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HER SUMMONS CAME.
A SIGN ~ WHICH MRS. GALLUP READ
HER DEATH WARRANT.

She Dropped the Dishcloth and After
That Fatal warming spent the Bal.
ance Of ,the Evening I'm Telling Bar.
to Run the Funeral
copyright. 1900. BY c. 3. Lewial
AS Mr.. Gallup lighted his tin lantern
after, supper and started ont to buy
half a pound of Rio coffee for break
fast and call at the postofilce Mrs. Gal
lup was in excellent spirits and had
most Of the dishes ready for washing.
He was ,absent 80 minutes. and when
he arrived home he found her huddled
up in the big rocking chair. with a pill
low behind her head and the camphor
bottle In her hand. She took three long
shifts at the bottle and gave three long
drawn signs as he entered, but it was
labor thrown away. Mr.. Gallup blew
ont his lantern and hung ~ up, behind
the cellar door. and. having deposited
the coffee on shelf in the pantry, he
removed and hung up his coat and hat,
sat down and took OF his shoes and
then, taking circular from his peck.
ct and putting on his glasses with
great elaboration. began to read. 1t
was a circular regarding a new discov-
cry In the cure of consumption. and he
had not yet finished with the first tes-
timonial when Mrs. Gallup sobbed four
times in succession and family asked:
Samuel Gallup. do you know that
your dyin wife is present in the room p
He made no reply. That testimonial
from one who had been cured after
his coffin had been purchased made
him hold his breath as he read.
Yes; she is present" dolefully con-
tinued Mrs. Gallup after several shifts
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,ne who ATTEMPTED to approacb him.

one who attempted to approach him.
The chief had his hand on his re-
volver when the stranger sprang up
and. on the instant. covered him with
il. Like lightning he struck the re-
volver with the stick 1t burst with
tremendous explosion. SCATTERING the
chiefs hand and covering me and Bra
zier with fragments of broken window
glass
When the smoke cleared. we found
that the stranger had taken advantage
of the confusion. thrown open the car
riage door and jumped for his liberty
leaving the suit case behind We found
afterward that II contained a most in
genious variation of the Roentgen an.
paratus. which would enable q clever
mechanician to obtain the working de.
tails of any model by photography
The instrument is now in the bureau Of
the ministry. The stranger we never
heard of again, so we presumed he was
lucky In his Jump and escaped.
The only one who suffered much was
our beloved chief who has never com.
pletely recovered from the shock and
the operation that followed his share In
the discovery OF how model No. 1912
was stolen.-St Louis Star.
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Ita wasn't direct question. but had
It been Mr.. Gallup would not have
answered. He was devouring the third
testimonial and making up bis mind
to try a bottle on the sly.
'.Ten wagons in the purcession. SAM
uel, and the bells needn't toll nor
nuthiD else happen. II anybody 10
diggin taters or maxim soft soap sr
dyeln carpet rags. they needn't stop on
my account lf IS people come to the
house. that will be nun We've got
'leven chairs altogether, countin them
with broken backs. and Mrs. Walters
will lend you the rest You'll hev our
own preacher, OF course. but he needn's
go on for an hour or two and tell how
good was and how much you'll miss
me. re he says that my toll Is Ger. and
that you won't never find more savin
wife, that'll be about nun. Shall you
do any cryin AT the funeral. SamuelY
No answer
"I'd do leetle bit II was you-Jest
q leetle. IL you don't folks will talk
about It same as they did about Jim
Dewitt he never cried al all. and to
this day folks say he didn', use Han
ner right. don't ask you to break
down and sob and ri, up an excite
ment. but you kin gasp few times and
wipe your eyes and blow your nose
I'm sorry you'll hev to take that long
ride to the graveyard. as you could be
playin checkers or sunthin. but l don't
see how you are to git out Of it. How
ever, you won't never hev to go up
there ag'in. When you git ready to
buy me a grayestun. you kin send 1t
up by a man. s'pose you'll buy
stun OF some sort, won't your"
Mr.. Gallup didn't hear. In the fourth
testimonial a man declared that he had
been saved after one whole lung and
three-Quarters Of the other were gone.
aud 1t was a sketch to thrill the reader
clear down to his toes.
"Of course I don't keer about no
gravestun for myself" said Mrs. Gal
lup as she tried to wipe away her tears
with the glass stopper of the bottle.
''but IL you don't put one up the nay
burs will call you stingy. Get cheap
one. however. II you kin git one fur
$40 and trade lot Of carpet rags in.
I'd do II. | used to think I wanted a
whole lot Of readin on my gravestun,
but I've changed my mind. Jest put
on that Susan Gallup expired in the
forty-ninth year of her age of gineral
disability and that she has found rest
where asthma. boils. backaches and
rheumatic cease from troublin. You
needn't say word about maxim 40
yards Of rag carpet and bar'l of soft
soap last year while enjoyin sore eyes
and boil on my arm or that l allus
kept catnip. smartweed and pepper
mint herbs in the house and was a
nurse to all the nayburs. No. Samuel.
you needn't-say a word-about them
things. Make tia cheap-gravestun
and you needn't-never 60 up there
and-and''-
And when MIR. Gallup had finished
the testimonials and fully determined
to buy at least three bottles and hide
them in the wood shed he rose up.
yawned and stretched and looked
around to find Mrs. Gallup asleep and
the camphor wasted on the floor.
NJ. QUAD
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THIRTY YEARS AGO.
Items OF local interest taken from the columns
of The Press, thirty years ago.l
Feb. 10, 1871.


q. Cady has fiourishing dancing school
at the Hollow.
The purchasers of the Ira Walker farm
In Union are N. Alexander and Frank
Gordon of Holland, Mass. 100 acres-for
$500.
Chas. T. Preston has made sale of
Thos. P. Anderson's farm In Ashford,
near Wellington, to Joseph Van Buren, of
Springfield.
The work of repairing the Daleville
mills is being pushed rapidly. A stone
picker-house has been bulls and other i'm
provements made. Part of the machinery
has arrived, and the wheels will move by
April LIST.
From the Meriden Republican we 9. t
the news that James Hunt, a boot and
shoe dealer Of that place, is about to re-
move to Stafford Springs to engage in that
business. We understand that the new
store Is to be opened In Fosters old
block, lately occupied by stove store.
Fifty members and friends of the Meth
odist society OF Union paid Rev. s. V.
b. Cross visit on Thursday evening
aud presented articles to the value Of
forty dollars as tokens of esteem. Mr..
Cross breaches alternately at Mashapaug
and West Woodstock, and is quite gen.
orally liked.
| MARRIED.-Mansfield, Feb. 9Th, 1871,
by Rev. M. c. Welch, William War;, n
and f. Caroline King, both Of MANSFIELD
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Nine. Meissonier, the wife Of the not
ed French artist. evidently was not
overabundantly supplied with tact. 1t
is told of her that one day she sent for
the family physician. and he hurried
over to the house. thinking some illness
had overtaken the artist. 1t was not
the master of the house. however. 1t
was only the lapdog. The doctor peck
eted his pride and most zealously at
tended the patient. which soon recov-
cred. At the end of the year he sent in
his bill, but among the items there was
none for attendance on a dog. Nine.
MISSIONER noticed the omission and
called the physicians attention to it.
You must charge for that ALSO" she
said. 81 insist upon It,"
"By no means" was the reply. II am
not veterinary surgeon. was very
glad to the dog a service. but really I
can't be paid for it,
"But insist upon it!' said the lady.
"Well. then" returned the doctor. "as
the hinges on my gate are somewhat
rusty NJ. MISSIONER may bring his
brush and paint them for me-"
But Meissonier In the role of a gate
painter Is not known to history.
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Farmer-See here. you! You remem.
Der putting two lightning rods ON my
barn last spring. don't you? Well. that
barn was struck six weeks after and
burned down.
Peddler-Struck by lightnin?
1T was"
Elm the daytimeY
emo; at night"
Must a been dark night, wasn't
itT'
Eyes: dark as pitch"
Lanterns burninY'
What ianternsY'
Didn't you run lanterns up 'em on
dark nightsT' ...
Never heard Of anything like that"
well. If you don't know enough to
keep your lightnin rods shown you
needn't blame me. CHANG" - New
York Weekly
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TnE KISS AT THE DOOR.

b the days of the lance and the spur,
When the hero went forth to the fight,
Oft he carried token from her
Whom he worshiped as lover and knight,
And when fierce surged the battle around.
And when close pressed the merciless fcas
Twas that token that drove on despair
And gave yictory's strength to his blow.
Not hero Of knighthood am l,
But warrior in industry's strife,
Where the lance that WELD is my pen
And the ladye serve is my wife.
Yet a token ] carry each day,
Full as precious as any Of yore,
And 1t stoutens my heart for the fray;
IT'S my loves morning kiss at the door.
For his faith will the martyr endure,
BY the sunset the artists inspird;
At the blast of the bugle and fife
Is the soldier to gallantry fred.
But whatever may others exalt,
For myself shall ask nothing more
As a prompter to worthiest deeds
Than the kiss that get at the door.
e. W. Gray in Newark Advertiser.
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An Absolute Necessity
in Many Cases.
A DECREASE I'm WEIGHT
FREQUENTLY INDICATES
A DECLINE.
Our Modern Rebuilder, Vinol,
Will Help You Do It.
TINE WAY IT ACTS ON A DE-
PlETED CONSTITUTION IS
SIMPLY MARVELLOUS.

Are you getting thin9 If you are
you had better watch yourself. Take
Vinol It will build you mp quickly
and surely.
A healthy man does not vary much
from year to year in his weight.
This In as It should be. Vinol enables
the organs Of the body to renew flesh,
muscle tissue, bone structure, and at
tends to purifying the great vital cur
rent Of the human system, the blood.
Vinol contains the active curative
properties of Cod-Liver Oil in highly
concentrated state, and is the most
wonderful tonic that we have ever had
anything to do with.
Vinol acts upon the stomach in a
beneficial way, enabling it to obtain
for itself the necessary ingredients
from the food that is taken into it to
build up the pure healthy body and in
crease the weight
Mr.. 81. M. Stufell, who is we'll
known passenger trainman on the
Boston and Maine Railroad, suffered,
~ many railroad men do, with kidney
and other troubles. He writes as fol-
lows:
any Kidneys troubled me great
deal, my bowels were very irregular, /
had great distress in my stomach, suf-
fered with bilious headaches, had NO
appetite, could not sleep nights, and
was losing flesh rapidly. / began tc
take vinol, am now on my third bot.
tie, and it is doing wonders for me.
Ny kidneys are better, my bowels are
again regular, my stomach no longer
troubles me, and no more headaches,
and as for appetite, don't speak Of it
! sleep like a top and have gained
thirteen pounds. You can count on
me always to recommend Vinol as the
king of medicines"
With many such testimonials as
the above coming before US, 1t is not
strange that we endorse Vin0l as
strongly as we do. We unhesitat-
ingly agree to return to any one
who has taken Vin0l and Is not
satisfied that 1t has accomplished all
that we claim for it every cent that
they have paid us for this remedy.
A. c. EATON,
Pharmacist of Stafford Springs.
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Had To CONQUER Or Die.

II was just about gone," writes Mrs.
Rosa Richardson, of Laurel Springs, N.
G. 81 had CONSUMPTION go bad that the
best doctors said I could not live more
than month, but I began to use DR..
Kings New Discovery and was wholly
cured by seven bottles, and am now stout
and we'll" Its an unrivaled life-saver 10
Consumption, La Grippe and Bronchitis
infailible for Coughs, Colds, Asthma,
Guaranteed bottles SOC and 81. Trial
bottles free at A. G. Eaton's drug store.
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rae conc~isea Peer.

A certain conceited nobleman once
observed to Charles Townsend. when
happen to say foolish thing. al
ways burst out a-laughing" Town
send eyed him curiously and at length
remarked in the most deliberate man.
ner. "Ah. envy you your happiness.
for you must certainly live the merri-
est life OF any man In Europe"
The Press., 1901-02-14

The small rubber rings that are used
in every household with which to seal
preserve jars may be made the means
Of much amusement when a lively
game Is desired for the amusement of
friends First obtain smooth head of
a -four or sugar barrel and see that the
pieces are all fastened together, form
ing a circular board. or any smooth
board about a square foot in size will
serve the purpose.
Procure ten coat hooks of medium
size and secure them into the board
and mark above each hook its number,
ranging from No. to No. 10. A hole
may be made in the upper end Of the
board or screw eye inserted by which
to hang it upon nail in the wall.
No. 10 is a sort of ''bullseye," and
each player. having three Of the rubber
rings, takes turns in throwing them
from a post n about ten feet away,
endeavoring , hook" as many on the
board as possible. A score is kept of
the points gained by each player. the
one first getting 100 points being the
winner. However. exactly 100 points
must be made. For instance. If a play
er has 80 he has to work for hook No.
l." as any other hook would carry him
over the mark. This difficulty adds to
the interest Of the game
An advantage of the game Is that no
noise Is made nor damage done by the
rings and it may be improvised by any
boy or girl.-New York Sun.
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RrtRht Ltttle Bel rn nay.

Sammy twho Is never allowed to stay
out Of SCHOOL, -Howdie Hurlburt didn't
come to school all day
Mamma Why not. Sammy
Sammy-'Cause his mother died.
When you die, may stay home all
day3
Mamma Yes. darling: you may stay
out q whole week
Sammy (suspiciously,-Oh. know!
You mean to die In vacation.-Harlem
Life.
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When you are invited to a real old
fashioned woman's house for supper.
she always has floating island This lie
q sure test = Atchison Globe
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Eight hour laws are ignored by those
tireless little workers-Dr. Kings New
Life PILE. Millions are always ut work,
night and day, curing l, digestion, Bill
iousness, Constipation, Sick Headache
and all Stomach, Liver and Bowel trou-
bles. Easy, pleasaI t, safe, sure. Only
25c. at A. &. Eaton's drug store.
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The Highest Art.

The word artistic" has been so mis-
applied that the majority of people sup
pose it means something rather disor-
derby and haphazard. How often liter
AZURE gives us the prim. precise maiden
aunt, with her narrow. intense love of
exact outline, and the art loving niece.
all on fire with raptures over "color
harmonies" and contempt for every
thing which is not picturesque! Let us
give our sympathy, however, to the de-
rided aunt. Craze for color is a lower
degree of the sense Of beauty than ap-
probation Of symmetrical arrangement.
Sculpture is finer achievement Of the
intellect than painting. Savages and
ignorant children can take pleasure in
color display. but only an educated
mind is moved through effects Of form.
Florence Hull Winterburn in Won.
ans Home Companion.
LA GRIPPE QUICKLY CURED.-"In the
winter of 1898 and 1899 was taken down
with a severe attack of what Is called
La Grippe" says f. l.. Hewett, promi-
nent druggist of Winfield, Ill. 1.-THE only
medicine / used was two bottles Of Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy. 1t broke up
the cold and stopped the coughing like
magic, and l have never since been trou-
bled with Grippe" Chamberlain Cough
Remedy can always be depended upon to
break up a severe cold and ward off any
threatened attack of pneumonia. 1t is
pleasant to take, too which makes 1t the
most desirable and one OF the most popu
lar preparations in use for thes- ailments
:. For sale BYE K. Taft, Stafford Springs
III r. Cady, Stafford; Gardiner Hall, Jr.
& Co.. South wellington.
The Press., 1901-02-14

Nearly f300. 600 worth OF articles are
pawned In LoRdon weekly.
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The old uta.

IL is SAID tnat certain Cleveland
lady whose handsome house is in an
ultrafashionable section of the city was
called east while her home was under
going the renovating and refurnishing
process. During her absence u man
was especially engaged to hang the pic
tu.es. Among them were number of
excellent copies of the worlds greatest
works of art. and the man. an artist.
found his task a labor of love.
With great care he hung the more
valuable copies in the roomy reception
hall and had just finished his task
when the lady returned.
Her eyes snapped as she surveyed his
work.
"Who hung those old chestnuts
there?' she cried
"Old masters. madam" said the star
tied artist.
"Old cheStnuts, | say: it's the same
thing. If YOU hung them. take them
down. | won't have them there. With
new furniture and new decorations and
new carpets and rugs I'll have new
pictures too. Who ever heard of such
old trumpery stuff in a strictly modern
house?''
And what shall do with the-the
old chestnuts. MADAME" the artist in
luired.
'Oh. dump them into the attic until
:an get rid of them" replied the lady.
And there the "chestnuts' lie, Ma
donnas and cheruhS and all. gathering
dust and calmly awaiting the getting
rid of process. -Cleveland Plain Dealer
PNEUMONIA CAN BE PREvENTED.-This
disease always results from a cold or an
attack of the grip, and may be prevented
by the timely use of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy. That remedy was extensively
used during the epidemics of In Grippe
of the past few years, and not single
case has ever been reported that did not
recover or that resulted In pneumonia,
which shows 1t to be certain preventive
of that dangerous disease. Chambprlain's
Cough Remedy has gained worldwide
reputation for its cures of colds and grip.
For sale by 4. z. Taft, Stafford Springs :,
II. F. Cady, Stafford; Gardiner Hall, Jr.
d Co.. South wellington
You see." said the heiress conf1den-
The Press., 1901-02-14
Golf Before "a Mirror.

One of the chief teachings liz the reli
gion of style is that to attain to nrtho
doxy it is necessary or at least dcsira
BILE to practice daily in front OF a look
ing glass SO as to make sure that all the
motions of the true style are being cor
rectly carried out.
This always appeared to me very
hard saying until had consulted w
G. Grace. John Roberts. G. B. Fry. X.
s. Ranjitsinjhi. Fl II Foster. Kraenz-
lein. e. C. Rredin and other champions
of sport.
All the above were unanimous in at
tributing the high degree of skill to
which they have attained In various
games and sports to the fact of their
having devoted many hours day from
very early stage of their careers to
attitudinizing in front of looking glass.
es in their bedrooms.-Go Illustrated
Reports show greatly increased death
rate from throat and lung troubles, due to
the prevalence of Group. pneumonia and
grip. We advise the use Of One Minute
Cough Cure In all of these difficulties. It
Is the only harmless remedy that gives
immediate results. Children like 1t. w.
D. Heald.
Since the Establishment of the fee system
in Missouri there have not been half as
many arrests.
The Press., 1901-02-14
7zsks letter should carry Faith
and Conviction TO fks0H0assf@
INF aM Sick WDEYa@Few

3Merrill Street, Amesbury, Mass.
TzAks letter should carry Eaffb
and Conviction TO fls0ff0assf@
of aM Sick Women
ST suffered with Inflammation and
falling of the womb and other dis
agreeable female weaknesses. l had
bal spells every two weeks that would
LAST from eight to ten days and would
have to go to bed. / also had head
ache and backache most of the time
and such bearing down pains could
hardly walk across the room at times.
I doctored nearly all the time for
about two years and seemed to grow
worse all the time until last September
was obliged to take my bed, and the
doctors thought an operation was the
only thing that would help me, but
this refused to have done.
"Then friend advised me to try the
Pinkham medicine, which did, and
after using the first bottle began to
improve. 1 took in all five bottles of
Lydia E. Pinlzham's Blood Purifier,
four boxes of Lydia E. Pinkham's Dry
Form Compound, three boxes of Liver
Pills and used three packages of Sana-
tive Wash, and am as well now as
ever was. I am more than thankful
every day for my cure" MRS. FRANK
CARTER, 8 Merrill St., Amesbury, Mass.
eRn0n wifi be paid n flsEs fesfEsso-
Weykm a. pHe1MkR@Ma mEm0fEGke1m 0m.
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For the weakness and prostration fol-
lowing grip there is nothing so prompt
and effective as One Minute Cough Cure.
This preparation Is highly endorsed as an
unfailing remedy for all throat and lung
troubles, and its early use prevents con-
sumption. 1t was made to cure quickly.
w. D. Head.
The Press., 1901-02-14
Jell-O, The New Deesert,

pleases all the family. -Four flavors Lemon
Orange, Raspberry and Strawberry. At your
grocers. 10 cents. Try it to-day.
The Press., 1901-02-14

You see." said the heiress conf1den-
TALLY. my father likes the count very
much. But he is afraid the dear boy is
inclined tc be careless about money
matters. What do you think about itT'
"The fact that he has proposed to
you" said Miss Cayenne thoughtfu!ly,
might possibly be taken as very good
evidence to the contrary. Washing
ton Star
The Press., 1901-02-14

The eclipse of May II will only be v'si-
BILE In the Indian ocean.
The Press., 1901-02-14

The Turks are partial to the music Of
the flute.
Tht census of Russia gives 1873 600, 900
population.
The Press., 1901-02-14

What Shall We Have for Dessert?
This question arises in the family every day.
Let us answer 1t to-day. Try Jell-O, delicious
dessert. Prepared In two minutes No bakingl
Add hot water and set to cool. .Flavors Lem
on, orange, Raspberry and strawberry. At
your grocers, 10 cents.
The Press., 1901-02-14

There Is always danger In using coun-
terfeits OF DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve.
The original is safe and certain cure I, r
piles. 1t is soothing and healing salve
for sores and all skin diseases. W. ID.
Heafd.
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| II HdngS
| ON.

II it was only health, We
: might let IL cling.
4 But it 10 Q cough. One cold
no sooner passes on before
another comes. But it's the
same old cough all the time.
And it's. the same, old story,
too. There 10 frss the cold,
then the cough, then pneu-
monia or consumption with the
long sickness, and life tremb.
ling in the balance.
The Press., 1901-02-14

The output OF gold in Alaska in 1899
was $14 900 600. r..
The Press., 1901-02-14

Persons who can not take ordinary
pills find 1t pleasure to take DeWitt's
Little Early Risers. They are the best
little liver pills ever made. W. d. Head.
The Press., 1901-02-14

Since the Establishment of the fee system
In Missouri there have not been half as
many arrests.
The Press., 1901-02-14

Like bad dollars, all counterfeits 4"
DeWitt's Witch Haz j Salve are worth
less. The original quickly cure pi'es
sores and all skin diseases. W. d
Head. -+-..z
The Press., 1901-02-14

Travel in California this winter Is larger
than It ever was before.
Cañon City record., 1901-04-11
Now Then

this is your chance to get home
with small cash payments balance on
long time (monthly payments IL you
wish at 8 per cent. interest. The
choicest residence lots in Canon City
by long odds. Some desirable brick
and frame houses. Anything you
want, for if we havn't il on hand we
will build it for you.
+. A. RAYNoLDs.
Cañon City record., 1901-04-11

Mr.. Theodore Shoemaker. Jr., of
Hillside, Colorado, and Miss Gamma
Willis, of Canon City, were united in
marriage Wednesday evening, April
3, Rev. H. B. Cook officiating. The
wedding took place at the home of
Mrs. Dan Hall on Riverside, South
Canon. After the marriage ceremony
the guests were treated to most
bountiful repast. and all pronounced
it most happy occasion.
Cañon City record., 1901-04-11

Nearly every person needs a tonic
medicine at this time of year to brace
up and invigorate the nervous system,
TO cleanse the bowels, liver and kid
neys. Herbine is the best and safest
remedy to do this, as it will cure con-
stipation, regulate the liver and en-
rich the blood. Price, so cents.
Sold by Hunter Palmer,