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Say What You Mean.

A young lady at q party in Boston
the other night gave the following adj
vice to young man in reference to
the use of big words "ln promulga-
ting your esoteric cogitations or
articulatrng your superficial sentiment
alities and philosophical physcholog-
ical observations, beware Of plattudi-
nous ponderosity. Let your conver-
sational communications possess a
rarified concseness, compact
comprehensiveness, a coalescent
consistency and a concatenated CO.
gency. Eschew all conglomeratiOn of
tlatulent garrulity and jejune babble-
ments. Let your eXtemporaneous
descantings and unprecedented ex-
patiations have intelligibllity, paittac-
ious bacinity, ventriloquial verbosity
and vaniloquent rapidity. Shun
double entendres, pestiferous profan-
ity, obsourant or apparent. In other
words, talk plainly, briefly, naturally,
sensibly, truthfully, purely. Say
what you mean, mean what you say,
and don't use big words.
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GOING A-FISHING.

Some people would rather stay at
home and handle mouey than go fish
ing, but | am not SO constructed.
Money, of course, has occasional at
fractions, even to q man who lives
mainly on moonshine; but there
frequently comes time when | am
overcome with desire to 90 where
pellucid waters gurgle, and for a day
or two relapse into barbarism and eat
with my fingers. AS Sam Jones says,
am down on piscatorial diversions,
but, brethren, do love to fish. l
never baited a hook in my life, if we
rule out the pin-hook period of exist
ence; but for all that, love to lie in
the shade on hot day. and watch
somebody else having good luck and
splendid time.
ANY man who has the use of a brain
that is always on the 60, like young
chicken in quest of bugs, will find
that nothing SO lulls 1T into the holy
calm of perfect repOse, so necessary at
occasional intervals to robust mental
health, as reclining in hammock in
the breezy shade on a hot day and
watching somebody trying to catch
fish. The eyes may remain open, and
tho body wide awake, but tho soul
will slumber, and when aroused to
duty afterward it will spring up re-
freshed
One Of the ways to get all the on
joyment of the circus, without the
crowd and bad breath you are obliged
to endure in order to harvest hilarity
under canvas, is to make up little
party of friends, and 60 forth in pic
mic style to spend day killing mos
quitoes and eating pickles and jelly on
the bank of some placid stream,
where 1t meanders through a forest
which drapes the earth in cooling
shadows so intense that ants on the
biscuit are not observed.
l have in mind an excursion of that
kind which occurred this season. A
small party of kindred spirits was
made up, and day appointed for the
picnic. 1t was agreed that everybody
should take something, so l took a
camp cot and fan, in addition to a
fly lemonade before starting. Others,
more keen-sighted, took substantials
that came handy in the course of the
day. but nobody had the foresight to
think of bait. Bait is the allurement
placed on the hook to beguile the fish
to its ruin, and is matter of some
consequence, if you expect to have
good luck and catch many fish, though
some arc foolish enough to bite at the
bare hook, as you sometimes see peo-
pie do in real life. My wife took o
freezer of ice cream, jug of milk,
and every precaution to get her re-
freshments to the rendezvous in safety.
She also took lady guest from the
city who was afraid OF snakes and
something of gusher on poetry. II
might also be remarked that she haC
good mouth for pie and abhorred 6
pig.
We started early. My costume was
cool but impressive. 1t consisted large
ly of blue cotton pantaloons, straw
hat, and o shirt without collar.
also wore cigar the greater part o
the time, in addition to the blue cog
giles which are my constant stay anC
comfort in hot weather. The womel
were dressed with scrupulous care il
Mother Hubbards, wide -brimmed hats
and full-grown umbrellas. Our cOup'
for time was numbering spring wa
gon, drawn by a horse who resemblet
myself in one marked particular. Hi
was fond of the shade, AID narrowl,
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of sunlight to make him available for
allegorical purposes of dreadful
character. Though he probably man.
aged to conceal from view more prov
ender than any one else in the party,
there was nothing so very depressing
in the sight of him as he did it. He
looked as if he enjoyed the feast, and
didn't act as if he was doing it on
bet, but managed somehow to keep
his conversational works and laughing
machinery going at the same time his
masticating apparatus was in most
hurried operation. If you want to
have a good time at a picnic, you will
miss it If you don't take sorrei-top
along
A woman is always woman, but
more especially so at picnic dinner.
In the unequal race of life the fragile
creature may not be able to hold her
own at all times, but she does it at
meal time, no matter where she is or
who is present. l don't mean to say
that she gets her full share of the eat
ables, in the strict sense of the word,
but she maintains the characteristics
of her sex, and never for one instant
coats. When man gets beyond the
restraints of drawing-room he ceases
TO be human being, and gnaws a
bone with as much delight as a jackal!
but on the other side of the house it is
different. A woman never forgets
that she has complexion that should
be guarded or tongue that can gal
lop unbridled wherever it will. In
stead of grabbing everything that
comes handy. and putting it out of
sight as soon as possible, without any
regard to whether her face is frescoed
with jelly, her nose blossoming with
jam, or her cheeks glowing through
butter, she minces morsel of this,
breaks off a piece of that, takes mere
taste of the other, and tries just the
smallest fragment of something else,
saying all the while how dreadfully
soggy her own cake is, as she knew
it would be, and told Henry so dozen
times before they started, and how
deliciously good everybody else's
provender is, and what shame it is
she should have spoiled the feast by
bringing a lot of trash nobody will
eat; but then she might have known
it, for she never did have any luck
with this, that, or the other when she
was hurried.
And so it goes. Every woman runs
down her own truck as the vllest of
the vile, and lands that of every body
else to the highest pinnacle of perfec-
ton. And did anybody ever see such
heavenly this, or such ecstatic that,
and for mercy's sake did anybody ever
see anything so grand as something
else, and how in this world was it ever
made-so splendid every way; do tell,
Mrs. Hopnotch, for goodness sake?
And pshaw! you don't say! that's ex-
actly the way she made it herself; but
did anybody ever see such scandu-
lous ditferenceP And while all the
feminine tongues are rafting in their
stragetic efforts to pull in compli-
ments, the men eat up everything in
sight except the custard pie Clay
banks baby fell into face down. and
every woman goes home hungry that
night, and one of these days will most
likely tell somebody in confidence
there wasn't thing fit to eat except
what she took herself, and of course
that was eaten up at once by those
wretched men before she could get 8
taste.-Lige BroOn, IN Chicago Ledger
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-07-31
Exploded Boom.

A long, lank, lean and chronic Anti-Potash
Boom met the new, fat and saucy Atlanta Big
Bold Boom, on a hot, sultry day.
Who are your" asked B. B. B. Boom.
II am the old Antl-Potash Boom, 2 was the SAD
reply, as the perspiration rolled down, and it
leaned heavily on the b. b. b.. Boom for support
"Don't lean on me" said the B. BE. Boom.
II may look strong, but / am quite young-only
"A months old, am growing rapidly, and am
mighty weak In the knees. / am doing the work
which you have failed to do, although you are 80
years old. You are old, and tough, and rich, and
don't require a support. But what causes you
to look 50 thin of late?7
"Well, | hardly know replied the ANTI
Potash Boom. my physicians tell me thai my
abilities have been over-rkted and that while
trying to whip out all opposition by boast and
brag, that have proven my inability. Old ago
Is also creeping on me-hasing fought near 30
years before any 0 knew / was l~iving-and
now | am unable to perform feats that others
are doing. ! an collapsed; my friends have
turned against me and call me names, and oh
Lordy, how sick l become az the very sight OF B.
B. B.. Hold my head while / die.''
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-07-31
Aoreament Uttered Inte.

FALL RIVER, MASS July 25.-An
agreement to further curtail the pro-
duction which vas put in circulation
a few days ago yesterday received a
number of signatures to make it bind
ing, and will take effect Immediately.
1t has been signed by corporations rep
resentlng over one million spindles
and provides for the stoppage Of four
weeks production between this date
and October LIST. 1Some mills will run
every other week and will begin the
curtailment by shutting down all of
next week, while others will continue
to run at present to suit their special
convenience, but will shut down at a
later date.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-07-31

The citizens of Warren county need
not enter into any heated campaign for
many weeks yet, but it is we'll enough
for them to keep in view the work to
be done, and canvass about the best
material with which to fill the various
offices. 1t is the unanimous determin-
alton of the people represented by the
Democratic organization, to reform
the county from one end to the other
and from the highest to the lowest
Office. A clean sweep and a new be-
ginning are a necessity. With the one
exception of Captain Worrell in the
Board of Supervisors, new officials
should be chosen. From sheriff
down to. constable there should be a
change. In all the beat offices, it is
just as easy and far more desirable to
have good officials than bad ones, and
the people should determine to have
them.
The county needs now
and will need tor years, one of the best
Board of Supervisors, that can be had.
1t is within the power of the Demo-
cratic party to accomplish all this, and
the purpose should be kept plainly in
view, until the time for the nominal
tions.
The issuance of scrip should be posi-
lively prohibited in the future. The
Legislators elected should be instruct
ed to so amend the law, as to make it
absolutely illegal for any authority to
issue a warrant on the county Treas
ury beyond the amount of money on
hand. An honest Board of Supervi-
sor might be entrusted with the
power to borrow a limited amount of
money in a pressing emergency, but
even that power should be most zeal
ously guarded.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-07-31

a barren victory if they had carried
the "beats" in Rsr-in county. His
political stature is too big for that
class Of workers to hurt him. He
stands high among the leading men of
the State, and nothing but a decision
Of the people of the State against
him will ever detract IN the least
from the high esteem in which he is
held all nver the commonwealth for
which he has done so much. The loca
politicians around Brandon, who fool
lshly tried to injure the Governor, may
find they have only destroyed them
selves with leading politicians.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-07-31

GEN. CATCuINGs and his friends
need give themselves very little con-
Germ about the long winded, vigorous
kick of the Young Democrats. There
is n candidate for postmaster, and
twelve Young Democrats engaged in
the ridiculous onslaught on Gen.
Catchings, Mr.. Groome and the editor
of the COMMERCIAL HERALD, The
motive of the twelve is so plain and
the kick resulted so certainly from
fear that one of the young Democrats
would not get the appointment him
self, that the public will be almost, if
not quite disgusted with the whole
performance. Especially is this the
case when the public knows that Mr..
Groome has done more for, and con-
tributed more to the Democratic party
than all these young kickers put to-
gether.
1t is now plain that the purpose of a
few of the stripplings at least, has
been from the start, to force the Dem
ocratic party to give them places. The
party has so badly needed the services
of all, that they have tried to play
upon its necessities, and wiring con-
cessions which they could not hope for
by reason Of any services. 1t is hard
to conceive Of more unenviable posi-
ton than that assumed by the twelve,
The other Young Democrats, who
refused to act as tools of the office
seekers, should instantly connect them
selves with the regular Ward Dem
ocratic Clubs, and continue to demon.
strate that they are Democrats from
principle.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-07-31

B. F. Jonas Takes Charge Of His
Offlce--Resolutions Adopted by
the Cotton Exchange.
New ORLEANS, July 25-Ex-Senator
B. F, Jonas, recently appointed collec-
tor of this port, took charge Of his
Office to-day, Gen. Badger, retiring col
%lector, having everything in order to
make the necessary transfer of public
property in his charge. The custom.
house was draped in mourning in
honor of Gen. Grant. The meeting Of
the cotton exchange to-day adopted a
series of resolutions referring to the
decease of that illustrious soldier and
ex-president Of the United States,
Ulysses S. Grant, after a lingering ILL
ness borne with patience and manly
fortitude.
Whereas. In the death Of Gen.
Grant. the country has lost one Of her
greatest generals and her people one of
their most illustrious fellow-citizens
whose deeds have contributed towards
enabling the name of America through
out the world,
Resolved, That this exchange, rep
resentlng among its members the
planting interests Of the southwest
and buyers from all parts Of Europe
and in America, hereby gives express
sion of its esteem and respect for the
great qualities Of the illustrious de-
ceased.
Resolved further, That as token of
its sympathy with the universal sor.
row the exchange building be draped
in mourning for the period Of .hirty
days, and that business be suspended
on the day of the funeral obsequies.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-07-31

Thos. Dabney Marshal, 81 Edwards.
This gentleman graduated at the
University Of Mississippi 81 June 81
1882, taking the dFst honor. he s..
acknowledged by the faculty Of fhak
institution to Be one of tie anest IN
t~ellects ever graduated from the uni
versity. He is a young lawyer of M
usual ability, and # be viii consent "a.
run for thu Legislature, he viii reflect
great honor on his constituency. He
Is a man Of clear thought and ene
moral character, and We need such
men in the House.-Sword and Shield.
The above Is a Just and well merit
ed compliment. There is no young
man ID Mississippi who has a hneK in
telIect or a brighter future than Dab.
ney Marshall. He possesses a rarely
versatile genius. q large and varied
store Of learning. and. whether IS q
writer or a speaker, he never fails to
be brilliant and attractive. It would
afford us great pleasure to SOD his
name on the ticket.-The Comet.
Utica, Miss.
Mr.. Dabney Marshall Is a prominent
young attorney at Edwards, and It af-
foTds US pleasure to add a word Id his
praise to the above merited compli-
ments.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-07-31
America Willing to Accept West In.
dies Produce.

LONDON, July ga deputation,
headed by Mr.. Tenant, NJ. F., yester-
day urged upon Col. Frederick, secre-
tary for the colonies, the necessity Of
the government fulfilling proposed
trade convention between the British
West Indies and America. The depu-
tation pointed out that America was
willing to accept West Indian produce
upon favorable terms that America
and England were the only markets
those colonies had, and that they would
be reduced to starvation unless allow
ed to trade with America. Lord Dun
raven, on behalf Of the colonial secre.
tary, replied that the government had
only recently taken office, but the col
onists' claim would receive the utmost
attention. The government, he added,
was already inquiring into the matter.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-07-31
RHEUMATISM

Although a practitioner OF near twenty years.
my mother influenced me to procure b. B. b. for
her. She had been confined TO her bed several
resisted all the asualremedies. Within twenty
four hours after commencing B b. b. / observe
ed marked relief. She has commenced her
third bottle and Is nearly as active as ever, and
has been In the front yard rake In hand" ciean-
ing up. Her improvement Is truly wonderful
and immensely gratifying.
C.. III. MONTGOMERY, MD.
Jacksonville, Ala, Jan. 6. 1885.
Sold at wholesale or retail by G. u, REYNOLDS
Il Co., Vicksburg, Miss.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-07-31
To oBEY lis cALL

"A Remarkable Document Written
by Gen. Grant IN pr. Douglas
Presence, on July I'd.
MT. McGREeoR, July 25-Dr. Doug
las gives the Associated Press the fol-
lowing remarkable document, which
was written by Gen. Grant IN Doctor
Douglas presence, on Thursday, July
End:
II ask you not to show this to any
one unless the physicians you consult
with until the end particularly / want
it kept from my family. If known to
one man the papers will get it, and
they 1.-THE family will get it. 1t would
only distress them beyond endurance
to know it, and by reflex would dis
tress me. l have not changed my
mind since | wrote you before in the
same strain. Now, however, l know
that | gain strength some days, but
when | do go back, it is beyond where
| started to improve. I think the
chances are very decidedly in favor Of
your being able to keep me alive until
the change Of weather, towards win
ter. OF course there are contingencies
that might arise at any time that would
carry me off very suddenly, the most
probable Of these is choking. Under
the circumstances, life is not worth the
living. / am very thankful, (glad was
written but scratched, and thankful
su~bstituted) to have been spared this
long, because it has enabled me to
practically complete the work in
which l take so much interest. / can
not stir up strength to review it and
make additions and substrac-
tons that would suggest them
selves to me, and are not likely
to suggest themselves to any one else.
Under the above circumstances l will
be happiest the most pain l can avoid.
II there is to be any extraordinary case
such as some people believe there is to
be, il will develop itself. / would say
therefore to you and your colleagues
to make me as comfortable as you can.
If it is within Gods providence that !
should 60 now, l am ready to obey his
call without a murmur. l should
prefer to 60 now to enduring my pres.
ent suffering for a single day without
hope of recovery. AS l have stated, ]
am thankful for the providential ex,
tension of my time to enable me to
continue my work. ! am further
thankful because it has enabled me to
see for myself the happy harmony
which so suddenly sprung up between
those engaged but a few short years
ago in deadly conflict. 1t has been ar
i~nestimable blessing to me to hear TIL
kind expressions toward nae in person
from all parts Of our country, from
people Of all nationalities, Of all reli
gions, and Of no religiof, of Confeder
ate and of national troops, alike; o
soldiers organizations, Of mechanical
scientific, religious and other societies
| embracing almost every citizen in tn
land. They have brought joy to M
heart if they have not effected q cure
7 So to you and your colleagues l &C
knowledge my Indebtedness for having
brought me through the valley of tn
shadow of death to enable me to wit
ness these things" (Signed)
MT. McGREGoR, N. Y, July 2, 1885.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-07-31

Communications from CattIemen.
WASHINGTON, July 25-The secre-
tary Of the interior received number
of communications from cattlemen
since the PRONUNCIATION of the pEesi-
dents proclamation ordering them out
Of the Cheyenne and Arapahoe reser-
v~ations, asking for an extension Of
time, forty days, allowed them for re-
moyal. In no case have they protest.
ed against the order Of removal.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-07-31
Vacation Postponed.

WASHINGTON, July 25.-The presi.
dent contemplated leaving Washington
next Saturday on his vacation. The
death Of Gen. Grant has made 1t neces.
sary for him to change his programme
and he will not leave town for that
purpose until after the burial Of the
ex-president.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-07-31

LOWRY AND RANKIN COUNTY.
The opponents Of III capable and
popular Governor have tried to take
comfort from the hostility manifested
to him In Ibis own county" They
thought to defeat him in Rankin,
where he lived, that they might say:
tSee this man does not stand well with
those who know him best" They fail
ed, but the failure made little or no
difference. The people at large know
what motives induced the persistent
and bitter attack. They feel that the
very persons, who so determinedly at
tempted to humiliate the Governor in
Rankin county, would have as ardent
ly supported him, if he had made an
appointment or go that ought not to
have been made, and had loaned his
powerful position to further the
schemes Of overgrown ambitions. Be-
sides this, Robt, Lowry is no longer a
mere county man." He has been
thoroughly tried by the people Of Mis-
sissippi, and he has gone far beyond
the mere local quarrels and jeal-
ousies of any circumscribed locality,
The county politicians who were
bowling for his scalp, would have won
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-07-31
FROM CANTON.

A Negro Boy jailed for Rape--A
Noisy Republican Convention.
Special to Commercial Herald.
CANTON, July 25,-Will Williams, a
negro boy, aged II, was jailed here
yesterday for rape. His victim being
a bed-ridden old woman, aged 80.
The Republicans had a noisy CON
vention to-day to nominate district
candidates and delegates to county
convention, which meets Monday
Suitable resolutions in respect to Gen,
Grants death were adopted.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-07-31
President Cleveland Requested tc
Name the PAIL Bearers.

President Cleveland Requested to
Name the Pall- Bearers.
Mt. McGREGon, July 25.-The
morning is still and sultry on the
mountain. Hundreds of visitors are
coming up on the trains and a Sabbath
like silence prevails. Since the death
Of the general Mrs. Grant has been
seen by no one except the immediate
members Of the family and MrslDr.
Newman. Yesterday 1t was rumored
that she was 80 utterly Frustrated that
serious results might be feared, but 1t
is now known that although Bthe
widow suffers greatly yet she bears up
bravely and no serious results are an
ticipated.
DPresident Cleveland was this morn
ing requested to name the pall-bearers
to act at the closing obsequies. He
will attend to that matter.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-07-31
Maud s..

CLEVELAND, July 25.-Maud S.
trotted q mile at the Glenyille track
to-day In Oil. The intention was to
give her a warming, and she was sent
to the first quarter In 343; she was
going SO smoothly that Barr gave her
the rein and she went to the second
quarter in 32A and the last half IN
l;04.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-07-31
motherhood Notice.

The State Of Mississippi. No. LICK
To W. G. Linn, Alice J. Thompson, Celia Kata
Jones and the unknown heirs OF Joseph N.
Linn deceased, Linn Murray and Isabel Murray
minors, and Joseph w, Murray, their guardian
Matte PEBBLES, a minor, and John PEBBLES, her
guardian, Nealle L. Furber, Laura j. Bentley
Lloyd, Ella Bently Lloyd, Linn Bently, Benia~
min Bentley, and the unknown heirs OF 3. We
Linz deceased, the defendants.
WOU ARE COMMANDED TO APPEAR BE-
i fore the Chancery Court Of the county OF
Warren, in said State, at rul, S. on the tiFst Nom
day of August, 1885, to defend the suit In said
court Of G. IA. M. Linn, wherein you are deIen-
dants.
VICKsBURG, MISS, June 30, 1885.
GEORGE I. HARDY, Clerk.
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