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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-09-13

MANI st = are suffering from the effects of tho warm
weather and are debilttated. are advised by physloianl
to take moderate amounts Of whilky two or three timss
during the day. In a little while those who adopt till
advice irequ, ntly increase the number Of " drinks. n and
In time become confirmed insbriates. Abeverage which
will not create thirst for intoxicating liquors, and which
is intended especially for the benefit Of debnitstst
persons, whether at home or abroad. d DR.. Schenok',
Sea Weed Tonic. Containing the juices Of many medi
oinsl herbs, this preparation does not create an appetite
for tho intoxicating cup. The nourtshing and lfesup
porting properties of many valuable natural production
contained In It and we'll known to medical men have q
most STRENGTHENING influence. A single bottle OF thu
Tonic will demonstrate It's valuable qualities. Fol
debility arising from sickness, over exertion from any
cause whatever. = wireglassful Of Sea Weed Tonic taksr
after meals will strengthen the stomach and create a.
appetite for wholesome food. To all who are about
leaving their homes. We desire to SAY that the excellent
effects Of DR.. Schsnok's O. asonnble remedies, Sea Weed
Tonic and Mandrake Pulls. are particularly evident
when taken by those who are iniu-iously effected by 9
change Of water and diet No person should lsayehome
without taking . supply Of these safeguards along. Fol
sale by all Druggists.
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Under the WAGON.

"Come, wife" says good old Farmer Gray,
"Put on your things; It's market day;
Let's be of to the nearest town
There and back ere the sun goes down.
Spot! No, we'll leave old Spot behind"
But Spot he barked and Spot he whined,
Aud soon made up his doggish mind
To steal away under the wagon.
Away they went at a good round pace,
And Joy came into the farmers face.
Poor Spot" said he, did want to come,
But I'm very glad he's left at home.
He'll guard the barn AID guard the cot,
And keep the cattle out Of the lot"
I'm not go sure of that" growled Spot,
The little dog under the wagon.
The farmer all his produce sold
And got his pay In yellow gold.
Then started home, just after dark
Home, through the lonely forest. Hark
A robber springs from behind . tree;
Your money or else your life !" said he.
The moon was out, yet he didn't see
Tho little dog under the wagon.
Old Spot he barked, old Spot he whined,
And Spot he grabbed the thief behind
Aud dragged him down in mud and dirt.
lie tore his coat and tore bis shirt;
He held him with a whisk and bound,
And he couldn't rise from the miry ground;
While his legs and arms the farmer bound
Aud tumbled him into the wagon.
Old Spot he saved the farmers life,
The farmers money, the farmers wife;
And now a hero, grand and gay,
A silver collar he wear to-day;
And everywhere bis master goes,
Among his friends, among his foes,
he follows upon his horny toes,
The little dog under the wagon!
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-09-13
The Western Husbandmen.

PITY the sorrows of the Western hus-
bandmen, for they are at once numer'
GUS, various and unending. Last sum
mer the fair fields of fruitful Kansas
we're laid waste by the all-devourine
grasshopper. Scythes and sickles hung
rusting on the fences, barns remained
bare and %granaries empty. In the days
of their desolation the stricken farmers
cried aloud for aid, and out OF their
abundance States not afflicted with raw
enous grasshoppers did help them. In
the progress of the seasons harvest time
has again come in Kansas, and, as in the
years that are past, the SONS Of the soil
are soured and scolding. It is not grass
hopper ravages this time. nor yet
droughth neither have the rains been
over-abundant, mol did chill winter lin
ger too long in the lap Of general spring.
No, everything went right. Nature was
30 beneacent that the agr%iculturists
are angry at too good a thing. They
grumble that the crops OF Kansas are
disgustingly enormous. Millions OF
bushels Of wheat must be left ungar-
u6(0u UcCdu6O gAOlO oO oOe oohAo
enough to gather it in. As to corn,
when it comes to that cereal the disgust
of the tillers OF the soil of Kansas is
changed to anger. They shake their
clenched hands at the waving fields, and
threaten to use tens of thousands of
bushels of the golden ears for fuel next
winter. Sad is the soul of the unfortu-
nate farmer when he reflects that all
this abundance betokens low prices.
Thoughtfully, he takes an extra dose OF
tobacco, and meditates when in the econ
omy of nature things will get even. His
Eastern brethren, regarding with COM
p~lacence the over-burdened fields, may
be excused from wishing for a plague OF
grasshoppers Il in their track is certain
to follow such affections as are at pres
ent bewailed by the Kansas farmers.
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The Effect,

As a Detroit saloon keeper stood be-
hind his bar, says IN. Quad" in
walked a stranger, who inquired /:
Scan you inform me what effect lem
onade has upon the mental system 7"
"It has a good effect, where you pay
for it," was the reply.
"And where you don't9"
"The effect is then transferred from
the mental to the physical system, and
you 20 out of here with something
kicking you forty times per minute"
"Thanks, sir" bowed the stranger,
backing out. 81 am not thirsty, and
I never did believe in summer drinks"
He went down the street, stole two
harvest apples, and found the effect to be
Just the same as if he had taken lemon.
ade. When the maohiLe" ceased
kicking, the stranger remarked:
Between being kicked for three
cents or for ten cents, it is my duty to
be kicked for ten cents, and that shall
be my motto hereafter"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-09-13
The Earth Treatment for Ulcers.

The dry earth treatment for ulcers ia
found quite successful. Large, sloughy
ulcers, after being washed, are covered
with a thick layer of earth, over which
wet paper is placed as a support, the
whole being neatly bandaged. In q few
days the ulcers begin to clear, and when
the surfaces look healthy and granulat-
ing, a dressing made as follows is used:
A piece Of muslin the size OF the ulcer
is immerded in carbolic oil, in the pro.
portion of one part acid to ten parts
%cocoanut oil; with this the sore is COW
cred, and over it dry earth is placed,
and then moistened earth and abandage.
In n short time the healing process
manifests itself satisfactorily, while oil
odor is entirely removed.
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Adventure Of q Conductor.

Conductor B. is always polite to
ladies'. All conductors are polite to
ladies', particularly so when they are
young and handsome. Miss O. was
handed on board at the station as care
fully as though she was "giass-to be
handled with care." An extra seat was
turned over on the shady side of the
car, and the conductor took a seat by
her side to do the agreeable, having met
Miss O. on the train before.
Presently, as matters were going along
nicely, an old man, in his shirt sleeves,
threw himself into the seat in front,
which the conductor had unlocked and
turned over for the benefit OF the par
ties more Immediately concerned. Mr..
B. spoke up sharply:
$50 away from here J"
But the man didn't 60.
Conductor says, still more sharply:
$50 away, or I'll make you !"
But still no go, while o vacant, pro-
voking smile sat upon the face Of the in
truder. Whereupon, Conductor B.
grasped the old farmer by the nape of
the neck. At the same the young lady
seized tho arm of the conductor, and e1-
claimed:
"Please don't, Mr.. B. This is my
GATHER"
Ever since Conductor B. always asks
young ladies If they are travelling alone.
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Destructive Tramps.

Accounts are coming in from the
Maryland and Delaware peninsula OF
the operations Of the ''peach plucks,"
as that class OF nomads are called who
yearly make their way there to gather
the peach crop. One statement regard
ing their operations says many Of them
are professional tramps from Baltimore,
Philadelphia and New York, who have
no desire for employment, though they
pretend t. 60 there to help gather the
peach crop. Just at the opening of the
fruit season a crowd of them went to a
house on the farm Of Mr.. E. R. Cooh-
ran, near Middletown, DEL, and de-
manded food. It was refused them; o
day or 30 afterward they carried out q
threat by firing a stable and then the
house, so that both we're entirely con
sumed, with most of their contents. Mr..
Cochran's fields Of corn, potatoes, etc.,
were then pounced on by the tramps,
who with hoes and spades unearthed
whole rows of potators, and stripped the
cornstalks for some distance. One was
arrested and committed to. New Castle
jail; but the only effective way of stop
ping the depredations was to shoot two
or three of them inthe egs.-BalRmore
Sun.
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Wants to Know.

A correspondent writes to ask how he
shall cure himself of the practice OF to.
bacco chewing. A man who hasn't
nerve enough to break off this disgust
ing habit by the mere e1ertion of his
own will, might about as we'll tie an
anvil around his neck and throw him
self into the nearest river. This is a
shorter road to the same end.
A Missouri editor writes toask wheth-
or he should say "editor" or "editress"
in speaking of G lady journalist. We
bope he will invariably use the former.
Editress is an nbominable word. There
is no more occasion for it than for doc
tress, coupositrcss o. professoresa.-
Mew York Sun.
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Shrinkage.

Jones says hat the white flannel suit
he bought a year ago has proved a very
economical investment, and has been OF
much use in his family. Jones weighs
$50 pounds, and when he bought it it
fitted him remarkably we'll. After the
first washing, his eldest son, who weighs
100 pounds less than Jones, senior,
found it an excellent fit. Two washings
more made the garment delightful for a
youth of nine, and at the end OF the sea-
son the baby was adorned with the ha-
biliments, which had shrunk just enough
to make them fit for a child out OF creep
ing clothes. This year Jones' wife uses
them as q dishcloth. Where all that
flannel has shrunk to Jones doesn't see.
and says he would willingly take his
whole family and his mother.in to a
lecture which would explain it, and pay
double price.
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CaDtain Kidd.

The famous pirate, Capt. Kidd, fire.
quented Narragansett in the old days,
when distillers, slave traders and pirates
we're numerous. His landing was at
the bar on which the south pier was
built. His places of resort arc still
shown, and numerous holes in the
ground, made by credulous seekers after
his hidden treasure, q be seen in
Peacedale and other places. A few
years ago a sword hilt WAS ding up in a
field near the pier, on which was en-.
graved the name Of ARENAS Gould, who
wa ,ne of Kidd's l~ieutenants. Twenty
eig,.t Of this crew were hanged on one
gallows in Newport.
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Correspondence snsttsd.
ROOFS

War not max. your Roof last a Lifeline, and ssvsthe
expense Of o 7 ew roof every 10 or ID gears. II can % dose
With even less expense and care than you bestow on your
Careful to use FIreproof Slate Paint it will not only
resist the effects Of water and wind, but Will shield Jon
OLD ROOFS.
Protect your Buildings BY using Glines' Slate Roohns
Paint, which neither crack In winter nor rIns Ii sum
mer. Old shinyle roofs can be painted, loo.ins much
better, and lasting longsr tpan neo shingles without the
paint, for oneJourth the ocst OF reshingling. On Decay
ed shingles. it fills up the holes and pores, and gives .
parped shInales it brings to their places and ke.ps thsm
there. The slate paint requires no heating or thinning,
Is applied With q brosh aud very Ornamental Our
genuine article Is chocolate color whom fret applied,
changes to o uniform slate color, and u to all tntenes
and purpoaes slate.
ON TIN OR IRON ROOFS
the ,sd color !, ssknG.lsdsed the bet paint IN II. mar:
applied; expands BY heat, contracts By cold. Il q slow
dfsr and never cracks nor seaLes. Ono coat q equal to
4 Of any other paint. Buildings covered With tsr.felt
can be ma 70 water.tight at . smal! expense. and pre-
served for years.
NEW ROOFS.
Mills. ~foundres, factories and dwellings 9 specially:
Materials complies for . nep steep or fat Roof Of Glines'
Rubber Roofing cost but about hay tho price OF 70:
shingltng. For Private houses, barns nod buildings OF
all descriptions 1t 10 far superior to any other roofing In
ornoHsntai appearance. durability and freproof quail.
tie. Of TN, at one.lhi,d the eoH. Roofs laid by contract
under guarantee.
NO TAR OR GRAVEL USED.
How to save reshingling-aiop leaks eneotually aad
cheaply In roof Of all kinds-a 100 page book freo to
any one statinE where they saw this notice. Write
To-day!
Now York Slate Roofing Go. Limited,
Z Cedar Street. New York. Asens Wanted.
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The Use OF Dynamite.

The enormous explosive force OF dyn,
amite is being utilized in Scotland in
clearing the fields from stumps OF trees
and bowllers, etc. The operation is
simple. Here it is: The earth is clear
ed around the stump, a hole pierced in
the roots, a dynamite cartridge inserted,
and a fuse attached. The explosion
skaters the stump to fragments. Forty
stumps can be removed in all hour.
With powders, the operation is more
simple. The cartridge, with it's fuse, is
placed on the top Of the stone, which is
then covered with sand. The explosion
breaks the stone in pieces small enough
to be handled and carried off the field.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-09-13

A CoNUEDRUH ANswERED.-An ex-
change says If the Mennonites, well
enough off to own $1,000 to $4,000 a
family, can find advantage in coming
from Russia to solonize the West, surely
the thousands who are clamoring for
something to do in the Atlantic States
and cities could well afford to try the
same experiment. An industrious man
ought to get a living out of the soil.
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Increase Of Neuralgia.

Neuralgia in the faces and heads OF
women is on the increase, as compared
with the number of instances of the dis
ease among men; and this is believed to
be due to the inferior protection afford.
ed by the mode in which women now
cover their heads. It is not o ly one of
the most common of feminine maladies,
but one of the most painful and difficult
OF treatment. It is also a of much
mental depression, and is regarded by
physicians as leading more often to hab-
its of intemperance among women than
any other disease.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1876-09-13

Simple and inexpensive as it is,
GLENNs SULPHUR SOAP ia a most efficient
remedy for certain obnoxious diseases, to be
cured Of which those afflicted with them often
spend thousands Of dollars W no purpose.
Depot, Crittenton's, No. 7 Sixth avenue, N. 7:
Hills Instantaneo q Hair Dye is the best and
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Nearly Blind!

II. r. STEVENS: g.
Dear Sfr-In expressing my thanks to you for benefits
derived from the use Of VEGETlNE. and to benefit
others. I will state:
fula. which made its appearance In my eyes, face and
head, and I was very neat blind for two years. All kinds
Of operations weie performed on my eyes, and all to no
good result. Finally tbs disease principally settled In
my body. limbs and feet, and at times In an aggravated
way. .sEs.
Last summer I was, from some cause. weak In my
spine and kidneys, an It WAS At times ven hard 70
Commercial. I bought . bottle Of YEGKTINE, and
three DAYS I obtained great relief. After using four o,
FIVE bottles I noticed II had . wonderful eject on the
r1Tgh; ssaly biotcaes on my o,dy and legs: stu Iseo
disappeared until they were al gone, and I attrtbu's
the cure Of the two diseases to VEGETINE, and moth
log else.
II I am ever affected With anything Of the kind again
! shall try VEGETINE ~ tho only reliable remedy
Once moro, accept my thanks, and believe mo to be,
Very respectfully.
AUSTIN PARROT.
No. IS Gano Street, Cincinnati, O.
Dec. l, 1879. .-g..as
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Debility and Nervous Headache

Chronic, sick or nervous headache is gene
rally dependent on, or accompanied by, i'm,
paired digestion, by which the circulation aud
nutrition of the brain are deranged, and the
nervous centers vitisted. The Peruvian Syrup,
by reinvigorating the digestive powers, lays
the az at the root of the Tree; the brain is duly
nourished, the nervous symptoms cease, and
the headache disappears.
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Ohapped hands, face, pimples, ring
worm, saltrhenm, and other %cutaneous af1oe.
tons cured, and rough skin made soft and
smooth, by using JUNIPER TAB SOAP. Be care
full to get only that made by Csswell, Hazard 4
Co.. New York, as there ere many limitations
made with common tar, all Of which are worth
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Edward Bsyer, Esq, OF Horton, Kings
90, N. g., writes that an astonishing cure has
been effected on his daughter by the use Of
Johnson's Anodyns Imminent. The whole spine
became diseased she lost the use Of her limbs,
and her back was rounded up like q bow, in
consequence of taking cold after having been
inoculsted for the kline pock. She is now
well.
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At our request Cragiu & Co.,, OF Phil
adelphia, Pa, have promised to send
any Of our readers, gratis (on receipt OF
fifteen cents to pay postage,) a sample
Of Dobbins' Electric Soap to try. Send
Of nnna
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We pledge our reputation on the as
sertion that any educated physician, after q
careful examination Of the recipe, will say that
Parsons' Puraatice Pills possess more merit
thar any other bill now [ nered for sale.
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N TIN OR IRON ROOFS
HONEST OPINION !

MI. B. r. STEVENS:
Dear Sir-Tbis Is to show that my son was taken sick
IN Jsnuary. 1854. with Serofuls, which came ont IN hIge
sores and ulcers on his leg and hip. His leg Wa swe!led
moro than tsioe its natural sizo. he hAd several doc
tors Of high standing In their profession-two from
Boston and three from INSTRUMENTATION getting .
bit better. he was obliged to lie wherever be was
plaoed, for he had no use OF his limbs whatever. When
we b d given up all hopes Of his living We were told 70
try VEGET1NE, the great blood remedy; and he bad
taken 1t but . short time before We could see . great
onsnge., The sore run 80 bad that we had TO change
the cloths four or fye times = day. Stu, he Was gettang
better; for be could move his Limbs and help himself .
little. He was soon isble TO sit mp tn bed, and, By con.
slant use of VRGETlNE, It has cured him. BE has .
lame log. which he will probably have for HE; but No
all honestly belleve II We bad used VEGETIEE before
We had bothered With those doctors, 1t would have saved
the use of bis leg, End restored 1t to natu; al health. I
hope ali those troubled With sorofuis win road thi. tes-
tImony. Of me and my son, who Is now well, and able to
speak for himself.
CATHERINE MAHONEY,
DANIEL MAHONkY,
10 Trenton Street, Chsrlestown, Mas.
Nay 10, 1877.
The above plain but honest statement eonclusivey
shows tina quick and thorough cleansing effects OF tho
VEGETINE In 6crofulA.
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For eruptive diseases of the skin, pim-
pies and blorches, Vegetine is the great RENE
dy = removes from the system the pro.
due 80 %.
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When the heat incrececs the thormC-
meter rises to explain.
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vEGETINE L. acknowledged By all Glasses Of people
to be the best and most reliable blood purifier IN the
uorld -
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BALSAM and PINE.

Tho bsa,inr properties OF our own frayrant balsam and
oine md the gums Of the Rat se too veil m9wn 20 re
auro descr ptiou. Thor ~sratefuL. hestng. sooLn.p d5s1a
rombined In accordance with iats and important qiaoov-
cries 10 pharmacy their b aiiug and streegtnshinS Hsp-
.rt,oo q IA "a elocfintSv. -
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@ COLLINS Bed y !
Voltaic Plasters.

An EiectroG alvanio Battery combined W1tasoe Ss
b,a.ed Modicss d Porous Strengthening Plaster, form.
Inn. the best tPla,tsr fer Pains aud Aches IN the Moiio
Of Medicine, : r. YE ~: 9tc@J1tE
The Morning herald., 1876-01-07
IDENTIFIED.

The Chester Ners of yesterday says
Yesterday morning Officer Kershaw accom-
panied Mrs. P. Boylen, who was Tr Topoea ga a
tie, Del, to ascertain if woman IN inesreer, sa,snn
ated in the Jail at that place was the person
who robbed her. They found the W. woman nan
lying dangerously i'll in CELL ana ba se ui,t MaS
recognized by Mrs. boyaen .,,ndrv as ,%e articles
Of clothing belonging to Mrs. Boylen, ana nd
in the cell was a trunk which also contained
property taken from thai lady's house; use; III IL
cannot be stated when the woman Will ne
tried Oh account of her present low conol-
ton.
officer Connor, of New Castle, arrested
+bn wnm.n after she had made her escape
from the custody of Officer Ricketts, OF Will
mington by jumping out of window
feat that caused the injuries from which
she is now suffering.