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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-05


Nevada mines in LondOns'
ono; at least not at present. That will depend
upon your report
'''Then what has London to do with my feess'
That's just it, That's the point responded the
honest old General The fact is that in addition TO
the Nevada gold mines | interest in some
California tin mines down Premscal'
/ started.
And these mines are being offered in London with
an almost certain probability of their acceptance.
Much depends upon the report of the engineer whom
they have sent % examine them and who has already
executed his commission OF course, he will report
favOrably; and just soon learn this officially
we shall be in position pay down your fees for the
Nevada work
And presume YOU do not know the name of this
engineer, said l. rising
MOI replied the General. looking a bit con
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-05

At Palo-Alto California, where | delivered an adj
dress at Leland Stanford University, two Amerl
cans fighting over a woman, and asked Chinese cook
in the college who up on Pidgn- English it is
spoken in California what the trouble was why it,
All SIM said, THAT Cinnamon always peaCeabe,
while Americans always fighting and wrangling?
All Ling looked up quzzically and said in delightful
Pidgin- English: You want know why Mclean
kee fight? Him heap faid of him wifee Mclean
velly fond stay latee. Him wifee get heap mad
TAXA a hot poka-say: Me givee him fiji take pitch
ce-wata-Say: Me cooee him off Bimeby Mclean
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-05

he will say: my catchee dnnel tap side tonight -
When All Sin came to tell that Mrs. Smith, the
wife of the missionary, had presented her husband
with little baby he said Mise Smith hab got one
piece small COW child"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-05

FUSED.
well, You'll no doubt learn it IN
time rejoined. reaching for my ha-.
Meanwhile, YOU viii be good enough u
consider that Nevada journey quite
impossible and | walked out of the
Poodle Dog
As | passed the door I heard az
angry and battled voice exclaim: Land
lordl bring me the biIl,' and that is til
last | ever saw or heard of TOuchir-
son.
That night | cabled 10 London
'PremiScal mines undesirable at any
price. Owners unreliable Do nothing
until | report in person. Starting Sat
urday for London
y fortnight later I was in ST.
Swithin's Lane; and the sale of the
Premiscal mines fell through
Shortly after this time was
invited To dine with the Governor and
directors of the Bank of England at
the refectory in the bank. There were
present at this function the Governor,
Mr.. Collet. the ex-Governors Grenfeu
and Gibbs (afterward Lord Aldenham),
Baron n. F. de ROthSchild, John S.
Gilliat and some fifteen or twenty other
gentlemen. The conversation turned
upon the future production of gold
As II was known to several of those
present that had visited the principal
auriferous districts, my opinion on
the subject was asked by Mr.. Gibbs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-05

IT was told at Delmonico's in New
York the speaker a well-known
mining engineer; the occasion, a
simmer the marty n few professionals.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-05

cablegram until the day after tomorrow.
How would that suit yOus'
"'Oh then you are offering these
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-03-17
SEED is NATURES GEN..

IL In the One Priceless Jewel In Her
Treasure House.
In natures great treasure house the
seed is the one priceless gem. Com
pared to it the great deposits of. coal,
the mines of silver and gold and Of
diamonds and precious stones are as
nothing. Man counts his wealth in
dollars and cents, in mining and rail-
road shares and in houses and lands,
while his primal necessities are limited
to food and clothing Without these
all other tokens of affluence are void
These indeed are the sources Of true
wealth, and the grass Of the field sup
plies them all directly or Indirectly.
The cereal grains-wheat, rye, oats,
barley, rice and Indian corn-which
are the seeds of true grasses, are con-
vertible directly into food. The succu-
lent leaves and culm Of the wild grass
es furnish sustenance to millions Of
cattle, sheep and goats and are trans
formed by them into flesh, milk, wool
and hides. thus Indirectly providing
meat and clothing. They also protect
the soil from flood and drought and
landslide. Sending their fibrous roots
down among the shifting sands of the
seashore, they bind the unstable par
ticles into a mass so dense as to check
the erosion of the waves. Thus grass
the synonym of frailty, is able to raise
its tiny green scepter against the de-
structive power of the elements.-Out-
ing.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-03-17
OOvKNTRY.

L 8006m U0V90tfys
Burton Carpenter will occupy the
Thomas Durham house.
Mrs. W. N. Boynton Of Branfofd Il
visiting at A. M. Woods. -.
A. N. Maine of Torringtou has been
o guest Of George Fl. Robertson.
There was birthday party at Miss
Frances Fuller's. Monday evening.
The Ladies' Missionary society met
Wednesday afternoon with Miss Lucy
NJ. Perkins. 4
Rev. Nestor Light spoke very inter.
estingly Sunday evening of the evils
Of gambling.
Miss Mary Green spent part OF
last week in South Manchester, al
Mrs. Amy Perkins.
The Misses Tisdale entertained a
large party of young people at their
home Saturday evening.
Mrs. Maria Colburn 10 at home
again after spending several weeks ut
her sisters in Brooklyn, N. Y.
There will be union temperance
meeting at the Congregational church
Sunday evening ut O'Clock, under
the auspices of the W. @. T. U.
Bertram: Nye had a narrow escape
from drowning a few days ago. He
broke through the ice on the pond
near Mr.. Mcfarland g, and was rescued
with difficulty. II
Edgar Brown, who has been en-
ployed at Henry Armstrong; spoke
factory, has given up his place there,
and gone to his home in Holland,
Mass, to assist his father, who ID
feeble. ~
In the bedquilt contest, held by the
Ladies' Aid society, Mrs. 8. A. Hall
received $50 votes and won the album
quilt. Mrs. VIM. Weaver received
1O6 votes and won the second quilt.
The proceeds, $s7. so, will be used in
improving the interior of the d.. e.
parsonage.
Thomas Durham willed his prop
erty to four nephews, as follows: To
Thomas D. Harvey of Windsor, 800 ;
to Henry Bennett of Bridgeport, 5000 :;
to Charles L. Durham of Richmond;
Ind, $500. William Fl. Harvey Of
Windsor is the residuary legatee and
executor of the will. Mr.. Durham
decided his homestead to his. wife 9
nephew George Carpenter, several
years ago, retaining o life lease. :
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-03-17

The unsuspecting farmer is. often
bit by the professional horse trader
in having horse with defective sight
palmed Off on him. The trader makes
a John L. pass at the horses eye with
his fist. and the force Of the air causes
the horse to bat Or, Blink his,geyes,
though he may be totally blind In one
eye and weak in the. other. !. r .....
If the farmer will blindfold one of
the animals eyes and make gentle
passes ait five and ten feet from it, he
can tell how strong the animals sight
is in that eye Then blind the: examin-
ed eye and go through the same proc
ess with the other. .st=. T. ?. r.:
+. This little hint may save you getting
the s'small end of q swap.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-03-17
THE CURE IS lasting.
How the Latest Kidney and Bladder Medicine,
cal-cura Solvent, Cured Mr.. Eldrldgs.
Your Money Back II II Does Not Cure.

This is what Mr.. 81. w. Eldridge, of Cherry
Valley, N. Y, writes to the manufacturers
of Cal-cura Solvent
'Gentlemen: 81 should like to tell you,
IN "a few words, of the good Cal-cura Solvent,
DIR. Kennedy's latest medicine, has accom-
plished in my case, one of kidney trouble.
''Before Itook Cal-cura Solvent my urine
was of brick dust color, and there was
always q sediment of reddish tinge. I
procured q bottle and gave it q thorough
trial. noticed that the sediment gradu-
ally disappeared and the urine became
clear. have not taken any of the Cal-cura
Solvent for q long time, and no sediment
has appeared"
ST have the greatest faith in your medi-
cine, and If ever have o recurrence of
my trouble will take Cal-cura Solvent"
If your druggist does not have Cal-cura
Solvent, write to the Cal-curs Company,
Rondout, n. Y; but ask your druggist first.
&1.00 bottle. Only one size.
Guarantee: Your druggist will return
your money if Oal-cura fails to cure, and
The Cal-cura Company will pay the drug
gist. Remember, Cal-cura Solvent cures
$50 of all cases Of Kidney, Bladder and
Liver disorders.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-03-17
ELLINGTON.
CrYatAl Lake.

Walter Skinner and family of Rock
Vile spent Sunday with their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Aborn.
Miss Flossie Baker has returned to
Ellington, after spending few weeks
with her parents in this place.
Children and grandchildren of Ira
H. Lewis, our aged resident, made
him a call last Friday to offer con-
CALCULATIONS and good wishes, it being
the 91st anniversary of his birth. Mr..
Lewis is in possession of all his
faculties, gets about readily and en-
joys a good degree of health. There
are four living children, nineteen
grandchildren, fifteen great grand
children and one great-great- grand
child, making Mr.. Lewis at the head
of five living generations. He resides
at the old homestead, where he has
lived for So years. He is cared for
by Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Reed, with
whom he has lived several years.
Mrs. Lewis died twelve years ago.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-03-17
ssDO 1t To-Day"


The time-worn Injunction, 'Never put
off It'll Tomorrow what: you can do to-
day" ,ls now generally presented in this
form :: '.Do it to- day!" That ia the terse
advice we want to give you about that
hacking cough or demoraliz'ng cold with
which you have been struggling for sew.
eral days, perhaps weeks. Take some
reliable remedy for. 1t To-DAY-and let
that remedy be DR.. Boschee's German
Syrup, which has been In use for ovt
thirty five years. A few doses of 1t will
undoubtedly relieve your cough or cold,
and its continued use for few days will
cure you completely. No matter how
deprecated your cough, even IL dread
consumption has attacked your lungs,
German Syrup will surely effect cure
as 1t has done before In thousands of ap-
parently hopeless cases of lung trouble.
New trial bottles, 25c; regular size, 75c.
At all druggists
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-03-17
THE DANDELloN.
M@ More succcssfu1 Plant and NON
More Wonderful.

Mo- More succcssfu1 Plant and Mons
II More Wonderful.
L Perhaps none OF our plants.fs more
common or more familiar than the
dandelion. and certainly none Is more
wonderful. First OF all II Is not n mn
tive. but was introduced from Europe,
whence have come many Of our worst
weeds. fitted by centuries Of struggle in
Iseiiltivhted fields to overcome the ma
tive plauts. of u continent. where Guilt
vAtion had previously been practically
unknown md where natives had had
no opportunity OF adapting themselves
ID the conditions of civilized agricul-
ttire.4ss .ae,a,.s
One of. the dapdellon's strongest
points IL the ability to obtain 'nourish-
nieit under strong competition and in
uhfnvofable situations. a deep. strong,
perennial taproot draws all available
nourishments and moisture from sur
face and subsoil stores nourishment
during the Writer" and enables TIE
plant to start far and away ahead sof
most Of Its competitors. This same tap
root IL exceedingly bitter, which very
iheBy oCotl uSAtOh "
lnoles and other animals. At least
do not remember having seen d root
that had been disturbed by animals Of
any kind. '..s :... G...r"... u.
4 But only small portion of, its food
comes from. the soil. Air and sunshine
rare. just as necessary, for the air is
food and the sunshine is digestion for
our vegetable neighbors. Note the
shape hof the leaves Narrow at the
base and widening at the outer end,
they form Il dense rosette that not only
gets for the dandelion all the air and
sunshine coming its way. but smothers
an but the most sturdy competitors.
Here lies the secret of the dandelion's
presence in lawns and walks and open
waste places. In lawns the grass is
kept low SO that it cannot overtop and
shade the dandelion. while its own
leaves. hea.so low and. close that they
ARE little hurt by the mower and can
smother the grass underneath. = Har-
per's Magazine.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-03-17
:. stolen Treasures.

/; Some of Nj. Geromes artistic treas
7ures. had a curious origin. When in
sConstantinople vnce he was brought
into contact with worthy man who
|fsold most beautiful objects at exceed
'ingly reasonable prices. 1t turned out
afterward that he was the keeper. of
one of the imperial palaces and had
been in the habit of laying under con-
tribution the cabinets intrusted to his
care. His end, however, was not en-
couraging, for one day he was caught
in the act and subsequently impaled.
Central Vermont Railway (Southerr
llv1c}0n l-fraYna laava
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-03-17

The vote of the soft coal miners,
taken Tuesday, will be counted to-
day. 1t is the opinion of President
Mitchell that the miners have voted
strongly in favor of accepting the scale
of prices offered by the mine owners,
and that strike will be averted at
this time.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-03-17
Sir Roger de COverley.

Ralph Thoresby. writing ii 'fTf7 OF
the family OF Calverley of Cotverley,
Yorkshire. says" Roger was person
of renowned hospitality, since att this
time the obsolete tune of Roger. a
,Calyerley' is referred to Linn. - He, was
a knight and lived in the time Of Rich
ard l." This passage carries the date
Of fhe origin Of the tune Back to about
1880. The Spectator in a description of
Sir Roger, now called de Coverley."'
says, His: .great-grandfather. was, the
inventor of the famous country dance
which is called after him.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-03-17
Hours and. Luck,

As strong as;.the superstition of Fri
day is thatxconcerning certain hours in
European and oriental a countries. :, .>.
In Paris the superstition. is SO prey;
alent that, an enterprising business is
that of selling cards on which are
printed the hotirs' that should be avoid
ed. - 's''s s@'',- E%7sdsS' r. - :,
The famous Gambetta consulted q
reader: of cards as. to the zauspicious
day fer .embarking on any Important
enterprise.
President :, cairrnot was vi, iskepticaf of
such things, and lie chose an urftncky
hour for. his journey to. Ly ons, where
he was assassinated.-,A Queen
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-03-17
ROCKVILLE.

Wilbur B. Foster, who has con.
Quoted a clothing store on Market
street for the past four years under the
name of Foster & Co., has gone into
voluntary bankruptcy, and has closed
his store. His liabilities are about
$5, 600, with assets of $500. Mr..
Foster was one of the best known
clothiers in this section, having been
formerly connected with the firm Of
Foster s. Morrill,. Hartford, and pre-
vious to that he was in partnership
with Frank NJ. Brigham in this city.
He has been in poor health Of late.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-03-17
A Matter of Doubt,

A minister in certain city said: my
brethren, the collection will now be
taken for my expenses for trip. for i
am going away for my health. The
moresI receive the longeraI can. stay"
The largest collection ever made :. in
that church was taken. And now the
question under discussion is whether
the size Of the collection was compli-
ment to the preacher or much the re-
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-03-17

Remember, my son." said the pru-
dent man, that penny saved is a
penny earned" ..... 49,
THAT'S So replied the reckless
youth. 1.-THE trouble with me is that i
am always getting hold Of the wrong
proverb. T. was. thinking: Nothing
venture, nothing have.'" Washington
Star. - .' ',5,-f t*&' *]f'S@
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-03-17
A Blackemed e,hnractev

The city Of Pueblo, Colo, Is on &C.
count Of its smelling and refining
works one of the smokiest cities in the
world. At times the sun is quite OBJ
scured. and the light is much like that
which precedes glowering thunder
shower. sts.E45
One winter a traveller stepped from
train at Denver and, walking up to
policeman, asked him the way to a
certain hotel. The officer cast a scorn-
full eye upon the man, who was coy
cred with SCOT and CRIME, SO that he
looked like "a chimney sweep. and la
conica1ly inquired of the stranger IL he
was a coal miner. a.
''NO," said the dirty one; II ann not
q coal miner nor a charcoal burner;
neither am in the coal dust business.
More than that, I am not negro min
strel."
what are your" asked the police
man.
Lean down." said the man. land
will whisper to yoll. am a million
ARE In sore distress. i have been
through a sl,owstorm in Pueblo
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-03-17

WAKEFUL CH1LDREN-For long time
the two-year-old child of Mr.. P. L. Nc
Pherson, so N. Tenth ST., Harrisburg,
Pa, would sleep but two or three hours
In the early part of the night, which made
1t very hard for her parents. Her mother
concluded that the child had stomach
trouble, and gave her half OF one of
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tab
lets, which quieted her stomach, and she
slept the whole night through. Two
boxes OF these have effected permanent
cure, and she is now we'll and strong.
For sale by E. z. Taft, 81. F. Cady,
Stafford; g. Hall, Jr., & Co., South VII
liD0t0n
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-03-17

/
); There Is pow In st. Petersburg the
oldest known MS. OF the New Tes-
lament in Greek, saved from destruc-
ton by the merest chance tnaaiys years
age. Crossing the liaif ofsa convent at
the foot Of Mounts Sinais Constantine
Tischendorf. saw a. basketful Of pareb-
ament leaves on their way to be burned
Two baskets had already gone. BE was
told, and all that he could secure for
himself was a small >bifndles Of odd
leaves. But the monks. now interested
in the waste paper. sayed the. rest
from the fire. and, nipe years afteE on
ia return visit TO the. convent. Tischen-
idorf found that the stewart had wrap
ped in red crotfi. "a bulky kind Of vol
Fume," which proved to be the whole OF
the New Testament; with .iarts hitherto
unknown. and parts s,the Old WHICH
had long been sought. =, He begged the
volume. for the car, and today it lies,
well preserved in spite of its 1900
years Of age. among the treasures Of
the Russian capital.-Lontlon NAH L
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-03-17

The tunnel under the Hudson river
at New York, which was begun thirty
years ago, and has been twice aban-
doned on account of accidents, was
completed last Friday. The plans of
the chief engineer were so accurate
that when the two ends of the tunnel
met there was not the var, ation of a
hair
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-03-17

FssrThe Mother. EuRice,. was. there any
kissing in that pantomine you, and the
Others were. rehearsing in, the. parlor
last evening? The Daughter-Why, Of
course. Herbert and T'had to- kiss, but
it was in pantomime. -JohnnyANo. it
wasn't. mamma. heard it!1chicago
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-03-17

The Malays possess a poetical ma
ture and, like the Japanese, regard the
writing of poetry as an art to be as
pired to by anybody. Short couplets
are their delight, especially those with
a little moral attached. One founded
on the weather tends to comfort a per-
son who has been badly treated: Nov
it is wet. now it is fine. A day will
come for retaliation" Then. again. of
lovers they say. "As the owl signs
longingly for the moon" A young
and pretty bride they speak OF as be
ing like sarong not yet unfolded,' -
an apt illustration when one thinks of
the bright cOlOrs of new sarongs.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-03-17

Resolutions, obituaries or cards OF thanks In
serted st one-han advertising rates. Births,
marriages and deaths inserted free. Communi-
cations received without signature always COM
mitted to the waste basket without attention.
This paper II mailed regularly to its subscrib
ers until DEFINITE order to discontinue Ia re-
ceived and all arrears are paid In full.
THB Paper and The Connecticut Courant
semi-weekly, furnished for SAILS per year In adj
vance.
We are not responsible for, nor do we by pub
fishing, endorse the opinions Of our correspond
ents.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-03-17
A Gard.

We, the undersigned. do hereby agree
to refund the money on a so cent bottle of
Greene's Warranted Syrup Of Tar II 1t
also guarants 25-cent bottle to prove
satisfactory. or money refunded.
w. D. HRALD, Stafford Springs. =
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-03-17

Charles Phelps of Rockville, one of
the state commissioners, will give the
Grafton at the dedication of the Con-
necticut state building at the st.
Louis exposition, April 80.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-03-17
WALES,

John Bissell has recovered from his
accident enough to be able to go out
of doors.
Arthur Bliss has returned from
California, where he has resided near
ly year.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-03-17
This Will Interest Mothers.

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children
Cure Feverishness, Bad Stomach, Teething DIS
orders, Break up Colds, move and regulate the
Bowels and Destroy Worms. They never tan
over $1,000 testimonials. At al druggssts. 80.
Sample mailed FREE. Address, Allen o. Ohm
steA, L. Roy, N. T. -
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-03-17
Ara Court of Probate holden at To

~ land, within and for the district OF ToI
land, on the Sd day OF March, A. ID. 1901.
Present, HENRY YOUNG, Judge.
On motion OF Frank,L. JOslyn. administrator
on the estate OF Cyrus N. JosIyn, late OF WI
lington, within said district, deceased.
This court doth decree that six months be al
lowed and limited for the creditors OF said estat
given Of this order, by advertising the sam,
once In some newspaper having circulation II
said district, and by posting copy thereof OF
the public sign-post In said town OF wilmington
nearest the place where the deceased last dwelt
Certified from record,
HENRY YnIING Judge
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-03-17
ATaCourt Of Probate holden at stat

A T a Court of Probate holden AT stat
n ford within and for the district OF stafford
on the 10Th day OF March, A. D., 1904
Present, MARCUS b. FISK, Judge.
On motion OF the Administrative on the IN
tesfate OF Lyman Cushman. late OF stafford
within said district. deceased
IL is ordered by this court, that notice shall
be given that the administration account IN
said estate will be exhibited for settlement al
the Probate once in said district. on the 23d
day OF March. 1904, at ten O'Clock. forenoon
by posting q copy OF this order on the public
sign post In said town OF Stafford, and BY adveF-
Using the same In q newspaper published In
stafford, and having a circulation In said dis
Attest. MARCUS b. FISK. Judge.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-03-17

May.-7Jane behaves like an old mar
ried woman already. Maud Why, you
can't get her to go anywhere without
him. May-No: but she can call him
tif1'Ewfthout kissing. the phone. New
York Tines 4. .s.-.s..-