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The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1897-09-10
The Home Circle.
HOW wAsPs BUILD THEIR NESTS,

In tree in the garden round the house
where was stopping was wasp's nest
In process of construction. The busy
insects were going backwards and for
wards carrying their material to the pa
perlike fabric; but though I watched
several days, I could not discover
where it was collected. 1t happened
that the pillars of the veranda of the
mud-house in which I was stopping were
roughly hewn trunks of the Lombardy
poplar that grows in that region to a
good size and considerable height with
out branches, and makes clean straight
stem. One afternoon, while lettering
about the veranda, I noticed that num-
bers of wasps were alighting on the side
Of these pillars that was worn by the
weather, and then, after q short stay,
moved off again, apparently carrying
away q small load with them.
Stationing myself close to one of the
pillars, soon had the satisfaction of
seeing wasp alight on it. After run
ming about over the surface to find what
he was In search of, he suddenly stopped,
and carefully feeling the spot he was on,
he cut the worn surface with his nippers,
and then proceeded In workmanlike
manner to cut from the surface of the
wood strip the width to which he could
extend his nippers literally, and as he
moved backwards he rolled the strip up
under his chin with the aid of his fore
feet until he had as much as he could
conveniently hold, when he gave q finish
Ing cutoff and Jew away. Watching
the work Of construction afterwards, It
was marvellous to see how the end OF
the little roll was attached to the strip
of work that was being added to, by
means of some waxy gum exuded by the
builder, and Joined on laterally as 1t was
unrolled until finished, and then the
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1897-09-10
WESTON.
AN ENJOYABLE CAMPING PARTY

AN ENJOYABLE CAMPING PARTY.
Over so visitors were entertained, last
week, by the friends assembled for a
fortnight at the Tides Camp, at Compo
Beach. The party is composed of the
following named people from Weston and
Wilton: Mrs Hattie Coley, Miss Ida Col
ey, James Coley, Miss Mary Nichols, Mrs
j. S. Lane, Miss Florence Lane, Frank
and George Lane, Mrs James Sturges,
Miss Annie Fitch, Mrs John jackson,
Clarence and Harry Jackson, Seth Grum-
man, Mr. aud Mrs Elmer Jackson, Miss
Edith Jackson, Mr. Renoud, Miss McCord
of Vandalia, Illinois, Miss Brown of New
York City and the Misses Quintard of
Peekskill, N. Y, are also among the
number. Three meals are served each
day, the ladies taking turns in assisting
the cook, and it ia the expressed opinion
Of all who enjoy THEM, that never before
were such fine chowders and salads pre-
pared anywhere. The gentlemen have
also proved more than equal to all the
emergencies of camp life, even to that of
dish washing and scrubbing. All are of
the opinion that Tides Camp" of '97 is
a most delightful and hospitable place.
Miss Doris Godfrey, who was i'll last
week, il better.
Mrs Lorinda Andrews returned to
Brooklyn on Monday.
Norfield Grange held an interesting
meeting on Friday evening last. The
topic, Vacation" was discussed during
the lecturers hour. Papers on the sub
iect were read by Frank P. Lane, Mrs
Alice Jackson and Miss Annie Fitch.
A large owl in cage sdorns the front
gate post at Samuel Waterbury's. The
bird was captured last week.
Miss Minnie Williams and Miss Irene
Perry are visiting in New Haven.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1897-09-10
STEVENSON
Personal CHAT.

DR. Richardson and family Of Shelton
have recently visited at Albert Stevens.
Mrs Peter Mackey of Ansonia visited
her brother, j. B. Downs, last week.
James B. Clark is spending few days
with relatives at Mt Carmel.
Plumb of Ansonia spent last Sunday
with his father, H. E. Plumb.
Mr. and Mrs George Sherwood of Shell
ton were guests at Silliman Sherwood's,
this week.
C. 7. Sherwood has purchased Frank
Stanley's horse and wagon.
Misses Helena Sherman and Matte
Bradley visited friends in Shelton, this
week.
Albert Lum is making improvements
on his house and barn, Howard Stevens
doing the work.
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last monthly meeting Of the Cupheags,
held at their club room.

last monthly meeting Of the Cupheags,
held at their club room.
Attorney A. L. Judd and wife have
gone to Bethlehem, N. Y, for a short
visit.
Housatonic lodge. N. z. o. P, held a
very interesting session last week. They
were visited by the grand officers, and
members OF lodges from adjoining towns.
A fine collation. was served. The order
is reported as being ON firm financial ba-
sis and constantly increasing in numbers.
Present membership about $4,000. A
committee was appointed, consisting of
Fl. P. Stage, f. Fl. Allen and W. Fl.
Freyer, to arrange for a series Of public
entertainments, to be given the coming
fall and winter.
Miss Clara Judson has returned from
visiting friends in Great Darlington,
Mass.
1t has become quite fad for parties
Of young people to take their wheels
with them on the steamer Nonawantuc,
from Bridgeport to Port Jefferson, on
Saturday afternoons and enjoy ride on
Sunday, across the Island. A number
OF our young people made the trip, last
Saturday and report splendid time.
The remains of James Gilbert, who
died in Bridgeport, were brought here
for interment in Union cemetery, one
day last week.
Charles j. Hughes, of the Stratford
Granite works, placed very handsome
marble tablets at the graves of the late
Mrs Ebert Wells and Franklin Smith,
in Union cemetery, last week.
F. G. Weller who runs bicycle repair
shop In town has rented house on Par
rott street and will move his family into
it.
The Congregational Sunday school
picnic was held last week and every
one present reports first class time.
Mrs Angel, daughter OF the late
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1897-09-10

TOWN AND PERSONAL JOTTINGS.
A meeting Of the Y. P. s. G. E. was
held at the residence of Charles Atwood,
on Main street, last Monday evening. A
committee was appointed to arrange for
a series of literary and musical enter
tainments, to be given during the COM
ing fall and winter.
w. M. Wheeler has returned from q
visit to Fort Edward, N. Y.
Mrs W. Fl. Curtis of King street and
daughter, have returned from vaca-
tion trip, enjoyed at Groton.
W. E. Smith has gone to Washington,
d. O., for short visit.
George Jennison and family, who
have spent the summer in town, have re-
turned to their home in Bridgeport.
D. Kimball Stevens is reported i'll with
malaria.
The fisherman are having splendid sue
cess catching little blues, and almost
every man and boy in town has devel-
oped into fisherman. Even some of
the young ladies have caught the fever
and also fish.
The W. G. T. U. held It's last monthly
meeting with Mrs Elliott Peck, At her
home on Long Brook avenue.
Lewis Curtis, is suffering from Sc
we're attack OF rheumatism, making it
quite difficult for him to get about with
his accustomed activity.
There was large attendance at the
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1897-09-10

workman would fly away for a FRESH
piece. Each insect cut off strip averag-
ing about three.eighths of an inch in
length and a little under an eighth in
width, and nothing could be more ad-
than the artistic and business
like way in which they carried On their
work. Harper's Round Table.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1897-09-10

now fully organized. The following is
list of the officers: President, Oliver
Brakeman; vice president, Albert NJ.
Stevens; recording secretary and treas
urer, Wallace Proctor; corresponding
secretary, S. D. Sharpe; committees,
lookout-Mrs O. Brakeman, Mrs c. Nc
E. Beardsley, prayer meeting, j. W.
Waterbury, Mrs A. NJ. Stevens, E. E.
Johnson; social, Mrs o. Sherwood, Will
ence Clark calling, Miss F. Bowles, Mrs
E. Johnson, Mrs Wilbur Clark; organist,
Mrs Warren Bliss. The society has now
about 20 members.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1897-09-10

Running sores, indolent ulcers and
similar troubles, even though of many
years standing, may be cured by using
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. 1t soothes
strengthens and heals. IL is the great
pile cure. Edgar T. Hawley,
Newtown; S. C. Bull, Sandy Hook +;
A. B. Brakeman, Botsford; B. Hawley
& Co., Stepney.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1897-09-10
Calvin Curtis, of King street, is spend.
ing few days in town.
NICHOLS.
TRINITY CHURCH.

Rev Frank B. Lewis of Bozeman,
Mont, preached in Trinity church, Sun
day morning, August 20, to an unusually
large congregation. Especial interest is
attached to this service from the fact
that the new organ, lately secured, was
used for the first time. The organ is a
fine one of Mason 6 Hamlin make, of
considerable power and variety, with
more than ordinary sweet quality of
tone and admirably adapted to the needs
of the church. E. D. Kelsey of Sharon,
who placed the organ in the church, as
sisted MIR Amber, the organist, at the
morning service and was able to show
some of the capabilities of the instru-
ment in most satisfactory way. Dur
ing the previous week, the comfort and
appearance Of the church had also been
much enhanced by an entire set of new
and handsome cushions in all the pews.
The providing OF these new improve
ments and additions in the way of
church furnishings represent the fruit of
much patient and faithful labor among
the ladies OF the parish. They are GER
tainly to be congratulated upon the sue
cess OF their efforts and the satisfaetorv
results attained. Even If they be few in
number there is only the more credit
due the few for their admirable zeal and
devotion.
Miss May s. Nichols has returned
from her summer outing, and Is making
ready for her school work In South Man
chester, where she is engaged TO teach
another year.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1897-09-10

Small precautions often prevent gres
mischiefs. DeWitt's Little Early Risers
are very small pills in size, but are most
effective in preventing the most serious
forms of liver and stomach troubles.
They cure constipation and head
ache and regulate the bowels. Edgar
F. Hawley, Newsown; s. C. Bull,
Sandy Hook; a. b. Brakeman, Bots
ford; B. Hawlev & Co., StepueY.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1897-09-10

Never let cough run from day 70 day.
1t indicates either Inflammation or irrita-
ton, which, if allowed TO continue, may
result in serious injury to the lungs. A
few doses of Ayers cherry pectoral cures
any pulmonary complaint not entirely
beyond the reach of medicine.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1897-09-10

To heal the broken and diseased tissues
to soothe the irritated surfaces, to
instantly relieve and to permanently
cure is the mission of DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve. Edgar F. Hswley,
Newtown; S. c. Bull, Sandy Hook; A.
B. Brakeman, Botstord; B. Hswley &
Co.. Stepney.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1897-09-10
sTEPNEY AND VICINITY.

Mrs Hanford johnson and Miss john
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1897-09-10
MONROE.

EAST VILLAGE NOTES.
The Y. p. 8. G. E. OF East Village is
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1897-09-10
In Fairfield County.
STRATFORD.

TOWN AND PERSONAL JOTTINGs,
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1897-09-10

LEADING AND POPULAR DERBY FIRM.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-07-30
IN OLD MEXICO.

One of the favorite sweets for chill
dren is sugar cane. 1t is sold in pieces
about IS inches long for one centavo
each.
You can buy all the beautiful flowers
you can carry home in a half-bushel
basket for am American half-dollar.
Babies and children all wear half
socks, and are happy with bare legs
when northern visitors require over
coats.
The weather is not subject of com
ment unless it is bad. 1t is as rule
so fine that it furnishes no variety of
conversation.
The stamp law is very thoroughly en-
forced. Every form of commercial pa
per, from check TO contract, contributes
to the revenue.
The street car mules make better
time than in any other country in the
world. About half of the time they are
kept on full gallop.
Horses with tails more than IL to
1S inches long are rare exceptions, as
the tails of fashionable coach horses
are invariably docked.
Everybody shakes hands both at
meeting and parting, even though the
visit may be on the street corner and
lasts only two minutes.
Banks are capitalized for immense
sums and have very strict regulations
and failures among these institution:
are practically unknown.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-07-30
WAYS TO COOK VEGETABLES.

Potato Fritters.-Grate ten large
sized potatoes. add three beaten eggs,
three tablespoonfuls of -four. and one
tablespoonful of salt; mix well. Drop
into hot fat.
Potatoe Omelet.-Fry a small onion,
sliced, in a tablespoonful of butter; fill
the pan part full of cold, sliced potatoes;
salt and pepper; pour oSer them beaten
eggs. Bake until it is a solid cake.
Carrot Fritters.-Beat two small,
boiled carrots to pulp; add four beat
en- eggs, stir in half cupful of -four,
moisten with little cream, salt to taste,
and fry by dropping by spoonfuls into
hot fat.
Cauliflower Omelet.-Take the white
part of a boiled caulifiower; chop it
small, mix with it sufficient quantity
of well-beaten egg, and season. Put it
into well+buttered, shallow pan, and
bake in quick oven.
Asparagus Omelet.-Boil some tender,
fresh-cut asparagus in a very little
water with small portion of salt; chop
it fine; mix it with four wel-beaten
eggs; add two tablespoonful of sweet
cream. Fry in hot butter.
Cabbage Pudding-Boil cabbage I'M
til we'll cooked; set aside to cool and
drain. When cold, chop fine; add two
beaten eggs, tablespoonful OF butter,
half cupful of sweet milk. pepper and
salt. Stir together, put into buttered
pudding dish and bake brown.-Ladies'
World.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-07-30
The cAMPHoR TREE.
sometimes 1t Attains a Circumfer'
ence of Forty Feet.

sometimes 1t Attains a Circumfer-
ence of Forty Feet.
Camphor is product of japan. The
tree thrives only in certain localities,
Usually within reach of the sea atmos-
phere. They must face south. and have
"n average yearly temperature of 10
degrees c. The tree grows about 1Hs
inches year 1t sometimes attains a
circumference of 40 feet. When tree
Is about 40 years old it's yield per cho
va acres) IS equal to $4,000 (silver)
a year. The trees have been felled so
ihdlscriminately that there are prac
tcally none available. and the price of
lhe product has greatly advanced.
lhlps of stumps and roots of trees cut
aown decades ago are used. by the jap
aaese farmers in winter fos making
crude camphor. The process is 50
wasteful that it is estimated that only
per cent. of the camphor is obta ned
from the chips. 1t is expected that the
Introduction of improfed apparatus
WI increase the yield Ihanifoid. Crude
pamphor contains on an average 10 to
y per cent. of canlphori oil. which
Yields. in turn, so per cent Of campher.
Merchants and refiners are now look
,hg TO Formosa. where a considerable
extent of camphor forests Is found. for
siurlher supply.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-07-30
Whom 1Iind People See.

Blind peoples first experiences OF
sight are curious. An old man who was
born blind received his sight by the
removal of a cataract. When the band
age was first removed the patient start
ed violently, and cried out as if with
fear, and for awhile was quite nervous
from the effects of the shock. For the
first time in his life he looked upon
the earth. The first thing he noticed
was flock of sparrows. In relating his
experience he said that he thought they
were teacups. although few moments
aftef&ard he readily distinguished
watch which was shown to him. 1t
is supposed that this recognition is
owing to the fact that he heard ticking.
The blaze from a lamp excited the most
lively surprise in his mind. He had
no idea what it was. and when it was
brought near, wanted to pick it up
Golden Days.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-07-30
AMONG THE POULTRY.

A "stunted' fowl better be killed q,
,nce. They are useless.
Drain the poultry yard; this applies
10 the barnyard also.
Feed but one kind of grain at time,
and cover up with light litter.
IF living near market, try turkeys
Ducks are also profitable.
Both nesting and busting material
should be renewed at least monthly.
Keep fresh water continually before
the fowls, warmed trifie on the colder
mornings.
Select the best layers for breeding
stock, keeping size and color of plumage
IS uniform as possible.
Keep grit of some kind accessible to
the poultry at all times. This is in
dispensable to their well-being.
Corn is probably the best cold-weath.
I sr food. Feed the Kitchen scraps in the
morning in a clean place.
It is good policy on general princi.
piles to give the hens dusti1g over ire
guently VITA Persian insect poKiea ;
hold the fowl Up side down. and 1:uffie
the feathers The wrong way !.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-07-30
s. TELLER's MISTAKE.
Row lie Caused a Shortage of Five
Hundred Dollars

now nc SauSeu u SnOrtaEe of Five
Hundred Dollars.
Beware of the man who professe,
never to make mistakes. The caution is
general, but is particularly applicable
to Banking men. A national bank ex-
aminer, who was conversing recently
with reporter for the Dispatch. saws
that as rule errors are of daily oc-
currence in every large bank. Most of
them are at once corrected, of course.
but now and then a really serious error
sce1as for time to be utterly inexpIi-
cable Upon this point the examiner
REGAL ed an interesting case which hap
peDH under his own eve.
a curious error was discovered some
Yeas ago in one of the banks of this
city. let us call it the Sixth national.
while under examination. was weigh
ing the gold in the vault with the teller.
and found bag marked $1,000. which
weighed about "a troy ounces less than
it SkOuld have done. opened the bag
ardGounted $4,000 only.
AFsearch was made, lasting far into
the night for the missing $500 dollars.
The teller's cash book showed 20
"oFers" or shorts" of any large
anointSrecently, and his character for
honesty and integrity was unquestion-
able. In my report to the comptroller
Ispoke of it as one of those errors which
will sometimes occur, but which for the
time being are inexplicable, and added
mai as the teller was heavily bonded, no
loss could occur to the bank.
Il pass over the mental sutferlngs of
the teller, and of the officials also.
who feared there might be thief in the
bank, but could not tell whom to sus-
pect.
Two or three weeks afterward was
weighing the gold in another bank then
under eXamination-let US call it the
Seventh newfoundland found a bag
marked $1,000. which weighed $500.
The seal showed that it had come
from the Sixth national and had
been received from the Seventh in pay
ment of clearing house exchanges. |
explained to the cashier the error dis
covered in the Sixth, and he promptly
seat for the teller and restored him his
money.
The mistake had been made in the
simplest manner possible, as you may
suppose. The teller of the Sixth had
two open bags of gold on his counter;
one contained $1,000, as he knew, and
the other $4,000. At the close of the
days business he put $500 into the
wrong bag. tied and sealed up both
without first weighing them, labeled
each $4,000, and put them in his safe.
1t is not necessary to say that no such
carelessness on his part ever occurred
again. Pitts urgh Dispatch.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-07-30
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

Herbert Spencer has declined the
,#er Of Cambridge university to make
him a doctor of science, on the ground
,bat he has always refused to accept
such honorS
The Evangelist says it is notable
.oct that, with the accession of DR.. Hall.
nearly all the chairs in Union seminary
are Allied by men who have been trained
by DR.. Briggs. and that there are no
lsss than 81 of his former pupils now
occupving professors chairs in differ
ent Institutions.
"A number of papers of interest to
Methodists have been discovered in two
boxes at the Wesleyan conference Office
il. London. Among them are Al letters
of John Wesley to his brother Charles,
and so BY Selma. countess of Hunting
ton. the founder of the sect known as
the Countess of Huntington's Connec-
ton. written to Charles Wesley.
Bishop Grafton was on the streets
recently, and when asked what he
thought of the new cult of King Charles
l., which was begun in Philadelphia
the unwilling of a portrait over one of
the affairs of an Episcopal church-said
that it was "t',e worship of a king who
had his head chopped off by a num-
Der of very respectable persons who had
,lost theirs!"
Cologne has been celebrating the
carnival by historical and artistic pro-
cession around the cathedral. including
young women who represented st. Ur-
sula and her 1000 virgins. the town
tower. and the mercenaries employed by
the archbishops when they were secu-
lar princes. 1t is asserted that the
carnival has been held at Cologne since
pre-Christian times and that it is the
direct representative of the Roman
Saturnalia.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-07-30
ABOUT BIBLES.

The finest and largest collection of
Bibles in the world is said to be that at
the Bible house of the British and For
eign Bible society, in Queen Victoria
street, London.
The wicked Bible" which said
Thou shalt commit adultery" and
brought fine OF 1000 marks 20 it's I'M
happy publisher for Internationally
leading weak world astray. was issued
in 1852.
Bible printing in England is done "by
privilege of the queen" a privilege held
by only three establishments, the Ok
ford press, the Cambridge press and
Messrs. Scottiswoode & Eyre. the
queens printers
India paper. which has revolutionized
Bible making, is said to be mechanical
mystery and trade secret, known to
only three men. 1t is made at the VOL
vercote mills of the Oxford press. and in
order to preserve the secret no employee
is allowed to be in touch with more than
onestage of the process. The use of this
paper has reduced the thickness of the
Bible by one-half.
One of the best manuscript Bibles
which have come down from ancient
times is a copy made by Thecla, noble
Christian lady of Alexandria in the fifth
century. 1t was brought from Alexan-
dria to Constantinople and given by the
patriarch to the English ambassador
for presentation to his sovereign. James
l.. and remained in the possession of the
English kings until the royal library
was presented tG the nation by George
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-07-30
HUMOROUS.

Old Maid-"Boy, which is the quick
est way for me to the railway station p"
Accommodating Boy-"Run." Dublin
World.
-He-"Yes; l come from a fine old
English family" She-"Did they give
you a good character when you left?"
-Pick-Nle-Up.
-"Pushpen is a ready writer, isn't
he?" Yes; he writes readily enough,
but the trouble is he can't think
Chicago Record.
-"Sweetheart," he whispered. He
wasn't telling her thing but the old,
old story. Yet he held his audience for
hours.-Detroit Journal.
II will be remembered" said the
poet, when YOU are forgotten" VERY
likely" said the plutocrat; Il always
pay cash."-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Mora. doesn't it tire you to run up
somany stairs oannounce my visitors ?"
"Yis'm-but, yer see. when | gifts wored
out, l jis' tells EN- yer amt in."-Life
Young Higginside married. you
say, on ten dollars a week? That took
nerve. anyhow. What was he working
at?" Nothing. 1t was the girl that
was earning the ten Chicago
Tribune.
The usual seats?" asked the gen
tlemanly boX-ofice attendant. Err
no; give me something cheaper, in the
pit" Here you are, Glad your wife
got safely home from her trip."-De-
troit Free lpess.
The Comedian ION the defensive)-
But you know there are only seven
real jokes in the world, it is said" The
Soubrette-"I know; what puzzles me
is that you have never happened upon
any of them" -Cincinnat Tribune.
Mrs. Kuddler-"Do you know.
George. that everybody says the baby is
just like me?" Mr. Kuddler-"N on.
sense, Anne; the baby is now more than
six months old, and it has never spoken
a word. Boston Transcript.