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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-10-16
FIFTEEN YEARS OF ECZEMA.
Terrible Itching Prevented Sleep
Hands, Arms, and Legs Affected
Cured in 6 DAYS BY Cuticura.

II had eczema nearly fifteen years. The
affected parts were my hands, arms and
legs. They were the worst in the winter
time and were always itchy, and | could
not keep from scratching them. | had to
keep both hands bandaged all the time,
and at night l would have to scratch
through the bandages as the itching was
so severe, and at times l would have to
tear everything off my bands to scratch
the skin. | could not rest or sleep. l had
several physicians treat Inc, but they could
not give me a permanent cure, nor even
could they stop the itching. After using
the Cuticura Soap, one box Cuticura Oint'
mcnt and two bottles Cuticura Resolvent
for about six days the itching had ceased,
and now the sores have disappeared, and
| never felt better in my life than | do
now. Edward Worell, Band 3Oth, U. S.
Infantry, Fort Crook, Nebraska"
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Versatile.

The governing board of an educa-
tional institution for colored people
in Washington were not a little mys-
tilted as we'll as amused recently
when, in response to an advertise
ment inserted by them in the local
papers, they received the following
communication:
"Gentlemen--I noticed your adver-
tisement yesterday for a pianist and
music teacher, either white or col
ored. Having been both for several
years, I wish to offer my services"
-Harper's Weekly.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-10-16

One of the greatest triumphs Of
lydia E. Pinkhan's Vegetable Com
pound is the conquering of woman's
dread enemy Tumor,
The growth OF a tumor is so in
sidious that frequently it's presence
is wholly unsupported until it is well
advanced.
So called wandering pains" may
come from its early stages or the
presence Of danger may, be made
manifest by excessive monthly periods
accompanied by unusual pain. from
the abdomen through the groin and
thigh. :.
there are indications of inflammation
or displacements, secure a bottle OF
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from native roots ana
herbs, right away and begin its use.
The following letters should con-
vince every suffering woman OF us
virtue, and that it actually does
conquer tumors.
Mrs. May Fry, of $50 W. Colfax
Ave South Bend, Ind, writes
Dear Mrs. Pinkham =
q 81 take great pleasure in writ
ing to thank you for what Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has
done for me. I also took the Blood
Purifier in alternate doses with the
COMPOUND. Your medicine removed a
cyst tumor of four years growth,
which three Of the best physicians
declared I had. They had said that
only an operation could help me. l am
very thankful that followed a friends
advice and took your medicine. 1t has
made me a strong and well woman and
shall recommend it as long as l live.
Mrs.sE. F. Hayes, of 2s Ruggles St.
Boston, Mass, writes:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
s.Ihave been under different doctors
treatment for a long time without
relief. They told me I had a hbroid
tumor, my abdomen was swollen D
suffered with great pain. wrote
to YOU for. advice, you replied n !
followed your directions carefully a9a
TO-DAY / am a well women. Lydia Z.
.Pinkham's Vegetable Compound ex-
PEELED the tumor and strengthened my
whole system"
Mrs. Perry Byers, of Mt. Pleasant
Iowa, writes
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-10-16
Every Day With God.

He who never connects God with
his daily life knows nothing Of the
spiritual meaning and the uses of
life; nothing of the calm, strong pa
thence with which ills may be en-
dured; of the gentle comfort which
the Fathers love can comfort; Of the
blessed rest to be realized in His for
giving love, His tender Fatherhood;
of the deep, peaceful sense Of the in
finite One ever near, a refuge and a
strength.-Canon Farrar.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-10-16
X.Rays and Pearls.

An interesting application of the
X-rays is for the detection of the pearl
inside the closed shell of the mollusk,
In a paper contributed to the
"Comptes Rendus" of the Biological
Society, of Paris, r. Dubois gives an
account of photographs which he has
made, showing q pearl inside a spe-
cies of p~earl-bearing mussel. He
notes also that a similar radiograph
of a pearl inside a shell was made by
Auguste Lumiere and exhibited at
the Colonial Exhibition at Marseilles
in 1906.-London Globe.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-10-16
Sleeve Holder.

If it were permissible many a
young lady would be tempted to use
a cuss word every time she puts on
her coat. We have all watched her
struggle in the attempt to tuck the
big, balloon sleeves Of her waist in
to the armholes Of the coat. Natural
~ it must be uncomfortable to have
the inner sleeve punched at the shout
der. An ingenious English woman
has invented a simple contrivance
which does away with all these try
ing perplexities, and she thinks so
highly of the device that she has had
it patented in the United States. AS
shown in illustration, it comprises a
narrow elastic band, having on each
end a ring, n being larger than the
other. Attached to the band is a
double cord. In using this device
the band is formed into a lasso (by
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-10-16
How's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case Of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. j. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known Z: j,
Cheney for the last Is. years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by his firm
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN, Whole.
sale Druggists, Toledo, o: -,
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally act.
ing directly upon the blood and mucuouss sur
faces of the system. Testimonials sent free
Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists
Take Halls Family Pills for consultation.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-10-16

dered and passages of the secretions
too frequent. On the advice of my
husband l began using Doah's Kidney
Pills. Since using two boxes my
trouble has not reappeared. This is
wonderful, after suffering two years."
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
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Milk rs a Stone.

Billiard balls, boxes for handker-
chiefs, ink wells, combs. etc., are now
made from SKINNED milk. Milk
stone or "galalitll," as it is called,
is a combination Of skinned milk
and formaline, and is made by a SIM
pie, process.-Technical World Maya
zine.
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The Ideal is Attainable.

1t is ours to keep on trying to do
Gods will perfectly. Alone, we GER
tainly never can. How far towards
the golden goal He will sweep on our
consecrated endeavors we may never
know. We cannot limit God. "All
things are possible to him that be-
lieveth." The ideal is no mirage,
no tantalizing illusion, no fatuous
"will-o'-the-wisp." 1t is attainable;
else it would not be an ideal at all.
Gods Son once reached it. Some day
He may permit other sons to climb
the suplit heights.-Herbert n. Be-
yier,
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We Shall Receive Strength.

1t is a great deal easier to do that
which God gives us to do, no matter
how hard it is, than to face the re-
sponsibility of not doing it. We have
abundant assurance that we shall re-
ceive all the strength We need to per-
form any duty God allots TO u.s..
r. Miller.
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ter, which can be readily washed.
1t is made large enough to accommo-
date an ordinary ham. Along two
opposite sides are shafts on which
are secured a number of pointed
clamps. The latter are operated by
of a lever at the end Of one
of the shafts. After the piece of
meat has been placed on the plat
ter the holders are tightly clamped in
position. The carver is thus able to
use both hands freely and cut the
meat to the best advantage.-Wash-
irgton Star.
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slipping the smallest ring through the
larger one), which is slipped over
the end of the sleeve of the waist.
The fine end of the band is then Sc
cured to the thumb by the ring. The
cord is attached to the little finger.
After slipping the arm into the sleeve
of the coat the ring on the thumb is
released and the band pulled out of
the armhole by means of the cord.
Washington Star.
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Meat Holder.

A practical and very useful device
recently patented is a meat holder,
the invention of a Texas man. AL
most everybody is more or less ia
miliar with the difficulties attending
the carving of a ham or other larger
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-10-16
Killed With Kindness.

A Chanute woman tried to commit
suicide, the other day because her
husband wanted to send the family
wash to the laundry.---kansas City
Journal.
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ago, dropsy set in
and my left side was
so swollen the doctor
said he would have to
tap out the water,
There was constant
pain and a gurglins
sensation around my
heart, and l could not
raise my arm above
my head. The kid.
ney action was disor-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-10-16
Bibles and Gin.

A race Of men who have never be-
fore seen a white man have been dis
covered in the Arctic region. They
will live to regret the incident.-Mex-
lean Herald.
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TuMoRs CONQUERED
Overwhelming Proof that Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound Succeeds. =

Dear Mrs. Pinkham -
IL was told by my physician that I
had q fbroid tumor and that l would
have to be operated upon, 1 wrote to
you for advice, which I followed care
fully and took Lydia E. Piukham's
Vegetable Compound. I am not only
cured Of the tumor but other female
troubles and can do all my W work
after eight years of suffering
Mrs. S. J. Barber, of Scott, N. Y.
writes:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
Sometime ago I wrote you for
advice about tumor which the doctors
thought would have be removed.
Instead I took Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and to-day am a
well woman"
Mrs. M. NJ. Funk, vandergrif, Pa.
writes:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham - ....
81 had a tumor ant ydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound removed
it for me after two doctors had given
! me up. Twas sick four years before I
began to take the Compound. Ianow
| recommend Lydia E. Pinkham's Veget-
able Compound far and near"
Such testimony as above Is con-
vincing evidence that Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound stands
without q. peer as a remedy for Tumor
| Growths as well as other distressing
| ills Of women, and such symptoms as
Bearing-down Sensations, Displace.
ments, Irregularities and Backache.
| etc. Women should remember that it
is Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound that is curing so many women
Don't forget to insist upon it when
some druggist asks you to accept
something else which he calls Just
as good"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-10-16
Niagara's Power.

II the whole of the power of Ma
CARA was utilized it would give three
times the horsepower that is used in
running all the blast furnaces in the
United States.-Grit.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-10-16
He is Useless.

The man whom God can only use
to kindle fires cannot understand
why those who are strong enough for
joists are not whitfield up as he is.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-10-16

piece of meat. The object of the
meat holder shown in the illustration
is to overcome these difficulties and
render the carving an easy matter.
The base consists of a wooden plat
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-10-16

Black opals of great beauty are
found in Queensland, Australia, be-
sides fifty-six other kinds Of precious
stones. N. Y.-39
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-10-16
A Wrong idea.

There are men of money who think
they are lending their gold to the
Lord while the colleges are paying
them back by degrees.
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Mrs. Piukham's Invitation to Women.

Women suffering from any form
of female weakness are invited to
write Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn, Mass,
for advice. She is the Mrs. Pihikham
who has been advising sick women
free Of charge for more thanstwenty
and before that she assisted
her mother-in-law, Lydia E. Pink.
ham in advising. Thus she is especially
we'll qualified to guide sick women
hack to health, ,.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-10-16
Curing O Kicker.

An arrangement such as shown in
the cut has been suggested as effec-
tive to cure a horse which kicks in
harness. A heavy strap (P) is at
tached to the collar and extends back
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-10-16
MANY New Foreign Papers.

Many New Foreign Papers.
The Postoffice Department reports
of newly established newspapers en-.
tered for second-class postage -ratea
show a surprising number of papers
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A WOMAN
Tells a Story of Awful Suffering and
Wonderful Relief.

Mrs. ]. D. Johnson. of sos West
Hickman ST., Columbia, Mo-, says:
"Following an operation two years
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tight to allow the animal to kick.
After wearing this harness a while
the horse will cease to try to kick in
harness and may be driven without
dificulty.-Farm and Home.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-22
LEGISLATURE IN SESSION
Signs of Life in Carson City, New
House Is Democratic, the
Senate Republican.

Carson City. New, Jan. 21.-The state
legislature was called TO order at noon.
The session promises to be the most
important held in this state for many
years. The most important piece of
legislation will be a proposal to grant
the railroad commission power TO make
rates and to compel obedience TO the
statutes by the railroads. County di-
vision will come up through the Gold
field and Tonopah delegations.
The assembly is Democratic and the
senate is Republican, the latter by a
majority of one senator. The governor
is a Democrat. The senate organized
with Lieutenant Governor DickersOn
as president and George Sanford as
secretary.
The Repr blican majority presented
the list OF committees to the president
for adoption. thus tying his hands.
The assembly organized with r. r.
Skaggs of EllSo as speaker. and George
Cole of TonODah as chief clerk.
This session foreshadows "A big fight
two years hence for a successor %
United States Senator Newlands. Both
branches of the legislature will fully
organize on Monday. The governor win
then deliver his message H. joint ses-
sion as an Grafton. This VIII he the
fircst time a governor has addressed
the state legislature I'm person on the
needs OF the state
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-22
BRUTAL MURDER OF WOMAN
Miss Adeline Roper of Bellingham,
Wash. Killed by Robbers and
Her Home Burned.

Bcllingham. Wash. Jan. 2I.-Miss
Adeline Roper, clerk I'm a dry goods
store was brutally murdered at Blaine
az about 10 o'clock Saturday evening
i is believed that the object Of the
attack on her was robbery. but that
she made such a valiant fight that her
aSsailants took her life in order to es-
cape detection. After the murder oil
Vas poured on the body and the house
Set on fire. The fire was checked be-
loie The body was incinerated. IT is
loand that two blows were struck on
me hack Of the head with a blunt in
suument' two on the left side OF the
Leao and one under the right ear with
sne blade OF an AK. The left ear was
severed. A handkerchief has also been
s'SneQ INTO the victims mouth.
Miss Roper lived alone I'm her own
nome and had the reputation of keep
h.s considerable sum of money i'm the
..ouse She was last seen on the
.usets Saturday night at $50 o'clock.
H'u az ~ O'Clock her home was on fire
Is believed that the robbers were
The house
raymond Large was arrested shortly
el ss1 the fact that murder had been
limited limited was discovered. but at an
f~Ssaestive ooroner's examination yes
L., LAY ne was acquitted by the jury.
~ .' eroered held in the county jail as
To- a-aiiy Watts. n frequenter OF q sa-
NO., opposite Miss Roper's home. is
afo,. Under arrest. He left Blaine for
La so ~ vernon Saturday night on the
.o nor Si5sln' but returned at 4 O'Clock this
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-22
TRIAL OF THAW
IS POSTPONED
Magic Boots" Case Will Hold
the Courts Attention
Until Wednesday.
PRISONER IS CHEERFUL
ENJOYED TRIP ACROSS BRIDGE
OF SIGHS."

New York, Jan. 21.-The trial Of Har-
~ X. Thaw was today postponed until
Wednesday. The delay i'm finishing the
Htlgert magic boots case is the cause
OF this temporary postponement of
Ihaw's trial for the murder of Stanford
White on June %, 1906, at the Madison
Square roof garden The 200 talesmen
which had been summoned for the case
were excused until the resumption of
the trial
Jury Panel Called.
The alleged slayer of Stanford White
was held in the prisoners room in the
criminal courts building while the roll
Of 200 talesmen summoned on the spe-
cial jury panel was being called.
Al, persons other than the talesmen
were excluded from the court room.
Ever the newspaper men were held
outside.
The large crowd gathered to catch a
glimpse of Thaw was disappointed.
During his journey from the prison
cell to the court house Thaw was not
once exposed TO public gaze.
jerome Present.
District Attorney Jerome appeared
before Justice Fitzgerald. who is TO
try the case. and explained that coun-
sci i'm the pending case. that Of Mat
THEW F1iStits DeHtNeu Nney cOulu con-
clude the trial by Wednesday. lie
therefore asked that the special panel
called for the Thaw case be excused
until Wednesday morning. The court
ordered that this be done.
Thaw consulted with his counsel sew
eral time during the proceedings, and
during one of these consultations he
was allowed to enter the juryroom,
from which he caught his first glimpse
OF the court room i'm which he is to be
tried for his life.
TOday's announcement of the post
ponement was anticipated and the dis
appointment the prisoner felt over the
delay was not great.
Prisoner Seemingly Happy.
Thaw himself appeared happy and
confident and walked with a springy
step. He had arisen bright and early.
apparently anxious for his trip across
the bridge from the Tombs prison to
the courtroom. His wife arrived at
the prison too late to see him. She did
not so to the court room.
1t was reporte: that Howard Nesbit,
brother of Mrs. Harry Thaw, has ar
rived in the city and will visit District
Attorney Jerome's Office and offer to
testify as a witness for the prosecu-
ton. and in defense Of the reputation
of Stanford White, who was his bene-
factor.
The Countess Of Yarmouth and Mrs.
George l.. Carnegie visited Thaw this
afternoon.
Clifford w Hartridgc is quoted as
having said today that he will place
experts ON the witness stand during
the coming trial 20 testify to Thaw's
sanity.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-22
Cure of Lung Trouble.

cit is now eleven years since I had a
arrow escape from consumption, "
writes G. o. Floyd, Il leading business
man of Kershaw. s. c. II had run
down in weight to 135 pounds, ard
coughing was constant, both by day
and by night. Finally 1 began taking
DR.. Kings New Discovery. and CON
tinued this for about six months. when
my cough and lung trouble were en-
tirely gone and / was restored to my
normal weight, 10 pounds Thou
sands of persons are healed every yea
Guaranteed at y. @. NJ. 7. Drug Store.
soc and SLIGO. Trial bottle free
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-22
BOYS PLAYING AT WAR
SET FIRE TO POWDER

Cheyenne, Wyo.. Jan. 21-Three boys
playing war in the basement Of the new
infantry barracks at Fort Russell, near
this city on Sunday, set fire to a guam
tity OF powder and an explosion oc-
CURED which damaged the barracks to
the extent of about $4,000. and serious
" injured the boys. One of the boys,
a son Of the fort plumber, named Nc
Donald, is expected to die. The others
are a son of Captain Alexander of the
Eleventh infantry. now in Cuba, and
a son of Sergeant Gray of the Elev-
enfh infantry.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-22
SMALL FINE IMPOSED.

indianapolis, Ind. Jan. ZIP. X.
FITZGERALD, a wealthy attorney of this
city. who was indicted on the charge
of using the mails with intent TO de-
fraud, pleady guilty today, and was
fined 81 800 and costs. Mr.. Fitzgerald
colonized the town of ST. George, Ga,
and sold a large number of lots. From
the sales Il was alleged he received
about $4,000. of which $4,000 was not
accounted for
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-01-22
A CARD.

This IS to certify that all druggists
are authorized to refund your money II
Foley's Honey and Tar fails TO cure
your cough or cold. 1t stops the cough.
heals the lungs and prevents serious
results from cold. Cures la grippe
coughs and prevents pneumonia and
consumption. Contains no opiates.
The genuine is in a yellow package.
Refuse substitutes. The f. J. Hill Drug
Co. THE never substitutors."