the said highway system.
''That we condemn strongly any
movement or suggestion to write into
the constitution any provision max
/ ing any special road a preferred ben
Ieficiary of this fund.
| ''That in order to facilitate the
lsale of bonds for road building pur-
] poses the legal rate of interest on
these bonds the sale of which is pend
ling, as well as those yet to be voted
land issued. may be extended to but
shall not exceed six percent.
j, "That this association make provi-
sion, either through special com
mittee or otherwise, for following
this recommendation to successful
tissue in the Constitutional Conven-
ton and before the state legislature.
"That this convention is strongly
behind the present federal aid plan
and urges upon Congress the neces-
sity of passing, early in the session
legislation to continue the same, be.
lieving that road progress in this
. state is dependent upon this aid ano
believing that Louisiana, as one OF
the States that has been progressive
enough to use all of its allotment
, ought not to be penalized in this pro
Igress by further delay in passing the
!. required act.
1sThat the Louisiana Pershing Wa!
Convention call upon the sister
, Pershing Way divisional organiza
tions for full and speedy co-opera
ton, in the movement to bring thi:
strongly to the attention of congress
realizing that the successes of ths
whole Pershing Way plan depends
upon speedy action.
8 That representa- tatives of the Dixie
Overland Highway and the Lone Sta;
Trail, present at this convention
I'll Heartily concur LII these matters ant
urge all local clubs of their organiza
4 |tions to use their strongest effort
!, in support Of the movement"
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-04-02
TO KEEP MINERALS FOR STATE
Plan by Which Entire Debt of Louis
lana Can Be Paid.

Hereafter, in all land patents is
sued to public lands in Louisiana, all
mineral rights thereon will be reser-
we'd to the state and held for state
purposes, according to the announce
ment Of Governor Parker, made
few days ago.
eff the state continues to hold the
mineral rights to the public lands
that it now owns, in my opinion it
will not be many years before the
revenue that will be derived from
these natural resources be sufficient
to pay the entire state debt" said
the governor. II expect to receive
many protests from certain quarters
about the position ! have taken, but
| I feel that / am protecting the in.
interests of the state and taxpayers
and I intend to stand firm no matter
how hard the protests may be-"
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-04-02
ASSOCIATION OF FAIRS.
Elect Officers and Arrange for Dates
for This Years Events.

& ~ Z Il
AT the anEua1 meeting Of the Lou
|isiana Association Of Fairs, held IN
Baton Rouge Thursday, March e,
Honorable Harry D. Wilson, commits
sioner of agriculture, was reelected
president; w. r.. Hirsch, secretary OF
the State Fair, Shreveport, was nam
ed vice president; and Eugene JAS
tremski of Baton Rougee as secre-
|tary Of the association. AS result
of discussion Of members relative to
dates for the fairs Lil,s coming y ear,
a committee oi five was appointed,
with r. Z. Sloan of Colfax as
chairman, to endeavor TO outline tour
circuits of fairs, one each in the
northern, central and western sece-
| Itions Of the state, and arrange the
dates SO that there will be few con-
flicting schedules. It is thought that
such an arrangement will not only
permit the fairs 10 select higher class
amusements but will permit the pet
tier movement Of livestock and agrl-
cultural exhibits and enable the state
University to better arrange the
| Judging at each fair. A. A. Ormsby,
fair and exhibit specialist at Baton
Rouge, was appointed committee OF
one to draft rules and regulations
to govern the organization. Mort. 5;
Bisler of Mobile, Alabama, delivered
an interesting talk on how to secure
|better amusements and more effect
live advertising, and the value OF each
of thse subjects.
/ The following attended the meet
ling: Commissioner Harry D. Will
son, president; Eugene Jastrenlskl
secretary; George Freeman, president
land W. r. Hirsch, secretary OF the
|state Fair, Shreveport; r: 5. Vlck,
Iers of Donaldsonville; E. Spraker OF
Hammond; E. F. Nichols Of Oakdale
Ia. M. sledge Of Oak Grove; +. A
iGiyens Of Winnsboro; F. B. Batemar
of Franklinton David Mcfarland anc
II. Il. Carpenter Of De Ridder; sena
tor ) R. Domengeaux and F: NJ. BAG
uues of Lafayette; DR.. A. G. Maybe
and W. P. Minckler Of Covington; )
M Oaks of Leesville; R: M Sloar
Of Colfax; A. A. Ornsby, fair and ex
hibit specialist of Baton Rouge; D1s gI3
trict Agents j. A. Redhead and L. w
Wilkinson, and Mrs. Mary Sue Ges
Ian Of the extension division, state
university.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-04-02
New Paper at Pontchatoula.

The Enterprise is the name of a
new publication which was recently
established in the progressive town
of Pontchatoula, in the parish Of Tan
gipahoa. The paper is a six-colun1n
quarto, all home print. It is full OF
substantial advertisements and bris-
Ties with live and interesting read
ing matter. 1t is ably edited and its
typographical makeup is perfect.
The publication is issued every FRI
day, with George T. Goodman as
manager. The Enterprise, Oh the
whole, is a credit to its publisher,
and speaks well for the spirit of pro
|gress which prevails in the husting
Tangipahoa town. The Chief wei.
comes the new candidate to the field
of journalism and wishes it a full
measure of success.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-04-02
KEEP A BUDGET.
1t VIII Help You to Save--Shows the
Leaks and Prevents Waste

Do you want to make ends meet?
Then read this:
The personal and household bud
gets distributed by the War Loan Or
ganization have been great help
to thousands of individuals and fami-
lies in keeping their expenses with
in reasonable limits.
These budgets are arranged to suit
incomes from 5000 to $4,000 and they
have a convenient arrangement by
which the items of expense automati-
cally fall into appropriate columns,
such as these: Money coming in, saw
ings in war savings stamps or bank
deposits, expenditures for food; rent
or upkeep Of the house; clothing
lights and heat; recreation; church
and charities; insurance, interest and
taxes; miscellaneous, including litera-
ture and education, servants hire, etc.
These printed records have place
for each item every day in the month
and record sheet for every month
in the year; At the end Of the month
all you have to do is to add up the
columns and you know how much
you spent for each item.
Recently an Atlanta man, who kept
one Of these personal budgets, went
to give in his income tax and took
the record sheet with him. He found
that he had exactly the information
required by the government and in
ten minutes his income tax report
had been maze out and approved.
This gentleman, in speaking of the
effect Of this budget method Of say,
ling said: cat the end of any day
week or month, can tell whether
any of our expenses are running
|above the average in comparing them
with the same expenses for the PIE.
vious week. My wife and I looS al
these totals and ask how the diff
ference came about. We see how
1 the money went and this automatic
Ishowing up of the expenses give u
a convenient check of the outgo. VIZ
not only know how our expenses arr
\ running, but exactly what the money
went for and if we spent more thar
usual we can tell whether it was wise
lily spent or some of it could have
been saved. This keeps expenses
within reasonable limits.
4 Any one desiring a copy Of thi
book may write to Silas W. Davis
|director Of the War Loan Organiza
,Ition, Rhodes Bldg, Atlanta, Ga, AM
!, receive it by return mail.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-04-02
THE CATTLE TICK.
Eradication League Advises Coop
Grafton Among Farmers and
Inspectors.

The following timely advice on the
subject Of tick eradication is con-
tained in q circular letter recently
issued by the Cattle Tick Eradica-
stion League:
In previous articles the league
emphasized the Importance Of the
farmers at each vat organizing to
promote their interests. BY organiz-.
ing and having committee to repre-
|sent them. all the troubles that have
vaxed us in the past can be met and
dealt with successfully. A letter be-
fore me says. the vat at our place
is too filthy to put cattle in, another
says, the inspector wanted me to
drive my cattle into the vat when it
Twas frozen over with ice another
says, the Inspector doesn Know a
Icattle tick from q lone-star tick 7 and
1 SO on for pages. A committee of citi-
|zens is the remedy.
This league has had conferences
with the United States and state au-
| ithorities and they assure us that next
year their inspectors will cooperate
with the citizens committee 10 the
fullest. In addition to this, the lea
que will be active in helping TO solve
every difficulty. We believe the
work can be finished iii one season.
We know it can if the farmers will
ldip all the cattle regularly. There's
not a difficulty that the farmers can't
solve If they set their minds to 1t.
Keep the main purposes in mind.
We want your cattle TO. GO on the
market on the same plane as other
lcattle. We don't want them run off
to a quarantine pen, sold as ticky
cattle for 25 per cent less than the
market. We want to sell our hides
for as good price as others get anG
mot from three to five cents pei
pound less. Last week buyers refus
led ticky hides at any price. These Low
prices for our cattle products affec1
every person the landowner, thu
banker, even the laborers. The quar-
1antine line is a mark Of inferiorit,
ON the South. Let's wipe it out.
i write the league il you think W,
lean help you. Even if we have t.
Isay, we cant help you.' we will d
THAT 50 pleasantly that you'll be gla'
you wrote. Z
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-04-02
VICTORY MEDALS.
Veterans of World War Slow in APP
plying for Them.

To complete the issue Of the Vic
cory Medal granted by the United
states government to American par
ticipants in the world war, group
|of officers and field clerks have been
detailed by the war department to
devote their entire energies toward
stimulating interest in these awards
and facilitating their distribution.
The officers, twenty-four in number
have been selected froms the general
recruiting service of the army which
has been temporarily discontinued.
Colonel Charles II. Martin, who
until recently has been in charge of
recruiting activities, will direct the
work of the selected Victory Medal
officers. Under Colonel Martins su-
pervision the country has been divid-
| ed into six Victory Medal regions,
each in charge of an officer who
gained familiarity with his region
during the recent recruiting cam
paign. To each Of these regional di-
rectors a number of officers and field
clerks have been assigned and this or
ganization will endeavor to cover the
entire country with the assistance of
national guard inspector instructors
and officers detailed to Reserve Off
GERS Training Corps Units.
despite the efforts which were
made by the Army Recruiting Service
to issue the Victory Medal and not.
withstanding the hearty cooperation
of the American Legion, veterans OF
foreign wars and other patriotic SO.
cieties, the distribution of this aware
is far from completion. While il
is estimated that more than 4 4,000,0
! persons are entitled to the Victory
Medal. the total number thus far is
lsued is less than 100000" This
statement was made by Colonel Mar
tin in discussing this matter.
/ "The war department has studied
this question and serious efforts have
lbeen made to facilitate the issue Of
these awards. continued Colone
i Martin, land to remove every pos
lsible restriction consistent with
proper valuation with the merit ant
meaning Of the medal. 1t would b'
la grave mistake for the war depart
lment to make it possible for un
/ lscrupulous persons to receive thes'
medals, and is is necessary that th'
military authorities be morally Ger
tain that they are given only to thos'
who are entitled to them. This de
termination has necessitated certain
Il basic regulations which cannot, y
justice to the 100000 veterans, b
} waived.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-04-02
PARISH DIVISION.
Considerable Opposition Develops at
Hearing Before Committee.

Z = n ~ = +
The ordinances Introduced before
the Constitution Convention provid-
ing that the Mississippi river be made
the boundary linesof all parishes which
it now traverses, were given q public
hearing before the committee on
municipal and parochial corporations
last Wednesday and resulted in an
extensive debate pro and con on the
subject. .
Delegations from st. James, ST.
John, st. Charles, jefferson, st. Ber-,
nard and Pladuemine parishes pre-
Isented strong protest against the
destruction If their parish lines. Il
was urged il behal Il of the west side
lof PIaqu parish that II is nom
| supporting 50 far as parish revenues
iare cencerned and that if It were
made % portion Of efferson parish ii
would be cut off from the parish
seat by a practically impossible great
swamp area. The delegate from JEFF
ferson opposed the ordinance on the
ground that he did not believe that
jefferson parish had anything which
New Orleans wanted, nor that st.
Charles had anything that jefferson
wanted.
1 The opposition of st. Charles par
4 ish was grounded on the fact that
that parish is just getting on its feet
latter suffering from crevasses and
storms; that three large Oil refneries
are being developed on the east bank
that there is no sentiment in the
parish for division and that if the peo.
4 pie Of the parish desire to locate the
parish seat on the east side, of tbs
river, it is a question for them te
decide and it should not be forced
upon them.
/. Senator j. E. Doussan of st. james
Ialso spoke in opposition to the prop
osition. 1t was asserted by many o.
| the speakers that making the rive
| the dividing line would place an ad
Iditional heavy burden upon the peo
pie by the necessity Of building nev
q hourthouses.
i A delegation from East Ascen
| sion, headed by Representative H
4 A. Morgan and Jos. Gonzales, fav
] ored the river as. the divid
. ing line. B. H. Andrews, former
ly of Ascension but now doniciled a
Zachary, spoke in support Of tn
measure. He said that the parish sea
of Ascension is at Donaldsonvill
lon the west bank of the river, Will
! more than one-half of the popuIa
ton and about four fths Of the are
: of the parish is located on the eas
bank He declared the residents Q
the east side were under onerous cor
: ditions in crossing the river to reac
: the parish seat.
= C. C.. Weber, delegate from Ascer
5 sion and member of the committe
J. lon municipal and parochial corpora
! Itions. presented substitute ordinanc
: lat the hearing, making the river til
: dividing line of all parishes with th
: exception Of New Orleans. In SUI
e Rport of his ordinance he explaine
e that the Mississippi river is a natur'
]. boundary and that all parish lin.
f should be changed to conform to
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-04-02

President Warren G, Harding has
called congress to meet in special ses-
sion, Monday, April IL, "to receive
such communications as may be made
by the executive. . Tariff and tax
revision will be the principal sub
iects before the new body, but many
other important matters, including
the transportation problems, the reg
ulation of the packing and coal indus
tries and immigration restrictions
| will be taken up.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-04-02
Next Week. Bill at the Grand.

Sunday-Dorothy Dalton IN HAL
an Hour" and comedy, .c
Monday-George Walsh in From
Now On,'' and Pathe News.
Tuesday-Marion Davies and Car, ),
lyle Blackwell in 1.The Restless Sex
Story by Robert W. Chambers: =
Wednesday - Wanda HaWley Ia ~
sThe snub," and first episode OF
VIM. Duncan's latest serial, Fight
ing Fate" !,
"scrateh My Back" and Paramount
u Friday-Fatty Arbuckle in "The
Roundup and comedy.
Saturday - Episode OF we've. s
Fingers" first episode of "Great
Adventure" Pathe News and COM
ledy.