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Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-08
Important to Ladies

Woman are everywhere using and recon-
men0ing Parker's Tonic because they have
learned from experience that il speedily over
comes dependency, INDIGESTION or weakness In
liar to the sex.
II have long been asuTerer from fem ale cont
plants. Ihaye tried physicians and advertised
remedies, but without any r lief whatever.
With but little hopes of receiving any benefit.
! bough a bottle Of ParkeF's Tonic. The effect
Of that one bottle was so satisfactory that 1
kept on using it, and aW to-day well and strong.
ltertainly is the remedy for suffering women
and my advice to all is to use it.-MRs. n. DOUG
LASS, 5OI West India street, Chicago, Ill:
Parker's Tonic
Prepared by Hlscox g. Co., N. vi
Sold by all Druggists in large bottles at One
Dollar.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-08

THE National holiday season and
headaches incident thereto, expired
last night, and Senator's and Congress
men are supposed to be in their seats
and on duty to-day.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-08
Speaker Carlisle to Oppose tn.
Silver Men.
Huntsville Carrier JnuruaI

NdTIlSl6 TO oppose the
Silver Men.
Louisville COurier-Journal.
The committee on coinage, weights
and measures appear to be attracting
the most interest and the opinion is
expressed that the committee. though
headed by Mr.. Bland, will be opposed
to the present coinage of silver. 1t is
also claimed by many that the Speaker
will take his sla0d with the admins
tratiye policy as to silver and that he
is opposed to the continuance of the
coinage act. This may or may not be
50 and that is why the discussion Of
the topic is so interesting. A promi-
nent Eastern Democrat remarked the
other day that Carlisle would answer
Beck's speech. Just what he meant
by the remark was not made clear, but
a few who have heard Of it regard it
as significant.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-08

MOODY the evangelist is due in
Nash vile, Tenn, February I'd. He
will visit quite a number Of cities in
the South, having already received
many invitations.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-08

PHILIP JAMES BAILY, whose "Fes-
tus" a generation ago, created almost
as much of an excitement as Tupper's
"Proverbial Philosophy" still lives, in
his Goth year, at Nottingham, Eng
land, and confidently believes that his
poem will go laundering down the
ages.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-08

II is "A matter worthy of note that
when the present debt of the United
States was incurred during the war,
no obligation was incurred by the
government to pay its bonds in any
other than lawful money"
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-08

For the first time in the history Of
Boston, a negro, Horace Homer, has
been appointed on the police force.
Probably it is owing to the classical
name possessed by the colored brother
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-08

FRANK BURKITT doesn't care if they
didn't elect him Speaker. His forte is
that of a writer, as the columns of the
Chickasaw Messenger attest.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-08

Health is impossible when the blood
is impure, thick, and sluggish, or when
it is thin and impoverished. Such
conditions give rise to boils, pimples,
headaches, neuralgia. rheumatism, and
other disorders. Ayers Sarsap ~arilla
makes the blood pure, rich and vitaliz-
ing 4
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-08
The Richest Man in the world

The Richest Man in the World
would be poor without health. The
dying millionaire consumptiye would
exchange all he is worth for a new
lease of life. He could have had it
for a song had he used DR.. Pier3e's
Golden Medical Discovery" before
the disease had reached its last stages.
This wonderful preparation is a posi-
tive cure for consumption if taken in
time. For all diseases of the throat
and lungs it is unequalled, All drug
gists. C
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-08

THE dog is now passing through
n Of those periods of popular distrust
to which all domestic animals are at
times subjected, says the New York
Star.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-08

THE Supreme Court of Ohio has
decided that railroads have no right to
charge large shippers less than they
do small ones.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-08

THE FIRST business to come up before
Congress. now that it has re-assembled,
is action on the fifteen hundred nomi-
nations sent 10 by the President.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-08

HIGH license has decreased the num-
Der of saloons in Chicago from $4,000
to 5000 and added nearly 81, 900, 900 to
the revenue of the city.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-08

Mr.. CHEEK, the defaulter Of ST..
Louis Las joined the American penal
colony in Canada and carried with
him 100000.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-08

A GREAT many daily newspapers
issued no paper the day after Christ
mas. Sensible newspapers; printers
wish to keep Christmas as well as
other people,
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-08
OUR NEW MEMBER.

1t will be exceedingly gratifying to
the readers of the COMMERCIAL HER
AID to learn that Hon. T. G. Catchings
has been placed on the Rivers and
Harbors Committee. The rich Dis
trict is complimented in this way, but
the oest of it is, that our member will
now be able to do whatever can he
done for the people who elected him.
He is in a commanding position for
he holds a place on one Of the most
important committees in the House Of
Representatives.
1t is now well for the people to
know, that he holds this place chiefly
because he is capable and reliable and
because he is well up in politics. He
knew the necessity of being on this
particular committee and he impressed
that fact on powerful friends
who used their inAunce for
him. If the District had sent a
less able man to Washington, he
would not have had the political sense
to accomplish anything, and the Dis
trict would have suffered. AS it is, if
"the test Of merit is success" land who
doubts it?) Gen. Catchings deserves
already the hearty encouragement and
earnest support of his District.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-08

SLEEPLESS NIGHTS, made mis-
cradle by that terrible cough. Shiloh's
Cure is the remedy for you. For sale
by Hardaway q CaSsell. l
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-08

BOLIVAR county claims more colored
real estate owners and taxpayers than
any other county in the State.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-08

AN exchange says: "Poets live to be
ninety years old in Italy" Let Amer
lean poets check their baggage for that
sunny cline at once
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-08

GOVERNOR ELECT FORAKER, Of
Ohio, has succeeded in selecting out of
5000 hungry Republican applicants
for the few appointments within his
gift, seven young men for bis military
staff. Everyone Of them is a member
of the Young Mems Blaine Club of
Cincinnati.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-08

THE first commission signed by
President Cleveland, after his Cabinet
commissions, was that of Gen. Grant
as General of the army on the retired
list. The first act Of Congress, signed
by President Cleveland, was the bill
giving Mrs. Grant an annuity at
s. QUO.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-08

THEFort Smith. (Ark. Times says
NEARLY every State, but Arkansas,
has regulated the railroads by whole
some legislation"
Don't credit Mississippi as one Of.
those States, please. We have a rail
road supervision law, it is true, but it
regulates nothing but the regular
drawing Of salaries by the Commits
sioners and their Secretary, who have
nothing else to do. a
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-08

Or all living politicians and states
men, Charles Stewart Parnell is the
greatest, says the New York Sun.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-08

WE want reform in the public ser
vice more than in the civil. President
Cleveland has a fine opportunity of
making his party a handsome New
Years gift by suspending some of the
wicked Republican Office holders and
appointing good Democrats in their
stead.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-08

WILL YOU SUFFER with dyspep-
STA and Liver Complaint? Shiloh's
Vitalizer is guaranteed to cure you.
For sale by Hardaway & Cassell. 1
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-08
RAILROAD SUPERVISION.

The decision Of the Mississippi cases
by the Supreme Court of the United
States in favor Of State control, will
give the Supervisionists new life.
They will build Cd this decision, in
the hope that it may enable them to
work out some practical results, which
will gain them the confidence of the
people once more. That our State can
by itself accomplish anything worth
the expense and irritation, we do
not believe, We think the only true
remedy is a National Commission Of
great skill and reliable integrity.
W. will publish the full text of the
decision as 0 o as received, when
u readers can Judge of it more in
diligently. Until its nature is fully
known our Legislators should be
patient.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-08

WE learn that the closing of the
New Orleans Exposition is contem-
plated shortly unless there is a marked
improvement in attendance thereat.
Il has been an expensive debt making
experiment 50 far.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-08

THE Lower House of our State
Legislature did a sharp thing in the
selection of a Speaker.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-08

Mrs. GEORGE AUGUSTUS SALA died
at Melburne, Australia, on Dec. 31st.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-08

J.L. Estes, Burneyville, Chickasaw
Nation, Indian Territory, writes II
have to thank Allcock's Porous Plast-
ers for savingthe life of my wife, she
was attacked with pneumonia which
commenced with a violent chill. great
coughing and high fever. l could not
get a doctor, but fortunately had a box
Of Allcock'S Porous Plasters in the
house | placed one between her
breasts, one on each shoulder-blade.
and n on the small Of her back. In
two hours her cough almost ceased
and was very loose in four hours shUi
broke into a profuse preparation.
The next day, though very weak, she
was free from fever, and the third dav
was quite well. l also cured my child
Of d%iphthereic sore throat by wrapping
the neck in an Allcock's Porous Plast.
err l6
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-08

w. T. PRICE, Congressman from the
Eighth Wisconsin District, is the only
Congressman that voted against the
pension for Mrs. Gen. Grant. The
Green Bay (Wis.) Journal sustains
him, and says: ale has the courage Of
his convictions" That may be SO, but
Mrs. Grant has got the money, with
out price.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-08

A MICHIGAN girl is reported to have
recently committed suicide on learning
that 1886 was not leap year.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-08

Holmes, Mary Mrs
Jackson, Clara Miss
johnson, Bette
Jones. A w Miss
johnson, Msmie Miss
Kariner, Sarah Mrs
Kust, Addie Mrs
auckland. Carrie Miss
Lewis, Marietta Miss 2
Lillis, Ruth Mrs
Marshall. Horace Mrs
Mathews, Maggie Mrs
Marshall, M II Mrs
Mason, Marcia Mrs
Marsh, Maud Miss
Mitchell, Easter Mrs
Miller, Maria Mrs
Mechan, NJ A Mrs
Milten, Mahaia Mrs
Moore. r NJ Miss
MOranf "a 4 Miss
MUrnhv. IeoIa
My Winnie Mrs col
0Serton Fmilv Miss
Perkins ms MaIiSda Mrs
Pave FIlen w
Pasef .Jpnnie Mrs
prioe Anna Mice
Pbinis n NJ Mrs t''''
Paiermo Sallie Miss
Priesck 4 Mrs I'M
Perkins Caroline '''''
,hertson l. M Mrs
r ,Sgan, " Maria Mrs
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-08

An exchange says: "Only one
woman in q thousand can whistle"
Good gracious ! you don't expect a
women to talk and whistle too?
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-08

MERIDIAN is to have a $4,000 Cath
Ole church.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-08

THAT HACKING COUGH can be
SO quickly cured by Shiloh's Cure. We
guarantee it. For sale by Hardaway
s. Cassell.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-08
LIST on LETTNRS


Remaining in the POsJchice at Vicksburg, Miss.
on the 4th day OF January, 1896.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-08

Anderson, Mary Miss
Anderson. Sallie Mrs
Bailey, Eliza Miss
Blake, NJ 5 Mrs
Banks, Amy Mrs
tarr0w, A l. Mrs
Bencinl, B W Mrs
BeggS, Mamie Miss
Burk P0llle
Butter, Eliza
Browne. Grace Miss
Clements, Carr C
Chase, Ella
Cade, Ellen
Coswell, Matte Mrs
ColOvin, G as Mrs
COilenp. DOwney Mrs
Crane. Feby Miss
Crawlort, Mary Miss
Daniel. Lou Mrs
Delk. V L Mrs
Downs, q A Mrs
Delight, Emma Mrs
Dunbar, II Mrs
Dunken, Mollie Miss
Dickson, Anna Mis-
Dent, Francis Miss
Dorsey, Rachel Miss
Dorsey, Mary Mrs
Evans. Emily Mrs col
Evans, M l. Mrs
Eayen,C Miss
EarSleau, Miss
Ellis, Katie Miss
Feeney, Jane Mrs
Fox, w Eliza Miss
Fleming, II Miss col
Foster, Matte Miss
Foster, A NJ Mrs
Gibson, Fannie Mrs
Gllmer, Carrie Mrs
Geary, MOllie Miss
Grimes. Flora Mrs
Gordon, Jimmie Miss
Harris, Elean Miss
Hamilton, W 5 Mrs
Haver, A Mary Miss
Harris. Belle Mis-
Hall. Mary Mrs
Henry, j Mrs
House, } II Mrs
Hall, Maggie Miss
Holloway, A l. Mrs
!iullum, Fannie Miss
Howard. Many Mrs
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-08

If "lime is money" many men have
now, more wealth than Vanderbilt.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-01-08

Persons calling for the above letters will
please state they are advertised.
d.. ID. TINNEY. Postmaster.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-12-03
NaturaliXCd American Swine.
Farm. Field and Stockman,

In addition to the acticles on distinct
lively American breeders of swine in which
the Poland China, Chester White, Duroc-
Jersey and Victorias of New York and
the West were treated of, we give some
characteristics of our naturalized English
breeds.
The Berkshires were originally more or
less sandy, as introduced from England
into the United States about fifty years
ago, but have since been greatly improv-
ed. They are black, with white on feet,
face, tip of tail and an occasional spot on
arm or some part of the body. The face
is short, fine, dished; ears almost erect,
but inclining forward; back straight,
BODY round tail fine, legs short and set
well apart, length medium, bone fine.
They mature very early. Their flesh is
we'll marbled and skin thin, and they have
large proportion of lean flesh to fat.
Any white on the hog should be avoided.
The small Yorkshire is white breed.
Their faces are very dishing, giving q
rather snubbed off expression; ears near
ly erect, inclining forward. In general
| form they possess much genuine value,
| are very popular in England for their
early maturity, and are becoming more
and more so here year by year.
The Suffolks are small white hogs, with
very thin hair and fine pink skin. They
are popular with amateurs and villagers.
These swines are really modified York
shires. They mature early, fatten easily
and make fine, delicate pork if killed at
s to 10 months old.
The Essex, blue black hog, have many
| points of excellence, somewhat resem-
| bling the Yorkshire except in color. They
! are popular in the Eastern States, and of
late years have grown in favor in the
West, for all those who admire a medium
sized black hog.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-12-03
The Fate of Niagara.

Prof. Woodward, of Washington, de-
clares that in about 1900 years the rock
over which the falls flow, at Niagara, will
will be all worn away. The area of the
rock worn away at the Horseshoe Falls,
between the years 1912 and 1875 was
$500 square feet, equal to 0.425 acre;
between 1875 and 1856, 60 1000 square feet
or 1.37 acres. The main length of the
contour of the falls is $500 feet. The
time required to recede one mile, if the
rate is pa feet per year, is 1920 years.
Before thi. catastophre is due, doubtless
provision will be made to cenflne the
waters of Lake Erie, SO that disastrous
inundation will not take place. What
wonders will have taken place before the
close of these 1920 years! Anyone who
has visited Niagara must have noticed
that the falls have receded quite a dis
lance from their original starting place.
In passing it may be remarked that IN
der the care of the state, Niagara Falls
is recovering its pristine picturesque
ness. The nuisances associated with it
have been abolished, and il is now a
noble state park.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-12-03
In the Feudai Times.

Gus dc Smith, of Austin, will persist in
intiicting his attentions upon the witty
and accomplished daughter of Judge
Pennyworth. although his dullness makes
him perfectly unbearable to the brilliant
yonng lady.
One evening, when a painful silence
had reigned for some time in the Penny
worth sitting room, during which Miss
Pennywoith had yawned pcrceptibiy
several times, Gus, who had long been
studying to frame compliment, broke
out with:
Pardon me, Miss Penny worth, but you
remind me of one of those beauties of the
feudal times
Il am sorry. Mr.. de Smith, but you do
not suggest those times to me-"
why not, Miss Penuyworth?"
Because there were few dull people in
those days"
Gus has been studying ever since to
make out what she meant.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-12-03
A Flying Leap.
Cnicsgo Herald.

Want to hear strange case of optical
illusion!' inquired Assistant Passenger
Agent Frank I. Whitney, of the Michi-
gan Central railroad. a few days ago
man boarded one of our trains for HYDE
Park, When near his destination ne
walked ont upon the platform of the
car and waited for the train TO slacken
its speed. As he did so the young
man walked down the steps. only to
find another train standing. as he sup
posed, on the opposite track. The
train, however, was approaching at
full speed, while or his own train, which
was now at the depot, was at a dead stop.
The young man, however, imagined that
it was his own train that was tearing
along the rails, and. fearing that he would
be carried past the town, braced himself
for leap in keeping with the speed of
his train Just as the other tram vas
about to rush b. the young man made g
terrific leap, and. as might be expected,
landed on his back. A brakeman who
had witnessed the amusing spectacle
jumped from the train and rescued the
bewiidered man just as the other train
swept past with roar"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-12-03
The Old Detectives story

As an old detective who has landed his
full share of criminals on the gallows
and behind the bars, | have had some
rousing adventures and queer expert
ences. One of the latter has been called
to mind within a day or two by reading
of the death of man in neighboring
city. For convenience sake | will call him
Charles Lenox.
was attached to the force of a western
city, and we had been running along for
many weeks without any break on the
part of evildoers when murder occurred
| The ianitor of a bank was found dead in
the business office of the bank. with the
outside doors open. The man had been
struck on the side of the head with some
heavy weight and his skull crushed.
Nothing had been taken from the bank,
and so we reasoned in this way: The rob
bers had called the ianitor to the door on
some pretext or other, and as soon as he
opened it they rushed ia and dealt him
the blow. It was the night before local
alsction. and the approach of people who
were carousing or electioneering had rat
tlcd the robbers and they had fed. In
these days bank-robber would have
coolly shut the door and gone to work on
the safe, but they were a different class of
men then. If they had not been, we
should have probably argued differently.
An inquest was held, and verdict rem
dered that John Shields came to his
death by the hands of unknown
parties, and he was buried. The robbers
had not left the slightest clew behind
them, but as | was ambitious to make a
name | was allowed to begin work on
the case. In a town twelve miles away
l.
man who had let horse and buggy to
two strangers that night, whom he accur-
ateIy described. and whom he believed to
be two brothers. They had told him
they were going to Amesbury, but traced
them straight to BlankvilIe, which was the
place where the murder occurred. The
town where they hired the horse was
Rossburg, and they had come there by
traiE in the afternoon. They could have
come down TO Blankvills by the same
train in tho afternoon, and that they did
not l argued was sharp trick or their
part. They had driven away at 100
o'clock. The body of the ianitor was
found about 10. The horse had been re-
turned just before midnight. About 10
O'Clock as / had forgotten TO tell you,
there was an alarm of fire in BIankviIle,
and the fire department was called out to
quench 4 fire which had been set in one
corner of q large tannery. The flames
had not got much of q start and we're
speedily drowned out, and the case was
reported as the work of the boys.
| had then after two weeks work
clew. Two bank robbers, doubtless from
Chicago, had come to Blankville TO do up
a bank, but had been frightened away
after committing murder. / knew just
how they reached Blankville and just how
they left it, and / had descriptions of
both You may say / had little to work
on, as the men had come two hundred
miles and might not then be within
thousand, or if they we're, they had chang
ed their identity: bat even the smallest
points viii encourage detective Who has
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-12-03

recent number of The Arizona Howl
er contains the following editorial note:
with shoulish glee seldom squaled in
Arizona journalism the putty faced edi-
tor of the Paralyzer announced the other
day that we were dead and printed our
obituary. he Only possible excuse that
the emery cuss had for doing this was
that we have not been in Al Blodgett's
salon during the last few days. But he
knew very we'll that this was because we
were tenn porarily indisposed, having been
to Tombstone few days ago and renew
ed some acquaintance. We are all rieh
now, however, and when the galoOt of the
Paralyzer turns in his toes, it will give
Us great pleasure to say that his memory
will be most cherished by those who knew
him least"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-12-03
A theatrical Dog.
Albany ExprtSs.

Poor Keyser is dead" For six years
he has been a faithful attache to the Lee
land Opera house. At at early age he
was taught to go through the house after
each performance and arouse any per
sons who might have failed to take their
departure. H. was known to every actor
and actress in the country, and all had a
kind word for him. With Mary Ander-
son he was prime favori,e. and Lester
Wallack, at every appearance here, want
ed to take keyser home with him. Key
ser was only dog, but was endowed with
more intelligence than many human be-
lngs. As soon as the curtain ia the thea
ter was rung up the dog would seek the
soft side of the carpet in the property
room, and there dose away until the per
formance was over, when he would go on
his nightly rounds of the house. He was
good natured brute, and very fond of
children. His fate was sealed the other
day when he yielded to the seductive al
lurements OF a poisonous button. Peace
to his ashes.