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rrenence of mind.

An example of presence Of mind was
that of q woman who, being left alone
In the house one night, heard a noise
In the dining room and knew that bur-
glars were removing the plate. She
was too far from any other house to
summon assistance. Selling a large
paper bag which lay on table, she In
hated 1t and broke 1t on the wall Of the
stairs with loud report The thieves,
mistaking 1t for pistol, dropped their
plumber and fed. There Is no quality
perhaps which we all covet more than
this ready wit which makes action as
prompt as thought in danger. Self con-
troll. which we can cultivate, helps us
to attain 1t In degree, but 1t Is large
~ gift of nature, like keen eye or
nimble tongue. We who are born with
out 1t may console ourselves with the
fact that emergencies come but once
or twice In life, while every hour calls
for the use OF common sense, patience
and self control, all Of which we can
have IL we wiz.
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On the evening of the first Sunday
after their removal from their house
in the suburbs, which was the only
home the children had ever known,
to the top floor of seventh
story apartment house, the fam
lily gathered around the piano for the
usual hour Of song, each member in
turn, according to time honored custom,
requesting hymn of his choice When
ten-year-old Marjory's turn came she
said, ''I think the most appropriate
hymn is:
"I'm nearer my heavenly home today
Than ever I've been before
81 think Of it every time come up in
the elevatOr."-New York Press.
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A large force of men are at work
up the powder mills at
preparatory to opening
the mills again. 1t is expected that
the making of sporting powder will
on Monday, August 13,
and that twelve mills will be put in
operation on that day.
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Hundreds of young men and women
have been equipped at the New Lon
don Business College, New London,
with an education which has obtained
for them recognition and a right start
in the business world. Catalogue
mailed on application.
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NOTICE.

The Registrars Of the town Of Wilmington,
hereby give notice that they will receive appli-
cations for s. change of registration for CAUCUS
purposes any time up to August 10Th. If there
are no requests fer such change then the caucus
list will be presented to the Town Jerk as last
made and perfected, and this will be the Caucus
Voting list for the Fall Caucuses.
Signed, w. H. HALL,
F. II. MASON, Registrars.
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DISTRICT OF STAFFORD, SIS. Pro

4 ND Nut OT . LU-
- bate Court. July 20, 1906.
Estate of cora M. Amadon, late of STAFFORD
in said district deceased.
Upon the application of Samuel b. Amadon,
executor, praying that an order may be grant
ed sell the real estate OF said deceased, as by
said application fully appears, 1t is
Ordered-That said application be heard and
determined at the Probate ONCE in stafford, In
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 circulation in said district, at least five
day before said time assigned.
MARCIIS Il. FISK. Judge.
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NOTICE.

The Registrars of voters of the Town of SOM
ers will be In session at the office Of the Town
Clerk in Somers on Friday, the third {3d) day of
August, and on Friday, the tenth t1Cthl, from IL
O clock noon until O'Clock p. m, for the purpose
OF making an enrolment Of the legal voters of
said Town, and for the purpose OF making such
changes in the enrolment lists last perfected
HENRY S. STEVENSON,
WILLARD p. FULLER,
Registrars of Voters OF the Town of Somers.
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A t Court of Probate holden at St f.
N ford, within and for;the district of Stafford
on the Goth day of July, A u 1905.
Present, MARCUS B. FISK, Judge.
On~mOttOn of the executor on the estate OF
Daniel Sullivan late of STAFFORD, within said
district, deceased.
1t Is ordered By this court, that notice shall
pc given That the administration account IN
the Probate ONCE in said district, on the 8th
day OF August, 1906, at 2 O'Clock, afternoon,
by posting copy of this order on the public
sign post in said town of stafford. and by adj
vert1sing the same in a newspaper published in
Stafford, and having a circulation in said dis
trict. Attest. MARCUS R. FISK. Judge.
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TIA Court of Probate holden at Stat

A T Court of Probate holden at Stat
"A ford, within and for the district of STAFFORD,
ON the 31st day Of May, A. ID. 1906.
Present, CHAS.sS. FULLER, Acting Judge.
On motion of Robert FL. FIST, administrator,
with the will annexed, on the estate of Laura
A. Knapp, late OF stanford, within said district,
deceased.
This court doth decree that six months be al
lowed and limited for the creditors of said estate
TO exhibit their claims against the same to the
administrator, and directs that public notice be
given of this order, by advertising the same once
1n-some newspaper having circulation In said
District, and by posting copy thereof on the
public sign-post in said town of STAFFORD,
nearest the place where the deceased last dwelt.
Certified from record.
CHARLES s. FULLER, Acting Judge.
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How To Avoid Append citis

Most victims of appendicitis are those
who are habitually constipated. Orino
Laxative Fruit Syrup cures chronic con-
stipation by stimulating the liver and bow
els and restores the natural action of the
bowels. Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup does
not nauseate or grip and is mild and pleas
ant to take Refuse substitutes. ~s
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Married..

staffordville, July 25th, by Rev. j. E.
Fischer, Horatio West and Miss Hattie
Wilson. &
New London, July Oath, at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Lucius D. Smith, mother of
the BRIDE by Rev. J. Romeyn Danforth,
assisted by Prof. Austin B. Bassett of
Hartford theological seminary, Rev.
gregational church in Charlemont, Mass,
and Miss Alice Z. Smith.
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L DOM Fixers and Dresser Tenders
10 wanted for worsted and wooden work,
broad looms, Knowles AKA box Mill starting
up. FixeFB 6l5 OOs dresser tenders S14.O0. Apply
stating ezpeTi ence 90 salts Textile M'rg. Co.
NOrwalk, Conn. -. -
EOR SALE-The real estate of Theo-
II dore M. Avery, late of the town of stafford,
Coma, deceased, being an undivided one-half OF
tract Of land, with buildings thereon, situated
in West STAFFORD, fn said STAFFORD, bounded
north by the highway leading from West STAFFORD
TO S0ners, containing about 20 acres, known as
th9 Elthu Avery homestead.
STAFFORD. July 10, 1905.
IDELLA J.. FULLER, Administrative.
p O.. West Stafford Conn
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DISTRICT OF STAFFORD, SIS. Pro

DISTRICT OF STAFFORD, SIS. Pro-
- bate Court. July 20, A. d. 1906.
Estate of william P. Amadon, late OF STAFFORD,
in said district, deceased.
Upon the application of Samuel B. Amadon,
administrator. praying that an order may be
granted to sell the real estate of said deceased,
Ordered, That said application be heard and de-
termtned at the Probate Office in STAFFORD, in said
district. on the 18th day of August A. ID. 1906,
at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, and that notice be
given OF the tendency OF said application, ano
the time and place of hearing thereon, by pub
fishing the same once in some newspaper hav-
ing a circulation in said district, at least five
days before said time assigned.
MARCUS b. FISK, Judge.
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An old one 1n . New. .way.

Little Willie-Say, pa, what was the
flrst talking machine made ont Off Ea-
ther-Well my boy, the first one was
made out of rib.-New York Times.
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Want your mOustache or beard
abeautiful brown or rich black? Use
NOTICE.

The Registrars of the Town of Union will meet
at the Town House on Friday, August 3d, and
Friday, August 10th, 1906, from IL O'Clock noon
until O'Clock in the evening, for the purpose OF
receiving the names OF electors qualified to vote
in party caucuses.
MARTIN j. BRoWN,l Registrars
LEON b. BOOTH, OfVotes
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FOR StLE-A Three-Burner Blue
~ Flame Oil stove on standard and goods
oven. All in good repair, at F. j. chandler
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Many a ruined man dates his down
fall from the day when he began Dor.
rowing mOney-SucceSs MAGAZINE
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Died,

Biddeford, Me-, 25th, Ardelle M, As,
wife of Herbert M. Parker, formerly of
Stafford Springs.
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XNIFE NOTICING is hereby
w given that all persons are forbidden to
trust or give credit to my wife, Nellie VintOn,
as l shall pay no bills contracted by her.
-- ROBERT w. VINTON.
Coventry Conn., July 80 1906.
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Springfield, 23d, a daughter (Dori
Florence) to Mr.. and Mrs. g. E. Wei
ster.
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AoEToN cures Headache.and Neuralgia
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Z OR SALE-Farm, consisting of SO
a. acres of land, with plenty Of wood and
timber. Also good work horse, cow and car
riage. AUSTIN SLATER, West STAFFORD
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EOR RENT-House with modern inn
Il provements, Grant Ave. Inquire OF E. L.
BURR.
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n OST-somewhere between High street,
Il the epr1ng well and Pero's store chflds
gold necklace Finder will please leave same at
Press office. MRS. HERBERT d. ROYCE.
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Il OR SALE-The real estate of the late
Il Theodore P. Needham, consisting Of IS acres
of land.
MRS. MARIA A. NEEDHAM, Executrix
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NOW is the time to order your Fruit
In Trees, ornamental trees, towering shrubs,
tulips, crOCus, hyacinfhs, or AMT ing In that
line for fall planting Give your order to 8. r.
CLARK for them.
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EOR SALE-House and lot on Tolland
4 avenue. EDWARD M ANN, Box 457,
6tf Stafford springs, Conn.
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TOR SALE-All the Standing Grass on
IL the farm of j. N. WisenDaker at Moose
Meadow. Address Oakdale, Mass,
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snow and the spring rain. It had all to be
carried to the surface, spread out to dry ard
then taken back a d the nest made over.
This, probably, in expectation Of the little
fellows that we now see wrestling with one
another or tumbling over the ground like
rubber balls.
Repairs both inside and outside Of the
burrows have been pecesssry. Much dirt
has been washed into the holes and In some
cases the high zone Of earth that surrounds
the burrow and prevents the surface water
from entering has been washed away. The
inside rim Is orumbling and needs packing
firmly.
These are repairs that are going on
at all times, for nearly every severe rain
ia apt to cause more or less damage to the
little dirt doorways. II you ara fortunate
enough to be a visitor to the park on one Of
these repair days, you will be interested in
watching the little four footed workmen.
Some Of the prairie dogs back out Of their
burrows and kick the dirt out with their
hind feet as they proceed. Others push
the dirt before them with the back Of their
forefeet, OF scoop 1t as a boy would SCOOP
up sand with his hands.
AS fast as the dirt is brought to the sur
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face 1t is pushed in place and hammered
firmly. The dog arches his back and
pounds the dirt in place with the tip OF his
nose.
The rim inside ia packed in the same
manner, only, OF course, new dirt cannot
be added. Consequently as the earth is
washed away the hols becomes larger until
sometimes dog burrows are found out on
the Western rla!us > foot n a bali In
diameter. .
After al repairs bave been completed
one finds a bard dirt cont from six inches
to eighteen inches high surrounding the
burrow ard tile dirt is covered with little
nose prints, as though a person had care
fully tampsd I: with his kn1ckles. These
repairs are always caeds ajte- q rain. when
the soil will psok EASILY.
OF cealys 10 the little workers. toenails
become filed WITH. cir. To cleen them
the dogs paas each toe between their teeth.
This manicruing process " on int resting
phase Of the house oleansng.
This Is q partinrlsrly interesting time
to watch the growth Of antlers on the df-
ferent members Of the deer family. With
the axis, sambur, fallow and red deer OF
Europe and Asia, and the elk and white
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sAs between the country women who are
afraid to take a step alone and the New
York women who want to plunge ahead no
matter what's bearing down on them, give
me the country, women. They don't get us
into hot water half so Often
sWhere ia So and So's2" a woman asked
this policeman q second later, az he came
near the curb with a party In low.
He pointed mechanically.
Il answer about one hundred questions
an hour he said to the W observers,
That statement struck them as Interest,"
Ing and they kept their ears open to learn
the sort Of questions asked.
One approached the policeman
with a letter in her hand.
aWhere can I post this2' she asked.
"Over there, madam pointing across
toward Sixth avenue.
Away over therep' GROSSLY: why donS
they put a letter box on this side Of Inc
sOfioer; when does the train go to
B~ranohville2' demanded q severe looking
woman wearing spectacles.
Il have no time tables, madam
well, I think policemen ought to kno.
all about the trains said she, moving on
in dudgeon.
On her heels came a seedy looking man
who inquired the best way to reach Sche-
neotady. He was directed patiently. 10
a railroad station where full Information
might be had.
AS the policeman turned away from
his ,inguirs sa him Z woman 9Tom q rSbSerneck
wagon in Thirty-fourth street which wa
about to start. The policeman pretended
not to see her and attended strictly to hs
crossing. Down jumped the passenger
and rushed to him letters in her hang b.v.
time now, because the thing is going to star
this minute, and will you please put them
In a letter box for me right away said sp'
In a breath and with a sweet smile.
.Im not allowed to cave my ees str ana to %
| mail Them answered the policeman.
oh In a dismayed tone, perhaps ! haa
better not give them to you then, and SIN
carried the letters back with her to the auto
mobile.
plainly dressed, middle age women, eaen
loaded with bundles.
sWe have time for a matinee and can you
| tell US which Of the shows is the best and now
we can ret to itP" asked one Of them 60
timidly that the policeman had 70 Den I'D
head to hear. ,h
other woman
The policeman smiled and replied; 1919.
81 haven't been to any Of the shows late,ly,
but they do say that the farce at blanks
Theatre has a good laugh in it.
Then he gave directions for .reachihs
Blanks. Both women thanked him CRATE
fully and started or. .i,h
Just then an incident occurred wh'on
some people might not deem possible.
The policeman charged on a PusncalniI
banana vender who came to a stands.n'
near the corner and warned him to now
on. The vendor obeyed, starting his car
with a jerk and proceeding to cross lhH'''
fourth street. .,,,d
The jerk sent q banana to the grohns
without the owners seeing II. smai, I'd IL,
- lINoo-a IN artaA the fallen ITulN
sprinted for it, picked up it, mingled withts
throng now between him and the ,pushcats
overlook the vender a~nd-handed him I"
banana,
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tailed deer Of this country, one will find
antlers in all stages Of growth.
The scar faced bucks have just shed
their a~ntlers, other bucks have BUTTONS
an inch long, while the head decorations OF
still others are half grown. You may
find a buck who still wears his hard pol
ished antlers Of the previous season. bat
they will drop off before many days.
Deer handle their growing antlers very
carefully, for it lie at this time that de-
formities are apt to occur. The deer seem
to realize this and allow themselves to be
driven about with a stick, for they do not
want to run o risk Of breaking the thick
yelvety skin that enoases the ant.ers by
acting ON the Offensive. Should the akin
get broken the deer Is apt to bleed to death,
or II the flexible pulpy antler gets broken
or bent 1t will become osshied when the
hardening period Of its growth arrives
and retain Its crooked shape.
The wolf dens always hold q crowd OF
admiring visitors, who stand IN front OF the
steel bars and relate thrilling stories to one
another. Wolves are nothing less than
wild dogs, as the actions OF one OF these
animals testify.
She 10 30 tame and good natured that the
keepers can handle her as one would handle
a dog. She always greets them and returns
their attentions by wagging her tall, jump
ing at the bars and licking their hands.
Her mate is o Jealous fellow, who leaves
his sun bath on top OF the rocks and saunters
down to the front OF the cage to butt III
whenever he sees her receiving attention.
Snarling, growing and showing his iong
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For weeks past the ring neck dow in the
New York Geological Park has been making
goo goo eyes at one of the quails. following
her about the cage, cooling, bowling and
s~craping, and in other WAYS trying his best
to win her affections. A few days ago a
peahen that has the freedom of the grounds
wandered up to the cage Of her less for
tunate companion, and he actually came
down from his perch and was pouring
sweetness into her ears when he was sud-
denly interrupted by her mate, who, perched
In a tree overhead, let out an ear splitting
yell Of protest.
This la the only ring neck love in the park
and he makes love to any female bird that
comes near him, regardless Of its size or
color.
Spring is an interesting time to visit a
geological park. The keepers are busy
shifting the animals from their winter
quarters to their large summer paddocks
and cages, or separating those that are ex-
pected to have young from their cage mates,
who might harm the little ones.
Nesting locations are selected, and nesting
materials are supplied for the birds that are
apt to breed in captivity, and any birds that
show an inclination to mate get every OPP
DOrCUn1vy 10 IOuOW tDoI ntluIdl iubtlhCI'
In fact two-thirds OF the birds and mammals
IN a geological park pass through some sort
of Transformation in the spring, and June
II the month when these changes are seen
to best advantage.
The elephants, camels and donkeys that
have had a lazy time all winter are now set
TO work earning their board by carrying
children about the grounds. The bears
did not hibernate last winter because they
got all the food they wanted, but they were
not 90 active during the cold months as
they are now. The two Kadiak bears, the
Colorado grizzly and the so-called cinnamon
bear spend much Of their time in boxing or
wrestling. Already some OF these great
brutes look "a though their fur was a para
disc for moths. Others have shed their
coats and arc clothed In O dress OF shorter
but darker hair.
House cleaning has been going on in the
prairie dogs village. The dried grass
which formed the beds at the bottom OF the
burrow where the family hibernated during
the winter became wet from the melting
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over the shells there will be q light sprink-
ling OF the crumbs.
20 ter them there will be chopped as fine
as the heads OF pins O green pepper. And
We will serve you these crabs with a de-
licious maycnraise.
you prefer the sea bass and the sauce
rauigotel Yes, air. 1t shall be that
There was a look Of hesitation on the face
Of the guest when the important question
of tho cold fish had been settled. He
looked critically at the bill Of fare.
Il don't know about cold meat he
drawed. 'You know cold beef or lamb
is all right for lunch. but for dinner with a
lady-for dinner, I mean. a fellow wants
something different
leave that entirely to me, SIR the
waiter went on without the least sympathy
for the uncertainty. Of his customer. sOur
chef would nave very little imagination for
q Gordon, bleu II he should offer you cold
beef for a dinner.
II was going to speak Of q poussin en-
aspic. We give you all Of the little chicken,
sir, but his tiny bones. We draw those out
after he has been roasted. although you
would never know 1t from the solid. prim
way he lies on his back.
sHe IL stuffed with trufies and green
peas that have been boiled In cream with
half a ~scalion thrown into the pot. Then,
like the other little birds, he Ia laid In his
cool tomb Of aspic with gsrlands Of estra-
gon floating in the amber jelly.
"Or a young duckling treated In Just
the same way might suit you better. We
do the same to the duck except that we
do not give him peas and trufies for q
stufing. He gets sliced cold potatoes with
the smallest Of the spring onions, and he
tastes very nice In consequence Of them.
You prefer the chicken.
"Ah, we have got to tho salad. would
not advise a cold roast. Either meat or
fowl is sufficient. With fish on does not
need both. With two cold meats the ele-
ment Of monotony starts to show itself
in a summer dinner.
II am going to give you no vegetable
with the oold p,oassin and hClld sugl
asparagus with the dinner. II will be
thick and cold, with a suspicion Of chives In
the French dressing-not more b enough
to bring out more strongly the particular
taste OF the asparagus. l promise you 1t
will be just the touch the asparagus needs.
season; and there La none 80 delicious just
now as q strawberry mousse with bits OF
the fruit lecking the blended cream which
the juice has shaded to q deep rose.
And may I ask Of you, sir, II I dare,
one great favor? Do not allow anybody
! to persuade you to finish this idyllio sum-
| mer meal with hot coffee.
so many Of you gentlemen will dc. that.
I have served the most delicious cold din
ners on the hottest Of all nights. / have
served with them, as I shall serve you to-
night, Rhine wine and champagne during
dinner. Up to that point everything was
perfect.
aBut then they ordered hot coffee, and
drank Il until Precipitation flowed down
their cheeks. They wiped thar brows as
I stood by and thought that oil which bad