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The Press., 1883-05-10
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The Children We Keep.

The children kept coming, one by one,
 Till the boys were five and the girls were
 z three, itsat
 And the big brown house was alive with fun From the basement floor to the old roof tree. Like garden flowers the little ones grew,
 sNurtured and trained with the 1tenderest #* care SsasEtYss j.. Itfg -agt.E Warmed by loye's sunshine, bathedssi ssin it's dew, , They bloomed into beauty, like roses rare. But one of the boys grew weary one day,
 And leaning his head on his mothers breast, He said, 1T am tired and cannot play; sp Let me sit awhile on your knee and rest" She crad1ed him close in her fond embrace,
 She hushed him to sleep with sher sweetest lt song, sss9 sstfs; s5a s.. And rapturous love sttn lighted her face s When his spirit had Fjoined the heavenly throng .-. .. .44s--. / F Then the eldest girl, with her thoughtful eyes,
 Who stood where s'the brook and river meet" ~ Stole softly away into paradise A}-. ;
 Ere ''the river" had reached, her slende| a4 feet IS s& .,a4 s83s t@ '.ts:lL -az { : While the fathers eyes on the grave were bent,
 The mother looked, upward beyond the
 skies; b @4 .9. "Our treasures" she whispered, ''were only Our darlings were angels tn earth's dis
 guise." .@a s7!s:,atar.. ......g The years flew by and the children began
 With longing to think of the world outside And as each, in his turn, became man,
 The boys proudly went out from the fathers <. i.l side ; .lir........ .., The girls were women so gentle and fair
 That lovers were speedy to WOO and win And with orange blossoms in braided hair,
 The old home was Jeff, new homes to begin. So, one by one, the children have gone.
 The boys were five and the girls were three And the big brown house is gloomy and lone, \ With but two old folks for it's company. They talk to each other about the past,
 As they sit together at eventide, - And say, ''AIl the children we keep at last
 Are the boy and girl who in childhood died. ?
The Press., 1883-05-10
PAINTED DIAMONDS.

The latest fraud in precious stones fur nlshes curious confirmation of the law of chromatic contrasts, and an unexpected it. lustration of Shakespeares saying:
 'eTo gild refined gold, to paint the lily"
 About six months ago the owner of 8 magnificent gem, which he had supposed to be Brazilian diamond of the first wa ter, suddenly found it reduced to about one-fifth it's value by being accidentally washed with soap-suds. This simple pro- cess revealed it's true character as a yellow African diamond of inferior grade. This trick, which was originally played in Paris, has since been reproduced in this country, and it is rumored that single firm on Chatham Street was thus swindled out of many thousands of dollars without being able to detect the perpetrator of the fraud.
 A case of the sort is now in the New Haven courts, being tried by Judge Dem- ing, some of the particulars of which may be of interest, and serve to put persons on their guard against what is really an in- genious deception.
 Jacob Nepel, a manufacturing jeweler III that city, had several diamonds, apparent ly of great value, which he disposed of by an agent to Mir. Edward Engel, a diamond broker of seventeen years experience. The gems were faultless, but the low price set on them awoke suspicion that they were either stolen or spurious. Several local dealers examined them, using mi croscope for the purpose, and pronounced them fine old mine diamonds and worth five or six times their price. MT. Engel then took them to New York and exhibited them to Messrs. Heller & Bardell, import CTS and dealers in precious stones, who were also deceived by the appearance of the gems, until the owner mentioned his suspicious Mir. Heller, remembering to have heard of 8 new process of painting diamonds, took one of the studs, estimated to be worth from $1 ,OO0 to $1 ,5O0, washed it in soap-suds, and found it to be cheap African diamond worth perhaps $40 The rest of the set proved to have been tamper- ed with in a similar manner. On return ing to New Haven, MT. Engel sought re- dress through the courts, and probably will get it. ..,-
 The explanation is as follows: The common African diamonds are naturally a ho+4ey-yellow. On dipping one of them for few minutes in an aqueous solution of aniline violet, and then letting it dry, it will be found that, while the luster remains |unimpaired, the color is changed from yell low to the fine steel-blue usually observa- ble only in the best stones. The two col ors, yellow and violet, it will be noticed, are complementaries, and on blending pro- ;duce the brilliant result described. The aniline is easily removed by the apphca- tion of soap-suds, the water being tinged, not violet, but green, while the diamond regains it's original yellow hue.
The Press., 1883-05-10

! "FUDDLING THE RATS. "A correspond ent proposes new way to kill rats. His own house being overrun with the vermin, a servant girlwho had seen the effects of Old Bourbon. whisky on bipeds, thought she would try an experiment. on the rats
 Accordingly she took a small quantity, made it..sweet with sugar, crumbled in bread enough for the crowd, and set the dish in the cellar. z A few hours after, she went down and found several rats glorious ly 'sfuddled, 7 sengageddn throwing potato parings, and hauling one another up to drink. These were easily disposed of those not killed left the premises immedi- ately, suffering with & severe headache. It is said the medicine is quiteT Tagreeable to take t1gt Ten
The Press., 1883-05-10
N " eE-as THE HOT WATER TREATMENT.

When the author of .Gil Bias" ridiculed Doctor Sadgrado for using hot water ss 8 panacea for all diseases, he probably had an empirical school of medicine in his mind which had many votaries in his day.
 This hot-water treatment has been revived in our time and has become very popnlars Certa dyspeptics, and other invalids, nowadays, drink copiously of very hot water on rising in the morning, and before their meals, and they declare that it agrees with them. Quite apart from the thera- peutic efficacy of hot water, it is really an open question whether all water should not be boiled before being drank It is na- ture's great solvent, but it unfortunately holds in solution many ingredients poison ous to the human system. It is through air and water that comes all the contagious levers and foul-air diseases which afaict humanity The purest-looking and most crystalline spring often holds in solution the lime that produces stone and gravel.
 Wells and streams tainted by sewage are as bright and sparkling as the purest aque- ous fluid extAnt. The nation with the densest population on the globe China have long ceased to use water in the un- cooked state It is not the infusionsof tea which is the important part of the famous Chinese refreshment; it is the boiled wa ter. The tea was first used to make the hot water palatable.. The. wine drinking of the continent of Europe and the beer drinking of the English people is partially explained and excused by the evil ingredi- ents so frequently found in the water of yer-populated countries. This throws a new light upon the hot-water treatment in disease. Heat applied internally is prebae bly, as useful in its way as when employed externally in steam and hot-air baths. It will not do, therefore, to follow the exama pie of La Sage in laughing at the hot wa- ter doctors. They have their uses, and if they do little good, they do less harm than the dispensers of poisonous drugs. Dem- orest's Monthly .for Mag. .,
The Press., 1883-05-10

ADVICE TO CoNsUMpTrvEs.-On the appear ance of the first symptoms-as general debil- ity, loss of appetite, pallor, chilly sensations, followed by night-sweat and cough-prompt measures for relief should be taken. Con- sumption is scrofulous disease of the lungs :- therefore use the great anti-scrofula, or blood purifier and strength -restorer, ,-Dr. Pierce's "Golden Medical Discovery" Superior to God liver oil as nutritive, and unsurpassed as pectoral For weak lungs, splitting of blood, and kindred affections, it has no equal. Sold by druggists the world over. For Dr. Pierce's pamphlet on Consumption, send two stamps to Worlds Dispensary Medical Asso- citation, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Press., 1883-05-10
NEW YoRK AND NRWlENaLANplRAmRoA

The work of grading for the double commenced. A steam shovel is working ssnsu ssa of of msn are bresang re ina bs tween Putnam and East Thompson: There tic and other places for tenements for workmen who will be engaged in double tracking during the summer. Forty of the laborers under one of the contractors struck last Tuesday for $1 30 per day, they receiving $1.3O. Their demands were re. fused, and thelr places will, it lis reported, be filled by Italian laborers from New York. fs'ss
The Press., 1883-05-10
Hop 8itGers are lhe PMrest and B est RiANRF@ Ever Made.


 Ritters Ever Made. They are compounded from Hops, Malt, Buchu, Mandrake and Dandelion, ,-the oldest, best, and most valuable medicines in the world and contain all the best and most cura- tive properties of all other remedies, being the greatest Blood Purifier, Liver Regulator, and Life and Health Restoring Agent on earth. No disease or i'll health can possibly long ex- ist where these Bitters are used, so varied and perfect are their operations. n ! They give new life and vigor to the aged and infirm. To all whose. .employments cause irregularity of the bowels or urinary organs, or who require an Apetizer Tonic and mild stimulant Hop Bitters are invaluable being highly curative tonicland stimulating, without intoxicating . No matter what your feelings symptoms are, what the disease or ailn,ent is, use Hop Bitters, Don't wait until you sick, but if you only feel bad or miserable use Hop Bittcrs at once may save $500 will be paid for they will not cure or help Do not suffer oret your friends suffer- but use and urge them to use Hop Bitters. Remember, Hop BItters is no vile, drugged, drunk en nostrum, but the Purest and Best Medicine ever made; the e'Invad's Friend and Hope {" and no per- son or family should be without them. Try the Bit CTS to-day.
The Press., 1883-05-10

The post office department at Washing ton has ordered printed 7,500, 900 blanks for the new postal note which is to be fur n1shed for money orders of ten dollars and under at the rate of five cents. It is ex- pected that they will be ready for delivery at all the post offices of the country by September 1st. This postal note will be of great service to persons desirous of sending small amounts through the mails.
The Press., 1883-05-10

ssWhat is promised to the righteous ?" ask ed mild and amiable Sunday school teacher of small child at the far end of the class. Eternal bliss," quickly responded the child. "Quite right, my dear child, :" said the teacher. "And now tell me what is promised to the wicked ?" External blister, ma'am," was the prompt reply. The teacher pronounced it theologically correct but peculiarly expressed.
The Press., 1883-05-10

A New York farmer has found by experi- ence that Hubbard squashes fed to hogs fat ten more rapidly than corn. He fed Hub bards raised on one acre and the corn raised on one acre to two punches of hogs Those fed on the Hubbards weighed heavier than the same number fed on corn. It might be worth while to raise squashes for fattening purposeS '
The Press., 1883-05-10

1T see that there are several editors en route for Europe" remarked Fulton street man to 8 friend. 1T wonder why they select this sea- son of the year for trip2" '"The crown jewels of France are to be sold at auction this month, ;" was the explanatory reply.
The Press., 1883-05-10
ThE NEW PATENT ' 8 sa .DUST-PROOF STEM WINDING OPEN FACE, CASE.
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 MANUFACTURED BY THE American Watch Co.,, ~s WALTHAM, MASS.

This case is formeaa6 6le soud piece without joint or seam, opening in FRONT ONLY, thus avoiding the usual CAP, and securing greater strength and dura- bility. @=-3.is assf as satf e4f
 These Watches are all OPEN FACE. The bezel, into which anextra strong crystal is fitted with especial y prepared waterproof cement, Is attached to the vase by screwlng 1t thereon, and thus forms air tight junction with the body of the case, which is proof against dust and moisture
 To railroad men, travellers, miners, lumber-men and others who are almost constantly exposed and who have to make frequent reference to the watch, these qualities are of the utmost importance.
The Press., 1883-05-10

Wellington Conway and his adult son at Sterling, Ill, rubbed the noses of some of their horses that were supposed to be suffer- inh from colds. The disease was glanders, the men were inoculated with it, and both died. Too much caution cannot be taken where there is reason to suppose that glanders exists.
The Press., 1883-05-10

This is copy of g CORRECT IlKEsEss, taken from life of MT. George McIndue of Middletown, Conn, after using Kallocrine." He was perfectly bai had used various preparations that were highly pued and advertised happening in day at the drug store of his fellow-townsman, MT. c. A. Pelton, he told him of his loss and experience the latter said he had preparation that would bring back his hair if it was possible to do if the nerve cases had not been de- soyed and there still the least life in the roots of the halr.
 Mr. McIndue took home bottle of "Kallocrine " used it faithfully, and in short time new hair began to appear He purchased supply of "Kalocriae,' ' He would not be without it for twice it's cost. Since he has reganed his hair keeps his head FREE FROM DANDRUFF, KEEPS HIS HAIR SOFT AND GLOSSY, AND KEEPS HIS HEAD AND BRAIN CLEAN AND CLEAR. He will reply to any inquiries addressed to him.
 The Proprietor has been druggist all his life and knows how injurious nearly all the preparations for the hair that flood the market ara, some even pro- ducing diseases of the brain after continued use.
 He takes great pride in guaranteeing that .Kalo- crime" contains nothing but what is positively benef cial to both head and hair MADE FROM THE VERY INCEST INGREDIENTS, IT Is. A LUXURY. ~s
 Sold by druggists at 50 bottle There is noth- ing else as good, do not take anything in it's place.
 c. A. FELTON,, sMIDDLETOWN, CONN.,.
 Sole Proprietor and Manufacturer
The Press., 1883-05-10

ssWhen a thing is once begun, it is almost half finished" If you, reader, have dyspep- sia, constipation, biliousness, or any disorder arising from impure blood, begin taking Wheat Bitters. Your cure will be half finish ed, likely completed, by the first bottle.
The Press., 1883-05-10

MT. J. A. Hall, of this city advised me to try Dr.. Wishart's Pine Tree Tar Cordial for my daughter, who had a cough for five months. did so, and cheerfully recommend it as a safe and reliable remedy. John V. Parker, Utica, N. Y.
The Press., 1883-05-10
SPRINGS, CONN, MAY 10, 1sss.

2 lovers sat beneath the shade, And un2 the other said <. How 14-8 that you b9
 Have smiled upon this suit of mine 2 If a heart, it palps you fEs Thy voice is music melody .s E. 'Tis to be thy loved l, 2- ha- Say Oy nymph, wilt marry me?"
 Then lisped she soft, 's'Why, 13ly.'' 5as < An elder was cramped with an ache,
 St. Jacobs Oil did the pain slake 2 He was so highly pleased,
 That again he was greased, And took. a lot home to Salt Lake,, s A soldier on guard at Fort Wayne, <,
 Was suddenly stricken with pain :; s. ,s4 He thought he was gone, *s se at But when he rubbed on
 St. Jacobs Oil was all right again. Dyeing at his post-the barber. .,s T FrTs, Frs, Frs, successfully treated by Worlds Dispensary Medical Association. Ad. dress, with stamp for pamphlet, Buffalo, N. V 1t-t{@ NssS tt s.ts :.s s1
The Press., 1883-05-10

Newly ground flour which has never been packed is very superior to barrel four $f %kFA
 Every closet and room in house should be thoroughly inspected once week.
 In roasting meat do not salt before put ting in the oven, as salt extracts the juice.
 A true test for eggs is to drop then1 in water, and if the large end comes up they are not fresh.
 In warm weather put your eggs in cold water sometime before you are ready to use them
 Hams wrapped in thick brown paper and packed in a barrel of wood ashes in the cellar will keep all summef.
 To test nutmegs pick them with pin, and If they are good the oil will instantly spread around the punctures.
 A piece of heavy canton flannel put on smoothly nnder the table-cloth prevents hot dishes from injuring the table, besides improving the appearance of the linen.
 IT Is Nor BEsr to always believe every thing that person tells you, but when you hear that the best blood purifier is Sulphur
The Press., 1883-05-10

Momum enss, .r rabless and every description oj ojCemeterY W0rke Importers of Scotch and English Granttes. Manufacturers
 and dealers in allvarieties of Polished and
 UMpUffshed American and Foreign esrsamitese HGaIaamsb and "A marfcss1a
 Marble. Work seat to any part of the county Orders by mail promptly attended to- D,.aipi,s
 and estimatesff sffusnishe on applica tion 1'H
 We desire to express our thanksfor tn eIibera patronage which we have -eceiveds sa nd wouIare- sp6ctfully solicit acontnuances0fsthN sasneswhich vi shnliandeav0Ftp deservs, :.
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3o6 Main Street, SPRINGFIELD.


 BRANCH WARERooxs :-central Hall, NORTH AMPTON; ss Dw.ght-st HoLYoKE; Piano Leg Factory, WEsTFIELD. 3.'
 Cau for the CHORD INDEX, 6 new invention, by which singers can play their own accompaniments after half an hours practice sfbsm nRDER OF NOTICE.-State of Connecti- " cut, county of Holland, ss. Vernon March seth,
 Upon the applications of the ssstaford Telephone Ws of in the town of stafford in said Holland County at sss sg duly and gah as and March, A. D. 1885, of said corporation, did, by ma jor vote of the stockholders Of said corporation vote to discontinue it's business and distribute it's capital fairs.
 It appearing to- and being found by the subscrib- ing authority, that, at stockhoders meeting duly and legally held in said town of Stafford on the 2sth the ssstafford Telephone Company" by majority of said stockholders did legally vote to discontinue its business and to distribute its capital stock among notice to ali % creditors of said Stafford Telephone Company" be given to the creditors of corporation to it's directors on before the 1st day of September, A. D. 1888, by publishing this order in sas ss ss o @ eefGE e ire aox Sf Ap p 1sss S the Court of the State of Connecticut 6asw
 \ fA within and for the District of Stafford on the soth day of April, A. D.. 1888. 4-5 7i'
 Present, JOHN o. BOOTH, Judge.
 Upon the petition of George Goodell of Bnion, in the county of Holland, showing to this court that he Is conservaor the person and estate of Luther B. Brown of Union, in said district incapable per- son. That said incapable person is the owner of real estate situated in said Union, yiz One certain piece or parcel of land situated in Union, bounded and de- scribed as follows: North by land of Lyman Moore, David Matthews, and Annis Brown; east by highway; south by land of George Webster, and west by land of L. W. Willis containing about thirty acres, be the same more or less It being the the first described piece of land in the deed from Isaac B. Booth to Ho stein Brown dated the second day of March, 1889 and recorded in the land records of said town of Union, Book il, Page 70; valued at about one hundred and fifty dollars That 1t will be for the interest of sad incapable person to sell said real estate and invest the ayas of said sale in other securities according to law. and praying for liberty to sell said property as per petition on he It ordered by this court that sad eoneervater give notice of said application by causing the same to be published in 8 newspaper printed in Stafford, in the county of Toand and by leaving 3 Unien at least twelve days before the hearing and that said petition will be heard at the probate office in said district the 18th day of May. 1Ss3 at 10 o'clock, 8. m. Attest, JOHN o. BOOTH, Judge
The Press., 1883-05-10

IT Is Nor BEST to always believe every thing that person tells you, but when you hear that the best blood purifier is Sulphur Bitters, you can believe 1t, for they cured me of severe case of blood poisoning.
 REV. A. FA1RcH1LD, New York City,
The Press., 1883-05-10

< The crown of merit is universally accorded to Potaska, the incomparable remedy for all maladies of the throat, suddenscolds etc.
The Press., 1883-05-10

Philadelphia News The Brooklyn bridge all The other day a writer, on The New York Nation crossed it, and although he had the manuscript of an editorial in his pocket the bridge did not bend.
 A Rochester girl gets up in her sleep and goes and saws wood in the back yard. Her father deeply deplores her somnambulism j; but he always leaves the saw where she can get it. '' SUD " Al 5.'-' Ss' '@'. i''{
 Verify the world moves and knowledge is increased daily. Crosby's 5 minute cure is confessedly ahead of all pain conquering agents, and thousands are constantly testify ing to it's wonderful benefcent effects. All Druggists. 6
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The following letters tell their
 own story: as. sses

VALDosrA, GEORGIA, July 20 lsS2
 "I sold one of your Patent Dust Proof Cases about ten months ago. and the other day 1t back to with the request to make it wind easier. On exam- nation found that the stem rusty and inquired into the of it. The gentleman stated to that he starting sawlogs that had lodged in the bend of the river, when his chain caught in bush and threw his watch into about twelve feet of water and he was about two hours finding it. When he got it out it was running, and he thought all right In about three months found that the stem was hard to turn and sent it tome. ..y.ss gz*,ts zs-,sst- I can say that the watch is all that the company claims for it, and recommend it to all railroad and mill men. -...-. s- r B. W. BENTLEY.n
The Press., 1883-05-10

CLINTON, Iowa, April 29, 1ssl.s 'I wish you would send me spring for the Vim. Ellery Watch. By the way this Ellery is a watch sold in your Screw Bezel Case to farmer last fall. The first of January he lost the watch in he woods and found it this week in about one foot of water It had lain three months and in snow and water, with but slight injury to the watch-ony a har-spring. c. s. RAYMOND" s The above were very severe tests, and demonstrate beyond doubt, that for any reasonable length of time duling which watch might be under water it woald receive no injury whatever. F. -ts..sz 2 2 We make these cases in both gold and silver, and as Perfectly Dmst-PrOOf stem Wind. ing Watch Case, Challenge the World to Produce Its Equal.
The Press., 1883-05-10
Men of the times-clockmakers.

"The world itself is too small for the covet- ous" How true this is of Wheat Bitters Opponents, notably those who claim to have something just as good, are always on hand. The public recognize Wheat Bitters as the best remedy in the market-hence it's phe- nominal popularity. .zss-sszss.s<
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MorHERse DoN'T KNow.-How many chil- dren are punished for being uncouth, wilful, and indifferent to instructions or rewards, simply because they are out of health! An intelligent lady said of a child of this kind : Mothers should know that if they would give theslittle ones moderate doses of Hop Bitters for two or three weeks, the children would be all a parent could desire.p
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FOR SALE BY ALL FlRsT-CLAss JEWELLERS.
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The Press., 1883-05-10

American Cough Drops Qiquid) is the "old reliable family remedy for all affections of the head throat and lungs. KEEP IT IN THE HOUSE. A
The Press., 1883-05-10

The children kept coming, one by one, Till the boys were five and the girls were
The Press., 1883-05-10

The latest fraud in precious stones fur nishes curious confirmation of the law of chromatic contrasts, and an unexpected it. lustration of Shakespeare's saying: