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The Newtown bee., 1895-05-17

Michael Calvin has a fine litter of pigs for sale. See "ad.''
The Newtown bee., 1895-05-17

Prof and Mrs A. T. Hadley were at Snake Rock farm, last week.
The Newtown bee., 1895-05-17

Frederick Chambers came in with car load of cattle from fork State, this week.
The Newtown bee., 1895-05-17

The ladies' prayer meeting next Tues day at will be held with Mrs Graham
The Newtown bee., 1895-05-17
Friday. May r. 1895. 7Ae Hoa0lau1-Slayk C0nz- bamy, Brzaggboyt, Com.

We are surprising a great many people-no time to talk about it-here are some of the extraordinary bargains we are offering.
 Black Faille Franchise, 24 inches wide, at 75 cents yard; worth $l.
 Black Gros Grain, 24 inches wide, at 75 cents a yard; worth $1.
 Figured black dress goods at 50 cents & yard; goods worth 75.
 Figured black mohair and wool dress goods at 75 cents yard; worth $1.
 Figured black brilliantine at s5 cents a yard; worth $1.25.
 silk-striped cheviot in half dozen colors. 46 inches wide, s9 cents yard; worth $l.95.
 Silk striped novelty stuff at 50 cents yard i; goods worth 75.
 French henrietta, very fine quality, ss cents yard; goods and colors usually sold 50 cents.
 Swivel silks, regular 50,cent quality, at 37 1-2 cents yard.
 Sash muslin tamboured with large figures, 12 1-2 cents yard; goods usually sold at l5 and 19 cents.
 Chenille portiers at $4.25 pair; goods usually sold at $s.50.
 Bleached and unbleached 2-yard wide table linen at 50 cents a yard.
 Women's 5Ocent laundered shirt waists at 25 cents; also special lots at each of these prices, 37 1-2, 50. 75 cents and $l.
 Women's $1.25 oxford ties, russet, patent leather, or dongola with patent leather tip, at 95 cents a pair.
 Women's velvet capes, lined with silk, point venise lace collar, $s.6O each; value $6.
The Newtown bee., 1895-05-17
Do You. Know Our Boys

2,5o suits? Black and blue all wool Cbey. iots Handsome mixtures in brown and grey. Natty reeter suits with pretty em- broidering-all the product Dt reliable 'mak- CTS. They please the boys and save you good round dollar.
The Newtown bee., 1895-05-17

OFFICIAL NOTICE.-John H. Reid ofI1s Fair O field avenue, Bridgeport, will remove his 1ewelry business to 42 Wall Street, one doc: rom Main street, with new and complete 1ne of diamonds, watches, jewelry, silver ware etc, special bargains previous to re- moval, May l.
The Newtown bee., 1895-05-17

EfOR SALE OR TO RENT-Good farm of l1O | acres at Washington, Conn one halt mile rom railroad station. BRADLEY NICHOLS < SONS, room l, 579 Main street, Bridgeport, Conn.
The Newtown bee., 1895-05-17
Boys Long Pant Suits.

Double and single breast; black clay wor sted suits, 7.50. These are special fort this week. only suits They will be gone to the appreciative buyers within the time. Sizes IA to IS,
The Newtown bee., 1895-05-17

Remember we sell every thing on condition that it may be returned if not satis- factory; and deliver goods free to all towns.
The Newtown bee., 1895-05-17

yNANTED-A girl to wash and iron and t6
 " do chamber work. K. TAYLOR, Sandy Hook, Conn.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-28

Rssarn % cozfsdsrass Dsssrssr Re.
pudIates b. HIs NanuE.

pudlate4 b. Hh 1anuE.
A dispatch from Atlanta to the 81
Louis Globo-Dgmocrat says thai win.
lam Powell. a confederate soldier. who
was incurred as dead. turned up there
expecting a welcome from his family
His wife and children. however. re.
fused 10 recognize him. He IL nov
sixty-eight years old. Thlrty-hye year.
ago Powell enlisted In an Atlanta bat
TALON Of artillery IN the confederate
service. Believing him to have been
killed In one OF the last skirmlshes Of
the war. his family mourned him A.
dead, and for several years his supposed
widow has been drawing a pension from
the state. Nothing was known 10 the
contrary. until Il was announced to-day
that Powell had put In an appearances
At the home OF his family. His wife re-
fused to receive him. his son turned hla
back on him. and told the old man "a
90 back 10 the mountains OF East Ten
nessee. where he had been hiding the
AAhhial VI utatiAAuus NJ AtaA hAuHt
edge which anybody had OF PoSell's
presence In the city was when Capt
Talley. one OF Atianta's most promi.
nent citizents. found a man hanging
about his neck and begging for recog'
milton. Il am Doc Powell!' he ex'
claimed. but the captain would not be.
lieve Il. Then the old man explained
how. In a sklrmish between Knoxville
and Bristol he had slipped away from
the army and had gone into the noun
tains Of Tennessee He was afraid e
come hack. because he had played the
part OF a coward. but as he grew Older
the desire TO once more see his family
overcame his fears. and he came TO Al.
lanta. His wife told him he had better
20 back 10 East Tennessee. His son In
dorsed the view Of the mother. TIE
pension money which she had been re-
eelying from the state was only $50 .
year. but neither the mother nor the
sgn thought ne was worth that much
and nov he has come back to make
them lose the money his welcome ls
warm one In way be had not anticl
pated.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-28
GAVE HIMSELF AWAY.
Aad by Knowing Too aueh Lost "a.
Chance 20 Learn Moro

Aad ny Knowing Too Much Lost ths
Chance 10 Learn More
4 meek-looklng stranger. with a dis
tinet ministerial air. applied for per.
mission to look over a large rubber fac.
tory. He knew nothing at all about the
rubber business. be said and after Z
little hesitation he was admitted. The
superintendent showed him about IL
person. and the mans questions and
comments seemed 70 come from a.
densest Ignorance. Finally. when q
grinding room was reached. he fingered
little and asked In a hesitating way
Couldn't have a specimen OF that
curious stun for my cabinet?"
Certainly" replied the suDerintend.
ent, although II was a compound the
secret OF which was worth thousands
Of dollars: certainly. cut on as much
as you wish" With eager steps the
visitor approached the roll Of gum. tool
out his knife. wet the blade In his
mouth. and-"stop right where yov
arer said the superintendent. laying
heavy hand upon the stranger
you're a fraud and a thief You didn't
learn In a pulpit that a dry knife WONT
cut rubber" So saying. he showed tht
imposter the door. and the secret was
still safe.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-28

The butterfly collection belonging 70
Psof. Neumoegen. Of Brooklyn. n. Y.
ls worth $4,000.
The division Of time into months and
weeks is so old that It's origin eanno,
possibly be ascertalned.
The different countries OF the world
now use 1900 different kinds Of post.
age stamps.
Ocean steamers Of the FIRST class each
consume from 100 to go tnos OF coal a
day.
The entomologists say that the gnass
protocols Is a combination OF seven
needles and lanoes, besides a cupping
apparatus.
An authority on cats says that blue
eyed cats are always deaf. and that
pure white ones are AFFLICTED In the same
manner.
Tobacco statistics prove that two
thirds OF the grown male population
Of the globe either smoke or chew the
weed"
The BihliotheQue National OF Paris.
the reputed larges, library In the world.
new has i.i00.o 900 bound books and soo.-
900 pamphlets.
More than $4,000 persons committed
suicide In the different countries Of
the world during the year ending Sep
tember 80. 1895. This IL an increase Of
nearly 5000 over lisa
II has lately been asoertained that the
humming noise made BY telegraph
wires ls not due TO wind. a. Il can b.
heard In time o. dead calm. The most
senable explanation IL that u Ia caused
BY Tightening Of the wires. owing 10
atmospheric ehaagsa 4
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-28

WIS baptized by John. The professor
and his party carried the latestselentific
apparatus. and Herr vogels forthcom-
Ing book on Palestine will throw new
light upon many interesting things In
the land where the Savior lived and
preached.
The railroad leading 10 jerusalem
has no branch TO the Dead Sea. and the
travellers rode for ten hours on horse
back before they heard the roar OF the
waves OF the largest inland lake. which
IL popularity supposed to lie silent and
calm. Surveying the country from the
top Of Mount olives" says Prof vogel.
Il judged the distance from jerusalem
20 the Dead Sea 20 be not more than
shfec hours ride. but soon discovered
my error after travelling through the
barren and stony landscape.
Very frequently We had to dlsmoun;
for fear Of breaking our necks In climb
ing the precipices or descending into
the wabis Valley. After about four
hours ride we came TO a great white
mosque. erected over the grave OF
Moses. 30 We we're told. The Moslems
seemingly never heard Of the passage
In Holy Scriptures which says and no
one has found his grave up TO this day.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-28

A Face Glared In At the window.
been foully Killed by a Jealous lover.
they said. and new nc man at the Lit
ne Guleh but dreaded her acts Of ghost.
~ vengeance. TWAS a romantic story
IN its way. and the more be thought Of
II the more Il came 30 bin that Anna
bel Lee" waA not 20 Inappropriate
after all, and nigh, bring some eemsoft
10 the fitting spirit. For Carl as sure
Il was none other than the ghostly Wis
i,or az his window who had entered his
cabin in his absence. and now. yes.
there was another presence In the
casing. but Cor a moment he found u
Absolutely impossible fdr him 10 turn
around and face a.
But Il was not necessary for him 10
look this time, for his visitors were
each and all most tangible and more
over they were eager 10 make known
their presence.
Carl sprang to his fee, IN amaEement
when a half dozen rough-clad miners
ulouched through the door and stood
IN a threatening group before him. lie
knew instantly why they bad come,
and then. curlously enough. the warn
ing Of the dead girls face flashed sud
denly upon him.
Too bad she couldn't have -cepcd In
az me sooner" he muttcrcd beneath
his breath for then at least could
have hadsmy weapon and been ready
Tor this gang ot'ruaans."
You be a little surprised tew see We
'uns." the foremost Of his visitors fald
roarsely. as be notlcci Carrs evident
agitation. You thought you'd klyered
your tracks, YOU dog. an that We wuE
all 30 stoopid In the Gulch al We
wouldn't find out you wuz a spOtter"
Carl recovered himself Instantly and
leaning back. now perfectly composed.
placed his elbow on the rude pine man
tel.
"You are ak 10 one. Mr. Johnson" he
said coidly III you ar no, afraid Of
me, send your men oailSigo and We win
have a word nprlyate. M
The momeHl hls wcldf Escaped III
lips he wac shsrtised a the eonsse.r
nation that NJ Aw before him. In an
instant itoccnrredto him that they, too,
had seen the apparltlOn. and were
thoroughly frightened Of the darkness,
There's no use talkln' to US to-
night" the man johnson said. with
pcrceptible shudder. "fOr we've seen
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-28

my hav6 4 grave Of Adam. too, in one
Of the jerusalem churches. After dis
mounting for luncheon at the mosque
we discovered another party OF tourists.
the Society OF Hotel Employees OF
Cairo. twelve In number. Their leader
Informed "a that the Dead Sea was but
few miles away. but the observation
proved as much OF an optical delusion
as my own was on Mount olives. We
had yet TO climb many a height and
had 10 traverse many a stony valley
before We reached is neighborhood.
when we we're about half a mile
from the Dead Sea we heard the terri
bic roar OF the breakers. and i've min
utes later we saw the white foaming
surf. About ten feet from the strand
the water was calm and Of blush color.
A fresh. refreshing wind blew over the
lake and into our faces. and We had a
hearty laugh over the stories that say
a whiff from the Dead Sea IL poisonous
Poisonous. indeed. and that no bird
dared cross H. saw hundreds dying
about In the best Of spirits
Another superstition Is that II would
be suicidal TO battle In the Dead Sea
None OF us could swim. but that mat
tered little. a. the density Of the water
is % great that the human body will
not sink In u. Before we reached deep
water. however. We had bScome very
much exhausted by our battle with a.
tremendous surf
Riding mrther north. We came TO
the ford OF the Jordan where our Savior
was baptized by John.
Then oometh Jesus from Galilee to
Jordan unto John TO be baptized OF him.
"'But John forbade him. saying: Il
have need to be baptized by thee. and
contest thou 90 mes
"'And Jesus. answering. said unto
him: suffer Il to be 80 now; for thus
Il becometh us to fulhll all righteous
ness" Then he suffered him
And Jesus. when he was baptized.
went up stralghtway out OF the water.
The description OF the neighborhood
in Matthew iii. holds good TO this day:
the river flows AZ this point through a
muddy Fat, and We found the ford pas
sable as Il was In the period when our
Lord was baptized there.
AT this famous historical point we
were surprised 10 find established a
German saloonkeeper. r1o welcomed
us In ELUSIVE style. 30 lived In a sort
Of barn constructed o gal,ers aud dried
mud And there was a beer garden.
too. with arhors Offering protection
against the hot sun. rough tables and
benches, The proprietor proved to be a
native Of the Prpsslan town Of Gncsen.
his name was Mayer He sold beer or
some kind Of stun masQueradlng under
that name. and native wines. the latter
being quite good.
The photograph We took Of the river
gives n faithful picture OF the neigh
borhood. but the camera missed a sign
pole near the edge Of the water with
the legend Boats to let Mayer had
half dozen Of them. beautifully paint
cd. and asked two francs per hour for
their use. We had a good meal and rest
ct his inn. and In the morning departed
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-28

Monaghan pheasants have been sue
eessfully introduced for game purposes
In various parts Of Oregon and wash
ington In the last few years, and now
an attempt is being made TO propagate
them for the same purpose In Cali.
forhia. A number have been imported
into Santa Clara county from Oregon.
and lettuce seed is 10 b. planted BY thu
mountain springs 10 provide food for
them. They are protected b. statute
for three yearA
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-28

moon broke clear
nom behind cloud and ne saw the
CHASTITY face distinctly.
MY Cod How horrlbler he cried
ihVoiuntarily, and then. as the face dis.
appeared a. suddenly a. Il came re
caught bis hat from the peg BY the door
e. @"e7' "'''
Oarl had been At Little Gulch only a
snort time, but even a trinlng stay was
long enough 10 learn the story OF that
ghasily apparltlon A miners daughter
mad been cruelty murdered here In the
'uieh years ago. and on every gusty.
moonlight night her face was seen al
some shaniy window. and here Carl
paused In his hurried race. for he re-.
membered the end OF the tradition.
TO sec that face means death or
trouble. he whispered IN the darkness.
apd-then he grasped hts stout stick
tighter There's always trouble In the
world, he mut,ered phllozophlcally.
and " Il wasn't for Kitty / should say
ethat death was welcome"
E he caught his hat just as an eddylng
gust raised 4 deihy from his head. aud
thep aceink how foolish was his search
IN this shadowy darkness turned
slowly from the task he hs4 undertaken
and Teai back to bis book In the little
shanty.
II was a copy Of Poe tina, he was
reading, and as be picked II up again
ne vas amazed 10 find that the page
where he had stopped 20 suddenly had
been completely torn across the middle
He stared n; u yaoantly At hrsi. but
theyo u was. the beautiful rhythm Of
Annabel Lee torn In a jagged line, az
" by hasty fingers. and search where
he would IA the humble cabin the other
half Of the page was nowhere 10 be
found
Carl sat down with bis back TO the
window and began TO ferret the matter
out.
II was bad enough Tor her 10 scare
me half out Of my senses be solilo-
quiEed. but 20 come 10 while / was
seArching the place over Tor her and
tear ms book Is a little too mean foI
anything he looked 40 the Injured
volume ruefully and shook bis head
not another 20 he found within a
thousand miles no wager. be NUT
Ectd Bitterly and 10 think that An.
asF i.lce. the prettlest poem 10 the
whole copy should be The one she chos,
10 damage"
And then he began thinking over the
story OF The murdered maiden She had
AZ"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-28
Surrender.

Surrender.
Because thy heart 70 mine
spake with a call divine
| did not question Il. nor walt 10 knou
That Il was wise TO give surrender 90
But down beneath thy feet ! laid me
low.
| did not walt TO hnd
That thou vast loving. generous and
kind
That love for thee would bring delight
or woe;
But from within me. or above.
The mandate came to love thee. and
! love.
Arthur l.. Salmon in New York Trl-
bune.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-28
HOW IT FEELS TO DIE.
centrary 20 osnsrAi Belief Sudden
Death IL Pleasant

Centrary 90 0ensrAi Belief Sudden
Death IL Pleasant
DR.. HeFln. the celebrated geologist
and professor Of the Zurich university.
who nearly lost his life a few months
ago. by falling down a mountain slide
IN the Alps. has described his sensa-
Ions on the occasion. and has collected
from others their impressions on visits
10 the valley OF the shadow Of death
The doctor says that q sudden death BY
fall. by being run over by q train. BY
being swallowed up by water or snow,
Ia the most beautiful way OF leaving this
life. Il 10 unaecompanied by pain or
the other unpleasant concomitants Of
bodily dissolution. and the mind Is clear
and rapid In action. without the least
feeling Of uneasiness. In the prayer
book the Christian beseeches that he
may be spared from sudden death, but,
In fact. the faces Of those who so ended
their earthly career reveal no fear, an
xlety, pain or terror. but are more plea
SAINT. more tranquil. more hopeful than
those OF persons who died In their beds,
says the San Francisco bulletin. With
them death did not last a second. Their
serene and composed features indicated
that at the time Of death they were
above physical pains; they we're rush
ing down into a blue. rosy. magnificent
heaven. soft and b,issful-and then sud
denly all was over" The doctor him
self slipped In a snow field between two
enormous peaks Quick ss the wind he
few against the rocks. rebounded, and
was thrown upon his back head down
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-28

Governor Atkinson. In his message "a
the Georgia legislature. gives some in
teresilng facts as to the ownership OF
property by Georgia negroes. Among
other things he states that In Georgia
In 1850 the negroes returned S5.76i.292
worth Of property for taxation. This
year the amount Of property they re-.
turned was Si2.9ii.230. In 1898 they re-
turned property to the amount OF about
Si5.OOO.OOO. The falling on between 1899
and 1895 does not indicate that they
have taken a step backward In the mat
ter Of accumulatlng property. Il only
means that during the hard lines they
thought they were poorer. and hence
did not return their property at as high
valuation. 81 Columbia Is. c. Regis.
ter.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-28
Duhdsr.Hsadsd People.

Few amusements In the world are
funnier than the play Of different ideas
under similar sounds. and Il would be
hard to End a thing more universally
understood and caught at than a pun.
but there really are individuals 90 made
that a word can mean but one thing 10
them, and even metaphors must 70 on
all fours. Lord Morpeth used to tell Of
a Scotch friend OF his who. TO the re-
mark that some people could not feel A
Jest unless Il was hred AZ them with a
cannon. replied: "weel. but hoo can ye
IRE Jest out Of cannon. nom" A
lady once put a eonundrum to her rheu.
matte old nurse. asking her: why are
you like a church window. saliyi" and
gave the answer: because you are
full Of pains" whereupon the old
woman pityingly replied: "Oh, dear:
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-28

Riding a wheel with ones hands In
the pockets Is not the fun that Il Is
cracked up 10 be and yet there are
many who do Il, and they come from the
ranks Of those who insist that the street
cars shall be warmed.-Buaale Com
mereiaL
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-28
A Naay-s,dsa Man.

The Rev. Or. George Thomas DoWl.
3 OF Brookllne. Mass. Is a pOlyglot
pm. lie has been at times lecturer
erateur, Baptist. Reformed ara
lscopalian. lie has been much Grid.
pa Tor his frequent changes Of faith
works, bat presents a logical de-.
Sc. Dr. Bowling has received
call TO the assistant rectorshin
Grace Church In New York.
N4ich he has under consideration
Meantime he will continue to supply
ne pulpit OF Holy Trinity In the same
'ity.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-28

Tue skin Of the cactus Ia airtigh,. u
marvellous provision Of nature to enable
those plants to live In soil where
moisture ia scarce and under a sun that
would speedily dry up every drop Of
uolglure they contain.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-28

First speciator-"DocsR't Il make
you feel depressed TO see a young man
gambling and wasting his money the
way that young fellow over there Is
doing" Second spectator-"No; I
can't truly say Il does my friend. I'm
a pawnbrOker. "-Somervllle Journal.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-28

IN Vom FeIs yum
Nicer a recent Wis
II 10 the Dea Sea
and round about
Jordan" as tn e
Bible calls tn Q
noighbor h GOD of
the holy river
where Ieaus Christ
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-28

one Of the novel features Of the Utah
constitution, just adopted, is a pro-
vision for trials by jury Of eight mem-
hrs, Utah Is the hrst state 10 establish
court-of-reoord jury with less than
the traditional twelve jurors
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-28

This thirst" gasped the Arab. Tie
glarsd at the pArehed desert. at the
blazing sky. and cursed them. This
thirst" In despair he pushed forward.
muttering: Il am always getting Il In
the neck. Tribune.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-28
SOCIAL CHIPMUNKS.
INTERESTING TRAITS or THE
LITTLE ANIMALS. q
Cheek Pouches Stored With Nuts-Oe-
tobsr Fiads Ts,sn In wsii-sioeksd
wintsr Quarters IN Tiay Burrows
Undsr the Ground.

IKE their squirrel
cousins. the chip
hunks possess a
vast deal OF inquls-
ltiveness. coupled
with a far great
err feafleEsness Of
man. 80 that one
gets very good op-
portunities for ae-
quaintance.In these
fall days the little
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-28

w ffc tcIt tndt Nv VIZ tlktIy 20 DE,
and he fancied in his mind the scene
when the news Of bis death was carried
to his family. His life from childhood
to manhood passed before his minds
eye. with all lts Joys and sorrows. He
was serenely happy as he saw a blue
heaven opening 10 receive him. while
rose and violet clouds aoated on the
horizon. Consciousness did not leave
him All a little while after he struck
the rock. and pain was not felt till an
hour afterward.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-28

for Jerleho. after filling our bottles
with Jordan water for baptisDals at
home"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-28
SPOTTER'S WARNING.

QUEER. white face.
CHASTITY as death.
glared In at the
window OF Carl
hanning's shAnty.
Carl looked up from
his book instinct
lively. He had heard
no sound. but he
felt ,he presence.
and jasi then the
- - -
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-28
A SWIM IN DEAD SEA.
VISIT TO RIVER WHERE CHRIST
WAS BAPTIZED.

Deer on sale and Boats % Lsr'-On
Horssbaek Through che coantFy Round
.AhaRi- lasaAn-Ihs -Allsssd QraYa 81