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The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1899-02-23

"You know me now also was IL
Bohemian and also sold my birthright
for mess OF pottage Ah, comrade, it
is grand country. that Bohemia But
we were not worthy Of it, and there is no
going back But it is still left to us to
be true-true to a compact, and one dis
honor is enough
The princess held out her hand in
farewell and dismissal, and Van Rens
seIaer kissed it reverently, He felt un-
steady on. his. feet. as if he had been
drinking
''Goodby!' she said brokenly II
shall not see you again, for | am going
away tomorrow-back to my Darby in
Russia | shall think of you sometimes
when dream of Bohemia, and l shall
pray that you be not too unhappy in your
exile Be good to your Joanp' p'-Annie
e. J. Soaring in Short Stories.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1899-02-23
Relocation Sale Boys Clothing:

Bring your boys and pick
for them from this worthy
stock the best Suits, the best
Refers, the best Ulsters, and
pay us a great deal less prices
than you need ever expect to
buy such clothing for again.
We must move this stock,
the whole of it, in a short
time from its present location
to that now occupied by the
Japanese goods. We prefer
to begin new in the new loca-
ton, hence these great sacri-
lhceS: these actual losses:
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1899-02-23
Accordinw to Promi.e.

"Now that you've got your dog
again, said the rough looking man,
pocketing the reward, lyon might ask
me if l wouldn't like something to
drink"
"You forgot. sir, +" sternly replied the
owner of the animal, "that said in
my advertisement No questions ask.
ed "-Chicaon Trihune.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1899-02-23
CharIie'a AuthOrifY.

"I've called you three times, Char
lie," said a mother to her little son,
"and I'm very much annoyed because
of your failure to answer me-
"Well, mamma" replied Charlie,
who was very fond of reading Bible
stories, "you amt any better than the
Lord, are you?"
"No, of course not,' answered the
mother in surprise. "Why did you ask
that?''
because, replied the little fellow,
"the Lord called Samuel three times,
and he didn't get mad about it. Chi
oago News.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1899-02-23
Carpet Specials. J A.

Several rolls of last seasons
ooc all wool ingrains still re-
main. We make one closing
out price-it is
49c the yd!
Several part rolls of the
best tapestries, last seasons
patterns, still remain, enough
only of a pattern for a room
or two-to, close them out
quickly soc the ydl
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1899-02-23
An Innovation.

An Innovation.
Stylish, perfect-ftting Dress
Skirts made to your measure,
if yuy buy the material here,
at these remarkable charges:
Plain, seven-gored skirt, 75c.
Seven-gored t1artng skirt, 81.
seven-gored sheath skirt, $1.s5
These skirts will be tailor
made, by experts; seams will
be bound and pressed. We
guarantee fit and workman
ship.
FORBES & WALLACE,
Main, Vernon and Pynchon streets,
Springfield, Mass.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1899-02-23

Springfield, February, 1899.
New Carpets.
Spring Patterns,
Are coming every day. 1t is
time to be'looking around and
posting yourself on the new
designs for spring. Already
there is a good representation
here of
NEW INGRAINS,z 81 N.
NEW TAPESTRIESs ! y
NEW BRUSSELS,
And many are buying. This
year a bigger share than ever
OF the carpet business. sof
Western Massachusetts VIII
surely come to us, because Of
the preparations we are max
ing to receive it.
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The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1899-02-23
Number 46.
Burton and Tobacco.

Tobacco, divine, rare, superexcellent
tobacco. which goes far beyond all the
panaceas, potable gold and philoso-
piers stones, a sovereign remedy to all
diseases; good vomit, | confess a
virtuous herb, if it be we'll qualified, op.
portunely taken and medicinally used
but as it is commonly abused by most
men, who take it as tinkers do ale,
tbs plague, mischief, violent pur.
ger of goods, lands, health; hellish,
devilish and damned tobacco, the ruin
and overthrow of body and soul.-"An-
atomv of Melancholy -
Many Of the vegetables we daily use
on our dinner tables were in use in
Bible times. 1t is known, for instance,
that asparagus was grown 200 years
before the birth of Chrust, while let
tuce was cultivated so far back as $50
b. @.
Consumption, the Snake.
Consumption is the serpent of diseases
it creeps upon its victims and fastens
its deadly fangs without warning. "Only a
cold" is hurrying millions to the grave
to-day. Don't neglect that cold of yours
Cleveland's Lung Healer will cure it with
out fail. II it doesn't, you can have your
money back. 1t is the most successful
remedy in the world to-day. w. D..
Heald, Stafford Springs, and G. L. Phil
lips, South Coventry, Druggists, will give
you a trial bottle free. Large bottles, 25
cents. 3
''I will register for another piece of
pie, ma,' said a precocious urohin.
"My son, you have cast one thought.
less ballot of pie down your throat.
There shall be no stuffing the digestive
ballot box in this family"
And the little fellow hung around
the supper without avail - Golden
Davs.
AN HONEST MEDICINE FOR LA GRIPPE.
George w. Watt of South Gardiner,
Me-, says: 81 have had the worst cough,
cold, chills and grip, and have taken lots
of trash of no account but profit to the
vender. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
is the only thing that has done any good
whatever. | have used one 50-cent bot
tie, and the chills, cold and grip have all
left me. | congratulate the manufactur-
ers of an honest medicine"
For sale by E K. Taft, Stafford Springs ;
ii. +. Cady, Stafford.
Copper In Cheese.
Scientific Investigations show that
the green color for which Parmesan and
other Italian cheeses are remarkable is
due to the fact that the acid milk is al
lowed to stand in copper vessels, 25
samples OF green Parmesan cheese show
ing for each two pounds of cheese from
8 to 3.3 grains of copper
DANGERS OF THE GRIP.-The greatest
danger from La Grippe is of its resulting
in pneumonia. If reasonable care is used,
however, and Chamberlain's Cough Rem.
edy taken, all danger will be avoided
Among the tens of thousands who have
used this remedy for la grippe we have
yet to learn of a single case having result
ed in pneumonia, which shows conclu
stvely that this remedy is certain pre-
ventive of that dangerous disease. II
will cure la grippe in less time than any
other treatment. 1t is pleasant and safe
to take.
For sale by Elk. Taft, Stafford Springs
H. F. Cady, Stafford.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-01

year. 1t will be e-emphnsised In the result
OF 1900. Until thcre is an open repudiation
Of the spirit. motive and intention OF the
National State Sp and oes the
republican party will win in National cleo
tons.
This is DOWNRIGHT misstatement OF
fact. The platform OF 1896 was made in
the face of threatened bolt of the entire
East and the probability of defeat 1t was
declaration of principles regardless OF
consequences and against the cowardly ex-
pediency OF such men as Eckles. The Posi-
believes. as matter of fact, that the
numbers OF disconnected" were greater
than the contented In 1896, are so today,
and will be In 1900, and that the result in
1895 was due to the coercion and corrup-
ton OF the Hanna campaign methods But
the platform was not made for the discon-
tented. nor 1t will be next year. There
have been no assertions from the demo-
cratic ranks since 1896. The vast majority
Of democrats throughout the nation still
believe that 1.-The spirit. motive and inten-
ton of the Chicago platform" were right
and they will indorse again that platform
whether Mr.. Eckles follows the party or
carries his views to another camp.
Thousands of other, broader Snen than
Eckles who abandoned the democracy In
90, realize now that II there be flaws In
the ideas or tenets of the regular democ-
racy. 1t is the only democracy in the coun-
try and better and safer than Mckinley
ISM militarsm, monopoly and imperial
iemi
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-01
MURDER OBsTRUCTING DEVELOP.
MI1NT.

In Sundays issue The Post spoke of the
prevalence OF murder and homicdes OF va
rious kinds In the State OF Texas at this
time and for some years past. Among the
results mentioned was tho depressing ef,
feet on business and finance through the
evil name It gave us In certain sections
OF the country
In an address by the once great New
York grocery merchant. #. d, Thurber,
before the Southern Industrial league,
which met in Atlanta last week. We lind
a strong confirmation OF our statement
that the number of individual and mob
murders committed In this and other
Southern States was keeping money out
OF all of them, at times when we need
II. Mr. Thurber did not speak In an un-
kind or hostilely critical spirit, but as
business man recounting to buslness men
views entertained in the East that affect
action there. Among other things men
toned In his address. "Hindrances to
Southern DEVELOPMENT" were these:
Tho obstacle to Southern progress. AZ II
appears TO me y the Impression throughout
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-01
POINTS ABOUT PEOPLE.


General Lew Wallace Is something of an
artist. and amuses himself with sketches,
mostly marines, in water color
DIR. A. Conan Doyle has not the detective
instinct OF his character. Sherlock Holmes"
He says OF himself that he is the most alb
sent-miuded man in England.
General Wheeler has presented Miss Helen
Gould, whose guest his daughter has recently
been, with a handsome Spanish staff officers
sword, picked up on the battlefield near San
tiago
Nikola TeslR's new laboratory on Pike 8
Peak is long wooden structure, with big
veranda. Tesla has withdrawn of late moro
and more from his friends. and is becoming
quito n recuse.
Joseph jefferson studied medicine early in
life and was intended for a physician, He
attributes his good health to strictly keeping
the rules which he laid down for himself
whilc an enthusiastic medical student.
II, ] Lloyd OF Wyalusing. Bradford county,
Pennsylvania, caught what is claimed to be
the largest black bass ever captured In fresh
water. Tho fish was taken from the Susque-
hanna river and weighed 27ia pounds. 1t was
over three feet In length.
A committee In Dublin has started move
ment for the erection of magnificent monu-
ment In that city in memory OF Parnell 1t Is
proposed that the foundation stone shall be
laid next october, during the annual demon
stration commemorative OF his DEATH
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SOME POsTsCRIPTs.

Partisan gourmands devoar 100000 pounds
of sralls daily.
Five Havana newspapers advocate anneNa'
ton to the United States
The greatest distance to which wireless
messages has been sent is forty-three miles
The telegraph will BIO extended 1000 miles
south OF Rhartoum by the end OF the year.
In Madagascar silk is the only fabric used
I'm the manufacture OF clothing. 1t is cheaper
than linen IN Ireland.
There are now published in Paris 2Sss pc
riodicals. nearly 100 more than were issued a,
tho corresponding date last year,
Kamchatka may soon become as popular a
resort us the kiondike. as gold has been dis
covered there in promising quantities.
In AN exciting battle with lot of copper
head snakes. on Richard Edwards farN near
shl mokin, Pa. Hugh jenkins killed seven of
them.
During the last half year IFS vessels. aggte-
eating 2si.s57 tons, were launched on the
clyde, beating all records. England still rules
the seas
In Germany potato bread is used by the
natives OF Thurlngia to feed their horses. es.
peciaily when they are worked hard in very
cold weather. The animals thrive on It. and
their health and strength are excellent
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-01

class publications at the pound rate OF
postage. although printed on card board,
and arranged with a receptacle for coin.
Edwin c. Madden.
Third Assistant Postmaster General.
Mr.. Madden says he can not for the life
OF him see the difference in printing a
subscription blank on card board or thin
paper No more can anybody else who has
common sense There can also be no diff
ference in sending dollar stuck in a
hole in piece of card board or sending II
through the mails sealed up in an envel-
ope. Tho newspaper publishers are to be
congratulated that they have the best and
most common sense man in the depart
ment to deal with.
The fund for tho Texas food sufferers,
started in this city originally as boom
for Mr.. Hawley by his private secretary,
has been gradually growing and will soon
amount to $1,000 Everybody seems TO APP
preciate the suffering ana privation under
gone by the poor people of the Brazos Dot
toms, except the negroes themselves. When
it is well known fact that three -fourths
of the victims of the flood are negroes, ii
certainly looks like the people of the North
of their own race would take advantage oil
the opportunity to show their sympathy
and generosity to their own color. Not 50
in the city OF Washington. Here where
there are nearly one hundred thousand
negroes and many of them wealthy, or oc-
cupying good paying positions In the gov
eminent service, not hand was raised
among them. with few notable and con-
spicuous exceptions. They no doubt con-
slider this another white mans burden
and intend TO let the white people OF the
country take care of it. This shows the
lack of sympathy. the lack of humane
feeling on the part of the Northern mig
ger" They can get up on their hind legs
and bay at the moon when some black
brute gets his Just deserts in the shape of
a rope or a faggot and give us endless
windjamming anent the rights of the poor
own-trodden colored mani" but when
the aforesaid poor down trodden' gets 1t
in the neck by a Visitation of Divine
Providence" when he needs something to
eat and wear through no fault of his own
they are silent and dumb. They allow the
white man whom they consider the ne
gro's enemy TO feed and clothe him.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-01
A Tough Combination.

The pistol toter is a coward M brave
man could stand the strain of going around
with his hip pocket weighted down u,,,h
go. pounds OF gum simply from the
'. Vi not being able to hold his own in
'auaFe nsht. Take the kind of citizen
the iiS Ss 10 20 loaded for fear he will get
,na, hvk'hg he so richly deserves and
baSs MN up with rotten whisky and Won
ae the Kind OF material that assass,ns
and MADE w;,sd from Such man with PISTOL
cowardiy ~, inc whisky would be too
ana ~ 10 risk shot even in the aarl,
a aha II he had the whisky without 't tbe
than wouldn't be apt to 60 further
smo d 70 steal side of meat out of some
whisky IN go ~ takes the pistol and
sn oU killer Now. we would ne , LA
tigura n,,, OF our esteemed neighbors 10
tant out whether 1t is the more impor-
ing 70 stop whisky selling or pistol tot.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-01
OF INTEREST TO ALL.

The reports OF yellow fever at the Ma
tional Soldiers Home, near Newport News
and Hampton. Va, are matters for the Sc
rious consideration of all cities In the
South on or near the coasts. The disease
in Virginia seems to have come like a
thief in the night and gained much head
way before 1t became known as a type of
the dreaded scourge.
While there is now no yellow fever
known to exist In Texas or Louisiana,
this experience up about Hampton Roads
shows how quickly any Southern port may
become scourged There Is but one thing
for our exposed Southern communities to
do under such circumstances, and that is
to place themselves at once in such thor
ough sanitary condition as to render the
spread of an epidemic physical impossl-
bility The fever might break out at any
time whore least expected. and It is too
lute 10 talK OF sanitary measures AFTER
the FIRST case has been reported.
The Post has often this season referred
to the Importance of giving Houston n
thorough cleaning, but its suggestions have
not been heeded.
About tho usual amount of sanitary work
hns been done and the usual amount of
filth and disease-b breeding spots over
looked. We have sinned no moro In this
respect, possibly, than in other years, and
have exhibited about the same degree OF
Indifference and the Same disposition to
walt until the trouble came before pre-
pairing for It. officials and citizens alike
have been guilty of pursuing this plan for
years past.
1t has not been so If other cities of
TeXas this season, however.
The citizens have agItated sanitation and
organized citizens movements in San Aa-
tonic, Dallas and Galveston and othec
cities to aid tho officials In thoroughly
cleaning those cities. until something far
beNond the usual has been accomplished.
The citizens themselves, public opinion,
must at last take hold OF this matter be-
fore community can be properly aroused
TO the terrible risks II is running.
Houston stands alone in the State this
year as indifferent in the premises.
We have been tearing up streets. leaving
the drainage of other streets 10 become
clogged and allowing back yards to re-
main as they We're in tho early spring
A single case OF yellow fever in this
city, before frost, would cost this COM
munity a thousand times more than any
fund that would be required to put it In
thorough sanitary condition.
The citizens of the city should meet In
mass meeting somewhere and take action
In the premlses--not, OF course, In an
tagonlsm to the city authorities. but to
render that assistance the latter may need,
financially and otherwise. and would
doubtless be glad to receive. Let us quit
taking the terrible chances We are now
taking. Let us take time and procaution
by the forelook. SO that II misfortune and
danger come We can feel we are prepared
for it--that we have done our duty.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-01
simply Because

Denton News. .,.s,oa r
Why should there be con ~
pointed and so much smoke ..,al
the stoppage of gambling ~ Hssss(
such a commission is needed An aastil
why not also one for Dallas, md VI
Antonio, Galveston, Fort Wo'IS I'd id
Texas cities. II gambling y for ~
morals of Cubans. is II soou ~
Americans? Is II any woise m a.
gamblers to override the i iss ssus "
than 1t Is for them to 40 ".
in nearly every town In Tex"
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Yoakum Herald.
Tough on Teddy

Terrell Index. M
Rough Rider Teddy foa' -
West. and his boom grew ~
busted its vest: but when natrA =
ward he lent 1t to Mack 70 ~
own, which was split down
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Ana Editors, TOO.

Corsicana sun.
An apprentice printer died in San An.
tonic after living seven months with a
broken neck. There arc printers who
have lived there for sears-hroke all the
time. But they were journeymsn print.
ers.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-01
.ssewspapes Have Sense.

pansr people get mad because the news
maa prints their names and some get
their u Dssause the newspaper don't nrlnt
don't nav 80 ana the newspaper, as a rule
paS any attention to them. 1''''
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-01

the country that life and property are not
safe In the South.
This is due to the frequent ARRAYS at the
bottom OF which are whisky aud pistols.
other.
II public sentiment will support the Law
against Weapons and supplement this by re-
ducing tho consumption OF whisky. either by
local option or substituting less Intoxicating
beverages. the periodical arrays between our
best citizens" VIII be less frequent rms
phase OF the disorder which Is more difficult
to deal with, and that is the ''lynching habit. =
ENery instance o. my yp sa, law Is an
not be stopped entirely In our day and genera
ton, but education of the lower classes, both
white and black. ought gradually to externi-
nate tho practice.
1t is undeniable that the citizens OF the
East are OF the opinion that life and
property are not safe In the South. and
that In Texas. especially which they still
regard as half civilized. they have learned
to hear reports OF murder as OF the COM
mon order of things! The Eastern South.
ern States they know better than they do
Texas. In some OF them they have in
vested money. while Texas, the most
promising field of all, they have passed
by.
the pubic opinion which Is tolerating
or looking helplessly on the homlcides in
Texas Is costing our people thousands OF
dollars in court costs. hundreds OF thou
sands In investment. and casting pail
of sorrow and suffering over hundreds of
homes annually. We criticise the North
for sympathizing with the brute criminal
in the South and forgetting his heart
broken or dead victim--arc we not doing
the same thing when we turn the MUIR
derer loose and forget the innocent suffer-
ers, the crushed and hopeless widow and
the impoverished and helpless children of
the victim OF the too ready gun?
The manhood of Texas should rise up
and put down this era of homcide--t is
becoming appalling and 1t feeds upon an
Indifferent public opinion. Let every COM
munity begin to agitate this question for
itself.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-01
EXCHANGE INTERVIEWS.


peculiar fact has developed in the sena-
torlal contest In this state in that the re-
puhlcpns want Bailey 10 succeed. Tho gem
temon from the Firth district has no more
ardent supporter than Web Flanagan, and
pr, Grant is foolish about Bailey. There is
something at the bottom OF all this. The
West Times attempts 20 size up tho situation
in the following: The Texas State journal
urges every republican In Texas TO work for
the election OF Bailey for the United states
senate. Chiffon Ia too good representative
for the Hannaites Beware of the Greeks
bearing gifts, *-Cameron Herald.
Such stuff as that viii not iniure Bailey.
nor will it benent Chiffon. 1t is too ride
ulous to have any effect. save to render it's
author ridiculous.
The nne imposed In the mayors court FRI
day on the party who swept dirt into the gut
ter viii have good effect. 1t IL, often neces-
sary TO point a moral In this substantial man
ner. The lowest hne Is often calculated TO
make men think twice BEFORE poilutng the
cutters with flth.--Austin Statesman.
Tho Post would like to prescribe few
doses OF tina. medicine In Houston, We need
It here.
In hts management of the relief extended
the sufferers Governor sayers proved himself
of much value TO the State, and his Individual
pSpu,ari'y attracted eonrioI h n,. from
that all received share, and his plan un-
prevented much suffering along the
ine--Colorado Citizen.
The truth OF the matter Is. Governor Savers
Is proving himself a level headed sensible.
business executive. Ho is ,oing we'll. and all
tho people viii recognize the fact after
awhile.
The Halletsvlie Herald was awarded the
prize Of 500 offered BY the Dallas CONNER
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But Exempt Ediser''

Denison Herald. !. ,hsy !
As long as there are raii'o1 .hontIa
be free passes. 1t is not the =, vi
free passes that the roads sxps''
curtailment of them.
Yoakum Herald. voelt
II some enterprising ieg's,a ,,,roass|
mortalize himself he wouia ~
bill forbldding Legislators
passes from drawing mileage