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The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1892-01-01
BRIDGEPORT.

New Years day, matinee and night,
"Said Pasha," the celebrated comic
opera, will be rendered at Bunnell's by
an opera company of 35 people. The
scenery and costumes are simply inn
mense and large and we'll trained Choir
us will assist the principals. A very fine
holiday attraction will be the result.
Rev E. G. Fullerton of the Park street
church was given marble top table
and fine piece of statuary for Christmas.
Elizabeth, widow of Silas Smith, died,
Monday, at the home of her son-in-law,
w. N. Beardsley of Stratford avenue,
76 years old. Burial at Worthwhile, We'd
nesday.
This week opens with probably the
largest number of victims in Bridgeport
who are ailing from the grip than at any
time since this Winters visitation of the
week, the doctors thought that the dis
ease was abating, but the wet spell
caused the development of so many new
cases that the situation became worse
than ever Farmer.
w. Burkhardt's new eight-room house
on Old Mill hill is to cost $1,000.
c. Y. Beach has bought the brick and
frame houses of E. w. Marsh, Main and
Thomas streets.
j. D. Toomey, Jr, has new law office
at Sturdevant building.
r. Garrett have opened real estate ex-
change in the Hicks building on Fairfield
avenue.
Burns & Smith, lumber dealers, have
moved into the old quarters of Benham,
Ray & Hawley on Housatonic avenue,
with Keeney and HoGchkiss Bros, doors,
blinds and sash and Brown & Taylor
wood mantels, on the upper floor. Burns
& Smith have 500 feet of dock along the
river across the Housatonic tracks from
their shop.
Tall Officer Arnold has been laid up
with sore hand injured while subdu-
ing an unruly prisoner. Pieces of bone
have been taken from the hand and it is
feared that one finger may be permanent
ly stiff.
Rev Beverley E. Warner was given
the expositor's Bible in nine volumes
and Shakspere in 10 at the Christmas
tree of Christ church, Monday evening.
Misses Hatch and Soules received gold
crosses for the best average attendance
and all were remembered on the brilliant
Christmas tree in the chancel. Mr. War
ner composed the words for the carols
and A. j. wilkins, w. j. Henderson
and Miss Clara II. Durham the music.
Olivet church has chosen F. Ii. Bas.
sett, L. F. Marshall, DR. F. l.. Smith
Sutton Craft deacons, L. F. Marshall
treasurer and will appoint the superin
tendent of the Sunday school, next We'd
nesday evening, 9th.
Lawyer w. II. O'Hara, who has beer
Frustrated by grip, was able to venture
out, Monday. Mr. O'Hara has given uI
his Sandy Hook residence and now lives
in the city.
Died, Goth, Mary A, widow of Capt
George Ii. Hand, 70.
Died, December 27, Mary F., widow OF
William Sherman, so years old. Funer.
al, Wednesday afternoon, from 4S East
Main street.
A. j. Beardsley and wife, Minot Blake
man, wife and daughter left, Monday for
Florida.
The East End ship yard is now in the
hands of new firm, Ferritt g. Vaughn.
Miss Edith Phillips is in Scranton,
Penn.
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DEERFIELp.

Miss Louisa Burr has visited her aunt,
Mrs Charles Beach Of North Bridgeport.
Mrs James b. Jennings and daughter
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1892-01-01

# the baby 10 restless while teething, get DR.
Bulls Baby Syrup; q dose OF it will relieve
the little sufferer at once. Only 25c a bottle
A box ct Old Saul's Catarrh Cnre is Invaluable
tor catarrh, influenza Or cold IN the head
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1892-01-01

NEW YORK & NEW ENGLAND R r.
November Is, 1891.
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p IN.
10 m. fl % pm.
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SHEPAUG K r.
NOYemher 3. 1891

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m. 3 80 P Ill. Sunday. 4 so D m
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BRIGHT EYES.
An Engraver's Recipe for Preventing
Serious Troubles.

NAA A-"6AoVSi NSSipC soI FECNcHtfUx
Serious Troubles.
Philadelphia Record.
Engravers, designers and workers on fine
embroidery are apt to be troubled with con-
gestion Of the cornea Of the eye and infiamed
lids. Generally this does not interfere
materially with their power Of vision, but
1t gives them most unpleasant expression.
An old engraver told Record writer his
experience with his eyes and how he cured
them. Occasionally" he said, my eyes
would become so inf1amed that l could not
use them. Then L tried ap plications of cold
tea leaves. extract OF witch hazel, and some
tmes went to physician and had nv eyes
leeched. Ii went to sleep with cold tea
leaves on my eyes the leaves would become
dry. act as a poultice aud make my eyes
worse. Leechina, while affording a tenn
porary relief. increased the tendency to con
gestion. Witch hazel was the best remedy.
but often would afford no relief whatever
Nearly every engraver in our large estab-
llshment was afflicted as ] was, some of
them losing three weeks work in year.
Some went to eminent oculists, others re-
manned in darkened rooms for DAYS at
time.
Finally. about five years ago, one Of our
engravers went to leading New York ocu-
list. paid him SIS and received prescrip-
"hiNh Soos CcDbS 10 nave a drug
gist put up. 1t cured his eyes like magic
and be told Us about it. We all laughed
for we had grown tired of hearing about
remedies ard had no faith. The prescrp-
ton called for a saturated solution of
Doracic acid or what we call powdered
borax. For cents you can buy enough at
druggists to last you for months Put a
beaping teasp0oniul in an ordinary tumbler
OF pure water and let II oroughlv dis
solve. Then apply TO the eyes with the
fingers; never use sponge or cloth, Use IL
first before retiring and after rising or AT
any other time.
II was induced Is try 1t and have used II
freely. sometimes four or five times q day.
for four years. 1t is no exaggeration TO saw
that 1t acts like magic. have no further
trouble with congested eyes and haven't
lost day from work In four years. My
daughters and their young lady companions
use 1t before going to parties and after their
return, and their eyes sparkle. The borax
Is mild astringent contracts the congested
blood vessels and sends the blood into its
natural channels.
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TIL LACE HOUSE
-. 9ANGUEI.5,
f23 to 1919 Post Street, San Francisco.

the mainland was distinctly heard on the
island, though nothing connected the two,
or, in other words. the possibility OF a tee-
phone between places unconnected by wire
was conclusively established. There is
possibility here of inter-planetary eommuni-
cation, good deal more worthy of atten-
ton than any scheme for making gigantic
electric flashes. We do not know IL we can
communicate by telephone through the
ether TO New York or Melbourne, with or
without cables, but we do know that, if we
cannot. the fault is in our generators and
saunders, and lot in any prohibitory natural
law.
VIII our habitual readers bear with US for
a moment as we wander into another, and,
as many OF them will think, a supra-seusual
region? The thought in mans brain
which causes him to advance his foot, must
move something in doing 1t, or how could it
be transmitted down that five oil six feet of
distanceP Ii it moves a physical something,
internal to the body, why should 1t not
move also something external, wave, ne
we all agree to call il. which on another
mind prepared TO receive lifted with a
sounder, in faet-will make an impact hay-
ing all the effect In the conveyance OF
suggestion. or even OF facts. of the
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main tube. the wings on top and a weighted
button-piece similar to keel on boat.
Figure Is cross section of the rear
wings as shown in figure and figure 2.
On inserting this torpedo in the gun the
wings and rudder are moved toward the
front Of the torpedo (see figure u. When
the torpedo is discharged-that is, fred
from the guD-the steering apparatus will
slip back to the rear end Of the torpedo as
shown In figure q
the torpedo by the powder charge In the
cannon in the usual manner. but further
propelliDg power is concealed within the
rear OF the torpedo. Its application and
secrets Will only be conveyed to the repre-
sentative oil the Governments purchasing the
Invention.
The wings on the upper part of the tor
psdo. as Illustrated, are inclined upward
and slightly toward the front. They are
Intended TO uphold the proiectIle 10 its
night through the air. tending to counteract
graviation oy the air pressure beneath.
IN the first moments after discharge
when going at high speed. the torpedo
Will rise slightly, but will then take
straight course under the speed slackeps
When the torpedo reaches the water the
wings VIII uphold 1t and retain 1t near the
surface, and. EVENT. its gravity Is several
times that OF the water II dispiaces, II will
aink only when Its motion ceases-that Ia
1t will sink only when its pIopelling power
10 completely exhausted; therefore, Mr..
Gathmann says. torpedo Of this construc-
zion has great range and high speed.
The construction of the torpedo ia such
that its movement. either through the air or
water, is similar to that Of q lifeboat :
though often rolling from one side to the
other 1t would soon assume its normal posi-
tion. the weight being in harmony with the
wings and propelling power. The torpedo
retains the desired position throughout its
entire course.
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THE GATHMAYS TORPEDO GUN

and either attack or resist men-of-war with
success. as blows with this missile will. he
says, destroy an armor-clad as easily as a
vessel OF commerce.
Mr.. Gathmann says he has made on the
range at Fort Sheridan, ILL.,, tests which be
found satisfactory. In his tests he used
torpedoes up to ten feet in lengt He main
tains that twelve-nch torpedo of his con-
struction will carry $50 pounds several miles
with great accuracy of aim.
Figure l shows piece OF ordnance for
starting the torpedo and giving it the de-
sired direction The torpedo lie loaded in
from the muzze, while the cannon might be
breeeh-loaded for the powder charge az
well.
Figure illustrates the torpedo, which is
INTENDED for fight through the air to the
desired range. On striking the water be-
fore reaching the mark at which it was
aimed the torpedo, if so desired, would
travel under water in order to come in con-
tact with ship at its weakest point
Figure illustrates cross section through
the front port Of the proiectile, showing the
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POSTED ON BUSINESS.
The Boy Could Have Run a Bank, but
He Objected to the President.

Detroit Free Press.
The old gentleman had been trying to in
still into his son some idea Of business thrift
and to help the lesson along had brought
home toy bank.
Now. Tommy" he said. "Pn be presi-
dent OF this bank and you'n be cashier
our mother and sisters will be stockhoId-
eTs. Christmas we'll open il and declare a
dividend. Well put something In it every
day"
The old gentleman put in dime, Tommy
and hiseisters nickel each, and his mother
o dime.
We'll let what put In represent the In
terest on the other deposits" went on the
old gentleman. You keep track of what
the others put IN, and when we open the
bank the interest will be divided proper
tionately among the depositors"
Tommy said lie thought he understood
and put down in book what each one had
deposited.
For couple OF weeks all went smoothly.
Every morning after breakfast each mem
Der OF the family was called upon for some
thing to deposit in the bank. But one even
Ing the old gentleman had to GO down town
and discovered that he had no streetcar
fare1nothing less than . $40 billiard he
recalled Tue change In che bank. He alb
stracted dime and went his way,
The next morning when deposits were
called for Tommy announced that the bank
WAS busted and closed It's doors.
why, tommy, what DO you mean ?'
asked The old gentleman.
"The presidents been monkeyjnp with
the finances" said Tommy, and there's a.
shortage"
But that was only temporary loan"
explained the old gentleman, coloring up a
little F
"Oh, yes. that's what they a!wsy, saw
said Tommy. That's the usual custom"
but IL will be repaid at once
mo use." said Tommy shortly.
why not?"
"HdhI guess you don't know ANYTHING
about banks. exclaimed Tommy. "Whef
The president gets to monkeying with the
funds the cashier CUTS the bank while he
has the chance, cause be knows he won't
have II long. Only fool cashier is going
to let the president get ahead Of him.
Tommy" said the old gentleman se.
ve-ely. as he looked Ia the direction az the
woodshed, do you know what bappens to
the cashier II he Is caught?"
Yep. replied Tommy. promptly. "He
generally COMPROMISES so as to nut the hank
on Its feet again. Pm willing TO nav Ali the
depositors In full without interest. Seeing
as the president put up the interest In ms
case, guess he ought to lose IL. 'speclaIlv
as I've only got Is cents Of IL left
~ was compromised on that basis and fha
OLD gentleman has reached the conclusion
mat Tommy Is destined to be a Wail-straet
broker.
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THE WORLDS FAIR.
Why the Great Buildings Have Been
Painted White.

Writing In Scribner's Magazine OF the
decorations of the Worlds Fair buildings,
F. ID. Millet says: much has been said and
much written about the proper color to be
given TO the exteriors of the great edi6ces.
Experience shows. even II reason had not
already dictated the decision, that the nearer
they are kept TO white the better for the
architecture. Every experiment which has
been made to produce esthetic effects of
texture suggested by the usual treatment of
plaster objects has resulted in partial or in
total failure, and every time the warm white
of the staff has been meddled with Its glory
has departed. But the conditions imposed
by the climate. by the impossibility of secur-
ing homogeneous surface and by the ex-
posure and consequent discoloration Of q
certain portion OF the work have made it
necessary to apply some sort of paint 10 all
the buildings. Ordinary white lead and oil
have been found to give the best results,
for the irregular absorption of the staff and
the weatheTng rapidly produce an agree
able. not too monOt0nous effect. and the sur
face deteriorates less rapidly after this treat
ment."
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A CLEVER WOMAN.
How She Took Advantage of a Euro.
pean Trip.


America Is good enough for me-" said a
young woman who recently returned from
Europe. 1--WE stopped in Paris for a fort
nights shopping, and really found moth
Ing at all that l cared to buy. Everything
that was desirable was so exorbtantly
dear, and at the cheaper places l found, as
/ say, nothing at all that suited me. So
just gave up the idea of clothes en- tirely
and spent delightful time in visiting all
the queer places tn at had never seen be-
fore and picking up some bits of bric-a-b rac
for my room ut home. Meanwhile looked
at my friends clothes. got pointers on
the last modes from the best places.
/ made up my mind as TO what would be-
come OF me, and on my arrival home went
straight to clever little dressmaker, who
has made my clothes for years, and is de-
voted to me, and ordered a couple OF gowns
from her at once. / never saw one so de-
lighted as she was; TO think that had
brought nothing from Paris and had come
back to her pleased and fattered her ire
mendously. But the fun Of IL was when |
first appeared at IS coming-out tea, all
the girls focked around me exclaimipg
what lovely French gown l had on, and
how nice II was for me to have been able
to get all my winteroutft in Paris"
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He Built One of the Pyramids.

The British Museum. the great European
storehonse Of things out of the ordinary.
has hundreds of Egyptian mummies of ali
oynasties carefully slowed away within its
walls. some OF these are comparatively re-
cent Ell rts at en- balming. and others date
PACK TO the "wide-revolving shades Of CEN
turies past. The oldest OF the entire COL
lection Is the mummy OF Mykerinos. He
was king in Egypt in what is known to
history as the fourth dynasty" and wore
his golden tiara and sat o6f the throne OF
thrones 1000 years before the wise men
tho lowly hovel In Bethlehem where the
infant Jesus lay. Mykerinos was the
builder of the third pyramid at GhIzph,
where his headless mummy was discovered
In the year 1896. The stone coffin in which
be was being transported to England was
lost at sea and lay at the bottom of the
ocean Tor two years before being recovered.
IL Is seldom that mans bones are sub
jected to vicissitudes, especially bOO0 or
5000 years after his death.
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audibility of words? Why, In fact.
IL one wire can talk to another without
connection, save through ether, should not
mind talk to mind without any "wire" at
all? None OF us understand accurately, or
even as yet approximately, what the con-
dltions are; but many OF us know for GER
tain that they have occasion ally, and by
what we call accident been present to par
tleular individuals and that, when present,
the communication is completed without
cables, and mind speaks TO mind indie
pendently OF any machinery net existing
within Itself.
Why, in the name Of science, Is that more
OF "miracle"-that is, an occurrence pro-
nlbited by lmmutable law-than the trans
mission OF Mr.. Freezes message from LAYER
mock to FlatbolIn?
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THE NERVES.
They Are Very Important Part of
the Human System.

Baltimore Herald.
There are very few persons who have
even slight conception of nerves as they
exist and OF the part which they have to
play in the affairs Of life. The nerves are
the wheel Of fortune" and any little inter.
ference with their cogs means a detection
fran their normal. The nervous system
begins with the brain and ends at every ex-
tremity. Little ends OF systems of complex
compositions are the telegraphic and the
transfer agents OF every impression trans
mitted to the central station. Nerves are
simply the exponents of impressions and
are not responsible for what they transmit
Nerves start from the spinal cord, and, incl
dentally, the brain, and are simply agents
OIL more important matters than the various
senses which they subserve. The nerves
are subject to external influences which are
not regulated on monetary scoIe They
are masters In every sense of the word.
They may maintain their energy for years
or tney may serve their time of duty and
degenerate While they hold their SWAY
they regulate life; when they get tired they
are useles8.
The life OF the nerves il q matter Of
idiosyncrasy. One may preserve an ideal
Tor many years and another for as many
months. 1t is the temperament and the in
dlvidual which act as q balance wheel.
Nerves are subjected 10 every influences of
wind and weather, TO sensations Of sigbt.
nearing, tasting, feeling and swelling. Tney
nave TO attend 10 every function of the
body and TO regulate the affairs of life.
III one could bear in mind that impress
soDs have to be- received and recorded IL
would not require much reasoning to he
convinced that the lines Of delicate It's
sue which attend TO this work re-
Quire little rest as we'll as to other
parts OF the body. and they are human
as well as energetic in the performances of
duty. The nerves Of the eye. of the ear, of
the hands and feet OF the nose and mouth
are sensitive bodies, and convey simply SEN
sorry impressions which have to DO recorded
by The brain. These impressions are pho
tographed and deposited in recollection, and
form the basis CT dreams. The nerves of
the body. which have nothing to do with
sensation. control the muscles, both volun-
tary and involuntary, and preserve the
secondary part Of existence. They make
you walk. move your arms, and, In general,
keep you going. Other nerves, not con-
nected with muscles or muscular exertions,
waste their energies on the various lunc-
tons Of life.
The morning call., 1892-12-25
HOLIDAY RECREATIONS.
Strange Things That Ray Be Done
With a Goblet.

New York World.
Simple experiments that can be made
with common things about the house or the
schoolroom are not only useful to beginners
in physics, which is taught in the upper
grades Of the city grammar-schools. but
they are interesting to other young people
not so far advanced in their studies.
1t is now The season for long, rainy-day
recesses. when experiments are pleasant
pastime and it is the season for children's
parties and Christmas holidays.
One little girl sends an experiment which
she likes 10 try, and which she thinks some
other children who read the World may not
know about. She says:
IL you take goblet half full of water
and place over the top q pasteboard card
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In water and rub the edges Of the glass
round and round until the glass begins to
give out clear ringing sound.
Rub very gently aud keep your fuger wet
and don't be discouraged If the sound is not
produced at once.
When the sound begins to come continue
TO rub and notice the surface of the water
in the glass, covered with hundreds of little
waves
You may MAKE another experiment. when
the glass is ringing and the water trembling.
Without ceasing to rub the edge of the
glass let some one carefully put the point of
knife against the glass. The knife blade
Will receive several little knocks rapidly re-
peated, which is but another Illustration of
the vibration that causes the glass to ''sing''
and the water TO tremble.
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OLD SMOOTH BORES.
They May Be Utilized to Discharge
Aerial Torpedoes.
New York Herald,

NeN 1oEE hefdius
The invention OF coast defense devices Is
not confined strictly to Eastern inventors.
Mr.. Louis Gsthmsnn, mechanical engineer
of Chicago. has Invented an aerial and sub
aquatic torpedo. plans Of which he has SUBJ
mitted to the Secretary Of the Navy. claim
ing that his invention is the most powerful
weapon of war of the day. He further
says, in letter addressed to the Secretary,
that the many smooth-bore guns now ia the
possession of the United States could be
utilized ia connection with his invention, as
this out OF date ordnance could readily and
easily be converted into useful and pow
erful weapon for the navy or for harbor or
coast defense.
He wants the Secretary to give orders for
the manufacture Of number OF the tor
pedoes aud have them tested by experts.
One great point of advantage Mr.. Gath
mann claims for his torpedo is that even
merchant vesreIs might be armed with 1t,
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in motion. some of them whizzing through
space at the rate Of 100000 miles an hour,
more than thrice the velocity OF our earth
on its orbital track. The constant motion
stellar relations in the course of scores of
centuries. See article Changes in the Big
Dipper. Notes for the Curious" July &c,
1890. But, however. the visual effect on
generation, or half dozen generations.
presents the planets in seeming unchanged
aenept
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THE VERGE OF THE UNKNOWN
An Experiment That Makes Us Ask
"What Is Coming?'

Mr. W. 81. Preece, chief engineer and
electrician to the postoffice. has put up
wire q mile long on the coast near LAYER
mock. and q shorter wire an Flatholm, a
little island three miles off in the Bristol
Channel. He fitted the latter wire with o
"s0under" to receive messages, and sent q
message through the former from power
full tSlsphonic generator. That message ON
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There Are No "Fixed Stars.

The term fixed" as applied TO the stars.
10 now known TO be a misnomer, for 1t ha s
oeen proven that there is not stationary or
fixed" star In the whole heavens. and no
such thing rs absolute rest in any OF God's
mOnstrous machinery. 1t is hardly neces-
sery TO say that oil the stars are constantly