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The Press., 1900-06-07
euRR's FIGHT AGAINST FATE
Just as Success Returned the Crush
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Just as Success Returned the Crush
 ing Sorrows of His Life Came.
 "Aaron Burr was 60 years old when he resolved once more to battle with fortune," writes William Perrine in The Ladies' Home Journal. "Going quietly into New York, he opened an office for the practice of law and in fortnight had earned $2,OOO in fees. But hardly had he written to his daughter about his luck when there came from South Carolina the news that her beautiful boy, who had been the idol of the ambitious statesman, was dead.
 "But there was in reserve for Burr a still heavier blow. Toward the close of the year 1912 Theodosia Allston made preparations to visit her father in New York. Passage was engaged on the schooner the Patriot for Theo- dosia, her physician and her maid, and the lovely woman was radiant with the expectation of meeting her father with in the next five or six days. The Pa | triot sailed from Charleston out into the ocean in Christmas week, and not | a vestige of her was ever again seen, and it is surmised - but nothing is known as to her fate-that she foun- dered off the coast of Hatteras.
 "Day after day and long after all hope had been abandoned there might be seen on the Battery at New York the lonely and unhappy father, peering far down the bay as if he were scan ming the sea for sail. Of his agony Aaron Burr gave the world but little view. He had schooled himself in the habit of never exhibiting his emotions but in one of his letters he declared that he felt as if he had been severed from the human race"
The Press., 1900-06-07
The Roll of Honor.

On the pages of 27 volumes the nation has inscribed the names of its heroic dead. This is but one of the many ways by which the living pay their tribute of love and honor to the memory of the men who have made America the 'home of the free and the land of the brave." It is called '"rhe Roll of Honor" and bears the names of all men of the army and navy who are buried ill the national cem- eteries.
 The first publication was made num- Der of years ago, when there were about 100000 men bivouacked forever in the nations consecrated ground. Every year the roll grows, and before long the addi- tions will appear with others in new edition.
 Today there lie in the 83 national ceme- teries 33I ,296 bodies. This number was reported July 1, 1898, but although per haps as many as 5000 have been inferred since then there has been no general off cial record and classification of these later burials.-St. Louis Republic.
The Press., 1900-06-07
Paying the DOctOr'a Fee.

'It is an amazing fact that of all bills sent to family that of the doctor is in hundreds of families the last one to be paid, and in more cases than it is pleasant to contemplate 1t is never paid at all" writes Edward Box in The La dies Home Journal. q have recently gone to the trouble to make some in- quiries into this matter and have been astounded to find that not e-fourth of the bills sent by doctors are paid with anything like promptness. There is a quickening~ of the conscience, simple realization of proper sense of duty needed in this matter.
 Ut is high time, in the case of hun- dreds of families, that this matter should be brought home to their sense of fairness and justice. And as with them the doctors have for so many years been the last to receive their due in the payment of their bills, it would be only simple justice that hereafter the last shall be first No worker in the field of human industry deserves better at the hands of the people whom he serves than the doctor, and to pay, his fee promptly and cheerfully is the least we can do for the service which he gives us."
The Press., 1900-06-07

George F. Lucas is building a new house on School street.
 Ezra T. Converse is nearly ready to raise the frame of new house on his lot on Grown street.
 Ellis, Converse & Go. of Orcuttville are rebuilding the dam of the reservoir near State Line which was carried off by the October floods.
 Excavations are being made on Col. Fosters land, west of his block of stores on Main street, preparatory to the erec- ton of a new building.
 Last Saturday, June 4th, was the 25th anniversary of the marriage of MT. and Mrs. George M. Ives of this village, and in the evening number of friends called upon them to congratulate them. The Stafford Card company Is the title of the new firm about to build the card manufactory on the corner of South street and Westford avenue. The ground is being excavated for the basement, and the dirt being taken out is greatly i'm proving the street by widening 1t. The building Is to be of wood, 36x5O, two stories high with basement, each story to | be 10 feet clear.
 Born in Stafford Springs, May 30th, l 1870, a son to James Hurley.
The Press., 1900-06-07
Mail Shirt of a Dervish Warrior,

The shirt is made of rings, every ring from a piece of steel wire 1A inches long and about one.sixteenth of an inch thick. The ends of the piece of wire are fiattened out, holes are punch ed through them, one end is turned on to the other, and they are fastened to- gether by a small rivet. Every ring connects four others. The wire differs somewhat in thickness, not by design seemingly so as to make one part of the shirt stronger than another, but from material of uniform thickness running short. In parts where the rings are free to jingle together they are worn very thin. Round the neck Is a band of three thicknesses of red leather, stiff like the stock worn for merly in our army. It is 2A inches high and on the outside is decorated with ornamental lines like toolings made by a bookbinder. - Notes and Queries.
The Press., 1900-06-07

formation given Mrs George IoSr of Straitsville, Ohio, prevented a dreadful tragedy and saved two lives. A frightful cough had long kept her awake every night. She had tried many remedies and doctors, but steadily grew worse until urged to try Dr. Kings New Discovery. One bottle wholly cured her, and she writes this marvellous medicine also cured MT. Long of 8 severe attack of Pneumonia. Such cures are positive proof of the matchless merit of this grand remedy for curing all throat. chest and lung troubles. Only soc and $1. Every bottle guaranteed 6
 Trial bottles free at A. c. Eaton's Drug Store
The Press., 1900-06-07
EGE SuperstitiOna.

There are many superstitions about the egg. In Scotland and Ireland chill dren are taught by their nurses to crush the shell after eating an egg or to push the spoon through the bottom in the form of 2 cross, showing a lin gering relic of the once general super stitious belief that witches lived in eggshells and made boats of them, casting spells upon the household.
 In Italy it was believed that an egg laid by a white hen in a new nest on Easter day would cure pains in the head or stomach; that broken in a vineyard it would prevent it's suffering from hail or similarly would save a field from frost, and it's possession gave one the power to see witches. It was also believed that an egg laid on Good Friday, thrown on the fire, would extinguish it, while the devil would be killed if shot with an egg laid on Christmas.-Self Culture Magazine.
The Press., 1900-06-07
ALL"ATE THEIR HUSBANDS.
Utter Failure of a Costly Experime ent
 to Make Spiders Weave SILK.

Utter Failure of a Costly Experiment
 to Make Spiders Weave SILK.
 AS long ago as the beginning of the eighteenth century the idea of using the thread that the spider spins from it's body as a substitute for the thread unwrapped from the cocoon of the silk worm was broached, but with little practical result. An Englishman, MT. Rolt, secured 10000 feet of silk thread from p spiders in two hours.
 Of late some experiments have been conducted by curious persons to ascer- tain which spider produced the best and largest quantity of silk, for it has been demonstrated that it is an excel lent substitute for that of the silk worm. Spiders from Paraguay and Argentina, from India, China and Aus tralia, were tried, but the best results were secured from the spiders of Mad agascar.
 It was found that after laying her eggs the female spider spins most free ly. Six of these were selected and con- fined for the test. From one 2,OOO yards of thread were secured in ten days; from the second, 1850 yards in seven days; from the third and fourth, 45O yards in four days; from the fifth, 1,4OO yards in II days, and from the sixth, 4,2OO yards in 27 days.
 A German manufacturer was so de- lighted with this test that he made elaborate arrangements for having a spider silk mill, importing a large num- Der of the spiders from Madagascar to Germany. All went well until the females had laid their eggs and be- gun to spin, when all at once the males were found to have disappeared. Their larger feminine companions had grown so fond of them that each female spi- der had eaten her mate. This catas- trophe ended the costly experiment. Washington Post.
The Press., 1900-06-07

THEN SHE STARTED IN TO WRECK THINGS. your father. Here's another half to as- sist you. This is simply preparatory, Sammis. Quarters and halves and dol lars will chink and rattle around here and pass from me to you with aston ishing frequency. All you've got to do is to look out for my interests"
 "Yes, sir.'
 "Should woman call here, Sammis an oldish woman, with red hair and sharp nose and voice like q file"-
 You are out, of course. She's the woman who wants contributions for the heather, and you don't want to be bothered"
 Exactly, Sammis! And you are a jewelv' he said as he patted me on the head. "I am always to be out when she calls. You are to discourage her from calling again. You may even hint that 1 have removed to Chicago or St. Louis. I see you closely scrutinizing my side whiskers, Sammis. Don't you like the color?'
 'Yes, sir, but they are false"
 "Ah, Sammis, another quarter for the gigantic mortgage. It's little nO- tion of mine to wear false whiskers for few weeks, and nothing need be said about it. What we know we know, but we keep mum about it. You trust me; trust you We'll make that mortgage look sick in month or two. Ia, ta, Sammis! I think we understand each other.'
 I thought so, too, and it was all right for two or three weeks. MT. Rockaway didn't come down with any more halves, but I didn't lay that up against him. It was what he said and did that hurt my feelings. One day at the fourth floor a lawyers boy called me a sawed off liar. I stopped the e1e- vator to punch his head and thus was late getting up to answer a call from MT. Rockaway. He was mad about it, and, taking me by the ear, he said:
 "You trifing young monkey, but I'll have no more of this! I've a good mind to report you to the agent and have you bounced! What do you mean by such conduct?'
 ''I'm sorry, sir"
 "That makes no difference. From this time out 1 shall have an eye on
The Press., 1900-06-07

1T think it is my duty to write 8 letter to you in regard to what Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound did for me. I wrote you some time ago, describing my symptoms and asking your advice, which you very kindly gave. am now healthy and cannot begin to praise your remedy enough. I would say to all suffering women, 'Take Mrs. Pinkham's advice, for @ wo- man best understands a woman's suf- ferings, and Mrs. Pinkham, from her vast experience in treating female ills, can give you advice that you can get from no other source.' '"-CLARA KoPP. Rockport, Ind, April IS, 1899.
The Press., 1900-06-07

Starvation never yet cured dyspepsia. Persons with indigestion are already half starved. They need plenty of wholesome food. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure digests what you eat so the body can be nourish- ed while the worn out organs are being reconstructed. It is the only preparation completely cure all stomach troubles. Try 1t If you are suffering from indigestion. It will certainly do you good. W.D. Heald.
The Press., 1900-06-07

A MONSTER DEVIL FISH destroying its victim, is a type of Constipation. The power of this murderous malady is felt on organs and nerves and muscles and brain. There's no health till it's over- come. But Dr. Kings New Life Pills are safe and certain cure. Best in the world for Stomach, Liver, Kidneys and Bowels. Only 25 cents. 1
 Sold by A. c. Eaton, Druggist
The Press., 1900-06-07

Ivy poisoning, poison wounds and all other accidental injuries may be quickly cured by using DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. It is also certain cure for piles and skin diseases. Take no other. w.. ID Haa1d
The Press., 1900-06-07

The Chinese ask Chow is your liver ?" instead of "how do you do?' for when the liver Is active the health is good. DeWitt's Little Early Risers are famous little pills for the liver and bowels. w. D. Heald.
The Press., 1900-06-07
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 grocer's. 10 cts.
The Press., 1900-06-07
HE BEGAN ALL RIGHT
.BuTTHE NEW TENANT DID NOT CAR
 RY OUT HIS PROGRAMME.

 He Thought He Could Bluff the Omce Elevator Boy, and There Is Where He Made Awful Mistake-The Boy's Story of His Revenge.
 tCopyright, 1900, by c. B. Lewis.l
 A few weeks ago, when MT. Rocka- way, the kodak agent, moved into room 6S, he took an early opportunity to say to me:
 "Sammis, there are owners of sky scrapers, and there are agents and jan itors of skyscrapers, but the elevator boy Is the real boss"
 "Yes, sir; he is,'' humbly replied.
 "If he stands in with the tenant, that tenant is all right; if he don't stand in. then the tenant might as we'll hunt for another office. I want to stand in with you, Sammis." 'Yes, sir" ...z .... ...= "You are a widows son. Here's half dollar to cheer your mothers lonely heart. You are trying to pay off the gigantic mortgage left on the estate by
The Press., 1900-06-07
A Decided Opposition.

On one occasion, says the Chicago Inter Ocean, when Booker T. Wash ington was in Chicago, he stopped for day in one of the hotels. He was pointed out to William, an old waiter, who had been in the hotel for a long time. William was delighted to get glimpse of the great man of his race and was never tired of telling about it after that. One of the regular board CTS is a stanch friend of William and a liberal "tipper."
 william" said the boarder next morning, putting on a serious face, T met MT. Washington yesterday, and asked him what he thought of tip ping He is opposed to it."
 The boarder stood with his hand in- sinuatingly in his change pocket. Will Hams face fell and settled into despair ing gloom.
 "Well, boss" the waiter said, shak- ing his head emphatically, .'if dat is de posishun of Mistah Washington I'se unalt'ably opposed to it."
The Press., 1900-06-07
THIRTY YEARS AGO.
June 9, 1870.

items Of local interest taken from the columns
 | of The Press, thirty years ago.l
The Press., 1900-06-07
A Truthful Nomenclature.

In a certain household the true and only Vermont maple sirup has never lost it's sweetness, and several times a week from the head of the table pater- familias pours out judiciously meas ured quantities of it on the plates of his children. To give piquancy to the ceremony he always explains that this time he is going to give Bob an ostrich and Mazie an antelope, with something else from the nursery books for Teddy. One day the latter small philosopher was seen to regard the various plates for a considerable space of time in si- lence. What is it, EdwardY his mother asked.
 Muffin" replied the hopeful. ''I was just finkin that me an Bob an Magic allus seems to get birds an snakes an fings wiv skinny legs, but pop, general ly gets elphant or hipperpotamus." ." New York Commercial Advertiser
The Press., 1900-06-07

@ been doctoring for our years and have
 taken different pat
 ent medicines, but
 received very little
 benefit. I am
 troubled with back ache, in fact my
 whole body aches,
 stomach feels sore,
 by spells get short
 of breath and am ery nervous. Mem 51uation IS very ir- sgular with severe caring down pains, cramps and back ache. hope to hear ln you at once. "- KoPP, Rockport,
The Press., 1900-06-07
The First War Correspondent.


 As far as can be gathered, the first recognized war correspondent to newspaper was man, whose name, unhappily, has sunk into oblivion, at the siege of Antwerp in 1881. Much earlier in the century, though, there was in an informal and unrecognized manner a witness named Peter Finner- ty-one can make a shrewd guess at his nationality-"who on his return from the Walcheren expedition told the British public a good deal more about that unfortunate naval and mili- tary blunder than the British govern ment of the day cared to have publish ed" There was, too, some really ad- mirable pen and ink work about the Carlist war in the London papers, not ably by Frederick Hardman and c. L.. Gruinesen. MT. Gruinesen fell into the hands of the Carlists and was about to be shot when he was rescued from his impending fate by the intercession of the late Lord Ranelagh, who had taken service in the cause of Don Car los de Bourbon.-London Post.
 Neglect Is the short step so many take from cough or cold to consumption The early use of One Minute Cough Cure prevents consumption. It is the only harmless remedy that gives immediate results. It cures all throat and lung trouble. Children all like it and mothers endorse it. w. D. Heald.
The Press., 1900-06-07
LIKE MANY OTHERS
Clara Kopp Wrote fOr Mrs. Pinkham's A6
 vice and Tells what 1t did for Her.

ssDEAR MRS. PNKHAM :-I have seen so many letters from ladies who were cured by Lydia E. Pinkham's remedies that thought would ask your advice
The Press., 1900-06-07

Unless food Is digested quickly 1t will ferment and initiate the stomach. After each meal take a teaspoonful of Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. 1t digests what you eat and will allow you to eat all you need of what you like. It never fails to cure the worst cases of dyspepsia. It is pleasant to take. w. D. Heald.
The Press., 1900-06-07

Small in size and great in results are "DeWitt's Little Early Risers, the fa- nous little pills that cleanse the liver and bowels. They do not gripe. W.D. Heald.
The Press., 1900-06-07

All who suffer from piles will be glad to learn that DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve will give them instant and permanent re- lief. It will cure eczema and all skin diseases. Beware of commercials. w. D. Heald
The Press., 1900-06-07
Earth Qualifications.

Military engineers are practically agreed that no material for fortifica- tions is superior to earth. When clay Is not obtainable, as on the seashore, sand is collected into bags, and these are laid in regular heaps along the line of the proposed fertilization. In such Q fortifcation the balls from the ene- my's guns sink without doing damage, and shells explode harmlessly.
The Press., 1900-06-07

Born in Stafford Springs, May 3Oth, 1870, son to James Hurley
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February Nth 1890.
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