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WALES.

Raw. E. B. Doland is suffering from a
severe cold.
The Epworth League gave an enter
talnment and oyster supper at the M. E.
church last Wednesday evening.
Mrs. N. F. Bradley, who has been stay
ing with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Booth,
in Brimfield the past week, returned home
last Saturday. Miss Adella Dimmick has
left her position 10 the mill and will re-
main with Mrs. Bradley, who is quite
feeble, for the present. r.
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do you think you ought to demand
so much money for campaign pur-
poses?" said the man who resents mod
ern election methods.
"Well," answered Senator Sorghum
thoughtfully, IF l were rich enough to
put up campaign fund all by myself
l don't know that l would be in poll
ties at Washington Star
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In French churchyard is monu-
ment having an epitaph Of which the
following is a translation: Here lies
Jean Pinto, the Spanish vocalist. When
he reached heaven. he united his voice
with the voices of the archangels. AS
soon as he heard him the Deity cried,
Keep quiet, all you fellows, and let us
hear alone the illustrious singer, Jean
PintOp"
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just the Size.

The silver moon peeped up behind
the hills of Lake Roland
"What is the height of your ambi-
tion? she asked, more to break the mo-
notony than anything else.
ooh. about feet 2 inches" he re-
piled, gazing into her dark eyes.
The cards are out.-New York Her
aid.
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Little Brother (whose sister is play
ing cards with a gentleman)-M Smi-
Ter, does Minnie play cards well?
Mr.. Smiler-Yes; very we'll indeed.
Little Brother-Then you had better
look out. Mamma said If she played
her cards we'll she would catch YOU.
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The Quebec Steamship company's
steamer Madiana, which sailed from New
York last Saturday with a party of ex-
cursionis's for a special cruise around the
Caribbean Islands, went ashore on the reef
off Hamilton, Bermuda, Tuesday morn
ing. The rs passengers had thrilling
experience. The ship is total loss, but
all on board were rescued and landed
after perilous trip In lifeboats from the
wreck to tug standing mile of
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He Could Afford 1t.

"John," she said, do you think you
can afford new gown for me?'
He looked at her sharply.
"Have you ordered it?" he asked.
Yes
"Then," he said. with a sigh of resfg-
nation. 81 can afford it."-Chicago Post.
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An editor, replying to certain rumors
as to his financial condition. says:
1.-THE statement that we are about to
fail is without foundation. We haven't
money enough for that-not YETI
Atlanta Constitution.
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An Enuine Cur10a1fY.

The anatomical museum of the Mill
tary Veterinary institute Of Vienna
contains the skeleton of horse which
lived forty-five years. 1t belonged to
pensioned major who bought it in 1852
when it was five years old and used 1t
In several campaigns. Until two years
before it's death it could still trot with
q buggy.
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Humanity and immortality consist
neither in reason nor in love; not in the
body nor in the animation of the heart
of it nor in the thoughts and STRINGS
of the brain of it. but in the dedication
of them all to him who will raise them
up at the last day. John Ruskin.
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Well Pleased.

Il say, Bobby" whispered Fitzgor-
geous. twas your sister pleased to learn
that had called upon herr"
Eyes. indeed she was" replied Bobby.
when mother told her that you had
called while she was out, she said,
Thank heavenv"
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DISTRICT OF STAFFORD, IS. Pr

AlSIRlCI OF SIAFFORD, IS. FRO
~ bate Court, February TO- 1908.
Estate Of Leonard s. Goodel, late Of STAFFORD,
in said district, deceased.
Upon the application of Emily M. Goodell,
praying that an instrument in writing purport-
Ing to be the last will and testament of said
Leonard s. Goodell, deceased, may be proved,
approved, allowed and admitted to probate, as
per application on flle fully appears, 1t is
Ordered-that said application be heard and
determined at the probate office in Stafford, in
said district, on the 18th day of February, A. D.
1908, at o'clock in the afternoon and that notice
be given of the tendency Of said application and
the time and place of hearing thereon, by pub
fishing the same once in some newspaper hav-
ing circulation in said district, and by posting
town of Stafford, in said district
MARCUS b. FISK. Judge.
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Divided Booty.

Johnny" said his mother severely,
some one has taken big piece of gin
gercake out of the pantry"
Johnny blushed guiltily.
"Oh, Johnny" she exclaimed. II
didn't think it was in your
1T amt ALL" replied Johnny. Part
of it's i'm Elsie "-philadelphia Press.
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Redmce6 Aaaeaamenfa.

"Old Cr9sns is a mighty clever fell
low"
"How is that?"
"Why, just before the assessor gets
to him he always manages to have a
lot of stuff printed to the effect that he
has been giving several millions to
charitable and educational institutions.
That makes his assessment schedule
look more ible."-Chicago Post.
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C.-Thought you were going to marry
Miss X?
G.-Going to awsk her tonight. My
chawnces are about even.
Glow so, deah boy?
G.-She must say either "yes' or
"nO,"
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The prismatic color of shells. scales
of fish, wings of insects and feathers
of birds depend upon the interference
of light in the thin plates that compose
the iutegumentS.
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Mean BERTHE!

Bertie-Are you dining anywhere on
Thursday?
Appleby (eagerly)-Thursday? No.
Bertie-How hungry you'll be on Fri
dayLExchange.
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81 see that New York spends $780,
100000 a year for the meat she eats.''
Seems tough, doesn't it?"
Eyes, most of it."-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
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ELLINGTON.


The G. f. society will hold social at
Mrs. VIM. Kibbe's next Saturday ever
ing. A cordial Invitation Is extended to
all.
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The state troops at Waterbury were
Withdrawn the last of last week. The
trolly strike still continues, but the
local authorities are acting alone. Most
every day windows are broken in the
troliy cars which are run, but with little
patronage. The strikers are running
omnibuses In opposition.
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Among the foreign born residents Of
the United States the mortality is great
est in Irish and Germans and least In
the Polish.
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F. E. B.-We heard man say the 9TH
er morning that the abbreviatien for Feb
ruary- Feb.-means FREEZE EVERY BODY,
and that man looked frozen In his ulster.
1t was apparent that he needed the kind
Of warmth that stays, the warmth that
reaches from head to foot, all over the
body. We could have told him from per-
sonal knowledge that Hoods Sarsaparilla
gives permanent warmth, it invigorates
the blood and speeds it along through
artery and vein, and really fits men and
women, boys and girls, to enjoy cold
weather and resist the attacks of disease.
1t gives the right kind of warmth, stimu-
lates and strengthens at the same time,
and all It's benefits are lasting. There
may be a suggestion in this for you.
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Willimantic, 18th, Julia Ruby Sibley
80. of Stafford Springs, widow Of Wake
man Sibley.
Tolland, 5th, Jedediah Palmer.
Stafford Springs, 10th, Mrs. Mary W ood-
worth Marcy, 70, wifeof Joseph Marcy.
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Many School Children are SickIy.

Many School Children are S1ckIy.
Mother Grays Sweet Powders for Children,
Home, New York, Break up Colds in "a hours,
cure Feverishness. Headache. Stomach Trou-
bles, Teething Disorders and Destroy Worms.
At all druggists, CSC. Sample mailed FREE.
Address, Allen 8. Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
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The news of loss of life, estim ted at
over 1000 persons, by huge tidal wave
and storm that swept over the South
Sea islands last month has been received
at San Francisco, Cal.
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Racing For His Fee,

Fogg- Where are you hurrying to at
that rate, doctor?
DR.. Pulser-I'm called to visit pa
tient in the last stages. I'm afraid he
will die before l can get to him.-Bos-
ton Transcript
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Resolutions, obituaries or cards OF thanks IN
serted at one-half advertising rates. Births,
marriages and deaths inserted free. Commune
cations received without signature always COM
milted to the waste basket without attention.
This paper Is mailed regularly to its subscrtb
ers until Definite order TO discontinue is re-
ceived and all arrears are paid in full.
THIS Paper and The Connecticut Courant
semi-weekly, furnished for s2.15 per yeaI in adj
vance.
We are not responsible for, nor do we by pub
fishing, endorse the opinions of our correspond
ents- Ska = .zz--s ~"
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EOR SALE Singer Sewing Machine
IL and Extension Table. Call at
2W e. L. BURR'S.
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COTTAGE TO RENT.
~ MRS. g. o. CLEAvELAND.

NOTICE This Ia to forbid all persons
IN harboring or trusting my wife, Nellie NJ.
on my account, as shall not pay any bills OF
her contracting after this date.
JAMES CARPENTER.
Wellington, Feb. 5, 1908. 3w
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L>OR SALE.-Small Farm near Stat
i fordville. Price very low. Write LOCK
BOX g. Stafford Springs, Conn. 1914
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~ Hotel will be furnished free to Sleighing
Parties. Music and supper at reasonable prices
at short notice.
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GTABLE MANURE for sale by the
y season. 1914 w. e. DEMOND.
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TOR SALE-New Mich Cow.
l. 46-2' F. W. CHAFFEE, Evergreen Park.
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= HORSE Power Boiler and Engine In
- good shape for sale. A. w. KINGSBURY.
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Gke Rre&&.
Resolutions, obituaries or cards of thanks IN

LEWIS MCLAUGHLIN, PUBLISHER.
$3.50 year. Ii paid strictly In advance. s1.s5
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EOR SALE.-My place on Prospect
IL street. CHARLES BISSETT.
Milford chronicle., 1903-09-18
-i..'. - 3 '-z1ll l'if1 A.

-
IN eastern legend. An oriental farmer
was one day shown a beautiful dia-
mond by a passing traveller. In order
to find such diamond this farmer sold
his farm and weut forth on an endless
search. He sought it through youth
and middle age and far into Old age
Like the Wandering Jew, he had no
home. He was constantly on the move
Finally. after many years Of frultless
search. he returned TO the home of his
childhood. There he found that the
Golconda mines were upon his former
proDerty. There were literally "acres
Of diamonds under his feet. So young
men turn their backs upon their best
opportunities in the hope Of finding
greater opportunities far off. Young
men about to start in life, take what
YOU can get. Grasp the position which
is nearest Mt hand and fill it. Cease
to dream about air castles and get
Gown in the mud and dirt and build
foundations Of solid stone and mortar.
DO not do MS Ahimaaz did Run nc
foolish race when you have no message
to carry aud your business is to stay AZ
home aud clean camp.
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Ronee ono chee1. on1r.

Archbishop Ryan of Philadelphia has
a delightful humOr His gentle and
wise witticisms make Philadelphia
laugh often.
A very young girl one day said to
him:
Il have been told. sir. that touch Of
rouge heightens womans charm won
derfully, but have also been told that
to use rouge is wrong. VIII you give
me your opinion on this matter"
Some" said the archbishop. "hOld
that there is nothing pernicious in a lit
tie rouge, while others regard the use
Of this cosmetic as vulgar. To me il
seems best to steer a middle course be
tween those two opinions. and would
advise you. therefore, to use rouge upon
one cheek only."-New York Tribune.
Milford chronicle., 1903-09-18

was never more impressed WI
this fact than in my relationship wi.
my father. l do not believe that
man and his son ever lived closer to
cether than did my father and | fo
over twenty years There is hardly q
city in the United States Of any size
which together we have not visited.
Upon the high seas we always occu-
pied the same statcroom. In the ho-
tells our rooms opened into each other.
When at home many a night have
sat up with him in his study talking
until after midnight. But though l.
entered the same profession and was
bis constant companion, yet l found
out that when crisis came in my life
I had TO decide il by the supreme
court of my own intellect. and not with
his. | would always ask his advice.
He would gladly give me that advice.
But he would always end up his advice
with these words: Now, my boy, re-
member that you must decide this
question i'm your own way Every man
knows his own business best. and no
man can rightly decide for another.
Young men. you are going to meet
temptations and dangers which only
v5ur eye can see and only your ear
can hear 1t is absolutely essential
that YOU have moral code by which
YOU can be able to discern quickly
right from wrong You should have
spiritual compass which viii teachyou
how TO steer clear of the concealed
reefs and the Jagged rock Of sin as the
mariner protects himself against the
distinctions Of the sea by Chart ana
magnetic needle. You should have an
Indicator which lifts the danger signal
of sinful explosions. as the engineer
bv watching the wafer in his glass
tube. knows when the boilers by his
side are doing their proper work. You
should have this moral compass be-
cause the first great essential for every
true success IS that a young man shall
be honest, that he can and will distin-
gulsh right from wrong and do the
right, no matter what the temporary
cost may be. 1t should be to you spir-
itually what in a temporal sense the
compass is to the explorer, plunging
into the darkness Of a South American
jungle.
If this fact be true-and it is true
where can better moral code be found
than that written between the covers
of the Holy Bible? Where is there a
book which can better inspire one to
tell the truth and be honest in his tinan-
cial dealings? Whore is there one that
will better bui!d up such character as
win make the banker trust the mans
note and employers feel that his hand
is honest and not that Of a thief?
"Satan." once said John Knox. "cannot
prevail against IL man whose left hand
bears light to illuminate his sight
when he searches the Scriptures in the
hours of the night" Is not this true in
reference to all honorable lines of busi-
ness? Alexander POpe's most famous
poetical line is, An honest mans the
noblest work of God" How can man
be made truly honest sooner than
through the constant absorption Of the
Scriptures?
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rhe YOUNG Man,s safesuard.

The Bible is the greatest safeguard
young man can have. Some time ago
an cid soldier showed me Il mutilated
Bible lie had carried that book next
to his heart all through the civil war.
In one battle, however. a bullet from
an enemy's rifle tore its way three
fourths through the leaves of that BOOK
before it was halted in its deadly mis-
sion. That Bible saved that soldiers
life in a physical sense. But in spir-
itual sense the word of God can stop
the onrush of every Satanic arrow.
That book can be a breaStplute as well
as moral compass. 1t will teach us.
no matter what the crisis of life may
be. to do as Jesus would have us do. 1t
will teach us the great lesson which
Charles Sheldon's book tried to teaeh'
TO follow lin his steps"
Granting. then. that each hearer sit
ting before me has accepted the Bible
as his guide against temptation, the
next great step forward in the right
start in life is for every young man to
take the first honorable position which
he can get and not wait for what he
wants and cannot get. Likes and dis
likes may be very important factors In
young mans decision when he has
two or three different positions offered
to him But in most cases with Il
young man he does not have choice.
When he leaves school or college n sin
gle opportunity arises generally in
very humble sphere Then he must
take that and 20 ahead with full steam
on and not hang around waiting for
something else to arise.
welcome Opportunity.
God never calls man to what he
cannot get Bishop Potter I think it
was, once made this very wise saying:
/ Our best thoughts are those which
seek us and not those which we seek"
/ Gods opportunities in the same way
are those which seek us when we are
/ at work. Christ called to Peter and
I Andrew when they were labOring at
| their nets. Our best opportunities are
not those after which we are running
around, neglecting the pressing duties
4 at hand. They are the horny hands Of
toll which If necessary are just as
willing to firmly grip the handle Of a
plow as to WELD a pen or unsheath a
| gIittering sword. Gods messengers OF
I temporal and spiritual success some-
times appear attired in the rough gar
ments of laborer instead Of being COW
cred with the white robes Of corona
ton When Abraham sat at the door Of
his tent and welcomed the three dust
stained travellers he thought they were
common men. When the guests left
they revealed themselves as angelic
ambassadors. God sometimes sends his
greatest opportunities clothed in home
spun. We had better grasp as friend
each opportunity that comes. We must
welcome it with full welcome, no mat
ter how humbly it may knock at our
! doors.
4 Russell Conwell's greatest lecture is
! founded upon this idea. His "Acres 81
Diamonds" draws rs inspiration from
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n.....sd at Atlantic city.

Atlantic City. N. j., Sept ~
hodv Of I S. Sipple. Of MoorestoWn'
\ l. was found floating alons slu9
~ ~ youne's Pier. The life guards ana
~ Dbvsicians made heroic efforts to re-
snecitate him, but without any appul,
ant ont success The man was seen 70
sink bv some women who were On i Ino
Nor and their screams attracted th5
attention of the life guards. He was
under the water 10 minutes Deiore e si.e
yards reached him. His wife and h'g
cbfldren returned home Saturday anu
he was to follow today.
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Delaware college.

The College will open September the
1otb 1908. Entrance examinations
viii be held On the Sth and 9Th Of sep
tember. For catalogues and other m
FORMATION. apply to. .,.
6.2612t Geo. a. Harter, President
Milford chronicle., 1903-09-18

the noblest thoughts of the noblest
writer's who lave ever lived? As Ma
poleon Bonaparte once declared that
every soldier who was recruited III the
French army Carried the possibility OF
a marshars baton in his knapsack, so
every young man carries the possiDh-
ity OF future success in his makeup II
he rightly improves his leisure. Mat
thew Arnold. the son OF the great Dr'
Arnold OF Rugby, asserted this when
he visited America some years ago.
he wns standing at the time in the
crsat Boston library, looking at little
ragged boy. with his bare feet perched
uron the chair rung while he was read
ing and absorbing n Life OF George
Washington" Mathew Arnold SAID
In this great country every young man
can make a success il, like yonder uA-
| known boy, he viii improve his spare
moments" are you going to dissiaate
anG flitter away your evenings during
tho coming winter: Are you going 10
study hard. so that you can become
something better than mere under
nnE? VIII you promise me not only to
work hard during the day, bat also 10
study the right kind of books for your
mental grist by night? VIII you en-
deavor during your play hours TO
broaden yourself mentally and physie-
ally instead of sacrificing your life as
thousands have done and will continue
to do at the glittering altar of pleasure:
But there is still one more great es-
sential for true success. 1t is the quail
ity to which we give the name Of mag
netism. Tue rewards of success come
to men who not only do their own
work well. but inspire others to do their
best During our school days we recog-
nized this influence in college sports,
/ We elected the captains of our base
I ball mines not only because they could
play bali we'll but also because they
| had the right kind of influence over
their men. They could personally set
them the right kind Of examples and
would allow no drinking or carousing.
When on the diamond their mere pres
cncn as we boys used to say, would
steady the team"
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rn,-nrh Of rrne scrvice.

Advice the next: After you have
accepted the honest position make
vour employers interest your interest
WHAT shall do that shall benefit my
self%" is the maxim of failure. What
shall DO that shall benefit my EN-
ployer: is the maxim Of success. Sue
cess docs not always. as bee, fly il a
straight line for its hive. Success like
an Australians boomerang, nearly al
ways goes in d circle. That circle may
widen out and out and out, larger and
larger, but after awhile the boomerang
may be made to come back to the
place where it started When man
serves his employer best. then he will
find that the best rewards shall be
placed at his own door.
True service always brings its right
reward. This fact was well illustrated
in conversation l had V2th one Of
the most distinguished ministers of
the world now living. One day he
placed his hand upon my shoulder and
snid. Crank, the best way to attract
the attention of the world to your
worth is to fill to the best of your abil-
ity the position to which God has
called YOU" For some years l was
very much dissatisfied with a church
in which mt that time | was laboring.
I felt [ could not do myself justice in
that field. l wrote TO John L. With
row. the pastor of the Park Street
church OF Boston, asking him if he
would help me to another pulpit. Or.
Withrow wrote back this letter, which
changed the whole course of my life:
My dear brother. l am very sorry to
hear that you are not happy amid your
present surroundings, but, to tell the
truth, | never heard of you before in all
my life Perhaps you may be young
man Of inestimublc genius. but the way
10 prove this to the world is TO serve
your present charge so well that your
light will shine forth to other locali-
ties. Then there will be no neadS of
looking for another pulpit Other
churches will then be seeking you in
stead Of you seeking them" Grand
advice that, as grand as any ever Civ
en- by IL noted pastor to a struggling
young clergymanl Useful advice also
is it for me to give to you, young men
starting forth in a business career.
When you serve others faithfully, then
In the end you Will also serve your
selves well.