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The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-03-03
SOM ER8,

Mrs. M. J. Gary has gone to Orcutt-
Vile to spend a month with her
friend, Mrs. Preble.
Among those seriously i'll in town
are Valerous Kibbe, the Oldest man
in the town, and Myron Avery.
Miss Hattie r. Pease, teacher of
modern languages at Greenfield high
school, is at home for her vacation.
-. Miss e. Louise Patton, who has
spent the past few weeks in Washing
ton, is expected home on Saturday.
Mrs. W. @. Pease and her sister,
Mrs. A. W. Bond started last week for
an extended trip to the west. They
will spend some time in Los Angeles
and visit relatives and friends at diff
ferent PARTS of the west.
From another correspondent
William Weirs has bought the old
Weirs property on the "Gulf' road to
Crystal Lake.
Mr.. Cooley of Stafford Hollow has
U0oA fASAtAuS LIS SOus, AEC1loT hu0
Thurston Cooley, on Broad street, q
few days.
Mrs. Fannie Kibbe, who has had
charge of the Elmwood house for sew.
eral years, is expecting soon to move
to Hartford.
It is understood that G.. G. Wood,
who has rented his farm for a number
of years past to John Griswold, is te
make change, and Marcus Kibbe il
to run it and move back ON to his
place, next door to Mr.. Wood.
Jens @. Christensen, who bought
the farm ON the mountain of Calvin
Tiffany some 10 or 10 years ago, will
give up farming this spring and
move with his family to Hartford,
which was his former home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward y. Tompkin,
are planning to move away from Som
ers in the late spring. They have
arranged to sell their farm on the
mountain to Edward Courtney whe1
they leave. They have not decided
where they will locate.
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Roaring Brook.
UNION.

Several are sick with colds in this
vicinity.
T. W. Newell is visiting his son in
Springfield.
Miss Ella Horton visited friends in
Holland the first of the week.
Mrs. Ellen Brahman of Boston ID
visiting friends in town this week.
Mrs. Ida Durham spent few days
the past week with her daughter in
Gurleyville.
!, Miss Christine Curtiss of Westford
spent few days the past week with
her sister, Mrs. George Wallace.
Miss Shirley Blair, who has been
spending the winter in Boston, re.
turned OF her home the past week.
On account of illness, Miss Brad.
way, teacher at the school in the
Foster district, closed her school two
days this week.
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MANGEIELn-

Miss Lottie Walker visited relatives
at Gurleyville recently.
= Tax Collector A. B. Shippee has a
notice in another column.
Misses Winifred and Florence Dun
ham spent last Sunday in Willimantic
Mrs. Merritt Durham was with her
daughter, Mrs. Ralph Simpson, last
week.
Louis Cantor of New York was at
his summer home on Mt. Wormwood
last Saturday.
Several of the young people from
this vicinity attended the dance at
West Ashford last Saturday evening
Fred Eaton, local iceman, is cut
ting his fourth crop of ice at his pond
in Mansfield. He already has his ice
houses full, so he is stacking that
which he is cutting now along the
shore.
Rev. r. O. Jacobs, preacher at Cur.
leyville M. e. church, announced tC
his congregation last Sunday that OF
Sunday, the 18th of March, he would
deliver his farewell sermon. Mr.
and Mrs. Jacobs have been in Gurley
Vile for two years. 1t is not known
yet where Mr.. Jacobs will go.
At the recent annual meeting Of
the Mansfield Creamery association
John FL. Reynolds was chosen presi
dent and B. E. Benton secretary anC
treasurer. The board of director,
consists of J. Fl. Reynolds, Herbert
Crane, William Battye, j. NJ Wal
bridge, George l.. Fish, r. W. Hazer
and George A. Baker. The latter
was elected vice Charles Rosebrook.
Connecticut Agricultural Colleg,
Notes. The "junior prom" will b.
the social event next Friday evening
Saturday evening last the Junior,
enjoyed a sleigh-ride. F. Scott
'O6. was on the list of sick ones las
week.-Wednesday evening the sophie
mores delivered their second rhetori
Gals. Four speakers were chosen t,
represent the class at the Hicks; prize
speaking in June, namely, Messrs
Hanks, Tryon, Steckel and Mis-
Wildes.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-03-03

The deaths were principally from
old age, accidents and few cases of
pneumonia. The ages of those dying
summarized, 10 under one year; 6
from to s.; from to 90; IL from
30 to 80; from 80 to 40; 10 from 40
to 90; 8 from 90 to 60; from 60 to
70; IL from 20 to 80; 10 from 80 to
80, and one 81. Between 90 and 60
the average was 81 months; be-
tween 60 and 20, GA months; be-
tween 80 and 80, 81. s months. The
average for population was close to
II to the thousand, which, consid-
ering the low temperature of last
summer, was a low record.
The library will be open from nine
O'Clock Friday and Saturday of this
week for the reception of articles for
the loan exhibition. The committee
hope to have everything arranged so
as to permit visitors to inspect the
rooms Saturday evening. If the re-
Spouse is such as to warrant, the
rooms will be open all day Monday
and Tuesday, the 18th and 9Th. The
desire of the committee is to have as
large and general an exhibit as posi-
BILE. 1t is not necessary that the arti-
cles loaned should be purely Stafford
relics; anything of rare, curious, his
toric or attractive character will be
gladly received. Already promise is
made of articles which would COM
mand much attention anywhere and
would be quickly picked up by the
purchasing committee OF large city
museums. Let the contributions be
as liberal and numerous as possible,
and it may be necessary to keep the
exhibition open to the public the en-
tire week. The meeting in the even
ing, Monday, will of necessity be linn
tied in numbers, as the hall is small.
Papers will be read covering about
every phase of Stafford life and his
tory. Hon. ]. R. Washburn and S.
w. Page are to be present and review
some of the incidents in the early
history of the town. These two gen.
tlemen possess a fund of historical
matter that is we'll worth listening
to, and because of its accurate char.
acter ought to be preserved. Much
pains have been taken to secure reli
able data for the subjects covered, and
an effort will be made to preserve the
material for the benefit of those who
have no knowledge of the wealth Of
history the old town carries.
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Caution !!

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and remedy that has hid the largest
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1868 for the cure and treatment Of Con.
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without losing it's great popularity all
these years, yon will be thankful we call.
ed your attention to Boschee's German
Syrup. There are so many ordinary
cough remedies made by druggists and
others that are cheap and good for light
colds perhaps, but for severe Coughs,
Bronchitis, Croup-and especially for
Consumption, where there Is difficult ex.
De iteration and coughing during the
nights and mornings, there is nothing
like German Syrup. The 25 cent size has
Just been introduced this year. Regular
size 10 cents. At all druggitts. 80. 80
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Miss Eunice Broadway was not able
to go back to her school in Union
until Wednesday on account Of illness.
Rev. Mr.. Barnard will preach his
farewell sermon next Sunday. The
sacrament of the Lords supper will
be observed.
Ernest Smith went recently to Nit
tineague, Mass, to attend the we'd
ding of Henry Guntler of Meriden and
Miss Annie Clement of Mittineague,
both deaf mutes.
Rev. @. s. Davis will give his ster-
eopticon lecture, with illustrated
songs, this week Friday evening,
commencing at O'Clock, at the Con-
gregational church.
The Ladies' Aid society will meet
in the vestry of the Congregational
church next week Wednesday after
noon and evening. Supper served
from 6 to O'Clock, with an entertain
ment in the evening. Hostesses, Mrs.
J. r. Buck and Mrs. Henry Mckinney.
TOLI.AND.
Mrs. J. II. Allen paid q visit to
friends in Burnside recently.
Mrs. Annie CLARK Of Vernon spent
Sunday with her sister, Mrs. Price.
Miss Marion Agard, who has been
very i'll for two weeks, is slowly con-
valescing.
Mrs. Jewell has gone to Lambert
Vile to attend the golden wedding of
her brother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Ladd have
moved on to what is known az the
Babcock place on Sugar Hill.
David Brown was out of school two
days last week with the all-prevailing
grip. Charles Hurlburt taught in his
place.
The Ladies' Aid society of the
Methodist church gave box supper
and entertainment at the town hall
on Monday evening.
Rev. Fl. T. Barnard will preach his
first sermon here March 10. The Gel
ebration of the Lords supper will
take place at that time.
Harry Newcomb is recovering from
q sudden attack of pneumonia, which
might have proved much more serious
had not the case received prompt at
tention.
The regular meeting of the library
association will be held on Monday,
March 7. Tea will be served after
the business meeting, with Mrs. James
Clough as hostess.
(From another correspondent
A social dance will be held at the
town hall Saturday evening by George
Brooks.
Carlos Tilden of Stafford Springs
was in town Tuesday examining his
peach orchards. He was very much
pleased to find them in excellent con-
dition. The severe winter so far has
not damaged either the trees or buds,
and unless damaged later he estimates
his crop will exceed 5000 baskets.
John Rhodes expects a crop of over
6, 600 baskets. The orchards of G. p.
Babcock, Greenwood Dearborn and
A. L. Edgerton at this time promise
good crops. All of these orchards
are on high ground. DIR. johnson
and others, who have orchards in
Mansfield on much lower ground, re-
port that all the buds and many Of
the trees in their orchards have been
killed.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-03-03

Miss Maggie Brownlee is spending q
few days with her sister, Mrs. W. H.
Bracket, in Hartford.
J. J. Oldershaw, who has had q Sc
we're attack of the grip, has returned
to his regular duties.
Clifford Derter left Wednesday for
Lynn, Mass. He expects to secure q
position as motorman on the electric
railway.
Charles W. Wolfe, a student from
Newton, Mass, gave an interesting
discourse in the hall last Sunday from
the words found in the 18th chapter of
st. John, 9Th verse. Mr.. Wolfe has
been received very kindly by the peo-
pie, and there are many who hope
to see him located here as pastor. He
will preach here again next Sunday.
Roaring Brook.
The Roaring Brook Ladies' Aid So
ciety, assisted by the young people,
will hold bean social at the school
house next Tuesday evening. If
stormy, next pleasant evening. La
dies are requested to bring cake. At
ter supper there will be an entertain
ment by the young people.
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HOME NEWS.
LOCAL NOTICES.

Matter under this head 10 cents per line.)
CARD We wish to extend our thanks
t. the friends for their expressions OF
sympathy, and to Ionic lodge, r. Il A.
NJ, for the many acts OF kindness In this
hour of our bereavement.
ME- AND MRS. L. WARNER.
An elegant new line of japanese
Napkins at The Press oflce.
-Organdle Writing Paper, with Low
Flap Envelopes for sale at The Press of
ice In bulk.
Congress Playing Cards for sale at
The Press ONCE.
Samuel Kuslsnsky Is closing out his
stock at cost prices. Store open every
evening.
Paper Napkins 10 cents hundred at
The Press ONCE. 800, 25 cents.
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A Severe Cold For Three Months,


The following letter from A. Nus
baum. Of Batesville, Ind., tells its own
story: II suffered for three months with
severe cold. A druggist pr, par"d M
some medicine, and a phi, stefan PR,
scribed for me, yet did not improve. |
then tried Foley's Honey aud Tar, an
eight doses cured me-" Refuse sIbsti-
tutes Sold by Z. K. Taft, druggist.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-03-03

There IL no More Pain From COTns
4 fter the FO0t-Ease sanitary Corn PIasters
are first applied They cure by Absorption. The
sanitary Oils and vapors do the work. Try
them. At all druggists sc. or by mail Sample
mailed FREE. Address, Allen s. Olmstcd. lie
Row. N Y. 4S-4
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Died.

Saranac Lake. N. Y. Winfield L. War.
ner, 3S, formerly Of Stafford Springs.
|. South Coventry, F,b 9th, Harriet F..
81, wife of Cortland Palmer.
Monson, Let, Henry II Wood. 62.
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Born

New London. Feb. 5'h. daughter TO
MIR. ard Mrs Forest Luffi IT.
Stafford, Feb. 25th, a son TO MIR. AMI
Mrs. James Barry.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-03-03

Wales, Feb. oath, by R.v Ed win b
Dolan, Emory Edwin Phelps OF Staffor.i
Vile and Mis- Who DELL Dimmlck.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-03-03

Charles Palmer and family have
moved into one of @. P. Broadway q
houses.
L. r. Barlow of Amherst, Mass,
is visiting his sister, Miss Gertrude
Barlow.
A girl, Nancy Huntington, was born
to Mr. and Mrs. Forest Luffler at New
London, Feb. 9Th.
Mr.. and. Mrs. Henry Mckinney en-
tertained relatives from Stafford Hol-
low and friends from Thompsonville.
Sunday.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1904-03-03

Goals from fouls, Mullins z. Ref
cree, J. Sullivan.
At the monthly meeting of the
town school committee. held last
Monday, the committee ON fire es-
capes for the borough school building
reported that they were about to
place their order for the same. 1t
was voted to rescind a former vote in
regard to an additional room for the
Pinney grammar school building at
the Hollow, as the present indications
were that the crowded condition of
the school rooms would not continue.
w. Fl. Black, the school visitor for
that school, was instructed to take
what action he deemed necessary to
relieve the present crowded conditions
of some of the school rooms. A plan
was brought before the committee for
q change in the course of study in the
high school. and its adoption was
strongly urged. As most of the COL
leges now do not include Greek in
their entrance examinations, the plan
includes the dropping of this study
and substituting more English and
history. The plan also includes g
commercial course, to include at least
two years of stenography and type
writing. The proposed plan was laid
upon the table to be voted upon at
she next meeting.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-21

He seemed very grateful. After some
time he got q place as fireman at night
in the electric light works, and ceased
RAINING his jinrickisha. But he continu-
cd his studies until he was able to stand
IAN examination and so secured an appoint
mt lit on the Yokohama police force, where
aftel some years he laid up money
el.cugh to enter college, at which time
he placed his money in my hands and for
the first year drew on his deposit for
at cut ten dollars, having made the bal
apce OF his expenses as janitor and other
light employment evenings and mornings.
l would add reflection here: There
is not an honor within the git OF the peo-
PIE of this country that is not obtainable
by nine out Of every ten OF our boys,
theil advantages considered, who are
willing to work as hard for it as my
young friend U. Sumida in Japan worked
for his promotion. Boys, are you willing
to pay the price of honorable distinction?
Jaran's proud station in the comfy OF
nations today, however surprising, is not
the result of the waving of magic wand
by Mutsu Hito himself nor by any OF the
wizard statesman that have figured
arcng his advisors, but her splendor in
its magnificent proportions has been cary
ed from the flinty granite of adversely
By constant effort, unremitting industry,
upheld and inspired by intelligent self
esteem and intense love of country.
Some contrasts will help to an under
standing of tho progress Japan has made,
and these combined point the index finger
of prophecy I'd her future achievements.
About the time of the opening Of the
country the British, French, and American
sqradrons combined to .chastise one of the
fcudal lords ] Of JAPAN and with their
CONTINUED on Page Three.)
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who lives in the most palatial residence
on Nogeyama, in Yokohama, came to that
city less than thirty years ago working
as coolie, drawing carts loaded heavily
with all sorts of merchandise.
The relation OF a circumstance though
it partakes somewhat more of the nature
OF 4 personal reminiscence than care to
introduce here, will be illustrative, and /
an sure the reader will make proper al
lowances. While L was in charge of a
boys school in the city of Yokohama,
t1ere came into my office one day young
man about eighteen years of age. Be-
sizes the customary garment worn by ali
Japanese men, he had on one thin cotton
kmono. cloak-like garment that hangs
from the shoulders to the ankle, fastened
by means OF girdle around the wais:
the latter in this instance not more than
cotton string. He was bareheaded. and
the geta, wooden shoes, which he wore
had evidently been thrown away by some
one and picked up by him. He was pale
ana frail, evidently poorly nourished He
wanted to attend school, he said, to study
English. He did not ask for help, simply
requested the best terms for tuition we
could give him, with permission to pay in
nstallments as he should be able, and
permission to excuse himself each day
after one recitation with an American
teacher and one with Japanese in trans
lat.cn All this was granted Every
week he would bring a few cents and
pay it on account. This had kept sep
ayate from other funds until his payments
hEl amounted to three dollars. For some
tine our new student was a mystery to
10th the japanese teachers and myself.
Finally we discovered that he was run
riuS jinrickisha, had stand in a re-
ncte part Of the city, that he attended
the two recltations in school in the
morning and returned Immediately to his
stsnd, where, while waiting for passeu-
gers, he studied his lessons. He fre-
quertly ran until twelve and one o'clock
st night and returned to his stand by
the crack OF dawn in the morning. One
day I called him into the Office and as
suied him of my sympathy in his strug-
gle to get an education by returning him
every cent he had paid on tuition and
rendering him free scholarship as long
as he should wish to attend the school.
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JAPANESE PROTECTED CRUISER KAsAGI

the room--a soft-eyed, gray-haired wo1n,
an who had been in his service over eight
years, and whose position in the house
hold was almost that of friend. He
stopped abruptly and changed the conver-
sation. So soon as the door was closed
behind her again, he explained himself.
''It is better to chat upon such matters
when one is quite alono, he laughed.
but surely you can trust her. l said.
''It is safer to trust no one, he answered.
Ard then he continued from the point
where we had been interrupted. 1T is
gathering, he said, there are times
when / almost smell blood in the air. I
ala an old man and may escape il, bur
my children will have to suffer-suffct
as children must do for the Gins OF thei.
fathers. We have made brute beasts OF
the people, and as brute beasts they will
come upon us cruel and undiscrimnating;
right and wrong indifferently gong
dcwr before them. But it has to be. 1t
is needed The future history of Russia
will be the history of the French Revolu-
tion over again, but with this difference,
that the educated classes, the thinkers,
wkC are pushing forward the dumb mass
es, are doing so with their eyes open.
There will be no Mirabeau, no Danton to
be appalled, at the peoples ingratitude.
The men who today are working for re-
vo,ution in Russia number among their
ranks statesmen, soldiers, dalicately nur-
led women, rich landowners, prosper
Gus tradesmen, students familiar with the
lessons of history. They have no miscon-
ceptions concerning the blind f'ranken
stein into which they are breathing life.
He will crush them, they know it; but
with them he will crush the injustice ami
stupidity they have grown to hate better
thar they love themselves. The Russian
peasant when he rises, will prove more
tel rible. more pitiless than were the men
of 1870. He is less intelligent, more
brutal They sing wild, sad song, these
Russian cattle, the while they work. They
sing it in chorus on the quays while
hauling the cargo, they sing it in the
factory. they chant it on the weary, end
less steppes, reaping the corn they may
not eat. It is about the good time their
masters are having-of the feasting and
the merry-making. But the last line OF
every verse is the same. When you ask
a Russian 10 translate it for you he
slrugs his shoulders. "Oh, it means he
says, that their time viii come, some
day. 1t is a sad, pathetic, haunting re-
frain. They sing it in the drawing-rooms
Continued on Page Three.)
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leade a0l N0GGh aF@U6ma Daily Both
In THE CARS GRIM REALM
CLOSE TO THE POLAR SHOWS
Fascination and Horror OF this Weird Land. Sleeping
Away Semi-Artc Night: The Gather
ing Storm.

ought to like Russia better than l
do, ii only for the sake of the many good
trends l am proud to possess among the
Russians. large square photograph l
Keep always on my mantelpiece. 1t helps
mc to maintain my head at that degree
OF distention necessary for the perform
aEce OF all literary work 1t presents in
the center neatly written address in ex-
ccllent English, that 1 frankly confess
am never tired of reading, around which
are ranged some hundreds of names l am
quite unable to read, but which, IN spite
OF their strange lettering, 1 know to be
the names of good Russian men and wo-
men. to whom a year or two ago the
kindly idea occurred to send me Christ
mas card, this message of encourage