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COLOR or GOLD COINS.

Reasons For Dtaerencea In Tint of
Coins OF French a1intage.
Some time ago Frenchman placed
together humber Of gold coins OF
French mintage of tile brginning. mid
die and end of the last century e He
was much surprised TO see thai ethey
differed in color He set about finding
out the reasons for this difference, and
the results of his Investigations have
been published In La Nature.
There is a pahness about the yellow
of the 10 and 20 franc pieces which
bear the effigies of Napoleon ! and
Louis XVIII that Is not observed in
the goldpieces of later Inintage. One
admirer of these coins speaks Of their
color as "beautiful paleness" and ex-
presses regret that It is lacking In later
coins The explanation of IT Is very
simple. The alloy that entered into the
French gold coins of those days con-
tanned as much silver as copper. and 1t
was the silver that gave the coins their
interesting paIeness.
The coins of the era Of Napoleon Ill
were more golden in hue The silver
had been taken ont of the alloy
The gold coins Of today have a still
warmer and deeper tingp of yellow.
This is because the Paris mint. as well
as that in London melts the gold and
the copper alloy in Theoretically sealed
boxes. which prevents the copper from
being somewhat blenched as II always
is when il is attacked by hot air So
the present coins have the full warm
ness of tint that copper alloy can
give.
II the coins of today are not so irand
some in the opinion Of amateur collect.
ors as those issued by the first Napo-
leon. they are superior TO those of Ell.
Their Of the Napoleons in the fact that
1t costs less 10 make them The double
operation of the oxidation of the copper
and cleanin. it of The surface OF the
coin With acids is no longer employed.
and The large. elimination of copper
from the surface of the coins. formerly
pracriced made them less resistant un-
der wear and tear than are the coins
now in cirrUlifion
The Press., 1901-11-14
CURING The BLUES.
Just Try Turning Up the Corners of
Your Mouth.

Just Try Turning Up the Corners of
Your Mouth.
A well known doctor of Minneapolis
who has made a speciality of nervous
diseases has found new remedy for
the blues" AS no drugs are admin
istered, he has felt safe in experiment.
ing with at least a half hundred melan-
choly patients and now declares him
self thoroughly satisfied with the good
results of his treatment. his prescrip-
ton reads something like this: IF you
keep the corners of your mouth turned
up, you can't feel blue" The direc-
tions for taking are, "Smile, keep on
smiling, don't stop smiling" 1t sounds
ridiculous, doesn't it! Well, just try
turning up the corners of. your mouth,
regardless Of your mood, and see how
1t makes you feel Then draw the cor
ners Of your mouth down and note the
effect, and you will be willing to de-
clare there's something in it."
The doctor treats his nervous pa
tients to medicine when necessary,
but when the case is one of pure mel
ancholy, without bodily i'll, he simply
recommends the smile cure. He has
the patient remain in his Office and
smile. II it isn't the genuine article, it
must at least be an upward curvature
Of the, corners of the mouth, and the
better feelings follow inevitably. The
treatments are followed up regularly,
and the patients all testify to their
good effect. 1t takes considerable per-
Ind, of To
ply the cure, and of course the greater
number of patients are women, for
when a man is blue he is bound to be
blue in spite of everything, but wom-
an Is more easily persuaded to try to
find cure.
The doctor declares that IL persons
will only draw down the corners of
their mouths and use sufficient will
power, they can actually shed tears.
On the other hand, If they will persist
emily keep the corners of the mouth
turned up pleasant thoughts will chase
away the gloomy forebodings. His
discovery grew out Of an experience in
his own home. His wife was of nerv-
GUS and rather morbid temperament,
and when in Respondent mood he
would ask her to 'smile little" until
the saying came to be a household
Joke. But 1t brought about good re-
suits, and then came the inspiration to
try the same cure on others.
The doctor has not patented his rem
edy, and 1t is free to all who choo to
take advantage of it. = Minneapolis
Journal.
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ever he could pick up.

ever ne cOulu PICK Up
1t was nearly month after the mon
itor had gone when lone fisherman
sitting at the end of the jetties that
reach from the crescent end of Coro-
nadO island hailed him. Young Claflin
stood In for the landing and invited the
stranger aboard. He wanted something
to eat, and the boy. with a sudden fut-
ter In his heart. opened his pail and
babe the stranger make himself COM
Portable. They fished all that day with
rare luck. and at shutdown the Little
Mother was deep with her cargo of
BARRACUDA. Once under the lee Of Point
Loma on the homeward trip the breeze
died out. and the boat went drifting
with the tide. The southern reaches of
the entrance to San Diego harbor are
covered with sand bars and shadows
that extend two miles along the inner
side of the Coronado.
The tide ran out while the Little
Mother was drifting above these bars.
and when darkness fell she went hard
aground. A dense fog came with the
The distant lights Of the city were
blurred and quenched in the thick
haze. and by the time food tide came
again it was impossible to steer the
boat with certainty or safety.
"We'd better anchor till the fog
lifts said Tom. wondering what his
mother would think If lie staid out all
night.
His comrade sullenly agreed. and so
they dropped anchor and lay rocking
In the calm cloud of mist for hours.
The stranger fell asleep in the bottom
of the boat. but Tom. big eyed now. his
heart beating with wild excitement. sat
in the bow watching. 1t must have
been near midnight when he crept
down into the hull and unshipped the
little pump The tide was going out
again. and as he dropped the disman-
tied apparatus into the sea he heard
the water gurgling into the hold. The
stranger was yet sleeping when Tom
slipped over the rail. breast high In the
water and headed for shore.
1t was 2 in the morning when he
reached the police station i'm San Die
go. He was bareheaded and wet. his
bedraggled shirt and trousers were
clustered with burns and thorns. his
feet were bleeding. and he could hard
ly speak the words:
captain. I've got the Mexican that
killed Hansen
1t was daylight when they surrounds
ed the scuttled lugger. The Mexican
was awake. clinging to the half sub
merged mainmast. The rickety boat,
loaded with fish and bumped by the
now running seas. was going to pieces
plank by plank. Tom didn't waste a
thought over the captured murderer
after he saw the police lay hands on
him. but he shed q weak. unwilling
tear over the wreck of the Little
Mother.
"Why did you wreck your boat
Tom? asked his mother that day
while the story of her boys heroism
made him the talk of The town.
"Well. nanny" he said. II was
afraid the Mexican'd get away to sea.
! wanted him. you know but what
wanted most was that $500 reward.
can buy new boat for half the mon
ey."-Chicago Record Herald.
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THIRTY WEARS AGO.
items OF local interest taken from the columns
OF The Press. thirty years ago.l
November 10. 1871.

The Congregational society, on and af-
ter next Sabbath, will slightly vary their
order Of worship. There will be sermon
and services az usual, commencing at IL
O'Clock q. M, to be Immediately followed
by Sabbath school and Bible service.
There will be no afternoon service, but q
sermon in the evening, except the two
evenings each month devoted to Sabbath
school concert and concert of prayer.
A, rainy day, q drizzling evening, streets
ankle deep with mud-that was the stu
alton when the time came for the Central
hall festival. Yet between two and three
hundred assembled and spent a merry
evening. The fair was not failure b,
any means, but considerably short OF
what 1t would have been with fair wealth
er. Tonight the "opening dance" oc.
ours. and with pleasant weather very
brilliant opening may be expected. A
movement startt d outside of the associa-
ton has resulted In fund of over $40
subscribed for the association by citizens.
The association has taken the hall at
$500 year fos five years. They can
hardly expect to make 1t earn enough to
pay this rent, yet assume 1t for the sake
Of securing good hall. They have fur
nished stoves, chandeliers, etc., for the
room at an expense of over hundred
dollars, and expect to go to greater ex.
pence by frescoing or tinting the walls
and other improvements. Both owner
Of the building are members Of the asso
citation 1t will be seen, therefore, that
the association deserves we'll OF the vii
lage, and the village has shown dispo
sition to be generous with the association
| The old house In Wellington In which
Prof. Jared Sparks was born has beer
purchased by Gorge B. Snow and will b,
taken to pieces and removed.
The proprietor Of the Daleville mills
James J. Regan, employs none but thos'
who are strict abstainers from the use o
intoxicants. These mile are weekly turn
ing off large quantities of goods.
VIM. Marshall has sold his farm In tn
east part of Tolland to VIM Dobson 70
$1475.
BoRN.-Westford, Nov. 4, 1871, a so
to Horace Converse.
West Stafford, 9th, a daughter to Geo
Il. johnson.
Orcuttville, 10th, a daughter to Milo j
Eaton.
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THE EYE OF AN ARTIST.
a Case Where 1t Was More Reliable
Than q Sailors Optic.

-
Than Sailors Optic.
Mr.. N. Chevalier. the well known
artist who accompanied the late Duke
of Edi aburgh on many of his travels,
was t-nce going from Dunedin to
Lyttellon, New Zealand, by steamer.
Anxious to catch the earliest glimpse
of the coast he went ON deck at dawn
and was alarmed to see that the vessel
was heading straight on to the land.
Calling the officers attention to the
fact, he was told that it was only a
fog bank. The artist maintained his
point, but the second officer looked
and confirmed his mate.
The artist then said: "Well, gentle.
men, / will back my artists eye
against your sailors eye, and l say
that what you mistake for fog bank
is low range of hills, and there is q
range Of mountains appearing above
them"
But he was only laughed at, until
the captain coming on deck found in
the growing light that the artist was
right and the seamen wrong. The ves-
sci was out of its course, and there
was only just time to avert disaster.
The helmsman was dismissed In dis
grace and the course given to the new
steersman, but the vessels head still
pointed landward-the compass was all
wrong.
The cause was discovered later. A
commercial traveller had brought box
of magnets on board and deposited
them In stern cabin, causing what
might have been fatal detection Of
the compass.
To return to the question Of inter-
probation, the artist was dealing with
the appearances which his eye was
trained to see and his mind to inter-
pref. A speck on the horizon might
have remained a mere speck to him
long after the sailors had interpreted
the speck into q vessel of definite rig.
There can be little doubt that the
trained eye is accompanied by sort
of mental seeing, an instinct Outrun-
ming optics.
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The BG0kman recently published
selection from letters received by q
large publishing firm in New York from
would be authors In various parts of
the country. Here is gem:
Dear Sirs-Wont you please let me know why
you kept my MSS so long and now return lit
Please don't cake for freak. but honest
young man who trys to fight the battles Of life
senseable. This only mention as part history
of my life. II you accept, pay me snug sum
now and remainder years royalty. They go to
work and announce in the Patent Sheet and Asso-
ciated Press Papers that you paid me 800. 900. 90
for the MSS. This they will take up as a news
item. ! will keep all this strictly secret and 30
can you Have short history Of my life with q
large Picture Of -. Under my picture have the
words, 1.-THE handsome Young Hoosier Author who
made himself famous and received 800, BOO for
"A Few Strokes Of his PEN" Hoping at least to
hear from you again, l remain fsr business, sin.
cerely
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An Outrage.

An old gentleman was present at the
reading of the will of distant rela-
tive. He had hardly expected to find
himself remembered. in it. but pretty
soon a clause was read in which a GER
tain field was bequeathed to him.
That was good. but the document went
on to beQueth the old gray mare In the
said field to some, one elsa man
with whom the old gentleman was not
on friendly terms. That was too much
for his eQuanimity, and he interrupted
the solemn proceedings and brought q
smile to the faces of the company by
exclaiming:
'Then she's eating my grassv-Pear-
sons.
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perous, nervous trouble. Those hot
flashes are just SO many calls from
nature for help. The nerves are cry
ing out for assistance. The cry should
be needed in time. Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound was pre-
pared to meet the needs of woman's
system at this trying period of her life.
It builds up the weakened nervous
system, and enables woman to pass
that grand change triumphantly. ;.
II was very sick woman, caused
by Change of Life. / suffered with hot
fiushes, and fainting spells. L was
afraid to go on the street, my head and
back troubled me so. was entirely
cured by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetar
BILE Compound. - Mrs. JENNIE NOBLE.
SOLO Keyser ST., Germantown, Pa.
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The. Change 81
Life

Is the most important period in wo-
mans existence. Owing to modern
ID eJhods of living, not one woman in
4 thousand approaches this perfectly.
natural change without experiencing
q train of very annoying and some
times painful symptoms.
Those dreadful hot flashes sending
the blood surgsng to the heart until it
seems rcady to burst. ard the faint
feeling tn { follows. sometimes with
chills. as il the heart were going to
stop for good. are symptoms of dan
The Press., 1901-11-14

Ely's Liquid Cream Balm is an old
friend In new form. 1t Is prepared for
the particular benefit Of sufferers from
nasal catarrh who are used TO an atomic r.
In spraying the diseased membranes. All
the healing and soothing properties of
Cream Balm are retained In the new prep
aration. 1t does not dry up the secre-
tions. Price, including spraying tube, rs
cents. At your druggists or Ely Brothers,
Sc Warren street, New York, will mail 1t.
The Press., 1901-11-14
The Hieheat Court.

The Denver Times says that when
Tom Bagnell was justice Of the
peace at Altman, the highest incorpo-
rated town In the country, standing
1900 feet above the sea level.
he had occasion to fine a disorderly
character $40 and costs. The victim Of
the operation of justice objected to the
finding of the court and announced
that he would take an appeal.
what? Appeal, would your" asked
the astonished court. you can't come
any O. that, now. This is the highest
court in the United States, and you
can't appeal"
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Sicily a Natural Garden.

The natural fertility of Sicily is in
deed remarkable Without the use Of
fertilizers three different growths-
olives. vines and wheat-hourish In
close proximity. writes correspondent
in the New York Post. Great sections
already artificially watered are among
the garden spots Of the world. The
"Piano del Cappucinni' at Trapani. on
the western shore, the far famed
"Conca POro." near Palermo and the
eastern coast north of Catania are Sec
tons which surpass in fertility the ia
vored valleys of Tuscany. Already
100000 orange trees. or two-thirds
Of the total number grown In Italy.
flourish on the island. while cotton and
linseed. the almond. the olive. the
carob and the mandarin are extensively
raised
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Ibid George write to you every day
while he was travelling aroundY
Eyes, every day."
"What regularity
Eyes, but discovered that every one
OF the letters was written here In his
Office before he started. and all he had
to do was to drop one in the postofice
wherever he CHANGED to be-"
"And how did you find that outT'
'"The e. in his Office typewriter In
broken."- Plain Dealer.
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THE CHICKEN YARD.

No henhouse that Is frequently dust
ed with lime will be infested with lice.
Lime purifies the quarters and dries
them. 1t is cheap and should be used
plentifully.
Always have the nests SO low, that
the hens can step in rather than be
obliged to jump down.
/ II the fowls get too fat, oats as sim
gle food are one of the best grains that
can be given to lessen fat.
Mating birds to breed to feather is
a high art, to be acquired only by long
practice, aided by close study.
A fat perch is best because of being
the most comfortable to the feet and
the best support to the breast.
There are three breeds of fowls that
are e-eminently valuable as egg pro-
ducers. These are the Minorcas, Leg
horns and Black Spanish.
i A medium sized active male Is twice
as valuable as one that is large and
extra heavy. If large size and weight
are desired. select large hens. but the
male should be active and vigorous.
When fowl has canker and the
mouth and throat are sore and ulcer
ated. wrap soft rag around lead
pencil, dampen it slightly, dip in chic
rate of potash and swab out the mouth
clean and inject drop of turpentine.
Two things In the treatment of nasal
catarrh are now fully understood. First !:
the drying process Is delusion that pro-
duces more mischief than benefit. Sec
ond science, common sense and expert
ence proclaim Ely's Cream Balm to be
instant relief, and final, certain cure. 1t
cleanses the diseased membranes and
never makes the patient sneeze. Price
80 cents. Sold by druggists and by Ely
Brothers, 56 Warren street, New York.
Are willow Trees Lightning PrOOfs
"In all my forty years experience
with trees and plants" said a well
known gardener, Il have yet to hear
Of willow tree being struck by light
ming. Spruce trees, whitewood and
pine trees sometimes almost seem to
attract the electricity. and oak and
other large trees and even many small
trees are often MANNED and killed But
willow trees seem for some reason to be
immune to death or injury in this
shape, and have never seen or even
heard of tree Of this family which
lightning has ever struck" -Cleyeland
Leader.
A PHYSICIAN TEsTIFIRs.-s Ihave taken
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure, and have never
used anything In my life that didsme the
good that did, /" says County Physician
Geo; W. scroggs Of Hall County, Ga:
it and found It to give the best results. y
II the food you eat remains undigested In
your stomach It decays there and poisons
he system. You can prevent this by d.
citing, but that means starvation. KOdol
Dyspepsia Cure digests what you eat.
You need suffer from neither dyspepsia
nor starvation. The worst cases. quickly
cured. Never falls. w. D. Heald.
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TO ALL WHOM 1T MAY CONCERT
Angora Goats.

selected high-grade breeding Nannies for sale.
in lots to suit, at liberal prices, according to
grade and selection.
Bred to Harris full-blood Bucks before ship
ment, free Of extra charge.
Profitable for Mohair and Mutton. Useful as
Brush Cleaners, and to improve land.
Write promptly to
All. FITCH,
Hillsdale. Columbia Co., N. Y.
or WIN. r. PAYNE & CO.,
105-107 Read Street, N. 7. City.
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Her SavfnRs.

'I'm so glad you told me to keep
accounts. Henry" she said. 81 have
just been going over them. and find
that l have saved 5000 In the last three
months"
"Good?' he exclaimed. "Where's the
money!
"Oh. haven't got the money" she
answered. but the accounts show that
] have saved it just the same."-Chi.
cago Post.
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The most disastrous times have rro-
duced the greatest minds. The lest
metal comes Of tie most ardent ~.
mace, the most brilliant lightning rom
the darkest clouds.
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When your heels drag. look out you
are tired and need. u rest.-Atchisop
Globe
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Great Luck OF An Editor.

"For two years all efforts to cure Ec-
zema in the palms of my hands failed, !"
writes Editor II. N. Lester, of Syracuse,
Kan, ''then was wholly cured by Buck
lens Arnica Salve." tie the worlds best
for Eruptions, Sores. and all skin diseases.
Only 25c at Eaton's drug store.
The Press., 1901-11-14
THRO BlNG
Thousands Of Women Cured
Of Sick Headache by
DR.. Greene's NerVura.

sThis head win be the death Of me and !
DON'T care how soon. don't want to try
= drsr through life with pain like this"
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spreads Lika Wildfire.

When things are "the best'' they be-
come ''the best selling" Abraham Hare,
a leading druggist, of Belleville, O.,
writes: Electric Bitters are the best
selling bitters / have handled In 20 years. +"
You know why !? Most diseases begin In
disorders of stomach, liver. kidneys, bow
els, blood and nerves. Electric Bitters
tones up the stomach, regulates liver,
kidneys and bowels, Purifies the blood,
the nerves. hence cures mul-
titudes of maladies. 1t builds up the en-
tire system. Puts new life and vigor into
any weak, sickly, rundown man or wo-
man. Price 80 cents. Sold by A. G.
Eaton. druggist.
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Nothing took helped me. The headaches
ting over them. My back ached, too, and often
felt 20 tired and weak it seemed as though could
not 70 to work. was badly run down, and in
very nervous condition.
"But am thankful to say that these terrible
headaches have left me, now that have takeL
cannot saw too much for what it has done for me.
began TO feel its good effects from the first dose.
"After the first bottle, my nervousness was
rome and had but one attack of headache since
taking Nervura 1 have now taken four bottles
and have had no return Of the trouble.
Just one bottle of DIR. Greene's Nervura
blood and nerve remedy will do you so much
good that you won't feel like the same woman
Try it and see If you have complications,
ret DR.. Greene's free advice by call or letter.
BIS address is 101 Fifth Ave., New York City.
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Arc lines coming M
e your face 2 Is
your beauty going
Hom your Think
for one moment OF
the great multitude
ef women, suffering
IN just this way,who
hare bean cured by
Dr.. 0eeene's Ner-
vurablood and nerve
remedy. There is
absolute certainty OF
help in this grand
medicine. Here II
an instance.
MISS AaNEs GRAr
HAM, N3 w. 18th St.,
NewYork City, says:
"For years I On.
&ured the greatest
agony with sick head
aches. My head would
throb 20 that every
step ! took was positive
torture. When l went
home, after work, ]
felt a. though 1 never
could get there. II
seemed to me thai
every step must be my
Last, and
whenItried
70 60 up =
stairs my ~
head ached
:: ; 81: sss T.! q
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The largest sponge ever found came
from the Mediterranean. It was about
three feet across and ten feet In clrcum-
ference.
THE CHILDRRN's FRIEND.-You'll have
a cold this winter. Maybe you have one
now. Your children will suffer, too. For
coughs, Group, bronchitis, grip and other
winter complaints One Minute Cough
Cure never fails. Acts promptly. 1t is
very pleasant to the taste and perfectly
harmless. G.. B. George, Winchester,
KY, writes: sour little girl was attack
ed with Group late one night, and was SO
hoarse she could hardly speak. We gave
her few doses Of One Minute Cough
Cure. 1t relieved her Immediately and
she went to sleep. When she awoke next
morning she had no signs of hoarseness
or Group w. ID. Head.