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Yellow FeV61
SIMMONS LIVER REGULATOR.
lr SAVED THE PEOPLE OF SAVANNAH
GA, WHO USED IT THROUGH THE
TERRIBLE EPIDEMIC OF 1876


TERRIBLE EPIDEMIC OF 1876,
!fEssRg. j II. ZEiLiH Il Co
GENTLEMEN We the undersigned, Engineers
on tho Georgia Central Railroad, In grateful OBJ
legations for the benefits we received from the
ns0 Of simmons Liver Regulator during the
Yellow Fever Epidemic In savannah, Georgia.
IN the summer and fall of 1876, dcsirCAO make
the following statement, That during the
aforesaid Epidemic we used the medicine
known as simmons Liver Regula or, prepared
by J, IT, Zcilin 4 Co.. and though exposed to
the worst miasmatic influences Of the Yellow
Fever by going In and coming out Of Savannah
at different hours of the night, and also IN
spending entire nights IN the city during the
prevalence of this most Fatal Epidemic with
but the single exception of one of MS, who was
taken sick, but speedily recovered, we con
tlnued in our usual good health, a circumstance
we can account for in no other way but by the
effect, under Providence Of the habitual and con
tnued use of Simmons LIVER Regulator while
we were exposed to this Yellow Fever malaria
Respectfully yours, c. j. Patterson John r.
Collins, JAS l.. Malctte Melton + Cooper.
sB-Always ask your Druggists for DR.. Sim
mons Liver Regulator, aid be sure to see those
identical words printed on the label, and having
thereon red Trade Mark Seal and signature
off II Zeiln IL CO. None other is Genuine
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The Mississippi River Commission.

NEw Yonk, August 1.-THE Mississippi
River commission Organized here for bust
ness on Monday last. Tuesday and
Wednesday Il listened 10 views presented
BIZ members Of tlrree delegations, which
are In attendance. one Of these delt gat.ous
appear in the interests Of the Louisiana
levees, another for the Mississippi
ievces. ard third tor the
city Of Nicksburg. Senator Lama,
Of Mississippi. who d one OF tie delegates,
spoke 81 Mississippi's interest IN general,
ani Vicksburg's interest in particular.
Iuase Stone. formerly Of New Orleans.
the interests Of the Louisiana
levees and endeavOred 10 impress
on the commission that the desIruc-
ffve floods b. which the banks u the Ills
sissippl are subjected are caused ~ the ac-
cumulati0n OF sa,er On what are known as
the Naz1J and Tensas bottoms, from the
ruuqrl of IseI River % the mouth % th car
krrzas. and that il D. within
these p5ints. al-o that the greatest diicls-
tins ~ raFigatiJu are % BE- found. iie
urFed therefore that the lerees along this
f.rrri1a al me river sliould BE- closed first
C1i1ria Percy, of Mississippi and MAJOR
Wallen. 81 Nicksburg. spoke % the same
sHraf. Tire rr1u0sItiun d the Memphis
NJ O-iears RAILROAD anl bevee cpulusnr
f1 fuiIf between these ci-ies q road WI ch
.haI crnss the mDuth q The lazo1 valley
ma tie TOP cf lerce 20 BE-
hrHr out or fhe r1r1runeut sTTro-
r-i.firn. brit mri1taiuel By The rniroad
r1-rrsrrr having ueen referred, aiter intro
T-rti ~ into cunEress. 20 the sccretary 81
49, ard 81 him 20. -rti trthe commission.
O.. r. Eurfinrgn, p-ssi.lent q he ooinf1-
M. ~ beard IN lis favor. The bearing
of rhese gentlemen o-cipi-a tii= e1mmis-
a'rr NJ 70 u01n yesterday and during
he af1e-uoIr various QUESTIONS Uere 1ls-
ru-srf ~ THE mrmters- Among tlese
.rr-e fi.s s-tni'. isiriert - q general suF1lg
Ier.rt 81 - llcuis the afIgrrfs lf rll1l-
rlfrfs fr- rarirns prints Were u1lE il -
rrirs1. and he ra-i11s gues l1f = q So
fi.if isf-ati1lr- 70 oelrlts allirn "a -eEen-
fruf-.-. errrrf thEt j. was ceUle1
ass rrrI err nI'rtrre-t 81 rrld b mace ~
...rf.srrs o. fnup i'1i-t and llafe
rrr-rlI1.re ~ rr.f'e t1f uc-E - - or
-.rI en- ~-Err- ir.e-- rr'-i1r- Ire lr1-
81 .-frrf-I.s rl rLess r1--lf c1r-ls- RI t1e
81 1.rrrf rr-er-1 ard e--r-rr - r1et--1fs-
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In TIE city Of Louisville. on
Thursday, Aug. 31st, 1889.

Whole Tickets, az, Half Tiokots.el
"a Tickets, s50I s 5TicEots 800.
Remit money OF bank drGn IN letter, or send
By express Don't send By registered letter o.
express can he sent a. our expense Addrrss al
oricrs 20 y. " HOARDMAN, Courier. Jouns
building, LOuigville KY or n. N BOARnMtE
G0j Broadway. New YORK; or Box Sc Dallas
TEXAS
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CURE YOURSELF!

Dr. Bohnnnans VEGETABLE Curative is warranted 10 per-
IhaDcntly all tbrns of sptrAsttorrhsa Seminal
NeahRe.s, Gesei bcb., lnpOteney. etc, snd restores
"L0st Power, and brings back the youthful figorr OF
those who have destroyed by sexual evil pre
tees N from two to seven weeks time. This remedy, which
has been used by Dr. Bohann in his private practice of
thirty yGars, known to fail in curing
the M0RsT CAsES 1t sbes vitality and mpGIs energy
with wonderful elect 70 those ndde-aged who ieclS
weakness beyond their y-as. Its igoating properties
felt at Young suffering from the eonSe-
quences OF dat dreudy destructive habit of Self Abus
tins Ing.scGe with the OF speedy and
pERnNENr cure. The patient gains strength and elias
uety of spirits Of oncc j acts directly the parts Affect
Cd az soothing and healing TONIC ana anodyne 10 the
lpNed seminal yesiccs Gud irrated ducts importing power
and ione and restoring them 10 their natural state the
the blneful habit had been wlulged in. ghe
ingredients simple productions OF naturebars roots
herbs aud are specific for the nbo' diseases
ps~lee, Five Dollars with tuii directions etc. 10
any address. For sale only at DR.. G A. Bohannans office
No t2l North Fifth fe between Washington avenue and
Green street, 81. Iouir, A.,O. Established in 1887.
Bs' DIR. BIS "Ircails0 Special Diseases" which gives
clear dencatiOn of the sympt0fns means Of
cure etc, of SYPHILIS, SEMINAL WEAKNESS, Lie, seni
FREE to any address upon receipt Of one stamp,
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E.--rrr Rocr, Auzust lz-TrOubls fr
..rns tine hss orisied besEssn TIE White
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METROPOLITAN LIFE UNVEILED

AGErg'rS WANTED:
xsrt rrsiti1E .sek isg-ts 6.9rsEs. y: :..s-ss:-!
Revealing mifories ~ high aRd low lie In fHrii H.
SCENTS "a -ras IT pretty deceive cp -c1 uud iofi
iHsctri1us itinn 90 Nuslilf0u ruin Cftur1rrll
1i-rusA viCi.rss kundan and linmun horrors STAR
Orthts a.. ADA. AacHcP PUBIiSH'c CO.
e 1SUTa. rn. CHICAGO IN hTLArl IA O..
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probrlatlons previously made aud remain
ing nneypended can only be used IN paying
liabilities lawfully incurred prior ~ the
date Ofsad last named act
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aud ooored labofen on tho Memphis 4
Kansas CITY railroad In Cfnlghoad county
Yesterday the following dispatch was f,.
oolyed by the oompanyB law.
yers from Bethure e co., contractors.
dated Nouton station Parties under tho
fplse Of ku Klux forced our negro olp-to
leave under penalty Of death. We can't do
our work unless protected. Can you in
duGo the government 10 aid usi
A second dispatch OF similar purport was
also received. Governor Churchhill order
cd the sheriff Of Craighead county 10 inves.
tigatc the matter ana protect the workmen.
Stocks.
New York, August 1S.-The stock mar
ket opened weak with prices l6gli per cent.
lower than when ii closed yesterday, the
latter for Minneapolis, st. Pau q Manitoba
In the early trade there was fractional
recovery Of sgl per cent, the later for
Denver 4 Rio Grande; Texas IL Pacific,
IL Ohio first preferred and
Western Union being conspicuous in the
upward movement. AT II o'clock the gem
eral list reached s(ls per cent, the latter
for Texas d Pacific; Delaware, Lackawanna
4 Western, Denver Il Rio Grande and st.
Paul e. Omaha were also prominent.
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Al with the object NJ narrowing The bed
OF tho liver ard thereby increasing iht
velocity of lie current. II Is probable
loo. tint work will shortly be
beguu nt one or Two other places.
To-day asub.oomnilttee,o charged with The
duty of liking tho pmounts Ia Do expended
nj 1ointa Indicated In the appropriiiion,
az az hpp, INITIAL ita pcuort MI liz 'rommitico
did moi arrive nj n INN decision mon il,
MN Yong August iS~-At Yesterday "A
| sossinr ~ tLn Nis.lsoinni rjver cnmmissfnn
q Jctarr,inntin,, yyas reacI,ad IN recommend
iLe MISREPRESENTATION aIlotmcnt of the Ium of
| III t530O which ia far Tho improyoment OF
,he riycr Mellow Cairo in the foIlowine man
ner: For continuation OF the work at Plsnn
fo 80 co,ntinnaiinn Of worL in nrogTess ~
Lake ProviIence $40 O0o. for work. NJ New
Modrid sevnntv miiSs Leloy Cairo, $50 900.
ior wnrR near RIemnhis and for continua-
lion W" Of tba work in the harhnr Of Mcmnhis.
sSn n0a VIZ for vnrinrs barhor work In addi,
Sinn ~ f,o haIancn '' avoiohic sI29
ooo. for reroir of tbe Ir,eea nv
stoppage of existing gaps, Sl,3e0,000.
me sum Oh SlVoouV was ieiC unniiot.eu
Gncided hat worf shonid he besun on The
east bank of the river, some miles above the
mouth OF the 1azoo, ana should continue
t upma th ., nne s.an HnS wSicS Sas heau
raised by local authorities, be applied in
such a way as to secure, in connection with
work done by the government,
continuance Of the lines of leyees
from below upward. With this end in
view the commissioners, in making the al |
lottment, took into consideration the
amount of work likelyto be done by local
authorities. The work at Plenn Point and |
Lake Providence consists principally in |
narrowing the stream so as to increase the
rapidity of the current and prevent the for
nation of sand bars, which have tendency /
TO shift the channel OF the stream. One of |
the proposed projects is to pre-
vent by embankment the flow |
of the water of tho Mississippi |
through the Atchafalaya river. When the |
Mississippi river Uses the waters are often |
diverted into this channel, and an incrcas-
ing tendency hes appeared of late on the |
part of the gre at river TO shift lis channel |
entirely to the course OF the smaller
stream, 2 result which would prove disas-
trous to cities below.
senator Hill Deau.
ATLANTA, GA, August 16.-About 2
o'clock this morning Senator Hill was
,;,,,, ,;,,,.; III hroo.hoa
louhu W w fupiuiy sinhiils' he piea.neu
with much difficulty. he continued to
sleep, however, and at q few minutes after
q o'o,ock bis dsotb occurred without n
= ~ A., 80. -,
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cy. Paralysis,
the terrible effeJd
Self Abuse, youthful
folhes, and excuses In
maturer years-such a. :
Loss of Memory, Las.
situde, Nocturnal Ennis
sion, Aversion TO socie-
~, DimnesB of Vision,
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-11-19

scream, would. and ii that hadn't. pa would. You sec. pa came home from the theatre about 1even. and he had been drinking. He say> everybody drinks wien ,hey go ,o Chicago. even the minis- ter. Pa looked a, the namhers on the doors all along the hall ,lll he found ,fo. and walked right ,n and pulled oii hiS cea, and threw 't on :he lounge N here the dog was. The old maid was asleep but the dos parked. and pa sad. that cussed hoN has bought dog and he kicked the dos. and then the old maid woke up and sad. wha, IS ,he maues pe, ra latfed and sad. \athin the ula.xc1 with me, pet. and then you ough, to have heard ,he yelling The old mad covered hef head and kicked and yelled. and the dog snarled and bi, pa en the pants. and pa had his vest aff and his suspender> an- oauoncd, and he go, scared and took hls coa, md ves; and went eu; m the hall and opened our door and told pa he was in the wrong room. and he sad he guessed he snowe3 II. and he came m our room and locked the door. and the bell oo> and the porter. and the clerk came up to sec wha, ailed the old mad and SUN H-A4H - OeA StAt kVA tta hNh tVNftH anu they found pas ha, on the lounge and they took |, and told her To be que, and they would md the burglar. Pa was so scared that he swea, like everything. and the bed was efful warm. and he pretcnded to 20 ,o sleep. but he was wondering how he could ge, his hat back, In the morn ing l told hlm II would be hard work ,o explain II 10 ma how he happened Ia ee, into the wrong room. and he said II ~asn', nese>sar, to ssy anything about |, To ma
 Then he gave me hNe dollars ,o go out and ba, hIm ne~ hat. and he sald ..a.ehi keen the change ii would no, mention !, when go, home. and go, him one for ten >hill.ngs and we took the eight o'clock tram m the morning and came home. and l s'pose the Chicago de tcC,iNes arc trying to n, pas ha; onto A burglar. Ia seemed oitully relic>ed when we got across the state hnc into Wise on. sin Bat seu'd d dide ,o see hun come out ot that old lad>'s room with hls eaa, and vest on his arm. and hls su>peneiets hang .ns down. looking >cart He dassen, lIck me any more or I'll tell ma where pa lefi his hat.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-11-19
BOB cRocKErr's IMPRESSIONS
Rob Crockett. grandson of the illus

Rob Crockett. grandson of ,he illus irious Davy. speaks of the ARSANsAw rsAsKlEH as follows n the last issue of his paper, the peNi,, Glsare,
 This most excellen; of literary and hu- aloroGS papers comes "a Us with brand neW' heading. We admired the hrs; and though II vas. to some extent. merely suggestive, we thought !; hard ;o beat Ba; the new heading Is taI superior. and there ,s 4 llfe-like naturzlneSs m both the aghi ard lett pictures. wonderfully striking Nanl a iime before the gout tuck Gsl. have we shaken our No. os with ;hii same pldgeun-wing" step with which the Squatief .s relieving his cnihu >lasn We can so ent the fragrant 70 md sine that lovingly olgrah> and ,endeily en- ;vines about the corner ef his cabin. We can see the festive bed-bus iha, breeds and revcl> n the cabin logs. crawling iu and out of the cracks. Ne experience | longing to wipe the younges, child nose, so true ,o nature has been the imners graver And ,ha; sign above the door How our eyes grow dim with tears, a. m the olden. happy days when whisky meant the pure extract or tofn-t tNo but" a gallon-and devil headache in barrel of t instead of the miserable eon- eectlon of vile drugs new called by that name and sold for four dollars gallon and ten deaths to the barrel. We con- gratula,e the publishers upon their well merited success Reads humor and Wit are of ,ha, chaste and polished nature that is as far superior to the broad tests of some papers smacking of the clown and sawdus, as was the scimctar of Sai- ad,n ,o d butchers elcalet. Ne note in our exchanges ,ha, there arc more articles copied from the ARKsS>sw TRAyELER than from all other humorous papers combined. The paper has our hearticst sympathy and best wishes for it> pros peri,y The state of Atkans.,~ should be proud of the enterprise and Arkansians should prove their appreciation by ! lib- eral subscription
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-11-19
 Reveries of a Rooster
I lHtlH4a.eE

Set>f \ newspaper hr>, page on the morning after m election oi is repre- scn,a,ves Drama,s person, \ roo>t- cr. Rooster loquitorl
 Well. here l am out again beiorc staring pubic, with mt tail spread out like an open umbrella and my jaws stretched ss II was a whale and wanted to N allow every Jonah on the other stdc \ pretty looking gu> I'm eompelcd ta make of myself now. ami |: The, s.N I'm a demoeraus rooster fhst I'm the slgn-manual of the party llgi 'thcy say k a har Tn, nothing ei The kta,i. l ioest an the standing alley II esetA ne@ spaper office il the eenin and all alled ou, to announce every Stf;aik ot whatever political complexion. II the deinoc rats win. then l mus, ,roM otcI tariff reform and the resolutions of ',
 and gc, drunk; fl the republle ans Win. then have 10 to the cro~tng .st t..t Ptete4i tvc tariff and national banks and gel drunk: fl the greenbackcrs make II. l am forced to orow over the rag baby. and un- hmItcd carenc, and get drunk If the prohib,ionists carry the day, then mus, tiy up aloft and let of olanon note for cold water and temperance and ge, drunk migh, stand |, fl |, wasn't for the gc,,ing drunk. because change of pnneIples doesn't affect the physit al or ganizauon. and roos;c, of ordinary ron sutuuon can keep up. bu, ,his thing oi mNing the drinkS With poirfTs of surh an extended lancty ls too inut h. The politicians an stand Il. and thc ncwSpa= per men can stand II. for they arc more or less accustomed to II. and only one party ,t tune has to celebrate m that way but have to ante up on every all and each tune the style of the drInk IS changed on me to my dctnmcnt Nha, l demand now. m the name of lbetiy, the republic the constitution and the bl laws |, ,ha, be granted the cSerclse oi my lnalicnable prisileges as an tmcr- far. sltIlcn If ! am ie be Il dcmpe rAt, then ,ei ne tram Wiih ,ha, faWd f am 70 be a tepubl1 an. le, me stand by them alone f aW fo be a fteenh.sf kei lel me hug the fAg baby. CT | am to be d pro hibI,ioniNt. gitc me pla4n cold as'er a< 4 steady dei and stop the nicfuai nfans
 ! rooster has teftasn f4gh' inau ts bound 'o respect and lnsisi upon prop CT respect If ,hls nailon IS to be pre- served intact. fl is flag D to uniuri its fold, to the free AT of mountain. plan and lallcy; fl liber,y r. 10 stand cree, and unrammeled, upon the foundations lad by the fa,hers, f every ci,aen Is to be a sovereign fl the republic x io be re- public m far, and not m name, then. in the name of all these condiiions, le; me crow bu, one crow. Hooray for the siars and stYlDes the Amerle an eagle and the Fourth of July Cock-a-eipodle->ioo
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-11-19

Ian, as Dr. Gale. You sec Dr. Bell Is more of a theeretieian than Dr. Gale. After putting all of the circumstances and incidents of my life together. Dr. Bell says ;ha; he should consider my mind affected. while Dr. 1.ale simply says am cray wi;hou, advanclng theory SoNoa see under the circumstances Nr. tale must necessarily be the smarter man oi the TWO. and then he k superintendent uf a grea; lanatiC as ,lum. and oagh, 10 know more ahou; ]; than am body else
 There are great rnanN people though ~ho are not smart enough ;o know tha, you are crazy. colonel. suggested the re- porter.
 \ en naturally inc case. bu, he, are u. fools. for ! arn undoubtedly the eFagI- est man IF ;he world to-day. say ,his ;o YOU contiden,iaily and hope Nou won't mention |. IfNo2 were 10 t nigh, hurt somebody's teelias>. and have al ways endeavored 10 be very careful and very delicate abou, things of that sort
 '' Do VOL eNpet; ;o so lnio any busI- ness over here in Indiana = questioned the reporter as he hade the colonel good afternoon.
 '' l, $ more than probable ;na, l shall establish a large pri,ate lunake asylum somewhere Tn the vicinity ot New Albany. and. If possible. l shall have Dr. Gale adludged insane in Kentucky and bring him over here and treat him for four months. l am inclined ,o ,hink that l could cure his case with a couple of low el baths and one good dueking. nigh, have to duck him twice. bu, don't be lieve il;
The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-11-19
4 Ffeak of Daredevils

Ne daily anticipated an aus,k from Meade m pursuit but none of his army put ln an appearance. that .s. to tSh', un,il we reached Falling Waters, scar the Potomac. pn that day ftc'h ! di- vision stopped on tho road leading to the f'.-..,s,,..-.-4.....s.i- Ahaui-tMo and :. hall mllc>. We always kepi up tne pt bat ile. aud on thi4 or,aston halted and formed m ,hr left the ~es, slde oi the road In a par, of our front ~as an old btcas,Nofk ,ha, had been abandoned long ago Our men had ,,acked thrit afins some were lying on the ground aslerp. o,hess were collected m gtoups all icehng d senSc oi se'un,y as no enc my had vent ured m >lgh, since wr lcf, Hagersto~n.
 tn a smali eminencc on the front ni our hne o.-nerals lie,h and l'eiiigrew and several other otfi ets, lnc luding my self. acre looking ba' | over the route ~s had ifavelcd when no','ed small i4od1 of e.tsalfy emerge ffom stnp ot v.oods. ai.,an, about two hundfed and ilii, ,ai.ls. Aitcs reaching the open Sp.,e ,hey halted and the oh,. cr II com. fn,nd ratle h the front ls f tn addfess Inc fnea We ohseIse'i them @-ia<ely and our group con. luded that they acfe eontederates Nc aa~ them uHfuti 4 nted States Hay but ~e thought Il aas AptuIe that our ffiends were tp srr} ,o us and make some ado over it Pres ently they siar,ed toward us as toicfi- ble tap,d pace. and when they got within fifty yards of us they advan' cd a' g,llop ~iih drawn sabers, shouting aufrcn- der, surrender Gen iieth exclaimed ..it's the enefny's a.aIy" When oppo- site, they rushed over our h,ile group. using ther sabers and hring theIr pis'ols. morally wouhding Gen. fettgre~, and ,i4shed among ,he infantry. eighteen hundred strong. shouting at the 'op oi iheir yo,s cs. Surrender suuende'
 A fIfs, the eonfu>Ian was great Our oiilse sers ealling on their men n form and use iheff bayone; Al the same tune dodg- tng the sabcr cuts and us,ng theif pistols ~iih grea, effect. Lieut.. Baker killed ,Na and Cap, Souns three men. A soon as our men took ID the situation. and after they had req he'd ,heir guns these daring feIo~s were quickly dispatch he'd. Ia the confusion their officer gzlloped ia our midst and n iess tune than II takes to re- late the circ umstance he was uddled with bullets He Sas gallant looking fellow ridng 4 fnagnif ifcen' h6ts~ bal he and his men were t9 mar es,nrf sIlled pr Npundcd IT 'his qalcs and rash under taking There ~as no, more fhan [ ; of them, but ~lil venture to saJ shcy eAIne nearer si4mpeding of capturing A diuslon than they ever dld before fhetf horses were nearly An killed CT sD badly -T:,g;.!!-. .e ,s. make ,h%rn n<-le22- Only t~o or three were brough, of ,hs held though they were all captured.
 talked ~iih one of the sur.isofs of the regimen, to which this squadron belonged and he told me their officer WAS promoted only the day before for gallant and men- torious service. Ely recollection IS ihA, i, was a par of the Sixth Michigan cay alry. There ~as large body of cavalry a few miles behind this squadron, and ~e remained a, Falling Water about one hour skirmishing with these. We finally