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The Press., 1897-09-30
CURIOUS INSECT.
A Butterfly That Enjoys Only Five Hours
 of Life.

A Butterfly That Enjoys Only Five Hours
 of Life.
 It is in August that the naturaIists observe the marvellous insect which is born, reproduces and dies in the period of a single night, on the banks of the Marne, of the Seine, and of the Rhine. It is the ephemere of which Sirammer- dam has written and which Is spoken of in Aristotle.
 The life of this insect does not last beyond four or five hours It dies to- ward Il o'clock in the evening, after taking the form of butterfly about six hours after midday. It is true, how ever, that before taking this form 1t has lived three years in that of worm, which keeps always near the border of water in the holes which 1t makes in the mud.
 The change of this worm in the water to an ephemere which flies is so sudden that one has not the time to see 1t. If one takes the worm in the water, the hand cannot be taken away before the change is made unless by pressing the worm slightly in the region of the chest. By this means it can be taken from the water before the change takes place.
 The ephemere, after leaving the water, seeks place where 1t can dtvest itself of fine membrane or veil, which entirely covers 1t. This second change takes place in the air.
 The ephemere assists itself with the point of its little nails as firmly as 1t can. It makes a movement similar to that of a shiveF, then the skin on the middle of the back breaks apart, the wings slip out of their sheath, as we sometimes take of our gloves by turn ing them inside out After this strip ping the ephemere begins to fly. Some times 1t holds itself straight up on the surface of the water on the end of It's tail, Tapping its wings one against the other. It takes no nourishment in the five or six hours which are the limit of its life. It seems to havo been formed but to multiply, for 1t does not leave Its state of worm until 1t Is reat3y to deposit it's eggs, and It dies as soon as they are deposited
 In three days time one sees appear and die all species of ephemeres They last sometimes until the fifth day, for the reason that some malady has affect ed some of them and prevents them from changing at the same time as the others Exchange.
The Press., 1897-09-30
Bread and Butter Worries.

Those who are born rich are saved from that incessant bread-aud- butter worry that tries the souls of mankind. Com paratively few of us, however, are ex- empt from th8 worries that haunt the daily life struggle, and in consequence the most useful lives are generally the ones marked for nervous collapse. We cannot give up, our families must be pro- vided for, butwhat are they going to do when wetdo give up? Under, this strain of constant effort of mind and body no one can continue indefinitely unscathed, and multitudes of half broken men and women surround us. They have consulted their doctors without securing aid, and they work along as we'll as they can in an airnless sort of way that seems to be with out hope of relief All of such worn out, spiritloss people can be cured and put quickly on their feet by Dr. Greene, the great specialist, of 35 West 14th street, New York city, discoverer ofthe world famed Nervura, and many other remedies that cure the ills of men and women. This famous man can be consulted ab- solutely free by personal call or by letter through the mail, and his advice, which means health to you, can be had for the asking. tne .f' .7,.
 The closest attention is given to letter correspondence, your description of your case being instantly intelligible to the wide experience of this scientific physi- elan. Ifyou are i'll, write to Dr. Greene and be we'll.
The Press., 1897-09-30
RICHARD. IA.
He Never Injured the HRssss end wO,
 Not Unpopular With Them.

Ao Never Injured the mssEe6s Guu WIS
 Not Unpopular With Them.
 If Richard be tried by tho only proper standard that of his own time, he will be found to be not more but loss cruel and bloody than either his predecessors or those who came after him The not which has especially blackened his memory is Che mysterious removal or murder of the princes Yet Clifford, backed by Margaret of An5ou, had kill ed in cold blood Richards brother, the Earl of Rufhlandg boy of 16, while Henry VII imprisoned aud executed the feeble minded Earl of Warwick, the son of Clarence. Tn mere numb bers of exc cuttonss excEuding. of coSTse, on both sides those who were taken in open re- bellion, Richard has much less to an- swer for than Queen Margaret or Henry VII and far less than Henry VIII, who put to death anybody who happened to be distasteful to him on political, per sonal or religious grounds There was no public optrion in that day against putting to death any dne who had played and lost in thegreat struggle of politioa Executions were a recognized part of the business When the game went against a statesman ill those days, as MT. Speaker Reed once said. he did not cross the aisle and tako his place as the leader of his majesty's opposition: he was sent to the tower and had his head cut off Autrcs temps, autres mBurs
 At, every tyfrn of the wheel in the long struggle bet77ecn the Lancastrians and the York1sts the victorious party al- ways executed every leader of the other side upon whom they could lay hands Such were tue rules of the society and such the politics in which Richard was brought up, and he played according to those rules and without excess, paying the final forfeit himself with undaunted courage
 Nothing is farther from the truth than the notion that Richard was un- popular with the masses of the people He had never injured them. and they did not care how many nobles or princes he put to death-Efm. Henry Cabot Lodge in Scrtbnerls
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Her Loss His Gain.

Dramatis persona, a small street gamin leaning idly against tree. On the opposite side of the street young woman carrying her pocketbook in her hand. Coming toward her the ubiqui- tous man who rescues damsels ill dis tresa Just as these two met on the muddy crossing the young woman drop ped her pocketbook in the mud. It fell open, and the usual assortment of thim- bles, pennies, scissors, samples and dimes was scattered broadcast.
 Allow me" said the young man, and the owner of tho pockctbook blush ed becomingly and allowed him to go down on his knees in the mud to rescue her possessions When he had picked up the rolling dimes and pennies and re- stored them with the other articles to the purse, he saw that she was still un- easy.
 ''Is anything missing?" he asked so- licitously. '"-
 No That is, nothing but a penny. "
 "Oh, and lifting his hat he walked on, not having received so much as a "thank you" for the service. But then she was very pretty.
 There is climax to this story. When the young woman had ceased looking for lost property, she went on her way, and the street gamin darted across the street from his post of observation, and in a moment he had found that lost penny under the stone where he saw it roll, and as he walked away with it hidden in his cheek butter wouldn't have melted in his mouth. Detroit Free Press
The Press., 1897-09-30
A Mathematical Wonder.

Jedediah Buxton was the greatest prodigy of mathematics that ever ap. peared in England. His education was very limited, and be had never been taught arithmetic or indeed any branch of mathematics, so that his abilities in this respect were peculiarly natural. He would walk over a piece of land and tell with exactness how many acres and square rods were contained in it. His memory was so great that while resolv- ing question he could leave of and resume the occupation again the next morning or at week, month or sev- eral months later and proceed regularly till 1t was completed
The Press., 1897-09-30
WHAT TO DO.
There is comfort in the kpowl,

There is comfort in the Knowledge. .so often expressed, that Dr. KIilmer's Swamp Root, the great kidney remedy, thlfls every wish in relieving fpain in the back, kidneys, liver, bladder and every part of the urinary passages. It corrects inabil- ity to hold urine and scalding pain in passing 1t, or bad effects following use of liquor, wine or beer, and overcomes that unpleasant necessity of being compelled to get up many times during the night to urinate. The mild and the extraordinary effect of Swamp Root Is soon realized. It stands the highest for It's wonderful cures of the most distressing cases. If you neSd medicine you should have the best. Sold by druggists, price fifty cents and one dollar. You may have a sample bot tie and pamphlet both sent free by mall, Mention The Press and send your addrese to Dr. Kilmer & Co.,, Binghampton, N. I.s The proprietors of this paper guar antee the genuineness of this offer.
The Press., 1897-09-30
THE NOSE AND THE TOES.
A Physical CuIturist Says PigeOntOed PeC
 pie Have Crooked NoseA.

A Physical CuIturist Says PigeOntOed PeO-
 pie Have Crooked NoseA.
 A ITcfcssor Of physical culture an- nounces that he has discovered an in- timcto connection tctw cen deformities of the nose and the position of the feet.
 His name is H. L. Piner, and he com municates his observations to the New York Journal:
 You can tell pigeontoed person without looking at his feet or seeing him walk. The discovery was made by me in 1891 while teaching physical culture I found stubborn awkward ness in the movements of my pupils feet Looking for the cause, found that many of them were pigeontoed. In others one foot was correct and the other turned in
 ''In teaching correct breathing I had to investigate the condition of the nasal passages. Then 1 found that wherever the person was piReontoed in the right foot the right nostril was stopped up or otherwise dcformed. It was the same with the left foot or nostril. If both nostrils were defective, both feet were pigeontocd.
 At one time examined 28 persons, and every one of them was pigeontOed in the left foot, with corresponding defect in the left nostril At another time examined over 40 with a view to testing my discovery. Some of them had we'll developed Dostrila and were not at all pigeontoed Some had overwide nostrils, with overwido angles at the feet to correspond
 "Girls I found moro generally and worse pigeontoed than boys The per son who has whining oT snuffling voice is usually pigeontoed
 Another discovery Is that with the defective nostrils were found invariably stopped shoulders and hollow chests, the stoop and hollow always bearing a direct ratio with the defect. In extreme cases there was an ugly protrusion of the abdomen, a tendency to draw back and upward the upper lip, exposing the 1 teeth, that have also an unsightly pro truding tendency.
 "Tell your friend to walk from you. Watch his feet If the left turns in. tell him that his left nostril Is smaller than the right That is, that he can take more air atany given inspiration through the right than through the left nostril alone If the right foot turns in. tell him his right nostril is the smaller.
 "Convcrsely, tell him to place the end of tic thumb under and against the nostrils alternately, breathing through the open one each time, and ask him which nostril admits the greater amount of air. If 1t is the left, tell him be is pigeontoed ill the right foot and vice naturally.
 Remember that the proper angle is 30 degrees on either side of the median line, or 60 degrees with both feet Do not close the nostril from the side. but gently from underneath
The Press., 1897-09-30

anxiety peculiar to American life are a severe drain upon the vital forces. 1t Is this drain which Dr. Greene's Nerv- ura counteracts. Shattered nerves are strengthened, weakened blood Is vitalized, and the whole physical and mental system re- stored to It's origi- nal power and ac- tivity. Nervous prostration and morbid susceptibil- ity to excitement are removed by this great remedy, to- gether with such symptoms as mel ancholia, sleep1ess- ness, irritability, nervous dyspepsia and headaches.
 If you, do not fully understand your case, call upon or write to Dr. Greene at his office, 35 w. I4th Street, New York City. Consultation Is en- tirely free, person. ally or by letter.
The Press., 1897-09-30
Gold and Silver aoana,A

''Tbe Gold and Silver Gospels'' Is the name of very peculiar book now preserved in the Upsala library in Swe- den. It Is printed with metal type, on violet oolored vellum, the letters being silver and the initials gold. When it was printed. by whom or what were the methods employed, are questions which have great interest for the curl Ous. but have never been answered.
The Press., 1897-09-30
How,a TbisV
We offer one Hundred Dollars Rewa,
F. J. CHENEY 6 CO, Props, Toledo, (

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
 F. J. CHENEY & CO.,, Props. Toledo, o. We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years and believe him perfectly honorable in all his business transactions and financially able to carry out any obligations made by their firm.
 WEST & TRAUx, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o. WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN, Wholesale Drug
 gtsts, Toledo, o.
 Halls CataRrh Cure Is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucus surfaces Of the system. Price, 75c per bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials free.
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HOW TO HIND OUT.

Fill a bottle or common glass with urine and let 1t stand twenty four hours !; a sediment or settling indicates an un- healthy condition of the kidneys. When urine stains linen 1t is evidence of kidney trouble. Too frequent desire to urlnate, or pain in the back, is also convincing proof that the kidneys and bladder are out of order .tysf4 .......
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The ''Bicyolist's Best Friend" is fa- miliar name for De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve, always ready for emergencies.
 While specific for piles, 1t also instantly relieves and cures cuts, bruises, salt rheum, eczema and all affections of the skin. It never fails. w. D. Heald @'' .
The Press., 1897-09-30

Certainly you don't want to suffer with dyspepsia, constipation, sick headache, sallow skin and loss of appetite. You have never tried De Witt's Little Early Risers for these complaints or you would have been cured. They are small pills but great regulators. w. D. Heald.
The Press., 1897-09-30
A Great surnriso .is; WI storo

for those who go to-day and get package oi GRAIN-O. It takes the place of .cofTee at about Ii the cost, and can be given. to the children as well as the adult with great benefit. It is made grades of Java coffee, cup of Grain-O is bet ter for the system than atomic. What coffee breaks down eGratn-O builds up. Ask your grocer for Gratn-o. 15c. and 25c. "
The Press., 1897-09-30
Maid and Wfdow.

By the old Saxon law maiden and widow were of different value. The latter could be bought for one-haR the sum which the guardian of the maid was entitled to demand. A man, there fore. who could not afford to buy a maiden might, perhaps, be able to pug Ohase 0 widow.
The Press., 1897-09-30

Running sores, indolent ulcers and sim liar troubles, even though of many years standing, may be cured by using De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve. It soothes, strengthens and heals. It Is the great pile cure. w, D. Heald.
The Press., 1897-09-30

If you have ever seen little child in a paroxysm of whooping cough, or If you have been annoyed by a constant tickling in the throat, you can appreciate the val ue of One Minute Cough Cure, which gives quick relief. W. D. Heald.
The Press., 1897-09-30

Small precautions often prevent great mischfefs. De Witt's Little Early Risers are very small pills in size, but are most effective, in preventing the most serious forms of liver and stomach troubles They cure constipation and headache and regulate the bowels. w. D. Heald.
The Press., 1897-09-30
GRANT AND PORTER.
The Lattex's First Meeting With His Su1s-
 sequent Chief

While sitting ill my quarters in the little town of Chattanooga about an hour after nightfan on the evening of Friday, Oct 23, 1868, an orderly brought me a message from General George H. Thomas, commander of the Army If the Cumberland, on whose staff l was serving, summoning me to headquarters. A storm had been raging for two days, and a chilling rain was still falling. A few minutes walk brought me to the plain wooden, one story dwelling occupied by the com mander, which was situated on Walnut street, near Fourth, and upon my ar- rival found him in the front room on the left side of the hall, with three members of his staff and several strange officers.
 In an armchair facing the fireplace was seated a general officer, slight in figure and of medium stature, whose face bore an expression of weartness. He was carelessly dressed, and his uni form coat was unbottoned and thrown back from his chest. He held lighted cigar in his mouth and sat in a stoop- ing posture, with his head bent slightly forward His clothes were wet, and his trousers and topboots were spattered with mud. General Thomas approached this officer, and, turning to me and mentioning me by name. said, "I want to present you to General Grant. " Thereupon the officer seated in the chair. without changing his position, glanced up. extended his arm to its full length. shook hands and said in a low voice and speaking slowly, ''How do you dor This was my first meeting with the man with whom I was des- tined afterward to spend so many of the most interesting years of my life
 The strange officers present were members of General Grants staff. Charles A. Dana, assistant secretary of war, who had been for some time with the Army of the Cumberland, had also entered the room. The next morning he sent dispatch to the war department, beginning with the words, Grant ar rived last night, wet, dirty and well. |" -'"Campaigning With Grant, by Gen. eral Horace Porter, in Century,
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Sweden is the greatest match produo- ing country i'll the world, although the industry is conducted on an enormous scale in the United States and else where
The Press., 1897-09-30

No man or woman can enjoy life or &C., complish. much in this world while suffer- ing from a torpid liver. De Witt's Little Early Risers, the pills that cleanse that organ quickly. w. D. Heald.
The Press., 1897-09-30

To heal the broken and diseased tis- sues, to soothe the irritated surfaces, to instantly relieve and to permanently cure is the mission of De;Witt's Witch Hazel Salve. w. D. Heald. ,, ..ra .s.
The Press., 1897-09-30
Lincoln.s Sentiment

Abraham Lincoln once received let- ter asking for sentiment" and his autograph. He replieds
 DEAR MADAM-When you ask from stran- ger that which Is of interest only to yourself always inclose Q stamp. There's your senti ment, and here's your autograph
 A. LINCoEM
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Moments are useless If trifled away 1; and they are dangerously wasted if con- sumed by delay in cases where One Min ute Cough Cure would bring immediate relief w. D. Heald. ...- <.
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According to Dr. Forbes Winslow, kleptomania ss found among boys, but very rarely indeed among men. The great majority of the victims are wo-
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Dr. GREENE'S .ERVURA
Por tho Nsrxss ed Blood.

The scientist who Is now doing most for his fe1low-men Is Dr. Greene, the distin- guished specialist who discovered Dr. Greene's Nervura remedy for the nerves and blood. The overwork and over
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It Is getting quiet on the lawn tennis ground the player are quitting their racquet.
The Press., 1897-09-30

aBad habits really talk when. they begin to tell on us
The Press., 1897-09-30

The average orange tree of Mexico raises 1000 oranges year.
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WnaIeY and Methods.

Louis XIV's famous saying, "I am the state" is not far from being appli- cable to Wesley, however he would have reVolted from saying, "I am the church. !" But unquestionably the pro longation of his life as both the apostle and lawgiver of his church throughout the whole of its adolesoent and forma- tive period, during which 1t was plastic to his organizing and guiding hand, se- cured to 1t both its stable basis and its symmetrical development Asa preach CT second only to that incomparable Whitefeld whom a skeptio like Hume said he would go 90 miles to hear; as Q hymnist second only to his peerless brother Charles, who has given 697 hymns to the Methodist hymn book, he was pre-eminent in fitness for patri- archal administration and government No man has come so near the position of Protestant pope. In Great Britain his sole judgment suff1ced to exclude any member or minister deemed un- worthy.
 In America. in TITO, the deed of the old John Street church, the first Meth odist church in America, restricted its use to such persons as Wesley should appoint. This autocratio constitution was but natural incident of the period of tutelage through which scattered so- cieties, mainly composed of the humber sort of people, with their visible bond chiefly in the person of their beloved founder and father. grew at length into 8 fully organized church in the form of a Presbyterian episcopacy.
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It's often an old flame; that causes a flare up at home. .. ..
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It is said-.that Hebrews on an average live longer than Christains. }t
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On the pronunciation of Pepys,

The Hon. Walter Pepys has collected 17 varieties of the spelling of the name, and he lays some stress upon the French form Pepy as authority for the pronun- citation favored by him. Peeps seems to follow the usual practice, as Weems for Wemys, and, moreover, 1t is that adopt ed by tue descendants of the diarist s sister Pauhnn, the family of Pepys Cookeren. Peeps Is also the traditional pronunciation adopted at Cambridge.
 Here Is, think. strong evidence in ia vor of Peeps. At the same time believe that in this name, as in other words, the pronunciation of the vowel has changed since the seventeenth century,
 and that the name in Pepys' own day was actually pronounced Papea This op4nfcn is grounded on the phonetic spelling Peaps and Peyps which have come down to US, and both these would represent Tapes; ea-a, as in yea, break. great; ey-a. us in obey and they In this matter, however, have not Che courage of my opinion. and I am not, therefore, prepared to adopt this pronunciation. Notes and Queries
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The Crystal palace at Syndoham is capable of holding groater number of people than any other building in the world. More than 100000 can be accom- modated within It's walls.
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THR TRUE REMRDY.-W. M. Replne, editor Tiskilwa, Ill. "Chief, says: We won't keep house without Dr. Kings New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs, and Colds. No other remedy caU take its place in our home, as in. it we have cer- tain and sure cure of Coughs, Colds, Whooping Cough, etc" It is idle to ex- pertinent with other remedies, even if they are.urged on y0u as just as good as Dr. Kings New Discovery. They are not as good because this remedy has n record Of cures and besides Is guaranteed. It never fails to satisfy. Trial bottles free at E. K. Taft's Drug Store.
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After the division of the stdte appro- priation for good roads was made by the highway commissioner, there was left a sum of 39,000 Circulars went sent out to all the towns, a!attng that they would he allowed share of this for the grad ing of their roads If they would vote cor responding sum. Many letters have been received at the ofleeiof the commission inqulring how the money would be dlvl- ded and the plan proposed Is this On October 10 the $8,0O0 will be equally distributed among the towns that ask for 'it and vote like sum- It Is thought that about forty towns will ask for it,and such being the case each would have, with their own appropriation, $400. This would care for 2,O0O cubic yards of road and produce good effort all over the state.