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New Britain herald., 1916-01-21
Probable Great Flood.

Aurora, Ills, Jan. 21-At 11:15
 o'clock today warning of a probable 1 great flood, which was liable to 1 sweep away thousands of homes and | buildings and cripple water supplies of cities along the Fox river was
 flashed by telephone and telegraph
 through the Fox river valley to peo-
 pie living near the rivers edge. AL ready six of the seven artesan wells which supply Aurora have been cut off by the river which is running over it's banks. One small well which is
 in operation, but which may go out
 any minute can supply the city for about five hours more. The main
 jumping station of the Aurora Water department is just north of the city and is on the river bank. The big air pump there has been put out of operation and there would be prac- tically no water pressure to fight fire should it break out in the city.
 At Mooseheart, national headquar- ters of the Loyal Order of Moose an1 seat of it's industrial school and home for orphans, basements of many buildings have been flooded. An ar tificial lake north of the school is pouring over a dam north of the school and there is but an interven- ing ravine protecting the institutions
 Hundreds of men are working fran tically to direct the water of the lake toward the river through tie raVine and a small creek.
 Dams May Break
 Warnings that dams at North Au- ] rora and St. Charles, H., may go out have been bulletined. Dams at Genoa and Batavia are being watched and strengthened.
 The river was up eight feet and a half at 11:15 and still rising"
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1916-03-08
CARLYLE AND HIS WIFE.
A Glimpse Of the III Assorted Couple
and Their Home Life.

A Glimpse Of the III Assorted Couple
and Their Home Life.
1t is certain that the Carlyles were
an i'll assorted couple. She considered
from the beginning that to marry him
was an act of condescension on heI
part. The daughter Of a country doc
tor of Haddington had descended from
the skies, like Diana to Endymion, to
marry the son of a stOnemason.
But he loved her and was happy in his
love-
Not so she. Jealous of him as she
was-furiously jealous-not as lover
she could not bear to think that if she
were famous it was as his wife, where
as she, knowing herself to be brilliant,
would fain have had him to be known
as the husband of that wonderful Mrs.
Carlyle. 1t was his success, social and
literary. that she resented. 1t irked
her to be in the second place, and she
could not forgive it. 81
There was something else of which
the lady was jealous, and that was the
agony of concentration which her hus-
bands work meant for him. At mo-
ments her ''saeva indignatio" against
that Carlyle" as she would contemp
tuously call him, passed all bounds.
One day my aunt went to call upon
her and found her in one of her tan
trums. what was the matter?" she
asked. "Oh, my dear, it's just that
Carlyle! Would you believe it, have
had headache for three days, and
he's only just found it out. I'm afraid
you're not quite well, my dear he
said, and all the time he has been
working, working! 1 just threw a tea
cup at his head"-Lord Redesdale'S
Recollections
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1916-03-08
BIG men ENLISTED
IN THRIFT CAMPAIGN
More Than One Hundred Cities
Already Interested.

The American Bankers Association.
which has a membership of more than
fifteen thousand hanks in the United
States. is conducting a great nation
wide campaign Of education to pro
mote thrift Preachers and educators.
business men and bankers. social
workers and employees of labor are
combining their efforts, supporting the
work of advocating the cause of this
important campaign carried on by a
mighty association.
AT the present time more than one
hundred cities are, locally. conducting
this thrift campaign. The work has
been thoroughly organized by the
American Bankers Association. Com
mtteeS composed of bankers. educa
tors. social workers. etc. have been
formed in each one of these cities. and
the campaign is being conducted un
der their direction.
Some of the foremost men of the
country are members of national
commission which heads this cam
paign Among them are:
VIM. Howard Taft. Gov. Charles $
Whitman of New York, John N vii
Iys of Toledo. o.; James X. Lynch
President of the A. b. A.; T. NJ. bod
son of Bethlehem. Pa: Frank Trum
bull Chairman Of Board Chesapeake &
Ohio RR.: Hugh Chalmers of Detroit.
II. V. Covington of Jacksonville. Thorn
as A Edison. q. III. Ellis of New Or.
leans, John V. Farwell of Chicago.
James r. Forgan Of Chicago, Lewis
b. Franklin of New York. Cardinal
Gibbons. \. J. Hemphill. A. Barton
Hepburn. Myron T. Herrick. George
s. Johns. William A. Scott, University
of Wisconsin; e. G. Simmons of st
Louis. Mo-: William Sproule. President
SOuther Pacific Co
The climax of the campaign will bc
in November of this year when an In
ternational Thrift Congress will be
held in New York City.
One of the prime features of the cam
Iaign is the extension of school saw,
ings banks.-funds established for the
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1916-03-08
IF WOMEN ONLY KNEW
What a Heap of Happiness il Would
Bring to Stafford Springs Homes.

Hard to do homework with an ach.
ing back.
Brings you hours of misery at leis.
ure or at work.
If women only knew the cause
that
Baokaohe pains often come from
weak kidneys,
'Twould save much needless woe.
Doan's Kidney Pills are for weak
kideys.
Read what Stafford Springs citi.
zen says:
Mrs. John Irons, Furnace avenue,
Stafford Springs, says: Kidney
trouble came on me first with heavy
pain through my back, then the kid.
ney secretions bothered me and be-
came all run down. could hardly
get about to do my homework. Being
advised to try Doan's Kidney Pills by
a relative, whom they had benefited,
got box at the Eaton Drug Store.
They brought the best of results.
The pains quickly left and my kidneys
became normal"
Price 500, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-4g get
Doap's Kidney Pills the same that
Mrs. Irons had. Foster. Milburn %,
Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1916-03-08
The Story of "Hard Hit"

MIR. Orchardson, If l thought that
by killing you could paint picture
like yours | would stab you to the
heart" Such was the remark made by
pellegrini. the famous caricaturist, to
the Royal academician, Sir William
Orchardson, when at private view he
first saw Hard Hit" the picture of
the ruined gambler. 1T was,'' said
tho artist, 1.-The greatest compliment
could have had" Curiously enough,
the model who sat for the ruined
gamester was rather fond of cards
himself. One day the artist noticed
that he looked somewhat depressed.
What is the matter?" he asked. 81
was awfully hard hit last night" he
answered. by Jove,' replied the art
ist. jumping UP with delight, 1--WE got
1t at last! Hard Hit, of course"
And that is how the picture got its
name.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1916-03-08

purpose of receiving a small savings
Of school children and encouraging the
habit Of systematic Accommodations
There is no greater field for the incul
cation of habits of thrift In the minds
Of the people than these banks. The
Jesuit Fathers used to say, give me
the hid until he is seven years old,
then you can have him. II the child
is taught in this practical way to save
his money Systematically there is no
doubt that he will acquire valuable
habits of living; he will become bet
ter manager of his private affairs; he
will be more economical and he will
have greater foresight. Just recently
one hundred and eighty-two school
banks were organized in Detroit. In
the campaign in New York City they
are aiming. to establish one hundred
new school banks by the first OF May
Through the New York Mall an M
tempt is being made TO raise fifty thou
sand dimes for the school children.
that is, dime will be given to each
child as soon as he accumulates his
first ninety cents in the new banks
Cnder the system known as til,
brooklyn Plan" originated by A. \
clark. who is the chairman of the Cen
tcnnial Committee for the Extension
IF School Savings In New York City
he child Ell operate the bank them
elves under the supervision of one ol
he teachers who is also the treasurer
# the uank Each child In the eighth
year class takes his turn ut filling var
Dus positions i'm the bank from messen
ger to President. They have Board
Of Directors composed of twenty four
children. who meet regularly and dis
cuss the affairs of the bank At the
end of the school year and when these
eighth year pupils graduate, In addi.
ion to the diploma Of graduation they
are given certificate showing that
they have filled the various positions
in the S. hooi bank. The pupils use
i hese certificates as recommendations
70 secure positions.
There is no doubt that this thrift
cam align will create new interest In
thrift. new understanding of the sub
iect. There will not he as much ex.
tra"ngance and waste. The people will
five within their incomes and not mort.
ga9a everything they own
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1916-03-08
LOFTY AcoMA.
Strange Indian Village Perched High
Up In the Air.

Strange Indian Village Perohed High
Up In the Air.
Perched on the top of great rock in
the neighborhood Of 300 feet high
stands Acoma, in New Mexico, in some
respects the strangest village in this
country. Acoma Is an Indian settle.
ment of some 600 people and means
''the people of the rock" Though the
founding Of the village is lost in the
mist Of antiquity, it is supposed the
Acoma Indians chose this site as a
measure of safety against the warlike
Apaches and Navajos of their day.
Their selection was made with ad
mirable judgment, for the walls of the
rock are almost perpendicular.
The earliest Spanish'explorers found
the tribe settled securely in their natu-
raj fortalice. Acoma has remained de-
lightfully untouched by the influences
of Spanish and American civilization.
These Indians are quite we'll to do in
sheep and cattle. which are pastured
on the grazing lands of the valley,
where summer villages are located and
WhCAC tAC VI chOIt 10 IT.
quired to care for the f1ocks and herds.
Although less than twenty miles from
a railroad, the village is comparatively
unknown.
The natives do not care for curious
visitors. They do not wish to be stared
at and photographed. Nevertheless,
the irrepressible tourist with his cam
era occasionally scales the sleeps that
baff1ed the Navajo. Nowadays it is no
longer practicable to suppress him with
tomahawk, so the Acoma are philo-
sophically making the best Of bad
job by collecting So day for camera
license. The gray adobe village peers
from its eyre over miles of gray plai,I
dancing in the. glare of burning sun
broken only by the sheer outlines Of
buttes and mesas.-Argonaut.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1916-03-08

| RAY CARRIED THE NOTE TO HER ROOM
AND READ IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
gates were closely guarded against es
cape-well, under such circumstances
even castle may become prison.
So Improved to be in the case of Ray
Marvin after her father had hurried
her down to Aunt Alvina's and placed
her in that spinster's care.
go anywhere you wish inside the
| grounds" said Aunt Alvina. "You may
drive for ten miles without passing
through the gates, you know, and your
father says that you cannot go out of
those gates unless he has your prom
Use to marry Mr.. Wickland. Anything
you desire to make you happy or COM
Portable / will provide. Beyond that
can do nothing"
But Aunt Alvina, you cannot be-
lieve that father is right in not permit
ting me to marry the man 1 love-" pro-
tested poor motherless Ray.
Miss Ford permitted a smile to GRIN
kle the corners of her well cut lips.
my dear, romance is dead in these
days." she said scornfully. "If your
young man had an ounce Of ginger In
his makeup he wouldn't permit you to
be married Off to that old scarecrow Of
Wicklandr'
81 don't think Mr.. Wickland a scare
crow exactly" said Ray, but he's too
old for me, and don't hove him. Now,
NelsOn-bur you know Nelson Blair,
Aunt Alvina-is young and ambitious,
and he is making heaps of money in
demonstrating those new flying ma
chimes. Even father calls him q bril-
liant aviator. and Nelson has promised
not to fly much after we're married"
'I've seen him fly" said Alvina kind
ly. II don't understand your father,
my dear, but I've given him my prom
Use not to let you go through the gates
until have his permission. and
heard you promise the same thing. So
the only thing to do is to make the
best of bad situation and trust to-
time to soften your fathers heart. I've,
sent to town for a box of new books,
and. Rudolf will motor to the station
for them this afternoon
Miss Ford sauntered into the house,
leaving Ray on the terrace, where the
peacocks strutted up and down in the
sunshine.
Ray suddenly smiled.
"'No romance i'm these days." she
said softly. why, it's rather romantic
TO be shut up within castle walls. But
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1916-03-08
Aunt A!yina's
). Castle
:
A Good Natured Spinster
Helped Lovers on Their Way.
By CLARISSA MACKlE

Nelson Blair read Ray Marvin's let
lips set in grim, straight line thai
BODIED i'll for the cruel father of the
girl he loved,
Dearest Nelson" the letter read, "fa
Their has absolutely refused to consider
our engagement as anything save, al
amusing comedy-he says l positively
must marry Mr.. Wickland, love or nc
love'-those are his very words! II
seems they have mutual business In
terests, and my marriage to Mr.. Wick
land will be the means of consolidating
their affairs-whatever that means. nc
me it appears to be nothing less than
barter. And, oh, Nelson. save me II
you cant He is sending me down to
Aunt Alvina's lonely old house, and
you know she will watch me like q
cat"
Nelson swore under his breath as he
thought of the beautiful girl who loved
him so tenderly and whom he had hop
ed to make his wife, although he pos
sessed neither social position nor much
money Old Simon Marvin was ambi-
tious-nay, he, was more than .that-he
was avaricious and INSCRIPTIONS.
For a long time Nelson Blair stood
at his window looking out at the wind
clouds heaping up in the northwest
and at the birds flying before the ap-
preaching storm.
Suddenly smile curled his lips, and
he chuckled to himself.
THE very thingr' he muttered. going
to the telephone. +
An instant later he received connec-
ton with Simon Marvin's house. and a
servant was answering his questions.
Miss Marvin? She has gone into the
country, sir. l couldn't say, sir. Per-
haps Mr.. Marvin could inform YOU"
Nelson turned away from the instru-
ment with smile.
We'll. it's lucky that l remember
where Aunt Alvina's lonesome castle is
situated" he muttered as he closed the
door and went out.
Miss Alvina Ford's big stone house,
copied after medieval castle she had
seen in England many years before.
was set in the midst of beautiful
park. with gardens that sloped down
to a ripping river.
A stone wall twelve feet high sur
rounded the estate, and here Miss
Ford lived from one years end to the
other with her pet cats and dogs and
her staff of well trained servants. She
was never lonely. for she read extern
sively and she was fond of her gar
den and she made frequent trips to the
city in quest of amusement.
But the castle. as it was locally
known. was situated i'm an isolated
spot, and when one was immured there
against ones wish and the tall iron
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1916-03-08
MIMICKED HIS BOSS.
When Nat Goodwin First Gave an lvni.
tation of Stuart Robson.


tation of Stuart Robson.
Nat Goodwin had just finished his
monologue at the Palace one night
when William Barkus, veteran actor
and lifelong fsiend of the comedian,
said:
NAT, l remember the first night you
went ON the stage at the Howard Ath-
enaeum and played Ned the Newsboy
in Stuart Robson's production of Law
In New York. You gave limitations
then, and l never heard better ones
before or since"
"Well,' replied Goodwin modestly,
they told me that my stunt went re-
markably we'll that night If you re-
member, after had responded to sew
eral encores some of them in the gal.
lery shouted, Initiate Stuart Robsonv
I was afraid to initiate my manager,
so shook my head. Still they shouted.
Robson, Robson! He was standing in
the wings, and as I came off l said:
What can do, Mr.. Robson? They are
clamoring for me to give an imitation
Of you! Dor said he in that falsetto
voice so we'll known to theatergoers of
that period. Go back and give the vii
lains -
"On the impulse of the moment l
went through an entire scene which
the audience had just witnessed be-
tween Robson and a. favorite player
named Henry Bloodgood. AS 1 as
sumed each voice, particularly Rob
sons, the applause was deafening, and
at the finish, after repeated calls, Rob-
son was obliged to take me on and
make a speech, thanking the audience
in my behalf.
after the play Robson said to me:
Young Goodwin, you have done two
things tonight that l shall never for
get-halted the performance and given
very bad imitation of me. could
have done it better myself New
York Times.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1916-03-08
MONSOON.

Hazel Charles, the young daughter
Iof Miss Nellie Charles, is i'll at her
home on Bridge street with scarlet
fever. -.
Gerald Shaughnessy, the young son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Shaughpessy
of Cushman street, was seriously
burned last week by falling into a
vat of hot alkali in the bleaching
department. of which Mr.. Shaughnessy
is boss. The boy was alone in the
room at the time, but had presence
of mind to jump Immediately into a
tub of cold water as soon has he was
able to get ont of the vat. He then
ran home where his clothes were
removed and it was found that he
was badly scalded. Fortunately the
boy had ON pair of long rubber boots
which saved him more serious injury
and he is recovering as well as can
be expected, and no serious results are
anticipated.
The following are the reports of the
District Nurse for the months of
January and February, 1915: January
Number of patients cared for, is;
number of nursing visits made, 60;
number of incidental visits made, A;
number of patients discharged as
convalescent or cured, 13; number of
patients under care February l. A;
deaths, L; total number of visits
L, Let 10 oh 1Sk
Fehruary-Npmber of patients cared
for, 30: number of patients carried
from preceding month, A; number of
new patients during month, 20;
number of nursing visits made, 101 );
number of social visits made, 80;
number of patients discharged, %;
mum Der of patients under care March
I, s.; number of patients recovered,
IA; number of patients improved. 8;
number of patients unimproved, 3;
number of deaths, 2; number of
patients transferred to Wing memorial
hospital, Palmer, 1.
The school committee met Wednes-
day evening and organized for 1915.
A. E. Shaw of High street was re-
elected chairman, and these prudential
for the various districts
were chosen: A. E. Shaw. Quarry;
H. E. Kendall, Mechanic street and
North Monson; E. W. Capen, Green
street and State Line; O. A. Sweet,
Cotton Hollow, Silver Street, Pease
and Butler districts; o. E. Broadway, !
Mum, East Hill and Fenton districts !; |
R. s. Fay, No. 8 and State street.
Meetings of the committee will be
held on the last Wednesday before
the first Monday of each month. DR..
Capen and H. E. Kendall were
appointed q committee on supplies.
Fl. A. Aldrioh and James ]. Burdiok
were appointed attendance officers for
the balance of the current school year.
It was voted to hold a public gradu-
alton of the Green street ninth grade
at the close of the year in June, also
q school entertainment in May and a
public exhibition of class work in
June. The building committee is
already at work on plans for the new
building to replace the No. 8 school,
and will have the new structure ready |
for use before Jan. /, 1917.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1916-03-08
TEACHING soYS TO SAVE.

o \ certain father has devised
9 rather novel plan to develop re-
O sisting power in his boys. Know
o ing the value of self-control. es-
@ pecially i'm money matters, he
O gives each boy weekly allow
8 ance. with the stipulation that
9 it must be carried in the pocket
@ during the week. and only half
o of it spent One boy receives
o twenty cents each week. If he
8 produces dime at the week
Q end. he gets another twenty
o cents; if he doesn't he gets only
@ a dime. The other boy receives
8 a dime and must produce IA nick
9 ell to get another dime. THERE'S
o thus a constant opportunity to
@ spend. but a constant incentive
@ to save-to resist. 1t may be that
o the reward spurs them on. but
o the fact remains that this father
o is developing resisting power In
O the boys that will stand them In
@ good stead in after years.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1916-03-08
How She Won Sheridan,

Harriet Mellon, the old time English
actress, did not lack astuteness. even
at seventeen. Her admirable answer to
Sheridan when he asked her to read
the part of Lydia Languish in ''The
Rivals" with view to proving her fit
ness for Drury Lane. could not have
been bettered by ripe diplomat:
Il dare not. sir, for my life, would
rather read it to all England. Suppose,
sir. you did me the honor Of reading 1t
to me?'
Delightedly Sheridan acceded and
after reading nearly the whole of the
play. enrolled her in the Drury Lane
company. ..
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1916-03-08

The mistress, not wishing to offend
her cook, who had been with her but
two weeks. announced i'm a low, wei
modulated voice, 81 am sorry, Ellen
but the master found fault with rou
cooking today"
"Lor'. don't take no notice of I'm
mum. It's his blessed nature to find
fault. Amt he always finding fault
with youf".- Argonaut.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1916-03-08
800 REWARD, 800.

The readers Of this paper viii be pleased Il
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The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1916-03-08
Tho Proper Place.

Applicanf-Tve got q head full OF
ideas. sir. that would come In handy In
the management of your business.
Boss ITO nearly clerk,-Here. Jack.
take this chap down to the unloading
dena rtment.-.Iudge
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1916-03-08
The Grind.
what are you doing now ?"

WHAT are you doing nOWW
1.-TWO day" said the vaudeville
actor And your"
II can't quite equal that" responded
the popular novelist. Two a week is
about my limit. Kansas City Jour
nal
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1916-03-08
When Your Child Cries

at night and losses restlessly, you feel worried
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children
Break up Colds in "a hours, Relieve Feverish.
ness, Constipation Teething Disorders, and de-
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The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1916-03-08

Latin was one Of the original Ian
uages of Europe, and from it snrane
he Italian. French, Spanish and For
luguese languages. Many words of oul
'wn language are Of Latin origin II
ceased to be spoken in Italy about 5S!
nd was first taught in England by on
\delmus in the seventh century. Th,
use of Latin in law deeds in England
gave way to the common tongue in tho
wear 1000
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1916-03-08

Impure blood runs you down-makes
you an easy victim for disease. For pure
blood and sound digestion - Burdook
Blood Bitters. At all drug stores. Price,
81 On