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The Press., 1912-07-31

dued the blaze on the inside the stream from hydrant was put on a back corner, where the fire was break ing out. It would have been impos- sible to have handled a fire better, and the chief and members deserve all the credit that can be given them. The large block is the property of Mrs. Mary Foley and the main part is leased to James Dunn for hotel purposes The damage to the build ing is $500 and to the furnishings about $2OO. Both are covered by in- surance. ... #'
 Attorney F. Q. Ball is to make an active effort in the movement for trolley extension, having in mind particularly the extension of the local line from this town to Stafford Springs. Mr. Ball is convinced that the time has gone by, if it ever ex- isted, when good things can be se- cured without an effort He also realizes that even with considerable effort some good things cannot be se- cured. He has secured the promise of his friend, l.. F. Hardy, chairman of the state committee on railroads, to come here and look the situation over. Prominent local people have promised MT. Ball their best efforts in assisting the plan in any way pos sible. Over the line in the Nutmeg state he will have enthusiastic sup port. The Stafford people would be highly pleased to see the Rockville line extended to Monson, thus giving them a good Springfield connection. The New York and New Haven people, who control the trolley situ' ation in New England, are disposed to give the public anything they want in reason, as was plainly shown last winter when the big trolley proposi
 tion was before the legislature. It il a connection much to be desired anC will undoubtedly come up for consider I ation next winter, when those inter ested in the extension of the trolle. systems again have hearing. In th' meantime it might not be bad idef to make little shift in the matter o governors for the Bay state.
The Press., 1912-07-31
A PECULIAR WOMAN.
The Born Parisienne, Her Moods, Her
 Smile and Hor Charm.

The Born ParisiennO, Her Moods, Her
 Smile and Her Charm.
 The Parisienne is not and never has been representative of the French woman, although she might be de scrIbed as the distilled essence of all that is French.
 She is too volatile to be typical of the women of France. She is also bizarre, and the Frenchwoman, broadly speak ing, never is. She is gay and morbid 9t one and the same moment. She is eternally young, yet born with the cynical wisdom of ages. She is brave to the point of folly. She is free from any taint of Erovincialism and in a way stands on small pinnacle apart from the rest of womankind with a smile that has some fellowship with that of the sphinx. Her charm is world renowned and indisputable and of a peculiar kind.
 She is not beautiful, and she is never merely pretty, but charm runs 1n her blood, and it is as natural for her to use it aS it is for the sun to shine. Everything about her is witness to this attribute and she herself accepts 1t as a law written by unseen hands. un- changeahle as that which rules the ''or- derIy procession of the stars" and powerful as that which brought her into the world and will one day send her out of it.-Pall Mall Gazette.
The Press., 1912-07-31
An Irish Duel.

John Eagan. a county judge. and Roger Barrett. master of the rolls at Donnybrook. participated in an affni' of honor that has been handed down aS a fne example of Irish humor. Az quick as the beIligerents were placed Barrett blazed away in the air. vOwing his homer was satisfied. He would have walked of, but Eagan called on him to stop until he might be shot. Fire away! commanded Barrett. haltlng conveniently near. After taking df'ib crate aim Judge Eagan lowered his pistol. "No. Roger. won't be bothered shooting you." he said. whereul'on the warning pair shook hands warmly.
The Press., 1912-07-31
A RlnM From a Lions Paw.

A man entered q London theater Tn the early morning and found to his horror that four lions. which were housed there. had broken from their cage. One gave him blow with it's paw. then took him in its mouth. The blow from lions paw is said to be. after the stroker of whales tail and the kick of d giraffe, the strongest thing in nature, so that the victim was dead when the keeper went to the res cue. Only one lion had concerned it. self with the man and was now sitting over him as dog sits over bone. Two of the lions were playing on the stage with property" garland. and the fourth was seated in the royal box. placidIy surveying the gambols on the stage and the terrible banquet in the auditorium. The murderer relinquished its prey immediately its master ap- peared. and all four bolted for their den like children detected in some mls conduct.-St. James Gazette.
The Press., 1912-07-31
The Same Custom.

A magazine editor at the Authors club, in New York, was talking about H. G. Wells. Wells is now the fore most English novelist" he said Strange that man so talented should misjudge us as he does. When he was over here he found fault with everything. One day at lunch, getting tired of his attacks on the tyranny of our trusts and our bosses, said: "Well, at least, MT. Wells, you must admit the grandeur of the magnificent statue of Liberty that rears its proud head over our harborY
 "'Oh, yes,' said MT. Wells, you have the same custom as we-you rear your finest statues to the dead.'"
The Press., 1912-07-31
Kant . Watch on rl,s Men.

Sir Edward Harland was the founder of the great Belfast firm of shipbnild CTS His lynx eyed vigilance was legend at the works It was said that he used to survey the wOrkmen through a telescope from the windows ot his residence. OrlnistOn. All the men felt that his eye was on them A riveteI who has spite against fellow work CT on ship can let q riveting hammer fall, apparently by accident. upon his victim It was gravely alleged that HarIand once by his telescope caught a riveter in this act and. as soon as he arrived at the works. walked up to the man and sacked him.
The Press., 1912-07-31
An Essay on Woman.

A woman is sometimes fugitive, ir- rational, indeterminable. illogical and contradictory. A good deal of for
 bearance ought to be shown her and a good deal of prudence exercised with regard to her, for she may bring about innumerable evils without know ing it. Capable of all kinds of devo
 tion and of all kinds of treason, monster incomprehensible," raised to the second power, she is at once the delight and the terror of man.-Amiel.
The Press., 1912-07-31
A Novel Revenoe,

Cook-Yes; my mistress is prima donna and a horrible creature. She treats me like the dirt beneath her feet, but I revenge myself by opening the drawing room window when she is not at home and by bowling with all my might so that the neighbors may think her voice is cracked.-Fliegende Rl9ttor
The Press., 1912-07-31
A Trade Secret.

"What did your firm dismiss Grigg fOrY" asked the first traveller.
 'He gave away a trade secret" re- piled the other.
 "You don't say so?''
 "Yes. He told customer that our chief was an old scoundrel. and the chief overheard him."
The Press., 1912-07-31
A Chance of a Lifetime.

t
 Have you any cheering newsT asked the boarding house sandladH when her husband got home.
 "Dearie.' he cried. ''l have more than that. have a happy surprise Huh: Are you s0berY'
 Better than that. dear heart"
 "Well. tell 1t to me. Did you earn two bits spading mp somebody's peony bedT
 "Aw. say: This Is the real thing.' '"TelI me the worst"
 "You know that miIliner yOn got a e9O hat fromT
 "l do. Don't tell me she's dead
 Better than that. She's coming here for two weeks hoard
 Henry. you can have that trip {" Monte Carlo you've been wanting - Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Press., 1912-07-31
Classy.

"l suppose" said the man in the vel low coat. trying to be chummy. ''it doesn't hurt your glass eye when you get anything in It2"
 Does 1t look as If 1t would ever be likely to have pane in itT' responded the other rrigidly. And he gave him a glassy stare.
The Press., 1912-07-31
Rock saIt Discovered by Accident.

Rock Salt Discovered by Accident.
 The great rock salt deposits of Louis lana were discovered by accident in May, 1862. Salt was very scarce at that time, and the proprietor of the Islands salt works, John Marsh Avery. determined to profit by it. With this end in view he commenced to deepen his wells. One negro workman, after going down sixteen feet, came to MT. Avery with the news that he had struck a sunken log, and could pro- ceed no further. MT. Avery investigat ed and found, not log, but the great rock salt deposit that has made Louis lana famous throughout the country The discovery did not come altogether as a surprise, as Thomassy had pre- dicted that a great rock salt deposit would one day be discovered in each of the five Gulf islands, and perhaps in other portions of the state. Since the close of the war, rock salt has been an important contributing factor in the mineral wealth of the state.-National MagaZine
The Press., 1912-07-31

The tower for hose drying is being put up on the borough building.
 The cemetery association directors last evening chose w. D. Heald super intendent of grounds.
 E. c. Pinney and Mrs. Rachael Harvey have sold their interest i'll the new Riverside mill at Stafford Hollow to Cyril Johnson, the agent. This makes MT. Johnson and R. G. Beebe sole owners, the former having the largest interest.
 Born. - In Stafford Springs, July 3Oth, son (Philip) to Joseph Levy.
 In Union, July 30th, a daughter (Ida Elizabeth) to William Kies.
 In Wales, July 21st, a son to Clar' ence Parker.
The Press., 1912-07-31
Lookinu Ahead.

She (boredl No. Mir. Lytely. can never love you. honor and respect you. 1 am sure you would make some other woman good husband. He-I- weII-er-could you-er-give me a let ter of recommendation to my next place?
The Press., 1912-07-31
ExnAriAncad

How dare you kiss me7' she ex claimed indignantly.
 Oh" he replied. i've kissed lot of worse hOkers than HOu"- -Detroit Free
The Press., 1912-07-31
Deafness Cannot be { Ired

Deafness Cannot be lTed by local applications, as they cannot reach the diseased portion Of the ear. There is only one way to cure deafness and that Is by constitu- tional remedies. Deafness ia caused by an tn- named condition of the mucous lining of the Bust achian Tube. When this tube IS 1nnamed YOU have a rumbiing sound or imperfect hear ing, and when 1t is entirely closed. Deafness is the result and nnless the Inflammation can be taken out and this tube restore to it's normal condition, hearing will be destroyed forever nine cases out or ten are caused by .ataFrh, which is nothing but an inf1amed condition or the mucous surfaces.
 We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness (caOsed by catarrh) that cannot be cured by Hairs G'atarrh t'ure send for clrcu- lars free. F.JCHENEY & O., Toledo, O.
 Sold by Druggists, 75c.
 Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
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Useless SaIutOS.

"T wonder" said the man of sta tistical turn-"l wonder how much powder Is destroyed daily in useless salutesY'
 "There must be lot,'' said the friv- olous girl, "but l suppose women will go on kissing one another just tho same"
The Press., 1912-07-31
THIRTY YEARS AGO.
August 3 lexa

Items Of local interest taken from me ." u"hn
 Of The Press, thirty years ago
The Press., 1912-07-31

ENGRAVED Cards furnished at The AJ Press ofice-5O cards and script plate 90 cents; 50 cards and Old English plate from l.5O to S250
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1912-02-06
MANURE AS GOOD AS A BANK
pennsvlvania Station Makes Expert
ment Showing That Fertilizer
Should Be Spread at Once.

One of the experiment stations
ennsylvania-made a valuable ex-
pertinent with manure. 1t was 1ouhu
that manure when spread on the nelG
as fast as made suffered little loss OF
Its fertilizing constituents though less
than two-ifths of the dry matter OF
the feed and bedding was recovered
in the manure.
Manure that was thrown out and
kept in a covered shed lost one-thlrd
of its nitrogen, one-fifth of its potash
and one-seventh of its phosphoric
acid.
Only one-third of the dry matter
of food and litter was recovered IN
the manure. The potash and phos-
phoric acid probably escaped by seep-
age of the liquid manure into the clay
bottom.
The nitrogen was yolatilized and
escaped into the air in the form OF
carbonate of ammonia.
The money value of the fertilizing
constituents lost in the covered shed
as compared with manure left to be
trampled down was equivalent to ESQ
for each steer fed for six months.
Hence it was found that if there is
tight floor and abundant bedding
that can be trampled into compact
mass, the manure loses very little, If
any, of its fertilizing value so long as
the animals remain on il
Therefore, this method is very much
superior to the piling in a covered
she'd But when this trampled ma
nure is taken out do not pile 1t to
heat and waste, but haul it at once
to the field where plants are waiting
for 1t.
The whole process depends on the
complete trampcing to exclude the air
and to prevent the carbonation of am
monia.
But whenever 1t is practicable It Is
better to haul out and spread the
manure as fast as it is made for there
is less loss of its value lying spread
on the land than in any other way.
If the potash and phosphoric acid
leach out they will be absorbed and
retained by the soil until plants call
for them and as there Is no fermen-
tation tae nitrogen will be retained
in the organic, matter until nitrific-
alton takes place after it is buried in
the soil.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1912-02-06
Nile and Lake Once Connected.


Biologists are not confined to the
testimony of fossils in ascertaining
the changes that have taken place on
the earth's surface; sometimes living
animals are equally good as evidence.
In the center of the vast and almost
unexplored part of Africa south of the
Sahara lies Lake Chad, which just
now Is the goal of many scientific ex-
petitions. In several parts of this lake
there have been found specimens Of q
fresh water shrimp Of variety found
nowhere else except in the Nile. Seeds
may be carried by birds for long dis
tances, but the eggs of this shrimp
are too fragile for this. The conclu.
sion Is that there must at some time,
not too far away as biologists reckon,
have been a junction between Lake
Chad and the Nile or at least that the
two must have been close enough so
that In time Of flood the waters min.
gled. Now they are separate by many
hundreds of miles Of desert. This has
been imperfectly explored, but it is
known that for a thousand miles or
more to the east of the lake there ex-
tends a series of depressions that
might easily be the bed of an ancient
arm Of the lake. This region is almost
fiat, and the lake even now has a
habit of shrinking for miles from its
banks during the dry season. Pos
sibly engineers Of the future may re-
open the old course.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1912-02-06
Sheen ard the Silo

The value of silage as the cheapest
and best succulent for cattle and hogs
is fully established.
For sheep and especially for lambs
its very cheapness is apt to tempt to
its oyeruse, says Farm and Fireside.
The successful feeding of lambs de-
ponds largely on their being offered
great variety of food while in the
yards. They find it for themselves
when at pasture. This also applies
to ewes while sucking.
Much damage is often done by care
less feeding of sour or moldy silage
A few roots, turnips, mangels, beets.
good bright timothy or clover hay.
with bran and linseed oil meal with
their grain ration, are the safe and
well proved producers of healthy ewes
and prime lambs.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1912-02-06
Tor MeT1
IIIIIf>Ez1
ONES { J
LEGEND OF THE MISTLET0E
Some Claim Goddesses Kissed All
Who Passed Under Plant as Sym
Dol of Love.
(By e. r. GAILLARD)

L. II.
According to Scandinavian mythol-
ogy, Loki (the god of evil was the
sworn enemy of Baldur (the god of
light, and tried by every means in his
power to kill him, but failed because
he was invulnerable to everything that
came from earth-air, fire, or water.
Loki, at last, conceived the idea that
the mistletoe, springing from neither,
would serve his purpose. and, having
an arrow made from that wood, he
helped Hodi (the blind god of dark
ness), to aim it, and Baldur fell dead
shot through the heart.
All the gods and godesses prayed
the prayer was granted it was de-
creed that the mistletoe should never
more have power to do harm unless
it touched the earth. and the goddess
of love was appointed to guard it.
Some legends claim that the god
dess kissed all who passed under the
plant as a token that it was no long
er weapon of death, but symbol of
love, while others assert that she ex-
acted a kiss from each as a propitia-
ton, or the Dough should be allowed
to work harm.
Another reason for the kissing
privilege conferred by the plant is
said to be that a lovely maiden pre-
ferred death to the kisses of an old
monk who pursued her, and her pray
ers for deliverance were answered by
transforming her into mistletoe
branch and placing her in a tree.
The monk waited for her return,
but rather than that, she clasped the
tree and remained clinglng to it, leav-
ing the waiting monk to kiss whom
ever he could catch.
The custom of kissing beneath
the mistletoe" is so old that no one
knows when or how it originated;
but when young people are found Sc
lecting the branches that have the
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1912-02-06
MADE TARGETS FOR ENEMY
Chinese Soldiers In Battle of Ping
Yang All Opened ParasoIs When
II RaIned.

No one who has studied the military
methods of China will be surprised
to learn that shells" of painted wood
have been picked up in the German
concession at Hankow. This Is truly
Chinese. Not SO very long ago each
soldier was supplied with an oilcioth
parasol, and fan which he tucked
up his sleeve. During the battle OF
Ping Yang. when the rain came on.
the parasols were opened and the
enemy found the men easy targets. es-
pecially as each one wore a large
white disk bearing the number of his
regiment on his breast and back.
At the arsenal at Nankin 1t was
once decided to shorten Krupp can
non which had arrived there because
It was too long. and to make solid
shells" which would not burst Green
sprouts were also seen on the logs
from which gun stocks were to be
made. But the limit" as one may
say, was reached at Hankow when an
Austrian warship entered the port and
saluted the fort. The Chinese at
tempted to return the courtesy. but
stopped short after five or six dis.
charges. AS the Chinese commander
afterward explained. when the third
artilleryman had been killed we de.
cided to stop firing"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1912-02-06
Qvestionsr Elooreo.

One OF the members of the school
committee undertook to sharpen up
the wits Of the boys by propounding
the following question:
''If I had m.nce pie and should
give two-twelfths to John, two-twelfths
to Isaac. two-twelfths to Harry, and
should keep half the pie for myself,
what would there be left?"
There was profound study among
the boys, but finally one lad held up
his hand as signal that he was
ready to answer.
We'll, sir, what would there be
left? Speak up loud so that all can
hear" said the committee man.
"The plate" shouted the hopeful
fellow.
The committee man turned red in
the face. while the other members
roared aloud.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1912-02-06
Real "Tumblers."

Originally tumbler was far from
what 1t Is today. and its true mean
ing has been lost In the many grace
full forms In which 1t is to be seen
What a "tumbler" really Is may be
inferred from an extract from a gen.
1emans diary, written in 1903. which
also throws light upon the social Gus
toms Of the times. The entry Is al
follows: Had few friends to din
ner. Tried my new tumbling-glasses.
Very successful; all got drunk early"
These tumbling-glasses. soon called
'tumblers" for short, were made with
a round or pointed bottom SO that
they could not be set down when they
contained liquids without falling over
and splitting their contents. They
we're made as a sort of joke to con-
duce to rapid drinking.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1912-02-06
Perfume Compromising an Art.

The compromising Of perfumes is a
distinct branch Of chemistry-a per.
fume maker may be regarded as an
artist Of chemistry. blending his ingre-
dents with the care Of one and the
taste and skill Of the other profession.
Almost all perfumes have as a basis
ambergris or civct. and while these
materials are most necessary. great
care must be exercised in their use.
for a grain too much will make the
perfume distressingly irritating to the
user. The same is true OF many com
binations of scents, such combinations
even producing hysteria in a mild or
severe form. II INDUCED In at all but
one distinct scent should be used
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1912-02-06
Her idea Of AmerIcans.

A little highland Scotch girl had
looked forward eagerly to the coming
Of an American cousin. She had never
seen an American, but she had her
own ideas about them. Her mother
had to demonstrate with her for look.
ing so hard at their guest after the
American girl had arrived.
1T IL very rude" she said. why
do you look at her like that?"
But, mother. her hair IL lighter
than mine"
Eyes"
"And her skin Is white"
Eyes, but what Of it?"
II always thought that Americans
were black"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1912-02-06
CAN'T BER ALL THE DIVORCED
Monarohs of Great Britain and Rus
sla Find They Must Modify
Their Ideas.

Queen Mary on her husbands ac-
cession to the throne caused 1t to be
known that she intended to revive
the rules and regulations of Queen
Victoria. She even went step fur
Their, says the Metropolitan, and in
timated that the men concerned in
divorce cases, as respondents or as
correspondents, would be regarded
with disfayor in the highest quarters.
Queen Victoria never visited her
displeasures on the men implicated in
divorce cases, save In the solitary In
stance of Sir Charles Dixie. Indeed
several of her most famous and most
trusted ministers, such as, for in
stance, Lord Melbourne, Lord Palmer
ston and the now octogenarian Lord
LANDAU, were mixed up in all sorts
of divorce cases, without ever forfeit
ing either their Office or her good
will.
Both King George and Queen
Mary, however, found that 1t was
quite impossible to put their avowed
intentions into practice. They could
not exclude divorced women from
their court unless they barred there
from the kings own first cousins,
Grand Duchess Cyril of Russia and
Princess Louise of Schleswig- Hoi-
stein, as we'll rs a host of other royal
and imperial foreign personages
more or less closely related to them
by ties of blood.
In Russia divorce WAS condemned
formerly both by the court and by So
ciety. Moreover, 1t was extremely
difficult to accomplish, being granted
only on the grounds which would
suffice to secure a decree Of nullity
from English and American tribunals,
or else for infidelity. But in the lat
ter case the legal conditions were ex-
acting and the cost Of suit 80 ex-
pensive that demands for the dissolu-
ton Of marriage ties We're few and
far between.
Now, however, the situation has
entirely changed. Divorces have be-
come frequent in Russian society, and
despite the objections Of the en-
peror and of his Hessian born but
English bred consort, the court has
had to open its doors. Thus the wife
of General Soukhomlinov, the min
lister of war, one of the most popular
figures at the court of st. Petersburg
and in the great world on the banks
Of the Neva, was first married to M.
de Butewitch, with. whom her union
was legally and enthusiastically sew
cred in 1909.
Countess Witte, wife Of the former
premier who represented Russia at
the peace conference at Portsmouth,
N. H., in 1905, and who Is still a
minister of state, is also divorcee
and is received at court. Moreover,
there are a number of divorces in the
imperial family itself, something
wholly unknown until the present
reign.