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The Press., 1897-11-18
Ancient Pueblo Builders.

The ancient pueblo builder. like his modern descendant, was so completely under the dominating influence of his geographic environment that from sim- liar conditions he almost automatically worked out similar results. In the mat ter of site for his home, however. he had some latitude, and the choice he made reflected something of the social conditions under which he lived Thus it is probable that ill the earliess times the people lived in small villages locat- ed on the edges of valleys or near the mouths of fertile fiat bottomed canyons. They lived a quiet. peaceful existence. depending principally on the soil foi the means of subsistence, but not de- spising the harvest of grass seeds and wild nuts which were at hand and glad to break the even, placid course of ex. istence by periodical hunting expedi'
 tions to the neiehboring mountains fol deer and out into the great plains fol buffalo
 In the course of time, however, other and more savage tribes came to the re
 zion. and these preyed upon the priol occupants of the country, who were in
 lated stores against possible bad seasons It is doubtful whether there were any
 pitched battles or prolonged sieges, bu the robbers made periodical foray' through the fields when the crops were ready for the harvest or perhaps as saulted and footed some small village when the men were away.-Cosmo | Mindeleff in Bulletin of American Geo Qraphical Society
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HOW TO FIND OUT.

Fill a bottle or common glass with urine and let 1t stand twenty-four hours a sediment or settling indicates an un. healthy condition of the kidneys. When urine stains linen 1t is evidence of kidney trouble. Too frequent desire to urinate or pain Tn the back, Is also convincing proof that the kidneys and bladder are out of order.
 WHAT TO DO.
 There is comfort in the knowledge SC 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 ot the urinary passages. It corTects inabil lty to hold urine and scalding pain ir passing 1t, or bad effects following use oi liquor, wine or beer, and overcomes that unpleasant necessity of being compelled to get up many times during the night tc urinate. The mild and the extraordinary effect of Swamp Root is soon realized. Ii 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 anC one dollar. You may have a sample bot tie and pamphlet both sent free by mail Mention The Press and send your address to Dr. Kilmer X Co.,, Binghampton, N |. The proprietors of this paper guar antee the genuineness of this off,r
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.. search Eor Truth.

In the search for truth no aid is SO effective as the ever ready spirit of ac- tivity He who postpones putting what he knows into practice until he knows more will find his journey a long and discouraging one. Carlyle we'll says: "Conviction, were it never so excellent, is worthless till it CODY erts itself into conduct Nay, properly conviction is not possible till then; inasmuch as all speculation is by nature endless and formless. Most true is it, as q wise man teaches us that, Doubt Of any sort can- not be removed except by action On which ground, too, let him who gropes painfully in darkness or uncertain light and prays vehemently that the dawn may ripen into day, lay this other pre- cept we'll to heart, which to me was of invaluable service, Do the duty which lies nearest to thee,' which thou know est to be duty The second duty will already have become clearer"
The Press., 1897-11-18
Enormous Lifting Power.

The shelless limpet pulls l,984 times its own weight when ill the air and about double when measured in the wa ter. Pleas pull 1 ,493 times their own dead weight. The Mediterranean cookie, Venus verrucosa, can exert pulling power equal to 2,071 times the weight of it's own body. So great is the power possessed by the oyster that to open it a force equal to 1.319.5 times the weight of its shelless body is required. If the human being possessed strength as great in proportion as that of these shellfish, the average man would be able to lift the enormous weight of 2,976, ,OOC pounds, pulling ill the same degree as the limpet And if the man pulled ir the same proportionate degree as the cookie he would sustain a weight of nc less than 8. lo6, 500 pounds. .-Worthing. tons Magazine.
The Press., 1897-11-18
THE FIRST SNOWFALL

The snow had begun in the Rloaming And bii@ily all the night Hnd tE,n helping field and highway Wlth . slirutss deep and white Every pine and fir and heInIock Wore erlnine too dear for an carl And the poorest twig on the elm tree Was ridged inch deep with pearl From sheds new rooted with Carrara Came chanticleer's nIuffied crow, The stiff rails were softened to swansdown And still tiuttered down to snow. stood and watched by the window The noiseless work of the sky, And tho sudden aurTios of snowbirds. Like brown leaves whirling by I thought of a mound in sweet Auburn Where a little headstoNS stood; How the flakes were folding it gently As did robins the babes in the wood. Up spoke our own little Mabel. Saying, Father. who makes it snowf' And told of the good All-Father Who cares for us here below. Again looked at the snowfall
 And thought of the leaden sky That arched OCT our first great sorrow When that mound was heaped so high 1 remember the gradual patience That fell from that cloudlike snow Flake by flake, healing and hiding The scar of our deep plunged woe. And again to the child whispered "The snow that husheth all Darling. the mercifuI Father
 Alone can make It fall Then, with eyes that saw not, kissed her And she, kissing back. could not know That my kiss was given to her sister Folded close under deepening snow.
 James Russell Lowell
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The Pompous Colonel.

The following incident occurred at a ball in Berlin. A colonel advanced to- ward young lieutenant, who bore on his breast as sole decoration a large badge richly set with diamonds, "Tell me, young man," be said, "what Is that thing you have got thereF'' 'It Is an order. my colonel" replied the lieu tenant. "An orderr' exclaimed the colo nel. "It is not Prussian, then, for I don t know it." It is all English order, my colonel" responded the juvenile officer
 'tAh, indeed," said his superior, "who, for goodness sake, could have given you such an orders' My grandmother. my colonel." was the reply. Your grandmotherP' ejaculated the colonel, bursting out laughing, "What is her nameP' "Her majesty Queen Victoria, queen of England," answered the young lieutenant, who was none other than Prince Albert of Sleswick- -Holstein. The colonel suddenly disappeared.
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DREAMS OF THE DAYS GONE BY.

Dreams come hosae to my heart again E With the memory of the past, Come with your i-leasure and your pain And your hopes too bright to last. a Come from your hidden gi'aves that lie
 In the beautiful realms of the days gone by : Come from your glorious graves that lie
 In the realms of the days gone byl ? will welcome ye all again, As once in the halls of Eld, Welcome the pleasure and the pain
 For the beauty your brief lives held. Dreams, come out of your secret graves
 In the woodland wilds and the dim sea caves;
 Dreams, come out of your myriad graves
 In the wilds and the dim sea cavesi Ye throng the halls of my heart once more With faces sad with pain. Oh, faded ghosts of the dreams of yore,
 The joy comes not again. Go back to your mournful graves that lie
 In the shadowy realms of the days gone by Go back to your voiceless graves that lie
 In the realms of the days gone byi
 Emma A. Browne in New York Ledger.
The Press., 1897-11-18
Gilded Beauties.

The eastern women, especially those in Turkey, paint their eyebrows with gilt paint, and at night the effect is very brilliant and oriental When, by chance, Chinese girl has eyes that are not quite so slanting as usual, she can safely lay claim to special beauty. Many Japanese women gild their teeth. while the beauties of the Indies stain theirs brilliant red. Some of the Afri- cans stain their teeth a jet black. Per. sian women pencil the outer corners of their eyes to make them look almond shaped, which is considered an especial mark of beauty. The women in many oriental countries die their finger nails with henna, others let them grow to an enormous length.
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TRmnar.

Temper itself is not bad quality. It is not to be destroyed, as we sometimes say. Without temper a bar of steel be- comes like lead. A man without temper is weak and worthless We are to learn self control. A strong person is one who has strong temper under perfect mas- tery. There is deep truth here-that our mistakes aud our sins, if we repent of them, will help in the growth and wife
The Press., 1897-11-18
The Very Earliest Coins.

No one knows exactly when or where the original coin was struck or what metal was used. Certain passages in Homer would lead to the inference that brass was coined as early as the year 1184, B. 0. Tradition affirms that the Chinese had bronze coins as early as the year 1l2O B. c. But Herodotus, the acknowledged Father of History" is of the opinion that the Lydians Gin vented" coins some time during the ninth century B. O. One of the oldest coins now known is 8 gold dario, coined by the Persians during the reign of Darius. On one side of this coin is a bust of Darius and on the other side 8 figure of kneeling archer.
The Press., 1897-11-18

HOUSEHOLD GoDs.-The ancient Greeks believed that the Penates were the gods who attended to the welfare and prosper ity of the family. They were worshipped as household gods in every home. The household god of to day is Dr. Kings NewDiscovery. For consumption. coughs, colds, and f,r all affections of Throat, Chest and Lungs 1t Is invaluable. It has been tried for a quarter of a century, and Is guaranteed to cure, or money returned. No household should he without this good angel. It is pleasant to take and q safe and sure remedy for old and young. Free trial bottles at E. K. Taft's Drug Store. Regular size soc, and $1. 2
The Press., 1897-11-18
Civilixing a Chimpanzee.

'It's wonderful. " said the man who is always earnest, "to see how they can develop the intellects of the lower ami mals There is no telling how much we may be able to benefit them by system atio education.
 What suggested that idea?''
 "A chimpanzee that saw. He was ono in perfectly wild condition. Now they have by patient training taught him to smoke a pipe, play cards and Lrink whisky !'- London Answers
The Press., 1897-11-18
The Bank of England Is POS years old

A little child of J. R. Hays, living near Colquitt, Ga., overturned pot of boiling water, scalding itself SO severely that the skin came of its breast and limbs. The distressed parents sent to MT. Bush, a merchant of Colquitt, for remedy, and he promptly forwarded rChamberlain's Pain Balm. The child was suffering in tensely, but was relieved by a single ap- plication of the Pain Balm. Another ap- plication or two made 1t sound and we'll. For sale by E. K. Taft, Stafford Springs, and G. L. Phillips, South Coventry.
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fWWHDO2

It will arrest loss of flesh and restore to a normal condition the infant, the child and the aduft. It will enrich the blood of the anenie; will stop the cough, heal the irrita- ton of the throat and 1ungs, and curc incipient consumption. We make this statement because the experience of twenty-five years has proven 1t in tens of thousands of cases. Be s.rs yOu get scoTT'S E~slsio@.
 soc. and $I.oo, all druggists.
 SCOTT & BOVINE, Chemists, New Yefk.
The Press., 1897-11-18
What is 
 Emulsion?

It is a strengthening food and tonic, remarkable in its flesh-form- ing properties. It contains Cod Liver Oil emulsified or partially digested, combined with the we'll known and highly prized Hypo- phosphites of Lime and Soda, so that their potency is materially increased.
The Press., 1897-11-18

J. c. Berry, one of the best known citizens of spencer, Mo-, testifies that he cured himself of the worst kind of piles by using few boxes of DeWitt's. 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 work and he will verify this statement ii any one wishes to write him.-W. D. Heald.
The Press., 1897-11-18
Better Than Wealth.

It is 8. laudable ambition which prompts any person to earn and to save a portion of the earnings The founda- tions of most if not all of the colossal fortunes of the rich people in the world had their beginning ill that way But there are better things in the world than wealth Good health is one of them. We are quite apt to envy the possessor of great wealth. but far more is to be envied the man or woman with robust health. unwaverina courage and the disposition to go through life with a song and smile The happiest people in the world are those who work and
 u0rk cboprfullv -HonSpuife
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Bessarabia.

One of the most productive sections of the world is the Russian province of Hessarabia. taken from Turkey in 1878. Its vineyards often yield 300 gallons of wine per acre The average yield of wheat is 85 bushels, and of maize 60 bushels
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There isa Glass of People

Who are injured by the use of coffee. Recently there has been placed in all the grocery stores a new preparation called GkAIN-O, made Of pure grains, that takes the place of coffee. The most delicate stomach receives it wit bout distress, and but few can tell it from cof1ee. It does not cost over A as much. Children may drink 1t with great benefit. 15 cts. and 25 cts. per pack age. Try it. Ask for GRAIN-O.
The Press., 1897-11-18

Thousands suffer from Catarrh or cold head and have never tried the popular remedy. There is no longer any excuse as 10 cent trial size of Ely's Cream Balm can be had of your dF4lgu st, or we mail it for 10 cents. Full size 50 cents.
 ELY BROS, 56 Warren St.. N. Y. City.
 A friend advised me to try Ely's Cream Balm, and after using it six weeks be. lieve myself cured of catarrh. It is g most valuable remedy.-Joseph Stewart SPA Grand Avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y.
The Press., 1897-11-18

J. M. Thirswend, of Grosbeck, Tex. says that when he has spell of indiges- ton, 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 youP-W. H. Heald.
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OLD DR. WARREN SAID: "Coffee often produces and always, aggravates bilious habit, and have no noubt but that many cases of confirmed dyspepsia are trace able to the use of coffee. alone" Why then use it when Ayers Hygienic Cereal Coffee" Is such @ good substitute and is healthful?
The Press., 1897-11-18

You can't afford to rish your life by al lowing a cold to develop into pneumonia or consumption. Instant relief and a cer. tain cure are afforded by One Minute Cough Cure.-W. D. Heald. ..
The Press., 1897-11-18

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., 1897-11-18

An effort is 10 ba made to throw open the Congressional Library at Washington every evening. so that the public can get full benefit of it.
The Press., 1897-11-18

There Is no need of little children be- ing tortured by scald head, eczema and skin eruptions. Dewitt's Witch Hazel Salve gives instant relief and cures per manently.-W. D. Heald.
The Press., 1897-11-18

French authorities say that the inten- sity of the electric light used on men, fl war has caused eye complaints among the sailors, some of which have led to com plete blindness.
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Disagreement for life by burns or scalds may be avoided by using DeWitt's Witch Hazel Saive. the greatest remedy for piles and for all kinds of sores and skin troubles.-W. D. Heald.
The Press., 1897-11-18

The toad captures and devours bees wasps, ants beetles, worms, ,spid,rs, bugs grasshoppers, criekets, weevils, cater pillars and moths.s
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The next convention of the Baptist Young Peoples Union will be held in Buffalo, N. Y.
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Small pill, safe pill, best pill, DeWitt's Little Early Risers cure billousness, con- stipation, sick headache.-W. D.. Heald.
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And now it Is claimed that the nettle and the pigweed are good, savory and nourishing food, If properly prepared.
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Prepare for aprons, ladies. They are all the rage in London, and will come this way.
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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.
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Young people to the number of 45 ,000 have attended the different young peoples conventions this summer
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old-fashioned looms are at premium in some localities
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Seeing Rome.

:'Howr long have you been in Rome?' said Pope Plus K.
 "Three weeks." was the ready an- swer.
 "Ah, then, said his holiness, ''you have seen Rome. And how long have you been here?" asked he, turning to the. second visitor
 '"Ihree months,' was the answer.
 ''You, then, continued the pope, ''have begun to see Rome. And you, sir. turning finally to the third of his visitors, "how long have you been here?''
 "Three years, was the reply.
 'Then you, said the Pope. "haye not begun to see Rome.
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Stop! Women,

And consider that in addressing Mrs. Pinlham you are oonfding your private ills to woman-a woman whose ex- perience in treating woman's diseases is greater than that of any living phy- sician, male or female.
 You can talk freely to a woman when 1t is revo1ting to relate your private troubles to a man; besides, man does not understand, simply because he is a man. d
 MRS. PINKHAM'S STANDING
 .i INVITATION.
 Women suffering from any form of female weakness are invited to promptly communicate with Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn, Mass. All letters are re- ceived, opened, read, and answered by women only. A woman can freely talk of her private illness to a woman. Thus has been established the eternal confidence between Mrs. Pinkham and the women of America which has never been broken. Out of the vast volume of experience which she has to draw from, it is more than possible that she has gained the very knowledge that will help your case. She asks nothing in return except your good will, and her advice has relieved thousands. Surely any woman, rich or poor, is very foolish if she does not take advantage | of this generous offer of assistance.
The Press., 1897-11-18

A man was recently fined fifty cents for each of three oaths uttered at Vineland, New Jersey.
The Press., 1897-11-18
OWN I.5I4 IIM . ASaE 4sHdE FARM

In the Garden State Of Delaware, near all the large markets cf the country. Only hours from New York near Rail Roads School and Post Office. High rolling lands no hills stones, rich soil. mild healthy climate ony short distance from sea shore, plenty Of fishing md hunting. Slo down, balance in small monthly payments Send for our paper which gives full infor- pany, II Broadvzy, New York City.
The Press., 1897-11-18
At Long Range

live just expressed my opinion of Snobson and told him ill plain terms what I think of his contemptible mean ness. '
 ''Snobson's s pretty dangerous man to talk to that way, I suppose you are ready to back your opinion. D II am, - said the infuriated man as he sealed tiIe letter and wrote Snobson's < name on tfe envelope. .-Exchange
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The falling elevator still gets in it's deadly work every once in while.
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STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF ToLEDo,l ! s,

FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that he is the senior partner of the firm of F. J. CHENEY Co.,, doing business in the City of Toledo, County and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of HALLS CATARRH CURE.
 FRANK J. CHENEY. Sworn to before me and subscribed in my pres ence, this 9th day Of December, A. D. 1886.
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DRESCRIPTIONS Carefully and \ Accurately Compounded. Day or Night,
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Two OueenR.-

''I was much struck. ' says Max Mul
 Ter it. Cosmopolis, "by the extraor. dinary power of observation of a French friend of mine, who. when in 1855 the queen and the Empress Eugenie entered the Grand Opera at Paris together and were received with immense applause. turned to his neighbor. an Englishman. and said, Look at the difference be. tween your queen and our empress They had both bowed graciously anC then sat down. Did you not observe,
 he continued. how the empress looked round to see if there was chair for hel before she sat down? But your queen a born queen-sat down without look. ing She knew a chair must be there, as surely as she is queen of England. ''
 Great quantities of sulphur are mined in the craters of several extinct volca-
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He must have risen early No one at his lodgings saw him go out His hot water was brought up at s o'clock. His boots had not been put out over night
 The servant knocked again at g The door was not locked She entered She saw boxes packed and labeled Left till called for The bed was empty
 The station was u mile of There were only two passengers by the early train
 WheE Mrs Albatross came down to breakfast she inquired for Phemie Phem;e was gone Sketch ''i '''' -.
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Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts
 directly on the blood and mucous surfaces Of the system. Send for testimonials, free. wSold by Druggists, 75c.
The herald., 1897-10-31
FOR EXCHANGE E-REAL ESTATE
FIVE CENTS A LINE


FOR EXCHANGE
20 acres land, Glendora, for city or
eastern.
S-room residence. Orange: also stock
of general merchandise for clear Los
Angeles.
SO acres land Riverside county. and
house. Pico Heights; Also 160 acres.
Chase county, Kas, all clear, for Los
Angeles.
in oranges and lemons, full bearing: good
Groom house. barn and outbuildings,
clear. for residence, Los Angeles, or Cen
trail Illinois property.
Lots in Denver, Pueblo and Omaha for
Los Angeles: will assume.
Coal and timber lands in Kentucky.
clear, for California.
Groom house. Kalkaska, Mich, and 100
acres ConeJos county, Col, clear, Tor
city or ranch near Los Angeles.
1O-room house and barn, North Haven,
Conn. clear, for Los Angeles or Pasa-
dena.
Groom house. lots and acres in One
kama, Mich, clear, for or 10-acre ranch.
Improved and unimproved property, Co.
lumbus, Ohio, for California.
Improved and unimproved city and
country property in Texas for California
200 acres adjoining Sioux Falls. S. d.,
clear for California or eastern.
SO acres joining Beatrice. Neb., highly
improved, clear for California.
GEORGE VAN DERWERKER,
81 1928 Byrne building.
The herald., 1897-10-31
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
ESTATE OF JOHN A. WEIR, /

ESTATE OF JOHN A. WEIR, De-
ceased.
Notice is hereby given by the UNDER
signed, administrator with the will an
nexed, of the estate of John A. Weir. de-
ceased, to the creditors of, and all per-
sons having claims against the said de-
ceased, to exhibit the same with the neces-
sary vouchers, within four months after the
first publication of this notice. to the said
administrator at his office, room 81, Baker
block. Los Angeles, California which is
hereby designated as the place where the
business of said estate is transacted in the
county of Los Angeles
Dated this Goth day of October A. D.
1897. HENRY w. O'MELVENY.
Administrator with the will annexed Of
the estate of John A. Weir, deceased.
GRAVES, O'MELVENY & SHANKLAND.
attorneys for estate. Welt