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The Newtown bee., 1896-08-21
THE CUCKOO.
WRITTEN FOR THE BEE

The Pittsburg Dispatch has printed an article of great interest on this rare bird, which has been copled by hundreds of papers. The Dispatch quoted John Bur roughs on the ''hermit like bird.' Now, the ''very best man that ever wore earth about him. is sometimes mistaken-what even he has not observed others have. We have seen two together, and it is manifest that there would be no cuckoos unless this were fact. And their mourn ful call is not half as mournful as the mourning doves. When a boy we read :: ,.s.t s'eThe cuckoo is a bonny bfrd, -ua1: He sings as he ftess sss ..., r.. He brings us glad kdingS-
 E #ea He tails us no ltes5 He eats little birds eggs s 5s -' To make his voice clear, -:-:- 1#f e5..5% And never cries cuckoo .. s-...f: K -5-s Till spring Of the year" .....-Le What Burroughs says about their. care
 of their young, we cannot criticize, but
 we do know that they build the most
 rickety nest of sticks and we often won tderea why the ''only two'' eggs did not l fall through. They are so indifferent to
 their eggs that, they sometimes lay. them | inthe nest of other birdss5 WeIhave seen
 them so placed. Even hens, with few Iexeeptions, lay their eggs together. Oe
 easionally a hen will steal a nest and . flock hY herself.H The cuckoo scent
 to think that they are entitled to assist
 apee. As.to their being called the. 'rait
 crow, because Of their calling cuckoo
 before asrain. we bave.obseryed that the,
 are often mistaken, like the tree toad
 Fha moon and an other ohlacts fail in ], sldrouLhs The law Of nature k that cer tafn Kind of life rnoltipliss slowly thl
The Newtown bee., 1896-08-21

B. s. Mutt, of New York, hss been passing few days with his family at H. P. Read's.
The Newtown bee., 1896-08-21

Mrs Avery and son, Prof John Avery, who have been with Mir and Mrs E. l.. slnce the middle of June, went to Seymour on Tuesday to pass a few weeks,
The Newtown bee., 1896-08-21

Miss Hammond and Miss Sophia Ham, mond have been the guests, this week, of Mrs ". J. BeecheF.
The Newtown bee., 1896-08-21

Me8srs 4. W. and \. D. Fairchild have 8 new carriage. bought of R. Hatch tG Son of New Fairfield.
The Newtown bee., 1896-08-21
Town Toplcs.
4 GREAT SUCCESS.

TUE ENTERTAINMENT AT TEE TOWN HALL, LAST FRIDAY EVENING, ENJOYED BY A LARGE AND FASHIONABLE AUDIENCE.- SOMETHING ABOUT THE PROGRAM AND WHO THE ENTERTAINERS WERE.
The Newtown bee., 1896-08-21

Will Sanford, of the Century company, New York, passed Sunday with his par ents, MT and Mrs Aaron Sanford.
The Newtown bee., 1896-08-21

Misses Kate and Mary Hourigan and Maggie Houlihan took in the Saratoga excursion, last week.
The Newtown bee., 1896-08-21

Mss JessIe h. Hawley visited her cous- in, Miss JuIia N. HawleY, In Brookaeld, last week. .....-- ....... -.....s.,..
The Newtown bee., 1896-08-21

The Proctors are now in Norway, the land of the midnight sun.
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ACTIVE OIL OPERATIONS.
Van Buren, Township, fn Grant Co
~. Coming Tn.

aA DuIGM -" nShhVs ~ ~HH0 NJ COuAA-
ty, Coming Up.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MONTPELIER, Ind. April 15.-One of the
most active spots in the Indiana oil field at
present is in Van Buren, township, Grant
county. the youngest field of the State. and
one of the most promising. The Sterling Oil
Company has completed No. / well on the
A Losure farm, in Section 10; of that town
ship, and 1t is good for twenty barrels. The
same company has two more wells under
way on the same farm. Same company's
No. s. Cory farm. same section, Is good for
thirty barrels, while Nos. 6 and are drilling
on the same farm. Bettman, Watson q
Bernheimer have completed their No. j on
the Atkinson farm, in Section %. same town
ship, and have a ten-barrel we'll: Superior
Is, same township, 100-barrel producer; Ohio
Oil Company's No. 1, Camlin farm Section
II. same township, twenty-five barrels; same
company's No. /. Landess farm. Section 6.
same township, fifty barrels: Dick Oil Com
panys No. 2, Myers farm, Section 2S, Jeffer-
son township. Huntington county LOO barrels
on the start: j. l.. Haskell's No. 8, Abshire
farm, Section 10. Nottingham township.
Wells county, ninety barrels at the start;
North Indiana Oil Company's No. 6, Glen
denning farm, Section rs. Hartford township.
Adams county. 200 barrels a. the start;
Centlivre on Company,s No 2 Ralston
Wells county. five barrels: Griffin, O'Donnell
& Co.'s No. 5. Sharp farm, Section 81, same
township. IT'S barrels the first twenty four
hours. ta-
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TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIEs.

Llewellyn Osborne, a negro, was shot to
death by sheriff's posse near Salem, Ala,
yesterday.
The upper Michigan mine workers,
through their delegates In convention, have
decided to demand an eight-hour workday.
One hundred and forty-six street waits
from London arrived at Portland, Me-, on
the steamer Scotsman yesterday en- route to
Eernard's Home, In Canada
The New York Assembly has amended the
BARRIERS Sunday law so as to allow shops in
New York, Buffalo. Brooklyn and Saratoga
to remain open until II O'Clock noon on Sun
days.
The wire nail manufacturers concluded
their session at Cleveland yesterday and left
for their homes. The only announcement
they would make was that they had partly
succeeded In their object, which was to main
tain the prices at card figures, and provide
themselves with such safeguards as will pro-
tect them from the newly formed steel pool.
Charles NJ. Murphy. the professional b.cy-
clst has deposited with the American
Whee.man 800 to bind a match between
himself and Walter @. Sanger, of Milwau-
kee. Murphy's challenge calls for a series
of three races for a purse of $500 to 81, 900:
the races to take place within sixty days
after May 80; the limit on which the ac-
ceptance Is allowed. Murphy Is training at
savannah and Sanger is expected to arrive
there In short time.
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REMEDIAL BILL wITHDRAwS.
Too Much Obstruction to the Measure
I'm the Canadian Parliament.

OTTAWA. Ont. April 15.-At IL 80 o'clock
tonight Sir Charles Upper. in the House
OF Parliament. rose to withdraw the rem
edial BILL He said he did so on the ground
Of obstruction. 1t would be necessary to go
into supply tomorrow and therefore the
bill could not be further proceeded with. He
did not say that 1t would not be taken up
after the supply was granted. He moved
that the committee rise and report prog
ress. Mr.. Laurier, in reply. denied obstruc-
ton and showed that the opposition had
amended. and perfectly, every clause OF
the bill that was passed The government
had a large majority and ought TO have
introduced the bill earlier and put 1t
through. Whose fault was 1t. he asked,
that the crisis took place in the Cabinet,
that Ministers had resigned and that the
bill was not gone on with until after two
months of the session had passed? 1t was
not the fault Of the opposition. but Of the
government and he was prepared to leave
to the Judgment OF the people the charge of
obstruction laid against him and his party.
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other countries they will begin to wake up
to sense OF duty to their people. little
apparent harshness upon the part OF the
United States might work great GOOD TO the
countless thousands who will first see the
light in Russia. Austria, Hungary or Italy.
Nor should the ignorant be permitted TO
come In. The country's resources might de-
velop little less rapidly, the wages OF
workingmen might be a little higher, prices
might advance a little all Ard, but the
results would be good and n I'll. II the
pauper. the criminal. and tn, rate are
excluded, IL political corruption riven out
Of existence. and If public sch Z and pri-
vate educators take hold Of the little chill
dren of the slums, teaching them the main
facts of American history. including rever-
ence for the flag, and, beyond all. teaching
them the use Of tools. the future Of this
Republic is likely to be as brilliant as the
most vivid imagination could picture.
Every patriotic citizen should work toward
securing these ends.
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Preferred the Name .Negro.,

Chicago fOst-
That j. Milton Turner should be laid up
with fractured skull as the result Of a
blow from a pitcher in the hands OF his
daughter seems to disprove the common the
The word negro is used advisedly for Mr.
Turner has made a long and persistent fight
against the foolish expression "coiored man. -
rightly setting forth that IL it means any
thing at all Il means exactly what the negro
Is not. You may call us niggers IL you
choose" he was accustomed TO say, OBJ
noxious as the expression may be. but we
are not coiored. Only fashionable white
women are co,ored."
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who Invented Baked Bean.s
Ncw York sun.

Our philosophical contemporary, the Prov
idence Journal, Is never weary OF the
thoughtful discussion OF important ques-
lions Q, ,hsr :, anu ana tbas ss;,s
opher asking question moist with interest
for the hearts and stomachs Of men: Who
was the inventor Of baked beans?" Who
ever IL was. IL is likely enough that he was
greater than the greatest man whose name
frowns superciliously from the pages OF his
tory. He has been responsible for much
comfort and some indigestion; for al the
literature CT Massachusetts. and for a base
bah nine. which In its day was of an I'M
equalled splendor. The philosopher from the
Providence Plantations remarks that Ar
temus Ward declared that one ellison, who
formerly kept restaurant In the shadow
OF Beacon hill, deserves the honor" Of In
ellison? This must be the Gibson whose
name In the dark backward and sbysm Of
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As to baseball.
Chicago Post.

The Indianapolis minister who has boldly
declared that he see no harm in Sum-
day baseball IL Played where the rights Of
others are not invaded is a progressive
Christian gentleman. Baseball is like fac
tory whistles, church chimes piano organs
and Salvation Army ditties-the trouble all
lies in the noise. Per Sc, there is no more
than IN Changing bell. but there is great
cffense when ten thousand maniacs yell like
demons because a local favorite makes third
the offense applies to Wednesday as well
as Sunday. Let us not grieve over the wise
words of the parson for the word is getting
better. They play a superior game of base
bali down in Indianapolis. and the work of
defeating churches goes bravely on in Le-
mont.
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The London Daily News reports that ten
thousand British troops are going TO the
Soudan in the autumn.
The International copyright conference has
opened at the Foreign Office, In Paris, TWEEN
ty-nine nations, including the United states.
being represented.
The French customs receipts for the first
three months of 1896 show increases over
1895. imports to the amount or l45,V0o,VU
francs and exports. 100000 francs.
Captain Lo.haire. the Belgian official
charged with illegally hanging an English
trader named Stokes, at kilurga, near the
river Aruwim In the Congo State. was ac-
Quilted at Bomba yesterday.
Mr. Rutherford, cape Town agent OF the
De5eers Mining Company who has been
undergoing a trial on a charge OF having
shipped arms to the Uitlanders at Johannes
burg for use in the late uprising. has been
fined go.
The Paris Evenement learns. IL says, that
in ,-iew of possible events in the Soudan.
orders have been issued to increase the sup
plies and ornaments Of the French military
posts in South Algiers, Tunis Senegal and
Timbuktu.
Rev. George P. Knapp, the American mis-
s.onary stationed at Bills who was charged
the Armenians to revolt and who was aft
erwards said to be detained by the Vail OF
Diabekir. has arrived at Allepo
The funeral service OF the late Baron
Won Schrader, who fell In a duel with Count
Won Kotze. held at Potsdam yester-
day. 1t is reported that Count Won Kotze's
son mas sent Baron Won Schraders son an
insulting letter and that a duel IS imminent
between the two young men.
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MUST RETURN TO ITALY.
Over 500 Immigrants, Detained mt Ell
lis Island, to Be DepOrted.

NEW YORK. April 1.-THE immigration
authorities at Ellis island to-day ordered 63l
Italians at present detained there to be sent
back to Italy Twenty-six were deported to-
day and the. others will. be sent home as
FIST q; POSSIBLE =, nm senner to-
ment at Washington that he did not like the
attitude of the deported men and their
friends. and appealed to the department for
commissioner also asked for permission to
arm the guards so that they will be able to
cope with the men should any violence be at
tempted.
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Obituary.

OMAHA, Neb., April 15.-Ex-Fire Chief
John Galligan died last night at his resi-
dence, OF consumption For twenty-five
years he served as fire chief and was prob
ably the best known fire fighter in the
West. Last year his health forced him to
retire. During his long service he saved
many lives.
BISMARCK, N. d., April 15.-Lieut. Hor-
ace @. Hambright, Twenty-second Infantry.
stationed at FIT. Yates. whose skull was
fractured by fall from his horse yester-
day. died this afternoon.
CHICAGO, April 15-John T. Chumasero
died this morning at his home, in this city.
He was one Of Chicago's best-known mer-
chants.
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X RAYS IN SUNLIGHT
PROF. J. MILTON POGUE, AT FORT
VILE, MAKES A DISCOVERY.
Four Convicts Who Escaped from
Lake Shore-Re1igious News.
Special to the INTERCHANGEABLE Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
FORTvILLE, Ind, April. 15.-To-day j.
Milton Pogue. teacher of science in the Fort
vile High School. together with his class,
made a discovery which shows that the X
ray is beyond doubt in the suns rays.
The Professor had dark room prepared for
experiments in light. ana while making the
forte luminare" for the use Of the lens and
further Investigations it was shown that the
bones of the fingers and a part of the hand
together with the blood vessels and tendons
were quite plain. The opening used was
about two inches in diameter and the hand
placed over the opening on the inside
Further Investigations will be made as the
Professor Is very much. eiated over the dis
cOyery.
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There was q fire last night at No. 2s4 In
diana avenue. occupied by Oscar and Ella
Lemcke with a stock OF books. which was
eNtinguished with small loss. The police In
vestigated. with the result that the man ana
woman were arrested for arson. rhey came
here but a few months ago and opened the
store. placing insurance on the stock Both
claim TO have been away at the time OF the
fire. 1t Is alleged that there was no firs
in the room and but for the discovery OK
neighbors serious loss would have resulted
An additional charge Of immortality was
placed against each
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-16

REMEDIES
DOCTOR YOURSELF
A Separate Cure for Each Disease
At All Druggists, Mostly
Is Cents q Bottle.

Munyon's Improved Homeopathic Rene
dies act almost instantly. speedily curing
tho most obstinate cases rheumatism
cured In from one TO three days. Dyspepsia
and all stomach troubles quickly reiieve1,
Catarrh positively cured. Headache cured
cured. Kidney troubles Piles Neuralgia.
Asthma and all Female Complaints quick
~ cured. Munyon's vitallzer ilnparts new
life and vigcr to weak and debiiitated men
Personal letters TO prof. Munyon. 15B
Arch street. Philadelphia Pa. answered
with free medical advice for any disease
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place, was found dead on the roadside near
Crownland Cemetery, at o'clock this
morning He had started to walk to the
without struggle He YVES born seventy
seven years ago In Columbia county. Penn
sylvania. moved to Noblesvilie in 1889. and
he owned and operated a tannery. but aft
erward engaged in the hardware business
In this city. For the past ten years he has
respected for his upright conduct and ster-
ling character. He was married twice and
survived both Of his wives. He leaves nve
children. He was member of the M. f..
Church. and the funeral services will take
place from that church on Friday.
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WASHINGTON. April 15.-The Senate to-
day confirmed the nomination of Charles E.
McChenesy. of Harrington. Neb.. to be agent
for the Indians Of the Rosebud agency in
South Dakota.
Minister Arraiga. of Guatemala, has in
formed the Department of State that Cen
trail American exposition will be held in the
capital city Of that Republic next year, from
March Is TO July Is.
The trienniai international counting of all
mails going from one country to another in
the Postal Union will take place from May
1 to May q
The treasury to-day lost $255,5O0 in gold
coin, and s. 900 in bars. which leaves the true
amount OF the gold reserve $126. GIG, 49f.
The President to-day nominated Leo
Burgholz of New York, to be consul OF the
United States at Erzerum, Armenia
Hon Frank b. Posey, OF Evansville, is In
the cfty
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CITY NEWS NOTES.

w. b. Burford has just completed the
printing OF the Mckinley and Allison litho-
graphs. They are life-sized portrait busts
and the likeness is striking. The Allison
pictures are being called for in great num-
bers by the Iowa people.
Tomorrow will be the last day for putt
ting news In the Journal bicycle boxes for
publication In next Sundays Journal. The
contents Of the boxes will be taken out to-
morrow evening. 1t is desired that al
items of contemplated trips on the wheel or
other news of wheels and wheelmen be
placed In the boxes In time for the collection
tomorrow evening.
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Special to tine INDIANAPOLIS Joirnal.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
ELWOOD. Ind. April 15.-The American
tin-plate factory is all closed down for a
few days, excepting the timing department.
for the purpose OF taking an inventory of
stock, as they do annually about this time.
The work will probably require all this
week. when the plant will again resume
operations in full. The company has en-
joyed fairly prosperous yess, and in that
time has made over 100000 boxes of tin plate,
a record unsurpassed by any other Amer
lean plant. Preparations are now being
made to enlarge the plant by adding two
new mills and ten stacks, requiring $50 more
men, or 800 in ALL to operate the plant.
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NEW YORK. April 15.-Marquis Yamagata.
Japan's leading statesman, remained quietly
This afternoon bis secretary, Grand Chan
celior Tsudsud. called on Chauncey NJ. De
pew. Father Ducey and w. X. Vanderbilt.
1t Is understood that the secretary bore
these gentlemen special invitations from the
Marquis to the banquet which is to be given
by him to the Governors stan at the Wal
the Marquis and his suite, including the Sec
rotary, Major Oskima, DR.. Hirai and Cap
tains Teraski and Cad1i. went to dinner ten
dered by Minister Kurino In the Astor din
ing room.
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INDIANA OBITUARY.
Mrs. Matilda sAyres, One of Marion,s
Oldest Pioneers


Oldest Pioneers.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MARION. Ind, April 15.-Mrs Matilda
Ayres. wife of DR.. Stephen d. Ayres, died
in this city this afternoon. aged eighty-six.
She was one of the oldest settlers of this
county, coming to Marion in 1885, Her
maiden name was Mckinney. and she was
born in Miami county In 1910. She was first
married TO William Brandon, and two chill
dren resulted from this union - William
Brandon and Mrs. Frank Lease both we'll
known citizens OF this city. Upon the death
OF Mr.. Brandon she married S. ID. Ayres,
and with him she has lived fifty-eight
years. BY her marriage with Dr. Ayres
she was the mother of four children-Miss
Caroline Ayres. Mrs. Woodson Marshall
Mrs. Emma Hamilton, wife OF DIR. A A.
Hamilton, and Lafayette Ayres. When first
married to DR.. Ayres they moved into a
two-story brick house on Worthington
street. where the have ever since continued
to live tttF
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WASHINGTON. April 15.-Elections COM
mittee No. 8 to-day disposed OF three cases.
leaving but one to be acted upon by this
committee. The contest between John A.
Brown, Popuiist. John NJ Allen, Demo
irar. from the FIRST Mississippi district, was
decided in favor OF Mr. Allen; A. NJ. New
man. Populst. VS.. J. @. Spencer. Democrat.
Seventh Mississippi district, was DECIDED IN
the third case. found that Giles Otis Pearce.
independent Labor, received 15l votes, as
against AZ 900 for John c. Bell. Populist, and
the latter was given the scat. This contest
came from the Second district of Colorado
In each instance the action of the commit
tee was unanimous in allowing the sitting
member TO retain his seat.
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Indiana Notes.

Willie Abshire. age six. of Keystone, is
centratei I've.
Professor j. b. Wisely, of the faculty of
the State Normal School, has just issued
two new school books from the press of
Moore & LANCER. They are Studies in the
Science of English Grammar and "A New
Grammar"
Wayne township. Randolph county, and
Union City has voted subsidy TO the Indiana
tend from Huntington 10 Lawrenceburg.
touching Montpelier. Camden, Union City and
Richmond. jackson and Greenefork town.
ships will later vote on the question.
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Faris win he Renominated.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MARTINSVILLE, Ind, April 15.-About
sixty Republican delegates from various
parts of the Fifth congressional district have
arrived tonight to attend the Fifth congress
sional convention here tomorrow. There is
the best Of feeling among ALL since there
Will be but one candidate, George w. Faris,
OF Terre Haute A rumor to the effect that
c. b. Case, of Putnam county, would be
named before the convention was ground
less Mr.. Faris will be renominated by ac-
clama ton.
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u. IA. Christian Union.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

ANDERSON. Ind, April Henderson is
the meeting place of the Young Peoples
Christian Union OF the United Brethren
Church. embraced in the White River dis
tict Of Indiana and including seven counties
The session convened this evening and was
under the direction of Revs. Jarvis. OF Hart
ford City. and Shannon, of Indianapolis
There will be reports and addresses from all
of the church societies in the district to-
ident: Nettie Valentine of Hagerstown. vice
president; Idella @. Darling, of Columbus.
secretary, and j. E. Paddock, of New Lis
bon, treasurer.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WINDFALL, Ind, April 15-The Repub-
licans met in convention last night and NOM
mated a ticket for the city election. Trus-
tees-Wiiliam E. Sholty and Jesse c. Had
ley: clerk, James Hammell: marshal, Alfred
Gipson. The Democrats nominated: Trus-
tees, DIR. George c. Wood and Almost White;
marshal. James w. Leavell: clerk, William
b. Hale.