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HOW HE TIPPED THE PORTER.
An American Who Got Even with
French Hotel Tricksters.

An American Who Got Even with
French Hote, Tricksters.
"PowelsOn, the pioneer of American
photography in a business sense. was
a born humorist," said w. A. Cooper,
believe he might have been a rival Of
Mark Twain if he had turned his at
tention that wav. Many years ago l
went over to Europe with him on a
business trip. which turned out to be
one of the ~pleasantest jaunts | eve
had. They have a customer had
in the French hotels of sticking a
number of candles in our o and
charging you M franc each for them.
whether o light them or not. Powell
son never got reconciled to that. One
day just before we left a certain no.
tel he said to me, looking round our
room. Cooper. do we have to pay a
franc each for all these candles?'
Il said that was the usual charge.
And all those porters and walters
downstairs will expect to be tipped,
too?'
~ believe they WILL l said.
How much?'
"'Oh, about a franc, l suppose
".All right, then
"He didn't say n more at the time.
But next morning, when we were get
ting ready to start, l saw him taking
the candles out OF the candlesticks and
putting them in his pocket. When he
got downstairs Powelson pulled one
of those candles out of his pocket and
handed it to a porter who was wait
ing for a tip from him. Here's a
franc for you. You can cash it in the
Office. New York Times.
, 1902-02-11
The Last Heard OF II.

my little boy took the Group one
night and soon grew so bad you could
hear him breathe all over the house"
says F. D. Reynolds. Mansfield, o.
I'VE feared he would die, but One Min
ute Cough Cure quickly relieved him
and he went to sleep; absolutely safe
and acts Immediately. For coughs
colds. Group, grip, bronchitis and al
other throat and lung troubles It Il .
certain cure. The little ones like II.
Laramie Drug Co.
, 1902-02-11
Mckinley Memorial Fund.

Subscriptions will be received at the
Albany County National bank for tho
Mckinley Memorial fund. No person
10 expected to contribute more than
one dollar. Receipts will be issued and
proper credit given to each donor. who
will thereafter receive a souvenir.
q. CRUMRiNE.
OLE UPsON
W. e. CHArLINs
Committee.
, 1902-02-11
TUESDAY. FEBRUARY II. 1902.

Judge Brannelis decision in the
Woodland case. holding the jury law
10 he constitutional. will be another
stumbling block in the way of the at.
]torn"ys for the gamblers. If the Jury
law is Constitutional. then the auti.
gambling law is constitutional.
, 1902-02-11

81 have used Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy for a number of years and
have no hesitancy in saying that it is
the pest remedy for coughs, cold and
Group I have ever used in my family.
I have not words to express my confd-
ence in this Remedy. Mrs. j. A.
Moore, North Star, Mich. For sale by
F. H. Eggleston.
, 1902-02-11
Favorite Nearly Everywhere.

Constipation generally dis
ordered health De Wits Little Early
Risers relieve this condition. They
never grippe. Favorite pills. Laramie
nru1 10
, 1902-02-11

Secure your copies OF The Republi.
can Industrial edition at this Office be.
fore they are all gone.
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The American an octoroon.

The average adult American is a
statistical octoroon. If the blood in
the veins of all our people. white and
black, were pooled and redistributed,
each person would have about seven
parts white and one part negro blood.
The white strain in him. moreover, is
by no means purely American. White
strains of foreign origin. derived from
Germany, Ireland. Scandinavia, Cam
ada. Great Britain and the countries
of southern Europe. are collectively
more powerful in his composition than
is the negro strain.
Thus. going back only one genera
ton. we find him to be composite,
the creation of widely differing bloods
and snationalities. The peoples of the
earth. from the kongo under the equa-
tor to the North cape of Europe, have
contributed. either Immediately or re-
motley. to his composition. But with
1t all we find the Anglo-Saxon strain
the dominant one. His political in
situations. his laws. his social condi-
lions and his mental characteristics,
his power of initiative and his indie
pendence of thought and action are
Anglo-SaXon, sharpened and intensified
by fresh contact with nature under
new and untried conditions.
1t is strange and gratifying thing
| to witness, in connection with this
mixture Of blood, the complete domi-
nance of the Anglo-Saxon strain. and
it argues well for it's strength and
vitality as well as for the welfare of
the country which he occupies and
rns.-Everybody' Magazine.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-01-23

l was running on fast freight as fire.
man, and my engineer was a man nam
ed Colville. He was ten years my sem
Tor and also an old bachelor. Jim was
what everybody called a square man.
He had lots of sentiment for a plain,
uneducated man and conscience so
tender that he wouldn't have knowing
ly hurt the feelings of an Indian. He
was a sort of daddy, for 200 miles
along the line and had the esteem of
officials and men alike. The idea that
Jim would fall in love at. his age would
have been laughed to scorn by all who
knew him, and yet he not only went
soft ON a. girl but made the mistake
that old bachelors often do. She was
chit named Mary Blaine, only half
his age and a coquette and flirt. We
figured it out that there was more SYM
pathy than love on his part and that
she was marrying him instead of a
younger and better looking man be-
cause he had several thousand dollars
They We're married on the quiet one
day, and for a few weeks old Jim
face carried look of contentmeht and
things went well In his little home at
Pine Hill. a @ =
By and by l noticed a change to anx-
iety, and at times the engineer was
preoccupied and absentminded. new
err asked Jim or any other man a ques-
ton. but through the gossip of my
landlady l learned that the young wife
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ANIMALS IN A STORM.


They Dislike the wet weather and
seek . Place of Safety
Both wild and tame animals, four
footed or with wings, have a deep seat
ed aversion to wet weather. Even wa
ter fowl will seek dry. hiding place
when 1t rains.
Did you ever watch the actions Of
cattle before big storm? IL SO, you
must have seen them grow more and
more uneasy as the clouds gathered.
You also saw them run up and down
the field, as IL seeking to escape some
impending danger Finally, when the
and with lowered heads present a pic
ture Of despair.
Domestic animals when it rains will
always keep indoors, or, failing that,
they will seek shelter by the barn or
under trees or beneath the hedges and
thickets-in shsrt, in any convenient
place where they may not be entirely
exposed to the downpour.
1t is the same with fowls. They dis
like the rain, which soaks their feath-
ers. They seek sheltered places and
creep under wagons or behind boxes
and boards. Chickens do not mind get
ting their feet wet. for they will scratch
the ground soon after a shower in
search of worms and beetles.
Wild birds do their best to keep out
Of the rain. Some of them build roof
over their nests; others choose home
under the caves or under projecting
cliff, where they may be safe from the
discomfort that the rain brings.
But most of them are without shelter
provided in advance by their own fore.
thought These take refuge in any
place that they happen to find at hand;
If you watch them before the storm
you will see them looking for such
place. II the storm comes suddenly
the small and helpless ones seem be-
wildered, flying from tree to tree and
from limb to limb. quite unable to make
up their minds exactly where to hide
Pittsburg Dispatch.
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o*ox@xox@x0*o#e*@x@*ex@*0x (
j: THE LOST FINGER /;
X
A Story of Pioneer Life In
o Central America.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.


The ranch of Senior Diaz was ON q
charming slope, overlooking the broad,
smooth waters of one of the tribu-
taries of the Parana, on whose opposite
shore the rank grass grew ten and
twelve feet high.
The house itself had tropical char
acter; 1t was Spanish-American, with
q cool, shady veranda, a long, low
front, painted walls and latticed win
dows, a spacious court and a fiat roof,
provided with a parapet, which gave
the whole structure the appearance Of
q fort. Many acres Of cultivated land
showed long lines of sugar cane and
tall trees laden with bananas, in sur
prising contrast to the dark, impene-
trable mass of wild husband which in
the distance surrounded the settlement.
Sonora Diaz was one of the tropical
beauties of whom Murillo dreamed.
81 am going to test your gallantry,"
she said, coming out on the veranda
where l sat, by asking you to help me
to water my flowers, for with my lame
hand it is not easy for me to lift the
heavy watering pot
81 am at your service, but allow me
am wrong?- to remind you that you
promised to tell me the story of how
your hand was lamed'
Certainly. AS soon as the flowers
are watered we will have coffee on the
veranda, and you will hear all about
it."
Accordingly was shortly afterward
slipping coffee with the little Lolita
my hosts only daughter and my pet,
beside me. while her mother rolled a
lows:
When we came here this was very
wild place. and we had to endure a
number of pests. For instance, when
Lolita was a baby. my husband and
his men went off one morning to work
as usual. and the child lay asleep on
a mat at the end of the room. Sudden
" l saw on the floor the skin Of a
mouse, from which the whole body
had been sucked, as from an orange.
I knew at once that snake must be
near, for they feed on mice and eat
them in this fashion, but, carefully as
I looked about me, l could see no
snake, till all at once it occurred to
me that it might be under the baby's
mat. l snatched the child up and
placed her in safety. Then l lifted
softly a part of the mat and there il
was-the long. Shiny. green and gold
reptile coiled up and fast asleep. All
how l jumped! l ran out into the
courtyard to call for help. Luckily
our man, Jose, was there. and he kill
ed the reptile. But as we cleared
more acres the snakes left us to hide
themselves in the forest. l began tc
hope our cares were ended, but they
were only just begun. Wild beasts
now first appeared on the scene.
One morning while we were a
breakfast one of our herdsmen brought
the news that our cattle. which Craze
In the tall grass on the other side Of
the river, had been attacked by 6
jaguar that had killed one of the bulls
The man who told us this had escaped
with his life, yet he would have scarce
ly done so If he had not misled the
beast or had there not been fat OF
there.
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,,.u minnie. and al | at last era hhed

cry minute, and as at last grabbed
inns arm he pulled revolver from
his breast and motioned for me to
stand back. The man had not gone
crazy, he had not misunderstood his
orders, but what was he doing in thus
passing the siding? In run of three
or four miles we must meet the exi
press. For second thought of at
lacking him. with a poker, but he look
ed over his shoulder at me with grim
smile and motioned with his head for
me to jump. Then 1t occurred to me
that the train had got away from him.
and turned and sprang from the cab
It was soft prairie for the fall, but it
seemed to me that l turned over and
over 500 times before the breath was
finally knocked out of my body. When
my senses returned, | heard the hiss of
steam and the shrieks and cries of in
jured men and women, and l had stag
gsred along the track less than mile,
when came upon the frightful wreck.
The engines of the express and freight
had met head on, and So people had
been killed and 20 injured in the awful
He
road wreck for score of years.
l helped to get old Jim's crushed and
mutilated body out, and helped to get
out the crushed and mutilated bodies
OF his wife and Frazer, but it was days
before l got at the true facts in the
case. Finding himself betrayed, the
old man had deliberately brought about
the collision that he might have re-
venge on the guilty pair and be wiped
out at the same time. If he thought
Of the innocent who would suffer as
well, he had no pity. He must have
hated the whole world as well as those
who had directly wronged him. 1t
was an awful thing he did, but he Of
fered his own life with the sacrifice,
and somehow l have always felt that,
even though he presented such cool.
calm front to me. the fires of insanity
must have been blazing in his brain
every minute after reading that tele-
gram.
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ANIMAL ODDITIES.

1t is said that hornets never use the
same nest a second season.
The largest egg laid by any European
bird is that of the swan, the smallest
that Of the golden crested wren.
The silkworm is three inches long
and is well provided with legs. having
no less. than sixteen 20 these valuable
members.
A French farmer has made expert
ments which show that caterpillars
avoid black objects, but are attracted
in numbers by white.
Greyhounds are -pictured on Egyptian
monuments carved 5000 BIC. The
Arab boarhound is the oldest type of
domestic dog at present existing
Mosquitoes were unknown in Swift
zerland until the completion of the st.
Gothard tunnel under the Alps. The
tunnel gave them al short cut to the
land of William Tell.
A pigeon in harvest time eats its own
weight in grain day, and blackbird
or thrush will eat its own weight daily
Of ripe fruit. Many kinds Of birds exist
In summer largely upon plants raised
by man for his food.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-01-23
THlRTYsYrARS AGO.
items OF local interest taken from the columns
OF The Press, thirty years ago.l
January IS, 1879.

The republicans OF the west parish have
elected the following delegates to the va.
rlous conventions: State, I'll. D.. Ellis
E.. o. Wilbur; county, j. r. Buck Au-
gustus Holmes; senatorial and probate
Francis Patten, d. e. Wilton. The dem
ocrats of the east parish have chosen as
follows: State, r. 3. Hicks. r. s. Beebe
county, w. M. Crawford, E. G. Pinney
senatorial and probate, Samuel Rockwell
Julius Pinney town committee, E. G.
Pinney, Julius Pinney, w. M Crawford
One OF the finest lots of pickerel We
ever saw-a string Weighing 2OS pounds
was exhibited at the depot last Friday
morning by party from Forestville, E
Belden, H. Booth, G.. Bull, L. Atwater
w. w. McIntire. e. McIntire. The scene
of capture was the reservoir In Holland.
Al special town meeting In Union or
Monday majority Of those present voted
to abolish the dog tax, and also to refund
the money paid for dog taxes last year
The vote was carried by two plurality.
Stafford, (Foxville), January
10, 1879, daughter to John Holthauser
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-01-23
Goat Chops.

"The man who goes in for Angoras,"
says an authority, twill find that it Is
true they will jump anything under
100 feet high and climb sapling. They
will get at the neighbours wash as sure
MS it goes on the line, and there will be
lingerie to pay for. But If you would
be on the safe side and keep the billy
there turn him up and cut away the
little creeper that you will find at the
bottom Of the hoof 1t will not hurt
him to lose it, but it ruins his ambi-
ton as a mountebank. 1t will save
lots Of trouble to have chiropodist
get at the Angora with a nail trim
mer.'' .s..
! Goat meat cannot be distinguished
from mutton ordinarily. In every car
Of sheep that comes from New Mexico
there are sure to be from two to doz-
same block at the packers, and the
same block at the packers and the
goodwife who takes home goat chops
for lamb chops is never the wiser, nor
is the butcher. A goat Is only a goat
when he has his pelt on. After that
he Is a sheep.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-01-23
A Toothsome Revenxe.

During the reign of Charles H., the
age of gallantry, it was the custom
among gentlemen when they drank a
q lady's health. in order that they
might do her still more honor, to de-
stroy at the same time some part of
their clothing,
Upon one occasion Sir Charles ,Sed-
ley was dining in tavern and had a
particularly fine necktie on, whereupon
one of his friends, to play him a trick,
drank to the health of a certain lady,
at the same time throwing his inecktie
In the fire. OF course Sir Charles had
to do likewise, but he got even, for not
long after that, dining with the same
company, he drank the health OF fair
one. at the same time ordering dem
fist whom he had engaged to be pres
emit, to pull out refractory tooth
which had been troubling him.. Every
one else was obliged in this manner to
mourn a molar.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-01-23
Finds.way toaI,iveBEong.

1.-THE startling announcement OF Dis
covery that will surely lengthen life Is
made by Editor o Fl. Downey of Chu-
rubusco, Ind. II wish to statp,0 he
writes, ''that DR. Kings New Discovery
for Consumption Is the most infallible
remedy that / have ever known for
Coughs. Colds and Grip. It's invaluable
to people with week lungs. Having this
wonderful medicine no one need dread
Pneumonia or Consumption. Its relief Ia
instant and cure certain A. G.. Eaton,
Stafford Springs, and w. P. Fuller, SON.
ers, guarantee every SOC and $1.O0 bottle,
and give trial bottles free.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-01-23
THEY CRUSH The POWERS

This L. written in mid October. The long,
oppressive summer 10 quite gone. Fading
lsaf, whitening tree and the rustling corn in
the fields are signs Of the season. Fog,
frost, rain, snow,-they are coming. You
remember last winter; Of 1900 and 1901.
The weather was cruel. Ahi the thous-
ands 1t killed, and the hundreds Of thous-
ands it MANNED and crippled. Oh, the
rough grasp II Laid on men ct work women
Coughs that began before Thanksgiving
Day are rachng and tearing them still; yes,
and growing worse a. they dig deeper into
the poor, tired throat and lungs. Many
were cured by using Benson's Porous Plas-
tsrs. For the soothing and healing power
of these Plasters is wonderful. They con-
quer the complaints
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-01-23

/ Kindly take notice thai Ely's Liquid
Cream Balm Ia Of great benefit to those
sufferers from nasal catarrh who cannot
inhale freely through the nose, but must
treat themselves by spraying. Liquid
Cream Balm differs In form, but no.
incidentally from the Cream Balm that
has stood for years at the head of RENE
dies for catarrh. 1t may be used In any
nasal atomizer. The price, including
spraying tube. is rs cents. Sold by drug
gists and mailed by Ely Brothers, Sc War
rem Street, New York.
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New Century Comfort.

Millions are daily finding world of
comfort in Bucklen's Arnica Salve. 1t
kills pain from Burns, Scalds, Cuts,
Bruises; conquers Ulcers and Fever
Sores; cures Eruptions, Salt Rheum,
Boils and Felons; removes Corns and
Warts. Best Pile cure on earth. Only
25c at A. G. Eaton's drug store, Stafford
Springs, and w. r. Fuller's, Somers.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-01-23

"Who comes there?" called little VIII
lie, the sentry, in threatening tones as
he brought his deadly wooden gun into
shooting position.
IA friend" answered little dTommie
from behind the rocking chair.
advance and give the lcountersign,"
Kissed the sentry, "or'sPll shoot your
head Off"
An ominous silence followed this ter
rible threat. Then Tommie said plain
lively:
"I've forgot it,"
''You can't remember. nuthin'" ex-
claimed Willie in disgust, throwing
down his gun. "Cum over here an I'll
whisper it to you ag'in."-Ohio State
Journal.
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LlFE's CONVERSATIONS.

Why should we ever weary Of this lifef
Our souls should widen ever, not contrac1s
Grow stronger and not harder in the strife,
Filling each moment with noble act.
If we live thus of vigor all compact,
Doing our duty to fellow men
And striving rather to exalt our race
Than our poor selves, with earnest hand or pen,
We shall erect our names dwelling place
Which not all ages shall cast down again;
Offspring OF Time shall then be born each hour,
Which, as Of old, earth lovingly shall guard II
To live forever in youths perfect flower
And guide her future children heavenward.
james Russell Lowell
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THAT ARE KILLING the PEOPLE.

No other plaster, NO other medicine or ap-
piication, can compare with them. Coughs,
solds,s bscksche, rheumatism, lurnbago,
hdnsy and liver troubles, asthma. infiu-
plastsrs like snow image in the sun.
Plastsr. Everybody l. going to use them
thislseason. But make certain you get the
genuine. ALI druggists, or we will prepay
postage on any number ordered In the
Onitsd States on receipt Of Csc. each.
Seabury & Johnson, Mfg. Chemists, NY.
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EXPERIENCE CoNv1NoEs.-See for your
self how quickly Ely's Cream Balm will
cure catarrh or cold In the head. We mail
trial size for 10c. Full size SOC. All
druggists.
ELY Bros So Warren St., New York
Clifton, Arizona, Jan. 20, 1892
Messrs. Ely Bros. Find enclosed sc
cents, for which please send me your
Cream Balm. l find your remedy the
quickest and most permanent cure fol
cold in the head, catarrh, etc. Yours
truly, DELL M. POTTER.
Gen. Mgr. Arizona Gold Mining Co
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-01-23

DoN'r LIVE Constipation
and health never go together. DeWitt's
Little Early Risers promote easy action
Of the bowels without Distress Il have
been troubled with costfveness nine years;"
says, j. o. Greene, Depauw, Ind. 81 have
tried many remedies, but Little Early
Risers give best results" W. ID. Head.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-01-23

CHILDREN ESPECIALLY L1ABLE.-Burns,
bruises and cuts are extremely painful,
and II neglected, often result in blood
poisoning. Children are especially liable
to such mishaps because not SO careful.
AS remedy DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve
is. unequalled. Draws out the fire, stops
the pain, soon heals the wound. Beware
Of counterfeits. Surecure for piles. DE
Wits Witch Hazel Salve cured my baby
of eczema after:.two physicians gave her
up" writes James Mock, N. Webster,
Ind. 1.-THE sores were so bad she soiled
two to five dresses a'day." W.D. Heald.
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No Tick There.


'No doubt you see that am one of
the dif1ident men," observed the drum
mer. lone Of the sort who don't COM
pare watches with the town clock and
tell everybody for block around that
the clock is seven minutes Off. l was
up in a Massachusetts, town a few
weeks ago, and had to make GER
tain train or loss thousand dollar or
der. looked at my watch and in q
furtive way compared 1t with the town
clock. 1t looked to me as If there was
a big difference between the two. but
decided to go by. the clock. went
iuto three or four places, loafed around
and was killing time when an acquaint-
ance came along and said:
"I thought you were going to make
that 2:3O trainT
eyes, am replied. .-.. .
'WhenY
"'This afternoon, Of course
"'By what timer
"tBy your town clock. I've got halt
an hour yet
"'Oh, you havey he laughed. Well.
let nae tell you that our clock hasn't
been running for a week, and you have
lost your train by an hour and quar-
ter"
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Food Receptacfes.

All receptacles for food should. as
far as possible. be kept germ and in
sect free. GLASS; pottery and metallic
wares are therefore preferable to
wood. They should have no joints or
ticies of food. Before placing food in
them they should be thoroughly wash
ed, scalded with boiling water. wiped
dry and then be allowed to cool. Plac-
ing them in the sun when practicable
for a couple of hours will also add to
their purity.
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There are eight patent medicine firms
In this country which annually spend
$500 900 each In advertising.
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Hopeful.

Editor Ito artist)-I refused this
drawing a year ago. Why do You
bring it here again?
Artist thought you would have
had more experience by this time and
know a good drawing when you see 1t.