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The Newtown bee., 1896-12-18

A son was born to MT and Mrs Ernest Wilson of New Haven on Sunday, the 9th but died the following day. Mrs A. w. Fairchild of Taunton district has been passing some time with her daughter, Mrs Wilson
The Newtown bee., 1896-12-18

Dr Sunderland will remove his office from the Pearce block to the Nichols block at the corner of Main and White streets about January l.-[Danbury News.
The Newtown bee., 1896-12-18

called vigorously for help, which soon answered her call in the form of several men who put the horse on It's feet and patched up the broken shafts and harness so that she could continue her journey.
The Newtown bee., 1896-12-18

pr H. s. Nichols, the New Haven den tist, whose ad may be found in another column, has an office in P. H. Skidmore's residence, where.he may be found on Sat. urdays. He is having a good run of pat ronage and his work gives satisfaction.
The Newtown bee., 1896-12-18

Miss Mamie Blackman is in Bridgeport for two weeks, assisting with the Christ mas trade at Breckbill's jewelry store.
The Newtown bee., 1896-12-18

Rev c. W. Boylston of Long Hill will be the preacher at Trinity church this Friday evening in the course of Advent services.
The Newtown bee., 1896-12-18

Miss Edith Peck passed Sunday at Monroe, the guest of Miss r, May Wales, who was also at her home over Sunday.
The Newtown bee., 1896-12-18

Thou beautiful, romantic Dell
 Thy banks of hemioofl highland swell, Like huge sef pillows, O'er the isles
 Round which the branching river smiles
 Look up! now sombre and how vass
 The shadows those dark mountains cast,
 Making noon twilight: or. look down
 The giddy debths, so steep and brown.
 Where claret waters foam and play
 tlnkling tune, then dance away.
 Oft, with my oak leat basket green
 On summer holidays serene,
 Along your hilIsides have l strayd, And. on the ground, all scarlet made,
 Pick d ill full stems, as low I kneerd,E Straw berries, rubies of the field,
 Coming late home; or, in the flood, Coold the warm current oI my blood; While swan the hOuse dog after me, With long red tongue lapt out in gIee. Yrs glorious here at breaking day, To watch the orie mt clouds of gray Blush crimson. as the yellow sun. Walks up to take it's purple throne, And mclts to snowy mist the dew That kiss'd, all night, each blossoms hue, Till, like tumbling ocean spread, They hide low vale and tall clitt's head, And many trees fantastic form Looks like some toss'd ship in a storm. How still the scenel yet, here wars hum Once echoed wildly from the drum, When waved the lily flowers gay bloom Der gHtering troops with sword and plume, Who, on clover meadows sound, Their white tents pitch'd, while music's sound, From horn and cymbal, played some strain That oft had chaIm'd the bands of Seine, And village girls came down to dance, At evening with the youth Of France. Fair was the hour, secluded Deul When last taught my listening shell sweet notes ot thee. The bright moon shone, As, on the shore, l unused alone, And frosted rocks, and streams, and tree, With rays that Deam'd, like eyes, on me A silver robe the mountains hung, silver song the waters sung, And many pine was heard to quiver, Along my own blue flowing river.
 fThis is il wild and picturesque pass of the IlousutOnic, about twenty miles from it's mouth, near the pleasant village ofNewtown Connecticut.
The Newtown bee., 1896-12-18
What's "Pillow Dcx" ?

\ ,lnlru round 4lmc for (mt .lma~. Enough in it to keep a., the big as well as the IilIc | "I~ busy. Ask 'cm 1l {. .r table for Pillow ) a.
The Newtown bee., 1896-12-18

Miss Lillie Fairman is boarding 1T Bridgeport for the winter months.
The Newtown bee., 1896-12-18

They hold the next rehearsal on Wednes- day evening to prepare the children for the pieces.
 Arthur Stuart is attending Stillman's Business College, this winter.
The Newtown bee., 1896-12-18

At the Congregational church on Sun- day morning the rite of baptism was ad ministered to Hazel Hagen, the infant daughter of MT and Mrs Allison ?. Smith.
The Newtown bee., 1896-12-18

50 many good, big toys suitable for the Xmas Tree you Can pick up for Isr and /ru nts-oH these tables. All the Xmas Tree orna- mcnts, SC. dozen up.
The Newtown bee., 1896-12-18

nERFE CT and permanent are t3ae
 cures by Hoods Sarsaparilla, be. cause it makes pure, rich, healthy, life and health-giying BLOOD
The Newtown bee., 1896-12-18
BEE NETT's BRIDEE.*

Joseph II. Nichols in Specimens of American
 Poetry with Critical and Biographical
 Notices, published by 8. G. Goodrich, Bos-
The Newtown bee., 1896-12-18
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The Newtown bee., 1896-12-18
Local Affairs.
A Society Event.

THE s. r. OF '06 WHIST CLUB ENTERTAIN BID AT BRIDGEPORT BY MRS J. W. KNOWLTON.
The Newtown bee., 1896-12-18
THE BEE BUZZ.

NOT BEST FOR Us To HAVE TOO MANY
 THINGS.
The Newtown bee., 1896-12-18
STILL
 AT TT

l mean the drilling of Artesian Wells. Through the heat of sum- mer and the frost of winter, my weu-drining outfit keeps pound ing away. The season of the year makes no difference to the work in hand. Those who put off the drilling of wells until driven by the necessities of a drought are foolish; better be prepared "1n times of peace." If your water supply IS not what you wish it were can help you out of your difficulty cheaply and surely.
 am still dealing in Wagons, Carriages and Harness and have some oi the best goods at very reasonable prices.
 am now able to supply Rye Bran ill large quantities. and customers will be sure to find it here when wanting it.
The Newtown bee., 1896-12-18
MALlEY* NEE[YsaDS'
N ZSE
 a 8%ElG<&
Open Evenings till Christmas.

Down in the Doll House.
 Daintily dressed misses darling doIl-babics to dress coppcr-cojorcd Indians, and quaint Japs-kid, jointcd, woolcn, worstcd, rag-uIl the materials the best doll-makcrs ia the world know how to do most with.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-02-13
BAMBOO Forms.

the silver and gold ornaments upon
them were eaten by corrosion.
The most unique wood specimens In
the collection are the Toxic posts Of
ebony, pear, PALM white laurel, com
bining features Of artistic and pictur-
esque form with highly polished and
peculiarly marked surfaces. These
Toxic posts are used in the construction
of the Tokonoma, an ornamental cano-
pied alcove in the Cha-shitsu, or cere-
monial tea room Of the Japanese house,
where they add much in their natural
beauty to the elegance of the utensils
essential to the proper service Of the
special tea ceremony. These posts
range in value from $50 to 500, accord
ing to their rarity or beauty. During
this ceremonial nothing but the best
within his means shall the host set be-
fore his guests, and 1t is in front Of this
alcove that he sits surrounded by the
Heavenly number of five" who COM
pose the party. Immediately connect
ed as this tea ceremony is with with the
products Of the country, a brief descrip-
ton here will not be amiss.
In the fifteenth century the Shotgun
Yosllio-masa, having succeeded in es-
tablishing peace, instituted the custom
Of assembling small parties Of friends,
and promulgated the rules Of etiquette
to be observed on such occasions, the
object being to induce Scalmness of
mind and intimate friendly relations.
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An Improved Stone Dresser.

For quickly and accurately dressing
stones to any desired confgurat ton,
the machine shown in the accompany
ing illustration has been invented and
patented by Richard Aronstein, Mo-
COLON, N. Mex. Adjustable clamps
upon suitable columns support two
horizontal arms upon which are fitted
to move two slides rigidly, connected
with each other by a rod and a screw
shaft and in the slides turns a shaft
which, with the other shaft and rod
forms a support for longitudinal
sliding crosshead, on the lower end of
which is clamped a stone-striking ma
chine, preferably in the shape Of a
rock drill. The crosshead, with it's
striking machine, is moved longitudin-
ally by a beveled gear wheel nut on
the screw shaft, in mesh with a bev-
eled gear wheel turning on a stud on
the crosshead, the wheel having a
handle to be taken hold of by the op-
orator The upper shaft has longi-
tudinal keyway engaged by a key on
a gear wheel in mesh with a wheel
turning on stud on the crosshead,
the latter wheel having a handle, by
turning which gear wheels at the ends
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-02-13

wholesale, baker, was returning late
Saturday night in a bakers wagon,
drawn by a team horses, from; Far
Rockaway, where he had collected a
large sum Of money, a burly masked
man sprang from the roadside and,
grasping the hor-es by the brides,
called on Wood to halt.
The place of attack was on the mac
adamized road near Lynbrook, and
close by an abandoned farm. on which
a number of Italians have squatted.
'"Throw up your hands!' the high
wayman shouted, as he brought the
horses to a standstill.
"Get away from those horses or I'll
knock your brains out with this whip!'
answered Wood, as be stood up pre-
pairing for an attack.
II mean business shouted the rob-
Der; you throw up your hands, and
throw them up in quick orderv'
II mean business, too" was Woods
reply, as he prepared to jump to the
ground.
He had scarcely spoken when there
was a flash and report, and a bullet
whizzed past his head and crashed
through the doors of the bakers cart.
The noise Of the shot frightened the
horses. They plunged wildly forward,
knocking the highwayman down and
dragging the Wagon over him.
The team went into Lynbrook on the
gallop, Wood, pale as ghost, doing
little to keep them in check. New
York Times.
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The custom was received with Rreat
favor, and with somewhat amended

The custom was received with treat
favor, and with somewhat amended
rules q ceremonial became established
which is still observed. It's rules are
so strict, etiquette so rigid, and the
whole affair conducted with so much
dignity, that the hosts studied the laws
governing it much as the sovereigns Of
Europe did the etiquette Of the court
There were priests Of the tea ceremo-
NAL, called cha jim, who often Off ciate'
at this cha-no-yu, IS it is called, but
has ever been maintained greater
honor for the master OF the house to-
be the sole servitor. The guests assem-
bic in the particular room set apart for
the purpose, or in a pavilion built in
the most beautiful part Of the garden,
where the outlook must always be the
most picturesque about the place, some
gem in landscape gardening, in which
the Japanese excel The servants are
sent away, perfect quiet reigns, and
everything conduces to calmness Of
mind and to harmony. The ceremony
is restricted to two hours duration,
during which the conversation must
refer solely to the ceremony itself or to-
the beauty of the articles used in the.
service; any departure from truth even
fattery is positively avoided, and poll
tics, scandal and religion are rigidly
excluded. Among the guests perfect
equality exists, no distinction of rank
being observed, all being united in the
harmony Of a perfect friendship. The
women also have a tea ceremony, the
proper observance of which forms
part of their education. Tea is imme-
diately offered to every visitor to the
Japanese household, for which every
thing is kept in readiness from morn.
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has been brought to the standard Of an
art. %
Lacquer, doubtless the most interest
ing product Of the empire, is well rep
resented in the collection. The varnish
as a raw product is the milky juice Of
Rnus vernicifera, a sumach allied close
~ to our poison ivy and poison sumach,
and in itself no less virulent. The juice
is extracted from the trees, which are
cultivated throughout the main island,
by scoring the bark from below upward
with numerous horizontal cuts. This
is done in July and August, mornings
and evenings, when the flow is most
profuse. The best of the product is
gathered from the base of the trunk,
the poorest from the branches. The
juice after gathering is used either
alone as first coat or filler, and lastly
mixed with some pigment or with the
intense black produced by the SCOT of
burning pine. The art of preparing
and applying the lacquer is already
more than 1000 years old, and pieces
vanished thus in the early days of it's
use are still extant in the country. Not
only is the lacquer applied to small OBJ
jects, but the interior walls of temples,
the ceilings, the columns, the stair
cases, etc., are often coated with the
finest Of the varnish, which is after
wards carved, inlaid or otherwise rich
ly Ornamented. In combination with
precious metals, lacquer takes about
the same place in Japan that as jewelry
and similar products do in other coun-
tries. -. Ill t$rs..
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Photography by Electric Light.
Some remarkable work has lately
been done in night photography. The
first picture taken by the aid Of an in
candescent lighting exclusively in the
Southern hemisphere, is the work Of a
Melbourne photographer. It is view
Of a large ball room, in which frequent
festivals were held BY the resident
Australians The view was taken on
a moonlight night, and just prior to
the opening of a ball. An exposure Of
twenty minutes was given, a 4x5
plate being used. The cleverness Of
the photographer was shown in so re-
touching the negative as to remove
the blurred appearance surrounding
each incandescent light. So neatly
was this done that when the night
photograph was placed side by side
with the. daylight photo phi the diff
ference between the two could not be
detected.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-02-13

Tea Stirrer and Bamboo Dipper.
Ing bridge or temple 1t is the SYM
Dol of grace in lines, foliage and mo-
ton, and is associated by the Japan
csc artists with the sparrow, each in
it's kind the most graceful of crea-
lions. Belonging to the grass family,
they grow like tall grasses, in clumps
resembling a stand Of gigantic whips.
Originally the bamboo did not grow
on the islands composing the empire,
but were transplanted from China,
where they grew crooked, spare and
poorly nourished. From this stock
centuries Of careful cultivation have
brought them to their present perfec-
ton Of straight and polished shafts
of great length, whose tapering ends
droop and wave to and fro in the
breeze with a rustic as Of flowing
silken garments. Specially beautiful
clumps of them nurtured in the cOnse-
Grated forests, where they softly MUIR
muir never ceasing requiem over the
tombs of the departed priests.
A stand of fine specimens, each from
so to 100 feet in length and reaching
far up into the dome, occupies the cen
trail core Of the stairway to the gal
lery, where ornate columns Of bamboo
reeds that inclose the collections.
Within this partial Enclosure are also
represented the artistic forms of the
species that have taken many cen
turtles Of careful horticulture to pro-
duce. Observing that a certain dis
ease Of the plant caused spots Of
beautiful chocolate color to appear
upon the stems, the bamboo growers
now SOW the germs of the disease MR.
posely upon them and by checking it
early or allowing it to proceed have
succeeded in producing all varieties of
beautiful markings, from minute, reg
ularly scattered dots to broad and ir-
regular patches, or completely massed
coloration. By selection and skill they,
also grow finely ribbed shafts, and
produce a fern in which each alter
nate joint of the stem is ribbed. An
effort is now being made to produce
bamboos with square stems and has
so far succeeded as to f1atten two
sides. In years to come an exceed
ingly useful square bamboo will I'M
doubtedly be achieved.
The firs, pines and spruces rank next
in utility among the materials Of con-
struction. Large planks and sticks of
these magnificent close growths, with
smaller blocks of many fine cabinet
woods, may be seen in the collection.
Prominent among these are the Crypt
omeria, used extensively for packing
cases, giving that peculiar Japanese
odor'' to their wares; Avies firma, a
beautiful close-grained spruce, used in
the finest houses and in carving; YER
milion-colored yew, the elegant ginko;
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STUDY OF THE ROCKS

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me Com lon hanas NJ mn -. ~" ','
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natural sciences was filed Thursday
afternoon nrincinal1y nv school teach
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stitute free courses OF lectures IN nat.
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Common Rocks and How to Dlstln-
guish Them
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. es eAanlple IS Tue pIownstone
~ Wnicn lnithy A.e HOUSES ulsplay,
anu when IS as !. ia1llllar ID New 1o OK
us pIlch III Fhllauelpnla.
LineSlone IS carbonate u line, anu
y ALSO homogeneous III structure: OUT,
unlike Sandstone can pc CUT WIN d
khl Ire II varies IN character from
cnalk 10 marDle. By Iar the greater
portlon OF az limestone Is composed OF
the snells OF various anlmals that are
,ouilo IN the sea, lakes or running Wa
sers. Inc microscope must De used TO
discover the sheAs IN some hmestones,
Mnlle IN ocners they are quite large,
IKE oyster shells: unlike sandstone,
y IS attacked ana dlssolved by ACIDS,
fna TINS IS certain test OF limestone
.t IS found IN many colors. Some build
ngs are erected IN TINS city whose
am m ir9nts are hiled with shells,
plainly visible. I'D -.-..
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"A Home in the Country

1t takes a good deal to make good
home. 1t needs something even be-
sides father and mother and an open
fire and the cat on the hearth. The,
first element in the home is the house
itself, which needs to be distinctly
different from any house in sight.
Then there needs to be some land
around a house before it can be real
honey" 1t gives fair play room for
the eyes as we'll as for the feet. A
wide range Of solemn woods will do
more for child in a week than yellow
bricks and dirty paving stones will do
for him in a year or ever do for him.
It is a great thing for child to grow
up within earshot of babbling
brook. There is kind of musical
ness Of spirit that will become his in
that way that he will never be able
to acquire from piano teacher or
fiddling master. This wide range Of
prospect will also companion him with
the bright and more earnest moods of
the great mother earth, on whose bos-
ON he is being nourished. He will
have an opportunity to see the days
and. his soul will unconsciously absorb
S Ol1SulSA Ill luc east III lie luOIuluS,
some Of the glory of the setting sun.
Children in the city hardly ever see
the sun come up or go down. It sim
ply grows light about the time they
have to get up, and grows dark doz-
Zen or so hours later To child in
the country there is likewise opportu-
nifty for him to see it rain. There is a
great difference between rain and fall
ing water. Rain in the city is only
wetness broken loose, and is calculat-
ed only in terms of street cleaning and
Aacqueduct supply. A square mile of
the rain or a dozen square miles is
different matter, and is unconsciously
construed by the child as being a mood
of natures mind rather than a hydro
pathic uncorking. Still more impress
i've upon the child's mind are the
strange communicat tons made to them
by the lightning flashing above them
across a hundred miles of country
sky, and the weird aurora and the
swift and blazing track Of failing
stars" that make him feel how sol
EMMY close to him is the great won
derful world above the clouds.-Dr.
Charles 81. Parkhurst.
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A New wool-dying Apparatus

A German engineer has designed a
new suction apparatus for treating
wool and other fbers in a raw state
with washing, mordanting or dying
liquids. The apparatus consists Of a
cylindrical casing supported at little
distance from the ground and provid-
ed with an open cock, which can be
closed while in operation by lid. The
interior of the casing is provided with
a number of vertical grooves, which
near the top and bottom are curved in
Wardly. Near the bottom Of the
grooves a series of projections are pro-
vided, upon which rests false bottom.
and the bottom Of the outer casing is
journaled a disk, to which is attached a
number Of vanes, and on the same
shaft, but outside the casing, is pulley
by means of which the disk and yanes
are rotated. In operation the impreg-
mating liquid is placed on the wool and
the disk rotated. This sets the air in
motion and draws the liquid through
the material. Complete and equal inn
pregnation is said to occur, and a con-
tinuous circulation of the liquor is kept
up by it's being forced up the vertical
grooves in the outer casing, and thence
on the wool again. The apparatus is
simple in construction.
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obstruct the loading or unloading Of
the Wagsn.

$BreastEinte Telephone Transmitter.
This apparatus is designed to replace
the sta tionary telephone and receiver,
or the combined hand telephone trans
mitter and receiver, so frequently used
in telephone stations. The special adj
vantage gained is that the operator
has both hands free for connecting
subscribers on the switchboard, and
that the transmitter is always in a
convenient position for use. The key
placed below it is to insert the mi
crophone battery, and it is so arranged
that the battery can either be kept
continuously in circuit or can be mo-
mentarily put in by pressing a button,
the purpose being to spare the battery
when conversation is intermittent
The breastplate and stand for the
transmitter are made Of aluminium,
which is also used for the receiver, so
that the whole apparatus is very light.
The transmitter is adjustable. to per-
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The durability and excellence Of the
best lacquer can be appreciated only by
utensils coated with it are in daily use
in the Japanese household for the serv
ice of hot soup and other culinary prod
ucts and that hop liquor will not tar
nish the exquisite polish of the vessels
in which it may be poured. Lacquered
boxes have been brought up from sunk
en- vessels at sea which, after a sub
mergence of eighteen months, retained
all the brilliance of the polish, though
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Wagon End Gate Fastener.

Wagon End Gate Fastener.
rod with a nut on its outer end and
an eye on its inner end, and the eye is
connected by a rod with a link adapted
to engage projection from the full
crum end Of a lever pivoted in a brack-
ct attached to the other side Of the
wagon body. The link is readily en-
gagged with a recess in the outer end
of the lever, when the latter is swung
outward, after which the lever is
swung inward close to the wagon
body, as shown in the Illustration,
thus drawing the two sides Of the
wagon body toward each other to bind
the end gate in place. AS the screw
eye may be drawn ia by means of the
nut, any slack in thu link and trans
verse rod may be readily taken up,
permitting OF always closely binding
the sides upon the end gate, and, as
the clampfng lever is entirely on the
outside of the agon body, it does not