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The Newtown bee., 1895-11-08

The daily papers have had much to say
of late concerning the man, Schlatter,
who is alleged to be making cures and
working miracles. He has lately been at
Denver, Col, and has made quite sem
sation there. A citizen Of that city has
sent communication to the Illustrated
American, which casts serious doubts on
Schlatter. He states that reporters of
the most prominent local paper carefully
investigated all the alleged cures and
miracles and failed to find one instance
where a sufferer had received any mater
ial or permanent relief. The excitement,
however, in Denver continues undated,
and there is no escaping the fact that
Schlatter Is convincing a great many pa
tients that he cures them of their ills,
whether or not he really accomplishes
what he and his patients think he does.
One who Is apparently hostile to "the
healer" admits that he does not claim to
cure; he simply orders the patients to
shave faith and you will be cured" 1t
Is always will be cured, but not now !;
must wait, and il your faith holds out
three, seven or nine months, the cure
will come. He only acts upon what faith
the patient may have in him and in his
unsupported claim of divine sonship. AS
a final argument against the powers of
this curious man IL is stated that ''to be-
gin with, man must be in some. degree
of health to fall into line and for two to
five hours slowly work his way up to the
self-styled healer"
The Newtown bee., 1895-11-08

Editor Bross, Of the excellent Ridge
field Press, copies in full the capital
story about P. L. Barnum as told In The
BEE by our esteemed Bethel correspond
ent. In his Introductory paragraph he
made this complimentary allusio !:
Journalist Judd, of Bethel, who writes
for The NEWT OWN BEE and dishes up
some pretty good feasts of ancient LEGAL
history, has the following, this week
which will be read with interest by The
PRESS readers
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attended, in spite of the threatening
weather. The collation. at noon was all
that could be asked for. Rev DR. Farms
worth, Rev DR. DeForest and Miss Hazen
were listened to with much attention.
Henry Church has had water pipes
laid to his residence from the spring
which supplies William Cturch's house.
The work was done by Henry Fulois,
Washington's popular timer, plumber
and stove merchant. Mr. Fulois has also
an extensive contract for pipe laying for
The Newtown bee., 1895-11-08
FAIRFIELD.

F. 81. Brewers school gave recep-
ton to their village friends, Friday even,
ing, November /, at the house. Music
and games helped to make up general
good time. A bountiful collation. was
served.
Say, why don't you try De Wits
Little Early Risers? These little pills
cure headache, Indigestion and consti-
patton. They're small. but do the work.
E. F. Hawley, Newtown, and S. c.
Bull, Sandy Hook, Conn A. B. Blake.
man, Botsford.
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The Ansonia Sentinel tells of an East
ern Connecticut liquor dealer who is
having magnificent mausoleum built to
contain his remains after death. 1t is
stated that he has hired ''an Italian ar
tist who has been engaged on the Van
derbilt marble palace, and the designs
selected for the exterior are Faith, Hope
and Purity" "This latter is indeed ap.
propriate for a liquor dealer"
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REDDING.
THE REV JAMES MILLErr, D.

THE REV JAMES MILLETT. ID. d.
On Saturday, October 10, 1895, as the
evening shadows fell, the Master said to
this one of His most faithful servants,
sCome up higher" Through long and
tedious illness, he ever exhibited that
sublime trust and patience which domi-
mated his entire life. Possessing in a
he sought not worldly distinctions, to
which he was entitled by his great learn
ing but ever followed In the footsteps OF
the Master, comforting the sorrowful,
healing the brOken-hearted and bringing
peace to many a hayward soul. As his
numerous and devoted friends assemble
in old st Marks, to pay the last tribute
to the tenantless flesh, may they look
above and hear, in spirit, the words that
fall from the dear Masters lips, "Come.
ye blessed of my Father, inherit the king
dom have prepared for y0u.v DR. Mil.
lett Is an uncle Of Mrs Swan.
DELIGHTFUL CONCERT.
tional church, Wednesday evening,
audience. The following program was
rendered and the heartily applause and
the frequent encOres which followed the
numbers showed the thorough apprecia-
tion Of the audience:
Concert solo with orchestra accompani
Bass solo. at was not thus to be" j. B. San.
ford.
symposia, orchestra
Solo. "The Out Putt Arthur Collard.
I March, Paul JOn06b orchestra.
March. "City OF Romeo Lodostrorius or
qss5s go Sfss ss Hssss
Sunlight aud shadow orchestra
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LONG HILL.
METHODIST CHURCH NOTES.

METHODIST CHURCH NOTES.
The ladies OF the Methodist church
meet, next Monday evening, with Mrs
Franklin Sherman. At this meeting they
will organize and make arrangements
for fair, which is to be held in the near
future.
The Methodist Sunday school has made
an important addition to its work. They
organized last Sunday a home depart
ment of the school, intended for those
who are obliged to stay at home and can
not attend the regular sessions Of the
school. Mrs George w. Sherman has
been chosen to superintend this depart
ment of the work. A cordial invitation
is extended to all who are obliged to stay
at home from the regular session of the
school to become members OF this depart
ment
The Newtown bee., 1895-11-08
ON TASHUA HILL.

The church is being painted by Levi
Downs.
The Misses Sanford of Redding have
visited their aunt, Mrs Juliet Mallett.
The new maps for the school have ar
rived. They are very ornamental as we'll
as useful.
The sociable at Mrs Jane Mallett's,
last week, called out large number ;
SIG was cleared. The next soclable will
be at Frank Mallett's November 13; il
stormy, the following evening.
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"reminiscences were talked over amid the
pleasant greetings. The young people
rallied on Sunday evening to hear Mr.
Smith. They listened attentively and
many took part in the social service
which followed the address. ~ Cores
! pondent.
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AN INTERESTING LECTURE.

The lecture at the Methodist church on
evening, was poorly attended, a very
small audience being present. 1t is to be
regretted that more interest was not man.
ifested for the cause, for those who at
tended pronounced the lecture quite en-
pertaining and the views of very excel
lent quality. Rev DR. Merwin opened the
evening with prayer, after which Mrs
Eugene Botsford, president of the Step
ney w. G. T. u, read the Scripture.
Miss Grace Curtis had prepared some APP
propriate music for the occasion and the
balance of the evening was given over TO
the lecture by FL. l. Ransom OF
Bethel, his subject being 1.-THE Two
Paths"
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REV MIR FRANCIS TO BE INSTALLED.

KEY MIX FkANClS To BE INSTALLED.
Rev Cyrus w. Francis is to be in
stalled November II as pastor of the
Cong regational church in Brookfield
Center.
Charles Clarke Is now around again
and will return to his business in Column
bia, S. c., this week.
E. C. Smith, L. S. Taylor, Jay Potter
and others took in the Boston excursion
on Saturday. They report good time.
They reached Hawleyville about a. M,
Sunday morning.
Seth Keller is the largest apple grower
in town having about 400 barrels. AS he
is well posted as to the most profitable
markets to sell, he will realize quite q
good sum besides the cider apples.
The family of c. T. jackson have been
quite afflicted by sickness, the hfsed man,
Miss Sadie and Mr. jackson all sick at
one time. Mr. Jackson is slowly recover.
ing, as well as the others.
Mrs Skidmore is having new furnace
put in by E. j. Hall also Charles Stuart
is going to stop cutting wood and shovel
coal into his new furnace.
Parties from the eastern part of the
state were in town and bought carload
of cider apples at 26c per hundred to be
made Into apple jelly.
a"s1.u p a VIM naas peen Al I'LL
lns neaith lol spLae tine, WAS pronounce
W;d iaSane, lass WEES anu wiz oe taken u
ted.
"A =. hiansltelu mas ueciineu 10 receive
any lnoie appies as ne mas o., ne can use
Quits large numper gaIhered at the
nome OF Mr ana MRS w. b. Roe to install
them n their new nome. The music ano
u tI Wsre,ehJoyeo: All present wlsneo
. .nnn nueh JOY II sheir peasant sur
ro mu
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BRoOKFIELD.

THE AMERICAN HOUSE SAVED FROM
BURNING.
There came near being serious fire
at the American house, last week We'd
nesday morning, but by heroic efforts
was subdued and the hotel saved from
destruction.
The Newtown bee., 1895-11-08
Editorial Ink Drops.

Verify, the cider barrel is dangerous
"animal." For the harmless (o liquid
It contains has started many a man on
the broad road to drunkenness.
The Newtown bee., 1895-11-08
STEVENSON,

Louis Goulett and sister visited friends
in Bridgeport, recently.
There will be little game left in Shiloh
after this week, as your correspondent
saw the veterans out on Wednesday
morning and we shall be disappointed if
we do not have an invitation to a game
supper.
The Newtown bee., 1895-11-08

Nothing SO distressing as 6 hacking
cough. Nothing so foolish as 10 suffer
from il. Nothing so dangerous IL al
lowed to continue. One Minute Cough
Cure gives immediate relief. e. r.
Hawley, Newtown; S. c. Bull, Sandy
Hook; A. b. Brakeman. Botsford.
The Newtown bee., 1895-11-08
BEWARE OF BRIDGEPORT RUM.

Monday, traveller came up from
Bridgeport on the train reaching here at
l.20 p. M, so besotted that he had to lie
under the fence for about three hours be-
fore he could proceed on his journey.
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THE APPLE MARKET.

Up to November / very few apples
had been sold in the north part of the
town, but as the demand increases they
are now being picked up at prices rang
where the grower furnishes barrels.
Danbury parties are the principal buyers.
The Newtown bee., 1895-11-08

Mr. Hopkins. Mr. Fulois has had good
sale of stoves, this fall, and has q large
assortment left for any to inspect WI o
may wish to buy.
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TEMPERANCE JoTTINGs.

The Loyal Legion will meet Saturday
afternoon.
The November meeting of the Women's
Christian Temperance Uni will be held
Wednesday, the 18th.
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A SECTION HAND HASA CLOSE CALL,

A SECTION HAND HAS A CLOSE CALL,
Quite bit of excitement was caused at
the Depot on Monday morning on the
arrival of 903 train when Frank Wit
kouslsey, one of Section Foreman Hand
ley's men on the track, had narrow es-
cape with his life. He was working by
the track and when the train came in
the engineer gave several warning toots
and the foreman shouted to him to get
off the track, but instead of getting off he
stepped nearer, near enough so that the
cow catcher caught him and rolled him
along on the ground for some distance.
He was picked up and put into the bag
gage car where it was found he had not
been run over but his leg had been put
out of Joint at the ankle and badly bruis-
ed on the skin. He was taken to the
emergency hospital at Bridgeport where
he was fixed up and later returned to his
home at Long Hill on the milk train. 1t
will be sometime before he uses that foot.
The Newtown bee., 1895-11-08

TUESDAYS ELECTIONS. -The state
elections on Tuesday were favorable to
the republicans. New York state went
republican by S9,877 and the republicans
control the Legislature. Tammany was
victorious In New York city. The re-
publicans elected #. w. Wurster mayor
Of Brooklyn. Ohio went republican by
114,000. Maryland, Kentucky and New
Jersey, democratic states, went republi
can. Greenhalge, republican, was elect
ed governor of Massachusetts by GA, 400.
The new state OF Utah went republican.
Mississippi went democratic by &c, 900.
Mrs w. b. Meek, who resides at Camp
tonville, CAL, says her daughter was for
several years troubled at times with Sc
we're cramps In the stomach, and would
be Id such agony that It was necessary
to call In q physician. Having read
about ChamberIain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhma Remedy she concluded to try
IL. She found that It always gave
prompt relief. IL was seldom necessary
to give the second dose. sIt has not only
saved us lots Of worry and Eimc,n she
says, s'but also doctor bills. Il Il my
opinion that every family should have 4
bottle 81 this remedy Ii the house"
For sale BY r. r.. Hawley, NewtoWn,
and Samuel O. Bull, Sandy Hook.
The Newtown bee., 1895-11-08
NOW FOR THE WINTER UNDERWEAR.

At 75c each MEMS Camel's Hair Shirts and
Drawers Youpay dollar in the other stores
for the same Garments
At s5c each Boys heavy Grey Shirts and
Drawers, every size.
HORSE CLOTHING
Some exceptional Bargains to keep the
Horses warm, in the stable or on the street.
Good full size Stable Blankets, with strap
at 75c and 81 90.
Street Blankets. ss-so. 81 and $50 Extra
heavy. good wool Blankets
Heavy Fur Lap Robes, Grey Fur, good size.
and very heavy plush lined; prices o. IS and
SEQ.
Black Fur. Plush Lined. 500. 50. $50. u 90
and 1900.
Plush Robes. with Rubber lining. price sssss.
FUR RUGS.
Floor Rugs. au sizes and kinds of inr. prices
start al 81 80 and go up TO $500.
White Goat Rugs. Tor the Baby Carriage.
price so.
GLOVE DEPARTMENT.
4 special Importation. None to be found
elsewhere. The Fouchette, a two coiored
Glove. with Embroidered backs. very hand
some button Glove, especially for street ear;
the price - 90 per pair.
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the interesting features,as it broug ht be-
tween 800 and 800 into the treasury of
tho caciotu

Mrs John Colgan and son of Bridge
port have been spending two weeks with
her father, r. Mcdonald.
w. c. Sanford, ever thoughtful of the
interest of his patrons, will continue rum
ming the Woodside market overland
through the winter.
The Newtown bee., 1895-11-08
In Fairfield County.
sTEPNEY AND VICINITY.

THE KING s DAUGHTERS ENTERTAINMENT
The entertainment given by the young
ladies' circle, Kings Daught, RS, at the
Methodist church on Tue sday evening,
was well atGende d, the room being COM
pletely filled with the friends of the
young people. The style of the enter
tainment was after the New England tea
plan. First literary and musical pro-
gram was given, to which all were inviu-
ed with cost of admission, following this
an invitation was given TO enjoy boun-
tiful supper of baked beans, buildings,
meats and many dainties for the popular
price of Is cents, from which the young
ladies secured neat sum of money for
the good work. The young ladies were
oddly dressed in garments of tour aun-
ties" days and provoked much mirth by
their strange appearance, as with the
young ladies of coming generations when
in the distant future like entertainments
are given showing the odd fancies of
Worth and Butterick of the present day.
Miss Grace Nichols of Danbury gave sew
eral fine banjo selections. She has rare
gift for this instrument, being exceeding
ly skillful in lingering the strings. She
also sang several songs which were well
received. All the young ladies did nice
ly and the evening was greatly enjoyed
by all.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-04-24
----T-7--------------i---- AGAIN THE TNOOME TAX.

The petitions for rehearing of tine income tax question have resulted in very unusual action by the Supreme court, which has made the following or- der: "The consideration of the two pe- titions for rehearing is reserved until Monday, May 6, when full bench is expected, and in that event two counsel on & side will be heard at that time" Of course this does not mean that there will then be argument on the merits of the income tax question.It is expected that the argument will simply deal with the extent to which the rehearing shall go, that is, whether it shall be confined merely to the point on which the court was evenly divided, the con stitutionality of the income tax as a whole. or whether the whole question shall be reopened and new argument made.
 It Is expected that Judge Jackson will be able to return to his seat on the bench by May 9th, and therefore the ar guments for and against a rehearing will be made before full bench. The result of these arguments will be await ed with deep interest, If there Is a re- hearing by the whole court there may be square decision concerning the oonstitutionality of the law. Such a de- cision, whatever it might be, would be more impressive and satisfactory than tie vote.
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The Man Who Lashed Farragut to the
 Rigging.
GFrom Harper weekly.l

lGfOm IlhFpeF WS6hly.l
 The death at Annapolis, Maryland of an old man-of-war's man, John H. Knowles, recalls a dramatic incident of the war which has become historical and one that the late William Page made the subject of his well-known pie ture.
 On the morning of August 5, 1864, Ad- miral Farragut stood in the port main rigging of the flagship Hartford, seve- raI feet above the deck, as his squadron entered Mobile Bay. From this eleva- ted position the admiral could view the progress of the fight, watch the move ments of the Confederate ram Tennes- see, commanded by his old friend Bu- chanan, and also communicate easily with the Metacomet, dashed alongside to port. As the heavy firing increased, and the smoke hung. over the deck, step by step the admiral climbed the rig ging to gain a clearer view of the bay until he reached the futtock-shrouds just under the "top' Here, leaning against the stay, he intently watched the engagement Captain Drayton and the officers standing on the poop-deck, observing his perilous position, and full ly aware that even a slight wound might cause the admiral to lose his footing, hurriedly ordered the Signal Quartermaster Knowles to take 8 piece of rope up to the admiral and make his position secure This is the simple statement of Knowles to the writer: To foir n1s- dered me to go up in the port main-rdg- ging where the admiral was and put rope around him. cut off a fathom or two from new lead-line which was ly- ing on deck, went up the ratings to where the admiral was standing with opera glasses in his hand, just under the futtock-shrouds, and made the for ward end of the line fast. As l took the other end around the admiral he passed the remark that the rope was not necessary, but went on and made the other end secure. I don't think he noticed the rope around him, as we were square abreast of Fort Morgan, and it was pretty hot work but when the ship got clear of the forts the admi- ral cast the rope adrift before he could come down." This statement is certi- fled to by James Smith, of Baltimore, captain of the rnizzentop.
 The controversy in regard to this in cident arose from the fact that Farra- gut came down on deck quickly after the ships entered the bay, but the cir as above related are fully by Drayton, Watson, and, in fact, by letters of Farragut himself. when the Hartford
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-04-24
SHAPED.

The female chiropodist is the divinity that shapes our ends.-Texas Siftings.
 Van Clove-Whoisg going to be the best man at your wedding with Teddy Thoughtless? Miss Vanderwack--I am | Town Topics.
 twill you love me when I'm gone?'' asked MT. Linger of his sweetheart. "If you'll go soon," replied the faithful girl with a yawn.-Life.
 Mrs. Kidby-O, John, dear, don't you hear? How delightfully."- the baby crows Kidby-Crows? Humph! I'd crow myself if I were boss.-Harper's Bazar.
 "Gwandma," said Mollie, looking at the wrinkled forehead of the dear old lady, q links you ought to go to the laundwy and det your head ironed. "-- Harper's Bazar. Manager-There are only dozen peo- pie in the house. Modern Prima Donna I'll go on and sing. It isn't worth while to disappoint such a small audi ence.-Detroit Tribune.
 She got a pass to Paradise,
 And when she reached the gate ! hS NuSSltul lldL SHe dSkeu was CnlS,
 ''Is my new crown on straight?"
 Philadelphia Inquirer.
 Tn These Days.--Manager- many characters in your drama? Playwright Six at the beginning and five at the end. How do you mean?' "The hero- inc loses hers as the plot develops."- Puck.
 Gus De Smith, wonder if the editor of the Bugle would say a. good word for our cremation society if asked him. Jones-I guess so. Nothing pleases him any better than giving somebody a roast.-Texas Siftings.
 The Financial Aspect. t.-"They tell ma that a bicycle saves man money" Well" replied Whykins thoughtfully, "I probably would never have collected my accident insurance if 1t hadn't been for one Washington Star
 Succinct-"Now," said Ii Hung Chang, "let us definitely understand the terms of the treaty."
 Certainly" replied the Mikado; "that's very simple. The terms of the treaty are cash. Star.
 Sue-I am afraid papa was very an- gry when you asked him for me, wasn't he, Jack, love? Jack-Not at all He asked if I knew any more respectable young men who would be likely to mar ry your five sisters, if properly coaxed. -Tit-Bits.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-04-24

obviousness of their children early in
 the night.
 The common people, of course, based
 their idea, as they have based almost
 all their traditional ideas, upon ages of
 uniform experience Their grand ne-
 cessity has been economy of their re- sources, and they have found it most
 economical to work only by natural | light. To get up late is for the peasants | of the world, who were till lately the people of the world. to waste invalua-
 ble time, while to sit up late is to waste | light, firing, in cold countries, and the opportunity of recruiting their strength
 In all countries, therefore, they rise ear | ly, and go to sleep as soon as they have eaten their last meal the time for which they will not deduct from the sun-lighted period of labor The econ
 omy of this system is obvious, and, as Benjamin Franklin pointed out in hts amusing tract upon the subject,
 amounts in the aggregate to something
 enormous, all that is thus saved being direct addition to the resources of the
 early risers. The cost of light and f1r- ing for the dark hours in community
 like ours must amount to millions, and If we all got up with the sun and went
 to bed an hour after twilight. five sixths of the whole amount might be saved.
 All the popular adages have been, we believe based upon this secular eXpe- rience, and they are, as regards econo- my, undoubtedly true. Whether they are true in any other way may be ques- tioned. Even as regards the health of laborers reasons for doubt may be sug- gested. One would think it natural rule to sleep in the dark and not in the light, though many animals--dogs par ticularly, and all the Felidoe-utterly despise it, but of all classes, game keepers live longest, sailors who keep night-watches constantly reach ex- treme old age, policemen are fairly i. healthy, and we have never heard that printers employed upon daily papers habitually die young. Their eyes suf- fer, but not their constitutions. The oultivators of the soil, with their won- derfully regular habits as regards ris- ing and retiring, die rather early, pos sibly, of course, from their excessive exposure to all weathers; and children, although they go to bed so early, are more liable to disease than the grown ups who do not. Northerners, who rise later than southerners, enjoy distinctly more vitality, and in no country does the lower class outlive the upper in any marked degree. That may be due of course-nay, Is due-to a hundred causes, the better cooking of the we'll to-do being probably the first; but still it shows that early rising, though inl- mensely economical, is no panacea which renders superior health certain. As regards wealth, we should say that, all over the world, the earlier a class rises and retires, the poorer it Is; the peasantry who obey the adage best be- ing notoriously the worst off Though they save in candle and firing, and sleep away fatigue, they are unable to accumulate and have made their rhymes, which we are told can be traced in all languages. as an encour- agement to a necessary but disagreea- ble rule of life, and not as an expres- sion of their convictions.-London Spec tator.