The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1881-04-21

"A stranger who had been reading
the West Point papers, approached one
of our citizens with.
"You live in West Point, you sayP"
eyes, sir"
Rather small village, 1 believe,
not much business done there?' centin-
ued the stranger enquiringly.
''You are in error, sir. 1t is q con-
siderable town, and doing q very good
business.
"Ah, indeed! should not think so
from the advertising columns of your
papers
"Well, it is true that there is not
much advertising done, but neverthe-
less, we are getting on tolerable well.
"How many business houses have
you altogether"
"Well, 1 suppose about thirty-Ave or
forty"
"You don't say so! well, I should
never have thought so. from your news
papers. Rather small establishments,
are they not? something ON the country
store style"
80, no indeed, sir! we have some
splendid houses, and they carry large
stocks and sell considerable amount of
goods"
swell, well, WE'LL you surprise me
very much, indeed. / should never
have judged so from your newspapers.
Your merchants must be very closes
listed set, not to advertise their busi-
ness"
80, no, sir; assure you they are
generally pretty liberal, and are thor
ough gentlemen. But 1 can't tell you
why they don't advertise" ..-
Have you any hotels in your town
eyes, sir; the very best in the State. "
But / don't see anything of them in
your newspapers"
mo, sir, they don't advertise; l sup
pose they are getting enough custom
without it.
"You certainly have 10 saloons. A
law against saloons, L SUPPOSED"
go, no; we have five splendid saloons,
besides two drug stores, where they
keep the best article to be had in the
land"
"Why, my dear sir, l am becoming
more and more bewildered; / see COM
paratively nothing of all this in your
papers; true, | see an occasional local,
and small business directory, but this
does not speak well for such an enter
prlsing place as you are describing to
me. You must certainly be over-rating
your town. But l have you now; /
warrant you haven't beef market in
the placer"
"There you are mistaken again, for
We have three good ones"
Sand they don't advertise; that is
decidedly new order Of things Yon
certainly have no corporation, Mayor,
selectmen, &c.?"
"Why, sir, you must think we live
in the backwoods. We have regular
charter, a mayor, marshal and five
selectmen, all clever gentlemen"
"Well, couldn't possibly suppose
such thing from your papers, for L
see no account of their proceedings or
meetings Got any doctors there."
30, yes, as clever aud learned gentle
men as you can find anywhere"
"Why don't they ADVERTISED"
81 can't say. l only know that they
are capable and efficient men,"
"Well, sir, / must say that you
surprise me very much in your state
ments about your town. We strangers
generally form an opinion of the bust
ness of place and its enterprise by the
newspapers published there. If they
are filled with locals and regular adver-
tisements we suppose business is -four
ishing, and thus are generally led to
form good opinion of its business men
don't suppose your editors go in very
gay style, CT ride in fine carriges, or
anything of that sort,
80, no, sir they accept their fate,
and hopefully look forward for better
times. West Point Echo.