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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-03-02

Under the Austrian poor law every
man 60 years old is entitled to a pension
equal to one-third the amount which he
earned each day during his working
days.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-03-02
PU RE FOOD
Pure Whiskey and the Bad
Effects of Impure Whisky.

Unless the rectifers are too strong,
the present session of Congress is 60
ing to pass Pure Food" bill, and
include whiskey If they do, and these
retifers are forced to put the cross
bones and skull on their product, no
man will be foolish enough to buy it,
although they do now, and some with
the knowledge that it is not the genu-
inc article.
Who is to blame for the sale Of this
poisonous stuff? None, but the con-
sumner himself. There are two reasons
for this: Some want whiskey that
tastes pleasant; others want it cheap.
To the first, they should know that 100
per cent. is standard for pure liquor,
and that 100 per cont. or proof whiskey
will not drink as pleasant as water.
The Indians call it Fire Water. This
was before our forefathers knew any
thing about the new way of making
imitation whiskey. It was all pure
then, consequently it was all hot, so it
is today when it is pure. To the sec
ond, the tax of 90 on every gallon of
100 per cent. alcohol is alone sufficient
to make any whiskey cost more than
some want to pay tor it, and when
whiskey is sold cheap it is sold mean,
that is when it is sold below the posi-
BILE cost of production.
Whiskey bought at 100 per cent. al
cohol may be too strong for most peo-
pie, but they always have the privilege
in buying pure whiskey of adding
water to suit their taste, and not pay
ing from $2 to SO for water, which Is
usually plentiful most everywhere.
P. r. LANCASTER & co.
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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-03-02

The eyeball is white because the blood
vessels that feed it's substance are so
small that they do not admit the red
corpucles.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-03-02

In some parts of Holland birth is
announced by fastening a silk pincush-
ion on the doornob. If the pincushion
is red the baby is boy and if white a
girl.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-03-02

No matter how long you have had
the cough; if it hasn't already develop
ed into consumption DR.. Woods Nor
way Pine Syrup will cure it.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-03-02

London's place of entertainment
would hold all the inhabitants of Mil.
waukee- 312, 900 about-and then there
would be several thousand vacant seats.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-03-02

DR.. Fahrney's Teething Syrup is alb
solutely harmless to the youngest babe.
You can get sample by writing for it.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-03-02

II suffered for months from sore
throat. Electric Oil cured me in TWEEN.
ty-one hours" Nj. S. Gist, HAYES.
vile, Ky.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-03-02

Years of suffering relieved in night.
Itching piles yield at once to the cura-
tive properties of Doan's Ointment.
Never fails. At any drug store, soc.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-03-02

Father, take bottle of DIR. Fahrney's
Teething Syrup home with you and
stop walking the floor while baby is
teething.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-03-02

The British postofice, which controls
the telegraph system of that country,
has decided to adopt the name cradle"
for wireless telegraph messages.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-03-02

Both branches ofthe Kansas legisla-
ture have requested the President, Sec
rotary of the Interior and Congress to
annul the Usage Indian reservation.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-03-02

An eight-foot steel chimney, $50 feet
in height, has just been completed and
will be erected in Mexico. This will be
the highest steel chimney in America.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-03-02

The Society of Colonial Wars will e.
rect a monument to Uecilius Calvart,
Lord Baltimore, in the city named after
him.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-03-02

Study of an ancient bridge at Leu
cade has convinced M. Phi. Negris that
the level of the Mediterranean is 10 feet
higher than it was 1000 years ago.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-03-02

Nos. II and i2 carry Pullman Sleeping Cars
between New York and Nashville via Asheville,
also between Richmond and Danville, Norfolk
and Salisbury, Chattanooga and Memphis.
Nos. 50 and 30 carry Pullman Sleepers be-
tween Chattanooga and Salisbury and Salts.
bury and New York.
~Daily, Daily, except Sunday
{. H. ACKERT, G. NJ, Washington d. G.
S. II. HARDwIoK, p. T. NJ, Washington, d. o.
w II. TAYLOE. @. P A., Washington, d. G.
C.A,BENSCOTER,A. G.P.A Chattanooga, Tenn
J. L. MEEK. 4. f. A., Knoxville, Tenn.
J. e. SHIPLEY, y. =. 4. Chattanooga. TenSA
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1905-03-02

No.4l, Pullman Sleeping cars Bristol to Chat
tanooga. Memphis and New Orleans and from
Chattanooga 10 Shreveport and Birmingham
to Mobile; also Chattanooga to Jacksonville
and Atlanta to Brunswick.
No IS carries Pullman Sleeping cor Bristol to
Knoxville Knoxville to Memphis and Chatta-
nooga to Macon.
No II, Pullman Sleeping cars Morristown to
Chattanooga and Chattanooga to MemphiA
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1905-05-03

a. Chapman g Go. sell our paint.
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The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1905-05-03
BOER TOBACCO,
Natives Use 1t, but 1t Is Too Much
For White Men.

Natives Use 1t, but 1t Is Too Much
For White Men.
After Transvaal tobacco, but a long
reality nowadays misnomer, for this
tobacco is grown largely in Natal and
Cape Colony. 1t is also cultivated in
the Orange River Colony, is sold by the
roll and can be obtained for about So a
pound if whole roll is purchased. It
is also sold by the sack.
White men buy these sacks, but they
do not smoke the contents themselves;
they use it to reward the Kaffir serv-
ants for working overtime or doing any
other meritorious action. The taste for
Transvaal tobacco is an acquired one
1t also takes a certain time before a
man gets used to the scent. No white
man who has come from distance has
so far lived long enough to acquire a
liking for either the taste or the smell,
but it has it's uses in the case of the
natives, and it is also useful if you
have an undesirable visitor whom you
are anxious to get rid Of. Offer him a
pipe of Boer tobacco, and he will never
enter your house again.
The traders purchase this weed large
ly. They also use it upon the natives
in the shape of presents, as every Kaf-
fir who makes purchase in a country
STORE always asks for free gift, and
the competition to secure the native
trade is SO acute that the request can
not be refused.-South Africa.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1905-05-03
THE PORCUPlNE.


In His Liking For Salt an Acquired
or a Natural Taste1
Some men who were camping in the
Adirondacks several years ago on
breaking camp in the autumn left an
old tub which was saturated with
salt brine. On returning to the same
camp the next year they found that
the tub had been gnawed until little Of
1t was left. They were not long in find
ing out what animal had done the
work, for the camp was overrun with
Canadian porcupines. At night they
became such nuisance that the camp
ers were obliged to kill them to protect
their property. The handle Of a paddle
was gnawed half through.
The explanation of their presence in
such numbers during that year. when
they had not been noticeably abundant
In the previous year, is that they had
made rendezvous of the camp, being
attracted by the old brine tub. On
this they feasted all winter and for
that reason were greatly pleased with
the locality.
An interesting query is this: Is the
liking for salt an acquired or a natural
taste? Were they ever able to crafty
that taste to any extent before man
gave them chance to do so?-St. Mich
OlQS
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1905-05-03
THE BELTED PLAID,
1h1S Was the Original Dress OF th
Scottish Highlander.

1h1S was the Original Dress OF the
Scottish Highlander.
The original dress Of the highlander
was the belted plaid. This was q
piece Of tartan cloth, two yards broad
and four long, which was drawn
around the waist in nicely adjusted
folds and tightly buckled with a belt.
The lower part came down to the
knees in much the same manner as
the modern kilt, while the upper part
was drawn up and adjusted to the left
shoulder, so that the right arm might
be perfectly free. This upper part was
the plaid, which was used as a covering
for the shoulders and body in wet
weather, and when the use Of both
arms was required it was fastened
across the breast with brooch, often
curiously enriched. A brooch was also
used to fasten the plaid on the left
shoulder. To attire himself in the belt
ed plaid required on the part of the
no small amount of dexteri-
ty. The usual way was to lay it on
the floor and after carefully arranging
the folds to lie down upon it and then
buckle it on. The lower end was fas-
tened at the right hip. The utility Of
such a dress in the highlands is OBJ
vious, for the plaid rendered the man
Indifferent to storms and prepared to
pass a night in the open air in the
most inclement weather, while the loose
undergarment enabled him to wade
rivers or ascend mountains with equal
ease. It was thus peculiarly adapted
to the warrior, the hunter and the
Mail.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1905-05-03
Get
SCOTS
n1uIsion

When you go to a drug store
and ask for SCOTS Emulsion
you know what you want; the
man knows you ought to have
it. Don't be surprised, though,
if you are offered something
else. Wines, cordials, extracts,
ETC., of cod liver oil are plenti.
fuI but don't imagine you are
getting cod liver oil when you
take them. Every year for thirty
years we've been increasing
the sales Of SCOTS Emulsion.
Why2 Because It has always
been better than any substitute
for it.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1905-05-03

The selectmen Tuesday granted inn
holders licenses to the Century hotel,
James Mitchell, and to the Monson
house, William Foley & Go.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1905-05-03
Saved by Dynamite.

Sometimes, flaming city is saved by
dynamitlng a space that the file can't
cross. Sometimes, cough hangs on so
long, you feel as If nothing but dyna-
mite would cure it. 2 L Gray of Cal
houn, Ga, writes: My wife had a very
aggray ated cough, which kept her awake
nights. Two physicians could not help
her, so she took DR.. Kings New Discov-
cry for Consumption, Coughs and Colds,
which eased her cough, gave her sleep,
end finally cured hi" Strictly scien-
tltic cure for bronchitis and La Grippe.
At A g. Eaton's drug stor+, price soc
AID $1.00; guaranteed. Trial bottle
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1905-05-03
Time and Books,

The economy of saving time is wise,
but there Is an economy of spending
time. In reading, especially, hurry Is
most wasteful. Reading is the making
Of thoughts, of ideas, of pictures in the
brain. All young photographers know
how little is to be made out of an "un-
derexposed plate" but do they under
stand that there may be such a thing
as an underexposed brain? It takes
time to make impressions on the mind.
If you read too fast, either aloud or to
yourself, or skim over your reading,
the mind receives poor Impressions or
none at all-St Nicholas
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1905-05-03
Letter to j nj Leach,
Stafford Springs, Conf


Dear Sir: Clothing is just like
paint. 1t fits or it don't; it wears
or it don't; turns weather and water
or not; and goes out of fashion.
What do we wear clothes for? Did
you ever think of it? Different per-
SONS have different reasons, no doubt,
but one paints Devoe for beauty, to
be in the fashion, and keep-out wa
ter.
Fashion says paint: we all paint.
There is beauty in paint; we paint a
good deal for that. And buildings
are costly and fashionable; put-on a
waterproof two or three coats of paint,
and your buildings last as long as
you keep them dry. It costs nothing
to paint; it costs your buildings not
to.
Devoe is the paint that lasts; dis
appointing paints are the paints that
cost.
Yours truly
FW DEvoR & Co
Il. Chapman g Go. sell our paint.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1905-05-03
When Reptiles Die.

A Viennese naturalist declares that
nearly all reptiles that die from nat
ural causes close their lives between
nightfall and midnight, only a few be-
tween midnight and morning and few
er still in daylight. Most reptiles seem
aware of their approaching death, seek
ing out particular places and there
awaiting the end, while those whose
lives are spent underground come to
the surface before death.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1905-05-03

A Coop SUGGESTION Mr.. G. B. Vain
wright of Lemon City, Fla, has written
the manufacturers that much better re-
suits are obtained from the use of Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and DlarrhOa
Remedy in cases of pains In the stomach, ,
collie and cholera morbus by taking 1t In
water as hot as can be drank. That when
taken In this way the effect Is double In
Tapidity. s'It seems to get at the right
spot instantly" he Gays. For sale by e.
K. Taft. 81. F. Cady, Stafford; g. Hall,
Jr Z Co., South Wilmington.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1905-05-03
MONsON.

The selectmen Tuesday granted inn
holders licenses to the Century hotel,
James Mitchell, and to the Monson
house, William Foley & Go.
The selectmen held a meeting
Thursday evening and appointed D.
B. Needham, Frank Homer and Frank
Entwistle as board of engineers for
the fire department..
The presentation of "The Old
Homestead by Stafford Springs tai
ent Tuesday evening was thoroughly
nejoyed by large audience. The
total receipts from the production
amounted to $196 The baseball team
will receive a SUBSTANTIAL addition to
the treasury as a result.
W. M. Tucker has been notified
that the woodland owned by F. F.
Marcy, about which there has been
difference of opinion between the
owner and the assessors, will be his
as soon as the deed can be prepared.
Mr.. Tucker stated that he would give
P1OOO lux GllS 4hnu UAAO AAoS
Monday, and this is evidently more
than Mr. Marcy considers it worth.
The school committee has organ
ized as follows: Chairman, William
L. Ricketts,; clerk, R. S. Stebbins;
committee on text books and supplies,
J. 9. Parsons, W. L. Ricketts,, A. M.
Beebe; census enumerator, R. S.
Stebbins; prudential committee with
district No. 8-16, VIM. L. Ricketts,;
9-11-12, Rufus S. Stebbins; 2-3-1O,
A. M. Beebe; II, J. @. Parsons; 5,
M. F. Moore. Supt. F. A. Wheeler
was reelected, as we're Truant Officers
Sherman Stebbins, T. J. Sault and
Fl. D. Osborne. . .-----z--.----..-
Fred Robarge, the popular catcher,
who played with Monson last year,
has signed with the Springfelds. Ro-
barge is good with the stick and near
ly perfect behind the bat. His ad-
mirers here believe he has bright
future on the diamond. Manager
Dempsey has arranged for ten games
already. He will play four with
Indian Orchard and four with Stat
ford Springs. He will give his team
a workout with the academy nine
May 18th. The Goth the Springfield
training school team will come out
and try conclusions. The grounds at
Flynt's park have been ploughed,
rolled and put in first-class condition.
The team will be made up as follows
in all probability: Dowd, c; Cart
mill, p; King, SIS; Emerson, 1b;
Leary, 2b; Smith, 3b; Crowley, C f;
Briley, l f; Rourke, f.
The county commissioners gave a
hearing in Memorial hall Monday af
ternoon in the matter of taxes paid
under protest by F. F. Marcy of Pal
mer. The tax in question was upon
plot of woodland in the west part
of the town, which was assessed for
$1,000. Mr.. Marcy claimed that this
assessment was excessive. He had
several witnesses who gave their opin.
ion as to the value of the property.
Their estimates ranged from $500 to
$500. For the town there we're sew
eral witnesses, who showed a famil-
iarty with the property. They told
what the wood and timber consists
of, and it's value on the stump, the
cost of hauling, etc. They agreed
that the value was much higher than
Mr.. Marcy's witnesses thought, and
one witness, W. M. Tucker, offered
to buy the property at $1,000. The
hearing occupied most of the after
noon, and the commissioners have
taken the matter under advisement
and will render decision later.
Saved by Dynamite.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1905-05-03
Send for free sample

cOTT & BOVINE. Chemists
Aos-415 Pearl Street, New YorIs
800. and $1.oo. Ait druppGoe0
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1905-05-03
COLLECTORS NOTICE.
BOROUGH of STAFFORD SPRING,

0ONOUOE1 Oh > AT OND ot MINUS.
All persons liable to pay taxes in the Borough
of Stafford Springs, on list of 1904, are hereby
notified that am ready to receive the same.
ALI taxes are due May 1st, and on all taxes not
paid by June 1st interest a. per cent. per an
mum will surely be charged, together Wi legal
fees for collecting. For the purpose of receiving
the same l will be at the shoe store of w. +
Fl anley every Thursday duiing the month of
May. ID. j. HANLEY, Collector.
Stafford Springs, April 19, 1905.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1905-05-03
That Beautiful Gloss

comes from the vaInish in Devoe's Var
nlsh Floor Paint; costs cents more
quart though. Sold by II. Chapman &
Co. Aile15
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-12-19
Caffeine.

Caffeine, The active principle Of cot
fee was discovered By. Rungc in 1920
in pure state 1t takes tho form Of
long pilky needles. IN ordinary coffcs
it IL present TO the e1tent-of about I
per ccut, but Java coffee contains IL,
and Martinique has as much rs 6.4. II
Is said by some chemists that caffeine
In it's essentialities is Identical with
thelne, the active principle OF tea.
Claus nfflrms that the inferior qunH-
1ee of tea contain more caffeine than
the best commercial grades.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-12-19
HOTEL EMPLOYEES.
Wages of Women Workers In fhs
Big New York Embellishments.

cA& W." lOEk hsbtu menus.
Employees in the linen room receive
$50 month, with room and board, and
their hours are well regulated, In most
OF the large hotels. The parlor maid
OF maids come next on the salary list
with SIS, room and board, and the tips
often bring this sum up to $50 OF even
300. The maids duties are to keep the
par'or swept and busted and herself
tidy and ready TO attend the women
guests who desire her services. The
chamGermaids, bathroom girls, paint
cleaners and scrub women, of whom
every hotel employs q small army, re-
scirc S12 each. The work OF the last two
named Is distinctly different. a scrub
woman would not think OF cleaning
paint, and paint cleaner would feel
that she was demeaning herself 10
scrubbing the floor. Throughout the
house the question Of social distinction
i5 argued, the maids feeling above the
bathroom girls, the pnrlor maid above
the other maids and the linen room
girls above the parlor maid, aud so Cd.
Human n1ture Is much the Same tho
world over. In the parlancc OF hotel
employees, scrub women are known as
"sonbrettes." the chambermaiils rs "tlie
chorus while the parlor ruaids are call.
ed show girls" The 'soubrettes" be-
gin their work ut / o'clock In the morn.
Ing and do not finish until about 3.
They scrub the floors and go through
out the house with soap and hot water.
In one big New York hotel the, en-
ployees are permitted to enter the helps
dining hall mt any time OF the morning
Or afternoon between regular meals
and have cup of ten aud q light luncl,
q syatcm which has much 70 do with
The contenlment rcigulpS among the
employees OF this establishment. The
cost IS ouly trific, and, although the
plan has been i'll operation for some
time, those who enjoy its advantages
10 not abuse it.-Leslic's Weekly.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-12-19
HUMAN. DISSECTION.
surgery and the Anntomista In tho
Olucu Days.

u'ucu Dn1s.
For lcny time Alexandria was the
only medical Center Of the world, and
The physician Galen, born about 1870
A. H.. had 10 journey from Rome to
the African city even TO sec Il skeleton.
lie sent his students to the German
bnttlc6cl6s to lissect the bodies of the
aatlonal enemies. while he himself used
apes as most resembling human beings
human dissection was revived In 30
'ogna In the fourteenth century, where
Madonna Manzolina later was profess
or of anatomy. undoubtedly one OF tho
drst women doctors, IL not the very
first. Leonardo da Vincl, painter VI
The Last supper" was a great anat-
onliat, but dissection Ind fallen into
disuse when yesalius finally revived
II about the middle Of the sixteenth
century.
Even in comparatively modern times
anatomists have been the object of at
lacks by tho populace. In 1865 DR..
'ohn Shipper OF Philadelphia was mob
bed MS a grave robber. Doctors riots
in New York occurred twenty three
years later and were due to the belief
that the medical students robbed
graves continually. 1t was the lack OF
opportunity TO obtain subjects regular.
Is that led 10 the practice Of grave rob
bing and originated what DR.. Keene
calls "a set of the lowest possible VII
laina-the repurrcctionists" New York
World. '''- ~
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-12-19
syssa Scenic 10 Route B!
ssS|sSSAEssswto the west

! hour and 80 minutes TO Richmond
Schedule In Effect November &c, 1905.
LEAVE NEWPORT NEWS:
7:4O a. M, daily except Sunday. Local
to Richmond. Connects for Lynch.
burg. Lexington, Va, New Castle
and Clifton Forge. except Sunday for
Rosney and Esmont. Leave Fort
Monroe, 7:10 n. m; Phoebus, 7:13;
Hampton. 71S n. m.
1910 II. M, daily. Fast train to Rich.
mond (stopping only ut Williams
burg), arrives Richmond 11:45 q. m,
connecting with "St. Louis Special"
leaving p. N. with Pullman for Gin
clnnati, indianapolis and Chicago;
and Pullman service for st. Loula
and Louisville. Cafe Parlor Car, Old
Point to Clifton Forge. Leaves Fort
Monroe. $40 n. M; Hampton. 9:48
q. m.
5:25 p M, daily. Fast train for Rich
mond (stopping only at Williams-
burg), arrives Richmond TOO p. m.
Connecting with f. F. ", leaving
1900 p. m, carrying Pullman Sleep
err to Cincinnati and Louisville.
Leaves Fort Monroe, 4:55 p. M;
Phoebus, 4:5S p. m., and Hampton,
b:uo p. m.
GAO p. M, daily except Sunday, stopa
at local stations on Peninsula, con.
meets at Richmond with F. r. ".
Limited. N
TRAINS ARRIVE FROM RICHMOND
900 a. M. daily except Sunday:
10:30 n. m, daily; $50 p. M, daily,
and 1920 p. M, daily except Sunday.
Steamer Virginia leaves 7:40 q. M,
daily except Sunday for Norfolk ana
Portsmouth,: 1926 q. M. daily Tor
Norfolk, and 5:35 p. NJ. daily. for
Norfolk and Portsmouth.
Call on Mr.. e. W. Robinson, Ticket
Agent, Newport News, Va, for the
lowest rates by any possible route &c
the West and Southwest.
w. .. WARTHEN, Dist Pass. Agt.A
n. W. FULLER, Genl Pass Agt.
c. Il. DOYLE, General Manager.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-12-19
Marry. 20 the La.t.

II vas the. 21st Of April, 1921: DR.. L.
T.. Frank, the eminent governor OF the
University hospital, Vienna, lay on his
0esthbed and was expected every mo.
,Dent TO pass away, Once more the
eight leading medical men OF the cap
'tal. gathered round his couch. All at
once the patient burst out laughing.
What is 1t that tckles your fancyr1'
bis friends inquired.
"a story has Just come into my
mind" was the reply. ION the battle
Geld Of Magram lay French soldier
and counted bis wounds. 'Sacre bleu.'
he exclaimed. 1T takes eight bullets TO
Kin French grenadter' Gentlemen,
there are eight Of you too" Thus he
spoke and expired In fit of laughter.