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The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1916-02-16
THE SECRETARY BIRD.
n Kicks Like a f.ule and Can Swallow
a Snake Whoe.

NtCkS EIhS q ls.Gie YAH SWahSW
a Srake Who.e
The rarest and most valuable birds in
the New York zoolo -i~ nj g..rden are
the strange pair of secretary birds quar-
tered in the ostrich house. Secretary
birds they are called because of the
crest of l)ng dark plumes that rises
from the back of their heads, giving
them the appearance of IL clerk with ~
bunch of quill feathers behind his ear.
It's an ar.stocratic name, bit the thing
that makes the secretary bird valuable
is not his looks. The natives of South
Africa love him because he can kick
like mule.
Toss into his cage snake, no matter
how vicious. and the fight begins i'm.
mediatciy The bird cautiously ap.
proachcs the snake with wings vile.
spread To escape the sudden lunges by
flight IL necessary, Once. twice. three
times perhaps the snake lunges. The
bird darts back. waiting his chance,
At last II comes, and one of those long,
hard legs shoots out like the hoof of u
mule. landing squarely ON the snakes
head. 1t reels and falls back stunne
to be Knocked out co:apletely 10y n sec
ond blow. And then Its victor pro
ceeds to swallow It whole
In South Africa the birds are regard.
ed as a great protection. They are at
fectionate mates aud always travel to.
gether, When pursued they spread
their wings and make Off over the
ground with the speed Of n running
horse.-Evcry Week,
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1916-02-16
INDIAN SUMMER.
The Term May Have Had Its Origin In
the Far East,

The Term May Have Had Its Origin In
the Far East.
The origin of the term INDIAN sum
MGR" like that Of the word blizzard
has been the subject of much research
Ii has been traced back only us far rs
the latter part of the eighteenth cen,
fury, and il did not become common
until after the first decade of the nine
teenth.
Many explanations of the name have
been offered. all of which assume that
the term Indian" used in this connec
ZION refers to the American Indians.
y recent note in the Monthly Wealth
or Review calls attention to totally
Iii. cPcnt use of this term, in which the
lCrcrcmGe is not TO the American In
f.ans. but to East India
Under the British board of trade reg
ulations one of the load lines marked
on ships bears the initials Il. s. this
Icing the maximum depth to which
vessels can be loaded for voyages dur
ill" the Indian summer. e.. the fine
season III the Indian seas.
How long has the term Indian sum
mcr' been used in this sense? 1t is
not recorded in any dictionary nor ap
parcntly in any work on meteOrolOry
Is it possible that our autumnal In
dian summer was so named by sailors
or travellers who saw in il a reSem
5lance to the fine weather attending
he northeast monsoon in India?
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1916-02-16
SPEED OF PROJECTILES.
How the Velocity of Cannon Balls ane
Bullets Is Measured.

How the Velocity OF Cannon Balls and
Bullets Is Measured.
How fast does a bullet travel? The
highest velocity ever given to cannon
ball is 1926 feet per second. This is
equal to a mile in little more than
three seconds, or nearly twenty miles
minute.
A rifle bullet does not travel so fast
as cannon ball, the average rate be-
ing 1875 feet per second. This mat
ter of speed is tested in very inter-
esting way.
A long wooden shed is used, in which
distance Of exactly 100 feet has been
carefully marked off. At each end of
this space is a stand something like a
target with a large circular opening
where the bullseye should be. Across
each opening is stretched a small cleo
trio wire, connected with delicate
instrument In another room.
The rife from which the firing is
done is 80 aimed that the bullet which
flies from it cuts both wires. Obvious
~ the difference in time between the
cutting of the two wires marks the
feet.
When the first wire is cut an electric
current is broken and a rod falls, NOV
ing a pointer on a slide in its descent.
The breaking Of the second wire acts
in the same manner ON another set of
rods, slides and pointers.
The difference in the marks made by
the pointers on the slides makes 1t pos:
sible to estimate the difference in their
time of falling, and from these calcu-
lations accurate figures as to speed are
Observation-Disclosures Answers.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1916-02-16
K 1Ue 81
/ The Woman
| Who Waited
! A Christmas Story With the
e True Holiday Spirit
BY EDWARD cHILDS-cARPENTER

Laetitia never ceased to hope that q
beneficient Providence would one day
send her lover.
In expectation Of that glorious day
she kept her two and half story
house and her four and half foot
self tidy and adorned.
Perhaps 1t was the witching power
OF Laetitia's longing, perhaps it was
the smiling countenance of her house.
or perhaps 1t was just freak of fate
that impellcd Jerry Mcbride, cline
man" of the telegraph company, to
rap with her shining brass knocker
rather than pull her neighbours bell.
II was Christmas. 1t was also Lac
titia's birthday, glorious and hum
BILE coincidence. The splendor of the
divine anniversary shed It's luster, like
an Inheritance, upon the meek.
The night before there had been a
heavy fall of snow, mingled with sleet,
which had snapped a telegraph wire
fastened to the chimneys. midway be-
tween the house Of Laetitia and her
neighbor, and the superintendent OF
the telephone company had dispatched
Jerry to repair the break.
As Laetitia opened the door and
made swift inventory of Jerry's wary
but engaging features, she wondered
If by any chance he would prove to be
the lover for whom she had so long
been waiting; and Jerry, smiling at her
prim plainneSS her simple usefulness
wondered why she subjected him to
such frank scrutiny.
"There-there's a wire DOWN. he
stammered, plucking off his cap and
shifting his kit little higher on his
shoulder. would you mind If crawl
ed up ON your roof, miss?'
"Oh, nor she murmured in a faint
tone of disappointment.
''I'll try next door If you say so,'' re-
turned Jerry, puzzled at her manner.
mo, no; come in," she insisted shy
ly, and, bidding him welcome, led the
way to the attic and showed him how
he could reach the chimney without
falling.
Warning the lineman to be careful
lest he should slip on the snowy roof.
Laetitia descended to the kitchen all
in a f1utter and proceeded with the
preparation of her solitary Christmas
dinner, which Jerry's intrusion had in
terrupted.
For years she had laid the table for
two, but never before had she set out
the blue and white willow ware, the
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1916-02-16
When to Stop Advertising.

An English journal requested mum
Der of the largest advertisers to give
their opinions concerning the best time
10 stop advertising. and the following
replies were received;
When the population ceases TO null
fiply and the generation that crowded
i'll after you and never heard of yoU
stops coming on.
When you have convinced everybody
whose life will touch yours that you
have better goods and lower prices
than he can get anywhere else,
When you stop making fortunes sole
~ through the direct use of this mighty
agent.
When younger and fresher houses in
your line cease starting up.
When you would rather have your
own way and fail than take advice
and win.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1916-02-16

| SHE LAUaHINaLY wEDaED 1T ON TH
| SMALLEST FINGER SHE COULD FIND.
bits of shining silver and the sparkling
glass in such throbbing expectancy.
Even now she did not plan to keep her
visitor to dinner; only, in her simple
way of thought, she hoped that he
would stay.
And, as always, she drew from the
cupboard her birthday cake, surmount-
| ed with a stockade of candles, thirty
four. Gingerly, for fear the candles
might fall out of alignment, she placed
the cake in the center of the table,
| specializing as to where the ring might
be-the ring that heretofore she had
never found until she had consumed
the last stale morsel.
Laetitia stood there for some time.
staring at the cake in evanescent Inn
agining. A step on the stair startled
her. and. turning, she met Jerry bring
ing with him breath of the cold in his
snow wet garments.
You'd better stop awhile and warm
yourself" she said, inviting him to the
kitchen stove.
Thanks, I don't mind, If / amt in
your way" he replied, with a glance
| from her to the dainty livery Of the
table and an unconscious sniff at the
savory odor of the turkey. now fast ap
preaching brown maturity.
Laetitia, assuring him that he was
not in the least in the way, relieved
him Of his kit, hanging up his pea
jacket to dry and setting him before a
corner of the stove with quaint air Of
proprietorship.
All these attentions he accepted in
dumb admiration, uncomfortably con-
scious of his big rusty shoes, his work
grimed clothes and his disheyeled head.
To adjust his disorderly name he raised
a sinewy hand, its foref1nger roughly
bound with strip Of blood stained
rag. Laetitia, looking up from the bast-
ing Of the diminutive turkey, noted the
gesture and saw drop of blood ooze
from the bandage and trickle across
Jerry's fingers.
In an instant and in spite of his pro-
tests she was washing the wound-a
cash he had got from piece Of pro-
jecting tin on her own roof-treating
It with homely remedies and binding it
up in bandage torn from one Of her
old linen handkerchiefs.
Laetitia accompanied this treatment
with ordinations of distress, with
tender seedlings, with such impas-
stoned eagerness to cure his hurt, that
Jerry was mute at first with aston
ishment, but presently her sweet con-
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1916-02-16

and consumed in expiation-left him
/ only the running grace Of one who had
endured.
"Jerryv' And in that cry, half JOY.
half pain, Laetitia bridged the abyss.
She had no questions for him, only
benefits, and they sat together in the
tidy little kitchen, less like lovers and
more like mother and son. 1t was
enough for her that he had returned
and needed her.
Instinctively Laetitia knew that Jer-
ry was hungry. She gave him his old
place at the corner of the stove and
set contcntedly about the Gnal prepa-
rations for dinner.
81 was just going to pour the gravy
over the roast when you knocked at
the door, Jerry" she said, smiling at
him over her shoulder, land somehow
/ knew that it was YOU Remember
that dinner and the cake?"
'I've kept the ring" he testified. ex-
hibiting his hand imply and trying to
smile out of troubled heart.
His sense of being fair to her, his de-
sire to stand conscience clear before
her, goaded him on to tell her where he
had been and why he was sent there;
but, time and again on the verge of
confession his courage dissolved under
the fear that she, like all the rest of
the world, would put him away from
her.
Lefty" he began family, "you amt
asked me where I've been all this
time"
"What does it matter now you've
come back?" she returned.
Amt you curious to know-haven't
you wondered?' He was f1aying him
self with every question.
Laetitia paused in the process of dig
ging the cranberry out of it's mold.
Eyes; I've wondered about you and
prayed, and my prayer has been an
swered.'
you're Christian. amt you, Letty?''
"No; I'm a sinner!' She was serious.
Jerry sat up, almost electrified.
"What have you done that you
shouldn't have done?'
eve lived all my life selfishly, just
waiting for you-dreaming of you
thinking more Of you than I have of
Cod"
"Ohu he murmured, disappointedly.
81 thought you meant you stole, orr
Laetitia shook her head. "No,
haven't stolen or killed, or anything
like that, but I guess I would have If
I'd been tempted"
She placed chair for him at the
table and went and laid her cheek
against his.
Come" she purred, dinners ready"
Jerry arose unsteadily and, pushing
her a little from him until he stood
quite aloof, exclaimed.
1--WE got to tell you, even though you
send me away. lied that day. l did
not 60 to Ireland: 1 went to JAIL and
I've been there ever since. serving out
sentences for burglary"
81 knew that" said Laetitia simply,
land I've been waiting for you to come
| home.'
The room rocked under Jerry's feet,
but his hand was in Laetitia's, so he
knew that he could not fall. When she
had steadied him to his chair she took
a place opposite to him and bowed her
head in solemn silence and happiness,
knowing that he had won the salvage
Of his soul, grateful and content.
ooh, Lord" he heard her pray, 1--WE
beseech thee absolve thy people from
their offenses: that through thy boun-
tiful goodness we may all be delivered
from the bands Of those sins which by
our frailty we have committed"
"AmenT' said the-new man.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1916-02-16
AFTER FIVE YEARS
Rockville Testimony Remains
mistaken.

Time is the best test of truth. Here
is a Rockville story that has stood the
test of time. 1t is a story with poin,
which will come straight home to
many of Us
George F. Davis, farmer, Ellington
Road, Rockville, Conn. says: "My
back panied me and when I caught
cold it was always worse. also had
difficulty with the kidney secretions,
the passages being too frequent.
Doan's Kidney Pills helped me as
soon as I began taking them and be.
fore long they rid me of the pain in
my back and strengthened my kid
neys."
OVER FIVE YEARS LATER Mr..
Davis said: 81 take pleasure in
again endorsing Doan's Kidney Pills
and confirming all I said in their
praise when I publicly recommended
them some years ago. They are with
out an equal in curing kidney trouble. P"
Price SOC, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Davis has twice publicly recon-
mended Foster Milburn Co., Props.
Buffalo, N. Y.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1916-02-16
Monsoon.

Mrs. Winnie Cheney, State Line,
has joined her husband at Marlboro.
Lawrence Cantwell has left the en- :
ploy of W. N. Flynt & Son to take a
position at Heimann & Lichten's.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Avells are
receiving congratulations upon the
birth of sou, as are also Mr.. and
MIS-. Antonio Urilema.
Mr. and Mrs. w. L. Meacham are
the recipients of congratulations NJ on
the birth of sou at their home in
South Mouson, Friday Feb a.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul VanWsgner are
receiving congratulations upon the
birth of q daughter, Mary Edith, at
their home on Cedar Swamp road.
Sunday, Feb. 6.
Frank McClosky, Al, of Bliss street
died Sunday, the 9th, at the Wirg me-
m ,rial hospital, Palmer, after an i'll
uess of three days with pneumonia.
He is survived by widow and three
children Tie funeral took place from
his home on Bliss street Tuesday morn :
ing at 8 o'clock, followed by a requiem
mass at St. Patrick s church at 8 30.
Burial was in the Pearl street ceme-
terry.
Suow.filled roads kept many citizens
away from Monson town-meeting Mou-
day. The town went license by 5s
votes. The following officers were
elected:
Town clerk, freedom @. Ball.
Town treasurer, Thaddeus L Cush
man.
Tax collector, Henry f. Miller.
Selectmen and overseers of the poor,
Julius S. Stewart, H. NJ. Smith, Orrin
Q. McCray.
Assessor, three years, James E.
Rindge.
School comm ittee, three years,
Harry E. Kendall, Alvin E. Shaw.
Water commissioner. three years,
Charles Raymond Aldrich.
Cemetery commissioner, three years,
| Charles A. Broadway.
Constables. Herbert A. Aldrioh,
Bernice L, Broadbent, Eugene S. How
lett. Edmond Heneault, Charles II.
Stacy.
Fence viewers, Fred D. Rogers
Edgar Squier, Hubert D. Vaille.
Auditors, Allen ]. Burlington,
| Robert E. Shaw.
Liquor license: Yes, 318; no, 260
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1916-02-16
ID. III. CURTIS.
TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COM.

TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY CON-
missioners for Tollsnd County:
hereby apply for license to sell splr.
ituous and intoxicating liquors, ale, lager
beer, Rhine wine and cider, at Springs
House, Springs street, town of Stafford
My place Of business is not located within
two hundred feet In direct line from any
public or parochial school, or the premis.
es pertaining thereto, or any post -office
or cemetery, but Is within two hundred
feet of a church ediflce and public library.
Dated at Stafford this 9TH day OF Febru-
airy, A. d. 1915
ADELBERT MERIDIAN, Applicant.
We, the undersigned, are electors and
tax payers, OF the town of Stafford, own
ing real estate and hereby sign and en-.
dorse the foregoing application OF Adel.
bert Needham for license, aud hereby
certify that said applicant Is q suitable
person to be licensed pursuant TO said ap.
plication.
Dated at Stafford this 9TH day of Feb.
ruary, A, ID. 1915
Anthony Adams, Michael p. Corcoran,
Joseph Levene, Chris Natuschka,
III. Fred Cady.
/ hereby certify that the above named
signers and endorsers are electors and
tax payers, owning real estate, In the town
of Stafford
MARCUS b. FISK, Town Clerk.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1916-02-16
GARDENS In the Ice.

A glacier when it dislodges itself and
sails away over the Arctic ocean never
travels alone. In the wake Of every
large che floats line of similar COM
panions. The Eskimos call this phe-
nomenon 1.-THE duck and ducklings,"
and any one who has watched the
progress of the wild duck followed by
her brood will appreciate the aptitude
of the name. Strange as it may seem.
plants grow and blossom upon these
great ice mountains. When a glacier
is at rest moss attaches itself to it.
protecting the ice beneath, just as
sawtust does. After time the moss
de ays and forms a soil. in which the
leeds of buttercups and dandelions,
brought by the wind, take root and
flourish
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1916-02-16
A Candid Caller.

A small boy had been coerced into
making an afternoon call with his
mother. He had rebelled vehemcntly
over the calling business, saying: "Aw,
what you want to make me go til re
for? She hasn't any boys. and it won't
be any fun"
But. dressed in his best suit, he had
put on his company manners and had
behaved very well indeed. and when
their hostess served refreshments he
began to feel glad that he had come.
When it came time to leave he held
cut his hand. saying gallantly:
''Goodby; I've had good time''-and
then. right while his young mother
was beaming her approval. he added
honestly-"a whole lot better time
than l expected to have."-Indianapo
lie
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1916-02-16
RECIPE FOR GRAY HAZE.

To half pint OF water add l OF. Bay
Rum. a small box OF Barbo Compound
and " OF. OF glycertne. Apply to the hair
twice a week until 1t becomes the desired
shade ANY druggist can put this up or
you can mix II at home at very little cost
Full directions for making and use come
In each box OF Barbo Compound. II will
gradually darken streaked. faded gray
hair and removes dandrufr. 1t is excel
lent for falling hair and will make harsh
hair soft and glossy. 1t win not color the
scalp. Is not sticky or greasy, and does not
rub OF
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1916-02-16
Natural Potferv.

Excellent natural pottery is manu-
featured by nature in the case Of GER
tain cactus. Woodpeckers are apt to
excavate nests in the trunk and
branches, and in order that it may
protect itself against these incursions
the plant exudes sticky juice, which
hardens, forming a woody lining to the
hole made by the birds. Eventually
the cactus dies and withers. but the
wooden bowl remains.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1916-02-16
HOw's This ?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any
case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh ure.
F.J CHENEY a CO., Toledo, q.
We. the undersigned, have known F.J. Cheney
for the last is years, and believe him perfectly
honorable In all business transactions and finan-
cially able to carry out any obligations made by
his hrm. WALDIHa, KINNAN a MARVIN.
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken Internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF
the system. Testimonials sent free. Price 75
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1916-02-16
A Theory Put Into Practice by Well
Knevn Business Man

druggist has many opportunities
to make lasting friends Of his custom
ers." said MIR ]. q Brady, popular
Rexall Pharmacist OF Fan River
Mass The very nature of his bust
ness draws their confidence for little
helpful suggestions on the matter OF
health Many people have thanked
me for recommending Rexall OrderlieS'
as the best relief for constipation and
its resultant ills rut mp in dainty
candy tablet form. they are pleasant tn
the taste and make an ideal laxative
for tire hune-for men. women and
children alike"
We have the exclusive selling rights for
this great laxative. Trial size. 10 cents
ANDERS JACOBSEN.
THE RExAlL STORE
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1916-02-16
Dodging Trouble.

whats the matter?
My wife says l don't know how to
handle the baby
81 wouldn't get -muffed over that
son." said the older man. sTake my
advice and don't learn" -Louisvillt
Courier-J Journal.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1916-02-16
Nothinu Fancy,

Judge How did you get that awful
bump on your head: Umson-Family
quarrel, your honor. Judge-Hit by a
piece Of bric-a-brac? Umsun-Not the
brack your honor; just the brick
Judge.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1916-02-16

What do you think? Her husband
,as valet to wait ON him hand and
tnotw
THAT'S nothing So has mine"
II didn't know that
Hes had one ever since we've been
married. and I'm it." = Detroit Free
Press
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1916-02-16
Second Nature.

II wonder Why Jigeers always tries
to make light Of other peoples misfor
tunes
ut comes natural to him. You see,
he's claim agent for a railroad COM
pany."-St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1916-02-16

Srot'Hrd mi" At 'a.,l' :" IT, trd
least to avs! i.n"i3Hl il t'ir 'ill tr
frugal.il a:aoIlg her jidY~'. Th,r"
Dean EamSly'S story of the q AMER
party given j.: Lord P"lkrmmrt. When
the covers We're removed the que -
were surprised to find that the dinner
consisted Of veal broth, roast ill ei Of
veal. veal outlets. Il forentinc IAN OIL
Scottish dis! composed of ve;.D. calf's
head and calf's foot jelly. ObServi ing
the sensation. Lord POlkemmet eX-
planned: "Ou ay. it's n cauf. When we
kill beast we just eat up ae side and
down the tither"-London Chronicle.
Farmers, mechanics, railroaders, labor.
ers, rely on DR.. Thomas Eclectic OIL.
Fine for cuts, burns, bruises. Should be
kept In every home. 25c and Soc.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1916-02-16
Shading.

Belle--And when you went into her
room you say she was shading her
eyes with her hand? Beulah-No, only
the eyebrow; .'nntnrS Statesman
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1916-02-16

Patiencc--Do You ever look back
over the past?
Patri; e-Why. bless your hearti
That's the only way one can look at
:ba irl,t -. Ynnler Statesman
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1916-02-16

Silence is II figure. Of speech. unaD
swer;,b'e short. cold. hut terribly sc
ere Parker
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1916-02-16
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.
stToy worms. Used by Mothers for 20 years. All
Druggists 25c. Sample FREE. Mother Gray Co.
Leroy n Y.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1916-02-16
a Pertinent ouest;on.

The Fond Mother-Nice girls never
put themselves forward before tn,
men. The Wise Daughter-Then how
do the men find out that they're nice:
-Judye
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1916-02-16

The name Doan's inspires confidence
-Doan's Kidney Pills for kidney Ills
Doan's Ointment for skin itching. Doan's
Regulets for mild laxative. Sold at all
drug stores.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1916-02-16

rHRIS NATUSCHKA, Mer-
~ chant Tailor, Room 1, warren's Block, STAT
ord Springs.