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The Press., 1894-02-15
Benjamin Harrison writes an article to

Benjamin Harrison writes an article to The Century approving the movement to make military drill regular exercise in the common schools. This is what he says of it's merits: "It is good in every aspect of it-good for the boy, good for the schools and good for the country. A free, erect, graceful carriage of the body is an acquisition and delight. It has q value in commerce as we'll as in war. Arms and legs are distressing appendages to boy under observation until he has been taught the use of them in repose. The chin is too neighborly with the chest, and the eyes find the floor too soon. They need to have the fifteen paces marked off. The sluggish need to be quickened and the quick taught to stand, the willful to have no will and all to observe fast. The disputatious need to learn that there are conditions where debate is inadmissible, the power and beauty there are in com pany-moved by one man and as one man.
 "A military drill develops the whole man, head, chest. arms and legs propor- tionately, and so promotes symmetry and corrects the excesses of other forms of exercise. It teaches quickness of eye and ear, hand and foot; qualities men to step and act in unison; teaches subordination, and, best of all, qualities man to serve his country. The flag now generally floats above the school house, and what more appropriate than that the boys should be instructed in the defense of it? Under our system we shall never have large army, and our strength and safe ty are in general dissemination of mil itary knowledge and training among the people. What the man and citizen ought to know in order to the full discharge of his duty to his country should be imparted to the boy"
 It is the way of disciplining the men of a nation for it's defense and does away with the necessity for large standing army. When the military burdens of Flu ropean nations become unbearable, and they are nearly that now, they will resort to this less burdensome and most effective method. It may not be as safe system for kings, but it is better system for the people.
 Wheat made a new record on the Chi cago board of trade on Tuesday, and May touched 585 against 60, the low figure previously made. This is twenty cents per bushel lower than the ruling price year ago.
 The young man was taking to the wealthy widow on the absorbing topic of marrying her daughter. In fact he had gained the widows consent to the match and she was adding few fourishes to the daughter.
 "You know" she said, rather diffident- ly, ''that my daughter is not poor"
 "Oh," he responded encouragingly, "dont worry about that. I'm poor enough for two."
 A fellow who swallowed drachm Of poison grew cold as a clachm,
 And when somebody said,
 II don't think he's daid," The corpse quickly shouted, "I achm." And since then they say that his ghost Each night walks around the bed-phost,
 And scares all the folks,
 Who aren't used to such folks, Clear out of their senses, almhost.
The Press., 1894-02-15
SMITH 6 MURRAY.

Even staple goods have the prices re- ours.
The Press., 1894-02-15
Towels.

Huck Towels, 10 cents each, large size. These are the 124 cent quality. Cream Damask, Accent quality, down to 33 cents yard.
 The 59-cent grade down to A cents a yard.
 Main store, right. The Cloaks and Suits that we are sell ing for small prices we repeat, because they are bargains worthy of attention.
The Press., 1894-02-15

Paul Jones, the globe trotter, it has
 been announced, will attempt to travel around the world, starting from Boston, without any clothing, and without cent, neither borrowing, begging nor stealing a cent, and return with $5,000. He started from the Boston Press Club rooms short ly before o'clock Tuesday morning, in a big snow-storm, temperature 10o, his de- parture being witnessed by only a few persons. Clad only in 8 paper suit, he entered a cab and was driven at once to the Boston Tavern, where he remained over night, resuming his journey in the morning. Some relic hunter bought the paper suit, and next morning Jones was arrayed in drab blanket, which cost $1.25. 1t had been cut into a semblance of 8 suit of clothes, and had trousers and a blouse. With this, a pair of socks and pair of overshoes leased from member of the Press Club he walked down Wash ington street to clothing house. He bought "Scotch suit' for $5, cheap cheviot shirt for less than dollar, and some fifty-cent underwear and cheaper shoes and hat. He secured place as salesman in large clothing store, ap- bearing in his blanket toboggan suit. He waited on table at the Boylston street cafe, getting $1 and his luncheon. The crowd surged and the tips came plenti- fully. Men paid fifty cents to shake hands with the young traveller. He got $4 out of the forty minutes at the restau- rant. He goes first to New York, where tina" in B. F. Keith's Mascot at the Union Square theater. From New York he will work his passage to London.
 Most of the buildings of the Bath iron works, at Bath, Me-, left by the fire of two weeks ago were burned early Tues day morning. This great plant is now practically destroyed. In the machine shop was probably the finest ship-build- ing machinery in New England, embrac- ing all the modern Improvements. The loss is placed at about $150,00O. Edward Hyde, treasurer of the works, says: '"The plant will never be rebuilt here We shall probably either locate in Nor wich or New London. We shall erect temporary buildings and complete the vessels now under way here. This will be done by early summer; then we shall shut down the plant entirely" This will throw 825 men out of work and stop weekly payroll of $8,30O. It will be a severe blow to Bath, for these workmen with their families constitute over one- quarter of the present population. Treas urer Hyde says that the company feels very hard toward the city because it de- clined to allow Androscoggin water to be let into the pipes for fire purposes, as it wished to have done.
The Press., 1894-02-15
MONSON. (Correspondence.)

[COTT6SpOnu6nCG.)
 As Dwight Peck was driving through Monson Street one evening recently, some one threw 8 snow-ball at the horse, caus. ing him to jump, breaking the cross-bar to the sleigh, and to run. MT. P. was thrown out and dragged quite distance, The sleigh was demolished.
 Chester P. Stebbins, aged 31, farm, CT living in Monson, was found dead Mon. day morning at 80 about mile from his home in the woods on the edge of Conant'si Brook. He was found leaning against g. tree, and the evident cause of death was heart trouble.
The Press., 1894-02-15
HOLLAND.


 There will be 8 lecture by MT. Park CT of Rockville on his Travels to Aus tralia, on Friday evening, at the town hall, under the auspices of the Methodist church. It will begin at 7.45. Admis- sion, 15 cents.
 Several from this place attended the funeral of Hon. A. P. Hyde at Hartford on Thursday. He leaves many friends who mourn his loss, having lived here so many years and being so widely and fsv- orably known.
 The center school was opened on Monday, after two weeks vacation, on &C., count of the scarlet fever scare.
 Mercury registered 10 below zero on Monday morning of last week.
 The steam saw mill of Benton & Stacy will soon be moved to Skungamug, from Ellington.
 -J. E. Underwood has been confined to the house by sickness the past week. Miss M. J. Lathrop of Kansas has visited friends in town recently.
 Miss Ella Dickinson of Rockville was in town over Sunday, the guest of her cousins. Fred Avery of Huntsinger's Business College, Hartford, was at home over Sun- day. FLORA.
The Press., 1894-02-15
Sheriff Rexford

Of Winchester, MIL, had an experience with severe disease and many medi- cines, which should be of great benefit to others. He says: ' I suffered terri ply three years with
The Press., 1894-02-15
Women's Suits.

This is an honest closing out of the bal ance of last seasons Suits.
 Present prices are less than half the cost of bare material.
 $5 and $7 Suits now $2.50.
 $10 and $15 Suits now $5
The Press., 1894-02-15
ASHFORD.

Sumner nm B. stoWell of of Wegtforrd or is afflicted with h large and n at dangerous cry sipelas sore on one of bis feet.
The Press., 1894-02-15

Wheat made a new record on the Chi cago board of trade on Tuesday, and May touched 5s5 against 60, the low figure previously made. This is twenty cents per bushel lower than the ruling price a year ago.
The Press., 1894-02-15
Cloaks.

CIOaKS. Prices made to sell them all. Garments that were $5 and over now $1. Garments that were $7.50 to $10, now $2.50.
 $5 for your choice of Garments that were $10 to $15 each. Cloaks that were $25, now $1O.
 Second floor, take elevator.
The Press., 1894-02-15
ROCKVILLE.


 The state department convention of the Woman's Relief Corps will be held in Rockville, Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 2Oth and 21st. The meetings will be held in the town hall, memorial building, and will be for the election of officers and the transaction of other business. The first session will be called at 13O D. m. on Tuesday. There will be meeting of the executive board at 9 a. m. Tuesday, at G. A. k. hall, and a meeting of the depart ment council at 1915 a. m. At D. IT.. Tuesday evening reception is to be ten- dered to the G. A. R., w. R. c. and the S.. of V. and their friends by the retiring officers. The present department presi- dent, Mrs. A. B. Hammond, wife of A. Parke Hammond, Esq, is a resident of Rockville.
 The Christian Koch probate case, which was recently decided by Commis- sioners Phelps and Bissell in favor of the children of the late Christian Koch, is to have another trial in the Holland County superior court. Lawyer H. c. Baldwin of Naugatuck has taken an appeal, and the case will probably be tried at the April term of the court. The case will be strongly contested on both sides.
The Press., 1894-02-15
(Moose Meadow correspondence.

The Salvation Army laborers in the cess for the last three weeks, there hav- ing been about forty converts that have testified to the "saying power of Gods grace" and still the meetings are very in teresting and the work is going on.
 We congratulate MT. and Mrs. Jacob Rife on the birth, the ath inst, of a little daughter, Eva May.
The Press., 1894-02-15

Mrs. Dexter Colburn, who died Feb. 9th, of bronchial pneumonia, caused by the grip, was s6 years, months and days old. She was confined to her bed only five days, and had her senses to the last. Eight weeks previous to her death she accidentally scalded her foot. She suffered great deal, but bore it patient ly. Her foot had become nearly healed, when she was taken sick. Her husband feels her loss deeply. They had lived to- gether es years and 8 months. She leaves two sons, Lucius D. and Ezra s. Colburn, and three daughters, Mrs. David E.. Johnson of New Haven, Mrs. Levi Peck and Mrs. Monroe E. Carew of Monson, Mass. She was member of the M. E. church at Staffordville. She was a very industrious energetic woman; would new er give. up until obliged to do so She was kind to the poor and respected by all. She was born on Moulton Hill, Mon son.
 There Is no more truly useful contribu-
 
 tt9wh hist6ry..~ It gives the necessary material Tor the historian to generalize from, it furnishes the genealogical facts every year more valuable because more difficult to secure, by which families may trace their progress, it pictures life, and illustrates the development of the coun- try Sometime this will not be a new country, and beginnings will be forgotten save as these local histories preserve the story for all .-Harttord -Couraast
 This is a hint for Stafford. If the files of The Press even were destroyed it would be hard matter to make up a complete history of the town,,.so many .so1d inhabitants,' having died within the last decade. The town ought to appro- PSiate moderate sum toe aid some one tt9 sdit a history of the town. old Stafford families, especially, ought to be interest ed in having this done.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-01-07

With the passing of the holiday
season business has settled down into
its old channel and a much better feel
ing is noticeable. Collections are very
fair ard the interest on loans is be-
ing paid in good shape The agent for
one company which has over 5000 900
invested in this territory stated yes
terday that the interest on their loans
was being paid so fully that not one
single foreclosure would be necessary.
Merchants report a growing trade and
The feeling Of anxiety which pervaded
business circles before the end of the
year is fast disappearing. A number
of the strong financial and business in
stitutions have declared dividends and
a still larger number more could do
so did not their managers consider it
good business policy to hold back the
undivided profits. On Tuesday the Ma
tional banks of this city, territory, and,
in fact, entire Union, will hold their
annual meetings and elect officers. At
those meetings some action may be
taken regarding dividends, loans and
interest.
The local stock market is much i'm
proved and there is good demand for
first-class securities. Several small
blocks of Deseret National bank stock
changed hands during the week, the
price of selling being $780, This stock
is considered a splendid buy at $225
Mining stocks are somewhat quiet
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-01-07
MIDwINTER FAIR.
The Two Committees Meet in joint
Session.

The members of the woman's aux
Hilary Midwinter fair executive COM
r -ttee met yesterday afternoon for the
first time in Joint session. there being
present Mesdames Salisbury, Bennett
Game Richards. Royle, Wells Phil
lips. Allen and Chisholm, and Messrs.
Grant Scott. Hubbard, Gray and Sny-
der.
The entire fair proposition and the
measures which have been adopted
bv the executive were laid before the
ladies and their advice on several mat
ters. pertaining more especially to the
womaAs DEPARTMENT. was accepted.
Chairman Grant made an informal fl
nancial report Of the amount of money
already collected and the estimated
expenditures.
The following dispatch from Mr.. Ma
guire. now in San Francisco negotiat-
ing for space and other concessions
was read:
San Francisco, Jan. 6.
B. +. Grant, Chairman Midwinter Fair
Executive Committee:
Reached here yesterday. Our case
under consideration Wire any lnstr,lc-
tons you wish and address Hotel Cali
fornia. DON MAGUIRE.
The joint committee then adjourned
to Wednesday afternoon at 5 o'clock.
Another meeting of the executive
committee will be held on Monday after
noon at 3 O'clock
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-01-07
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-01-07
How Broken Plate Glass Is Utilized

NOW bEOAS1 AAatc GIsISS is OI1It@eU.
1.-THE business of buying broken plate
glass; said ]. L. Lightfoot to the cor
ridor man at the Laclede, sis assum-
in vast proportions. 1t has arisen as
an outgrowth of the plate glass in
surance plans and is being very rapidly
developed. Plate glass insurance is of
comparatively recent origin and was
little slow in building up, but it is
now very important feature of the
insurance business and several large
companies with ample capital are COM
peting for this class of risks. At first
broken plate was total loss, as it
had also always been in the glass fac
tories, but it soon began to be utilized
and now the insurance companies and
the glass works have no trouble in dis
posing of the fragments. These are re-
cut into a large number of different
ways, the principal one, of course,
being into smaller paneS and orna-
mental shapes. In addition to these,
paper weights and other articles are
made. Small, diamond-shaped panes
of plate glass for front doors and for
tunnel windows are very popular and
afford a good profit to the concerns
that make them and these are almost
invariably pieces of some large plate
that was broken. An accident to a
plate glass window no longer results
in total loss. st. Louis Globe-Demo-
Graf
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-01-07
The Old FirerIaee

Twas built in days of long ago,
And no one now can ever know
Who, in the winter-tide,
Sat by the warm ingle
And heard the wind rpingle
With snow and sleet outside.
Upon the stones now black with time
Stretches the golden glow,
The shining flames that redly climb
Their jagged shadows throw,
The logs drowSy humming
In monotone coming
Sounds weirdly soft and low.
Along the vistas of the past,
Faint visions seem to stray,
The print of many feet is cast
Upon the hearthstone gray.
In dark crannies keeping,
Dim secrets lie sleeping
There watch the stones Away.
Tie dream that come within its light
The fire-lit silence fill,
While shadows fit from out the night
And steal DER times doorSill,
Through memorys paths weary
Come thought-phantom eerie
Around us wan and still.
Amid the night there fails a, spell
w eaVed Wnere the fire-light plays,
For fancies past and future dwell
Where shines the rIddy blaze;
Aloft, in our dreaming,
Air castles are cleaning,
Alight with lambert rays.
And when the long cold nights begin,
Near to the fireplace wide
We sit, when even light creeps in,
It's cosy hearth besi1e,
Close by the bright ingle
And hear the wind mingle
With sleet and snow outside.
Ellen b. Peck, in the Hartford Courant
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-01-07

| or sheep from Utah have been shipped
to the markets 20 be slaughtered be-
cause Of the low price of wool-grow-
ers being forced to sell their wethers
and lambs at ruinous prices, as the
proceeds from Wool would not pay run
ming expenses. If the present McKin-
/ ley duty is removed wool raising in
the inter-nountain region will not sur
vIve long and will become a thing of
| the past
Sheep are so per cent. lower this year
than last, caused by the drop in wool.
Most of our country is desert and
mountain ranges, suitable only for graz
ing purposes, and the sheep, of all an
imals, are best adapted for the condi-
| tons that exist. If this great and pro-
ductive industry is destroyed by tariff
Legislation, a great percentage of our
llnteTmOuntain country will revert back
to its wild and primitive state, being
va1ueless to our citizens and not rem
dering any revenue to our great COM
lmonwealth. Some members of our asso-
citation have their fiocks in Wyoming,
Others in Idaho, and others in Colorado,
the conditions being the same as set
| forth above. Believing that it is not
the object of our legislators to destroy
our country, but that they are pos
sessed of true American spirit and 10y
atty to her citizens; that they will con-
slider the west as a component part of
our great republic, and legislate for
her benefit, as well as our sister states
in the east. Respectfully yours,
e. TUFTS, President
w. L. PICKARD. President.
JOHN c.. MACKAY, Treasurer
C. z. MILLER.
WALTER DAVIDSON, Q
E. CONVEY.
Executive Committee.
w. H. HAIGH. Secretary.
The chairman of the territorial Wool
Growers association has received the
following call from William Lawrence,
president of the National Wool Grow
ers' association:
To the woolgrowers. sheep breeders,
Patrons of Husbandry. wooldealers and
all interested in sheep husbandry in
the United States: At a mass meeting
of Woolgrowers of the United States
at Chicago. Sept. 90. and at a meet
ing of the National WoOlgrowers' as
ISOLATION at the same place Oct. 5, 1893,
was directed to call meeting of
those interested at Washington, D. c.,
to enable them to be heard from be-
fore the committee of finance of the
United States Senate in opposition to
anv reductions Of the present duties
on wool and wooden goods. / appoint
Tuesday. Feb. g. 1894 as the time of
such meeting at the Ebbitt house,
Washington. D. c.. and the committee
heretofore announced.
I am advised there is a fair prospect
that the Senate will not pass a bill
to put wool on the free list if the inter
ests and wishes of the people are prop
erlv represented on the subject. I re-
spectfully urge a full attendance from
all the states and territories. Free
wool will substantially destroy the
wool industry.
WILLIAM LAWRENCE,
President of the National Wool Crow
ers' Association.
Bellefontaine. O.. Dec 80, 1898
Several Of the county organizations
have taken action already and adopted
clause in the Wilson bill, but up to yes
terdav Salt Lake county's wool men
remained silent
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-01-07
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No Reduction TaIlked of.

Manager Cutler, of the Utah Sugar
comnanv. stated yesterday that a
proposition to cut down the price of
beets for the coming season has never
been discussed in the meetings of the
beard of directors of the company and
all talk of cut is unauthorized and
most premature. At the meeting held
on Friday afternoon the principal mat
ter under discussion was the best
method to adopt for the sale of the
SUGAR now IN the company's warehouse
in this city. The members of the board
were somewhat indignant yesterday
that anv one should intimate that they
desired to reduce the profits of the
farr1arc
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-01-07
Real Estnte Trnnafers.

United States of Amarica to Walter
James Hewlett, part of section Z,
township south, range 1 east......
Jedediah H. Give ct TX. to James
NJ Campbell part of lot Z, block 81,
lldL A--.-....-- 1U
Allen 7. Riley ct al. to Ruth Jones,
part of lot 5, block So plat A.. 2,60t
Brighton Town Co. to Mrs. Isabel
HALFWAY, lots Ii and u, block 80,
Brighton addition. Observation-Disclosures. 30t
Margaret S. Dalton ct al. to Margaret
Stevenson, part of lot l, block 10,
pat A.--.... ....-.........s.
W. II. Leverich ct ux. to John Lar
son, part of section 13. township ,
south, range west, q
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-01-07
win Increase Its Force.

On Monday the Grant Soap COM
pany will increase its force of work
men on the new factory building on
Third West and Eighth South, and by
the 18th of the month the building
will be ready for the placing of the new
machinery. Manager Grant expects to
be able to start the machinery in full
motion by the first of February.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-01-07
THE POWER COMPANY.
Work at "The Stairs" is Progressing
FavOrabIy.

Work on the tunnel being run at
The Stairs by the Big Cottonwood
Power company for the purpose of
getting their pipe line into the most
advantageous position for the creation
of power, is progressing very favorably
and the hole viii soon be through the
mountain. When completed the cut
will be cemented and through it the
power pipe line viii run. Mr.. Jones is
still in the east on business connected
with the company, and his return is
not expected until about the middle of
the month, by which time the COM
pany will have it's prospectus made UP
and ready for distribution.