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ODDITIES OF DIET.
Different Articles of Food COnsid-
cred Edible by the People
of Various Nations.

Among the various nations there have
been great differences as to articles con-
sidered edible, and, of course, among
such as could be procured. The Tar
tars, Marco Polo says, ate horses, cam
els, dogs and drank mares milk. The
Scythians also, according to Herodotus,
drank mares milk. In China birds
nests, rats and snails are eaten. Tie
edible birds nests are found in the Nico-
bars, a cluster of islands in the Bay of
Pengal. These nests, built by the Mic
obar swallows, form one of the princi-
Ial exports of the islands. The Greer
landers depend largely on seals. The
ancient Germans, according to Tacitus,
ate wild apples, flesh and cheese. IN
Abyssinia the natives cut steak from
tie live COW, according to Bruce, and
ate the meat warm with the natural
heat, says Lippincott's.
Among the Egyptians near Elephan-
tine the crocodile was an article of food.
lie Egyptians thought wheat and bar.
ley poor food; they ate principally spelt
and yea. The priests ate beef. geese,
and took wine, but not fsh. The Egyp-
t;ans did not ear Beans or raise them.
They did rot eat the head of any crea-
t,Te. They ate honey and raisins
Among them no cattle were killed ex-
cept for sacrifice. They ate sheep and
goats, and swine's flesh only when Of.
fered to Bucchus and Luna. They had
no vines, but made liquor from bar
ley. They ate fish fresh and salted, or
dried in the sun; also quail and ducks.
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How 8 ThisP
forgotten

We offer One Hundred Dollars reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
+. j. Cheney q Co., Toledo, O.
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carry out any obligation made by their
firm.
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Toledo, O.
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Druggists, Toledo O.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. Testi-
monials sent free. Price 10 cents per
bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Halls Family Pills are the best. 02t4
The true northerner., 1899-05-31
CHINESE RIVER OF DEATH.
Millions Of Deaths Chsrgeabie to the
Yellow River.

The Yellow river, which has again
brought death and disaster to the mil
lions of Chinese who live In the ex-
tensive and fertile regions which IL
waters, Is at once the scourge and the
blessing of the densely populated
country through which it flows. For
centuries its inundations. more or less
severe, but invariably disastrous, have
been of periodical occurrence, and
every effort to prevent them has been
unsuccessful. The river brings down
with IL from the mountains where il
has its rise an enormous quantity of
clayish soil. from whose appearance ii
derives its name. This soil is held in
suspension in the upper reaches of the
stream, where an extraordinary swift
current impedes sedimentation, but
when the river reaches the lower level
of the valley and the rapidity of its
descent is checked, the soil carried in
suspension sinks to the bottom.
That is an ordinary process, but in
the case of the Yoang-Ho. or Yellow
river. ii is made extraordinary by the
enormous volume of the subsidence.
1t goes on so rapidly and the current is
so slow that the bed of the river is
constantly filling up, and to prevent
the water from spreading over the val
ley in a shallow lake il has been neces-
sary to construct. and is essential To
maintain, an immense system of arti-
fetal embankments. As the river rises
the height of these embankments is
increased, and at many places along
its course the surface of the river is
high above the level of the surround
ing country. Under such conditions.
the recurrence of destructive inunda-
tions is inevitable The embankments
are supposed to be under constant
surveillance. and any weakness they
may develop is Immediately repaired
but Chinese science and Chinese
numbers are unable to resist the
mighty pressure of the swollen river
in times of flood \ break takes place
in the protecting wall. through which
the waters pour: sections of the EN-
bankment are swept away. and pretty
soon the adjacent country has been
converted into a lake.
These recurrent visitations are en-
dured by the Chinese with character
istic resignation. AS a result of a flood
of this character which took place re-
Gently 100000 human beings are said
TO be on the verge of starvation. A
few years ago flood occurred from
which ii was estimated that 6.000,000
people lost their lives. Yet the Chin
ese no more think of deserting the
scene of these repeated disasters than
the Egyptians think of leaving the val
ley of the Nile. They know the dan
ger they run, but the fertility of the
soil thus inordinately watered draws
them to locality with an irresistible
attraction. If western energy and skill
could control the Yellow river. the
blessing to the Chinese people would
be le.-Philadelphia In
quirer.
The true northerner., 1899-05-31
Caught the Jury.

The lawyer for the prosecution had
made a long, labored, and tiresome
plea for his client, and the defendants
counsel arose.
"Your Honor" he said, following
the example that has just been set by
the plaintiffs attorney, shall let the
case go to the jury without argu-
ment-"
Then he sat down.
And he won the case.
The true northerner., 1899-05-31
In sympathy.

'But did not the neighbors send
you anything after the fre?" inquired
the poor commissioner of the widow
whose home and belongings had been
totally destroyed three nights before
by the relentless flames.
eyes, sir" was the reply. "Mrs.
Cleaver across the street sent me a
beautiful drawn work dolly with her
card, and Miss Washington, in the
next block, a very pretty cut glass
knife and fork rest."-Detroit Free
pross-
The true northerner., 1899-05-31
Intentional.

Leading Member (of congregation
II like this plan in every respect ex-
cept that they have located the n,,init
between the two entrance doors. 1t
seems to me it Saght to be at the other
end &C the ROOM"
Architect-"I'll make it that wav IL
you want 1T, but with the pulpit as
here shown you'll have a great deal
botter order in the rear seats. and the
collection will be larger. Nobody can
slip out without going the whole
length of the building"
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perseverance,.

Every time / cross the ocean on
any of this company's ships" said the
man who sat moaning in the steamer
chair, II nearly die of seasickness."
TRY some other line" suggested
the passenger with the cigar.
NO" rejoined the other. II am 60
Ing to fight 1t out on this line IL 10
takes a dozen summersr'
Then he made his way slowly but
resolutely to the rail again.
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A Card.

We, the undersigned, do hereby agree
to refund the money on a 90 cent bottle
of Greene's Warranted Syrup of Tar if it
fails to cure your cough or cold. We also
guarantee a % cent bottle to prove salts
factory or money refunded. LoNGwELL
Bros, G.. w. TYLER & Co. 7St26o4
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MIS-. MULCAHYS REVENGE.
1T COST HER SPOUSE TEN DOL
LARS AND COSTS.
sewed Up I'm bag, He Had No Pos
sible show of Escaping the
Wrath of His Bet
ter Half


There was no light in the Mulcahy
domicile.
Mrs. Mulcahy was awake. neverthe-
less. The reason? Mr.. Mulcahy had
week that Mr.. Mulcahy had stayed
out after IL and Mrs. Mulcahy had
made up her mind TO put an end to 1t.
in her loneliness she had resolved upon
a plan.
"Shure an Oi'll do ut" she said to
herself, and just then she heard the
side door close with bang. That
meant that Mr.. Mulcahy had arrived.
Mrs. Mulcahy went to the top of the
stairs and listened. A shambling foot
fall from the hall below was carried
to her ears.
Done il agin," muttered Mrs. Null
cahy to herself, which meant that she
had concluded from the sounds that
Mr.. Mulcahy had dalied long with the
frothy bowl that evening.
She hastily went back into her room
and feigned sleep. BY and by Mr..
Mulcahy stumbled into the chamber.
He leaned against the washstand to
take off his shoes. In the flickering
ray of the electric light that shOne
through the window Mrs. Mulcahy
saw her worse seven-eighths stagger
as though about to fall. but he caught
the door jamb i'm time. Mrs. Mulcahy
watched him from between half-CiOsed
eyelids. He had succeeded in getting
off both shoes. Then he peeled his
coat and without going to further
trouble he threw himself on the bed.
Mrs. Mulcahy waited. She didn't
make a sound. BY and by the heavy
breathing of Mr.. Mulcahy told her
that he was in a deep sleep. That was
Mrs Mulcahy's clew to act. She rose
quietly and stealthily crept to the bu-
reau. From a lower drawer she took
out clean sheet. This she threw
over Mr.. Mulcahy. with care that the
edges of the sheet upon which he re-
posed and the edges of the one she
threw over him met. Then she tip
toed over to the stand by the window
anu lNtui hNh Win IL III iNA
hand threaded with a long string Of
tough linen thread.
Without q sound she sat down on
the edge of the bed and began her
work of the night. She stitched the
edges Of the two sheets together all
the way round, and when she had fin
ished she stepped one side to view her
work. There in the bag she had sewn
round him lay the form of Mr.. Null
cahy. That wasn't all. Mrs. Mulcahy
went down stairs in her bare feet.
She was gone 10 minutes at least.
And when she returned she carried in
her hand a long. thick barrel stave.
She looked at the white-covered
form. Then she raised the stave high
above her head. and down il came.
There was a yell from between the
sheets. The sheets moved. but Mr..
Muicahy couldn't get out. Again and
again were the blows reigned on the
embagged body of Mr. Mulcahy, and
Mrs. Mulcahy had only just begun
when the officer on the beat ratified the
front door. his sleep broken by the
yells from the Mulcahy residence.
Well, Mr.. and Mrs. Mulcahy were ar
rested, and the next morning Mr. Null
cahy was fined so in police court for
disturbing the peace.-Detroit Free
Press.
The true northerner., 1899-05-31
Shake Into Your Shoes.

Aliens Foot-Ease powder for the feet. 1t
cures painful, swollen. smarting, nervous feet
and instantly takes the sting out of corns and
bunons. It's the greatest comfort discovery of the
age. Aliens Foot-Ease makes tight or new shoes
feel easy. IL is a certain cure for sweating, cal
lous and hot, tired aching feet. Try il to-day
Sold by all druggists and shoe stores. BY mail
IS cents in stamps. Trial package free Address
Allen S. Olmsted Leroy, N. "
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Cause of His Illness.
veather7

Gwilliams-"Under the weather?
What's the matterT'
Sfint-"T don't know, but I'm afraid
it's the grip coming on. ] am taking
large doses Of asafetida pills"
Gwilliams-"How's Mrs. Sfiintw
Sfint-"She's well. She has gone TO
the country"
Gwilliams-"I don't blame her."
The true northerner., 1899-05-31

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long friend and admirer of the nations idol Big
gest and best book; over 500 pages, SxIo inches;
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Enormous demand Big commissions. Outfit
free. Chance of a lifetime. Write quick The
Dominion Company, sd Floor Caxton Building,
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Drink Grain-O

After you have concluded that you ought not to
drink coffee. Ii is not medicine but doctors order
it, because it is healthfu invigorating and appetz-
ing. IL is made from pure grains and has that rich
seal brown color and tastes like the finest grade of
coffee and costs about Il as much Children thrive
on IL because IL is a genuine food drink containing
nothing but nourishment Is and zsc.
The true northerner., 1899-05-31

Don't think you can cure that slight
attack of Dyspepsia by dieting, or that it
will cure itself Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
WILL cure it; it "digests what you eat"
and restores the digestive organs to
health. T.. b. Longwell.
The true northerner., 1899-05-31

II not, drink Gran-O-made from pure grains.
lady writes. "The first time made Grain-O
did not like il but after using IL for one week moth
ing would induce me to 20 back to coffee" IL
nourishes and feeds the system. The children can
drink II freely with great benefit IL is the strength
ening substance Of pure grains. Get package to-
day from your grocer. Isc. and age.
The true northerner., 1899-05-31

Pneumonia, la grippe, coughs, colds,
Group and whooping cough readily yield
to One Minute Cough Cure. Use this
remedy in time and save doctors bill
or the undertaker's. +. B. Longwell.
The true northerner., 1899-05-31

here given. Mr.. Elms is II years old,
has been for 30 years in the employ
of the Western Union company and its
predecessors, during which time he
has averaged about $50 month. or
earned $4,000 in all. He began as a
messenger boy
The true northerner., 1899-05-31

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money if II fails to cure, 2sc.
The genuine has L. b. Q. on each tablet. [7stz6o3
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FLORIDA.

Personally Conducted Tour via PENN
sylvania Railroad.
The Pennsylvania Railroad company's
third tour Of the present season to Jack
sonvile, allowing two weeks in Florida.
will leave New York and Philadelphia
by special train of Pullman Palace Cars
Tuesday, February 81 Excursion tick
cts, including railway transportation,
Pullman accommodations Gone berth),
and meals en- route in both directions
while travelling on the special train will
be sold at the following rates: New
York, $4,000; Philadelphia, $48.00; Can
andaigua. $52.S5; Erie, $54.85; Wilkes
barre s5O35; Pittsburg, $500; and at
proportionate rates from other points
For tickets, itineraries, and full infor-
nation apply to ticket agents; Tourist
Agent, 1886 Broadway, New York; 789
Broad Street, Newark, N. j.; or address
Geo. w. Boyd, Assistant General Pas
senger Agent, Broad Street Station,
Philadelphia.
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! Against blue we have the soldiers
slang term for bullets-blue beans;
! Bluebeard, Bluebooks, "Blue-bottles,"
the slang name for policemen; blue
devils, the blue-gown, the dress of ig-
nominy; blue-Monday the Monday be-
fore Lent, spent in dissipation; blue
murder, blue-ruin, the slang term for
gin; and last, but not least, blue stock
ings.
For green we have to go to Ireland
/ (whence we have, as a matter of fact,
no reptiles) for the green ribbon and
the shamrock. Against green we have
an appalling array--Verdant Green and
his followers; green, the color hated by
the Ogilvies and the Grahames. Brew
err says of the latter: zone day an aged
man of that name was thrown from his
horse in a foxchase, and he accounted
for the accident from his having a
green lash to his riding whip" Then
we have tn ehated Green Bag Inquiry
during the Regency; green-eyed jeal-
ousy or green-eyed monster; green
horns, and dozen others.
And so list of pros and cons might
be drawn up in the case Of all colors,
but the above will suffice.
1t is, however, interesting to note the
relative popularity of colors as adopted
in their flags by the leading nations of
the western world. These nations are
thirteen in number, and use combina-
tons of only three colors-red, blue and
yellow. Curiously enough, these are
popularity adopted as the three primary
colors, although recent scientific inves-
tigation tends to regard as simple and
primary the colors red, green and vio-
let. Nine of our thirteen nations make
use of red, seven Of blue, and two Of
yellow
1t would, of course, be too lengthy a
subject for this place to enter into the
determining causes of prediction for
certain colors, but it may safely be af-
firmed that blue is more a womans
color and red a mans, while green
would appear to appeal more to the ar
tistically inclined in both sexes.
1t may no doubt be that our plebis-
cite is not conclusive, and that those
VINO love most keep the closest counsel.
AT any rate, we can all come out in our
true colors. We need never put false
color upon any matter whatsoever, and
when the time comes, we can all nail
our colors to the mast, be they blue.
green, or even mauve.-From The Pail
Mall Gazette
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W4LLINGFORD
How the Blizzard Dcrnnged Business
Travel, Etc,

Wallingford was showed In last even
ing and the streets were almost desert
ed. The snow which began falling dur
ang Saturday night continued without
a let-up all of Sunday and Monday, and
last evening the streets were blocked by
the big drifts caused by the gale Of
wind that was raging. No electric cars
have appeared from Meriden since Sat
urday. The Center street line was kept
open all day Sunday, but Mondays
blizzard was too much for 1t and all
traffic was suspended. The trains on
the Consolidated roads were all late
and went through with two engines
The early morning New Haven and
Meriden papers came so late that there
was no attempt made to deliver Them
The factory gongs at o'clock sounded
the signal for no school, The attend
ance at the factories was somewhat linn
tied. Nose Of the female employees were
dismissed at noon for fear that by night
1T would be impossible to get home. The
young women employees at Simpson,
Hall, Miller & Co. S were taken home at
noon in j. A. Cooks big bus. While
the snow was not as deep and heavy as
at the time of the big blizzard, yet at
times the wind was fully as heavy and
the mercury was lower. At $3.50 it was
still showing hard and drifting badly,
and travel by horses was out of the
question.
Owing to the storm the dramatic en-
tertainment of the Cap and Bells was
postponed until further notice.
The seighing parties that had been
arranged for last evening were given
up.
The mercury was down to zero on
the plains early yesterday morning.
Professor Winchester of Wesleyan
college will on Friday evening in town
hall give the second of the series of lee
lures under the auspices of the Ladies'
Library association. The subject will
be English Lakes and Their Poet
The stores were mostly all closed ear
Nv last evening, as there were no GUS
TONERS out. The snow was fully thirty
inches on the level and in some places
the drifts were nearly ten feet high.
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!: PECULIAR PolsoNs
GENERATED IN THE HUMAN BODY
The Result of Imperfect Digestion of
Food.

Every living thing, plant or animal,
contains within itself the germs OF GER
tain decay and death.
In the human body these germs of
death (called by scientists Ptomaines),
are usually the result of imperfect di-
gestion of food; the result of indiges-
ton or dyspepsia.
The stomach, from abuse, weakens,
does not promptly and thoroughly di-
gest the food. The result is a heavy,
sodden mass which ferments (the first
process of decay poisoning the blood,
making it thin, weak and lacking in red
corpuscles; poisoning the brain causing
headaches, pain in the eyes.
Bad digestion Weakens the heart,
causing palpitation and finally bringing
on disease Of this very important or
gan.
Poor digestion poisons the kidneys,
causing Brights disease and diabetes.
And this Is so because every organ,
every nerve depends upon the stomach
alone for nourishment and renewal, and
weak digestion shows itself not only in
loss Of appetite and flesh, but in weak
nerves and muddy complexion.
The great English scientist, Huxley,
said the best start in life is sound
stomach. Weak stomachs fail to digest
food properly, because they lack the
proper quantity of digestive acids Qac-
tic and hydrochloric) and peptogenic
products; the most sensible remedy in
all cases of indigestion, is to take after
each meal one or two of Stuart's Dys-
pepsia Tablets, because they supply In
pleasant, harmless form all the elements
that weak stomachs lack
The regular use Of Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets will cure any form of stomach
trouble except cancer of the stomach.
They increase flesh, insure pure blood
strong nerves, bright eye and clear
complexion, because all these result only
from wholesome food well digested.
Nearly all druggists sell Stuart's Dys-
pepsia Tablets at 50 cents full sized
package or by mail by enclosing price
to Stuart Co., Marshall, Mich, but ask
your druggist first. A little book on
stomach diseases mailed free. Address
Stuart Co., Marshall, Mich. f15,17
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Traue11ers' 6,rtae,
New York, New Haven and
Hartford r.. r.

/ OcCcHD6r 4, 1898.
! FOR NEW YORK-*4:O5, 1880, xs:1o.
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H., "lz:oO, 1905, 1880 (parlor car limit
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4:So. "5:lO, 5:35, $50, +7:10, 1910, s:15,
bridgeport accommodation, 1910, 9:15
?. m. Sundays-*4:O $3.50, 500 a. M,
A4.so. x6:15, *7:10, 1910. $780, 1910 p. m.
FoR WASHINGTON via Harlem
A'1 ver "l1:60 p. m. (daily)
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FOR BOSTON via New london ana
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800, "6:55 p. m. Sundays-#2:10. 1920
a. M, *4:55, 1855 p. m.
FOR MERIDEN, HARTFORD.
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NEW LONDON DIVISION
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"4:55, 1888 D. m.
AIR LINE DIVISION
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Wllilmantic with Midland and Central
DIVISIONS and G. V. r. r.; at Turnerville
with Colchester branch.
NORTHAMPTON DIVISION
For Shelburne Falls, Turner's Falls,
Williamsburg, Holyoke, New Hartford
ana intermediate stations-7:5O a. m.
and 400 p. m. For Westfield and inter-
mediate stations, 5:57 p. m.
For Pennington, New Hartford and
points this side-7:5O a. M, 1904, 400.
5:57 p. m.
BERKSHIRE DIVISION
For Derby Junction, Derby, Ansonia,
etc.-7:O0, 500, 9:S5 q. M, 1900, 2:39, 1857.
5:3o 1850, 11:20 p. m. Sundays-8:10 a.
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For Waterbury-7oo, $780, s:35 a. n..
1900, 2:S9. 5:35, 1850, 1920 p. m. Sun
days-S:10 a. M, 6:15 p. m. (via Nauga-
tuck Junction..
For Winsted-7:oo, s:S5 a. M, 3:39, 5:3b
p. m. Sundays-S:10 a. m.
For Shelton, Botsford, Newtown.
Danbury Pittsfeld, State line-9:35 a.
M, 1857 p. m.
For Albany, Buffalo, Detroit, Cincin.
natl, ST. Louis, Chicago and the West
via Bridgeport-6:10 a. M; via State
line-9:95 a. M, 1857 p. m.
For Litchfield and points on Litchfield
branch, 610 (via Bridgeport a. M, 1857
(via Derby Junction) p. m.
*Express Trains. xLocal Express.
G. r. Hampstead,
General Passenger Agent.
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proceeded up the steps. He was told to
halt, but paid no attention to the COM
mand. This was too much for the po-
liceman, who ran after him, seized him
by the collar and landed him in a heap
of snow. Then the count told him who
he was, and the policeman, with apollo
gies, allowed him to enter. In the COM
edy to be performed peasant is shown
to the door by his master. The part OF
the master was not played to the salts
faction of the count, who said the actor
did not properly enter into the spirit
of his part. II know what am talking
about" he added, "for have Just been
thrown downstairs myself" Whereupon
he related the incident, to the amuse-
ment of the club members.-From The
Argonaut