The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1897-05-18
A WAR RE:MINlSCENCE
Scenes at Hatcher's Creek and
Petersburg Recalled.
John B. Scace Speaks to Reporter of Stirring Scenes
Escaped with Slight Wound, but, Like Other Vet
Grams, Has Suffered Since-A Story that
y Reads Like Page from History.
From The Albany. NJ j.. Journal.

term of his re-enlistment Sergeant Scace par.
tlcipated in some of the hottest struggles 90
the war. Many gray-haired veteran to-
day recalls the scenes of lIatcher's Run, the
Creek
After his honorable discharge, June a,
1865, Mr.. Scace returned TO Albany and
settled down once again to his business and
social interests. lie has resided in the city
ever since 1t would seem that now, Of all
times, his peace and happiness would have
been uninterrupted. Such was not 70 he The
case, for four years ago, while engaged in
experimenting the raising of the immense
smolSestack of the Albany Electric power
house, the lever Of loosencd windlass struck
him heavy blow across the back. The
effect of the blow was not at first apparent,
he being able TO leave his bed in few days.
But the worst was to follow, for without
warning he was seized with stiatic rhcnma-
tism in all its virulence. Untold agony fol-
lowed.
Said Mr.. Scace, "I could not sleep for the
pain. No one will know the torturcs The
rheumatism gave me. | don't know how
| lived during those days. | became little
more than skin and bones, and il seemed like
life didn't have anything but suffering in 1t.
Cures? l tried every so-called rheumatic
cure that was ever invented. ] gave all of
| them good trial before ] stopped taking
them. My friends and ncighbors recon-.
mended remedy after remedy that they heard
of, but my rheumatism went on Just the
same. Well after had almost had the life
tortured out of me, | came across q news
paper account of DIR. Williams Pink Pills,
and | thought l might as well add another
name to the list as not, so ordered some Of
my druggist.
81 tell You, was glad in those days to
hear of anything that could give me any
hope at all. Yes, / got them, and before
had taken tlco Jores that pain began to leave
me. Why, l couldn't understand it. l
couldn't imagine myself being cured. But
before l had taken a half-dOzen of those
boxes l l0ds cured. The suffering which had
made my life almost unbeatable for so long
had disappeared. was new man.
g. began to get strong. picked up in
flesh, and | went back 10 my business with
all the vigor and vim of a young man.
think everyone who knows me will tell you
what it did for me. Pink Pills is the grandest
I medicine ever discovered, and if my rccoln-
incubation will do it any good want you TO
use it. hope others will hear Of il and be
benefited as | have been. Everyone should
hear of it. | can't say too much for them, !"
Mr.. Scace exclaimed enthusiastically in con-
clusion.
This is but one of the many cases in which
Pink Pills have taken such benelicent part
in the history of humanity.
Mr. Scace is now enjoying the fruits Of an
unusually large business. managed .rlely by
himself, and covering almost the entire east
ern portion of the State. Mr. Soaee is also
an ivory carver of marked ability, which he
follows solely for his own Pleasure Many
little trinkets. carved by the light 81 tie
campfire, attest his skill in this direct icu.
/ Far from being solicited to recommend the
curative which had taken such load Of
misery from his life. in his gratitude his
praise for it is unstinted and unceasirE Z.
And from his own statements one may easily
see that when he does cease 10 sing its vir-
tues, it will be to answer the last mastering
: in.
Dr.Williams' Pink Pills contain, in con-
densed form, all the elements necessary 70
give new life and richness to the blood and
Z restore shattered nerves. They are an Wv
! failing specific for such diseases rs loeomotor
ataxia, partial paralysis, st. Vitus' dance,
sciatica, neuralgia, rheumatism, nervous
headache, the after effect of Ia grippe, palpi.
{ tation of the heart, pale and sallow corn.
plexions, all forms of weakness either in
: male or female. Pink Pills are sold by all
C dealers, or will be sent post paid on receipt
/ of price. go cents a box, or six boxes fni
/ S2.51-thev are never sold in bulk or by the
1907 by addressing nr. Williams u iay
, Company, Schenectady, n. Y.