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The Press., 1897-01-07
A Bird That Slaves Itself.

The lammergeyer, or bearded vulture, found throughout the whole mountain chains of the old world, actually slaves himself The expert barber, who has for his customers crusty millionaires, could not ply the keen edged razor to the stubby beard of his particular pa tron more deftly than the monarch of the mountain tops prunes his own bris tly beard.
 The head of the vulture is clothed with feathers, and from the sides of the under mandible proceeds row of black bristles. From this peculiar projection of feathers the bird derives his name. A layer of similar bristles begins at the eye and covers the nostrils, forming a fleecy mustache
 With his strong and sharp claws, which act as the razor, he begins to trim his fibrous whiskers with great care and dexterity. He does this with great regularity, and soon the downy beard and mustache give way to full growth of bristly feathers. San Fran cisco Examiner.
The Press., 1897-01-07

The manufacture If ca.hnrandum is one of the most unique # I,, gently es- tablished industries, art IP plant at Niagara is one of cXCra,2sn interest in connection with the am zsng pow&r now generated at that locality. As is now well known, carborundum is 8 compound of carbon and silicon, in ap- pearance presenting surface of high luster, iridescent with many colors, the valuable property of the substance con- sisting in it's extreme hardness, in which respect it stands next to the dia- mond, and consequently is coming into extensive use as polishing and abra- sive agent. In the process of manufac- ture, quartz sand, coke, sawdust and salt are intimately mixed. This material is placed in the furnace around large cylinder of coke and the entire mass covered up and finally walled in with loose framework of bricks. At the ends of this furnace are the poles or elec- trodes of powerful electric circuit, and when the current is turned on an intense heat is produced, which results ill a chemical com bination of the carbon of the coke and sawdust and the silicon of the sand. The proceFs is conti%ued for "A hours, and then, after cooling, the Darborundum is extracted, series of operations finally preparing it for the market. New York Sun.
The Press., 1897-01-07
Bank Robber Trap.

The latest device for bringing to naught the ill .divev, ed energy of the thief who presents u pistol to the head of bank officials in broad daylight and during business hculs is reported from the west. This species of criminal au- dacity is getting to he painfully com mon of late, the usual plan being for the bandit to select an opportune mo. ment, when lots of money is ill sight, and rush up to the window, thrust his pistol through the cashiers opening and demand the funds on pain of instant death in case of refusal. The system devised for trapping this species of the gentry consists of a drop fitted ill the floor il. front of the pay window and so nicely adjusted as to be unnoticed ex- cept upon closo examination. The drop ping of the trap is effected by knob on the inside and readily accessible to the cashier Directly beneath the drop a shoot extends downward about six feet and colverging to a point at the bottom The sides of this shoot are lined with spikes, whi. Y project inward and downward. WheE<Mr. Robber steps to the window and makes his demand, the cashier grabs the money with one hand, as if to deliver it, says, ''All right, here you are, and with, the oth- CT turns the knob that unlatches the drop, when "down goes MoGinty, !" wedged into the shoot between the spikes, from which no amount of CUTS ing will extricate him, and the bank partition, being bulletproof, if he chooses to shoot, it only adds to the alarm already given by the banks off cials, which brings the police to bag the game so effectually caught. New T6oac
The Press., 1897-01-07
somethinr About Partridrss.

Among the habits of the partridge one is that when a covey is roosting on the ground. with their tails punched to- Rether in a circle, the bunch is sur mounted by line of watchful heads, like sentinels on duty. Another is that they run the instant the ground is touched after flush, the dogs often trailing them in rabbit hunting fashion. Their sense of smell is evidently very acute, for during the nesting season, if the eggs, which number from 10 to 20, are disturbed in any way or hand even inserted in the nest, it will be immedi- ately deserted and a new one built. A short time previous to the nesting the males are often involved in desperate combats for the choice of mates, who stand by and quietly watch the encoun- ter, seeming not to care which one be- comes the victor. The incubation is performed entirely by the female, the male, when not feeding, often being perched on some slight elevation, en- oouraging her by his mellow toned call of "bobwhite. " Two and sometimes three broods of young are reared during season, the nesting beginning as early as May l. Later in the fall the broods of young occasionally join forces, but whether from want of company or for protection is not known.
 When feeding, the birds are some times scattered several yards apart, but at the first sign of danger an alarm is given, and they immediately "bunch, '' with their heads placed close together, as if in consultation. The first shot into a coVey will often cause them to break and fly in all directions, and if not dis turbed again for several minutes "scat- ter calls" will be heard on every side. These are made to collect the remaining birds, who again bunch. Many of the market gunners seem to have no qualme of conscience and very often kill with out hesitation an entire covey, when at least one or two pairs of birds should be left for breeders. Baltimore Sun.
 The first visit of presidential fever to this country was ill 17O2 It was brought from the West Indies to New York hV frafljO0 voSsnlS
The Press., 1897-01-07
Running For Office.

A gentleman who is usually home keeping man, but who was induced to enter the race for a minor office early in the campaign was giving his ex- perience" outside of meeting the other day. He said: "No, shall never run for office again, not if I know it. For three weeks afte& I took the stump I did not see my family, and during my absence at that time fellow who was shipping watermelons for me pocketed the returns for four carloads and skip- ped the country; tramp rode away on one of my best horses; my wife invest ed $200 ill bicy ycles; my youngest daughter ran away and married fell low for me to support, and all of our mutual relatives came to congratulate my wife on the honor which had been conferred upon me and incidentally to spend the summer. Those three weeks cost me in round numbers $4OO, to say nothing of the son in-law, who threat ened to be permanent, and the office for which was striving is worth just $500 a year. won't be elected, however, and I'm - glad of it. But this has been campaign of education to me, for in it l have learned just how much of a fool l really was. "-Atlanta Constitu- tion
The Press., 1897-01-07
MARRIAGE FOR MONEY.
Dr. Parlkhurst On the Tendency to Degrad
 Marriage to the Level of Commerce.

Dr. Parkhurst On the Tendency to Degrade
 Marriage to the Level of Commerce. 1T cannot dismiss this matter without deprecating the tendency so conspiou- ously operative among us to degrade marriage to the level of commerce, :" writes the Rev. Charles Fl. Parkhurst, l D. D., in Fhe Ladies Home Journal in paper on ''The Young Man and Mar l riage." ''This is not denying that there are material considerations that in this matter, as in all others, require to be re- spected. A poor young man marrying 8 poor young girl, with only the prospect that their life will become more and more complicated as time goes on, is a fool. I have had affectionate couples wait upon me to be married and then ask me to trust them for the wedding fee. think that we who are clergymen ought to refuse to marry applicants who cannot show to our satisfaction that there is no likelihood that either they or their possible offspring will ever come upon the town.
 'Nor, on the other hand, does my | objection lie against any amount of contingent assets with which either or 
 both of the contracting parties may chance to be endowed My only conten- tion is that in every marriage not es- sentially unholy the basal element is love, and that marriages which are 'ar- ranged, marriages which mean, first of all, an affair of perquisites or bar ter in commodities, are distinct in fraction upon the spirit of the seventh commandment. The voluminous dis plays with which we know such unions to be sometimes celebrated only aggra- vate the mischief and operate to teach our young people in all conditions of life that marriage may be reduced to a species of traffic, differing from the dealings on the Stock or Produce Ex- changes only in some of the details with which the bargain is consummated. Such examples are distinctly alien to the entire genius of the institution o1 | marriage, ''
The Press., 1897-01-07
HERolsM IN MINES.
Instances Where Brave Men Have Risl1ed
 Their Hives to Save Others,

Their AAR99 70 Save OGMGP3e
 Never was there mining disaster of any magnitude without several in- stances of individual gallantry in sav- ing boys alone, says writer in Chums. As a Colliery manager said the other day, "There may be a score of cases of that kind after a single accident and nobody be any the wiser.
 "A boy told me once, he proceeded, "that after an explosion one of the men who was with him brought him along a considerable distance in the workings. At last they met the afterdamp. The lad was so terrified, 90 anxious to get out, that he wanted to rush through and make his way to the shaft. If he had gone on, he certainly would have dropped, but the man would not let him. He stopped him by force, and though the lad bit and fought like 8 little demon he stuck to him and held him near to the ground, so that they could breathe. How do you think he calmed the boy at lastF Sang comic songs to him. We'll, they had to keep where they were for about five hours, and then, when she air had got better, the man started of and brought the youngster out safely, though once he was nearly sufRocated hy the afterdamp. Now, there's a case that nobody would have heard of probably if the lad hadn't happened to have told me about it. v
 As an instance of heroism in this di- cection that is known, however, 1 re- call story beard near the bank of the Hyde pit after the explosion in 1889. You know that the slightest delay in Hying for the shaft may mean death in the neighborhOod of Bolton some few years ago one man out of a party of colliers stopped behind for a minute oE SO to look for his son, hoy of IA, who was working close by. The two met, but, alas, they perished there to- gether and were found clasped in each others arms And paternal devotion as thus manifested has cost many 9 brave fellow his life.
 We'll, on the occasion referred to g man named Haslam brought from the workings, or met as he was scurrying along to the pit mouth, youth about l6, and throughout the terrible journey he stuck to the lad with the most heroic determination. Twice the boy stumbled and fell, but the noble collier dragged him to his feet and urged him to push on with all speed. Other mishaps befell them, yet both, rejoice to say, gained the surfacs alive and comparatively we'll.
The Press., 1897-01-07
BICYCLE GRIPS.
Enc HabIe oR Holding the Handle Bar @e the Center.

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 Assume. if you please, that the grips are properly placed at the ends of the handle bar, from 12 to IS inches apart, and that the proper place for the riders hands is on the grips The fact remains that the average rider seldom touches his grips in riding, but grips the naked bar on either side of and close to the top of the steering head. Are we to in fer from this that the standard of handle bar construction is all wrong and that the grips should be at the top of the bar and not more than eight inches apart, or that the bar should be left long to meet the exigencies of rough riding, while the material of which the grips are made should cover the entire bar up to within an inch or two of the center, or that it would be well to have pair of supplementary grips at the place indicated by the position assumed by the rider, or what?
 Undoubtedly the present standard handle bar is correct. The average rider, for one thing. has his grips drop ! eed so low that he cannot reach them conveniently, so that his easiest position is with his hands on the top of the bar, and again many riders, with level or up turned bars, who are able to reach their grips comfortably, have acquired the habit of grasping the nickel in defer ence to the'popular idea. We think that every rider is obliged at times to use his grips. Full handle bar leverage is necessary whenever steering is rendered difficult by rough surface or otherwise. At such times every rider finds that the standard bar comes in handy. Supple mentary grips would detract measura- bly, from the trim appearance of the handle bar, and it may be doubted whether cyclists as class would toler- ate them. A bar entirely covered with cork or other grip material would speed lily become soiled and make a sorry looking object in comparison with the bright nicl1eled bar.-American Cyclist.
The Press., 1897-01-07
Trolley Conductors, Eyes.

Street railway men, who are inclined to ascribe all the ills from which they suffer to the introduction of electricity as a motive power on the car linSs have discovered new grounds for complaint about the hardships of the lives they lead. A conductor of the Columbia ave- nue line put the case in nutshell the other night when he said: 'Railroadin ain't the softes' job there is ill the world. When I commenced, l2 years ago, was stronger'n Sandow, an now it's as much as can do to carry fist ful of nickels My sights beginnin to fail me now, an it's all on account of these here electric lights, for they've knocked out lots of the boys already. Every time we cross & current breaker the light flashes, an what with the constant iarrin it makes my head ache all the time. I'd rather work under a tallow candle or a calcium light-any. thing, so long's it's steady. I'll soor have to be wearin glasses like the most of lem. Thirty-t two out of the 58 regu. lars an subs on this division wears glasses already. /" = Philadelphia Reo- ord.
 Oolored emigrants starting from Washington to Monrovia, in Liberia, would have before them a voyage of 8, 645 miles.
The Press., 1897-01-07
A LONG SEARCH.

Everywhere Kitty had so'rElt tho quotation Browning and Tennys, n, Shelley and Lang Shakespeare she hant.leti with great venera- tion,
 Shutting. however, the tonnes with bang. Byron she searched. and Swinburne so burn ing
 Gsosse, Austin Dobson, Stevenson, Moore Leaves of each ono she U..s futilely turning Hopeless her search ever before. Then wearied, fearful, she angrily fiirted Out of the library-rushed she distraught. "Let's give it up, " then she poutingly blurted, ''For I have forgotten the line that we sought" sf
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The Press., 1897-01-07
A Unique Republic.

The republic of Goust is the smallest in the world. Andorra is an empire in comparison. Goust is about mile square, and it houses 1SO persons. It has been independent these 250 years.
 It stands on top of mountain by the Spanish border, near the edge of France, and it gets along very comfortably with out ever mixing itself ill other peoples ? affairs, and without reading the even. ing papers, or, soffar as we know, the morning ones. The delectable 13O govern themselves by council, one member If which is selected to see that the busi- ness agreed upon is executed. Matters go along very smoothly, and Goustians are all the happier because nobody knows much about them, and therefore they are une'vied. Kansas City Times
The Press., 1897-01-07

Persons who are troubled with indi- gestion will be interested in the experience of Vim. Penn chief clerk in the railway mail service at Des Moines, Iowa, who writes : "It gives me pleasure to testify to the merits of Chamberlian's Collie, Cholera and Diarrkua Remedy. For two years have suffered from indigestion, and am subject to frequent severe attacks of pain in the stomach and bowels. One or two doses of this remedy never fails to give perfect relief. Price 9 and 50 cents ; sold by w. w. Lathrop, Staffol d Sprirgs G. L. Phillips, South Coventry.
The Press., 1897-01-07

The old way of delivering messages by post-boys compared with the modern tel. ephone, illustrates the old tedious meth ods of breaking" colds compared with their almost instantaneous cure by One Minute Cough Cure. w. D. Heald, Staf- ford Springs; G. L. Phillips, South Gov entry.
The Press., 1897-01-07
Bread and cracker dressing for turkey should have minced onion or two in it.

The progr, ssive ladies of Westfield, Ind, issued "Woman's Edition" of the Westfield News, bearing date of April 3,
 1896. The paper is filled with matter of interest to women, and we n Dtice the following from correspondent, which he editors printed, realizing that it treats upon a matter of vital importance to their sex: "The best remedy for croup, colds and bronchitis that l have been able 10 find is Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
 For family use it has no equal. gladly recommend it." 25 and 50 cent bottles for sale by w. w. Lathrop, Stafford Springs; G. L. Phillips, South Coventry.
The Press., 1897-01-07
The Water Lilly.

Several specimens of water lilies have the very curious peculiarity o1 blooming all day, and at evening clos ing their blossoms, and, by retracting the stem, drawing the flower entirely under water. There is no more singular fact in the history of flowers than this oddity of the water lily.
The Press., 1897-01-07

Absolutely pure, perfectly harmless, and invariably reliable are the qualities of One Minute Cough Cure. Itnever fails in colds. croup and lung troubles. Children like it because it is pleasant to take and 1t helps them w. ID. Heald, Stafford SE rings c L. Phillips. South Coventry.
The Press., 1897-01-07

The old lady was right when she said the child might die if they waited for the doctor. She saved the little one's life with few doses of One Minute Cough Cure She had used it for croup before. W. D. Heald, Stafford Springs; c. L. Phillips. South Coventry.
The Press., 1897-01-07

Scaly eruptions on the head, chapped hands and lips, cuts, bruises, scalds, burns are quickly cured by DeWitt's Witch Ha- gel Salve. It is at present the article most used for piles, and it always cures them. w. D. Heald, Stafford Springs G. l.. Phillips, South Coventry.
The Press., 1897-01-07

Excuse me-" observed the man in spectacles, but am surgeon, and that Is not where the liver is." "Never you mind where his liver is," retorted the oth- CT. "lf it was in his big toe or his left ear DeWitts Little Eally Risers would reach it and shake it for him. On that you can bet your gig-lamps." w. D. Heald, Stafford Springs; c. l.. Phillips, South Coventry.
The Press., 1897-01-07

The length of life may be increased by lessening its dangers. The majority of people die from lung troubles. These may be averted by promptly using One Minute Cough Cure. w. D. Heald, Staf- ford Springs; G. l.. Phillips, South Gov entry.
The Press., 1897-01-07

Mothers whose children are troubled with bad colds, croup or hopping cough will do well to read what Dr. R. E. Robey of Olney, Mo-, says on this subject. He writes: "For years we have used Cham berlian's Couge Remedy, and always keep it in the house. It is regarded in our family as specific for all kinds of colds and coughs. The % and 50 cent bottles for sale by w. W. Lathrop, Stafford Springs; G. L. Philips, South Coventry.
The Press., 1897-01-07

To cure all old sores, to heal an indo- lent ulcer, or to speedily cure piles, you need simply apply DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve according to directions. Its magic. like action will surprise you. w. D. Heald, Stafford Springs; G. l.. Phillips, South Coventry.
The Press., 1897-01-07

Why Attempt to Cure catarrh by the use of so-called blood remedies? That catarrh is not caused by blood troubles is self-evident when you reflect that attacks are always due to sudden climatic changes or exposure, and occur most fire quently during the winter and spring though the blood is as pure then as in summer or fall. A remedy which quickly relieves and cures the catarrhal attacks has been found in Ely's Cream Balm.
The Press., 1897-01-07

Soothing, and not irritating, strength ening, and not weakening, small but eff fective-such are the qualities of DeWitrs Little Early Risers, the famous little pills w. D. Heald, Stafford Springs c. L.. Phillips, South Coventry.
The Press., 1897-01-07
For EaraHIna.

The following cure may be tried in cases of severe earache when ordinary remedies have failed: Get a small quan- tity of dried arnica flowers and put them into two small bags. Put half 8 pint of whisky into a small saucepan on the stove, and when it is heated dip one of the bags into it and apply to the ear of the sufferer. As soon as one bag begins to cool and the steam stops com- ing from is change it for the other bag which is heating in the whisky.
The Press., 1897-01-07

Or. Shields, an eminent physician of Tennessee, says: Il regard Ayers Sarsa- parilla as the best blood-medieine on earth, and I know of many wonderful cures effected by it's use." Physicians all over the land have made similar state m ents,
The Press., 1897-01-07

If we could trace Dyspepsia to its source, it would lead back to our kitchens. In fact the secret of good health Is good cooking. If we'll cooked, foods are practl. cally digested; if poorly cooked, they are less digestible than in their raw state. If you are victim of faulty cooking that is if you suffer from Dyspepsia, the rational cure must be looked for in an artiaeially digested food, and food which will at the same time aid the digestion of other foods. Such 8 preparation virtually rests the tired digestive organs, thereby restoT. ing them to their natural strength.
 The digestive Cordial, as prepared by the Shakers of Mount Lebanon, is just such preparation, and a single 10 cent bottle will convince you of it's value. If your druggist doesn't keep 1t, he will be glad to get it through his wholesale house
The Press., 1897-01-07

It will be eight years before there will be any more leap-year privileges.
The Press., 1897-01-07

A Meredith (N. H.) man has a pork barrel 103 years old.
The Press., 1897-01-07

In the last three years 49 1000 acres of ttimber in New York state have been de stroYed by forests fires.
The Press., 1897-01-07
All That Was Lacking.

He had been away on business trip for quite long time and had brought his wife a handsome fan on his return.
 'It's just perfectly lovely, Harry, , she said. "It's the daintiest and most beautiful fan ever saw.''
 'I'm glad you like it, he returned, with evident qualification.
 ''How could I help liking anything so pretty?" she asked, and then she add ed, with sigh, ''I only wish could carry it some time
 :Why can't yout" he demanded.
 No gown 10 go with it, she an- swered promptly. ''There ought to be a gown to match, or at least one that wouldn't look shabby beside it, if''-
 She got the gown. He kicked himself for two days, and ever thereafter bought fans to match what she already had. Chicago Post
The Press., 1897-01-07

The opal Is the only stone that cannot be counterfeited and the old superstition Is wearing out that it brings bad luck.
The Press., 1897-01-07

The blue violet is symbolic of love and the white of modesty. In Germany either is considered as symbolic of reti- cence. A Silesian lover can make his sweetheart no more acceptable present. than bunch of violets
The Press., 1897-01-07

The frs [ Sunday paper in this country was The Sunday Courier begun at New York in 1895.
The Press., 1897-01-07

Massachusetts medical examiners have recorded the birth of l,472 twins and twenty seven triplets for the year 1895.
The Press., 1897-01-07

There are 35.OO0 colored Roman Catho. lies in Baltimore.
The Press., 1897-01-07

The speed of the fastest Atlantic steam CT is now greater than that Of the express trains on Italian railways.
The Press., 1897-01-07

A rainbow in the afternoon is gener ally an indication of clear weather.