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Receipts nc tase Old Rasin.

Benfouca-Per schr Try GAINS cords wood to
master
Bayou Laconbe-Per schr Frsdonia-2e crds wood
to master
Pascagoula-Psr sehr Oliv!a-l600 bbs charcoal to
master
Pascagoula-Per sehr Confdence-1500 bbls char.
coal to master
Bonfouca-Per sehr Odelia-ls cords wood to mag
ter
Blind River--Psr schr Lady Gav--ia 900 slaves to
order
Bonfouca-Per schr Geo Comar-3s cords wood to
Amte River-Psr schr Moneta-i2o 900 shingles
TO order
Blind Rver-Psr schr Mary Irene-18, 900 slaves
to order
Biloxi-Per schr E NJ Montross COO fest lumber
to order
Blind Rivsr-Psr schr Surprise No lis. 600 slaves
to order
Tangipahoa-P schr Hermit No 2-18 cords wood
TO master
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81 pKgs m dss M Schwartz q Bro--Is0 pkga beer to
Geo Yaiets-77 bills rosin 13 bbls turpentine Si:np
son ~ Tricou-341 sacks peas 8 snndgTaes-2 pkgs
iron g ,Johnser--l tank oil w 7 Converse ir Eco
los bbls lime 8 Tanison-t car lumber Holmes geo
3 boxes eggs valeton &eo-2l bx- VINE o yaIeton
Aes-3 pk 40 mdse NJ Schwartz & bro--5 90 Levy
II do M Andreas &co-5G bbls whisky TO Bnrke ~
Thonpson--S bales cotton L Harris &co--a23 do to
r. HaIsey--l Gardner Gillespie Aco--i0 boxes 5oeac-
co Maeinnis Bros--23 do Michael Sros-2 Motz bros
II J E Marshaii--tI & K 7 Co.'s Hefn.
sheim ~ Bro--li hhds tobacco Jno Il klng 600
bbis whisky Michael Bros bales corks > PaOto-2
boxes mdse Dnpre-9 do Haler-l Beer Sco
= do r. P Martinez-s John Frank &co-2 q Bless
ing-4 pkgs meat e Il Del Bondie-25 terces hams 10
Schwabaeher & Hirseh-2 pkgs mdse N Hlrsch i 40
John Wagner jr--3 bbls whisky Simmons q E--t2
bales mdse Lehman a Abraham &eo--S Dkgs mdse >
F Dunn bie-25 do E Huth g. Som Maltre--b
pkgs fish J Pettigrew--23 boxes tohacc0 w 4 r.
bY--i3 tierces hams Foreheimer Bros pr "a rope
d W Davis--25 boxes candles Roket-i5 bbs OF
whisky q Schneider &co--I keg 10 II Smith box
mdse Godfrey-l0 bbis whisky CobbS. Maxenf--
IS boxes tobacco 5 Hernsheim a. Bro buggy TO
= 0dell-5 bbls whisky x + Lyons-s pigs mdse K
Merrilh--2 do j K Kell-2 bbis whisky NJ Sawyer
II do B Anthony BIT do Raymond pkgs mdse
B West--33 do a Baldwin &e0-6 4 Walker-and
snndries to orderTota 227 bales cotton Ii hhds TO-
becco
NEW ORLEANS AND TEXAS RAILROAD.
May ia hhds sugar TO Richard Milliken-and
sundries 10 order
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Receipts by Railroads

CHICAGO. ST LOUIS AND NEW ORLEANS
RAILROAD.
NAV Ill halea cotton tn Walden Hawkins A. Rah.
erts-s DO bickham MoSre-3 Stewart Bros Goo
Richardson & May Meyer Weis &co-4 Chaffs
hamilton = PowsL1 Allen West & Rush-l O
Thomas Aeo-t ear cattle Naal n Wonran-fa hbls N
potatoes Schaefer-l-a Dkgs haar e M Kramer
ll9 DO J 2egler-5 bales mdse Richardson o C.ru-
aA'is oooacco j y kIrhy aen-i Ds gs eggs Miller,
Gri2sbY &cn--t car pig IRON n 4 q Tohnaan--and
$500 ,ut0s - ord1r-Aotal 70 bales hhds to-
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Jordan River-Per sehr La Bretonne-25 oC0 feet
lumber 60 order
Pascagoula--Per schr Maud-30 600 feet lumber to
A FL Deimas
Pearl River-Per schr Leander Jane-28 600 feet
lumber 10 J W Adams
Blind River-Per schr JoinYil e--3S cords wood to
master
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BRUF RIVER.

REGULAR BETF RIVER PACKET,
Leaves SATURDAY, May 49, at D. N.
FOB EASON'S FERRY, POINT
ssssasssznl Jefferson, Alto, Red Mouth and IN
= termediate landings on Bdeuf river
The Al packet
ERA NO. I'D,
James Hamilton master, j. P. Mohr cIerk.
will leave az above. For freight or passage an.
ply ON board or to LORD u McpEAKE. Agents,
no. La Gray1er street. myS
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UPrxR COAST.
REGULAR UPPER COAST AND BATON
aoIGE ssIEsMfII-WEEKLF PACKET
FOR 7 BATON 4 {: z. ROUGE, CROSSE
ssSSaaszl Tete Railroad, Brusle, Manchae
p. n. p'll,aauenine, Bayou aouIa,, n
WHIsP En-
Representing the St. JoEan)
T. a. gomstesk master. Geo. III. woods essrg.
Leaves as above, paying particular attention
to all plantation and way business, returning
down the coast every SUNDAY and WEDNEa.
fof 2 DMsfEFass as5BE g B aeaEf 2s e
oes It s. HENo 20 Cont street,
FALL Al AND WINTER ARRANaEMENT.
UPPER COAST TRI-WEEKLY PACKET TO
BEN TUREAUD'S.
The fine and fast stde-wheei steamer
FRANK bsrgerrr1 master J. G. BBerzaron clerk
win leave New Orleans every Tuesday, Thurs
day and Saturday at 10 a. N. Returns down the
coast In daylight.
For freight y passaga sPpy or 1o hoard dqss
P. s.-A clerk always on the Landing. hea,. OF
Cont street. 20 receive freight. nos
NEW ORLEANS AND UPPER COAST TIL
WEEKLY PACKET.
Leaves every MONDAY, WEDNESDAY and
F GRlRa af,y e 7 :. p PLANTATION.
ssSssssSaiseE Bonnet Care, HahnFfile, Aennsr-
vile and all wag landings - The
steamer
Chs. Degouehel master, 8. Toca eisrH
Tuesday Thursday and saturaa aa L. a ID ~
For rfelshr p Z aa sHoU Il Delta St. W stairs
clerk always On the Eeyse 70 receive Erei911'
foot Of Cont street. oc2e d
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MARINE NEWS.

OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT, |
May 8. 1879.
Cleared Yesterday.
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vHcKsEsRe. e&EzsvrZLE Ann ssaDs,

UNITED STATES MAIL PACKET.
FOB aREENVILLE, YICK4BURa AND TEN
BENDS,
Leaves every THURSDAY atBpr m
49, = FOR GREENYTLLE. YTCKSBTgH
and the Bends-The new and mag
nidcent passenger steamer
j. NJ. WHITE.
J. d. White master, Curt. Holmes cierk,
connecting at Vieksburg with Parisott's Line
for all points on Yazoo and Tallahatehfe rivers.
that the captain may deem unsafe,
G. G. WAYNE 90 arayfer st.
r, w. ADAMS, 81 Commercial PIaea
g. P. WORK, Is Commercial piaes.
VIII give through ellis OF IadIng to Trenton.
Monroe and all stations on Vicksburg, Shrsys-
port and Texas Railroad, via Delta, La
w. B. HROCKETT Agent
sef4 Ct ~ Mauaztne srraa<
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kMas XzY Esx.

&sx Ezvsr ana Texas.
gEN ORLEANS AND RED ETvrE seSAM4
PgAWATICM COMPANY, AND TEg&a "a.
CIFIC RAILWAY AND CONNECTIONS
Through bille Of iadina and Through, y,ass CT
ger Tickets 70 al! landings on Bed River AZ 81
railway stations IN Texas The beat riy:sa
<a~ FOR SHREVEPORT yEYgg3s
efaAzs-son, Eot aprings. and ali Land
as-s-essgasagsSkinga On Bed Raver aud ras}ETSse
stations n Teyas.
FOR SHREVEPORT.
Laura Lee. H. T. Lee master
Leaves SATURDAY, May 10, at ON.
NO wharfboas charges. drayags or eocamfbsia
Will be charged at mouth of Red River 2eynr
Sara or at New Orleans, In forwarding fretx11s
CONSIGNED 70 the company by bill Of iadina.
For freight OF passage apply on board Ct tli@
arayIer street. JOS. A. AIKEN. President
u. y. JOYCE, GEO. 0. HITE.
1a& lord n McrNAKN AGENTS
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Arrived.

schr John Atwood, Hieken. for Cape Gracias-
Jos Machec,
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LAFOURCHK.

LARDUKENK.
sEMI-WEEKLY BAYOU LAEoURCHE AND
COAST PACKET
THROUGH TO THIBQDATX.
- THE NEW AND FAST PASSET-
&B1f ger steamer
- HENRY TETK.
JR Aueein master M. a. Landry. clerk,
Leaves every MONDAY at D. M. and FkLDAE
at II a. m.
Lands all freight Ia daylight and pays partie<
Mar attention TO way business. and RETURNS
down the coast every Wednesday and Sunday.
For freight or passage apply on board or to
B. RIVET, los Decatur street.
FS.-Eas clerk On EL6 landing during tzEa
day at the head OF 3tenvtlle street to receive
freight. sees tt
LAFoURCHE. DONALDsoNyILLE AND
COAST PACKET
THROUGH TO RTENZT
Leaves every TUESDAY at o, N. and STATUE
DAY at e m.
For DonaldaOnvflle, LafCurche and upper ccags
~ - The New Passenger Steamer
ASSUMPTION.
P. A. Charlet, master. " q. Dupufs.
clerk. will leave az above. Returning down the
coast every Monday and Thursday. For freight
or passage, apply on board or to
nos am B. RfVET. t05 Decatur street.
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May ia hhds sugar TO Richard Milliken-anc
sundries TO order
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-08

April 30, in lat IS n lon n, Nor bark Abe Jor-
gsnaen from Pensacola for Whitshaven
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aotts, May $40 .. Il The river is still
eess .' II w Hoe on The gauge. No arrivals. De-
M e45orado for, Fickshurg. with full
1as halliday viii be in tonight and will
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-05-08
MEDICINAL.
ITV H1R

| This important organ weighs but about
three pounds. and all the blood in y living
person (about three gAllons) pssaes through
it at least once every half hour, to bsve tho
bile and other impurities strained or filtered
| from it. Bile is the natural purga!ire Of the
bowels, and if the Liver becomes torpid it is
not separated from the blood, but carried
| through the veins to all psrts Of the system.
and in trying to escape through the pores OF
the skin. causes it to turn yellow or q dirty
brown color. The stomach becomes diseased
and Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Constipation,
Hesdhche Bilieusness, JsuDdice thllls.
hnlsrisl Fevers P les, Sick and Sour Stom
! sch, and general debility follow. mER.
RELLS HEPATINE. the great vegetable
discovery for tospidlty, Causes the Liver 10
throw of from one 10 two ounces OF bile each
time tho blood passes through it. as loug As
there i, an excess Of bile; and the effect Of
even q few doses upon yellow complexion
or brown, dirty locking skin, " i'll nstun-
ish I'll who try it-.tbey being the fret symp.
toms to disappear. The cure Of all bilious
diseases and Liver ccmplsint is msds GER
tain by taking Hepstps in accordance With
directions. Head1che is generally cured in
twenty minutes, and no disease thst srisca
rom the Liver can exist if Il fair trisl is
siven. Tase no pills when you can get
Hepsline at the ssme price For sale by
all Drupgistg PRICE 9Sc and 81.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-05-08

THE MYSTERIES OF A LUMP Lr Coal -
For years no oue had s1pp?s,d that lamp Of
s,ft coal, dug from It's mine or bed 10 the earth
possessed any other pu:po,o tban tn,t OF .iu'l.
It was nex. t)upd tina. it wouli af'rd gas
which was c,mbuitba. Uhem:c,l analysis
proved it to b, mads Of hydrogen. 10 process
of TINA mechanical aol chemical iogonulty d.
yised q mods Of maoufa,ta'ios tho gas. al
annlyiog i, to ths lighting OF buliSi'zs aoi
ciries on a large scale. 10 doiog this. othst
nroduc 8 of dislilia,ion we're developed, Until
step BY step, tho ioll,wiug iuzredisn!s srst1
trscted from it: An exosleot OIL to supply
lipht houses. qlal to the best spetn oil. a;
loverc,s,. Bspz;1e-a light sort OF etoetiai
Aud. Which evaporaIes ea.i'y, aod, c,mblosd
with yapor or moist eir, is Used t'r the puI'
nose of portabs aslaups, so called. Naplhs
a heavy haid, useful to di:sl7s euta psrcaa
aud Iodla rutbe,; au excellent oil f'r uorIoalluk
PURPOSES Asphallum-Whioh is a black. soft
substance, used 10 making varolshas. o.vonng
roots eud caveIiog over vaults. Par.hae-a
wtite crystalline substaBo, resembling ~ntte
wax candies; it melts a. Temperature OF liU
degrees and stf3rds and e1osilsat llsnt: a
| these substances arc nov made from solt COAL
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-05-08

The beet FLANNEL SUITS. at 50 IS Ply sna
Sl2, you will iod AT 5. DEALHAM o. h'oS
ST.. corner Of Fairfax.
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WOOD SNis sd5aE,


COAL!
~ COAL
We invite the attention ci dsslcrs md con-
sumers to our largo stock OF CAkEFULLY
PREPARED COAL Of tho blowing varieties:
LYKEN'S VALLEY,
LORBEhRY and
SHaMOkIN RED ASH
WHITE ASH (free burning and hardy O..
steamer, broken, egg. stove and nut s!zas.
Also GEORGES GREEK k,CUMBERLAND
and KAN HA SPL1NT, from West Va.
Making Coal specially. We aim to keep only
the HIGH EST GRADES, and having two large
Storage Yards each variaty is kept sopsrric
| and is especially prepared for family use
Yards foored, and sli Coel sent out WE'LL.
SCREEN ed AND FREE FROM IApURI-
TIES
Dsalers, families, public institutions end man
ufsctories supplied at lowest ms-ke. rate-per
ton Of 2240 lbs. T. J. MEaAFFEY i CO,
feb Wharf snd Yards foot OF Quaan st.
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IU NGS

The fatality of Consum p,iOD or Throstsnd
Lung Diseases which sweep to the grave at
least ono third Of all deaths victims, arises
from the Opium or Morpt inc trestnent.
which simply stupetss IS the work OF des!h
goes CD. $1,000 wall be paid if Opium or
Morphine or any preparation Of opium,
Morphine or trussc Acid can be found in
the t,lobo Flower Cough Syrup which has
cured poop!o who are living TO. day with one
remaining iu8g. No greater wrong can be
done than to say ,hsn Consumption is incur;
>bie The CLOSE FLOWER COUGH
>YEUP will cure 1t when nll other means
have iailed aao Colds. Coughs, Asthma,
Bronchitis and al! dise.ses Of the throst end
lungs Read the ,esliruoGis'G Of the Hon.
4 ,ey. e. Stephens and Others in our book
free to 81 Ut tie drug stores lake no
FrOcGes or LoZsnges tor Sore Throat, when
you can got Globe Flower Syrup at same
price For sale by all Druggists. Prize
2;sc and 81.
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III A()()ID


Grave mistakes are made in the treatment
of sll diseases that arise from poison in the
olo 3D. Not one case Of :crofula, syphilis,
White Swelling, Ucsrous Sores aud Skin
Disesse in thousand is tres.ed without the
use Of Mercury IN some form Mercury ro!s
lne bones, ana the diseases it produces ate
worse than any olber kiud Of blood OF 81 in
disease can be Doctor PEN BEKrUN'S
oriLLlNGlA or QUEEN's DELIGHT Is tho
only medicine upon which hope ot recov.
sry 'rom ScrotIla. Syphilis ami hercurial
Diseases in all staEes, can bs Reasonably
T. unded, and that will curs Cancer Sl0.NW
will be paid hy ths proprie:ors if Mercury.
u sny inxrtdIs&t net purely vegetable snd
psrmless cun he found 10 it. Price By 81!
Druggists 81.
a. F. NERkELi & CO., Props,
nov Fly Philadelphia, Pc
For sale by
E.S. LEADBEATER Sc BRO.
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A Curious superstition.

One of the sirsoges; aud ghas.lss; freaks OF
superstition ever recorded wss Unexpectedly
unearthcd 10 S1u:h Bsltim0ro this m9ralng.-
Oae week ago las; Salur1sy, Hercules R9sS,
c,lored, uodeisskar, ooIner of Conway aod
Little Pac, s.cecis, rtc:i7od an order for q COT
6u. The o.aer WAS from ths family of Susan
Smith, colore1, who died early that moruing.
She was large, heavy Wonsu, between htty
aod sixty years cid, and had lived at No. 9 fIn
alley for many yosrj The eff Was mads aud
tsk:n 10 the house, Wh.re The dead body WAS
sd out 10 shroui Ol Monday tie tun,ral
was to have takan p'aoa, but as tho day was
raioy and miserable. the body was not ooosiSosd
to the grav,, but TEN potarlIy Daoed IN vault
10 Sharp Street Ctmetery. Here III, rem.ios
renamed for several days. Thursday the friends
of the dec .ased Woniu again visited the oam~
ete-y, opsned lbe vault. lifted the G fiji from
i:s restoy place sad bore it toward tns grave.
Wheu the grave vas reached lhs oefia Vas sat
dowo beside the grave. tbs lid torn from It's
position and the fac, Of the dead eXoossd to
view. EGersthioz was 10 the same o'n
dtiou as arranged b7 the undsr' sksr.---
All present then gathered a.ouud tia OH
6n an1, with b1,ed breath. watched ose
of the soos OF the dead woman slowly raise
the body from the c,tfo and c1rsiuIly turo It
over, fsce downwa-i While all this was going
on tne friends and restives Of tho dsad Kept
thsir hss is uncovered and mum bled snunlnlelll-
gibe prayer, iotsrsp:r.,d with macy straogs
motion. Of the body and certain charms WhlGh
they held iu their haUds. The lid ws' thsn re.
placgd, the CT q! lowered into the grave, and
the earth pi'sl high upon it This ceremony
per form I'D, tia mourners lett the graveyard, aud
retraced their stops hoalsW .rI Ths oaly WIZ
aess to the burial, basides ths mournsrs, Vas the
guardian Of the des1-Ghl. Tue grsgodlgger.
Mr. Hill ssys lhst Tn -ough all his experiences as
a digger Of graves nothing Of this kind eVnr oc'
Gu red before. Few Worts teaays. we're spoken,
and every thing WIS coahIcte1 80 ddltbe'st.iy
as ut regular funeral The rels:ives Of the
dead woman refused to give their re'sons for
prsc.icing such weird ana ghastly ceremony,
and seem determined to keep tho N after TO tn am
selves. it was Learned, however tnat the whole
family ere exit emaly supers.luous, and that their
actions ou more hsn one occasion have led their
neg hbors to talk sbou. thom and watch them
susl iriously. Another rumo. has 1t that tae son
Of the dead wo nan VS. 80 Wrou9rt upon 0y su-
ps, sttion that te believes himself divlnely com
mission ID to change the mode Of burial Othsrs
,gain say thatiL was ths l.strequsst ofthe young
maI's mother " hatever the explanation the
fact remains thst the body Was turned over IN
the cofiu. A great deal # eIcit-meut has been
created among the c'lo-sd pa"pl 10 the vicinity
If lhs occurrence ce-Balto Bulletin.
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Poa BAKING PANS, CAKE PANS. PiE FANS
OYSTER Caua, Cake Cutters, Tlo lSys, Sr aDy Z
,hIua 10 The tiuwaro ioe, call 90 s;ansour5 sou q
ia.os Rro o,,nrr a. m Kiue aod Columbus SIS. deo q
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CAkVEN pATGNr NHEELS-"ow would
~ Call the atts n,ion Of all who waut a good
durnbls srlic.e to ,heae wheels. Gail aud eIsm-
inc tn. ~ n las C,KI.IS Z esuNS,
NIB 81 -- 6S King street
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NKW bOURS. MAGAZINES AND RE.
~ VIEWS, at FERNOH'n 95 KING ST.
SECOND COMING OF CHRIST, Prema.
leni.l Etssys of the Prophetic Conference, held
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City, with an Appendix Of Critical Testimonies,
BY Nathaniel Wet; 81 -.
Airy Fairy Lillian, BY the author OF Phyllis,
Molly BxwD, eici $l25.
1t is The Fashion, translated from the Ger
man 81. ,,
Lord Ssrahsn. ao7el, by Mrs. Wi!drick /;
High Water Mark, novel, by Ferris Jer'
All Things Peltsining to Life. an illustration
of 2ud Peter s. 6. 7, by Rev. Charles !. An
deison; 81.
Sermons by Wm. Bacon Stevens, Bishop Pro
testant Episcopal Church, Pennsylvania 81. 70.
The Mystery OF Life and other Papers. by
Thopil:s Parsons; 81 "a.
CHEAPRK IhaN EVER "A full stock On
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Tho greatest variety CT HATS. comprising the
Ga. a. and The cheapest, for old and sEsuog, Of
tbs s uobbiest styles and the lowest prices al o.
DMEALuAM's, M 62 Kirg st., corner OF Fairfax
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WONDERFUL CURES. Sir Humphrey DAVg
was once tempted toto playing an amusing prao
tical ks by way Of testng ths curative power
of tie imagination When tho properties OF
nitrous oIiio T,Eo discovered, Dr.. b ,dd1 =.
luping TO the c)oc'u,l,l that /. muiI b.,
specific G,r .; ,a'y.i5, CHOSE subj G: uD1u woou
to try it, and sir Humphrey cooseoted b. ID
nioister The gas. B:tOru doing 50, DaVy. do
siriog 10 po:c the degree of snln,i ten Dera.urc.
placed small thermometer nnder ths para!y
Tics tougu,. Tbauks to DR.. Bsdioes. ,be y nof
fellow felt sure Of bs,ug cured by the ne~ Pr
cess, although utterly 10 the dark as to the
ualure Of it Farcyiog that the thermometer
was the magical instrument which was 10 MAKE
ueW MAJ of lin, he no s0ouer teli II uoder
his tongue than lie declared tina. it acted like
charm ,broughou; his body Sir Humphrey
wickedIy accepted tho cus, and day atttr day
for { r;night went tbrocgh The same s'np'e
ceremony, when he was able cJn itl .ntlous'g to
pronouucs the patient cured. NJ. '!cipell,
Roman physician, played slnllar irlok upon
s,me of Lis hospital pallents, who were greatly
affected whenever powerful msgoes. were
broupbt near them. Pisciog thrn under e2'
actIy the ssma cindtious TO all app'tr 'noe, but
tx ns p5r.icusr clrc TO ex,uie msgueila 10
! huepca, he fJuod that every one OF them was
disturbed 10 the same degree as when the mag
| pets were cc:uaIly employod.-AH The fedr
| Round.
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FOE SALE

NOTICE-WE WILL AT ALL TINES
~ SELL GROCERIES AS CHEAP, AND
MANY OF THEM CHEAPER, THAN ANY
PRICE LIST ADVERTISED. a eomparisos
o. pric. s0ilcit.d &. j. OAVtOSON.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-11-28
Twain's Best Joke.
Chicago Times.


That quaint and original genius Sam
uel l.. Clemens, told story at his own
expense while breakfastlng with n
journalistic friend on Thursday morn.
ing which is to good to be lost, and which
10y his consent is now published for the
first time. There had been some talk
at the table about the Grant banquet
when Mr.. Clemens remarked With II
smile and his peculiar drawi:
Speaking of banquets reminds me Of
a rather amusing incident that occurred
to me during my stop in smoky, dirty
grand old London. | received an in
vitation to attend II banquet there and
| | went. 1t was one of those tremendous
dinners where there are from eight to
nine hundred invited guests. | hadn't
been used to that sort of thing and
didn't feel quite at home. When We
took our seats ut the tables | noticed
that at each plate was little plan ofthe
hall, with the position of each guest
numbered so that one could see at u
glance where friend was seated by
learning his number. just before we
fell to, some one-the lord mayor, or
who ever was bossing the OCCASION
arose and began to read the list of those
prest nt-No /, Lord So-and-so, No >,
the Duke of Something-or-other and 81
on. When this individual read the
name of some prominent political OF
literary celebrity, it would be greeted
by more or less applause. The individ.
ual who was reading the names did SO
in so monotonous IL manner that | be-
came somewhat tired, and began look
ing about for something To engage my
attention. | found the gentleman next
! to me, on the right well-informed per
sonage, and entered into conversation
with him. | had never seen him before
but he was good talker and | enjoyed
it. Suddenly, just rs he was giving me
his views upon the future religious as
pect of Great Britain; our ears were as
sailed by a deafening storm Of applause.
Such clapping of hands had never
heard before. 1t sent the blood to my
head with rush, and got terribly ex-
cited. | Strengthened up and commence
ed clapping my hands with all my
might, | moved about excitedly in my
chair, and clapped harder and harder.
who is il? | asked the gentleman on
my right. Whose name did he read?'
Samuel L. Clemens, he answered.
stopped applaudlng. didn't clap
any more. 1t kind of took the life out
of me, and | sat there like mummy
and didn't even get up and bow. il
was one of the most distressing fixes ]
ever got into, and it will be many day
before forget it.