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The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-02-13
THIRTY YEARS AGO.
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Items OF local interest taken from the colum
OF The Press, thirty years ago.l
February 10. ls7s.

February Ids 1874.
There are now but two persons In Toll
land jail.
The dry house Of, J. L Merrick 4 Co.,
at Mansfield Hollow, containing sixty
barrels OF spool blocks, was destroyed by
fire Monday, February 8.
This time 1t is three large eggs, all the
product Of a Royal Java hen, belonging
to Henry Butterfield OF Staffordville
The three measured as follows, 64x74
6sx73, 6axs. The members Of the Royal
Java family may 60 to the head.
O, B. Chaffee & Co. have increased the
capacity Of their mill at Chafeville, Mans
field, by the addition of one story, besides
other extensions, and yet have to run an
extra mill at Gurleyville so they can
promptly I'LL their numerous orders. The
Macfarlanes are running their silk mill
at Atwoodyille, day and night, In order
to meet the growing demand for the gu
perior goods which they manufacture
They think Of putting in machinery and
running the mills formerly owned by L.
Brown & Co. at an early date.
Atwoodville (Mansfield) Feb. 8. 1879
by Rev. K. B, Glidden, Henry Stark.
weather and Mrs. Elizabeth Smith, both
of Mansfield. ....
Staffordyille z, by Rev. G. II. Winches
ter, Lakoy Squier OF Monson and Mrs.
Lucinda Smith of Stafford. ...
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-02-13
WORTH $500, 900, 900.

The President of certain big Oil Com
pany is said to be worth $500, 1000, 900. A
tidy bit of money and no mistake. And
yet he isn't happy. In an address to Bible
class he spoke of trials and troubles of the
rich and the loads they have to carry. A
young lady whispered to friend that he
might wear Benson's Porous Plaster on his
back or, better still, divide the money among
the members of the class. don't know
why her idea about the plaster makes me
want to laugh, but it does. All the same
have seen plenty of people laugh after
putting Bensons Plasters on their backs
or chests, or on any other spot where there
was weight, heaviness, weakness or pain.
It may be the sharp stabs of neuralgia, the
aches and wrenches of rheumatism it may
be colds in muscles or bones; it may be
those kidney or hmbago thrusts that make
you yell as at dog bite; or it may be q
strain or cramp, anything that wants quiet
ing and comforting. Don't bother with
salves, iniments, lotions, etc.. or with any
Of the stupid and useless old style plasters.
Clap on Benson's. It relieves at ones
and cures quickly. It stops the pain and
makes you laugh for the very ease and good
feeling of it. But watch out against i'm
itations and substitutes. All druggists, OK
We will prepay postage on any number
ordered in the United States on receipt Of
25c. each.
seabury & johnson, Mfg. Chemists, ny.
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:: BILLY BRAG;
4@"eeOo o @o0O4

|
His name was Phineas Ellsworth,
but we boys at the INK" ranch called
him Billy Brag for reasons which ten
minutes conversation with him would
| make obvious even to total stranger
| To say that he was opinionated Is
drawing it very mild. and to state that
the chiefest of his opinions was the
particularly excellent one he held of
himself is supertluous.
Those were humdrum, monOtonous
days at the I'm" and there was scant
opportunity for Billy to exhibit the
courage, prowcss, SKILL ability and so
forth which-we had his own oft re-
peated statements for THE possessed
to a remarkable degree.
Once in awhile something would
happen to relieve the monotony. but
Billy somehow or other was never on
deck to show what he was worth. He
always turned up afterward with:
Huh! Ye galoots jeS' make me ache
all over! Wy. any bloomin' tenderfoot
cd "A toll We bettrr'n that" or, THAT
wuz Il fool trick. Now. eff I'd been
thar I'd a did so an So" or. Huh!
Dye call that anythin' ter menshun
Wy. back thar on tn Keya Paha we
used ter let tn kids an wimmen do
that kind q work.
And so it went for nearly a year.
and. though we invented many a plan
to give Billy an opportunity to show
his worth: he managed on one pretext
oil another to keep out of our snares.
One day Gale Smelling. who was out
looking up some stays. fell in with a
maverick steer feeding in coulee and.
thinking at first that it was an ''HX'
critter, rode toward it. But the beast
was what is known as bad un,'
and, horns down and believing with
rage. he turned and charged on the
startled cowboy Gale tried to turn his
pony and run. but the animal was
green and only reared and snorted.
Gale thought he was about to take a
place herding clouds. but he yanked
his gun and let go. catching the steer
right between the eyes and dropping
1t not more than'ten feet away.
Gale was a bit new in the business,
and he was rather pale when he rode
up to the ranch and related his expert
ence. but there was triumphant tone
in his voice as he told of his successful
shot from the back of a bucling pony.
Billy listened with a superior air.
Huh he remarked disdainfully.
"What We wanter kill i'm fer? Ye cd
jes Il we'll creased an roped i'm. Some
folks never hev no r'gard fer prop'ty.
Waste not. want nothin'.
We all groaned and proceeded to con-
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-02-13
An Emilarrnssing emery,

In city where children above the
age of five years have to pay full fare
on the tramcars while those who are
younger go free the passengers in a
car saw one day rather large boy
looking seven years old at least, held in
his mothers lap as though he were q
baby. The big child seemed restless
about something. ,.......,., u. ....,...
Presently he cried: Mammal! Nam.
mar u...a .........., ........ ....,s..5
The mother, as il with d premonition
Of something wrong, tried to hush him,
but he still kept saying: Mamma!
Mammal"
"Well. what Is it?" she asked at last.
q Mamma. when do have to say I'm
only fveY ..,... ...-.., ..5.. -... .. ..........
Then the passengers-some of them
laughed and the mother turned very
red.-London Answers.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-02-13
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The Spoiled Child.

Once upon time young kingfisher
went to the father bird and asked for
his fishing rod. that he might catch
some choice trout he had seen In q
nearby stream.
Nor answered the stern parent.
The young bird went his way and in
an hour returned dripping wet. saying
that he had tried to catch he fish
without pole and had fallen into the
water. Is .....5
'"Therew said the mother bird to the
father. 81 knew you would spoil the
child II you spared the rod" -.+
Moral.-The mother can always find
a way to place blame on the father, no
matter what happens.-New York Her
aid.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-02-13
A untnue Roak.

A publishing firm which makes a spe-
cialty of expensive editions of standard
authors has recently published an edi-
ton of the works of Dickens. The set
is in thirty volumes and literally IL
Illustrated and illumined. An eccentric
buyer decided he would like to have q
set composed Of the proof sheets of the
edition, These were. of course, much
marked. corrected. noted and otherwise
married. but they were collected and
bound in an exquisite, binding and sent
to the collector of original books. He
paid $1,4OO for the privilege Of owning
probably the most unique reprint of a
set of Dickens works in existence
New York Times.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-02-13
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 Involvement house next
east, and the Colonial house. now occupi-
ed by DIR. F. L. Smith, also the home
stead, which am at present occupying,
and the cottage directly opposite, situated
in the 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 it 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 S4aAHar5 rsoun
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-02-13
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A Choice of Calves,

The difficulties the early virginian
colonists had with their live stock is
curiously illustrated by the fact that
in the colony of Massachusetts Bay a
red calf was cheaper than black one.
experience having shown that the for
mer was more likely to be attacked by
wolves. owing. it was thought. to the
wolves installing it for deer.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-02-13
WnHklmG I'm.

A good story. even when the same
man continues to repeat it, has tend
ency to grow. like rolling SNOWFALL.
An instance Is here furnished:
$50 our friend Bushler went to the
top Of Mont Blarc?' seid one man to
another.
Not at ALL" .."
"But he said So"
True. Two months ago. when he re-
turned from Switzerland. he said he
had been at the foot of Mont Blanc.
Since then he has gradually lied him.
self to the top Il %tf'.s% "@s'e
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-02-13

THE LAST HEARD OF IT.-"My little
boy took the Group one night and soon
grew so bad you could hear him breathe
all over the house, says F. d. Reynolds,
Mansfield, O. Eve feared he would die,
but q few doses Of One Minute Cough
Cure quickly relieved him and he went
to sleep. That's the last we heard of the
Group. Now isn't cough cure like that
valuable e" One Minute Cough Cure is
absolutely safe and acts Immediately.
coughs, colds, Group, grip, bronchitis and
all other throat and lung troubles It Ia a
certain cure.N Very pleasant. to take. The
little ones like 1t. w. ID. Heald.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-02-13
SUITED His Flock.

The Colonel-You only have to preach
one sermon on Sunday. Uncle Micajah?
I should think your congregation would
insist on, an evening sermon too.
Parson Mrcajah--Dats. coz de con-
-g'gationa has bern me preach. cunnel.
an y0' hain't.-Chicago Tribune.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-02-13
An exchange says that the noted horse
Cresceus earned $40, 900 last year and ell
he got out OF 1t was his board and lodging.

Mr.. WHEELER Cor RID. OF HIS RHEU-
MATIsM. ~; During the winter Of 1873
was 80 lame In my joints, In fact all over
my body that ] could hardly hobble
around, when I bought a bottla. Of Cham
berlain's Pain Balm. From the first Az
plication began I'd get well and was
cured and have, worked, steadily all the
,year.--R. sWHEELERslNort hwood, N tx d
So For sale. by IL. x. Taft, III. r. Cady,
Stafford; Gardiner Hall, IT., 4 Co., South
wilmington.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-02-13

glad to say that know once more what peace and
good health are. l can eat and sleep WELL and
work with comfort. 1 advise all sufferers to
make no delay in using DR.. Greenes Nervura
they ean be cured by Dr.. Greene's great nerve
eure."
Be strong and healthy. Keep natures
gifts intact. Worry will drop out of your
control.
These same nerves give you the headaches
and pains that drag you down. DIR. Greene's
Nervura blood and nerve remedy is the per-
feet assistance you need, Don't waste an
hour before beginning its use. Consult
DR.. Greene if you are puzzled. Call or
write. His address is 101 Fifth Avenue,
New York City. DR.. Greene's Laura Pills
are grand cure for Constipation. They are
gentle but efficient. They never grippe. If
your druggist doesn't have them, send %
cents to DR.. Greene.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-02-13
Hix s n.nicto,,.

Mother-You nice little boy! In d.
viding that apple you kept the half
with worm hole for. yourself and let
sister have the other half. .ss4g ts..s5 s9t
Johnny-Yes: sipected the worm
had bored through to t. other side.-
Boston Transcript.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-02-13
NlilliOna Pit tn wnrh

The wonderful activity of the new cen.
fury Is shown by an enormous demand fol
the worlds best workers--Dr. Kings New
Life Pills. For Constipation, Sick Head
ache, Biliousness, or any trouble of Stom
ach, Liver or Kidneys they're unrivaled
Only 25c at A. q. Eaton's drug store, Stat
ford Springs, and w. P. Fuller's, Somers
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-02-13
Constipation

Does your head ache -? Pain
back of your eyes? Bad
taste in your mouth F.? It's
your liver! Ayers Pills are
iverpills. They cure consti-
patton, headache, dyspepsia.
25c All drupuisfs
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-02-13

1t is we'll known that st. Hubert
died \. ID. T21, was reputed to cure
hydrophobia by touch as kings cured
the Kings evil The saint was ia.
Their before he was n saint and left
son. from whom descends q family.
the Lavernots. still 1ourishing in Picar-
dy. This family claims. and the claim
is admitted throughout Picardy. to
have inherited the magical powers of
the saint and exercises them regular
~ to this day. The neighbors still
prefer their treatment to that of the
Pasteul., xiaStifiit3n @ftf i';'a.S$+ .,ris ,~1e
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-02-13

The heaviest metal is platinum. the
lightest potassium. The latter will
foat on the surface Of water like a
piece of cork
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-02-13
IN THE NIGHT.

I heard the football OF the hail;
The armies OF the sky a.
Were coming down amid the gala
And rank on rank marched by.
heard the thunder's cannonade,
The beating of his drum.
I saw the lghtning's flashing blade.
The hosts Of heaven had comel
The mighty legions crossed the roofs
And stogmed the distant hill;
Faint grew the sound of tramping hoofs,
And, 10. then all was still.
At morn l saw dead crimson leaves
Far Ger the wide world tossed,
And row the lonely autumn grieves
For all that she has lost.
-Woman's Home Companion.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-02-13

- ~ sase s.st4b sssi
The annual Hort 10 change inaugura,
tionn'day to April 10 being made by u
.intaoduction Of q bill into congress "a
that effect. Il. i. q. III ]. ..,1
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-02-13

are no Sundays, ID. 4 z no. n f'aEs 4
atl SAVED HIM FRoM TORTURE. There is
no moro agonizing trouble than piles.
The constant itching and burning make
life intolerable. No position H. comfort
able. The torture is unceasing. De-
Wits Witch Hazel Salve cures piles at
once. For skin diseases, cuts, burns,
bruises, all kinds Of wounds 1t is I'M
eqpalled. j. 8. Gerali, ST. Paul, Ark.
says From 1865 l suffered with the
protr1ding, bleeding piles and could find
nothing to help me until fused de Wits
Witch Hazel Salve. A few boxes COM
pletely cured me-" Beware Of counter
feits. w. ID. Heald.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-02-13

Alabama was long ago nicknamed
the Cotton State. being centrally 10.
Gated In the cotton belt Of the south.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-02-13


night or day.
xvery nerve in
my head was
Jumping con-
NnuAAy. I doc
tored with the
best doctors in Il
city, but I got !
relief. was ute
y discouraged d
Ill . lady friel
advised me to t
DR.. Greene's Ne
vura blood n
nerve remedy.
" / have now
taken six bot
ties Of the Ner-
vHra and three |
boxes of Dr.I
0reene's .Lax-t
ura Pills, and IL
ann more than !
happy and
grateful to DR..
Greene for his
wonderfulmed-
fNfnal 7 am
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-02-13
DIScONTE
unhappinsss Caused by Disordsrsd
Nerves and Completely Cured BY
Dr.. Grsene's Nervura.

You can't stop worrying by just trying
20. Worry La wrscking your life and you
know it, but you say, 81 just can't help it."
and keep right on worrying.
DR.. Greene's Nervura blood and nerve
remedy viii aid you quickly. If your nerves
are all right you won't spend your life, and
burn mp your attractiveness in worry. Stop
and think about this and think of the mul-
titudes of women who have been helped by
this medicine.
Mrs. L. +. MUMMY, 10 High St., New
Bedford, Mass, says:
al have been q terrible sufferer for more than
q year with my head. Inever knew rest or peace
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-02-13

There is no poor law in China. There
Are no SuntiayS "a ~ n i: n sss{' II F34zt
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1902-02-13

CYRIL JOHNSON STAFFORD, Conn
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-07-26
"HE Republican National

"\HE Republican, National Lead
rrs will make serious mistake
Il if they allow the Democrats to
steal their thunder and make
tariff amendment solely their own party
cry.
The present burdcmSome tariff rates
must be modified and lowered, and the
Republican Party must voluntarily do
the work.
If the Tariff Law is to be ''tinkcred'
the tinkcring must be done by the friends
Of the protective principle, and not by its
enemies.
The time has come to modify the high
rates, and the Republican Party is the
only safe medium through which it can
be done.
The Republicans of the great West
are alive to the Importance and urgency
of the issue, but Eastern Republicans,
so many of whom are personally inter-
ested in the maintenance of high rates,
are slow to recognize its importance as
Il popular demand.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-07-26
ABOUT HELPFUL WIVES.

r Asst week the newspapers record
ed the rare achievement of Il
IL thrifty wife. who, being afflicted
with an ohstrepcrous hen, and Il
husband i'll of Il fever, used her bed
ridden spouse, as IN incubator. and was
rewarded with small brood of healthy
Plymouth Rocks.
The performance was original. if not
admirable.
This week we record the higher
achievement of r"Sourceful hclpmate,
who in the enforced absence of her hus-
band Il Wilmington Methodist preacher.
took TO the pulpit. and as som" of her
hearers thought. made better discourse
there than her lord.
Nor was it in silent prayer she preach
ed 50 cloqurntly. which oft persuadeS
when speaking fails but her tender
words had such melting flow. and spoke
of truth 50 Swcrtly well. they dropped
like Heavens scrrnest SNOW, and all
was brightness where they fell
Indeed they made the wisest head their
sport. The secret of their mastery
SHORT.
Why should she not true converts make .:
We love til" subject for the Speakers
sake.
Virtue in her appears 50 bright and gay.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-07-26
ABOUT WIDOWS.
THE most of us remember with
pleasure, the charming picture
Il Uncle Toby and the Widow"

"IIE most Of us remember with
pleasure. the charming picture,
Il Uncle Toby and the Widow"
1t hung on the walls of the
old homestead, and was admired, alike
by old and young. The credulous sin
cerity reflected in the eye of the genial
Uncle Toby, rs he looked lovingly but in
vain for the moat in the pretty widow :
eye, excited the same sympathy for the
old lover, that the coy expression of the
pretty face.
Uncle Toby didn't find the mythical
moat, but like his contiding brothers
since the days of Adam, he lost his heart
in the frutlcss hunt and fell an easy
but unconscious victim, to the wilcs Of
che comely young widow.
The memory of the old picture is
pleasantly recalled, by the wit and wis
dom of the humorous Editor of the Bal
timore SUM- in his published reply to Il
correspondent suffering the palpable
pangs of whitening "widowcrhood."
Mr.. Tony Weller, who had married L
widow and found when too late that he
had put his foot in it. most unjustly de-
nounccd all widows because his parti-
cular widow was an unpleasant lot He
admoniShcd his son Samuel to beware
of them. for more Widows gets married
than single vimmin.' 1t is undoubtedly
true that widow aS Il rule makes Il bet
ter business Of getting married than ON"
who has had no experience. She has
practice in dealing with men and does
not waste her time il fooliShneSs. There
was Abigail. the widow of Nabal the
Carmclite. The very minute that David
heard she was a widow he dispatched
one of his young men with an offer of
his hand in marriage. As soon as the
Widow Abigail got the message. what
did she do? And Abigail hasted and
arose and rode upon an ass with five
damSelS of hers that went after her: and
she went after the messengers of David
and became his wife She did not lose
minute. If Abigail had been a single
woman instead OF Il WIDOW she would
have probably lost the opportunity. Her
first remark would have been: oh this
is so sudden" Then she would have in
sisted upon seeing David first and prom
Using that she would try to learn to love
him. or ask for time to consider. or have
engaged in other coquettish devices If
Abigail had done this the chances are
that David. who was II very busy man
those days, would have moved on and
married Ahinoam Of JeZreel, and Abigail
would have been in the soup. But Abb.
gail was Il widow and Abigail haSted.
Then consider how the Widow Ruth
landed old BoaZ. If she had been 4
sweet girl graduate, just fresh from col
lege, she never would have secured that
rich and somewhat convivial old agr
culturist.
All of these things 90 to show that il
Il widow has marked our correspondent
for her own he might as well go for the
license and, like Job, cause the widows
heart to sing for joy"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-07-26
TIP TOP AND POTASH.

The above tests made i'll May, June and July, 1902
No fertilizer of this class reached this PENNSYLVANIA either
last year this and there forty distinct brands
analysed.
Our TIP TOP SOLUBLE BONE last year tested per
cent. Available Phosphoric Acid in Pennsyva and other
brands in the forty tested reached this result Under date of
July 10th 1902 Dr. Flear reports Tip Top Soluble Bone show
ing lbs per cent. Available Phosphoric Acid
Wheat and grass never get too much Phopholc Acid and
always respond with good growth where the application at
all belal and the fertilizer available form Phoshoric
acid and potash remained safely stored in the SOIL when all
taken up by the growing crop.
Farmers who Potash goods wheat get the best the
market in our Tip Top Potash Not only fine drilling cond
ton but fully cent plant food than is furnished in
the average goods selling at the same price.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-07-26
To Protect Farmers.

Marylmd Delaware and Pennsylvm have laws for the
especial protection Of farmers in purchasing fertilizers.
The law regulating the manufacture and sale OF such goods
each Of the named, requires official analysis of every
brand offered for sale least during each The State
Chemist is required personally draw each sample to have
drawn for him by reliable and dsntereed person of
his selection The samples drawn wherever the goods
found in warehouses exposed for sale and several bags used
in securing each sample hollow metal rod being III
serted to the bottom of each bag.
The following results of official tests have been issued recently
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-07-26
~ ENATOR McLAURIN. of SCOUT

~ ENATOR McLAURIN. of South
Carolina. has declined the ap-
~ puintmcmt to the vacancy on the
Bench of III" United States Court
of Claims. rendered him by til" PrcSi-
dent.
The Tillmaniac cyclone that was look
ed for at WaShimGtom has for the time
been avcrtcd.
This has been a year of atmospheric
disturbances, and Tillman's expected
"outhurSt" would only have been in
Keeping with the season.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-07-26
SHORT.


TT SEEMS to hay" become dangerous
for man in public life to write Il
4 private letter even to his wife.
ConSul-Gcnoral Bragg at Hay.
ana wrote his wife that it would as
hard to make Il whistle of a pigs tail
as to make anything ont Of a CUBAN
The private letter was somehow made
public, and now its mlucky writer is in
official trouble.