The Press., 1896-05-14

& SON. NEW LONDON, CONN. Os)$eSeSS$eS0
 WHY HE DOUBTED.-" Stranger" he s lid to the traveller who had stopped at his unpretentious come for a nights lodg- ing, "hev ye ever hearn tell ez how eff ye see a red-headed girl, yere boun'ter see a white Nss ?"
 "Of course. That's an old idea"
 "l hearn it some time ago myself"
 1t has some basis of fact, too. You see, the case simply is that there are more white horses lin existence than there are red-haired girls. So their appearing at the same time is a more than likely coin cidence"
 "Well, sir" replied the householder, in tone that defied controversy, lyon kin call it cerncidencp, CT what ve please. l call it a durn lie. See that gal over there ?"
 "Yes."
 ''Her hairs red, ain't it ?"
 'It's-it's quite auburn"
 "It's red, that's dead-sur4 thing, an 'iH a0hdneu oL It, ones my Wife. The day before 1 married her 1 had one of the puriest white horses ye ever laid ye eyes onter. floss thief come along while the preacher was a-pernOuncin' the ceremony. Eve got the red-headed girl, dut I ain't seen no white hoss sence. An what's more, don't expect ter see none. ."- Wash- ingt2n tStnr.
 OLD PEOPLE.-Old people who require medicine to regulate the bowels and kid neys will find the true remedy in Electric Bitters. This medicine does not stinu- late, and contains no whiskey nor intOxi- | cant, but acts as a tonic and alterntive 1t acts mildly on the stomach and bowels adding strength and giving tone to the or, gans, thereby aiding Nature in the per tormance of the functions Electric Bit ters IS an excellent appetizer and aids di- gestlon: Old People find it just exactly what they need. Price fifty cents and $l.OO per bottle at E. K Taft's Drug Store.
 It Is said in Toronto that the turning issue at the Canadian election will be ir- dependence of England The dominion Is being flooded with circulars declarinr that England is robbing Canada.
 A DECEPTION EASILY PRACTIsED is the offer of reward for "any case of en- tarrh not cured' by certain 'curesn ar
 blood medicines" Nothing is said re- gardlng the number of bottles required. and therein lies the deception. The makers Of Fly's Cream Balm is an elegant preparation, agreeable to use, and imme- dlate Tn it's beneficial results It cures catarrh. You can rely upon the fact that It contains no mercury nor other injurious drug.
 "Gourmand has had another attack I hear" Yes; the trouble with Gourmand seems to be that everything he eats goes straight to his stomach :"
 Young mothers dread the Summer months on account of the great mortality among children caused by bowel troubles. FerIect safety may be assured those who keep on hand De Witt's Collie X Cholera cure, and administer it promptly. For cramps, bilious collie, dysentery and diar rh@a, 1t affords instant relief w.. D. Heald, StafordSprings; c. L. Phillips, South Coventry.
 Civilizations hurrying Alaskaward with long strides. There is great rush this year to the practically unknow region about Cooks Inlet. in the far North.
 A. l.. Wooster, prominent citizen of Osseo, ,Mich., after suffering overwhelmingly : from piles for twenty years, was cured in short time by using De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve, an absolute cure for all skin diseases. More of this preparation is used than all others combined. w. D. Heald Stafford Springs; G. L. Phillips, South Coventry.
 A Boston dealer says that there is more steel used in the manufacture of pens than in all the sword and gun factories of the world.
 Mrs. R. D. Young, Middlehurg Ia.. writes. have used One Minute Cough Cure for six years, both for myself and children, and l consider 1t the quickest acting and most satisfactory Cough Cure l have ever used W.D. .Heald. Stafford Springs; G. L. Phillips, South Coventry.
 South Carolina has passed the most stringent vagrant dog law of any State in the Union.
 Did you ever think how ready the blood is poisoned by constipation? Bad blood means bad health and premature old age. De Witt's Little Early Risers, the famous little pills, overcome obstinate constipa- tiOn. w. ID. Heald, Stafford Springs q. L. Phillips, South Coventry.
 Germany is now the best educated Nation of the continent.
 One Minute Is the standard time, and One Minute Cough Cure Is the standard prep aration for every form of cough or cold. It is the only harmless remedy that pro- duces immediate resulte. w. D. Heald. Stafford Springs; c. l.. Phillips, South Coventry.
 Ignorance carries with 1t self-assur ance that knowledge knows not.
 One swallow does not make the Spring. but one swallow of One Minute Couph Cure brings relief w. D. Heald, Staf- foId Springs; G. L. Phillips, South Coven- try.
 Don't fail in courtesy to old ladies or even to old men.
 Eczema is frightful affiiction, but like all other skin diseases it can be perma-. nently cured by applications of De Wits Witch Hazel Salve. It never fails to cure Piles. w. b. Heald, Stafford Springs; G. L.Phillips, South Coventry.
 Little make up the larger.
 lnthe spring young mans fancy lightly turns to thoughts of De Wits Little Early Risers, for they always cleanse the liver, purify the blood, and invigorate the sys