davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-11
OUR NEW POSTHASTER

We are grati6ed that Mr.. William
Groome, one Of the stockholders of
the Vicksburg Printing and Publish
ing Company has been appointed Post.
master of this city by the President.
This was done after the most careful
investigation of all the charges made
and as the appointment was very ear
nestly opposed by a very few young
Democrats and a few corrupt Re.
publicans, Mr.. Groome's character,
capacity and record were closely
scrCtinized. That he came through
unsmirched is greatly to his credit.
The Democrats who opposed him
should now bow gracefully to the de-
cision of the highest authority in our
party. Any farther opposition to Mr..
Groome would be opposition to the
Democratic administration, and could
only end in injury to any Democrats
taking part in it.
The Evening Post is appealing to
the Republican majority in the Senate,
to defeat the will of the President and
the Democratic party, in regard to this
appointment.
We are sure that it will not be sus.
tanned in this course by any good Dem
ocrat, and by very few good Repub-
licAns.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-11

WE rejoice in the conviction that no
mischance is likely to deprive the
Nation Of Mr.. Cleveland's services.
Nevertheless, in common with the
great body of the Democratic party
we should like to see the Presidential
succession so arranged that whenever
a vacancy occurs the officer designated
to act as President shall belong to the
party in power.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-11

THE st, Louis Republican, of Satur-
day morning, contained an advertise
ment Of st. Louis business house
which occupied four pages of that
paper. 1t is safe to say that the firm
will reap four.fold benefit. Advertis-
ing literally will always bring in full
return for the outlay.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-11

The election Of Mr.. Sherman to pre-
side over the senate has no political
significance, as many imagine. Some
think that his course in the Ohio cam
paign is thus endorsed by his party.
In the discussion of the question n
Washington the Ohio campaign was
not even mentioned, and the bloodv
shirt had nothing to do with the mat
ter. His election resulted from the
desire of the Republican Senators 60
quiet complaints made by him and his
friends at at his not being placed at
the head Of the Finance Committee
after he retired from Hayess Cabinet
and returned to the Senate. When he
left the Senate to become Secretary Of
the Treasury, he was chairman of the
Finance Committee. When he re-
turned to the Senate lie complained
bitterly, that he was not accord
ed his old position. The whole
matter is now arranged BY his
election as President pro TEN. Of the
Senate.
Logan was first elected, as his name
had been most prominently mentioned,
but it was understood that he was not
to accept. Such is politics.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-11

GEN. S. B. BUOKNER. it seems to
be understood will BIZ landed in the
Gubernatorial chair of Kentucky.
The General says he will accept if
rendered the nomination, but will in
dulge in no unseemly scramble for the
position,
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-11

THERE are now on the National
pension rolls 345,l25 pensioners &C
cording to the aruual report of Con-
missioner of Pensions Gen. John G.
Black. Flfty.fve million dollars will
be necessary to pay the pensioners for
the year 1886.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-11

THE trouble with a certain class in
this city is that they have no respect
or fear of the law and hold honesty
and capacity in contempt. The rene
dy is for honest and capable citizens
to enforce the law.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-11

PIoUS Indians use the Bibles which
the Government has issued to them
for gun.w&dding, Many Christians
have been known to put the Bible to
no use at all.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-11
A Captains Fortunate Discovery

Capt. Coleman, schooner Weymouth,
plying between Atlantic City and New
York, had been troubled with a cough
SO that he was unable to sleep, and was
induced to try DR.. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption. 1t not only
gave him instant relief, but allayed the
extreme soreness in his breast. His
children were similarly affected, and a
single dose had the same happy effect.
DR., Kings New Discovery is now the
standard remedy in the Coleman house
hold and on board the schooner. Free
Trial Bottles Of this Standard Remedy
at Hardwsy q Cassell's Drug Store. "A
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-11

HAzLEnURsT lately had fire works,
Natchez is to have water-works, and
Jackson will have gas works when the
Legislature meets. -------
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-11
THE DEMOCRATIC ADKIHI
TRATTOF.
4pMNFe.

The Presidents Message is very
lengthy, but is Of such value that its
length win not deter any patriot from
reading every word Of it. No good
citizen can read It and not feel proud
Of his citizenship.
It treats fully Of our foreign rela-
tions, and as they are il an exceeding
" satisfactory condition, We may be
sure American interests have been
carefully watched and guarded BY the
State Department.
On the questions at issue between
the great parties, the President frank
ly and fully expresses his convictions.
He handles the giant corporations, that
by the aid Of the Republican party
have acquired so much of the public
lands. without gloves. He takes strong
ground in favor Of exacting OF them
what the people are entitled to.
His reference to the available public
lands in the Territories will be
encouraging to the Southern people.
He says that three-tifths Of all the
public lands have been acquired by
actual settlers and corporations, and
that a large portion Of the remaining
two-lifths is unGt for settlement by
reason Of its mountainous and
sterile character. In addition
to this fact, very great
portion Of the public land Of the
Northwest has such severely cold
climate, that 1t is noG nearly SO desir-
able as the vacant land in the South
ern States. 1t is certain that the tide
Of emigration and capital will soon
turn Southwark Indeed it has
already started and it will steadily
increase as the available supply
of public land decreases.
On the civil service the President is
clear and positive. While many win
doubt the practicability Of his views.
none will doubt their wisdom Or sin
cerity.
The message is noteworthy as indi-
eating one of the purest and most
earnest administrations since the days
OF. Washington. In every depart
ment honest endeavor to serve
the people faithfully is manifest, and
1t will inspire men Of all parties with
confidence. The anxiety with which
some saw the Government change
from Republican to Democratic hands.
will give way to conviction that our
rulers are trustworthy statesmen Of
the highest integrity and patriotism.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-11

VENERAT1oN for old age, we pre-.
sumo, is the reason why the American
press has so little to say in the way of
criticism concerning Lydia Thompson,
who has recently arrived in this coun-
tTV.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-11
GEN. MCCLELLAN had an annual
income of 100000.
NUMEROUS down trodden Georgians
now practice the soda-water dodge.

LUKE MILLER is to be hung in Co.
piah county on the 7th Of January for
murder.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-11

AN English Syndicate has offered
80,0O0 dollars for the DtSmet lumber
mills, at Moss Point, Miss, provided
good title thereto can be made.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-11

"THE ways of Providence are nu
merous and past finding out" Lake
Providence recently defeated Prohibit
tion.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-11

THE Signal and the Copiahan,. of
Hazlehurst, are among the recently
hypenated.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-11

THE arm clutch may do to steer a
girl past church, but it fails every
time in front of an ice-cream or oyster
saloon.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-11

GEN. LOGAN thinks lit does'n make
no difference about a Vice Presidents
grammer.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-11

GEN. CROOK has assumed military
control in New Mexico. So, crooked
ways are to continue.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-11
TuE Boston Globe saws "It seems

The Boston Globe says: ut seems
to us that under the present circum-
ttances, decent, self-respect should
indicate to Gen. Logan, that almost any
other Republican Senator than himself
should at the present juncture be
elected President pro TEN. of the
Copnto
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-11

The Nineteenth Century Club is an
organization that will consist Of an
equal number of men and women. Il
is hardly TO be expected that thev will
agree on all subjects; but Il can sul-
prise no one to learn that DR.. Plerce's
Golden Medical Discovery" Is unani-
mously pronounced the most success
ful remedy extant, for pulmonary
consumption, as has been demonstrated
IN hundreds Of cases 1t positively
arrests this disease and restores health
and strength, IL administered in ia
early stage. By druggists. b
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-11

The Official Vote at the Late
Election.
Special to Commercial Herald.
JACKSON, Miss, Dec. S.-The official
vote Of the last election for state
officers is all in, and the figures stand
as follows; Lowry, SS,783; Shands
9l966; Govan, 92,l26; Hemingwas, !,
9229s; Stone, 92,479; Miller, 9S447. !;
Preston, 92,567 This is the llehtesf
vote polled for many years.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-11

The many friends of Hon. H. d.
Money will be gratifed to know that
he is doing well in Washington in the
practice of the law, and that his pros
poets are frightening every day. Mr..
Money, who was for years Chairman
of the Committee of Postullices and
Postroads in the House of Representa-
tives is associated with Hon. A. A..
Freeman, who has eight years expe-
rience as Assistant U. S. Attorney
General. The style Of this strong
firm is Freeman & Money, and they
are located in the st. Cloud Building,
Washington D.. c. They already have
bad business from nearly every State
and Territoryin the Union.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-12-11

WHILE we are giving our attention
to National affairs, we should not neg
lect those which more directly concern
us. This city is in condition to
prosper, hut no city can prosper if it
is cursed By misrule. If there is any
citizen of average intelligence, who
anticipates that city affairs will be
managed with even ordinary capacity
and good faith by some Of the Alder
men claiming to be elected and some
really elected, we can only say we do
not see on what he bases his anticipa-
tions. Our business men and property
owners should give this matter
serious thought.
When it is known what Aldermen
will take their seats in January we
may refer to this subject again. We
trust that the good citizens will make
up their minds to insist on their rights
and accept nothing less. If we can
make a beginning by going to the root
Of our troubles and landing some con-
sumate scoundrelsin the penitentiary,
the effect will be worth a million dol
lars to the city of Vicksburg.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-11-05
The nelirinm nfnnnainn

Cocaine, the new anesthetic,
which as a cure for hay fever and
similar troubles promises to become
familiar antidote, carries with il
evils as great as opium or alcohol,
when the habit Of its use becomes
fixed. A Rochester physician de-
scribes its peculiar effect upon the
system that is addicted to it:
While a person in normal health
is exhilarated by the use of the
drug to such an extent that natural
cowardIce is supplanted by the
greatest daring, the slave to the
drug, though previous to his en-
thrallment one of the bravest of
men, becomes the most arrant cow
ard. He will not sleep, except at
long intervals, but never loses his
appetite, eating heartily as soon as
the nausea induced by the injection
passes of. No mental faculties. are
clouded or dulled, but owing to ex-
IRENE constipation the victim is a
prey to lethargy, and will not I'M
dertake any great labor or enter
prise; becomes untidy in person,
unclean in thought and morally de
PRAYED. Some victims have CON
tinued their employment, but, on
account of their aversion to action,
with great diminution of success.
Opium, other narcotics and intoxi-
cants used to excess, cause persons
to become absolutely Indifferent to
all relations, duties and obligations;
they even become brutal, but not
nearly so brutal of depraved as the
cocaine slaves.
The victim does not sleep or care
to so long as the drug affects him;
he will lie awake, happy in the in
somnia, seeing everything about
him, ard yet exhilarated to a won
derful degree. Hallucinations come
with night, not of the pleasant or
der usually ascribed to opium, but
CHASTITY and horrible phantoms to
be chased away only by light.
These imaginary beings creep in
through the cracks in the door and
every other entrance conceivable to
the diseased mind. Such periods
are as terrible as the paroxysms of
delirium tremens.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-11-05
Hnffenstein ON Politics.

"Misder Hohenstein, said Her
man to his employer, as the two sat
in front of the store, waiting for a
customer, 81 vas dalking to Lew
Loenburg, vat lives on Magazine
street, und he dells me dat he vas
going to work for a position in de
custom house, und go in hefy for
bolidics und be shust so big as any
man in de town"
"Vell, Herman" said Hofenstein,
refectively, 81 drinks he will do more
better if he keeps NIT his uncle 10
de dry goods piziness, you know.
Bolidics was shust so much like a
horse race dot ven you drinks you
hat de sure ding you gifts sold out so
gwick dot your head svims und you
goes around und your friend drinks
dot you hat de consumption. A
man, Herman, vot don't haf blenty
of money don't hat no more show
den a blind man in a shumping
match. Money is de ding vat
gets the worm and knocks de ber-
simmonI avay.lVen you IFS as long as
me, Herman, you finds dot out you
know und, like a wise child vat
flocks together, you stay NIT de clod
ing piziness. Bolidics vas like a
ding vat dakes place vonce ven 1
vas in Vicksburg, und vat shows
dot you don't can always dell ven
you hat a vindfall."
"Vat vas dat, Misder Hoffen-
steinY' inquired Herman. "Ve gets
up footrace NIT Moses Golstein,
vat Ifs in V1cksburg, and Soloman
Loeb, vat vas in Bort Gibson. We
all knows dat Moses Col
stein can run right away NIT Loeb,
and We puts up de job shust to vim
Jacob Rosonfield's money, vat vas
betting on Loeb. All of us drinks
dat We haf soft ding, und Roson-
field smells someding ind goes to
Golstein and dell him if he loses
de race dot he gets dwendy dollars,
und Golstein dakes de money and
vinks, and we don't know anything
about it you know. De day ven de
race vas, we starts Goldstein and
Loeb even togedder, und shakes
our money and bets dree to Won dot
Golstein wins. Goldstein runs
couple Ut yards ahead uf Loeb, und
efery Won drinks he vas a winner,
but when he gets near de end of de
track he sees a pile of shavings
dere, and he snorts shust like a Wild
horse, and he kicks up his legs
away up NIT de air and runs out in
de woods and Loeb wins de race,und
l lose more as dree hundred dollars,
und vas so mad dot my eyes vas
so green as de grass, you know.
Dink, Herman, how dot tam tief
sells us out and swindlesfp
"Don't you make Golstein say
vat for he does dat, Mister Hoffen-
stein," said Herman, who was indig-
nant.
eyes, We gets him by de collar
and asks him why he runs de road
oud, and IVY he don't vim the race,
und he says: wy you leave dat
bile uf shavings right by de place
where / runs? You know dat /
vas young and would get scared NIT
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-11-05
Done With the Government.

Judge, my wife does snore Just
awful, If l must say it, but I
wouldn't have to. There's no such
thing as getting ia wink Of sleep in
the same house with her, and as
L have to work for a living, I've
got to do my slumbering at night"
"But that won't give you a di-
vorce."
''Not if pay for it?'
why, no; you'd he kicked out Of
court"
"But along with her snoring she
whistles through her nose like a
tug-boat. She's little woman.
but good heavens, judge, she raises
the dead ~
That don't make any difference.
The law says you must put up with
it and make the best of it. To get
divorce you must have a reasona-
bic cause to begin with"
well, great Jupiter, Judge Amt
having to sleep in the coal shed
enough TO begin with, I'd like to
know? thought the law was made
to help body along. Don't it take
no pity on a man at all?'
Not in a case like that. 1t pre-
sumes that you married the woman
with your eyes open"
$50 1 did, judge; and they've
been open ever since. Does the
law say I've got to go without
sleep till | drop, or bunk in the
barn? Does the law give that wo-
man the right to make a fog horn
Of herself and shake the whole
house with her nose rs soon as sue
shuts her eycsY Does the law up.
hold her in robbing me of sleep
that's the same thing as bone and
muscle TO me? Does the law give
her the right to whistle through.her
nose and snore fit to make a cow
bawl the livelong night, and at the
same time give her q whack at my
property if leave her to save my
iifeT Does it do that, judge?'
swell, yes; it SINNERS down to
about that"
"Well, then, III never vote again
as long as l live, and l won't pay
cent of taxes if hang for it. If
the law tries to bulldoze me that
way it'll have to paddle its own ca
noe after this, that's all. fit for
the government once, but I'll be
blamed if | ever do it again"
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-11-05

and the sweet blue eyes filed with
tears.
A deep shade of pity overspread
the mans face. s'TelI me-" anx-
iously and breathlessly, "who was
your mother; what was her maiden
namer
81 do not think 1 ought to tell
for grandpapa disowned her be
cause she married against his will,
and he is living some place in New
York, and he probably would not
care to have it spoken of for
mamma said he was very proud"
AS she ceased speaking a silver
haired old man entered the room
and bent over the couch. He was
visibly affected as his son had
been.
con, my son, who is this? 1t
looks so much like my poor, lost
Ethel"
"Will you tell now, my child? /
assure you l have only the best mo-
tives and not merely curiosity for
inquiring. The deepest of in
terests are at stake. l have long
been searching for my long-lost sis
ter, aud you bear such a resem-
blance to her that l have strong
convictions that you are her daugh
ter"
A warm blush of pride swept
over Etheps face as she remember
ed her grand fathers cruel treat
ment of her sainted mother, for
even the most abject poverty could
not suppress her pride, and she for
a time refused, but at last gave in
and told her mothers sad story.
"And," she continued bitterly,
mamma died of consumption, the
result of hard work, exposure, want,
and neglect, while her hard-hearted
father was reveling in plenty and
comfort and she now occupies a
pauper's grave!
The old mans face twitched Wis
IDLY during the narrative, at the
com pletion he completely broke
down and sobbed ike a child. Be
coming more composed, he said
pleadingly:
''If were to tell you that father
had repented and instituted vigi.
liant search, advertised, and tried
every way in the world to make
amends, would you forgive him? !
am your grandfather; you would
not, you could not condemn me
nowY
EthePs surprise knew no bounds.
Her grandfather and uncle found
and pleading her forgiveness She,
the poor working-girl and occupant
of that miserable attic. She could |
scarcely believe her senses.
Yes your mother would have for
given them, should not she be doub
ly, aye triply, willing to do so? 1t
was indeed happy reunion.
From being poor shop girl, re
siding in an attic room, and receiv-
ing barely enough upon which to
exist, Ethel, by her accident, was
transferred to a home of wealth and
affluence, and as soon as her ankle
was sufficiently well Mrs. Dare was
raised from q pauper's grave, put
into the family burying ground and
had an elegant monument erected to
her memory.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-11-05

The following verses have been preserve
by Mrs. Jane Moore of this county sine
1880. They were in a Philadelphia paper:
Those happy days are past and gone,
Those days are known no more,
When boys wore homeepun coats of brown
all buttoned down before.
Yes, times have sadly ehauged-for then
They feared rain, hail nor dirt;
But now they firmly WELD pen,
And wear rufiiod shirt.
Theitarmers' sons could hoe nnd plough,
Swing shovols, scythes and rakes;
Now they can make a geptosl how,
With dickneys on their nocks.
Then they were honest, kind and fair,
Thor words They meier took back
In order now to save their hair,
They wear silk caps of black.
They then their wood packed in the shed;
For gloves they would not stop;
But now they often lie in bel,
Till neighbors call them up.
They then wore shoes of decent size,
Nor cared for left nor right,
They now wear boots, 80 my eyes,
With pants strapped down 80 tight.
They then could help the women churn-
Perchance they'd hold the light,
Now from these tasks they sneering turn,
With han DIS 30 soft and white.
Yesl times have sadly changed since then;
Those times We now deploIe;
When will they once return again,
Those happy days of yore