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The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-11-13

The expense of the operas to be given
at New York's Metropolitan, the coming
season, are pretty sure to be $4,000 a
night or even more. The salary list of
the singers alone is staggering. Van
Zandt gets $1,000 performance, Miss
Eames $500, Laselle the baritone $500, AL
bani 5000 and other singers from $400 to
$500. Then there is the chorus and Or
chestra to account for. Last year, the
German opera cost but $4,000 a night. 1t
is evident that Manager Abbey will have
to draw big houses and charge high
prices to get out of it whole.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-11-13

During the three years that Drs Rec
tor and Uhle, the Albany dentists, have
been in Bridgeport, they have gained
reputation for honesty and square deal
ing, as we'll as for first class work at
moderate prices. They use all the latest
improvements in dentistry, including Wit
allied air for painless extracting; hypod-
ernie injection for benumbng the gums;
teeth without plates by latest improved
method. All operations performed in a
skillful manner at about half price charg-s
ed by non-advertising dentists.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-11-13

At the funeral of Peter Smith, last
week Friday, at a m, high mass was
celebrated, Father Fox celebrant, Father
O'Connell of st. Mary's, Bethel, deacon
and Father Lotus sub deacon. Fathers
Kennedy and Downey of Danbury were
also present. Mr. Smiths children, all
grown to men and women, were at the
funeral and large delegation of friends
of the household at the parochial resi-
dence were in attendance. The burial
was at st. Rose cemetery.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-11-13
Baker, the Furniture Man."

A man OF ordinary abilities and virtues, sus
ceptible to all the errors and sins OF omission
and commission that flesh is heir to, the man
that instituted that wicked word contest that
kept whole families, hundreds of them, on a
protracted spelling match night and day tor
nearly q month, and lett some OF the members
with such an idea of correctness instilled into
their minds that they will not spell cat now
without consulting the latest supplementary
editions OF Webster and Worcester. The
man that some said was a fool, and that one
man, more outspOken and illiterate than the
rest said was u damphool and that every body
said would make Il dismal failure of it if he
persisted i'll starting the furniture business at
effect his act is having on mankind in gener.
al. Everybody said he couldn't sell any
nit OF argument, they knew it) and now all
the rest OF creation and some sections of New
burgh are Hooking in on every train to buy
furniture, doing it out of pure cussedness,
just because everybody said they wouldn't do
1t. Now, this must be wrong and the lesson
it teaches must be wrong. IL tendss to hold
up stubbornness at premium and classes it
among the virtues. Something ought to be
done. Friends, neighbors and kinsmen en-
treated i'll Vain,llc seems too mulish and stub
born to be successfully laborcd with in the
ordinary way, Spiritual food and a change
and do him good. Suppose you leave the
president of the United States for little
while to the watchtul care of his cabinet and
the guardian angels OF the democratic party
and to his own all sufficient resources and
give Baker a lift. 1t seems to be about the
last resort, his present large daily turuiture
sales are encouraging this 1nulish, stubborn
disposition OF his to such an extent that no
man can tell what rash unconstitutional act
he may do next Open gambling saloon at
Hawleyville with Presbyterian appliances
and paraphernalia, Il Methodist choir in the
gallery and the whole thing run by non union
men, upon orthodox church, fair rules might
come within the possibilities OF his vivid I'M
agination. No man can tell. Give him lift,
either in the way suggested or else rush in
and buy out his entire stock OF furniture as
speedily as possible. Don't believe he would
have the pluck to buy in any more and at the
q IF
would throw no discredit upon you as a
financier. Try one OF the other of these plans
and u trial of both can be no more harmful in
its results than would an over dose OF homeo-
pathic medicine.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-11-13

A Minneapolis Tribune sent the BEE
by G. E. Warner shows the October
wheat receipts there about 10000, 900
bushels and the bank clearings $43, 743,-
sol, both the largest months figures on
record. The government has been spend
ing $4,000, this year, making navi-
gable channel 200 feet wide and four feet
deep in the Mississippi between Mime
apolis and its rival, st. Paul.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-11-13

PhilO Nichols has received a car of
about 100000 red cedar shingles from
Tacoma, Washington, which he sells at
So 80, only a trfe more than the best
white pine and are much more durable.
Look at them.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-11-13

moved into ''Hay5ssitope," the renovated
Owen Cromwell place in Zoar, now own
ed by c. NJ. Pratt. Mr. Smythe is from
Virginia and will occupy the house dur
ing the Winter.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-11-13

One night last week, number of Jew
peddlers were found in the shelter of the
new sheds, opposite st Rose, enjoying
the warmth of fire.they had kindled. Fa-
ther Fox was reused and sent the va
grants to his barn to sleep.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-11-13

Michael Keane, Michael Lynch, Thom-
as j. Keating of Gas street are commit
tee of arrangements for st Rose drum
corps soiree, Wednesday evening, 25th,
at Town hall; music by Bliss. An en-
joyable evening is assured.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-11-13

work and covering at the springs sup
plying the new pipe just laid in the
Street and it was expected to have the
water running, this week.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-11-13

Mrs S. E. Fairchild of Sandy Hook,
who has been poorly and confined to the
house for about two weeks, was able to
be out for the first time, Monday.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-11-13

A. j. Christen and Nick Gerdes of New
York were at Taylor's hotel, last week,
and secured the woods for game.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-11-13

John F. Mcnamara has been quite sick
at the home of his parents in the Glen.
suffering with typhoid fever.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-11-13

The air plant was started, Monday, at
Rubber shop No. and worked satisfac-
torily,
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-11-13

II. 2. Boyson and Eli B. Beers of Pal
estine have unloaded car of bran at
Botsford.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-11-13
TO INVESTORS:

10 per cent Debentures issued by the Building
and Loan Association of Dakota, fully secured
and guaranteed; $4,000 Of mortgages deposited
with the trustee to protect each $1,000 invested.
Can be had in any amounts of $100 and up. Also
their installment stock, on which there has been
declared "a per cent. dividend per annum since
its organization Illustration showing estimat-
ed cost and profit on 10 shares of installment
stock:
Admission fee, $40
Monthly payments, So por month for 83
months, s49s
S5oS
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-11-13
Amount of shares at maturity, $40
For further particulars enquire or write,
JAMES c.. JOHNSON.

JAMES G.. JOHNSON,
GENERAL AGENT FOR CONNECT
ICUT, STEPNEY DEPOT.
The fact that, for the last two or three years,
because of short crops in the West and conse-
quent difficulty of making collections, while some
mortgage and trust companies have been forced
to the wall, this company's assets have been
constantly increasing, is evidence that investors
were right in their estimate of them as careful
and conservative; indeed, many of their largest
loans are backed by second mortgage placed
by strong company. The abundant crops in
the West mean a return of prosperity and lower
rates of interest soon. This company is about to
issue year per cent. Debenture. Parties
wishing to avail themselves of the 10 per cent.
guaranteed Debenturs will need to make an early
application for the same to
JAMES C. JOHNSON.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-11-13
ROXBURY.
Died, 4th, Eleazur Welton, 50.

DitU, Hui, IlItdAUI " tIIOH, q.
Any boy or girl can earn good watch
by working for us two hours; see ad. of
the New England Tea Co.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-11-13
... THE
EPISCOPAL CHURCH SERVICE
CONTAINS A
Z SPECIAL PRAYER
FOR THE
President of the United States.

The man among men, the elect and chosen
OF his people, chosen not for his faults, but
tor his sterling qualities and his virtues
The man OF all men who ought to keep in the
right path by virtue of his own prayers alone.
Its the susceptible men of low estate whC
need our prayers. Now, how much more
sensible and appropriate it would be to sub.
stitute the name of
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-11-13

TTILL'S BOARDING AND DAY SCHOOL--
who wish to make the most of their time ana
money will find this School well suited 70
address BEACH HILL, Long Hill, Conn.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1891-04-24
Henry Lawson WYATT.

Under instructions from the General
Assembly at its last session, the State
Librarian has had executed in oil a fine
portrait (25x3O) of this gallant Confede.
rate soldier. Private 81. L. Wyatt, who
fell in the battle of Big Bethel, June 10,
1861, was the first soldier who lost his life
in line of battle from the Confederate army
In this engagement it became necessary
to burn house behind were posted the
Federal infantry who were sending shot
like hail into the Confederate ranks the
commanding officer called for volunteers
to remove the building when Sergeant
George Williams, Thomas Fallon, John
W. Thorp, Henry L. Wyatt, Robert FL.
Bradley and Robert 81. Kicks, members
of the Edgecombe Guards, stepped to the
front to perform the dangerous under
taking. With determination in the eye
and death staring them in the face, they
moved forward with martial tread and
had only proceeded about thirty yards
when a minnie ball from the ranks of tho
enemy pierced the brain Of young Wyatt
and he fell to the ground without a groan,
with bis face to the enemy. Thus fell
one of the bravest soldiers from the Old
North State. The efforts of Librarian
Birdsong to secure the photograph and
the placing Of the portrait of this gallent
Confederate in the State Library is q
fitting tribute to the memory of the
deceased.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1891-04-24
Why sixty Seconds Make A Minute.

Why is our hour divided into sixty min.
utes, each minute into sixty seconds, ETC.?
Simply and solely, replies Max Muller, in
Fortnightly Review, because in Babylon
there existed by the side of the decimal
system of notation another system, the
sexagesimal, which counted by sixties.
Why that number should have been chosen
is clear enough, and it speaks for the
practical sense of those ancient Babylo-
nian merchants. There is no number
which has so many divisors as 60 it being
divided with out a remainder by 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 10, IL, Is, 20, and 80.
The Babylonians divided the suns daily
journey into "a parasangs, or 720 stadia.
Each parasanger or hour was subdivided
into 80 minutes. A parasang is about a
German mile, or little more than four
and half English miles; Babylonian
astronomers compared the progress made
the equinox to the progress made by a
good walker during the same time, both
accomplishing one parasang. The whole
course of the sun during the "a equinoc-
tial hours was fixed at "a parasangs, or
72O stadia, or $50 degrees.
This system was handed on to the
Greeks, and Hipparchus, the great Greek
philosopher, who lived about $50 B. c..
introduced the Babylonian hour into Eu.
rope. Ptolemy, who wrote about lao
A. D., and whose name still lives in that
of the Ptolemaic system of astronomy,
gave still wider currency 10 the Babylo-
nian way of reckoning time. 1t was car.
ried along on the quiet strain Of traditional
knowledge through the Middle Ages, and
strange to say, it sailed down safely over
the Niagara of the French Revolution.
For the French, when revolutionizing g
weights, measures, coins, and dates, and
subjecting all to the decimal system OF
reckoning, were induced by some unex
planned motive to respect our clocks and
watches, and allowed our dial to remain
gesimal-that is, Babylonian-each
hour consisting of sixty minutes.
chdn0e.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1891-04-24
~ That the common crawfish ha

aB That the common crawfish has
the power of reproducing an eye which it
may happen 10 lose is fact quite familiar
to naturalists but we are indebted to M
S. Chantran, the eminent scientist, for
the discovery that this power of reproduc-
ton varies with age. NJ. Chantran gives
the results of his observations on this
subject in the Complies Rendus, from
which it appears that a crawfsh one year
old quickly and effectually repairs such
injuries, while in animals two and more
years old reproduction is uncertain in it's
operations and never perfect His first
experiments were with number of one
year-old animals. In October, 1881, after
the close of their moulting season, he
clipped off their eyes. Moulting com
menced in May of the year following, and
in September, after four months had
elapsed, the eyes wero perfectly repro
duced.
The next experiment was with col.
lection of the creatures that were two
years old and past These he deprived of
their eyes, either Immediately before
moulting set in in the fall or during the
winter months, between the two mouths.
The results of these cases we're various.
months the eyes were reproduced, but the
pupils were so disfgured as to leave it
extremely doubtful whether they could
serve for the purpose of vision; in Others
one pupil would be considerably smaller
than the one in the other eye of the same
| individual.
Finally, in the case of full grown ami
mails, which moult less frequently-the
females but once a year and the males
twice-the experimenter's results did not
show any reproduction of the eye, but
only the growth Of eye-buds marked with
black point, and, in one case, of opaque
bifid buds in place of eyes.
M. Chantran promises at an early date
| to add more to the curious and interesting
summary given above, and also to give US
| his observations on the remarkable con-
cretions found in the stomachs of crabs
and crawfshes, called crabs eyes in old
pharmacopeias.- Louis Republic.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1891-04-24
Had Studied Business Methods.

Tomorrow" said the salesman as he
leaned back in his chair and lit cigar,
l am going in to see the boss and ask
him for a raise"
"Don't do it," was the advice of the
bead of the department, as he pushed his
plate away and also lit a cigar. "It's a
bad time."
"Bad time!" exclaimed the salesman.
"Why the firm is making more money
than it ever did, and I am working harder
than ever had to before. Look at the
business it has done in the last two
months"
"On account of which," persisted the
head of the department, it is bad time
to ask for an increase of salary. The
concern is making too much money.
Everything is running too satisfactory to
Justify an increase of expense"
"But if can't get an increase when
sales are large when can I ?"
"When they begin to drop off little, y
wise and puffed his cigar for moment or
two in silence. Then he continued:
cts human nature. When every.
thing is coming the firms way the firm
thinks, We are the people, 1t gives nc
credit for the work of its employees; it's
all the prestige of the firm.
"It's when a dull season comes on and
business falls off that the boss begins to
wonder what the trouble is. Then he for
gets about the prestige of the firm and
thinks of the value his employees have
been to him. Then's the time to strike
him for raise of salary. Then's the time
he's looking for good salesmen and pay
ing to get them. He's going to bring the
sales up to highwater mark again or know
the reason why. Now it W wouldn't bother
him if he didn't have any statesmen"
Tackle him on the drop, not on the
rise. It's the way of the world. The man
on the top wave is figuring mighty close
on expenses the man trying to get there
is the man who is spending the money
-Chicd00 Tribune.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1891-04-24
NEW SHOES! NEW SHOES!
The Largest and Most Complete
Stock of Shoes i'm the State.

Our Spring Stock of Shoes is now complete,
and we are showing some of the handsomest and
most perfect fitting styles in all our different
lines, to be seen in any town or city in this cOun
try In making our selection of Shoes we have
searched the markets we'll and have had our
Shoes made by the most reliable manufacturers,
81 that we know just what we are selling.
Good, reliable, honest Shoes are always the
cheapest, and that is Just what we propose to
give to our customers and all at prices that will
suprlse you. We go on the market with money
just as other people do, and when we buy bar
gain we give our customers the benefit of it.
For instance, we have big lot of Ladies' Fine
Shoes we are selling for 50 and $3.50. These
are not cheap Eastern Shoes, but Fine Philadel-
phia Shoes, and worth much more money. Nice
styles, perfect filters, and comfortable to the
foot as Shoes that cost more money. So it is
through our whole stock.
Our stock of Farmers Shoes, Brogans, Alas
kas, reedmoor Ties and Plow Shoes are not
surpassed by any. We have had them cut to
suit our trade, and can show you something that
will surprise you in price when the quality is
taken into consideration We start them at 81
per pair and carry full line up to the Best
whole stock.
We will interest you in prices and give good.
reliable foot wear if you will only give US a
trial
We carry full line of Trunks, Vallses and
Travelling Bags
New Stock just arrived. Don't fail to see us
| when you want anything in our line
GRAY s. BARNHARDT,
10 East Trade Street.
March 20, 1891
The Charlotte Democrat., 1891-04-24
Where to Put the Stamp on a Letter.

It has become a custom which all
thoughtful persons observe, to place the
stamp on the upper right hand corner of
the envelope, but few people have ever
stopped to think what was the reason for
this choice of position. The canceling
stamp and the postmarking stamp are
fastened side by side upon the same han
die, and if the stamp is correctly placed,
one blow makes both Impressions. If,
however, the stamp is on the lower right
hand corner the postmark falls on the
address, and both are illegible, while
if the stamp is on the left-hand side,
the postmark, which is always at the
left of the canceler, does not strike
the envelope at all, and second
blow is necessary TO secure it. So if the
stamp is anywhere except in the upper
right hand corner, it makes just twice as
much work for the clerk, and this, where
he is stamping many thousand pieces
every day, is no small matter There has
been in use for some time, in the post
office in Boston, number of canceling
machines, into which the letters, all faced
upward, are fed. These machines, if the
stamps are correctly placed do the work
quite well, leaving on the envelope the
row oflong black lines which we all have
noticed on Boston letters.
[ am not able to learn, however, that
there is any other Office in the country, as
yet which uses these. The Boston Office
has also, quite recently, put in operation a
most ingenious machine for canceling and
postmarking postal cards, which differs
from the other in the greater rapidity of
it's work. Two hundred cards can be
placed in it at once, a crank is turned, and
click, click they fall into a basket all
stamped.-MdC Bennet, in st. Nicholas.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1891-04-24
Advice From the Barber.

How TO Cure Dandruff and Keep the Moustache
Nice.
The man in the next chair was com.
planning because the ends Of his moustache
didn't grow, says a writer in the Chicago
Post.
"Stop twirlng it, then," said the barber.
"Constant twirling splits the hairs and as
soon as they are split all growth stops
Immediately. That's why you see so
many men with moustaches that look as
though they were moth-eaten. If you
want your moustache to be regular, even,
and thing Of beauty altogetherjust keep
your hands away from If it droops
at the ends and you prefer that it should
curl upward, Paris fashion, come to me
and let me use the hot irons on it. Don't
try to give it a curl with your fingers.
"Dear me-" he continued as he ran his
fingers through the mans hair "what
lot of dandruff! What's the use of having
dandruff, anyway ?"
Cant help it," said the man.
eyes you can,' returned the barber.
"There's nothing easier. Get some rock
salt and dissolve teaspoonful in a glass
of hot water. That's the proportion. Of
course you want to mix more than that.
Then, every morning and every night,
rub the salt water thoroughly into your
scalp and thoroughly saturate every
blessed hair. When you've done this
brush your hair vigorously with bristle
brush, neither too stiff nor too soft, but
just medium, for a good ten minutes. If
you do this Til guarantee that in four
weeks all the dandruff will disappear, and
your hair will thicken and grow more
rapidly than ever before. And say, never
use wire hair brush. They're horrible
things, and cause more dandruff than any,
thing else [ know Of"
The Charlotte Democrat., 1891-04-24
The 64-65 Mystery.

The following curious puzzle beats the
celebrated "13-15-14' enigma of a few
years ago, and is we'll worth investigation
Take strip of card board or paper 13
inches long and 5 wide thus giving sur
diagonally, as true as you can, the result
being two pieces in shape of triangle. Now
measure exactly five inches from the
larger end of each strip, and cut each in
two pieces. Take your four pieces and put
them in the shape of an exact square, and
it will appear to be- just 8 inches each way
or 81 square inches-a loss of l square
inch of superficial measurement, with nc
diminution of surface. The question is,
what becomes of that inch ?"
The Charlotte Democrat., 1891-04-24

PECULIAR EFFECT OF "GR1P."-A re.
tired physician of this city, whose s'sands
of life" have not "nearly run out" and
who is a man of keen perceptive powers,
explained to Star representative one of
various results of an attack of "grip.'
He named several well known, citizens
who had been victims of the disease, all
Of whom had been almost inveterate
smokers, and all of whom had lost all
desire to smoke, both during the attack
and since recovery. This is question of
interest, and is worthy the attention of
the medical profession. And, no doubt,
dealers in cigars and smoking tobacco
will appoint committee of investigation
with orders to report promptly, for they
would suffer seriously should they lose
their "grip" on the old smokers Ra.
miHgt0R Star.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1891-04-24
Perfect Through Suffering.

God never would send you the darkness
If he felt you could bear the light;
But you would not cling to his guiding hand
If the way were always bright;
And you would not care to walk by faith,
Could you always walk by sight.
'Tis true he has many an anguish
For your sorrowful heart to bear,
And many cruel thorn-crown
For your tired head to wear
He knows how few would reach heaven at all
If pain would not guide them there.
So he sends you the binding darkness,
And the furnace of seven-fold heat
'Tis the only way, believe me,
To keep you close to his feet,
For tits always so easy to wander
When our lives are glad and sweet
Then nestle your hand in your Fathers
And sing, if you can, as you go;
Your song may cheer some one behind you
Whose courage is sinking low,
And, well, if your lips do CULVER
God will love you better So
-ETchHnOe