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The Press., 1906-11-21
SOME

Mrs. B. o. Sherman attended the funeral of Ethan Ely of Longmeadow last week.
 Mrs. Jairius Kibbe from Long, meadow visited her sister, Mrs. H. J. Shaw, Saturday.
 Mrs. Gardner, the wife of Rev. MT. Gardner of Wilmington, paid recent visit to her cousin, Dea. A. ID. Noble
 Mrs. Emma Griffin from Meriden is in town for few weeks on visit to her uncle, Dr. G. O. Wood, and his family. .:.
 Wednesday evening the Daughters of Liberty will entertain the state officers, and delegation from Lady Garfield council of Springfield and Lady Lyon council of Manchester.
 The novel system of contesting by sides for securing greater attendance at the Christian Endeavor meetings on Sunday evening has been tried here for the past few weeks with good success, much more than doubling the former attendance.
 Thursday evening there will be a concert of vocal and instrumental music given by the Congregational church choir, Mrs. O. A. Pease organist and musical director. The concert will be in the church, and members of the choir of Somersville church will assist. The proceeds are for the benefit of the Somers choir.
 Somers grange had their annual supper last Thursday evening. Although the weather was unfavorable there were forty present, including Deputy Kingsbury from Coventry and the master of Enfield grange and his wife. A class of five were initiated in the third and fourth degrees, and very pleasant evening was spent.
The Press., 1906-11-21
A MmAAnn na Mnan

In spite of the important place given to the nose as an index of character, there is but little to be learned from it in estimating the causes of an innate bond between the mind and the fea- lures. Most of the correspondences which have been remarked appear to be of a radical order, but why Roman nose first became associated with a warlike and domineering disposition or how long and thin nose became linked with business prudence is more than I can say. If we omit the changes which take place in a nose during the lifetime of its possessor, there is scarce ly nasal peculiarity of value to the physiognomist which at the same time is cosmopolitan. No Tartar or Hotten- tot, however warlike, could give proof of it in this way. Japan has shown that she possesses plenty of men with military aptitude, but no Wellingtonian nose can be found within her borders. Again, no Chinese nose is long and thin, yet John is not without a certain aptitude at driving bargains.-Black- woods Magazine.
The Press., 1906-11-21
TnnItvnIv

He was solemn Scotchman, with an equally solemn and somewhat down trodden wife. The fact that they were receiving an excellent price for their "second pair front' from an American lodger did not blind them to her fall ings.
 Dear me, Mir. Macleod" said the lodger, one Sunday afternoon, when an errand took her to the parlor, where the family sat, "I should think you and your wife would be stified sitting indoors this hot day with the windows shut. If you'd just open one and get some fresh air, Pm sure 1t would do Mrs. Macleod good; she looks pale."
 MT. Macleod looked at her with his usual stern and unbending gaze.
 eve can hae fresh air ony day" he said calmly. We've no need to hae it rushing aboot the house on the Saw bath"
The Press., 1906-11-21
HOLLAND.

The commissioners met at the court house Monday.
 Mrs. Charles Sterry is the guest of friends in Meriden.
 Judge Bowers of Manchester was recently in town on a hunting trip.
 Mrs. Jennie Rood of Manchester was recently the guest of Mrs. George Eaton.
 Five from this place attended the union O. E. meeting at Vernon Gen. ter last Tuesday.
 Lynd Taylor left for New York Tuesday. He will spend some time with his aunt and uncle.
 Miss F. Daisy Whiton attended the convention of Congregational churches at Naugatuck last week.
 The Misses Lucille Agard and F. Daisy Whiton were recently the guests of Dr. and Mrs. J. l.. Burgess of Rockville.
 There will be union Thanksgiving services at the Congregational church Sunday evening. Rev. H. T. Bar nard will give the address.
 A number from this place expect to attend the chioken-pie supper at the home of Mir. and Mrs. A. U. Charter of Crystal Lake Thursday evening.
 The engagement is announced of Stella Alberta, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Roger M. Clough, to Andrew Huntington Amidon of Stafford Springs. .s
 About thirty of our young people went up to Crystal Lake to box SUD- per Saturday evening. The enter tainment was given by young people of the Holland M. E. church.
 The Ladies' Aid of the M. E.. church will hold 8 penny social at the home of Mir. and Mrs. Ohauncey Vinton Friday evening. Come and bring plenty of pennies, for every thing will cost penny.
 There will be an entertainment in the town hall Saturday evening, given by the pupils of the seventh and ninth district. The admission for children, loo; adults, 15c. The proceeds will be for the benefit of the school.
The Press., 1906-11-21
Pigeon. as Doctor. Assistants.

A doctor in the north of Scotland finds carrier pigeons of much use to him. He has a scattered practice, and when on long rounds he takes several pigeons with him. If one of his pa tients needs medicine immediately he writes out prescription and by means of the birds forward 1t to his surgery. Here an assistant gets the message, prepares the prescription and dispatch es the medicine. If, after visiting a patient, the doctor thinks he will be required later on in the day he simply leaves a pigeon, with which he can be called if necessary-London Express.
The Press., 1906-11-21
Homes Under the Ground.

In the salt district in Cheshire, Eng land, the brine has been pumped so continuously out of the earth that the land has settled very considerab bly,. The houses naturally sink with the earth, and in some of the streets in Northwich only the roofs are visible. The houses are inhabited, although the rooms are underground. In a great many cases additional stories have been added, so that by living in the upper rooms the residents may have some light and air. The road ways sink, too, but are kept up to the proper level by the government.
The Press., 1906-11-21
The 9nCaMl WhApl.

Fair Hostess-I want you to take that lady over there by the door in to dinner. My husband says she is bit of an old trump, but as she has money one of his greatest friends has just married her for 1t, and we must be nice to her. Guest-I am sorry, but, you see, am the particular friend who married her.
The Press., 1906-11-21
wILn.HNarON

Miss Florence M. Fierce 4eu 6n0 . P. s. 0. E. meeting Sunday evening. Mrs. Wolfe sang solo, accompanied by Miss H. 0. Robbins on the organ, joining her alto in the refrain. All the Clark family, including Mrs. Ethelyn Bliss of Holyoke, re- turned to their homes in Massachu- setts soon after the funeral last Thurs day afternoon. The wind and rain storm that afternoon was fearful in this locality. There was a regular blizzard for time. @~
 Thesfuneral of Rev. s. W. Clarke was held in the Congregational church, as announced in last week s issue of The Press. The fact that there were two funerals on the same day in Stafford precluded the pres- ence of MT. Baker as conductor, F. W. Pratt acting in his stead.
 "When one does not wish to be- come 8 receptacle of gossip and scan- dal it is a good rule to warn the scan. dal monger that nothing will be re- ceived in confidence. Claim the right to repeat whatever is reported to you, giving the name of your informant for authority. and the burden of un- desirable revelations will not be great
 If you want to mend holes in tin or granite iron ware try this method |: Take a piece of stiff brown paper, some cold water paste and paste it on the outside of the utensil. Then pour in some boiling water and let it stand a while. This application will last for some weeks, and when necessary is easily renewed.
 Visiting the now we'll kept Center district school, in company with Mrs. Preston, the other day, we wildly recalled the time when we were a pedagogue under the same roof. The late Timothy Holt, the district school committeeman at the time, hired us to teach. The next year the late Mar GUS Rowland, committee. hired us to teach in Stafford Springs. We have just noted that our co-laborer in that line at the time, teaching the pri- mary department. district No. 1, in the old brick school house, then Miss Julia Bishop of Holland, afterwards Mrs. William Sumner, has recently: died in Hartford.
 South WilIiDgtOn.
 CARD OF THANKs.-We ke this means of thanking our friends for their sympathy and help in our recent aff1iction, and also those who contributed flowers as an ex pression of their friendship.
 MRS ANGELINE SANTERMERE AND FAMILY.
 Mrs. R. H. Worden and Miss Louise M. Devereaux were in Hartford last Saturday.
 Christian Endeavor prayer meeting this evening at 7.15, led by Mrs. E. J. Holman.
 The present term in the local school is to be of 15 weeks duration, instead of IA weeks, as first planned.
 In the absence of the pastor, the desk was occupied last Sunday by Rev. MT. Chipman, D. D., of Vernon.
 Stated communication of Uriel lodge, No. "A, F. & A. M., next Sat- urday evening. Work in the M. M. degree.
 Miss Pearl Maine is recovering from an attack of appendicitis, but expects to undergo an operation in a few days.
 Wm. F. Essex is in Boston, where he is to undergo an operation to-day, hoping thereby to get relief from the malady which is troubling him.
 Col. Wm. H. Hall is, in company with the governor and the rest of the staff, in New York to-day on the oc- casion of the presentation of silver service to the battleship "Oonnecti cut ''
The Press., 1906-11-21
ELLINGTON. Orwaf;R1 Lake.

Miss Mary Benton of Holland spent Sunday with Mir. and Mrs. J. A. Stacy.
 The harvest supper, as announced last week, will take place Thursday evening at Mrs. A. U. Charters. Chicken-pie will be served and the price will be 25 cents. It is hoped there will be good attendance.
 A very pleasant party of relatives and friends assembled last Tuesday evening at the home of Mir. and Mrs. Earl M. Curtis to remind MT. Curtis of his 24th birthday. A complete surprise was planned and good time
The Press., 1906-11-21
HOME NEWS.
Lan,AL NOTICES.

Matter under this head 10 cents per line.l Try the boiled dinner Thursdays at Ben Knights restaurant in the Foster stone block
 The City Hotel, Mrs Keefe proprie. tress, has been papered and painted throughout and given thorough ole ming. A new lot of Paper Napkins just re- eeived at The Press office. Designs to suit every occasion. Prices lower than ever.
 CARD OF THANKs.-The undersigned desire to express their sincere thanks to all friends who have so thoughtfully and kindly extended their aid and sympathy to them in their bereavement.
 MRS. MARTHA A. NICHOLS,
 MRS. w. Fl. GARDNER,
 w. H. GARDEER.
The Press., 1906-11-21
Preserving Leather.

Leather goods, if their appearance is to be preserved, should not be kept in places that are too dry, as the heat will cause the leather to crack. Nor in damp places that will make it moldy. To freshen leather chair seats, travel ing bags, book covers, etc., that have become shabby or spotted, rub them with the we'll beaten white of an egg. Sole leather bags are best cleaned by using ordinary russet shoe polish, cleaning them in the same way that shoes are cleaned.
The Press., 1906-11-21
VIRTUE IN COPPER.
The Metal Is & Death Dealer to Al
 Disease Germs.

The Metal Is a Death Dealer to All
 Disease Germs.
 Copper is marvellous preventive of disease. If we returned to the old copper drinking vessels of our forefa- thers, typhoid epidemic would disap- pear"
 The speaker, filtration expert, took a copper cent from his pocket.
 Examine this cent under the micro scope" he said, "and you will find it altogether free from disease germs. Examine gold and silver coins, and you will find them one wriggling and comforting germ mass. Yet copper coins pass through dirtier hands than gold and silver ones. You'd think they ought to be alive with micro organ isms. But no. Copper kills germs. Diphtheria and cholera cultures smear ed on a copper cent die in less than two hours.
 "They have many cholera epidemics in China, but certain towns are always immune. These towns keep their drinking water in great copper vessels. Travellers have tried to buy these ves- sells, for they are beautiful, but the villagers will not sell them. They have superstition that their health and welfare depend on their retention. I wish all superstitions were as true and salutary as that" Philadelphia Bull letin.
The Press., 1906-11-21
He Laid.

Don't waste your time in clipping off the branches" said the woodman to his son, "but lay your ax at the root of the tree" And the young man went out and laid his ax at the foot of the tree, like good and dutiful boy, and then he went fishing. Truly there Is nothing so beautiful as fllial obedience. Strand Magazine.
The Press., 1906-11-21
ASHFORD.

Will Hughes has been making ex- tensive repairs on his house, adding much to it's appearance.
 Harlan P. Amidon has harvested no bushels of ears of corn from sev- en-eighths of an acre of land.
The Press., 1906-11-21
Hit It,

"You can't guess what sister said about you just before you came in, MT. Highcollar," said little Johnnie. 'T haven't an idea in the world, John nie."
 That's it. You guessed 1t the very
The Press., 1906-11-21
One View of It.

But if she makes all her own dresses should think she'd be a good wife for you. It shows she's industrious and sensible"
 "Not for me, thank you. It simply shows how poor her father must e."- Philadelphia Ledger.
The Press., 1906-11-21
A Rivals Opinaon,

deal of embonpoint Mrs. Parvenu- Then if she has a good deal of 1t, know she got 1t cheap. = Baltimore American
The Press., 1906-11-21
Brag.

When we are children we brag about our parents. When we get to be young men and young women we brag about ourselves. When we become older we brag about our children.
The Press., 1906-11-21

Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors and let every year @n6 you a better man.-TranlElin.
The Press., 1906-11-21

enjoyed by all. A bountiful supper was served and a substantial present left as reminder of friendship and good will of all present,
The Press., 1906-11-21
The Joke Was on the Students.

The Joke Was on the Students.
 When Dr. Nathan Lord was presi- dent of Dartmouth college he used to drive about in a dilapidated, old fash toned contrivance. The stuGopts be- came tired of seeing the concern and, though Dr. Lord knew of this, he chung to the old calash. One night group of the young men hauled the thing out of the shed where it was kept, took it sev eral miles down the road toward Leba- non and hid it in a spot where 1t was concealed by dense foliage. They were just about to depart, we'll satisfied with the tiresome job, when the curtain which completely enveloped the front of the calash was suddenly pushed aside and the we'll known face of Presi- dent Lord appeared. "Now, gentle men," he said, you may draw me back again."
The Press., 1906-11-21

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The Press., 1906-11-21

Good for everything salve is used for, and especially recommended for piles. That is what we say of DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve On the market for years and a standby in thousands of families. Get DeWitt's. Sold by finders Jacobsen.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-06-13
THE SM0OT CASE AGAIN.

The report of the majority of the Senate committee which dealt with the case of Reed Smoot, the Mormon, who demanded a seat in the United States Senate, Is going to make much discus sion, both in and out of the Senate. Those who object to it will call it g harsh and unwarranted document, and those who support 1t will find in 1t enough to warrant their support. For instance, the final chapter of the re port is devoted to the oath of ven- geance, administered to those who go through the ceremony known as "tak- ing the endowments." The committee says 1t was proven that an oath was administered expressed substantially in this form: "You and each of you do covenant and promise that you will pray and never cease to pray Almighty God to avenge the blood of the proph- cts upon this nation, and that you will teach the same to your children and to your children's children unto the third and fourth generation" There can be no question, declared the com mittee, in regard to the taking of the oath of vengeance by MT. Shoot. He testified that he went through the cer- enony of taking the endowments in the year 1880, and the head of the Mormon church stated in his testimony that the ceremony is now the same that it has always been.
 Is a man under an obligation of this kind fit to be a member of the United States Senate?
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-06-13
GUTLTY.

l The trouble with the fellow who de- mandG fair play is that he always wants to be the judge. Philadelphia Record.
 First landlady-W What do you think of this meat agitation? Second landlady-It's fine for busi- ness.-New York Sun. Knickcr-How do you prevent your neighbours chickens from getting your seeds?
 Bockers-I have colored gardener Brooklyn Life.
 First burglar-Did Bill git much out uv dat last burglary? Second burglar-No, he got so little dat his lawyer advised him ter plead guilty.-Judge. 'Algy, don't you find married life I more expensive than bachelorhood?' Well, it may be more expensive than rigidly single life, but it's cheaper than courtship. "-Chicago Tribune,
 T hear your master is perfect lady killer James, especially since he got his new automobile. Is that so?"
 Well, partly, maam so to speak. He's run over quite a lot, but none of ems dead yet,"-Baltimore American.
 Mrs Housekeep-I think we'll get along, Bridget, if you can only manage not to disobey me. 1 New servant-Faith, we kin fix that aisy, mum. Let me do as Oi phase an don't give me any orders.-Philadelph Public Ledger
 Morgiana had just poured oil over the forty thieves.
 T suppose" she remarked, "there will next be novelist around to say they aren't properly canned''
 Herewith she calmly awaited the in- evitable.-New York Sun.
 Lady-Ahem! There seems to be some mistake. advertised for French maid.
 Applicant-No rnisntake, mum. It's a Frinch maid Dive been fer foive months, as the six childher Oi attinded can tell yez.--New York Weekly.
 Major Blublud-Well, suh. and what I are your habits, sur? Daughters lover-Well, major, I gam be occasionally, play the races and l drink whiskey.
 Major Blublud-M-b-m! And have you any bad habits. suh ?--Life.
 Most actors, remarked the talkative Doarder, seem to think they can't get too far front on the billboard"
 Yes interrupted Mrs. starvem. Quite unlike some other people who believe they can't get too far back on the board bill. l."-Philadelphia Ledger.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-06-13
coNSEorrCUrs AUTOMOBILES,

Connecticut has several things which favor the owning of automobiles. There is easy money enough in Connecticut to buy many automobiles with. There are good roads here to run them on' And there is a disposition here to get as much fun out of life as possible So it is not surprising to read that the names of over 570 persons were added to the list of registered owners of au- tomobiles at the office of the secretary of state of Connecticut during the months of April and May There are now about three thousand automobiles in use in Connecticut, If the whole country were equally well supplied the total number of automobiles in use in the United States would be over 25O,OOO, whereas it is considerably less than half that number.
 It can also be said, we think, that the use of automobiles in Connecticut is quite as reasonable and considerate as in any other State. The automobile is new, and the speed mania is an at tractive disease, but Connecticut auto mobilists are, on the whole, quite sen- sible, as all Connecticut people are.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-06-13

prison; the actual number of persons confined in Australian prisons at the present time being considerably less than was the case twenty years ago.
 The Australian returns show that the native- born population of the country and persons who were taken to Austra lia young enough to be affected by Aus tralian training are far less given to crime than those who received their education and early impressions else where. h the last three. census years he finds that in given number of adults the arrests of non-Australians numbered, in 1881, 142, compared with 100 Australians; in 1891 the proportion was 145, and in 1901, 175 to 100.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-06-13

in Tennessee, Arkansas and Georgia. A already made, it having been turned out in the immediate vicinity of the timber supply. Fish oil for tempering the tools as they are made is another of the important products from a dis tance necessary to the making of our modern garden tools. It is brought from Gloucester N. H.
 The bars of steel, once at the tool factory, are made red hot in a furance, after which one bar at a time is placed in a stamping machine and cut into blanks or patterns for rakes, hose or forks. The pat tern for an article comprises the metal for the hoe, rake or fork proper and the shank. The shank is that part of the pattern to which, when completed, the handle will be attched.
 After the shank has been drawn out to desired length, the remainder of the blank, which is to comprise the hoe proper, is again heated and is placed between huge metal rolls which, as they continue to revolve, flatten it into a sheet of the thickness of q hoe. This sheet is then taken to a die, which is just the size of hoe and, with single stroke, the form of the hoe blade is ac- quired. The shank is given it's curved appearance in a form, While hot the embryo hoe is immersed in the fish oil for hardening. If a socket is to be us- ed in attaching the handle, the socket is welded onto the shank. Otherwise it is known as a shank" hoe. Tn polish- ing hoe, it is first ground upon a grind
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-06-13
MAKING HOES.
Quick Work Turning Out Garden Im-
 clements

Quick Work Turning Out Garden Im- plements.
 The first hoe ever made consisted of a pointed or forked stick and it was used both for preparing the ground for planting and in tearing out weeds. This
 was perhaps three thousand years be- fore Christ, but 1t remained for the nineteenth century to witness the in- troduction of really modern tools for the cultivation of the soil. Since then the evolution has been remarkably
 rapid until it is possible to produce 8 modern hoe, rake or fork in about five
 minutes. I mean by this that the ac-
 tual operations through which each
 tool passes, aside from the time which the handles must remain in hot water
 before being bent, would not exceed the time specified.
 The steel for garden tools is made in great quantities at Johnstown, Penn, from which place it is shipped to tool factories throughout the country. It arrives at these factories in the shape or nat bars half-inch thick. The wood which is used most for handles is secono growth white ash, and is cut