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The Opelousas courier., 1884-09-13

latter place. He has a beautiful home
atsNeWport and another in Washing
ton. He has nc children Of his own
but his wife, who was a widow when
ne married her. has several, one Of
them being Col. Bliss, the well-known
poltlon-although, like everybody
else, be would no doubt Indignantly
deny the imputation. Mr.. Bancroft
enjoys the distinction of being the only
private individual who has the priv
iege OF the floor of the Senate. This is
not granted him in view of the former
prominent official positions he has held.
having been Minister to England, but
as a mark Of respect for him person
ally. President Arthur recognizes that
The venerable historian is entitled to
be treated with more than common
consideration, as among the first in
yltations to dinner he received was
n from Mr.. Bancroft, who added that
he feared that official etiquette would
prevent the President from accepting
it. President Arthur replied in a little
note. saying that official etiquette al
lowed him to dine with Cab
met officers. foreign ministers, Sem
ators, and-Mr. George Bancroft. Mr..
Bancroftis now about Is years old,and
carries his age wonderfully. He has a
profusion Of white hair and beard
which make the children call him
Santa Claus. Some years ago, when
ne was first mellowed with age, he was
rathea youthful and kittenish for his
years. It is related that when he was
along in his ffties he did not care for
any young lady who was over II; but,
although he still loves the society of
the young, he has long since got over
the giddy tastes to which old young
gentlemen are subject. He goes some
what into society and always manages
to attend n or two presidential le-
wees during the winter. He is agreat
lover of flowers and horseback riding.
His rose gardens at Newport and in
Washington are both marvels of taste
and beauty, and the old gentleman
trots every visitor who comes to see
him out into his big, old-fashioned
garden to admire his pets. At New
port his cottage is on the cliffs. The
bleak exposure is not good for roses,
but he has found sheltered spots where
they grow in great lcxuriance. Every
fine afternoon, whether he is at his
summer or his winter home, at a.
o'clock he takes a ride on horseback.
He rides a stout cob that can get owe
the ground pretty lively. Much of his!
energy and vitality he attributes to his
constant horseback exercise. He has
very country. old-fashioned manners,
and has a keen observation of the
niceties of department that would put
many men in their prime to shame.
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ae Philadelphia Records wash
on correspondent relates this per
II incident Dc the war:
Ilen Gambler, the brother Of the
BIZ young Gambler who used to be
Congress, now himself representing
same Georgia district in the House.
Has telling the other night how Cen
ral Neal Dow Of Maine was nearly
lit TO the temperance cause during
BE war. One night General Dow,
who had been captured by Colonel
andler's troops. was lodged in the
principal hotel at Jacksonville, Fla.
The news spread among the people Of
he town and the surrounding country
bat the Confederate troops had a real
I've Federal general at the hotel. The
people had been wrought up by depre-
aations committed by stray bands Of
Federal troops and as well by stories
constantly told of the terrible raw
ges which the Federal armies would
somnit when ono they had overcome
tie armies Of the South. Somebody
suggested that an example be made of
the Federal general at the hotel. The
idea took. Throughout tho evening
the crowd gathered about the hotel
until it had reached a formidable size
Then it began to howl for Dow. It in
sisted that he should be brought out.
- promised to make quick work with
bin. Every moment it became more
threatening. At length, after at
GeInpts to calm the crowd by private
counsel had failed, one of the leading
kzens Of the town spoke to it from
the 9tse ny OF the hotel. He
pointed out To them the folly of muir
dering d defenceless prisoner Of war
for the real OF fancied crimes of others.
effectual were his appeals that as
h b as he had finished Che crowd dis
psrsed. General Dow was taken at
once to Richmond. where he vas con-
fined in Libby.
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Turned HIS Head.

Il wish I had eyes In the back Of
my head said a young lady the other
evening.
!. Why?' asked a devoted admirer
b~reathlessly.
so that I could see what was going
on without the trouble of turning my
head"
you can turn my head without any
trouble" responded the youth with d
gloomy sigh. Free Press.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-09-13
Hesr I'd Esr5Ow GOOD HeGlth.

Nature, says a medical authority, is
very much like a shiftless child, who,
inc more he is helped the more he
looks for it. The more medicine a
man takes ths more he will have to
Jake, whether it be anoiine, tonic or
albsrabiFe.
Never Dit or stand with the wind
Slowing ID you for i single moment,
fort speedily produces a chill. to be
beloved with d fever and then a bad
sod.
Exercise TO the extent Of great IA
6igue does more harm than good.
Il hearty meal taken when excess
vely fatigued has often destroyed life.
Llfeis warmth, growth, repair and
p0wer tolabor, and all these are de-
rived from the food we eat and the
luids we drink, and these should be
good.
At every period DC life, at all seasons
o the year. and from the tropics to the
poles, In every cline and country, the
temperature Of the human body in
health II the same to d degree, that is.
ninety-eight of fahrenh cit; hence we
hould eat ii winter mainly Of warm
ing food. such as meats, fats. oils, su-
gar and ali the grains, farinas and
Btarshes; III summer the fruits and
berries and n1alons and vegetables OF
he Geld. the garden aud the orchard,
which cool ana open and ventilate the
system.
The best ssnodyne IN all nature is
moderate. steady and continuous exer-
else III theopen air.
The worst cold may be promptly
cured II within twsnty-four hours afte
has been taken. the patient will
sep warm III bed and eat Iittle Or
nothing for i DAY Or two.
To spend two on three moments, On
rising and retiring, ii rapid frictions
of she whole surface Of the body with
10 hands i more rational treatment
khe skin md i more heaith-promot
operation, for most persons, than
daily cold later bath.
a good cknsing Of the entire body
W5xH Sn4x5 anil pvArm EfnfAF nnrn d
The Opelousas courier., 1884-09-13

Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound was first preparedin liquid form
mail to points where no druggist can
readily be reached, and to-day the Com
pound in lozenges and pills finds its way
even to the foreign chimes of Europe and
The Opelousas courier., 1884-09-13
Anata.erI LIE snxaa

Mrs. Harriet Cummings, of Cincinnati,
Ohio, writes: early last winter my daugh-
ter was attacked with q severe cold, which
settled on her lungs. We tried several medi-
cines, none of which seemed to do her any
good, but she continued to get worse, and
finally raised large amounts OF blood from
her lungs. Wecalled in a family physician,
but he failed to do her any good. AT this
time q friend, who had been cured by DR..
VIM. Halls BaIsam for the Lungs, advised me
TO give it a trial. We then got a bottle, AMI
she began to improve, andby the use OF three
bottles was entirely cured.n
The Opelousas courier., 1884-09-13

Paralyzed persons permanently cured. Guar
anteed by proprietors of SdmdritanNeYUine.
Samaritan NerUiae cured our child's fits. The
doctors failed. Henry Knee, Verrilla, Tenn.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-09-13

MENsMAN's P~EpToNIzED BEEF TONIC. the only
PREPARATION OF beef containing its entire nut,a-
lous properties. II contains bloed-making.
force generating and DEMONSTRATING properties;
invaluable for indigestion, dyspepsia, nervous
orostration, and all forms OF general debility;
lso, in all enfeebled conditions, whether the
'esult OF exhaustion, nervous prostration, over
rom pulmonary complaints. Caswell, Hazard &
o., Proprietors. New York. Soidb by druggists.
sHucfu-Pabias0
Quick, complete cure, all annoying Kidney,
Bladder and Urinary Diseases. 81. Druggists.
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s-Huchu-Pabia.,,
The Might Of the Fen

The Might of the Fen.
Oh, the orators voice is q mighty power,
As 1t echoes along the green,
But the fearless pen has more sway Ger men
To sound the praises of Carbolina.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-09-13
10 MATTERs.

A Spanish Mormon has just COM
pleted the translation of the Book of
Mormon into Spanish, and began
missionary operations in Mexico. He
makes out that the Mexicans are de-
scendants of the various tribes spoken
of in the book, and teaches that Mexico
is to become a land flowing with milk
and honey. This suits the Mexicans
exactly, as they are eonstitutionally
opposed to work. The consequence is
he is making progress.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-09-13
). Rough ON Germs.

When was Mrs. Noah lik a county in yir.
ginia? When she was rocking Ham.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-09-13

If your clerks are not well supplied with
eyes in the back part of their necks you
will lose enough groceries in the course
of a year,to supply a clearinghouse. A
woman wearing a shawl Or loose coax
can grab a handful of sugar or a potato,
or something of that sort, and conceal it
quickly, when no one is watching her.
| caught an old Irish woman trying to get
away with a cabbage which she had
deity slipped into her basket when the
clerks back was turned. There are some
people, too, who have no idea that it IS
thieving to appropriate things in this
way. How hard it seems to be for folks
to learn that honesty is the best policy,
especially when dealing with the grocer.
When I catch any of my substantial Gus
toners trying to confiscate a Goldfish or
something else of value, | say nothing
about it, but charge it or the books. l
never knew one of them to object when
he saw the item in his bill. will tell
you confdentially that | never have any
scruples in charging such persons q
double price for the articles they have
stolen. IT'S a sort of reminder, you know,
that the way of the transgressor is hard
That woman was a philosopher who,
when she lost her husband, said she had
one great consolation-she knew where
he was of nights!
Girls look upon the engagement ring
as a very promising affair.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-09-13

though ON Corns.v
Ask for Wells Rough ON Corns. 'I5c. Quick
relief; complete cure. Corns, warts, bunions,
The Opelousas courier., 1884-09-13

.sRoaGff on Couahs.'
Knocks a Cough or Cold endwise. For chill
dren or adults. Troches 15c. Liquid SOC.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-09-13

For d cold In the head, there is nothing 30
good as Piso's Remedy for Catarrh.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-09-13

To researches upon the best mode of
getting rid of the insect-pests Of the
grape, France appropriates again this
year about $250,000. According to the
last report of the Minister of AgricuL
ture, however, the ravagesN of phylloxe-
ra are decreasing, only about 10000
acres of vineyard having been destroy
ed last year. Though this is only half
the destruction of three years ago, it
represents an appalling loss, and to it
is largely to be attributed the iAcreas-
ed use Of adulterants. In the same
budget is recorded al appropriation of
100000 for the killing Of wolves.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-09-13

Girls look upon the engagement ring
as a very promising affair.
The Opelousas courier., 1884-09-13

"A traveller in Maine tells the New
York Times where the 50 called
French sardines come form. He says:
1T was at Eastport that / learned for
the first time that nine-tenths of the
sardines used in this country are not
the delieately favored little fish pre-
served in olive-oil and sent here from
France, but that they are herring from
the coast of Maine, packed in an
inferior quality of cotton-seed-ol made
in South Carolina In Eastport alone
there are 20 houses where these her
rings are packed, and there are as
many more .sardine' factories in neigh
boring places. They are put up exact
~ like the genuine sardine, and labeled
with French inscriptions. These herr
ring are Melted by the million near
the packing-places, and are bought by
the packers at an average price of S. q
hogshead. Hundreds of men, women,
and children are employed III the
factories. New York City is the dis
tribnting market for these counterfeit
sardines, and the total product of all
the factories is shipped here. Over
100000 boxes OF these Maine sardines
are packed every day, and as the pack
ers realize 4 profit Of at least 5 cents
Oh every box, the Importance Of the
industry may be imagined. One OF
the p~roprietors Of . sardine-packing
establishment in Eastport told me
that once, out Of curiosity, while tn
New York, he thought be would see
whether the Maine product was sold
for tbs imported article in any Of the
swell restaurants OF this city. He
visited one whose reputation, he said,
il national, and called for 9 box Of
sardines. It was brought. e was
one of ) lot that had been put up at
his own factory, IL cost of 4 cents.
He paid bis go cents for Tic luxury
and vent away satisfied.
H1 H+
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-03
THE DOCTORS MISTAKEN.

A Physician Supposed to Have Only
One Lung Showing the Error After
Death.
HARTFORD, CONN, June 29.-Dr. G. A.
Taft, the leading homeopathic physician
in Connecticut, who died Thursday, says
a New York Times special, was supposed
for years to have had only one lung, the
other having been exhausted in early life
by pulmonary difficulty. Very soon after
beginning practice he was slcklyand puny,
and DR.. Willard Parker, of New York, eX-
amined him and said that one lung was
about gone and he could not live over six
months. A leading Boston physician con-
firmed this opinion. DIR. Taft Pesolutely
determined to live as long as possible,
and began course of generous
living to make blood and tissues. Speak
ing of this period he said some
time ago to a friend: 81 had a bottle of
brandy at my plate at every dinner, and
lived chiefly on rare beefsteak. | got the
reputation of being a confirmed drinker,
but l saved my life. l have gained nearly
60 pounds, now weighing 1885," Since those
DAYS he had not had to resort to just that
arrangement. but he lived uncommonly
well, and had the reputation of providing
| the most bountiful dinners in Hartford.
Upon his death the newspapers remarked
upon his loss of one lung, and expressed
surprise that he could have lived
to the age of GA. Yesterday, as the
result of an autopsy, it was found
| that both his lungs were in a perfectly
| healthy condition, and that the trouble
! and cause of death was in the stomach,
which had not assimilated gastric juices,
so impeding digestion finally that he lite
rally starved to death. 1t is considered a
notable case, showing that well-educa-
| ted physician, upon his own knowledge
and aided by the diagnosis of the best
physicians in the country, was wholly
mistaken as to the cause of his ills, and by
a course of living designed to cure one
serious difficulty, as he supposed, which
/ did not exist, brought on gastric troubles
which caused death at last. The doctors
here and people generally who have fol
years known about the zone lung" only
/ are astonished at the result of the
/
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MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.



49, u.s. JUS 2. p. m.-The bullion with
, y. l. irom the Bank Of England on balance
sbi,-- ~ Z 10000, all Of which was for
f-rI.- I9kA. July =, nOon.-StOcKs opened
I1--- J. Aoney, zG3 per cent. Exchange
49, = '2.Gi -; short, 81 S3l5G4S4. state
~ NAi-- Government bonds arm.
$50 p m.-ENCnange. 81 -. Money. , per
~. eau- Treasury balances Sod 81 10 SIS. =
~ currency. $3.50. Loo. Government bonds
,4St hisher; iOur per cents. ii>5s; three
.ehts' ltO. State bonds quiet.
IL, ar speculation was buOyant and excited
H. ,s, aud the bears were much alarmed al
ir,, ' YIN 10 Affairs Round amounts OF lead
h6ne 80 were taken with confidence for
- 9AH foreign account, the purchases
f.--- sue mainly 10 the fact that a few i'm
Inir !ailroad companies defaulted on their
go interest charges. Reports from the
se i,-.- growing regions We're Of a favorable
gsr,i-,,s,.nI.l tnIs with the published views OF
EIfb 49, 80 on the situation. had much to 30
Gorlt ,1e Improvement. The Vanderbilt.
sgt r aaa White party we've huvers through.
~ 'he early dealings the bears r. he'd
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Local Sleeping Cars on all night trains be-
tween Savannah and Augusta. Savannah and
Macon, Savan nah and Atlanta.
COAnectE0ns.
The Milledgevllle and Eatont0n train runs
daily Except Monday between Gordon and
Eatonton, and daily Except Sunday between
Eatonton and Gordon.
Train No. SO, leaving Savannah at s:45 P.
NJ, VIII not stop Except on Sundays) TO put
OF passengers at stations between Savannah
and No. AZ.
Eufaula train connects at Cuthbert for Fort
Gaines daily Except Sunday.
The Perry accommodation train between
Fort Valley and Perry runs daily except Sun
day.
The Albany and Blakely accommodation
train runs daily Except Sunday between
Albany and Blakely.
At Savannah with Savannah, Florida and
Western Railway; ct Augusta with all lines
to North and East; at Atlanta with Air Line
and Kennesaw Routes TO all points North,
East and West.
Tickets for all points and sleeplng car berths
on sale at City Ofiee, No. 20 Bull street.
g. A. WHITMAN, WILLIAM ROGERS
Gen. Pass. Agt. Gen. Supt., Savannah
J. G. SHAW, w. +. SHELLMAN,
Gen. TRAY. Agt. Tranic Manager. Savannah.
Georgia.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-03

LONDON, july 2 500 D. m.-Spirits tur-
| pentine-spOt dull at 22s ST: July and August
| delivery duh at Us Cd; September to December
/ dull at 23s Sd.
NEW YORK, July 9, noon.-Spirits turpen-
/ tine dull at soc. ROsin dull at 81 2219G
| 27IS.
500 p. m.-Rosin dull. sHGits turpentine
unchanged.
CHARLESTON. July 2.-Suirits tuFpentine
steady; ~ bidc. Rosn dropping; strained
| and good strained. 81 90.
/ WILMINGTON. July 2.-Spir Is turpentine
I firm at &c. Resin firm; strained 971sc; good
I strained. 81 OIL Tar firm at 81 90. Crude
/ turnentine steady; hard, 81 90; yellOwdip and
/ virgin. 81 -.
! RICE.
/ CHARLESTON. July 2.-Marlcet unchanged !;
fair. 53slf5lSc: good. 5lSfd55<e; prime. 53<fd6c.
NEW ORLEANS, July 2.-Market quiet;
fair. $685. &c: good. 81 &c; prime. 534(a57sc.
NEW YORK. July 2.-Market quiet; fair,
! 5ss955se; good, $1,000; prime. 67s965zc.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-03
ALBANY EXPRESS.

Gainesville.
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars Savannah TO
Jacksonville.
Passengers for Brunswick take this train.
Passengers for Macon take this train ar
irving at Macon at 300 q. m.
Passengers for Fernandina, Waldo. Gaines.
vile, Palatka, Cedar Key, 0cala, Wildwood.
Leesburg and all stations ON Florida Railway
and Navigation Company and Florida SOUTH
ern Railway take this train.
Passengers for Madison, Monticello Talla-
hassee and all Middle Florida points take
this train.
Connection at jacksonville d ally Sun.
days eXcepted) for Green Cove Springs, st.
Augustine, Palatka, Enterprise, Sanford and
all landings on st. Johns River.
Connecting at Albany daily with pas
senger trains both ways on Southwestern
Railroad to and from Macon, Eufatila Mont
gomery. Mobile, New Orleans, etc.
Connection at Savannah daily with Charles
ton and Savannah Railway for all points
North ana East.
Connecting at Savannah daily with Centras
Railroad for points West and Northwest.
Through tickets sold and aleeping car berth
accommodations occurred at Bron's Ticket
ONCE, No. ~ Bull street, and at the Compa-
ny's Depot, foot OF Liberty street.
A restaurant has been opened in the sta
ton at WaycroSs, anG ABUNDANT time will be
allowed for meals by all passenger traina.
JAS. l.. TAYLOR,
Genl Pass, Agent.
r g. FLEMING. Sunarin tendent
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Passage to Mem York.
Passage to Philadelphia.

THE magnificent steamships Of tins Com
A pany are appointed to sail az follows
standard time:
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BALTIMORE, ND. July 2.-Cucumbers--
Norfolk. per crate, 81 50. Irish POtatoes-Nor-
folk, per BARREL s. OOd5 90. Tomatoes-GeOr-
gla. Der crate, 81 50d3 90; Florida, per crate,
81 50Gl rs; Charleston. per crate. 81 50iG2 so;
Norfolk, per crate, - 00d3 90. Cucum bers-
Georgia and Charleston, per crate, zoe. Water
melons-Florida. per hundred. $lT O0Id30 90;
Georgia, per hundred. $25 O0130 90. Peaches
Georgia, per box, - 00td4 90. Egg Plant
Georgia, per barrel. 81 30. Oranges-Palermo
and Messina. per box. 81 50(t5 20. Lemons
Palermo and Messina, per box. Sc 5Olg5 90.
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Adv1ce to NTothers.

MRS. WINsLOw's SOOTHING SYRUP
should always be used when children are
cutting teeth. 1t relieves the little suf-
ferer at once: it produces natural, quiet
sleep by relieving the child from pain, and
the little cherub awakes as bright as
button" 1t is very pleasant to taste. 1t
sOothes the child. sOftens the gums, al
LAYS all pain, relieves wind, regulates
the bowels, and is the best known remedy
for diarrhGa, whether arising from teeth
in. or other causes. % cents a bottle.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-03

Per Charleston and Savannah Railway.
July 2-1 bale cotton, l car cattle, 10 bbls rosn,
II bbls spirits turpentine, l3l caddies tobacco,
30 boxes tobacco, bales hides, and mdse.
Per Savannah. Florida ana estern Rail
way. July % bales cotton. 10 cars lumber. 3
cars wood, l car cattle, IA cars melons, / car
ties, car beer, SOB bbls rOsin, 1893 bbls spirits
turDentine, % bbls vegetables, 6S4 boxes vege-
tables, 80 sacks rough rice, Is bales hides, Z
bales wool. and mdse.
Per Central Railroad, July 2-l1 bales COT
ton, SO bbls spirits turpentne, 203 bbls rosin, 2
cars coal, ! 1925 melons, S57 bales hay, $50 pkgs
fruit, 93 pieces bacon, 80 bbls paint, 20 car
wheels, 40 bales dOmestlcs, 65 bbls oil, 40 crates
hams, 40 crates butter dishes, Sc boxes tobacco,
"a sacks wool, % bales paper stock, "a casks
clay, Is rolls leather, Is pkgs furniture, Is
pkgs mdse, IA bales yarns, Ii bales waste, 10
plOws, pkgs paper, 5 boxes hardware, 3 car
boys acid, bbls whisky, 4 cases plaids, 3 bbls
& ware, blocks marble, boxes books, l box
bacon, ? empty bbls. l wagon, l iron sink, ]
bale hides. 10 cars lumber, cars pig iron, ;
cars brick, 2 ears walnut lumber, 2 cars Dbl
material.