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The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-05-22
GRENADA, MISS, May 20, 1876.

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EDITOR GAzETTE:-
There are two very important en-
terprises that some Of our well-to-do
citizens should turn their attention
to. First, would say that as there
is a latent desire among many of our
farmers that something should be
done to start anew the once proud
bearing Of our citizenship and move
it on up to its proper height, whereof
it has a claim that could, by little
enterprise and a full share of enccur-
agement soon reach, to that point
from which all could soon see and re-
alize TO their hearts content that
there is life and natural resources in
the old land yet sufficient to make us
all feel proud as in the days of "our
dads.' We must not remain in this
stupid and sleepy condition, appa-
rentIy waiting for something to drop
into our laps as Unexpectedly as a
clap Of thunder from a clear sky; but
arouse up and put on new armourand
90 into the field of new enterprises
where you can build up yourself and
thereby aid and assist your people to
realize the stubborn fact that there
must be something else done in this
sunny land besides raising cotton
no corn, no meat, etc. But as there
are now n or two enterprises that
have proved a success why not some
of our citizens who are fond of fine
stock--yea, II Longstreet, Mullin,
Jones, MoSwine and many Others 60
into setting on foot, as it were, an ag-
ricultural and stock fair? And again,
why don't some of those same gentle
men start II creamery? You will say
that is, the uninformed and nom
reader-'It won't pay" Well, I re.
fer you to statistics. This is simplys
pointer, so | will say more anon.
Yours very truly,
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-05-22

Take out of this ''prohibition craze
It's sentimental gush, its f%abrications
OF facts and its wild nonsense and
there will be nothing standing. Poe
try, fiction and drama have all been
utilized to root out of human nature
II of its strongest and most impor-
tant elements of success, a stimulant
to the very brain and body. Now re-
member that we do not advocate
drunkenness, nor any of its concom-
liant evils. We advocate the Uses tenn
perately dispensed of one ofGod'swis-
est best and most universally distri-
buted ofhis material gifts. AS proof
OF its utility, and much as it has been
and is now abused, what people stand
ut the head of national power, the
VINE drinking, whisky loving coun-
tries, or those which rebrobate both ?
LOOK, as q starting point, at the little
island of England, whose power is
ret and acknowledged in every part
OF the globe, Wherever her flag is
uliiurled at the mouth of a cannon,
right under it comes law, order NOR
alltyand religion, but not onedogmatic
or prescriptive principle to be taken
against the moral will of the subject.
That flag means law and order, which
the greatest as well as the meanest
must respect. Who are the English
but n Whisky lnvinu. pin Il
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-05-22
Duck Hill Items.

l suffered death from Neuralgia q,
Rheumatism in my head and shoul'.
der last summer, and finely it be-,
came general in my limbs, causing
them to be very much swollen. MI
Wilkins has been using Buchanan
Spanish Lightning Relief in his fam,
lily, and sent me a bottle. Three an,
plications gave me relief, and in thres
days l was well both of pain and
swelling. Since then, me and my
wife consider it a blessing and ind,
~spensible in a family. My wife is a
Paraletic and finds great relief from
it when suffering with pain, Respt.
j. II. Binford, March 3rd 1886, Furthes
information at Branum g. Goodwin
Drug Store. --. inch 6tf
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-05-22
GENERAL wALTHALL.

Recently made his maiden speech
before the Senate on the Cullom in
terstate commerce bill, and tits gem
orally admitted by those against as
well as for the measure that it was a
most creditable effort from any point
of view. His colleagues ofhoth parties
were prompt to congratulate the Sen
atOr at its close upon SO bailliapt q
speech, which proved his perfect mas
terry of the subject, and that he is a
man of broad Democratic views in
perfect sympathy with the masses of
the people. 4 Washington special
says: "He treated the measure as a
necessity, if not for the present,
to guard against contingencies that
may arise which the States laws
could not provide for. He took the
broad ground that it was the duty of
Congress to protect the people against
the expressions Of railroad corpora
tions, whether present or prospect
i've, His speech was elaborated from,
this head, and created upon the Sen
ate a deep impression. The oppon-
ents, indeed, were 50 convinced of its
force that two were brought up
standing to try and offset its effect"
TO those who know him we'll and
have watched his modest career, nei-
ther Gen. Walthall's position on this
subject nor his treatment of it will be
a surprise, Although for many years
the attorney of a great railroad cor
poration, he has always been able to
preserve his OWL opinions upon all
public questions clear of any profess
sional obligation. Too honorable and
too heightened to be made the tool of
any client or clientele, his attitude on
the Cullom bill is the logical result of
his experience in railroad matters and
careful thought as to the rights Of the
people as they are involved in mo-
nopolies or attempted monopolies.
Gen. Walthall in this position is in
sympathy with the Democrats ofMis-
sissippi, and proves their wisdom in
selecting him to succeed Lamar
Appeal,
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-05-22

''Church Member" and sparta Conference
We have bpt little to say of "Church
Member" and the Sparta Conference
inthese columns ,andwhat we sayshall
be destitute of anything like ill-will.
Had "Church MemberN disliked the
GAZETTE for any cause, or the Sparta
Conference, whether represented by
three mel or three thousand, it was
their right to have Withdrawn their
patronage and nobody would have
been offended; but when they rush
into another paper and tlaunt the red
flag of religious bigotry in our face
because our sentiments did not suit
them, and advise other people to
abandon us, they struck a blow, feeble
though it was, at the very bedrock of
society's peace. Suppose either should
dislike a merchant, or a doctor, or a
preacher even, from any cause what
ever, it was their undoudted right to
withdraw their patronage, but when
they go before the public and advise
others to do the same they %transgress
ever law of christian forbearance,
every one of the accepted maxims of
well-regulated society, and we might
say, the spirit of every statute of our
code of laws. When Capt. Hall, our
excellent postmaster, shall allow i'm
moral or dangerous literature to pass
through his office, even though it be
the GAZETTE, if we are about, we
shall report him to Uncle Sam as in
competent for his position, and not
wait for "Church Member nor the
Sparta Conference to prompt us to a
duty for society's protection. We
doubt not Church Member" is a good
man and the Sparta Conference are
good men, but they have much to
learn before any ofthem are Solons or
Solomons; and now we will leave
them, hoping that this little episode
in their usual tenor of life will teach
them the lesson that the pen is some
times mightier than the sword,
though u priest like Richelieu holds
the latter and a scribe like Bulwer
yields the former.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-05-22

The Yazoo Herald, one ofthc oldest
and most reliable papers in the State,
says that half the indictments in the
First Judicial District of Pamela
county were founded upon that splen-
did outcome of prohibition, "blind
tigers" So it is now in every prohi-
bition town in the State and will be
here if our people are silly enough to
be carried away by q sentiment, rath-
err than truth and common sense. An
idea, no matter how absured, when it
gets hold of the 'voX populi', no mat
ter how the voX Del .contradicts it is
likethe white caps ola troubledsea,i in
itself it has no power, but as a mis-
leader as to the rockst that lieimbeded
beneath, it has wrecked many a no.
BILE ship.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-05-22

tplS anu bne following U are
paid for by the party whose interests
are advocated. The author will be
made known TO anyone upon de-
mand, ~. ED. GAZETTE.
1t has been Tried Everywhere Without
If people will examine the statisti-
cal records Of our country instead of
the wild statements of prohibition
lecturers and preachers they would
learn lessonswhich would show them
that after all insanity is oftener caus-
ed by religious madness than by in
temperance. II we tell them that
from 1856 to 1883, a period of nearly
thirty years, only thirty-eight men
and two women have been put in the
Mississippi State lunatic asylum as
insane from drink u veracity might
be questioned. Listen to these I'M
bridled %ohatterers on the subject of
whisky and one will suppose that
every ward is crowded with lunatics
contemporaries of drinking, whose
evil effects we acknowledge and de-
plore But in our humble estimation
prohibition is not the remedy any
more than it was in Eden when Adam
and Eve violated the restriction:
''Thou shalt not eat OF the tree, etc"
Intemperance is one of the Oldest
evils of humanity, affecting not only
our country and Jul age, but those
that run far back into the very dawn
of authentic history. Twenty-Five
hundred years before the birth of
Christ a Chinese emperor eXiled the
inventor of "rice wine" and prohibit
ed its use, until in after ages the vine
produced it's natural results, and
then followed, under stringent prohi-
bition laws, the introduction of opium
for which China pays one hundred
million dollars annually, beyond
what they raise. They have raised
the nation of five hundred millions of
ingenious and harmless. people above
the uses Of wine and whisky to the
high standard Of opium with it's de-
basing results. Lycurgus, absolute
ruler Of the Spartans, was so opposed
to the Incorporate use of intoxicants
that he had a number Of men made
drunk every week to show it's enor-
nifty, and yet his severe laws were
treated with contempt, In the days
of ancient Athens, under the bloody
laws of Draco the mai that walked
the streets of the city intoxicated was
turned over to the headsman, and he
died blythe edict 0 fan absolute power;
and yet people would get drunk.
And so it was in Greece and Rome,
and prior to them the same in Egypt.
All these nations had prohibitory
laws against iptemperance, and so
did the Germans, Russians, English
and other smaller peoples, and yet
prohibition did not protect them
from the evils of intemperance.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-05-22
IMMENSE BARGAINsI
DRY GOODS, NOTIONS
Millinery, SHOES, &r
Every Department Overiowinc MY,
Choice New Spring and Sum WIN
Goods, A. SUMMERFIELpI Ras
Cure for Piles,

Piles are frequently preceded h,
sense of weight in the back, loins ~
lower part of the abdomen, cansiSee
the patient to suppose he has sona
affection of the kidneys or neishbo1
ing organs. At times, symptoms Y,
indigestion are present, fatulencvT
uneasiness of the stomach, etc,
moisture like perspiration, producinAs
a very disagreeable itching, aftss
getting warm, is a common attend
ant. Blind Bleeding and Itching
plicatiOn of DR.. Bosanko's pE1.
Remedy, which acts directI%p
upon the parts affected, absobing thss
Tumors, allaying the intense itchinrr"p
and etfecting a permanent curs
Price SO cents. Address The ~
Bosanko Medicine Co, Piqua,O. SoIa
by Hughes & Nance. feblly'
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-05-22
MORE EGGS,

DR., II. G. Jones, A%bberville Miss,
guarantees plenty of Eggs, if you
will feed in dough Or. Buchanan's
Quinine Horse Cattle and Poultry
Tonic to your Hens. He and ali
his neighbors, A. H. Graham & Son,
recommend it for horses and cattle,
Remember it is packed in tin cans,
leave the other: Mesers Branum u
Goodwin will not misrepresent il
for 25 or so cents. Call and see them
if you want something good, and re.
liable. inch 6tf
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-05-22


The p%rohibitory law of Iowa is
yielding queer results. Suits We're
brought, last month against nearly
all the druggists in Blackhawk coun-
ty for violating the law regulating
the sale of liquor, The code requires
that all sales must be reported, that
the name of the purchaser be given,
and that the profit on sales must not
exceed thirty-thrce per cent. The
penalties against the druggists
amount to nearly $4,000, the half of
which will so to informers. As these
suits represent but one county in the
state, and like action is to be taken
in all other counties, it looks more
like persecution than anything else.
The rabid prohibitionists of Iowa
stoop to all the low tricks in their
calender to carry out their vicious
ends,
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-05-22

We learn that the ice cream and
strawberry festival at the College
Wednesday night, for the benefit of
the Methodist church, was unusually
well attended and was q complete
success in every particular. With
the ladies Of our city at the head of
such an affair, its success is always
guaranteed.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-05-22

Administrators Notice,

Whereas letters of administration
on the estate of Mary r. Miller, decd
interstate, were granted to the under.
signed by the Clerk Of the Chancery
Court of Grenada County, Miss, on
the 4th day Of May, 1885, I'LL persons
having claims against said decedent
are, therefore, hereby notified to exs
hibit the same and have them regis.
tered by said Clerk within one year,
or they will be forever barred.
S. H. GARNER,
May 18th 1885 ~ Administrator.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-05-22

Mr.. Jno. M. Patteson, Of Memphis,
well and favorable known to every
longtime citizen of Grenada county,
spent a couple of days with us this
week. Mr.. Patteson is on a trip to
see his girl in the Lone Star State,
andis the same "old John"
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-05-22

Branum d Goodwin have something
that will cure Catarrh in 10 days
relieve headache, toothache. collie in
man or beast instantly. When you
have a bottle of Buchanan's Span
ish Lightning Relief in your house,
there is no need of going after a Doc,
tor in the night. Also for q circular
and see who uses the medicine:
mcn 6tf
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-05-22

Wild Cherry and Tar,

Everybody knows the virtues of Wild
Cherry and Tar as a relief and cure
for any affection of the throat and
lungs. Combined with these two in.
gradients are a few simple healing
remedies in the composition of Dr.
Bosanko's Cough and Lung Syrup,
making it just the article you should
always have in the house, for coughs,
colds. Group and bronchitis. Prica
so cents and 81 90. Samples free,
Sold by Hughes Il Nance. [apl, In
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-05-22
Gen'l. Walthall's speech delivered

Gen'l. Walthalls speech delivered
in the United States Senate on the
10th of May, on the subject Of inter-
state commerce, is q model of breylty
as to length, pertinenceasto facts and
force as to argument, We learned
in early life that q circle IA a SYM
DO! of eternity, but later we have
come to believe that some Congress
sionai speeches beat q cirGle--at least
they have little if any beginning and
certainly no end, 6en'l. WaIthall
has laid down q precedent which we
hope will be followed by others. He
spoke on q definite subject in a def
mite way, in plain but strong Saxon
language, presenting every leading
point Oh this subject, and using his
practical knowledge about railroads
with effect to enforce his ideas, with
out introducing an encyclopedia of
universal knowledge, and found a
place to quit--somcthing difficult for
the average Senator. His speech we
can heartily recommend to Il read
ers as containing all the information
useful as to the rights of railroads and
the rights of the people, The protec-
ton of each under the broad eagis of
the State and National Governments.
We return him our thanks for q copy
of his able effort.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-05-22

If you want to have your clothe.
cleaned, dyed and pressed call on A.
b. Branch, who can fix them up il
the best style, remove all the grease,
dirt and stain, and make them az
good as new. Prices reasonable,
Leave orders at G. G. LeOnard's. [tf1
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-05-22

Miss Lalah Kimbrough, oneof Car
roll county's prettiest and most pop
ular young ladies, is in the city visit
ing her brother, Mr.. o. L. Kim
brough. The GAZETTE extends her
a cordial welcome and wishes her
o pleasant stay.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-05-22

The Martha Washington entertain
ment at the Court House Thursday
night under the supervision of the
ladies and for the benefit of the Bap-
tist church was n very pleasant and
remunerative affair. We are always
glad to see the efforts of the ladies in
q worthy cause crowned with richest
rewards, and this instance is not an
exceptional one.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-05-22

We learn that Mr.. W. G. McLean's
speech, at Carrollton last Saturday,
was q mastery effort. Everybody
hereabouts acknowledges his ability
as a forcible debater and his high
character as a gentleman.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-05-22

We were pleased to see our iovial
friend Col. B. c. Adams, ST., on the
streets during the early part Of the
week, after recovering from q severe
spell dizziness.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-05-22

Our young friend Master Simon
Vile, of Memphis, is in this city Wis
iting friends and relatives, and will
remain with us two or three weeks.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-05-22

We had the pleasure of breakfast
ing at the Illinois Central Railroads.
new hotel at Holly Springs last Mon
day (the same being the first meal
served to guests at this establish
ment) and cal say that it is perhaps
the most elegantly fitted up of any
hotel in the State. The meal served
on this occasion was sumptuous in
deed, all of which the proprietors are
determined shall be the same both in
quality and quantity.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-05-22

The Illinois Central Rail Road has
just completed q fine new hotel and
eating house at Holly Springs, ana is
prepared to furnish the travelling plb-
lie with hrst-class meals and accom-
modations. This hotel is centrally
located between the best markets
north and south. Portable ice boxes
will be used in transporting pe,isha-
BILE articles from distant markets. A
competent corps of cooks and walters
has been sed ured from Chicago.
Train No. ] (squth) arriving $40 a. m
Train No. 1 (nbrth) arriving 7,45 O. m
breakfast, andTrain No. (south) ar
irving $50 p. M, supper at Holly
Springs. Thu celebrated Silurian
water from Wiukesha, Wis, will be
served to guesb at this hotel free of
charge. MealsWill be served prompt
ly on arrival T trains, and the full
time advertise will always be allow
ed. Prices veE reasonable.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-05-22

We had a very pleasant call Thurs
day from Mr.. J. ID. Money,o Carroll
ton, whom we found to be Il social
and intelligent gentleman.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-05-22

Men who have made Democracy
almost a Divinity had better be eau
tious how they walk in the prohibi-
bition net or they will find them
selves in the little parlor of the Re-
publican fly before they have exam
ined the surroundings. When, as a
Democrat, you are ready to go back
on the examples of your fathers, the
traditions of their honest manhood,
the usages of their domestic life and
the bold announcement oftheir polit-
ical principles, and go to 'monkeying'
around this prohibition business, like
Samson you will o find your locks
cut and you dallying with a false
hearted Delilah in the weakness of
mistaken manhood.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-05-22

We are told that our friend Mr.. Ed.
Mangum looked unusually sweet on
Thursday night. If this be true we
would suggest that he continue to APP
pear in disguise.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-05-22

Our afablc young friend George H.
Fitz-Gerald, of Swan Lake, Talla-
hatchie county, has been on visit to
friends and "the old folks at homen n
few days during this week.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-05-22

We learn that Mr.. w. G, Mclean
makes a speech in Graysport to-day
Saturday on the subject of prohibit
ton, IF this were simply a church
question we would not say a word but
it is a matter that effects every voter
in this county; and this secret bust
ness reminds US of a Jesuitical cabala
or an Inquisitoral court. 1t is a po-
litical question run under sacerdotal
robes, 20.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-05-22

CURE FOR SICK HEADACHE.

For proof that DR.. Gums Live.
Pills cure Sick Headache, Ask your
Druggist for a free trial package,
Only one for a dose. Regular size
boxes, IS cents. Sold by Hughes \
Nance, March LIST I'm
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-05-22

We didn't know until Thursday
night that Mother Martha Washing
toms servants congratulated and ell
tertained her guests.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-05-22

Capt. J. J. Slack and Judge w. Fl.
Fitz-Gerald paid Il sister-town, Cof-
feeville, a visit during the present
week,
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-05-22

Mr., J. V. Boswell, representing A.
c. 4 A. B. Treadwell, of Memphis,
was in town Wednesday.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-05-22

Col. J, d, LeflOre was in our city
this week making himself agreeable
to his many friends.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-05-22

What was 4 matter with the Gre
NADIA String Bad Wednesday night?
Did the Italianl "b1uff' them off?
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-05-22

Mr.. H, |. Summertield was in the
Bluff City the early part of this
week.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-05-22

We return thanks to DR.. ]. B. Gage
for recent cOurtesies.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-05-22

And s"bs fbers to the GAZETTE
still continl\ to roll in. Another
Guire of paps\ has been added to our
weekly suppEkince our last issue.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-05-22

Black is certainly very becomingt to
our jovial friend Mr.. w. II. Whita-
ker.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-05-22

Miss Maude Daily, of Torrance, was
in our city Friday.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-05-22

From a privat source we learn that
crops along thefaIlahatchie river are
in splendidc,nition.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-05-22

An ice creaI and strawberry festi-
val will be gi9n at All Saints Recto-
ry next TueJay evening, common
cling at six oIlock, under the man.
agement of We Children's Guild So
ciety. All cordially invited to
attend.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-05-22

Justices blanks for sale at the
office,
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-05-22

Mr.. Jno. 7. Mccain, of CarroIlton,
was on q visit to Grenada this week.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-05-22

Capt. Hill, of Hardy, a in town
Wednesday.
The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-05-22

NoTE.-All articles appearing in
this and the following column are
paid for by the party whose interests
are advocated. The author will be
made known to anyone upon de-
mand, ~. ED. GAZETTE.