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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-01

NEW YORK, Aug. Sl.-Market steady.
CHARLESTON, Aug. 31.-Market quiet and
unchanged.
NEW oRLBANs. Aug. 3I.-Market in fair de-
mand; Louisiana, ordinary TO good 419G6c.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-01

prrE.-The market was very quiet. Sup
niles are very light, and are held steadily at
II CC65snged prices. The sales for the day
Ll,H i63 barrels. The following are the
TSoaard of Trades official quotations:
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-01

.'0'v a+ation Of the Cotton Exchange;
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-05-15
THE sAND-PLY OF BAGDAD.


1t is commonly said that there are no
bugs in Arabia, the dry heat killing
them all off; and certainly all the
names given for the creature in Arabic
dictionaries are either taken from the
Turkish or manufactured Considering
what vast field, for blood-suckers in
Bagdad, and what myris.ls of this partic-
ular species are constantly coming into
it, If only from Bombay, in the boxes Of
travellers and pilgrims, what becomes
Of them all is a problem in natural his
tory, anything like extreme heat even
supposing that to have the effect
alleged, occurring only between June
and September. Anyhow, it was a COM
fort to feel safe on that score at least in
turning in for the night in billet
which, If there had been member Of
the family in all Bagdad, looked as if it
would have been sure to hold him. But
morning brought the discovery that if
the bug was absent he was represented
by sand-fy with body hardly bigger
than antics, apair OF wings like tiny sails
and q poison-inj and blood-suck-
ing apparatus of extraordinary calling.
Like DIR. Syntau. when the boiling
water from Dolly's kettle had decanted
itself into his shoes: The scalding tor
ment in his feet I" soon made the half
dressed victim fain 10 pull off his socks
and rub until the skin was raw, in hopes
OF getting out the venom i
Some even ascribe to this cause the
singular ulceration of the skin to which
natives of Bagdad, especially in child
hood, are liable and which seldom fails
to attack European and other strangers
during their first year of residence
Either from the season when these sores
generally break out, being that when the
date is nearly ripe, or from the scar left
by them resembling that fruit in size
and contour, they are quite commonly
spoken of as "date Sores"
The number of people in Bagdad
whose faces are more or less disfgured
In this way frightens most all new.
comers Hitherto the result OF medical
surgical practice has gone to show thai
on whatever constitutional climatic OF
external cause or causes depending, the
affection, like SO my others, is best left
alone. In the healthy it runs its course
in about year, sometimes only one
sore appearing but often,r succession
of them. They are not in .he least pain
full or dangerous and, except when oil
very tender spots or parts which arr
essential to locomotion. the natives o.
Bagdad appear not to m'nd or be mucl
annoyed by them-one instance more o
the eel growing used to the skinning.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-05-15
DOYLE AND HIS DRAGONS.

No living naturalist knows so much
about dragons rs Doyle. Next to FAIRIES
he has studied them more than any
other province Of animated nature. For
the most part they have been hostile to
man to the extent Of habitually dining
on human virgins, and many knights
since st. George have sought to win
fame and the favor of the rescued
maidens by defying them to single COM
bat. Our artist shows us not the combat
itself, which has perhaps been so often
treated by medieval painters US to be in
capable of fresh presentation, but the
preface and the last scene, Thus the
historic dragon of Wantley, reused by
the loud challenge of the champion who
defies him from the summit OF the rock,
is issuing from his craggy lair with an
aspect suggestive OF irritated feeling and
bad language, which reminds us of the
felonious inmate OF London slum once
visited by Dickens, who looked out OF
window, angrily demanding; What
the adjective sub ,tantive do you want
herei The end of the combat under
the title of "rhe Return OF the Dragon
slayer" is favorite subject with Doyle,
who evidently comm morates several
distinct events OF this kind-for where
as in one the dragon slain il dragged by
the tail, in others h is lid in captive by
his conqueror lin one ease with the
knights pocket handkerchief tied over
the dragons eye, injured in the CON
ficD; and in drawing which we
remember as exhibited few years ago,
the reptiles longitude was such that,
although he extended along an entire
street. his tail was still round the corner.
But in all cases the knight ca.acoles
proudly through the town, amid the
applause of the populace and the greet.
ings of civic functionary, dame,
and demoiselle everybody ad.airiug
and congratulating, except another
knight who preserves a lofty anil dis
dainful aspect to show how lightly y u
warrior OF his powess esteems such
fea.s.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-05-15
L. This Possible 2

Report comes that General Grants i'm.
proved condition Is due 10 the fact that be
is using simple vegetable preparation
forwarded by one OF our consuls from
South America, and sent him by the Sur
geon General! Is this possible. BY an
Unauthorized" remedy Shocking.
And yet, IL this "simple vegetable pre-.
paration" were owned and advertised by
any one as specific for this terrible dis
ease, certainly the Surgeon General would
not commend II, nor would bigoted ply
si"ians prescribe II
Nevertheless, 1t Is a fact that many OF the
best proprietary medicines OF the day, as
the late DR.. J. @. Holland stated in Serb
ner's MoHtjy, sicians, and most OF them, 1t
should be remembered, were at first dis
covered or used In actual medical practice.
When, however, any shrewd persons know
ing Of their virtue and fore-seeing their
popularity, secured and advertised them,
then, in the opinion Of the bigoted, all vir-
tue went out Of them
Isn't that absurd
We believe that remedy, IL properly
made, is Just as effective when put up ad-
vertised and sold in bulk, as when doled
out to patients as enormous expense by
their physicians.
Why not 2
II General Grant is getting better through
simple unauthorized vegetable prepara-
ton where is the Wanted exclusive skill Of
the medical profession
Apropos OF the suspension OF some very
prominent members by the Medical and
Chirugical faculty Of Maryland, for endors-
ing advertised remedies, the Baltimore
American april 25) says that "when pa
ent medicine goes on year after year widen
ing its circle Of believers, 1t is pretty fair
evidence that there is merit In it. The re.
gular doctors may ignore it, and expel any
Of their members who use it, but when
they do 30 their action looks more like envy
against successful remedy than true
desire to protect the public" The failure
in the Garfield and Grant cases, the Ameri-
can thinks, and properly, has knocked pro-
fessionai professions higher than kite.
isos thio 10 hot a luStauCt VI uu-
professional power over "incurable disea-
ses." That 'simple vegetable preparation"
now everywhere known as Warmers safe
cure, was once an authorized remedy was
pronounced god send" to the medical
profession for the cure OF kidney and liver
disorders, malaria, general debility, spring
feebleness, female irregularities, etc, by
many leading physicians, but when the
formula was fully perfected, and the medi.
cine was put up In bulk and advertised SO
that every sufferer might know Of it and
treat himself, then the profession turned
upon it and let their patients die rather
than 10 use it
This is certainly strange proceeding,
but 1t is on level with all the rules and
regulations Of code which has gone so far
as to forbid physician displaying beyond
certain size his name and profession upon
his sign
But the world moves, and merit wins the
fight !
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-05-15

The Indians were armed with sticks,
moccasins, and everything that could be
used to strike with Of nature that
would inAict pain without doing great
bodily injury, but chiefly with a kind Of
cat-o'-nine-tails used by the Indians in
riding their ponies. This is terrible
weapon, having a large number Of
strings, on the end Of each of which is
large chunk Of lead. There were large
number of squaws in the lines in addition
to the braves, who appeared to take as
strong an interest in the matter as the
latter
We were stripped naked with the ex-
ception of breech-clouts which were
given us. 1 was placed first in the line
of twenty-five, the run being made by
all together in single file. This was a
decided advantage TO me, as 1 could 90
as fast as ! liked, not having to depend
on the speed of others. A friendly
Indian signaled me, giving me to
understand that / was to run as fast as
1 could did not need the advice after
I got well started, but it served Inc until
got past the first dozen, rs / started
while they were chatting among them
selves. But the rest of the way / go.
it, / tell you. Just ran for dear life,
taking the blows as they came. 1 could
not repress some exclamations of pain as
the whips cut into my flesh, but l
managed to keep from disgracing my
self i'll the minds of the Indians None
missed after the first dozen that know
of. They laid on the blows just rs hard
as they could, but cunforned strictly to
their law, which is not to leave their
place in the limo to inhict further pun
ishment.
When / reached the end of the line
the first time was covered with blood
and completely win'i,d, being scarcely
able to stand We managed to get
through with our lives, not one of the
twenty-five falling or giving up. We
were then admitted to membership in
the tribe.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-05-15
BRIBERy.

In commerce bribery is callel com
mission. OF c,urp 10 not refer to
the openly charged commission OF brok.
ers, merchantR, Or others Il is the
secret commissions that are bribes.
When domestic servants take comission
from tradcsmsn they merely follow a
custom of commerce tllls prevails in the
city OF London AMI other commercial
centres A parcel of gools has TO be
worked of 1t Is n blry lin, but still the
buyer seems 10 hesitate about purcha3-
ing the lot for his firm. The seller in
an abstracted manner counts 30 gold
ikenesses Of the Que,n into q bag and
quite abstactedly drops the bag in the
buyers pocket Then the buyer buys
Or the buyer knows an old soldier who
has deserved well Of his country and
who is poor. The benevolent and
patriotic seller begs the buyer 10 give
the old soldier e2O or ESQ, and after that
softening deed Of charity the buyer
buys 1t is not worth while to
notice the dinner bribing, except to
observe that some men are wonderfully
influenced by free meal. A man who
might resist the allurement OF n ten
pound note is bribed by one-pound
dinner am acquainted with a sue
cessful promoter. He has retired from
the profession with q fortune, and has
become O very stern moralist He has
known Of 90 commissions being paid or
arranged before property could be
sold to q company, or rather company
got up to buy the property. How did
he induce men OF position to become
directors of inferior companies, Of
enterprises that we're nearly sure to be
wound upi Often through the wives. He
was not ladies' man, but he supposed
that no one had bought and given
away 50 many jewels. Get the wife to
accept diamond bracelet and the
husband would be sure to accept seat
at any board. Besides, the directors
do not stand to lose they may win and
they have their fees, besides the
douceurs and commissions" II
appears that appointments are sold, and
the money paid for an appointment is
called a douceur. Commissions are
secret gifts or allowances from those who
sell to the company. The douceurs and
the commissions are divided among the
guinea pigs. l cannot vouch for the
correctness Of those statements, but cer-
tain it is that gentlemen of social posi-.
ton have been induced to act as limited
bubble decoy ducks, and the directors
Of smashed imiteds seem to flourish.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-05-15
THE PARADISE OF SKATERS.

Holland is the paradise of skaters, its
highways being canals which are
covered with ice nearly half the year.
The ladies there go shopping ON skates,
boys skate to and from school, older
members of the family go to church on
skates the postman delivers his letters
and the doctor visits his patients on
them, aud even the solemn pastor
moves on skates when he visits his
parishioners, Dairymaids skate TO town
with full pals of milk, Of which not
drop is spilled, and farmers daughters
skate to villages with full basket OF
eggs in each hand During the Spanish
INVASION several victories were won by the
native soldiers who. on skates, suddenly
moved ON the forces OF Alva and as
quietly retired to their own camp. For
a period of more than four hundred
years the soldiers have been trained to
perform eyolutions on skates.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-05-15
From ne Indianapolis rymesl
An INTERESTING LETTER
FROM Mr.. HARRY W. oLMsTEAD, PROOF
READER OF ETIIR TIMRss


READER OF "TIIR TIMEs.s
The following letter IL encouraging and worthy
Of careful porsal, coming, as II does from 30 reli-
able source, unsolicited. II contains facts OF
great value
ISD1ASApoLIs, Ind, Oct. i2 1884
DR. DAVID KENNEDY, RogidOst, " T.
DEAR SIR For ten years have been a sufferer
from disease or the Kidneys at times 50 much as to
make life burden. During this time several OF
the best physicians In Indiana have treated me
with little OF no success until had almost de.
remedies, but nothing produced the desired result
until friend who had been relieved induced me
TO give DIR. DAVID kENNEDY'S FANOkITE REM
EDl trial did So After taking one bottle
began to experience relief l took another and
was charmed with the result. In ALL | have TAX
en- four bottles, and can truly say feel like new
man. am confident am entirely cured. as II
cine, and there Is no Indication OF a return OF the
disease. have recommended your remedy to
several suffering friends who have also been re-
lleved write this to return my sincere thanks
TO you for the cure which has been effected In my
case, and also desire to say think suffering hu-
rnanlty owes you debt OF gratitude for your won
derful scientific discovery. I shall do all that in
Inc lies TO let all sufferers know where they may
md relief and thereby In some measure TeInuner-
ate yol for the good you have done me-
Wishing you long life and prosperity and thank.
ing you for IrolOnging my life, I am
HARRY W. OLNSTEAD.
Dr. Kennedy, OF Rondout, y. Y, assures the pub
lie, By reputation which ne cannot afford to for
felt or imperil, that the "Fayorite Remedy does
inyigorate the blood, cures Liver, Kidney and
Bladder complaints as well as those dsea ses and
weaknesses peculiar 70 females. Your druggist
has Il II not send one dollGr to Dr. David Kenne-
dy Rondout, n. y.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-05-15
AN IRON CUSTOM.

The man who holds the most important
government Office in China is not only
excused for its neglect if he can show
that he was engaged in some ceremonial
connected with his ancestral duties, but
should one of his parents die while he
is in Office, lie is actually obliged to
retire from public life for period OF
many months, no matter how critical
may be the public interests thus saei
feed TO an iron custom.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-05-15
q TIKI COLUMBIAN AND DEMOCRAT, BLOOMSBURG COLUMBIA
W oman's Suffering and Relief.

lhoe angun, ,ireso'nc se'isi.Ions, oausins sou
-, 49,. -, a. - ,,,u ,,,,r al, ,ts
siam VI ain enas |" 'a.e io' sVoi y sse'n 1n 49, ~ -.
former elasticity irving the bloom IRON your
cheeks that continual strain upon your vital
,o,o.s ronaar,n, ,o, ,,r,,.tie and ,retf,,i. can
easily De removed Dy the use OF that marvellous
remedy, Hop Bitters Irregularities and obstruc-
tiops OF your system are relieved at once while the
sroct.i ,o,, n, ,a,tcd,ca, main arc rerro ,r,ontiv
removed None receive 80 much beneft, and none
are 70 profoundly grateful and show such an In
too, "a ,r,co,orner,tpo non ui,,ors "a ,,o,ns,
'''''' III i'VP w
POSTAL ckRD STORY.
| was affericd with kidney and urinary
T,nnjin
.,,ar ,r,,;n. au r. io,.ors o,d Ua,or,
h.Si lnb ~ 'ho uVe,ois anu P",en'
medicines l could near OF, l used TWO Dot
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-05-15
Read and Save Money,
Now is the time to Build.

| keep full stock of the
above kinds of Lumber always
on hand, and will sell at these
prices during year of 1885.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-10
-COUTNRY LOVE"

o. Country Love,' 50 sweet story
To Nature true. portrayed with art
Shall be rehearsed till Age is hoary,
And find repose in every heart
As some bright sunset glow at even
A day Of storms may supplement.
So is, in thy perusal given,
A solace sure for discomfort
Blest Country Love r. thy repetition
Has swept the chords of Memory true
And woke. as if by intuition.
The sweetest strains love ever knew.
For, as in some enhancing vision
oftrembling spirit sheen. appears
The light that made the world elyslan,
And brightens still LIES changeful year:
Love il cottage, pure and tender,
In sterling worth may far eclipse
The.eareless vows in halls OF splendor
That fall from giddy Fashions lips.
In vain the city bellies Irritation
With subtle heart shall humble him
Whose heart revives the radiation
of" Country Love mo longer dim.
Affection truest comes unbidien,
As softly as ifangels stepped
Into the souls recesses hidden
And thrilled our being-while we slept.
o, Country Loye~ bewildering fancy,
The picture radiant wesee
And dream, in wild extravagancy,
OF" Reuben Grey ond Percy Lee
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-10

proselyte, and time was fixed when
she might bring the young man and
the ceremony of baptism be solemn
lied. Under the forms ofthe Catho-
lie religion in cases of this kind,
where the convert has no parents
protesting the same belief, il is nee
essary that some one shall act in
! that capacity, become their godfather
or godmother and pledge themselves
to act in that capacity and keep q
guardianship over them through
life. This pledge is solemn and
binding. At tie time set for the
baptism the I6O lovers appeared
without attendants and the solemn
ceremony was gone through with.
When the priest asked Miss Hood if
she was to act as godmother the
happy young woman readily assent
ed. eager that no technicality should
delay the consummation of her wish.
When the ceremony was through
the young girl told the priest they
would shortly come before him to
have solemnized a marriage cere-
mony.
Shortly after, when they wanted
to get married, the priest refused 10
perform the ceremony on the ground
that the young woman having be-
come godmother could not become
the wife of her convert. The good
father eomfOrted them as best he
could and offered, as the only con-
ISOLATION at hand, that perhaps a pc
tition to Rome might absolve her /
from her VOWS. They waited for I
two years, but without result, and at
last Miss Hood. feeling the injustice /
OF keeping her Eance waiting so long
insisted on giving him his release.
Since then Flynn has married an
other lady The wife lived but
few months after the wedding, and
now the petition to Rome is being
agitated again, for the young god
mother thai would have been a wife
IS still unmarried and otherwise un-
pledged.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-10
A Dog with a Mercantile Turn.

was sitting one day in 'front.' of 4
shop in the old Etruscan city OF
Ferentino. Presently an ill-bred
dog Of the pointer kind came and
sat down in front of me. looking up
at my face and wagging his tail 10
attract my attention.
What does that dog want ?" |
asked.
"Signor," ne answered, "he wants
you to give him a soldo to go and
buy you a cigar with
/ gave the dog the coin and he
presently returned, bringing a cigar,
which he held crcsswise in his
mouth until I took it from him.
Sent again and again, he brought me
three or four cigars from the tobacco
shop.
At length the dogs demeanor
changed, and gave vent to his impa-
tience by two or three low whines.
"What does be want now? |
asked.
He wants you 10 give him 2 sol
di to go to the bakers and buy bread
TOR himself
/ gave him a 2-soldo piece, and in
a few minutes the dog returned with
asmall loaf of bread, which be laid
at my feet, at the same ;tiDe gazing
wistfully. in my face.
He won't take it until you give
him leave.
/ gave the requisite permission,
and the animal seized the loaf and
disappeared with it in his mouth
He always does like this, said
the stander-by, whenever he sees a
stranger in Ferentino. Cor. Lon
don Spectator.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-10
ForDIdden TO Marry.

William Flynn, of Pittsburgh, an
ex-member ofthe Legislature, sought
to marry Miss Jennie Hood, pretty
blonde Of eighteen. He is q Pro-
testant and she is a Catholic. and
the parents of Miss Hood objected
to a union. The barrier that this
difference built between them, how
ever, was not strong enough to keep
them apart, for Flynn continued to
visit Miss Hood at stated evenings
of the week, and the latter was al
ways at home. The parents persist
ed in their objections. and told him
to cease his visits. Finally the wooer
was won from his strong conviction
and at the end ofa five years course
of lectures he consented to be bap-
tized in the Roman Catholic faith.
OF course this capitulation, after
so long a siege, was a signal Of great
Joy to the young lady, and she went
at once to the episcopal residence,
gave word that she had secured a
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-06-10

In this land there is very little ex-
cuse for a homeless man. He is a
social tramp As a rule. he can of
fer out poor excuse for his condi-
ton. But the minated and home
less woman, whose brow may never
be crowned with the days of house
hold authority, claim not our pity,
but our esteem, our admiration. Be-
cause it is not always her fault that
she has no home. Sometimes she
hasn't had a chance. And we love
these unselfsh and devoted lives.
which work IL single harness, and
carry so cheerfnlly life's burdens
and cares, with none of those beauti-
ful incentives to duty which ami
mate the married sister. For she.
the patient, CHEEKY cleaner. has new
er caught the speakers eye, and to
her Boaz can never be more than a
bEother-in-law. Alone she sings
and CLEANS and gathers after the
reapers among the sheaves," and
finds fin. no special g,aee in the eyes Of
no indulgent reaper streweth her
way with handfuis of barley. What
she gleaneth she carrieth nome and
hath for her own. unless. peradven-
ture she hath her sisters husband
and family to support. She may
never have any cigar stumps to pick
of the piano no pipe ashes to dust
off the window sill, no muddy foot
tracks to brush from the hall carpet,
no one to whom she can gladly give
up the roeking-chair and the new
magazine no one to drag up stairs
and put to bed election nights 10
one TO hide himself behind the morn
ing paper at the breakfast table no
one to get up in the cold winter
mornings and build the morning
fires she seems TO have none of
these joys that make her sisters life
song. Sometimes when | look at
one of these lone women, and think
that she may not know what tits to
see the man who has given her his
name for the crown of her love,
splitting his eager face over half. a
pie at a railway dinner station, and
holding his disengaged hand over
the remaining half to keep some 9th
er hungry man from getting it. |
pity her. For she Is starving. Not
for the pie; oh, no. She can get
plenty of pie. But for the love of
some true-hearted man. Woman's
sympathetic. dependent. trusting na-
ture feeds on love. and her heart,
her life, her voice, Is never reused to
the broadest, fullest capacity for ex-
preston and action, until she has
blessed and filed some mans life
with the measureless richness of her
maiden love. and then found some
other womans photograph in his
overcoat pocket-BVriington Halck-
eye.