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SOMERS.

William 0. Pease has returned from several days in Boston
 Mrs. Jerome O. Lee has gone to spend & week with her son, Howard Pease, at Boston.
 Orville Hum has sold his farm to Thompsonville man, who" takes possession at once.
 The annual reunion of the Kibbe family is to be held at Kibbe's hotel August 25th, Wednesday.
 Arthur Allen and family of Spring field are taking their annual outing in town in the Gager cottage.
 MT and Mrs. Horace O. Pease of New York visited MT Pease's sister, Mrs Henry J. Shaw, last week.
 MT. and Mrs. Raymond Bugbee and family have gone to New Haven for several days visit with friends.
 Clifton N Ellis and family have returned from their vacation. spent with friends in Collinsville, Brim- field and Stafford.
 Somers grange are to have their annual picnic tomorrow at Crystal Lake in order to enjoy meeting with East Central Pomona grange.
 MT. and Mrs. Edward l.. HurIburt have as guests for several days, Mrs. Jason Hurlburt and three daughters, Blanche, Ethel and Maud. from Bel chertown.
 Miss Ella Patten, with Miss Mary Lawley of Holyoke, have gone to Goshen, in company with Rev. and Mrs. Gardner of Northampton, for 8 weeks outing.
 A party of young people, Allan Dimock, and his sister, Hermie, and Earl Daniels, chaperoned by Mrs. Marcus Kibbe, are enjoying an outing in South Coventry by the lake.
 Mt. Vernon council, O. U. A. M, i, had it's annual clambake in the grove near Miss Harriet R. Pease's house last Saturday About 50 sat down to the dinner, which was reported excellent.
 An automobile party from Holyoke, consisting of Mrs James Ramage and daughter, Grace, and Mrs. Lyman and Mrs. Emma Forsythe from Monroe visited their relative, Mrs. S. N. Richmond, Sunday.
 George M. stowelI of the Sd Mass. heavy artillery and his wife of Brim- field, Mass, with their daughter and her husband, MT. and Mrs. Cyrus Olough of Providence, R. |, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. George F. Kibbe last week. 's
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AN INSECT TRAGEDY.
The Nest the Mother Butterfly Builds
 For Her Young.

The Nest the Mother Butterfly Builds
 For Her Young.
 There is something really pathetic in the way a mother butterfly builds a nest for her children. Tn the first place, the little home where the eggs are deposited represents great deal of sacrifice. for it is lined with several layers of down pIucked from the moth CTS own soft body. The eggs having been laid carefully upon this luxurious, pretty couch. are protected by an equally pretty coverlet made Of the same material.
 These butterfly bedclothes are often arranged with an intricacy that is quite curious and perplexing. Sometimes bed is made so that each separate deli cate hair stands upright, thus giving the entire nest the appearance of lit tie brush of downy fur. Then again the eggs are laid spiralfy round tiny branch, and. as the covering follows their course. the effect resembles the bushy tail of a fox, only the nest Is more beautiful than the brush of the finest fox that ever roamed over coun- try.
 The building of this downy nest is the latest earthly labor of the mother but terfly, for by the time it is completed her own delicate body is denuded of its natural covering and there is nothing left for her to do but die, sacrifice which she promptly and heroically makes in the interest of the coming hS1f+og.f7v general ffon
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'.Abbie,'' he reproached, "have you forgotten that twenty-two years ago you wore pinks''-
 Mrs. Vandiver's expansive features expressed a blank surprise. "What happened twenty-two years ago?"
 q know" Roxane interrupted There's the picture on fathers desk you have on blue dress and bunch of pinks-you said you looked that way when he asked you to marry him."
 The blush that stole up toward Mrs. vandiver's gray curls gave her cu- rious look of youth. "Why, James" !" she faltered, "did you really remem- ber?"
 "Yes," said the judge, feeling that had he never forgotten life would have held deeper meanings.
 Mrs. Vandiver came around and kissed her husband. ''Thank you, dear" she said, with a gentleness that made Roxane stare.
 After that it was not hard to pro pose a ride by moonlight, and Mrs. Vandiver, consenting, came down in a blue gown that became her elderly plumpness almost as well as that oth- CT blue gown had set off her girlish figure.
 The judges electric runabout re- placed the buggy of long ago, and as they went quickly through the city and out into the country roads that astute gentleman refrained from any mention of Oliver and Roxane. All his talk was of things of the past.
 "How happy we were, Abbie," he said at last, and his wife responded wistfully, "Very happy, James," A golden moon hung above the dark line of the hills. The air was sweet with the spiciness of the pines. The judge was thrilled with bygone emo tions, and his arm was comfortably about his wife's waist
 Then i'll the rapture of the restora- tion to her place of romance of the Abbie of long ago he forgot Oliver forgot Roxane.
 He was brought back with a shock when Mrs. Vandiver said as they turned toward home: "I've been think
 
 Oliver don't know but I ought''-
 "Of course you ought" said the judge promptly. Give them your blessing, and let them be as happy as we are."
 "I am afraid that Oliver has been fooled by some of those firms who hunt up lost heirS," the lady pursued "Of course Oliver was sincere, but don't think much of the fortune sto, ry."
 "No," mendaciously, "it didn't seem probable"
 You can settle something on them after they are married" said Mrs Vandiver. "We haven't any one tC leave 1t to but and-and il would be nice to have them engaged on the same day that we were, Jim mie."
 Jimmie! The magic of the youthful appellation made the judge feel like a colt.
 Lets get them married and you and will go off and have another honeymoon" he proposed jubilantl, ''We will have the time of our lives"
 The ripple that came from his wife'S lips was a silver echo of the goldeT laughter of other days.
 "We will" she said and lifted hel face to him in the moonlight, "and now let's go right home and tell the | children Jimmie"
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A Famous All Potato aanouet.

One of the most remarkable menus ever drawn up must have been that of the feast in Paris to which Benjamin Franklin, Lavoisier, the founder of modern chemistry, and other distin- guished men sat down as guests of Parmentier. Every dish at this ban quet was made of potatoes. and even the brandy and liqueurs weCs the prod uct of the same vegetable. This was Parmentier's final proof to his skep- tical fellow countrymen that potatoes were not poison, as they persisted in believing Louis XVI. himself was one of Parmentiers earliest converts, granted him land on which to grow his plants and did not disdain to wear the potato flower as d buttonhole Then Parmentier cleverly posted guards round his potato fields by day and withdrew them by night. so that peo- pie were tempted to come then, steal, eat and be convinced. The all potato banquet was the climax of the great campaign. Chicago News.
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HOLLAND.

Miss Lilla s. Agard is the guest of friends in Vermont.
 Edgar s. Edgerton has been spend ing some time in Hartford.
 Miss Mary J. Leonard is the guest of friends in Amesbury, Mass.
 Mrs. Arthur L. Porter of Brooklyn, N. Y, is spending two weeks in town.
 Miss Mary Bartlett of New York is the guest of Mir. and Mrs. John H. Steele. ...-.... =
 The grange oonfered the first and second degrees on a class Tuesday evening.
 Miss Besise Andrews of Hartford is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Jesse Dearden -.
 Miss Katharine Birdseye of New York is the guest of her aunt, Miss Miriam L. Underwood.
 The Misses Eleanor Simpson and Maria Sanford of Hadlyme are the guests of Miss Mildred French. .
 The Misses Phoebe and Mary Bowers are the guests of their aunt, Mrs. Albert Potter, of Coventry.
 Henry Baker and daughter, Miss Edith Baker, of Hyannis are the guests of pr. and Mrs Samuel Simp- son.
 Rupert Hughs of New York and Charles McWstly of Passaic. N |, spent Sunday with their families at the Steele House.
 Mrs. Rosie E Clark and Ernest Edward Clark of Vernon Center have been spending few days with Mrs Clark's daughter. Mrs Lewis B Price.
 MT. and Mrs Joseph Adams and MT. and Mrs Reuben Potter of Nor. wich, MT. and Mrs. Enos Stoddard of Marshtield, Mass and MT. and Mrs Everett Adams of Groton have recently been the guests of MT. and Ms. A. l. Edgerton.
 n b % moG6AuR LII biI0 representatives, of Holland county, held at the capitol yesterday, it was unanimously voted not to sell the court house at Holland, and the county commissioners were directed to make the necessary re-. pairs on the building
 The grange held their annual picnic at the home of MT. and Mrs 0 Hib- bard West at the head of Snipsic Lake last Thursday. The weather was fine and a company of over two hundred were present to enjoy the occasion. There were guests present from New York. Philadelphia, Brook lyn, N. Y, Ellington. Vernon Tol- land, Rockville.
 The annual fair of the ladies so- oiety of the Congregational church ie in session this week Wednesday evening the farce, "A Marble Arch, " will be presented by local talent. The follow iEg is the cast of characters Mrs Constance Cameron. Miss Dorothy Overman; Mrs Jack MeriWeather, Miss Myra lay ioT Jack Meriweather, William Ludlow; Captain Fred Trt nton, Charles Leonard. Thursday evs ming a musical program, both vocal and instrumental, and declama- tions will be given.
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DISEASE AND PAIN.
tsE'lD Theory Misunderstanding Is Mental
 More Than Physical.

taI0CD Theory That4sa@Akaring Is. Mental,
 More Than Physical.
 A great deal of alleged physical sLf- fering Is primarily mental. A great many people have fixed ideas'' of dis ease, pain, debility, fatigue, dread, in- efficiency and unexpressible woes. Much often than we realize these can be transpIanted without surgery or medication. l do not mean that they are not real sufferings. They are as real as the grave, but they are not grounded in physical infirmity, and they are not to be cured with physics. The mind becomes possessed of a con- viction that certain part of the body Is infirm and i1putes pain to that part in spite of all the medicine in the world. Hundreds of people refuse to get well after the physician has cured them. It is not his fault, and 1t Is not their fault. But they have simply had dis. ease suggested to them until they can not think at all except upon that as- sumption. It is an "auto suggestion" or 1t is a family suggestion, and the only way to remove it is by the vigor- ous counter suggestion of another per son. The value of fixed idea" of health, as being only the removal of fixed idea of disease where there was no organic reason for it, will hardly be disputed. Yet one cannot overem- phasize the multitudes that there are of these Invalids sitting in padded chairs and making ready for the hearse whose trouble is primarily mental. and how many there are, again, who have slight organic inf1rmity and have in- creased its effects a thousandfold by what we may call household sugges- tion." Max Eastman in Atlantic Monthly
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FREDERICK AND voLTAIRE.
Stormy Relations of the MiserIy King
 and the Lavish Author.

Stormy Relations of the MiserIy King
 and the Lavish Author.
 The world knows plenty about the clements of strength in the characters of great men, but less about their weaknesses. Here is story that shows the other side of the natures of Frederick the Great and Voltaire:
 Frederick the Great had a leaning toward literature. He wrote poems plays and booklets that, in his opin- ion, possessed rare merit So 1t seemed fitting to him that great liter ary men should fraternize, and he sent an invitation to Voltaire to be his guest. Accompanying the invitation was a sum of money to defray the great Frenchman's travelling expenses to the Prussian capital.
 Let it be explained at this point that Frederick was extremely penurlous and that Voltaire was not only ex- travagant, but had many of the char acteristics of what we would now call a grafter. It should also be under stood that Frederick despised graft ing, and Voltaire abhorred miserli- ness.
 Voltaire accepted the invitation-and then had an afterthought. Why not take a favorite niece with hin?y So he wrote to the king that if he would send an extra thousand louis he would bring the girl.
 "Sir," replied the king. "I did not .eRx du kn q hn of visiting me, and shall send noth- ing to pay her expenses"
 '"The old miserr' said voltaire to a friend. "He has tubs of money in his treasury, yet will not grant me this wish"
 However, Voltaire went to Berlin, but each found that he hated the other too much to make their friendship perma- nent.
 The king once gave Voltaire pack age of poems to revise.
 "See," said Voltaire to a German no- bleman, what a quantity of dirty linen Frederick has sent me to wash"
 The king thought his guest was too free with the chocolate and sugar and gave orders that he be put on a re- stricted daily allowance
 Voltaire .retaliated by gathering all the wax candles he could find in the halls and storing them in his trunk.
 Soon the royal palace became too hot for him, and he began to pack up. Then Frederick missed his package of poems. At once he scented plot. Vol taire intended to take the verses back home with him and palm them off as his own. Lord Macaulay has said that the poems were so bad that he was convinced Voltaire would not for half of Frederick's kingdom have consent ed to father them. But the king thought differently, being the author of the poems.
 So the Prussian monarch had Vol taire thrown into jail at Frankfort and kept him locked up for twelve days. Sixteen hundred dollars that was found in his pocket was taken away from him. The king in the days of their friendship had given Voltaire a life pension of $3,2OO year. and the money that was conf1scated was a semiannual installment.
 Thus ended their friendship.-Scrap Book.
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AIsTRICT OF STAFFORD, ss. Pro-

? bate COurT, AugUSJ IT. IJU3.
 Estate of George Goodell, late of Stafford in said district, deceased.
 Upon the application of the administrator praying that an order may be granted to sell the real estate Of said deceas d. and for the appoint ment of some disinterested person to sell them same as by application fully appears, it is
 Ordered-That said application be heard and determined at the Probate Office in >tlnord, in said district, on the 18th day Of August, A. ID. 1909 at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, and that notice be given of the pendency of said application, and the time and place of hearing thereon by publishing the same once in some newspaper having a circulation in said district, at least five days before said hearing.
 ROBERT H. FISK, Judge.
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A Wedding Present.

A widower in Scotland proposed to and was accepted by widow whose husband had died but a month or two previously. .....
 To celebrate the occasion he asked the widows daughter what she would like for a present. She wanted noth- ing, she said, but being pressed to name something she replied:
 "Well, if you want to spend silleF you might put up a heidstone to my father."--London Telegraph.
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NOTICE.

We the undersigned, having found we can no longer shoe horses at a proft at present price of material, &c., have joined the Rockville Local of the Master Horseshoers' Protective AssOcia- tion and adopted a new schedule of prices, to take effect Sept. lst, 1909
 Signed: GEO. J. FRAZIER,
 JOHN c. WIGHTMAN,
 w. ALBERTY, .-. MICHAEL ROBERTS,
 EUGENE o'NEILL. Stafford Conn Aup 18th I9O9 &
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Trolley Lines.
WEEK DAYS.


 LV. Stafford Springs G. IS a. m and ev- cry hour until 1915 p. m., arriving at Rockville on the hour. Last car to Hart ford 1O.15 p. m.
 The Interlrban service cars, with a change at East Hartford. leave Hartford for Stafford Springs at 6.37 a. m and ev- cry hour until 1O.87 p. m.
 Surface trolley cars leave Rockville for Hartford at 6.22 8. m. and every hour at 22 until 1922 D. m., and leaves Hartford for Rockville at TOT m and every hour, until 10.O7 pm. Connects for Stafford at Rockville.
 SUNDAYS.
 Ly. Stafford Springs 7.I5 a. m. and ey- cry hour until 12.15 p. m.
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RESTRICT OF STAFFORD, ss. Pro.

lJ bate Court, August II, 1909.
 Estate of Emma Rlster, late of StanoTd, in said District, deceased. Upon the application of Bernard Rlster pray ing that letters of administration may be grant ed on said estate, as by application on file fully appears, it Is
 Ordered-that said application be heard and de- termined at the probate office in stafford in said district on the 18th day of August A. D., l9O9 at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, and that notice be given to all persons interested in said estate, or the pendency of said application and the time same once in some newspaper having oircula- tion in said district, and by posting copy there of on the public sign-post in the town ot Staff ford, in said district.
 ROBERT H. FISK, Judge.
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The RuIino Passion.

"John! John!' called the excited Et. tie wife.
 'Wwhat is it, Lucy?" muttered the big baseball player as he drowsfly turned over in bed.
 ''Why, there is a man downstairs" 'W-what's he doing?"
 "He's in the dining room after the plate."
 Frying to reach the plate? Put him out, Kelly; put him out at third?'- Kansas City Independent.
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ND. ROBERTSON & Do.
FARMERS. NOTICE!

have a full line of new Standard Worcester Buckeye Mowers, Tedders and Rakes with a full
 line of repairs; also secondhand Mowers and Rakes of all makes, in good condition, which will sell cheap to close out. DeLaval Cream Sep- arators and Silos, Cattle Stanchels and Dairy make you pleased as to price SETH SCHO- FIELD, P. 0. Stard Sp'gs, residence Village Hill.
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s1.5O year. If paid strictly in advance, ,$1. .25
 Resolutions, obituaries or cards Of thanks in serted at one-han advertising rates. Births marriages and deaths inserted free. Communi- cations received without signature always com- mitted to the waste basket without attention.
 THIS Paper and The Connecticut Courant senai-weeklyl furnished for s2.15 per year in ad- vance
 We are not responsible for, nor do we by pub fishing, endorse the opinions of our correspond ents.
 This paper is mailed regularly to it's subscrib CTS until definite order to discontinue is re- ceived and all arrears are paid in full.
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Reproved,

q suppose" said the sad eyed youth at the musical. ''you know the differ. ence between bel canto and cobra turaY'
 "Young man." answered MT. Cumrox severely, "I never bet on race horses" -Washington Star.
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Space.

Nobody realizes the immensity of space"
 Except the man who has to fill a daily half column with alleged humor.' 2 Louisville Courier-Journal.
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A T a Court of Probate holden at at Staf ssi

A T Court of Probate holden at Staf- A fo"d, within and for the district of Stanord, on the I1th day of August, A. D. 1909.
 Present. ROBERT H. FISK, Judge.
 On motion of the administrator on the estate of Cora c Burw ell, late of stafford, within said district deceased.
 It is ordered by this court, that notice shall be given that the administration account in sat1 estate will be exhibited for settlement at the Probate Office In said district, on the 25th day of August, 1909 at 10 o'clock a. m, by posting a copy of this order on the public sign-post in said town of Stafford, and by advertising the same in a newspaper published in Stanord and having circulation in said district
 Attest. MARCUS B. FISK Clerk.
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STATE EXAMINATIONS.

An examination for state teachers certificate will be held at high school building in Stafford Springs, Aug. 4--25, from a. m. to p. m.. For information apply to State Board of Education, Room 42 Capitol, Hartford. The examiner will be glad to confer with persons desiring to enter normal schools
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On 4he Safa gida.

'Tn the matter of drinking" unused the philosopher with the impression istic nose, be sure you are right and you won't get q head. "-P Philadelphia Record.
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Parental Preludles.

''But why didn't you consult your father and me before you were mar riedY'
 Because, mamma, was afraid you might prejudice me against him."- T.ifa
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At the Bal Masque.

Gertie-You danced that twostep di- vinely. Who taught you2 Nell-My two stepsisters Illustrated Bits.
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D. Robertson X Co.,,
 STAFFORD SPRINGS. This Store will be Closed Thsdy Afternoons from July Sept inclusive Our Great August Sale

Is going all the departments This moneyng Before making purchases quality goods and low prices
 SPECIAL
 Remnants of Wash Dress Goods a greatly prices
 Chidrens Trimmed $l.69 $l25 $1 Sale Price 9Sc. Was 9Sc
 Ladies Knit Underwear Swiss Ribbed with short seves others garment Ladies and Chdrens Hosiery Reliable goods 1O 12 I2c 19 25c per pair and upwards
 Corset Covers Lace and Hamburg trimmed different styles 25c and soc garment
 Night GownsMade from good heavy coton plain burg trimmed 49c each
 Night Gowns-Hamburg trimmed, 75c each
 Night Gowns-Lace Hamburg trimmed stye $1OO
 Night qualities per garment
 good Worcester Corcs $IOO S2 S3 co per pair
 Ladies' Wrappers a 69c $L00 and $1. .25 each.
 Boys Knee Trousers, 25c and 59c per pair
 Bached and Unbeached now best qualities and lowest prices
 A good assortment of Leather Pocketbooks 25c each
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Stafford Steam Laundry

N41A4-AI 57L LeIL'I
 Is running and ready to do all kinds of laundry work. Wet wash, rough dry, mangle work, col lars, cuffs, shirts, shirt waists, etc. Called for and delivered at your door. Satisfaction guar. anteed. Of
 MecRoHAN & REYNOLDS, PrOprietOr,.
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AT Court of Probate holden at TOl. A land, within and for the district of Tol- land, on the 18th day of August, A: D. 1909. { On motion of Frank T. Newcomb, adminstra- tor on the tntestate estate of Reinhardt Koehler, late of Holland, within said district, deceased.
 This court doth decree that six months from above date be allowed and limited for the cred. tors of said estate to exhibit their claims against the same to the administrator, and directs that public notice be given of his order hy advertising in a newspaper having circulation in said dis trict, and by posting copy theTeof on the pup
 Aagegns 5o5t in said town of Holland, nearest the place where the deceased last dWelt.
 Certified from Record
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The man who. leads two lives la judged in the end by the worst of the pair. Philadelphia LedRer.
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....The. .... COnSpiratOrS Ru NIRGlMIA RI AlR.
By VIRGINIA BLAIR.

Copyrighted, 1908, by Associated
 Literary Press.
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Lv. Stafford Springs 7.15 a. ID. and ev- cry hour until 12.16p. m.
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TANTED-School teacher for Roar w Ing Brook district, Wilmington.
 ssW VIM. D. RUBY.
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AoEToN will break up Cold in one nioht

CTRAYED from the pasture, three " weeks ago last Saturday, black COW, with long horns; also wore a bell. Reward to the person who finds 1t will be paid by MINNIE BOLSTER, Stafford Springs, Lillibridge farm.
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