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The Newtown bee., 1879-04-08
Chinese Cremation.

A correspondent in a letter from China says: We passed two of the substantial stone mausoleums in which are thrown, tied up in red bags, the collected ashes of cremated priests; but these are no longer ip use, each having already received it's full complement of ,, ,048 bags, and the lit tie square port-holcs at the side have been bricked up for the last time. Meanwhile, such remains of charred bones as are now gathered together after every cremation are reverently deposited in small urns and piled in temporary shed, with a slip of paper or memorandum attached to each, until sufficient money can be scraped together for the building of new mau- solcum. We had now arrived in front of the furnace, low, brick building, quite open on one side, and with aper- lures in two of the other three, for the purpose, we presume, of creating proper draught. ..-..... ..-.
 Within was already prepared funeral pyre consisting of billets of thick wood, and on the top of these the coffin was placed ready for the fire. The priests ranged themselves in the form of a horse shoe before the opening of the furnace, and once more began to chant some pas sage from their sacred books; and it was not until some ten minutes had elapsed that novice lighted long handled torch and handed. it respectfully to the abbot. The latter then stepped forward to position immediately in front of the furnace, and there he slowly wavel the torch several times round and round, uttering at the same time an invocation to Buddha and all the saints on behalf of the dead mans soul. While this was going on the novice had crept into the furnace; and after gently raising the upper lid of the box, was busily engaged in inserting therein pieces of wood, ap- parently well oiled, together with other combustible material.
 By the time the abbot had finished his prayer, everything was in readiness; he | then handed the torch back to the novice, who forthwith placed it below the pyrc, where oil had evidently been poured over the dry twigs used for lighting the fire. In moment arose a blaze, and the flames | began almost simultaneously to roar fiercely upward, devouring the thin blanks of the box in which the dead man was sitting. This was the signal for de- parture. One by one the priests stole away, not caring to participate too closely in the last scene of all, until at length only few were left behind to collect with pious hands the shc-H of their de- parted brother. In less than two hours the fire had burnt itself out The earthly remains of United Wisdom J were placed in the customary urn, and de posted in the temporary mausoleum while his immortal soul had scared alofl to the promised land, there to partake ol the infinite beatitude of Nirvana
The Newtown bee., 1879-04-08
nullness Caused by III Health.

Without doubt 8 great deal of dull- ness owes its origin to i'll health. People with languid circulations are seldom yivacious or amusing. and it is hard to be bright and lively when suffering pain; but indigestion, on the other hand, often makes its victims amusingly ill-natured and uncharitable. Of the vices, selfish ness is productive of dullness: but malice, islander and false witness. with all their heinousness, often afford entertainment to listeners. Those who invariably shun dull people make a great mistake, for dullards are often very trustworthy and true friends, while they are not unusual ly well-informed on certain topics. If amusing people are the most popular. dull ones are often best beloved. Mephis- topheles was an entertaining companion. and amusing men are too fond of asking their friends to back their bills. The associates of either have cause before this for regretting that they made dull- ness the great bugbear of their lives English Magazine.
The Newtown bee., 1879-04-08
Agricultural Hints Worth Knowing.
Now sow tares.

Now sow tares.
 Young scions, unless they do well, should be treated liberally with whacks.
 Cabbage heads must be kept apart as much as possible. They are troublesome else.
 Adams apples should be protected during these damp evenings with cover ing of silk.
 We have never found any difficulty ia growing squash bugs, and therefore give no hints as to their propagation.
 Last years beats should now be buried six feet deep. If not, they are sure to sprout again and give much trouble.
 Beans at this season do best planted in an earthen receptacle, with a mulch ing of swine, and set in an iron or brick hothouse.
 Send your old sheep to the butchers. Spring lamb commands high prices; The same as to fowl. Those done laying are in good demand as chickens.
 Old stories of mammoth squashes and cucumbers should now be dug about and heavily mulched, in readiness for transplanting in the newspapers in the fall.
 There is no crop, probably, more more thrifty than the fowl crop. It grows rapidly during tue early spring, and arrived at maturity requires no dressing.
 Now top-dress your lawns; the more odorous the dressing, the better your neighbors will love you, and therefore the more efficacious will it be for producing an abundant grass crop. Canker worms do best on apple trees. The trunks of the trees should be pro- tected with some soft substance, to pre- vent tue bark injuring the larvae as they ascend in the early spring.
 Tine afectionate pair, which have been kept under glass during the winter, may now be set out with impunity during moonlit evenings. They do well trel. lised on the front gate a few weeks later.
 Farmers would do we'll to employ T ] bootblack on the farm. as their boots are i apt to become soilcd while travcrsine i their land, and the farmer, of all men ! should present at all times clcaniy ap, ] pearancc.
 Now shut up your hens. Don't lei them out till they can be of service Wait till your ncighbor has planted hi: garden, when they will be found OK cellent helps to bring things up to ths surface.
 Destroy all tine tobacco weeds possible This is usually done by burning; some how ever, adopt another mode This i' the comminuting of the weed between the teeth to q fine pulp. Though some what .laborious, this method is ef,ira , cious.
 If any wild oats of last seasons SOW ing spring up, they should be immedi atcly piowed under. When the soc is well routed, second blowing, fol lowed by rigid narrowing, must preced' planting. High clover will then d' l we'll
The Newtown bee., 1879-04-08
The Human Manufactory.

man may eat and drink heartily all day, and sit and lounge about, doing nothing," iii one sense of the word but his body must keep hard at work all the time, or it will die. Suppose the stomach refuses to work within ten minutes after a hearty dinner; the man would die in convulsions in Q few hours, or cholera or mp-colic would rack and wreck him. Suppose the "pores" of the skin-mean- ing thereby the glandular apparatus with which they are connected-should go on strike,n we would in an hour be burning up with fever, or "oppres- sion would weigh down the system and soon become insupportable. Sup pose the liver become "mulish ;'' appe- tite would be annihilated, food would be loathed, torturing pains would invade the "sma l of the back'' and the head would acle to bursting," Suppose the kidneys 1" shut up shop,h and dangers more imminent, sufferings more unbear- able and death more certain would be the speedy and inevitable results. 1.-the title workshops of the eye should "close,'' in an hour we could not shut or open them without physical force, and in another we would be blind; or of the tongue, and it would become as dry as a bone and as stiff as steel. To keep such 8 complication of machineries in work ing order for lifetime is miracle of wisdom but to work therln by the pleasures of eating and dsinking is a miracle of beneficnnee. Bsalts and Home.
The Newtown bee., 1879-04-08
\ Herd of Bufraloes Drowned.

An army officer who arrived in Chi cago from the Yellowstone valley re- gently, tells story of what happened to q herd of buffaloes that were migrating southwark The herd numbered 2,500 head. They had been driven out of the Milk river country by the Indian hunt CTS belonging to Sitting Bulls band. The erd struck the river near Cow island, and ventured upon the ice with their customary confidence. Tine animals came upon the river with a solid front, eud began the crossing with closed ranks The stream at the point of cross ing was very deep. When the front file, which was stretched out a quarter of a mile in length, had nearly gained the op- posite shore, the ice suddenly gave way under them. Some trappers who were eYe-witnesses of the scene said it seemed as if trench had been opened in the ice the whole length of the column. Some four or five hundred animals tumbled into the opening all of a heap. Others fell in on top of them and sunk out of sight in a twinl<ling. By this time the rotten ice was breaking off short under the still-advancing herd. The trappers say that in less than minute the whole body of bufTsloes had been precipitated into the river They were wedged in so thickly that they could do nothing but struggle for second and then disappear beneath the cakes of ice of the swift cur rent. Not beast in all that mighty herd turned tail and tried to escape when the ice began breaking up. In solid phalanx they marched to their fatal bath in the Big Muddy" In 8 minute from tie time the first ice broke not a buffalo eud or tail was to be seen.
The Newtown bee., 1879-04-08
Rats Sucking a Horses Blood.

A prominent horse-dealer in this city told us the following curious story this morning about the fancy his rats Gas he calls them) have for change of diet: He keeps 8 horse, and noticed lately that it showed symptoms of lameness in his forelegs. He examined him carefully, but could not discover the cause. On going to the stable one day, he, before entering, looked in through the window i; when. to his astonishment, he counted eleven rats stuck on the horses legs, sucking his blood. He waited, expecting every moment that the horse would shake them off, but instead of doing this he remained motionless and seemed to enjoy the strange visitors. X rap on the win dow sent the rats scurrying off. On eN- animation of the horses leg he found twenty-two little holes. from eleven of which the blood was flowing. The horse was removed to another stable and soon recovered from the sores, but, strange to say. his appetite has almost failed him. TIo refuses oats, and as a consequence, has fallen of in flesh, so much so that now he is almost useless Montreal Post.
The Newtown bee., 1879-04-08
The End of a Wasted Life.

Wet, haggard and miserable, ragged woman, of about forty years. begged tcr shelter from the storm in the Mercer street sttaion-house Wednesday night In the morning she was found by the doorman sick and out of her mind Be fore she could be sent to Bellevue hospi- tai she had passed into utter idiccy. Sine had given her name 10 tine sergeant in the evening as Margaret Walsh, but a. she was taken out of the station-'iorse in tue morning. Officer Seaman rooog- nized her as Fanny Wright, who some years ago killed Officer Robert MeChcc- ney. The officer was on duty in the Eighth precinct. at Canal and Merctt streets, one night in October. Is57- and was stabbed and instantly killed by this woman whom he sought 10 arrest as 3 disorderly character. Fanny Wrisa t was then young and beautiful. and much interest was excited in her trial. which ended in conviction and sentence to imprisonment for life. Upon a second trial a plea of manslaughter was accept ed, and after two years imprisonment she was pardoned by the governor. Her parents-respectasle people who still live in Poughkeepsie-and her friends. have soughtiR vain to reform her.-NeD Fork Tribune.
The Newtown bee., 1879-04-08
|" Pull now. if YOU love me, Regeie!N

Pull now, if you love me, Reggie!n
 The boy did not need to be urged. lie loved Paul.
 Paul Le Blond, braced against the cliff, the water above his knees, saw the little boat come dancing over the high spark ling water The dory soon reached his side. A white, ringed hand was ex- tended.
 "You would have died if we had been five minutes later," said Miss St. John in shaking voice.
 "That would not have mattered. It would have been in your service" he re- piled.
 But he laid down in the boat much ex- hausted. -....sn
 '' It was not in my service,o Beatrix 1 had replied. Sire looked with hard glance at the school books which he had ! laid at her feet, as she took lip the oar | again. And then she fixed her dark eyes firmly on Fairfields; but her heart | bled
 The prostrate man in tue boat turned over and kissed the little velvet shoe so near his face.
 Pardon" he said, for Reggie saw "but the lowliest may kiss the foot of d queen."
 But he held his hand up to Trix's sight, and she saw that blood had dTipped upon it from her foot.
 "The rocks-I needed to hurry,' she stammcred, blushing and confused; but in all her life slic never forgot his gaze of adoration. It is nothing"
 They came O Fairtields.
 "Forrost St. John," she said to her cousin, II have extended tie hospitali- ties of my home to you fo;' years by cour- tesy. It shelters you no longer. l will not abide murderer under my roof. :"
 Cowed, he went forth, and, in spite of his fierce vows to heaven, Trix married Paul Le Blond.
The Newtown bee., 1879-04-08
The Eastern Farmer.

ENTHUSIASTIC YOUTH. sir, I've read of all the glory On tho farmers state attendant. And I have perused the story Oi your profits so resplendent, And my heart with hope is thrilling As I buckle on my nrmor; And tell you, Mir. Filling, That want to be farmer
 FILLING. Wall don't want to attack you Sos to i'll you with alarms Hev you capital to back you?
 YOUTH. Sir, have my two good arms
 PILLING. H'm-there ain't none too much muscle, And your hands look rather white, Tell ye, it's n tejus tussle, Ii you mean to win the fight. | you knock off for each caller, And run in for tear of rain, Leave tho weeds Il growth taller Cause the sun Il tan an stain An leave frecklcs on your features; If you air afraid ot varnln Snakes, an rats, an such-like crcturs, You won't never do for flrlnin'. If you air inclined to slumber, Don't git up till eight o'clock; If tho minits you would number, Fore you go to feed the stock, Settin' round the breakfast table, Then to me it's very clear For n farmer you ain't able; It'd sink you in year. Some folks think that tarmin's spen ld Cause man cun boss himself; If you will bc recommended, Lay that notion on the shelf Till you git little tougher; hev seen those folks, again, Find that bossin' ruther rougher Than direotin twenty men. Syhen, with diggin' and with grubbin' You have raised haensome crop, Still, there is a deal of snubbin' Fore the proceeds with you stop. You must take your stuff to market, Taggin' round to twenty stores, So you'll find no chance to spark it With tho ladies ut the doors. So I've laid the thing before you, And hope you'll turn it over,  Don't git thinkin, l inploro you, Farmers always live in clover. Ii you want to go as prentice When you've thought upon tho case, Come to me or Billy Sentiss, And we'll 'selp you to place.
 -C, E. D. Phelrs.
The Newtown bee., 1879-04-08

A correspondent of the Boston Journal writes: Apropos of the Turks, I have somewhere in my library an old book which claims that the downfall of the Turks as military and dominating power dates from the time when they adopted the use of tobacco; and it is to be remembered that in the early part of the seventeenth century the sultan was bitter enemy of the plant, which crept into his empire despite him and all his laws
The Newtown bee., 1879-04-08

An exciting lion hunt, a novelty in this country, took place near Ray can yon, California. The lion had raided the ranches for long time without detection. The loss of 'large number ot. goats by Henry Samuels, spurred him and his dogs up to solving the mys- tery The lion, of the California specie. was found, and cleaned out the dogs in less time than it takes to write the fact. Samuels secreted himself, and after lodging six bullets in tine body of the beast killed him. He measured six feet and eight inches from nose to tail, and stood two feet and ten inches in height.
The Newtown bee., 1879-04-08

Flying foxes, kangaroos and rabbits are the principal pests with which agri- culturlsts at the antipodes have to con tend. Forty men at Milton, New South Wales, celebrated the prince of Wales birthday by organizing a battue, at which 200 pounds ofshot were discharged and several thousand foxes killed.
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of his elevation He has been dead sev- eral years, but his son. who early be came connected with the press, is now Thomas w. Connery, the managing edi- tor of the Herald-a position which he has held during the last ten years.
The Newtown bee., 1879-04-08

It appears from the latest French popu- lation tables that the foreigners resident in France numbered sol, TOO persons. As regards the occupations of the French people, Is, ,968, coo, or fifty-three per cent. are engaged in agriculture; 9,274, 900, or twenty-six per cent, in manufacturing and similar industries; 2, S37 ,0o0, or four teen per cent. in trades, and l.23I GOO. or four per cent. in liberal professions; ,. l50, ,OOo being of no occupation. Or the agricultural population. To. .62O, ,Oo0 culti- vate their own property: 5,f0s,oo0 are farmers (mctaYerS), and 2,639,000 are la borers and gardeners. Of those engaged in other industries, 3.l33, ,ooo are devoted to manufacturing. The number of those engaged ill the liberal professions are as follows: Religious, 229, ,6uO; police, 561 500 public instruction, 2s2, eco; law. lls. 900; medicine, lil,See; art and science, 90.600.
The Newtown bee., 1879-04-08
TIMELY TOPICS.

The consumption of beer in the wEole German empire last year was s4l, ,05s. 76s gallons, or nearly twenty gallons per mouth of population.
The Newtown bee., 1879-04-08

Every tenth person in Hungarian town of 20,Co0 inhabitants has recently been attacked with diphtheria, and s27 have died. The malady also prevails in Vienna.
The Newtown bee., 1879-04-08

Raindrops never attain to the size of large hailstones. This is because large drops cannot withstand the force of the air rushing past them.
The Newtown bee., 1879-04-08
INFANTRY TACTICS

\ Present arms, there they are, Both stretched out to me; Strong and sturdy, smooth and white Fair as arms can be. Ground arIns, on the floor, Picking up his toys; Breaking all within his reach- Busiest of boys Right wheel, of his cart. Left wheel, too, is gone. Horsey's head is broken or, Horsey's tail is torn. Quick step, forward, march. Crying, too, he comes; Had battle with the cat Scratched of bcfa my Iunasi Shoulder arms, here at last, Round my neck they clcss; Poor little soliier-boy
 of to quarters goes.
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The following is list of trcttcrs. with a number of heats they have made in. side of 2:30: Rarus, IGi: Goldsmith Maid, 332; Hopeful, eighty-seven; Lulu, fifty-six: Smuggler. forty-four; Lucic Golddust, thirty-seven; American Girl. l50; Occident. twenty-six; Gloster. thirty nine; Dexter. eighty-scven: Red Cloud, forty-five Nettic, fifty-one |: Judge Fullerton. 1Oi; Great Eastern and Edwin Forrest thirty each Lady Thorn. lO6; Lady Maud. tllirty-three; Lucy. sixty-two; Midnight, nine; Slow-Go, twenty three; Colonel Lewis, thirteen Amy B., twelve; Cozette, sixty-three Bonesetter, twenty; John H., twenty two; Prospero. eight; Nancy Hackett, seven Little Fred, fifty-four. Frank, fifteen; Alhemarle. twenty three; Dick Swiveller, thirty-three; George Palmer, thirty-two Hannis, twenty-four ; Comee. seventy-one; Croxic, sixteen Proteine, foTty-five; Bodine, sixty-siN Thomas l.. Young, twenty-four; Ed ward, twenty; Flora Temple. ninety nine; Camors, thirtv-five; Adelaide, sixty-two; Mambrino Gift, seventeen Fleety Golddust, twelve. and May Queen, twenty-five.
The Newtown bee., 1879-04-08
Professional Cards.

T D. WILCoXSoN, NJ D., PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Residence-South Center District, Newtown,
 Connecticut.
The Newtown bee., 1879-04-08

A E BARBER, M. D., Office and Residence, Center St., Dethel, Conn. (First house east Of Methodist church.)
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1879-08-02

1@Our reply to 3, last week,
has been construed as personal re-
Elections on the character Of two or
three citizens, and has called forth
letter from an outsider, in which
we are robbed Of the authorship OF
those remarks. OLIVE BRAN CH is
mistaken, for otis but too true.'
they are ours be they ever so ILL.,
timed and poor. Regarding the
personalities we wish 10 say, that
if our assertions are incorrect we
have done some one great injustice
and upon the presentation of facts,
are ready to make the AMENDE
HONORABLE necessarily due those
,nisrepresented. When we pro-
nounced the Police Jury which ap-
propriated $25 600 to pay the ex-
penses of Parish which does DOT
consume $4,000, u monument of
fraud, we spoke of them as a body.
If ca CHI individual member should
see fit to take it as personal. we
cannot prevent it, and must as q
consequence bear the brunt of such
conclusions. JEFF Thompson's job
was as grand a swind'e as the
world ever cav, but no evidence is
now deducable to Convict even
old JEFF himself-hence we with
draw all specific charges against
the parties concerned. and az We
have since learned that the gentle
mau taking offense to this portion
of our reply. was not known as
party to the contract, we cheerfully
annuI our illusions to this affair -
We promise our readers no longer
to annoy them with this subject.
We hope this explanation will
prove satisfactory to all intcres ted
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1879-08-02
~The New Orleans Times thinks it

WThe New Orleans Times thinks it
will not cost the State dollar to remove
the seat of government to Baton Rouge.
The capitol can be rebuilt for 100000,
the citizens of Baton Rouge propose to
pay $35, 1000 of this and the Times says
that the building now used can be sold
for 100000 if property in the city is
worth anything at all. 1t certainly ought
to sell for that much, considering that it
has cost the State at leatt $500, 900 in
round numbers. 1.-THE capitol can be re-
built for 300, 900 and the citizens of
Baton Rouge pay $35 900, this latter sum
can be applied to the c,st of removing
the books, papers, ETC., and it certainly
ought to be sufficient to defray all these
expenses.-Morehous Clarion.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1879-08-02

~A woman who opened small mill
inery store in the western part of tho city,
engaged a painter to paint her sign.
When it came home the other day she
saw it read: "Mrss. J. Blank" etc., and
she called out, "You have got an extra -
in Mrs, and you must paint the sign over
again. The painter saw the rror, but
he did not want the job of correcting it
and he replied: Madam, haven you had
two hnsbands7" Eyes, sir" '.Ycu were
were Mrs. when you lost the firstW II
was" "Aud do You think woman can
go on marrying forever and not length en-
out her title9 Mrs. means married wo-
man or widow. Mrss. means a woman
who has been married twice and is young
enough to marry again, and only yes r
day a rich old coon was in our shop and
SAID if he had any idea you were heart
free he'd come up" ooh, we'll, you can
nail up the sign," she int errupted. and
it is there to-day.-Detroit Free Press.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1879-08-02

No GOOD PREACHING.-No man can do
y good job of work, preach q good ser
mon. try law suit we'll. doctor patient,
or write good article when he feels mis-
cradle and dull, with sluggish brain and
unsteady nerves, and mono should make
the attempt in such condition when it
can be so easily and cheaply removed by
little Hop Bitters. See other column.