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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1872-03-06

! DIR. r. V. Pierce, of Buffalo, N. Y, in
his book on Chronic Diseases, says IL
regard to his Golden Medical Discovery
with which our readers are familiar =
s'From its wonderful power over Con
sumption of the Lungs, [ have thought
strongly of calling it my Consumptive
Cure; but from the fact that it is q per:
feet specific for the sore throat and
hoarsencss to which ministers and other
public speakers and singers are subject,
and also for Bronchitis, and dU severe
C0uohs. and is an invaluable remedy for
diseases of the Liver, and also as Blood
Purifier, I decided not to apply to 1t
name which might mislead and prevent
| its use in other diseases for which 1t IS
so admirably adapted,
1T will cure cough in one-half the
time necessary to cure it with any other
medicine. and it does it not by drying it
M. but by removing the cause-subdu-
ing the irritation and healing the atfec-
ted parts" ~
frst-class druggists.
A WHOLE PEOPLES OP1NIoN.-When
nation of forty millions accepts and en-
dorses q Standard Restorative an artcie
that it has had the fullest opportunities
of testing during period of twelve years,
who can be so absurdly incredulous as to
doubt the excellence of the preparation,
Plantation Bitters has passed through
this ordeal and is now the most popular
proprietary medicine OH this continent;
it would be difficult to find an adult OF
either sex between the Atlantic ana inc
Pacific, or between the northeast corner
of Maine and the Gulf of Mexico, who
does not know, either from personal ex-
perience or observation, that this re.
nowned vegetable remedy is the purest
tonic and stomachic, and the finest alte.
rative and regulating medicine at present
before the world. AS preventive of,
and cure for, diseases generated ny ma
Iaria, and as specific for dyspepsia,
rheumatism, and all nervous and bilious
affections, it is admitted to be fairly pro.
nounced the FAvOR1TE HOUSEHOLD
Tonic AND ALTERNATIVE of the Western
! HemiSDhcre.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1872-03-06

DIR. TUTT's ExpEcToRANT.-Theprop
critics of this elegant preparation are de
mulcent, nutritivc, balsamIc, healing
and soothing. 1t braces the nervous
system and produces pleasant and re
freshing sleep. 1t exhilarates and re
lievcs gloominess and depression. 1t II
the most valuable Lung Balsam eve
offered to sufferers from Pulmonary dis
eases. .,ooo
PERRYv1LLE, ALA, March 9, 1869.
DR.. JVm. H. Tut:
DEAR SIR-For fifteen years l hav'
been afflicted with Asthma. My suffer
ing has been intense. l have been IN
able to lay down for week at time
|Itseemed as if would choke. 1coughet
necessarily, and my wheeling could b.
heard all over the house. l had des
paired of ever getting we'll, but thank
to your invaluable Expectorant, my at
tacks are seldom. I can now rest wei
at night. believe it will make per
manent cure. Truly yours,
! ARTHUR +. MCCOY.
DIR. TUFTS Hair Dye is easily applied
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-08-16

A wonderful acrobat has recently
been discovered in California in the
person Of a miner named l.. P. Ward.
He was offered an opportunity to locate
a mining claim in Tuolumne county,
and get psf Of the proceeds. The
next morning he found himself one of
Q half dozen in search Of the same spot,
but a swollen torrent rushed madly
across their path, and they were com.
PEELED to stop. To try to ford or swim
was certain death. While standing on
the bank Ward deserted wire high in
the air by means of which an iron water
pipe had once been carried across the
stream, and in q moment more he had
reached it and began to walk toward
the other shore. just above the deep
est part of the whirling stream the man
slipped and fell. He caught him.
self, however, by one hand, and
amid the hush Of terrible expectancy he
lightly regained the wire. In another
moment he revealed the trick" by
standing on one leg, hanging by his
chin, and finally crossing to the other
side. Poetic justice was satisfied by the
discovery of a claim of fabulous value,
by means of which Ward was freed
from all necessity Of doing the slight
rope act hereafter as a means of live
lihood
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-08-16

Excitement prevails on account Of
the immense number OF kidnappers
who demand heavy rsnsoms to restore
the captured persons. All the avail
able means Of the Government are now
employed to crush this business.
On Thursday, the llth inst, Gov.
Montrel, accompanied by large body
of police, surrounded the Plaznel de
San Lucas, and, in a pit under the
ground floor, found Senior Cervan ties,
who had lately been kidnapped. Ger.
vantes' face was bound up, with only
his mouth and nose left cl sar for res.
piration.
The kidnappers had also gagged and
filed his ears with wax, and allowed
him but one egg daily for subsistence.
Cervantes was captured in the night by
FIVE men while he was returning in .
carriage with his family from the hotel
to his residence.
A number Of documents were found
in the house, which confirm the exist.
ence of a secret society, composed OF
outlaws from all nations, with the title
of" Italia Boja." The society is gener.
ally known, however, IS the Sociedad
Terrible"
Three of the five kidnappers of Ger.
vantes were arrested the same day-the
Spaniards Ricardo Bello, aged % years,
and Gumarsindo Nunez, aged Is years,
and Mexican named jose Maria Orta,
aged % years.
They confessed their guilt, and stated
that the society was organized outside
of the Republic of Mexico, and that the
same gang had committed numerous
similar acts. The three prisoners were
put to death in San Lucas square the
same evening in the presence of an i'm
mense concourse.
In the pocket of one of the prisoners
was found list OF forty persons who
were to be kidnapped. A rigorous
warfare has been started against the
which is expected to de.
stroy it.
The same band kidnapped French.
man named Bassot, and tore out his
eyes and tongue. Bassot died while in
their hands.
Fifteen persons suspected of being
of the gang h I've lately been
arrested.
The Monitor mentions sixteen recent
cases of kidnapping, all of which were
with horrible baroarities.
City If Me.rico (Juiy l6) Correspondence
" the Nec York San.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-08-16
A World. Famous Relic DESTROYED.

The inhabitants of Singethal, near
Mittweida, were alarmed on the evening
of the 25th of June by the sound of the
fire bell. The linden tree, called Luther's
linden. and, rs such, well-known
throughout the whole of Saxony, was
burning. 1t stood in the vicinity of the
church, and was SO called because Dr..
Luther, having been forbidden to preach
openly at Ringethal, and finding the
church too small to accommodate the
numbers who wished TO hear him,
preached under Its shadow. After hav.
ing stood for so many centuries. Sur
vived SO many storms, and braved the
fury of the elements, the noble tree, at
once the pride and glory of the village,
has fallen a prey to fire. For three
hours the tree withstood the attacks of
its foe, until at length the upper portion
gave way with a crash, and speedily
nothing was left but the charred stump
to give some token of its former great.
ness. The cause is said to have been
the cupidity of some of the inhabitants,
who wished to become possessed of
swarm of bees which had taken up their
quarters in a hollow portion of the tree,
and which they endeavored to drive out
by means of fire. Why that came to be
permitted by the local authorities is a
mystery. 1t was only last year that the
good old tree was despoiled of great
part of its beauty and several Of its
branches by the order of one of the
principal men of the place, so that this
second misfortune has but completed
its disaster
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-08-16

The public debt of the United States
is about three-fifths that of Great Britain,
yet the two nations pay about the same
amount OF interest. The receipts of the
United States the last fiscal year were
$3s3, 600, 900; those of Great Britain in
the same time $372,7O5,OOO. We had,
however, surplus Of $9l ,O0O, 0OO-six
times that Of Great Britain. Our Gov
eminent annually costs $l66, 5OO, 1000 be.
yond interest charges; Great Britain's
costs 1924 100000 All the pensions Of
the British Government amount TO
5000, 900; our pension account foots
US $34, 100000.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-08-16
Varieties.

Smith, who was offered a plate NJ
maccaroni soup, declined it, saying that
they " couldn't play off any billed pipe.
stems on him."
"Ir you don't give me q dime" said
q young hopeful to his mamma, know
boy who's got the measles, and I'll 90
and ketch them"
PIcNIcs in Pennsylvania wind up with
what is called a Dolly Warden march
the young ladies standing in row and
the young men passing along the line
and kissing each good night.
THEY tell some reckless stories of the
uncleanliness and cheap management
in Boston boarding house. The latest
is that pound of butter appeared at
neighboring barber shop to get its hair
cut.
SAYS Josh Billings: "There ain,
but phew khan stick a white hankker.
chief into the brest pocket ov their
overcoat without letting little ov il
stick out-just by acksident.
BARRIERS should frequently wash their
hands. A stranger, whose nose had
been gripped for the eighth time by the
offensive fingers of his tonsorial mana.
ger, blew the soap from his mouth, and
suddenly inqu ired: WAS the body
ideniifed?" "What body 2" asked the
startled shaver. "What body |" re
peated the stranger, in surprise. "Why,
haven't you been on coroner's jury?"
In a jolly company each one was to
ask question; fit was answered, he
paid forfeit; or if he could not an.
swer it himself, he paid forfeit. Pats
question was, How the little ground
squirrel digs his hole without showing
any dirt about heentrance?" Whea they
all gave up, Pat said, Sure. do you see,
he begins at the other end of the hole"
One of the rest exclaimed. "But how
does he get there?" "Ah," said Pat,
+" that's the question-can you answer
it yourself?"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-08-16

In form ard feature. face and limb.
grew So like my brother.
That folks got taking me for HIN,
Aud each for one another.
lfpuxxled all our kith and KIM
II reached fearful pitch;
For one Of Us was born twin.
And Rot soul knew which!
One day. to make the matter wors..
Before our names were fixed.
As we were being watched by nurse,
We got completely mixed:
And thus. you see. by fate's decree.
ur rather nurses within,
My brother John got christened me.
And l got christened him!
This fatal Likeness even dogsed
Ny footsteps when at school;
And ! vas always getting doggsd.
For John turned out q fool.
! Put this question fruitlessly
To every ore | knew,
What would you do IL you were me.
To prove that you were you !"
Our close resemblance turned the tide
Of my domestic life.
For. somehow. my intended bride
Became my brothers wifs.
In fact. year after year, the same
Absurd mistak 90 went on,
And when ! died. the neighbors
Came and buried brother John.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-08-16
The Lieutenant laughed, but made no

The Lieutenant laughed, but made no
other sign.
| He heard from his sister but at long
intervals, as he was stationed on the
frontier, hut every letter brought ac-
counts of Psul's incessant, steady labor
in the one direction.
Whether the hope Of the treasure
still urged him on, or whether he found
that mathematics were his proper work,
and that for which his talents and real
tastes best fitted him, we cannot say. But
il is certain at the end of three years
he was ready to enter the highest class
in Practical Surveying of the Polytech-
mic College.
A year later, Lieut.. Calderwood was
seated in the door of his tent, where two
or three strangers dashed up, and stout,
bearded. brighteyed young fellow jump
ed off his horse, caught him by the
shoulders, shook him. laughed, and
ended by kissing him like girl.
paul Forbes! Bless you, boy How
did you come here? 2"
Paul jumped to his feet, turned red,
and then bursted into a shout Of laugh
ter.
"You were the seeress? know you
were?"
The Lieutenant nodded. do you
begrudge the dollar for his prophecy"
he said. "As look back now, l don't
quite approve of my manner of teaching
you your lesson, but you..have shown your
self better scholar than feared.
"Been appointed assistant surveyor
of this Territory, sir; attached to the
exploration party under Gen. Hay. l
can't tell you all now, only that have
the position for ten years, at fine sal
airy; and mother and Clara are snug and
happy as they never were before. What
do you think of that, Uncle ,Jem?"
Uncle Jem wrung his hand. "Thiuk?
Why, that you must have worked hard
to achieve so much, Paul"
ayes, it took hard work 4" nodding.
Its queer, too, what trines will drive
a fellow on a road, eh?"
Several months after, the Lieutenant
came upon Paul, one day, who was look
ing at a bit of yellow paper covered with
figures and lines.
do you know" said he, looking up,
I" there's a puzzle that took me two
years to work out? | did it Just before
left homs, and found the answer to
it-nothing."
The Lieutenant paused, smiled. "Hard,
healthful study, good profession and |
! good income will not serve for pot of |
gold, then, Paul?" he said, with a
'hrewd twinkling in his eye.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-08-16
Personal.

A WISCONSIN woman has had six
babies within year.
GEORGE w. CHILDs, of Philadelphia
is said to be negotiating for prominent
New York journal-thought to be the
World.
MAYOR HALL, Of New York, had the
novel experience, the other day, Of
signing warrant for 5000, 10 pay
Wheeler II. Peckham for prosecuting
him.
The friends of Edwin Forrest will be
glad to learn that the veteran tragedian
is rapidly gaining his health. and will
probably be able to resume his profes-
sional engagements in the fall.
MArHEo MINAFAw, who organized the
great Sicilian vendetta in New Orleans,
fifteen years ago, died few days since.
He was the last OF the original parties
to the feud, all the others having per.
ished by the pistol or stiletto.
Rev. DIR. CuYLER, now in England,
writes to the New York Observer enthu.
siastically of Gladstone, with whom he
has breakfasted. He says that the
Premier receives his guests with much
of the affable dignity Of Daniel Web
ster.
IDA WILSON, nee Lewis, the "Grace
Darling of America" still makes New
port her home, and can often be seen
in the harbor managing her beautiful
boat. Notwithstanding the fact that
she has taken unto herself q "better
half" she still likes to be called " Ida
Lewis" as of yore.
Tox THUMB recently went for sail
in Bridgeport harbor. He was uncer.
tain whether the center.board should
be hauled to the masthead or thrown
overheard. In attempting to do both
at the same time, he tipped the boat
over and landed himself in the mud.
The General was thoroughly frightened,
as the water was nearly up to his knees.
IT is not generally known that Henri
Rochefort, so prominently connected
with La Lanterne and Figaro, is q noble.
man, his title being Count de Rochefort
Lucay. He is now an exile-or rather
is awaiting to recover from an illness,
which has made his deportation impos.
sible. He was born in Paris, and is AZ
years Of age. He is the "hero" Of four
duels, out of which he came with flying
colors.
Miss IDA GREELEY is brunette Of the
pale, clear complexioned type, has
bright, dark eyes, full, red lips, features
very like her fathers, and an abun.
dance of black hair. She is quite
petite, looks very young, and has all the
simplicity of manners OF her philoso
phic father, combined with a certain
elegance and dignity that are as charm
ing as Undesirable. She betrays ex,
cellent taste in her toilet, discarding aii
monstrosities.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-08-16
A Quiet Land.

A traveller in Florida remarks: "IhH
is the land where towns consist OF one
house where steamboats, make eight
miles an hour; where railroads carry
you four miles an hour upon my honor
they are four hours going sixteen miles
from Tocol to st. Augustine); where
the happy maxim rules, never DO 70,
day what you can put of till tomorrow
where the mail comes enthusiastically
where the newspaper is almost ~ rare
as snow storms; and where kilograms
are unknown"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-08-16

LOUIS NAPOLEON suffers from govt.
THERE are a hundred publications il
Melbourne, Australia.
An exchange tells us that political
prisoners in Russia receive nothing but
bread and water, except by the special
permission of the Emperor.
FRIEDRICH SPIELHAGEx, the German
novelist, has declined an offer to become
editor-in-chief of a German newspaper
published in St. Louis.
FRITZ REUTER-. the Low-German
novelist, was recently offered patent
of nobility by the Emperor William of
Germany, but declined it.
A VOLUNTEER at Wimbledon, shooting
for the Queens prize the other day.
made the remarkable score of FIVE con.
secutive bull's-eyes at 200 yards.
LOUIS ULBAcH, the Partisan Journalist,
has been sentenced to four months i'm
prisonment for having written in his
newspaper, La Cloehe, that d" Rochefort's
condemnation did more honor to him
than to his judges"
A COMPANY has been formed in Eng.
land, with a capital of f500, 900, for re-
opening and working the silver mines
Of Bolivia, particularly those of Potosi
and Caracoles, which are famous for
their wealth and apparent inexhasti-
bility.
IRON in vast quantities and of excel
lent quality is found in British India.
The Indian Mail says that the steel now
wrought in Clutch may vie in beauty of
N,,.b q ri ovco1lopc> &c tornrar nth tba
best productions of Sheffield and Glas-
gov that iron was lately turned out
from a rude furnace erected in the hills
near Simla, superior to that obtained
from Glasgow and Merthyr Tydvil at
seventy shillings English per ton. For
sixty miles along the base of the lower
Himalayas extends rich iron-bearing
country. while the materials for smelt-
ing the ore lie close at hand ia the slope
of hard timber. The iron.bearing tract
near Simla covers two hundred square
miles, and yields a malleable ore like
that Of Sweden.
TEE opposition of Bismarck which
has developed itself so bitterly toward
the Papal election, is explained by the
late advices from Prussia. 1t is there
known that the Cardinals have already
chosen successor to the present Pope
Cardinal Patrizxi. He was one Of the
prime instigators of the Ecumenical
Council, and is a personal enemy of
both Bismarck and Victor Emanuel. 1t
is said that his succession will prevent
the perfecting Of the civil government
of Italy, while it would carry confusion
and discord into Germany. Bismarck's
choice is Cardinal Hohenlohe, and the |
conflict is likely to be serious one.
The Spanish correspondent of the |
Pail Mall Gazette says that We, the Amer.
cans, are anything but popular just now
with Spain. In one Of the Mediter-
ranean ports, where several of our men,
ofwar chance to be lying, our officers
and men are at the lowest ebb of favor.
And he cites as significant fact" that
none of them 60 ashore except in full
uniform. The Home Government
has one way Of viewing the disturbances
now going on in Cuba, and our soldiers
have another; indeed, they have been
heard TO say that under certain favor
able conditions Cuba is "bound to
beat"-which view of the subject can.
not fail to be distasteful TO the Cuban.
hating Spaniards. !
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-08-16

The rose Of old, they say. was vhi,s.
Ill love. one day. In wanton fiisht
Flirting away from flower to flower
a rose tree brushed. In an evil hour.
by which the boy-god's foot WAS torn "v'n
The precious drops in plsnteous 0ov
Eel! on = roses breast below.
ana all her snow-white virgin pride
In blushing pure carnation died.
10 tell To failure times unborn
How Love was wounded By . thorn
Sobbing with pain and Weeping dew.
The wounded boy 70 Venus dew:
A mothers kisses cannot cure
And for such pleasure after pain
Love would DO often pricked again.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1872-04-20
TINE NEW OCEAN LINE.

At home and abroad the triumphs Of the
"WHITE STAR LTSE" have commanded the
concentrations Of the press and the public.
A few weeks ago the newest addition to this
line arrived in New York, The Republic. She
experienced, throughout the passage, an al
most maximum amount of bad weather. and
certainly Las had her sea-going qualities test.
ed most thoroughly on this-her maiden vow
age She differs slightly from the others Of
the same line, being fitted with a light turtle
deck forward. which serves to keep the fore
castle dry when driving into high sea. Her
officers and the passengers who came out in
her, all ante in praising her sea-going quail
ties. A short description of the steamers of
this line will not be out Of place. 1t il need.
less to say they are built of iron. Iron has
been used IN the construction OF these shins
to. perhaps, an unexampled extent No less
than SIX massive iron bulkheads reach from
keel to the main deck, thus dividing the shin
INTO seven perfectly water tight and fre.proof
compartments. Besides this the decks and
even the masts are iron. They are all four
masted steamers, and carry and immense lot
Of slils. They are 40 to $50 feet long.
In meeting heavy gale every yard can be
brought down on deck in few minutes. The
ships are steered by steam. The arrangements
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1872-04-20

hiI,H.GaN Coal. From all PARTS Of the
state are coming in reports Of new devel-
upuen.5 ~ cur mineral resources being
brought ID light every day. Discoveries
of oar hidden mineral wealth seem to be
fulfilling the prophecies Of biologists and
others Who have often predicted thai some
day ar other Michigan would uut-rivsl all
others ia the value and extent Of her min
cral productions. And now comes Viii
Jamestown, rs the way, thriving town.
not far from Lansing situated nearly in the
centre Of the State, with the most impor-
tant discovery Of all, real coal mine,
which, IN all the expectations claimed for
il are realized, promises to yield the article
in great quantities We have on our table
specimen of the coal taken from this
NINE and We coincide with others more ex-
per.enced III such matters, and who have
fully tested ITS merits, that il IS a superior
quality Of soft coal Two layers have been
reached one IL, and the other 80 feet be
low the surfoce Of the ground, each vary
ing from four IL SIX feet IN thickness 1t
is our intention L. investigate this matter
more fully and We hure soon to he able to
preset our readers with a full report If this
valuable discovery, its extent, ana probable
results
A letter from a miner in O'Fallon. ILL.,.
under date 4 April 18th, SAYS
To my own mind each issue Of TIE
WnRkINDNAN' ADVOCATE increases in in
terest Is throwing greater light on sub
lects with which sc are somewhat I'M
familiar furnishes food for reflection and
Consideration winch Is calculated To he Of
untoll benefit IL us as class, if we will
avail ourselves Il the privilege Of reading
us pages. and obey it's counsels.