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The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 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, a Chinese girl has eyes that are
not quite so slanting as usual, she can
safely lay claim to special beauty.
Many Japanese women gid 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.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1897-11-18

The shelless limpet pulls 1884 times
it's own weight when i'll the air and
about double when measured in the wa
ter. Fleas pull /, 493 times their own
dead weight. The Mediterranean cookie,
Venus verrucosa, can exert a pulling
power equal to 2,07l times the weight
of its own body. So great is the power
possessed by the oyster that to open it
force equal to 1919. 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 acre, 900
pounds, pulling in the same degree as
the limpet. And if the man pulled in
the same proportionate degree as the
cookie he would sustain weight of no
less than S,lo6, 500 pounds. = Worthing-
toms Magazine.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1897-11-18
DREAMS OF THE DAYS GONE BY.

Dreams, come hose to my heart again
il With the memory of the past,
Come with your l,leasure and your pain
And your hopes too bright to last.
Come from your hidden graves 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
I will welcome We all again,
AS once In the halls of Ed,
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 cavesl
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 byl
Emma A. Browne in New York Ledger.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1897-11-18
80 search COR Truth.

In the search for truth no aid is so
effective as the ever ready spirit of &C
tivity He who postpones putting what
he knows into practice until he knows
more will find his journey long and
discouraging one. Carlyle well says:
"Convictiou, were it never so excellent,
is worthless till it cow rts itself into
conduct. Nay, properly conviction is
not possible till then; inasmuch as all
speculation is by nature endless and
formless Most true is il, as u wise man
teaches as, that, Doubt Of any sort can
not be removed except by action. On
which ground, too, let him who gropes
painfully III 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. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1897-11-18
MRS. PINKHAM's STANDING
= INVITATION,

Women suffering from any form of
female weakness reinvited topromptly
communicate with Mrs. Pinl1ham, 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, esta blished 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 anywoman, rich or poor, is very
foolish if she does not take advantage
of this generous offer of assistance.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1897-11-18
THE FIRST SNOWFALL.
The snow had begun in the cleaning
AMI hi1ailv ell The night

The snow had begun IN the cleaning.
And btl4ily all The night
Had becn lleiiping field and highway
With q sl4ence deep and white.
Every pine and fir and hemlock
Wore erInine too dear for an earl,
And the poorest twig on the elm tree
Was ridged inch deep with pearl
From sheds new rooted with Carrara
Came chanticleers mu1fed crow,
The stiff rails were soft ened to swansdown
And still fluttered down to snow
| stood and watched by the window
The noiseless work Of the sky,
And tho sudden flurrios of snowbirds,
Like brown leaves whirling by.
| thought of mound in sweet Auburn
Where a little headstoAS 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 SNOWY
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 DER our first great sorrow
When that mound was heaped SO high.
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
1.-The snow that husheth all.
Darling the merciful Father
Alone can make 1t 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
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1897-11-18
Tennner.

Temper itself is not bad quality. It
is not to be destroyed, as we sometimes
say Without temper bar of steel be-
comes like lead. A man without temper
is weak aud worthless We are to learn
self control. A strong person is one who
has strong temper under perfect mas
terry. There is deep truth here-that
our mistakes aud our sins, if we repent
of them, will help in the growth and
upbailding CT our character. House
wife
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1897-11-18
The Bank of England is sO8 years OLE

A little child of j. R. Hays, living near
Colquitt, Ga, overturned pot of boiling
water, scalding itself so severely that the
skin came off its breast and limbs. The
distressed parents sent to Mr.. Bush, a
merchant of Colquitt, for remedy, and
he promptly forwarded Chamberlain's
Pain Balm. The child was suffering in
tensely, but was relieved by single APP
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.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1897-11-18
Civilizing a Chimpanzee.

"It's wonderful. :" said the man who
is always earnest, Ito see how they can
develop the intellects of the lower ami
mails There is no telling how much we
may be able to benefit them by system
attic education. -
"What suggested that idea?''
"a chimpanzee that l saw. He was
ono in perfectly wild condition Now
they have by patient training taught
him to smoke pipe, play cards and
Lrink whisky ~ London Answers.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 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.
Head,
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1897-11-18
Stop! Women,

And consider that In addressing Mrs.
Pinkham you are confding your private
Ills to a woman-a woman whose ex-
perience In treating woman's diseases
is greater than that of any living ply
sician, male or female.
You can talk freely to woman when
it is revolving to relate your private
troubles to man; besides, a man does
not understand, simply because he isa
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1897-11-18
Bessarsbia.

One of the most productive sections
of the world is the Russian province of
Hessarabia. taken from Turkey in 1878.
Its vineyards often yield 800 gallons of
wine per acre The average yield of
wheat is IS bushels, and of maize so
bushels.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1897-11-18

j. M. Thirswend, of Grosbeck, Tex,
says that when he has a 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. I'll. Heald.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1897-11-18
There Is . class Of Peonle

Who are injured by the use OF coffee. Recently
new preparation called GkAIN-O, made OF pure
grains, that takes the place OF coffee. The most
delicate stomach receives it without distress,
and but few can tell 1t from coffee. 1t does not
cost over a as much. Children may drink 1t
with great beneflt. Is cts. and 25 cts. per pack
age. Try it. ASK for GRAIN.O.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1897-11-18

OLD DIR. WARREN SAID: Coffee often
produces and always, aggravates a 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 1t when ayers Hygienic Cereal
Coffee is such good substitute and is
healthful?
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1897-11-18

Disagreement for life by burns or scalds
may be avoided by using DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve. the greatest remedy for piles
and for all kinds of sores and skin
troubles.-W. D. Head.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1897-11-18

French authorities say that the lnten-
sity Of the electric light used on men, #
war has caused eye complaints among the
sailors, some of which have led to com
plete blindness.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 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. Head.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1897-11-18

You can't afford to IRISH your life by al
lowing a cold to develop into pneumonia
or consumption. Instant relief and a GER
tain cure are afforded by One Minute
Cough Cure.-W. d. Head. o..
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1897-11-18

You can't cure consumption, hut you
can avoid it and cure every other form of
throat or lung trouble by the use of One
Minute Cough Cure. D. Head.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 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-d day is DR.. Kings
NewDiscovery. For consumption. coughs,
colds, and FIR all affections of Throat,
Chest and Lungs 1t is invaluable. 1t has
been tried for quarter cf century, and
is guaranteed to cure, or money returned.
No household should he without this
good angel. Ii is pleasant to take and a
safe and sure remedy for old and young.
Free trial bottles at E. X. Taft's Drug
Store. Regular size Soc and 81. 2
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 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. Head.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1897-11-18
What
SCOTS
nuIsion?

It is a strengthening food and
tonic, remarkable In its f1esh-form-
ing properties. 1t contains Cod
Liver Oil emulsificd or partially
digcsted, combined with the we'll
known and highly priced Hypo-
phosphites of Lime and Soda, so
that their potency Is materially
increased.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1897-11-18

And now 1t Is claimed that the nettle
and the pigweed are good, savory and
nourishing food, If properly prepared.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1897-11-18

Prepare for aprons, ladies. They are
all the rage in London, and will come this
WaV
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 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 dr4lgpist, or we mail it
for 10 cents. Full size so cents
ELY Bros, Sc 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. 1t is a
most valuable remedy Stewart,
824 Grand Avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1897-11-18

It is a. 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 i'll 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 OF. woman with robust
health, unwaverina courage and the
disposition to go through life with IL
song and smile The happiest people
III the world are those who work and
work cheerfnllv -Bonsnwifa
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1897-11-18
At Long Range

I've just expressed my opinion Of
Snobson, and told him i'll plain terms
what think Of his contemplate mean
ness. " ... s'e
''Snobson's pretty dangerous man
to talk to that way, | suppose you are
ready to back your opinion, " ..
II am, said the infuriated man as
he sealed the letter and wrote Snobson's
name OH the envelope. = Exchange
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1897-11-18

Rag carpets are becoming fad, and
old-fashioned looms are at a premium in
some localities.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1897-11-18

The next convention Of the Baptist
Young Peoples Union will be held in
Buffalo. N. Y.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1897-11-18

Young people to the number of 40 900
have attended the different young peoples
conventions this summer.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1897-11-18

A man was recently fined fifty cents for
each of three oaths uttered at Vineland,
New Jersey. 1.',..s
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1897-11-18

An effort is 10 b4 made to throw open
the Congressional Library at Washington
every evening, so that the public can get
full benefit Of it.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1897-11-18

Small pill, safe pill, best pill, DeWitt's
Little Early Risers cure billousness, con-
stipation, sick headache.-W. D.. Head.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1897-11-18
What VIII nD02

It viii arrest loss of flesh and
restore to a normal condition the
infant, the child and the adolf. It
Will enrich the blood of the anemic;
will stop the cough, heal the irrita-
ton Of the throat and lungs, and
cure incipient consumption. We
make this statement because the
experience of twenty-five years has
proven It IN tens of thousands of
cases. Be sure yOs get SCoTTS Emsfsiom.
soc. and $500, ali druggists.
SCOTT 81 BOVINE, Chemists. New York.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1897-11-18

The toad captures and devours bees,
wasps, ants, beetles, worms, spiders, bugs,
grasshoppers, crickets, weevils, cater
pillars, and moths. e.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1897-11-18
Seeing Rome.

"How. long have you been in Rome?"
said Pope Plus TX.
"Three weeks" was the ready an
swer.
"Ah, them said his holiness, "you
have seen Rome And how long have
you been here?" asked he, turning to
the. second visitor o..
'"Three 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, "have
not begun to see Rome. -"
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1897-11-18

The falling elevator still gets in its
deadly work every once in while.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1897-11-18

Great quantities Of sulphur are mined
In the craters OF several extinct volca-
noes in Mexico.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1897-11-18

Jasper never entered the house again.
He went home, packed up his things,
wrote a hurried note in disguised
hand to Picnic, who on the following
day would be 81 years old and come
into $500 year, which had been left
her. to the disgust of her mother. by
her fond father-and Jasper went to
bed.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1897-11-18

II was much struck. says Max Mul
Ter il Cosmopolis, ''by the extraor.
binary power of observation Of French
friend of mine, who, when III 1866 the
queen and the Empress Eugene entered
the Grand Opera at Paris together and
were received with immense applause,
turned to his neighbor, an Eng lishman.
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
T. A. - AK-
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1897-11-18

SOLD by W. w EArHROP-
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-05-15

Printed ducks are just as good,
it not better than anything else
for boys shirt waists. They wash
and wear we'll, two very important
considerations. Kerr has them in
a large variety of patterns at eight
yards for one dollar. =
We don't expect you to give us
the preference if what we have to
sell is inferior or our prices high
er than our rivals, but when we
offer superior article for less
money, you do yourself a wrong
by not looking into the matter.
Call and see our samples of
portrait work. King Bros, ITO
Hotel street y
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-05-15
BY POLICE AT CALLAO.

Inquiry here confirms the story COM
ing from Lima to the effect that the
State Department has lodged a de-
mand with the United States charge
of legation at Lima for the release of
the mate of the American bark "Uncle
john" He was ashore on December
10 last at Callao, and was arrested be-
cause Of his constant demand for raj
nier Beer" On tap or in bottles at the
Criterion Saloon.
The age-herald., 1897-10-05
Receivers Sale.
William Vaughan. Trustee,

Stevens Electric Company.
 In the the City Court of Birmingham, Ala.
 Notice is hereby given that on the 11th day of October, 1S97 the undersigned, as Receiver, under and by virtue of deere tai order of said court in said cause en- tered on the 17th day of June, 1897, will sell at public outcry in front of the court house door of Jefferson county, Alabama, to the highest and best bidder for cash, all pany in my hands or subject to my con- ,rol, as Receiver, excepting moneys but including all real estate, personally, fran chises and mixed property owned by said corporation, choses in action and uncol- lected claims due said corporation or to me as Receiver as such, the personal proper ty consisting of certain dynamos ma chinery, etc., located principally upon the hereinafter mentioned real estate, such as is used in the operating of an electric as follows
 A certain piece of land beginning at a point on the north line of block 526, 300 feet from the N E. corner of said block, according. to the. Elyton Land Company's $ survey of the city of Birmingham, Ala, and running at right angle to said north line in southerly direction 185 feet, thence at right angle and parallel with said north line of block 526 in a southweSterly direc- ton 145 feet, to the wall line of the Bir- right angle in a northerly direction. and along said wall line 50 feet; thence at right angle on a line parallel with said north line of block 526, fifty-five feet; thence northerly at. right angle .135 feet; to said north line of block 526; thence along said north line to point of beginning ninety feet, said described property being a part of block 526.
 A. LATADY,
 Receiver.
The age-herald., 1897-10-05
Markers by. Telegraph.
Cotton Letter.


 New York. Oct. 4.-There was a decid- edly better feeling in cotton today and the conviction that prices are low enough seems to be gaining ground. The L.y- efpool advices were encouraging. Sept. sales there were larger and that mar kst advanced one and one-half to two eiNty-fourtfs. On our market rihere was little animation at the opening and prices ranged on the call from three points above to two points below the closing figures of Saturday. January sold at 6.3S and 6.35. Liverpool was s:fl- ing llere and after the opening ghe mar l0st weakened, January declnging to 6.32 The selling pressure was soon exhausted. however, receipts were quite modsrate, and the temper of the market changed again. The small loss was quickly re- cov5red and in the afternoon the mar kst secured good advance and clossd firm with 641 bid fer January. The character of the buying today was good We favor buying on breaks. sss
 RIORDAN & co.
The age-herald., 1897-10-05
New York Cottnn Martet-

New York, Oct. 4.ZThere was a steady and fairly active market for cotton, with prices 2@S points higher on the near months on the first call, while the later months were unchanged. After casing off 1@3 points there was a gen. eral advance on local covering following improved cables and reports of frost in parts of the cotton belt. At the best point the market showed an advance of 5@1O points. There was little or no out side speculation to give support. Buy ing was checked by claims that the quarantine would be raised in Missis- sippi and Texas points, The market advanced sharply just before close on active covering by local shorts and closed firm at a net advance of 7@S points. Total sales, 141, 200 bales.
 Cotton quiet. Middling, 61sc Net re- eeipts, none; gross, 11,197; exports to France, 2,444; to the continent, 5,143; forwarded, 5,7S0; sales, 356; spinners, 256; stock, actual, 54,39O.
 Total today: Net receipts, 4S,01S; ex- ports to Great Britain, 4,625; to France, S,923; to the continent, 5,543; stock, 41S,- 0S9
 Consolidated: Net receipts, S2.413; ex- ports to Great Britain, 9,473; to France, S942; to the continent, 7,2S2
 Total since Sept. 1: Net receipts, S92,S31; exports to Great BIitain, 167,- 977; to France, 56,935; ito the continent, 1SS,609.
 Cotton futures opened steady; sales, 10,300 bales. January, 635: February, 6.SS; March. 6.41; May, 6.51; June, 652; July, 6.56; October, 6.29; November 627; December, 6.31.
 Cotton futures closed firm; sales, 141,- 200 bales. January, 6.41; February, GAS; March, 6.49; April, 654; May, 6.5S; June, 6.62; July 666; October, 6.34; Novem- Der, 6.33; December, 6.37.
 Cotton spot closed quiet; middling up- lands, 61sc; middling Gulf, GAG. Sales, 356 bales.
The age-herald., 1897-10-05
DELIGHTFUL AND CHEAP TRIP To New York. Boston. Philadelphia, Bal
 timore and the East.

Via Central of Georgia railway to Sa- vannah, thence the elegant steamers of the Ocean Steamship company to New York, Boston and Philadelphia and Mer- chants and Miners line to Baltimore Excursion tickets. including meals and berth on ship at very low rates during summer months The sea air a great tonic
 Steamer appointments equal to finest hotels.
 For rates, reservations, sailing dates, etc., apply 10 any agent of the company or to
 SOLON JACOBS. Commercial Agent.
 JACK W. JOHNSON Union Ticket
 Agent Birmingham, Ala.
 J. c. HALLE, General Passenger
 Agent, Savannah. Ga