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The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1898-02-03
HAMPDEN.

A number of new books have been
placed in the public library. They are
ready for circulation.
p. G. Allen, proprietor of the Allen
House, continues very low at his home.
He has been in failing health for some
time.
At the next meeting of the Woman's
club with Mrs. M. H. Warren, Shake
speare's Julius Caesar" will be taken UP
in addition to Current Events"
The remains Of Mrs. William Cbaffee,
who died in Watertown, at the residence
of her daughter, Mrs. j. r. Sheldon, were
brought here for burial Friday. The
funeral was held in the Baptist church al
12 O'Clock. Rev. Mr.. Parsons offieiated.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1898-02-03
Forbes y lleallarr's
Springfield, February, 1925.
HOusekeeperS Sale,
COttOns, Sheetings, Ready
Made Sheets and Pillow
Cases.

No woman who values her
time will think of making
sheets and pillow cases when
they can be had here, ready
made, for about the price of
the cotton.
Bleached sheets torn by
hand, ironed, and all ready
tor use:
g by ~ Yards, at SEC each.
~ by 2H yards, at 4lc each.
IN by ~ yards 45c each.
Extra heavy sheets torn by
hand, ironed and all ready for
use:
sby ~ yards, at 4Oc each.
2A by ~ yards, at 4Sc each.
W by ~ yards, at acc each.
The same hemstitched, 10
cents extra.
Pillow cases of good cot
ton:
~ 0y 30 inches ana
45 by SO inches, at
&c each
Hemstitched pillow cases,
of good quality cotton:
az by IS inches and
IS by 36 inches, at
1oc each
Hemstitched pillow cases.
very good cotton:
az bv SO inches and
As by SO Inches, at
If a woman thinks she
would rather make her own
we are selling cotton cloths
and sheetings at the prices
jobbers ask for them by the
case. Here are a few sam
pies:
Unbleached cotton sheetings. two and one
Quarter yards wide, at l2Kc, lSc' Ice
| yard.
Bleached cotton sheetings, two and one
qNarter yards wide, at l4c, l6c, NC
Un6leached cottons, one yard wide, at &c
| &c and exc yard
Bleached cot ons, one yard wide, at DC, &c
6%c yard.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1898-02-03
ais Letter of Introduction.

One day tall, gaunt stranger from
Arkansas cornered Opie Read at the
Press club. He began fishing about in
his pockets.
"Got letter of introduction to you
hyarabout some ere" he said.
"Had the darndest time flndin You,
he continued. "Got into town yester-
day afternoon, and last night / started
out to look you up. thought probably
the folks at the telegraph Office would
know you, but they didn't And the
hotel folks didn't know you nuther.
Then went to newspaper shop and
they sent me over here.
By this time the visitor had found
the missing letter Of introduction. 1t
was written with a lead pencil in a
schoolboy's hand and the spelling was
decidedly phonetic. Opie scrutinized the
signature closely.
"John Scruggins, he said musingly,
"John Scruggins. I don't recall Mr..
scruggins."
"That's my boy" said the visitor
proudly. "He's been to school in Little
Rock all winter, and SO when l got
G0ohJ AWh4AO o6O W SOhO W ChASaSO 4
told him to write me letter of intr'
duction to you, and he did it. What's
the matter with the letter? Amt it writ
all right?''
"Oh, yes, it's all right" said the
novelist.
And it was, for the man from Arkan-
sas spent a pleasant afternoon at the
club. Chicago Times Herald.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1898-02-03
Central Vermont Railroad IN. L. N.
division -trains leave:
goIN0 sOIJTH
GOING NORTH,
A Gard.

We, the undersigned, do hereby agree
to refund the money on so cert bottle of
Greene's Warranted Syrup of Tar II 1t
fails to cure your cough or cold. We
also guarantee % cent bottle to prove
satisfactory, or money refunded.
Up ROOT. Tolland.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1898-02-03
A Great Book.

There is in Utica an old man of un-
usual intelligence who Is known to
have graduated from no college, and yet
whose perfect English, including syn
tax, photography and pronunciation,
would stamp him as an educated man
in any company. One night this old
man was seated in the rooms Of the
Cogburn club, when he consented to be
interviewed as follows:
''From whom did you get the founda-
ton of your education2"
"From Webster"
"Daniel WebsterP''
"No, but Noah Webster, through his
spelling book When was IL, could
spell every word in that book correctly.
/ had learned all the reading lessons il
contains, including that one about the
old man who found some rude boys in
his fruit trees one day, and who, after
trying kind words and grass, finally
pelted them with stones, until tho
young scapegraces were glad to come
down and beg the old mans pardon"
webster s spelling book must have
been wonderfully popular
"Yes. And genial smile lighted
up the ancient face. "There were more
copies of it sold than of any other work
ever written in America. Twenty four
millions is the number up to l847, and
that had increased to S6, 900, 900 in
1860. since which time / have seen no
account of its sale. Yes, owe my ed
ucation to the spelling book. ''-Utica
Observer.
MOTHER GRAY's SWEET POWDERS FOR Chill
DRRN successfully used by Moher Gray, nurse
in the Children's Home in New York. cure Fever
iShneSs, Bad stomach, TeethinR Disorders move
Hast
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1898-02-03

Ex-senator E. G. Fuller has been ap-
pointed district deputy for Tolland and
Windham counties by Grand Master F.
w. Haven of the Masonic Grand lodge.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1898-02-03
WELLINGTON.


South Wellington Correspondence.
Miss Lizzie Hall is visiting relatives in
Willimantic.
George Worden and wife have been Wis
iting in Waterbury.
There will be stated communication
OF Uriel Lodge, No. "a, F. & A. M, Sat-
urday evening.
A number Of the people of this place
have been testing their lungs, by using
the tester which is on exhibition in the
store.
The thermometers registered 30 degrees
below zaro in this vicinity Sunday morn
ing. This is the coolest weather this
winter.
Rev. Leonard Smith preached a very
interesting sermon in the hall Sunday,
taking as his subject, What manner Of
man is this? ?" Next Sunday communion
service will be held Immediately after the
regular services.
The heavy snow Of last Tuesday made
business difficult and travel almost i'm
possible. The mill was in operation, but
it was necessary to send the big team
around after the help. The school did
not keep and most everybody had day
off.
The literary society will hold meeting
in the hall next Tuesday evening. The
subject for debate will be-"Resolved,
! that fire is more disastrous than water"
Affirmative, Leo Korper, John Wads-
worth and Horace McKinne; negative,
Charles Buckingham, Arthur Spicer and
] Wolcott Potter.
There will be chicken pie supper and
social in the hall Friday evening, under
the auspices of the Y. P. s. G. E. The
supper will he served from six until nine
o'clock. This is the first social that has
been held for some time, and it is expect
ed that there will be a good time. All
are cordially invited. By the way, this
supper makes US think of the clam chow
der supper which the married men are
soon to give. Any time now, no hurry.
The ice machinery began running al
10 80 Monday, and continued until SIX
O'Clock. Tuesday it was stuck, but
Wednesday started again. Mr.. Perry
has large force working for him, anc
with the improvements in the machinery
which have been made, he expects to fl
the house in few days. The ice is 4
inches thick and of excellent quality
Through the kindness of Mr.. Perry 1
number of the citizens have received {
copy of lice and Refrigeration, +" in which
is an article describing his works here
and there are six different views of thu
house and runs. The cuts we've made
from photographs taken by ]. w. Har
rlson.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1898-02-03
COVENTRY.
South Coventry.


(The Register is on sale at the post once each
wekl
A son was born last week to Mr.. aud
Mrs. Jennings.
The Ladies' association met with Miss
Lucy M. Perkins this week.
Joseph Parker recently fractured two
of his ribs by falling against a wagon
wheel,
The teachers and school board are to
visit the model schools, Wtllimantic,
early in April.
Fifty persons attended the ''gramo-
phone" entertainment given in the Nathan
Hale school-house last Friday evening.
There were two burials in the Nathan
Hale cemetery, Dimock Rose, who died
in North Coventry and whose funeral was
attended at the residence of his father the
late Richard H. Rose and the widow Of
John Clark, who died at Windsor.
Last week foxes were reported shot by
Arnold Warren, E. L. Hutchinson, Benz
Green, Edgar D. White and Winfield
White. Foxes are numerous this season
in the vicinity of Bunker Hill. and Hutch
inson's hounds are on the alert. running
sometimes for days before the fox is shot
All the teachers in the south parish, ex-
cept the one in district 5, were present at
the teachers meeting in the church par
Tors at North Coventry last Friday. The
following program was carried OUT Prayer
by Rev. H. r. Hoisington; supplement
arg readings" Arthur Topliff and Mr..
Whitman Things to be taught out side
OF school books" Miss Ednah Newhall /;
"How to teach reading and numbers"
Miss Gertrude Colburn basket lunch
supplemented by coffee furnished by Mrs.
Andrew Kingsbury and Mrs. Chas. Hall.
Afternoon session: Physiology" Mrs.
A. S. Parker; Morals" Miss Beach and
HIP. Topliff. Discussions followed each
paper. The meeting adjourned at 4.15.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1898-02-03

The millionaire, like the policeman, is
a man after all.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1898-02-03

MOTHER GRAY's SWEET POWDERS FOR Chill
DREN, successfully used by MOI her Gray, nurse
in the Childrens Home in New York, cure Fever
ishness, Bad stomach, Teething Disorders, move
and regulate the Bowels and Destroy Worms.
over 10000 testimonials They never fail. At
all druggists CSC. Sample FREE. Address, Allen
s. Olmsted, LeRoy, N. Y.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-02

T1HE. known fact that the First United States Infantry. was en-
 gagged in yesterdays battle. near
 Santiago de Cuba: caused the.
 ;'S greatest: anxiety anofg. the reia- tiyes. and friends of officers and enlisted men dwelling at the Presidio to get the fullest details concerning the 'AIner!pan losses. in::the. engagement, ;.
 When the First fantry Doys' last April marched from the. Presidlo along Van Ness avenue and Market. street to the ferry the demonstration in. their honor was one of the greatest and most sincere eyer accorded to troops leaving home for the: war Many a commls- sfonel officer. left his wife and children at the post occupying the pleasant cot tage to which they had been assigned in peaceful times. Among the soldiers in the ranks were many married men who parted froli those nearest and dearest te them at the reservation. Therefore ,ae anxiety at the Presldlo last night to get a list of the casualties of the battle was intense.
 The First United States Infantry be- :. longs to the Second Brigade of General Lawtons division of the Fifth Army Corps and according to the dispatches must have been. among the troops open ing the battle at Caney early yesterday morning. and considering the risks of war could hardly have avoided losses of men in the engagement. The regi- ment Is composed largely of Caltfor- nians. as the command had been sta toned here for twelve consecutive years prior. to its departure for the front.
 - It is presumed that the regiment was yesterday commanded by Lieutenant :. Colonel :Bisbee. The dispatches a few days. ago announced that Colonel Evan Miles had obtained leave from the War Departmental to return to.S2n Francisco F on account of the alarming Illness. of his wffe..
 The. troops at tae Presidio and Lime Point were all called out yesterday in ' response: to. general: alarms Ito. fight grass fires The Lime Point fire ap- preached dangerously near the tents and n1agazine of Fort Baker. = j. Colonel. Smith of the First Tennessee has resolved that the men of his lregi- nent shall have better clothing than the uniforms made in Chinatown and :. has *conseQuent1y@ requested a board of 5 survey to pass on clothing recently is ssued to his. command. ..,- The Bulletin favors the manufacture of these fifnrsy and worthless uniforms. No thought is taken. of the soldiers who .. wear. the clothing. the: chief concern of the Bulletin. heinz. to find employment .for the Chinese. in. the sweat. shops of San Francisco
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-02
COMPETING WITH CHIN EsE: .sweatshop Conditions Existing
 Among Local: Garment =

At the meeting of the Labor: Council last night the matter of uniforTning the soldiers which has received SO. much notoriety of. late was discussed and the actions of>Labor Commissioner Fitz- gerald fully: indorsed. A new phase of the matter was developed when S.. L. Robbins reported for the organizing com. mittee. About a, week ago his attention was called to the fact that Neustadter Bros., proprietors of the. Standard Shirt Factory were manufacturing soldiers blouses and there was much dissatisfac- .tion among the girls at the rate of wages received. A: mild protest was made by some of the. bolder3spirited. ones, and they were informed that the firm could not afford to pay any higher wages; and that if the girls insisted the goods would be sent .'sonlewhere else" to be nnanufae- .tured.. This ~somewhere else". is under- stood as meaning Chfnatown..
 Mir Robbins at once made an investi- gation and found that the. girls were re- ceiving but 75r cents for: bundle of twen- considered days work: He informed. the girls that If their demand of $1 per bundle were refused he would procure. a hall, meet with .thefIl, and organize them in the name of. the Labor Council The girls readily agreed to the prQpoSi- tion, but it was found unnecessary to strike, as the firm agreed to raise their wages The next morning; however, one of the girls who took a leading part in the affair was called into. the superin- tendent's office. and after being dues- tioned was told that she might surmisc the conseduences of calling the affairs Of the estaSlishment to the attentiono of union men, as the firm would not toler- ate an investigation. by representatives ot organized labor. She said she was will ing to take the .conseQuence5, and was accordingly paid off.
 This started MT. Robbins and Secretary. Rosenberg; of the Labor Council, to mak- ing an Investigation. and they find that many girls working in establishments similar to Neustadter Bros. are actually forced into competition with the Chinese, and they have determined to organize the .garment workers. A little careful sound ing has been done, and it is expected that within two or three weeks there will be an organization of 1000 workingwonen in the city.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-02
'rett, the Home of the Eighth California Regi-
 ment, at FrlitVae.
Plan of Camp Barrett, the

night Other companies are in a similar predicament but all will be relieved by tomorrow night.
 The examining surgeons finished with Company M this morning, examined all of Company E and got well along with. K to-day. So far $50 men have gone before the surgeons, and of the first 33S 21 were peJeSSeed %e at of aSe peen o sene nome m & out pany E only were rejected The com- pany brought 40 into camp and has given 29 to other companies, splendid record for the Santa Rosans.
 Captain w. $. Barnes struck camp this morning in all the gorgeousness of his new regimentals; and took command of Company c. The warm weather had a wilting effect on the warrior. Captain Barnes discarded his vest early and his flowing blouse disclosed a wide expanse of shirt front, topped by a collar that re-
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-02

was sert on to Washington and then cabled tO Dewey. s
 The birds were liberated late in the evening and in a heavy fog, and this ac- counts for the long time it took them to arrive. Three other birds Were placed aboard the Sydney, but were not released owing to the climatic conditions. They will be taken to Honolulu, and MT. Con nolly expects to receive them by the next steamer.
 MT. Connolly Is an enthusiastic in this line, and is always working out new schemes to test the efficiency of his dozen down to Honolulu in the latter part of this year so that they can De taken aboard the transports returning with dis charged or injured soldiers, to be re leased when within 150 miles of this city to apprise the people of the homecoming
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-02

are all in the coasting trade, in which nothing but American vessels can engage. In the case of the Mail Company, it can carter vessels flying a foreign flag to take the place of any of it's steamers talk enoby the Government, but If the Walla en there is nothing to put. in their place.
 As matters stand the only steamers that the Government has are the Puebla and Peru and as before stated; the chances are that these two will go out together on the 10th inst.
 The ship Tacoma, a large vessel and a noon, and will be used for the transporta- ton of horses and mules to Manila for the use of artillery and for other. pur poses, and if possible the horses of the Fourth Cavalry will go on this ship. There are 300 cavalry horses to be sent to
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-02
DEATH OF A LAWYER.
Attorney John W. Jefferson Winds Up a Spree and His Life in Q
 Cheap Lodging-House.

John Jefferson, an attorney at law, was found dead yesterday afternoon in bed in a cheap lodging-house at 5S7 Sacra- mento street. The deceased formerly had an office with ex-Superior Judge Levy in the Nevada Bank building, and had been on a spree for several days before his death. Among his papers was a letter from Will Jefferson, a private in Company June 9, and stating that he had made dfigent search for the deceased, who was his uncle, but had been unable to find him. He is said to have been: a relative Of the American patriot, Thomas Jefferson.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-02

deck Hospital, has a bad case of malarial fever. with stomach complications.
 Lieutenant Kobbe, Company K, Twenty third United States Infantry, who has been i'll at the Occidental Hotel with ton silitis, will report for duty to-day. Private Lucien Strong, Company E. First Tennessee, who was taken Ill on Thursday with pneumonia, has. been re- moved to St. Lukes Hospital. Private Hamilton, Company D, same regiment, who died on Thursday of pneumonia, was buried in the National Cemetery at the Presidio yesterday.
 First Lieutenant E. A. Edgewood. Bat tery B. Utah Light Artillery. arrived at Camp Merritt at noon yesterday with 106 recruits for the two batteries.
 Major. General Otis has under consider ation the sending of the Alger Battery and Wyoming Light Artillery to join the
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-02

think of 1t please remember me to General Merritt Had he been at the head of our army and had his say Cuba would have been con- quereds long ago. Your sincere friend,
 J. B. POND. Major Pond is as well known in San Francisco as he is all over the United States. .' He was last here with Marion Crawford, the novelist. whom he was conducting upon his tour of lectures Ma sAlger a Congressional medal of honor, presented to him for most distinguished gallantry in action at Baxter Springs, Kans., October 6, 1S63 when as first lieutenant of the Third Wisconsin Cav airy Volunteers, commanding two com panies of cavalry, he was attacked by several times his own number of the enemy's guerrillas, whom he successfully resisted.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-02
s1CHEAP JOHN UNIFORMS. "
Colonel Smith of the First Ten nessee Asks for a Board
 oF S11puau

There is a protest from the First Ten nessee Regiment. It is not the wall of the men because they have not a table dhote dinner every day, nor is it the old-time complaint of a lack of blankets. This time it Is Colonel Smith, who has gone to Major General Otis and asked for a board of survey to pass upon the Chinatown-made uniforms that were re- gently issued to his men. These uniforms were delivered to the First Tennessee about week ago, and to quote Colonel Smith, ''As uniforms the garments are worthless" The entire regiment is com blaming, and it has right to, for after ten days wear the uniforms issued are in almost worse condition than the old uniforms that the regiment had when 1t arrived here.
 The uniforms were made under Gov ernment contract by Hoffman & Roth child, and these particular uniforms that were issued to the First Tennessee Regi- ment were, according to Colonel Smith statements, sublet by the Hoffman & Rothchild firm to Chinatown merchants, by whom they were made.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-02
A TEN ESSEE NIGHT.
Nellie Holbrook Blinn and Gen eraI Barnes Entertain Vol
 unteers at the c. E. Barn.

Last night was Tennessee night at the Christian Endeavor barn on Fifth avenue. It was one of those special nights that have been so successful under the skillful management of Mrs. Nellie Holbrook Blinn. Over 700 of the Tennesseans were there, headed by their commanding off, cer, Colonel Smith. ?
 The entertainment was well selected and appropriate to the evening" Mrs. Blinn's recitation of Robert Ferrall' $ Welcome to iTennessee.' was replied tu by Colonel Smith. The colonel spoke with all the delightful cadence and diction of the southland, and he was applauded to the echo.
 General W. H. L. Barnes followed in a speech full of patriotism. Music by the regimental band, by Captain John Leale and his Hawaiian quintet, and by mum, erous vocalists passed away a. pleasant hour until refreshments in the shape of good hot coffee and homemade dough- nuts were served.
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-02

following message, with instrlctions to. forward 1t to Mrs. Colonel Hale: Twenty-eight miles west of Golden Gate, 4:4o
 p. m., June 15, 1S9S
 Sailed from San Francisco 1 p. m. Trench dous ovation by people vessels and shore Whistles, foghorns and guns. Beautiful weather at starting, but fog settled after. passing Golden Gate. Moderate swell. Some officers and men looking dubious. but nothing. serious. Am personally o. K, but not boastlng yet General health and spirits excellent. Received Governor Adams farewell telegram We will endeavor to do Colorado honor. Love ald good-by. IRVING HALE.
 Of the four birds placed aboard the out going transport but two have returned. The first to be heard from was captured in an interior town. by lad, who. wounded portant communication to Major:General Merritt from Brigadier General Greene, commander of the troops en route. which
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-02

Captain ". S, Barnes who, to-day, quoted an .attache of ,Adjutant General Corbin's once as his informant. With such a sponsor there can be no doubt of the ac- eeracy of the statement, for it is through mat office that the movements of troops m are directed and all assignments made. me statement even went so far as to in- cIude the: Eighth with the reinforcements 10 De dispatched to General Shafter but It may be that shafter will not need re- inducements by. the time the regiment IS ready oreservice, iri which event it will propaolys be used in the operations against Havana.
 10 many it, seems nonsensical and q. foolish waste of money for inc Govern ment to send a New York regiment across
The San Francisco call., 1898-07-02
BEwILDERED PIGEONS
Related Birds Arrive With. Mes saqes From the Second
 Manila Expedition. @

After battling against strong winds and impenetrable fog, another of the four car- rier pigeons liberated from aboard the transport China two weeks ago. reached the lofts of it's owner, E. D. Connolly of Alameda, on Wednesday, with the fol- lowed messages. .inclosed in the aluminium tube, which, although late in arrival, are still interesting Colonel Hale, com mander of Colorados volunteers, was the author of: the communication, which was written in ink on a piece of .tissue-paper three and half inches long and two inches wide: :.
 To the People of San Francisco: Troops o1 China send last farewell greeting and; thanks for all you have done to make our encanp- ment. with you pleasant and our departure inspiring, We carry with us loving remem- brance of San Francisco. IRVING HALE, e
 Colonel First Colorado Infantry.
 On the reverse side of the paper was the