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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-31

The organist of one of the principal Methodist
churches in Hartford Conn. says g" was troubled with
gastritis and dyspepsia for years would
go to bed at night feeling perfectly well and wake up next
morning with a splitting sick headache. would be
hot at times that my flesh seemed burning up and ashea
of light and darkness would before my eyes Thes
spells continued sometimes for day and half and Will
they lasted stupid hardly knew my own name
commenced taking Ripans Tabules and before l had
used three dozen of them they made entirely we'll.
take Tabue occasionally just to keep my stomach
in order when it shows any slight indication of disPosi-
ton to rebel"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-05-31
LARRY I'M THE Spring we
placed orders for a line of
high class garments COM
Night Gowns,
Long and Short Skirts,
Corset Covers,
Drawers, Etc.

Which have just been
received and will be placed
ON sale this morning. 1
We take pleasure if
bringing this particular
line of goods to your no.
tice--they being mostly
made up from French
patterns, are exceedingly
handsome and of the new
est designs.
New lime of Chlldren's
Umbrella Skirts and
Drawers, with lace and
embroidery trimmings
Elegant line of new Silk
and Lawn Shirt Waists.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-06-07
ANTHONY TroIlope's Fun.

Mr.. Trollope's big voice drowned every
one else as he chaffed my father down the
length Of tho dinner table. He had jested
over golf John Blackwood was a devotea
and attained to being captain Of the st.
Andrews club. What would he not do
nexta He used to make daring assaults
upon, the most cherished articles Of the
Blackwood faith. Blind, answering de.
votieni to the. sovereign waaone Of his ia
vorite points ofiattack.
Now, Blackwood, how could the death
of the sovereign possibly affect your" he
would. say. "If you heard ofit tomorrow
morning, you know perfectly well you
would eat just as good a breakfast-you
would not even deny yourself that second
kidney" tt was in vain to protest that In
face Of, such.a calamity the very thought
of broiled kidneys would be distastefuL
Mr.. Trollope bore everything before him
and prepared for another attack.
The Conservative party and Dizzy were
a tempting subject for tit. "You know,
Blackwood-you know you think exactly
about Dizzy as do. You know you would
be very glad to hear he had been had up
for-for shoplifting." Tableau, all hold.
ing up their hands and Mr.. Trollope de-
lighted with the sensation he had pro.
duced.-"Annals of Publishing House, %
by Mrs. G. Porter.
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Eeyptian MoralftieH.

Here are some extracts from the advict
that Ami, an Egyptian scribe, gave his sor
in the thirteenth century before Christ:
IF q man cometh to thee for counsel
let this drive thee to books for informa
tion."
CONSIDER what hath been; set before
thee a correct rule of life as an example tx
follow. The messenger Of death will come
to thee us to all others to carry thee away
yea, no standeth ready"
"Take heed with all diligence that thor
woundest no man with thy words"
"The man who, having received much
giveth little, is as one who committeth al
injury"
"Whosoever speaketh evil receiveth NJ
good"
"When thou hast arrived at years o.
maturity and art married and hast q
house, forget never the pains which thou
hast cost thy mother, nor the care whicf
she hath bestowed upon thee. Never give
her cause to complain of thee, lest she Lii
up her hands to God in heaven, and he
listen to her complaint"
"Be watchful to keep silence. West
minister Review.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-06-07
Lf1ht Furniture.

1t is testimony to our growing sani-
tary wisdom that bedrooms should now be
so universally done in light effects. The
heavy suits of furniture deemed indispen-
sable to the bride setting up housekeeping
a generation ago, and which took a consid-
erable share of the outfit purchase money,
are today the most unstable articles sent
to an auction room. A large and splendid
black walnut bedstead that cost $50 30
years ago, without even springs, brought
81. so at an auction sale With it was sent
q small white iron bedstead with brass
trimmings, the sort that costs $3.50 to
$40. This was sold the same day for $3, a
good evidence Of the proportionate demand
for the two articles. No heavy draperies
are put in the modern bedroom, only
dainty and washable stuffs The air Is
allowed to penetrate freely and the light
as well, extra shades of green holland be-
ing provided to darken the room for the
morning nap. The heavy mahogany or
walnut dresser has gone with the big bed
stead, the chiffonier and little dressing
table with a cheval glass taking its place.
Dallas (Tex.) Herald.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-06-07
Blacks Method Of Writing.

It is said of the late William Black that
his literary method was slow and pain.
full one. He thought about proposed
book for months before he put pen to pa
per. He conjured up the chief incidents
and characters and lived with his person
ages. so to speak. When he came to the
writing, he was obliged to have perfect
quiet He could bear no noise at all.
Those who complain of his endless descrip'
tions of scenery will be interested In know
ing that he made careful and elaborate
notes Of that scenery, Of localities and
especially of atmospheric effects.
IF one does not correctly and complete
ly frame character or an incident with
all the circumstances Of the time" he
said, lone gets only a blurred page Fol
example, one may say, 1T was beautiful
day. But what kind of a beautiful dayi
1t must be described 80 that the picture
shall be beautiful and finished. Every hu.
man being in real life has background,
and must have in a novel if the story Is to
appear real to the reader"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-06-07
For Haur CardcaSe.

A first call is made on the newcomer by
the older resident, without waiting Tor
the formality of an introduction. 1t is re-
turned within ten days. If the acquaint-
ance proves undesirable, it may cease after
the first interchange of visits.
The fashionable calling hour for ladies
is from II to l2 and from to 3; for
men, from to 10 when the day is occu-
pied.
A formal or first call lasts 15 minutes,
friendly call twice as long.
A man must ask permission before ne
may call, or bear a letter of Introduction
from another city.
An invitation to any entertainment,
whether accepted or not, necessitates q
call from the recipient within month.
Calls should be made on the hostess
day, if she have one.
The guests of dinner call upon thel1
hostess within week.
A bride does not call upon her friends
until they have called upon her after the
wedding receptions.
Persons in mourning receive but do moi
return calls during the first year after
their bereavement.
Calls of congratulation are made on the
young mother, the flancee or q friend to
whom unexpected joy or success has come
Exchange.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-06-07
The Model Hostess.

A woman may possess wealth untold,
she may have the kindest Of hearts and the
brightest of minds, but unless she has ab-
solute control of her feelings there will be
some time in her career as hostess that she
will display annoyance or furry, andthe
contagion, spreading to her guests, will
cause an otherwise successful entertain
ment to die out in undisguised failure.
A model hostess must to all appearance
be made all of good humor as far as dis
agreeable happenings are concerned.
Even though guest or careless servant
Inadvertently breaks bit of china which
can never be replaced she must smile on
as though the loss Of the entire set would
but emphasize the pleasure Of the evening
Her we'll bred calm inspires her guests
with feeling Of confidence.
A furried hostess or nervous host, whose
countenance but sadly conceals the worry
felt, can do more toward making the
gusts uncomfortable than If the soup were
served stone cold. An imperturbable
calm and ready tact are the two impor-
tant factors in the making Of a model
hostess. Secure these and you need fear
nothing.-Boston Transcript.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-06-07
Sensible Physical Exercises.

I have always been much impressed
with the facility with which the graduate
of West Point or of Annapolis does vari.
ETY. Of things in physical exercises-exer
cises some>of which are perhaps not always
characterized by the name Of athletics, al.
though useful not only in physical devel'
opment, but as adjuncts through life. The
man who can ride, and who can swim, and
who can dance, and who can fence, and
who can do other things such as are taught
at West Point and Annapolis has distinct
accomplishments, the attainment Of which
has not only benefited him during the
period of attainment, but the possession OF
which will continue to benefit him SO long
as he shall have the use Of his physical
powers.
have long thought that the graduate
of Harvard ought to possess physical &C.
complishments equivalent to, even If not
identical with, those Of his brothers at
West Point and at Annapolis, and I am
inclined to think that, unless he is Grip
pie or otherwise infrm physically, it is the
duty Of the university to see that he does
possess such before it gives him his degree.
Harvard Graduates Magazine.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-06-07
Fine PeoDIe In 1889.

My lady was as reckless as my lord and
ratified the dicebox and shufled the cards
from dusk till morning, going home with
ruined fortunes in her sedan chair when
workmen were going home from lathe and
loom to breakfast. Family diamonds and
Jewels and plate were staked when the
guineas were exhausted, and when these
possessions had gone farms and estates
were sacrificed. The amusements, too, OF
wealthy people were Of coarse and cruel
description. Rat worrying, cockf1ghting
and badger batting were favorite diver
sions Prizefghting was regarded as es'
sential to keep up the courage of English
men.-Chambers' journal.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-06-07
An Excellent Plan.

A woman who is building a tiny house,
which, however, is the capitalization Of
her ingenuity and ideas Of convenience
picked up here, there and everywhere, has
in the china closet opening from her din
ing room two deep drawers inserted un-
der the bottom shelf. The drawers are
each Of them IA inches deep and are lined
throughout with tin. In one of them
bread is kept and in the other cake. They
fit snugly, the cake drawer locking.
Everybody knows that the tin bread and
cake boxes bought at the shops and kept
on the floors of closets are very we'll while
new, but the careless maids, opening and
shutting them many times day, soon
bang them into a shape which prevents
their tight closing. When that condition
is reached, they are about as useless as an
open shelf for the purpose for which they
are designed. that of keeping out the heat
and damp air and also mice, If such infest
the place. Housekeepers whose china
closets have been in existence for years
will find it an easy matter to have such
drawers added.-Exchange.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-06-07
Nerve: Well, Rather!

A woman shoplifter was caught stealing
an umbrella one day in Philadelphia dry
goods store. But it was decided not to
prosecute her If she would pay for the um-
brella, valued at $3.50, which she did.
The next day she returned and requested
to see the manager. When that surprised
person could recover himself sufficiently
to ask her business, the woman calmly
told him that she had been pricing un-
brellas In other stores and found she could
purchase one like her own for 50 and she
wanted to know If he wouldn' t refund her
80 cents. AS tribute to her monumental
nerve the so cents was handed her in 81
lence.-New York Tribune.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-06-07
TWILIGHT IN MY GARDEN.

d purple twilight, from thy dim recesses
Pale memories steal and shape themselves
anew,
Soft breezes stir and lift fair phantom tresses,
Tears mingle with the sacramental dew,
And shadowy lips are wreathed with tender
smiles,
And loving hands shine family through the
gloom!
IT'S not alone the roses fragrant hearts
That food the dewy dusk with rare perfume.
The loved and lost with noiseless feet azs
straying
Among the gardens old familiar walks.
I wonder do they hear the fountains playing
And see the lilies swaying on their stalksf
o twilight time, when all earth's jars and fret
Die out, and quiet reigns on every hand!
Who knows but for little space perehance
The dear ones slip from out the "summer
land2"
H. Hedderwiok Browne in Chambers Jour
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-06-07
She Carries the Mail.

In an outlying district in Haddington-
shire, Scotland, 16-year-old girl acts as
mail carrier. Her daily route is nearly 90
miles long, and she covers it afoot. Every
morning at $50, after sorting the mails,
she starts out. She wears short skirt
and the stoutest Of boots and leggings,
and on very stormy days waterproof uni
form provided by the authorities. About
4 p. m. she returns, and after sorting the
afternoon mails delivers kilograms in the
village. She was only 10 or IS when she
began letter carrying. Her route leads
through such scattered farnsteads and
through so many brooks and braes and
hedges that bicycle or a horse would be
of little service to her.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-06-07
Selling Papers on the Roof.

Not all the enterprising newsboys are In
the United States.e The small street mer-
chants Of Paris, when forbidden to enter
the cars and omnibuses, got over serious
difficulty in real Yankee fashion.
1t was easy enough, Of course, to sell
papers through the windows to people
seated in the vehicles But how was 1t
possible to reach would be customers
perched on the imperiales, the seats pro-
vided on the roofs A youth promptly
solved the problem.
He procured stick seven or eight feet
long, with clamps fastened to the sides.
Papers were put in the clamps. On the
top Of the stick there was small cup with
hole in the bottom.
The hole was very important part Of
the apparatus, for it reached all the way
down, and through it came the copper
coins of one or two sous, according to the
price of the paper which the patron select
ed when the boy held up the stick
Youths Companion.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-06-07
L. r. d +. NJ. Miller's Locals.

Cur line of teas are strictly up 10 date. Call
and try pound OF our o. & o. Something
that Is fine.
We are sole agents for the Derring Havest.
Ing machines. Reapers. mowers and rakes.
Call and see us before buying. We will give
you close prices.
Remember we are headquarters for gasoline
and kerosene oil. Call and have your oil cans
filled.
If you want your wife 10 always meet you
with q smile, call on L T. & T. NJ. Miller and
buy her barrel OF Ballard Obelisk -four.
| Call and see our nice line OF candles, just
received, they are up to date.
II pounds good green coffee for 81.
10 pounds real good coffee for 81.
80 bars of best soap, for 81, at L. II. & T. NJ.
Millers.
Call and see our line of bulk pickle, boht
sweet and sour.
l6 pounds standard granuated sugar for
one dollar.
A fresh lot of -four. meal and grits Just In.
Call and see US before buying.
For some real nice fresh crackers. both
| sweet and sodas, call on L. T. & T. NJ. Miller.
Call and try pound of our nice tea fake
crackers.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-06-07

freshed at Milford q DuPre's, the druggists.
We cheerfully refund yoar money Wnen
tar heel cholera cure fails to cure hogs ol
fowls OF cholera. P. B. Speed.
Fresh and good tanglefoot fly paper sold al
Speeds.
Now is the time to get rid OF beo ougs. use
kll-a-bug. For sale by Speed.
All the best cattle powders for sale by Speed
Tar Heel cholera cure Is positively guaran,
teed and when 1t falls to cure hogs or ioWls OF
cholera you can get your money back. For
sale by Speed.
For driving out dull bilious feeling
strengthening the appetite and Increasing the
capacity OF the body for work, Milford's syr.
up hypophosphites is golden remedy. sofa
snly by Milford DuPre.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-06-07
PRIMITIVE HOOSIER CABINS.
Dwellings Constructed by the Earli-
er Settlers In Indiana.

er Settlers In lnQ1ana.
In the primitive Hoosier cabin-rough,
uncouth, simple abodes-more genuine
happiness has been enjoyed than in all the
fine, costly mansions in the great city OF
New York. Thousands of wealthy, re-
spectable men and women are living to-
day who were born, reared and married In
such humble cabins. And there are mil
lions of people living today who have no
idea how these cabins are constructed.
The pioneer from some Of the old east
ern or southern states, with his wife, six
or eight children, gun and dog, would
come to Greene county in his covered
wagon, which was the family abode until
he erected his cabin, which was construct
ed thus: Cut about 40 logs or III
inches in diameter, 20 of them 16 feet long
and 20 Of them IA feet long; slope the
ends off half and notch the other half to
fit: put chunks in the cracks Of the logs
and daub them with mud. The gables
were made Of shorter logs until reaching
what is called the comb, the ends sloped
down to suit tho pitch of the roof.
1t being now ready for covering, cut
poles s to inches in diameter, 16 feet
long, or the length Of the house, notch
them down on the gables about 81 feet
apart. Cut down a large oak tree, square
the butt and saw cuts four feet long, split
them in blocks about six inches square,
take frow and rive boards half an inch
thick, lay them lengthwise on the afore-
said poles or rafters, breaking joints;
weight them down with small poles. You
are now ready for the floors. Cut poles
six inches in diameter, length the width
Of the cabin, for lower joists; place them
about four feet apart; cut tree-general,
" linn or some soft wood-saw logs about
six or eight feet long; split into. slabs
about three inches thick; hew smooth.
With these make the floor. The door Is
made Of boards the same as the roof, only
longer. The fastening is wooden latch
with string hanging on the outside.
Ore window, IA by 16 inches, has greas-
ed paper for glass. The ceiling is made
with poles for joists covered with clap
boards.
Now comes the most scientific mechan-
ical part of cabin building-the fireplace
and chimney. Saw out about six feet
wide out Of one end of the house, six feet
high from the ground; case up the aper-
ture. Inclose this aperture, extending
back far enough for the back wall Of the
fireplace and as high as the aperture.
Now dig yellow clay, dampen and with a
small maui beat down and form the
hearth, jambs and back wall. Generally
the jambs and back wall are about foot
thick. Now split sticks the proper length
for the size Of the chimney-the sticks
about an inch thick and ~ wide. Make
a mortar of the yellow clay and build your
chimney to the desired height. This makes
a comfortable dwelling without nails,
glass or paint. Move in and have "hoe
down. Linton Call.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-06-07
TWO "spookY" STORIES.
A Crash That Broke Nothing and q
Vanished Dinner.

When Spiritualism was comparatively
new and we were youngsters, we used to
hear delightful spooky stories about mys-
terious actions of furniture and things
which one never seems to hear nowadays.
remember one about some people who
had guests invited to grand dinner. The
table was spread with all the dishes, but
the meal had not yet been served. The
family had great store of beautiful glass
and china, and it was all on the table.
For q moment the servants were all out Of
the dining room, and Just at that momsnt
all the people in the rest Of the house
heard deafening crash Of falling dishes.
From the dining room there came the
sound of glassware precipitated upon the
floor and crushing into fragments, and in
the midst Of the roar Of this wreck there
rose to the terrified ears Of the host and
hostess the high, clear note Of the smash
ing of much thin china.
Everybody in the house-family, guests,
servants-rushed to the dining room door
at the same moment, expecting to see
nothing less than the table overthrown
and every precious dish on it broken. And
what did they behold9 The table set in
perfect order, with not a thing on it dis
turbed. What had made the awful crashf
Nobody ever knew. Not dish was even
nicked in that house that day. The spirits,
so the story ran to us, had just made q
terrible ghostly crash for the fun of it and
the alarm of the household.
remember that this story impressed
me great deal more than it would have
impressed me If the dishes had really been
found smashed, though it could have been
proved that no human being had been In
tho room at the time. had never before
heard of a ghost that was crash and
nothing more. fancy the astonishment
of those alleged people was not greater
than that of friend Of mine over an cpl
sode not at all similar. This gentleman's g
wife and daughter were out shopping one
afternoon, and he reached home ahead OF
them. So far from feeling grieved and
outraged at not finding them there to
make him welcome, he set to work pleas.
antly to give them a surprise by getting
them their supper. He hadn't much IN
the house. but he set out what he had and
placed on each Of three plates nice lot OF
sardines and then went out to make them
tea. He got it made and came back and
looked at his table in astonishment. His
supper was gone! The plates were there
Just where he had placed them, but they
were as clean as when he put them on.
He knew that there was not another hu.
man being in the house. What sprite had
waited away those sardines2
This is true story. There was not an.
other human being in the house, but the
gentleman owned two delightful cocker
spaniels, and they were in the house. Who
can doubt that, as they licked the plates
which had contained the sardines, they
had said to themselves: $50 to. We will
make it unnecessary for our dear master
to wash these plates?'-Boston Tran:
script
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-06-07
A Lover of Candor.

Impecunious mani wish you would be
80 kind as to lend me sovereign. III
pay you back in a few days.
Candid Friend-f you had asked me fol
the loan in q candid and straightforward
manner, would have lent you the mon
ey, but asking me in the way you die
causes me to distrust you.
81 don't understand you.
"You asked me to be so kind as to lend
you sovereign"
"Yes."
IF you had been candid, You would
have said to me, BE so stupid, be such al
ignominious ass, such hopeless idiot az
to lend me a sovereign, and you might
have got it. ."-Pearson's Weekly.
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Fresh shipment Of "Nunnallies" candy a,
Milford & DuPre's the Druggist. Phone 10Y.
When you want DR.. Neuffer's lung tonic, &C
to Milford & DuPre's.
Why suffer when you can call up Phone l01
relieve you at once. For sale by Milford
DuPre.
Harris Lithia water and ginger ale. For
sale by Milford q DuPre. Phone lo1.
We make prescriptions speciality. Phone
US and we will place 1t in your hands before
you can send TO the Drug store. Mlliord q
DuPre the Druggist. Phone loo.
Velvet candy fresh at Speeds.
On these hot afternoons nothing is 30 re-
freshing as a "Lolly Pop" Sold at Speea's
soda fountain.