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The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-09-11

The prosperity Of town depends
to a large extent upon the united
efforts of it, citizens. Natural advan-
tages alone will not build up or keep
up town. In this day of rapid tran
sit and cheap transportation the con-
sumers have too many marts OF trade
convenient, to he restricted in their
choice or compelled to patrOnize any
particular place, and the town that
rests on its oars and depends on its
natural advantages to bring trade,
will, in the parlance of the day, get
left. The farmer coming to town
must be convinced that he will find a
ready market for his produce and one
that is remunerative and that he will
be able 10 purchase goods at a. rea-
5onable price. "a he would at other
places, Iu addition to this he must
be satisfied that he j. welcome Ni>l-
tor and that it j. not IA matter Of lndlf-
terence to it. citizens whether lie
trades with their town or not y
community that dor- not offer these
inducements To the farmer cannot IN
the nature Of things expect long to re-
tain his patronage. \ Wlde-aWAke,
progressive citizenship will always
try to fulfill these conditions.-t thick-
asaw Messenger.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-09-11
BROOKS, NEELI 4 co.,
Wholesale GRoCEhS, COTTON FAC
I"kS AND COMMISSION MER
CHANTS, 361 FRONT STREET.

This famous firm of wholesale gro,
GERS and cotton factors is one of the
largest in the South. Its store is al
all times filled with fresh groceries
Country merchants ana city retail.
ers can there find everything they
want, and their orders will be filled
at prices that compare favorably with
st. Louis and Cincinnati. The inn
mensity of this establishment aston
lshes those who take a look at it. To
one unfamiliar with the trade OF
Brooks, Neely 4 Co. it would seem
that such mammoth stock of gro
ceries could never be disposed Of, but
their house, large as it is, cannot hold
goods enough to fill their orders for
many weeks. Tons of groceries and
plantation goods are constantly AZ
riving, and are promptly disposed Of.
Their standing as cotton factors j.
second only to their reputation a.
grocers, and is with the best in bust
ness. Everything necessary for the
successful handling aud selling OF
cotton is POSSESSED by Brooks, Nicely
x Co.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-09-11

The Fail River lilobr relate. that q
crowd Of boys attempted I" amti~e
themselves recently hy throwing
green apples at the nests Of some
English sparroWs, but got into a very
lively fight with these pugnaciou>
little creatures. The trees were filled
with hundreds of birds, which stood
the fun until it became too mOnutOnu>,
and then organized and made Il dash
upon their tormentor-, They flew
straight for the face, and it began to
look serious for the urrhin- Some
If the latter ran to Il safe distance
and looked ON. but the more adven-
turou- Wagpd the battle. Two boys
We're pecked at until their faces and
hands were covered with hi"oi, amt
they were oOIigrd to defend theu-
selves With rIuhs in order to sHE"
their eyes. They tired before the
,parrOW-, however. and at last were
obliged to beat . retreat.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-09-11
FOR CONGRESS,
(4rH DISTRICT
HON. &c. BARRY.
OF CLAY COUNTY.


A Kentucky court has decided that
girl when she rejects lover must
return all that he gave her during
the time he fOndly imagined her
heart was his and that he had firm
grip on her future career. II appears
that young man loved maiden
fair in the Bluegrass State and
dumped his wealth at her feet in the
shape Of set of earrings, pair of brace
lets and diamond ring. For a time
he was very solid with her, and at
campmeetings, picnics and dancing
parties she horned off other admirers
by the very pain manner in which
she manifested her preference for his
company At last, however, he be-
gan to make her feel weary, and she
Tilted him so suddenly and in such
an energetic way that it was days be-
fore his friends could convince him
that he had not fallen from the top of
house. When he came to his sense
however, and the headache resulting
from a protracted and Respondent
drunk had disappeared, he demand
ed of his fathless love to shell out
the jewelry that he had given her
She refused and he brought suit
against her and won it. The decis-
ion Of the court will be hailed with
delight by the young lovers of both
sexes. The young man feeling that
in case Of a quarrel, OF some other
fellow stepping in and monopolizing
matters, that he can recover his
presents, will be encouraged to invest
frequently in love tokens for his fair
inamorata, and she knowing that if
she does not gather in the little gew-
gaws while the spooney time is on
that they will be scarce after mar
riage, feels grateful for a judicial de-
cision that inspires confidence and
has a tendency to prompt her chosen
one to do the proper thing in the
iewelry line, and to do it often. Thus
it will be seen that the decision
cuts both ways and gives satisfaction
to all hands. 1t must not be imag-
ined for a moment, however, that
under the decision presents in the
shape of oyster suppers and ice cream
can be recovered. They are irretriev-
able, and once given can be set down
Us gone for good. Therefore young
men in future will squander their
stipends for something sub
something the sheriff can
each with an attachment aud the
ionor hypothecatc, and in this way
he decision will operate no doubt in
uriously to the oyster and ice cream
business and also paraIyze the soda
water industry.-N. O. States.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-09-11
CARBERl 4 CASEY ,
WHOLESALE DEALERS IN WINES AM
LIQI IORS-RELIABLE DEALERS
SUPERIOR ARTICLES.

All persons who drink liquors
should bc careful to obtain the best.
IN order to do this they should deal
with houses that are known to carry
the very best qualities Carbery 4
Casey carry Il large stock, embracing
fir-t-cIusS whisky- from the leading
distilleries of Tennessee, Kentucky
and Pennsylvania. They also handle
all kinds of imported liquors. Among
these can he found fine old Irish
whisky. French brandy, Holland gin
in fact all fine grades of imported
liquors, Carhcry Il Casey have been
in Memphis many years and have an
reputation as liquor dealers.
Retailers can depend on obtaining
from them the best liquors at lowest
prices.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-09-11
Dr., Gums Liver Pills.

The University is in all respects in
excellent condition The office OF
Chancellor having been voluntarily
resigned by Gen. Stewart, Prof.
E. Mayes is temporarily chair
man of the faculty. Addison Hoge, of
Virginia,is Prof.of Greek; } J.J.Wheat
is Prof. Metaphysics; .A.J.Quinche
is Prof. of Latin; Gen c. w. Sears is
Prof. of Mathematics; Jno. l.. John
son is Professor of English Language
and Literature; r. b. Fulton is Prof.
of Physics and Astronomy; DR.. Geo.
Little is Prof. of Natural History; G..
w. Hutson is Prof. of Modern Ian
guages Edward Mayrs is Prof. Of
Law; l.. r. F'itzhugh is Professor
and principal of the High
School; Woodvill Latham is.Prof. of
Chemistry; Miss. Sallie MEG Isom is
Instructor in Elocution f. Il. Lark
in, Tutor. -. =,
Tuition is still free and every in
ducement is offered to students
male and femate--to COME here.
Apply for Catalogues or informa-
tioii to any Of the officers.
II. NJ. SULLIVAN,
Secretary.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-09-11
KEILI,. ;. ROPER d REILLY,
~ltN MEKtIIANTS. No. 392
MAIN STREET,

Theprogress Of this firm during the
past year has been something almost
phenomenal With a large capital
and wide business experience they
have every facility for handling the
large trade which they have secured,
and the indications are that the pres
ent season will ~hOW still further
increase, Nessrs. Kelly, Roper 4
Reilly purchase for cash and are thus
able to offer better inducements t.
purchasers than their less fortunate
competitors, and country merchants
should not fail to visit their establish
ment when they come to the city to
buy goods, Liberal advances will br
made Oh cOnsignnlents OF cotton, and
the planter nny rest assured that ht
will get the top of the Market and
quick returns On all cotton cousigntd
to this reliable and trustworthy firm,
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-09-11
d. CANALE 4 co.

The general public Of the South anG
Southwest are well aware that this is
the oldest and largest fruit house in
the country, without exception, Its
not out of place to say that this firm
handles the bulk of foreign and do
mestic fruit sold in this market; be-
sides, they carry full and fresh as
sortment of al kinds of foreign pro-
ducts, and the largest assortment of
imported wines and cordials and the
finest liquors that long experience can
procure, on which they enjoy . large
family trade. They feel well reward
ed for the great system Of fair deal
ing, quick sales and small profits
which have characterized this firm
for nearly a quarter of Il century.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-09-11
FIN, HEBRON X HDB-ON,
MERCHANTS AND COTTON FAC
TORS. 32l FRONT STREET..

d. w. Fly, f. i. Heron and SAN
Hob-on are we'll known to nearly all
the country merchants and cotton
planters in the Memphis district,
Then firm has been in existence lit
tie more than a year, but it ranks
with the !ea'ling houses of Front
Street. 1t commenced with tine
business, which has grown rapidly.
fhey are experienced grocers, know
what to sell and where to buy it at
the best figures Buying on the best
terms, they give their customers the
benefit of it. The cotton department j.
conducted by one who knows how t"
present the staple in best shape. 1t
is in all respects reliable and ell
tnrprising house, and wilt give CLOSE
attention to all orders.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-09-11

The Aberdeen Examiner has the
following excellent editorial upon
what is destined to be one of Missis.
sippi's greatest industries: "An es-
teemed contemporary expresses the
fear that darying will be overdone'
in Mississippi. We can assure our
friend that if the steam creameries
had to depend for a market on State
like ours, where every family owns
one or more cows, the business was
overdone when the first establish
ment was erected. Creamery butter
is made for export for shipment to
less forward portions Of our own
country, and, if possible, to foreign
lands, and the first thing to be done,
is to obtain status and reputation in
the metropolitan markets, and after
that it will only be question oftime
as to when we capture and control
the market. The dairy fight will
eventuate in the Survival of the fit
test The region that can pasture
cattle the longest, and winter them
the cheapest must finally conquer,
and it is wo1se than folly to suppose
that any country under the sun can
ever surpass us in these respects. New
York, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin
and Michigan are now, with the
Western Reserve of Ohio, and small
part of Illinois, the creamery and
cheese making portions of the Union,
and to this industry they mainly owe
their progress and prosperity; but
here in Mississippi we can maintain
a COW for a fourth of what it costs in
any of the States named, and can
raise one from a calf for absolutely
nothing, while labor is infinitely
cheaper here than there, always at.
tainable and equally reliahle.' y
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-09-11

If it is true that the President has
positively refused to allow a newspa-
per man to approach him while in
the Adirondarks, who is it then that
sends an account of his movements
over the wires every night, and maki
es the country weary the next day.
Is it possible that the President him
self Is writing tile "hog wash ?"
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-09-11

The GAZETTE copies to indorpe the
following in referencegto some Of the
leading and most substantial mercan-
tile establishments Of the Bluff City,
which We find in the Appeal of a few
days since:
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-09-11

The excitement over the Cutting
affair has about subsidized, and Cut
ting himself sinks into his original
insigniflicance The war-like fever
ends, the sword is replaced in its
scabbard, the musket stacked and
the military hero, who volunteered
his services turns his attention again
to prize drills and base ball matches,
Chickasaw did not have crack mil
itary company to tender its services,
but it must not be opined from this
that our people fail to thirst for gore
and glory. If the tug Of war had
come Chickasaw's noble youth, like
the bedbug would "have got there all
the same, 10 Chickasaw Messenger.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-09-11

OFFICE OF THE
EINOINI fONSTRTCTION Comp y. .
COTTON EXCHANGE BIlLDlNU. '
MEMPHIS, TENN, sept. l7t, lnN@.
Mr.. X, l.. TrsyIor has been elected
Treasurer Of thi, Company, vice w
{. Watts. resigned. Mr.. I. I. ralIry
has heen appointed Auditor, vice }.
W. Daniel, esigmcI,
/. {, IEANE Jr.
\lct-pr
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-09-11
MEMPHIS.
A Few of Her Leading Business
Houses, and What They Do.

Commercial Representation that would
Honor Amy City.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-09-11
- FINE
FLORIDA oNIc.

MN. FUSTEK 5. CHAPMAN,
One of the landmarks of the Geor-
eia Drug trade, now of Orlando, Flor
ida, writes:
X can hardly select single
case of the many to whom have
sold GUINN's PIONEER BLOOD
REVIEWER, but what have been
satisfied; and I find it the best
remedy for all Skin Diseases |
have ever sold, and Fine FlOrl-
da Tonic. FOSTER s. CHAPMAN,
Orlando, Fla"
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-09-11

lee Cream furnished on the shortest
possible notice, and ut reasonable
fates, at Mrs Loewensteiii's.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-09-11

The GAZETTE
Is the peoples paper,
and the best advertise
ing medium in Gren-
ada county.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-18

OF all places in which a man is uncom-
Portable, an intelligence Office is the on,
in which he appears least at ease: but OC
casionally he rises superior to circum
stances and entertains his feminine fel
low sufferers by his rebellion against his
oppressOrs Such one sat in South
End office the other day and allowed him
self 10 be catechised by some fifteen serv-
ants, but the sixteenth found her match
She made the usual inquiries in order To
assure herself that his home contained all
the luXuries To which she had been accus-
toned, and which her delicate health re
quired, and at last said: Il shan't come "
Il was afraid you wouldn't" he answered
pensively, but you ought. This house
isn't much, know; butIm building one
that's to have set tubs, and bells, and an
elevator, and an electric light, and a
piano, and a set OF parlOr furniture in the
Kitchen, and it would be like your child
hoods home 10 you, and-I'u let you keep
a pig in it.
She walked out Of the office, and the
other girls We're decently respectful for a
few minutes; but a fresh arrival, quite
of his possibilities soon attacked
him. He answered her also with ciyilitv
until her question became impertinent.
and when she said, We'll, guess I'll
hire you. How many have We in familyf"
he answered Eighteen "Eighteen!" she
Sasped. And what do ye bes paying
week." $50" Indeed. and I'll not GO"
said she; and she also departed, for every
body laughed And after all, said
ady who had seen the whole, "he found
and engaged nice girl If woman had
'aid half as much she would have been
nobbed n-Boston Transcript
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-18

A correspondent asks: why was the
standard gauge Of railroads fixed at four feet
eight and a half inchcs' What was the Srirn-
titic reason for adopting the fraction Of al
inrht"
Mr.. FELTON,, vice-president of the New
York. Lake Erie and Western railroad. say
there is no scientific or any other reason fur
it. except precedent and custom. In fact, all
the scientific or practical considerations that
can enter into the question are against Il
When Mr. Stephenson built his first lOcumr
tive, he. for some reason lest known 10 him
~clf. built it 10 the gauge Of the old tram
wavs-for vehicles drawn by horSes-in En-
land, which wns four feet eight and half
inches. That became what WAS known as tn,
marrow gauge III England, and wis natur
ally followed in this country to a very grrat
extent Some OF our roads have u gauge "'
four feet eight and one-half inches In En-
land they have siX-fOot broad" gauge, al,
at one time. for a very little while, tried Z;
seven-foOt gauge. The Erie road, bull
originally by English capital, was at first .
six-fOOt gauge, but in 1876 the changing Of l.
10 four feet eight and one-half inches wa
begun, and now it is all Of that gauge Th'
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad company uS,s a gaug,
Of four feet nine inches, because that is a
compromise gauge between the former gaug,
Of four feet eight and One-haf inches on tn.
eastern lines and four feet ten inches on it
roads west of Pittsburg. It would be well il
the four feet eight and Onc-half inches guaC
.'ould he widened little, to enable greate.
width Of the fire boxes of locomotives and con
requently more powerful engines, such as
would be desirable to emplOy.-New York
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-18
CALLING THE ANGELS IN.

We mean to DO it.. Some day, some day,
"" mean To- -u k,u this frvcrel rush
That i wearing our very souls away;
And grant to our loaded hearts a hush
That is only enough 10 let them hear
The f"ntst,I~ Of angels drawing near.
W. moan o. do IT, Oh. never doubt,
When the burden Of HIy'im" hruil is Ger,
Wen At and NUS while th" stars come out,
NN tn" Iarriar, h, sat at the "I.n lonr
eve,
To watch for the angels passing Ivy.
We've seen them nfar at high n"ontidr,
When tirrrlv the worlds hot flashing beat; :;
Vet never have hidden them turn aside,
And tarry awhile in couvrrS" sweet,
Nor PRAYED them to hullow the cheer we
spread,
I" drink Of our wine and break our bread.
We promise our hearts that when the stress
nf Tn" hf,~wurk reaches the longed-for
ruNr,
When the weight that "" Eroan with, hiniers
hsS.
Wei ln,>,'n our thoughts T" such rrpoSe
As hamlsh,~ cares disturbing din.
And th"n-wrll call tn" angels in.
TIL" day that W. dreamed of comes at length.
When, tired nf every m"rking quest,
And broken in spirit and shorn Of strength,
"" drop, indeed, nt tho door Of rest,
And wait and watch H. the day wans~ on
But the angels We meant to call ar, gone!
I United Presbyterian
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-18

The interesting fact was learned by re-
porter that the hides Of about 1000 horse,
and the skins of at least ten times as many
sheep are cut up into coverings for baseball
In this city every season By one manufac.
turer alone three tons Of yarn are used yeaI
for the lnsides Of baseballS The hide ana
skin used is perfectly white, being alum
tanned, and comes from Philadelphia Ou.
OF one horses hide the coverings for twelv,
dozen balls are cut, and out of one sheep
skin three dozen. Two strips of the leather
are required for each bail, cut wide. and
rounding at each end so that they fit in.
each other when put around the warn ball
Each piece, for league ball, is seven inchc.
long by two inches wide at the rounded end,
The pieces are cut with a die. Old-fashiou,d
blue Shaker yarn Is used for the inside of
League ball, which is wound tightly around
a small rubber ball weighing exactly on,
ounce. The improved League ball has now
double coverings Of horSehide, which is re-
garded as a great improvement York
Mail and Express
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-18
He Thought He Knew Better.

citizen walked up the depot platform
yesterday afternoon and gazed for two or
three minutes at the new train signals re
Gently erected on the south side of the shed
roof. Then he turned to Officer McElwee
and asked:
Whats them things forf"
What things;"
Why, that jigamerig on top o. that ere
roof"
20, that's to stop trains" replied the
officer
A look of incredulity came into the
mans face and he said
can't fool me, mister, with such trash
Trains stopped here many years before
slch things came around. No man could
stop train with piece of board way up
there. Stop a train, Hear him talk"
And the citizen enjoyed good laugh and
then coming to the subject again he asked,
but, mister, what is them things for, any
way. You might as well give it away"
Ihey are 10 stop trains with, | tell
you, reiterated the policeman.
DO you mean to tell me that a ward
long piece of wood can reach way cross
the track and stop locomokyr Wacher
givin' me-"
1T catches on the smoke-stack and puts
on the air brakes" explained passenger;
It's new tangled invention for stopping
the engine right away"
I've lived around Chester these fifteen
years, sOlilOquized the citizen as he gazed
with wonder at the shingle, "and I've
never seen EN- obliged TO stop trains that
air way,"-Chester Times.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-18
Swell Tourists and Their Dresses.

w hIe chatting with the proprietor of
a weIl-knOwn Long Branch hotel the
other day, remarked that could already
See signs of the coming summer exodus
lie laughed and SAID: We'll. NV dear
boy. fear that the more signs you see
L e less visitors we'll have | have inst
df .f'rd on to one or two of the latest
VIA. les of those people who pose as swell
summer tourists on excessively small in
cones dressmaker whom nv wife went
Il See recently told her that she had "A
Gr al variety Of dresses for the summer
Ter ~un which she would hire out on
re. '"naDIc terms, and change for others
on every week Now, amt that an
idea. Iou see, Miss DE Smith can 20 to
Lun- Branch with seven morning and
seven evening dresses and after A week
she secures another fourteen, and can
bloom out IN an entirely new set for the
following week. All these costumes are
made upon sliding scale basis, with big
seams and wide tlounces, which facilitate
their being changed TO fit many sizes
You see that with four sets of dresses the
customer can change them from one
watering place TO another and thus serve
fOuE people simultaneously. giving each
u Constant succession of new toilets For
aDOu 80 week the girls can have the
Use OF wardrobe that couldn't be duDli-
Gated under 5000. Think of that for
American enterprise "-Baltimore Amer
lean