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The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1881-04-02
Advance and Retreat.
Personal Experiences in the
Unite States aud COnfeder.
ate States Armies
By Gen. j. b. HOOD,
late Lientenant.G General Contei'
crate States Army. published TO-
TEE HOOD ORPHAN MEM
ORIAL FUND
Gen. g.
NEW ORLEANS, 1880.

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mer at New Orleans, (the mela,'
choly incidents Of which sal
bereavement are still fresh in th'
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Notice Persons owing Ii
censes-- State a., rarieh--fnr The
year 1880. aud also back taxes
are requested to come Immediate
" At my Office. at the courthouse.
and settle the SAM.
G.. B. SHAW,
Sheriff & Tax Collector.
June 18th ls8.
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III. leguenhec,

" HEELWkIGHT Z BLACKSMITH
res ectfn'lv announce to the
ru"llr that | keep on hand all the
d'f1rr'nt materials a,prriaining
10 sewing machines, { all kinds.
az NOR" c~,.ecia l. 10 the Singer;
I'D ais" H. gennin" machine nil.
+! al" iiav" b"ggies and hack.
IL sale, .n' m,ke aud ,ep:ir the
san" nj nriccs to suit The times.
Sept-7'7s.
The Osceola times., 1881-11-12
Midnight in q Prison.
Blackwood's Magazine.

There is something very solemn in a
large convict prison at midnight. A
faint sound of healthy slumber comes
from the cells where the convicts sleep.
Perhaps there are thousand, perhaps
only five hundred. undergoing punish
ment; but whatever may be the number,
one is conscious that nowhere else save
in convict prison could so many human
beings sleep with 80 little TO interrupt
the sense OF calm repose. In the same
number of people taken from the ordl-
nary world, there would be slight sounds
arising from nightmare following on in
digestion-perhaps from some reminder
troubling the conscience on the question
whether the strong steps taken for the
navment of that bill were not IN the
circumstances slightly harsh, or some
other disturbing recollection; there
n,;obt also be uneasy thoughts and
dreams creative of restlessness. None OF
these troubles disturb the sleep OF the
habitual criminal. This is not because
his conscience lies easy on him, but be-
cause he does not posses the article
lnovn 10 the rest of the world as con-
sc;ence Hence he neither enjoys the
satisfaction of its healthy and genial
condition nor the troubles attending on
;,s inflictions. and il is with HIM essen,
.;olIr that the PRAYER for Ind! !herence,
Sn Grsville as il NAV be found in the
oid Elegant Extracts" is granted.
The Osceola times., 1881-11-12
DEIMONIC0.
Some Incidents that Show How n Great
Caterer Made "A Fortune.

The late Colonel Fisk was no, regu-
lar patron of Delmonico's. He went fur
ther up town, but now and then he
spilled over from his bowl OF bounty
there. On one occasion, at half past four
p. m, he called at the office.
Charley" said he. II want tiptop
stand up lunch, with flowers and all that
sort of thing, served in the Erie building
for one hundred and fifty men at half
past six.
"That's two hours from now"
"Well, agreat deal can be done in two
hours"
"All right, Colonel, III do it, but will
be an expensive job for you"
"Who said anything about the cost
You do it and III pay for it."
OF course the lunch was served and
equally of course the 81 800 bill was
paid.
AT another time when Fisk was work.
ing up the Ninth Regiment, a ball
was given at the Academy and Fisk
was anxious that Delmonico should
furnish the supper. He declined on the
ground that there was no profit in it.
"How much guarantee do you want?"
said jim.
"A thousand dollars" said Delmon-
leo.
"All right" said Fisk, "I'll take five
hundred supper tickets," and he did.
The ring potentates never favored Del
monicos uptown house much, but spent
thousands OF dollars in the Chambers
street place. Peter Il. Sweeney used TO
go there when he wished to be quiet by
himself. The last time he called he
nearly completed bargain with Del
monico by which the latter was to take
Peters Thirty-fourth street property for
a restaurant.
When Tweed's daughter was to be
married the old man called on Delmonicc
two months in advance and without
mentioning terms, simply said:
81 want supper-a good oue-for my
daughters wedding; five hundred peo.
Pile Good day"
The day after the supper was served he
called and paid for it.
"Do you keep your people long
timer" Mr.. Delmonico was once asked
"Some of shem."
"The cooks-hoy about them?"
"Well, pay the present head cook
81 900 year; his predecessor $4,000
The other cooks from Sl5 to $50 q
week"
what do you give the head WAITER
Fifteen hundred dollars and his
board and lodging. The table walters
get $50 a month, and average $50 in
fees. wanted TO transfer one of them
from the saloon to the bar raising him
from $50 to $50 but he wouldn't 90 be-
cause he made 500 where he was"
The Osceola times., 1881-11-12

navigation, associated with a bonhomie
which only an lrishman of the best
type lncarnates. On Sabbath the sweet
iighl melted the morning into a dellc.
lous sprinetime, and we awake to catch
lts refreshing and tonical lusne in waves
iull and cheerful. We awake in some
confusion rs TO where we are. We have
been under so many skies in a few
months that we are not surprised at anv
surroundings. A rousing crow from
ehanticeer deludes us into law sensa-
ton that We are children again In our
Old rural Ohio home. The BAH BAH OF
the sheep and the lowing of the cattle
assist the pleasing illusion. A few
delicious moments of the rosy hours Of
happy childhood-coniirmed by the
smell Of fresh mown hay; whose odor
turns gently in the wards OF memory, to
unlock the enchanted chambers. Nor
does the throb of the engine disturb the
pleasing, dreamy, nebulous delight; for
are we not used TO the puff of the engine
from the little steamers of the Muskin-
guml But the reality soon rushes us in
to full wakefulness. We are, indeed,
afloat on the Euxine, 100 miles east of
the many mouthed Danube, and not a
days sail from the battle hills of Cri-
mea. 5. 5. Cox.
The Osceola times., 1881-11-12
The Rnyle of Osllxie.

Some curious statements are appear
ing in reference TO warning" alleged
TO have preceded the death OF Lord Air
lie out West. In the Airlie family the
death token is the beating of drum,
and this signal has frequently been
heard by reputable witnesses. The late
DIR. Norman Mcleod, the famous editor
of Good Words, lent the weight of his
testimony TO some extent 10 IL. Others
declare that just before the death of
Lord Airlie's father in 1910 they were
staying at Airlic castle, in Foriarshire,
and heard the mysterious music long
before they were aware that he was dy-
ing in London. IL is also reported that
the ghostly drummer boy was again
heard Just before the death of the late
peer in Colorado. One of the servants
heard it first in the corridor, and it is
said that the sounds also reached the
room Of Lady Airlie, whose great pros
tration was partly caused by this dread.
ed visitor. The affair has given rise to
considerable correspondence on the
subject Of ghosts, wraiths and second
sight.
The Osceola times., 1881-11-12

Ir was in the depot at Cleveland
twenty minnies for breakfast" There
was the usual rush of hungry travellers,
who, fortunately for themselves, We're
not accustomed to too nice discrimina-
tions. The sable Africans in white
aprons piled up the grub" for the use
OF their guests. In front of me was u
steaming cup called coffee, the precise
ingredients of which, however, as its
odor arose, seemed to travelled nostrils
quite suggestively uncertain. Acrossthe
table scampered festive cockroach, not
large but lively. A countryman at my side
was string his coffee with spoon, and
lifting doubtiully for examination what
might have been "settlin's," but wasn't
Presently he called to waiter" Bring
me cup Of coffee that hasttgot so many
cockroaches." The balance of that
breakfast was taken at the next refresh
ment station.-E Exchange Fitnd
The Osceola times., 1881-11-12
What's In n Name?

New York Spirit Of the Times.
Ex-Governor Bowie, of Maryland, the
owner of the famous race horse "Crick-
more" while pleasantly chatting with
the managing partner Of heavy adver-
tising firm in Baltimore, was somewhat
surprised by the question addressed TO
him, whether he would be willing to
grant the privilege of rechristening his
favorite horse for the sum Of 5000. The
offer, certainly tempting one, was cour-
teously and thankfully declined. 1t is
hardly necessary to suggest that II the
proposition had been accepted, the great
"Crickmore" would for the future add
new and brighter luster to the fame and
popularity of st. Jacobs Oil.
The Osceola times., 1881-11-12
To Consumptives.

Golden Medical Discovery" is concen-
trated; potent Alternative, or blood cleansing
remedy, that wins golden opinions from all
who use II for any humor, from the COM
mon pimple, blotoh, or eruption, to the
formidable soroiulous swelling, or ulceG
Internal fever, soreness and liberation,
yield to its benign influences. Consump.
ton, which is but a scrofulous affection OF
the lungs, may, in its early stages, be cured
by free use of this God given remedy. See
article on consumption and its treatment
PaIt III of the Worlds Dispensary Dime
Series of pamphlets, costs two s;smps, post
paid. Address WORLDS DIsrEHsARY MEDI-
CAL ASSOCIATION, Buffalo, n. y.
The Osceola times., 1881-11-12
The Last Days of the Steam Engine.
london Daily News.

The steam engine has been coming in
for some disparagement at the meeting
of the British Association. According
TO some leading members of that body
the steam engine has had its day its
part is PLAYED. 1t will before long, we
are assured. be seen only in museums.
II is needless to say, however, that the
scientific men of the British Association
do not speak lightly of the steam engine
for the same reasons which induce Mr..
Ruskin TO contemD and denounce it. Mr..
Ruskin objects to all inventions and ap-
pliances which bring crowds of uncul-
tured persons to interfere with the
meditative seclusion of the cultured few,
or the cultured one; which enable rude,
inauring tourists to roam over hillside
and lakeside, and to spoil for him the
earth and skies" The scientific men
object to the steam engine and talk
slightngly of it, because they think 1t Is
not up to the work which the age re-
quires; because it spends too much force
with too little result. They want a bet
ter force than that which drives the
steam engine; more locomotion, quicker
travel, involving, of course, greater diilu-
sion than ever of the uncultured among
the scenes hitherto claimed by some as
sacred to the cultured. For ourselves, we
have no rooted prejudice in favor of the
steam engine. We are quite willing that
il should go, if only something better,
swifter, safer, and less noisy should come
TO take its place. 1t had its merits un-
doubtedly, and was very useful piece
of mechanism in its day. But if its day
be done, we are quite ready to welcome
the coming guest and speed the parting
one to its place in the South kensington
Museum.
The Osceola times., 1881-11-12

II seems strange that any one will suffer
from the many arrangements brought on
by an impure condition of the blood, when
Scoyil's Blood and Liver Syrup will re-
store perfect health to the physical organi-
zation. 1t is indeed strengthening syrup,
pleasant 10 take, and has proven itself to
be the best tlo0d purifier crcr discorercd, ef-
fectually curing scroiula, Syphilistic Dis.
orders, Weakness OF the kidneys, all nerv-
digestion. A single bottle will prove 10
you its merits as health renewer, for it
acts like a charm, especially when the
complaint is of an exhaustive nature,
having tendency to lesson the natural
vigor of the brain and nervous system.
The Osceola times., 1881-11-12
AIady anfsinKnn,y

the latest Partisan style of dress and bon
net new way TO arrange the hair. Mil
lions are expended for artificial appliances
which only make conspicuous the fact that
emaoiation, nervous debility and female
weakness exist. DR.. Pierces "FavOrite
Prescription is sold under positive guar
antee. II used as directed, art can be dis
pensed with II will overcome those dis
eases peculiar to females By druggists.
The Osceola times., 1881-11-12

AIIrDING TO rumor that Mr.. Lowell
will be suspended as American minister
to England, the London correspondent
of the Liverpool Mercury says; MIR,
Lowell is one of the most popular Ameri-
cans we have had to represent his coun-
try at the court of st. James-more
popular than even Mr.. Motley. He has
sympathies with us which few Ameri-
cans share, and his loss would be regret
ted by all that is cultivated in English
society"
The Osceola times., 1881-11-12
August Flower.

The most miserable people in the world
Complaint. More than seventy-fve per
cen. of the people of the United States are
afflicted with these two diseases and their
effects; such as Sour Stomach, Sick Head.
ache, Habitual Cos.iveness, Palpitation Of
the Heart Heart Burn, Wster-brash, gnaw-
ing and burning pains at the pit OF the
Stomach, Yellow Skin, Coated Tongue,
and disagreeable taste in the mouth, COM
ing up OF food after eating, low spirits, &c.
Go TO your druggist and get 20 cent bottle
of AUGUST FLowEs or Sample Bottle for
10 cents. Try it. Two doses will relieve
you.
The Osceola times., 1881-11-12

CONGRESSMAN Anson McCook, when
last in London, was offered by picture
dealer three so-called portraits of three
Presidents of the United States, one OF
the portraits proving to be that of John
Quincy Adams, the second that of Ben
jamin Franklin, and the third the Hon.
Edmund Burke,
The Osceola times., 1881-11-12
New Hampshire Returns.

A New Hampshire lady writes; Mother
has been afflicted for years with kidney
diseases Last spring she was very bad
and had an alarming pain and numbness
in one side. Kidney-Wort proved great
blessing and has completely cured her. -
Gdseffe
The Osceola times., 1881-11-12
MrNsMAS PErrosrzsp BEKr Tosrc is the

MENsMAH' PErroSIzSD BEET TosIc is the
only preparation of beef containing its
entire autri,iousproDcrtics. IL is not mere
stimulant like the extracts of beef but con-
tsins blood making, force generating, and
life sustaining properties; is Invaluable in
all onfeebled conditions, whether the
result of exhaustion, nervous prostration,
over work or acute diseases, and in every
form of debility, particularly il resulting
from pulmonary complaints. Caswell,
Hazard q Co, Proprietors, New York.
The Osceola times., 1881-11-12
The Greatest Discovery of the Age.

For over thIrty 1I0nr ycns
DIR. TOBIAS VENETIAN LINIMENT
has been warranted TO cure Group, Collie, Spasms
Diarrhea aud Dysentry. taken internally, and
core Throat, Pains IN The Limbs. Chronic Rheu
matism, Old Sores, Pimplcs, Blotches and Swell
lngs externally, and not bottle has been re
turned, many families stating they would not be
without IL even If II was $40 y bottle. Sold by
druggists at 25 and so cents Pimplcs and
Botches Immediately eradicatcd and gray hair
turned to its natural color by its use. Depot, 4s
Murray street, New York.
The Osceola times., 1881-11-12
Iunportant.

When you visit or leave New York city
save baggage and expressage and carriage
hire, and stop at the Grand Union Hotel,
nearly opposite the Grand Central Depot.
450 elegant rooms, single and in suits, fitted
up at an expense of one million dollars.
Rooms reduced to 81 and upwards per day,
on European plan. Elevators, Restaurant
supplied with the best. Horse cars, stages
and elevated railroad to all depots.
The Osceola times., 1881-11-12
A Healthy state.

People are constantly changing their
homes from East to West and from North
to South or rice uorsd, in search of a healthy
State. IL they would learn TO be CON
tented. and TO use the celebrated Kidney
Wort when sick they would BE- much bet
ter OIL Translated from The Neio Yorker
Zeififng.
The Osceola times., 1881-11-12

LYDIA H. PiSKHAMs NTaHTABLE Con-
FOUND has rapidly made its way TO favor
among druggists who have observed its
effects on the health OF their customers.
Send to Mrs. Lydia Il. Pnkham, 233 West
Avenue, Lynn, Mass, for pamphlets.
The Osceola times., 1881-11-12

DIR. Holmes says these are lessons we
may learn from the hills: dumb pa
tience in trouble, persistent fortitude
against obstacles, the triumphant power
of character. rooted in truth, over the
hardships of life and the wrath of the
world"
The Osceola times., 1881-11-12

believe that there is some truth in the
statements made by the author of the
Memories de NJ. Claude" who declares
that the police tolerate great many of
these imposters, because they require
their services for the purpose of obtain
ing certain information.
The Osceola times., 1881-11-12
LYDIA E. PlMNHAM'$
VEGETABLE COMPOUND.
posillyc Cure

Isa pnsitiyc Cure
s<----r~srz~su-r~s
for all those Painfal Conplnints and Weaknesses
soeorlnan to our beat female population.
twill cure entirely the worst form of Female COM
plants. all ovarian trouhcs, Inflammation and uicera
uon, Falling and Dlsrlnccncnis, and the connequent
spinnl Weakness and is particularly adapted TO tho
Change OF Life.
u will dissolve and e,pcl tumors from tho uterusin
an early stage Of development Tho tendency to can
c.rous hume checked very speedily hy Its use
IL removes fnintness fateney. destroyeall craving
for stimunnts and relieves weakness OF the stomach
IL cures Bloatlng, uendacAos, Nervous fostrstion.
General Debility. slceiiessncss Depression and lndi-
geston.
That feeling Of bearing down. causing palm. woisht
and baekacc Railways permanently cured by its use
Itwii at all times and under all circumstances act In
harmosy with theiavs TINT govern the female system.
For the reof Kicncy Complaints OF either ssx this
COMPOUND Is unsurrassrd
LYDIA T.. PINKutM's NFGFTABLE CON.
POT Npls pr, pared at 22I and esb Western Avenue.
Lynn Macs Price o.. Six botleafcr ss Sent by mall
in the form u pills also tho form Of lozengcs on
receipt OF price, 81 per box for eithor Mrs Pinhham
freely answers oil letters Of inquiry Send for pemph
let. Address as above. Mention fAis Faper
No family should bo without LYDIA ". PfSKHAhb
LIVER Pills They constipation. biiiousnssa,
and toriddity OF the liver. Is cents per box.
rs- sold by all Druggists. "a
RICHARDsoN a. CO, 81. Louis, Mo.
The Osceola times., 1881-11-12

Nj. EMILE AUGIER, the celebrated
French dramatist, has cuied himself of
grievous nervous malady by simply
giving up the use of tobacco. lie was so
fond OF the weed that he has been in the
habit of getting up in the night to smoke.
The Osceola times., 1881-11-12

A GREAT improvement has recently been
made in that useful product CARBoIrSx, a
deodorized extract Of petroleum, which is
the only article that really cures badness.
Il is now the finest of hair dressings,
The Osceola times., 1881-11-12

Faithful prayer always implies correl-
ative exertion; and no man can ask hon
estly or hopefully TO be delivered from
temptation. unless he has himself hon
estly and firmly determined to do the
best he can to keep out ofit.-Ruskin:
The Osceola times., 1881-11-12
What. Saved is Gained.

workingmen will economise by employ
ing DR.. Pierce's Medicines. His Pleasant
Purgstive Pellets and Golden Medic Al
Discovery cleanse the blood and system
thus preventing fevers and other serious
diseases, and curing all scroiulous aud 9th
er humors. Sold by druggists.
The Osceola times., 1881-11-12
. Vow do Most Unhesitatingiy Aver.

as an old practitioner, that Warmers SAT,
Kidney and Liver Cure is among the most
valuable discoveries Of the 10Th century.
cannot say too much in its behalf.
[Signedl ]. II CONNELLl, NJ. ID.
Pittsburgh, Pa 6,h Apl, 1880"
The Osceola times., 1881-11-12

THE toasts at the reception banquet
rendered by the city Of Helena, NJ. T.. to
Lorne, governor-general of Canada,
we're drank in goblets Of pure cold
water" as the Helena Herald puts it.
The Osceola times., 1881-11-12

Shall teach you what knowledge is i?
When you know a thing to hold that you
know it ; and when you do not know a
thing, to allow that you do not know it
that is knowledge. Confiicius.
The Osceola times., 1881-11-12

THE Louisville Com6,ercisi cites the
case Of Captain Chas. n. Corri, of that
city, who was cured by st. Jacobs Oil,
after suffering for years with rheuma-
tism - Ysrk (Neb.) Republican.
The Osceola times., 1881-11-12

The Philadelphia Easy Hour mentions
j. A. Walton, of l2i5 N. Twelfth street,
that city, as an enthusiastic indorser Of
of st. Jacobs oil for the relief and cure
of diseases of horses.
The Osceola times., 1881-11-12

s,rnn @ are daiIy prescribed by the ablest
npSvsleisns. whose success is due to the n
pnssciSc pus influence Of these eomponents. Dr.
Sp,Tl'c H',,ls coneh syrup, skillfully prepared for
Immediate nm use, is for sale by all druggists
The Osceola times., 1881-11-12

IYoNs Heel stfeners keep new boots
and shoes straight Sold by shoe and
har,iyara daalnrg
The Osceola times., 1881-11-12

THE conundrum is circulating in Louis
vile: If John Jerker's wife signs herself
"Mrs. John Jerker," is her name John
The Osceola times., 1881-11-12
"lsough on Rats"

The thing desired found al last. ASK drug.
gists for Rough on Rats. 1t clears out rats,
mice, reaches, flies, bed bugs, loo boxes.
The Osceola times., 1881-11-12

We can finish nothing in this life, but
we may make beginng and bcqueath a
noble example.-.Smdcs.
The Osceola times., 1881-11-12

A JUDGE in Erie, Pa, has decided that
spiritualism is a religion.
The Osceola times., 1881-11-12
Health and Happiness.

The needles of the Romans in the first
century were made of bronze.