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The Press., 1897-12-02
HE HAS MOVED.
Gradually Acquiring Information Concern
 ing Methods of Collect c. Hill.

Gradually Acquiring Information Concern
 ing Methods of Collecting d Hill.
 "When we moved into the country" said MT. Changoofair, "I almost won dered at the absolute confidence of the boss of the moving party. It was long haul, two or three vans, and the bill a matter of $40 or $50, but they moved everything out of the vans into the house clean before the boss driver presented the bill. I wondered what they would do if somebody should say then that he would call at the office and settle or something of that sort. But, then, I knew I was going to pay; that it had been perfectly safe to get the stuff in and collect the bill afterward of me, and I made up my mind that they were keen men. who knew pcd' le when they met them, whom they could trust and whom not.
 Well, after some years we moved back. Same concern moved us in, but they didn't know us at the office any more than if they had never heard of us. Arrived in the city, the men with the vans-it was different crew from that that took us out-began lugging in the things just as the men that moved us out had done in the country. Nobody said anything about pay, and wondered again what would happen if they got the stuff all in and then the owner didn't pay. But they kept on hustIing the things in just as if they felt perfectly easy and secure about that.
 "After awhile the stuff was pretty much all practically all but the piano-and I wondered why they hadn' t brought that ill before, because I had seen it loaded, and knew 1t was one of the last things loaded on at the very rear end of one of the vans. So I went out to see, and there was the piano, right where I had seen it when it was put aboard, at the extreme rear end of the van, whil~ all the stuff in front had been taken out, carried around the end of the piano and on into the house. In front of it the van was empty.
 Passing through the hall, met the head driver, the boss of the party, and he, just casually meeting me in that way in the hall, handed over the bill for the moving, and paid it on the spot. Then, everything else having been moved in, the whole gang tallied on to the piano and walked 1t right into the house.
 "Of course it may have only just hap pened that the piano wasn't moved in until had paid the bill, but this didn't give me quite such fiattering opinion of myself as the other way had, but il more than confirmed my original opin' ion of the shrewdness and ability of the coll Ja fox took even fewer risks. ''-New York Suu
The Press., 1897-12-02
Legal Equality.

The women are again moving in the state of Illinois in the interest of equal. ity before the law. God bless them and God speed them in their righteous questl The shame is that it is left for the women to lead. Let the men inaugurate the movement that will make for justice. This cause has lost it's newness. It has had to pay full price for the crudities and extravagances that gather around every reform. but at the core fhe de. mand is a righteous one, and it must be heard, and ultimately it must triumph. Let no one lose heart and let no one de- lay any legitimate effort. Wyoming, Colorado, Utah and Idaho have fully enfranchised their women. Eastward the star of (this) empire takes its way. !" Chicago New Unity
The Press., 1897-12-02
HOW TO FIND OUT.

Fill a bottle or common glass with urine and let 1t stand twenty-four hours i; 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 urinate, or pain in the back, Is also convincing proof that the kidneys and bladder are out of order.
 WHAT TO DO.
 There Is comfort in the knowledge so often expressed, rat Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root, the great idney remedy. fultils every wish D relieving pain in the back kidneys, liver. bladder and every pIrt of the urinary passages. It corrects inabil- ity to hold urine and scalding pain tn passing 1t, or bad effects following use of liquor, wine or beer. and overcomes thai unpleasant necessity of being compelled to get up many times during the night t." urinate. The mild and the extraordinary effect of Swamp Root Is soon realized. It stands the highest for its 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 a sample hot. tle and pamphlet both sent free by mail. Mention The Press and send your address to Dr. Kilmer & Co.,, Binghampton. N. !. The proprietors of this paper guar Hntee the genuineness of this offer.
The Press., 1897-12-02
4 Story of lseaconsfield.

Lord Beaconsfeld was in theory a female suffragist But his filtration was of a very platonic character, for, al- though he had often the power to give practical effect to his pious opinion, he took care never to do so. Once the oppo- sition leaders were very anxious to find out what course he intended to pursue in regard to certain matter. They turned loose upon him we'll known political beauty. She talked and talked, he gazed and gazed. At length she asked him. He pressed her hand, lookel uIutterable admiration and observed, Pretty dar- lingr l remember how my admiration for Lord Beaconsfeld rose when I first heard this tale.-Londcn Truth
The Press., 1897-12-02
Bone and Sincw.

I've cannot succeed" said the prime minister, ''without the sinews of war.
 By sinews," said the private secre- tary. who occasionally moved ill the lower circles, 1T presume you mean bcnes."
 And it was with great sorrow that he found hirself compelled to expls:n to his chief that dollars were oftep 70 des ;. ignated by tl1s vulgar.
The Press., 1897-12-02
A Permanent Paste.

Soak an ounce of refined gelatin in cold water for an hour. then drain off and squeeze out the water as uch as possible, Put the gelatin in lel!y pot and place the pot in a pan of hot water over the fire. When the gelatin has melted, stir in slowly 2k ounces of pure alcohol Put in a wide mout he'd bottle and cork tightly Thls glue CT paste will keep indefinitely and can be melted for use i'll few minutes by set ting the bottle III a basin of hot water AS it contains very small percentage of wiser II affects the gloss of the prints but little and dIles almost lm nlc diaitIy -Harner's Round Table
The Press., 1897-12-02
Catarrh Cannot be Cured

With LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they cannot reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh is bio d or constitutional disease and tn order to cure it you must take internal iemedteS. Halls Cai al h Cure is taken internally, and acts direc ly on the blood and mucous surfaces. Halls Catarrh Cure is not quack medicine. Itwas pr s .rfbed by one Of thn best physicians in this country for years, and is a regular prescription. It is com poSod of the best tonics known, combined with the best blood purifiers, acting directly on the mucous surfaces. The perfect combination of the two tngredie nts is what produces such won derful results in curing Catarrh. Send for test1- monia,s, fee
 F.J. CHENEY & CO, Props, Toledo, o.
 Sold by druggists, price 75c.
The Press., 1897-12-02
THE RAINBOW IN THE SPRAY.

The tide is foul that sweeps about the town A yellow, turhid. dis n IL nting flood Of city refuse mixed, and oil and mud. But when ferryboat, big, ugly, brown, Against the gale of March comes numbering
 down,
 The waves she filings to either side are bright With spray as dazzling in the suns keen
 light,
 As white, as fair, as pure snow at dawn. And in the spindrift from each chopping crest The colors of the rainbow meet and play. So in each life, however dull and gray, There comes some breeze of fortune at its best, Cheering the heart with love or hope or rest And shining like the rainbow in the spray.
 -J. L. Heaton in "The Quilting Bee."
The Press., 1897-12-02
WHAT SHALL | DOT

what shall do lest life in silence passf
 And if it do And never prompt the bray of noisy brasa, What needst thou rucf Remember aye tho ocean decps are mute.
 The shallows roar. Worth is the ocean. Fame is but the brink
 Along the shore. What shall do to be forever knownf
 Thy duty ever. This did full many who V. t slept unknown
 Oh, never, neveri Thinkst thou perchance that they remain un-
 Whom thou knowst notf By angel trumps in heaven their praise is blown.
 Divine their lot What shall do to gain eternal Nfef
 Discharge aright The simple duties with which each day is rife,
 Yea, with my might. Ere perfect scheme of action thou devise
 Will life be fled, While he who ever acts conscience cries
 Shall live, thou dead.
The Press., 1897-12-02
Russia and Music

The astonishing statement that Rus sia is the country that will presently lead in music is made by Yaske, the famous violinist. "The Muscovite em- pire," he says, "has some of the char acteristil1 of those early ages which gave us the masters of arts She has that tranquility. that rerose, that isola- tion under which masterpieces come to DorfcrL rL:ov
The Press., 1897-12-02
A Heln.

Scientific Mamma-Do not dance all the evening. dear. Remember that the dances of an average ball cover a total distance of nine miles.
 Practical Daughter-Oh, put girl is carried most of the way. mammal Larks
The Press., 1897-12-02

Who are injured by the use Of coffee. Recently there has been placed in all the grocery stores new preparation called GkAIN-O, made of pure grains, that takes the place Of coffee. The most delicate stomach receives 1t without distress, and but few can tell it from coffee. It does not cost over A as much. Children may drink it with great benefit. 15 cts. and 25 cts. per pack age Try it. Ask for GRAIN-O.
The Press., 1897-12-02
NERVOUS REGISTRATION.

"Wil1 you kindly allow me-" writes Miss MARY E. SAIDT, of Jobstown, N. J., to Mrs. Pinkham, 's the pleasure of ex- pressing my gratitude for the wonder full relief have experienced by taking your Compound? I suffered for long time with nervous prostration and gen.
The Press., 1897-12-02

Prosperity comes quickest to the man whose liver is in good condition. DeWitt's Little Early Risers are famous little pills for constipation, biliousness, indigestion and all stomach and liver troubles. w. D. Heald.
 Some of the men who tell you that they are bachelors from choice don't say whose choice
The Press., 1897-12-02

Mrs. M. B. Ford, Ruddell's, Ill.,, suf- tered for eight years from dyspepsia and chronic constipation, ,anJ was finally cured by using DeWitt's Little Early Risers, the famous little pills for all stomach and liver troubles. W D. Heald
The Press., 1897-12-02

J. A. Perkins, of Antiquity, O., was for thirty years needlessly tortured by physicians for the cure of eczema. He was quickly cured by using Dewitt's Witch Hazel Salve, the famous healing salve for piles and skin diseases. w. D. Heald.
The Press., 1897-12-02

ALL THE ELEMENTS conducive to health are found in Ayers Hygienic Cereal Coffee" It is nature's food for brain- workers
The Press., 1897-12-02

trial, I took two bottles and was cured. I can cheerfully state, if more ladies would only give your medicine fair trial they would bless the day they saw the advertisement, and there would be happier homes. 1mean to do all can for you in the future. have you alone to thank for my recov- ery for which I am very grateful"
The Press., 1897-12-02

Miss Allie Hughes, Norfolk, Va, was frightfully burned on the face aud neck Pain was instantly relieved by Dewitt s Witch Hazel Salve, which healed the in- jury without leaving scar. It is the famous pile remedy. w. D. Heald.
The Press., 1897-12-02

When a small boy learns for the first time the hitherto unsuspected fact that he can whistle, everybody else in the house has to suspend business for week.
The Press., 1897-12-02

Mrs. stark, Pleasant Ridge, O., says, After two doctors gave up my boy to die, saved him from croup by using One Minute Cough Cure" It is the quickest and most certain remedy for coughs, colds, and all throat and lung troubles. w. ID. Heald.
The Press., 1897-12-02

When young man really loves girl, he seldom notices 1t, even if her unedu- cated father does use good deal of bad grammar
The Press., 1897-12-02

Mrs. Mary Bird, Harrisburg, Pa , says, My child is worth millions to me; yet 1 would have lost her by croup had not invested twenty-five cents in bottle of One Minute Cough Cure" It cures coughs, colds and. all throat and lung troubles. w. D. Heald.
The Press., 1897-12-02
From Sire tn on ,

As family medicine, Bacon's Celery King for the Nerves passes from sire to son as legacy. If you Kidney, Liver or Blood disorder, Constipation, Headache, Rheumatism, this specific will cure you E. K. Taft, Stafford Springs; w. P. Full Ter, Somers Odell & Jones, Staffordville, are sole agents, and are distributing sam ples free. Large packages soc and 25c.
The Press., 1897-12-02

The man who tells everything he knows can usually do it in a very short space of time
The Press., 1897-12-02

It is just as easy generally to borrow $10 as it Is to borrow 50 cents, but it's harder to pay back.
The Press., 1897-12-02

The man who can enjoy a joke when it is on himself has a genuine sense of humor.
 It is easy to catch a cold and just as easy to get rid of it if you commence early to use One Minute Cough Cure. It cures coughs, colds, bronchitis, pneumonia and all throat and lung troubles. It is pleas ant to take, safe to use and sure to cure. w. D. Heald.
 The difference between poetry and verse is something that the verse-maker can never see.
The Press., 1897-12-02
THE SURPRISE OF ALL.-Mr. James Innns nf fha drno firm nf Ion..s & Son

THE SURPRISE OF ALL.-Mr. James Jones, of the drug firm of Jones & Son, Cowden, Ill.,, in speaking of Dr. Kings New Discovery, says that last winter his wife was attacked with La Grippe, and her case grew so serious that physicians at Cowden and Pana could do nothing for her. It seemed to develop into Nasty Consumption. Having Dr. Kings New Discovery in store, and selling lots of it he took a bottle home, and, to the sur prise of all, she began to get better from first dose, and half dozen dollar bottles cured her sound and well. Dr. Kings New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds is guaranteed to do this good work. Try it. Free trial bottles at FIX. Taft's Drug Store. .
The Press., 1897-12-02

The man who never destroys letter is a menace to his friends.
The Press., 1897-12-02
There is & Class of People

One Minute Cough Cure cures quickly That's what you want. w. D. Heald.
The Press., 1897-12-02

There are more than 200 lakes within the boundaries of Venezuela, one of the largest being l,60o feet above the level of the sea. The Orinoco river, the largest in Venezuela, is 1, l60 miles long
The Press., 1897-12-02
Lord Palrners. on

A minister who keIe race horses and had at his command good store Of very blunt vernacular, who could not be got to admit that he understood all abstract thought. who always klew what he wanted and was determined to carry it out regardless of tine oplrions of others. who conceived his OWL Ideas to be superior to those of other people, who never looked farther than tomorrow and much preferred not to think Leyond this evening, but who at the same time was determined to establish the privi- lege of an Englishman to the sidewalk all over the world. while men of othe nations might stepainto the gutter this minister represented aspirations which had long ago sickened under the rounded periods intended to convince humanity that bread and calico summed up their total requirements and were more sufficient for rational happiness This was the popular conception of Palmerston when. in 1855. he became first minister of the crown - Yoke of Empire" by R B Brett
The Press., 1897-12-02

The sharper a man is the harder it is to make a tool of him.
The Press., 1897-12-02

Every grown man is hampered by some old woman who persists in telling of the things he did when he was a little boy.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-04-23

muinmcrs, and with CO sweep OF her
foot scattered the fire, then darted to-
ward her house. But before she had
made three steps Noch had gripped her
shoulders, her throat, and was bearing
her earthward in spite Of her struggles,
saying over his shoulder to Teddy: go
in. Find her bags an bottles. Well
serve her as she does the rest or tho
world.
The old woman writhed and moaned.
She could make no other cutlery. They
had borne her to her threshold. She
could hear them rummaging within.
Then the grip ON aer throat was relaxed
a trifle as THICK honey paste, full Of
acrid, pungent fiavors for all its sweet,
was thrust within her mouth.
Dunno what it is; some er devil
stuff. It'll do, l reckon" Teddy
said thickly. His teeth were chattering.
Still he was wishing himself well out
of it all, even that he had never en-
parked in such enterprise, though refu-
sal might have cost him Mr.. Topmark's
favor.
"Look fer snake p'ison. She's got it,
I know. I've heared tell she kills folks
sometimes with briers dipped in it,"
Noch said aloud. In the brutal Joy OF
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-04-23
ROB NJ GREGOR.
By MARTHA MOULL0CH WILLIAMS.
Copyright, 1896. by the Author.l
CHAPTER XVI.
Copyright. 1896. by the Author.l


Rob was utterly without fear. She
thought nothing of going anywhere
about the plantation at any hour of day
or night. She walked slowly along the
mill road, her head bare, her eyes up
raised, now to the twinkling stars, now
to the lace of branchy boughs thrust be-
tween her and the sky.
cit is almost too delicious to sleep to-
night" she said. 81 have great mind
to moon about here in the dew for an
hour. But maybe had better 60 home.
Though pappy is safe in Lions guard,
he may be wakeful and fret for me-.
So thinking, she went quickly for
ward, stepping so light the grass hard
" bent for her tread. The house was
dark and silent when she came to it,
Lions big bulk made a shaggy blur of
white upon the floor Of the long hall.
Doors at either end stood wide to the
vagrant air, and from the big square
front room to the right came tho sound
of gentle breathing, even and regular as
that of a child. Rob listened to it a
minute, then stole back into the silver
moon rays. She was tensely alive, every
fiber strung to its utmost pitch, and
sleep out of the question. She strayed
on to the garden and laid her cheek
against the full dew wet roses. She
plucked Glove pink, too, and set it at
her throat. Jack loved the pinks most
of all her flowers. Afterward she never
smelled them without recalling that
eerie night.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-04-23

Our representative called on Mr.. A. Horton,
or Andy Horton rs he is familiarity called, at
the experience of his wife and himself is one
OF Intense interest Many a fellow-citizen of
Lansing Is congratulating both Mr.. Horton
and his wife. He told the circumstances as
al feel that anything could do in the In
terest of Doan's Kidney Pills would be little
done for me. My wife has had as a result OF
severe attack of the grip what the physicians
who attended her pronounced rheumatism
Of the Heart, and during the last two years
she has been almost totally helpless. No less
than seven different doctors have treated her
without doing her any apparent good what
over. Some OF them gave nor up TO die, ana a.
few months ago just about gave her up my
self To tell what she has taken would hard
be believed, and nothing seemed 70 stay th'
disease. She got so weak had to lift her IL
In the bed and she could only speak above
whisper l read about Doan's Kidney PILE
and got box at the drug store of Gardner 4.
Robertson. She took the box and said she
must have more, as the urine did not scald az
before, and the pain in the back and lung,
was gone, so l got them and she has nov
taken six boxes, and the result of their us
has filled us all with Joy. In two weeks iron.
the first dose she was up and around. coUia
hardly believe my eyes. Her spirits have IL
turned and she Is actually doing her OWL
houseworlx, which she has been unable to oC
for a year and half But our eXpefl
ence does not stop here. i must tell YOU
about myself About year and a half ago
strained myself from heavy lifting, and
have since been troubled with kidney dis
orders. My symptoms were those of diabetes.
] was compelled to pass urine from sixteen TO
twenty times a day, and it caused me to lose
my rest at night as well. l suffered very
much from n pain across my back, which
affected me whether sitting or standing. i
did not improve, although tried everything.
When my wife began with Doan's Kidney
Pills, also started taking them. have used
five boxes and l am also entirely cured urina-
ton is natural, back all right, and am once
more spry as n boy. DO what you like
with my statement, for the good news about
Doan's Kidney Pills cannot be spread any too
far or any too quickly in the interest of suf-
fering humanity. Credit should be placed
whereit is Justly due. Since being cured by the
pills have undergone medical and phys-
cal examination and have been pronounced
sound. / owe IL TO Dorn's Kidney Pills"
Doan's Kidney Pills Tor sale by all dealers
price so cents. Mailedby Foster-Milburn Co.,
Buffalo, NY, sole agents for the u. S. Remem
Der the name, Doans, and take no other.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1897-04-23
Annual Report.

Owosso, April 18th '97.
10 the Honorable Mayor and Common Coun-
Gil OF the city of Owosso;
Gentlemen-Your Secretary OF the fire depart
ment herewith presents the annual report OF the
hre department as ordered by sec. ~ of ordi-
nance.
Following is the report Of fires your depart
ment has been called upon to attend from April
~, 1896 to April LIST 1897, with time alarm was re-
ceived at pump house and time intervening be-
fore throwing water with an estimate of loss at
each fire and property involved:
LIST OF FIRES.
April 90, 1886 a. m, false alarm from box 10.
caused by gasoline stove at ii. g. Mains, King
street.
May. 10, 7:ls p. m. false alarm from box %,
caused by tam ering with tox.
June 0, midnight, fire at Estey Carriage Works.
alarm from box IS. damage $500; insurance,
$4,000; time taking water AZ minutes.
June 5, 1927 p. m, fire at barn near canning
factory. caused by lighining alarm from box 4s;
June o, 5:27 p. m fire at kenney's house, Ma
pie Ridge; alarm from box 81, extngushed with
June Is, 5:io p. m, fire at ,Johnson's bakery,
Washington street, alarm from box IL, extin-
gulshed with Babcocks.
June IS, 1920 p. m, alarm from box 81, caused
by unknown parties.
June 30, :o2 a. m fire at Esteys factory, alarm
from box as, no water thrown.
July s, ~; m, alarm from hose house: fire on
Dlckerson street, department not needed.
July IL, 1859 p. m, fire at casket works; alarm
from box 46, loss l;z5, Insurance 100000
alarm from hose house; loss $3.50, insurance
$500.
July 2i, 4;ss p. m, false alarm caused by wire
breaking.
July zS. 1890 p. m, fire at Eckhard e. Becker's
bottng works, alarm from hose house; loss
81 200; Insurance $1,000; time taking water, A
minutes.
Aug. 2, false alarm from box II; Copas' smoke
Sept: 20, $3.50 a. m, fire at G.. Spencer's work
shop N. Hickory street. loss $500, Insurance
SSOOo. Time taking water minutes.
OCT: y. $500 m, fire on Il. King street, Mrs.
=. r. Jerseys house, alarm from box %, loss S25