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The Press., 1920-08-05
"BEN" FRANKLIN NOT FIRST
Contention Made That New Hampshire Had the Earliest Periodical In
 the United States.

claim that the oldest periodical In the United States Is the New Hampshire Gazette, published weekly at Ports mouth and founded in 1756, the next fin age being the Weekly Mercury, pub lished at Newport. R. l.. and founded in 1758. Benjamin Franklin did not found the Saturday Evening Post or any other paper In 1728. The Penn sylyania Gazette was founded In 172S by Samuel Keimer. who did not make a financial success of 1t and sold 1t to Franklin. It was first called The Uni versal Instructor in All Arts and Sci ences and Pennsylvania Gazette. In his autobiography Franklin says Of Keimer and the Gazette: He began his paper. however. and after carrying 1t on three-quarters of a year. with at most ninety subscribers, he offered It to me for trife; and l. having been ready for some time to go on with It. took 1t in hand directly; and it proved In a few years extremely profitable to me-"
 Samuel Atkinson and Charles Alex ander combined the subscription lists of the Pennsylvania Gazette and the Bee and issued the first number of the Saturday Evening Post on August 4, 1921, and the Gazette and the Bee went out of existence forever. Thomas Cot trell Clarke was the first editor of the Post. All old newspaper directories give. 1921 as the year the Post was established.
The Press., 1920-08-05
BOSSY HAD DELIRIOUS FAC"
Results Of lmbiblno Barrel of Home Brew Disastrous to Morals of
 Sedate Old Cow.

MIX, that mild and healthful bcVer- age beloved of the young. usually held In light esteem by the anttprohibiion ist, but
 It happened not long ago-since J''h. 16-in the mining camp of Sand t"n- lee. Montana. A "BOhunk" miners wife, apparently seeking to keep her lord and master in good humor, mixed barrel of home brew guaranteed t" develop real kick, and set It out m the yard to ferment nelghhor COW happened along and tasted.
 One taste led to another, and finally tho barrel was empty. But not so the COW. She was most decidedly and sat isfactorily full" Anyway. bossy was fighting drunk. and she started out to clean up that mining camp. and sue ceeded almost completely. But she met her Wellington In Deputy sheriff Adolphson. The COW charged the sheriff, who lodged.
 Then bossy suffered from the hallu- cinatiOn that has afflicted humans un- der similar circumstances. She gave evidence of seeing multitude of Sheriff AdOlphsOns, and finally tiring herself with aimless chargessfell down and asleep. When she awOkc next day her jag" was over. But 1t Is reported that her milk sold at a premium for several days among the strong men of the camp.-Wall Street Journal.
The Press., 1920-08-05
ANCIENT LAWS OF INTEREST
gently Been Translated by Emi. nent French Scientist.

What Is said to be the oldest known written code of laws in the world. probably antrdating that of Hammur- abi by at least 1000 years, has been discovered In part among the hitherto untrnnslnted clay tablets from Nippur at the University of Pennsylvania mu- scum.
 The HammuiabI code was prepared about 2lOO E. C., and was discovered about 20 years ago on large diOrite stone by French explorers.
 The laws, Just translated by Abhe Scheil of Paris, deal with reSpOnsibili- ties of hired servants, rentals. rights of slave women who have borne chll dren to their masters. punishment for adultery, etc.
 One interesting statute provides that rentals must run for three years In case a man has taken over house the owner does not know how to man age. This Is somewhat obscure and may mean that all rentals were for that term. In any event property could not be idle or be improperly used.
 In case a slave bore children to her master she and the offspring wert free, and If the master married the slave the children became legitimate
The Press., 1920-08-05
TURNING AWAY FROM MEAT
In New York Big Hotels Meals Entire Iy of Vegetables Are inoreasing
 In Popularity.

According to the New York Times the diners of the American metropolis are becoming vegetarians. Approxi- mately one-seventh to one-flfth of the guests at the hotels here today are or dering vegetables for their meals in- stead of meats. All of the big hotels keep a very careful record of the sales of the different items on the menus for each day, and a recapitulation made
 recently at the Hotel Pennsylvania re-
 ve;iled that a surprising percentage of patrons omitted meat items entirely
 in their lunch and dinner orders.
 While the percentage for lunch was
 much higher than that for dinner. th"
 number of dinner guests who re- trained from meat entirely was also very large.
 In the opinion of Chef Julien Jac- quier of the Pennsylvania this is the result of years of emphasis on the value of vegetarianism. The vegetari- an. few years ago. was very general ly the butt of the comic papers; but with the war a great deal more came to be thought of him by people who found that thoroughly satisfactory meal could be made from vegetables and at much less cost. Chef Jacquier believes that this Is responsible for the many calls given nowadays in the big hotels for vegetable luncheons and dinners which have a special place on the menus.
The Press., 1920-08-05
SOMERS

Miss Harriet R. Pease has as a guest Miss Nina Hartin of Auburn, Me.
 R. l., is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Belle Pierce.
 Dorothy and Mildred Hodgson of Stafford Springs are visiting their uncle. N. L. Hodgson.
 Rev William R. Roberts of Spring field will preach at the Congregational church each Sunday during August.
 Miss E. Louise Patten and Miss Mary F.. Lawley have returned after spending two weeks in Amherst.
 MT. Roberts of Springfield will preach in the Congregational church during the month of August.
 Mrs. William B. Dall of Hampstead, l.. l., has been a recent guest in the home of MT. and Mrs. F. c. Davis.
 Miss Ruth Chapel of Suffield is spending the week as the guest of the Misses Helene and Eleanor Percival.
 MT. and Mrs. Walter Abell and child of Waterville, have been visiting in the home of MT and Mrs. B. D. Cooley.
 A party of young women from Somersville have taken the cottage, Manhattan, at Crystal Lake for two weeks.
 Mrs. Gladys K Comstock had as weekend guests her mother, Mrs. Fannie E. Kibhe and Miss Jean Cairns of Hartford.
 Miss Vera Stetson has returned to her home in Norwich, Conn.,, after spending a week as the guest of Miss Evelene Smith.
 Miss Nettie Worthington of Wa days in the home of her father, M. J. Warrington.
 MT. and Mrs. H. L. Aldrich of New York City have been visiting Mrs. Florence Burleigh at the home of Mrs. W. A. Pease.
 Mercy W. Smith, who is employed by the Kibbe Bros, in Springfield, is on his vacation. He is the guest of Miss Jessie E. Foote in Whitney, Vt.
 Theodore Goldthorpe, Benjamin Pinney Cornelius Connell of Somers- vile and Franklin Combs of this place are camping for one week at Crystal Lake.
 MT. and Mrs. Willard Prior and Miss Anna Mcfarland have return ed to their home in Worcester, after spending two weeks with MT. and Mrs. Henry Prior.
 Mir and Mrs. Walter Scott of South Manchester, Conn.,, have recently wis ited Spencer Davis. MT. and Mrs. Davis and little son, Junior, returned to their home in Philadelphia, Pa, after spending two weeks with MT. Davis mother, Mrs. Myrtle Davis. in the home of Miss E. l.. Patten.
 President Edward Courtney has announced that the eighty-second an nual fair of the Union Agricultural Society will be held here on Wednes- day, September 29. The committee of arrangements met in Piedmont hall Tuesday evening and perfected plans.
 Miss Mabelle P. Gager returned Saturday night to the home of her
The Press., 1920-08-05
Indian Ia Model Soldier.

Accusations that he was a German spy caused Odis LeadOr, ChOctaW In- dian, to be made a hero and inciden- tally to be chosen as a model Ameri- can soldier for portrait made to hang upon the walls of the French Federal building.
 Leador, in war days a foreman on a ranch near Calvin, Okla., learned from idle rumor in his neighborhOod that he was accused of being German spy. He immediately enlisted and in the course of a brilliant war record was cited for bravery. During the en- gagement for which he was cited he captured two machine guns and Is prisoners, manning machine gun for three days after the remainder of his crew had been killed. Dowarreux, the French artist, picked upon Leador as his ideal of typical American soldier and made a painting from him which now graces the walls of the French Federal building.
 Twice wounded and twice gassed Leador has been doing vocational work and only recently brought home his bride to McAlester from Oklahoma Cty.-Wichita Beacon.
The Press., 1920-08-05
Ammonia by New Process.

An enterprising American has se- cured from the Italian government a concession for the utilization of 800 horsepower of the Marmore cascades near Terni. about seventy miles from Rome, and maintains that he can turn out nitrogenous plant food for the Italian farmer at a cost as low as 1 lira per kilo Equivalent to $O.O88 per pound, with the lira taken at It's par exchange value of $O.193). It Is said that the falls are capable of general ing not less than 10000 horsepower.
 These are the cascades over which Byron waxed so eloquent in "Chude Harold's Pilgrimage" Alfred P. Den his, commercial attache of the United States embassy in Rome, reports to the department of commerce that the only ingredients in the ammonia are water, air and electric energy.
The Press., 1920-08-05
Women Expart Life Sayers.

One man at least chooses woman life savers in preference to men for patrolling his beach. That is MT. Gray. manager of the parks pools in St. Louis, Mo. According to Col. w. B. Longfellow, life saving expert of the Red Cross, Mir. Gray declares that since trying women at this job during the war when the bronzed heroes were abroad. he would rather have them than men. Many women are now qual- flying as life savers and are getting the training for their tests in the Y. W. 0. A. and school pools throughout the country.
The Press., 1920-08-05
NOTICE.
NOTICE

The Registrars of Voting District, No. 1, of the Town of Stafford will meet at John G. Wightmans Residence 18th 1920, between the hours of twelve o'clock, noon and nine o'clock in the afternoon for the purpose of making an enrolment of legal voters of said town, as provided by "An Act concern ing Political Primaries and Caucuses, Chapter 176 of the Public Acts or 19Ol. N. B. After the first day of March. 1902, no person can vote or participate in any Political Caucus or Primary, except those electors enrolled as pro vided by said Act.
 Dated at Stafford, Conn.,. July 27th.
 JOHN G. wIGHTMAN,
 ARTHUR H. ADAMS,
 RegiStrarS
The Press., 1920-08-05
ardAat Motor ShtD.

The Africa, which was launched at Copenhagen, Denmark, Dec. il. 1919, by the East Asiatic company, is said to be the largest motor ship in the world. Her dimensions are: Length over all, 464 feet 6 inches; beam on frames, 60 feet; depth from awning deck, 42 feet: displacement, 18,6OO tons, deadweight. 13,25O tons. Her main engines are two six-cylinder, four-stroke cycle motors of ordinary type. Each engine develops 2,25O in- dicated horsepower at 115 revolutions per minute. The diameter and stroke of the cylinders are TAO millimeters and 1,15O millimeters respectively.
The Press., 1920-08-05
YOUNG MAN OR WOMAN.

If you can hustle and not let prosperity get the best of you; If you can present an article on it's merits not by force of Sales Argument, we have a proposi- tion that will interest you. Ev- eryone will use, our article and can afford to at 10 cents.
 If you are interested write to me, I will send you free sample.
 A. R. ZANOLLI, Sales mana ger, Vermilion, Ohio.
 Blue Bird Beach.
The Press., 1920-08-05
q . year in advance. When not paid in advance, at the rate of S2.25 . year.

Entered as second class matter at the post office at Stafford Springs. Conn. under the act of March 3. 1879.
 Resolutions. obituaries or cards of thanks inserted at cents a line. Births. marriages and deaths inserted free.
 We are not responsible for. nor do we by publishing. endorse the opinion of our correspondents.
 Communications received without signatures always committed to the waste basket without attention.
 Advertisers desiring change should have copy at office by Tuesday at IF m.. otherwise we cannot guarantee change.
 This paper Is mailed regularly to Its subscribers until a definite order to discontinue is received and all arrears are paid in full.
 We are always glad to have news items sent in. but request that they reach us by Wednesday morning. or earlier. if possible. 1t Is often nec- essary to abridge items that are re- ceived after Wednesday noon. Forms closed Thursday at a. m.
The Press., 1920-08-05
NOTICE

The Registrars of Voting District, No. g. of the Town of Stafford will meet at P. J. Murray x sons office on Friday, August 9th 1920. and August 18th 1920, between the hours of twelve o'clock. noon and nine o'clock in the afternoon for the purpose of making an enrolment of legal voters of said town, as provided by An Act concern ing Political Primaries and Caucuses. Chapter 176 of the Public Acts of 190l N B. After the first day of March 1902 no person can vote or participate in any Political Caucus or Primary except those electors enrolled as pro vided by said Act
 Dated at Stafford, Conn, July 27th
 GEORGE SISWICK.
 P. J. MURRAY,
 RegiStrarS,
The Press., 1920-08-05

parents, Mir. and Mrs. Charles M. Gager, after spending month in New Haven, where she assisted the dean at the summer Normal School, which took place in the Yale Universi- ty buildings. Miss Mary Chevade, who took the course, has also re- turned to the home of her parents.
The Press., 1920-08-05
No Wonder He's Crazy.

No Wonder He's Crazy. '"This poor fellow is in a terrible condition" said the visitor.
 "Yes." replied the asylum attendant. "He's the most violent patient we have in this ward."
 "What caused him to lose his mind7"
 "He tried to figure out some way to harness the energy that was going to waste in tango parlors. ."-Birming- ham Age-Herald.
The Press., 1920-08-05
DISTRICT OF STAFFORD. ss. PRO

bate Court, August 2nd, 1920.
 Estate of Francis M. Barrett late of Stafford. in said district deceased
 Upon the application of Dora F. Barrett. praying that letters of admin istration may be granted on said estate represented intestate, per applica- tion on file fully appears, it is
 Ordered, That said application be heard and determined at the Probate office. in Stafford. in said district. on the 10th day of August, A. D., 1920. at 10 o'clock in the forenoon. and that notice be given all persons interested application and the time and place of hearing thereon. by publishing the same once in some newspaper having circulation in said district, and by posting copy thereof on the public sign post in the town of Stafford. in said district at least five days before said day of hearing.
 MICHAEL D. O'CONNELL. Judge
The Press., 1920-08-05
Gifted imagination,

Gifted Imagination. Mrs. Ayres has great gifts of imag- ination, hasn't she" "I don't know. Why do you think soT'
 'I heard her speaking of the fiat they live in as 'our town house. '"- Boston Transcript
The Press., 1920-08-05
RuaA nidn't Work.

It WAS the night Lief ,re Christmas and .n ather was having g eat deal of trcub'" getting little Helen togo to bed, and finally said, santa Claus sent wor(, he is culln. tonight. SO you must get to bed and 70 sleep, when mothers nngel child answered: "Don'' you fink wed better stay up and 'ceive him?'
The Press., 1920-08-05

DISTRICT OF POLAND, ss. Pro- bate Court, July 30, 1920.
 Estate of Hans M. Hansen, late of Holland, in said district. deceased.
 The administrator with the will an nexed, having exhibited his admins tration account with said estate to this Court for allowance. it is
 Ordered, That the 10th day of Au- gust, A. D. 1920, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, at the Probate office in Tol- land, and the same is assigned for a hearing on the allowance of said ad- ministration account, and this Court directs the administrator to cite all persons interested therein to appear at said time and place, by publishing this circulation in said district, and by posting a copy on the public sign-post in the town of Holland, where the de- ceased last dwelt, at least five days before said time assigned.
 Certified From Record,
 EDWIN s. AGARD, Judge.
The Press., 1920-08-05

WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY.

TO LET-Eleven Spacious Rooms on second floor, with large veranda ex- tending full length of building. Also the of sheds and lot in the back. Rooms are in fine condition and fur nished with electric fixtures and kitch- range with hot and cold water. They can be used by two families or suitable for boarding house. with op- tiOn of 12 more rooms third floor.
 JOHN SENA
The Press., 1920-08-05
F0R c ALE

The Real Estate of Sara N. Smith.
 alias Sarah N. Smith. incompetent. con- sisting of a house and about one acre of land, located in Staffordville, and an
 undivided one-half interest in the Bur ley Hill pasture so called, in the towne of Stafford and Union.
 ALVIN A HIJRRARD Wales Mass
The Press., 1920-08-05

AT Court of Probate holden at Staff ford, within and for the district of Stafford, the 3rd day of August, A.
 Present. MICHAEL D. O'CONNELL, Judge.
 On motion of Ralph A. Booth, admin istrator with the will annexed, on the testate estate of Luther Crawford, late of Stafford. within said district. de- ceased.
 This Court doth decree that six months from the above date be allowed and limited for the creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims against the same to the administrator, and di- rects that the public notice be given of this order. by advertising the same once in some newspaper having a cir culation in said district, and by post ing a copy on the public sign-post in said town of Stafford, nearest the place where the deceased last dwelt.
 Certified From Record,
 MICHAEL D. O'CONNELL. Judge. AT Court of Probate holden at Staf- ford, within and for the district of Stafford. on the 4th day of August, A. D., 1920.
 Present, MICHAEL D. O'CONNELL. Judge.
 On motion of William H. Heald, Ex- ecutor on the testate estate of Ellen A. Shea, late of Stafford, within said district, deceased. This Court doth decree that six and limited for the creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims against the same to the executor and directs that the public notice be given of this order, by advertising the same once in some newspaper having a circulation in said district. and by posting a copy on the public sign-post in said town of Stafford, nearest the place where the deceased last dwelt. Certified From Record. MICHAEL D. OCONNELL. Judge.
The Press., 1920-08-05
Convertible Skates.

A Chicagoan has invented con- vertible skate. Which reminds us though 1t Is nothing appertaining to the subject-did you ever notice how quickly a man sObers when his wife sights him? The convertible skate Is not new by any manner of means.-Buffalo News.
The Press., 1920-08-05

FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE-At sac rifice. Indian Pony. A bargain for a lover of horses. Formerly owned by Flushing Film Corp. Guaranteed Sound, Kind and Gentle. Will sell or exchange for Ford. Must be sold this week Apply to FRANK PLACER. Route 3, Stafford Springs. *3w
The Press., 1920-08-05
The AnsWer.

The Answer. "Why do they try so much hot air pressure on witnesses?" II suppose 1t Is because they want 70 pump them"
The Press., 1920-08-05
Warm Weather Needs
 Offering Many Remarkable Values

During the hot summer months every body wants comfort, but often times it is quite a problem to secure all the things that make for comfort. We have solved this problem with a thoroughness that IS char acteristic of this store by assembling mer- chandise that will help to meet the require- ments of the hot days.
 Our showing includes light weight Hos- iery and Underwear for men, women and children, Cool Waists, Wash Skirts, Thin VoiIes, etc. Whatever your requirements may be. whether for ones person or for the home, it will pay you to make your se'ec- tion here and enjoy the savings that prevai' in all lines of summer merchandise.
The Press., 1920-08-05
NOTICE.

The Fiscal year of the Town of Staff ford for 1920 will close August 31st. Persons having bills against the Town should mail or present same so that they will be in the Town Clerk s office on or before 3 p. m.. date men toned above.
 Inserted by order of Selectmen.
The Press., 1920-08-05

JERSEY COW-For Sale. F. w. CHAFFEE. State Line. R. F. D. l. BOX 115; Telephone 33-5.
The Press., 1920-08-05

FOR SALE Milk or Bakery Wagon
 FICKINGER'S BAKERY.
The Press., 1920-08-05
TIE l. A EE z BUCKLEY Co
Mems Furnishings

Everything in Mems Furnishings--Collars, Neckwear, Shirts, Underwear, Hosiery, Etc. We are agents for the Geo. P. ide Collars.
 Mems Phoenix Silk Hose, $1.50 quality at $l.29. Special for this week.
The Press., 1920-08-05
NOTICE.

The firm heretofore existing under the name of Chas. F. Harwood & Com pany ais discontinued from this date tate of said firm will he conducted by Charles F. Chandler. Stafford Springs. Conn.,, July 29th., 1920.
The Press., 1920-08-05

TOR SALE OR TO LET.-POOl Room and equipments JOHN SENA.
The Press., 1920-08-05

AUTOMOBILE for Hire. Five or T. passenger Day or night service. Careful driver. Telephone 37-23. . PAUL GENHOLT. ftI
The Press., 1920-08-05

PASTURE To Let for the season. At
 inc Nelson Towne place on the Willing
 ion road FRANK P. SCELSA. If
The Press., 1920-08-05

FOR SALE-A lot of good we'll devel- oped pigs, all weaned and eating, at s7OO each Also a few shoate size at $9.OO and $1O.O0 each. THE BLUE HOG BREEDING CO.,. Wilmington Mass.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1920-01-31

j. r DAMS, Secretary
Evening journal., 1920-02-25
SEAPLANE PARTY
LOSE WAY in FOG
Fishermen Find Hydro-Air-
plane on Beach Near
Lewes
TWO MEN AND WOMAN
MAKING FLIGHT

LEWES. Feb. 25.-While hauling
their nke nets early yesterday morning
along the Delaware bay, shore Usher
men employed by Pretiyman & Pride
Fish Co., found hydro-airpane
stranded on The beach. about five miles
north Of Lewes, near the mouth Of the
Broadkill river, apparently abandoned.
The name on the machine was Aero
nalne." While trying 10 push the ma
chine or The beach In order to low II
into the Broadkill, they were Joined
by two men and a woman, who claimed
The machine as theirs.
They said they left the Traymore
Hotel Airplane Association, Atlantic
City. at aboIt p NJ Monday, for North
Carolina. but became lost in the fog
Afler circling around for some time they
heard a bell ringing, and upon locating
the sound, found It TO be the fog bell
on the Brandywine lighthouse in the
Delaware bay. They alighled. called the
keeper to the gallery, got their bearings
and borrowed a compass. In trying to
make Cape lIenlopen in order 10 nN
down The beach, they again became lost
and landed on me Delaware bay shore.
1each, about 9i5, last night Finding
an unoccupicd summer cottage half
mile down the beach, they took pos
session. built fire and made themselves
comfortable until morning.
The fishermen towed the plane inside
the Broadkill, built a fire In their hut,
whore the woman was made comfort
Evening journal., 1920-02-25
SEES sUCCESS FOR sJTFTnAcF

CHARLESTON w Va Feb. 25-sent-
'ment among public ofllclals in regard
Evening journal., 1920-02-25
NO INCREASE HERE
In DIVORCE CASES

With elghty-two divorce suits on the
trial list for the March term, which
opens next Monday, Superior Court Of
this county viii have one Of the busiest
sessions that IL has ever experienced
in hearing suits for separation OF mis-
mated couples.
This unusually large number OF
cases is due to the great number Of
cases that had to be discontinued at the
last November term OF court because
Of insufficient advertising.
About thirty cases were affected by
this ruling and had TO be held over
until this term Of court. Besides these
cases. there are q number OF other suits
listed that were continued from pre-
vious terms Of court for other reasons.
In cons slderation Of this. there is no
apparent increase in divorce suits
brought in this county from the March,
1919, term Of court. there having been
81 divorce suits listed for that term.