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The Press., 1912-07-03
THIRTY YEARS AGO.
July 5. 1889.
Items of local interest taken from the column
 of The Press, thirty years ago.

, The school in district No. 2,Union. taught by Miss Bella M. Weld, closed Saturday, June 24th. Number of scholars, 24; average attendance, 20. 26. Scholars neither tardy or absent, Minnie Thayer, Verona Youngs, Ernest Corbin, Willie Dun ton, Arthur Wilcox, Cora Howard, Mary Fish, Albert Hewett.
 Scholars in district No. 8 that were neither absent or tardy during last half of term, ending June 22d: Eddie O. Brooks, Frank N. Fenton, Mabel F. Brooks, D. Chanie Brooks, Lilla I. Fenton, Alice B. Fenton; not absent but one day, Chester F. Jones, Elmer 1 H. Root; scholars perfect in spelling, Frank N. Fenton, Lilla I. Fenton ; whole number of scholars 9; teacher, Mrs. Wm. Battey. 't
 The new brass band in this village absorbs several members from the ] dissolving Parker's band, it's leader being the leader of the new; also has
 
 | Stafford Springs band. Its president is J. W. Dimock;. vice president, John Clegg; secretary and treasurer, o. F. Beckwith; leader, H. F. Parker; ex- ecutive committee, H. F. Parker, D. F. Mullin, George w. Eaton, John Mat thews. Other members are Fred San ford, Luther Eaton, Perry Davis, Samuel Maine, Stephen Pease, John Furness, Charles Brooks, Charles Clegg, T. J. Mullin.
 At the adjourned meeting of the Stafford Springs Cemetery association on Saturday the choice of directors was made as follows: Julius Con- verse, R. s. Hicks, w. D. Heald George M. Ives, F. F. Patten, Andrew Whiton, Orrin Converse, G. H. Baker, D. E. Whiton, Alvarado Howard, James Mclaughlin, Josiah Converse, Luman Orcutt, E. c. Dennis, w. H. Cooley. The directors met on Mon day evening and organized their body by choice of officers as follows: G. H. Baker, president; Andrew Whiton, vice-president; w. D. Heald, score. tary; F. F. Patten, treasurer.
 Born, In Stafford Springs, June 3Oth, a daughter to A. w. Tuthill; i; June 3Oth, a son George Royce) to Edwin R. and Marcia s. Marsdale.
 In Wales, 1st, daughter to l.. H. Smith; 3d, daughter to E. H. Clark
 Married. In Coventry, June 27th, by Rev. H. R. Hoisington, Edgar F. Storrs of Mansfield and Annie E., eldest daughter of H. E. H. Gilbert of Coventry.
 In Holland, 3d, by Rev. L. s. Brown, Wm. Clark, M. D., of Holland and Olive Baker of Vernon.
The Press., 1912-07-03
'.I AZ HRRR,D SAID THE RAaLR

will burden the soul. But everybody will wait with yearning impatience for the night.
 Because at night l, the skyrocket. will do my little vaudeville sketch. 1 will rise up with a shriek of delight. leaving behind me a long, trailing tail of living fire"
 "But you always come down. sky rocket" said pin wheel And when you come down you are nothing but a black stick with a smell of gunpowder on the end. You usually hit little Jim my Brown in the eye when you come down. and the city council at its next meeting generally votes to have no sky rockets at the next celebration"
 The discussion waxed warmer until suddenly small boy dropped a match into the crowd, and for a half hour there was a series of explosions that sounded like the nrnlininarv work on the drainage canal. When 1t was all over the mangled remains of the sky rocket looked sadly around on the wreck and said: After all, what vain things we are! Our reign Is short at most All we are good for is to make noise one day In the year and give a lawyer from the county seat chance to put in stakes for the congressional nomInafion Chicago Tribune.
The Press., 1912-07-03
\ REHEARSAL
 FOR THE FOURTH

~ RE boxes which were being
 shipped to various trades peO
 pie in the town of Kakadak
 H.. for the Fourth of July trade were hurled out into the ditch when the train went off the track.
 The boxes were broken open, and the contents were somewhat musse( around, three cannon firecrackers upOI coming out of a swoon discovered that they had been thrown into { large bottle of Yasellne and two sky rockets mixed up with a large Quan tity of arnica and red fire.
 Well" said one of the frecrackers ''I'm afraid some of us won't be use ful for the Fourth of July. That wal a bad wreck"
 Hush your nonsense" said a sky rocket. You're always going off wher you're not lighted"
 'Tut, tut" said the skyrocket-"nC more wrangling. Let's see if we are indeed all here. will call the roll All present answer as their names are called I really wish to know whether or not everything that goes to make up we'll regulated Fourth of July eel sbration is with us today.
 ''Cap pistol
 'sPopr' answered the cap pistol.
 Roman candle"
 "Fizz." went the Roman candle.
 '-Pin wheel
 "Np," answered the pin wheel.
 "Firecrackers, blue lights, red fire. toy cannon.
 We'll" resumed the skyrocket, 'it looks to me from this point as though we were all assembled. This is indeed a glorious, a most suspicious occasion. There is only one thing missing. Has anybody seen the eagle?"
 There was a duttering, a squawking, and an eagle minus his tail adorn- ments, as we'll as one eye, and with his left leg in sling fiuttered slowly into the crowd.
 ''I am here" said the eagle. "You cannot go on with your somewhat pre- mature Fourth of July celebration. Nothing can be done on Independence day without me and my scream. Fire crackers, blue lights, pin wheels and toy pistols are all very we'll in their way, but gaze on me and behold the chief works. am 1t. In honor of this suspicious occasion I will now give vent to few preliminary screams"
 The skyrOcket, which did not look happy while the eagle was screaming, then said, May be permitted to sizz, boom, ah, a few?'
 ''Of course the distinguished orator who comes over to Kakadak on the Fourth will swell out his chest and spread the eagle. But who listens The band will because it will have seats on the stage and can't get away. "But nobody else will dislOcate his eardrums Is listening to the flights of eloquence and descriptions of how the American eagle will soar and soar far above the empyrean blue. The day will drag slowly along, and dust and heat
The Press., 1912-07-03
How &O Keep Ho2.s Fresh,

Proper care of Gu. er.; " il double their lease of life. Evel hOthouse roses, usually the s.lor.est lived of blos- sons, can be made to retain their beauty and fragrance for two weeks if Ode will take the trouble to boil the stems. To dO this set q pan of hot wa ter on tue stove and when the water begins to boil place the s.ems of the flowers in the water to the depth of one inch. Hold the flowers carefully to Hrevent their touching the sides or bot tom of the pan. Allow thenl to boil if. teen or twenty minutes. Remove tho flowers and clip off the portions of the stems that were in the water. They are then ready to be arranged in the vase or bowl Many persons have poor success in keeping cut flowers because they d0 not put fresh water into flower vases every day. The stems of the flowers should be clipped every day to enable them to take up more water. Never leave cut flowers in d warm room overnight. Set them in a cool place. Kansas lndu,tri;tliSt.
The Press., 1912-07-03
NOBODY SPARED.
Kidney Troubles Attack Stafford Springs Men
 and Women, Old and Young.

and Women, Old and Young.
 Kidney ills seize young and old, Come quickly with little warning. Children suffer in their early veavs--s t3s.1 Can ecntfol the kidney secretions.
 Girls are languid, nervous, suffer pain. 'st : = y4 .'-< '--s.e
 Women worry, can't do daily work. | Men have lame and aching backs.
 Fhe cure for man, woman or child
 Is to cure the cause.-the kidneys |. Doan s. Kidney Pills are for sick kidneys -4niafs Il 5.sf
 Have brought relief to Stafford Springs people,
 Stafford Springs testimony proves it.
 Mrs. William Irons, Furnace ave. i, Stafford Springs, Conn.,, says: "I can recommend Doan's Kidney Pills highly, for they have been of great benefit in our home. A member of our family was bothered by his back and kidneys. This trouble continued for long time until we fortunately heard about Doan's Kidney Pills and procured supply at the Eaton Drug Store. This remedy brought prompt relief and since then there has been no cause for complaint. ;
 For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milbur O., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States.
 Remember the name Doan s and take no other.
The Press., 1912-07-03
How to Kin FIies.


 To clear rooms of files use. carbollc acid. heating a shovel and pouring on 1t twenty drops of the poison The vapor will Kill the flies Another method: Burn pyrethrum powder in tiie room The flies will fall to tine floor stunefiei and may be swept up and burned The powder should be moistened and nodded into cones, and after drying each cone should be placed upon dish and lighted at the top It will burn slowly. and the Odor ls not disagreeable.
 Files pass the winter hidden in cracks and holes in attics and cellars Many of these may be killed in the spring by the two methods just de scribed.
The Press., 1912-07-03
SCREENS THE FLY'S
 WORST ENEMY.

Any fI'es that come into your house may have come straight from a person who is sick with some contagious disease and pos sibIy cause the death of yourself or some member of your family. Kill every fly you see, in your house. Get a screen door. Keep all food covered up. Boil all the water you drink. Keep your privies screened. a,r ,..,.,...
The Press., 1912-07-03
wh.. Iit. l..

Nothing is of real value in the world except people. Never hurt a person by a wrong thought or by word or by act. Never hurt each other. Then go on big discovering expedition and find each other. Never say, ''That person has nothing in him." for that only means that you haven't found 1t yet. Then, last of all, never think you are the only person. You are just a part of leach other" You are not some body and the rest of us everybody else. We are each other. Life is each otherness, not everybody -elseness.-St Nicholas
The Press., 1912-07-03
Thn HornhiII.

The, hornbill, bird which is widely distributed in India, the Malay archi- pelago and Africa, has very loud note. Its call has been described ss between the shriek of a locomotive and the bray of a donkey and can be heard distance of about couple of miles.
The Press., 1912-07-03
HOw's T'his?

We 0fTer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarfh that cannot be cured by Hall'e Catarrh Cure.
 F. J. CHENEY CO, Toledo, Q. We. the undersigned, have know F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable In all business transactions and finan. ciRlly able to carry out any obligations made by his f1rm. WALDING, KINNAN q MARVIN,
 Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O.. Halls Catarfh Cure is taken Internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces OI the system. Testimonials sent free. Price 7s cents per bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
The Press., 1912-07-03
compound Fracture.

q 5asE saw Hunter, and he looks pretty bad What's the matter with him. do you knowf'
 Compound fracture"
 'sWhat sort of compound fracturer
 -He's broke. and Miss Richley, dis eevering the fact, broke her engage mant to him. ."-CatholIc Standard and I1mea
The Press., 1912-07-03
Curious.

There's one curious thing about dis covering places" said Johnny. "Take Bermuda, for instance. It was dis covered by a man named Bermudez.
 How he happened to stumble on
 place with name just like his beats
The Press., 1912-07-03
RIna Balloons.

Tn case you ever feel tempted to buy a balloon don't buy a blue one. Red ones are the best. There is a scientifi" reason why. According to the re- searches of NJ. Reynaud, caoutchouc is strongly attracted by the ultra violet rays from the mercury vapOr lamp with a quartz tube, which is power full source of such rays. This fact has practical bearing ill connection with balloon envelopes, which are treated with caoutchouc. Aeronauts are ia miliar with the discovery that the en velopes suffer during ascensions, and this is explained by the greater effect of ultra violet rays at high attitudes. Experiment had already led to using yellow coloring matter on the envel, opes, and red balloons are sometimes seen, but never blue or violet M. Reynaud considers that red is the best color to use, as it not only absorbs the ultra violet rays, but also the blue rays, and these last are likely to share in the bad action of the suns rays upon balloons.-New York World.
The Press., 1912-07-03
,Rnoominn nifhdenon.

"Weren't you shy when the judge asked yOu your age fin court?"
 "Yes: was about ten years shy. my iear."- Life.
The Press., 1912-07-03
nooe meTodran7a.

'"The cards are markedv' said the man.
 The woman covered.
 '"The cards are markedr' he repeat ed.
 There was no tragedy however. Seems the baby had got hold of lead pencil and marked up the euchre deck.-W Washington Herald.
The Press., 1912-07-03

Work on the new wooden bridge on Hampden avenue, voted for at the special town meeting, has been started. The work is being done un- der the supervision of s. M. Stebbins, superintendent of highways. The work at present is on the abutments.
 This will take much work, as the old
The Washington times., 1912-08-27
GAYETY

A pretentious burlesquc show know n
as The Girls of the Gay White Way"
Is the offering this week at the Gay
ETY., yesterday being the first time
1t has ever been presented on any
stage.
While many members Of the COM
pany are old favorites with Gayety
patrons the costumes and scenery are
brand new and the Gordon North
Company is TO be congratulated on
bringing out such a success. The
comedy work Is in the capable hands
of Harry Ward and Sam Hearn, two
Germans "doing Paris" and they are
assisted by Dan Healy, James Row
land. Ben Ryan, and Ed Jerome.
Helen Bley has voice above the
average and her charming personality
makes her singing particularly pleas
ing. Gertie DeMilt, Harriet Lee. and
Hattie Raymond have prominent parts
in the production.
Among the nineteen musical num-
bers sung by various members of the
company are "Rocking in a Ragtime
Boat" MY Little LoYin' Sugar Babe"
and the seXtette from Lucia sung in
ragtime Sam Hearn's violin specially
! was one of the hits of the show.
The Washington times., 1912-08-27
''FRECKLES," SHOWN
At THE ACADEMY,
p SCORES SUCCESS
Scenes Laid in Michigan
Wilderness-Piece Well
Presented.

In 'Freckles," a dramatization Of
Gene Stratton- Porter's novel of that
name the management of the Academy
has obtained a play that thoroughly
delighted the patrons of the Ninth
street playhouse last night.
The story is told in three acts. The
first is in the dense wilderness OF a
North Michigan forest, and 1t is in this
scene that Freckles. the little founding.
meets the Swamp Angel. The next act
Is in the Freckles Cathedral, where the
young hero is all but killed by great
trees falling upon him-the result Of a
piece OF villainy on the part Of Black
Jack, the lumber thief, and the sworn
enemy of Freckles.
The last act is in Chicago hospital,
where Freckles hovers for many days
between life and death. OF course he
RECEIVERS all right. and the more speedily
because of the constant presence of the
Swamp Angel.
Swamp Angel are in the hands Of Perry
Golden and Miss Ruth Gray, and the IN
depreciation of their roles, as presented
last evening. was entirely satisfactory
! to the audience. Mr.. Golden adds con
! siderable to the piece by his voice
which he uses to good advantage.
Black Jack Is a villain true to his
name. 1t takes all the hero and heroine
! can do to get the best of the lumber
| camp thief. but the feat Is at last per
manently accomplished, although Freck
/ les has to undergo lots OF suffering be-
| fore ii Is over.
The story, on the whole, is one ot
| sentiment, romance. and intrigue. % ane
makes a personal appeal to each spec
| tator. 1t is sure to have successful
week at the Academy.
The Washington times., 1912-08-27
CASINO

A bill of excellent vaudeville Is being
presented at the Casino Theater thls
week, the headline act being Blake s
comedy circus, in which ponies. dogs,
monkeys, and other animals present an
intelligent and entertaining perform
ance. Maud, the trick mule, comes In
for her share of applause. There Is
standing offer of 81 a minute to anyone
who can remain upon the strenuous
animals back for that length of time.
De Lea and Orma have an amusing skit
called Bits of Broadway" In which
they sing some clever songs. and tell
some witty stories. Then there Is Hap
Handy, who presents novelty entitled
Fun with Soap Bubbles" Filling a
bubble with smoke, dividing 1t into two
small bubbles, and uniting them Is
one of the many tricks that this soap
suds wizard accomplishes. one-act
playlet. The Operator tells an abb
sorbing story of railroad life, and Frank
Graham, in black-faCe comedy con-
cludes an attractive bill. Motion pic
lures are shown before and after the
vaudeville bill
The Washington times., 1912-08-27
BLAND'S SUCCESSOR
FIFTY-NINE TODAY
Congressman Shackleford One OF
Oldest Democrats of
House.

This Is the ffty-ninth anniversary of
the birth Of Congressman Dorsey w.
Shacklefcrd, one of the oldest Demo-
catic members Of the House In point
CT service, who was born In Saline
county. Me, August q, 1853. Studying
law when employed as. a school teach
er, he was admitted to the bar In 1873
and began to practice in Bonneville.
He was elected to Congress in 1889
from the Eighth Missouri district to fill
the vacancy caused by the death OF
Richard p. Bland.
Congressman Daniel J. McGillicuddy OF
Maine Is celebrating his fifty-thirG
birthday today, and Charles G. Dawes,
former comptroller of the currency, Is
forty-seven years Of age. Congressman
Heald of Delaware has attained his
forty-eighth birthday, and the Most
Rev. Patrick Y. Riordan, head of the
Roman Catholic archdiocese of Sar
Francisco, is celebrating his seventiett
birthday.
The Washington times., 1912-08-27
JOHNNY JONES' BY
POLL PLAYERS, Wins
HEARTY APPROVAL
Cohan Play Ably Presented
by Popular Stock
Company.

Giving regards to Broadway after the
fashion of George Cohan seems to be
as popular now as when he intro
duced 1t in Little Johnny jones' The
Poll Players opened week Of II last
night, and the result is credit to the
house. The third act Is especially well
staged and drew spontaneous applause
when the curtain rose.
If the singers got a little more of their
effort across the footlights, 1t would inn
prove the performance, but, everything
considered, one must have mean dis
position to find much fault. A. II. Van
Buren, who does the unknown Wilson,
had the house entirely at his mercy
after the second act. Miss Izetta Jewel,
who pursues the fretful career of a
newspaper woman, added much to the
I'VE Of the performance, while Miss Ger
trude Bondhill. alternately helress, CO.
quette, and English earl, added the
piquant favor given a dish by a good
sauce. Louis Haines left a part of his
voice on his dressing table last night,
and as result made big hit with his
Introductory song, exploring most un-
expected soprano regions.
The part of the Imposing villain, for
Cohan stuck strictly to old melodrd-
matte methods, was taken by Duncan
Penwarden, who handled IL in proper
musical comedy fashion, not carrying
his rascality to a point where the audi
enCe hated him, as Is quite the proper
emotion for an audience when watching
OF the villain elsewhere than In musical
comedy.
And you must give II to Graham Vel.
sey for his Johnny Jones. He danced
well, looked good, made love in rather
attractive fashion and was an all
around likeable underdog and hero. The
stereotyped reformer introduced by Co.
han was produced most faithfully by
Miss Louise Kent. There are plenty OF
girls to fill the stage and the Tommy
Atkins, the shuffiing Chinks, and the
sailors are there in adequate numbers
The show Is three hours Of good fur
and presented in a comfortable house,
which is a real consideration In August
The Washington times., 1912-08-27

Score another triumph to Edward
Hass Robins record for his splendid in
depreciation of Jules Beauben In Eu-
gene Walters romantic. drama of the
Hudson bay country, THE Wolf" which
is the Columbia Players offering this
week. Score another to Miss Frances
Nelson, who, In the role of Hilda has
one of the best parts in which she has
been seen this season. And while the
writer is passing out bouquets to the
leading people of this excellent COM
pany of players, Godfrey Matthews
should not be forgotten. His concep-
ton of the character of Mcdonald
"The wolf"-the American engineer in
charge OF .he construction of the rail-
road through that section of the coun-
try in which the three scenes OF the
play are laid Is one of the best pieces
of acting he has done since his connec-
ton with the Columbia Stock Company.
1t Is worth vending ones way to the
Columbia Theater this week. to observe
. the really wonderful way in which he
handles the scene with Beaubien in
the second act, and this is but one of
the telling points in the play.
Vigorous Portrayal
Beyond Criticism.
| As Andrew McTavish, the stern old
Scotch parent. who hates his daughter
| with a righteous wrath. because her
| hair is yellow, and because she looks
| like her Swede mother who had deceived
| him, John NJ. Kline gives vigorous
| portrayal that Is beyond criticism.
like his Scotch dialect. the manner in
| which he delivers his lines. and his
makeup. Arthur Ritchie as George
Huntley. assistant to Mcdonald. has a
| breezy role He injected the only ele-
ment of comedy into the piece. while
! Stanley James, as Baptiste LeGrande.
| Hudson bay trader and Northwestern
nomad, whose blind, doglike devotion to
| Beaubien was the beautiful part of his
| character. was effective, especially in
the dramatic climax Of the second act.
Not a word of criticism could be uttered
either as to the manner in which the
| play is produced, or the way 1t Is acted
Mr.. Robins French Canadian dialect is
charming: so is Mr.. James. Miss Nell
son makes beautiful Hilda, and is the
only woman who appears in the cast
| which Is a small one. numbering In all
only six people. While her part is a
small one. she handles it effectively
and with the conscientious attention tc
detail that characterizes all of her work
l do not recall any other role In which
Sne mas Deen. seen TO DetteT
this season, unless, perhaps, II might
have been THE Sign of the Cross,
which, in the minds of many of her ad
mirers, is the best work she has done.
Robins Lovemaking
Intense and Sincere.
The lovemaking of Edward Hass Rob
ins, when he tells Hilda OF the "grea
desire" that has come into his heart. Il
, beautifully effective, intense, and sin
cere.
The Wolf" has what is termed ii
the vernacular ''the punch" vt Il
, full of dramatic situations. Beaubiel
announces to Mcdonald that he is goin
, to fight standing on his feet. and tha
he will probably kill him, and Nc
Donald promptly suggests that he g
, ahead and fight, interposing no objec
ton whatever.
| Frankly, the play is simple melo