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The Newtown bee., 1888-05-04

CTS heated from the inside, and gradual ly feeding in herewith the sulphur and other substances to be incorporated in the finished product. The rollers run at different speeds and the sheets are con tinually passed and re-passed between them, until the mixture has been thor oughly worked into the whole mass and evenly distributed in every part, making a rather stiff, homogeneous body, but one yet sufficiently plastic to be mould ed into any desired shape by the power- full machinery employed. Sulphur is the vulcanizing agent and must form a part of all the mixtures used, about ten per cent. of the weight of the rubber consti- tuting very common proportion, al- though the amount varies widely in the
 different articles made. It is highly im- portant that the sulphur used should be free from acid and also from the moist ure which acid sulphur always takes up so rapidly on exposuse to the atmos- phere. Great care is taken in this par ticular and all the sulphur used is care fully tested. The mixtures to be worked into the rubber are accurately weighed, so much mixture for so much rubber, each specific article having, besides sul- phur, certain different ingredients and
 proportions of the oxides sf lead, zine, iron, etc., according as experience has indicated the most efficient compound for attaining the result desired. The future quality of the rubber is principally de termined here and, from thousands of experiments which we have conducted
The Newtown bee., 1888-05-04
No. B.

during our long experience in the manu- facture, we have been able to originate many improvements better adapting our products to the various specific purposes for which they are designed. The pow ders required to give rubber any desiredf color are here introduced, but the bulk necessary to effect this purpose is always very slight. The quality of vulcanized rubber for any special purpose cannot be very readily determined by one slightly acquainted with the business, except un- der the test of actual use; the pressure of large proportion of inert matter greatly lessens it's elasticity and reduces
 it's strength; how difficult it is then for the chance purchaser to calculate upon the quality of the goods he obtains, may be inferred from the fact that it some times happens that as much as 80 per cent of foreign matter goes into product which is called ''rubber," consisting principally of various earthly substances. clay, chalk, whiting, magnesia, silica, ,etc.
 After the mixing process has been thoroughly completed, the rubber is ready to receive the shaping for the final article to be produced, either by being pressed into moulds, or passed between heavy rollers to form it into thick sheets and then through powerful calendering machines, the latter being heated by steam from the inside and great care be- ing taken to regulate the temperature, a different degree of heat being required for each kind of goods, and this varying to some extent during the operation.
The Newtown bee., 1888-05-04

and allowed to soak until the exterior is partly softened, when surface impurities may be removed and the rude mating, woven in wide meshes, which sometimes surrounds packages of raw rubber, can be stripped off. The masses of rubber are then cut into slabs of about an inch in thickness by means of a large circular knife, between three and four feet in di- ameter, which revolves with great speed, cutting the tough mass as easily as if it were clay. A good idea of this operation may be obtained from the accompanying illustration.
The Newtown bee., 1888-05-04

Warner & Clark have just received good assortment of Wall Papers at exceptionally low pri- ces, in Brown Blanks, White Blanks and Gilts, Borders to match.
The Newtown bee., 1888-05-04

JAMES r. BRENNAN,
 Mason and Builder, Newtown. All work First-Class and Warranted to Give Satisfaction.
The Newtown bee., 1888-05-04
EDWARDS M. SMITH, M. D.,

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Successor to DOCTORS VILE & SMITH. Office and Residence Newtown street. Telephone connections Hours To 9 Iii; 10 ? D m.
The Newtown bee., 1888-05-04
CHARLES JONAS,
 Merchant Tailor.

Church St., Newtown, Conn.
 beg leave to announce that have received a fine lot of suitings and overcoatings in the stores at Eewtown and Bridgeport, where will be pleased to wait on patrons and will guarantee satisfaction CHARLES JONAS.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-10-31
English Industries Dull.

The Manchester Guardian. i'll its cont
mereial article. says: The inactivity does
not seem to be nearing an end. The mar
ket is slow and lifeless. The ordinary
business only reached the average of / ues-
duy. For most directions. especially for
the east, the business WAS quite imma-
terial. The export demand is extremely
poor. Some manufacturers are rot will
ing to buy ahead. Yarn buyers are d,s-
posed to regard the present quotations as
insecure. Yarns are extremely quiet. Few
sales of importance have been made in any
department. Exporters have made few
inquiries, but have done little. There is
little inquiry for India OF China staples.
The Calcutta market reopened Monday.
after the holidays. There is no improve
ment in the demand for other directions.
Cloth is only moderately active. The sales
Of printing and other finishing goods are
small. Heavy goods are slow. There Sis
firm demand for miscellaneous goods.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-10-31

day, and this cuts into the grand total.
The mills, too, are using new wheat
pretty largely and this helps to keep
some Of them from making big
runs. There is no special change
in the -four market. there being very little
demand from any source The mills gen
orally report enough orders on hand to
keep them going not over two weeks more
a.ld the ne. business coming in is much
under the current production. On this
account there are some who talk Of the out
put falling off soon. Export trade eontin-
ues lifeless, foreigners usually bidding so
far below the views of local millers that
are gwen them little attention. The ae-
ceptanee of few minor orders for bakers
is reported, one being for loo sacks at
2ss Cd for Glasgow. Another was for a
small lot at 29s Sd for London. Asking
prices London c. i. f., $50 pound sack are:
Patent, 45s; bakers. 30s; low grades. lSs.
The direct exports for. the week show an
increase, but 5000 barrels or more went to
Canada. The weeks exports were ~. son
barrels, against 20,600 for the preceding
~
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-10-31
A BAG OF SAND FOR A MAN.
Persons Charged with Defrauding IN Il
surancc Company Suing for Liberty.

Persons Charged with Defrauiing IN In
sursncc Company Suing for Liberty.
August Sherman and W. +. Ringel have
made application To the Supreme Court at
Topeka. Kan. for q writ ofhabeas corpus.
claiming that they were Illegally restrained
OF their liberty on charge OF attempting to
obtain money under false pretenses from
the Provident Insurance Company Of New
York. In November. 1857. George
T. Reddington took out q policy
OF $4,000 In favor Of his wife.
aid afterwards conspired with Sherman.
Ringel. and Samuel Morehart. By which
they represented that Reddington injured
himself. and had died from the effects. and
been buried. The information charges that
the defendants; for the purpose OF decoiying
the punlic and the insurance company.
buried bag Of sand In the coffin. and Affefs
ward. when relatives from the East sent for
the body. the defendants. to escape detsc-
tion. opened the grave. took ont the bag Of
sand. and pretended that the body was
stolen. Tho case excltes much interest.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-10-31

A shooting scrape, which will result in
the death of one Of the participants, was
enacted at Nebraska City, Neb., Wednes-
day. John Hail. who lives with his wife
and children in dilapitated and aban-
doned house in the southern part of the
city, went home in his usual state of in
toxication and commenced to abuse his
wife and threatened to murder the entire
family, when his wife drew revolver and
shot at him, the ball striking the left side
of the neck and passing nearly through.
Hall had. for two weeks past, been in the
habit of driving his family from the house
at night and compelling them to seek ref
uge with neighbors. Mrs. Hall was not
arrested, but guard was placed over her
to await the result of the wounds.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-10-31
Went Mad on "a Train.

In a corner of the ladies waiting room
of the union depot Friday morning We're
seated man and woman who frequently
startled the inmates 10y cries of Help,
followed by strange mutterings and mar
ticulate sounds. They were Robert and
Hannah Traverse. brother and sister, who
went insane on a Rock Island train the
night before. They were placed in charge
of the police. They had tickets for To-
peka and were supposed to have come
from Champlain, N. Y, though all efforts
to obtain any coherent story from them
proved failures. The two We're well pro-
vided with money. No one on the train on
which they arrived could account for their
strange insanity, as when they left Chi
cago they were perfectly sane to all APP
pearance. During the night, however,
without any known cause, they became
almost violent. The worst paroxysms soon
passed away and next morning they were
not disposed to move from the place where
the police put them. They were sent to
Topeka,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-10-31
Wcsteru Packing Interests

Cincinnati special. "a: To-morrow's
Price Current will say: The weeks pack
ing for all points show deficiency of &c.
900 hogs compared with the corresponding
time last year; total 165, 900 against IL, 900
last week and 2l5. 900 year ago. The to-
tai from March is 4.S05, 900 against o.
355, 900 last year; decrease $4,000. For
the year ending November western pack
ing will not exceed l1,000.000 hogs and
probably will fall short of this compared
with an average of 1l,S00,000 for three
years previosly and 10000 average for
the ten years ending last year.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-10-31
KING MILAN DIVORCED.
A PASTORAL ISSUED NJ rHE METRO
.4 PGLIrAN THEODOsIUs.

Throne The Injustice Done the Queen
and Her Efforts 10 Prevent II = Letters
That Will Gu Into History.
EBelgrade specinll
The 06gcial Journal publishes pastoral
prepared by the Metropolitan Theodosius.
in which he says that in the exercise of his
power as leader OF the Servian Church.
and by virtue Of rights consecrated by
precedent, he dissoives the marriage OF
King Milan mnd Queen Natalie. and declares
that IL ia no longer existent.
King Milan. iii o letter to the Metropoil-
tan, written previous to the issuance OF the
pastoral, after pointing ont that the ordi-
nary laws OF tho country could not be ap-
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-10-31
Frll E,rl,t hundred Feet,

SUNDAY, while j. H. Bergman and John
Flidell. two timber men employed in the
Wolfe Tone mine. near Leadyille. We're
ascending the main shaft with a load Of
old timbering, the cable parted. letting the
cage fall to the bottom Of the shaft. 500
feet. Both men were instantly killed. their
bodies being crushed into an unrecogniz-
able mass.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-10-31
Murder and Arson.

Daniel Sellers and wife, living near
Mount Gile,d. Ohio. were murdered and
their farm house fired by the perpetrators
Of the crime. Their daughter and the
hired man were awakened about O'Clock
in the morning by the smoke before the
flames had gained much headway. They
escaped and finally succeeded in getting
the bodies of Mr.. and Mrs. Sellers ont.
Both were dead. The mans head had been
burned off. but the woman's skull had
been crushed and her jaw broken. The
coroner held an inquest and decided that
both had been murdered. Sellers was
very wealthy and was i'll the habit OF keep
ing money in the house. 1t is therefore
supposed the murder was committed by
burglars. There is great excitement in the
vicinity of Mount Gilead and parties have
been organizedit to search for the murder
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-10-31
Four Colore., Children Burned to Death.

Four Coloresi Children Burned TO Death.
While Joseph Whitaker, colored, was
absent from his home. at Blackshear, Ca,
his house caught fire and his four small
children were burned to death. The cause
of the fire is unknown.
Father and Daughter Perish In the Flames
The residence and furniture store Of
Charles Nigabower. in lion, burned and
Nigabower and his daughter, aged IL. per-
ished in the flames. The residence adj
joined the store. The girl had picked up
q younger brother. whcm, she carried out,
while the father was rescuing another
child. Nigabower, missing his daughter
soon afterward, went back into the burn
ing building to search for her. Neither
returned, but their remains were found on
the third floor of the store. 1t is supposed
the child lost her way in the building and
was overcome by smoke. Nigabower was
As years old.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-10-31
A Leap to Death.

Mrs. p J. Lynch, aged 36. wife Of
wealthy retired merchant, jumped from
third story window of the Hotel Bristol.
York, and was killed. She was suffering
from mental trouble, caused by an injury
to her head sustained during u recent
voyage from Europe.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-10-31
DefcnseIcss Women Assaulted.

Nineteen St. Louis men have been ar
rested for a brutal assault on two Young
women, Lydia Jane Seals and Lizzie Shell
by, aged lS and -. The girls were from
the neighborhood of Olneyville and
claimed to have gone there to seek employ
ment. They We're forced into stable in a
deserted quarter of the city and brutally
outraged. The Seals girl can not recover.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-10-31
Young Mrs. Islaine,s Suit.

Ias Mrs. james sss Blaine, 'jr., Is about to
commence an action against her father-in-
law, James q. Blaine ST., and his wife for
100000 damages for alienation of her
young husbands affections. Gen. Me-
Marion, Gen. Roger A. Pryor and Col.
1ngersoll have been retained by young
Mrs. Blaine to argne her case in court.
The trouble, according to Mrs. Blaines
attorneys, is that Mrs. Blaine, ST.. has
tried on several occasions to separate the
couple and that the young man has been
completely under his mothers apron. ,
Mrs. Blaine, jr., tells some hard stories of
her treatment by her mother-i in law. Mrs.
Blaine has done all that any woman
could, said Gen. Pryor to-day. ito pre-
vent any separation and trouble. She has
in fact done more than most women would,
and it was by my advice as well as her own
desire that she made the last effort this
week TO see her husband. She has strong
case and will win it, too" The papers in
the suit against Blaine, ST., and his wife
are being drawn up and the action will be-
gin in the supreme court this week. 1t is
claimed that young Blaine has been
shipped to Europe.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-10-31

4 Farnsr's nssasnsss I'M Issa|

- - 5 e.' '.ll ss 4
Agot sssss s 81
Some Of my Arst rocO1le lprS ~
the great amount 0l work t1oraB by th3
farmers wifea md dan9h htotS III tho
year through; for afte1 the 1n1l work
was done, then the sewing and knitling
all the stockings and mitteus must he
done, and butter masking, and NOBODY
TO help one; all must be done by the
woman, and all hard work. During the
summer, the years supply 81 cheese was
made for the family, and often some 10
send TO market. and how nice Il was.
In the first place tho leach tub must
be set ,,p some time prcsiously, and III
ten the housewife had TO defer her plans
until convenient season for the men
to find the time to do the lob. Then !
great quantity OF hot water must be al,-
piled to the ashes to extract the I've. and
after waiting three 0r four days for il u
commence to run, the process begins.
All the grease pots which hal accUmn-
lated during the year were brought 1ut,
the big iron kettle WAS hung On th6s
crane, and AbiQ hot {lre ntoeted Ehero1
Vas no M nDs I. p Il - -
guess work, Put III some hi ~ 81
I've. boil, then add some mOre until tiioE
kettle is nearly full; boil, then dip orit
little to cool, and learn what y
needed. Perhaps it il more I've, or
water, or may be grease. and thus work
ING over the fire ali dav inha1inr the
perfumes OF the boiling mass, when at
last the compound is thought TO be Ill
right; but when after the standing over
night it proved to be not of the rirht
thickness, then il most be boiled again
the next day. Then came the clearing
ND which was no small lob. a suiIi-
cient quantity was made to last through
the wear. for remember, no soap peddler
came around, and there was no hard
soap except q little sometimes Tor the
toilet.
Then there was another dreaded day
when the butchering was done. No
meat carts to bring nice fresh meat to
vour doors, but enough meat must be
picked and preserved in some form TO
last throurh the wear sausage va made
and hams cured. q part stored away for
the having season. when four OF five
men were fed Ave times q 1Ay for .
many weeks, for in those dlsys men were
up at 8 o'clock in the morning to whet
the scythe. before the dew was on thu
grass. At 10 o'clock thew I'll came III
10 lunch on coffee. dourhnuts.s mince
pie, etc., besides little something
stronger was often taken to the hsy
field to keep their spirits up: then din;
ner at 10 O'Clock, luncheon IN the after.
-, 4 ~. ..,.,. sse<. A. 1<ss.., s2a~,s.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-10-31
HUMAN HOLOCAUST.
FOUR LITTLE COLORED CHILDREN
BURNED TO DEATH.

Father and Daughter Perish in the
Flames Deed OF y Desperate Nebraska
Wifc--Western Packing Statistics-En-
glish Industries Dull-Latest News from
all Quarters.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-10-31
A Nur,,erou, Officer.

Police Officer Joseph Barrett, of Elk
hart, Ind. Saturday afternoon shot and
instantly killed brother officer named
Wm. Burton. Barrett had been on the
force for several years. but that day Mayor
Goldthwaite reprimanded him for drunken
ness. At night in spirit of revenge, he
waylaid the mayor and gave him severe
whipping. Next morning he was bound
over in bonds and after the trial an attempt
was made to arsest him on new charge.
This he resisted and pulling his revolver
he began to empty it. The second shot
pierced Burton's brain and the three sue
ceediug shots slightly wounded as many
bystanders. The man then took refuge in
saloon and the citizens at once began to
take steps which looked toward his lynch
ing, but the prompt interference of the
mayor and other policemen saved his life.
He was at once taken to Goshen for safe
keeping.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-10-31
Wrecked At Sea.

Lieutenant Commander Emery. com-
manding the United States steamer Thetis.
reports to the navy department under dale
Of Gulf OF Alaska. September 20, that the
wreck Of schooner supposed to be ihs
Lookout, Of San francisco. Ind been found
on A!aska island, one Of the Alentian,
group. and that no information in regard
to her crew conld be learned from the ma
tiyes.
did II with i Towel.
Francis r.. Collins, ~ years old, cam;
nittsd suicide nt Aia honis II Biooklyp b9
hansins ainlsslf 10 ths diItns room door;
III lad tis,I Il tasal Arannl hsst throAt AnIl
s',s n \. . '
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-10-31

stranpled. His brother found him hang
ing when ne went down stairs to light the
fires. A physician was summoned hut his
services were not required.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-10-31

The supreme court Monday sustained
the constitutionaliiy of the prohibition law
of Iowa. The point of issue was the right
to manufacture Intoxicating liquors solely
for expectation to other states despite the
state law, and it was pleaded that the pro-
hibitory feature. in SO far as the manu-
factnre for expectation was concerned,
was in conflict with the constitutional
provisions giving congress the sole right
TO regulate inter- state comm cree. The
case is that of J. s. Kidd, disliller, plain
tiff in error. VS.. J. +. Pierson and s. j..
Loughras. The ourt holds that the state
law prohibiting both the manufacture and
sale. except for mechanical. medicinal,
culinary and sacramental purposes, TX not
in conflict with the Interstate commerce
provisions, and the decision of the Iowa
court is sustained. Opinion by Justice
Lamar
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-10-31

The members of the German Baptist
church in Wabash and Huntington coun-
ties, Indiana, are greatly exercised over an
outrage committed in the Mishler
neishborhnod III Huntington county.
Several days ago the communion service
was celebrated there, which includes the
serving of soup and the washing of feet.
Some scoundrels managed to dose the
soup with quantity of croton oil. The
cooks discovered the substance and skim
med some of it off. but as it was about
one quarter of the congregation were
taken violently i'll with severe crampings
and several have not vet recovered. An
effort is being made to learn who commit
ted the dastardly act
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-10-31
The Cattle Crop.

John Todd, president of the Suffolk
Land and Cattle company. of san An
tonic, Tex, says: There will be short
age in the cattle this year in the south
western country because SO many cows
and immature beeves We're sold during the
spring, when good prices prevailed. There
will be shortage anyway from other
causes. The big packers i'll Chicago know
this and thought it had come last July.
All of them had their buyers in the south
west bidding for cattle at prices with
which local buyers could not compete.
They were mistaken then, but the short
age is bound to come. Ii is not only IN
range cattle. but among the feeders in the
states. The calf crop. which is the real
source of all our profit, you know. Is very
short this season. owing to the dry weather
last year"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-10-31
Fiaur Production.

The Northeastern Mitler, in its last is
sue. says. The mills yround few thou
sand barrels less last week than the week
before. The total -four output for the
week ending October 20, was $50. 400 bar
rels--ayeraginy sO.O33 barrels daily
against $4,000 the week before, and l75,-
500 for the corresponding time in 1857.
There is no particular change In the oper-
asive conditian Of the mills. Twenty -oae
IL them, the fuil &eailabls capacity, are
being opsralsd a. stronaly as possible, as
freight rites Rre to b advanced s 0ept q
per bayrsl op October 81. and milleys are
anxious "a ~ out exeyy bAarel they can
botO3o That tjzues ,Tlhers ats po1apacnAl
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