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The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-03-20
SMART GROWS.
They Appreciated the Value of . Good
Home, and Chung to 1t.
Hartford Conn Times.]

They Appreciated the Value Of . Good
Home, and Chung to 1t.
Hartford (Conn) Times.]
A couple Of tame crows, which had been
kept as a sort of household pets by q
New Hartford family, at length became
such mischieyous nuisances and thieves
stealing every bright and glistening thing
they could pounce upon, including ladies'
jewelry of all kinds, and hiding it in
distant trees, and once nearly making off
with a gold %watch-that it became expedi-
ent to get rid OF them. They were taken
tiled up in a bag, SO that they couldn't
see) to a piece of woods eight miles
distant, and there liberated-the
wagon being driven off in an
other direction. Next day n crow
was back again, hunting about the kitchen
for food, and showing every evidence Of
great satisfaction at getting back, while
the cook joyfully welcomed him, and his
companion wasn't long in returning. The
first returning wanderer was a knowing
fowl. When a hard, dry piece Of bread
was given him he would take it off to his
basin of water, put it in, and let it o a
little. If, on taking it out, it was found to
be still too hard to suit him, Mr.. Grow
would put it back and with one foot hold it
down under the water for q good while.
Then he would devour it very contentedly.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-03-20
CHAPTER !.
xhs First Tnstsi;Easas q An lassrssa4
Noveliat's Imagination.
[Americus (Ga-) Republican,

Noveliat's l~maRination.
lAmericus (Ga-) Republican,
About two years before the war, near Q
pretty and substantial residence, a beau
tiful young girl, about fourteen, was
sleeping in q hammock swung from two
stately oaks in a grove. In a meadow
to the rear, a fat, meek-eyed COW 70.
cllned In the shade. Across the road
from the house, the girl, and COW, wal
. meadow, a branch running through
1t, and coming up the branch was . boy
with . gun. When within one hundred
yards Of the girl, and about one hundred
and fifty yards from the cow, d bird few
up, sailed in the air toward the COW, and
the boy fired at the bird, which few on
unhurt, but the COW received a pretty
strong dose of shot. She Immediately
arose in fright, dashed through the
grove, caught the girl and hammock on her
horns, and rushed with her shrieking
victim about the lot. The terrified girl
became silent, and the crowd of relatives
and friends in pursuit thought that she
was dead. The wild fury of the cow as
she rushed around soon tore the netting
loose, and the girl dropped unconscious
ly to the ground unhurt. She was picked
up and taken to the house, and on exam
nation only a few minor bruises
were found. The boy, thinking he
was the innocent cause of the killing of
the young girl, disappeared. All trace of
him vanished. 1t was thought that he
had persisted by his own hand, but about
six years after the wal a travel. stained
stranger was in the town inquiring for
persons most Of whom had been swept
away by the war. After a long search the
stranger learned where one Of the parties
he vas in search Of lived, q few miles out
of town. He went there, made himself
known, and turned out to be the boy Of
the gun. The people he found were father
and mother, who had mourned him dead
for eight years. The boy had been in
South America, got rich, and, yearning
for the lovc of the old folks, returned to
the desolated homo Of his childhood and
made his loved ones comfortable. For the
first time then, hearing that the girl was
uninjured, BIO called Oh her, found her
pretty, good md u tirst-class home wom-
an, he put in with a will, got her heart al
his own, and tho old folks consent, and
has been for the last twelve or fourteen
years one Of the leading men Of his sec.
ton.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-03-20
FULL or FUN,

"A calico party was recently given
In Cincinnati. There were few fashion.
able women present owing to their
well-known prejudice against appear.
ing in priint.-1he Rambler.
The turkey is, on the whole, q
lucky creature. He isn't stuffed with
chestnuts until after his demise. A
fellow must be a goose who wouldn't
like to be a turkey. Boston transcript.
-Boarder-''Why is that spring
chicken like a favorite brand of
brandy?" Landlady-"I am sure I
don't know, Mr.. Tibbs." Boarder-
because it's old hen, l see."-Boston
Budget.
Nine Greville, in a recent lecture,
said: "Once there was a young man
who fell in love with a young lady"
This is true. We were intimately ac-
quainted with the young man.-Cht-
cago Tribune.
Thoughtful young lady Ito college
graduate)-"Who, in your opinion, Mr..
Muscle, was the noblest Roman of them
ALP" College graduate-"I used to
think Hanlan was, but I wouldn't bet a
cent on any of 'em now.'-M. Y. San.
NO." said the unsalted youth, II
don't intend keeping a regular diary. I
only want a book in which to set down
my daily thoughts" "Ah! I under-
stand,'' replied the intelligent shop
keeper; ''then of course you want a
much smaller book than this. "-Boston
Transcript.
-"Grandmamma," said a Murray hill
young lady, Indignantly, "Clare Van
Spuyten says that you and grandpa
kept a corner grocery store when you
were young" 'She is mistaken" said
grandmamma. II knew she was, the
mean, spiteful thing! The idea'
''Yes, she is mistaken" went on the
old lady, retrospectively; 1--WE kept a
grocery store, but it wasn't on a COR
ner.'-Hmper's Bazar.
1t was a Chicago lawyer who, in
lis capacity as justice of the peace, was
called upon to marry a couple in haste.
Absent-mindedly he began with the
groom: "You do solemnly swear that
you will faithfully perform all the du-
ties devolving upon. you as husband of
this woman, during your term of office,
and until your successor shall be
chosen and qualified in your stead"
Then he remembered himself and be-
gan again, after the manner appro-
pirate to the occasion.-LOWeU Citizen.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-03-20
A PLACE.
Why Pat Was Ig~nominiously Dismissed
from His Position.

Why Pat Was Ignominiously Dismissed
from His Position.
IT is vastly easier to get a position
than to keep it after it is once secured.
bragg is a good dog, but Holdfast
is a BETTER" says the old saw. Various
circumstances may obtain an individual
a situation, but only honesty and abili-
ty will retain it.
An Hibernian, fire sh from the Emer-
aid Isle, applied to a Maine farmer for
work.
"Can you drive oxenp" demanded
the agriculturist.
"Now, yer honor, that's jist the thing
I've done all me life, to be sure"
"Allright'' (rather dubiously); "hitch
tho critters to the new sled an go to
drawin' wood"
Presently Pat appeared pulling his
forelock respectfully, but evidently in
deep trepidation.
"sure, yer honor, that little go-car,
of yourn is smashed into smithcr-
eens."
"Broken! How did sech a thing
come to pass?"
Sure, ycrhonor, it seemed possessed
to III afoul of all the snags an stoomps
III creation"
The Maine man tightened his over.
alls, and with u heart full Of gloomy
forcbodings, sought the departed sled.
There was not much of it left, but snf.
icient to show that it had been hitched
to the oxen ''hind-side before"
"W'yl w'yl w'yl what on airth ever
made We hitch that sled tail eend fore.
most?'
"Sure, now, is that the kind o. sledt
We have in 'Merikorp in the ovid coun.
try the slantin' part is the tail q the
contraption.'
He did not keep his place--Foutht
fJdoNnnaiOy.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-03-20
GUS HAD 1T.
Why Judge P~ennybunker Felt Disap-
pointed and Sad.

Why Judge ~Pennybunker Felt Disap'
pointed and Sad.
Judge Pennybunker is not a happy
man. He is a g%ourmand, or Ear
epicac," as Mrs. %Partingtonw would say,
II costs money to buy the delicacies Of
the season, and Pennybunker is not
rich.
He happened to see asplendid saddle
of venison in a butchers window. He
went in and asked the price of it.
Then he came out and sighed. He
wanted it very badly, but two dollars
was too much money. he made up
his mind that he could not afford to
pay so much. .
On his way home Pennybunker met
Gus De Smith.
..For Heavens sake, Pennybunker,
lend me five dollars. I am so pressed
for money that l am almost crazy
said Gus.
"But, Gus, y0h have not paid me
tack'wfaf I lent you last week"
mo, but I'll do SO pretty soon,
Judge" Kind-hearted Judge Penny
bunker took out his pockct~book and
handed Gus q crisp five-dollar bill.
Gus wept tears Of gratitude and hur-
ried away.
In the meantime Pennybunker's
hunger had increased. His yearning
for venison became stronger and
stronger. At last he said to himself:
"a man only lives once anyhow, SO ne
might as well enjoy himself while he
can. Ill have that saddle OF venison
for dinner" He hurried back to the
butcher.
..Ill take that saddle of venison
now
I'm sorry. judge, but it y sold.
Mr.. Gus Dc Smith bought it only q few
minutes ago. He thought IT was very
nhaan. n-Thnas GiftiS30a. ~
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-03-20
Head For Jim, Tail For Bob.

Roscoe Conkling told a group of lawyers
the other day of having just been tempted
to take up a divorce case, although he had
eschewed that branch of practice, because
the fair litigant had interested him in The
recital of her wrongs by disclosing the
manner in which she had chosen her hus-
band. 81 had two s%uitors," she narrated,
and they We're just about equal in good
looks, agreeableness, social position n
outlook for fortune. They popped the ques-
ton within two days Of each other. l
really had no preference. suppose 1
didn't care much for either. The day came
in which I wa to give W couldn't
make up my mind, so I Tipped up a cent,
head for Jim and tail for Bob and that
was how I decided" She took the chances,
and they went against her, for she got a
husband who ill-treated her and became q
worthless scamp, while the rejected sutton
is a possessor of riches and fame.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-03-20
Big Judges and q Little Boy.
Washington Letter.

washington LctttT.]
Three justices Of the United States iSu.
preme Court got into a street car together
the other day. After the car had gone a
block or two a little ruddy faced boy VI
perhaps six years got in the car, but he
failed to find a seat. Chief ustice Waite
took him by the hand and said: "How do
you do, my little man? Lot me have your
fare and 1 will pass it up" Stanley Mat
thews put the boys fare in, and Justice
Miller got hold Of the boys hand and,
drawing him in between his big fat legs,
gave him a seat on the edge of the bench
and made much of him during tho whole
ride.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-03-20

"WHAT we learn with pleasure we never
aV esss in pofn Sta 1 Il paid t ous h"na " o Il
dollars without receiving any benefit, says
Mrs. Emily Rhoads, of McBrides, Mich. II
had female complaints, especially drag
gingdown,' for over six years. Dr.. r, Y.
Pierce's .Favorite Prescription did me
more good than any medicine ! ever took.
l advise every sick lady to take it," And
50 do we. 1t d%isappoiuts its patrons.
Druggists sell 1t.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-03-20

IN another column of. this issue will be
found an entirely new and novel specimen
Of attractive advertising. 1t is one Of the
neatest we have ever seen, and we think
any n will be well repaid for examining
the supposed display letters in the adver
tisement Of Priekly Ash BitterS.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-03-20
Stranger than Fiction

are the records of some of the cures of con-
sumption effected by that most wonderful
r~emedy-Dr. Pierce's "Goldon Medical Dis
covery." Thousands of grateful men and
women, who have beer snatched almost
from the very, jaws Of death, can testify
longer incurable. The Discovery has no
equal as a pectoral and Alternative, and the
most obstinate affections of the throat and
lungs yield to its power. All druggists.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-03-20

They tel: Il Louisville 81 !. c!s!se. q b
town who went to New York recently and
lived ct one Of the most expensive hotels
there. He stayed four days and asked for
his bill. "Fifty.one dollars" said the
clerk. "Guess again" said the X sntuckian.
"You haven't sized my pile yet. IRE more
money than that"
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-03-20

IUunB UHoE17 1so"U 1"W7
THE VoLrA1C BELT Co., of Marshall, Mich,
offor to send their celebrated ELECrRo-VoL-
TAlc BELT and other ELECTRIC APPLIANCES
on trial for 80 days, to men tyoung or old)
afflicted with Y debility, loss Of vital
ity and all kindred troubles. Also for heu-
matism neuralgia, paralysis and many 9th.
or diseases. Complete restoration to health,
vigor,and manhood guaranteed. No risk in.
them at once for illustrated pamphlet, free.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-03-20

For weak lungs, splitting of blood, short
ness of breath, consumption, night-sweats
and all lingering coughs, DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery" is a sover-
eign remedy. Superior to cod liver oil.
By druggists.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-03-20

Mexico must be tho elysium of car.
drivers. In that happy country these
estimable persons smoke cigarettes and
read novels while driving, and passen'
gers get on the cars without pretend
ing to catch the drivers eye.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-03-20

Miss FRANCES f. WILLARD has selected
some Gospel and Temperance songs, fa-
miliar tunes, 200 copies of which will be
sent to any church or Sunday school. Adj
dress the Publisher, Mrs. LAURA &. FlxEN,
Albert Lea, Mimi, enclosing 20 cents for
postage,
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-03-20
Hollanders smoking in Church.
Notes and Queriea.l

lmay say that I have seen at least one
man smoking In the great church at Rot
terdam. He was one of the officials Of the
church; he lighted his cigar near the or
gan, and walked up the aisle enjoying Il
Immediately after service.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-03-20

The scalp is cleansed and excited to a
healthy action by Halls Hair Remover.
In Consumption, the disposition to cough
is diminished by taking Ayers Cherry Pee
tOral,
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-03-20

ALWAYS prompt and sure and only 25
cents: Red Star Cough Cure. No opiates.
The merits OF st. Jacobs Oil as q sure cure
for rheumatism are known everywhere.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-03-20
Proof.

I wns q sufferer
from catarrh for If
teen years, with dis.
trcssing pain over my
eyes. Tho dtscas
worked down upon my
lungs. l used Ely's
Cream Balm with graft
flying results, am appar'
emily curcd.-z. c.
WARREN, Rutland, VI.
Ely's Cream Balm has
cured me Of cstarrh of
several years standing;
restored my senses of
taste and SMELL. c.
OGDEN, Elizabeth. n. J.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-03-20

A MILLION dollars in gold weighs the same
as q ton Of coal-about eighteen hundred
pounds.-N. Y. Graphic.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-03-20

As THERE is little pleasure without pay
in, it is probably this that makes life 80
do%llarous.- NrYixtoun Herald.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-03-20

A CRYING baby at a meeting is like a good
suggestion-it ought to be carried out
Ter0s Siftin0s.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-03-20

1t is impossible for the photograph
cr TO progress because his motto Is
"Now, don't move" --FNAadetpn'
Cah
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-03-20

The rumor that 1.-The world moves'' be-
cause it is cheaper to move than to pay
rent is denied.-N. Y. Independent.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-03-20

ADVERTISING Il q good deal like making
love to q widow. It can't be overdone.-
Chicago Ledger.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-03-20

PIKE s TOOrHACHE DROPS cure in ! minute, &c
Glenn's Sulphur Soap heals and beautifes. &c.
GERMAN Corn REMOVER kills Corns & Bunions
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-03-20

If a cough disturbs your sleep, take
Piso's Cure for Consumption and rest we'll.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-03-20

THE boy with tho dirty face seems to
"wanttho earth. '-PnrWf Jester.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-03-20

II WILL appear in print tomorrow" said
the young lady as she put the last stitch in
her calico frOck.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-03-20

THE letter-carrier that gets around quick:
est is the cylinder Of a printing press.-M
q. PicaVuae.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-03-20

A SQUARE California Mas-
k7ick.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-03-20
The Speed of Heat and Cold.

4ho Speeu " AAe"' NV Soh"'
It has been asked which travels faster
heat or cold; and answered heat. Because
any one can catch n cold. 1t therefore fol-
lows that every one should keep Taylor's
Cherokee Remedy of Sweet Gum and Null
lein, which will cure colds, coughs and Group.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-03-20

In Siam they bang cats tails. In this
country they aim to kill.-Nem Haven .News.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-03-20
Hoods S~arsaparill.

take Hoods sarsaparilla for . spring medicine.
and nnd 1t Just the thing. It tones up my system
and makes me feel like . different man. nv vife
taken It for dyspepsia, and she derives great beueAt
from 1t. She says 1t is the best medicine she ever
took FRANK Z. TURNER. Hook 3 Ladder No. i.
Friend Street. Boston. Mass.
II have taken Hoods SarsapariIla for dvspcnsis
which l have had for the last nine or ten year,. amer.
ing terribly. 1t has now entirely cured me" Me-. A.
NORTON, Chicopee, Mass.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-03-20

THE cockney is blind. He can not see an
II even if it is before his L.-Pitsduryh Chron-
ice
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-03-20

DIR. ROBERT NEWTON, late President Of tho Eclectic
College. Of the city Of New York, and formerly Of Gin
~cinnasi, O., used DIR, WIN. HALLS BAL.
SAM very extensively In hispractice, asmany Of bis
patients, now living and restored to health by the use
of his invaluable medicine. can amply testify. He
always said that 30 good a remedy ought to be pro.
scribed freely by every physician a. > sovereign rene.
dy In all cases Of lung diseases. 1t curea consump-
tion, coughs, colds, pneumonia. etc. :
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1886-11-04
SURPRISED HEIRS.
Fortunes From a Very Unexpected
Source.
A Hermit Woman with Money and sIiks--
Another with -Four Hundred Thou
sand Dollars sewed Up In nm Old
sklrt-Curious win.

NEW YoRK, Oct. 27.-Mrs. weingarten,
ff,y years old dropped dead at Astoria.
In the pocket other dress was found bank
book showing $4,000 10 her credit. Her
trunks were filed with valuable silk dresses
and other clothing, A search Of the ef-
fects OF Hannah Sands, who lived alone
near Rye, Winchester County, aud who
was supposed TO be very poor, has reveal
ed tlO0, 30 in money and bonds sewed mp
in an old skirt The only relatives are four
nephews who will get $4,000 each.
Horatio onderdonk's wiil is to be contest
ed Ono clause in tho will reads: lily
Son John has become insolvent, defiant,
calumnious and finally inhumhn; hence l
disown and disinhert him. Francis,
another son, was mentioned In the will as
being indolent and extravagant, and his
latLeI expressed fear that he would squsn-
der his pntrimony, 80 ho gave the boy the
income OF fI,00O yearly as a premium for
good conduct stipulating however, that no
should not contest the Will permit his in
terest TO bc incumbored or marry un Ter tho
age OF twenty eight years, and then only
with written approval OF three OF the ex-
scutor; Francis was also forbidden 10
drink intoxicating liquor, use tobacco in
ans form, witness horse-races or visit gam
bling or billiard saloons. The will was Ad-
mitted To probate by Surrogate Townsend,
OF Queen County, ON the lst OF Juno
last, with the consent Of all the par
ties interested. One Of the conditions
precedent 10 any child Of the deceased in
heriting a penny was that each should
slgn n paper expressing satisfaction with
the will, and specially certifying that the
testator was OF sane mind and capable of
making n will Every person refusing
be disinherited, and those who conformed
10 the conditions were 10 receive present
Of $500 The cont 'siants claim that the
decedent was Of uusound mind.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1886-11-04
CaIIed TO Battle.

DUBLIN, Oct 2S.-- United ireland tells the
Irish tenants that the time for patient
endurance is passed, and says it is time for
them TO stand up and fight hard, hitting
from the shoulder. The Uniouists, 1t says,
have been in power for six months, and
have not made an attempt TO suppress
the National League, which is stronger,
more active and more resolute than
devices, buster and threats. The paper
taunts the Government with being afraid
10 use coercion. A large number Of land
lords in West Clare made reduction in
their rents to-day. The rents on the Browne
estates were reduced forty per cent, and
on tho O'Kelly estates thirty per cent.
Colonel s ewart made reduction OF twen-
~ and Captain Morgan Of fifteen per cent
The tenants generally are paying.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1886-11-04
LOUISA LAWRENCE Co~KY. NOVEMBER 4, 1886.
rERR1aLr HoIooAusT.
Cremation of Coach Full OF Passengers
About Twenty-slx Lose Their Lives.


About Twenty-slx Lose Their Lives.
NILwAuKEE, Wis, Oct pa special
from Portage says last night soon after
midnight the wcstbound limited was ditch
ed at East Rio siding, q small station on
the main line OF tho Chicago, Milwaukee q
st. Paul road There are two side tracks
nj the place, and at the time the train was
due there last night both were occupied ny
freights one by wild train and the other
by train No IA, which had just
limited 10 pass. No. IA was very long,
and the conductor was at the head OF the
train relying upon the brakeman 70 attend
70 the switch. One report says the rear
brakeman, whose business II was 70 close
the switch after the train, started back TO
g ose the switch, but before he could rsacn
II the limited came tearing down grade at
fifty miles an hour and left the rails at
tho open switch. The sidings are In cut
whore the road curves so that the
switch light can not be seen from tho east
until train Is within q few rods; 10 tho
engineer OF the limited could not sec the
switch light turned wrong until too late
10 stop The engine left the track, ran
shcrt distance and brought up against the
side Of the cut toppllng ovor. The bag
gage-car and two regular coaches fol-
lowed, while four sleepers kept the rails.
The nEine ana tne cars tnnt went Oh
were badly smashed, and took fire from
the stoves Engineer Little and Fireman
Eagan crawled out from under the loco
motive, badly bruised and scalded. Tho
baggageman had n leg broken. All the
passengers in the sleepers got out unin-
jured, except slight bruises, but In one
day coach l3 were pinned In and literally
burned 10 death. Many others were in
jured by the severe shaking up. The whole
train. except one sleeper, which they were
able 70 uncouple and draw away was
burned up. Passengers from tho sleepers
gathered around the blazing cars, but they
were powerless TO render assistance. Men
and women could be seen tearing their
hair In the agony OF the moment, and
frightful screams issued from the death
trap. One heavy woman In particular,
tore up one Of the seats with almost
superhuman strength, and endeavored TO
break her way out OF the flaming pyre. but
her strength failed, and she fell TO the floor
and met horrible death. Only three per-
sons escaped from the car Later.-A dis
patch to the Sentinel estimates the number
OF people burned nS twenty-six. A force OF
men has been engaged tonight in raking
over the ruins of the coaches. At o'clock
the charred remains Of eleven victims had
been taken out