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The Press., 1893-08-10
(Norwich Bullettn.) BREEDING OFF HORNS.

The dehorning of cattle has become as popular in this country as docking the tails of horses is in England. This Is re- garded as simple operation, and one of advantage to the farmer if of no particu- Ter advantage to the animals. It has be- come fad, and one farmer in his enthusi- asm says tsthe horns should be cut of be- cause they are of no use." If he had been born in time he might have given the Creat0r points and prevented such a grave mistake as putting useless horns upon the heads of these domestic animals and wasting, 80 much material. Is he snre that the Almighty did not put them there to furnish material for making combs, so that frowsy headed men might straighten their locks and keep their hair free and, their heads in better shape for iddasf We incline to the opinion that horns were created for use; and that to destroy their use is the principal reason farmers so readily accept the, dehornine fad ..a- .= .-
 An Ohio farmer who has paid attention to breeding off the horns Of cattle has succeeded in producing g race of "horn less shorthorns." We are not enough ot farmer to tell how "shorthorns can bt hornless'' or ''longhorns can be nohorns, , but The Country Gentleman says such aI anomaly is possible, and we accept tht authority. Dr. Crane, of Tippecanot City, Ohio, is breeding hornless short 'horns," and soon expects to have 8 herd
 and he declares "that every lover of th' grand old shorthorn race, who may be , crank about horns, may still stick tt
 his first love, without resort to the saw o
 other bloody and intellectual means"
 Probably the long horns, the hart horns and the old-horned shorthorns vii
 have to submit to, the saw until hornles heads are so common that nature will for get that horns were ever of use or fl
 fashion, and then all the calves will b
 born hornless, and the man with the say
 will be found on a sstile waiting, Macaw
 Der like, for something to turn up!
The Press., 1893-08-10
MUCH BIG TEXAS.

We saw 8 story the other day of two travellers on their way to the worlds fair, says the Courant. One of them was from Massachusetts. He had St. Louis pa- per. He read aloud, chuckling as he read, two telegrams from Texas. The first re- ported the season' all that could be de- sired and the crop outlook unsurpassed-- 'F1ye rain for months," said the second, "and the crops an irretrievable failure" 7" All but one of the passengers in that part of the car chuckled, responsive to the chuckle of the reader. Then the ,un- amused passenger pulled out map of Texas, unrolled 1t, and invited the atten- tion of the crowd to the fact that the two telegrams had been sent from points over 600 miles apart. He invited the readers attention to the fact that one of the tele- grams came from county considerably larger than the state of Massachusetts. He told him that Texas has fifteen other counties as big as Massachusetts and four nearly twice as big. Asthe crowd seemed
 interested, he went on to say that Texas l
 is larger than France, that there is room
 within her borders for all Germany, with
 the state of Michigan thrown in for fill.
 ing; that if Texas could be swung around
 on her southern corner, with Sabine Pass as the pivot, the rim of the gigantic cir
 cle thus described would pass through
 Chihuahua, the cityo of Mexico, Vera Cruz
 Yuoatan, Key West, Havana, Jackson vile, Savannah, Columbia, Knoxville
 Springfield, H., Burlington, Ia. and Oma
 ha. Finally he told them Texas has more
 coal area than Pennsylvania, more iror than Alabama, more granite than Nev Hampshire, more pine than Wisconsin more oak than West Virginia, more prai rie than Kansas, more corn land thar Illinois, more wheat land than the twt Dakotas, more cotton land than Mississ
 ippi, more sugar land than Louisiana ant more rice land than South Carolina. Tn passengers listened, auribus erectis, ant made good resolutions never in the futur
 to laugh where Texas was concerned un , til quite certain of there being something s to laugh at. .--...=
The Press., 1893-08-10
South Coventry.

(From an occasional contributOr)
 -Champlin, the barber, is out with a new wheel, a safety, pneumatic tire and all the frills. John is evidently going to get there, as has been remarked before, he has got the sand. Friends, neighbors and strangers, all who visit his ice cream parlors are daintily served. He sells just such choice qualities of confectionery as are fit to give the children, and as ton- sorial or kodac artist he suits the newest ...... Mrs. Wm. Curtis of Meriden is visit ing at Dr. H. Deane's. ..... Master Roddie Bessey is visiting at his uncle's, James Bessey's, South street......G. Tillinghast, Esq, and family, of Vernon, visited at D. w. Fisk's last week......Speaking on gen. eral principles it is good idea to close the gates everywhere on Sunday against jollity and amusement. I know it pains the hearts of the many Sunday observing denizens of a country village to see large parties of pleasure seekers from neigh boring city en route for fun resort, just about the hour of the tower bells call. True, it is plain to see how young men and women who are shut in during all the weekdays may with some plausibility argue that the Sabbathiwas made for man, and though Heaven may not frown upon the quiet drive by the side of natures wondrous midsummer beauty, yet nothing can be more offensive to Puritanic taste than merry making and conspicuous hilar- l ity on Sunday......M Hattie Wilson spent last Sunday with her mother...... MT. and Mrs. A. H. Brainard and two children are spending a season of recrea- tion at the Kolb homestead. Clayton Cady is spending vacation at the home
 stead..... Charles Rood'sfamily are spend
 ing two weeks in Columbia. .... Mrs. E. S
 Brainard is stopping with her brother Judge J. D. Wilson......T The wife ane daughter of Henry Paine of Hartford have been staying while at Landlord Paine's
 ...... Mrs. R. B. Wilson is the good samar itan at Mrs. Browns for few days Gazing far out upon the calm face of na
 ture that fairly laughs to-day with charn and bloom, she exclaims plaintively, 70 what pretty world, if there were no sin no-o sorrow, no-o sickness !"......O One eve ming last week Mrs. A. D. Bottum, upol discovering that her night blooming eereu
 was soon to unfold it's magnificent charm lquickly hied her steps to Mrs. Deane's
The Press., 1893-08-10
FOOLISH BOARDING.

It is one of the curious and lamentable facts in time of financial depression like this that the great mass of the people take course directly antagonistic to their best interests. Every man in trying to fortify his own interests by hoarding his money is doing the very thing to depress the interests of the whole and he eventu- ally suffers for just what he has done.
 It is difficult matter to convince fright ened people of the possible errors of their ways, but the reasons why the wholesale hoarding of money operates to the posi- tive disadvantage of those who hoard are apparent.
 Banks take money on deposit and pay interest on the money while it is on de. posit. This, of course, presupposes that while depositors may get their money when they want it. in the natural course of things only small proportion of the mass of deposits will be drawn at any time and that those will actually be covered by new deposits. Banks take large DOT tion of deposits and invest them safely thereby paying interest on them.
 | But the moment people draw their mon ey to hoard they do not simply take f from place where it is drawing interest and is reasonably sure to continue to dray it, and stow it away where it draws nc interest, but they take the very step tt depress the value of all their property ant to throw themselves out of work if they are working people.
 In times of financial crisis when peopl, hoard banks of course can not lend read fly, no matter how sound they are. Blu it is just this time when business meI want to borrow. A dimunition of credits throws more work on actual money, ant it is this hoarding that takes money ava, where it is useless and can bear no bur den. Just when the business of the coun try requires more cash the hoarders unite in decreasing the cash. The result il that business suffers and that makes ev erybody suffer, including those who hoard
 If people take their securities out O active operation and place them ava,
The Press., 1893-08-10
Volume 36
rhou.ands of rrexican pollars..


 s'It is not often that men have an op- portunity to make themselves rich, espe- cially when all they have to do is to stoop down and pocket the dollars, said Alfred Louis, an old Mexican soldier. ssI was a soldier under General Scott during the Mexican war, and after the battle of Buena Vista found myself cut off from my command. Four others of my mess were with me, and detour through the woods was taken in hopes of reaching our regiment, from which we had been cut off during the last charge. As we tramped through the thick brush and carefully avoided step ping on dead and wounded Mexicans we came upon g stout wooden Coast, bound with iron hoops, about two feet square. One of the boys gave it kick, but failed to move it, and he then tried to lift it, with no better results. Stick ing his bayonet under the hasp which held the lid so tightly, it gave way, and the lid was raised, displaying thousands of shining $2O gold pieces.
 ssIt was the Mexican treasure box, and the money was to pay the Mexican troops. It had been dumped in the chap arral by the carrier, hoping that it might be secured after the battle. The other boys began filling their bootlegs and pockets with the precious metal, but l didn't touch piece of it. After they had loaded themselves with all they could carry they wanted me to help my self to the many hundreds of dollars re- maining, but considered them the same as robbers. While they were debating as to the disposition of the remainder our colonel rode up, and noting the treasure chest placed us all on guard and we had to stand there all night watching that box. The other boys secured several hundred dollars more of the coin, which was carried away next morning, and each man buried what he couldn't con- veniently carry.
 "After we were discharged the boys re- turned and secured their treasure, which amounted to about $2, TOO apiece. I don't think would let such 8 chance to gather money slip again, but am now an old man, and that. was my only opportunity in a lifetime. ."-St. Louis Republic.
The Press., 1893-08-10
THE cRIPPE-WHo NAMED 1ra

There are certain names and titles that strike one upon close acquaintance as so significant of character that we at once say inspiration" La grippe may be pre- sumed to have had French origin, but as describing the peculiar form of disease it is intended to designate, surely no other one word could have been found so ex- piessive. A great many people talk grippe" who have only had severe colds, but those who have once felt it's clutch upon every vital source of being will have no difficulty in proving identity.
 The first symptoms are those of mild type of yellow fever. Headache, nausea, finally ache which takes possession of ev- cry fibre, from topmost hair to tips of toe nails. Then the demon has you in oom- plete grasp, and proceeds to attack the weakest, most vulnerable portion of the body. It may be the eyes, the throat, the back, or all three, 1t makes little differ ence, for all will be affected sooner or
 later on its way to the lungs, where it will dig either your grave or it's own, accord | iS Oo IL oAO oA POWCI ol EcSA5tduC0
 In the meantime an incessant cough is
 accompanied by dreadful depression. En-
 ergy and interest have alike departed. If 1 Q certain routine has become habitual you
 may be able to drag yourself through it,
 but you consider every day and every
 night as possibly the last upon which you
 will occupy your place, and you wonder your friends do not realize your sad con-
 dition and come to you for perhaps the
 last time. Night and day you are racked. I Improvement in one direction is followed by graver disturbance in another. Some
 thing, you feel, is digging away at your
 vitals; and your power of opposing this
 enemy grows daily weaker and weaker.
 The tenacity of this hold is one of It's
 most surprising features. It yields to
 none of the ordinary remedies, and though
 you may be opposed to medicines in gen.
 eral, and special nostrums in particular, your prolonged weakness and sufferings
 render you vulnerable, and you finally
 take every nostrum recommended, and
 aid the demon by doing little digging on your own account. This may land you In pluera, or pneumonia, or both, to which
 the gates are wide open-and Ia grippe will have accomplished his deadly work But on the other hand you may have 8 wise physician, and with good constitu- ton he may pull you through, and finally
 send you ofr to. some balsamic region, where pure odors aid you to shake off the deadly influence. But 1t will have been a two months' tussle for your life, and you will never want to feel the malignant clutch of Ia grippe again.
The Press., 1893-08-10
LOCAL TOPICS.
Penned and .Scissored.


 .-The reunion of the survivors of the 14th regiment of Connecticut volunteers will be held in Rockville, Saturday, Sep tember 16. At a meeting of Burpee Post the following committee was appointed to make arrangements for entertainment 1. nester D. Phelps, D. F. Andrews, c. W. Wood, 1T. 8. Pratt, Wm. H: Green, @. N Brigham. The Woman'sS Relief Corps has been asked to appoint committee for the same purpose. The veterans will be the guests of Burpee Post. M q TT T. At the summer meeting of the Wo- mans Christian Temperance Union to be held at the Wnlimantic camp ground, Friday, August, II, the morning speak king wlH be by Mrs. M. E. A. Gleason, of Mas sachusetts, with an exposition of the new temperance educational law by Mrs. c. B. Forbes and Rev. J. H. James In the afternoon temperance address will be delivered by Colonel G. w. Bain, and a ehildrens meeting will Do conducted by MrssC. H. Fitzgerald, state superintend- Lent of juvenile work. In the evening Rev. S. B. Forbes will open parlia- ment, and the exercises will be inter Ispersed with recitations and music. Ex. lclrsion rates will be allowed on all rail- roads centering in Wllimantic
 Springfield Republican: Rev. Theo. dore O.. Pease, who recently resigned his passionate in Maiden to become professor of sacred rhetoric in Andoyer Theological seminary, was for years resident of this lefty. His parents lived on Wilcox street while he was attending the high school from which he was graduated in the class Iof 1871. His school life displayed liter Iary activity of unusual merit, and he wrots Iexcellent verses which were published il l the columns of The Republican. Hi. I Igraduating essay on ''The fate of the re formers'' is remembered by those wht heard it as a we'll written and well-deliv cred production, which attracted unusua attention at the time. He attended tn. { First church. After completing his cours, l at Harvard college and Andover semi
 nary, he preached at Hanover, N. H., an. was aftelward settled in Maiden. Whil Ea resident here he attended the Firs
 church, and he has preached once in thi lcity, in the pulpit of Olivet church.. H
 was born in Somers, Conn, where hi
 father now resides. Hegoes from 8 larg Ichnrch, in which his pastorate has bee marked with success, to position fo (which his scholarship and experience emi lnently fit him. .......- .-..-. + -State Commissioner Vaill says: Cor tnecticut's crop exhibit, in the agricultura ! building, has been much improved in aT 2 spearance of late by Martin Parker ( sSoiIth Coventry, who came out here aas \ week to take charge of it. He adds it's attractiveness daily, and though h will not expect to outshine the display of the great agricultural states, the e1
 hibit promises to reflect credit upon Cor
 necticut. A fine display of leaf tobacc
 has recently been added to the crop e1
 hibit, arranged by H. s. Frye of Windsor
 president of the New England Tobacc 5 Growers Association.
The Press., 1893-08-10
PURE

have been great sufferer from ca tarrh for over ten years; had it very bad, could hardly breathe. Some nights could not sleep and had to walk the floor. I purchased Ely's Cream Balm and am using it freely. 1t is working cure surely. I have advised several friends to use it, and with happy results in every case. It is the medicine above all others for ca tarrh, and it is worth it's weight in gold. I thank God have found @ remedy can use with safety and that does all that is claimed for it. It is curing my deafness. B. w. Sperry, Hartford, Conn.
The Press., 1893-08-10

Mrs. Morgan's and elsewhere to bid them haste to view the gentle disclosure of beauty. Upon the arrival of a cluster of friends, To! the bud had bloomed unseen, and rearing it's pretty head remarked, How very slow you all are, and all Chi caQo can't beat me.
The Press., 1893-08-10

"That Miss Hawkins never gets things right" growled Henderson, on the hotel piazza. Do you see that tall tree over there? We'll, told her I remembered the time when that tree was so small pose she told 1t to Maud Jenkins 2'' "How ?" s'Said I told her there was a time when was big enough to jump over 1t |" t
The Press., 1893-08-10

A little girl know was caressing her adored and adoring father, whose nasal organ is not his handsomest feature.
 "Papa," she remarked, somebody must have been bothering God awfully when he made your noser'-W Washington Star
The Press., 1893-08-10
Instinct and Knowledge I'm Animals.

Instinct and Knowledge I'm Animals.
 A cat carried 100 miles in basket, a dog taken perhaps 300 miles by rail, in few days may have found their way back to the starting point. So we have often been told, and no doubt the thing has happened. We have been astonished at the wonderful intelligence displayed. Magic, should call it. Last week l heard of captain who sailed from Ab- erdeen to Arbroath. He left behind him dog which, according to the story, had never been in Arbroath, but when he ar- rived there the dog was waiting on the quay I was expected to believe that the dog had known his masters destina- tion and been able to inquire the way overland to Arbroath. Truly marvelousl But really it is time to inquire more care fully as to what these stories do mean. We must cease to ascribe our intelligence to animals and learn thatSit4 is wethat often possess their instinct.
 : A cat on 8 farm will wander many miles in search of prey and will there fore be well acquainted with the coun- try for miles around. It is taken 5O miles away. Again itwanders and comes across bit of country it knew before. What more natural than that it should go to it's old home? Carrier pigeons are taught 'shoming' by taking them gradu- l ally longer flights from home, so that 1 they may learn the look of the country. We cannot always discover that dog actually was acquainted with the route bywhich it wanders home, but it is quite absurd to imagine, as most people at once do, that it was perfect stranger to the lay of the land.-A. J. Macintosh in London Spectator.
 SPECIMEN CAsEs.-S. H. Clifford, New l Cassel, Wis, was troubled with neuralgia and rheumatism, his stomach was dis. ordered, his liver was affected to an alarm, ing degree, appetite fell away, and he was terribly reduced in flesh and strength Three bottles of Electric Bitters cured him.
 Edward Shepherd, Harrisburg, Ill.,, hae a running sore on his leg of eight years ! standing. Used three bottles of Electric l Bitters and seven boxes of Bucklen'E Arnica Salve, and his leg is sound ane we'll John Speaker, Catawba, O., hat five large fever sores on his leg, doctors said he was incurable. One bottle Flee trio Bitters and one box Bucklen's Armies Salve cured him entirely. Sold at B. K Taft'S drug store.
The Press., 1893-08-10

The New York Press:. Let Grover Cleveland give the assurance that there is to be halt in the attack on American Industries, that the tariff is not to be as- sailed, and that the policy of protection is to be maintained, and the Press delib- erately asserts, with full knowledge of prevailing conditions, that within one week after Mir. Cleveland has spoken, every lathe, every loom and every spindle in New England will be in operation, and comfort and happiness will take the place of gloom and desolation in many thous- ands of American homes.
The Press., 1893-08-10

The Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America, which held it's annual meet ing in Sprinfield last week, resulted from. the labors of Father Mathew in the won- derful revival of temperance he started forty or fifty years ago. There were pres- ent at the Springfield meeting delegates from 100 unions, representing roo socie- ties, with 180, ,000 members. We give the pledge taken by the members:
 "We promise, with the Divine assist ance, and in memory of our Redeemer's thirst upon the cross, to abstain from the use of all intoxicating liquors, including cider, as 8 beverage, and to do all in our power. to discourage the drinking cus- toms of society,"" i
The Press., 1893-08-10

Now TRY THIs.-It will cost you noth- ing and will surely do you good, if you have & cough. cold, or any trouble with throat, chest or lungs. Dr. Kings New Discovery for consumption, coughs and ey will be paid back. Sufferers from Ia grippe found 1t just the thing and under it's use had a speedy and perfect recoAery. Try sample bottle at our expense and learn for yourself just how good thing it is. Trial bottles free at E. K. Taft's drug store. Large size Soc. and $1. 5
The Press., 1893-08-10

BUoKLEN's ARNICA 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 25c per box. Sold by E. K. Taft.
The Press., 1893-08-10

A MODEL JUROR. (to tales man)-Have you any knowledge of any thing in this world or the world to come?
 Talesman-I have not.
 Counsel-Do you know enough to come in out of the rain?
 Talesman-I do not.
 Counsel-If you were standing on a rail- road track and an express train approach ed at speed of ninety miles an hour, would you step out of the way2
 Talesman-I would not.
 Chorus of Lawyers -Step right into the jury box, IT, Puck
The Press., 1893-08-10

France was very careful to see that there was no English brick under the Siam hat before giving it kick.
The Press., 1893-08-10
''Then what is my offense ?"

"Ihen what 1S my onenSo z!
 You wanted to stop your newspaper, and instead of dropping line to the pub fisher and paying all arrearages, you had the postmaster send him line to the eff. feet that his paper was refused. A mau so contemptible would find no company in heaven; so please move on to the land where they don't shovel snow. "e