The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-11-20
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THE NEW STEAMER JEWEL.

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Many large and many fine boats
haze been built il here. du!ing tue pass
year, but, 10 our humble opinion, the
most complete and perfect stern-wheel
boat of her class that was eEer built is
the Jewel, now ready to go Southland
takesher place 10 the New Orleans and
ilRed River trade. She, is owned, by
Captain G. P. Trnslow,, her command
er, and Mr.. G. w. Drown, her clerk.
She is of 500 tons burden, and has ca
pacity for carrying 1900 bales of cot
ton. Her hull is strongly built; aof
easy and graceful model. It is III
feet long, SO feet beam, and S. feet
deep. The cabin. is of good proper
tion, beautifully designed, with eigh-
teen rooms inIhe main, including re-
tcesses,i in the rear of which is a saloon
So: cabin containing four large rooms and
lgangwaSs. The texasasis fifty feet
long, and on top of this is handsome
pilot-house. The cabin aud rooms are
most elegantly furnished with the. best
Of material; the furniture is splendid !;
the mirrors are elegant; the looking
glasses fine the. beds. splendid !; the
table and pantry ware elegant every
where and every thing is the picture of
comfort, convenience and elegance.
| The The, painting throughout is an excel
lent job. NJ. Nelly, ,MNYcIltyain, ..i;boss'' Of the
jj' oiinte as. Department., and Williams,
boss OF tile painting department., of the
Towards mammoth concern, reflected
|lcredit upon tlIemsefees'iu their Work On
tthe Jew d andnpoa<the Howards. s9ns
!. She has two. OTIS steel boilers, each
Us feet long and 40 inches in diameter;
]'two engines, each With I2!inchl I cSyiin-
'ders, 5lfeet stroke, besides doctor and
other engines.o She works a wEaela5
feet in diameter and rs feet buckets.
The boilers, machinery, sheet iron
work, stoves, etca.,! are all fl st7class.
She was built and furnished bYathe
following firms :-+Huil, cabin and faint
ing, Howard a. &C.,; machinery, C.
Hegewald g., Coz, boilers. NJ Z;er
4 CO.; furniture, bedding, &s., j.
EShrader,l ST.; cnrpets, SC, j. tShrader.
III; blankets, sdSc.u New Albany, NJ FOOL
en- Mills, chandeliers, tableware& &c.,
A. J8ger e. Co.; stoves, tinwarej g&c.,
Bridgefofd &tsGo.; mirrors, fobe Ding
glasses, &C., Fitch & Lindsey I; b oks.
printing, SC, Fl. W. Meredith & Co.
Flle Office, bar and forward hall are
Abeauties,n and Captain Tfuslow has
net wanted fon anything that will
the pretty, Jewel all, that constitutes
speed, comfort and safety, ana If The :
passengers and shippers upls.old Req"
are notpleased Ritli the Jewel there is
no use In wasting time and money in
trying to please them in the building
tofsSa' first class; fine steadiboat. she
leaves for Cincinnati this tnornins a to
load tor the South. + TO- Captain Tlus-
low, Mr. Drown, and their Jewel we
Zip our hat, and say 4"bon 'togags."
II Louisville Courier journal, October
So'q' 1870 msds a}fa sEaea oJails
+ IMroRrAEcE' or a CLEAN 5SKKfnNa.L-
Most of our ihvaIids are such, add
millions Of more healthy people Will
become invalids, for the want Of
paying the most ordinary attention
TO the requirements of stheoskin.
'Fhe uembfaneiis too often regarded
as a covering only, instead5of ateom-
piicated piece Of machinery, scarcely
second .i in its texture. and, sensitive.
ness e'! to tthe.ear and eye. Manyltreat
i with with as little reference its prop
81 functians as ifswere nothing bet
ter IL than IN, a bag for their boaes.e It
IS this Reconsideration for tho. skin
that iss the cause ola very large pro-
portion ofsthe diseases of the world.
It, as claimed by some scientists,
fourftfths, in, the bulk, ,of,all3 we eat
and drink, must. either pass off
through the skin or be starned back
upon the system as a poison, and
that life dependsas much upon these
exhalatiohs through the skin as upon
inhaling air through the Lungs, 1t
must be Of the most vital impor-
lance to keep the channel heeI-fEx-
change. IS Sss 7s,i' pms f9tosts
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1 MEDICINAL VIRTUES oRf ON1oNs.-
A another. writesi Oncesalw week irya-
rlablyrrand generally when We had
Eeeld meat ominced--I gaye,the chill
|dren a. tdiApera which isahailed with
delight aadl looked forward to;Ithis
is, a dish ofboiled onions. & The,dit.
tie things1knev that they eretak-
ing the best Of medicine for expeH-
ing what most children snffer from
worms. Mine were kept free by
this remedy alone. Not only Boiled
onions for dinner, but cEives ialso
they were encouraged 10 eat With
their bread and butter, and for Tits