Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1885-10-03
Steamboats, and SteambOating.

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river steamboatlng have largely departed. 1t is
with mingled sadness and joyful recollection
OF the past that old steamboat men sometimes
get together to tell yarns about the former
times and of their lively adventures and hair
breadth escapes. When such boats as the Jacob
Shdder and her companions were IN their
prime, and when there was no other way Of 60
ing from Cincinnati to New Orleans except by
water, the steamboat men were kings. But the
railroads came and took the bulk of the passen-
ger traffic. and the golden DAYS of steamboat
ing passed away.
The question is often asked If the railroads
! will ever be able entirely to run the steamboats,
off OF our great rivers. 1t is safe to say that
they Will not. The steamboat interest Is one OF
great magnitude; and as long as we have such
majestic streams as the Ohio and the Missis-
slppi, there Will be steamboats,. The boats run
at a great disadvantage, however, as compared
with the railway lines, for with the times at
whlcfrthe water istoo high and those at which
there is hardly enough to enable them to scrape
over the bars, boating is irregular and uncer-
tain work.
But boats must be run; must be insured, ard
must be left in good order. To this end ,G
Boards of Marine Underwriters keep up a ct7-
slant and careful system of inspection. In
spector George Kendall is at the head of this
service IN Cincinnati, and is well-known, not
only to Cincinnati people, but to all the steam
boat men from there to New Orleans. From
boyhood he has been on the rivers and we'll
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 q lively place in those
days, but is now as quiet as a store whose pro-
prietors do not advertise. In the conversation
some matters of personal experience regarding
health and sickness came ,np for mention. L
have generally enjoyed rugged health" said Mr..
Kendall, but two or three years ago l was
taken with constipation and some pretty severe
kidney trouble. l suppose it came from catch
ing cold. am a good Zeal exposed to d~raughts
here in the office, and then | have to- go down
into steamboat-holds where it is damp and wet.
Well, Ihad it badly for a while, but | got rid Of
the whole trouble by using Brown S Iron Bltters.
| 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; a bad case 1t
was, too. | had heard Barclay, the druggist, at
Cairo. speak about Browns Iron Bltters, and
say 1t was a trst-rate thing, for 1t had done
good to some of his friends. At Grand Tower
l got a bottle Of it, and gave it to my son as dl-
rected. The effect was surprising. 1t brought
him right out of his sickness, and he had no
return Of it.
'Then l tried 1t myself, for l thought if it
did him SO much good. 1t ought 10 do some
thing for me. | was suffering badly then with
constipation, and my kidneys were not working
right at all. A few doses began to tell on me. ]
saw 1t was the very medicine l needed, and
l. found 1t was a first-rate tonic. | have taken i
for that since l got rid of my kidney difficulty
and constipation. You see | am in very gooo
health now. and l want to keep So"
Have YOU used this medicine in your family
for others than yourself and your son.
eyes, yes; we Use it as aiiy tonic. and We
like II for that. | have bou-nt II by the halt
dozen bottles. | have 4 bottle or two at hom'
now. and Imean to get more when that suppl,
is out. There is nothing like il for people who
are run down and feel weak in the spring, or, il
fact, at any other time. For women and chill
dTen who are alllng. II is a great strengthene
and appetizer. 1t is a great deal better tina
those whisky bitters. for this does no narm
while some OF them are very mlschleyOus. 70
a steady-golng medicine that you can Away
relv on, give me Browns Iron Blsters.'
Browns Iron Bltters is made by an old an
well-known house III Baltimore, the Brow
ChemIca Company. 1t has become a house
hold word in and around Cincinnati. for it ha
done SO much good 10 many welI-hnown Cincin
natl people
In addition la the strong statements mad
above. many of our own people have use
Browns Iron Blftcrs with the greatest beneh,
among whom are Mr.. John '. Little, As Trad
street. Charleston. :. C.. SAYS: Il used Brown
Iron Bltters IN pratracted debility; | found IL
powerful! tonic and lnvlgorator. 1t certalnl
has no equal. and cordially recommend IT."
Dr.. =. 4. Doyle. Wailey. ga, says: 4 COZ
slider Browns Iron Bltters superior as a tonic
any preparation now ID use