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The Press., 1913-02-05
OPEN OUT YOUR HAND.
Then Note the Effort It Requires to
 Keen It From Closina.

Then Note the EHort Ie hequIreS 70
 Keep 1t From Closing.
 Many thousands of years have elaps- ed since the ancestors of man lived In trees. 1t is never to be forgotten that though ape-like forms. they were not apes.I Yet. in spite of these tens Of centuries that have passed by, man has not yet forgotten the instinct of self preservation in the forest. AS he was a tailleSs creature he was compelled to depend for his safety on the grasp ing power of his hands and feet. For many ages. however. he had gradually been going or the ground more and more and in the trees less and less so that his feet bpthme more adapted for walking and his hands exclusively for grasping. with the result that the grip and muscular strength of his hands be came immense. This is still most DOW erfully evidenced in q young baby. which. without muscular development. can within few days of birth hang by both hands to stick for as much as five minutes at time and by one hand only for two or three, d task beyond the power ot any adult except an ath- lete and gymnaSt
 But fact which is still more re markable Is that to the present day there is not one of us that can hold his hand open without discomfort and absolutely no one whose hand will stay open at all unless the will is eXertPd to that end Try 1t! Hold your hand open for three minutes by the watch and see how tired you will he: Lay your hand on the table. the palm on the wood. the fingers over the edge, and see how. in spite of yourself. they will curve round and grasp it. Look at the hand of sleeping person and think If the fingers are ever shown to he out straight.
 When the anatomy of the hand Is taken up it will be found that on the palm and on the under side of the fingers are numbers of nerves senSi- tive to touch which respond as read fly as the nerves of the eye do to color or the nerves of the ear drum to sound. These were the principal pro lection of our tree living ancestors. for an immediate clutch at a branch was | necessary in rapid travel in the lower | branches of great forest trees. The | sensitiveness is being lost, but it Is being lost slowly. Yet even today we | can no more prevent responding to the stimulation of the sense of touch in our hands than to the sensation of | light in the eye or sound in the ear.
 Disregarding the thumb. the human hand is really nothing more than an adjustable hook It Is at rest only when in the position of a hook. When any one loses a hand the best substi ute is a stout metal hook.-New York American.
The Press., 1913-02-05
IT GROWS HAIR.
Here Are Facts We Want You to Prove
 at Our Risk.

Here Are Facts We Want You to Prove
 at Our Risk.
 Marvellous as it may seem, RexaII "93" Hair Tonic has grown hair on heads that were once bald. Of course, in none of these cases were the hair roots dead. nor had the scalp taken on a glazed. shiny appearance.
 Rexall ''93'' Hair Tonic acts scien- tifcally. destroying the germs which are usually responsible for badness 1t penetrates to the roots of the hair, stimulating and nourishing them. It IS most pleasant toilet necessity, Is delicately perfumed. and will not gum or permanently stain the hair.
 We want you to get a bottle of Rexall ''93" Hair Tonic and use it as directed If 1t does not relieve scalp irritation. remove dandruff. prevent the hair from falling out and promote an increased growth of hair. and in every way give entire satisfaction. simply come back and tell us, and with out question or formality we will hand back to you every penny you paid us for it. Two sizes. 5Oc. and $1OO. Sold only at our stOre-The RexaIl Store A. Jacobsen.
The Press., 1913-02-05
THIRTY YEARS AGO.
Fs bruary 8 1888.
items of local interest taken from the column ms
 of The Press, thirty years ago.

An epidemic of sore eyes, called ''pink eye" is affecting a portion of the mankind of Stafford.
 Number of children between the ages of and 16 years enumerated ill town on the first Monday in January Furnace Hollow, 6I; Springs and Foxville, 525; Street, 24; Stafford. vile, 172; Washburn, 22; Works, II; Rockwell Hill, I6; Hall, IT; Village, IS; Hydeville, 3n; Square Pond, 31; Center, 54; Crow Hill, 8; Lull, I3; Patten, 19; Kent Hol. low, '; total, IO3S.
 Born. In Stafford Hollow, ad, g son Edwin Jerome) to Arthur E. and Tillie L. Dimock.
 In Stafford Springs, 2d, a daugh. ter Mary Eva) to Edmund Wood. combe.
 In Staffordville, 2d, a son to George Fay.
 In Stafford Street, 2d, son tc Peter Wood.
 Married. Pulaski, N. Y., 1st, by Rev. R. Paul, George w. Morrow of Morrow Station, Conn.,, and Eliza beth G. Gurley of Pulaski.
 In Staffordville, 2d, by Rev. E. M. Anthony, John O. Brown of George town, Mass, and Addie Bowden of StaffOrdville.
The Press., 1913-02-05
BIG EMPHASIZES.
As Viewed From the Standpoints of
 Economy and Gun Fire.

A8 viewed From Sn0 S6aH0P0HAS VI
 Economy and Gun Fire.
 A very important factor in the ques ton of tse size of ships is that of economy. A given amount of tonnage Is more economically assigned to one ship than distributed among several Three ships require three captains. three officers constantly on deck in charge. three men at the wheel and three times as many lookouts. While the same proportion = threefold - of deck and engineer force may not be needed. the aggregate crews of three vessels would nevertheless show a very considerable percentage in ex cess of one of the same aggregate ton mage. All this means much more ex- pense for the same carriage of freight and passengers,
 The same order of considerations ap plies to ships of war. but in Il less de gree, because naval vessels are not for purposes of gain. With them the run ming expenses in this particular count as with merchantmen, but the ques- ton of profit is replaced by that of military efficiency. as miniSter1nS to the safety of the nation or to the as- sertion of national policies
 Suppose one ship carrying twelve guns opposed to four carrying three each With the very wide train of modern guns-that is, the long arc or a circle over which their projectileS can strike effectively-it is easily feasi- bIe to bring all the guns of four ships upon single opponent. Probably she on her part may bring also upon each enemy three guns. fire power equal to his, but the concentration of four fold impact upon a single vessel pro- duces upon her crew a corresponding physical as well as moral impression. diminishing their military efficiency, their power of rapid loading and aim- ing, not to speak of the proportionate- Iy greater chances of material injury.
 If there be the same number of hits on both sides the one will have been struck four times as often as any one opponent If. as would be very proper. the one begins by concentrating all her battery on one or two of her antagon- istS she ought to beat them down, but an appreciable time would be required. during which the others would be en- gagged in unmolested target practice upon her.-Rear Admiral A. T. Mahan in Leslie's.
The Press., 1913-02-05
The Snine's Bill.

The bill of the snipe is provided with a nerve running down to the tip and then distributing itself over the end of the beak This is the only instance of this kind among birds and is 6 singular case of the care of nature in providing for her creatures. The snipe seeks for his prey in mud and water where he cannot see, and it is believed that the nerve advises him of the pres ence of food when his eyes give him m AnfOrmn tinn
The Press., 1913-02-05
spanish women'a nanda.

The hands of d Spanish woman have a classic beauty, and their movements are incomparable. Such hands cannot be described; they can only be ad- mired. When they manipulate a fan or roll cigarette. when they raise a skirt or arrange a mantilla, it is al ways done with infinite grace. A Spanish woman alone knows how to use her hands as they truly should be used.-NeW York Sun.
The Press., 1913-02-05
Free Sample, Stomach
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Splendid For Gas, SOurness, Fermentation Heaviness and Upset Stomach.

Heaviness and Upset Stomach. -
 Send your name and address to Booths MONA, Buffalo, N. Y.; a postal card will do. Say "Send me sample of MONA" and you will have an opportunity to try for your self remedy for Indigestion, Dys- pepsia, Gastritis or Catarrh of the Stomach that has .relieved and cured thousands upon thousands of people throughout America
 So certain are MONA Stomach Tablets in any case of disordered stomach that Anders Jacobsen will supply you with the distinct under standing that if you are dissatisfied with results he will refund the pur- chase price. Could anything be fairer? MONA Stomach Tablets are highly recommended by leading pharmacists everywhere, soc.
The Press., 1913-02-05
OIScoV0r0u.

Wife What would you do, George, if you were left widowerf Hub-Oh, I suppose the same as you would if you were left widow. Wife-You horrid wretch: And Cou told me you could never care for anybody else.- Boston Transcript. D.
The Press., 1913-02-05
Mis*aken Id0a.

''It may be laid down as a broad proposition" said the professor of DO liticaI economy. "that you cannot get something for nothing"
 'T once got the measles for nothing, professor" interrupted the young man with the wicked eye.-Chicago Tribune.
The Press., 1913-02-05
NeidhhorIv

She l have not seen you for an age Herr Doctor. notwithstanding that We live only few streets apart here ID Rrriin !rarnrd with much regret that V"UNt been ill. Herr Doctor Nh" l"I,l vnH That: She Ml brother n r'ir H.r from India = F!iprpntip I'lai :tar
The Press., 1913-02-05
Evo.u+ioA of the Mortuaue.

Farming methods have changed, haven't they?"
 "Yep."> replied Farmer Corntossel Now a man thinks he's unlucky if he has to borrow money on his place. He used to think he was lucky if he was able O."-Washington Star.
The Press., 1913-02-05
Partly Trua Any May.

Mrs. Blowitt-I see by this magazine thht wearing hats makes ones hair gray. MT BIowitt- Well. the expen sive ones that you have been wearing make my hair gray.
The Press., 1913-02-05
A Settler.

"Yes," said Mr Cumrox earnestly, but what convinces you that the duke loves our daughter deeply and devot. edly?"
 'The fact" replied his wife jelly, that he is willing to accept you as a 'ather-in-law."- Washington Star
The Press., 1913-02-05
The Dear Girl,

"Wife. why don't you make some hannel rAkeS?' .. "I will if yon wish it." said the bride "Shall use red or white flannel r. RanSaS City Journal.
The Press., 1913-02-05
BreakaQe.

My new cook broke her word to me to come early"
 Well. if her word to you Is all she breaks in the house you are getting ofr easy Baltimore American
The Press., 1913-02-05
The Kinder Fate,

She-It was dreadful. He rocked the boat and she was drowned. He-Lucky girl! She might have escaped and mar ried the idiot.-BoSton Transcript
The Press., 1913-02-05
H0W,s I.hisp

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure.
 F.J. CHENEY & CO.,, Toledo, o. We, the undersigned, have know F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and fnan- Cially able to carry out any obligations made by his firm. WALDIEG, KINNAN & MARVIN,
 Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o. Halls CataTrh Cure is taken Internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price 7b cents per bottle. Sold by ali Druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
The Press., 1913-02-05
Very 1hocouoin.

Clartce- Well. aunt. how do you like your new dOctoT! Aunt-Oh. immense ly. He's so thorough. He never comes to see me without finding some little thing the matter with me.-Judge
The Press., 1913-02-05
The peaaimia%.

Tommy-Pop, what is a pessimist2 ? Tommy's Pop-A pessimist, my son. s man who loves himself for the enemies he has made.-Philadelphi 3ncord ?
The Press., 1913-02-05

''Doan's Ointment cured me of eczema that had annoyed me for long time. The result was lasting. "-Hon s. w.. Matthews, Commissioner Labor Statis- tics, Augusta Me,
The Press., 1913-02-05

Impure blood runs you down-makes you an easy victim for disease. For pure blood and sound digestion - Burdock Blood Bitters. At all drug stores. Price, $l .0l.
The Press., 1913-02-05

Conscience warns us as a friend be- fore punishing us as judge.-Stan- hBlas.
The Press., 1913-02-05

IL k di>grareful to stumble thrice at be same stone Greek I'rOVprb
The Press., 1913-02-05
The Rator4.

Wife-It makes me so unhappy to think that l have married a fool Hus- band-Don't worry about thnt Only q fool would have married you Der Guckasten
The Press., 1913-02-05
Shake Into Your Shoes

Aliens Foot Ease, the antiseptic powder. It re- Meves tired, aching, swollen, sweating feet, and makes walking easy. Takes the ating out ol cOrns and bunions Over 5000 testimonials. Sold everywhere, 25c. Don't accept any subGti- tute. sample FREE. Address, Allen s. Olmsted Le Roy, N. Y.
The Press., 1913-02-05

Laws can discover sin, but not re move it.-MiltOn.
The Press., 1913-02-05

opinions forms our true honor-COIe. ridge.
The Press., 1913-02-05
Not the Same,

Wifey-Big checks for dresses will not be in demand this season. Hubby Thank heaven! (But the big checks were demanded just the same.)-Ex- change.
The Press., 1913-02-05
Let's Do Some Work.

Let's Do Some WorK. "l guess their honeymoon k aI"' over"
 ''Why?" She's quit telephoning to him d":,n office rs."-Detroit Free Press
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-14
Panic Hits Van Hupien.

Talford was never legally adopted by the
Van Huytens-the love of pedigree was too
strong in them for that. But he was brought
up as a son would have been brought up and
referred to as n nephew. He told his
history before he came of age and he suffered
in consequence, of course. But he did not
suffer so much as if he had been brought up
to believe himself Van Huyten only to learn
some time by accident, perhaps, that, for all
any one knew, he was descendant of Dick
Turpin.
The position and prominence of his foster
father made life easy for Talford. At 25 he
found himself cashier of the bank already re-
ferred to- with the road of success to wealth
living clear and straight before him, and Mr..
Van Huyten, although rather cold, opinion
ated man nearing 20, at his elbow ready to
help him ON his way. Then came the big
scene in his life.
The country was writing in the throes of
one of those panics which seem to be pro-
duced by persons who gamble on the New York
stock exchange Dignified gentlemen talked
rather vaguely of undigested securities,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-14
Selling 5000 Short.

Who is your broker?"
The bankrupt flushed painfully. The name
stuck in his throat
Call him up continued Talford "Tell
him I'll be down there at once to take over
your trades. There's the phone"
Mr.. Van Huyten obeyed.
What did you lose most of it on?" asked
Talford relentessly, and Mr.. Van Huyten
named one of those cabastie combinations of
letters that railroads, or canals, or other
mysteries represented mainly by figures which
seem only to jeer at the deductions of expert
accountants
g / still have 1000 shares" continued Mr.
Van Huyten "They want more margin"
At the brokers Office Talford ordered the
sale of the 1000 shares held to Mr. Van Huy-
tens account.
And sell 5000 shares short he added
Begin to cover if it goes ten points against
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-14

The second of fires and the only which
be classified nonpreyentabe lightning. During dry
seasons many electrical storms mountain
gions and set small fires when lightning strikes
tree and starts fire in the debris and humus the
ground below If the is accompanied by rain there
is OF course little danger but it is usual for
these mountain electrical be unaccompaned by
rain
Unfortunately many of the campers either careless
ignorant of the proper handling of camp6res The
careessness takes the form of leaving the fires
gushed in throwing about cigar cgaret stumps
knocking OUT pipes. The usual Turkish cigaret slow
fuse that burns continuously to the end The ignorance
is shown in the failure keep campfres small and in
not building them in fairly open spaces and away from
punk logs and debris
Many fires unquestionably have incendary origin Va
rious motives prompt this act which hard explain
anticipate any other wanton violation of law In
addition there many fires which from miscel-
laneous cause.-the burning wad from a shotgun car
fridge the concentration of the rays through glass
bottle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-14

- HIS is not moral story. 1t cannot
possibly be chosen as model for use
in Sunday schools when measured up
by the rules laid down in ethical society
iscourses, baccalaureate sermons, and other
latitudinous pronouncements. But apply
he calipers humanity uses to get the straight
me of heart interest from the roundabout
tories of Damon and Pythias or David and
onathan, and this true tale presents a prob
I'm. 1T tosses monkey wrench as it were,
nto the delicate, intricate machinery tha1
rinds so busily in universities and steeple
rowed culture clubs, turning out maps and
uide books to direct the modern pilgrim safe
7 on his progress through business life
owards the city of Success.
Edward Talford was cashier of the First,
L the One Hundredth Figures cannot lie so
; really doesn't matter which it was) Ma
onal bank. He had attained his position By
ard work and we'll directed influence lie
las unmarried, happy, and buoyant with the
ope OF becoming director of the bank some
ay so that he might be wealthy and no longer
annoyed by the strain of deciding how
iuch certain account might be overdrawn
r by the scrutiny of signatures, or by other
anking troubles from which, of course, di-
Pctors are free.
Talford was young man worth while. lie
ad overcome a handicap which assailed him
the start of life, such as few men who rise
the world ever know. When Talford came
Chicago the stork that made the delivery
iadvertently opened its bill too quickly, and
le little bandage-like hammock in which
ably Talford swung dropped into vacant lot
n a side street instead Of into a pleasant
ONE on the Lake Shore drive. Consequently
had no mother or father to introduce him
ITO society At the home for foundlings to
hch he was taken by policeman he was
amed Edward Talford. The cloth in which
was wrapped bore this appellation it was
robably the brand of Massachusetts cotton
ill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-14
Fighting the Flames.

The forest becomes of battle! just such
emergency has been prepared for. Every sawmi rail
road force permanent camp every logging op
GRAFTON other business going the woods has been
carefully listed. There records which show how
many available at Jones' camp how soon they
get the ground how much provisions kept
hand there Notification by telephone is the
rous camps There is rush toward the danger that
threatens.
hand conflict is on between the rangers army
and the flames Using gunnysacks coats whatever there
at hand the go after the fire try beat it
They fail at the fire though it den of snakes
Dirt if it is loose is dug up and hurled upon the creep
ing foe The eonfagration has broken out
place to permit of the of or chemicals In
spite of the brave fight it is gaining headway
Light trenches dug ahead of the enemy in its direct
line of march and the fight made doggedly over these
trenches But the timber has been exceedingly dry, the
wind gains strength and the fire climbs the giant frs to
the tops Now the foe begins along the tops Of
the trees. 1t is crown fire the sort in which the
greatest danger lies. 1t with a new rapidty be-
of the ali that fans it. 1t begins jump great
distances. Sparks thrown for miles
The forest ranger issues order to his crew.
trench is dug the for space twenty feet
wide Then back fire is enough to the advan-
cling fire for the back draft bring together and
cause them to burn out.
1t may take days before the fire is overcome Then 1t
will be just the luck of the tired blstered ranger
other blaze breaks out in another part of the
life that is hard we'll lonely? Perhaps But
the green clad ranger loves it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-14

looked up as shocked and surprised at hearing
them as was Talford. Had bomb burst be.
tween them the two men could not have been
more violently shaken.
But with that sentence the older man
tore loose the grip on his speech Worry and
loss of sleep had dissipated his nervous force
torrent Of words poured from his lips-fu-
tile palliations. His hysteria, was as pitable,
yet jarring, as the confession of criminal
broken under the third degree.
Talford sprang to his feet and closed the
door.
" Pull yourself together" he cried harshly
You're going downtown with me. Well say
it's directors meeting"
The younger man made hurried explana-
ton to Mrs. Van Huyten and got his benefac-
tor out OF the house and into taxcab.
!" To the University cub' he ordered the
chauffeur, and sank back on the seat in silence
His companion mumbled aimlessy to himself
The burden of his maundering was, How
can / tell Van?" Van" was his pet name
for his wife.
At the club Talford secured adjoining rooms
" Lie down. he said shortly to Mr.. Van
Huyten, and talk much as you wish. 1t
will do you good. / want to think
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-14

Jennings Bryan as incentive to anarchy, and
said that Theodore Roosevelt was a menace to
the country. His fayorite words were safe "
and sane.'
His wife was delightful gentlewoman-a
real woman who worried not about causes and
isms. She believed her husband was the best
and greatest man in the world, and she loved
and respected him as such. She was old fash
ioned in the best sense of the word and liked
old fashioned ideas and beliefs. In her expe-
rience of living she had never found it neces-
sary to- attempt to square the religion of her
forebears with the pseudo-scientifc output of
under-educated gray matter. She was the real
thing in women, and would have been the
mother of great sons and noble daughters if
she had not been childess.
1t is possible that, when the stork was
guilty of the negligence that landed baby Tai
ford in vacant lot, it was on its way to the
Van Huyten home. 1t would have been well
come there.
Kismet, which directs the affairs OF humans,
is constantly accused of malignant half-wit
tricks This is unjust. One can get no true
idea of the finished product of fate by merely
picking out detached incident. One might
well attempt to ascertain the general direc-
ton of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad by
inspecting a single mile of track. Kismet
handed baby Talford an unpleasant jolt at the
outset, but made up for it few weeks later
by directing Mrs. Var Huyten to the founding
home in which he lay growing and squirming
Mrs. Van Huyten took the baby away with
her to bring him up properly