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The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1916-03-15
THE FRENCH ACADEMY.
Career of the Organization of tho
"Forty lmmortals."

Career of the Organization of tho
"Forty lmmortals."
The Institute Of France had it's in
ception in 1870, when there was found
ed in Paris by the French poet, An
tome de Baif, literary and musical
society, known as the Academy of the
Valois. Charles TX. granted it letters
patent on Nov. 90. 1870, as 1.-The Acad-
envy of Poetry and Music" 1t had,
however, no stability. Attacked upon
every occasion and criticised by it's OPP
ponents, its members ceased to meet
after 1884. Almost half century
passed before revival took place.
For some time since the year 1929
a small circle Of enthusiastic students
was wont to meet at each others home
for the study of French language and
literature. From year to year it's men,
bership increased, and in 1854 Cardinal
Richelieu proposed to the society to
have their private status changed into
a public institution, with many rights
and privileges. Upon agreement by
the society it was henceforth known
as "the French Academy" with char
ter from Louis XIII. of January, 1886.
1t consisted then of forty members
the "forty immortals''-and at no time
and under no pressure whatsoever has
this number been increased.-London
Standard.
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BRITISH ARMY SWORDS.
Each Branch of the Service Has lts
Own Type of Weapon.

own Type OF weapon.
Swords in the British army vary to
a very great extent, and practically
every branch of the service has it's own
type of weapon. The difference is not
so much in the shape of the blade as
in that of the hilt.
The sword used by the infantry has
a large ornamental guard, bearing the
royal cipher and crown. There is Il
slot at the top of the guard for the
sword knot, really leather loop end
ing in a knot to prevent the loss Of the
sword. The infantry sword is perfect
ly straight and is sharp on one edge
only
Rifle regiments have Il special sword
of their own with the rifle badge let
into the openwOrk guard. Very much
the same sort of sword, but with still
more open guard, consisting of three
curved bars, is used by the royal ar
tillery and army service corps. The
Royal engineers have a gilt hilt on
their swords, distinction they prize.
The claymore of the highland regi
ments has a big basket hilt lined with
red cloth and blue ribbons. The Off
GERS Of some Scottish regiments carry
a plain cross hilted sword without a
guard.
Until few years ago the cavalry
were armed with sabers. Nowadays,
however, they carry swords of Il
straight rapier pattern. The guard is
a large affair, completely shielding the
hand.-New York Times
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Shirt of the Home.

never realized before how rare in
deed is the real home-the temple rear
ed to house n family life. with It's altar
dedicated tn parenthOod l saw that
II is not enough to have furniture
good" To have colors safe. not
enough To show pretty. well appoint
ed house to the world A real home
must lie u setting for IL living. loving.
sorrnwing and conquering man and
woman IL is not enough tn study tex
lures. plans and building materials IL
is just the old story of the letter and
the spirit The creative spirit can
make any home beautiful. but the must
letter perfect house is dead shell un-
less il houses loving. growing life
Emily Newell Blair In Countryside
Magazine.
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1t is a world of strange happenings.
On the Alaska steamer from Seattle
was young lady who bitterly lament
ed to friend aboard the loss of pin.
1t was an Elk emblem, gold and jew
eled, a present from her brother. She
had lost it on the street in Seattle just
before her departure. She related the
circumstances in the presence of an
other passenger to whom she had just
been introduced by her friend. This
fellow passenger seemed interested and
finally inquired, Did you really lose
an Elk pin and did it have your initials
engraved on the back?" Indeed
did," replied the young lady. How
did you know about the initials?" The
passenger rejoined, "Well, found it,
He had picked up the pin on the street
in Seattle just before the steamer had
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The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1916-03-15
A CHANGE OF TACTICS.
How II Worked In the Case of ois-
couraaed Salesman.

COuFd0CQ 0diGSIUdH
The following method of gaining u.s.
surance Is told in the American Maya
zine. Ii Is the experience of sales
man who could not sell his goods be-
cause be allowed himself to be dis
couraged at initial attempts. 1t has
wide application everywhere:
Il am commercial traveller who
conquered the habit of deSpondency.
Every one who sells goods knows how
tierce is the competition. When took
this job six years ago 1t seemed abso
lutely overwhelming. didn't sell
anything TO speak OF and made up my
mind that I couldn't. though I kept ON
making the round OF the groceries.
There seemed TO be thousand sales
men just ahead of me. | grew very
bitter ut the thousand and erybody
else. Whenever l entered store IL
was with the firm conviction that /
should not get an order. I looked dun
eyed at the merchant and SAID gloom
lily:
Anything In my liner at the same
time reaching for the doorknob. They
didn't try To detain me.
One day i'm conversation with an old
drummer. Shrewd veteran of the
road. I opened my heart with saw
age complaint about the thousand
statesmen. my advance guard. He pun
ed his cigar a moment. his eyes TWIN
kIed and he slapped me on the shout
der
- know he said 4 had EN- ahead
of me once. They raised Cain with
me until chased EN- to the rear. Take
my advice. boy. and get up to the head
of the procession and let the other fell
lows do the worrying.
Il thought Ii over and Ii dawned ON
me that il WIS question of viewpoint.
! had formed habit of picturing my
self mt the tail of the line. though in
reality we were going i'll u circle aud
my position was as good as any. Then
l changed my tactics and formed a
new habit - the habit of thinking of
myself as the leader. the very first man
In the territory Just as an expert
ment ! went out the next day believ-
ing that l should get orders. | pulled
my order book and pencil the moment
! entered store and began to name
certain goods.
Sugar" | cried. looking the grocer
In the eye. as much as to
say that ! could see the empty barrel
behind his counter. And the barrel
was empty. II worked so we'll III the
first store that | tried more vigorously
in the next. and the merchant came
down freely Ii was almost uncanny
The way l guessed The items he need
ed I went ont on the sidewalk and
laughed aloud And ! actually sold
more goods that day than | had sold
before in three weeks.
Well. the firm raised my salary in
stead of firing me. as they had planned
to do. and ! still insist that I am the
first man over the route. ! tell you.
right habits of thought are worth
mOney-sometines fortune
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Messaoe OF a Ranknnte.

Writing OH II banknote once freed
an English slave. The note came into
the hands of Il Liverpool merchants
cashier. lie examined it, noticed some
red marks OH Tic back and by the law
ish Use of time and ingenuity deci-
phered the message. 1t ran: IF this
note should fall into the hands of John
Dean of Longhill, near Carlisle, he
will learn thereby that his brother is
languishing Il prisoner in Algiers. =
john Dean was found, and he applied
to the government and interested tho
prime minister who stirred the for
eign secretary into action. Inquiries
were made. and The dey, by golden ar
guments, was persuaded to release him.
For eleven years he had been a galley
slave, and he had written the message
in blood with a splinter of wood. His
release came in time to allow him to
die at home.-London Telegraph.
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Neiqhbors.

Occasionally a writer makes a big
hit by Il very simple device. He dis
covers his neighbors. Most of us live
next door to people for years and visit
with them OIL the 'front.' porch and once
in awhile call on them. But we rarely
get really acquainted.
And then Il MeCutcheon comes along
or a Webster, ora Briggs. or a George
AIDE. or IL Fatty Lewis and finds out
that Il ncishDor is Il human being. 1t
is revealed that he gets peevish when
the buttons aren't sewed on. and that
his children have the Group. and that
the baby keeps the family awake all
night, and that in general he is a ro-
mantle character.
1t Is possible that your own neigh
bOrs might he as interesting as those
Of the gentlemen just mentioned If you
would take the pains to know them
Kansas City Star.
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Everxhodx,s onnortunitx.


How many people we meet who are
living narrow lives, complaining of
their lack of opportunity!
Take the woman who feels helpless
ly that she does not know how to think
She has had no chance to study orsfo
meet people of great interests and great
purposes. Yet there are libraries-city
libraries, country libraries, loan and
travelling libraries, with all the wealth
of the worlds thought and experience,
all hers for the taking. She may not
know how TO think great thoughts her
self -seo nlparatfvefy few people do
but through book she may live with
some master" mind until his thoughts
become Il part of her very life. 1t is
not the mere reading of many chapters
that starts tho life. growing-Youth'
'ompanion. q,.~,..,.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1916-03-15
Scolds Gagged With Iron.

In the seventeenth century erring in
habitants of Newcastle used to under
go far more trying ordeals than that of
the drunkard's cloak.
Ralph Gardner in u work entitled
'England's Grievance In Relation to
the Coal Trade" published 1866, re-
cords. having seen lin Newcastle six
months ago one Ann Bridlestone drove
through the streets by an officer of
the same corporation holding a rope in
his hand. the other end fastened to an
engine called the branks, which is like
crown. it being of iron. which was
muzzlcd over the head and face, with
Il great gag of iron forced into her
mouth, which forced the blood out, and
that IS the punishment which the mag
istrates do infiict upon Gliding and
scolding women" Express.
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me for moment. 1t wouldn't deceive

me for moment. 1t wouldn't deceive
Annabel Moore, either"
Benjamin crimsoned like a peony
and his clinched hand showed tend
ency to thump the table
Perhaps 1 am not trying to deceive
any one" said Benjamin in a strangied
voice when Nora had come and gone.
'Then why don't you be open and
honest about it? Brush your hair back
from your forehead and let the world
see the bald spot which every one
knows is there. I call it masquerade
ing to-
Benjamin Dacey forgot that he was
gentleman and spoke rudely to his
nagging stepsister:
Il will brush my hair as you suggest.
Euphemia. provided that you will re-
move the undeniablv false teeth from
your mouth and cease to deceive. the
world concerning those charms. II beg
you will excuse me. I will lunch
DOWNTOWN Il
i. While Euphemia watched 4him in
cold aud silent anger, Benjamin went
into the hall. clapped his new panama
nat on his youthful looking head and
went downtown. .......
5 Euphemia Fleming was a selfish wo
man, cold and harsh by nature Ben
jamin had been very good to her since
the death of his fathers second wife,
and because he had promised to care
for Euphemia, who was quite without
means of her own. I've had placed her
at The head of his modest bachelor
household. But the arrangement was
not entirely satisfactory to BENJAMIN.
for little by little his stepsister be-,
came the mistress of hi, houre-ruled
him with a rod of iron. dictated to him
when she dared and made home so un-
comfortable that he was perforce com
PEELED to seek comfort in his club.
And latterly since Annabel Moore
had come into his life Euphemia had
been almost uncomfortable. She sus-
nectcd that Benjamin was in love with
he lovely fri. who was years younge'
than herself But Benjamin was well
to do. and enc could never tell argued
EGphemia 10 herself. If Annabel seized
an opportunity and married Benjamin
whe"c would Euphemia Fleming he?
Certainly Eot at the heal Of the Dacey
household. although BENJAMIN, would
undoubtedl.' provide for her.
81 must look out for m-'self." said
Euphemia :-rimly as she went upstairs
to take her afternoon nap.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1916-03-15
Benjanlll;in's
Love Affair
Scheming Sister Fails to
Foil Dan Cupid.
By H. O. M'LACHLAN

Benjamin Dacey fussily adjusted his
necktie, craned his neck for better
view Of the effect and then, picking vi
his brush, proceeded to arrange tho
thin blond hair ON his head so that it
quite concealed his bald spot.
There he muttered, somewhat re.
sentfully tossing the hair brush aside,
II don't care what Euphemia says,
certainly look as young as that Bud.
dington boy! If l was dark complex.
Toned the difference In age might be
more apparent, but as it is Benja.
min did not conclude the sentence; his
glance in the mirror was sufficient 1t
implied entire satisfaction with the re-
Election of his slender, erect figure, his
unwrinkled, face, his very blue eyes
and the youthful arrangement Of fiaxen
hair. His clothes fitted perfectly and
were Of a most becoming gray; deli
cate gray silk necktie completed the
picture go.
When he entered the dining room his
sister Euphemia, a pale, mousey little
woman, surveyed him with a startled
glance.
benjamin Dacey! Do you know you
look like fool?" she demanded acidly.
Benjamin Redeemed to the edge OF
his snowy collar and drew out chair
for Euphemia with his customary
courtesy. When they were seated op.
posite one another at the little round
table Benjamin laid his napkin across
his knee and lifted his light eyebrows
at his sister. He waited until the maid
had left the room.
And, why, Euphemia, my dear, do
look like a fool?' he inquired pleas.
antly.
Euphemia flashed an angry glance at
the blond head.
you've got your hair parted in the
middle" she accused.
$50 have you,' retorted Benjamin
as he ate his soup.
"Just like Willie Buddington," went
on Euphemia, forgetting all about her
luncheon.
eyes, and like a thousand other
young lads" agreed Benjamin, but his
heightened color revealed that he re-
scented the comparison to young Bud
d1ngrOn.
"But especially like Willie" pursued
Euphemia relentlessly, land I know
the reason why
"You have the advantage of me
there, my dear, unless your reason hap
pens to coincide with my own. l ar
ranged 1t thus to cover my bald spot"
"As If any one couldn't guess that
shifted Euphemia. at didn't deceive
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EASY TO PROVIDE
FOR YOUR CID ACE
Young Man Gan Double In
come by Middle Life.
FIVE DOLLARS EACH week.

In Twenty eight Years Principal Will
Amount to $17,77s.22 and Income
From This Sum Invested In Six Per
Cent Mortgages Will Be Upwards Of
$50 Weekly.
This is not a get-rich-quick scheme.
1t is simply plain statement OF how
any Industrious young man who sets
about 1t early enough can double his
income by middle life simply through
$500 weekly savings and wise invest
ment of them from time to time.
Let us assume that you are in your
twenties and that you are earning $40
a week, $1,O40 year.
In order to equal that income through
6 per cent investments you would need
a capital of about $1,000.
Here is how you can do it before you
have passed your prime:
Suppose you open a savings account
in bank which pays 4 per cent inter
est on savings, compounded seminar
nually.
Save and deposit in the bank So ev
cry week.
hoAS'el yum IN hiSll'al auu HIeTeSl
equal or exceed $1,000 draw out that
sum and invest it in first mortgage
paying per cent year payable semi
annually. Likewise deposit your mort.
gage interest in your savings account,
continue to withdraw and invest when
ever your savings account reaches the
$1,000 mark.
In % wears YOUR princinal will
amount to $17,779.22 and your income
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1916-03-15

did say that Willie Buddington-what,
Benjamin, where are you? Central,
why did you cut me OFF, chartered
Euphemia into the receiver.
"Your party rang off Of his own ac-
cord" giggled central, and Euphemia
promised to report her for imperti-
nence.
"Well, anyway, I'm certain of one
thing" sighed Euphemia as she re-
moved her wraps and prepared to sit
down for an hours quiet reading
Benjamin isn't going to marry Anna
bel Moore, and / guess I'll not be sup
planted as mistress of this Householder
At that instant the telephone bell
rang sharply. Benjamin's voice re-
spondcd to her "Hello."
'"rhat you, Euphemia? Well, pre-
pare to be surprised, then! Annabel
Moore is engaged-engaged to me, un-
derstand? 1t happened last night, and
| couldn't make head or tail of what
you were saying awhile ago, so came
to Annabel. and together we straight
ened it out.
"Now, Euphemia, my dear, this will,
of course, make a change in our plans,
but Anna bel's aunt needs companion
and housekeeper, and it is a very de-
lightful and pleasant position and she
is fond Of you, so you can consider
that Or if YOU prefer something else.
why, l can settle an income upon you.
I'm telling you this over the telephone
so that you can get used to the idea
before l get home. Did L hear you say
that you congratulated meY he ended.
Euphemia hadn't murmured anything
of the sort, but she did now with what
grace she could muster at short notice.
"And you can add my love to Anna
bel said Euphemia tearfully. by
the way, where is she?''
Right herein my arms!' was Ben
jamin's astonishing reply.
To her own surprise Euphemia smil
ed at the notion, and, smiling. some
thing hard melted in her heart, and
when she repeated her good wishes
there was a strong note of sincerity in
her tones.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1916-03-15

from this sum invested in good per
cent mortgages will be upwards of $40
a week. This Is how it figures out:
$500 per week deposited in bank at
1 per cent per annum compounded
semi-annually will amount to $1,123.S9
in four years
You lake out 81, 900 and invest it in "A
first mortgage at 6 per cent, Balance
on Savings Account. $123S9.
In seven years the amount in the
savings bank will he $1.l54.S9. An.
other LOCO is taken out and invested
Gavin" $l.-l.S9 remaining
1T each period of nine aud one hall
ears. eleven and one half years, thir
cen and onehalf years, fifteen and
,nchalf Je.,rs, seventeen years, eight
e.. and oac-half years, nineteen and
,i.chalf Years. twenty-one years, and
Zach year until the twenty-eighth year
,he thousand is invested. Seventeen
IA uSand dollars will have been in
.c.-.eu in mortgages, and Il balance OF
n1iJ.GU will be remaining in the bank
1T the end Of the twenty eighth year
This amount. at u per cent interest.
,ic.dS Sl.O66.92 year, or SPOIL II
y eek
Inc saturday Evening Post few
ears ago gave an interesting calcu
I..,u that if man whose income lie
.aII.S the sane year after year will
.ct.oS.U onethird his income each
..ulrh in ii savings bank that pays
uUr Der cent, lie will he able to retire
1T the end of thirty-ive years. and
thereafter lie or his heirs will receive
le It'll amount of his income
If he will steadily deposit one-quar.
or OF his income in the same way he
N.ll be able to retire on full pay at
he end OF forty one years.
\ fifth of his income saved and de
.,osited in this way, will enable him
- stop work on full income at the end
If tu"ty-siX years. while a deposit OF
ne-teHth of his income will retire him
1T the end of the sixty years.
To he able to retire on half income
as Il result of this kind of steady say
ng is easier This can be achieved In
,wenty-four years by the deposit of
pne-third of the wages in a savings
pank each month; in twenty-eight
ears by the deposit of one-fourth of
the wages: i'm thirty-two years by the
deposit of one-tifth of the income, and
forty five years by the steady saving
of one-tenth of the wages
The nation wide campaign which the
American Bankers Association is con
Quoting encourages systematic saving
and wise spending of none. ta:olgh
penses.
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Great Business Losses Due to
Neglect

President of the Polk-Miller Drug
Company, Richmond, Va, is authority
for the following extraordinary state
ment:
II estimate that the business men OF
this country could increase their etii
cheney fully ten per cent by taking mn
occasional laxative and not neglecting
the bowels as most of them do
He also said that " the Department
Of Commerce In Washington would
present each business man In the coun
try with n h0N Of ReNall Orderlies. II
would be al great benefit to the ma
tiona welfare Rcxnll Orderlies are
prompt IN action. pleasant to take and
never gripc. cam hc used by men won
Ell or clihlrcn and are lust the thing
for tunIn up sluggish hrpTs.
We have the exclusive selling rights for
this great laxative.
ANDERS JACOBSEN.
THE RExALL STORE
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items OF local interest taken from the columns
Of The Press, thirty-one years ago.
School district No. 2, pupils neither
absent nor tardy during term ending,
Nov. 81, 1884: High school = James
Comins, Herbert McIntire. Fred How
ard, Eva Dwight,j Mary Howard,
Jennie Oroutt; grammar department
Bernie Holmes, Frank Richards,
Myrnie Washburn, Hattie Griffiths,
Daisy Russell; intermediate depart:
ment- Grace Richards, Nellie Rich.
ards, Mazarin Bellerose, John Belle
rose, Francis Cardinal, Lena Ladish,
Jessie Sidaway, Lillian SCOTT, CLARA
Fabian, Effie Hollingsworth, Clarence
Preston, Charlie Newton, Glare Ellis,
Edith sCushman ! primary department
Charlie Converse, Willie Gross,
Raymond Eaton, Willie Jones, Eddie
Jones, Oscar Ladish, Louie Stevens,
Fred Sweet, Willie Tuthill, 8 Sidney
Tuthill, Edith Tuthill, Ida .Lemire,
Almyra Vadney. wsw,ss
n Married. Stafford Springs, oath,
at the residence of Messrs. Rawitser,
bys Rev. j. P. Hawley, Adolph Eliel
and Miss Bertha Nenning, both of this
village.
Dec. a.
William Sanford is taking a bust
ness course at Eastman's. .,v-. -
The town poor are finally ensoonoed
in their new quarters above A. D.
Cady's residence.
The knitting shop at Stafford Hol.
low, contrary to expectation, is re-.
oeiving many new orders and running
over time.
A fine, hack appears on the street
1t is owned by Gary Bros. 1t fills a
long felt want, and we hope the pat
ronage accorded will warrant the en-
terprise which gives the public so
great a convenience.
The young people of Grace church
at their social gathering Friday even.
ing will give 1.-THE Register. The
following is the cast of characters:
Mr.. Grinnidge, DR.. F. L. Smith; Mr.
Ransom, F. W. Patten; Miss Spauld-
ing, Miss Grace CASTOR; Miss Reed,
Miss Gertrude Chamberlin.
Born. -Willington, Oct goth, son
to Samuel Bartlett. Westford, Nov.
26th, son to l.. F. Chaffee Stafford
Springs, Nov. Goth, daughter to John
H. Mullins.
Married. - Wilmington. Nov. 22d,
at the Baptist parsonage, Henry Fisher
of Mansfield and Sarah Marcy of Will
lington.
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compares more. than favorably with
librares in other towns the size of
Monson. In all that has pertained
to its growth and betterment Miss
SquierI has felt the keenest interest
and has endeavored to bring it to and
keep it ats high standard. The
appreciation. of her faithfulness and
long term of.servioe were attested to.
by suitable resolutions at the meeting
of the officers last Monday evening.
Until Miss Sweet arrives ON April
10th it is expected that Miss Ruth
Hibbard and Miss olivia Flynt will act
as Librarians. Miss Squires has the
best wishes of her friends and former
patrons Of the library.