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The Press., 1913-01-15
ASHFORD.
WostfOrd

A. Olin Griggs has bought a heavy pair of devon oxen of Clifton Wright.
 A man claiming to be Wm. Down ing of Willimantic was around here Sunday and fell into the water near A. O. Smiths. He left soon after, going towards Stafford dripping wet.
 Westford Hill.
 Mike Sveda is logging at 0. s. Amidon's mill in Wilmington.
 Rev. MT. Yukl will hold services in Bohemian at the Moose Meadow church next Sunday afternoon,
 MT. and Mrs. Martin Nadock S little daughter, Margaret Esther, was baptized at the close of the regular service. The baptismal service was in the Slavic language
 Warrenville.
 Miss Marie Karhan of New York is visiting her sister, Mrs. l.. A. Baker.
 Mrs. B. 0. Bugbee is visiting rela- tives and friends in Providence this week.
 John A. Murphy, although quite feeble this winter, is able and glad to see his neighbors and talk over old days. ..s .-... 7.
 Mrs. Orrin Cushman has been quite sick the past few days, but. is now better. Colds are attacking a good many in this vicinity. :>~.'. ~.. .- e'~.
 Our local school opened Monday Jan. 6, with Miss Eva Spaulding as teacher. Miss Spaulding passed her vacation with her parents ill South Killingly. =.<s.
 The annual installation of the officers of Ashford grange took place on Tuesday evening, Jan. '. AL though the evening was quite stormy there were about sixty people present. The exercises this year were open to the public. The installing officer was the state grange deputy, H. D. Sykes of Suffield, and he was assisted by Mrs. Frank Bennette and Mrs. Rogers of Storrs college. The mas ter installed for the coming year was Robert M. Balch and Frank Bennette will fill the office of lecturer.
The Press., 1913-01-15
Mansfield Depot.

Mrs. Stella Badger of Willimantic visited her mother, Mrs. Emily Platt, Saturday.
 Mrs. F. McCollum and her aunt, Mrs. Emily Hoyle, were in Williman. tic one day last week.
 Mrs. Melvin of Hampton is staying with her daughter, Mrs. Charles Thompson, this winter.
 Mrs. Mary l.. Durkee of Stafford Springs is visiting her daughter, Mrs. A.. J. Bowers, few days.
 The young peoples meeting, led by Mrs. McCollum, Sunday evening was very interesting. Topic, Become a Christian why not?"
 Mrs. Ida Smith, who has been con- fined to the house for two weeks with hard cold, etc bronchial asthma, is improving an we hope to seq her out again very soon.
 Eagleville.
 The houses through put the village are receiving a new coat of paint, which is a great improvement.
 Helen Reynolds has receivel her four-year bar for perfect atten lance at the Sunday school without being absent Sunday for four years.
 The people of the village have do- mated new bell, which will be placed in the schoolhouse belfry this week. The bell will be dedicated by the chill dren in opening of the winter term. h.. Gurleyville. -.s.
 Harry Morse is at H.. A. Mason s.
 Eddie Bates is visiting at O. H. Conant's.
 Miss O. N. Turner is spending a few weeks in New Jersey.
 Miss Hattie Walker of Willimantic is visiting at O. S. Chaffee's.
 MT. and Mrs. Charles Dodge are spending some time in New York city.
 The Misses Whitehouse spent Sun day with their sister, Mrs. Maud Beebe, of Storrs.
 There were no services in the church Sunday, the pastor, Rev. E. H. Tunnicliff, being away.
The Press., 1913-01-15
A T Court of Probate holden at A sf EA fnrd ruifhiI, for tEn Aistr rict of sl

A T Court of Probate holden at Ash
 "A ford, within and for the District of Ash. ford, on the 11th day of January, 1913.
 Present, OSCAR D. BAKER, Judge.
 Estate of Majk Ruglyovsski, late of Ashford, in said district deceased Mert Muglyovsski, administratrtx.
 Ordered-That six months from the date hereof, and the same are limited and allowed for the creditors to bring in their claims against said estate, and the said admintstratTtx is di- rected to give public notice to the creditors of said estate to bring in their claims within said time allowed, by posting copy of this order on the public sign-post nearest the place where the deceased last dwelt, within the same town, and by publishing the same three times in some weekly newspaper having circulation in said Probate District, and return make to this Court of the notice given.
 3w42 Attest, OSCAR D. BAKER, Judge.
The Press., 1913-01-15
RESTRICT OF ASHFORD, ss. Probate

D Court January 11th, 1913.
 Estate of MaJk RuglyoVsski, late of Ashford, in said district, deceased.
 The administratrix. having applied for an or- der authorizing and empowering her to sell cer- tain real estate belonging to said estate as per application on file more fully appears:
 Ordered-ThaC the 25th d'y of January, A. D. 1913. at ten o'clock in the forenoon, at the pro- bate office in Ashford, be and the same is as- signed for hearing on the foregoing appl1ca- tion, and this court directs the admtntstratrix, Meri Rugiyovssk1, to cite all persons interested therein to appear at said lime and place, by publishing this order of notice once in some newspaper having circulation in said district, and by posting copy on the public sign post in the town Of Ashford, where the deceased last dWet, at least seven days before satu day of hearing, and return make to this Court of the notice given. OSCAR D. BAKER, Judge.
The Press., 1913-01-15

The oldest boy of William Peck is now i'll with scarlet fever. This makes the second case in his family. They have a trained nurse from Will limantic.
The Press., 1913-01-15
THE PRESS.
LEWIS MCLAUGHLIN, PUBLISHER.
Morris 0. Webster, the republican

Morris O. Webster, the republican nominee, was elected speaker of the house of representatives at Hartford last Wednesday by a vote of 129 to 126 for William B. Thoms, the democratic candidate. Sabin S. Rus sell and John Buckley of Union were reelected clerk and assistant clerk.
 Four of the buildings of the Haz- ardville powder mill blew up yester- day afternoon about ] 80. Two of the workmen, Charles Blunndon and Jacob Stocker, were literally blown to pieces. The largest piece found was foot picked up about one-fourth of mile away. Four other workmen were injured. Immediately after the explosion the superintendent and fore men ordered the employees not to: say word as to the cause of the accident, and as the two men in the first mill that blew up were killed, the cause will probably be never known. The other three buildings caught fire and blew up almost immediately. Other buildings caught fire, but by special efforts the flames were extinguished, preventing further explosions. Chim- neys and windows in various parts of the town were damaged. Large stained glass windows of the Catholic, Methodist and Episcopal churches were broken and the damage outside of the powder plant will be very large.
The Press., 1913-01-15
Sta ford. Jan. 15, 1913.
RESTRICT OF STAFFORD, ss. Pro-

nISTRICT OF STAFFORD, ss. Pro IJ bate Court, January IA, 1913. .'
 Estate of William NJ. CraWford, late of Stafford, in said District, deceased
 The executrix having exhibited her adminis- tration account with said estate to this court for allowance, it is <. D.. ... s'. -' ordered-That the 22d day of Jan, 1913, at 10O'clock in the forenoon at the Probate office in stafford, be, and the same is assigned for hear ing on the allowance of said administration ac- count with said estate, and this court directs the eXecutr1x to cite all persons interested therein to appear at said time and place, by pub fishing this order once in some newspaper having a circulation in said district, and by posting a copy of this order on the public sign-poSt in the town of Stafford, where the deceased last dwelt.
 ROBERT H. FISK, Judge.
The Press., 1913-01-15

The name-Doan's inspires confidence -Doan's Kidney Pills for kidney ills. Doan's Ointment for skin itching Doan's Regulets for a mild laxative. Sold at all drug stores.
The Press., 1913-01-15

EOUND-A light buff dog with white breast. Owner can have by proving prop erty. JOE YOUNG, Staffordville.
The Press., 1913-01-15
To our Friends, the AutOmObilists, and those who are about to become such

We have just worf to offer at the beginning of the new year your thoughts naturally turning to the com ing and considering what do with the old car or if about to make your drs purchase in doubt what machine to buy.
 We have learned whole lot about automobiles during the past few years Among other things have become that particular make ot car IS better than all other makes at all times and for all purposes.
 Our practical experience with many of different makes under varied has taught to closely inquire customers about the work he expects his ma chine to do before advising relative to the purchase If you will with interview feel confident of being able assist you select that will give you the best service for the money invested.
 We are agents for the following each leader In It's class and this list you unable to make choice, after thorough demonstration will gladly assist n further search
 FORD, HUDSON,
 OVERLAND, POPE-HARTFORD,
 BUICK PEERLESS. Hudson Motor Car and Garage Co. Tel 464. GOLD & GRAVES, Mgrs.
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OSI-A metal, silver plated belt with links. Reward. MRS. c. L. HARRIS, Grant Avenue.
The Press., 1913-01-15

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC Having 1N moved my market to the new Grange build- Ing Stanord, shall be pleased to meet you Dll and serve you in the same courteous way have tried to in the past Thanking you for our past liberal patronage, solicit a continuance
 ' O W. T. JONES.
The Press., 1913-01-15

Every telephone added to a system makes that system all the more valu- able to the new and the existing tele- phone user, in that it broadens the scope of the service at his command. In view of this fact, the development of The Southern New England com- pany's service during the year 1912 is matter of interest to every present and prospective subscriber in the state.
 On the first day of January, 1913, there were one hundred and two thousand, six hundred and thirty nine telephones in the state of Connecticut served by The Southern New England Telephone company. This represents growth of nine thousand, four hundred and forty three telephones during the past year, or an average of over twenty-six telephones per day during that period. If the proof of the pudding lies in the eating, as we believe it does, this growth indicates both the increasing value of telephone service as a means of business, do- mestic and social communication, and the constantly growing appreciation of the countless uses of the service on the part of the general public.
 During the year, approximately one hundred sixty-nine million, eight hundred and seventy three, thousand, two hundred and seventy.five local calls were passed in Connecticut, an average of four hundred and sixty five thousand, four hundred and six calls per day. During the same period five million, twenty four thousand, five hundred toll line mes- sages, that is to say calls to exchanges outside of the one in which the call ing party is located, were passed. To compute the thousands of miles of travel and the hundreds of hours of time these calls have saved would give figure almost beyond belief. Both figures, however, do give some idea of the tremendous quantity of busi- ness transacted over the telephone, a use that grows with each day.
The Press., 1913-01-15

DIANO for Sale-nearly new-reason- 1 able price. "2w42
 BIRCHLAND FARM, R. F. D. 1.
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NOTTAGE to Rent on West Main St. O MRS. GEORGE CLEVELAND.
The Press., 1913-01-15

WHY buy Nursery Stock of agents w when your local Nursery can save you 50 per cent by buying direct? Our spring cata logue gives you a description of the different kinds of trees and plants. It is free.
 J. R. HOUSTON x SON. Mansfield, Conn.
The Press., 1913-01-15

CARPENTERS and Builders HI. R. O Gillingham & Go Contracts, alterations and repairs Estimates furnished. No job too large. no job too small. Will go anywhere. Stanordville
The Press., 1913-01-15

ENOR SALE-Chamber Suite, Writing A Desk. Buffet and Parlor Coal Stove. In- quire of MRS. TAYLOR, Center St., opposite Curtiss' wood yard
The Press., 1913-01-15

NOOD WORK HORSE For Sale. M FRED SANGER, Staffordville.
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NOR SALE-Colt 21 months old, extra II nice one, also one months old, or would exchange for medium size team horses.
 3w' GEO. r. BUGBEE, West Wilmington.
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EOR SALE-Horse. Concord Buggy, 1 Farm Wagon and Business Wagon.
 EMMA l. DIMOCK. Crystal Lake. +4t36
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-04-18

and better than when tall old limbs
are top worked.
Al the grated branches grow they
must Of courSe be pruned in such Z
way ~ to get a. spreading an effect
a. possible. The natural tendency Of
grated wood II to grow vertically up
ward, but by the judicious use Of the
pruning shears ono can force the
growth In almost any direction. The
skill and Judgment Of the owner hero
come into play. Good results are. Of
course. easier with = tree having Z
good spread Of horizontal branches.
because the twigB for grating can
be started 1t considerable distances
ono from the other, but even In 20
herewith. desirable results are readily
obtained.
In many old apple trees there arc
likely to be horizontal branches ex-
tending far from the trunk-which
are too old and hard to be grated.
but which have small twigs arising
from along their outer part. Such
vertical branches are soon brought
into condition for the insertion Of
scions by simply cutting on the main
limb just beyond them. making .
clean cut very close to the vertical
branch. The bark will soon heal over
the cut end. the main flow Of sap will
be carried to the twig and when
grated 1t will make q fne fruiting
branch 20 far out from the trunk that
1t has abundant air and sunshine
Such a branch AZ shown in the pho
tograph herewith IL . splendid stock
scion.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-04-18
IN A SHADOW.
'nveterate Tea Drinker Feared Par
aIysis.

Steady use OF either tea or coffee
often produces alarming symptoms al
the poison (caffeine) contained in
these beverages acts with more DO
tency In some persons than In others.
i was never a coffee drinker,"
writes an ILL., woman, but a tea drink
er. was very nervous, had frequent
spells of sick headache and heart
trouble, and was subject at times to
severe attacks of bilious collie.
mo end of sleepless nights-would
have spells at night when my right
side would get numb and Jingle like
thousand needles were pricking my
flesh. At times ! could hardly put my
tongue out Of my mouth and my right
eye and ear were affected.
THE doctors told me was liable to
become paralyzed at any time, so
was in constant dread. l took no end
of medicine-all to no good.
The doctors told me to quit using
tea, but l thought / could not live
without it-that 1t was my only stay.
| had been a tea drinker for twenty
five years; was under the doctors
care for fifteen.
About six months ago, / finally
quit tea and commenced to drink
Postum.
Il have never had one spell of sick
headache since and only one light
attack Of bilious collie. Have quit hav-
Ing those numb spells at night, sleep
we'll and my heart is getting stronger
all the time" Name given upon re-
quest.
Postum now comes in concentrated.
powder form, called Instant Postum.
1t is prepared by stirring a level tea
spoonful In cup Of hot water, adding
sugar to taste, and enough cream to
bring the color to golden brown.
Instant Postum is convenient:
here's no waste; and the flavor il al
Ways uniform. Sold by grocers every
here
A Soup trial tin mailed for grocer's
me and 2-cent stamp for postage
stun Cereal Co. Ltd, Battle Creek
ich.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-04-18
eklN GRATING.

The st. Louis physician who IL ~
ing cuticle from the stomachs Of pup.
pies In skin-grafting operations on
the burned legs OF seven-year-old boy
seems to have given q hint which wiz
b useful Five operations IN the
case already have been performed.
and the little patient il reported to be
doing well. the tender skin from the
puppies stomachs serving. t II said.
~ perfect substitute for the human
cuticle. The incident of the death Of
newsboy at Gary, lad. who sub
mitted to the sacrifice of a lame leg
that the skin might be used to save
tho life of girl who had been badly
burned. IL fresh in the public mind.
Though the boy died. tho girl recov-
cred. 30 the experiment In that case
was 30 per cent successful OF course
IN the st. Louis case the puppies had
to die. but even the most bigoted anti
vivtsectionists hardly would object to
the painless sacrifice OF . few pup
pies to save a human life. It II an old
saying that every dog has his day"
Tho average duration Of life in dogs
10 30 brief compared with the aver
age duration Of life in man that the
slaughter Of dogs to prevent the pre-
mature death of human beings may be
demonstrated automatically ~
conservation Of vital economy even 10
far a. quantity IL concerned, to say
nothing OF quality.
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that such have a good union with the
parent branch and a good access to
the supply OF sap.
Among these vigorous suckers 2e-
lect for growth those which are most
advantageously placed upon trunk
and branches. They should. of course.
be some distance from one another
and 80 scattered that the largest area
possible Will be occupied when the
scions grow into fruiting branches
Then ruthlessly remove all the other
suckers. and continue to remove them
as fast as they start This will in
volve going over the trees at least
once a month, scraping OF each time
all the buds that show on the bark
The result OF such treatment will he
that the. twigs left to grow will re-
ceive practically the full SAP sunn,v.
of the tree fand will grow with aston
tshing rapidfty. They will be large
enough to graft In one or two years.
or they may be budded the first sea.
son. The scions also will grow re-
markably fast. healing over in a year
or two ami giving a full foliage in
three or four years. They will bios
som and fruit freely after they begin
to bear and the fruit will be larger
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-04-18
SUCCESS IN MAKING OVER a NEGLECTED.
TREE DEPENDS UPON PRELIMINARY PRUNING
HUNDREDS OF Thousands Of Old Native Apple Trees TIE United
States That Are WI Worth Grafno-Process Is Sim
pie and interesting for Any One to Undertake
Dy CLARENCE n. WEED. Ma.sachu

Dy CLARENCE n WEED Massachu-
sstts College Of AgT1culturs.)
The other day l saw some apple
trees which had been "dehorned'
according to the orders Of the new
owner OF an old farm. The trunks
were about . foot in diameter and
all the large limbs had been sawed
on very near the fork 70 that the
trees looked like great clubs. The
whole operation had been performed
At once. with. Of course, great shock
to the balance Of root and leaf which
tho trees will be likely to try to make
up by sending out an enormous crop
OF wAtersprouts. Whether they will
survive ! am not sure. but l am sure
1t would have been better to do the
remodeiling more gradually BY ex-
tending 1t over two or three years.
There are hundreds Of thousands
OF old native apple trees in the United
States that are well worth making
over into grated trees. This can be
done more quickly than new trees
can be brought into profitable bear
Ing and 1t II a simple interesting
process for any one to undertake.
Success 10 fairly certain II one IL con-
tent to take few years time rather
than to try to do 1t all at once.
Success in making over q neglected
apple tree depends largely upon the
preliminary pruning; the frst thing
TO do 10 to thin out supernuous
branches and this may be done In
summer. fall or winter Especial care
should be taken to open up the cen
ter OF the top. Any young branches
that start low enough to be grated
to advantage should be saved. II two
or three such branches can be grated
the first year, others can be grown for
grating in succeeding years.
Late summer il q particularly good
time to begin the preliminary pruning
OF these trees to get them ready for
the following spring.
The spring following the severe
pruning a crop OF young twigs IL
likely to appear on the trunk and
larger branches. These furnish
splendid opportunity for training
new set Of branches for grating. 30
near the ground that the fruit will be
within eoNy reach. In every crop of
these watersprouts there are varia-
tons In the characters OF the indi-
vidual twigs. Some are much more
than others. an indication
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-04-18

The highest salary paid to an Amer
lean ambassador IL @17,50O. 1t IL prob
able that not one OF them pays less
than that for house rent The diplo-
matte services OF an American ambas-
sador are Of very little Importance,
says the Charleston News and Cour-
Ter He merely delivers notes, tho
context Of which have been decided
on by the president and his cabinet
Ambassadors are. however, of social
Importance, and social relations must
be kept up. Unless the embassies are
to be made mere show, palaces for
rich men. the government ought not
only to build its own embassy build
ings, but 1t ought to maintain them.
Only In the diplomatic service has It
been the policy of the United States
not only not to pay servants anything,
but actually to demand Of them a pay
ment for the honor OF holding their
positions; for that is what 1t amounts
TO- We ought either to properly main
tain the diplomatic service or we
ought to do away with it altogether.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-04-18

A New York Judge proposes in leg
islation for child dellnQuents to make
the punishment fall SO heavily on
neglectful parents as to revive Solo
mons recipe for dealing with un-
ruly children. Doubtless, the carry
Ing out of this Idea will transfer
much OF the burden OF discipline of
youth from the state to the home.
where 1t properly belongs. and where
1t will prove much more effective
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-04-18

A bavartan scientist proposes to o.
taoiish a university OF love where
young men and women will be in
structed In the proper modes of court
snip ana marriage. The object is the
eventful betterment of the race, but
the university will not be thronged
with pupils. The ancient school es-
taoilshed long ago and still. taught by
one Dame nature win continue to
lead over all the scientific ones in
real popularity.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-04-18
Got His Answer,

Standing by the entrance of a large
estate in the suburbs of Dublin are
two huge dogs carved out of granite.
An Englishman going by In a hack
thought he would have some fun with
the Irish driver.
How often, Jack, do they feed those
two big dogs?"
Whenever they bark, SIR" was the
straight-faced reply.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-04-18
Followlng the succes.ful n,ght4l,

Following the successful flight Of
an aviator over the Pyrenea1 from
T1pAe INTO Spain. JaMn Bielovucci.
Peruvian. ~hafhas been waiting
favorable weather to attempt tho
-eat OF ]ourneying by motorplane from
ENTHUSIASTICALLY followed the course
over the Simplon Pass which was
taken by Chauvez in 1910 Chauves
accomplished the task, but received
iatal Injuries while coming down.
bleiovucci made the voyage and de-
scended In safety. The aeroplane 10
becoming safer and safer in careful
hands.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-04-18

That goat which butted rear ad
miral of our navy doubtless had more
sense OF humor than the admiral: but
he lacked discretion. The conss-
Quence of hia act IL that the navys
goats are abolished.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-04-18
Envy.

VI Envy.
"Bliggins is one Of those people who
envy others the slightest elevation
above ordinary surroundings"
Yes. His family can't eat \ meal
without being afraid he'll get jealous
Of the baby and want the high chair"
--Washington Star.