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The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-01-28
WALES.

r Arthur Hitchcock of Brimfeld is
staying with his grandparents. Mr..
and Mrs. G. w. Dimmick :.
The sleigh ride promised the school
children last Saturday, on account of
the weather, was postponed i,
g. G.. Needham, who has been in
Menson assisting in caring for Mr..
Howe, has returned to his home.
Herman Reinhardt, who has been
boss weaver at the Berkley mill for q
long time, has given up his position.
+ It In reported that George CLARK of
Southbridge has bought of VIM. A.
Lyon his place on Main street, near
the fountain.
F.. G.. Hitchcock of Brimfield, with
his daughter, Rachel, and son, Err
nest, were the guests of Mr.. Hitch
cocks parents Sunday. s. Is
Ossian Crawford, 76, died last week
Thursday evening He had been to
q neighbours, and was returning to
his home. On reaching his door he
fell dead. He leaves a wife, two
sons and daughter. The funeral
was held Sunday at p. m. at his late
residence His body was placed in
the TOMB, and later will be taken to
Southbridge for burial.
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anfc6.

We would like to ask, through the col
:umns' Of your paper, II there is any rer-
son who has ussd Green's August Flower
for the cure Of Indigestion, Dyspepsia,
and Liver Troubles that has not been
cured-and we also mean their results,
such as sour stomach, fermentation of
food, habltual costiven ess, nervous dye
pepsia, headaches, respondent feelings,
sleepleseness-in fact, any trouble cen
nected with, the stomach or liver2 This
medicine has been sold for many years in
all civilized countries, as we wish to cor
respond with you and send you one OF our
bopks free Of cost. II you never tried
August Flower, try a 25 cent hottie first.
We have never known of It's falling. n
so, something more serious is the matter
with you: The 25 cent siz has just been
introduced this year. Regular siz3 75
cents. At all druggi.t., q g. sGREEN
Woodbury., N. ]. 80 80
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SOMERS.

Helen G. Needham is suffering from
o severe attack of quinsy.
Charles W. W. ;Pease was home over
the Sabbath from New Britain.
. There seems to be a great call for
new milch COWS in town just now.
Mrs. W. A. Pease is home from
West Chester, Penn, where she has
heenyisiting her daughter, Florence.
+ DR. VIM. B. Woods returned from
Agawam, Mass, Tuesday with his
daughter, Mrs. A. Allen, with whom
he. has been visiting number of
weeks.
Capt. S. H. Perry of Burpee post,
G.. A. R., of Rockville and Edwin
Davis of the G.. A. r. post of Stafford
transferred their membership to the
Samuel. Brown post Of Thompsonville
last Monday evening. H. J. Shaw, a
member of that post also attended the
meeting.
: Mrs. saphronia Lee Davis, widow
I'll Ao9G6I OhNlS; ulcu WOuucSudy nOIu
Ing at her home on the mountain side
She lacked only fifteen days of being
80 years old. She was born in Yer
mont February IL, 1914, married
Lester Davis of Somers, and for the
past sixty'years had been resident OF
the town. Six children were born to
them, three of whom survive her
Martha, wife of Morris. Cooley, who
lives in Springfield, Mass, son,
Oramel, In williamsburg, Mass, and
Amelia Moore, also of Springfield
She leaves also one brother, Cyru:
Lee, now in his S5th year. Mrs.
Davis lived with her son, Arthur, on
the old place, and after his death,
which occurred some two years ago,
she had been cared for by his widow,
Mrs. Fannie Davis. For the past few
years she had been in feeble health.
The funeral will be. held at her home
Friday at 2 o'clock. Burial in West
cemetery. .,:.:-.
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Miss Lena Dimock is; employed in
the family of Herbert Glaziersl :
Miss Jessie Worthington ID working
in the family of Wendell Pease.
Raymond Towne of Union visited
his teacher, Miss #. Eunice Broadway,
over Sunday. @
Everett, Grace. and Gladys Barlow
of Westford were guests Of relatives
here last Sunday. ..
Miss Alice Holmes is teaching at
HZiglag," in; place of Miss Alice
Graves, who is caring for her mother.
While Johnnie Jensen was unload
ing logs at Orcutts, Tuesday, he had
the misfortune to break both bones OF
the right leg below the knee. The
fracture was reduced by DR.. +. l..
Smith. -"s'-i -. 80 ~. = ~'as -
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TOLLAND.

.SeveralipeOple have been on 6he sacA
list for the past week, including Mrs.
Price, Mrs. Loren Newcomb and q. W.
Lansing. - '-'f* ''t.
- The pulpit of the Congregational
church was supplied on Sunday by
Claude M. Butterield Of ?. Hartford
Theological seminary. ~ - =
"A number of people from this place
attended the meeting Of the Rockville
@. E.. union, held at North Coventry
ON Tuesday afternoon and evening
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
society met at the home Of Mrs. Will
liam Agard on Friday afternoon The
course Of study on China Rex Ohristus
was begun. -....---. .- .'~''
;. The supper, which was to haze been
given at the Congregational church
last Friday evening, was postponed on
account of the storm, and will be held
this week Friday evening. Mrs.
Lansing will act as hostess. The
social hour will be in charge of the
SOC1a1 CUHuAAAbt0c VI bAIc ". -. Soo1OoJ.
The list of books added to the Tol.
land library and continued from last
week is as follows: Two Little
Savages, Seton; Lovey Mary, Rice !;
Three Little Marys, Smith; School in
the Woods, Long; Story. Of My Life,
Helen Keller; Horses Nine, s. Ford !;
Pearl Maiden, Haggard; Virginia
Girl in the Civil War. Avary Darrell
Of the Blessed Isle, Baoheller;gLife's
Common Way, Trumbull; Aunt Abby's
Neighbors, Slosson; The Little Green
God, Mason; The Call of the Wild,
London; A Woman's Handy Garden,
Ely; Old Plantation Days, Dunbar !;
The Adventures of Gerard, Doyle; The
Long Night, Wayman Story of King
Arthur and His Knights, Pyle, When
Patty Went to College; Rosy Ring,
Wiggin, Smith Great Americans for
Little Americans; Trapper Jim, San
dys; Adventures of Dorothy, Lewis;
Algonquin Indian Tales, Young; Re
becca, Wiggin; The Boy Problem;
The Boys of Rincon Rancho; The.
Windham Girls; Indian Boyhood,
Eastman; Danny, Ollivant; Jack and
Jill, Alcott; Aunt JOS Scrap Bag, AL
cotti Colonel Carter's Christmas,
Smiths The -Four Feathers, Mason;
oldfield, Hetty Wesley, Qouchi Old
Quebec, Parker; Gabriel Tolliver,
Harris; Dogs in Northland, Young;
Biography of Prairie Girl, Gates 5,
Two Prisoners, Page; The Mystery Of
the Sea, Storker; Seven Oaks, Hol-
land. ...... ..#s.~ ,.#.s ea43:.. -
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Stephen Slingsby returned to his
work Monday, after being out seven
weeks. His place has been filled
during this time by Lee Burdick.
Rev. B. M. Osgood, who has sup
piled. the Baptist pulpit the past two
Sundays, will preach again next Sun
day. at the church in the morning and
Fin the hall at the afternoon, at the
usual hour. Mr.. Osgood is an in
teresting speaker, and the pulpit COM
mittee hope all interested will try and
hear him.
S.lGillis was in town Sunday.
] d. Blakeley was home from Monson
the first of the week.
]. Mrs. James Hoyle is visiting with
relatives at South Wellington.
VIM. Mcveigh was in Rockville and
Soaners the latter part of last week.
: Warren Hobby, who has been at
work in Melrose, Mass, the past two
months, has returned home.
The new gears for the mill have ar
rived and are being placed in position.
It lis soon expected to be running as
usual. ..-....-.
r Moose Meadow.
Miss Christen Hansen of Hartford
was the guest of her parents last week.
Irving W. Goodell of whitinsville,
Mass, Is now employed by E. A.
Bates.
The deer are SO plenty in.this place
thst they come up into the back yards
about every day.
Mr.. Richards and, nephew have re-
turned after a few, days visit with
friends in Manchester. <.>, .-;
Mrs. Jason Allen, who has been
quite i'll, has so far recovered as to be
out, which her many, friends are glad
to hear. ~ a'@,> :-..
Remember the entertainment to-
evening at the M. E. church.
All who have seen the pictures pre-
scented by Rev. G. S. Davis say that
we have an evening of much pleasure
to look forward to.
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Domestic Troubles.

! 1t Is exceptional to find family where
there are TO domestic ruptures occasion
ally, but these can be lessened by having
DR.. Kings New Life Pills around. Much
trouble they save by their great work In
Stomach and Liver troubles. They not
only relieve you, but cure. 26c, at A. O.
Eafon's Drug Store.
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"A Card.

We, the Undersigned. do hereby agree
to refund the money on 50feent bottle Of
Greene's War; anted Syrup of Tar II It
fails to cure your cough or cold. We
also guarantee N % cent bottle to prove
satisfactory, or money refunded
w. D. HRALD, Stafford Springs.
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Nothing More Dangerous

Than Cutting COrns. The Foot-Ease Sanitar
Corn Plasters cure by absorption. Something
entirely new. The sanitary oils and vapors do
the work, SOLD By an druggists CSC. or BY mail.
sample mailed FREE. Address, Allen 8. Ohm
ated. LeR0y, N. X.
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LOCAL noxxuEs. :

LOCAL NOTICES.
master undsr this head 10 cents per nne.)
wish to express. my shsnks 10 neigh
bors and friends for their many acts OF
Kindness during the sickne 81. and at the
time OF the burial Of my husband
MRS. 3. w. PRRBLR. Orcuttyille.
II wish to express through the COL
amns OF The Press my sincere thanks to
thoee who eoHtHbutedstoward masking up
my loss BY thSfecent flrr.~
MRS ELIZA KKkFE.
Paper Napkins 10 cents hundred at
The Press ONCE. 800, s5 cents.
A bit o. nonsense, now,
As well as then, ... -.- ..
To relished by
Both women and men
Ye members OF ye g. A. r. Post, and ye
members of ye w. r. @. with yere fsmi-
lies. air hidden to a Mother-G loose $500
shible'' on tewsdsy evealn, Feb: End In
Memorial Hall, A. halt-past z of the
clock sharpe. by the followin Trends.
Old Mother Hubbard
Little 30 Peep
Little Red Ridipg, Hood ~ LAY.
Little Miss: Mufft-ani Dame Carpenter
Rssisted bv-
rzck the Giant Killer -, u '%'''1 .-;.-
Jack Homer and - AT f....,
Jack Sprat. =.
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ASHFORD.
North Ashford.

SHAu4y WAS gOOa Gay anu 4arS6
number improved the privilege of at
tending the Baptist church. At close
Of the morning service ten dollars
were raised for chairs for the chapel
and &8. 40 for lamps. On Sunday the
dedication service of the chapel will
be held at 1O.45 a. m. =. Next Wednes-
day the annual roll-call Of the church
will be held at p. m. Supper. from
6 to 8. Evening public service at
7.SO. ~r-. :
As the Congregational church is
not yet completed, services will be
held next Sunday in the vestry. '.'
The steam saw mill belonging to
Amidon & Armitage is on wood lot
formerly belonging to the hilo. Walk
ser place. -. &c., .,@.asg :aoes
ii -,> Warrenville. .'-..g - 4y
G.. o. Balch is SO much improved
as to be able to go out Of doors. ~, 81
/ H, F. Scott has been secured as sex
ton of the Baptist church for 1904.
Mr.. and Mrs Ernest James made a
business trip to Willimantic on Mon
day.
Bert Whitehouse of New York city
has been the guest of his parents in
West Ashford. III 49, -.
Gospel meetings will be held this
week at the Baptist church, beginning
Tuesday evening and closing Friday
evening. Rev. Henry A. Ryder of
Westford will assist u.s. .. ~.
The second sermon in the series of
Crowns of the Overcolner" was de-
livered at the Baptist church last Sun.
day. The pews have been supplied
with new Baptist Hymnals. The
Christian Endeavor was conducted by
Mrs. Ernest James. .-
David Mathewson has been success
full in winning the first prize of $50
boxes of "Native HERBS His sales
for the year 1908 were $3.50 boxes, a
gain of 5000 boxes over the sales of
1902. He enters upon the 18th year
ofAhis business with high hopes.
/ ~
|, UNION. -r..
.'~l Rock Meadow.
Miss Belle Stanton of Brimfield has
recently been visiting Miss Grace
Broadway. .'' y s.--..,...e-..
Mr.. and Mrs. David Mathews wis.,
tied last week with Sarah Mathews
ine w estford. .-,...s az ~. 49,
Wesley Brooks, who has been living
with F. L. Upham for nearly three
years, has now gone to live with his
father. a ~
| George Heck met with quite an &C.
cidsnt one day last week. He and
Archie Benway were in the woods
saving down trees. A tree that was
being cut by another party fell the
wrong way, hitting George on the
back of the neck, cutting quite 4 cash
and spraining his shoulder Archie
Benway escaped without injury.
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lodge, No. "a, F. & A. M, next Sat-
urday evening. Work in the f. G.
degree
! . A very enjoyable feature in connec-
tion with Rev.. B.. NJ. Osgood's edify-
ing sermon last. Sunday was that
beautiful duet, Crock of Ages, !" sung
by Miss Ida M. Hall and Thomas A..
.Denman.
The stereoptfcon lecture ON "Alas-
ka,' given by Mr.. Snyder last Friday
night, drew a small audience on &C.
count of the weather and bad walking,
5but it was very interesting and much
enjoyed by those who did attend.
Clifton Waldo of Oberlin, KaHsnss
lis spending q few weeks at AdoIph
.Korper's. Mr.. Waldo farms it on an
extensive scale, mostly in the way of
raising grain. This is his first trip
to the east, and, as might be expect.
ed, is struck with the unevenness of
the country.
The way q PERSONS business quail
ties will manifest themselves is calcu-
lated to win admiration and possibly
q desire to emulate those qualities, az
in the case of young lady from Nor
.wich, who has been visiting in town.
Upon arriving at Morrow station one
day last week to take the train for
home, she found she had some time to
wait for a belated train. So she
bought some calico and other needful
things and went to work making a
patchwork bed-quilt, enlisting the
help OF any who might happen into
the premises, :
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Mrs. A. s. Pierce is about we'll
again $40 b ~ r. +z9.e, Is
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Aid society of the Congregational
church will serve their regular sup
per.
There will be preaching at the
Congregational church ON Sunday,
service to begin at 1915 a. m. instead
of at 10. as formerly.
A barrel of clothing has been re-
Gently sent by the M. E. church Of
this place to the Deaconesses' Home,
Providence, r. l., for the poor Of
that city. .1s..,zae
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Watrous have
removed from Staffordville. They
have gone to live with Mrs. Watrous'
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. I. Rus
sell Jencks. 49,.
1t was an attentive and interested
audience that listened to Rev. W. L.
Beard at the Congregational church
last Sunday. In the morning he took
for his text John 16: SO, and in the
evening gave an interesting and in
structive talk on China and on the
forces at work there for the Christian
izing and uplifting of the empire.
At the annual meeting of the &c
clesiastical society of the Congrega-
tional church the following officers
were chosen for the ensuing year
Society's committee, George Goodell,
Hiram Rathbun, Frank A. Brown
clerk, Leroy N. Agard; treasurer,
Mrs. II. M. Vail; collector, Mrs.
Mary Little; organist, Mrs. Bird
Paine; assistant organist, Mrs. Ar
thur West; ushers, Ernest Cooley,
Harry 2Goodell, Herbert A. West, vii.
lie Phelps. II.
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There are other dogs in the Springs
that would be much more appreciated
if they were sent to join their kin in
the happy hunting grounds. AS F.
j. Glover and his sister law, Mrs.
Thomas Black, were returning from
the funeral of Erwin Preble last
Thursday, and were passing through
the Foxville district on West Main
street, a large dog sprang for Mrs.
Black and succeeded in catching her
cloak, in which it made large rent.
Meeting of Stafford grange next
Tuesday evening, Feb. 3D.. Lectur-
er's hour will be opened with song by
grange, followed by prize story tell
ing contest, stories to range anywhere
from facts to fiction. Each member
to come prepared to respond to roll.
call. Those failing to do so will be
fined five cents. Prize. awarded fol-
best story. Song by Gertrude May
Colburn. = -
Wolcott lodge of Masons is sending
out invitations to q concert and social
to be held in Memorial hall next week
Friday evening. There will be q
concert by the T. " Short family OF
Springfield, consisting of Mr.. Short
with his two daughters and one son,
from to 8, and the same family will
also furnish music for dancing. Mr..
Short and family have been providing
evenings entertainments for some
time,a have the reputation of being
artists in their lines. A pleasant
evening . entsrtsinment is anticipated.
Besides the special Invitation which
has been extended to Ionic lodge, all
Masons, whether members Of either Of
the local lodges or not, are cordially
invited to be present,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-02
BY ELEANOR WEST.

You'll be sure to come, won't you,
Mrs. Archer? It'll be the first So
ciable we've had at Mrs. Hanes' and
everybody1l be there. It'll be a splen-
did chance for you to get acquainted.
And-oh, yes! the committee wanted
me to ask you to furnish an angelfood
cake. Everybody said that the one
you took to the last sociable was the
best they ever tasted. You don't know
how many compliments l heard for it.
well, I must hurry along; I've a lot
more places on my list yet. We got
the sociable up in such a hurry, it isn't
giving US much time. Well, I'll tell
'em they can depend on your angel
food then. Mrs. Archer. Be sure and
come early" Voluble Mrs. Wiley bus
tied away, still talking.
Margaret Archer came back from
the door, her pretty face wearing a
troubled look. She went directly to
the cupboard. and taking out the cook
book, nervously began turning its
leaves. Finding the page for which
she was searching, she bent above it,
studying its directions intently. 1T
seems as if l ought to be able to do
it, she assured herself. Il simply
must" she went on emphatically.
about it; 1 don't want him to know
what a little goose 1 am Then she
closed the cookbook and began to get
supper.
1t was less than a month since Rob
Archer brought his bride to the old
homestead; but she was already well
enough acquainted with their thrifty
neighbors to know with what scorn
the Acknowledgement that she could
not cook would be received. The fact
that she had spent all her time clerk
ing in a store since she left school,
would seem no excuse to them.
There had been one other sociable
since she came to the neighborhood
but fortunately her mother was visit
ing her that week and it was she who
made the angel-food cake that had
created such favorable comment. Mar
garet could cook vegetables very cred
itably; so with the pies and cakes that
her mother had left baked up when
she went home, she had gotten along
very well so far. But what was she
to do new? She must manage in some
way to live up to the reputation that
that angel-food cake had given her.
Her cheeks grew hot as she saw, in
Imagination, the critical looks that
were bestowed upon each cake as it
was cut. She never could face those
excellent housekeepers again if her
cake failed to bear the test; and she
must take one, for they were depend
ing upon her.
The next morning, as soon as Rob
was out of sight, she got the cook
book down again. 1t opened readily
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-02
shakespeare Improved.


At a bar examination a few years
ago the question, Write a critical
analysis of any one of Shakespeare
plays" brought for the following es-
say:
LAS to Shakespeare's plays, think
the most beautiful is The Seven Ages
In this play is represented and brought
clearly to view the 1owness and little
ness of man. In 1t is delineated every
step from the cradle to the grave
I'm it is shown the pride which man
exhibits in middle life, the happy an
ticipations of youth. and, lastly, the
sorrowful reflections of old age.
In it is taught one of the many
beautiful lessons which man should
benefit by If he would only heed them.
In fact, all through it is beautifully In
terwoven with that golden thread, Re
member, man, that thou art dust
Unfortunate In His Old Age.
James Warden, who died in the
Baltimore home for the aged the other
day at the age Of 102 years, had been
a Methodist preacher for three-Quar-
tiers of a century. He had been sen.
to the county almshouse, but SO loud
was the protest from members of the
church against such treatment of a
veteran laborer in the vineyard that
the officers of the conference had him
removed to the institution for the aged
maintained by the denomination
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-02
Little Fairy FIyaway.

Little Fairy F1yaway tore her gauzy
wing;
She fell into a bramble bush from out
her cobweb swing:
The fairies always knew she was care
less little thingi
Sorry little F1yaway, sobbinG in despair.
Heard a sudden humming through the
Looked to find a Dragon-f1y close beside
her there.
Don't you know me. Flyaway?" loud
and long buZzed he
I'm the fairies darning needle-if 1T
weren't for me,
What a very ragged set you thoughtless
elves would bei'
Busy buzzing Dragon-f1y darned the tear
with speed,
Made the pretty flmy wing beautiful in
deed:
Even fairies find it good to have a friend
in needI
Hannah G. Fernald. in January St
Nicholas.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-02
NEVER HEARD OF JAPAN.

Japs Have Called Their Country Mp
pom for Last 1900 or 400 Years.
The vast majority of the Japanese
have never heard of Japan. They
call their country Nihon, or Nippon,
and even that name has only been in
use for thirteen or fourteen centuries.
Before that it was called Yamato,
which is properly the name of one of
the provinces.
Since the Japanese have traced a
resemblance between the position Of
their islands off Asia and the British
islands off Europe and have deter
mined on founding an empire like the
British empire, they have called their
country Dali Nippon-Great Japan-as
we call ours Great Britain.
Probably Marco Polo is responsible
for the Japanese islands never being
called by their own name in foreign
countries. He heard the Chinese talk
ing about a country which, being still
further east than China, they called
Jih-Pen-sun-origin, Chinese way OF
expressing the place that the sun
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-04-02
\ at it IT'S a pity If I can't make ono

at it. It's q pity II l cant make ono
more"
Ten minutes later Rob. enveloped in
great kitchen apron, was busily at
work stirring up another cake
Its lucky we have plenty OF eggs.
How many cakes did you make, any
way" he asked, as he noticed the great
pile of egg-shells.
"Four!" Margaret looked foolish as
she answered. you didn't know what
a silly wife you had married, did you,
poor boy?" She tried to speak lightly.
but Rob caught the note Of usefulness
in her voice. Margaret was very sensi-
tive about her deficiencies in the culin-
airy line
Rob took the sweet face between
two very f1oury hands and FASTENED
to assure her, for the twentieth time,
that he did not care the least bit in
the world whether she could bake a
cake or not
That evening at the sociable Mrs
Wiley hustled up to Margaret, exc1aim-
ing, Your angel food cake was simply
delicious, Mrs. Archer. / believe it
was even better than the one you
brought before, and that is saying a
good deal. am coming over some day
to have you show me how to do it. -
Margaret and Rob exchanged laugh
ing glances. Margaret could afford to
laugh then, but she registered a vow
that before the next sociable she
would be able to make an angel food
cake equal to that one.
And she kept her word. They al
most lived on angel food cake for the
next two weeks, and it seemed to Mar
garet that she never would want to
see one again; but at the end of that
time even her mother could not make
a better one.