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The Press., 1908-02-19
A considerats. Reportsr.

When the Maine wasy blown up the wife of Lieutenant Commander Vain wright was at her home in Washing ton She had heard nothing of the news when she was awakened about 4 o'clock i'll the morning by a violent knocking at the door of her house. Fiji nally Mrs. Wainwright rose and looked out of the window, asking what was the matter. A voice called out Are you the wife of Lieutenant Command CT Wainwright?' "Yes. What do you want?' "The Maine has been totally destroyed. We are reporters and wish for some information about Mir Vain wright" Only this and nothing more. The shock caused the poor lady to fall in dead faint. from which she did not rally for several hours, and, fortu- nately for her. it was then known her husband was not among the lost.
The Press., 1908-02-19
Guides In the Woods.

The sportsmen, sinking down upon a mound of dead leaves, looked drear- fly about the bare autumnal woods and said that they were lost.
 But the guide pointed to spiders web. Tt is easy to get your bearings if you are anything of woodsman," !" he said. "A web like that, for in. stance. is nearly an infallible guide Spiders nearly always choose a south. ern exposure for their houses. This web points due south.
 ''Tree bark is another guide, for it Is harder, lighter, drier on the tree's north side. Gum, too, helps. Gum that oozes from the southern part of a tree is firm and amber colored, but north pointing gum Is soft and gray.
 'The hardwood trees, the oak and chestnut and ash, have all their moss and mold confined to the north side. The cedars and other evergreens bend their tips toward the south.
 ''Even stones are compasses i'll the wilds. Fronting the sunny south they are bare and dry. It is on their shady, damp, northern side only that they bear moSS."
The Press., 1908-02-19
The Worlds Gypsies.

The gypsies have passed under a va. riety of ] mes, arising either from their supposed original country or the callings and characteristics of the race. The old English Egyptian, the Span ish Gitana and the Magyar Pharas nepek Pharaoh's people, all point to an Egyptian origin. The Scandinavian Tatare identifies them with the Mon golian hordes which terrorized early Europe, while the French Bohemian suggests yet another country as their cradle.
 AS to the names bestowed by their supposed character, the Arab boldly calls them harami Ca villain), the Dutchman heydens, or heathens, and the Persian takes his name from their complexion and dubs them karachi, or swarthy. charter of William the Lion, as early as the twelfth century, mentions their Scotch name of tin klers, which Is commonly supposed to be corruption of tinker, although pos sibly the substitution of "t' for ''z" has produced this form of the Italian Zingaro. one of the most widespread of gypsy appelIations.~-London Chron- tcle.
 Philosophy is nothing but discretion.
The Press., 1908-02-19
ADVERTISING.
The Miehtiest Factor In the Modern
 Business World.

The Mightiest Factor In the Modern
 Business World.
 "Advertising is today the mightiest factor in the business world" writes Truman A. De Weese in System, the Magazine of Business. Ut Is an evo. tion. It is business builder. with potency that goes beyond human de- sire. It is something more than drummer knocking at the door of the consumer, something more than mere salesmanship on paper.
 Advertising is a positive creative force in business. It builds factories, Ekyscrapers and railroads. It makes two blades of grass grow in the busi- ness world where only one grew be- fore. It mutiplies human wants and intensifies desires. The result is that it forces man to greater consumption, hence stimulates his production to keep up with his buying desires.
 Before advertising was developed into fine art and before it became factor in the commercial world the business of the manufacturer and mer- chant was to supply the normal needs and desires of the human family; mer- chandising was bounded by mans ne cessit1es and by his meager knowledge of the luxuries which he deemed with in his reach"
The Press., 1908-02-19
Eeedino fine Fishes.

If young fishes are removed for safe ty to smaller ponds where they may exhaust the natural food supply, 1t will be necessary to feed them. If they are put in small nursery ponds where they are crowded, feeding is im- perative. The principal natural food of fishes is fish, which should be per- fectly fresh. For young fishes 1t must be cut and boned, then rubbed through fine wire screen. Fresh meat or liver must be prepared in the same way. For the details respecting the feeding of young fishes the reader Is referred to the manual of fish cul- ture or some other work on the sub- ject. Adult fishes kept in restricted quarters will also require feeding. They may be fed largely on live minnows. Among the fish foods used at the New York aquarium are live minnows, live shrimps. chopped fish, beef, liver and cIams It is a mistake to suppose that fishes do not require an abundance of food They may live without 1t, but tannot grow.-Outin9 Magazine.
The Press., 1908-02-19
But They Couldn't Stop Steam.

Admiral Sir Charles Sapier f1ercely opposed the introduction of steam pow CT into the royal navy and one day ex- claimed in the house of commons. "Mr. Speaker, when we enter her majesty's naval service and face the chances of war we go prepared to be hacked in pieces by cutlasses. to be riddled with bullets or be blown to bits by shot and shell. but, MT. Speaker. we do not go prepared to be boiled alive" The last words he brought out with tremen- dous emphasis. Yet in a few years Sir Charles Napier found himself in command of the largest steam navy that the world had ever seen.
 Lord Stanley. subsequently the great Lord Derby, presided over a select committee of the house of commons to examine into the state of steam navigation. George Stephenson, the eminent engineer, who was examined, spoke of the proba bility of steamships crossing the Atlantic. Good heavens! What do you sayT exclaimed Lord Stanley, rising from his seat. If steamships cross the Atlantic I will eat the boiler of the first boat" That pledge was never redeemed
The Press., 1908-02-19
pnr4raiA and Siinna1.

A touching anecdote, associated wifi c picture in the National gallery d, Edinburgh, Is told by an English lady in her book. "Potpourri From Surrey Garden" She writes: Several pie lures stand out with peculiar interest. especially the life sized Gaiusborough of the young Mrs. Grahame. She sat for the picture as q bride, but before 1t came home she was dead and her husband had gone to the wars. When he came back he never had the cour- age to open the case which contained bis young wife's portrait On his death, many long years after it was painted. 1t was opened by his heirs, and inside the case was the little white slipper she had left with the painter to help him to finish his pic ture The portrait was given to the Edinburgh gallery. and the slipper was kept hv the family.
The Press., 1908-02-19

At times when you don't feel just right, when you have bad stomach, take some- thing right away that will assist digestion {; not something that will stimulate for 8 time, but something that will positively do the very work that the stomach per- forms under ordinary and normal condi- tions something that will make the food digest. To do this you must take nat ural digestant like Kodol for Dyspepsia Kodol Is scientific preparation of vege table acids with natural digestants and contains the same juices found in heal thy stomach. Each dose will digest more than 8, 900 grains of good food. It is sure to afford prompt relief; it digests what you eat and is pleasant to take. Sold by finders Jacobsen.
The Press., 1908-02-19
Hinnonhaov.

Hippophagy being in low water in these later days, somebody has set himself to show what an exceedingly respectable history attaches to the practice. Among the ancients, especial ly in China. eating horseflesh was general, and it was only killed in Flu rope by papal decree of Gregory III, though why horseflesh should have been interdicted does not appear. It was only the famine caused by Napo- Icons invasion that revived the prac- tice in Germany, where 1t has survived ever since.-London Globe.
The Press., 1908-02-19
His Discoverv.

A one armed man sat down to his monday luncheon in little restaurant the other day, and seated on the right of him was a big. sympathetic individ- ual from the rural district. The big fellow noticed his neighbours left sleeve and kept eying him in a sort of how way. The one armed man failed to break the ice. but con- tinued to keep busy with his one hand supplying the inner man. At last the one on the right could stand 1t no longer. He changed his position a little. cleared his throat and said, 'T see. sir. you have lost an arm," whereupon the unfortunate man pick ed up the empty sleeve with his right hand. peered into 1t. looked up with a surprised expression and said. By George. sir. you're right"
The Press., 1908-02-19
A Hopeless Pessimist.

At a gathering of men and women each one in turn was called upon to cite the attribute he or she considered of greatest worth in the formation of character. each attribute to be fol lowed by the name of some one who best embodied it. For instance, a man gave sterling integrity and as his ex- ample Abraham Lincoln; a woman, tact, with Mime. de Maintenon as H. lustration: another woman, loyalty. adding the name of George Washing ton. At last it came the turn of a very plain spoken woman. who in loud, clear tones cried. Honesty. and I know of no example, either living or lleodf',
The Press., 1908-02-19
Which of Them?

A certain two men are possessed of exactly $1O,9OO.
 One buys a modest house for $4.OOO. a modest business for $3.OOO and salts the remainder of his money away against a rainy day. The other puts his entire $1O.OOO into a motor car and thereby acquires such credit that he can have a house worth $50.OOO and be come a partner in a business paying $10O.OO0 year
 Assuming that both men have wife and some daughters. which of them lives to kick himself?-Puck.
The Press., 1908-02-19
Raadinn 2 Pin,s Tail.

Don't buy that pig" said the older butcher hastily.
 "Why not?" asked the younger man.
 Look at his tail" was the reply. 'See how loose it hangs. like the tall of rat That is sign that the ami mal Is in bad health.
 You eau read a pigs condition by it's tail. The tighter 1t is curled the filter is the pig. And when the tail hangs straight. as this one does, the pig ought to take to his bed and send for the veterinary" - New Orleans Times Democrat.
The Press., 1908-02-19
The Ne1 York HeruId AnglO-Anserican Competition
  MrsN E. Freema
 Public CASH PRIZES FOR YOUR OPINIONS

Whether you want to take part in this competition or not, you should not fail to read the competing novels, which are literary masterpieces, and you should become a regular reader of the New York Sunday Herald.
 There is no other newspaper section and no monthly magazine in the world like the Herald's Sunday Magazine.
 The Herald was the original newspa- per to apply the magazine idea to the Sunday issue, and it's Sunday Magazine is today the standard by which all others are measured - real magazine, with the highest possible standard of read- ing matter and pictures.
 Further, the Herald's Sunday Maga- zine is timely-its articles are of vital interest at the time they are published.
 This is true of all Herald features its news of scientific discoveries, its articles on human achievement, its fashion news and designs received direct from Paris, its real life romances.
 To read the New York Sunday Herald, with its great Magazine, News, Art and Comic Sections, is to keep fully abreast of the worlds progress.
 Place your order today for next Sum days issue. Price, 5 cents.
 ATn Nou York Cifv
The Press., 1908-02-19
Beware of Ofntme0ts for Catarrh
 that Contain Mercury.

as mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell and completely derange the whole system when entering 1t through the mucous surfaces. Such articles should never be used except on prescrip- tIons from reputable physicians, as the damage they will do is ten fold to the good you can pos sibly derive from them. HalIs Catarrh Cure. manufactured by F. J Cheney O., Toledo. O., contains no mercury. and is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous sur faces of the system. h plying Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genuine. It is taken internally and made in Toledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney O.. Testimonials free.
 Sold by Druggists. PT1ce 7Bc per bottle.
 Take HAlls, Family Pills for constipation.
The Press., 1908-02-19
An unnentioned Ancestor.

Mir. B. is very proud of his ancient lineage and never lets slip an opportu- nifty to boast of it. At q dinner where be had been unusually rampant on this subject a fellow guest Quieted him by remarking:
 eff you climb much farther up your family tree you will come face to face with the y."-Philadelphia In- quirer.
The Press., 1908-02-19
A NIGHT ALARM

Worse than an alarm of fire at night Is the metallic cough of croup, bringing dread to the household. Careful mothers keep Foley's Honey and Tar in the house and give it at the first sign of danger Foley's Honey and Tar has saved many little lives, and it is the only safe prepara- ton for children. as it contains no harm full drugs. finders Jacobsen.
The Press., 1908-02-19

The New York Herald has already paid S1O,OOO for the two great novels entered in this competition.
 It will pay an additional sum to the winning author
 And it offers you weekly cash prizes for your help in deciding the question: Which is the better novel?
 Some impressive and thrilling situa- tions are developed in next Sundays in- stalments of these stories-it's a good time for you to start in the contest.
 You can catch the thread of the stories by reading the synopses-then read the instalments and send in your vote and criticism. Last weeks winners were: First Prize-E. G. Hill, 7Ss Elm St., New | Haven, Conn. Second Prize-Thomas Fenwick, 311 Third Ave, N. I, City. Third Prize-Annie Fields Alden, Metuchen, N. Fourth Prize-Julia Dewitt Stevens, 363 Warburton Ave-, Yonkers, N. Y. Fifth Prze-Joseph P. Egan, Summit St., Ridgeield Park, N. J. Sixth Prize-Chas. A. Hammond, 301 South 4th Ave-, Mt. Vernon. N. Y. Seventh Pnze-K F. McManus 2707 Creston ! Ave-, Fordham, N. Y City.
The Press., 1908-02-19
MISTAKE CORRECTED.

Correct the mistake of risking pneu- monia by neglecting cough or cold when Foleys Honey and Tar will not only stop your cough but expel the cold from your system. Foley's Honey and Tar contains no opiates, and is the best and safest throat and lung remedy. A. Jacobsen
The Press., 1908-02-19
A SENSATION

The marvellous curative properties of Foley's Honey and Tar has proven a sen sation in many cases of severe coughs and colds that had refused to yield to other treatment. Foley's Honey and Tar will stop your cough, heal the lungs and expel the cold from your system. Contains no harmful drugs. finders Jacobsen.
The Press., 1908-02-19
NO CASE ON RECORD.

There is no case on record of cough or cold resulting in pneumonia or con sumption after Foley's Honey and Tar has been taken. It stops the cough and breaks up the cold quickly. Refuse any but the genuine Foley's Honey and Tar in 8 yellow package finders Jacobsen.
The Press., 1908-02-19
Not Rroadened.

"They say that travel broadens a man." said the dark woman.
 'Well, I don't know about that" re- piled the light woman. My husband has been a conductor on a trolley car for seven years and see how thin he is!-YOnkerS Statesman.
The Press., 1908-02-19
Economy.

Small Gilbert-Papa, didn't 1 hear you tell mamma we would have to economize? Papa-Yes, my son. Small Gilbert--Well. you might begin by get ting me pony; then I shouldn't wear out so many shoes, Chicago News
 It is better to cure the little cough than to take chances of consumption. The bes cough cure is Kemp's Balsam Drug gists sell it at 25c and soc bottle.
The Press., 1908-02-19
WHAT EVERYBODY WANTS.

Everybody desires good health, which is impossible unless the kidneys are healthy. Foley's Kidney Remedy corrects irregu larities and cures all forms of kidne, or bladder disorders. Take FoIey's Kidney Remedy at once and preve,. t Bright's dis ease and diabetes. finders Jacobsen
The Press., 1908-02-19
Got the Cart Before .he Horse.

Rich Uncle John-Ah, is this one of your children? Agitated Mother-Yes. Uncle John. that's our little Johnnie. Kiss your uncle, dear, and then go and wash your face.-Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Press., 1908-02-19
Encouraoed.

T am afraid" said Mir Henpeck, "that made fool of myself today"
 Don't worry about it." his wife re- piled. "It isn't likely that anybody noticed anything unusual about the way you spoke or acted. d."-Chicago Record Herald
The Press., 1908-02-19
Miuht Have Known.

An austere looking lady walked into "I should like to purchase a muff.'
 What fur?" demanded the man.
 ITO keep my hands warm, you idiotv exclaimed the lady.-London Scraps
The Press., 1908-02-19
Here is Relief for Women.

If you have pains in the back, Urinary. Blad der or Kidney trouble, and want a certain pleasant herb cure for woman's ills, try Mother Gray's Austral1an-Leaf. It is 8 safe and never failing regulator At Druggist%s % or @ 1y mail M 50 CT Gray Co.,, LoRoy, \. '.
The Press., 1908-02-19
Bert Rarber of Elton Wis ga,

Bert Barber, of Elton, Wis, says: ''I have only taken four doses of your Kid ney and Bladder Pills, and they have done for me more than any other medi- cine has ever done. ] am still taking the pills, as I want a perfect cure Mir. Barber refers to DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills. They are sold ry finders Jacobsen
The Press., 1908-02-19
Provnd Ilnalaan.

"When you was little. was you spanked like am to make you good, papaT"
 "I was. my son. and spanked hard too"
 "Ven you can't fool me no more. cause if 1t didn't make you good It won't make me good. San Francisco Call
The Press., 1908-02-19
A Ruunacioua Sunar.

When F. R. Benson, the actor, was training two armies of "supers" for a battle, he had some difficulty in per suading the weaker side to submit to be conquered. Even at the first per formance the vanquished force, which included a somewhat pugnacious Irish man, who may be called K. upset tra- ditional usages by severely mauling its victors. and the play must have suf- fered if the hint of one of the warriors had not been taken.
 Look a-here, MT. Benson" he said, 'if you want us to be beaten, you must put X. in the other army. That's the only wav"-London Standard
The Press., 1908-02-19
StonewalI Jaekson,s Order.

A Virginia veteran told how Stone wall Jackson used bales of cotton in the ramparts that he threw up in de- fense of New Orleans, and it was nat urally a matter of indifference to him whose cotton he employed. Some of 1t happened to belong to rich mer- chant The merchant followed his bales with doglike devotion. He could not bear to tear himself away from them. He was standing over them when Jackson happened to draw near, and, running up to the chief, he said: Monsieur, 1t Is damage for your men to take my cotton. All property is sa- cred and must be protected" But" said Jackson, "are you sure this is your cotton?" "Oh, sure, most sure" said the merchant. T know the marks all of them. Et puis, alors, this cotton. sir, must be defended" Jackson turn ed to private and told him to fetch a musket at once. The musket being brought, the general laid it in the mer- chants arms and said with a grim smile: My friend. you are the most proper person I know of to defend your own property. Stay here, then, and do so. Stir at your peril"
 Use DeWitt's Little Early Risers, pleasant little pills. They are easy to take. Sold by finders Jacobsen.
The Press., 1908-02-19

JAPANESE Napkins st The Press Of O noa-l0 cents a hundred, 300 for @ cents.
The Press., 1908-02-19
The Cure.

"In love with that penniless young scamp. are you?" said old Roxley. Well. propose to cure you of that"
 You can't" retorted the willful young girl. I'm determined to marry him."
 That's 1t exactly. I propose to let you do st."-Errhange.
 Foley's Orino Laxative is a new reme- dy, an improvement on the laxatives of former years, as 1t does not gripe or nau- seate and is pleasant to take. It Is guar anteed. finders Jacobsen.
The Press., 1908-02-19

REVTVo FTNTTDx produces fine results i'm 30 days. It acts powerfully and quickly. Cures when others fail Young men can regain their lost manhood and old men may recover their youthful vigor by using REVMVOs It quickly and quietly re- moves Nervousness, Lost Vitality, Sexual Weakness such as Lost Power, Failing Memory, Wasting Diseases, and effects of self-abuse or excess and tndiscretion, which units one for study, business marriage It not only cures by starting at the seat of disease. but is great nerve tonic and blood builder bringing back the pink glow to pale cheeks and re- storing the fire of youth. It wards on ap- preaching disAsse. Insist on having REVTVO, no other. Is cnn be carried in vest pocket. By mall, sOO per package, or six for S5sOOs We give free advice and counsel to all who wish it, with guarantee. Circulars free. Address ROYAL MEDICINE CO.,, Marine BIdg., Chicago. llL
 For sale in Stafford Springs by
 A. C. BATON, Druggist.
The Press., 1908-02-19

When the haby is cross and has you worried and worn out you will find that 8 little CAsC SWEET, the we'll known remedy for babies and children, will quiet the lit tie one in short time. The ingre" tent. are printed plainly on the bottle Con. tains no opiates. Sold by A. Jacobsen.
The Press., 1908-02-19
The Afuhaos.

Native Afghan historians assert that the inhabitants of their country are the lost ten tribes of Israel. According to these chroniclers. the Afghans are de scended from Afghana. the son of a certain Jeremiah. who was the son of King Saul. The eastward removal of the seed of Afghana is attributed to Nebuchadnezzar.
 AoEroN will break up Cold in Q, 6
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THE NEW YORK HERALD, New York City
The Press., 1908-02-19

AoEToN will break up Cold Tn orc ,icrhk
The Press., 1908-02-19

Use DeWitt's Little Early Risers, pleasant little pills. They are easy to take Sold by finders Jacobsen.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-05-04

the reptile house, and DR.. Runyon.
Those who had gathered around
the table expecting to see the deadly
viper brought into the room securely
Gagged were thrown almost into panic
when Head Keeper Snyder appeared
bearing the writhing monster at
arms length on a piece Of slender
wire.
They were treasured a moment
later, however, when the snake was
placed upon the table, his head
cleverly pinioned, and DR.. Ditmars
seized him in a firm grip. Holding
the reptile close to his body with the
head pointed outward, DR.. Ditmars
gave the signal and Keeper Snyder
thrust toward 1t the receptacle which
had been prepared to receive the VEN
ON.
When the receptacle was half an
inch from the viper's face there was
lunge forward so quick that the
eye scarcely could follow 1t, the
mouth was thrown open and with a
snap the fangs tore through the cloth,
the jaws closed sharply and the pois-
on, enough to kill dozen men
spurted into the glass.
The snake will be kept in captiv-
ity and If he survives 1t is likely
that other operations will be per
formed from time to time, and the
future supply of the serum made Sc
cure, possibly for centuries.