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The Brookhaven leader., 1886-09-30
Stock-Raislng

Mr.. S. K. Williams, an expert
enced stock and dairyman, and
who has spent many years. in the
Illinois dairy region, is now estab
lished on the ilenelas plantation
near Brookhaven and proposes to
run it with Northern ideas, improv
ed tools, and improved stock. He
prefers the Norman horse as a cross
ON the common native mare, and the
Holstien male TO cross with the ma
tive COW. Mr.. w. has just returned
from the dairy belt in Illinois, and
says by judicious crossing with this
breed, whole herds OF cows there
have been increased from four
gallons per day per cow to seven
and eight gallons per day. He
speaks highly of the jersey as pet
family COW, but as an all purpose
cow says the Jersey is far behind
some other breeds. He says he
thinks this country where a COW
can be carried a year on one half ton
of dry hay feed, and where green
soiling can be substituted largely
for grain rations, and within a few
hours ride of the best market in the
United States, and where the mild
ness of the winters does not prevent
cattle from grazing every day of
the year, and where cow barns need
not be expensive, is far ahead of all
Northern countries where two and
one-half TO directions of dry feed are
required for each animal year and
where heavy rations are required 10
keep up the animal warmth, and
also to supply moderate amount of
milk, and where a large proportion
of what is produced is consumed in
transportation TO market; also where
every animal must be housed in a
warm comfortable building during
six or eight months each year.
He further says that central and
southern Mississippi are admirably
adapted to stock growing and believes
as this branch of business is en-
gagged init will be the material pros
perity and salvation of the gulf
States, as the fact is already estab-
lished that many nutritious grasses
are:indiginous to these States which
do not require reseeding or replant-
ing yearly. Mr.. Williams also says
there is no such a thing as a natural
dairy belt; that as good butter
can be made In every portion of the
Gulf States as can be made in the
Western or Middle. States.s las skill and
intelligence have overcome every OBJ
stacle. He also claims that if the
three Gulf States would drop cotton
and sugar and give attention to
stock farming, that in less than ten
years every bale of hay, bushel of
oats, corn and barrel OF -four, pound
Of pork, mutton or heel, and every
pound Of butter and cheese from the
so-called Free States, would be entire
iy excluded from New Orleans and
Mobile markets. At this present
date there has been grass enough
gone TO waste unfed and uncut with |
in one hundred miles of New
Orleans to supply her market for
sears if utilized.
The Brookhaven leader., 1886-09-30

Col. Hemingway's daughters,
Misses Annet and Louise, took their
departure last week for Christian
burg, Va, where they with attend
school.-NeW NississiPpian.
That's it. Many of our big men
talk long and loud about developing
Mississipprs boundless resources,
fostering new enterprises, encourag,
ing,and supporting homeinstitutions
ETC., but when it comes to practicing
what they preach, they never &c,
there. Verify consistency, thou art
a son of gun. Mississippi has nc
first class female colleges, nor any.
thing else that's first class unless
it be "gas-bags." Oh, no!
The Brookhaven leader., 1886-09-30
To the Churches Of Fair River AS
ISOLATION.

1t is important that the several
churches Of the Fair River Association
should increase their contributions for
Associationa purposes, at the forth
coming annual meeting which conyenes
Friday before the third Sabbath in Octo-
Der. in order to meet the necessary eX-
penSes Of printing minutes, Clerks and
Treasurers salaries, etc. Each church
should send at least fifteen cents for
every copy Of minutes ordered.
y. r. HOBBS,
Clerk Fair River ASS n.
The Brookhaven leader., 1886-09-30
Reqistrars Notice.

In pursuance of an act of the Lee r..
ture approved March the 18TH, loo 0t, d
quiring me, as Registrar of the County Count n n
Lincoln, to visit each voting precino'b #
said county and spend one day az t s.hoss
said precincts in order to give All OF ~. sDV an
who have failed heretofore to keSis'ett "A
TO do so; I will the Lo al.
meet the citizens of the county at tn0
lowing times and plaees, tO-wit:
The Brookhaven leader., 1886-09-30

Since the death of Col. Ed. Rich
radson of Mississippi, DR.. c. NJ.
Neil of Pine Bluff, Ark. is perhaps
the largest cotton planter in the
South. He was born in Alabama
and is only 80 years of age. In
1850 he wentto Arkansas penniless
and went to work on q farm. He is
now president of the First National
Bank of Pine Bluff, and has $4,000
acres of cotton in cultivation. He
owns three large stores and a rail
road twenty-six miles in length, all
OF which runs through one of his
plantations. He is now building
another road forty miles IN length
through his plantations. Mr.. Neirs
wealth is estimated at $4,000, 900.
The Brookhaven leader., 1886-09-30
Cheap Ratesto Louisville and Cincin-
natl ExposIJions.

From this date until October 18th, lS-6,
the Illinois Central Railroad will IL
tickets to either Louisville or Cincinnati
for one fare for the round trip, good for
20 days, limited. A splendid opportunity
il TINS offered to all who wish to see these
two flourisLing Western cities and visit
their attractive ExpOstiOns.
+. NJ. BEE,
ACt. |. c. Railroad.
The Brookhaven leader., 1886-09-30
WHITWORTH CQLLBGl.
Brookhaven, Miss.
\AI;iI pa.nnan faruhar %, 1850
viii Reopen September 20, 1850

-HE CONTINUED SUCCESS Of this seno~
for young ladies' is one of Its best reconiw,.,y -,
datiOns Ex0erienosd teachers are engaged nv, =.
next term, among them Prof. Ricketts, anu rE iSs
ell. The Boarding Department is home in'
discipline g,nd rates low, The cost for aca a1I
mic year in college classes, including ls,a
washing, fllGI and tuition in English and Ls dS.,,
paid promptly. s2s4.00, In preparatory cane me
railroad bed Is hi. her at Brookhaven th1 1a.s.
Cairo, Jackson, Tenn, Oxford, Grenada Ts 4
son, Mss, or Summit. See catalogue, + Inc
This In part accounts for the healthfulness u -
~ '' i. T. FITZHUGH:,
Presidept
The Brookhaven leader., 1886-09-30

Itch, Prairie Mango, and scratches of
every kind cured in 80 minutes by Wool
ford's Sanitary Lotion. Use no other.
This never fails. Sold by DIR. A. Lewen-
thai, Druggist, BrOokhayen, Miss.
feb Il-1yr.
The Brookhaven leader., 1886-09-30

For feedstuffs of any kind in any
quantity go to SchnOrrenberg Bros.
The Brookhaven leader., 1886-09-30
a Book Of Wonders, Free.

All who desire full information about the
cause and cure of Blood Poisons, Serotua ana
ScrofulOus Swellings, Ulcers. Sores, Rhsuna
tisIn, Kidney Complaints, Catarrh, etc, can Sc.
cure by mail. free, copy of our 32-page illus.
trsJed Book Of Wonders, nlled with the mOs
wonderful and startling proof ever beiON
known.
Address, BLOOD BALM CO.,
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sept. % IN.
The Brookhaven leader., 1886-09-30

Don't buy until you get Schnorrenberg
Bros. prices.
The Brookhaven leader., 1886-09-30

Virgins has again immortalized
himself as lying crank.
The Brookhaven leader., 1886-09-30

California pears and grapes at POWELL
The Brookhaven leader., 1886-09-30
FARIsH MALE SCHOOL
BROOKHAvEN, MISS.

The exercises CT this School win begin at the
residence of the undersigned, Brookhaven, Mise
on Tuesday. the elst September, 1885.
RATES.
I. Spelling, Reading and Writing. ....... 81 90
2. Geography, Grammar, History and
y oO
3. Rhetoric, Algebra, Geometry and
Natural and Moral Philosophy. 8 90
4. La tin, Greek and Classical Literature 90
would most respectfully ask for atronage
promising to do faithful educational work.
FkRISH
sept 10 I'm Principal.
The Brookhaven leader., 1886-09-30

Making a total gross tax of. 80. .sl5536 90
Now deduct the follow
ing items from this
amount and you have
the net tax to be appli-
ed to the payment of
the county indebted
ness, tO-wit:
Probable delinquent tax
for 1886. $3.50 90
Commissions of Tax Col
lector. ........... 727 90
Commissions of Treas
urer ................. 450 10
School tax on Brook
haven property. ...15O0 OO-3627 90.
DeductiDg this amount from $21692 Ga
The Brookhaven leader., 1886-09-30

And the total county indebted
ness to date is. .S21892 GA
The valuation of all the Real and Per,
sonal property of this county aggregates
l, 41O, 10000. The tax levy for 1856 is LII
mills.
This yields tax of. .$16215 10
The assessed polls number. 1921 90
The Brookhaven leader., 1886-09-30

The Capital Light Guards, now
in quarters preparing for the State
drill to take place in October, have
unanimously elected Miss Kate
Power, daughter of Col. j. l.. Power,
OF the Clarion, sponsor OF their com
panY.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-04-09
A WALL OF

The address of the joint executive
board of Assemblies Nos. 101, SO, and
IL of the knights of Labor, issued at
st. Louis April 9th, is calculated to
fire the hearts of the thoughtless, but
it will not pass for logic.
In reading the red hot philippe
against Gould, as the incarnation of
soulless monopoly, n naturally asks,
who is doing it? Where is Powderly
Where arel all the patience GOODNESS,
firmness and preparation, that he told
the public would be necessary
to accomplish the betterment of
the toiling millions? They are all con
spicuous for their absence in this incen.
diary appeal to the laborers. 1t is
painfully apparent the Knights of
Labor are not disciplined, or the sub.
orders would never have dared to pub
llsh this address. 1t sounds more like
a wall of despair than the language of
cool men, confident of their cause
and the justice of their demands.
They ask for a hearing to plead for
their rights, but they neglect to state
of what rights they have been deprived,
and to plead for anything. From what
Mr.. PowdeEly says, the public has
judged that the object of the organiza.
ton of the Knights of Labor, is to &c.
cure the rights of labor, good wages,
kind treatment and so forth, by acting
within legal: limits. This ap-
peal seems to point at extreme meas
ures, and its tone indicates, that it is
intended to inflame the passions of the
masses.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-04-09

The Washington predictions about
the water in the Mississippi Valley up
to this time, have not proved valuable.
The one sent April 9Th is a fair sam
pie, and we quote it, to point out its
utter worthlessneSs. The dispatch
says, "between Cairo and Vicksburg,
on the Mississippi, the lower districts
will be submerged" That telegram
referred to what the water would do
yesterday in the Valley between here
and Cairo.
What is meant by the slow land
districts" and to what extent or depth
they would be submerged is not stated,
and therefore the dispatch is worth
less. The river is not bank full here,
or at Memphis, and hence the slow land
districts" must be the low margins
within the banks.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-04-09

MR.. 5. WACHENHEIM returned from
New Orleans yesterday accompanied
by Mr.. E. George Antonini, an expert
launderer. MesSrs. Wachenheim &
Herman purpose starting a fi~rst.class
steam laundry here just as o o as they
can procure the necessary outfit from
Chicago. Mr.. Wachenheim purchased
through tickets from New Orleans to
Chicago, and only stopped over here to
see his family and consult his partner.
In connection with this important
enterprise, Mr.. Wachenheim declared
1t to be the intention of the laundry to
employ all home labor, white women
and girls, just as soon as they could be
properly instructed. He expects to
ask the assistance of the Woman's
Exchange in supplying the labor.
The laundry is badly needed, and it
will be doubly welcome, giving EN-.
ployment to many of our needy citi-
Zens.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-04-09

THE experience Vicksburg has had
should teach her to beware in future
of one-sided charters to corporations.
Tom, Dick, Harry and Company unite
and secure from the Legislature a
charter to do something in Vicksburg.
II Others will virtually buy the valu.
able franchises conferred, the corpora
ton sells out, and possibly the object
of the charter is accomplished. If no
second company can be found to
advance the money, the corporation
goes to sleep and the city suffers.
We want no more of these Rip Van
Wrinkle concerns, and our Legislators
ought to guard against them.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-04-09
What Edmunds Has Learned.

What Edmunds Has Learned.
Philadelphia Times.
The lot of a Senatorial leader who
can't get anybody to follow where he
wants to lead must be peculiarly vexa-
tious. That is what Senator Edmunds
thinks, at all events, and his manner of
expressing himself on the subject is
getting to be decidedly peppery. After
spending weeks in getting a series of
resolutions passed denouncing the
President and comparing him to
Charles l., it is very exasperating to
the Senator from Vermont to be told
by his colleagues that the resolutions
did not mean anything, and that they
propose to treat them as so much, waste
paper.
This appears to be about what the
other Republican Senator's have made
up their minds to do, no matter how
mad Mr.. Edmunds gets about il.
While Mr.. Edmunds Is nursing his
wounded vanity he will have a fine CD.
portunity to mediate upon the folly Of
raising a partisan issue when no real
issue exists. If he had been contentto
busy himself with the transaction of
real public business instead of wasting
so much time In useless debate. he
would not be occupying his present
notifying position.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-04-09

A COUPLE of negroes were shot to
death through the grating of the jail
of an interior Tennessee town a few
days since. The Memphis Appeal and
the Tennessee press generally had so
exhausted themselves over the Car
rollton enormity, that the "brutal and
c%owardly" perpetrators got off with
out being anathematized.-Greenvil
Times.
And the Vicksburg Evening Post
has an eye like a "heagle," when there
is anything for which it can condemn
white Mississippians. Is it because
the above outrage occurred in Tennes-
see, that the Post did not slight into"
IL.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-04-09
80 W0MANg EKcHANaE.

The benevolent ladies Of Vicksburg
are thoroughly in earnest about the
Woman's Exchange. They are think.
ing and talking about it, and to-day
they meet at Magnolia Hall to begin
the good work. As cold and disagree
able as it was on Monday, many of
them attended the preliminary meet
ing, but wisely determined to call an.
other meeting for to-day. That is the
right policy for them to pursue first
let them take time to decide what is
best and then 60 ahead.
In working up this excellent cause,
they can rely on the COMMERCIAL
HERALD as their organ. Indeed it has
always been a firm advocate of the
policy of providing as much employ
ment as possible for women and girls
in need of 1t. The whole Southern
system in that respect must be
changed. In years gone by our girls
were brought up to depend entirely on
the other sex for support. There must
be a radical change in this. No
matter how rich they are
now, they ought to be taught industry.
self-reliance and independence. The
last two decades in this country, have
served to show, that no mortal has
any mortgage on the long years of the
uncertain future. In this spirit, we
hope our noble women will act to-day,
and set the whole State a valuable ex.
ample.
AS we have shown so much interest
in this worthy movement we trust the
ladies will pardon us for making a few
suggestions. merely for them to con-
slider.
They should keep plainly in view the
purpose of their organization, and not
let creed, politics, fashion or anything
else obscure it. In the beginning they
will meet with more difficulties and
need more help, than after they secure
union, which is strength, and have won
the confidence of the public. In the
selection of the President and other Off
GERS, they should be very careful. If the
President has the necessary executive
ability, industry and determination,
and she is properly assisted by the
other officers, the organization cannot
fail, for there is a great want for it.
In making the start, they will need
help from gentlemen. They should
not hesitate to ask for it, and to do
that successfully,th should appoint a
good strong talking we suppose some
of the ladies can talk pretty well)
committee to urge the gentlemen to
give enough money to rent the rooms
and fit up the restaurant. We
have not charged them a cent, and
will not, as their organ charge any
in the future, and we want them
to give other gentlemen the chance to
aid the movement in the same proper
Let the good work begin in earnest
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-04-09
The Suicidal Strike

CInCluudlI
The several papers with this sigma.
ture, on the striking calamity in the
West, are written by a workingman
who has. a full right to be admitted
into the Knights OF Labor, and are
written for the welfare of working.
men, and are rot against workingmen's
associations, but are for their compile.
ton and wise direction
Every step and incident of the rail.
road strike impresses the necessity of
this, in order that hastily formed and
unwisely directed local associations
may not destroy their own employ.
ment, and that of thousands who have
not participated in the strike. The in.
cidents of the 31st, as reported in this
journal of the LIST, give further empha-
sis.
In the very time when the General
Executive Committee of the Knights of
Labor of America, at New York, was
t~elegraphing that an agreement had
been made for arbitrating the difficult
ties, and that all should resume work.
the strikers at Atchison, Kansas,
masked, raided the company's shops,
broke fifteen locomotive lengines, and
disabled the fixed machinery of the
shops. Next forenoon they were out
in strong force, still masked, and
armed with clubs.
AT this time Grand Master Work
mar Powderly had publicly stated that
II the officers of the company would
furnish him the names of the men who
destroyed the property of the CON-
Pany they would be expelled from the
Order of the Knights of Labor. Thus
were the strikers while pretending to
be acting as Knights, doing criminal
acts which made them outcasts from
the Order, and which made the Order
itself invoke the punishment of the
law on their crimes.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-04-09

THE New York Independent Jour.
nal, devoted to the interests of oils,
paints, drugs, ETC., is authority for the
statement that the Standard Oil Com
pany is trying to get a monopoly of the
cotton seed oil business. 1t charges
that the giant monopoly which has
paralyzed the petroleum trade, is prepar-
ing to squeeze every cent out of both
the producer and consume Of cotton
seed. The business of crush.
ing cotton seed has assumed
vast proportions in a very short time.
and cotton raisers get millions of dol
lars annually for their surplus seed.
II the Standard Oil Company secures
q monopoly Of the business, the plant.
erS and labOrers will be chiseled out Of
an immense sum annually.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-04-09
Board Of sunarvIanrs.

The board met at 10 o'clock am.
yesterday, pursuant TO adjournment.
All the members present.
The following resolutions were
adopted:
Resolved, That pursuant to the bro
visions Of an act of the legislature of the
State of Mississippi, entitled ian act in
relation to the collection of the public
revenue in the county of Warren, and
for other purposes" approved March
IL, 1886, the president of this board be,
and is hereby, authorized and empow-
cred to borrow the sum of two thou.
sand dollars, and to issue the lender
proper loan warrants for the same;
said money so borrowed to be covered
into the treasury of the county, to be
paid out under the provisions of said
act; and, be it further
Resolved, That the president of the
board be, and is hereby directed. to
have a sufficient number of proper
blank loan warrants printed for the
use of said board.
County Treasurer John NJ. Cameron
filed his report and cancelled warrants
for March to date, and credit was al.
lowed accordingly.
On motion 1t is ordered that sealed
proposals be advertised for to fill a
cave on road No. "a, near Mrs. Willis
according to the plans and specifca-
tions.
On motion Mr.. John Cameron,
the county treasurer, is authorized to
rent a box of the Vicksburg Safe De-
post Company.
1t was ordered that sealed bids for
building bridge on Baldwin's ferry
road, known as road No. Ii, across
McGee's bayou, be advertised for.
On petition of Frank Cunio, VIM.
MCGEE and others for a road through
the old Vogleson gravel pit on road
No. 81, it was ordered that the same be
received and the following persons was
appointed as commissioners to lay out
said road and report to this board at
the next meeting, viz VIM. P.
CountrymaD, Isaac Standard, e. j.
Willis, D. r. Middleton, Reuben Ter
rell and W. II. Nesmith.
Mr.. Benson Blake appeared before
the board and made a statement in
regard to the resolution passed by the
board on Tuesday in relation to
certain bridge lumber being appro-
priated to the use OF Mrs. Mary s.
Blake, saying that he was the party
that appropriated the lumber, instead
of Mrs. Blake, and asked that the cor
rection be made. which was done.
The petition of A. Mastronarde for
license to retail liquors neal Refuge
oil mill on the Hankinson's ferry road,
was on motion granted upon his fling
bond (which was received and ap.
proved as required by law, he having
complied with the laws in other
respects.
On motion Joe Pierce was author
lzed to purchase plank for road
No. 81.
Under section 1852 of the code of
1880 the president was instructed and
directed to advertise for proposals for
keeping county prisoners.
On application of Thomas Rigby it
was ordered that he be assessed with
Fart OF section 80, township 16, range
. east containing "a acres instead of
LOO acres as now assessed, it being an
erroneous assessment value at $500.
and that he be assessed with lots 4 and
same township and range from AS
acres TO 6O acres as the balance of said
land had caVel in the river.
f. 5. Gregory was appointed overseer
OF road No. IS instead of Frederic
Speed, resigned.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-04-09
AN OLD VETERAN.

Hon. 7. G. Catchings hae been
selected as Mississippi's representative
on the Congressional Campaign Com
mittee. His co-laborers will find that
though a young Congressman, he is an
old Veteran III the tactics of politics.
-Greenville Times.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-04-09

THE present rise in the river will
give the rattsmen a chance, and they
will bring considerable business here.
If the weather will remain good, we
hope the planting districts will escape
without serious harm, though we feel
sure the water will go above the
danger line within the next two weeks.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-04-09
Bucklen's Arnlca Saliva

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Bruises, Sores. Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
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perfect satisfaction, or money refund.
ed' Price rs cents per box. For saIa
by Hardaway & Cassell. w
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-04-09

THE Evening Post wants to know
what became of the two other indict-
ments; that is the Temperance Column
wants to know. That is just what we
have been trying to find out for several
days, and If we are lucky, and are
sustained by the aw.abiding people
we will find it out before we are done
with it. We know enough now to
make it quite hot for some. who seem
determined to serve as shields for
scoundrels.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-04-09

THERE is no country on the earth
like the United States. The, Confed-
crate Generals in Congress vote pen
sions to the Union soldiers, and Union
Generals are going to Montgomery to
take part in the ceremonies attending
the laying of the corner stone of the
Confederate monument.