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It is related in the Washington Star" that on one occasion Senator Edmunds was standing with visiting English statesman on the high steps at the west side of the capitol, looking down Penn- sylvania ave. toward the treasury depart ment, The stranger had seen much to interest and amuse him in Washington. "You have 8 wonderful country and a wonderful people here, MT. Senator. Nothing can be impossible with such go- ahead inhabitants. "Oh, yes," said the "some things are impossible here. It is impossible to march brass band down that avenue and have a crowd of colored people go in the opposite di- rection at the same time."
 The folly of prejudice is frequently shown by people who prefer to suffer for years rather than try an advertised remedy. The millions who have no such blOod-diseases, and are cured. So much for common sense.
 To run down hill is an easy thing, but to climb up requires much effort and the progress at best Is slow.
 Hoods Sarsaparilla cures catarrh by thoroughly purifying, vitalizing and en- riching the blood.
 A Western editor prints the following cheerful editorial; "Ten cents per line will be charged for obituary notices to all business men who do hot advertise while living. Delinquent subscribers will be charged 15 cents per line for an obitu- ary notice. Advertisers and cash sub scribers will receive as good send off as we are capable of writing without any charge whatever. Better send in your as an epidemic is abroad In the land"
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the country road, and he talked mighty earnest and he meant what he said, too, I reckon, but when he went away his shirt was badly tore and he found out shortly ,afterward that he had, done left one of his ears hangin on a bush. "
 Miss Madam said Andrews, turn- ing to the girl, "it is not my desire to quarrel with a crippled boy, and rather than give him a chance to whine will surrender the pleasure of going with you.
 Little Dave smiled again and put up his knife.
 That night, after supper, Bradshaw said that he had job of work that all hands could help him perform. We have been runnin along in a push until we are about out of meal," said he, "and we must shell enough corn to- night to take to mill tomorrow and might as we'll take several bags while we are at it. "
 The corn w.s brought to the house and was placed on a sheet spread on the floor Andrews declared that he could beat M ss Madam shelling, and she lauRhingly accepted the challenge. Lit tie Dave glanced at Andrews, and, get ting down on his knees, began work. After a time he looked up and said, "Have to take the wagon, reckon
 "Of course, " the old man answered.
 "Who's goin?'
 "Why, yo'. /"
 "I want Miss Madam to go too"
 "What's the use of her takin all that ja'nt?"
 "Waal, then, want MT. Andrews to go''
 "Gracious aliveY' exclaimed Mrs. Bradshaw, ''has the boy gone daftP Why, l reckon he'll want the whole family to go next"
 Little Dave," said the old man, "what is the matter with yo' lately?"
 "I ain't blind is the trouble, reck- on.'
 "You uster go to mill and not say a word about not wantin to go by yo'seh You sholy ain afraid of anything, are you?"
 "Yes."
 "Wbat are you afraid of?'
 "A thing that calls himself man."
 "Pap, do believe he has gone daft, and wouldn't like to trust the horses with him." said the old woman.
 Nonsense, 'Lizabuth, he's jest got one of his tantrums, and ding me if he shan't go if 1t takes all the hide of. have been too kind to you, sub, A stand any of yo' foolishness, and I want you to get up when call you and hitch up them horses. Do you hear?'
 ''Yes, suh, I hear.
 "Waal, are you goin to mindP''
 You've been too Kind to me for mo not to mind. 1a: @ "All right, then; that settles it.
 The cripple did not speak again that night, but in apparent unconcern of what passed about him knalt on the Gi1set and she1led corn until the work was done, and then getting up he gave Andrews quick glance and ascended the stairway that led to his sleeping place.
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MISS MADAM.
By OPIE READ.
,rcupyright, 1895, by F. T. Nesly.l

YkQopYEtght lsSO, by F. II. NeeGy'I fser1breakfast, while the old man and Little Dave were feeding the stock, Andrews continued to sit at the table, looking at the girl as she took away the dishes.
 :. 'sHave yon, ever been to schoOl?'' he asked.
 "Not much," she answered.
 ''I suppose you'd like to go2"
 "Yes,, but it's most too late now. I was at school one day, me and. Little Dave, and man rode up to the school house and shot the teacher and killed him. That was a long time ago, and thar hasn t been any school thar s0nce. The teacher had whipped a boy, and that was the reason the man killed him." il T, "Would you come to me if I should take up school?' h
 s.*R pap says so, I would, but I'm afraid that me and Little Dave couldn't go until we git through hOein the corn.
 .,"Do.yon have to hoo corn?" .... fYea;Jwhen it s in the grass much, ! do; Pap wouldn't make me, but I hate tOisee him and Little Dave out in the field all byjthemselves. F: aBut should think that you d rather stay at the house and help your mekher.''
 ..4t tt1WOuh sometimes"
 "Why not at all times?"
 10 shes Gurnedl and looked about, and, seeing her mother standing at the yard gate, looking down the lonely road, re- stunned her work without answering, but after few moments she said: |' Mother cries SO much sometimes that l can't bear to see her. She's afraid the Lord don't love her, but know he does, and pap knows it too. Wonder comes pap and Little Dave"
 "Come out under the trees, whar the air is stirrin," said the old man when he had placed basket on the veranda Fetch cheer with you. "
 When they had sat down under tree, Andrews said that he had thought of continuing his journey, but that the idea of taking up school in the com munity had just occurred to him. ''What do you think of itp" he asked "Waal, if you ain't got no particular place to go to, and if nobody in particu- lar ain't expectin you, don't know but 1t would be as good plan as any, but thar's this about it-you won t git much of sprinklin of. scholars till the: corn is laid by. Miss Madam could 30 most of the time, and Little Dave could go rainy days, but if it's money you're aft CT, why, I ruther think you can do better in most any sort of business"
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@1OO Reward 01OO.

The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all its stages, and that is 0atarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being constitutional dis ease, requires constitutional treatment. Halls Catharrh Cure is taken internally, acting di- rectly upon the blood and mucous surfaces Of the system, thereby destroying the foundation Of the disease, and giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting na- ture in doing it's work. The proprietorS have so much faith in it's curative powers, that they of- fer one Hundred Dollars for any case that it sfaals,to cure. Send for list of testimonials. Address, F. J. CHENEY & O., Toledo, O.
 ~Sold by Druggists, 7BO.
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11VE n0cT0R'8 RlLn.

the bowels thereby preventing thousand and one Arrangements of the system which follow neglect of this precaution. OncS used for this purpose, Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are always in favor. They're purely vegetable and far better, as liver pill, than is to keep the bowels open and regul6r-not to co1stipate
 Miss MARY ANGUISH, of Glen EastOn, Mar 0hGu Co.,, ". Va, writes: 1.-Two years ago
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Wife-Here's an account of man who shot himself rather than suffer the bangs ofindigestion. Husband-The fool! Why didn't he take De Witt's Little Early Risers I used to suffer as bad as he did before 1 commenced to take these lit tie pills. w. D. Heald, Stafford Springs c. l.. Phillips, South Coventry.
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my stomach. A phy- Sician pronounced my case 'Catarrh of the Stomach.' but he could not help me. I lived a month without solid food and when I tried to eat I would vomit. At this time II began taking Doctor Picrce's Pleasant Pellets, and in two weeks I was decid- edly better. l am now in good health, and never felt better in my lifo hQVn a hafkQYr
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By helping others, we nncOns help ourselves.

If suffering with piles, 1t will interest you to know that De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve will cure them. This medicine Is a specific for all complaints of this charac- ter, and if instructions (which are simple) are carried out, a cure will result. We have tested this in numerous cases, and always with like results. It never fails. w. D., Heald, Stafford Springs; G. l.. Phillips, South Coventry.
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(TO be cOntinued.)

If we could trace Dyspepsia to it's source, it would lead back to our kitch ems. In fact, the secret of good health is good cooking. If well cooked, foods are partially digested; if poorly cooked, they are less digestible than in their raw state. If you are victim of faulty cook ing that is, if you suffer from Dyspepsia, the rational cure must be looked for in an artiticially digested food, and a food which will at the same time aid the di- gestion of other foods. Such a prepara- tion virtually rests the tired digestive organs, thereby restoring them to their natural strength.
 The Digestive Cordial, as prepared by the Shakers of Mount Lebanon, is just such preparation, and a single 10 cent bottle will convince you of it's value. If your druggist doesn't keep it, he will be glad to get it through his wholesale house.
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"NO, I can't. Mother and pap are gOtgs. ,"
 tree in the yard. 1T wish that fool boy wasn't here," he unused. "What a rest ful place this isl What an elysium after nights that were heated with the fever of gluttony., Oh, cooling shades o6, sim pie hfe,s if 1 had breat6ed thy atmos- pheGe-I ann a fOolP' he broke oR, turning over. "I am catching at the
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Knowledge is not only revealer of truth, but also of ignorance.
The Press., 1896-01-16

The extreme cheapness of military titles few years after the war is we'll illustrated by story that was told at a recent campfire. The narrator said that in the year 1870 he was travelling through a certain, pOpulOus country district and stopped to converse with farmer who had 8 considerable number of men at work in his hay fields. Most of these men are old soldiers" said the farmer ''Indeed! Are any of them officers ?" 1.-Two of lem, one of lem there was pri- vate, and that fellow beyond was cor poral, but the man beyond him was major, and that man way over in the cor ner was a colonel :" r"Tndeed Are they good men ?" "Well," said the farmer, that private's a first-class man, and the corporal's pretty good, too" But how about the major and the colonel ?" "The majors sn-so," said the farmer But the cOlonel?" "Well," answered the farmer, II ain't a-going to say a word against a man who was a colonel in the "SA3 CNo NO NR GO thing-1 ain't a-goihg to hire any briga- dier-generals !"- Yo'Gth's COnepGnGOn.
 Some time ago Mir. Simon Goldbaum, of San Luis Key, Cal, was troubled with lame back and rheumatism. He used Chamberlain's Pain Balm and prompt cure was effected. He says he has since advised many of his friends to try 1t and all who have done so speak highly of 1t. It is for sale by w. w. Lathrop, Stafford Springs; G. l.. Phillips, South Coventry
 It Is better to be innocent and suffer than to be guilty and go free.
 No excuse for sleepless nights when you can procure the One Minute Cough Cure. This will relieve all annoyances, cures the most severe cough, and gives you rest and health. Can you afford to do without it? w. D. Heald, Stafford Springs; c. l.. Phillips, South Coventry.
 By helping others, we unconsciously help ourselves.
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Coughing irritates the delicate organs and aggravates the disease. Instead of waiting, try One Minute Cough Cure. It helps at once, making expectoration easy, reduces the soreness and inflammation. Every one likes 1t. w. D. Heald, Staf- ford Springs; G. L. Phillips, South Gov entry.
 Making money is sometimes the most unprofitable business that man can en- gage in.
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 AN OLD SOLDIERS RECOMMENDATIONS In the late war I was a soldier in the First Maryland Volunteers, Company G. During my term of service contracted chronic diarrhBa. Since then l have used a great amount of medicine, but when found any that would give me re- lief it would injure my stomach, until Chamberlin's Collie, Cholera and Diarr- hoea Remedy was brought to my notice. I used it and will say it is the only remedy that gave me permanent relief and no bad results follow. take pleas ure in recommending this preparation to all of my old comrades, who, while giv- ing their services to their country, con- tracted this dreadful disease as I did, from eating unwholesome and uncooked food. Yours truly, A. E. BENDING, Hal sey, Oregon. For sale by w. W. La throp, Stafford Springs; c. L. Phillips, South Coventry.
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It takes man from the ranks to make good leader.
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|Scribner'S
 for Christmas

Frank stockton has Christmas love story which bears tThe Staying Rohan illus trations quaint and exactly suitable
 thrilling Detective C. CarTyu, entitled 'The River syndicate perhaps equang Sherlock Holmes Pest
 Chandler Harris characteristic or 1alth1u "The Colonel Ngger-Dog."
 Christmas stories "A White BIOL Henry Dyke; poetic and imaginative tale Of picture (lusated( Pier, QNuStrafed; "hopperS Old Man." R. C. V. Meyers.
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De Witt's Little Early Risers for bill iousness, indigestion, constipation. A small pill, 8 prompt cure. w. D. Heald, Stafford Springs; G. L. Phillips, South Coventry.
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LAxOL is the best medicine for chill dren. Doctors recommend it in place of Castor Oil.
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/" H. HEWITT, House, Sign and
 w Fresco Painter, Plain and Ornamental Paper Hanger and Decorator Painter, Kalso- mining and White-washing. By day or contract. All work guaranteed. Send postal card or call ShAhan's block, Stafford Springs. u WOOD SAWING.-I am now pre-
 w pared to saw wood in large or small quantities. Saving done by horse poWer-S times in two for $1 per cord. Orders by mall promptly attended to. P. o. Address,
 Sms WI. B. WHITTEAORE, Stafford Springs.
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The man who never doubts. never thinks either.
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Two Years for $4.5

MAGAzN costs& a year, all fo 
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 MAaAzI to getca consideration CHARLES sCRlBNERs SONS, I53 Fifth Aveoue New YorL
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PINEOLA Cough Balsam

seated cough, often aggravated by catarrh. For are pleasant to use. Cream Balm, soc. per bottle PineOla Balsam, 25c. at Druggists. Inqnanttties
 ELY BROTHERS, 56 Warren-st., New York.
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Borrowed trouble is always the most burdensome.
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Sentimental Tommy,
 Ky J. M. Barrie.

not ? The Little Minister IA Window in Thrums' anticipate what Mr. arrles "Sentimental Tommy" will be.
 chief serial in SGRIBNBRs for 196 beginning In the January number.
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MisS ANdoASh' color. eat more, and 4hirfaen pounds since beGan taking them.
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AYERS PILLS cure Headache.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-11-19
NOTES OF INTEREST.

A female lodge Of Odd Fellows ha.
Just been formed in Tasmania-the FRS,
'odge OF the kind in the world.
Pancakes are now advocated a.,
pias'ers. Applied at the base of the
Drain they are quoted as an infallibl,
remedy for headache.
Inc summer girl has borrowed he,
s"eethearts army button for use in .
variety or ways, but at last has de-
''ueo on converting it into hat pin.
Inc newest thing under the sun i,
Inc raising OF doves for supplying we'd.
u'ne parties. They are to COO softl,
."'a horal decorations as a symbol q,
ING happiness of the bridal pair.
Mrs. Senator Hale is Offering prize,
sor the Hancock county (Me.) fair. I,
oeptember, for the best patchwor,
quit. the best worsted hood and othe,
samples OF the work of old-fashionet
feminine fingers.
~ Is believed in Paris that the moto,
tricycle. for women will replace the bi
s!cie IN short time because of its su
Nrior advantages for elderly vome,
AUG the fact that it will sot slip on tn,
wet asphalt.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-11-19
ORApHOPHoNE IN POLITICS.

How 1t 10 Proposed tn ssad Speeches
on Thslr Travela.
The monograph or graphophone may
play an important part in the coming
presidential campaign. A suggestion
has been made to Senator Jones. chair
man of the democratic national COM
mittee. that he consider the matter of
buying or renting graphophones and
putting them to work for the demo-
cratic ticket. Such suggestion has.
In part. already been acted upon by the
republicans. and 1t remains to be seen
what Chairman Jones will do about the
matter II he does not care to make
the national committee the official man
ayers Of such a unique campaign, other
persons may put the idea into opera
ton.
1t Is said that the republicans have
put the monograph to work In larger
cities. supplying campaign songs for
the amusement and edification OF en-
thusiastic republicans. The suggestion
to Chairman Jones. however. Ia OF
different nature. 1t Is that himself,
OANANANC LII 0A anu oNACl AotSN oaA'NA
speakers make 10 or Is minute speeches
for enrolment on the cylinders Of the
graphophone. These will be taken and
put in machines which will be sent all
over the country. They will prove
double attractions. and, 1t Is believed.
would draw large crowds. The graph
ophone itself would prove interesting
fy> oil at ASu 1T
the country, but, containing the
speeches Of eminent men of the demo-
cratic party, 1t would be sure to draw
large crowds.
The scheme is that democrats be
sent through the country with these
machines, advertising. like a show
when they would be at certain place.
When they had their audience In good
shape, they would put on the big brass
tubes. and the speech would be almost
the same as II delivered by the man
himself. No charge would be made
although the belief Is expressed that II
there was a charge sufficient to pay
the expenses Of the operator there
would be big crowds everywhere.
1t is said that the republican cam
paign machines are made to pay their
own expenses. just like all the ma
chimes in use for the public In gen
eral.
| II the idea mentioned should be car
ried out, 1t would prove the most novel
scheme in the history Of American pol
itics, and there Is no telling what influ-
ence it would have ON the campaign
| Washington Star.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-11-19
An Aeylum story,

This lunatic asylum story comes
from Glasgow. Two councillors of that
city were taken over a large asylum
the other day by one OF the patients,
a safe man. He had led them to \
room to display a view from the win
dow, when some one shut the door,
with its self-acting lock, and the three
men were prisoners. The patient alone
preserved his composure. While the
councillors clamored to be released, he
remarked:
IF l were you. would be quiet"
No help coming the councillors grew
desperate, beads of perspiration stood
On their brows and they fairly yelled.
If | were you" repeated the patient,
soothins!y, II would keep quiet"
But we're no daft pleaded one o!
the visitors
hoots, mon That's what I said
m2seI when | was brocht in"-New
York Tribune.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-11-19
A NEW INDUSTRY.
Tho Small Roy Taking Advantage Of
AN Opportunity.

Tho Small Roy Taking Advantage Of
AN Opportunity.
Light yer lamp, mister? Light yer
at the entrance to Central Park as the
signal of new industry brought into
being by the rule requiring bicycles and
carriages to carry lamps at night. The
small boys who haunt convenient spots
where many vehicles pass make more
money lighting lamps than they do
selling papers. They get many nickels,
occasional dimes. and once in while
quarter. There are thrifty little imam
ciers among them, too, as there arc
among boy business men generally. An
amusing example came to disaster In a
thrifty little scheme the other night.
He saw cabman light his own lamp
with a match from a large and we'll
filled matchbox. The boy had cigar
cite stub just fished out OF the gutter,
please. mister, may l light lily cigar
cite at yer lamp" Sure" replied the
cabman, and the boy balanced himself
on the cab wheel and lighted his cigar
cite deity enough from the lantern.
But the lamp went out in the pro-
cess. "Oh. mitter the wind blew out
yer lamp" exclaimed the boy, in &C.
cents Of distress. That's your fault,
you little imp" growled the cabman;
light it quick, will you?" The boy
protested that he had not match, and
the cabman grumblingly passed him
one. 1t went out promptly. and anoth-
err met the same fate When tho boy
had failed to light the lamp with a
third match. the cabman's patience
came to an end.
Look here, young feller," he snarled,
that's my last match. and you've put
my light out for your cigarette. Now.
il you've got no matches, you'd better
get some mighty quick and light that
lamp. See?" The boy trotted of and
bought bcx of matches, came back
and lit the lamp with the first one he
struck. and then resumed his calling,
while the cabman remarked that IL a
boy wanted to make him give him a
handful OF matches he would have to
get up brighter game than that.-Ncw
York Times.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-11-19
Rules for Filled Cheese.

The commissioner of internal rev.
enue, With the approval OF the secre-
tary of the treasury, has issued a series
of regulations for the enforcement of
the act imposing q tax upon filled
cheese and regulating its manufacture.
sale, importation and expectation. The
regulations prescribe that on the day
when the act goes into effect--Sept.
4, 1S96-all filled cheese in the hands
of dealers must be in wooden packages
of not less than ten pounds each and
every dealer must make, under oath,
a written inventory of all packages on
hand on that date containing ten
pounds or more OF filled cheese. The
regulations further prescribe that the
dealer must procure from the collector
of internal revenue and aff'x to each
package the proper tax-paId starnp.
The dealer will then cancel the stamp.
In the cancellation the words and 6g-
ures must not be defaced. On the 4th
of September. or as soon thereafter as
practicable, the internal revenue Of.
ficers will travel over their respective
districts, report the stock in the hands
of dealers and seize all that Is not
found duly marked, branded add
stamped. The collector will keep a
record of all filled cheese produced in
his district and OF the quantity re-
moved from manufactures for con-
sumption or sale. He will also render
to the commissioner of internal rev.
enue a monthly return OF production,
Withdrawals and stock on hand. 1t Is
expected that the coupon stamps repre-
scnting the pound tax on filled cheese
will be in the hands Of collectors OF
Internal revenue for sale as early as
Aug. Is, 1896, and that blank forms for
manufacturers and dealers viii also
be ready for distribution by that date