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The Press., 1897-09-16
Autograph FfendA

The author of ''Chats With Oelebri- ties, " Mir. Guild, says of the demand upon Longfellow for his autograph:
 l remember one very pleasant party at the poets dinner table, at which MH Monti, Professor B. N. Horsford and myself were present, when MT. Long fellow related number of amusing anecdotes respecting applications that were made to him for autographs. He was very kind to autograph seekers and used to keep in little box upon his writing table number of slips upon which were written, Yours very truly, Henry W. Longfellow. One of these would be sent to the applicant by a member of his family to whom he passed over their requests.
 But the autograph seekers were not always satisfied with 8 mere signature, and he often sent verse from one of his poems signed with his name The most remarkable request, however, came from a lady In Boston. who, the poet said, sent him by express a package of 150 blank visiting cards, with a letter requesting that he would inscribe his name on each of them the next day, as she was to have a grand reception at which a number of literary people would be present, and she wished to present each one of her guests with the poets autograph.
 This was too much for even Longfel- lows good nature and would seem to be hardly credible had not heard it from the poets own lips.
The Press., 1897-09-16
ADDeara0rea

One had long hair and high collar, and the other had hair cropped close to his head. Their silk hats were little rusty, yet there was an air of gentility about the two men saw them this morning from the window of a chop house. They walked to the side door of pawnshop across the way, after they had first taken fuYtive look about to see if anybody observed them. They would not have been seen entering a pawnshop for worlds They came out a minute later. The one with the hong hair had one less watch chain than he had when he went in They stopped within two feet of the door from which they had come. The long haired man dl- vided some bills with his companion. He looked at little slip of paper in bis hand. and any one might see that the slip was pawn ticket There they stood for ten minutes by the side door of that pawnshop, within sight of Sixth avenue and Broadway, that all who walked might see that they had been to visit an avuncular relative Yet they would not have thought of boldly entering that pawnshop by the fronb dooN = New York Telegram.
The Press., 1897-09-16
KIDNEY TROUBLES
Cured by Lydia Fl. Pinkhem's Vegetable Compound

"I have been 8 great sufferer from Kidney trouble; pains in muscles, joints, back and shoulders, feet would swell. I also had womb troubles and leucorr- hoea. After using Lydia E. Pinkham's s Vegetable Compound Blood Purifier and Liver Pills, felt like new wo- man. My kidneys are now in perfect condition" "-MRs. MAGGIE PorTs, a24 Kaufman St, Philadelphia, Pa
 '' My system was entirely run down, and I suffered with terrible backache in the small of my back, and could hardly stand upright. I had no sp- petite. Since taking Lydia E. Pink hams Vegetable Compound, l have gained fifteen pounds, and I look better than ever looked before. "- MRS. E. F. MORTON, 1Ol3 Hopkins St, Cincinnati, Ohio
 LILLIAN CRIPPEN, Box77, St- Andrews Bay, Fla, says,-''Before taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, had suffered many years with kidney trouble. The pains in my back and shoulders were terrible. My menstrua- ton became irregular, and I waa troubled with leucorrh@a. Twas grow ing very weak. Hogan the use of Mrs. Pinkham's medicine, and the first bot tie relieved the pain In my back and regulated the menses. It relieved the pain quickly and cuTed the disease.s
The Press., 1897-09-16
She Was PrennreIi

A certain minister always felt it to be his duty to give each young couple a little serious advice before be per formed the marriage ceremony. and for this purpose he usually took them aside, one at time, and talked very soberly to each of them regarding the great i'm portance of the step they were to take and the new responsibilities they were to assume, One day he talked in hie most earnest manner for several min utes to 0 young woman who had come to be married to a bright looking young man.
 And now," he said in closing, ''l hope you will fully realize the extreme importance of the step you are taking and that you are prepared for it. :"
 '' ''Preparedr" she said innocently. Well, if ain't prepared don't know who is. I've got common Quilts and nice ones and 4 brand new feather beds. 10 sheets and l2 pairs of pillow slips, all linen tableolotbs, a dozen spoons and a good six quart teakettle, If ain't prepared, no girl in this coon. | try ever was. "-Dundee Times.
The Press., 1897-09-16
Tho People Nearest the Polo,

The Etahs, handful of Esktmos numbering probably 100 persons, are the most northern people of the world. They have their abiding place on the west coast of Greenland, between 76 and 70 degrees north latitude For many years after Dr. Kane came home with his vivid and absorbing story of these isolated natives they were sup posed to have built their stone huts nearer the pole than any other human beings. It Is known now, however, thanks to BassGls, Mares and Greedy, that there are numerous traces of hu- man occupancy as far north as the eighty second parallel, and so long ago was 1t that they built their huts and sledges and hunted the bear and walrus in the far north of Grant Land that the Etah natives of today have only the dimmest and most uncertain traditions of them. .-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Press., 1897-09-16
Electromagnetic VoACo.

Professor " E. Ayrton of London stated recently that there Is DO doubt the day will come, maybe when you and are forgotten. when copper wires, gutta percha coverings and iron sheath ings will be relegated to tho museum of antiquities. Then, when a person wants to telegraph to a friend, he knows not where, he will call in an electro mag netio voice, which will be heard loud by him who has the electro magnetic ear, but will bo silent to every one else He will call, Where are youy and the reply will come loud to the man with the electro magnetic ear, I am at the bottom of the coal mine, or crossing the Andes, or in the middle of the Pacific, Or, perhaps, no voice will come at all, and he may then expect the friend is dead. Think what that will mean. Think of the calling which goes on from room to room, then think of that calling when it extends from pole to pole-a calling quite audible to him who wants to hear, absolutely silent to him who does not !"
The Press., 1897-09-16
A SONG.

Bring me the juice of tho honey fruit, The large, translucent, amber hued, Rare grapes of southern tslea, to suit Tho luxury thai fills my mood. And bring me only such Hs grew Who're fairost nlaiicns tend the bo1Teras And only fed by rain and dew Which first had ba+hed a bank Of flowers They must have hung on spioy trees In a4rs of far enchanted valess And all night heard tho ecstasies Of noble throated nightlngalea So thaS the virtues whtsh belong To flowers may therein tasted be, And that which hath bocn thrilled wAth
 song
 Mny g4ve thrill og song to mo For would wake that st ring for shee Which hath too long in silence knng. And sweeter than all ehse should be The song which in thy praise Is song-
 Thomas Buchanan Read
The Press., 1897-09-16
THE SQUIRRELS IN TAe OAK.
How They Kept House and Goo Theh
 

How They Kept House and Goa TheA1
 Provisions.
 My 1avorite boarders fin the oak were the gray squirrels The boys knew thei1 hole from the woodpeckers' at glance. for 1t was in the living trunk of the tree, and the red brown margin always showed where their powerful teeth had been cutting away the bark that threat ened to grow in and close them up. have oftened wondered how the wood peckers knew that 1t would imprisou them, and that they must put up with the dead limb.
 As for the grays. they were not afrAid to live in the heart of the oak, and what stores of nuts, harvested in the hickoriee on the hill, they did manage to ''tote up there. There must have been peck at least when ruthlessly chopped into the hollow with a sharp hatchet and captured fine brood of young oDes that were soon tanned in*o graceful and af- fectionate pets.
 The old father and mother we did not want, even if we could have caught them, because they are fierce and un- GAmaDt6 III capIlVASy.
 The abduction of their pretty chil. dren did Do4 seem to weigh much on their minda They gave DO sign of the poignant grief, pot to be comforted, that have seen, for instance, in blue birds whose nest had been despoiled. but refltted their den as snugly as be- fore and raised another family.
 When my squirrels went harvesting. one of them first held bis head i'll the mouth of the hole for half a minute tC sec if the coast was cleag Presently out he whisked and stopped again to make sure, while his mate followed. Then Mir. Squirrel gave raapiDg. long drawn bark of defiance, which must have filled his lady's beart with admiration for his boldness and with apprehension lest some unwary creature should come within reach of her lord's anger.
 Then-if you didn't betray yourself and send both scampering in wildest fright back to the hole-afteT playing hide and seek for a few moments they ran in single file out to the topmost twigs of great bough, gained branch of the neighboring bare walnut and, crossing to its farther side, made des- perate flying leap into the top of 8 young hickory Running half way down this, they used a succession of dogwoode and oak saplings un&il they bad reached the grove of tall, straight hickories ou the hill, an eighth of mile from their hole In the oak Come on them sudden- ly now If you would care to see fast time made over this queer course and some record breaking leaps that fairly take away one's breath. h.-Soribner' t Magazine.
The Press., 1897-09-16
Shown Up still Again.

The naughty beauty glanced at the card that the servant had brought her and noticed that It bore the name of a titled fortune hunter of unsaVory gepu- tation.
 ''Show him up'.' she said
 What againT' asked the footman fin surprise.
 "Againp'' repeated the baughty beau ty. What do you meanP''
 ''Why, the papers have already shown him up once, :" answered the footman, who had been doing little reading.
 Nevertheless, D returned the naughty beauty, with her most inperious ges- ture, eft Is necessary to show him up before can turn him down"
 Saying which she turned to mirror to practice the icy stare for which che had become noted. = Chicago Pos&
The Press., 1897-09-16
rinnlIY IlinpafaAll.

It Is said that an American went into a London booksellers and asked for Hare's Walks In London" In the United States it Is printed in one vol ume, in England in two.
 "Oh," said the Yankee as he looked at them. "you part your Hare in the middle, do your'
 "I, sirp" said the clerk, with bewil- dered look. "Oh, DO, sirr'
 II saw he didn't see the joke, [" said the Yankee. ''so didn't explain. but bought the books and went away. A week later entered the same shop As soon as the clerk saw me he approached me- exclaimingc Good, oapitall Part your hair in the middleG That's capital, sir-capital r'-Anecdote
The Press., 1897-09-16
Salaries of Rnlers.

The royal family of England costs the British government, in round numbers, e9, ,OO0, ,OO0 annually. Of this sum the queen receives nearly S3. 900, 900 year, besides the revenues from the duohy of Lancaster, which amount to a quarter of million. The lord lieutenant of Ire land receives SIOO,OOO year for his services and expenses, and the Prince of Wales &90O, 900 year.
 The president of France receives S240, 900 year for salary and expenses, an enormous salary, when it Is remem- bered that the republic is sweating un- der stupendous national debt of more than &6, GOO, 900, 900, the largest debt ever incurred by any nation in the world Italy can have 10000 men slaughtered in Abyssinia and still pay hey king $2, 600, 900 year. The civil list of the German emperor Is about $4, 100000 Q year, besides large reve. nues from vast estates belonging to the royal family.
 The czaR of all the Russias owns in fee simple 1000, 900 square miles of cultivated land and enjoys an income o1 $12, ,0O0, 900. Tho king of Spain, little Alfonso XIII, if he be of saving dispo. eition, will be one of the richest sov- ereigns in Europe whom he comes o1 age. The state allows him $1 400, 900 6 year, with all additional 5000, 900 fo1 family expenses.
 We arc said to be the richest nation on earth, yet our presidents salary is only $50, 900 year. It was only $2B,. 900 from l769 to l87S.-Pittsburg Dis. patch.
The Press., 1897-09-16

The "Bicyclist's Best Friend" IS fa- miliar name for De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve, always ready for emergencies. While specific for piles, it also instantly relieves and cures cuts, bruises, salt rheum, eczema and all affections of the skin. It never fails. w. D. Heald.
The Press., 1897-09-16
Sc0uS Emulsion

oF Cod-hver Oi, s condensed nourish- ment, food for the budding up of the system 10 resist the attacks of disease. It should be taken in reasonable doses all summer tong by all those whose weight IS below the standard of health. If you arc losing ground, try a bottle now.
The Press., 1897-09-16

Certainly you don't want to suffer with dyspepsia, constipation, sick headache, sallow skin and loss of appetite. You have never tried De Witt's Little Early Risers for these complaints or you would have been cured. They are small pills but great regulators. w. D. Heald.
The Press., 1897-09-16

Small precautions often prevent great mischiefs. De Witt's Little Early Risers are very small pills in size, but are most effective in preventing the most serious forms of liver and stomach troubles. They cure constipation and headache and regulate the bowels. w. D. Heald.
The Press., 1897-09-16
A Great Surprise is i'm Store

for those who go to-day and get package of GRAIN-O. It takes the place of cofTee at about n the cost, and can be given to the children as well as the adult with great benefit. It is made of pure grains and looks and tastes like the finest grades of Java coffee. cup of Grain-O is bet ter for the system than tonic. What c0ffee breaks down GTain-O builds up. Ask your grocer for Grain-O. 15c. and 25c.
The Press., 1897-09-16

If you have ever seen little child In a paroxysm of whooping cough, or if you have been annoyed by a constant tickling In the throat, you can appreciate the val ue of One Minute Cough Cure, which gives quick relief. w. D. Heald.
The Press., 1897-09-16

Running sores, indolent ulcers and sim liar troubles, even though of many years standing, may be cured by using De Wttt's Witch Hazel Salve. It soothes, strengthens and heals. It is the great pile cure. w. D. Heald.
The Press., 1897-09-16

Moments are useless If trifled away and they are dangerously wasted If con- sumed by delay in cases where One Min ute Cough Cure would bring immediate relief. w. D. Heald.
The Press., 1897-09-16

To heal the broken and diseased tis- sues, to soothe the irritated surfaces, to instantly relieve and to permanently cure Is the mission of De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve. w. D. Heald.
The Press., 1897-09-16

"Glidden says the country Is going to everlasting smash" What office was II Glidden wanted ?"
The Press., 1897-09-16

Why are ladies the biggest thieves in existence? Because they steel their pet tlcoats, bone their stays, crib their ba- bies and hook their dresses Golden Penny.
The Press., 1897-09-16

It Is easy to observe by boys bent whether he will be crooked man or not.
The Press., 1897-09-16

It Is said that in the best districts oi China the tea crop will average from 300 to 400 pounds per acre.s
The Press., 1897-09-16

The names that some people inherit seem to be the best excuse for their want ing to make name for themselves.
The Press., 1897-09-16
WHAT TO DO.

There Is comfort in the knowledge so often expressed, that Dr. Kilmers Swamp Root, the great kidney remedy, fulhls every wish in relieving pain in the back kidneys, liver, bladder and every part of the urinary passages. It corrects inabil- ity to hold urine and scalding pain in passing 1t, or bad effects following use of liquor, wine or beer, and overcomes that unpleasant necessity of being compelled to get up many times during the night to urinate. The mild and the extraordinary effect of Swamp Root Is soon realized. It stands the highest for It's wonderful cures of the most distressing cases. If you need 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., 1897-09-16

About S9, 900, 900 worth of American whisky Is annually sent abroad. most of 1t from Baltimora
The Press., 1897-09-16

BetIothal contracts don't seem to be binding unless made under pressure.
The Press., 1897-09-16

Whatever may be their offences against the law, French duellists can never be charged with "an intent to kill"
The Press., 1897-09-16

Never mind whom you praise, but be very careful whom you blame. -Gosse.
The Press., 1897-09-16

Grape doesn't always indicate sor- row." truthfully says the Philadelphia Times
The Press., 1897-09-16

When ship Is laden with bananas it's no wonder If its cable slips.
The Press., 1897-09-16

says an eminent English doctor, "wih carry enough Po'son to infect a house. hold" In summertime, more esPec- ally, disease perms i'll the ar, multi ,udes are infected, fall i'll. d'e muln- tudes escape. These messengers of mischief do not exss for millions. Why notl Because they are healthy and strong protected as crocodile is aganst gum shot. It is the weak, the wasted, the ,hin-blooded who fall those who have no resistive power so that sudden cough or cold develops into graver disease. We hear ot catching disease! 1! Why not catch healthl We can do it by always maintaining our healthy weight.
The Press., 1897-09-16

No man or woman can enjoy life or &C., complish much in this world while suffer- ing from a torpid liver. De Witt's Little Early Risers, the pills that cleanse that o-gan quickly. w. D. Heald.
The Press., 1897-09-16
The Tana Rnu

Southey's story Is of tame fox at Bridgwater, which had been brought up from 8 cub to run in the wheel as @ turnspit One day, however, his vaga- bond instincts proved too much for him,
 and he determined to take holiday.
 The feshpots of bis Egypt were as dust and ashes to his palate compared with the chickens of his own selection. Un- fortunately he chose the hunting season for his excursion. and soon came in con- tact with his hereditary prosecutors
 He evidently determined to give them g good run, for be took them twice through a stream called the Parrot, after a grand oircumbendibus, which involved chase of nearly 80 miles He made his way back with hounds in full cry, and re-entering the kitchen re- stunned operations in the wheel with as much unooncern as though he had never left it. The fat cook. with whom be was & great RaVorite, succeeded in beat ing the hounds of until the arrival of the huntsman, who humanely assisted in saving life which, if sagacity and ingenuity be virtues, we'll deserved to be spared. New Illustrated Magazine.
The Press., 1897-09-16

Some men make practice of looking for work in order that they may avoid the same
The Press., 1897-09-16
HOW TO FIND QUIT.

Fill bottle or common glass with urine and let 1t stand twenty-four hours sediment o1 settling indicates an un. healthy condition of the kidneys. Wher urine stains linen 1t Is evidence of kidney trouble. Too frequent desire to urinate or pain in the back, Is also convincing proof that the kidneys and bladder are out of order.
The Press., 1897-09-16

SOMETHING To KNOW = It may be worth something to know that the very best medicine for restoring the tired out nervous system to a healthy vigor is Electric Bitters. This medicine is purely vegetabl acts by giving tone to the nerve centres in the stomach gently stimulates the Liver and Kidneys, and aids these organs in throwing off impuri- ties in the blood. Eletric Bitters inn proves the appetite, aids digestion, and is pronounced by those who have tried 1t as the very best blood purifier and nerve tonic. Try it. Sold for 50c or $1.O0 per bottle at E. K. Taft's Drug Store
The Press., 1897-09-16

56 WaIren-st., New York City. suffered from catarIh of the worst kind ever since boy, and l never hoped for cure, but Ely's Cream Balm seems to do even that. Many acquaintances have used 1t with excellent results. -- Oscar Ostrum, 45 Warren Ave, Chicago, III.
The Press., 1897-09-16
They're coming back from the Klon dike with plenty yofit-experience. of

BETTER THAN $1O0 REwARD.-On ro ceipt of ten cents, cash or stamps, gen erous sample will be mailed of the most popular Catarrh and Hay Fever Cure (Ely's Cream Balm) sufficient to demon strate its great merit. Full size soc.
 ELY BROTHERS.
The Press., 1897-09-16

For sale by all druggists at 700 and sr.oe
Birmingham state herald., 1897-06-02
ILLICIT DlSTILLERlES
Raided by Deputy Revenue Collector Logwood in Limestone Coun-
 ty-No Arrests.

Deputy Internal Revenue Collector John E. Logwood reported yesterday to the internal revenue collectors office two raids on illicit distilleries as follows:
 Near Tick Ridge, in Limestone coun- ty,- 250-gallon tank still, iron worm. one 5-foot iron boiler, flake stand, two 5O- gall beer stands and 100 gallons of beer. The still had a daily capacity of fifty gallons, and the outfit, which was de- stroyed on account of being impractical ble to remove to place of storage, was valued at $75. No arrests.
 Near Tick Ridge, in Limestone coun- ty, 100-gallon galvanized still, csp and iron worm, flake stand, three 50-gallon beer stands and 100 gallons of beer. The still had a daily capacity of twenty gal Ions, and the outfit, which was destroyed was valued al $100. No arrests.