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PROF. STODDARD CALL AND Smith College SEE ENDORSES OUR SHINGLES! $1.50 LUMBER And COAL. SI. -am mill In oMrallon near Morrow, Conn. f . E. DEM BUSINESS DIRECTORY. ( II. 1 14 Ml It Y, Piano Tunwr and J, IHial.Tln llanoa and ortfanii, MansneUl, rll. Iti:i:i, Attorney at Law, office In Mtufford National Hank Building, Kant Muln-at. MTM. WOIIltlHIKK, More-riant IT Tailor, Koom 1, Warron'i Block, Stafford Hpi-lntm, conn. "I T. rilKHTON. Councilor at J. Law. Notary Public and Knal Kntate Agttnt, Wllltngton, conn. rV. CIIANIHjKIC. InmirancMivntl Ki'ttl Hut at A(f'noy, Ntafford Hprlngn. Of nim at ivnlilfnew on wwit.ford Atpqiim. irri:it hiiaiian, Kwuwit A't for Metropolitan l.lf Inn. Co., of New York. Ui'Mlilcniv, Wi-HUKt., HtalTord Knrtntr- dly UK. l,ATTI:N,87WlU-i.t.. Hart- ford, conn.. Iynlnir and Carprt Healing Work. Mlm M.T. Kuiwll,ajcnt,HtAironl MpnnifH- i lll'.VIIV r.f ToIIilikI Counlv Mutual J Klr Insurant Co. at J. W. CM AN 1)1, KKM oniiw at renldeniw. WeBl.ford-av., HLarforrt Mpr-intra. I OH N O. WKJIITMAN.CanliiR" J Manufiiriurvr. Hrpalrlnif In all Ita branch A lurirn atock of new and wroiKJ-tmnn work con Mant iy on hand. factory at HtalTord Hollow. WM. A. COM INS, Ilorno and Ox Nlinelnif, Mk IiIiip Kortftnira and Kepalrtng done to onltr. Alu builder ami repalrvr of all lyli'Hof Wairona. oul ht-. MtafTord Hprlnirs. fcliAlUIIMN V HON, Printers 1? I and Nt.ttiloiM'r. Good stork of Mercantile uitx, KnvnioM'n, Iiiiim, Htatementa, etc, Im dliH' Kln CorreaponJenoe Htatlonery. At The I'reaa onioe. M AHCUM II. riSK, Notary I 'u hi Id, at Probate and Town Clerk's Ulflw, Koom No. , rirni National Hank nullum. J)R. L. F. EATON, Warren' Block, Stafford Springs, (Hike hour H till ti. Drug Store WILL HK OPBN SUNOAYH KKUM 8 to 10 a. n. 12.30 to 1.30 and 5 to 7 p. m AlNoatany hour, day or night (as formerly hrn called. JTAFI'Oltl NAVINUM HANK I'KKMIUKNT, - - K. C. 1'INNKY V1CK Pit KHI DENTS j; Hri'mt&kt tKU TKm;a, C. F. 1IAKWUUD. U. c. I'arkfM, James Klnloy, lllaumi.l OtlVlH A. HllklT, K. O. Ileebe, " ""M ' 1.. A. AlKrn, chrlHtophor Allun, .W.J.Klllll, J. V. Milllrr. DeponHa commence drawing1 Interest on the Drat of each month. Inur'nl computed semi-annually. Dividends January 1 and July 1. OAVINGS BANK OF STAFFORD O NFKINUH. 1xhito im Wahksn's i.occ. Deponlts will draw Interest from thelatofeach month. Compounded semi-annually. A. HOWAKD. Treasurer. I'ltKMIUBNT, - C1IAIU.KM WAKHKN. KOIHUNH I'ATTKN. HMITII W. PAGK. OKKIN CON V KKM K. 'I-ui'lan Holt, Andrew Whlton, M. P. J.Walker, K. K. Tan,. M. It. Kinney, freeman If. Patten. Dinsotoks lLuman Oroutt. Mao'T add Tmbas's ALVAHADO HOWAKD. DENTISTRY. I have deetited to irle thnae desiring my ser vices tlin be mi HI of the following REDUCED PRICES: Teeth Kxtracted, 2ft cents. Hit ta Pi n na rilling, ... 79 cents. tlold Killing, II upwards. full Het of Teeth, U nd $10. Teeth Cleaned, ..... 75 centa. Cement rilling, .... 7ft oenla. Hllver rilling 7Soent. Partial Het of Teeth, ... $4 upwarda. t'lata Kepalred, - . . $1 to W. The above piinea are for nmtclaiui work, and mual be atrlotly canh : that la, eairh Operation in nut, be paid for at the time It la done. A de posit of one-half down iiiunt be paid on all plate work when the Impreanlon la takn. A. O. COMINH, I. I. H.t tifnoe lloura, S a. m. to M p. m. Oflle', Johnaon'a lllM-k. corner Kant Maln-eL. and Kurnaoe avenue. poit Fire, Life or Accident INSURANCE A PI'LTTO Chas. F. Harwood, -IN- Ca STAFFORD SAVINGS BANK. JAPAN EH K HKADY-MIXKD OOLD WA.xxrv AT t eta. A BOTTLX. H A. ISATON, WALKH, MAH8., DIAIM Il Witcte, Clottii JmeIij, Ipttcsl Goads, Etc Kepalrlng Neatly Done and at Moderate Prloea. BURTON'S BILK TISSUE TOILET PAPKH. ion. AT fiULD't. 11(11) Volume 40. SSTATIONERY Blank Booh and School Books. UOOD QUALITY WRITING PAPER, Only 15 cents a pound. BOX PAPERS Krom 5 oontBop 10 M 1 ent8 HIIEI.r PAPKH BUTTKK PAPKK MUSIC PAPKK TOILKT PAPKK CRKPK AND T1HHUK PAPKH, ALL COLOK PAPKK NAPKINS, AND Stafford and Carter's lTKS In ail the different styles and colon. AKN()II8 WltlTINO FI.UII Krom the amalleat alxe bottle up to one quart. Copying Ink, etc. I '"Call and see our goods. 1ST. JVI. WHITON. Kapresa Office ltslMlnri LVAUADO HOWARD, -AT Savings Bank of Stafford Springs, WAKICKN'H IILOCK. INVESTMENT SECURITIES NOUGHT AND BOLD. DRAFTS Clood in any lnrt ot the World. ALL CLASSES OP Steamship Tickets AT BEST PRICES. Fire Insurance! Strongest and Best Companies, At as Low Rates as Can be Obtained. OOIIDEISTT AND Life Insurance Placed in all the Desirable Forms. Alvarado Howard, AT Saving-s Bank of Stafford Springs, WARREN'S BLOCK. TOLLAND COUNTY MUTUAL Fire Insurance Comp'y Of Tolland, Conn. PKKSIDKNT, - . WM. D. DOLMAN, TKKAMJKEK, - - K. STEVENS IIKNKY. 8BCKBTAKY, - - KDWAKD R. PULLKK. DIKECTOKS. C. Underwood, U II. ruller, Alvarado Howard, K. Htevena Henry, K. B. Crane, (teo. P. Klcb, Newton Oaborno, Maroua Llllle, A. B. Adams, Wm. II. Yeomans Kdmund Joelyn, M yron P. Yeomana, Kdward K. Fuller, Wm. I). Holm an, 8Uaa Chapman, Jr. Overdo year of successful business. No merit has ever been made on Its Premium Liens. REYNOLDS' PURE PARIS GREEN. In 1 lb., x lb. and x b. packages. E. A. BUCK & GO'S Hardware, Paint and OU Store. MONSON ACADEMY, Monaon, Maas. Both Hex pa. Clasnlral, Latin, Scientific, and Academic coursen. Principal's omincate ad mits to oolleire. Expenses very moderate for ad vantages offered. N I nety-fourth year opens Sptmbr 7. Por Catalog addrraa Sm AKIUUK N. BURKE, PriaMslpal. FOR SALE A FULL LINE OF Dairy and Farming . Implements, Including- De Laval Cream Separators, Butter Workers and Churns, also If owing- Machines, Tedders, Hay Rakes, etc 4-am J. K. BUCK, Agent, Stafford Street. STAFFORD IF YOU INTEND TO BUY A : f Of any description go where you will find AN ASSORTMENT. OV2R Seventy-Five New and Second Hand Vehicles in Stock, And at Prices Lower than ever. I '"All work warranted as represented. Call on or write to JOHN 6. WIGHTMAN, StSlfofiT Hollow, Conn. F. KREISEL, Dealer In all kinds of BOOTS, SHOES, And RUBBERS, AT THE . Lowest Living Prices, REPAIRING Promptly and Neatly Done. The very best material will be used, and the work done by two experienced shoe makers. At the Old Press Office Stand, No. 90 West-Main-st., STAFFORD SPRINGS. Door and Window Natural Wood ami Oak Finish.' ALSO Spring Hingea, Door Catches, etc. AT Buck's Hardware Store Royal orcostw Cycles are the new standard of bicycle quality. A beauty of line, as) ex quisiteness of workmanship, an ease of running never known in bicycles before. $100. MIddletown Cycles are the usual $100 kind. $60, $50, $40. OatalofaM fraa. WORCESTER CYCLE MFG. CO., 17 Murray St, N.Y. Farlorimi JThMMmra, Ckmn. ; WnrrrHtr, JTuot. When Glasses are Needed For falling sight or the re-. ! lief of eye-strain, headaches, - nervous or other diseases, -","! they should be fitted by a ' Competent Specialist. 1 ' WE THOROUGHLY EXAMINE EYEBY CASE j And advise the best means ! for their relief. Examination for Glasses FREE DR. G. H. SNOW, BLUE FRONT BUILDING. s OFTINE AT HXALB'B U SFHINGS. CONNiTHURSDAY, JULY 22, 1897. .Royal mutes the food pure, wholeaome and delicious. POWDER Absolutely Pure ROYAL BAKINQ POWDER CO., NEW YORK. ITEMS FROM THE STAFFORD NEWS LETTER. July 26, 1867. It is our Intention to print under this bead from week to week, Items of Interest from the old Stafford News Letter. The new Ellington Congregational church is being framed in this village by Capt. T. D. Johnson of West Stafford, builder. The building is to be 107x65 feet. The pulpit of the Congregational church lnjthis village, for a few Sabbaths past, has been occupied by Rev. E. Ripley, princi pal of the Somers Home school, who will probably continue to officiate until the place is taken by a candidate for settle ment. Two boys who escaped from the Monson state almshouse, put a couple of ties on the track of the New London railroad, near State Line on Thursday last week. Mr. Downer's train escaped running into them by a timely discovery, and the boys were caught and sent back for safe keep ing. The new church of the M. E. society at South Coventry was dedicated Wednes day July 17th. The services were of great Interest. Rev. E. F. Clark' gave the opening address and the sermon was by Rev. P. T. Kenney, presiding elder. The weather was fine .and the attendance large. A year ago last Spring it was decided that a new and larger house of worship was a necessity. The preset; pastor, Rev. S. S. Cummings, who came to Coventry about that time took hold of the work with energy. It was proposed to limit the expense to $5000, the old house to be sold for $1000, and a subscrip tion was started with the condition that the subscriptions should be binding if $4000 should be subscribed by the 20th of June, 1866. The required -amount was subscribed Within the' time limited, and arrangements were at once set on foot for the erection of a church edifice. The lot increased . the expense,"and the cost of the building exceeded considerably the estimates made at the boglninng. A very pretty bouse of worship centrally located, and though not large, will doubt less be found adequate to the wants of the society for some time to come. The building is of wood and is neat and taste ful in its architecture. The audience room Is plainly but tastefully finished. It has a commodious basement for even ing services, etc. MABRiED.--Stafford Spring's, July 25, 1867, by Rev. Wm. T. Worth, Marshall Bolieau and Ednah M. Puffer. A Valuable Prescription. ISditor Morrison, of Worthington, Ind., "Sun," writes: "You have a valuable prescrip tion in Electric Bitters, and I can cheer fully recommend it for Constipation and Sick Headache, and as a general system tonic it has no equal." Mrs. Annie Stehle, 2,625 Cottage Grove avenue,. Chicago, was all run down, could not eat nor digest food, had a backache which never left her and felt tired and weary, but six bottles of Electric Bitters restored her health and renewed her strength. Prices 50 cents and $1.00. Get a bottle at E. K. Taft's drug store. 6 - Man's Moat Vulgar Habit. "If men were compelled .to wear skirts for a period; I think they would insist more than tbey now do that tbeir fellow men should stop the nasty babit of spitting in public, " writes Edward W. Bok In The Ladies' Home Journal.' "There is no practice of ' man which is more distressing to women than this disgusting babit Women constantly complain of it, especially in our larger oities, where sometimes the sidewalks are scarcely fit for tbm to walk upon. They revolt at the practice, and they are right In so doing, yet year in and year out the babit not only continues but increases, and the protection of cleanliness, to which every woman walking upon our streets has a perfect right, is denied her. " Thousands Are Trying It. On re ceipt of ten cents, cash or stamps, a gen. erous Sample will be mailed of the most popular Catarrh and Hay Fever Cure (JMy'st;ream Balm; sufficient to demon etrate Its great merit. Full size 50c. ELY BROS., 66 Warren St., N. Y. City. It is the medicine above all others for catarrh, and Is worth its weight in gold. I can use Ely's Cream Balm with safety, and it does all that is claimed for it. B. W. Sperry, Hartford, Conn. . m ' A Cambridge woman provided a small boy with a 'sponge, one of the warmest days recently, and paid him to stay at a publlo watering trough and wet the tops of the heads of all the horses that stopped there. ,- Mr. Angell ought to publish her picture in the next number of Our Dumb Animals. One Way to be Happy Is to attend to the comforts of your family. Should one catch a cold or cough, call on E. K.'Taft, Stafford Springs; W. P. Fuller, Somers : Odell & Jones. Staf ford villa, sole agents, and get a trial bot tle of Otto's Cure, the great German Rem. edy, Free. We give It away to prove that we have a sure Cure for Coughs, Colds, Asthma, Consumption, and all diseases of the Throat and Lungs. Large sizes 60c ana yoo, j mm. W. C. T. u. ' From oar Y Mlaalonary. My Dear Y's : I wish I could draw a true picture of Japan foi you at this season. Truly, it is one vast flower gar den. No wonder the people of the Mik ado's Empire are so artistic. The pines of the north and the palms of the tropics grow8ide by side, and with their setting of roses and lilies, form nature's most perfect cameo. And then there's snow capped Fujiyama. No matter what the angle of vision, it is always In the back ground. To see it in the early morning is to receive an inspiration for the whole dayj It seems as If the Father had set this ideal before us to woo us to higher and poller endeavor. I am sure I shall always be better because it has been my prLslledge to gaze long and often upon beautiful Fujiyama, and I know, now, that I can never be satisfied to attain merely mediocre spiritual heights. There is-certainly much good in a people who have this mountain constantly before them, for we become like what we look upon, and Fuji could suggest nothing but purity and truth. Soon after I joined the Young Ladies' Foreign Missionary society, I was asked to prepare a paper on "Young Women Here, Young Women There," the there meaning girls of the Far East. I was much impressed then with the differences which a study of conditions revealed, but I did not dream that they were as great as they are, i. e., difference in privileges and positions, not in the mind and heart of the girls. We know young women may doany thing in English-speaking countries; here, there are certain prescribed lines, out of which It is as impossible to move as for a railroad engine to make pro gress off its regular track. It is not necessary to go into detail or enumerate these differences. Just think of what an American girl is permitted to do and the respect that is paid her, and then remem ber that a Japahese girl's priviledges and position are just the opposite. Recently I listened to a young minister who had spent several years in America. Daring his address he thanked God that he had been permitted to go to our country where he had learned to appreciate woman hood. Then he amused his audience very much by Imitating a gentleman taking off his hat and bowing very low, while the ladles merely inclined their heads, and he told how strange it seemed to him. Here, it is the woman who prostrates herself, and she can not bow until she is first recognized by the gentleman. All cus toms are reversed .gentlemen being served rst at table, etc., if Indeed ladies are permitted to sit at table with gentleman at all. Broad-minded, great-hearted men are trying to change these customs, but progress must be slow. In the face of all these things you ask what are the prospects for temperance work among young women in Japan. As compared with the home lands I should say, as midnight to midday, yet I am not discouraged. There are about thirty-five Christian girls' schools in Japan. Three of them now have Y organizations, with a pledged membership of two hundred and forty. Three others have sent invi tations to be organized, and I am hope ful of at least three more. I have set my heaiton having one thousand white-ribbon girls in Japan, thougti I may not reach that number, for I have learned that many of the schools are very small. While of course I have changed my ideas somewhat as to methods of woik, as my perspective has changed, still I can not get away from my earliest im pressions, viz., that the girls now In the schools and colleges, and the children, are to be the "corner stones" upon which the "palace" of the W. C. T. TJ. in Japan is to be built. We can not hope to train many mothers, It Is too late ; we can not work for the Japan of to-day, it is the future that is ours. . So while I shall con tinue to speak to general audiences and do "whatever my hands find to do," I shall make a special effort to reach the young women and children. In addition to the three distinctive Y's, there are now societies in two Bible schools where young ladies aie largely In the majority. The last of these was or ganized two weeks ago in the Higglus' Memorial House, Yokohama, a school under the direction of Misses Griffith and Simons, who are loyal whlte-ribboners and know the reason why. This organi zation was preceded by five lectures on five successive afternoons. Miss Tami Mltani (you can pronounce this name easily when I tell you that there are no accented syllables In this language that all the a's are broad or Italian a, and that i when not preceded by another vowel has always the sound of long e), the new national superintendent of the Y's, has gone to work in earnest. Some of these days I'll tell you more about her. I think we are fortunate, too, in our L. T. L. superintendent ; Mrs. Motorl (long o), whose husband is a professor in the Imperial University, has been chosen for that place. I shall have scientific temperance instruction manuals translat ed. And now may I make a confession ? have overworked, because the acclimat ing is so hard, and must go more slowly if I can. You are often praying for me and are working for Japan. I could not let you make any . sacrifices for me, 1 did not know that the measure of your inter est will be the measure of the blessing that you yourself will receive. What a beautiful law I The reflex benefits are al ways the larger part. Phillips' Brook s said : "I can not afford not to be interest ed la everything that helps humanity, for the sake of my own development heaven ward." Do you not feel the truth of this? Yours for "young women here, young women there." Clara Parish. English people are said to spin both flax and wool by turning their wheel from left to right, while foreigners spin flax from left to right and wool in the opposite direction. SERPENT VENOM. The rapidity with which serpent venom becomes absorbed by the system, says Longman's Magazine, Is almost Incredible and Is well illustrated by the following experiment : A rat was Inoculated with venom near the tip of its tall, one minute later tho latter was cut off a short dis tance above the point of inoculation ; but this operation was quite unable to save the animal's life, for even If that brief in terval the poison had accomplished its fatal work, and a few hours later claimed its victim. This rapid diffusion of the venom helps to explain the difficulty which is experienced in arresting the course of the poison by local treatment, for Its passage is too lapld to permit of its being overtaken by superficial meas ures of even the most stringent character. But Calmette points out that local pre cautions are not to be neglected, for al though they cannot nullify the act Ion of the venom, they undoubtedly do delay Its progress, and thus create a longer inter vals or respite, during which an oppor tunity is afforded for administering the anti-toxin. Before however, passing on to the investigations which have cul minated in the production of a specific antidote for this terrible toxin, there are a few more details which Calmette has furnished as to Its character which are of interest. Serpent venom Is characterized not only by its intensely virulent proper ties, but also by the tenacity with which it retains them under diverse circumstan ces. Thus it may be stored up for a whole year, and yet at the end of that time be as active as ever ; and even after several years, although Its toxic powers are somewhat reduced, it still retains them to a very appreciable extent. Unlike the bacterial toxins, this ventom toxin can stand exposure to considerable temperatures without injury only suffers after it has been submitted to 98 degrees centigrade for twenty minutes. Thus the venom of the so-called "tiger snake" of Australia will stand being exposed for ten minutes to from 100 to 102 degrees centigrade, and its virulence only disap pearg when this temperature has been ap plied for twenty minutes. The venom of the "black snake," another Australian variety, loses Its toxity at a temperature of between 99 and 100 degrees centigrade; while an exposure to only 80 degrees cen tigrade for ten minutes is sufficient in the case of viper venom, according to Messrs. Phisalix and Bertrand, to pro foundly modify Its lethal properties. Thus a pigeon ure for a fortnight to a temper ature of 38 degrees centigrade does not affect cobra venom in the least, but if during that same time It has been placed in the sunshine, it entirely loses all its lethal properties. Thus, a pigeon was Inoculated with about 30 drops of venom which had been exposed to the sun's rays for fourteen days, and it survived ; while another pigeon was inoculated with a little over six drops of similar venom which had been kept during this time in the dark, and it died in a quarter of an hour. George T. Angell gives the following suggestions for the comfort of the horses: "On a very hot day keep a sponge, a towel, or your handkerchief soaked with pure cold water on the top of your horse's head. If your horse's back is sore, use pure cold water on It freely every time the saddle Is removed. In hot weather be sure your check-rein Is loose and your horse frequently watered. In hot weather a mouthful of grass, or a piece of bread, or cracker, even, wlll'thelp your horse wonderfully." THE CHIPMUNK. How He Ronaea Himself and Welcomes tbe Spring. As the woodchuck sleeps away tbe bitterness of cold, so in his narrower chamber Bleeps the chipmunk. Happy little hermit, lover of the sun, mate of the song sparrow and the butterflies, what a goodly and hopeful token of the earth's renewed life is he, verifying tbe promises of his own chalices, the squir rel cups, set in the warmest corners of the wood side, with libations of dew and shower drops, of the bluebird's carol, the sparrow's song of spring I He comes forth from bis long nlgbt into the fullness of the sunlit day, to proclaim his awakening to his summer comrades, a gay recluse clad all in tbe motley, a jester, maybe, yet no fooL His voice, for all its monotony, is in spiring of gladness and contentment, whether he utters his thin, sharp chirp or full mouthed cluck, or laughs a chit tering mockery as he scurries in at bis narrow door. He winds along bin crooked pathway of tbe fence rails and forages for half forgotten puts in the familiar grounds, brown with strewn leaves or dun with dead grass. Sometimes he ventures to the top rail and climbs to a giddy ten foot height on a tree, whence he looks abroad, wondering, on the wide expanse of an acre. Musio bath charms for bim, and yon may entrance bim with a softly whis tled tune and entice him to frolio with a herd's grass head gently moved be fore him. When tbe fairies bave made the white curd of mallow blossoms into cheese for the children and the chipmunk, it is a pretty sight to see him gathering his ah are handily and toothily stripping off the green covers, filling his cheek pouches with the dainty disks and Boaxnpering away to the cellar with his nngrndged portion. Alack the. day when the sweets of tbe sprouting corn tempt him to turn rogue, for then he becomes a banded outlaw, and tbe sod den thunder of the gun announces his tragic fate. He keeps well the secret of constructing his cunning bouse, with out a show of heaped or scattered soil at its entrance. Bearing himself hon estly and escaping his enemies, tbe oat, the hawk and tbe boy, he lives a long day of happy, inoffensive Ufa Then when tbe filmy curtain of the Indian summer falls upon the year again he bids ns along good night. "New Eng land Fields and Woods. " Handera Memory. Handel had one of the most phenom enal musioal memories ever known. He knew by heart over 60 operas from be- Number 17. THE CHIN AS AN INDEX. Can Vou Tell m reraon'i Character by thm Shape of His Lower Jaw? I have read Dr. Lenf's letter on "Physiognomy" in Tbe Medical Coun cil and nin prompted to say, in reply to his request for contributions on tbe "chin:" Protruding chins characterize men and women of the get tbeie typo. Suc cessful people usually carry tbeir chins thrust forward, with compressed lips. This chin, if heavy, with broad rami and swelling masseters, indicates fight ing blood. A retreating chin shows lack of force, mentally, morally and physically; usu ally of the yielding sort; soon discour aged; desires protection; small exec utive force. The development of other faculties often makes up for this defect. A small, well rounded chin, with mobile and red cushion of flesh upon, indicates a pleasure loving owner. If dimpled, all tbe more so, for dimpled chins belong to coquettes. People with dimples love to be petted and loved; like admiration and praise. Generally fickle. Usually this chin is healthy, re- ouperative and long lived. Broad chins signify nobleness and large dignity, unless vertically thin, when, if with it there be thin lips of bloodless kind, you find cruelty. Square chins with little flesh denote firmness and executive ability. These make good haters. Drunkards usually have a circular line about tbeir china Slovens have wrinkles about their chins. Long, thin chins are poetical, unsta ble and delicate in constitution. Such people are subject to bowel derange ments. If thin through the angles of the mouth, too, they are prone to tuber culosis. Generally short lived. Medium chins with a suggestive bi furcation in the center, with small mounds of flesh on either side, charac terize generosity, impulsiveness, cheery natures. (The same sized chins, with a dab of flesh just under the center of the lower lip, indicate meanness, selfishness, brutality. ) N. B. No one feature can be taken in judging character. Often develop ment of other faculties of mind or fea ture entirely governs. In each case take the "totality of indications" before judging. St. Louis Clinique. ROBERT BURNS. The Poet's First Love and the Tersea In Which He Praised Her. Robert Burns, the Scottish poet, was born at Mount Oliphant, Jan. 25, 1769, near Ayr, in a clay built cottage, reared by bis father's own hands. When a lad of 18, the family moved to Loehlea. His first three or four years at Lochlea were still with the poet times of inno oenoe, and "his conduct was governed by the strictest rules of virtue and mod esty. " At last bo set his affections on a young woman named Ellison Begbie, the daughter of a small farmer, and asked her to be his wife, but be could not prevail on her to marry bim, and this disappointment had a malign influ ence over tbe poet. Long afterward, when he had seen much of tbe world. Burns spoke of this girl as, of all those on whom he ever fixed his fickle affec tions, the one most likely to have made a pleasant partner for life. It was to her he addressed the pure and beautiful love lyric "Mary Morison," and in these lines tbe lyric genius of Burns was for the first time undeniably revealed: Yestreen when to the trembling string The dance gued through the lighted ha', To thee my fancy took its wing. I silt, but neit her heard nor saw, Though this was fair and that was braw And yon the toast of a' the town. I sighed and said among them a', "Yo are nae Mary Morison." Oh, Mary, canst thou wreck his peace Wha tor thy sake would gladly doo 1 Or canst thou break that heart of his Whase only fault is loving theet If love for love thou wilt not gie. At least be pity to me shown. A thought ungent lo canna be Tho thought of Mary Morison. Boston Woman's Journal. The Science of the Morning Fast. Dr. E. H. Dowey says that the heavy morning breakfast which is universal in America is all a mistake. The hun ger one feels is abnormal and is simply the acquired result of a lifelong untime ly meal. More than this, it is often dis ease undergoing evolution, and many complaints are cured simply by not tak ing anything beyond a small cup of tea or coffee, and sometimes not even that, until 11 or 12 o'clock. The experience of hundreds of persons proves that even the severest manual labor can be per formed for several hours "on an empty stomach" and with more ease, energy and satisfaction than ever is possible after an early morning meal, and that it can be done even up to high noon without unusual exhaustion or incon venience from the pangs of hunger. A great many people are now giving this matter a prolonged test, and tbe wis dom of the method is clearly supported by physiological evidence. Exchange. Depression of Spirits so common in summer-time, accompanied by loss of energy, lack of thought-power, means a deficient supply of nourish ment. The vital force is lost. It isn't a question of muscle and sinew, but of resistance and endurance. At any age, but especially in youth, it involves the risk of lung disease. Loss of flesh and a cough are threat ening signs. of Cod-liver Oil, with the hypo phosphites, meets these cases perfectly. It tones up, fattens and strengthens. In Scott's Emulsion the taste of the oil is fully disguised, making it almost as palatable as milk. For aale at 50c and $1.00 by all drurciata. 8COTT A Bowhe, Mfg. Chemists, New York Pyro-Febrin Tablets He Writes : "I think most highly of Pyro-Febrin Tablets, not only from knowledge of their composition bnt from use in my own family as a remedy for Headaches and Head Colds. They contain no opium or other ingredients to which objection could he made, and are well calculated to accomplish the results intended. v JOHN T.-STODDARD, Professor of Chemistry." Will relieve any kind of headache in from five to fifteen minutes. Will stop hay fever and head colds in one day. For sick and nervous headaches, neuralgia, or any head pain or congestion. Invaluable to la dies subject to periodical headaches. Price 25c. $gp"7t any one desiring- to test these Tablets, a liberal trial package -will be sent if this advertisement be mailed, with 2-cent stamp, to PYRO-FEBRIN CO., Northampton, Mui, Sold T3y "W. "W. liA-THROP1. NEW STYLES IN Ladies' Uow Shoes, IN COLORS AND BLACK. OXFORDS, JUL.KITS, 8ANDAT.S. MEN'S FINE SUMMER SHOES, IN Vioi-Kid, Blaok and Chocolate, bordeaux, and willow calf, Bicycle Shoes, Bike Comfort, SI. 20. Black Crackproorf 1.50 Russia Calf, 82. WCome in and see tnem. 54 Iriain-st, - 8. F. MAINE. TO All Interested in Fertilizers. The Bnffalo Fertilizers, made of pure Animal Matter, are the most profitable to buy. Having a wholesale agency I can give bottom prices. Car near at hand containing : 40 Bags Buffalo Fertilizer, f 1.70 40 Bags Potato, Hop and Tobacco, 1,H0 20 Bags Buffalo Guano, 1.50 20 Bags Cyclone Bone, 1.S0 40 Bags Erie King, 1.30 40 Bags Wheat, Oats, Barley and Grass, 1.70 40 Bags Potato Special, 1.90 Five cents per hundred off II taken from car at Powder track. Agents wanted. C. P. BRAD WAY, West Stafford. REYNOLDS' PURE PARISGREEN. In 1 lb., lb. and x lb- packages. E. A. BUCK & GO'S Hardware, Paint and Oil Store. rut Out the Fire Of Your Thirst with a glass of our frigid Ice Cream Soda. It is not better than the best, but it is every bit as good as can bi made, and knowing how to keep it and to serve it helps to make you feel that our soda is a trifle better than any drink you ever had. E. IK. TAFT. CULTIVATORS, PLOWS, Harrows, Weeders, HORSE HOES, In Good Assortment. E. A. Buck & Co. s 2 OH j a co I a S s a a a E S ft O H Hi pq M r-3 2 W ft a a 3 S 2 8 f E E a 3 o bo a a 0 z 6 a as m E 0? 2 ? 3 o o o B 5 to a n o P REYNOLDS' PURE PARIS GREEN. In 1 lb., 1-8 lb. and 1-4 lb. packagea. E2. A. BUCK Sc GO'S Hardware Paint and Oil Store. FOR SALE Atlas Powder for stumps and boulder blasting, special tameless powder for tunnel work, caps, ruse, etc Elec tric blasting apparatus to rent or for sale. Send for catalogue and prices to C. S. MANN, JK., 144 w Stafford Springs, Conn. CO