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The Newtown bee., 1893-05-12

Rendered by Az. and A. J. Smith 10 Members and Friends of The Bee Publishing Co,-The Speakers.
 The first annual banquet trn,icrcd by Messrs 4. r. and A. J. Smith to the members of the company and few in- timate friends, was held at the Grand Central hotel on Monday night. Each banqueter found beside his plate a rose bud, and attention was at once given to the viands brought on. It was one of Senator Houlihan's 'best," and was serv- ed in splendid style. That it was heartily enjoyed was shown by the thoroughness in which the
 SUCCEEDING COURSES WERE STONED away. The following is the bill of fare ::
 OYSTERS,
 Blue Points on half shell.
 SOUP,
 Tomato, Ia Royal.
 FISH,
 Broiled Blue.
 ROAST,
 Turkey, glblet sauce.
 VEGETABLES, Mashed Potatoes, Asparagus, Cncumbers,
 Stewed Corn.
 SALAD,
 Chicken.
 DESSERT
 Vanilla Ice Cream.
 CAKE,
 Lady Fingers, Sponge an1 Walnut Cake.
 Tea, Coffee. Following the feast, Arthur J. Smith, the business manager and treasurer of the company, took charge of proceed ings. He welcomed the guests in 3 brief speech and spoke concerning the benefits of advertising. Frank Wright, THE BEES foreman, was first introduced to respond to the toast, "Early history of THE BEE" MT Wright spoke, substan- tially as follows: It is a pleasant task to say something of THE BEE of the past, especially as 1 have been for many years in a position to watch it's growth and mark it's steady success, Gas all things that stand for right are bound to sue ceed). "How dear to our hearts are the days of it's childhood,' when
 THE BEE FIRST FILTERED FORTH in 1877 to wing it's way OCT a we'll cov- cred field of newspaperdom. It has had many "hard rows to hoe" and none more full of the weed of human criticism than in it's early childhood. Mir Pierce and MT Bensel were it's first editors and the first publication office was at Bethel, but, in the eyes of Newcomers, we seemed large enough to have a paper of our own, 80 the office was established here and a very complete outfit put in, consisting of POO pounds of news type, some advertis- ing type and fast Washington hand press. And right here I want to say that the Washington hand press was probably an invention of the (prnter's) devil, and 1 think that is how he came by his bad name. Whoever has worked one of these internal machines for an hour will ever remember with gratitude their escape from it's clutches. For many years the edition was struck off on this press. How we
 TOILED FROM EARLY MORN
The Newtown bee., 1893-05-12

ed to the work of getting out the paper. Printers, as rule, are large hearted and whole souled set, generous to fault, fond of joke and ready to give or take one always. If it is not "type lice" it is s'round squares" or
The Newtown bee., 1893-05-12
TOILED FROM EARLY MORN


 till the next early morn to get few pa- pers off, and sometimes, when the force could print as many as five minute! THE BEE prospered fairly well for time and after the editor, MT Pierce, struck 'oil'' in the lottery, he enlarged it and spent some money in Improvements; at this time the papers circulation amount ed to 1000. But lotteries do not always yield large returns and MT P rec finally sold out to MT Hawkins, wh5 conducted the paper for about year, when he, too, was forced tr quit because of lack of pub lie interest. < he paper then lay dormant for year or so until
 R. H. SMITH TOOK CHARGE. amid many prophecies of failure. Many wished him to change the name, averring that it was the papers ;shoodoo,'' out MT Smith would not listen to the proposition and ciung to that dear old name, THE VIEWPOINT BEE. And what think you would have become of the aspiring young poets who have launched so many maid- en poems on the innocent public, com mencing this way
 "How doth the little busy bee 1 Improve each shining hour' Eff ye editor had changed the papers $ name? To my own knowledge there has been by actual count ( p 799 of these DO. ems sent to THE BEE. How many more NEVER SAW THE LIGHT OF DAY l will not attempt to say. And thus Nil l Smith started in on his work here, witI 1 a determination to do worthy of emula. ion, and how we'll he has succeeded is l apparent to all. It was always Mi Smiths idea to constantly add to tht working capacity of the office, and year by year the improvements have gone on a larger and more convenient office, lnew press, engine, etc., have been added l under his regime, and now TIE BEE hal one of the best equipped country news paper offices in New England. But beside the hard work of those ear ly days there was much pleasure attach
The Newtown bee., 1893-05-12
A BANQUET AT THE CENTRAL,

Rendered by AZ. and A. J. Smith 10 Members and Friends of The Bee Publishius. Co.-The Speakers.
The Newtown bee., 1893-05-12
SWALLOWS.

DOR SALE-A light OK cart, harrow, blow U and other tools. HOMER o. CURTIS, Illumination. Conn.
The Newtown bee., 1893-05-12

Rev Edwin P. Aver, of the Yale divin- ity school, New Haven, preached two very interesting and practical ser mons, Sunday, at the Congregational church. The audiences were very atten- tive and much pleased with his dis courses.
The Newtown bee., 1893-05-12

Lady Fingers, Sponge anG Walnut Cake. Tea, Coffee.
The Newtown bee., 1893-05-12

James Montgomery lacerated his hand in machine at the National paper box company's factory, last Friday.
The Newtown bee., 1893-05-12

Members of o. U. A. NJ. council went to Birmingham, Sabbath evening ,and at tended by invitation the Methodist church.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-09-16

his left hand while he draws his de-
signs with a stick in the right
The old man is surrounded by the tam
BOURNE. drum, rattle box, and other
noisy implements of his profession,
and his attire is worthy interested
study.
Much has been written Of the degra-
dation of the squaw, and this collec-
ton gives vivid illustration Of her
toilsome life. In one Of the larger
cases are represented two women
dressing hides Before one, suspended
from a pole resting on forked sticks
in the ground, is a buffalo hide, and
she is laboriously scraping the meat
from the inner side with stick with
a piece Of stone. The other is kneel-
ing before a hide and tediousiy pound
ing into it pliability with q heavy
stone club.
The groups represent the Eastern
and Western Eskimos The dress of
the former has been modified some
what by contact with the whites, but
those from Alaska are dressed only in
deerskin, caribou, marmot, and
beaver. One of the alcoTes not far
away is filed with the arms,
implements and playihings of the
pyBmles O llle frozen ADItH' ne
reader may not recognize boats under
the names kaiaks and unmisks, but
the models leave no room for doubt. 1t
may surprise many people to learn
that the Eskimos wear an armour, but
here are samples on exhibition. One
is made of rows of ivory pieces like
the bones of minstrel end man, which
are bound together with sinews An
other is made of bits of iron, and il is
worth remark that il very much re-
sembles certain kinds of japane ar
mour in its form and construction.
Lieut.. Peary says the Eskimos are
merely animals who can talk, but that
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-09-16

she would hasten.

Old Lady-And so you expect to get
married when you grow up?
Little Girl--Of tource Every body
gets married. won't say mo like
Aunt Lucy did, and be an old maid
no, iudeedy
"Perhars you won't like those who
ask your"
"0h, yes will, guess. feel real
sure that when real nice little hoy
/ mean man-cumps to ask me to get
married, I'll be SO happy | won't wait
TO run down stairs to meet him. III
lust slide down the banuistcrsn
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-09-16

he should admire the Mormon. or wish
70 See the creed 81 sealing promiscuous
wives propagated in his own State.
The chausonettc,o or popular song has
Tor centuries been great factor in
the intercourse between classes in
Lntetia. The song Of the day. some
times the outcome OF political craze,
sometimes tire satirical expression Of
contempt fer q fashion or fad, has
often lad an absolute influence in
Paris on the so sial exchange, where in
London or New York IL is
merely an attractive melody or .
catchy allus.on which secures its popa-
larity Even In later years the pollti-
cal significance 81 certain songs in
Madame Augot' and tho "Boulangcr
March" nay le cited as illustrations
81 the influence Of popular songs in
Paris
Many are the ,oDgs that have been
popular on the boulcyards that have
not only been rcpletc with that flash
ing wit in which the French excel. but
fUll u poctical charms and touching
sentiment as well The country that
has produced Rerapgcr and Gustayc
Nadaud knows how TO appreciate the
best But with all his sentimcutality
and satlrieal power the Frcnchman Is,
alas. extremely fond OF rolling oil Par
naSsus into the gutter hlth that should
pass OIL in the main sewers only.
The Partisan fairly rcvcls in the I'M
clean. And at no time in the history
Of France not even during the much
abused Second Empire-has the song
OF the public singer been us reprehcn-
siblc as il Is at the present day.
The most popular singer in the
DAYS 81 Napoleon Ill, when the ladies
OF the imperial court were supposed 70
he more rapid in their life aud mere
careless Of the scowls Of Mrs Grundy
than any grandes danes before them,
was large. powerful woman, with an
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-09-16

and mastodon, the former still repre-
senting a divine idea, descending TO
our times among the Asiailcs, notably
the Chinese and Japanese, and the
widely diffused East Indian races,
while the mastodon, notably the mas
todon's head has q similar significance
among the prehistoric races of the
American continent.
The marvellous skill exhibited by
the early American races In the max.
ing of rc,listic figures of diminutive
size and eolored TO nature, which ex-
cited the admiration OF the early Span
ish conquercrs. and their carvings in
wood ana ivory and fine work in the
precious metals, strengthen further
the suspicion of prehistoric intercom-
munication. A well-known French
author has declared that this class Of
work IN ous own times continues 10
excel the kindred work Of the Japanese
ia wood and ivory, now SO well appre-
ciated the world over Tor its artistic
merit.
Potteries form another class of In
destructible works showing the de-
gree Of culture Of the human race ia
their ornamentation, artistic shapes,
and SO forth, as well as. TO certain
~ vi NAAtHs
Now, potterles may be divided into
those devoted 10 domestic use and
those FOR ornamental and religious
purposes OF the notteries OF the latter
class the early American races copies
largely from natural objects, as rule
grotesquely drawn, giving the figures
u men, ANIMALS, birds, fishes and rep
tiles.
The classical form Of the amphora is
also found. II Is To be borne in mind
that in the middle portion Of this hem
isphere, presenting the most advanced
archaeological remains OF q prehistori-
cal people, the Moorish types of pot
terry have prevailed since their intro
duction by the Spanish conquerors, 400
years ago Thus has been afforded q
| rich opportunity for models, which
has not been neglected by an artistic
people; but for the present let us con-
| fine our attention principally TO the
| amphora, AS its use in religious and
burial ceremonials giyesi IL prominence
and il Is subject 10 decoration accord.
| ing 10 the art status OF the race who
| construct II. The Romans, and the an.
clients generally, made them large
| enough 70 contain the human body
| entire, the CAlnesc as large as hogs
head, for instance, and they were used
for water jar on board ships and for
commercial purposes for the trans.
\ portAtion ~ the products ~ the field.
L Those made during tic Ming dynasty
were very beautiful and bring iabu-
| lons prices from the connOisaeuFs 81
/ Our times. Another class 81 them were
4 used 70 hold the ashes ~ crematcd
bodies a very general decoration OF
the vases ~ this description WAS tie
ornamraintlon called sreeque, from
It's common usage among the Greeks
st the earliest period Of their poiteries.
| This WAS also very common among tn,
| Egyptians, Etrusrana. PhWniciauS
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-09-16
wAsHlNoroN's CABIN.
where tho Father % Ills Country Lived
ia Hls Eariv Life.


There are few buildings TINT attract
the admirers Of Washington that have
more OF interest IN them than this dc.
caYing cabin. which stands ono In
an old pasture Held hali.mile from
Hcrryville. 10 the beautiful Shenau-
dunh valley OF Virginia The old
cabin WAS tho homo Of Washington
when he WAS q surveyor, lie came
here direct from the maternal roof 70
begin the arduuus and, IT the time,
dangerous work of surveying that
lands Of Thomas, Lord Fairfax, who
owned al the northern part Of Nir.
ginia under the kings patent The
work was arduuus because of the
physical aspect OF the country, then q
dense Wilderness, and dangerous be-.
cause OF the character OF the inhahi.
tants. who were principally Indians,
or scarcely less wild trHppcrs or squat.
ters upon his lordship's domain. Wash.
ington had teen selected by the noble.
man because OF his belief In the youths
ability to cope with these elements,
and the Young surveyor left his
home on the banks of the Potomac
early in las, just after the com
plction of his sixteenth year, his
only companion being George William
Fairfax, nephew Of old Lord Thomas.
Whether these boys erected the build.
ing or found IL already in place history
docs not state, but well authenticated
tradition says that they built 1t them
selves. That they used Il for an Office,
kept their instruments there and slept
in the upper room, there is ample
proof. "Grcenwny Court, the home OF
Lord Fairfax, was about ten miles
says "was not far from the Shenan.
doah," and about twelve miles from
the present town Of Winchester Here,
during all the summer of i7is, when
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-09-16

THE nTiHB SIDE or TitE SAME AMPHoEA.
ruins OF which are now extant. show
the greatest decree of prehistoric cult
ure. and are essentially marked with
a Chaldenn or llabylunian inspiration.
Their works in sculpture and painting
are for from insignificant In their
statuary and images the profile line Of
the face Is remarkably suggestive Of
the Egyptian type. The great Pyra.
mid of MayRpau used for astronomical
purposes and the compilation OF time,
according 10 lie PlongcOn, recalls the
Tower OF Babel. IL reveals perfect
symmetry in all It's parts, and its
builders must have possessed knowl-
edge Of the rules Of trigonometry. Al.
though now greatly dilapidated, IL is
still perfect enough 10 admit OF accu-
rate measurement
From the close analogy between
some remain of American antiquity
and the Egyptian and Chaldean, II
naturally occurs TO the mind that the
prehistoric races Of America must. per-
maps for ages, have been more init
mately associated with the earliest
races Of the Old World than the facili-
ties Of Accommodation measured
ny our knowledge Of them, can account
ior Instead OF communication with
Asia by the Behring Straits, we could
prcsuppose a moro facile communion
ton by the extension Of n vast archi-
pelago OF tho Indian Ocean TO the Pa
citic Coast, possibly In as late geolo-
gical period as when the mastodon
ruled supreme among the living fauna
OF the earths crust,
Among ancient races the emblems
devoted Co illustrate their superstitous
or religious myths are designed TO be
as enduring as styles of architecture
or temples of stone, or other time.re-
sisting material, can make them, and
gre among the most important evil
utenees descending TO MS TO illustrate
me degree of culture reached by them.
Among the mest important OF these
emblems arc the figures Of the elephant
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-09-16

constitutes the Western hemisphere
was not, al an early period, more or
less submerged. the peaks % the high
~ and most elevated lands appearing
Aboyc the srn level as islands, afford
lug approaches and interchange 81
commerce with the new continent 10
b. formed By the gradual upheAynl Of
the land ia subsequent geological
periods And may no. that period
have been AZ the timr when the mas
iol0n remains OF which are 50
esteuslYriy distributed over our
continent hourished III his living
mliesgy2 Mnstodnu remains aFr very
abundant in southwestern Texas, III
California. New Mexico and Colorado.
from fhc vast evidences 81 advanced
civilization existing IN ineaiau the
intrepid explorer, i.anda, boldly as-
scrtA that the cradle 81 the worlds
civilization il this continent On which
We live. Then. again. ~ Flongron.
speaking Ok the language ot tbs
hayas states that they employed
many words and names common ~ all
or nearly all the ancient languages ~
which we have Knowledge TINT they
wrote 10 squares Ike the llabylonians,
aud uscI letters belonging 10 the most
ancient Chaldcan alphabet In some
~ these prehistoric cltirs the phallic
embicus of the sun. Tire and the mas.
tosluu head were coupled with their
religions cmhlcms, as ID Central
America The mAStodon head Is re-
pcaied also IN The religion % the Tol.
tees and Aytccs, and Is found not
rarely on their pottcrics and sAcrcd
monuments We know that tn the
most ancient times the godhcad was
represented under the symbol Of tho
mastodOn head This symbol head
also passed Into the Pueblo pOttrrieb.
The cxistcn ot this emblem, extend.
ing generally over the northern cnnti-
mont, from tho rudrr forms ~ civilian
ton. rs represented by the Pueblos, 70
the most advanced, as the MayAs In
iucatan. shows their demouolOgy
must have arisen from common
source
Tho architectural monuments, in
Guiding mounds, pyramids, temples
and 50 on, belonging 70 the Central
and Southern portions OF America, the
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-09-16

any visible human aid, but that is a
detail which does not hamper the In
dian understanding. Near byis a calf
skin, four feet broad, which is covered
with records of dances and religious
ceremonies. These are colored, and
are ornamented with porcupine quilts
dyed in hues that challenge the art of
the civilized dyer.
Not far away is the figure of a Grow,
in the act of recording the story of q
battle Before him is white skin,
the fur still on the under side. The
scribe kneels to his work, resting a
part of his weight on his left hand,
Will, he makes his drawings with the
right, using pointed sticks dipped into
rolors gathered from the fields. Some
esthetic souls may criticise the art
which represents yellow horses and
blue men, but that is an incident not
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-09-16

around by cyclone or the toothache.
A third. with the mouth cut from ear
to ear and with shoe pegs for teeth,
acknowledgements shark; fourth
takes the form OF a VOLTS head. and
others would make first-class hoodoos.
The Eskimos are dreadfully wasteful
of theft walrus ivory. They use tho
tuslSs for ice-picks, and wooden show
els are tipped with ivory for cutting
edges Pieces of this material are
fashioned into the forms of animals
and used to throw to the birds. They
are fastened to buckskin strings and
thrown at water fowl which become
entangled and are thus captured.
Even dolls and needle cases are made
of this ivory.
One Of the strangest figures IS that
of an Aztec using the drill with which
those ancients made fire and bored
the holes in their rude beads The
pueblos, family akin to the Aztecs,
still live in New Mexico very much the
same as they did before Columbus dis
covered America, and they are repre-
scented by pottery and pictures.
The Hupa Indians OF Northern Cali
ifornia are represented by family
group that also appeals strongly TO
the Sympathies OF the ladies. 1t con-
tains a mother and two children, the
youngest baby who is strapped into n
comfortable and pretty wiclSer-work
basket of fine construction, recep-
taclc that civilized baby might envy.
At the head of this collection are
two figures that Frank Remington
and buffalo Bill" might eovet. One
represented mounted warrior in the
full panoply of war, and the other
shows the sluaw on the march with
two children on the horse with her
and two others riding with the house
hold belongings on the pack which
dravs behind them. Near by is an
Apache family, representing a tribe
who have been in contact with the
whites for over 500 years without
adopting any of their ways.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-09-16

A FIN DE STEELE FRENCH SINGER,
enormous mouth and splendid eyes,
named Theresa.
This star of the out-of-door concert
hall became famous. not only at the
theater, the Gazette and the Chatelet,
where she played important parts, but
in the receptions given by the highest
in the Tuillcrics Society, by songs
which are convcnt-lilye in their purity
by the side of those sung by Mile
Yyette GuilLert and others of the
present day. Paris has not forgotten
her Femme Darbe, her "Rein Nest
Sacre Pour un Sapeur" and her "Sneez-
ing Song" These were laughing sue
cesses that might he translated and
adapted to Maggie Cline's talents with
a certainty of success, MS there Is n
great similarity in the methods of the
two singers.
At the same time, Theresa had n
power OF feeling, cvinced in such a
song. for instance, us MurEer's "Chan-
son du Capitaine. which those who
heard her can never forget. The song
is more of complaint set to n
touching old melody, and re ates how
q recruit, having challenged his Cap
tain for insulting the girl he loved, is
condemned to be shot by his comrades.
lie sends his last dying words TO his
mother Mt home, but begs his brother
soldiers 20 tell her he was killed by
the enemy, There were no dry eyes
when Theresa sang IT,
What suggestive verses were to be
found In the songs of the day were
very innocent in comparison to the
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-09-16

tle government DullQinH. AT any
rate, il is a wonderful collection of
aboriginal Americans and their works,
and its glass cases are daily surrounded
by dense throngs of spectators.
Along the north and south aisle the
Smithsonian has ranged two lines of
cases filled with wax figures represent
ing various types Of the true American,
he who occupied this continent before
the white man came TO despoil him of
his birthright. These figures were
made by scientific men, and are not
only faithful in size, color and cast of
conntenance, but the expressions on
the faces are suited to the attitude or
the temporary occupation of the
subject. While the figures are mod
eled in wax they are deeked out in the
genuine garments and ornaments
worn BY the types they represent,
many Of these having been gathered
by army men and special agents of the
Smithsonian during a long series of
years.
IL was inevitable that much of an
exhibit OF this kind would be familiar,
but there is so much else of the strange
and curious that an enthusiast might
spend weeks in this department alone
Most people, for example, have the i'm
preston that the Indian had no his
torical record, but that is refuted by
the display Of some picture writings
in which the red man left lasting
account of events and ceremonies of
long ago. A buffalo skin exc feet is
covered with Photograph description
of q battle. The horses are something
like the American school boy's-.'an
animal with four corners and leg
under each corner''-but they are not
10 be mistaken for anything else. The
men are drawn in crude outlines, and
the use Of nine drumstieks at the end
Of hand nay indicate a redundancy
of fingers, judged from the Grecian
standards, but art is a realm Of mag
ination, and we must take results as
we find them. Some s;icklers may
question the accuracy OF guns that are
flying in midair and going of without
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1893-09-16

pretentious remains OF past eiyiliza-
lion Ia Mexico, Central America and
Peru. very much antedaied the period
81 Columbus and his fellow yoyagers.
But the archa illogical indications point
10 prehistoric communication between
the old world and the new The old
voyage OF the Norsemen Is called -
mind, aud the reported chronological
resemblance between the North Amer.
lean Indian aud the Japanese, suggests
in,eFcontinental relations by way Of
Behriug Straits
rs far the most important consider
alton which the geol0gist Of the future
must determine Is whether what now