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MANY |.,.JS, AID hLL Go71
That Would Stcr1 D Ec tAe Verdi ct of Humanity on the Great
 Oucction cT Fics.

They were tHl','h% about pies and discussing which wal, the best, and. what we gathered from the cheerful controversy, all were the best.
 The person Wln S;""d up for the good old apple pie was just as eloquent in his references to ike peach or pump- kin pie. Tn fact, each person would hurry through thc praise of one kind of pie in order to champion another, which convinced us that of all the varieties of food in this world the pie is the hlCS>edcSt.
 Sometimes you will find a man who doesn't eat pie, but watch him. Pie is remedy for many di%tcmp"rS. We one time cured a frTociOuS sick h-Ad- ache with H quHr:cr of mince pie, and that. too. on the advice of a physician.
 One of the party never heard of a mulberry pie, and what a barren life she must have led. We are through with the cherry pie era and with what joy it has filled the world. We C me to the berry era, and first of all there is the hucklebcrry pie, which berry
  the grace of the earth. If a man does not like a hucklebc"ry pie, it is be cause the pie or himself has not been well made. The black raspberry pie stands away up on tn" snowy peaks Of perfection and for picnic purposes it is unparalleled. When we eat raspberry pie in the woods we feel that the DryadS are feeding us from their lily white hands.
 There are other glorious pies of course, but we must have room to say that [! c glory of a pie is in the grace and charm of the cook. Thc pastry depends upon her temper, and the pas try is thrrp-rourthS of a pie + we were going TO get married again. we would arrange a S1rN-nlaktng ro1l- test. and the dHnl>cl that made the best pastry we would marry-;f we cOuld.-OhiO State Journal.
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UNABLE TO ANALYZE DRUG
Intoxicating Principles of Powerful Narcotic, "Cohoba," Remain
 Mystery to Chemists.

When tOlumbUS arrived at the is land of Haiti he and his followers were interested to observe d curious practice of the natives. who were ac- cuStOmed on ceremonial occasions to make use of a narcotic snuff produc- tive of d sort of hypnotic state, with vision supposed to be supernatural.
 The tribal wizards, or priests, while dndcr the influence of the drug, were accustomed to hold communication with unseen powers. and their nut terings were construed as prophecies and revelations of hidden things
 The snuff was called "cohobu" and, in the form of a fine powder, was in halCd through d forkpd wooden tube, the forks being inserted in the nos trilS and the lower end of the tube buried in d little hcap of the snuff which was held on a tray Of carved wood. Sometimes large snail shells were used for snuff boxes.
 The mimOS;,-iile tree from which the snuff is obtained is plentiful along the banks of the Orinnco and the Amazon. It grows in Haiti, Porto Rico and other islands of the Ant Hes. The seeds yielded by it's pods are dried, roasted and ground to powder. which is sometimes mixed with lime from calcined snail shell.
 Only recently has this tree been identified by Dr. ". F.. Stafford of the government plan1 bureau aS the source of the snuff, the origin of which has hitherto been puzzle. The chemical properties of the drug are still unknown and so it's intoxicating prin- ciple remains a mystery.
The Press., 1920-03-11
Got His Rece:pt-

Humorous incidents in connection with the war are not yet exhausted, and Ian Hay gives this one in his latest book, "The Last Million." in connection with the capture of a will lage from the Germans A detach- ment of infantry arrived at the village only to find that tank had beaten them by four minutes in the race to the market square. The usual young officer was in charge. and when the major came along he handed the vil- lage over to his superior officer, and then Shyly asked for something to show. just to show, sir. that we were here first" The major thought he could fix that, and soIemnly wrote out receipt: "Received from the officer commanding British tank Bing Boy one village. in poor condition"
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In connection with Republication of llc N>uros of the general campaign .I uIget of tae intarchUrrn World ..oremen;. il is today mnoumced that ..:. uumt.ul director for the state Of ,nunerticut is to he the Rev. Morris F. NIng. who has since last fall been .rli director of the whole work for ,.l. state Mr. filling will start the nr, ii0iuaTiaS at once, and has already appauteI some of his district direct l ur~ The state will Ee divided into .nree districts for the financial cam Hui-u. the southeastern section com yr.siug Fairfield and New Haven ynputie., with headquarters at New Haven. of this district the Rev. TheO- Gpre F. Iathrop of Branford will be director.
 The north central district includes Hartford. Holland, Litchfield and NiddleseN counties. with headquarters a' Hartford. The Rev. Edgar R. , Ilyd" of the First Baptist Church of 1JIJuictUWn has been asked to take , this Girectorship, hut has made his acceptance subject to the consent of his church.
 The eastern district comprises
 W.uIhum and New London counties, ..iu Headquarters at Willimantic. Tie Rev. (. Harley Smith of Willi- ,uautic has leen asked to serve as director. There will also be four metropolitan districts, at New Haven,
 Bridgeport, Hartford and Waterbury. CuI. one of the directors of these has heen announced. the Rev. G. Her Iert Ekius at Bridgeport
 The general financial campaign of :hv .utcrchurch World Movement is ,u It. simultaneous all over the coun- try from .+pTil 23 to May ?, and is to ! " iuGcFeuUent of the denOminatiOnal campaigns. Of these the one inter c9ting 1he greatest number of Connect '.ut people is the Congregational, .Hirh is in charge for this district of .Uu Rev. George l.. Cady of New York, For the Baptist campaign the state
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director is E. K. Nicholson of Bridge port. The Methodists have already raised large part of their fund in the Centenary The other denOmina- tiOns cooperating in Connecticut are the Presbyterians, the Advent Christ ians and the colOred branches of the Methodist Church. On March IS, there will be held at Center Church House in New Haven a training con- ference for state, district, metropOli- tan, county and Interchurch campaign leaders. also for the denOminatiOnal leaders.
 The campaign budget of the Inter- church World Movement for 1920, just announced, has been set at $336, 777, 572. for the thirty denominations and 1S2 Boards. other organizations and objects, in cooperation in the MOve- ment Of this total $175, ,44S,349 is to l e paid this year. This great sum is divided roughly under six general headings as follows: Foreign Mis- siOns. $107,661 ASS; Home Missions, S109 949 ,037; American Education, $7S.S37,431; American Religious Ed ucation, $5,931,925; American Hos
 pitals and Homes, $5,116 ,465; Ameri- can Ministerial Pensions and Relief $20.510,2 ,299: Miscellaneous, $S,77O, 227.
 Of the thirty cooperating denomi- nations, the denominatiOnal budgets for those represented in Connecticut are: Advent Christian Church, $35, GOO; Northern Baptist Convention, $130 ,533 ,0O0; National Baptist Con-
 yention, $10 5O000; General Bap-
 lists. $272 300; Congregational, $16,
 sos, ,47O Disciples of Christ, $12,5O1, 13S: Methodist Episcopal Church, $34.4S5,737 (of which $21 100000, al ready has been subscribed in the Gen.
 tenary MovemenD Methodist Pro- testant Church, $1,745,S66; African 1 Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, | $212,00O; Colored Methodist Episco- pal Church. $25O,0OO; Presbyterian
 Church in the United States, $4497O, | O0O
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THE PRESS.
LEWIS NcLAuGuLIN. PURLI>HFR
THURSDAY, MARCH II, 1920.

Sl5O year in advance. When not paid in advance. at the rate of $L75 year.
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 We are not responsible for, nor do we by pub t>hing. endorse the opinions of our corrcspond- enlS
 Communications received without signatures always committed to the waste basket without attention.
 Advertise'S desiring change should have copy at office by Tuesday at 1O a. m otherwise We cannot guarantee change.
 This paper is mailed regularly to it's subscrlb ,r, until definite order to discontinue is re rpived and all arrears nre paid in full
 We are always gIad to have ne'rN items sent in but request that they reach us by Wednesday morning ot earlier. if possible. It is often nee .s,ary to uhridge items that are received after "Wednesday noon. Forms closed Thursday at S 20. m
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tjuce HaiIStoneS.

There are numerous Well-autheHl' cntpd cnSt:; of hHilStOneS Wel%hlnG ha1l a pound and more but claims Wllich % far beN ond this meager weight are made. Stones of six to eight pounds are S;id 10 have fallen in \hmur m 1710, and inc missionary. Father lfne' who n,rht to be q credible witness, records tie fall in TartArN m lof' "' a block of ice as big as d mll'S'one' which took three days to melt. m May, 1892 a Hungarian village report ed an 1.1OO-pound h'ocK, requiring eight men to move if. and in llppo" \ time one as big as an elepia''' "'s s,id to have fallen near Sergapatanl. These are ''SGme' hHilStoneS.
The Press., 1920-03-11
LleInfuIness of Criticism.

If is natural to rcser' criticism we disliEr anything that shakes our sell complacency or compelS us to thihk' Here and there man has learned the real service of criticism an" usually bo ic q man who has attained to more ,,.,r ,vrr,~p success in life We are all more or less iiE" th" rr"Norh'al "S- tr;ch. We like to convince oHf|eiNeS that our faults are really our N'1upS' in that we are dOirg good work m the world when in truth we ar" tagging fal bchinnd our actual c"pAclN ana drifting along rather than really 'IV- inr - William F. Towne.
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Il!ustrCtinJ ProuresS,

The Chicago Tribune says: If man
 l curious animal had been dotcrred by fear oi' the unknown, we should still be lighting our fires by rubbing two pieces of wood together" As it is, we have followed our curiosity, and have achieved matches, pieces of wood, with which we start our fires by rubbing not two, but twenty-five or thirty up and down the wall and over the stove. Sometimes there is gas in the stove, which ignites from the match. and makes q fine fire.-Kansas City Star.
The Press., 1920-03-11
New French Roads.

French dispatches ror"nllN stated that the entire road construction pro gram there will cost nearly tW" hIl- lion francs, which it is estimated hA Mr.. t,rdouce budget reporter, will give France d road system superior [" that Lpfcrr the war; One hundred HHh scvyu,v-SiX million francs haze hcr:. aIIoc;ued to road repHirs in 'he in vadpu regions.
The Press., 1920-03-11
COLLECTORS NOTICE.

All persons liable by law to pay taxes in the Town of Somers are here ty notified that 1 have received a bill and warrant to collect a town tax of Twenty Mills on a dollar on list of 1919, and that said tax is due Satur- day, March 20, 1920, and that for the purpose of receiving the same l will be at Fuller-B -BugEee Co.'S store in Som- CTS Street. Saturday, March 20, from 10 a. m, until 4 D. m, and in North Somers, Monday March 22, from 10 a. m.,until 4 D. m., and at Homer's s store in Somersville, Tuesday, March 23, from 10 a. m., until 4 D. m.
 All persons having taxes unpaid May l, 1920, will be charged nine per cent. interest from April 1, 1920, to- gether with collectors fees, according to law.
 Every male person residing in the town of Somers between the ages of 21 and 60 years, shall, except as other wise especially provided by law, be liable to pay personal tax of two dollars for town and state taxes in lieu of poll and communication tax.
 All persons liable for the payment of a Personal Tax, must make pay ment not later than May 1, 1920 or be subject to the penalty contained in Section 2395 of the General Statues.
 E. P. RUSSELL, Collector.
 Dated at Somers, February 25, 1920.
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TAX COLLECTORS NOTICE.

All persons liable by law to pay taxes to the Town of Stafford are here by warned and notified that l have received a bill and warrant to collect a Town Tax of fourteen mills on dol lar on list of 1919. And for the pur- pose of receiving same l will be at the office of Patrick J. Murray X Son, 23 Main Street, Stafford Springs, Connect icut, on the following dates, between the hours of A. M and P. M., Satur- day. March goth, Friday, March 26th, Friday, April 2nd, Friday, April 9th. Friday, April 16th, and Tuesday, April 20th.
 For the same purpose I will be at the store of II. F. Cady in stafford Hol- low on Thursday, March 18th, between the hours of 10 A. M. and 4 r. M At the store of Phelps x Cunningham in Stalfordvlle on Thursday, April 1st, between the hours of 10 A. NJ. and P. M.; At the Store of G. M. Barlow in West Stafford on Thursday, April Sth, between the hours of 10 \. NJ. and 1 r. M.
 Interest at tEc rate of 9 per cent per annum, plus legal collection fees, will be added to all taxes unpaid on April 2oth. 1920.
 PATRICK J. MURRAY,
 Collector. Dated at Stafford Springs, Connecti- cut, March II. 1920
 PATRICK J. MURRAY,
 Collector.
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TO the members of the ''SOCEETY OF BENEFICENZA."

\t a meeting held in Society Hall on the 2Ith of February, it was stated that each, and every member of the Corner society. "in order to remain member of the new society were to purchase one or more shares at $10.00 share. before the 31st of May, 1920. If any one. of the said members not sharing in the above, within this date, will be considered "BaniShed."
 THE COMMITTEE JOHN F. CLOUGH, k. F. D., West WiIlingtOn, Conn. 2W
The Press., 1920-03-11
BREWERY HORSES Must all be Sold. BrewerieS all Shut
 Down.

22 HORSES LEFT IN OUR STABLE
 Nice, young, sound horses; chunky built; some nice matched pairs; well mated; mo horse in our concern over 9 years old; some nice farm horses among them: prices for pairs, $1S5; single horses. any reasonable offer taken for them, $50 up; II harnesses, wagons. Sleds. blankets; one car hay in barn. See Supt., stable, corner of Gilmore and Lester streets, take Cranston street car; get off at Gilmore street, RrON Nidence. R. ]. Tel. Gaspee 1l74-M.
The Press., 1920-03-11
AT THE SHOE SHINE PARLOR OF
 PETER SPICEI1

You can save money by getting your white shoes colored black or brown.
 A fine line of TOBACCO and CIGARS
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Gulf Stream.

The current of water thioH@h tht can. which is commonly called 'h' .ulf stream, is of varying width Ht diff trent points. It's width, according tC ne conditions that influence f. may ra"y from D to 100 miles, and its course also varies sli"htly from time to time. Tn popular usage ,hc namt is often applied not only to designate "ne Gulf stream proper, but much "' he oceanic drift of tie north Atlantic
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EOR SALE-A two-vear old hefcr and ] bull. MAX LoHsE, Village Ilill Willil gton. WANTED-To buy Pool Tables.
 W JOHN SENA. CTORE to rent ALFRED BIDORINI. o 3Gf FURNISHED ROOMS-to rent
 II HENRY RAlTIl West Ma n street. tt34
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NOTICE OF LOST BANK BOOK.

Notice is hereby given that Pass Book numbered 1050S in account with the Stafford Savings Bank, Stafford Springs, Conn.,, has been lost de- StrONed and that l, as owner thereof, have made application to said Bank for DOSitS represented thereby or the is 7uance of duplicate or new book therefor. All persons are cautioned against purchasing or negotiating said lost book and, if found are requested to return the same to the undersigned or to the said bank. RAYMOND F. COY ETTE.
 Stafford Springs, March 1, 1920.
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State of Connecticut, District of Staf

ford, Probate Court, March 1. 1920.
 Estate of Amelia J. BradWay late of Union, in said district, deceased. Upon the application of George w. BradWaN, praying that an instrument
 in writing purpOrtng to be the last
 will and testament of said deceased may be proved, approved, allowed and
 admitted to probate, per application
 on file more fully appears, it is
 Ordered, That said application be
 heard and determined at the Probate office, in Stafford, in said district, on
 the 18th day of March, A. D., 1920, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon. and that public notice be given of the pendency of said application and the time and place of hearing thereon, by publish ing copy of this order once in some newspaper having a circulation in said district, and by posting a copy thereof
 on the public sign-post in the town of Union, in said district. at least five days before said day of hearing. MICHAEL D. O'CONNEIII. Judge
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NOTICE.

1 The Legal Voters of the Town of Stafford, are hereby notified and warn ed to meet at the Comique Theater, in said Stafford, w Wednesday March 17th, A. D., 1920, at 7.30 o'clock D. m., for the following purposes to wit 1st-TO see if the Town will make an appropriation of a sum not exceeding $125, 100000 for the purpose of building and equipping a Grammar School and making necessary alterations and i'm prOVements on the present High School building.
 2nd-To see if the Town will vote to issue bonds to cover any apprOpria- tiOn made under article 1 of this warn ing, IS provided by Section 440 of the General Statues of Connecticut, Re vision of 1t18, and to direct the form and manner of the issue and registra- tiOn thereof in accordance with said Section.
 3d-To see if the Town will appoint committed to have charge and super vision of erecting and equipping Grammar School building and making necessary alterations and improve ments on the present High School building, as provided in Article 1 of this warning. And to do any other business proper to be done at said Meeting.
 Dated at Stafford, Conn.,, this 9th day of March A. D., 1920.
 VIM. R. TREBLE,
 EiNOS E. PENNY,
 selectmen.
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HAY FOR SALF-NO. 1 Timothy, baled SIS at the barn. E. A. MEiER West WillingtOn.
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WANTED-Men or Women to take orders among friends and neighbors for the genuine guaranteed hosiery, full lines for men, women and children. Eliminates darning. We pay 50 cents an hour for spare time or $24 for full time. Experience unnecessary Write. International Stocking Mill. Norris town, Pa.
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EOR SALE-Th ], tenement house \ (known as the Capt. Solva Converse pace) Every thing ln gocd repair Three barns. plenty Of garden rOom-gOOd rich soil inquile ot Peter or J hn anctera, Vest M atn-st B
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VFNeTeU, That the I5th day or March, A. D. 1920. at two o'clock in the afternoon, at the Probate office in Stafford be, and the same is assigned for a hearing on the allowance of said administration account, and this Court directs the Administrators to cite all persons interested therein to appear at said time and place. by publishing this order once in some newspaper having circulation in said district, and by posting a copy Cn the public sign post in the town Ot Staf- ford, where the deceased last dWclt, at least five days before said time signed.
 Certified from Record.
 O,CONNETT Ind
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State of Connecticut, District of Staff 1920
 Estate of Charles B. Gary late of Stafford, in said district, deceased The Administra tors, having exhibit ed their admins tra tiOn account with said estate to this Court for allowance,
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TWO KEEPERS FOR SALI-Both coming in. in the spring. One years old and one. Jersey, 20 months old. W. \. BRUCE, NeSt1 ord -\Fenue' Stafford Springs.
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COW-ror sale, good one. Calf two weeks old by her side. Inquire WM. D. RUBY, Stafford Springs, R. F. D., No. 8 w
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CBuciS are sold evarvwher, in sr.-rfiE~aT, SC. 'cl Ha~kaLe. Of 20 s-s'.tc~, C- fen D Ck cIrs -CJ C LGse- CSs-I 2 2 ass me n1peT-CClc. e.I c1-to1. We st-o tty recon rl end thI. carton for the home or office suppb or when you travel
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-02-12

/ from Indianapolis. which was q charge
in the case OF 1913.
Getting down TO brass lacks. tho
traction companies have figured it our
that il wilt be some time before tho
VIII reap any reward from the iu
crease as they viii have 10 carry
total Of $500 passengers to make u
he $4,000. charge.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-24
HOW TO GET RID
OF CATARRH
A Simple, Safe, inexpensive
Method That Clears Out the
Head, Nose and Throat.

There is no disease more effective
or disagreeable or no disease that will
lead to as much serious trouble as
catarrh. You can now get rid of it by
simple, safe, pleasant home remedy
discovered by DIR. Blosser, a catarrh
specialist.
DR.. Blosser's Remedy is composed of
medicinal herbs, flowers and berries,
which you smoke in a dainty pipe or
cigarette. The smoke -vapor is inhaled
into ali the air passages of the head,
nose, throat and lungs. 1t contains no
cubebs or tobacco and may be used by
women and children as well as men.
This medicated smoke carries medi-
cine where sprays, douches and ONT
ments cannot possibly reach. It's eff
feet Is soothing and healing and is en-
tirely harmless. If you are sufferer
from catarrh, asthma, catarrhal deaf
ness, or subject to frequent colds, you
should try this Remedy without delay.
Any well-stocked drug store can sup
ply DIR. Blosser's Remedy in cigarettes
or powder for smoking in pipe. or
will order it for you. Satisfactory re-
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back offer.
A trial package win be mailed post
paid to any sufferer for ten cents (coin
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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-24
People and Events
= Phone SO between 10 a. m and D. m.

MAX Springs. the guests of Captain
and Mrs. J. n. Rogers.
The guests enjoyed dip in the
gulf and on the return cruise a DELI
cious picnic spread.
Sharing this affair with the Misses
Tappan were: Misses Frances and Ev-
elyn Kerr, Ona and Bessie Pryor, Ha-
eel Crooke, Thelma Benson and Esther
Driver; Messrs. Campbell, Lischten-
selk, Wolff, Bobbie Kerr, Cecil, Law
renee and John Rogers, and the chap
erones, Capt. and Mrs. John N. Rog-
ers.
ANNOUNCE BIRTH
OF A SON.
Mr.. and Mrs. Julian Isaacs, TIA N.
Reus street. have announced the birth
of son., Monday, August %.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-24
ANNOUNCE BIRTH
LITTLE HELEN SEALS
CELEBRATES HER
THIRD BIRTHDAY.

Helen Seals, the pretty little daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. F. z Seals, laos
N. Davis. was hostess at a lovely
children's party at her home Sunday
afternoon given in honor of her third
birthday
The afternoon was spent in playing
children's games. The peanut hunt was
very much enjoyed, The prize, a
story book, was won by Isabel May
Pink and white was the color mo-
tiff chosen for the party. The dining
room was attractively decorated in
pink and white, the table being GEN.
tered with large birthday cake, iced
in pink and holding three pink can
dies, with two baskets of flowers on
either side, and marking leach little
guests place was a lovely little white
basket filled with two-tone minis and
souvenir of the evening. The color
scheme was further carried out in
the ice and was reflected in dainty
costume of the little hostess
Celebrating the happy day with lit
Louise Suggs. Laura Bryant. Rosalind
May, Wilmer Curtain, Louise Nelson,
Jewel Nelson, Edna Bruce Curtain
Ed Salter, Jr., and Doris Seals.
Mrs. Seals was assisted in enter
tanning and serving the little folks by
her mother, Mrs. NJ. j. Salter, and Miss
Sadie Mae Burns.