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The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1899-09-14
THIRTY YEARS AGO.
items OF local interest taken from the columns
of The Press thirty years ago]
Sept. ~. 1869.

e. M. Washburn and Chas. G. Ellis
have bought the horses, carriages and en-
tire livery stock of Julius C. Anderson,
and will hereafter carry on the Springs
house livery stable.
Richard s. Beebe has repaired and
painted up the building opp ,site M. R..
Vests former residence at the Hollow,
heretofore occupied by him as store,
and over which is the masonic hall, con-
templating going into trade
Nelson M Towne has bought of the
Granite mill company the lot Of land ly-
ing between L. w. Crane's store-house
and the stream. The coal sheds now
standing upon the lot are to be moved to
the opposite side Of the railroad, and the
land is now being got ready by walling up
the hanks OF the stream and filling In.
Mr.. Towne proposes In the spring to put
I'upon portion of his lot building 3OxeO
feet, with four floors, to be used for stor-
age or to rent for mechanical purposes.
Mahlon T. Rockwell of Hydeville,
while driving with Mrs. Chas. Roberts
and her child through Staffordville last
Monday, had his horse run, throwing ont
Mrs. Roberts, who struck on her head,
and was considerably bruised. The horse
left the road above Howe & Converse's
machine shop, and ran into the pond
where the child was thrown under the
buggy into the water, and at the same
time badly kicked on the head by the
horse. A Mr., Washburn, who was stand.
ing near, rushed into the water and res
cued the child from is perilous situation,
and the horse and buggy were then re-
covered with very little injury to the
horse, but with considerable to the wagon.
Mr.. Roc kwell was also somewhat bruised
in the affair, but all the injured ones are
doing we'll.
Wilmington, Sept. 10th, 1859,
daughter to Geo. II. Hall.
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There's no art to tell how many Ian.
guages tongue can speak by looking
it's owner in the face. An American
woman was met recently in a narrow
hallway of the American embassy by
four young attaches Of foreign lega-
tons. They stepped aside to let her
pass and, thinking she did not under
stand French, made few audible OBJ
servations.
"Look ut her yellow dress. It's very
pretty" said No. 1.
Eyes, but she has on white gloves"
answered No. 2.
"She has good teeth" said No. 3.
"And an enormous mouth" added
No. 4.
"And she understands French per-
fectly," said the owner of the enor-
nous mouth. turning suddenly upon
them, land would like to say that her
ears are even bigger than her mouth -
This in French and with such an air of
giving personal information to nobody
in particular that it was quite as If
she had been kindly helping strangers
to information out of guide book.
do not think have ever seen four
limper looking young men. They had
just enough presence of mind to flee
the premises.-St. Louis Globe-Demo-
crat
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Two Great AnSwera.

''GraduaRy woman is coming to her
own" remarks a gossiper in the Roch-
ester Post-Express. "Like the mills
of the gods, in the familiar paraphrase,
she grinds slowly, but che gets there
inst the same. In answer to the ques-
ton. What is the Salic law3 put by a
school inspector, this is what one girl
replied, The Sale law was an enact
ment that provided that no one descend
ing from a female should ascend the
throne. That girl must have been deep
ly impressed with the wrongs of her
sex.
"You may match this heroic reply
with another which comes from the
same source. A Sunday school teacher,
after having explained to her class that
only the patriarchs were allowed to
have more than one wife, went on,
But, children. in these Christian times
how many wives nay man haver
Upon which little girl eagerly put up
her hand and cried, Please. 'em, two
only is generally necessary to saliva.
toni
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Eleven hundred and four was a
freight locomotive, little bigger, but
no better, than other engines OF her
class. Mosley, who managed her, was
like her. He was just fair, average
engineer, and tina, was oil. And yet
when another man went out on the
'Leven-four she would lay down on
him eight times out Of ten.
And so it fell out that, while she did
her work willingly and we'll with Mos
ley aboard, she gained bad name.
The conductor, coming out with the
orders, always glanced up into the cab,
and if Mosley were there he would
smile, otherwise he would frOwn. And
IL Mosley came out with another en-
CINE the conductor would be just as
unhappy. Mosley and the 'Leven-fouI
went together, or they didn't go.
One night al extra man went out,
or rather. started out, with the 'Leven'
four At the very last ouch leaving
the yards she broke the switch bride,
climbed the rail. turned over OH hel
back. jamme4 her whistle into the
sand and sol,lsed her life away.
Twenty-Your hours later. when she
stood upon her feet again. they pushed
her into the back shops to be over
hauled and painted, and in that way
Mosley got another ten days waiting
for her.
Locomotive engineers are notorious
ly superstitious. To be sure, there are
exceptions. l was one Of them.
The fireman of a pusher notices that
when the head engines slip the pushel
will almost invariably fly up. The
head engines slip because they hayl
found a sharp curve, but that woV
| not cause the pusher, lying back q
| tangent, to slip. But she will slip
you will see the driver open the s.
valves the moment he hears the heJ
| engine going or sees the fire shooting
up In a solid stream or feels the weight
| Of the train suddenly up against his
pilot bar.
Many good and plausible reasons fol
this responsive or answering slip
might be put forward, but to the mind
| of the average engineer it is a sym
pathy strike pure ana simple-one en-.
CINE feeling for another. Why, have
known men who would argue that g
locomotive would not only sympathize
with sister engine, but would actual
~ grieve for dead engineer. Hear
ing and seeing these things for years
the newly promoted engine driver car.
ries with him, consciously or uncon.
| sciously, a certain amount Of super
stition.
One day when l was a hostler the
master mechanic sent for me. l went
into the Office and came out an engi.
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A MARROW EsoApE.-Thankful words
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meet my absent ones above. My husband
was advised to get DR.. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption, Coughs and
Colds. gave it trial, took in all eight
bottles. 1t has cured me, and, thank
God, am saved, and am now a we'll and
healthy woman." Regular size SOC and
81. Guaranteed or price refunded.
Trial bottles free at A. q. Eaton's Drug
Store.
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He FOOLED THE SURGEONS. All doc.
tors told Renick Hamilton of West JET
ferson, o., after suffering Is months from
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certify that have had chronic diarrhea
ever since the war. Igot SO weak could
hardly walk or do anything. One bottle
of Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy cured me sound and we'll.
j. R. GIBBS, Ftncastle, Va.
had chronic diarrhoea for twelve years.
Three bottles of Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhpa Remedy cured me.
S. L. SHAVER, Fincastle, Va.
Both Mr.. Gibbs and Mr.. Shaver are
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Sold by E. K. Taft, Stafford Springs
II. f. Cady, Stafford.
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.vour Medicine worked wonders.-

ST had been sick ever since my mar
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The pain of burn or scald is almost
instantly relieved by applying Chamber
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Work For the Jaws.

John Bulwer, a quaint writer of the
seventeenth century, recommends the
following three dinner rules: Strido1
dentium, alum silentium, rumor gen.
tium, which has been humorously
translated, "Work for the jaws, ST.
lent pause, frequent ha-has."-
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1899-09-14

When a man is calm in a shipwreck,
it does not necessarily follow that he is
brave. He may be seasick.-Detroit
Journal
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At last became unable to move
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Hardacre- Zeke answered an adver-
tisement what they said they'd sen
him church organ for a dollar.
Ora wfoot-What did he get?
Hardacre-A sample copy of The
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church organ published" -Chicago
News.
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DeVel edged Il ~ faSteneQ.
Suddenly l Slaughtered up,
| into the mirror and saw Mosley as
| plain as l had ever seen him, wearing
| the little brown cap that he had worn
| on his last trip.
Well, it gave me start, though
am not at all superstitious. In a mo-
ment l remembered that l was wear
ing the cap that had been worn by the
dead driver and remarked for the first
time that we had looked alike, had the
| same hair, the same small, brown mus
tache and nearly the same eyes. The
| furnace heat had given me for the
| moment the same ruddy glow that had
been his. In short, we were identical,
save that he had been handsome and
was not.
l was uncomfortable. Climbing up
to my place again, said to Noah that
| the cap was too small for me and ex-
| changed with him without asking his
consent.
I watched Noah. The first time he
| caught sight of himself in the mirror
he put up his hands again, took off the
cap, folded it carefully, put it into his
| clothes box and tied big red and
white handkerchief about his head.
By this time my two helpers had
hauled me to the top of the hill, where
held the 'Leven-four wide open for
ten minutes to save her crownsheet,
for there was scarcely enough water
In the lower gauge to wet postage
stamp.
In little while we were going down
the mountain slowly, the heavy cars
creaking on the twisting, curving trail,
and that and the low breathing of the
air pump was all we could hear. Pres
emily the big black engine began to
rise and fall. At first it seemed that
she would climb the rail and then fall
back into the groove again. Now she
was heaving great, deep signs. Noah
noticed it and glanced over at me. The
whole huge hulk Of machinery would
lift and fall, sobbing like a troubled
sea.
whats the matter with her now %
I asked. Ibid you ever see her do that
before?"
mot exactly that" said Noah. "I've
seen her cut good many capers, but
nothing like this
WELL" he added after a pause. sif
she'll tote me in this time l promise
never to bother her again." and saw
the fireman cross himself
"They don't have no mercy on a To-
comotive," Noah went on. staring
through the narrow window in front Of
him. Engine amt had time to
grieve"
Well, now that he had mentioned II.
l could see that the great engine was
sobbing silently through the night,
heavlng and falling like troubled
breast, though, as l remarked before, I
was never the least bit superstitious.
AS we lay on the siding at Shawana
waiting for No. 10 took the torch to
look her over. ! noticed bright band
around the center Of the axle of the
pony truck. The front end of the for
ward equalizer had dropped SO that it
rested on the axle when she had her
nose down hill, and the axle, reyoly.
ing, would draw the equalizer forward
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The PerVerSity
OF 1l04

A Locomotive That
W0uld Not behave
and Was at Last De-
graded to n Gravel
Train.
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DR.. Humphreys
Specifics act directly upon the disease,
without exciting disorder in other parts
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NO. CURES. PRICES.
1-Fevers, COMPOSITIONS, determinations. as
2-Worms. Worm Fever, Worm Colic... as
S-Teethins. Collie, Crying. wakefulness as
4-Diarrhea. Of Children or Adults. as
5-Dyseutery, Gripings, Bilious Colic... as
6-ChOlera. Cholera Morbus, Vomiting. as
7-COughs. Colds, Bronchitis. ............ as
S-Neuralgia. Toothache, Faceache..... as
9-Headache. Sick Headache Vertigo. rs
1O-Dyspepsia. Indigestion, Weak Stomach. rs
11-Suppressed or Painful Periods. .25
12-Whites. Too Profuse Periods. ........ as
13-Croup. Larynsitis. Hoarseness...... AS
14-Salt Rheum. Erysipelas, Eruptions.. .25
15-Rheumatism. Rheumatic Palms.. as
16-MaIaria. Chills, Fever and Ague 80. .25
17-Piles, External or Internal ........... as
1S-Ophthalmia. Weak or Infiamed Eyes AS
19-Catarrh, Influenza Cold in the Head as
2O-WhOOping-C Cough as
21-Asthma. Difficult Breathing. ......... as
22-Ear Discharge, Earache. ............. as
23-ScrOfula. Swellings and Ulcers...... rs
24-General Debility, Weakness. ....... as
25-DrOpsy, Fluid Accommodations. as
26-sea-Sickness. Nausea. Vomiting. rs
27-Kidney Diseases Observation-Disclosures. as
2S-NervOus Debility. ...................1.0O
2S-SOre Mouth. or Canker. .............. rs
3O-Urinary Weakness. Wetting Bed. rs
31-Painful Menses. Pruritus. ........... .25
32-Diseases Of the Heart, Palpitations. I 90
33-Epilepsy. st. vitus' Dance. ......-...1 90
34-Sore Throat, Quinsy. Dtphtheria... .25
36-ChrOnic COMPOSITIONS. Headaches. rs
77-Grip. Hay Fever. ........................ rs
DR.. Humphreys Manual Of all Diseases at your
Druggists or Mailed Free.
Sold by druggists, or sent on receipt of price,
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and lift it up, lifting the engine until
it could go no farther. Then with
sudden drop the machinery would fall
back in place again.
I called Noah and tried to explain to
him that this might be the cause Of
her signs, but he only smiled sadly
and said he knew the 'Leven-four. She
was mourning for Mosley. She'll be
as bad as the Hundred-an-seven if she
keeps this up" he went on; "only she'll
never kill anybody"
| wrote page about her in the work
book at the other end Of the run and
gave the one machinist in the round
house busy day, but she was as bad
going back the following night.
We were pushing that night. and
when we had almost reached the sum-
nit of the Rockies she began to slip.
The two head engines pulled the train
away from me until ] could feel them
Juggling at my pilot bar. Suddenly
saw a great glare in the snos-shed.
1t was the second section coming for
my tail lamps-three powerful loco
motives, all wide open.
Having the benefit of the rail that /
had been sandine; all along. they were
walking into us with the speed and
weight of an ocean liner going up
against floating iceberg.
l dared not whistle them down, for
the engines at the front Of my train
might hear and shut off. and so in
crease the danger to the 'Leven- four.
about to be crushed as an egg.
shouted to Noah to come out of the
tank, and then the crash came. No
hhbody was hurt. l got changed to an
PER run and Noah to another engine.
ID by she came out again, but she
INV good-she only made
Aand finally, after re-
put her on a
the side of
kaders
kaven
and-
piece
pilots
DIT their
Was virtuous
lister was faith.
Whimsical and ut
engine that ever climb
WRockies. Finally. when she
ke her last wild leap all gaudy in
kew paint-into the Gunnison river
4 this same Noah was underneath her
| and that WAS the last of the Hundred
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Rockies. Finally. when she
e her last wild leap all gaudy in
kew paint-into the Gtnnison river
this same Noah was underneath her
and that was the last of the Hundred
and-seven, and the last Of Noah.-Phil
adelphia Evening Post.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-10
Terrible Result of Drunken Fight On
Strip.
ONE DEAD, ANOTHER DYING
WHILE A THIRD INDIAN is
SHOT THROUGH KNEE.
Keepers of Resort Where Melee Oc-
Cured Have Fled-Posses After
Them-News of the Tragedy Is
Meagre-Battle Expected Before
Curry, Resort Owner, Is Captured.
Especial to The Herald.)

Price. Utah, July 9-After the har-
vest dance was concluded at White
Rocks agency the other day party of
White River Utes went to a resort on
the Strip where they obtained guam
tity of whisky and during the general
drunk which followed. one Indian is re-
ported to have been killen and another
beaten up so that he will die. Still
another was shot through the knee
The following morning several Indian
police went after the outfit to arrest
Grin Curry and two men interested
with him in the Strip resort who are
believed to have furnished the fire
water. When the police got to the
Strip the place was closed and the men
had gone supposedly to the hills TO
evade arrest.
Seven Indian police and Sheriff
Preece of Uintah county and posse are
in pursuit Curry is armed and told
friends before leaving that he did not
intend to be taken alive, as it meant a
term in the pen.
He was released only a few months
ago after serving term for the same
offense He is popular with a certain
class of people who will shelter him
from the officers if it becomes neces-
sary to keep him in hiding. When last
seen was HtdulliS III tiiC NiACS
ton of Browns Park. Should he reach
there it will be an easy matter to evade
the officers for all time TO come.
Some time ago the officers club at
Fort Duchesne bought out the stock OF
liquors on the Strip, after the last
killing there, and it was supposed this
would be the last of the liquor selling,
but recently Curry opened up there for
business and had not run but few
days when this last murder occurred
When the Curry place opened Cap
tain Guilfoyle put a guard of the Du-
chesne bridge. but the negro soldiers
would go above the bridge and swim
the river to get whisky and be with
the white prostitutes.
The majority of them get drunk and
come back over the bridge, when they
are taken in and put in the guard
house and fined a months pay.
The news of this last murder is
brought in by Manager Morris of the
Price and Vernal stage line, who left
the fort yesterday evening.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-10
KILLED BY THUGS.
Masked Men Hold Up Car Full of
Tramps On Great Northern.

Spokane. Wash, July 9.-While steal
ing a ride in a boxcar on the Great
Northern Sunday morning, g. +. Mar
/ tin. who says he formerly kept a res
! taurant at Chico, Cal, was MORALLY
wounded by masked thug. The pur-
pose was robbery, for there We're
eighteen or twenty other men in the
car, and all were relieved of their
money.
The thug and his pal came into the
car with a bunch of oil-soaked cotton
waste and set it on fire for a torch.
Several of the sleepy men sat up and
two or three started to climb down to
escape. thinking the car was on fire.
Among the latter was Martin, who. as
he sat up. found himself looking into
the face of a 3S-calibre Smith & Yves
son revolver held by a man whose face
was concealed by blue handkerchief
Throw up your hands or I'll blow
your d-n head Off" shouted the man
in the mask. BY the light of the torch
Martin could see the man d few feet
away from him on his knees. on top
of one of the tobacco casks. a com
panion named Deturk says that Martin
replied contemptuously. Go ahead
and shoot, you You have not
sand enough to shoot" and Martins
hands stayed down.
The words We're not more than out
of the mouth when there was a flash.
and the other occupants of the ear
tumbled after one another in Il wild
effort to escape. Martin rolled off the
top of the cask to the floor of the car.
several feet below. The bullet struck
the left side of the head. passed out
at the back of the head and lodged in
the ear. Martin was brought TO Spo-
kane and at times is conscious, but is
in dying condition. The thugs es-
capped.