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The Jennings daily record., 1902-07-28
HovsecLeANlhc HINTS.


A string of DOn'ts For the Most Droadea
season OF the Year.
Let us begin by insisting that
general upheaval is not necessary to d
thorough housecleaning. save In the
Railways. The carpets or rugs must
be removed from these, and sacking
or buriaps put down in case the floors
are fine.
Outside this no discomfort need be
be felt beyond that inflicted upon
whoever occupies the room in the pro-
cess of cleaning.
And begin with the topmost and
most distant room. the one at the end
of the hall. Once the ''pretties" have
been put away and the carpet and
small articles removed. and any large
pieces of furniture grouped and care
fully wrapped. let the painter and
paperer do their worst.
Only an insane woman would heed
the paperhangers: There's no necessi-
ty Of removing the carpet One ex-
perience brought her to her senses;
we all know the muss he makes So
he ready in haste. oh We housewives,
lest We repent at leisure.
Outside the bedrooms and the Ii
brary, den. sitting room. or whatever
name the best-loved room goes under.
and the dining room. the discomfort
will be but little felt: indeed. hardly
felt at all. if only cleaning is to be
done. (And everybody does not paint
and paper every. room every year,
Two good workers can clean thorough
ly. having the things back in place.
one room in day.
Too much haste, however, makes
waste. and the contents Of cabinets
filled with treasures must be consid-
cred a separate task. to be carefully
gone over with skilled hands upon an
other occasion, or, at 1east. away from
the real scene of operations.
One really can't feel much sympathy
for the woman who takes in any un-
known person and sets him or her to
fine work. and. though it may be
mean. one can't Cry when she tells her
tale of woe. how that terrible Great
ure' broke some priceless china, and
how said creature listened patiently
when told how much it was worth
from associations. but insisted that it
really could not have cost the price
mentioned, because anyone knows
that the best sets of china. with 112
pieces. cost but $50" And all the poor
woman could do was to gnash her
teeth or pull her hair according to
which she had the most of.
In housekeeping. as in everything
else, discretion is of prime importance.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-07-28

stripped too. of flesh. physical vigor,
emotional power, mental force. Our
earthly treasures drop away from us
one by one. till at last we live, ghost.
shivering in the shaking structure Of
our own skeletons. 1t is the fearful.
fearful loneliness of old age that is
the whole terror OF it.
Now. is there anything in US that
can alter this situation that cOnfronts
us all. barring the accident of an early
death? Yes: the ghost of old age thar
survives shuddering amid the wreck
of it's own personality is in the begin
ming a spirit that needs only some
slight attention, while we are in the
possession Of our faculties. to create
for us a sphere of beautiful life in
which we shall walk with constantly
increasing vigor. constantly increasing
capacity Of enjoyment. as the years
and the world drop behind us. This
spirit requires for it's perfection no
more than that we learn to love soli-
tude. Not that. like the misanthrOpe
and churl, we are to shun the world
because we love ourselves. I'VE will
simply take advantage of the hours
and moments when others make no
demand upon us. and instead of rush
ing out to force our demands upon the
world. we will stay at home quietly.
alone with our souls.--Harper's Bazar.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-07-28
The Bank Clerk and the Bush Rangers.

Percy De Jersey Grut was the long
name of a short young man who, in
1866 was a clerk in the Collingwood
Branch OF the English. Scottish and
Australian Chartered INK. in Veto
ria. Though barely hve feet three
inches in height. Percy was immense
ly broad across the shoulders, and as
powerful as gorilla. During the
lunch hour one day. he was left in
charge OF the bank. and while alb
sorbed III the act of counting out
money suddenly became aware of the
presence of two men in the bank.
Looking up he saw that they We're
masked. and realized that the bank
was ''sruck up" by buShrangers: they
We're. in fact. members of the gang of
the famous Captain Moonlight. With
out waiting to parley. Grur instantly
caught up the only weapon at hand-a
big silver candlestci>-an brought it
down with terrific force on the head
of one of the two men. Telling him to
the ground. Then. vaulting over the
counter (Which was almost as high as
he was>. he @rappled with the other
fellow. The latter drew a knife and
aimed a blow at Grut: Grut attempted
10 catch his wrist but succeeded only
in graspinG the knife itself by the
naked blade. Almost any other man
would have ''let go" at once, but
Percy de Jersey Grut was the excep-
ton to the rule. He maintained his
grip. Finally. by a sudden movement
Percy actually got the knife away
from his antagonist. who thereupon
drew a pistol and fired pOint-blank at
the bank clerks head. Percy lodged
but the bullet cut off part Of his ear
and the blue marks of the powder are
still be seen on the remains of it. At
this iuncture the other bushranGer re-
covered his senses and sprang upon
the broad -shoudered hero but Percy
got him by the throat, and stood there,
holding both men in Il grip which they
We're unab to break until some neigh
bors. who had heard the report of the
pistol. came in TO see what was the
matter.
The. robbers were captured and
Grut's wounds were dressed. but he
was never again able to Stra ighten his
right hand He was known ever after
as "Candlestick' Grut. and the bank
directors. Tor his bravery, promoted
him rapiuly from one grade to another
until at an age when most men would
be paving tellers. Percy de Jersey
Grut was full -tiedged manager.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-07-28
Supple Effect in Turs.

Tt is truly wonderful to see what
light, soft effects are obtained with
furs nowadays. A pretty garment is
a short holero of seal. quite open in
front. rounded off in two small re
vcrs. which circle the low cut neck in
the back with two shallow capes. 1t
diSclOSeS in front and several inches
above the belt in the back Il blouse of
ermine. From out Of the pagoda sleeve
Of seal comes an undersleeve of er-
mine The collar and belt are of tur-
quoise velvet. crushed and drawn
tight and the little cuff band holding
in the ermipe undersleeve consists of
two narrow gold ribbons embroidered
in turquoises, with a bit Of turquoise
velvet showing between them.
Another striking bolero was of very
upon q waistcoat of nile green Danne,
so completely braided over in narrow
black and gold braids as to show the
green simmer only here and there.
The somewhat vulgariZed fox seems to
hold its own. The rare black the sill
yer, the blue. are everywhere in stacks
The pure white appears as a lovely
soft trimming on those opera cloaks
that are made entirely OF some fiat,
white fur. On Il long redingote of
white caracal, wonderfully silky and
as flat as a thick MORE. it adds a
snowy and lovely softness as the wide
edge Of the broad, opened sleeve and
ut the high. rolling collar. as caressing
to the check as Il powder puff. With
the two heads crossed at the back Of
the collar, it encrcles the neck and
falls as a boa the whole length of the
garment in ront.-Washington Star.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-07-28
A P0pular Woman.

Many anecdotes of the kindness of
the Empress Of Germany are finding
their way into the public prints. She
was riding with a couple of attendants
through the village of Bornim. near
Potsdam. recently. and passed the VII
lage schoolhouse. Up at the windows
Went the youngsters faces and the
schoolmaster opened Il window wide.
Her Majesty rode up and asked the
teacher what the subject of instruc-
ton was Hearing that it was histori-
cal and that it treated of the period
of Queen Louise the Good the kais-
erin asked the master to 60 on with
the lesson while she listened. She
was. of course, obeyed. and for over a
quarter of an hour her Majesty re-
manned at the window.
So pleased was she with the juven-
;les' answers that she told them She
would treat them all to cake and
chocolate very soon and rode off amid
the cheers of the youngsters. The fol
lowing day the schoolmaster received
n note from her Majesty saying that
the Borniln choolchildrcn-10o in
number-were to be regaled at her
invitation that afternoon upon chocc-
late with cream and cake at the vii
laee inn. That there was Joy in the
village of ROrnim need not be stated,
nor need the fact that the Empress
possesses there 400 very loyal little
subjects
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The ,str, with Bangles.

The girl of 1901 will wear bangles;
she will seek the Ornamentation OF
many jewels; she will be decked with
chains, for her small belongings. and
she will be trimmed with all the pref
ty trities that have come into use and
proved their worth. The corsage
watch the chatelalne. the chain with
keys and purse attached. the tiny
handkerchief bag, the glove with IL
pocket in the wrist, the fob of fortune.
these will be among the things that
she Will wear.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-07-28
Made Herself Some Teeth.

Mrs John T. Schermerhorn, of Mil
waukee startled a dentist at La Crosse,
Wis, by exhibiting a set of front teeth
she ha cut from a common beef bone
They are perfectly formed and were
made during spare moments to fill a
space made vacant by the loss of her
ans whim to do something novel. They
were made with a common knife and
file while sitting in front of mir
ror in her little workshop.-Chicago
Tribune.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-07-28
u.z,Nc At a GIRLS COLLEGE.
The vl-tim n Man Caller and the Ordeal
Hard to Endure. as

The Vl-eim n Man Caller and the Ordeal
Hard to Endure.
''Ialk about hazing with tabasco
sauce and gymnastics, 1t isn't In the
same class with the test through which
the students at New England college
for women put a masculine visitor"
said the man with bashful tendencies.
IL was near the college and concluded
to kill -wo birds with one stone by
viewing the building and calling on
friend student there at the same
time. I presented myself at the hall
where my friend lived and sent up my
card. An intellectual looking girl,
who guess was a student, ushered
me into a parlor and left me.
II found myself in corner of the
room with a door at my right and an
other further along at my left. had
just time TO glance around when a
young woman came in at the right and
passed me by with an intent look
which just escaped being a stare. She
didn't stop. but disappeared through
the door at the left. Another followed
and another. and finally they came in
regular procession. l didn't believe
that so many persons could he housed
in "a building twice the size of that
hall. and l am sure that most of the
young women passed twice. AS each
went by she gave glance which took
in all of me from the part OF my hair
to the style of my shoes.
by and by. when everybody that
could be alarmed had inspected me
often enough my friend came down.
learned that I had been suffering from
one of the college customs. She had
not received my card unit! my inspec-
tion was about ended. I thought one
inspection of me would satisfy them.
and called again to undergo tie same
ordeal Now I have other acquaint-
ances there, and as soon as one ap-
pears in the line l stop her and make
her talk to me until my friend comes.
The tete-a tete doesn't stop the process
sion. but it relieves the embarrass.
ment."-New York Sun
The Jennings daily record., 1902-07-28
The Middle Pillow.

There is n new pillow case. 1t is
square in shape and opens in the back.
instead of at the end. Sheer linen
cambria, embroidered and rutfied, is
oftenest used in it's composition. 1t
is placed in front of the other two pill
lows. and designed with an idea to
supplant shams. Technically, it is
called the middle pillow
The Jennings daily record., 1902-07-28
Technique of Growing Old.

On final analysis, the horror Of old
age comes from centering our life and
our strength in things that are doomed
to pass away. The result is loneli-
ness-loneliness that in the end sees
us stripped not only of lively associa-
tions with the world, of strong ties
binding US to kindred and friends. but
The Jennings daily record., 1902-07-28
Side Wall Light Brackets.

Gas fixtures in the centre of the
room have rather outlived their useful
ness. Fashion sanctions side wall
brackets, both for decorative effect
and softness of light.
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Suggestions For Portieres.

Many of the new armures and mer-
cerized cottons are the same on both
sides, and, therefore. need no lining
for portieres, besides being delight
fully rich in effect - -
The Jennings daily record., 1902-07-28
Proud Record.

Speaking of progress said the
snail. II travelled a mile last year.
indianapolis Press.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-07-28
The First Parachute Descent.

The first parachute descent from
balloon was in 1899.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-07-28

A String of Don'ts For the Most Dloadeo
season Of the Year.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-01-16
THE COLOSSUS OF RHODES,
One of the Ancient Seven Wonders
of the World.

One of the Ancient Seven Wonders
of the World.
The ancients succeeded in making
that alloy Of copper which 10 known as
bronze. Among the seven wonders Of
the world was the famous statue, Who'll
ly made Of bronze, historically known
as the colossus Of Rhodes. 1t repre-
scented Ph9bus, the national deity Of
the Rhodians. 1t was begun by Chares,
a pupil of Lysippus, the sculptor, and
was completed by Laches 2S8 B. g.
The popular belief Is that it stood
astride the harbor Of Rhodes, that it
was 1O5 feet high and that ships could
easily sail between it's legs.
Pliny said that few men could clasp
its thumb. 1t was cast on metal plates,
afterward Joined together, and this
process occupied twelve years. In the
interior was a spiral staircase reach
ing into its head, and in a great mirror
suspended to it's neck were reflected
the coast Of Syria and the ships sailing
to Egypt.
After it had stood for sixty -four
years this colossus was overthrown by
an earthquake, and it's remains lay on
the shore for 923 years-that is, until
A. d. 672-when they were sold by the
Saracens to a Hebrew dealer. The
original cost was 300 talents-say, &c.
OO,OOO-and it Is not too much to say
that similar image might be con.
structed now In one-fourth of the time
and at one-third of the original cost.
Rhodes, by the way, must have had
colossus on the brain, for Pliny relates
that the port was adorned with 1000
colossal statues of the sun.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-01-16
LIBERTY.

What man Is there so bold that he should say.
''Thus and thus only would have the seaf''
For whether lying calm and beautiful,
Clasping the earth in love or throwing back
The smile Of heaven from waves Of amethyst,
Or whether, freshened by busy winds,
1t bears the trade and navies of the world
To ends of use or stern activity,
Or whether dashed by tempests, it gives way
To elemental fury, bowls and roars
At all its rocky BARRIERS in wild lust
OF ruin drinks the blood Of living things
And strews its wrecks Ger leagues Of desolats
shore,
Always it 10 the sea, and men bow down
Before its vast and varied majesty.
30 all in vain will timorous ones essay
To set the metes and bounds of liberty,
For freedom is its own eternal law.
II makes its own conditions and in storm
Or calm alike fulflls the unerring viii.
Let us not then despise it when 1t lies
Stin sleeping lion, while swarm
OF gnatlike evils hovers round its head,
Nor doubt it when in mad, disjointed times
It shakes the torch of terror and its cry
Shrills Ger the quaking earth and in the fame
OF riot and war we its awful form
Rise by the scaffold where the crimson ak
Rings down its grooves the knell of shudderina
kings,
For always in thine eyes, Liberty,
Shines that high light whereby the world 10 saved
And though thou slay us, will trust in theel
John Hay.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-01-16

Ants commonly are regarded as nui-
sances, yet they have their uses. If
you dig up nest of common brown
ants, you will notice by putting your
face close to the hill pungent odor
arising. This is the vapor Of formic
acid, the principle of ant poison. Now,
formic acid has the property of max
ing plants grow as hardly anything
else will. Therefore the mold Of which
the ant nests are composed makes a
valuable dressing for the market gar
den when spread ON while it is fresh.
Another little known benefit to be de-
rived from ants Is the collection of
their eggs for fish food. In the late
summer good many people make
living by gathering ant eggs in the
pine woods of Surrey and Berkshire,
England, and selling them to the Lon
don fish dealers.
In the west ants are sometimes used
as miners. There is large species of
Rocky mountain ant which builds it's
nest neither Of wood nor earth, but of
stone, and it prefers stones brilliant in
color for this purpose. Miners are said
to transport whole nests Of these in
sects to places where garnets abound,
and when the ants have built their new
homes all the best crystals within ra-
dius Of many yards will be found in 1t
and appropriated by the garnet seek
ers.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-01-16
A DUEL AND A JOKE.

Count Boni de Castellane's First At
fair Upon the Field of Honor.
Count Boni de Castellanes first duel
was when he had just come from school.
Lad as he was, he could ride, shoot and
handle a sword, but he was still very
young, very bashful, rather green. At
the club to which he had just been ad-
mitted some of the men, whom life
made cynical, began to guy him. 1t
was easy to stir up his anger, for they
chartered scandal about a woman lie
knew. He pulled over the table and
struck one of the men. The next day
he received challenge. In good faith
he selected two good clubmen as his
seconds. In all this the club fellows
saw only a joke, and when the ar
engagements were hurried and the two
opponents stood face to face In mead
ow near the Seine the pistols were
loaded-with blackened bread crumbs.
"One, two, three!' They fred to-
gether. The clubman gave a great cry
and fell to the ground grooming.
Hes fatally wounded-dyingw the
seconds exclaimed, choking with laugh
ter.
De Castellane felt the heart in him
run away like water. He had killed q
man. 1t was not possible!
"Dead?" he asked anxiously.
eyes," said the corpse and sat up
grinning. !
The schoolboy looked at the laughing
clubmen and saw the joke they had
played on him. He stopped. and caught
the corpse by the ankle, dragged it q
bit and with a sudden jerk tossed it
ten feet into the river.
'Then I'll bury it," said he.
As the clubman crawled from the
river, dripping mud and water, they de-
cided the joke was on him.-Saturday
Evening Post.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-01-16

81 happened to be out west" said a
Pittsburg architect, "When a certain
town decided to erect a city hall.
Architects were invited to send in
plans and specifications, and, though
l hadn't fully decided to compete,
dropped in on a boss alderman one day
to secure some information. l had
been told that he was at the head of a
ring, and it didn't take me long to dis
cover that such information was cor
rect. We had scarcely passed dozen
words when he said:
"'NIr. Blank. this building is to cost
$SOO,OOO'
eyes
"'And there must be at least $780,
600 to divide up among the pickings.'
eyes
"'Can you plan an 100000 building
which will yield 100000 worth of
pickings?
81 never have done So
"'Then don't begin here. You'd not
only muddle your plans and specifica-
TONS but you'd tempt us to steal your
whack of the stealings, and we want
to get out of it with a little honor left
to tackle some other job with. Try "a
railroad water job or something easy,
and good morning to you"
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-01-16
COVENTRY.


MRS. VIM. Tucker returned to Westerly
on Monday. l
Mrs. g. e. Hoxie and Mrs. F. j. Tracy
ar, visiting In Rockville.
Louis Woodwork OF Willimantic spent
Sunday with friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Ayers will celebrate
the 25th anniversary of their marriage on
Feb. 9th.
Ernest Noble, who has been home i'll
for some time with severe cold, is able
to be out again.
Vaccination is the chief topic of con-
versation at present, and the physicians
are reaping a harvest.
Miss Bessie Avery entertained party
of friends last Thursday, in honor OF the
21st anniversary OF her birth.
The last of the union services was held
in the M. E. vestry Sunday evening.
There was large attendance.
Albert Harmon, wife and daughter
were called to Maine last week by the
death of Mrs. Harmon's father.
On account of the proximity OF small
pox, the health officer requests every per-
son to be vaccinated as soon as possible.
Geo. L. Rosebrooks, Jr., entertained
81 of the Thread City cyclers at his home
on South street Sunday at fine turkey
dinner.
The. N. E. O. p. held regular meet
Ing on Monday evening. So many were
absent the installation of officers was
postponed till next meeting.
There will be another of those popular
concerts and dances at Hillside hall,
Mansfield, on Friday evening, under the
auspices Of the South Wellington and
South Coventry bands. ..'.
There was a special meeting OF Wan
gumbaug grange on Saturday evening,
when eight new members were Initiated
in the list and 2 degrees. There will be
another special meeting on Thursday
evening. On Tuesday evening, Jan. 21st,
the class will be initiated 10 81 and 4th
degrees, and the officers will be installed
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-01-16
Attractive and Desir-
able Residences
For Sale.

The property known as the "Ives''
place, situated in one of the most desira-
BILE sections on East Main Street, Stafford
Springs, the new two-tenement house next
east, and the Colonial house now occupi.
ed by DR.. f. L. Smith, also the home
stead, which am at present occupying,
and the cottage directly opposite, situated
nthe village of Stafford, are now offered
for sale at prices that will be right, and
on terms satisfactory to the purchaser.
All of these houses are surrounded by am
pie grounds, stables, etc., and 1t Is be-
lieved that no better property, either for
permanent homes, or as an investment,
has ever been offered for sale In Stafford.
3m CYRIL JOHNSON Stafford, Conn.