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Send Your Cow, Steer. and HOrae Hides.
 Calf! Dog and other Skins to the Crosby Frlsian Fur Company, Rochester. N. Y., to be converted into Fur Coats, Robes. Gloves, MittenS, or Rugs They are the largest custom Fur tanners oi wild and domestic animal skins in the world. send for illustrated catalOg. ..-. E4si a
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D. Robertson l. Co.'S
 STAFFORD SPRINGS, CONN.
Thanksgiving Table Linens.

 Good reliable linens much y purchases made hea,qua, m n hs ago Bleached Cotton DAmask 25cp cperya Beached Table Linens 39c, soc 75c and $l co Beached Mercerized ablng 39c 42c and ryard good Assortment of Table Napkins $l Tray Cloths, in Linens and al anl50 104 Blankets wooley al 5gc and 75c
 II Blankets White at 2c and few Extra Size Single Blankets each. Wool Blankets in Gray White, $2 Operpa large assortment of and choice designs lOc and r. l 2c yard. Very Special.
 Cut prices in Millinery make Holiday Cools We have put on sale the Trimmed Hats or KeadytoWear ats embracing all the desirable shapes a irresistible prices.
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Wednesday, Nov. 20. 1907.
LEWIS MCLAUGHLIN. PUBLISHER.

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.GMALL Farm Wanted for Cash and or O easy terms sC, stomt T5 waiting
 RROWN NE bROS., NestTord Conn
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HORSE FOR SALE CHEAP Good Il DT1N CT and Worker. Would exchange for Team Wagon F HAMILTON.
 k. Fl No s. Telephone 31-ea
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Born.

Stafford Springs, 14th, g son to Mir. and Mrs. Josephe Deloge. 7'' .@
 Stafford Springs, 20th, son to M1.- and Mrs. Alfred Wood, .......5- h.. y...-..
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4 IOIQs WlGllIu ana IOF GA6 QlSJT1cC or SGanOrQ, on the l3th day of November. A. D., 1907.
 Present, MARCUS B. FISK, Judge.
 On motion of Alonzo L. Hurd of SOmers, Conn 4, late Of Stafford, within said district. deceased.
 This court doth decree that six months be al- to exhibit their claims against the same to the administrator, and directs that public notice be given of this order by advertising the same once in some newspaper having a circulation in said district, and by posting a copy thereof on the public sign,post in said town of stafford, nearest the place where, the deceased last dwelt. Certified from record. Sf@.+'as rt MARCUS B. FISK, Judge.
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FOR SALE-A De Laval Cream Separ. \ ator, Mo- l. 3w' MRS. KNUD JENSEN.
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WANTED-To buy supnly of Oak, Ash and Hickory plank. Apply Mir. Braeken, at the Griffith blacksmith shop, Westfard Ave. ...
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Long before the first white man en- tered Kern county that locality was inha0lted by superior race far ad-
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GH0 buys good turnout, Horse and |ROO Wagon. Y JOSEPH R1NDA,
 daII s3 ss Stafford springs. IT Angusto Scllssel, affirm that the sum .l 19 't xi65 tit.tg Mir. Henri Cfni pretend from MT; Ft rdinand Fentanella is nor true Fonia- nellt o' t owe him one cent. I he old proverb Vce sl' R: tne x pst the RsTS o not the l N ANTE1e-- A Second Hand Baby vs arri4 4ge. Address
 NJ. 10TH, West Wilmington
 OST between the Flo ter Stone Block 1I and Gold Street, pocket book ntatntnQ 1 OfficA s
 CHOICE BUILDING LOTS for Sale ea+y terms. ------l FRANK KFEFE N' ANTED FORD AGENTS. We want an agent Tor the fanous "4 '-CyIin- ger Ford runabonts sellLng for $6oO, in every fie d counties. ELMER UTOMOBILE 70. : Hartford, Conn. YOUNG MAN WANTED in Hardware f rred. BROWN & PINNER OR SALE. : House and barn, with H. aOOub L" acres oi land, tuatp on Village e1m near sch oi house. Win te sold chepp if
 inquire at STAFFORD SAVINGS BANK. FOR SALE-Three sitting room stoves, two oil heaters hall ca pet, rood buggy cHap. L. BUkK. NOW is the time to order your Fruit N Trees ornamental trees, towering shrubs. line for fall planting Give your order to & F. CLARK for them.
 pARLOR SUIT For Sale Cheap if A called for soon. Inquire of Charles Black burn, Corner West Main and Prospect streets.
 OST-Silk Umbrella with Silver Shep- 4I herd Crook Handle. Finder will be re- wardeo by leaving same at Press oftce
 E'OR SALE.-A building lot of 90 acres. ' on the Holland Road Old place known as yne ood wnaseT ,dt r place together with sd]ointng "oou lOC fec' nLy cuC w. K. DEMOND. HARM FOR SALE-Also the Family HoTse. Good worker and driver. Not afraid Of anything Inquire of F, W. Chafree,
  COTTAGE for Sale at Crystal Lake. " tf DIR. K. O. WINSHIP, Rockville. JAPANESE Napkins at The Press Of. O hce-1O cents hundred, 3O) for 21 cents. CHESTER White Boar for Service. N 3w' LENS s. JENSEN, West Stafford.
 
 ' OR SALE-My place at Orcuttville, t.-'N NJ. I. EATON. { 'HOPPERSs WANTED. Good prices | paid E. D. ELLIS, West Stafford. 5w' \ HIS is to give notice that I forbid all | persons trusting 6r harboring my wife, Lena, o1.my account as shall not pay any bills of her contracting after this date. | -....- .s...-. ..- BERT WEBSTER. Stafford. Oct. 25, 1907. s3w M ANEED-LOcal4 representatives for W stafford and vicinity to look after renew. als and Increase subscription list Of promi ent monthly magazine, nn a salary and con m ssion basis. xperlence drsirable~ Tut not necessary | Good opportunity for right. person. Address |
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CHESTER White Boar for Service, N 3w' LENS s. JENSEN, West Stafford
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' OR aSALE-My place at Orcuttville, l. t.-'.' NJ. J. EATON.
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{ 'HOPPERSs WANTED. Good prices paid E. D. ELLIS, West Stafford. 5w'
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An amusing ghost story haunts the early history of Santa Barbara island,
 Such were the awful noises heard by ships in passing that every sailor on board devoutiy crossed himself, con- Vlnced that it was the headquarters of swimming and flying monsters. Un- fortunately fer the sailors yarns it was latterly discovered that some ship wrecked cats had landed on the is. land, their numerous progeny living sumptuously on dead fish and the eggs and the young sea fowl.
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THIS is to give notice that forbid all persons trusting 6r harbortng my wife. Lena, o1 my account as shall not pay any bills of her contracting after this date.
 .... BERT WEBSTER. Stafford, Get. 2S, 1907. A3w
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JAPANESE Napkins at The Press Of p hce-1O cents hundred, 3O) for 2l cents.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-05
what Is Socialism?

debating society in Manayunk of
fered last week prize of So for the
best definition of socialism.
Among tie definitions submitted
were the following:
Socialism means that no man has
right to starIe to death where mil
lions are suffering from Indigestion"
Socialism is other peoples money"
Socialism is the Selfishness under
meath trying to annihilate the selfish
ness on top
socialism is the revolution Of the
stomach"
''Socialism is envy legitimatized."
The following definition is the enc
that gained the So prize:
Socialism is a combination of eff
forts and theories tending to establish
legally among all mankind the great
est possible equality Of wealth or mis-
cry" -Philadelphia Bulletin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-05
Loaea His. Head.

At banquet of clergymen recently
the subject of absent-minded people
was under discussion and yarns an
cient and of recent origin were told
10y several speakers.
1t is seldom that ministers compete
with one another to tell stories that
task the credulity of their hearers. but
upon this occasion the Rev. DIR. Dana,
pastor of the Walnut Street Presby-
terrain church. carried off the hOnors.
"There was a physician whose alb
ent-minaedness was so marked that
it often caused queer complications,
said DIR. Dana. ''Why, when ne was
married the minister told him to place
the wedding ring OH his brides fin
ger.
HE reached for her. felt her pulse,
and as it was very naturally beating
faster than normal. exclaimed: Let
me see your tongue. ''-PhilaGelphia
Record
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-05

When President Lincoln issued the
emancipation proclamation it excited
at once great deal of discussion IN
the army ON one occasion, Henry
Clay Trumbul. says his biOgrapher,
was going through the camp of the
regiment of which he was chaplain,
when he was hailed by sergeant and
some men who were arguing the sub
ject.
chaplain" asked the sergeant, ''do
you think President Lincoln had any
right to issue that proclamation"
81 suppose he thought he had" re-
piled Mr.. Trumbull.
"WeIl, suppose a soldiers got a
right to hold his own opinion, hasn't
he?"
"Oh, yes. certainly he has" an
swered the chaplan-'that is, if he'll
take care and hold 'em, and not al
ways be singing them round careless
~ before others. Rochester Herald.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-05
LUCKY BEAN SAVED SAILOR
Providence Placed Talisfnan in His
Hand When He Was Thrown IN
conscious Among Cannibals.

Of all the many mysterious products
of the ocean, none can compare with the
sea-bean. Scientists are divided as to
its origin, as no one has ever seen the
shrub or vine on which it grows, and it
is never found save when the bosom of
the deep has been rent by hard storm,
when the sea-beans, cast forth from
some mysterious depth, are found scat
tered along the beach, derelicts of the
tide. There are numerous varieties,
large and small, and some are very rare
especially the large liver bean, and the
banded bean. The savage tribes which
inhabit the South Seas regard them as
almost sacred, and look upon the lucky
possessor of one of the rare varieties as
particularly favored by the gods. Dusky
bellies, having in their possession these
rare products of the deep, will fight for
their treasure against all corners, as they
believe that the sea-bean gives them I'M
usual power, especially in love, and that
any man on whom their affections are
set, must yield to their charms if they
but touch him with the lucky bean.
One touch of the bean binds their lover
to them,forever.
Mr.. Leak, manager of the Stanislaus
county exhibit cars from California, is
the fortunate possessor of a rare speci-
men which has thrilling history which
would seem to prove the superstition of
the savages of the South Sea Islands.
1t was given to him by sailor friend,
who was wrecked in a mighty storm which
swept the tropical seas The sailor, I'M
conscious and nearly dead, was washed
ashore on an island, and when he recov-
cred his senses he found himself sur
rounded by crowd of savage men and
women. They were cannibals, and his
fate would undoubtedly have been hor-
rible one, but suddenly native saw
grasped in the sailors hand, one of the
rarest of the sea- beans. Where it came
from and how it happened that he heldit
when he was cast upon the beach he
never knew, but the superstitious ma
tives looked upon him as one especially
protected by the gods, and the bean
proved to him lucky one indeed for it
undoubtedly saved him from terrible
fate. Some years ago Mr.. Leak be-
friended this old sailor in San Francisco,
and as a reward this lucky bean was
presented to him, and he values it high
ly. 81 am not superstitious, said Mr..
Leak in speaking of this bean, which he
has had made into watch charm, "but
I have not had any very bad luck since
was presented with the lucky bean by
my old sailor friend Seth.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-05
another Boss out.

That there is a startling difference
between the temper of the rising gen
GRAFTON and that Of the youth whose
young IDEAS shot Up according to the
teachings Of Mrs. Hannah More am
Sanford and Merton has recently been
proved by little 7-year-Old girl who
was lahoriously spelling her way
through a reading lesson.
always speak the truth she said
sand obey your parents.
BE gentle and quiet. Never slam
the door and shout and scream about
tho house.
AT the table eat slowly, not in q
greedy manner like pig"
Suddenly the little girl shut the book
with a portentOuS bang and announced
with frmness and decision:
I'm not going to let any old Third
Reader boss me like that. "-ROchestel
Herald.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-05
A church without services.

There is in London. within a few
yards of the beautiful marble arch in
Hyde park. church in which no serv
ices are ever held. This Church of the
Ascension. as it is called. was built by
Mrs. Russell Quincy as memorial to
her husband. and she expressly stated
that the edifce was to be used for
prayer, rest and meditation solely. A
handsome building it is. with its tessel-
lated floors and it's numerous fine paint
ings over the door is posted this no
tice. explaining the true object Of the
church: Passengers through the busy
streets OF London, enter this sanctuary
for rest and silence and prayer. Let
the pictured walls within speak Of the
past yet ever continuing ways Of God
with man."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-05
THE SRREW MOUSE.
Some Queer SuperstitiOns About
Harmless Little Animal.

Some Queer SuperStitiOns About
Harmless Little Animal.
The shrew. or shrew mouse. as it is
commonly called, is found in nearly all
parts of the world 1t is distinguished
by an elongated pointed muzzle. small
eyes, plantigrade. six tOed feet and
glands that secrete a musky fluid al
together it closely resembles mouse.
but it is really not related to the mouse
family.
When at home it is either under q
pile of rubbish or in hole which it
has burrowed in the earth. 1t is
nocturnal in its habits. but perfectly
harmless, yet at one time it was much
disliked and prosecuted because it was
thought to be a dangerous. mischievous
animal. Among the Italians the notion
was prevalent that the bite of a shrew
was extremely poisonous. The French
and the English believed that if a
shrew ran over an animals foot the
animal felt great pain and eventually
became paralyZed; hence if horse,
cow or goat became little stiff in its
limbs the foolish people at once declar-
ed it "shrew struck and the poor
shrews had to suffer in consequence.
OF course the "shrew struck" animal
had to have something to cure it, so
an ash tree was selected. and deep
hole was bored into its trunk. Then a
shrew was captured, put alive into the
hole, the hole was securely plugged,
and the innocent little animal was left
to die of starvation.
The ignorant believed that after such
an act the ash tree had power to cure
''shrew struck" animals. and whenever
an animal became inactive or a little
numb in its limbs its owner hurried to
the "shrew ASH cut switch from 1t
and switched the "shrew struck beast.
The smarting caused by the switching
naturally made the helpless animal
move about as much as it possibly
could, and in a short time it was pro-
nOunced cured.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-05
A Gallant Highwayman.

A highwayman recently held up a
gasoline runabout on the outskirts OF
Rome. The highwayman stopped the
rumabout with shot in the air. Then
he ran forth from the tomb that had
cOncea Ell him-the hOldup happened on
the App.an Way-and found to his sur
prise only a woman in the little car.
where. madam, Is your husband?'
he demanded sternly and suspiciously.
He's under the seat" she answered,
flushing.
Then" said the highwayman, Il
will take nothing. It's bad enough to
have husband like that without being
robbed into the bargain"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-05
EASY DOOR FASTENERS.
Only One Kind of Lock the Expert
Burglar Can't Pick.

Only One Kind of Lock the Expert
Burglar Can't Pick.
There's only one lock iii the world
that | can't open if you'll give me 4
few minutes at il. and as for ordinary
door and drawer locks. I'll open them
as easily as if there was no lock there.
Any expert burglar can do the same.
The foregoing statement was made
by an experienced locksmith of Kan
sas City.
Few persons know how Insecure
their homes are" he continued. rev
persons realize that the average lock
is absolutely worthless for keeping out
an experienced burglar. The ordinary
door lock is good for nothing but re-
Winding casual business or social call
erS that they must ring to be admitted.
None of these ordinary door faSten-
ers, and that's the best you can call
them. will deter a burglar two whole
minutes. If there's no key in the lock.
he soon fits one to it, If there is key
in the lock be inserts pair of pinch
ers and in ten seconds has it opened
Understand me. am speaking of the
experienced burglar The clumsy bur
glar is the one who gets in trouble.
He'll tumble around with a lock until
somebody hears him. There is only
one unpickable lock made. That's the
six pin lock used by the government.
1t will defy any expert. There are six
little steel pins in the lock. which
have to be raised just 4 certain dis
lance to open it. Some of the pins are
One-fourth Of an inch long and some
of them Il half inch. If one Of the pins
lacks even harhre1dth Of being
raised the proper distance. the lock
Will not open. 1t battles all the eX-
perts"
This locksmth is 50 expert he can
open the majority Of safes .hy putting
lis ear Is the combination and listen
ing to how tie tumblars click into
place rs he turns it
Il intended ut enc time to be a bur
glar." this ocksmith declares. II had
it all planned out-even had a set of
burglars tools made Then | decided
that honesty was the best policy, and
| stuck to my trade Kansas City
O
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-05
SUGAR MAKING.
The HindOos Probably Learned the
Art From the Chinese.

The HindOos Probably Learned the
Art From the Chinese.
The Chinese who invented almost
everything before anybody else heard
of it, claim to be the original discover
ers of the process of sugar making,
and it is said that sugar was used in
China as long ago as 5000 years. This
is misty, but the fact is well establish
ed that it was manufactured in China
under the Tsin dynasty 200 years at
least before the Christian era began.
India has put forward claim for
priority of invention. but the prOhabil-
ity is that the HindOos learned the art
of sugar making from the Chinese and
that through them the knowledge final
~ spread to the western nations. Ne
archus, when sent by Alexander on an
exploring voyage on the Indus. brought
back reports of honey" which was
made by the Asiatics from cane with
out the help of bees.
At this time neither the Greeks nor
the Jews nor the BabylonianS had any
knowledge of sugar. but later the art
of making the. artificial honey be-
came known and practiced, though its
progress and development were ex
ceedingly slow. 1t was prescribed as
a medicine by Galen in A. D. 100 and
up to the seventeenth century it had
become nothing more than a costly
luxury, to be used only on special Occa-
sions. Even as late as the beginning
of the eighteenth century the annual
consumption of sugar in Great Britain
had reached only 2O,0OO,000 pounds.
whereas it is now more than 100000
600 pounds.
Refined sugar was not made in Eng
land till 1859. The art of refining was
learned by a Venetian merchant from
the Saracens, who sold the secret to
him for 100000 crowns
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-05
Evolution Of Chemistry.

The first chemists were the alchem-
lists. who for hundreds of years vainly
tried to make gold by compromising va
riors chemicals. Chemistry was intro
duced into Spain by the Moors in 1850,
and the Chinese and Egyptians claimed
an early acquaintance with it. Howey-
er, chemistry was aot scie&ce until
the seventeenth century. Boerhaave
was the first to combine the study Of
chemistry with medicine. and since
then its evolution has beer rapid.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-05
A SPIDER FiCHT.
II Was a Fast and Furious Battle tn
the Death.


| once had spider pet Of kind the
books enabled me to Identity He was
Il fine big fellow. caught him III the
garden. carried him home and ioi
nearly two months he AMI took u
close interest in each other. he for the
flies | introduced TO him and | for the
amusement hc introduces 10 me- /
kept him in milincr'S box. iettii.g
him out when visited hlm, especial.
ly delghtinS myself with allowing
him to drop from one hand by his iiEe
spun thread and then either catching
him in the other OF gently compelling
him to climb back again by appar-
emily eating his own ladder
One day | captured another spider
of the same species. kept him for a
few days in a separate box, and then.
with the kindly idea Of companionship.
| introduced him to Tiger. | have
seen dogs fight; | have seen chan
ticleer fight and shay his man: ! HAY e
seen rams fight till. with his skull
crushed in one lay dead at the foot
of the other; | have seen men hight (;
but the fullest sense | ever realized Of
mad murderouS passion let ungoy.
ernably loose conferred in one destroy
ing aim and summoning every phySic.
al energy to its devilish service,
realized when those two spiders rush
ed to mortal combat. | stood in boy
ish terror as their tangled les drop.
ped off, torn by mutual rage; and az
with vicious deXterity they struck each
other with their poisoned fangs using
for their own destruction the weapons
and appliances with which nature has
provided them for the capture and
slaughter of their prey. yisibly turned
pale.
Tiger was the victor, but even while
with brutal wrath. III mangled as he
was. he bit and spurned his dead and
lmbless foe he was seized with symp-
toms took to be pdralytic. ana in Il
minute or two | helped him to his
death And this fearless gladiator
was afraid Of, remember, and never
would tackle bic bluebottle fly.
What is ourage?-Dundee Advertiser.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-05
Nothing Doing.

'Do you allow children in your fat"'
she asked of the janitor.
eve do. ma'am."
''Small children that like to play OF
the stairs?'
"Yes. ma'am. Most of all our ten
ants have children"
MAY l bring my little dog in the
fiat if | want tO?'
"No objections whatever. ma'am."
'Iay l play the piano after y
o'clock"
"As late as you please, ma'am."
5000. oniOns?"
Certainly"
81 don't want it, 1 don't like that
kind of a place Milwaukee Sen
tinel
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-05
A. Anybody Gan See.

The open faced young man who
wanted city position was undergo
ing a civil service examination.
"By the way asked one of the
commissioners. where is the center OF
population in this country"
eat the corner of State and Madison
streets. sir" he said.
Although this is not the answer
given by the geographical authorities,
he got Il mark of 100 on il.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-05
They Wouldn,t Lnx.

A bashfuI young woman from Il
backwoOds county i'll Virginia went
into local store carrying three chick
ems. She inquired the price Of chickens
and at the same time put them on the
counter
''WilI they lay thereY' asked the
clerk. who did not know that the chick.
ems legs were tied.
She bit her handkerchief in embar
rassment moment and said:
''No, sir: they are roosterS. "-Lipp!D
colts.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-05
There Were Others.

'That cOrnet player on the third floor
has remarkable endurance" remarked
the casual visitor.
''He has" agreed the regular board
er, ''but it's nothing compared to the
other boarders Toledo Blade.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-05

V1Sor and cheerful
ness soon disappear
when the kidneys are
out of order or dis
eased.
Kidney trouble has
become SO prevalent
that it is not uncom-
mon for a child to be
born afflicted with
weak kidneys. IF the