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The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1890-05-02
a Sound Legal Oniniou.

f. cambridge Munday, ESQ., County Atty,
Clay Co, Tex, says: "Have used Electric
Bitfers with most happy results. My brother
also was very low with malarial fever and
janndice, but was cured by timely use of this
saved his life." Mr. ID. i. Wiicoxson of Horse
Cave KY, adds a like testimony, saying He
positively believes he would have died, had
fG not been for Electric Ritterss This great
remedy will ward OF, as we'll as cure all mala-
rial diseases, and for all kidney, liver and
stomach disorders stands uneqnaled. Price
SOC, and 81 at e. II. Hawley's.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1890-05-02
Arrested and SET Frae /.

I DR. j II .Hanaford says In the Western Pillow
man If the first cough is properly treated, the
first step in the direction of consumption ar
rested, the lungs developed, the breath set free
we need not fear consumption" Kemp's Bal
sam for the Throat and Lungs is the proper
treatment for the first cough. No other RENE
DIV has saved so many from consumption. At
III druggists. Large bottles SOC. ana 81. Sam
- la free.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1890-05-02
FRIDAY, MAY q, 1890.

lie kissed met Was IL very wrongY
Ought TO reject his love? Would you?
Did such right to him belong?
know his heart is stout and true.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1890-05-02

just a little sunshine,
just a little rain,
just a little happiness
And just q little pain,
just little poverty,
just Il little gold
And then the great eventful
Tale of life is told.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1890-05-02

If each mans deeply hidden woe
Were written out upon his brow,
For many then our tears would flow,
Who rather move our envy now.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1890-05-02

The verdict OF all who have tried Ding
mans soap is that it has no equal; sold by III.
S. B1ackman, Hawleyville. for only Sc. cake.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1890-05-02
THE SECULAR PULPIT.

lie that loyeth not knoweth not God; for
God IL love.--[ st John.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1890-05-02

Do Something For Somebody, Quick.
Are you almost Disguised
With life, little man?
| will tell you n wonderful trick
That will bring contentment,
II anything can
DO something for somebody, quick
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1890-05-02
Garnered Sheaves.

The most valuable of all possessions is
Time. Life itself is measured by it.
GCurtis
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-12-20
The F'orgetful Employe.
From the American Grocer.


A successful business man says there
were two things which he learned when
he was IS, which were afterward OF
great use to him, namely: "Never to
lose anything, and never to forget any
thing"
An old lawyer sent him with an i'm
portant paper with certain instructions
what to do with it. But" inquired
the young man. suppose lose it, what
shall do them"
''You must not lose it. -
81 don't mean to,' said the young
man, "but suppose should happen to ~
''But | say you must not happen to; L
shall make no provision for such an Oc-
currence; you must not lose 1t =
This put q new train of thought into
the yonng mans mind, and he found
that if he was determined to do thing
he could do it. He made such a pro-
vision against every contingency that
he never lost anything. He found this
equally true about forgetting. Ii GER
tain matter of Importance was to oe re-
membered, he pinned it down in his
mind, fastened it there and made it stay.
He used to stay: "When a man tells
me he forgot to do something, tell him
he might as we'll have said: L do not
care enough about your business to
take the trouble to think about it
again.
I once had an intelligent young man
in my employ who deemed it sufficient
excuse for neglecting any importart
task to say: II forgot it." told him
that would not answer. If he was sutfi-
GENTLY interested he would be careful
to remember. It was because he did
not care enough that he forgot it. |
drilled him with the truth. He worked
for me three years, and during the last
of the three he was utterly changed in
in this respect. He did not forget a
thing. His forgetting, he found, was a
lazy, careless habit of the mind, which
he cured
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-12-20
Bachelors Must Pay a Tax.
From a Washington Letter.

A novel suggestion on the subject of
taxation comes indirectly through the
State Department from Venezuela.
Now that political economy is SO largely
occupying the public mind the sug-
gestion may be very interesting and val
liable to revenue experts. The munich
pal Council of Caracas has promulgated
a law which provides for an impost on
all bachelors residing within the juris
diction Every unmarried man over 80
is required to pay an income tax of l
per cent. on an income of not more than
IS, 900, or 2 per cent. if his income ex-
ceeds that amount. The poetic justice
OF this thing is in making these men
who will not take upon themselves
family responsibilities the duty of pro-
vidiny revenue for the community. 1t
is designed also to discourage the in
diligence of single-bessedness. It is
possible that some reformer may make
some such proposition to promote matri-
mony and raise revenue in this coun-
try. 1t is even proposed that Mr.. Blair
close his career in the Senate by advo-
eating such measure.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-12-20
The Crazy Pl ant.

Growing abundantly on the plains of
Texas is curious plant known among
the stockmen as the 'loco" plant, or
crazy weed, and sometimes, it is said,
the devils CATTLE 1t is a small plant,
with glaucua foliage, minute blood-red
flowers, and single oval-shaped seed
vessel. 1t possesses a strong, but not
disagreeable odor, and, it is claimed,
has strange effect on cattle, producing
a lassitude and weakness which lasts for
several days, and causes often, also,
partial, or even total blindness. Strange
lv enough, it is said that cattle at first
reject the plant, but finally contract an
apparent 1ondness for it, habit of
which it is almost impossible to break
them. It is sometimes used by the
cowboys themselves in place of tobacco,
although, it is said, in cases of weak
heart its use has caused death. Among
botanists the plant is known as ostrdla-
1,.oEo
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-12-20
BEFORE THE PUBLIC

SARAH BERNHARDr is 50 yeXed ae assc
attention given to her snake THAI asse N
going to give him mp.
JOHN LEwIs-BRowN, the Paris paiAssx
of battles and horses, is dead. Ire w~E
born in Bordeaux in 1929.
THIRTY EIGHT thousand pounds &xy&
been collected for Gen. Booths scheNaE
to deal with Darkest England.
JULIAN HAWTHORNE considers lBap<xS-
or Byrnes, of New York, "bey0R1 III
question the greatest detective iR ahS
world"
ARTHUR ORION, the British clSinxsme.
alias Mchborne, is now employed sss -
waiter in big drinking saloon Inn nRR-
mingham.
Dom PEDRO in his old age ie Smgy
translating the Thousand and eszn
Nights" from the original Arabic sss"
Portuguese.
BIsMARcK's autobiography Will apRszng
early next year, and it will be priDssssa ma
Paris to AVOID any restriction by the sssE-
man government.
Mr.. MAP1EsoN, in behalf Of M. Az
hey, is said to have offered Patti very
high wages for professional tOslF IN fks
United States, beginning III the fall sae
1891.
MRS LETrrIA TYLER SEMPLE, .gxaaAaR-
daughter of ex-President Tyler, kesa
given a collection of old Oil PAINTINGS
which belonged to the Tyler family On
William and Mary College.
Mrs. JOHN d. RoCKEFELLlsR, wikss saff
the Standard Oil millionaire, is her 9wna
housekeeper, and she keeps SET -
books in which she accounts for every
cent spent on the household.
SITTING Bull wears an eighG-ants- snse-
half hat and shaves with paxr ~
tweezers. He is able to write his nssamss
in the English character in a nersusn
but plain hand. He requires q brihs aa
81 before exhibiting this accomplish
ment, however.
DR.. AUSTIN SCorr, the new preslsss.nta
of Rutgers College, is+ at present pRe-
lessor of history, political econemy sasaa
constitutional law an that inststMksNas.
He is graduate of Yale and afserwazsa
studied abroad, receiving the degree ~sE
Phi. D. from the University of Leipsie-
THOMAS J. WH1TMAN, Of st. Louis, whss
died the other day, was younger bT9ast'
er of Walt Whitman the poet. He wam
an expert mechanical engineer, Inns kaatk
work being the building Of the wafsw
works at Memphis. He was borR aza
Brooklyn, in which city he spent. RAs
boyhood.
Mr.. AND Mrs. SrANI.Ex have reason o..
remember Toronto pleasantly. Na=S
were in the city just seven hours, dHE-.
ing which time the Ontario Society ssE
Artists gave them reception, pre:ss.saS-
ing to Mrs. Stanley handsome aiEsn@
of paintings. In the meanwhile NIX.
Stanley had lectured to So 600 hOssRs,
without deadhead In sight.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-12-20
Ones First fog.
From the Boston Post.

It is always amusing to encounter any
body newly provided with a dog. es-
pecially if it be his or her first dog.
There is mixture of pride, of self-con-
seriousness and of anxiety in the owner
which is somewhat similar, / presume,
to the emotions of woman with baby,
and certainly not unlike the futtering
concern of a hen with a brood of chicks.
1t the dog, as often happens, is puppy,
the green owner is apt to feel an alarm
on one point that IS quite unnecessary
grown dogs will not modest puppy
they respect his tender years and inno-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-12-20
Dutch Windmills.
From st. Nicholas.

You scarcely can stand anywhere in
Holland without seeing from one TO
twenty windmills. Many of them are
built in the form of two-story tower,
the second story being smaller than the
first, with balcony at it's base from
which it tapers upward until the cap-like
top is reached. High up, near the roof,
the great axis juts from the wall, and to
this are fastened two prodigious arms
formed somewhat like ladders, bearing
great sheets of canvas, whose business
is to catch the mischief-maker and set
him to work. The mills stand like
huge giants, guarding the country.
Their bodies are generally of a dark red,
and their heads, or roofs, are made to
turn this way and that, according to the
direction of the wind, Their round
eye-window is always staring. Alto
gether. they seem to be keeping vigil
ant watch in every direction. Some
times they stand clustered together;
sometimes alone, like silent sentinels;
sometimes in long rows like ranks of
soldiers
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-12-20
Teaching a Double Lesson.
From the Lewiston Journal.

Maine boy, who is now professor
IN one of our New England colleges,
used to teach town schools while fitting
himself for his university course. Seat
ed opposite to him on a railway train a
while ago he related to me some of his
early experiences in teaching the youth
full idea. One strapping-great girl, a
woman grown, caused him considerable
trouble because Of her Indifference to
the beauties Of education in general,
and "gogerfy" in particular, for which
neglect he caused her to put in consid-
cradle time after school in making up.
1t reached the teachers ears one day
that this maid had declared to an ad-
miring group that she wouldn't have
her lesson on that afternoon, and if the
teacher kept her after school he would
have the privilege Of sitting up one
night with her at any rate before she
would make the lesson up. This idea
caused much excitement among the pu
pills, who are usually ready to enjoy a
teachers discontinue.
According to the programme the
young lady's lesson that afternoon was
complete failure; and she was told to
make it up after school. When the ses-
sion ended the other pupils fingered
about with an air of expectancy to see
the outcome of matters.
The teacher politely showed them out
of the room, however, and then went in
and shut tie door. There sat the dam
sci with her arms deiantly folded and
the book closd one the desk before her.
The pedagogue cordially invited her to
open the book and begin operations, but
this had no effect whatever.
''All right" said he, taking out his
watch, ''I'll give you just thirty minutes
to get that lesson, and if it is not ready
at the end of that time I'll take you
across my knee and give you one of the
most comprehensive, unabridged, and
able-bodied spankings that have oc-
Cured since julius Cesar was an IN
FAINT"
Then he took chair with his back to
the enemy. Surprise, modification,
tears, and sobs ensued, but at the end OF
the half hour the lesson had been
learned-two lessons, probably.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-12-20
Bald Heads Take Notice.
From Good Transferring.

Physicians assert, and itseems at lssas@
reasonable, that the condition of thse
hair is an index to the health Of thsh
owner: that a scanty growth indicates
impaired vitality, that where the halr
is thick, glossy and rich in color If insli-
Gates bodily vigor and health, and ttis
is undoubtedly true. Another alleged
cause for the scanty growth ia ttw.
custom of keeping the head closely
covered, and this is supported by fhs
fact that the peasant women of Eursrss,
who work all day in the fields
with little or no covering IN
the head, have the most luxnFiaa&
growth of hair. 1t is quite prObatsas.
that both of these hypothesis are oaE-
rect Certainly the Breton peasant gi4l,
toiling in the fields with the Drawn al
muscle and of endurance fully equal o..
to that of her brother, enjoys a degree
of health greatly superior to the larger
portion of our country women-saa
though we are not quite prepared ss'
adopt that form OF life, no, not even fsss
the sake of beautiful hair; but it is qaIass
possible, by care and painstaking, d.
preserve and improve that which wee
have.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-12-20
He Loved That white %.
Frosn the Northumpton journal.

Going to Springfield, the other day
there was seated in the car one OF
Holvoke's legal lights, accompanied by
his wife and 6-year-old son ana helr,
whose sole ambition in life at present Is
70 learn to whistle. The window was
omen. and the boy had been holding on
to his hat with one hand for lear II
wo,lld blow away. The conductor
coming in slammed the door, and Tor an
Instant the boy let go his hat. HIS
father reached round through the
window and whisked it Oft his head.
The how was disconsolate.
"Iook straight ahead and whistle
for It and it will come back" said the
father. -, d ,,
ssWell. then, I'll try and the
identified lawyer whistled a few bars o. =
nlaced the hat on the boy 8 head, whose
Ears we're now turned to smiles;
Then Then he stood up in the seat. and
snatching his fathers new % tue rom m
s his head deliberately threw it out OF y
the the car window, saying, whistle for 1t
again, papa"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-12-20

cent nature. But this great truth in
natural history is often overlooked.
Only the other day l saw on Com
monwealth Avenue young lady lead
ing forth a st. Bernard rough-coated
pup, soft, yielding mass of fluffy
brown and white To caress him would
be delight, to hug him rapture. The
fiercest bull terrier would not have
harmed hair of his round, infantile
oss i h and yS ood s wa%I1
approach of an Irish setter.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-12-20
If STOLE THE LETTERS.
.,asre Thief Rum TO Cover by
Detective
.,,.,r, the Cincinnati Times Star.


n,or, the Cincinnati Times STAR.
rwo oct some tough cases." said an
I'D oostoaice Inspector, but 1t has
VIZ n r. NV fortune to run down every
w. W. an which / was set to work.
'' sTbe most difficult case l ever
,,n1Iod happened while l was sta
D ',l a. Utica. N. Y, about seven
uO ars 400, Many letters containing
! e",' had been missed and We
'S aanJ II 70 one clerk, q fellow of about
az vars He was q clerk who distri-
I,toI The letters into the boxes of the
carriers, ,.4.o COO
.lI niece mailed from town In Com
s s"rt;rnt to a prominent stove dealer in
I T,;ao The letter failed to reach the
ssrrer promptly and | felt we had our
man at last. -. =.
md accosted him. He came with me,
bnt tailedto detect any signs of uneasi-
uocs in his features. He walked with
mr into the office OF the postmaster and
nbmitted to a thorough search, but no
rarr of the letter or $50 gold piece was
found on his person,
Ole appeared to be very indignant.
gut whether | was right or wrong the
nety robberies came to a sudden
top No more complaints We're heard
for month. Then they began again.
This time | was bound Would not fail,
10 | set watch on my man.
"Onc day when | was about to give
m the ease in despair | noticed the fell
low tearing up an envelope and drop
ning il to the floor. When he had gone
ucked up the scraps of paper ;and
after hard job managed to piece 1t. l
was disheartened when i saw that the
epyelope had been addressed to him
SELF was about to walk away.
a came down the next morning be-
fore the Young clerk came to work, and
Stationed myself behind a letter rack,
free trom observation saw him take
several stamped and addressed en-
yelopes from his pocket and walk. over
10 the stamping table and cancel the
stamps. During the course Of the
morning | saw the fellow slip four let
erS inside of as many envelopes and
zeal the envelopes | went to the car
ierwho carried to the maan's home and
secured the four lettersaddressed tothe
fellow himself.
"Haye you carried many letters like
this asked him.
eyes, sir the carrier said. I carry
four or five day
"I.then called the fellow into my of"
fee and told him we had determined to
have the mail of all clerks delivered at
the office to tighten the duties OF tue
carriers. | then handed him the mis-
ayes had received from the postman.
The fellow turned pale, and was on the
verge Of fainting when 4 asked him to
open and read the letters in my pres
enGe
With trembling hands he did SO and
inside Of the envelopes, addressed to
himself | found four valuable letters
addressed to big wholesale house.
tie broke down and confessed that he
had been stealing for about six months,
and that during that period he had alb
Stacted nearly 81, 500 from business let
teT, He had spent the money in gam
bling "
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-12-20
Hunted Ten Years.

from tue IlLtSDUfS
Somewhere in the West New York
murderer is hiding at the present time.
For nearly ten years he has been a
hunted felon. On Christmas day, 1880,
Thomas Rooney was murdered in this
city by his young son Felix. The
murdered man was an employe OF the
street cleaning department, and lived in
tenement house on West Thirty
of the holiday Felix cut his
fathers throat with razor.
The old man fell dead at his
sons feet, his head almost severed from
the body. The family concealed the
murder, saying that Rooney had taken
his own life. 1t was not until three
weeks later that the fact came out that
Felix had murdered his father. The
whole family was arrested, but the
murderer had already made good his
escape. The crime was exposed by the
two brothers of Felix, who quarreled
with the other members of the family
and afterwards denounced the murderer
to the coroner On the day of the
funeral the widow had sent Felix away
with so cents and her curse. He
remained in hiding over night in the
house of his brother-in-law, in Mott
street, a few doors away from
police headquarters. The following
day he left the city. He fol-
lowed the towpath and later, when
the murder came out, detectives
tracked him as far Trenton, n. j.
There the trail was lost. Felix
went South and returned to this
city year later. Before the police
learned of his presence he had
shipped On coasting schooner. The
last time he slept all night in his mothers
house. He had a narrow escape on that
occasion, but succeeded in getting
away few hours before the police
located him. Some time later
he was heard from out West. Sergt.
Deyery, of the East Thirty-ftth station,
has spent years in search of the parri-
eide, and on a number of occasions has
all but had his hands upon him. Within
month friend Of Rooney's in this city
received letter from him and turned it
over to the police. Rooney is living in
seclusion and under an assumed name
in a small California town. The police
refuse to give the exact location. 1t is
very probable, however, that Felix
Rooney, the murderer of his father,
will soon be caught and brought to
trial
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-12-20
\ Timely Rebuke.
From the Rochester Democrat.


ncommenting upon the philanthropy
o. James Z. Scripps, proprietor OF the
Detroit News, the Syracuse journal
says 1T is a we'll authenticated tact
lAat newspaper men have been known
Oglye away their coats and shoes, ana
even their spare cash. In no case, how
ever, was the recipient much the gamer,
Uf by the time the newspaper man gets
new clothes his old ones are often
ulfeadbare, and as tor spare cash, a4-
most every newspaper man knows how
That is"
1t mas been q -honored custom
l' i newspaper jokers to picture them
%EeS to the public as impecunlous, out
%rlIe'eIbows, dilapldated individuals,
Aenous toG free lunches, and humbiy
S."lelu Tor the gift of a cheap cigar; put
fe would hpmbly suggest that it is about
uRle this style of wit should be relegated
Ne realm of decayed righteousness.
man self estimate cannot tail to
make an impression upon others, ana
even this shelf-worn Jest has not been
~PftSed entirely of influence. AS IN
SoSSIE profession there are successes ana
%ureS IN the newspaper world, but as
s5 }'"SS newspaper men, proprletors ana
n"SSorS are prosperous and influential
b1ealoerS Of the community In when
%TE reside, seli-respecting and self
t, 10 tell the truth, we are heartily
s @.gu Of that antiquated joke. the pow
ANY, ,SInckeu editor. and its dull refer
f t5a, does an injustice to profession
e TSS mas become among the most ini1u-
6nrr""! !, and eXacting wherever men
d 1@,g the Intelligence to read and I'M
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-12-20
Photography in Asst ronomy.

It seems probable that the great. M
least the immediate, future of astronomy
lies in the judicious use of spectrOscORy
and photography, rather than in sks
increase of optical power by the
construction of large telescopes. Give
a small telescope with plate ar
tached to it time enough, and it will aesa
as much as a big one will show to the
most sensitive eye. AS dry plates via
retain their sensitiveness, exposure
can be continued for days, shutting OIL
the light when the object has sunk tsse
low in the West, and recommsnelnE
it when it shall be high enough IN ths
East again