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DeSerted Farms

1t may sound strange to eastern reaC-
ers, but it is nevertheless true that in the
States of Illinois, Wisconsin and Iowa
more farms have been deserted by their
owners than in New Hampshire, YER
mont and Massachusetts. In the New
England States, owners leave farms be-
cause the labor spent in cutivating them
is no longer remunerative, but. in the
West, the owners of the farms leave them
for the reason that they can obtain suf-
ficient rent from tenants to enable them
to support their families in towns. Cit
les in several western States contain hun
dreds of retired farmers. They obtained
land at a low price and improved it with
the intention of residing permanently up
on it; but, when they became independ-
ent, they divided their farms into small
tracts, erected cheap buildings on them
and leased them, generally to persons of
foreign birth. These landlords take lit
Gle care to maintain good roads in the
towns where their farms are located, or
in sustaining good schools, Or even in
keeping up the improvements on their
property duu Uhc ICSuIb 10 d ulStluCb peas
ant class such as is found in Bavaria and
Bohemia. In entire counties in Illinois
and Wisconsin, the English language is
scarcely heard outside of the large towns.
The church services are conducted in a
foreign tongue and instruction is given in
it in the schools. Nominally these men
may be citizens, for town politicians have
had them passed through the naturaliza-
ton mill; but they know little and care
less about the institutions of the coun-
try. Massachusetts, shows total of over
126, 1000 acres abandoned and, in the Berk-
shire hills, the town of Huntington has
1-3 of its acrea &c without occupant. In
nearly all towns where manufactures
have not come in to give the town other
than an agricultural character, popula-
ton has uniformly declined since 1855.
This deserted land is no douflt remote
from markets and of comparatively poor
quality, but it is still abundantly capable
of sustaining comfortable and inde-
pendent livelihood and, when it stands I'M
used with buildings decayed and going
to decay, while thousands are croWding
the cities and large towns in search of
work at wages that will barely support
life, we have an unhealthy and undesir-
able state of things.
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THE SECULAR PULPIT.
The Sermon.

The text, beloved, is found in the
Chronicles of Life, chapter vi, verse 10 {:
''Do not entertain wild beasts in your
homes"
There lives, beloved hearers, in our
town certain householder whose name
is Farmer Steady. He has a pleasant
home, good wife and two loving child
rem and many broad acres, which he tills
with assiduous care. He cannot do all
the farm work alone and so he hires a
man every year to help him on the
farm. Now, having a little boy and
girl who are in just that state of life
when they are easily impressed, you
would think that Farmer Steady would
be little careful who he employed and
brought in contact with his little child
rem. But, strange to say, he meyer
thinks of it. He generally hires the first
tramp who comes along, never asking
about the morals of the man or what his
past history has been. Last year,
a big burly chap came along wanting
job and, as he was willing to work for
low wages, Farmer Steady hired him.
But it was not three days before he heard
his little son saying some swear words
which surprised him. "Why, my son,
where did you hear naughty words like
those?" "Oh," said the boy, ''Mike
said them when he got mad with the OK
en- and some worse ones that 1 don't re-
member" All, Farmer Steady did not
think that his hired help was a sort of
wild beast in the home devouring his
children's purity. Two years ago, Farm
er Steady had worse experience. He
hired young fellow from the travelling
brigade who was, as the farmer said,
Dreadful smart to work." but he was
dreadful smart at some other things. He
treated the small boy of the family to
cigarets and made him sick at his first in
PRODUCTION to tobacco. When the head of
the family was away, he taught the lad
to speak of his father as s'the old man.
and to-day, though Farmer Steady don't
know it, his boy does not respect him as
he used to. The aforesaid hired man
taught the farmers boy that it is cute
thing to steal, if you don't get found out
and, when our young Steady gets to be a
young man, just as like as not he will
put into practice the precepts of the hired
man. Worse than all else, this tramp
employe taught that child immoral prac.
tices which may ruin his constitution and
shorten his life. But Farmer Steady
don't know anything about it. He is sc
busy buying blooded stock and building
up his business that he is neglecting his
children. And, worse than all, he il
keeping wild beasts on his farm and ii
his home who are devouring his children
life and character. Beloved, the text il
not long, but its effects may be long il
the lives of your children. Beware Of
keeping wild beasts either ia the kitchen
or the field. For, if you do, woe be te
your little flock. They will be torn il
pieces, morally and spiritually.
Let everything that hath breath praise
the Lord The Psalmist.
Peace and comfort are Christ's great
encouragement to faithfulness and ODE
dience. Baxter.
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Oh the faithful wife, from sun to sun,
Takes her burden up that's never done;
There is no rest, there is no play,
For the good OF the house she must work
away.
For to mend the frock,
And to knit the SOCK
And the cradle to rock
All tor the good of the home.
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George Tugnot of Sandy Hook rides ;
Columbia safety, bought of S. c. Bull.

Mr. Worden of Southville is building an
lSx24 addition to Mrs Mary Carroll's
house in Sandy Hook and will bnild an
addition to the store and saloon, which
Cavanaugh Bros. have charge of. A bar
Der shop is also to be fitted up.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-04-03

Sutfleld creamery butter is selling in
New York for Bic pound. The report
of the Hampton cooperative creamery
association for February: Pounds of but
ter made, 10,636; average cost of making
butter, 81 cents a pound; patrons re-
ceived % Lee pound for butter.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-04-03

Fx-Speaker Tom Reed is said to have
got $1,000 from the North American Re-
view for an article on the legislative re-
suits of the last Congress, before he sail
ed for Europe.
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SHELTON.

After a long and warm struggle with
the Dean-Westbrook Bridge Co., which
bridged the Housatonic at Sandy Hook,
the East Berlin Bridge Co. have secured
the contract to build the bridge between
Birmingham and Shelton at $54, 900.
County Commissioners johnson and
Paige voted for the Dean-W estbrook
bridge till the end.
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Frederick Chambers of Zoar has been
in New York State buying cattle and will
go again, this week. Mr. Chambers and
w. L. Mitchell are in business together
and are buying heifers and cows.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-04-03

black, standing 16 hands high and weigh
ing HOO pounds. Both are handsome
animals and give promise Of style and
speed. He has, also, two colts bought of
c. G. Peck: Brown Dick, brown with
white ankle, foaled in 1888, sire Pueblo,
dam Gypsy W.; Bonnie Laddie, bay,
foaled in 1890, sire Pueblo, dam Nettie
Golddust. The future of these colts
speaks for itself.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-04-03

Rev DR. Howard Crosby died at New
York on Easter Sunday. He was born
in 1926 and has long been one of the most
prominent and catholic of the Presbyte-
rian clergy.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-04-03

Mrs f. G. Lowell continues to suffer
with rheumatic trouble and has been
bedridden for six weeks. Mrs Lovells
sister from Sharon has been with her
during her Illness
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Allow for the Crawl.

Allow for the Crawl.
You have often, no doubt, had occasion to
note,
Though the garment, at first, seemed GER
tain to please,
That, after some wearing, the sleeve OF your
Toward the shoulder was crawling, by easy
degrees;
And that's what the clothier, of course, had in
mind,
When he said to his customer: "Long mot
at all!
The sleeve is all right-as you'll presently
find
In cutting coat we allow for the crawl
In brief, recollect that in human affairs;
In social connections; in travel and trade;
In courtship and marriage; in sermons and
prayers,
Some grains Of concession must always be
made.
In fine, be a prudent, though generous man;
Unfrfendly to none, veracious with all;
Believe in your neighbor as much as you can,
And always be sure to sallow for the
craWl!'' John g. Sake.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-04-03

The office of the Milford Star, James
Goulden proprietor, was damaged about
800 by fire, Saturday; insured for about
$500.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-04-03

A. w. Bassett, Sandy Hooks thrifty
blacksmith, has sold road cart to Lewis
Fairchild and top carriage to a New
town resident.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-04-03
Up scared the lark into the air,
A shaft of song, winged prayer,
AS If SOUL released from pain,
Were flying back to Heaven again.
Il Longfellow.

Mrs George Post is able to be about
part of the time, but is still feeble. S.
w. Posts niece is still with the family at
Benefits bridge.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-04-03

Lang Bros. are to repeat the entertain
ment given, Monday evening, in the
Town hall, Saturday night, at Glover's
hall, Sandy Hook.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-04-03

God never alters His perfect law,
though He pardons us when we break it.
/ Luther.
Let God do with me what He will, any
thing He will; whatever it be, it will be
either heaven itself or some beginning of
William Mountford.
He that would live at ease should al
ways put the best construction on bust
ness and conversational ~. Taylor.
The brightest day at noon is that whose
dawn is wrapped in heavy mist.
If Joseph had not been Egypt's prison
err, he had never been Egypt's governor.
The iron chains about his feet ushered in
the golden chains about his neck Sack
er.
There are great many duties and we
have to balance their claims as best We
can. 1t will not do always to choose our
favorites. Elizabeth Stuart Phelps.
From the vantage ground of the heav-
emily Dllis. we SldIl scC uoIC ClCd1iy Ihoh
in the valley of shadows why life is
what it is E. j. Spence.
Prayer, like Jonathan's bow, returns
not empty. Never was faithful prayer
lost at sea. Some prayers, indeed, have
a longer voyage than others, but then
they return with a richer lading at last.
Journal.
If thou art not born again, all thy
outward reformation is naught; thou
has shut the door, but the thief is still
in the house. Boston.
The one who will be found in trial
capable of great acts of love is ever the
one who is always doing considerate
small ones.-[E. w. Robertson.
Be careful and scrupulous in filling up
the common daily outline of life Bon
ar.
Give me, oh give me the man who sings
at his work.-[Carlyle.
Music is our foretaste of Heaven.
How shall he who never praises men
learn to praise his God.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-04-03

Philo Northrop of Taunton has i'm
proved since the amputation of his hand,
so as to drive out, pleasant days.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-04-03

Mrs NJ. S. Otis and daughter have
been guests of John M. Otis at Bridge
port.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-04-03

New cases of measles are reported at
Sandy Hook.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-04-03

Born, Easter Sunday, son to Mr. and
Mrs John Tally of the Glen.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-04-03
TO INVESTORS:
Amount of shares at maturity, Slt
For further particulars enquire or write,
JAMES G.. JOHNSON,


GENERAL AGENT FOR CONNECT
ICUT, STEPNEY DEPOT.
STATEMENT.
Statement of the financial condition of the
Building and Loan Association Of Dakota at the
close of business February IL, 1891:
ASSETS.
Loans. $685., 1868 90
Bonds, Getty of Chicago, 10000 90
Office Building and Lot, 26,500 90
Real Estate. 5,797 So
FURNITURE Fixtures and Library, 1896 50
Sundry Accounts, 1'IoS %
Interest Account, o,s5o 80
Funds en- hand and in Banks, lo,794 ~
S720,594 rs
LIABILITIES.
Installment Stock, 1857, All 90
pre.naid Stock. 1886 90
Fu,,.naid stock, 42,7Oo 90
Stock Debentures, 7o'3oo w
Deposits, Savings Department, 2l,so2 OF
1rnearned Premiums. $40, $3.50 81
surnlus 5000 90
Tndiv;ded Profits. 13,26s IS
Due on Approved Leans, 1o,ooo os
s7ao,5e4 rs
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-04-03

Born, Monday, 30th, daughter to Mr.
and Mrs William Egan of the Glen.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-04-03

Mrs l.. 3. Booth has been at Sing Sing,
N. Y. with her sister, Mrs Alfred Walk
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-04-03

The New York East M. E. conference
opened its sessions at Patchogue, L. l..
Wednesday.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-04-03

Lockwood Shepard and wife of Zoar
have been under the doctors care.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-04-03

TT you WANT Wagon or Carriage, don't
i fail to get prices of ID. G. BEERS & CO.,
Newtown, before buying elsewhere. They
will surprise you with prices on first class
work. They manufacture all kinds of Tops
and Trimmings.
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The Finnish Language.

That strange. and difficult tongue,
which is supposed to have embraced
the greater part of northeastern
Europe, is now practically restricted
to . remote and sparsely populated
province of the Russian empire, and
despite the facet.ous support accorded
toit IN tho past by the Russian gov
eminent its area seems to be steadily.
it slowly, recedinR. Nor is this at all
surprising when we come to examine
the language itself Finnish grammar
Is difficulty absolutely repu1sive.
None of the other languages of the
same group are half so hard. Hun
garian-nay, even Turkish, despite
tho vexatious initial impeachment of the
Arabic alphabet-is easy In compa>i-
son. The syntax is atonce provoking
~ elaborate and perplexinRly obscure.
It possesses fifteen. distinct cases and
twenty -four differeDtial infinite forms,
but on the other hand there is no real
distinction between nouns, adjectives,.
adverbs, propositions, -infinitives and
participles, 50 that the student must
not be startled by finding infinitives
regularly declined like nouns and
nouns taking upon. them degrees Of
comparison like Observation-Disclosures
Athen@nm.
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ONE ENJOYS

ONE ENJOYS
Both the method and results when
Syrup Of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn edectually, dispels colds, head.
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy Of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and &C.
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in it.
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, ite
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
s yrup of Figs is for sale in 800
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro.
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA re syrup co.
SAW FRANCISCO. CAL.
lcmsvxlf. xr. hew yosx: ~
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The News Of the Week.
BY TELEGRAPH AND NAIL.
ElErY.aEcoNp conoREaa

FjFJY.SECONO CONGRESS- &t: -
MONDAY, Dec. 81. = In the senate
the death of Senator Plumb. Of Kan
sas. was announced. and funeral
services were held, after which SEN
ators PETER, Palmer, Paddock, Dolph
and Ransom were appointed COM
mittee to accompany the remains to
Emporia, Kan. No business was
transacted. The house was not in ses-
sion. ,>ss,. 'sFr~e ass>-e-5 ,~rs,s@
TUESDAY, Dec. 22.-The nomination
of S. b Elkins to be secretary of war
was confirmed by the senate. Bills
were introduced appropriating $1,000. Z.
600 for the establishment of gun fac
tory ON the Pacific coast; to provide
the government with means sufficient
to supply the want of q sound circu.
lating medium, and to improve the
navigation and afford safety to COM
merce on the Mississippi river. Tho
house was not in session.
"WEDNESDAY, Dec pa bill was
introduced in the senate authorizing
the postmaster general to extend when
practicable the free delivery system to
rural or farming communities. After
confirming several nominations IN adj
journment was taken to January <
In the house the speaker announced
mittees. Mr.. Meredith, of Virginia,
announced the death Of his predecessor,
Mr.. w. H. F. Lee, and as q mark of re-.
spect the house adjourned to meet
Tuesday, January s.
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ed boys. Life is an interrogation
point. What is it for?" we con.
tinually cry from the cradle to the
grave. So with this little introduc.
tory sermon we turn and ask: "What
is AUGUST FLOWER FOR ?" AS easily
answered as asked: 1t is for Dys-
pepsia. 1t is special remedy for
the Stomach and Liver. Nothing
more than this; but this brimful.
We believe August Flower cures
Dyspepsia. We know it will. We
have reasons for knowing it. Twenty
years ago it started in a small country
town. To-day it has an honored
place in every city and country store,
possesses one of the largest manu-
featuring plants in the country and
sells everywhere. Why is this? The
reason is as simple as a child's
thought. It is honest, does one
thing, and does it right along-it
cures Dyspepsia. 9
G, G. GREEN. Sole Man'fr. W0odburv.N.L
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M5m ineaa6

IS ~ y GGyk 110OEo0O
to your intelligence, but some nm
scrupulous dealers try it. For in
stance you're suffering from some
Skin, Scalp or Scrofulous affection,
or are feeling "run down" aud
used-up." There's torpid ivez,
impure blood, and all that may come
from it. You've decided, wisely,
that DR.. Pierce's Golden Mediealy
Discovery is the medicine to help
you. You know that it's gxara,s-
teed to do 80, as no other blood
purifier is.
IF it doesn't benefit or cure, You
get your money back
But what is best for you to take
isn't always best for the dealer
to sell He offers something else
that 8 "just as good" Is it likely?
If the makers of a medicine can't
trust it, can you?
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Immigration and Natura lization-H. stump
.J.sW. CoyerA William Elliott, j. a. Geisseu.
ha1Asr. ]. =. Eppes r W. Tyan, D. D. aare,
u .. Cobarn ]. h Ketcham. = Il Funston.
-. Wright Sz. r.
Private Land Claims-A p. T1toh, J. D. Al.
Horn. T. T. Wipn, n. Arnold, W. T. Crawford,
A. r. Bushnell. n. H. Bingham, John Lind. b.
storer. !. q. OTIS n. A. Smith.
District Of Columbia-J. ]. Hemphill, J. T..
Heard, ]. D. Richardson. H. w. Ruslr, J. Z.
Cobb (Als.). J. r. Fellows, Tom l. johnson,
q. e. Meredith, g. A. Cadmus A. G. Harmer,
r g Post William Cogswell, J. J. Belden.
Cultivate, Robert Bullock. P G. Edmunds, n.
H. Norton. T. +. Msgner. 3. v. Brookshire, L.
Amermnn, J. Patterson. Case Broderick, ].
B. Robinson. v. A. Taylor to.), D. Waugh.
Expenditures State Depxrtment-R. E. Los.
tor (Gs.). VIC. r. Breckinridee Ky.). g. b
Alexander, W. H. Butler. John Sanford, G. w.
Stone (PA); J. n. Weaver
81. Brackner, J. J. o'Neill (do.), w. T. Craw.
ford, b. H. Clover, w. A. Stone, ]. L. Wads-
worth, c. b. Clark.
Expenditures In War Departmental. b.
Montgomery, b. H. Bum, w. F. Daniel, I.
DUNCAN. r. b. Hit, g. w. Shonk, w. b. Hook.
er(N. w..
Expenditures in Navy Department-C, A. O.
~Ao<<AoAAOuAs
tombstone, J. w. Ray, s K. Milliken, II. F..
Bartine.
Expenditures In Post ONCE Department-W
G. Oates. T. H. Psynter, E. p. Gillespie, j. &
Gormsn, J. J. Belden. Andrew Stewart, ]. @.
Houk (Tenn.).
Expenditures in Interior DEPARTMENT.. w.
Owens, E. L. White, b. F. Gray, J. C. Kyle, w.
W. Grout' A. c. Hopkins Qa.), w. W. Bow
erA
Expenditures in Department Of Justict-J.
NJ Allen. w. H. Cowles, G. D. Wise, L. @. Law
son, Ezra B. Taylor (o), Nelson Dingloy, s. e.
Payne.
Expenditures in Department Of Agriculture
p. c. Edmunds, T. L. Bunting J. Cspehsrt, E
T. Stackhouse, d. D. Halverson, o. NJ. KEN, N.
w. Curtis
Expenditures on Public Buildings-H M.
Youmsns, H. s. Greenleaf J. T. Hamilton, w.
A. Branch, J. H. Ketcham. Abner Taylor
Qn.), A. p. Cheatham.
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The railroad building of the year in
the United States is smaller than the
recent average, but does not exhibit
such bad falling off as was generally
feared in the winter and spring months
The total of track laid is 4, 1853 miles,
which is a little more than 72e per
cent OF the 5, 75s miles laid in 1890, but
it Is less than third part of the 10, s7s
miles laid in 1887, and in only two of
tho last ten years has the mileage add
ed been less than in 1891. 1t is also re-
markable that the aggregate averages
only IL. Z miles for each of the 249 lines
and branches added to- The total is
now about III, 900 miles.
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WORK OF CONGRESS.

Importance Attached to tho Appointing
Of Commtttees.
In the days of the famous statesmen
sketched and delineated by Oliver Dyer
in his Great Senators of the United
States" transcendent ability and per.
sonal greatness exercised a controlling
influence in the halls of congress-.
When Calhoun, Benton, Clay or Web.
ster supported q measure it was under
STOOL that he had made himself famil-
lar with all its bearings and was advo-
eating it because he believed its passage
would conduce to the welfare of the
country. Moreover, he was acknowl-
edged as leader; his followers had
faith in him, and his eloquence and his
arguments had a powerful influence
upon the minds of his colleagues.
In those days the bills which came
before congress were so few that
whenever a measure of vital interest
was introduced it was possible for a
great party leader to examine it criti-
cally and give ample time to its con.
sideration. Now it is different The
calenders of the senate and the house
of representatives are SO loaded down
with important bills that it is physi-
cally impossible for anybody to master
the details of even . moiety of them.
Hence. as a matter of necessity, the
work of examining them is divided up
between tho committees of either
house. Every measure is referred to
the appropriate committee; the commit
tee examines and reports upon it, and
and if the report be unanimous it IL
usually accepted as conclusive, and the
bill is passed or rejected in accordance
with the report. The influence of the
committees has become 50 controlling
that the constitution of them is OF
vital importance. They are appointed
by the presiding officer of either house
the president of the senate or the
speaker of the house of representa-.
tives.-N. Y. Ledger.
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THE court Of last resort in France has
finally settled = vexed question about
which there never ought to have been
shadow of doubt Last August a
murder was committed by Jealous
husband in the village of Pont Farcy.
The vicar of this hamlet was cited to
testify before the assize court as to
whether the wife of murderer had
not confessed her in8de]ity. He re-
fused to answer and was sentenced to
pay fine of 100 francs. The case was
appealed and now the court of cassa-
ton has reversed the sentence and de.
cided that priest cannot be compelled
to divulge confessions