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Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-04
KIND WORDS FOR THE SOUTH.

Editor Mcclure, Of the Philadelphia
Times has this to say in behalf Of the
South and the wonderfully rapid
development of its resources.
Zone Of the most crafty signs of
national development is the earnest
ness with which the now rapidly
advancing industry and wealth of the
South is pressing for national recogni-
ton. The leading Southern journals
have walked up from their dreams Of
the past and are battling with energy
and intelligent method for material
progress" = + "a united
and earnest movement is nov made in
the South for the improvement of the
great water courses which nature has
given her. The North should heartily
and generously join in the
effort to improve these great
highways of trade and open
gates to illimitable wealth in the
South. If the question shall be fairly
presented to and fully understood by
Congress there can be no hesitation in
making liberal appropriations for these
improvements. Half the money
profigately expended on mud-holes in
North would give the grandest water
courses to the grandest fountains of
wealth in the South, and it should be
promptly and generously DONE"
Let the South have a generous,
helping hand from the whole Mutton
in the Improvement of her water
courses, and she will repay the Nation
one hundred fold in National wealth
and common prosperity. Her indus
trial advancement of the last few years,
by which she has increased her pro-
ducts one hundred millions, beyond
the products of the past, before or
since the war, is the best guaranty
that her people are ready to do their
part in multiplying the wealth of the
Nation if Congress will give the little
that is necessary to perfect her natural
highways of trade.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-04
A Novel Cotton Plant.

A dispatch from Baton Rouge to the
P~icayune says: "The Hon. Thompson
Bird, Commissioners of Agriculture,
has in his office a curiosity in the shape
of an agricultural product. which was
grown on the place of ex-Mayor Schor-
ton, of this city. 1t is a cotton plant
hybridized about IA feet in height, and
is said to be capable of producing four
bales to an acre, should a successful
culture of it be accomplished. The
process by which it is matured is as
follows: Early in the morning before
the blossoms open the stamens of the
cotton blossoms are taken out, and the
pistils of the cotton are hybridized by
the pollen of an ocra blossom. The
hybridized blossom is then protected
by cloths to prevent insects from doing
harm. As soon as The boil is formed
the cloths are removed. Mr.. Schorton
will secure from the two prolific stalks
he has raised this year, a sufficient
amount of seed to plant an acre of
this novel growth. The lint of the
cotton is Of the finest, being silky, long
and stout in FIBRE"
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-04
Victory at Last.

Consumption, the greatest curse of
the age, the destroyer of thousands of
our brightest and best, is conquered.
1t is no long incurable. DIR. Pierce's
"Golden Medical Discovery" is a Ger.
tain remedy for this terrible disease if
taken in time. All scrofulous diseases
consumption is a s~crofulous affec-
tion of the lungs-can be cured by it.
Its effects in diseases of the throat and
lungs are little less than miraculous.
All druggists have it. b .
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-04
Feeble Frames, shaky Nerves

And dyspeptic stomachs are usually found in
conjunction. Vitality is lacking in all three,
How can this be created? Simply by using Hos
letters Stomach Bit ers with regularity, al
,taini e from habits inconsonant with health,
ana by the use Of a dlgestible diet. AS an mi
tial slep toward the reinforcement of a denleted
system, a resort to HOstetter'S Stomach Bitters
Is most desirable, since it corrects acidity con-
sequent upon a ~vltiatlOn of the gastric Juices
and the presence of bile in the stomach, and
having regulated and, as it were, fabricated the
digestive IN, chanism, sets it And keens it at
work. An immediate gain in vigor is the result
Inc food is converted into blood, upon which
the system draws for nutrition, the nerves AS
they acquire vigor become tranquil, the muscu-
petite and sleep improve. Constinati,n fever
to the BitterS. 'fN"
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-04

A TELEGRAM from Reading, Pa,
says that last Saturday three hundred
Italian laborers passed through that
city on their way to Charleston, S. G.
They are believed to be the first for.
eign laborers sent South from Eastern
Pennsylvania, and hundreds are pre-
pairing to follow them to various
Southern States. They are promised
$l.25 to 81 per day, and it is believed
that the climate Of the South will suit
them better than that of the North
The indications are that a great exodus
of Italians, Poles and Hungarians will
take place from Eastern Pennsylvania
this winter, and that most of them
will go South.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-04
Most Excellent.

J.J. Atkins, Chief of Police, Knox.
vile, Tenn, writes "My family and
l are beneiciaries of your most excel.
lent medicine, DR.. Kings New Dis.
covery for consumption having
found it to be all that you claim for it,
desire to testify to its virtue. My
friends to whom l have recommended
it, praise it at every opportunity.
DR.. Kings New Discovery for Con.
sumption is guaranteed to cure Coughs,
Bronchitis, Asthma, Group and every
affection Of throat, Chest and Lungs.
Trial Bottles free at Hardaway &
Cassell's Drug Store. Large size 81.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-04

Southern Industrial College.
The following letter from Bishop
Hugh Miller Thompson calls attention
TO an institution 10 the n~eighboFing
State Of Mississippi which is doing
much to educate its people in many
lines Of industry, which is indeed
spreading a new spirit throughout that
portion Of the South:
To the Editor OF the Times-Democrat.
nave just seer what ] consider the
most hopeful sight so far visible to
my eyes in Mississippi-ffty or sixty
young men-white men, mind you
with hands and hoes down in the soil
digging potatoes and planting straw
berries at eight cents an hour. They
were not tramps, nor Doors, but sChOl-
ars and gentlemen-sons of our best
~people--and were l~earnihg,many things
of vast promise to themselves and
Mississippi, in this close and practical
acquaintance with its soil
1t was at the Agricultural College at
Starkville where / spent last Friday,
partly, and all of Saturday.
The institution is filled this wear tc
its utmost capacity. There are, l be-
lieve, 375 students. l was struck with
the admirable discipline. the indepen.
dent and self-respecting bearing of the
young men, the military alertness, thu
courtesy of manner to the professor;
and to each other.
The students live very plainly anG
serve themselves as to their persona
needs. There is a quite Spartan sim
plicity about their quarters. They arr
like soldiers in barracks, and endure
hardness bravely.
The equipment for study, 1 judge
very sufficient for present needs, but
many things must come hereafter
The buildings are insufficient now, in
view of the fact that many boys were
necessarily refused this year.
Inc instructors are men in earnest
The president a prompt disciplinarian
has the respect and affection OF the
young men as M who deals with
them squarely and without favoritism
and seeks their best interests, and Mrs
Lees motherly kindness is Just delight,
full to see. The air is flied with en-.
thusiasm. Even a visitor, like myself
catches it. The empowering purpose
clearly controls professors and stu
dents, and a lazy man at Starkvillt
would be in misery.
| had placed my own rather self.
indulgent son in the institution, and
found him entered into all the life and
enthusiasm Of work and drill and
study.
| saw the young men upon parade.
in their "mess hall' at the substantial
supper, in the chapel, in their plain,
antl-luxurious quarters, and at their
work, as | have described, in the field
and the dairy--saw a half-hundred
with axes on their shoulders returning
from clearing land, and did my own
thinking about it all as a sort of new
era wherein labor is honorable and
intellect goes with toll and brains
guide the hands.
There Vas far-seeing wisdom some
where when this University at Stark
vile was founded. There appears TO
have been marvellous good fortune in
the selection of Gen. Lee and the fac
ulty, and the whole concern has a very
high pulpit, and is doing, in my judg-
meut, some Of the most efficient and
important preaching ever done in Mis-
sissippi. HCGH MILLER THOMPSON.
ONFORD. Thanksgiving Day.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-04

THE latest reports in regard to the
English election indicate that the Lib.
erals have abandoned the hope of at
tanning a majority that the most of
the Liberals who will sit in the next
Parliament viii! be moderates and Lord
Harrington will be their leader-not
Mr.. Chamberlain, and that the Tories
will not have a majority owe all, and
Mr.. Parnell will hold the balance of
power. 1t is extremely improbable
that anything will happen to change
those features Of the outlook.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-04

A FRIEND of Senator Jno. F. Miller.
of California, arrived in Washington
Sunday and says that it is extremely
doubtful if he ever comes to Washing
ton again. His condition is very
alarming, as his constitution seems to
have given way entirely from the
effects of the wounds he received dur
ing the war, and all of his vigor is
gone. The Senator is now at his
country residence in the Napa valley,
in the northern part of California, and
is under the constant surveillance of a
physician, who has been treating him
for a long time.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-04

JACKSON is a good place for old
maids and widows to go to just now;
all the manageable girls are about
disposed of or spoken for, the supply
is not equal to the demand. Then a
rise is expected in the matrimonial
market in January next, when the Leg
islatnre meets. 1t is said that there
are not less than thirty widowers
and as many more old bachelors in the
two houses.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-04

The postmaster at Washington has
suggested plan by which the special
delivery system can be made much
more useful and popular, and has
submitted to the POstOfiee Department
the question whether or not under the
law his plan a be adopted. He
proposes to furnish the messengers
with the ten-cent stamps to sell to
persons who wish to return an answer,
and to allow the messengers to carry
an answer to any point within the
local delivery.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-04

ANOTHER trial of the Keely motor
is announced to take place shortly in
Philadelphia. Atomic ether, which
Mr. Keely says is his active principle,
seems to be able tosurvive a great deal
of abuse. The Kelly motor stock is
still sellable in the market, and the
shareholders are still asking for "a sus-
pension of public opinion.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-04
FARMERS AND

Save money and Doctor bills. Re-
lieve your Mothers, Wives and Sisters
by a timely purchase of DR.. Bosanko's
Cough and Lung Syrup, best known
remedy for Cough, Colds Group and
Bronchial affections. Relieves Chill
dren of Group in n night, may save
you hundreds of dollars. Price so cts
and $1.0O. Samples free. Sold by C.
c. Reynolds & Co. 5
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-04
RosadaIis. for Rheumatism.

Messrs. H, Peck g. Son., of Streetshoro n
write us, June 8, 1882; "Why do you not adyer.
tise RosADALls for Inflammatory Rheumatism
1t is doing wonders here in curing the disease. .
Well, we do advertise it to cure Rheumatism. az
any one can see by reading our circular. l. is a
splendid Blood Medicine; and it reaches tho
very root and seat of disease by being conveyed
through the blood. Druggist, leading physicians
and citizens of the highest standing unite in com.
mendatiOn OF lSADALIS.
For sale by all druggists.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-04
Nervous Debiltared MAN

You are allowed a free trial of thirty DAVIS q
the use of DR.. Dyes Celebrated Voltaic Belt
with Electric Suspensory Appliances, for the
speedy relief and permanent cure of Nervous
Debility loss Of Vitality and Manhood, and ali
Eln9red troubles. Also, for many other diseases.
hood guaranteed. No risk is incurred, illus
trated pamphlet, with full information terms
Marshall, Mich. iee.tn-th-sat&w
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-04

IT is said that Congressman Ben
Butterworth has resolved to say moth
ing obscene during the sitting of the
next congress. He'll be a silent mem
Der if that's the case.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-04

The a%fterthought in connection
with Gen. Phil Sheridan's official re-
port Of the condition Of the army is
that it is a great country that has an
army with one officer to every eleven
men.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-04
A Horrible Death

LITTLE Rock, Dec. IN. F. Nc
Glnnis, of Peoria, ILL.,, a machinists of
the Iron Mountain railway company.
while testing an engine which he had
just repaired, met his death in a hor-
rl6le manner yesterday. He was
making a run of a few miles with the
engine, when it suddenly toppled over.
He was caught under the engine so
that the engineer couldn't extricate
him, the hot water and fire pouring
out upon him. When he was taken onf
the clothing had been burned from his
legs and the flesh upon his left hip
fried and smoked, and his right side
was burned to a crisp. He died shortly
afterwards.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-04

THE English of Canada rejoice over
the late execution of Riel, not because
of their desire to have the law vindi-
Gated, but to show the French Cana.
dians who are masters in Canada.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-04

Two jealous married women recent
ly fought a duel at Ballston, N. Y.
They met in a neighbours house, ex-
changed shots and then one fled to the
cellar and the other to the garnet.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-04

IT is said that Thanksgiving was
celebrated in Virginia with a great
deal of enthusiasm this year. The
defeat Of Billy Malone meant a great
deal to the afflicted. boss ridden peo-
pie of that State,
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-04

Il would warn the hearts Of the na-
ton, and would be heralded over the
round globe as the testimony Of re-
public to universal peace.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-04
DR.. !. r. Graves.

DR.: J.R. Graves, editor ana proprietor Of the
Baptist, Memphis, Tenn, says: 70 NJ. A. Sim
mons, M d., luka, Miss. l Tecei' ed a y ackage
OF your liver Medicine, and bave used half of
lE. 1T works Ike a charm. l want no bett, I
liver regulator, and certainly no more of Zeilin's
miXtur-. g. GRAVES, Memphis, Tenn. For
sale ny all NlckSburg druggists. nov26
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-04

Two Baltimore fathers. after com
pairing notes, have come to the conclu-
sion that a son is less expensive lux
ury than a daughter.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-04
Decrease in immigration

TORONTO. Dec. 1-Up to the end of
November, $3.50 immigrants arrived
here, Of whom 1919 went to Western
States. The arrivals last year for the
same period were 1850, 3,100 going
West.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-04

THEY have "vaccinating bees" in
Maine. A young lady gives a party
and has a surgeon present who vacci-
mates all the guests "for the fun of
the thing" at the hostess expense.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-04

Mrs. COLEMAN, wife of DR.. ST. Cole
man, of Madison county, and a sister
of Mrs. E. P. Peyton, of Hazelhurst,
died at Sharon, Miss, on Monday, 3Oth
ult.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-04

THE Hon. John Mitchell, recently
elected United States Senator by the
Oregon Legislature, pledged himself
TO vote for the confirmation of PreSi-
dent Cleyelaud's nominations.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-04

THE Republicans having a majority
Of the Senate, they may elect for Vice.
President any one Of their number
whom they please. Logan is promi-
nently mentioned for the place. and as
a perfect safeguard against presidential
assassination his election might not be
a bad thing.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-04

LA HALF Hour with Insects" is the
title of a new book. Probably its a
tale of childhood's days when the
author knelt at his mothers knee
while she manipulated a fne.tooth
comb.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-04

JOHN WISE, of Virginia says: He
is permanently out of politics aud in
the future will devote himself to the
study and practice Of his profession.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-04

ANOTHER general change Of the
names of the streets of Paris has been
ordered. The last vestige both Of roy
atty and of the empire are to be wiped
off the municipal maps.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-04

The Kansas Husbands Murder
no" exciting such a sensation speci-
ally at Emporia, Kansas, the scene of
the occurrence, is being discussed from
various phases. The prevailing theory
Is that when a wife is in iii health.
suffering from nervous exhaustion or
otherwise deranged in the delicate
organs peculiar to her sex, the best
course is to use regularly Creole Fe.
male Tonic, the great regulator. and
woman's best friend. u
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-04

GEORGE ". CABLE, the author, is
nov a Sunday-schoOl teacher at North
amptOn, Mass.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-04

THE Boston Herald says 1.-THE
figures showing the increase in the
capital invested in Southern railroads
from 1881 to 1885 of over six hundred
million dollars, and the extension of
the mileage of steel track from four to
fourteen thousand. in the same time.
prove the wildness of Mr.. Hale'S ante
election talk, that 1.-THE South couldn't
build a mile of railroad" The largest
part of the capital and much of the
enterprise that produced this wonder
full improvement, came from the North
or abroad. The war which made the
North rich, left the South very poor.
But it is impossible that all this ex.
tension should have been made with
out help, both in brains and money,
from the section through which the
roads have been built. The New
South is very much alive"
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-04

J0Hg SHERMAN says: "Ihe mug.
uumps are irigid.g Out IN the cold
We guess.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-04

THE carnival of death and lawless-
ness in New Orleans outstrips the
Exposition carnival. Hardly a day
passes that we do not read in one or
more OF the daily papers of that city,
accounts Of murders, cuttings, rob-
berries, etc. These things are not cal
culated to attract visitors.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-04

ALL enjoyed Thanksgiving day.
Even the turkey was stuffed full Of
happiness.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-04

Mrs. AUGUSTA EyANs WILSON, it is
said. has realized 100000 from her
literary work.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-04

GEN. HANCOCK visited the battlefield
of Gettsburg, recently. for the first
time in twenty years.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-04

MEN became so scare in Chili during
the late war with Peru that girls were
employed as street car conductors.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-04

ST. LoUIsh has organ I'D a Cremation
Society, with 800 members, and will
build a $4,000 crematory.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-04

Mrs. GARFIELD has an income Of
sl2,5OO per year from the Garfield
fund.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-04

The lightning has Knocked the stop
per out Of the Little Brown Jug" in
Atlanta, Ga.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-04

SENATOR EDMUNDs is far preferable
to the South over any other Republican
for President of the Senate.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-04

AMONG the notable kilograms Of
coincidence to Mrs. Hendricks upon
the death of her distinguished hus-
band, were those of Hons. Samuel j.
TllGen, David Davis and Elihu B..
WashburD. The tenderest was from
Mrs. Gen. George B. Mcclellan.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-04
BLOWN TO PIECES.

The Tow Boat Iron City Explodes
Her Boilers and Kills the Engi-
neerand Severely Injuries Several
Other Persons.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-04

A NASAL INJECTOR free with
each bottle of Shiloh's Catarrh Rene
dy. Price so cents. For sale by Hard
away & Cassell. 2
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-04

The other day a certain New Nork
politician was urging President Cleve-
land with some emphasis and vigor
a certain line of policy regarding ap-
pointmeDts. The President closed him
up by saying | know of no paragraph
In the constitution Of the United
States, or clause in the statute book
which provides for the office of Assist
ant President"
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-04

1t is said that the presidents mes
sage has been completed and is now in
the hands Of the printer. The presi-
dent is probably about to be impressed
with a vivid sense of the utter de-
pravity Of Washington newspaper
correspondents. However, in case of
the premature publication of the docu-
ment he may console himself with the
reflection that such has been the fate
Of most Of his predecessors.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-04

If the Senate really desires to do a
graceful act, says a New Orleans
paper, let it elect Harris of Tennessee,
or Brown of Georgia, the old Confed-
crate wal Governors, known and trust
ed all over the country. Such an cleo
ton would mean something. 1t would
recognize the termination Of interne-
cine strife as it has never yet been
recognized. 1t would continue the
succession with the party which ought
to have it. 1t would climate the dan
ger Of assassination. 1t would abolish
sectiOnality and moderate craftsmanship.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-04

Don CARLOS is preparing a nantes
to to the Spanish people which will be
published in a few days. Don Carlos
occupies a position in Spanish politics
singularly like that of the Stuart pre-
tenders in the English history of the
first year of the eighteenth century
Don Carlos Maria de los Doleros Juan
lsodore Josef Francisco Quirino An.
tonic Miguel Gabriel Rafael de Bour.
bon, duke of Madrid, is the imposing
name and title Of this prince who
claims to be king of Spain as Carlos
VII. His claim has a very real basis
of legitimacy. His father, Don Juan.
was the brother of Don Carlos VI.
who died without issue. The mother
OF the present pretender was the Arch.
duchess Of Austria, Maria Theresa.
His wife is Margaret de Bourbon Mad
emoiselle de France, and sister of the
late COmte de ChambOrd (Henry W.
Don Carlos has a large and enthusiast
tic following, especially in the north
western provinces, although his friends
are distributed very generally through
out the kingdom. .Alfonso's death
may yet seat him upon the throne of
Spain.