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The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1907-08-28

Items OF local interest taken from the columns
OF The Press, thirty years ago.l
August so, 1877.


Schools in district No. 2 begin next
M onday. Miss Emma Dimock of West
Stafford in charge of grammar depart
ment, Miss L. S. Oady retaining care
of primary department..
The schools in district No. will
commence next Monday. Teachers
same as for several terms past, Mrs.
T. O. Lathrop in grammar depart
ment. and Miss Georgia Beckwith in
primary.
The match between the Willimantic
Arctics and Stafford Eagles came off
according to appointment on Thursday
afternoon last, and resulted in a VIC
tory for the Eagles by score of o to 6.
Rawitser Bros. of New York have
bought the upper mill in Stafford.
Vile, which has been known as the
Home or 'Tuckerville" mill. The
same parties already own and operate
the next mill below on the same
stream.
W. HI. Speeding, for some years
past clerk in Ohandler's news and va
riety store, goes to Providence this
week to take charge of the store Of
Ephraim Howard in that city, while
Mr.. Howard returns to this village
to take charge of the carding room in
the Granite mill.
The Corpe foundry buildings, wa
ter privilege and land at the Hollow,
sold at auction on Tuesday, brought
$3.50, and the entire sale of property
advertised, some of which was dis
posed of at private sale before the
auction, realized $500. The property
was originally mortgaged for $240O,
and by sale and removal of some of
the property the mortgages consider
that they have realized $500, leav-
ing shrinkage of 800, which is do
ing better than was generally expect.
ed. The original cost of the proper.
ty was $4,000.
Born. In Staffordville, 2Sth. son
to John Stein.
In Stafford Springs, goth, son to
Orlando s. Davis.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1907-08-28
CAUGHT on q Fishhoolx.

Who that has flshed has escaped
getting q fshhook caught in a thumb
or fingerf There Is nothing more
painful and more difficult to relieve
than this simple little incident. The
first impulse Of the fisher man or
woman is to try to remove the hook
the way It got caught in the fish, and
the more it is pushed back to release
the tip the more it cuts and hurts the
flesh. On account Of the peculiar
shape of a fishhook it Is necessary to
push it all the way through, II the
hook is one Of those without the loop
or eye at the upper end. or else it
must be pushed through until the
tip Of the hook is cleared, and then
a pair Of tweezers will serve to snap
the metal and let the hook be taken
out Of the flesh. Sometimes a good
sized knife will do the hook cutting
II tweezerS are not handy. The
wound made by the hook should be
thoroughly cleansed with hot water
and perhaps some disinfectant, after
which it should be covered with a
soothing ointment and then carefully
bound with lint or a bandage.-New
York Herald.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1907-08-28

The girl suddenly began to cry. Il
thought I'd better be helping you
helping you pull this boat" she sobbed.
''than riding round In an old launch
with a mani don't like. But If you
don't want mel can take him, sup
pose" Her voice died away as she
struggled vainly to keep her wind
blown hair out of her face, her skirts
from the water and the tears from
binding her eyes.
HE shall never have you," declared
Kesler hercely, dropping the rope and
catching the girl in his arms. "Little
comrade, do you mean it7 / do want
your help, little girl. and win make
you happy. Oh, don't hide your face.
dear! Your hair Is so lovely-but it's
dreadfully in the wayG'
The ubiquitous Mr.. Harvey, as his
launch came swiftly down the channel,
noted with establishment two persons
over toward the lighthouse wading
slowly through the shallow water. He
thought at first that he recognized the
girls white sweater and her green
skirt, which she held gathered about
her knees. The gllls circled over their
heads and the sea wind blew the girls
bright hair all about her face. The
man waded very close to her side. The
pair seemed in no particular hurry.
Behind them bobbed a little white
boat.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1907-08-28
LMk's Folly.

The story of "Lick's Folly, or the
Mahogany Mill" has to do with the
romance of the life of James Lick, the
donor of the Lick observatory.
In early life young Lick fell in love
with the daughter of well to do
miller for whom he worked. When he
made known his love. which was re-
ciprocated by the girl the miller was
angry and is said to have replied:
"Out. you beggar! Dare you think
Of my daughter, who will inherit my
riches? Have you a mill like this7
Have you a single penny in your
purse?"
To this Lick replied that he had
nothing as yet, but one day he would
have a mill beside which this one
would be pigsty.
In 1854 the quiet, parsimonious
James Lick surprised everybody by
building a magnificent -four mill near
San Jose. The mill was finished with
in in soliu mahogany highly polished
and was furnished with the best
machinery possible. He made the
grounds about the mill very attractive
and began early to set out trees both
for fruit and ornament.
Lick caused his elegant mill to be
photographed without and within and
sent the pictures to the miller who
had scorned him in his youth.
Nineteen years after Mr.. Lick built
his mill, Jan. 16, 1873, he surprised the
people Of San Jose again by giving it
to the Paine Memorial society Of Bos-
ton, half the proceeds of sale to be
used for a memorial hall and half to
sustain q lecture course.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1907-08-28
Moors and Morocco.

Moor and Morocco are words I'M
known to the people Of that troubled
land. These people know themselves
as Arabs and descendants Of those val
liant upholders Of the prophets green
standard who swept like food across
north Africa at the time Of the hegira.
The Morocco of the present day they
found possessed by sturdy race who
claimed descent from the people who
were cast out Of Canaan by Joshua,
the son Of Nun. Their country, so far
as its plains were concerned, was tax
en- from them by the Arabs, and their
fighting strength was made to serve
the Arab cause In. the conquest Of
Spain. They themselves gradually took
to the mountains, to the great Atlas.
Here they have remained ever since,
speaking their own language, main
tanning their own customs and racial
attributes and obstinately refusing to
be- absorbed by the Arab jewellers on
the plains These people are the Ber-
ebers. Their tongue Is called Shilhah.
Literature they have none, in the or
binary sense OF the word, but they
have a. rich store of oral tradition.
myth. legend md folklore
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1907-08-28
rh. aMoman from Enaland.n

One of the most curious myths of the
middle ages, singularly false and fagi-
tious In its character, but so persistent
that it eventually attained general be-
lief, was the story Of "Pope JOAN" the
woman pope who was supposed to
have sat in st. Peters chair about
midway Of the ninth century. For
200 years in the great cathedral at
Siena, Italy, along with the busts of
all the other popes, there stood bust
Of this mythical female bearing upon
1t the inscription. "JOhn VIII. a WO-
man From England" This bust was
put in its place by ecclesiastical au-
thorities In the year 400, without pro-
test from any source, and in pursu-
ance Of the universal popular belief
that the eighth John had indeed been
a woman, and this In spite Of the fact
that the personal history Of the real
John VIII, who was a man and a Ro-
man and the defer Of the Emperor
Charles the Bald, was open to the
scholars Of the world. 1t was only at
the beginning Of the seventeenth cen
fury that the bust Of the woman from
England" was taken down.-Argonaut
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1907-08-28

1--WE never repent of eating too little, /"
was one Of the ten rules of life of Thomas
Jefferson, president of the Uni'ed States,
and the rule applies to every one without
exception during this hot weather, because
it is hard for foou, even in small quaint
ties, to be digested when the blood is at
high temperature. At this season we
should eat sparingly and properly. We
should also help the stomach as much as
possible by the use of little Kodol for
Indigestion and Dyspepsia, which will
rest the stomach by digesting the food it.
self. Sold by Anders Jacobsen.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1907-08-28
Scared Out of Writing Badly.

A we'll known musician, who writes
a very illegible hand, once sent an
unusually hopeless scrawl to friend.
The latter studied 1t minute, gave 1t
up in despair and then sat down and
wrote In reply: II shall be most happy
to dine with you tomorrow at 6. Kind
est regards to your wife," etc. In less
than half an hour his friend appeared
GREATNESS at his door.
'"There's some misunderstanding"
he said anxiously 81 wrote you a
note asking you if you could play the
piano part of the trio at Browns re-
cital and here you've sent me an ac-
ceptance of dinner invitation, but
didn't invite you to dinner"
"Well," returned the other blandly,
81 didn't suppose you'd really sent me
an invitation to dinner, but I couldn't
read word of your note. and in that
case hereafter mean always to take
It for granted that you're asking me to
dine"
For one Of his correspondents at
least the offender now writes legibly.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1907-08-28
Passed Examination successfuIIv.

James Donahue, New Britain, Conn.,,
writes; ~ tried several kidney reme-
dies, and was trsated by our best physi-
clans for diabetes, but did not improve
until took Foley's Kidney Cure After
the second bottle | showed improvement.
and five bottles cured me completely. i
have since passed rigid examination for
life insurance. Foley's Kidney Cure
cures back-ache and all forms OF kidney
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1907-08-28

In the West Indies is found a bird
called the sunset bird. because half an
hour before sunset and half an hour
before sunrise it utters it's peculiar cry
of "Soleil coucherw The natives call
1t tumble bird" "a bird possessed of
the deviD and say that to kill 1t would
bring death to its slayer. Another bird
found in the same region is the "Sou-
friere bird" which makes it's home
near the volcano Of Soufriere, and
among the natives there is a strong be-
lief that the first individual to see this
bird will die. while the most horrible
torture by evil spirits awaits the man
who kills it-Minneapolis Journal.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1907-08-28
Cured Hay Fever and Summer Cold.

Cured Hay Fever and Summer Cold.
A. j. Nusbaum, Batesville, Indiana
writes Last year l suffered for thre'
months with summer cold so distress
ing that 1t interfered with my business,
had many of the symptoms Of hay fever
and doctors prescription did not reach
my case, and l took several medicines
which seemed to only aggravate my case.
Fortunately / insisted upon having Fo.
ley's Honey and Tar and 1t quickly cured
me. My wife has since used Foley's
Honey and Tar with the same success. .
Anders Jacobsen.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1907-08-28
Catarrh Cannot he Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they cannot
reach the seat OF the disease. Catarrh Is q
blood or constitutional disease, and In order to
cure it you must take internal remedies. Hairs
Catarrh Cure ia taken inter- ally, and act d.
rectly on the blood and mucous surfaces Halls
CataErh Cure is not quack medicine. It was
prescribed by one OF the best physicians in this
country for years and Is regular prescription,
1t is composed Of the best tonics known, CON-
bined with the best blood purifiers, acting d.
rectly ON the mucous surfaces. The perfect
combination Of the two ingredients is what pro-
duces such wonderful results in curing CataFrh.
Send for testimonials free.
r. j. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, price 76c
Take Hairs Family Pulls for constipation.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1907-08-28
Call Early For Good Ones.

At the end Of big ball one Of the
guests went into the clOakroom at 8
I'm the morning to put on his things,
and the attendant came forward with
a coat.
''That isn't my coat" said the guest
Mine is a perfectly new one."
"a new one? Oh, l haven't any new
coats left after half-past 12."-Sourire.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1907-08-28
LoNDoN's FoGs.
They Are the Real Thing, These Dense.
Damp Blankets.

Damp Blankets.
Until one has passed a winter and
spring in the British capital he knows
nothing about a real fog. Perhaps
there is one place where fog gathers
more frequently, but never so densely.
That is on the banks of NewfOund-
land. The story used to be told of the
veteran II. e. Judkins, commodore Of
the Cunard line, that when asked by a
woman passenger If there was always
a fog on the banks he replied curtly
'"How do / know, madam? don't
live here"
But the LOndOner who has to remain
IN town during the winter knows more
about fogs than would the keeper of a
lightship anchored in the path Of trans
atlantic travel 1t is because of the
bad fog that the Britisher goes to the
country in winter and remains in the
city during the summer. He reverses
the American rule. The height of the
London season Is at the very time
when New York and most American
cities south of parallel 40 are swelter-
ing In the heat and deserted by every
body who can afford to get away.
There is so much bad winter weather
in London that really fine day is a
surprise. In the months between No
vember and May the average resident
of the British metropolis generally
awakens to find that big town envel-
oped in q dense mist that clings to the
window panes, finds it's way into every
crack and crevice, forms in drops Of
water upon the stone stills, only to drop
to half open shutters below; searches
for small openings at window tops and
thereby gains admittance to the sleep
ing room, where the mist expands like
the genii Of the Arabian tales until 1t
fills the apartment, first chokes the
sleeper, then causes him to turn over,
only to find that new place on his
pillow Is damp and causes him to say,
as every Londoner does times without
number, Another bad dayY
Such Is typical awakening during
the winter months in the most popu-
lous city of the world!
Were I to tell you that pedestrians
constantly collide with one another,
that the cries Of the cabmen warning
other drivers and people afoot are in
cessant and that objects animate or
inanimate are often wholly invisible
one foot distant you'd be incredulous,
and yet such is the fact Not every
fog Is SO dense as that, but they do
occur in London.-Julius Chambers In
Brooklyn Eagle.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1907-08-28
Everybody loves our baby, ROSY

The Deacon-Young man, don't you
know that there's rainy day COM
Ing? Spendthrift-Me there is, but
rye got So that says the weather man
won't call the turn. Come, now, II
you've got any nerve, show your
money
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1907-08-28

a "SovRREIGN'' THAT CosTs ONLY ONE
DOLLAR.-Dr. David Kennedy's Favorite
Remedy, of Rondout, N. Y, is "SOver-
eign" medicine for Nervousness, Rheuma-
tism, Kidney and Liver Complaints, and
all the ills peculiar to women. 1t drives
the poison from the blood, and restores
the patient to the bloom Of health. You
will never regret the exchange of one dol
lar for bottle. 6
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1907-08-28

The human brain has not steadily
increased since paleolith:c times, and
as Professor Lancaster tells us, by
way of concrete illustration, the brain
Of Isaac Newton was not much larger
than that of an Australian black
london Outlook
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1907-08-28
Just Two Kind. az Mar

There are two classes Of men," said
the close observer. zone knows moth
ing about woNAan, having spent years
In studying her. The other knows ev-
erything, never having studied her,
Chicago Journal
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1907-08-28
anod ha WaanH upriaht.

A certain judge, while passing
through the scene of an election riot,
had large stone thrown at his head,
but as he happened to be in a STOPPING
posture at the time 1t passed over him.
'You see," said he, addressing his
friends afterward, ''that had I been
an upright Judge I might have been
killed"
Everybody loves our baby, rosy, sweet
and warm,
With kissy places on her neck and dim
pies on her arms.
Once she was so thin and cross, used tC
cry with pain
Mother gave her CAsoAswERT, now she's
we'll again.
Sold by Anders Jacobsen.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1907-08-28
How no Avoid Appendicitis,

Most victims Of appendicitis are those
who are habitually constipated Orino
Laxative Fruit Syrup cures chronic con-
stipation bv stimulating the liver and
bowels and restores the natural action of
the bowels. Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup
does not nauseate or grippe and Is mild
and pleasant to take. Refuse substitutes.
Anders Jacobsen.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1907-08-28
HAVE YOU TRIED CUR-X-zEMA ?

IL quickly and permanently cures Eczema,
Itching Piles, Burns, Cuts, Sunburn, and all skin
diseases, after all other remedies fail. At Drug
g1sts, SOC. Sample by ma1l, 1Oc. Cur-X-Zema
Co., watervliet, Y.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1907-08-28
Lemon. Chocolate and Custard Pics

Lemon, ChOCOlaUe ana CubUAr0 PICS
1t does not require an experienced cook to
make good pies from "OUR-PIE." just the
proper proportions of all ingredients are in the
package ready for immediate use. At grocers
10 cents per package. order few packages to-
daY.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1907-08-28

Those who have stomach trouble, no
matter how slight, should give every pos
sible help to the digestive organs, so that
the food may be digested with the least
effort. This may te done by taking
something that contains natural digestive
properties- something like Kodol for In
digestion and Dyspepsia Kodol is a
preparation of vegetable acids, and con-
tains the very same juices found in a
healthy stomach. 1t digests what you
eat. Sold by Anders Jacobsen.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1907-08-28
Curtis Wood Yard

Having purchased the wood Yard, Planning,
Saving and Carpet Cleaning business OF k. &c.
Butterneld. am ready for business nj the new
location on South street, opposite Demond's
lumber yard. ID. II. CURTIS.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1907-08-28
EIowers That CHANCE Color.

There are many flowers that change
color" said the old gardener. '"There
is the mutabue phlox, for instance.
At sunrise 1t is blue. and in the after
noon it is pink. Then there is hibiscus
hibiscus mutabilis. 1t goes through
three changes In the day, from white
in the morning to rose at noon and to
red at sunset. Likewise the lantana.
The lantana is yellow one day, orange
the next and red the third. Its
changes are slow. There are other
flowers, too, that change. There's the
chieranthus chameleo, that shifts from
white to yellow and from yellow to
red. There's the gladiolus versicolor,
that's brown In the morning and blue
in the evening. There's the colaea
scandens. that moves slowly from
greenish white to a deep violet."-New
Orleans Times Democrat
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1907-08-28

DeWitt's Little Early Risers don't sick.
en- or grippe. Small Pills, easy to take.
Sold by Anders Jacobsen.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1907-08-28
Sour
Stomach

Ne appetite. loss of strength. nervous
$500, headache, constipation, bad BREATH
general debility, sour risings. and catarrh
e the stomach are all due to indigestion.
Kodol relieves indigestion. This new dlscov-
cry represents the natural juices Of dIgeS-
don a. they exist In q healthy stomach,
combined with the greatest known tonic
and Tcconstructivo properties. Kodol for
dyspepsia does not only relieve indigestion
and dyspepsia. but this famous remedy
hslps all stomach troubles by cleansing,
purifying, sweetening and strengthening
ths mucous membranes lining the stomach.
Nr. S. s. Ball q Ravensuvood W, Va. says
was troubled With sour stomach for twenty yearAs
kcdcl cured me and We are now using Il in milk
IN baby"
ron BAcKAcHE--WEAK KIDNEYs
TRY
DsNTrs KIDNEY and BLADDER PiLLS-sm nd sail
PFsparsd By = o. DEWITT q co., Chicago
ANDERS JACOBSEN.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1907-08-28

-E&=3 ~ - W. E1SGA-E1DX
produces fine results I'm 80 days. It acts
powerfully and quickly. Cures when others fail
Young men can regain their lost manhood and
old men may recover their youthful vigor by
using REVlVOs 1t quickly and quietly re-
Weakness such as Lost Power, Failing Memory
Wasting Diseases, and effects Of self-abuse or
excess and tndtscretton. which units one for
study, business or marriage It not only cures
by starting at the seat OF disease, but Is great
nerve tonic and blood builder, bringing
back the pink glow to pale checks and re-
storing the are of youth. It wards OF ap-
preaching disease Insist on having REVTVO,
no other. It can be carried In vest pocket. BY
mail. e1sOO per package, or six for $500. We
give free advice and counsel to all who wish it
with guaranteed. Circulars free. Address
ROYAL MEDICINE CO., Marine BLDG. Chicago. 90
For sale In STAFFORD Springs by
A. c. EATON, Druggist.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-01-10

Mr. Shonts Is getting as changeable
as his noble master. First the West
Indian darkies were to make the dirt
ny Mt Panama, then Chinese were to
be imported to do the trick. next the
work was to be let by contract, so that
the administration would not be
blamed for employing Chinese labor.
The latest is declaration Of Chairman
Shonts that 40 Chinese have been en-
gagged on VIII be engaged for work
there Still some one will have to dig
the canal for we have the assurance
IN the Republican campaign book that
the Republican party docs things" II
II does change its mind from week t.
week.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-01-10
Filming Corporations.

Does any one believe that the New
York Central railroad would have CON
tinued to pay rebates and the Standard
Oil trust have continued to restrain
trade by Illegal combinations If the
laws had been enforced and the trust
and corporation managers had been
prosecuted instead Of the corporate tons ?
The conviction of the managers of the
New York Central railroad and Of the
MANAGERS Of the Standard Oil trust I'M
der the criminal section of the law
would at once set other trust magnates
to thinking Filming corporation Is
not the effective way to stop the law
breaking, but one trust magnate in
stripes would do more to deter the 9TH
sfs than If all the corporations in the
land We're fined to the full extent Of
the law.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-01-10
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Cured Of Lung Trouble.

cit is now eleven years since I had a
narrow escape from consumption. :"
writes c. o. Floyd, leading business
man OF Kershaw, S. G. II had run
down in weight to 1876 pounds, and
coughing was constant both by day and
by night. Finally 1 began taking Dr..
Kings New Discovery and continued
this for about six months, when my
cough and lung trouble were entirely
gone and was restored to my normal
weight, 40 pounds" Thousands Of
persons are healed every year. Guaran.
teed at Evans Drug Co. SOC and s. 90.
Trial bottle free. t
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-01-10
MEN AND THEIR EYES,.

eyes.
Won Ioltle, the soldier, had bright
blue eyes.
Julius Caesar had black eyes Of great
brilliancy.
Darwin's gray eyes looked out from
unIer heavy overhanging brows.
Robert Louis Stevenson had brown
eyes, humorous and very expressive.
In the younger Pitt the sole evidence
Of genius lay in his brown eyes, which
glowed like live Goals.
Charles Lamb had very glitterng
with red spots Oh the iris.