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New-York tribune., 1912-12-08
THE DREAM

EZICK, YOU Ezick, wake up fun dcre, sub!
II You's got your gall, bound you, What
in all llcabcn above or earth beneath does
Won mean by usin' my feather pillow 70 a
cushion, Git up fun dcrc, sub, dis vcy
minute, low You amt never seed no
white folks do no trick lax dat.
"No, an amt seed many Of 'cm in
lIcabcn. neither.
~Wha, YOU taliu' bout, Nam"
Ezick rubbed M, eyes. removed his corn
cob pipe from his mouth. where 1t had re-
posed peacefully all during his slumbcr
caught his wife by the arm, all for the cvl-
dent purpose Of assuring himself that he was
awake and ON mortal earth.
"Mandy honey he said at last, Il jcs'
was drcamin' | was in lIcahcu.
"Pcrly good sign you won't git dcrc, in
tcrposcd his wife.
"Wcll. anyhow, was dcrc jest now" con-
tinucd the unrufilcd EziCk. 81 don't know
'zac'ly how got in; but when found my
SCI was in nest of angels. An what you
reckon, Mandy; Jest as far as could see
amt spicd but vc'y few mlk-whitc angels.
dcy was mostly fun ginger cake brown TO
fast black. Course dcrc was few good
white folks, angels, means. such as
Mistus Anne an Cap'n John; but for dc
most part dcy was Skccrsc as white rats.
AN reckon dats jest bout dc way II Is
too, cause desc white folks scramblcs for
money SO, an forut5 salvation so, dat its
lest lax de- Bible say. its nigh bout as hard
for 'cm to enter DC Kingdom Of lIcabcn as
It's for q camel to git thu dc eye OF a needle
New-York tribune., 1912-12-08
TOILET ARTICLES

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New-York tribune., 1912-12-08
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New-York tribune., 1912-12-08

have been strung to a tension, and he's bound
10 break down or break out IN some way"
"Nonscnsc' declared Dalton roughly.
"Of course YOU think that nowadays no.
body ever does anything from love
81 wonder if she is here tonght?' said
Dalton thoughtlully.
mo. She is at the Landons' family place
lat Gunncrs Point. Oh-thcrc goes Grafton
He is stopping to speak to some people.
"llc'S hurried on to someone else im-
aginc,' announced Mrs. Epps, abe is asking
if Margaret is here | wonder if ne knows"
as it likely" inquired Dalton quickly.
at was common news this afternoon.
Perhaps he has heard
81 hope not, Dalton broke forth quickly.
"Why?"
"Oh, nothing, he answered lamcly.
THE throng in its pcrmutations and COM
binations had drawn Mrs. Epps away;
but still the three men remained together.
On entering the ballroom they had advanced
with every idea of scattering; but now they
clung to one another in an unexplained dis
inclination 10 part.
"What did you mean just now," asked
Southby at last almost dcfantly, "when YOU
said that you hoped Grafton had not heard?'
"Why,' acknowledged Dalton with visible
ShamciaccdncSS, "whcn he is hurrying from
person to person demanding if they have seen
Miss Landon, as evidently he IS doing now
New-York tribune., 1912-12-08
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New-York tribune., 1912-12-08

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New-York tribune., 1912-12-08
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TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1912-04-08

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TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1912-04-08
0Netterberid)t.

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meres Wetter am MontaS uno Dtsns.
tag; sendbigts Winbe.
The Press., 1912-05-15
Important Letter to
 All Who Suffer

1T suffered from indigestion for 8 long time. Last May almost died. The doctor told me it was acute indi- gestion and I could not be cured. Since that time have suffered very much, as some days everything I ate, even light food, as soft boiled eggs, would distress me. I lost fifteen pounds. Sometimes I felt that could not live another day. A month ago I got box of MONA tablets. Be- fore had used them a week I was better I have used two boxes and I feel as we'll as ever did, Eunice A. Peters, Jackson, Ga.
 ;. Use MONA stomach tablets for quick relief from sour stomach, heavi- ness, heartburn, belching of gas and distress after eating. They are guar anteed. Large box 50 cents at Anders Jacobsen's and druggists everywhere.
The Press., 1912-05-15
nIdn4 Like ousssIons.

Bishop Thrilwall, an English preI. ate, had the greatest possible aversion to answering questions. One day a tailor said to him when he had been summoned to take the bishops meas- urements, 'What are your lordship's ordersY' ''I want suit of clothes. :" "Here is very nice cloth, my lord" "Ahr' "And this is likewise very good one" "Yes." Here is another, of excellent quality" "Very." (Which material will your lordship decide uponY "1 want a suit of clothes!" And that was all the answer the tailor could get When the new gardener accosted him as he was walking, book in hand, in the garden to ask, ''How will your lordship have this border laid outT' there was no answer. 'HOw will your lordship be pleased to have this border laid outY' was the next attempt Still there was no reply. But when the question was repeated for the third time the answer came, ''You are the gardener, I believe, and I am the bishop!"
The Press., 1912-05-15
Meals In tha Good Old DaNa

In the sixteenth century it was con, sidered a sign of effeminacy to eat breakfast. Says Harrison in his De scription of Britain" published in 1850: "Of old we had breakfastes in the fore noone, beverages or munitions after din her, and thereto reare suppers. Now these old repasts, thanked be God, are verie we'll left, and each one, except here and there some young hungrie stomach that cannot fast till dinner time, contenteth himself with dinner and supper only. The nobility, gentry and students ordinarily go to dinner at Il before noon and to supper at 5. The merchants dine and sup seldom before 12 at noon or 6 at night, especially in London. The husbandmen also dine at high noon and sup at or 8, but out of terms, in our universities, the scholars dine at 10."-London Chronicle.
The Press., 1912-05-15
THE HERMITAGE.
Mansion In Which Aaron Burr Courted
 EsteIIe Provost.

Mansion In Which Aaron Burr Courted
 EsteIIe Provost.
 There still stands in the Paramus valley, twenty miles from New York, in Bergen county, N. J., we'll preserved and kept, the mansion in which Aaron Burr courted the beautiful Estelle Provost, widow of an officer in the British army, herself an ardent royal ist during the Revolution.
 In the days of this courtship Burr's command in the American army>was stationed at White Plains. N. Y., and he was accustomed to ride from there to Paramus on horseback to the woo- ing of his ladylove, making the jour- ney to and fro between sunset and dawn. The mansion, known as ''The Hermitage" is of rough stone with gothic peaks. A picturesque turnstile admits visitors to the extensive grounds.
 Not far away is the old church, like wise as it was in those perilous and romantic days, where Burr and the fair widow, his persistent and arden wOoing having won her, were mar ried Adjoining and belonging to this church is an ancient burying ground. many of whose moss grown grave stones have quaint and grOtesque in- scriptions. One offers this cheerful in- VltatiOn:
 Dear Brother and Sistor.
 Come visit our Tune:
 Prepair for Grim Deth,
 For this is your Dune.
 -BrOwning's Magazine.
The Press., 1912-05-15
Good Waiohk

One trick of the trade was taught to the young butcher by the marketman who gave him his first employment. The old dealer pointed to trays of beef, lamb and pork trimmings beneath the counter. #-...."..
 "When customers ask to have all the waste that has been cut from thein own meat wrapped up withtheir order be sure to put insa few of these trim mings besides" he said. Most always they want the scraps sent home so they can weigh the whole business and find out whether they are getting full weight or not. Enough extra pieces to tip the scales half an ounce beyond the supposed weight won't hurt any body and will give us a good name"
 Shortly after that the new clerk heard one frugal housewife say to an other: "Oh. why don't you trade at Blanks? He gives such good meas ure, often almost an ounce more than you pay for"
 The clerk Washington Star.
The Press., 1912-05-15
FONDLING BABIES.
lt Is Bad For Their Nerves and In.
 furious to Health.

lt Is Bad For Their Nerves and In.
 furious to Health.
 '"ToO much love kills many babies" is the opinion of Mrs. Mary Hines, for years matron of the Sunnyside day nursery in Boston. '"There is too much kissing, fondling and caressing," con- tinued the matron. Babies are not any happier when coddled by mothers or neighbors. In fact, it makes many of them miserable. I have known a number to pine away and die from too much physical affection. Take your self for an example. When not feeling well would you rather lie by yourself on a couch or be close up against some one? We'll, that is the baby's feeling exactly unless his constant handling has made him prefer 1t.
 "Kissing is bad for children, because 1t might give them serious disease, and it certainly does no good. If mothers would consider that a baby has lights the5 same. as q grown per son there would be fewer sick babies and much of this harmful affection would be abandoned. .. ''The love of many mothers seems to be wholly to gratify the whims of the child, which is not a sane love. It is really true in my experience that where there is large family of chil- dren the individual child is stronger and healthier"
 "Is that because only the Attest sur viveP was asked.
 ;''Not at all," replied the matron. "It is simply because each child does not get so much attention and therefore is not weakened by. an excess of afrec- ton. It learns to stand up for itself"
 FNvOh0nN0
The Press., 1912-05-15
SAILING BACKWARD.
Feats of Seamanship Performed With
 Square Riggers.

Feats of Seamanship Performed With
 Square Riggers.
 Square rigged ships can. in case of necessity, be made to sail rudder fore most, and there are many cases known where ships have sailed in that re- versed order Only q few years ago a case was recorded of such backward sailing.
 One instance where the maneuver was employed by a genius in. battle tactics rather than under the need of marine disaster is a brilliant chapter in the history of Old Ironsides. This account is taken from Maclay's naval history:
 "The sternmost ship was observed luffing up so as to take raking posi- tion across the Constitutions stern. Mindful of his danger, Captain Stew art suddenly braced his main and mig zen tOpsa1ls flat to the mast, shook all forward, let go his jib sheet and quiet ly but swiftly backed, under cover of the smoke, abreast the rear ship. The maneuver was executed in beautiful style. The yards swung around almost as soon as the order was issued; the ship checked her course, trembled for a moment and then began backing. As If by magic the Constitution had dropped astern and almost before the enemy was aware of it was alongside of the sternmost ship with every gun of her formidable battery reloaded and double shotted."
 The clipper ship Dreadnought lost her rudder in a gale in the winter of 1862-3. and Captain Samuel Samuels performed the great feat of sailing her backward for more than 600 miles and Into safety in the harbor of Fayal.- New York Sun.
The Press., 1912-05-15
MoNsoN.

Miss Helen M. Coleman has been appointed for the next year teacher of the school in North Monson.
 William Cahill has gone to Ash ville, N. O., where he has an engage ment to play baseball this season.
 Harry Howe, who has been spend ing the winter in Florida, has re- turned to his home on Washington street
 w. H. Pease, gardener for Miss B. R. Holmes for the past 1 5 years, has resigned his position, to take effect June 1st.
 MT. and Mrs. Elmer Langdon are returning from California owing to the unsatisfactory nature of industrial conditions there.
 Rev. G. Lisi has accpeted call | to Worcester, and will move his household goods from Main street to that city for his future home.
 The school authorities have decided to have cooking taught in the public schools, beginning next fall. Prepa- rations are being made and a room for the course is to be built in the Green street schoolhouse.
 The annual meeting of the Monson fire department was held Wednesday night in the No. l engine house, and the following foremen were elected: : Chemical ], A. B. Norcross chemical |2, David Meaney, Jr. hook and lad der company, Otto Ritter; hose ], Henry Nobert; hose ?, David Meaney, ST. {; hose 3, William Bedard. It was voted to insert an article in the warrant of the special town meeting that is soon to be held asking for salary for the firemen of the town, and committee, consisting of the foremen, with MT. Norcross as chair man, was appointed to get up the article and to secure the necessary signers to have the article put in the warrant. It was also voted to elimi- nate the annual clambake, and to sub- stitute instead turkey supper. It was voted to hold the annual grand ball in January.
The Press., 1912-05-15
THIRTY YEARS AGO.
May IS. 1882. Items of local interest taken from the 60. u.n | of The Press, thirty years ago.

Mrs. Henry Thrall has this week sold to George O. Cleaveland her real estate in this village the old Farley Converse homestead-including her residence and farm of IF acres, and two tenement houses. The price paid is $9,7OO. Of the land over 50 acres are woodland, and this has been since sold for $2, 600 to George s. Adams and Charles G. Ellis.
 The cast for "Pinafore'' at Central hall evenings of Tuesday and Wednes- day: Miss Eugenie H. Converse, Mrs. T. E. Congdon, Mrs. Allie A. Sher- lock, George H. Talcott, J, W. Dim ock, Charles F. Beckwith, Prof A. G. Sherlock, George w. Eaton, Daniel F. Mullin, Ed. Segar; Chorus: Misses Ella Beckley, Katie Beckwith, Rosa Beckwith, Lotta Weston, Cora Eaton, Edith Snow, Melvia Kingsbury, Jen- nie Segar, Grace Gaston, Nettie Snow, Mrs. Lotta Mitchell, Mrs. J. V. Squier, Mrs. 0. J. Holmes, Mrs. Nellie Weston, Mrs. J. Wesley Dim- ock, Mrs. George H. Simonds, Mrs. F. Clark, Daniel Hanley, Frank Bren- nan, Walter Sweet, Stephen Pease, Thomas Mullin, J. H. Segar, B. Jacobs, B. B. Durfee, Harry Adams, Joseph c. Hammond, George Stand ish, Ed. Badmington, Charles New man, Fred Clark, Dennis Mack. Ma rines Bert Comins, Walter Fletcher, Frank Segar.
The Press., 1912-05-15
Mhan Butter Maa Scarce.

Butter, which is almost indispensable nowadays. was almost unknown to the ancients. Herodotus Is the earliest writer to mention it. The Spartans used butter, but as an ointment, and Plutarch tells how the wife of Deioto- rous once received visit from Spar tan lady whose presence was intoler- able because she was smeared with butter. The Greeks learned of butter from the Scythians, and the Germans showed the Romans how 1t was made. The Romans, however, did not use it for food, but for amounting their bodies. St. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Press., 1912-05-15
Worlds Most Valuable Garden

The Bank of England has an old fashioned garden in it's midst. In the center is a fountain, there are a couple of trees, and the paths are graveled. This garden has a curious history. In reality it is the churchyard of the van ished Church of St. Christopher le Stock, which used to stand on the site of the Mansion House. One reason why the church was pulled down was because its tower completely over looked the bank, and it was feared that it would be a danger to the 'old lady" if the church was occupied by rioters. AS the bank occupies the site of the entire parish of Christopher le Stock it is said that any freeman of the city of London can claim admis- sion to the old garden. AS matter of fact, any one who cares to see it may do so during business hours, and it Is we'll worth visit. if only for the fact that 1t is the most valuable garden in the world.- London Spectator.
The Press., 1912-05-15
GOOD WORK
Done Daily in Stafford Springs. Many
 Citizens Tell of It.

Nearly every reader has heard of Doan's Kidney Pills. Their good work in Stafford Springs still con- tinues, and our citizens are constant ly adding endorsement by public testi- mony. No better proof of merit can be had than the experience of friends and neighbors. Read this case:
 Mrs. M. H. Converse, East Main street, Stafford Springs, Conn.,, says: ''For a long time I suffered from backache and had about despaired of ever getting relief. To my surprise and delight Doan's Kidney Pills acted effectively as soon as I began taking them, and soon made me feel like a different person. Another member of our household suffered for a long time from kidney trouble. This complaint caused loss of rest and nothing brought relief until Doan's Kidney Pills were procured at the Eaton drug store Their action was all that could have been desired The pain and lameness was removed and the other symptoms of kidney trouble corrected.
 For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster -Milburn Co.,, Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States.
 Remember the name-Doan's-an take no other.
The Press., 1912-05-15
rransportation In Charles lI.,s Time.

Transportation In Charles II's Iine.
 On the best highways heavy ar dcles were in the time of Charles II. generally conveyed from place to place by stage wagons. In the straw of these vehicles nestled a crowd of passengers who could not afford to travel by coach or on horseback and who were prevented by inirmity or by the weight of their luggage from going on foot. The expense of transmitting heavy goods in this way was enor- nous. From London to Birmingham the charge was f7 ($35) a ton. from London to Exeter f12 ($60) a ton. This was about 30 cents ton for every mile. The cost of conveyance amount ed to a prohibitory tax on many useful articles. Coal in particular was never seen except in the districts where it was poduced or in the districts to which it could be carried by sea and was indeed always known in the south of England by the name of sea coal.- Macaulay.
The Press., 1912-05-15
81OO REWARD, S1OO.

The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all its stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls CataTTh Cure is the only positive cure now known to the med ical fraternity. Catarrh being constitutional dioease, requires constitutional treatment. Halls CataFrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon. the blood and mucous surfaces of Of the disease, and giving the patient strength by: building up the constitution and assisting nature in doing it's work. The prOprietors have so much faith In It's curative powers that they Offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that 1t fails to cure. Send for list of testimonials. < Address E. !. CHENEY c CO.,, Toledo, O.
 Sold by all Druggists, 76C
 Take Hall's Family PiIls for constipation.
The Press., 1912-05-15
Reaoe wrote oeand,,o.

One peculiar fad with regard to his writing Charles Reade shared with other famous novelists-he could not remain seated at table, but did his work standing at high desk. This was characteristic also of Victor Hugo who wrote the whole of Les Misera bles" standing. Wilkie Collins, too, declared t that his thoughts flowed more freely when standing on his feet, In direct contrast, one recalls that Mark Twain did much of his work propped up in bed and that Sir Walter Scott found his brain clearest when reclin- ing comfortably on a couch. London ChrontcIas
The Press., 1912-05-15
The Old Doduo.

Brown has refused to give us an ex- tra days time to meet his bill. He says it's been running long enough"
 Didn't you tell him we'd give him a check for the full amount the day after tomorrow"
 'I did. He said that wouldn't do. He wanted it in the morning."
 "All right. Mail him a check today and forget to have 1t signed. There's more than one way of stretching credit if you have to."-Detroit Free Press.
The Press., 1912-05-15
The Tramp and the Dog.

Mrs. Suburb-Oh, my dear, that mag nificent watchdog you brought home yesterday is gone!
 MT. Suburb-Eh? Did he break the chain?
 "NO, but an ugly looking tramp came around and acted so terribly that let the dog loose, but instead of tearing the tramp to pieces he went off with him."
 Great snakesl It must have been the same tramp bought him ofT'- New York Weekly.
The Press., 1912-05-15
The Particulars.

"Yes," said the clerk as he dipped his pen in the ink and prepared to fill out the blank. Your name, pleaser' Amelia Whippleton."
 Nationality
 American"
 Married or unmarried?" "BOth-twice." ce."-Chicago Record-Her. aid.
The Press., 1912-05-15
1s'ShootTnF1aehe' Seal.

-t.s
 Seals are caught in a yarietya'Of ways, but they are very Shy Creatures and the greatest caution must be exercised iI appfoachingS them. Even when they have been struck by harpoon.,or. rife bullet the blow must be fatal and death instantaneous, or the animal will drop into it's hole in the ice and be seen no more. Indeed, the fact that seal se!- dom moves far from its hole adds con, siderably to the hunters difficulties. The plan usually adopted by Eskimo hunters is to build up a kind of tent sledge The sides and front are mask ed with bearskin, the top with the Delt of hare. The native hides within this novel tent and inch by inch propels himself over the ice till he is near his quarry. The rife with which he stays his seal is brought into use through a loODhOlo in the Sledge covering
The Press., 1912-05-15
The .Iudna,s AduicA.

The prisoner being without an advo cate and the charge being one of mur. der, the judge asked q junior barristel to act as his counsel. The barrister did his best and at lunchtime privately asked the judge whether he should make long speech for the defense or a short one.
 "As long as you can make it." said his lordship enigmatically. ''for that's the only chance the prisoner has of lengthening his life."-London Opin. ion
The Press., 1912-05-15
The om+dnnr MaAinn

No nation loves nature so much as the German. The Italian travels to get somewhere. the German to travel The country walk for it's own sake is a German discovery. The English mans ideal is park, the Germans a wood. and the Frenchman loves his boulevard. Hamburger Zeitung.
The Press., 1912-05-15
Ratraved.

''Say. mamma. can Anna see in the dark. like a cat?'
 'Why. child. what makes you ask such a question:"
 ''Oh. last night when Cousin Cart was here heard Anna say in the dark room, You must really shave Oftener. Carl "- Exchange.
The Press., 1912-05-15
Douhter.

'"The world is getting so good you may soon see the lion lie down with the lamb"
 "Yes, but when the lion rises, where will the lamb beY'
 "I dunno. You'll have to ask some body in Wall street!'-Philadelph Ledger
The Press., 1912-05-15
p;,h4 In u;. inc

'"why don't you have a sponge to moisten your stampsT queried the man from across the street who had dropped in to use the lawyers tele- phone.
 Good idea" answered the disciple of Blackstone. Do you want the jobY'-Chicago News.