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The Press., 1898-11-03

days were numbered. My mother brought me Dr. wiIliams' Pink Pitis for Pale People and the first box made me feel better. l continued the treatment and to-day l am well.
 "When commenced to take the pilk weighed I20 poundst now weigh t46 and feel that my recovery s permanent.
 owe my happiness and my heAlth to Dr. Wiiliams' Pink Pills. My husband was benefited by them have recom- mended them to many of my friends and will be glad if any word of mine will direct others to the road of good health."
 Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale Peor6e have cured many eases of almost similar nature.
 The vital clements tn Mrs. Lords blood were deficient. The haemoRlobin was ex- hauSted. She was unfit for the strain she was compelled to undergo. Her nervocs system was shattered and her vitaltY dropped below the danger point.
 A collapse was inevitable.
 Dr. Wi1Eams' Pink Pills cured her by supplying the lacking constituents of health by filling the veins with blood rich in the requisite eiement of life. The heart re- stunned its normal aetionJ the nervous sys- tenn was restored to A state of harmony. and the neuralgia affection disappeared.
 Dr. Wi1iAms' Pink Pills are sold by druggists everywhere, who believe them to be one of the most efficacious naedicinss the century has produced.
The Press., 1898-11-03
GIadstone's Doings and Undoinrs.

MT. Gladstone began Us the defender of the Irish church, he ended by de- molishing it. No one ever opposed more vehemently the extension of British in- huence in Egypt but it was under his government we bumbarded the Alexan- drian forts, fought the battle of Tel-el- Kebir and reduced Egyrt to the condi- tion of British satrapy. He was the most conspicuous advocate of peace with Russia when Lord Beaconstield was in oilics, until ConStantinople Was; i'll danger. Five years later he left office, after having brought us to the very verge of war with Russia for the sake of Penjdeh One year he clapped Mr. Parnell into prison, the next hs proposed to make over to him the gov ernment of Ireland, and then again he deposed him from the leadership. Yet he was always consistent and anxious for his consistency. Circumstances alter cases and Mir. Gladstone was not above being taught by events-W. T. Stead in Review of Reviews.
The Press., 1898-11-03
Easy for Anyone.

We do not believe it necessary to be chemist ID order that the good qualities of Vinol may be recognized. Anyone can ascertain how de- Hcious vinol really tastes. A very few days will convince the most skeptical how much better its action is than that of cod liver oil, and how much more quickly it does good,
 Following is an extract from letter written by Mir. Charles N. Swift well known chemist of Brockton, in which he attributes much of Vinol's success to the above reasons.
 "1 have made careful study of Vinol and find it to be in every particular as you repre- sent it. It is most delicious to the taste, and very effective in its action. To this it owes in large measure its usefulness in creating healthy appetite.''
 It is . fact that the public have learned to recognize the benefit of taking less medicine and in concentrated form. It is also fact that the public appreciate being able to take such c medicine in 6 form that IS delicious to the taste and will not upset the stomach. This is the reason that Vinol will entirely su- persede cod liver oil in any form we have hitherto known it. Yours very truly,
 A. c. EATON,
 Special vinol representative
The Press., 1898-11-03
TO A MAIDEN OF SIXTEEN.

do not fondly ask from you
 The qualities of a noble heart. A mind whose thoughts are pure and tfus. A tongue that speeds no yenomed darA A temper sweet or gentle mood.
 Unselhshness or high endeavor- do not ask you to "be good.
 Sweet maid" l" or even to be "cleveri" I do not ask for poets song,
 For dreamer's tale, high gifts of mind, For orators eloQuence fighting wrong Gifts all, no doubt, to you assigned;f. do not ask for theories new, Ones powers of comprehension tasking, For wisdom or for wit from you
 (There would not be much use in asking). do not ask you for the gift
 All other gifts so far above. . ! will be brave and make a shift
 To live my life without your love Not mine to play lover's part, So, though the omission is distressing, I do not ask you for your hears.
 only ash . minor blessing. do not ask yuu when we meet
 To condescend to notice me, But when kind fate affords that treat Pray bear in mind this modest plea: I do not ask ypu to sit still,
 Though in your chair you always wriegls. I'd have you uO whate'er you will
 only ask you-not to gigglei
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THIRTY YEARS AGO.
items of local interest taken from the columns of The Press thirty years ago.l
November G, 1888.


 The election returns designate Grant as the next president, Grant, getting enough states to secure him 217 electorial V. tee while Seymour gets but 76. Connecticut gives Grant majority of 354s. The vote in Stafford was Grant 374, and Seymour 371. The vote in Coventry was Grant, 260, and Seymour 143.
 Mrs. Mary Pinney has opened a bakery, confectionery and fruit store, and eating house in this village, in the store lately occupied by Albert Parkess.
 The second or third snow storm of the season occurred on Monday of this week and was such a storm aswould have done credit to any of the winter months.
 The next question to be settled by the Stafford lyceum Is: Resolved that Napo, leon was blessing to Europe. Aflirma- tive, Dr. A. D. Field and J. H. Goodell ; negative, J. D. Ballou and A. Howard.
 BoRN.-In StafordSprings Nov 1,1s6s, a son to Peter Bolieau.
 MARRIED.-At Stafford, Nov. 4, 1868, at the home of the brides father, by Rev. F. l.. Batchelder, Robert O. Brown oi Union and Mary A. Scripture, daught, r of Dennis Scripture.
The Press., 1898-11-03

Ills LIFE WAS SAvED.-Mr. J. E. Lily prominent citizen of Hannibal, Mo-, lately had 8 wonderful deliverance from a frightful death. In telling of it he says "I was taken with Typhoid Fever, thai ran into Pneumonia. My lungs became hardened. was so weak couldn't even sit up in bed. Nothing helped me. lex. pected to soon die of Consumption, when I heard of Dr. Kings New Discovery. One bottle gave great relief. I continued to use it, and now am we'll and strong. l can't say too much in it's praise." This marvellous medicine Is the surest and quickest cure in the world for all Throat and Lung Trouble. Regular sizes 5O cents and S1. Every bottle guaranteed.
 Trial bottles free at A. c. Eaton's Drug Store.
The Press., 1898-11-03

A BKNEFAoToR OF WEAK MEN.-To be able to do good in this world is 8 grand thing. To have the power of lessening pain and creating comfort and happiness is noble possession, and to be constant and unselfish in its exercise Is nobler still. Dr. Greene, 35 West 14th St., New York City, the gifted and successful specialist, whose wonderful cures of the weak and facilitated have made his name a house. hold word, is one of the fortunate men.
 Weak men and women should know that they can consult Dr. Greene by letter, free. This is great boon. If you are in trouble, if you are sick and ailing, write to Dr. Greene and get his advice. He can cure you. "
The Press., 1898-11-03
The E0gIish Broom.

One of the botanical oddities of Massa. chusetts is the existence of the English broom, which grows in only two places in Sterling. this county, and in Sa- lem. It is not @ native plant, and how it got across the water is 8 mystery. Perhaps some homesick colonist caused it to be sent to him, that the hills about his new home might have the familiar appearance of the old country. It is 6 beautiful golden yellow in color and grows in 8 compact, spirelike plant, with blossoms close together. So thick are the stalks that the pastures are like sheets of gold, and at first sight seem to be buttercups in masses. Arba Pierce brought some of it into the city and proposes to make 8 display of it at the exhibition of the horticultural society.
 Every one has heard of the broom. English and Scotch literature is full of it. It was the flower of the royal house of Plantagenes. In fact. the name Plan- taganet is ths Freuch for broom plant genet. Their ancestor, the Count d An 5ou, wore a string of broom as a badge, therefore their name. The name broom is given it because of it's usefulness for the purpose. (Mass.) Ga- Zetto
The Press., 1898-11-03
Chalk As Q Coal Saver.

To make half 8 ton of coal go as l5 hundredweight place a quantity of chalk in the grates. Once heated this is practically inexhaustibIe from combus- tion and gives out great heat. Place the chalk at the back of each of your fires in nearly equal proportions with the coal. Fall satisfaction will be felt both as to the cheerfulness and as to the warmth of the, fire. and the saving throughout the winter will be at the rate of '25 per cent.-Exchange 7.
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The Best Plaster .

A piece of flannel dampened with Cham berlain's Pain Balm and bound on to the afflicted parts is superior to any plaster. When troubled with a pain in the chest or side, or lame back, give 1t a trial. You are certain to be more than pleased with the prompt relief which it affords. Pain Balm is also Q certain cure for rheu- matism.
 For sale by FIX. Taft, Stafford Springs H. F. Cady, Stafford.
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Not Wanted.

.sI have here," he began ga little poem, the child of'-
 "Sorry. !" interrupted the editor. 'sbut I couldn't think of taking . child away from it's parent. ''--Harlem Life.
 3 BIsMARK's IRoN NERVE was the result of his splendid health. nIadonaitable will and tremendous -energy are not found where Stomach Liver, Kidneys and Bow qualities, and the success they bring, use Dr. Kfng's New Life Pills. They develop every power of brain and body. Only 95e.
 Sold by A. 0. Eaton, Druggist.
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Good. but Nat Intended.

Now and then a man gets off a good thing and does not know it. An in stance, is noted by Sir M. Grant Duff in his "Diary:'
 We began to talk about the fog. "It was so bad, said, "a week or two ago that I hear Farrar preached against 1t at St.. Margaret's.
 "It was at that church, ' my friend answered, "that 8 clergyman, denoanc- ing MT. Tooth, the ritualist, said, I will not name him, but his name is in every body's mouth. Then, seeing the smiles on the faces of his congregation, he turned scarlet"
The Press., 1898-11-03
Cats of Other Days.

The lot of the average nineteenth century cat does not compare favorably with that of its ancestors. EverybCGy knows that the early Egyptians held the cat sacred, aud any one injuring a sacred animal was liable to severe pun ishment. Among the ancient laws of Wales was a statute which prohibited the slaughter of a cat under a curious penalty. The owner of the slaughtered animal held it by the tip of the tail. with its nose touching the floor, and the slayer had to give him. by way of com, pensation. as much wheat as would bury the entire animal out of sight The grain was supposed to represent the amount that the owner would lose through the depredations of vermiE by being deprived of the cat.
 Saxony, Switzerland and other Eu- ropean countries also had laws enacted for the protection of cats. which were regarded of economic value. Now, how ever, pussy is simply decorative do mestic adjunct.
The Press., 1898-11-03
A Sure Sign of Oroup.

Hoarseness in @ child that Is subject to croup is q sure indication of the approach of the disease. If Chamberlain's Cough Remedyis given ss soon as the child be- comes hcaIse, 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 1t 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., 1898-11-03
All Dear to Him.

Wife-The doctor orders me to the mineral baths at Carlsbad, and you re- fuse me the means to go That shows how little you value me.
 Husband-On the contrary, I do not wish to lose 8 pound of you.-Fliegende Blatter
The Press., 1898-11-03

Pedagogue tseverelyl-Now, sir. for the last time, what's the square of the hypotenuse of 8 right angled triangle equivalent to2
 Boy desperately y)-ItAs equivalent to lickin fer me, sir Go ahead Lon don Fuu ,s..5.
The Press., 1898-11-03

Make use of time while it is present with you. It depends upon your will and not upon the number of days to have sufficient length of rlife.-Mon- taigne.
The Press., 1898-11-03
Strange as it may seem the orig

strange as It may seem, the origin Of the miter is to be found in Acts ii, 8, "And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them" The miter Is supposed to be a representation of these cloven tonQueR
The Press., 1898-11-03

1nS AWKW&90ueee OI n0lu8 - EF10Cos
 The Prince of Wales is placed by fate in the most difficult position of any English subject. Libeled necessarily, continuously and indignantly, silence is imposed on him by reasons of state. If he patronizes the drama, for the neglect of which the queen is persist ently blamed. the prince is depicted as trifler, who finds in the society of mummers relief from the tedium of 8 wasted life. If he encourages our na- tional sports, he is a profligate and is compared with royal predecessors, whose conduct would certainly not commend itself today even to the stanchest supporters of monarchy. If he does not lavish money he does not possess, he is said to be stingy. If he makes an outlay on a church at Sand ringham or ball at Marlborough House, he is spendthrift. Unworthy friendships are attributed to hin with men upon whom he has never set eyes or with whom he may perhaps have ex- changed a casual word. If he plays game of cards, he is 8 gambler.
 Fierce as is the light that beats upon throne. the cruel and searching illumi- nation of the prince's life inficts on him the disabilities and responsibilities, while denying him either the power of the throne or the privileges of 8 private station. Magazine.
The Press., 1898-11-03
A Mothers
 Misery.

71s Itoy ef Ois 1OOmGn fs Ds SSe'y day AistO,y ef 6lOHSan6s SOAo Sat6erb.g she Gidj sOho A eyed She rOas sOo zOiH hank her SA0uOfg hae1s lts Uay f0 good heakh.
The Press., 1898-11-03
From New Zealand.

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 it, 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 FIX. Taft, Stafford Springs l; H. F. Cady, Stafford.
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4 Curious Sight.

In Japan the traveller sees many cu- rious sights. One of the strangest of which is the population washing it. self at the corners of streets toward evening. In Yeddo the citizens fire quent large bathing establishments. The street doors of such resorts stand open, and a striking spectacle. to say the least. is presented by the inmates sitting washing themselves with the ut most unconcern. This is @ general cus- tom. and nothing whatever is thought of it. Such an apparent want of modes ty is difficult to comprehend and is not reconcilable with the advanced state of civilization of the Japanese. In many other of the manners and customs do the laps offer d striking antagonism to those accepted by us.
The Press., 1898-11-03

In Nagasaki, Japan, there is a fire works maker who manufactures pyro- technic birds of great size that when exploded sail in lifeIike manner through tho air and perform many movements exactly like those of living birds. The secret of making these wcn- derful things has been in the possession of the eldest child of the family of each for more than 400 years.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-11-07


County OF
in Salt
the of nominated
W hereun
my October A o. 1871
DAVID c. DUNBAR, County Clerk.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-09-03
APr.ctiesl Dlver,iiier.

To my brother farmers have como
again to tell you little more about
how I get along without raising
cotton. / have sold since January l.,
1898, up to the present time 800 pounds
bacon at eight cents per pound. l5o
gallons syrup Mt 40 cents gallon. ~
barrels sweet potatoes ut $e per barrel,
400 bushels of Irish potatoes ut 60 cents
a bushel, 10 bushels of onions at four
cents . pound, ten yearlings 1T $40 q
head and 100 pounds of sausage at :sI
cents q pound. besides chickens and
eggs and other small items too numer-
Ous to mention.
Ihave learned to keep over irish po-
tatoea when prices do not suit me at
digging time. have lost 900 or 400
bushels in experimenting, and I have
found that it often pays to keep them
until the market opens, which comes
on about the 1st Of August, when we
begin to get our potatoes from Califor.
mia or Colorado. Texas ought to raise
her own potatoes, which is easily done
when we 70 Mt it right. We could keep
thousands of dollars at home with just
. little effort. At low estimate
can make 100 bushels of Irish potatoes
per acre and $50 bushels of sweet pota-
toes ON the same acre, which will
bring $50 if managed rightly. There
is room for hundreds. yes, thousands
OF us to get there outside Of cotton.
expect to attend the farmers con-
gress ut College Station July II. IL and
Is, and would be glad to meet . thou.
sand farmers there seeking knowledge
on farming. What one doesn't know,
the other fellow does, and there and
then will be the tiIle to get together u
tell our little tale. We get from sta
tistics figures showing that Wisconsin,
with half the population Of Texas. up.
| propriates nine times as much as Tex
us in the way Of government aid T.
| farming, and now as farming 10 the
backbone OF commerce.. on which tho
prosperity of all things depends, would
ask you, brother farmers, where j.
your de,nocracy-thc greatest good tc
the greatest number? Texas. yox
know, has enjoyed the blessings o.
democratic rule for . third Of . cen
tury, and in the name OF God and jus
tice, let us have democratic principles
practiccd vile 1t is being preached
Texas Farm and Ranch.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-09-03
LITTLE LAD.

O1tside the golden morning sun
IL tfngeing all with glory;
1ne birds. for springtime has begun.
Are trilling their sweet story.
1nere'e hint OF summer gifts to be:
Ine tender grass Is springing:
Aao through my window wide see
A little lad a-swinging.
What cares he for the winds 80 Wild
Inat howl In wintry weather,
while now the breeze that fans his brow
Il like downy feather?
with grassy carpets spread below,
And birds around him singing,
What cares he for the winters snow,
That happy lad a-swiHging.
He breads no future sIghs and tears,
Light. t.hearted. careless boy!
There come no ghosts OF haunting fears
To mar his childish Joy.
Outstretched before his trusting gaze
Glad gifts the years are bringing:
For life presents Its brightest phase
To that small lad a-swinging.
He'd not exchange that low swingboard
For thrones Of golden splendor:
Nor for the wealth that misers hoard.
The gift Of sunshine tender.
The dewdrops cleaning In the grass
More JOY than gems are bringing:
He lets the world, unenvied. pass.
Wise little lad a-swinging.
Who knows what future days may see
OF glAdnees or of sorrow?
And who would pierce the mystery
That wells the dim tomorrow
When he reviews in after years
The scenes to memory springfng.
Perhaps he'll see through falling tears
The little lad a-swinging.
-Datxy n. Wright, in Minneapolis House
keeper
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-09-03
white wash Wells.

To regular features. white wash
wells are very becoming. Women with
irregular features have to wear them
however. for they are the only prac-
tical wells for the sailor hat. OF course.
chiffon is stylish, but it is not du.
rable, and will not stand many wash.
ings. The regular wash wells get soiled
very easily. especially the part that
comes directly over the mouth. Nat
urally it gets a trifle damp there. and
the dust sticks to 1t. To wash one oi
these wells properly it should bt
soaked in q strong lather Of tepid
water and white soap fer at least hall
an hour. The soapy water should be
squeezed out and the veil rinsed in
clean water, and then dipped in cold
coffee or tea. il q creamy or yellowish
tint is desired, and it 10 more becom
ing to most faces than q pure white
Finally the veil should be shaken out
not wrung, and each point pinned
tightly and carefully to the counter
pane on a bed. and the veil reefet
down with pins on the ends and plair
sides. Almost before one finishes pin
ming It it is dry. and just about as stiff
as when new.-Chicago Times-Herald
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-09-03
DIG DOWN DEEP.
Prairie Dogs Have Holes That Go to
the Water Level-Whefe
They Drink.

"The most interesting thing have
seen in many day." said Mr.. Harvey
Geer, of Lamont, COL, at the Ebbitt a
few nights ago, was q prairie dog well.
Did you ever see one? 1t isn't often
that a chance occnrs to explore the
homes and haunts of these expeditions
little inhabitants of the plains. A few
miles from my town large force OF
aen has been at work this summer
making n deep cut for short railroad
up into the mines. 4 friend Of mine is
in charge of the job, and went out
week ago to see him .nd the work that
had been done. The first thing that at
tracted my attention when got there
was the fact that the cut was being
made through an old alfalfa field and
the roots fringed the sides of the cut
and hung down is or is feet. Up at
the surface of the ground were the
stubbed green plants and reaching
down deep into the earth were the fat,
businesslike roots getting their living
far below where ordinary plants forage
for subsistence.
the prairie dog wells that had been
dug into. The cut went through dog
village, and being a deep one-some
10 feet-it went below the town. There
has always been discussion about
where the prairie dog gets his drink.
Some say he goes eternally dry. and
does not know what it is to have an
elegant thirst on him. Usually their
towns are miles from any stream and
in an arid country where there is no
surface water Mt any time sufficient for
the needs Of an animal requiring drink.
The overland travellers back in the days
of pioneering used to find the dog
towns out on the prairie scores OF
miles from the streams. There was
NO dew, the air was dry IA a bone, the
buffalo grass would be parched brown.
and there would be absolutely nothing
| to auench thirst. I remember discus
sion begun 30 years ago in the Amer
| lean Naturalist by DR.. Sternberg, now
surgeon general. on the subject. and he
argued in favor of the well theory.
But there near Lemont is occular proof
| Of the well theory. The nest holes OF
the dogs were Ave or six feet deep, but
four or five holes went straight down
Is deep rs the excavation had been
made and evidently on into the water
carrying sand beneath. These holes
appeared to BE- used by the whole col
ony commonly. and were little larger
than the holes used Tor their homes, ~
Washingtea sta5-