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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-01-23
Still Growing.
from the Wausau Record.l I


The Wausau Telephone Co. switch
board has a capacity of $50 connections,
and of all these only six are not in use.
When six new instruments are put in it
will be necessary TO add another section
to the switch board to accommodate
future subscribers.
To people outside of Wausau this
announcement will seem startling if
they have been listening to the stories
told by the Wisconsin Telephone Co.
as to the manner in which the old COM
pany is wipilg the ground with the new
company. Vice President Maynard
was at Grand Rapids recently and, while
sitting in an office. he was privileged to
hear the fairy tale that is put into the
mouths of local Wisconsin Telephone
Co. employees. The story somewhat
startled Mr. Maynard, but he reflected
that it was not true, and then he felt
better. The tale related described the
haste with which business and profess
sional men were coming back to the
Wisconsin Telephone Co., and that
they now had nearly all their old GUS
toners again, while the local company
was drifting upon the rocks of disaster
Or words to that effect.
The facts are that the old company
has put in a number Of instruments
free in the outskirts of town, in saloons
and few blacksmith shops. They may
have put in fifty-we cannot tell exact
number-but there is no disposition to
accept their phones even free of eX-
pense in the business part of the city,
or among people to whom telephone
is of practical and business use. Still
the merry war goes on.
MERRILL TELEPHONES.
At this time of year, when it is to be
expected that business will be at about
the lowest notch, it is gratifying to see
that one line of industry is having a
boom.
Telephone interests in this section,
excepting those of the poor and neg
lected Wisconsin Telephone Co., are
successful far beyond anticipation.
Applications have been coming in al
most daily and yesterday one of the
directors of the company said that APP
plications in and phones already con-
nected guaranteed an exchange of 14l
patrons. When we consider that the
switch board can only accommodate
$50 and that the Tomahawk toll line
and the Wausau toll line will reduce
this number to 14S it can be seen that
but seven more phones can be added,
when the switch board will be full. 1t
is rather a case of first come first
served. - at1al
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-04-11

10 tpll ihntruth. nll mankind may, with
great yiurUy4.. rr divided into two part
those who understand horses and those
who do mot Thurr nrc people who will
drive Ur ride "a mig al day, may, who may
own and use DO fUr years whose powers
OF un.Hryutiun ARE not sufficiently enlisted
Boz tNr "details of rho animal tn distinguish
30 from any strange horse in the nUt
ttlll unless there De- some gross difference
iu color such cqur-trlAns will ho con.
tent Co sru u tine hurso. with nerves. eye
muscles and possibilities Tor good ur evil,
cl.hIr-Ud boo favor uf tho dead certainty of
% rUrlrafutIc steam engine
Tho second. smaller and. aside from
hHraH drilurs. more mobile group uf ludI.
yliunls cannot su much as enter fUrtuI
ton. uIUso cab without taking unconscious
uUfU uf thH stockings. tho withur,, tho sig1
uHl tlr facial expression VI thg creature
lUfWeHn thu SHIFTS. one whose sympathy
with tHu lIUuFHuhum stands this tcst BIOS
frIttlu thrill impaired by The responsive
spring ui A glorious saddle hUr-r hn- ur
iHHUd mental conversation with thu shape.
ly 900 expressive ears OF tho sensitive grUn.
tur0, bias boom fairly exalted by mere prus
unity 60 Che splendid spirit Uf hard driN
on thoroughbred aud has quiyoroi with
thnrhmr h0ndy drink which brilliant frosty
mornings have brought Co.. tHu smoking
muglrs Of his dancing lpya with th..H
iu.MuEUyu and STRONG CURVED uu"Es. .uf
i4itu1t absurd CO. duf.uI 10 good horse
from hursgiu-s unrr.ng.. .a-aabuyr's
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a. = restaurant. II nearly cost him
his life.
Father Nugeni, Of Liverpool, Eng.
lauj, the Catholic priest VIII became
famous by his estabisrment u place. Of
fotuse { homeless boys, 10 travelling
on the Pacific cJssl. Hu IL now 10
California.
Rock Springs, wyo., MinoE Waller
n. RevelI returned from Vernal, Uiap,
on MonIhy. Hls face has slWtwhli
weather beaten appearance, but other.
wise he got through the long tip !
right. He found business a. et IN
Nerual Warren went g.
Utah On Mo- day evening ~ LOOK up .
location Tor husiuess.
a pitched battle between two deeper.
ate women tUDk place WeIuesiay
afternoon ia Oakland, Ca. a Mrs.
Ell.w fth hud Ma. solomon, VIII.
uuu form rly occupied the Fau" hHu-.f
mt aud inIu gyi In q verbal c'muHi
Nhlch WuEo1 warmer aul warmer.
Fiually bow was struck, whtrguuou
the two women tell 10 u,AuuE each
other iu true Iuglus,ic ftyIe. tuusiu-
efaulc nair was pulled au drtssrs wei.
badly IN but blsihuutta inter ere o
anu the pAclted o0m Atlantis were h-f.
ried OH In opposite uifacIUuo.
Tho IaIios o. tue san Ftaloi.v.
Pfr.Uytnsn Chinese missiup hsd o.
eK II ng battle iur the pls'tssiuu oi U
Chuc,s gifl tury hsd undertaKsu {
fo.cuv from II lie OIL ,hsao "wednesday
afternoon. Iney lcatuv. several Isy
ago that Sutu Bauk, pf1Wiutu.
Chinese merchant VI P.itla d. o..
anu a member oil tue Bapus, tuufch
there, had utIivUd In this ouy with
Two Chiuvrs gifls, recently Atuyr.
ir.m en- ., whom he Wa uyiug O.
ell ~ CHA tYwu, fl,suu being the
pfico askeI Tor each of tue sire. Tn
ladies got the police 90 uru'h Boa Iut
house where one VI the girls va con.
Hnrd, aUu set net a. l.uurty
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STATE NEWS.

Hon. John Il. Barnes Ui k1ytvllie,
10 sIusdIIy Improving IN heath.
The quarterly conference of the u d.
lief 3 clely VI DAVIS stake val 10
held Rl Cuutefyiiiv uu Fulu. Apf !
l7Ih, At los. tn. AM . D.. m.
The recent school election ina Mount
Pleasant, on the local on VI tybu..
silr, h Teen uuUlafUd luyauJ, uroaust
there wtru tWuuty.syvyu Illegal WOKE
cas-, Hud n one seems o. kuuV nov {
was doe,
Manu- Messengers CO S.At1u j..
q, CAhODn gives tue mauutty ftcutI
" Mautt pfcciuut tor the tutuy mUnIhe
ending MafOu 80, 1890. a. tulIJNF.
Macs, l., iumal,H, TO- ut total VI 80
being tue largest uumuur % deaths
ever recorded VA tue same eugtn %.
tiu.e....,. Two ChttleMUn from Mario
county, kauHat, are hefl this week
Uuyiug II CO. lnvy viii sup Uut
about 800 head 10 Jay VI two.
Lsbi Banner; several farmers are
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dtiviHg prluai1u wells uu ths 'r.u
auI obtaining guu n0ws OF whi,.
which Will enal lr them 60 waller Their
btot crop. o.. Tue paIefs htvD b su
made vUt b., tue city attut -, ih8m -
JOpu, at Provo, hud orwsrItd htt,
We'd % Jay uight, IN the cHse ~ Lrh
CITY Va brhi tabernacle ch ir,whete o.
the plaintiff. wish 10 COLLECT license
from duiruInut- Tor Cisl suI daut,
given ~ Tue yuoIr 10 cpttui membp b
WHO were called Uu mission, no Z,
being charge N,...Q lite a .umuUt u
itanu- are maHusx tHis twu Ru.
vlcluily tnciT headquarters ani ever.
uiEut dufins The pIst week tueT mr.
have been stea IN the field betwee
tins place nud the junction HlO * 10.
creek bauks aud 30 may uu found thu
tpey are fespOn.Iuie Tor the uumstoJ
Expectations committed recently On
ihIs vtuiuity.
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NEWS OF THE WEST.
40 ElsYtD.YsaF Old Boy Seriously
Injured BY a BICyCliSL
TRYING TO SAVE A CHINESE GIRL.
Battle Between Two Desperate Women
"A had Indian Rilled-MJom-
Ing Fatality.

q vernon Richards hiss proclaimed
May lst as ArUor Jay In wyomiug.
The Wyoming Republican state
convention viii be held on May / I, ut
Sheridan.
+. J. Caldwell, Of Salt Lake, regis.
tered at tue Baldwin hotel, 5su
FfAnclsco. on Thufs1ay.
A t,n.year.old sou Of ex.sher.n
Hansen, VI Carbon county, Wyoming,
was killed tue other Jay by being
thrown from AtunAwAy.
Cattle rustlsrs are getting IN tb,ir
work IT, Wyoming. =. Barrett. tie
Green River sook grover, had 300
usAd stolen last Sunday.
John Bugg, AN fndiau who has
silisd several men In hshts, vas MIN.
sell killed In a utuuson btayI win
another Indian At North Fora, Cal,
OE Sunday.
J.. Morris, who lives near scio, in
Lam county, o., has n nairle,s cali.
The cali IL said TO resemble gfey.
huuud almtsgh mucu a. lie does az
ttdinafy call,
Flank K,llingor, a eleven.year.oIi
boy, was run down by bicyc llst on
Weduesday, nj Alameda, Cal, and re.
,e.Voi serious Injuries, cAuslug conous.
zion VI the braiu.
Mff. BTslow, tho OAKLAND, Cal.
icycliat who was run iuto by a street
car, while crossing the track on het
wheel on March %, has brought suit
Tor $4,000 damages.
Tnomss q llies, OF Rock Springs
wyoming, Offers $500 reward Tor In
IDfnalion that will locate the wnefr.
lou soi his brother, Findlay Gilues,
Leaf 70 his recovery, dead or siiy,.
I.tdlay disappeared In Aprii, 1894.
The Novada Press association will
lave Reno on April IAN fora ten
ay.' excursion TO Sacramento, SAINT
iitibua, LOs Angeles, san joe AMI
flamenco IN special Pullman
car.
james Tfeaiwell one u tho diroo o-a
.. the Alameda aud San joaquin Ra i.
tHhd eumpauy, Cal, IL Just covering
ON luAIsto.i poisoning, whicu be got
'hf1ugh eating supposed mushroom
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4 new uup uf La tst' q rug CARO-.
AMI Chlldreu's J1cktis rns Aftlve r.
the wes oru. %. t8 Main 10
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-15

chine with a crepon stripe. This last
is such a delicate goods that 1t is chosen
only by very slender young women who
must have a fleecy fulness to puff out
meager figure.
The untrimmed skirt is a rarity. Even
brides are resorting to trimming, and all
other costumes have a little touch of en-
brodery, of lace, of applique, of jet or of
braiding, to liven the simplicity. In this
way very lady-like effects are produced,
1t is becoming quite the custom to in
troduce girl at an afternoon tea A
small orchestra is hidden behind few
palms and from 4 to the carriages ar
rive many callers coming on foot, from
matinee or home The young woman in
shaded, lamp-lighted room, stands by
her mother and is presented to everybody.
There are copious cups of tea served and
small cakes and tiny sandwiches. Ices
are passed in paper icecups, and there
are small cakes. At 6 O'Clock al, is over.
An affair of this kind is highly respecta-
BILE and has redeeming qualities in this
year Of pinch" IT costs very little. The
debutante cannot, of course, wear decol-
lette in the daytime, nor her mother Both
dress in pretty, high-necked and long
sleeved afternoon toilets, and no caterer
is needed Afterwards, if finances permit.
may come the grand ball! l ought not to
tell the secrets of this tea coming-out"
But l have given my word to disclose
each social foible, and this is one.
The vogue for silk Innings is passing
away as an extravagance and a bad habit.
SILK is delicious TO the touch but IL tares
and trays frightfully. There are sub
stances that rustic precisely as well. and
SILK except as a lining TO cuffs. ruffs and
collars, is passing away. Nina Goodwin.
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there are so many face-cloths that a
word about them here is not amiss. Any
cloth with a smooth, satin-lilxe surface is
called this year "a face-cloth." There Is
one quality Of material that is very thin
and fine. 1t is almost identical with "a
nuns yelling and is as easily handled as
the yelling. 1t is a little finer and more
satiny in look. ana is a great favorte
with young women of aesthetic mind who
like to "drape" themselves in soft, cling
ing, shiny stuffs.
The skirt of the gown was almost a
demi-train. 1t had a little soft hair-cloth
stiffening, enough TO hold il out from the
figure, but without suggest ton of crino-
line. Yet IL kept its shape well. 1t bare
~ lay upon the floor, so admirably was
the stiffening handled. The back view
was a poem in simplicity and grace. So,
indeed was the front with its plain, shin
Ing folds.
Trimming the skirt there was an appli-
cation in silk embroidery. This was put
on so that IL came to a point in the mid
die of the back and again in the middle
OF the front. 1t dipped low at the sides.
The embroidery was very glossy and sug-
gested a satin finish. II was put on as
an empecement and not as actual en-
broidery upon the goods.
Her royal highness, Helene OF Mon
tenegro, wore her gowns trimmed with
copy the latest bride, the Paris dress
makers are using the appliques to the
exclusion of embroidery whenever II is
possible to do so. Upon a bodice, how
ever. the embroidery is liked better pc
cause It IS more pliable to the figure.
The gown, a plain princess in cut, had
a bolero jacket. This tiny little affair
was edged all around with the embrod-
cry. The back was box-plaited in a
small double box-plait that hung from the
neck to a point near the waist line. The
front was open over a vest of softest
crepe de chine No jewels did this young
woman wear, but there were buttons OF
cut steel upon the box plait OF the bolero
and in the front OF the same Jacket
These two debutante gowns are fair
samples OF the dresses we shall see this
winter upon those who make their initial
bow to society.
There is a debutante innovation that is
quite striking, and that Is the wearing
Of pale shades one debutante will make
her bow 70 Nine Faure in sheen gray,
so sheeny that the silvery heart OF wa
| termelon IS pronounced" by the side of
J 1t. You look twice 10 sec II your eyes
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are not playing you a leaden trick. Just
the faintest touch of gray. off white! An
other will wear cloud green. Unless there
is "A mass OF the goods. a cloud of the
dress, you cannot tell that there is
green tone in it.
Blush pink is another debutante shade.
1t is more OF the thangeable white and
pink. The silk is white, as you look at
1t one way and a faint pink as you look
at it another way. A changeable tone!
Having so many choices, the debutantes
cannot complain of the monotony of their
existence the first season.
The gowns of Miss Collins, a modiste
told me, show a penchant for black and
white One of them. an evident reception
dress, would be a plain white satin were
II not for a tiny stripe of black running
through it. From a distance the black
line is lost and you see only the deepen
ing Of the shadows of the figure Large
sleeve puffs trim all this young ladys
gowns, for she has not taken kindly to
the revival of the skimp sleeves.
NAnother dress chosen by her is a law
ender with white line through it, and
third is a black with small clusters Of
white, purple and lavender stripes. These
dresses make up very prettily, as they
give hight and are naturally dressy.
Debutantes in satin are scarce. There
are many in white thin goods White
chiffon with a satin stripe; white muslin
with a lace stripe and white crepe de
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lizard, although lizard had something to
do with them One OF our comrades had
brought to the Marseilles Scientific school
lizard, an individual Of the genus La
certa, those great lizard which reach thir-
~ to forty centimeters twelve or fifteen
inches) in length, coored with many bril-
liant hues and banded with blue, green
and gold, which are so abundant in the
south of France. When the lizard was
given to us. 1t had not eaten for sew
eral days. 1 thought that ! would
collect different insects for it to eat, es-
pecially some Of the cockroaches SO nu-
merous in moist cellars and in kitchens.
The lizard, as may be imagined, did not
hesitate to accept this Offering, and the
terror Of the cockroaches was great. They
cast themselves, in their fright, in all d.
rections in the glass case where the sau-
rian was confined. And we could observe
in the insects real sentiments-the senti-
ment of fear; that was not difficult to
recognize; it is found also among all ami
mails, and is often confused with the in
stinct of self-preservation; the sentiment
of craft; also the sentiment of pity, as
M Delboeuf observed in the case of
lizards, and as a consequence of this
sentiment of pity, the sentiments of devo-
ton and courage.
This is how we were permitted to show
the existence of these last sentiments: We
had placed in the reptiles glass prison a
porcelain cup Of water; we did not wish
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offer congratulations of the season. And
II madame graciously sends a basket of
flowers 1t is placed in a position Of honor
in the drawing room; if bouquet. the de-
butante carries it. A debutante has been
known to change her dress at the last
minute in order to wear shade that cor
responds with the flowers sent her by
Nine Faure, which she must carry
AS there are nearly fifty debutantes
every winter in Paris society, Nine. Faure
is kept very busy congratulating each and
sending flowers. The result is that all
upper tendon in Paris is united with a
union firm and close, and all the new
corners are, in a sense, sisters.
In America a debutante keeps her COM
ing-out gown a secret from her friends
But here she parades it beforehand. and
TO match so that all the debutantes look
as nearly alike as English sisters. Scarce
ly an iota of change in their dress.
American girls are fond of being brought
out here. Miss Edith Collins the young
woman who is reported about to marry
Chauncey NJ. Depew." was brought out in
Paris, or, at least, she went a deal in
Paris society during her first season
"out." And now she is here a great deal
She has been buying gowns this season
handsome enough for any trousseau on
earth.
A very pretty American girl who comes
out this winter in her own country was
introduced to Partisan society last week
by a Nine Floret who is a quiet leader
in her own social set. The girl wore a
lovely gown Of white taffeta. plain as It
could be made. The skirt was a little
longer than walking length This gives
hight and is very graceful after one has
learned TO manage IT, Its only trimming
was an empiecement In cut silver en-
broidery.
The cut of the waist was a princess In
the back The front was draped and
caught at the side with a large buckle
Of cut silver that corresponded with The
sheen OF the taffeta admirably
The vest was white silk embroidery
draped slightly at the waist line. Their
were small discs OF the cut silver In the
embroidery. There were no sleeves. small
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observations that made in 1898, not OF
our guest to suffer from thirst. Now, in
their confused movements it happened
several times that one Of the cockroaches
haste lost his balance. We saw him tum-
BILE into the water. almost always on his
back. The poor insect then presented
lamentable spectacle; stretched out in the
water on his back; terrified by the thought
that the lizard was so near him, he waved
his six legs in the air desparingly. This
accident happened at least five or six
times. And each time, without exception,
some of the other cockroaches, interrupt
ing their flight, went to the edge Of the
cup to aid their companion, forgetting
their own danger. They actually sue
ceeded in saving him, aiding each other
In reaching their unfortunate brother,
and always showing the same agitation
We tried the experiment several times,
and always observed the same facts.
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DOGS NERVE TRANsFERRED.
Remarkable Surgical Operation Per-
formed in Detroit Hospital.
From the New York Tribune.

IAOll the NEW 4OAh lAlbuuSs
Detroit, Nov IA successful operation
was performed on N. Graybeil of Gale
donia, in the Butterworth hospital here
which is believed to be without parallel
in the history of surgery. Six months ago
Graybell had his right hand fearfully mu-
tilated at the wrist on a saw. The ulnar
and median nerves were nearly severed,
and so badly torn that the hand was par
alyzed Last month he came here for
treatment, and DR.. r. Peterson on Oct
Is undertook the task of removing the
lacerated portions Of the nerves and trans
plating therein the sciauc nerve from a
live spaniel. Graybeil and the spaniel
were placed under anaesthetics and an
inch and half of each OF the torn nerves
cut off. The ends were made square and
the nerves from the dog laid in the
breach. SILK Sutures were used to hold
the pieces together. Two or three days
ago Graybiel announced that feeling had
returned to his hand, and to-day he was
able to move the hand and fingers quito
freely. and full sensation had returned to
the injured member. The dog never re-
covered from the anaesthetlcs The doc.
tors say that In a short time the hand
will be as strong as ever and the man will
suffer no inconvenience.
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BALL GOWNS FOR THE DEDUTANTES.
The COming-Out Girls Wear Taffetas and
Delicate Dresses of Fine Face-ClOth.
Jus
shades Much y =
stripe Materi"Is-HOw Debutantes
ear.
Copyrighted. 1896

Paris, Nov. 5.-What delight it is to
live in a city where one woman gives tone
to every social function. II Nine. Faure
is here or If Nine. Faure goes there the
affair is success and the social season
has dawned brightly for this or that
hostess.
And that is the explanation of why so
many entertainments are given "for Nine.
Faure." If there is a debutante to be in
troduced Mime. Faure must be present 10
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fiaring shoulder puffs, lined with lace,
trimming the armhoies. And from each
shoulder fell a scarf Of taffeta, which was
draped across the front of the embroid-
cred vest. Shoulder gloves were worn.
With this girl was a friend, another
American girl, who was also making her
first appearance in society. The second
girl will not return to her native country
this winter, but will spend it making
foreign reputation as a beauty.
Her dress was white face-cloth,
queer thing for debutants dress. But
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THE ALL-PERvADING oocKRoAcH.
The Despised Little Pest Has InteIIi-
gence and Knows How 10 Reason

From the Revue scientihque.
M. Delboeuf has published a very inter-
esting study Of the psychology of lizards.
a study that has led him to the conclusion
that there exist among these creatures
veritable sentiments that we find among
all the superior animals; love. friendship.
hate, anger, devotion. courage, defiance.
Jealousy craft, fear. malice and even
pity
These very interesting notes recall some
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-15

Prof Algave. the advocate Of sta''
monopoly of alcohol. is now in kassis
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-28
tSII.SNS.

Wilson. \. c., March tSpcciall
Nh Henry Hlount has just returned
from Lumbcrton. y. c.. where. he has
been giving his fav2ritc monologun
l'cyond The Alps Lies Italy" to larru
and attentive crowds.
CAPT T.. NJ. Nadul is very i'll. we
wish him speedy recovery.
Col. Stickncy left yesterday for Rich
mond. VA. where he will remain for :,
few days.
Mrs. j. O. Farmer accompanied by
h'f mo daughters. returned yesterday
from Il short visit To Scotland Mech.
y. &.
Mr.. NJ Warren and daughter returned
YESTERDAY from Il short visit to Spring
Hope
Mir. Earncs: Nadal. one OF our highly
esteemed Noun; town"mrn. who has
Tor the past four months been studviu.
pharmacy in Baltimore, Md. was call
"d To the bedside of his father on YES
tcrday.
Prof. Geo. Common. the highly esteem
cd ana competent principal Of the WI
son graded school. left yesterday for
Raleigh. ~ G.
The meeting which is being held al,
I'll" Methodist Church IS largely at
tended and the interest is incrcasin,;
daily.
Yesterday evening Jas l,eddcn. col
ored was taken To the asylum at Colds
horo. y {. Some time ago james; Red
den shot al Eugene Dunson and wound
ed him seriously. He WIS then placed
i'll the county jail and only two DAYS
ago he WAS suddenly stricken crazy
and was carried off.
We are glad la learn that Mrs CAPT
Anderson Is considerably better