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Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-07-07
She Had Tried Everythisg Else.

Glover BOrToN. Sullivan county. Tenn.
June IS, iSS7.-Blood Balm Co.. Atlanta. Ca:
Sir-I have been thinking OF writing to you
for some time to let you know of the wonder
full cure your B. B. has affected on myself
and daughter. She. girl Of l6 years, was
taken with q very sore leg below the knee.
called on the very best doctors that the corn-
try could afford and they tended on her for
four years TO no purpose. Her leg got worse
every year. 1 used about 80 BOTTLES Of other
medicine 20 no purpose. The doctors said the
only remedy left was samputation. That we all
was opposed to. / was In Knoxville the 8th
Of January, 1856. and while buying q bill Of
drugs called for good blood purifier, and
Messrs. Sanford, Chamberlain Co. recon-
mended the B. B. B. purchased one half
dozen bottles, and to my utter surprise after
using three or four bottles my girls leg was
entirely hesled. also had very ugly run
ming sore on the calf Of my leg and one bottle
cured IL. after having tried all other reme-
dies. / wish you much success. and do hope
that all suffering humanity may fear and be
ieve in the only true blood purifier / have
ried three or four other purifiers, but
he B. b. b. is the only one that ever did me
or mine any good. You can use my name IL
you wish. am well kno own in this and WASH
ington county, also all over Virginia.
r. S. ELsoN.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-07-07
AN EvENTFUL CAREER.
A Supposed Octoroon Proved to BE Q
Pure White Man.
Especial Correspondence.l

Pure White Man.
Especial Correspondencel
GAINESVILLE, Ga, July 2.-John Taylor
of this place could never pose for the hero in
Gebaultis "Un Homme Sans Une Historic"
He claims to be a son of President Zachary
Taylor, to have been taken into Kentucky
by his fathers orders and subsequently, to
have served in the Mexican war Although
as white as his master Taylor was brought
up among the mulattoes on the plantation of
William R. johnson, great Kentucky
horse man in those days land always sup
posed himself to be possessed of slight taint
Of negro blood; but after the death of Cen
Taylor in 1850 the secret leaked out 1iat his
mother was young Spanish creole, who had
died a year after his birth He had then
been married to mulatto about six weeks.
Near the close Of the rebellion he had &c
cumulated fortune of $50. 600 which was in
vested in tobacco, when the bo,sbardment
Of Atlanta occurred. 1t was then that the
Federal soidiery, armed with an order from
Headquarters to search certain warehouses
of tobacco In the suburbs, broke open and
confscated the entire contents of Taylor's
barn and left him almost penniless A to-
bacco warehouse was of great value at that
period. Taylor happily recollected his SER
vices as valet in 1867, and what good
hair dresser he had been. 1t was of frequent
occurrence for him to be complimented by
northern and southern officers alike on his
phenomenal skill as tonsorial artist in those
days, so he sold his house and personal ef-
fects, bought for a song a shaving palace on
Decatur street, Atlanta, and commenced to
make money. He had the entrse, as it were,
into military circles, and had for regular
customers at varioH times Gems Sher-
man, Slocum, Cobb, Judah, johnson, Ste
yenson. "Bob" Toombs. Ben Hill and Alex-
ander H. Stephens. His shop was the rendez-
vous for military characters Of all shades of
distinction from suffers boy to the CON-
nanding general himself In addition to
this Major" Taylor, as he was called, car
ried on huge boarding and gambling house.
Soon after q terrible order was issued
which forced Taylor 20 go south and be shot
for q rebel, or 90 north and be under Federal
protection. There was no time to think; he
was obliged to make an immediate exodus.
He tried frantically but in vain, he told me
as sat in his shop at Gainesville the other
day, to seil for dollar and a quarter mas
sive plate mirror, which had cost him nearly
fifty dollars He was offered ten in gold for
his house and shaving palace with fixtures.
He fed to Chattanooga and engaged himself
to Gen Stedman as body servant. In the
summer OF 1865 he came 10 Cartersvills and
is now ensconced in little l2xl4 shop, shaw
ing the boards Of his occasional patrons, and
Illuminating on the past BE has never since
set foot in Atlanta and says he never will
The mans appearance is striking and his
resemblance to old Rough and Ready" is
pronounced
Taylor is now in his Goth year.
b a WILSON.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-07-07
LOCAL NOTICES.


Probably no one thing has caused such
general revival of trade at Chas. Ludlow
q Co.'s drug store as their giving away to
their customers OF so many free trial bot
ties of DIR. Kings New Discovery for con-
sumption. Their trade is simply enormous
In this very valuable article from the fact
that it always cures and never disappoints.
Coughs, Colds, Asthma, Bronchitis, Group.
and all throat and lung diseases quickly
cured. You can test it before buying by
getting trial bottle free, large size 81
Every bottle warranted.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-07-07

sands have ever proved of profit to their
owners, and you get some little idea OF
the thoughts which crowd upon one as he
stands here. -+.
This patent Office Is a gorgeous mausoleum
Of dead hopes Such fortunes as it repre-
sents have as rule not been received by the
men who made the successful inventions, and
these models represent less than one-thou-
sandth part of the numerous mechanical
conceptions Of the American mind And
what q wonderful mind it is! The subjects
dealt with affect every branch Of human in
dustry and life
Note how the sublime in almost every one
OF these cases tramps closely on the heels OF
the ridiculous By singing out the crazy
contrivances, some Of which exist in nearly
every case, you could almost prove the
Americans an insane nation, and in the case
of the eminds of nine tenths of these inventors
common sense seems to have had no part.
Take this case of tombstones for instance,
and the models are Of every shape, character
and color. Here is glass pyramid topped
With silver ball and placed on a stone ped
estal In its sides are lookingglass panels,
and faded flowers now dusty from age are
twinsd about it. The inscription upon it is:
Home Of q deceased friend Peace TO his ashes.
Another glass pyramid tombstone is made
TO be filed with artificial flowers, and the
tombstones which have places in them for
tho exhibition of the picture or photograph
Of the corpse beneath are numerous. One OF
these was patented In 1851, and it has 9
ghostly daguerreotype in it. The name on
this tombstone Is that of John Smith, and
others near by sacrilegiously bear the names
az Csorpe Washington and Abraham Lin
colu. One Of these pictured tombstones has
tmbsdded In its side highly colored group
rcpreserting a mother and child weeping,
aad doubt not the intention is TO show thai
the father Hes below. Some Of these monu.
ments are made Of tin. some are Of zinc and
others arr Of wood, marble and granite The
breaking of Of stone tree half way up is a
fnvorite style in tonbstones. and one of the
Quserest models is labeled San improvement
in grave mounds" This was patented in
1865, and Is pyramid of little yellow shells.
Near II there is a monument bearing the in
scfiption;
Eternity. Where win you spend itt
As read it said, Anywhere but under
patsnt tombstone
There are quite as many curious coffins as
there are tombstones, and tbs grave-robbing
Of A 7. Stewart brought down an avalanche
cf patent collins These are of all materials,
and some Of them have patent burglar
alarms connected with them 30 that the body
suAtcher who attempts TO open them is sure
70 be caught by the keeper Of the cemetery
q 70 Be frightened away.
Allied to these are the processes Of EN-
basming. and several years ago letter was
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-07-07

You are feeling depressed, your appetite
is poor, you are bothered with Headache,
you are fdgetty, nervous, and generally out
OF sorts, and want to brace up. Brace up,
but not with stimulants, spring medicines,
or bitters, which have for their basis very
cheap, bad whisky, and which stimulate
you for an hour and then leave you in worse
condition than before. What you want is
an Alternative that will purify your blood,
start healthy action of Liver and Kidneys,
restore your vitality, and give renewed
health and strength. Such medicine you
will find in Electric Bitters. and only 80
cents bottle at Chas. Ludlow & Co. Is drug
store
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-07-07
Blood Taint from Birth.
BooyyILLR. I'm. Januar

BooSvILLR. md, January ., 1887.
shall ever praise the day that you gentle
men were born. and shall bless the day that
your medicine was known to me. had blood
Eoison from birth, and 80 much so that all the
doctors of my town said l would be crippled
for life. They said 1 would lose my lower
hmb. / could not stand In my class to recite
my lessons. and eleven bottles Of your Balm
cured me sound and we'll. You can use my
name as you see 1T. In my case, there were
knots on my shinbones as large as a hens
EGG. Yours. MIRrLE NJ. TANNER
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-07-07
Rucklen,. Arnica salve.

THE BEST SALvE in the world for Cuts,
Bruises. Sores. Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains,
COrns, and all skin eruptions, and positive
ly cures piles, or no payment required. Ii
is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction,
or money refunded. Price 25 cents per
box. For sale by Charles Ludlow & Co.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-07-07

sewing machine was invented by an An:eri-
can, and the telegraph, the telephone and the
esectr'c lignt here first sprung from thought
snto reality just how many new ideas our
people bring forth every year cannot be con.
eesved The tens Of thousands of copy-
rights which are registered in the National
hbrsry form something Of an index. and our
mechanical minds originate patenta6le arti-
ctss at the rate of over 5000 a year.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-07-07
This for Fun.

All who desire full information about the
cause and cure Of Blood Poisons. Scrofula and
Scrofulous SwellingS, Ulcers. Sores. Rheuma-
tism. Kidney Complaints. Catsrrh, etc., can
secure By mail. free, . copy Of our s2-page
Illustrated Book of Wonders, filled with the
most wonderful and startling proof ever be-
fore known. Address,
BLOOD BALM Co., Atlanta, Ga.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-07-07
rhs Same Old conceit.

He-Ah. Miss Nlbert. have just con-
pleted another poem.
She-Lndeed, Mr.. Peanut How charm
ingi What is the subject
He (hopeiesslySThe same old conceit,
Miss Filbert; the same old conceit.
She lsweetlyHAh. an autobiography
Mr.. Peanut.-Washington Critic.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-07-07

There are thousands of sewing machine
satents here, and some of the models turn by
aand and some are supposed 70 run by steam.
The Oldest patent is dated Feb. 81, 1912 1t
was given TO a Washington man named
Sreenogh, and it looks like section of the
New York elevated railroad The next
patent sewing machine is labeled "a sewing
engine" 1t looks as though it might make
wire fence instead of sew cloth. and it was
patented in the days of President Tyler. 1t
was not till decade later that the practical
sewing machine was invented, and the instrl-
ments out of which Howe and Singer made
their machines may here be seen They had
years of trouble before they ere able to
introduce them, but they made fortunes out
of their inventions before the died.
The patent Office is in the interior depart
ment, and Secretary Villas is its commander
in-chief The man who runs the bureau,
however, is Benton J. Hall, Of Iowa, who is
commissioner of patents. 1t is before him
that all patent cases are tried, and he has con-
troll of everything connected with inventions.
There is big corps of clerks In this patent
Office, and the scenes connected with it are
worthy of notice. There is a restaurant here
containing two long tables. The cooking for
.he lunchers is done on gas stoves, and noted
that the men sat at one table while the women
took possession of the other. visited it to-
day. The hour was between IL and O'Clock,
and the halls were filed with clerks going
this way and that, going to and from their
lunch. Many Of them were patronizing the
milk dealer of the patent Office and the favor
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-07-07

A petrified pignut has been found in a
coal mine near Wellston, o. 1t was taken
from the slate which covered coal seam.
A mass of rock sixty feet in thickness
rested upon the slate. The nut was In the
hull, and petrifaction was complete.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-07-07


I'll Z Am erican
brain is the most
active Of any of the
nations. Our peo-
pie breathe cham
pasne. We think
at telegraphic
speed, and we have
in our short history
turned out the
great inventions Of
the world Thu
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-07-07

An original poem By Carmen Sylvia (the
queen of Roumania) is announced as one OF
the features Of the Fourth of July celebra-
ton ut Woodstock, Conn.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-07-07

rscefved by the bifeati asking for q patent
for a new method of taking care of dead
bodies. This patentee sent dead baby en-
balmed by his process as a model, and be
asked that this model should be placed in
one of these glass cases and kept on exhibit
tion. 1t is needless to say that the request
was refused
There are all kinds of patents here for the
sick as well as the dead. and there are enough
patent beds for invalids to stock city hos
pital. One invaiid's bed has a model of
man iu it, and this man is about six inches
long He has the rosiest of cheeks and the
most luxurious of long mustaches, and he
looks quite comfortable as he lies behind the
glass covered with dust. Another bed is
placed in a room surrounded with wire walls
to keep out the flies 1t is labeled Patent
Fly Protector" and there are beds here that
fold up into a size small enough to put into
Saratoga trunk, beds that can be turned into
chairs, and dozens of different patents for
beds which outwardly look ike bureaus,
mantels and oil paintings, and which, by the
touch of spring, fall down with sheets, pill
lows and clothes all ready for use.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-07-07
al say, Mary, is them teeth like your'nr'

81 say, Mary, is them teeth like your'nT
The question was asked by one old farmer
who stood by the false tooth case Of this
patent office with his carpet bag in one hand
and his other one clasping the lapel Of his
coat in order to support his wriEkled faced
wife who was upon his arm. There were
hundreds of sets of false teeth lying before
them, mounted in all shapes and forms.
Some of them werc Of porcelain, others had
the dull white of ivory, and not few looked
like the teeth Of animals remodeled- They
grinned almost CHASTITY as the ruralist and
his wife looked at them.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-07-07

Jack-You know how madly ! worship
Clara GushingtoLl
His Sister-Yes, Jack. and ! think she is
interested in you
Jack-Well, have bought her beautiful
pair Of bracelets, but l am afraid they are
little large
His Sister faintiy, Heavens, Jacki Those
ere nos braceletsi-Life.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-07-07
THE PATENT OFFICE.
q LOOK AT THE MODEL ROOM
AID ITS CURIOUS INVENTIONS.
aAass Srasestones and Patent Embaiming
Faaids-How Dead baby Was offered
sor = siodel-An Incident of the False
} rsoth Case.

Especial Correspondence
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-07-07
TRY TT ONCE.

To the man who has tried every other reE
edy for Blood POis0ns. We commend the fo
lowing experience of well-known woman:
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1888-02-02
An Extraordinary Dress.

The most extraordinary envelope
for the human form that / have ever
seen turned up on Broadway Friday.
1t was displayed upon the person of a
very pretty girl, and was constructed
out of one of those striped blankets
used to cover peoples legs when they
90 driving on the road. 1t was cut
like cape ulster, and such was the
aggressiveness of its pattern that it
was plainly visible three blocks away.
The young woman walked with free
and masculine stride. Beside her
trotted red Irish setter, with plump
alligator leather and silver mounted
pocketbook in his mouth. His mis-
tress carried a slender whip, with the
tassel of which she tickled his ear
when she wanted him to stop or turn
aSide-N1U York Letter.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1888-02-02

The LITTLE DIAMOND ScALEs.-s'Dia-
mond scales are now being brought TO
such state of perfection that we will soon
be able to detect flaws in like stones by
the minute variation in weight" said
diamoGdimporter. "That handsome piece
of mechanism in the cherry case over
there is one of the very latest improved
balances. do not find the least difficult
ty in accurately weighing Cloth part of
carat with it, and believe that could
easily go beyond that if wished.
"When l think of some Of the crude
balances formerly used, aud which were
then thought all but perfection, it makes
me wonder what our sons will be using in
stead of the handsome scales now in the
market.
"For our purpose. however, scale
which accurately weighs one sixty. fourth
of carat is preferable TO the more deli
cate ones, for, as you know, we rarely
weigh less than that. and the latter are so
sensitive that they often give US trouble
in obtaining balance. THE Jeweler.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1888-02-02

ENGLISH AS SHE is sPoKE.-New York
Press: "Do take off your skin, my dear,
or you will catch cold" said the hostess.
"No, thank you. To tell the truth, since
I've grown so stout [ can't get out of my
skin easily" said her blonde visitor.
The speakers were two English women
in London morning room. An Ameri-
can presepG listened to the remarks with
rounded eyes. She remembered Sydney
Smiths old receipt for hot weather:
"Take off your flesh and sit in your
bones," but to hear these ladies talk of
shedding their epidermis without a smile
was incomprehensible.
Presently, when the blonde caller rose
to depart, the hostess said: "Fancy your
having had that skin for three years.
Why, except the wrinkles across the
chest, = look quite fresh," patting. as he
spoke, the rich fur of the seal jacket her
visitor wore. The mystery was explained.
"Skin" is the English abbreviation for a
sealskin garment, but it takes an Ameri-
can some time to get accustomed to the
CHASTITY allnsion the abbreviation lends
itself to.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1888-02-02
When People Murder and Steal.

Most criminals are young. 1t is
seldom that grave crime, provided it
be the first, is committed after the age
of 80. A careful statistican has proved
that of the entire male population of
England and Wales the largest pro-
portion of criminals is found to be be-
tween the ages of 20 and 25. Five
times as many crimes are committed
in the five years between these limits
as In the ten years between the ages
of 80 and 60. Dividing the whole
population into groups of those from 10
years to Is. from 15 to 20. from 20 to
25, from % to 80, from 80 to 40, from
40 to so, and from 80 to 60 it is found
that from the age of 90 the tendency
to crime decreases at each successive
term 33 per cent in the case of men,
The ReU. Mr. ThtOi.ag TN the atlantic.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1888-02-02
Eccentric Verona Baldwin.

Says Los Angeles, Cal, dispatch:
Verona Baldwin, who gained notoriety
about three years ago in San Fran.
cisco by shooting at her cousin, old
LUCKY" Baldwin, the millionaire turf
man, threatens to come to the front
again with suit against DR.. T. T..
Adams, of Coulterville, Mariposa
county, for support, as she claims to
be his lawful wife. 1t will be remem-
bered that Verona shot millionaire
Baldwin in his hotel because he re-
fused to support the child of which she
declared he was the father. After her
trial in San Francisco she was sent to
an asylum in Washington territory.
and when released went to Chicago.
There she was arrested for eccentric
conduct, and came back to Los
Angeles, where she talked of going on
the stage. She went to San Francisco
for this purpose, but she proved to be
so poor an actress that the project fell
through. She is now living here and
has put her case in the hands Of law
yers and detectives.
The story as told by one OF her
friends is peculiar. One summer
Verona was with camping party
near Coulterville. One of the party
was young DR.. Adams, who was con-
sumptive. In strolling the woods
Verona and the doctor lost their way
and had to camp all night on mount
ain. The exposure led to the doctors
severe illness. She was induced Ey
one of the doctors friends to nurse
him, and when it looked as though he
would die she consented to marry him
in order to stop unpleasant gossip.
He rallied soon after and recovered,
but she never lived with him. The
marriage was kept profound secret.
DR.. Adams, she claims, has never done
anything toward her support, as he
said his fathers eatate was unsettled.
She is now in extreme poverty and pro-
poses to enforce her rights.
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REVIEWS HER YOUTH.

Mrs. Phoebe Chesley, Peterson, Clay
Co., Iowa, tells the following remarkable
story, the truth of which is vouched for
by the residents of the town: 81 am 73
years old, have been troubled with kid
ney complaint and lameness for many
years; could not dress myself without
help. Now I am free from all pain and
soreness, and am able 10 do my own
housework. I owe my thanks to Electric
Bitters for having renewed my youth,
and removed completely all disease and
pain." Try bottle, SOC and 81 at Henry
Hinrichs Drug Store. 4
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1888-02-02
Wit of Poets.

The following is from Prof. Long
fellows private journal, under date of
January 5, 1858:
Lowell gave supper to Thackeray.
The other guests were FELTON,, Clough,
Dana, DR.. Parsons Oantes transla-
tori Fields. Edmund Quincy, Estes,
and myself. We sat down at 10, and
did not leave the table till very gay
with stories and jokes.
''Will you take some port?" said
Lowell to Thackeray.
81 dare drink anything that becomes
man."
ut will be a long time before that
becomes man"
'Oh no" cried FELTON,; sit is fast
turning into one"
As we were going away Thackeray
said, ''We have stayed too long"
II should say" replied the host,
Zone long and two short-a dactylic
supper. ."-Harper's Magasiae.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1888-02-02

Mr.. A. F. Tiff has upon bis place in
Key West, Fla, wonderful grapevine
covering great tre;iis. This vine bears
four crops every year. The grapes grow
in exceedingly compact clusters, many of
them weighing as much as eight pounds,
and the vine is literally loaded with bunch
es. It is native of the West India
islands, probably of Jamaica. AS an ILL
usIration of the dense nature of the bunch
es, the grapes grow SO thick upon them
that the center grapes frequently cannot
reach the sunlight to mature. The out
side grapes can be picked off as needed,
and the mass of grapes beneath the out
side layer left to ripen. Chicago Times.