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The Press., 1901-08-22
Queer Turkish Fish.

April 10 is the great fete day of "Ba-
lukh," or place of fishes. This is q
small church situated outside the walls
Of Constantinople, and it enjoyed no
particular reputation before the con-
quest Of Constantinople by the Turks.
At the time of the invasion. however, a
monk was cooking some fish there
when messenger came and told him
that the Turks had entered CONSTANT
nople. The monk did not believe the
story and said he would sooner believe
that the half cooked fish would jump
back into the water. AS he spoke the
fish jumped back into the water, and
since then the place has had a great
reputation for its healing powers.
A church has been built over the
spring dedicated to "Our Lady Of the
Fishes" and on this day a regular pill
grimage takes place from all parts Of
the town. Many sick are carried thith-
er. and many miraculous cures are re-
ported. The truth Of the story is proved
by the presence in large marble lined
tank In the church of the lineal de-
scendants Of the half cooked fish. Any
one who does not believe has only to
look in the water. and he will see them,
brown on one side and white on the
other, swimming about at their ease.
The Press., 1901-08-22
THIRTY YEARS AGO.
Items of local interest taken from the columns
of The Press, thirty years ago.l
August "a, 1871.

Mrs. J. H. Spellman has sold her LOT
lying between her residence and Pages
block, on Main-st., to Joseph and Carlos
Tilden of Tolland, who contemplate build.
ing business block thereon, not long
hence.
From the beautiful flower garden OF
Rev. E. Benton of this village comes q
bouquet to grace our sanctum, containing
III different varieties of flowers. Mr..
Benton Is lover of flowers, as his sue.
cess In growing them proves.
RETAIL CURRENT PRICES Eggs pei
dozen, 80; butter per h., 80 to .35
cheese, IA to 10; pork, IA to .16; lard
.16; new potatoes per bu., rs; peaches
per crate, $3.50; sugar and 9 lbs, 81
oats per bu., rs and 80; corn, 30 and
.95.
AS Emerson Morse and A. M. Barrett
we're shingling the tenement house west
of Prouty's shop on Saturday of last week
the staging they we're on gave way ant
precipttated them, with several punches
of shingles, a distance of about twenty
feet, to the ground. Morse was unin
jured, but Barrett escaped with sprain
ed ankle.
The Press., 1901-08-22
CARE OF LACES.

Iron lace on the right side first. then
ON the wrong side to throw up the pat
tern.
When putting lace away, fold as little
as possible. A good plan is to wind it
round a card. as they do in the shops.
When ironing laces. cover them with
clean. white tissue paper. This pre-
vents the shiny look seen on washed
lace.
Use contour instead of ordinary
starch for stiffening laces. This makes
them firm and does not detract from
the lacy appearance.
Laces and other delicate trifies should
be placed in a muslin bag before being
boiled. This prevents their getting lost
and torn in the wash.
After getting up" laces do not leave
them to air In a damp PLAYGROUND
the fire when the kettle is boiling, for
instance. This robs them of their fresh
ness and makes them look limp.
All laces before being ironed should
be carefully pulled out, each point re-
ceiving attention. You will be repaid
for your trouble, as the lace will look
twice as nice and last clean a much
longer time.
The Press., 1901-08-22

An English clergyman had married
young woman with a reputed dowry
Of about 10000, while he himself had
great expectations" Needless to say,
every soul in the village knew about it.
1t was the first Sunday after their re-
turn from the honeymoon. and when
the sermon was finished the parson
proceeded, as usual, to give out the
hymn, verse for verse. to his rustic
congregation.
All went we'll until the fifth verse
was reached, and the parson began,
Forever let my grateful heart" when
suddenly and with some confusion he
exclaimed, Omit the fifth verse" and
Immediately began to recite aloud the
sixth verse instead. Those who had
hymnbooks promptly read the fifth
verse:
Forever let my grateful heart
His boundless grace ADORE
Which gives ten thousand blessings now
And bids me hope for more.
The Press., 1901-08-22
&En70 yeiW be Oafd If fksie fesfEsss0-
XO NAL Is NOT genuine.
lydia e. PEnkl1ans Medicine Co.
The Fruita of War.

Not long ago l visited the town Of
Novara, in northern Italy. There in a
wheatfield the farmers have plowed
up skulls Of men until they have piled
up pyramid 10 or II feet high. Over
this pyramid some one has built can
opy to keep off the rain. These were
the skulls Of young men of Savoy, Sar-
DINA and Austria-men of 10 to 35
years of age, peasants from the farms
and workmen from the shops-who
met at Novara to kill each other over
a matter in which they had very little
concern.
Further on Frenchmen, Austrians
and Italians fell together at Magenta,
the hue of the blood that flowed out
under the olive trees. Go over Italy
as you will there Is scarcely a spot not
crimsoned by the blood of France
scarcely railway station without its
pile Of French skulls. You can trace
them across to Egypt, to the foot Of
the pyramids. You will find them in
Germany-at Jena and Leipsic, at Lut-
zen and Bautzen and Austerlitz. You
will find them in Russia at Moscow,
In Belgium at Waterloo "a boy can
stop bullet as we'll as a man." said
Napoleon. And with the rest are the
skulls and bones Of boys "ere evening
to be trodden like the grass Popular
Science Monthly.
The Press., 1901-08-22
MatrimOnY In Gilbert Ialanda.

Women OF the Gilbert islands being
merely regarded rs cattle or any other
property. writes Arthur Inkersley In
The Overland Monthly, the matrimoni-
oil knot is easily tied and just as easily
united. If man fancies q girl, he
seizes her by the hair of the head,
wherever she may be, despite her pro-
testations, and drags her away to his
home. Her resistance Is not often scri-
GUS, the pretense of refusal being due
to the coquettishness inherent in the
sex. When the couple reach the house
of the groom. wedding feast is fur
nished forthwith, to which all the i'm
mediate friends of the bride and bride
groom are invited. But an acceptance
of the invitation implies the contribu-
ton of some viands to the entertain
ment. Matrimony is attended by no
further ceremony than this. When q
husband grows weary Of his wife, he
simply orders her to leave him, and II
she does not he turns her out of doors.
The Press., 1901-08-22
AN OPTICAL ILLUSION.
One of the Tricks Performed by Il
FRkfrn 0f India

One of the Tricks Performed by the
Falkfrs of India.
The fakirs of India perform some re-
markable tricks. The following one
was witnessed by an Englishman who
was himself an excellent prestidigi-
tateur:
The apartment being filed, the ma
gicians began their performance. The
audience sat on the floor about the
fakirs, SO that they had no way Of con-
cealing themselves or Of hiding any
thing. At their request 1 examined
them and satisfied myself that they
had nothing about them. Then one Of
the women stepped into the Enclosure,
the rest remaining behind the spec
tators, who formed close ring about
them. The light was now turned down
little, and in a moment the woman's
face began to be Illuminated by a
ghostly light that extended quickly
over her entire body.
She then began to move around and
around, uttering a low, murmuring
sound the while, gradually quickening
the pace until she was whirling about
like top. A moment of this, and the
light that had chung about her seemed
to be whirled off by centrifugal force
and assumed a pillarlike form beside
her. AS soon as this was accomplish
ed she stopped, turned and began to
mold the light with her hand. and,
though could distinctly see her hands
move through the light as If it were a
cloud. 1t began to assume human form.
We saw the arms, hands and legs all
nodded and finally the face and head
gear. She next called for light, and,
the candles being relighted, there stood
an utter stranger, a native seemingly,
evolved out of cloudland. He stepped
forward and grasped me by the hand.
His hands were moist, as If with per-
spiration, and he was a very healthy
spirit
After he had talked and drunk a
glass Of arrack he took his place beside
the woman again and began to whirl
about. The lights were dimmed, but
not so that we could not see, and in a
few minutes the figure began to fade,
soon assuming the appearance Of a
pillar or form of light and then attach
ing itself to the woman and seemingly
being absorbed by her. All this was
done in very short space Of time be-
fore the eyes of at least SO people and
not ten feet from myself. The girl ap-
peared greatly exhausted afterward.
The Press., 1901-08-22
Fled to the Wolves.

For sheer melodrama the English
Jewel robber Houghton's arrest would
be hard to beat. After his last big dia-
mond theft he was traced to West
Bromwich and thence led the detect
ives dance over the country. At last
when the pursuers were hard on his
heels he dashed into a travelling men
agerie which was exhibiting just out
side Birmingham. There he found one
Of the attendants fastening up a van
cage containing a pair of large gray
wolves. He flung the man on one side
and opened the cage. shutting himself
in with the beasts and daring any one
to fetch him out. The strange thing
was that the wolves, which the propri-
etor had always considered the most
dangerous animals in the show, took no
notice whatever Of the fugitive, but
showed great i'll temper toward the
keeper and a constable, who had great
difficulty in dragging Houghton out.
The Press., 1901-08-22
A WORTHY SUCCESSOR.
"SOmething New Under the SUM-"

"SOmething New Under the SUM-"
All Doctors have tried to cure Catarrh
by the use of powders, acid gases, In
halers and drugs In paste form. Their
powders dry up the mucous membranes,
causing them to crack open and bleed.
The powerful acids used in the inhalers
have entirely eaten away the same men,
branes that their makers have aimed to
cure, while pastes and ointments cannot
reach the disease. An old and expert
enced practitioner, who has for many
years made close study and speciality OF
the treatment of Catarrh, has at last per-
fected Treatment which, when faithful
ly used, not only relieves at once, but
permanently cures Catarrh, by removing
the cause, stopping the discharges, and
curing all Inflammation. 1t Is the only
remedy known to science that actually
reaches the afflicted parts. This wonder
full remedy Is known as "SNUFFLEs, the
GUARANTEED CATARRH CURE" and Is sold
at the extremely low price of One Dollar,
each package containing Internal and ex-
ternal medicine sufficient for a full months
treatment and everything necessary to Its
perfect cure.
"Snuffies" is the only perfect Catarrh
Cure ever made, and Is now recognized as
the only safe and positive cure for that
annoying and disgusting disease. 1t cures
all inflammation quickly and permanently,
and is also wonderfully quick to relieve
Hay Fever or Cold In the Head.
Catarrh when neglected often leads to
Consumption-"Snuffies will save you II
you use 1t at once. 1t Is no ordinary
remedy, but complete treatment which
Is positively guaranteed to cure Catarrh
In any form or stage II used according to
the directions which accompany each
package. Don't delay but send for 1t at
once, and write full particulars as to your
condition, and you will receive special adj
vice from the discoverer of this wonderful
remedy regarding your case without cost
to you beyond the regular price Of "Snuf-
fles," the Guaranteed Catarrh Cure"
Sent prepaid to any address in the
United States or Canada on receipt of
One Dollar. Address Dept A-344, Ed
win B. Giles & Company, 1880 and 1882
Market Street, Philadelphia. 4a1y
The Press., 1901-08-22

An old negro in a neighborhood town
arose in prayer meeting and said:
"Bredderin and sisterin, been q
mighty mean niger in my time. had
a heap er ups and downs, specially
chickens and watermillins, I cussed,
got drunk, shot craps, slashed Cd
der coons wild my razor, and l done er
sight err odder things; but, tank the
good Lawd, bredderin and sisterin,
never yet lost my religionW - Blue
Ridge (Ga.) Post.
The Press., 1901-08-22
A Curious Tree.

There is curious combination tree
In West Stockbridge, Mass. 1t is pri-
marfly maple which measures, a foot
from the ground, IL feet inches in
circumference. Fifteen feet from the
ground there are one or two birch limbs
growing, and higher up are currant and
raspberry bushes which bear fruit each
year. 1t is not stated whether the
sugar made from its sap has a rasp-
berry favor, or the birch bark a cur
rant color and taste. or the berries q
spicy tang Of birch. 1t is very old and
bids fair to stand for many years
longer
The Press., 1901-08-22
Sea Bathing.

A person can easily determine with
one indulgence whether or not open
air bathing Is hurtful to him. If cir
culation is speedily restored after he
has left the water, If his skin Is well
REDEEMED and he is soon well warmed
up and as strong and 'lively" as when
he took his first plunge, then he may
properly assume that his bath has done
him good. If, on the other hand, his
skin continues cold and clammy for IS
or 20 minutes, Notwithstanding the
brisk rubbing he gives himself. and for
an hour or more afterward he is weak,
dull and languid, then he may be toler-
ably certain that there Is something
wrong with him which forbids cold
bathing
The Press., 1901-08-22
His Manners All In q Bunch.

The laundress' little boy is being
strenuously brought up ''by hand"
why. num-" she said despairingly. eff
l pounded that boy black and blue 1
couldn't learn him his manners. Here.
Willie" to the urchin. who was looking
confusedly at some pennies given him
by the mistress. What do you say to
the ladyY
Willie looked troubled Then, "Yes,
ma'am; no, ma'am; pease. flank you,
estuse me-" he said breathlessly, re-
membering all his manners at once,
the occasion evidently being great.
The Press., 1901-08-22
The Moving Plant.

A very queer plant belongs to the
pea family and is called the knowing
plant" on account of the manner in
which it's leaves turn around of their
own accord or go by jerks. without be-
ing touched or In any way disturbed
Sometimes only one or two leaves on q
plant will be affected; at other times
they will all perform jumps and gyra-
lions simultaneously. 1t Is observed
that the movements are most energetic
when the thermometer marks about sc
degrees
The Press., 1901-08-22
FORGOTTEN.

4 little year or SO ago
She sparkled everywhere,
With shoulders bare and face aglows
The fairest OF the fair.
We read about her every day
As having been at this or that,
At club or tea or ball OF play,
Attraction centered where she sat
A little year or SO ago
She swayed certain set.
Without her functions failed, but, oh,
How quickly we forget
The men who fiocked around her then
Now flatter other girls, and they
That read her name with envy when
She swayed meier think of her today.
A preacher said some words, and, 10,
maiden ceased to bel
The fair one people used to know,
Oh, where, oh, where Is she2
There's one who bends with loving gaze
Ger something small and frail and sweet.
wonder if she mourns the days
When all the world was at her feet7
Chicago Record Herald.
The Press., 1901-08-22

Frenchmen do not want to rule; they
want to live. The pursuit of life, Of
laughter, Of charming sensations, Of
intelligent approximations, of individual
development of character-it may all
be more important. more vital to hui
man existence than the preoccupation
to rule oneself and others, to make
laws and to fight-Steevens' "Glimpses
of Three Nations"
The Press., 1901-08-22

P. T. Thomas, Sumterville, Ala, 81
was suffering from dyspepsia when COM
menced taking Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. I
took several bottles and can digest any
thing" Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Is the
only preparation containing all the natural
digestive fluids. 1t gives weak stomachs
entire rest, restoring their natural condi-
ton. w. d. Head.
The Press., 1901-08-22
AstOunded the Editor.

Editor s. A. Brown of Bennettsville
S. c., was once immensely surprised
''Through long suffering from Dyspep.
sia," he writes, "my wife was greatly run
down. She had no strength or vigor and
suffered great distress from her stomach
but she tried Electric Bitters, which
helped her at once, and, after using -four
bottles, she Is entirely well, can eat any.
thing. It's grand tonic, and Its gentle
laxative qualities are splendid for torpid
liver" For Indigestion, Loss of Appe.
tite, Stomach and Liver troubles it's q
positive, guaranteed cure. Only SOC al
A. G. EatOn's.
The Press., 1901-08-22
There. Etiquette In All Trades.

There's Etiquette In All Trades.
A lady who imprudently explained to
a fishmonger the other day that her
purchase was intended for the cats
dinner was little hurt at receiving 1t
wrapped up In a newspaper. II under
stood. as it wasn't for yourself. num-"
replied the flshmonger loftily, 1--WE nev-
er wraps up In brown when It's for
catsy'-London Chronicle.
The Press., 1901-08-22
Their Secret is Out.

All Sadieville, KY, was curious to
learn the cause of the vast improvement
in the health of Mrs. s. P. Whitaker,
who had for a long time endured untold
suffering from chronic bronchial trou-
BILE. "It's all due to DR.. Kings New
Discovery" writes her husband. 1t CON-
pletely cured her and also cured our little
granddaughter of severe attack of
Whooping Cough. 1t positively cures
Coughs, Colds, La Grippe, Bronchitis, all
Throat and Lung troubles. Guaranteed
bottles SOC and $1.00. Trial bottles free
at A. G. Eaton's drug store.
The Press., 1901-08-22
What q Tale 1t Tells.

If that mirror of yours shows a wretch
ed, sallow complexion, a jaundiced look,
moth patches and blotches on the skin,
it's liver trouble; but DR.. Kings New
Life Pills regulate the liver, purify the
blood, give clear skin, rosy cheeks, rich
complexion. Only 25c at A. G. Eaton's
drug store
The Press., 1901-08-22

James White Bryantsville, Ind, says
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve healed run.
ming sores on both legs. He had suffered
6 years. Doctors failed to help him. Get
DeWitt's. Accept no limitations. w. D.
Head.
The Press., 1901-08-22

The human jaw is very loosely SOCK
eted in the skull. SO that it is often dis
located by the mere act Of yawning.
Not being intended for biting purposes,
offensive or defensive, no attention
seems to have been paid by nature to
making 1t fast.
The Press., 1901-08-22
A Question of Location,

II thought, count, that you were a
dead shot?"
81 am"
"And yet, though you said you would
shoot your adversary through the
heart, you hit him in the foot"
"It was an error of judgment. ]
thought his heart was In his boots; it
turned out to be in his mouth. lion
don Telegraph.
The Press., 1901-08-22

The Belgian laws allow one vote to any
man over IS years old, unmarried and
married men or widowers with families
have two, while priests and people of no.
table education have three votes.
The Press., 1901-08-22
Don't be satisfied with Temporary

Don't be satisfied with temporary relief
from indigestion. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
permanently and completely removes this
complaint. 1t relieves permanently be-
cause 1t allows the tired stomach perfect
rest. Dieting won't rest the stomach.
Nature receives supplies from the food we
eat. The sensible way to help the stom-
ach Is to use Kodol Dyspepsia Cure, which
digests what you eat and can't help but
do you good. w. D. Head.
The Press., 1901-08-22

o. o. Buck, Beirne, Ark, says was
troubled with constipation until bought
DeWitt's Little Early Risers. Since then
have been entirely cured Of my old COM
plant. recommend them. w. d. Head.
The Press., 1901-08-22

In cases of cough or Group give the little
one One Minute Cough Cure. Then rest
easy and have no fear. The child will be
all right In little while. 1t never fails.
Pleasant to take, always safe, sure and al
most instantaneous in effect. W.D. Head.
The Press., 1901-08-22

The first boat built In the United States
was the "Virginia" in 1907. 1t was &C
feet long
The Press., 1901-08-22

A Georgia paper says a negro was
struck by an express train, landed on a
pile of pig iron fifty feet away and rolled
into the river alive
The Press., 1901-08-22
Tzhfs letter should carry Faith
and GOssviC ton to fI50H0arfS
of aM Sick Women


81 suffered with Inflammation and
falling of the womb and other dis
agreeable female weaknesses. had
bad spells every two weeks that would
last from eight to ten days and would
have to go to bed. I 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
I was obliged to take my bed, and the
doctors thought an operation was the
only thing that would help me, but
this 1 refused to have done.
ssThen friend advised me to try the
Pinkham medicine, which 1 did, and
after using the first bottle 1 began to
improve. I 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 1 am as well now as I
ever was. 1 am more than thankful
every day for my cure" - MRS. FRANK
CARTER, Merrill St.. Amesbury, Mass.
The Press., 1901-08-22

The Turkish sultan has several chill
dren's collins made of pure gold, inlaid
with precious stones.
The Press., 1901-08-22

An ancient boat, supposed to be 5000
years old, dug up in an Irish peat bog,
arrived In New York recently.
The Press., 1901-08-22

A teetotaler has chance Of II years
more of life than drinker of intoxicants.
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chinese-American citizens.

Official copies of the decision of the
Attorney General regarding the citizen
ship OF Chinese who were citizens ct
the Republic of Hawaii before annex
alton. We're received last mail by Col
lector Stackable. The decision gives full
American citizenship to such Chinese,
and also gives them the right to be
bondsmen in custom house matters,
which right has been denied them upon
the ground that they acquired no citi-
zenship rights by virtue of the Terri
torial Act
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THE DRIVERS
OF SULKIES
Father and Brother of C. II.
Duffee of This
City.

The Breeder and Sportsman of Janu-
airy 20 has the following to say anent
Messrs. W. G. and C. A Durfee. both
men, the former being the brother and
the latter the father of c. H. Durfee.
an employe Of the local Customs depart
ment and well known here in his former
connection with W. w. Wood:
Among the young trainers and drivers
of California who have been successful
as trainers and drivers during the past
two years is William G.. Durfee, son of
the veteran c. A. Durfee. Last season
was his second season in the sulky and
his record was a good one. He started
horses in IS races, was IL times first, ID
times second, 9 times third and 10 times
fourth, which is certainly good show
ing for a young trainer. His principal
winners were Charley Mac RITZ, Osito
2:131a and Maggie Mckinney 2:17, all by
his fathers stallion Mckinney 2:11A. Mr.
Durfee is located at Los Angeles and
will be out again this year with string
of trotters among which will be several
young McKinneys. Mr. Durfee has
cool head and brings his horses to the
post in good condition to try for the
money, and generally gets his share of
it. His horse Charley Mac was one of
the best green horses out last year, and
will trot much below his present record
this season.
Mr.. c. A. Durfee. owner Of Mckinney
2:11A, is out again after a ten days
siege with the grip. He was undecided
last Monday whether he would keep his
stallion at San Jose for the season or
take him to Pleasanton. 1t Is a question
of the best pasturage with Mr.. Durfee,
as he never permits the mares sent to
his horse to go without plenty to eat
He left for Pleasanton Tuesday and
promised to telegraph us as soon as he
had decided which of the two places he
would select for Mckinney this year.
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Smooth az oil, exQuIsitely favored:
absolutely pure; never a headache in
it; equally valuable as beverage or a
mediterranean IL the famous old
Jesse Moore "AA" Whisky.