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The Newtown bee., 1895-09-20
P. NafRa12 s 600,
MANUFACTURERS OF
PARLOR FURNITU RI
I5e-i5s-leo Hester Street,
ioe &1oSi Mott Street.

y
DEAR SIRs
Owing to the recent strike ordered by
the Upholsterers' Union OF this city and of
which you doubtless have information
through the newspapers), by which an adj
vance of twenty-five per cent in wages was
demanded by our workmen, and which de-
mand we were compelled to comply with or
temporarily suspend operations, together
with the recent advance in silk pushes cad
upholstery goods, and in fact almost all ma
terial entering into the composition of our
goods, it will be necessary for us to advance
the price of our parlor suits and couches on
all orders received by us subsequent to this
date.
This advance, however, will be as moder-
ate as possible, and as limited as the cir
cumstances will permit.
Yours truly,
The Newtown bee., 1895-09-20
Hoods Cures
Hoods pills are tasteless, mild. effe'
AAOOa . AAkS tive. All druggists. %,

and others who are to remove their resi-
dence from Easton for time.
The Newtown bee., 1895-09-20
Boots, Boots,

Mems genuine calf leg boots all sizes wor,,
s-75 now 49, "oi'n
Mems fine calf Boots. calf leg and hack,
worth s. now aIs
Mems Kip Boots worth 50 now Lea
The Newtown bee., 1895-09-20

mems and Boys Wear.
Mems business shoes all sizes values IS
and .25, now S9c and soc.
Mems fine dress loee and Congress shoes in
the various styles and'sizes worth 81 and LIS
now LIB and la.
Mems fine Ko-Ko calf lace and congress
shoes worth % now lG9
Mems xxx quality dress shoes patent leath-
er, cordovap, kangaroo and fine calf all sizes
our IS and $50 shoes now 2.4S.
Boys lace school shoes sizes IL TO 2 sc sizes
to 2, SIC.
Boys dress and school shoes sizes IL to
5 IL, sec.
Boys fine bug and calf lace shoes, sizes IL
| to liz, 97c and ll9c worth LIS and $50.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-11
Monkey Drummers.

Captain Il. G. Carew, AN ox-officer OF
the British army who during his military
career spent good deal of his time in At
rica, tells tho following amusing incident:
"A short distance from the little village
In which our troops were stationed was a
large forest which was infested by chin
panzees OF great stature, who made almost
nightly raids on the town and barracks
carrying away anything they took fancy
to.
"On one occasion member OF this In
telligent tribe stole q drum from one of
our tents and made of with IL TO the for
est, boating it as he ran.
Tho monkey took the drum to the
headquarters of his own people, who
were evidently much charmed with 10,
and we often aftorward heard the monkeys
beating it vigorously.
Sometimes in the middle Of the night
we would be awakened by some sleepless
chimpanzoe beating the drum with might
and main.
Just what the other chimpnnzees
thought of this midnight musical per-
formance was never known, but from the
fact that it created no war among them
we were forced TO conclude that they liked
it. New York Journal.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-11
The Age For Marrying.

"ff things keep on this way, we won't
have any grandfathcrs and grandmothers
IN 90 years" p" observed man who had
been running his eyes along the list of
enrriage licenses.
Look here, In this list Of 34 licenses
all but two Of tho men are moro than 22
years old, and all but two of tho women
nre above l8. 1t would seem that the av-
orago age Of groom these days Is 80,
while the bride is but two or three years
younger.
He ran over tho ages and found that the
average ago Of the groom was 2S and Of
the bride 27
Now, what does that meant" no con
tinued. "A man docs not qnarry until he
Is 80. II he las sons and daughters, they
will not reach tho marrying age until he
IL at least go, and VI he hopes To see hi
Grandchildren grow up ho must live 20 D
at least 80 or 30
~ the country whore was born peopi
married young, and it wasn't uncommon
Co have gFandmothors who were less thaa
40 years old But II 30 Is TO be the mar
rying ago In ChiCngo wo will at least has,
g. get along without great -grandfathers
Chicago Record
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-11
SIXTEEN MANUELS.

The registration committee are hard at
work in purging the voting lists of names
that should not bo on them.
Their present method is to
serve citation TO all whose
names are on the list, but for whom no
adequate qualifications are known. The
fact that $50 of these citations are served
daily is indicative OF the work necessary,
and, incidentally, of the very loose system
that has formerly been in operation.
1t requires the best part of a week for
the three members OF the board and their
two clerks to go through a single list.
Hero Is case in point: On the list
of property voters IL the name
Manuel Silva, no address and no record of
property owned being given. According
10 the directory there are 16 Manuel
Silvas in the city, and each one must be
summoned to appear before the one
who owns enough 10 vote for
Aldermen can be found. There is also the
name of Antoine Silva on the list without
comment, and there are nine gentlemen
In he city bearing that particular name.
The Office of the commissioners, in the
basement of the city hall, have at last
been fitted up TO look like a permanent
department, by the addition OF substantial
counter, desks and cabinets.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-11

CONDEM NED LANDS.

The hearing on the condemnation of
land for the State Normal School was con-
tinuec today before the commissioners of
award in the municipal court room.
The argument was between Attorney
Angel for the State and Attorney Ballou
for the William A. Harris Engine
Company. Mr.. Ballou claimed
that the law of condemnation should not
apply In the same way to business to
business and manufacturing property as
it does to residential property and
that the right OF eminent domain should
not be used at the expense OF industrial
interests to which the State owes its pros
perity.
Mr.. Angel argued that certain machine
shops had been condemned, for which
the Harris estate is entitled to
compensation, but for nothing
else, and that the State Is under
no obligation to pay for deprecia-
tion in the value of property or for incon-
venience resulting from authorized con-
domination.
Civil Engineer James l.. Barnes and
Mill Engineer +. Il. Drown were called
upon to testify In behalf of tho
Harris property, and they furnished ex-
pert evidence relative to the value Of the
plant and It's location.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-11

BosToE, April l1.-Governor Greenhalge
todny appointed Herbert Arthur district
attorney OF Worcester in place OF Judge
Gaskell, resigned, and NJ. Thomas
Merritt was appointed clerk OF the mu-
nicipsl court OF Boston. The committee
on education will tomorrow report
bill establishing textile schools
in Lowell, Lawrence, Fall River
aud New Bedford. The State will
contribute s25,coO in support of each pro-
vided each city contributes like sum.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-11
Drawing Wire.

One Of the most interesting mechanical
processes as now practioed is that resorted
TO for tho drawing of wire. The rod Is re-
ceived by the wire drawer In the form OF a
coil, the rod being OF varying section and
the coil of a weight depending upon the
purpose for which it is intended. One end
of the rod is pointed and somewhat re-
duccd by machinery, and the coil receives
a bath In mild aoia to remove all oxida-
tion, then is washed In lime water 20 give
q drawing surface, and finally dried in a
suitable oven. When ready for drawing,
the pointed rod is inserted in one OF the
holes Of a dcawing plate, the latter being
generally of steel, though cast iron is In
some cases used; the drawing holes are
conical and the rod Is inserted from the
larger end, while on the other side OF the
plate the pointed end is seizo@' by power
pinchers and pulled until enough has been
drawn through TO allow Of its being passed
around and fastened TO IA drum or reel
which is driven by power OF course the
rod is reduced in area and much elongat-
ed, and this without any perceptible loss
OF metal
While passing through the plate IL lie
kept fabricated with what Is called wire
drawers sOnp or grease, and after being
drawn through this first hole IL is put
through series of smaller holes until ii
has been brought down TO the requisite
size. But the compression and disturbance
OF tho structure of the rod consequent
upon these reoliotions have hardened 1t SO
much that at certain stages it is necessary
TO stop the process and soften the metal by
annealing II Is then again washed In
acid, etc., and the drawing resumed. -
Now York Sun
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-11
The Robber Robbed.

1T remember, long time ago, said
burglar. "going late one night into room
In which thore was one man sleeping His
clothes were on chair near the head OF
tho bed was bending over these clothes
and about TO take them out to the hall
whom tho man suddenly woke up. With
out a moments hesitation no threw his
arms around me. I was young then and
strong, but this man was four, times as
strong as was. l think he could have
crushed me TO n jelly If he had wanted.
AS it was no put me out of the house with
the greatest ease But before he did that
he carried mo over To the table and lit a
light. AS he looked at me my watch chain
caught his eye and, do you know, that
man took my watch and chain and kep.
theml--London Tit Bits.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-11
inexpensive Fire Alarm.

IL is possible TO construct very simple
and effective fire alarm at trifling cost.
To do this, all that is necessary is guam
tity of cord, several small pulloys and
some article OF metal that will make a
great clatter when it falls. The pulleys
arc placed around the ceiling close To the
wall, the ends of the cord are tied together
in "A knot that Will easily slip through the
pulleys and TO the cord Is fastened q
metal plate or whatever object may be So
lected to make the greatest amount of
racket The moment blaze reaches the
ceiling the cord is burned in two and the
plate falls, making quite enough noise 10
rouse the entiro household. IL thought
best, the cords may cross the middle of
the room IN addition TO being put around
the border -NF York Ledger.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-11
FOND OF THE LETTER n.
Men Use Il For an Initial In Names when
Any other Would DO.

"It's a peculiar thing" said the know
ing clerk In hotel which is noted moro
for it's hospitality than IL Is for its inquisi-
tiyenoss into the character Of It's guests,
tits peculiar thing the fondness that the
average man has for the letter III as an In
itial. Now don't suppose that there are
more middle names beginning with IL
than with any other lett0r, M or X or ; or
Is, but nine men out Of ten, IL they are in
doubt about middle initial, decide on ii.
Now my middle initial Is w, but for ev-
cry letter get, except from people know
well, that has my initial right get three
In which 1t is put down II. It's very sell
dom, too, that you'll find a man with suf-
flcient strength OF character TO leave out
the middle initial of the man he's writing
to If he doesn't know 1t, SO he claps In an
ii and lets IL go. There seems TO be pre-
vailing superstition that "a man isn't just
what he ought TO be unless he has mid
die name and that the chances Or very
strong that name begins with the eighth
lettor Of the alphabet.
"Now here's another instance. Cast
your eyes over this page Of our register.
That is mostly late guests who drop in
here late at night and sign names other
than their own. See the result Charles
VI. Jones, John H. Smith, George II.
Robinson, "a. II. Brown II w. brown
and SO on. There arc ten names on that
one papo the middle initial of which Is III.
Now that letter isn't any easier to write
than any other letter; IL certainly isn't
any more ornamental, and / can't see that
in any respect it has an advantage over
tho rest of the alphabet. Yet the human
race sticks to II with fidelity worthy of
a more important cause. I'd like to have
some wise man tell me why. Now York
Sun
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-11
TABLE MANNERS.
How They Have Been EvoIuted Out Of
Savage Customs.


How did table manners ariseY Where
do they come fromf Like Topsy and 9TH
er human institutions, they Just grow
ed" And it is surprising how slow OF
development has been tho sentiment Of
cleanliness and neatDess which was the
principal cause Of the invention of tho i'm
plements and dishes used in serving food
and eating
In good old paleolthic times, when hu-
man beings were always within "a hours
of starvation, man ate only with his fin
gers He hunted for his food in the woods
or by the scashore, and he picked the bones
clean. Two table articles are found among
uncivilizod people--the knife and the
spoon. Tho knife was originally weapon
of attack and defense It was used for cut
ting and carving flesh, but its convenience
in eating soon became apparent.
Tho origin of tho spoon is uncertain.
IL must have been invented at u very an
oiont date, for it Is found among people
that have never come into contact with
civilization. The necessity OF having some
implement for dipping water seems TO have
led first 10 tho invention of the calabash
or the use Of the cocoanut she'll and later
on 10 the spoon.
We must wait T. 600 years before we find
the fork. Or, as French writer on table
etiquette has said, from the creation of
the world TO the beginning Of the seven
teenth century man ate only with his
fingers" This Is, however, mistake Of
400 years, for we find forks as early as the
thirteenth century, when they are men
toned rs being kept for special purposes.
Thus John, duke OF Brittany, IS said to
have used q fork to pick up 'soppys, and
Piers Graveston had three for eating
pears with Joe J. Vance in Lippincotts.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-11
A Grand Improvement.

A.-What is that curious machine that
Count NJ. has had constructed on your rec
ommendation? He tells me the thing cost
lot of money, but he is delighted at It's
beneficial effect on his health What is 1t
forf
b. Count NJ medical adviser)-The
machine is intended to pump fresh air
from outside into the close and stuffy Ii
brary where the count spends most of his
time.
A.-Yes, but wouldn't it do just as well
X the windows were opened?
B.-Certainly, but my occupation as the
counts family doctor would be gone IL l
dared to suggest anything so simple. -
Buntes A llrr'~'
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-11
LABRADOR SOCIETY.
At One Mission worshipers Are Called to
Church with n Flag.


In winter Labrador Is simply frozen out
from the rest of the world Ono "komi-
tick" or dog sled, mail reaches some OF
the more southerly settlements late In the
spring. The Moravian missionaries at
the Eskimo villages farther north endeavor
at least once a winter TO visit by komitick
the fow scattered white settlers within 100
miles or SO of the missions. Sometimes
the komitick is overtaken By severe
snowstorm before shelter can be obtained.
Then the Missionary and his Eskimo driver
dig "a deep ditch down In the snow and
camp In the bottom. The gases from the
campfire prevent the snow from floating
in, and the travellers are sheltered from
the icy blasts
At Battle Harbor, Labrador, whore
there Is churoh-there arc only two
churches, I think, OH the Labrador coast
south OF tho Moravian missions-tbey
have public sewing machine, and one
long winter when the kerosene oil supply
became very low the women gathered at
the parsonage and did their sowing by the
parsonage lamp As the Battle Harbor
mission Is too poor TO furnish y 20 wee
church with bell the rector sic 1sls the
call to service with flag. High among
the rocks at Little Bay, Newfoundland, /
saw two little churches. Ono or these had
small belfry perched on still higher
rock. The othor's bell swung from tall
spar, and to ring IL one was obliged to
climb ladder much like tho shrouds of q
vessel.
The dog sled Is also the regular method
of winter travelling over the frozen bays of
Newfoundland, only 1t Is drawn by New
foundland dogs instead of by the half
-. n. I'll. IL
men Of Labrador have to rely The Eski-
mo dogs with the equally savage mos
quitoss make life ashore burden during
summer In Labrador. A stick TO beat off
the dogs and a veil as protection against
the mosquitoes are absolutely necessary. 1t
Is curious fact that tho farther north
you 60 the more pestiferous the mosquitoes
become. They are worse In Labrador than
In New Jersey and are still worse in
Greenland than even in Labrador. Gus
tav Kobbe In St. Nicholas.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-11
Ocean Derclicts.

The distance which dcrolicts traverse ls
much greater than Is generally supposed
A careful record OF observations has rc
suited In tho preparation Of chart which
shows that the hulk of tho schooner Fan.
ME y. WolstOn has drifted durng the last
i've years moro than 'i0, 900 miles. This
calculation Is based on as reports OF its
having been sighted Another derelict,
which began its wanderings I'm 1891, drift.
ed about 3, 500 miles up to the time IL was
last seen, when IL had been afloat el5 days.
The w. l.. White, another floating terror OF
the sea- roamcd Over the north Atlantic
for $40 days, covering In that time about
9, 200 milsA New York Tribune.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-11
MARINE REPORT.
PORT or PROVIDENCE. April IL
Arrivals.

Arrivals.
STEAMERS Pequot, Rowland, New York;
City of Newport, Kelley. Newport; Mount
Hope, Connor, Fall River; Queen City. Petty,
Seaconett; Morgan City. Baker, Baltimore.
TUGs-Trton, Joseph Stickney. I. J. scully,
Sea King, Charles McWilliams.
-Wamsutta, Canary, Blackstone.
Santee. Fairy Belle, owen Brady, Allison
White, Abbie Dunn.
Sailed.
srEAMERs-Pequot, City OF Newport. Mount
Hope, Queen City.
BARKESTINE-Stephen G.. Hart, Hart,
Brunswick, GA.
SCHooNERs-A. +. Howe. Ellis. New York:
Mary Louisa, Golfer. New York: Eveln, Saun-
ders, Block Island; Carrie c. Ware.
BARGE Marie, Central Railroad Of New
Jersey No. 4.
Notes.
The schooner w G. Tanner. johnson, will
sail for the south of Cuba tomorrow where she
will load for the East.
The following named schooners arc bound
FOR this port James q. Beacher. George NJ.
Grant, w. Wallace Ward.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-11
Ihc CAthird.

One Of tho most malignod OF all birds Is
the catbird. Hero is n cas- of give dog a
bad name and hang IL. The popular opin'
ion is that tho oatbird Is dirt, thief,
Jealous and all chat Is mean; instead Of
that he IS a beautiful singer, and most in
terosting ana useful and helpful To other
birds. Says Mrs. Olive Thorno Miller:
saw one OF these birds take charge of two
orphans and bring thCm up. Another ono
l knew had built her nest In honey
suckle that clambered about the trcllised
entrance 20 tho house. IL cat appeared
anyhoro around, the catbird would fly TO
the window Of my room and follow mo
until / had driven the marnuder of tho
premises - Philadelphia Ledger.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-11
Non-Suit Granted.

Wien the plaintiffs counsel in the case
OF George T.. Booth va. Providence Freez-
ing and Storage Company anu Her
bert 4. Cate rested this after
noon, Mr.. Potter, for the defend
ants, moved new suit on several grounds.
Judge Wilbur granted the motion because
the accident to plaintiff occurred early
one morning after rain storm and there
was no evidence in the case TO render the
plaintiffs liable for negligence, as charged
In the plaintiffs declaration.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-11
TAM MANY'S PLANS.

NEW YORK, April 1.-THE man who are
now directing the policy OF Tammany
Hall have decided 10 90 into another cam.
paign without regular leader and try
the experiment OF selecting a special com,
mittee TO lead and direct the organization
In the next campaign. Richard Croker
will be tho real leader, or the directing
power behind rhe spgcial committee.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-11
His Reward.

Grocer What have you been doing In
the cellar so longS
Grocer's Apprentice--I have been clean
ing out tho trcaole measure. IL WIS so
choked up that it didn't hold more'n half
quart.
Grocor--Oh, that's what you've been
doing, have your Well. you take your hat
anh go homo and tell your father TO put
ygI into the tract distributing business
You amt fitted for the grocery trade
tondoa Answers
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-11
A ROUGH EXPERIENCE.
AdrIft I'm Dory for Five Hours I'm
Buzzards Bay.

NEW BEDFORD, Mass, April u.-Cap-
tain Waits, colored, who was adrift for
five hours in a dory in Buzzards Bay,
after his futile attempt to reach the
wrecked schooner Lizzie w. Hannum,
last evening at o'clock. He afterward
succeeded in landing on Naushon island,
and then pulled for Woods Holl, whore
he took the boat for this city, arriving
here this morning.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-11
A Reliable Guest.

Propriotor--SCems 60 me you were rath-
or careless 20 give the best room In tho
house To an utter stranger without bag.
gage
Hotel CIerk-Oh, he's all right. He's
worth $1,000, 600 at least He's here as
defendant In a suit for breach of promise
damages Co the plaintiffs injured heart
5000, 900 New York Weekly.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-11

Susan Mcvey, a domestic in the family
OF Gardner Sims, and a French girl whose
name could not be- learned, reported to
the police that q drunken man assaulted
them on Charles Field street, near Brown,
about y 30 last evening.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-11
TEN PER CENT DIVIDEND.
The Second Payment OF the Defunct
Merchants Savings Bank.

The trustees of tho defunct Merchants
Savings bank this morning declared an
other 10 per cent. dividend The de-
positors are for the most part satisfied
that the recent activity on the part OF
their counsel, E.S. Hopkins, frightened"
the directors into 1t. This Is the
second 10 per cent. dividend
declared since the bank went into liquid
dation. The first was on April %, 1894.
The amount was $40, 752.51.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-11

CovNGToN, Ky, April 11.-Senator
Gobet has shot and killed banker San
ford. Both prominent.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-11
sales, 2s3,200; market closed steady.
Chicago Grain Market.
Chicago Grain Notes.

Chicago Grain Notes.
QUOTED A. p. wREDRN.
Car Lots Today-Wheat, 35; corn, 105;
oats, lab; hogs, 23, 900.
Estimates Tomorrow--Whest, 80; corn,
120; oats, 100; hogs, 1900.
Heavy shipping hogs $4.70a5.25.
Local Stock Quotations.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-11

'Ex-Div. sEx-2o per cent in liquidation.
Providence Clearing House.
The earnings of the Providence banks
today amounted to 1898, 200.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-03-09
ABOUT

STRAWBERRIES do well on almost any
well drained soil. which is free from
frost. reasonably fertile and not infest-
ed with white grubs-
In hill culture Of Strawberries the
runners are ell removed, and for the
best results in matted rows a part
should be cut off, Or some Of the plants
dug out.
THE following are good varieties OF
strawberries: Bubach, Crescent, En-
nance, Greenyille, Haverland, Lovett,
Muskingum. Parker, Earle. Warfeld,
Wilson.
THERE is little danger OF making the
soil too rich for strawberries, but there
is a possibility of injuring the plants
with commercial fertilizers, If placed
too closely about the roots, and with
coarse manure.
A GOOD rule in selecting varieties OF
strawberries is to take only those that
have shown the best results in many
different sections, rejecting those that
D to be variable, and have exhib-
tied weaknesses Observation-Disclosures
Voice.