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hoe, bowed by the weight of CEN
turies." They used to wade waist
deep i'll the marshes at night beating
the reeds, so that the frogs would
stop croaking and allow my lord and
my lady to sleep in the castle on the
hill. Such was the lowly descent of
the man who is the friend Of kings
and who helps to mould the destinies
of nations.
sDelcasse pere attained the great am
bition Of the French peasant. Not
only did he own his little holding and
lay by comfortable nest egg, but he
became public iunctionary-court
bailiff in his native town of Painters.
at the foot of the northern slopes of
the Pyrenees. Theophile was bright
boy, and his parents, like most
French peasants, gave him the best
education they could afford by means
of rigid self-denial. He improved it
by winning scholarships which took
him through the higher courses Of
study at high school and university.
He started his career as a journalist
on a little local newspaper about the
time Of the Prussian War. It
is an occupation much frowned upon
by the average French peasant, who
seems to think that his son sho1ld al
ways be "functionnaire," priest or
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confidential correspondence with
King Edward, the Gar, the Kaiser
and the King of Italy, all the letters
dealing with the one great question
OF keeping the worlds peace. Prob
aDiy1never betore>did peasants son
have SO many royal friends.
No man has yet arisen in France
strong enough to stand against Del
casse. Several have tried to do so.
On May 8, 1899, M. De Freycinet, one
OF the foremost of French statesmen,
resigned his portfolio as Minister of
War. The official explanation was
that there had been some friction be-
tween M. De Freycinet and Nj. Del
casse. The latter thought that the
war Minister was too jingoistic, and
he bad to get out of the Cabinet So
It has been with many other men
whom Delcasse has considered dan
gerOuS.
He Has Made Friends
of Frances
Ancient Enemies
When he became Foreign Minister.
France was perplexed by many old
and serious disputes with England.
Italy Germany, Spain and Siam, am
one OF which might have blazed I'D
INTO war at any moment. Almost ali
those questions are now settled
Agreements covering all the points n
dispute have been arrived at wrth
Spain, Italy and, Siam; and the Anglo
French agreement the other day put
the coping stone ON M. Delcasse's
work III this respect. He has even
succeeded in creating really friendly
relations with GERMANY. while the
United States and Spain both consider
that he did them good turn by con
Quoting with mastery skill the nego-
tfations for peace after the Spanish
American War. That war might have
dragged on much longer than Il did
had it not been for M. Delcasse's bril-
liant diplomacy.
In personal appearance the greatest
dlploinatlst OF Europe is not imposing.
lie IS z thick-set, near-sighted little
man, with homely face and a bris-
ting mustache. Unlike the average
French politician, he never grows ex-
cited and never makes :. speech if he
can possibly avoid doing so. When
he does speak, he states facts briefly
and to the point without a word of
rhetoric, and his bitterest enemies
the Chauvinists-can hardly find
loophole by which to attack him. He
j. very democratic in manner, mikes
little III society, and retains a great
deal of the honest simplicity and
straightforwardness which character
ize the peasant stock from which he
sprang.
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A PEASANTS SON Who Has
Risen to Be the Friend and Conf
dant Of Some Of the Worlds Most
Powerful Monarchs

THE other day rumor ran
along the Paris boulevards
Il that Theophile Delcasse was
about to resign the portfolio
of Minister of Foreign Affairs, which
he has held during four successive
French Administrations. Diploma
lists, politicians, fnanciers and jour
nalists hurried to and fro in wild ex-
cltement, asking one another if the
news was true. The wires flashed it
to London, to Berlin, to Rome, to
Madrid, to Vienna, to ST. Petersburg;
and several Kings and Premiers and
Foreign Ministers had bad quarter
of an hour until they learned that
there was nothing in the rumor. \
Theophile Delcasse
Keeps the
Peace of Europe
Meanwhile, national securities were
depressed temporarily on the London
Stock Exchange and several of the
Continental Bourses. For Theophile
Delcasse, the PEASANTS son, who has
risen by virtue of diplomatic genius
to be the friend and confdant of some
of the worlds greatest monarchs, has
probably done more than any other
man to keep the peace of Europe His
resignation as Foreign Minister of
France would be far more menacing
to the cause of peace than any dozen
of the average war scares promoted
by sensational newspapers
nsI8o8, after.the fall of the Me1ine
Cabinet NJ >De1casse was made For
eigh Minister of France by the new
Premier, NJ. Brisson. In year NJ
Brisson gave way to M. Dupuy, but
NJ. Delcasse stayed in the new Cabi-
net, for in that year he had steered
France safely through its greatest
diplomatic crisis in a generation-the
Fashoda incident-and had shown
himself to be man whom France
could not do without M. Waldeck-
Rousseau succeeded M. Dupuy, and in
1902 M. Combes, the present Premier
of France, succeeded M. Waldeck-
Rousseau. But NJ. Delcasse has stay-
cd right along at the head of the For
eign Office
Cabinets come and Cabinets go, but
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TE4EOPHILE DELCASSE, Who
Began as Journalist and Worked
His Way Into Diplomacy His
Energy and His Modesty

task was to deal with the clash of
Major Marchand and Kitchener's men
at Fashoda. Lord Salisbury declared
in the plainest possible terms that
France must withdraw or fight The
boulevardiers howled for war: the
Chamber of Deputies rang with fierce
TRADES against England; the news
papers, with hardly an exception.
urged defiance; the Cabinet, as sub
sequent revelations have shown,
wanted to fight One man kept his
head-Delcasse. He knew that the
French Navy was hopelessly unready
for war, and he remembered the hor-
rors Of war as he had seen them when
the German legions overran France.
1t was a bitter pill to swallow, for
Marchand was carrying out his own
pet policy of Colonial expansion: but
he was great enough to swallow it.
He talked over his colleagues in th1
Cabinet, beat back the swelling tide
of public fury, and imperilled his po-
litical future by giving way to Eng
land. 1t was the greatest act in mod
ern diplomacy Mobs ragged along the
bOulevards, calling out for Dclcasse
that they might hang him from
lamp-poSt; but France soon calmed
down and understood from what she
had been saved Europe awoke from
a nightmare, and hailed the new
French Foreign Minister as Il great
apostle of peace.
Ever since then Delcasse has striven
to keep the peace with wonderful sue
cess. So far as he can, he keeps out
of the troubled waters of French
politics, with their innumerable eddies
and cross-currents and backwaters.
He was never prominent, for example,
in the Dreyfus controversy While
others wrangle, he, keeps on saving
wood. His. single aim is to keep his
country at peace and help to keep the
world at peace. Thus it is that the
man with the one great idea remains
i'll power, while Cabinets, with their
partisan aims and petty squabbles,
come and go.
Kings Who Are
on Delcasse's
Visiting List
Delcasse counts among his personal
friends the King Of England the King
of Italy, the Gar of Russia. the
young King of Spain, the Khedive of
Egypt, and other monarchs. These
potentates have visited Paris in re-
cent years and discussed questions Of
high politics with him TO the mutual
satisfaction Of both parties. And
Delcasse has been an honored guest
IN London, Rome and St. Petersburg
on important diplomatic missions.
lie is said to maintain regular and
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he goes on forever. When a French
statesman contemplates reconstruct
ing Cabinet, or creating a new one.
the flrst thing he does is to find out
whether Theophile Delcasse will serve
under him. If Delcasae will do so he
goes ahead with his task, knowing
that it is already more than half done; :;
II Delcasse will not, he gives it up
and lets, somebody else have try.
There is no question that Delcasse is
the most powerful and popular states
man IN France to-day, and he is the
only French statesman who enjoys a
great international reputation as the
late LorN Salisbury did and as John
Hay does.
All this IS not strange when it is re-
membered that-this remarkable man
has prevented the outbreak of two or
three wars which seemed as certain as
anything can be in this world. and
that he has established cordial rela- =
tons between France and her most
jealous rivals and antagonists.
Most of the worlds great diplomat
lists are men who, like the MARQUIS of
Salisbury and Prince Lobanoff. be-
long to all ancient nobility and asso-
ciatc with kings by right of birth.
But the two greatest diplomatists Of
to-day, the men whom kings and ma.
tons most delight to honor, come
from the ranks of the Common peo-
pie and never had any special training
tor diplomacy. They were born, not
made. John Hay, the son of an In
diana doctor' and Theophile Delcasse.
the son of a peasant in the Pyrenees.
are living proofs of the fact that in
Republican America and Republican
France the career is open to the tal-
ented.
How Delcasse Rose
From Peasant
to Cabinet Minister
PelCdsse 1atner was typical
jacques Bonhomme" an honest.
thrifty, pious. hard-working, home
loving peasant, of the solid type that
makes up the real France and'ballasts
the Ship of State. His grandfather
and grandfather and ancestors
for generations were men with the
The Press., 1904-11-02

Mrs. Ralph Brown is entertaining
her sister from New London.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. z. Fairfield were
guests Of friends in Monson Sunday.
Mrs. Laura Holmes has been enter
tanning her friend from Springfield
Frank Ellis has moved to the house
recently vacated by William Holmes.
Arthur and Herbert Holmes of Rock
vile were guests of their mother,
Mrs. Edison, Sunday.
Mr.. Knott and Richard Avery have
their home connected with Charles
Glaciers house by telephone.
Mrs. Belva Wilbur went to New
London last week. Her nieces,
Adelaide and Belva Andrews, return.
ed with her.
Mrs. E. D. Ellis and Mr.. and Mrs.
Marshall Broadway took a carriage
drive to Chaplin this week, calling
upon friends there.
George Ladd has sold his farm and
stock to James Kay. Mr.. Kay will
take possession Immediately. Mr..
Ladd has moved to the Brady house,
now owned by @. P. Broadway.
The Press., 1904-11-02

e. A. Buck, in Willimantic. Mis-
Ethel Upton. who has been with her
for the past few-months, has returned
| home. sseA 80 sssi
Il atr @f..sf warranvRlle. .t
: d. Mathewson was in Norwich last
Tuesday. is 80
Mrs. L. b. Bickneil and children
have returned from Springfield, Mass
Mrs. w. L. Durkee, Ethel and Mil
tom and Mrs. E. E. James spent last
Friday in WiIlimantic. -s@a
The Ladies' Mission circle meets at
the parsonage Friday afternoon. from
2 till 4.3O. Mrs. r. a. Wright is
reader of Dux Ohristus and Mrs, d.
Mathews6n of "Verbeek Of japan. :"
Mrs. David Russ leads the devotional
exercises. A'% go ~.
State Policeman NJ. s. Louks is at
home for o few days.
Charles spaulding and sister, Of
New Jersey were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. "A. Murphy last week.
Miss Julia Chism, who has spent
the summer with relatives, has gone
to Walpole, Mass, for the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. H. Wright at
tended the funeral services of the late
Judge Ralph Storrs at Spring Hill
Wednesday.
Mr.. Williams, superintendent Of
the state industrial school of Meriden,
was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. G. o.
Balch last week. f'tf-~ -s-
Bible day exercises will be given
at the Baptist church Sunday morn
ing, November 18th, TO which all are
most cordially invited. The Offering
will be for the Baptist Publication
society. t @
The program for the harvest con-
cert at the Baptist church Sunday
forenoon was very successfully car
ried ont by the young people and
choir, and was enjoyed by O large
congregation. The @. Z. meeting in
the evening was conducted by J. w.
Lanphear. There was very good
response at the rol1.call. Mrs. Asa
T. B1rdick gave q fine reading and
missionary music was rendered dur
ing the service.
The Press., 1904-11-02
ELE.xM0TON.
Grwwsmr ImM~.

Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Baker Of Yer
non were at Denison Bakers last Sun
day.
Next Sunday there will be com.
munion service at the close of Tire
regular service.
Selden II. Smith Is having extern
sive repairs made ON his house, John
r. Downes doing the work
Rev. Mr.. Roger of windham, Vt,
has accepted the call of the Cougregm-
tional church, and moved with his
family to the parsonage the past week
A boiler of q steam mill ON the lot
of Olin Newell, operated by wilber.
exploded about noon last Wednesday,
wrecking the engine and leaving 10
nearly 100 feet from the mill, after
turning it over three times. Pro-
videntially no one was killed. hut all
the four men near were injured by
the steam and lumber which was
thrown about.
The Press., 1904-11-02
West Stafford.

We take this means to express our sin
cere thanks to our neighbors, friends ane
and helpfulness during the long Illness
Washburn. We also remember witt
gratitude the words of kindly sympathy
expressed by the Rev. 81. T. Barnard
during the funeral services, and the beau
tiful rendering of mo IT appropriate selec
lions by the quartette OF the universities
church choir, uDd r the direction of tn,
Organist, Mrs. Ell F. Cadv.
L Mn Ran
The Press., 1904-11-02

The Coon On WAY.-A severe cold OF
attack Of la grippe Ia like q IRE. the
sooner you combat 10 the better your
chances are to overpower &C. But few
mothers In this age are willing to do the
necessary work required TO give a good
old-fsshioned reliable treatment such as
would be administered by their grand
mothers, backed by Boschee's German
Syrup, which was always literally used Ia
connection with the home treatment 81
colds, and is still In greater household
favor than any known remedy. But evvn
without the application OF the oId-fash
iored aids German syrup will cure q So
we're cold in quick time. IL will cure
colds In children or grown people. II re-
Iieves the corgested organs, aIlays the Ir-
The Press., 1904-11-02
Not a Sick Day since.

81 was taken severely sick with kidney
trouble. / tried all forts OF medicines,
none Of which relieved me. One day
saw an I'D. Of your Electric Bstters and
determined to try that After taking .
few doses felt relieved, and soon there
after was entirely cured, and have not
seen sick day since. Neishbors Of mine
have been cured Of Rheumatism, Neural
gia, Liver and Kidney troubles and Gen.
eraI Debility" This IL what B. r. Bass
Of Fremont, ". C., writes. Only SOr. Al
a @. Eaton's, Druggist
The Press., 1904-11-02
UNION.


A SON was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
George TowLe last Thursday.
Mrs. Albert Hammond of Wood
stock valley called on friends in town
the first Of the week.
Mrs. Carrie Crocker Of East Tenn
pleton is visiting friends in town.
Miss Flora Hammond spent the
Sabbath with friends in Woodstock
valley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Moffitt of Pomfret
visited his brother, r. B. Horton,
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. P. J. Walker Of
Stafford Springs visited friends in
town one day the past week.
The Press., 1904-11-02
HOME NEWS.
LOCAL NOTICES.

LOCAL. NOTICES. az
Matter under this head 10 cents per line.l
Food sale at e L Burr's store Thurs
day at 8 p, m.
CARD OF THANKs-We wish TO thank
the neighbors and friends for their kind
HARRIET A. HYDE,
A. L. HOWARD,
OLIVE n. CHAMBKRLN.
For fire Insurance apply to q. D Ide.
Stafford.
The Press., 1904-11-02

ritation, and effectively stops the eou9h.
Any child VIII take ~ n - invmlunhis
IN q household % chiIdrnn- Trial airs
bottle, 25e; regular stzs, nc. Fer nmls
by all dru9xfaen
The Press., 1904-11-02

Present.. MARCUS NJ FfSM. Im9Nw.
On m1Gfoa &C Cora ". CaFnfn. a4Esfnfsf rzGrfN
On tnE fmxe9fa&e estate ~ WIlllMm ~ AmMs1Iy8.
late 0f StaNord. withln aafd dfz1rfeN. Nepmmnn
This court do9h dsgFee that SIN mun1ha - a.
lowed ami limited far the erHNtoFm M said emfsta
administrative. and diFerfs that pmntle nories ~
given % this ORDER, by ADVERTISING IN . arWApm~
per having a cfFcui4ff1n ID sid 1Iz9rlut. Nnd ~
IN said tow nAhr stansrd. nrmresf the planF mfeTp
the deeeased Last dweit. CeFxfned ffum N4NnrS1
WAMEIN D. KIMM. 4M.NzM.
The Press., 1904-11-02

Foley's Honey and Tar always stops
the cough and heals the lungs. Refuse
substitutes. Sold by u. Il. Taft.
The Press., 1904-11-02

Andover, Oct. 26, 1904.
Mr.. +. Fl. Baker, Republican Capdi-
date for Senator for the 35th Dis
4. trict,
4 Dear Sir:-Your favor of the 21st
is received. much regret that YOU
decline to meet me in q joint debate,
for there are many subjects that seem
to be worthy of discussion upon which
the electors of Tolland county have a
right TO know our respective posi-
tions. The resolutions adopted by
the democratic convention in this dis
trict contain declaration in favor of
the extension of trolley lines i'm the
county. l find nothing on the SUBJ
ject in the resolutions of the conven-i
tion that nominated you, nor in your
speech of acceptance. The people of
many of the towns are very anxious
for improved transportation facilities.
1t is reported that you are opposed to
legislation directed to this end. II
so, this is a question which we might
proftably discuss.
There are people who would like to
know why You opposed local electric
light plant in Stafford at the last
session of the Legislature, and why
you favored the Connections Lighting
and Power monopoly. These and
many other subjects, including your
record in the last legislature might
properly be brought before the voters.
believe it is desirable that the
voters have chance to become ac-
quainted with their candidates, that
they may know what sort of men that
they are voting for. A senator, to
properly represent his district, must
have principles that are substantially
The Press., 1904-11-02
MANsrTELD.

L
| Miss Carrie Conant Of Westerly,
Z. l., was Gurleyville visitor re.
Gently. 4ss s'4@...esa
Miss Mary B. Finley of Rockville
spent last Sunday with Mrs. Charles
Hobby at Gurleyviile.
Miss Genevieve Royce of Deep Riv.
or was the guest of her sister, Mrs.
A. II. Sumner, last week
Master Earl Bates of Gurleyville
had the fingers Of his right hand cut
by an axe quite severely last Satur-
day.
| The Ladies' Aid society Of the Cur
leyvil1e M. E. church held a social at
the church parlor last Wednesday
evening. n
The Ladies' Aid society Of the
Methodist church will hold q business
meeting this week, for the purpose of
electing officers for the coming year.
The republicans held their caucus
at the town hall on Spring Hill last
Saturday for the purpose of noini-
mating candidates for representative.
L.. j. Storrs and F. Fl. Willard were
nominated.
Mrs. Hannah Nichols passed away
at her home in Gurleyville last Fri.
day at IL. 80 O'Clock, after an illness
OF about ten weeks. Mrs. Nichols
was IS years old and has been resi-
dent Of Mansfield for many years.
The funeral was held from the M. E..
church ut Gurleyville Sunday ct 2
O'Clock and interment was ut Atwood
Vile. Rev. O. H. Pease ofIiciated.
Connecticut Agricultural College
Notes. The young ladies of Grove
cottage entertained the college faculty
and students at Halloween party at
the cottage last Friday evening. The
witches scene from Macbeth was ably
given by the young ladies, besides
songs and Rotations. The costumes
worn were harmonious and clever in
design. Miss Turner ct a tent told
fortunes, and dancing was enjoyed
until a, late hour. Vim. B. Gfiswold,
ex 'O6, was guest at the cottage
over last Sunday. The @. A. g. Sec
ond team defeated the Rockville high
school eleven at the college campus
last Saturday. This is quite an hon.
or for the O. A. @. second team. as
they have had only little practice and
this is the second game they have
played. Prof. and Mrs. r. w. Put
nam returned from a visit in Web
ster, Mass. last week. The O. A. @.
first team went to Wilbraham last
Monday and defeated the academy
team there II to O. Touohdowns,
Chapman 2, Patterson. Goals from
touchdowns, Patterson 2. Umpire,
Smith. Referee, Davis. .1 MY"
ASHFORD. .*f"
- Wostf0Fd. --'.s.t...t
pr. Walter III. Wilton has returned
to his home in Brooklyn, N. Y.
= Miss Julia Ohism has accepted a
position in Walport, Mass, for the
winter. :
The new carpet for the ConRreea.
tional church has arrived and has
been laid. ...-.... .>-s... ........,f .
Miss Edith Taylor was given q sur
prise party last Friday evening in
honor of her 18th birthday. A very
enjoyable occasion is reported.
Miss Elizabeth Lincoln has gone to
spend the winter with her sister, Mrs.
The Press., 1904-11-02
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-03-24
WHEN CHILDREN Sun AWAY

If t,t.s y.l away back d, yJrr
childhood when you read about Viola
Miller and Leroy Masters You had
sweetheart when you went to dis.
trict scnool, and she seemed very
much like an angel. You were afraid
Of her father and there was a run.
away feeling in your breast that
made you want to take her and your
few little possessions away off some
where, TO live happy ever after.
Most men have been through the
boy-ioved period It is as natural rs
sunshine, and If they will only re.
member, It will make them smile at
some of their children's mistakes.
Leroy and Viola lived and loved IN
Mamaroneck, y. Y She wears short
dresses.
They saved until they hat a cash
capital Of $lj. They put part Of the.
money into a pair Of oycrshoos, a rcd
sweater and n cap for Viola.
And then they ran away TO Now
York. Viola was sure that detective
were ON their track. and declared that
it made her feel nice and "scary,
and Leroy began TO think oi home and
mother and bIubbered bit
Alas. for such a Romeo lie was a |
"quittcr." Tie ueakeI home and
sobbed ont the whole story ON his
mothers breast, and Viola's iaIoo'
had to go TO New York TO get her.
She was made to stay in bed for two
days, and she doesn't love Leroy Mas
ters any more.
What would you do if your children
behaved like that?
Lick en-, says one. "Put hem in
the reform school, says a seconi
and a third thinks it would do some
good to wear ball and |
chain.
You cannot lash the wildness out Of
most children They have TO go
through the same things you did in
your barefoot days They think the
same thoughts and fret at restraint
just as you did
When your boy and the neiuhhor
,irl imhihC Romeo nonsense 10 fhc |
point of an olopomont remember o.
old days Don't bo ill-tomporod on |
5asty, and after you have handed out
good advice forgive them.-Kansa-
city World
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-03-24
Would Hnlp Muskones.

A bill has been introduced by Del.
egate Mcclure Of Oklahoma author.
!zing the secretary Of the treasury
10 acquire a site for, and cause to
be erected federal building at Nus.
kogee, l. T. for the accommodation
OF the United States court, postCnce
and Indian inspector Indian agent.
revenue inspector superintendent Of
Indian schools, commission TO the FIVE
civilized tribes, townsite commission
and other government offices. Cost
for site and building sh.I mon ss.o.
$250oCs