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the loudest Of science. Science! Whist
absurdities are committed in thy name!
Mr.. Lambertson has the courage Of
his convictions on the money question,
and that's what nine-tenths OF the able
statesmen Of the country haven't got.ID
the opinion OF the oraculsr critic Of the
populist newspaper his views may not
be scientific. But the great economist
who edits the Independent is not the
sole arbiter on the metes and bounds
OF science.
From Chicago. by way of the Record,
comes the following discussion Of Ne
braska politics:
lit lie definitely settled that there will
be two democratic state conventions and
that there will be two sets OF delegates
to the national democratic state con-
veution. Readers Of the Record are
familiar with the cause of this violent
split in the democracy OF Nebraska.
Recently, however, there has been
manifested desire on the part OF some
OF the democrats to get together and
some Of the silver men have proposed
that half of the delegation to Chicago
be composed of silver democrats and the
other half Of anti silver men. But this
idea was laughed to scorn by the ad-
ministration democrats. who declare
hat the silver fellows are weakening.
The silver state committee met few
days ago and called their state conyen-
ton to be held in Lincoln April p, and
at the same time invited the other
faction to unite with them in the hold
ing Of primary election, at which the
question OF the belief in silver would be
tested and the result acquiesced in by
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-03-21
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ABSOLUTELY PURE

have been selected had q convention
been held. and q big improvement was
effected in the selection OF candidates
for the council.
The vote on presidential preference
was about what was expected. The
only reason the Henderson supporters
did not want q vote taken was the
knowledge on their part that the express
sion would be overwhelmingly in favor
OF Mckinley. 1t was the same in Beat
rice, and al over the state the sentiment
Of the rank and file Of the party is for
Mckinley. Notwithstanding the de
cided expression Of republican voters
against anything that savors Of snapp-
ism the county Central committee
obeyed the wishes Of the Henderson
contingent and called one convention II
name delegates to the various conven-
tions, and to nominate county officers,
the same to be held April 2 The sup
porters Of Mr.. Manderson have besn I'M
successful in discouragine Mckinley
sentiment by legitimate means. and they
are now resortiLg to trickery. An ef.
fort will be made throughout the county
to smother the question Of presidential
preference and select such delegates a.
viii manifest q satisfactory susceptible
ity to railroad and corporation inRu
ence. The effort will not be successful.
The same influences that are at work to
prevent the selection OF Mckinley dele
gates are also trying to bring about the
defeat Off. w. Collins in his candidacy
for the nomination for county attorney.
1t has only been q few wees since
Senator Thurston. from his place in the
United States senate, offered to sacrifice
his son. Last week in this city ex- Sena-
tor Manderson said he would give his
good right arm under certain condi-
tons. There is no telling where this
thing is going to stop. 1t may be that
the gentlemen, in burst OF generosity.
will offer up each other.
A few weeks ago Mr.. Lsmbertson
delivered IN address before the econo-
mic club Of the state university. Mr..
Lamb,rtson spoke on the fioancial
question and voiced his well known
opinion. His address annoyed the Ne
braska Independent, whose editor il an
exponent Of popplistic ideas That
paper in a recent issus criticisee the
department Of economies OF the univer-
sity tor putting up such men rs Mr..
Lambertson to make addresses instead
OF giving opportunity to any one to
deliver lecture in which economies can
be illustrated Is taught by the scien-
fists who wrote the standard
works on that subject. The farm
ers Of the state want the uni.
versity to be kept at the hi chest staLd-
ard. They are willing to tax them
selves to the limit OF endurance to do it,
especially the populist farmers, but they
want the students taught science"
Another man dropping his Hammer
smith ticket at Bradbury gate. The
political economy clab is an association
81 students with which the university
proper he's no connection. The club se-
|ects its own speakers, and it selects
men d various views. It aims to hear
III sides- The week following Mr..
Lanbsstson's address. Mr.. Bryan ap-
peared before the students. All kinds
y men have been before the club. A
pear q % ego . man came
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-03-21

have been selected had convention
been held. and big improvement was
effected in the selection OF candidates
for the council.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-03-21

the loudest of science. Science! What
absurdities are committed in thy name!
The Press., 1896-05-14

Two LIVES SAvED.-Mrs. Phoebe ThOm- as, of Junction City, H., was told by her doctors she had Consumption and that there was no hope for her, but two bottles of Dr. Kings New Discovery completely cured her and she says it saved her life
 MT. Thos. Eggers, 139 Florida St., San Francisco, suffered from a dreadful cold
 approaching Consumption, tried without result everything else, then bought one bottle of Dr. Kings New Discovery and in two weeks was cured. He is naturally thankful. It is such results, of which these are samples, that prove the wonder full efficacy of this medicine in Coughs and Colds. Free trial bottles at E. K. Taft's Drug store. Regular size 5Oc. and $1.O0.
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w. C. T. U.

The example of the moderate drinker is much more to be feared than that of the victim of delirium tremens.
 Reverend Henry, of the La Salle avenue ring sermon claimed that enough is spent in its 250,000 saloons to bankrupt this nation in thirty-five years.
 Two thirds of the church members are women in the United States and but one thirteenth of the criminals are to be found among them.
 A lady in the Presbyterian Church South heard young man in the weekly prayer meeting saying that ke found it difficult to exercise faith, and she felt so interested for him that when he had finished she rose and said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shall be saved" For this she was cited to appear before the "high and mighty authorities, " and was told that such an Offense must never be repeated-and this occurred re- gently.
 O. w. Holmes I find the great thing in this world is, not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are nov ing.
 Dr. Theodore L. Cuyler: What young man earns in the day time goes into his pocket what he spends at night goes into his character.
 | l.. A. Banks, in Christian Work There is another great hotbed of anarchy and crime in our modern civilization that can never be passed by or overlooked when we are considering the dangers that threaten us with universal destruction l the traffic in drunkenness. One of the most alarming features of the present age is the awful and shameful facts that the fourteen most civilized nations of the earth devote one-fourth of their labor and agricultural land to the production of this demoralizing and destructive force.
 Pokagon, the chief of the Pottwatome | tribe of Indians, has shown himself to be a very sensible man. When the time to receive a large sum of money owing to his tribe by the United States govern ment the chief selected South Haven, Mich., as the place of payment, because in that town there are no saloons. He is wise Indian.
 New York City is said to have 7,3OO saloons; Chicago, 1000; Boston, 1,OO8 :; and Philadelphia, 1, 1855. In New York the ratio of saloons to the population is 1 to every 234; in Chicago, to every 242; in Boston, to every 800 and in Phila- delphia, to every 841.
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Number 7.

shot dead by the Rebel sentinel stationed near the gate. The man wanted to be shot, and went inside the "dead line" against every remonstrance, and the sen- tinel had orders to shoot him, which he did. I came back and read few chap ters in the Bible, and cooked some beans for supper.
 May 16-Another very warm and pleas ant day, although showery just before sunset. A very beautiful rainbow ap- peared, running north and s0uth. A great many rumors are flying about to-day, as usual. One is that the Plymouth troops are to be exchanged this week; another is that Richmond is surrounded by four hundred thousand troops in three col umns, and the like. Last night we were all in good spirits, and some of the boys spent the evening in singing the "Battle Cry of Freedom" "Star Spangled Ban- ner, "Red, White and Blue," etc.
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After meals you should have simply feeling of comfort and satisfaction. You should not feel any special indications that digestion is going on. If you do, you have indigestion, which means not .diges- tion. This may be the beginning of so many dangerous diseases, that it is best to take it in hand at once and treat it with Shaker Digestive Cordial. For you know that indigestion makes poison, which causes pain and sickness. And that Shaker Digestive Cordial helps digestion and cures indigestion. Shaker Digestive Cordial does this by providing the digestive ma- tertals in which the sick stomach is wanting. It also tones up and strength ems the digestive organs and makes them perfectly healthy. This is the rationale of it's method of cure, as the doctors would say. Sold by druggists, price 10 cents to $1.0O per bottle.
 The devastation of forests still goes on in various parts of the country, which, unlike New-York and few of the East ern and Middle States, do not appreciate the value of trees. Unfortunately, this appreciation, even in the East, has come too late. It is proudly announced in a Western paper that large syndicate has acquired possession of 10000 acres of timber land in Northern Idaho. Itis esti- mated that this area will yield more than 400, ,OO0, ,O00 feet of white and yellow pine, red and white fir, cedar and tamarack The arid waste which it will also yield is not taken into consideration in this esti- mate. Americans have too long looked upon trees as in thier way unless they could be used to build fires or for commer- cial purposes, This was true few hundred years ago in Germany; but now a man who cuts down a tree must plant one to take its place, or suffer a penalty. Pro- bably 8 like provision will be enacted here some time, but it should come before many more trees arc felled.
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EERTILIZERS.-I have just re- II ceived two cars of Fertilizers, Soluble Pa- ciflc Guano, in it's various grades. Also the eel ebrated Wilson Fertilizers, made entirely of anil nal matter, containing in its composition pure ground fresh bone, dried blood and meat, from the mammoth slaughter houSes in Buffa1O. This Fertilizer is warranted to give better results than any other made this side of Chicago. Price, $1 60 to $200 per hundred Seed Oats of the best quality, and warranted free from other seeds. All kinds of grain at lowest prices
 0. P. BRADWAY, West Stafford, Conn.
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(For The Press) A SOLDIERS DIARY-A FRAG- MENT.

The following Is from diary kept by George N. Champl1n, member of the 18th Regiment Connecticut Volunteers. It covers the entire year of 1864.
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~ H. HOBBY, Piano Tuner and Oo Dealer in Pianos and Organs, Mansfield, Conn.
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nR. G. l.. NICHOLS, Physician 1J and Surgeon. Office hours, to and to8 D. In at 92 Ma1n-st. Night bell at Springs Housee
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

TAMES FITZGERALD, Attor- O ney-at-law. Office in Warrens block, room 9,
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BUCKLEN's ARNIoA SALvE.-The 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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TIT E. PATTEN, 37 Wells-st., Hart H. ford, Conn.,, Dyeing and Carpet Beating Works Miss M I. Russell, agent, ,StafOrd springs.
The Press., 1896-05-14

To build up all the weak and tired organs of the body, take Hoods Sarsaparilla.
The Press., 1896-05-14

DETER SHAHAN, Resident Ag't 4 for Metropolitan Life Ins e., of New York d1 E
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TOHN G. WIGHTMAN, Carriage eJ Manufacturer. Repairing in all it's branches. A large stock of,new and secondhand work con- stantly on hand Factory at Stafford Hollow.
The Press., 1896-05-14

Don't discuss religion or politics at a dinner party.
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Y H. REED, Attorney at Law, office D in Stafford National Bank Building, East Main-st.
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CURTIS x JOHNSON, A rchi- O tects, Room 10, Goodwin Building, 223 Asy- lum Street, Hartford, Conn.
 n A. Curtis Wm. D. Johnson.
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Y w, CHANDLER Insurance and eJ Real Estate Agency, Stafford Springs. Of- flee at residence on WestfOrd Avenue.
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WTM. A. COMINS, Horse and OK
 w Shoeing, Machine Forgings and Repairing done to order. Also builder and repa1rer of all styles of Wagons. South-st., Stafford Springs.
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Fancy Carolina Rice, 5c. lb., lb. 25c. Best Lump Laundry Starch, 6 lb. 25c. Georges Cured Cod Fish, rr. 4c. lb. Best Rolled Oats, '" 2c. lb.
 Have succeeded in getting few moro bushels of those Colored Beans which we are selling at same price as Whfte Beans, 5c. per quart. " '''' '~1'''4
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formed into squads and soon marched in- to prison. It contains about eight acres of land, with a high stockade around it. About twelve thousand of our men are confined within the stockade. It is a dirty, filthy place. A large number die here daily. Twenty one did to-day.
The herald., 1896-03-29
K!NG LE0P0!D'S PL!GAI
WHY HE WANTS TO SELL BELGIUM
AFRICAN HOLDINGS
Used cariotta's Fortune When the De-
mented ex-Empress Of Mexico Dies He
Must Take Good About 400 200, 900
Francs

LONDON, March 12.-Rumors have
been floating around for some time
about the frantic efforts of King Leo
pold of Belgium to sell that country's
holdings in Africa. He has jumped
from one end of Europe to the other,
has talked with all the kings and
queens and their foreign ministers, but
without success. Great areas OF land
in Africa are not as popular as they
were six months ago, and each of the
powers fin is that it has all it can do to
take care of its present slice of the
Dark Continent.
The Congo Free State, which Leo
pold would like to exchange for cash,
is supposed to have lot of gold. Ger
man East Africa is to the east of it,
and the British South Africa company
is to the south of it. The Congo river
runs through it from end to end.
Millions of dollars have been sunk in
an effort to make it great wealth pro-
ducer, but the money might just as
we'll have been dumped into the mid
die of the Atlantic as far as practical
results are concerned.
Europe is not SO much interested in
the Congo, however, as it is in the
pold to make such wholesale exhibit
fion of his poverty. That he is contin-
ually on tho verge of financial diesolu-
tion is an old story. He is accustomed
to staring bankruptcy in the face, and
has never before given any sign of dis
Quietude over his maudlin finances;
but he is badly worried now, however,
and in looking for the cause an inter-
oafin0 ooo nd oil onc condition of oP
fairs is unveiled.
Aside from the beauties of the con-
cert halls of Paris, London and Vienna,
Leopold has had one fad, and that is
the Congo. II had fascination for
him like the green-ccvered table has
for gambler. He regarded it as the
gateway to untold wealth, and to force
the golden doors open he spent all the
money he could lay his hands on. How
many millions Of francs have been
buried by his kingly hands in this mis-
cradle section of Africa is unknown,
but the number can be measured by
the hundreds.
He spent his own money first and
the money of others afterward. Some
OF the latter regarded the speculation
rs fair one, and have themselves to
thank for their losses. Others went
into it to please the, king, and they re-
ceived his thanks, and that is all But
there WAS one innocent investor in the
Congo who risked more money than
any Of the others. The king is ac-
countable for this money, and soon he
must make it good. This innocent in
vestor was his sister, the insane Car
lotta, ex-empress of Mexico and widow
of the ill-fated Maximilian.
VAST FORTUNE
Thirty years ago, when the unfortu-
nate Csrlotts first showed signs OF
mental failure, failure she she had fortune Of
$4,000, 900 francs. It was in the cum
ner Of 1865 that she left Mexico to
The herald., 1896-03-29

All nrieas of wall pa per z .eatly reduced 4
A. EcEstrem, 324 South Spring street.
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NOTES FROM OTHER LANDS

Partisan epicures are hiring English
cooks.
England pays $7O,0OO.OOO yearly for
foreign dairy produce.
An opera house is being erected at
johannesburg, South Africa.
In the British museum there are at
present thirty-nine miles Of books.
Hungary is about to celebrate its
thousandth birthday by six months of
festivity.
A French florist has offered prize
of $4,000 to any one who can produce a
plant which will yield blue roses.
The latest statistics give the number
of Protestants in Germany as 3l,O00,-
600 and the number of Catholics as
100000.
Accurate calculations make it GER
tain that 1000 tons of SCOT settle
monthly within the 11S square miles OF
London.
The poverty of the people in many
parts Of Italy is so great that death by
starvation has become common oc-
currence.
The annual report of the Royal Ed
inburgh Asylum for the Issne con-
cludes as follows: SIT is not work but
worry that kills"
Out of total vote of 3.190,826 cast
in England and Wales at the general
election of 1895 the number of "illiter-
ates" was 28,521. In Scotland there
we're 1862 illiterates in poll OF 44l ,59l,
and in Ireland 40,367 out OF 22O,5C6.
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the charity that pushes it along is

gamer.
The best time to size up crowds that
patroniZe this remarkable eating house
Is about o'clock in the morning, when
the doors open. Then stream of hun.
cry men. many Of whom have been 'on
the bricks" all night, pour in, and from
that hour until p. m, when the plaza
closes, trade seldom slackens. Patrons
eat standing beside a narrow wooden
counter that runs down the whole
length of the little building. They put
down their pennies first, and then eat
ravenously. There's no jest or laugh
ter-only the rattle of crockery, the
smacking of lips, the jingle of small
change and grutf orders for food.
One spry waiter serves all COM
ers A helper does the fetching
and carrying. The proprietor does
ell the cooking over gas stove. The
helper receives 81 week, with board
reason why meals can be served 80
many bakers contribute stale bread to
it. When bread is purchased, 40 to 50
cents barrel ia paid FOR it. The pro-
prietor will not tell what he pays for
his coffee. Possibly ne pays N ore for
the chicory that goes with it. Peas, Of
course. are cheap. and 40 is the meat
that makes the stock. A large number
of regular boarders patronize this
cheapest of all rsstaurants-t only
one of its kind in this city if not in the
world. 1t saves many a poor devil
from suffering the pangs of hunger,
and in it's way is one of the most prsc-
tical philanthropies in the great cos-
mopolis.-New York Correspondence
Pittsburg Dispatch.
The herald., 1896-03-29

not able to pay them their due. Unless
he can dispose of the Congo state be-
fore Csrlotta's death there seems no
way for him to raise the wherewithal
1t was understood that two-thirds of
Oarlotta's fortune, according to the
marriage settlement, should 60 to her
husband at her death, or, in case she
should survive him. to his heirs, the
rest of her money to revert to her own
family. The king will therefore be
obliged to account to the Hapsburgs
for 80, 1888 1888 francs, with interest and
compound interest added, while his
own brother, the count of Flanders,
will require a settlement on basis of
one-halr of the remaining 1886, 900
francs, interest and compound interest
added.
As the throne of Belgium rests now
adeys on foundation that may be
aptly described as resembling quick
sand, the count of Flanders, whose only
The herald., 1896-03-29

his majesty that her life cannot be
much longer preserved. Many times
within the past year or two she has
been reported as dying, but the mag
nifcent care given her has kept her
alive when it seemed that her existence
hung only by thread. It will be a
sad day for Leopold when Carlotta
dies, for then the inevitable must hap
pen and the joint heirs of her estate
will leave no stone unturned to force
the king to make just retribution. The
Austrian heirs will not be bothered by
sentiment when the settling time comes
around, and 1t may go hard with the
needless king Of the Belgians il he is
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ate bis personal affairs to state inter-
ests sufficiently to allow his ministers
to communicate with him.
There is one great secret about Leo
pold II. that will not be known until
he dies. It is supposed to be connect
ed with affairs of state. Two years
ago, not long after the adoption OF the
new constitution in Belgium, he handed
to his minister a sealed letter to be de.
posted in the state archives with the
original copy of the new constitution,
and not to be opened until he dies.
Perhaps it will tell how he spent poor
Carlotta's money.
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son is the heir presumptive, will prob
ably have to stand the loss without q
murmur, in public at least, but the
Austrians are bound neither by direct
family ties nor by political considera-
tions to forego their rights.
The chief claimant, Carl Lud wig, and
his wife, Maria Theresa, Princess of
Braganzs, are the last people in the
world to give up anything. The arch
duke has secured figures and estimates
covering his sister-in-law's expendi-
lures during the summer Of 1856, when
she left Mexico on her fruitless errand
or eOilclIlng ai0 TOr her husband 0m
the mOLarchies Of Europe. These
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solicit aid Of the monarchies of Europe
for the unstable empire established by
her husband in Mexico When it became
necessary to place the unhappy queen
under restraint King Leopold, az her
eldest brother snd the head of the fam
lily, assumed the management of her
financial affairs. Upon her death he
must account for the 100000 francs,
with compound interest, or something
tike 210OO0000 francs, according to
some estimates Of the value of the
estate today.
Every sou OF this has been sunk by
Leopold in Africa. All that he could
borrow went the same way. For years
he has been throwing good money after
bad in the hope of recouping dozen
times over, when the wheel of Dame
Fortune at last rolled his way.
HER DEATH NEAR
It is now believed that the physicians
in attendance upon Carlotta have told
The herald., 1896-03-29
RUPTURE

Professor Joseph Fandrey. European
specialist, formerly of Berlin, Germany,
now permanently located at S21 South
Broadway, Los Angeles, ia q practical
rupture specialist and manufactures the
latest patent trusses (his own invention)
for curing rupture, also corsets for curvar
ture Of the spine, female supporters, etc.
almost helpless cases of from two to twen-
ty years. standing, some twice bsoksn, ers
today cured and have NO more use fol
truss. Patients from two to seventy-nve
years of age. Information and testimoni'
ais will be sent FREQ on application.
The herald., 1896-03-29
What Queen yictorl. Re.ds

Her majesty has, during the recent
months. been busily reading the works of
various poets. beginning with those of Mr..
in the earlier novels of William Black.
The Princess of Thule was at one time her
favorite book, and she is devoted to the
works of George Eliot. Although the
queen, in her literary as we'll as musical
tastes, is inclined to be somewhat conserva-
tive, it need not be said that she neglects
the work of newer writers. She much likes
William Watson's poems, and has read and
reread his Lachrymae Musarum. She ia
also an ardent admirer of Marie Corelli's
novels.