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The Newtown bee., 1891-09-11
How Norway Settles Law Suits.

In Norway, they have subcourts, call
ed courts Cancellation, in every village of
as many as 20 families. The districts
are small, to allow persons to appear
in these courts without Inconvenience or
long Journeys. The city or parish coun-
Gil dominates three men as commission
ers for term of several years and from
these three, the people choose two. They
are usually of high character, above poll
tiles and are held in great honor. The
proceedings are held with closed doors
and nothing is known of what is said or
done. Admissions made by the parties
to the suits cannot be used, if the case is
taken to the higher courts. But no case
will be considered by the higher court
unless it has been first.taken before the
court of Cancellation. Lawyers are rig
idly excluded and the parties must per-
sonally appear unless for some very good
reason, when representative is admit
ted. II one of the parties refuses to APP
pear, he must pay the costs of the suit in
the upper court, even when he wins it.
There are not many forms or technicali-
ties, the object of the court being to get
at the truth and to discourage litigation.
In fact, as the name of the court implies,
it is the bounden duty of the commission
ers to be peacemakers and encourage a
settlement. The result is that three
fourths of the cases are adjusted III these
courts of Cancellation and do not 90 up
to the higher courts. The system, estab-
lished nearly 100 years ago by royal
edict, became at once popular. 1t was
bitterly opposed BY the shysters and pet
tifoggers Of the legal profession, but the
courts of Cancellation starved out this
kind Of lawyers and the opposition of the
bar ceased. II is now regarded as one
of the cornerstones, If not the chief cor
nerstone of justice, and an attempt to
abolish it would provoke revolution.
The Newtown bee., 1891-09-11
WOODBURY..

Chauncey Allen visited Woodbury., last
week.
The Saxton reunion was held at Quas
sapaug, last week.
l.. j. Allen is building an addition to J.
Halls shop in the Vile.
Miss Julia Curtis has returned from
Lake George.
Miss Minnie Spencer of Danbury has
visited Miss Grace Curtiss.
Mrs Freeman has returned from Bell
island.
William Pritchard Of New Haven has
visited James Huntington; Miss Jennie
Averill of Brooklyn, n. Y, at w. S. Cur
tis's; Robert Shove at DR. III. w. Shove's.
John o. Martin is building nice wall
on West avenue from Washington turn
pike to the Catholic church site. Mr.
Murphy does the work.
G. J. Minor is feeble, though he is able
to walk about with an attendant.
Mrs Smith of New Haven visited her
parents, Mr. and Mrs W. s. Bruin, last
week.
Miss Annie Bacon took the position at
the telephone office yacaeed by Miss Mil
lie Shelton. The latter takes the school
in the First district.
Prof and Mrs Grout have returned
from their Summer vacation.
j. III. Allen has been appointed district
deputy over the lodges of American Me-
chanics in Woodbury. and WATERFOWL
Rev A. r. Powelson is principal of the
hourishing academy at Tacoma, WASH
ington.
The Newtown bee., 1891-09-11

The stallion Axtell, whose purchase
by syndicate for 100000 astonished
the country two years ago, has bothered
the assessors of Terre Haute and the In
diana board of tax commissioners. At
first, he was appraised at $4,000, but the
public protested against such valua-
ton as absurdly low, in view of the ami
mails real value and his extraordinary
earning power. The State board have
decided to raise Axtell's valuation and
the steed's owners protest 1t is ques-
ton of interest to owners of such finely
bred stock everywhere. Axtell's owners
claim that, although they paid $685.
for the horse, they cannot get him insur-
ed and that it is unfair to tax him on his
present earning basis. They threaten to
remove him from the State if the APP
praisement is raised and that would be a
blow at the growing breeding interests
of the region. Axtel has already earned
nearly $4,000 in one year.
The Newtown bee., 1891-09-11

| am one of those that believe that
these men from your shops, these far
mers remote from money centers, have
the largest interest of all people in the
world in having dollar that is worth
100 cents every day in the year and only
such. If by any chance we should fall
into condition where one dollar is not as
good as another, / venture the assertion
that the poorer dollar will do its first er-
rand in paying some poor laborer for his
work. Therefore, in the conduct of pub
lie affairs. / feel pledged for one that all
the influences of the government should
be on the side of giving the people only
good money and just as much of that
kind as we can GET President Har-
risOn
The Newtown bee., 1891-09-11
BRIDGEPORT.

A.. b. Underwood is the Standards new
city editor. F. w. Bolande takes A. IL.
Lavery with him to the Post, the stand
ard taking w. G. Taylor from the bust.
ness office to make reporter of him.
The Bridgeport Steamboat company
has transformed IFS propeller City of
Bridgeport from freight boat, with ac-
Communications for the crew on the upper
deck, to passenger steamer with pas
sengers on the upper deck and crew be-
low and has contracted with Robert
Palmer q Sons for propeller 200 feet
long, to be called the Park City and to
be done about New Years.
Mrs a. S. Middlebrook and children
The Newtown bee., 1891-09-11

The designs Of cloaks the fair Partisan
ladies are to wear, next Winter. are just
out and show mainly capes and long cir
culars; capes are made from 40 to As
inches long, tight in the back, with shout
der sleeves marked by loose pleats and
with short, tight vest fronts, which can
be covered by the shoulder sleeves.
These styles are in the market in various
patterns, made from Esquimau cloth, lin
ed with silk or cloth, quilted with silk
plush, trimmed with fur Or feather fac
in0S.
The Newtown bee., 1891-09-11

Joseph Skipsey, 1.-THE pitman poet of
Northumberland" has resigned the GUS
todianship of Shakespeare's birthplace.
He succeeded the Chataway sisters in
June, 1887, and is now driven away by
the irksomeness of his life as Snowman
and by the brutal behavior ofIoutish and
sometimes drunken sight seers, thous-
ands of whom are brought to Stratford-
on-Avon by excursions during the Sum-
mer. Mr. Skipsey is Of a gentle and po-
etic nature add believes most implicitly
in the genuineness of Shakespeare and
his writings. He learned his alphabet by
candle light, while a boy working deep
down in coal mine and his early educa-
tion was picked up while he struggled on
as a miner. The new custodian of the
Shakespeare cottage will be Richard
Savage. the librarian and antiquary.-
[Harper's Weekly.
The Newtown bee., 1891-09-11

A description of the principal theater
in Toxic says that japanese tneaters use
the revolving stage, which has been their
original and unique possession for two
centuries. A section of the stage flooring
railroad turn table on lignum vitae
wheels, moved by coolies below stairs,
who put their shoulders to projecting
bars, as with the silk press. The wings
come TO the edge of this circle and, at a
signal, a whole house whirls around and
shows its other rooms or its garden.
The Newtown bee., 1891-09-11
MONROE.

John S. Joyce sias put new roof on
his house and partly rebuilt the CHM
ney.
The schools opened, this week, with E.
Shelton at the Center, Miss Rose Sinclair
at East Village, Miss Lillian Lewis at
Walkers Farm, Miss Minnie Edwards at
Elm street and r. G. Beardsley at Gut
ler's Farm.
The Newtown bee., 1891-09-11
STRATFORD.

The Donovans, Arthur and Timothy,
who got into trouble, July 10, at Minor
Smiths place, were each fined $40 and
costs in the court of common pleas, last
week.
Elliott w. Peck was given a gold G.
E. pin at the surprise given him by the
Methodist society, last week.
Miss Mary K. Peck is to be married
at the NJ. +. church, Thursday, ! 30 p
m, 18th, to DIR e. b. Griffith of Bridge
port.
Robert Brakeman is in the Village
store, Bridgeport.
The Newtown bee., 1891-09-11

The first Saturday evening after ex-
President Cleveland settled in his Sum-
mer home on Buzzard's bay, he dismissed
the skipper on the yacht on which he had
been sailing with the injunction to return
on Monday morning. ssYou mean to-
morrow morning. said the skipper.
''No," said Mr. Cleveland, II mean what
say. | haven't reached my time of life
without fishing on Sunday to begin now"
i lions Herald. g..
The Newtown bee., 1891-09-11

A school census just taken in Louisia-
ma shows 1926 children who should be
in school. OF these, $4,000 attend the
public schools two or more months in
crat tells US and the remaining 295, 22G
are growing up without any schooling at
oil
The Newtown bee., 1891-09-11

Barlow on the Sound, Westminster Co., \.
Y, To AIvas Brazilian Specific Co-Gentle-
men: Last Spring / was troubled with what
the doctors told me was muscular rheuma-
tism. | was unable to walk for nearly six
weeks. All this time was using the medicine
prescribed by the attending doctor, ana from
which / got no relief. A friend sent me a
large bottle of Cactus Blood Cure, which l
tried, and before two-thirds of the Cure was
used was able to walk without pain lt Is
now two months since the pains left me, and
have not as yet returned and feel entirely
free from them. l delayed writing to you, as
rarily or permanently cured. 1t is with pleas
ure that now write, from my present feelings
would judge that / am cured. 1t is hardly
necessary for me to recommend this medicine
as i am positive that trial of it is all that is
necessary and | am fully convinced 1t will
recommend itself. Gratefully yours, NJ. HO-
GAN. Sold by Samuel c. BUN, Sandy Hook,
Conn.
The Newtown bee., 1891-09-11
Tha First Stem.

Perhaps you are run down, can't eat, can't
sleep, can't think, can't do anything TO your
and you wonder what ails you
You should heed the warning, you are taking
the first step into nervous prostration. You
yot, will find the exact remedy for restoring
your nervous system to its normal, healthy
condition. Surprising results follow the use
of this great nerve tonic anG Alternative. Your
returns, good digestion is restored,
and the liver and kidneys resume healthy
action. Try a bottle. Price SOC at +. F. Haw.
ley's drugstore.
The Newtown bee., 1891-09-11
EAST VILLAGE.

Miss Minnie Dixon has returned to New
Haven.
]. w. Waterbury spent Sunday at
home.
There was no service, Sunday, as Rev
G. s. Dixon was suffering from fever.
w. w. Bliss was drawn as juror to the
Superior court, this week.
a mink killed IA hens fer III. II. Bliss,
Sunday night.
The Newtown bee., 1891-09-11

A Brooklyn fresh-air waif, who was
visiting in a small town in western New
1ork,watehed with much interest, on the
first evening OF his arrival, the cows
standing in the farm yard chewing their
cuds. "Well, !" he said, after few mo-
ments' serious contemplation, lit must
cost you good deal to buy gum for all
these cows
The Newtown bee., 1891-09-11

There is a disciple of Mohammed at
Long Branch selling curiosities from the
Orient, who every morning at sunrise
spreads his sacred carpet on the beach,
makes his salaam and utters his prayers
devoutly facing toward Mecca.
The Newtown bee., 1891-09-11

George Williams, recently arrested
for violating the license law, forfeited a
800 bond in the court of common pleas,
last week.
The Newtown bee., 1891-09-11

OF 100000 passengers carried, last
year, on American waters and from Amer
lean ports only Go lives were lost.
The Newtown bee., 1891-09-11

Sallow and leaden hued complications soon
give place to loveliest pink and white when
the use of Ayers sarsaparilla is persisted in
and cosmetics entirely Abandoned. Nothing
can counterfeit rosy glow of perfect health,
which bIesses those who use this medicine.
The Newtown bee., 1891-09-11
TRUMBULL.

George Curtis and q. A.. Corning have
shingled the Congregational church.
The Newtown bee., 1891-09-11

City Editor Judge of the Sunday Her
aid INDUCED in a sea bath at Seaside
park. He is still alive Union.
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STATE NEWS.

While assisting in raising heavy
boiler, in johnson, Cowdin & Co.'S, silk
mill, at Riverside, Paterson, Tuesday fore
noon, Warren Swift. Oldest son of ex-al-
derman Swift, was struck by one of the
pieces of iron, which snapped of, and died
within forty minutes. The blow had rup-
tured blood vessel, but left no exterior
marks on the body.
The cottagers and permanent resi-
dents of Lakewood, are excited over an
unsuccessful attempt by "Phip DAILY, the
well-known gambler and proprietor of the
Pennsylvania Club" at Long Branch, to
secure cottage at Lakewood, presumably
for gambling house. In his negotia-
tions DAILY gave fictitious name and said
he wanted to send his family to Lake
wood
Ferdinand Loeb, of the firm of Loeb
& Schonfeld, of Camden, was before Uni
ted States Commissioner Morgan, in that
city, on Tuesday, ON charge of import
ing contract labor, preferred by John w.
Hayes, Madge r. Eller and Mary A. o.
Reilly. inspectors of the knights of La
Dor The charge was preferred on ac-
count Of the firm employing nine Swiss
girls to make lace in their Camden factory.
The complainants allege that the girls
were brought here under contract, but
Mr.. Loeb asserts that they were regularly
employed after their arrival. John Conk-
ling, United States Immigrant Commits
sioner. at New York, was present and
made new complaint against the firm,
and the case was then postponed until
December 23d.
The second annual winter course of
lectures in agriculture at the Rutgers Sci
entific School, at New Brunswick, will be
given from January 18th to February 18th.
They will consist of twenty lectures by
Professor Edward b. Voorhees,, on soils,
rotation of crops, fertilizers, farm stock
and methods of feeding and study of foods,
and dairying twenty lectures on Botany
and Horticulture, by Professor Byron d
Halstead twenty by Professor John B.
Smith, on Entomology twenty on Biolo-
gy, by Professor Nelson; five ON Physics
as applied to agriculture, by Professor F
G. Van Dyck five on Mechanics, by Pro
fessor Ellsworth, ON the construction o.
roads, bridges and bull ding; lectures by
Professor Chester, on the elementary prin-
ciples Of agricultural chemistry.
The committee appointed by the Hun
terdon county board of freeholders have
decided that tramps are to be lodged in
the county jail by the sheriff but one
night each, and they are not to be fed Al
the county's expense. and are not to b.
admitted until P. NJ. The committe say
The justices and constables of the town o
Pennington have agreed not to commit
tramps to the county Jail, for which the5
deserve great credit, the hearty approva
and cordial endorsement Of all good. citi
zens. OF the citizens we now ask thil
favor That yon drive the tramps from
your doors, as they do in other localities
and refuse to make complaint for their in
generation. BY SO doing we wall initiate
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A Novel for Girls.

It is said that Mr.. Howells. who is per
haps the foremost ofliving American nov
elists, has long had in mind story O
American girl-life, which he believes will
be the best piece of work he has ever
done. The great novelist has now been
induced to write out the story, and al
present he is at work upon it. 1t is 9
novel unlike any which Mr.. Howells has
eyer written. It deals entirely with the
struggles of Western girl who goes tc
New York, and the story will have about
it all the flavor which attaches to tale Of
city life with young girl as the central
heroine. Heretofore all of Mr.. Howells'
novels have gone to the Harpers, but this
special girls novel will be printed during
1892 in The Ladies Home Journal, of Phil
adelphia, the publishers of which have
bought the exclusive rights to the story
from Mr.. Howells. The novel is to be
beautifully illustrated, and Mr.. Howells
himself believes that it will be as attract
i've story as any with which his name
has been connected.
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Always at the Front.

We have received a copy of the hand
somely illustrated prospectus for 1892, is
sued by the Detroit Free Press. The
achievements of this famous paper in the
past have been great, but if its promises
for the future are to be fulfilled-and there
certainly is no reason to expect the con-
trary-the Detroit Free Press will in 1892
be, as its publishers confidentially claim,
the most entertaining and instructive pa
per published. giving additional pleasure
to its thousands of old subscribers and
fresh enjoyment to the many thousand
new ones that its merits deserve. Its list
of contributors for 1892 include many OF
the most famous names in American lit
erary and public life, and most of the ar
ticles to be published are of unusual i'm
portance and interest, presenting a splen-
did array of valuable features in addition
to the inimitable work done by its own
staff CT bright and famous writer's.
The publishers of The Free Press will
mail copies of the paper and prospectus to
all applicants.
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CARMAE.-December 8. at Bordentown, Alex
ander d. Carman, aged "a years.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 9, at Florence, Ada
line Ettenger.
GRIEB-December 2. at Bordentown, George
Grieb, aged 70 years.
FENroN.-December II, at Burlington, Hugh
j. Fenton, in his 84th year.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 8, at Pemberton, Sarah
Heisler, widow OF the late Jacob Heisler, aget
s. years.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 7, at Bordentown, Mrs
Hannah Reeder, aged 70 years.
RoeERs-December g. at Burlington, Samue
w. Rogers, aged 81 years.
sILPATH.-December 8, at Burlington, Johr
Silpath, in his 18th year.
TRAoY.-December 10, at Palmyra Mrs
Mary Evans Tracy, in her 65th year.
THOMSON IL, at Moorestown
Margaret s. Thomson, in her 18th year.
THoMAs.-December IL, at Camden, Georg,
D.lThomas. Inferred at Mount Holly.
Toy.-Decembers 9, at Palmyra. savory Toy
aged 63 years.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 10, at Eayrestown
Ella r. WoOlston.
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Ar the meeting of the County Board Of

AT the meeting of the County Board of
Agriculture on Saturday resolution was
passed fayoring the passage of law abol-
ishing the boards of freeholders, and pro-
Yiding instead the election of a commits
sion of five, to be elected at large in each
county. The argument in favor of the
commission is that it will be composed Of
less men than the board of freeholders
and consequently there will be less danger
of fraud, that the county's money will be
used more economically, and that each
commissioner will be responsible to the
entire county for his action, instead OF
to one township, as is the case with each
freeholder.
The change may be a good one and
might result advantageously, if good men
are elected. That is the important point
upon which the entire matter hinges.
The freeholder system is all right if every
township, instead of only a few, would
elect representative men, those whose
character are above reproach, and who
are known to be honest, intelligent BUSH
ness men. If such class is not elected
the commission will be more detrimental
than beneficial for it will be very small
corporation and more easily made a grasp
ing fraud The election of unfit men
seems to be the grave error in politics at
the present time. majority of those
elected to Office are such that have
not the moral courage to act contrary to
the dictates of politicians for fear of not
being reelected, and who, also, cannot
refrain from taking care of themselves
financially. AS one of the essayists re-
marked on Saturday, "You ELECT men
whom you would not trust in a slight
business transaction, to high and power
full positions" Another farmer asked the
question, "How many Office holders
would be reelected in this state if every
one who has not fulfilled the duties of bis
office, as he obligated himself to do,
would be barred out?" A very small
number, indeed. is the answer.
New methods are not always as nee
essary as reform in the old customs If
the primary elections were looked after
studiously and good men nominated by
each party, it is evident that none but
qualified men would be elected. If this
is done there need be no change in the
freeholder system. Ifit is not done when
the proposed commissioners are nominal
ed, the county will be worse of than be-
fore. for five men, if inscriptions, can
get tremendous revenue from the heavy
expenditures they would make for the
county.
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peafness Can,t be Cured

by local applications, as they canno
reach the diseased portion of the ear
There is only one way to cure deafness
and that is by constitutional remedies
Deafness is caused by an inflamed con
dition of the mucous lining of the Eus
tachian Tube. When the tube gets in
famed you have a rumbling sound OIL
imperfect hearing. and when it is entirely
closed, deafness is the result, and unless
the inflammation can be taken out and
this tube restored to its normal condition
hearing will be destroyed forever; nine
cases out of ten are caused by catarrh
which is nothing but an inf1amed condi
tional of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars fol
any case of Deafness Caused by catarrh,
that we cannot cure by taking Halls
Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o
B6s- Sold by druggist, 75c.
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ADMINISTRATIONS 6, at River
side. by Justice Alexander Rhodes, Walter N.
Austin and Miss Eliza Schneider.
HULrNcs-MILLER.-D 8, at Medford,
nv Rev. K Walling, Andrew B. Hulings, OF
Barnsboro' N. j., and Miss Virgin r. Miller, OF
Medford.
HrNDRIoKsoN-BRIGGs.- Q, at MARI
ton, by Rev. X. Walling. John Hendrickson
and Miss Ella Briggs, both of Marion.
RAsEn-PERRY.-Decem 10, at Bordentown
by Rev r. e. Campbell, A p. Raser, of Read.
ing Pa, and Miss Sadie Perry, daughter OF
the late Emanuel Perry, OF Bordentown-
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the policy adopted in other counties, and
word will soon be passed around among
the fraternity that the larders and accom-
modations of our county Jail are very in.
ferior. and as consequence its customers
will decrease, which will be hailed with
delight by the sheriff and his family. Let
every citizen cooperate with the county
officials in getting rid of the paupers that
are sent here from every part ofthis state
as well as surrounding states. Have We
not enough to do to support our own de-
serving poor?
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Christmas and New Year Excursions on the
PeuusyIvania Railroad.

In pursuance of the custom long since
established, the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company will sell excursion tickets be
tween all stations on its lines for the
Christmas and New Year holidays at 8
rate of two cents per mile These tickets
will be sold December 23d, 1891, to Janu-
airy LIST, 1892, inclusive, valid for return
until January 4th, 1892, inclusive.
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Our book Catalogue for the
Holidays and 1892 is out and
has been circulated freely. If
you have not received it send a
postal card request or ask for
it in person in the Book store.
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Simply apply "Swayne's Ointment" M
internal medicine required. Cures tette
eczema, itch, all eruptions on the fac'
hands, nose. etc., leaving the skin cleal
white and healthy. Its great heaing anc
urative powers are possessed by no oth'
remedy. Ask your druggist for Swayne'
Ointment.
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/ Mrs. Wfnslowis Soothing Syrup has been used
for over fifty years by millions Of mothers foI
| their children while teething, with per1ect sue
allays all pain, cures wind collie, and is the best
| remedy for DfarrhBa. It will relieve the poor
| little sufferer Immediately. Sold by druggists
i in every part OF the world. twenty-five cents
| a bottle. Be sure and ask for mrs. Winslow's
Soothing Syrup and take no other kind.