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The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1905-02-22
Thoroughbred Poultry For Sale.

Eighteen Pullets and two Cockerl5, Barred
Plymouth Rocks. bred from as good stock as
money Can buy. These chicks were cu'' ed from
a flock OF over IF Y, and are all rl2ht in every
particular. hey have just commenced to lay
and will more than pay for themselves in the
Gext two months Sold for no fault, only that
need the building for other purposes
A. H. SIMONDS, Stafford, Conn.,
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Farm and Buildings For Sale,

The Dwelling House. Barn and other build
tngs lately belonging to Ebenezer Colburn, de-
ceased. together with the farm, containing
about two hundred &C es Of farming land and
wood land, eitua' ed near Staffordville. Also
two-tenement dwelling house situa ed in Stat
fOTdvilIe. For particulars address,
JOHN A. COLBURN, Enfield, Conn.
February 10, 1905. 1913
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1905-02-22

Henry R. Johnson is holding his
third annual exhibition of oil paint
ings at his store in Springfield. The
exhibit will be open until March 10Th.
Filipino character is cleverly paint
ed in a stirring tale by James Hopper
in the March McClure's. This young
writer gathered wealth of material
during his experience as a teacher in
the islands in the early days of our
occupation. He knows the people
and the soldiers and he writes with a
vivid pen. The Maestro of Balangi-
lang teens with sharp, quick &C.
tion. 1t is the story of a good fight.
1t stirs the blood.
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Malice eats up the greatest part OF
Ter own venom and Herewith poison
eth Observation-Disclosures.
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A. j. DEWEY, MI. D., ID. s.

At City Hotel, ~ta1fOrd Springs. Cattle
Dehorned Sp cialty. All Calls Promptly At.
tended to- Remember, Dentistry Specially.
Telephone to The Exchange.
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ACTION will break up Cold In one
night
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1905-02-22
WOOD.

People wanting wood will find it sawed and
split and 4-fO It lengths. all kinds. at reasonable
prices, TO suit your money, at our yard, opposite
N. l. fire. ght house. Entrance at rear OF
smith q Coolev's mill. orders received at yard,
through the mail or telephone (9-3) arr filled
AT ONCE. KEEEE BROS
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Died

Holland, Mass, 18th, Aurelia Colburn,
rs. wife of Edwin P Damon.
Northampton, Mass 10Th, John Bur
ley, 81, of Wales, Mass.
Somersvllle. 18th, Flora Hurlburt, 81,
widow Of Charles French.
South Coventry, 18th, James Wood
worth, "a
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GOOn Seasoned Hand Wood at 81 70
" per cord. Write
hVEkhTr BROWN, STAFFORD springs, CT.
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OST.-A small Silver Watch. with
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Born.

Union, 14'h. a daughter to Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard Ba' bar.
Stafordville, 10th, a son to Mr.. and
Mrs. A. H. Adams.
, Stafford Springs. 21st, a daughter to
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Reno,
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HORSES CLIPPED for 81 25 each.
- SWH JOHN SFNA, Taft Block
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DISTRICT OF ToLLAND, IS. Pro

y bate Court, F. UTuAFy 2ULh I3O5.
Estate of tyruS ". Ios'y n, late OF Willingt on,
in said district, deceased.
The. admin1stra or having exhibited his ad.
mirtstration account with said estate 10 this
Court for alo" anc", II Is
Ordered-That the 1st day of MARCH, A. d.
1907 at o'clock in the AZ ernOon, at the Probate
ONCE in Iollard, be and the same is assigned
for hearing on the allowance of said adm1n1s-
tratton account, with said estate, and this Court
directs the ad "1n TRAITOR to cite all persons in
terested therein to appear at said time and place,
ing a circulation in said district, and by posting
copy on the public sign-post In the town OF
Tolland, where the deceased Ia t dwelt
EDWIN i. AG ARD, Judge
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g HFPHERD Dog Found.-Owner mqy
~ have same by paying for this ad.
FRANK KEEFE
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DARN FOR RENT Room for two
horses. Inquire at No. 9, Grant avenue.
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Are You Perfectly Satisfied
With the Way Your
HOME is Warmed

Is 1t genial, sunshiny and comforta-
ble9 And, too, how about the expense
Are you getting good value for what 1t
costs you? Take notice now Make
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the win'er Is over and gone.
Now Is the time for intelligent consid-
Grafton. We are prepared to answer
questions, offer suggestions, give reason
able reasons and quote you highest au-
thority.
We don't know 1t all, but we can refer
you to some very Satisfied patrons. Come
In and give US a quiz.
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IL England life Insurance Co. of Boston. A
sui able inward will be given for Its recovery
Inquire at The Press ONCE
Cañon City record., 1905-12-28

west side. There were aikali pools
/ and enough jungle to hide good
sized elephant herd. upon that land.
but I have about overcome this OBJ
stacle. The remaining trouble is the
| flood water. That continues to come
each July and August OF nearly every
year.
The first two or three years after
settled l was In doubt as to flood
water as I thought the improved con-
dition OF the country would not suffer
| such nuisance. However. II Is be-
yond ,ioubt that this flood water has
| rushed down this ditch nearly every
summer. Overlooking at various points
| and sibmerging about six or seven
hundred acres of the finest land In
this valley. for the last twelve or fif-
teen years.
In the future / shall endeavor to
have the proper authority look after
| this water and abate it's threatening
tendency.
have talked with ex-governors,
senators, congressman and the wealth.
lest and most Intelligent citizens OF
Fremont county and in every instance
/ am told II is the duty OF the county
commissioners to remove this plague
at once.
II will not impose upon your space
will relate one OF the thousands of
incidents that is connected with the
| flooding of this ditch. Two years ago
last July I stood in my garden looking
| north along this ditch when l saw a
rolling, surging wall of water coming.
1t struck the d. & r. G.. tracks, threw
1t about a foot out of plumb and d.
vided into about three equal parts
third spread out over Rena, the
other third spread out over the west
and south, while the remainder con-
the west side surrounded neighbors
house and found Its way into every
cavity on the place.
About thirty minutes after, as the
over to the house. pushed open the
door, 10 see sight that is partly the
cause OF this writing. Upon q chair
In the center of the room sat lady,
sobbing, with baby upon. her lap and
standing about her four beautiful
faxen haired children, all weeping.
While upon the carpet in every room
OF the house were three or four inches
Of dry slush or mud and at least
ten inches or a foot Of water upon It.
This lady had just come to Colorado
from Kansas. She had brought her
pigs and COWS and her husband had
bought the home where they lived.
Besides she II good woman. an ex-
emplary lady, worthy Of better treat
mont.
Cañon City record., 1905-12-28
PROHIBIT THE CHRISTMAS
FESTIVAL BY LAW.

The devotees of the college game
of foot ball are thinking of having
some laws passed prohibiting the cele-
bration of Christmas festivities. There
accidents" this year. Two persons
who impersonated Santa Claus were
incinerated, the others being specta
tors and participants in the festivities.
This number does not include the
hundreds injured at turkey shoots and
in saloon brawls. and women and chill
dren beaten and bruised by drunken
husbands and fathers.
Cañon City record., 1905-12-28
MR.. CRANK TALKS OF THE
FLOOD WATER NUISANCE

To The ecord:-About thirty years
ago gentleman owned the poor farm
of Fremont county. or rather the farm
where the poor farm is at present.
Mr.. Davis was kind and obliging
gentleman but he would tell bear and
bee stories. He persisted in that d.
rection until he earned for himself the
adjective of Windy"
One day Mr.. Davis concluded to
turn some water south along the sec
lion line. SO he ploughed a couple OF
burrows along the east border OF his
farm, north and south the entire
length.
The water l speak of was from a
cloudburst out along the foot hills in
the neighborhood of the old lime kiln
about two miles northeast OF the poor
farm. l was leaving the country at
that time but returned seven years
later. 1 found that the water had cut
dawn from two to three feet and the
neighbors north and south had fol-
lowed Davis plan by connecting with
him.
This ditch at present shows that 1t
has had steady growth with the
country. 1t is three miles long and
from twenty to forty feet wide, while
its depth ranges from five to fifty feet.
Returning to Colorado the third, and
| hope the last time, in 1896, I con-
cluded to purchase piece of land and
try to quit tramping. SO in the spring
of 1900 l bought nine acres that bor-
der on this ditch near the mouth and
Cañon City record., 1905-12-28
'TheIeader Hardware q
fsa siae Plumbing and Tin Work


months for a new dress or a new coat
was no great hardship.
We used to have preaching once in
while, said Mrs. RAIDER, and there
was always a good attendance at the
services. Father Dwyer, very &C.
centric itinerant Methodist minister,
who lived near Breckenridge, came
here occasionally and always received
cordial welcome. He would an
nounce that he was going to preach
at certain place and invariably had
large audience. One day he held
services under large tree and when
the hat was passed for contributions
everybody present put in dollar, an
agreement to that effect having been
reached before he began preaching.
Owing to the lack of churches and
Sunday schools there were some fam
tiles awfully ignorant of the Bible,
but it was not the rule by any means.
One day Father Dyer visited family
named Connolly that lived near the
mouth of Beaver Creek. There were
several boys in the family and they
knew more about killing coyotes and
skinning chipmonks than they did
about biblical matters. The mother
of the boys had told them that Father
Dyer was coming and warned them to
be on their good behavior. They were
told to be especially careful about
their table manners and to show the
visitor that they were not at all ill
bred. Father Dyer was typical
frontiersman and his dress was not
unlike that worn in the early days of
Kentucky by Daniel Boone. After
| they had been eating for a few min
utes one of the boys nudged his bro
ther in the side with his elbow and
| remarked He's a h of a looking
preacher, aint he?" The remark
| pleased Father Dyer greatly and he
related it to his friends with much
| gusto.
Cañon City record., 1905-12-28
The Key That UnlOcks the Door Il
Long Living.

The men of eighty-five ard ninety
years of age are not rotund, well-fed,
but thin. spare men who live on a
slender diet. Be as careful as he will,
however, a man past middle life will
occasionally eat too much, or of some
article of food not suited to his con-
stitution, and will need a dose of
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tab
lets to cleanse and invigorate his
stomach and regulate his liver and
bowels. When this is done there is
no reason why the average man should
not live to old age. For sale by all
dealers.
Cañon City record., 1905-12-28
THE FIRST CHRISTMAS
TREE IN CANON CITY.
Mrs. RAIDER Relates Interesting Remi.
niscences Of Early Days in Col.

Mrs. RAIDER Relates Interesting Remi-
niscences of Early Days in Col
OradO.
Mrs. E. D. RAIDER, who lives with
her daughter, Mrs. L. w. Gardner,
at sol Rudd avenue, has a distinct
recollection of the first Christmas tree
ever seen in Canon City. 1t was at
the Cumberland Presbyterian church,
which is the Oldest religious organi-
zation in town, and was celebrated
December rs, 1867.
Up to that time many of the chill
dren here had never seen a Christmas
tree and to many of them 1t was
seven-days wonder. Wilse Helm was
Santa Claus, and according to Mrs.
RAIDER, lie was star performer in
that role. The ladies of the town,
and there were not many in those
days, pulled to pieces some old hemp
rope and combed it out SO as to sim
ulate as far as possible the beard of
the patron saint of Christmas and
gave it to Mr.. Helm to wear for the
momentous occasion. To add still
further to his disguise and to make
the resemblance more complete Ed
Burnett's coyote skin coat was bor-
rowed for the event. With his patri-
archal beard and hair and the coyote
tails dangling from the coat he wore,
Mr.. Helm depicted the Santa Claus
par excellence.
When he made his appearance in
the church many of the children were
afraid of him, believing him to be
some superhuman character. One lit
tie child was especially terrified and
almost went into commissions from
fright Despite the furor he had Gre
ated Mr. Helm was thoroughly COM
posed and distributed the presents
among the fortunate ones as fast as
they were taken from the tree.
Just before the ceremony of taking
the gifts from the tree began Grand
pa Jones offered the committee hav-
ing the festivities in charge four hun
dred dollars If 1t would give him all
the presents on the tree. The offer
was refused as the committee did not
consider that it had any right to dis
pose of them in that manner 1t af-
forwards developed that Mr.. Jones
had placed check for two hundred
dollars on the tree for his wife and
he estimated that the other presents
were worth about as much more.
Pioneer days were not at all bad,
said Mrs. RAIDER, and their return
would not be unwelcome to some of
us who came to Colorado forty years
ago. There were hardships and pri-
vations, of course, buI there were
compensationS for the disagreeable
features and their memory is pleas
ant one. Everything was very high
priced in those days but wages were
good and people didn't mind the ex-
pense Mrs. RAIDER recollects the
time when there was not an apple in
this part of the state and when pota-
toes sold at twenty cents pound.
When the supply of groceries or
dry goods gave out here there was no
alternative but to wait until some
body went to Denver and procured
new stock. People were in no great
hurry then and to wait couple of
Cañon City record., 1905-12-28
COUGH SYRUP.

We have the recipe for the best
cough syrup in the market, selling
at 81 the bottle, the manufacturer has
made millions out Of 1t, costs only 8
cents a bottle to make; we mail you
the secret with directions for rs cents.
Rowley G Co.. formula makers, Den
yer, Colo. I'm
Cañon City record., 1905-12-28
LOVE OF HUSBAND GAVE BIRTH
TO GERMAN CHRISTMAS TREE

Margaret E. Sangster in The Chris
tian Herald says: There are many
traditions as to the origin of the
Christmas tree, among which there is
none more charming than that told
of the loving Gertrude, wife of Henry
of Wartenstein. Henry had returned
home after two years absence with
ern sun had warmed him, and Oriental
customs seemed to have somewhat
changed his German character With
woman's intuition, the good wife
saw that her husband was unhappy.
She heard him describing to some
friends the beauties of the southern
country, the charm of Italy's blue
skies, clear air. and celestial flowers
and fruit He told of Christmas eve
he spent in the south. where. In the
church, lit with thousands of candles.
the picture of Christ looked out from
wreath of roses and branches of
laurel
How to make the coming Christmas
partake of some of those beauties now
became the constant thought of the
devoted wife One day, in walking
through the wood as she observed
the evergreen trees with their heads
rearing toward heaven, an inspiration
came to her, and she exclaimed. 20,
fir tree, you shall win back my hus-
bands love for his fatherland and his
home. You shall adorn our church at
the next Christmas! / will load you
with nuts and apples. and hundreds
of lights and shall make you still more
beautiful" Nuts were gathered with
snow roses. that Henry might remem-
ber that fresh flowers could also be
had in Germany for Christmas. The
good pastor told Gertrude that it was
right 10 glorify the feast of the Lords
birth as she intended, and said: ITO
reclaim soul to his home and his
land is the work of God, and may the
evergreen of the fir tree be a symbol
of Gods Interchangeable love-" This
first Christmas tree accomplished all
that Gertrude had hoped. Ever after,
there stood tree in the church on
Christmas day. The people came from
all the country round to see this won
derful tree, and the example was fol-
lowed throughout Germany, and now
in almost every land the German
peace and love and charity to the
whole human family.
Cañon City record., 1905-12-28

Pay your bills with checks which.
for the amount. Deposit with the Cit
liens State Bank, they will be pleased
to keep your accounts for you.
Cañon City record., 1905-12-28
Pleasant Wedding Anniversary.

A score or more OF the friends and
neighbors OF Mr.. and Mrs. A. e. Grave
stock assembled at their homo in Park
Center Wednesday night Of last week
for the purpose OF helping them ap-
propriately celebrate their wedding
anniversary and, In view of their de-
parture from Canon City. bid them
goodbye. The gathering, which was
surprise to Mr.. and Mrs. Grave
stock. was a delightful one to all
present
Cañon City record., 1905-12-28

A man said the other day you CAM
nail a clapboard to your back yard
shed without the assessor seeing Il
and boosting mp your assessment"
Cañon City record., 1905-12-28

s1s0,00o TO loan BY the Fremont
County Bank In small or large
amounts on personal or real estate
security, or on stocks, bonds, netes, sr
In fact any security that is good. We
want TO increase oar loans. Call st
the Fremont County Bank and see n.
Cañon City record., 1905-12-28

Now. I guess l have said enough at
this time. but my fellow citizens. this
water nuisance must abate.
]. A. CRANK.
Cañon City record., 1905-12-28

Plenty of apple crates. Smith Mer-
camille Co.
Cañon City record., 1905-12-28
Eastman Kodak Agency.

Eastman Kodak Agency.
The Eastman Kodak company has ex-
tended to w. Babberger the full and
unrestricted agency of Its goods. in
cluding the Rochester Optical COM
pany's and Blair Camera companys
Eastman Non-curling Films"
Cañon City record., 1905-12-28
CANON, CHazsTnAs ~,

CANON Cn1IA6IAk0 e IN
wy l0nTH YEARS AGO.
"sociaf condi6 ms tnre 70 different
in Colorado nowsfsom whsA they were
forty years ago." remarked NJ M.
Craig to The Record reporter the
other day. that any comparison be-
tween the old days and the new might
seem invidious. Although life on the
frontier a generation ago was decid
edly primitive 1t was very real and
those of US who experienced it's hard
ships and privations recall it wildly
THE first Christmas spent in
Fremont county was in 1860. / was
stopping with Jesse Frazier, who lived
in the neighborhood OF where Flor
ence now stands. and we we're cutting
logs in the hills for the purpose of
building him a house. There was
plenty of game here at that time and
we killed lot Of turkeys the day
with us. They were nicely cooked by
Aunt Jessie and Jack Hall, Bill Ussie,
Absalom George and the rest of the
neighbors had turkey for dinner the
following day.
"The next Christmas was more in
teresting. l attended dance about
three miles below the mouth of Bea-
yer creek, making the trip Of about
twenty miles in an OK wagon. On ar
irving at the house where the festi-
yities were to take place l found
large number of people present and
dancing the order OF the day, or rather
OF the night, for was quite late when
l reached my destination. The very
best of feeling prevailed throughout
the night and everybody enjoyed
themselves to the limit
"One little thing happened that was
not on the program and resulted in
much merriment to all of US. The
old gentleman, at whose house the
dance was held, had been to Pueblo
the day before and had brought back
with him \ generous supply of liquid
refreshments from Joe Halls saloon.
He had a private bottle Of whiskey
hid out in the corral. Some Of the
boys discovered 1t and decided to play
q trick on the old fellow by substitute
ing a bottle filled with crude oil. Un-
conscious that a change had been
made he took big drink of the oil
before he realized that he had been
made the victim of joke. He made
a wry face over the matter and said
that crude petroleum was not quite
as good a drink for thirsty man as
the Joe Hall brand of liquor
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-02-22
STATUE OF MARQUIS ITO IT KOBE. yApA,

pace have practically been agreed upon.
They are as follows:
Forea to be places under japanese
suzerainty.
Port Arthur and the Lao Tung pen
insula to be ceded TO Japan.
Vladivostock to to be declared a neu-
tral port with an open door
The Eastern Chinese railroad to be
placed under neutral international adj
mnistration
Manchuria, as far north as Hardin
TO he restored as an integral part of the
Chinese empire.
Difficulty lies i'm settling the ques-
tion of indemnity upon which it is
known that Japan insists. but il Is
thought that this difficulty is not in
supersbie.
The most trustworthy information
AT st Petersburg is in view Of the
enormous difficulty in carrying on the
war, peace on the terms outlined will
be concluded within comparatively
short time il the indemnity question
can be arranged, bus ii is quite possible
that Rs.sia viii risk another battle
before a decision is reached.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-02-22
TEXAS DIVISION FORMED.
Branch OF Southern Cotton Growers
Association Organize at Austin.

Austin, Feb. 22.-Texas division OF
the Southern Cotton Growers associa-
ton was organized here Tuesday. R. =
Smith of Sherman ("Alfalfa King')
was elected president and promised. il
necessary. to hire two stencgTaphers al
his own expense to push the movement.
c. H. Jenkins of Brentwood was
elected vice president. w. E Hutchin-
son of Dublin secretary and W. R. Riv-
ers Of Elgin treasurer.
The following were chosen as the
Texas members of the general commit
tee: j. II. ConneH Dallas. O. p Pyle.
Mineola, G. II Jenkins, Brownwood; ].
p. Latham, Dublin, and F. VI, Green.
]. II, Davis Of Waxahachie was
chairman Of the meeting and w. E.
Hutchinson Of Dublin secretary.
Twenty-four counties were repre-
sented
Action Of New Orleans convention
was indorsed Reduction Of 25 Der cent
in acreage and holding Of cotton for 10
cents were agreed on.
A resolution was adopted requesting
every farmer to subs rihe for at leas,
one county newspaper ana one state
weekly or semj-0eekiy publication soc
as to keep posted on cotton matters
and further that they port from uma
to tim. 'o their local auH state nave~e
crop conditions H.rea&e. cotton I'm hand
of prod aa.ra from every school .o-r-
m'lfa- nr Justice pr..#..s ur other sub.
division o. .-a county Also taat -la
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