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The Press., 1914-02-18
CURIOUS BREADS.
Made ln Chains In the Balkans and
 N-<' Iaundered In China. .


 Laundered In China. -.
 Bread is made in different shapes and in different ways, according to the taste of the various -nationalities.7 MT l., Itodian in Forest and Stream says: | + 1.-The bread of the. Balkans, curiously ,. made uin the form of chains, is sold from the arms and ,necks of itinerant pedlers. In tent life in Balkania the detached links are often used for fun at quoits or serve a more useful pur- nase in sispehding temporary curtains and awnings Then when the campers nun out of. provisions they literally eat their curtain rings! The Japanese r bamboo bread, f5so< tnaned from it's shape, is a somewhat similar products It is sliced and sold ini+stfings. ;~.
 stThe.sun dried bread sheeting of cen tral Asia. looks e much q like. chamOis leather :.anGt is -mader.up in pieces of bed sheet -siza:s It. is iceQnapounded from foliE. and .rdisiMI sirupfand is highly es- F.feBnGed by coffee drinkers. 1na the :bazaars of # the fcaliphates' it is ire aiduentlE seen hanging in place of avn sf4scssE to shield the stalls from the sum-. s j, s311sjlne s311jne of the stfaflgestferAckers comes from Russia. It=.ts known as fit the mouth begl and, besides being much appreciated as tea biscuit, is quite s commonly used by merchants ignorant of the=aA =aAIa1 R is a S slsift abacus in coulptigngs noney lower string of ten serving for kopecks and an upper string of the sanle number represent t1lg=Fottblt&. More picturesque still Is ttffs usage< sas. -Hn eXtempore ring for marrying pooras peasants with whom | the, gold is ll1 lacking: kjing: ....-,...... .....
 S> Most singular of all, however, is the F Ipeettti1far Ijfth bread of China. which, in stead of betng' baked, is -tahndered out in narrow strips with a. hot iron; much in thesemanner that a collar receives it's. finishing, It is made from the cen tral tissue of the fatsia trees and is valued highly by the citizens of the -4flowery republic as dainty cracker to eat with their little >eHps-of watery, f. i1nsweetened tea" .>>:... :fa7s r.-. . .:.:
The Press., 1914-02-18

Funny how they've picked out three men all interested in the L. B. NJ. rail road. I've no doubt the same gang turned the three tricks"
 There wasn't a clew in the other two cases, unused Birch as the man. ager's automobile stopped before a handsome stone house on the finest avenue or the small city.
 In five minutes they were in the death chamber of the mansion and Sloan was rapping out questions to the agitated valet faster than the man could find replies. When the interview was concluded they were not much wiser than before.
 "I have not touched a thing, nor has the doctor" ended Blunt tearfully. "He must have been asleep, for the papers were folded on the bedside table, as was his custom, and the light was out. although the murderer might have done that"
 ''Very true" said Sloan. Now, my man, if you will leave us alone'-.
 Blunt went out and closed the door. and the two detectives were left alone in the roour from which MT. EIinman's body had been removed a short while after their arrival. The two men had diligently searched the luxurious apart ment and after that every room in the house, and now they stood silently re- garding the only clew at hand. ="
 The slender. blood stained dagger
 "What data have you concerning the Flickinger and the Benson cases?' ask ed Sloan.
 Birch referred to his memorandum book.
 ''The most important is that I learn discharged by the railroad company had threatened harm to MT. Flickin ger and his secretary. could find no trace of these men. It was said that one of them was really a titled foreign CT down on his luck, that he had pass ed through all the phases of good and bad fortune and he had failed to make good"
 T guess nn's the man we're after," said Sloan. What nameY'
 evan Ben1dck."
 1OuFe Searcneu every room In the house, Birch?'
 "Yes, and had man to take records of all finger prints. l say every room in the house There's one place I've been through, and I've q notion to go there again. Come with me-"
 Sloan followed Birch through the hall and up a flight of stairs to the third floor, where there were several bedchambers and a billiard room un- der the mansard roof. From the pas sage a door led into an open attic that ran across the back of the house. A window at the back overlooked the wing containing the servants quarters, and overhead was trapdoor leading to the roof. A narrow ladder led to the trapdoor.
 From the doorway where they stood they could see that the dust of the floor was untracked near the window, and any hope that the murderer might have gained the roof of the wing and entered the house by the attic window- was at once dispelled.
 Suddenly Birch touched his chiefs arm.
 Look there. sir!' he whispered. :,
 Sloan bent his keen eyes to the floor and saw the trace of footprints in the dust. Some one had passed from the ladder to the passageway and gone
The Press., 1914-02-18
FEED THE BIRDS.

The heavy snow fall will be the means of causing the death of many birds because of the snow covering their food. Much suffering ar this time can be relieved by throwing crumbs on the snow, or hanging food in the trees. The rapid spread of insect pests in the last few years has undoubtedly been caused in large measure by the loss of the insect eat ing birds
The Press., 1914-02-18
PIECES OF SILVER.
They SuppIanted Cacao Beans aS the T First American Currency.

IHe| SupPIanted Cacao Beans aO ehG r. First American Currency. BefG re Mexico was invaded by the SpaniartlS coins were unknown there. the natives using in place of money the smallest cacaO beans. reserving those of larger size and better quality for the manufacture of a liquor to which they were addicted.
 About fourteen years after the con quest that Is to say. about 1535-Cas dlian coins began to make their ap- pearance in Mexico. As they arrived only in very small quantities. they were insufficient for the needs of trade It was then that the viceroy ordered the manufacture in the City of Mexico of small pieces of silver of a certain | weight ~..
 These pieces were not stamped with any coinage mark. and their value was determined entirely by their weight From them was derived the name peso ..
 These pieces of silver remained in circulation a number of years, and pieces of gold and of copper were also added in time. Soon. however. it was found that this sort of circulating me dium made fraud easy. and the Span ish government esta blished three hints. granting them perpetual existence for America
 The coinage of money in the City of Mexico was actually begun during the reign of VicerOy Antonio de Mendoza. who established mint in buildings belonging to the Marquis del Valle Here 1t remained only short period. being transferred first to the council building and later to the vtceroyaI pal ace ..- /;
 During all this time the coinage was of considerable amount and the faciI ities for the establishment were not sufficient to meet the demands made npon if for coins. for which reason ire quent demands for minting apparatus are found In the records In the year IT'S the mint was established in the Apartado building and has continued since then in the street of that name From the declaration of independence until the year 1247 the mint was rented Oilt to contractors New York Sun
The Press., 1914-02-18
The BIaCkbird A Mystery
 Solved
By cLARIssA r1AcKIE

The manager of the Sloan Detective agency pressed button as he hung up the telephone receiver.
 "Send Birch in," he ordered as a shock headed office boy appeared.
 ''Yes, sir
 Almost instantly the door opened to admit a broad shouldered young man. alert of manner, with keen gray eyes and resolute mouth.
 "You wish to see me, MT. Sloan?' he asked.
 The other nodded. "Sit down there. I say, Bob, there's been another one of those confounded murders. It's Hin- man, the banker, this time"
 Josiah Hinman?' Birch's eyebrows went up. Our greatest phila nthropist and the most harmless of men! What are the details, sir?''
 "Oh, same as the other three. He was found murdered in his bed this morning. Doors of the house locked. no signs of windows being tempered with, servants all old reta1nerS, not an enemy in the world that we know about, and yet found dead by his valet"
 "HOw was it done?'
 ''In just the same manner as Flick finger. the railroad king, and Benson, who was. as you remember, Flickin- gers right hand man-stabbed through the heart with a dagger of foreign make. I'm going up there, and want you to come on with me"
 You know I'd like nothing better" returned the other eagerly. ''Mr. Hin man was very kind to me when l was a boy. He gave me my first chance in the world"
 "I know. He's helped lot of other people too. He was fine old chap.
The Press., 1914-02-18

Be sure and get another pair of Snow" Shoes for men, at a big reduction. None better. A few more Sweaters left, going at very low prices.
 Mems, Women's, Boys and Children's Shoes going at re- markably low prices. Wonderful values in Mems and Boys Hats and Caps. Big bargains in Children's Underwear
 A few dozen Mems Pants going at greatly reduced prices 75c up. soc Pres, Suspenders, 35c pr. 25c Paris and Boston Garters going at big reduction. Be sure and get m Umbrella, because they are going at tremendously low prices. Mems Belts are going at very low prices. s... A few more Knee Pants going at remarkably low prices. A hme line of all kinds of Mems Dress Shirts going at tre- mendously low prices. A few more jumpers going very cheap.
 l have few Boys Raincoats going at low figure, only $2l0.
 Big reduction in Cuff Buttons, Tie Holders, Collar Buttons, Handkerchiefs. etc. soc Ties, 25c. 25c Ties 15c. Arrow Collars, 8 for 25c
The Press., 1914-02-18
's =. - ? f..+ ,-.s .-~> ~Yt- .
 TORPOR OF. THE TURK.
shown In-a Quaint Reason For Not
 z::.a;:, :DeIiverinay au Message. .,..,,. ,.::


 shown An~a: Quaint, Reason For Not ,::...;:s :PeIiverina5 A4 Message. ...s,,., ,.:: ,s EAAlt interNiievE>, in the New: York Sun between -ope, of it's reporters and Mir. Bedros Keljik bears humOrouSly on tic Turkish situation and seems to in ;dfcate that whats'fs needed is not fin credsed* political~ activity; but more at tention to business: As ian illustrT- ton of the everyday torpor one of the experiences of .Dr: Riza :Tewfik, mem ber:, of parljament fol, Adrianople, with a Turkish official. may De cited s's( I9f3 3 eeWfik Was visiting d friend at sKade -.i Kkoq4y%t across. the Bosporlis. aA4teaaFF 444N FoTcloc4Fs ats11gfit he heard the sBatehEhan calE. .fYang4h va4s Gala fl tat7a syaugin. yar.lFa:4TheRe is fire, there is z4Eie i1ne Galatan)l the: nsualstalagm gm quartef ''~'''@ '@ ''''' ''''1N>' ''''S 7: 1t: happeIne.l tiTAt Dr. TeWfk's own home was. im G;ii4ta, / ana he rushed ato the nearest telegtaph office to in 4quire concerning' 'tlfe esafety of; his family. He received no answer to his telegram. ana his fears were reused. But as. no: Eo"ts cross the B0sporus at night he: wns obliged to wait, till morn ing .. .- ..s:. .~,.'s t- f>~' .a.- :. tS He got home at last to find every thing safe When he; asked why his family had notsansWered the telegram SIe was told thatthey had not received any. So. Dr. EeWaE welt to. the, tele -gIaRh :9tflceql9At 9 qtl qemaeahded ma an expIana- ton, n, s z .s ..}t ..}ttg:{jiE tzg:ji 4tt; .3s; ! One QSsman l:4 Aghh, fo<NAompt 9plt Dr: Tew- livery, Wds called.| - ''':>. '"' l.# Where fs."'the. etfendi's~ telegram ?'''
 Osnan 44gha&augt1Iedy in his pockets and and drew forth. the message. .
 ~''Why did you not deliver it?" de mahded 'Dr. @'TeWfk' :angrfly: -e:ssOh, ::effGndf:'"', ans wereti; the imper- urbable4aOs1l,4ts A sl4a, fwho had evi- 'ientlys perused the telegram to his own :satisfaction, it was needless. I knew that your house. was not on fire" .s
The Press., 1914-02-18
MANSFIELD.

The Mansfield Boys Corn club is to hold a ''show'' in the dairy building of the Connecticut Agricultural college at Storrs on Saturday. Some of the awards are bull calf, pig, pen of chickens, a set of fruit trees and $1O in money. At 10. 30 o'clock in the morning Professor Slate will give a talk on ''Things should think about my next crop of corn" Then there will be a business meeting during which the boys will discuss plans foI the coming season. Afterwards there will be a rife contest.
 Two thousand a week is the slogan in the international egg laying con test at Storrs The mercury at the competition plant registered 16 de. grees below zero, but in spite of this very low temperature the hens yielded better than last week by 397 eggs or a total of 2O66 for the 18th week The cold weather persisted throughout the week, the winds blew, snow storms came, and even earthquakes, but in spite of this combination of uninviting circumstances the hens seemed to be snug and comfortable in their little houses, and in conse- quences shelled out eggs regardless of the elements. The English Wyan- dottes easily won first place for the week with a production of 49 eggs, but there was close competition as to who should have second. A pen of Rhode Island Reds owned by Dr. J. A. Fritchey, Harrisburg, Pa., finally finished second with a yield of 40 eggs. Another pen of Reds owned by Geo. P. Dearborn, Lake Como, Fla, were a close third with 39 eggs to their credit.
 The Is leading pens to date are as follows. The figures in the parenthe- sis show the number laid during the week.
 Tom Barron, Catforth, England, White .Wyandottes, (49) 573.
 Francis F. Lincoln, Nit. Carmel, White Leghorns, (2S)-457.
 Experiment Pen, storrs, White Leg horns, (35)-S51.
 Neale Bros, Apponaug, R. l., White Wyandottes, (37)-4O6.
 Merrythought Farm, Columbia, White Wyandottes, (32)-391.
 Cecil Guernsey, East Cobbleskill, N. Y, White Leghorns, (34)-374.
 Dr. LA. Fritchey, Harrisburg, Pa. Single Comb R. l. Reds, (4O) - 36S.
 Jules F. Francais, West Hampton, L. T., NY, Barred Plymouth Rocks, (25)-324.
 Experiment Pen, Storrs, White, Leghorns, (3D-3O3. : Dearborn 6 Sharpe, Blairstown, N. J., s. O. Rhode Island Reds, (39)- 3O2.
 Tom Barron, Catforth, England, White Leghorns, (32) -2s2.
 Pinecrest Orchards, Groton, Mass. Single Comb Rhode Island Reds, (36) -274.
 Glenview Poultry Farm, Rockville, (24)-263.
 West Mt. Poultry Ya1ds, Naugatuck White Wyandottes. (2D-262.
 D. J. Ryan 6 Son, Bridgeport, White Wyandottes, (35)-257.
 J. S. Gillespie, Stamford, S. c. R. I. Reds, (34)-256.
The Press., 1914-02-18
Everything Going at a Sacrifice

Spring will soon be here, so raggetyyour Silk Stockings now, ' as it will pay you. soc Ladies Silk Stockings, ~S'@-. ... 35c pr. 25c Ladies' Silk Stockings,
 17c a pr. soc Mems Silk Stockings,
 35c pr. 25c Mems Silk Stockings. ,... 17e 8 pr. All other kinds of Stockings for Men, Women, Boys and Children going at very low prices-especialIy by the doz. lots.
 It will also pay you to buy Summer Underwear now. soc B. V. D. Underwear, 35c Soc Porosknit Underwear, 35c 5Oc Mems Summer Underwear,
 35c 25c Underwear, 17c
 Biggest value ever. A few more Woolen Underwear going at greatly reduced prices.
 A few more Mems Ribbed Ur derwear going at a very low price soc each by tho one half dozen lots. A few more Mems, Boys and Children's Ovelcoats going at tremendously low prices. about 65c on a dollar. Asfew more Soc Pres. Working Shirts going at t, 25c each
The Press., 1914-02-18
Where. inc pos+s VasrL wa; 2. ed

The sixth grade of ast.sriaill s>a h:,p, 'n a foreign settlement tn sone .pf ",ll cities was, leiirning .the.s, use of T,sSSs't SiveS ' .~'7" ' "'',' - ''s' "@' = 7:
 The book required ttte': pupils: rfo coT rec't and expand into t eomplefe, seb teIlce inc following aexpressi0n:4 Min tor and aShakespe,lre's works q losGlth 'Nikodym handed: fin this seAtence Milton and Shakespeare work *in Ia coal Enine , .. ..... .....s.. ss>,,.,.ss;t
The Press., 1914-02-18
Met lis Match

A cyclone visited the negro quarters in am Alabama mining camp several years ago. It tumbled down the cab ins and not one ioist or sill was left standing. Uncle Joe was the only one who came through the visitation un- seathed
 Vas. suh." he said, "I head dat win comin' through de bresh. an 1 seen it, an felt 1t. an I knew it was CT slykone-an' Is de onliest pusson in dat settlement whut could say, 'Heah she comes.' an Oar she goesp !" New York Post.
The Press., 1914-02-18
tEG@. Ls 2. ni f"l E :'::4St-FE ..'
 CuSnicioJS >of Bankers.

In Il remota fgrmiHg district in which j; j. once passed a few days l was told .Qf@ a wealthy farmer whose friends. fearing he WouId be murdered, sue -ceeded after: an *infnity of trouble in zPersuad14g hi1n to take hiss money to a 1ankaa AYAen: he, interviewedf the
 manager he asked how much the bank would charge" for taking care of his cash. The manager replied that it
 would charge nothing, but would pay him somethfng II. always knew you were rascals!', he retorted, and march
 ed. off. | money and alL-LondOn Citi
The Press., 1914-02-18
Not Even Bent. ,:as.f,

Little Eric had, dropped a ,e e.lsasket containing some eggs on his way home from the grocery. ~ux,... <.
 ''How many did. you break "- ask cd his mother. -'I' 4'<'' ''@~ ''' A''A1 z ''
 q didn't break any replied Erie; but the hullS came off. twSo 0 Or three. - Chicago News. :;:. .=g>ez #. ,,..,,.s s:s
The Press., 1914-02-18
No Canes For , Iy.3 Actors. M ,i s5sE

There is one profession that 'hhs al: ways refrained fromssearryfiilgs aTwvaIk- ing stick. The, actor knows well that on the stage he n11st walk, without ex- traneous support, and he knows that the mere hint of a walking, stick in his hand. as he walks the streets is. q temptation to lean this way: or that. Actors, even when out of job, never lean on stick. They know that their. balanced walk is their asset. If tile whole of society recurs. to walking sticks the actors aWtiff ai4ssefrain. .4Eohdop: Chronicle. .st .<"--.@5*: rssaS$ :~:E h' E
The Press., 1914-02-18
National Conversations.

If you see three men standing to- gether on the sidewalk in any given country. you can guess the subject of their conversation. Tn Germany 1t is the army; in Russia. the bureaucracy: in France. women; in the United States. business; in England, sport. and in Turkey nothing at all.-Brussels Journal.
The Press., 1914-02-18

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 Communications received without signatures always committed to the waste basket without attention.
 This Paper and The Connecticut Couraut (semi-weekIyl furnished for s2.l5 per year in ad- vance.
The Press., 1914-02-18
Mixed odors.

"My wife was to give a rose tea
 everything scented with roses" . "A delicate cQnceit 7 <.e>r.. .4,. .cYes; but fhinilasis hbiils ; t wieat wrong. .Ghe people in the. next taf: took. that oc. -casion to nrnohs7and cabbage",- ELonisvile. Courier J Journal. .s: 7; .s:t
The Press., 1914-02-18
s..rhaEts tha. RAaisan, ,

q cannot undefstand why my second husband is so fastidtous confesssaRd a woman to her bosom friend ':'He scarcely eats anything. My firsts.hus-. band, who died. used to eatserarvthfi.g I cooked for him.
 Did you tell your presant husband that?''
 Yes ."-ptttrburgh Press. i,ss Y
The Press., 1914-02-18
liMinn Wi+h rheral

~''I hope 'yotl Know enough t6 if' k;eaEI k;4 your wife's'relatives at tlistance.:s. Hum: My iwife'ssTHIHsden tSi ttn1 Is going to live with. tlsF' !. ..s1. r7rFyFs b
 "GOsd gEircions asssrd her sawagl"sh
 ' cant She's g4RingsttO live with&nS in her house " CleyeIaslnd ,RlaLns Rslla Ilealer.
The Press., 1914-02-18
Personal Tax Notice.

All male persons in town of Union between the ages of 2l and 60 except those exempt by law. are liable to q personal tax of two dollars due March 1, 1914 For the purpose of receiving above tax will be at the Town Hall March from until o'clock p m., 1el4, and my resi-. dence at all other times during March.
 Fs T. 0. NEWELL, Collector. Union, FSb i6, 1914.
The Press., 1914-02-18
eI NJ aIsFn4ts4s oFtagAFFORD. sa Pro

4AJ bate Court, February II, 1914.
 Est ate of Mary Catherine Hicks, late of Staf- fords in saIdSdfsGricG, deceased. = .&!t.tp.e
 Upon the application of The Hartford Trus' company. praying that an instrument in writing lfpurporting to be the last will and testament ol and admitted to probate, as by application on file fully appears, 1t is
 Ordered, That said appli cation be heard and de- termined at the Probate Ofice in Stanford lin said district. on the 24th day of Feb, A. D. 1914, at aI oel0ck in the forenoon, and that notice be given to all persons inteTestt in said estate, of the pendency of said application and the time and place of hearing thereon, by publishing the same once in some newspaper having circula- lion in said district, and by posting a copy Thereof on the public sign-post in the town of stafford, in said dlstrict =' ''" B.. = ROBERT H. FISK, Judge.
The Press., 1914-02-18
:DIsTRICT OF STAFFORD, ss.. Pro

\ hate Court, February II, 1914.
 x" Estate of LeonoTa P. Shepard, late of Stafford In said district. dec .ased. -.t'
 |: U, on the application Of MarcIus A CadY pray. ing that an instrument in writing, purpoTt- Ing o be the last will and testament of said de. ceased. may. be proved, approved, allowed and admit ed to probate, as per application on file fully appears, 1t is f t.. v. F, OrdeTed-that said application be heard and de. termined at the probate office in Stafford. tn said district, on the 18th day of February. 1914 at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, and that notice be given tn all persons in crested in said est a e of the pendency of said application, and he time and place of hearing thereon, by .Dpub fishing the saneaonce in some newspaper hay ing circulation in said district, and by post alg copy thEf8Of on She pubic sign- post in tho town of stafford, in said District .. le ROBERT H. FISK, Judge.
The Press., 1914-02-18
Tomato Seed Oil.

An excellent burning oil has been ex- tracted from tomato seeds: These, E ts,Eitf1 the skins, are thoroughly dned .in, the sun. The: seeds aress then crushed 1n, a hydraulic press and yield5a 1lii4,. yela low oil This when qb,nI1Ied eins a askfIIIfil gives a bright, odorless 5fight..t- ..t-R6fiddcit9, Mail @t+ '+ " ~f E.I5@ .,p,,yf
The Press., 1914-02-18
Rnxin6 Hsrn,nlts z sls lasss ".

To buy hooks j5nlyfofjJeei4 lfaty yglttlIey were published t3Ssaftsanafnesnits itslf printer is nnch as@ff a man tsfdntd5 bify cloth
 ing that did not it itlims only sbes.aaAe made by some famousst tailort ,Popea:a5,
The Press., 1914-02-18
Board of Relief NOt;e.

The Board of Relief Of the Town of ro,,.n, VII, VIII meet at Town Hall, Monday, Feb sd snS saturday, Feb. 2l, from Q a. m. to p m Ali persons claiming to be aRQrieyad by fd,ts,l , ~, s the Assessors or claiming offsets must aunass os ana nle their complaint at one of these G
 THOS ROOT 'N AaeSsinkh'
 SAM'L JOHNSON Ro.ra of p.,,,
 CHAS. HURLBERT VI Ao"ei' Holland, Conn, Jan 7th, ioit
The Press., 1914-02-18
Lost a Cuetomer,

. Lady Ordering boots for her hus- 6and)-DO you keep mems boots? Shopman-No madam. but we, keep up to. hines In women's.-London Opln- ion.