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The daily gazette., 1880-04-21
THE REPoRTIAL LOT.

A parody on the Policeman's Chorus In
the "Plraiss," respectfully dediclled 10
the journalistic professional
When the scribe ls not engaged In his
employment His EN- ALIGNMENT.
Or maturing some sensation Tor the press
His capacity for innocent enjoyment
Get enjoyment,
Is just as great as any one can guess
One can guess
His feelings he with difficulty smothers-
Guilty smothers,
When rep portorial duty's to be done
To be done /;
Oh, take one consideration with another
With another,
A reporters lot is not q happy one
Happy one.
When the sleepy night reporters rot re-
port ng- Not reporting,
When no burning building occupies his
time Pies his time
He loves to hear the pony" beer a gurg
ling Beer a gurglinR
And listen for merry tale Of crime
Tale of crime
When he's finished fondly kissing his
wifs's mother His wife's mother
He loves to catch her "blessings" one by
one One by one; ;
What; With 18th hunting up the murders ~ s,s and
A repor ter's life is not a lazy one
Lazy one.
While We paragrapher's shears are beir g
grinded- Being grinded,
His eye rests on the journalistic page
'Listic page
or another brother; and he is reminded
Is reminded
That the world is very funny for its age
For Its age.
But his ceilings he with difficulty smo-
thers- Guilty smothers,
When he learns the paragrapher stole the
pun Slo the pun I;
oh, when photographers steal each Others
hIe- Others fire,
1t behooves us not TO snicker at their fun,
AT their fun.
R,,yff,,,oro Guzoffo
The Newtown bee., 1880-11-03

1s75-Ezra L. Johnson, Chas. c. Twitch-
 ell, Robert N. Hawley. 1s76-W Wm N Northrop. Chas. c. Twitch-
 ell, Geo. II. Botsford. 1s77-Wm. N. Northrop, Robert N. Flaw
 ley, Lawrence Mitchell. 1878-Wm. N. Northrop, Wm. I. Sanford
 Wm. Hoy. 1s79-Wm. N. Northrop, John L. Hughes,
 Wm. I. Sanford i8S0-Wm. N. Northrop, Wm. L Sanford,
 Edson ". Wilson.
The Newtown bee., 1880-11-03

There was very aged gentleman who in my boyhood visited often at my fathers house. He had been Il member Of parliament. which, in his young day., implied even more social distinction than it does now. His manners were charming, and he was venerable in character as well is in years. He was very kind to me, and, boy as l was treated noe with never-failing courtesy. Ore day when I fretted a little in his presence under the bonds of discip pine, he lai l his hand upon my snt uider and said: Let me tell you 3 story of lhe great Dr. Parr. You know, ot course. who be was; what a power he was in literature. in D. litics. and in the church. One day dined in company with him, and he attracted nuch attention in his wig and his little black silk apron that he were like bishop. The conver- sation turLed upon training in school and college; and there WAS a self-sufh cient young man at table who made himself conspicuous and disagrt cable by a noisy denunciation of discipline, as something that was calculatcd to break down youth of spirit. Parr said noth- ing CT q while, bui. at last, taking ad- vantage of a pause, he turned to the young man and said, in his lisping way |: :. m not tLurprithed, th,r, 1t your oh- jection to dithipiine. Dithipline thir, maketh the thcolar; dttnipline, thir, maketh the gent man, and the lack of dithipline hath made you. thir-what you are n--RacIsGrd Grant Wht,e.
The Newtown bee., 1880-11-03
an Ancient em,perance Pledge.

In the blank leaf oI an old Irtsh Bible, which has been transmitted irCm sire to son through many generations, and now appears as the property of Robert Bolton, preacher of Gods Word at Broughton, Nnrtham ptonshIre, Is in scribed the following pledges:
 From this day for 2arde to the ende of my life, will never pledge any healIhe, nor drinke in a whole caruuse, m a z lass cup. bC wle, or other drinking instrument, whomsoever 1t come ex- cept the necessity doth require it. Nol my own most gracious king, nor any of ghe greatest monarch or tyTant upon earrhe; nor my dearest friend, nor all the gouide in the wol Id, shall enforse me. Not angels from heaven (who know will not attempt it) shall per suade; LOT Satan with all the oulde subtle;ies, nor all the power of hell itself shall betray me. By this very >inne Cor slime 1t is, and not little one). do plainly find that have more off-nded and dishonored my glorious Maker than by all other slime that am ~ubiect uGtce, and for this very slime 1t $ my Gnd hath often been strange untoe md for that cause, and not her respect, nave l titus vowed, and l heartily oeg my good Father in heaven of his great 2oodness and infinite mercy in Jesus Christ to assist me in tue same; and be o favorable untoc for what is past
 Signed R. BOLTON.
 Brou1hton. April 10th. I737.
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Now Laugh.

John Mackay, the mining millionaire, has in his employ at Carson, New, an ex- pert named Maurice Hoeflich. who always offers to back his opinions by betting. This annoys Mackay, who does not like to be disputed, and Is further fretted by the fact that Hoeflich usually proves to be in the right. One day Hoehich was playing with an enormous grasshopper. It could jump over twenty feet, and he said:
 "Ill ped you fifty dollars, MT. Mackay, dot you can't find hopper to peat him. "
 The rest of the story, as told by the Appeal, is as follows:
 Mackay sent a trusted emissary down to Carson Valley to secure a contestant. The man spent nearly week catching hoppers, and reported that the best gait any of them had was seventeen feet. He dosbted if a bigger jumper could be se- cured. The next day he arrived with about q dozen hoppers, and Mackay gave them quarters in his room as Vanderbilt would stable his stud. Each had cigar box to himself, and every morning they were put through their paces. It was i'm possible, howevec, to get one to jump over eighteen feet. Mackay was in despair. But one morning hopper sniffed at bottle of ammonia on the ta- ble, and immediately jumped thirty feet. Next day Mackay announced to Hoefiich that he was ready for the match. The axnnrt oa mo an h0ur hafara tba tir,a ui h his pet hopper. Not finding Mackay in. he noticed the bottle of ammonia. light broke upon him. Grabbing the bot tie, he rushed to q drug store, threw away the ammonia, and ordered it filled with chloroform. Mackay soon arrived with half q dozen mining uperintendents, whom he had invited to sec him have some fun with Hoefich. They were hardly seated when Hoeflich came in with the hopper in cigar box under his arm. II vas leetle late, Mir. Mackay but I'm here init der hopper and der coin" He laid down the money, which was covered promptly. Mackay got be- hind somebody and let his hopper sniff at flich's chloroform. Time being called, the hoppers were placed side by side on the piazza, and at the word "go," each was touched on the back with a straw. Mackay's gave lazy lurch of some four inches, and, folding it's legs, fell fast asleep.
The Newtown bee., 1880-11-03

room. That, however, she could not help. She he'd an escort with her, of course. and to him she discoursed con- stantly, while the singer was singing, while the pianist was playing, while Q master was bringing the soul out of his violin.
 "Some people scowled; some laughed i; some said It's Mrs. -; it's her way you know But all the same it was a very bad way. very vulgar way, and a very unkind way; and that is what you will remember, if you are not altogether selfish.
 "There are people there who are try ing to be heard, there are people who are trying to hear. That Is the purpose of an entertainment"
The Newtown bee., 1880-11-03
Musk.

Musk is concrete substance found in an animal having near affinity to the deer tribe, native of Thibet, China and Siberia. The musk deer is timid ami nal, and$rarely appears during the day; consequently the musk collectors watch and surprise it at night. The best musk comes from China, and to be genuine it should be purchased in the Datural pod or bag, as it is very often adultcrated. The Bengal musk is interior, and that from Russia the worst of all. The hair on the pod of the best musk is fawn color; that on the inferior dirty white. A variety of musk is found in the nluskrat Of Canada, an animal about the size of small rabbit Musk is of & bitter taste, and Of an odor more pow. erful than anything known; substances in its leighhorhood become strongly infected by it, and when once perfumed with it, long retain the scent. It has been known to affect chests of tea placed at considerable distance. even though both had been packed up in leaden boxes. for which reason the East India company gave an order not to import musk and tea in the same ships. Many persons dislike the odor It has the property, when employed in very small quantities, of augmenting the scent of other substances, without i'm parting it's own-
The Newtown bee., 1880-11-03
The Treatment of Maud s.

Maud S., who beat the record by trotting 8 mile at Chicago in 2:l0 is highly bred mare, and wants to be humored. Her heart is won by kind ness. She will not stand harsh treat ment, will not prove obedient under rough usage. Both Bair and his wife made much of Maud s. They petted her and treated her to apples and Jumps of sugar. The result is that she will eagerly respond to their call. When jogging on the track at Chester Park, the presence of Mrs. Bsir near the rail at any time would cause Maud to turn in that direction. All last winter the mare ran in a roomy box. In April she was put in front of break cart, and MT. Bair drove her about the streets of Clifton and Cincinnati, and thus got her accustomed to the noise and Dustle ofthe toiling world. He also harnessed her double and taught her to drive on either side. She does not like blinds to her bridle, but will trot with any kind of bit in her mouth. All she asks is She stands l521 forward, and is plump sixteen hands behind. Her weight is 960 pounds In her races this year she has been driven to a If y-one pound sulky, but Bair is having made for her q sulky weighing forty i've pounds. She wears fifteen and half ounce shoe forward and nine-ounce shoe behind. She also carries four oxnce toe weights For two weeks after her arrival at the Queen City she was turned at five every evening into six-acre grass lot, and allowed to run until nine o'clock. This kept her hair from fading under the suns rays, and it cooled her out thor oughly After two weeks run at grass, she was led every day for two weeks behind a break cart, so padded that she could not hurt herself. .-1Eyf. Flsld mad Fhrns.
The Newtown bee., 1880-11-03
The Danger Of AimIessness.

A great deal ot time is wasted by young people who have no particular aim in life. Aimlessness and lack of motive are the chief obstacles to the best and most profitable use of time. With goal to attain, an end to accom- pIish, and force of character sufficient to hold the mind steadfastly to it's pur- pose, the sands of time arc easily trans muted into golden rain. Lite is made worth the living. Then, boys -esps- cially fyou live Tn the country utilize your time. Resolve to turn to good ac- count your hitherto wasted moments. Most men of rank have easily learned the lesson of utilizing minutes Eiihu Burritt. the learned blacksmith,n found time, during his work at the jorge, to master several languages, and sur prised cultured Europe by addressing it's chief learned body in Sanskrit. Hugh Miller learned the secrets oi the old red sandstone in the capacity ot day laborer. While his fellow wOrkmen |idled during their mornings, he was actively at work finding out the why of tke specimens and fossils his hammer dis closed. Lord Chesterfield relates of one of his friends that he wrote book of ab- struse character during the intervals of waiting .or his wife to appear at break fast. Why not follow such examples as kheze
The Newtown bee., 1880-11-03

Mary Kyle Dallas writes to the New York Ledger the following very sensible article:
 "When you go to a concert or any oth- or public performance it might be just as well to remember that you are not the performer. You may have your new bon net on, and the latest thing in walking dresses. and beau of gigantic propor- tions and glorious moustache, but if you will reflect an instant 1t will occur to you that the audience have rot collected to sec your new clothes, nor to listen to your conversation with that charming es- cort of yours. They have come to hear Miss Owlet sing, or Mir. .Wiseman speak, or-for further particulars see pro- gramme; but. at least, not to admire yoas. Therefore, be content to play second fld- dle, and. at least, do not make more noise than the person on the platform.
 There is nothing more uncom mfortable to the steady people who have paid their money for an entertainment. than to have seated before them 0 young female who bobs and bounces. squeals. slaps her es- cort with her fan, repeats his whispered compliments in 8 scream, and so con- ports herself that the great desire that she were only little younger and under ones own particular jurisdiction, must arise in every matronly heart,
 "Tha only greater nuisance that know of Is an old woman who behaves no bet ter.
 "I remember sitting behind one of these at full dress concert. She was 6 fat person. who made altogether too much exhibition of rough. red neck and shoul- ders. and she took up great deal oi
The Newtown bee., 1880-11-03
A Rare Treat.

The American Publishing Company of Hartford, Ct., (as per advertisement in another column) have in press and will soon issue new book entitled My Wayward Farther" from the pen of the popular authoress Josiah Aliens wife, who has heretofore so pleased the public with her spicy books, My Opinions and Betsy Bobbet's," and Samantha at the Centennial" over which many hearty laugh has been had. This new volume promises to surpass in many respects her previous works, and we with our readers may expect rare treat when the volume is out.
The Newtown bee., 1880-11-03
Tho County Medical Society.

The semi-annual meeting of the Fair field County Medical Society was held at the Wooster House last Thursday, the 21st inst, with good attendance of the county physicians. It was II o'clock when the meeting was called to order, and Dr. F. r. Bennett, of Danbury, was elected to tho chair. The first business was the electing of new members, who are as follows: Dr. W. F. Lacey, Dr. A. E. Adams and Dr. Henry G. Wildman, all of this town. Dr. F. J. YOungs of Bridge port entertained the company with an in- teresting paper on the Rocky mountains as health resort. He confined himself principally to Colorado, and gave his ex- perience while there. He thinks the eli mate is extremely favorable to to the re- lief and cure of consumption, particular ly, though other diseases of the lungs are benefited by it. This Is in 0 measure due to tho purity and the rarihed quality of the air.
 Dr. Vim. c. Vile of Sandy Hook next gave 0 paper on abcess of the bladder, with the result of an operation. This case was one in his own practice. in Sandy Hook, and the patient recovered and was cured.
 The chairman, pr. E. P. Bennett, pre- sented a pathological specin en--an ova- rian tumor-which was eagerly examined by all present.
 An adjournment for dinner was had here, and the afternoon session was begun by Dr. F. M. Wilson of Bridgeport, pre- senting paper on two cases of cataract In both cases the patients were blind, and after operation by Dr. Wilson, in which he removed the film, both were re- stored to sight.
 Dr. A. B. Rockwell of New York, a guest of the society, then gave very in- terestlng lecture upon the relation of electricity to disease. The address was full of instruction, and was intently lis tened to by the physicians present, many of whom took notes. The whole was illustrated by numerous engravings. Dr. Rockwell is an authority on electricity, and has written several works which are accepted as standard by the profession.
 This concluded the meeting proper Two representatives of New York Manu- facturing chemists, Schieflien & Co.,, and McKesson X Robbins, were present with samples of their goods, at which the con- pany looked with much interest. The meeting then adjourned. They expressed themselves as well pleased with the day, and their reception by their brother phy- sicians of Danbury, and MT. Raymond of tho Wooster House.-Danbwy Nelcs.
The Newtown bee., 1880-11-03
HoUsAToNIo RAILROAD.
SHEPAUG RAILROAD.
CONNECTIONS.
DowswARp.


 r2S a. m. Passenger Train from Lt'chneld con neots at Hawleyville 1o57 a. m. for Pittsheld and Albany; II 50 a. m. for Bridgeport and New Haven connects at Bethel with trains arriving in Dan- bary at 10. 10 a. m South Norwak at lo3I a. m. t. Now York at l2O5 D. n, and New Haven at 120A p,
 2.s5 Passenger Train from Iitchfeld connects at Haw,ayville with tCains arriving at Bridgeport at 545 D. m.; New Ha zen 7.2S p. m; and Pittsfsld at DOS D m. Connects at Bethel with trains arriving un . ana Now York at 7.45 D m.
 Sunday Milk, 4.30 ?. m. from Litchfeld, connects at Hawleyvils for Bridgeport and New Haven at Bethel for souIh Nor~alk and New York, also for Danbury.
 IO3t a. m Passenger Train from Bethel. connects from New York at S,o5 a. m; South Norwalk at 0.9O a. m; Danbury at 9.2S a. m., via Danbury X Narwalk Railroad, Connects at Hawleyxille, from Now Haven ut 9.33 a. m Bridgeport at l0l0 a. m, via uousatonic Railroad.
 S.lI D. m Passenger Train from Bethel, connects from New York at D. m; South Norwalk at 490 ?, m. Danhury at 4.35 p m.. via Danbury & Nor walk Railroad Connects at Uawleyvilie, from New Raven at 345 D. m Bridgeport at 500 D. m; Pitts field at .25 D. m, via Housatonic Ral-oad.
 Aaturday Special, ' 1b p. m. Passenger Train from Bethel connects from New York at 40 ?. m South Norwsk at 6.lo p. m; Danbury at 6l0 D. m. via Danbury and Norwalk Railroad. Connects at Hawleyvle from Pit'sheld at 200 p. m., via Hous- tonic Railroad.
 Through Car to from South Norwalk all rssstnger trains. Passengers not taken on Freight ezcfns,
 c. II. PLATT, Superintendent.
The Newtown bee., 1880-11-03
Is 1t Sol

To long for and possess not, Remember and regret not, Ma hap, indeed, caress not, Bd, ever to forget not,
 Is better thar enough. A little song for singing, A Gttlo time for signing. A summer swallow bringing somo word of love's replying,
 ls better than enough. Tho end Of all our dreaming Is surely but awaking; And sweet and subtle seonning, FulcIhnent over;aking,
 Is bitter and enough.
 @. Fl. Rtchnoat,
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N.B.-Aged persons. strangers. and all out of town people who need some place to rest or leave bundles without feeling under any obligation to purchase, can do so with All are welcome
The Newtown bee., 1880-11-03
DiscipfIne.

Brou<on. April 10th. l737.
The Newtown bee., 1880-11-03
SeIectmen of the Town of NewtoWn,
 From I7I2 to 1880.
lCoNCLurEpA

18O6-Amos Skidmore, Gideon Botsford,
 Philo Curtis. 1SO7-Philo Curtis. Gideon Botsford.
 Amos Skidmore.
 Fairchild. 1sos-David Meeker. silas Fairchild,
 Birdsey Glover. 1s1o--Birdsey Glover, David Meeker.
 Samuel Beers. 1911 David Meeker, Samuel Beers, Bird-
 sey Glover. 1s12-David Meeker. Samuel Beers, Lu-
 ther Harris. 1813-David Meeker, Samuel Beers, Lam-
 son Birch. 1s14-David Meeker, Lamson Birch,
 Zachariah Clark. 1S15-Marcus Botsford, Zachariah Clark,
 Lamson Birch. 1816-Abijah Curtis, Marcus Botsford,
 David Meeker. 1917-Marcus Botsford. Amos Skidmore,
 Abijah Curtis. 1s18-David Toucey, Adoniram Fairchild,
 Amos Skidmore. s~v 1819-Anos Skidmore, Joseph Wheeler,
 Adoniram Fairchild. 1820-Abijah Merritt. Clement Fairchild,
 Amos Skidmore. ~@ 1S21-Clement Fairchild, Jamos Fairman,
 Abijah Merritt. 1822-Abijah Merritt. James Fairman,
 Clement Fairchild. 1s23-James Fairman, Abijah Merritt,
 Clement Fairchild. 1824-James Fairman, Apijah Merritt
 Isaac Scudder. 1825-Isaae Seudder, Abner Nettleton,
 Austin Booth. 182s-James Fairman. Isaac scudder,
 Abiiah Merritt. 1827-James Fairman, Benjamin Hard.
 John Northrop. 1828-Wheeler Fairchild, Daniel Black
 man, Abel Beers. 1829-Abel Beers, Asa B. Beardslee, Ben
 iamin c. Glover. 1830-Abel Beers, Asa B. Beardslee,
 Jabez B. Botsford. 1831-Abel Beers. John Northrop, Abner
 A. Nettletop. 1S32-John Northrop, Abner 4. Nettle-
 ton, Abel Beers. 1833-John Northrop, Lamson Birch, Abijah Merritt, James Nichols. 1834-Abiiah Merritt, John Northrop,
 Philo Curtis. 1835-Oliver Northrop Daniel Botsford, Thomas Blackman. 1836-Jas. B. Fairman. Israel A. Boards lee, Abiiah Merritt. 1S37-James B. Fairman, Israel Boards lee. Abiiah Merritt. AOOO Henry Beers, Israel A. Beardslee. 1839-James B. Fairman, John B. Beers, Wm. Beard. 1840-John B. Beers, Vim. Beard, James B. Fairman. 1S41-Wm. Beard, Josiah s. Tomlinsen, Jas. B. Fairman. 1842-Wm. Beard, Jas. B. Fairman, Josi- ah B. Tomlinson. 1843-Philo Curtis, Wn. Beard, Oliver Northrop. | 1844-Wm. Beard. James B. Fairman, Moses Parsons. 1845-Zar winton, Oliver Northrop Charles Peck. 1S46-Oliver Northrop, Isaac Blackman Samuel B. Peck. 1847 47-Charles Clarke, Oliver Northrop Charles c. Warner. 1848-Oliver Northrop, Charles Clarke
 Thomas o. Chambers. 1849-Charles c. Warner, Levi Peck
 Charles Dikeman. 1s5o-Chas. Dikeman Chas. c. Warner
 Levi Peck. 1851-Chas c. Warner, Oliver Somers Charles Dikeman. 1852 Chas. c. Warner, Hart Shepard, Ol
 iver Somers. 1S53-Chas. c. Warner, John B. Peck, Jo
 seph Blackman. 1854-J ohn B. Peck, Joseph Blaekman
 Hart Shepard. 1855 Hart Shepard, Glover Hawley
 Lewis s. Briscoe. 1856-Eli J. Morris, Jos. Blackman, Bots
 ford Terrill. 1857- Joseph Blackman, Botsford Terrill
 Eli J. Morris. 1S5s-Botsfori Terlill. Oliver Somers
 Eli J. Morris. 1S59-Oiiver Somers, David Sanford. Jas
 Blackman. 1860. David Sanford, James Blackman
 Oliver Somers. 1s61-David Sanford. Oliver Somers, Jas
 Blackman. 1862-David Sanford, Zerah Fairman
 Jas. Blackman. 1se3-David Sanford. Zerah Fairman
 Hiram Camp. 1864- David Sanford, Zerah Fairmar 1
The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-01-20

won, so in order that no i'll feeling might be
occasioned, the referee quietly repaired to a
position behind the stove, kicked off his old
government shoes, tore off his cotton pants,
and put Tn the boots and pants put up OH the
wager. The parties who had made the bet
were not yet sufficiently cooled off to notice
the departure OF the referee, who quietly
skipped out of the back door. The crowd
soon dispersed, and when it was time for
d to close up, the dlsputants were ushered
out into this cold and dreary world, one bare
footed and the other painless. L. is not known
where they went after that, but it is safe to
say that they will be likely to ~acquaint them
selves with the rule of simple addition before
risking their wardrobes in the future.