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Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-04-09
THE BEGINNING NOTTHE END.


The great strike is over, and we may
now pause to reflect on the results.
We must acknowledge that the end
of the present strike is only the be-
ginning of the contest between capital
and labor. On the side of labor, there
is now a great leader, Mr.. 7. V. Pow
derby. He has been prominently be-
fore the public for weeks, and it is
acknowledged, by the greatest jour
nails Of the country, that he is a mar
of fine executive ability, cool
cautious, firm and brave. He talks
like a man just entering upon some
great purpose. He says nothing that
indicates in the least degree that the
late struggle was the final effort Of the
vast organization wei which he pre-
sides. On the contrary he talks as if
the contest was preclpitated too soon,
and declares that years of preparation
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-04-09

WE are requested to emphasize the
fact that all good Vicksburg women.
Of all cTeeds, are invited to take part
in the organization of the woman's
exchange. The object of the Organi-
zatiOn is plainly stated in an article in
another column.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-04-09
SOUTHERN LABOR,

SOUIHERN LABOR.
Some of our Southern exchanges are
discussing the necessity of better and
more reliable labor. 1t is admitted
generally, that negro labor is not
steady enough, and that the margin on
the production of cotton, rice and
sugar is gone.
There is much to be said on both
sides of this question. Southern labor
is not as effective as it ought to be,
but the negro is not to blame,
that this is the case. Southern
landowners are responsible for
the Encouragement of their prop
city, and for the low standard Of
the labor system in the South. Such as
the negro laborer is to-day, they made
him. The negro is not hard to satisfy
as to his dwelling, his food, his sur
roundings, his implements, or in regard
to any of the many details with which
he comes in contact. He is generally
docile, careless, not fond of work,
(who is?) fond Of sleep, and prone to
the society of his race. He is initiative
to a wonderful degree, and as de-
voted to his "%'ligion" as any prelate.
Not exacting himself, he has very
loose ideas about standing up to a
contract.Lmade with the landowners.
With all this, it does not lie in the
mouth of any one, to justly charge
him with the low standard of the labor
system Of the South. The people who
own the South and shape its destiny
are responsible for that.
Some fine strung sentimental writers,
who know little or nothing about the
race,declare that the negro must be edu-
Gated to make him a better laborer. In
his ignorance they see the twin brother
Of laziness. We differ with them
wholly. A great majority of the South
ern whites have some education; they
can generally read and write, and they
are LATER than the negroes, as a rule.
Educated negroes would not be worth
their room to raise cotton, corn, sugar,
rice and other Southern products.
The lack of education, however
much it is to be deprecated in citizens,
is not what ails the Southern labor
system.
There are two things in the South
that are radically wrong, and when
they are changed our labor system will
be as good as that Of any country with
as warm a climate. The system of
raising all cotton, is one that requires
a greater supply of labor, than is easily
supplied. 1t puts the landowners vir-
tually at the mercy of the laborer.
This would be plainly and cruelty dem
o~nstrated, if the farm laborers
should ever be organized as the
Knights of Labor and all strike, say,
during the picking or grinding season,
or some equally important time of the
year. The all cotton and all sugar
plans should be promptly abandoned,
and stock raising and diversified crops
substituted. If the demand for labor
in the South was one third less, there
would be no difficulty in supplying it,
and all land owners could manage
their property so as to prove of much
more benefit both to themselves and
the laborers.
And there should be another change.
The cash system should take the place
Of the credit system. Those employ
ing laborers should pay them cash, and
require so many hours work for a
specified sum of money.
THE BEGINNING NOTTHE END.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-04-09

IOE as thick as a pane Of glass was
sesa in many parts Of this State north
Of here on the last day of March.
a'Winter fingered in the lap of Spring."
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-04-09

THE recent immense rains in Ken.
lucky, Tennessee and Arkansas, and
the rise in the upper Mississippi will
almost certainly bring the Mississippi
up to the danger line in the Valley
between here and Memphis. 1t will
take the rise about two weeks to reach
here, and in that time all the weak
places in the levees should be
STRENGTHENED.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-04-09

TIE A. G. s. Railroad Is being rap
idly repaired where damaged by the
foods.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-04-09

A DISASTROUS overflow Of the Ala
hama river was caused by the late
Ealns.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-04-09

IA weak. impOtent court better
than no cOurtP
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-04-09

assistance in securing them positions.
They could ask positions for them Ia
all places where females answer as
well as males. A restaurant and re-
freshment room managed entirely by
women and girls is also suggested, as a
means Of giving employment to quite
anumber.
Let the effort be made, for certainly
good must come of it.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-04-09

THE day after Villarosa was lynched
for rape in this city, the New York
Herald reports the following a S in
New York:
A score Of officers secured the north
ern section of Hudson county yester-
day for John Dwyer, a section "boss"
employed by the West Shore railroad.
Dwyer lives with his wife and two
children at Little Ferry, a small settle
ment in Bergen county, on the rail-
road, near Hackensak. Lizzie Lang,
a pretty little girl of twenty
years, has been employed as a domestic
by John Dare, at Little Ferry. Her
health has been delicate for some time,
and she decided to come to this city and
go to a hospital for treatment.
While waiting in the station for the
late train on Saturday night, Dryer,
after repeated attempts to engage her
in conversation, threw her down and
assaulted her. She dragged herself
afterward to her employers home. For
hours she was dazed and unable to tell
what had occurred. Mr.. Dare obtained
a warrant for Dryers arrest. The
excited villagers threatened to treat
the miscreant as the enraged citizens
of EaGontown, had treated "Mingo
Jack" Dryers cottage was surround
ed and searched. He had fed. He
was tracked TO Weehawken and Gran
ton, a station near Union Hill. He is
still at liberty.
And our great New York namesake
seems to think Dryer would have
been treated just right, if the people
could have captured him. 1t didn't
even shed any tears over "Mingo Jack"
We do hope Italy won't click" the
United States because Villarosa was
lynched for a most brutal. assault on a
child.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-04-09

Gen LoeAN's trip to California is
SAID to be arranged with a view to
tearing down Blaine fences.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-04-09

GRmNyILLE win soon hayea cotton
compress
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-04-09

TmR foods are rapidly subslding in
Alabama. Tennessee and Kentucky.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-04-09
FURNISHING PERLURY-

The whole South will watch with
intense interest and hopefulness, the
successful gra~ppling:with the debasing
crime of perjury, in the city of New
Orleans. OF seven witnesses indicted
for perjury in the celebrated Ford and
Murphy murder cases, four have been
convicted, two have pleaded guilty, and
u awaits trial. One Of the convicted
has been sentenced to six years in the
~penitentiary, and the testimony of
the two who have pleaded guilty
has caused the arrest of others
charged with s%ubornation of perjury.
The law officers are making a splendid
showing, and doing their State. and the
whole South a service, the value of
which cannot be estimated.
The South has endured evils that
grew and were multiplied by the eff
forts of scoundrelS since the war. She
has endured all the crimes that af1ict
the human race, and the most insidi.
Gus, the most corrupting, and the hard
est to deal with, is perjury. God
grant that the courts and law officers
of New Orleans have found a way to
deal with it effectually. No city needs
a remedy for it more than New Or
leans, but it is needed in nearly every
community in the South, and there are
very few anywhere, that a specific for
it would not prove Of benefit. Hith-
erto it has been considered an easier
task in certain portions of New Or
leans to cur a pirates crew than an
honest jury and truthful witnesses.
Let us hope that the conviction, and
execution, of Ford and Murphy, and
the war on the perjurers marks a new
era in that very wicked city. And may
it teach all communities, where this
loathsome moral plague exists, to
eradicate it by energetic and effective
applications of legal punishment.
The war on this crime in this county
cannot begin any too soon. 1t has in
fected some of the most important
Offices, and it has so hampered
the processes of law as to paralyze the
court. Last year our District At
torney folded his arms and declared be
was powerless to secure the enforce.
ment of the laws. We believe he
claims that his arms are unfolded now
but no one has yet seen any results so
wonderful as those referred to
in New Orleans. Perjury is as
defiant and brazen as ever, and
official thieves place implicit con
fdeDce in the protection that stolen
money and false swearing will afford
them. They may be as much mistaken
as Ford and Murphy and the New Or.
leans perjurers were, but that depends
on the good people of Warren county.
If they appreciate the enormity of the
outrageS done them and its f~earfully
corrupt effect, they will never relax
their efforts until official thieves and
p~erjurers are punished and theft and
perjury are made odious.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-03-13

Many of the members of st. Louis So
Getty thirty odd ytarS ago will remember
the brilliant wedding of the dashing
young Lieutenant Winfield Scott Han
cock, und Miss Alm'ri Russell. TIC
clergyman who mlrli.,l than is still IA
prominent figure in the city. Miss Rus
sell wa5 ii recognized belle and the young
lieutenant, then stationed at jefferson
Barracks, was the pride of his regiment.
Tn" wedding took place ut the Russell
mansion. which stood on the east side of
Fourth street, near Elm. Tn, old resi-
dence was torn down about fifteen years
ago. The marriage was one of the lead
ing society events oi the season of
1880, and the beauty and ariStocracy
of the city were in attendance. The
RcpnUi,"n of January 20, 1850, gives the
following notice of the ceremony: ION
Thursday evening, the Gath inst, by the
Rev. William G. Eliot, Lieut.. Winfield
s.. Hancock, United States army, to Miss
Almira Russell daughter Of Samu,l Rus
yell, Esq, of tbs city. Joy shed her
rosy Influence over lasgc and brilliant
company, while many warm wishes as
cendcd to God from friendly hearts that
happiness might find her home in union
smiled upon by so many bright omens. !"
st Louis Rcpublicun
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-03-13
Natives of Central Australia.

The native inhabitants of Central Aus
tralia are among the most degraded of
the human race. They are very different
from the Maoris, and have no liIig:ols
ideas whatsnever, and seemingly no in
,cllcct. The only gift of civilization
they take t. at all is whiskI. Upon
arriving at the age of maturity the young
men are compelled to remain three dlys
in the bush, y where they ere beaten
and abused by such of the men assc,
them, after which they themselves are
called men an entitled to hunt the IN
CARGO. The marriage ceremony
consists in the groom knock ing
his bride down with IA club. after which,
as Il sign Of lc' matronhood, her two
front teeth are extracted with the aid OF
sharp stones.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-03-13
BE PATIENT WITH THE LIVING.

Sweet friend, when thou and 1 art gone
Beyond earth's weary labor,
When small shall be our need of grace
From comrade or from neighbor,
Passed all the strife, the toll, the care,
And done with all the signing
What tender truth shall we have gained,
Alasl by simply dyingi
Then lips too chary of their praise
Will tell our merits over,
And eyes too swift our faults to see
Shall no defect discover;
Then hands that would not lift stone
Where stones were thick to cumber
Our steep hill path, will scatter flowers
Above our pillowed slumber.
Sweet friend, perchance both thou and l,
Ere love is past forgiving,
Should take the earnest lesson home
Be patient with the living!
To-day's repressed rebulse may save
Our binding tears tomorrow;
Then patience, cen when keenest edge
May whet nameleSs sorrow
Ills easy to be gentle when
Deaths silence shames our clamor,
And easy to discern the best
Through memory's mystic glamor;
But wise it were for thee and me,
Ere love is past forSiving,
To take the tender lesson home
Be patient with the living!
Good Cheer.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-03-13

During the war the east man" and
''last ditch were common phrases, and,
strange as it may seem, says an exchange,
they were located at the end of the war.
Or Fourth of July morning, 1866, fifteen
months after Lees surrender, the sccre-
tary OF war, who had planned il fishing
excursion to the falls of the Potomac,
received telegram from the provost
marshal at Richmond, Va. stating that
a squad of Confederate soldiers were at
his office ready to deliver up their arms
and be anne tied Knowing that joking
of that description would subject the
pcrpetrator to court martial, he IN ;dc IL
bee line to the White House to consult
President Johnson, which resulted in Il
telegram to tha provost marshal: "Wh"
are they and where did they come from?'
The answer was direct t. the point
Sergeant Tewksbury and guard from
Dismal Swamp. Did rot know the war
was over After Il good roar Of laughter
the provost marshal was ordered to re-
ccivc their cap;tulation.
Tewksbury, Nirg:nian, ordered a
couple OF Gcorgians to come forward,
give up their shooting-iroas and stick
their fists to the ''docyment," resolving
himself as the last man and Old Dismal
Swamp the lat ditch. Tcwksbury's de-
Scriptior Of how ne asccrtainel the war
was over was amusing. lie AMI his com
plnions had been posted on the edge of
thu swamp to watch movements of lankS
from Norfolk. with orders to remain I'M
til relieved. He never wa relieved and
had subsisted on gam and fish for three
years. He IN It an old negro who told
him tina, the war had been over about II
year, which t;cklcl him better than if he
had been kicked by mule, rs he face
tiously expire 'Sed It,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-03-13

DIR. WALKERS VINEGAR BITTERs-a
medicine that expels disease without
weakening the patient, exhilaratcs the
spirits without the aid of alcoholic poison
cures every phase and consequence of
indigestion, restores the shattered nerves,
regulates the bowels and the liver, and
imparts t. the constitution new strength
and elasticity. Let the sick rejoice.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-03-13

Hon. James Harlan, ex-Nice-t hancel
lor, | ouisvilie, Ky. says he uses St.
Jacobs Oil, that it is a most extraoldi-
nary and absolute cure for rheumatism
and kindred ailments, and that every
family should have it.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-03-13

Always on ice-The polar bear.
Florida, "rhe Land of Flowers

o. TIUTiHH, TIE LAND OF FI0wcrs,'
Is paradise for the invalid, and the "Foun-
,ain of Youth was once thought to he hid in
one of its forest glades. 1t is now the haven of
many consumptives, who find benefit in her
sumptive invalid need not ne C IS sarily 90 so far
from home and friends to get relief For if
nor III the last stages of the discage Dr. r. v
!'lerces "G 'ldcn Me lical Discovery" will re-
store to perfect health. For all chr mic throat
bronchial and lung diseases it is most relia,
Die specific. BY druggists.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-03-13
a! ju'tice-Kiling the bad poets.
Rescued from Dcntb.

VIM. !. LouGhlin, of Somervile Mass, says:
I'm the fall OF lS1i was taken with BLEEDING
OF LUNGS followed bya severe cough. lost
my appetite and flesh. and was confined to my
bed In 1877 | was admitted to the Hospital.
The doctors said ! had II hole in my lung as
bis, a. Il half dollar. Al one time report went
round that was dead. ! gave up hope, but
.. friend told me of DIR. WM. HALLS BALSAM
soH TIE LUNGS. | got - bottle, when to my
surprise, | commenced to get well, and to-day
| feel better than for three years.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-03-13
March April May

Are the months In which to purify your blood and
for this purpose there is medicine equal to Hoods
Sarsapari1la 1t purifes vitalizes and enrches the
blood, removing all traces of scrofua or other dis
ease. 1t creates appetite and inparts new
strength and vgor to the whole body II the ideal
spring medicine Try II.
"Whcn began taking Hoods Sarsaparilla was
dizzy In the mornifis had headache and no appe-
tlte; but can hardly get enough cooked to-
eat."-EMMA SHEPARD, Coral Street, Worcester,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-03-13
The Fond Papa's Lullaby.

Come, baby dear,
The night is here,
L, time thou We're in slumber,
To close thine eyes
Sweet lullabies
I'll sing thee without number.
Sleep, baby, sleep.
Clio sc wat IL Il keep:
Fear not. thy fathers near thee,
Safe in his care,
Whisper thy prayer,
The angels bead to hear thee.
Rest, sweet one, rest,
Onpapa's breast,
No one will dare to h ,rm thea:
Hush while he sings
All sorts of things
Into sweet sleep to charm thee.
Shut up, say,
Come, | can't stay
Up helcall night an totitr!
Don't yell like!
Confound the brat,
Here, take him to his mother.
--.Sonlerriiie JouT0n
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-03-13

We cannot renew youth, but we can prevent
gray hair by using Halls Hair REVIEWER.
Ayers Pills are never-failing remedy for
headaches, caused by disordered stomach.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-03-13

When You need friend select a true one
DR.. Jones Red Glover Tonic is the best friend
mankind has for all diseases of the stomach
liver and kidneys. Tn" best blood purifier and
tonic known. 10 cents
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-03-13

For thirty years DR.. c. Fawoett has
been physician of the Union Protestant
Intirmary, Baltimore, Nd, and his pub
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Star Cough Cure most effectively in cur
ing DIST nate coughs and in treating
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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-03-13

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Is the hest tonic: and for patients recovering
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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-03-13
No man who loves anything good can be
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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-03-13
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VIM. Black, Abingdon, Iowa, was cured Of
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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-03-13

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remedies Won ever saw; that remedy is Al
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Price, pc, 20. AMI 81 per bottle. at Druggists
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-03-13

Trof. Opcrii is engaged in the orches-
tration of his new comic opera, "IrTsus,
King Of the Monopolists, to be brought
out shortly,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-03-13

Sitting up with the girls is pleasant
pastime, but remember, young man, that
it takes hog and hominy to keep house.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-03-13

Mr.. Tilden is said to have in his home,
at Yonkers, a large variety OF Maltese
cats, pug and st. Bernard dogs
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-03-13

Sought for the last hrnlrc ycars.-A rem
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years 1t had become chronic, and there was
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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-03-13

The survival of the fittest is the doctrine
that always wins in dog fight.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-03-13

They are trying in Germany to find n sub
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colds and all throat and lung diseases.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-03-13
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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-03-13

The man who worrie; about things that
cannot be helped is saving timber for his
own coffin.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-03-13

Relief is immediate, and a cure sure Piso's
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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-03-13

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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-03-13
Slaves of t. weed -GArdners.

If afflicted with sore eyes, uso DIR. Isaac
Thompson's Eye Mater. Druggists sell it. PIC.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-03-13

In close az plication to business nothing OF
this foo tStcol exceeds mustard plaster