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The San Francisco call., 1906-04-07
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SAN JOSE, April 6.-Ex4Supervisor
John S. selby ar pioneer and wealthy
orchardist. died this evening, aged u.
He was a prominent church man and
had occupied with honor several posi-
tions of trust in county, politics He
was also president of the Santa Clara
County Society of California Pioneers.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-07
government reduce. printing Foree

WASHINGTON, April 6s-One hundred
printers were discharged today by Public
Printer Stillings, the reason assigned be-
ing the lack of work. 1t is expected that
as a result of the present agitation for a
reduction in the amount Of Government
printing work a number of others shortly
will be dropped. The Public Printer also
has accepted the resignation of Patrick
Byrnes, foreman sof the biTdery.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-07
Yaquis Are Buxinr Arms.

PHOENIX April 6.-Governor Kibbey
has been notified by the Mexican au-
thorities that band of Yaauis is in
Arizona now to buy arms and ammuni-
tion. The Governor has notified the
Sheriffs of southern counties to frus-
trate. if possible, the Indians plan.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-07
death Call. Librarian.

WASHINGTON. April s. Weston
Flint lawyer, journalist. educator and
former librarian of the Washington
Public Library. died in this city today
He was rs years of age. He was for
merIy United States Consul at Chin
kiang, China
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-07
RAINEY DISCUSSES
THE WATCH TRUST

Congressman Rainey of Illinois
/, I'm a speech I'm the House yes
terday attacked the so-called
watch trust and discussed the
alleged iniquities of the Ding
ley tariff 1aw. He declared
that American made watches
were being sent abroad, re-
shipped here and then sold.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-07
Nominations of postmasters Confirmed.

WASHINGTON. April 6-The Senate
in executive session today confirmed the
following nominations of postmasters:
California;. G. Bouldin, Azusa; J. C..
Tyrell, Grass Valley; w. D. Ingram,
Lincoln; g. w. Francis, Napa; s. Inch,
Placerville; w. j. Hill, Salinas; K. B..
Summerfield, Santa Monica; r. D.
Stephens, South Pasadena; NJ. H. Chit
tenden, Corning.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-07
Treasure Train Robber confe..e..

Ell PASO, Texas. April 6.-John Nor
cross, who was arrested in Northern
Mexico, suspected of connection with
the recent ho1d-up OF the Dolores mine
treasure train. has confessed and given
the names of his alleged accomplices.
Norcross was wounded IN the attack on
the train and was abandoned by his
companions when the rurales pressed
them closely
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-07
nanker. arc Accusea of rmbeu.lement,

PEORIA, ILL.,. April s.-Charged with
ENLIGHTENMENT in connection with the fail
ure of the Ties Smith Bank of Pekin, ILL.,,
on April 2, d. c. Smith, president of the
bank; Conrad Lrppe, cashier: Habbe
veide. Henry Block and E. F. INLAND,
partners in the concern, were arrested in
Pekin late this afternoon.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-07
New Grand Jury i. selected.

SAN JOSE, April 6.-The Grand Jury
for the year 1906 was selected in Judge
Welch's court this afternoon. Colonel
Phi1o Herzy. a prominent fruit rancher
is foreman.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-07
c.R|AzED BY FIRE, MAN
LEAPS TO DEATH.
Continued From Page i, Column l..

egress, men and women. crept
out through the windows to the
wide cornices,. where they await
ed rescue. About fifty persons,
employees and guests, were gath
cred in the Commercial Club
when the fire broke out. Many
of these escaped down the stairs
or fire escapes, but perhaps fifteen
sought refuge On the cornice of
the northwestern part of the
building.
A suffocating smoke swept over them,
hiding the little party from view. and it
was memertarily expected by the breath
less thousands ofsspeeDle below that some
would be overcome by smoke and heat
and lose their hold, before. tho, hremen
could reach. them. 1t was. by the most
strenuous work that Fire Department ex-
tension ladders were got into place, only
to find that they We're of inadequate
length, which neccssitated the splicing
on OF additional sections and the .conse-
the victims were finally. removed from
their perilors position, several almost i'm
cohscious from excitement and the suf-
focatirg heat and smoke
GALLANT RESCUE by FIREMEN.
When all had apparently been rescued
a mans head peering far over the edge
of the cornice of the roof was discovered
through the smoke, and the sfirennen once
more ascerded to the perilous height. 1t
was again found that the ladders were
too short TO reach this victim and yet
another ladder had to- be spliced on be-
fore the firemen could reach him. When
they finally did so e-was In state of
collapse and in another minute he would
have plunged forward into the street be-
low. When the fremen reached him q
tremendous cheer arose from the thou
sands of anxious spectators of the thrill
ing rescue. AS the firemen came down
the ladder cheer after cheer arose, ending
in tremendous outburst as the f1remen
placed their fainting burden on terra
firma
The subject of this spectacular rescue
was tom Richardson, manager Of the
Commercial Club. who had his private
office in the tower of the building and
who was cut eff from escape by the
flames. Mr.. Richardson's was given medi-
cal attention and wds soon restored and
taken to his home
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-07
LEAPS. TO, HIS DEATH.

A witness to the tragic death of Hal
lock has been found. He declares Hal
lock did not jump into the light-well,
but sought to escape the flames through
a window looking out from the COM
mercial Clubs rooms into. the light
well. The eyewitness, who has offices
on the sixth floor, says Haliock climbed
find a foothold with the evident desire of
making his way to the seventh floor of
the building Suddenly the window to
which he cluns swobbled5.sas though it
had become looseneds from it's fasten-
ings. In his desperation Hallock grasped
wire, which gave way under his
weight. Several men tried to prevent
Hallock climbing through the window,
but were unable to restrain him.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-07
Great Excursfon to Mexico.

Mexico city and all interesting points en- route
Get particulars 613 Market street. Don't miss
this. Low rate
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-07

MEMPHIS April 6.-The Mississippi River
break feared.
The San Francisco call., 1906-04-07

LODI, April 6.-Another 5000 workmen
joined in the cotton strike here today.
The Press., 1906-09-19
a picture Of stevenron.

OF Robert Louis Stevenson a writer
says: with his dark eyes looking as II
they had drunk In the sunshine In
some southern land, his uncut hair, his
odd, shabby clothes clinging to his at
tenuated frame, his elaborate manners
and habit of gesticulating as he spoke
he was often mistaken for a starving
musician or foreign mountebank. Con-
tinental officials doubted his passports
statement that he was a Briton. In
France he was imprisoned, and Ste
venson complained that he could not
pass a frontier or visit bank without
suspicion. A slender, boyish presence,
with a graceful, somewhat fantastic
bearing and singular power Of at
traction in the eyes and smile were
the first things that impressed you.
Like his mother, he remained to the
end of his life perennially young In APP
pearance and spirits. The burden of
years never weighed him down or
dimmed his outlook. His face kindled
and flushed with pleasure when he
heard Of q doughty deed, spice of wit
or some tale to his liking"
The Press., 1906-09-19

A Zakopane house is very carefully
finished wooden structure, built Of
tight fitting, heavy logs Of spruce,
which become reddish brown with age
and are surmounted by very steep,
high shingle roof, which gives good
protection against the heavy falls Of
snow and rain, and with its triangular
gables of acute angles harnonfzes well
with the Tatra peaks and the tall
spruce trees. The frame Of the door
is built of very heavy blocks Of wood,
surmounted by a semicircular arch,
Joined together by two anchor shaped
pieces and held in place by rows Of
deliberately carved wooden pegs. The
big rafters of the ceiling are embellish-
ed with carved ornaments of a very
unique conception. The circular kolo
zboyeckie, the heart shaped pazenitsa
and the svastica, with sharp points,
are some of the main motives of this
odd ornamentation with which the
goorals in a very judicious way adorn
their ash wood furniture, wooden YES
sells and instruments. 1t is wonderful
how in the center of old Europe they
have remained unaffected by the level
ing force Of modern, civilization and
have developed a style absolutely un-
like anything even in the nearer parts
Of Poland or in neighboring Hungary.
Century. -
The Press., 1906-09-19
WILMINGTON

Tuesday was as hot as midsummer,
our thermometer registering 80 in the
shade.
The Misses Palmer and Dunning re-
turn to New York city tomorrow.
They have given their horse to Alfred
Cowles.
Miss Amy Gardner of New Haven
leaves the Congregational parsonage
tomorrow for her home in that CITY.
She resumes her duties as teacher in
Centerbrook, Essex, October LIST.
Last Saturday afternoon, near the
old David Glazier place in the north
part of the town, there came near
being quite an automobile accident.
James M. Burdick's horse became
frightened by one of these machines.
The team became generally democrat
lied, the owner being thrown several
feet away by the horse. AS things
were beginning to look squally A. s.
Roswell, who, on his tin cart, was
passing the scene of connection, sprang
to the rescue, and he and the driver
Of the auto assisted Burdick in soon
getting things to rights.
The Press., 1906-09-19
DOse-One Di1neful.

"HOw big a dose do needY asked
the customer Of the old fashioned drug
gist
"Oh, guess a heaping dimeful will
be about right" was the reply.
"a dimeful? echoed the customer.
''You mean dimes worth, don't your"
"No, I don't" said the druggist. "a
dimes worth would be two ounces,
and you'd never survive such guam
tity as that. mean for you to take q
dime and pile on 1t as much Of this
powder as will stick. Then you have
the proper dose. Measuring medicine
on dime Is a method as old as United
States currency and almost as reliable.
There are certain powders that can be
measured more accurately that way
than any other, and among us old
timers who have been used to meeting
emergencies "a dimefuP IL q common
direction"
The Press., 1906-09-19
A Curious Custom.

In certain parts of India In families
where there are several daughters the
youngest sisters may only marry after
the elder sister Is married. OF course
1t frequently happens that no sutton
appears for the elder, in which case
she is got out Of the way by a very
neat expedient. She is welded to a
tree or a large flower, and then the
younger sister may marry. The elder
sister must be careful, however, to
choose a plum, apple or apricot tree,
from which she can get a divorce, for
If she married an elm, pine or poplar
these are sacred trees and must not be
trif1ed with
The Press., 1906-09-19
MANSEIELD.

Miss Elsie Baker of Willimantic
spent Sunday with relatives on
Spring Hill.
Clinton J. Grant, graduate of
Connecticut Agricultural college, will
enter Cornell university this fall.
Harrie G. Hanks of Hartford is
spending the week with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. o. G.. Hanks on Hanks
Hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry White of
Mount Hope observed their golden
wedding anniversary at their home
Saturday, from IL till 4. Both Mr..
and Mrs. White are about IS years
old. Many friends were present and
the couple received several gifts, in
Guiding a sum in gold.
The Press., 1906-09-19
Guilty stains.

"What are you doing, WillieT' asks
the little sister, noticing Willie wash
ing jam from his hands and face.
"S-shw Willie replies, industriously
scrubbing. II got into the pantry while
mamma was out, and now I'm taking
an immunity bath Chicago Post.
The Press., 1906-09-19
After.

He give years after)-Al this gush
about love Is extremely foolish. Wher-
ever did this stupid book come from2
I must say the person who selected 1t
allowed very insipid taste. She
(QuietlyeIt's the, book you gave me
during our honeymoon, John. We read
1t eleven times the FIRST week we had
The Press., 1906-09-19
SOM ERS.

Chester Pomeroy has gone to the
Connecticut Agricultural college.
Miss Ida Rae Kibbe has returned
from visit to friends in Litohfeld.
I The Somers news of last week was
mixed in with the Staffordville items.
Mrs. M. J. Gary has gone to Stat
ford Springs to be absent for some
time.
M. H. Kinney of Union spent a
few days in town recently at his
daughter, Mrs. Oorbin's.
Mrs. Eliza B. Pease is spending q
few days with her daughter, Mrs.
Needham, who has recently moved to
Springfield.
Mrs. Chapman from Saybrook and
Miss Isabel Foster of Hartford, who
have spent the past week at Kibbe Is
hotel, have returned to their homes.
Miss Aohsah Beardsley passed her
91st birthday last Sunday She is
the eldest person in town, and is re-
markably active in mind and body.
She received calls from her many
friends and gifts of flowers.
F Ben, the little wire haired terrier
belonging to W. P. Fuller, was at
tackled in front of his masters store
by mongrel dog several times his
size, owned by Erwin Topper, and
bitten so severely that he had to be
killed.
Mrs. Eva Arnold Cady, 81, widow
of Lambert Oady, died of blood poi
soning Thursday night at her home in
Somersville. She had been out of
health for year. She was born in
Somersville, the daughter of Emmons
A. and Kibbe Arnold. Her father
was large manufacturer of woolens
until bought out by the Keeneys.
Her husband, Lambert Oady, was a
prominent blacksmith. The couple,
by frugality and thrift, accumulated
quite a property. Mrs. Oady is sur
vived by one brother, Theodore K.
Arnold of Somersville, and two sis
tiers, Mrs. Charles Standish of Somers-
Vile and Mrs. Jane Prior of Hart
ford The funeral services were held
Sunday at her late home in Somers-
vile, Rev. O. H. Davis officiating.
Burial was in West cemetery.
The Press., 1906-09-19
SIGNS and Show Cards

Original Signs Of Every Description
Painted on Cloth, OIL Cloth, Paper and Card
board. Prices on application. Samples OF work
can be seen at the Ellis Grocery every day. All
work executed promptly. M. S. BECKwITH,
Tel. l7-23 Grant Avnnun.
The Press., 1906-09-19

Matrimony resembles a pair OF
shears, so Joined that they cannot be
separated, often moving in oppos o
directions, yet always Furnishing any
one who comes between them~-~S.
Smith.
The Press., 1906-09-19
HOME NEWS.
LOUAL NOTICES.

Matter under this head 10 cents per line,
The new cigars cannot be equaled-the
Wlndham and the Broadway. Tl,y them.
Sold by f. E. Fitzpatrick. 2w
A new lot Of Paper Napkins just re-
eeived at The Press office. Designs to
suit every occasion. Prices lower than
pv0P
The Press., 1906-09-19
TOLLAND.

The county commissioners met at
the court house Monday.
The county convention will meet
in Tolland next Monday.
Miss Ellen Grover is attending
school in Stafford Springs.
Miss Bessie Baker of Boston is the
guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. George Lam
sing.
The Misses Minnie and Elizabeth
Hicks returned from Springfield We'd
nesday.
Mrs. Frederick S. Meacham of
Waterbury is the guest of W. A. Agard
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Drew are going to
close their home and return to New
York for the winter.
Prof. and Mrs. Samuel Simpson
and son, Sumner, have returned to
their home in Hartford.
Miss Helena Stearns of Springfield
and Irving Stearns of Texas were re-
Gently guests of Miss Grace Clough.
Miss Miriam Underwood has closed
her home for the winter and return
ed to her school in New Rochelle, N.
Y.
The Ladies' Aid of the M. E.
church will meet Wednesday afternoon
and evening with Mr.. and Mrs. Hans
Kelsted.
Mrs. O. L. Wilton left Monday for
an extended visit with her daughter,
Miss F. Daisy Wilton, Of North
Norfolk. .ra#
Miss Lura Harvey of Scranton, Pa,
returned home Friday, after spending
a number of weeks with Mr.. and Mrs.
g. P. Babcock.
The interior and exterior of the
town hall is being much improved by
a coat of paint. Hans Kelsted is
doing the work.
The Junior O. E. will hold fair
in the church parlors Saturday after
noon. The proceeds are to be used to
send a little girl to the Marion,
Alabama, school.
The remains of Mrs. Mary Finley
of Kansas were brought to the home
of her brother, J. W. Edgerton, Mon
day. Services were conducted by
Rev. II. T. Barnard. The body was
inferred in the South cemetery.
The Press., 1906-09-19
ELLINGTON.
Crystal Lake.

Mr.. and Mrs. Embert R. Curtis
have moved to Stafford Springs.
Attorney E. A. Aborn, after spend
ing the summer with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. L. A. Aborn, has returned
to his home in Chicago.
The Ladies' Aid society will hold
social and supper next week Friday
evening with Mrs. A. U. Charter. A
business meeting will also be held
and good attendance is requested.
Miss Myrtle E. Willis of this place
and George M. Barlow of West Stat
ford we're married last Wednesday at
10 a. M, at the home of the bride, by
Rev. J. A. Wood, pastor of the M.
E. church. After a short wedding
trip they will reside in West Stafford.
The Press., 1906-09-19
A Clear Complexion and Bright Eyes

A Clear Complexion and Bright Eyes.
In most cases sallow, blotched COM
plexion and dull heavy eyes are due to
poor digestion and an inactive liver. Or
inc Laxative Fruit Syrup aids digestion
and stimulates the liver and bowels and
makes the complexion smooth and clear.
Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup does not
nauseate or grippe and is mild and pleas
ant to take. Refuse substitutes. Anders
Jacobsen.
The Press., 1906-09-19

AORTON prevents Pneumonia
The Press., 1906-09-19
The Oldest Sense of HumOr.

The oldest idea of humor is surprise
This the child exhibits (for that which
is oldest we shall find in the youngest)
when 1t hides and cries "Boov' both
surprising and frightening its senior, be
this senior father, mother, brother, sis
ter or friend. One may find this primal
sense Of humor distributed through the
modern short story. Frequently the
turn In the plot, If not In its develop.
ment, hinges upon this child humor of
surprise. Even some grownup folk
will pull a chair from under one, thus
showing themselves still children in
their sense Of fun. The verbal conceit
found in much of the verse In the
pages Of modern comic papers 10 of
this same class Of humor and furnishes
conclusive evidence that a number of
men and women are at child's play in
literature. Poems which end contrary
to their foreshadowings are Of this sort.
New York Herald.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-04-06
!: 81: $3.50 ~: {: Th0mpsOns Eye Water
Must Have Been a Sight.

A magazine editor was sadly prais
ing William Sharp, recently deceased
in Sicily, who achieved no little fame
as poet under the pen name Of
Fiona Mcleod.
Sharp" he said, wrote melan.
choly, dreamy things, but he was per
sonally CHEEKY, vigorous soul. He
was one day praising the real literary
talent that humble, uneducated people
often show in conversation.
HE said that in Londonderry one
afternoon he was seated In a barber
shop when a farmer entered to get his
hair cut The farmers locks had an
odd, ragged look and the barber, after
regarding them scornfully, said:
Who cut your hair last, old MANI
my wife. the farmer answered
with an awkward smile.
1.-THE barber snorted. What did she
do it within he asked. "A knife and
fork?"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-04-06

every seasonable material In the il
lustration it is made of ruby red chif-
fon broadcloth with trimming of band
'ng, but with the coming of spring
inch lighter colors, as blue in its vary
Ing shades, green, gray and the lovely
tan and champagne shades may be
looked for, while again there are mix
lures galore that are, perhaps, bit
more youthful than the plain cloth.
The suit consists of the coat and the
skirt. The coat is made with the
fronts and back that are fitted by
fitted by means of shoulder and under
arm seams and is finished with a fat
collar, and is closed by means OF but
tons and button holes worked in the
fly. The sleeves are in coat style. but
generously full at the shoulders and
finished with Follower fare cuffs. The
skirt is made in three pieces and is laid
in inverted pleats at the back
The quantity of material required for
the medium size fourteen years. isl six
and three-quarter yards twenty seven
four and five-eighth yards forty-4our
or four and an eighth yards fifty two
inches wide with eight and one-Aalf
yards of banding.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-04-06
Matter Of Relative Risk.

"I see that Maxim Gorky is in Ber-
lin experimenting the production OF
his play, The Children of the Sun, 4"
said newspaper correspondent
Later on he will come to America
and I will be glad to shake his thin.
cold hand again.
81 met Gorky in st. Petersburg. He
is delightful. He told me that Rus
sian soldier only gets about 81. or 8
rubles, year-say copecks day.
During the war, said Gorky, a pri-
vate soldier stole a shirt worth half
ruble and was condemned to be shot.
GAS he was being led away to death
his colonel met him.
Ivan, Ivan.' said the colonel re-
proachfully, what fool you were to
risk your life for the sake of so CO
pecks.'
Colonel Ivan answered. ] risk it
every day for copecks.'"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-04-06
Singing Retort Deserved.

Corporal James Tanner, commander
in chief of the G. A. R., was con-
demning those who appear to regard
the national uniform as q disgrace
those who object to seeing non-com-
missioned soldiers or sailors in the
parquet Of a theater or the restaurant
Of fashionable hotel
"Such people," said the veteran,
make me think of recruiting ser.
geant whom l used to know In Rich.
mondville-a true patriot
"This sergeant at the beginning Of
the civil war urged a rich mans son
to enlist.
"'Come on, Hank he said earnest.
ly. Come on and join the - New
Yorks.'
''The rich mans son sneered.
Join the New Yorks!' he cried.
Not I! I'd rather enter lunatic asy.
lum than the - New Yorks.'
well, said the sergeant, mo doubt
you'd feel more at home there"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-04-06
NO REST NIGHT OR DAY.
With Irritating Skin HumOr-Hair Began
TO Fall Out-WOnderful Result
From Cuticura Remedies.

About the latter part of July my whole
body began to itch. / did not take much
notice of it at first, but it began to get
worse all the time, and then ! began to
get uneasy and tried all kinds of baths and
other remedies that were recommended
for skin humors, but became worse all
the time. My hair began to fall out and
my scalp itehed all the time. Especially
at night, just as soon as l would get in
bed and get warm, my whole body would
begin to itch, and my finger nails would
keep it irritated, and it was not long be-
fore 1 could not rest night or day. A
friend asked me to try the Cuticura Rene
dies, and l did, and the frat application
helped me wonderfully. For about four
weeks would take hot bath every night
and then apply the Cuticura Ointment to
my whole body, and kept getting better,
and by the time used four boxes of Gu
, ticura l was entirely cured and my hair
stopped falling cut. d. E. Blankenship,
80 N. Del. st., Indianapolis, Ind. Oct
q, 1906"