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The Press., 1909-04-21
MEMS COSTUMES.
The Change That Came When Powder
and Snuff Went Out.

The Change That Came When PowoSF
and Snuff Went Out.
The French revolution had its effect
upon the fashions of 1860 as well as
upon matters of more weighty import,
the tendency being greatly to simplify
costumes. Young men in England
adopted the short coat, light waist
coat and pantaloons 1naugurated In
Paris by a certain set who affected to
despise the old court fashion.
The use of powder. made more ex-
pensive by taxation, quite died out, and
short hair became universal.
Trousers and Wellington boots, at
first worn only by the military, were
adopted by civilians about 1914, and
the dandy of the early Victorian era
wore his tightly strapped down. he
also prided himself on his starched
collar, which had gone out OF favor
under George W., who preferred
black silk kerchief or stock.
The snuffbox vanished, and the char
acteristic ornament of the age was the
bunch of seals hanging from the watch
chain. Various notifications tool
place from time to time during Queer
Victoria's long reign, but the form OF
mems dress practically remained un
altered.
The knickerbockers and tweed sui
of the country gentleman are OF com
paratively modern date, as well as tn
wide awake, the soft felt hat.-Eng
Dish illustrated Magazine.
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Thew Meant. Business.

A Chicago stage manager was tell
ing of amusing incidents Of blunders
and errors caused by stage fright. In
a romantic play recently revived one
of the minor characters, dairy maid,
comes forward ut the end of the re
citaI of a love romance and comments
as follows:
Hope filed their youth and whetted
their love; they plighted their troth!'
But at one of the performances the
girl who played the dairymaid was
absent without notice. At the last mo
ment the manager gave the lines to 9
shepherdess, who had never had lines
to speak before and who was excess
lively nervous when her cue came. This
is what the astonlshed audience heard
"Hope filed their trough and blight
ed their love: they whetted theil
toothY'
The Press., 1909-04-21
Grand People In London in 1905.


81 came to town on Wednesday ana
intended to go to the Ancient Nus;
made a Bungle about my Ticket; Is
was too late to get 1t. The Drawing
Room was the object yesterday. They
made a mistake In my Dress. 1t was
not deep enough for my Mourning
and the glass of my Sedan Chair was
not mended Looked at my Lodgings
found them Abominable. / walked all
over the Town till was, Lord, how
tired! Looked in upon the Duchess OF
Gordon while she took of her Hoop e
Dine with the Bedfords."
This was Jane, duchess Of Gordon
who rode down the High street or Ed
inburgh on pigs back in the days q
her wild girlhood and raised recruits
for the new highland regiment WheI
other means had failed by allowing
each man to take the shilling from he
tween her lips. Hoops were de rigueu
for court dress until the days OF Georg
~, although in private life the ladies
skirts had been growing more AM
more scanty since the days OF tn
French revolution.-From John HOOK
ham Frere and His Friends" by Ga
brielle Testing.
The Press., 1909-04-21
THIRTY YEARS AGO.
tItems Of local interest taken from the columns
OF the Press, thirty years ago.l
April -. 1879.

Ten thousand more land looked
salmon have been introduced to Stat
ford waters.
Rawitser Bros. River street mill
has been clap boarded, painted and
generally braced up for the machinery
which is to be placed in IL.
The five- tenement block at Stafford
Hollow, known as the Arcade. "
owned by the Burley estate. and To-
Gated on the west side of the pond,
near the iron bridge, was burned dur.
ing the high wind and drenching rain
of Friday forenoon. The building
was a total loss, but partially insured.
The Deacon Gold farm on Stafford
Street. through Chambers real estate
agency, has been sold by A. @. Rose.
brook to Mrs. Sarah A. Lombard Of
Ludlow, Mass, for $14OO. Possession
taken Immediately, and Mrs. Lom-
bard will at once remove the old
house, and build a new one ON the
safe.
A rod and gun club was organized
in this village on Tuesday evening,
W, Fieldhouse secretary. The OBJ
ject is to enforce game laws and pro
tect the rights of private fish breeders
The club will buy and set free in this
vicinity q number of migratory quail
and SOW wild rice to encourage TIM
congregating of ducks. They VII
also quite likely organize rifle club
and they invite all honorable sports
men in the vicinity to join thlI
organization. The full list Of officer
elected is as follows: President, W
H. Smith; vice president, George =
Buck; treasurer, Charles Harwood
secretary, W. Fieldhouse.
Born.-In West Stafford. goth.
son to Elmer J. Worthington.
In Stafford Springs, 22d, daughte
; to Archie W. Tuthill, and great
granddaughter to Sidney T. Needham
/
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WINNING a Violin.

The way M. Ysaye, the great violin
list. became the owner of Guarnerius
violin dated 1912 was thus quantity
told by himself:
'"The Guarnerius was bought In Par
Is by a pupil Of mine, q charming
young woman. envied her the v1o-
lin. and fate gave it to me-. ! teach
this pupil, and by and by meet her
sister,. most lovely young woman
with whom fall in love straightway
and marry. Soon l go to my sister-in-
law, who was my pupil. and say to
her:
eft is time you stop fooling with
violin. You will never. learn how tc
play it. 1 take the liberty OF a big
brother, but she do not like 1t for long
time. At last she succumb to my ex
perience and wisdom, and she stops
playing. Then l say grandiloquentty
81 will take the Guarnerfus, 1742.
| take it, and that is how the VloliI
came into the possession Of Ysaye."
The Press., 1909-04-21
MnNsoN.

q. f. Orcutt is building an addition
to his laundry.
Daniel Blakeley has moved to his
farm in South Wilmington.
Miss Ruth NJ. Keeney has accepted
a nosition as instructor in South Man
chester high school.
A. B. O. Deming, Jr., cashier OF
the Hopkinton national bank, is NOV
ing his family to that place
Roy Adams has moved his family
from Belmont avenue to L O. Flynts
house on Washington street, which
has been remodeled for him.
= Robin West has moved his family
from the farm on Moulton hill to ~
p. Whittimore's house on North Main
street.
Althea, the two-years old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Holdridge'
died at their home on East hill sun
day. the 18th. The funeral was held
Tuesday morning at 10 O'Clock ana
burial in No. l cemetery.
| Esther Miller, 70, widow OF John
W Miller, died at her home on East
hill Sunday, the 18th, after long
Illness She leaves two sons, John T.
of Somerville and Edward F. OF
Springfield, and II grandchildren
The funeral was be held at her lat'
home at O'Clock Wednesday after
noon.
The following officers have beef
elected by the Epworth League OF th'
Methodist Episcopal church: Presi
dent. Miss Olive Morgan; first vice
! president, M. E. Wright; second vice
{ president, F. r. Rees; third vice
: president, Mrs j. G.. Oarew; fourt
; vice president, Miss A. M. King
secretary and treasurer, W. Living
: stone; pianist, Miss Nellie Hirst
: superintednent of the Junior EpWort
, League, Miss Grace Stacy.
: The directors of the Monson Ma
6 tionaI bank held a meeting Monda
, morning, and elected Harry E Kendal
= of Lenox cashier to fill the vacanc
!, caused by the resignation OF A. b. 1
4 Deming, Jr. Mr.. Kendall has bee
d in the banking business 10 years
y having filed the position of oashie
of the Lenox National bank for tn
past FIVE years, previous to which
II was treasurer of the Lenox Saving
y y bank for IA years.
Miss Lizzie Monahan, daughter
lie Mr.. apd Mrs Michael Monahan
}; Mill street, and Charles Bagge
we're married by Rev. Thomas O'Kee'
in st. Patrick's church Wednesds
afternoon at O'Clock. Miss MAJ
Monahan, sister of the bride, vi
bridemaid and William Monahal
her brother, acted as best man. Fl
couple were generously remember
he by their many friends with useful al
ornamental gifts. After a sho
trip they will live in Springfield
where Mr.. Baggett is employed.
The Press., 1909-04-21
What would you take?

Suppose you were required to live for
q certain length of time on only one
article of food. Which would you
choose9
There is one food that stands without
a rival for such test. Quaker Oats is
that one. 1t furnishes more strength
with least wear and tear on the digestive
organs than any other food. You'll feel
well and strong at the end of the time.
Try it. Don't stop eating other things,
but eat more Quaker Oats and you'll
notice the gain in strength.
The regular size package of Quaker
Oats sells at 1Oc, the large family size
packages cost Csc, and the family size
package containing piece of beautiful
china for the table costs Soc. All
grocers sell these.
Eat Quaker Oats daily for breakfast
It strengthens you for the days work
The Press., 1909-04-21

OF died, when 1 read about Lydia =;
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound; SO !
began to take it, and am well again and
relieved of all my suffering: - MIS-.
lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com;
pound, made from native roots and
herbs. contains no narcotics or harm,
full drugs, and to-day holds the record record
for the largest number of actual cures
of female diseases we know OF, ana
thousands voluntary estimonialsare
on file in the Pinkham laboratory 81
LYNN. Mass, from women who have
been cured from almost every form OF
female complaints, Inflammation, ul-
ceration, displacements, fibrold tumors'
Irregularities, periodicpains, backache,
INDIGESTION and nervous prostra@on
Every suffering woman owes 1t to her
self to give Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound trial.
If YOU would like special advice
about your case write a cOnfiden-.
tial letter to Mrs. P1nkham, az
LYNN, Mass. Her advice Is free,
and always helpful.
The Press., 1909-04-21
r. aafaat EmpIoYnent.

The person who is least affected by
trade depression and "slumps" In pro-
dnction Is the peasant proprietor. So
long as his acres produce corn, pota-
Toes peas. beans, fruit. milk and vege-
tahles he IL safe enough from hunger
HIa sheep win give wool, and home
nnnn ia excellent wear. His is the
safe. primitive and elemental profes-
zion where a man lives close 10 tue
earth. the great mother.--Duhlin Irish
KYnrnaataad
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The Duel.

Castor burst like whirlwind IN
mon his friend Alphonse. "Will you
be my witnessY' he cried.
"Going to fights"
mo; going tc get married.
Alphonse after pause inquired
"Can't you apologize ?''-Argonauf
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given me new mos
/ suffered for ten
years with serious
female troubles, In
flammation, ulcer
alton, indigestion
nervousness, AND
could not sleep.
Doctors gave me
up, as they said my
rou les were
chronic. I was IN
despair, and did not
ooro whnfhorTHvnd
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Useless Luxury.

A sick peasant motions feebly to MS
wife to approach his bedside and Wills
ners painfully. 81 think, my dear. !
could fancy little broth" ;.
"My dear. what do you want OF
broth? Hasn't the doctor just given
ron upY'
The Press., 1909-04-21

Mrs. X. away from hOme)-John.
did you leave out anything for the cat
before you started? Mr.. x. (who dis
likes the beastl-Yes, left a can OF
condensed milk on the table, with the
can opener beside it.-Boston Tran
script.
The Press., 1909-04-21

Toni ate of the cakes she made
inst to make myself solid. Dick-Did
you succeed? Toni couldn't feei
pny more solid If had eaten concrete
or building stone.-Utica Herald.
The Press., 1909-04-21
The cowcatcher.

while the visitor told how ne hao
r,ddan thirty thrilling miles on the
cowcatcher Of locomfS've nVe-He.i.
old Lorella listened attentlVely. as
he concluded she asked, Did you
each the COW. Mr.. BlankY-Chicago
News
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Savage.

Caller-Sir, am collecting for the
poets hospital Will you contribute
anything? Editor-With pleasure. Call
tonight with the ambulance. and Will
have some poets ready.-Judge.
The Press., 1909-04-21

Generally debilitated:for years. Had
sick headaches, lacked ambition, was
WORKOUT and all rundown. Burdock
BloodBitters made me well woman.
Mrs. Chas FreitoY, Moosup, Conn.
The Press., 1909-04-21
In the Dark.

Uncle Joe-Yes, Teddy, it is quite
possible that there are people in the
moon.
Little Teddy-Well, what becomes OF
them when there isn't any moon?
The Press., 1909-04-21

Farmers, mechanics, railroaders, la
borers reply on DIR. Thomas Eclectric
Oil. Takes the. sting out of cuts, burns
or bruises at once. Pain cannot stay
where it is used.
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hisLoss Our Gain.

Poet-I had poem here, but while
was waiting for you carelessly
upset some ink over it, and fear that
cannot remember it to rewrite 1t.
EditOr-That's good.--New York Press
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A Wrong Guess.

Botanical Youth lin park)-Can you
tell me If tI4s plant belongs to the ar
butus family? Gardener (curty)-No'
young man. it don't. 1t belongs to the
county council.-I.ondon Globe.
The Press., 1909-04-21
Astronomical Query.

When the COW jumped over the moon
did she leave the milky way behind
har2
The Press., 1909-04-21

Don't think that piles can't be cured
Thousands of obstinate cases have been
cured by Doan's Ointment. 90 cents al
anv drug store.
The Press., 1909-04-21
Something Wrong.

"Tbere goes Jenkins"
z-1Isn't bright, is he?"
'Why not?"
"I hear he is an honest alderman.
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whore there is much pretension
ruch has been borrowed. Nature
Cover etends.-Lavater.
The Press., 1909-04-21

It is great cleverness to know how to
conceal our cleverness.-La Rochefou
car1ld
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Agree. for the law is costly.-LatiD
PrOYerb
The Press., 1909-04-21
AFTER
SUFFERING
TEN YEARS
Cured by Lydia &. Pink.
hams Vegetable G Compound

MARLToN, MI feel that Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has
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How,s This 2

we of1er one Hundred Dollars Reward for amy
oasa of 7atarrh that cannot be cured by Halls
Uatarrh Cure F.J. CHENEY CO., Toledo, o.
we, the undersigned, have known F. j. Cheney
for the last is years, and believe him perfectly
honorable in all business transactions and
financially able to carry out any obligations
made by this firm.
WALDIND KINNAN q MARVIN,
wholesale Druggtstes Toledo, y.
atreSflT nnOn the blood and mucous surfaces OF
the system. Testimonials sent free Price 20
cents l3er bottle Sold by all DEugglata
Take Hairs Family Pills f0r conatlpAGaOn'
The Press., 1909-04-21
The HouraIass.
" LuOl
toothY'

Instead of being obsolete and simply
an interesting relic, the hourglass in
various forms is a twentieth century
necessity. A machinist authority
points out that for such purposes as
timing hardening and tempering heats
in twist drill manufacture, where sec
onds or minutes must be gagged accu-
rateIy, nothing serves like the hour
glass with the right amount Of sand
Accuracy to fractions of second can
be had much more easily than by
watching the hands of a watch.
The Press., 1909-04-21
The Abbot Of Fools.

The abbot of fools, who was also
known in different parts as the arch
bishop or bishop of fools, the abbot OF
misrule, the lord of misrule, the mas
ter of unreason and liable de I41esse.
was the person who used to superin-
tend the saturnalia which were COM
mon in different parts of Europe from
the fifth to the sixteenth century. The
feast of fools was an imitation OF the
heather saturnalia and, like this, was
celebrated in December; hence the con-
fusion Of ideas which has arisen IN
mixing this feast with the ordinary
Christmas revels. The chief celebra-
tson Of the feast Of fools fell upon In
nocenfs' day, but the whole revels last
~ frDm Christmas to the last day OF
MnlDhany. The young people generally
/ elected a leader, who went by one OF
the names quoted, and he was conse
Grated with many grotesque and ride
uIous ceremonies.
Ungland, Scotland, France and Ger
MANY all practiced these wild saturna
Ia. and 1t was with great difficult!
that they were finally abolished. TIL
abbot was not responsible for any trici
or practical joke played on the rest o
the community by his orders, and tn
victims had simply to grin and bea
It." In the temple Qaw headquarters
! Tondon) the office Of the lord of mis-
rule seems to have been coveted ono
for we read that it was only given t
young men of good family.-Londo
1 Standard
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rhe Office Boy Instruets.

Contributor should like to leave
these poems with your editor What
ia the usual procedure? haven't
done any magazine work before. Of
fee Boy-Well, the usual custom Is TO
leave 'em an call back in day or SO
an git 'em.-Exchange
The Press., 1909-04-21

When a king creates an Office Provf
aence at once creates fool to buy e
The Washington bee., 1909-07-17
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The Washington bee., 1909-07-17

't. .t t>t 2 sEl# 5EM
are the two new supervisors.
The Original Parents-Teachers'
Association of Alfred Jones School.
had a very successful lawn fete on
Wednesday, June 80, on the lawn of
the school.
Besides a pleasant and social even
ing spent, addresses were made bv
DIR. w. S. Montgomery, Supervising
Principal Of the 18th division. who
stressed the object and work of the
association, good citizenship: Rev
+. w. Williams, President Of the
Ferguson and Williams Normal
and Polytechnic College, Abbeville.
South Carolina, in which he spoke Of
the great results arising from the
union Of parents and teachers, Mrs
Z. w. Williams, Principal of this
school, who explained how the home
IS responsible for good government
A committee of parents, members
OF the association, consisting of
Mesdames Young, Tolson. Holcomb.
and Bell was appointed to take con-
tributiOns from the association to the
committees for a safe and sane 4th
of July, and the summer outing COM
mittee.
The Virginia farmers are anger
ed by a Post Office appointment. 7.
I. Greenhow, of Williamsburg Var
ginia, was one OF twelve who took
the Civil Service examination for
rural route delivery carrier, at the
above mentioned place, May 20. Of
the twelve, nine were white and
three Colored. Greenhow bore away
the palm from all competitors, stand
ing first and making an average of
q IL in his examination.
The only objection made against
GreenhoW thus far is on account of
his color.
Master Maurice Curtis has depart
ed for a trip to Seattle, Washington.
Messrs. Lawson and Chestnut.
college graduates, have just COM
pleted a most successful post grad |
uate course at Normal School No. ?.
Miss Euphemia Lotion has been
appointed as first grade teacher and
to the Lucretia Mott School, |
She will resume her studies at the
Howard University. Her many |
lonors received while in Normal |
School No. and St. Augustine's
Sunday school, show that she is a |
young lady of unusual ability and is
Justly classed as the leader of her day
school and Sunday school.
DR.. Bailey and bride are spending
heir honeymoon in Boston with rela-
-ives.
The Washington bee., 1909-07-17

schools in the country the Boston
Latin School and Harvard He was
for several years professor Of mod
ern languages at the Normal and
Collegiate Institute, Petersburg, Vir-
ginia. In 1882 he entered the medical
School at Harvard, graduating in
1885. The Doctor Immediately be-
gan the practice Of medicine and in 4
year or so had practice second to
none of our physicians.
He was so universally kind that
The Washington bee., 1909-07-17

Protestant Episcopal Church excur-
sion on the 2Ist instant. There will
be no crowding, as arrangements have
been perfected for ample boat ser
vice. The committee in charge guar
antees highly satisfactory service in
every particular. All good people
will be welcomed and made to feel
comfortable and at home.
The Washington bee., 1909-07-17
OUR CORNER

Snowdon Ashford, former InspeL-
tor of Buildings, has been sworn in
| as Municipal Architect. Morris
Hacker has taken the oath as Inspec-
tor of Buildings. He was at one
time Superintendent of County
Roads and was chief engineer of
the Ohio Electric Railway
President Taft said at the Alumni
dinner, New Haven, June 80:
Unless the Republican party lives
up to its promises and the expecta-
tons of the people, there is no doubt
that it will be relegated to the posi-
ton of the minority opposition"
Queen Wilhelmina has requested
Mr.. Beaupre, the United States
Minister at The Hague, to make.
known to the people of his country
her sincere appreciation of the many.
congratulations sent to her by them
upon the happy birth of her daugh-
ter, the Princess Juliana.
We feel that the Board of Educa-
ton will give the schools of the 10th,
nth. 18th and 18th divisions its
earnest attention, as it has done in
all other matters connected with the
schools. The Board cannot be ex-
pected to know every evil that exists
until it is brought under its obser- I
walton. 1t passes lightly over moth
ing, gives everything fair considera-
ton and justice.
An extract of the parting address
of DIR. w. S. Montgomery, to the
teachers under his supervision, June
2I, 1909.
The session about to end, in keep
ing with the present policy, sewers
my relations with you as Supervis-
ing Principal, I therefore, before
the tie is sundered, desire to give ex-
preston to the feelings of gratitude
and good will for the unfailing
courtesy and cooperation which have
characterized our entire course. In
no instance have the most cordial or
pleasant relations suffered Interrupt
ton by misunderstanding and i'll
will. My labor with you and for
you has been one of love, as we'll as
one of duty, and although absent in
body, there will remain for me the
delightful memory of a year passed
among you, If my sojourn with you
in any way rendered the yoke of
service easy and its burden light,
then have my reward. If in any
way I have caused pain by word or
act to any, I crave forgiveness from
Heavens just Judge"
1t is hoped that in the disposition
of the high places in the schools,
that those who have rendered long
and efficient service will be remem-
bered also; we would think it just re
cognition if Miss NJ. Gibbs, DR.. T.
7. Cardoza, K. c. Lewis, S. c. Lewis
and few others were considered.
Mr.. T. J. Walker and A. Stafford
The Washington bee., 1909-07-17

he won the admiration and respect
Of all with whom he came in con-
tact. In 1883 he married Aaronella
Molyneaux Hewlett, daughter Of
the late Professor A. Molyneaux
Hewlett, of Harvard University.
The Doctor is survived by a widow
and two children, Miss Marion T.
Scott and Paul Scott. He will long
be remembered as a true representa-
tive man who left an impress for
.ood