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The Press., 1898-11-17
CLARA BARTON. Her Grand Endorsement of Dr.
 GTeGne'S NerVura.
Encouraging the Sick to Use
 This Greatest of Remedies.

with the tender mercies of charity Is matter of history known to all the world.
 Such is the world famous Clara Barton, President of the Red Cross Society, and her words in praise and recommendation of the wonderful curer of disease, Dr.. Greene's Nervura blood and nerve remedy, will be the kindling of new hope to thou sands upon thousands of those who are sick, out of health, weak, nervous, or who suffer from headaches, rheumatism, neu- ralgia or other painful and distressing dis ease, kidney complaints, nervous affections or poor and devitalized blood.
 Clara Barton says:
 "We have tried Dr. Greene's Nervura blood and nerve remedy and although the has been in our hands but short time, we judge that the remedy has all of the merits which are claimed for it. We shall still continue it's use, with the ex- pectation that we shall be able to indorse it still more highly.
 CLARA BARTON,
 President of the American National Red
 Cross, Washington, D. C."
 If you wish to be made we'll and strong again, if you wish health to take the place of disease, if you wish to know what it is to be without pain, weakness, nervous ness, humours, or indeed, any kind of nervous and physical suffering, take Dr. Greene's Nervura blood and nerve remedy.
 Dr. Greene's Nervura is not a patent medicine, but the prescription of Dr. Greene, of s West I4th St., New York City, the most successful physician in curing diseases, and is, therefore, exactly and perfectly adapted to cure. Consulta- tion, examination and advice in regard to any case may be had free at Dr. Greene's office. either if you call or write.
The Press., 1898-11-17
At Sen On Mnsknt.

A funny scene occurred many years ago in congress. A present of Arabian horses. sword, etc., arrived from the imam of Maskat for President Adams. A western member with some heat moved that the gift should be sent back, with letter from congress- in- forming the ruler of Maskat that the president of the United states was no king, but the servant of the people, and was not permitted to give or receive presents.
 Another member rose. ''Such let. ter. MT. Speaker. . he said, ''can easily be written. But where is it to be sentl Where is Maskat?''
 There was no response Apparently not member of the house was prepared to answer. nor could Maskat then be found in any atlas published in this country It was found at last on Ger man map A civil answer was returned, and the geographers made haste to i'm sert Maskat in the next edition of their maps s-Exchange
The Press., 1898-11-17
Gladstone,s Courtesy.

My father, says a London restau- rant keeper, was a miIkn.an. and his place was in the neighborhood of liar. ley street. He supplied the Gladstone family with milk, and delivered it. One day when on my rounds thunder storm came on as had just reached MT. Gladstone's house, and the rain descend ed in torrents. I rang the servants bell, but it was not promptly answered, and meantime was being soaked with the rain. The front door opened, and a kindly voice asked me to step into the doorway, so that might be sheltered. MT. Gladstone had seen me from the window and opened the door himsel& He also rang for the servant, so that ! might be attended to without further delay,"
The Press., 1898-11-17
Swanninr rsIenhonsn.

The following story comes from the Grand Rapids Press and has to do with a man and a woman who are employed in different offices in one of the large buildings of that city. Each office has a telephone, but as il happens one is an instrument belonging to the Citizens company, the other Bell instrument.
 One day the man had occasion to use the Citizens line and stepped across the hall to the lady's office.
 ''Have you Citizens phone?' he asked, and she replied in the affirmative.
 "Well, he ventured: "I'm citizen May use it?''
 Why, of course he might use it, but inwardly she was inclined to envy his ability to stand up and assert his citi- zenship in this way, for some of her womanly propensities were of the new ish" sort An hour later she balanced accounts with him.
 Have you Bell telephoneY' she asked on stepping into his office. He did not try to deny it
 Well, I'm belle. May use it?'
The Press., 1898-11-17
"Yea We can't 20 on like this, Miss

"Yes We can't go on like this, Miss Helmsley."
 "No9'' Nora felt the color go out of her face
 ''It isn't fair to you, and besides r. things have changed"-
 "You mean that Betty'-
 ''Miss Oakhurst is going to be mar ried. Nora gasped, but did not speak. "She is engaged to Lord Barthorpe. I met Lady Oakhurst just now, and she was overdowing with loving kindness to the world in general. |"
 Betty has behaved abominSply, put in Nora indignantly.
 Ted Markham smiled.
 ''I think, on the contrary, that, she has shown remarkably good sense am going to leave London. really came this afternoon to say goodby.
 Nora bit her lips.
 ''I am very sorry" she began hesi- tatingly. ''I am afraid was rather to blame, but I thought Betty really cared, and"-
 She left the sentence unfinished. Ted Markham's s demeanor puzzled her. He was quite white, and there was a. look in his eyes which troubled her. What was there in her fluffy haired, blue eyed little friend to move man so? That her companion had taken some great resolution, and that singularly diff cult one, it was easy enough to perceive.
 "Are you going. to be away long?' she asked awkwardly. ''I mean, are you going far?''
 ''I think of going to have look at the antipodes. My father has some in- terest, and hope to get sent off to Mel bourne. ''
 "But haven't you made up your mind rather hurriedly?' she objected timidly.
 "Hurriedly? Why. I put things in train weeks agor'
 Weeks ago." she exclaimed But Betty's engagement is quite fresh. Did you suspect'-
 ''I suspected nothing. I knew''-
 "You knew!'' she exclaimed indig- nantly. "Then why didn't you speak? Why didn't you tell me?'
 ''Tell you!" She stared at him, his tone was so vehement. "Oh, about Bet ty, you meanr'
 OA COU1SCs w ldV OAS0 COUAO | ulOdu.
 Nothing, of course''-
 Really, dont t understand you.
 He laughed drearily as he rose. "No, I must not explain. Goedby."
 She looked up at him with startled eyes.
 ''Yor ave too hard on B,~sw. 9ne''--
 "On 8etty? Don't you A.: rhaU 1 haven't thought of her for weeks-that I found out long ago that we had made 8 mistake?''
 ''Then why are you going?''
 She managed to keep her eyes upon his face, though her cheeks burned and she felt almost choked
 Don't you know that am almost a pauper?" he said bitterly, as he turned away
 Nora tto& sten after him. Are you going, sne asked in trembling voice, because you want lu make your fortune or because-because am too rich?''
 "Norap'
 She covered her face with her hands.
 "Oh, if you were not in love with Betty, didn't you see-didn' t you guess weeks ago"-
 The voices of the chaperons were loud ill condemnation when the engage ment was announced, and the mother of younger sons and ungilt titles de- clared that Lady Hewitt had allowed her niece to throw herself away, while Betty Oakhurst shook her pretty head and reflected sadly that men were tickle creatures and that feminine friendship was but a broken reed.-London World.
The Press., 1898-11-17
rha C,on.idierata Mnlas.

General Banks was besieging Port Hudson. La., the southern gateway to the control of the Mississippi river. A body of troops had marched into the back country to look for lowering Con- federate cax airy and were sleeping one moonless night behind stacked rifles in readiness for night attack. The attack came in an unexpected form. Some six or eight army mules, getting somehow detached from the wagon wheels to which they were tied at night, were seized by panic and came charging down almost the entire line of the Fifty second Massachusetts volunteers. Every man lay covered with ''shelter tent, " a piece of white cotton cloth about five feet square.
 AS the mules rushed over each one of us he woke suddenly with cry and sprang up, raising his shelter tent in one hand or upon his front, so that he seemed like a shceted and gibbering ghost. This successive rising of over 400 apParitions added wildness to the panic of the mules, and they fairly flew down the line. Now, the remarkable thing is that while many man had his side rubbed hard or his scalp abraded by the hcof CT the leg ot mule not a man was really stepped on or badly hurt. It was for months subject of comment with us that the mules in their intensi- fled panic should nevertheless have been able to see where to step should have cared where they stepped and in their speed should have been able always to step on the ground. Spectator.
The Press., 1898-11-17
THIRTY YEARS AGO.
Items of local interest taken from the column of The Press, thirty years ag0.l

 of The Press, thirty years agO.l
 November 20, 1888.
 A. D. Cady announces 8 ball at the Furnace Hollow hotel Thanksgiving even- ing.
 The new road from this village as far as the West place has been completed and accepted by the commissioners, and Is now open for travel
 Quite number of our people were re- warded for early rising last Saturday morning, being delighted spectators of the magnificent meteoric showers that occurred at that time. The meteors fell from all parts of the heavens, differing in brilIiancy and color, some being as large as the largest rockets. The most brilliant display occurred between four and five o'clock.
 COVENTRY. Addison Kingsbury has so far completed his new building for the manufacture of pasteboard boxes that he expects to occupy it the last of this pres- ent week. The young ladies employed by MT. Kingsbury provided an entertain ment the evening of November 18th. in the new shop and invited Mir. Kingsbury and lady with few friends to help them dedicate the new building, which was pleasantly done.
 BIRTHS Stafford Hollow, November g, 1888, son to Leander Rood.
 Stafford Springs, November, 18th, a daughter to Horatio Brown. Stafford Springs, November 7th, son, Herbert B., to Edwin B. Holt.
 MARBlED.-SoutE. Coventry, November 10, 1868, by Rev. Wm. J. Jenning, Arnold Warren and Nellie E. Porter, both of Coventrv
The Press., 1898-11-17
A Bona Eide Remedy.

One reason that we SO enthusiastically enc dorse Vinol is that it is genuine remedy. Vinolis not 8 patent medicine, nor does Vinog contain any ingredient that is not printed on the label of each bottle.
 MT. Warren Toppans of Lynn, who is Q prominent chemist of that city, is impressed by the merits of Vinol largely on this account. He writes as follows:-
 ''Another great point that imprasses mo strongly in favor of Vinol is the fact it is an absolutely honest remedy, that contains on its label description of everything of which it is composed. On this account VinOl should be placed in an entirely different, class from the many patent medicines and secret noss trums of which the public have become sus- picious."
 Vinol we have learned by experience to, be more efficient than cod liver oil in any form in which cod liver oil has ever been sold. Vinol in addition is positively delicious to the taste. As reconstructoH Vinol has no equal. Yours very trulys
 Ao C. EATON.
 Special vinol representative,
The Press., 1898-11-17
PessIIniSIn.

"There is a great Gt4l of difference she said. with sarcasm between til, way man parts win his money Def, '' he is married and a1terWard.
 "Yes, said Mir. Pennywi. g. ''E' fore marriage, when he gives her a bunch of flowers, she says: Thank Ao'. George. You are su goo d and kind ;'5 generous. 3ut after, NAtu Ie glN,sl. three-fourths of his salary, she mel, <. looks hurt and sa Is, Is that aIl!' "-- Washington f-r
The Press., 1898-11-17
A Sure Sign of Group.

Hoarseness in a child that is subject to croup is a sure indication of the approach of the disease. If Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is given as soon as the child be- comes hoaTse, or even after the croupy cough has appeared, it will prevent the attack. Many mothers who have croupy children always keep this remedy at hand and find that it saves them much trouble and worry. It can always be depended upon and is pleasant 10 take. For sale by E. K. Taft, Stafford Springs H. F. Cady, Stafford.
The Press., 1898-11-17
CnnId Ra Trseh orte,,.

The following anecdote illustrates Donizetti's susceptibility and quick wit. During his long stay at St. Petersburg he played by command before tue Czar Nicholas, who entered into conv ersation with a bystander in the course of the piece. Donizetti at once broke off the performance.
 "Why have you stoppedf'' asked the Rutocrat.
 ''Sire, was the reply, "when the czar is speaking everybody else should be silent.''
The Press., 1898-11-17
The Rarest Bird.

The rarest bird ill existence is cer- tain kind of pheasant in Annam. For many years its existence was known only by the fact that it's longest and most splendid plume was in much re- quest by mandarins for their headgear. A single skin is worth $400. and the living bird would be priceless but it soon dies in captivity.
The Press., 1898-11-17
CRITICISM.

The critic eyed the sunset as the umber turned
 to gray, Slow fading in the somewhat foggy vest To tEe color cultured critic twas very dull
 display '' 'Tisn't half so good a sunset as was offered
 yesterday. I wonder why" he murmured as he sadly
 turned away, 1.-The sunsets can't be always at their best ?'' Charlotte PerkSns Stetson in Chap Book.
The Press., 1898-11-17
Educating Her 7irla

Standards of conduct differed from those now ill general acceptance For instance, walking one day to Ipswich we met laborer's wife and her two daughters, girls of I2 and IA
 "So, Mrs F., said my eldest sister "you have been shopping
 "No, miss, !" replied the good wom- an, with an unmistakable air of self approval, "but am anxious to do my girls all the good can, so have just taken them to see man hanged. - "Reminiscences of Bentham Edwards.
 All Alone In That Glass.
 MT. Hunker-I have merely speak ing acquaintance with Miss Th-ockmor- ton.
 Mir. Spatts-You are very lucky. All her other acquaintances are listening acuuaintances Stray Stories.
The Press., 1898-11-17
From New Zealand.
Reefton, New Zealand, Nov. B, 1896.

Reefton, New Zealand, Nov. 23, 1896. am very pleased to state that since took the agency of Chamberlain's medi- cines the sale has been very large, more especially of the Cough Remedy. In two years have sold more of this particular remedy than of all other makes for the previous five years. As to its efficacy, I have been informed by scores of persons of the good results they have received from 1t, and know It's value from the use of it in my own household. It is so pleas- ant to take that we have to place the bot tie beyond the reach of the children.
 E. J. Scantlebury. For sale by E. K. Taft, Stafford Springs !; H. F. Cady, Stafford.
The Press., 1898-11-17
A Knooker That Meant Life.

So cruel were some of the punish ments meted out to criminals in Eng land centuries ago that it was small wonder the poor wretches claimed the fright of sanctuary" If they reached a church or some other privileged place, the law could not touch them. curi- ous relic in connection with this custom exists today in the form of the quaint knocker on the door of Durham cathe- dral. The applicant, having hammered at the portal, one of the priests inside would inspect him through the eyes of the copper mask above the knocker and after due barley would admit the fright anod criminal
The Press., 1898-11-17
RUssEs
rF you are afflicted with HERNIA go to
HEALD'S.

He has a Full Line Of :Penheld's CeIlulOid Seeley's Hard Rubber, New York Elastic and other makes. He guarantees satisfaction or no sale.
The Press., 1898-11-17

HE FOOLED THE SURGEONS. All doc- tors told Renick Hamilton of West Jef- ferson, O., after suffering IS months from Rectal Fistula, he would die unless 8 costly operation was performed; but he cured himself with five boxes Bucklen's Arnica Salve, the surest Pile cure on Earth, and the best Salve in the World. 9 cents 8 box.
 Sold by A. c. Eaton, Druggist.
The Press., 1898-11-17

Old Gotrccks (savagely)-What's thatl You mean to tell me that you really love my daughter for herself alone?
 Young Hardup (tremulously)-Y-yes, sir, but 1 think could learn to Hove you, t-too, sir, ia t-t-time, sir.-Vanity Far.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-11-10
FLAG OF THE CUBAN PEOPLE.
1t Was First Carried by NarcisO Lo-
peg in 1S5O-51-VersiOnsa as
to It's Meaning.

The Cuban flag was first carried by
Narciso Lopez about 1S5O-1851, when
he invaded Cuba and lost his life.
There are quite a number of versions
as to the meaning of this flag; one is
that the red equilateral triangle
stands for equality; the white star
represents Cuba, which would gain her
independence through a sea of blood,
and the three blue stripes for the
three departments into which they in
tended to divide the island-eastern
Cuba, central Cuba and western Cuba.
There is another version, that once
about 1850 or 1851 group of Cuban eX-
lies were talking of the new flag that
should be adopted, and trying TO get
a suitable design, when one of them
went to the window Of the room in
which they We're holding their discus
sion and saw the evening star shining
brightly. in the heavens. surrounded
by the glare of the setting sun, while
still higher the sky was blue, striped
with white clouds.
The revolutionary flag of Puerto
leo is of the same proportions and de-
sign as the Cuban flag, only the cOlors
are changed. Where the Cuban flag
is red the Puerto Rican flag is blue, and
where the Cuban flag is blue the Puer-
to Rcan flag is red. 1t is singular to
notice that in almost every country of
which liberty is the watchword and
guiding idea the flag Is composed of
the three colors-red, white and blue
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-11-10
CAN SEE THINGS GROW.
The Tall story Il LGndon Paper Tells
About n Recent German
Invention.

The farmers wall about bad wealth
er, and cattle disease has become a
dead letter, says London Tit-Bits.
Prof. Sclinck. of Stuttgart, Ger
many, says that he cannot only grow
your vegetables while you wait-right
from the seeds 20 the full-blown cab
bage or lettuce as the case may be
but can also rear the newborn calf
into the prime healthy OK in a few
hours.
In the case of the vegetable king
dom, scientists nave long been on the
Ttrge of the professors discovery. 1t
has long been known that if potash
were applied to potatoes the seed
yielded more than double the Guanti-
ty. and, which is more important. that
disease seemed to disappear.
Now, Prof. Schinck, not only uses
potash, bur mixes it with albumen.
The exact process is not yet known.
You call at, say, midday, and in your
presence he vii plant a cabbage seed
in a substance which looks like red
earth
Then he will take the newly-born
calf. which again you can supply, and
commence injecting his concoction
into il.
know il is hard to believe, but you
can actually see the plant and animal
growing, and by 6:3O the cabbage will
be full-grown. and the calf about the
size of healthy 1S-month animal.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-11-10
HALE DOLLS.
They Form Only Five Per Cent. of tn e
Total, but Many of Them
Have Character.

Of the doll population males form
perhaps five per cent. and females
o5 per cent. Many dolls are capable
of passing as either, according to the
way in which they are dressed, but
in some the male sex is indicated by
parting their hair on the side. An
other peculiarity about boy dolls is
that a great many of them Represent
types. Many sailor dolls are sold,
some of them logged out in white
flannel suits Of the regulation cut and
with the broad top sailor hats. making
very trim and jaunty figures. There
are dolls dressed as Little Lord
Fauntleroys. There is boy doll
known from its dress as a marquis,
and there is a farmer boy, standing
with his suspenders over his shoulders
nd wearing n straw hat, a very pretty
figure indeed. There are many har-
lequin figures and many Santa Clauses
and many negro boys, these including
dolls of worsted. Some boy dolls and
girl dolls are sold together in pairs
There is, for inst ance. a couple known
as the bride and bridegroom; another
pair is known as Uncle Sam and the
Goddess of Liberty, says the New York
Sun.
Among more conventional styles
there are boy dolls dressed as little
men and wearing derby hats, and boy
dolls dressed as old men and as chill
dren, ard then there are handsome big
boy dolls dressed in silks and satins.
Boy dolls are sold at all sorts of
prices. Sailor boys, for instance, cost
at retail from 25 cents to five dollars
each
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-11-10
SIZE WAS DETERMINED.
The Terrible Warning Left . Sub
scriber by Young Woman
Book Agent.

A gentleman of this city who has
not much time for reading. yet is
kind-hearted and particularly suscep-
tible TO the pleadings OF the gentler
sex. was recently approached by a
lady who IS acting as subscription
agent for a new publication. When
the subscription list was presented TO
him the gentleman would have liked
to decline to purchase. as he did not
wish the volume, but the lady was
persistent and he waa weak. and he
put down his name. hoping that for
tune would find for him some way cut
Of the difficulty, says the Baltimore
News.
Later the lady called to deliver the
book and to collect the money. but he
had contrived to be out. And every
time afterward when she appeared he
managed 10 be out. until finally her pa
tience became exhausted and she left
for his perusal this note:
"Ey the relentless Intervention of
the invisible hand of Providence have
been prevented from delivering your
hook. but | would not for a moment
have You doubt the moveless stability
and fathomless profundity of my de
termination. for the fiammeriferous.
monOculate autOcrat of day shall
cease 10 radiate the outrageous re-
cesses of the forest, the translucent
queen of night shall cease to peram-
hulate the diaphanous concavity OF
tI.e ccrulean heavens and the horison-
Gus claugor of the heavens artillery
shall cease to below forth its appeals
In sulphurous, igenOus fulgor before
my determination diminishes."
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1898-11-10

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