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The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1908-03-25
MONsON.
George Haggerty is to- remove from
Rridno rfrnnh 10 ConAh Main

George HRgRerty is To remove from
Bridge street to South Main
Frank Maguire has returned from
Florida. where he las been spending
the winter
! William 6. MoultoM las moved his
saw mill on to land owned by Fred
Fl BeckWitl.
Miss Lizzie Barrett of Stafford
Springs has heen the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Sherman Stebbins
Chester Blanchard and Thomas
Lynch are fixing up the cottage own.
ed by Arthur d. Ellis.
]. V. Colleton was called to his
home in Poughkepesie Thursday by
the death of his brother.
Rev. and Mrs. George A Andrews
are receiving congratulations upon
the birth of SON Friday, March IL
Miss Abbie Ferris, who has been
teaching in the Moulton hill district,
has resigned her position and accept.
ed one in Chicoree. Her resignation
will take effect the goth.
Mrs Mary Lemon, SO, of Silver
street died Monday, the 10th. at the
home of her son. She leaves two
sons, Elmer and Lewis. The funeral
was held Wednesday afternoon at
2 80, Rev A B. Clifford of the
Methodist church officiating. The
burial was in No. 1 cemetery.
1t is not an uncommon sight to see
deer in the out districts of the town.
Last week a herd of Is was seen in
i the vicinity of Lester SrebbiDs' farm
in Cotton Hollow. They stayed for
about an hour in swamp west of
the house, and then ran away, being
frightened by the barking of dog
Mrs. Mary L. White. 81, died at
the home of her daughter, Mrs
Maj tina Meacham, Saturday. the l4th.
Mrs White had net been in good
health for some time, and a severe
attack of grip proved too much for
her weakened vitality. The funeral
was held from her home Tuesday
afternoon, Rev. G. A. Andrews of the
Congregational church officiating
The burial was in the No l GENE.
terry.
A freight wreck at South Monson
delayed traffic on the Central Vermont
for about three hours Friday after.
noon A truck broke on heavy Car
of cement at South Monson, and
while very little damage was done,
trains could not pass until a new truck
was put in. The wrecker was brought
down from Palmer to assist in clear.
ing mp, and the passenger train due
20 leave here at 1888 got away at
80, after spending a quiet interval
on the side track back of Ralph
Cliffnrd's
Miss Emma Dillon, 81, daughter
of Mr.. aud Mrs. Walter Dillon, died
Monday, the L 9th, from a complication
nf diseases after an illness of seven
weeks. Besides her arents, she
leaves four sisters Katherine and
Elizabeth at home, Agnes in Winsted,
CT, aud Mrs. Patrick Dugan in town.
The funeral was held at St Patrick 8
church Wednesday morning at 10.
Solemn high mass was celebrated,
The burial was in st Patrick's GENE
terry. The deceased was one of our
most estimable young ladies, and the
che sincere sy mpathy of many friends
in their loss. .-s
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1908-03-25
DARING PHOTOGRAPHY.
PeriIous Feats Of the Men Who Ma
nipulate the Cameras.

PeriIous Feats of the Men Who Ma
nipuIate the Cameras.
A man who can stand or sit on the
flange OF a steel beam not so wide as
the sole of your shoe and 600 feet
above roaring granite paved city
street, there coolly to take successful
pictures of the top of the city far be-
low him, must be possessed of three
qualifications and each of the first wa
ter He must have judgment, patience
and courage, these three, and, one may
add without sighting the other two,
the greatest of these is courage. So
writes H G. Hunting in the Technical
World Magazine.
The eager eye of the camera goes
everywhere nowadays. and the man
who makes picture getting his bust
ness adopts no peaceful, unexcitng
pursuit If he is under contract to a
great newspaper or magazine he may
be called upon to secure a picture Of
anything. from a fiashlight in the black
depths of a metropolitan sewer to a
portrait Of the fairest white slave in q
Turkish harem. He may be asked to
"get'' a female grizzly nursing her
whelps in her mountain lair to illus
trQte some naturalist's work at one
end of the year. and before the other
end has come he may snap a shutter
ON the lip of some smoking volcanoes
crater.
When you see a striking or a star
thing picture of man or beast in some
extraordinary place or pose, do you
ever stop to think where the photog
rapher was who made the negative or
how he got there?
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1908-03-25
"Eond.'-lts Two Meanings.

The older meaning of this word was.
as is we'll known. equivalent to fool
ish Now it has the meaning of af-
fectionate The following instance OF
the use of the word in both senses on
the same page of the same work marks
the period OF transition. when the old
sense still fingered while the new sense
was coming Into use In DIR. Watts on
The Improvement Of the Mind" first
edition. l7Jl. In chapter Id. section 5.
on page 10. find:
"Some are so fond to know great
deal at once and love to talk Of things
with freedom and bodness before they
truly understand them that they scarce.
ly ever allow themselves attention
enough to search the matter through
and through"
And lower down on the page. In sec
ton I, is:
4 IA soul inspired with the fondest
love of truth and the warmest aspira-
lions after sincere felicity and celestial
beatitude will keep all it's powers at
tentive to the incessant pursuit of
them" --
Also in Coles English-Latin Diction-
airy. fifteenth edition. 1749. both mean
ings are given as follows: Fond, in.
dulgens," and lower down, Fond
foolish), stuItus. London Notes and
Queries
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1908-03-25

and made the stew. and all that AFTER
noon the savory food simmered and
hubbled. and the black cat watched 1T
with eager eyes Miss Frazier in her
best blue gown set the table for two.
hitting from one room to the other
with all the gayety. Of yonng girl,
The little mans table manners proved
to he much better than his grammar.
and II was ut the end OF the feast that
he told Miss Frazier the story OF his
life. and ~ he talked his hostess
weighed his dignity, his manliness,
against his defects and found gram
mar losing its relative importance.
He came often after that. and the
black cat learned to know his footStep
and to meet him at the door and to
curl up on his knee as he sat in front
OF the fireplace while the two good
friends basked and chatted in the gold
TN glow
And then came the beginning Of the
new quarter and with it Miss Frazier's
remittance.
"And next week | must co. she told
the little man when he came that even
i:.
lie looked ut her calmly.
"You ain't goin'." he said.
Miss Frazier. thrilling at his master
culness. asked family. why not?'
Because can't git along without
YOU" said he II cant. Annabel."
How did yol know my first name!'
Miss Frazier demanded
81 seen 1t in one of your books" he
said. land its Il mighty pretty maine"
Then he reached out and took bel
hands In his. You're such lonely
little thing" he said. land | jes' can't
live without you | think it's settin'
around this hpa.thStOne that gave me
til, feein that | wante to marry you.
And you'll never want for nOthih'. hon
ey. not so long as Kin give it,"
i With little impulsive movement. she
slipped on her knees beside his chair
md hid her face against the rough
ness Of his coat 1--WE been so lonely
MI my life" she sObbed. 4
There laere. honey" he whispered
With his kindly hand against her
cheek you amt goln' to lie lonesome
any more. And with that vista Of
rest and peace and happiness poor.
tired Miss Frazier was content
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1908-03-25
THIRTY YEARS AGO.
tltems OF local interest taken from the columns
OF The Press, thirty years agol
March 80, 1878.

l.. W. Cranes store In the new bank
building was opened on Friday last
Accidents. - Augustus SpelIman,
while walking up the railroad track
from the depot to the Mineral Springs
mill last Saturday evening, turned
out for some switching cars. aud
forgetting the recently made culvert
there stepped into it, falling with
considerable force, fracturing one rib,
a. d getting minor bruises. "A son of
MIR. Bissell, the carpenter. who lives
between Staffordville and Wales, was
ont choppinR GU Saturday last, and
in falling q tree it lodged. and in
freeing it he got caught beneath it,
b eakinP one leg and pinning him to
the ground, where he lay three hours
before beingA discovered by his sister,
who came out to know the reason Of
his not coming to dinner at the usual
time. 1t was still some time longer
betole help could be got to release
him, and still longer interval be
IOT6 Ut. II Sultn OF tnlB village
could be summoned TO his attendance
The fracture is What is ku WI as
communicated break, extending fton
just above the knee diapuuailA ini
the kuee lint, making a stiff j int o
not unlikely rSult. though th,
patient is now doing nicely - 4
Young son of John Kelly of Stafford
Vile had an aim broken While wrest-
ling last SATURDAY., which vas 81 b,
DR.. Newton, to whom was also
brought Yesterday son Of J0ha Gar
win, from just uvtr the Wales line
with fiugtr fnr ampu;atinn, whicl
ad been injn Ell in teed OUTER
4. TouTteloit OF Orcu'tyiIle tell Dut
of his team lecei tiy on the Somert
road, and was found iusensible His
back and neck are badly jammed.
Born In Stafford Spings, 25th, a
son to John Fisher.
Married. In Staff ,rd, 10Th, by
Rev g. V. Maxham, George l.. Potter
and Ella l.. Fisk, both of Wilmington.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1908-03-25

A Methodist minister was much an
noyed by one of his bearers frequently
shouting out during the preaching,
"GlOry!' praise the Lord and the
like. Though often reproved. the hap
py member persisted in expressing
himself.
One day the minister, invited him
to tea and. to take bis mind from
thoughts of praise. handed him sci
entific book. full OF dry facts and fg-
ures. to pass the time before tea.
Presently the minister was startled
by sudden outburst OF Glory
"Halleluiah" and "Praise the Lord!'
"What is the matter. man?" asked
the minister.
"Why. this book says the sea is five
miles deep?"
"Well. what of that?"
"Why. the Bible says my sins have
been cast into the depths of the sea,
and If it is that deep l need not be
afraid Of their ever coming up again.
Gloryw
The minister gave up hopes Of re-
forming him.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1908-03-25
The Queen RumhIebse.

The length of life of a queen bum
blebee is probably little more than a
year at most. Here is one reason for
this belief: She matches among the
late broods of summer and soon after
leaves the nest. leading a vagabond
existence, night and day, among the
autumn flowers. The winter she passes
in an earth burrow dug by herself and
unaided establishes a colony in the
spring. These combined periods of fall
and spring require the daily use Of her
frail wings in the field at least four
months. Now. we know that the wings
of the worker honeybee wear out in
less than half that time; also that the
old queens who take to the field after
the nest breaks up in August fire.
quently have tattered wings and soon
disappear. Nature does not supply in
sects with new wing cells as it sup
plies birds with new wing feathers.
So the loss Of the power Of fight at
this season OF the year to the queen
bumblebee means the loss of life.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1908-03-25
Pepper In oIden Times.

During the middle ages in Europe
pepper was the most esteemed and i'm
portant of all the spices. Genoa, Ven
ice and other commercial cities of cen
trial Europe were indebted to their
traffic in pepper for a large part of
their wealth. Its Importance as q
means Of promoting commercial activ-
ity and civilization during the middle
ages can hardly be overrated. Tribute
was levied In pepper, and donations
were made in this spice, which was
frequently also used as a medium of
exchange In place Of money. When
the imperial city of Rome was be-
gieged by Alaric, the king Of the Goths,
In 4O8 A. D.. the ransom demanded in
cluded 5000 pounds of gold, 10000
pounds Of silver and 5000 pounds of
pepper, illustrating the Importance of
this spice at that time.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1908-03-25
A Little vaaus.

"Is it far from here to the next
town. asked tourist of man he
met on rural road.
"Well, 1t amt SO very fer, nor it
amt so very nigh, an yit it amt as
nigh as might be if it want SO fer as
it is. Still it'd be fertilizer if 1t want SO
nigh, so / reckon one might say that it
Is betwixt an between fer an nigh
Llppincott's Magazine.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1908-03-25

This is what Hon. Jake Moore, State
Warden OF Georgia, says of Kodol for
Dyspepsia ''E. G. Dewitt s. Co., Chi
cago, Ill.-Dear Sirs-l have suffered
more than twenty years from indigestion.
About eighteen months ago had grown
so much worse that could not digest q
crust of corn bread and could not retain
anything on nay stomach lost % lbs.
in fact, made up my mind that / could
not live but a short time, when friend OF
mine recommended Kodol. l consented
to try it to please him, and l was better
in one day. l now weigh more t an
ever did in my Ii q and am in better health
han for years. Kodol did it. keep a
bottle constantly, and write this, hoping
that humanity will be benefitte'. Yours
very truly, Jake e. Moore, Atlanta. Aug
10, 1904" Sold by Anders Jacobsen.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1908-03-25
CATGUT STRINGS.
The Way They Are Made From the
lntestnes of Sheep.

The Way They Are Made From the
lntestines of Sheep.
Catgut strings. il is we'll known, are
made of the intestines of sheep. The
intestines of the full grown animal are
from forty to fifty feet long.
The raw material from the stock
yards is first thoroughly cleansed OF
fat and feshy fiber by dull knives ar
ranged on drum turned by crank.
The white tough membrane that Is
left is then handed over to the split
fer, who deXterously splits the mate.
rial into even strands by bringing II
against the blade of a safety razor set
upright in the table before him. The
strands are then spun together and
placed on the drying frames.
An American + violin string re-
quires six strands, the European four.
The strands. at one end fastened to an
upright post. are twisted together
while still damp and pliable by means
of spinning wheel. Taken from the
drying frames, the strings are cut In
lengths, coiled and boxed In oiled pa
per for shipment. To polish the strings
very fine emery paper laid on grooved
aluminium block is used. While the
strings are still on the drying frame
the covered block is passed over the
strings, polishing us many at one time
as there are grooves In the block. 1t
can be seen thar from the manner In
which the strands are twisted the eff
feet of polishing is to weaken the
string.
In the essential features the process
of making the fine gut strings for sur
gical uses or the heavy strings three.
eighths OF an inch thick sometimes
employed for machinery betting does
not differ from the method employed
In the case of the musical strings ex-
cept that the latter are handled with
more care.-Chicago Record Herald.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1908-03-25
Maraaret's Alphabet.

Little Margaret was having diff,
Guilty with the alphabet, which was be-
ing taught her in the good old way.
The letter H was desperate pitfall.
HI she could not remember, so her
mother said, ''See, Margaret, it looks
like gate" That was an inspiration.
Now Margaret Is in clover. She never
forgets, but this is what she says:
A. b. c. d. e, f, g, gate, !, etc. Her
mother sees still harder work ahead In
making the little maid forget.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1908-03-25
HOW COUGH GERMS MULTIPLY,

When you have cold the mucous
membrane is infiamed and the disease
germs which you breathe find Judgement
and multiply, especially the pneumonia
germ. Foley's Honey and Tar soothes
and heals the inflamed air passage. stops
the cough and expels the cold from your
system. Refuse substitutes. Anders
Jacobsen
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1908-03-25
A CARD

This is to certify that all druggists are
authorized to refund your money il
Foley's Honey and Tar fails to cure your
cough and cold. 1t stops the cough,
heals the lungs and prevents serious
results from a cold. Cures la grippe
coughs and prevents pneumonia and
consumption. Contains no opiates. The
genuine is in yellow package. Refuse
substitutes. Anders Jacobsen.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1908-03-25

Just a little CAscAswEET is all that is
necessary to give your baby when it Is
cross and peevish. CascasWeet contains
no opiates nor harmful drugs, and is high
ly recommended by mothers everywhere.
Conforms to the National Pure Food and
Drugs Law Sold by Anders Jacobsen.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1908-03-25
IAOW's This z

We ofYer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any
case OF CataFrh that cannot be cured by Hairs
Catarrh Cure. f. j. CHENEY q CO., Toledo, o.
We. the undersigned, have known F. j. Cheney
for the last Is years, and believe him pc fectly
honorable in all business transactions and
financially able to carry out any obligations
made by this flrm.
WALDTND, KTNNAN a. MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. O.
Hairs Catarrh Cure is taken internally. acting
dirt city upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF
the system. Testimonials sent free. Price 70
cents per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family pills for constipation.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1908-03-25
A LIFE AT STAKE

Your life may he at stake when you no
tice any sign of kidney or bladder trouble
as Bright's disease and diabetes star
with slight irTegularity that could be
quickly cured by Fole s III ney Remedy
Commence taking 1t at the first sign o.
danger. Anders Jacobsen.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1908-03-25

FOley's Orino Laxative is sold under a
positive guarantee to cure constipation,
sick headache, stomach trouble, or any
form of indigestion. II it fails, the man.
ufacturers refund your money. What
more can any one do =? Anders Jacobsen.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1908-03-25
lntereste Of All.

One thing ought to be aimed at by all
men-that the interest Of each individ-
ually and of all collectively should be
the same, for if each should grasp at
his individual interest all human So
ciety will be observation-disclosures.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1908-03-25
At the Play.

Talk about reaIismr exclaimed Mr..
HouSekeep
"Well?"
THAT hOusemaid making dabs at the
furniture and never hitting 1t looks
awful natural to me."-Louisville Con-
iier-Journal.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1908-03-25

Mrs Knicker-Henry. why did you
leave your shoes on the stairs last
night? Knicker (dazed, but inspired
English custom. m'dear. Left 'em to
he blacked.-Puck
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1908-03-25
THOUSANDS PERISH

Thousands perish every year from con-
sumption resulting from cold. Foley's
Honey and Tar cures the most obstinate
racking coughs and expels the cold from
your system and prevents consumption
and pneumonia. 1t has cured many cases
of incipient consumption. Anders Jacob
sen.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1908-03-25
A NARROW ESCAPE.

Many people have narrow escape
from pneumonia aud consumption as a
result Of a cold that hangs on Foley S
Honey and Tar cures cough and colds no
matter how deep seated and prevents
pneumonia and consumption. Refuse
substitutes An"ers Jacobsen.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1908-03-25
All Thev Deserve,

Some people claim they don't get
nuthin' out o. life''
"And they are the kind that don't
put nuthln' into it to draw interest
on. "-Louisville Courier Journal
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1908-03-25
Marital DiaIooue

She-The tried and loving husband iA
one who when his wife has the neu-
ralgia suffers more than she does. He
And she generally sees to 1t that he
does. Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1908-03-25

A hundred and thirty-two schoolboys
Of Paris and seventy-two girls were In
vited to describe their preferences in
the way Of toys. Among the former
thirty-one voted for a railway train
twenty-three for tin soldiers. ten for
steam engines. nine for building bricks
and eight for toy typewriters and me-
chanical horses. Forty girls-a solid
majority-declared without hesitation
that a doll was superior to any other
implement of recreation. The super
child seems. happily. long way off,
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1908-03-25
Mems WaNs.

We often hear women criticised for
their queer ways Of doing things. but
we rise to call attention to the queer
ways many good men have Of not do
ng things -Hallock Enterprise.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1908-03-25

1t is better to cure the little cough than
to take chancesiiof consumption. The
best cough cure is Kemp's Balsam Drug
gists sell It at 25c and Soc bottle.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1908-03-25

Kodol is to-day the best known and
most reliable remedy for all disorders OF
the stomach, such as dyspepsia, heart
burn, sour stomach and belching of gas.
Kodol contains the same juices found in a
healthy stomach. Kodol is pleasant to
take 1t is guaranteed to give relief, and
is sold here by A. ders Jacobsen.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1908-03-25

DeWitt's Little Early Risers, small
safe, sure little liver pills. Sold by An
ders jacobsen.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1908-03-25

A generous confession disarms Sian
feI French Proverb
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1908-03-25

Get DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel
Salve-it Is healing, soothing and cooling.
It is good for piles. Sold by Anders Ia
cobsen.
AoKTON will break mp q Cold 10 ore
night
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1908-03-25
Destructive Music,

i A member of the board Of directors
Of the Metropolitan Opera House tells
story that he had from one of the
musicians attached to the orchestra
there. 1t appears that friend Of the
wife of the musician had during a call
on the latter inquired as to the hus-
bands taste in musical matters. Among
other things she wanted to know what
operas the musician liked best to play
81 don't know much about dot" said
the better half, who was at the time
busily engaged in darning an old shirt
"but l do know something's. Voteffer
he likes | like not dos Wagner operas.
Dey sounds veil enough, but dose
clothes-ach! He neffer yet comes home
from dot Wagner opera dot he hat not
torn place in his poor old shirts.
brefer the Italian operas"
Holbrook argus., 1908-02-18

In response to a telegram from Mir. Meyerhoff, Julius Wetzler ar rived here from Los Angeles last Sunday Mir. Wetzler was ap- prised of the fact that the herd CTS who were in charge of his t1Ocks near here had deserted the sheep tor the reason that one of the men had his feet badly frozen and another had contracted an acute attack of rheumatism dur ing the recent severe storm, the remaining herder having to take the disabled men to Woodruff, the sheep were left without a shepherd became scattered and for a time were lost. In the meantime Mir. Meyerhoff had sent Tomas Baca out from here to search for the bands, aggrega- ting about 1000 head, all of which were found before the ar rival of Mir. Wetzler.
Holbrook argus., 1908-02-18

Jesse, are busy these days getting their grading outfit lined up to commence work near Adamana, where it is the purpose of the Santa Fe Company to divert the Rio Puerco into a new channel to prevent its destroying the roadbed in that vicinity which it would surely do if allowed to continue in it's present course. MT. Crosby expects the work to last a month at least and prob- ably longer.