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The Press., 1904-08-31
Old Age N Fiction.

The time was, and not so hong agO
either. when men Of sixty-five and sew
enty regarded themselves and were re-
garded by others Us having reached
that point when they should he willing
to retire from the activities of life
Our conception Of the man OF seventy
five only a few years ago was that Of
a white haired patriarch who found
pleasure only i'm "reminiscences. the Sec
tartan weeklies. checkers. doninos and
his grandchildren But the times have
changed The average man Of seventy.
1ve today is neither bent. feeble nor
senile. He has not retired from the ac-
tivities Of life that he is aware Of. nor
has he any idea Of retiring. Much less
Is he inclined to surrender To the youn-
ger people around him any OF the re-
sponsibilities or pleasures Of existence
He reads the sporting columns. plays
golf, roots for his favorite baseball
club and may perchance take a fiicr on
the races. Moreover. he is II anything
inclined to be more attentive to the In
dies than he was at sixty. at forty or
at thirty.-Chieago Inter Ocean
The Press., 1904-08-31
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OLDEST CLOCK IN ENGLAND.
Erected I'm 1920 I'm One of the Towers
of Peterborough Cathedral


Peterborough cathedral has the old
est working clock In England. 1t was
erected about 1920 and is probably the
work of a monastic clOckmaker. 1t Is
the only one now known that is wound
up over an old wooden wheel. This
wheel is about twelve feet in circum-
ference, and the galvanized cable,
about 800 feet in length. supports a
leaden weight of three hundredweight
which has to be wound up daily.
The clock is said to be of much more
primitive construction than that made
by Henry de Nick for Charles V. Of
France in 1870 The clock chamber
Is in the northwest tower, some I2C
feet high, where the sunlight has not
penetrated for hundreds of years, and
the winding Is done by the light of a
candle.
The gong is the great tenor bell of
the cathedral. which weighs thirty
two hundredweight, and 1t is struck
hourly by an eighty pound hammer
The going and the striking parts of
the clock are some yards apart, com
munication being by a slender wire
The clock has no dial. The time Is
shown on the main wheel of the es-
capement, which goes round once in
two hours.-London Chronicle
The Press., 1904-08-31
a Carlyle LeSU@r.

Carlyle's letter declining to give n
vaIedictory address ms lord rector Of
Edinburgh university Is In Dundee
museum II Is n mournfuI. kindly let
ter Of little general interest. except per-
haps In its somewhat conventional ad
vice to the students:
bid them in my name. IL they stIII
love me. fight the good fight and quit
themselves like men I'm the warfare tO
which they are as III cOnscript and CON
secrated and whick- -lEa-a-ah4.sd Ten
them GO conSu1r the eternal oraefes
mot yet inaudible, nor ever to become
so, when worthily inquired of anil to
disregard, nearly altogether IN com
parison. the temporary noises. menac-
ings and deIiriums. May they love
wisdom, as wisdom II she r. to ytelsi
her treasures must be Ioved-piousIy.
valiantly, humbly, beyond life itself
or the prizes Of life. with all ones heart
and all ones soul. In that case 1 will
say aSHinJ and not in any other case
1t shall be- well with them Adieu. my
young friends. n long adie;l~
The Press., 1904-08-31
SCOTLAND'S KILT.


The Origin of This Ancient and
Picturesque Dress.
Some say that the kilt was the out
come OF sumptuary laws enacted dur
.-z, A,s< ~esc-sAcs Mary end o. her son.
James VI of Scotland and I. of Eng
land. These laws more or less directly
suppressed the ancient tunic which
fell from the shoulders to below the
knees. and had I'm the remoter parts of
Great Britain and Ireland formed the
outer dress of men from Roman times.
When this was condemned, the wearers
evaded the law by dividing the tunic
at the waist, the upper part becoming
q doublet and the lower the kilt.
The kilt, however, must have been
OF earlier date, for 1t Is shown as a
separate garment. neatly quilted from
waist to knee, on many mediaevaI
crosses and memorial slabs, including
those at Kilkerran and Kilmorie. which
date from before 1900.
1t is from this plating, or quilting"
that 1t takes its name, and no doubt
the sumptuary regulations promoted
Its general adoption.
The Press., 1904-08-31
The First Gas Machine.

A gas machine is generally under
stood as an apparatus for producing
carbureted air, which may be used
like carbureted hydrogen or coal gas
for Illuminating purposes. When gaso-
line, which is a very light and volatile
product of petroleum. comes in contact
with the air it is dissolved by the air
in other words, the air becomes charg-
ed with its vapors to such an extent
that the air and vapors form a fairly
good substitute for coal gas. requiring
slightly different burner. Oliver p.
Drake, a philosophical instrument
maker of Boston, was the first to use
gasoline for this purpose. The Drake
machine was made In the form of a
cylinder with a partition through the
center, One end was provided with a
water meter wheel driven by a weight
and clockwork. This meter wheel
pumped air, which was taken into the
other end of the cylinder, where it came
In contact with the gasoline, the gaso-
line being constantly presented to the
air by rotating evaporator made Of
wicking. The air In passing took up suf-
fcient of the vapors to enable it to be
used for Illuminating purposes. These
machines went into use to limited
Wsssss..s, ram Maxim in Harper's
The Press., 1904-08-31


The killing Of brother man. even In
battle, Is n painful thing To remember.
A soldier Of the war thus vfvIdIy de-
scribed his first experience:
MY frst man I saw but twenty Sec
onds, but I shall remember him for.
ever. 4 was standing by my gun when
q Confederate infantry soldier rushed
up. / whipped out my revolver and
took him through the breast lie toss
Cd up his arms, gave me the stranEest
look I'm the world and fell forward upon
his face. He had blue eyes. brown
curling hair, a dark mustache and a
handsome face. I thought the instant
I fired that should have loved that
man II had known him. I tell you
war Il terrible business."--Y0utt's
Companion
The Press., 1904-08-31
Letter to j. A. Mix.


Dear Sir: 1t costs as much to put.
on poor paint as good''-a common
saying and true-it costs much more
to put-on poor paint; more gallons.
Poor paint is paint and barytes OF
paint and sand or paint and lime OF
paint and chalk or paint and benzine
or paint and water; these are the u.s.
ual cheats; there are others.
1t takes more gallons of paint-and-
a-cheat than of honest paint; and the
cost of the labor of painting is so
much gallon-one gallon costs as
much as another, for labor.
This is the way to reckon your
costs for this year; but how about
next year?
Paint Devoe, and next year costs
noehlngi year after next the same;
the same for several years. I 81
Paint anything else, and your costs
recur according to what you paint
with. Some of the mixtures wear
one year; some two; some three.
it costs twice, three times. four
times, Ave times, as much to paint
with cheat as to paint with Devoe.
Yours truly
FWDKvoR & Co i
H. Chapman & Go. sell our paint.
ss8fs&8 EEsEs
The Press., 1904-08-31
HOME NEWS.
srAFFoRD SPRINGS.

Marshal Bo1ieau has an attractive
appearing new hack.
banners, the eyesight specialist
from Providence, will be at the
Springs House next Tuesday from 10
q. m. to 5 p. m.
The annual reunion of the Orcutt
family association will be held at the
vestry of the Universalfst church,
South Weymouth, Mass. Sept. IT,
afternoon and evening. Basket lunch.
Tea and coffee will be served.
At meeting of the school board
held Monday, it was voted to adopt
Nichols progressive Arithmetic in the
schools. 1t was voted to have the
schools open September 18th. The
day is necessary, owing to the fact
that the changes are not yet completed
in the school building.
John q. Fahey of Rockville, who
represented the town of Vernon as a
republican in 1895 and again in 1901,
was in Hartford on Friday, and, in
the course of a conversation with a
Times reporter, stated that it looked
as if Harry Smith, the son of Sheriff
E. J. Smith of Hartford county, would
be one of the republican candidates
for representative from the town of
Vernon this fall. Mr. Smith is a
resident of Vernon, and for some
years he has been wooing the constit-
uency. The republican nomination
for senator from the thirty fifth dis
trict, which embraces Tol1and county,
will, Mr.. Fahey thinks, go to resi-
dent of Stafford, Frank Fl. Baker,
who represented that town in the last
general assembly. There is feeling
that the senatorship should go to that
section of the district, in which Stat
ford is located, this year. Hartford
Times.
With Tolland county as one sena-
tOrial district, it seems TO be conceded
that the republican nomination will
go to Stafford Springs, provided a
man is elected, as the coun-
ty will not indorse Fessenden, al
though there is some Fessenden sem
timent in one or two towns of the
former Oath district. Cor
Springfield Republican.
The Staffords were shut out by the
last Wednesday by the
score of z to O. When the game was
planned for it was not expected that
the home team would win, but it was
hoped that they would have better
Iuck and put up stronger game than
hey did. The number of errors show
hat Zeller, who pitched a good
s>ma, was not given good support.
The esn>-~kSssfaos- pfzyocN ante<forlesss
game, and had Moriarty IN the box
'or the first two innings. Tnckex-
fSow Havens,
finished the game. Mulholland. the
Stafford catcher, dilsocated his right
thumb in the second inning, which
seriously interfered with his throw
ng. It was the opinion of many
hat the umpire was more than fair
% the visiting team in a number of |
lose decisions The attendance was
he largest of any game yet played |
his season, with the exception of the |
fOurth Of JuIv 0orno TI,a ao<-o..
The Press., 1904-08-31
How to Keep Out of Trouble.


The rivalry between the two arms
or the national service, the army and
navy" said an army man, "'is most
shown between the marines and the
Jackies on man-of-war. The marines
are soldier policemen, and the jackies
have a keen contempt for them. / re-
member hearing of one old tar who was
always getting into trouble. Finally
he made peace with one of the ma
rines
Tell me how to keep out Of trou-
bic? the old tar asked. If you'll show
me the way I'll give you my plug of
tobacco
The marine tried the plug and found
1t to his liking. He frightened his belt.
Strengthened his cap and then delivered
himself of this advice:
whenever you're feeling easy and
happy and comfortable. quit it. for you
De breaking a rule. It's the only
way"
The Press., 1904-08-31

Il lost my notebook one day S1ia
Q novelist. II searched the house over
for II. From room to rporn went. cx.
amining every corner. and NJ the end uf
two hours hunt found the book.
by Jover I exclaimed. 4 xop,tar
why II II that one always finds thing
In the very last place one looks for tY
Maybe sail n cousin % mine. IL
is because after we find what We are
hunting for We end our searsh.'s
The Press., 1904-08-31
Beware of Ointments for Ca
tarrh that Contain Mercurv.

AS mercury VIII surely destroy the sense of smell
aan completely derange the whole system when
enIsering ~ through the mucous surfaces Such
artlcies should never be used except on prescrir-
Mons from reputable physicians, Is the damaee
Lney VII 90 10 ten fold to the good yOu can DO
manufactured by =. J. Cheney Co, Toledo. o..
ccts,1. 1 no mercury and fs taken internally,
sacang sc s9.rectly upon the blood and mucous sur.
cure De sure You get the genuine. It is taken
llnternauy, and y made In Toledo, Ohio, by r. j.
SS Tass Y xaiS HiFSigss ix RESs SsS Pss Sossls
The Press., 1904-08-31

A PERFECTLY PAINLKss PILL Il the one
that Will cleanse the system. set the liver
tn action, remove the bile, clear the con-
plexion, cure headache and leave a good
taste In the mouth. The famous little
pills for doing such work pleasantly and
ehectually are DeWItt's Little Eariy RIa-
ers. Bob Moore Of Lafayette. Ind !.
says: 'AlI other pills have used gripe
and sicken, while DeWItt's Little EaIIy
Risers are simply perfect" Sold by w.
ID. HeaId
The Press., 1904-08-31
Would YouS

Ii you had it to do over again, would
you marry?
Of course you would, for If you had
your life to live over again you would
live just as you have lived.
But If you had known, when young,
what you know now. would you marry,
as you did?
That, however, is not fair question.
knowing that such thing is impossi-
BILE.
Besides, you could have learned from
the lives and experiences Of others If
you had been anxious to know all
about married life before entering upon
1t yourself.
Possibly you were advised this way
and that. warned to look out for trou-
Bile and assured Of complete success.
No wonder advice is so cheap; 1t is so
plenty. And who wants anything so
cheap that it is given away just to get
rid of it?
That's how you felt. no doubt, and
that is, or once was. your excuse for
doing as you did. ....
1t is better that you didn't take ad-
vice from others, for If you had you
might now regard them as your NOR
tai foes and blame them for all your
troubles and your woes. - Pittsburg
Gazette
The Press., 1904-08-31

A SUMNKR CoLD.-A summer cold Ia
not only annoying but II not relIeved
Pneumonia will be the probable result
BY Fall. One Minute Cough Cure clears
the phlegm, draws out the inflammation.
heals, soothes and strengthens the lungs
and bronchial tubes. One Minute Cough
Cure is an ideal remedy for the children.
lt Is pleasant to the taste and perfectly
harmless. A certain cure for Cronp.
Cough and Cold. Sold BY w. ID. Heald'
The Press., 1904-08-31

A number of Philadelphia LAWYERS
says the Philadelphia Ledger. were ex-
changing stories Of their experiences
with witnesses under examination. One
OF the party told the following:
He was questioning witness and
said, You have lived In Philadelphia
a number of years. How longY
"Just twenty-five years."
Where did you live before that
timer" asked the lawyer, hoping to
prove an important point.
Il didn't live" replied the witness.
II was single"
The Press., 1904-08-31
The Omen noo.

II would k-kiss you," stammered
the dihdent young man, IF d-dared. %
"Oh, don't be afraidy' rejoined the
girl In the parlor scene. II wouldn't
strike defenseless man."-PhiIadeI-
phia inquirer
The Press., 1904-08-31
Charles Kean's Amfction..

Charles Kean, the actor, could not
pronounce the consonants I'm" and
IN" In the first scene with Jarvis in
"The Gamester' he began by inquir.
ing, ''Well, Jarvis, what says the world
of me? I'll tell thee what 1t says. 1t
calls me a false friend, faithleSs hus
band, a cruel father-in one short
word, 1t calls me Galesterv' In Shy
lock he was wont to say:
''You take by life
When do you take the beans whereby 1
live"
But his most unfortunate slip oc
CURED in the last line of Money"
where Evelyn says that, In order to
enjoy the good things of life, we re-
duire "'plenty Of money" In this sit
uation Kean always brought the cur.
tain down with roar by sarcastically
that the one thing necessary
to complete their happiness is plenty
Of DuttyT
The Press., 1904-08-31

When yOu meet fricad who iS NOT
looking well. what point do you hope
to make by telling him so:-AtehiSop
Globe
The Press., 1904-08-31

Rockville, o 3 2 1O1 100 OF
Runs, Stafford, Gilmartin 2, Scan
lon 2, Heart 2. Two-base hits, Gill
martin, Heart. Sacrifice hit, O'Neill.
Stolen bases, Graham, Donnelly.
First base on balls, off Moriarty 1,
OFF Tuckey 1. Double play, Smith
and Hall. Time, LII 45m. Umpire,
DIR. John English. Attendance, $50.
The Press., 1904-08-31

OF ALL "SoFT DRINKs'' WILLIAMS
Root Beer Is the cheapest, most whole
some and natural. Try IL.
The Press., 1904-08-31


Yes. there are some pretty nice pick.
ings In the mail service II the clerks
want to take chances" said one of the
postal inspectors. Take the case of
just one fellow on whom we landed re-
Gently. In one year we traced $475 of
missing money to him, and there is no
telling how much he got away with
that couldn't be accounted for. OF the
$475. he swiped as high as $50 In cash
from one letter, and as low as 90 cents.
And these were not registered letters.
which shows the fOolishness Of sending
money through the mails without tax
Ing proper precautions. In one instance
travelling man sent his wife "a In a
letter. 1t never reached her, and her
kick brought So more That was swip-
ed, too, and the circumstance of two
thefts In one family, one following the
other so closely, was largely instru-
mental In casting suspicion on the cuI.
Orit. rit."-PhiladelDhia Record.
The Press., 1904-08-31

Not long ago the genial superintend.
ent OF public school was asked by
one Of his youthful friends to listen
to the latter's rehearsal of lesson I'm
which there was a reference to Atlas.
do you know who Atlas was?' ask
ed the superintendent
Yes, sir. He was a giant who sup
ported the world"
"Ah! Supported the world, did heY'
went on the superintendent. "weII,
tell me who supported AtlasY'
The little fellow looked as though
he had not given the subject any par
ticular attention, but showed imme-
date willingness to think II over. The
superintendent stood looking on, try
Ing hard to keep back a smile, but the
youngster finally frightened up and
"Well, think he must have mar.
'1Sd f1ch villa" 4~y
The Press., 1904-08-31
Rich Blood

Ayers Pills are gently laxative.
They greatly aid the Sarsaparilia.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-22

PORT Arthur is still subject I.
Japanese attacks.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-22
LARGEST DIAMOND TO BE CUT
Sixteen Gems to Be Made from Famous
"Jagersfontcin Excelsior"

In jewelers. circles great interest
has been awakened by the an
nouncement that cutting operations
have been commenced on the great
Jagersfcntein Excelsior, the largest
and finest diamond III the world.
The stone was held for ten years
before its owner could make salts
factory arrangements for its cut
ting, which has now been under
taken by a firm in Amsterdam,
Holland. 1t was transported from
London to Amsterdam unde special
police protection, and a carpeted
room. with a specially made safe,
has been provided for its care dur
ing the progress OF cutting and
polishing The responsibility OF
handling and guarding SO precious
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-22

II Is easy enough to catch some
diseases, even in a walk.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-22

A man never knows how hard
fis.wife works until he tries to
clean up the house preparatory to
his wife's return from a two weeks
visit with her mother.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-22

OUR socialistic friends are moi
pointing with pride just now to the
postofice department as an illustra-
ton of the benehcent results oil
government ownership of public
utilities. In fact, there has been
noticed a sudden silence on their
part i'll regard to this heretofore
stock illustration of their theories.
Calling attention to this silence,
the Saturday Evening Post thus
explains why it is so:
Because, within six months, the
Postofhce Department has been
shown to be:
Inefficient,
Behind the times:
Honeycombed with corruption;
Preposterously expensive.
Il Is hard to escape the conclu-
sion that we had better wait awhile
before we give the politicians any
more utilities.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-22

what do we plant when we plant the
tree?
We plant the ship which will cross the sea
We plant the mast to carry the sails;
We plant the plank to withstand the gales;
The keel, thekeelson, lie beam, the knee;
We plant the ship when we plant the tree.
What do we plant when We plant the
tree?
A thousand things that we daily see;
We plant the spire that out-towers the
crag;
We plant the staff for our country's flag;
We plant the sha,'e from the hot sun
free
We plant all these when we plant the
tree"
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-22
ANNOUNCEMENT.

We are authorized 10 announce til
name of the
HoN. mo. N GARNER,
As candidate for reelection to Congress
from this, the Fifteenth District, subjec
To the action OF the democratic party.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-22

An IMPORTANT ruie ADOPTED By
the state democratic committee j.
thai requiring democratic candi
dates for United States senator tc
submit their names to the priinarie>
OF the party. Texas being so over
vFleinlingly democratic, this virtu-
ally establishes the election OF Unit
ed States senators in Texas by pop
Mar vote.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-22

SOME good cuts illustrating the
SzA1ebeld and banana grove on the
famous Closner plantation in Hi
dalgo county appear in the current
number OF Texas Farm and Ranch
a short article on tropical fruits
grown III the Brownsville country
accompanies the cuts. A complete
illustrated write-up OF this section
IS promised at an early date in
Farm and Ranch.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-22

TO TRADE--A large. hanging lamp. with
shade FOX standing lamps of equal value. Call at
THE HERALD Office.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-22

a stone may be gathered from the
act that its value may be almost
inything When discovered it
vas estimated estimated to be
worth 81 900, 900. but in its finish
ed safe it will command a fabu-
Gus price.
The story of the discovery of
this wonderful gem is of no little
interest. 1t was found on June
so, 1898, at Jagersfontein, in the
Orange Free State, South Africa.
The stone was picked up by a ma
i've while he was loading a truck,
md although a white overseer was
standing near him, he managed to
'ecrete 1t and keep it on his person
:or some time. In this case, how
ever. it did not appear that he pro-
posed stealing the gem, but only
wished to deliver it personally to
the manager. This he did, and as
a bonus he received $3.50 and a
horse, saddle and briddle.
The diamond weighed in the
rough exactly S3a carats, or about
S1s ounces avoirdupois. 1t is of
a beautiful blush white color, and
shaped like the broken-off end of
an icicle. The diamon1iferous
monster measures three inches in
length, and one and half inches
i'll thickness, two and one-half in
ches i'll least breadth. The Excel !
:iOr has now been broken into six !
Teen pieces the three largest of
which are 15S, 147 and $50 carats,
respectively. These individual
gems, in themselves of eXtraordin-
airy size, will be when fully cut
and polished among the finest in
the world, and the value of the
stone will thus be multi
piled. South Africa.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-22

wANTED-You to know that it will pay YOU
to figure with the Brownsville Transfer Company
before contracting large quantities of freight or
building material.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-22

THE anticipating ordinance !.
now enforced at Houston. THIS
slowly. but surely, does civilization
continue to encooach upon Alkali
Eyes domain.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-22

HoUSToN gets the state demo
cratic convention for the first time
since 1892, when the Hogg- Clark,
split occurred. Il is 10 be hoped
that the state democracy may b
more of ore mind this time.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-22

THE good old Corpus Christ
Caller has been missed from TIL
HERALD's exchange table the pas
two or three weeks. Why is thi
thus. Eli?
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-22

PARKER and harmony seerls Z
be the slogan of the New Yor.
democracy.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1904-04-22

PARKER carries the New Yo-l
democratic convention. 'Raf 70:
Parker,