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The Red Cloud chief., 1885-05-08
Shirts Of Mail.

II Gems that au officer of TIE Bengal
cavalry had remarkable escape during
fighting in Egypt the otSe: day. lie
owed his safety 10 4 shirt Of mail which
he WAS wearing under his Uniform. An
Arab speared him. bui the blow glanced
harmlessly of. This is news for the
poor red coats with only serge or fan
mel covering. Glanced Iarmlessly
OF" Garsten VII set the fashion, mail
Of proof come out from the rust and the
dim past. and the armorrr again finds
work to do. A uniform of which the
Arab spear glances harmlessly Is GER
tain To be q hot favorite with . soldier
that has seen auares broken and the
best men thrown into pellmell confu-
sion BY the fury u the Arab advance.
The shirt Of mAil Is the sensation and
the consolation of the time-M Y.
HroA
The Red Cloud chief., 1885-05-08
A Terrible Story.

Under the ,iils ~ Child 70 thu
Priron'' the New York Reraid tell. .
shocking story 81 an episode al! prison
life in New Jersey. IL 1. that II poor
Rosa Mctariy. ruined by drink. and of
her little ,cycAr-old daughter and
only companion. Mother nnd child
have Just been arrested in .irrsev city
AMI consigned I" the psni,sniisry for
sixty day.. Born in 4 prison. this little
creature ha~ passed four of her two
wears Of life behind the prison bars with
her drunken mother. Tbs % ain have
refused separation. and thus lar haf.
been 50 fortunate n not Ia b. driven
into that amputation oi n ts which -.
perhaps. not he less "a rcd iha, i1s oEly
association. are vile. The picture 81
the little srnay-faeed child accompany
ing her mother io and from khc ~csDes
81 degradation and the scetSs - meat
ceration within prison waihEs n
whose incongrui;y il IT, eh~f lesson b
humanity lesson 81 fidelity. ot nat
ursl love that uol al sin asd al wretch
chnesz can uproJt. of mule. automatic
s~.lf.sarriice b-yopJ mortal ken. IL 10
an incident in the d~nk traffic whose
mere relation CONVEYS n moral that
mus; APPEAL to The mos, oofnnBoa u
dcr.tsndiag Irish H0r'i
The Red Cloud chief., 1885-05-08
The London DriFy EeUs. in : p,akinv

The London D1iiy !HeWs. in >p'aking
largest statue Of modern times. The
Colossus of Rhodes was nothing Ia il.
1t could carry the 'Bravaria' or the
Hermann in It's arms. Ii towers To
the skies from the ward # the Rue de
Chazclle>. where il has been eight years
in construction. and the view from It's
coronct sweeps clear Of the siN-story
houses and beyond the walls If Paris"
The weight of this ~stupcndouS statue
is 10000 pounds. of which l1G.ooo
pounds are copper and the remainder
w~rou"ht-irOn. Ii il expected 20 arrive
in New York about the 18th Of May.
where it will be erected on Bcd!oe's
Island. this being the location selected
for it nv General w. T. Sherman, who
was appointed BY the President TO make
the selection. When placed in position
it Will loom up 3Uj feet above tide-watcr.
the height Of the statue being ISL feet.
that of the pedestal ~ fcci, and founda-
ton -. IL fee.
This imposing statue. higher than the
enormous towers of the great Brooklyn
Bridge or the stccplc If Trinity Church.
wEicn is the Hottest in the city Of New
I.ork-highcr. in fact. than any Of the
colossal statues Of antiquity by its rare
artistic proportions, n wei rs by its
stupt ndous dimensions. viii add n
other to the Wonders Of the World. A
word should be said OF its artistic merit.
The pose. stride and gesture. with its
classic face. are pronounced perfect; the
dcapcry is both massive and fine, and
in some parts is AS delicate and silky
sin efRct rs if wrought with Il fine chiscl
on the smallest scale.
The conception and execution Of this
great work are due tn the great French
sculptor. NJ. Barthoidi. who has de-
voted eight years Of his life and most Of
his fortune 10 this great work. and
whose generous impulses. which must
be on Il scale commensurate with this
grand. noble work. prompted him To
make such n generous rift IL the United
States. The comm.tt-c in charge Of the
construction of the base and pedestal
for this great work are in wan: OF funds
for it, completion. and have pre- jared
a miniature sta.Uet'c Z. an exact counter
part OF the original, six inches in height.
the figure being made Of bronze. the
pedestal of nickel silver. which they are
now delivering 10 subscribers through
IL the United States for the small sum
Of one dollar each. All rcmittances
should be addressed To Richard Butler.
Secretary of the American Committee
of the Statue of Liberty. No. 33 Mercer
street. New York. The committee are
also prepared TO furnish a model. in
same metals. twelve inches in height.
at five dollars each. delivered. Eve~y
subscriber sendng one dollar VIII be
suppled with ! miniature counterpart
of this great and impcrishab,e statue Of
Liberty Enlighicning the World
The Red Cloud chief., 1885-05-08
TEMPERANCE ITEMS.

Tug Mas.-rhu:et. Prison Commits
sicnsr.. IN their annual re orr on "a
new Male R~~forrsatory. ASK for .
loag~r imp-iaoogs~a. 81 in~cogia;<s. for
purposes ~ reformation
Ii 10 admitted ,sa; = isrg- proror;ioa
II the crime in ever cofurnuu ~ hxs
IA source in drDnksanrss. ansf sAas .
-iarxr proportion IL the taa@s 90 tn PAY
the expenses. direct and iniire~s. thai
result, from the sale II IkInosx-Isr-
laas tE&) AdrsrtsAey.
TBE American Express Company has
decided 70 dasrass arr and esssy em-
pIoye usinz intoxicating E,uor.- The
Ia purely business Arrangement A
great corporation sersing Inc pubic 50
a eouv.yor 81 goo4s Ends TIA. SIS s-r,-
Ire i impaired by sny ,olersfsoa II
drinking habits afnon- is employees
Wien wiIl The grss'er e~o-pogs.ons. ,i~
city. the state. The Sa;soa. i~xrn tho
ssnoe ,ru;hs-sa1iosai Is. e. r. Z. Be-
.e.sn-
Tng Sesfeys Brer0 sEx years so
stated that s5s.s3o barrels ol brsr had
been consumed in Chicago during do
previous yeaE. That isdsezs1 . psstsv
thirsty city. I: h . faes Al awful snpofs
that eigh; Thousand nisSrs uefe A.
rested Tor d~rankeuaess IN that city. Lee
tie childrwu oniy eight yeasS %
sea. TO prison; iwo Asndred ssdsr soas.
teeo years Il age were sess u 90 yeeey
and. in all i.7ss boys asd gisa. son19
whom uas oas bog s3sses yaen g -
Who eoalensed fhss - h1A 49, 49,
nifs~d s<vsa dD0 bslusA -0u~
I6geeat<.
The Red Cloud chief., 1885-05-08

ministry. You see. he never felt be had
real call for il: but he would have
studied TO please her. After she was
gone he did As ms folks wanted him 10.
and went to a yiIiac. where an uncle Of
his Keep. tore. And h. Kept store -
NAB. -oEe money at {. TOO and when
has uncle died he go: the Business"
And did he ever marry
"ies." said the old man. slowly.
and with an odd. dcprcca,ory smile.
Yes, he married = woman no more
Ike Parma than Martha in The Bible was
ike Mary. Not but what she wa, \
gooi woman" he added. hastily. ..and
An smart nm q REGULAR
go-ahead, al energy, always driving.
always saving. up before daylight.
Still. ! don't believe Parma sweetheart
eyer forgot her. though he did marry
and have ch ldren. Those were my
daughters that brought me TO the depot:
You may have seen 'Sm. They are both
married now. and they are both
like their mother. Tney are their
mother right ovcr again. so 10
spcak-all push and encrgy-and they
just keep their husbands going all the
time. Now. Parna-'-hcre his voice
grew soft and he looked Al the picture
again -.she wasn't one Of that sort
She was gentle. and she had . low
voice She had a good deal Of energy.
too, but there was \ wOmaniy wayAbout
her; | don't know how TO express II eX-
actly. Why. sometimes over there at
t~hc.school the boys We're regular bad
ones. but she could rule EN-. You see,
she got 'cm to love her; that was all.
They came Ia her funeral. and the big
gest boys carried her coffin. remem-
Der one chap. Abe Mosely he WAS. and
he was a Limb Of the law. and nobody
could control him, he was always fight
i'm and getting into mischief; but when
they buried Parma he stood there. just
where that ~tall-st clump of golden-rod
is, and he kept his arm over his face all
the while the minister was talking.
Earth 10 earth, ashes 70 ashes. Poor
Parma
He said no more. but with a trembling
hand he picked a bunch of the asters At
his feet, and. though they grew wild all
about. these he laid on the grave. With
a JOYOUS shout the children burst out Of
school, and ;he old man and | rose and
walked away together in silence. He
did not dream that he had revealed to
III. the romance that hal made his lifc
IT ono. sweet and sad; he did not know
how much he had told rs We sat by
Parna's raw .-Lippincott's Nayaztne.
The Red Cloud chief., 1885-05-08
TEMPERANCE READING.
n LITTLE SHOES.

Sp--. months tn ncs~t -ot -~n~nttnn here.
Thcr- We . H-Cf,rS Ina Tes1GF~anr~ ha-
AM atAns war1ius tEsD ~a-scu.sei ssTEe.
Ars"s /: ,hrin s~i a mss vel dressed asi
whc f.ge-ei arpiou-it ,o every word.
inil oH. hear st=skr 10 D tn >sStrs tnGss
Come. v iliaIn Turnsr ! have pssrr h~srd
Hos thsr you changed 50 much. 81 tell a. us
Why ysa gave up the '1"s A"1'S' An
;'ua sure. Ssn tell 40 s,ran ., a tale as you
Up ro~e SilI am a, ;s- summons.
slancet. cunfuScilt. round the hAl
Crbei' With vosce OF dep ~~taotOn
The little sAnss-tscy Gni 70 al.
"onr night. O, the vcrle az ruin.
A. ! hurried from III tap.
lbsheld the isniloSd . baby
slit ne ia It's mother . lap
-.IooS herr. Gear father .asd the motto.
Holding forth the little feet.
'loos. we've got rev snos. for dariirs:'
l. You iasnk tsein nice and aeai'
Ayes NAV ,uag- the thins va. simple
.bstcl eve M % you choo~N
~, ma fv.ni. no rri = &C struck ne
SseA a h."~ a. those snail sac-A
. And sAey forced my brain To ~asoa.
. right AL !, standing taer.
Have tio e-othc another. ,htltrru
Ana tnst iny own so tarcT
1t va. In ~ depth n, winter;
litter wssihe nigh, aud wiIi.
Aud OUTSIDE -. r.ruE s.n -vpp
stood my si0vsns wife aud child.
"outi went aai Nasshea nv tsahy.
so 1T irct - sod aut tlue:
Father. " the subs .ao-. smo,- me
"hss DID those Pes saTc feet do :
quick ] thrust them lnny su.,m:
th- they wsrr - ics a1at
And their Soidue~s The Acss.-r
Pierced mel cAa feel NsaIl
90: money ] hSt but "a tusrE
Just enough Co serve ras ~hDna:
j bought shoes for little t.b,,N
And a s!nslc loaf OF brad.
THAT loaf served u all the SUNDAY
And l went tn work neNt day.
Since that time We bern a tectotal%
That Is all I've go, to .ay.
Tar Latte h&a
The Red Cloud chief., 1885-05-08
LESSONS IN M%ArRiMoNY.
4 Minister Who Puts His Young People
Through Their FAcinss.

Rev. Mr.. Sheath. pastor Of the Salem
United brethren. gave m association
connected with his society an object
lesson the other evening. introducing it
10y an address. in which he said hat j:
was not intended 10 make fun II such q
sacred thing a. marriage. but simply to
give the young people some useful
points about how to proceed a; the cere-
mony. He said Their. were so m1ny
plumbers made by persons who wire
embarrassed and iguoran; OF how tn act
that he thought the lesson n good n
A, the meeting last week two persons
had been selected a. bride and groom.
So a. To make the necessary prcpara-
tons. Mr. Snca'h chose about a dozen
ladies and Gentlemen a. fri nd. Of the
bride. and these retired To the snte-room
TO march ia ahead of the pair. -Four
young ushers in ordinary visiting suit,
had been appointed. They ~ore lit;i.
punches of evergreen in the coat button
holes. One Young man acted a. minis
ter. and took hi, place ai the pulp trail.
The brides mother IA n pretty Young
blonde. and the one acting az father u
fresh-,ook n. healthy youth The MIN
lister sad none Of the party ever had any
experience in MARI aCe. and II was
read Is believed All being in readi-
ness. the organist began the wedding
march from ''Lohcngrir,' and the pair.
preceded bv two usticrs and the com
pany Of friend. catered and moved up
- the Young minister. where the budal
couple halted No marriage ceremony
VA. performed. but Mr. Sheath ~
planned in a simple. effective WAY.
everything in reference Ia the ceremony.
In nv experience n = Clergyman he
said. 1t has often happened that the
groom doe. not wait for the clergs man
To finish his question before he b!uri-
GU the j VIII
That i hccau-e he j. so anxious 20
have her for his wife, s1ii a young
man under his breath
After the lesson the pair marched
down the RICH, aisle and up the Ell. ~ith
two Ush r. in aivsnce. and took seat
in \ corner Of the room. where n re
cep:ion' wa> held. The bride. a daz-
zling. beautiful brunette. wore a pure
white dress. en- train bot there va
M vel and DO orange blossoms
The groom WAS a fneISsug h!"a q.
and bore himself Ike a man. A soUn-
MAJ said 20 the bride - she pasei
him: boat you ash il werc rrals
As her fps were psTtct 4 lite dim
III. was rounded up IN her cheek. her
EYES spanked and turned toward him.
an the younx man knew without a syl-
liable VIVA. the answer wcuIi have be.a
in words. The brides mother ksSed
her AMI the groom very swee:.y. hat,
although tn reception vas = general
one. the Young m-n he'll hack TT
awhile. til \ sensible yvuag man O.
thirty. with 8 blonde rnu>tache. stepped
forward and kissei the LAZY in earnest
He enjoyed il. and said 81 The little
snacss were extremely musical Tue
polite usher was rewarded also
Il. sometimes happens" said the
minister. IS IN fais case. iha; the
couple are in such a hurry TO &c, away
:ha; the minister does not have time a.
salute the bride" A laugh followed.
hu; be did NO; get his kiss tll later
De.rois Post
The Red Cloud chief., 1885-05-08
JOHN JONES

Political ssruesass HsSts ~ YAsssysovo
y~arS "A Reckless E~spssatsArS -
Health. Tiwe and Nosey.
John Jones begin At the agacf df&ren
10 build a monument. anu finished 10 -
fifty. lie worked q ghs and day. often
ali nigh, long aud on the sabbath. He
seemed TO b. in n great hurry 10 gcs 10
done. lie spen, all tn mcnes 10
ca-nsd upon st-some say Ssa.on
Then be borrowed all be cosid AMI
when m one wonli loan him ssy nsnrs
he would take his wife dr secs ansi Ito
bci-o!5;h., aud many oSher ssk,hIs
things IN his home. and ssli thsm<rs
&C, more money - hnIsh kho MOI
inrnl
They say he came home enc dav Al :
was about 10 take tho biinke., that lay
over his sleeping baAy IA k.cp l. warm.
AMI his wife tired TO stop kin, bas hS
drew hack his fist and kaoSAeJ +
down. and thea went AVA. With Tad,
blankets and never brought them bsek.
and the poor hahy sick.acd and ds~i
from the exposure Al last ,hsrc was
nothing icsi in the house Tho poor.
hear; broken VIE sopu followed thu
haby tn N, grave. Yet yosa Joass
KEEP; working all the mor- on thu uoae-
mrnt. saw him whca h was about
ihv years old Tho monument was
nearly done. bu, hc had worked 81 hard
nj a Ina, | hardly knew him. he wss 50
worn: his clothes were ali In iaiIcrs.
and his hands and sscr. Indeed. bis
whole body. were covered with scare
which he got in LAYING up some ut The
stones. And the wr-tch-i man had
been 81 little in good society all tho
while that ic AS build M. that he hsi
abou; hrgoi,en how - uss the knsllsh
language; his tongue had somehow t~.-
come ys-y thick. aud wss-n be tired 10
speak. GU, would come an oath.
That NAV seem s,rang. but | 49,
fssd out tha, all who tu,id suchution-
urtnts a. johns prefer oati', any
othr word,
NoN come with me. AMI J viii saow
you JOS IL stands IN .
l~autsfuA part II the city sher. hvs
streets me Most men put si,h things
IN a cemctN. iini John had his own
way and rute on n oi The finest lotA
to t- fount.
Docs II locEskc Enpker liiu monti-
men,?' asks ~ Amy Ario,t BY he
SADIE.
Ma a, all. John didn't want To- bs
remembered in that lie might
have taken ihsi tfty Aousand dollars
and built an ASYLUM "a the poor it'll.
g. i!dren that have n, hofne. and peopls
would have called the as, lfsss his monu-
meat
But here we arc a; the fruns door. 10
Is a grand house, IL Is high and large.
with great hall, and towers. anal sslye.
carpets. elegant mirrors AMI a pszno.
and ! know not VIVA, all 50 rich and
grand.
This IL John Jones monument anf
the man who sold John nearly all thu
whisky h. drank live. here with HE
family. aud they all dr-s, in the richest
and finest clothes
DO YOU understand it'-Eit Fsrhns'
INA aud LHa,r Of tAc igc.'
The Red Cloud chief., 1885-05-08
Which IL Better 2

Total abstinence never destroyed .
home. bligh,ed . wife or euEsed .
child
Totsl abstinence never robbed = man
OF character. msnliuess or integrity.
Total abstinenes never hlsei . jail o.
an almshou..
Total abstinence nrv.r lei q panr liz
into vice. nor b!aekened n pure heart
with shame
Total slStinrncs never Sled the land
with wailng nor ia Ion~hvlds vita
n
/, Drinking habits d~e-,roy. high: AMI
cursr.
Drinking habits rob AMI inposers.h.
DrinsiaS habits lead into sie~ AMI
shame.
VII CHI - b~fi~r-tosai ~absfinsuse a
mo~isra;s dfinksrg7-tzo1 BS~k-
The Red Cloud chief., 1885-05-08
"ANTi.TREaTiHC" Law.
How sssads Il Trying tn EsgslA.e the
Drinking Habit


The Legislature ofSeYada has enacted
! Law against treating which ia al
voca;es hop. - prove apow~-iul bow
a: the drinking habi. A. thi. bal i o.
Interest To those engaged IN ihe w.r on
the whisky traffic. we gre il in full
sEc-EoS ]; -a4a D. uas-fsl To- arr PEI
@~n or r~E-S1s - fFe2t ~sr-S2Sfouxi zsy 1sasy
l~r-on or p%r@oG~ - or y "a arr p.-.saas. or
Ea4ii lsgsor or iguors ~iae o. czssg. 81 az,
cs"-Ass ~czfsFsf or - Sr sta enF % ser
zStsCc Sasscrs-, Nhrrrcy asy s2rtF1sf. o.
80, Asaors. Eir~ o. csass- or ssg ofb-r bes-
.ra%r s,sH - CSsa4ast Erafaisosssgy IN .ny
r2t&e tHr uS0SE. seIoar- i.er asla sr srucrry
n i5As ct&fs. or 1n amp sfArr pubic pace q.
rr%orT 90 -1fna-useI. In fats state
~ ssza be unlawful fos sev oae %
EsscsSF- - - sfe he prSsf.szzs Of stsfs ~ sy
ans catesnery or .sg--vfuxr rhA,ssrr. sr~S
A. rTs&se BsnS IN eel o<s. art CO sr1 seisx~r-
sn< a5otses. or - fal-eSy yreseS..ns - bay
o. se1 .oca Beverage
So Any j<r-sn or p<~>ons vnssstsx she
sTs' serou u ta.s a.; sh&0 be SEsl:y osa afs-
ceanc.ncr snt. on coarsc,3oa te<r-ps. skAz 10
ro5ssesSs by . sne OF not raore shGn fweo.y
fc11rs and not k~s than four cnakA9S. - ~
.npr:-onineai IN ,hs csDsn,T tai GO oers
than tea days nor k<e than two Cara o. b.
hsta sSeh Soc srs lf-zrrsounena
sOr- T. Any peesoa ~ per~eo SkstssfN3 s1e
sccnod SEXTON q tbs scf shais b. resty % .
ns>1en-Aoor ssA. aT-os eorvsca % fheregx.
nfry doiian nos sse than ssa en1am ses ~
scprscnn~et In he epEafy tA5 nDR more
than tvessy-0ve dsys noe ies unna aye dAya
% hntn Il Aar md fsprscsnesl
Iersoe - Ay any a apsAossss1 by ~ sei
IT, 80 n0e uhn1 he eesv01 ous n - eDoaey
3otl - d. ~ - sUoAounn 3 aay. Al o0sa
eD~o s0eao0 eAnn - Ss0 - ab0vo q
The Red Cloud chief., 1885-05-08
IN SPRNG-TiME.

NOW 10th the pc3sivc painte-'s brush
Hchew the merchant sign,
ma pcrcf.d above the side cause
fegilded age to shine.
Now doth the busy housewife tear
The carpet from the floor.
ana scrub with mop and whit,wash brush
The peaceful dwell NJ Der.
hnd now the husband seeks divorce
FROM home and kindred dear.
Ana washes down house cleaning dust
With draughts of potent beer.
Now doth the editor sneak ont
When long haired poets bring
ureat rolls of manuscript TO him
containing songs of spr.ng.
And now the spcculator hold
Toes long on future wheat.
ana ieiis oil growing crops destroyed
by frosts and storms Of sleci.
And many other things take place
About this time OF year.
winch cause mankind To hold the spring
Above all seasons dear.
-I~trOft Free Pros.
The Red Cloud chief., 1885-05-08
TIE eARThOLDi Static.

b,.~,'stion NJ this s,npendoss Work of
Ar: sud New won1er Of the World
SehsS. for Securing the Completion Of
sSs Nae and Pedestal.
The Sew Wondcr If the World. which
IL no~ being loaded on the French
tran~por; I-.rs for shipment ~ this
country. i. tae largest statue in the
world. Some -jiea IF it, magnitude
mas TO obtained from TIA. fact that
forty persons found s,anding-room
within the he ii. Asi,-foot man stand
ng On the level 81 the lips only reach
no eyebrow. While wCrhmen were
employed on the crown Of her head
hey seemed - be- maxim. = huge sugar
,aliron, and they jumped with ease in
and out the top of the nose. Fifteen
people might ii, round the flame of the
,orch. which elevation can be reached
by e spiral staircase within the out
stretched arm
The Red Cloud chief., 1885-05-08

COTS OF euars spS fee ami ehsssvs u -
trial.
sec. q All moneys cssa~~s~1 paer the yrp.
vision. ard Or the aafAorsv &c 30 nct sssu
b. paAa sato The s~ncrai scaoeE fand ~ IL
county By ~ash me epnvietoa 10 hoa
The Red Cloud chief., 1885-05-08

Mr.. George H. Pendleson's father
"a Hamiiton's second In Tie fafal dual
with Aaron Burr
The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1885-03-14
CHE nillon !Gribn',t.
WHO WILL CARE FOR THE BABYl

Saws Toe to Sam, in fierce debate
Upon the woman question,
you've answered well all other points,
Now, here's my last suggestion
When woman goes to cast her vote
Some miles away, it may be
Who, then ask, will stay at home
10 rock and tend the baby:'
Ouoth Sam: 81 own you've made my
Appear Il little breezy:
hoped you'd pass this question by,
And give me something easy.
But as the matter seems to turn
On this one as its axis,
Just get the one who rocked it when
She went to pay her taxes"
Or Herald.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-08-21
Cancer of the Tongue !!
A Case Resembling Gen. Grants.

Some Ten years ago I had 4 ecrofliloII5 -s,r,.
on my right hand which gave. IN" great trpu-
bic, ana under the oId-timc treatment was
healed up, and supposed was well. found
however. il had only been driven into tf,r
system 10y the HSc OF potash and mercury,
aud IN March. l>,.1, II broke out ia my throat.
and cOnct mt rated in what some of the lortofs
denonIInifed cancer. WIS piaGe'l unIeF
treatment Tor tins disease. some ~tN "t seven
al tI'. best physicians in III" country had me
AT different Tunes under their charge. tIunng
tncli thfr'' spet1tii3i ~ TINS lilr: hui "fr'.
after anothrr Womb exhaust then SIKH! ami
drop me, Tor grow wur-'. continually, The
CANCER had eaten through NV cheek, destroy
lug the roof OF my mouth and upper lip. then
All rex ID my tongue, palate and lower lip. de
stroying he palate AMI under In ,.ntitS and
halt my tongue eating out to the top 81 my
left cheek bone ami up to the lctr eye. EraIu
. hearty, robust woman II 80 pdIlusI- ! wst-
reduced to u mer" frame Of 7ituiu ANA BONES
almost uuahlr ia turn myself in bod. t-,tIld
not eat solid food. btu ~ut'>ist"d nn lrIuiti-
and my tongue was 50 far gone I could not
talk. The anguish ct mind aud the horrible
Suittrings Of body which experienced never
can he revealed, Given mp hy PhN ~icitu~ &"
dt'. win N" hop" OF recovery upon the par
of friends who sat around my b,ti@i'it poet
Ing every moment t. ile my last; in ftct. my
husband would place his hand On me every
now and then to see whether | was dead af
not. and ut one time ali decided that life was
extinct, and my death was reported all over
tn" country.
Such WIS my wgctchel and helpless '.onai-
tion the first oi hast pctottfF G~SIi. when nly
friends commenced giving ME swift < SJct.i-
nc In less than Il month the eating places
stopped and healing commenced, and tho
Teal tti aperture III my cheek has been closed
and firmly knitted together. \ process OF 4
new under lip II progressing finely, and the
tongue which was alrrfrst 'estlrryt-f Il iu.iir"
recovered. AMI II seems that natuT" is supply
inT "a new tongue. l can talk TINT my
friends can readily understand me. and can
eat solid food again. am abb. IL walk about
wherever please without the assistance. OF
any one and have saincd fifty pounds Of
flesh. All this. under tfIe blessing Of Il uierti-
fuI Heavenly Father. is due Ia swift ) : ustTfc.
am Won'ler and a marvel to All my friends,
hundreds OF whom have known my intense
suffrringS. and have visited me III my aifiicf-
IONS. While ann not entirely we'll, Nrt lay
gratitude IS none the less deVuuI, aItd I am
confident that u perfect recovery Is now in
sight. II amy doubt these facts, | would refer
[ them to Hon John II. TrayloF. state senator
of this district, who is my ncighbOr, DIR, Il. :.
llradtcld- of Lat'range. Ga. or to any other
person living in the southern part Of Troupe
county Ga.
MRS. MARY l.. CONFER
LaGrange, Ga May II. lss5,