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THE sAuERKRAUT PEDDLER.
A Character Common to the German
Sacfion nf Naxx YnrI.

A Character Common to the German
Section of New York.
The regular and popular visitor to
the German inns and taverns of the
east side is the sauerkraut man. He
brings his calling with him from the
old country and finds u more profitable
field in New York than in Berlin or
Hamburg. His equipment is quite GU
rious. He wears blue or white apron
running from his neck nearly to the
ankles, and from his shoulders is sus-
pended a circular metal box which
goes half around his waist. 1t has
three large compartments, two Of
which are surrounded by hot water.
In one are well cooked frankfurter
sausages and in the other thoroughly
boiled sauerkraut. In the third COM
partment is potato salad. He carries in
his hand a basket in which are small
plates and steel forks. One sausage
and generous spoonful of sauerkraut
and potato salad cost cents. All three
articles are of good quality, well
cooked and seasoned. He finds his best
customers in the bowling alleys, where
the exertion demanded by the game
produces large appetites. Next to these
are the taverns which do not supply
food with their drink. Last of all are
the halls and meeting rooms where
different societies assemble. His night
ly stock consists Of fifty sausages, sew
en- pounds of sauerkraut and as much
more of salad. On bad evenings he
takes only half as much stock as on
fair ones. Some of the more fortunate
peddlers have arrangements with clubs
which pay them very fair profit upon
their goods. Others are free lances
who visit every place where they think
they can effect a sale.
The metal boxes are very ingenious
and are made in Germany. The metal
is some variety of pewter, and the
fitting Of the compartments and of the
entire affair to the body is very &C.
curate. The covers are so we'll hinged
and snug at the edges that when the
owner falls down he is not liable to
spill any of the contents. The con-
trivance costs some So in Germany,
and about S. in New York. A few Of
the peddlers appeal to educated pal
ates and carry with them cervelat.
book. reh. leberwurst and vienna,
as we'll as frankfurters. These fancy
sausages usually bring 10 cents instead
of the regulation 5.
The forks are washed after the Gus
toner has finished his little meal. and
from repeated cleansing and use are
as bright as silver. The plates. on the
other hand. are so banged and bruised
that they might be easily mistaken for
craclSle Wear.-New York Post.
The Press., 1902-11-06
Ideas of HaDDineas.

Two young women, patiently of the
"saleslady" persuasion, rode down
Chestnut street in crowded trolley
car on recent morning. They chatted
animatedly about the merits and de-
merits of Will and Gus till they
reached Broad street. From there to
Twelfth they preserved a dreamy 81
lence. Then one broke out with:
II say, Ag, what would you choose If
you could have everything in the world
you asked for?'
'Well," said Ag slowly and musingly,
II think I'd choose enough silk dresses
to last me for the next ten years.
What'u'd you take, SadeY
''Me?" replied SADIE. Its the dream
Of me life. Ag. to have all the money
I'd want, so l could go to me job in a
cab every morning." = Philadelphia
Times.
The Press., 1902-11-06
CATCHING A THIEF.
An Old Method Utilized by n Germ,
m

An Old Method Utilized by n German
Omcer In China.
Thirty dollars was stolen at the Of
ficers' club in Tientsin, China, and the
members of the club resolved. if posi-
BILE, to catch the thief.
A German captain volunteered to
manage the affair, and the first thing
he did was to summon all the native
servants of the club. He then said to
them:
Some money has been stolen here,
and an. looking for the thief. l shall
find him in an hour, not before, since
1 need that much time in order to get
instructions from a celebrated magi-
clan in Germany"
An hour later all the servants were
again summoned, but this time into a
dark room, in the middle of which
stood the table on which the money
stolen had been laid.
Each Of you, nOw," said the officer,
must go up to that table and press on
it first your right and then your left
hand, and when that is done you must
raise your two hands over your head
duO olcp lllo luC uSAI AOOAh.
The servants did so, and as the last
one stepped into the adjoining room
the officer followed him, and after
looking for few moments at the many
uplifted hands he pointed to one man
and said, You are the thief" The
Chinaman to whom he pointed nearly
fell to the ground with fright and adj
mitted his guilt and promised to make
restitution.
Very simple was the method adopted
by the officer for discovering the cul-
prit. While the native servants sup
posed that his spirit was in Germany
in communion with the celebrated ma
gician he was carefully smearing the
surface of the table in the dark room
with fat and oil. which he then black
ened by means of SCOT. The innocent
servants naturally pressed their hands
on the table, according to his instruc-
tons, but the culprit. though super.
stitious. did not do SO.
AS result. while the uplifted hands
Of all the others were coal black, his
were of natural color, and thus his
guilt was clearly proved.-Detroit Free
Press,
The Press., 1902-11-06
Doctor
Tried but Could Not
Relieve Me
Of Headache, Dizzi-
ness, Twitching.
DIR. Miles Nervine Did
Relieve and Cure.

"The doctor tried but couldn't relieve me"
Is aphrase commonly met with in the letters
we receive from grateful patients The
reason is plain. The doctor tries to cure the
symptom and ncglects the disease. In all
cases of chronic headache, nervousness,
weakness, general debility, dizzy spells, loss
of appetite inability to sleep, lack of energy,
loss of flesh, lack of interest, morbid tend
encies, hysteria, the disease is nervous dis
order and some means must be taken to
strengthen and restore the nervous system.
DIR. Miles Restorative Nervne is performing
wonders every day and will cure you as it
has thousands of others. II ID how quickly
it acted in the following case:
"a few years ago l was greatly troubled
with nervousness and indigestl, While at
work dizzy spell would come over me and
l would be forced to stop and rest. suffered
terribly from headaches and my nervousness
twitching of the muscles My doctor tried
but could not relieve me. l finally began
the use of DR.. Miles Restorative Nervine
and continued until have used four bottles,
although have not had dizzy spell since
taking the first dose. | am very thankful for
what your medicine has done for me and
shall take pleasure in recommending it
whenever can."-FRANK P. BENTLEY, Mid
dlebury, Vt.
All druggists sell and guarantee first bot
tie DIR. Miles Remedies. Send for free book
on Nervous and Heart Diseases. Address
Dr. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind.
The Press., 1902-11-06
THIRTY YEARS AGO.
Items OF local interest taken from the columns
of The Press, thirty years ago.l
November =, 1879.

November z, 1879.
Mumps have got among the school
children.
A. G. Corpe is putting a two-story,
34x40 addition on the south end Of his
machine shop, to be used as a black
smith and finishing shop.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. e. Dwight of the Hol
low celebrated their silver wedding last
Thursday evening. a large party of their
friends meeting at their residence to join
In the observances.
The horse disease has seriously en-
barassed the prosecution of almost every
kind of business. At all the livery sta
bles the only business done, Is to nurse
the sick animals. The truck wagons,
butcher carts and most other vehicles ap.
pear in the streets drawn by oxen.
Stafford polled lighter vote Tuesday
than In 1868, probably on account of pair
ing off, from the difficulty of procuring
horses. The voters In both parties In
this village mastered the difficulty by
marching in procession to the Hollow
with martial music. The democrats de-
parted go voters, and the republicans had
80 In rank. The average vote for each
republican (Grant) elector In Stafford be-
1851 46, and 1851 5-6 for each democratic
(Greeley) elector. st fford's vote for
congressman was Hawley 800 and for
Eaton 800.
BIRTHS. Stafford Springs, Nov. An,
1879, son 10 Jas. M. Benjamin, daugh-
ter to Edwin Hopkins.
Married. Stafford Springs, Nov. 9th,
1879, by Rev. w. Fl. Stetson, w. H.
Steele of New Britain and Emily Lilli-
bridge of Stafford.
The Press., 1902-11-06
The Wrath of the Bee.

At the end of winter most hives have
exhausted their stores and become
dangerous. When this is the case, woe
to him who touches the hives. Smoke
has lost it's spell, and you shall scarce
have emitted the first puffs before
10000 acrid and enraged demons will
dart from within the walls. overwhelm
your hands. blind your eyes and black
en- your face. No living being except.
they say. the bear and the sphinx afro
pos. can resist the rage Of the mailed
legions. Above all. do not struggle.
The fury would overtake the neighbor-
ing colonies. There is no means of
safety other than instant fight through
the bushes. The bee is less rancorous,
less implacable. than the wasp and
rarely pursues her enemy. If fight be
impossible. absolute immobility alone
might calm her or put her off the scent
She fears and attacks any too sudden
movement. but at once forgives that
which no longer stirs.-Harper's.
JUMPED ON TEN-PENNY NA1L.-The
little daughter Of Mr.. j. N. Powell jump
ed on an inverted rake made of ten penny
nails, and thrust one nail entirely through
her foot and second one half way
through. Chamberlain's Pain Balm was
promptly applied, and five minutes later
the pain had disappeared and no more
suffering was experienced. In three DAYS
the child was wearing her shoes as usual.
and with absolutely no discomfort. Mr..
Powell is well-known merchant of Fork
land, Va. Pain Balm is an antiseptic.
and heals such injuries without matura.
tion and In one-third the time required
by the usual treatment.
For sale by e. <. Taft, H. F. Cady,
Stafford; Gardiner Hall, Jr., & Co., South
Wilmington.
The Press., 1902-11-06

ONE MINUTE CoUGH CURE Is the only
harmless cough cure that gives quick re-
lief Cures Coughs, Colds, Group, Bron.
chitis, Whooping Cough, Pneumonia
Asthma, LaGrippe and all Throat, Chest
and Lung troubles. got soaked by rain,
says Gertrude E. Fenner, Muncie, Ind.
and contracted severe cold and cough.
/ failed rapidly lost 4S lbs. My drug
gist recommended One Minute Cough
Cure. The first bottle brought relief !;
several cured me. am back to my old
weight, 14S lbs. One Minute Cough Cure
cuts the phlegm, relieves the cough at
once, draws out Inflammation, cures
Group. An ideal remedy for children. w.
n Hro1d
The Press., 1902-11-06
Nearly 1000 vessels are lost annual
Effective. but Dangerous.


To cleanse glass vases, carafes or bot
ties Of any sort nothing is better than
little muriatic acid. A tablespoonful
rinsed slowly around q vase or de-
canter will cleanse it thoroughly, re-
moving from the glass every particle of
foreign matter. The acid can then be
poured into another vase to perform
the same Office and even then returned
to the bottle Of supply for service on
another occasion. After the acid is out
of the vase or bottle the latter must
be rinsed inside thoroughly first with
hot soapsuds and then in several clear
waters. Muratic acid is a deadly poi
son and must be used with great eau
ton and only by an intelligent adult.
A child or servant should never be in
trusted with its use.-New York Post.
The Press., 1902-11-06
7 HI
Val. e rs
ST DRY
By ]. HAMILTON GRAHAM
/, 1901. bB Il. s. Richardson

~
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had been in hard lines when Mr..
Wellington took me into his service.
The failure of my employers, large
wooden firm, had thrown me out of
employment, and, go where l would
there were no clerical openings. 1t
seemed as If London fairly swarmed
with clerks looking for positions. l
was rapidly becoming desperate.
Our meeting was peculiar. A loafer
in a small park where was lounging
kicked fine looking dog that came
bounding and barking joyously to the
bench we occupied together. The dog
howled with pain. l gave the loafer
sounding cuff for his brutality, and the
next moment Arthur Wellington stood
before me, thanking me for ayenging
the injury to his pet.
We chatted for minute or two after
the loafer skunk off. and the first thing
knew Mr.. Wellington was drawing
The Press., 1902-11-06
Asleep Amid Flames.

Breaking into blazing home, some
iremen lately dragged the sleeping in
mates from death. Fancled security, and
death near. It's that way when you neg
lect coughs and colds. Don't do it. d..
Kings New Discovery for Consumption
gives perfect protection againstall Throat,
Chest and Lung Troubles. Keep it near
and avoid suffering, death and DOCTORS
bills. A teaspoonful stops late cough,
persistent use the most stubborn. Harm
less and nice tasting, it's guaranteed to
satisfy by A. G. Eaton, Stafford Springs,
and w. P. Fuller, Somers. Price SOC
and 81 Trial bottles free.
The Press., 1902-11-06

WATER CURE FOR CHRONIC CoNsTIPA-
TIoN.-Take two cups of hot water half
an hour before each meal and just before
going to bed, also drink of water, hot or
cold, about two hours after each meal.
Take lots of outdoor exercise-walk,
ride, drive. Make regular habit of
ton may be cured without the use of any
medicine. When purgative is required
take something mild and gentle like
Chamberlain'sS Stomach and Liver Tablets.
For sale by E. K. Taft, I'll. F. Cady,
Stafford; Gardiner Hall ,Jr., & Co., South
Wilmington.
The Press., 1902-11-06
Homemade barometer.

A convenient barometer for the
kitchen may be made with an ordi-
nary glass jam Jar and an old oil
flask. Fill the jar three parts full OF
water, and after cleaning the flask
place it in the jar neck downward
The rising of the water in the flask
will indicate fine weather Unsettled
weather will be foretold By the sink
ing Of the water. 96
The Press., 1902-11-06

An old bachelor when he feels blue
and discouraged. always regrets that
he has no wife to whine to-Atch'Son
Globe.
Ii you are bilious and seeking advisers,
Take DeWitt's Little Early Risers,
Just before going to bed.
You will find on the morrow,
You are rid Of your SORROW
That's all; just enough said.
These famous pills do not grippe, but move
the bowels gently and easily, cleansing
the liver. Their tonic effect gives strength
to the glands, preventing return of the
disorder. w. d. Heald.
The Press., 1902-11-06
PApcr Hunting.

One of the NEST exciting of all rid
ing games is paper hunting, or follow
ing trail made by dropping pieces Of
paper. 1t can be made as dangerous
as steeplechasing or no more so than
an ordinary gallop over the fields. The
danger is in the fences to be ridden
over, says Country Life In America.
There Is no limit to the pace but the
speed of the leading horse and the ne
cessity of keeping the trail. The hare,
as the man a-horseback who lays the
trail is called. Is expected to foil his
pursuers. the hounds" as often as he
can by the arts of the fox or by his
own ingenuity. only restricted by GER
tain rules Of the game.
The Press., 1902-11-06
French Maid.

Mrs. Houseleigh-Your name, l un-
derstand, is Bridget McShane. You
are Irish, l suppose?
Applicant-No. mem; Oim Frinch.
Mrs. Houseleigh-French? Were you
not born in Ireland?
Applicant-Yis, mem: but OF took
Frinch Pave from it.-Boston Tran
script.
The Press., 1902-11-06
Startling, But True.

"If every one knew what grand medi-
icine DR.. Kings New Life Pills is," writes
D. II. Turner, Dempseytown, Pa, "you'd
sell all you have In day. Two weeks
use has made new man of me-" Infal-
lible for constipation, stomach and liver
troubles. 25c at Eaton's drug store, Stat
ford Springs, and at w. P. Fuller's store,
Somers.
The Press., 1902-11-06
Too Gorgeous Books.


The author Of Elizabeth and Her
German Garden" writing on the civ
ing of Books" in the Century, says:
Gifts of books addressed solely to
the spirit should never be editions de
luxe. OF what use is book to me,
however much 1 may want to read it,
If it is so gorgeous that it must not be
taken anywhere where rain might fall
on it. or where it might get muddy, or
where needless gnat. caught by the
quick turning of u leaf, might leave it's
legs in the pages. angering the owner
of the defiled book, who does not want
it's legs, almost as much as it is itself
angered by having to go on being a
gnat without them? can no more
take an overgorgeous book to my
heart than l can fold my child in my
arms when ii is dressed for q party.
The Press., 1902-11-06
Luck In Thir cen

BY sending 10 miles VIM. Spirey. of
W'lton Furnace, VT, got a box Of Buck
lens Arnica Salve, that wholly cur a
horrible Fever Sore on his leg. Nothing
else could. Positively cures Bruises, Fell
ons, Ulcers, Eruptions, Boils, Burns
Corns and Piles. Only 25c. Guaranteed
~ A. G. Eaton, druggist. Stafford Spin ;
W. P. Fuller, Somers
The Press., 1902-11-06

Mrs. Newlywed-These eggs arc still
hard. How long did you boil them?
New Cook--Five minutes, ma'am.
Mrs. Newlywed-Well, next time give
them ten minutes.-New York Press.
CURED OF PILES AFTER 40 YEARS -
Mr.. G. Haney Of Geneva. Ohio, had the
piles for forty years. Doctors and dollars
could do him no lasting good. DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve cured him permanent
ly. Invaluable for cuts, burns, bruises,
sprains, decorations, eczema, letter. salt
rheum, and all other skin diseases. Look
for the name Dewitt on the package-all
others are cheap, worthless counterfeits.
W. D. Head.
The Press., 1902-11-06
Good Manager.

''You seem to manage remarkably
well on your housekeeping money"
Eyes. The tradespeople haven't sent
their bills in yet."-New York Herald.
The Press., 1902-11-06
An EnYia hle Position.

BiggS--l met Il man yesterday who
makes his living by buying millinery.
Boggs-Wtll. what of it?
Biggs--Oh- nothing: only I've been
buying millinery ever since | was mar
ried, and l never made any money
by it.-New York Herald.
The Press., 1902-11-06

The first factory for the manufac.
ture of cotton sewing thread was To-
Gated at Pawtucket, r. l., in 1894.
The Press., 1902-11-06

All who use Atomizers In treating nasal
catarrh will get the best result from Ely g
Liquid Cream Balm. Price, including
spraying tube, rs cts. Sold by druggists
or mailed by Ely Bros., Sc Warren St.
N. Y.
New Orleans, Sept. 1st, 1900.
Messrs. Ely Bros. 81 sold two bottles
of your Liquid Cream Balm to custom
err, VIM. Lamberton, 1415 Delachaise st. {,
New Orleans. He has used the two bot
ties, giving him wonderful and most sat
isfactory results.
GEO. w. MCDUFF, Pharmacist.
The Press., 1902-11-06

HOw's This.
We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any
case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls
CatarTh Cure.
F. j. CHENEY CO., Props, Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known f. j. Cheney
for the last Is years, and believe him perfectly
honorable in all business transactions and flnan-
cially able to carry out any obligations made by
their firm.
WEST d TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O.
WALDING, KNNAN q MARVIN, Wholesale Drug
gtSts, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF
the system. Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold by all
Druggists. Testimonials free.
Hairs Family Pills are the bast.
The Press., 1902-11-06

1t Keeps the Feet Warm and Dry.
Ask to-day for Aliens Foot-Ease. a powder. It
cures Chilblains, Swollen. Sweating, Sore, Ach-
ing, Damp feet. At all druggists and shoe
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-08-19
imperialism.

Ten young men, hopelessly insane
passed through Dubuque Tuesday
night in a special car, enroute tc
Washington where they will be con
fined in a government hospital.
A few weeks ago a trainlord of in.
sane soldiers proceeded east from the
Pacific coast.
These young men, members of our
army in the Philippines, were crazed
by the heat of the islands, by the
rigors of army life there and by other
causes.
All are said to be hopelessly insane
which means that the light of reason
will never dawn on them again.
This is single result Of imperial
ism. This government literally sole
the sanity of these soldiers for what
it regards as an equivalent in increas
ed trade.
Is it worth it? And if it is, is il
right? These are questions that those
who say God has put US in the Phil.
ppines must ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-08-19
THE FARMERS LIFE


The Farmers life Is the life for me-
Hoo-ray!
No other kind is half so free
Hoo-ray!
No walls of brick my ways confine,
The sky. the fields, the woods are mine,
And bright the sun for me doth shine
Hoo-ray!
Dame Natures beauty behold
Hoo-ray!
To me her wonders are unroled-
Hoo-ray!
For me her blossoms bloom in spring.
For me her wild birds sweetly sing,
With fruit she crowns me like king
Hoo-ray!
breathe an air that's pure and sweet
Hoo-ray!
Just plain and wholesome food eat
Hoo-ray!
My health Is therefore of the best.
So all day can work with zest
And have at night peaceful rest
Hoo-ray!
am no slave OF fashion vain
My manhood true can maintain
Hoo-ray!
Upon my own domain l stand.
AS proud as any in the land,
And with no master to command
Hoo-ray!
Around my home live my life
Hoo-ray!
Close to my children and my wife
Hoo-ray!
Far from the marts where men compete
And crush each other under feet.
find my simple pleasures sweet
Hoo-ray!
My children grow with rugged health
Hoo-ray!
| It's more to them than mines of wealth.
Hoo-ray!
| Safe from temptations that destroy.
| Spared from tie luxuries that cloy,
| Their lives begin and end in JOY
Hoo-ray!
I'm happy all the bright day long
| Hoo-ray!
| My heart is filled with love and song
Hoo-ray!
I'm innocent of worldly snares,
I'm free from worldly strife and cares,
And everyone my gladness shares
Hoo-ray!
wouldn't change my freeman's health
For all of j. P. Morgan's wealth
Hoo-ray!
But If he could exchange with me
He'd toss his millions in the sea
And shout with joy: I'm free! I'm free!'
Hoo-ray!
III. c. Dodge, in Chicago Daily Sun.