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The Press., 1896-10-15
Relating to War;

Lord Palmorston said of the Sleswick- HOlstein war that nobody understood the cause of the war but himself, and he was not sure.
 Lieutenant General Schofleld says that while war today would not result in such loss of life as heretofore it would be fear fully destructive to property. Cities and ships could be blown up at long range, while the armies were under cover.
 Lord Kelvin has been making experi- ments to discover what the effect of con- stant oannonading of quick firing guns would be on board the vessel bombarded and the assailant. He says that at the end of 15 minutes the survivors of both crows would be reduced to state of men, tai and physical inoapacity on account of the terrific noise and concussions.
 It Is of interest to compare the war methods of 100 years ago with those of to- day In England. Then instead of flying squadron 30 or 40 lnen-of-war were put in commission at once. Necessarily there were not enough sailors to go around, and the deficiency was made up by pressing" men into service. A certain community would be marked, and on one night as many as 5000 men would be torn away from their families, sometimes never to return carried to the ships and put to work. Once In awhile there would be a large haul of prize money from the capture of some ship. The Harmione leads all records, with $4, GOO for each man of the crew as a result of her captures. In other cases the admiral's share would be $5OO,- 900, and the other officers and seamen shared accordingly News
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ENGLISH AND AMERICAN OFFERS.
Otter Hunting Sport Very Much Enjoyed
 by Englishmen.

Otter Hunting Sport Very Much Enjoyed
 by Englishmen.
 Otter hunting is sport very much en- joyed by Englishmen. The Ctter is 0 great fish eater, and that is why the fishermen feel themselves compelled to kill it. Some angling clubs and societies offer rewards for otter kills and that makes the hunters angry.
 Otter hunting Is done with dogs and men. They go whooping up stream on the otter's trail, the hired men keeping Ill the water in line to prevent the animals turning down stream, as the beaAt cannot be trailed while going down. Tho dogs come up with and tear the otter to death, if the hunt is successful, but often the otter tears the dogs. An otter will whip any dog in the water.
 An English otter of over 30 pounds weight is big one, and few reach that weight. The biggest one remembered weighed 37 pounds and was killed at Bow thorp, near Norwich. A S6 pOunder was caught in Skeggles water, Westmorland Some Englishmen used to eat the hearts of the animals, considering them to be fine.
 The American otter is a sly animal, which is not often killed by a gunshot and as seldom taken with traps, since nothing but the utmost care in setting and batting the trap will deceive 1t. Once in awhile trout fishermen see Otters along an Adiron- daok stream, and otter trails arc common on the snow covered ice back in the woods, or on streams opposite clearings. Some times the animals are seen on the ico by rabbit hunters and are shot at, but few of the wounded or even killed creatures are recovered, since they arc usually on the ice near holes, and if merely wounded go under the water and drown rather than let man get then. Their last kick Is an endeavor to get out of reaoh.-New York GnpO
The Press., 1896-10-15

which Dr. Greenc's Nervura blood and nerve remedy has done her mother who was cured of nervous prostration by it's use. One of my near ncighbors who used the Ncrvura and derived benefit from it's use, advised me to use it in my own family. They arc all enthusiastic in it's praise and I join in the same. You arc at liberty to publish this let ter for others good"
 You can depend upon Judge Hast ings' word. You can depend upon Dr. Grcenc's Nervura blood and nerve rem cdy to cure you.
 Take it, you who feel weak, nervous, tired, without your old-time snap, e1:- ergy and vim; it will give you strong nerves, pure blood, sound, natural and refreshing sleep, from which you will rise strong and vigorous instead of lan- guid, tired and exhausted. If your stomach troubles you, if YOU have gas, indigestion, dizziness, distress after meals, bloating, faint feeling at pit of stomach, constipation, kidney or liver complaints, Dr. GrccnC's Ncrvura will give you perfect digestion and regular and natural action of all the organs. It will cure headache, neuralgia, rheu- matism, and is the best remedy in the world for female weakness and ncrv- ous debility.
 The carefully compounded prescrip- tion of our most successful physician in curing nervous and chronic diseases, Dr. Greene, of 35 W st 14th St., New York City, this greatest of medical discoveries is perfectly adapted to cure just these complaints. The Doctor can be consulted free of charge, personally or by letter.
The Press., 1896-10-15

You are sick aud out of order and want to get well.
 To get well you desire to take the remedy wEich will surely cure you the one which is strongly recommended by some one in whom you have perfect belief and confidence.
 Dr. Greene's Nervura blood md nerve remedy is the medicine which will surely cure you.
 And here is the strongest possible recommendation to use it by one of the most eminent and distinguished Judges in this country, Hon. J. II. Hastings, of Waitsfeld, Vt., an Associate Judge, Senator in the Vermont Legisla- ture, Vice-President and Director of the Waterbury National Bank, and Treasurer and Trustee of his town.
 Such is the exalted standing of the famous Judge and able Einancicr who Is enthusiastic in praise of the wonder full curative powers of Dr. Grccnc's Nervura, who has used it with most remarkable benefit in his own family and who tells you that he has known so many cases cured by this grand medicine, that he advises you to use it by all means, if you wish to get well.
 Judgo Hastings says:
 "I have heard Dr. Greenc's Nervura blood and nerve remedy most highly recommended by 1n> friends and neigh bors who have used it, and know of several decided cures where people have been in Q very feeble state of health and had failed to get relief from the usual bonrcCs.
 "A lady who lived in my family has often spoken of the wonderful good
The Press., 1896-10-15
LUCIEN BONAPARTE.
He Was Che Ablest and Most Courageous
 OG the EmperOr's Brothers.

He Was Che Ablest and Most Courageous
 OG the EmperOr's Brothers.
 The younger brother had, after the first juvenile heats of radicalism, be- come 8 moderate republican, holding his convictions resolutely. Having op- posed the hereditary consulate for Ma poleon, he withdrew, unmindful of any reward he might have claimed for his services of Brunaire, to lead life of study and cultivate his inborn literary tastes On the death of his first wife, by whom he had two daughters, he mar ried, in direct opposition to Napoleon 8 wishes, the beautiful and accomplished Mme de Jauberthon. This was in 1908. He had been importuned to put her away and lend himself to the project of Undressing the empire by himself &C., cepting crown and contracting a royal marriage He was by far the ablest and most courageous of the Bonaparte broth CTS, but his heart was true, his princi- pies were fixed, and he was utterly in- different to the rise of Napoleonio em- pire.
 It was with reluctance that he came
 
 what happened there-that which has long been accepted of Napoleon offering and Lucien hotly refusing the crown of Portugal, with the hand of Prince Fer dinand for his daughter Charlotte, and that which makes the first offer to have been Etruria. Both accounts agree, how ever, that the bid was raised to the promise of Italy-al on condition that he should divorce his wife and rule in the interest of his brothers imperial power. Lucien disdained even this bribe, declaring that he would accept the crown, but that he would rule in the interests of his subjects, and that he would in no case consider a divorce. Angry words were spoken. Napoleon crushed in his hand a watch with which he had been toying, hissing out that thus he would crush wills which opposed his. II defy you to commit crime, |" retorted Lucien.
 Before parting there was half recon- ciliation, and Napoleon requested that at least his brothers eldest daughter might be sent to Paris for use in his scheme of royal alliances. Lucien as- sented, and the child, clever girl of about IA, was sent to live with Mime. Mere. She was thoroughly discontented and wrote bright, sarcastic letters to her stepmother. whom she loved, de- picting the avarice of her grandmother and the foibles of her other relatives. These, like all other suspected letters of the time, were intercepted and read in the ''cabinet noir." Their contents be- ing made known to Napoleon, he sent the petulant, witty writer back to her father. Despairing of any support from Lucien or his family, Napoleon formal ly adopted his stepson Eugene, the vice. roy, with view to consolidating and confirming the Italian feeling of depend ence on France Sloane's Life of Napoleon" in Century.
The Press., 1896-10-15
RUNNING A LOCOMOTIVE.
What 1t Means to Speed . Train @b Che
 Rate of Sixty Miles Per Hour.


 To Ladies' Home Journal John GilmeY Speed contributes an article upon the safety and comforts of railroad travel in the United States, in which he says that "the highest typo of American railroad is today constructed with such skill and sa- gaoity that we travel in more luxury and more security than any people in the world" In considering the locomotives and the speed attained by them on our railroads MT. Speed says: At 60 miles an hour the resistance of train is four times as great as 1t is at 30 miles-that Is, the fuel must be four times as great in the one case as it is in the other. But at 60 miles an hour this fuel must be exerted for a given distance in half the time that 1t is at 30 miles, so that the amount of poweF exerted and steam generated in 8 given period of time must be eight times as great as at the faster speed. This means that the capacity of the boiler, cylinders and the other parts must be greater with A COP responding addition to the weight of the machine. Obviously, therefore, if the weight per wheel, on account of the limit of weight that the rails will carry, is linn ited, we soon reach point when the driv ing wheels and other parts cannot be fur ther enlarged, and then we reach the max imum of speed.
 The nico adjustment necessary of the various parts of these immense engines may be indicated by some figures as to the work performed by these parts when the locomotive is worked at high speed. Take a passenger engine on any uf the big rail roads. At 50 miles an hour driving wheel B4 feet in diameter rovolves five times every second. Now tho rcciprocating parts of each cylinder, including one pis- ton, piston rod, cross head and connecting rod, weighing about $50 pounds, must move back and forth distance equal to the stroke, usually two feet, every time tho wheel revolves, or in fifth of a seo- ond. It starts from state of rest at the end of each stroke of tho piston and must acquire velocity of 82 feet per second in one-twentieth of a second and must be brought to state of rest i'll tho 6anlo pe- riod of time. A piston IS inches in diam eter has an area of &54H square inches. Steam of 15O pounds pressure per square inch would, therefore, exert forco on the piston equal to 38, 1T5 pounds. This force is applied alternately on each sido of the piston ten times in second"
The Press., 1896-10-15
How the Dipper Saved the Farm.

Father was sick and the mortgage on the farm cate where Miss A. M. Fritz of Station A.. St. Louis, Mo-, would send a sample combination D1pper for IS tWO-cent stamps, and ordered one
 saw the dipper could be used as fruit jar flll- CT, a plain dipper, fine stra1ner, funnel, a stra1ner funnel, sick room warming pan, and a pint measure. These eight different uses makes the d1pper such necessary article that went to work with 1t, and 1t sells at very near every house. And in four months paid off the mort gage. think can clear as much as $2OO a month. If yon need work you can do well by giving this trial. Miss A. M. Fritz, Station A. St. Louis, Mo, will send you sample for IS two cent stamps-Wr1te at once. JOHN c. N. 13w
The Press., 1896-10-15
The useless Doorway.

An unnecessary doorway in a small apartment may be made use of for books and bric-a-brao so ns to bo very ornamental. Place two uprights and few shelves in- side the door casing and stain or paint them the color of the woodwork. With brass headed nails fasten on the edges of the upper shelves narrow leather trim ming such as may be bought for the pur- pose. On the second shelf from tho bot tom arrange brass rod and hang pretty silk or cretonne curtains upon it that ill reach the floor. This will be found an ex- cellent place to stow away old magazines and newspapers.
The Press., 1896-10-15
A Chance to MakesMoney.

have made $1 $40 clear money in 87 days and attended to my household duties besides, and think this is doing splendid for woman 1nexpe- rienced in business. SSAnyOne can sell what every one wants to buy, and every family wants Dish Washer. 1I 1Iidon't.casvass at all; people come or send for the washer, and every washer that goes [ to perfection. You can wash and dry the dishes in two minutes. I am going to devote my whole clear s, 900 year. My sister and brother have started in the business and are doing splendid. You can get complete instructions and hundreds of testimonials by addressing the Iron City Dish Washer Co.,, Station A, P1ttsburg, Pa, and if you don't make lots Of money it's your own fault,
 13W MRS. w. H.
The Press., 1896-10-15
How to Wake a Nurse.

Don't sleep in a sickroom if you can avoid 1t. If, however, you have to do so and you naturally wish to know If the patient needs you, tie a piece of tape to one wrist and pin the other end to the patients bod, near his hand, where he can reach it easily. A slight pull will then awaken you. This plan is excellent, as in illness the voice Is often weakened, and If the patient spoke or called you might not hear.
The Press., 1896-10-15
Churninp Done in One Minute.

have tried the Lightning Churn you recently described in your paper, and it certainly is a wonder. I can churn in less than one minute, and the butter is elegant, and you get consider ably more butter than when you use common churn. took the agency for the churn here and every butter maker that sees it. buys one. have faction. I know can sell 100 in this township, as they churn so quickly. make so much more butter than common churns, and are so cheap. Some one in every township can make two or three hundred dollars selling these churns By addressing J. F. Casey & Co.,, St. Louis, you can get circulars and full information, so you can make big money right at home. l have made $80 in the past two weeks, and never sold any
 thing in my life before. A FARMER.
The Press., 1896-10-15
Use For Tin Cans,

Do not throw away tin cans that have closely fitting covers. They may bo painted and used for rice, meal, hominy and all dry groceries and make your pantry shelves very attractive. Remove tho labels, wash
 the tins in strong soapsuds and dry them
 thoroughly. For 25 cents you can procure of any painter pot of dark gray paint ready for uso. Apply 1t with a broad soft brush, so it is even and smooth. When it becomes dry, then with a small camel's S hair brush and little bright red paint mark the name of what the box is to con- tain. Tho name is,readily seen, and these boxes will save time as we'll as please the
The Press., 1896-10-15
A Dandy Thing to Sell.

have been doing so well this summer selling combination dippers that think 1t is my duty to tell others about 1t. have not made as much money as some read about, but I never make less than B, and often 5 day. The dtpper can be useA as fruit Jar filler, plain dipper, fine warming pan, and pint measure. These eight different uses makes the dipper such necessary article that it sells at nearly every house. as 1t Is so cheap. You can get sample by sending, as did, IS two-cent stamps to pay postage, etc., to W. H, Baird & Co.,, Station A, Ptttsburg, Pa., right to work. Any one can make s or A a day anywhere. A READER. 13W
The Press., 1896-10-15
Marry This Girl OuIck.

saw in your paper that a 13-ycar-old boy madr @ Sl D ne first hour he worked selling the sample and went to work, and the first week
 cleared $10, the second week cleared Sl5. CX- ptci to run it up o S25 a week in he near future as the lerfcctton Metal Tip LNmpwck makes such beautiful white light, and does away with smoky chtmncyS and bad oder and saves oil, 1t Is easy sell. If you wish to try it. send 13 tWO- cent stamps to Miss A. NJ. Fritz, station A, St. Louis, Mo-, and she will send you sample out l1t, this is good way to make money around home. 13W Miss TINA W.
The Press., 1896-10-15
The New Hook Spoon Free to All.

l read in the Christian Standard that Miss A. M. Fritz, Station A. St. Louis, Mo-, would give an elegant plated hook spoon to anyone sending her ten 2-cent stamps. sent for one and found it so useful that I showed it to my friends, and made $13.00 in two hours taking orders for the spoon. The hook spoon is household necessity being held in place by hook on the back. The spoon Is something that hOusekeepers have needed ever since spoons were first invented. Anyone can get sample by sending ten 2-cent stamps to Miss Fritz. This is a splendid way to 13W JEANNETTE s.
The Press., 1896-10-15
An Arab Cosmetic,

There is cosmetic called schonada used by tho Arabs. 1t is quite innocuous and at the same time effectual. It consists of sub limatcd benzoin and acts upon the skin as a slight stimulant and imparts perfectly natural colors during some hours without ocoasioning the inconveniences with which European cosmetics may justly be re- preached. It is well known that bismuth, a white powder containing sugar of lcad injures the nerve centers and has caused paralysis
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Did You Ever Make Money Easy?

MR EDITOR.-I have read how Mir C. E. B. made so much money in the Dish Washer business and think have beat him. l am very young yet and have had little experience fin selling goods, but have made over eight hundred dollars in ten weeks selling Dish Washers. It is simply wonderful how easy it is to sell them. All you have to do is to show the ladies how they work ana t u they cannot helF but buy one. For the ben eht Of others l will state that 1 got my start from the Mound City Dish Washer CO.,. St. Louis, Mo. Write to them and they will send you full particulars.
 think can clear over $3, LOGO the coming year, and am not going to let the opportunity pass. Try 1t and publish your success for the benefit of others. JF C.
The Press., 1896-10-15

Save your white cotton rags. They will make pretty rugs for the bathrooms. Cut them into narrow strips, sew tho strips to- gether and wind them into balls, and when you have enough prepared have them woven with blue warp the size required. Put blue cotton fringe at each end.
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GROUP QUICKLY CURED. - Mountain Glen, Ark.-Our children were suffering with croup when we received q bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It af- forded almost instant relief. F. A.. THORNTON. This celebrated remedy is for sale by w. w. Lathrop, Stafford Springs; G. L. Philips, South Coventry.
The Press., 1896-10-15
Those who believe chronic diarrh9a to

Those who believe chronic diarrh9a to he ncurable should read what MT. P B. Grisham, of Gaars Mills, La., has to say on the subject, viz.: II have been a suf- ferer from chronic diarrhua ev,rsinrc the war, and have tried all kinds of medicines for it. At last found remedy that of feeted cure, and that was ChamherIain'e Collie, Cholera and DiarrhGa Remedy" This medicine can always be depended OH for collie, cholora morbus, dysent"ry and diarrh9a. It is pleasant to take and never fails to effect cure. 9 and 50 cent sizes for Sale by w. w. Lathrop, Stafford Springs; G. L. Phillips, South Coventry.
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K,nq Fuu Reats Three Oueens.

II was reading an ancient history the other day." said Press Eldridge. "There was a story about king. This king used to get drunk, awful drunk. He had throe wives, and every time he got drunk he'd beat them.
 "One day he beat them harder than usual and they had him arrested. He was brought before the judge, When the judge heard the charge, he said:
 liking, I can't do anything to you. You're discharged. A king full can beat three queens every day in the week. '''- New York Times.
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Home is sweeter after its loss.

De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve Is an an- tiseptic, soothing and healing application for burns, scalds, cuts, bruises, etc., and cures piles like magic. It instantly stops pain. w. b. Heald, Stafford Springs G. L. Phillips, South Coventry.
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Friction is essential to progress.

Speed and safety are the watchwords of the age. One Minute Cough Cure acts speedily, safely, and never fails. Asthma, bronchitis, coughs and colds are cured by it. W.D. Heald, Stafford Springs; c. l.. Phillips, South Coventry.
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Laugh with others, not at them.

Ayers Hair Vigor, which has outlived and superseded hundreds of similar prep arations, is undoubtedly the most fash ionable as well as economical hair-dress- ing in the market. By its use, the poor est head of hair soon becomes luxuriant and beautiful
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A beautiful finish to a room with a plal

A beautiful finish to room with plain wall covering, either in textiles or paper, Is a canvas frieze painted with roses, chrys Rnthemums or some other large and deco rative flower. It is exceedingly difficult to paint such frieze on the wall itself, and when accomplished, no matter how beau tiful the work, it must be left behind if une niQratna
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The Water Pitcher.

In bedrooms which have no stationary washstand the pitcher is usually filled in the adjacent bathroom. It is well to have this done from the hot water faucet. The water is much softer and moro agreeable to the skin after it has been heated and co D!Cd.
The Press., 1896-10-15

A few weeks ago the editor was taken with a very severe could that caused him 10 be in a most miserable condition. It was undoubtedly bad case of la grippe, and, recognizing it as dangerous, he took immediatn steps to bring about a speedy cure. From the advertisement of Cough Remedy and the many good r"com- mendations included therein,we concluded to makea first trial of the medicine. To Say that it was satisfactory in it's results, is putting it very mildly, indeed. It acted like magic, and the result was a speedy and permanent cure We have no hesi- tancy in recommending this excellent Cough Remedy to anyone afflicted with a cough or cold in any form.-7He Runner 0f Li6erty, Librrtytown, Maryland, The 9 and 50 cent sizes for sale by w. w.. Lathrop, Stafford Springs; c. L. Phil lips, South Coventry.
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Persistence wins when all else fails.

A hacking cough is not only annoying to others, but it is dangerous to the per son who has 1t. One Minute Cough Cure will quickly put an end to it. w. D. Heald, Stafford Springs; G. L. Phillips, South Coventry.