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The Newtown bee., 1880-11-24
Fashion Notes.

Old-fasbioned side-combs are again worn.
 Imported evening dresses have very long un..
 The fashion of powderjng the hair will be revived.
 The full shirred corsage is adopted by slender ladies.
 Velvet will be worn by very young ladies this winter.
 Dark green unadorned silk hose are exceedingly popular.
 Royal purple brocaded plush is a costly and elegant fabric.
 There are many drawbacks to the present style of oyerskirts.
 Gold wrought Spanish lace is "a very fashionable trimming for bonnets.
 Pearls. and mother-of-pearl, are very fashionable articles of adornment.
 Lustrous stuffs and colored stuffs are the rule of the season. Women must be gay in appearance wheeler they will or mo-
 Bullet-shaped crochet buttons are used for the fronts and sleeves of outside gar ments, but flat buttons are placed on the back of the waist.
 Plain surtouts are no longer fashion able. and the garments of that name made for this season are almost over loaded with trimming. Some polonaises are drawn back from the front and sides like those worn in the days of Marie Antoinette, and called by the name of Trianon.
 Dauphin collars of black velvet are made for wearing with any dress. They are trimmed with lace and have ends of colored or plaid Surah.
 f Transparent fans made of embroidered net are pretty for evening use. Those made of white and wrought ir silver are elegant for wedding costumes.
 When the back of dress is trimmed with f1ounces and the front is plain four or five perpendicular folds of satin are set at the two ends of the founces.
 Bows of brocade cut So as to look like two handkerchief corners, and tightly strapped, are used to trim the backs oi gowns made with brocade aprons.
 The new woven feather bands are not at ail like those trimmings formerly | called feather, but are so light and thin | that they are sometimes doubled for col lars.
 It is polite to suppose that the golG | embEoideries on the collars and cutfS o | ladies are the work of their own fingers I but in fact they are usually bought al l the shops.
 Short gowns have their skirts arranged | either in wide box plaits or in fine side | plaits. The narrow plating at the foot edges 8 suppositious silk skirt beneath that of woolen. The skirts which are made with three deep plaited founces in the back have square cornered aprons in front made so long as to nearly reach tht braid on the bottom of the skirt.
 Among the pretty polonaises is ont which instead of buttoning down tht front has the left side drawn over toward i the right and looped just below tn, waist. As this looped side is mad, rather longer than the other it has tn, effect of an apron front.
 It is now proper to have one of thu bridesmaids walk by herself in front o the bride and her father, while the other march two by two in advance. In orde to prevent any mistake as to which O the troop of performers is really tn bride, that lady wears train and tn rest appear in short gowns.
The Newtown bee., 1880-11-24
A Story Of Wall Street.

The New York correspondent of the Boston Herald, writing of recent manipulations of the stock market, mar. rates the following to show the ups and downs in this case 8 terrible pfecipi- tation-of Wall street:
 Leaning against a counter Of Broad street saloon, and nibbling the crackers and cheese on the free-lunch platter, yesterday afternoon, stood sad-faced man of sixty-five or seventy years. He
 wore a queer kind of a fur-trimmed cap,
 ill-suited to the moist weather; his clothing was not especially neat. and his hair was very gray. There" said my companion, '' is 8 notable example of the ups and downs in Wall street. That's John M. Tobin. He used to be the president of the New York Central railroad, and was once worth $9, ,000.- O00." l refused to believe this and said so. My friend dragged me over to the
 old man and said: " Uncle John, here's a gentleman who refuses to believe you
 were worth S9, ,0O0, ,OOO" "But I was, and possibly more than that" answered the old gentleman. ssand here I am,
 getting free lunch with five cent glass of beer" "Uncle John," said my friend, "why was it. when you were worth so much, that you did not put | $5,OO0, coo of 1t aside, where the street
 could not get at it, and operate with the other S4,O00,0OOP" Young man." was | Mir. Tobin's response, you have fooled
 around here for some time; how much were you ever worthP" My friend ac- knowledged to having bsen S20,000 ahead at one time. Why didn't you
 take away half of itP" Because" was
 my friends response, 1T thought could
 use it to better advantage here J :, That's the reason didn't save any oi
 my nine millions" :" mournfullv confessed | the ex-president of the New York Gen. | tral railroad. They squeezed four
 millions out of me at one dicker, and | then had to use heroic means to pro- tect myself. Then they squeezed me
 again, and soon found myself down to g paltry million. 1 gave up fighting back then, and went to operating, but. when they get after man, they never let up on him till they have crushed him, and
 that's what they did to me; they found | out what was doing, drove the market
 against noe and took away every dollar A perst,n called at the quarters of g man who was straining for a prize.
 fight, and seeing him dining on plain !!@chop with unbuttered bread asked .II1ss Why do you live sn poorlypp pp "Oh, ' said the trainer, he is n very close listed man. NesO Fork Herald.
The Newtown bee., 1880-11-24
HUMOROUS.

The astronomers rastime-Shcoting stars.
 EA fast man runs quickly through fortune.
 If you want to make up for lost time buy another watch.
 Some of the most timid girls are not frightened by loud bang.-LoSceN Ctti- zen
 The man completely wrapped up in himself has no use for an ulster.-PicG- yWne.
 "How do you find Uncle Johnf" "1n apple.pie order" How IS thatP" "Crusty."
 Charles Lamb remarked of one of his critics: 1.-The more think of him, the less think of him."
 "Well, wife, you can't say ever con- tracted had habits" "No, sir; you generally expanded tbem."
 A tall man having rallied his friend on the shortness of his legs, the friend replied: My legs reach the ground; what more can yours do?" A medical writer asks: " Does position affect sleep?" Well, rather. If you're hung up by your trousers on spiked fence, you won't sleep very soundly.- Boston Post.
 "What do you use your fingers for when you blow your noses" asked 8 gentleman of bootblack. Do you ex- pect me to blow my nose with my legsf -GatUesto7l Nesos.
 The fust thing a man thinks ov iz himself, the seckond thing he thinks ov iz himself agin, and the third thing he thinks oy iz himself once more. Bully for mani-JCSh BiLtings. A sad%leoking man went into a Bur ljngton drug store. Can you give me- he asked, something that will drive from my mind the thoughts of sorrow and bitter recollectionss" And the druggist nodded and put him up a little dose of quinine and wormwood, and rhubarb and epson salts and dash of castor oil, and gave it to him, and Tor six months the man couldn't thlnk ol anything in the world except new schemes for getting the taste ous of LIS mouth. -Bprlinefln HdUltye-
 New York has more fun out of it's transit lines than any other city in ite world. On the street railroads q hiss- wayman enters the cars at cJ1t enitnf intervals and roos the passengers; on the elevated railroads they let man into the inclosure, and then the usfr jumps out and leaves him He grabs the hand-rail and Is jerked down on somebody's head below. A man can ride down town in the street cars and be Il robbed. and go back i'll the elevated train and be maimed for life: Thus dc inc New York lines combine pleasure with business.-DetToif FTee Press.
 "TEARs, IDLE TEARS"
 She wept, and she wept, and she wePt,
 And she sat with her head in whimple, "why this grief," exclaimed, as l stept
 To her aid; and her answer was simple; "They said could make either side In my cheeks most beautiful dimple . If cut out piece; and l tried; And it isn't dim-it's pim-ple!"
The Newtown bee., 1880-11-24

the kettle over the glowing fire, with the tears streaming down her cheeks. ' shall be awful poor company, Mrs. Gleyelands if you don't chirp up a little, Sarah replied. < don't thin k was made to be of any use in trouble" i" she continued, for I always get to bfubbering so."
 "Oh, Sarahl P said Mrs Cleveland, in the old agonized tone, z if only knew whether my boy was alive or dead. Tell me again what you think"
 Sarah at that moment was adjuss ing 8 slice of bread to the toasting fork and all of a sudden the bread fell to the floor, and Sarah uttered slight scream. She had seen 8 pair of eyes peering through the partly closed blinds, and had recog- two she busted herself with her work, abstaining carefully from looking again at the window. s' 1 think, just as I always have, that MT. Rodney is alive" tue woman answered with considerable deliheration, though every nerve in her body was tingling with excitement, and l t'i1k, when somebody gets the best of him, he'll come popping in upon you all of 8 sudden. Say, Mrs. Cleve- ing fork minute, I'll go out and get tn e milk"
 The sitting.room windows opened to tn floor, and Sarah passed carelessly about the room, adjusting the curtains and slyly unfastening the sash of the win- dow through which she had seen the pair of eyes. Sarah had always been one of the number who believed that Rodney was purpo8ely keeping away, and now she had but one thought, and that to surprise, him before he could leave again. "No. you don't, young man!'' said Sarah, chuckling to herself, mot if l have to holler fire and rouse the whole neighborhood." She opened the front door carefully, and then, with 8 step as light as cats, stole round the piazza to. the sitting-room side of the house. There he was, sure enoughi and without waiting 8 second Sarah stepped up softly behind him and threw the French window wide open, at the same time administering 8 push to the young mans shoulders that sent him flying to the middle of the room.
 This was a coup d'etat with 8 ven- geance, and the excited servant shrieked at the top of her voice: Don't be scared, Mrs. Cleveland! It's Rodney, that's all; and thought I'd invite him in to take tea with you" Mrs. Cleve- land did not faint nor shriek, but with fervent "Thank Godr' laid her tired head on her sons breast.
 A half an hour later turkey. cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie were seized by the delighted Sarah, and Rodney re- ws.rded her by eating as in the old days. | What did they do about the property Well, Judge Cleve eland's brother, another judge, came on from California and broke the unjust will, as was the only proper thing to do; and Mrs. Cleveland and her son celebrated the Thanksgiv. ing of 1879 in the old place.
 Rodney Cleveland has never tasted 8 drop of liquor since the night he was turned from his fathers house. and the sideboard is thing of the past.
The Newtown bee., 1880-11-24
My Wants.

want not wealth--the yellow gold That chills the soul like Arctic cold, That turns to ice the warmest heart, And witherS all its better part.
 I want not wealth;
 Only enough to soothe distress, To cool the brow of wretchedness, To bring glad smiles to eyes that weep, And all my loved ones safely keep This wealth want, and nothing more. want not power-to sway my kind, And blindly lead world of blind, To slit the scene on ite's great stage, And make my impress on the age. want not power; But rather strength to lift the soul Bound down in passions base control; To aid it in it's upward flight To yon high realm of love and light This power want and nothing more want not 1ame-to have my name Encircled by garnish flame That, like the fires deceitful ray, A moment gleams then dies away. want not fame;
 I only want it may be said, When am gathered to the dead: "He lived unknown and died content; His life should be his monument" Such fame l want, and nothing more. But this I wsnt-a friend that's true, Who will my virtues kindly view, And all my faults as kindly scan, Nor count me more or less than man. And even more;
 want hand my own to hold When days are dark, and drear and cold; An arm my faltering feet to stay While here tread my weary way. Such friend want, and even more. 1 want true love-true woman's love, As pure as that which rules above, As deep as the unsounded sea, And broad as is immensity.
 And even more;
 waIt smile to light my home, kiss to greet me when I come, A heart whose sweet and holy chime Shall with my own keep even time; Such love want, and even more. I want a calm, secluded place In the kind thoughts ot all my race; l want that men should speak of me In gentle tones of charity.
 And even more;
 I want to feel deep in my heart, I've acted well my humble part; And, when my earthly course is run, want the Masters kind "well donel" All this want, and nothing more.
 -James R. Gilmore.
The Newtown bee., 1880-11-24
The Cumulative Clam.

In diving for clans Gas in octo pus diying) i. is usual to provide oneself with a sharp-pointed stake or an iron rod. At Aitutaki, when the tide is out, clans are picked up everywhere on the reef. At Mauke men dive for them on the ocean side of the narrow fringing reef when the sea is smooth On gaping clam, which-for the mollusk is very tenacious of life-at once firmly grasps the weapon. The diver no V tugs with both hands until the clam is dis lodged. A couple of expert natives with a canoe will get as many as hun dred in u day when feast is in pre- paration. At Manihiki and Rakaanga the largest clans are about two spans in length, the animal itself being sufii- ciently larg to satisfy the hunger of three persons. Clam diving is woman's work in those atolls. Yet it is surpris- ing how few accidents occur. The req son for this may be they dive in com paratively shallow water
 Not long since a native was feeling about at the bottom of the lagoon of one of the Paumotu atolls for the dark ed ged pearl oyster, when he unfortun- ately inserted the fingers of his left harl4 between the valves of a clam. The
 diver was instantly made prisoner by the mOliuSk. Ills ay0ny was lnlense-
 Was it possible to get free? As the clam was in a hollow just adapt d to its size he could not sever the bysSus. At | length, in sheer terror of drowning, he cut of his four fingers with the knife
 pearl divers carry with them, and rose | to the surface a sadder if not a wiser man. A similar accident took place at Penrhyns; but the diver instead of
 maiming himself for life, forced his knife between the valves. and released himself. Should the clam be attached
 to'a smooth bit of coral, the speediest 1 mode of rescue is to sever tue bundle oi silky filaments by which it moors itself. On neig boring island, ere this co aid
 te done, the forefnger of the right hand of clam diver was lopped of. Brought
 ashore in baskets they live short time
 Children in their play are apt to pu their fingers between the open valves and so get caught. Their screams soor bring their par nts to the rescue. whicf is effected by stabbing the clam through
 the cavity for the b ssus- Tie supply
 of clams in the Pacific is inc xhaustible
 If party of divers should remove al the large ones from any partic- iar local ity for . grand feast. and should return
 next year to tle same spot. no diner ence would be perceived so rapid is tn' growth of the clam in these warn l waters. Pearls of . peculiarly br1itiAn } hue are occasionally found In the clan l-LsjsGrs Hoows-
The Newtown bee., 1880-11-24
ThanksgiHing.

Let us thank Him for the rose Which the summer oesson lends5 For each blade of grass tfssf growss And the sunshine that He ssndss For the daisies' drift oi snow, And the sunfowers' golden shieldsi For the strawberry plants that SOW Small white stars throuxbou. the fields; For the thistle's purple crown, And the hawkweed's yellow hoodS For the crocus in its gown, And the wild bird in the wood; For the milkweed, spilling out All it's hoard of silken skeins; For the brooks that sing and shout Louder after heavy rains; For the stars that nightly rise, All the heavens brimming; For the rainbow in the skies, And the crickets' hymning. Thank Him for the red leafs glow For the vine's increase, For the promise of the snow, And the wide worlds lease,
 Mary N. Prescott
The Newtown bee., 1880-11-24
FOR THE FAIR SEX.
A Ladies' Bonnet With a Blush -Produc
 tns Attaehment.

It is not every maiden, in these prosaio days, who can summon the " tell-taIe blood" to her cheeks st will, or silently reveal, by an opportune roseate flush, those inward feelings to which many young ladies experience such difficulty in giving verbal express sion. But as the value of the blush, as a highly efecti ve weapon ii the femin- inc armory, is still universally reeog- nized by the sex, although it would ap- pear to have fallen into desuetude, French ingenuity has been at the pains of devising mechanical appliance for the instantaneous production of fine natural glow Upon the cheek of beauty, phatic or philosophically unemotional it's proprietress may be. This thoughtful contrivance is called "The Ladies' Flushing Bonnet" to the side ribbons o which those usually tied under the fair wearer's chin-are attached two tiny, but powerful steel springs, ending in round pads, which are brought to bear upon the temporal arteries by the action of lowing the head, one exqui- sitely appropriate to modest embarrass- ment, and by artificially forcing blood into the cheeks cause them to be suffused with "the crimson hue oi shame" at moments notice. Should these ingenious head coverings become the fashion among girls of the period, it will behoove the young men about to marry" to take sly peep behind the bonnet strings of their blushing charm CTS immediately after proposing, in order to satisfy themselves that the heightened color, by them interpreted as an involuntary admission of recipro- cated affection, is not due to the agency of 8. carefully adjusted blushing bon net. D. London Ie'egrG h.
The Newtown bee., 1880-11-24

So extensively is the adul.eration of tea now carried on in China that MT. Medhurst, the British consul at Shang- hai, recently wrote that s, GOO pounds fof willow leaves were in course of ma nipulation at oneport alone. to be mixed with tea for shipment, at the ratio of from ten to twenty per cenn
The Newtown bee., 1880-11-24
C.. l.. CHASE, Proprietor,

day laborers in all Eastern lands. Kempfer used the word more than ITO years ago in his work OF Japan--he spelled it Kuli-in reference to the men of that nation employed in loading and unloading the Dutch vessels at Nagasaki. The Chinese who work in the European factories at Canton have long been so called. The name has been made familiar here by the effort to obtain Eastern laborers for tropical regions.
The Newtown bee., 1880-11-24

There are at present published in Russia AT newspapers in the Russian language, 54 in Polish. 40 in German, 10 in French, II in Lettish, in Esthonian, 3 in Firr sh,. iraHebrew, ! in Arme- niar n q giap. and in Tartar.
The Newtown bee., 1880-11-24

sLandlady," said he, "the coffee isn't settled" She replied: But it comes as near to it as your last months board bill does.n He never spoke again.
The Newtown bee., 1880-11-24

My love is like red, red rose- Too late in the season, Alpheus. From nov on it will be her nose that will be ret. Gregor NesOs.
The Newtown bee., 1880-11-24

The Philadelphia Times says that twenty years ago cigarette smoking was comparatively innocuous, since all cigarettes then came from Cuba and were wrapped in rice paper. Now, however, they are for the most part of bad tobacco and common paper, and, be- sides having an odious smell. are very injurious to tens of thousands of the youth who consume them.
The Newtown bee., 1880-11-24
TIMELY TOPICS.

Mosquitoes, it seems, do not confine themselves to warm countries. Lieuten- ant Schwatka's party of explorers tell marvellous stories of the ferocity of these insects on the ice bound coasts which they have visited. Their bite is very poisonous, and nothing will frighten human blood.
The Newtown bee., 1880-11-24


 Swimming is advocated in San Fran cisco as cure for the opium habit. A physician gives the history of lady who, from taking morphine to alleviate the pains of a long-protracted disease, had become Sconfirmed opium eater, and was suffering all the distressing 2 symptoms of this terrible habit. The doctor ordered her to cross the bay every day and take Q swim in the Alameda baths, which she did, and in few months was completely cured.
 Tho practice of shooting animals who are SO unfortunate as to break leg will have to be given up. In England a valuable COW who had that misfortune is now pursuing her customary voca- ton with wooden leg, upon which she moves with ease, If not with grace. Tn the case of q race-horse if might be diffi- cult to secure as good service with an artificial as with natural leg; but among the lower order of equines there is no reasou why art shouldn't furnish m effective substitute for lost limb.
 An exchange declares that the Scotch asylums are the most perfect. They are rows of cottages instead of great stone prisons. All forms of restraint are totally abolished. The inmates are employed and amused as if they were rational beings, and in visiting them it Is hard to realize that one is in an in- sane asylum. No windows are barred or doors locked. Patients are free from all visible restraint, but are watched closely by attendants. and only few escapes are reported. The results ol such system are so encouraging that if is difficult to see why it is not intro duced into this country.
 We have so little to do with coolies this country that many of us are in adequately informed about them, their labor. or their history. We usually as. sociate coolies with China, though thers are c0olies of other races as well. Int term is Hindustanee, meaning day lab0rer, and Is applied by Europeans t<
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