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The Press., 1906-12-19
ASH FORD. WoetfOrd.

H. O. Barlow has bought the Eddy farm. -..e-
 There will be Christmas tree and concert at the Congregational church next Tuesday evening at 7.3O.
 Armitage & Amidon have moved their sawmill from Moose Meadow to the Cowles lot, East Wilmington.
 WArrenville.
 Mrs. Charles Buell. of North Ash ford has been the guest of Mrs. Oscar D. Baker. -.
 Mrs. Lillian Miller of Union was the guest of Miss Della A. Clifford last week.
 George O. Balch and Stephen Case each had telephone placed in their house last week.
 Mrs. G. 0. Chappell returned home from Pittsfield, Mass, Wednes- day of last week.
 John A. Murphy has placed fine granite monument in his family lot in the village cemetery.
 Mrs. Arthur Mcbride and Miss Ida Louks and her sister, Miss Viola, spent last Saturday in Willimantic.
 Miss Lena Austin, who has been visiting friends in Providence, R. l., returned home Tuesday of last week.
 George Brown, an aged resident of Ashford, died Sunday afternoon after long illness. The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon.
 Charles Mercy is the most success ful bee farmer of any one in town, He shipped four hundred pounds of honey last week to parties in Ohio.
 The Ladies' Aid society was enter. tained at the home of Mrs. Joseph H. Bacon at Mt. Hope Friday afternoon and evening. A large company was present and a most delightful pro. gram of instrumental and vocal music was enjoyed. s
 There will be a Christmas concert at the Baptist church next Sunday morning, in place of the regular preaching service. A fine program will be rendered by the chorus choil and members of the. Bible school All are cordially invited.
The Press., 1906-12-19

Open the bowels and get the cold out, of your system. Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup opens the bowels and at the same time allays the inflammation of the mucous membranes. Contains Honey and Tar. Drives out the cold and stops the cough. Absolutely free from any >op- iates, Conforms to the National Pure Food and Drug Law. Pleasant to take. Sold by Anders Jacobsen.
The Press., 1906-12-19

Mir. and Mrs! Burt Webster have moved into the Thayer house.. George D. Neff has finished saving on the L. A. Aborn lot, and is moving his mill this week on the James Stacy lot.
 Presiding Elder J, I. Bartholomew will hold the fourth quarterly con ference Thursday, Dec. 27th, at ? p. m., at the church.
The Press., 1906-12-19
WILMINGTON

Dwight Baker Gardner is passing the holidays st the Congregational parsonage. His business called him to Middletown., Tuesday.
 There is another. dog scare in town and Q deal of talk. It is most too bad that the innocent should suffer with the guilty, but it is best always to be on the safe side.
 All the children will be made well
The Press., 1906-12-19
A100 Reward a10n.

The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all it's stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure now known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being constitu- tional disease, requires a constitutional treat ment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous sur faces of the system, thereby destroying the foundations Of the disease, and giving the pa- tient strength by building up the constitution and assisting nature in doing it's work. The proprietors have so much faith in It's curative powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that 1t fails to cure Send for list of testimonials.
 Sold by all Druggists, 7bc.s
 Take Halls Family Pills for constipation. 2-s
The Press., 1906-12-19
HOME NEWS.
LOCAL NOTICES.

Matter under this head 10 cents per line.)
 On or after Dec. 1, with every 25c purchase at Parizeau's Candy Kitchen, will be given away & cheek, which en- titles bearer to one chance on S4 Basket of Russell's best Chocolates. to be drawn Christmas Evening at o'clocs.
 Try the boiled dinner Thursdays at Ben Knights restaurant in the Foster stone block
 A new lot of Paper Napkins just re- ceived at The Press office. Designs to suit every occasion. Prices lower than ever.
The Press., 1906-12-19
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.

MIR. HARVEY CHAPMAN, having sold his half interest in the firm of H. Chapman & CO. to Mir. c. c. Pinney, notice is hereby given that all bills due H, Chapman 6 Go. will be collected by the new firm and the business Will be con- tinued as formerly under the name of Brown 6 Pinney. Signed, H. CHAPMAN & CO.,,
 HARVEY CHAPMAN,
 CLARENCE E BROWN. Stafford Springs, Conn.
The Press., 1906-12-19
Notice to Our Customers

We are pleased to announce that Fo- ley's Honey and Tar for coughs, colds and lung troubles is not affected by the National Pure Food and Drug Law, as 1t contains no opiates or other harmful drugs, and recommend it as 8 safe reme. dy for children and adults. finders Ja- cObson ...'.-...'f
The Press., 1906-12-19
Shall We Tan Your Fid> ?

Shall We Tan Your Fida
 The average Stock Raiser hardly realizes the value of COW, steer and horse hides when con- verted into fur coats, robes and rugs. Get the new illustrated catalog of the Crosby Frisian Fur O., Rochester, N. Y. It will be 8 revela- tlon to you And 'Crosby pays the freight"
The Press., 1906-12-19

G%MwM New PynchOn oUVAV Street Building Directory Bookstore s11st,1 Annex Consult this Store Duplicate Assort- Directory. It will ments of help to save tune Women's Neck in making your wear
 selectlons' Decorative Linens E. -.- Pictures
 FIRST FLOOR 0h;Idra,,,s F,1rs
 North Store
 RIGHT AISLE Rasement Mems Furnishings nross Goods China - 1xo.h nooaa Glassware p,,+ter;ck Patterns House Furnishings Kitchen Wares Women's Hosiery C,,+ nlos, Lamps Silks Du;o puo Notions Al wo.
 South Store Plated Silverware
 RIGHT AISLE Auto Apparel Iaces y4-~r Harness and Horse Embroideries Clothing Dress Trimmings Sporting Goods Handkerchiefs Iic'uieS Women's Neck Statuary wear . Candies Ribbons Soda Fountain Leather Goods n~ooor;o, Iinings
 Cameras and Sup plies
 1,vr .,s,r SECOND FLOOR Women's Gloves FRONT Pettlcoats Office Wonoenss Knit Boys Clothing
 Underwear Mems House Coats Muslin Underwear and Bath Robes NNegngee Uarnehts Women's Hair Sewing Machines OreSSins r@rior Linens
 REAR UmbreIias Toy Store Jewelry Millinery Silverware Optical Goods Art Needlework shoo+ Mro;c
 Rear Store Lace Curtains Blankets Upholstery Domestlcs Carpets and Rugs Flannels Bookstore Stationery Infants Wear THIRD FLOOR Shoes Cloaks and Suits furnlCure Furs Pianos
 Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Floors used for Wholesale and Stock rooms.
The Press., 1906-12-19
Forbes & Wallace
Forbes & Wallace

Almost everything that be desired for Christmas giving ready in wide assortment at attracvely low prices. ...
 For the Children here is Toy Shop occupying tire floor the Pynchon Street buding and stocked with everything that any child can desire
 Here also two Bookstores, containing every book likely to be found in any bookstore anywhere.
 Handkerchief stock running into the hundreds and thousands of Handkerchiefs
 A Jewery, Siverware and Leather Goods Store the equal of which be found only in the metropolitan cities
 Piano Store in which you make comparison and selection from such famous makes Knabe Mehn, Mer ril Koher and Campbell the Angeus Piano Player and Angelus Piano The prices start at $195. ADDITION ARE READY FOR THE CHRISTMAS TRADING, enabling to attend to the largest crowds with greater comfort and convenience than before While Holiday lines naturally most prominent do not neglect the everyday merchandise Our enlarged space enables both in the thorough
 
 We print ill this advertisement Store Directory and Merchandise Index which will help time in making your selections
The Press., 1906-12-19

EOR SALE OR RENT-Tenement on II East Main street. W. H. REED.
The Press., 1906-12-19
Forbes & Wallace
Merchandise Index

iSe Index
 south store left aisle
 Center store
 Basement
 Basement
 Second floor, front South store, left aisle Rear store
 Rear store
 Rear store
 Second floor, front South store. right aisle Basement
 Second floor, rear Easement
 Basement
 Rear store
 Rear store
 South store, left aisle Rear store
 Second floor, rear
 Basement
 North store, right aisle South store, right aisle South store, right aisle South store, right aisle Rear store Center store Center store Rear store
 Basement
 Third floor
 Rear store
 Second floor, rear
 Rear store
 Basement
 south store, left aisle North store, right aisle Basement
 Basement
 south store, right aisle
 Basement
 North store, left aisle
 North store, right aisle Easement
 Second floor, front
 Easement
 Rear store
 Center Store
 Basement
 South store, left aisle
 North store, right aisle
 South store, right aisle
 Second floor, rear
 Basement
 South store, right aisle South store, left aisle
 South store, right aisle
 Second floor, rear
 Second floor, rear Third floor
 North store, right aisle Second floor. rear South store, left aisle South store, right aisle North store, right aisle North store, left aisle Basement Second floor, balcony Second floor, rear. South store, left aisle South store, right aisle Third floor Basement Basement South store, right aisle Rear store Second floor, rear South store, left aisle Rear store Rear store Second floor, balcony Rear Store Rear store South store, left aisle North store. right aisle Second floor, front North store, left aisle Second floor, rear Rear store North store, left aisle   Rear store  South store, left aisle North store, left aisle Second floor, rear south store, right aisle  Center store North store, right aisle South store, left aisle Second floor, rear second floor, rear south store, right aisle North store, left aisle Rear store Rear store North store, left aisle Second floor, rear
The Press., 1906-12-19
KOHLER & CAMPBELL

This piano adequately fills the needs of those de- slrlng piano of extremely modest price. The pres ence of this piano in the market is protection to these buyers for it possesses qualities possessed only by pianos of higher price, while it's prices,
 $195 and S225 are lower than the grade of piano can be pur- chased for in the regular way
 few of those special styles of Kohler & Campbell pianos, sold In other cities for as high as $35O-
 at only S225
The Press., 1906-12-19

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children Successfully used by Mother Gray, nurse in the Children's Home in New York, Cure Feverish- ness, Bad Stomach, Teething Disorders, move and regulate the Bowels and Destroy Worms Over 30 900 testimonials. THEY NEVER FAIL. At all Druggists, 25c. Sample FREE. Address Allen s. Olmsted, LeRoy, N. Y.
The Press., 1906-12-19

MerChand Aprons Art Needle Work Art Wares Baskets Bath Robes, Mems Bath Robes, Women's Bedspreads Blankets Books Boys Clothing Buttons Candies Carpets China Clocks Cloaks, Women's and
 Children'S Comfortables CorSets Cotton Goods Curtains Cut Glass Dress Goods Dress Trimmings Dress Linings Embroideries Engraving Fancy Goods Fans Flannels Frames Furniture Furs Games and Toys Girls Clothing Glassware Gloves, Women's Gloves, Mems Go-Carts Golf Goods HandkerchiefS Harness Hosiery, WomenS
 and Children'S Hosiery, Mems Horse Goods, House Goats House Furnishings Infants's Wear Jewelry
 Kitchen Wares Knit Underwear, Wom,
 ems and Children s Knit Goods Laces Lace Curtains Lamps Leather Goods Linens Linings Linoleums Mattings Mattresses Mems Furnishings Millinery Muslin Underwear Neckwear, Women's Neckwear, Mems Notions oil Cloth Optical Goods Parquetry Floorings Petticoats Photographic Supplies Pianos Pictures and Frames Restaurant Ribbons Rubbers Rugs Sewing Machines Shawls Sheets and Pillow Cases Sheet Music Shirt Waists Shoes Sweaters, Women's
 and Children's Sweaters, Mems Sweaters, Boys Silks Skates Slippers Soaps Soda Fountain Sporting Goods Stationery Steamer Rugs Table Linen Toilet Goods Toys Travelling Bags Trunks Umbrellas Underwear, Knit, Men S Underwear, Knit,
 Women'S Upholstery Utility Boxes Wells and Veilings Nelvets Visiting Cards Waists White Goods Window Shades
The Press., 1906-12-19

ENGRAVED Cards furnished at The lI Press ofIice-60 cards and script plate % cents; 50 cards and old English plate from sic0 to S9.bn
The Press., 1906-12-19

Forbes & Wallace
The Press., 1906-12-19

AOKTON prevents Pneumonls.
The Press., 1906-12-19
PAUL G. MEHLIN 6 SONS

PAUL G. MEHLIN & SONS The standing by 
  been recognized as instruments tgrade
 Upights, $375 up; Grands andu up
The Press., 1906-12-19

kNABE-ANGELUS
 No more obtainable before Christmas, but orders taken for January delivery at the price, SIO5O
 ANGELUS PIANO-PLAYER
 The FIRST piano player to appear in the American market, 1t set pace in piano player development thas has never been overtaken by any other player and it stands to-day the embodiment of all that American brain has produced for the further develop. ment of this most i'm portant invention. It will pay ANY piano-YOUR PIAN0-price, ......... S25O
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-08-21
ASK FOR BIDS FOR
COOLIES TO DIG
THE DITCH
PANAMA CANAL COMM lSSiON TO
FIRST TAKE $500 OF THE
YELLOW MEN ON TRIAL.

Washington, Aug. 20.-Specilica-
tons for bids TO furnish Chinese labor
for the construction OF the Panama
canal were issued today by the 18th
milan canal commission
The basis for bidding is inctations
for $500 coolies, although it is made
clear that the commission may call
for such additional numbers of chi
nese laborets as ii may need, should
the experiment be successful, but the
number shall not exceed 1000 a
month.
The proposals are to be opened on
September goth. The usual conditions
regulating competitive bidding for
government supplies is prescribed by
specifications. The Chinese are to be
hired for not less than two years The
Chinese will be required to work ten
hours a day. Overtime Sundays or
holidays to be paid time and a half.
I.aborers coming under this con.
tract will be provided 18th lodgings
bunk houses, store houses, wood or
other fuel for cooking purposes. neces-
sary water, transportation over Pan
anna railroad, burial grounds, quaran.
tine stations, sanitary arrangements,
necessary medicines and medical and
surgical treatment Families and chill.
dren allowed to accompany the labor.
ers in proportion of Is per cent.
Contractors must furnish a foreman
for each hundred men. a physician to
each 250 and an interpreter to each
500 together with necessary cooks
and BARRIERS He must agree taat
neither slavery nor involuntary seryi
tude be permitted and that they shan
receive humane treatment.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-08-21
BACHELORHOOD.

II was significant that the badge
worn in a parade Of bachelors in .
recent demonstration was a yellow
one, an appropriate color for the mot
10. None that | love more than nv
self" If badge and motto were to be
considered joke they might be al
lowed to pass unnoticed. But there
are many reasons for thinking that
there are people who rejoice in what
is called single blessedness, and that
the feeling is growing. especially in
the cities. that such astate is alto
gether the best.
With a suggestion that the divorce
records of twenty years may reveal
1000 cases year as Chlcago's con
tributions to the history of matrimon,
ial woes, and with daily Illustrations Of
yhe failure of marriage given with
wearisome detail in the newspapers,
the bachelor or spinster might well
hesitate before embarkng upon a
itrouhlous sea. Such hesitation might
be encouraged by the other daily list
Of hasty unions and marriages on ex-
cursion trips. where love at first sight
sometimes finds quick sequence In
bonds which ought to be welded only
after careful thought and some de-
gree of acquaintance.
But. whatever the hesitation or how
ever great the disapproval of many
things connected with modern mar
riage, the fact remains that the plan
OF the world is based upon the eXpec-
tation OF the lawful union of persons
of opposite sex for the perpetuatiOn
Of the race and the maintenance of so.
ciety. The bashelor ought to be cor
sidered out of place in the economy
of the universe, and the spinster equal.
1y so. There are plenty Of exceptions
which must be recognized. There are
many cases where marriage is entire
" ont OF the question, where the care
of persons dependent upon an individ-
ual demands sacrifice of self. There
are cases where lack of a competency
forbids the sharing with another OF the
struggles Of life. There are many
instances where inherited or acquired
disease puts ban upon marriage. BIT
the natural and normal condition IS
hat which attends the home and the
following OF the motto. None that
love more than myself" is but the eX-
preston OF narrow selfishness
which reflects the limited environment
in which the individual wishes 10
move. sc
Former generations in our own
country and older civilizations were
not slow in expressing their disap
prevail Of the Qualification of the single
life The conditions of modern so
ciety show many evils connected with
marriage that are patent TO every one.
Perhaps the shrinking from marrisge
and home making on the part Of many
Is an evil also. more disastrous In the
long run to the interests Of the age
and the nation.-Chicago Tribune.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-08-21
Auk's Ego Cracked.

The enormous value attached TO
the eggs of birds which have become
extinct has been recalled by the ac-
cident that has befallen the specimen
of the great aux. which constitutes
one OF the treasures of the Scar.
borough museum Kept securely guard.
ed in the safe. 1t was recently placed
on public exhibition. by some means
or other 1t has become cracked, and
its value has been deprecated by
more than E60
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-08-21
"Eacinn the Music"

Some authorities say that facing
the music" is a phrase derived from
the old mastering militiamen. when
every citizen soldier. often greatly en-
harrassed and fearful Of making an I'M
satisfactory figure in uniform had TO
step into his place and face the band
and its music. The more probable ex-
PLANTATION Is found in the theater,
where actors. waiting their call in the
greenroom. have to be ready to go be-
fore the audience and literally ''face
the music"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-08-21
STAYS and Silence.

The origin of the corset is essen
tally unaristocratic. A butcher in
the thirteenth century had a laxative
wife. who was in addition, something
of yirago To reddce her to silence
he imprisoned her body In the first
pair of stays. Wives have initiated
and improved upon the idea of The
thirteenth century butcher but stays
and silence have ceased to be syno
nyms.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-08-21

Hence II may be assumed that they
will not adopt the third course above
suggested. except as a last resort for
all must realize that the welfare OF
the city especially of the upper half
fnf the CITY. demands above all things
else that the streets be improved by
| filing paving and building Of substan.
| tial walks--none of which can be done
until the grade is legally established
| With respect to the first and second
courses above suggested II Is to be
said that there Is no reason why
variation In the grade or Washington
avenue should be any more objection
able than is the already established
variation in the grade OF Commercial
avenue, which Is three feet lower
above Twentieth street than it is be
low. The grades of the street can per
hans he made TO follow the wishes and
conveniences of the people, in a gen
eral way without marring the appear !
ance of the street when Substantially
improved; but a compromise grade
can certainly be adopted without dis |
tu1 bling or marring To any extent /
whatever, any Of the substantial pri |
yate improvements that have been |
made. But one important fact must |
be borne in mind in this connection;
The adoption Of compromise
grade, or OF any other than the 81 |
foot grade. will annuIl all that has !
been done with respect to filing the |
low streets in District No. and II
will be necessary TO begin all over |
again. because these streets have been
ordered to be filed to the 32foot |
grade and the order has been unanl |
mously approved at the public hearing
called for the purpose
Those in authority can be depended !
upon to exert themselves earnestly |
and honestly to reach satisfactory |
solution of the matter to the end that |
the Improvement may go on all over
the city. but ii is not to be assumed |
with patience that the differences OF
opinion among the people upon por' |
ton OF one street shall operate TO !
arrest all improvement work in the |
city, and if it shall appear that agree /
ment can not be had with respect 10 |
upper Washington avenue then let the |
work of paving and sewering and fill |
ing ana sidewalk building go on IN |
such portions of the city where it viii |
make little or no difference whether /
upper Washington avenue Is slough !
or a mountain peak.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-08-21
MN TIME CARD.
CAIRO ELECTRIC AND TRACTION
COMPANY
In Effect January 1, 1905.
DIM m IIkfN

In Effect January I, 1905.
BELT LINE
Cara are due to leave Second street
going North on Commercial ave, sv
cry 15 minutes from G a. m. TO ~
D. IN.
Going North on Walnut Street az
cry Is minutes from SOS a. m. u
1858 p. m.
POPLAR STREET LINE
Holbrook Avenue Cars are due to
leave Second Street going North on
Holbrook avenue at 5:57; GET; G:42:
6:57; 1912 a. m. and on same minutes
every hour until 10:42 and ll:12 y. m.
Going West on Twenty Eighth sc.
at 5:4s; G:l9: 6:54; GAO; and 7:Ua
a. m, and on same minutes every hour
until 1924 and 1l:04 y. IN.
Poplar Street Cars are due to pass
ST. Mary's park 15 minutes after l.Av-
ing Second Street and make the trip
around the city In 30 minutes.
OWL CARS
North on Walnut--11: BOP. m; 12:St
a. M; 1880 a. M; $3.50 am; $3.50 =
m: 4:30 a. M; $50 a. IN.
North on Commentaries p. M:
100 a. m; 200 a. m; 800 a. m;
400 a. M: 500 a. m.
Belt and Owl cars are due to pass
West Thirty-fourth street 15 minutes
after leaving Second street and maks
the trip around the city In 80 minutes.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-08-21
july Circulation.

al -VIf
The above is correct and true
statement of the circulation OF the
Cairo Bulletin for the year 1905 and
for the month of July, 1906.
CLYDE SULLIVAN,
Business Manager.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this Bird day Of August, 1906.
LEO j. KLEB.
(Seal) Notary Public
My commission expires January 10,
1909.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-08-21

The Americans BIT ted They very healthy You
cannot kill them.
The French understands that her strong only
when is weak That does suit the American. Her
springs of steel Both have the easy careless
but the springs OF the Partisan of steel Moreover
the Partisan with all her freedom and grace has OF mod
her She this makes awkward times but she
chhes the awkwardness for be added il know
how to manage it,
Every step of the French different Every step OF the
American is the same
The Partisan everything she she has smile for
everything and everyone
The American is artist in passing by her bearing mag
nhcent she what She likes Lots people angry be-
she does look them The American has the
longing for attention and admiration
The French has and shows it, The Amer
lean has temperament and hides it,
The American is made for coquette The French is
made for love.
The American is a French cooled ice.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-08-21
orinin 81 Cannon phr,s,

In time when deer were common In
england deer "scrapes" we're sharply
marked hollows between trees which
had been worn down by the feet OF
many stays and does. Sometimes these
much-depressed paths made by deer
we're not easy 10 step out Of. or pleas
ant to slip into unawares. Hence il
is thought the common phrase get
into a scrape"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-08-21

Myrtle's father vas very homaly
and one day after boxing al n'm
steadily for some time sLa z1'f- say.
papa. was you the only niAn there
was left when mamma got ready ~
marry
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-08-21
Kaiser's Magnificent DraftbOard.

Tho German emperor owns the most
valuable draftboard in existence The
light and dark squares ase made Of sil.
ver and gold and the drafts are also
made of silver and gold. each having
4 diamond o. ruby IN the center.