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The Lamar register., 1892-12-10
mo THE r.

T,st si~iuns Of a happy past.
That home-like word to me recalls;
On li>tning ears il gently falls,
Like music lar TOO sweet to last,
L vn sill The sounds often hear,
Like ccfocS OF a soft toned lutte,
sweet whi>l ers OF a voice long mute,
VIII Gu frightened life with words OF cheer,
When first gael. an infant mild,
] saw my heaven in her eyes;
As mi>i core the sunlight flies,
Ny troubles vanished when she smiled.
A. "a der. farther ranged my eyes,
Aud looke ON tie world around.
How stran -ely old SCENE all sweet sound,
: oit wind. bright star and sunny skies.
As years roll on liz needless u ght,
Ard once more TO heaven draw near,
Bringing sweet tru-t where once was lear.
And seeing all in truths pure light
can now see that twas not strange
That nothing beautiful seemed new,
My mothers face. my earliest view,
Rejected LANDSCAPES fairest range.
g. r.. Glasgow, Scotland.
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FOUND AFTER TWO YEARS.
a Pocketbook VIII eh was Recover
ed Through a Lost Collar Button.

a Pocketbook ~h ch Was Recover
ed Through Lost Collar Button.
A lady who had been staying in Al.
bany was returning to her home in
Philadelphia by way OF the Hudson
river and New York After spending
night on the boat her pocketbook.
which contained her ticket and all her
money, was missing. She was quite
sure that it was in her pocket when
she went to her stateroom at nisht.
but in the morning the most minute
search of the room and OF her elothin,
failed to bring it to light. A fellow
passenger loaned her sufficient money
for her ticket to Philadelphia, and
once at home the loss OF the pocket
book quickly passed from her memory.
Two years aiterward. when again in
Albany, she was summoned one day
to the drHwing-room TO speak to an
unknown gentleman who had some
thing important to communicate to
her. The hesomethingim import ant proved
to be- the old lost pocket book, which
the gentleman had just found on a
Hudson river boat, and which-hay-
ing in it the lady's name with an AL
bany address--he had no d fficulty in
taking directly to her. The account
which he gavethe Home journal OF the
discovery was most amusing While
dressing his collar button had slipped
from his hand and, with the total de-
pravity characteristic OF collar but
tons and other inanimate things, had
rolled to the least accessible corner of
the stateroom. In the course OF his
search for it he had opened wide the
half-closed door of the stationary
wash stand and there, in a corner,
covered with dust and mold, was
the pocketbook, which must have
lain in that exact position for two
whole years
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A n.nr.rna. p-.aIess

uzeur, wara the sieve like Acgica q 'Ae no
acys is intrrEzpie1 Asa iAey Farii2-iI ceAa-' 70
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csrzas o. uhieA tsry are saea iusIcriAs' sANa'
.et. ufirsrs nlsrAse. liA5<scs. ssprTrssioz
a tse urtrt. asl WezEurss aEt saAeti1a q ike
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Ir adaptsi Thsr- allHsnls aacA1esrd .fs
,rry farusleAals. azt - zuuty q rsgozs>s %
this snc remedy Au1 prUssauvc eA1u's ps
F'r-trs alth 100 m1eA iasiss-nor fize a4ifer>
Z EE-ats- rru-a-.a-s BE- a. iura-F-rai4r Do
srrc Tor z4aiafIa lEdi rsstaa1- castirrzcss ~ a.
zs1tIsui zss esbl,tF r. a-ur-zriA u has 49,
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DAVID c COOK. anu AahNs - 80
time two. mission schools meeting
at different hours
In 1871. after the great hre, he LETT
home and with three other Young
men, whom he persuaded TO JOIN HIM
rented rooms In one of the poorest and
toughest parts Of the burnt district OF
North Chicago. and gave himself 70
relief and mission work Here he
started ..Evcrybody's Mission" In a
German becr-hau and theater, after
wards removed to buiiuing
of its own. This mission. with
An attendance Of $50 TO $50, made mp
OF some Of the worst elements, he sns.
taiuei for ave Year, without hnansiai
aid from any church or society ue
has since organized and suPerintended
North Avenue Mission. Lake View
Nis,i.. and Lake View Union Schools
in Chicago. and Grace Sunday school.
Eirin. besides several smaller enter
priscs,
His first publications were prepared
only for his own schools then. 10
.heApen expense he solicited orders
from others This was the beginning
ot a wonds-fal growth and popularity,
which. in sixteen year., has made his
name a household word.
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agent here for over a year and was
pretty well acquainted with most OF
the people in the city.
had Just seated myself at the desk
one morning and was busily engaged
in writing when Sambo, a fellow en-
ployed as drayman for Waite & Co..
and who, by the way, was ms "black
rs the ace OF spades" came excitedly
on the platform.
A car OF lump coal billed to the
company had been set out on the
wrong side track and could not be un-
loaded Sambo had come in the day
before asking me to have it removed
to another point, but as it was the
end OF the month and | was unusually
busy his request was forgotten.
Now / shall catch it" | thought,
ana accordingly prepared for the
blow.
".Whyn't you mind me, sab? ! done
tole you 20 hnb dat car set so dis
heah niggah could get at it. Pears to
me you don't ker fur de trouble you
make oder people"
Sam, ! forgot all about it. Tar.
sorry, but
"Sho nowl Massa done gone and
'lectified de head oberseer ob desc
heah cars and | 'speck you'll be
lookin' fur a job totin coal along wild
dis niger"
laughed at this and his an-er grew
warmer.
"Yah-haw- hawi Use a mind to
Chamber tro' de winder an glib you n
whalin'l White folks is good as
niacers as long as day habe themselves,
but when dey gifts mulish, satan am
to pay"
Remembering that the truck was
down grade, / felt sure that We two
could open the switch and run the ear
on the main track and from there to
the other side.
'Sambo," said I, ''if you help me.
in very few minutes you can handle
your coal"
Now, boss, you is talkin' sense.
clare to goodness, Use clean beat out
dis mornin', an axes yer parding fur
de talk dat | sent.
IAN right, Sam" / answered, rising
from my chair.
Leading the way out to where the
car stood, ] opened the switch. With
the help OF pinchhar We soon had
the car rolling ous On the main linz,
Sambo acting as brakeman.
stopped to lock the first switch,
thinking Sambo would slow the car
down and give me a chance to open
the next. To my amazement the car
had already passed the second switch
and was fast increasing in speed.
Brake her down. / yelled at the
same time setting out after the car ut
breaIsneck pace. ''Set that brake.
you black imp" painted, as | clam
bered on behind.
But there he stood, his hands on
the wheel and his eyes protruIinc
from his head. He seemed paralyzed
with terror.
BY this time the speed OF the car
had increased fifteen or twenty miles
az hour | crawled over the coal
anil, elutehing the wheel, gave it a
whirl. Horrorl The chain was
broken-it was useless.
gave one glance at the ties as they
flew past us. There was no chance L o
Jump now. We were runnin. wild
at the rate OF thirty-tive miles an
hour
How long would it be before he car
jumped the track? The thought drove
me wild. AS for Sambo, he had
thrown himself fiat down on the coal.
"Oh. for de good Lawd, Use clean
done for, l isl An / done gone an
stole dem chickens last night from de
preacher! On, dem watermillons dis
chile done borrowed from Deacon Sher-
mani Use got to die easy. An dat
ham / toted away from dat meat
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q '1o ia prizes fnr ihe hctt serca stories
a. shat ~ llafA'f f-su.r-ssiss o.-euesi g.
f0r tho ts-i Serials, 81 SO fuT ftr tsasf FoIk-
lore taies S1 les ihaa g - tidrirs -usn-
pcic-i Tor thrse prizes TIE sucec,sf-l st1rics
afc iust zan01Bcei % appear De- n Csas.
rsalas Ggrtn- iS.u
By srudlng sl-s5 At oace y1a sin uhtain tkt
paper TEEE To January auA Tor a fail rear %
January ~ Adnrrss Tur IoCTH's cox
rASioS, Boston, Msss
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OF L y Iook, u
Methodist minis
ter, and from a
child a member OF
the church and
sanday-school. He
began work. n &
in the sunday
school in Chicago
at the age OF fseven-
teen, teaching in
his own church
school and Al the
same time in one.
and much of the
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ONE ENJOYS

Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys.
tenn efectually, dispels colds, head.
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and ac-
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrap of Figs is for sale in SOC
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG syrup co.
SAY FRANCISCO. CAL.
L0UISg3Lts. ~. AEg roar. ny.
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4 ,l..L.l,. >. -, - nr. I.laa.s.

pr. Tat4AGr rcealr glaecd iAe lsFrrss
la.lt orlirs ever ru1lolet lt a. taT 10000
bsAutltul Onfdct frak Hrrs Nsa,rs, frrsh fsuu
IL Oxford tuiFrrsiF Frrsf q EuElsni
WIih ihree Jos 600 u.t'rs it 3 TIC islrati1a %,
Dr Taimagr to make ip1ap b~arfs kHrgJ -
u1akIas = CbriTtuas rrsssat n each ~ SAB
.sFlf--r 10 TuE ca lIsTttS HEEAEu ~ p.
DA TGtNAsr i eiiia- % Iur "a hssrias
uEzALp asilh u issls,i cfery. - c.isVsisJ ..-li
d.llisl o a. Eapulssl rcta- u Z clars4 eils
bright pgciufrs aaa ever iss11 udatains a
chaFlnluz plcer o mzsle cou;fi hlie1 - Ira
y Ssakey,
OrIcrs zrr p1uEins r. hy SAL isleEFzga
anL eHp7rsf zs sl1h a tr--'rr ioa- ratc. taat q
II qriic rvEl~ut thni she snuplY Hs1 rirr uas
brfuru The caI o, iAs presrlt urztA. E2eh
ane q tkcse Hlhl-s co1izins = CanasrttHne.
Sahtcsf-IatrI. ~ hragtifal CclcFrl Mas azt
a sTrsg quantity O; lnfq-aittl1s at-sa.ztsly To-
li'pcusst'is 70 a proper iaiafFrctais4a y thc
Holy Scriptures
The bs-i iuyc-tm~ut q tse-i5li.r nose =
70 segd So % 7 DnWrTr T1lNtaE, 50 70 -
Blhis iiuasr Do b. to=lsy.
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u persons would bring tn -
am ,ant OF common sense h 49, tae
Zoe bronchitis, cough. cold ~. Il
they do in the prrehase of ,hsl. srnsR
plies, they would never IN - lalilg|
Bulls Cough Syrup. Pfavsa}
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s.,v,t,on f,;,A

sa'vasson on has the enyi,h,.
OF pcing synonym for cure :, data,
neuralgia, gont. aud kindred - ihsuasd
as seiatica, ucdouiour.ux. e,e u,ssi'oa. !,
more popular daily The peo,,. y T. + (,
Is cts. f'op'e sill i,
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REMEMBER a
little inciden n t
that happened
some three years
ago while | was
acting as railway
agent at Excelsior
Springs, which |
would never will
ingly pass through
again.
Excelsior Springs
is situated twenty
miles north of
Kansas City, and
is "up grade"
nearly all the
way. I had been
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FtY6-Ali rt- stcyp-d nv t,
kthft kh>tvkhA- - a After sr-s : st1fH :
.saous cslrr- Insstis- snd 4 = trt.i - -
eASs' Ss1 70 pf Aitas, ~ Ara n fai.,s.i,'- !
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For perfect and permanent cure for
latarTh, take DR.. Sagel Catarrh Remedy
It's proprietors offer 500 rewar,. for an
ncurul-5 case Of Catarrh
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You cannot publish reaaae1-
on the fence. eess1|
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German
Syrup

JUDGE J. B. HILL, of the Superior
Court, Walker county, Georgia,
thinks enough of German Syrup 10
send us voluntarily strong letter
endorsing it. When men Of rank
and education thus use and recon-
mend an article, what they say is
worth the attention of the public.
1t is above suspicion. 81 have used
your German Syrup" he says, for
my Coughs and Colds on the Throat
and Lungs. l can recommend it fol
them as a frst-class medicine. -
Take no substitute.
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- A. rs,

All uissA kss are oyer.ish,s In IA.
We .lm high. '-s ~
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TO SCHOOL nIsTHIcr%

A a hunter all dude Gao 90 l. 10 20 sa,
and bag his t-uascrs
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$ K COBrRS, NEr-. Clare sea.I urit-.
slani Halls C1tAErh Cure ayAiEshle rr-ae,ly.
Druggists eel it. 7sc.
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EROM HEAD 10

you feel tho good that's done by Dr. Piaros5
Golden Medical Discovery. IL purihes ths
blood. And through the blood, il cleans.
repairs, and inyigurates the whole sYSfefr,.
In recovering from La Gripue. or in
eonFalesrence from pneumonia, feyerx. or
other wasting disensss, nothing can egual II
rs an appetizing, restorative tonic TO build "
needed flesh and strength. Il ruussss ,yery
organ into natural action, promotes all the
bodily functions, and restores health and
yiguT
For every disease that comes from torpid
hyer r or impure blood, Dyspepsia, indigestion.
BiliOusns=ss, and she most stubborn slrt,
scalp o. Scrufulous affections, the "a Disroy.
cry Is the only remedy 30 certain that 1,
can be guaranteed. II II doesn't benefit o.
sure, in every case, yuI have your money
tack
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The chief cook has never ,,.-.
washcr with any respect "sA'ed Y
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\ soEE THROAT on ourGH. Il -
progress. oftrn results Ia a lsi-.,s-l7
or lung truahic. .Brps-.'s -
oassr give instant rulief.
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For slck hesalacAs, diszlu- q cg.
q The head. PAin &c TIE taek sd. : y
uiati.zs- take herchsm's i'iIa
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The newest kiad Of shos. says an ~.
ohAase, has = Yvatilatei toe- O.4 sssses base
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The s'raw Ia, aad the hor,e-sy :,
rt Of season. ~
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The walks of hte arc aoE al,,.
oyelos-
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Maa must hold hI, reaee sii6 h. :,
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galatfa- gfe chirkr1s h-fl-r thry arr
tatehcl !. ~ tlskas; uay - shgutas ceaa-
.lsuas ID - r~iiaHiIfT q nc bel.
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DAVID c. COOK.
Tn. Pioneer Prb'ishcr OF fs"ndsy school
l. Iteratu'e

Davia G. Cook of Chicago, the widely
l,noyn publisher of Sunday school
i;,.r,ture. was born in East
Worcester, New York, in isso. son
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Han-su's ssszic tsro ,,l,
WWranfHd te care. 81 nrfsas's ,ss'.ut.'
gcsf drux<tst for n frtac B s-ti.- --'s-
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ke'nesnecr that IN Garasld Ts, %.
An 1nfsllinS fvuicsiy tQr Ind -ss'-s
Hesdacac and every atisna|as n y
ah2sed stomach cas- u,ass yua ssf.- :,
dFuggts, ssiis Il 2S,, ~. AalNm =
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To be Piamr. Rs.y ava
Cod i4seFoal irslst "a aaksS.., ! =, y S.rsj
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Help yazrscit' DOES "a -, a.
mast take The vho2r hakcrg.
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- =. - -. -. -.
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iadccisiou has ususc,i more 49,.
III an ali other eNG-rs cuahineA
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Ne pay The hIgasss pr5s Tor scaslg Df.s-t ;.
hnnis zli flr1tsa ttthrErzgl haats al r11laisl ;
fesey fur signatures les shEa NAKED nee
coanty ant uaaietI pa bon = holgaL IuF.sl "a ~4ts
ilaie Tor 1J- stteats. ID DeuFeF RAJ ss.aHs "a
tzurtsEs-s- At4rrs-. T. -. PATTERSON ~
ic9g1s's Itzlk BGisiiaz. Beaver.
Pa,mA Rooi soap free irom aIkalL
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a ,l.mma,h ceap.,I,lea.

BleIz's curnet j. Gke a s1ssir.as as4 vu-laa
tx = kHoun BY the leasth q ~ aiL
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whca -ife hear = DAN JA.4 "a,
she kup~s The lodge has a. aa-1sl
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ralnA Kool soap - II.
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raIrra Ro9e salF ~ NJ -----I.,-,.
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rsiHa Rao' soap a.a1s iroza eE'Eas' soap
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AK yos.r erocrf io5 faIal R1s.t II,
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A PERIL0US RIDE.
REMEMBER 6

BY ARCHIE R. EGeLEsoN.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-10-10
LIST OF VESSELS,
Up. Cleared and Sailed for this Port.
STEAMSHIPS.

Up. Cleared and Sailed for this Port.
STEAMSHIPS.
Black Prince [Brl. Black. Denia, sid Sept via
Elton [Bri, Campbell Barry. sid Sept 10.
Kate Fawcett lBrl. Cormack Philadelphia, I'D
Sept "a.
Norfolk [Brl. woolstOn, Liverpool. Sid Sept e.
TUDOR Prince lbrh -, Newport, sid Sept y.
BelegsT.thFt I [Brl -, Cardiff. sid Sept q.
Martin Saenz lSpl, Terol, at Barcelona Sept IL
Grao tSpl, Jiminez, Barcelona, sid Sept Is via
Hampton Roads
Franklin lBrl, Kennedy, Portishead, cid Oct l.
Pembridge BIT. --, Shields sid Oct l.
Newby [Brl, McCuIloch Teneriffe, sid sept %
BARKs.
Hareld [Swl, Jahannsen, Aberdeen. sid June 49,
Fedele lltall, Figsri, Grimsby, sid July 70
Union lNorls Olsen, at Buenos Ayres Aug %.
lanraE ~ OF Mathlesen, Cronstadt, sid Aug 1.
Agder Nor Hansen, London, sid Aug II.
Nebo lNorl, Tslsksen, Genoa. sid June via
Try INOrl, Lovald, Hull, sid Aug 10.
Kristen Nor, Jacobsen, Liverpool, sid Sept S.
Daphne Nor, Msdsen, Larne, sid Aug IS,
Enigheten IRusl Fagerlund, London, sid Aug
Harold [Brl, Christensen, West Hartlepool. sid
Aurora NOR, Koss. Rotterdam, sid Aug go
Leopoldo Itall Petroluzzi. Fiume, sid Sept 4.
E ET. INorl Fritz, Garston Dock, sid Sept 5.
Esra NOR Nelson, Antwerp, sid Sept 5.
VALE Nor, johnson. London, sid Sept 8.
Mary Stewart lNorl, Jensen, London, sid Aug
Hafrsiord [Norl, Dahl. Liverpool, sid Septs.
Avonport lBrl, Barker, Fleetwood, sid Sept Ii.
NlReland iNorl, Petersen. Fleetwood, sid Sept
ssgitta [Norl. Olsen, Hamburg, sid Sept11
Anna Magdalena [Itall, Rollo. Marseilles. sid
Aug4.
Parthenia [Brl, Davies, at Madeira, Aug 15
scott Nor, Olsen, at Montevi1eo Aug is.
OtuS lNorl Ekornaess, London, sid Sept IS
ole Bull Horl, Moller, Antwerp, sid Sept Is.
Halden Norl, Dahl, Liverpool sid Sept 49,
Faust lNorl, Larsen, Hamburg, sid Sept 49,
Sirena Aus, Martinolich, London sid Sept 2l
Rebus lNorl, Heillestrom, Bahia sid Sept i9
Frtgga [Norl, Wiese Sharpness, sid Oct s.
Merour LNorl, Hansen, at Para Aug 10.
RRIas,
Orion tNorl. Halvorsen, Liverpool, sid Sept r.
sCHooSERs.
Ida Lawrence, Campbell, Baltimore up Sept 49,
John Rose, Allen, at Philadelphia. up Sept IS
Lille Schmidt, Van Glider, Baltimore via
Port Royal sid Sept g.
Island City, Voorhees,, Baltimore, Sept Is
VIM Hood, Charlton, Baltimore, cid Sept 90
City Of Philadelphia, White, at Jacksonville
Oct3
Title vanderherchen, Bateman, at Philadelphia
Octl.
Jennie Thomas, Young. Baltimore. up Oct7
John DeerinR, Arey, New York, sid Oct 5.
VIM Sumner, Wiltbank. New York up Oct 5,
Edward Avery, Hawley, Bath. sid Oct7.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-10-10
That Dear Old Word, Good-bv.

Is mighty sad one when 1t is the parting salu-
tatlon between friends whom thousands of miles
of salt water are about to separate. Mariners,
buyers IN foreign lands for heavy houses, COM
mercial travellers who have made many trips
across the stormy Atlantic. think little Of an
ocean voyage, but to the first voyager the mi
tial trip is a momentous affair Seasckness is
to be expected as a matter of course. How TO
prevent it? The finest remedy and preventive
of the nausea provoked by the tossing of yes
sci, the jarring motion of the screw of steam
ship or of locomotive train is Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters, pronounced by sea captains,
ship doctors, tourists, travellers and emigrants
the finest stomachic and best defense against
ailments of the bowels, digestive organs and
liver in existence Malaria, rheumatism, kidney
trouble and debility are remedied by it'd.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-10-10
PATHETIC WAR INCIDENT.
Father and Son on Opposing Sides In
Battle.
From the New York Times,

Father and Son on Opposing Sides In
Battle.
From the New York Times,
GALVESTON, TEX, Sept. 4.-A Times
correspondent yesterday had business at
pier Is, where the wharf company is en-
gagged IN the construction OF an elaborate
system OF new docks in order TO accommo-
date the largely-incressed commerce OF the
port. There he found number OF old cit
liens, prominent among whom was Capt.
John Quick, a New Yorker by birth, a mar
iner by profession, veteran of the Next
can and the civil war. and resident of
Galveston off and on for more than forty
years. When the correspondent arrived
Capt. Quick had the floor and remarked:
"One of the saddest sights | ever wit
messed during my somewhat varied expert
ence occurred right IN this harbor during
the late war. You all know that Galveston
was surrendered 20 the federal feet com
manded by Commodore Renshaw in Octo-
Der, 1852. without any defense whatever.
"Well. this raised howl Of indignation
all over the state, and Brig. Gen. Paul O.
Hebat Of Louisiana, who was in command
of the department was suspended, and Mai.
Gen. John Bankhead Masruder was sent
from Virginia to assume command. Ma
gruder was fond of wine, women and fight.
ing, and al ways had q lot Of women dang
ling at his heels, who were generally known
as 'Magruder's Second Staff He deter
mined TO recapture the place, and for this
purpose fitted up the river steamers Bayou
City and Neptune No. 2 with barricades of
cotton bales and transformed them into
gunboats.
We had also quite laud force at Vir-
ginia Point, few miles across the bay from
the city, where formidable earthworks had
been thrown up to protect the railway
bridge which connected Galveston Island
with the mainland. The federal forces CON
sisted of the men-of-war Westfleld, Harriet
Lane, Clifton, Sachem and Owasoo. and
several transports There were also three
companies Of the Forty second MAssachu-
sets infantry, commanded by Col. Burrell,
bArricaded on one OF the wharves.
ION the night Of Dec, 81, 1852, Magruder
commenced moving his land forces from
Virginia Point to the city, and massed his
artillery at the head OF several Of the
wharves, where they could open FIRE on the
gunboats in the harbor at dawn. At the
signal of attack the 'ootton-clads,' which
were to be waiting a few miles further up
the bay, were to steam down and engage
the gunboats.
"MaGruder fred the first gun, and the
action soon became general all along the
line, and within half an hour the oonfed-
crates had been driven from their guns and
retired in disorder out Of range. At this
juncture the 'cotton-olads,' under Commo-
dore Leon Smith, came steaming down.
The first vessel encountered by them was
the Harriet Lane, which was promptly