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The Newtown bee., 1897-10-01
KILAUEA, THE HOME OF pELE.
PROF LTBBEY GIVES FAMILIAR ACCOUNT
OF THE MOST INTERESTING OF THE
TIE VOLCANOES OF THE HAWAIIAN
sLANDs.-THE.CRATE OF KILAUEA BY
NIGHT.

1t is no wonder that the nature-loving
and misunderstanding natives deif1ed the
cause of this tremendous display, and
that they held their fire goddess per-
haps in greater reverence than any other.
Restless, easily provoked, and jealous Of
all restraint, no pathway seemed open to
gain her goodwill but that of absolute
submission. Every effort was made to
pacify her oapricious and wild fancies,
and votive offerings of the most costly
character, even, it Is said, of human lives,
were freely given to turn aside her
wrath. Until within few years it has
been difficult matter to persuade ma
tive to approach the caldr6h. Their old
superstitions have fingered down to the
present generation, and the memory of
the deeds of the dread Pele are still too
fresh in the minds of most of them to be
easily set aside. The crossing of the in
tervening crust between the wall Of the
crater and the caldron by daylight IS
about as serious an affair as most people
wish, but more than half of its glories
and hidden dangers are lost through the
effect of that same daylight. Walt till
the stars are out, and then pass carefully
down to the surface of the same floor,
and it becomes a very different place.
1t had all the fascination of danger by
day, it inspires all the terror of an ap-
preaching catastrophe by night. You
feel your way by the lurid glare of the
lake which lies ahead of you, and the
half-gloom of your surroundings is
lighted up by the fitful CLEAN Of fire
which sheds it's greWsome colored tints
upon the knotted and gnarled lava which
crunches beneath your feet. Where
there were dark cracks under you In the
daytime, you now see that you are
crossing pavement OF blocks each edge
of which is fringed with glowing light,
and as your eye glances down along
those lines the white-hot molten lava la
plainly visible but few inches from the
surface. To say that the perspiration
rises all over you when you first expert
ence the full meaning of your situation
under such conditions expresses your
feelings only too mildy. for often the ma
tive trembles and wants to turn back.
from this test of his nerves. None of
them 60 cut over this crust at night with
any degree Of willingness. The trip
should be made, however, IL 1t can be.
done safely, and one can generally Judge
of the amount Of danger from the con-
dition OF the caldron, as the volcano has
heretofore been q very law-abiding one.
At no time can the full beauty of the
spot be apprehended so well as by night.
By daylight much Of the color OF the
bright lava and the burning gasts is
The Newtown bee., 1897-10-01
LOOK OUT FOR BURGLARS.

Burglars attempted to gain an entrance
into the houses of Lewis Hubbell and G.
E. Oakley, on the Ferry road, last Wed
nesday night, but were for some reason
frightened away before accomplishing
their purpose.
The building committee appointed to
attend to the erection of the new WASH
ington school building, the selectmen and
few invited guests, enjoyed one of
Minor Smiths shore dinners, one evening
last week.
Robert G.. Curtis has gone to Ports
mouth, Va, for a short visit.
Gustave Castelot and J. j. Henry were
brought before Justice Peck, charged
with keeping their children out of school.
A fine of So and costs was imposed.
Charles E. Stage has been appointed
truant officer, and he will see that the
state law, in regard to the sending Of
children to school, by their parents, is
complied with.
The Grange fair and supper on Thurs
day, the Both, proved great success, but
too late for an extended notice in last
weeks issue.
Samuel Patterson has been in New
York City for few days.
Miss Agnes Smith of Yonkers, n. Y,
is visiting Miss Florence Beers, at her
home on Elm street.
The afternoon service in Christ church
commences at o'clock instead of 5, as
through the summer months.
There was good sized delegation from
the Y. P. S. G. E. at the rally held in
TrumbulI, last week.
Rev w. E. Jeffries, pastor of the Meth
odist church, has been seriously ill, but
is reported as getting better.
Charles Plumb, our enGerprising fish
dealer, has had extensive alterations and
improvements made in his market.
William Russell of Ansonia was in
town, last Sunday, greeting old acquaint-
ances.
The Chautauqua Circle met last week
at the residence of George w. Fairchild,
on upper Main street, for the election Of
officers and to project plans for the win
ter's work.
The many friends of Mr. and Mrs Isaac
Smith will sympathize with them in the
loss of their infant son.
Mrs Peterkin and family returned to
Brooklyn for the winter, last Saturday.
James A.Close of Brooklyn N. Y, has
visited friends in town.
The lectures given in Adventist chapel
by Rev William Fl. Lannin of Bridge
have aroused great interest. The house
is we'll filed at each lecture.
Mrs Angel OF Cleveland, o., has leased
The Newtown bee., 1897-10-01
Fairfield County Chat.
STRATFORD.

ONE ON THE INTELLIGENT COMPOsIToR.
The chirography of the writer of items
for this column is poor, which will ac-
count for the miss polling of the name of
Capt Charles Crane in three Instances in
last weeks news. The intelligent COM
position persisted in changing it to Cram,
though one would suppose he or she
would have made it out correctly once in
three times. Our own people would no
doubt know who was meant and laugh
at the blunder, but to outsiders, the name
Cram conveyed no reliable information.
The Newtown bee., 1897-10-01

No man or woman can enjoy life of
accomplish much in this world while
suffering from torpid liver. DeWitt's
Little Early Risers, the pills that
cleanse that organ, quickly. E. F.
Hawley, Newtown; S. G. Bull, Sandy
Hook; A. B. Brakeman, Botsford; B.
Hawley & Co., Stepney.
The Newtown bee., 1897-10-01

casion being her 10Th birthday. A very
pleasant time was enjoyed, and the guests
departed wishing Mrs Avery many happy
returns of the day.
The Newtown bee., 1897-10-01

John Shepherds Shy Wooing.
HE WAS PERHAPS TRIFLE FICKLE, YET
HE DID WIN WIFE, THOUGH HE COULD
NOT HAVE DESERVED HER.
The Newtown bee., 1897-10-01

Burglars attempted to gain an entrance
into the houses of Lewis Hubbell and c.
E. Oakley, on the Ferry road, last Wed
nesday night, but were for some reason
frightened away before accomplishing
their Durpose
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Notice.

We take this method of informing the public that Messrs. W. B. and I. P. Alexander have withdrawn their entire interest in the Gilllspie & Bro. Co Also that the business will be continued and conducted as here tofore by the remaining members of the company.
 Thanking the public generally for SD liberal share of their patronage bestowed on us in the past, we earnestly solicit q continuance of the same. Please call and sec us when in need of anything in our line, at the same old stand. corner of Pine street and Second avenue We will treat you right and try to please you. Yours respectfully,
 l 4w4t GILLESPIE & BRos Co.
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MARRIED.

McGEHEE-RUssELL-At the First Methodist Church in this city, Tues day January 19, 1897, at 4:15 o'clock D. M., Miss Barbara McGehee to Mir. NJ. P Russell, Rev, A. o. Evans officia Cing.
 The church was handsomely deco rated with holly, mistletoe, and evergreens for the occasion, and the ceremony was witnessed by large number of friends.
 The bride is one of Pine Bluffs iairest and fayorite daughters. and is highly esteemed for her many nobIe and lofty traits of character, while the fortunate groom is prom inent young business man connected with local grocery establishment.
 Immediately after the ceremony the newly welded couple left over the Valley railroad for brief bridal tour to Little Rock and Hot Springs.
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The Minstrels Last Night.

The minstrel performance at the opera house last night. given by the Select Knights of A. o. U. w., was q ereditahle display af aL.ateurism, with a few touches of professional work No fling is intended when We use the word amateurisul, since the vocation of the actor is a high and exacting art and requires years oi hardest application and heaven. endowed fitness before he can pass muster before the fn0tlights. Slight ly transposing the fine axiom oi Virgil we can say of the actor, tAct0r nascitur ct fiji" Therefore, we say that. considering these things. the amateurs last night, judged as amateurs, did passing well
 The posing given by Mir. and Ms. Frank Graham aud little Sol Bloom to illustrate the melodies Of the lHinstfels. received hearty applause.
 Little Arthur Mphlinger won the blue ribbon and led us to believe that if he woull aspire beyond burnt cork ald those Imaginable "nigger shines he would some day make an actor.
 The Serpentinc Dance by Miss Ghrystal Davis, of Little Rock, was well received. and likewise Mir. Dan Brennan's impersoaation of the old negro field preacher
 The sword DrilP' awakened no little admiration, and some of the jokes of the minstrel circle were not ehestnuts.
 Mr Frank Graham as stage man ager, officer of the drill, and as 'Rastus, the Coon, reE ealed plainly the fact that he was no novice on the stage.
 The audience was good, but not so large as the program deserved; but when it is reflected that the magnifi- cent Vending was in conflict with the minstrels' date, we need not further wonder at the house not be ing full.
 Another entertainment, on more elaborate scale, will be given soon under the same auspices and manage ment. The date will be announced hereafter.
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Chevalier Division No. s, U. R. K. F., held it's annual election of officers last night, at which all tho officers wcro reelected with the exception of N. C. May, who declined the posi- ton of treasurer. L. D. Mitchell was elcected in his stead. The reelection of Capt. Geo B. Moore Is an indica- tion of the confidence reposed in him ny the members of his division, IS he has held this position since It's or ganizaJion. about four years ago. After the business of the emeeting was concluded Capt. Moore invited the members to 8 substantial lunch. Cheyaller Division is the military brunch of the order o. Knights of Pythias, in this city. It has very fiattering prospects of success, and numerous accessions to it's ranks are expected from the large number or young men who are joining the lodges here.
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of the now south. The remaining four appointments were made pretty near the time of inauguration. The state portfolio had been offered to several eminent Democrats before Mir. Cleve- land settled upon Judge Gresham, and John l. Russell of Massachusetts, had been strongly urged to take seat in the council room before Mir Herbert or Mir. Olney had been invited. Mir Olney, when determined upon as the New Eng land member, was offered either the at- torney generalship or the navy portfo- lio, and his selection of the former left the secretaryship of the navy to Mir Herbert, who throughout had been strongly urged for the position on ac- count of his long service on the naval affairs committee and his consistent advocacy of sound money. MT. Morton, as secretary of agriculture, was among the latest selections. MT. Cleveland had never regarded the post as of much con- sequence and had no idea how impor- tant the personal traits of the new in cumbent would make it.
 It is doubtful whether in recent his- tory there has been cabinet compara- ble, all things considered, with that of President Hayes Coming to the presi- dency a1uer monTns or aglUaTlon over the result of the election and with his title clouded by the questionable consti- tutionality of the means adopted to set- tie it, Mir. Hayes invited to his council board body of men who stamped his administration with strength and dig nity from the start When Garfield was running for president ill 1880, the great est contribution to his success as the Re publican candidate were the members of the cabinet of his predecessor and what they had done to quiet the tumult resulting from the disputed election of 1876.
 The peculiarity of Mir. Cleveland's B cabinets has been the drafting in of men almost wholly from private life In the present cabinet, as originally formed, Carlisle and Herbert were the only members who had been honored with any considerable elective office. Mir. Gresham had received judicial ap- pointments and had held two cabinet positions, but had never been elected to any office of prominence. The remain ing five members were comparatively untried men in 8 public way, although all were men of very successful expert ence i'll business or professional life. While Mir. Cleveland has generally been fortunate in his selections, it may be set down as rule that legislative expe- rienee is worth something, and that president who selects large body of his counselors from those who have had none of this experience runs risks of considerable magnitude - New York Evening Post.
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Council Meeting Last Night.


 A regular meeting of the Council was held last night, with Mayor pro tenn Atkinson presiding, and a quo- rum of Aldermen present.
 The following proeeedings were had.
 The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved.
 Alderman Boyee reported the com- pletion of a new gate for the Gene tery, and that he would ask for further improvements as soon as the Board of Public Affairs could give it attention.
 Alderman Riley asked for and was granted further time to report on December water bill.
 Communication from J B. Speers Co. was referred to the Board of Pub lie Affairs.
 4 petition from R. c. Thompson, J. A. Clements and others was referred to the City Engineer for report.
 The City Attorneys report on ap- peal cases was received and filed.
 Adjourned.
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They x,oy. D~ats.


 A magnificent upper ohambfx of the municipal palace lthe Palazze Veoohie3 in Florence ia set apart in memory & the great poet Dante. To it each cf tAs 69 provinces aud all of the lareer ditics and towna of united Italy have ssA- tributed a banner in his honor. ThexS are over 800 of these banners ig all. aaa the donors. in eager emulation. hass tried to make each offering m0ro beEgr tiful than the others. The banners xtp of the differing cDlors of the prosiaors and bear their arms in exquisite ssas broidsry or in paintings by the Arst ii5- ing artists.
 The fervor of the homage pald berf ts the immortal Italian poet stirs the hsHft of even the passing stranger. Whatsyr the jealousies OF estrangernent sf fhese people. beside his tomb thsy xDs auitsd. --Youth's a Companion.
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DEPARTMENT sToREs.
The Prominent Part Tssat Prefsaae AAxs
 tislng Plays In Their Success.


 1, ! The Prominsnt Part That Prefass AAxnzp
 tisIng Plays In Their Success.
 Aside from departures in poliay szaA innovations on large scale, the osiainaa. ity of the department store is laER41s supplied by two departments ta soms extent correlated. These are the aAsse, tising department and tho vipdnss dressing department. Ons ia the ute$ar ture of the great store. the other it's ax4 The shop windows are great stinsiea for the department whose goods aEe Ais. played in them. A good showing waA often wonderfully increase the sale e the stock as well as attract customars tn the store who are new to it Erequsatty the head advertising nsan is she Rsacssl manager of the store Whethss sisfs "a the case or not. he is a general sapsrsfs. or of the, he,establishment, with A cdsapi@za knowledge of its ever changing asssl Every day he~ holds oensnltaeions yfaA heads of departments to And out skCs particular lines of articles tf1sy wrns boomed, and about those articles kD writes alluring statements for ths shsy. ping public to read. sometimes argAASs ing for illustrations with them.
 The amount of money apansfox savxe, tising is appalling when looked upoe @ an expense. One great store in fhilaAsi- phia spends on an average elso00 essgy day in the year. and good many spsuA $500 day. The advertising rscstsA probably more of tho personal attsaticn of the head of the house than aay athse departments. The head of ths f1rn whisA expends the great snm Jnsf IaassieasA personally suggests aud fxsQusneey writes the leading lines in tAe AaiTg 0p nounnement. The proprietor of gres9 store ia Brooklyn does this iSvAs4AksS and thinks the time well epsHe wS$ss the work daily reqpirsa Tho nsfl ts partment tends to enlarge this ckpeRxS. ture, as the store reaches out to shA .ap most parts of the country. and sAA fes ture will no doubt soc an even gssAsss development in the BiYort Co seeaso mal customers in tue small towns and fe country places, ---Samuel Hopkins AA- anus in Scribner's.
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Collectors Notice.

Notice is hereby given that. for the pur. pose Of receiving taxes for the year 1896, will attend at the voting precincts of the several townships of Jefferson county, Ark. at the places and on the dates herein speci fled respectively towit:
 Dudley Lake township, Tucker, Wednes. day, January 6. 1881.
 PaStoria township, baStoria, Thursday, January z, lS97
 Bolivar township, Kaufmaas store. Friday January. 8, 1897.
 Niven township, Watson's Chapel, Monday January II, 1S97
 Bogy township, Cornerstone. Tuesday, Jan
 Old River township, English. Wednesday January IS, 1897.
 villemont township, Mrs. Carnes' store Thursday, January 14 1897.
 Jefferson township, Jefferson Springs. Sat urday, January l6. 1897.
 Plum Bayou township, Altheiner, Monday January IS. 1897.
 Roberts township, Humphrey, Tuesday January l9, 1897.
 Dunnington township. Wabbaseka Wednesday, January 20, 1s9T
 Victoria township, Lakeside, Thursday January 2i. 1897.
 Melton township, Salem church, Friday January 22, 1897.
 Richand township. Linwood, Saturday. Jan. uary, 2. 1897.
 spring township, Lea Springs, Monday January 2. 1897.
 Washington township. OFenshaw Springs Tuesday, January 26, 1897.
 Barrsque township RedReld, Wednesday January 2l. 1S97.
 whiteyille township, webb's Gin, Thursday January g, 1897, Talladega township, Locust Cottage. Fri day. January g, 1897. Vaugfne township, Court House. Saturday January 30, 1897. On and after February lst the Tax Book wlll remain open in my office each. Sunday excepted, for the reception of taxes for Ig9 without penalty, until the 10th day of April 1897, Fair warningl After April 10th th, penalty and costs indicated bl law, will pos itively be added on all tax receipts issued The main reason why the bulk of the taxi not collected before that date is becaus, l nearly all tho tax payers purposelY waitt t, pay ia the last week. which Is simpossible Even practical business men estimate tha their taxes are due the first of April. but th i law says they are due on tho first Monday il 1 January, and itis absolutely necessary tha some four thousand people pay their taxe | during January and February in order for u to wait on taxpayers before the time expire l by law, For obvious reasons it is essentiH that the law De strictly enforced in this re 1 gard. and thus clearly emphasize the situa tion in order that no one may be misle ad b 1 any former precent. ls Respectfr,iy SuhE it-ec Il. TRIPLETT.
 Sheriff and Ex-0fici@ Collector, Jefferso County, Ark. Pine Bluff, Ark, December 3, 1896.
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Elsetrlo R.llre.a ssass.tlss.

Electric railways in Europe farssa the subject of some interesting staaistiss recently embodied in report anssa tp the United States governments ty Fias Consul j. E. Monaghan. at Chenntta, Germany. According to these. ths aaza- Der of such railways was iasrezsea during the year 1895 fron. 7A to Ill, while the total length vas raised frs1s . about 495 to 56O miles, the nam bss q cars from i,gS6 tc l. .7A7, and the Aott>e power from little over ts. coo sc { M. tie over %, ,00o Of all the EureDea1 countries. Germany, aeeoEdins to Nh Mopaghan's figures, stood as the hsaR with about 3S0 miles to her crsdiG uAe an equipment of s57 cars and 2. tyA horsepower. The ether con trfss eSf, lowed in the order given beIow.ltl
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The progressive ladits of Westfield, Ind, issued "Woman's Edition of the aWesttield News. bearing date of ApTsl 3. 1896. The paper is filled with matter of interest to women and we notice the following from a correspondent, which The editors printed, realizing that 1t treats upon a matter of vital importance to their sex. ''The best remedy for croup, colds and bronchitis that 1 have been able to find is Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. For family use it has no equal I gladly recommend It." 25 and 50 cent bottles for sale by W. L.. Dewoody x Co.
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AN INDIAN VILLAGE.
Found In New Jersey-supposed to Have
 Been Deserted Eor Century.

Found In New Jersey-supposed to Have
 Been Deserted For Century.
 An Indian village has been discover cd by Constable George w Sneft of Egg Harbor City, N. J. This was midway between Pomona and Mckee City.
 Sneft was fox hunting with a party of friends and passed through the dense forests, when suddenly one of their number spied an opening in the thickest of the brush They investigated it and found that it was an old Indian hut, still in good condition, as it was made of hickory wood.
 A further search revealed four other huts, and around them were found many aTTowheads, darts, tomahawks and & quantity of flint. One of the tom ahawks had covering of some animal skin and a sharp arrowhead fastened to an end This spot covered but all area of about 200 feet and is so thickly surrounded by brush that 1t is safe to say it was not trod upon for nearly . century, although it is only 200 yards from well travelled road.
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Thos. 0. SeabrooGe, the brilliant young comedian, will be seen at the opera house, Saturday, January 2S, in his newest creation in the charac- ter of John Fullerton in his latest comedy. .sThe Speeulator," which has been conceded by the press throughout the country to be the most pretentious and successful of his career. "The Speeulator" is the work of George H. Broadhurst. a young Chicago journalist, who is also responsible for the brilliant comedy, "The Wrong Mfr. Wright. "The Speculator' Is vivid story depicting both sides of stock specu' lation and the various phases and modus operandi used by stock gam blers of the universe. It is liberally interspersed with many delicious comedy scenes. bright lines and Imaginable situations.
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Cheap Cow and Hog Feed.

The Pine Bluff Mill & Elevator Co. has on hand a large quantity of corn bran which 1t will sell ut wholesale or retail at at very low price. Corn bran makes an excellent feed for hogs when soured and fed as swiIl. 1t is equally effective for cattle and cen be bought for half the prices of corn, The low price of cattle and hogs this season make 1t imperative for stock raisers to obtain feed at the lowest valies, and all parties engaged in this line will do well to call upon ol write the Mill < Elevator Company for prices. 15swtf
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4 ParIor Ornament.

Something which demonstrated that the human hair grows after death was discovered recently in Colesvilie. Y. Y. There lives in that town family named Howe, well to do farmers They had 0 daughter, Jessie, 19 years old. She had beautiful golden hair. When she was stricken with fever, it was necessary to cut off her locks. Finally she died and was buried. After two years the parents decided to remove the remains to another spot. The grave was opened. It was found that her hair had grown to reach nearly to her feet. It was as bright and glossy as though its wearer was in the best of health. The tresses were cut off. They measured over five feet They were put into glass case in Mrs. Howe's home. where they are now shown to visitors. New York Press.