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The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1906-10-03
SPELLING REFORM.
The Phonetic Phenomena of the Word
EsPhenix,s =

The Phonetic Phenomena of the Word
"Phenix.'' =
They We're talking about spelling re-
form and the idiosyncrasies of English
spelling in general.
There's that very word phonetic"
said one of the men. '"That's a sample
of English spelling. The reformers call
their system the phonetic SYSTEM and
yet they have to spell phonetic with a
pho in order to let people know what
they mean. The very word that means
spelled as pronounced is as far from
1t as possible"
'Now, noW!' drawled his friend.
you're too hard on the good old Eng
lish speller. You ought to be proud of
phonetic Why, that word is so trim
med down and sawed off and cut short
that wouldn't know it was English if
I met it alone on a blank page. You
ought to thank the language for that
word. 1t is a beautiful word. That
pho might have been spelled like
dough and the net like 'ette' in 'ro-
sette' and the ic' like 'liq' in liquor
That would be good old style English
ord-phoughnetteiq. But it is COM
ing! Phonetic spelling is coming! Look
at the word 'phenix.' It is spelled 'phe
nix everywhere now, and remember
it always used to be phoenix That 90
has gone. That shows
"Nothing!" said the objector. what
does it show? That the phenix is a
bird. Isn't the phenix a bird? Yes!
Well, that round thing you say was an
o. was an egg. That's all. Twas just
an egg, and the phenix laid the egg.
That's all."-Success Magazine.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1906-10-03

When pursued the kangaroo, if posi-
BILE, directs his flight toward the river.
If he reaches it, he enters and, thanks
to his great height, is able to go on
foot to a depth where the dogs are
obliged to swim. There he plants him.
self on his two hind legs and his tail,
and, up to his shoulders in the water,
he waits the attack of the dogs. With
his fore paws he seizes by the head the
first dog that approaches him, and, as
he is more solidly balanced than his
ASA iiant, be holds the dogs nose u1s-
der water as long as he can. Unless
a second dog speedily comes to the
rescue the first one Is sure to be
drowned. If Il companion arrives and
by his attacks on the kangaroo man.
ages to set the captive free the half
drowned brute is glad to regain the
shore as quickly as possible. In this
way a strong and courageous MAJ
kangaroo will hold his own againHs
twenty or thirty dogs, drowning some
and frightening others, and the hunter
is obliged to intervene with bullet.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1906-10-03

"And how dye like them, Mr.. Sell
den2' asked Mrs. Jones bit later, re-
ferring to the biscuit.
81 love Them" answered he, referring
to the girls dimples.
OF course that was only the begin
. ming. After that Selden Howard man.
aged almost daily to meet katherine,
or at least to catch glimpse of her.
Her lovely, tired eyes and little. quiet
ways appealed to him in an infinitely
more tender and real fashion than had
those of many pampered beauty
whom he'd met in the course Of his va
ried travels. A-.. s-~e-
One morning Katherine was reading
''The House Of Mirth'' out ON the veran-
da. At least she was supposed to be
reading it. In reality she had closed
the book, keeping the page marked
with her slim forefnger. She had only
two days more here in Gods green
earth, and the lilacs seemed to be call
ing her imperatiyely. She had been
breathing in Iilacs to that extent that
her thoughts seemed to be fairly scent
ed with them. ALL at once an impulse
of yielding came to her. Why in the
world should she not step over the low
hedge and go into the lilac garden?
She did. Bees hung above the purple
bloom, and little attenuated fountain
tinkled in the distance Oh, it was al
together enchanting. Just then gold
en- eyed sable collie came leisurely
down the curved walk to meet her. <+..
"You beauty!' cried the girl exultant-
ly, STOPPING to pat the dogs queenly
head. The collie, with slowly swishing
tail, gently kissed her behind the ear.
A commanding whistle from around
the turn Of the walk, and then: - Ut
, 'Mollie, Mollie, old girl, where are
your Mollie sat with one ear up, the
other down, as collies will when per-
picked. She loved her master-but.
also she loved her new found friend.
"Ahv cried Selden, coming upon
full to find you in my gardenv' he said,
looking gladly upon katherine. do.
you know, last. night l dreamed you
were here. You are very, very vel
come, little lady"
"You see," she explained helplessly,
trying to hide her telltale bushes, ''it
was the lilacs. They called me-"
Suddenly he took both her hands in
his and drew her toward the bushes.
Dear lilacs," he whispered Whimsi-
cally, she is here now-on enchanted
ground-and we must keep her, YOU
belong to my garden" he added mas
terfully, turning full upon Katherine,
land l will not let you so. The house
yonder is very lonely and waits for
you. You will stay?''
Her answer? Well, she was girl
and very tired, and he was man and.
strong-and it was sprng-and they
were among the liiacs!
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To COnciliate the Gods.

Just at night, if you happen to be
within the gates of Canton, you will
witness one of the little performances
that are supposed to deceive the prowl-
ing spirits Of the night bent upon evil
intent, the while conciliating them
should they penetrate the deception.
Each little and big shop possesses a
miniature fireplace built into the side
of the entrance. Prayers printed on
rice paper form the fuel with which
to offer up incense to the ''bogy man."
who is supposed to make the nocturnal
visits. Beholding the smoke, he is sup
posed to assume that no one lives with
in. and therefore passes by; but should
he catch on and stop to investigate he
finds that the prayer papers on the al
tar bear inscriptions attributing to him
such virtues and magnanimity that his
wrath is appeased and he turns from
his evil intent. - Edwin Wildman in
Chautauquan. .!.....sr..
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The Poodle,

Why is a poodle, so called? Some
one says: probably the natural an
swer would recall the old lady whe
said that no credit could be given
to Adam for naming the pig, since
anybody would have known what tc
call it. Poodle seems so obvious q
name for this dog. And, in fact, this
is not far from the truth about the
origin of the word. 1t is quite recent
in English, not being found before
1864, apparently. It is the German
'pudel,' which comes from the Low
German, 'pudeln,' to waddle, and the
dog must have been so called, as Skeat
says, either because he waddles after
his master or because he looks fat and
clumsy on account Of his thick hair
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DESTRUCTION OF FOMPEH.
Buried So Deep That 1t Was Lost
For Sixteen Centuries.

Buried So Deep That 1t Was Lost
For Sixteen Centuries.
When one hears of buried city it is
very difficult to realize what it can
look Hke-still more so to realize how a
city can be buried so deep as to be ut
terly lost and the place of it know it
no more for sixteen centuries. Yet
this is what happened to Pompeii and
Herculaneum, Stabiae and Retina and
thirteen other cities of the plain on
the ninth day before the calends of
September, in the first year of the
reign of the Emperor Titus. Thus it
was when Pompeii was buried When
next the sun shone into her streets
George III. was king of England Six
teen years before the burial of the
city an earthquake had done so much
mischief that the ruin was not yet
quite restored, but Mount Vesuvius
had been quiet ever since. The Oath
of August was terribly hot day.
Most of the people were in the am
phitheater ut wild beast fight when
they saw a strange cloud rise from
Vesuvius. 1t seemed like a pine tree.
The trunk rose up high into the heav-
ems and then spread out il branches
some white, some dull and spotted
until, slowly uetaching themselves
from the parent trunk, they began to
darken the sky. Pliny the elder, over
at Misenum, was reading in his study
when his sister came in to tell him or
this strange cloud. He ordered Il light
70 1,o
coming out with his tablets in his
hand ready to note down all he saw
the mariners belonging to the galleys
Mt Retina came up to impiore of him
to go to their help.
BY the time Pliny got there with his
galleys the ashes were falling thicker
every instant Then came broken and
blackened stones and pumice. Vast
fragments were rolling down the
mountain, and the sea had suddenly
retreated. The pilot was for putting
back, but the undaunted old philoso-
pher admiral would not go back. For
tune" he said, "favors the brave" Ev-
erybody knows something about the
rest and how the poor old gentleman,
being weakly and asthmatic, was suf-
located by sudden outburst of flames
and sulphur fumes. In that awful
darkness, when the sudden rush of
flames was the only light which pierre
ed the dense smoke, the fields were full
of terrified people fleeing they knew
not whittier. 1t is true that the de-
struction was not instantaneous, and
great number of the inhabitants saw
ed their lives, and even took away a
good deal of their treasure. but it is es-
tmated that at least 100000 persons
were entombed in Pompeii, Hercula-
neum and the other cities of the plain.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1906-10-03

The closing session of the Tolland
country superior court was held Fri
day, Judge Reed on the bench. Judg
ment, by agreement, was rendered in
the case of George O. Stanley VS..
James Dennis for 81. 1924. The
committee appointed in the case of
the Rhode Island Worsted Company
VS.. Orrin Converse made it's report
recommending damages of 5000, to
which the court adds so per cent.
The case of Kramer VS.. Mulligan was
heard. The former secured, August
10, from Judge Case, a temporary in
junction against the erection of a sta
cling on the west side of the Mulligan
building on Union street, as the same
hung over his property. The work
was pushed and completed the day the
injunction was gotten out, and by
evening when Judge MoConville got
out the writ in Hartford and it was
served on Mr.. Mulligan, the staging
had been removed. The injunction
was dissolved by Judge Reed.
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A Ghost Story.

Under the date of March 6, 1906, the
Annual Register tells how butcher of
Stretford, in Lancashire, had disap-
peared during a then recent flood and
how rumors spread that an apparition
had been seen near a certain local pool
Of water. Some gave it the form of an
uncanny dog, others that of an equally
mysterious man who uttered blood cur
ding yells, and it was told that, even
when nothing was seen, cattle refused
to drink at the pond, and horses trem-
bled as they passed 1t. At last town
meeting decided to pump the pool dry.
1t was done, and there, sure enough,
was the butcher.-London Chronicle.
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LlNCoLN's Wit.
That and Ridicule Were His Weap-
Ons of ORense and Defense.

That and RiGicuIe Were His WeAp~
Ons of Offense and Defense.
Wit and ridicule were Lincoln's
weapons of offense and defense, and
he probably laughed more jury cases
out of court than any other man who
practiced at the bar.
Il once heard Mr.. Lincoln defend a
man in Bloomington against a charge
of passing counterfeit money" Vice
/ President Stevenson told the writer.
.'There was pretty clear case against
the accused, but when the chief wit
ness for the people, took the stand he
stated that his name was J. Parker
Green, and Lincoln reverted to this
the moment he rose to cross examine.
why J. Parker Green? What did the
J. stand for? John? Well, why didn't
the witness call himself John p. Green2
That was his name, wasn't 1t? Well,
what was the reason he did not wish
to be known by his right name? Did J.
Parker Green have anything to con-
ceal, and, if not, why did ]. Parker
Green part his name in that wayY
And so on. Of course the whole exam
ination was farcical," Mr.. Stevenson
said ''but there was something ire
sistibly funny in the varying tones and
infections of Mr. Lincoln's voice as he
rang the changes upon the mans
name, and at the recess the very boys
in the street took it up as a slogan and
shouted j. Parker Greenv all over the
town. Moreover, there was something
in Lincoln's way of intoning his ques-
tiOns which made me SUSPICIOUS of the
witness, and to this day have never
been able to rid my mind of the absurd
impression that there was something
not quite right about J. Parker Green.
1t was all nonsense, of course; but the
jury must have been affected as l was,
for Green was discredited and the de-
PENDANT went ."-Frederick Trevor
Hill in Century
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1906-10-03

There are some odd names for game
birds on the Chesapeake. A small shy
snipe that flies with twittering noise
is called the horsefoot snipe because of
its fondness for the horsefoot or horse
shoe crab. 1t is called also the turn
stone from it's habit Of overturing peb-
bles in search Of food. The telltale
snipe bears that name because it al
ways sounds note Of alarm at the
sight Of gunner. Chesapeake gunners
believe that single tel1tale can clear
whole region Of game birds. The
widgeon is locally called the bald pate,
and the willet is SO called because of
its cry-will-Will-wille
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1906-10-03

Suit is to be brought against the
Central Vermont road, claiming
So, 900 damages for the loss of life of
George Stanton, brakeman, resident
in New London, but formerly of Nor
witch, who was killed in a wreck at
Mansfield on June 20. Frank Stan
ton, father of the deceased, has been
appointed administrator of the sons
estate, which consists of this claim.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1906-10-03
Goodness of Ice.

It. seems strange to think that some
ice is colder than other ice. The term
''ice cold' always seems to signify a
definite temperature. All water under
similar conditions freezes at certain
definite temperature. But when the
thermometer falls below that it con-
tinues to affect the ice, making it hard
er and colder. The test has been made
by placing a piece Of ice from the
north and piece Of ice formed in the
vicinity of New York near a stove to-
gether. The former took much longer
to melt than the latter.-New York
Tribune
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

1t isn't a good thing to repeat half
you hear.
There is only one way to raise a
child-as If 1t belonged to some one
else.
A fool doesn't envy you because you
are smart; Il fool never knows he is a
fooE
A man who knows he does not de-
serve confidence has very little conf
dence In other people.
1t is enough to make today act mean
the manner in which every one Sights
it in looking forward to tomorrow.
There is one reward no man seems
to be in great hurry to get to, and
that Is the reward piled up for him in
heaven.
1t seems that to exaggerate your
blessings is looking on the bright side,
but that to exaggerate your troubles is
plain lying.
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Doctors Said He Would Not Live

Peter Fry, Woodruff, Pa, writes :
After doctoring for two years with the
best physicians in Waynesburg, and still
getting worse, the doctors vised me if |
had any business to attend to had better
a tend to it at once, as Iscould not posi-
bly,; live another month as there was no
cure for me-, Foley's Kidney Cure was
recommended to me by friend, and
Immediately sent my son to the store for
it, and after taking three bottles began
to get better and continued to improve
until | was entirely we'll" Anders Jacob
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1906-10-03

A pure creole is a person born in
Louisiana Of French or Spanish par
ents. 1t is a mistaken idea to suppose
that a creole has negro blood in his
veins. A creole negro is one whose
forefathers were owned by the early
French and Spanish settlers and who
spoke corruption of those languages
known as "gumbo.' Their descend
ants are the creole negroes and should
never be conflicted with creoles in the
true sense Of the term.-New Orleans
Times Democrat.
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viewing the Remains.

the devoted teacher who took six of
her pupils through the Museum Of Nat
ural History, but her charges had en-
1oyed every. minute Of the time.
''Where have you been, boys" asked
the father Of two of the party that
night, and the answer came with joy
GUS promptness: s->9
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Resolutions, obituaries or cards OF thanks in
serted at one-haIf advertising rates. Births
marriages and deaths inserted free. Commune
cations received without signature always COM
mitted to the waste basket without attention.
This paper is mailed regularly to its subscriE
ers until DEFINITE order to discontinue is re-
ceIved and all arrears are paid In full.
THIS Paper and The Connecticut Courant
semi-weekly) furnished for $2.15 per year in adj
vance.
We are not responsible for, nor do we by pub
fishing, endorse the opinions Of our correspond
ents.
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Rublnstein, ON Piano Playing.

When pupil happened to ask Rubin
stein how certain passages should be
construed, he invariably showed them.
But IL pupil asked, Shall I play this
in this manner or hatY'-both equally
correct Rubinstein Invariably replied:
'Play as you feel Is the day, rainy
Play it this way. Is the day sunny ?
Play It the other way"
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1906-10-03

Peevishness may be considered the
canker of life that destroys It's vigor
and checks its improvement; that
creeps on with hourly depredations
and taints and vitiates what It cannot
consume.-Johnson.
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Big Benefits at London Theaters.

Betterton, in 100, when his salary
was "a a week, had a benefit and re-
ceived ET6 as his share Of the receipts
and E450 in the shape of donations.
The biggest benefit performances of
modern times have taken place at
Drury Lane. That for Ben Webster,
held In March, 1874, realized f2,O00;
the profit on the Blackstone celebra-
ton, In June, 1876, was f1,2O0; for the
Nellie Farren benefit performance, in
March, 1893, there was obtained
e., 260, though half of this amount was
secured from private donations, which
flowed in when 1t was known that the
Messrs. Rothschild had volunteered
to invest what sum was realized, give
the popular eomedienne an annuity
and, on her death, grant the theatrical
charities half of the capital.-London
Chronicle.
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nISTRICT OF. STAFFORD, SIS. Pro-
n hate Court Ontober 1905

I ~ III OI p ut T VIND, Ss. ITO-
~ bate Court. October 1, 1906.
Estate OF Lodelia E. Howe, late of stafford, in
said district, deceased.
Upon the application of Clara e. BIanden,
praying that letters of admin tratioa may be
granted on said estate, as by application on file
fully appears, 1t is
Orderede-That said application be heard and
determined at the Probate Office in stafford, in
said district, on the 10th day of OCTOBER A. D.,
1906, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon and that notice
be given Of the tendency Of said application and
the time and place OF hearing thereon, by pub
fishing the same once in some newspaper hav-
ing circulationin said district, and by posting
q copy thereof on the public stgn-post in the
town of Stafford, In said District.
MARCUS B. FISK, Judge.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1906-10-03

The democratic congressional NOM
ination for the first district will be
held at IL Central row, Hartford, on
Saturday at II o. M.
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SIGNS und Show Cards

Original Signs Of Every Description
Painted on Cloth, OIL Cloth, Paper ana Gard.
board. Prices on application. Samples OF work
can be seen at the Kills Grocery every day. All
work executed promptly. M. y. BRcKwITH
Tel. 17-29 Grant Ayanua.
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INSTRUCT OF STAFFORD, IS. Pr,

NISTRICT OF STAFFORD, SIS. Pro
- bate Court, october l. A. D. 1906.
Estate of Ellen r. Converse, late of Stafford, in
said district, deceased.
Upon the application of Orrn Converse, pray
ing that letters OF administration may be grant,
ed on the estate, as per application On file
fully appears, it is
ordered. That said application be heard and de-
termned at the Probate Office in Stafford in said
district, ON the 10th day of october, A. D. 1905,
at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, and that notice be
given OF the tendency OF said application, and
fishing the same once in some newspaper hav-
ing a circulation in said district, and by post
ing copy thereof on the public sign post In the
town Of Stafford, in said District.
MARCUS B. FISK, Judge
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NAE0@H Sawed, Split
~OOD and Delivered

Having bought the woodward ana business or
Keefe Bros, shall continue to furnish all kinds
of wood at reasonable prices Entrance to yard
at rear OF Smith q Cooley's MILL orders may
be left at A. Z. Garvais Grocery store.
ID. HI. CURTIS.
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Bracelets and
Ladies' Rings
STUHLBACH'S


"Here's letter from woman" said
the answers to correspondents editor,
"who wants to know how to make a
lemon tart"
"That's just like a woman" rejoined
the snake editor. Tell her If the lemon
isn't tart to begin with she'd better con-
sign it to the dump and let 1t go at
that."-Chicago News.
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.. Robertson l. Co..
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

Our Fall Stocks practically completed and feel
better prepared than before the demands
trade which reputation for fair dealing prices
sured.
An excellent showing of the New Fall Dress Goods
NEW WOOL SUITNGS-A splendid range of wool plads shad
ow checks and tancles, At Soc per yard.
PLAIDS all the latest coors combinations
dren dresses and ladies' waists AT &c. SOC and 75
BELONGS 36nch lining satin, seasons in
OacK ana coiors At ST. yard.
Our assortment of Ladies' and Coats from SIS TO
$3.50 each, was never more complete than
Ladies' and Misses Separate Skirts in great variety
From $3.50 o SIS
NEW PLAlD WAISTS From SOC ST. so each.
VERY SPECIAL-Nun's Yelling white and colors with
ehOfoloered HontS' At $3.50 each
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I know no manner OF speaking SO
offensive as that Of giving praise and
closing Il with an exception.-Steele.
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Ol4e pre&&.
wednesday, octocer 3. 1906,
resolutions, obituaries or CARDS of thanks ii

LEWIS MCLAUGHLIN, PUBLISHER.
$3.50 year. II paid strictly in advance, .25
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Died.
Stafford, Sept. 26th, Mrs. L. E. Howe,
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pIRD DOGS FOR SALE.-Will trade
- one for Gun or Poultry. Rouen Ducks So
per pair, full grown. l.. II. SUENDERHAUF.
24*3W Stafford Springs
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NOW is the time to order your Fruit
~ Trees, ornamental trees, lowering shrubs,
tulips, crncus, hyacinths. or anvt ing in that
line for fall planting Give your order to f.
CI48 RK for them.
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"A can get in line to make some money by adj
dressing DARBY A. DAY, Acting Manager,
Hartford, Conn.
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Married.
Stafford Springs, October 1st, b. Rev
F. j. !O'Neil, Joseph Canton and Miss
Emma Wood.
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I OST, Tuesday, between Goodell's
- mari ct and School street, the sum OF S23
Liberal reward If finder will return to The Press
office.
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"ANTED-Ten or twelve carpenters
w Wages So per day. 8 hours work.
RHODE ISLAND WORSTED CO
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BARGAIN in one and two seated
- Concords at w. A., tOMINS
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II ORSE FOR SALE-Good worker and
IL good driver. F. N. FENTON. II