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The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1906-01-17

Many Of the curiosity shops planted
in the back streets of most country
towns in England are simply kept up
by large London firms, who, from
prolonged study of human nature, have
discovered that people who are shy Of
buying old furniture or old silver in
Bond street or Piccadilly are ready
and eager purchasers of precisely the
same objects at rather higher price
when they come upon them in the back
streets of country town.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1906-01-17

One who suffers FROM chrot constipa
ton Is IN danger Of m my serious all
ments Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup cures
CHROME cor stfpation, as 1t aids Dig 'stiot
and STIMULATES the liver and bowels, re
storing thu natural action of these org ane
Commence king it to-day and you will
feel better at once. Orino Laxative Fruit
syrup does not nauseate or grippe and Is
ve"y pleasant to take. E K Taft.
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MOOD.

People wanting wood will find it sawed and
split and 4-foot lengths, all kinds, at reasonable
prices, to suit your money, at our yard, opposite
N. L. N. freight house. Entrance at rear OF
Smith Cooley's mill. Orders received at yard
through the mail or telephone (9-3) are nIled
AT ONCE. KEEFE BROS
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DIsTRICT OF STAFFORD. S. Pr

NISTRICT OF STAFFORD, IS. Pro
~ bate Court, January 18th, 1906
Estate OF Edmond sullivan, late of Stafford, in
said district, deceased.
Upon the application Of John E. sullivan, adj
ministrator, PRAYING that an order may be
granted to sell the real estate of said deceased,
as per application on file fully appears, it Is
Ordered-that said application be heard and
determined at the probate Office in Stafford In
said district, on the 23d. day of January, 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 circulation in said district i've days be-
fore SAID hearing.
MARCUS b. FISK, judge
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1906-01-17

"De preacher wuzn't feelin' good last
meetin' day, an he made de stove
preach de sermon"
shade de stove preach?'
Eyes; made it redhot fun top ter
bottom an den toll he sinners ter take
good look at it an go ter thinkinsy'.-
Atlanta Constitution.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1906-01-17

An agre liable movements of IL 9 boz els
without any unplt asant effsct is produced
by Chamb 4rlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets. For sale by e. K Taft and II.
F. Cady, Stafford; G.. Hall, Jr.. Il Co.,
Wellington.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1906-01-17
uar Tyoseemlv Perversity.

Mrs. Huuks-I wish you wouldn't be
no positive There are two sides to
every question. Old Hunks with a
roar)-Well, that's no reason why you
should always be on the wrong side!-
Chicago Tribune.
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Alta Court of Probate holden at Toll

A T Court of Probate holden at Tol
n land, within and for the District of Holland
on the 12 day of January. A. D. 1906
Present, EDWIN S. AGARD Judge.
On motion Of carlos j Gurley, administrator
on the intestate est ate OF sophia H. t4urley late
of wilmington. within said district, deceased,
1t Is ordered by this court that notice shall be
given that the administration account in sale
estate will be exhibited for settlement at the
Probate Office In said district, on the 23d day o.
JAM, A. 1906, at o'clock, afternoon by post
ing copy Of this order on the public sign post
in said town of wilmington, and by advertising
the same in newspaper having circulation
in said district.
Attest, PDWIN S. A !ARD. Judge
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1906-01-17

'sYou take your roast beef rare, do
you not?" asked the host.
mot rare" answered the man who
In impoverished. but grammat1cAl
rarely" Star.
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GREATLY IN DEMAND.

Nothing is more in demand than a
medicine which meets modern require
ments for blcol and system cleanser,
such as Dr.. Kings New Life Pills. They
are just what you need to cure stomach
and liver troubles. Try them. At A.
@. Eaton's drug store, 25c, guaranteed.
ACTION cures Headache and NeuralQia,
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Resolutions, obituaries or cards OF thanks in
serted at one-haIf advertising rates. Births,
marriages and deaths inserted free. Commun1-
cations received without signature always COM
mitted to the waste basket without attention.
This paper is mailed regularly to its subscrib
ers until DEFINITE order to discontinue is re-
eeived and all arrears are paid in full.
THIS Paper and The Connecticut Courant
semi-weeklyI 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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WANTED.-A Woman for general
w housework. ARTHUR BLODGETT,
3W*40 K. F. d. 2, Box So, Monson, Mass.
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It K cps the Feet Warm and Dry.
Ask to-day for Aliens Foot-Ease, a powder
1t cures Chiblains. Swollen, Sweating, Sore
Aching, Damp Feet. At all Druggists and shoe
Stores, Csc.
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guIIy's Courtsllfp,

While on a secret mission to Paris
ln 1888 Rosny had fallen in love with
the daughter of the president, st. Mes
min The young lady was handsome
and kind, but while paying her his ad-
dresses he heard of 4 Mile. de Courte-
nay, who was reported to be beautiful,
well born and wealthy besides. Pru-
dence suggested that he should make
her the Baroness de Rosny, but he was
already half committed to the other.
While he was bordering the subject
he arrived one day at an inn In Nogent
and found, to his dismay, that by an
unlucky chance both ladies were lodged
In 1t, Mile. de ST. Mesmin in the left
wing and Mile. de Courtenay in the
right. Both were ready to marry him,
and he was ready to marry one Of
them, but could not decide which. It
was a very awkward position for the
wavering lover, and at first he thought
Of saving himself by instant flight
While he hesitated Mile de st. Mes
minis younger sister saw him and ex.
pressed her surprise that he had been
half an hour in the house without Wis
iting them. The decisive moment had
evidently come. Turn to the right, I"
whispered the friend who was with
him. He did so. and Anne de Courte-
nay became his wife.-H. c. Macdoweu
In Macmillan's Magazine.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1906-01-17

WANT the room and will sell YER
Il cheap good light two-s Gated Wagon and a
PianO-bOX Buggy. }. 4. SMILEDGE.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1906-01-17

The Philippine tariff bill was pass
ed by the house yesterday by vote of
25S to IL. Congressman Hill, MEM
Der of the ways and means committee,
was the only Connecticut representa-
tive who is recorded for the bill. Con
gresham Henry of this district made
a strong speech against the bill. The
speech will be found in full on the
fourth page.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1906-01-17

DRIVING Sleighs and h. avv 9 horst
~ Team SledS. W. A COMINS
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ITO RENT Two rooms suitable fol
l. office, over j. NJ. Leachs clothing store
e. L. RIIRR
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Kesomtlons. op,tuarlea or CARDS Of tnanks in

LEWIS MCLAUGHLIN, PUBLISHER.
Sl.5J q year. Ii paid strictly In advance. 81 .2t
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Married,

Ellington, 14th, by Rev. D. E. mes,
William j. Sulliv in and Mss Jessie M.
DOWnes.
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NOTICE.

The Board OF Relief will meet at the Town
Clerks office in the Town of Somers, Thursday
Feb 1, 1876, at o'clock. Also Feb and Feb. IL
CHARLES G. BILLTNGS,) Board
AGrSTUS ANDERSON, of
EDMON II. PEASE, Relief
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TENEMENT To Re It -
l. E. w. BROOKS.
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.. Robertson 4 Co.,
STAFFORD SPRINGS.
PRE-INVENTORY SALE.

One of strctest rules goods
from another accordance Herewith
looked all odds prices
make them go quickly
Remarkably low prices prevail Furnishing Goods
department.
Mems Flannelette Shirts, 39c each, value Soc
Mems Jersey Shirts, 33c EACH value SOC
Mems Jersey Shirts, soc each, value 75c
Mems Jersey Shirts, 59c each, value ST 90
Mems Leather Gloves and Mittens, fleece lined,
at 25c per pair
Mems Pontiac Gloves, ace per pair
Mems Pontiac Mittens, 39c per nair
Heavy Wool Mittens, 19c, 23c, and 25c per pair
In Fur Department in Scarfs
at nominal prices.
The time for enjoying Furs now huving
them is Scarfs from each %
Advance styles in White Wangs Spring at and 19c
each per yard They have to be to be appreciated
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1906-01-17

CHESTNUT Mare. good roader, for
sale. A. F, SHARKEY,
tt High Street, Stafford Springs.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1906-01-17

ECOND-Hand Oil Heater (large size)
~ for sale at The Press office
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LNOR SALE-Two 'cnnd- hand Pool
. Tables, size 4hx9. In perfect hape; also
for private house or club. Apply to A. w. EL.
lott, lunch room, Ma1n-st, Stafd Sp'gs tf3
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ACTION cures Headache and Neuralgia
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-11

and was built to run between Boston
and ST. Johns, New Brunswick She
came here under her own steam by way
of the Straits of Magellan. From Pam
anna she brought a large party of gold
hunters.
The Senator was followed soon after
by the Hartford, screw steamer and
not a great success on the river. Then
came, all from the other side of the
continent and under their own steam,
the Goldhunter, the New World, the
Antelope.
The Comanche and Eurilda were
built on the Mississippi. taken apart
and sent out here in the holds OF
sailing ships. They were among the
first steamboats, on the Sacramento
River, where they ran until 1851. The
Bragdon was another of the very early
boats, also the Cornelia. The Corneiia
came around the Horn under sail, car
rying her machinery as freight. An
other early day boat was the william
ette. which later was taken off the
river and. as the Thomas Hunt. sent
out to China. where she was lost
1t was about 1857 that the building
of river steamers was first attempted
at this port. In spite OF the accom-
plishrnents of the battleship oregon
and the speed of the cruiser California,
Captain Fouratt declares that the art OF
building steamboats, has been lost. In
proof he points back to the days when
twenty-five miles an hour was con-
sidered only fair travelling for a river
steamer.
None of the boats they build now
can do that and carry the freight and
passengers we used to-" he declares.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-11

no reports to anybody and II we didn't
come home more of less damaged our
owners would think we were sinking
our duty.
And then Captain Fouratt settled
down to business.
Racing on the Sacramento.
The opposition had put on new
boat, the Nevada. I never saw pret-
tier hull and she was a speedy one. too
I had the Antelope, a good enough boat,
but not fas- enough for the Nevada
Nearly every trip he'd overhaul me
somewhere and though he never did
me no positive damage he'd always
knock or a few of the Antelope's fea-
theirs.
"One day 1 got in here with big
chunk Of gingerbread work missing
and the president of the company met
me at the wharf He laughed when he
saw where the Nevada had raked me.
Better get you another boat. eh!'
he said.
Better get 1t quick. too I replied.
That fellows like to eat me up pretty
soon
"They gave me the New World. She
was a beauty. She was the best boat
1 ever saw to run out opposition. Sne
was like thoroughbred horse; always ;
had something in reserve at plnch.
Tom stump had the Nevada and when
he saw the New World he knew there
was going to be something doing
HE came on board at Sacramento
and said he thought we'd ought 10 nave
some arrangement about passing eacn
other on the river
IF you know how to do 1t you can
run close to another steamer on the
river until you catch the other fellow
in the suction made b.. your boat IL
you get him right you can hold hin
In this suction and make him 1olei
like FISH. Stump said this was not
q fair fighting and would agree not &c
do 1t IL was willing TO DO tne
same.
The New World left Sacramento q
little lame. The Nevada was at the
wharf
"swhere can we passr yells StumI
as 1 went by.
Catch me first l answered
He caught me about twenty-five
: miles down the river. He was mac
clear through at something and frs
thing know he was trying to get MI
in his suction We jockeyed abou
for a time and Poole, captain of thu
New World, yells up to me:
What are you trying to dor
:, 81 amt trying TO do nothing,
says, but that feller is going to ge
hurt.
"All of a sudden the Nevada came a
, me head first The passengers start
hollering and shouting by way OF pro
test My bow was a little aft OF hi
and the first thing Stump knows I ha'
: him hooked A little way down tn
! river I saw q row of sycamore trees
overhanging the water. There was
!. shoal in there ard says to myself
r I'll hang you there, d---n you. II
[ hang you up in them trees
+ And ! did it. I took Off all his pas
sengers, too. and brought them dow
Z on the New World"
The Nevada's last race was with tn
E New World few paanths later. Til
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-11
Zhs IZFOEm
A kzQ0E.RY EINZT II24T


That however, Is a malrer or opinion
and there is no time for argument
when 1906 is listening to the voice OF
1858.
The steamer Chrysopolis. still IN COM
mission and now known as the South
ern Pacific steamer Oakland, was built
here In 1865. and soon established a
reputation as fiier. The Chrysopolis
holds the record for the fastest trip
ever made by steamboat on the Sac
ramento River. She made the trip once
from Sacramento to San Francisco in
hours 10 minutes. Nine hours Is
considered a good trip now.
The Chrysopolis was followed by the
Julia. which blew up later at Vallejo:
the Yosemite Amador and others. all
built here and some of them still in
service.
Captain Fouratt first knew the Sac
ramento River in 1850. He had been
a pilot on the Hudson and came West
with the first OF the gold hunters.
There was little mining along the
river at that time," says Captain Four
att, "and the Sacramento was the pref
tiest, clearest stream I had ever seen
You could see the mica on the bottom
In thirty feet of water We thought
1t was gold in those days and mapy's
the tenderfoot I've seen trying to nsh
up a fortune with a scoop lashed to
the end of q long pole. The water did
not begin to discolor until the latter
part of 1852. 1t has never been clear
since and never will be-
ssIe was q 0oautiful river in other
respects. II ran through 4 country
thick with all kinds of game. Elh
and deer were always IN sight. There
were plenty wild hogs and more bird:
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-11

:" HE restoration OF the steamboat
business on the Missouri and
Mississippi rivers has been ac-
companfed by the resurrection of
much OF the history made in the days
when the inland waterways Of the
United States were important factors
I'm the social industrial, commercial
and political welfare OF the country.
White-haired pilots. long since retired.
their former occupation an almost lost
art and themselves forgotten, have ap-
peared from the secIusion of their re-
tirement to tell the generation that
knows them not" Of the glories that
were when steamboating was steam
boating" One particularly able and
peculiarly frank Mississippi veteran
has been aroused by the agitation to
tell the truth about Mark Twain. OF
William Gladstone il was said, Greek
scholars revered him a wizard at
gardening and gardeners spoke IN awe
OF the statesman's Greek scholarship.
Mark Twain in the hands Of his broth
er pilot fares less fortunately.
Il remember sam Clemens when he
was on the river" says this hoary
critic, and he was no account as a
pilot. I have read some OF his writ
ing and TO me it's just, foolishness.
Except for hurricanes. cyclones, sun
stroke and frost OF low degree, Cali
fornia can produce everything that any
other State can. mostly more so, and
q few things more. The Middle West
and the South and the East have their
traditions OF early day navigation on
the Missouri, Mississippi. Ohio and
Hudson rivers. In steamboat literature
afr.fc 81 a
has given the Mississippi River almost a
monopoly. As in everything else. howev-
er. California is TO the fore with river
traditions Of her own, and now turns into
the sea Of reminiscence flood of MEM
ories dating from the days before the
forty-niners riled the waters OF the
Sacramento River as they tore away
the bars and banks of contributing
streams in search of the precious yell
low metal
That was in the days before the
railroad went everywhere and when
the people of the land built their
homes near the nayigable streams for
convenience Of transportation.
The Sacramento and San Joaquin
rivers furnished waterways through
two OF the worlds richest valleys.
opening up TO the new settler with al
most ridiculous ease the very heart of
the land Of gold.
When the forty-niner arrived he
found the ship that had brought him
10 the country OF promise anchored in
a broad and sheltered bay The first
comers were not long in discovering
that the currents racing through the
Raccoon Straits were the waters OF
two mighty rivers, the exploration OF
which revealed them streams deep
clear and navigable. running over q
bed Of gold. through veritable Gar
den OF Eden. Further experience told
the explorers that the sheen on the
river bed, visible then through twenty
and thirty feet of water, was not gold
but mica This disappointment dis
appeared when the resting place of the
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-11
The First Pilot.

II you would learn something OF
early-day steamboating on the Sacra-
mento River you must find somebody
who helped to make that part of our
States history If any of the story
was put into print the books must have
been burned. If you would learn. your
knowledge must come from human
documents, for such records as exist
were written by men to whom what is
most interesting today was common
place as the afternoon breeze and to
them not worth recording. In your
search for living witnesses you will
find all roads leading TO one source, the
home of Enos Fouratt, the first, most
famous and only survivor of the early
Sacramento River pilots. Captain
Fouratt is an octoEenarian, but blessed
with an evergreen memory and a wife
who remembers everything that her
husband forgets. Captain Fouratt was
the first Steamboat man in the Far
West to assume the responsibilities
of married life and he still wears the
yoke. Mrs. Fouratt carries her more
than three score and ten years grace
fully and the good looks that induced
the young river pilot to become a ben
edict are still in evidence.
she was the prettiest gal in San
Francisco when I married her." said
Captain Fouratt the other day, looking
proudly at his wife.
The old lady beamed and blushed.
Then with a .chuckle the old man
continued: Wasn't many gals yere
in them days. You was bout the first,
want you, MAJ"
Considering how few gals we had
in Californy then, we was mighty par
ticular about poor looks continued
the first pilot. Two of us 'ud be walk
ing along and IL a homely gal 'ud pass
by. one 'ud surely say to the other,
Who in hell ever paid her passage out
here?"
/ asked Captain Fouratt that day to
tell me something about earIy-day
steamboating on the Sacramento River.
He said his memory was not as good
as II used TO be. but that he would be
pleased to answer any questions to the
best of his ability. Once started, how
ever, the narrative held its own course
and the Fouratt memory failed only
once, and then Mrs. Fouratt supplied
the missing name, which was that of a
man to whom the captain had been In
troduced in 1856.
The history of steamboating on the
Sacramento River begins in 1S49. The
Senator, the first big steamer. was
placed on the run between here and
Sacramento in 1853. The Senator was
an ocean going steamer of those days
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-11
Steamboat Trusts of 40.

There were trusts in those days just
as there are now. The first company
that operated steamers on the Sacra-
mento strove from the first to monopo-
lize the business. Fighting competi-
tion was not the fine art then that ii
is now. John ID. Rockefeller was a
small potato and the possibilities of
the secret rebate unsounded. II an
opposition boat appeared on the river
it was taken for granted that in addi-
tion to seeking it's share of business
1t would miss no opportunity of MAIN
ing such competing craft as the river
placed in its power. 1t was understood
by the pilotsof the old line steamers,
the trust. that their first duty was not
TO let the competing boat make any
record that would attract the patron
age of public always looking for
speedier transportation. II the inter
1oper could not be beaten by fair means
we'll, those old pilots knew trick
or two.
There were no aids to navigation In
those days. There were shoals then as
now and the river varied according to
the amount of snow in the distant
hills. The pilot had to know the river
at all seasons and in all moods Speed
was an important consideration and II
was up to the pilot to make time.
The river steamers carried captains
as we'll as pilots, but the pilot was the
man upon whom the owner relied for
annihilating time and the steamers OF
competitors.
The captains in those days knew
mighty little about steamboating,
commented the first pilot. They wore
kid gloves and entertained tho lady
passengers. They warn't much ac-
count"
or the early pilots Captain Fourati
is the only survivor. The best known
OF his contemporaries were Nelson Fai-
kenburg. Tom Stump. orrin Swan. Jake
Cornell. w. Bushnell and William Cor
lett. These men are gone. their names
forgotten. The name OF F'ouratt, how,
ever. is likely to linger. for two o'
Captain Fnuratts sons, Isaac anc
Enos Jr.. and two grandsons. Enos II
and George, are all on the river today
full pilots. following the career of thei
father and grandfather, who himsei
had followed the career OF his fathel
and grandfather.
I'VE had no Government inspectors o
hulls and boilers in those days" sais
the first pilot, ito jack US I'D. We mad'
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-11

Ii seemed then than all the hunters
in the world could ever get away
with.
The banks of the river were fes-
tooned with fragrant foliage that al
ways was brilliant either of leaf or
blossom and wherever the eye rested
were trees in endless variety"
The old man spoke as one inspired.
He loves the river now, but he loved
1t best as he first saw it, and there
never yet was true pilot or sailorman
without wide streak of poetry in his
composition. He remained silent for al
most minute. He slowly relighted his
cigar, blew out a few vigorous clouds
of smoke and returned to earth with:
And then them d--n hydrauliclxing
outfits came along and it was all off
with the rivers beauty"
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" ,EEf5lN To- 2TOOT UZE
Hl1LDOW;S orr or T2E
W55EE2ZzE5
Rz0z H0Jzzzt.

This is 4 story of the Sacramento
River in the days before inquisitive
Government inspectors supervised the
running Of steamboats,: a tale OF the
DAYS when competition was fierce and
passengers. complaining then as now.
punctuzted their protests with pistol
shots.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-11
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real gold was discovered. Later on
when ample fortune left the pioneer
at leisure TO enjoy the beautiful for
it's own sake he found that his seram-
BILE for gold had converted the crystal
stream into stained food, whose
purity had been fouled beyond restora-
tion.
The San Francisco call., 1906-11-11
By G. Lindsay Campbell

II HE restoration Of the steamboat
business on the Missouri and
Mississippi rivers has been ac-
cor,nanfed bv the resurrection of