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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-07
A GREAT STRIKE
$4,000 Miners in the Bituminous
Coal Region Quit Work.

2S.OOO Miners in the Bitumtnous
Coal Region Quit Work.
A Huntington, penny dispatch of the
18th saws: "a general strike of the miners
m the competing biiuninous coal regions wa
formally declared to-day and has been swiftly
carried into effect A great mass meeting of
the strikers of the Clearfield, Cumberland and
Broadtop districts, in conjunction with the
members of the executive board of the Feder-
alton of Miners and mine laborels, was held
at Houtzdale to-day to determine upon
the question of accepting the conai-
tional proposition of the operators, Of
a continued strike. Delegates were present
from all the districts in Federation No 3,
including large number fro n the Po'ahon-
tas. Virginia; Elk Garden and Garrett, West
Virginia, and Georges Creek, Maryland, dis.
tricts, comprising in all representation of
2s,OOO miners. Notwithstanding its immense
proportions, the meeting was conducted
quietly and orderly, and after brief discus
sion concluded in unanimous declaration
for general strike.
s'In all the district; shipping to the sea-
board the miners are now all out, united and
determined. As the operators maintain that
no advance in wages is possible until coal
advances in price, the issue is practically cell
tered between the strikers and the consumers
The general sentiment Of the operators
is expressed in this sentence delivered by
leading Clearfield operator to-day: The
miners have struck and 50 have we. We can
look out for ourselves The present great
strike bears as strongly against the mine
order system as in favor of all advance:
SAT to-day's meeting it was revealed that
merchants dealing in mine orders and divvy-
ing with operators take unfair advantage of
the miners, who are compelled to deal with
them, by charging excessive prices. Though
the strikers have already experienced
untold suffering and privation. their
unyielding determination AID concerted &C
ton prevent the slightest hope of their
giving in The present outlook IS dark and
enveloped only in conjecture"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-07

For long time we steadily refused to pub
lish testimonials, believing that, in tho opinion
Of tho public generally, the great majority
were manufactured to order by unprincipled
parties as means Of disposing OF their worth
less preparations.
That this view Of the case Is to certain OK
tent true, there can be no doubt.
At last, several years ago, We came to tho
conclusion that every Intelligent person can
readily discriminate between spurious and
bona fde testimonials. and determined to use
as advertisements few Of the many hun.
dreds of unsolicited certificates in our posses
zion.
possible in tho exact language used by our cor
respondents, only changing the phraseology, in
some cases, so as to compress them into
smaller space than they would otherwise
occupy, but without in the least exaggeratiDg
or destroying the meaning Of tho writer's.
We are glad to say that our final conclusion
was 4 correct one-that letter recommend
ing an article having true merit finds favor
The original of every testimonial published
by US Is on file in our Office, an inspection OF
which will provo TO the most skeptical that our
assertion made above, that only the facts are
given as they appear therein, is true.
But as it would be very inconvenient, II not
impossible, for all of our friends to call on us
Tor that purpose, we invite lnOSe VINO QOuOL tlI
there be such), 10 correspond with any Of the
parties whose names are signed to our teSti-
monials. and ask them il we have made any
misstatements, so far as their knowledge ex-
lends, in this article. In other words, if we
have not published their letters as nearly YER
batim as possible.
Very respectfully,
f. r. HAZELTINE,
Proprietor Piso's Cure for Consumption
and Piso's Remedy for Catarrh.
We append q recent letter, which came to u.
entirely unsolicited, with permission to pub
lsh it:
DAYTON, Ohio, Jan. 12, 1885.
You may add my testimony as to the merits
Of PIso's Cure for CONSUMPTION. l took
severe cold last February, which settled on my
lungs. They became liberated and were so
painful that had no rest for two days and
nights. got bottle of Piso's Cure for Con-
SUMPTION and was relieved by the time had
taken half Of it.. Since that tine have kept
Piso's Cure in the house, and use it as pre-
ventive, both for lung troubles and Group, for
which can recommend it as the best 1nedi-
cine ever used; and that is saying great deal,
for have used at least twenty others, besides
about as many physicians prescriptions:
Pisos Cure for Consumption has never failed
to give reliefin my family.
II Springfield st.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-07
Common Meter.

He (meeting her at the church door to
escort her home) --"Thatswas beautiful
hymn the service closed with"
She-"Yes."
He-"Are you fond of hymns!'
She-"Well there's one I may say I'm
particularly fond Of"
He-"Indeed! What kind of meter is
it?"
She-"It'sa a come an meet-er him."
Then they linked arms and strolled
away with their heads close together
Boston Courier.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-07
SUITS FOR DAMAGES.
Jaw Gould Says Western knights of
Labor Will be Sued.

Mr.. Jay Could announces that, by the ad-
vice of counsel, the Missouri Pacific railway
company will sue members of the Knights Of
Labor organization for damages on account
of the railroad strike on the Gould system Of
roads in the Southwest. He says: I'VE pur-
pose t. recover damages from every member
of the ASSOCIATE IL who has any property. A
Great many employees of the Missouri Ia i6c,
especially lnachin;sts aid engineers, have
homes which they have bought out of their
savings. Some of the men are worth 1000
or s:0,U00 apiece. They are responsible to
us for the losses we have suffered If they be-
long to the Knights of Labor. And we shall
bring suits against members OF the order who
have property on other lines of railroads and
in other States. We shall attempt to recover
damages from every member who has prop
artY that we can attach"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-07

Mr.. Wesley Sisson, a well-known law
yer of Chicago, was so helpless with
sciatica and inhammatory rheumatism
that he could not feed himself. Nothing
relieved his sufferings until he used St.
Jacobs Oil. It conquered all pain and
he rose cured man.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-07

NoAPPETITE, LOW SPIRITS, HEADACHE,
fatulency, sleeplessness, languor, con-
stipation-are these, or any of them,
among your ailments3 If SO, try DIR:
WALKERS VINEGAR BIrTERs, and tell
your sick friends it's effects; this is the
only advertisement the medicine requires.
It has spread from house to house, from
village to village, all over the land, in
this way.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-07

DR.. W. D. Wright, Cincinnati. o., sends the sub
,oined professional endorsement II have prescribed
DIR. wM HALLS BALSAM FOR TIE LUNGS In great
number Of cases, and always with success. One case
in particular was given mp by several physicians who
had been called In for consultation with myself The
patient had all the symptoms Of confirmed consump.
tion-cold night sweats, hectic fever, harassing
coughs etc. He commenced Immediately to get
better and was soon restored to his usual health.
also found DIR. WM. HALLS BALsAM. FOR THE LUNGS
the most valuable eXpectorant for breaking up dis.
trcssing coughs and colds"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-07

Chief Engineer John R. Cantlin, OF
the Philadelphia Fire Department., says
that he was cured of terrible cold by
Red Star Cough Cure, and that he has
given it to his men with most satisfactory
results.
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A WoUnan's Are.

looks. Many women, however, look double their
actual age by reason Of those functional disor-
ders which wear upon the nerves and vitality,
and which, if unchecked, are liable TO change
the most robust woman to weak. broken
down invalid. DR.. Pierce's "Favorite Prescrip-
ton" will positively cure every irregularity
and weakness peculiar to the sex, and requires
but single trial to prove its SURPRISING merit.
Price reduced to one dollar. BY druggists.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-07
= Spring Me dicine

Everybody needs and should take a good spring
medicine, for two reasons:
1st, The body is now more susceptible to beneft
from medicine than at any other season.
I'd, The impurities which have accumulated In the
blood should be expelled, and the system given tone
and strength, before the prostrating effects Of warm
weather are felt.
Hoods Sarsaparilla Is the best spring medicine It
puriaes the blood 1t sharpens the appetite. 1t
tones the digestion. 1t overcomes debility. 1t builds
up the whole system. Try 1t and you will be con.
Einced OF its sunnroritY
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-07

For DYSPEPSIA, SUGGESTION, depression OF
also as a preventive against fever and ague and
other int termttent fevers, the "Ferro- Phosphor-
Med Elixir of Calisaya," made by Caswell Haz-
ard & Co., New York, and sold by all Druggists.
is the best tonic; and for patients recovering
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-07

The Nineteenth Century Club Is an organ.
iZation that will consist Of an equal number of
men and women. 1t is hardly to be expected
that they will agree on all subjects: but it can
surprise no one to learn that Dr.. Pierce's
"Golden 3lelical Discovery" is unanimously
pronounced the most successful remedy ex-
tant, for pulmonary consumption, as has been
demonstrated in hundreds Of cases; 1t positive.
ly arrests this disease and restores health and
strength, If administered in its early stages.
Ry (lruOOiGfa
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-07

SECRETARY LAMAR is credited with having
lately rebnked Colonel Inge-scll for his az.
gressive infdeity, and expressed a hope that
lie Will some day become a Christian
preacher.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-07

Young or middle-aged men, suffering from
nervous debility or kindred affections, should
address with 10 cents in stamps for large trea-
tise, Worlds Dispensary Medical Association,
6S3 Main street, Buffalo, n. Y.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-07

IT'S FREQUENTLY, n ,RECoMMENDED.-Mr.H II. c.
Mooney, Astoria. ILL.,, writes that Aliens Lung
Balsam, which lie has sold for fifteen, years,
sells better than any other cough remedy, ana
gives satisfaction. 'Tis recommended by the
medical profession here. 25c., soc. and 81 per
boftlp at DrugpiStS.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-07

When you need friend, select true one:
DR.. Jones' Red Clover Tonic is the best friend
mankind has for all diseases Of the stomach,
liver and kidneys. The best blood purifier and
tonic known. 20 cents.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-07

It is better to be alone in the world
than to bring boy up to play on the ac-
cordcon. Sitt5aqs.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-07

The average age of those who enter
college in this country Is seventeen; a
century ago it was fourteen.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-07

MRS. MARY GRANT CRAMER, sister Of
General Grant, is lecturing in Massachusetts,
under the ausp ices of the Women's Christian
Tenn neranca Union
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-07
Purify Your Blood

Remember we do not claim that Hoods Sarsa-
para will do impossibilities. We tell you plainly
what has done, and submit pro IFS from sources of
unquestoncd reliability, and ask You frankly II you
are suffering from any disease OF affection caused
or promoted by impure blood or low state Of the
system, to try Hoods Sarsaparila- Our experience
warrants us in assuring you that you will not be dis
appointed in the result
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-07

More substantial benefit can be. obtained
from SOC. bottle Of DR.. Bigclow's Positive
Cure than dollar bottle of any other cough
remedy. 1t Is prompt, safe and pleasant
cure for all throat and lung troubles.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-07

Behavior is a mirror in which every
one shows his image.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-07

THERE is remarkable big spot in the centre
of the suns disk.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-07

Asa toilet luxury Halls Hair Remover mover
falls to give satisfaction.
Sufferers from Bonchitis will find spe dy re-
tef by taking Ayers Cherry Pectoral.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-07
Va ppoal To Experlonco,

In Vienna there we're recently exhibited gas
and water service pipes made Of paper.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-07

AFoURTEEN-PoUND nugget of gold has been
found in Siberia
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-07

LILY and Blanche are fayorite names among
The colored children in Southern schools.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-07
The Doctor's' Endorsement.

No ODi,tn in Piso's Cure for Consumption.
Cures where other remedies fail. Csc.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-07

'When in the spring felt all run down and deb0.
itated, found Hoods sarsaparlla justthe medicine
to build me up. Ny wife also; after much physical
prostration, found in its use new life and lasting
benefit Upon our little GIRL who had been sick with
scarlet fever it's effect marvellous, entirely
moving the poison from her blood and restoring
her to good health.."-E G. STRATToN, SwampdcoGt,
Mass. II
the best remedy for impure blood have ever taken
M. H. BAXTER, cket agent, P. & R. Rd.. Bound
Brook N L - Z.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-07
Tone Up the System

Iconsider Hoods sarsaparilla the best medicine
ever used. 1t gives me an appetite and refreshing
sleep, and keeps the cold out"-JoHN s. Fodo. IDS
Spruce Street, Portland Ne.
Il can recommend Hoods Sarsaparllla to all as
safe, sure medicine. It cured of terrible head
aches, and cured my little girl Of swelings In her
neck which had been lanced twice"-Mns z. E.
LonD, Gates Avenue Brooklyn, Ny.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-07

The best Ankle Boot and Collar Pads are
made Of zinc and leather. Try them.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-07

B1sMARCK's income is in the neighborhood
of 100000.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-07

Prevent crooked boots and blistered heels
by wearing Lyons Patent Heel Stiffeners.
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Hoods Sarsaparina a
100 Doses One Dollar

sold by all druggists. 81; six for s. Prepared
~ c. l. HOOD CO., Apothecaries Lowell. Mass
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100 Doses One Dollar

Sold by all druggists. 81; six for s. Pr
by C. /. HOOD & CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Ms
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-09-08
Care of the Eyes.

Keep a shade on your lamp or gas
burner.
Avoid all sudden changes between
light and darkness.
Never begin to read, write or sew for
for several minutes after coming from
darkness to a bright light.
Never read by twilight, moonlight, or
on cloudy days.
Never, read or sew directly in front of
the light, window or door.
1t is hest to let the light fall from
above, obliquely, over the left shoulder.
Never sleep so that, on first awakening,
the eyes shall open on the light of a win
dow.
Do not use the eyesight by light so
scant that it requires an effort to discrim-
mate
The moment you are instinctively
prompted to rub your eyes, that moment
stop using them.
If the eyelids are glued together on
waking up, do not forcibly open them,
but apply saliva with the finger-it is
the speediest dilutant in the world; then
wash your eyes and face in warm water.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-09-08
SELECT sIFTINGs.

Frenchman has found that by placing
few drops of glycerine and water into
the corners of the eyes OF dead persons
their lifelike appearance is restored.
The inhabitants of Morocco, as well as
others along the North of Africa, blacken
themselves around the eyes to avert
ophthalmia from the glare of the hot
sand.
What will be the largest bronze vase
ever made in Japan has been commenced
at Osaka. 1t will be thirteen feet high
and over three feet in diameter at the
mouth.
The earliest of monumental painting
in Rome relates to the decoration of the
temples of Ceres, Liber aud Liberia by
the Greek artists of lower Italy, Gorgasos
and Damophilas, in 493 b. 9.
Southey records in his Commonplace
Book" that a physician who has seen
more than 40, 900 cases of smallpox said
he had never met with the disease in a
person with red or light flaxen hair.
The luxury of strawberries and cream
was not always known to the world. AS
an interesting fact of the season it may
be mentioned that in 1909 Cardinal
Wolsey first combined strawberries with
cream, in au exalted moment of supreme
inspiration.
The bull ring was not put down in
England by act of Parliament until 1885.
In that year people were forbidden tc
keep any house, pit or other place fol
batting or fighting any bull, bear, dog
or other animal. This did away with 9
practice that had existed for seven cen.
turtles.
The late King of Bavaria's favorit,
beverage was a mixture of white win,
and champagne, prepared in bowl will
a thick layer of fresh, strong scented
violets floating on the top. The violet
gave delicious peIfumed flavor to thu
mixture, much to the Kings taste, a
Ludwig was so fond of scents that th
air around him was generally redolent o
perfume. fhis fancy cost him quite e1'
daily.
A phi'Sleaist writes that ale as a nam
for NAL, Iaf WAS probably first intro
duced int england by the Danes, as th
name oil is still the name for malt liquo
among the Scandinavian nations. TIL
Anglo-Saxons used the word beer until tn
irruption of the Danes, but the word wa
gradually disused, and the name ale wa
general until the introduction of hop
from Germany in the reign of Henry VIII
With the hops came again into use tn
German or Saxon word bier or beer
which was at first applied only to tn
hopped liquor to distinguish it from al
that which was hoped.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-09-08
How 10 Tell a Good melon.

A good watermelon may be known
by pressing the thumb on the rind near
the center. II the melon yields a little
to the pressure and the indent made by
that pressure disappears after it is re-
move d the melon is ripe and healthy. If
no indent can be made the fruit is not
ripe; if the indent is easily made and.
remains after the thumb is lifted from,
tho melon it is over-ripe and unfit to be
eaten. When the watermelon is thor.
oughly ripe and of good quality the in
terror of the rind should be greenish
white and the meat reddish pink in color.
The rind of watermelon generally be-.
comes hard and the pulp brittle. If left
on the vine until properly matured the,
part in contact with the ground will be
changed from a white to pale yellow,
and upon close examination numerous.
small pimples somewhat like the measles
will be not ccd on the surface, particu-.
larry on the outer edge. With these
signs, if the melon be gently pressed and
it cracks inside. it may be regarded as
ripe. The top side of ripe watermelon
is of dull lifeless brown color.
A good musk-melon is known by its
color and odor. The rind is generally
divided into nine ridges. The ridges
are rough, but the spaces separating
them are narrow strips of smooth skin.
When the melon is ripe the rough skin
is of II brownish-grey color and smooth
skin of greenish yellow. If the smooth
skin separating the rough ridges is
green the fruit is not ripe. If the melon
is yellow all over, or nearly so, it is over
ripe ard in a state of decomposition
The quality of the musk melon is known
by its odor. 1t should be smelled at the
end opposite the one to which it was at.
tached to the stalk-''th far endn fruit
erers call it. The quality of the melon
will depend upon the strength of its
odor. If there is no odor, the melon is
coarse and only fit for cattle. If it has
sweet smell. the fruit is good. The
stronger the musk odor, the better and
finer the fruit The meat of musk
melon when it is of fine quality is of
rich mellow, yellow color; in some varie-
ties it has a greenish tinge, in others it
approaches orOnge.--NeiO York NeWs.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1886-09-08
Adipose Tissue.

Fatness, or stoutness, is still loosely
mentioned as evidence Of health, al
though everybody acquainted with the
laws of hygiene knows that it is nothing
of the kind. "You're getting fat" is a
common form of greeting intended to be
complimentary but if it be true, it is
seldom so regarded. Stout persons, par
ticularly women, are very sensitive on the
point, and would be glad to forget it, not
to be continually reminded of it. They
are but too well aware of the inconven-
ienee, awkwardness and discomfort of
the condition to be pleased by any refer
ence thereto Not : only this, any ex-
cess of flesh is sign of disease, if not
disease itself. tits altogether preferable,
on every account, to be thin rather than
fat, to have too little rather than too
much avoirdupois. Stoutness, although
not so called, is unquestionably mis-
fortune. Everybody that is stout wishes
to be otherwise, and many that are stout
are trying various ways to reduce them
selves.
A man of ordinary height and build
who weighs 200 pounds generally weighs
more than he ought to, and is made con-
scious of it in divers ways. There are
exceptions; but such is the rule One of
the extraordinary exceptions, as reported,
was the noted Daniel Lambert. In youth
he was very strong, excellent in athletic
exercises, and gave no indications of cor
pulence. But, before twenty, he began
to increase rapidly in size, which he
ascribed to sedentary habits as keeper of
the prison in Leicester. At twenty three,
when he weighed 44S pounds, he walked
from Woolwieh to London with little
fatigue. He excited so much curiosity
that he decided to exhibit itself, and he
drew crowds in the chief cities of Eng
land. He was five feet eleven inches
high, measured nine feet four inches
about the body, more than three feet
around the leg, and weighed at his death,
which occurred at thirty-nine, FAC
pounds. No doubt his immense bulk
was due to some organic disease, which
an autopsy would have disclosed Pathol
ogy was not nearly so well understood
seventy years ago as it is now. 1t is pre-
posterous to suppose that any man of sc
extraordinary accumulation of flesh could
have been in good health. If very
stout man were healthy, the fact of hi
stoutness would, after a while, be very
likely TO cause some physical disorder :
NeW York Commercial.