Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1885-11-06
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The DAYS Of tile glory Of tine Old tashionesii
river st,amb1ating have largely departed. =
is with mingled sadness AMI joyful recollection
Of the past hat old steamboat men sometimes
get together to tell yarns about the former
times and Of their lively adventures arr mar
breadth escapes When such boats as the
Jacob Strader and her companions were IN
their prime, and when there was no other way
OF going from Cincinnati to New Orleans ez-
cept by water the steamboat m N were kings:
But the raj roads came and took the bulk OF
the passenger traffic, and the golden days OF
steamboating passed away.
The question is often asked il the railroads
will ever be able entirely to run the steam
boats off of our great rivers. 1t is sac to
say that they will not. The steamboat inter-
est is one of great magnitude; and as long as
we have such majestic streams as the ONO
and the Mississippi, there will be steamboats,
The boats run at great disadvantage, how
ever, as compared with the railway lines, for
with the times at which the water is too high
and those az which there is barely enough TO
enable them to scrape over the bars boating
is irregular and uncertain work.
But boats must be run; must be insured,
and must be left in good order. To this end
our Board OF Marine Underwriters keep up a
constant and careful system of inspection.
Inspector George Kendall is at the head Of
this service, and is well known, not only to
Cincinnati people, but to all the steamboat
men from here to New Orleans. From boy
hood he has been on the rivers and well knows
all their joys and their dangers. One of our
correspondents had a talk with him the other
day at his office on Public Landing. Mr.
Kendall called up some "reminiscences of war
times when he was naval constructor at
Mound City Mound City was a lively place
IN those days but Is now as quiet as a store
whose prOprietors do not advertise. In the
conversation some matters of personal expe-
rience regarding health and sickness came up
for mention, d" have generally enjoyed rug
ged health, said Mr.. Kendall, "but two or
three years ago | was taken with constipa-
ton and some pretty severe kidney trouble.
/ suppose IL came from catching cold | am
good deal exposed to draughts here in the
Office, and then / have to go down into
steamboat-holds where it Is damp and wet.
Well, l had it badly for a while, but | got
rid OF the whole trouble by Using Browns
Iron BitterS. | think that's the best medicine
| know Of Tell you how it was first got it.
had been to st. Louis with my son, and he
was taken with inflammation of the liver; 9
bad case 1t was, too | had heard Barclay,
the druggist at Cairo, speak about Brown,
Iron Bitters, and say it was first-rate thing
for II had done good TO some of his friends.
At Grand Tower got a bottle of it, and gave
It t. nay sq9 s Is dbsteG The Sess g.
sickness, and he had no return of it.
Then | tried it myself, for l thought il il
did him so much good, it ought to do some
thing for me. | was suffering badly then
with constipation, aud my kidneys were moi
working right at ALL A few doses began tc
tell on me- saw 1t was the very medicine !
needed, and found it was first-rate tonic
have taken it for that since got rid of my
kidney difficulty and constipation. You see
! am in very good health now, and want to
keep son
''Have you used this medicine in your fam,
lily for Others than yourself and your sonf
es, yes; we used it as family tonic, and
we like it for that have bought it by the
half dozen bottles | have bottle or two at
home now, and l mean to get more when
that supply is out. There is nothing like il
for people who are run down and feel weak
For women and children who are ailing it is
great strengthened and appetizer 1t is a
great deal better than those whisky bitters
for this does no harm, while some of them
are very mischievous. For steady-goine
medicine that you can always rely on, give
mo Brown Iron Bitters."
substituting above testimony we give
you the results of this great remedy in our
midst
Mr. p. H. Voolfolk associate enitor ana
proprietor OF the Virginia STAR, Richmond,
Va, says: | suffered from nervousness and
neuralgia, brought on by overwork
Browns Iron Bitters and obtained entire re-
lief
Gen. Robt. H. Carr, Baltimore, Md. says
He has no hesitation in pronouncing Brown g
Iron Bitters a most excellent tonic, one tina
he can confidently recommend.