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The Newtown bee., 1894-11-23
TOO MUCH LIQUID ABOARD.

On Tuesday evening three young men driving a horse attached to small wag- on with no dashboard, frequently seen on our streets, were on their way home from Fairfield. where perhaps they had been to celebrate the late political victo- ry. All were somewhat hilarious from a too frequent imbibing. When just above the barn belonging to Maurice J.. Gull the part of the load nearest the en- bankment suddenly lost it's equilibrium, and as was natural, fell out and went rolling down the hill. In the perplexity which followed, by mismanagement of the reins, the horse was guided too near the bank and Soon the other occupants, together with the horse and wagon, were on their way to join the company of their comrade. But the horse being one of the decided kind and perhaps accustomed to the hauling of "water." lay perfectly at ease until kind neighbors strengthened out the affair for the parties, loaded them up and sent them on their way re- joicing. Moral: Fairfield is bad place to visit, at or near election, to get a drink of water unless you keep level head.
The Newtown bee., 1894-11-23
Level headed business men appreciate

Level headed business men appreciate
 more and more the value of advertising, a-~-~n
 su>especially in first class mediums. For ca,=saching the country trade of Western no Connecticut, there is no medium that sur
 passes THE BEE. As to the value of ad- ,h vertising that interesting journal, Prin- tn ters' Ink, makes these sage remarks: ch An nd in the paper is worth two on your tIC store front.
 cn The man who advertlses frequently is kept .. busy stocking up his store and storing up e" stocking.
 pr Advertising to business is as necessary cx oil to an engine, and the latter requires it h. continuously.
 The idea that ''people will buy Christina:
 presents anyway" is good as far 1t goes
 but the newspaper ad very often decides then
 as to where they will purchase.
The Newtown bee., 1894-11-23
METHODIST CHURCH NOTICES.

Sunday school at l2.l5 D. m.; next Sunday at l.30 p. m., instead of the usu- al preaching service, there will be held an extra service consisting of special music, recitations by the children, data concerning the missionary and benevo- lent work throughout the world and a short address by the pastor appropriate to the coming 'sfestive day" You must not miss this service and that you may obtain favorable sittings come early. MT Pareis and son of Shelton are visit. ing at the residence of Edward Johnson On Wednesday evening at 73O, prayer meeting at the parsonage.
 The present week, November IS to 25, is being celebrated by our churches in all parts of the country as 'Self-Denial Week." As a church we also have eiter ed into this plan. Envelopes in which t. place our self-denial offerings were dis
 tribrted at the service, last Sunday. Ii you were absent from the service on Sun
 day and received no envelope, just watct
 the United States mail. We desire that ! all should have these envelopes and take | part in this offering and we are making | extra efforts to have these 'sreceivers' | well scattered. Should you after al
 these efforts fail to receive one, just no tify the pastor, who has good stock or
 hand and he will see that your wants ar, | supplied. It is requested that these 'sSelf l Denial offerings" be turned in at tn, "special'' service on Sunday. If imprac
 tible to do so at that time, kindly hand t.
 the pastor at your earliest convenience Let us all keep this s'Self-denial week in mind.
 Union Business College, Bridgeport.
The Newtown bee., 1894-11-23
A WORD ABOUT THE DRUG BUSINESS.

Billings & Clampett, who recently bought out the drug store of Joseph H. Lutz at 36 Wall street, Bridgeport, are young men thoroughly acquainted with the business having been in the drug store of l.. w. Booth & Co.,, in that city, for nine and 10 years respectively. The store in the future will carry full line of pure drugs and Messrs Billings and Clampett will do their utmost to please all who favor them with their trade. They mean business and do not propose be undersold. They will pay especial at- tention tc country trade.
 CHAT ABOUT SHOES.
 Many years of experience in shoe buy Ing has rendered w. K. Nolan, the Bridgeport shoe dealer, past master of the art, for art It is. There are dozens of men conducting shoe stores who have no actual knowledge of the goods they handle. It is quarter century's con- tact with the business, combined with 2 constant surveillance of the great shoe markets, which enables Nolan to sell good shoes at prices which It tis absolute " impossible for competition to meet. He buys in immense quantities, whole stocks it time, in fact, whenever and wherever an opportunity presents itself. Buylng cheap renders selling cheap pos sIble. That Is why Nolan ls ahead in the race.
The Newtown bee., 1894-11-23

REMINDERS, HAVE YOU SEEN THEM?
 Mems cork sole, calf shoes advertised by c. Fl. Bennett & Son at $l 79. They are superior to a heavy weight double sole as the soles are lighter weight and
The Newtown bee., 1894-11-23

N Notwithstanding the fact that Thanksgiving day has become more of a holiday than for the purpose of meeting to return thanks to God, we may well . reflect on the excellent suggestion made My our own Gov Morris. He says: There is sufficient cause tor thankfulness to the Supreme Ruler of the Universe tor the blessings of health, peace and civil and relig. ious liberty, which this people have enjoyed, and we may all pray that these blessings be continued unto us. As q fitting observance of the day, let all remember the wants of the poor and by some act of charity make them participants in the general thanksgiving"
 A
The Newtown bee., 1894-11-23
EZRA coRNABY VISITS THE AR1oN CLUB

EZRA CORNABY VISITS THE ARION CLUB.
 We'll, I have heard great deal about this Arion club guess they call it, and I thought I'd find out what they did there to get all the boys and girls so crazy over little thing called club, 80 II thought I would go. heard 1t was to be held at the home of the president and so asked where the president lived. And on I went and when got there found that the president wasn't any one but the school marm that teaches in that yellow schoolhouse not very far up back O. the depot.
 We'll, when got in the room where
 the club was found the greatest lot of
 fine looking ladies and gentlemen that I
 have seen in Stepney since was young. Why you know the knowledge fairly came right out of their eyes and the way
 they talked about those things they call
 planets. l haven't heard any one talk so
 since was boy and went to school to old Schoolmaster Rigby. We'll, you know there was sage man there and he took big piece of paper and crayon and
 declare for it before I knew what he
 was about he had the world swinging around on that piece of paper on some thing they call it's orbit q suppose if go long enough will find out what all those big words nlean), and then the wife of this sage, she told us how these plan cts were different. And was surprised for thought they were all alike because they all look alike to me. And then they called for their vice president and all lis- tened very attentively to his description of the path he says the world has to walk K in all the time. Aud then the next was the editor, and as looked around the room no editor was to be seen. I sup- pose he was not feeling first rate. know how it Is. used to have just such spells when was his age, but got over 1t and I guess he will.
 Well, then they all talked about those
The Newtown bee., 1894-11-23

Aretta, have spent three weeks with his
 parents. William B. Osborne has sold fine colt to parties in New York State.
The Newtown bee., 1894-11-23
ASP PE'TUCK.

c. M, Abbott is on tho sick Int. Charles $. Mallett, wife and baby,
The Newtown bee., 1894-11-23
To the Citizens of fFairdeld and Litchfield Coun. ties, and all our old Friends.

Call at E. Husted Son, No 107 State goods china and glass and fancy articles for % lamps E tIyhng the housenhng ne The holidays have fine display we want trade We will well and will sell goods low
The Newtown bee., 1894-11-23
Editorial Ink Drops. IMPORTANT TO CO2RESPON.
 DENTS.

As Thanksgiving day comes next week, THE BEE will issue on Thursday morning instead of Thursday evening. Will correspondents kindly assist us and send their communications a day earlier
 
 Who says the circus is on the declne' The Barnum & Bailey show earned near ly $200, ,000 last season, which was equal ly divided between James A. Bailey anC the heirs of r. T. Barnum.
The Newtown bee., 1894-11-23
CHESTNUT HILL

Miss Ina Belle Gregory of Tashua was pleasantly entertained over Sunday by Miss Nannette M. Plumb.
 Miss Nannette Plumb has just re turned home from visit to Bridgeport where she has been visiting for week
The Newtown bee., 1894-11-23

The chrysanthemum show was nota- ble success, and is likely to be an annual event. Rev MT Linsley is certainly to be congratulated on the outcome of his labors. Such an affair is in the line of education and Is of real benefit to t.e community
The Newtown bee., 1894-11-23
DEERFIELD.

DhEhr 1ELD.
 Mrs J. R. Jennings and Mrs Caroline Wheeler visited Miss Winnie Jennings in New Haven, Saturday.
 Mrs Elizabeth Bradley has been quite poorly.
 Miss Abbie Wakeman and Idella Jen- nings have visited in Bridgeport.
 Mrs Edward Brotherton of Cross High way has visited her mother, Mrs c. R. Nichols.
 John Wakeman has sold his oxen to B. B.W heeler.
 Union Business College, Bridgeport. "A name which is above every name, 7 Phil. 2:9, was Rev George Banks text, Sunday morning. Wish we might be fa- vored with MT Banks presence oftener. F.. F. Hoeg of Brooklyn was in town, Sunday. The resting place of Mrs Roeg has been enclosed in glass and beautiful ly decorated with flowers for the winter by MT Horn of Southport.
 Royal White has spent few weeks in Massachusetts.
 Miss Ella Fanton has been spending g few days with Mrs H. R. Elwood.
 Mrs Adreanna Sherwood and Miss FL sic have just returned from New York. Charles Gould is on the sick list.
 Eddie Lover is sick.
 Mrs George Banks Of Guilford is spending few days with her relatives here.
 e. Arthur Banks is confined to his bed 1. The church people are anxiously wait ing to hear from Rev Mir Small as to
The Newtown bee., 1894-11-23

The census bureau has gotten out some interesting statistics in reference to farm ownership in the A states and three ter ritories in 1890. As compared with 1880, 1t appears that there has been a net in- crease in the number of occupying owa- CTS of farms-farms worked by the own ers--of l5s, ,95l, while the number of ten- ant families has increased by 599, ,337. In other words, tenancy has increased in the past 10 years out of all proportion to the increase in the number of farm families or farms. In New England there was a net decrease in the number of occupying owners of 24, IF, and an increase of 724t in the number of tenants, and the middle and central western states show a like drift. It is not an encouraging one.
The Newtown bee., 1894-11-23
wqether he will become their pastor Must they look farther?
MONROE.
AN OLD FASHION soCIABLE.

AN OLD FASHION soCIABLE.
 Oh! By the way! Have you heard of "The old fashion sociable" to be held at the parsonage on Tuesday, November 27, at 7.30 p. m. The idea of such sociable is, we believe, to have each one who at- tends dress in the most "Old-time fash ion'' they can possibly think of and in the most old fashioned clothes they can lay hands on. Here is chance for the la- dies to make trip in the attic. Haul over the old trunks and boxes and see how many articles of apparel you can find which aforetime belonged to your great grandmother. So-called rubbish. formerly spurned, can now be called into requisition. Let us see who of our lady friends can dress in the most ancient style on the 27th. How about the men Why, brush up your George Washington wigs and whiskers. go see some of your centenarian friends, borrow their ole duds, etc. But by all means see that you hold up your end. November 27, tha
 will be a gala day in the history of Eas
 Village and the Methodist church. Ma, be some one can impersonate one of tn
 told stewards" who were present at tn dedication of the church. We shall see
The Newtown bee., 1894-11-23

Some time since your correspondent
 spoke of 'record" for age held by this
 part of the town. In this issue we desire
 to supplement that record with the fol- lowing facts: Within mile of the center of the village we have three ladies who
 have passed the ripe old limit of 90 years. They are Mrs Shelton, 93, and Mrs Tom- linson and Mrs Mallory each 92. We have in this eastern school district al- most as many people above the age of 70 | as we have children in the school. Among this aged populace we will find the fol- lowing: Mir and Mrs Waite Clarke and Mrs Holmes of Barn Hill, MT Cargill and
 Mrs Johnson of the Village, MT and Mrs William Curtiss, Charles McEwen, Mrs Stevens, Henry Plumb of Bagburn Hill, 1 MT and Mrs Silliman Sherwood of Stev- enson and Mrs Tomlinson, Mrs Mallory and Mrs Shelton of Webb and a number
 of others whose names we fail to recall
The Newtown bee., 1894-11-23

Union Business College, Bridgeport.
The Newtown bee., 1894-11-23

Judging by the interest already mani- fested, the coming lecture of Rev pr Ly- man Abbott will be fully attended, tax ing the seating capacity of the Town hall. We trust this will be so, as it will be a rare treat for all. Residents of the near by towns in good numbers are coming to attend the lecture. Get your seats early.
 
 The library built at Ansonia, Ct., by Carol ne Phelps Stokes of New York, in memory of Anson G. Phelps, the founder of Ansonia, and which has been support, ed by Miss Stokes for the past two years, has been closed. The reason for the clos ing Is that the building has never been accepted by the town, and Miss Stokes has become disgusted because of this ev' ident lack of appreciation. Is this a commentary on the intelligence of the citizens of Editor Emerson's town?
The Newtown bee., 1894-11-23
Castoria.

'sCastoria isso well adapted to children that recommend it as superior to any prescription known to me-" H. A. ARCHER, M. D.,
 Ill So. Oxford St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
The Newtown bee., 1894-11-23

The use of sCastoria' is 90 universal and it's merits SO well known that it seems . work of supererogation to endorse 1t. Few are E,e intelligent families who do not keep Castoria within easy reach"
 CARLOS MARTIN, D. D.,
 New York City.
The Newtown bee., 1894-11-23

"For several years have recommended your Castoria,' and shall always contin.e to do so as 1t hes invariably produced beneficial results"
 EDWIN r. PAKpEx, V. D.,
 125th Etreet and 7th Ave.. Nov York Czty. osrAxr, n nu..Ax sz.xzz. Nzv Yo.x CIT
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-02-08
II Is UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
Constitution Forbids Presi-
dents SaIaryto Be Touched.
SUPREME COURT JUDGES EXEMPT,
Yet the Income, Tax Provides That
They Shall Pay Their Share--Docs
This Invalidate the Wilson Bill?-
An Interesting Question.

WASHINGTON, Feb. S.--One clause of the
federal constitution provides that the
compensation OF the Justices of the United
States Supreme Courts shall not be dimin-
ished during their terms of office. The con-
stitution also declares that the Presidents
compensation shall not be increased or
diminished during his term. In view OF
these constitutional provisions an inquiry
has arisen as TO the power of Congress to
to these high officers of
the government The inquiry
into this question has developed some
interesting information, the tenor OF
which is that the President and the
judiciary would be exempt from
the tax Feb. 10, 1863. Chief Justice
Taney, of the Supreme Court, wrote care
fully prepared letter TO Secretary Chase,
relative to the income tax. This letter Is
on file. The Chief Justice called attention
to the clause OF the constitution referred
to and said of the income tax:
"The act in question, as you interpret
IL, diminishes the compensation OF every
judge 3 per cent, and II il can be dimin-
ished To that extent by the name of a tax,
it may in the same way.be reduced from
time TO time at the pleasure OF the
Legislature. The judiciary is one of the
three great departments OF the Govern
ment, created and established by the con-
SIlIuJlOD. lLS duties anu powers are
specifically set forth and are OF
character that requires 1t to
be perfectly independent of the
two other departments. In order TO place
il beyond the reach, and above even the
suspicion OF any such influence, the power
to reduce their compensation us expressly
withheld from congress and excepted from
their powers OF legislation.
"Upon these grounds 1 regard an act OF
congress retaining In the treasury a
portion of tho compensation OF the judges
az unconstitutional and void"
Chief Justice Taney's letter seems TO have
had its effect, for after theWar when Hon.
VIM. A. Richardson, now Chief Justice of
the Court OF Claims, was the Secrc-
tary OF the Treasury, there was refunded
the money which had been withheld
from the salaries from the judiciary under
the income tax act. Tbs same question
was passed upon by Attorney General f..
X. Hoar i'm October 1869, in response to an
inquiry from Secretary Bowtell of. the
treasury.
The Attorney General wrote in effect
that tax upon the salary OF an officer to
be deducted from what would otherwise be
payable as his salary, is diminution OF
his compensation, and in the case Of the
President and the judges of the Supreme
and inferior courts OF the United States,
the diminution would be within the pro-
hibition of the constitution, il the act
levying the tax was passed during the
official term of the officers affected by 1t.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-02-08

Among the counterfeiters of compare
lively modern times the German, Becker
stands pre-eminent. With incredible skill
he engraved dies for upward of 800 types
OF coins, principally Roman, and as most
of these were struck In gold--a metal
that does not change in appearance with
time-he realized large sums from un-
wary collectors. Becker was man OF re
source and with some sense of humor.
How TO take of the appearance of novelty
from the freshly struck coins was ques-
tion of difficult solution. He solved it
thus; He had n small box constructed,
which he partly filed with iron filings and
screwed to the springs of his carriage, and
in that box he placed his newly struck
coins, and then, as he expressed it, "took
his old gentlemen drive" on the road be-
tween Frankfort and Offenbach.
The coins came out of the box still fresh,
but with the too glaring bloom of youth
judiciously toned down. At length the
market was overdone with his produc-
tions, and Becker having ceased To coun-
terfeit now sold complete sets Of impress
sions in lead from his dies 90 the museums
and collectors who had formerly purchased
his forgcries, so that there might be no
difficulty in identifying what was his
handiwork. k.---Longman' Magazine.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-02-08

One interesting plant which has been
adopted from another country into this Is
the rice paper plant Of China which Is
successfully cultivated in Florida. II has
stood the winters very well. II is small
tree, growing 20 the height Of i0or l2 feet,
with n stem 90 4 inches i'm diameter. It's
leaves are soft and downy and something
the shape Of those on the castor bean.
The paper Is formed OF thin slices OF
pith. The pith can be obtained from the
stems I'm beautiful cylinders several inches
In length. The Chinese workincn apply
the blade OF sharp, straight knife go those
cylinders, and turning them round dex-
ierously pare them from the circumference
10 the center. making rolled layer of
equal thickness throughout. This is un-
rolled, and weights are placed upon u until
Il y rendered perfectly smooth and fiat
sometimes number are joined together to
increase the size Of the sheet. IL IL n pure,
pearly white Philadelphia Press.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-02-08

The SENATE HAD GONE
When Clerk conIey Arrived from
the House This Morning
10 Ask That Body 60 Go into Grand
Committee, so the House Ad-
journed.

The Senate stole march on the House
today by taking an adjournment peiore
Clerk Conley OF the House could commu-
nicate the resolution TO meet In grand
comrnittee at IL O'Clock, which was passed
Wednesday and should have been taken
above Immediately after the roll call. Clerk
Conley was busily engaged in making Out
the list OF newspapers which the
mem bers want TO read during the session.
After one or two minor matters had been
introduced and referred, the clerk started
for the upper chamber but the Senate
scout was too quick for him, and Conley
returned with the document, for the hon
orable body had been dismissed. Conse-
quently the House promptly followed the
Senate's example,, and the leaders entered
into consultation in the House chamber.
The minority were engaged in the
consideration OF their report as an offset
to Honey's attack upon the Governor. III
the majority report and resolutions are
taken from the table tomorrow, Represen-
tatiyes Blodgett and Jencks will submit
their answer. IL Is not the purpose OF
the leaders to be drawn into protracted
debate, but in case OF abusive and out
rageous reflection, they will be up and
doing. No attempt will be made to roam
over the fields OF constitutional literature
with Honey and Garvin as running
mates. These two divisions OF
the Supreme Court OF Rhode Island
offered adequate defensive ammuni-
tion. Possibly Bre'r Honey may receive a
reminder that he Is on record as having
been solicitor for the exercise of the
constitutional authority vested in the ex-
ecutive whose Jurisdiction in the present
exigency he has emphatically resisted.
The majority formed in group at the
right of the minority, aud Owen and
West did the talking. Naturally they
apostrophized the action of the Senate in
proceeding to an adjournment
before the House resolution was
received as something in the nature
of contempt and Ambrose kicked because
the steerers hadn't endorsed his scheme
to force an entrance to the Senate cham
ber. In fact, it was sort OF demor-
allied assembly, and no one was dis
fributing crumbs OF comfort. That
majority report will be taken up
tomorrow, as a retaliatory measure,
and Honey 10 doubtless practicing his
speech in the scclusion Of his library to-
day. The chamber will ring with his inn
passicned oratory, and the bull pen con-
gregation will render him anticipated
homage.
But after reviewing the proceedings OF
disgusted yeoman affords a happy soIu-
tion OF the controversy. He ad-
vises that Governor Brown, as choir
master of the Senate, and Speaker
Owen, as musical director i'm the House,
lead their respective bodies simultaneous
ly In that tuneful and touching melody,
ssHome Sweet Home" and then dismiss
the congregations TO their respective
Rbodes where they may pursue their or
dinary associations removed from public
notoriety and official distinction.