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The Press., 1912-09-04
ANIMALS WITH HANDS.
kansaroos Are Fond of Using ThOiV
 Fore Feet In Feeding.

kanaaroos Are Fond of Using ThOlV
 Fore Feet In Feeding.
 Kangaroos use their hands very read fly to hold food in and to put 1t into their mouths. As their fore legs are so short that they have to browse in a stopping position. they seem pleased when able to secure a large bunch of cabbage or other vegetable provender and to hold 1t in their hands to eat Sometimes the young kangaroo, look ing out of Its mothers pouch, catches one or two of the leaves which the old one drops. and the pair may be seen each nibbling at the salad held in their hands, one. so to speak. ''one floor" above the other. =. i" f >~
 The slow. deliberate clasping and unclasping of a chameleon's feet look like the movements which the hands of a sleep walker might make were he trying to Creep downstairs. The cha meleon's are almost deformed hands. yet they have a superficial resemblance to the feet of parrots. which more than other birds use their feet for many of the purposes of a hand when feeding. To see many of the smaller rodents ground squirrels. prairie dogs and mar mots-hold food. usually in both paws. Is to learn d lesson in the dextrous use of hands without thumbs.
 Nothing more readily suggests the momentary impression that a pretty little monkey is "a man and brother than when he stretches out his neat Iit- tie palm. fingers and thumb and. with all the movements proper to the civil lized mode of greeting, insists on shak Ing hands.-London Graphic.
The Press., 1912-09-04
QUEER BANK CHECKS.
Drawn on Wood and Other Things, bu
 They Got the Money.

Drawn on Wood and Other Things, but
 They Got the Money.
 There Is a bank clerk In a western city who has for years indulged a hobby for collecting bank checks drawn on queer articles. There hang about this clerks desk a torn linen collar, a piece of lath, a cuff and vari- ous other objects used for the pur- pose of drawing money from the bank
 Each of these has a story. The clerk began bis collection with a piece of lath. This was hOnored by the bank for $25O It was made into check by the owner of a sawmill, who. with his son, was at the plant with no check book. The money was needed to pay the hands, The sa wmill man wrote on the hath just what a check correctly drawn would bear and sent his son to the bank to get the money and explain. The lath check was hon. ored after some discussion among the bank officers.
 The cufr check was drawn by an actor who while intoxicated had en- gagged In fisticuffs with a fellow Thespian and had been arrested. He was treated cavalierly in his cell. AS he could obtain no paper, he bribed a boy to take his cuff check to a bank. In due course the player received his money and paid his fine.
 If one carries a good account 1t is probable that his bank will honor his check, even if drawn in freaky way, but as a general thing they are loath to encourage that sort of procedure Exchange.
The Press., 1912-09-04
ELLINGTON. Crystal Lake.

George Neff of Blandford, was here Sunday. ..-.
 Leonard Holden of Holyoke has been visiting his aunt, Mrs. Ella Martin.
 Ralph Stino of Glastonbury spent Labor day with his sister, Mrs. Leslie Dimock.
 School opened for the fall term Tuesday. Miss Mary Smith of Naug. atuck is teacher.
 MT. and Mrs. Arthur Curtis of Broad Brook spent Sunday with their brother, D. H. Curtis.
 Miss Hazel Charter, in company with friends, went to Coventry and Willimantic Labor day.
 Miss Louise Eitelman and John Bushay of Rockville were guests of Miss Ora Charter Labor day.
 Kyle Busher of Rockville spent a few days with his aunt, Mrs. Bessie the first of the week.
The Press., 1912-09-04

Mrs. Belle Howe of Springfield re- turned to her home Monday after a visit of several days with her aunt, Mrs. Mary Korper.
 Schools in town commence the fall term Monday, the 9th, with the fol- lowing teachers: Wilmington Hill, Miss Lillian G. Mathews; Daleyille, Miss Mabel E. Clark; Moose Meadow, Miss Lil1ia I. Fenton; Roaring Brook Miss Maude Wood; East Wilmington, Miss Ethel E. Potter; Village Hill, Miss Mabel Pease; Glassfactory, Miss Daisy E. Baker; South Wilmington, Miss Mary o. Miller and Miss Ben- nett.
 The attendance at the republican caucus in the hall last Friday was quite good. The following delega- tions were named without any di- vision: State, Wm. H. Hall, Norman B. Grigg, Wm. O. Eldredge, J. A. Houchens; congressional, Vim. H. Hall, Wm. H. Brackett, Homer N. Neil, Wm. A. James; senatorial, Arthur L.. Spicer, F. Wayland Pratt, Louis Schmidt, John Brownlee; pro- bate, Walter A. Allen, James Service, Jr., John Neil, Andrew Tomasko. Delegations were instructed for Charles Phelps for governor and Samuel Russel, Jr., for congress.
The Press., 1912-09-04
A. J. Clark, New Haven, barred

A. J. Clark, New Haven, barred Plymouth Rocks, 745.
 Brooks Sanitary Hennery, Morgan Park, Ill.,, barred Plymouth Rocks, 744.
 Frank D. Oesterle, Lansdown, Pa. ], s. c. White Leghorns, TAO.
 RobertI I. Walden, Middleburg, Md. i, barred Plymouth Rocks, TAO.
 Bunker Hill poultry farm, Waquoit, Mass, single comb Rhode Island Reds 739.
 Top Notch Farm, Water Mill, L.. I. !, N. Y., barred Plymouth Rocks, .736.
 Elm Poultry Yards, Hartford, s. 0. White Leghorns, 733.
 Wm. H. Petersen, Vineland, N. .J. !, s. O. White Leghorns, 732.
 Conyers Farm, Greenwich, s. O. White Leghorns, 726.
 E. s. Edgerton, West Wilmington, rose comb Rhode Island Reds, 725.
 J. B. Barrows, Wilmington, Del. |, s. O. White Leghorns, 72O. ,.s
 Arnold Francis, Oaks, Pa, single comb Rhode Island Reds, 7I9.
 Mansfield Depot. -'TS >.
 Clifford Botham of Willimantic was home over Sunday. ,,. ,@
 Miss Ethel Willard of Norwich was a guest of MT. and Mrs. E. B. Thomp- son over Sunday.
 Mrs. Ida Smith, who was visiting her sons in Palmer, Mass, returned home Saturday p. m. ...-s'
 Mrs. Angie Hurlburt of Hartford called on her uncle and aunt, MT. and Mrs. Wm. Corbitt, last Friday.
 Mrs. Card and Miss Burdick of East Lyme were guests of MT. and Mrs. Fred Brigham few days last week.
 MT. and Mrs. Peter Carney are visiting his sister, Mrs. George Sand erson, in Holyoke, Mass, few days.
 George Colman of Florida and his sister, Miss Maria Colman of Chi cago, called on Mrs. G. w.. Stedman Tuesday. ~< =.
 MT. and Mrs. B. B. Durkee and family were guests of her parents, Mir. and Mrs. David Russ at Mt. Hope a few days last week. ;..
 Miss Anna B. Hall of New York, who was a guest of her mother, Mrs. CIV. Stedman, over Sunday, returned to New York Monday p. m. # ..,~
 Mrs. Herbert Bowers and two chil- dren are visiting her mother. Mrs. Mcintosh, and her sister, Mrs Wm. Bowers, in Rockville a few days.
 Mrs. Percy Smith and children, who have been visiting her, parents, MT. and Mrs. Charles Thompson, several weeks, returned to her home in Palmer last Wednesday.
The Press., 1912-09-04
A Snoon Insult.

The etiquette of eating was formerly simpler. because the number of table implements was smaller. Sir Charles Murray CbOrn in 1S06 states in his "Reminiscences that dessert spoons were unknown in the days of his youth. and people scraped along very comfortably with only teaspoons and tablespoons. When dessert spoons were invented Hamilton Place, the seat of Sir Charles uncle, was among the first households In Scotland to adopt them, and a small laird invited to dine there was both astonished and dis gusted to find one of the new fashioned spoons handed to him with the sweets. What for do you gie me this?" he in- quired of the foOtman. "Do ye think ma mooth has got ony smaller since lappit ma soup?'-London Chronicle.
The Press., 1912-09-04

The item last week regarding the Bible picnic omitted to say that the picnic made a sort of old home week at Westford Hill. Among the out-of- town guests were Mrs. W. H. Dawley of Norwich, Miss Alma Bissell of Brimfield, Mass, and Herbert Buxton and family of Shrewsbury, Mass, at 0. D. Chism's; MT. and Mrs. Monroe Robbins of Woodstock, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Towne and MT. and Mrs. Fred Copeland and children of Mt. Hope at Miss E. l.. Whiton's; Mrs. Sarah Black of Stafford at J. w. Armitage's.
The Press., 1912-09-04
MANSFIELD.

The result of the election of dele gates at the republican caucus on Fri day was as follows: State, l.. F. Storrs, Edward l.. Smith, F. O. Vim ton, W. l.. Storrs; congressional, Bradley N. Sears, Alfred Gulley, F. w. Willard, Frank 0. Back us; sena- torial, 0. A. Wheeler, F. o. Hunter, H. o. Crane, w. A. Wells.
 The 43d week of the egg-laying contest closed with the standing of the first 34 pens as follows:-
 F, G. Yost of Sayre, Pa., single comb white Leghorns, 93O.
 Marwood poultry farm, Butler, Pa. !, single comb white Leghorns, 886.
 Toms poultry farm, Toms River, N. J., single comb white Leghorns, 876.
 Beulah farm, Hamilton, Ont. white Wyandottes, 873.
 Thomas Baron of Catforth, Eng. !, single comb white Leghorns, 861. EWhite Rose farm, Vineland, N. J., single comb white Leghorns, 861.
 Susie Abbott of Parkersburg, Pa. 7, single comb white Leghorns, 857.
 Cullencross Farm, South Columbia, N. Y., s. 0. white Leghorns, 832.
 Frederick Peasley, Cheshire, S. 0. white Leghorns, 821.
 H. E. Seaver, Browns Mills, N. J., s. o. white Leghorns, 799. ...
 Woods Lane farm, Leaman Place, Pa., s. 0. white Leghorns, 785.
 George H. Schmitz, Chicago. III. s. O. buff Leghorns, TIA.
 Hans Loubert Poultry Farm, Pitts burgh, Pa., white Plymouth Rocks, 773.
 o. s. & s. A. Scoville, East Haven, Conn.,, R. o. Rhode Island Reds, 762.
 T. J. Mcconnell, Hancock, N. Y., white Wyandottes, 762.
 H. P. Deming, Robertsville, s. 0. Rhode Island Reds, 761.
 Gilbert & Moore, Lansdowne, Pa, :, single comb white Orpingtons, 758.
 O. Wilson of Carlisle, w. Va, single comb buff Orpingtons, 755.
 Burton E. Moore, Winsted, s. O. white Leghorns, 754. s.
 W. B. Candee, De Witt, N. Y., White WyandOttes, 75O.
 W. J. Tilley, Packerville, white Plymouth Rocks, 748.
 A. P. Hillhouse, Bondville, Que, Can, single comb brown Leghorns, 745.
The Press., 1912-09-04
The Lawson Timber.
 at AuctiOn

S6Ill0 Ju0 65lhJc Ol L' ANs AAdWoph1 late of Union, Conn, we will sell at pub lie auction, at the Lawson homestead, in the eastern part of Union,
 Thursday, Sept. 26, at l p. m., 1. Some of the FINEST STANDING
 TIMBER IN EASTERN CONNEC.
 TIQUT, g lots, 116 acres, estimated
 to cut million feet of the finest lum.
 Der.
 MAGNIFICENT PINES, FINE
 OAK, CHESTNUT and HEM
 LOCK of soto roo years growth 2. THE LAND ON WHICH THIS
 TIMBER STANDS. 8. THE HOME FARM, 54 acres with
 buildings, one of the best farms in
 town Es
 Maps of the lots may be seen at any time at the homestead, and guide will be there Sept. 20 26 Cor previously by with H. M Lawson, Stafford Sprin0s, Conn.,, Tel. Stafford Sl-5). GEO. Y. LAWSON, Middle Haddan, cOuh. Tel. Ehstham lz5-3. MRS. MARY E. CARPENTER, No. Ashford, COnn. Tel. Putnam 37S-3. ~ ft 6s 9s a &EFt Executera.
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WELLINGTON.

Mrs. Sleight expects to return to New York tomorrow. -ss'-
 Miss Baker of New York city, a friend of Miss Coleman, is at Hillside.
 George V. Smith is enlarging, his poultry plant by building chicken houses.
 Robert P. Pratt, wife and daugter, Marion Frances, of New London spent Labor day at F. w. Pratt's. s=.. F Joel Emo, who has summeredc at the Church farm, has returned to his duties at the Yale university library.
 One wise lady, at least, carTiasd. a huff when driving out on August 31st. There was a white frost in several localities and fires were most agreeable. l..
 The democratic electors will meet in caucus at the town hall on. Will lington Hill on Saturday at 8 o'clock, to nominate delegates to the state, congressional, senatorial and probate conventions. ,.,
 It is said that there is hot wave coming, and we shall have to have hot weather to mature the corn and tomatoes. That is an old timer for a prediction; founded on observation and common sense.
 Miss Alice w. Pratt goes next Sat- urday to Suffield to commence her duties as teacher. She will be much missed in the church choir, Sunday school, the grange and. in the many ways in which she has been active and useful. .., j..,..
 The W. 0. T. U. workers are asked to send their reports: to the proper officers, in order that the. reports of state and national conventions may be satisfactorily forwarded. Mrs. Pome- roy asks us to send our county press report by the 18th. 5..
 Rev. MT. Yukal has large and in- teresting congregation, many of them children and young people, at his Sun day morning services at the Congrega- tional church. Miss Anis Wostrel plays the organ and her brother the violin, and the music is excellent. 1s,-.
 Care-taker James Carpenter had a good furnace fire in Baptist church September 1st, and all commended the happy thought. ''There is a great deal of sickness,'' said Jim, "and this room must be more or less damp. Don't want any one to take cold here. ''
 The large bouquet of beautiful as- ters that graeed the Memorial church at the morning service were brought by Dea. Bracket to Rev. E. W. Dar- row, and were on the church platform at the afternoon service. We were told that they were from the flower garden of Leon Woodworth, a proof that these beautiful flowers are among the most satisfactory of our seedlings.
 South Wilmington. a:
 Mrs. Wm. O. Eldredge is spending week with friends in New Haven.
 Rev. Lester L.. Potter of Hartford will preach in Memorial church next Sunday.
 We are pleased to note that the typhoid patients at West WillingtoaI are improving.
 The mill was closed for Labor day, but the drizzly rain prevented many from making trips out of town.
 MT. and Mrs. Walter A. Allen, 2d, and daughter, Dorothy, of Hartford are guests of MT. and Mrs. Walter A. Allen.
 Invitations have been issued for the wedding at Memorial church, Sept. IS. of Walter H. Westerfeld and Miss Alice Denman.
 No one would think of questioning the earnestness of Rev. 0. K. Fland CTS, who gave stirring sermon in Memorial church last Sunday. It was a sermon on earnestness, seriousness and devotion, full of good thoughts, we'll expressed.
The Press., 1912-09-04
So He Did

~Indians. you know" said the widely read man. ''are very stoical They're never known to laugh"
 "Oh. don't know" replied the flip pant person ''The poet Longfellow made MInne- ha- ."-CathoIic Standard and Times
The Press., 1912-09-04
Administrator with n the Win Anne, Annexed
DISTRICT OF ASHFORD, ss. PROBATE CnuRrl
 Sputpmhar Dd 1919 q

September 2d, 1912.
 Ordered, that the foregoing application be heard at the Probate 0nice in said Ashford on the 9th day Of September, 1912, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon of that day, and this Court directs said Administrator to give public notice Of the pendency of said application, and the time and place Of hearing thereon, by publishing a notice 1912, fin some newspaper having a circulation in said District, and return make Co this Court
 OSCAR D. BAKER, Judge.
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Edna Bugbee; 9, Miss Caroline Holt; 3, Miss Grace Flint; 4, F. M. Tifney {; 7 and 9, Miss Margaret Fay; 8, Miss Ruby E. Brown; 19, Miss Rqth Park . inson.
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No Excuse,

Waiter (whose attention has been called to gross error in addition)- Very sorry, sir: but. even if you hadn't found out the mistake. the firm would have benefited. not me. DIuer.-TheD yoH havc' un rNruSc,.r Punch .-,
The Press., 1912-09-04
" A NTED - Your Fire Insurance w business. w. k. II NNLEY.
ITO THE PROBATE COURT FOR

! THE DISTRICT OF ASHFORD.
 The application of Willis IT, Reed admins. trator, with the will annexed, on the estate Of Sarah A. Buxton, late Of Ashford, in said Dis. irict deceased, showeth that it is for the inter est Of said estate that such of the real estate or said deceased as is hereinafter described should be sold, And your applicant further showeth that the real estate of said deceased, proposed to be sold consists of q certain piece Of land, situated in the town Of Ashford, Conn, and bounded and described as follows to wit:-
 Northerly by land of stephen B. Tiht; easter ly by land formerly owned by E. A. Buck X Co., southerly by land of stephen B. riff, and west by the highway leading from the house of said Tilt to Westford Village, and contains lB acres, more or less. And that said land cannot be ben. officially divided for the purpose of sale
 Your applicant therefore prays said Court Co inquire into the truth Of the foregoing alleRa. tions and on finding the same Co be true, Co or. der the sale Of the whole Of the real estate here. inbefore described, as shall appear to said Court most for the interest Of said estate and your ap plicant, as in duty bound. will pray.
 Dated at Stafford this 2d day Of Sept, 1912.
 WILLIS III. REED,
The Press., 1912-09-04

The friends of Hon. Charles Phelps of Rockville are much pleased with the favorable comments that are being made in different parts of the state on the suggestion that he receive the re- publican nomination for governor. MT. Phelps is not making any effort in his own behalf. Holland county is entitled to the nomination. MT. Phelps known ability, his term as attorney general and long service as state's attorney for this county, will help to make him a strong candidate for the party if he receives the nomi- nation.
The Press., 1912-09-04
FOR, SALE.

tract of timber land in the town of Ashford, consisting of IS acres, bounded northerly and southerly by land of stephen B. Tiht easterly by land formerly owned by K. A. Buck X Co, and westerly by the highway leading from the house of said Tinf to Westford Village Estate of Sarah A. Buxton. -
 WILLIS II. REED, Administrator
The Press., 1912-09-04

T OST-14 dolIars in pay envelope, be-
 1I tween Prospect St. and Towards Store. Finder will be well rewarded by leaving same at Press office. .tf Flw
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ASHFORD.

The republi cans elected the follow ing delegates on Friday: State, s. l.. Case, E.. Weeks, E. Barlow, Fred O. Chism; congressional, Fred Wright, R. M. Balch, Henry Amidon, F. M. Burrell; senatorial, H. s. Brown, s. l.. Case, E.. M. Grant, M. E. Chat ham.
The Press., 1912-09-04

Y OST-between Stafford Springs and
 L south Coventry, a bunch of keys. Finder please return to Press office. T
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D. Robertson X Go.
 STAFFORD SPRINGS.

All hOusekeeps know how important Is carefully against the depletion household supplies your things will By occasionally taking know what replacing Let supply your RED TABLING an per yard
 LINEN NAPKINS $1.5O $L75, $2 per dozen up MERCERIzED NAPKINS Dc each.
 FRINGED NAPKINS each.
 BUREAU
 TRAY CLOTHS 10c and 2tc ... HUCK TOWELS 5c, 10c 12c and 19c each. TURKISH TOWELS 5c, 1Oc l5c 25c LINEN DAMAsK TOWELS 25c, 5Oc and 75c SHEETS 65c
 PILLOW CASES 124c and 15c each
 NOTTINGHAM LACE CURTAINS 75c $I 90 per pair. TAPESTRY PORTIEREs $295 per pair. TAPESTRY TABLE COVERS $1 % and BIAS each. COUCH COVERS 98c and $1.5O COMFORTABLES 9Sc, $l25, $1 50 $195 and $2 50 BEDsPREADs SSc 9Sc, $I.95, $15O up '~ CRASH ToWELING Sc, 1Oc and l2l yard.
 AGENTS FOR BUTTEKICKs PATTERNS. D. Robertson Y Go.
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EOR SALE-A desirable lot, 100 feet 1' water front, on east side Of Crystal Lake.
 Inquire of FRED WILDEY
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IT OST-A Bead Bag, containing about u S2200, on the lower road from stafford Hol
 low to stafford Springs. Flnder will be reward. ed bv leaving. Same with Mrs. Asa Harris, Staf ford, or at The Press office.
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EOR SATE-Two Bulls-one Jersey, IN one part Jersey and part Holstein
 +23 JARVIS CADY,
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NOWS and PIGS FOR SALE. C 20 VIM. BOWLER, West Willington.
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EOR 'SALE-One Broeket & Futile 1T phaton, very light and easy running,
 c. F. LAKEWOOD.
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TO RENT Tenement of , rooms. l Water in the house, large garden.
 10tf NJ. ROBERTS, West Stafford
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Y OST-Angora Maltese Cat All four IL paws double. Reward if returned to GEO. BEARD, HYdeville
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EOR SALE-Chest of Carpenter Tools I Will sell complete or separate
 ~* Inquire of JACK WHITE, Center St
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r OST-Bank Book, No. 70lS, on the L Savings Bank of Holland in name Of MRS, ETHEL A. BENTON. '3WN
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.EOR SAiE-My Automobile. It is 1N in first-class condition. and the price is right. Applyqto DIR. STRETCH.
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TOR RENT-Seven-Room Cottage on I Grant.Ave. Furnace, hath, all modern.
 F. c. SANFORD, First Natl Bank.
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L'OR SALE-My house and lot on J Prospect St. House in good repair all modern conveuiences. 2lu
 JOSEPH FONTANELLA, Stafford Springs.
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L.OR SALE-My place, corner of East and Grove Streets, Nj. r. J. WALKER.
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DROlI.ERS and FOWLS dressed 10 O. ID der. Tel 6l-12. K. \. JACOBSEN. '6w2.
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I.TR SALE-A Bay Horse n young, | sound, kind extra good driver.
 J, K. LOLLEMOND, stafford
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EOR SALE-Eight six. weeks-old pigs. IN' Good breed. S7 q pair.
 -4w2O JOHN KENGC Stafford Street.
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TVNO RENT-Tenements at Forestville. 1 Low rents. large gardens. T. F. MULLEN.