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The Press., 1896-11-26
A Dandy Thing7to Sell.

I have been doing so well this summer selling combination dtppers that think 1t is my duty
 to tell others about 1t. I have not made as much money as some read about but never make less than s. and often s a day. The dipper can be used as fruit jar filler, plain dpper, fine warming pan, and pint measure. These eight different uses makes the d1pper such necessary article that it sells at nearly every house, as it is so cheap You can get sample by sending, as did, 18 two-cent stamps to pay postage, etc., to W. Fl, Baird 6 Co.,, Station A, Ptttsburg, Pa., and they will mail you dtpper, and you can go right to work. Any one can make 8 or $4 day
 anywhere. A READER. 13W
The Press., 1896-11-26
Office in the TILDEN BLOCK
A T meeting of the Court of Burgesses,

A T a meeting of the Court of Burgesses, 10 of Ordinance establishing Fire Department by striking out ''S25,'' where the same refers to the compensation of the chief engineer, and sub st1tut1ng in place ''S50," so that when completed as amended, the ordinance will read:
 SEC. 10. COMPENSATION.-Ih he several mem- bers of the fire department, who shall faithfully perform all their duties, and obey all the rules established for their government, for the period of one year, or during he full term of their en- l1Stment, shall be paid as follows, to wit: Chief engineer at the rate of $50 per annum: first as- S1Stant engineer, at the rate of S20 per annum :; second assistant engineer, as the rate of $15 per annum, and $1 for each attendance at fires {; engineer, at the rate of S25 per annum, and 8 for each attendance at fires; fireman, at the rate Of $15 per annum, and $1 for each attendance at fires; driver with necessary horses, at the rate Of $15 per annum, and $4 for each attendance at fires; every other enlisted member, at the rate Of $9 per annum, and $1 for each attendance at fires.
 Payment of said amount shall be made in the manner provided in section eleven of this by law, but no person shall be entitled to- or receive any pay whatever, unless he has performed his duties faithfully as member of the department for at least three months. If at any time any members compensation becomes payable, he shall have incurred any penalty, fine or forfeit ure, under this or any other bylaw, or under the rules of the department or of the company to which he belongs, and shall not have paid the same, such penalties, fines and forfeitures shall be deducted from the amount which would Oth- erW1se be due to him, and he shall only receive the balance left after such deduction.
 Attest, WILLIAM H. HE \LD, Clerk.
The Press., 1896-11-26
We doubt, till we know.

Absolutely pure, perfectly harmless, and invariably reliable are the qualities of One Minute Cough Cure. Itnever fails in colds, croup and lung troubles. Children like it because it is pleasant to take and it helps them w. D. Heald, Stafford oL rings; G L. Phillips. South Coventry.
The Press., 1896-11-26
A Chance to Make Mnnev.

have made $1 $40 clear money in 87 days and attended to my household duties besides, and think this is doing splendid for a woman 1nexpe- rienced in business. Anyone can sell what every one wants to buy, and every family wants Dish Washer. l don't casvass at all; people come or send for the washer, and every washer that goes out sells two or three more, as they do the work to perfection. You can wash and dry the dishes in two minutes am going to devote my whole time to this business now, and am sure I can started in the business and are doing splendid. You can get complete instructions and hundreds of testimonials by addressing the Iron City Dish don't make lots of money it's your own fault,
 13W MRS. w. H.
The Press., 1896-11-26
Failure begins when effort ends.

Scaly eruptions on the head, chapped hands and lips, cuts, bruises, scalds, burns are quickly cured by DeWitt's Witch Ha- gel Salve. It Is at present the article most used for piles, and it always cures them. w. D. Heald, Stafford Springs G. L. Phillips, South Coventry.
The Press., 1896-11-26
Brightness is not always value.

The old way of delivering messages by post-boys compared with the modern tel ephone, illustrates the old tedious meth ods of "breaking" colds compared with their almost instantaneous cure by One Minute Cough Cure. w. D. Heald, Staf ford Springs; c. L. Phillips, South Gov entrV
The Press., 1896-11-26
The New Hook Spoon Free to All.

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. I sent for one and found 1t so useful that I showed it to my friends, and made $13.OO in two hours taking orders for the spoon. The hook spoon Is household necessity. It cannot slip into the dish or cooking vessel, 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 splendid way to make money around home. Very truly,
 13W JEANNETTE s.
The Press., 1896-11-26
yon oonldn,t afford to ruin your pros

you couldn't afford to ruin your pros pects for her, you know"
 As she speaks she draws from her breast and hands him sheet of crum- pied paper.
 Then she turns to the lover of her childhood, girlhood, womanhood, and lays her hands in his, and he clasps the figure in it's trailing satin robes close in his strong arms till ''little Flo" cries out in alarm, "Oh, Philip, you have crushed my flowersr'
 And Edgar Reynolds goes forth from the room and forth from their lives, and for once true love has it's royal re- ward. .-Exchange.
The Press., 1896-11-26

Those who attain any excellence con- monly spend life in one common pur- suit, for excellence is not gained upon easier terms. Johnson.
The Press., 1896-11-26
A cloudy day tests patience.

Disagreeable flows from the nose and other symptoms of catarrh are cured by Hoods Sarsaparilla. ~f...
The Press., 1896-11-26
Deaf and unmh nt rntarvnla.

While talking to some friends in Wilkesbarre recently Patrick Healey was stricken deaf and dumb. He wrote on piece of paper: "Do not be alarm ed. This will pass off in three days. l know what it is. have had it before. It seems that Healey, while in Ireland, 90 years ago, was thrown from horse. As result of injuries received he was deaf and dumb for three days. Every four years since then he has had simi- lar attack, lasting in each instance three days. ys.-Philadelphia Record
The Press., 1896-11-26
Store sunshine for dismal days of storm.

To cure all old sores, to heal an indo lent ulcer, or to speedily cure piles, you need simply apply DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve according to directions. Its magic like action will surprise you. w. D. Heald, Stafford Springs; c. L. Phillips, South Coventry.
The Press., 1896-11-26

A letter posted in New York will be delivered in Bangkok, Siam, Al days later, via London, and in 43 days via San FranciscO
The Press., 1896-11-26

Alfonso VI of Leon and Castile was the Brave on account of his knightly daring. The same title was given to Alfonso " of Portugal.
The Press., 1896-11-26

''The worst cold I ever had in my life was cured by Chamberlain's Cough Rem edy," writes w. H. Norton, of Sutter Creek, Cal ''This cold left me with a cough, and I was expectorating all the time. The Remedy cured me, and want all my friends when troubled with cold or cough to us it, for it will do them good" " Sold by w. W. Lathrop, Stafford Springs :; G. L. Phillips, South Coventry.
The Press., 1896-11-26

It is said that the pilgrim to Mecca, starting from Washington, would have to travel 6, 598 miles in order to reach the Caaha
The Press., 1896-11-26

The length of life may be increased by lessening it's dangers. The majority of people die from lung troubles. These may be averted by promptly using One Minute Cough Cure. w. D. Heald, Staf ford Springs; c. L. Phillips, South Gov entry.
The Press., 1896-11-26
Churning Done in One Minute,

have tried the Lightning Churn you recently described in your paper, and it certainly is a wonder. can churn in less than one minute, and the butter is elegant, and you get consider ably more butter than when you use a common every butter maker that sees 1t buys one. Ihave sold three dozen and they give the best of SatiS- faction. I know I can sell 100 in this township, as they Churn so quickly. make so much more 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. FARMER.
 The vicar of a parish not many miles from we'll known fashionable town was recently preaching charity sermon, and in the course of his remarks he re- buked some of his parishioners who he thought simulated distress for the sake of obtaining assistance they did not real ly require.
 As an illustration of this weakness he mentioned that during one of his pas toral visits he entered cottage of one of the supposed delinquents, where he found everything neat and clean, and, what was more, large plateful of but tered toast before the fire.
 "Yes," he repeated emphatially, "buttered toast Did that," he asked, "Iook like want?''
 In the brief pause that followed this outbu2st of energy voice indignantly responded, ''No, 'tweern't butter nei- ther; 'twere drippin. ''
 The effect of this correction upon pas tor and flock was simply indescribable. -Pearson's s Weekly
The Press., 1896-11-26

The arm and it's muscles form the most approved style of lever.
The Press., 1896-11-26

MT. N. N. Osborn, well known at Wood stock, Mich, was troubled with lame back. He was persuaded to use Cham berlain's Pain Balm. It gave him relief in one night. This remedy is also famous for it's cures of rheumatism. For sale by W. w. Lathrop, Stafford Springs; G. L.. Phillips, South Coventry.
The Press., 1896-11-26
This Was Where They Grow.

MrA Newly Rich Shopping in Paris) Show us some wraps-imported, of course.
 French Saleswoman-Imported, ma dame? From where, s'il vous plait?- New York Times.
The Press., 1896-11-26

Thanksgiving rhymes and chimes with thanks-living.
The Press., 1896-11-26

Excuse me-" observed the man in spectacles, "but am surgeon, and that is not where the liver is." "Never you mind where his liver is," retorted the oth- CT. ''lf it was in his big toe or his left ear DeWitt's Little Early Risers would reach it and shake it for him. On that you can bet your gig-lamps." w. D. Heald, Stafford Springs; G. l.. Phillips, South Coventry.
The Press., 1896-11-26

In eight years there have been upward to $500 fires in the United States that were attributed to lightning, with fire loss of $13 GOO, 900 or more.
The Press., 1896-11-26
Kentucky is chuckIing over the biggest coon supply in several years

"Turn the rascals out'-the familiar party-cry be applied to microbes as well as to men. The germs of disease that Turk in the blood are "turned out" by Ayers Sarsaparilla as cffectuaIly as the old postmasters are displaced by a new administration.
The Press., 1896-11-26

"I escaped being confirmed dyspeptic by taking Ayers Pills, in time" This is the experience of many. Ayers Pills, whether as an after-dtnueI pill or as a remedy for liver complaint, Indigestion hatuiency, water brash, and nausea, are invaluable.
The Press., 1896-11-26

LAXoL IS the best medicine for children. Doctors recommend it in place of Castor Oil
The Press., 1896-11-26

Soothing, and not irritating, strength ening, and not weakening, small but eff fective-such are the qualities of DeWitt's Little Early Risers, the famous little pills. W. D. Heald, Stafford Springs; G. l.. Phillips, South Coventry.
The Press., 1896-11-26

At G. A. R. picnic at Searsport, Me. three- -eights inch pearl was found in a clam pie.
The Press., 1896-11-26

The old lady was right when she said, the child might die if they waited for the doctor. She saved the little ones life with a few doses of One Minute Cough Cure. She had used it for croup before. w. D. Heald, Stafford Springs; G. L. Phillips, South Coventry.
The Press., 1896-11-26

Keep going, if your footsteps do some times slip.
The Yale expositor., 1896-07-17


The Germans are pushing their CON-
mercial enterprises into all parts Of
the world, much to the annoyance Of
British investors, who up to this time,
haye seemed to haye q monopoly of the
trade a6dhEtG tGprsseeof fhe world. Not
only ifGSrman money being; invested
in enterprises 'ih South America, but
the German companies are obtaining
7aluable concessions in Asia, especial
ly Persia. One German has obtained
a concession of seventy-five years for
the constr1eiasn of railway between
Teheran aAaBagdad. The same in
terests. have secured for ninety years
the right to establish electric or steam
railways between Teheran and villages
north Of 1T. The rapid progress of the
Germans in Persia is further indicated
by the establishment of a steamboat
service between Bremen and Bushire,
on the Persian gulf. A German bank
has also been established at Bushlre.
The Yale expositor., 1896-07-17
In Rural Scotland.

A country boy who was brought up
in remote region of Scotland had oc-
casion to accompany his father to a
village near which branch line of
railway passes. The morning after his
arrival, when sauntering in the garden
behind the house in which they were
staying, he beheld with wondering eyes
a train go by. For a moment he re-
mained staring at 1t with astonishment
and then. running into the house, he
said: "Fayther, fayther! Come DOT!
There's a smiddy ra' off WI row Of
houses and It's ava doom by the back
a the town.
The Yale expositor., 1896-07-17

titles. IL Is said that the mines OF
Mexico have added to the wealth of the
world upwards of $4,000,O00, 900, which
Is more silver than is now used as
money by all the nations of the globe.
1t is curious fact that the ornaments
by the native kings and aristocracy
were ali of gold, which suggests the
thought that they mined far to the
north in those days, or that the veins
Of gold then mined have since been
lest. In 1894 our American consul re-
ported that all the coal used in the
state of Chihuahua was mined at
Trinidad, Colo. Coal of an inferior
quality is now mined in the states far
ther south, but the want of fuel
throughout the republic will prove a
drawback to the development of her
otherwise wonderfully rich resources.
In the state Of Durango, on the western
slope, mountain of iron is found from
75 to 80 per cent pure metal, which if
her present rapid development Of re-
sources continue will soon be utilized.
Two Doiiars--American and Mexican.
<No NCht " tAShduEC MY <AhiCi ivan
money for Mexican,I soliloquized thus:
Fer one American silver dollar I will
buy two Mexican dollars, either of
which will contain more pure silver
than the one ! give up. Now if | ap-
ply the. hammer test to the three del
lars exchai ged by single stroke upon
each l Sc change their value that the
Mexican dollar becomes worth more
than twice as much as the American
piece which | gave up" But | solilc-
QuiZed on, and asked myself, who Gre
ated this fiat II the American dollar?
The answer came to ne, certainly not
the silver men, for they are in favor
Of opening the American mints so sill
vcr will so to par, and that would take
the fiat out of our dollars. We are
told that when silver was demonetized
the bullion in our silver dollar was
worth about three cents more than the
bullion in our gold dollar. And so |
reluctantly reached the conclusion that
it must have been the acts of the gold
standard men when they demoneti2ed
silver in 1878, which destroyed the
coinage demand for it. and as bullion
it fell in price; then they put the fiat
in it when they legislated to keep it on
a parity with gold, which has since
doubled in price.
The Yale expositor., 1896-07-17

If it is true that Mrs. Drayton is
actually responsible for the sale of
"Astor relics" now in progress in New
York, this is only one more indication
of the bad form of which the New York
aristocracy are capable. 1t is disgust
ing and disgraceful that the members
of great families cannot behave more
decentlys with regard to their private
affairs, Among other things included
in The inventory are the toys used by
the grandchildren of Mrs. William AS
tor when very little; in other words,
the present Astors, Draytons and Liv-
ingstohs, and number of similar ar
ticlss. 80.
The Yale expositor., 1896-07-17

Imagine the surprise Of Mr.. II. P.
Wood of Youngstown, o., when he en-
tered his stable the other morning and
discovered that somebody had painted
his horse green. He said nothing, and
the night after he had removed the
green paint somebody whitewashed the
nag. This was more than he could
stand, and now during their moments
of anguish the four young painters and
whitewashers are calcimining the in
side walls of the county jail.
The Yale expositor., 1896-07-17

The Siberian railway is being grad
ually extended and brought cnto use.
From Tscheljabinsk distance of
about 1880 miles is now being used
for traffie,~and the favorable effect OF
the rhitwaS UPON industry and COM
merte- IS already perceptible. The
towns along the line increase in size
and number of inhabitants, and the
imports already comprise articles
whi erywsne apnevioisly unknown. In
the As4Th qpai streefs' of Tomsk electric
light'"nas BEEN OF is just about to be,
adopted, and the journey from Mos
COW to Tomsk can now be compasseu
IN eight days,iI1u,g .tf y,.
The Yale expositor., 1896-07-17

The exclusion of men from jury duty
because they have read reports of cases
in newspapers is preposterous. Il
has resulted in making the intelligence
of the average juror a byword. 1t is
an unwarranted assumption that re-
porters do not tell the truth. AS a
matter of fact, they have no reason for
not telling the entire and exact truth
as far as it can be ascertained by
human power.
The Yale expositor., 1896-07-17

There are about 100000 Of Jews in
helgorld, about one-half of whom live
in Eussia. 1t is not certain that the
numbers of the race have increased
sinee:the time of Christ. There rs no
reason to believe that there are more
Jewsf now in England, France, Ger
many and Spain than there were in the
daysitof the persecution. There were,
in 1890, 10000 Jews in the United
States. 1t is impossible on public Gre
dulity to predict that they will domi-
nate 70,000,000 of Christians.
The Yale expositor., 1896-07-17

Nothing ever excites and interests
New York so much as a red hot Grim
inal trial. The "cause celebre" Of Mrs.
Fleming has provided this morbid
metropolitan public with a "bonne
bouehe" in this direction which mas
seldom been equaled in the criminal
records of the great city, and it has
been thoroughly appreciated by those
degenerates of all classes of society
who delight in all forms of crime, es-
pecially when the criminal be & woman.
The Yale expositor., 1896-07-17

Where is the women's candidate for
president? Isn't Belva Lockwood still,
available? And what is the matter with
Anna Shaw or Mary Lease or Susie
Anthony?
The Yale expositor., 1896-07-17

General Weyler has heralded an
other great victory. "The Spanish
troops on Saturday captured three
rebel camps" The "rebels" were all
gone when the capture was made.
The Yale expositor., 1896-07-17

Pierre Richelieu of Boston brings
back tale of frightful atrocities prac-
ticed upon him by the Spanish in Cuba.
For no less than sixty-two days he was
fed upon diet of beans whick had
been boiled instead Of baked. The
$4,000 damages Which he asks for the
outrage is not enough.
The Yale expositor., 1896-07-17
TRAVEL In MEXICO.
EDWARD B. LIGHT INVESTIGAT-
ING THEIR MONEY SYSTEM.
Silver MonometniIism Has Worked "a
Wonderful Change for the Better--
What Would BimetaiIism Result in

Copyrighted, 1895, by Chicago Press Bureau.l
FL Paso, Texas, July 4, 1896.
That the money question will be par
amount in the approaching election,
all agree who have studied the action
of political conventions thus far held.
Attempts have been made which will
be repeated to avoid the issue, but
without avail. The issue is before
u.s. great battle is on to be fought by
discussion, and, / trust, settled with
ballots.
In most local conventions held, the
sailing has been smooth until the finan-
cial plank was launched; and then sud
denly clouds arise as from clear sky;
the storm increases as the wind veers
around from every quarter of the hall,
and the safety Of the trusted bark,
which carried them to victory through
so many political storms, be-
comes question of gravest
concern. The danger Of these
old crafts increases with each hours
agitation, but if their rotten timbers
give way and the old crafts sink to rise
no more, their crews will live to build
modern crafts better prepared to meet
the demands of the present days,
which will prove beneficial to the ma
ton
The Yale expositor., 1896-07-17
MICR

The bloomer fad has almost entirely
given away to skirts, and fewer men
are driven to drink.
The Yale expositor., 1896-07-17

The man who says the right thing at
the Night time is the man who says
nothing a; all when in doubt.
The Yale expositor., 1896-07-17

General .Weyler has been good to
General 'Campos-- He has fully vindi-
Gated him by contrast.
The Yale expositor., 1896-07-17
An Amusing Incident.


/ find many old friends here, one Of
whom invited me to visit Juaraz (whor-
ez) and receive my first object lesson.
AS we entered the street cars he said,
I'VE have two street car lines crossing
the border. one chartered and owned
by the Americans, the other by the
MeXicans. The fare on either line is
20 cents. Patronizing our line we pay
American money. and on the Mexican
line Mexican money. We will so over
on the American line, when there We
will buy glass of beer and pay for it
with 10 cents OF American money, and
receive 10 cents in Mexican money N
exchange, which will pay our return
fare. The experiment was tried. We
invested 20 cents with which we paid
two 10-cent fares and 10 cents for q
glass of Milwaukee beer.
The bed of the Rio Grandc river at
this point is dryer than the streets
of El Paso, which are occasionally
sprinkled. The cause of this serious
water famine was the subject Of inter-
national investigation during the pas.
winter, which resulted in the Mexican
government filing a claim with our
government for S22 600, 900 for damages
caused by a violation OF the treaty Of
Guadalupe Hidalgo. of 1913. The
claim was for damages sustained by
MeXicans by being deprived of their
riparian rights. The claim is in a fair
way of adjustment by the governments
joining equally in the expense Of erect
ing a siXtyfve foot dam and a reser-
voir, which will be fifty miles long.
and will store all the water that will
flow into it III q year. 1t is further
agreed that the water coming down the
river one-third shall go to the Mexi-
cans, one-third to the Americans, and
the remainder to flow down the stream.
In and About Ei Paso.
FL Paso is rather an attractive city
of $4,000 inhabitants. Her chief re-
source is her very attractive winter
climate, which affords a hospitable re-
trat for thousands of invalids from the
northern states during these months.
found very decided silver sentiment
among her citizens. The evening of
my arrival, Ex-Governor Prince of New
Mexico, delivered very able address
upon this subject, and the following
evening the democratic candidate for
congress from this district held forth
on the same subject. With the view OF
bcttering her water supply, the city
few years since began an artesian well.
At the depth of 130 feet it was aban-
doned because of the strata of granite
encountered. Under the advice of DR..
Penrose of the Chicago university, they
recently went down the valley three
miles, and began thirteen-inch bore,
which at depth of 900 feet struck the
wash off of the old river bed, which
has been penetrated to depth of over
800 feet and still in the wash. This
circumstance is convincing proof of
the many ages the levelling of the
Rocky Mountains has been carried on
by the action Of the elements. But
none of this generation will live TO see
Pixies Peak reduced to the level of the
sea. This evening l shall start for
Chihauhau (che-wauwa), from which
city write my next letter.
EDW. B. LIGHT.