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The Press., 1897-10-21
A Great Shot.

The Duke of Malakhef was at g bat tue at Strathheldsaye and shot nothing, much to his disgust, and when the day was over it appeared that he would be extremely put out unless he was allowed or enabled to kill something. So in spite of all the gamekeepeV could think feel or say a pheasant was procured, tied by its leg to the top of 9 post, and Malakhoff was put some 80 yards of with a double barreled gun. It was supposed that he would thereupon and thence take two shots at the bird. Not 8 bit of it. He loaded both barrels, walked close up te the pheasant, put the muzzle close to him and discharged both barrels into him, with 'HeI co: ouin." The next day the Duke of Vel Iington told the keeper that Malakhod was 9 great man who had smoked tc death 800 Arab men, women and chill: dreu iu cave, to which the gamekeep CT replied: "Like enough, your grace He'd be capable of anything. "-" Let ters of Lord BIackford.
The Press., 1897-10-21
Marv sevmonr uowelI.

Mrs. Mary Seymour Howell, who ie far from well, made an eloquent speech at the recent county convention of sui frage clubs held at Dansville, N. Y The Dansville Advertiser says: Mrs. Howell's address could not have been more earnest, more eloquent, more pen etrating and convincing had it been her farewell talk on earth, and it seemed to have something of that impressive qual ity. Her hearers can never forget if, nor cease to Ea influenced Ly 1t, for her whole strength, body ana soul, seemed to plead for justice to women.
The Press., 1897-10-21
White Slaves of o1d England.

Eight hundred years ago all of the large cities of England had regular slave markets for the sale of white slaves from all parts of the kingdom In the Life of Bishop Withstand" the writer says: "It was a moving sight to see in the public markets rows of young peo- pie of both sexes tied together and sold like cattle-men, unmindful Of their obligations, delivering into slavINv their relatives and even their own ch& dren." In another part of this work it is noted that these slaves were "partic ularly young woman of fine proportions and of great beauty.
The Press., 1897-10-21
IRON BAR 2,ooo YEARS OLD
A Portion of It Is Owned by the Iron
 Chancellor

A Portion of 1t Is Owned by Gne AEOn
 Chancellor.
 s. T. Wellman, the metallurglst of Cleveland, has portion of round bar of iron-and few like pieces are held in the United States-that antedates the Christian era by two or three cen turies. The iron, which had been orig inally hammered into plates and was deeply rusted from age, was found few years ago by Dr. Karl Humann in the ruins of the temple of Artemis Leuco- phryne, at Magnesia, Asia Minor. Dr. Humann sent it to Hallbauer. in Ger many, and the latter made from DOT tion of it 8 memorial tablet, This was presented to Bismarck in April, 1894 It bore this inscription in German : s'For you, Prince Bismarck, the Iron Chancellor, Hermogenes forged this iron at Magnesia 900 B. c. Humann found it in the temple of Artemis after 3, 900 years and sent it to Hallbauer, who gave it the form in which it shall bear wit ness that your deeds shall outlive mil | lenia
 At the time of the presentation tc Bismarck Stahl und Eisen gave a photo graphic reproduction of the plate and an account of the discovery of the iron The temple of Artemis, one of the most magnificent of ancient monuments, wal rebuilt about 800 B. O., though by some the date is put at 200 B. c.
 The metal is described as approximat ing steel iD it's composition, thougl closely akin to malleabls iron. It wa made at low temperature, and gFea care was necessary in the forging. l was found rather difficult to roll th' pieces that were preserved as relics these having diameter of about one half inch,-Iron Trade Review.
The Press., 1897-10-21

ELECTRIC BITTERs Electric Bitters is a medicine suited for any season, but per haps more generally needed when the languid exhausted feeling prevails, when the liver is torpid and sluggish and the need of tonic and alternative is felt. A prompt use of this medicine has often averted long and perhaps fatal bilious levers. No medicine will act more surely in counteracting and freeing the system from the malarial poison. Headache, In digestion, Constipation, Dizziness yield to Electric Bitte,s. soc. and $1.OO per bottle at E. K. Taft's Drug Store.
The Press., 1897-10-21
nsafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach the way to cure Deafness, and that is by constitu- tional remedies. Deafness is caused by an fn- famed condition of the mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube gets tn1amed you have rumbling sound orimperfect hearing, and when 1t is entirely closed Deafness is the res suit, and unless the inflammation can be taken out and this tube restored to its normal oondi- tion, hearing will be destroyed forever nine cases out of ten are caused by catarrh, which IS surfaces.
 We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars free.
 Ed. CHENEY < CO, Toledo, o. kB- Sold by Druggists 7bc.
The Press., 1897-10-21
.Anticinatip. the Obs, quy.

pctr man lay dying, and his good wife was tending him with homely but affectionate care Don you think you could eat a bit of something, John? Now what can get for you"'
 With wan smile he answered fee ply: "Well, seem to smell ham a-cooking sumewheres think l could do with little bit of that.
 "Oh, no, John, dear, she answered promptly, "Sou can have that. That's for the funeral "---London Telegraph
The Press., 1897-10-21
One Way to be Happy

Is to attend to the comforts of your family. Should one catch cold or cough, call on E. K Taft, Stafford Springs; w. P. Fuller, Somers; Odell < Jones, Staff fordville. sole agents, and get trial bot tie of Otto's Cure. the great German Rem edy, Free. We give it away to prove that we have sure Cure for Coughs, Colds, of the Throat and Lungs. Large sizes soc and 25c.
The Press., 1897-10-21
SUPPOSE.

Suppose, my dear, that you wore gala And by your side your swcethea Suppose you noticed by and by A Tho distance 'twiSt you was too g. Now tell me, dea-, what would you know. and so Go youl
 And then, so comfortably placed,
 Suppose you only grew aware That that dear dainty little waist Of hers loolze1 very lonely there. Pray tell me, sooth, what would you doS know, and so do youi Then, having done what just did, M With not frown to check or chtll Suppose her red lips seemed to bid x, Defiance to your lordly will? El Oh, tell me, sweet, what would you doY " know, and so do you!
 -PearsoiRs Weekly U
The Press., 1897-10-21
The engines of the new steamship

The engines of the new steamship Kaizer Wilhelm der Crosse are esti- mated at 50, 900 horse power or just about the amount of power furnished by all the water wheels in this city. This gives some notion of the force required 10 push these new marine monsters across the ocean in five days and a fraction. Loa0e1l Gitizen
The Press., 1897-10-21

J. c. Berry, one of the best known citizens of Spencer, Mo-, testifles that he cured himself of the worst kind of piles by using few boxes of DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve He had been troubled with piles for over thirty years and had used many different kinds of so-called cures, but DeWitt's was the one that did the woI k and he will verify this statement fl any one wishes to write him. D. Heald
The Press., 1897-10-21
ReprOacllful.

'.I haven't anything new to sing to you tonight, George"
 "Well, give me something old then. " She broke into 3 refrain that was "a song of the day" IT years before,
 ''That's very, very old, Clara, he remarked at the close.
 "Yes, George, sang that to you the night we became engaged. "-Bostou Globe.
The Press., 1897-10-21

J. M. Thirswend, of Grosbeck, Tex, says that when he has a spell of indiges- tion, and feels bad and sluggish, he takes two of DeWitt's Little Early Risers at night, and he is all right next morning. Many thousands of others do the same thing. Do you3-W, H, Heald.
The Press., 1897-10-21
Taste.

"Who is that young woman near the other end of the table who has been talking about correct taste in artP"
 (Which young woman? There are several.
 "The one with the wooden toothpick in her mouth. "-Chicago Tribune.
The Press., 1897-10-21

There are many men who would rave if they were charged with neglecting their families who consistently neglect their political duties. Is man giving his family the best of care who is not doing all in his power to give them the best of government.
The Press., 1897-10-21
A SMUGGLER'S TRICK.
He Carried His Wares Openly, Yet Fooled
 the Customs Officials.

the Customs Otnc1RlR.
 All this talk about smuggling re- calls some of the things 1 learned when was in the service, :" announced a re- tired crook catcher the other day. ''New ways of beating the government are be- ing devised right along, and many of the tricks l discovered are old now. There used to be more trouble with the diamond smugglers than there appears to be at present. l have found the sparklers in women's back hair, hat ornaments, hollowed shoe heels and seWed up ln various articles of wear, in dog collars, in horses hoofs, in fruits and vegetables, in trunks with false bottoms, ill pipes and cigars, in canes, on the necks of carrier pigeons and even bupied in mems flesh after the manner of the Kaffir diamond thieves
 ''But the man who did the slickest business without ever being suspected told me about it afterward. He was g retired detective who had served with great credit. Shortly before resigning he claimed to have received beautiful diamond ring with three very large stones from New Yorker for whom be had been able to save a good deal of meney It was certainly magnificent ring. and the matter was duly exploited in the papers, He professed to be doipa a private business that took him across the river frequently, and he would of. ten use the ferry three or four times g day. He always were the dazzling ring, and I looked at it every day for months Yet that fellow was making big money smuggling diamonds.
 "How? Why, he had paste rtnt made exactly like the genuine one. H' would wear the paste one over, leave l to be set with diamonds, wear then back, have them replaced with past and thus carry on the game right PefGort our admiring eyes. We never suspecteG the rascal. '-Detroit Free Press.
The Press., 1897-10-21

MRS. GEORGE w. SHEPARD, Water vliet, N. r., says: "I am glad to state that I am cured from the worst form of female weakness. Before using Mrs, Pinkham's Remedies it seemed that had no strength at all. was in pain all over. Ibegan to feel better after taking the first dose of Vege- table Compound. have used five bot ties. and feel like new woman. know if other suffering women would only try it, it would help them"
The Press., 1897-10-21

In the fifteenth century the beer galr lon measure of EnglaAd was a fourth larger than the wine gallon, to allow for the froth. The present legal yard was instituted in England In 1758.
The Press., 1897-10-21
WISE WOMEN.
Those Who He 9d the First Symp- toms of Nervous Derangement.

A dull, aching pain at the lower part of the back, and a sensation of little rills of heat, or chills running down the spine, are symptoms of general womb Arrangement.
 If these symptoms are not accom-
The Press., 1897-10-21
MAzARlN BIBLES COME HIGH,
What They Are and W1y They Are So
 CslIed--@2O, 900 For Ono Copy.

CalIed--@2O, ,OOO For One Copy.
 At tho sale of the Ashburnham library in London a copy of the Mazarin Bible brought the good sized sum of SEQ, 900. The Mazarin Bible is so called because a copy of it was first discovered by De Bure in the library of Cardinal .Mazarin, in Paris, about 1760. Its value for book collectors lies in the fact that 1t is the first book of any magnitude printed from movable types. 1t was issued by Gutenberg at Mainz, in 1460-6, and for that reason Henry Stevens calls 1t the Gutenberg Bible. It is divided into two volumes. .he first containing 324 and the second 317 pages, each page consist ing of two columns. The characters, which are Gothic, are large and hand some and very much resemble manu- script Before the discovery of this Bi' be the so called Bamberg Bible of Pfs- ter was generally regarded as the first printed book, but that honor is now universally accorded to the former work.
 According to Dr. Austin Allibone. there are six known copies of the Maza- rin Bible on yellum, one of which is the volume found in the Ma1arin library |
 The copies on yelum, however, are later than the copies on paper, Fl of which are known to be in existence There is a vellum copy of the Bible in the Brit ish museum ard paper cory In the Lenox library of this city. The present value of a perfect copy of the Mazarin Bible OH paper is about $15, 1000, and those on vellum are valued at about $2O, GOO. Practically, however, theil value Is R variable quantity, dependIrl on what the book collectors are willing to give for them It has long been { matter of dispute whether the types em' ployed ill printing this Bible were me: tallic or wooden, but the question i' still undecided. As 9 specimen of early printing the work is magnificent, eon taiuiug richly embeilished capitals 1T blue, red and purple.-New York Trih
The Press., 1897-10-21

WARNING-Persons who suffer from coughs and colds should heed the warn ings of danger and save themselves suf- ferings and fatal results by using One Minute Cough Cure.-W. D. Heald.
The Press., 1897-10-21

"Always speak we'll of your neighbor. :" 'I always do, although l can assure you in confidence she is the meanest woman in creation. .''-7Fb Btts
The Press., 1897-10-21

The prudential committee of the Ameri- can board wants $130,000 more next year.
The Press., 1897-10-21

You can't afford to rish your life by al. lowing a cold to develop into pneumonia or consumption. Instant relief and cer- tain cure are afforded by One Minute Cough Cure.-W. D. Heald.
The Press., 1897-10-21

The largest egg is that of the ostrich. It weighs 8 pounds and is considered equal in amount to 24 hens' eggs.
The Press., 1897-10-21

There is no need of little children be- ing tortured hy scald head, eczema and skin eruptions. Dewitt's Witch Hazel Salve gives instant relief and cures per manently. W. D. Heald.
The Press., 1897-10-21

Disagreement for life by burns or scalds may he avoided by using DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve, the greatest remedy for piles and fop all kinds of sores and skin troubles.-W. D. Heald.
The Press., 1897-10-21
ConsOling.

Suburban (entering station in hur- ry)-Was that my train2
 Ticket Seller-It was only the bell announcing the departure of your train. If you hadn't stopped to ask the ques. tion, have no doubt you might have caught it. Too bad isn't it?-Boston Transcript.
The Press., 1897-10-21
Peasant and King.

Henry W, the idol of che French people, was also king of phrase mak- CTS During one of his tours through France he arrived at a small village and ordered that the most intelligent villager be sent to converse with him while he dined. When the rustic ap- peared, the king ordered him to take g seat opposite to him at the table, What is your name?" asked the monarch. "Sire, am called daillard, " replied the peasant What IS the difference, ' said the king, "between eailIard d.e,, a jolly fcllow) "aud paiIIard'' Ii. e., g rakel? "Sire, was the reply, there is but a table between the two.
The Press., 1897-10-21

Small pill, safe pill, best pill, DeWitt's Little Early Risers cure billousn"ss, con, stipation, sick headache.-W. D. Heald,
The Press., 1897-10-21
WHAT TO DO.

There is comfort in the knowledge so often expressed, that Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root, the great kidney remedy, fulfils 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 it, 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 8 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. |. The proprietors of this paper guar antee the genuineness of this offer.
The Press., 1897-10-21

The difference between a man and a boy is that each thinks the other is having all the fun in life.
The Press., 1897-10-21

You can't cure consumption, but you can avoid it and cure every other form of throat or lung trouble by the use of One Minute Cough Cure. W. D. Heald,
The Press., 1897-10-21
A mans nerve often makes coward o' him when he sees 9 dentists sign.

WHAT SHALL WE DRINK "A cup oi Coffee is the almost universal beverage of Americans for breakfast, yet thousands of coffee drinkers are painfully aware that it does not agree with them. It is the stimulative and nerve-killing element in coffee that does the mischief. A gooC substitute, equally palatable, more nutri tious, and absolutely harmless is now solo by grocers under the name of "Ayer's Hygienic Cereal Coffee"
The Press., 1897-10-21

To nail in position 1000 feet of hooF- ing 38 pounds of tenpenny nails are re. Quired.
The Press., 1897-10-21

One young physician will use more Latin words than dozen old doctors.
The Press., 1897-10-21

The woman with a baby who goes on a tripnever carries pug dog or bird cage.
The Press., 1897-10-21

A man that is bright will pause to re- fleet before jumping at a conclusion.
The Press., 1897-10-21
HOW TO FIND OUT.

Fill bottle or common glass with urine and let it 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 urinate, or pain in the back, is also convincing proof that the kidneys and bladder are out of order.
The Press., 1897-10-21
Maud.
"Yes, {" answered Ethel.

''Wasn t 1t lot Of WOrkF'
 "Just dreadful First, had to hunt up words that were big enough, and then had to keep looking in the dic- tionary to see what they meant, and honestly began to think I never should pet it finished, 1"
The Press., 1897-10-21

VNO All Interested in Fertilizers ' The Buffalo Fertilizers, made of pure Animal Natter are the most profitable to buy. Having wholesale agency can give bottom prices. Car near at hand containing:
 40 Bags Buffalo Fertilizer, @ Sl.70 40 Bags Potato, Hop and Tobacco, l,SO 20 Bags Buffalo Guano, l.5O 20 Bags cyclone Bone, l,SO 40 Bags Erie King, l.3O 10 Bags Wheat Oats. Barley and Grass, 1,7Q 40 Bags Potato Special, M Five cents per hundred of if taken from car at Powder track. Agents wanted.
 0. F. BRADWAY, West Stafford.
The Press., 1897-10-21

FULL Line of Rubber Goods, A such as Syringes, Hot Water Bottles Rubber Bath Mittens, Hand Brushes and Tooth Rrushes, Rubber Cloth, New Bottle FVin1s AT HEALD'S.
The Press., 1897-10-21
Brain Work

The Washington Star surprised two high school girls talking about their graduation essays.
 "Have you written yours yetp'' asked
The Press., 1897-10-21
Oornpound.

the use of Lydia B.
 Pinkham's Vegetable
The herald., 1897-12-24
HONESTY Is THE BEST POLICY.

The political record of Mr.. Mckinley
shows him to be man without a deli
mite policy on any political question
His message to congress affirms this
truth. In his anxiety to please every
body. he INDUCES in platitudes on the
gravest affairs of state, and leaves the
people to guess at his real intentions.
In his message he points out the un-
answerable objection to the retirement
of the greenbacks, the substitution of an
interest bearing debt for non-interest-
bearing one, and in the same breath
recommends that the currency be hid
away in the treasury vaults as fast as
received, and adopts Secretary Cages
plan. the very first step of which is the
retirement of the greenbacks, now and
forevermore.
In the campaign preceding his cleo
ton. Mr.. Mckinley poured forth his
glittering generalities of honest dollar
and sound money" and led the people
to believe, as many of his inspired fol-
lowers said, that he was at heart BIZ
metallist, and in favor of the coinage of
both gold and silver.
After his election. President Mckinley
writes to congress that every dollar of
our currency is good" but in the same
message advises that body to pass Sec
retary Cages proposed bill. which, If
passed, will have the effect to retire all
of the good money except the gold.
Honesty is the best policy in political.
as we'll as in private, stations, and Presi-
dent Mckinley will learn, even at his
ripe age, that while an election may be
won. yet the confidence OF candid and
people cannot be long re-
tanned by political DR.. Jekyll and Mr.
Hyde.
The herald., 1897-12-24
SANTA CLAUS'S CHILDREN

Is there a soul so sad. or heart so
hard. that it is not made brighter and
better by the beaming eyes and anxious
faces of the little elves as they watch
and wait the long, long night for Santa
Claus, with his pack of toys and
pocketfuls of sweetmeats? Let us pity
that man or woman whom the cares OF
this world has made deaf to the prattling
and rafting of lispng tongues and
noisy feet, and dead to those nobler
emotions which are awakened as the
little ones, in their happy innocence. pull
from the toe of grandlna's long winter
stocking the very whistle or dolly which
they had asked Santa Claus to bring.
Would there be a Merry Christmas
without Santa Claus and the children?
What brings a smile upon the rugged
and worn face of the man, or the
woman who has become soured and
scared by the misfortunes and disap-
pointments of life, if not the playful
word or the fond embrace of the little
ones? And what brings together,
around the family hearthstone, a united
family, and fills the old homestead with
merriment and sunshine and gladness,
if not Santa Claus and the little ones?
The herald., 1897-12-24
FRIDAY, DECEMBER "a, 1897.
TWO GREAT HOLIDAY EDITIONS

The Herald will celebrate the Christmas
holiday and New Years day by issuing two
special editions, both of which are calcu-
lated to be of exceptional value to the pa
triot of Southern California, who, realizing
the rare wealth of his c!rcums tance, de-
sires that the opportunity should be re-
veaed to others. Both editions will COM
prehensively reflect the native wealth, the
resources and the progress of a goodly
heritage, while the main object of the
Sunday Herald. the presentation of sub
jects of general interest and great variety
will still be faithfully preserved.
The Christmas number win be published
on Sunday next the 26th inst; the New
Years edition on Sunday, January ., 1895.
Large editions Of both special numbers
will be published, and advertisers who re-
alze the value of these exceptional op
portunities to reach not only every wide
awake citizen of Southern California, but
thousands who may be prompted to seek
the promised land, should take care that
their copy is in sufficiently early to
ensure publication in good places.
The herald., 1897-12-24
CHINA AND THE POWERS.

The advance upon China by the powers
of Europe is attracting the attention of
the world. Germany, France and Eng
land have each directed it's fleet of war
vessels toward Chinese waters. Russia
has recently occupied Port Arthur.
Japan is ready, as she believes, for any
emergency.
Is it possible that these powers con-
template the dismemberment of the
among themselves? Russia, as is we'll
known, has for a long time directed all
her diplomacy, and some of her force.
towards securing contiguous sea coast
in warmer latitudes. China, when she
was in a state of war, and therefore not
in condition to refuse it, reluctantly
granted Port Arthur to Russia This
was Russia's first step towards the
coveted coast. Japan, by reason of her
military weakness, was forced to con-
sent TO this concession, and to give up
the prize Of her successful war With
China. But this concession and this
consent. like ali questions of diplomacy
and of war, We're not, in truth intended
to be, and are not, the final settlement
of the question.
Iapan's recent war with China has re-