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Hew Ho Lot His Angry Passions Rise ut n
ls Meeting In Jersey City.

AAA -" 1850 us angry fhthionn Rlse Mt q
ID ~ 4' Meeting In Jersey City.
From Record 81 Meeting. }f9iii
Hamilton Park was thronged In the Vi.
cinity Of the stage when General Butler
mounted the platform. There must have
been 2O,O0o men within his sight, the ma.
tority Of whom we're ont Of his hearing.
General Butler started to toll why hc WA
there as tue friend Of the workfnpman.
but the swaying OF tho audience ANNOYED
him and he spoke UP: m N.
"Those men who arc pushing yo,, thero
arc most likely pick.pockets.n ~, Nh
-, "Hnrrahior Cleveland ''shouted man.
There was no response. lfY9' 1,aGJIrI
"Don't you feel lonesome out there P'
inquired tho General. 5IfI1'ITJl'r n.
"Hurrah for Dutler," cried another cit.
lien. =. ~ So $50 - -
The cheers were well given, but great
confusion followed. The General Tried
agaih and again TO speak, but no could
not be heard outside the stage. He trod
up and down In ragc. @j
u don't want my cheers and the PEG.
pies party don't need them. Hear me
ont there. I've 80: m eye on half dozen
Of you out there = rSN ~"
(which eye? shouted one OF the most
prominent strikers. Vl l~s'I'-'Is
"Hit him OH the mouth p screamed tho
General Us he shook his tlstu the offender.
"That fellow in the six hat, mean. Don't
put him out; hit him on the mouth"
Cheers and Kisses greeted this request,
who's atraid?" stoutly said Ben, turn
Ing to the men on the platform. Ea(
One OF the Generals followers called
for three cheers for Butler. !, m
"shut your mouth" ordered the !
speaker. 5ME b 4 777-'NT'
Al a lull in the noise the General pro.
ceedcd with his speech. Having put Ills
audience In better humor he assalled both |
parties ana asked the multitude itthey
A volumnious mol" pleased the old |
hero. Vg-Sq l''g.1 SFa,,T- ~ |
Remember, II am elected I will take
my seat. l will tillthat office or my coffin"
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Shake well before using"
Ready to Die In Despnir.

San Froneisco Aroondus
An Australian squatter, renowned far
and wide for his extreme uglincss, had
once made IN oath that Should he ever
come in contact with anyone palmer than
himself he would shoot him. Meeting
one day with a man he thought was uglier
than himself he explained to him the
nature OF the oath he had made; then,
producing his pistol, requested him to say
his prayers. M, <
%"What," said the man, "am I uglierthan
you p
"Yes," replied the squaltcr.
"They, for heavens sake, shoot" cried
the man. u. ,y
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JOHN E. SMITH, MD, .
No. 1i4 Chapline st., Wheel g. viva.

An interesting trcatIsc on Blood md Skin Dacn.cs
will be mailed free to any one who will send their nd
d:css 10 tho Swift Specific Co.. Drawer Atlanta Ga
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Mr.. WIN. Thomas, Of Newton, H., says
"Nly wife has been seriously affected VIII
4 cough for twenty-five years, and thi.
spring more severely than ever before, Sht
had used many remedies without relief
and being urged to try DR., Kings New
Discovery, did so, with most gratifying re-
suits. Tho first bottle relieved her Yer,
much, and tho second bottle has absolute
y cured her. She has not had SO coot
health Tor thirty years" Trial bottles 10,
at Logan 4 Co.'s drug store. Large sist
one dollar. Mwr.w :
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Pilegi pileaIt pI,aatt1

Sure cure for Blind, Bleeding and Itch.
ing Piles. One box has cured the worst
cases Of twenty years standing. No one
need suffer five minutes after using vii.
liams' Indian Pile Ointment. 1t absorbs
tumors, allays itching, acts as poultice
gives instant relief. Prepared only fol
Piles, itching Of the private parts, nothing
else. Sold by druggists and mailed on re-
ceipt OF price, 81. Frazier Medicine Co.
Proprietors., Cleveland, Ohio. Wholesale
Agents: Logan 4 Co., Wheeling, w. Ma.
and J. G. Dent & Co., Bridgeport, Ohio.
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All trains duffy except Sunday. ll0' tII1 Il-T5
pullman's rhlacc Dnwing loon and Sleeping
Cars through without chnnge from Sicubcnyille
East 10 Philadelphia and New York West to Co.
lumeuA, Cincinnati, Loulsyille Chicago Indian.
For through tickets, baggage checks, sleeping car
ply to JSo. G.. TOMLlNs0S, Ticket Agent, Ut panll.
handle Station, foot OF Eleventh street. or at City
Ticket odice, Under Mcclure House, Wheeling. : I
7' '- - mi JAMES McCREA, - ~
...sstSsD Manager, Columbus, Ohio. So
E. A.. FORD, n - 100
Gcn'l Pms. and Ticket Agent lItishur,h- PA
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THE fault with most all cough prepare
tons is that they contain morphia, and are
absolutely injurious to the stomach and
nerves. That simple preparation Of wild
cherry bark, called DR.. Wistar's Balsam Of
Wild Cherry, containsn no morphia and yet
will cure cough or cold in less time than
any other compound. It is the only re-
liable cure for consumption. DIV
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( Odd Way to Kill n Hear.
rall Nalt Ga:etlIt,,, m

Bears have long been extinct in our
part Of the world, and even in Northern
Europe it is regarded as piece Of good
luck when sportsmen have the chance OF
q bear hunt in the depths Of winter. On
such occasions the Northern Nimrodsi as
semble in force, and with great stir and
eclat sally fourth to slay the great game.
Sometimes, however, a bear hunt is CON
Quoted without ceremonies Of any kind,
and the victim dies in the most ignoble
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Never Give Up.

II You arc suffering with low and de-
pressed spirits, loss Of appetite, general
debility, disordesed blood, weak constitu-
ton, headache, or any disease OF bilious
nature, BY all means procure a bottle OF
Electric Bitters. You will be surprised to
see tho rapid Improvement that will fol-
low; you will DO inspired with new life :;
strength and activity will return; pain and
misery will cease, and hcncctorth you will
rejoice in the praise OF Electric Bitters.
Sold at fifty cents bottle by Logan & Co.
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BY, this time young Gciscr had exhaust.
90 tho air in the craft and had 10 rise to
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How. JUDGE J. NJ. CoryISaunY, Qeye-
land, O., says: ~ have used scores OF pile
cures, and 1t affords me pleasure to say
that I have never found anything which
gives such immediate and permanent re-
lief as Dr.. Williams Indian Pile ONT
ment." Wholesale Agents: Logan & Co.,
Wheeling, W. Va, and ]. @. Dent 4 Co.
Bridgeport, ONO. So s.li p&w
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Obeyel tho Dlrectloua.

Philadelphia Chill. ~ !s.fg
Doctor-"Well, how is yonr aguc now ~
Patient-"Worse and worse. I've had
the shakes awiully every day." 25sl
~ can't understand it. Did you take
the medicine prescribed p .'..@.
"Yes, but did no good. Do you know,
doctor, think that medicine might do
good il I took it before the shakes come
on instead Of after n II 55
"Why, Of course. That directed" ''.'
ut didnot say go on the bottle" 4E
"Consarn. those druggists. What was
on tho bottle 2" - .=.tt ~
uShnke we'll heforn llsinr y ~. ~
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FoR lame back, side or chest, use shi-
loh's Porous Plaster. Price Is cents.
Shi!oh's Cough and Consumption cure
is sold by us on a garanteo. 1t cures Con-
sumption. IS 55s, a Esp,
Shiloh's Vitalizer is what you need for
Constipation, Loss Of Appetite, Dizziness,
and all symptoms Of Dyspepsia. Price 10
and Is cents per bottle. h l5 "a
q Group, Whoopins Cough and Bron-
chifs Immediately relieved by shiloh's
s Sold " Logan 4 Co., a. 7. Young and
Chaa, Menkemeller, y 4; ~ COW Il
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a PECULIAR virtue in Ayers snrsapa.
rilla is that while it cleanscs and purgcs
tho blood from all corruptions and impur.
tiles, and thereby. roots ont disease, it
builds up and inWgora.es tho whole sys-
TEN, and makes one young again. DtSw 4
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Mediea1.
DIR. j.. II. SMITH,
No. l4o4 Chapllne Street, n
W. a.-@ Near Fourteenth Street

The best evidence Of a physlcinn's success Il thu
testimony OF his patients. The increasing do
nhnds for myprotcssonal services prove that ihaye
dealt honosably and fairly with those who have
consalted me. ! never usee pa,len.'s name With.
out permission, though have many hundred Ger.
uacatcs from those whom have cured after they
had been pronounced incurable. thorough med.
lea! education with many ycas hospital experience
and familiarity with therapeutic agents, close OBJ
attention to hygienic management insures success,
cure q possible, aud frankly give the patient my
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Bucklcn's hrp{cn Snlyn.

The best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chiiblains,
Corns and all Skin Eruptions, and positive.
ly cures Piles, or no pay required. It is
guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, or
money refunded. Price Is cents per box.
For sale by Logan 4 Go. 80, 4.
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THAT hacking cough can DO SO quickly
eared ,by Shiloh's Cure. We guarantee it.
Wlll you suffer with Dyspepsia and Liv-
or Complaint? shiloh's Yitalizer is guar
anteed to cure YOU. i r4 - I!
Sleepless nights, made miserable BY
that terrible cough. Shiloh's cure is the
remedy for you. 4 ~ -i7 l,Jr' ~
Catarrh cured, health and sweet breath,
secured, by Shilohs catarrh remedy.
Price 80 cents. Nasal Injector free.
Sold BY Logan 4 Co., A. T. Young and
Chas. Menkemel]er. - fIEj roH
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An Inqulsltlve Lnd ,

Chicago Ntirs. f ~ EtjF4F 2f
have ?"
T"Junks, my son. i5$5I
"Just like ours?.'
"Now, We don't have junks.' =
t"Then how is it you say our navy does
nothing but junk it?'
There, there, Johnny, don't ask SO
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A man ought never to make an election
bet with his wife. II he loses no gets
bullyragged, and il he wins he won't find
button on his shirt for six weeks.
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DURKEE's SALAD DRESSING 4 CoLp MEAT
SAUCE is madc from the freshest, purest,
and choicest condiments obtainable. In
using it, waste, labor, anxiety, and disap.
pointment are prevented. 81 !. Mwraw
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Z Mother Swnn's Worm Syrup. y vs..
1nfallible, tastelcss, harmless, cathartic;
for feyerishnesa, rcstlessness, worms, con
stipntion.9 25c. gtssy 81 iiaf2i
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N Y. staf. a nv - d = 5,Ig 1857
AEAl Let ne sit a little higher, i. ri.
y8Ie Barber mine, barber mine,
gp.s. And do not come any higher 4. Y.
atgf'h Barber mine, barber milne. iElUf
b There's Aay0r Of burnt leaih a
blfs En-; Va garlic Tn your breath, l
I ,tls And II sickenA mo 10 death! VIZ .H
.ff Barber mine. 4 .-fs,i .s.
S Gaslleisa thing ths. sticks,
BARBER mine, barber inlnO, Il z.
wy Though YOU vat u pound Of trix, 60.
Ia Barber mine, barber mine. ,Ii Y.
+" bRtes! Chew some nsnfut. .,gN..f
ldal RS horrible, and yet
'Tw1uld improve your breath, you bstl
barber lninc. =,y r''a ,Gs'
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Tho mania for clipping with coachmen
is rapidly subsiding and the old folks are
again keeping watchiul cyeon the eldcat
son and tho family cook. ..,llI.l ..
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Women and Sphinx have something in
common. Neither will tell their ages,
though the ages will tell on them.-Bostoh
Budget. .sEMLs VI. r,
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Just as soon rs tho girls arc convinced
that coachmen arc ont Of style the clone
ment mania will end, and not before
Boston Post. 5 .sr,i f'h7ai ~, 3 I'G.lI. -.
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Mrs Belva Lockwood uses tricyclc, n
precaution Which certainly will prevent
her. from clipping with the coachman.-
Yonkers Statesman. :,
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;, Sweet arc tho uses Of advertisement
AT top OF column and next to reading
matter. "-Gufham A{oa,ttaiurer. -
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'TnE Want. soap is the biggest .of.all;
the best five cent bats, 4 9 Il K 4
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y A mans domcstic relations don't bother
him hall SO much as the relations OF his
domestic.-CAicdgo Sun. 2 is =. B
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"Rougll on Corns."

ASK for Wells "Rough on Corns," 15c
Quick, complete cure. Hard or soft corns,
warts, bunions. us q.
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A late thing in full raps-A policeman
knocking 4 man, down with Ills club ut
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Tyayelsr. '.r
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Complicated rejlexcs may be produced
in various ways, Just as we have seen in
the ease with i frog even when without
its cerebral hcmispheres. Thus Braid
mentions that On one occasion an Old lady
who had never danced, and who indeed
considered it q sinful pustiinc, when mes
mcrized began to dance rs soon as u waltz
tune was played. g5.1-
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Love may laugh at locksmiths, but he
smiles very complacently on coachmen.-
Boston H,u11cf -. s}.l1;sE 35s'5fll ttFlll u Z,
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a lonesome swell is the very picture o.
solitule.-jlrchani 1,auler. ~, ~ =
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"l3ucltu- Raiba." E.r
Quick, complete cure, all annoying Kid
ney, Bladder and Urinary Diseases. ST
Druggists, 2E5 u - sf5'.s.l,-.,is =
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.Gl!!!h :e..gt,teLlflqeuar
UAnBEls NINE,
MtY.Sm.

] 0nIeei Nos. ~ and 81 Fourteenth Street.
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CuriositIek In NIcsuicrisu,,

The distinguishing feature ofthe earlier
stages Of mesmerism inman is that by
slight Stimulation any one center can be
easily set in violent activity, and It's &C.
tivity easily stopped, without the activity
spreading to other distant ccnters. It is
on this that the mcsmcric phenomena
usually exhibited depend; with most Of
these phenomena you are no doubt III
miliar, so that ! need mention one or two
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-03-04
SocrALITIES.

Mr.. Theodore Jones has returned
from Greensboro.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Y. Cabaniss, OF
Trenton, spent Sunday in the city,
Mr.. Geo. Pike spent several days
of last week in South Carrollton.
Miss Jessie Carr, Of Princeton is
visiting the family of Mr.. VIM. Tricc
Mr.. Jno. 4. Wright will leave fol
New York to-day to buy his spring
stock of goods.
Mr.. II. +, McClmy left yesterday
to attend the convention Of tho a. O
L, W., at COv.ngton, Ky.
Miss Jennie Harris, Of Pembroke
returned home Sunday after visi
of two or three days to friends in the
city.
Mr.. NJ >. Kelly has been invite |
to attend the American inventors
convention at Cincinnati the 18th
inst, and will attend.
Mr.. W, A. White, Of Macedonia,
was in the city Saturday, en- route
for East Tennessee, where he will
stay on visit for six weeks.
Mrs. Juo. Fcland and daughter,
Miss Mary, Of Ilopkinsville, are Wis
iting the family of Mr.. Jno. G. Nor
on.-Madisonville Cleaner
Mrs. Sam Stikcs, of Henderson,
spent several days of last week in the
city visiting her sister, Mrs. Chas.
Baldwin. She returned home yes
tcrday.
Mr.. Jesse l.. Edmundson is now
book keeper for James Brown, the
merchant. lie is very clever young
gentleman aud will add popularity
to the house.
Mrs. Jno. Reno, who has been Wis
iting relatives here few days, left
Tuesday for llopkinsvile where she
will remain for short timc.-Muh-
lenberg Echo.
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SMITHS NEW LIVERY STABLE.

Mr.. Geo. w. Smith, who q few
weeks ago moved and opened a livery,
feed and sale stable on Bri,ige street,
nearly opposite the postoiflce, is now
in full sail, having renovated the old
building throughout by the assistance
Of the painter and carpenter until it
now presents very handsome APP
pearance and stands in the front rank
with our larger livery stables, and he
wishes to inform his many friends
throughout Christian bounty through
the South Kentuckian that such is a
fact, and that he will feed and care for
your stock as good if not better and
furnish you with as good livery as can
be had in the city at reasonable prices.
He is not scant in feeding your ami
mails and his stable and stalls are COM
Portable. Farmers, when you come to
town put up with e.. w. Smith. Par
ticular attention and inducements
given to travelling men. These are
facts, but don't take our word for it,
but go and see for yourselves, and 10
cents to a ginger cake you will be en-
tirely satisfied. Feb. % I'm.
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of the wards of the Asylum.
Mr.. Sater worked on the Baptist
church and received from the church
$3.50 and that amount was deducted
from his wages. know nothing of
the building of any school house SUI
perintended by Saltcr, the Asylum
carpenter The contracts for furnish
ing coal, beef and milk for the Asy-
lum are let out each year to the low
est bidder The best quality of each
of these articles is required and they
are procured at very low prices.
During the time Mr.. Dyke was con-
nectcd with the Asylum and until
after he demanded extra pay we did
not hear Of these charges, or of any IT,
rcgularities."
The committee adjourned till Mon
day. Committee met Monday morn
ing, the absent member, Senator Rig
ney. having arrived.
a number of attendants and other
employees Of the Asylum were exam
ined by the committee but moth NJ
new was developed, their testimony
being but repetition Of that already
given. and in every case favora-
BILE to the management. The cxami-
nation continued all day Yesterday
and the Committee completed its
work by inspecting the books last
night. They will not submit their re-
port for some DAYS, but it will contain
nothing uhfavorablc to Dr. Rodman
or the Commissioners. AS will be
seen from the evidence not a single
charge has been sustained and the
committee will so report.
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The Housewife

A domestic journal for American
house-kcepers, will be sent for one
gear free to every lady who viii
send at once the names and addresses
often married ladies or house-keepers
and "a cents in 2-cents stamps fol
postage. II is the best family paper
in the U. S., and this offer is made
only to secure names to whom tc
send sample copies, as, we know ev.
cry lady who once sees The House.
WIFE acin subscribe foNit. Regular
price Shopper year. Send to day SC
as to secureSnext number Address
TIE HOUSEWIFE, Rochester, New
York.
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TOO SHARP FOR THE CORPORATIONS.
A sly timber merchant of Odessa GOT
the best of couple Of Russian railway
companies little while ago. He made
contract with them for the delivery Of
q large quantity Of timber within o Civ.
en- time, and deposited 10000 roubles as
security to carry out his agreement, upon
the understanding that the companies
would convey the merchandise gratis.
Train load upon train load reached the
city stations, the companies successfully
declining the timber as not being equal
10 what was contracted for. Fresh or.
ders were sent out by the merchant to
his agents for q better quality, and more
train loads brought more timber of an
Objectionable description which the willy
trader invariably disposed of to local
merchants. The freights alone repre-.
sented fortune tenfold the amount Of
his cash deposit, and having realized he
coolly threw up his contract, allowing
the companies to divide his security.
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SOIENTYFIO PROGRERs.

No doubt many will say, and many do
say, that the electrical world has got ex-
cited, and is promising too much; that
nsuperable difficulties will come in the
way; that when the temporary excite.
ment is over electricity will not be found
TO be 30 much more advantageous than
other forces after all in short, there is
plenty of pointing at cold water and a
good deal of throwing OF it. Even
scientific men are found now pooh
pooling ina grandiloquentmanner thefu-
lure of electricity, magnifying difficulties
and minimizing advantages. But let the
reader be patient in the reflection that it
always was SO and always will be so.
The greatest men are sometimes behind
their age in practical matters. 1t is not
much more than sixty years since the
most learned men of the day gave ev-
idence on the subject of gas which to us
now seems almost comic. The Royal
Society reported, in 1914, that no gas
ometer larger than 5000 feet capacity
should be permitted. Such men as Sir
Humphrey Davy and Sir William Con-
grove gave evidence before select COM
nittee that gasometers 10000 feet ca
pacity were too large for safety; that
they could not understand the "temer-
ity" Of the Parisians, who then were
building one of 100000 feet capacity,
Sir Humphrey declaring that IL, 600 was
his limit, and that he would be uneasy if
he lived near one of 10000. Great fear
was also expressed that if a street lamp
went out the wind might blow down the
burner and cause an explosion in the
main. And other witnesses prophesied
the most disastrous consequences from
the jets faring up and setting fire to
everything near them. In the same
way, when the first steamer was
launched, it was averred that no steam
vessel could ever cross the Atlantic
and later, when the screw was intro
luced, one of the largest and most sue
,essful Atlantic shipping companies was
satisfied, on full investigation, that no
snrev steamar could avar n,ol,a on Az
lantic voyage. That same company but
a few years ago possessed the only re-
naming paddle-ship on the American
route, and has lately launched the
largest screw steamer in the world for
the Atlantic trade-tbe Great Eastern,
though larger, being both paddle and
screw.