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The Faithful Wife of a G Communist

The Paris correspondent Of the Lon
don Daily News says /; As might beck
pected, there have been Enoch Ardens
among the returned Communists, but
happily very few. When their wives
read their names in the lists published
in the journals, they disappeared. A
case of an opposite nature has been re-
ported to me by friend Of the family in
which it happened, The wife in this in
stance was heroic in her constant afiec,
tion, and accomplished prodigies of en-
ergy in putting her children to trades,
setting Lerself up in business and send
ing money to her husband, who was laid
low with a chronic. malady. He was so
altered by illness and hardship that at
the railway neither she nor her children
recognized him. The latter went back
to distant parts of the city where they
are employed, and the wife returned
home in despairing mood, which tbs
spectacle of the rejoicing people around
her intensified. The amnestied husband
first lost time seeking for her in u crowd
and then waiting to see if she would
hunt him up. He remained until 6
o'clock, waiting in the hope that she
would arrive, and then went to look af-
ter some baggage in which he had col
lection Of curious shells and stuffed ami
mails, which he thought would please
her. When at last he got to her domi-
Gle lie was shown to her room and found
the door bolted inside. Nobody answer
cd to the loud knocking, and the police
commissary was sent for. Upon his ar
rival letter. freshly written, was found,
in which the unfortunate woman said
that she had only loved once in her life,
and that the object of her love was her
husband. 1t was evident that he was
dead, and death only could relieve her
from her heart wound. Her dead body
lay on the floor. She had committed
suicide.
, 1879-10-23
One O. the 'Postles.

Two rustics, who were on a visit tc
an art exhibition, but could not afford
the cost of catalogue, were at a loss to
decide the subject of q painting which
particularly attracted their attention
They at length came to different conclu,
sions, and stuck to them till lady came
near who was provided with catalogue.
Her kindness was Immediately appealed
to to determine between them; and the
fair referee, turning to the number of
the picture, informed them that it was
Peter the Great and his Empress. II
told You SOL" exclaimed one of the con-
noisseurs, with an air Of triumph; 81
aid it was one O the 'Postles."
, 1879-10-23
"reminiscences of a Noted Wom-
an

A correspondent found in grave
yard in Ashford, not long ago, the
tombstone Of Deborah Mott, mother of
Samuel Mott d, d., OF franklin, and
Eliphalet Mott, d. d., L. L. d., long
president of Union College He col
lecte,l some curious bits Of this woman's
record and visited her old home, which
he describes as follows: 1t is a one
story house, not over l6x22, and Situated
in one of the toughest localities of this
hilly and rocky town There is but lit
tie cleared land even now around the
house, and there must have been less
l30 years ago The family were very,
very poor The Oldest inhabitants say
that they had but one cow and a few
sheep, and that the cow took the place
that is generally taken by the horse in
modern farm operations, ploughing. and
narrowing, beside furnishing. milk for
the needy household. The sheep pro-
vided the wool with which the clothing
of the father and sons was made, and
the general fare of the family was such
as could be raised from a few acres of
stony, poor landLcorn bread and milk
and bean porridge, year in and year out.
There are many curious legends about
this remarkable woman Her husband,
suffering from i'll health, resigned the
burden Of the work and the care into
the hands of his wife, who not only did
the indoor work but helped the boys in
their out,of-door toll. Once upon time
one of the boys wanted q new suit of
clothes in the dead of Winter. They
had no money to buy with and the
years stock of wool was exhausted so
the good mother proposed that they
should shear the half-grown fleece from
one of their sheep, and to protect it from
the ,cold make it a garment either of
braided straw or the worn out family
clothing, all OF which was accordingly
done and in one week from the shear
ing, as the story goes, with her own Ia
Dor and that of her neighbors the suit
was ready. .l...
Her Christian character is represented
as being of the highest type. They
lived four miles at least from the old
Ashford church, and yet history has it
that she and her boys, clad in the plain
est homespun, walked every Sunday
through the woods and up and down the
hills all this distance to the house Of
God, Standing over her grave / could
but think of the extent Of that woman's
influence through the two sons for
whom she gave her life. One Of them
was in his day one Of the most success
full college presidents, touching with a
transforming power thousands and thou
sands OF young men. The other, a
faithful and successful minister of the
gospel, for sixty-one years in the same
parish, moulding two generations, and
sending out from under his ministry
hundreds of men and women who have
made tho world better and brighter, be-
sides giving to the present and coming
generations two families whose influence
is and is to be among the largest and
best. New Haven Palladium. ,-.,,.
, 1879-10-23

1t being claimed by one of the sterner
sex that man was made first and lord
of creation, the question was asked by
an indignant beauty how long he re-
mained lord of creation. "Till he got a
wife"
, 1879-10-23

Why would ready-made clothing deal
ers make poor euchre players' Because
they have so many suits.
The Newtown bee., 1879-10-22
What a Farmer Can Do.

The Stochnaan is responsible for the
following story: .The wheat story of
the season comes to us from Clarkes-
dale, down in Christian county, Ill.,,
where Mr.. Clark some years ago
mortgaged his land for $4,000, and
failed to pay more than 81 900 of the in
terest, which accrued as interest will.
Suit was brought to foreclose the mortg-
gage, but Mr.. Clark fought to gain time,
and strange as it may seem, his attorney
was enabled to delay matters so much
that his client had time to SOW quite a
respectable acre of wheat. This sum-
mer he harvested eight hundred acres
Of wheat. and sold the crop at ninety
two cents per bushel, realizing enough
to pay $25. 600 Of the 1o7. 600 principal,
interest and costs due on the place. TIC
do this required an average of thirty.
four bushels, nearly.per acre"
The Newtown bee., 1879-10-22
Uses of the SunfiOWer.

Everybody, remarks New York
paper, knows the common sunfower
which abounds in most of the back
yards and inclosed grounds of the small
towns and villages, and, indeed,
throughout the rustic regions of the
whole republic. The sunfower is self
sowing, we believe, and grows spon-
taneously in every part OF the country.
1t is so common here that nobody cares
for it; yet it is not without large,
gorgeous kind of beauty, which would
be appreciated were the plant scarce,
OF were any pains taken to rear it. Else
where the sunhower, if not admired, is
esteemed for practical reasons. Many
of our aboriginals make bread of the
seeds. 1t is cultivated in the south of
Europe, sometimes as a field crop, the
seeds being used as food for cattle and
poultry, and also for making oil, which
is little inferior to olive-oil, is burned in
lamps, and employed in the manufacture
of soap. Meal and bread are said to be
got from the seeds in Portugal, and
these, roasted, are often substituted for
coffee. The seeds are also used like
almonds for making soothing emulsions,
and in some parts of the old world are
boiled and fed to infants. The leaves
are good fodder for cattle, the stems
serve for fuel, and contain much potash.
The different species of sunfower in
digenous to the United States number
some forty, scattered from ocean to
ocean and from New england to the
gulf. For plant generally counted I'M
worthy, as it is with us, it surely has
unavoidable uses.
The Newtown bee., 1879-10-22
Terrible Railroad Collision.

One of the most shocking disasters that has
occurred in the West since Ashtabula, and
one of the most frightful in the history OF
Michigan railroads, has befallen train on tn
Michigan Central Railroad, which lett Detroit
at half-past ten p. NJ, forty minutes behind
time. The train was the west bound Pacific
express, and was composed of fourteen cars
seven Wagner sleepers, four passenger coaches
and three mail and baggage cars. Next to the
mail car was emigrant and second-class
car, nearly filled with passengers. AT Jack
son, Mich, the train, while going at a high
rate OF speed, ran into a switch engine, tele-
scoping the baggage and express cars and
crushing the four passenger coaches. The
scenes which followed the collision were heart
rending in the extreme. When the baggage
car came in contact with the crushed coaches
there was heap OF bruised, bleeding and
dying human beings, whose means and cries
of distress filled the air. Mutilated bodies Of
the dead could be seen among the debris of the
wrecked coaches. Under the shapeless mass
which was once the express engine were the
bodies of the engineer and fireman, which
were extricated as soon as possible. Death
to them and many of the other victims must
have been instantaneous. The engineer and
fireman of the switch engine seeing their peril
in time leaped from their places and escaped
injury. The lateness of the hour and the
darkness of the night rendered the work of ex-
Treating the victims necessarily a slow and
actively engaged in doing all that could be
done under the distressing circumstances.
Many trying and touching incidents occurred,
and many acts of heroism were recorded. The
saddest case was that of Willie Rice, fair
haired and bright-eyed little boy, four years Of
age, whose father and mother and sister were
all killed. He was found clasped in his dead
mother arms, and so fastened in the wreck
that it took three hours with axes and other
implements to extricate him. His left leg
was broken and his left arm and chin badly
cut. His family lived in Philadelphia, and
were on their way to some point in the West
The news OF the disaster soon spread through
jackson, and by daybreak the crowds at the
scene oil the catastrophe were numbered by
hundreds and greatly hindered the work of the
rescuers, and required the constant efforts and
watchfulness of the police. The railroad Off
GERS summoned hacks, omnibuses and what
ever vehicles could be obtained, and conveyed
the passengers and wounded to the city, and
provided for their immediate wants, while the
citizens did all in their power TO mitigate the
horrors of the accident. More than tweRty
persons were killed and about thirty wounded,
some fatally. Most of the dead and injured
were taken out of the emigrant car, which re-
ceived the heaviest force OF the collision.
The Newtown bee., 1879-10-22
The CeIlulOid Marvel.

A capital example of those numerous
industrial revolutions of which we have
spoken, and which are peculiarly char
acteristic OF America, is furnished by
the new article, celluloid. Although it
was invented nine or ten years ago (by
two brothers named Hyatt), its perfect
manufacture has been regularly in prog
ress for only about FIVE years, and is con-
sidered to be only in its infancy, yet i'm
mense quantities of the substance are
produced. 1t is converted into won
derful variety of forms, and new modes
of applying it are discovered almost
daily.
This composition of tissue paper, cam
phor and certain chemicals is already
used for billiard balls, combs, backs OF
brushes, hand-mirrors and other toilet
articles, whip, cane and umbrella
handles, every kind of harness trim
mings, foot-rules, chessmen, handles OF
knives and forks, pencil-cases iewelr
of all kinds, pocketbooks, mouthpieces
for pipes, cigar-holders, musical instru.
ments, dolls heads, porcelain imita-
tions, hat-bands, neckties, optical goods,
shoe tips and insoles, thin bles, emery
wheels, shirt-cuffs, collars, etc. Its use
as substitute for ivory has already ex-
ercised a worldwide effect upon the
ivory industry, the falling off in the
demand having been felt in the remotes
regions of Africa. Exchange.
The Newtown bee., 1879-10-22

the statement that her hair was false
and that her teeth were far too good to
be genuine. Next day the dramatic
critic was amazed to behold lady dash
into his room and let down her hair in
his presence. Pull it" she exclaimed,
as she placed a luxuriant tress in one of
his hands. " Is this real hair or not?"
Certainly, certainly" stammered the
man. Catching hold of his other hand
she opened her mouth-but happily not
to bite-and made him finger her teeth.
" Are these false?" shrieked the lady.
No; they are the most beautiful real
teeth ever beheld in my life," declared
the terrified victim, who would have
willingly sworn that black was white if
it would have given his visitor the least
satisfaction. Il am Sara Bernhardt,"
proclaimed the lady, with as much Sc
renity as she could possibly put into her
voice, and the wretched critic made up
his mind for the worst. He, too, has
since become one of her most devoted
vassals, though, indeed, / do not know
how any man would dare to do any
thing else. If any such foolhardy wight
exists in Paris he may be sure that,
sooner or later, Sara will GO for him.
Paris Letter.
The Newtown bee., 1879-10-22
Six Months Predictions.

G. G. Blake, of Decatur, Illinois, who
has gained some celebrity for accuracy
rs Observation-Disclosures, makes the fol-
lowing predictions:
October, l979-Will be quite warm
and showery.
November, 1871 hardly know what
to say about this month; my calcula-
tions make it sort of chopped sea 4"
--conglomerate mixture of all kinds of
weather, but not very cold.
December, lS79-Will be like Novem-
Der, :. only more sou 1t will be warm,
wet and disagreeable; cold snaps will be
short and sharp.
January, lss0-Will be rather warm,
wet and muddy, part of the time.
There will be some cold weather, but
no steady cold weather.
February, 1880 Will be much like
January-a considerable amount of rain
and snow, and moderate amount OF
cold weather.
March, lS80-Will be changeable;
rather wet, especially in the middle OF
the month, and only moderately cold.
The winter of lS79-80 will be warm
and wet, with a few cold snaps of linn.
tied duration; but it will be colder than
he winter of ls77-78.
The Newtown bee., 1879-10-22

ing gallant attempt to board the ram. Off
Antafogasta she captured the CHILEAN transport
Rimac with 24O dragons, 80, 900 pesos in coin,
and cargo OF supplies for the army. She also
engaged without very positive results the
CHILEAN iron-clad Blanco Eucalada and the
corvettes Magallanes, besides capturing many
launches and merchantmen, bombardiDg An
tafogasta, sinking pontoon arsenal, making
two or three raids along the CHILEAN coast and
breaking up the Gillian blockade of Iquique.
AS the armies on land cannot get at each
other on account OF the desert which lies be-
tween them, and as the Peruvians have no
navy to speak of left to meet the compare
lively fine squadron of the Chilians, it is diff
cult to see how the war can last much longer.
Two hundred and sixty-seven more English
farmers have sailed from Liverpool for Texas.
Five men were killed by boiler explosion
at the dye works in Halifax, Yorkshire,
England.
Thirty-six buildings in Shediac, N. H., were
destroyed by fire few nights ago, causing
total loss of about 800, 900.
General Roberts and the British army OF
advance into Aighanistan have entered Cabul
after completely routing the Afghan troops
who opposed them. The Ameer, 1akoob
Khan, is strictly guarded in the British camp.
Revolving Mexicans have captured the city
OF Chihuahua and General Trevino with gov
eminent troops has been sent against them
The Duchess OF Edinburgh, daughter-in-law
OF Queen Victoria, has been prematurely de-
hvered OF a still born child.
The anti-rent troubles in Ireland increas-
ing. Five hundred tenants OF the Marquis OF
Sligo and the Earl OF Lucan met near West
port, in the county of Mayo, Connaught, and
solemnly pledged themselves to pay no rent.
until a reduction should be granted proper
tionate to the great fall OF prices OF all kinds
of agricultural produce. A notice was posted
at Warrenpoint, county Down, Ulster, that
any man coming into the county to pay more
than five dollars acre for land may bring
his coffin with him.
The Kurds have reyolted in Turkey, and
are robbing und numbering people up to the
very walls OF Mossoul, large town on the
Iigris.
AT conference of delegates representing
100000 miners, held in Leeds, England, q
resolution was passed tavoring national
emigration scheme to lessen the competition
among miners.
The Newtown bee., 1879-10-22
Advertising.

The man who says that he doesn't
believe in advertising is doing just
what he pretends to despise. He hangs
coats outside his door, or puts dry goods
in the window-that's advertising. He
has printed cards lying on his counter
that's advertising. He sends out
drummers through the country or puts
his name on his wagon-that's adver-
Using. He labels his articles or manu-
features advertising. If he has
lost his cow, he puts a written notice in
the postoffice, or tells his sister in-law
and that's advertising too. He has
his name put in gilt letters over his
door-and that also is advertising. He
paints his shop green OF red; OF if
tailor, he wears the latest style; if doc
tor, he has his boy call him out of church
in haste; if an auctioneer, he bellows to
heavy merchant, he keeps huge pile of
boxes on the sidewalk in front of his
store-all for advertising. A man can't
do business without advertising, and the
question is whether to call to his aid the
engine that moves the world--the print
ing press-with its thousands of messen-
gers, working night and day; or, reject
ing these, go back to the time when
newspapers. telegraphs, and railroads
were unknown. "But advertising costs
money!" So does anything else that is
worth having, and those who judicious-
ly advertiser the newspapers, and
not by means of clap-trap devices which,
while they may attract at first, always
| fail in the long run-are sure to reap
rich rewards.
The Newtown bee., 1879-10-22
a Noted Actress, Assurance.

During the earliest years Of Sara Bern
hardt's fame gentleman in the audience
had one night the exceedingly bad taste
to hiss her. She spotted" him, found
out his address, called at his house and
had an interview with him. / wonder
how he liked itp Then and there she
told him it was always her endeavor
conscientiously to do her duty as q his
trionic artist and to please the public;
that she regretted anything like failure
in that duty, and that she should feel
greatly obliged if he would point out her
defects, in order that she might correct
them. This spirited conduct won for
her another passionate admirer. Another
day she read in certain Partisan paper
The Newtown bee., 1879-10-22

An auctioneer was endeavoring to sell.
a fowling piece, and failing to get bid
a bystander who had read the papers
said: elbow in the muzzle and it will
go off.-Chicago Journal"
The Newtown bee., 1879-10-22

1t is very solemn query whether
the boy who accidentally bursts melon
on the pavement gets more public SYM
pathy than the lad who loses his hat in
the river -DetrOit Free Press
The Newtown bee., 1879-10-22

Scarcely has the warm breath OF summer
hied away, when coughs and colds, those
avant couriers OF dangerous disease, show
themselves. Dr. Bulls Cough Syrup always
cures them, and most quickly too.
The Newtown bee., 1879-10-22

Your son, madam, persists in doing
nothing" says the director. "Then,n
replies the woman, by no means discon-
certed, "you should give him the prize
for perseverance,"
The Newtown bee., 1879-10-22
nau.htsrs. ,yives and Iothers.

DR. I'M ARfIiIISrS Uterine CATHULlCON will posi-
lively Female Weaknt such Falling 4 fhe
Womb Whites, Chronic Inflammation or liberation OF
Womb, Incidental HeniVrrtage Flooding, Painful
Suppressed and Irrcgu Menstruation, &c An old and
reliable remedy. Semi postal card for pamphlet with
treatment and certificates from physicians AID
patients to HOWARTH BALLARD, UTrCA, n. Y.
Sold by all Druggists-Sl5 50 PER bottle.
The Newtown bee., 1879-10-22

Coughs and colds are often overlooked. a
continuance tor any length of time causes IL
ritation OF the lungs or some chronic throat
disease. q" Browns Bronchial rroches are
an effectual cough remedy. Is cts.
Among American manufactures few have
done our country as much credit as the Mason
& Hanlhp Cabinet Organs, which have been
acknowledged best at all great worlds exhi-
billions for many years. See advertisement.
Walking made easy with Lyon Patent Heel
Sttfeners. They keep your boots and shoes
straight, and make them easy to your feet.
Chew .)acksons Best sweet Navy Tobacco.
The Newtown bee., 1879-10-22

OLIVER DITSON 4 CO.. Boston.
@. HI. DITSON g. CO..
s43 broadway, New York.
T. z DITSON & CO..
D22 ChestL ut St, Philadelphia
The Newtown bee., 1879-10-22
bObUI.y 10
vocation.

The Asbestos Roofing with white or light
gray wroof coating) now in use in all
parts of the world, is the only reliable
substitute tor tin. 1t is adapted for steep or
flat roofs in all climates. 1t costs only hall as
much tin, and can be applied by any one.
Samples and descriptive price lists free. II.
w. Johns Mig Co., 81 Maiden Lane, N. Y.
Perfect purity is restored to the circulation,
when contaminated, if ScovilPs Blood and
Liver Syrup is taken. Scrofulous, syphilitic
and mercurial disorders completely van
pushed by it, persistence in the use of the
remedy being alone required to accomplish
cure. Eruptions OF all kinds, sores, chronic
rheumatism, govt, liver complaint and goitre
purifies the blood but vitalizes the system.
Sold by all druggists.
The Newtown bee., 1879-10-22
~ MAGIC Mother Goose.

lust Published-A wonderful book for Children.
being the old-fsshioned MOTHER GOOSE MELODIES with
MAGICAL CHANGES. Printed in Colors, with Folding Pic
Six different books in paper Price %
cents each. - Also oil six books bound volume
cloth. Price 81 30 Sold at every toy and bookstore.
CIV. CARLETON e. CO., Publishers, " Y City.
The Newtown bee., 1879-10-22
VASBLINB ::::::

This wonderful substance is acknowledged by phys-
ciaIs throughout the world TO be the best remedy din
covered for the cure OF Wounds Burns, Rheumatism,
Skin Disea Piles Cstarrh, Chilbains, &C In order
that every may Try It, it Is put mp in 15 and ~
cent bottles for household Obtain il from your
druggist and will find it superior to anything You
The Newtown bee., 1879-10-22
Don't use any but C. Gilbert's Starches.

Mayor Beatty's Pianos and Organs.
Your attention is called to the advertise
ment OF Hon. Daniel #. Beatty, of Washing
ton, New Jersey. Mayor Beatty's celebrated
Pianos and Organs are so well known through
out the civilized world that they require no
word of commentator from US. Lowest
prices, superior workmanship and complete
satisfaction have brought this house promi-
nently forward, until to-day he stands the
only man in his trade who dares to ship his
instruments on test trial, and, if unsatisfactory,
refunds not only the price but all freight paid.
No tairer offer can ever be made or even sug-
gested. His sales now are very large, and
when it is taken into consideration that few
years ago he was only poor plough-boy, it
must be evident to every reader that Mayor
Beatty is the possessor OF rare talent in his
vocation.