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The Press., 1896-09-24
Number 26.
PaderewsIxi's Daily Life.

Paderewski rises, as a rule, about 10 o'clock on days when he does not give a concert or is travelling, writes John J. a Beoket in The Ladies Home Journal. On days when he is to play in the even ing he rises at l. By way of morning meal he takes cup of coffee or teaL' nothing else, not even a roll or morsel of bread. He practices usually for five Or six hours each day on a piano which he has sent to his room in the hotel as soon as he arrives in a city. When he has an afternoon concert, he does not practice at all, however, and if the concert Is an evening one he devotes only two or three hours to exercising on the keyboard. In order to strengthen his fingers he plays only five finger exercises.
 Like prize fighter who is in train ing this musical athlete devotes himself to systematic course of gymnastics for strengthening all of the physical pow CTS which are called into play by his performances at the piano. Those long, slender, piano" fingers are put through their paccs until they acquire strength, fexibility, agility and staying power. His magnificent technique is not maintained without this constant fostering and lubricating of its springs. This little band of five faithful SCI wants which each hand commands is in tenure to wrist like steel. But his arms also have to be strengthened For this pur- pose he employs an apparatus which he designed and had made himself What this is he knows and nobody elsa
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The Peasant and the Baby.

A funny little true story comes from the Frankfurter Zeitung. A peasant was carrying his newborn child, swaddled in the German fashion and well packed between two cushions, distance of two hours, to be baptized by the parish priest, when he turned into the house of friend who was to act as godfather. The latter naturally asked to have a look at the baby. The father opened his pre- cious bundle, but no baby was there. It h,.d slipped from between the cushions. The anxious father and would be god fathec hurried back and fortunately found "he baby in an elder bush, safe and sound and kept warm by the bright sunshine.
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THE IDEAL PANAoEA.-James l.. Fran cis, Alderman, Chicago, says "I regard Dr. Kings New Discovery as an Ideal Panacea for Coughs, Colds and Lung Complaints. having used it in my family for the last five years, to the exclusion of physician's prescriptions or other prepara- tions." Rev. John Burgus, Kookuk Iowa, writes: "I have been Minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church for 50 years or more, and have never found any thing so beneficial. or that gave me such speedy relief as Dr. Kings New Dis covery." Try this Ideal Cough Remedy now. Trial Bottles Free at E. K. Taft's drug store
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 CAPTURE OF A RATTLEsNAKE.-Ay young snake of this species was captured near Stafford Street, Wednesday. He had one rattle
 s'TOWN MEETING.-A town meeting is warned to meet at the town house, Mon day, Sept. IT, at 1 o'clock, to sec about accepting highway from Samuel Rock wells to Glen Village, also from the Springs Village to the West place, so called to see if the town will build a bridge for the Stafford Loom Co.,; to change boundary between the school dis tricts of Hydeville and Staffordville; to establish permanent boundaries between Stafford and adjoining towns. The last item in the warning is of great importance to all who are for improving our imper- feet system of education-to see if the town will accept of the new law in rela- tion to schools, and if so accepting, to elect board of officers in pursuance of said law. Let the friends of education turn out and try the new plan. It is 8 great improvement over our present sys- tenn
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law, as the same coin may buy more goods of the same kind one day than on another. Our financial fathers had some sense; but that was before the day of the populists.
 5. Be it further noticed: this coinage law recognized the commercial value of the gold and silver metals, and based the ratio of their value, as money articles, upon that, The ratio between gold and silver, as coins, was not fixed arbitrarily by law independent of the commercial value of the metals. These early finan- ciers had good horse sense. E9s
 6. The silver dollar was the unit of value. There was but one unit, and that was silver.
 Now, here we have bimetallic mone- tary system established and the free and unlimited coinage of gold and silver. What followed? O. P. CHAMPLIN.
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BUOKLEN's ARNIoA SALvE.-Thn best salve in the world for cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum:. fever sores, letter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns, and all skin eruptions, and positively cures piles, or no pay required. Guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25c per box. Sold by E. K. Taft.
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ChamDion Shot of the World.

Miss Annie Oakley writes: "Myself and many of the Buffalo Bill Wild West co. have given Al lens Foot-Ease, the powder to shake into the shoes, most thorough trial and it does all If not more than you claim" It instantly takes the sting out of Corns and Bunions. Aliens FOOt-Ease is a certain cure for swollen hot, ach- ing or sweating feet. Sold by all Druggists and Shoe Stores, 25c. Sample sent FREE. Address Allen s. OlmSted, Le Roy, N. Y.
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Ayers Sarsaprilla is not a secret pre- paration. Any physician may have the formula on application. The secret of it's success as a medicine lies in it's ex- traordinary power to cleanse the blood of impurities and cure the most deep-seated cases of blood disease.
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Smashing locomotives in spe

Smashing locomotives in specially ar- ranged head-on collisions is very popular in the west and south. Such a spectacle drew 35, 900 people to a Kansas county fair the other day. But when freight cars are added to the locomotives the sport becomes dangerous. The spectators are supposed to remain at safe distance, but at Waco, Texas, last week where there were 10000 people to see two locomotives, to which stock cars were attached, collide, one of the boilers burst and seven or eight persons were wounded, some of them fatally.
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Rev. John Wesley gave this burning testimony against the crime of liquor selling:
 '"Those who sell this poison murder men by wholesale. Neither does their eye pity nor spare. They drive them to hell like sheep. And what is their gain i? Is it not the blood of these men? Who then, would envy their large estates and sumptueus palaces2 A curse is in the midst of them the curse of God cleavcs to the stones, the timber, the furniture of them! The curse of God is in their gar- dens, their walls, their groves a fire that burns to the nethermost hell! Blood, blood is there; the foundation, the floor, the walls, the roof are stained with blood. And canst thou hope, O thou man of blood, though thou art clothed in scarlet and fine linen, and farest sumptuously every day canst thou hope to deliver down thy fields of blood to the third gen eration Not so for there Is a God in heaven therefore, thy name shall soon be root ed out. Like as those whom thou hast. destroyed, body and soul, thy 'mem"- rial shall perish with thee'"
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There are thtrty-five thousand women teIegraphers in the United States.
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SF1PT-F1M MBE1R 1

Winter fabrics appear Suts We on Fall Suit.
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London is about to substitute electric motors for steam locomotives in its under ground passage tunnels.
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ITEMS FROM THE STAFFORD
 NEWS LETTER.
September 8, 1866.

Tt is our intention to print under this head, from week to week. items of interest from the old Stafford News Letter.
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A VaHietieS-
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splendid complete Your conception of what
  papers Rip Van
 gathering Suits and Overcoata and handsomest the fine cu testimony stock not Dunlap Collins
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yielded dull and fiat when applied what looking
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espuns! Irish TWeeds! Camels Hair!
 Scotch Cheviots! English Cloths
 Granite Fabrics! French Cla
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SPOKANE CHANGING.
Large Crowds Listen to Ex-senator
Allcn-RoSers ana Winston
Very Weak Candidates.

Spokane. oct. Especial. a crowd
gathered az the depot this afternoon 10
see ex-senator John q. Alien and his es-
eort. the aamheau club, off for Daven-
port this afternoon on the Central Wash
fngtor train. The cheers were hearty
that sent them on their way to participate
In the greatest political demonstration
ever seen In the vicinity OF Davenport. A
private dispatch received here late to-
night says that ex-senator Alien Is speak
ing 10 a packed and enthusiastic sudlence
ard much good will be done by the meat
ing. "a everyone IL listening with interest
and doubtless a number of converts viii
he made for Repnbseanlsm- Monday night
ex-senator Alien will speak In Spokane.
The steadily increasing strength OF tho
Mckinley forces In Eastern Washington
has had the effect or making those Popu-
lists who were betting 20 and TO that
Bryan would carry Washington take In
their horns" Republicans. on the ether
hand. have become 20 confident that they
are Offering even money that Washington
will be found IN the sound money column.
and odds are freely offered against Rogers
ard Winston This is a straw that shows
which way the wind blows. Wagers ag-
ErexatIng many thousands Of dollars have
been made among mining men In the city
or general results this week. the odds
being : to i and 2's 10 IN favor of Nc
klniey.
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CAMPAIGNING IN sxOHoMIsH.


Sound Money Men Puttfn8 Cp Live
IL Fight for Principle.
Everett. Oct %-Speciai.-A lively week
will mark the close Of the campaign by
the Republicans In Snohomish county. II.
y. Cooley. who. In company with A. 8.
Taylor. arrived home on Saturday night
from business trip to California, will
again take the stump and deliver effec.
tive speeches. His assignments are as fol-
lows: Panther Lake schoolhouse, Tues
day evening: Edmonds, Wednesday even
ing: Schultes. Thursday evening: Flor
cree. Friday evening: Stanwood. Satur-
day evening.
FIJI. Brownellis back from Southeastern
Washington and reports good meetings
everywhere. He predicts that the Repub-
iicans will carry Walia Walla. Columbia,
Garfield. Asotin. Kiickitat Kittitas. Yak
tina and Spokane counties. Mr.. Browneii
will spend the last week Of the campaign
In Snohomish county. He Is one OK the
readiest speakers In the ranks. His dates
are: welangdon. Wednesday evening:
Tualco. Thursday evening: Silverton. FRI
day evening. and Sultan. Saturday even
Ing.
Marysville viii have a grand Republican
rally on Thursday evening with John w.
Corson "a the speaker. The Sullivan Flarn-
beau Club. under Capt. p. J. Call. and the
Smokestack hand will go by steamer TO
take part In the demonstration.
On Saturday night Everett will have
rousing demonstration by the sound
money men, with grand torchlight pa
rade. the Sullivan Flambeau Club and
other accessories Judge Burke and Mr..
Hughes win be the speakers. Meetings
will re held In Central opera house and
Harris opera house.
Snohomish Will have a rally on Monday
night.
II. w Holley. an old-timc Minnesota
editor and thoroughly familiar with tbs
politics OF that state. has letters from ele-
vator men and others in close touch with
the farmers. They say the state Is good
for ssosso TO q Goo Republican majority.
Sam III. Nichols received a letter Satur-
day from friend In Minnesota, who has
been prominent worker In the Repub-
iiean party for years. He writes that the
state win give Mckinley 5.ooo majority.
and Cfough. for governor win have a
plurality slightly under that
A. S. Taylor. who is just home from
California. says they are betting TO on
Mckinley there. California. they claim.
will go Republican. and Oregon Is con-
sidered safely Republican beyond a
doubt
The local lumbermen are arranging for
big excursion TO take part in the parade
In Seattle on Thursday.
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THE ASSAULT ON CARLISLE.
Kentuckians, Regarless Of Party, De-
nounce the Egg.Throwers
nj COvfngfOD.


Of COvington.
Coyington. KY, Oct. 6.-Odd Fellows
hall was crowded tonight with men ex-
clusively. without distinction of party, to
express indignation at the insult offered
Secretary Carlisle In that hall on last
Thursday night. The chairman chosen
was Hon. Harvey Meyers. one Of the cleo
tors on the Bryan ticket for Kentucky.
On taking the chair Mr.. Meyers said that
John G. Carlisle, of all men, could afford
to let that outrage to him so unnoticed.
The city OF Covington, of all cities. could
not let 1t pass without a thunder of dis
approval that would make any future at
tempt to suppress free speech impossible
In the city of Covington.
Some say that Secretary Carlisle
should not have attempted to return to
Covington to speak. knowing as be did
the state OF feeling against him. but God
forbid that the day should ever come In
this country when any man may not be
free to address the public on any SUBJ
5ect." Oproarious cheering)
Remarks were made by c. b. Simrall,
Mayor Rhineck. George II. Tholie. J. D.
Hearne. ex-Lieut. Gov. ]. w. Bryan and
others. Resolutions condemning the as
sault were adopted unanimously.
Owensboro, KY, Oct 2s.-Secretary Car
Isle and party arrived here from Louis
vile last night and were met by a delega-
ton OF National Democrats and Repub-
licans. He held an informal reception this
morning from o'clock until II, and In
that time received quite a number OF visit
ors. There were small delegations in the
city from adjoining counties. At p. m.
he was escorted to the Sam Jones taber-
nacle The audience which greeted him
numbered about 1900 persons. nearly 1000
OF them ladies. The silver people were
very much In evidence, but Mr.. Carlisle
was treated most courteously and at no
time was there tbs slightest disorder. ex-
cepting at one time when a policeman had
to be called to queil some negroes in the
rear OF the tabernacle who had become a
little noisy. His address lasted about an
hour. and by the sound money people was
well received. Mr.. Carlisle dweit at some
length on the point that he had changed
his financial views since 1892
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san Francisco. Oct. s6.--Jack McAuline
and Jiravy carrpr, the famous light
weight cusilss. met this afternoon 20 ssSa
articles ana complete the business ar
raagesnerfs for their fstc meeting next
month. McsuisfT% went 90 Harvey Far
iev's training quarters on Saturday ard
ARRANGED 30 20 into training tomorrow.
Tie VIII Be put through IN. course nces-
ssry % reduce him % Hr&t-eisSs conaltioY
nv Frank Alien. aided by the veteran Far
lev. Jack IS said 10 Re fsaASv ana soft,
ard ret "a take over kindly TO Tire stir
work xhtch e ahead OF his-a. Cncc IN
harness, however, there Is no fear that ne
Will a~swe anytht~w unaeve 70 nut him
self In prime SHARE. Carroll has been
ta training Ter some tazne. and Il Is said,
he could - srfn th~ rfaw tomorrow Sci
dom 8sy passes wslch doa< not see hss,
racing ever thn MiSslas ~ ard down tire
ocean besch. rs imsoor wnyk - ssesse at
the 81. George C}ah nree- ire eve OF RS
trainer. ytmaay Whaien.
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Chicago. Oct 1.-TwU huge elevators
Belonging TO the Chicago and Pacific
Elevator Company we're destroyed By f1ro
this afternoon, together with their con-
tents A number Of smaller buildings were
also burned - well. and the total loss win
be 81 M0. 600: the insurance VIII cover
three-Quarters OF THAI amount
II was Q dangerous locality for . dre:
directly TO the north 10 the Armour ele-
varor, the largest In the word. stocked 70
the roof with grain To the northeast 10
the immense mailing house OF Hale Z Cur
It's. while close at hand are tho docks OF
the Crescent Company. with Thousands OF
tons Of bitnminous coal. The numerous
lumber yards In the vicinity added TO the
danger. Thousands OF people gathered TO
witness the spectacle afforded By over .
million bushels OF grain abaase. At one
stage they saw . cataract Of burning
wheat falling from q hundred feet Ia the
air. The blaze started about noon-
The heat from the burning elevators
finally compelled the abandonment OF four
lines OF hose which had been run Into the
boiler room OF elevator A Five 0femen
rear.y lost their lives while fighting the
flames from the roof Of the once OF .
small brick building IN close proximity to
one Of the elevators Notwithstanding the
roof was burning beneath them they stuck
to their post till suddenly the roof tell.
Two OF the men were close enough TO the
edge OF . wall to grab II. and were left
hanging TO a strfnger. The other three
went down. but he'd on TO the hose. ana
were rescued with great d'mcuty.
The Pacific elevators were composed OF
three separate buildings each six stories
In height Elevator A was the first to
20. Then elevator B caught fire. Burn
ing timbers were carried by . high wind.
and for a time 1t was thought that many
buildings In the vicinity were doomed,
and heavy lines Of freight cars standing
on the tracks were removed ~ fast -
possible.
The mailing house OF Hale & Curtis.
the nearest building OF any size to the
burning elevators. caught FIRE. but by
hard work was saved from serious dam
age.
p. G. Perry. superintendent OF the Pa
cific Elevator Company. said there were
over 1,o0o.00e bushels OF wheat stored In
the elevators. He estimates the loss at
almost 81 500 900. Shortly after the fire
broke out the south wall Of the elevator
gave way and thousands of bushels Of
wheat fell into the river.
Directly west of the elevators are the
yards OF the f. B. Crane Hardwood Lum-
Der Company. Several times small blaxes
were discovered among the piles Of lum-
Der. but they were extinguished.
The burning buildings were covered
with corrugated iron. large sections Of
which. melted to q white heat, fell as
they were loosened from their fastenings
by fire. II was with great difficulty that
firemen lodged these things.
The loss on the wheat in tho elevators
IL approximately $861. 900; on the corn the
loss Ia $34, 900.
Most OF the grain was the property Of
the Pacific Elevator Company. The In
nurance in said IN he n ho,f sys5 m
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A FAMOUS CANNON.
IL Fired the Last shot I'm the War
Between the states.


New Orleans Picayune.
The cannon which fred the last shot IN
the last battle Of the late war Ia a gun
worth knowing something about. Hence
The sale OF the esght-.nch CoSumbiad.
Lady Sloccmb' which is advertised IN
the Mobile Register to take place there on
the 18th arouses the interest OF old SOL
diers ard old soldiers sons for the reason
that II Is generally supposed to be the gun
which fired the last shots OF the war, or
that fred so many deadly volleys in the
last battle that to TX place during the civil
war.
The last engagement. said an old SOL
der yesterday. took place al Spanish Fort
This engagement. OF course. was not
regular battle. and is not. perhaps, re-
corded In history as such. bat IL was. new
ertheiess. q conflict fierce. and fire few
that day as never before Gen. Forrest
had cent TO Spanish Fort during the ias.
days O. the war = sufficient force CT men
10 guard the place. and among the num-
he- was the Fifth battalion Of the Wash
ingfon artillery. Capt. Cuthbert S.ocomo
tn command. The Lady Slocomb was
hrorwh. there and there fred iss last shots
when Wilson's raiders storraed the place
and took IT, There the Lady Sloconh, for
= few ho.srs before the old fort was sur
rendered. belehei forth fire and scattered
death like an intelligent bang. bur 20 no
SN&A. as tAe enemy. NUMBERED several
times IS r7GcS SIS me garrison.
After the Surrender Of she fo-t some OF
the members of Cars. ssoco-ssb,s command
one night rolled tha Lady Sleeonab eff the
esrthNn erss8rkmsnt TITO lagoon. or
CID ssusa sose. and buried IL, giving as
their reason thai they Gii nos want the
gun 20 ssi into the hands o. the enemy.
" was Afterwards dug Up and carried 70
Mobile. where II Was purchased BY HeHry
Pshzsr A r-Dvssrsaat Confederate OF that
pace. who esa served through the war
and knew 81 TIE excellence Of the Lady
Ssccou&
The gun w4@ ~ med after tire Eife OF
Capt Cutn0ert ssocstuaa. wnc went cut IN
lsss n charge * sAe kl1ta battalion az
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Fifth Victim Dead.

Whatcom. Oct. 2s.-Special.-Katie
Miller. who was terribly burned WHEN her
parents heme. north OF Lynden, was de-
stroyed by fire last week. died at ST. Jo-
seph's hospital. Fairhaven. yesterday,
and was buried at Lynden today alongside
OF her two sisters and little brother. who
met their death in the flames at the same
time. This makes the fifth fatality re-
sulting from the FIRE, the other being
Frank c. Boies, nephew OF ex-Gov Boies,
OF Iowa. who was visiting at the Millerz
al the time,
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tho washington artillery. The gun at the

battle OF Shiloh spat out Its first smoke,
and spread Its first desolation In the ranks
OF the enemy. Through all the memorable
struggles OF the Army OF the Tennessee =
went, and everywhere Ii gained we'll de-
served renown. 1t was prettily mounted,
and was at that time, as 1t probably Is
now. q handsome gun.
Now the old relic is TO be sold. The es-
tate OF Henry Badger Is being wound up.
and the gun. along with the other relics
OF the Confederacy. Is TO fall into the
hands OF others. Years ago several eff
forts were made by the Washington ar
tillery to buy the gun, and they will, In
all proba bility. be heard from at the sale.
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uas.aa sian auanw. nm

Chicago. cft. 9-su Atlanta. Ca. sue-
csai 20 ne TiFaTE- Herald SAYS Thomas
e WAisan hSS anneuneesk hla aefrirs
conclusion w}fh reSara 80 the national
campaign. wsiea Is that gvera acw on IN
Il. the 3ay az the election he wit 10 nash-
tre whatever All eTn-ts ss the Demo-
cratic leaders - trAace h.n 70 support
issYan ara urge the election - the silver
candidate. wtthe1f any reference 20 ire
sics presidency. have failed He Will
nat withdraw from the ticket lie Is at
present At his hoxae ~ Thompson. and
proposes &c stay there unsa ;he eieesien
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Everett, Oct. c6-Special.--M o. lib
bits today received telegram from @.
A. Founder. at Rossland. b. c.. announc-
Ing that a bigger strike had been made
I'm the Silver Bell Mr.. Tihbits sold a / Geo
block OF stock TO Toronto parties by wire
last week Seven extra men have been
added TO the working force. and the ore
body Is increasing IN size and value. The
average assays have been from Sc TO s53 a
20