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The Press., 1917-12-13

The Red Gross will meet Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. l.. Erenst Hall.
 The Girls Patriotic society will meet Friday afternoon with Mrs. Lewis B. Price.
 Miss Frances Bradley of Talcott' ville is the guest of MT. and Mrs. Wm. B. Ludlow.
 Delegates from this place attended the missionary meeting at the Center church, Hartford, Tuesday.
 Some from this place went to Orange, N. J., Saturday to attend the wedding of Miss Dorothy Baldwin Overman.
 A missionary meeting of the Lee M. E church will be held Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. L. Ernest Hall. A part of the time will be dsvoted to home missions and part to foreign missions.
 Miss Mildred Metoalf, daughter Of MT. and Mrs. Joseph M. Metoalf, and a graduate of the Rhode Island General hospital has joined unit of 50 nurses from the Rhode Island hospital and expects to sail for France.
 A patriotic rally was held last Wednesday night in the town hall. The speakers of the evening were Miss Thodste Sonle of Hartford and Rev. Chas. E. Hesselgrave of Man. chester. Edward E. Fuller was chair man of the meeting. Patrlotic songs were sung. More than a hundred were present.
 Holland has the distinction of having a very young knitter, Helen Meaoham, six years, who is knitting wash cloths for the soldiers and also the distinction of very aged knitter Miss Elizabeth Webster of Skunga- naug, who will be 90 years old in March. She is nearly blind, but knits very nicely.
 Thursday evening there was public meeting of the schools of the town at the Hicks memorial school. Sewing and written work of the schools vas on exhibition and lessons were taught An address was made by E. Ward Arnold, and also an address was given by Henry T. Burr of the willimantio normal school b. T. Garrison, superintendent of schools presided at the meeting.
 The first meeting of the Study club for the winter was held Monday even. ing at the home of MT. and Mrs. Wm. B. Ludlow. A very interesting paper was presented on Benjamin Franklin by Mrs. Marian Agard Baker, and Harry R BartIett presented an able paper on Grover Cleveland. A guess ing game was played and refreshments were served by the hostess. The next meeting will be Dec. 31st with Miss Lucy Agard.
The Press., 1917-12-13
Pona's Initials.

Alexander Pope was q victim of his initials. .Artcr the publication of. the Dunciad one uf the poets enemies, who had suffered :I severe trouncing in tue satire. declared that if you took the initial l>GtciS of Pope's nan" and add ed the final letter of his surname you had his ciIal actCr.
 The jest caught on. and in 172S appeared d pamphlet entitled Pope Alexander'S Supremacy and InfalibiI- ity Examined" The frontisplece to thls now forgotten pasquinadc repre- scented Pope ill the form of an ape. with his head resting on his hand and his elbow placed upon pile of his own works
The Press., 1917-12-13
Ranish lhe Roachae.

intestinal diseases may be spread by the cockroach," says a physician, "Asi. atic cholera organisms have actually been found on them. Gelatin has been inoculated with bacteria by letting the reaches crawl over it. For these reasons. together with the fact that they ruin food. they are among the most serious pests with which hoSpi. tals, apartment houses. bakeries, res. taurants and hotels have to contend. They travel along water pipes from room to room and in this way spread the organisms. s....e.
The Press., 1917-12-13
What rhax MannR..

A Scotch clergyman named Fraser claimed the title and estates of Lord Lovat He tried on the trial of the case to establish his pedigree by pro
 ductng an ancestral watch or which were engraved the letters s. E.. The claimant alleged that these letters were the initials of his ancestor, the notOEi- ous simon Fraser, Lord Lovat,s bellead- ed ill l1-l7 for supporting the. young pretender The letters, engraved under the regulator were shown to stand for Slow. Fast" and the case was laughed out of court '- (. :
The Press., 1917-12-13
Black GinnArhraad.

s@ delicious old recipe for black gin gerbread scalls for two cupfuls of Porto Rico 4IrolasseS. one cupful of shorten . ing, .one of boiling water, one egg, a tablespoonful of soda, a tablespoonful of ginger and four enough to make a fairly stiff dough. Pour the boiling avater over the, soda. add it to tie shortening and. stir in the molasses. Sift the ginger with a cupful of four and mix that in also; then add about three more .cupfuIs of flour or enough 10 make: a batter that can be easily stirred. Fl For q ginger cake without zeggs use q cupful of shortening, a cup. sful of Ioiling, water, two of molasses. three and q half of sifted four, q table spoonful Of soda and one of ginger
The Press., 1917-12-13
Iaaues on A Trsa.

Why should q tree have either Oppo- site or alternate leaves entirely, and what difference does it make in the growth of the tree? Among trees na- tive to the United States but three families have opposite leaves, the ashes, the naples and the horse chestnuts. As mature trees they do not differ in appearance from the great number of alternate leaved trees. Why is this so, or why should a few have opposite leaves and branches? - Los Angeles Times
The Press., 1917-12-13
A Casks Capacity.

Should y0u wish ro =et he capacity of caSk you raH dd So in the follow ing manner. Take the measurements from the l,ungltolc to the bottom of each end of the caSk in inches. Aver age the two measurements. Multiply this figure hy itself twice. then multiply the produc! by ,0p-G5 and the re- mainder is the number of gallons. Ex- ample: 31 inches. % inches Leverage 30 inches); 30X30X 3O=27 GOO. which null t1plied by OO22G6=G1.1S2 The con- tents, therefore. are sixty gallons and q fracti0u
The Press., 1917-12-13
-,s.-" .. -s--- : AoMEUS SWEET NOM s.

.~-'lN-a-....---- '. ~ N --'
 Your dreams of rePu4ations your deep uttered .vowO- tO sxin. . name, have ali .sObered, iNtO9 affection, have all blended into that glow of tender feeling
 which finds ite center and hope
 and joy in the home. From my. soul pity him whosO sOuI--doea
 not leap at the mere utterancs of that name.--Ik Marvel. ga
The Press., 1917-12-13
Svste,rS of Lawa.

Measured by the number of people over whom they are operative, says Case and Comment. the great Sys- tems of law rank i'll the following or der: First. the Chinese code; second. the code of Manu; third, the Koran: fourth, rhc English law with its multi farious notifications; fifth, the laws of. Russia: sixth. the German code: sew, enth, the French code. The last named: was a pioneer and is the model on which later European codes have been, constructed. .....,;
The Press., 1917-12-13
Rv the Lioht of thO Moon.


 The phrase the light of the moon is an indefinite one, not used by scientists and used by others in a mistaken and misleading sense. The moon has no light of it's own, and the only light that comes from it is the reflected light of the sun, without any warmth or life giving quality or any effect on 'veget;t-5 tiOn. As loosely used by many per sons, the expression Eight of the moon means a few nights in. each month preceding and few nights fol, lowing full moon. Many persons think this Tight of the moon" period has an important hearing on seed germination, and plant growth, but that Is a mfs. take.-DetrOit Free Press. #i
The Press., 1917-12-13
CHURCH UNITY. ITO SAVE OUR COAL. ]"
FELIX J. DWELL.

There was a town of many breeds That never could agree Till one cold winter fro3e them To perfect unity. ITO save our coal, if not our soul, !" Said they, "till winters done Let's close our varied churches And worship all in one" If all the oreeds had one belief, And followed Gospel text, T'would save much coal in this life, And also in the next.
 stafford Springs, Conn.
The Press., 1917-12-13
Not Aar EauI$.


 The express was approaching a rail- way bridge that spanned deep river, and d stout old lady in one of the compartments showed signs of nerv- Ousncss. AS the train went roaring across the structure she did not speak word, but seemed to be holding her breath. >"
 ''Thcre," said d gentleman in neigh boring seat. "we are OE CT it safely"
 The old lady heaved an explosive sigh.
 Well" she said, If we had gone to the bottom I should. have died with a clear conscience. for it wouldn't have been my weight that did it. l bore up so that l really made the train lighter than it would have been without me!'-I.ondon Mail.
The Press., 1917-12-13
Spoiled His lecture.

An amusing incident happened re gently in an eastern school. The e@vfl- lage mayor was featuring a class of boys on smoking and the evils attend. ing it. sf
 Suddenly he saw grin overspread-s ing the faces of the scholars and on inquiring the cause an innocent look4 ing cherub yelled eut. 1
 Please. sir. your pipes sticking out of yer pocket! sa
 The smoking lecture was abruptly brought to q close. Chicago Herald.
 Ths lirsf printing press was operated An s493
 IR 1851 the isreech leadiag au,a,,Su demonstrated
The Press., 1917-12-13
pIuto's Safety Valve:

A round, smooth hole in the side of a granite mordmeut about nine miles out from Mexico City is locally known by a terra which signifies ''Pluto's safety valve" The hole is about nine Inches in diameter tt the opening, which i% polished in a mauner which suggests hEm:,a workmanship. That man had nothing tu do with drilling or polishing th.$ hole will be readily sur, missed when it is known that it has occasionally emitted hOt air and smoke during a period extending over 300 years.
The Press., 1917-12-13
M.stnin.4er AhhnA.

All visitors to London make it a point to visit the famous Westminster abbey But in reality there is no such place as Westminster abbey, because the abbey disappeared many, many years ago. What they see now is the church that used to belong to the ab- bey. and tie proper name for this building is the Collegiate Church of St. Peter. They keep up the cid name Westminster abbey because people like 1t. just as they keep the blood stains in the Tower freshened up with paint now and then.
The Press., 1917-12-13
A Hint For Young Romsos.

If the hero has no bad habits he should acquire some or at least lead her to believe he has one or two. Court ship isn't complete unless the heroine can beg him to quit something that. is destroying his sweet health or, worse still, something that makes him almost a bold, bad man. She used to beg and beg us to quit gambling, and q few years after the wedding she was cruel enough to tell us that she knew all the time that We were not gambler. @Sbe was just humoring us.--Claude Callan in Fort Worth Star-Telegram.:, =-sz- af
The Press., 1917-12-13
ASHFORD Westford

Carlo Latham of Eastford is lay ing new floor for Archa Walker.
 Miss Jennie Nichols of Mansfield was 8 guest of Gladys Barlow last week.
 Mrs. Jennie Barlow and daughter, Gladys returned home Sunday after spending a week with Ralph Thomp' son of Southbridge.
 Warrenville.
 H. F. Scott has been hauling wood the past week for G. O. Baloh.
 David Mathewson has recently sold several tons of hay in Willimantio Clark Whitehouse and family are occupying the Austin house at present. Rev. B. c. Bugbee was in ProVi' denos on Tuesday and Wednesday of last week. Mrs. S l.. Case of Willimantio was 8 recent guest at Mrs. Ellen D.. Mathewson's.
The Press., 1917-12-13
Emeraency Shoehorn.

Once when I had been in swimming I found myself without a shoehOrn, but a friend showed me a little trick that supplied my need. Simply fold your handkerchief two or three times and lay it on the shoe at the heel, hold ing one end of it.. As you press yOm heel down into the shoe gradually draw on the end Of the handkerchief, and when the heel is nearly all the way down draw out the improvised horn The shoe will slip on the foot easily Ponnlar Science Monthly.
The Press., 1917-12-13
Malahar,n Lamon Grass.

The hillsides of the Malabar coast of India are the scene of. great commer- cial activity once year, when the lemon grass harvest is under way. Oil extracted from the grass is employed in the manufacture of artiticial per fumes. The hillsides are burned over to destroy the old and useless grass Six months later the, fresh crop is ready to be cut, and at once the cOun- tryside is dotted with furnaces and stills,
The Press., 1917-12-13
A AA&& A,k Ak < &&*k*Ak1

The beginning of winter finds the work of training going on at full blast in a hundred camps and sta tiOnS.
 Not far from half of the total num- Der of men training. are encamped in | the big National Army cantonments. In these the United States. has 16 new cities as large as New Britain. Sixteen camps, nearly as big as the | cantonments,~ but not built so dura- bly,, are housing the National Guard divisions. +>*7 ar-e .,., -. =,
 Two hundred and fifty thousand men have joined the regulars since the war broke out. . There are 17 regular army stations and camps be- l ing used for the training of these re- | cra1its. @s@ '' '.1 '< f. '.. Seventeen stations are engaged in training men for, the navy. and ma fiyn1essz are being turned. out in three more. ..,r .,..a. ...~ .
 Not all the aviation fields have been finished, but in a dozen of them cool headed young men are being taught to fight in the air '" " Nine camps have just rounded of the. second increment of officers fOI the Reserve Corps .. ..f
 Five medical camps are in opera tion, and three camps for engineers.
 All of the larger camps have been built in the last six months. The big gest of them, the National Army can tonmeRts, were built in three months | at, 7as stotalrecost of $15O,OO0,0O0. Only a little over twice as much was re quired to build the Panama. Canal, and that took ten years. .-s:. .... E Something between six hundred and Seven hundred millions of feet of lum- Sher went into the National Army can ,tonments, The figure for all the army camps is about 100000 feet. .>
 In population the camps range from the 800 to. 47.OOO. The men In fly. ,ingsacsmp may: know one another as
 men know one aother in a small col lege. One of the larger cantonments, on the other hand, contains more men than, can be crowded into the Polo Grounds or Comiskey Park.
 A good average crowd for World S Series game is 3O,OOO Such a crowd is enough to swamp a half a dozen car lines.', All the men in one of the National Army 4cantOnments would
 make a crowd half again as large.
 Living conditions in. the camps may not be quite up to, the top of the high American standard. But it can safely abe said that no large army of soldiers was ever housed so comfortably be. fore: There will be no freezing this z;winter. Four of the cantonments sit Uated farthest north have steam heat. The rest have to put up with hot air systems, But an American army spent "a; winter at Valley. Forge once with out even a hot air system,
The Press., 1917-12-13
Writes 1t In Water.

That the ingenuity of people in the orient sometimes Gtds expression through thoroughly modeill channels. says the Popular Mechanics Magazine. is demonstrated by a sprinkler em. ployed ill Osaka. Japan; which Writes advertisements in water on the road way as it is drawn along hy main pow. CT. SolidIy mounted on the axles of q two wheel cart is a perforated drum filled with water, which revolves with. the wheels and as it does so traces ori4 ental characters along the thOroughfare.
The Press., 1917-12-13
Marine Torpedoes.

A torpedo will explode under water as we'll as out of water when 1t comes in contact with solid matter sufficiently strong to force an explosion.
 The effective range of torpedo dis charged against a single object moving at high speed may be considered as ap- proximately within 1000 yards. This distance is considerably augmented when the target consists of several yes sells. It may be deemed worth while to discharge tOrpedoes from distance of two or three thousand yards for the chance of hitting one of the vessels.
The Press., 1917-12-13
Lifa'a rhraa OIaaHinna-

The three great questions of life are: ''Is it right or wrong? Is it true or false? Is it beautiful or ugly?" These our education should. help us to an Swer, and insomuch as 1t fails it will lack in reaching a proper physical or moral standard.
The Press., 1917-12-13
LEWIS MCLAUGHLIN. PuBLrsHER
nsO a year ia advance. When not paid

sl.so a year ia advance. When not paid In advance, ak the rate of sI.75 year.
 Resolutions, obituaries or cards Of thanks in serted at one-half advertising rates. Births, marriages and deaths inserted free.
 We are nOt responsible for, nor do we by pub nahlnK, endorse the opinions of our correspond enes.
 This paper is mailed regularly to it's saoscrio- srs until definite order to discontinue Is re celved and all arrears are paid in full.
 We are always glad to have HsecS items sent in, bat request that they reach us by Wednesday morning. or earlier, if possible. IL is often nee- essary to abridgs items that are received sffer Wednesday noon. Forms closed Thursday at <. m.
 Communication received without signatures always committed to the waste basket without attention.
 Advertisers desiring change should have copy at ofhce by Wednesday at 10 a. m otherwise we cannot guarantee change.
The Press., 1917-12-13
The Patriot.

Whether right or wrong in its doines, tic or its foreign policy, judged by whatever standard, whether of expe. diency or of principle, the American citizen can recognize no social duty intervening between himself and his country. He may urge reform. but he has no right to destroy. Intrusted with the precious inheritance of liberty, en- dowed with the gift of participation in a popular government, the constitution makes him at once the beneficiary and the defender of interests and instifu- tions he cannot innocently endanger, and when he becomes a traitor to his country he commits equal treason against mankind. = John Albion An> drew.
 The charger" of the Bible was a shallow vessel for receiving water CT blood. It was also used for preserxing offerings of fine four with oil t(ASuna-- bers tn, 79).
The Press., 1917-12-13
Natural ReauIk.

She-What! He, a flirt, married a (lirt? How ca4l that be? He-Why, it's simple enough. They set out to see which could beat the other flirting and it resulted in tle-Exchange.
The Press., 1917-12-13
Ara Court of Probate holden at som-

A II Court or HfOO&G6 nOluen dJ 6Ou "A ers, within and for the district Of Somers on the Sth day of December, A. D. 1917.
 Present, CHARLES s. FULLER, Judge.
 On motion of Els1e Nj. Russell. admin tstTat D on the intestate estate of Lester W Russell late of SomerS, within said district d"ceased. This court doth decree that six months be al lowed and limited for the creditors of said estat to exhibit their claims against the same to th given of this order by advertising ln \ newspA Der having a circulation in said district, and b! posting Q copy thereof on the public sign-pos In said town of SomeTS, nearest the place wher the deceased last dwelt.
 CeTtlfed from Record
 CHARLES S. FULLER, Judge.
The Press., 1917-12-13
YOUTH IF NATION STUDYING. WAR IN 4 HUNDRED CAMPS x: :.G:s-. :.@sz- -z Daily Military Drills Being ]. Conducted. in. Every Part I,ps~ of the Country.
 
NATIONS SARM Y RECRUITS
 .lN SIXTEEN CANTONMENT
Each ;, Is. as Large as New Britain. Sailors; Marines, Aviators, Officers, Surgeons and Engineers Have spe- ciaI. Training Stations-Men in the North Comfortably Housed for the Winter. in Warm Barracks.

n | j.. This is the second article of } | series on Ameriea's. war prepar- , A. atiens, secured from Federal of- } Y ficials by the Publicity Commit } Y tee of the Connecticut State , ! Council of Defense for pubIica- , < ton in Connecticut newspapers. } 4. They NuiIl deaE with aIl phases a1
 r. of tbe Nations organization for } r war. and will be. as complete and r informative as the exiaeneies of j # military strategy will permit. ,
The Press., 1917-12-13
Queer.

It's q queer language"
 ''What'% the matter nOw?'
 "Wheu you i;ay the cash down you call it settling up - Detroit Free Press.
The Press., 1917-12-13
Ara Court of Probate holden at TO

A T a Court of Probate holden at Tol- &A land, within and for the district of Tol- land, on the Sth day of December, A. D. i9-7.
 Present, EDWIN 5. AGARD. Judge.
 On motion of Emma Mack, administratrix on the intestafe estate of Frank Mack, late Of Holland, within said district. deceased
 This Court doth decree that six months from above date be allowed and limited for the credi- tors of said estate to exhibit their claims against the same to the adminlstTat K, and directs that public notice be given of this order by 4dvertis- Ing the same once in some newspaper having circulation in said district, and Dy posting copy on the public siRn-pOSt in said town Of ois land nearest the place where the deceased last dwelt. Certified from kecord,
 EDWIN $. AGARD, Judge.
The Press., 1917-12-13
HOLLAND.

Attention What better gift than 3 piece of JeWelry, lasting g lifetime Our stock Is now complete. We aim to sAtlsfy our Customers. House of Qual, lty. Edward c. DeBorde, Jeweler and Optometrlst, Stafford Springs.
The Press., 1917-12-13
DIsTRICT OF STAFFORD, ss. Pro

lJ bate Court, December 10th. l9l7.
 Estate of Emma J. Tutein. late Of Stanord, in said district, deceased.
 Upon the application of Albert Tutein. pray ing that letters of administration may be grant ed on Raid estate. f. Is Ordered-that said application be heard and de- termined at the probate oftice in Stanord. in said district, on the 18th day of December, 1917. at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, and that notice be given to all persons interps ed in said est ate, of the pendency of said applica ion and the time and pIaca of hearing thereon, by pub fishing the same once in some newspaper havinT a circulation in said district. and by pOstinC a CODY thereof on the public sign-poaL in the town of Stafford, in said district.
 ROBERT H. FISK, Judge.
The Press., 1917-12-13

OHIMNEYS Cleaned and Repaired and O all kinds of masonry work done. Prices right. B. c. ALBERTN R. F. D. | 3m'26
The Press., 1917-12-13
"old Mother Hubbard"

Probably few people could say who wrote ''MQtller- Hubbard" and fewer still knoW where the writer is buried. The author was Sarah Catherine Mar ttin,. and she was buried at Loughton, in Essex, England. Miss Martin was born in January. 176S, and was about <thirty-seven years old when she wrote the1story of the old. lady and her dog, Tradition says the original Old Mother Hubbard was. the housekeeper at Kit ley Hall, Yealmpton, the residence of Miss Martins married sister. .At any rate, it was when on visit to her sis ter at Kitley that the famous rime was penned. The original publication Ia still at Kitley, and a cupboard is pointed out as being 'the cupboard
 A habit may be good or bad accord ing to whether you rule it or it rules you.-C Chicago. News. .
 Potatoes, do not stain the hands if aBled when quite dry and not thrown into syvater till aftsrward.
The Press., 1917-12-13

EOK SALE-ODe good bay farm horse
 E age 8, weight 1250. sound. good worker. sin gle or double, safe for lady t0 drive ar feed Price $S5 Also my driving outfit Good. gentle h"rse, sate for Lady, very stylish; n ust have
 good home new GU tom-made harness, cost &35; nearly new Tubher tire runabout buggy new street blanfet, n W robe. whip. e'c 'hi whole outfit $1o0. flso 8 lot of h usehold fnrni- tuTs Good farm harness g. NuSt be sold at once. S56 Main-st.. WilIimantic, upstairs.
The Press., 1917-12-13

Y OST--Last week, a string of Kevs L Reward SEROOR BROS RWS7
The Press., 1917-12-13
HUDSON GARAGE co.

TNO RENT-6-room cottage. Water In. side Barn. 10 minutes walk from Johnson Mem. Hospital. TO small family only. Inquire JOHN REC, Tel. l5-2.
The Press., 1917-12-13

HOUSEHOLD Furniture wanted and \ sold at the shoe repairing shop of F. CAIRO CARL Main street. l9H
The Press., 1917-12-13

EOUND-A Dog white with black and brown spots. GEO. MCQUAfD, orcutt- Ville, s3W3c
The Press., 1917-12-13

" oet-A brown Cordova Leather Hand 1I Bag with green suede lining and gun metal clasp, containing a small sum of money, six re- ceipled bills, card case, Powderho chemois and memorandum. Will finder please leave same at Press Office and receive reYard.
The Press., 1917-12-13

L'OR SALE--A 6-year.O old mare. Good
 driver and w0Tsef, ssng1e or double. Will sell or exchange for caeSle.
 31tf AUGUST St UsSELL, Village Hill.