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The Press., 1906-07-04
HOME NEWS.
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

i STAFEORD 6FHANH6s
Miss Mary Wildey is in Orange, N.
j., for a visit.
Mrs. J. M. Leach spent Sunday at
Foskitt's Mills.
F. W. Harris of Syracuse is spend
ing a few days in town.
| Mrs. G. P. Bard has returned from
a visit of few days in Sterling.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius Donovan of
MillbUry are in town for the 4th.
Mrs. Frank Morey and daughter.
Eva, are at Barre for brief interval.
@. F. Beckwith and family are in
camp at Crystal Lake for couple of
weeks.
Misses Katie and Maggie Lynch of
Springfield are visiting relatives in
the borough.
Waldo Lathrop and several friends
from New London are in camp at
Crystal Lake.
o. T. Jewett of New York city has
arrived at his summer home at Orcutt-
Vile for the season.
Mrs. Mary Girard of Monson has
been the guest of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Napoleon Pero.
Miss Marion Demond of Holyoke is
spending the summer with Mr.. and
Mrs w F DamOnd
All the business places will remain
open Tuesday evening, and will be
closed all day the 4th.
Mrs. S. A. Jacobs and Miss Edith
Bush, we'll known here, are enjoying
a vacation trip to Nova Scotia.
Mrs. Marcus @. Spencer of Brook
lyn and Mrs. George W. House of
Worcester are guests of their sister,
Mrs. M. B. Fisk.
The New York and Springfield
papers will be delivered the morning
of July 4th, but, the Boston papers
will not be delivered.
Miss Camille Washburn has return
ed to Atlantic City. She was accom-
panied by Miss Mary Converse, who
will remain with her three weeks.
E. K. Taft is closing out his stock
and fixtures and will not continue in
the drug business in town. He has
made no definite plans for the future,
but if he starts in the drug business
again it will be in Massachusetts,.
Mr.. and Mrs T. Maset of Mont
pelier. VT, who have been the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Tonon for the
past week, before returning to their
home will make three months visit
to Italy, leaving New York Saturday.
They will be accompanied by Miss
Vittoria Lazzarin, Miss Jennie Laz-
zarin and Miss Mary Fontanella of
this village.
A special train will run from Mon
son the 4th to accommodate those
wishing to see the ball game. It will
leave Monson about 8 O'Clock, return
ing about 2.15. Manager O'Connsll
has been promised seven passenger
coaches, which he thinks will accom-
modate the people who will go to
Monson for the afternoon game. The
morning game will be played at 10
and the afternoon game at 4 O'Clock.
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WKLLTN GTON

It was hot, too, last Saturday, but
hotter weather is not far off
Willie CLARK has returned from
Hartford and is helping his father
through haying.
Orrin Watrous is in rather poor
health at present. Willis Van Am
burg and others are now at work for
him.
Speaking of ice cream, it's always
better to be on the safe side. Now,
for instance, last Friday night, had
it been a cold and rainy one, there
would have been surfeit on hand
as it was, it being the hottest evening
of the season thus far, there was not
enough to supply the demand, but
twas all right any way.
One of the largest social gatherings
ever held by the Baptist ladies was
that of last Friday evening. The
straw berries, cream and cake and ice
cream were excellent, while the
literary and musical entertainment
was highly enjoyed by the company
The lights we're extinguished at 1 1
O'Clock i'll accord with the custom of
this society, and nearly all expressed
themselves as much gratified with the
occasion.
There is much dissatisfaction ex-
pressed by persons interested over the
otto 0f To1
morning train at our station. This
train, during the summer months es.
pecially, accommodates the four towns
of Wilmington, Tolland, Ashford and
Union. 1t is stated that the railroad
commissioners have been appealed to
in the premises, as the law provides.
Personally we care little about the
railroad trains; we simply voice pub
lie opinion.
We clip the following from the
South Manchester items of a late
issue of the Courant regarding a grand
daughter of Mrs. Loren Trask, who is
we'll known here: "Mark F. Dwyer
of Elm Terrace and Miss Edna Works,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Works of North School street, were
married last evening at O'Clock.
The ceremony was performed in the
parochial residence of st. Bridget s
Roman Catholic church by Rev. F.
J. Murphy. Miss Albert Works, a
sister of the bride, and Edward Nc
Carty, were witnesses. Mr. and Mrs
Dwyer will board on Pearl street,
Andrew j. Sparks, 73, only son of
the late Joseph Sparks and Mary Batty
Sparks, native and former resident
of this town and a nephew of the late
President Jared Sparks of Harvard
university, died of a chronic malady
aggravated by general breaking up
of the system in New York city Tues
day, the 26th inst. The interment
took place last Thursday in the family
lot in the old cemetery. The remains
we're accompanied hither by Mrs
Ralph @. Jones of Colchester, whose
daughter had cared for the deceased
during his last illness. His wife
died some time ago. Rev. @. W.
Wolfe officiated at the committal, the
Episcopal form of service being used
Mrs. Jones returned to her home the
following day, having remained over
night with J. O. and Miss Marian
Sparks, cousins of the deceased.
The Press., 1906-07-04

Lincoln's mind was orderly, though
his methods were not. He neglected
details because his thought, which was
'as direct as flight" passed instantly
to the vital spot, and all else seemed
unimportant. "If can free this ease
from technicalities and get it properly
swung to the jury I'll win it," he used
to say; and this was his mental atti-
tude toward all legal questions. He
had no training in technicalities as long
as the firm Of Stuart & Lincoln lasted,
and it is doubtful If any teaching would
have qualified him for attorney work
or made him q master Of detail. Yet
as an Office lawyer, such as rules the
destinies Of our modern corporate in
terests, he probably would have been
invaluable. His mind comprehended
large subjects without the slightest eff
fort. Once concentrated on an issue
he passed directly to the point, disre-
garded the thousand and one contin-
gencies, all the academic pros and
cons and reduced the problem to its
simplest possible form. - Frederick
Trevor Hill in Century.
The Press., 1906-07-04
M'GAHAN AND sCOBELEFF.
The Newspaper Mans Picture of the
Great Russian General.

The Newspaper Mans Picture of the
Great Russian General.
McGahan was the correspondent who
rian atrocities. What a brilliant crea,
ture he was, with his steel blue eyes,
his face as delicately ch1seled as
though it were Of marble, his 1.-THE,
light frame and that suggestion Of abb
Solute courage, iron resolve, under
meath the almost feminine tininess of
the features. He was one Of the IN
Inmates of Scobeleff-indeed, the men
we're so attached to each other that
Scobeleff nearly always insisted that
McGahan should share his tent with
him, and McGahan was In the tent of
Scobeleff the night after the disas-
trous assault on Plevna. Scobeleff
was, said McGahan, wonderful pic
ture Of the horrors and terrors Of war.
His face was black with powder, his
uniform was in rags, and his sword
was twisted like corkscrew. 1t Is
evident from this description that SEQ
beleff took part with his own hand in
some Of the work Of the day. There
was a sequel, by the way, to this pic
ture. am not quite sure whether
McGahan published 1t, but he told 1t
to me. Scobeleff was always dandy
Even in leading a charge he was dress
ed with dandical precision. In the
middle of the night McGahan was
woke up, and he saw Scobeleff dress
ing himself with great care, putting
on a new uniform and even perfumint
his hair and clothes. And then came
another Transformation. Scobeleff, hi
elaborate toilet finished, sat down ol
his bed and burst into shower o.
tears and tempest of sobs, thinking
over all his poor men who had been 81
vainly sacrificed in the attempt to gaiI
the fortress.-London M. A. P.
The Press., 1906-07-04
The Wild Goose Bean.

To the lumbermen Of Maine are due
the discovery and production of the
now famouse goose bean. The real
name of the man who planted the first
crop of this vegetable is not known,
but there are two rivals for the honor,
and each has a most plausible version
Of his discovery Of the bean. John
Goddard, afterward colonel in the civil
war, told this story of how the bean
was first found and grown by him:
He had charge Of gang of lumber
men during the spring Of 1846. The
soft, slumpy snow made the roads i'm
passable for a tote team" and the men
had been without fresh meat for more
than a week. Colonel Goddard gave
the cook orders to take his gun and go
out to see If he could get shot at the
wild geese which were flying north In
great flocks. The cook was lucky
enough to bring back several birds for
supper. When he was dressing them
he noticed from the lack Of food In
their crops that they had been on short
rations during their journey north
ward. In the crop of one young gan
der were three beans, which Goddard
saved and planted in his garden that
summer. From these three beans he
harvested about two quarts Of beans,
and from that first crop came the sup
ply which has since gladdened the
hearts Of lumbermen throughout the
country. ..s... .. .a
WnRSH HR@ G1~m-A sss-3
"Every human being should do his
share toward uplifting the masses, of
his fellow men,"
"Well, 1 did my share. 1 ran an
elevator seven years."
The Press., 1906-07-04
WOOD.

People wanting wood will md it sawed ana
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 (e-s, are nlled
AT ONCE. KwwFw BROS.
The Press., 1906-07-04

Charles A. LaWton has sold his
place at North Monson to Mark Sulli-
van.
Kelley B. Munsell has sold his farm
in the west part of the town to r. E.
Chisholm.
A. D. Foskit has moved his family
to his farm, formerly the Ward place,
on the Palmer road.
The selectmen of Monson have
granted the Springfield & Eastern
street railway the location which it
asked at South Monson.
The Cushman mill is running until
O'Clock nights. A. D. Ellis is start
ing his spinners in his No. 3 mill at
O'Clock in the morning.
At meeting of the Monson lodge
of Odd Fellows Monday evening
George Olough was elected noble
grand and HI. N. Butler vice grand
for the coming term.
Fay Holdridge of Monson, who has
had charge of rural free delivery
route No. 1 since it's establishment,
has resigned to take a position in the
post office in Springfield.
H. HI. Hall has hired the tenement
on North Main street, now occupied
by George Warner, of Eben Thresher.
1t is said that the Foskit house on
Harrison avenue, now occupied by
Mr.. Hall, has been sold.
Miss Annie Coleman, 40, a former
resident, died yesterday morning in a
hospital at Boston of appendicitis.
She leaves three brothers and a sister.
Of these, DR.. A. D. Coleman, John
and Miss Mollie reside in Boston and
Daniel in Winsted. The body will be
brought here for burial.
AS a result of the penny savings
plan adopted in the public schools
there has been $444. 40 deposited with
the teachers. There are 400 deposit
ors. Of these, 1O5 have redeemed
the stamps and opened personal &C
counts with the savings banks. There
remains in the general fund about
$3.50.
The annual picnic of the Merrick &
Fay straw workers was held at Forest
park Wednesday and was we'll attend
ed. 1t was estimated that there were
about 100 present. The old officers
we're elected as follows: President,
Mrs. Lucy johnson, Amherst; vice
president, Mrs. Happy Ward Lamson,
Amherst; secretary and treasurer,
Mrs. Caldwell, Springfield, 1t was
voted to hold the picnic next year at
the same place the third Wednesday
in June. ...... ..
The following appointments have
been made of public school teachers
No. I, Margaret 7. Corcoran, gram
mar, Annie O. Murphy, intermediate,
Gertrude Bennett, primary; No. 2,
Alice E. Carpenter; No. 3, Grace A.
CLARK; No. 4, Frances E. Reardon !;
No. 5, Lulu M. Ferris; No 6, Esther
No. 8, Joana A. Leary, grammar,
Elizabeth T. Curley, intermediate,
Efie A. Brackett, I'd grade, Grace S.:
De Mott, 1st grade; No. 8, Sara l..
Sweet; No. 10, Jennie M. Beckwith ;
No. II, Besise Moulton; No. 10, Ruth
H. Johnson; No. II, Annie @. Dono-
van; No. Is, Matte M. Coils, 9th
grade, Bessie E. Sutcliffe, 9th grade ;
No. 16, Katharine Haley, 7th grade,
Elizabeth A. MCGUIRE, primary; Main
street, Jessie S. Young; supervisor of
music, Joanna V. Cantwell; supervis-
or of drawing, W. Louise LARSON.
The Press., 1906-07-04

AoEroE cures Headache and Neuralgia
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3 o 90 3 90 5-12
l O 20 @ @ 10 O. 3

Stolen bases, Gagne, Mclean, 3, Mar
base etfq ht conroy. Hyi Home nTn1 rum, W. 5 Cf
ford. First base on balls, off Pero s, off
Conroy 8. Left on bases, Ludlow TO-
Indian Orchard 8. Struck out, by Pero
3, by Conroy g.. Batter hit, by Conroy,
Martens. Double play, Martens to
Francis. Passed ball, Comfort. Wild
pitch, Conroy. Time, Oh 10m. Umpire,
The Press., 1906-07-04
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

DOBERT III. FISK, Attorney at
II Law, Rockwell Block, Maln-st.
The Press., 1906-07-04
STAFFORD SPRINGS CONN. WEDNESDAY JULY T. 1900
MONSOON.

Charles A. Lawton has sold his
place at North Monson to Mark Sulli
van.
The Press., 1906-07-04

Chicopee Falls, 100000 90 l
Sacrifice hit, Murphy. Stolen bases,
Wallace 2, Murphy, Crowley, Genest,
King. Two-base hit, O'Leary. First
base ON balls. Wallace 2, Murphy. Left
bases, Monson 2, ,Chicopee Falls 3. Struck
out, Dauphinais 2,Wallace, Hickey, Bur-
dette, M. Hannifan. Batters hit, Col
Teton, Wallace, Murphy. Double play,
King and Colleton. Time, Oh 5m. Um-
pire, Dillon. Attendance, $50.
Ludlow defeated Indian Orchard. 70
to 3. The Orchards regular pitcher,
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Bold Act Of Kings Officer Won the
Admiration Of the Riot
Gus Mob.

During the reform riots in Hyde
Park, London, in 1866, the mob, on
well-remembered night, began tearing
down the fences of Hyde Park for
fires and barricades. Col. Thomas
Wentworth Higginson tells in the At
lantic Monthly of an English officer
who was dining with a friend, all un-
conscious Of the impending danger.
Presently he received a summons from
the war department, telling him that
his regiment was ordered out to deal
with the mob
He fastened back to his own house,
but when he called for his horse he
found that his servant had received
permission to go out for the evening,
and had the key of the stable in his
pocket. The officer hastily donned his
uniform, and then had to proceed on
foot to the Guards armory which lay
on the other side Of Hyde Park. Walk
ing hastily in that direction, he came
out unexpectedly at the very head
quarters of the mob, where they were
already piling up the fences.
His uniform was recognized, and
angry shouts arose. 1t must have
seemed for the moment to the mon
that the Lord had delivered their
worst enemy into their hands.
There was but one thing to be done.
He made his way straight toward the
center of action, and called to a man
who was mounted on the pile, and was
evidently the leader of the tumult:
II say, my good man. my regiment
has been called out by her majesty's
orders. Will you give me hand over
this pile?"
The man hesitated a minute. and
then said with decision: Boys, the
gentleman is right. He is doirE his
duty, and we have no quarrel with
him. Lend hand and help him over"
This was promptly done with entire
respect, and the officer in his brilliant
uniform went hastily on his way amid
three cheers from the mob. Then tho
mob returned to its work, to complete
it if possible before he whom they had
aided should come back at the head of
his regiment, and perhaps order them
to be Ahot down.
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~Eis unfortunate efE0Ft had only put
him into possession Of the following
statement from the lips Of the WON
an; and you can easily imagine that It
meant worse than nothing 10 him:
'"'Mr. Fetridge, you and under
stand each other, then. You will go
to New Orleans; thence to Montreal.
You will then find out that every word
have told you Is the truth. When
you return, you will meet me in New
York. will come to Boston with you,
and we will act together"
"Whewl" calculated Thomas, whose
eyes cleaned with excitement. "This
is most extraordinary"
Then what will you say to the Sc
quel, my boy? Within two days Rich
ard Fetridge had started upon that
mysterious months absence about
which we were curious awhile ago.
You can easily understand now why
he was so long gone. New Orleans
and Montreal are a long distance
apart, and the events which he wished
to verify happened more than ten
years ago."
And what events do you suppose
them to be?"
There is no moral doubt about the
matter He was investigating the his
tory OF the junior partner Of North C
Stackhouse, the man whom you your
self once said to me had no past"
"The affair grows complicated" said
Thomas. But l can dimly see a light
ahead, fancy. Go on"
There is little more to be said. But
that little is much. Richard Fetridge
and Nine Raymond reached Boston on
the same day, June IA, Tuesday night.
"Until Thursday evening the woman
remained in her room. That night she
went out, and was brought home by
Richard Fetridge-"
The detective hesitated.
"At what timer" demanded the re-
porter, eagerly.
"Well, sir" answered John Lamm
impressively, "unless my landlady has
,misinformed me, It must have been
about half an hour subsequent TO the
murder of Paul North"
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In the midst of their conference about
Staclihouse, the woman began to talk
in loud voice, uttering such SEN
fences as these: Thornton Stackhouse
must go to the wall, my friend, wife
or no wife! He shan't escape me, now
that / know him! The man | have
been turning heaven and earth to find!
shall denounce him, ruin him make
him feel the same degradation of social
scorn that he has made others feel
Thereupon Mr.. Fetridge, observing
that this extraordinary speech had at
tracted the attention of his clerk, who
has forgotten himself so far as to stare
at the woman with his mouth open,
hustles his mysterious visitor with
mysterious haste into his inner ONCE,
and not only closes the door, but locks
it. The conference lasted fully two
hours. Fetridge came out once or
twice to dismiss some visitor or other,
and the change in his color and man
ner was so marked that the clerk was
greatly impressed. So much so, In
fact, that he began to wonder and to
watch for madame's return"
''It is plain where you got your in
formation, Lamm. But go on. His
secret is as safe with both OF US as
with one"
did / not know that, Mr.. Klngman
r. Thomas, this offensive and defen-
sive alliance of ours would never have
been formed. Well, the clerk waited
some days in vain for the return of the
madame. But he avows on his honor
that he never met a man SO system
atically irritable abstracted and merry
Gus as was Richard Fetridge durins
the interim. Finally, on the 14th of
last month, Mime. Raymond visited the
Office second time. On this occasion
our friend Fetridge received her eager
ly, and babe his clerk inform all call
ers that he was out They retired to
the inner ONCE, The clerk could not
restrain his curiosity, and he attempt
cd to satisfy It by applying both eye
and ear to the keyhole, The door Was
opened upon him suddenly, and his at
titudo and confusion were considered
by Richard Fetridge good grounds for
his peremptory flseharEe.
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coLoRED STARS.
A Very Pretty Experiment Which
Any Ingenious Boy Can Work
Successfully.

Here is a pretty experiment that
any ingenious boy can make. Get a
piece of cardboard, say Sx12 inches in
size, and bend it gently in the middle.
In one of the wings thus formed cut a
tour-pointed star, with two of the
points vertical and two horizontal.
Now bend this wing back upon the
other and make a tracing Of the star
On the latter with a pencil.
Your object is to get the exact CEN
ter of the star-tracing, and this you
may do by making a dot at the inter-
section Of the diagonals. Now make
another drawing of star on the I'M
cut wing, but its points must be at an
angle of As degrees with the first. Cut
this new star out carefully, and place
the cardboard, as shown in the illus
tration, on table bearing the lighted
candles of the same height and oppo-
site to a screen of white paper fxed
to the wall.
Regulate the angle formed by the
two wings so that the luminous images
cast by the stars may fall, one direct
ly on the other, in the center Of the
screen. You will thus have bright
star with eight points. Now, explains
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CONCERNING THE FLAMINoo
Size and Species Of the Queer Bird
and the Varying Hues Of Its
Brilliant Plumage.

There are about seven species Of
flamingoes, three of which are in Amer.
lea, frequenting the Bahamas, Florida
and Cuba, states the Scientific Ameri-
can. In height the flamingo averages
about five feet. If its curved neck were
stretched to its full length the bird
would tower above the head Of an Or
binary man.
During May and June, the breeding
time, the birds bright colored plumage
is faded, but reassumes its most radiant
hues in winter. When first Matched the
young have straight bills, which, after
a time, develop into a bent shape.
The first plumage is grayish white,
and passes through the various tints of
pink, rose, carmine or vermilion to the
full scarlet of the adult, which reaches
it's deepest shade on the wings Several
years are necessary to perfect the fna.
gaudy plumage.
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Sane or InsaneP

"Is there any sure test by which t.
tell the sane FROM the insane?" in
Quired a student of the famous French
alienist, Esquirol. please dine with
me tomorrow, at six O'clock" was
the answer of the savant. The stu
dent complied. Two other guests were
present, one of whom was elegantly
dressed, and apparently highly edu-
Gated, while the other was rather un-
eouth, noisy and extremely conceit-
ed. After dinner the pupil rose to
take leave, and as he shook hands
with his teacher, he remarked: "The
problem is very simple, after all; the
quiet, we'll dressed gentleman is GER
tainiy distinguished In some line, but
the other is as certainly a lunatic, and
ought at once to be locked up" "You
are wrong, my friend" replied Esqui.
roll with smile 1.-THE quiet, we'll
dressed man who talks so nationally
has for years labored under the delu.
sion that he is God the Father, where
as the other man, whose exuberance
and self-conceit have surprised you, Il
NJ. Honore de Balzac, the greatest
French writer Of the ."-Lss,leI
Magazine.