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The Newtown bee., 1880-03-03
Titled KleptOmaniacs.

About eight years ago an alarm reached the chief police office in London that jewels of great value had been stolen from a lady of high rank while guest at quiet northern country house. A handsome reward was offered, and not long afterward it became known that the property had been recovered. Astounding as it may seem, 1t IS never theless true, that the temporary appro- priator of these fine things was mil lionaire peer, who, albeit in nowise penu- rious, is singularly simple in his personal habits, and does not spend one-fourth of his income. The matter was all hushed up, and very few persons outside the family knew who the thief, if we can so call him, really was. This was a genu- inc case of kleptomania, and proves be- yond doubt that it really exists. An English earl of high distinction had this weakness from boyhood. and it involved his leaving Eton. When, in after years, he entered the cabinet, it was rumored that Lord - had entirely conquered the propensity, except that at cabinet council he never could resist 'Dizzy's new green kid gloves" The alarming disappearance of wax candles at the l Travellers club, London, some years ago, caused much dismay. The mys tery was at length solved by member of the committee seeing the old duke 0 ], c. (with clear S750, 900 year) am
 bling along corridor with a candl
 sticking out of each coat-tail pocket
 His family were communicated witt
 and the duke ceased to come to tn ] club.
The Newtown bee., 1880-03-03
A Fight with a Catamount.

Robert Carson set heavy steel trap on the banks of the Little Pine creek, in Lycoming county. Pa., to catch some wild animal that had been proving about the camp of the lumbermen in that region. The next day he went to examine the trap. He reached the spot, but, although he had chained the trap fast, no signs of it could be found. He at first thought some one had stolen it, and was about to return home, when he discovered punches of Lair lying around on the ground, and evidences of a strug gle in the bushes. He was looking around for some trace of the missing trap, when he was startled by fearful howl that proceeded from tree near by. He looked up and saw an immense cata- mount crouching on limb. The next in stant the animal sprang at Carson, and alighted on the ground within two feet of him. Carson saw that he was saved from the claws of the ferocious beast by the fact that his heavy steel strap was fastened on one of its hind feet. The catamount instantly gathered itself for another spring. Carson had an axe in his hand, and before theT animal could jump, he threw the axe at it, and struck it with such force that the catamount was knocked several feet down the hil-. Carson is a cripple, and knew that it would be impossible to get away from the catamount, notwithstanding it was hampered by the trap. He prepared to fight the infuriated animal as best he could. The catamount did not give h1m a moments time to make up his mind as to his mode of defense, but rushed at once back up the hill to the attack. Carson picked up a large stone, | and when the animal was almost near enough to him to seize him with it's claws, he knocked it down again with the stone. Carson says the shrieks of 1 the catamount made his blood run cold, and as it seemed to understand that the trap was preventing it from springing upon its enemy, it snapped and bit furiously at the iron that held its leg l It hurried to the attack the third time l when Carson dealt it blow on the
 head with stone forcible enough tc
 stun it, and then pounded it to death.
 The catamount was the largest one evel
 killed in this region, and Carson firmly
 believes that he owes his life to the fac
 that the animal was incumbered by thu | tran
The Newtown bee., 1880-03-03
Mir. Ramschneider's Hat.

MT. Ramschneider and his friend August Fifemacher were out walking. and Mir. Ramschneider was boosting of the intelligence of his dog. "See here" !" he said, II place my hat here, in this fence-corner; I conceal it under the brush and dried leaves. We will no gewalk on. We pass down, the lane, we geturnen this corner, we stroll by the woods. I send Bismarck for my hat. See, my friend, he comprehends me; he flies through the woods, he speeds down the lane, he disappears around the corner, presently he will back gekommen before I have time to catch cold in my head" But he did not get it all the same. For just as he flew around the corner wary though not aff1uent tramp, who had watched the circus from afar, was in the act oi ap- propriating Mir. Ramschpeider's new up in short range he fired clay-coid clod, as hard as door knob, at that faithful animal, with force that knocked howl out of him as long as clothes line, and sent him wailfhg and weeping back to his astonished master. And when Mr. Ramschneider and his friend hastened to investigate they found under the brush an old hat, that had lived in more ash heaps than you could count in week, and so greasy and forbidding in it's general appearance that MT. Ramschneider wouldn't touch it. with his cane. Far away, beyond the distant fields, they saw the sunlight shining on Mir. Ramschneider's five dol lar hat, and the tramp of the dusty highway was jogging along under it. But Mir. RamsehEeider walked home bare as to his head, which is of the bald, baldy, and he hasn't got out of bed yet with the cold he caught. Burlington HGaOkeye.
The Newtown bee., 1880-03-03

William Watkins, of Madison, re- mained bachelor until he was fifty- seven years old, when he married the other day. The local papers whooped out the headline: " Another old land- mark gone. ."-- Burlington Haa0keye.
The Newtown bee., 1880-03-03

Prof. Louis Brown, of Munich, is at work on the most colossal painting eyer put on canvas, picture of the battle of Sedan, 400 feet long by 50 high.
The Newtown bee., 1880-03-03
W. B. sNIFFEN.

W. B. SNIFFEN,
 MATCHMAKER AND JEwELER,
 Sandy Hook. Dealer in Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Spec tacles, etc. All repairing receives prompt and careful attention. Prices uniformly as low as is consistent with good goods and workman ship.
The Newtown bee., 1880-03-03
Bsssfness Cards.

J. H. ALLEN,
 DEALER IN HARNESS, BRIDLEs, HALTERs, WHIPS, BLANKETS, ROBES, CURRYCOMBS, BRUSHES, ETC., ETC.
 Woodbury, Conn. Repairing promptly attended to.
The Newtown bee., 1880-03-03
D A N D E ElO N
 SYRUP, PILLS, RITTERS.

For all diseases of the Liver, Stomach, Bowels, Kidneys and Bladder; for Gout, Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Headache, Worms, Salt Rheum, Eruptions and all skin troubles, take
 DdndeIion PiIls.
 They are anti-bilious and cathartic. The Best Family Physic known, and an excellent Dinner Pill.
 DandeIion Bitters Will give you a healthy appetite; will correct Sleeplessness, Hysteria, Hemicrauia, St. Vitus' Dance and Epilepsy. Will cure Dyspepsia, Debility and Nervous Prostration. They are an excellent cordial, to be taken with advan- tage when any prostration occurs from over work or any other cause; while
 DandeIi0n Syrup Cannot be surpassed as prompt and efficient remedy in all bronchial troubles. Coughs, colds and sore throat are immediately relieved, and the Syrup is consistently used with other medicines according to directions. Will cure such serious diseases as Catarrh, Influenza, Asthma, Pneumonia, Pleurisy and Consump- ton.
 These three Dandelion Medicines make a combination of Family Drugs that cannot be excelled for efficiency and reliability. No family should be without them another hour. Sold by all druggists. Manufactured only by the eDANDELION PILL CO.,, Stamford. Conn
The Newtown bee., 1880-03-03
A Strange Painting.

Not 100 miles below Nashville is cu- rious spectacle known as the Sun and Moon." It consists of painting upon an immense rock which rises to an alti- tude of several hundred feet. As to who painted it is a mystery which was never unraveled. Many think it was the work of the red brother centuries ago, perhaps. But there the sun and moon shine out in all the freshness of new paint. They are located midway the cliff, and stand out in bold relief. As to how any human being ever reached the spot is question which has never been solved. It is supposed that in those days they had no giant ladders, and could not easily have reached the point from below. The only natural rope of that time was a wild grape vine. of which Tennessee is so prolific, and some Indian might have been by this means let down over the dizzy cliff, and when he had finished his work had again been let down or pulled up. At any rate these pictures are there on the everlasting rock, and dI C ukclj GO IcIudlu TUT lubuIc dScS.
 The rapid waste ofthe Jlmoer resources of Canada has begun to present itself in such shape as to demand serious atten- tion. The returns made on this subject under direction of the British govern ment, by consuls and imperial officers of the several co o'onies, causes alarm. The clearing system by new settlers has given merciless sway to the axe, and the idea that fresh forests should ever be needed or provided for has been the furthest from their minds. Forest fires, too, have been nearly as destruc- tive as the improvidence of lumber merchants, whose sole aim has been an immediate return for their investments. A remedy for the evil is suggested by holding out prizes in land or otherwise to those who shall plant the denuded tracts with trees, thus laying the foun- dation for future forests. The idea is an excellent one, and in view of the on ward march of settlers in the United States the consequent destruction of forests should not be lost sight of.
The Newtown bee., 1880-03-03

The Westminster Rerie,0 reckons the public debts of the world at the present time ct s24, ,OOO, ,OO0, 900. The railway indebtedness has been estimated at S6,oOo, ,OOO, ,OoO, and municipal debts at S5,O00, ,OO0, 900, thus bringing the public indebtedness of the world up to the vast sum of S35, ,OOO, 900, 900. It is not ex- pected that this will ever be paid, but it constitutes an annual lien on the i'm dustry of the world of Sl, 700, ,O0O, 900.
The Newtown bee., 1880-03-03
A. P. SMITH,
PAINTER.

Paper Hanging, Kalsomining, Painting and Graining done at the shortest notice and in the best manner. Newtown, Conn.
The Newtown bee., 1880-03-03
F. c. SANFORD,

CARPENTER AND BUILDER, Offers his services to all who contemplate building or repairing. For good work upon the most reasonable terms, address
 +. c. SANFORD, NewtOwn, Conn.
The Newtown bee., 1880-03-03
MINOTT AUGUR,
SANDY HOOK MARKET,

Dealer in Fresh and Cured Meats, etc., Near the Bridge, Sandy Hook, Conn Terms cash.
The Newtown bee., 1880-03-03

A vineyard proprietor in France, while recently engaged in tasting his wine, detected a strange flavor in large vat of the last vintage. He accordingly allowed it to run off into other vessels, and, examining the bottom, he dis covered the body of one ot his workmen who had mysteriously disappeared last October. The authorities forbid the sale of the wine, and the fluid will be handed over to the distillers to be made into brandy.
The Newtown bee., 1880-03-03
D. N. HALLOCK.
wAGONMAKER,
AUVIN HHfNIKsS "a Glover,s Building, Sandy Hook.

Good work at low prices. Repairing spe- cialty. Give me call and will do my best to please you.
The Newtown bee., 1880-03-03

Mir. Vernon, the Canadian weather prophet, in letter to the Boston Herald, thus explains his theory of weather in- dications: "On the principle of recur- ring periods in the weather, which am fast reducing to rule, 1 attempt to prog nosticate the general behavior of whole seasons, and not the detailed action of the twenty-four hours. The latter can now be effected almost to 8 certainty. but this does not help our agriculturists who want to know whether the ap- preaching autumn is to be early, late, wet or dry; whether the winter is to give us much or little cold and snow |; how spring is to act, etc."
The Newtown bee., 1880-03-03
TIMELY TOPICS.

A Southern physician has written pamphlet to show that, as he believes, limestone-built cities are healthy, and have no record of malarial disease, and giving the reason why, in his opinion, this is true of them. He asserts that " limestone is ever absorbing carbonic acid" no matter from what produced, and, like vegetation, is ever convert ing said deadly poison into pure oxy- gen."
 A Creston Qa.) doctor has relieved one of his patients of monstrosity like a devil-fsh, which had attached itself to the mans stomach by innumerable tendrils and suckers, and the victim re- members that he has never been well since he drank from a stream of water in Sweden twenty years ago. The next meeting of the society of physicians and surgeons at Chicago is to havea chance to examine the a.,;-s-Rl s--H=5zs.- -.is--,-sr=-s-
The Newtown bee., 1880-03-03

At the commencement of this year an act of parliament, embodying a new system of treatment for habitual drunk ards, came into force in Great Britain and Ireland. In the words of the act, the persons "are not iunatics, but by reason of habitual intemperance are, at times, dangerous to themselves and others, or incapable of managing them selves or their own affairs." The plan is on the basis of the Wash ingtonian home system of the United States, except that the English institu- tions are supervised by the government. The promoters of these "retreats pay the government 8 license fee of $25 for every ten inmates. The judges of the supreme and county courts are empow- cred to have them inspected. and may discharge inmates at any time. Patients desiring treatment sign an application attested by two witnesses, and in t designate the time they wish to remain; but the time must not exceed 8 year. Once in the institution they gre under restraint. If they break the rules they can be fined; if they escape the police can arrest them. Those aiding them to escape or furnishing them with liquor or drugs are liable to B heavy penalty. This method of treating inebriates is, of course, an experiment.. It has, how ever. met with mere or less success in the United States unsupported by gov ernment, and it's workings in Great Britain will be watched here with at- tentioa and no little anxiety.
The Newtown bee., 1880-03-03

So many applications have been made, by means of bills in Congress, for do- nations of condemned cannon to be used in building soldiers monuments, that the secretary of war was called upon to make statement showing how many such cannon have been given away and how many there are left. There were none given until 1868. In 1870 there were given I95 bronze cannon, worth S22, ,63S.60, with Sl,275 worth of iron cannon; in 1871 43 bronze cannon, worth Sl3, ,333.76, and S1, ,240 worth of iron; in 1872 "A of bronze, worth SS, 300, and S556 of iron; in 1873 1l0 of bronze, worth S3I, ,522; in 1874 136 of bronze, worth $15, ,709; in 1875 IA of bronze, worth $3, ,602; in 1876 only bronze cannon were given, and in 1877 none; but in 1878 the number rose to 24. and in. 1879 to 37. The total weight of the bronze cannon given for these purposes was 5l2, ,739 pounds, and of iron 357, ,0S4 pounds. The value of these cannon was' Sl1l,345. There are only 268 condemned bronze cannon left, and 230 of iron.
The Newtown bee., 1880-03-03

The silver dollar of the United States -In'iue III Iue raIlo or sixteen of silver to one of gold, while the ratio of France, Belgium. Switzerland, Italy, Spain and Germany is fifteen and one-half of sil
 yer to one of gold, and the ratio of Hol- land, Great Britain, Ireland, and Portu- gal is l5 6-lO of silver to one of gold, and of Austria Is 9-2O of silver to one of gold, and of Russia Is 3-IO of silver to one of gold-is silver coin which con- tains higher proportion of silver than the coin of any other country in the world, and has been the standard of value from l792 until this time, except for the short period it was demonetized.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-09-10
The seIeeton Of Potsioes for Planting.


IL has often been recommended that
farmers should select seed corn IN the
field, where they can observe the habits
and character Of the individual stalks.
and be able 10 choose the earliest or the
twin ears, which cannot be done when
the seed Is taken from the corn bin in
the spring.
This is undoubtedly good advice, but
why not apply II also 20 the selection Of
potatoes for planting. Every observing
person must have noticed that single
hills Of potatoes sometimes have char
acter as marked as is the character Of
single stalks Of corn. Some hills pro-
duce tubers Of fair size, smooth in shape,
and with few small ones; while other
hills are full Of inferior specimens that
are only iit for feeding to cattle or hogs.
There may be causes for these differ
ences outside Of blOod'-uneven ma
nuring, injury during cultivation. etc. --
but there is undoubtedly considerable
difference in the individual character Of
different hills of potatoes, as much as
there often is between cousins in the
animal kingdom
Take the Early Rose potato, for ex-
ample. 1t is supposed that this potato
originated from a single seed and has
been continued by cuttings on the same
principle that varieties of apples and
other fruits are continued by grating.
Yet we find in the public market a CON
siderable difference in the appearance
of samples grown in different localities,
as well as a difference IN the single
specimens in every barrel. Plants
| change somewhat by what is termed
sporting and our system Of cultivating
potatoes from cuttings instead of from
| seeds, is calculated TO preserve all such
changes as may occur from this direc-
tion.
When the Early Rose and the old
! Peach Blow were first introduced TO
| public notice, we found among each
variety occasional hills that showed a
marked contrast to the general charac-
ter of the variety. The vines we're small
and spindling, the leaves very round,
curled and crumpled and the tubers
both small in size and few in number.
In those days, small potatoes for
planting were considered fully equal to
large ones, which may be true under
certain circumstances. But by planting
small seed for several years in success
sion, we found these dwarfsh potatoes
were increasing in proportion to the
large and better ones; and it was not
till we selected our seed in the field,
that we were able to be rid entirely OF
the worthless pig potatoes. The labor
of selecting in the field is not great. 1t
is not necessary to save enough the first
year for planting the entire acreage
but save a.few of the best hills and plant
these by themselves and watch results.
If you have really got a better sized OF
better shaped potato, then keep them
for next years planting. In this way
some improvement may undoubtedly be
made. A few cultivators claim quite
valuable results from such a course Of
practice. England Farmer.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-09-10
Green Crons as Manure.

OK recent visit to Mr.. +. 2. Roe's
small-fruit farm at Hudson,
we observed that wherever crop or
plantation had been removed, buck
wheat was growing. This, Mr.. Roe ex-
planned, would be spaded under at the
proper time. 1t was, he thought, a
cheap and profitable means of fertiliz-
ing the soil and rendering it loose and
friable. Clover would be better still,
but required more time than could be
spared on a place like his. He also
forks under all the weeds on his farm,
instead of hoeing them down, thus re-
storing to the soil what they have taken
from it, and adding to it whatever ele-
ments they may have drawn from the
atmosphere. Some interesting facts
bearing upon the value of such mode
of increasing the productive power of
land are given by a correspondent of
the Practical Farmer, who says:
1 seeded land last year which des-
ignated for potatoes. This year l SOW
ed rye after cultiuating my corn for the
last time; but the seed not holding out,
there was three-cornered strip of short
rows which was not seeded. This
spring, about the goth of May, as the
rye commenced to head and was stand
ing knee-high to the horse, l plowed
it under, using a chain to draw it nicely
under the furrow; but l noticed then
that the part with no rye on was becom-
ing foul with weeds, and through the
summer the outlines of this vacant
place showed very distinctly in the po-
tato-tops not being as green, and smaller
than on the rest of the field, and
the Weld was not as good there, though
the balance of the field yielded so we'll
that it was evident that the green ma
nuring had been very good for them.
After harvesting two fields of winter
grain, l found that the clover seeding on
them had failed so l cultivated these
fields and sowed them to rye about the
middle of August, and it was pleasure
all the fall for me to see the clean
and green appearance of these fields as
they compared with the foul condition
of most of the stubble fields in this sec
ton flor nearly all the clover on them
failed TO grow on account of an early
summers drought). These fields gave
about two months pasturing for hum
dred sheep, leaving them Ohe sheep as
well as the field) apparently all the
better for it. We all think clover to be
the best of all to plow under for green
manuring, but many times, either from
the failure of clover or the want of time
enough to grow it, the farmer could inn
prove his land materially and cheaply
by sowing it to buckwheat, or oats, or
rye, for blowing under instead. The
opportunities for putting in such crops
will be found bY the farmer after he has
once seen the advantage of them, and
how eheaply and quickly they can be
grown. This green manuring, as far as
1t can be practised, is done much cheap
er than by any other plan. Besides, it
keeps the land sheltered and clean from
the harvest of one crop to the time of
putting it into another.-EGanli1er and
Chronicle.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-09-10
A Touching Ceremony.

Marquis Tseng, the Chinese diplomat
ist, when he arrived at Berlin, on his
way to St. Petersburg, had a suite of
three secretaries, three attaches, a ply
sician, an interpreter and thirteen serv-
ants and occupied the same apartments
in the Kaiserhof Hotel in which Lord
Beaconsfeld resided during the Con-
gress. He was received at the station
by Li-Fong-Pao, the Chinese ambassa-
dor at the German court and on arriv-
ing at the hotel the two ambassadors
went through the ceremony of saluting
each other. They folded their hands,
fell on their knees and threw themselves
on the ground with outstretched arms.
The doors of the room were then closed
and the ambassadors remained together
for about half an hour, after which the
doors were opened and the members of
the two embassies saluted each other in
the same manner as their chiefs. They
also exchanged their visiting cards,
strips of red paper foot long and half
foot broad.
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-09-10
LIFE AND LOVE.

LiFE f. n garden fair and free,
But 'tis Love that holds the golden key;
For hand and heart
Once held apart
Life's flowers are dashed with storm OF sOr-
row,
And bloom TO day may be blight tomorrow;
Then needless ever of wind and weather,
Let Life and Love be linked together.
Life Is like a diamond rich and rare,
But Love Is the luster that dances there;
For hand and heart
Once held apart,
Lies Jewels grow dim in the breath Of sorrow,
And diamond TO. day may be dust to morrow;
Then needless ever of wind and weather,
Let Life and Love be linked together.
Life hath a fair and a sunshine face,
But Love is the beauty that gives it grace;
For hand and heart
Once held apart,
The sweetest cheeks are pulcd with sorrow,
And blush to day may be blanched to-mOr.
row,
Then Needless ever Of wind and weather,
Let Life and Love be linked together
-Beniamin ArHstrong.