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The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-07-23
PLAYED THE CRIPPLE FOR MONEY.
Young Imposture Who Earned SIS n
Day by the Work.

Young ImpOsfure Who Earned SIS n
Day by the Work.
If there really are more than a hun
dred professional beggars in the city
who are trying to obtain money from
credulous residents by pretending to
be crippled or MANNED, the police have
a good deal of work to do before they
can rid the city of the impostors. That
the professionals are present here in
large numbers. from Brooklyn. New
York, Troy and other cities. is what
the police were told yesterday by a
16-year-old boy. who admits that since
he first played the role of a cripple
in this city he has been collecting
money steadily, sometimes as much
as SIS in a day.
This young fellow was arrested on
State street. He says his name is
James Fox, that he comes from Buff
falo, n. V. and that he ran away from
home more than ten years ago. Only
part of the boys story of his subse-
quent adventures is believed by the
police. He says he obtained work
last summer at some of the rcStaur-
ants at Coney Island. and that after
the close of the season he went to New
York. looking for work. There he met
Il man who said he was a commercial
traveller, but who proved to be Brook
lyn Billy" well known as a profess
siOnal beggar, who had made a cripple
OF himself by placing lime on his hand
and leaving it too long. BY this Il
the boy SAYS. he was introduced to a
regular company of beggars. who took
his right shoe to a cobbler and had
the heel raised several inches. They
made the young fellow wear that shoe.
so he says, and walk as if crippled
They also provided him with cards
on which was printed the "Cripple'S
Appeal" three stanZas of poor verse
intended to affect the sensibilities of
the tender-hearted. The boy took these
cards to the ferries. to offices, or to the
railway stations, and there distributed
them, collecting them after the hold
erS Il had time to read them, with
whatever money people were willing
to give. Brooklyn Billy" always fol
lowed the boy, to take charge of what
ever money was collected.
When the police had heard the boys
story a telegram was sent to the adj
dress he gave in Buffalo. and awaiting
the receipt of a reply from the per.
sons supposed TO be the boys parents,
he was locked up.-Boston Transcript.
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thing was to run for it. The stronger
of the party went to the help of the
stOkerS at the furnaces. Every ounce
of steam that their furious labor could
add was given.
There was a fash from the man-of-
war. followed by a distant roar, an
other and another. but though standing
out a g%laring white target on an inky
sea they could not reach us. The Span
lard must have been a %sluggard for we
slipped away to rejoice in the knowl-
edge that before long we ought to be
on the shores of Cuba.
A few hours later and we were APP
preaching the coast at a point called
Punta Berracos. Two bright fires
blazed on the shore in glad welcome,
In the distance faint streaks played
like summer lightning or a pale aurora
borealis lost in a strange latitude.
The hostile flare was seen on shore
and the beacon fires eXtinguished.
The anchor dropped with a roar of
| it's chains alarming to u overweight
, nerves. The boats were lowered.
Ninety-two men, counting officers and
soldiers, were first taken ashore. Each
| one carried two rifles, his machete,
knapsack and belt with one hundred
cartridges, and a package of five hun
dred rounds tied with twine. In this
way at least 10000 cartridges were
safely landed and with them were the
priceless medicine about us saluting
us with southern manifestations of af-
lection.
The gallant Yankee captain daringly
babe us God speed with three long
| blasts of his whistle. He must have
heard our huzzahs as he put to sea to
eludc the flashing search lights now
brilliantly distinct. He had more than
' one Spaniard to slip by and we of the
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-07-23
Patent. r.sued.

List of patents issued to last week ID
Northwestern inventors:
James Colgrave. Clearwater, hand
potato planter; John Hauensteln. New
Ulm, Darrell forming machine: Edward
L. Holmes, Minneapolis, printers gal
ley; George e. Lenhart, st. Paul. fur
mace; Frederick A. Ryno, st. Paul, but
ton attaching machine; William A.
Shepfer, st. Paul, detergent and starch
polishing compound; Frederick w.
Williams, Minneapolis, drill attach
ment; James f.. Wilton, Minneapolis.
toy furniture; Casper Zimmerman. Big
Stone City. S. D., lap robe; Koehler &
Hinricchs (trade-mark), granular effer-
vescent medicine; Nicholas Hayden
and G. f. G. Wurst, st. Paul design.
whiffietree hook.
7. ID. Merwin, patent lawyer. $40, Oil
and Oh Pioneer Press building, st
Paul, Mimi.
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A YOUNG %FlLIBUSTER.

1t is not surprising to hear Of sue
cessful filibustering expeditions to the
shores of Cuba. The Spaniards are
savagely alert, prowling the seas in
search of Cubans a1oat, but each boat
has a Yankee captain. That, with the
determination of the Cuban flibuster
means success. Then, there is the
justice of the cause. The Lord Of Bat
ties is prone to favor the fearless and
give victory to the venturesome.
I am a Cuban fighter for freedom.
In New York l joined an expedition
that took men and arms to Cuba.
How we did it l tell, as it may give
courage to others.
1t is apparent that absolute secrecy
is apparent to success, and that the
spy is more to be dreaded than the
Spanish cruisers, that, shark-like, cir
Gle about the isle of Cuba to keep off
from the patriot army the practical
sympathy of America.
1t was, therefore. not singular that,
when l applied for n chance to fight
for Cuba at the Junita, No. &c Broad
way, l was told they wanted arms and
money, not men, and then dismissed.
Now, real spies are persistent. So
are patriots. Ardor is no badge of
honesty. Absolute certainty of identi-
fication is necessary. l received a let
ter of introduction from q prominent
American to a Cuban physician. He
told me to call in two days. These
were. of course, occupied in verifying
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-07-23

may do worse than make a voyage in
one of the vessels of the schooner fleet
engaged in the sponge industry. We
start. of course. from Nassau and carry
with us several punts or dingeys. The
Ware can be detected lying
at anchor in near the shore; while our
two 'harvesterS" are only one of three
or four parties which have been sent
out to search the shallow waters along
the great Bahama bank. AS usual all
pictures of The tropics which are not
cOlored, we lose much which makes
the charm and straDgeness of such a
scene for the dweller in the north.
Those negroes-both the one with the
sea-grass and the other with the gaff
are sweltering under a sun which
blazes tiercely down from right over
head out of a sky Of the most brilliant
blue. Owing to the shallowness of the
water, there is not the smallest swell
or u~ndulatiOn of the surface. The sea
as far as the eye can reach is n
sparkling light green, owing to the
snow white sand at the bottom, which
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-07-23

now administering rebuko or admoni-
milton to dusky ~hand-maidens, and we
may be sure that his language is as
ornate as his attire; that, in a word,
there is harmony of the spoken words
with the white waistcoat, the gold
watch chain, the massive seals. and
the conscious grace with which he
manipulates the stump of a cigar. lie
is a beautiful example of the humor
is an example of the humor which in
sists on pervading the realm of
and old age is grave: but in the pict-
ure of the sponge-pressing. which fol
lows the work in the sponge yard, and
precedes the packing for export, we
see cable youth taking life much too
seriously, while the gentleman dubbed
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-07-23
BAHAMA SpONGES.
An Important Industry of the North
ern GROUP of the West indies

An Important Industry of the North
ern Group of the West Indies.
Let no one rashly imagine that
Couch" in this paper stands for a
marine shell, though it may signify
something equally am%phibious. A
"Couch"-we have classic authority
for the statements that variety of
Creole which is native not merely to
the West Indies in general, but to the
Rahmas in particular. Though the
over the islands with an area of some
5000 square miles odd, their wealth is
by no means commensurate with the
extent of their archipelago father
land. Indeed, the "Conches,'' who
number some $4,000 souls, have found
it necessary to put their heads to-
gether a good deal in order to find the
wherewithal for a reputable living,
and the sponge industry now forms
the most important of the export trade.
Before coming to a description of the
details of production, a word or two
about the quality of Bahama sponges
may be of interest. They are not. in
deed, to be compared to those which
we obtain from the Mediterranean. as
they are much cOarser in texture.
Still, they are readily bought for Lon
don, Rotterdam. and San Francisco.
The reason of this fact is hat the
sponge is now found useful for many
commercial purposes, for example. and
clippings being of service, for example,
in steam valves. and in the manufac-
ture of a felt which is laid under car
pets.
An Englishman, in quest of change,
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-07-23

A gilt-edged cord tied with a blue
ribbon is hung in the guests room OF q
house where there are many visitors.
On it are marked the household hours
for breakfast, lunch, dinner and sup
per and the hours of outgoing and in.
coming mails. This card is a real con-
venience in a house where there are
many guests, and it may be made as
ornamental as N pleases by painting
on it a border of flowers to match the
coloring of the room.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-07-23
A Perfect sheen DIP.

The improved method Of extracting
nicotine from tobacco enables sheep
owners to escape the labor of hauling
and boiling up the bulky stems when
dipping is to be done. The concen-
trated nicotine makes a perfect
sheep dip, as it is the best known slim
ulant for wool as well as sure death
to all insects. If you intend dipping
this year you cannot do better than
write at once to the Skabcura Dip Co.,
Station s., Chicago, for particulars.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-07-23
Eleven.

The Republican national convention to be
held in st. Louis June 16 will be the eley-
enth held by that party. The Burlington
Route trains run TO the principal points i'll
eleven states-a coincidence. Another fact
Is that from st. Paul and Minneapolis and on
all points in the Mississippi valley the Fur
lington is the best and the direct line to
st, Louis,
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-07-23
Sweet Bait.

Fond Mother-Willie, as you come
home from school, stop at the store
and get me two bars of soap and a
nickel's worth of candy.
Fond Father-What in the world do
you want the candy for?
f. M.-Oh, that's so he'll not forget
the sOap.-Up To Date.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-07-23
Very MASCULINE.

"My dear, I think you are a trihe too
particular"
"Why?'
'In putting wire screens over the
doors and windows so Il flies cannot
get out and associate with our neigh
bors' fies.''-Chicago Record.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-07-23
Halls Catarrh Cure.
Is q constitutional cure. Price, 15c.
Trouble Barely Averted.

Hogan-You look like an ape
Grogan-Fwat's thot?
Hogan-Oi says We look loike an ape.
Grogan-Oh! Oi fought We was
goin' to say Oi luked loike an A. p. A.
indianapolis Journal.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-07-23
From PhfIa Il

never saw such slow seed. Those
plants ought to have been up long ago.
Mrs. Springtide-You forget. dear,
those are the seeds my sister sent us
from NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. States
man,
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-07-23

work; 500 invested in our system of In
vestment will earn you 81 per day. An OPP
portunity Of a life time. Address for par
~ticulars Chandler & Co., Brokers and Bank
ers, Kasota Block, Minneapolis.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-07-23

Cuban army were glad to learn later
that he and his good ship passed
through their perils from the land
fighting for freedom to the home Of
Observation-Disclosures Inquirer.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-07-23

Twelve ships loaded with raw sugar are
now on their way to Montreal, some from
the East Indies, some from South Ameri-
ca, some from Germany.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-07-23
A for 1t.

There is IL man who thoroughly en'
joys bad health
who is heY'
"A Observation-Disclosures Telegram
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-07-23

There are 10, LAG, 400 acres Of timber lands
in the Southern states, and the average
yield of these forests is 5000 feet per acre.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-07-23

FrTS-A1fF Fits stopped free by DR.. lines Great
Nerve Restorer. No Fits after the first days use.
Marvellous cures. Treatise and 81 trial bottle free I,
Fit cases. Send to DE-. Kline. e31 Arch ST.. Phiia-s Pa
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1896-07-23

Not a few critics pronounce Webster's
earliest orations to be his best.
The Newtown bee., 1896-05-01
Live Farm Topics.
SKIM MILK FOR PIGS.

Is it best to crowd pigs with milk ard corn meal as soon as they will eat? Is it well to soak the corn meal in water six Lo ten hours before feeding time:'
 Our correspondent, being dairymaD, probably has plenty of skim milk. The combination of skim milk with corn meal is a perfect pig feed and can be ed to any reasonable amount with tine greatest satisfaction. Before wean- ing make place in which the pigs can go where the dam cannot. In this have low trough for feeding skim milk with 8 little corn meal and shorts mixed. By feeding the sow lberally aDd giving the pigs what they will eat on the side the dam will generally not lose so much in weight, although good miIkers will be materially reduced, even though the pigs get all they care for in the side trough. Cnder this double feeding they will grow rapidly and never will more economical gains be made. With pigs thus fed Weaning time is no hardship and passes most unnoticed. After weaning, feed three times day until they weigh so to IOD pounds, when twice day, will do. At no time give more feed than will be eaten up clean with a show that just little more would be taken. To have pigs leave feed in trough is to practice a wasteful system, and believe not quite so much feed will actually be eaten as where the animals come to the trough ex- pecting to clean it up. Our experiments at this station have shown that skim milk builds up strong bone and good muscle Cred meat), and l commend it to all breeders of pigs as of special value for not only making good breeding stock, but keeping up the characteristic most desired in fine stock. When using corn meal with skim milk do not think there is any need of soaking, as the milk SUD- plies plenty of moisture Breeders Ga Zette.
The Newtown bee., 1896-05-01
DEHoRNTNa OF CALVES .

This should be done when the calf is from one to three weeks old. Clip of the hair from an inch about the embryo horn. Then rub the stick of caustic potash over the horn, or the place where the horn would grow, wetting the cauatic, if nec- essary. You will have to cover space of one-half to three-fourths of an inch in diameter. The cauatic comes in sticks about as large as clay pipestem. It dissolves very ready and must not be handled with the fingers. I bought enough with a nickle to kill the horns of 5 calves. Do it thoroughly, and after scrap comes of 1t will hair over smoothly. Keep the caustic in . bottle T.. H., in Mir TOT and Farmer.
The Newtown bee., 1896-05-01
SPRING CARE OF COWS.

In the olden times it was quite common to see farmers ''tailing up" their milk cows, because they had been half starved through the winter, and when the wealth CT became warm the cows were too weak to get up alone. Singularly enough, many of these poor cows would give fair mess of milk, for the scared farmer would feed warm bran mashessand take special care of them. But this weaken ing is harmful, and the COW should by all the laws of justice and humanity be we'll fed when preparing for a period of lacta- tion. But don't feed too much corn. Remember that warm weather is coming, and that the foods suitable for warm weather and not the heating, fattening foods, but the cooler and more laxative foods. Bran is a grand food for spring use, and after the calf is thFee days old the ration can be gradually increased un- til the COW has all she can eat. But for a few weeks before the calf is dropped, and for few days after, feed sparingly of grain, as there is danger of milk fever. Wait until the COW ''comes to her milk'' before stimulating to full secreting or gans. If the udder is iIfiamed, handle it carefully and tenderly, and lamentations of warm water may be advisable. Be sure that the cows have access to sum- hine. There is a tonic in gunshine-it is 8 microbe killer and an invigorator, but the cold spring rains are very harmful, and shelter must be provided against them. A cold rain will spoil cow for milk purposes quicker than anything else that isaimminent in farm management. CE. c, B, in Agricultural Epitomist.
The Newtown bee., 1896-05-01
WHITE HILLS

The children of Clark Bcardsley, who have had diphtheria in q light form, are better and are out again.
 A surprise party was given Miss Annie Waller, Tuesday evening of last week.
 Mir and Mrs W. W. Wheeler attended wedding in Bridgeport, Wednesday,
 Mrs David Wheeler has a choice lot Of plants m full bloom. This beautiful in dow of flowers is 8 delight to the eye.
 Mrs Frank Upton, who has been in De- troit the past year, Is expected to visit her friends here in May.
 The sermon by Rev G. c. Sauer, Sun day morning, was one of deep thought and interest The theme, "GOd the Gre ator and God our Father, " was an inspir- ing one and appreciated by an attentive audience. In the evening the pastor preached from Psalm JOS Il, "Oh God, my heart is fixed.' We wish more of our people could be present at the even irg service, while the opportunity is ours. Next Sunday the children are to take part in the exercises, both morning and evening. and the pastor requests thaj all be present. The program will be inter- esting to all,
 Miss Jane Mills is still very low; also Mrs Eliza Bray,who has suffered for sev- erRl weeks with dropsy.
 The Bryant homestead is undergoing repairs.
The Newtown bee., 1896-05-01
EAST0N.
repairs.

William H. Lockwood is suffering from the inconvenience of rheumatism.
 Joseph Ford, always with an eye to business, has corn already two feet high.
 A forest fire burned over large tract of land for Charles Clark, started by a boy burning brush. 60
 John Tyler has been spending week at Maple cottage, ,recuperating from re- cent Illness.
 MT and Mrs James Tyler were made happy on Wednesday, Ap:il g, by the advent of an eight and half pound daughter.
 There will be no service in the chapel, next Sunday, on account of the, e,confirma- tion at Tashua at p. ID.
The Newtown bee., 1896-05-01
Fairfield c. unty News.
BRIDGEPORT
A BOOM FOR GREATER BRIDGEPORT.

4 BOOM FOR GREATER BRIDGEPORT.
 Greater B B'idgcport seems to be an 8
 Rured fret as there ia quite a boom at
 present in real estate ca the East Side
 near Yellow Mill pond, owing to the ap- pr0priatiOn of SlO GOO to dredge out the channel. The city is to build a draw 1 bridge to be worked by an electric motor. 1 The American Ordaarce Co. are putting
 up many additional buildings to the San l ford hat factory and are to build one
 large building 375 feet square. They are 1 to have private railroad track to con- meet with the Consolidated road; also a q ock on TeIlow Mill pond. When all
 [ b ir buildings gre complete avd ready
 for bus, ness they will employ 2C00 hands and have the largest factory plant in
 New England if not in the United States.
 The business is mostly contracts with governments for guns and cannons and will employ mostly skilled mechanics. At the present time there is over D new homes being built on the East Side md no doubt a many more in other parts of the city. Several factories are making repairs and additions to their plants.
 c. A. GoodaIe of NorwaIk has accept | ed position with George H. Hawley, as apccial agent Connecticut General Life Insurance Go. Mr Go0Lale is hustler i and knows how to write insurance.
 This city is to have one of the finest plea ure parks between New Y0lk and Boston, as the Traction company have plans to improve Avon Park by an ex- p snditure of ,OO0 There is to be a large summer hotel, lake and one half mile tohngan slide similar to the one 1t Couoy Tala~d. filing horses, baseball and athletic grounds, swings. doEcing pavilion. museum, menagerie and band . 1and. lnfact everything contained i'll first class rca0rr.
 Monday of last week the foundation for the largo eight story block was con- meDced, This ia on the site of the old Baptist church. cOruer Of Srate, Broad aed Court streets, opposite City hall. There is to b. large stores OH State street and smaller ones 00 Broad and Court streets, snd the report is the upper floors are to be for q modern family hotel call ad the Barnum SeoIey house, which will be elegant in ull of it's appointments and cater to the trade of the 100,
 Isaac D. HslIock, hydraulic engineer, has placed a number of Delemater & Rider hot air engines for pumping pur- poses, which are fast superseding wind mills. They are always ready and re- fable and do rot depend on the elements for power, Mir Hallock has also sold ! number of water wheels and contracted s 0T hydraulic work.
 Found at last, place where all good olks can get fist class dinner for 25e. Gall on C. +. B'anch4 ard, 3I Fairfield Lvenue, near the Park City theater, and t Jc convinced.
The Newtown bee., 1896-05-01
WESTON.

PERSONAL AND CHURCH AFFAIRS.
 New Canaan Grange was entertained by NoTfieId Grange on Friday evening
The Newtown bee., 1896-05-01
LONG HILL.

Miss Lizzie Lord and Miss Lillie Beers spent Sunday in Monroe.
 MT and Mrs Will Turney spent Sun day in Long Hill.
 Mrs Turnev is going to Brookfeld and B!idgewater for two weeks stay.
The Newtown bee., 1896-05-01
HON 7INGTON.

Harry L, BowJes made his last trip, last Thursday, in the grocery business and will come out in band new two- deck wagon with brass mounted harness, es, delivering the Acme carbonated bcy. erages manufactured in Stamford, Mr BowIes has run on lis grocery route for five years.
The Newtown bee., 1896-05-01
EUGENE R. ROTsFoRD.

Carpenter and* Builder. Having been nine years with the Savage s smith Building Co.,, fo lsridgeport. 1 am prepared to do any work fn my line. Cabinet work repairing etc. attended 10. EUGENE H. B0T5E0IsDs hcFg
The Newtown bee., 1896-05-01
THE RIGHT { ES WILL
 AND WE
Men s Spring Suits.

Immense assortment or~tyIi~I and we'll made. Suit~ from d good wearing s. Bu-iu"~~ Suit, to d SEQ Drr-~ >u0I; we show = styles of Nuit~ at NIO each, made of the Iatc-t Wca'r~ md @uarau- tee fit, style auJ price of every Suit we ~rII
 Suits for Sout Men
 in Sacks ud I'rork~, equal to
The Newtown bee., 1896-05-01

A. G. BAKER, Hawlevville, Conn. Furniture, Carpets & Mating.
The Newtown bee., 1896-05-01
Our l .5O black and brown

perfect in every particular, of. the latest styles, have no equal for wear.
The Newtown bee., 1896-05-01
Cur Furnishing Dept,

k hrimluI of new things for Men and Boys Dress at popular prices,
The Newtown bee., 1896-05-01
Children'8 s Suits

in plain, douhI" breasted Suits, FmmtIrroy ;ud Blouse SuitS in ou endless variety, from l .25 to the finest grades.
The Newtown bee., 1896-05-01
NOTICE

That all bills that were due me before July 1895, must be paid or satisfactory arrange ments made before April l, 1s9G or they will be placed in other hands for collection.
 F. c. SANFORD, Hawleyville, Conn,