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The Newtown bee., 1878-08-29
HIS WAY OF DOING GOOD.

Up in New Hampshire is n wellknown eccentric individual, self-constituted curer of all ills, a sort of universal rNnucea- body-nnd- d-sonl head heart-a and conscience doctor. who. with all his occeniricities, has q fund of active wit that is hard to beat Not long ago the "doctor" was called upon the witness stand. The opposing counsel, who is said to sometimes "vet his whistle" with '1iquid pizen," knowing the doctors peculiarities, ventprel in cross examining to fist show him up Dit. The result will be appreciated.
 "What is your business ?" pompously queried the counsel.
 My business is to do what little good can to my fellow-men," modestly replied the doctor.
 "But that doesn't answer my question: puffy remarked the counsel. "How do you spend your time?"
 "Why, Squire, it takes about all my time to do what I said," insisted the doctor.
 "But Iwant something more definite" stoutly demanded the counsel. "How do you go about your business ?"
 'That depends upon circumstances, &C., cordng to the nature of the case," ex- plained the doctor; for instance, if I were going to begin on you, the first thing should do would be to advise you to sign the temperance pledge"
 The court roared and the counsel, as if convinced the doctor was pursuing legitimate and respectable vocation, proceeded with the regular ross-examina. tion.
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L.AuS now 70 sw.ll.

Every one women as well as mon- should know how 10, swim, He art is easy of accomplishment, It ls y,ry easy 10 keep the hpa above water. Trust lhs watur, and tao water will trust ynu, Keep yourself ns far hlnerird us possible, do not allow even a finger lo be above tle surfaec, and you cannot sink If you try. No one knows how hard it is to sink mtI he has eudoaYored to do 30. Even in m ordinary bath the water floats the balher 10 the surface, and much moro is ib tue case in the river or the Bea. In flct, most of those who nre drowned lose their lives be. cause they drown themselves. They are so terrified with the feeling of having nothing under their feet that they nbso- Mlcly try to crawl ont of the water on their hands and knees, Thon the water gets into lleir ey,s md blinds them, A swimmer never close his eyes while under water. There is no danger in learning 10 swim for human beings, in their youth, take 10 water ns naturally ns frogs. Ycnrs ago, saw gentleman take lis little child, only three years Of age, drop her into the deep water, and push her into tho middle of thc bath. The little thing lay quite composedly in the water until her father threw piece of tape over her, which she grnspcd, and so was drawn ashore. But thrlca of her being drowned never entered the mind of her father or herself. It was similar case with myself. I have no recollection of the tune when the water was notas familiar to me as the land. My father toolS ne 10 the river al- most as soon os I could wulli, and let me shift for myself. I never wns taught to swim, because it came as naturally as walk ing. So here is an example of the great fact that danger when anticipated is practi- cally abolished.
The Newtown bee., 1878-08-29
LIFE FIN PARGSs

Many American ladies who are so situ- ated as to be independent now make their homes in Paris. How cheaply ladies can live in the prettiest and merriest city upon earthis secret known only to some of themselves; but two art students who re- sided together and clubbed resources in one of the streets near the Luxembourg, managed comfortably on less than three hundred dollars year till better times came to them. They had their breakfast from cream and coffee shop (cremerie), a very different place to cafe, and their dinner from small eating house, fre- quented by artists, where moderate sized beef-stake cost them only seven sous. Their lessons and lecture on art cost them nothing, and their only professional ex- penses were incurred for the materials of painting and models. Ladies without special business in Paris, but who yet de- sire to reside there, may create for them selves peculiarly quiet and honorable home in such places as the Abbaye-au- Bois. This, like several similar establish, ments, is a convent where ladies can rent apartments and enjoy the protection of the ssterhood under conditions not too oner- ous. But cooking at home is much dearer than boarding out or arranging with the nearest hotel or eating house keeper to be served ready dressed. It is difficult to ex- plain the astonishing expense of home life in Paris, in view of the unquestionable fact that hotel prices have not varied for the last thirty years. Thirty years ago, the hotel price of lady's breakfast of tea or coffee and bread and butter was one franc and a half; it costs one frame and a half now The price of hotel bedrooms and the cost of hotel servants also remain sta- tionary.
The Newtown bee., 1878-08-29
IlIIFr.

The Dntoh town of Delft was the erst plaes in Eulopa where the modern style of wnre-whieh wtli ns goes under tho general namo of oroekory made.
 Prior to iis manufacture tto tableware et tho wealthy was made of gold and silyey, of tho niddlIpg classes ol pewter, and of the poor of wood. Hut the porenluins Imported into Holland from Cliun by tho early traders mpellpd the Dutch 10 imi- tnlo us nearly nB possible tho manufacture Of a ware which they stw.wla SO beautiful and SO useful. Accordingly, this new in- dustry sprung up, first Ht Delft and soon after ut Hnarlem, the best authority set- ting tho date down at tlle beginning of tho seventeenth century, although some kinds Of Hne wurc nre kuowuto have been mnds long before that. The Dutch were nt this period the grent St trndcrs in the world, and their ships carried their new wure to all parts Of Europe America, md the colonies, creating Hu en0rlh0us demand for it in consequence of it's vast utility and comparative chcapucss. Dut it was not only useful and chcnp; it was good in quality, form, and decoration as well, thus deserving tue favor it so rapidly and generally received. Tie variety of arti- clvs made wns limited only by the ingenui- ty of the artists in copying old shapes and designing ncw ones, and included every thing that could be conceived for the kitchen, the dining room, and the cabinet, always tccoutrd in thn best of tnste, and much of it in the highest art by the most distinguished U,tists. A happy and familiar style that originated here WAS that of moldins dish covers to represent animals, birds, fish, veg, tNJlcs, and fruits, painted after nature, to contain the articles thus r,preaerted, so that the parts of dinner could be told by the covers of the dishes on the table. As is generally known, coffee wls not used in Europe till about 1GjO and ten was not introduced for some years after that it being for many years after lt~ introduction um expensive luxury that only the wealthy could enjoy. Tea and coffee pots, cups and saucerS were not made until so I cent period as the latter Dart of the seventeenth century, so that the many simple folks who hug the sweet dclusion to their souls that the old pots and cups they so carefully treasure and so proudly display were brought to this country by their 'lilsrjm fathers" are guilty, uncousciouSIy or otherwise, of pious fraud. The pottery manufacture of Delft, and of Holland generally, has now dwindled down to insignifcance, on account of the rise aud progr ss of the manufac- ture ill England, France, Germany, and the U.ited States, the wants of which were originally supplied by Holland but which are now supplied by home potteres. Excepting small lots of oramental pi, ces, no Delft ware is now imported into this country. -IHe Penn NoMhiy.
The Newtown bee., 1878-08-29

A newspaper of Jan. 8, 1891, mentions an extraordinary and absurd performance by the Postinaster of Lismore, Ireland, then in his 97th year. He travelled for a wager from that town to Fermoy in Dun garvan oyster tub drawn by pig, bad ger, two cats, a goose, and hedge hog, with large red nightcap on his head, a pig drivers whip in one hand, and in the other common cows horn, which he blew toeneourage his teala7 and give notice of his nes new iaosle ofpngting.
The Newtown bee., 1878-08-29
A FLORAL CLOCks

It may not be generally know that there are twenty-four varieties of plants whose blossoms open successively at the different hours of the day and night. The day lily opens at five o'clock in the morning. Midnight belongs to the ''cactus grandi- forus," or night-bloommg cereus, whose magnificent flower expands and dilTuses subtle perfume soon after sunset, gradually unfolds and then closes until before day. dawn, when its strange mission is ended. The African marigold opens at seven o'clock in the evening and closes at four, if the weather be fair. If it does not open rain is certain for the next day. It is said the flowers of tue wat,r lily close and sink in the water precisely a sunset, rise again to tie surface and expand with sunrise. Beside the floral clock there is a floral calendar, each month being marked by is own particular flower.
The Newtown bee., 1878-08-29
GgyASEEEs0 AssD'' HALE.

! We see by the Jeff rson county papers that "Washbourd" Hale di, d ill the poor house recently. He wns character. For thirty years he had lived ill that vicinity on a washboard, as may be said. He made a few washboards, and he would take one under his arm and go to farm house and allow the wife to use it. If she bought it, all right, and if not it was all the same. He would have a dozen wushboards scattered around, and he was always the guest of tie house, got his meals, moved his washboard to another locality, and ate and drank on tLe board. He always managed to arrive nt house about meal time, and as he lad all the news 10 tell he was welcome. If a house wife had wood to split, COW to milk, or the man had steers to break, hogs to kill, or q wagon to grease, old Hale was ready to help. At times when the good housewife had not much in the house for dinner the arrival of Waslboard Hale would cause cloud to rest upon Ter brow, but cheerful word from him would soon diSpcl it, and we do not believe he ever went hungry day in his life. He was tramp, always on the move, in summer with his coat over his arm and in winter bundled up and always on the march. However hard up he might be, he could manage to get zinc enough for washboard, and any friendly carpenter would allow him to do the wood work in his shop, and his stock being complete he was on the road. In all his thirty years travel about Jefferson county no one ever heard him use an unkind word, and he never injured a soul Children wonld chaf him, until he got an opportunity to be of assistance to them, after which they were his friends. He would make kite for them or draw them miles on a sled, for the asking. He was great character and will be missed.- Miluaukce Sun.
The Newtown bee., 1878-08-29
MANUFACTURE
Branchyille, Connecticut.

TIis Bad has hean in use about four years. dur ing which time naarly two thousand of them have be D sold Every one has besn mt up on trial and none have failed to give isfacd n. far as we know Being now about to comm nee the can vass of New town and vicinity. we respectfully in- vite the E. o pespis to try them
 We VIII not ask you to buy them. but will ron- tinue t8 put them uH on probation for one mi A as before and if any Of them fail to give satsfac- ton. VIII remove them and promise t0 keep good naturssl Psrzons using slsi-hsis VIII find These springs net only great relief but rositiye luxu- p. They are durable. clean. nd w0nder1uly chezp-only s51o per set- Try th,In-
 W. BENNETT, Gen1 Agent.
The Newtown bee., 1878-08-29

August is a good month for setting out boot-iaeks among cats. a
 It is said that girl in England was re- gently struck dumb by the firing of cannon. Since then a number of married men have invited the artillery to come and discharge their pieces in their yiein- ity.
 EANA AEA
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THE SUN.
NEW YORK. 1878.
1878.

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 The sunday edition Of THE SUN is m eight. page sheet of % eouuhs. While giving the news ui lhr day, it alse roIslus large amount ol lite. UIy and miscellaneous matter speciHlly prepared for it, q he SUNDAY BUN huh met with great success, fosi'pnd Sl y0u yfar.
 HE WEEKLY SUN.
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The Newtown bee., 1878-08-29

\ E can make money faster at work for us than O st anything else. Capital not required we
 will start you. sl2 per day at home made by the industrious. Men, women. boys and girls wantcd everywhere to work for us. Now is the time. Cos.ly outfit and terms free Adsirass True < O.. Augusta Maine
The Newtown bee., 1878-08-29

Often = James William. when you were in the South. did YOU hanpen to sne such thing as a wooden mill" "0h, yes. sir. often saw the darlies fighting.
 Timothy afcCarty and Dennis Sullivan, middle-aged men, were suffocated in a well which they were deepening at IeneksyilIe. Mass. by the fumes from blast of nitroglyoerine that had just been f~cJ
The Newtown bee., 1878-08-29
Manhood: How Lost, How Restored!

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PURELY VEGETABLE,

contl ming those Southern Roots and Herbs which an a-wise Providence has placed i'll coun tr es where Liver Diseases most prevail. It will curr all disaases caused by Derangemcnt of the Liver and Bowels.
 The symptoms of Liver Complaint bite . or bad taste in the mouth, Pain in the Back. Suts or Joints often mist aken for Rhcum; tism Sour Stomach Loss of Appetite, Bowels alternately cos tive and lax Hra,R.he Loss of Memory. with painful sensation of having 'ailrd to do something which ought tO have been done Debility Low Spirits. a thick yellow appearance of the skin and Eyes, dry Cough, often mistaken tor consump- tiOn.
 Sometimes many of these symptoms attend the disease. at others Icw: hut the Liver, the larg"St organ in the body is generally the seat of thc disease and if not T"eulated in lme great suf frring wrntchedness and DEATH wll' onsue.
 "I can recommend m eticaciOus remecy for disease of the Liver Hear burn aud Dyspepsia, Simmons Liver Regulator. LEWIS G. WUNDER. 1895 Master street Assistant Postmaster, Philalel pha.
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The Newtown bee., 1878-08-29

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SOLDIERS OF 1872

Pensions obtained for all soldiers of 1872. or their willows. uader the law passed tl-is xint.r. land warrants pHrchased. ! C. CHas.BEHrsry.
 AttOEney at law, Bridgeport, Conn.
The Newtown bee., 1878-08-29

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The Newtown bee., 1878-08-29
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The Newtown bee., 1878-08-29

wori OfHtn well inst an the flaming measurements of immense u H0nsfn which in .sres Q na frma
 
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Price. s1.oo. Sold by all Druggists.
The Morning herald., 1878-06-22
Lost seven Pounds in Three Weeks,

aYII 4IHalLLaIa
The Morning herald., 1878-06-22
SHERIFF'S SALE.

By virtue OF writ of Levari Facias to
me directed will be exp sed To Public sale
at the lafayette Hot'l. 81 shipey street
kept by John J. Dougherty In the city Of
Wilmington, New Castle County. DEL. on
WEDNESDAY the 10th day OF July, A. D.
1873, at2 O'Clock p. IN.
The following described real estate, viz:
All that certain lot or Pic" of land with
the brick house thereon erected situate in
the city of Wi mingtOn, on the north"ry
side OF Sixth st, betwf EN- Lombard and
Poplar Streets, all p ,rtiouarIv described
as follows to wit; BEGINNING at corner
take in the nOl th-rly side or Sixth st.,
one huudr red end f,rty one and one halfft
wes- erly fr,,.n Lombard St., thence north
cry and parallel with Lombard St., Sew.
enty five feet toa three feet wide alley
thence by said alley and paralh witnSixth
ST. westerly IA f., tie rce southerly and
parallel with the first mentioned line Sew
enty f1ve f.et by Daniel Bardl. ". lot to
,h6 side OF Sixth street aforesaid, ana
thence thereby easteriy fourteen feet to the
place o beginning. c,nta'ning ten hun
dred and fifty square feet Of land, mo or
less.
Seized and taken in execution as the
property of Thomas Antcliff and RlcEel
his wife, and ts and to be sod by
ISAAC GRUB, Sheriff.
sherif's Office, New Castle, June 2Otb. A.
D., 1878.
The Morning herald., 1878-06-22
THE CALIFORNIA ELECTION.
THE KEARNEYITEs WIN, AND THE CHINESE
MUST GO.

THE KEARNEYITEs WIN, AND THE CHINESE
MUST GO.
NEW YORK, June 21.-A San Francisco
despatch says The total vote cast In this
city was over q 900, being II 900 Kearney-
ties, $500 nom partisan, and 1000 between
Republicans ard Democrats. The rest were
scattering. All the other tickets antagon-
lied the non partisan ticket. Reports from
the interior indicate nearly stand off be-
tween the non partisans and working gmen.
Tie complexion of the Convention is esti-
mated by the Post, the straight Republican
orgs n, at sixty-three woikingmen or Kear-
neyites, thirty three non-partisans, ten Re-
bublicsns and eight Democrats. This does
not include the thirty-two delegates at large,
a majority of whom are generally conceded
TO tae workingmen, thereby giving them
the control of the Convention.
There is much bitterness to-day among
the politicians. The supporters of the Re-
public IN and Democratic straight, tickets,
reducing the non -partisans' vote, threw the
election into Kearney's hand, and thle was
purposely done TO punish the "tusionists,' y
whom both parties to-day designate as
traitors.
As soon as the results Of the election are
known officially, Kearney will leave for
Chicago and New York. Everybody to-day
is workingman, and every salutation is
supplemented with "The Chinese must
go" r..l ... ..# ....... I'D .,"