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The Press., 1914-11-04
MoNsoN.

The Ellis No. 1 mill looms are be- and the plant is making some billiard cloth to assist in filling orders taken at the No. 3 mill.
 T. Lyman Coggswell who recently resigned his position as boss finisher for Ricketts & Shaw, has taken q position in the finishing department of the Ellis No. mill
 Page Bristol of Milford, Conn. and Miss Mary A. Purcell. daughter of MT. and Mrs. Dennis A. Purcell of High street, were quietly married at St. Patrick $ church parsonage We'd nesday evening. Patrick Purcell. cousin of the bride, was best man, and Miss Elizabeth Cough was the bridemaid. Following the ceremony a reception was held at the bride S home and refreshments served. The young couple received many beauti- full and valuable gifts. Following a short wedding trip MT and Mr. Bristol will make their home in Lud- low, where MT Bristol is employ eI
 After more than two wears of patient suffering William B. Whitte- more passed away at his home on North Main street Thursday moru- ing at 1. 80 o'clock. April :, 1912, he was thrown from wagon amt received injuries from which he did not recover. He was born in Wor- cester Sept, 16, 1856, but for more than twenty five years made his home in Springfield where he was connected for several years with the millinery department of such houses as S. Levison and Forbes & Wallace; from the latter store he went to Worcester when he entered the establishment of J. H. Roche, where he remained about 3 years. During his stay in Wor- cester, Sept. ?, 1885, he married Miss Lottie Stacy of this town, who survives him. Iii 1887 MT. Whitte- more went to Athol, where for over nine years he successfully conducted a steam laundry. In 1900 he came to Monson, buying and occupying the J. W. Stacy farm on East Hill. Three years ago MT. and Mrs. Whitte- more sold this property and moved into the village to the home on North Main street. He then opened a wet wash laundry which he was operating at the time he was injured. At the age of 5 he united with the State street Baptist church in Springfield. He has always held the respect and esteem of all who knew him, and throughout the many weary months of his invalidism his fortitude, patience and hopefulness has been remarkable. After so long period of protracted suffering death has come as a welcome release. The funeral will be held at his late home Satur- day afternoon at ? o'clock. Rev. MT. Holt, pastor of the Baptist church at Wales, assisted by Rev. MT. Palmer of Palmer, will conduct the services. Burial will be in the No 1. cemetery.
 Constipation causes headache, indiges- ton, dizziness, drowsiness. For mid, opening medicine, use Doan's Regulets. 25c box at all stores.
The Press., 1914-11-04
Taken Literally.

Wishing some bushes removed from his garden. d gentleman instructed his gardener to pull them up by the roots. Some time afterward he went into the garden and found the gardener dig ging trenches round the bushes.
 "Why, George" he said, you must not dig rouhd those small bushes in that way. l am sure you are strong enough to pull them up by the roots."
 ''Oh, yes, sir" replied the gardener; "l'm strong enough, but I must dig a little before l can get hold of the roots If you'd told me to pull them up by the branches I could, of course, easily have removed them without digging" London Strand Magazine.
The Press., 1914-11-04
MANSFIELD.

The third laying competition which has just closed proved to be far the closest hen race ever held at Storrs The three leading pens, namely, Lincoln's Leghorns, Barron's Wyan- dottes, and the Storrs Stations sour milk pen of Leghorns all finished with in five eggs of each other. The total production for the year for all pens, 82O hens, amounted to 117,9O1 which is an average of nearly IA eggs for every individual that parti- cipated in the contest. The fact that some hens are better than other hens was most strikingly brought out in this contest. For instance, the average yield of the poorest competing pen of Leghorns was only little more than ll5 eggs per hen, where as the average yield of the best pen of Leg horns was nearly 2O9 eggs per hen. If one compares the experimental pens it is found that the poorest pen of Leghorns yielded 55 eggs each where as the best pen yielded little more than POS eggs each, thus one is obliged to conclude that some hens are better than other hens. It is in- teresting to note that in the very last week of the contest the heavier breeds seemed to finish stronger. Glenview Poultry Farms pen of Reds from Rockville laid more eggs in this last period than any other pen or a total of 33 eggs.
 The ten leading pens for the year are as follows:
 Francis F. Lincoln, Mt. Carmel, White Leghorns-2O88.
 Tom Barron, Catforth, England, White Wyandottes = 2OS5.
 Tom Barron, Catforth, England, White Leghorns -201O.
 Neale Bros., Apponaug, R. l., White Wyandottes-l9IS.
 Merrythought Farm, Columbia, White Wyandottes-19O1.
 A. B. Brundage, Danbury, Single Comb Rhode Island Reds-18S5.
 Marwood Poultry Farm, Butler, Pa., White Leghorns-1722
 Bonnie Brook Poultry Farm, Sara toga, N. Y, White Leghorns-17O4.
 Cecil Guernsey, East Cobbleskill, N. Y., White Leghorns-1703.
 Branford Farm, 'Groton, White Leghorns -1703.
The Press., 1914-11-04
Steel Rail Inventor.

The first modern steel rails of the tyne which made high speed railway opera tion possible were designed by Plimmon Henry Dudley. who was born at Freedom. O.. in 1S43 He became a civil and metallurgicaI engineer. and after four years aS chief engineer of the city of Akron O.. he turned his at tention tu rnilrnading and tranSpOrta- ton problems His first invention the dynagraph. was made in 1874 He perfected the track indicator in 1SSO and three years later designed the first five inch steel rail used in America In 1892 he introduced the first six inch 100 pound rails Another of his in ventiOnS which made the famous filters" of today possible was the Stremmatu"raph an instrument for ob- taining and registering strains in rails under moving trains.
The Press., 1914-11-04
LONDON'S SEASON"
N Officially Opens With the Private
 View at the Royal Academy.

It Officially Opens With the Private
 View at the Royal Academy.
 The London 'season figures in near. ly every English move. aud in hundreds of English short StOrles II Is d semi sacred tradition" that dates back nearly a century and nat.
 The inaugural of the operatic season has come to be It's actual beginning. al though officially the London season does not begin until the private view of the Royal academy on the Satur day previous to the first Monday ln May. .....
 Important as It ls to attend the operas opening perfOrmanct$ the Roy al academy private view and dinner still continue to be the great inanguI al functions of the season It Is sub lime recognition of the power of the fourth estate that the press men are given the first glimpse of the new paintings comprising the ItoyaI a"ad' emy'S annual exhibition Even royalty has to be content with ~e'nnd place. On the Wednesday preceding the pr1' vate view the gentlemen nt the press have sole p0SSpSSinn of thr gallery Every important nrw>Inal'rI nt Great Britain and Ireland i> invited {" send il rrurrSpltative. and the l."IIii"n cor respondents ut the hi" American and r0IunEu nrw$laI'pr~ are aI>" similarly nunurrd All day "Wednesday hnd Thursday morning IhP! "h\t the ga'' terv rn themselves On Thursday ait ernuun Ihr members Ol the rOAai fam ily take Im'SStS>iun ot the exhibition Then comes the Royal a"adtmy lin uer. at winch custom prr~'rib+S that the roya! family and the cabinet must be represented.
 The "nrivnte view iS an accurate phrase. except that it is not private and the crush k SO great that il iS almost impossible to view the paint lngs Everybody who iS anybody must go. however. and those Americans Whn are excluded from Burlington house on that day of fate may as well return home and try to forget. True. they may later visit the gallery and study the works of art in leisurely and comfortable manner. but what social climber wants to do that:
 The London season. as an institution. was esta blished by George III; but. as in many other matters. that amiabie monarch did not show good Judgment and started the season in January. When Queen Victoria came to the throne she inaugurated the metrOpOI. itan season in February. but later she changed the date to about the first of May After the death of her cOnsort the London SeaSon had to get along without royal participation. but despite this handicap 1t gradually increased in importance It Is the harvest seaSon for the hotels and the merchants of Bond and Regent streets and tfccadil Iy.-New York World.
The Press., 1914-11-04
When "craftv Was Proner.

Sixty years ago it was quite per missible for the commander of a regi- ment to make money out of the rank and file. In those days when a cer- tain sum of money was annually ali lotted for the clothing of each regi- ment the coIonels usually bought the cheapest clothing they could procure and put the balance of the allowance into their own pockets. This varied from E600 to BLOOD. and many an officer preferred to remain ''clOthiny colonel" rather tqan be promoted to higher rank. The miseries of the badly clad soldiers in the Crimean war at asst caused an inquiry into the system md "ctothing coIunrlS" were abolished
 I.ohd III il Uni.lr
The Press., 1914-11-04
oueerest Street In the World.

Canton, in China, possesses the queerest street in the world in spite of the fact that in nearly all the big towns in this country there are some remarkable streets. The chief thing of interest attaching to this eccentric thoroughfare is the fact that it is roof ed in with glazed paper fastened on bamboo and contains more signboards to the square foot than any other street in any other country. The next inter. esting fact about this Canton byway is that, though business street, it contains no other shops than those of apothecaries and dentists parIors, no professional men but doctors It is a sick mans paradise and physicians Klondike. They call it Physic street.
The Press., 1914-11-04
Naval NIcknameS.

Curious nick names are applied to yes sells of the fsf4tiSh navy. The Ariadne is known ,lS the Hairy Annie" oT ''Haggy Agony. the NarrisSus as Nasty Sister the Greasy as the "GreaSer." the IncOnStAnt as the link stand" the Iphigpnia as the "Silly Jane." the I.uciter As the Match Box. the HpCIte aS the He Cat" or '"Ghe Tom nnd the Neptune as the "Jew's Harp"
 In the AmeriCan navy similar nick names have been used to sOmp extent The SaSSacuS was known aS the "Sas' sy Cuss." the MiantOnOmOh as "My Aunt Don't Know lOn.' the WiSSa hickOn as the ''WidOw Higgins" the WinnebagO or perhaps the WyalHsinA as We Know She Goes Slow. "-Chi' cagO News
The Press., 1914-11-04
eieIov,toka Forest, Lithuania.

In the great park BielOvitoka forest. Tn Lithuania. which is about 1O miles in circumference. the primeval forest native to central European forests are found there except bears and wolves. which were exterminatPd some years ago. Except for the roads which pass through it. the forest is unchanged, It is visited ny few people except the fOreSterS.
The Press., 1914-11-04
Deatness Cannot he Curcd

by local appli "ations, as they cannot reach the diseased portion Of the e . There is only one way to cure deafness, and that is by constitu- tional remedies neafDess is caused by an in. famed condition of the mucous lining Of the Eust achian Tube. When this tube is in1amed you have rumbl1ng sound or imperfect hear ing, ard when 1t Is entirely closed. Deafness is the result, and unless the Inflammation can be taken out and this tube restored to it's normal condition, hearing WllI be destroyed forever nine cases out or ten are caused by ratarrh, which is nothing but an 1nflamed condition of the muoOus surfaces
 We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness (cauSed by catarTh) that cannot be cnIed by HalI's atarrh cure. Send for circu. lars free. P. J. CHENEY 6 CO, Toledo, O.
 So by Druggists, 75c.
 Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
The Press., 1914-11-04
Eiuht Rstmaan Mol..-

Pugnacity is not usually counted among the mole's attributes, but have seen couple of them fight like bull dogs, tumbling about. squeaking and not quitting their hold of each others throat until they were lifted off the ground by q stick passed between them and smartly shaken.-From "A Farm. er's Notebook" by c. E. D. Phelps.
The Press., 1914-11-04
Star4inn a RnM.

''IOhnny doesn't get that weak chin of his from my side of the houser she exclaimed.
 No. my dear" meekly responded her husband Johnny has my chin. but hr inheritS his mothers tireless c;iIIa' ity for kpeI%ng it in motion
 Never can tell when you'll mash 8 finger or suffer cut, bruise, burn or scald. Be prepared. Thousands rely on Dr. Thomas Eclectic Oil. Your Druggist sells it. 25c and 50c.
The Press., 1914-11-04
A Pessimist,
tinition of a pessi-

Whats your definition of a pessi- miSt?"
 "A pessimiSt is man who would bring out a SParchlight on d cloudy 2d of February for fear the groundhog wouldn't see his SlIadow."- Washing ton Star.
The Press., 1914-11-04
CHIVALRY.

Be chivalrous. In nobility of spirit, high courage. magnanimity and gallantry there dwells chivalry. Exercise it. Wherever a child can be helped. wherever stranger can be guided or friend who is shy set at ease, wherever a weak broth- CT can be saved from falling and shame, wherever an old mans step can be made easy. wherever a serv- ants position can be digni6ed in his eyes, is the chance for chivaIry to show itself.
The Press., 1914-11-04
Brains.

Ut would be good idea if brains could be gone over and renovated now and then
 If that Were possible some brains would have tO be renovated with a vacuum cleaner" = Baltimore Ameri- can.
The Press., 1914-11-04
Not fo Blame.

My dear. there's too much calOric in this soup"
 There! I told the cook you would rather have It seasoned with parsley" Baltimore American.
The Press., 1914-11-04

The Shut-in" months are coming. That's when you need telephone.
The Press., 1914-11-04

ENGRAVED CARDS furnished at The 11 Press ofiee-5O cards and script plate leO cents; 50 cards and old English plate from s1.5O Eo 25O.
The Press., 1914-11-04

TAINTED Your Fire Insurance w business. w. E- HANLEY.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-07-02
DANCED IN SURINAM JUNGLE
Explorer Tells Part He Took in Fes-
tiVities With the Daughter of
Native Chief.

In Harper's Magazine Charles W.
Furlong told of attending dance of
the native tribes in Surinam, South
Africa, and dancing with the daugh-
ter of a chief
The commandant and Mr.. Smit
were with me opposite the drummers,
where Djoeka presented his daugh-
ter, superb black creature, who, with
two other girls, advanced into the
ring, with coy step and posture, to-
ward three men, with whom they
danced in pairs; the girls, with shy
Tilt of the head and constant NOV
ing of hands, passed and repaSsed,
turning closely about their partners,
but never touching. A girl would fol
low a man of her fancy as he walk
ed from the ring center, then, as he
turned at the edge, whisk away to a
hum of laughing approval.
Suddenly the dusky form of the
girl previously presented emerged
from the throng with the same coy.
mesmeric motions of the hands, al
most touched me, turned like a fash,
and was gone. A loud murmur rose.
Suit nudged my arm. She likes you.
You have got to Dance he whispered.
Every explorer knows it is sometimes
as unwise to accept such a challenge
as it is sometimes indisereet to re-
fuse. She advanced again with an
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-07-02

No, Wouldn't Contribute Couple of
Cents for Any Such FooIshness."
down here to stay with us for a week
or two"
ooh, that's what he wants, Is it? It's
a wonder he feels like trustin' him
with US. Here he is, nearly ten years
old, and we amt never seen him. And
they named him after her pa, too,
when, by rights, he ought to been
named after me. Write back and tell
'em to keep him there. 1 don't want
no boy around here-specially no city
boy"
Mrs. BRADSHAW looked at her hus-
band for long time. He was gen.
orally considered hard" man. Every
body knew that he had plenty of
money, but no one ever saw him spend
any of it. His wife, who was growing
feeble, was compelled to do her own
Homework and get along upon the
barest necessities. He had driven his
son away from home and then blamed
him for not returning, humble and
penitent. Most of his time was spent
in his garden. It was the only thing
he seemed to care for.
Having given his wife orders to
write that they had no place for their
grandchild, the old man took it for
granted that the matter was settled
and walked out of the house.
1t was on the second Of July that
Jonathan BRADSHAW, who was busy in
mis- garden, heard the hinges of the
gate squeaking. He looked up and
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-07-02

assume his place with others long
habituated to that closed circle-a
place rightfuIly his by reason Of birth
and name-and to tighten the gloomy
shadow, that must,rest on his thoughts
of his father, with warmer SUMMER
things. She heaved a secret sigh OF
satisfaction as the white-clad figure
rose in acquiescence.
The major returned to the grand
stand and held up his hand for silence.
Our gracious Liege, he proclaimed,
in his big vibrant voice, Queen Of
Beauty yet unknown, Lords, Knights
and Esquires, Fair Danes and gentIes
ALL Whereas divers noble persons
have enterprized and taken upon them
to hold jousts royal and tourney, you
are hereby acquainted that the lists of
Runnymede are about to open for that
achievement Of arms and grand and
noble tournament for which they have
SO long been famed. But an hour
since one of our noble knights, prick
ing hither to tilt for his lady, was be-
set by grievous malady. However,
lest our jousting lack the royal num-
Der, new champion hath at this last
hour been found to fill the Table
Round, who of his courtesy doth con-
sent to ride without armor"
A buzz ran over the assemblage. ct
must be Pendleton who has defaulted,"
said Judge Chalmers. Il heard this
morning he was sick. Who's the sub
stitute knight, I wonder?"
AT the moment a single mounted
herald before the tents blew a long
blast on a silver horn. Their flaps
parted and eleven knights issued to
mount their steeds and draw into line
behind him. They were brilliantly
decked in fieshlings with slashed doub-
let's and plumed chapeaus, and short
jeweled cloaks dropped from their
shoulders. Pages handed each long
lance which was held perpendicular
the butt resting on the right stirrup.
Under the pavilion, just for the frac-
ton of second, Valiant hesitated
Then he turned swiftly to the twelfth
tent. It's Flagstaff bore a long stream
er of deep blood-red. He snatched
this from its place, flung it about his
waist and knotted it sash-wise He
drew the rose from his lapel and thrust
it through the band of his Panama
leaped to the saddle Of the horse the
major had beckoned, and with quick
thrust of his heel, swung to the end
of the stamping line
The field and grand stand had seen
the quick decision, with its instant ac-
ton, and as the boots thudded over
the turf, wave of hand-clapping ran
across the seats like a silver rain.
Neatly done, upon my world" said the
judge, delighted What a daring
idea! Who is it? Is it-bless my
soul, it isl"
Katharine Fargo had dropped her
lorgnette with an exclamation. She
stood up, her wide eyes fixed on that
figure in pure white, with the blood
red Gordon Haunting across his horses
TANKS and the single crimson blossom
glowing in his hat.
THE White Knight" she breathed
who is he?"
Judge Chalmers looked round in sud-
den illumination. Il forgot that you
would be likely to know him, he said.
THAT is Mr. John Valiant of Damory
Court
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-07-02
Russia's National peh.

For several years Russia has been
increasing its national debt, and fig
ures show that over As per cent. of
loans emitting in the course Of the
last five years were subscribed in for
eign countries
The Russian government is anx-
ious TO get money from ether lands
and is expected to seek further safety
il European markets very shortly
with which to meet requirements for
the present year.
Statistics show that during the
past five years $685. miIlioa rubIes
were raised by Russia, 5657.1 millions
in the country. and 1888 abroad. The
value of ruble is about 81 cents.
Very striking is the manner in which
the Russian national debt has been in
creased in the course Of the last two
years, as also the additional amount
of money borrowed on foreign mar
kets in the year 1912, which Jumped
from 1850 million in -911 to 44S3 n,li
lions last year.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-07-02

You call it a tournament, don't
your" asked Katharine of the judge.
Yes" he replied. Its a kind of
contest in which twelve riders COM
pete for the privilege of naming a
Queen of Beauty. There's a ball to-
night, at which the lucky lady is
crowned. Those little tents are where
the noble knights don their shining
armor. See, there go their capari-
soned chargers"
A file Of negroes was approaching
the tents, each leading a horse whose
saddle and bride were decorated with
fringes Of various hues. In the center
of the roped lists, directly in front of
the stand; others were planting up
right in the ground a tall pole from
whose top projected a horizontal arm
like q slender gallows. From this was
suspended a cord at whose end swung
tiny object that whirled and gilt
tered in the sun
The Judge explained. "On the end
of the cord is a silver ring, at which
the knights tilt with lances. Twelve
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-07-02
FELT CALLED ON TO REBUKE
Deacon Had Suffered From Appearance
of Evil and Realized Sense
CT Duty.

One day a western deacon went to
make a fraternal call on an esteemed
brother, and while engaged II cCnveT-
sation there came a knock at the door
and tie hest was summoned to attend
to a matter Of business.
Brother" impressively remarked
the deacon when the host returned, =
feel that it is my duty to tell you that
you should avoid even the appearance
of evil
why, deacon" responded the host
in a surprised voice. TO what are you
referring?''
Those decanters on the sideboard, .
solemnly answered the deacon, each
of them is filed with what appears to
be ardent spirits"
That's a conceit of my wife's. dea-
con-" laughed the host, greatly reliev-
ed. The bottles were so pretty that
she filed them with floor stain and
furniture polish just for show"
That's why I'm eautioning you.