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The Press., 1901-01-24
SOME MEN GROW ON TREES.
Thaa In the Belief of an Indian and
some Other Tribes.


some other Tribes.
The Sioux Indians still share with
the old Aryan and Semitic tribes In the
belief that there are trees that Drlng
forth human beings and others thar
bear various portions of the human
body, and in the fourteenth century
an Italian traveller, on arriving at Nal
abar, was told by the natives that the
country abounded with tree that
bore men and women. The latter were
attached to the limbs by the neither ex-
tremities and were full formed when
the wind blew. but when the wind died
out they soon withered. These speci-
mems of humanity reached the length
or height of three feet
In the frs book Of the Mahadharata
mention is made of forms of dwarfs
that were to be found on a large fig
| tree. The Arabs are still strong in the
belief that somewhere in the southern
ocean there is a tree that bears nut
| that resembles the face of man and
when in its fullneSS the mouth opens
and gives voice to the cry: WAX!
Walk The Chinese reverse the order
Of things and instead of believing that
the trees give birth to men. claim that
in the beginning the herbs and grass
sprang from the hair Of the human
family. They have preserved the ira
dition too. that somewhere within the
borders of the beautiful Flowery
| Kingdom there is a wonderful lake by
whose margin grew trees whose leaves
developed into birds and also that. If
jar be broken on the waters. birds Of
the most brilliant plumage will at once
arise from the pieces and fly off.
In central India there is a tribe call
ed Khatties that claim to have their
origin from a stick of wood. When
| the five sons of Pandu. the heroes
whose exploits are told in the Mahad-
harata. had become simple tenders of
sheep. Karna, their illegitimate broth
err wishing to deprive them of their
last resource. prayed to be gods to as
sist him. He struck the earth with his
staff which opened, and from it sprang
a man who was called Khat, meaning
begotten of wood. and by this name
have his descendants ever since been
known.-St. Louis Republic.
The Press., 1901-01-24

us MY NOSE OUT OF PLUMBP
ter of war or any other official and was
at last granted an audience with the
emperor. 1t was in the war Office. and
several cabinet officials were present.
A musket was lying on a table. and
Napoleon greeted the agent with:
We'll, sir, what about this bullet
proof vest?'
Il have it here, your majesty" was
the reply as the vest was held up to
view.
Put it on"
with pleasure"
"Now go to the farther end Of the
room"
certainly. your majesty"
Now, SIR" continued the emperor as
he lifted up the musket, II am going to
fire at your breast. Are you willing to
take the chances?'
Fire away" was the reply.
The emperor fired. and although the
bullet did not penetrate the shield the
force of it knocked Birney head over
heels and put him out of it for the next
ten minutes. While it was decided that
the vest was not success, the Ameri-
cans nerve excited such admiration
that he was given handsome present
In cash and graciously dismissed. He
the emperor before he left the room,
but did not have opportunity. Early
the next day. however. he bobbed up at
The Press., 1901-01-24
We Know is Hard to
Control.
Our Vinol Is Making a Won.
derful Record in Curing
This Dangerous
Disease.
CALL AND LET US TELL YOU
ABOUT 1T.

Here is u letter that has just come To
our attention. 1t will interest people
suffering from bronchial troubles. 1t
is from Mr.. Geo. w. Brown, of So. Han
over, N H., and reads as follows:
~ have suffered with bronchial trou-
bles for over year; tried two doctors
and have taken three or four kinds of
medicine, none of which did me any
good. At times 1 was so hoarse 1
could not speak. Then l heard of
Vinol. After taking three bottles OF
it my voice has perfectly returned to
me. l can see that in a short time
will be all right. When l began to
take it l was very weak, but it has
built me up and given me good appe-
tite"
This is what vInol always does.
This is the way Vinol accomplishes its
mission of doing good.
Vinol, as we wish every one to know,
owes its power of accomplishing the
cures that it effects to the fact that il
contains the most wonderful medicinal
elements known to science for the cure
of all wasting diseases, as we'll as be-
ing in itself a marvellous tonic. These
medicinal properties exist and have here
tofore been found only in cod-liver Oil.
Vinol contains these elements For by
a scientific process the necessary cura-
tive properties of the cod-liver oil have
been separated from the fat and grease
which formerly made cod-liver oil prep
arations SO Objectionable.
AS long as Vinol does not contain any
of the vile-smelling oil, and is pre-
pared by combining the sought-after
properties with delicate table wine,
it is most delicious and palatable
preparation.
We know of what we speak when
we recommend vinOl, and because
we do know that VinOl does all we
claim for it, we unhesitatingly en-
dorse 1t, and guarantee at any time
TO refund the money paid for the
remedy If you are not satisfied 1t
will do all we claim for it.
A. G. EATON.
The Press., 1901-01-24

My small nephew was ready to start
on long promised weeks visit to his
grandfather's in the country. There
was an exasperating delay in the ap-
pearance OF the carriage to take US to
the station. The young man worked
OF his Impotence in various annoying
ways for half an hour. Then suddenly
he was seen to kneel beside chair in
the corner and bury his face in his
hands. After a few minutes his moth
er said:
well. Kenneth, what are you do
ing?"
"Just getting my prayers said up for
while I'm going to be out at grandpa's.
There's nothing to do here, and 'spect
to be pretty busy while I'm there
Harper's Magazine.
The Press., 1901-01-24
AN OLD MANS DARLING.
The hair is white that sweeps across

The hair Ii white that sweeps across
His deeply furrowed brow;
The head that once was proudly poised
Droops forward feebly now! aa
He swings no jaunty cane. but leans
Upon heavy stick,
And as ! watch him come and 20
] notice that the step is slow
Which once was light and quick.
Her hand is laid upon his arm,
And love lights up her face,
When he. with trembling gallantry,
Still helps her DER the place
Where small obstruction chance to lie.
Assists her up the stair, h&gs
And, after fifty years have run
Their course, still looks on her a. one
Who needs his aid and care.
smile oft plays around her lips
When she accepts his aid,
For only loving, gentle hands
Has Time upon her laid;
Her eyes are bright, her step Is light,
But he. with ancient pride,
Must guard her and assist her still
Must be her knight-as down the hill
He totters at her side.
S. E. Riser in Chicago Times Herald.
The Press., 1901-01-24

whenever she asks me to do any
thing soliloquized Mr.. Meeker pen
sively. Il always go and do it, like a
fool"
yes" said Mrs. Meeker. who hap
pened along in time to overhear him.
whenever | ask you to do anything
you always go and do it like a fool."-
Chicago Tribune.
The Press., 1901-01-24

Early Football Players.

Football was for many years the -
tional game Of Florence The season
was from January to March and TIL
ladies and gentlemen of Florence anC
the populace as we'll were wont to as
semble on the Piazza Santa tflotr to
witness the game. which WaS rallet
"Calcio." from the word meaning tic
kick" The last game was played In
1739.-St Louis Globe democrat
The Press., 1901-01-24

The famous fogs of Newfoundland
are only found as a rule on the east
and south coasts and on the banks"
being caused by the meeting of the
arctic current with the gulf stream.
The interior in summer is described
as a most delightful climate. resem-
bling that of the south of France.
The Press., 1901-01-24
In the Dunapn,

There was once upon Il time an Egyp-
tian king. so it is said. who built pyr-
amid and died OF melancholy His
name was Dumops. yet there are prob
ably few persons who know that they
are perpetuating the memory Of bis
tragic history when they remark that
they are ''in the dumps"
The Press., 1901-01-24
For Rheuuaffs,,,

Mr.. Johnson-l notice. Jasper, that
you have the rheumatism as bad "a
ever. Don't you ever take anything for
it?
Jasper-'Deed | does. sab. I takes
crutches mostly. Boston Courier.
The Press., 1901-01-24
AN EMpEROR'S NOSE.
BY NJ. QUAD.
COPYRIGHT, 1900, By c. .. LEwIs.

g. y. II
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Two years before the outbreak of the
Franco Prussian war and the downfall
of the last Napoleon an American
named James Birney landed in Paris
from New York. He was what might
be called a general utility man. He
had been a small merchant in Michi-
gan, a bookkeeper in Ohio, a manufac-
turer in Indiana and an editor in Iowa.
He was a good natured, easy going
man. taking life as he found it and
making no kicks. If he got a dollar
ahead, he would find some new excuse
to get rid of it: if he was behind the
game, his creditors would have to ex-
tend his account. Nobody called him
smart. but everybody said he had
strong fund of humor and philosophy.
When a man in Cincinnati invented
a bullet proof vest, Mr.. Birney some
how got hold of the European agency
that is. he went to Paris at least to
bring the patent directly to the atten-
ton of the French emperor. who was
always on the lookout for military nov
elites. The Americans cheek and per-
sistency secured him an audience after
weeks of red tape. He had insisted
that he would not deal with the minis
The Press., 1901-01-24

This season there Is large death re
among children from Group and lung
troubles Prompt action will save the
little ones from these terrible diseas g.
We know Of nothing so certain to give
instant relief as One Minute Cough Cure.
1t can also be relied upon in gripp- d
all throat and lung troubles of adults
Pleasant to take. w. ID. Head.
The Press., 1901-01-24
Extraordinary Temerity.

81 told that Boston girl | didn't like
Emerson
WAS she displeased?''
"Dtspleased: She got nearly as mad
as she did when | said that beans
could be baked without sat pork
Chicago Record
The Press., 1901-01-24

Now, here is poet who is practical
enough. He halls from Dooly county,
and it will be seen from his letter that
he means business. He writes:
81 have wrote poem about loo
yards long. as nigh as kin guess. 1t
took me six months an two hours to
write it. | amt no judge of these
things. an what want to know Is
where | kin hire good man to read
it for me an tell me what it is. To
SIGH a man | will pay ST day till he
gifts through. only he mustn't take too
long! ATLANTA Constitution.
The Press., 1901-01-24

A PROMINENT CHICAGO WOMAN SPEAKS.
Prof Roxa Tyler Of Chicago, Vice.
President Illinois Woman's Alliance. in
speaking of Chambellain's Cough Rene
dy, says: II suffered with severe cold
this winter which threatened to run into
pneumonia. l tried different remedies,
but I seemed to grow worse, and the
medicine upset my stomach. A friend
advised me to try Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy. and found it was pleasant to
take and it relieved me at once. I am
now entirely recovered, saved a DOCTORS
bill, time and suffering, and l will never
be without this splendid medicine again. ="
For sale by +. K. Taft, Stafford Springs );
H. F. Cady, Stafford; Gardiner Hall, Jr.,
& Co., South Wilmington.
The Press., 1901-01-24

Such little pills as DeWitt's Little Early
Risers are very easily taken, and they
are wonderfully effective in cleansing the
liver and bowels. W. ID. Head.
The Press., 1901-01-24

A machine which washes and does 800
dishes an hour, and cracks none, has been
invented. and Is boon to the boarding
house or hotel keeper.
The Press., 1901-01-24
In Germany jury vote OF six to six &C.
Quits the prisoner.

A remedy for Nasal Catarrh which is
drying and exciting to the diseased MEM
brane should not be used. What Is need
ed Is that which is cleansing, soothing,
protecting and healing. Such remedy
is Ely's Cream Balm. Price so cents at
druggists, or it will be mailed by Ely
Brothers, Sc Warren Street, New York.
The Balm when placed into the nostrils
spreads over the membrane and Is absorb
ed. A cold In the head vanishes quickly.
The Press., 1901-01-24

IFS very disrouraging." said the
young man II confess that at times |
considered myself a genius"
"Rm perhaps you are" suggested his
friend SoOthingly
impossible explained my plans
to half dozen hard beaded practical
men. and not one OF them seemed To
think that | WAS a bla med fOol"-Life.
The Press., 1901-01-24
,Jell-O, The New Dessert,

Jell-O, The New Desaert' N.
pleases all the family. Four navors Lemon
orange, Raspberry and Strawberry. At your
grocers 10 cents. Try it to-day.
The Press., 1901-01-24

Mrs. Tom Thumb, now Madame Magri
although over go years Of age, is still
br ght and vigorous, mentally and phys.
ically
The Press., 1901-01-24

Pepsin preparations often fail to relieve
indigestion because they can digest only
albuminous f"ods. There is one prepar-
alton that digests all classes Of food, and
that is Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. 1t Gu es
the worst cases of indigestion and giv,s
instant relief, for 1t digests what you eat.
w. D. Head.
The Press., 1901-01-24

THE MOTHERS FAvoRITE.-Chamb er-
lain's Cough Remedy is the mothers IA
vorite. 1t is pleasant and safe for chill
dren to take, and always cures. 1t is In
tended especially for coughs, colds, Group
and whooping cough, and Is the best med
icine made for these diseases. There Is
not the least danger in giving 1t to chill
dren, for it contains no opium or other
| Injurious drug, and may be given us con-
| t1dently to babe as to an adult.
For sale by E X. Taft, Stafford Springs !;
II. F. Cady, Stafford; Gardiner Hall, Jr. -,
& Co., South Wellington.
The Press., 1901-01-24

When threatened by pneumonia or any
o'har lung trouble. prompt relief Is neces-
sary, as 1t Is dangerous to delay. w
would suggest that One Minnie Cough
Cure be taken as soon as indications Of
having taken cold are noticed. 1t cures
quickly. and its earlv use prevents con-
sumption w. d. Heald.
The Press., 1901-01-24
THIRTY YEARS AGO.
Jan. 28, 1871.

Items of local interest taken from the columns
Of The Press, thirty years agol
The Press., 1901-01-24

Quality and quantity makes DeWitt's
Little Early Risers such valuable little
liver pills. W. D. Heald.
The Press., 1901-01-24

Where" asked the female suffrage
orator would man be today were IT
not for woman?
She paused moment and looked
around the hall
II repeat" she said where would
man be today were IL not for womanr'
He'd be in the garden Of Eden eat
ing Stra wberries." answered a voice
from the gallery Boston Ira Weller
The Press., 1901-01-24
The boards of health throughout the
country are making war upon unsanltary
Ice stored for domestic CONSUMPTION.

Persons who suffer from indigestion
can not expect to live long, because they
cannot eat the food required to nourish
the body and the products of the undigest-
ed foods they do eat poison the blood. 1t
Is important to cure indigestion as soon
as possible, and the best method OF doing
this Is to use the preparation known as
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. 1t digests what
YOU eat and restores all the digestive or
gans to perfect health. w. D. Head.
The Press., 1901-01-24

1t is a mystery why women endure
Backache, Headache, Nervousness, Sleep
lessness, Melancholy, Painting and Dizzy
Spells when thousands have proved that
Electric Bitters will quickly cure such
troubles. Il suffered for years with kid
ney trouble" writes Mrs. Phebe Cherley
Of Peterson, la. land lame back panied
me so could not dress myself, but Elec-
| trio Bitters wholly cured me, and, al
though 70 years old. now am able to do
all my homework" 1t overcomes Con.
stipation, improves Appetite, gives per-
feet health. Only SOC at A. q. Eaton's
| drug store.
You can buy porter house steak for 20
| cents per pound in Chicago, and from
that up to 40 cents per pound, the differ.
ence being wholly In the grade of the an.
imal 1t Is taken from.
BEAT Our OF AN INCREASE OF HIS PEN
sIoN.-A Mexican war veteran and prom.
inent editor writes: "Seeing the adver.
tisement of Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhe Remedy, | am reminded
that as soldier in Mexico In AZ and '4S,
contracted Mexican diarrhea, and this
remedy has kept me from getting an in
crease In my pension, for on every renew
al dose of 1t restores me."' 1t Is I'M
equalled as a quick cure for diarrhea,
and Is pleasant and safe to take.
For sale by E. K. Taft, Stafford Springs :;
H. F. Cady, Stafford; Gardiner Hall, Jr. :,
u Co., South Wellington.
The Press., 1901-01-24

A Connecticut farmer was rejoicing bt =
cause he had caught a black owl, when he
was umnfounded to learn that black
owl was an omen Of dire misfortune.
The Washington times., 1901-12-26
SEARCHING FOR CAPT. LORD.
Police 10 Issue Circulars Describing
Missing Oflccr

Owing to their inability 10 have any
printing done yesterday. the descriptive
circulars which the Police Department is
preparing to send out asking for infor-
nation as 10 the present whereabouts of
Capt. Z. W. Lord will not be placed in
the hands of the police in the surround
ing country before this afternoon.
An excellent photograph reproduced in
haiftone is supplemented by a minute de-
seription of the missing man. VINO. it is
feared. may have committed suicide.
The detectives are finding very little to
encourage them in their search for him,
no trace yet having been found since he
wGs seen to board a west bound Street
car on the afternoon he disappeared.
Some of the residents of the outlying
districts OF the city, encouraged by the
offer Of a 500 reward for information as
to the whereabouts of Captain Lord. made
by Col. T. r. Marshall. of the Losekam.
have been searching the woods and other
out-of-the-way places where the body
might be found. but their efforts were
also fruitless.
The Washington times., 1901-12-26
CLERK KEMP A sPRINTER.
Captured Fugitive Yesterday Who
Looked winner.

Christmas furnished an episode out o!
the ordinary in the Police Court yester-
day. when fve young colored men, charged
with disorderly conduct. appeared before
Judge Kimban. Among them was Charles
Anderson, whose real name, it is said,
is Charles Henderson. about twenty years
old. II was alleged by the officers that
he and his companions were playing
"sweepstakes" or the Avenue last night.
to the annoyance and danger OF many
peopio. judge Kimball took into consid-
Grafton the fat that Christmas comes but
cnce a year and liberated all OF them,
and at this point some excitement fol-
lowed
Henderson had donned his hat and was
leaving the courtroom. when the two Off
GERS who had been witnesses in the case
suddenly started toward him Evidently
anticipating their purpose. he plunged
through the hall and down the stairs, up
D Street and through Judiciary Square,
the policemen in hot pursuit.
Arthur Kemp. Chief Clerk o. the To-
lice Department. who was standing In
from of the District building. Joined In
the chase and proved q sprinter Of no
mean ability. He soon headed the Two
policenen. and overtaking Henderson at
the corner OF Third and + Streets, quickly
toppled him over. and then the policemen
marched him back TO the court.
IL developed that Henderson and Frank
Hcpkfns during the morning had been
put under bonds OF $500 by Judge Scott
in his branch of the coGrt TO await The
action OF the grand jury on the charge Of
having held up one Charles Jordon. who
has been stopping at the Central Union
Mission.
The Washington times., 1901-12-26

Impairment OF hearing robs one Of many
Of the joys of life, exposes to danger, in
terferes with capacity for usefulness. linn
its ability to transact business and earn
living. Many annually abandon their
plans, ambitions, and holes on account OF
less of hearing.
In nearly every case of partial Oh COM
plete deafness there is another feature
that to many is more troublesome than
the difficulty of heariug-the disTaCtiRg
head noises These make such an i'm
preston on some as to almost drive them
insane. The everlasting buzzing, ringing.
swapping. rumbling, or roar, distracts
them by day and prevents rest at night.
Nine cases out of ten OF head noises and
progressive hardness of hearing are due to
catarrh OF the middle ear or OF the tube
leading from it to the throat.
II should be understood and constantly
borne In mind that to restore the hearing
and silence the distracting noises a treat
ment is required that will allay infiam-
nation in the eustaehian tubes, reduce the
CONGESTION and swelling and stop the Sc
cretion of mucus so that the tubes will
be and keep open for the free passage OF
air into the middle ear. No locally ap-
piled medicine will effeetually do this;
only searching constitutional Alternative
and resolyent will cure catarrh in the
deep recesses Of the head.
Two acquaintances Of the writer were
run down and killed by the cars in one
year Both had eatarrh Of the head
which had extended UP the eustachian
tubes. leading from the throat to the mid
die ear. and were quite hard of hearing
In both cases the coroner's jury decided
that they came to their death because OF
inability to hear and heed signals that
The Washington times., 1901-12-26

fact that he came back with the people
he went after. Special Detective Dick
Hewlett was selected as the .'army'' that
was to invade The district of the unsus-
pecting Chilcans aud cause their colors
to trail in the dust.
The selection Of such si-doruidable
army having been decided upon, Major
General George w Boyd. Commanding.
notified the army by telephone to move
on TO Chile. The army soto voce re-
fused TO obey the orders Of the command
ing general until such a time as a COM
missary had been selected TO allay the
pangs Of hunger on the march incidental
10 the storming Of the Chilean Capital.
The commissary was provided in the per
son of Louis Meyers, and once again or
ders were issued by the commanding gen
eral to the army" TO move.
This time the army" demanded that a
chaflain be furnished to administer to the
wants OF the wounded and dying on the
Chilean battlefields. Tho selection OF a
chaplain proved a far more difficult task
than the securing OF a cnmmissary and
the army Is sim waiting for a wearer
Of the shepherds staff 10 be mustered into
the service. In the meanwhile the
Chilean capital remains unmolestod By the
forces mohilized at the capital of Uncle
Sans domains
The Washington times., 1901-12-26

were intended for thom What happened
I 20 taem Is OF frequent occurrence and in
three cases out four might have been pre-
vented by the use OF Stuart's Catarrh
Tablets. These tablets cure all kinds OF
catarrh. Thsy can be bought at any drug
store for 80 cents box
That Siuart's Catarrh Tablets do effect
ually cure catarrh OF the eustachian tubes
and the head noises and deafness result
ing therefFom is attested by the follow
ing:
Mrs. Jane Barlow. the famous modiste.
says: II finally had to give up personal
attention TO my customers, and in c0nse-
quence many Of them went elsewhere.
was in despair. for SPECIALISTS seemed
powerless to help me. Stuarts Catarrh
Tablets cured me in just a little while
so completely that now hear as well as
ever"
Army Surgeon C. s. Beverly became so
deaf from eatarrh that he was forced
to resign his position and abandon his
profession. He says: "Of course. my
inherent professional prejudice was hard
to overcome, but, knowing Of the great
benefit you had received. my dear gen.
eral through the use of Stuart's Ca
tarrh Tablets, | used them. The great
and almost immediate relief experienced
was truly astonishing. am now entirely
cured and have no fear Of the disease re-
turning. I 90 back 10 my old POST next
month"
Stuart s Catarrh Tablets have done it.
DO do 1t. will do it. Try them and be con-
yinced They are for sale at any irug
store at 80 cents a box. 1t will put you
10 very little trouble or expense to prove
what they viii do for you. Send to F. A.
Stuart Co., Marshall Mich. for their free
book about catarrh. A postal card will
bring it. Write today. De 2s-2S-