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The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-07-31
They Hang Out a PincushiOn.

They Hang Out a PfncushfOn.
In some of the cities of Holland, such
AS HARLEM, the birth of a child is an
nounced to the neighbors and all who
chance to pass by the curious custom
Of hanging a pincushion outside the
door. If you walk past house and
see white pincushion edged with lace
and looking very dainty, you may I'M
derstand that the number of inhab-
itants has been increased by one, and
that one girl.
When the happy couple are blessed
with boy. the color of the pincushion
is red.
In Japan the people do something
similar, yet more extensive. Outside
the houses of a town you will see one
or more paper fishes dangling and blow
ing in the wind. On making inquiry
you are Informed that the paper fishes
represent the boys of the household.
Every new boy means another fish.
These limitations of the koi are decorat-
ed with colored silk and are thought
great deal of.
The fish which the Japanese call koi
is noted for it's courage and tenacity.
and Is therefore regarded as a fitting
representation of the coming man.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-07-31


1ed. "Take this to the manager. I
think there's an opening in the shipping
department. You will probably have
to start at ridiculous salary, BUT
He caught her hand and pressed it to
his lips as a loyal subject might kiss
the hand Of revered sovereign.
"Oh, will go. Only give me the
chance, and I'll show what l can do"
He felt something folded under the
card. He looked down, and his face
flushed deep purple. He laid the bill
on the table.
'Oh, but you must take it till you get
your first salary. You can't starve."
"No, not that. can't take it; but,
please God. I'll show you that I can
lead decent life and Justify your
faith in me-" And. waving his cap, he
disappeared, as he had come, through
the dining room window.
Three years have passed swiftly for
Kathryn; but, oddly enough, she has
tried no more Halloween charms. This
evening she stands in the square hall
watching the storm which is ushering
in November. A sleigh dashes up to
the door, and her father comes in, shak-
ing himself like great polar bear.
1--WE invited young Douglas up to
dinner this evening, Kathryn. I didn't
think it necessary to phone you. Just
have an extra place laid. He pushed
through that Rothberger deal in splen-
did shape, and in consequence I've CIV
en- him the promotion he deserved. By
the way, Kathryn, where did you meet
that chap? He was a lucky find for
me-"
Kathryn does not answer, but with
conscious blush looks into the draw
ing room, where the softly shaded
lights play ON the gilt edged mirror.
The bell rings, but she does not wait to
receive the guest in the han. He finds
her in the dim drawing room before
the mirror. She is looking over her
shoulder, and she wears lavender
GOWN
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-07-31

Professor" said an acquaintance,
''you understand Latin, do you not?"
"Well," replied the professor, 81 may
be said to have a fair knowledge of
Latin: yes"
Il know everybody says you have. l
wish you would tell me what 'volix'
means. Nobody that l have asked
seems to have heard the word"
eff there is any such word as 'volix.'
madam, of which l have serious
doubts, l certainly do not know what
it means"
"You surprise me. professor. A man
of your attainments ought to know
that 'volix' means vol. tx"
The professor devoted moment to
calling up his reserves and bringing his
light artillery into action.
1T is no wonder. madam" he said,
that l did not see the point Of your
joke. You left the point out Of it."
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-07-31
influence of Food.

"What do you think of the theory
that food has potent influence in de,
termining character" asked Mr.. Smith
field as he put three Jumps of sugar in
his coffee.
II guess it's all right" replied Mr.,
Wood as he severed portion of his
beefsteak. at always seems a little
cannibalistfc to me when you order
lobster"
"Well." retorted Mr.. Smithfield good
humoredly. 81 ought to have known IL
was dangerous to lend you money after
I discovered your fondness for beets.
But, seriously. il there were anything
In the theory, wouldn't it make man
sheepish to eat muttonT
'It would, and prizefghters ought tc
restrict themselves to a diet Of scraps
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-07-31

"Some folks" says New York hotel
clerk, "are so easily 'hornswoggled.'
Oh, that's Greek. l guess, and means
that you are fooled. Now, for instance,
man in a restaurant the other day
ordered broiled mackerel. and he ate
it with great relish, loudly declaring
that broiling is the only way to cook
mackerel. But was his mackerel broil-
ed? Not much. 1t is too much trou-
BILE to broil fish, so the cook put it in
a pan and fried it and then made burn
ed lines across it with a redhot poker
kept in readiness for such emergen-
cies. So the man was 'hornswoggled;"
but, as he didn't know it. he was az
happy as though he had really eater.
broiled mackerel. l tell you, magma
ton is -fOurthS of life"
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-07-31
Benevolent.

There was not long since venerable
and benevolent Judge in Paris who ut
the moment Of passing sentence on a
prisoner consulted his associates on
each side Of him as to the proper pen
atty to be inflicted. "What ought we to
give this rascal, brother~ he said,
bending over to the one upon his right.
81 should say three years." "What is
your opinion, brotherY to the other on
his left. 81 should give him about four
years." The judge with benevolence)-
Prisoner, not desiring to give you a
long and severe term of Imprisonment,
as should have done If left to myself,
I have consulted my learned brothers,
and shall take their advice. Seven
years!
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-07-31
How Man and Nature Use G

How Man and Nature Use Gases.
Man uses the same elementary gases
as nature does, with others that she
does not employ with the same inten-
ton. Both use oxygen for sustaining
combustion, but nature uses it system
atically for construction, which man
does not. Man uses hydrogen for COM
bustion, as nature does, but not for
construction. Man takes advantage Of
nitrogen for concentration of energy.
Nature takes the same advantage, by
which nitrogen, though negative, be-
comes the most important of vital
structures. But she does more. She
makes nitrogen constructive as well
as Commemorative, an art man has not
acknowledgements Magazine.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-07-31
An Argument For Social Franz

An Argument For social Frankness.
1t Is best to be sincere, as family in
Germantown recently found out. They
had been entertaining a distinguished
novelist from abroad who was not alto
gether acquainted with society's way
of saying things it does not mean. The
time came for her departure. and as
the host was handing her to the car
riage he said very courteously, 81 am
sorry you cannot stay longer"
To which came the unlocked for re-
tort, "Oh, but canv'
There was only one course open. The
trunks were taken down, the carriage
sent away, and, to the CONSERVATION of
her hosts, the lady re-entered the
house-Philadelphi Times.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-07-31

The green color of certain kinds Of
italian cheese is due to the milk hav-
ing been kept standing in copper ves-
sells. During this period of repose the
milk takes up considerable quantities
Of copper. Indeed it Is customary to
estimate the degree of acidity attained
by the milk by noting the gradual dis
appearance of the brightness Of the
highly polished metallic surface. DR..
Mariani examined twenty-five samples
Of green parmesan cheese from vari-
GUS places and has found that to about
every two pounds Of cheese there is
present from 8 to 3.3 grains Of copper.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-07-31
The Earth's Motion.

A public demonstration Of the earth's
rotary motion is given every Sunday In
the building that was formerly the
church Of the Conservative in Paris.
A large pendulum hung as high as pos
sible swings with a sweep Of about
sixty feet. The plane Of oscillation re-
mains absolutely invariable in space.
and the displacement produced by the
rotation of the earth is SO regular that
q watch can be set in this way.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-07-31

To have given up would have meant
death for Mrs. Lois Cragg of Dorchester,
Mass. For years she had endured untold
misery from a severe lung trouble and OBJ
stinate cough. "Often," she writes, 81
could scarcely breathe and sometimes
could not speak. All doctors and reme-
dies failed till l used DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption and was COM
pletely cured" Sufferers from Coughs.
Colds, Throat and Lung Trouble need
this grand remedy, for 1t never disap-
points. Cure Is guaranteed by A. G..
Eaton, Stafford Springs, and W. P. Fuller,
Somels. Price SOC and 81. Trial bottles
free.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-07-31
TRAMPS' GATEPOST SIGNS
Explanations Which VIII Help YO'
to Understand Them.

Explanations Which VIII Help YOu
to Understand Them.
The rude drawings hardly need
key. When on some white gatepost I
found the sketch of gun, I stole far
ther down the road. l had strong OBJ
lection so early in my career to being
riddled full of holes by some intrepid
farmer. The outline of dog Of war
like proportions. with wild eyes and
ferocious teeth, was wont to make me
go breakfastless. My summer ward
robe was not in condition to allow Of
further mutilation. If / felt brave
enough to kick yelping cur, ! saun-
tered in recklessly at the gate which
bore portrait Of toy dog. Once past
him one could usually get bite.
A big round 80" did not make one
wild to approach the premises it adorn-
ed. 1t generally portrayed a hostess
with a nature of adamant. A single
"X" stood for a cross saw, which with
small manipulation might earn a meal.
Two KS made a tramp of none too
vigorous a makeup go farther down
the road. 1t suggested considerable
wood cutting in exchange for a meal.
The sign every tramp looks for anx-
iously is crudely drawn table, with a
lopsided coffee cup and plate upon it.
Beyond that gatepost dwells sweet,
simple, motherly soul who will well
come the most dilapidated hobo into
her spotless kitchen and set before him
good square meal. She may sit be-
side him, inquiring as to the safety Of
his soul. and she may give him a
mothers gentle advice or she may have
story to tell tearfully of hayward
boy lost somewhere in the great world,
and all the fee she asks for her gra-
cious hospitality is simple request
that in the wanderings of her guest he
may look about for her absent boy and
give him a loving message of a moth
er's longing and watching. - Good
Housekeeping.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-07-31
How to sharpen a Carving Knife.

A carving knife needs to have a diff
ferent kind Of an edge from a razor.
The steel which ordinarily accompa
mics carving knife and fork is very
well to give a finishing touch to the
edge, but an ordinary milestone. such
as reaper uses for his scythe or sickle.
is the most useful implement carver
can keep at hand. One or two rubs on
each side of knife whet it up might
lily, and then two or three finishing
touches from the steel and the knife is
In order to do most excellent execution.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-07-31

In parts of Massachusetts 1t Is
thought that If girl puts piece Of
southern wood down her back the first
boy she meets will be her husband. In
Boston If q manageable woman puts
a bit Of southern wood under her pill
low on retiring the first man she sees
In the morning will, SO says the super
marry.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-07-31
Licking Thumb to Bind n Contract.

Licking Thumbs to Bind n Contract.
Goths and Iberians completed an
agreement by licking and joining their
thumbs, as Scotsmen once did and
Moors still do. and rustic lovers once
betrothed themselves by licking their
respective master fingers and then
pressing them together as they vowed
to remain faithful to each other for
ever and day. Even now an Ulster
man signifies his assent to a PROPOSE
ton with. I'VE may lick thooms upo'
thatv' if he does not suit the action tC
the word like the lieutenant who in
1912, on being challenged to mortal
combat by his own sergeant. accepted
the duel by licking his thumb, saying.
''There is my parole for it."
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-07-31
HOwsa Thfa.

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any
case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls
CatarTh Cure.
F.J. CHENEY q CO., Props, Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known F. j. Cheney
for the last 10 years, and believe him perfectly
honorable In all business transactions and fnan-
cially able to carry out any obligations made by
their firm.
WEST q TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
WALDING, KINNAN q MARVIN, Wholesale Drug
gists, Toledo, O..
Hairs Catarrh Cure is taken Internally acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF
the system. Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold by all
Druggists. Testimonials free.
Halls Family Pills are the BEST.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-07-31
A sure sfgn.

A Sure Sign.
Little Dick-Papa. how does thunder
sour milk?
Papa-It is not the thunder, but the
electricity.
slow does electricity sour milky
'It works certain chemical changes
in the constituents Of the fluid. which
result in the formation of an acid"
'tOf course. But howY
81 don't know"
81 thought you didn't. or you wouldn't
have used such big words"
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-07-31

Sweet Wife-Oh, Herald, the hall
clock Just fell and narrowly missed
mother. Had 1t struck her she would
have been killed.
Herald (aloud)-You don't say SO!
aside always did say that clock
was slow.-Indianapolis News.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-07-31
Williams Root Beer

See why-it is made from the choicest
roots and herbs, in the same way our
forefathers used to make it, and it is a
matter of history that they used it not
only as delicious beverage, but to tone
up the stomach and bowels during hot
weather, and for an appetizer. 1t will
counterfeit the effect of the heat, keep
your blood cool and you happy. One
bottle of Williams Root Beer Extract
makes five gallons of Root Beer. Who
wouldn't do their children goodl
WILLIAMS g. CARLETON CO.. Hartford. Conn,
Makers Of Williams FlavorinR Extracts.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-07-31
If q Man Lie to You,

And say some other salve, ointment
lotion, oil or alleged healer lie as good az
Bucklen's Arnica Salve, tell him thirty
years of marvellous cures of Piles, Burns
Boils, Corns, Felons, Ulcers, Cuts, Scalds,
Bruises and Skin Eruptions prove its the
best and cheapest. 25c at A. G. Eaton's
drug store, Stafford Springs, and at w.
p. Fuller's, Somers.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-07-31

Incentive to Haste.
Dusty-When came into the yard,
the bulldog showed his teeth.
Wraggles-And what did you do7
Dusty-The proper thing. showed
my heels-Boston Transcript.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-07-31

"She's going in for athletics, she
says"
"Vhat particular kind of athletics ~
E '(Sh, she won't settle that until she
has studied up the various costumes"
Chicago Post.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-07-31

A curious incident occurred day or
two ago on an elevated train. Two
women and boy entered and found
every seat occupied. A kind hearted
young woman, who was seated took
the boy, sturdy little fellow of five
years or so. on her lap, knowing that it
is even harder for child to stand than
for q grown person. She held him for
some time, and then the mother and
friend were enabled to get seats oppo-
site. Naturally the volunteer nurse
prepared to resign her charge. expect
ing that his mother would call him to
her lap.
Not bit of it! The two talked COM
fortably, without giving thought to
the stranger. who was still holding the
boy and was wondering, amusedly, just
what kind of mentality was RESPONSE
BILE for the mothers singular thought
lessness.-New York Tribune.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-07-31
YARNS FROM ERIN.
The AbsuPditfes That Are Born 9
Irish Sim plfcity.

The Absurdities That Are Born of
Irish Simplicity.
Here are a few samples of the abb
surdities arising out of the extreme
simplicity of some Irish folk:
A young man came to confess to an
Irish priest in London whose expert
ences of the humors of his fellow coun-
trymen would fill book. "Well, my
man." said the priest, land how do you
earn your livingY' "I'm an acrowbat,
your reverence" The priest was nom
plused. ''I'll show We what I mean in
a brace of shakes" said the penitent,
and in moment was turning himself
inside out in the most approved aero
batic fashion in and out of the pews.
An old woman who had followed him
to confession looked on Mortified.
"When it comes to my turn, father"
she gasped, "for the love of God don't
put penance on me like that. 1t 'ud
be the death of me!'
l think it was the same good father
who, observing the regular attendance
reform one of his parishioners. told him
SO and asked him the reason Of it.
"Ah, father" he replied, II can man.
age the faith right enough. but the NOR
ais bate me-
On another occasion this priest was
called upon to marry man of whom
he knew nothing to girl of his congre-
CATION. On investigation he found the
would be bridegroom's knowledge of
the Catholic faith very limited.
'Have you ever been baptizedY' he
asked. well, father can't trust me
memory to that" Are your parents
living" "The mother is" Lets have
her address" This was given and a
telegram dispatched to the old lady on
the spot. reply paid. The answer came
In due course, "Vaccinated, but not
baptized."-A Kerry Man in London
Spectator.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-07-31
A Political Pointer.

Hilton-They say politics makes
strange bedfellows.
Weller-Yes; but it doesn't matter ii
you get good berth.-Boston Tran
script
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-07-31
Summer complaint is unusually prevail

Summer complaint is unusually prevail
emit among children this season. A we'll
developed case in the writer's family was
cured last week by the timely use of
Chamberlain Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy-one Of the best patent
medicines manufactured and which Is al
ways kept on hand at the home Of ye
scribe. This is not intended as free
who may not be within easy access of a
physician. No family should be without a
bottle of this medicine In the house, es-
pecially In summer-time.-Lan Iowa,
Journal.
For sale by e. K. Taft, Fl. f. Cady,
Stafford; Gardiner Hall ,Jr., & Co., South
Wellington.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-07-31
Had a. Chance.

Mother-Do you think that young
man has saved anything?
Daughter-Undoubtedly, ma. He says
he has never loved before.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-07-31
U-ONwNZatav

the best there is in the world, and if
you can get it for 2 cents a quart, the
result is easy. What your children drink
in summer is serious thing. Sum-
mer complaint is dangerous. You
probably do not know Of anything of
which they can drink all they want with
out harm, but we can tell you. We
know that man, woman or child can.
h<assk l.s-s IL
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-07-31

or IN other words, men with
good sound hearts, are not very
numerous. The incre asing
number of sudden deaths from
The Savannah morning news., 1902-05-11

Give our MAIL ORDER DEPARTMENT
trial if you live out of town. You will find ii
satisfactory. Write for samples, or order
from this ad
The Savannah morning news., 1902-05-11
ADLEIR'S
The Popular Trading Place.

IhS every why this store Should Stand pTCenen in Dry Goods
Retailing Savannah Its reputation and popularity not made in day.
Years its foundation laid the broad plan honest merchandise
at honest prices and your money back purchase not satisfactory
Employing the very beStOf talent both buying and selling keeping touch
with the marking in plain gureOne price, and that price lower
than other house has made this store famous throughout this
section, and second to none in the South
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-05-08
TEMPERANCE MOVE.
Germans Waking up on the
Drink Habit.

Berlin, May 3.-Count Douglass,
a descendant of n Scotch soldier of
fortune, has proposed a resolution
in the Prussian Diet asking the
ministry to bring in bill impos-
ing more rigid restrictions on the
liquor traffic. All parties, except
the Radical, supported the measure
and the Radicals did not speak
against it. The resolution of
Count Douglass set forth that he
was no abstaiuer himself and that,
on proper occasions, he liked
good drink. He was, however,
deeply impressed with the injury
afflicted in Germany by excessive
indulgence in drink. The Ger
mans, he added, spend 769 million
dollars Il year in drink; twice the
amount of the army and navy
budgets, and $50, 900 persons were
brought before the courts thru
drink.
The number of criminals was in
crcasing by 10000 annually and
the number of convicted persons
had increased from 299, $40 in 1882
to AS, 139 in 1899. In asylums
for the insane intcmperance fur.
nishcd 30 per cent of the inmates,
and so per cent of Germany's i'd
lots were the children of intcmpcr-
ate people. The loss to industry
thru excessive drinking is incalcu-
liable. Germany while leading the
world in social reform legislation,
had done practically nothing
against drinking. The United
States was far more advanced than
Germany in this respect. The
count condemned the drinking cult
in the universities, saying it was II
jolly life while it lasted, but it had
tragicul scQucls.
The practicing physicians fol-
lowed with statements drawn from
their own experience. DR.. Ende-
mann asserted that alcoholists sue
cumbcd to tuberculc bacillus much
more easily than others, and DR.,
Martens said the mortality i'll all
diseases was three or four times
| greater in the ease of alcOholiSts
than among abstaincrs, comparing
persons of equal physical strength.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-05-08
NEEDED INVENTIONS.
Rich Prizes Waiting for Americans Who
Will Solve Problems.

For every ingenious young Amcri-
can, rich prizes are waiting, not only
for great discoveries, but also for lit
tie things, simple Improvements on
the things we have, Gays Franklin j.
Forbes, in Success. Whatever occu-
patton he may choose, he will find that
that calling is in need Of men who
can think Of something new and bet
ter. For the men who have thought
Of new thing, however simple, there
have been, in rcccntycars in America,
rich material rewards. Such a man
was Hayward Augustus Harvey, who
recently died a millionaire, Ills IA
Their was the village blacksmith in
jamestown, y. Y, early in the last
century. Harvey saw how slow was
the work Of forging small things on
an anvil, and sought to do it by labor
saving machinery. lie became the
pioneer in screw machinery aud au-
tomato pin machinery, lie rcyolu-
tionized ~crcw-making. The gimlet-
pointed screw was his. His last i'm
portant discovery was the armor-mak-
ing process which bears his name. He
took out 70 patents-not very many
for a life Of 20 years, but he did not
rush TO the patent Office with every
haif-conccivcd idea. No fortune was
evermorc honestly earned or justly de-
served than his, Like many other
inventors, he showed his fellow men
how to liyesimply.
Concentrate your mind on the sub
ject of needed inventions for five min
utes, and you can think of a dozen
things, any one Of which would make
its inventor rich beyond the dreams
of ayarice.