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The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1900-05-10

"There's nothin like farmin on hill
side" said the man with the faded hair
during pause in the conversation, eff
you pick out a good location"
"Do you mean to say" they asked
him, that you ever worked on a hill
side farm or anywhere else?'
"Who said anything about workin p
he rejoined. 81 said hillside farmin
was all right if you picked out good
location. l had a location right down
below a 40 acre farm where a Teller
put in one whole summer raisin melons
an pumpkins. When they got ripe,
they broke off FIN the vine an rolled
down on to my land 1t was good
deal of bother to gather 'em up, but
done it. Made pretty good thing out
Of it too"
1t was a narrow escape and nearly
cost him his reputation as the LATEST
man in the crowd.-Chicago Tribune.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1900-05-10

81 have noticed" said the old soldier,
''that there is one vegetable which the
veterans of the civil war religiously
avoid. That is the bean. 1t proved
very staying article, but after we had
campaigned on it from Shiloh to Nash
vile and from Antietam to the Wilder
ness we were ready to cry Enough
understand it is used but sparingly
in the kitchens of soldiers homes. 1t
will take another generation to rehabil-
ftate this vegetable in the affection of
the American people. New York Mail
and Express.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1900-05-10
NIGHT BLOOMING CEREUS.

There is a flower that blooms by night,
When all the land is still,
When only nightingales are heard r-'~
And dews their wine distill.
It loveth not the glare of day,
The noise of busy noon,
Alone revealing its pure heart
Unto the lady moon.
When other blossoms lie at rest,
1t watches like a saint,
And all night long it wearies not
Until the shadows faint.
Let others call it what they may,
Hopes star it is to me,
That only when the morning comes
From its sweet task is free.
Let other flowers win the praise
OF laughter, mirth and song,
My blossom lights the thorny path
OF grief's unhappy throng,
And when l find it fast asleep,
While suns are shining bright,
know twill waken when / dream
And guide me through the night.
&C. G. B. in chicago News.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1900-05-10

Joseph M. Terry of Peconic, N. Y,
has presented a valuable relic of Dan.
lei Webster to the Suffolk County His
torical society. 1t is an ivory paper
cutter which Mr. Webster used for
number of years in his library at
Marshfield, Mass. Webster gave 1T to
Charles Taylor, then a boy, whose IA
Their was at the time manager of Mr..
Webster's farm. Young Taylor pre-
served the relic and several years ago
while residing near Mr.. Terry's house
gave it to him.-New York Sun.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1900-05-10

HIS LIFE WAS SAvED.-Mr. J. E. Lilly,
a prominent citizen of Hannibal, Mo-,
lately had..a. wonderful deliverance from a
frightful death. In telling of it he says
81 was taken with Typhoid Fever, that
ransinto Pneumonia. My lungs became
hardened. l was so weak couldn't even
sit up in bed. Nothing helped me. ex-
pected to soon die of Consumption, when
heard of DR.. Kings New Discovery.
One bottle gave great relief. l continued
to use'it, and now am we'll and strong.
can't saystoo much in its praise" This
marvellous medicine is the surest and
quickest cure in the world for all Throat
and Lung Trouble. Regular sizes so
Trial bottles free at A. g. Eaton's Drug
Store.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1900-05-10
Antidotes For Carbolic Acid

Alcohol and vinegar are effective
antidotes for carbolic acid poisoning, a
New York doctor announces. What
ever quantity of the poison has been
swallowed, four times as much whisky
or five times as much vinegar should
be administered Immediately. No oil of
any kind should be given. "Thus treat
ed early enough" he adds, "all cases
will recover
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1900-05-10
Try Grain-oi Try Grain-o,

Ask your Grocer to-day toshow you package
of GRAIN-O, the new food drink that takes the
place OF coffee. The children may drink it
without injury as well as the adult ALI who
try it, like it. GRAIN-O has that rich seal brown
of Mocha or Java, but it is made from pure
grains, and the most delicate stomach receives
It without distress. u the price of co1ee. 15c.
and CSC. per package. Sold by all grocers.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1900-05-10

In it's advanced and chronic form cold
in the head Is known as Nasal Catarrh
and is the recognized source of other dis
eases. Having stood the test of contin-
ued successful use, Ely's Cream Balm is
recognized as specific for membranal
diseases in the nasal passages, and you
should resort to this treatment In your
duce sneezing. Price SO cents at drug
gists or by mail. Ely Brothers, Sc War
rem street, New York. Give up prejudice
and try it. IA
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1900-05-10

j. @. Hood, Justice of the Peace, Cros-
by, Miss, makes the following statement:
81 can certify that One Minute Cough
Cure will do all that is claimed for it.
Ny wife could not get her breath and the
first dose of 1t relieved her. 1t has also
benefited my whole family" 1t acts i'm
mediately and cures coughs, colds, Group,
grippe, bronchitis, asthma and all throat
and lung troubles. w. d. Head.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1900-05-10

CATER suffering from severe dyspepsia
over twelve years, and using many RENE
dies without permanent good, finally
took Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. 1t did me
so much good l recommend it to every
one," writes J. E. Watkins, Clerk and
Recorder, Chillicothe, Mo. 1t digests
what you eat. w. D. Head.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1900-05-10

Sailors trousers, or trombone pants"
rs they have sometimes been called,
expand in bell shape at the bottom so
as to be the more easily kicked off in
case of the wearer's falling into the
water.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1900-05-10

RED HoT FROM THE GUN was the ball
that hit G.. B. Steadman Of Newark
Mich, in the civil war. 1t caused horri-
BILE ulcers that no treatment helped for 20
years. Then Bucklen's Arnica Salve
cured him. Cures cuts, bruises, burns,
boils, felons, corns, skin eruptions. Best
Pile cure on earth. IS cts. box. Cure
guaranteed.
Sold by A. G. Eaton, Druggist
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1900-05-10
Not I'm ON Stocks.

"Shakespeare may have thought he
knew it all when he said. There is a
tide in the affairs of men that. taken
at the food. leads on to fortune but
he didn't know anything about the
stock market" growled the shorn lamb,
who had loaded up at the foodtide Of
prices. only to be wiped out at the
deep. low ebb.-New' York Commercial
Advertiser.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1900-05-10
Doubling His JOY.

young man." said the girls father,
"do you realize that in asking for my
daughters hand in marriage you are
asking me to give up my only child?"
excuse me, SIR" replied the yt2ng
man, "but you are evidently laboring
under misrepresentation. propose to
come and live with you after we are
married, and you will then have two
children instead of one. Now, what
more could you ask ?'-Chicago News.
w. s. Musser, Millheim, Pa, saved
the life of his little girl by giving her One
Minute Cough Cure when she was dying
from Group. 1t is the only harmless rem
edy that gives immediate results. Itquick-
ly cures coughs, colds, bronchitis, grippe,
asthma and all throat and lung troubles.
W. D. Head.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1900-05-10

"DeWitt's Little Early Risers are the
finest pills ever used."-D. J. Moore,
Millbrook, Ala. They quickly cure all
liver and bowel troubles. w. D. Heald.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1900-05-10

When a man is hungry, he doesn't
waste much time reading the bill Of
fare.-Chicago News.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1900-05-10

without neSdFU ~ HApeMScs
The king assemblies the royal archi-
tects.
Build me a temple" he commands,
$50 costly that no smoker will ever be
told he might have owned it had he
let tobacco aloner'
All, this was aiming high indeed!
But when was true art ever known to
falter?-Detroit Journal.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1900-05-10

What Shall We Have for Dessert?
This question arises in the family every day.
Let us answer 1t to-day. Try Jell-O, delicious
and healthful dessert. Prepared in two min
utes. No baking add hot water and set to
cool. Flavors Lemon, orange, Raspberry and
Strawberry. At your grocers. 10 cts.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1900-05-10

CATER suffering from piles for fifteen
years was cured by using two boxes of
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve," writes w.
J. Baxter, North Brook, N. C. 1t heals
everything. Beware of counterfeits. W.
D. Heald.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1900-05-10
Sold by A. G. Eaton, Druggist
WEsTFIELD, MASS, Nov. ~, 1869.

WEsTFIELD MASS, Nov. y, 1868.
The Genessee Pure Food Co.,
LIE Roy, N Y:
Gentlemen-Having used your Grain-O for the
past three months, thought would write and
let you know how much good it has done me.
When was away on my vacation last summer
the people visited asked me to try some GRAIN
o, and drank some, but didn't like It, at all,
but the more drank it the better liked 1t, and
weighed over 1O5 pounds, and last winter was
down to 1903 pounds, and now l weigh just 100,
and never felt better In my life. 1t gives me
an awful appetite, and makes me strong 1t is
doing me more good than anything l ever took,
and would recommend it to everybody.
Yours truly, MRS. GEO. Z. BROWN.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1900-05-10

The easiest and most effective method
of purifying the blood and invigorating
the system is to take DeWitt's Little
Early Risers, the famous little pills for
cleansing the liver and bowels. w. D..
Head.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1900-05-10
TUBERCULOSIS.
BIZ DIR. G. B. NEWTON.

Tread at the meeting of the Tolland County
Medical Society, at the Springs House, Oct.
18th, 1891
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1900-05-10

Chichester cathedral spire is the only
one which can be seen from the sea
along the coast of Great Britain.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1900-05-10

Every day there hangs over London
a vast smoke cloud that is estimated to
weigh about 200 tons
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1900-05-10

J. G. Kennedy, Roanoke, Tenn, says !:
81 cannot say too much for DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve. One box of it cured
what the doctors called an incurable ulcer
on my jaw" Cures piles and all skin dis
eases. Look out for worthless limitations.
w. d. Head.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1900-05-10

The cheese mite is more tenacious Of
life than any other insect
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1900-05-10

The process by which the Chinese
leather acquires it's peculiar character
istics is described as follows:
The skins are put into tubs contain
ing water, saltpeter and salt and after
80 days are taken out, the hair is shay
ed off and the skins we'll washed in
spring water Each hide is then cut up
into three pieces and we'll steamed,
which is done by passing them several
times backward and forward over a
steaming oven. Further, each piece is
stretched out separately over a flat
board and secured with nails, so as to
dry gradually and thoroughly in the
sun. The smoke of the oven makes
the leather black, and if it is desired
to have it of a yellow appearance it is
rubbed over with water in which the
fruit of the so called wongchee tree has
been soaked.
Of the offal glue is made by heating
it in pans for IL hours over slow fire,
and the glue so obtained is poured into
rough eartlen vessels, where it re-
mains three days in order to coagulate.
The solid mass is cut into pieces with
sharp knives and carefully laid upon
gratinglike trays to dry, the time taken
in drying varying from 5 days, with
northwest wind, to 80 or 40 days with
a southwest.-Bos Transcript.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1900-05-10
THIRTY YEARS AGO.
May 13, 1870.

items of local interest taken from the columns
of The Press, thirty years agol
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1900-05-10

No RIGHT TO UGLINEss. The woman
who is lovely in face, form and temper
will always have friends, but one who
would be attractive must keep her health,
If she is weak, sickly and all run down
she will be nervous and irritable If she
has constipation or kidney trouble, her
impure blood will cause pimples, blotch-
es, skin eruptions and wretched COM
plexion. Electric Bitters is the best med
icine in the world to regulate stomach,
liver and kidneys, and to purify the blood.
1t gives strong nerves, bright eyes.
smooth, velvety skin, rich complexion,
1t will make a good-looking, charming
woman of rundown invalid. Only 80
cents. 2
Sold by A. G. Eaton, Druggist.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1900-05-10
Jell-O, The New Dessert,

JeH-Us The New, Uessert,
pleases all the family -Four flavors Lemon,
Orange, Raspberry and strawberry. At your
grocers. 10 cts. Try it to-day.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1900-05-10

81 simply had to do it, said Mr.
Erastus Pinkly in an apologize tone.
81 had to draw my razzer SOS to hoT
up my character"
did he SANDER you behind your
back?"
"No, sub; twas to my face. He axed
me what business l was in, an l says,
'Raisin Chickens Den he looked at
me solemn an says, You doesn' mean
''raisin," you means "liftin." '"-Wash.
ington Star.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1900-05-10
Lydia E. pinkham's Vegetable Compound

has a wonderful record
of absolute cures of these
troubles "a constant
series of successes for
thirty years. Thousands
of women vOuch for this.
Their letters cons family
appeaS' I'm this paper
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1900-05-10

1T had stomach trouble twenty years
and gave up hope of being cured till be-
gan to use Kodel Dyspepsia Cure. 1t has
done me SO much good call it the savior
of my life," writes W. R. Wilkinson, AL
bany, Tenn. 1t digests what you eat.
W. D. Head.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-08-09
CROKER'S LIFE THREATENED.
Tammany Chief Received Letters
From "Paterson Anarchist"

PEPUBLIC SPECIAL.
New York, Aug. s.--Richard Croker's life
mas been threatened by anarchists M
croker. who Is at Saratoga, has received
the following terse letter:
Your turn next
lSisneGD PATTERSON ANARCHIST"
Herbert. the youngest son OF the Tam
many chief, to-day confirmed the story OF
the. threat upon his fathers life.
es,' said young Croker. II have letter
addressed to my father, in which 1t is
taken.
He received several threatening letters
of like character within the last few day
l do not know who his enemies are. but
as the letter is signed and postrnarked ID
paterson. / think it must have been writ
zen by one of the group to which Bresci be-
The letter that is causing Mr.. Croker so
Huch concern Is written ON plain white note
paper. There was no attempt to disguise
the handwriting. 1t is bold. fearless and to
the point. Mr.. Croker is known to have
some enemies among the reds in Pater-
During the last week several of the more
prominent leaders have been heard to say
mat they thought Croker had too much
power In New York politics and ought to
De removed. The anarchists, however, re-
framed from making open threats against
.he bosss life. and 1t was not until to-day
Iia, any such purpose was discovered.
alarmed after reading the letter, and said
ne did not think he would worry himself
ABOUT the matter. He intimated however.
that he would call the attention of the
ponce TO the matter with view to ascer-
tainlhS the source of the threat
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-08-09
BATTLE PROBABLY ON At YANC-TSUN,
Continued From Page One.

1he appointment makes an excellent i'm
preston. The British Ambassador, 81
FRANK Lascelles. has expressed his salts
faction in the most emphatic terms
The Berliner Tageblatt says:
Germany has confidence that Count vor
Waldersee Will perform the extraordinar,
task he has undertaken in sucn L way a:
to justify the appointment, and to con
vince the Powers that they could not have
intrusted the cause to better hands"
The Berliner Post observes:
Count Won WaldSrsee's experience on th<
general stat Of the German Army is a guar.
antee that ne is fully equal to ali the duties
devolving upon him In this most difficult OF
all positions"
The Lokal Anzeiger remarks:
The appointment means an extraordinary
International vote of confidence for Ger
many. and it imposes upon Germany's policy
and Count Won Waldersee himself extraor-
dinary responsibility.
The earnestness with which Emperor
William and the Imperial Government have
handled the China question from the begin
ming Is guarantee that Germany will COM
pletely meet this new obligation"
Most Feasible Solution.
The Vossische Zeitung says:
Doubtless thu appointment had come to
be regarded by the other Powers as the
most feasible solution of the problem mas
much as the JEALOUSY Of Russia toward Eng
land and Japan and that of England toward
France and Russia must have made an ap-
pointment from any of these nations i'm
possible. 1t Is not probable that the United
States aspired to the leadership
The kreuz Zeitung considers the appoint
ment OF one of Germany's most important
military men IAN unmistakable proof of the
pre-eminent Importance attached by Ger
many to further developments in China"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-08-09
1t Offers Free COmmuni.
cation With ENJOYS.
TO TRANSPORT THEM
Plan for Delivering Min
listers at Tien.Tsin
Is Outlined.

| Washington, Aug. S.-The Chinese Minis
Ter visited the State Department to-day
and transmitted to this Government the
| following:
| An imperial edct of the eighth day of
| the seventh moon august . 1900. transmit
| ted by Ficeroy Ii Hung Chang. Viceroy Liu
Kun Vi and Director General Sheng, under
ST. Petersburg. and retransmitted by the
latter, under date Of August I. and received
by Minister WI on the evening of last
named date. 1t Is as follows:
" Ii Hung Chang and Liu Kun VI. In re-
sponse to their memorial proposing the
sending Of the foreign Ministers to TIen-
Tsin, received Sth instant (Ausust 2, the
following imperial edict
" Throughout the disturbance recently
caused by our subjects on account of Chris
tan missions. which have resulted in a
conflict of forces. 1t has been found neces-
sary TO afford protection to all the foreign
Ministers IN Pekin. On repeated occasions
the Tsung La Yamen sent notes inQuiring
after their welfare. And as Pekin has not
yet been restored to order. and precaution-
airy measures may not secure absolute safe
ty, the foreign Ministers are being consult
ed as to the proposed plan of detailing
troops TO escort them safely to Tien-Tsin
ior temporary shelter, that they may be
free from apprehensive anxiety or fear
Jung LUIS Orders.
we hereby command Jung Lu to ap-
point as preliminary step. trustworthy
high civil and military officials. who to-
gether with reliable and efficient troops
shall. at such time as the foreign Minis
ters may agree upon for leaving Pekin,
escort and protect them throughout their
journey. Should lawless characters man.
Hest evil designs upon the Ministers or at
tempt TO rob them, or in any way create
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-08-09
HIS WIFE AN AMERICAN.
Won Waldersee Owes His Rise to
Her Influence.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
New York. Aug. Sit will be said In Eu-
rope, II 1t falls to the lot Of Field Marshal
Count Won Waldersee to lead the allied
forces against the Chinese, that the Count
owes his opportunity to his American wife,
who, before her marriage. was Mary Esther
Lea, daughter OF New York grocer
Though himself a man of brilliant attain
ments and undisputed abilities, 1t has been
the fate Of the Count to have the honcrs
which the present Emperor has showered
upon him attributed more to his wife's In
huence than to his own force of character
The Countess Won Waldersee bears a high
er title than that which her marriage TO this,
her second husband. has conferred upon
her. She is the Princess Won Noer, the It'll,
having been conferred upon her by the En-
peror of Austria after the death of her first
husband, who had reinquished the title of
Prince of Schleswig-Hol to contract a.
morganaic marriage with her.
This marriage took place in 1864 when
the Prince was GA years old and his beau
tiful bride "a. Mary Leas father had come
to New York from Connecticut in 1910 es-
tablished business as a wholesale grocer
In this city: died and left his widow a small
fortune. Mrs. Lea and her daughter were
living in Stuttgart when the marriage to
the Prince was contracted. After the cere-
mony, Mary Lea and her aged husband
went to the Holy Land, where he died with
IN a year, leaving her his immense for
tune. She returned to Vienna, where she
met and was welded to the Count Won Wal
dersee. the scion of an ancient Prussian
family and favorite of old Emperor Will
helm and Bismarck
The Countess's influence in the present
German court Is marked, and she is often
spoken OF as the power behind the throne"
1t was through her that Count Won Walder-
see became Field Marshal and It has been
said that the Countess, who is still a beau
t;ful woman, brought about the downfall
of Bismarck, to whom she latterly took n
dislike, by playing upon the susceptibilities
of the young Emperor
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-08-09
Marine Intellfgence


New York. Aug. S.-Arrived, Teutonio
Liverpool.
Queenstown. Aug. s.-Arrived. Majestic
New York.
Queenstown. Aug. s.-Arrived, Majestic
New York for Liverpool.
Liverpool. Aug. S.-Sailed: Sylvania. Bos-
ton.
New York, Aug. S.-Arriyed: Barbarosa
Bremen, etc. Sailed: Ceanic Liverpool
Hamburg, via Cherbourg and Southampton.
kensington, Antwerp.
Queenstown, Aug. S-Sailed: Seryta from,
liverpool, New York
southampton, Aug. 8-Sailed: Kaisertn
Maria Theresa from Bremen, New York.
via Cherbourg.
Seattle, Aug. S.-Sailed: Steamer Ca.
rome for Nagasald: ship John Currion for
Honolulu.
Victoria, Aug. S.-Sailed, August I: Ger.
man ship Emile for Queenstown: Chilean
bark Garibaldi for Callao. .
vancouver, Aug. ARRIVED: British
steamer Empress Of Japan from China.
San Francisco, Aug. s.-Arrived: Ship 7.
W. Wendt. Hamburg. Sailed: Ship Many
down. Queenstown
Hong-kong, Aug. &-Sailed: Empress of
Shlna Tor Vancouver, British Columbia via
Yokohama. '-''
Cherbourg. Aug. S.-Sailed: Steamer Ka;-
serin Marie Thersia Crom Bremen and
southampton, New York
Liverpool, Aug. s.-Arrived: Caledonia.
Copenhagen, Aug. S.-Arrlved: HekIa. New
1ork. via Christensen for Stettin.
Rotterdam, Aug. s.-Arrived: Rotterdam
&ew York. Via Boulogne.
Queenstown Aug. s.-Arrived: Rhynland.
philadelphia fer Liverpool (and proceededl
New York, Aug. 9.-Arrived: weehawken
from Liverpool