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The Newtown bee., 1892-01-08

The year 1890 appears, from the stand point of vital statistics, to be perhaps the worst year of the century for France. There have been more deaths than in any one year since the Franco-German war; there have been fewer marriages than in any year for 10 years; there have been fewer births than in any year for 90 years, with a single exception. Accord ing to the records, there were for all France, in the year 1890, 269,332 marri- ages, 5457 divorces, S3S. .059 births and S76, ,5O5 deaths. The result of the de crease in births and the increase in deaths is loss of 3S, 446 inhabitants. There has been. however, an increase in divorces. In one of the large communes of France there was not a birth in a whole year. The prefect of the department on his own responsibility offered reward to the par ents to whom should be born the first child.
The Newtown bee., 1892-01-08

The decisions of the ways and means committee of the worlds far at Chicago to allow the sale of liquor on the grounds lets loose the flood gates of protest. The Woman's Christian Temperance Union proposes to make big fight. The req son for the committees action, the im- mense revenue that can be derived from the sale of liquor privileges, is slim ar gument, compared with the moral ques- tion involved.
The Newtown bee., 1892-01-08

Senator Frye has a small grandson up at Lewiston, and the other day he got letter from nine-year-old Tommy running as follows: "Dear Grandper: 1 see by the papers that there is going to be war with the Chiles. And want to go. Papa says I can go if you find me place in the gunboats. If you can I sould like to be errand boy for the captaion but if you could not get that I want to be on the commanders or equations boat"
The Newtown bee., 1892-01-08
W.
 McCORD.


 Proper, not costly, carpets are here, good enough to buy at sight.
 We are getting ready for our half-yearly house-cleaning time.
 We are getting ready to let some goods go, too.
 We are picking out patterns we don't intend duplicating and they must be prepared to step out lively.
 No use telling prices. See the goods and you'll see the price.
 Good time to purchase carpets now.
The Newtown bee., 1892-01-08

There is no need to get excited over this Chilian war talk. Fully nine-tenths of it is pure-stutf, invented to fill up space and occupy the dear public's time until something definite transpires. The San tiago game is easily seen through. It is a game of bluff. When it is found to be no longer safe, it will be no longer play ed.-T Boston Advertiser.
The Newtown bee., 1892-01-08

The new Housatonic time table that went into effect, Sunday, starts the first train south from Botsford at 0S. The first train south from Newtown leaves at 7. The Hawleyville freight now gets into Bridgeport on it's return trip at 30, a half hour later. The milk train gets into Bridgeport at 45, an hour and 20 minutes earlier and the last express south at 8, 8 minutes earlier. Of the trains north, the first passenger leaves Bridge port at 7, five minutes earlier. The de- mand for train in middle of the after noon has been met by freight leaving Bridgeport at 15. The second after noon passenger leaves Bridgeport at b, 10 minutes later and the New Milford special Tt 30, 20 minutes later.
The Newtown bee., 1892-01-08

equaled. During two months, the bal ance in our favor has reached the enor- nous sum of $9O,OOO,0 ,0O0. The distribut- ion of merchandise is rapidly increasing in the West and is better even in the South. There are failures, but fewer than year ago.-[ Real Estate Record.
The Newtown bee., 1892-01-08
THANKSGIVING

Has come and gone. The Governors
 of the States and the President of the United States issued the usual proc
 lamations, telling us in a general way
 how much we have cause to be thank ful for, but none of them particulariz-
 ed to any great extent; now it seems
 eminently proper that a few of the
 causes for a general Thanksgiving,
 this year above all others, be mention
 ed.
 1st, War with Italy has been happily
 averted.
 2d, What was lastyear sand lot and
 desert waste at Hawleyville is now
 covered with a building containing
 one of the choicest selections of furni-
 Gare to be found in the kingdom. 3d, The President, his cabinet, Baby
 Mckee, Jay Gould and Sara Bernhardt
 have all, thus far, escaped the ravages
 of small pox, the measles, and reduced salaries.
 4th, The familiar and care worn face of Mrs Lydia Pinkham and the bald head of W. Doug lass have been superseded in number of papers by brand new advertisement Ct pat ent bug exterminator. 5th Regular $40 roll top office desks are now
 sold by Baker for $50 to S35 and economy in high places encouraged by our three good Gov ernors expressing willingness to sit in one chair.
 9th, Unpleasant complications with Chili now seem in fair way of settlement and good exten- sion tables are shipped in all directions from Hawlevyilla at S4 90 each. Eth, A protracted session of our Legislature, wherein not a single obnoxious law was passed. 9th, A public reading room in Baker furniture emporium at Hawleyville. where weary travellers l may, with comfort, while away the waiting hours between trains.
 9th, Full enjoyment of religious liberties and the rights of citizenship 10th, The power of the press, which never be- fore exerted such influence in the land, par ticularly in granger districts during the late
 great vinegar" harvest 11th, That Bakers advertisements are no longer than a quarter column and only in- ficted once a week.
 18th, That,-that,-.wel this is all we have
 room to enumerate and this is enough for one
 Thanksgiving.
The Newtown bee., 1892-01-08

Influenza is epidemic in the eastern part of the county of Kent, Eng. A num- Der of persons who were suffering from influenza and who had frequented public places were charged with violating the health law. They were convicted and each of them fined $25.
The Newtown bee., 1892-01-08

Miss Lucy Northrop, victim of drop sy, died, last week Thursday, 45 years old. Rev Mir Delzell officiated at the funeral, Sunday. She was daughter of Mrs Heman Northrop. Bearers: w. c. and c. B. Johnson, s. J. Botsford.
The Newtown bee., 1892-01-08
NUMBER 3.
GIarissa A. Bradley.

From day to day and OCT and OCT, Your duty was well done And every day that called for more Was joytully begun; And your life from day to day Continued till you passed away. "Passed away!" Yes to that bourne Where every soul must go. ; Yet, why will man forever mourn? 'Tis best that this is so; And many leave from day to day For that bright field so far away.
 -EG w B.
The Newtown bee., 1892-01-08

Banker c. II. Northrop's family, like nearly every household, have been vic- tins of the prevailing distemper.
The Newtown bee., 1892-01-08

Mrs Helin, who has had the grip, was taken worse and her life was despaired of, last week Thursday night, but we are glad to hear that she is better.
The Newtown bee., 1892-01-08

Misses GOlda and Carrie McMahOn of New Milford have visited their aunt, Mrs E. F. Hawley.
The Newtown bee., 1892-01-08

Miss Hopestill Hull of Hawleyville has been sick with grip.
The Newtown bee., 1892-01-08
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 Admission fee, Siu Monthly payments, Ss per month for Ss %
 months, ofSo
 S5os Amount of shares at maturity, 5000 For further particulars enquire or write,
The Newtown bee., 1892-01-08

NJ. s. Otis took Dea Henry Fairchilds place in serving the communion at the Congregational church. The deacon was too feeble to venture out and it was his first absence at such time in years.
The Newtown bee., 1892-01-08

In reading over the literary items of the week, found not much to interest me, until my eye caught sight of an article headed ssJenks' Dream." Imag- inc my surprise to find it ended up with a recommendation to use Dr. Pierces Pleasant Pellets. Nevertheless, being a great sufferer from sick headache, I determined to try them, and, to my great joy, I found prompt relief, and by their protracted use, complete immunity from such attacks. Pierce's Pellets often cure sick headache in an hour. They are gently laxative or actively cathartic, according to size of dose. As a pleasant laxative, take one each night on retiring. For adults, four act as an active, yet painless, cathartic. Cause no gripping or sickness. Best Liver Pill ever made. Smallest, Cheap est, Easiest to take. For Constipation, Indigestion and Bilious Attacks, they have no equal.
 Manufactured at the Chemical Labo- ratory of the WORLDS DIsPENsARr MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, No. 663 Main Street, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Newtown bee., 1892-01-08

Mir and Mrs S.S. Scudder, now in Mich igan, have both been sick, the latter quite seriously, at the home of her sister.
The Newtown bee., 1892-01-08

Mrs Lorrin Peck, who is housekeeper for Edward T. Clark, has been sick with
The Newtown bee., 1892-01-08

Miss Sophie Hammond of Brooklyn has been guest of Miss Mamie Blackman.
The Newtown bee., 1892-01-08

A veritable family medicine box: Beecham's pills.
The Newtown bee., 1892-01-08

Misses Helen and Bessie Beers have visited New Haven friends.
The Newtown bee., 1892-01-08

Miss Bessie Jonas is sick with chicken
The Newtown bee., 1892-01-08

Mrs NJ. s. Otis visited her daughter, Mrs Camp of Waterbury, last week.
The Newtown bee., 1892-01-08

Misses Katie and Etta Martin have been home from school at Hartford.
The Newtown bee., 1892-01-08

We are glad to report Dea Henry Fair child recovering from his attack of grip.
The Newtown bee., 1892-01-08

& CLARA, Attorneys and Counsel-
 prs at Law, P. Q. Building, Bridgeport, Conn.
The Newtown bee., 1892-01-08

AEWTOWN SAVINGS BANK-Newtown, IN Coull, Incorporated 1855.
 PHILO CLARKE, President c. H. NORTH ROP, Treasurer HOURS-9 u. m. to B p. m. :; Mondays, to Q D. III.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-07-21
cratic voters awaysfrom the polls. II
is time there should be a change.

FINANCE COMMISSIONER PETER
SON made a proposal at the last meet
ing of the Board that the Board
should refuse to concur in any pay
rolls not filed with it within ten days
after the month which they cove red.
The Journal says this is "a good
rule" 1t is a piece of blank nonsense
and we are amazed that a business
man like Mr.. Peterson should propose
it.
II the Board should adopt it, the
courts would convince the members in
short order that a debt was just as
much a debt twenty days after it was
incurred as ten days. A second
thought will show anyone the absurd
injustice and illegality of refusing to
pay men because their superiors were
tardy with their accounts than
suited some one else.
The majority of the Finance Board
showed good judgment in refusing to
put so foolish a resolution on their
minute books. 1t would have been
useless even as a bluff. The members
of the Street and Water Board cannot
be scared with shadows.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-07-21
HoBoKEN NorEs.

Over $50 liquor licenses were issued
from City Clerk McDermott's office yes
terday.
The inquest into the death of Dixon,
who was STABBED by Herman Buuger
will be- held tonight.
The Coyle Association last evening
elected Sfth Jacobs, President. john
Fianev. First Vics-President w.
Baker, Second Vice. President:
G. Sinclair, Third Vice-Presldeut,
Dennis Lahey. Fourth Vice President,
Il. e. Quedore, Treasurer; John Deedy;
Financial Secretary; John Wasner, Re-
corsiing Secretary: Sergeant-aLArms, F.
DAILY; Stewart. G. Van Doren. After the
election there wasa social Asession|
John Shunlsky, a lcngshoremaH at the
Bremen Dock had bis leg broken by u
bag of sugar falling upon it. He was re-
moved to the Hospital.
Herman Chester. a peddler. Of No. ia
Christie street, New York, was fiued SIS
by Recorder McDonough this morning
for refusing to pay his fare from Newark
to Hoboken after riding on q Delaware
and Lackawanna train.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-07-21
LITERA RY T

Frederick Remington. the artist,
who, with Poultney Bigelow. was re-
Gently expelled from Russia. has re-
turned to New York. The experiences
of these two gentlemen in Germany
and western Russia will be narrated
in a series of illustrated articles in
Harpeg's Magazine. under whose aus
pieces their expedition was originally
undertaken.
An important article in the next
number of Ha7pe2'S Weekly, published
July 20, will be on "Ship Building on
the Great Lakes" by Lieutenant God
frey NJ. Garden, u. s. r. NJ. with
numerous illustrations. Miss Eliza r.
Scidmore will contribute an interest
ing description of the Alaska glaciers,
which will be beautifully illustrated
from photographs. The recent disas-
trous fire at St. Johns, Newfound-
land, will be appropriately treated
and illustrated. There will be a
second article. with illustrations, on
the strike at Homestead; a biographi-
cal sketch and portrait of the late
Cyrus W. Field; an illustrated article
on the Bonner farm; and numerous
other timely and attractive features.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-07-21
G~REENv1LLE GLEANINGs,

Frank Duffy. forty-nine years old, an q
living in Forty-ninth street, Bayonne.
while drunk last evening created a dis
turbance on Old Bergen road. Police
man Meyer arrested him, ana be was
arraigned before Justice KimmerIy this
morning. He was discharged,
While DR.. Ondyke of No. 101 Ocean
avenue was out driving yesterday alter
noon. his horse became fractions and
started on a mad run down Ocean
AT Eye avenue the vehicle
was upset and the doctor and his
jackson avenue were thrown out. Smith.
escaped injury, while DR.. Opdyke re-
ceived a few slight bruises about the
head. The horse was caught at Eye and
Jackson by Nh. B. O'Rourke.
The carringe Is a wres So 'noi5f
The Greenville MarniNaredn will hold
It's annual SutptnsfhightsM Festival at
Stencils Atlantic GaEfen, on Wednesday.
August 10. The committee in chargs is
arranging In attractive programme of
music, exhibition turning. prize bowling
and rife shooting.
Ths u~reeprillec Council, Jr. o. &. A.. NJ.
will meet this evening at Belvedere Hall,
Thirteen propositions for bership
Will be acted unon and several candidates
will be initiated.
New street lamps were promised for
Chapel avenue many months ago, but to
tne reGreb OF GreenviIie residents they
have not as yet materialized. Ifhere is
not a lamp on the entire length of the
t~horoughfare.
The West Side Rent and Taxpayers'
Association did not meet last evening
owing to the lack of a quorom. The
meeting will be held on Wednesday even
ing.
The Games Committee of the Y. M. C.
A., will meet tomorrow evening at the
residence Of A. LANCER, No. 124 Rose ave-
nue.. to complete the arrangements for
he carnival Of sports on La Dor Day.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-07-21
THURSDAY. JUYL 81. 1892.
and is independent in its vteWs on all
local questions.
The Vile Booth Saloons.

1CotA
Today we give another chapter in
the exposure of the vile dives which
have been licensed by the shameless
rumsters who make up our Board of
Aldermen. The evil is by no means
confined to the den known as BILLY
MeGlory's." This merely comes first
in order of ~insolence because it is
within fifty feet of Police Headquar-
tiers. 1t is probable, too, that its GUS
toners belong to a somewhat better
social grade than some of the dens we
shall have to show up.
"McGiory'sn dies hard. The pro-
prietor and some of his patrons have
spent the week cursing THE JERSEY
CITY NEWS for its course in showing
up the orgies that have taken place
there. Their abuse does not trouble
US. We are doing our duty to the
public and to deeency, and we will
keep right on until the disgrace to the
city is wiped out. The most bitter
complaint of these people has been
that their haunt of vice was singled
out from two or three score in the
city. Let them not fear; even justice
will be done.
Today we expose another nest of
infamy. 1t is the place known as
Wagner's on Varick street. This
place has been particularly ruinous TO
the young girls Of its neighborhood.
If we had d respectable excise board,
it would be- closed tomorrow. OF
course, III Family Rum and Private
Booth Rum aldermen will not inter-
fere with'it. They are all tarred with
the same stick. But Police Superin-
tendent Smith appears to be in ear
nest in this matter. We believe that
if he cannot close the den, he will at
least put a stop to it's use for immoral
purposes.
The Police Superintendent has
taken up a good work in this crusade,
and all honest men will be glad to
help him in it.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-07-21
Artificial Beauty.

How to make women beautiful isone
of the worlds great questions, but the
processes vary widely in different
countries. A writer in the Jenness
Muller Monthly describes some of these
processes:-The ladies of Arabia stain
their fingers and toes red, their eye
brows black and their lips blue. In
Persia they paint a black streak
around their eyes, and ornament their
faces with representations of various
figures. The Japanese ONE adopt
the singular method Of gliding their
teeth, and those OF the Indians paint
them red. In some parts OF India the
pearl of the tooth must ne dyed
black before a woman can be beauti-
full. The Hottentot women paint their
entire body in compartments of red
and black. In Greenland the women
paint their faces with blue and yellow,
and frequently tattoo their bodies by
s~aturating threads in SCOT, inserting
them beneath the skin and then draw
ing them through. Hindoo families,
when they wish to be particularly
lovely, smeare themselves with a mix
tnre of saffron and grease, and in
nearly all the islands of the Pacific
and Indian Oceans the women, as we'll
as the men, tattoo q great variety of
figures on the face, the lips and the
tongue. In NewHolland the woinen cut
themselves with shells, and keeping the
wounds open a long time form deep
a in the flesh, which they deem
highly ornamental. Another mark of
beauty consists in having finger nails
SO long that castings of bamboo are
necessary to protect themfrom injury.
An African beauty must have small
eyes, thick lips, q large. fiat nose and
a skin beautifully black. In New
Guinea the nose is perforated and a
large piece of wood or bone inserted.
On the northwest coast of America an
incision more than two inches long is
made in the lower lip and filled with
a wooden plug. In Guinea the lips
are pierced with thorns, the head of
the Jhorne being inside the mouth and
the point resting on the chin.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-07-21
WEST BERGEN DoINGs.

80 @GNAoIN oOI
The residents of West Bergen ars COM
planning OF the stencil which comes from
the chemical works nightly. b..
Old fishermen say that Grabbing wa
never better than 1t is now in Newark
Bav. Large numbers arescaught daily,
MIR. William Dariner has returned from
a pleasant visit to Boston. He rode every
mile Of the way on bis bicycle.
The regular Meeting OF the West Der.
gen Pleasure Club will be held this even.
ing at the club rooms Gu Mallory avenue.
The ID. M. Brennan Association will
meet tomorrow evening at the rooms on
Hatch v .ue TO arrange for an outing
On Labor Day.
Miss Mamie Mcdonald, of Communi
paw avenue, is spending the summer at
Niagara Falls.
The Misses Grace aud Lizzie Kellers. of
Bergen avenue. are rusticatlng at Long
Branch.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-07-21
GENERAL GEUBB'S RESIGNATION.
President Harrison Thanks Him for Hi
Diplomatic Services.

-
President Harrison Thanks Him for His
Diplomatic Services.
WASHINGTON, July 90. 1s92.-In reply to
his lettsr of resignation presented re-
Gently to the President By General E.
Burd Grub, Minister to Spain, John w.
Foster has written the following ac-
acknowledgement of General Grubb's diplo-
matte seryices:-
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
WASHINGTON, July 16. 1892.
E BURD CRUDE. ESQ, Edgewater Park. New
jersey
SRI am directed by the President to &C.
knowledge the receipt Of your letter to him
under date of the 18th instant, whereby you
tender your resignation OF the Office of Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister PIenipotentiary Of
the United States to the Government of Spain.
EIn accepting your resignation, the President
desires me TO express his high appreciation Of
your conduct Of the important mission you have
filed during the past two years and his salts
faction at the part you have played in drawing
closer the relations which so Intimately Join
Spain and the Spanish Colonies to the United
States. While duly deferring to your expressed
wish, he regrets that your private interests no
longer permit your continuance in the service
of the Government abroad.
F3r my own part, / beg to assure you of the
cordial esteem you have won In the discharge of
the duties assigned to you.
With sincere regard, l am, sir,
fflE Your obedient servant,
JOHN w. FOSTER.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-07-21
Her stepfather's Com plaint.

Conrad Rueckert, an elderly man,
called at Justice Davis court yesterday
afternoon and told Detective Keenan, that
he lived with his wife and STEP
daughter. Annie De Boer, at No. rs
Waverly street. There also lived In the
house Alexander Bechtoldt, whose rela-
tions with the st~epdaughter had caused
terday Bechtoldt beat . RueckerG
and elected him from the
house. keenan, arrested Rueckert,
and this morning Annie De Boer. who is
about thirty-five years old and far from
prepossessing. appearing in Court, was
arrested for open lewdness.
Both prisoners were sent to the County
Jail.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-07-21
Mice, Not Snakes.

John Gallagher. thirry-three years old,
OF No. 1912 Summit avenue. was found
wandering in Washington street, Hobo
ken, last night. combating strange
beasts and begging passersby to save
him from the little red MOUSE with two
heads and thres tails. which was doing a
skirt dance around him.
He was taken to the police station, and
Recorder McDonough diagnosed his case
as alcoholic insanity and gave him thirty
days confinement for u cure.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-07-21
Edward j. Farley, Wouid-be As.
ysembly man.

We understand that Edward j.
Farley, at present an Alderman of
this city, is a candidate for the Demo-
cratic nomination for Assemblyman
for the Fifth district. 1t will be a
piece of madness to give it to him, as
we'll as an insult and an outrage upon
the Democratic voters of the district.
Edward J. Farley is a rum seller.
The party cannot afford to nominate
any rum sellers at ali this fall.
Edward j, Farleyi is an habitual law
breaker. His saloon is open every
Sunday in the year and does a roar
ing trade.
As an Alderman, Edward J. Farley
has sworn to obey the law and to
grant no license to saloon keepers no
constitute their places d~isorderly
houses by keeping open on Sunday.
Yet he is a leading ~violator of the
law himself.
Do Democratic leaders think they
a go on forever thrusting such fell
lows upon the vobcrSG
Ex-AIderman Hoos and School Di-
rector Garrison are said to be candi-
dates for the nomination. Either one
would be a creditable nominee.
The district is a very doubtful one.
Mr.. Heaney carried it by only $40 in
a total vote of 4,078. or course, Mr..
Heaney is only a mere gentleman. a
plain ordinary professional man of
honorable standing. Doubtless, Far
ley has a due contempt for him.
But we firmly believe the district
cannot. be carried for any saloon
keeper oHpl'afiy tough this fall. The
Democracy must put mp a clean man
to win. ss
IT is to be hoped that Congress will
so push the campaign against John !.
Davenport as to prevent a repetition
this year of the scandals which have
attended Congressional elections in
New York in the past. Davenport
has deliberately created a reign of
terror every second year in New
York. He has never attempted to
follow up his arrests. Nobody has
ever heard of a prosecution growing
out of them. He has simply made
Wholesale arrests to ~terrorize Demo