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The Republican., 1895-10-03
A PARALYTIC CURED.
sHia Grandfather, a Revolutionary Soldier,
and His Father Both Died of Paraiy-
sis, Yet the Third Generation
Is Cured-The Method.
From the Herald, Boston. Kass.

Like a thunderbolt from clear sky, g
stroke of paralysis came to Mr.. Frank T.
Ware the Well-known Boston auctioneer
and appraiser, at 235 Washington street.
He went to bed one night about six years
ago, seemingly in robust health. When he
awoke his left side was stiffened by the
deadening of the nerves.
The interviewer sought out Mr.. Ware TO
get the facts He gave the interesting par
ticulars in his own way
''rhe first shock came very suddenly
while I was asleep, but it was not lasting in
its effects, and in few weeks l was able to
be about A few months after, when eX-
hausted by work and drenched with rain,
went home in a very nervous state. Tbs
result was second and more severe shock,
after which my left arm and leg were prac-
tically helpless.
my grandfather, who was soldier in
the Revolutionary War, and lost an arm in
the struggle for American independence,
died finally of paralysis. Ny father also
died of paralysis, although it was compli-
Gated with other troubles, and so had some
knowledge of the fatal character of the dis
ease which is hereditary in our family.
After the second shock | took warning, for,
in all probability, third would carry he
off.
almost everything under the sun was
recommended to me, and l tried all the
remedies that seemed likely to do any good,
electricity, massage and specialists, but 10
no effect.
"The only thing found that helped me
was DR. Williams Pink Pills, and l verify
believe that if it hadn't been for those pills
l would have been dead years ago.
"Yes, l still have a slight reminder Of the
last attack six years ago. My left arm is
not as stroug as the other and my left foot
drags little, as the paralysis had the effect
of deadening the nerves. But l can still
walk good distance, talk as easily as ever,
and my general health is splendid. am
really over seventy years old, although !
am generally taken TO be twenty years
younger than that.
''The Pink Pills keep my blood in good
condition, and l believe that is why am SO
well, although cheerfulness may help.
II have thought of it a great many times
and honestly believe that the Pink Pills
have saved my life"
Mr.. Ware has every appearance of per
fectly healthy man, and arrives at his office
promptly at eight o'clock every morning,
although he has reached an age when many
men retire from active life. His experience
Is well known to a great many people in
Boston, where his constant cheerfElness
has won him hosts of friends. He says that
in his opinion both his father and GRANDPA
ther could have been saved if Pink Pills
had been obtainable at that time.
DE- Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
contain all the elements necessary to give
! new life and richness to the blood and re-
store shaNteied nerves. They may be had
of all druggists or direct by mail from the
DR. Williams Medicine Co, Schenectady, N.
Y, at soc. per box, or six boxes for $3.50.
The Republican., 1895-10-03
REMARKABLE SONGSTER.
The Organ Bird of the Upper Amazons, In
South America.

The banks of the streams in the vi.
cinity of St. PaulO, in the Upper ANA
IONS, in South America, are dotted with
paint thatched dwellings of the 1ndi-
ans, all half buried in the leafy wilder.
ness, the scattered families having
chosen the coolest and shadiest hooks
for their abodes.
The traveller frequently hears in the
neighborhood of these huts the organ
bird, the most remarkable songster by
far of the Amazonian forests.
When its singular notes strike the
ear for the first time, the impression
cannot be resisted that they are pro-
duced by human voice. Some mu-
sical boy must be gathering fruit in the
thickets, and is singing few notes to
cheer himself.
The tones become more tiuty and
plaintive. Sometimes they resemble
the notes of the hageolet, and the trav-
eler is almost persuaded, in spite of the
absurdity of the thing, that some per-
son is playing that instrument in the
primeval forests.
However closely he may scan the
neighboring thicket, no bird appears,
although the voice seems to be that Of
some one near at hand.
The bird is rarely if ever heard in the
Lower Amazons. 1t is the only song
bird which makes an impression on the
natives, who sometimes rest their pad
dies while voyaging in their small ca
noes along the shady by-streams as if
struck by the mysterious SQUADS, a
high compliment, indeed, for the usual
ly impassive natives to pay the feath-
cred Sorpster
The Republican., 1895-10-03
A DOGS FAlTHFULNESS.
Sent for Aid by a Dying Man, He Per
forms His Duty.

Sent for Aid by a Dying Man, He Per
forms His Duty.
The intelligence of the shepherd dog
and his faithfulness to man were dem
onstrated in remarkable way in con-
nection with the death of Charles Gil
len, native of Providence, r. l., who
was killed in Montana by the discharge
of his revolver, says writer in the
Providence journal.
On May , be went out on a buying
trip and was in the Big Hole county,
ll0 miles from Butte City. He had
bought lot Of sheep and cattle, and
was going further into the country
to visit other ranches. He usual
ly paid for his purchases with
checks, but when he went to ranches
SO far from the business centers he
could make better terms for cash, be-
The Republican., 1895-10-03
Young Boys odd Profession.

A bright boy in the wholesale dry
goods district of New York has long
list of customers whose pencils he
keeps sharpened, and who also patron
ize him for new pencils He has a pat
ent sharpener, and goes from store to
store and office to office, and he makes
between IS and 81 week, working
four or five hours day.
The Republican., 1895-10-03
Highest Of all in Leavenng Power-Laes u S. Govt Report
R3&A!!! q! Rs&assl! RRsk!Rs
ABSOLUTELY PURE
ABSOLUTELY PURE
Tobacco's Triumph.

Every day we meet men who have ap-
chew and smoke all the time and wonder
why the sunshine is not bright and the
sweet BIRDS song sound discordant. To-
bacco takes away the pleasures of life and
leaves irritated nerve centers in return.
No-To-Bac is the easy way out. Guaran-
teed to cure and make you well and strong,
by Druggists everywhere.
The Republican., 1895-10-03

To cleanse the system in gentle and truly
beneficial manner, when the springtime
comes, use the true and perfect remedy,
Syrup of Figs. One bottle will answer for
all the family and costs only so centa; the
large size 81. Try it and be pleased. Man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co.
only.
The Republican., 1895-10-03

ART thou in misery, brother7 Then
pray be comforted Thy grief shall pass
away Art thou elatedl All be not too
gay; te mper thy joy this, too, shall pass
away-Paul H. Hayne
The Republican., 1895-10-03

AocEPTED-She (coldly)-'I hardly know
how to receive your proposal. You know ]
am worth a million, of course He (diplo-
matically)- y)-"Yes-worth million other
girls" She (rapturously)-"O! JackW-
The Republican., 1895-10-03

MADGE-'I suppose you are happy now
yon have the engagement ring" Marjorie
NO, my dear. won't be perfectly happy
until find out what it cOst-'-Life.
The Republican., 1895-10-03

FoRTIFY Feeble Lungs Against Winter
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
The Republican., 1895-10-03

''DE fac'," said Uncle Eben, dat some
men gifts erlong by jes' pertendin' ter be wise
shows whut er good ting wisdom r ally mus
Washington Star.
The Republican., 1895-10-03
ASSIST NATURE

a little now and then
in removing offend
ing matter from the
stomach and bowvl-
and you thereby
avoid a multitude
of distressing de-
engagements and dis
eases, and will have
less frequent need
of your doctors $
service.
OF all know n
agents for this pur-
pose, DR.. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets are
the best. Once
used. they are al
ways I'm favor.
The Pellets cure
bilious ness, sick
and bilious head
ache, dizziness, cos
tiveness, or consti-
patton, sour stom-
The Republican., 1895-10-03

ETnELBERrA tin runaway carriage)-
''Oh, Tom. let US jump-quick. Tom leis-
urely)-" 'TWould only be the trouble for
nothing. We shall be thrown out in min
ute."-Tit-Bits.
The Republican., 1895-10-03

SHE-"Haye YOU ever loved anotherr'
He-''Xes. of course. Did you think I'd
practice on a nice girl like youH'-Life.
The Republican., 1895-10-03

ABsENT-MINDED-"I really cannot find
where l have put my spectacles.n why,
where, by the way have l put my nose!'-
Judy.
The Republican., 1895-10-03
THIS famous "new woman"
Still charming appears,
She's "advancedr in ideas,
But never in years.
Wac1,iprr+ ,

WHAT profits us that we from heaven de-
rive a soul immortal, and with looks erect,
survey the stars, if, like the brutal hind,
we follow where our passions lead the way! !
DRYDEN.
The Republican., 1895-10-03
Keen Your Weather Eve Open.

Fraud loves a shining mark. Occasion
ally spurious limitations spring up Of Hos
letters Stomach Bitters, the great Ameri-
can family remedy for chills and fever, dys-
pepsia, constipation, biliousness, nervous
ness. neuralgia, rheumatism and kidney dis
order. These limitations are usually fiery
local bitters full of high wines. Look out
for the firm signature on the genuine label
and vignette Of ST. George and the Dragon.
The Republican., 1895-10-03

THOSE we call ancients were really new
in every ythine.-Pascal.
The Republican., 1895-10-03

"WEAT pudding had we better have TO-
day. cooke" "Oh, don't study me, mum!
never eat puddings. Fun.
The Republican., 1895-10-03

''DE kind Of man dat thinks he knows it
all said Uncle Eben, - gin rally seems justi-
fed in de low average he seems ter put on
human intelligence. Washington Star.
The Republican., 1895-10-03

PHYsIc for the most part is nothing elst
but The substitute Of exercise or temper
auce.-Addison.
The Republican., 1895-10-03

DO YOU think she loves him?" "Des.
perately" "Why desperately Because
he is her last chance "-rit-Bits
The Republican., 1895-10-03

RHETORIC is nothing but reason well
dressed and argument put in order.-Jcr-
eny Collier.
The Republican., 1895-10-03

THE great art of life is to play for much
and stake little-Johnson.
The Republican., 1895-10-03

JoNEs-"Hows Wheeler getting along
since he bought bicycle" Brown-"On
crutches, l believe ~ London Fun.
The Republican., 1895-10-03
Halrs Catarrh Cure
Is Constitutional Cure. Price 75c.

TEE world cures alike the optimist and
the misanthrope.
The Republican., 1895-10-03

BEECHAM's PILLS for constipation 10c and
BIC. Get the book at your druggists and 60
by IL. Book free.
The Republican., 1895-10-03

"THE only thing don't like about Miss
Peeler is her bathing suit" THAT isn't
much against her.'-Life.
The Republican., 1895-10-03

TEE plainest case in many words entang-
ling.-Joauua Baillie.
The Republican., 1895-10-03
Best of All

WHAT makes life dreary is want Of mo-
tive-George Eliot.
The Republican., 1895-10-03

VANITY is poison Of agreeableness.-
GreVl!le.
The Republican., 1895-10-03

The eleven cables now in opsr
across the Atlantic have cost upv
e7U, 200 900
The Republican., 1895-10-03
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
a PUZZLED LITTLE BRAIN.

think II is so very queer
That when We little children here
Are fast asleep-eGch curly head
sucked snugly in his downy bed
Some children living far away
Arc up and out f-doors az play
And then my teacher says the sun,
When all his shining here is done,
Cues down TO China and Japan
To shine as brightly as hs can
So when lie down to my rest
The little Japs are being dressed.
And when at morn my prayers are said
The Chinese girls are going TO bed
But oh, 1t seems TO me so queer,
They do not do as we do here,
-Zitella Cooke, in Youths Companion
The Republican., 1895-10-03

ach, loss of appetite, coated tongue, indi-
gestion, or dyspepsia, windy belchings,
heart burn pain and distress after eat
ing, and kindred arrangements of the
liver, stomach and bowels.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-06-05
The Largest Telescopes.

The largest twelve refracting telescopes
are those of the Lick Observatory, with
an aperture of thirty.si inches; Yale
University, twenty-eight; United States
Naval, twenty-six; Leander Met cCormack,
twenty-six; Princeton, twenty-three;
Denver, twenty; Smithsonian, twenty;
Dearborn, 1875; Carleton College. 1872;
Warner, sixteen; Washburn, 15.5; and
Harvard, fifteen. The largest rejecting
telescopes are those of Harvard College,
twenty-eight inches, and the Rev. DR..
John Peate, twenty-five. DR.. Peate,
who is an amateur maker, Is now finish.
ing thirty and -one- half inch silver-on.
glass mirror, which will be presented to
the Allegheny College at Meadville.
When mounted it will be the largest re.
hecting telescope in this country. There
are numerous redectors made by Brasheal
from nine to twelve inches in diameter.
The Clarks are now grinding an object
glass of forty inches for a telescope tc
be mounted in an observatory yet to be
built upon Mount Wilson, in Southern
California. Though the Lick Observatory
possesses the largest telescope at present,
Harvard College has the best equipped
observatory for general Astronomical
| work in America, and one of the best il
the world.-NeW Orleans Iimes-Den
0erdt.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-06-05

There is nothing in the whole range of
dry-goods so inaammable as the fine
grades of Canton flannel. I have had
the house set on fire repeatedly because
some one lighted lamp in the vicinity
of Canton flannel drapery. I used to
be very fond of this sort of goods, but
there is nothing that would induce me to
put yard of it in my house. If you
want to understand the occasion of my
fears, just take bit of the stuff and
hold it near the flame of lamp. The
blaze will travel over it faster than a
prairie fire. I have sometimes thought
that I would positively refuse to sell the
goods, but people want them; and ]
suppose no one would thank me for ad.
vice on the subject. ."-NeU York Ledger.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-06-05
LOVELY OLD SILK GOWNS.

Speaking of economy reminds me of
the lovely old silk gowns that every
body's mother or grandmother is pretty
sure to possess. How often have l
gazed upon those quantity cut remnants
of past glories and thought what a de-
licious frock this would make if only the
widths were straight. Now is your
time, clever girls. Gored skirts are
with us again, so repair to the old.fash-
ioned camphor chest that nearly every
we'll regulated household possesses, and,
with little headwork, neat hand and
a few accessories you can turn yourself
out a dinner gown or an afternoon dress
that will please yourself and everyone
who is fortunate enough to see it on you.
1 speak, not blandly, but from expe'
rience, for I have just finished making
over simply lovely old lilac silk poplin.
I am very proud of it, for with my
own hands nave done this thing" and
I don't believe "SIme. Adelina" or
madame anybody else could have made
a more successful thing of it.-!St. Louis
Republic.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-06-05
MUSIC.

Oh, take the lutte this brooding hour for
me
The golden lutte, the hollow crying Lutte
A. me even with thine eyes; be mute,
And touch the strings; yea, touch them ten.
derby;
Touch them and dream, till all thine heart
in thee
Grow great and passionate and sad and
wild.
Then on me too as on thine heart, q child,
The marvellous light, the stress divine shall
be,
And I shall see, as with enchanted eyes,
The unveiled vision Of this world flame by,
Battles and griefs, and storms and phan-
tastes,
The cleaning Joy, the ever-seething fire,
The hero's triumph, and the martyrs cry,
The pain, the madness, the unsearched de-
sire.
"A. Lan,p,nan, in the Century.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-06-05
THE SILK SKIRT.

What seems an extravaganza to many
women is the silk skirt which good
dress maker always insists wool gown
shall be made ever. Yet even to the
economist there are several points in its
favor. One silk lining often serves DIR
ing the reign of two gowns, tae foot
ruf1e, perhaps, being replaced. 1t is
lighter than cambria and has besides q
certain buoyancy, which adds to its want
of weight. Its slippery surface prevents
the wool clinging and does away with
the disagreeable swathed sensation which
wool gowns on cambria Innings are sure
to evolve. One may even economize a
little in the amount of cvermaterial when
the silk skirt Is used. It is beginning
to be understood that there is rationale
at the bottom of many so-cailed extrava-
gancies; no woman for instance, nova
days who respects herself wears the atroc-
ity known as sham skirt-and the
silk underskirt is conspicuous example
of such we'll conditioned luxury
Chicago Mems.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-06-05
A Family Of Giants.

Fred s. Pond, Webster avenue, City,
says:My fathers grandfather'S family con-
sisted of thirteen brothers and two sis
tiers. The aggregate weight of all the
last time they met at the old homestead
was 5000 pounds. The average height
of each was a fraction over six feet. !
have heard my father say he has seen his
father, who was below the average OF his
brothers in height, weight and muscle,
throw in quick succession several forty
gallon casks of cider over an OK. cart with
ease, and have also seen him lift one OF
the same sized casks by the Climbs to his
lips and drink therefrom. At one time
ten of the brothers went to a barn-rais-
ing. They lifted the bend, thirty by
forty feet, with its sixteen-foot posts and
fourteen-inch square timbers, without
any effort. Old New Englanders will
know what that meant. Ira Pond was
a man noted for his great physical
strength. He could take any two OF his
brothers, one in each hand, and handle
them with ease. He once caught and
held two live oeer. On one occasion,
when he was working about the barn,
which was enclosed with fence six feet
high, noted pugilist presented himself
and bantered the brother for a fight.
The brother said he was church member
and it was against his principles to fight.
The pugilist then bantered Ira, who said
he did not want to fight for nothing, but
as he spoke he took the pugilist by the
neck and trousers and lifted him clear
over the fence. The pugilist walked
back to the barn, bowed to Ira and said:
~ have had enough Of you. ."-Chicago
7'ribuDs
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-06-05
THE SCOOP BONNET.

TIE scoop bcrnet is a favorite because
it is generally becoming and isso shaped
that while being a bonnet it has the
youthful appearance of a round hat. The
distinctive feature of the scoop bonnet
is that it has 70 brim at all, and that it
lies perfectly fat upon the front of the
haad, just over the forehead. This gives
a very nice chance for becoming face
trimming. Women with small, regular
features find the scoop bonnet very be-
coming if trimmed with standing bow,
which is placed on the front of the boa
net in the most upright, aggressive man
rer possible. Around the edge OF the
bonnet there must be heavy ruching of
some kind Vi velvet, and at the back an.
other upright bow. This makes very
pretty Eat, and one which will probably
be fashionable all winter.-NeU York
World.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-06-05
FOR HOUSE WEAR.

For house wear very handsome dress
is made of the princesse shape-and it
may be mentioned en- passant that all
dresses are being made on this pattern
crossed and draped, of iron gray swanskin
silk. The corsage closed in bias over a
double ruche, which is stopped by a bow
on the skirt. The right side of the
ccrsage is draped at the shoulder with
three pleats, which are held together
with bow. A ruched collarette. The
skirt is ornamented with two rows of
embroidery. separated with small ruches,
a double ruche ornamentins the bottom.
The sleeves in biss, rather high shouldered
and gathered, being narrow at the bot.
tom and trimmed at the wrist with two
rows of embroidery and ruches.-Nev
York Herald.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-06-05
Potato Pen Wipers.

Several hotels in this city use neatly
peeled and cubed potato as place in
which to stick the pens, kept handily
near the register. A man from else.
where got to talking with Clerk Roney,
of the Colonnade, about the idea ygester"
day. "Why use potatoesl" asked Mr..
Somebody, of Elsewhere. 'They clean
the pens,', said Mr.. Roney. "The acid
of the murphy neutralizes all the cor
roding principles of the writing fluid.
I've figured that it will take 17S bushels
of potatoes to supply city hote! counter
with these potato. .pen-wipers. The pota-
toes have to be big ones, selected for
their size, and as soon as one gets black
another has to be sent for. "-Paaade!.
phia Press.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-06-05
EARNINGS OF LITERARY WOMAN.


Women are more favored in literary
work at present than are men. For ex-
ample, Mrs. Burnett has a larger income
from royalties than is received by any
man. Mrs. Humphrey Ward will make
a small fortune out of her "David." "
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps commands the
highest prices for all the magazines.
Mrs. Margaret Deland sets her own fig
ures. Sarah Orne Jewett receives as
much for short story as does the most
successful male author. Anna Katharine
Green sustains comfortable home solely
from the proceeds of her pen. Ella
Wheeler Wilcox sells everything she
writes. Amelie Rives writes little, but
what she does write and sell brings her
the best prices. Maria Parloa lives on
the income of her pen. Mary ]. Holmes
receives larger yearly check from her
publishers than does many bank presi'
dent. Amelia E. Barr is kept busy sup
plying stories and articles at darterlng
figures. "The Duchess" makes several
thousands of dollars each year with her
pen, while "Mrs. Alexander" does the
same. "Octave Thanet" has more than
she can do at the most remunerstive rates
of payment, and one might go through
an almost endless list of women, such as
Julia Magruder, Elizabeth B. Custer,
Frances Courtenay Baylor, Harriet Pres
colt spoford, Miss McCelland, Mollie
Elliott Seawell, Louiss Chandler Aoul-
ton, Ellen Olney Kirk, Grace King and a
score OF two of others. Chicago Post.
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Tie Old-Teeth Market.

An uptown dentist displays peck or
more Of teeth, the product of many
aclirg jaws, in a glass case in front of
his establishment. A curious individual
4 few days ago asked the doctor if the
teeth outside were all drawn by him.
YES, and down in my cellar l have
p flour barrel full, of all sizes. We used
% sell them to articulators of skeletons,
and we got 81 quart for them. They
had to buy more than quart sometimes
to Get even one tooth to suit, because a
skeleton with a full set of teeth was
worth at least SIS more than one not
having ali its teeth. But that trade is
about lost to this country because they
can set up skeleton so much cheaper
in France. There ought to be heavy
tariff duty on skeletons. .-PaiIadelphis
Record
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-06-05
A WOMAN AS TRAIN DISPATCHER.

1t is said that the Office of train
dispatcher on the New London North
ern Railroad is held by Miss Lizzie E. D.
Thayer. As this is single-track road,
her position is one of great response
bility, since she controls the movements
of all trains from one end of the line to
the other. Miss Thayer was for some
time assistant to the former train de.
spatcher, and upon his resignation, pend
ing the appointment of his successor,
she proved herself so thoroughly capable
OF doing the work of the place that the
position was conferred upon her. She
is at her office from seven in the morn
ing until six at night, experimenting the
151 miles of track under her care. She
has O man assistant, but the response
bility is all hers. During her two years
of service there has been no accident for
which she is to blame. .-Neu York WH.
ness.