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Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-23
SMALL FEET.
They Are an Illustration Of the Ten
aency Of the lines Toward Little
Waists and Weak Bodiea.

they Are an Illustration of the Ten
aency OF the Times Toward Little
Waiats and Weak Bodies.
Anyone who visits the art museums may be
struck with the fact that the feet OF all the
ancient statues seem very large They do seem
SO, bus 1t will be found that for symmetrical
perfection these feet could not be be ter, and
yet the feet Of the average man or woman TO-
DAY are much smaller than in a. cient times
one might naturally ask, Why is this? The
answer is not difficult. Modern custom and
fashion have contracted feet to their present
OF sandals indeed, it is only one illustration
of mauy, of what advanced civilization and
fashion do. The waists of women in ancient
Gays were not so small as in the present age OF
corsets. The health OF women in ancient times
was better than in our present day of social
demands, household cares and hurried living
women are weaker than they once were They
they were once bright, strong and active.
such modern troubles require the most ad-
vanced treatment and the best physicians. and
most scientific authorities of the present day
declare that pure stimulants are necessity in
most lives. 1t is significant fact, however, in
connection with this statement, that only pure
sumulants are ever of value, while impure are
The best and purest of all stimulapts now
lnown to the public is Duffys Pure Malt
Whiskey. 1t is indeed the only medicinal
whiskey known to the professions or the
public. 1t has been tested by years of use,
and is far more popular today than ever before
IN its history: 1t has many imltators and the
usual jealousies which merit always brings, and
other article. they should be given to under
stand that only Duffy's Can be used
Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-23
MORE TAX INFAMY.
How the Present Law Robs the
Widow.

11oW the EIeSeut Law NODS the
Widow.
Last fall the owner OF lot on Ala
media street went to the tax-collector' Is
Office to pay his taxes. This lot could
not be found in the books in any shape
in a search OF several hours. Two other
visits were made to see if the assess
ment could be found, but without re-
suits, The owner called attention to
his efforts to pay his taxes, and asked
that when the lot should be found he be
notified. Time passed on and no notifi-
cation reached him until one day a
young man walked into his office and
asked if he was the owner of the lot.
Being told that such was the case, the
visitor said that he had bid it in for
500 at a tax sale, and it cost $3.50 to re-
deem it,
Some two or three years ago Mrs.
Amesbury owned little bit Of realty.
It was all she had and she was widow.
1t was sold for small amount for taxes
to Samuel Strohm, and when she went
TO redeem, he had already got tax
deed to it. i He asked $3.50 to reconvey
the property, but as she could not raise
this amount she had to let it 60. She
was told tax deed hardly ever held in
the courts, and was advised to 60 to law
for her rights. She replied that she had
not enough money to do 80, and in
despair she removed to San Francisco
and let her property 60 to the buyer.
Who is the man to propose law to
do away with this infamous practice, to
protect the poor and to curb the rapacity
Of the heartless cormorants, who prey
upon the necessities of their neighbors
in this infamous traffic?
Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-23
RUMoRs OF A BIG MOVE.
A Story That Some Leading Merchants
are to Move to Fort Street,

"A Story That Some Leading Merchants
are to Move to Fort Street.
1t was reported last evening, though
the statement could not be corroborated
at the time, that several OF the leading
retail merchants had made combine
whereby they have all agreed to move
their stores to the new buildings which
are to be erected on Broadway between
Second and Third streets. and directly
opposite the city hall. The deal, it is
said, has been under consideration for
some time. A gentleman yesterday in
formed HEkALD reporter that the nee
essary ground had been purchased and
that half score of large and commo-
dious stores would be constructed in the
very near future. Major E. w. Jones
was seen by the reporter. He informed
the inquirer that, he had heard about
the proposed deal and believed that it
was so. He did not know, however,
whether anything definite had been
done in the matter. K
Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-23

locomotive came along and deposited
his head and one arm on one side OF the
track, his legs on the other side, and
distributed the rest Of his person in va
rious places. Valencia had with him a
bottle Of liquor when he went to sleep.
and that was the only unbroken relic of
the occurrence. He was o native Of
Mexico, and "a years of age.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-23
A LARGE CROP.
An Expert's Opinion About Oranges and
the Market.

S. X. sewall, the well-known orange
sharp, said yesterday to q HERALD
reporter that, in q month or so. prices
for oranges would advance to most salts
factory figures. The crop is large; he
thought it would exceed four thousand
car loads, and the quality is excellent.
He did not care to express any opinion
as to the results of the growers union
now being formed, but he thought that
the only feasible way of suiting both
dealer and grower would be found in in
Producing the auction system here
where the fruit IL grown. Buyers will
come if such method IL Instituted !;
they will have to come, and the fruit
will bring just what its merits make it
worth. This system was working veil
IN Florida, and very few objections
could be made to it. gs
Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-23
THE USUAL RESULT.
Andres Valencia Goes to Sleep on 4
Railroad Track.

Andres Valencia. Of Yorba, like 4
number OF other drunken men before
him, went to sleep on railroad track
on Tuesday, but he will never do it
again. Sefior Valencia had filed him
self with bad liquor and was on bis way
home at Yorba station, On the Southern
California railway, when he became
weary and laid down on the track. A
Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-23
MARRIED,

MARRIED..
HERLIHY--COYLE-In this city, january 81 !,
1891, by Rev. J. w. Allen, Of the Cathedral
= Elize Coyie.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-23

Thousands of people have found in Hoods
Sersaparilla positive cure for rheumatism.
This medicine, by its purifying action, neu-
tralizes the acidity Of the blood, which is the
cause Of the disease, and also builds up and
Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-23

Sweeping Bargains In sh0es.
Call at The Mammoth and secure some of
those inimitable bargains In shoes.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-23
TENTH STREET HOTEL. sl
"A New Movement in the Big Enter
prise.

Some time ago three separate. ASSESS
ments were levied on the stock OF the
Main and Tenth+street hotel. One was
for &l0. one fors4so and one for ", ,of $50
in all. These are al IN a state Of chaos.
Some stockholders paid up all the as
sessmepts, some paid up more OF less
and some paid nothing. The directors
are now about to levy an assessment Of
$50 share. giving credit towards this for
81. sums paid on the old assessments,
which have all been declared void.
This new assessment will bs enforced.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-23
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No Wreck Ashore

Was ever more hopelessly stranded than a
wrecked constitution, whether its disaslar be
the product Of some formidable maiady, or
that slow, prem atnre decay that seems TO fasten
upon some constitutions wi hout npparent
adequate cause: An excellent means Of check
Ing ihis gradual drain Of the sources Of vitality
u the bene6cent tonic, Hostetter'r Stomach
Bittern. which promotes digestion enriches the
blood and gives substancs as we'll as stamina 70
Of the kidneys and blad dsx lever and Ses,e and
rneeupetism lie! are among The bodily ailments
which IL remedies promptly and thoroughly,
Persistence In its use IL we'll merited By. ii
For advertisements, help wanted,
wanted situations, and wants Of All de-
scriptions; houses, rooms cid storts to
let, business chances, money to2oap,
elty and country properly Tor sale,
lost and Hound, personalsf excdnions,
erofeslloneI eards see third page Of
z !. Aqxar51eorq ~ qu1ck {ettlrns
BE, and EIs IA " evefybs y \
Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-23

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Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-23

II your complaint IL want Of appetite, try half
wine glass Of Angostura Bitters before meals
Dr. g. siegert 4 Sons, sole manufacturers.
Atall druggists.
The Newtown bee., 1891-10-16
st Johns Harvest Home.

The Harvest Home festival at StJohn's
church, Wednesday evening, was very
ENJOYABLE occasion and in every way sue
cessful. 1t was new thing for the par
ish, but the people surprised their rector
with the promptness with which they
carried out his suggestions. The decora-
tions of fruits and flowers, potted plants
and Autumn leaves, though all arranged
in day, were abundant, beautiful and
suggestive. Among the various contri-
buttons was handsome bank of dahlias
with cross of helianthus in the center
by Dea Warren Mitchell, a real lover OF
flowers and of all things good; corn
basket filled with fruit, also two decorat-
ed trees. Among the numerous offerings
for distribution was barrel of flour for
the rector. The offertOry amounted to
$22 "a. The service was largely choral
and arranged with reference to the part
taken by the children In professional and
recessioEal. Rev Mr. Linsley read the in
troductory portion of the service, lessons
and final prayers. Prof Platt presided
at the organ during part of the service
and Mrs Platt and Mr. and Mrs <. j. Hall
rendered great assistance to the choir.
The children did their part well. The
address by the pastor was designed to
give an account of the origin of the fes-
tival and of its social and religious signif-
icance. The great lesson of the Harvest
Home is that the best and happiest life
we can live must have all its roots in love
to God and love to man.
The Newtown bee., 1891-10-16
A School Board Middle.

The school board met, Wednesday ev-
ening, Messrs j. j. Northrop, Il. j. Cor
bett, w. j. Brew, DR. Richardson, Z. l..
johnson present. Secretary Northrop
called the members to order, when ID. G.
Beers, who has been chairman of the
board and was candidate for reelection,
this Fall, claimed membership and said
that he should institute quo warranto
proceedings to test his right. The ground
of his claim is that he, being renominat-
ed to succeed himself for full term of
three years, is entitled to the Office rath-
er than K. l.. Johnson, the only Republi-
can now on the board, who was nominat-
ed to fill out Rev Mr. Chapman's unex-
pired term of two years. He claims, too,
that, under the minority law, the Repub-
licans are entitled to more than one of
the six members of the school board.
The board held, Wednesday night, that
it was not judge of his claim, but was
bound to abide by the town clerks GER
tificate of the result of the election and,
therefore, could not recognize him as a
member. The board organized with w.
j. Brew chairman, j. j. Northrop secre-
tary and made these assignments of
schools and studies: j. j. Northrop-
Senior and primary departments Sandy
Hook, senior department Pootatuck, Flat
Swamp; geography. e. L. Johnson
Hopewell, Gregory's Orchard, Hunting
town, Taunton; history. w. j. Brew
Zoar, Gray's Plain, To-day Hill, interme-
diate department Sandy Hook; arithme-
tic. Il. j. Corbett-North Center, South
Center, Middle, primary department Poo
tatuck; grammar. DR. Richardson-Pal-
estine, Middle Gate, Half Way River,
Walnut Tree Hill; physiology. r. A.
Clark-Land's End, Lake George, Ham
over, Head of Meadow reading and
spelling.
The Newtown bee., 1891-10-16
SOUTH BRITAIN.

Forty relatives and friends met at Rus
sell Ford's home in the Purchase, Mon
day, 18th, to celebrate the golden we'd
ding of Mr. and Mrs Ford, who, 80 years
ago. commenced housekeeping in the
same house they occupy to-day. Quite
an event in our quiet town and one w0r-
thy of note, also being the 23d anniver-
sary of his son Franks marriage, who
was present with his good wife and three
happy children. The worthy couple re-
ceived $75 in gold and Mrs Ford an ele-
giant gold thimble and many pleasant re-
membranes from old friends. Mr. Ford
has five children living and il grand
children. Woodbury., Bristol and Tor
rington, Waterbury, Milford and Rox-
bury were well represented in this joyous
gathering and many friends not able to
extend congratulations and best wishes
in person do SO with pleasure, through
the medium of the press.
Gid White was riding spirited horse,
Friday when it stepped on Il rolling stone
and, much to Gid's surprise, he found
himself on the ground and the horse roll
ing over him. Next he knew, G. b
Pierce was taking him home, saddel
but wiser equestrian.
Britain was well represented at Dan
bury fair, but each one gives Il different
version of the fair.
Mrs G. L. Downes has entertained
friends from Newtown.
Mr. and Mrs Andrew Bradley are spend
ing few days at his old home. Mi
Bradley enjoys hunting and nutting ana
is usually very successful.
Amos Mitchell was home from Bridge
port, Sunday.
The Hollow school teacher, Miss Bliss
went home, Saturday, and did not return
in time for school, Monday, much to th,
children's delight, as they are Away
ready for holiday.
Friends from out of town visit Mrs G
i. French.
Mrs Ezra Pierce gave one of her pleas
ant tea parties, last Friday.
The Newtown bee., 1891-10-16

Ex-President Hayes is in moderate cir
cumstances, with the demands upon him
incident to high position. His property
is almost all in unproductive real estate,
for which there has been and is but little
sale. When occupying the White House,
President and Mrs Hayes entertained
with remarkable liberality and retire
ment to private life did not carry with it
a cessation of doing. 1t is well known
to friends that Gen Hayes has gone be-
yond prudence and has seriously taxed
his resources to aid others. His gener-
osty has been almost unlimited and, af-
ter all these years of retirement, the de-
mands seem to be as constant as when he
was the chief executive. Every mail is
laden with petitions, requests, demands,
some worthy, others impertinent, and the
labor of replying is a serious one.-[Wil-
liam III. Smith.
The Newtown bee., 1891-10-16
Trinity's Special Parish Meeting.

The special meeting of Trinity parish,
Wednesday afternoon, first heard the re-
port of the vestry on the steps taken to
recover the parish bonds and securities
from Treasurer L. B. Booth, detailed in
the BEE of October 8. The books show
ed $1226 II received by the treasurer
since Easter and 1926 40 paid out, leaving
a shortage of $299 " in current cash. E..
L. johnson, the committee of the vestIy
appointed to go to New York to trace the
two, $1,000 Northern Pacific bonds the
treasurer confessed to selling, found that
he left two such bonds with Watson &
Gibson, Broadway, New York, April g.,
1891, with orders to sell one at once and
the other on his order; the second bond
was sold April 16. April 8, Mr. Booth
took two other $1,000 Northern Pacific
bonds to them for sale. AS Mr. Booth
did not record the numbers of the bonds
when bought and, as they were not reg
istered, it is not known which two North
ern Pacific bonds belonged to Trinity par
ish. They cost the parish lO6 and sold
for 11G IL, or $2330, making the treasur-
er's total shortage 5000 p. A letter
WAS then read from Mr. Booth, in which,
for the sake of his friends and relatives,
he requested the parish not to afresh tear
open gaping wounds by further unpleas-
ant publicity. Tremendous force of Cir
cumstances had led him to his action and
he recalled good deeds he had done the
parish, now forgotten, while he said that
only his evil deeds were remembered. He
had received CHEEKY letters from mercan-
tile friends, one of which he quoted, in
which sorrow was expressed for his
downfall and he was advised to compro-
mise with his creditors. They would
like to see him in business again and
would take what he thought that he could
pay them. Not one kind word had he re-
ceived from membeas of Trinity, except
that one kind lady called on the day lie
assigned and kissed his forehead as he lay
PROSTATE. He asked that everything be
dropped till the Easter meeting, when all
would be made right. No action was TIA
ken on the letter, which Mr. Booth re-
quested should be returned to him. The
question of the treaSurer's resignation
was then taken up. F. Sanford and z.
Iii. Skidmore were both firm in their de-
termination that. before his resignation
was accepted, he be asked to make "a re-
port Of parish finances up to the time of
his resignation, October 7. d. G. Beers
thought that it would amount to nothing
in dollars and cents and could not be de-
pended on, but FrederickSanford thought
that his statement would be valuable to
have. A motion finally passed request
ing L. B. Booth to meet K. l.. johnson
and ID. q. Beers. as committee of the par
ish and make out a written report up to
the time of his resignation, they to re-
port ut an adjourned parish meeting,
Monday, October 10, m.
The Newtown bee., 1891-10-16
A dry goods clerk wanted III. III
Belden, Westport, Ct.

The American farmer has nerve, vigor,
ambition, industry, good soil, good cli~
mate and every natural facility for the
successful pursuit of agriculture; but the
average American farm is lonely insti-
tuition. Its owner is separated from his
neighbors, largely denied the many SCI
cial advantages which belong to people
who are able to mingle with each other
from day to day, kept at home from
many gatherings, social, political and re-
ligious, from which he might receive both
pleasure and benefit. His sons desert the
farm for the more profitable and enlight-
ened conditions of city life, and the al
lurement of profit which is held out in
towns of successful farmers is not so
conspicuous in the United States as
to entice our farmers sons from the
greater promise of success offered by
mercantile occupations.
The Newtown bee., 1891-10-16
Dea Charles Briscoe had poor spell,
Sunday and is still confined to the house.

DIR Norman Kerr, "a famous temperance
physician of London, testifies as follows
to the mental effects of alcohol: ''The
reason | have insisted so strongly on the
physical part of the question is that, in
making observations on dead bodies, [
have constantly found in the skulls of
those who drink certain conditions. Now,
the brain is a set of thinking cells, set in
tough framework of tissue. All goes
well as long as these two kinds of tissue,
the outward envelope and the inward con-
tents, are in proper proportion to each
other and to the size of the skull. Alcohol,
however, has the effect of thickening the
binding and connecting tissues, thereby
diminishing the space allotted to the
thinking cells, so that they shrink and
become unable to do their work. Thus. if
you come from IA port wine, or cham
payne, or, still worse,a beer drinking an
cestry, you do not possess the conditions
of brain which God intended you to have :;
and the result cannot be modified at once.
though in course of time it may be done.
do not care in what shape spirit is used,
the effect is the same"
The Newtown bee., 1891-10-16
Theft and It's Penalty.

When the person to whom goods are
delivered has but the bare charge or
custody of them and the legal or con-
structive possession of them remains in
the owner, then such person may COM
nit theft by fraudulent conversion of
them to his own use.-[Swift's Digest,
Vol III, Page 343.
The penalty of larceny, as laid down
in the General Statutes of Connecticut,
Page 1872, Section 1449, is that, where
the value of the property exceeds $4,000,
the thief shall be imprisoned for not
more than 20 years.
The Newtown bee., 1891-10-16

Mrs X. ID. Smith has fine little COM
pany of Loyal Legioners that have been
meeting every week for temperance in
struction. Do hear you say, 1.-The on
ly hope for the next generation is in
teaching the children the terrible effects
of alcohol on the humnn SYSTEM" then
here is your chance. The Loyal
Legion will meet in the firemen's room
on Saturday, 24th, at p m. If you don't
believe in total abstinence, we'll and good.
This is free country. But would it harm
you to go to this meeting and sing or
speak? You may have a sweet voice and
are gifted in song. Go and sing to the
children and receive hearty applause.
The Newtown bee., 1891-10-16

Miss Jennie e. Parker and cousin, Miss
Belle Baldwin of New Haven, spent last
week in Danbury.
Miss Ella Palmerton of Bridgeport
spent few days with Mrs Hiram Allen
and daughter, this week.
Miss Lille Wilson has recovered from
recent Illness.
Mrs l.. j. Wheeler has visited Mrs
Charles Brakeman of Shelton.
Miss Clara Rowley is with her sister,
Mrs George Nichols.
Misses May and Lille Wilson were re-
Gently guests of Misses Curtis of White
Hills.
Miss Edith Clarke is spending few
days with Bridgeport friends.
Misses Fannie and Carrie Owen were
in Danbury, last week.
Miss Nellie Wilson and brother, Miss
Edith and Fred Bronson, all of this place,
attend the Shelton High school.
James Byington is poorly and confined
to his room. He is boarding at Frank
Bassett's.
Rumor says Philo Bassett will soon
move to Bridgeport.
The rain, Tuesday, was a great bles-
sing, as water was very scarce.
Nathan b. Nichols had a narrow es-
cape, though he was seriously hurt by
being run into by runaway team in
Bridgeport, Saturday. He was badly
bruised, his horse had one rib broken and
a man 81 years old, it is almost a miracle
that he escaped with his life.
E. j. Buckingham is soon to make re-
pairs on his house and store.
S. Il. Buckingham is having IL monu-
ment erected to the memory of his late
father-in-law, Edgar b. Shelton, in the
Lawn cemetery.
Next Monday is the annual town bust
ness meeting, at which time the road
question is to come up. 1t will be de-
cidcd whether the town will build new
road running parallel within few rods
of the present one, with an expense of
keeping two in repair, or whether they
will repair and alter the old one, which
can be done at half the expense and make
a better road than any new one that can
be built.
C. E. Quick found a valuable Jersey
calf dead in the pasture, Saturday morn
ing. Walter Wheeler also found one of
his oxen dead; cause of death in both
cases unknown.
The Newtown bee., 1891-10-16
BROOKFIELD.
Mrs Harvey Roe is very poorly.

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Mrs CHARLES Gria,,o and Mrs John
Nortbron on,v Surviving children of the
late Andrew Northrop, offer to give
new organ to st. Paul's parish as me-
mortal to their sister, Miss Katie North
rop, who died three years ago. About
$500 has been raised for the purchase of
an organ by the parish which will be us
ed for painting and decorating the inter-
Tor of the church. This will be done be-
fore the new organ is put in. Carpets
will also be bought.
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There was meeting Of the wardens
and vestry of st. Paul's parish, Wednes-
day evening, at the study of Rev MIR
Whiteome.
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The Newtown bee., 1891-10-16

1t Is very evident from the booming
of the guns, the past two Sundays, that
few hunters, or boys, still have not
sufficient respect for, or fear of the law
to resist the temptation to pull the
trigger on the Sabbath. Any one through
Sandy Hook and the Glen, last Sunday,
would think grand hunting tournament
was out in full force, from the popping
of the guns all through the woods and
on the mountain.