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The Press., 1898-06-02
ELLINGTON.

NCIySOak Ldkc cCOrTcSpOuu0uCt.l
 E. J. Sweet of Stafford Springs assisted in the choir last Sunday.
 Frank Newell and A. N. Charter went to Manchester Memorial day.
 Mrs. Belle Hale of Manchester was at Dennison Bakers last Monday.
 Bert Cooley of Vernon spent few days at Eugene N, frs early Tn the week.
 Philo Kibbe is on the sick list. Dr. Davis of Ellington is in attendance.
 Lyman Martin an aged resident, who has been quite feeble, is now able to be out again.
 T. R. Adams of Rockville and family are stopping a few days at their cottage at the lake.
 A. D. Charter of Stafford Spring and son, Gordon, called on his brother, A. U. Charter, last Saturday.
 Flags were placed on the graves of the soldiers in the centre yard Sunday, by comrades Charter and Newell of Rock vile.
 Preparations are being made to observe Childrens Sunday at the church. All children are invited to take part in the exercises.
 Mrs. Eugene Neff entertained party of young people Memorial day. Ice cream was served which "Jennie' knows so we'll how to make.
 The Ladies'aid society meets this after noon and evening with Mrs. Wm. Kibbe. All members are requested to be present to attend to some matters of importance
 Emily Dimock of Somers and Lucy Palmer of Rockville were the guests of relatives early in the week, they also visited Holland to leave tokens of remem- brenoe on the graves of departed friends. c. E. Harwood and family of Rockville spent Memorial day at the Lake. MT. Harwood has lately purchased the Buck ley cottage and is about to build an ex- tended addition. A. U. Charter will furnish the lumber.
 c. E. topic for next Sunday evening | "Christ's mission on earth, 1" Lyman Taft, leader. New officers were chosen last Sunday evening at the close of the meet ing as follows: President, Herbert Glazier recording secretary, Hattie Smith COT responding secretary, Mrs. Ella Willis treasurer, John G. Reg. We are glad tt report that the interest in these meetingl Is well maintained and much good il being done among young and old.
 Perlin l.. Charter of Go. c. Conn. Vols. who Is now stationed at New Castle, N H., writes home this week as follows: (" am we'll with no cold, despite the ba, weather of last week and am enioyinI myself first rate. Have been appointe' on the signal corps which is quite har, and all head work. Have to take regula lessons one hour each day. like tn business very much. We are to take part in Memorial day exercises at Ports mouth Monday. The people of this plac take great interest in the company an do much for their comfort and COT venience. It is a beautiful and health place and all they need to make thing agreeable is pleasant weather"
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Mrs. w. E. Duncan and Miss Nettit Stacy have each new Lovel Diamond bi cycle, purchased of o. A. Duncan.
 Rawitser & Bro, have recently put in new high pressure boiler in their Home mill, in place of the old one. It is said to be one of the best of its kind in town.
 The Ladies' aid society of the Congre- gational church will hold a Klondike social this Thursday evening if pleasant. Ice cream will be on sale. Admission, 5 cents.
 The memorial services at the cemetery on May 30th were largely attended. The soldiers graves were beautifully decorated with flowers and evergreen wreaths, and adorned with Old Glory. Rev. J. A. So- landt and Rev. H. M. Vsill made short addresses to the comrades. There was also singing by the school children.
 The nunils of the Staffordville school will give an entertainment in vestrv of the Congregational church next Wednesday evening. The proceeds are to he used for the benefit of the school library. If stormy Wednesday evening the entertain ment will be held on Thursday evening. Admission. 10 cents. Parents and friends are earnestly requested to attend. weat star"-d. IF. n. Ellis is very sick. He is attend. ed hv Dr. Newton.
 MT. and Mrs. W. P. Pease- and F. C. Ellis were in Hartford Monday. Mrs: Agnes Estev and Mrs. Nellie Cor don are visiting at Mrs. Q. l.. Fietcher's Miss Josie Eaton of Stafford Springs visited her uncle. Augustus Holmes, las week.
 l Miss Eva Fletcher has returned to he home after spending the winter at Wes Upton, Mass.
 Mrs. H. o. Eddy and daughters have been spending a few days with Mrs Ralph Brown.
 M. A. Cady has returned from a visi with his daughter, Mrs. Chas. Whitaker in New Haven.
 MT. and Mrs. Michael Roberts witl their son, Eddie, have been visiting thei sister at Spencer, Mass. 7Te
 Mrs. James Smith received the sad in Pierce, of Somers, last Monday.
 Miss Lottie Hodgson of Idaho is spend ing some time with her aunt, Mrs. Der Lull. Miss Hodgson is the daughter O T. G. Hodgson formerly of this village.
 MT. and Mrs. Stowe and family O Hazardville, MT. and Mrs. W. E. Trues dell and W. H. Champlin of Burnsid passed Memorial day at E.O. Truesdell's The suggestion made by Rev. J. A Solandt at the cemetery Memorial morn ing should meet the hearty approval o all. The thought was, that, as in all tn larger cemeteries of our towns there ar monuments raised in memory of thos who gave their lives for their country, 8, we should place near the entrance of al our smaller cemeteries a small monumen or something upon which the names O the soldiers could be engraved. Nothing elaborate or costly would be excepted bu some simple design, and the expens' could be met in some way, we would sa, not by the soldiers as they have already done all that should be asked of then but by the other persons of the town Will not every one think seriously of thi matter, as were not the soldiers who wen l from these so called "back places" jus as true to the right, and to their country I as those who went from our cities an larger villages If this be true, then le us see that this suggestion is soon put in to effect
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UNION. Rock Meadow,

Mrs. Charles Webster and daughter, Marion, spent Sunday and Memorial day with her parents, MT. and Mrs. Blodgett, in Holland
 The busiest place in this vicinity, is over to the steam mill on Hedge hog, where the buzzing of the saw can be dis tinctly heard from o'clock in the morn ing until o'clock at night, every day.
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SSSSSASa
 Springfield, June 1898.
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O. M. BROWN, Prop.
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RoCKyI.LE.

John P. Began, 38, professor of fpenman- ship and drawing in the public schools, died Tuesday afternoon.
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SOMERS.

SOMERS.
 Mahlon Gowdy of Providence was in town Memorial day.
 Chas. Edson of Putnam visited at A. J. Slayton's over the Sabbath.
 Mrs. Albert Hurlburt, who has been critically i'll for fortnight past, is now slowly convalescing.
 Mrs. Horatio Palmer of Rockville was in town Memorial day. Her sister, Mrs. Emily Dimock, accompanied her home for visit.
 William Pierce, 73, died Sunday night. The funeral was attended Tuesday after noon. Rev. J. A. Solandt of West Staf- ford of1ciated.
 Miss Amelia E. Wood is visiting this week with friends in Springfield, Mass, expecting before returning home to visit friend in Palmer and Monson. Children's night will be observed by the Grange Thursday evening. Program fur nished by the children. Members ot Grange families are cordially invited. Ice cream and cake will be served. Robert Pease of Cheyenne. Wyoming arrived in town last Friday, for three weeks visit with his mother, Mrs. Robert Pease, and sister. Mrs. c. M. Needham and his numerous relatives and friends fl town.
 l Memorial day was observed in the usua quiet manner. The exercises at the ceme teries consisting of martial music, and il l the absence of church pastor, prayer wal offered by Randolph Fuller. A larg number of townspeople went in procession to the cemeteries headed by the Meachan drum corps.
 The meeting of the executive committe of the Union agricultural society will b held at Enfield Street. Saturday afternoon to make general arrangements for the nex fair, and select dates. The fair will b held this year at Enfield Street, and fo the first time since it's organization, 6 years ago, a two-days' fair will be held.
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Before You Ride Your Wheel

Before You Ride Your Wheel
 Be sure to shake into your shoes Aliens Foot cool and comfortable, prevents sweating feet, and makes your endurance ten-fold greater. Over 100 900 wheel people are using Aliens Foot Ease. They all praise 1t. Ladies insist on hav- ing 1t. It gives rest and comfort to smarttng, hot, swollen, aching, nervous feet At all drug gists and shoe stores, 25c. Sample FREE by mall. Address, Allen s. Olmsted, LeRoy, N. Y.
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WILMINGTON

I John B. Carpenters health remains about the same.
 Quite delegation from the local w. C.. T. U. attended the state convention in Ellington yesterday.
 Asociable will be held at the Congre- gational church next Tuesday afternoon and evening. All are invited. The Tuesday evening social was we'll attended and greatly enjoyed. The food was good and abundant, and the coffee excellent. .... Mrs. Charles T. Preston was in Hart ford and in Springfield, Mass., last week. Mrs. Edward Morrison is to live with Walter Morrison in Willimantic in the capacity of housekeeper. Clarence s. Preston spent Sunday and Memorial day with his friends here. He goes into camp at Birmingham, Mass, this week with his troops. and repairs to the front when the nation calls. Children's day will be observed in the Baptist church on Sunday, June 12. The children of the Sunday school are request ed to meet in the church parlors at half past five o'clock Saturday afternoon, 4th inst, to complete arrangements. Last Sunday, while David Y. Moore, the Congregational supply, treated of his church work the past year in a plain spoken way, Pastor Browns discourse dealt with national matters. The former has been duly licensed to preach.
 Miss Ethel Bronson's right hand was recently disabled quite severely by a horse she was leading unduly pulling on his rope halter. One finger was brok en and two pulled out of joint. Dr. John son repaired and dressed the wounded hand. It is doing we'll, but its funny to see Ethel walking instead of driving. On invitation we visited our district school last Thursday, the year closing the following day. The teacher, E. C. Richardson's register, made the follow ing pleasing showing: 36 pupils, 59 visit ors, average attendance, ST per cent neither absent nor tardy fall term, Lizzi. Whitford, Rhoda Lyon, Edna Pierce Florence Pierce, Gertie Davis, Faitt Davis, Walter Davis, Geo. Davis. South willington Correspondence.
 John Shaffer of Providence, R. l., spen Memorial day at home.
 Alvin Oldershaw, wife and child of Will limantio are visiting at Charles Macfar lanes.
 There will be stated communication of Uriel lodge, No. 24, F. & A. M., Satur day evening.
 MT. and Mrs. J. w. Harrison have beer spending few days visiting friends ir Norwich and Yantic.
 The many friends of Charles Eldredge will be glad to hear that he is out of dan. ger and very comfortable.
 Rev. T. c. Denman has moved from Albert Halls house into the tenement re- gently vacated by Louis Silvey. | A number from this place went to Will. limantic Friday to see Buffalo Bills show and say that it was ''out of sight"
 Mrs. Farnie Scott, Miss Charlotte Brig ham and Leslie Korper spent Memorial day visiting relatives in Springfield.
 The South Wilmington ball nine went tc Stafford Springs Memorial day and de- feated the Lincoln Athletic club by one run in a thirteen inning game. This iG : the third consecutive game that the loca team has won this season, and there art more to follow. Next Saturday 1t Is ex pected that the South WiIlingtons will , play the Willimantic high school at Fla gleville. Admission, 15 cents. Go dow
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Wrappers. Here's a Splendid Wrapper
 Bargain!

By a most fortunate purchase we are able to place upon sale here one hundred dozen women's wrappers, regular $1 value, at
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gambois a certain professional masterliness
that went directly to the African heart.
I'VE were at length on the way, my Zulu
giving every now and then huge bounds in
to the air in order to see how near he could
come to throwing me backward out Of the
prairies Of BasutOland so that on this oc-
CASTOR he was disappointed.
Whenever he saw a man or woman or
his own color. however far ahead or remote
from his line OF country he made nice
calculation Of his chances of running over
these subjects Of Queen Victoria. There
was no malice in my Zulus nature. When
he was so fortunate as to Craze his tar
get, he laughed and gurgled and kicked his
eye. his joy would have been too great for
utterance."
Mr. Bigelow found his ride so enjoyable
that ii did not occur TO him 10 be vexed
with his ingenious steed, when at the sum
NIT Of a hill crowned with villas outside Of
the city he learned that he had been borne
two or three miles in the wrong direction.
The Zulu did not mind. either: he started
gaily off the other way, and kept going
tie obstacle of an ocean stopped farther
progress. A new series of jolly grins ana
clucks from the jinrikisha man, and away
they went, back to town again; and after
getting there away again about and
through the town. here, there and every
where, as the prancing Zulu felt inclined
to gallop, quite without regard TO his pas
senger's destination.
When at length the inevitable halt came.
II had Travelled" said Mr.. Bigelow. ''twen-
ty-one miles IN my mornings jinrilkisha
ride, although the house / was seeking was
less than half a mile from the club where
j mad spent the night"
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parmant to one side gently. with great

Darmant TO one side gently. with great
happiness in his heart.
You ask yourself, mademoiselle, where
Sour motner and my father have met be-
lore. Last night my father, little thinking
s ssa. ne would find here the one whom he has
silently mourned for years told me a bean
tifui but sad love story. can now tell If
20 you. My father and your mother did
hoe marry after having betrothed their souls
100 pSSause her rather objected to the match
long ago. And, slowly walking toward the
.nsternaI sea, Robert murmured while she
listened h,S . tearfully the sad page of their love
ana the melancholy tenderness of the mar
ems VINO had loved at their age gently and
t psoWssesrI,uliy, entered into their souls and
sad love of long ago seemed to draw th alro
ciSser together, and to bind them forever.
ouddenly she gave a little cry. and all her
On then they will not sebarate usr, ''''
no, AHce no. Oh it is true can II he
Iue, you love me too, Alice?''
she was bewildered She loo. Cd NJ him
an and child "1o1 'OiS "oHi-
oh. Robertv'
The tourists very CAV worry ca1fsb bad
gone on to the mountains
cs And t the father and mother had also re-
was my father unkind or prudent. as he
pr.eIended!' asked Madame Dormant
ha Let us not talk of it; the present hour is
mother.all are dead; my husband
AS died Roberts mother, worthy and
Se r,as as you would have been, my dear
drleno, Yes, the present hour is a happy
one, And perhaps it will make up for our
MS Dy giving happiness to others-to other
What do you mean?"
Look" said he
a., And by a look he pointed out 10 her the
charming couple standing in ecstasy by the
great sea, having nothing to say, seeming
10 listen TO the eternal song.
They will love each other OH could not
our dream be accomplished in them?"
n, The marriage Of Robert and Alice took
a DcVfc fr, %I,<e-
gan rolled out the triumphant benediction
ihelr eyes filled with gentle tears of joy
II seemed providential that they should be
heirs to pure and deep love, which had
been impossible for others and was to be
fulfilled in their deep joy.
Translated from the French of Rene Chill,
By ROWena New.
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They all simply dive you to the verge OF
madness without meaning any harm II
there's one person in this world l deeply
envy, it's Aunt Saccharissa, sitting In san
Francisco, without chick or-tormenter OF
any sort and the Rockies betwixt her and
all her blood kim No wonder she can write
Christmas letters so swee.iy to the dear re-
lationsp"
"Old hypocrite!' whisper.
Il cali her a wonderfully self-respeeting
woman myself. If / had her disposition:
shouldn't be the convenience OF an eyeTo on.
creasing circle. But this is the last straw;
l shall marshal my own hereafter, ano
other peoples may go by the board. can
undertake to be responsible for everything
Christmas shopping. No, / wasn't hys-
terical; | didn't make any fuss. When
had gone to all the places where we were
to meet, and waited until the store was alb
solutely closed so / had to go out on the
pavement 1 kept my wits and went to the
nearest telephone station and rang up their
froze myself walking up and down State
street looking for them. About o'clock 1
telephoned again. The families by that time
began to blame me and demand their own.
Then enlisted the police, and your brother
Job came down town to meet me and we
had the hospitals searched, and all the ho-
tells, and had a hilarious night generally
until z O'Clock. when he took me to his
house and made me go to bed. And where
do you suppose he finally found those
minxes? They had just met one of their
friends from Riverside and gone home with
her on sudden invitation, meaning to tele-
phone or telegraph, Daisy thinking Lucy
had done it and Lucy putting it off on
Daisy.
1.-The beauty of it is that Job and Gertrude
and all of them are inwardly making me ac-
cOuntable instead of the girls. I'm glad
didn't let our own go into the city with me.
I've had too horrid, girl-ridden days. Don't
last. And now you may make me some hot
Scotch. for I'm going to bed
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BEHIND A sKITTIsH ZULU.
POuItney BigeIow Describes a Ride IN
Jfnrikisha in Natal.
Youths Companion.


A iinrikisha ride in Japan or India affords
to the traveller an interesting mode OF prog
ress. but a jinrikisha ride in natal appar-
emily offers exhiIarating possibilities TO it
self. Poultney Bigelow gives. in recent
article an account of his experience BE-
hind a lively Zulu mansfield, whom ne Sc
lected from among a crowd of applicants,
on account of the yards of fuzzy bail trim
ming such as is used in upholstery, whlcn
of his peculiarly winning grin.
THE start" he says, was made under
circumstances calculated to hatter the per-
sonal vanity of a field marshal. There was
q chorus of sympathetic gurgies and clicks
from the jinrikisha colleagues or my Zuiu
who shook his worsted name and paved the
earth with that proud and indecisive osten-
tation Characteristic Of the warlke 81 cna arg
common xVorkaday vehicle, so MY Zulu TIM
killed. his little bell. sprang skittishly up ana
down. tossed his name. and made seW
feints as if to ram his surrounding coll
leagues. who made respectful way Tor nims
and evidently recognized In his eniioAlhe
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Indianapolis ]
A Chaperon Rebels.

Chicago Post.
81 have turned over a leaf" exclaims
madame with asperity. Il am never going
to chaperon another girl while 1 live. You
needn't ask me.
my dear, / didn't ask YOU to chaperon
any girls
II don't know what you call asking. I'm
simply loaded up with nieces that are en-
tirely yours. and mine only by marriage. /
can't turn around without a girl on my toe.
You know I was completely Frustrated by
your brother Jobs Lucy the second time
crossed Absolutely clandestine Irritation,
the little mink never introducing him TO
me-
But. my dear, I thought we agreed not to
return to that again Lacy was Just out Of
convent, and as wild as colt. Che didn
mean any harm.
On none Of them ever means any harm.
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Dancing Fads short-Lived.
Nfilwankee WISCONSIN.

yves the waltz will remain while all
other dances come and go-even the two
step. which is losing popularity in the
Easf and there are signs that the West
viii follow suit" Thus spoke an old Mil
waukee dancing master, and he seemed to
he fully of the opinion that 1t is his cult
and that alone. that leads and influences
nuhlic seton in all matters of dancing. 1T
E not alone the waltz. but the common.
old-fashioned style of waltz step. that is so
Well adanfed to civilized man. The walking
stem forward and backward. is scarcely
dancing at all. and when people persist IN
IN they lose the fexibility and grace OF
Us only a fad and is dying out AS to the
bendings and peculiar attitudes that young
people often ASSUME nowadays N wadsztng.
~ ne country. at their last convention,
called a halt on that. It is getting to be
dangerously common. It originated IN
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Things That Cannot FniI.

When the anchors that faith has cast
Are dragging in he gale,
/ am quietly holding fast
To the things that cannot fail.
know that right is right;
That it is not good to lie:
That love is better than spite,
And a neiehbor than q spy.
I know that passion needs
The leash of sober mind:
/ know that generous deeds
Some sure reward will find;
That the rulers must obey:
That the givers shall increase:
That duty lights the way
For the beautiful feet of Peace,
In the darkest night of the year,
When the stars have all gone out,
That courage is better thar fear,
That faith is truer than doubt.
And fierce tho the fiends may fight,
And long tho the angels hide.
/ know that truth and right
Have the universe ON their side.
Washington Glad
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Chicago Post.
Il understand you've got something new
at your house, said the young lady, pleas
antly.
She was thinking of a baby that was only
a day or two old.
'.Well, | should say So" returned the
small bow with enthusiasm. It's painted
red and blue, and has my name on it.
He was thinking of a Christmas sled.
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t reminds me of the Liberal politician

1t reminds me Of the LlDeTaI pUIlIcIdH I
once heard Of" .
what was that?' asked the interviewer,
on the alert for a good story.
''Oh 1t was the same sort or thlng-oniy
more SO 1t seems this man was an ardent
Liberal-no. there is no political bias in THIS
story. He got into correspondence with MI
Gladstone, who gave him some OF his works.
with his autograph on the fiyleaf. Nothing
remarkable about that; no. but what was
the sequel? That man went and SOLD i4ose
autograph books, and on the proceeds OF
the Sale he went down into the country to
vote against the Gladstonian candidate.
Cynical sort of proceeding, wasn't IT.
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There Were others.
Puck.

PUCK.
Mamie (singing)-"My mother was a
LADY,
Aggie Cnterrupting)-Aw shut up; so
wuz me fadder.
Manie-Wotcher givin' me?
Aggie-Dat's dead right; he wuz de beard
ed lady in. dime musee fer tree years.
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Present Joy.

o heart beat swiftly. that there may
No least allotted part
OF happiness elude thee; nay,
Seize quickly that thou canst nor stay
Too long in quest of greater when
The spring surely away
The summer skies grow cold and grays
And chill night cometh after day,
Beat swifter, then,
o heart!
For since fleet sorrow still pursues,
All gladness to destroy;
Since wintry winds wait but to bruise
And break the foolish flower whose
Bright -petaled bCds too late unfold;
Oh! therefore faint ray refuse
OF warmth or light, but rather choose
Each CLEAN to cherish, lest thou lose
Thy little hold
OF joy.
And If it be so given thee
In anywise to taste
The trimming crystal purity
OF lffe's deep springs, not listlesSly
Let their clear stream go by, but speed
To sip its sweets while sweet they be;
For slipping on they seek the sea,
The years roll past, and presently
There is need
To haste.
From zone Way to the Woods" by Evale
Stein,