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The Newtown bee., 1892-09-30
How Harry Won the Art Prize.

| Such a disconsolate face as Harry Nor
gan wore, you never saw in your life.
He was sitting in his room, upstairs, be-
fore his easel, not painting, but just fool
ing with his brushes, and-and, we'll,
yes, believe pouting is the right word
to use, even though Harry was 16 years
old, and one of the brag pupils at the
McEwen art school.
The Spring exhibition of the McEwens
would soon be held and among the prizes
offered was one for the best animal por-
trait. Harry was fond of painting from
natural history studies and he had made
up his mind that he would take that prize
or die trying.
He had special inducement to it, too.
His father ridiculed the very idea of
his becoming an artist and wasting
time" as he called it, over paint and
brushes.
Better learn something that will keep
you in bread and butter, after while,
my boy said he. s'Painting daubs
won't get the bread, let alone the but
ter"
81 don't intend to paint daubs,' said
Harry, the least bit sulkily.
II never saw anybody who could do
much else,' remarked Mr. Morgan.
But when the art prizes were offered,
he said to Harry:
''Now if you take one of them and show
US that you can make something that
will pay, III give up. You may study
with one of the best artists and I'll send
you on a sketching tour, next Summer
and pay all the bills myself
Father, I'll take prize, said Harry,
firmly. ssI'm going in for the gold med
all
All right, get it, then,'' was Mr. Nor
gan's answer. But from the tone he us
ed, Harry knew that he had not bit of
faith in his ability to secure the medal
and that only made him the more anx-
ious to have it. With such incentives,
what boy would not have done his level
best, as boys say?
Not Harry, at any rate. After long
and serious thinking, he selected the bear
Tor his subject and went to work.
He covered sheet after sheet with his
preliminary studies, but his success was
not at all encouraging. Sketch after
sketch went into the fire, before he would
venture to decide that he might use one
as his model.
And then, when he attempted to put
bis idea on canvas, the result was Carl
cature Of most impossible creature, at
which Harry himself nearly died laugh
Ing. That is, he laughed at first. Then
he grew discouraged and almost angry.
Fancy getting premium for that OBJ
ject, when you couldn't tell whether it |
was meant for dog or a donkey!'' he
sighed dolefully. II might as well give it |
up! I can't do anything, and IT'S no use
trying!''
His little sister Mamie was in the room,
and heard him scolding himself. She
came over to bis side, hoped up on the
back Of the chair and from that perch
looked over his shoulder at his work.
The Newtown bee., 1892-09-30

Number y has dropped off for two or
three weeks, owing to the small quantity
of milk produced, intending to start in
again, next month. No. l6 is off and
furnishes j. w. Tuthill. His milk was
of good quality and Melted him from
65c. to CSC. per 40-quart can, besides the
skim milk, through the month of June.
Through that month, the lowest price
received by any patron was Gle. per 40
quarts, while some were paid over &c.
per quart and the skim milk. The price
paid for butter fat at that time was zoe.
per pound. 1t has since been raised to
BE. and, since September l, it has been
25c. Glover Farm butter excels, ranks
first In the butter market, the demand
for choice grade of butter is m ct and
good price received. The wholesale
price is Doc. per pound and they are be-
hind on orders. We have the test be-
fore us for the week ending September
Il and the dairy furnishing the poor
est quality of milk received 1-l6c. per
quart and the skim milk, while the
dairy furnishing the richest milk will
be paid over &c. per quart and skim
milk. The average price paid will be |
over l-4c. per quart and skim milk.
The skim milk is sold by some for 15c.
per can, while all value it at l0c. per
can. We therefore think we are correct
in stating that the milk is bringing on
an average lie. per quart for Septem.
Der. If wrong, we wish to be corrected.
The Newtown bee., 1892-09-30
REDDING.

Mrs Stephen Benedict has returned
from two-months visit with her par
ents.
Randolph Bradley and mother have
been for several weeks at their farm
house.
J. S. Sanford and wife have been in
Ridgefield, Mrs M. Miller returning with
them.
DIR Smith attended little Harold, son of
Willie Sanford, sick with grip.
Mrs Barnes and son Herbert returned
to their home in New York on Thursday
for the third year of his course in Co
lumbia college.
Mrs Clarissa Morehouse was taken sud
denly and dangerously sick, last Friday
with pleurisy; the doctor thought her a
little more comfortable on Sunday.
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auctions which is not uncommon in au-
thors. He was surprised that visitor
who saw him, not long before his death,
should know so much of his poetry by
heart. ~ wonder thou shouldst burden
thy memory with all that rhyme" he
said. at is not we'll to have too much
of it; better get rid of it as soon as pos
sible. Why, | can't remember any of it.
| once went to hear a wonderful orator
and he wound up his speech with poet
ical quotation and clapped with all my
might. Some one touched me on the
shoulder and said: 500 you know who
wrote that?'' | said MOL don't; but it's
good 1t seems had written it myself.
The fault is, have written far too much.
wish half of it was in the Red sea-
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study from Nature as the big fellow
said. Ha, ha, When | didn't expect
it, too. Some time I'll put that whole
scene on canvas, for my own amuse-
ment, painter and all. Think it needs a
trifle more shade about the head, though.
Wonder if can get it right
He began to work once more, quickly
but quietly. When he leaned back to
look at his canvas again, he said,
thoughtfully:
"That has been pretty good lesson
for me, even it was only dream. l not
only recall how the monster looked, but
what he said about working with a
frown on ones face. | could not do it,
being good natured over it. l never had
much faith in dreams; but this one does
strike me as rather remarkable. | don
suppose anybody would believe it if
told it. | don't think | will tell it just
now; but after the exhibition-well, if
should be lucky, might tell it then.
1t is very odd dream. | wonder if it
came to me on purpose? Can't tell, I'm
sure. But if | use the lesson it brought
me, that will do just as well, imagine.
[ will use it. So here goes again and
success to the brown bear. copied from
Nature
With another laugh, he bent to his task
and made his brushes fly steadily. Not
cross and spiteful this time. but smiling
and resOlute, determined to overcome
difficulties and even ready to give little
Mamie bright look and pleasant
word when she ventured to open his
door and peep doubtfully into the room.
What his success was, at last, you
may guess, when L tell you what hap
pened when the McEwen art school gave
its exhibition.
Crowds of we'll dressed ladies and gen.
tlemen came to see the pictures and
made their comments on the young art
lists. 1t was noticed that group always
fingered in certain corner which con-
tanned the animal studies; and most of
the visitors took more than one glance
at certain neatly framed picture of a
brown bear, over which was tackled a
card containing the number of the entry
and the words "FrOm Nature"
A gay girl, who was quite friend of
Harry's, knew who painted the picture
and said to him:
"Oh, Harry Morgan! What a story!
You never studied that fellow in his ma
tive woods in your life!"
ssOh, yes, / did, Nell.'' was Harry's
smiling answer. But he did not tell her
more, just then.
When the august gentlemen of the
committee came round, they too, linger-
ed before the brown bears portrait and
finally tied the red ribbon to it and en-
tered in their notebooks:
First award, class seven, Harry Nor
gan. Gold medal"
Then there was proud and happy
boy, getting ready for his Summer in
the mountains, with Herr Bergmuller,
the great German artist. And he will
secret which that funny dream impress
ed so strongly upon his mind and which
it would hurt none of us to remember:
ssNever work with a frown on your
face; but if you would be successful,
be cheerful as well as industrious. even
if you are only trying to paint brown
bear'-G Belle H. Reid
The Newtown bee., 1892-09-30
CRANBERRY PLAINS.

Mrs Carver entertained friends from
Weston.
The attendance at the school is large
and Mr. Gregory, the teacher, says that
he expects to have over so scholars on
the register before the end of September.
Mrs Folke and children of New York
city are to stay at Charles Bouton's un-
til the cholera scare in New York is over
tertained Austin Wilson and wife of
South Norwalk.
The Newtown bee., 1892-09-30

Uncas council, No. 25, @. U. "A. M. and
Echo council, No. 10, D. of L., are to
hold kirmess at Madison hall from Oc
tober to Is.
Bishop Mcmahon confirmed class of
600 at st. Mary's, last week.
Bunten's newsstand at Bulls Head was
Quilted by fire, last Friday morning, at
damage of several hundred dollars.
Fenelon Hubbell of the furniture firm
of Hubbell & Curtis died, last Friday.
He was born at White Hills in 1910 and
leaves widow and two daughters, Mrs
Sarah T. Meeker, Mrs William B. Spen-
Ger.
Excavations are made on East Main
street for brick block for Maurice o.
Demran. The front will be laid up with
pressed brick and the building will con-
tain four stores and tenements with mod
ern improvements. 1. w. Day & Co. are
900. L. w. Day has also made plans for
extensive alterations to Hartmann's
brewery and for three-story frame
building on East Main street for John
Colgan.-[R Record.
Some one first got out the horse of
George w. Hayes and then burned his
barn on Berkshire street, last Friday
night.
The Democratic probate convention
for this district will be held at Wheeler's
building, Saturday, October l, IL m.
The Terra Gotta and Pipe Manufacture
ing Co. are turning out salt glazed vitri-
fled sewer pipe at East End, foot of Hol-
lister avenue. The clay comes from New
Jersey and they can turn out about a
mile of pipe daily.
Probably the finest house to be erect
ed, this season, will be for George w.
Jackman of the Springfield Emery Wheel
company, for which Henry A. Lambert
is completing the plans. 1t will be built
on fine large lot on North avenue, cor
ner of Colorado avenue. The house will
be 40x65 feet and will be three stories
high. The first story will be of granite
and the upper part of wood. A circular
tower rises on one corner and veranda
runs across the front and around to the
sides, with a port cochere. The first
floor is divided into double parlors, Ii
brary, sitting room, dining room and
kitchen. The upper floors will contain
several large chambers, with bath fitted
up with all the sanitary appliances. The
interior will be finished in hard woods,
with mantels and tiled fireplaces, dumb
waiter, electric bells, etc. A conserva-
tory will open from the dining room.
The roof will be slated. The work of
building will be done by the day. Rec
ord.
Misses Hattie and Lizzie Platt of Clin-
ton avenue started, last Friday, for Den
yer, where they will spend the Winter.
Manager II. E. Peck of Saratoga ex-
cursion fame is in Chicago to arrange
accommodations for Worlds Fair visit
ors.
There was slight fire in the basement
of the building occupied by the Hub
Co., Main and State streets. last
Friday evening. Fortunately, the blaze
was extinguished before much damage
was done.
The South church is to issue month
ly church paper, the Chronicle. The
first issue appeared, Sunday, and is edit
ed by Rev r. G. S. McNeille, assisted by
Frank Hubbard, the pastors clerk.
Hon d. N. Morgan has an invitation to
attend the dedication of the Worlds Fair
buildings, October 90, q and %.
Prof Churchill of Andover, an clocu-
zionist. will open a course of five enter
tainments at Olivet church, October %.
The Newtown bee., 1892-09-30

A diamond cut in Antwerp is, with one
exception, the largest in the world. 1t
weighs 474 carats, but will lose 274 in the
cutting. 1t will still, however, hold its
place as second largest cut stone, being
exceeded only by the Persian Great Mo-
gul, which weighs $50 carats. The Koh-
i-noor weighs only 102 1-2 carats. The
Antwerp diamond, when cut,- will be
about as large as pigeons egg and will
measure 1856 inches each way.
The Newtown bee., 1892-09-30
LONG HILL-HUNTINGTON.

1t is a constant peril to the public that
the dogs recently bit by rabid dog that
went this way are not killed. 1t would
seem as if the health authorities ought
to act. So far as known, about six re-
main that were bitten and not one of
them is good for anything, but all are
kept alive by an i'll conceived notion of
affection.
Thomas Chadeayne offers to paint any
carriage and give the proceeds to the
building fund of the Congregational
church.
The Newtown bee., 1892-09-30
Glover Farm Annex.

The supply of milk furnished Glover
Farm annex amounted, September 81, to
24s9 pounds, or nearly 30 40-quart cans.
The daily supply has not fallen below
Is 40-quart cans, this season, while in
June and July it amounted to As 40quart
cans per day. From these figures, it
will be seen that the supply has not
fallen off more than was expected, con-
sidering the hot weather. Below is a
list of those who furnish milk. We go
by the daily record as kept at Glover
Farm annex and, as each dairy is num-
bered, will place the name of person
and weight opposite the number. A can
of 40 quarts weighs So pounds:
The Newtown bee., 1892-09-30
:: TO INVESTORS =:

per cent Debeuturrs issued by Building All
Loan Association of Dakota, fully secured ana
guaranteed; $4,000 of mortgages deposited with
the trustee to protect eacn $1,000 invested Can
be had in any amounts of 500 and up. Also
their installmsnt stock. on which there has been
declared "a per cent dividend per anuum since
its organic alton. Illustration showing estimat-
ed cost and profit on 10 shares of installment
stock:
Admission fee, $40.
Monthly payments, Sc per month
for SO months, S49S.
S50s.
Amount of shares at maturity, $1,000.
The Newtown bee., 1892-09-30

''The pine forests of the South appear
endless and, for hundreds of
miles, we pass through unbroken forests
of pine. In all of these, sawmills are at
work and, at many stations, there are
thousands of railroad ties piled up, while
everywhere OK teams may be seen drag
ging logs out of the dim distance and, for
all that, you cannot see that tree has
been CUT
The Newtown bee., 1892-09-30

Miss Agnes Murray, who has been in
New York, has been sued by Frank T..
Lane for bill of 800 for work done on
her wagons. Justice B. b. Brothwell
will hear the case, Saturday, October i.
Mr. and Mrs John Harry have returned
from their trip to England.
The Newtown bee., 1892-09-30

A rather unusual question has come up
in Providence, r. L., where father and
mother disagreed as to the naming Of the
baby. Each gave name to the child
and made return to the city registrar.
Thus arose the question which had the
right to give the name and the city sclic-
itor solemnly decreed the right to the
father
The Newtown bee., 1892-09-30

There is peculiar case in northern
New Hampshire, where husband and
wife are both preachers of the gospel and
each is settled over parish in that reg
ion. Their parishes are about 10 miles
apart. The pastors frequently exchange
with each other and it is a very conven-
lent family arrangement.-[B Boston Her.
The Newtown bee., 1892-09-30

Mother-"Have you heard how Mr.
Spanker is this morning." Small SON
"Oh, he's all right. He's gettin' WE'LL"
"Who told?' "No one." ''Then how do
you know?" "His little boys has begun
to hear when their mother calls. "-[Go
News
The Newtown bee., 1892-09-30

Following the announcement of the
great new steamers to be built for the
Cunard company comes a similar notice
from the White Star company, which
has ordered one still larger. 1t will be
700 feet long, 65 feet wide and will have
three screws.
The Newtown bee., 1892-09-30

Mr. Bartlett, missionary sent by the
American Board to Japan, states that Sir
Edwin Arnold's conduct in that country
Is not seemly, being better adapted to
the court of Louis XIV.
The Newtown bee., 1892-09-30
HUNTINGTON.

Miss Katie E., daughter of Charles
Judson, is to be married at st. Pau's,
Wednesday, October 5, 3 p m, to p. L.
johnson, the young Bridgeport attorney,
son of County Commissioner johnson.
The Newtown bee., 1892-09-30

The Birmingham England Daily Ga
zette is printed, cut and folded by cleo
tricity and is said to be the first paper to
use this power wholly and continuously.
The work is said to be done economical
The Newtown bee., 1892-09-30

Whittier did not find much profit in
poetry until the appearance of .Snow
Bound" The success of that poem, it is
said, was great surprise to him. In
fact, he seemed to be without that par
donable vanity concerning his own pro-
The Newtown bee., 1892-09-30

Chicago's city engineer attributes all
the 1900 deaths from typhoid and similar
diseases which have occurred there dur
ing the past seven months to sewage pol
luton of the water supply.
The Newtown bee., 1892-09-30
EASTON.

A handsome marble tablet has been
placed at the grave of the late Ann Eliza
Wilson by Mr. Hughes of the Stratford
granite and marble works.
The Newtown bee., 1892-09-30

When a Boston novelist wants to make
his hero swear, he writes, "a blank ex-
preston came into his face" and lets it
go at that Truth.
The Newtown bee., 1892-09-30
FAIRFIELD.

Col w. III. Stevenson has moved his
family to their Bridgeport home. His
place here has been sold to Albert M.
Craig.
The Newtown bee., 1892-09-30
EAST VILLAGE.

Mr. Hughes of the Stratford granite
works has placed a neat marble tablet at
the grave of the late Hanford Burr.
The Newtown bee., 1892-09-30
JAMES C. JOHNSON,
GENERAL AGENT FOR CONNECT
ICUT, STEPNEY DEPOT.

These Mortgages back Of the Debentures, in the
hands of the Trustee, are each and all assigned
by separate instrument to the Trustees as col
lateral security to the Dsbenturss of the series
for which the loan is deposited as collateral Up
on any default of payment of principal or inter-
est, the Trustee, upon complaint of any aggrieved
party, must proceed to realize on the securities
in his hands and they represent, at least. four
times the face value of the Dabentures.
The Newtown bee., 1892-09-30
TRUMBULL.

Miss Lena Nichols has visited in Wood
hurv
The Newtown bee., 1892-09-30

No. Name lbs.
l, ~. Schermerhorn, las
2, l.. b. Lake, 164
3, ID. G. Beers, 100
I, u. $. Peck, 100
5, d. ID. Beardsley, 1919
&, c. Il. johnson, 50
!, II. II. Peck, So
&, P.Clark, IFS
9. Horace Northrop, 1853
10, S. S. Scudder, lO8
IL, l.. r. Skidmore, l46
II, NJ. J. Heating, %
-, l. b. Goodsell, a07
II, s. b. Camp, l5s
Is, A. l.. Peck, GS
rs, Thomas Costello,
II, Il. L. johnson, So
Is, ID. G. Bacon, 30
10, II. s. Benedict, 12l
20, Sanford and Bierce, 20
II, Catherine Nash, 81
~, =. l.. Ronalds,
3D. John Stevens, lat
a. James Farrell, 81
The Newtown bee., 1892-09-30
WESTON.

Miss Adele Hamilton teaches the Val
ley Forge school.
The Newtown bee., 1892-09-30
FOSTER, BE4s:sEE & G.? COMPANY !! "a
People Who Are Short

Of money must be very short indeed
if they can't afford to invest $40 in q
Middlesex suit. Perhaps you will be
astonished to be told that the worse off
you are. the better you can afford to
make this investment. Isn't it true
that the less you have the more sharp
St. Landry democrat., 1892-01-02

Dallas News: "It will be we'll fol
the citizens to watch closely and sec
whether the moral sentiment against
lotteries is to be made a handle to a
weapon of oppression, breaking down
the right Of fair trial. The law author
izing the order to carry New Orleans
men to Dakota for trial appears to be
contrary to the fundamental purpose OF
the institution Of trial by jury. II so,
enough is said to condemn it. AS for
the administration, nothing need be
said. 1t must go by the law. But if
such law stands, the right of the citi-
zen is swamped. A federal administra-
ton with authority to carry citizens to
any place in the United States for trial
at its discretion can get anybody con-
yicted Of alleged crime, This is the
long and short Of it. And if it may do
so to enforce one federal statute it will
probably succeed in getting power to do
the same in order to enforce Others"
St. Landry democrat., 1892-01-02
Personal.

Alr. George Wright, of Crowley, wa:
III town during the week
Mr.. Benz. White, now ticket and pas
senSer agent at 1ngcrsoll, Texas, is or
a visit to relatives here.
Miss Bertha ChrtLien, Of New Or
leans, who spent several days here, re-
turned home on Monday.
Mr. w. y. Bonnet, Of Lafayette, was
on our streets during the week.
Capt. Z. &. Pickett and family, of
Washington, moved to town this week,
anu are occupying the old Park Hotel.
| Mr.. r. ID. Chrctien and family, of New
tives here this week.
Mr. E. c. Milburn, of Whitcyillc, was
| IN town on Tuesday.
Mr. A: }. Lafargue, editor Of the
Marksvllle Bulletin and Il candidate for
the House of Representatives from
Avoyelles, spent few hours here on
Monday.
Mr.. j. D. Hagerty, Of Washington,
was in town Oh "Wednesday and dropped
IN to see us.
DR.. 4. I. Young, of Vile Plate, gave
us a pleasant call on Wednesday.
Misses Mary L. Laicur, Cora Stagg
and Pic. Savant, of Whiteville, were
visiting in town during the week.
- MI a. Laurent Lacomhc left on
Thursday for North Louisiana on
business and pleasure trip.
Messrs. Edward and Albert Estorgc,
OF Broussardville, spent a few days with
relatives here this week.
Miss Mamie Quintle has returned
from her home in Texas, much improv-
ed in health.
Mr.. Ben Splane, of WASHINGTON, was
in town on Wednesday.
Mrs. B. F. Meginley and Miss Lydia
st. Gaudin spent Friday with relatives !
in Washington.
Miss Kate L. Littci, daughter OF the
late DR.: r. II. LittelI, Of Opelousas. was
married at Lake Chalics on Dec. 24lh to !
Mr.. Henry Sampson, of Houston, Tex.
Masters Garrigucs Andrus, Ctas.
Boagni, Edgar Bloch and Theo. Littel!,
students at the State University at |
Baton Rouge and at Tulane, spent the
holidays with relatives here.
St. Landry democrat., 1892-01-02
OF West Feliciana.

The Alexandria Times points out the
| danger to democratic unity in the per-
sistent efforts of the "Nicholls gang
to make the revenue amendment a
party question in Louisiana. 1t says
that Judge Blackman, in his recent
speech before the Alexandria democrat
ic club, foreshadowed what would be
the fatal consequence OF making the
amendment a party test, and cited in
illustration the action of the Virginia
democrats on the debt question. The
National Democratic committee made
an earnest appeal to the democrats of
the State not to make reputation a
party issue, but while all should vote
the ticket let each man vote on that
question as he might elect to do. The
appeal was all in vain. The party was
split wide asunder, and thus the grand
old Mother of States was for years dis
graced in the United States Senate and
Before the world by Malone aud Rid
dleberger as her representatives.
In marked contrast to this act of stu
peudous folly, said Judge Blackman,
was the policy of the democrats of
Kentucky at the last election when the
acceptance or rejection Of the State
constitution was voted on. 1t was not
made test of party fealty, each demo-
crat voting pro or con as he preferred,
aud hence the integrity Of the party
was untarnished by the contest.
These lessons of experience were lost
on the ants of Louisiana, or rather dis
regarded by them. They We're afraid
to go before the people on the record of
the Nichols administration, which had
become stencil in the nostrils Of the
democracy, and they raised the false is
sue of the lottery as the only hope of
keeping themselves in place and power.
Baton Rouge Advocate.