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Huntsville gazette., 1885-11-28
GurIeysville.

The health of the community is
good.
Business is getting better as cotton
8 being sold.
A small show visited us on the
18th inst
Farmers are busy finishing har-
vesting. Cotton is falling behind
the average yield, and corn is not as
good as it was thought to be.
am glad to say that the people
did not come in and spend their
money with the show. Economy is
the road to wealth" and they are be-
ginning to see it.
The white public school opens at
the Normal Academy Monday. Nov.
23rd Nothing is being said of the
colored school.
Rev. s. j. Elliott, having com
pleted four years services as Pastor
Of the Gurleysville Circuit, preached
! his farewell sermon ut the Gurleys
Chapel Sunday night Nov. 18th,
prior to leaving for Nashville, Tenn.
to attend the c. NJ Z. Presbyter,
or Synod.
| r. G.. H.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-11-28
Dots From Meridianville.
Teachers in Council

The farmers Canvass" is nearing
completion, but it il evident that
Mr.. "Plenty" cant be elected, in
fact is badly left. It behooves us to
be wide awake. Constant crop fail
ures and the price of cotton down
below living rates speak loudly the
the present system of farming is a
failure and we must change it for the
better or sink to downright want
and poverty.
Most of our public schools a 9
open. The teachers and advanced
students of the Meridianville scho
INST Nov. 10th and organized q
branch Teachers Inststitute. w. P.
Williams was elected Chairman;
g P. Haywood, Secy; A. H. Ed
bridge. Assistant Secy; and Miss E..
I. Ross Treasurer.
After the election of officers and
the transaction of other business the
Institute adjourned to Meet Friday
Nov. Goth. at which time the follow
ing interesting programme arranged
by the Programme Committee was
carried cut.
How to open and close a school
G. P. Haywood.
Conducting recitation in No
tation anu Nnmeration.-W. P.
Williams.
Class in Geography-Miss V. G.
Hay !. ood Glass in Grammar-the
noun, Miss E L Ross.
MIR G " Ross delivered an inter.
esting lecture before the Institute,
his remarks to the teachers being
appropriate aud timely and valuable
to the Educational work. Mr..
Charles II. Fearn took
prominent part in the proceedings,
and after ward addressed the audi
ence with his usual grace and elo-
quence. He labored to impress upon
the teachers a inst appreciation Of
their responsible positions as leaders
and teachers, and their duty to them
selves and the country to act their
part vel.
The Committee of arrangemen ts
prepared programme for the neAi
meeting Friday night Dec. 4th.
These meetings are infusing new
life in our educa ional work, intro
ducing new methods of teaching and
oiling and improving the old grooves
so as to make them run smoother.
Let the teachers of Madison Join
hands with US to lift the work Of the
schools to hia her standard.
G. PHAYwoop.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-11-28
COURTLAND.
Public School TEACHERS Employed
Personal and General Notes.
CouRTLAND, Ala, Nov, oath 1885

CouRTLAND, Ala, Nov, oath 1885
A Good many deaths in and about
here MIR. Satchel lost his boy on
the 2Oth inst.
MIR. Jonas Sykes and Mrs. Ed
mnndHarris died on 22nd.
Mr.. Eddins OF Giles. Co. Tenn,
landed here last night with ca
load OF fine hegs. He is selling at
81 at net.
Oar people must stop buying and
raise their meat before they Can
make any cc:ss at farming.
Mr. James Randall and Miss Ks-
tie Walker will be married soon.
Mr.. Joe. Mccullough, made fly
ing trip to Chattanooga this week.
Mr.. james Porter will give sup
per at his house on the 27ult.
Mr.. Stephen White the worthy
and energetic Master Of Seven Stars
Lodge made a business trip to
huntsville last Saturday. Right
here allow me to say that Seven Star .
Lodge has the finest hall in the state
and they do not owe a cent on it. All
honor to such noble brethren
The Trustees Of Township 4 Range
Z met here yesterday and selected
the following teachers; Courtlano:
II. ID. Stewart principal, Miss Lizzie
s. Mayes, Assistant. Spring Greek,
H. G.. Binford; Brides Hill Miss Ella
Ashford. The schools will open
Monday next.
Rev. w. w. Levels left for Nash
vile yesterday to attend the confer
ence of his church.
Messrs. Robt. Goode and George
Miner have each purchased homes
in town, and Mr.. Goode will move
bis family here January 1st.
l expect l will have to stretch nv
wings and fly away as a certain
yt un : lady is after me With "a sharp
sti. X because I told on Mr.. Willie.
If ] can stand you shall hear from
me again.
JACK DAw
Huntsville gazette., 1885-11-28
HOSIERY g. GLOVES.

We are offering special bargains
in black and solid colored Hose. CASH
mere. Jersey and Taffeta Gloves IN long
lengths. A full stock of the best makes
in Kid constantly on hand.
Special care will be taken in filing orr
ders sent to US by mail and satisfaction
guaranteed in every instance.
We also invite attention to our large
stock in the Donsgan Block. North Side
of Public Square.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-11-28
The Barber,

The Barber.
When you wish an easy shave,
AS good as barber ever gave,
Just call on me at my saloon,
AT morn, eve, or at noon.
/ cut and dress the hair with grace,
To suit the contour of tho face.
NJ room is neat and towels cIean,
Scissors sharp and razors keen;
And everything think you II fnd
To suit the face and please the Mat
And all my art and skill can do.
If you just CALL I'll do for you.
Jordan Thymes Bar ber Shop
st. Don't fail to give HIN
,all. A first-cisss shave for 10 ess<
Trim and Shampoo. or 2keents easA.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-11-28

Buy your groceries, country pro
duce, glass and china ware and no.
ions generally at
J.R. KIEss'
Grocery Store,
Bargains are offered at the lowest
ash prices ia the market.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-11-28
NOTICE.

For the convenience of the public !
desire TO state that will be found a.
the Cemetery between the hours o. ~
and II O'Clock every morning. Sundays
included.
Respectfully,
CHARLES WOODSON.
SEXTON toiored Cemetery.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-11-28

Cheapest School Bsoeks in the
City aud lowest prices on books and
stationery. school bags, lunch baskets
book straps, states and pencils at
MURRaY's.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-11-28
Church Notes.

Rev. e. Samuel, Pastor o, the M
E. Church here has done great
work this year and leaves two weeks
to meet conference at Mobile.
The A. Nj. E. Church under the
PASTORAL charge of Rev. 8. Living
ton has prospered the past year. A
new fine church building is now be-
ing bnilt.
Pre- siding ED. L. Gardener is
with us again winding upaorr fourth
Quartely conference. The Ed has
engrafted himself in the hearts OF
his people. 3. L.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-11-28
Go TO j. B Laughin's

To get cheap Furniture. Also
full line Of cofins always in Stock.
J. B. Laughlin,
East Side Public SOU or
Huntsville gazette., 1885-11-28
Dress Goods.

We invite attention to our Complete
Stock of Dress Goods and Trimmings,
Boucle, Fancy and Staple
designs. Velvets Velvetenes Tricots, Shood-
as Cashmeres &c &c.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-11-28

The gentle breeze, that has so re-
Gently blown up is reminder that
your winter stock Of Clothing and
Underwear must be replenished.
In order to affect large sales from
now until Christmas, we shall make
heavy reductions in Underwear, for
Gents, Ladies and Children, Men,
and Boys Clothing and Overcoats.
Ladies Cloaks and Wraps Uf all
descriptions
Flsnnels, Linsey, Dress Goods Of
all descriptions.
1O4 white Blankets at 81 25
Wool filed extra heavy Comforts
at $l.O0.
HRRsTR1N & LowENTHAL
Leaders of low prices
Huntsville gazette., 1885-11-28
CLOTHING

Onr large purchases enable Us to offer
EXTRA INDUCEMENTS in this line and
it is orr rule to give An exact representa-
ton of all fabrics Suit containing
Cotton will be so stated.
MEMS PLAIN AND FANCY WORS-
TED SUITS.
MEMS CORK SCREWS AND
CASHMERE SUITS.
MEMS EXTRA SIZE SUITS.
Our Stock of Overcoats is large and we
are determined to suit all who inspect.
For fall wear we are showing Medium
weight, Over Goats in Cork Screw;
diagonal and Beaver in plain and Silk
faced. full assortment OF the above in
Youths and boys wear.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-11-28

Guntersville, Ala, Nov. 81 '85.
The weather for the past week has
been delightful.
However, the children's beloved
Santa Claus visit is near at hand and
the merchants are busy laying in
toys &c. to make ready for the joy
ons event.
The farmers report good crops in
this vicinity. The waters of the
Tennessee have however covered
about 1000 bushels Of corn in our
Valleys.
Mrs. Clara Bryant's son George.
while crossing "Big Will' creek on
the 18th was drownded.
Mrs. Bryant. and her family have
the heartfelt sympathy OF the Gem
munity in their great sorrow.
Prof. Jones was here Saturday
and reports his school to b. in q
flourishing condition. Mr.. Jones is
highly esteemed among the mountain
people as fine teacher. We need
more such faithful workers.
Mr.. Charles Lanier. of your city.
will coon open school i'll Warrenton.
The patrons seem to like Mr.. La
nier, very much.
Our school under the charge Of
Mr.. 0. F.sGorden is in a prosperous
During his years work
In our midst Mr.. Gordan has sue
ceeded in stirring .up;a lively interest
in Educational matters. His motto
is Every boey.is my:neighbor. To
do good is the object of my life."
Church Notes
Huntsville gazette., 1885-11-28
A Campbell & Son.
coMMERclALROW.

Our present Offering Of CHOICE NOVEL
TIES in CARPETS and RUGS and HOUSE
fuRNlSHIG GOODS is remarkably at
trlctlve one. We are displaying eli ths
new and novel effects in Body Brussels
Brussels. and Ingram carpets Also Hemp,
lr new and handsome stripes.
BRUSSELS. 50cts to $1,00
INGRAM, 25c,s to 50ets,
EXTRA SUPERS. 60cts to s5cts.
THIS seasons designs in Rugs are varied
and attractive, We are showing fnll line
in Smyrna, velve's and Brussels also Cocoa
Napier. and straw mattings. Cocoa Mats.
Rubber Door Mats, oil cloths in all
widths and spatterns.
CURTAINS and SHADES.
Lace Curtains.
Window Shades and futures.
Raw Silk for Curtains.
Novelties in Fringes.
Curtain Poles and Cornices.
Brass Rings and xtures
Huntsville gazette., 1885-11-28
WRAPS.

The New Market takes the Lead and
our Stock contains variety Of medium
and fine Garments in black and
browns.
Shoes and Slippers.
Ladies', Misses, and Children's, Shoes
aud Slippers at popular prices. Ladies'
Custom, kid andfgoat buttoned 90 per
pair.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-11-28
GUNTERSvILLE.

Great Damage by the Oyer flow.
DrOwing Of Geo. Bryant.
Church and Educational
Items.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-11-28
GENTS FURNISHING
GOODS.

All the latest Novelties in
CO liars,
Cuffs and Mock Wear.
Mems Wool Shirts
I" Wool Drawers.
= Dog Skin Cloves.
Caster Cloves.
=" Jersey Cloves
"Fur Top Gloves.
Huntsville gazette., 1885-11-28
P0vvDER r
Absolutely Pure.

This powder never varies. A mar
,el of purity. strength and holesome
ness. More economical than the
ordinary kinds, and cannot be sold
in competition with the multitude of
low test, short weight alum or phos-
phate powders. Sold only IN cans.
ROYAL BAKING POWDER Co., 106 Wall
st., N. Y. Oct 31-1yr.
Will not be undersold i'll anything.
Splended bargains in wall paper and
ceiling decorations. Prices lower
than any house in Alabama. Great
Ieductions in Jewelry and Silver ware
or the next 80 days.
AT MURRAY's
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-07-01

Oo1toVo SIG oa1u SOMeGuluB VI Luo
kind. But to tell the truth, Ihad got
into the way of thinking that women
needed to be continually curbed, or they
| would run into extravagances."
It's shame to treat hig spirited
woman in that way"
Il realize it now, fully, more fully
than you can, unless you go through
with my experience. Annie said she
had done plain sewing to pay for things
that she needed, rather than ask me
for the money. understand it now
would rather have earned the money
for our trip by saving wood than have
asked for it. Fancy having to always
ask!"
Do you know, Albert, I am glad this
has happened? Imay marry sometime
in fact, Tn thinking of it strongly, and
now I shall avoid the course you have
taken. Otherwise, I presume I might
have done just the same. Ibelieve a great
many men do"
edo? Why, yes. Ny mother never
had simple penny without asking faith
er for it, and she helped earn it all, and
was prudence and industry personi6ed.
I'll turn over new leaf. All, here some
our friends"
Mr.. Raymond, to Mr.. Gray's great
relief,s said it would not be possible fol
him to go on the proposed trip, owing
to unforeseen circumstances, whereupon
Mr.. Gray, in an off hand manner, pro-
posed that, as Frank could not go, they
should all come to his house that evening
again. my wife will be glad to see YOU
said he.
The week had passed, and Richard
was himself again, /" or could be il be
chose, but his wife had mirrored his
past actions 80 truly and forcibly thai
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-07-01
Flowers on the Kansas Prairies.

Barbaric splendor of the.scenes in
aida and L'Atricaane seemed repeated
as the glorious panorama of blossom
ing prairie unrolled day after day.
Can you picture to yourself ten acres
of portulaca? Or whole hiIlsides. cur
tanned with what seems a superb
variety of wistaria, except that it
grows on stalk instead OF hanging
from vine? Do you know how it
feels not to be able to step without
crushing a flower, so that the little
pralrie-dogs, sitting contentedly with
their intimate friends the owls on the
little heaps OF earth thrown up around
their holes, have every appearance of
having planted their own front yards
with the choicest floral varietiesa
Think of driving into a great field of
suntlowers, the horses trampling down
the tall stalks, that spring up again
behind the carriage, so that one out
side the field would never know that
a carriage-load of people were any
where in 1t; or riding through a
grove of them, the blossoms tower
| ing out of reach as you sit on horse
back, and tall hedge of them grown
up as a barrier between you and your
companion! Not a daisy, or butte1-
cup, or clover, or a dandelion, will
you see all summer; but new flowers
too exquisite for belief; the great
white prickly poppies, and the sensi-
tive rose, with its leaves delicate as
maiden-hair fern. and its blossom
countless mass of crimson stamens
tipped with gold, and family fragrant.
Even familiar flowers are unfamiliar
in size and profusion and color. What
at home would be daisy, is here the
size of a small sunllower, with petals
of delicate rose-pink, raying from a
cone-shaped centre of rich maroon
shot with gold. A-had brought
with her numerous packages of seeds
and slips, nobly bent on having rib
bon flower beds and mosaic parterres
about the house; but she sat on the
steps and threw them broadcast, never
knowing, in the profusion OF flowers
that would have been there anyway,
whether hers ever came up or not
And how beautiful where the grasses
the most useful one the most beauti-
fnl of all; the delicate little buffalo
grass" for which the prairie is IA
NOUS, waving its tiny curled sicle of
feathery daintiness as if its beauty
were its only excuse for being, yet
bravely curing" itself into dry hay
as it stands, when the autumn winds
begin TO blow, that the happy focks
may ''nible, sharp-toothed, the rich,
thick-growing blades'' all through
the winter, without their being gath
cred into barns.-Alice Welliagton
Rollins, IN Ha4per's lMagasiue for June.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-07-01

lust ten miles southeast of New Or
leans, on the east side of the river. at
the Lake Borgne canal outlet. There
the gulf is six miles east, while where
I stood it was fifty-iye miles away,
and were side mouth made there at
the Lake Bnrgne outlet, two miles
wide and fifteen feet deep, at most,
the outflow of the surface water of the
river would be SO great that there
could not be any overflow, and. con-
seauently, the problem OF how to dry
Louisiana is easily solved. When
that is done, then the Harvey or Bara-
taria gulf-water ship canal could easily
be made five hundred feet wide, fifty
feet deep, and straight as pole, due
south to the gulf. fifty five miles, and
through which could pass the biggest
ship that could be made. Gulf water
should be used, and thus keep out the
settings of the Mississippi river.
These settings now drop, after meet
ing the gulf water. three miles out
from the rivers mouth, and are roach
ed up on the sea bottom just like the
thread in weaving cloth. and the shi ps
can't pillow through it when drawing
more than, say, twenty-five feet, and
were it not for the constant dredging
or passing of the screw propellers OF
depth. the depth would be but about
twenty feet; so the rlyermen told me
in New Orleans quite recently.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-07-01
Russia at the Gates.
From Charles Marvin's sThe Russians at the
Gates of Herat"

From Charles Marvin's sThe Russians at the
Gates Of Herat."
Our British Generals and the Gener-
ais Of Russia value Herat, not solely on
account Of the city, but on account Of
the resources of the district in which it
is situated-resources in corn and beef,
which, if swept into any point of the
Herat district, not necessarily to Herat
itself, would feed an army of at least
100, 900 men and sustain them during
the final advance upon India. It is this
great campaign ground, and not exclu-
sively the town Of Herat, that is the key
of India. Tia line be drawn south of He
rat 100 miles to Furrah, second west
seventy miles to Kusan, on the Persian
frontier, and a third 100 miles north,
behind the points occupied by the Rus
slams, a rough idea may be formed of a
district as fertile as England through
out, and possessing marvellous mineral
resources. This is the camping ground,
this is the place of arms, which Russia
wants in order that she may be always
| able to threaten India. There is no
such camping ground anywhere be-
tween the Caspian and Herat, and none
| again between Herat and India.
Hence, not without reason have the
ablest Generals of England and Russia
designated the district the key of India.
The Russians are posted at the gates
Of Herat; the English are posted on
the hills dominating the avenues to
Candahar. Between them lies the
Afghan barrier. That barrier, physi-
cally. is of such character that the
Russians could drive four in hand from
their own Cossack outposts to ours,
and during the $40 miles ride they
would pass only two towns on the road
Herat, with $4,000 and Candahar, with
10000 people. There are bad roads in
Afghanistan, but they do not lie be-
tween the Russians and the English.
There are fierce tribes, but they lie the
thinnest between the Cars soldiers
and the Queens. There are patriotic
1 Afghans, but the least sentimental and
the most amenable to European in.
fuence lie between the Cossack and the
Sikh. There are fearful mountains
but they do not lie along the road
mention. Horrible deserts exist, but il
this case the most fertile parts Of AZ
ghanistan mark the route. In one word
there is no barrier at all between th,
Russians and the English, except sucl
as we ourselves may try to create AMI
interpose to check the advance Of th,
Cossack.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-07-01
Row Pope Leo Looks.
Rome letter to San Francisco Chronicle.

home letter to San francisco Chronicle.
Leo AlII. has aged very much during
the last two years. His figure has bent
under the load of his responsibilities.
But his face has lost nothing of it's ex-
pressive and mobile viyacity, and, al
though not handsome, it will never be
forgotten by any one who has seen it
even once. His transparent complexion
and emaciated features make him look
like one Of the Christs that were paint
edin the early days Of the church, and
OF which few specimens still remain in
the catacombs. He is nervous man-
one eminently impressionable. A mere
trife will often make him low-spirited
and quite as insignificant cause will
render him all right again. This is
the reason of the indecision and the
seeming contradiction in his policy. It
leads him to act suddenly-on the in
SEPARATION of the moment, so to speak
and yet no one who has studied his face
can doubt his energy or the unfailing
tenacity of his will. That he is man
of action and born to govern, he abund-
antly proved at Perouse, when he was
archbishop of that diocese.
When he was elected pope he was in
such bad health that every body thought
his pontifcate would be very short
one, and some people say it was this
fact which induced certain members of
the Sacred College to vote for him.
His health has never been better, since
he entered upon the life of the Vatican,
and all hopes which may have been
based on his feebleness must long since
have been set aside. He is posted on
all the men and things of the day and
has manifested much tact in reconciling
the tradition and policy of the Holy
See with those of other governments of
the world. Since his accession there
has been notable change in the Sa-
cred College. The foreign element is
now so strong that it almost counter
balances the italian. So far hi, "crea-
tons" have given satisfaction. While
the creation of cardinals is matter
which depends entirely on his own will,
there are certain archbishoprics the IN
bumbents of which he cannot we'll avoid
making cardinals.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-07-01
The Mississippi Problem.

Capt. Cowdon says in late letter:
The city of New Orleans, geography
cally, is the best located city on the
sphere. She is near the gulf, and has
all the Mississippi basin at her back
She has an area of land 1000 miles
north of her by 1,500 miles wide, all
OF which has untold facilities for agri-
culture, manufacturing, grazing, and
commerce. She, like New York. has
water lines IN her rear that reach out
and drain the numerous tributaries to
her main ditch, the great Father of
Waters. Perhaps you have noticed
that Boston has deep water in front
and railways in the rear; and, practi-
cally, it is the same with Baltimore;
while New York has the six by seventy
foot Erie canal and lakes behind her
Hudson river, and to the fact OF the
cheap water transportation of New
York, she owes her success as rival
city to Boston and Baltimore;. and,
now, then, should New Orleans have
deeper ocean vessels than either of
those three cites, and with water flow
ing to her doors, why wouldn't she
increase enormously in her CONNER
cial power?
But there are two greas problems
which yearly, monthly, weekly. daily,
and hourly confront the people OF
Louisiana, and they are these:
l. Can Louisiana get rid of her
overaowsa
2. Can New Orleans harbor ships Of
| fifty feet depth?
Not long since I crossed the river at
New Orleans mile above Canal street,
to "Harvey's Canal The mile-wide,
muddy, turbid stream was moving to
The gulf at about the rate of three miles
per hour, and, when full, it has to run
down slope Of about seventeen feet
in going to the gulf, at the rivers
mouth, 100 miles distant. l landed at
Harvey's canal-dock, which is not
yet opened to the Mississippi river on
its north end, by some few rods.
walked south for less than 400 feet,
when, down there in the canal, I saw
gulf water just twelve feet lower than
Che river, only few rods north Of
where stood. You ask why don,,
they cut the bank two miles wide and
fifteen feet deep, straight to the gulf,
only fifty-iye miles south, and thereby
drain the food waters of the river,
and so increase the outflow that the
bottom of the river will deepen up K
ITS rocky bottom or shoals? Well, now
ancient citizen, you have me. sure
Why don't they?
| But, now, while this. could be Gone
] there perhaps IS better place, It i