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The Newtown bee., 1896-07-24
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REHIyAL IN THE HArrIN4 TRADE.

REVIVAL IN THE RAFTING TRADE.
 There .eoms tc b., this week, quite change for the better among the hatters. rho fact@rios have ,Il started up to fill orders for the fall trade. Undoubtedly the baci< bone of the hard times will be broken soon. There are some indications If mo1c vnrk for all mechanics, which will ru1 in circulation more money. That .Dc~i- bette: times fnT farmers, vino are 411 ing "hard times" Crops of all kinds are locking f1e aLd 5hpre appears to be an nbunjunua in tho land to cat and wear. New pn5atoos have been selling in he uIai kcts the past week at 10 cents per hu>hal Farmers have been rushing tha rar'y crop irfo tho market 1t ruinous prices for he sake ol A little spending monyg. Ma tmrn have taken advan- faGo .d have cut the price for the sake af guni ing cach other. which i> a bad practice.
 Miss Addie Lockwood of Bridgeport is q guest of MT and Mrs H. C. T0mlinson.
 Mrs l.. c. Barnun of New York city is a boarder at Mrs Hebecc& Osborn's.
 Mrs H. B. Hodge expects to speDd q few weeks at Ocean Grove.
 O7viue Lyon has moved his family in- to II. II. Baird s tenant house
 W. 5. Haincs has a carpenters adz which is a very old relic. 1t belonged tc his great grandfather, Ncomans, madc by Sampson t5 Freeth, and stamped with the English crown and J. I. I772, which makes the tool l2l years old.
 II. B. Hodge has purchased a new Wa ter wheel for his mill, to replace an old one that is worn out.
 William Wndman is not able to attend to bis business on account of sickness.
 George Stevens of Brooklyn, \. N., is visiting his brother, Charles Stevens, on Maple street.
 Mrs George Irwin of Bridgewater has been spcndipga few days with her moth CT, Mrs Eliza Taylor, in ElmW00d dis trict,
 5. II. Hickok's little boys were driving up Center street on Monday. When op- posite Ryan Brothers hardware store their wagon caught on to Ryan Broth CTS business wagon and upset both vehi- clcs. The boys were well shaken up and badly scared. The horse was stopped with slight damage.
 Rev Henry l.. Slack, of the Congrega- tioDal church. exchanged, Sunday, with Rev Abort F. Pierce of Danbury.
 Elliot D. Smith, local preacher from Bethel, filled the pulpit in the Long Ridge church, last Sunday.
The Newtown bee., 1896-07-24
T0LLG ON MILKING.

Always milk the udder dry.
 Begin milking at as nearly the same hour every day as is possible.
 Good miIkers are not over-nuue!ous.
 The good milker is patient and g~n,le.
 Brush of the cows uddor ar < lsgs before milking.
 Cleanliness is sine que non ,a good butter making.
 To milk young, restive COWS. ra.=o one of the fore feet,
 Milk crnsswise. that i7 to s5-. or. fore ccaC on the right and hind t..C oD the left and wee versa
 Milking should be done rapidly but nOtso as to worry the COW.
 Never allow a man in your emI oy 10 beat cows with milking stool C. any thing else.
 | nless hard milher is very good one, We should dispose of her. Ease ct milking is an important item in the course of 3G5 days. Practical Dairy man.
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TASHUA,
AT CHRIST CHURCH.

The work of renovation of this church still progresses. This week the vestibule is being painted and the new fence is to be built. New cushions have been order ed for the pews and will soon be in place, also a beautiful hymn tablet.
 Last Sunday good congregation was present. David Hickey of Long Hill sang very finely ''The Holy City" at the offertory.
 Rev William White Bronson, who was rector 30 years ago when the church was built, will come from Philadelphia to be here at the celebratian, August 10.
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In Litchfeld County

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH INTERESTS.
 At the Congregational church, last Sunday evening, brief report of the FC. :E, convention held in Washington, D. C., July s to l3, was given by the delegate from the loc@l society.
 J. F. Gibbs is putting . new roof If galvanized steel on the i.u!. Steel roof ing is fast coming into favor in this vicinity.
 We are sorry to note that Dr A. W Griswold and family have moved from town. They have gone to Brookfeld, where the doctor hopvs to find a larger field for practice.
 MT and Mrs c. s. Smith and Mrs Adell Leonard started, Tuesday morn ing, for vacation trip to the woods and lakes of Maine.
 Mrs Frank Morgan and son of Bridge port are in town for few days.
 Miss Alice Eaton and the Misses Allerton of New York are at John Judd's.
 A number of young men of the vil- lage have been encamped on the west side of the river near Keno Furnace for several days.
 c. L. Spooner has been afflicted with boil on his face and has there been obliged to absent himself from church and prayer meeting for the past week.
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pcnt a few days with Miss Mlnnie Vii Hams,
 G.R Al)rn a~d Cadofd stQfsta nave ce1irrd from Vtg;oia.
 Miss Eva and Miss Annie Godfrey of Brids"rort hav" visited their aunt, Mrs C. B, @utton
 The Nn.G.ld ' r. S. (, E delegates, who vi.ir"d the Va, hington convention, returned home the latter part of last week
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GREENFIELD HILL.

Mir Raymond and MT Bartram of Black Rock have visited at Miss Hattie Banks.
 4 large black Shepherd dog with white feet and white tip on tail, very in- telligent looking, with brown and white lace, came to the premises of D. B,
The Newtown bee., 1896-07-24
SOUTH BRITAIN.
THE SOUTH BRITAIN MILL.

THE SOUTH BRITAIN MILL.
 The grist mill, under the management of Joel Beard, is moving. The Creamery has caused a considerable trade to center in at Britain, beneftting the merchants and the grist mill as well. Mir Beard is accommodating, and is bound to satisfy his customers. On the other hand, poo pie are glad to have the mill prosper.
 Mrs Helen Brooks of Boston s a guest at D. NJ. MitcheIl's.
 Warren and Miss Gertrude Mitchell of New Haven are guests at Dea N. W. Mitchells.
 County Health Officer Hoadley has been in town.
The Newtown bee., 1896-07-24

McCIuree Magazine for Au2u-t wall open with n paper ou ..Mr Ga,d.,o.c .t tighry-six. by W. T.. Stead. founder of the English ~Ecvjcw of Reviews" and the one writer or personal studies If eminent men who never fails to get ar the real parsonage. The paper wiII deal especially with the conditions and man. ncr of life which have enabled Mr l,lad- stone to reach ~n in perfect health and with all his faculties in m!l vigor. l.. will also define Mir Gladstonc's attitude regarding the rcrcnt dn> rcocc> brtwtcn the Cnitcd States and Grcat Britain. Ii will be illustrated with recent portraits. of Mir Gladstone and his family. EIll- Drh Stuart rhcIps will contribute some rcntrt~ccnrps of literary Boston, draw ing especially ou h,@ acquaintance with Celia ThaXtrr, lgcy Iurcom, Lyda Maria Child, and Philips Brooks, Apaper will tell for the first time. the true story of Llncoln's first meeting with Stanton, They met in the triuJ of the famous Mc- Cormick-rcaper patent right case, under circumstances that were very huniIiat- ing to Lincoln, and many wild tales have been told of their meeting. The exact facts of it are now given by two men who were associated with them in the trial, and who are probably the only persons now living who know all about the matter
The Newtown bee., 1896-07-24

Broken crackers, only l l-2t pound sI.25 barrel. Good soda crackers and ginger snaps j. pound; ? pounds gran ulated sugar, best, at E. F. Hawloys.
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menced haying yet, although he cuts about l50 acres.
 c. E. Bradley is one of the first through having.
 Miss Alice Sherman is visiting her aunt, Mrs William l.. Ferris, this week,
 Miss Helen Sherman visited in P, quot Mass, this week,
 Mrs Ward of South Britain is gu.sr Ut Howard Stevens.
 Miss Hattie Bradley is B guest If George Osborn,
The Newtown bee., 1896-07-24

Mr and Mrs Ed yard DuB .yn have been entertained b R. \. Belts ac Sandy Hook.
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What is

Castoria is Dr. Samuel Pitchers prescription for u and Children. 1t contains neither Opium, AIorpIiII other Narcotic substance. 1t is a harmless sU- for ParegOric, Drops, Soothing Syrups and Gas 1t is Pleasant. Its guarantee is thirty years Millions of Mothers. CastOria is the ChiIdren's I'd -the Mothers Friend.
The Newtown bee., 1896-07-24
LONG HILL.
AT ESKACE CHIRCH.

Eighth Sunday after Trinity At 9,3O a. m., Holy Communion; at 1O30 &. m., Morning Prayer, Litany and sermon. Sunday school after morning service.
 Saturday, July 9, St James day At 10. S. m., Holy Communion.
The Newtown bee., 1896-07-24

Great mark down in shirt UHi~cs and all summer goods at F.. F. Hawloy's.
The Newtown bee., 1896-07-24

Pass the good word along th+ line. Piles can be quickly cured without any operation by simply applying DcWitt's Witch Hazel, SaIye. + F. Hawlcy New town; s. c. Bull, Sandy Heck, A. 5 Blakeman, Botsford; B. Haw'ey < Co.. Stepney.
 Patrick F. Lynch, popular black smith at Putnam, son of Daniel Lynch cf
The Newtown bee., 1896-07-24

Window screens and doorl thing fir the ladies in shirt formerly were Sl and sI 21 now selling at GO and 75cI Taylor & Curtis.
The Newtown bee., 1896-07-24
Ess a Ia
t4frllnl.1 G~unlu Chat.
STEpNEY AND VICINITY.

1lIunp~r rul I.Cu l>vEEl,ra.
 The.nwn party aud -oci.H held on the ground alnut in, M.taodj-t parsunagu ou la-t week Thursday WAS g decided sucrcss, large humber 2vdlng them, ~,Iyc- ot the ryculrg'+ orJoylncut, The lawn v4s pretty in it- trimmjug- of Ia&. terr. yI,l booths. t1 say nothing cf thr uuumr io wh.yb Stowsy'- charuJa. young adrr properly attended to thr wants ui thclr guests. Uhr following very crrditahlr program of rcciJatiou aud music was carried out. and especial unn.j..a ls j..rrvag Mi-s o.aplcs fir thr vrr} rGovrr uat1ner il. which -hp did he" par.: ~trm2td music by prch's band .r:'att.u. Mis- ~tltic-; in7t7umcnta. trta. Nj~e,s Fannie ~h"rw0od, EGu:. Nurrucr and EllMhrth Nctryr; rocjta- uon. Miss Ncujc Bride; music by band; chorus. "Away to tine Meadows; solo. Frank Hadlcy; reading. Mrs ~taplcs quartet. .,Jark and Gill, Mis- Osborne, Mgs I'ltt, Mr osborne and Mr Porter; mu-I> hv baud: sole, Miss Mae O>boru; rcvitatj"r, Miss StaIloe,
 cANrIpArE~ FOR TElU E1 BON.
 The -eIev-mcn -cat thc following H., If mmcs t0 tnr clrrh of the superior court. from which the jurors for tho en- euing year will br selected Ednurd q Htardsjry, Andrew |. Burr Warren W Bliss Jamns Burr, Dwight M. Burr. George l.. Burr. Charles G. Biakcman. Ilompr F.. Clarke. Andrew B. Curtj9s William ,J Caudec. George S. DoIry, Henry ", Edwards, John r. Eastwood, Wilhur French, John H Hawkins, James C, Johnson, Dwight l., Lane. John NJ. Lake. David A. Nirh"ls, Charles Burr Nichols, Charles E O-bornp. CIa1cnca D. Porter, Lyman S. Patterson, Charles II. Powell, O.car J, sherwood. Edwin sherman, Benjamin ~quirrs. Brdscy sherman, Edsou Turncy, John Water bury, David (. Wells, Frederick W. Wheeler,
 THE SCHOOLS FOR THE COMING YEAR.
 There will be some changes, the com ing year, in our schools as to teachers. Miss Rose Sinclair has been engaged for the Center district, Miss Lillian Lewis for Cutters Farm. Miss Bessie Hayes for Stopncy Depot, Miss uattio Taylor for Walkers Farm, Miss Frances Turncy for Elm street. B.rdsey Plain and East NI- tagc will each have a new teacher.
The Newtown bee., 1896-07-24
Much in Little

Is especially true Of Hoods Pills for no mcd- cine ever contained great curative power ill so small space. They are 8 whole medicine
The Newtown bee., 1896-07-24

Try F. F. Hawley's root Its iIc. only loc bottle, md ions delicious root beer 7qu or Williams.
The Newtown bee., 1896-07-24

GLIB TIES.
 Another lot ot those l:,at~olAe ~srlu2 rc- Last lot went luirk-uo won'jcl. '-rg lad B Iuirk p!Nce, loc each. LIGHT-W EIGHT JNDEEW EAR.
 Irre'- $, E.-t or -s",.a >:lr.c- AT -c EACH.
 ladies Eu1,a.v.-.-, ,s,ry jay st..,...-.. cents. AT l. I--, EACH.
 LaG5,~' -h4Y-j Ribbed \u-. p .a .aAlg trimming, real .tO-t'. -Ic. AT3,c EACH.
 L"Iie-' ~w.~- Ribbed \e-r~ .-. a.. .u.r:- usual price J<.
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STEVENSON.
PERSONAL NOTES.

There ls one man who has not com
The Newtown bee., 1896-07-24
Castoria.

''CastOria isso well adapted to children that Irecommend it as superior to any prescription known to me-" H. A. ARCHER, II. D.,
 i'll So. Oxford St., Brooklyn, \. Y.
The Newtown bee., 1896-07-24

lemons were never as ilivy ,hiu -hia ones, r and E. F. Haw!ey's.
The Newtown bee., 1896-07-24
DON'T FORGET THE BARGAINS IN STORE 20
 HERE THIS WEEK

There's great saving all throughout the storo this You'll do we'll to keep it in mind,
 THE CHAIR SALE is worth your attention. Remem prices 59 79 and 8o for good Dining Room Chair, thar high back and wood seats Never were shown at the before. Other bargains are
The Newtown bee., 1896-07-24

E .ys, ard men roo, now s 10 zt b.-24.ls in first ku.r. at T., -.r, 25. 35 and jouh.-, I,nak at them and cm.
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SMITH, MURRAY & c BRIDGEPORT,

 N.Ldy H. k, ~as uI-..eG in New York rirv on Wednesd
 ,o Mis- II ry I.-ess. d4ught Wash, eftii>I.di-on av51u Mr. Ivuc4 have been spcnI d vs IF the home of his pard HuL. N- and Ms Lynch lei | y ta- ru-rau, Vhc-e theyI ths.r hrns. taking wi-4 thd vi h.> If e wida c:rc55 of fl
 lo~s a... p-o=perous welded
The Newtown bee., 1896-07-24

t The use of 'Castoria is so universal and it's merits so well known that it seems a work of supererogation to endorse it. Few are the intelligent families who do not keep Castoria within easy reach.''
 CARLOS MARTIN, D. D.,
 New York City.
The Newtown bee., 1896-07-24

i AT ..-. IAI5.. I#..t~' rat.r.EE ar made fast 1 uot...- ..k,.i.e.r ,vrr Oftered It { Hrr par. 1 AT @. EtEFAIB- i I..- ,.-' -vr grade bla~k c 1 Iittss.-I ri ...,.. r. --llar -5c .saall | PAIR Polk -1e.
 i...t.- . E.ut.0u r-agel hose -5...:a .-4--. rA.- . bT --. ttlII. N.l'- F"n v Eo- t-u S4.r,@ mat ...',~, --..-..--H r.'l- tp mach, pt . Al -. EAtH
 N.t'- fancy Nry58g~e shirts
 ght.- -.' .--.4 l.'Ie s.e cloths, wltl aA0: .ul at.. X -.ua- bargain
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Castoria.

Castoria cures CoIic, ConsGipa Sour Stomach, Diarrhdsa, Eruca Kills Worms gives sleep, and gestiOn, Without injurious medication.
  "For several years I have 'Castoria, and shall always so, as it has invariably protls results.
 EDWIN ?. RARnEE 195th Street and 7th Ava., oMpAN-v. 7Y MURRAY STwEFyr. %
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Comp .ro .jn- 2f , and Il standard exc. Hence. just Ia"ley s.
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ood;s ,hest, always ready, al wn Rnu ways efficient. always sat- M~ sfactory; prevent a cold S

sick headache jaundic", constipation, etc. 25c
 The only Pills to take with Hoods Sarsaparilla.
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THH oEsrAuR COMPANY, . alUaRlE s1aEF7. N
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County Health been in town.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-20

Washington. Aug 19.-Department
clerks are agitating the question Of the
right to assist, after office hours, the
campaign committees of the several
political parties The Democratic con-
gressional campaign committee, 1t is
said, is short Of funds and large share
of its work in the way of distributing
literature is performed by volunteers
who serve without pay and most of
whom are employed in the government
Departments. It is estimated that by
this means. the committee is now saving
about s125 per day. Some question has
Hrisen as to whether or not this service
did not constitute offensive partisanShip
and constitute cause for removal, de-
spite the civil service aegis. number
Of the chief bureau officials have been
interviewed on the subject and nearly
an of them express the opinion that the
matter is one concerning which the
clerks may do as they please and that
hey have no right to prescribe what
use the clerks shall make of their time
after office hours. A few of the officials
told clerks who inquired of them that
personally they had no objections but
that there was a possibility some one
might make trouble for them in the fu-
ture because of their political zeal.
Chairman Faulkner, chairman of the
Democratic congressional committee,
said the clerks had a right to assist the
committee and that It proposed to pro-
tect them in the right.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-20
EVERYBODY RELATED.
Each One Was Related To Everybody Els
In the Town.

Each One Was Related To Everybody Else
In the Town.
A tired and dusty traveller drew reign
at the public watering trough of . lit
tie village up in Warren county one hot
summer day some years ago.
HAS this place got hosel? he
asked of post Office lounger.
s.Yes, sir-the johnson house. down
the street there"
Il was told there was . hardware
store here, too
eyes, sir" the native replied; Mr.
johnson, brother of the hotel keeper.
Owls the store"
Who is your postmaster?' the trav-
eler asked, becoming interested.
mir. johnson" said the native, land
he's cousin to the hardware man and
the hotel keeper"
Are there any people here not named
Johnson?"
The native, if he saw any humor in
this, ignored it as he slowly drawled:
Yes, there is one here-no. come TO
think of it, his name is johnson, too;
bat he just happened along here enc
day-he didn't belong TO our Johnsons.
But he said il felt kind o. home-like
here, and he hired out as farm hand
and has been here ever since"
The above Incident serves to show a
queer condition that exists in many of
cur American settlements. Doubtless
the progenitors Of tae Johnsons re-
ferred to above transformed the virgin
forests into the fertile farms to be
seen in that community to-day, and
which have been handed down from
generation to generation. The few scat
tered farrnhouses after awhile grew
into a village of some proportions,
when it was found necessary to have a
post Office and other conveniences OF
civilization. But the whole process
was simply a concentration of the
johnson family.
The same corSftions prevail to some
extent in the British isles. The Scot
tish town of Inverness is notable fof
the fact that SO per cent. of it's popular
ton given in the directory. have the sur.
name of Fraser" The Irish town OF
Waterford is notable for the number OF
persons bearing the name of Power
almost every second shopkeeper being
being Power" and not long since
the Roman Catholic bishop. the mayor,
the high sheriff, the coroner and seven
members of the town council were oil
named Power" In the little town OF
Flintsberg, Siberia (1,7Oo population),
there are 152 families, aggegating o5a
persons, all having the one family name
of "Glasey" To distinguish them each
of the 153 families has, besides its real
name, a nickname, and the oldest Of
these Is the baum Classy" which
is owing to the stump of walnut tree
in front of their house Cincinnati En-.
Ouirer
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-20
rrounHMMe OrECONOMY.

How She Proposed tn Save Orlando's
Pocketbook from Damage.
"Orlando," she said, 81 am afraid you
are getting tired of having me ask you
for money"
"Well, you see" he answered, II have
O good deal of expense to meet just at
this time of year, and it does seem once
in awhile that women don't make
enongh allowances for that sort Of
thing"
well" she answered, I've thought
of way that will fix it all very nicely"
what is it?"
whenever you go to the barber shop
and the boy brushes you off you give
him dime, don't your"
Yes"
"And when You are away from homo
at a hotel and boy brings You leo
water you give him dime?'
eyes"
"And mixed drink costs IS cents -
"Of course"
well, you've often said that women
have no head for arithmetic, but am
SOinS 10 CCAVlNce lNu u Tic CO4A . q.
J IN going to lean to nae yo'-r
s..vorite mixed drir,-s. ,Tlatil be -
cents q day. Then III bring you ice
water in the morning, that'll be 10 cents
more. And then I'll brush your clothes
of with a whisk broom, and that'll be
10 cents more. There's IS cents day.
I've figured it all out on little piece
of paper. Three hundred and sixty-fve
days in a year-that's 3e5 times IS,
which makes s127.75. II you viii give
me that without my asking for il, Just
as you do the bell boys and the bar
tender, can put it with my regular
housekeeping allowance and manage
TO get along much better. "-Detroit
Free Press
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-20
OMENS AND ORDINATIONS.
The Great Russian Disaster Regarded
Only as . Sad Accident.


Only . Sad Accident.
In relation to the terrible accident at
the coronation Of the car of Russia
we see that the remark: What an
ominou accident" is very widely re-
peated. and undoubtedly there are very
few even of the cultivated who can
keep that thought out of their minds
or who do not half believe that the
chance that this reign beginning 50
brightly may end in blood and disaster,
as the coronation ceremony has end.
ed, has been by the accident in some
way imperceptibly increased. The be-
lief In itself must be utter folly. There
is no particle of evidence that kings OF
nations or individuals are ever warned
In this way of future which in al
other ways is so rigidly concealed from
them, while the injustice of infictine
q calamity on the innocent, as a warn
ing to the possible guilty of that which,
nevertheless, cannot be averted, is voc
palpable for discussion. Still, the be-
lief In omens is nearly universal among
the ignorant, and II the Russians took
this accident TO be one II might have
important political effects
Far and wide as the news flies the
Russians would be impressed with the
notion that this reign Will be unlucky
and probably nothing could 50 sar
the personal authority. and even the
popularity, of the occupant of the
throne. We doubt, however, whether
the accident will be considered IN omen,
whether the Russians connect II with
the car or his destiny al all, whether
their view of IL will not in fact pre-
cisely resemble their view of famine,
a food or an epidemic, that IL has been
ordered by VIII which il In useless &c
discuss and impious to challenge or
abuse. 1t Is very difficult for western
Observers 10 discern accurately in what
the righteousness OF Russian peasants
consists, but that they are religious In
q way Is the testimony Of all observers,
and the accident, by reason of its very
greatness and awfulness, viii appeal 10
this side of them, and be regarded IS
too serious for an omen Had the car
stumbled "a be entered the Cathedral
of the Assumption. or dropped Ia.
crown as he lifted IL on his head, or
tainted during the endless tediuIn %
the coronation ceremonial. there would
have been an omen indeed, but this will
be accepted as only sad eyeat.-Lon-
don Spectator.