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The Newtown bee., 1896-05-08

nos D lnng to th:t comuay, am shut out from the Z .te of Hravcu But. even a7 h. spoke. d great multi,udt. shat nr man c.tu humber marchrd up to tue grte, singing th>i~ wee, sargs and waving their prm>; and at the head of this throng tue nlaa s@w the woman thut was a sinner ard the thief "ho was pardoncd on the cross, and close by thti~ side Wi k Ii the .vior. '.Su.elv, ,'' thought the man, "there will be no place for these i1 Heaven" But, sing through the gate into the city, it seemed AS if all Heavcn's arches rang and re sounded with rhe aec}aius and huzz s Of "e!rome that ca ne to this multitude ftom those who lad entered before. And the angel said to the man, "These are mighty sinners -avgd by mighty grace" An" re- piled the mar,''I belong to that company can enter jn;" and for very joy he uwcku from bis dream. My dear b:other, qnong the classes into which the three crosses on Calvary divide the race of mankind, where will ycu and I be? If we do not enler Hea ven in the company of those who are saved from their sins by mighty grace, how can we hope to got in.
The Newtown bee., 1896-05-08
WHAT WE INHERIT

We are not to blame for. We ca mot be held responsible for the dispositions and tendencies which we derive from our an cestors, nor are we responsible for the germs of disease which may manifest themselves in our blood as a heritage from former generations. But we are responsible if we allow these germs to develop into serious diseases which will impair our usefulness and destroy our happiness. Ne are responsible if we transmit to our descendants the disease germs which it is possible for us to eradicate by the use of Hoods Sarsaps- rilla, the one true blood purifier. This medicine has power to make rich, red blood and establish perfect health in place of disease.
The Newtown bee., 1896-05-08
Live Farm Topics
PERTINENT TO THE HOUR
SELECTING REFER CALVES.

SELECTING HEIFER CALN ES,
 It is not every heifer calf even from a good COW, that is worth keeping to de veIop into a COW. The points in a calf that indicate superior dairy qualities are q rather small head, but wide over the eyes, and set on a thin neck. There should be moderate developments of the fore quarters. The skin should possess the soft, velvety feel that, when once under stood, will never after be forgotten. The escurcheOn and mi veins, even in the young calf, will give to the experienced much insight into the probable future velue of the animal for dairy purposes.
 ADDRESSING GRASS LANDS.
 Almost anything spread thinly over grass lands will help them. Even ma- terial not very rich and which itself will not grow 8 good crop will make the grass grow better, because it acts as a mulch for the grass roots beneath. The wash iDgs of poor uplands will fertilize the richer soil of the valleys below. But except where topdressing can be thus done naturally by irrigation, it will not pay to topdress with poor material. The labor will, be too great, and it will tramplr and cut up the grass too much unless the fersilizjng material is put on during the winter.
 FEEDING PIGS FOR GROWTH NOT FAT.
 Except for the pigs that are to be kept for breeding purposes, liberal feeding. SD as to keep the animals constantly in a thrifty condition, should be the rule. A an old farmer used to say, he could go to his pig pen at any time and find most, if not all, it's occupants fit to make good, marketable pork. Care should be taken not to ooverfced, and especially with corn, which is too fattening and dges not pro mote growth as do milk and other grains. If oats and peas are. ground together, they will make with water an excellent substitute for milk. The breeding SOW should have milk if possible, and little other feed except in winter some roots,
The Newtown bee., 1896-05-08

ing the eins If the r hole world, } ct the world recognized not it's Saviour. Hi~ own disciples had ba~ply for aken Him and fled. He was alone bccause no one understood the manner If IIi- druth, rn one cOmprchcudcd the nranirg uf that gnominy and shame. He vas alone, for even His tuother looked silently OH not knowing why He gave Himself thu willingly into the bands Cf His foes; at even John, the disciple nearest to Him, could only bear His Masters death as a great grief upon his heart, not knowing there was any light ahead. Jesus wa alore in Ais sutf,rings on Calvary, and get our text says two others were cruel if with Him, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst. Was not this con- panv-a very poor, strange company in- dccd-but did Jesus not have compan. | ionship in His death? No; for these two companions only served 10 empha- size how completely Jesus was alone. 1 These two were maltfacrors, robbers, criminals of the common sort, aud Jesus WAS as guitless as the lamb that crol S the flowery mead. These two were ob bera, Jesus had no companionship wiGh them.
 These three crosses, my friends, that stood upon the brow Of Calvary were three distinct crosses, and those who hung upon them were three distinct men. These men were so distinct ill tbeiT characters that they may easily be taken as types of three great classes, aud these | three great classes embrace the world. The coming together of these three crosses on Calvary is only another illus tration of the fact that companionship is determined by something other than nearness or closeness of bodily form Two men may sit beside each other in a railway car; one may be a millionaire, the other 8 pauper. Two men may chance to find themselves on the same seat in a stage-coach rumbliDg over the western plains; one may be home missionary going on his holy rounds, the other the worst of the specimens from mining camp, the blackness of whose heart has crowded out every pure thought.
The Newtown bee., 1896-05-08
THE BRIGHT SUNLIGHT

of the day gradually fades off into the mellow twilight, and the mellow twi- light gradually fades away into the blackness of night; and you cannot tell where the daylight ends and the dark. ness of night begins-you can run no sharp line between them. But it is not SO in everyday life. Life is filled with strange and violent contrasts. Pure saiat is ever com ng into close contact with foul sinner, Judas is ever associated with Christ, a cload is ever lingering near the sun, wheat is ever to be sifted from the chaff, a repulslve worm ia ever growing into the bright. winged butterfly. Life is mapeled shade and sunshine, life is made up of violent contrasts. So 1t is with these three crosses brought togeth CT in onr text; the penitent thief on one side, the impenitent on the other, and Jesus in the midst. said that these three crosses represented three distinct types of character, and thai these thres types of character would include the world. Let us study them.
 First, we study the case of the peni- tent. He represented this type of char
The Newtown bee., 1896-05-08

aru in su p'ner N hat they can get past urr or ill h. orchard.
 TIIEFNNENslNLNEs OF rAsTUEING.
 Wuatr<"~ lsuj is dear the pasture pro- vid~- food for stock that, considering it's nutriijve value. is much dearer than that grown by cultivation. Ia the first place, the grass, even if undistnrbed, does not yield as beavy a crcp as will most of the grains and corn drilled for fodder. In lhe pasture the constant trampliDg uf stock lesscns the grass yield still further. What the stock waste in a clover field will in most places pay the labor of cut ting and earring the clover to them, pro- vided the field is near where the stock is kept, and the cutting of the clover can be done by horse power. Yet there are many places where cultivation is Impossible, and using these as permanent pastures is the only way to make the land useful and profitable. American Cultivator.
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csntrate our lat thought here. Jesus wa- lin the midst those N ho cru>iti, d IIin de iguedly placed Him so. They wanted to heap upon Him the last con- tumely and shame. Not content with the butf5ting and the SC Jurgiag, notcon- tcDJ with the mock trials, both civil and ecclesiastical, not content with the mocking 7yu. 5oI7 of kjpg-hjp they had caused EIiIu to wear, not content with the manner ol execution itself, the most humiiia5iDg and dishonoring ever de- yiaed by man, they placed Jesus be- tween two thieves, that, fvrsooth, He might be judged As criminal as In y, that H. might bc c'as:Cd as low as auy from the herds of bandits who aJ thay time were making lie in Palestine dis turbed and perilous. But it seems that all His enemies ever did against Christ worked to His greater glory aLd honor. They placed Him in the midst between two thieves to disgrace Him, but, in do- ing so, they made Him the central fig ure of all history, they riveted the eyes of the ages upon Him.
 Jesus is in the midst Of time. Before His advent the finger of time points for ward to Him, since His advent the finger of time points backward to Him. Jesus is in the midst of history.
 PROPHECY EXISTS ONLY BECAUSE OF
 HIM,
 history is what it is because of Him. He is iu the midst of our daily toil and struggle He is the bearer of our bur deDs, the lightener of our load. He is in the midst of the fiery furnace, Aftiict- ions lead us to Him; sorrow brings us, like the disciples, to go to Him for sym pathg. Jesus is in the midst; but whar is in the midst, like the sun ill the midst of the planetary system, attracts all things to itself, or, like the wedge driven into the log, splits things apart. Jesus cross separated the two crosses on either side the one from the other, the penitent from the impenitent. Jesus cross separates the two great classes of mankind; the saved from the unsaved, Lazarus from Dives, the many that are called from the few that are chosen. Jesus cross divides wife from 8 hus- band, husband from a wife, a sister from brother, friend from 8 friend.
 MT Sturgeon, the great London preached, used to tell this story. He said he read of man who, being in great distress of mind about religion, dreamed a dream. He dreamed that he was in the outer court of Heaven, and he saw a glorious host marching up, singing sweet hymns and waving palms Uf victory; and they passed by him through the gate, and when they vanished he heard in the distance sweet strains of music. "Who are they ?'' he asked. "They are the goodly fellowship of the prophets, who have gone to be with God. .' "Alas,' said the man, II do not belong to that company, have no part with them; and cannot enter in." As he watched and fingered, there came another host, larger than the one gone before, equt fly joyous, tqually trium- phant, and robed in white; and when they had disappeared within the DOT tals, there f13ated back the sounds of re- ioiceful welcome. And who are they ?' again asked the man. ''They are the noble army of martyrs, who have passed on to their reward Alas, cried the man with deep groan, s'I q
The Newtown bee., 1896-05-08

IwUIrrEN FOR THE REEL What land is that where Old Time walks, Forsakes his brass for wooden clocks, A land where more or fewer rocks
 Connecticut. What land is that whence podars come A hundred miles or more from hOme2 With bnss-wood trenchers and new rIn To gather up the coppers hum2
 Connecticut What land is that where onions grow, Where maidens necks are white as snow, Where ionny cakes are baked from dough?
 Connectio ut. What land Is that whence George the King Did OCT the sea his letters fling And thought to catch them in his ring Who gave the cry there's no such thing, Whose sons did Yankee Doodle sing2
 ConnecticV at. What land is that where Andros came To bag her charter as his game? Whose son did hide 1t in an oak And greatly that mans wrath provoke
 Connecticut. What land is that where pumpkins grow Where farmers to thelr cows them throw: With pitchtork lift them high in air That when they fall, all crushed are?
 Connecticut. What land is that, where prospects fair Where distant views are rich and rare Where cultivated fields are seen Though forests wild still lie between?
 Connecticut, What land is that where brawn and brain Are furnished wholesale, no refrain2  Though some are weak, and some have ailsT
 Connecticut. Upon the whole we'll stay at home, Nor ever far away will roam: Connecticut. our native State, We loved her first, we'll love her late.
 -fAustin Gardner.
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actrr: those aho accept the salvation 'hicb Jesus has provided, those who heed the gospel invitation, those who }hen we spaok of the many that are sailed and the few that are chosen. would b. clas.Cd among the few, those who wU"n we think of the multitude that j9 pressing along the broad way HdjDg to ruin and the far less multi Jude tl4t is walking the narrow way radirg to life, would be classed with those that take the narrow road. Now b natural question for Us to ask is this {: How did tLi, penicent come to accept Je- us &s SaviaurF and how did he cont -o do so at that strange time and in that strange place? It does appear strange that a man who allbis life long had been a robbeF, whose life had been steeped in crjoe, whose hands, perhaps, were guilty of murder, should come, when nis body WAS racked by an ladescribable agony, to think himself a great sinner, ,1d call on the One for pardon whom he had secuted and spurned as an i'm poster hitherto. Was he driven to penitencc just to save himself? Was he frightened into the prayer he made 1 Did he resolve, when with keeping si- ! lent there was absolutely no chance, to grasp after very small chance, which seemed 8 desperate one? No, do not think this is true; I'll tell you what my study of chi8 m5u'8 character has led me to think. Those were disturbed times in which he lived; many false Christs were appearing, instructions were be- | ing started on every hand. There may have been some leader who pretended to be the Messiah promised to Israel, and this man may have ranged himself under that leader in hope of booty or of place in the kingdom which he thought this leader would set up. But his champion. ing of that cause led to his ruin; his leader was suoducd, the folio wers of his leader scattered, and instead of finding a place in a kiogdom he
 FOUND A PLACE UPON A GROSS.
 So, you see, if this theory is true (and, knowing hat we do of the character 01 the times and the character o1 chis man, why may it not be true ?-it this theory is true, this man had the idea of a Messiah and a kingdom and prom ised rewards. While hanging on the cross he heard Jesus wonderful prayer "Fatber, forgive them, for they know not what they do.'' Now, bad men do not pray that way-even 8 bad man knows that; bad men when receiving fearful insult and abuse d not pray for those who are heaping on them the fearful insult and abuse. This caused this man to think. Then, too, he saw the soldier hand Jesus the potion thai would have somewhat assuaged His terri. ble agony, and he saw Jesus refuse it. Now, towards do not do that-even g bad man is aware of that fact; towards men who fear pain, take anything they can get to deaden pain; towards do not challenge pain to do it's worst and sci their faces resolutely against it. This caused this man to think. And so it was not desperate chance he took when, with keeping silence. there was no chance at all so it was not because he accepted Jesus as 8 Saviour just to save himself 90 it was not because he was frightened into the prayer he made; but because a deep, strong, earnest conviction came over hlm Gaat this Sufferer on the cent
The Newtown bee., 1896-05-08

THAsTs.-THE MESSIAH FOUND ATLAsT WHOLE YEARS IN ONE HOUR --No MES SAGE OF DESPAIR WHERE THERE IS SILENCE THERE CAN BE NO CERTAINTY. s'JEsUs IN THE MIDsT.'-''THEsE ARE MIGHTY SINNERS SAVED BY MIGHTY GRACF,n
The Newtown bee., 1896-05-08
THE THREE CROSSES.

A SERMON PREACHED IN CONNECTION WITH THE COMMUNION SERVICE IN THE NEW TOWN CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH BY THE PASTOR, REV OTIS W. BARKER, sUaDAY MORNING, MAY 8, 1596.
The Newtown bee., 1896-05-08

After 26 years of successful business, James Sexton < Sons are~advertiaing to sell their vast stock of monuments for just 50 cents on the dollar.
The Newtown bee., 1896-05-08

Text, John I9 ls, "And two others with Him, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst"
 Jesus was alone in His sufferings on Calvary. Though a vast multitude were about Him, though Jerusalem was thronged Ut that time with crowd such AS seldom packed It's streets (for g mil lion and more pilgrims had gathered to attend thls great feast of the Jews), stlll Jesus was alone. He felt Himself alone; that was the occasion of Ills angulshing cry, ssMy God. My God, way. nast Thou lorsaken Meg He was bea
The Newtown bee., 1896-05-08
THE BEAUTIES OF PARADISE,

he was in the company of the ransomed and did not feel out of place there. Let us not be afraid of great emotions. These ordinary Sundays, these or ordinary sermons, these ordinary times, may make little impression upon you; put can you tell how it would be with you, were you brought into immi- nent dang1r, did voice speak to you from out the cloud, did Christ come in His glory? Almost every life sees some times when it lives days. nay years, in single hour, when all the past and all the future seem converged upon the present moment--a little speck of time and bid that life come to great decision, make some great resolution, take some heroic step. Many.souls are brought into the kingdom of God that way, you may be brought into the kingdom of God that way. Any sermon that I may preach may not move you, anything that can say but some day the darkness of a great sflietion may osershadow the sky, the veil of mystery which has always hung for you about religion and divine things may be split aauader, and God may speak to you go distinctly that you cannot mistake His voice. The sky may not always be clear aud serene, some day the lightning may break forth Will you not be watching for the Etroke2
 AnotIler lesson that comes t0 us from
The Newtown bee., 1896-05-08
Mealine soap cures chapped hands. '

If you intend to purchase monument or headstone call at James Sexton dG Sons works, a Bridgeport, Conn.
The Newtown bee., 1896-05-08

The incessant wasting of a consumptive can only be over come by powerful concentrated nourishment like Scott's Emul- sion. Tf this wasting is checked and the system is supplied with strength to combat the disease there is hope of recovery.
The Newtown bee., 1896-05-08

cross wa tue real 1ess siah-he had found lhe true Messiah at last. And, again, my study of this mans character has led mt to think that this ponitent thief did not at first rail on Jesus and then afterwards rebuke the one who railed OF Jesus. admit that the gospel record seems t. say ChaC tbi> man joined with his c0lnrAde iu scorn of Jesus; I admit that the gospel record read, "They that were crucifed
 with Him repyoached Him." and that seems to include both thieves but, look at the text carefully for yourselves, and see if it may Dot mean that railing and
 abuse came also from that quarter, from
 that class, the thieves, since the record mentions three other classes who joined
 in this torrent of abuse-the rulers, the
 soldiers and the people. l do not think
 that this penitent fir3t reproached Jesus and then rebuked his cOmrade for re- preaching Jesus; think that from the first moment he saw Jesus on Calvary his heart began to warm toward Jesus,
 as he saw how Jesus acted and heard the gracious words which He spoke.
 This penitent thief teaches us that
 great spiritual issues may be decided in 8
 moment of time. A conversion may be the work of lifetime, or iG may be like the wind that comes and the wind that goes-in an instant of time the building
 of character may be like the building oi the mountains, but the first stone for the foundation of holy character may bt
 laid while we speak the word. Let us not be afraid of crises in life; let us moi be afraid of great emotions or great bil l lows of feeling that shall rock the soul What day that was for this penitent When the morning broke he was fast chained In the coils of his old life, he
 was 8 criminal of the worst sort, he was
 a man condemned to a shameful death
 when the light of that day faded away he was saved man, and saved in fal better sense than by being granted re- prieve from King Herod, he was ushereG LintO
The Newtown bee., 1896-05-08
SCOtt'S Emulsion

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The Home Circle.
CONNECTICUT.

1 WNITTEN FOR THE BEE
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-11-07
The Syndicate Rule.

Tnar's nary q dime or a dollar ter spare
Not under this syndicate rule;
SO T. don't reckon jimmy Will marry TINS
year,
An Tom must come home from the
school.
It's hard Ger the woman, the man and
the mule,
This grirllin', stern windin' old syndicate
rule.
Maria won't take any quilts ter the fair,
F'eT there's nary a premium IN slSht;
Besides the poor gal amt got noth!n ter
wear,
An consequent wouldn't look right.
Fer cnliker's cheap, but it's powerful
high
When the syndicate handles the cash
that could buy.
The land I've been hold!n' fore Jimmy WIZ
born
w}ar I've toiled fer a Twin SO long,
Brings never 9 dollar in cotton or corn,
An Tn sellin it, Off fer a song!
Fer it's hard fer the wise man, an tough
fer the fool
This raspin-steel graspin' old syndi-
cate rule!
The cheapest O. things in the country is
dear,
An thar's never NO meat ter the bone;
I'VE been to good many funerals this
year,
An I'm fxblI ter 80 ter my own!
An Jimmy Won't marry, an Tomll leave
school,
Fer this grindiR. stem windin' old syn
dictate rule!
Atlanta Constitution.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-11-07
WICKLOW.

At the last meeting of the Arllow Har-
Dor Board, Mr.. Richard Kearon, J. I. COT
the firm of Kearon s. Tyrresl shipoWners),
drew attention to the reckless manner ln
which explosives were being treatel III
Arklow Harbor, and said that, unless
there was an alteration, some of them
would shortly be sent TO Heaven (augh-
teri. On the 2nd Of JEne, the steamship
Anglesea, the property Of hyEnck Il Co.
had arrived with explosives, and did not
commence to discharge until the 9Th, just
as il it was an ordinary cargo OF coal or
wood On July Is, the Anglesea was again
in her berth, with explosives, ON the north
side; there was fire twelve feet from
the edge of the quay, right abreast OF the
ship; the wind was northeast, and blow
ing sparks in the direction of the ship. One
of his (Mr. Kearons) partners called the
attention of one of the men to the danger;
but the man took to his heels and ran
away 0aughter). On the 18th OF August
the Anglesea again arrived, with explo-
sives and did not commence to unload
until the 18th. On August Is. the same
steamer arrived with sixty tons Of cement
and explosives; the cement was dlscharg-
ed before the explosives. kynoch Il Co. S
boat, Northun3bria, melsced to take in
cordite on the 25th Of September, and after
being loaded she remained in the river
until October S. She had 5000 pounds
weight over the stipulated quantity. and
had to remain in the river until the spring
tides The Board was unanimous in de-
Gliding that this disregard CT bylaws
should not be permitted: and the Harbo1
master was instructed to inform kynoch
G. Co. that, in the event of any further
breach Of the ordinances, a prosecution
would be Instituted.