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The Press., 1897-09-23
Turks and Meerschaum.

According to the best authorities upon the subject, the idea of using white talo in the manufacture of pipes Is of comparatively recent date. com pared with the age of the habit of smok- ing, and what is still more curious Is the fact that in the oriental countries which produce white talo, or meer- sohaum, as it is called, and where the use of tobacco forms part of the eduoa- tion of the faithful, the people never dream of making this substance into pipes. They make bowls and goblets of 1t, but no pipes. It may be that the long pipestems which allow the smoke to cool and lose it's acridity before reaching tho mouth leave the oriental smoker quite indifferent in regard to the quality of the bowl At all events, one never sees a Turk with a meer- schaum pipe -Courrier des Etats Unis
The Press., 1897-09-23
STREET CAR CONDUCTORS.
They Work Harder and Hate Lower Thar
 Their Steam ROhd Brothers.

They Work Harder and Rate Lower Than
 Their Steam ROnd Brothers.
 You often think it's hard for the pas senger conductor of an accommodation train which stops at two or three sta tions to the mile to toll who has paid his fare and who has not. The conduct or of a short run accommodation train especially must be a peculiarly gifted man. He must be at once both oool headed and even tempered. or if not he is total failure
 But if the requisites of railroad conductor are such, what are the re- quirements of the man who runs com mon street car? Why, as much as those of the railroad man and several times more The railroad accommodation con- ductor on one of the short run trains which leave the big cities has little more work, little more responsibility and requires less real skill than the man who by grace is called 'oonductor" on trolley car of one of our cities
 Both men, of course, have thousands of cares. The railroad man has certain number of stops to make and q certain schedule time allowed for getting over his run of the railroad. The street car conductor has an uncertain number of stops to make, yet he still has his cer- l tain scheduled time to make ou his run. and he must make it, too, or be able to give an "A No. 1" excuse for failure.
 The railroad conductor is always the biggest man on hfs train. Is ever the street car conductor the biggest, unless every passenger is off and the motormun also? These things make it hard for tho patient man, who must be polite and who is expected by the company for which he works and spurred on by a dozen or so sharp eyed "spottaIs, !" or ''street car deteotives," as they call themselves, to feel as lovely as a spring morning, and they make his already nervous work doubly SO The railroad conductor doesn't meet that phase of existence once in decade, or if so not any oftener.
 No one presumes to expect so much from the knight of the ticket punch as he does from the knight of the trolley rope. Every one who travels on street oars expects the conductor to know every cross street on his line and just where it strikes that street, and, in deed, he should know this much, but in addition he is expected to know every one who lives on the streets along which his line runs, every one who lives on all the countless streets which cross the route of his Car and then all the immediate streets and their inhabit- ants the whole length of his line. The street car conductor is expected to be porter as well on his car. He must help people on and off, lift up and lift down huge baskets and bundles, never get tired of all the questions which only the city directory could answer, and then, in addition, keep all of the strict rules of the company for which he works and see to it that all of his passengers do so too. For this work he gets $2 or $2 25 day, while the rail road conductor, who is a very king in comparison, draws his $5 or $6 per day, or $125 month, and is not classed as a. 'social suspect" either.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Press., 1897-09-23
REVIVED MEMORY.

When We Grow Old. We Recall the
 Things of Long Ago.
 About 76 years ago. upon rainy day, a small boy who had reached the mature age of wss sitting with his mamma and bemoaning the state of the weather and accompanying absence of novel entertainment Mamma wore on her finger beautiful ring that was a family heirloom, and as she sewed pa tieutly the Jewel glittered on her little white hand. The small boy regarded the bright bauble for some time in ailenoe and then sweetly requested mamma to take 1t off and let him play with 1t It was a weak thing to do, perhaps, but she compiled dare say there are mothers at the present day who can sympathi8e with her, for hu- man nature is the same, though fash Ions change, and when the "deaI child" looked up in her face pleadingly he looked with papa's eyes, and papa was dead. So he got the ring and lost 1t, as might have been expected. He always insisted that he had "put it away to keep" but he could never re- member where.
 The years wenS on. The gentle young mother went out into the great un- known to find the light of her life that shone fin "papa's eyes," and the cen. tury and the boy having been young together grew old in company too. Finally age began to tell on them. The century got troubled with a complaint designated "fin de sieole," and the boy lost his memory for the things of to- day. but became abnoTmally reminis cent in regard to the past. His thoughts often turned back to the young mother long dead. and in the decline of life he had as clear a mental picture of her al his boyish eyes had ever seen. Ont evening having pushed his spectaole' on top of bis head and hunted every where for them vainly, he sat musing before the fire. when suddenly f1oot of light illuminated that dark corner of his memory where hung the picture of that small edition of himself losing OF ''putting away" the ring. He sprane to hSs feet with an excited cry: ''Th' r4nSl Tine ringI slipped 1t down thu crack in the window oasing-the on' shat looks out on the orohardt"
 Upon investigation the ring wa brought from It's long hiding place which was the exact spot the old mal had described. Buffalo Express
The Press., 1897-09-23

Here, for instance, is the recommendation for the people to use Dr. Greenes Nervura by one of our greatest statesmen, Hon. H. Henry Powers, MorrisYille, Vt., Member of Congress and Chairman of the Committee on Pacific Railroads, Member of the Committee on cleo ton of President and Fice-P President, and who for sixteen years before taking his seat in Con- gress was Judge of the Supreme Court. He has also been State Senator and Speaker Of the Vermont House of Representatives. Surely there can be no higher testimony in favor Of remedy than the personal words of so distin- guShed statesman and eminent judge, and we doubt not that his testimonial and cEcGur- aging recommendation to those who are out of health to use Dr. Greene's Neryura, will result in the cure of everyone who reads these lines, for his advice will certainly influence all to im- mediately use Dr. Greene's Nervura.
 Congressman Powers says:
 "I have found that Dr. Greene's Nervura blood and nerve remedy is most valuable tonic, toning up the system and producing 8 condition of refreshment and buoyancy after | long continued mental strain. l have heard it spoken of in terms of high appreciation by many responsible witnesses, and fully concur in their opinion.
 H. HENRY POWERS"
 Get Dr. Greene's Nervura blood and nerve remedy at once and be cured.
 Remember that this wonderful cure is a physician's prescription, the discovery of the well-known pr. Greene, 35 West 14th St., New York City, who can be consulted free by the people, personally or by letter.
The Press., 1897-09-23
vexATpAs.

What Vondrous days indeed are these When science shows 0 light On any pathway that you please, That you may turn Bright Yet nfe Is filled with terrors new. The hours grow dull and long, For everything you care to do. The doctor says. Is wrong. Who tries Go wRrbAe Is forbid Lest germs attack his throat The dancer's prowess must be hid Though he may screech note. Who dimes in carelessness complete Is tempted by the throng, Bot be who likes to may not eat. T1Se doctor says it's wrong. You shun the water, sparkling eatR Lest foes turk there disguised. You mustn't breathe unless the air Has been well analysed. Thoughtless you turn. as is your wont With an affection strong, 30 kiss your baby. But you don't The doc6oR says #'s wrong.
 Washington Star
The Press., 1897-09-23
Long Ago Life In Washington.

There are some entertaining pictures of life in Washington 20 years ago in Stratford Canning's diary and letters. "My predecessor, :" he writes, "had greatly the advantage over me in his collection of good stories. I record one of them to serve as pattern of the rest. He was Sir Charles Bagot, man of very attractive manners, intelligent, witty and kind. An American minister and his wife dining with him one day, he heard Lady Bagot, who was at some distance, say rather quickly, My dear Mrs. S., what can you be doingP' The salad bowl had been offered to Mrs. s. T, and her arm was lost in it up to the elbow. Her reply was prompt-'Only rollicking for an onion, my lady. v
The Press., 1897-09-23

No other medicine in the world is reeom- mended so highly, so strongly and so earnestly and by so many well-known and prominent people as Dr. Greene's Nervura blood and nerve remedy. It is recommended to the sick by al most everybody, as the sureSt euro. It Is recommended everywhere as the greatest of all health restorers. It invariably gives strength to the tired, over-worked and worn-out body. It makes pure, rich ,vitaized blood and strength ems and inYigorates the nerves of those who arc nervous, nerve-weakened and nerve-exhausted.
 Then, too, look at the standing of the people who recommend Dr. Greene's Nervura blood and nerve remedy as the greatest and grandest of medicines. They are our foremost citizens, men and women occupying high places of honor and trust and known to everybody, people whose word is always the very essence of truth and who recommend the weak, nervous and suffering to use Dr. Greene's Nervura because it cured them, because they have absolute per sonal knowledge that it is @ sure restorer ot health and strength, and because they wish the public to have the full advantage of this truly wonderful medical discovery.
 They desire that health, strength and Vigor shall take the place of weakness, prostration and despair among the people, and they publish the marvellous facts of their own cures, over their own signatures, that the common people everywhere may know that to take pr. Greene's NerYura blood and nerve remedy means to be restored to health, reinvigorated, rejuvenated, revitalized, with new hope, renewed powers, energies and ambitions.
The Press., 1897-09-23
The Ancient Umbrella.

On coins in the rock carvings of the ancients the umbrella often shows it's familiar form. This goes to prove that Jonas Hanway did not invent the um- brella, but he saw the value of the east ern sunshade and soon it became the fashion to carry this useful article There must be great difference be- tween the umbrella of the eighteenth century and the modern steel ribbed, silk covered, slender article which 1t is regarded as misfortune to get wet = Irish Tiuaa
The Press., 1897-09-23
WHAT TO DO.

There is comfort in the knowledge 80 often expressed, that Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root, the great kidney remedy, fulnls every wish in relieving pain 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 need a medicine you should have the best. Sold by druggists, price fifty cents and one dollar. You may have sample bot tie and pamphlet both sent free by mail Mention The Press and send your address to Dr. Kilmer & Co.,, Binghampton, N. Y. The proprietors of this paper guar antee the genuineness of this offer.
The Press., 1897-09-23
Women In West Africa,

Many times when walking on Lem barene island have seen lady stand in the street and let her husband, who had taken shelter inside the house, know what she thought of him in a way that reminded me of some London slum scenes When the husband loses his temper, as be surely does sooner or later. being man, he whacks his wife -or wives. Travels In West Africa, p by Mary H. Kingsley.
The Press., 1897-09-23
nrrs. putnam.a Appolntment.

Mrs. Ellen M Putnam of Buffalo hos been appointed superintendent of the new state home for veterans and their Wlves al.d amy nurses established by the ctferts Of the Women's Relief corps which is I.Dw almost completed at Oz- fond, N. l. Mrs. Putnam has for 88 years Iecn one of the most efficient teachers ill tbe Buffalo public schools. having held her present. position as de- partment principal for 90 years She is well known through the state as a wom- an of unusual executive ability and of great patriotism.
The Press., 1897-09-23

was persuaded to try Lydia E. Pink hams Vegetable Compound. and to- day, am feeling like new woman.- MRS. ELLA McGARvT, Neebe Road Station, Cincinnati, O.
 Lydia E. Pinkham's KAveR P1lls work in unison with the Compound, and are sure cure for constipation and sick-headache. Mrs. Pinkham's sanative Wash Is frequently found of great value for local application. Cor respondence Is freely solicited by the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co, Lynn, Mass, and the strictest confidence as- sured. All druggists sell the Pink hams remedies, The Vegetable Com pound in three forms Liquid, Pills, and Lozenges.
The Press., 1897-09-23
HOw's ThisI
Wa offer One Hundred n,

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
 g1stS, 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
The Press., 1897-09-23

A DECEPTION EASILY PRAorIsED Is the offer of a reward for "any case of catarrh not cured" by certain cures" Nothing is said regarding the number of bottles required, and therein lies the deception Ely's Cream Balm is an elegant prepara- tton, agreeable to use, and immediate in You can rely upon the fact that it con- tains no mercury nor other injurious drug. 50 cents
The Press., 1897-09-23
A Groat surnrIse fla finn storo

, lor Cn9s9 I "no go boroay t ana geG packae oI 1l the cost, and can be given to the children as well as the adult with great beneft It is made of pure grains and looks and tastes like the finest grades of Java coffee. A cup of Grain-o is bet ter for the system than tonic. What coffee breaks down Gratn-O builds up. Ask your grocer for Grain-0. 15c. and 25c.
The Press., 1897-09-23

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., 1897-09-23

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.
The Press., 1897-09-23

Moments are useless If trifled away ; 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.
The Press., 1897-09-23

The "Bicyclists Best Friend" ie a fa- miliar name for De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve, always ready for emergencies While a 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., 1897-09-23

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. 1t Is the great pile cure. w. D. Heald.
The Press., 1897-09-23

Small precautions often prevent great mischiefs. 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., 1897-09-23

Fill bottle or common glass with urine and let it stand twenty-four hours i; 0 sediment oI settling indicates an un- healthy condition of the kidneys. When urine stains linen 1t is evidence of kidney trouble. Too frequent desire to urinate or pain in the back, Is also convincing proof that the kidneys and bladder are out of order
The Press., 1897-09-23

Because bread is the staff of life 1t Is no reason why man should turn his whole existence into a long loaf
The Press., 1897-09-23

No man or woman can enjoy life or ao 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., 1897-09-23

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., 1897-09-23

Massachusetts annually imports from beyond her border eggs to the value od &5. 900. GOO
The Press., 1897-09-23
New Color In silks.

Gotham-Chicago people believe fin booming their own town.
 Church-What have you heard nowP
 Why, I went into n dry goods store while I was out there, and lady came in and asked if they had any nile green silk. T
 And did theyP'
 "No. The clerk told her they had some Chicago river brown silk though. -YOnkers Statesman.
 THERE IS NOTHING so GooD.-There is nothing just as good as Dr. Kings New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds, so demand it and do not permit the dealer to sell you somo substitute. He will not claim there is anything bet ter, but in order to make more profit ho may claim something else to be just as good. You want Dr. Kings New Dis covery because you know it to be safe and reliable, and guaranteed to do good or money refunded. For Coughs, Colds, | Consumption, and for all affections of Throat, Chest and Lungs, there Is nothing so good as is Dr. Kings New Discovery, Trial bottles free at E. K. Taft's Drug Store. Regular size 90 cents and $1.
The Press., 1897-09-23

So many people love authority that | Is always easy to find an umpire at { ball game.
The Press., 1897-09-23

Gold everywhere at Dawson City, but food scarcely anywhere.
The Press., 1897-09-23
WITHOUT A COMPASS.
Various Ways of CorrecSly Guiding the
 Course Of a Vessel.

Various Ways of COrrec8ly Guiding the
 Course of a Vessel.
 Gustav Kobbe contributes an article to St. Nicholas. ME. Kobbe says:
 Sailors steer by the wake of the ship. When a vessel is running free-that is, with the wind dead astern-she must leave a straight wake, or she Is not run ming straight course. When she Is Ion the wind, her canvas full, not 6hAVe4- ing-when she Is
 As near as she w4N he
 By keeping full and hEe-
 her wake will be at an angle greater oT less, according to the force of the wind and the speed of the vessel. This angle measures what we call the ships ''lee way''-that which she loses from true course. With vessel hove to in gale the leeway becomes very large and is called the drift |"
 Coastipg craft steer by the line ot white surf on the shore or in thick weather by its roar as 1t breaks on the beach or rocks They haul in to catch the sound, then keep of until they lose 1t, and then haul in again to central line and maintain It. An old sea dog once told me that one thick night, coming up along the coast with a head wind so that they had to tack in and off shore, they sailed their tacks, or ran their "legs," by candles-run- ming off shore long enough to burn out two candles, but burning one for the inshore leg, so as to avoid standing in too close.
 The Alaska steamers on the inside route between the main coast and nu- merous outlying islands steer, even in running through the narrowest chan nels, by the varying echoes of the pad dles from the shores
 A given course can also be run by soundings or, rather, by a line of soundings. In entering New York har- bor keep in, say, 1b, 20, 40 fathoms. DO less, until you get 10 fathoms. If then the lead shows fine white sand, look out for Sandy Hook lightship. Coarse yell low sand will land you on Fire island.
 me process Of securing needles bright takes about week. They are mixed with oil, soft soap and empty powder, wrapped in loose canvas and placed in kind of mangle worked by mechanical power. This securing process done, the noodloo {D boA rr,oAom ard
The Press., 1897-09-23
Nervura! King of Medicines. Member of Congress Powers, Formerly Judge Of the Supreme Court, PTOnOunCeS DT. GTeene's
 NeVura a Most Valuable Remedy.

The Highest Endorsements by Prominent People Given to Dr.. Greene's Nervura Blood and Nerve Remedy that were Ever Given to any Medicine in the Worlds History.
The Press., 1897-09-23

One way to sharpen the appetite is tc take turn at grindstone.
The Press., 1897-09-23
HOW TO FIND OUT.

Opportunities may be found, but the best ones are made.
The Press., 1897-09-23
MRS. ELLA M'GARVY. {,
Writing to Mrs. Pinkham,

Says:-I have been using your Vege- table Compound and find that tt does all that 1t is recommended to do. l have been a sufferer for the last four
The Press., 1897-09-23
ssahertx Admiration

A raw Scotch lad joined the volun- teers, and on the first parade day his sister came with his mother to see the regiment
 On the march past Jock was out of step
 "Look, mfthez,'' said his sister, "they're a oot O step but oor Jock. l" -GlasRow Herald
The Press., 1897-09-23

 years with womb trouble weak back and excre- tions. I was hard 1y able to do my household duties, and while about my work was SC nervous that
 Twas niser-
 up in des- po3r xvbonY
The Press., 1897-09-23

Nature is an arranS den>ocrat apd br slows her gifts impdrtiully. Mrs. ( c. Gore.
The Press., 1897-09-23

It seems strange that when money is close it seems farthest away.
The Press., 1897-09-23

VNO All Interested in Fertilizers
 The Buffalo Fertilizers, made of pure Animal Matter, are the most profitable to buy.
 Having wholesale agency can give bottom prices. Car near at hand containing:
 40 Bags Buffalo Fertilizer, ca M.70 40 Bags Potato, Hop and Tobacco, ls0 20 Bags Buffalo Guano, i.5O 20 Bags Cyclone Bone, i.sO 70 Bags Erie King, 190 40 Bags Wheat Oats, Barley and Grass, 1.7O 40 Bags Potato Special, lM
 Five cents per hundred of if taken from car at Powder track. Agents wanted
 O. r. BISADWAY, West Sta ford.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1897-06-12

just now is a critical moment for our
farmers. 1t has been very dry for
nearly a month. May gave only an
inch and hree-quarters of rainfall
while the prevailing north and east
winds and cool nights retarded the
growth of vegetation and caused the
ground to become hard and baked
Corn that has been laid by needs rain
badly also the young rice, much of
which is beginning to burn. Cane
Stable in a number of instances has
not yet sprouted though the chieot is
sound. Cotton is about the only crop
which IS not suffering.