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shield under those patents, he began work in connection with his son, Isaac A. Can field, and after some months of experi- menting they succeeded in inventing a machine which was patented March go, 1881, by means of which they were ena- bled to produce the seamless stockinet dress-shield as desired. In 1880 con- pany was formed under the name of I. A. Garfield < Go. to manufacture dress shields. Jared H. Garfield was ,.to have charge of the business. The.~capital, :, about $4 LOGO, was all contributed by Mrs. Jared H. Garfield from her entire private property, and by Mrs. Wilbur F. Parker, daughter of Jared H. Garfield, from mon- ey received from her deceased husbands estate. The business began to develop in 1881, when there swas sold of these goods about $35, 1000 worth. In 1882 the business developed rapidly. In 1881 Mrs. Garfield died, and the business was by a written consent of all parties in interest left in the management of Jared H. Can field during his life. On June 26, 1883, MT. Jared H. Garfield died suddenly. Upon his death joint-stock corporation was formed under the name of The I. A. Garfield Co.,, composed of MT. and Mrs. Canfield's three children, I. A. Garfield, H. O. Garfield, and Ms. LEG. Hicks, and Radcliffe Hicks, who had married Mrs. Wilbur F. Parker.
 The business continued to increase. The sales in 1882 amounted to about $60,O0O. In 1883 they amounted to $112,- 900. In the meantime patents were taken out in all the principal countries of Flu rope. A contract had been entered into with A. Hutchinson & Co.,, one of the largest rubber concerns in Europe, to man. ufacture the goods on royalty. Machine ry had been sent over from this country, and the seamless stockinet dress-shields were then manufactured under that con- tract at Mannheim, Germany, and Mon- targis, France.
 At the time of MT. Canfield's death he was one of the most skillful manufactur- CTS of rubber goods in this country or Eu- rope, and was so acknowledged by the trade.
 The rapid increase of the business at home and abroad led to an application to the legislature of Connecticut for the in. corporation of The Canfield Rubber Co.,. under special charter which was grant. ed at it's January session, in 1883, pre- serving all the rights and suits of The l. A. Garfield Go. The charter was accept ed by the stockholders of the I. A. Can field Go. in June, 1883. On January 12 1884, the Garfield Rubber Go. purchased the patents of Frederick Wittram, dated February 1, 1876. The Garfield Rubber Go. started with capital of $10,000 which has been increased from time tt time until on January 1, 1899, it amount ed to $250, 1000, with a surplus of as mucl more. The concern is now owned ant managed by MT. Canfield's son-in-law Radcliffe Hicks, while his son, Henry O Garfield, owns the well-known Canfielt | Rubber Mold Works, al Bridgeport, Conn
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 "To yourself be true," "and thou cans't not then be false to any man." "Self-love is not so vile a sin as self neglecting." Then "bc wise to-day, 'tis madness to defer." Get Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, for all af- fections of the lungs and throat. It is likewise wonderful liver tonic, and invigorator.
 Alt the gear round, you may rely upon Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. It's not like the sarsaparillas, that are said to be good for the blood in March, April and May. The "Discovery !" works equally well at all times, and in all cases of blood-taints, or humors, no matter what their name or nature. It cures all Skin, Scalp and Scrofulous affections, as Eczema, Tetter, Salt rheum, Fevcr-sores, White Swellings, Hip joint disease and kindred ail- fments,
 It's the cheapest blood-purifier. sold through druggists, because you only pay for tAa good you get.
 Your money is returned if it doesn't benefit or cure you.
 Can you ask more ?
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A curious story is told by Judge Dugro who is building big hotel in New York. He had purchased thirty onyx mantels. It turned out that they came from non- union shops. The union men refused to put them up till they were made union mantels. Judge Dugro demanded of the walking delegates how that could be done. After consultation it was decided that if the polish was scraped off, and then re- placed by union polish the mantels would be all right. So this was solemnly done, and the mantels put in place. This happened in New York city in 1899. And yet we are at liberty to smile at the su- perstitious "taboos" of the Pacific island CTS, or the childish communications of the medieval church.
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Volume 35.
Origin of the Piano.

The pianoforte was invented by Bar tolommeo Cristofori, harpsichord maker of Padna. Italy who exhibited four instruments Ill l7O9 The honor was formerly claimed by Marius. q French maker who produced piano in 17l6, while German writers maintained that Schroeter, of Dresden was the in- itiator of the instrument The earliest date ascribel to the lttter's achievement however. is Ill During the present century. however. an Italian document was discovered. written by Marchese Scipione Maffei. Florentine scholar. in I'll, which testifies that B;lrtolo,nmeo Cristofori. of that city. exhibited four pianos in 17O9, which statement was originally published in The Giornale in that year. accompanied by a diagram of Cristofori's action principle, employing hammers which constituted the chief difference between the harpsichord and the piano.
 In Maffei's writings Cristofori's name is given as ''Cristofali. but this is proved to be an error. because inscrip- tions upon exi-ting pianofortesgive the name as .Cristofori." Father Wood, an English monk. living at Rome. is also said to have made d pianoforte similar to Cristofori's in l7H. which he exhib- tied in England. where it attracted much notice.
 Cristofori did not remain idle after in- troducing his first instrument He be- came prominently known as maker, but died in l73l comparatively poor.- Daniel Spillane i'll Popular Science Monthly
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GUARANTEED CURE FOR LA GRIfPE.- We authorize our advertised druggist to sell you Dr. Kings New Discovery for consumption, coughs and colds upon this condition. If you are afflicted with la grippe and willu this remedy according to directions, giving it a fair trial, and ex- perience no benefit, you may return the bottle and have your money refunded. We make this offer, because of the won- derful success of Dr. Kings New Discov- cry during last seasons epidemic. Have heard of no case in which it failed. Try it. Trial bottles free at E. K. Taft's drug store. Large size 5Oc. and $1. 2
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PURE

The Aroostook, Me. ,sRepublican men, tions a diary now in possession of Rev
 MT. Moore. of Boston, and written. by that gentleman's great-great-g at-grandfather in 1653, at which time the latter com menced his sixty years labor as minis ter in Portland. :. The goods recorded in the diary how one Sunday his opening prayer lasted an. hour.and quarter, and remarked that he was wonderfully sus- tained throughout" As it was the cus- tom in those days for the congregation to stand during the prayer, the Republican would like to ask what sustained them.
 A FATAL MIsTAKE.-Physicians make no more fatal mistake than when they h. form patients that nervous heart troubles come from the stomach and are of little consequence. Dr. Franklin Miles, the noted Indian specialist, has proven the contrary in his new book on 'Heart Dis ease,' which may be had free at w. D. Heald's, who guarantees and recommends Dr. Miles unequaled New Heart Cure, which has the largest sale of any heart remedy in the world. It cures nervous and organic heart disease, short breath, futtering, pain or tenderness in the side, arm or shoulder irregular pulse, fainting, smothering dropsy, etc. His Restorative Nervine cures headache, fits, etc. 2
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course, am pledged to secrecy regarding

course, am pledged to secrecy regaTdlhg his identity.
 ssThat case," said the accountant, in conclusion, "is but one of many where crime is hushed up, and, " he added, "that wholesale house is not the only one whose books have been audited, nor do we ex- pect to terminate with it the auditing feature of our business. ."-Neao York Her.
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Somebody having reported that "Joe" Barbour was soon to go to Europe for four or five months, he denies the charge in the following manner:
 When I get so that can spare the time to be abroad three or four months, it will be when am less busy or more lazy than am now-and it will probably not be in the fall of presidential election year. wouldn't miss the flag raisings, and the torchlight processions, and the quadren- nial smell of kerosene oil, for all the ef- fete monarchies of the old world, and feel as if life was failure if I couldn't every four years ''point with pride" to the record of one party, and "view with alarm" the course of the other.
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Good hope indeed is there in future for that most unfortunate class of human be- ings-idiots. Some years ago the idea occurred to French anatomist that the reason some children were idiots was that their skulls, by some malformation, were too small to allow the brain to grow, hence the unfortunates remained always in the condition of infants. The mal- formation frequently consisted in the fact that the skull bones were grown together solid at birth, and had none of the soft places at the edge, which denote that the bones are connected by membranes, leav- ing room for the brain to expand. It seems to the anatOmist that if in early childhood the skull could be cut open in place, in the track of furrow, opening the edge slightly, there would be room for the brain to grow. The operation has been performed successfully several times, transforming an idiot child into one hav- ing an equal chance in life with his fel- lows. The scalp is partially removed, the cut is made and dressed and the scalp laid carefully back and stitched down, the patient meanwhile, of course, being under the influence of ether. Among all the triumphs of modern surgery perhaps this is the greatest.
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RULES for the care of the sick. How to cure disease, it's symptoms and causes, and other information of great value will be found in old Dr. Kaufmann's great book; 100 pages, fine colored plates. Send three 2-cent stamps to pay postage to A. P. Ordway & Co.,, Boston, Mass, and receive copy free. 2
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Springfield Republican Still the lam entation is kept up in Canada over the steady emigration into the United States. It is affirmed that larger number of the French will cross the line this year than ever, and that when they go now they go to stay, not for temporary sojourn to earn little money. Farmers from Onta- rio are also said to be coming, and of the immigrants who land at Canadian ports the major part keep on over the line. It is certain that 8 committee of Scotch far mers, who have been looking through Canada, refused to recommend emigra- tion to the company which sent them This committee published report giving their impressions of Canada, and it was so unfavorable that the Canadian govern ment refused to reprint it. The liberals, of course, ascribe this condition of things to the tariff, while the tories content them selves with denying the facts.
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BUCKLEN's ARNIoA SALvE.-The best salve in the world for cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, letter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns, and all skin eruptions, and positively cures piles, or no pay required. Guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price soc per box. Sold by B. K. Taft.
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I have heard, with reverence and with misty eyes, the story of General Grants return from the last brief journey he ever took from the cottage on Mount Mac Gregor. The general had favorite walk ing-stick, without which he never went abroad, even on his drives; and his walk ing-stick had its own place in the corner of his room; no hand but his own ever put it there or took it hence. Day after day the journey from his chair to that corner before he set forth, from the corner to his chair after his return and the re- placement of ths stick in its own place, grew more difficult to the. generals nerve- less and weary feet. And there came that day, at last, when, on coming in, he glanced toward the corner, stood for a moment, silently, waveringly, 8 little quiver on the brave and steadfast lips; and then, with gesture which was a worthless renunciation of life and all it's dear association, he opened his tremu- lous hand and let the old stick drop from it to the floor at his feet It was but few days later that he entered, with a soldiers courage, that shadowy valley of the journey through which David said, "Thy rod, Thy staff they comfort me."- Dorothy Lundt, tn Commonwealth.
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Delegates from all the temperance so- cieties in Great Britain met in Memorial Hall, London, May 3d, to welcome home
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WTM. A. COMINS, Horse and OK
 w Shoeing, Machine Forgtngs and Repairing done to order. Also builder and repairer Of all styles of Wagons. South-St., Stafford Springs
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4 GENCY of Holland County Mutual 1A Fire Insurance Go. at J. w. CHANDELIERS office at residence, WestfOrd-av., Stafford Springs.
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as the building is well located for busi- ness purposes.
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nR. F. MCCARTHY, Diseases D of the Lungs and Heart speciality. Foster block. Office hours Until a. m., to and to 9 D. m.
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A J. TILDEN, Agent for Fire. Life Aa and Accident Insurance. None but the strongest companies represented. Office at resi- dence, East -Main-st. Notary public.
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aquarium, where New York people will have chance to watch sea serpents and other monsters of the deep disport them selves in their lairs. The cost of fitting up will be $150,O00. There will be two tiers of tanks and number of open pools. In the pools will be the larger specimens, including a whale and some sharks. An elaborate arrangement has been provided for clarifying salt and fresh water for use in the tanks and also for regulating it's temperature. It is hoped to have the aquarium ready for opening next fall.
 Newport News: An aged Baptist elder, who was noted for his intellectual vigor, was conversing, one evening, with num- Der of the brethren, when the subject of old age was touched upon. One of his old friends ventured to ask if he found that his advancing years had in any way impaired his memory. The good old man pondered for a while and then replied, "Well, cannot at the present moment remember anything that have ever for gotten"
 Good News: "Pop, won't you get me a sword and drum and gun, to play soldier with?" "I'll tell you how we'll fix it. We'll pretend every blade of grass on the lawn is an armed one, and then you charge on them with Gatling swords and cut their heads off. Won't that be fun? ?" "'Indeed it will. But I haven't any Gatling swords" "No, but lawn mower will do nicely.
 Salisbury (N. O. Herald: Inthe course of examining & witness from the back woods recently, Solicitor Long asked "when was the house erected ?" "Don't know" he replied. "Now, sir" said MT. Long, "do you have no idea when the house was built?" The fellow frightened up and said: "Yes, sir; yes, sir; I built | it myself did, but don't think it was ever erected-not since been livin' there, no how"
 | A Washington man has a bright young ster who succeeded recently in getting even with his father in very telling tho unconscious manner. His father was re- proving the little fellows table manners.
 Don't do that" said he, Tor we'll have to call you a little pig" The warning seemed to be lost, for the fault was re- peated. Do you know what pig is ?"
 was the inquiry, put in solemn manner. "Yes, sir" "What is ?" "A pig is a
 hogs little boy"
 T How TO SUooEED.-This is the great problem of life which few satisfactorily lI solve. Some fail, because of poor health,
 others want of luck, but the majority from
 deficient grit-want of nerve. They are
 nervous, irresolute, changeable, easily get
 the blues and take the spirits down to
 keep the spirits up," thus wasting money,
 time, opportunity and nerve force. There
 is nothing like the Restorative Nervine,
 discovered by the great specialist, Dr. ] Miles, to cure all nervous diseases, as headache, the blues, nervous prostration
 sleeplessness, neuralgia St. Vitus dance fits and hysteria. Trial bottles and fine book of testimonials free at W. D. Heald's
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VNM. WOBBECKE, Merchant
 w Tailor, Room 1, Warren's Block, Stafford
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~ HI. HOBBY, Piano Tuner and
 Os Dealer in Pianos and Organs, Mansfield,
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~ HI. KING, Attorney and Counsel
 Oe sellor at Law. Special attention given to
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

B. ME, Agent for Brown Bros.
 Ca Nursery Stock. P. O., Stafford, Conn.
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~ IT. PRESTON, Counsellor at | O. Law, Notary Public and Real Estate Agent,
 Wilmington. Conn. 4.t.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1892-08-27
Moral Suasion Is Better.

Sumptuary laws do no not seem
to be any more effective row than
when they raised such furce re-
sentiment in the breasts of our
foretathers. But they prove to
be prolific source Of false hood,
cheating, knayory and contempt
Tor the law.
The Farmcrvillc Gazette tells
as follows of the effects of the
prohibitory law in Union parish:
The blind tiger" operations of
Farmerville have adopted a new
modus operandt their beast" In
order to get the red eye" a fell
low only has to lay down his hat
in certain spot and leave a half
dollar III it. Then he must turn
his back and walk away for a few
moments. On returning, his hat
will still be there, but through a
chemical operation which the
grand jury could not catch on to-
the money is readily changed into
liquor.
Under such system of morali-
ty force, deception becomes a
bosst and cause for pride, the law
Is dcspised and evaded AZ an CD
prcssive enrichment of personal
liberty, a premium is put upon
cunning and trickery, and the
evil sought TO be- reprcssed as
sulnes n gravcr and moro danger
Gus phase to the peoples welfare
than it could be while under legal
supervision and restriction and
made to bear full share of the
public outlay it ENABLED.
Each parish could better afford
to support half a dozen preachers
and a Kelley Institute than thus
endeavor to re tie the tastes,
habits and prejuiices of the peo-
pie by statute and ordinance. |
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A Serious Public Concern.

The suggestion in The Item
that the Legislature should be
convened i'll extra session in order
to make n proper disposition of
the large accumulation of State
funds now in the fiscal agent
banks (and which immense aggre-
gate is steadily growing) is one
that appeals to the business sense
OF the people and is in further
ance Of the general veal.
The friends Of the administra-
ton place the present surplus at
over six hundred Thousand dollars.
In the two years more will there
not be something like million of
taxes lying idle, so far as public
utility goes, in the States deposi.
tories2
This enormous hoard will not
be required for le,ees. The null
tiplied and compounded taxation
for that purpose, supplemented
with the very generous allotments
by the River Commission, have
made ample provision in that di-
rection.
But Louisians's public school
system is siamefully pcfcent so
lacking, in fact, in the ordinary
facilities for the children of the
masst 5, that the recent convention
OF the state Farmers Union urged
Increased tax levies to meet this.
as they strongly term it prime
need"
| Why should the toiling, indus
trious and not by any means to
prosperous yeomanry of the State
be driven too this burdensome re-
course which hundreds of thou
sands of their own hard earned
dollars can be made available for
the most desirable purpose in
view, and which great sum is not
even claimed for any other public
use?
Every impulse of fair dealing,
every proper sympathy with the
wants of the people, every element
of justice as between the Govern
ment and its constituents, seems
to demand prompt action by the
State Executive upon this serious
question of administrative policy
City Item.
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-Times-Democrat.

A young man il this town con-
templates getting married and as
his finances are infinitely limited
he proposes to overcome obstacles
by the following plan: He will
invite a great number of people to
the feast and then prepare a bar
rel of gumbo; each person who
comes will be required to eat a
plate of gumbo and for this he
will charged 25c. This plan
ought to bring enough money to
pay all expenses, but if it does
not quite meet the bill the young
men will be permitted to kiss the
bride at fifteen cents slice or
two smacks for two bits. La
fourche Comet.
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Mr.. E. o. Broussard, of Patout

Mr.. E. o. Broussard, of Patout-
vile, and Miss Laurence Della
houssays, of st. Mar,inville, were
married on the 10Th instant at ST.
Nicholas Church, Patoutville.
We extend our hearty congratu-
lations to the happy couple and
wish them a long, happy and pros
porous life.-N. I. Democrat.
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Pruning for Fruit.

Joseph Meehan is reported in a
contemporary that credits the ar
ticle to Exchange to have said
that it is never wise to let the
trees bear fruit while still quite
young, and should they flower
and fruit, then tho fruit should be
taken off before it gains any size.
But it sometimes happens that
the reverse of this is the case, and
trees that are well grown and
should bear fruit do not do so. It
is then than the skill of the fruit
grower comes into play, and he
uses his art and prunes for fruit
Pruning may be of the branches
or of the roots, and both may be
done to produce fruit It must
be understood that when a tree is
growing fast it will not fruit, 10
check the growth is a step toward
fruiting, and this is what pruning
is for. A tree in rich ground will
grow larger and be longer coming
into bearing than one in poor soil.
This is why with the same variety
of tree one man may have fruit
from his tree long before his neig-
hbor does-thes soil differs in rich
ness. There is no use in waiting
long after time for tree to bear,
any more than there is to have
ono bear too early. Keeping in
mind that too fast growing tree
must be checked in its growth to
make it fruitful, root pruning is
the thing to do to accomplish it.
The earth should be dug away un-
til some of the larger roots are ex-
posed, and these should be chop
ped away.
There is no need to check it toe
severely, as loss of large por-
ton of its roots would do. A cut.
ting away of one-fourth will pro.
badly be ample. This process
rarely fails to cause flower buds
to form. It done in spring OF
summer, buds will form for the
next season.-Western Rural.
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The following story from Ham,
burg is interesting the newspaper
readers of Berlin: Two domestic
servants received joint legacy of
100000 marks from an uncle. A
we'll known lawyer named Won
Kusserow conducted the legal for
malities which secured the for
tune to the two girls and was paid
for his service the handsome fee
OF 100000 marks. During the
transaction of the business, one
OF the young women had shown
signs of great liking for the law
yer. The latter conceived a plan
to acquive riches with ease. He
paid his wife large sum to con-
sent to divorce and then married
the heiress who had fallen in love
with him. He thus gained pos
session of 100000 marks. The
lawyer, his new wife, and his for
mer wife, then started on the ho-
neymoon trip, the two women be-
ing apparently the best of friends.
-Times-Democrat.