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The Press., 1915-02-17
ESKIMO WHALE DANCE.
When Arctic Natives Feast and Pick
 Their Life Mates.

uSiF GHS NdSSS'
 A very primitive custom of the na- tives of the Boring and arctic coasts of Siberia, custom that has come down from generations of savage an cestors, is the annual celebration of the whale dance, when the Eskimos select their wives.
 When the sun moves sOuthward at the end of the short summer season and the ice closes up the northern seas the whales come down to open water. Then, in celebration of the seasons catch, the ice dwelers assem- ble for the whale dance. which lasts twenty-one days. and in the center the dancers. both male and female, perform the most savage of evolutions and motions to the accompaniment of rhythmless beating of the tomtoms and weird chanting. The dance songs tell of the prowess of the hunters and of the history of the tribe. The movements of the women are surprisingly grace ful, and they mean to show ill their dance that, as daughters of great people, they are possessed of all the qualities such women should have. The men execute pantomimic scenes of the hunt and go through all the mo-. tions of the kill. They spear the ice bear, slay the walrus and seal and finally. with extraordinary contortions, vanquish the mighty whale.
 During the last days of the feast when the time arrives for the selection of husbands and wives, the man per- forms his mate dance before the wO- man he has picked out. In pantomime he promises to provide her generously with the fruit of the hunt, both food and fur. If she is pleased with him she walks out and dances her accept ance and shows how she will look after the igloo. When they have danced before each other they are mar ried after the custom of the tribe, and he leads her off to his walrus hide lodge.
 During the dance they feast on whale. The skin of the baleen whale Is about an inch thick and looks like rubber. The solid blubber between it and the true flesh is usually about four teen inches thick. The black skin and the blubber, the latter cut to the thick ness of the former, is called moktuk and is considered great delicacy. It is eaten raw and, although 1t sounds repulsive to the civilized ear. is most palatable. It has flavor something like that of chestnuts.-Youth's Com Da niOn
The Press., 1915-02-17
Submarine Mines.

Wet guncotton in submarine mines is. of course. a very potent explosive. but in many respects it is quite outclassed by the compound used in German mines and known as trinitrotoluene. but abbreviated to TT. N. T." in Great Britain and to "trotyr in Germany A shell. torpedo or mine loaded with "T. \. T." (which requires to be deto- mated by means of mercury fulminatel bursts with great violence into large fragments. whereas if loaded with pic Tie acid the splinters are very small and cannot therefore do as much dam age. Although wet guncotton is more powerful if exploded in close proxim- ity to the target. the effect of "T. N, IT. is much greater when the explo- sion takes place some distance away London Telegraph.
The Press., 1915-02-17

THE FINDING OF THE MANUSCRIPT.
 only to a little below the knee, show plainly her we'll turned ankle, and her well shod feet ornamented by large silver buckles, then l say Katrina is we'll calculated to ravish the hearts of us gallant young Dutchmen.
 And this is exactly what Katrina has done. If any thing more is needed to attract us 1t Is her fortune. which consists of a room full of petticoats and twenty dozen stockings-for be 1t known that we have no such fortunes in gold coin in New Amsterdam. as our people have in Holland. But it is rather Katrina's beauty that attracts us than her stock of petticoats and stockings.
 Notwithstanding her plentiful dowry her mother. desiring that Katrina thould marry well. has formed a re- solution to marry her to Olaf Van rrankin. an old man and baldheaded. hut with fortune of some 200 pelts.
 Katrina. whose lovely disposition shows itself in her countenance has refused to marry Olaf Van vrankin. notwithstanding the number of the belts he possesses. but has given her heart to three young men. but little older than herself. That is to say these men are preferred to all the others. But Katrina will not decide among them. Whether 1t k that she can not make up her mind which she likes best or whether she enjoys better be- ing courted by the three. l have never been able to find out, though l have often asked her. Since she Is my favorite cousin and has no secrets from me l am inclined to think that with woman's perversity tn such matters her principal object k to torture her suitorS.
 tnriStnias ens passed. and our wo- men arr lnrparing fer New Years day. The! are makin. u grpat ado about cleaning the hest room in which to re- ceive their visitors but what for I can not conjecture. foi II k cleaned regu- iariy once week anrl between times is locked so tight tfai no dirt could possibly get intu ii Last evening | spent at my uuntS and she reminded Katrina that she IId prnmised to give a decision before the end of the year as to whether she would marry Olaf Van Nrankin uI mol. Iiut there seem ed to be no us,. m kutrina's corning to a decision. tor her mother declared that if she did not ,spBseni to marry Olaf she would lock her in her room till she did
The Press., 1915-02-17
MoNsoN.

Miss Rose Silk of Stafford Springs has been the guest of Mir. and Mrs. Walfred Erickson on Harrison avenue.
 Mrs. John Murray has returned from the Hampden hospital at Springfield where she underwent n minor operation.
 Kornal Adramowitz has sold his farm, known as the Frank Johnson farm, to Samuel Koran, who has already taken possession.
 MT. and Mrs. Benjamin Fessenden of Providence, R. I have been visit. ing MT. and Mrs Robert H. Cushman at their home on High street.
 Harrison Howe has moved from Mrs. Jennie A. Norcross' house on North Main street to Dr. Souls tene. ment, formerly occupied by Henry Billings.
 Statistics gathered by an inspector of the United States Department of Agriculture in this town show there are 2900 peach trees of bearing age and 1000 young trees. It is found that the buds have not yet been in. jured by the severe weather.
 O. Raymond Aldrich is at the Hampden hospital in Springfield rec covering from the effects of an oper. ation for appendicitis MT. Aldrich was taken i'll while in Springfield on a business trip last week Thursday, but returned to Monson that afternoon going to the hospital Friday for the operation which took place Saturday morning. During MT. Aldrich's ab. sence Mryon Pease will have charge of his plumbing and heating business at MT. Aldrich's store on North Main street.
 The annual appropriation meeting ! took place Monday, the 4th, and was concluded in record time. There was an attendance of about I25 and the business was completed in about two hours. Total appropriations of $3S.. 437 were made. W. H. Anderson oSASN oo hONSiubOIs lb Wus NbIeu LO have street lights every night and to redecorate Memorial hall, and com mittee, composed of A. D. Ellis, c. M. Gage and R. P. Cushman, was appointed to take charge of the work. Minor officers were chosen as follows Tree warden, Homer w. Squier; field driver, c. H. Stacy; measurers of wood and bark, o. c. McCray and Merrill Carew: surveyor of lumber, Julius Stewart and R. K. Squier. It was voted to make the compensation of the tax collector the same as last year and to give no discount of taxes, which is now forbidden by the state law. It was also voted to give water tor sprinkling the streets without charge. Appropriations were made as follows: To suppress illegal sales of liquor, $500; library, $500; side. walks, $500; Memorial day, $100; street lights, $2I97; night police, $700; schools, $l9, 7S0; interest on water bonds, 5000; retiring water bonds, $3000; highways and bridges, $5S00; spraying shade trees, $200; support of poor, $500; miscellaneous, $3000; redecorating town hall, 5000; total, $3S, ,437.
The Press., 1915-02-17
Manx Sulfans.

We shall. no doubt. go on speaking of the head of the Ottoman empire as the sultan,' just as though there were only one. We have always said 'thc sultan." ignoring Morocco, Zanzibar and various minor potentates ill Arabia and the Persian gulf who call them selves sultans The title is understood to carry wider territorial significance than "emir.'' It is much like ''em- peror' in relation to king" But 1t may be noted that the Turkish en- peror's own subjects do not call him the sultan, but the padishah Gather of monarchs) Our forefathers used to speak of him as the grand seignior..- London Opinion.
The Press., 1915-02-17
The Steamer Duck,

Around the southern extremity of South America is to be found very large duck. which bears the common name of steamer duck" or race horse." owing to peculiar habit 1t has of rowing itself along the surface of the water at great speed. This is said to be due to the remarkable fact that the bird loses its power of flight when it reaches maturity. These ducks are very common. Chicago Herald.
The Press., 1915-02-17
Prime Numbers,

It might appear at first that every number can be divided by some num- Der besides itself and one: but many numbers cannot, and if they cannot they are known as prime numbers. of all the numbers having value of less than 1000. there are lG9 that are prime Of these twenty-six are smaller than 100. twenty-one appear between 100 and POO, sixteen between POO and 300. sixteen between 300 and 400. seventeen between 400 and 500. four teen between 800 and 600, sixteen be- tween 600 and TOO. fourteen between 700 and 800. fifteen between SOO and 900 and fourteen between yOO and 1000.
The Press., 1915-02-17

stupid, suddenly reminded me of the anger in which we stood.
 There is no hope for us," she said, but to go to the dominic and be mar ried. Go away and hide yourself from those you have misled lest they attack you all together. But come tonight with a rope when all are in bed Throw 1t around the chimney on the west gable where my room is and let down the rope through the chimney for me. Pull me up. and we will go together to the dominie''
 All were in bed by o'clock, and at
The Press., 1915-02-17


 10 l went to Katrina's home and did as she had instructed me. l had diff culty in pulling her up. and. though the chimney was large. she nearly filled it up Before n O the clock the dominic married us.
 Now that we were welded Frau Gansevoort could do nothing but for give her daughter. And as for the men outwitted. they congratulated me, all except Olaf Van Vrankin. whom had given ducking He did not attack me. but he never spoke to me after ward.
 There was an indorsement made many years later on the manuscript of the death of Mrs. KnickerDOtker and a statement of her husbands grief: also an intimation that it drove him from place to place: that he had tried every way to occupy his mind. but had found only one literary work that was capable of driving away his bereave ment and that only temporarily.
The Press., 1915-02-17
Simple Arithmetic,

How do you account for the pass Ing of the after dinner speakerT
 "On business principles. A good talker can get enough money for lec- tnre to buy his own dinner and then have some cash left Washing ton Star.
The Press., 1915-02-17
Her State of Mind.

Attorney You can sue him for breach of promise. madam. but it seems to me that it's preposterous to claim $250, 0,O0o damages. Fair Client-l want to get SD heavy d judgment against him that he'll just have to marry me-the scoun. drei. Chicago Tribune.
The Press., 1915-02-17
8lOO REWARD. &tOO.

The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all it's stages, and that is Caf arrh. Halls Catarrht ( ure is the only positive cure now known to the med. ical fraternity Catarrh be,ng consttf uf10nal dieease. requires a constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally. acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of of the disease. and giving the patient strength by building up the constit ut1on and assisting nature in doing its work The proprfetors have ofrer One Hundred DoliaTs for any case that it fails to cure. Send for list of testim0nials.
 Address F. J. CHENEY q CO.,, Toledo, O.
 Sold by all Druggists, 76c.
 Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Press., 1915-02-17
Common Looking People.

In "The War Time Diary of John Hay" in Harper's Magazine is this rec ord of famous saying:
 ''rhe president Q.incoln tonight Oec. g, 1863 had dream He was in a party of plain people. and as it became known who he was they began to comment on his appearance. One of them said. He is a very common looking mau.' The president replied: people, That is the reason he makes so many of them.'"
The Press., 1915-02-17
a rfietic ExctIee

"There- said MT. Nagg after a com plicated explanation of why he had stayed out so late; II hope this is sat isfactory."
 Ut is more than satisfactory" Mrs Nagg told him. Tt is simply beauti ful'' St. Louis Post Dispatch.
The Press., 1915-02-17
No Harm Done.

We've been having a regular clear ance at home." explained MT. X. at the office, throwing all sorts of old ding presents on the fire this morning"
 Did you really?" asked mortified colleague. What was it?"
 "A copper kettle" replied X.-Lon- don Mail
The Press., 1915-02-17

The name-Doane's s inspires confidence -Doane's Kid ey Pills for kidney ills Doan's Ointment for skin itching. Doan's Regulets for mild laxative. Sold at all drug stores.
The Press., 1915-02-17
ounht to Be Warm.

Waiter. this pudding is quite cold" impossible. sir. This is the fifth rime it has been warmed since morn Ing" Paris .Iournai AmuSant.
The Press., 1915-02-17
e;tt;no a Name to the Baby.

Young Mamma What shall we call baby? Ditto Papa Coffee, because he keeps me awake at night. Philadel- phia Ledger.
The Press., 1915-02-17

An archer is known by his aim. not oy his arrows -Old Saying.
The Press., 1915-02-17

It is a mistake to set up our own standard of right and wrong and ex- pect everybody to conform to 1t.
The Press., 1915-02-17

Self inspection is the best cure for self esteem. Wordsworth.
The Press., 1915-02-17

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The Ordway new era., 1915-05-21
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The Ordway new era., 1915-05-21
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The Ordway new era., 1915-05-21
Our Delivery Schedule

Our deliveries leave the store on
the following schedules:
Morning: s:l6 aud lo:i5.
Afternoon: 500 and 500.
We would appreciate your orders 10
time for one OF these regular deliv-
cries. II will avoid any Inconvenience
to you. We hud that u regular sched.
ule Ia more satisfactory TO both our
customers and ourselves,
The Ordway new era., 1915-05-21
ToOpen Up Soon

wWkee Rus., building. repaaeise
the Que Recently baroed. h neArtoe
completion aud they ~ili s'oo eecSpy
IL With, their restaurant IL sih
b . camuncdseas home fcs their bush
aess. utee,y arranged aud NJ TO the
times aud demands Of the city
The Ordway new era., 1915-05-21
vanceShiAey

Robert Vance aud ArA Desay Shif-
ley were married TharsdAy Afternoon
Of lass week At the Ordsay Hotel.
Judge Rrenanan prefprued the cere-
mooy, A,. and Nrs- Vance uill con-
Siuue TO resigie here
The Ordway new era., 1915-05-21

Our service department Ia conduct
ed Tor the bcnedt Of the general pub
lie. We have been able to rcoder
some valuable service and II has been
appreciated. Let US know your wants.
The Ordway new era., 1915-05-21

May Weldon Ia In the store this
week and may remain for several days
~ Edith Leary who handles the dry
goods department Ia quite sick and
may be unable to return to the store
for some time.
The Ordway new era., 1915-05-21
Observation-Disclosures

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The Ordway new era., 1915-05-21
REM is Farming

Geo. Rem has returned To his farm
two aud one half miles west Of town
after having handled the meat depart
msut Of our store during W. q. Carter's
ahsehce. Mr.. REM isa very capable
man and his services were appreciated.
The Ordway new era., 1915-05-21

Mr, Carter is greeting hts many
friends aimee returning to work after
much needed vacation Of several days,
The Ordway new era., 1915-05-21

Our thirty day credit system is
working due. Our customers like to
pay every thirty days and that eus.
bles US TO sell R,ods on . closer mar
sin than u the credits we're extended
for longer time. Thus nur custom
ers share the benedts.
The Ordway new era., 1915-05-21

Husband Where did you get this
meats
wife-Well. why9
Husband-It didn't come from
Leary's, did it9
wife-No, but the next We get
will,
You see that man knew good meat,
and that's what he's bound TO have.
The Ordway new era., 1915-05-21

AN H v. Lester asd children ~ii
ieave Moaday fer l1diana shere the.
v,ll visit duriex The SO musef,
The Ordway new era., 1915-05-21

Farmers in the Nums district are
also ~ the progressive sort, They
are planning to build = new schoo,
house, 4 modern brick building.
The Ordway new era., 1915-05-21

Mr.. Gecree & Williams and Miss
Saafser Of Silver Creek. n, Y. ar
rived here wednesday ce their say
a.,me frem Caiitarasa for vs>, with
Mr.. and Ms. n, c TSedemann.
The Ordway new era., 1915-05-21

Customers coming 10 from the big
uuirrigsted district north are
iubilaut over the prospects for crops
this season. There will be twice as
much corn put in as last year. aud
more Of other kinds OF grain.
The Ordway new era., 1915-05-21
Contract Awarded

Olney Sprsass-ousrscs for erect
Ing The ee~ schu& building here vas
awarded last Friday 10 v, W. Line
berry.
The Ordway new era., 1915-05-21

Our farmer friends tell US that the
cold weather 10 merely delaying
things; that there has been little
vegetation Injured, except in the
gardens.
The Ordway new era., 1915-05-21

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The Ordway new era., 1915-05-21
Nuna Nay Build

NNma-rAsr cf the Naua schsA
are areAneias tN ~ote hsaods ~ite
which "a erect anew schssa ea,tdins
On the site of the present frame
ha,laias, Al acre ef land ~,ll be
added. pruvttios q eau be bought Of
the Ss,ns estate Tue nes building
~tu be brick and e,ata,N fear rcens
The Ordway new era., 1915-05-21

Ray year oemecs elssss =, neae.
naaaA
The Sentinel=record., 1915-04-15
ArlingtOnH'HOteI and BatbS U. RvA1oR opENA
ON U. .. REsERvArioN,
AMERIcAN PLAN
OPEN ALL THE YEAR,

Every modern for the comfort pleasure or the highest type of patronage. Beautiful lobby ors writing and and rest room over looking Reservation Park. Every hall of each floor con- nected to the Mountain Park by steel bridges S5OOOO pended the past in completely rebuilding and furnishing the Bath House. installing modern faCi y for the perfect administering of the mineral ters including complete 1ydrOtherapeutic system and automatic heating and ventIaing. Private elevator vice from each floor the baths used exclusively for the batherS.
 W. Msr A.
The Sentinel=record., 1915-04-15
Phone 1887
825 1-2 Central Ave.
DARCH HOTE
EUROPEAN

steam Heat Hot and Cold Running
 Water in Every Room. ROOMS, $2.O0 PER WEEK AND UP Take bus to hotel 10 have fare re- funded. One block from Bath House Row, Depots and Postoffice. K. of P's will find a warm welcome.
The Sentinel=record., 1915-04-15
Jones Apartment s

s32 Quapaw Ave. Phone 1o11 Modern, clean. Location ideal Close to bath houses and business center.
 Everything furnished for light
 housekeeping. 2 room apartments and 8 or room apartments, with private bath and toi- let, especially adapted for permanent tenants. Steam Heat and Running Wa ter in All Apartments.
 Board can be arranged for at reas- enable rates. Those sick or alone giv- en special attention. Single bedrooms for local clerks, or visitors, at re- duced prices.
 R. A. ("Peg") Williams, Prep.
 Formerly of COzy Inn.
 Come and inspect before locating.
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APARTMENTS
opposIte MaJestIe Hotel.

American Or European.
 American Plan .......$9.O0 to $12.o0 European Plan .......$3.oo to $7o0 First class housekeeping suites in connection. Steam heat, hot water etc. Convenient 10 two bath houses Phone 1870. Mrs. M. Q. Brady, Prop,
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Rates s4 per day ups S21 per week and up.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-03
INVADING FORCES DAILY
DRAWING CLOSER TO NISH
Position Of Serbian Army Becomes
More PrccariOus as Enemy
Troops Advance.
LOOKING FOR AID FROM ALLIES
British and French Troops Already
Taking Some Pressure From Them,
While News Of Russian Contingent
Is AnXiously Awaited.

LONDON, November 2--Prenier AS
Quith's speech in the House of Com
mons to-day on the policy and plans
Of Great Britain, in which he did not
disclose much more than was already
known, monopolize the attention Of
Europe tonight, and the lighting.
which has been severe on some of the
fronts, is receiving little attention.
The Austro- German forces and the
Serbia. and are daily drawing closer to
Nish. making the position of the Ser
bian army in the north more prcca-
rious. 1t is believed here. however,
that the Scrbians will be able to with
draw TO the mountains and resist the
invaders until the assistance which
the entente allies have promised
draws some of the pressure from
them.
The British and French troops. which
were landed at Saloniki, already are
doing this in the south. and news of q
Russian contingent which is variously
reported as having landed at Narna,
or 10 be approaching bulgaria through
Roumania, is anXiously awaited.
On the western front, except for
some lighting in Champagne, there
is little or nothing doing, but on the
eastern front at least three or four
big battles are in progress.
The Germans continue their efforts
to approach Riga from the west. They
are also attacking west OF Dvinsk
and among the valleys south OF that
city. while attacks and counterattacks
are almost continuous on the Styr
River in Folhynia and along the Stripa
in Galicia. Both sides are claiming the
advantage.
The offensive of the Italians against
the AuStrians also continues. although
Vienna reports that ii is meeting with
no success.