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The Newtown bee., 1896-05-15

Here are some hustling cash bargains ut k, F. Hawley's, this week: Brooms, three sewed, l0c, regular l3 center; best -four made S4,25, aud best granulated su- gar IS pounds for $t, at the store.
The Newtown bee., 1896-05-15

NOR, SALE OR RENT--House and barn with T F acres good land 8 ~5 plenty ot fruit; al- so 8 seven room cottage house, all near sta- tion and nearly new. Inquire on the premi- ses ot ". B. COAN. Long Hill, Conn.
The Newtown bee., 1896-05-15

Mrs Ammon Iu1nr of Brtk~hlrr is autl'rWg ttom oU Wfaek If plrurjsy.
The Newtown bee., 1896-05-15

NOR SALE-A good horse eight years old, | an extra good work r and good driver; also q young tarrow COW. F. s. FRISB BE, RrOOktield Center, Conn.
The Newtown bee., 1896-05-15

TOR SALE Silver Wyandott eggs g per l3, \ 50 cents less if called for; White Wyan- dottes $t per 13. A good Disc harro g for S10 Will closa out three two.year old colts at S35 and up, ]. s MATHEW, Bethel, Conn.
The Newtown bee., 1896-05-15

rh, hou q or mtlc- r. ulch.t,r Glau- oyer H-tuc V"- hutu d fn 5llr grcuId ou AhwIl " moCuJu~. 1t Wn+ u~ut.d far >tI" ur"n4h lht a-tr y ri ". .A. IruutjI.
The Newtown bee., 1896-05-15
SENSATION IN sgln wsp R-v aas ssE d@Ssaa S9z-w ans a

We have secured number Ot last years Hart turd Bicycles, best $S0 pattern, that we will sell at
The Newtown bee., 1896-05-15

LHOR sALE-Two desirable residences in I the village of Long Hill town ot Trum- bull, well located aDd In good condition. In Quire ot LEGRAND U. BEERS, Long Hill, Ct.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-11-28

ghost, he went there to sleep.
This is what he said about his expert
ence:
81 went down to the cave about IL
o'clock. was alone. took with me
some blankets 10 spread on the floor
must confess that felt little shaky
about the knees as neared the cave. 1t
was bright moonlight night, but it
looked desolate around that cave. The
wind blew a mournful chant among the
dead weeds, and to heighten the creepy
feeling. l heard dog in the dis.
tance, howl forebodingly.
However, | had come down to see
the ghost. and was not going to let the
bowling Of dog deter me from my pur-
pose. Lighted small candle that l
had brought, stopped down and went
into the hill. A bat flew by my head,
Just grazing my cheek, and out went my
light. Igroped on in the dark, and
soon felt myself falling forward, and
then remembered the old well that
had seen once before when l was in the
cave, and gave myself up for lost. but l
s)on touched bottom and found that
the we'll had been filled up go that it
was waist deep. i scrambled out and
went on TO the end OF the cave, spread
out my blankets and prepared to go 10
sleep. The moth Of the cave looked
small to me from where lay, the bright
moonlight made it look like a round
plate OF silver with one golden star shin.
ing near the center.
Some way l could not 60 to sleep. l
was as wide awake as could be. had
gotten all over my nervousness, but
still l had no desire to sleep. The bats
flew 10 and out. and their squealing and
fiuttering must have kept me awake.
do not know how long laid there in
the dark watching the glimmering
mouth Of the cave, but after a while the
cave began to change. The place began
to fill with dark shadows, and soon the
long narrow room had row Of big watts
along the side. l saw other shadows
along the walls OF things did not know
the use Of, and piles OF grain sacks and
kegs and bottles.
by and by heard some one moving
about the entrance. / saw a man enter
with light. and after him came more
men carrying shapeless mass. The
men were hurried and painting as il they
had ran and they cursed as they
pulled and tugged at their burden. At
last they climbed up on ladder by the
side OF one Of the great watts, and lifted
their burden high and could see what
it was. nearly screamed aloud az /
saw that it was beautiful woman with
long golden hair hanging like a silken
shroud about her. The men swung her
back and forth and then flung her over
the edge Of the vat. There was heavy
splash that sounded hollow in the
wooden walls OF the great tub, a gurg-
ling half smothered cry, few struggles s
and then silence. The men looked at (
each other a moment with scared wide )
open eyes and then began to get ready
to leave the cave.
up to this time had been turned
almost to stone, incapable Of making a
sound and almost paraly zed, but as /
saw the men leaving the cave. with one
supreme effort l moved and screamed.
Well. the bats were still flying a little.
up il the top of the cave, ard the plate
OF silver at the south had changed to
one OF gold with 10 stars in it,
This story rather pleased me and
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-11-28
A GHOST STORY.

Is an old cave. There are all sorts OF
stories as to lis origin. Some say that
it was dug by robbers, others say that
counterfeiters burrowed into the hill
and made bogus new money. The
more prosaic say that it was dug by
brewers who had a brewery there,
and that the cave was a cellar where
tie beer was kept in great watts. This
latter conjecture may not be SO romantic
rs the robber or the counterfeiter theory,
but it has more probability about it,,
and some Of the oldest inhabitants, are
thu ones who are most positive about
the brewery.
There may be some grown people in
the city who do not know there is cave
down there. but the small boy knows
all about it. 1t is just such place as
the heroes In many dime novel inhabit.
and there is always an element Of the
dime novel in the small boy. So the
cave has been explored times innumer.
able by gangs OF boys bent on ad.
venture.
Tho place is desolate one. The
fields of dead sunfiowers that surround
it and the wind signing through the dry
corntiells near by, make an uncanny
sound. Three yawning mouths in the
side OF the hill mark the entrances TO
the cave. You must stoop little as
you enter, but after .ou are in the cave
is high enough There are three long
tunnels that lead into the hill, gothic
rooted. having been hug ont Of soft
sandstone. The tunnels are connected
with each other by narrow and low man.
holes, black as an Old hat, and it takes
the small boy TO explore them as he is
not afraid of lowering his dignity by
crawling on his hands and knees, and
was never known to be the least bit
afraid OF soiling his clothes.
The walls are hieroglyphiced with in
Vulnerable icitiais and rude drawings,
and in one Of the tunnels some pious
hand has carved in bold letters, Though
your sins be as Scarlet, they shall be
white as Snow" The floor is covered
deeply with the sand that is always
wearing from the sides, and there are
old wells half filled, which make a
blacker hole in the already black place
and you shudder lntle as you think
what lonesome place it would be down
in an old we'll, with the tcads for COM
pany.
Tho place has not been inhabited for
a long time save by bats and tramps.
1t is paradise for tramps. The rail-
road is but step below the mouth Of
the cave, and the Weary WiIlies and
the Dusty Petes always find a welcome
awaiting them in the side OF the old hill,
a COO! place in summer and warm one
in winter. No matter how hard the
blizzard may hlow outside no blast is SO
strong as to reach into the depths Of the
old beer cellar. And so the old place
shelters many ragged and friendless
man, tn, wrecks OF life that float hither
and thither, till they find narrow home
at last in the ground where no Police
man cries "Move on and where per-
haps 10 judge pronounces sentence.
They say that the old cave is haunted.
Did you ever know Of any such place
that was not? 1t is shame to let such
a place go without some ghost to haunt
its dreary depths. and so there is a
ghost wandering through the tunnels.
And strange to say, the ghost has TO do
with the least romantic story of the
origin of the cave. that of the brewery.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-07-04
He Kicked Himself.

Paul zeimetz is SO ahead and in a
newell way, too. Last week he was set
upon by black dog that tore his
pants and inflicted a microscopial
scratch on the calf of his leg. Paul
went at once to Mr.. William Noll and
stated his case. He said he had lost a
days work, and the pain, fright, ETC.,
were worth Sc bucks. He got hem.
A few days ago zeimetz came to Mr..
Noll's house leading big dog.
Look here, Noll," he said, you want
to keep this dog chained up; he may
bite some one again"
Mr. Noll heard the complaint, took
one look at the dog and then kicked
himself as he tumbled to the fact that
it was some other mans dog and that
he had been worked for Sc. Will he
get it back? Nit!-Marshfield (Wis)
News.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-07-04
Advantages of the O. II. 4 u.

The Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
Ry., in connection with the Michigan
Central or Grand Trunk Is the only
line from Cincinnati or indianapolis al
lowing stop-over at Niagara Falls
without extra charge. The only line
whose trains pass in full view of the
Falls just above the whirlpool rapids.
If you take the Grand Trunk route you
go through the famous st. Claire fun
mel at Port Huron, under the river st.
Claire and cross Niagara river just be-
low the Falls on the suspension bridge.
Our rail and water route is an attrac-
tiye one. We have four trains daily to
Toledo. Connection is made at Toledo
with steamers on Lake Erie, stopping
at Put-in-Bay Island and Cleveland.
Passengers going on steamers have the
option OF returning by rail.
On account of the meeting OF the
National Educational Association al
Buffalo, July to ii, agents of the G.
H. & ID. will sell tickets to Buffalo and
return at one fare for the round trir
(plus So additional for membership
good going July 8 and 6, good return
ing until July II. II you wish to stay
longer deposit your ticket with the
joint ticket agent at Buffalo, ON or be-
fore July 10, aud he will extend 1T until
September /.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-07-04

A dispatch from Timptson, Tex, says
hat while the Rev. Mr.. Rhodes, living
.welve miles from there, was doing his
blowing he unearthed 10000 Mexican
dollars. This is splendid story and
S worthy of the front page of morn
ng paper, except that 1t comes from
he wrong section of the country, hav-
ng since time immemorial always been
he offspring of Indiana. 1t therefore
Ieems a trihe indelicate of the Texans
o try and make fame out of story
hat has risen in the world through
he assiduous toll Of Indiana corre-
ipondents. There are, however, two
'adical departures in the story. The
me is making the money Mexican in
tead of continental, and the other is
Introducing a minister in the star role
nd giving the story the prestige of the
10th.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-07-04
A YACHTS NARROW ESCAPE.
Nearly Run Down in the Dark by
French Man-o'-War.

Nearly Run Down in the Dark by n
French Man-o'-JVar.
Talking of collisions reminds me of
little incident of some five years ago,
which is characteristic of sailors prac-
tical common sense, writes the earl of
Desart in Cassell's Magazine. l was
lying becalmed floating about helplessly
on dark night, some five miles out
side Ajaccio harbor. The French presi-
dent, M. Carnot. had just been there
and there had been high jinks, which
we missed through the contrariety OF
the winds. Well, out of the harbor
came number of great ships of war,
the French and Italian fleets and what
rocked their officers, flushed with
ponche dhonneur, of little English
yacht bobbing about in aimless fashion
among them? One of them-a turret
ship, that looked, l am told, at least
100000 tons in the gloom, came
straight at us and our flare, or blue
light, kept on deck for emergencies,
had no effect on her course till the last
moment, when she altered her helm and
shaved us by few yards.
Had that alteration of helm come a
second later there would have been
paragraphs in the London papers, "a
Yacht Missing" and the eventual writ
Ing off of the yachts number at
Lloyd's as ''foundered at sea-" for the
going over us would have scarcely
woke the ironclads captain, and the
officer of the watch would have nat
urally have said nothing about the in
cldent. But where the sailor mans
sense came in was here: l had, seeing
1t was hopeless to think of getting into
harbor that night-retired to my berth
before the fleets emerged and only
heard of our narrow escape next morn
ing. To my question why we down be-
low were not warned of the imminent
catastrophe, l received the reply: ut
would have been no use your coming
on deck; she'd have gone clean over us
and her sides We're toe high for jump,
even ii there's been timer
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-07-04

In the vicinity of Boquet, Westmore-
land Co., Pa, almost any one can tell
you how to cure a lame back or stiff neck.
They dampen a piece of lannel with
Chamberlain Pain Balm and bind it
on the effected parts and in one or two
days the trouble has disappeared.
This same treatment will promptly cure
pain in the side or chest. Mr.. E. M.
Frye, a prominent merchant of Boquet,
speaks very highly of Pain Balm, and
his recommendation have had much to
do with making it popular there. For
sale by A. r. Champney.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-07-04
GREAT MEN WEAR ARMoR.
several Prominent European Statesmen
Employ Such Safeguards.

several prOmlnenG european SUatebmon
Employ Such Safeguards.
From 1885 to the time of his death
the late czar of Russia, Alexander Ill,
never appeared outside his bedroom
and study without a fine steel suit of
mail, which would protect his body,
back and front, between his collar bone
and his loins, from the dagger Of the
assassin. Excepting his valet and his
wife, says the Philadelphia Evening
Telegraph, nobody had seen his suit
of mail, as it was worn between the
underclothes and uniform, but the
cars unwillingness to go even 10 a
cabinet council without it was an open
secret in all the courts of Europe. Bis
marck at one time wore such coat, as
did also Stambouloff and Crispi. The
Italian premier, indeed, as we have
before noted, still wears for protection
from the assasisn's bullet or knife
light shirt of mail of double thickness
over the heart. None of these men,
however, resorted to such precaution
until repeated attempts at assassina-
ton had been made. True 1t is that
uneasy lies the head that wears
crown" Nicholas II. of Russia has
waited for no such attempt on his life.
Ever since the last arrests of nihilist
students at Odessa he has worn a shirt
of nickel and steel, onerous as the gar
ment must be to man of his inferior
physique and lethargic habits. Still
stranger stories of his fear and caution
have penetrated the walls of the inn
perial palace and gained credence
among the people of his capital. Al
though no dagger has been laid on his
pillow to unnerve him and no warming
of death has been put under his dinner
| plate to plague him, the car never
visits his dinner table or bed without
| the company of a trusted attendant.
At every door Of the dining room and
! bed chamber stand a Cossack guard
day and night, and from every dish
that is served at the imperial table
special watcher in the court kitchen
must eat mouthful before it Is served
to prevent any chance of poisoning.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-07-04
Excursion TO HuTaio. NATL Edu
cation, ASSN

The Clover Leaf Route will issue low
rate excursion tickets 10 Buffalo and
return, on account of meeting of Nat
ional Educational Association, July z
to 1lth. Through tickets will be issued
via all direct routes, including spec
ial privilege of going all lake, or rail
and lake, or vice versa. The ID. & G.
and Q. & b. Lines have established reg
rlar service between Toledo, Cleyeland
and via Put-in-Bay, thereby assuring
patrons of the Clover Leaf Route q
choice Of Rail and Lake lines of the
highest order. Tickets are good, under
certain conditions, until Sept. For fur
ther particulars call on nearest repre-
sentative of Glover Leaf Route or ad
dress, G. G. Jenkins, Gen'l Pass. Agent
Toledo, Ohio.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-07-04
Every sunday.

Excursion Rates to Toledo and Col
nmbus via Ohio Central Lines.
Fourth Of July excursion rates via
Ohio Cenral Lines July 8 and 4, limit
for return until July 6, to points within
200 miles. Consult agents.
One fare for round trip to Democratic
National Convention, Chicago. via Ohio
Central Lines, July 3, 4, 3 and 6.
One fare round trip to Y. p. S. G. e.
Convention, Washington, via Ohio Cen
tral Lines, July 4. 5, 6 and 7.
Excursion rates to Buffalo, N. Y,
July S, via Ohio Central Lines. See
agents.
Meeting OF B. P o OF Elks at Gin
cinrati,O. One fare for round trip via
Ohio Central Lines, July and 6.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-07-04
The Prince Not Concerned.

The report has been persistently cir
culated in England that the prince Of
Wales has "counseled" Lord Dunraven
IS to his course in the controversy with
the New York Yacht club. This is alb
solutely denied by those in position
to know the truth of the matter. His
highness has not interfered in the mat
ter either directly or indirectly.-New
York World.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-07-04
.Nsnssenat's Despair.

At soiree musicale lady who is in
the habit OF singing off the key adj
dressed Massenet. the composer: Dear
maestro, | have been requested to sing
the grand aria from the Cid You
have no idea how frightened I am"
"Not SO much as l am" replied the
composer, with sickly smile.-Musical
Age.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-07-04
NEEDED Foop AFTER ALL.
Tho Western Man Felt Bcttcr for tt


Tho Western Man Felt Better for tt
So Did tho Poet.
Once rich western man who want
ed to enjoy life in New York for a few
days took the poet in tow as guide and
western mans idea of life went no
farther than the playing Of billiards
and drinking wine. For three days
he moved around from one billiard
room TO another. One of his pecuiari-
ties was that after the first morning he
did not care to cat. He lived on stlmu-
lants. The pcet likes TO eat. He
would from time to time suggest to the
western man: This would be a good
time to go and get a nice English chop
around at Browns" or what would
you think just now of a good, thick
beefsteak, broiled and" "Oh, hum
bug" the western man would say. 1--WE
haven't time to eat, and what do you
want to eat for when you get all the
wine you want?" And the poor, tired
poet had to drag along and pick up a
bite as he could from free lunch.
Late on the third evening the western
mdu SUJ So llISu He went 10 DSu III dn
uptown hotel. The poet got bed in
the same room. Soon as sleep over
came the former the poet rang the bell
and requested menu card. Then he
began at the top and ordered straight
down through it everything from blue
points to coffee-to be served for two.
When the two suppers were served he
sat down and cheerfuliy ate them both.
The western man slept right on. Next
morning when the western man awoke
and looked at the empty plates and the
debris of the supper on the table he
rubbed his eyes and after indulging in
deep thought for 4 moment looked over
to the other bed and said to the poet;
81 think you were right, after all; we
did need something to eat. Heavens!
we must have been hungry to eat up
all that stuff last night, but feel much
better for it," And the well fed poet
said, ME. too"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-07-04
Home Seekers Excu rsiOn via C. HI. 4
Lily.

Home seekers excursion will be run
by the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
Railway to points in the West and
South on June 9th and 23rd., July 7th
and q. August Attn and 18th, Septem-
ber 1st and 18TH, and October 9th and
20th., at low rates. Full information
on application to ticket agents c. FL. &
d. Ry.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-07-04
*. of P.U. K. Cleveland, Aug. $3.50.

For the Biennial Encampment Uni
form Rank K. of P. at Cleyeland, o. the
Clover Leaf Route will Issue one fare
excursion tickets from all stations, with
privilege of Rail or Lake from Toledo.
Call on nearest agent or address, @. G.
jenkins, Genl, Pass: Agent, Toledo, o.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-07-04

When it is remembered how United
States Marshal Phoebe Cousins once
arrested an erring bank official, per-
haps there will be generous capitalists
who will contribute to a fund for her
relief now that she is i'll and helpless.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-07-04

The beer question is not likely to be
taken entirely out Of politics while, in
year. New York city consumes A.
100000 barrels of beer, Chicago 2,6OO,-
900, Milwaukee 100000 st. Louis l.
100000 and Philadelphia and Brooklyn
100000 each.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-07-04
Children Cry for
Pitchers CaStoria.
On To Washington.

On July 4th., 9TH, 9th and 7th.. agents
of the Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton
Railway will sell tickets to Washington
and return, at one fare for the round
trip. account Young Peoples Society
Christian Endeavor. Tickets good to
return until July 31st. For full infor-
nation apply to your agent G. 81. g. d.
Ry. 13d
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-07-04

With Rudyard Kipling working up
the New England fish stories we shall
have some fiction that will astonish the
oldest and most loquacious of western
anglers.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-07-04
ID. & @. inner Service to nackInac

Their new steel passenger steamers
are all in commission, making four trips
per week between Toledo, Detroit,
Maclklnac, 500, Petoskey, Duluth. Il
you are contemplating q summer out
ing, send &c. stamp for illutrated pam
phlet. Address A. A. Scbantz, G. p.
A., Detroit, Mich.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-07-04
One Exception.

Everything is union and eight-hour
in this town." said the resident labor
man, from the street railroads to the
gas works"
I'll bet, though" said the visitor,
that the meters are working overtime
same as usual"
And the resident had to give in.-In-
JianaDolis Journal.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-07-04
Big Words.

Here are nine of the largest words in
the English language: Subconstitu-
tionalist, incomprehensibility, philo-
progenitiveness, honorificibilitudinity,
anthropophagenar;an, disproportion-
ableness, ocipedestrianistical pro-
antitransubstantiationisticala and trans
bstantiationableness.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-07-04
Home Seekers Excursion. May IG
Jane o, % and July and2I.

The CLOVER Leaf Route will issue low
rate Homeseeker's excursion tickets to
points in Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado,
Arkansas, Texas and South on above
dates. See nearest agent for particu-
lars, or address G. G. Jenkins, Gen'i.
Pass, Agent. Toledo, Ohio.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-07-04
Plan Your Summer r Outing Now Go
TO Picturesque Mackinac via The
Coast Line.

1t only cost $3.50 from Detroit,
$3.50 from Toledo. $500 from Cleve-
land for theround trip, including meals
and berths. One thousand miles of lake
ride on new modern steel steamers for
the above rates. Send &c. for illustra-
ted pamphlet. Address A. A. Schantz,
G. P. A., Detroit, Mich.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-07-04
Fortune in Brass Fingers.

The man who patented the brass
spring fingers one sees on lamps for
holding the chimney in place received
for many years royalty amounting to
S50,000
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-07-04
Peoples Party NATL Convention One
Fare IsaleH

The Glover Leaf Route will issue one
fare excursion tickets to St.Louis and
return from all stations July 10 to 81,
ample return limit. Make early appli-
cation to nearest agent or address &C.
jenkins, Genl Pass. Agent Toledo, o,