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The Press., 1922-03-02
SOMERS

Dr. and Mrs. Ralph B. Thayer are entertaining their sister, Miss Cert rude Thayer, of Enfield, Mass.
 Miss Sarah I. Billings had as guests over the weekend her cousin, Miss Bernice Reed, and Miss Vera Harrington, both of West Springfield.
 Mrs. Thomas Clark and children, James, Agnes and Margaret, of Springfield have been spending sev- eral days as guests in the home of MT. and Mrs. Frank Combs.
 Miss Emile C. Bugbee, accompn- nied by two classmates, Miss Doro- thy Putnam and Miss Harriet Lane, from the Willimantic State Normal school, spent the weekend with MT. and Mrs. Raymond s. Bugbee.
 The regular meeting of the Wom- ans club was held Wednesday afternoon in the home of Mrs. Bert D. Cooley with Mrs. Cooley and Mrs. En- sign c. Kibbe as hostesses. An il- lustrated talk on the Appreciation of Music" was given by Denslow King, supervisor of music in the En- field schools.
The Press., 1922-03-02
TOO STARVED TO BE HUNGRY7
There comes a Final Stage in the Horror, When Taste fer Food
 lS Lacking.

I cannot quite bring myself to tell tales of famine horrors-the monkey faced, pOp-eyed babies tugging hungrily at the cold breasts of dead mothers ly- ing on the frozen ground; the piteOus old women and the stOical men the in- credibly defOrmed starving waif whom 1 picked up outside of the city of Tsing- kiangpu; the boy on the wall of Chin kiang who was carrying home starved cat for food, and in response to query, tried so hard to sell it to me as a delicate morsel, and such general cOncOmitants as the incidence of smallpox plague with the famine.
 One of the unexpected aspects of work in the famine camps came when was accompanying Mrs. Paxton of Ckinkiang as she made rounds to dis tribute medicine to the sick among the hungry. AS a matter of fact, relatively few persons ever die in famine directly from actual hunger, but rather from diseases induced by malnutritiOn.
 Obligingly, Mrs. Paxton freely trans lated for me as we went along, and we found, in pathetic paradox, that the cOmmOnest request of these starving creatures was for medicine to give them an appetite! Even when they succeeded in getting a bowl of food from the relief station, ran the re- peated tale, they could not eat it, having no taste for food.
 To us this meant, obviously, that the sufferers had reached the final stages, where craving for food had passed away. They were not hungry, be- cause they were starving !-William T. Ellis in the Outlook
The Press., 1922-03-02
Thoreau ot. Channinn.

l heard Chamng lecture tonight. It was a buShc of nuts. Perhaps the most original lecture ever heard. Ever so unexpected. not tO be foretOld, and so seutentious that you could not look at him and take his thought at the same timC. You he'd to give your undivided attention to the thoughts, for you were not assisted by set phrases or modes of speech interven- ing. It was all genius, no talent. For, well as I know C., he more than any man diSappointS my expectation. When l sec him in the desk, hear him, cannot realize that l ever saw him before. H. will be strange, unex- pected, to his best acquaintance. l cannot associate the lecturer with the companion of my walk. The lecture was full of wise. acute, and witty ob- servations, yet most of the audience did not know but if was mere inco- herent and reckless vcrbiage and non- David Thoreau," by B. R. Sanborn.
The Press., 1922-03-02
Eacta concarninn EeIs.

Whence the eel comes and whither 1t goes is the text for an erudite piece of which American Consul Den his at London claims authorship in a cablegram to Secretary Hoover.
 Quaint belief that the eels were miraculOusly born of horsehairs drop ped into ponds from horses tails Is entirely dispelled by MT. Dennis, who comments upon research work by Doctor Smith, Danish scientist.
 The cells life history, an unfathom- able mystery twenty years ago, thus for the first time is made a wide open book, and Mr. Dennis warrants these facts:
 The eel lives up to eight years in fresh waters. Adult eels, living their life span, go down to tidewater, where they spawn and die. Newly matched eels live in cold and gloomy depth of 800 fathoms. They reappear in late winter.
The Press., 1922-03-02
HOME NEWS.
STAFFORD SPRINGS.

Miss Mabel McVeigh was the week end visitor in South Willington.
 A daughter, Angelina Ernestine, was torn to MT. and Mrs. Lawrence Pet terle on Tuesday.
 Miss Ardella O'COnnell, daughter of Mrs. Lela O'ConneIl. was taken to the Norwich State hospital last Friday.
 Jean Charter is confined to his home with the grip. The vacancy thus caused on the k. r. D. 1, is heinz filled by Wilbur Chaffee.
 4 fire at the home of George Slater on East Main street caused considera- l le excitement early last Sunday even ing. The cause of the fire was the explosion of a lamp and it was eXtin- guished before the fire truck arrived.
 The annual apron sale will te held with the usual supper on March eighth at the Congregational chapel. Host esses for the supper: Mrs. Lewis Mo Laughlin, Mrs. c. B. Tschummi, Mrs. c. H. Moore and Miss Mary k. Smith.
 Those anticipating Miss Church's dramatic reading on March 18th will welcome the opportunity of listening also at that time to Miss Jean B. Steele, who consents to assist in the program. Miss Steele has already won hearty recognition here as color ature soprano and supervisor of music in our schools.
 Judge W. H. Heald of this town and Arthur Bowers of Manchester, will leave Tuesday for a business trip to Florida and possibly Cuba. The first stop will be at Jacksonville and from there they go to Dade City, Fla. They probably will return through Miami, Palm Beach and other Florida resorts and important coast points north of there. They will probably return about April 1.
 In the series of interclass basket
 games last Monday afternoon at
 local high school the seniors de- seated the juniors and the sophomores defeated the freshmen. The standing OF the teans iS aS fOJIOuS.
The Press., 1922-03-02
"Mountiss" In With Dominion Police

"MOunties" In With Dominion Police
 Under an act of parliament the Royal Northwest mounted police of Canada was merged with the Dominion police May 1, 1920, with jurisdiction throughout Canada, and known as the Royal Canadian mounted police.
 The Dominion police was small body of men, the uniformed members of which were employed largely in guarding the parliament buildings, the mint and other government structures in Ottawa. To it was attached a number of highly trained experts, skilled in dealing with international criminals and their schemes, and hay ing knowledge of the finger print system. These are now all members of the Royal Canadian mounted police, under the command of Col. A. Bowen Perry.
 The force is now recruited to it's prewar average of 1,2OO. Canadian government officials hope soon to be able to increase it far beyond that number, but the dOminiOn's war debt has to date made that impossible.
The Press., 1922-03-02
Queer Plant in Africa.

One of the queerest plants in the world is the welswitschia. which grows in southwest Africa, it is stated. The body of the plant resembles an enor- nous radish, and is sometimes 12 to 15, feet in circumference. From this grow two long leaves, which trail on the ground and are usually split into numerous ribbons. These are the only leaves produced. and they last through the lifetime of the plant, which is sad to reach more than 100 years. The colonial authorities maintQ ain a small park for the preservation of this rare and remarkable plan'.
The Press., 1922-03-02
Stafford

1 Walter Smith of Monson, Mass, was i the guest of Frederick B. Glover over : the weekend.
 1 Regular meeting of Wolcott chapter l o E. S., next Thursday evening. There , will be initiation. l Marjorie Dimmick had the misfor- 1 tune to slip on the ice, hurting her knee so she will he obliged to remain from school several weeks. @
 Mrs. H. F. Cady is able to attend i her duties at the post office after be- 1 ing confined to her home several days with an attack of the grip. Miss Hannah Black. Margaret, Ra- cheI and Frederick Glover attended the funeral of their cousin, Miss Annie Lucas, in Chicopee Falls, Mass, Sat urday.
 Those who have been sick with grip colds the past week are Mrs. Asa Harris, MT. and Mrs. B. Quay, Mrs. Avaice Stone, Norman Philips, John Black, Harrison Mosely and Francis BoWden.
 Regular meeting of Stafford grange next Tuesday evening. After a short lecturers program social time will be held. HOStesses, Mrs. J. P. Brown, Mrs. F. A. Lasbury, Miss Alice Web ster.
 The many young friends of Miss Catherine Swift gave her a surprise party Tuesday evening in honor of her 17th birthday. Many useful gifts were received and games and refreshments were enjoyed by all.
 StaffOrdViIIe
 Adolph Jezek was in New York for the weekend.
 Archie Sanger was in Springfield, Mass, Tuesday and Wednesday of this week.
 Mr.. George Lald, who has been out Of town for several months, returned to her home last week.
 The Ladies Aid society will serve their usual supper in the M. E. vestry this Thursday evening.
 William Ryder arrived in town last week Wednesday and joined his wife in visiting local relatives.
 MT and Mrs. John Rishton were the guests of MT. and Mrs Harold Tall man in Hartford over Sunday.
 MT. and Mrs. Luke Shields and little son of MOnson were the guests of MT. and Mrs. G. Phelps over Sunday.
 MT. and Mrs. Louis Zabilansky and two little sons and MT. and Mrs. liar old Ensminger were the guests of rel atives in Wilmington on Sunday.
 George Black has resigned his po- sition in Warren, Mass, and returned to his former position in the Phoenix WoOlen Co.'S mill.
 The Epworth League topic in the NJ. E. church next Sunday evening will te My Debt to an Inspiring Friendship" Philemon 1-19. Leader: Mrs Frank Belcher.
 There was large attendance at the Congregational vestry last Thursday evening, when the play "A Case of Suspension" was given ty the young people of the Congregational church at Stafford Springs. It was very much enjoyed by all.
 The Masquerade ball given by the Young Mems club last Saturday night drew a large crowd which filled the house to it's capacity. The first prize went to a young lady from MOnsOn, who impersonated Martha Washing ton. Second prize went to Miss Hazel Belcher as a bride, third prize to Ralph and Paul Booth, who were dressed alike, impersonating Satanic Majesty. Fourth prize to Leon Lyon, who fmpersonated COW boy.
The Press., 1922-03-02
Bear Islands History.

Midway between Norway and Spitz- bergen, Bear Island -thrusts its head, known as Mount Misery, above the cold waters. The whole island, save for moss and lichens, is almost des- ritute of vegetation. Long ago it was joined with the Spitzbergen archipela- go: the continental shelf upon which the island sits shows a drowned valley deepening to 200 fathoms; this marks the course of an ancient river system that must have drained an area larger than the present basin of the V0lga.-Scientific American,
The Press., 1922-03-02
Didn't Want His Services

''Follow straight road through town to corner with doctors sign on right. Turn left" That was what the blue book said. but we couldn't find the corner where the doctors sign was supposed to be- so I drove back to "Main street. and, stopping at the curb. asked a man if there was a doc tors office in town. He said yes, and disappeared up nearby stairway. inn mediately returning with another man carrying small satcheI. asked my question again. and the new man re- piled: "I am doctor. Who is sick?" Then I tumbled to the situation, and after repeated explanations drove off amid the jeers of my family in the back seat.--Chicago Journal
The Press., 1922-03-02

The last of the stereopticon pictures will be given next Sunday at the usual hour.
 Robert Parker has completed his new house and has moved in with his family.
 John Lind, who underwent an oper- ation at the Hartford hospital some months ago is not as well.
The Press., 1922-03-02
WeStfOrd Hill
ROCKVILLE

At the Bee Institute held at the Maxwell library hall last Saturday, under the management of E. E. Tuck CT, County Agent, Allan Latham, the well known veteran bee keeper, who operates 400 colonies, gave an inter- esting and instructive talk on Swarm Control. MT. Crandall of the Exten- sion Service, from Storrs, gave much valuable information on Spring Man agement. Bee keepers from Rockville, Ellington, Stafford, Andover and other places attended.
The Press., 1922-03-02
UNION


 Miss Nellie Burleson is on the sick list this week.
 Miss Della Heck of Southbridge was with her sister, Mrs. Nelson Horton, over Sunday.
 A town meeting will be held next Monday at 2 D. m. for the purpose of laying the tax.
 A daughter, Ruth, was born to MT. and Mrs. Chernusheck on Washing tons birthday.
 Miss Dorothy Abbe and Joel Reed of Worcester were the guests of l.. M. Reed over Sunday.
 L. M. Reed attended the Pomona Grange meeting, held in Odd Fellows ! hall, Putnam, last Saturday.
 February went out a roaring, and March came as meek as a lamb, with the mercury at above zero. Otis Burnham and family are still ill with the prevailing malady but are holding out with good courage.
 Rev. and Mrs. H. A. Coolidge and George Coolidge attended the poultry institute, in Rockville on Tuesday.
 Miss Louise Burnham of South | bridge, with some friends, were at the Burnham cottage for the week end
 Mrs. Eugene Young has been ill for about two weeks, and Miss Florence Young has come home from Stafford to care for her mother. Miss Nellie Burleson, accompanied by J. E. Sellers and family, spent last Saturday with her parents, MT. and Mrs. John Burleson in Putnam.
 MT. and Mrs. F. w. Moore, with | their guests, Miss Dorothy Abbe and Joel Reed, all of Worcester, are at | the Moore cottage at Mashapaug this week.
 Every one is glad to hear that Mrs. Nelson Horton continues to gain in health. Her sister, Miss Della Heck of SOuthbridge was with her for the weekend.
 Regular meeting of Mashapaug Lake grange Friday evening of this week. The postponed meeting held last Friday evening, was much enjoy ed. The literary program was inter esting and the Valentine party was a pronounced success.
 The many friends of Miss Helen Baldwin will be greatly relieved to hear that she is better. She has been very seriously i'll with pneumonia. Tuesday night the good news came by telephone, to Mrs. H. A. Coolidge, that Miss Baldwin's temperature was normal and that she wished her friends to hear that she was better, that she was happy and that she ex- pected to get we'll.
 The Washington social held at the hall, last week, drew an attendance of thirty-one, despite the dull weather and prevailing illness. The hostesses: Miss Grace Tyler, Mrs. Richards and Mrs. Horton are to be congratulated for carrying the social through so well, when circumstances seemed not as favorable as usual. The new song books are meeting with great favor, and the community singing is much enjoyed.
 The patrons of R. F. D. 2 in Union have through the efforts of the select men, tried to make the mail route passable after each snow, this winter, that the question of lack of effort on the part of the town could not and should not be bone of contention, between patrons and the government. Never in the history of the present generation has there been such win ter for good travelling, over our coun- try roads. People from adjoining sec tions have been through, and remark ed that Union roads were never in such fine condition, for travel. The people of Union find their daily work
The Press., 1922-03-02
ASHFORD

l. At the February meeting of the Ash ford Welfare association the special committee on nomination of officers for the current year made it's report as follows: For president, Walter C.. Brown; vice-president, Edwin A.. Buch; secretary, Mrs. Leon Gardner; assistant secretary, Emily J. Chism; treasurer, Mrs. A. c. Squire; assistant treasurer, Mrs. Herbert Brown; exec utive committee, the president, vice president, secretary, treasurer and the following: Gustave Nagy, Irene Upton, Fred c. Chism. John Vostinak, Orin P. Durkee. These are renominatiOns, with the exception of Mrs. Gardner, Mrs. Brown and MT. Durkee, who were chosen to fill the places of those who have left town. The nominations will be acted upon at the regular meeting the last Friday evening in March. The meeting was engaged in the dis cussion of the problem of public health, with addresses by Miss Mar garet Stack of the public nursing de- partment of the state board of health, and by Miss Dorothy Buckley, of the Connecticut Agricultural college. Plans for local action were referred to special committee which will te an- nOunced later.
 WeStfOrd Hill Francis Seckar celebrated his six teenth birthday on February 18th. Miss Abbie D. Amidon returned to West Hartford last Thursday after a few days at home for Washington's birthday.
 H. P. Amidon has been granted a letter of dismissal and recommendation from this church to the Thompson Congregational church.
 The ladies of the Hill church have sent pieces, post card size, to Miss Grace Spalding to help in making quilts to be sent to a mission in Arizona.
The Press., 1922-03-02
ELLINGTON
 Crystal Lake

Quite few of the school children have been i'll and out of school, but are improving. The children of Raymond Willis are i'll.
The Press., 1922-03-02
Rock Meadow

Mrs. Oscar Willis, accompanied by her son, Olin, was recent guest of her daughter in Holland.
 Fourteen, from this neight orhood attended the Washington social at the Center and report a very enjoyable time.
 MT. and Mrs. Ralph Bradway went to Brimfield on Tuesday.
 Miss Julia Heck is on the sick list this week. Her mother, Mrs. George Heck, is reported about the same gaining slowly.
 MT. and Mrs. Hubbell and daughter, of Sturbridge, were weekend guests at the Gaudette home.
 Ralph Bradway was away Q part of last week, helping the sick ones ill the Sears family in Stafford.
 Word has been received here that Mrs. John Winch of Manchester is i'll with pneumonia.
The Press., 1922-03-02

ont of doors. in the woods, about the farm, and in teaming-to man about a manufacturing plant or in an omce' trip over the Union hills, on day with the wind blowing twenty miles an hour and the temperature at 10 al owe, home would look very attrac- tive and an inside job would command a premium. We can kick about our mail service and lack of mail we don't receive, just the same as the man i'll city home, but the wind may blow our letters and papers out of the mail bag enroute from the Springs office to delivery or lost through an auto smashing into the mail team and des- troying the cargo, thousand and one ways may our few articles of mail be lost, all straight and above board. But the people of the town live largely out of doors, and very little thought is given to the elements, unless it is unusual, and most of the towns peO- pie feel that they have duty to per form in life, and they consider that
 
 from the school children to the oldest inhabitant, looks upon the U. s. mail with respect, that little two cent stamp means service and security, and all the traditions of the U. s. mail service spells duty first. In the good old days of the star route the mail went through. In the days Of Eugene Charter on the R. x. D. 2, the mail was just back of the snow shovel CTS, and word was sent ahead, by phones, for a change of horses, for the mail and service was the word. To day there came a little snow, slow wheeling, yes, walk your horse, all the wa perhaps, but because the select men did not get out with brOoms and sweep off the snow from the Stafford line to Mashapaug and return, the mail, the U s. mail, left the regular route (that was broken Out) and took a road that no one had teen over S: nee the storm, and cut across the toNn to the center and home. It's well for us the Boys of " did not have to get home early, that the Men of '61 could afford to fight over four hours a day and that our Boys who went across in the late war did not have to get hack to punch their time clock We are all able to drive to town and get our mail every day, but it is bother, just as it would e other for manufacturer 10 send to New York for his paper every day. This country was founded by two fist ed men, there was not any jot here 200 years ago only as the job was created, and if this country is to con tinue, duty rather than the job must te the order of the day.
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The Press., 1922-03-02
For Home
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Stamped Luncheon Sets, Pillow Slips, Infants Dresses, Bibs, Car riage Afghans.
 Tan Linen Scarfs, Centers, Pill low Tops, If you like to do your own stamping we have good line of White and Tan Linen, in all widths, all guaranteed pure lin- ems, at very reasonable prices.
 Wool and directions for Cro- cheted Brushed Sport Hats, Gro chet Hooks, Knitting Needles, c. M C., and D. M. O., Cottons, Sunglow Sweater Silks and Corti celli Embroidery Silks.
The Press., 1922-03-02

FORD sPEEDsTER BODY-FeE Sale, Cheap. Inquire LOUIS LAZXERIN, West Main St.
The Press., 1922-03-02
This is NATIONAL Canned Foods Week

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 Order a supply to-day and be. ready to add summers wholesome appetizing freshness to everyday meals quickly, conveniently and ecO- nOmicaIIy all the year round As an extra incentive to buy in quantity offering for this week only discount canned goods of IO% in dozen lots or over. Your order may be of one ur more varieties.
The Press., 1922-03-02

score, 5. HIS. 45, c. B. c. 4; goals from floor, Murray 6, Towne 5, Bald win 4. Sullivan 3, Quinn 8, WaddelI 2. goals from fouls, Towne 8; referee, kuslansky; scorer, Dow; timer Flet- cher; time of halves, 20 minutes.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1922-03-08

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Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1922-03-08

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part oil Iast sssk.
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good pFoKrsas,
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Aluacst completed and Toy PastsSsoa
y bntiding s new barn,