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any one of your children may look TO
come here as my fathers child has. "
The man fairly exhaled democracy,
fraternity, equality Frederick Doug
las said that Lincoln was the only
white man he ever met who did not
show consciously or unconsciously that
he recognized his color.
Sympathy flowed in constant
stream from its fountain in this great
heart. A mothers tears, a baby's cry,
a fathers plea, a crutch or an empty
sleeve never failed to move Lincoln.
''If he has no friend I'll be his friend"
he said as he stopped the shooting of
a soldier, under sentence of court
martial.
my poor girl" he said to a woman
who pleaded for the life of her soldier
brother,- you have come here with no
governor or senator or member of
congress TO speak in your cause; you
seem honest and truthful and you
don't wear hoops, and I'll be whipped
If l don't pardon him."
Lincoln's office was almost his prison
cell through four terrible years. The
shouts of his two little boys at splay
always were welcome notes of joy to
their care-weighted father. He never
objected to their noisily bursting in
upon him, and often he Joined the
children in their boisterous games in
the White House grounds.
In the dark days when the nation
itself was at deaths door, one of the
boys died. For weeks the grievine
father strove in vain to win a spirit of
resignation, dropping his work for
day at time and surrendering to his
sorrow. Doubtless the fortitude he
gained at last in that wrestle with
himself became part Of the heroic faith
which lifted him above the general
despair when the fortunes of the
Union sank lowest.
After Willie's death, the other boy
received a double share of paternal af-
lection. Tad was in the habit of going
to his father in the evening and max
ing a report of all that had happened
since morning, usually falling asleep
in the midst of his prattle. Laying
the little fellow on the floor by the
side of his desk, Lincoln returned to
his heavy tasks until his own long day
was done, when he took his sleeping
boy on his shoulder and carried him
off to bed.
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were specified and the misdemeanors
that were alleged, consisted almost
wholly of the presidents attempts to
remove Stanton without the consent of
the senate.
This most important trial in Ameri-
can history began on March 5, 1868,
with the senate chamber crowded and
Chief Justice Chase of the Supreme
court in the chair.
There was general expectation
that the senate would convict, no mat
ter how flimsy the case, and crowds
of eager partisans flOcked TO Washing
ton to enjoy the spectacle of White
House eviction-to see ANDY walk the
plank" Senator Ben Wade of Ohio
was confident to the last that he
would be called on, as president of
the senate, to take Johnson's place.
His inaugural is said to have been
written and his cabinet selected, with
General Butler of Massachusetts for
secretary of state.
AS the roll of the senate was called,
amid a hushed suspense, the Republi-
Sih StHdtolS all NOteu lOl SOhNiSliohs
until the chief justice asked, "Mr.
Senator Fessenden, how say you? Is
the respondent, Andrew Johnson, pres
ident of the United States, guilty or
not guilty of high misdemeanor as
charged in this article?"
"Not guilty." answered the distin-
guished senator from Maine, who had
been in Lincoln's cabinet. The party
alignment was broken and it was again
broken in another moment by Senator
Grimes of Iowa. who had been stricken
with paralysis under the strain of the
trial, but who managed to struggle to
his feet when, his name was called.
Trumbull of Illinois, an old friend of
Lincoln, was another man of ability
and distinction among the seven Re
publican senators who broke away and
Joined the Democrats. Yet there were
thirty-five votes for conviction against
only nineteen for acquittal, just one
less than the two-thirds necessary to
convict.
By a single vote the unique indie
pendence of the American presidency,
which makes it the most eminent and
powerful political Office in the world.
was saved. Had congress triumphed,
the first long step would have been
taken toward congressional govern
ment on the pattern of the parliament
nry governments Of Europe.
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came at once its leader in Illinois
to his own surprise, the second man
in the balloting for it's candidate for
vice president in 1856, and its candi-
date for senator in 1858 against Ste
phen A. Douglas, the author of the re-
peal.
While Lincoln made ready for that
campaign, as always in every hour of
decision, he retired within himself. He
consulted no one and gave no hint of
his line of attack until he called to-
gether a dozen friends and read to
them his opening speech, which began
with those immortal words: "a house
divided against itself cannot stand.
believe that this government cannot
endure permanently half slave and
half free 1t will become all
one thing or all the other"
Every man in the little group warn
ed him that If he delivered the speech
it would defeat him for the senate.
'Tf 1 had to draw a pen across my
record and erase my whole life from
sight, he quietly replied, land / had
one poor gift or choice left as to what
| should save from the wreck, / should
choose that speech and leave it to the
world INCREASED"
Douglas carried a few more legisla-
tive districts and was reelected, but
Lincoln led in the aggregate popular
vote.
Lincoln had met his Bunker Hill.
The great unknown, who had dared to
cross swords with the foremost cham
pion of the repeal, piqued the eurios-
ity of the country. Accepting an invi
tation to speak in New York, his
Cooper union address established his
intellectual and moral right to lead
the nation
Nevertheless. when jealous neigh
bors had first entered him as a candi-
date for president, he protested that
he was not fit for the place. Until the
convention of 1850 actually met in Chi
cago. his name seldom was mentioned
for the honor outside his own state.
Two-thirds of the delegates really IA
vored the nomination of William Ii.
Seward but as so often happens in
politics, the very pre-eminence of the
New York senator made him unavail |
able. In the end Lincoln was nomi- !
mated largely because he was the leasl
known man on the list of candidate
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gEVHE iron-throated cannon of the
4 Washington navy yard, breaking
the stiffness of March dawn in 1854
with its 100 exultant roars over the
repeal of the Missouri compromise,
awakened Lincoln to the great mis-
sion for which his whole life had been
an unconscious preparation. After q
single term in congress, where his crit
cism of the Mexican war in the midst
Of that conflict had left him unavail-
able for a second term, and after
providentially failing to obtain the snug
berth of commissioner of the general
land office, he had retired to his dingy
law office in Springfield.
The wiping out of the dead line
against the spread of slavery aroused
him from his indifference to political
questions and drew him from his re-
tirement. 81 know there is God and
that he hates injustice and slavery"
he said simply to friend. 81 see the
storm coming. know his hand is in
it. If he has a place and work for
me-and l think he has, / believe l am
ready"
The cannon that called Lincoln to
his.duty also was the signal gun that
heralded the birth of the Republican
party. Joining the new party, he be-
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fe03-Dcccmber 20, Andrew
johnson born at Raleigh,
NJ. c.
1526--Opened tailor shop at
GreenvilIe, Tenn.
1827-Msy II, married Eliza
McCardle.
1S30-33-Mayor of Greenvllle.
fs35-39-Member of legislature.
1e41-3-State senator.
1843-53-Congressman.
1S53-57-Governor of Tennessee.
1957-S2-Senator.
1S62-5-Miiitary governor of
Tennessee.
1364-EIected vice president.
1sG5-ApriI is, took the oath
as seventeenth president
aged fifty-six.
1966-ApriI, congress OVERRIDE
his veto of the civil rights
bill.
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w THlsN Grant left the White House,
wv freed from public care for the
first time in 10 years, his uppermost
wish was to visit lis daughter, Mrs.
Nellie Sartoris. in England, where he
was surprised by the public welcome
that greeted his arrival. He was "puz-
zled to find himself a parsonage said
james Russell Lowell. But his politi-
cal friends were quick to see in his
triumphs abroad a chance to restore
their own prestige at home, and they
urged him on until he had completed
tour of the world, which remains,
perhaps, unequaled in brilliance. AS
he went his way from London to
Tokyo, emperors and kings honored
him.
Coming home after a three years
absence, he weakly yielded to the
politicians who were using his name
in a desperate adventure to regain
power for the "Stalwart" faction of
the Republican party. But the unwrit-
ten law against a third term was vim
dicated in his defeat in the Republican
convention of 1880.
Failing the White House, he was
tempted by a "young Napoleon of
Finance" into the whirlpool of New
York and to become a partner in a
Wall street bank. Into that Dlind
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venture he put what little money he
had and most of all his name.
After three years he was rudely
awakened from his dream of wealth
by the "young NapoIeon's" request
that he go borrowing from William H..
Vanderbilt to save the bank from
crashing. He was lame from a fall
on an Icy street when the truth was
broken to him, but he limped into
the Fifth avenue palace of the multi
millionaire and came out with S150000.
As he entered the bank, two days
later he was met with the crushing
news that the firm of Grant 4 Ward
had gone down in a shameful failure.
Hours afterward n clerk found the
broken man still sitting at his desk
in silent despair. his head dropped
forward, his hands gripping the arms
of his chair.
Out of bad came good. Grant opens
his personal Memoirs" with a frank
admission that he consented to write
that great narrative only because he
was living on borrowed money when
publisher proposed the undertaking.
AS he pursued his theme he was graf
flied to discover an unsupported gift
for unfolding a moving tale of his adj
ventures and achievements in the field.
He wrote ON until he had finished a
story as imposing in its directness and
simplicity as his own nature. And
the first sales of it brought his wife,
when he was gone, more money than
all the earnings of his lifetime.
One day, in the midst of his writ
ing. as he was eating a peach. he
felt a stabbing pain in his throat.
deadly cancer had him in its clutch.
With grim heroism. he fought it I'M
I'll ne had completed the two volumes
of his memoirs" although he was re-
duced to the necessity of whispering
his dictation in the ear of a stenog-
rapher. Finally he was left speech
less and had to write out the closing
chapters on pad in his lap.
At the coming of summer, he was
taken up state to cottage on Mt. Nc
Gregor. There he silently welcomed,
as he sat on the piazza. the visitors
who came to see him, among them Gen
eral Simon Bolivar Buckner. To that
classmate at West Point and foemaI
at Fort Donaldson, Grant gave his last
message of rejoicing that his suffer
ings had united North and South in
4 common sympathy.
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A FAILURE at thirty-nine, at for
successful soldier of his gener-
alton. War was his element, but
he did not suspect it. On the
contrary, he hated warfare, was
bored by army life and never read
books on the military art. In the Mex
lean war he had been contented to be
side-tracked from the fighting line in
the quartermaster department. That
experience inclined him to be a con-
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-09-23
COL RICHARD PINCKNEY LAKE

Col. Richard Pinckney Lake, vet
eran of the Civil War, and former
Grenadian, died at his home in Mem
phis Monday afternoon at 100
O'Clock. Funeral services were con-
Quoted from the family residence on
Wednesday afternoon at 80 O'Clock
Col. Lake was born in Grenada,
Jan. 10, 1848 and was the son of
father being in the mercantile busi-
ness here. HeGlived here until 1892
when he moved to Jackson, staying
there for two years and then going
20 Memphis where ne remained until
the time of his death.
The older inhabitants of Grenada
Will recall the time when the Colonel
was citizen Of the town. 1t was
with genuine regret that they saw
him leave here and they were rejoiced
20 know of his success in Memphis.
Colonel Lake was a gentleman of
the old schoOl-upright, honest, fear
less and thoroughly elegant and pol
ished. He was by nature and by
training a kindly natured considerate
and obliging gentleman. He rarely
got too busy TO stop and extend those
little amenities and cOurtesies of life
that make living really worth while.
II was his aim to serve the world
well and when the balance sheet is
struck it will be found that the credit
side of the Great Book which records
the deeds of humanity had a very
great deal more on the credit side
than on the debit side. His home
life was ideal. He was truly good
husband, an effectionate father, a
loyal friend and a useful citizen.
Besides his wife, who was Miss
Stella Mcknight Hoffa, a sister of
Mr.. W. B. Hoffa, he is survived by
eight children, r. Henry Lake, his
partner in business, Robert P. Lake,
Of Denver, Donelson M. and Charles
H. Lake, Miss Estelle and Alice Lake,
Mrs. Lee D. Jones and Mrs. Augusta
Brabant- He also leaves two broth
ers, George Lake and N. S. Lake and
two sisters, Nrs. Ida L. Winter, of
Chicago, and Mrs. E. L. Austin, of
Grenada.
The Sentinel mingles its tears with
those of the sorrowing relatives.
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JAMES-TRUSSELL.

On last Saturday night at nine
O'Clock marriage VOWS were solem-
nized between Mr. Virgil R. James
and Miss Ella Trussell, the ceremony
being performed by Rev. W. E. Farr,
pastor of the First Baptist church at
his home. The wedding was not un-
expected by those who know the
couple but they stole a march on
their friends, many Of whom did not
know Of the event until the first of
this week. The bride was born and
reared in Grenada County and made
her home in the Kincaid community,
east of Grenada, until January of
this year when she moved to Grenada
with her mother. She is a very at
tractive and charming young woman
and will no doubt meet well her duties
as helpmate and wife. The groom is
also native Of Grenada County and
was for years Superintendent of Edu-
cation. After retirement from this
Office he moved to the Kincaid neigh
borhood engaging in the mercantile
business. It was while there that
the romance had its beginning, Mr..
James boarding in the home where
lived his future wife. Since the re-
gine Of the present sheriff, Mr..
James has been employed in his Of
flee as deputy.
The Sentinel joins their many
friends in wishing the happy couple
long and prosperous voyage through
life.
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KS REHEARSING
FOR MINSTREL

As announced IN the Sentinel some
weeks ago, the Elks of Grenada are
planning to stage a minstrel in Gre
nada. The cast is now complete and
rehearsals are being held in the club
rooms three nights a week. arrange
ments have been made to show in
Winona on Monday night, October IT.,
in Water Valley on Tuesday night
October 25, in Coffeeville on Friday
night, October IA, and in Grenada on
Monday night, October 81. Negotia-
tlons are on now for the opera house
in Greenwood, Charleston and other
places. The purpose for which the
show is being given is to raise funds
to furnish and keep up the clubrooms
which have been leased by the men,
bers of the B. p. o. E. in Grenada.
Those in charge of arrangements
state positively that popular prices
will be charged for admission and
that they guarantee that the perform
ance will be worth the money. A
more full and complete announcement
Will be given later.
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PURCHASES NEW GIN
AT HOLCOMB

Mr.. C. F. Sherrod, Jr., of Jackson,
Miss, has recently purchased the new
gin at Holcomb and will operate it
this season. Mr.. o. J. Hinckley, an
experienced engineer and gin man
connected with the Murray Gin Co.,
has been at Holcomb for some time
making needed repairs and putting
all machinery in shape and every
thing is now in readiness for this
seasons work. The gin this year will
be under the management of Mr..
Lawrence Yeager, a Grenada County
young man who is thoroughly reliable
and dependable.
Mr.. Sherrod is himself familiar
with all angles of cotton ginning
being general manager for
the Hiawatha Manufacturing Co.,
and has his headquarters at Jackson.
The new concern Will no doubt re-
ceive large share Of the ginning
business in that section.
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$4,000
ATTEND FUNERAL
OF WARD HAMRlCk

Messrs. J. P. Meaders, Zac Semmes,
Crawford Garner, Donald Mcleod,
Rudolph Futhey went over to Green
wood on the 18th to attend the fun
eral Of Lieut.. Ward Hamrick, who
was killed in action while in the
service of the United States forces.
Lieut.-Col. Watkins, who was associ-
ated with Lieut.. Hamrick throughout
his army service delivered very i'm
pressive talk during the services tell
ing of the valor and heroism Of his
fallen comrade, stating that he had
led his men into battle fearlessly and
had rallied them when they were
frightened and disorganized under
their first fire, making good advance
and capturing many of the enemy.
The Colonel paid a beautiful tribute
to the dead man.
Ward Hamrick was well known in
Grenada, having lived here for sew
eral years with his parents before
they moved to Greenwood and left
host Of friends here to mourn his loss.
Fac Semmes was in the same divis-
ion and was under fire not far away
from the Lieutenant's company.
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PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
EXCEEDS QUOTA

The Presbyterian church in Gre
NADIA has just gone over its quota IN
the Christian Education campaign.
The church has a mem bership OF 272
and subscribed the amount OF 5000
in the drive for an endowment fund
for a new college at Memphis. The
campaign here was in charge Of Di-
rector NJ. E. Melvin VINO received the
able cooperation of the pastor, Rev.
j. r. Cunningham.
The campaign has just started in
this state and this is the first church
of its size in which the drive has
been conducted. The Mississippi
Synod has accepted 100000. as its
quota of the million dollar goal 10 be
raised in Tennessee. Alabama, LOuisi-
ana and Mississippi.
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PROGRAM FOR BETTER
SCHOOL WEEK

The Committee appointed by the
State Department of Education to ar.
range a program for Better SchOo
Week" for Grenada County, have
outlined the following:
Monday, October 3, at Elliott, Z :3C
p. M.-Rev. J. E. Stephens and Prof
John Rumble.
Tuesday, October 4th, at Tatum
7:3O p. M.-Rev. j. r. Cunningham
and A. M. Carothers.
Tuesday, October 4th, at Kirkman,
1880 P. M.-Rev. w. E. Farr and j.
B. Perry.
Wednesday, October 5th, st Mitch
ell, 1880 P. M.-Supt. w. r. Apple
white and Prof. w. w. Gum.
Thursday, October 9th, at Holcomb,
2:30 P. M.-Messrs. Stephens and
Rumble.
Thursday, October 9Th, at Chapel
Hill, 200 P. M.-Dr. j. E. Countiss
and Rev. w. w. Woodland.
Thursday October 9Th, at Grays-
port, 1880 P. M.-Rev. W. E. Farr
and j. B. Perry.
Thursday, October 9Th, at Mt. Nebo,
1880 P. M.-Rev. J. r. Cunningham
and A. M. Carothers.
Friday, October 7th, at Gore
Springs, 2:3O P. M.-Revs. Countiss
and Woodland.
Friday, October TIN, at Grenada
Public School Auditorium, 1880 P.
M.-Dr. d. c. Hull.
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no SPEAK HERE ON THE 9TH.

Prof. j. NJ. Williamson, President
of The Rural Industrial Educational
Association, will speak at Grenada on
! Tuesday night, September 27.
Prof. Williamson began teaching
in the rural public schools of the
State of Mississippi on the 1st Mon
day of July, 1875 at Beulah, Miss.
He was appointed as Principal teach
er of the Public Schools for Negroes
/ by Hon. Fred Clark in 1887. This
man has devoted his life to the rural
work and is known as the apostle of
Rural Education.
More Rural Schools have been built
in Mississippi for Negroes since the
organization of this Association than
ever before.
Prof. Williamson contends that the
Homes, the Churches and the Schools
are the only means to lift the race
and make them useful. He contends
that the salvation of the race is on
the farms, that the city life will de-
stroy them.
Prof. Williamson is doing more to
lift the race and cement the seeling
between the two races than any living
man. No living negro has pointed
out to the two races in one lecture
the wrongs of the two races toward
each other as Williamson.
Everybody both white and colored
both races. Admission free.
Committee on arrangements: Prof.
Prof. Blackburn.
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ROWELL-KORTON.

In the First Christian church OF
Waco, Texas, on Monday, September
18th, Miss Gladys Horton became the
wife Of Mr.. Winston ROwell, the
pastor of the church saying the cere-
mony. Miss Horton is a Grenada
County girl, being the eldest daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. James Horton,
of Grenada and Elliott, and is one
of the county's fairest and sweetest
young women. She is endowed with
those graces in woman that make the
loving and tender wife. The groom
was young business man of Murcm-
son, Texas, and met his bride while
she was on a visit to her uncle, Mr..
William Frank, some time ago and
during her recent visit to that state,
these two decided to cast their lot
together. Immediately after the
ceremony the bride and groom left
for Mississippi and will make their
home in Elliott. Mr.. Rowell has en-
gagged in business with Mr.. James
Horton in Grenada.
The Sentinel tenders cOngratula-
tios and best wishes.
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CARD OF THANKS.

We desire to express to our friends
our sincerest and deepest apprecia-
tion for the many acts of kindness
and love shown to US during the re-
cent illness and death of our dear
mother. We especially wish to thank
the ladies of the Spears community
and of Grenada who were so thought
full and considerate. We are deeply
grateful and wish Gods richest
blessings on you all.
Mrs. J. T. Gum, Mrs. c. F. Bangert,
Mrs. F. Nj. Smith, Mrs. c. w. Carter;
Rowland J. Yeager, Lawrence N.
Yeager and Heron T. Yeager.
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REPORT OF GRAVEL HAULED
WEEK ENDING SEPT 10TH

Total cubic yards of gravel
hauled by wagons ---,----.---- $40
Total cubic yards of gravel
hauled by trucks ----.---------. 1895
Total cost of wagon haul $1,224.64
Total cost of truck haul - 883.4S
Cost per Gu. yd of gravel
hauled by wagons ---------- "A
Cost per Gu. yd. of gravel
hauled by trucks ---------- los
Cost of dumping and spread
ing gravel ....--......-..-------.- 500
Cost of dumping and spread
ing gravel per Gu. yd. - 0.051
Total Overhead Costs -------- 208.96
Overhead costs per Gu. yd.
of gravel -.-..--.---.--.----- 0.123
Purchase price of gravel
per Gu. yd. .---.--.-.----....-.-- O.1O
Total cost per Gu. yd OF
gravel hauled by wagons III
Total cost per Gu. yd. of
gravel hauled by trucks - 1872
Tot -eu=.. Of ,svise G-~~f
for week -..-......---.....---- S2,40428
Total distance graveled in
roiloc n ~