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Fits permanently cured. No fits or nervous
ness after first days use of DIR. Kline's Great
Nerve Restorer. '2trial bottle and treatise free.
DE. r. Il. KLINE, Ltd, 93l Arch St., Phila, Pa,
The Opelousas courier., 1898-03-12

Letters of patent have inst been is
sued covering the manufacture of
yeast foam from Rocky mountain sage
brush.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-03-12
LOST FOUR LEGS IN WAR.
Record of a Maine Man Who Gets a Per
sion for Only One Leg.

Record of Maine Man Who Gets a Pen.
sion for Only One Leg.
1t is the claim of Oscar Sherwood
of Ellingwood's Corner, that he is the
only nan in the world who has lost
four legs in the service of his country.
MIR. Sherwood depends upon his pen.
sion for support, and though he has
left four legs upon the field of duty,
the United States have never paid him
for than the loss of one leg.
The first leg to go was when he was
i'll front of Vera Cruz in the Mexican
a He belonged to a party of sap
pers and miners, who had landed
above the city, and were making their
way along shore. A company of
Mexicans surprised them, killing or
wounding nearly every one of them.
Sherwood was shot through the femur
of his right leg and taken prisoner.
The next day tie Mexican surgeons
amputated his "eg above the knee, and
he was compelled to remain i'll the
hospital until General Scott had cap
tured Vera Crtz, after which he was
sent home, bringing an honorable dis
charge. He got an artificial leg, and
from the close of the Mexican war I'M
til the outbreak of hostilities between
the states h. remained here on his
farm. SCOT after Fort Sumter was
fired upon he offered his services to
the United States, and was ordered to
the engineer corps. In the retreat
from the first battle of Bull Run he
was thrown out Of an ambulance, and
a gun carriage passed over the arti-
fetal leg, taking it off below the knee.
Then he got a second leg fitted.
No further accident befel Sherwood
until he joined McClellan's campaign
on the march from Yorktown to Rich
mond. In the running engagement
at Fair Oaks a cannon ball came along
and, passing through Sherwood's
horse, struck Sherwood in the ankle
of his newest leg, carrying his foot
and a portion of his leg several rods
away. This injury was aggravated by
the horse falling on his other leg and
pinning him to the ground, where he
was compelled to stay for more than
an hour before relief came. Burn
side, Hooker and Meade had COM
manded the army of the Potomac in
turn and made room for their success
ors before Sherwood was again able
to do duty in the engineer corps.
Grants army was before Petersburg,
making ready for the trial at arms
ended at Appomattox, when
vas sent to an underground
magazine for the purpose of learning
its ability to stand bombardment from
confederate shells. While he was
standing at the entrance to the maya
zine the heavy iron-bound door swung
to, nipping Sherwood at the knee and
mangling his third leg SO it had to be
taken off.
Having performed his whole duty
vas mustered out in 1865,
and came back here to enjoy his pen
sion and the praise of his friends.
Though more than 70 years of age he
is able to walk about and enjoys tell
how he lost four legs in two wars.
His second leg was made Of cork, after
the fashion Of fifty years ago. The
third and fourth legs were of willow,
to the one he now wears. His
eft leg is of flesh and blood from hip
heel, and will be able to hold him
Up for some years to come.-New
York Sun.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-03-12
A Red Handed Murderer.

The cars yacht, the Polar Star, cost more
than S., N0,0 600.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-03-12

There is no place like homeland some mar.
ried men are glad of it.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-03-12

The bridge at Montreal, Canada, is nearly
two miles long.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-03-12

After a man has been sick as long as
three weeks. his Wife. who nGrSes him,
looks as If she I.aG 'a" Sir'- six Years.
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Every ,dollaris saved that is spent to help
the needy.
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If a man be endued with a generous mind.
this is the best kind of nobility.
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500 Reward. 800.

The man who calls on a girl every other
night is only half in love.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-03-12

Easy Way to Fame.
what l want Is to achieve fame a,
a single bound"
"Then go to Cuba and lose Yourself"
cleveland Plain Dealer
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The less one has to say about women keep
ing secrets the better.
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GOSSIP In

Isn't 1t unfortunate about Mrs
Mummer?'
why, what happened to herr"
"Oh, she's applied for a divorce. Her
husband turned out dreadfully."
You don't tell me! What did he dog"
why, he was elected an alderman
Mercy on us. And he used to be
such a nice man, too."-CleyelanJ
Iaadar
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Fighting Fires in Winter Weather.

To stand upon the peak Of a ladder
at perhaps the third or fourth story Of
Il building, directing the stream OF
water ut the blazing interior. while the
Thermometer is at about its Lowest
point. IS not q comfortable task. Per.
haps another stream is playing owe
your head, and you stand IN an ley
spray. .cic!es hang from every poi4t
of your fire-hat, and the rubber coat Is
frozen to your back; and the water that
is falling about you freezes SIS fast as
it falls. Every movement upon the lad
der is fraUght with danger; for it is SO
encrusted with ice that 1t is almost i'm
possible to get a solid f%OOthold, and q
misstcp would hurl you to the ground,
forty feet beloW.-St. Nicholas.
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"How still they are" remarked Mrs.
Fogg, aproros Of the young couple in
the next Yes" replied Mr.. F.,
tit reminds me of my army days. [:
was always wonderfully quiet just pre-
vious to an engagement."-Doston
Transcript.
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What We Should Drink.

We should drink from one-third to
two-ifths as many INC as we weigh
in pounds, says Professor Allen In the
Journal Of Hygiene. Therefore, for @
man Weighing lGS pounds would be re-
CURED from tlfty-six to sixty-four
ounces daily, or from one and one-half
to four piEts. This we regard as a very
Indefinite answer. The OF
water required depends on the season
Of the year, the amount Of work done,
and the kind OF food eaten. Ia hot
weather We require more than III cold,
because Of the greater loss through the
skin, though this is in part made up by
the lesser amount passed away through
the kidneys. If a 4 laburS Very hard
he requires more than If his labor Is
light; a nan working IN a foundry
where the temperature is high and the
perspiration profUse not infrequently
drinks three or four gallons daily.
IF the food is stimulating and salty,
more water IS required than if it Is not.
Negetarians and those who use much
fruit require less water than those who
eat stiltStl AbA tIiu Ilui IA. dIi tlltl gel
along with lone except what is In thelr
food.
In most cases our instincts tell US
how much water to drink far better
than any hard or fixed rule. For ages
they have been acquiring Il knowledge
Of how much to drink and transmittins
that knowledge to descendants, and II
we follow them we shall not 60 far out
Of the way. 1t Is of more use to us to
know that pure water is essential and
that impure water is enc Of the most
dangerous of drinks, than to know how
much Of 1t is required daily.
II II lives in n region whore the
water Is bad, 1t should be boiled and
put away in bottles, we'll corked. in an
i~ce-chcst, and, In addition, one should
eat all the fruit he can, if fruit agrees.
Fruits contain not only pure water.
but salts which are needed to carving
on ~leaithfully the functions OF life.
The Opelousas courier., 1898-03-12

II yn were drowning and friendly hands showed a plank to YOU, and VI
refused it, you would be committing suicide.
Yet that IS precisely what women are doing if they go about their HON
The Opelousas courier., 1898-03-12

Falling OF The Womb.
The cascs of uterine displacement ara
very numerous and constitute o prolific
cause OF intense and wide spread sn ffering.
lta symptoms are bearing-down or dragging
sensations, pain or weakness in the back,
sometimes a sense OF goneness q: the pit OF
the stomach. 1t may result from too fro
quent chllabearIng, wearing garments that
compress the waist and abdomen, over
lifting. standing on the feet too long, and
general debility.
We would strongly urge the use Of DIR.
Simmons Sguaw Vine Wine which will
purify and vital!ze the blood, give tone and
strength to the muscles Of the uterus, SO
a quick and complete recovery, we recon-
mend as an injection our Mexican Female
Remedy, which will produce the happiest
results.
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SOUTH CAROLINA LADIES

D E|
lnman, S. G., says: have
used DIR. n. A. Simrnons
Liver Fl edicine for
years, with the best Of re-
suits for Sieeplessness,
Nervousness, TndiGes-
ton and Swollen Feet.
1t cured Bliss S. Hammett
Of 6 complication Of dis
easee; she saysit saved her
life. ] think it far excels
'Zcilin's" and the "B!ack
Draucht" medicine
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1898-05-13

- Y. HALL,
ATTORNEY At LAW.
he ST. PAUL ST. BALTIMORE, Nd.
Practices in Prince Georges and adioin.
inc counties.
Residence, BcltSviIlc Il. G.. Co. Md,
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1898-05-13

Diseases of the Blood and Nerves.
No one need suffer with neuralgia. This
disease is quickly and permanently cured
by Browns Iron Bitters. Every disease of
the blood, nerves and stomach, chronic
or otherwise, succumbs to Browns Iron
Bltters. Known and used for nearly
quarter of a century, it stands to-day fore
most among our most valued remedies.
Browns Iron Bitters is sold by all dealers.
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CONTINUED from First Page

Commissioners, for filing n report OF
tax sales made by the treasurer. as
hereinbctore provided, dockct!ng the
same, and making entries relative
thereto. but upon exceptions to any
sale therein, a separate suit shall he
dockcted by him upon the equity
docket, concerning the same, wherein
all subsequent proceedings shall be
had. and he shall receive from the par
ty requiring any service therein the
same fees allowed for similar services
in ordinary equity suits. Said pro-
ceedings shall not he actually record
ed. and tie result tE,rlof shall be en-
tered, by said clerk upon the report OF
sale. to wit exceptions dismissed
and sale finally ratified. or sale set
aside" and he signed ly the Judge
deciding the same.
SECTION ,. And he 1t enacted that
all acts and parts eff acts inconsistent
with this act BE. and the same are.
hereby repealed.
Approved, April 9th, 1898.
LLOYD LOWNDES. Governor.
JOHN WRIT RANDALL, President
of the Senate
LOUIS SCHAEFER, Speaker. Of the
House Of Delegates.
OFFICE OF TIE SECRETARY }
OF THE SENATE.
hereby certify that the aforegoing
is true copy Of an Act Of the General
Assembly of Maryland, passed at the
January Session, 1898.
MARTIN A. HIGGINS.
Secretary of the Senate.
May Is, ls96-3w.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1898-05-13
THINGS WE OUGHT TO KNOW.

That sulphur will prevent vermin
in biro cages if piece is tied in bag
and hung in the cage.
That rooms where there are diph-
liberia patients should be fumis gated by
burning a piece of roll sulphur on a
shovel.
That damd buster, followed by a
dry one, is very beneficial in removing
dust and giving good polish to fur
ni.ure.
That an cd silk handkerchief makes
an admirable dus'er for fine cabinets
and bric-a-brac'
That teaspoonful of powdered alum
mixed with stove polish ACIDS greatly
to its brilliancy when a piled to the
range.
That a spra;n may be cured if the
pant he keLt saturattd with hot water.
That fever blisters may be cured by
rubbing them with salt petre, which
has been dipped in water for an in
slant.
That the white skin Ct ii raw egg If
spr> ad over CIT Will cure it.
! hat charcoal should be th;ckly
splinkled in a jald Mere in which a
damp fowerpot is 10 be kept.
] hat children should be given "a
light supper of bread and milk at
5o'cloch and te put to ted at $50 IN
til at least years cd. After that
their bedtime may be fixed at Z
O'Clock for several years.
II at pretty tlanket nay lie mad
for baby of double Germantown wool
in white with border Of blue CT l.
Kint on large wooden needles.
That clo:e watch should bept over
al vegetables in the cellar-that 10
docayed cnes are allowed to remain
over night. This is The frequent cause
Of diphtheria, etc.
That cold tea added to a bucket OF
cold water is useful in removing
finger marks from Eard-W cod door,
etc.
j hat candle grease may tie removed
from carpet by covering the SPOT
with piece Of broan paper, such as
grccers use, and pressing gent y with
a moderately-hot iron.
That children may be greatly
strengthened b a daily salt bath. Sea
salt should be used foc this purpose.
That tablespoonful of ground
mustard to a tumblerful Of warm
water is the rule for an enc tic.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1898-05-13

An Old Idea.
Every day strengthens the belief of emf
nent physicians that impure blood is the
cause of the majority of our diseases.
Twenty five years ago this theory was used
as basis for the formula of Browns Iron
Bitters. The many remarkable cures effected
by this famous old household remedy are
sufficient to prove that the theory is correct.
Browns Iron Bitters is sold by all dealers,
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1898-05-13
P|I IND PENDULUM.
a PriSo.7cr Waiting to be
Hacked by Timc'o
Scythe.
ThousandS Whose Situations
Are Scarcely Less Terrible
May EASILY and RecdiIy Find
l1elo.

\ ran les ilat on his back, bound so that
he cannot move an inch. lie is in a dun
,-coa, at first dark as well, but in few min
utcs q li~Ilt in the ceiling, far up, shows
mechanical figure of Time with his scythc.
The figure dcsccnds slowly, the scythc
swings, and the prisoner realize that unless
some unexpected help should come, he will
be slowly CIT to pieces. What followed is
told by Edgar Allen Poe in the fantastic
story called The Pit and the Pendulum"
The man awaiting the approach of a
dreadful death IS q type Of large class ofu.l-
fortunatcs who, entanglcd in the strangling
coils of an octopus, have lost all hope offrcc-
dom. This monster is Morphine. Perhaps
the victim is yet revcling in that glorious
state of cxhilaration which follows the first
use of the drug. If SO, like the man in Foes
story, he has not noticed the light in the cell
ing and is unaware of his danger. Maybe
the disease has progressed 50 far that the
sufferer notices q weakness of the heart : ac-
ton, that the general health is feeble, tie
body poorly nourishcd, the sight doubic
This is soon followed by q peculiar witch
jng Of the muscles numbncss of the hanCs
aad feet, and the utter collapse of the
lCrvo..5 SYSTEM. The victim row becomes
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1898-05-13
ABATEMENT

nof oil
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1898-05-13

restless and uneasy \ feeling Of d2s2o"G-
cncy scizcs him. This mental depression
increases as one course of treatment after
another fails utterly. The future is dark
and filled with gloom. Days Of wrctchcd-
ness follow nights of horror in endless pro
ccssion. His utter helplessncss to lid linn
self of the incubus adds to his misc"y. The
terrible effects of the deadly drug become
more and more apparent. Deeper and
deeper he sinks into the micc of despair,
until all hope of ever being anything
bat 4 slave in bondage is abandoned. Re
morse and apprehension take possession Of
lis mind, and the temptation to end his MS
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1898-05-13
NEW FORK FASHIONS.

Combinations Of red, willie and blue
are all the rage.
Coat suits of roval ard ravy-blue
retain their prestige.
Flounces. mt on pyramid style,
ornament some dress skirts.
Serge. Venetian and covert cloths,
in gIav, brown and tan, vie with ch-
ter.weieht woolens in popularity.
A charming Russian blouse is OF
tan. with heavy cordings down the
front ard around the bottom of the
skirt, and with telt and ard r-bcdice
of violet velvet.
Blouse and plincesse gowns aid cdd
skirts of porlin are quite fashion
abe
Some soliL-erom d girgrams have
ny .o'' - 'P'' ''','' '.l0 '"''N'
demand for dresses 'h'ire' ana ior
separate waists.
Madras is a material much favored
lel en'luie' "e''' "No -,
areemakinS up no emu OF g'acFiui
little dresses OF 1t. The stripes, checks
and plaids distinguishing this fabric
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J. b. HUTCHINSON, General Nonus
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1898-05-13
rable existence becomes e,lmo-t over2owcr-

cradle existence becomes G!mo-t ovcr2owcr-
inc.
But there are few situations completely
hopeless. Pocs prisoner was rescued when
the swinging scythe was close to his breast,
and the victims of the Morphine habit and
their shattered nerves are restored to the en-
joyment of life by a system of treatment
which has been perfected by r. \. Gum, NJ.
D.. Il East DIST street, New York City, and
which has yet to record its first failure. 1t
i; not tapcring cir or substitution pro-
ccss. 1t is as harmless as it is painless. 1t
docs away with all desire for the drug, and
quickly restores the shattered nervous sys-
fem 10 its normal condition. 1t treats the
condition as 4 disease and not as a habit. 1t
Is scientific and successful. For full particu-
LIS aGdrCss as above.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-10
AUXILIARY FLEET INSPECTION.
A NAVAL OFFICER SAYS 1T Is MAKING hriD
pRocREss-THE SITUATION REGARD
INC THE ARMAMENT.

A naval officer in active service. VINO keeps J"
touch with whatever IS going on, SAID yes'erua'.
"Ana,rs in connection with the Inspection VI
the ships which will constitute the Auxiary r'ee'
are moving along swlmmngly. Constructor la"
r.sev has reported for duty and the Inspection OF
the ships is being pushed with as much energy :"
circumstances will permit.
ct will be gratifying 10 know that inc AuA'"'
feet both in character and number. VIII FORM >
most important addition 10 the regular "A'
when the present plans perfected. The IN
stalation OF the guns will be carried OUT mos'
exnedtiously The fine appropriation for the NJ
tional defence made with such complete uhahiih.V
nv both the House and the Senate. VIII enaoo '"'
covernnent 70 secure with very little Decay C
medium-callbre rapid-fre and maehine-guhs ""''"
Mi no annloved on vessels or TINS type a. On.
"One Of the great drawbacks neretOlvIee IN ths
proper development OF the latest ehe ssearmament
auxiliary fleet has been this lack OF 49,. "sra so
and ammunition The appropratiohs M out
long DELAYED that II was Impossible ~ ssn,ar,es
ali the weapons required in our hohlo t%osd Tor
Much as all naval officers reYrs, so U no other
an ounce of steel or 4 pound o' P'"N
alternative II left them. q, which the
1T is evident from the manner ,ss,,,ds Of those
work is being carried on. ana me '.n.rtcan ship
most nearly concerned. that the Ane' - desire
ou,rers are more than In accord Win 'IaD,r,,.nrv
~ Inc Government TO prepare for any tn'W,- ,bat
tbot may arise and want 10 say emphaucaHS bnSn
most generous and patriotic, ana ~ 10 ,nordsd
how great personal sacriflces they nase H. in.
The Government every facility Tor MAKING NV
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-10
DR.. Lyons :.
PERFECT
Tooth Powder
AN ELEGANT TOILET LUXURY.
Used by people of refinement
Cor over n quarter of century.
AN ELEGANT TOILET LUXURY.

Roads 70 ioin the Brooklyn, and TINS stsam
q birh eneed squadron will remain unuer ino r. g
for ready dispatch 10 any i''
presence may he required Itch which the
An example of the rapidty WIZ Ulcers ia
httinr ont Of the two triple-scre" ~, when
he;ng accon,nlished occurred last nien' ,,rina
Colonel Hevwood. commandant Oh w ord FOR
Germs received orders to assemble tie tor,v
collS ossoIs ninety men being required lci
five for each. Colonel Haywood ,lsi' La,,ro after
Denartment this morning. tweNe 49, 49, Guard
~ pracent of the order and reported Ihe 49, nn,a
Si'r I'd read, TO board the train. j ne VIZ III
.oa,tor rad bnon arranged during the Hi IN, ~
,ha Two Guards were mustered in traVeliin :. &c
dcr nrenared for three years cIula., g.
or four DAYS earlier than the Depa' 'i'e
pected them to be prepared.
WORK AT PORT ROYAL DRfDoON
Orders were issued to-day to begin u'eue,ne
~ orce NJ the entrance and channel appioaO NC
n the Port Royal drydock, for wnich "ioo,0Os
ms made available This work Is deemed VI
ovtrao ordinary importance In order that the uo.N
49,, he used for battle-ships soon as possible
renorts have been received indicating that 'i'7
bicr Nev-York dock cannot be repaired oeio''
tho end of April and even then IT VIII De risAS
70 ieonardize precious battle In so hi"isS
@ etructurc The Port Royal dock Is also nearer
the Tortucas rendezvous and ADVANTAGEOUS i9
,'or,one strategical reasons. Efforts VIII De ihaue
20 prelare the channel for the ehudnCo ~, ~ ,ha
boo,iast ships in the next two weeks. III 'i ~.
n,n,n time the ram Katahdin Delns oluti y.
toin the Amphitrite there to defend the ia, W .
The Puritan will reinforce these t"o 'ess''' W.
soon a. she can he fitted out.
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MOVEMENTS OF ,WARSHIPs.
THE MACHIAs ARRIVES AT HAMPTON ROADS AND

THE cAsTINE LEAVES BARBADOS.
washington March e-An naval movements, no
matter how insignificant. are now watched with
unusual interest in view OF their possible con-
nection with the plans of the Government for the
National defence. Consequently. the arrival or
the eunboat Machias at Norfolk this morning gave
rise TO all sorts of speculation. As matter OF fact
this vessel. which has just concluded three-years
cruise on the Asiatic station was ordered home
about two months ago. long before the present Sit
,,a ton had reached anything like an acute stage
She made the voyage in a lesurely manner by
MAY of the Suez Canal and the Mediterranean Sea.
and made an uninterrupted run from Funchal.
Madeira 10 Hampton Roads. consuming about
seyenfeen DAYS on the trip. She Is represented 10
he in need Of a thorough overhaulng. and un-
doubtedly will be docked for that purpose. In
case she should be needed. however, II would not
take long TO put her in condition for active service
As there is no apparent necessity for reinforcing
the already formidable feet IN the vicinity OF
Key West il Is more than likely that the Machias
Will remain where she is for some time to come
un ees il should be deemed preferable 10 have her
take station in the harhor OF New-N ork.
the xunbOat Castine. of the Southern station,
which recently went to San Lucia. in the Windward
Islands for the purpose OF receiving sIghI re-
pairs left that port yesterday for Barbados. me
Cincinnati. flagship OF the South Atlantic station,
is also al the latter port and il is expected that
both vessels Will remain there for the present..
Swaiting decision OF the Department to
whether they shall return 10 the South Atlantic
station or come 10 the United States for such
service as may be required Of them in the event
OF an outbreak OF hostilities.