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The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1901-11-07
Spreads Like Wildfire.

When things are "the best'' they be-
come "the best selling" Abraham Hare,
leading druggist, of Belleville, o.,
writes: Electric Bitters are the best
selling bitters have handled in 90 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,
strengthens the nerves. hence cures null
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 so cents. Sold by A. G..
Eaton, druggist.
1t is estimated that Germany must i'm
port 3,0O0,00 tons of wheat this year.
The CH1LDREN'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: "Our little girl was attack
ed with Group late one night, and was so
hoarse she could hardly speak. We gave
her a 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 croup." w. D. Head.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1901-11-07
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." It's the worlds best
for Eruptions, Sores and all skin diseases.
Only csc at Eaton's drug store.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1901-11-07

A sheet of manila cap paper will sus-
tain 300 pounds. 1t holds the record
among papers for STRENGTH.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1901-11-07
The LustrOuS Pearl.

Pearls, as most readers know, are
small bodies found either in the mother
Of pearl shells or those with q nacreous
lining. They are formed either by n
disease, by the presence Of parasite
or by an effort on the part of the mol
lusk to rid itself of some foreign sub
stance which has found it's way into
the shell.
Pearls are composed Of many layers
Of carbonate Of lime with organic mat
ter between and are not always pearly
throughout and invariably have some
small central core or nucleus. Round
pearls of fine luster and color are very
valuable, and their value increases rap
idly with their size.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1901-11-07

The ONCE this company No. Main
all lighting accounts can settled the
discount OF
settled
the service left at this mailed to receive Immediate an
Esumaes Tor any kind OF electric light
be promptly given The manager will be to D. M
nesdaY -f' ~
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1901-11-07
Rearing-doWn Feeling

Womb troubles, causing pain, weight, and
nently cured by its use. Under all circum-
stances it acts in harmony with the laws
that govern the female system, and is as
harmless as water.
E@a1aD Backache left me after taking |
the second bottle Your medicine |
| MRS. SARAH HOLSTEIN,
Il D Iazx loolr rhal Inruan MQaa i
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1901-11-07

WANTED AGENTS, local and travelling, at
WAN 6U once, to sell Ornamental Shrubs.
Roses, Trees and Fruits. Experience unneces-
Sary. Salary and expenses paid weekly. Per-
manent positions. Must furnish references as
to good character.
CHARLES H. CHASE, Rochester, N. Y.
Evening star., 1901-07-22
ChicaGO'a Straits,

The city of Chicago is in a desperate
financial plight. The treasury is practi-
cally empty and the expenditures exceed
the income Rich citizens are fighting Off
ctal efforts to raise the tax valuation and
the city administration is curtailing ex-
penses right and left to keep within the
municipalities means. Bankruptcy stares
the city in the face. The situation results
from number of causes predominant
among which is the inadequacy Of the ex-
isting laws to meet the needs of the pres
ent enormous community, and also the un-
Willingness of the rich property owners to
submit to heavy taxation to supply the
demands of a corrupt city government
For some years Chicago has been gain
ing an unenviable reputation a one of the
Worst-Soverned cities in the United States
Its bureaus have been denounced as feed
ing troughs for faithful henchmen of the
politicians. Its police department has been
accused of completely with the vicious
classes. Its councils have been charged
with utter Indifference to the public rights
In the grant of charters and the enactment
OF local ordinances Highwaymanry has
hourished IN the principal thoroughfares
and citizens have been not only muIcted in
pocket by the direct process of law but on
the side through the enterprise of the rob
bers. unmOlested by the police
The present financial situation is indi-
rectly the result of this record Of munich
pal rOttenness. The substantial residents
have lost all faith In the administration
They believe that the local government has
been extravagantly managed at every point
and feel justified in seeking to evade the
taxes which are freely assessed through
the medium OF no less than twenty-one sep
arate agencies. the state. city and ward
boards of various jurisdictions. The de-
mand for a new charter for the city, to
enable the raising of larger municipal
FUNDS. comes primarily from the poIiti-
clans. not from the citizens.
Thus the anomaly is presented of Chi
cdgo. city said by it's own residents to
contain more miIlionaires to the square
mile than any other city on the continent
suffering poverty Some day Chicago may
awake to the fact that decent city govern
ment Is not a matter OF politics but of
business.
Evening star., 1901-07-22
merely experimenting with the peoples

merely experimenting with the peoples 3
prejudices and indecision?
A great party cannot afford an attitude
like this A party platform. 1t is true. is
no sacred thing. 1t is often drawn to meet
emergencies and to fiatter the moods of a
moment. After an unsuccessful campaign
II Is very apt to look like thirty cents. After
a successful campaign even it Is often re-
vised in effort to redeem its obliga-
tiCns. There have been Instances where
whole planks were repudiated outright.
The people have grown to be a little in
dulgent on this score. They understand
how the game is played. and that they may
not look to either side for that scrupu-
losty of promise and performance which
makes the angels applaud. Still, no party
can hope for serious attention where it
boldly proclaims. or in effect admits. that
it is experimenting for power; that II one
thing will not do it is willing to adopt the
opposite thing. That rather crowds the
limit, and suggests sort of professional
insincerity. which in national campaign
would be heavy as lead.
Silver then must be given up; but de-
Gently and in order The financial ques-
ton has been settled to the complete con-
fusion of the siverites. and they ask con-
sderation now for views as to trusts, tax
alton. and the proper disposition of the
new possessions. They cannot escape be-
ing taunfed by their opponents with their
failure in the one case, and with the sug-
gestion that they are not safe guides IN
any case. But they will not improve their
position if their confession is too abJect.
or if they show acrimony or discourtesy
toward the man who led them in two cam
paigns, unsuccessfully. it is true. but with
dash and energy that made their eyes
dance. Breaking away from silver is one
thing. and a wise thing. But to turn and
kick silver, after the connecting cord has
been severed. is another and a foolish
Evening star., 1901-07-22

That the democratic party must get
away from the silver issue If it Is again
to command the confidence Of the country
Is certain. But the separation ought not
10 wear the aspect of a flight. a panic. 1t
should be accomplished with dignity and
order. and with due regard to the fact that
silver. though now so poor and desplsed
was once. and very recently, most ten
derly cherished. The Star on SATURDAY.
cited the case of Charles A Towne. That
gentleman rushes too madiy too precipi-
eately. from one side to the other In the
political world he is lightning change
artist He Is of the chameleon kind. In
the silver country he shows white; In the
gold country he shows yellow. The result
h that the next time he essays the role of
Instructor to the public on great national
questions the people will want to know IL
time limit has been set on his views.
tas he thought out his problem, or Is he
Evening star., 1901-07-22
The Bingham Plan of InauEuratiOns

The inaugural stand. of which the burn
ing injured the White House gateposts Is
the Presidents grand stand. from which
he reviews the organizations that parade
In his honor on the 4th of March. 1t is
occupied by him and the Vice President
and the new cabinet, and by distinguished
invited guests. Though it is built at the
expense of contributing citizens of the
District. there is no income from it, and it
Is distinctly public structure. built for
specific public purpose, in the same cate
gory with the stand erected also from the
contributions of citizens at the east steps
of the Capitol. on which the oath is ad-
ministered to the new President and from
which he delivers his inaugural address,.
Col. Bingham now recommends that the
citizens of the District be denied the privi-
1ege of building at their own expense
reviewing stand for the President adjacent
to the grounds of the Executive Mansion.
and that the uncOmpensated committee
representing these contributing citizens be
required to give personal bonds with guar
snty deposits for the repair of damages to
government property caused. directly or in
directly. by their preparation for inaugural
ceremonies.
Under Col. Bingham proposal il through
the careless handling of a cigar by any
member of the presidential party the in
auguraI-address stand at the Capitol or
the reviewing stand near the White House
should be destroyed by fire during the in
augural procs edings. any damages to statu-
AIRY. steps. gate posts or railings. or. indi-
rectly, to the Capitol or other adjacent
public buildings would be visited PERSONAL
ly on the hard-working and uncompensated
patriots who enjoy the proud privilege of
e
the new Presidents and benefit.
Col. Bingham's recommenda tion of course
contemplates revolution in the time-hon-
ored methods of conducting inaugurations
Adoption of it would mean either the
abandonment % the proceedn at tho
Capitol steps and of the review of the in
augural parade. or the erection of the nee
essary structures for these public purposes
by the government itself
The people of Washington through chosen
representatives are proud and happy to
drop for several months every four years
the sOrdid labors by which they support
themselves and their families, and to con-
tribute and collect money and devote time
and brain and limftless energy to the most
painstaking and elaborate arrangements
for hOnOrfng and welcoming the incoming
President AS part OF their honorable task
their committee Is delighted to erect GER
tain public structures for the incoming
Presidents use: but II. through some acci-
Cent in connection with these structures
not due to fault of their own. disaster oc-
ours and damage Is done to the Capitol or
the White House the State Department
building or any OF their surroundings. they
hesitate TO undertake personally to meet
this damage. Some of them could not af-
ford. for instance, to replace the Capitol
IL 1t were to any considerable extent de-
stroyed and none Of them could be made
TO see why they should be required to do So
in short. the Bingham proposition seems
fnconsiderate and cold -blooded
Evening star., 1901-07-22

Three people We're killed yesterday In
Fredericksburg, Va, and four in Lebanon,
y. H.. by railroad trains. These seven
lives go to swell the record of the Ameri-
can locomotive a destroyer Both places
are small communities. compared with
those which have been given elaborate
constructions to avoid grade crossings
But their annual tribute of sacrificed life
is proportionateiy heavy. In the case of
the New Hampshire tragedy the dispat tches
state that mo blame attaches to the train
men," OF course not. The men on the
engine are never to blame for these kill
ings The responsible persons are the
owners of the railroads, which cut across
country and through cities and towns with
the ffimsiest of barriers between the public
and DEATH at best, and along the greater
part of the line offer not the slightest
guard against disaster. The trainmen must
take their chances of killing just as tife
public must risk being killed whenever the
railroad is approached. Some day. per-
haps, the idea will dawn upon .egisia
Evening star., 1901-07-22
school Building Limitations.
From the San Francisco Chronicle.

Hioh tLe odH fTauclScO CnrOnlcle.
The Federation of Improvement Clubs
mas adopted some sensible resolutions re-
gardng school buildings which will be
generally commended. A limitation of
-hfty-five feet is placed in these resolutions
on the height of any school building. Set
ting such structures back at least twelve
feet from the street line is also advocated
The federation Furthermore faVors restrict
ing the primary classes to rooms no higher
than the second story, condemns the use
OF Easements for class purposes and puts
in a plea for the ceiling of every class
room to be at least twelve feet in the clear
There are wetghty reasons to be offered in
favor of each one of these propositions. 1t
is not desirable that any school building
should be constructed on the street line
Not only are the proportions of the struc-
ture displayed more advantageousiy by it's
retirement from the sidewalk but some re-
lief is also obtained from the ordinary tur-
moil of street travel, and the vacant space
which such retirement entails may be
turned to account for ornamentation with
Towering plants and shrubbery School
fire drills have proved very effective In the
past, but there Is always serious risk
attached to the herding of classes. partic-
ularly Of the smaller children In upper
stories remote from the ground.
Evening star., 1901-07-22

A correspondent whose letter is printed
today calls attention to the destruction OF
shade trees in this city and pleads for the
exercise of greater care in this line OF pub
lie work. His comments might we'll be con-
sidered by those interested in the develop
ment of the parking features of the capital.
perhaps in connection with the scheme for
the general park Improvement now being
studied by a commission traveling in Eu
rope The trees of Washington are its
pride. They furnish shade in summer tone
down the monotony of red brick construc-
ton and effectively set off the handsome
public structures. They virtually cause the
streets of the capital to become continuous
parks. Much criticism has been leveled in
the past at the manner in which the trees
are cared for by the authorities. The an
nual trimming arouses the unfavorable
comments of residents. The failure to rid
the trees of the insects, through the lack
of sufficient funds, is the cause of many
unjust filings at the public officials Now
the present critic thinks that not enough
thought is given to the trees in their rela
tion to the public works. He urges that
there should be more transplanting and
similar efforts to save the growths which
happen to lie in the way of improvements
or changes
In this connection it is Interesting to note
that the park officials of Paris have elab-
Grated the idea of tree culture to point
which might protitably be studied by
Washington. There the tree Is reverently
regarded. When attacked by insects 1t is
sprayed and doctored. When the bark is
injured by horses or careless persons 1t is
bandaged and watched. When it shows
signs of being insufficiently nourished 1t Is
given new soil. or even taken up bodily and
carted away to a nursery. where it is
sisted back to health. The transplanting
is scientifically done. and only a small per-
centage of trees die in the process. When
a gap occurs in a line of trees new
usually done here, but tree as nearly as
possible the size of the old one. The great
est care is exercised to maintain standards
of health and appearance. The pruning is
scientifically done from season to season
and the tree is aided thereby Moreover,
strict regulations. effectively enforced, pro-
tect the trees from the destructiveness or
Indifference of people, and fines are imposed
for mutilation without regard for persons
Such system could profitabiy be ap-
piled. in whole or in part. to the trees Of
Washington. Perhaps the parking COM
mission now travelling will secure data upon
which to base recommendations to this end.
so that in the years to come whenever trees
are to be moved from the path of public
works, or are to be replaced or trimmed
or defended from the insects, the process
Will be regular, reliable and scientific.
Evening star., 1901-07-22

The last legislature of Florida passed,
among other acts for the relief of jackson
Vile. one TO bond the city for $4OO, 900 of
which about $500 900 is to go toward the
payment of outstanding judgments and to
satisfy the DEGREES of federal and state
courts. The city council at it's last regular
meeting designated who should act as a
committee to put in operation this bonding
act. A meeting lasting about two hours was
held Friday, in which the law was exam
ined and the matter generally discussed
and it was agreed that the election would
be held on August 27. The bonds are to
constitute lien upon the taxable property
OF the city, and the interest on the bonds Is,
not to exceed per cent, and their issue Is
to be approved by a majority OF the quail
fled electors of the city. The present board
or bond trustees are to be the trustees Of
the new bonds There still remains unsold
about $4,000 Of the s., ,OOO, 600 issue.
Evening star., 1901-07-22
Wealth of ECONOMY.



In almost all the cases where men have
accumulated great fortunes attention to
margins and remnants has been the secret
of their success. Wealth did not come Ia
them In huge windfalls, overwhelming
them with opulence but by gradual ac-
duisitions. and by saving, year after year.
the loose money which other men squander.
By economizing the little sums which the
and improvident man deems
not worth looking after-the pennies and
dimes and Quarter-dollars Of which he
keeps no reckoning-the pyramid of their
fortune has been slowly and surely reared.
Evening star., 1901-07-22

Young Cornelius Vanderbilt has patented
a number of inventions that may revolu-
tlonize railway rolling stock construction
and, incidentally, bring him in larger for
tune than his father left him. 1t would
seem that lhis youth who had heart enough
to risk being disinherited in order to marry
the girl of his choice has a well-developed
brain in the bargain
Evening star., 1901-07-22
PrOgresaiOn,

An arch Of clearest blue;
The hum of bees;
A song that whispers through
The languid trees;
A prismed twilight sky;
A golden moon.
Roses that smile and die.
And that is June.
The smell Of asphalt hot,
A breath of air
That's waited from the spot
Where souls despair;
A sun whose fierceness smites
The weary eye;
Long, weary sleepless nights
And that's July.
Evening star., 1901-07-22

a New York woman has had a fortune
teller arrested because his promises did
not come true. There are some prognos-
ticators in this city who doubtless hope
that this will not establish a precedent.
Evening star., 1901-07-22

III 1t requires one year for the interest ed
powers to agree On the amount of the Chi
nese indemnity, indefinite time to agree
on how it Shall be divided and a still greater
length of time on how it shall be collected
when VIII they get the money?
Evening star., 1901-07-22

ture. not wholly tied down to the railroad
interests. that it is q first step fer the
preservation of the larger rights of the
people to require all railroad lines to be
inclosed and guarded. with frequent points
at which the public may cross without
danger Of death or mntilation.
Evening star., 1901-07-22
Luck.

DO you think a person who finds a
four-leaf clover Is necessarily lucky?'
Yes answered Miss Cayenne. ANY
one who can go hunting four-leaf clovers
is lucky to be able to pass the time thus
instead Of working"
Evening star., 1901-07-22

No Guarantee.

What is the matter with those weather
bulletins Of yours?' asked the man who
complains about what can't be helped.
My dear SIR answered the weather
prophet. those are merely predictions not
promises"
Evening star., 1901-07-22

The City of Brotherly Love is in the
throes of a struggle between rings and re-
formers in which one-half of the brotherly
lovers are applying to the other half epi-
thets more or less beatific.
Evening star., 1901-07-22

Not having any particularly sensational
murder or salacious scandal at home just
at present the New York yellow journals
have had to go all the way to the staid old
Bay state for their big headlines.
Evening star., 1901-07-22

The Omaha pastor who issued rule that
women Shall remove their hats upon enter
ing pews in his church evidently wants to
discourage the churchgoing habit among
women.
Evening star., 1901-07-22

Col. Watterson says that Mr.. Bryan can
no longer be regarded as the leader of the
democracy. Mr.. Bryan never did think
much Of Col. Watterson's judgment and
this will give him another chance to say,
Il told Won So"
Evening star., 1901-07-22

judging By the frequency, of the re-
port that the umpire was mobbed by in
disnant spectators after the game" the
national sport is rs healthy and flourishing
Evening star., 1901-07-22

As one OF the signs of the approach Of
the millennium it is to be observed that the
police authorities OF New York have re-
ported that Coney Island is pure place.
Evening star., 1901-07-22

Reports from .he pumping station of the
efforts to avert local drouth will be eager
ly watched. as the thermometer shows
signs of another upward cavort.
Evening star., 1901-07-22

1t is said that Judge Gager's anti-labor
injunction was SO sweeping that it might
be applied with profit to some of Washing
tons streets
Evening star., 1901-07-22

Notwithstanding the activity of the mos
quito slayers in some parts of the coun-
try, the local supply this summer seems to
be undiminished
Evening star., 1901-07-22

Yachtmen seem to have good deal Of
trouble in keeping their boats right side
up these days. This is one trouble that a
good many of US are able to avoid
Evening star., 1901-07-22

King Edward is embarrassed by the
multiplicity Of his titles that he thinks of
having his visiting cards printed on post
Evening star., 1901-07-22

Massachusetts, has a Dorsey Fouitz case
Blondin. the alleged wife-murderer, has
been captured seventeen times in the same
number of places
Evening star., 1901-07-22
An Impression.

Don't you think said the man who
uses slang, that that Boston girl is rather
chesty?"
she is answered the sad-looking youth.
'ice-chesty."
Evening star., 1901-07-22

This Is the stage when the Arctic expedi-
tion excites the envy of the stay-at- homes
The sentiment is different when the later
accounts arrive.
Evening star., 1901-07-22

Two ships of the Joy line have recently
come to grief The company may change
it's name.
Evening star., 1901-07-22

The anti-imperiaists have not yet been
heard to denounce the efforts of the gov
ernment TO suppress the moonshiners of
Tennessee
Evening star., 1901-07-22

From the Philadelphia Record.
In the rainless parts OF the corn belt dis
putatious persons are debating whether or
not there Is ScTfptural warrant for praying
for rain. If they want TO put serious press
ure on the rain dispensing powers they
should plant trees
Evening star., 1901-07-22

1t is coincidence that congressional
committees go on tours of exploration dur
ing the excursion season.
Evening star., 1901-07-22

The following advertisements have been
prepared for insertion in a democratic
newspaper: Lost-a leader. Wauted-an
issue.
Evening star., 1901-07-22

Some Americans speak Of certain of our
industries as infants England does not
view them in the same light,
Evening star., 1901-07-22

Charles A. Towne's back somersau ult was
a Spine-tWister