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The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1905-08-02

dents would occur, which would make
the boys and girls giggle louder thar
ever-such as, for instance, an ole
deacon of ono of the churches, whose
home was near by, walking into the
sanctuary and removing his hat, let.
ting fall dozen or so of eggs ker.
whack upon the aisle floor; and in
the other church, an exchange minis
ter, on hot summers day, wearing
thick black gloves in the pulpit. An
other thing we boys could not help
noticing was that two other exchange
ministers, the late Rev. Thomas Dow
ling, Baptist, and Rev. DR.. Calhoun
North Coventry Congregational, would
pray with their eyes wide open. In
those days Rev. David Bancroft, Con-
gregational, and Rev. Elisha Cush-
man, Baptist, were the local pastors.
But these are things of the past, and
we are we'll aware that the young
folks of to-day don't banker. after
such "reminiscences. However, these
"old-time stories'' have been true,
every word and every letter, as we
assured some querist the other day.
South Wilmington.
A daughter was born Sunday to Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Denman, I'd.
VIM. Potter, wife and child spent
Saturday and Sunday at Oliver Pot
ter's.
:. Mr.. and Mrs. Leo KOrper of Will
mantle were guests at Adolph Korper's
Sunday.
Mrs. VIM. Nichols and daughters,
Ruth and Alice, are visiting in Gov
entry, R. I.
Dwight Newcomb is living in the
"Fisher'' house and working for
George Nichols.
Mrs. George H. Nichols and Mrs.
j. r. Neil are having an outing at
the beach near Milford.
Miss Janette Shaffer has returned
to her old place in the winding room
for G. Hall, Jr., & Co.
Rev. O. W. Wolfe has been appoint
ed as agent of the board of school Wis
itors to visit the schools during the
coming school year.
VIM. Maine and family are living
in the Morrison house, while extern
sive alterations and repairs are being
made ON the Gurley house.
The printed report of Highway
Commissioner Macdonald, just issued,
contains two reproductions of photo
graphs taken on the state road south
of this village.
A special town meeting is warned
to be held in the hall, South Willing
ton, Aug. 18th, at O'Clock p. M, to
see if the voters will appropriate
$4,000 under the provisions of the
good roads law.
In school district No. Miss Mary
Miller has been retained as teacher
in the primary department., and Miss
Hazel Anderson of Norwich, graduate
of the Norwich free academy and of
the New Britain normal school, has
been engaged for the upper grade.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1905-08-02

According to a Willimantic paper
Louis and Leo Korper have bought an
interest in lumber yard in Hartford
1.-THE Capitol City Lumber 90. J., and
will assume active management OF
the business about Sept. LIST.
There having been no regular elec-
tion Of district officers in Roaring
Brook school district, the school board
at an adjourned meeting last Friday
appointed the following officers: Dis
trict committee, W. D. Ruby and Max
Lohse; clerk and treasurer, w. D.
Ruby; collector, Samuel Bartlett.
The joint picnic of the Sunday
schools from the Hill and this village
was held at South Coventry lake last
Saturday, and is very likely to be the
first of a series of similar outings. If
this picnic brought on the rain that
began at noon Saturday, then it is a
pity that the picnic was not called a
few weeks earlier. The rain, coming
in showers, with sunshine between
showers, disarranged plans somewhat,
but was not allowed to rob the pleas
ure seekers of their enjoyment. Dur
led off in a marching drill, being
Joined by nearly all the ladies and
girls of both schools. Rev. Charles
w. Wolfe at the piano furnished mu-
sic for the marching, accompanied
himself to the singing of two solos,
beside the rendering Of other musical
compositions. F. W. Pratt responded
to a call for speech by few we'll
chosen remarks that will cause it to be
remembered as at least one of the best
speeches of his life. Ice cream, lem
Onade, peanuts and steamer rides for
the children we're paid for by the
schools. The attendance from both
places was 60 people, and they were
all there for a good time. Further
than that, to their credit be it said,
that they would not allow any little
vagaries of the weather to interfere
with their good spirits or success of
the expendition. Jokes on Baptist
weather we're in order and not want
ing. The Nathan Hale monument
and other points of interest were Wis
tied. John Wadsworth piloted par
ty around, and gave what Mr.. Pratt
termed an illustrated lecture of much
interest. Taken all in all, the first
nv - he
Sunday School association will be
long remembered with pleasure by it's
participants.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1905-08-02
UNION,

Mrs. H. @. Chapman of Westford
is visiting friends in town this week.
F. J. Aldrich and sons, Herbert,
Harry and Gideon, spent the Sabbath
with his father at Uxbridge.
Rev. Mr.. Roger will hold a prayer
meeting at the Rock Meadow school
house next Sunday at 4 O'Clock.
Rock Meadow.
Mrs. Mary King visited a few days
last week at David Matthew'S.
Adelbert Agard entertained Charlie
Goodell of Stafford q few days last
week.
Mrs. Mary Heck of Staffordville
was the guest of Mrs. Estern Belche1
last week.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1905-08-02
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The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1905-08-02

.LOcAL NOrICEs,

LOCAL NOTICES.
matter under this head 10 cents per line.l
-Wanted-A second hand Organ.
PROF 7. II. JORDAN.
CARD Il wish to thank the neighbors
and friends for their kindness during our
recent bereavement.
MRS. JAMES NORRIS.
Leave your orders for Engraved
Cards ct The Press office. so cards and
script pate 30 cents. so cards and old
English plate from OIL. so to 81 so.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1905-08-02

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry O'Neil of New
York are guests of Mr.. O'Neil's faith
er, Eugene O'Neil.
Thomas H. Peabody, a lay evange-
list of Norwich, will supply for the
Baptist pastor next Sunday.
Rev. G. W. Sheppard leaves Satur-
day to attend the general conference
of Christian workers at Mortified,
Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Squier of West Brook
field, Mass. have been spending their
vacation of two weeks at Adelbert
Jencks'. s-
The Ladies' Aid society will serve
supper at the Baptist chapel this even
ing. Hostesses, Mrs. Marc B.. Hatch
and Mrs. Thomas Black.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1905-08-02
The Great Values i'm COuches

We make speciality Of Couches carrying the best assortment
and the best values to be found this region For this sale
provided bargains that best previous offerings
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-02-08

A o time ago inquiry came from
the union forces to know if Mr.. Post
would keep still' if they could call
off the boycott on Postum and Grape
Nuts.
This is the reply: "The labor trust
has seen fit to try to ruin our business
because we would not join it's Grim
inal conspiracy. We are plain Ameri-
can citizens and differ from the labor
union plan in that we do not force
people to strike, picket, boycott, as
sault, blow up property or commit
murder.
We do not pay thugs $40 to break
in the ribs of any man who tries to
support his family nor $50 for an eye
knocked out.
We try to show our plain, honest
regard for sturdy and independent
workmen by paying the highest wages
in the State.
we have a steady, u~nvarying respect
for the law abiding ~peaceable union
nan II a most earnest desire to see
him gain power enough to purge the
unions of heir criminal practices that
have brought down upon them the
righteous d"enunciation Of a long-suf-
fering and outraged public, but we
will not fawn, truckle, bend the knee,
wear the hated collar Of white slavery,
the union label, nor prostitute our
American citizenship under orders"
of any labor trust.
You offer to remove the restriction
on our business and with union gold
choke the throat and still the voice
raised In stern denunciat ton of the des-
potism which tramples beneath an
iron shod heel, the freedom of our
brothers.
You would gag us with a silver bar
and muffie the appeal to the American
people TO harken to the cries for bread
of tie little children whose faithful
fathers We're beaten to death while
striving to earn food for them.
Your boycott may perhaps succeed
in throwing our people out of work
and driving us from business, but YOU
cannot wrench from us that priceless
jewel our fathers fought for and which
every true son guards with his life.
Therefore, speaking for our work peo.
pie and ourselves the infamous offer
is declined"
POSTUM CEREAL CO, LTD.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-02-08

Identification.
The public should remember that
there are a few Labor Unions conduct
ed on peaceful lines and in proportion
as they are worthy, they have won
esteem, for we, as a people, are strong.
ly in sympathy with any right act that
has for its purpose better conditions
for wage workers. But we do NOT for
get that we seek the good Of all and
not those alone who belong to some
organization, whereas even the law
abiding unions show undeniable evil
dences Of tyranny and oppression
when they are strong enough, while
many of the unions harbor ,lnd encour-
age criminals in their efforts to force
a yoke of slavery upon the American
people. AS a public speaker lately
said: 1.-The arrogance of the English
King that reused the fiery eloquence
Of Otis, that inspired the immortal
declaration of Jefferson, that left War
rem dying on the slopes of Bunker Hill
was not more outrageous than the con-
dltions that a closed shop would force
upon the community. These men burst
into rebellion when the king did but
touch their pockets Imagine If you
car their indignant protest had he
sought to prohibit or restrict their oc-
cupation or determine the conditions
under which they should earn their
livelihood" and to assault, beat and
murder them, blow up their houses
and poison their food if they did not
submit.
The public should also remember
that good true American citizens can
be found in the unions and that they
deprec.lte the criminal acts of their
fellow members, but they are often in
bad company.
Salt only hurts sore spots. So, the
honest, law abiding union man is not
hurt when the criminals are de-
nounced, but when you hear q union
man 'holler" because the facts are
made public, he has branded himself
as either one Of the law breakers or a
sympathizer, and therefore with the
mind of the law breaker, and likely to
become one when opportunity offers.
That is n reason employers decline
to hire such men.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-02-08

dian found another method. "Pan SD
pari" was already an institution. Pan
supari" was a kind of native chewing
gum. 1t consisted Of a leaf smeared
with lime and rubbed with areca nut,
cloves and various aromatics. Then
the native added cocaine and found
''pan supari" an excellent means Of
taking the drug.
The abuse of cocaine by the natives
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-02-08

the result that the cocaine had TO be
sent back to England
The results of taking cocaine regu-
larry for any length Of time are dread
full. The immediate effect is q de-
lightful feeling of languor, the ulti-
mate effect is the ruin Of mind and
body.
In Europe and America the drug is
usually taken by in. ection, but the In
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-02-08
war ON Cocaine in indrs.

The drug cocaine has laid such a
hold on the natives of India that the
authorities are making strenuous eff
forts to prevent its unrestricted dis
tribution.
Within the last few years a ship
ment Of cocaine worth a lac of rupees
@33,33G was shipped to Calcutta, and
the excise department interviewed, with
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-02-08
Result of Boycott.

zens as we'll IS their industries from
the blight of strikes, violence and the
losses brought on by labor unionism
run amuck, by adopting the Battle
Greek plan," but this city offers indus-
trial peace now with cheap coal and
good water, frst-class railroad facili-
ties and the best grade Of fair, capa-
BILE and peaceable mechanics known.
Details given upon inquiry of the
'Secy. of the Citizens Association"
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-02-08

crew to such an alarming extent that
tive years ago a measure was intrs-
duced prohibiting the sale except by
licensed persons. Native offenders
against the law have been prosecuted
in large numbers.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-02-08
Note by Publisher:

The Postum Company have a yearly
contract for space in this paper which
they have a right to use for announce
ments or facts and principles. Such
use doe not necessarily carry with II
any editorial opinion.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-02-08

Our greatest glory consists not In
never failing, but in rising every time
we may fall.-Goldsmith.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-02-08

The bills in which live stock affairs are
concerned will soon be up for action in
the legislature. The bills which have so
far been introduced to affect these inter-
ests are the dipping bill. the one to in
crease wolf bounties. and TO allow coun-
mes to offer rewards for the capture of
horse r~ustlers. These are all the meas
ures which ave been introduced up to
The present, but the coming Of Stewart
may develop further measures in which
they will take interest.
Nh. Pennington, of Lawrence, has in
troduced q house bill to so amend the
present exemption laws as to take from
a single person any exemptions what
ever. The exemptions Of a married man
are not i'll any way changed IN his bill,
but he evidently believes that a man
without a family is not entitled to any
oldout under the law and that il any
man desires to secure benefits of the
state exemption laws he must acquire a
esmilv alone with .la hs.ag
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-07-14
THE WOMEN AS WORKERS.
Some Figures That, After All, Are Not
DiscouraHinq.


Cincinnati Enquirer; A statistician
has gone to he trouble to ascertain
that 55 per cent. of all the divorced
women, So per cent. of the widowed
and 81 per cent. of the single women
are engaged in gainful pursuits. Only
about 6 per cent of the married women
are similarly situated. While the
great body of married women are at
home attending to the domestic duties
which are naturally set down for them,
there is some hope still that the old
order of things is not going TO be COM
pletely o~verthrown. The world will not
be without homes. TIE figures indicate
that "a per cent. of the married men
are supporting their wives, though the
women are, of course, doing their full
share in maintaining domestic estab-
lishments which are huIwarLs Of NOR
ais and good order and which keep the
race from dying out.
on surface analysis it may seem
wonderful that "a per cent. of the mar
ried men find enough to do to support
families, when SO many women are in
mems occupations; but the earth is
big, and the ordinary attempt at COM
pretending the things to be lone and
the number of people to do them is
puny indeed. In the long run there
appears to be room for everybody-the
home woman, the new" woman, the
mannlSn oma the bachelor oma
ETC., likewise for the womanish man
and the men who depend on the labor
and shrewdness Of their wives TO keep
them going. The mixture of the sexes
in the active business affairs of to-
day would have scared writer's on po-
litical economy twenty-five years ago.
1t seems plain enough, for example,
that when a man on a salry gets work
for his daughter III the same oecupa-
ton at perhaps smaller compensation
than he receives, he is sapping the
foundation of his own employment and
prosperity; that. in the long rum, he
will be. simply dividing up his salary
among the members of his own family
and driving other men out Of employ
ment.
The results of widespread changes OF
this sort look, apparently, to an entire
revolutionizing of society. But people
are not stopping to study the text
books. They are going ahead with the
fashions of the time, leaving the pes
simists and those who have nothing TO
do but study to read up on political
economy. A great many wise books
have been impracticable in relation to
business affairs. IL society is going
wrong in putting the gentler sex in
the lines OF employment that were for
merly exclusively for men, the mis-
take will manifest itself some day In
a serious way. Money panics result
from overweight ambition TO get rich
quick, and then follows the travail OF
liquidation. And so IT Is with other
affairs,
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-07-14
Set Crabs 10 Catch Crabs

Philadelphia Press: They were sitting
in the general store in the seashore re.
sort of Avalon telling the usual Jersey
fish stories. 1t was Ezra Crosses turn,
and he spun the following yarn:
Some springs ago the crabs was scarce
on account Of the hard winter. Every sum-
mer / make a business of shipping crabs
to the city, but the spring l speak of it
seemed as though the crabs had all died.
You know that the ice kills the crabs and
those what's left alive always keep i'm deep
water the following summer. Well, L
tried my best TO get some crabs. / went
along the bank of the creek with a net;
/ hshed with large chunks of meat, and L
rramped around 10 ali tine salt ponds on
the meadows. But it wasn't any use.
Finally l thought I'd try a new scheme.
So ] got a couple of large crabs and tied
a long wire about their shells. Then /
took them 10 where the creek runs into
the sound and anchored each crab In the
water. After that / sunk several large
pieces TO meat.
Next day" continued Crosse. II went
TO my decoys and caught 300 crabs
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-07-14
Fl Honeymoon Episode,
TFfgE
HNHRN1kK XEV7

'Oh, Ralph, all afternoon? One whole
afternoon all alone without a soul in
this terrible place to talk To-"
Cant you read. dear?"
Yes, and make my eyes and head
ache. It's perfectly provoking of your
brother TO fall i'll while we're on our
honeymoon. He should have more con-
sideration. Ralph, there's the carriage;
you'll whip up the horses, dear. won't
you? Oh" and the poor little bride
was alone to herself: which prospect,
IN a large hotel in a town where one
doesn't know a soul, and when one is on
one's honeymoon, is not an enyiable
one, as any unbiased person will adj
init. The bride of three weeks sat down
in a hopeless sort of a way on the board
yeranda overlooking the hotel grounds.
She weariIy turned over the list Of
guests, which an attentive waiter had
put into her hand, without the least
sign OF interest In its contents. Sud-
denly an exclamation escaped her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Lonsdale!" she
said, half aloud. Mrs. Lonsdale, SO
that Is the reason of his silence, and
here I've Been tormenting myself about
him-picturing his grief at my tickle
ness. his anger, his despair-only to
ind him married in the same hotel In
which 1 am spending my honeymoon.
oh, Cliff, what a goose I've been to
spoil my new happiness by worrying
over you. | might have known that
the affection of light gray eyes and
fair hair wouldn't stand the test of a
two years absence from the beloved
object, any more than-than a school
girl OF seventeen knows when she real
~ is i'm love. What fun it will be to
meet him. Oh, / can see 1t ALL" And
leaning back in her chain Edith shut
her eyes as ii 10 enjoy the scene in her
minds eye.
When she opened them age IN the look
OF amused enjoyment gave place to one
Of surprise, for a few PAGES away from
her. leisurely smoking a cigar, stood
unmistakably the man Of her thoughts.
She started up.
why, Clifford Lonsdale,"
Miss Nobel"
I've tie advantage of you. lear old
chum." vas her mental ejaculation. 81
know your little secret. and mine is
safe-until Ralph comes back
Why, Edith, who in the world would
have thought OF seeing you here? p he
managed to exclaim.
And who you. SIR I'm overcome
with establishment But I'm perfectly
delighted to see you, too, Do you see
that large tree? Let's go there.
. Lonsdaie hopelessly followed the pref
~ tyrant with a remorseful thought
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-07-14
When an Iceburo Turns T,rtl.

Leslie's Magazines: Think of sections
bigger than Rhode Island being torn
from a glacier and swept off into the
ocean, TO be ferried 5000 miles on the
bosom of the Labrador current until
the heated waters of the gulf stream
cause them to vanish from human ken,
Then can one form some idea of the
immensely of the Ice area discharged
from the Greenland seas each year.
Thousands of miles OF valley are con-
stantly emptying their contents into the
bays and fords of the north waters.
whence the tides hurry the detach-
ments southwark TO cumber the wide
Atlantic.
The disposition of icebergs 20 turn
turtle Is one of their most dangerous
p~ropeaS!tscs. it arises from several
causes. When they start out from,
Greenland their bottoms are heavy with
the detritus gathered in their glacial
period, and this drops off at Inter
walls as they move south, causing their
center of gravity to change and the
berg TO assume new positions. The
scientific theory of the formation of the
vast submarine %plateaus which extend
from Labrador To Fundy and are COM
monty Known as the Grand Banks OF
Newfoundland is hat they are the pro-
ducts of the deposits of bergs during
the countless ages.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1905-07-14
A Story for Critics.

Atlanta Constitution: There is a
little story of the sultan of Turkey, and
IL has a little moral pinned to ii which
I'VE commend to the critics.
Once upon a time the sultan wrote a
poem. Read it," he said to his hired
literary critic, and say what you think
of IT,"
Magnificent" exclaimed the critic.
Glorious as the sun Matchless as the
moon!"
You're a liar" aid the sultan. It's
the worst thing / ever did. Ho, there!"
calling the guard-"Off with this
fellows head"
Now, only the other day a certain
man who had in his employ a fellow
of literary tendencies submitted to him
an article with these instructions:
Il wrote this thing myself, and I
think highly Of 1t; nevertheless, be
candid with me. and IL you think it's
worth nothing say SO. l want the
truth"
Thus urged the critic rendered this
decision: 1T Us very weak-ill written,
and would not be considered by any
person with literary taste and judy
ment."
Whereupon the author and employer,
in great rage, kicked the candid critic
out of the front door, and he lost his
job and his dignity. and Is now trying
to get up q suit for damages.