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BIG, THINGS OF OURS.

Texas, For Instance, and Counties
 Larger Than Some States.
 Ts the United States as large as France?" young Parisian once asked an American. Sir" replied the proud Texan, my own state alone is bigger than your whole republic"
 An interesting method of demon strating the size of the Lone Star State is to spread out a map of our country and stretch string across Texas the longest way. Then, placing one end of the string at Chicago, it will be found that the other end will extend into either the Atlantic ocean or the gulf of Mexico.
 The biggest counties in the United States are Custer. in Montana, and San Bernardino. in California. Both have a little more than 10000 square miles. Inside the boundaries of either of these counties might be placed the states of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Dela ware and New Jersey. Contrast these with Bristol county. Rhode Island, the smallest of all-twenty-five square miles-and one gets a good idea of the geographical differences in this broad land.
 New York county shows the largest population of any county in the Union.
 An interesting geographical fact meets one at point about fifty miles from Durango. Colo. There, by step ping few feet in either direction. one can walk in four different common. weaIths in as many seconds. These are Colorado. Utah, New Mexico and Arizona.
 Within 100 miles of one another California offers the highest and the lowest elevations in this country Mount Whitney. with is 14,490 feet and Death valley, with its 450 feet be low the sea level-New York Sun.
The Press., 1913-02-05
OLD ENGLISH EXECUTIONS.
Breakfast For the Guests Invited to
 See the Hanging.


 Executions. when criminals were hanged in the Old Bailey in I.nE,:nn had certain customary SeqnelS. The governor of Newgnte. for instance. all ways gave breakfaSt to those friends be had invited to see the hanging. and by established custom deviIed kidneys always formed the principal dish al though. as John Hollingshead had re lated. nearly every one was obliged tC swallow a glass of brandy first.
 Another function described in Lon don In the Six ties" was the reception held afterward by the hangman at the Green Dragon. in Fleet street. where he took refreshment with his admirers and sold the fatal rope at the rate of sixpence per inch.
 In the good old times nearly every criminal who was exe;uted was credit ed with a confession and Hast dying words" whether he uttered them or not. According to Case and Comment, these were printed in thousands by Mir Catnach of Seven Dials And sometimes an offender was reprieved on his way to Tyburn and had the pleasure. like Lord Brougham. of read Ing his own obituary notice
 Many of these broadsides. printed oD a peculiar whitey brown paper. can still be obtained in the neighbor hood of the Dlals at certain quaint little shops that seem to have detied alike time and the Improvement acts " You can see them in the window alongside of old ballads. forgotten comic songs. children's toys and bot ties of sticky looking sweets
 An execution which never came of was that of Edward Dennis. the public hangman. who in 17SO was sentenced to death for eompllcity In the Gordon riots. He was respited and resumed his occupation. So thoroughly did Dennis regain favor that in lTS5 the sheriffs of London presented him with gorgeous official robe "as te$ti- mony to his excellent mode of per forming business Dennis found this robe not only inconvenient when at work. but rather conspicuous at other times. so he sold 1t to Old Cain. d well known charIatan of the day. Decked in the hangman's robe and a paste board crown the fortune teller cut an Imposing dgure.
The Press., 1913-02-05
ROCKVILLE.

By the will of Mrs. Harriet Kellogg Maxwell the following public bequests are made: Rockville public library of Rockville, $25, 900; American board of commissioners for foreign missions, $2OOO; treasurer of the American home missionary society, formed in the city of New York in 1926, $2OOO; the George Sykes man ual training school of Rockville, $5OOO; Rockville city hospital of Rockville, $5OOO; Congregational church at Vernon Center, $500; Union ecclesiastical society of Rockville, S5OOO.
The Press., 1913-02-05
yIuE Roard of Relief for the flown

THE Board of Relief for the flown of \ Willington will be in session in the hall at South Willington on Saturday, February lst, l9l3 from l o'clock until o'clock D. m. on Saturday, Feb. 18th, at the Town Hall, Willing ton Hill, from 1 o'clock until o'clock p. m, and will hold their final session at the hall at South Wilmington on Friday, Feb 2sth, from o'clock until 1 O clock D. m, for the purpose of hearing any appeals from the doings or the es as, sessors and make any adjustn ents Of the lists as shall seem proper.
 l.. ROMAINE TUCKER,l Board
 VIM. O. ELDREDGE, of
 MERRITT l.. USHER, ) Relief Wilmington, Conn.,, Jan. l5, 1913. SWAP
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AT a Court of Probate holden at Sta,

A T Court of Probate holden at Staf A ford, within and for the district of stafford on the 18th day Of January, A. D. 1913.
 Present. ROBER II. FISK, Judge.
 On motion of finders Jacobsen, admtnistrato oI on the estate Of Jens $. Jensen, late Of staff ford within said district. deceased.
 This Court doth decree that six months be al- lowed and limited for the creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims against the same to the administrator, and directs that public notice be given of this order by advertising the same once in some newspaper having circulation fin said district, and by posting copy thereof on the, public sign post in said town of Stanord, nearest the place where the deceased last dwelt, Certified from Record,
 ROBERT FISK, Judge.
The Press., 1913-02-05
In Perfect Health.

"I'm u very nervous person." said the applicant for room and board to the burIy landlord of the health resort ho- tel. II don't want to associate with other nervous people"
 You can associate with me-" laugh ed the landlord. There's nothing the matter with my nerve" And he sent the prospective guest to by g bed room that was only $40 week.-Cleve- land Plain Dealer,
The Press., 1913-02-05

Ada H. Patric of Ellington, who sur wives him. He also leaves a son hby his first wife, William H. Baxter, and three sisters, Mrs. James Bullock and Miss Sarah E. Baxter .of St. Albans and Mrs. H. 0. Harrington. .of Burling ion Vt
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Double Trouble.

Tweenie Ann-Oh. mum, I've fallen downstairs and broken me neck. Her Mistress-Well. whatever you've broken will be deducted from your wages London Sketch
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He M.ant tha A.h..

Hewitt-Gruet uses very appropriate language, don't you think so? Jewett Well. when I asked him what he thought of the idea of cremation his reply was. 'It jars one."-New York Press.
The Press., 1913-02-05
Defined.

He-What kind of a resort was 1t you were at? she-Well, judging from the kind of men I saw there. should say it was the last resort for marriageable girls Boston Transcript
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Her Last Card,

"I want a new bonnet. but my hus band says he cant afford 1t"
 'ls that final, do you supposeT'
 He says 1t Is. but won't know until tonight
 Going to get a definite answer then%'
 Yes I'm going to settle it one way or the other I'm going to start to cry when he gets home, and if thai doesn't work there1l be no new bon net "-Detroit Free Press.
The Press., 1913-02-05

Representative H. V. Beebe of Mansfield has been elected clerk of the committee on claims
The Press., 1913-02-05

EOR SALE.-The Harwood Summer I Cottage at Crystal Lake ? rooms, fur nished. Located on south shore. For particu- lars write F. A. RANDALL, Henry Building, Rockville, Conn.
The Press., 1913-02-05
AIrs Fish For tn. ooe+or,s Net

Why. the size of your bill" cried the angry patient to the doctor. makes me boil all Overr'
 An" said the eminent practitioner calmly '"rhat will be just $2O more for sterilizfng your system. - Ladies Home Journal
The Press., 1913-02-05

When baby suffers with croup, apply and give Dr. Thomas Eclectic Oil at once Safe for children. A little goes a long way. 25c and soc. At all drug stores.
The Press., 1913-02-05
Well Schooled.

Captain Supposing the barracks were to catch fire. what cali would you Sound| Trnmpeter mcwiv i"inr l. Sure. Snrr. I'd sound tine "crtIsp ;t1r" London I'mnch
The Press., 1913-02-05

EOUND-Beagle Hound. White with T. black and brown spots.
 FRANK McQUAID OrcuttS.
The Press., 1913-02-05

Holland County or travel Good time now to start. Pay weekly. Write us for terms.
 PERRY NURSERIES, Rochester, N. Y.
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DIsTRICT OF STAFFORD, ss. Pro.

RESTRICT OF STAFFt)RD, Ss. Pro. 1D bate Court, February 4, 19i3
 Estate of Henry M. Vaill, late Of Stanord in said district, decnased.
 Upon the application of Elizabeth w Vaill, praying that an instrument fin writing, purport- Ing to be the last will and testament of said de- ceased, may be proved, approved, allowed and admitted to probate, as per application on file fully appears. 1t is
 Ordered-that said application be heard and de- termined at the probate oice in Stafford, in said district, on the 18th day of February, A. D. 1913, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, and that notice be given of the pendency of said application, and the time and place of hearing thereon, by pub fishing the same once in some newspaper hay ing circulation in said district, and bv post ing copy thereof on the public sign post in the town of Stafford, in said District.
 ROBERT II. FISK, Judge.
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NOTICE.

BOARD of RELIEF. BOROUGH of STAFFORD SPRINGS. The Board Of Relief for the Borough Of staf- ford Springs will meet at Borough Hall Monday, Feb 10th, 1913, from to o'clock D. m
 HARVEY \. ABEL, Board
 ANTHONY ADAMS, Of
 GEORGE J. FRAZtERl Relief. Stafford Springs, Feb 3, 1918.
The Press., 1913-02-05

W ,OOO feet of lumber for " our Patent WOrk-Butternut, Poplar or White Wood.
 MANSFIELD ORGAN PIPE WORKS. 45tf Mansfield Depot, Conn.
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purno.a and suon...

1t Is the old lesson worthy pur pose. patient energy for it's accomplish ment. a resolutenesS undaunted by diff .icmlties and then success.
The Press., 1913-02-05
Ara Court of Probate holden at Ash

A T Court of Probate holden at Ash
 "A ford, within and for the District Of Ash. ford, on the 25th day of Janu ". 1913.
 Present, OSCAR D. BAKER. Judge.
 Estate of John A rmii age, late Of Ashford, in said district deceased John w. Armtage, ad- ministrator.
 Ordere d-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 administrator ts di- rected to give public notice 10 the creditors Of said estate to bring in their claims within said time allowed, by posting a 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 fin said Probate District, and return make to this Court of the notice given.
 s3w45 Attest, OSCAR D. BAKER, Judge.
The Press., 1913-02-05

At meeting of deputy sheriffs of Holland county at Rockville on Mon day a depuuty sheriffs' association was organized for Holland county. Officers were elected as follows: Presi- dent, Louis Phelps of Hebron; vice. president, John s. Champion of South Coventry; secretary and treasurer, Ernest W. Avery of Somers.
The Press., 1913-02-05
Board of Relief Notice.

The Board Of Relief Of the Town of Holland 1, 1913, and Saturday, Feb 8, each day from a. m. to D. m. All persons claiming to be aggrieV ed by the doings Of the Assessors of said town, or claiming offsets, must appear and file their complains at one of these meetings.
 T. c. ROOT, Board
 SAMUEL JOHNSON. of
 HIBBARD WEST, Relief Holland. Conn, Jan. l6, 1913.
The Press., 1913-02-05

WANTED-A cook at the Stafford w House.
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The following appointments, in connection with the Central Vermont railway were announced yesterday by President Edson J. Chamberlin, who recently succeeded E. H. Fitzhugh. J. c. Jones, formerly general man. ager, to be vice-president in charge of construction, transportation and main- tenance; M. M. Reynolds, to be vice. president in charge of the financial and accounting department; J. B. Dalrymple, to have charge of traffic and freight departments; s. F. Rus sell, to be general superintendent, with offices at St. Albans, Vt. Both Mir. Reynolds and MT. Dalrymple occupy similar posts on the Grand Trunk railway, which controls the Central Vermont.
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NOTICE Francois Rousseau, or any IN person that can prove that Francois Rous- seau Is alive, will hear of something 10 his ad- vantage if they communicate with EXEAR ROUSSEAU. Stafford. Conn.,. P O. Box "A. "ew
The Press., 1913-02-05

TO RENT-Tenements at Forestville. | Low rents, large gardens. T. F. MULLEN
The Press., 1913-02-05

4 NYONE having Furniture to sell can ~ dispose of the same by calling on JOHN SENA
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TOR SALE - Ford Roadster, finely 1 equipped, hrst-class condition, thoroughly repaired throughout. Will be sold at bargain
 G. D. IDE, Stafford.
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CARPENTERS and Builders HI. R. O GLlingham & Co-Contracts, alterations and repairs Estimates furnished. No job too large, no job too small. We go anywhere. Stanordvtlle.
The Press., 1913-02-05

Y OST-Shepard or collier pup dog, 11 color yellow and white, white breast white feet and white on tip of tail. Age about five months. Missing since January 10th. Reason able reward to party finding the puppy. H. R. HOWARD, R. F. D. No. ?, Stafford Springs, Ct
 Telephone, Stafford Division 29-5
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-22
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS

An alarm is sounded by the town bell
OF AT Hope soon after Shrimpllp, the
lamp lighter, has gone out on his rounds
Ihanksgiving Day, John, North, after
Marshall Langham that he intends TO sell
bis last ten bonds to Archibald Mcbride
z local sbopkeper, and leave town. When
noIth returns from McBride's shop he
nnds Evelyn Langham, "a former sweet
mart, waiting for him.
Unhappily married, she begs North TO
renew his attentions to her, but he re-
fuses. Meanwhile Andy Gilmore, gam
notes promptly and tries to have Ma esh
influence Prosecutor Moxlow to give him
protection.
Shrimplin, lighting the lamps. discoy-
eFs a, MeBride murdered In the back room
Marshall Langham, drunk, agrees TO
tnke up Gilmore's notes. North goes to
General Herberts home to say good-by
to Elizabeth Herbert.
Joe Montgomery, village derelict. tells
Gilmore that he saw Langham fleeing
from McBride's shed the evening of the
murder. Gilmore brides him to. say It
was North he saw. Langham Is sum-
moned before the coroner and North goes
to Chicago, but is ordered by the author
tiles to return. Evelyn Langhan con-
fesses to her husband that she was with
North on the night Of the murder. inc
coroner orders North's return. North
tells of his Thanksgiving Day expert
ences, eliminating Dvelyn's visit TO him
Montgomery is called to the stand
and incriminates North, who is taken
into custody. Elizabeth Herbert admits
that she cares for the accused and sends
her father TO the Jail with message for
North Andy Gilmore talks with Lang
ham regarding the murder. and tells the
lawyer of Mrs. Langham'S visit TO Nortn
and lntimates that be Is connected with
the crime. Elizabeth visits North in Jail
and aids in securing lawyer for his de-
fnAaen
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-22
Continued from Yesterday,

Now, in the rudy light OF his own
hearth, but quite divorced from any
sentiment or sympathy. the Judge was
considering the case of John North.
His mind in all Its operations was
singularly clear and dispassionate;
judicial calm, as though born TO the
bench, was habitual to him. II was
nothing that his acquaintance with
John North dated back TO the day
John North first donned knee
brooches.
He shaded his face with his hand.
In the long procession of evil-doers
who had gone their devious weys
through the swinging baize doors of
the court, North stalked as the one
great criminal. Unconsciously his,
glance fixed itself on the hand he had
raised to shield his eyes from the
light of the blazing logs, and 1t oc-
CURED to him that that hand might
vet be called on to sign away a mans
life.
The ringing of his doorbell caused
him to start expectantly, and a mo-
ment later maid entered to say that
a man and a woman wished to see
him
"Show them in said the judge.
And Mr.. Shrimplin, with all that
modesty of demeanor which one of
his sensitive nature might be expected
to feel in the presence of greatness,
promptly insinuated himself into the
room.
The little lamplighter was dressed
in those respectable garments which
in the Shrimplin household were ade-
auately described as his "other suit,
and, as If to remove any doubt from
the mind of the beholder that he had
failed to prepare himself for the occa-
sion. he wore a clean paper collar,
but no tie, this latter being an adorn-
ment Mr.. Shrimpln had not at
tempted In years. Close on Shrimp
Inns heels came a jaded, unkempt
woman in black dress. Worn and
mended On seeing her the judges
cold scrutiny somewhat relaxed.
$50 it's you, Nellie?" he said, and
motioned her TO chair opposite his
own.
Not knowing exactly what was ex.
pected of him, Mr.. Shrimplin re-
manned standing in the middle OF the
room, hat in hand.
BE seated. Shrimplin," said the
Judge, sensing something Of the lamp
lighters embarrassment In his pres
ence and rather liking him for it.
"Thank you, Judge replied
shrhmplin, selecting straight backed
chair in a shadowy corner Of the
room. on the very edge of which he
huhibly established himself.
Better draw nearer the fire,
Shrimplin,. advised the Judge
Thank YOU. judge; amt cold,
rejo:ned Mr. Shiimplin in his hest
manner.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-22
CRlMINALITY AND CONSCIENCE.

MRS F1TZHUGH,1 the young and attractive woman in
custody of the New York police for robbere of
ables from other churches elsewhere
be absolutely devoid of conscience and nquty
in her mode OF life and regards herself prosecuted
victim of mans injustice This abnormal state of mind is
not either 1t is observed less extent in
criminals and there notable lack of conscience
life Cheating all its varied forms the manufacture and sale
of foods drugs which general evidence enough
Obquity of conscience, utter lack of that quality widely
exists and among people who be scrupuous in their
attendance church and otherwise highly respectable
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-22

have signifled their intention of sup
porting the Wilson administration by
voting for any kind of tariff pro-
gram the President recommends, but
the party leaders in Congress do not
want the help of Republicans and
Progressives to pess this legislation
If they can avoid it. The omnibus
bin is suggested for the main purpose
of making it difficult for Progressives
and Republicans TO vote for the meas
ure, and to enable the Democrats to
have full credit and responsibility for
whatever changes are made.
TITS bad situation admitted one
Democratic senator. 'Jt looks as
though we were likely to unite our
enemies and divide our friends. The
whole question is one of political
strategy, but there is the danger
that If we pay too much attention to
the political end we will lose sight of
what we started out to do and wind
up by doing very little"
Asked just what he meant by this
statement this senator explained in
this way:
''If we try to pass an omnibus bill
by a party vote,p he said, we've
naturally got to make a hill that
the Democrats can vote for, Sem
ators and members from one section
of the country want protection on
some things and free trade in others.
Those from other sections want other
industries protected. To get them
all together on a single bill, we've
got TO make bill that satisfies all
of them, and if we do that, the prob
abilities are that it will be the kind
of bill we won't want to pass. That
is what happened to the. Republicans
in the Payne-Aldrich bill. They tried
to make a bill that everybody would
vote for, and instead of revising the
tariff down, they revised 1t up when
they got everybody satisfied"
Senator Hughes refused to criticise
the attitude of the advocates of the
omnibus bill plan, but expressed him
self very strongly today in opposi-
ton to such a method of tariff re-
vision.
II have no quarrel with those who
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-22
STORM DESTRUCTION IN THE WEST.

THE CYCLONIC storm that overspread the Middle West
yesterday making havoc and destroying human life
those phenomena of nature that science yet little
Sructed foesee aud which human foresight
The dispatches tell of small wiped
zion wrought in sody built and cities, many
people killed and injured Usually cyclonic disturbances
I'm small belts but this of yesterday embraced
States with violence The
suspension of the telegraph service and the Ale
ghene fairly soating sections each other was
suggestive incident of the storm May not the
government that there national peril for the future
system ovground eegraphy which makes possible
kime for all communication to cease?
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-22
STAGGERING FIGURES OF POLICE GRAFT.

TWO MILLION dollars year the graft income of the
police Yorks Tenderlon. a police district
The Rosena murder warned the city that it time
house This is the estimate District Attorney Whitman
and If the protection of gambling houses and other unlawful
the proprietos annually the interest per
have been the profits
inspection district bounded by Fourteenth Forty
streets Mr.. Whitman has really put this
atupendous criminal system and prove it. The right
for mayor of New York has been found.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-22
REWARDS FOR DIR. FRIEDMAN.

If DR. FRIEDMANNS remedy for tuberculosis is all that
he claims TO be what dazzling prospect of wealth opened
him he chooses commercalze the The German
doctor has refused offer of million dollars for his seret
hut compared TO what rewards he might from that price
heggary the United States might gather the wealth
Of Rockefeller There people of large wealth who would
necessary surrender everything into his hands the sake
lease of life for themselves dear 1t is
evidently the purpose the doctor merely his
the market The instinct of the professional shrnks
from such basement The consciousness of having performed
service for humanity appreciation graft
rude desire for the Immortality of unsefsh benefacon
than before conferred upon
could the fortune of Rockefeller compare with these consdra
tinnso