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The Press., 1909-11-03
PURVEYo;.5 T0 ROYALTY.
Their Signs Constitute One of the
 Siohts of Longon.

Their Signs Constitute One of ths
 Sights of Eon2on.
 The American in London, on his first visit to that marvellous city, is struck by the number of signs over shops with the royal arms painted thereon and announcing that the tradesman is a puryeyor to their majesties. Yet, when the matter Is sifted, the number is not so large.
 Officially, according to the London News. there are about POO tradesmen in London who hold the royal warrant and are entitled to use the royal arms as shop sign, with the accompanying words, "By royal appointment" The royal warrant has to be received, signed and sealed in due form; other wise, if q tradesman styles himself a purveyor to d member of the royal family without this formal permission, he is guilty of an offense which is punishable by a fine not exceeding f2O. Moreover, he is liable to simi- lar fine if he uses arms so nearly re- sembling the royal arms as to lead people to believe that he is carrying on his business under the authority of royalty. Several instances have occur red of the enforcement of these penal ,ies.
 The warrants are exhibited in the shop windows, headed by the royal arms and bearing the signature of the lord chamberlain. the comptroller of the royal household, the treasurer of the latter, or of the master of the horse, etc, according to the circum- stances
The Press., 1909-11-03
Rritish and herman Phuainua.

Ten millions of our people inhabit dwellings inferior to the kennels pro- vided for the hounds ill a we'll man. aged hunt. The results of living in dwellings unfit for human habitation and the prevalence of a dietary scale from which English meat, bread and milk are excluded are fatal to success full rivalry with virile and healthy race where agriculture is fostered for strategical reasons.
 Having spent hours in watching the arrival of the early morning trains in Berlin and Hamburg. am appalled, with the contrast between the vigor- ous and we'll set up, broad chested and healthy looking clerks, brawny shop men and stalwart laborers on the oth- CT side of the North sea and the cham pagne shouldered. COW hooked, pigeon chested, lack luster trainfuls of men of the same classes landed at Liver pool street, Victoria and Charing Cross. Arnold White in London World.
The Press., 1909-11-03
ELLINGTON. Crystal Lake.

George D. Neff of Blandford visited his father, Henry Neff, over Sunday
 MT. and Mrs. Harry Charter of Blandford spent Sunday at Crystal Lake.
 Clifford G. Charter of Ellington visited his cousin. Al. Charter, last Sunday.
 MT. and Mrs. Earl Curtis and daughter, Mildred, have returned from a short visit with relatives in Blandford.
 Mrs. Grace Newell Thompson and Mrs. Pierce of Somers called Sunday at Frank Newell's. and also attended church here.
 The Salvation Army from Rockville brought out a good crowd last Sun day. They will hold another service here next Sunday at ? p. m.
The Press., 1909-11-03
Soup Without a Spoon.

Soup without q spoon seems even harder to negotiate than meat without fork, and we can synlpathiZe with the complaint recorded i'll the diary of Felix Platter, young Swiss, who went to Montpelier ill 15J2 in order to study medicine. He lodged in the house of bis professor. Catelan, one of the greatest doctors of his time, and yet. writes Platter, we were compelled to eat our stew in the usual French fash. ion-that is to say, picking the meat out with our fingers and then drinking the broth. In vain we begged our hostess to let us have spoons, but not single one was to be found in the house, the only implement on the table being large knife fastened with a1 iron chain. No one here seems to have ever heard of spoons, which we at home find so useful" Montaigne was astonished when he visited Switzer. land in 1880 to find that "at all meals they put on the table as many spoons as there are people present. West minister Gazette.
 What Rules the World.
 When Napoleon caused the names ol his dead soldiers to be inscribed on tht face of Pompey's pillar, some one crit icised the act as ga mere bit of irnagi nation" That is true" replied Ma poleon. "but imagination rules the world. ."-Atlantic.
 AoRTON prevents Pnerrnonie
The Press., 1909-11-03
soMER.s.

The Ladies' Aid society met with Mrs. o. A. Pease last Thursday after noon and evening.
 Preparatory lecture before com munion will be held Saturday after noon in the chapel at 2.3O o'clock.
 Ernest s. Fuller was chosen chair man of the school board at their re. cent meeting, and Ernest W. Avery secretary. .........=-....
 Aaron Whitlock of Warwick, N. J will pass the winter with his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Smith, and will attend high school in Thom psonyille. s
 Rev. H. A G. Abbe, pastor of the Congregational church, and Dea. E. P. Russell were chosen delegates to the annual state conference of Oongre- gational churches to be held in Tor rington this week Tuesday to Thurs day, inclusive.
 Tue repairs on the interior of the Congregational church edifice were begun on Tuesday, and will include metal ceiling, papering, painting, etc. The regular services will be held in chapel of town hall until the re- pairs are completed.
 The Congregational Women's Aid society elected the following officers President, Mrs A. Vail Smith vice. president, Mrs. Raymond Bugbee secretary and treasurer, Mrs. Ernest S. Fuller; first director, Mrs. H. A. G Abbe; assistant, Mrs. Charles s. Fuller; second, Mrs Charles Counter third, Mrs. William H. Cushman.
The Press., 1909-11-03
,1, : f,onrt of Prohata holden at i

AT a Court of Probate holden at Mans "A tield wit hin and for the district of Mans. field on the 25th day of o ctOber, 1909.
 Present. LEWELLYN J. STORES, Judge
 in said distrIcts deceased, Harriet Lyon admin istratrix
 1lrdered--That six months from he date here- of be- and the same are limited and allowed for the creditors to bring in their claims against said estate, and the said administrative 1 dl- rected to give public notice to the creditors of said est ate bring in their claims within said time allow ed, by posting copy Of this order on the public sign-posL nearest the place where the deceased last dWelt, within the same town, and by publishing the same three weeks in some weekly newspaper having circulation in said probate district and return make tn this court of the notice given.
The Press., 1909-11-03
M. w. LEONARD, WM. R. PREBLE, ANTHONY ADAMS
CTATE of Connecticut, County of To

0 G VA SOuAOSJACuIJ OOuuby Ol 1Ol C land ss Stafford October 26th, 1909
 Order limiting period for presentation of claims against The Central Woolen Company.
 It appearing to me, that the facts as set forth for the proposed dissolution of the corporate ex istence of the Central Woolen Company, and the application on file praying for limitation o time for the presentation of claims against said Company are true
 IT Is ORDERED, That four months from the 4th day of November, A. D. 1909, be and hereby is limited as the time within which creditors o the said The Central Woolen Company shall present their claims against said Company to William O. Rockwell, Secretary of the Board o Trustees, at his office in Stafford, Connecticut in order that the same may be allowed, or in de fault of said presentation the claims shall not be allowed and shall be forever barredf Thai said William o. Rockwell shall on or before the 4th day of November, A. D. 1909, send by mail postage paid, to each known creditor of said Company, copy of this order, also the address of William O. Rockwell; Secretary of the Board of Trustees, which is Stafford Connecticut to which said claims must be sent. And that be- fore said 4th day of November, 1909, he shall cause like notice to be published twice in the Stafford Press.
 By order of JOEL H. REED,
 A ,Judpe of the SuOpriOr TOuFt
The Press., 1909-11-03
ASHFORD. Westford.

Mrs. Sarah Mathews and daughter spent Sunday at their home here.
 H. A. Eastman Is painting and making many repairs on his house.
 Amidon 6 Armitage are moving their steam mill to their Stafford lot
 MT. and Mrs. 0. D. Chapman are to work for H. O. Barlow 6 Son for the winter.
 Sampson 6 Jackson are changing their steam mill onto the opposite side of their timber lot.
 A. G. Barlow, who has been quite ill, is a little more comfortable. Mrs. Barlow is very much improved in health.
The Press., 1909-11-03
LEWIs MQLAueHLN, PUBLIsHER.

Tnls paper Is mailed regularly to it's suDscrin CTS untn a definite order to discontinue is re- OeIyed and all arrears are paid En full.
 u.so year. If paid strictly In advance, ,s1. .25
 Resolutions. obituaries or cards of thanks in serted at one-half advertising rates. Births marriages and deaths inserted free. OommunI- cations received without signature always com THIS Paper and The Connecticut Courant ssmi-Weeklyl furnished for S2.15 per year in ad- vance. Ra#st es e
 We are not responsible for, nor do we by pub Ilahlng, endorse the opinions of our correspond entA E--
The Press., 1909-11-03
What He Wanted.

Professional Guide (to palace car porter)-I have an English lord fin charge, and I want him to get good impression of the comforts of travel in this country. Here's 8. Porter Yes, sah. Do you want me to giD him extra attention. sah? Guide Great Scott, no! I want you to keep away from hlmi-New York Weekly
The Press., 1909-11-03
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

cnrooration nG sa ocated n a toWn n Stafford, and proposing to legally terminate its corporate existence, are hereby notified that on the 20th day of September, 1909 the Directors oi said corporation voted to terminate its corporal existence And that on the 22d day of October the stockholders at a special meeting holden at the office of Cyril Johnson, voted to confirm the vote of said Directors.
 You are further warned to present your re- spective claims to William 0. Rockwell Secre- tary of the Board of Trustees, at his office, Staf ford. Conn.,. within four months from the 4th day of November, 19J9, in pursuance to the above order passed by the Honorable Joel H. Reed, a Judge of the Superior Court. 2w
The Press., 1909-11-03
nISTRICT OF STAFFORD, ss. Pro- D bate Court, November l, 1909.
 Estate of Mary Rraithwatte 1 tn of Staffor 1.a
NOTICE.

The legal voters of the town of Stafford are hereby notified and warned to meet at the Town Hall, m said Stafford, on Monday, November 8th, A. D 1909, at 30 o'clock p. m for the fol- lowing purposes, to wit:
 1-IO see if the town will vote to lay tax to raise money to defray the current expenses of the town for the year ensuing
 2-To see if the town will appropriate eighty dollars S80) for the proper observance of Me- mortal day.
 3-To see if the town will instruct the select- men to publish an 1temiZed list of the valuation of the property by the special appraisers em- ployed for that purpose.
 And to do any other business proper to be done at said meeting
 Dated at Stafford, Conn, this 1st day of Mo- vember, 1909
The Press., 1909-11-03

Heavy, impure blood makes muddy, pimpIy complexion, headaches, nausea, indigestion Thin blood mak es you weak, pale, sickly. Burdock Blood Bitters makes the blood rich, red, pure-restores perfect health.
The Press., 1909-11-03
b. Robertson K Go.
 STAFFORD SPRINGS.

Our stock pete all departments seasonable goods BLACK and CooRED GOODS good assortment to ohoos.
 hom in the most wanted kinds. per yard DoMET FLANNELs beachc pervd CANTON FANNELs coos at so lo 9
 and 5c EHNA#t.EN@ @8 suitable DUCKLNG FLEECE FLANNELETEs suitable for Kimoa ot 1o and
 peryad MENS-uNDEKWEAR FeeceIned Shirts garment
 Mems Ribbed Shirts at 4sc garment
 Wool shirts and Drawers garment
 Boys Fleece lined Shirts and at 25c #.
 Boys Natural Wool Shirts 5Oc per garment .'@ Boys Union Suits 5Oc per garment Hrs Misses Union Suits e arment- .. a.& Mems Union Suits $1 .E ..
 Ladies Union Suits garment ~ %~-.. @sa" ..at .f.7a ul --L q .-..a# .a ..t as. ...-. ~ Agents for Es Uatt rnttarnu "E#lt s83 a9e 0E2 HHt f..$ z
The Press., 1909-11-03
TO THE B ARD OF COUNTY COM
 nnissinners for Holland Cnnntv

mlSS1On0FS TOT OllanQ County.
 1 hereby apply for license to sell spir- itu us and intoxicating liquors, ale, lager beer, rhine wine, and cider, at Cady's Block, Stafford Hollow, town of Stafford. My pIa of business is not l cated with in two hundred feet in direct line from any church edifice or public or parochial school, or the premises pertaining thereto, or any public library, or cemetery, but Is located within 200 feet of post office
 Dated at Stafford, this 1st day of No vember. A. D 1909
 NEWELL 5 DELPHIA, Applicant. We,the undersig ed, are electors and tax payers, owni g real estate, of the town of Stafford, and hereby sign and endorse the foregoing alp cation of Newell s. Del phia foI Il license, and hereby certify that said applicant is a suitable person to be licensed pursuant to said application.
 Dated at Stafford, this 2d day of No vember, A. D. 1909.
 w. H. Black, H. F. Cady,
 A. D. Cady, E. E. Phelps,
 C. $. Rockwell. Eug, ne O Neill.
 hereby certify that the a5ove-named signels and endorsers are electors and tax payers, owning real estate, in the town of Stafford.
 Dated at Stafford, this I'd day of No vember, A, D. 1909.
 MARC US B. FIsK, Town Clerk.
The Press., 1909-11-03

TOR SALE-Fifty acres land on road I. leading from StafIord to Holland. Will put up house on same under right conditions.
 w. E. DEMOND,
The Press., 1909-11-03
NOTICE.

Some folks worry some folks do, but don't worry about Keefe's milk, butter and cream wagon, because 1t has come to stay, and I will guarantee verything to be Of good quality.
 FRANK KEEFE.
The Press., 1909-11-03

nEPOSITING of leaves by property O owners in the highways of the borough is strictly prohibited,
The Press., 1909-11-03

TOR SALE-One Old Two Horse Team 1 Wagon, One New Heavy Team Wagon.
 w. E. DEMOND.
The Press., 1909-11-03

NTANTED - Old Crockery, Plates w &C.,, also antique bottles.
 GEORGE c. FLINT, Monson, Mass.
The Press., 1909-11-03

NURSING HOME, staffordville, Conn IN Medical, Surgical, Maternity Gases, and children taken. Lock box 15, Staffordvllle.
The Press., 1909-11-03

L>OR SALE CHEAP-One pair heavy II horses, weighing 26OO lbs.
 FRANK POKERNY, East Wilmington, Conn.
The Press., 1909-11-03

f ,HOICE BUILDING LOTS for Sale O on Stafford Heights, for cash or on very easy terms. FRANK KEEFE.
The Press., 1909-11-03

AcnTop will break up Cold in ons night.
The Press., 1909-11-03
Methuaelah.

Hoax-Its good thing Methuseiah wasn't woman. Joax Why? Hoax The World wculd never have known how old she really was. Philadelphia Record
The Press., 1909-11-03

Y OST in Borough Gold Brooch. Find U CT please return to Press OfIlce.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-10

shaded into darkness and the last CLEAN faded from
the high tips of the Poplars. At last faint hope
bossomed in her stricken heart. Perhaps he was
still there He must be there! The twilight had
deceived her vision that all She leaped up and
clambered down to the very lip of the tapping cur
rents and strove to pierce the blanketing night
Only near and far the pale phosphorescent spume
rolled up from the pulsng depths like faces of the
drowned She screamed; but her voice was over
whemed almost before it met her ears. Then
she seated herself SCARED trunk to wait for the
disclosing eve of morning.
Ages later it came, with torturng slowness First
a sickly pallor between the shaggy heads of spruce
which in time began to spread and crawl like huge
gray worm across the backs of the sleeping hills. A
pink glow washed high into the eastern heavens and
presently the fiery ball of sum- darling its rays
between the chinks and rents of the forest But the
surface of the river was still obliterated by slow
moving pillows of mist and another hour must pass
before they were dispersed.
THROUGHOUT the afternoon Hendrick squatted
on the rock Outwardlv he was calm: but in
wardly black fears tortured his soul Jean alone
with the one man he consciously hated and mis-
trusted, the man whose uncontrolled passions and
settlement gossips, whose feelings for MacKenze's
daughter of the public secrets! He cursed
the frailty of paddle that put him in such pre-
dcament, where he forced to suffer in suspense
and inactivity the recurring horrors of his magma
ton
Pierre had bued her into accompanying him. He
should pay we'll for that some day! Why had he not
thrown himself into the rapid then and trusted to
luck and his great strength to gain the shore?
But no, he might have lost in the unequal contest
and he must live, if only threat of certain
geance Then the mans very cowardce would in
the girls protection. Detail by detail he mapped
out the difficulties that lay in her path,-hunger,
cold fatigue, uncertainty to his fate, and al
ways the intolerable presence of the Frenchman,-
while the discordant chorus that deafened his
drums and the fine spune that dampened his hair
totally ignored
With an effort he succeeded in bringing his mind to
his plight and bordering the chances of rescue
Sleep denied him such insecure couch;
even waking he must be always on his guard Sup
pose voyageur should find him as he portrayed his
canoe around that impossible water? Succor would
be impossible unless there abundance of rope
and ingenuity. No. his life depended upon Pierre
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-10

Pierre sick with impotent hate and jealousy-and
the outcome almost inevitable.
Then memory of his rivals leer of triumph came
back to him and with it fresh storm of anger His
jaws clenched like wise and his thick hands opened
and closed spasmodically. He to his feet; but
noting the slavering fangs awaiting him, groaned and
crouched back. BY Heaven, Jean! if he isn't
mighty careful. if he doesn't treat you white if
and the man groaned again under the stress of his
emotions
Such torture. if prolonged could end only in in
sanity or exhaustion and either meant death. and
beyond this man of action He lacked the power to
crowd his thoughts into quiet channels while the OBJ
ect of his love was beyond his actual vision.
lust as the red SUN was sliding down behind the
black spruce the river, his vacant stare
caught by something that swirled instant above
the eddleS He Strengthened to his feet and waited
rlgdly for its temperance Years seemed to toter
by before the currents threw back to the surface
hundred feet below. The glimpse was enough to
rouse the latent beast that slumbers in man. Hate,
jealousy fear, the hunger of love, had failed
kill discretion it vengeance that obliterated the
sense of self preservation and hurled him, with
roar like wounded grizzly far out into that awful
cadron.
How puny such details rock and rapid
how Intellectual the sucking eddies the crushing surf
the wrenchng currents His threshing arms tore the
waters apart with the blind irresistible strength of
madness. He breasted the turmoil needless whether
he breathed or sank, escaped the lodges or swept
against their grinding teeth. Only miracle saved
his life time and again; but he knew it not. The
shore the goal and he battled toward it oblivi
to disaster and death. Rage burnt like fire in
his blood until he drunk with the fever and fury
of it. And presently many yards below he won
from the batfled element and numbered up the
Single his fists closed and his eyes staring straight
before him
Instinctively he kept along the waters edge
None of that cunningness of madness plotted in his
brain. Before his inner vision danced tattered
piece of pink cloth which called for the blood of retr
button, and he was driven by his impulse leaf in
the wind
Nov it CHANGED that Pierre Lemeux had left the
- trail for the river just it was growing dusk
He was STOPPING to quench his thirst when the voice
less solitude was Jared by the crunch of running
Continued page Is
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-12

ly dressed young women were ap-
preaching the fashionable hotel
where they had their lodgings, a
flashily attirNd young man, engaged
in the harmless midnight pastime
of eating peanuts, attempted play
fully to block the sidewalk and at
lIthe same time passed half audible
fremark.
: Before the youth had any idea
that it was good night for fall
ing stars Miss Helena's faithful
right was driven neatly and forci-
IDLY to the point of his jaw and
before the stars had stopped falling
1.-The dainty Miss had swung an
equally persuasive left to the young
fman's ear.
That's how Miss Helena and
Miss Billee and the young man
came to go to jail
In Miss Castles wallet the Off
GERS found newspaper clippings
that seemed to establish the ath-
letic young lady's identity without
doubt as Mrs. Clifford, nee Miss
Helena Chick, Of New York. The
clipping described the Clifford
Chick wedding as one Of the ex-
elusive events of Boston society,
dwelling on the young brides prov.
ess as huntress and the athletic
ability which won her a champion.
ship In the : shot put at school.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-12

Inquiries received by City Comp
troller Robert Farley cause him to
believe that there will be brisk
demand for the 100000 issue of
bonds to be sold by the city to
the highest bidder at IL a. m. Sep
TENDER Is. or the total 100000
are bridge construction and repair
bonds and 100000 are water ex-
tension bonds. The two issues
were authorized at the city election
held May 4 last.
The bonds will draw 4 per cent
interest, payable in New York city
twice every year and run for %
years. With but one exception,
that of the water extension bonds
issued in 1905, the new issue bonds
carry a lower rate of interest than
any other outstanding bonds of the
city. The rate of interest for the
other bonds ranges from Az to i
per cent.
The sale of the bonds now Of
fered will bring the total bonded
indebtedness of the city to $3.50,
900. The assessed valuation Of the
city is $50. 1S0, $40. making the limit
to which municipal bonds can be
issued $6,2ls,094.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-12
TELL NE A u
kSToRY;M
~CHILDREN,S
~ PlAYTIME

Once upon time beautiful
fairy princess saw young hunter
In the forest. She liked him very
much, and told him she would
grant whatever wish he most de-
sired.
He wondered what he would
like to have above all else, and
thought hard for a minute, then
said. Fairy princess, my greatest
desire Is that | may never die"
The princess was surprised, but
kept her word and made 1t posi-
BILE for him to live forever. He
grew old steadily. but could not
die, for he had wished to live al
ways.
But he began to grow smaller
and smaller, till after hundreds OF
years he was only about two inch
es long. His skin turned brown
and his voice became shrill. Then
he forgot how to talk, and could
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-12
CASTLE QEFT) AND HER CHUM MISS BILLIE
GIRARD FROM PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN IN SAN FRANCISCO

Miss Castle" would not deny her
identity as Mrs. Clifford, but Miss
Girard admitted it.
tie "He insulted us and Miss Cas-
tie struck him." explained Miss
Girard to the police Judge. "You
would have done the same, would
not your" The judge thought he
would. And while crowd of sew
eral hundred gaped, the two young
ladies passed out of the court house
and swung up the street.
I'VE want to be let Alone" said
Miss Girard to correspondent
after her release. 1--WE are inter-
fering with no one, and are asking
nothing of any one. No, we are not
suffragettes. We want to enjoy
orr own personal liberty, that Is
ALL" sAN
Its absurd" said Miss Castle,
that we can't dress this way II
we want to-"
Perhaps" was suggested timid-
ly, IF you had not hit that young
man
why. plenty of women have hit
impertinent young men," said Miss
Castle. indignantly, "and plenty
more have wanted to, If they had
only dared.
'Impertinent young men should
be taught"
And Miss Castle drew from one
Of her pockets a real mans cigaret
case, selected real mans cigaret,
lighted it carelessly with a match
from real mans match box and
blew cloud of smoke toward the
ceiling in a real mans way.