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The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-04-22
"The Bravest Boy I Ever
Knew"
WILLIAM THOMPSON IN THE NDEPEND-
ENT.


= EMIT.
s At seventeen years of age John Mer
edith was not a particularly handsome
youth to look at, though his strongly
marked and somewhat angular features
gave promise Of some time rounding Out
into high type of manly beauty, and
( with his clear, deep, honest eyes, form
ing true index 70 the heroic soul en-
shrined in his well-knit, muscular body
even at this early age trained to be the
servant, not the master of his resolutG
will.
Yet "Jack," as we called him, was on.
: ly a teamster, the youngest of eight in
our employ while crossing the Great
Plains In 1850.
y Because Of his modest demeanor, cor
rect habits and entire avoidance of the
too common vice Of swearing, Jack was
at first looked upon by his seven COM
rades as mere milksop; and once,
during the early part of our journey, one
Of these thoughtless fellows scoffingly
alluded to him az "Mammy's boyn-only
once, however.
On hearing the would-be disparaging
epithet, Jack dropped the blouse he was
mendlng neatly as woman could have
done, Strengthened himself up and quiet
ly said:
'Yes, Jim, I'm Mammy's boy, and am
very thankful for it. The last words my
dear mother said to me at parting land
have written them down here--were
My SON, wherever you are and to what
ever temptations you are exposed, never
forget that God sees you and that am
praying for you. Be bold as a lion in the
way OF duty, but very coward az to
committing sin. DO nothing that yeu
would blush to tell your mother and sis
ter; so that, when we are once more
together, we shall know that our precious
boy Ii as pure and stainless as when he
left us And, fellows, = continued Jack,
bis voice ringing cut clear as silver
trumpet, ''those loving commands ir-
tend, God helping me, to keep to the
letter."
For moment or two the little crowd |
Of young men remained silent; then Jim
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-04-22

an addition to DIR CcgswelPs new house
on Main street.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-04-22
The Home Circle
THE DAYS OF OLD.

rALrRrD ELLISON IN CHICAGO RECORD
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-05-27

OUR insurance is protected Dy bank
able paper on the Capital City Bank of
Columbus, D. There can be no stronger
guarantee given you We dare not use
banks name without authority, if you
doubt it, write them. Good health is
the best life insurance. Wright's
Celery Capsules gives you good health,
they cure Liver, Kidney and Stomach
trouble, Rheumatism, Constipation and
Sick Headaches. 100 days treatment
costs 1c day. A sight draft on above
bank, in every 81 box, which brings
your money back if we fail to cure you
Sold by W T. Brooks. druggist.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-05-27
Mccarthy moved from here to Paris a
few months ago.

Mccarthy moved from here to Paris a
few months ago.
Mrs. G. M. Best and Mrs. G. w.
Bryan visited friends in Paris, Wednes-
day.
Miss Mary 1ougherty, of Cynthiana,
AID Misses Bstne Prather and Lucy
Reese, o Mason, will be the guests of
~ e Misses Chancellor, during the COM
ilg week.
Jack Stoheg. brother of the late
Elnore Stokes died at his home in Lex.
ington, Wetnes lay, and was buried at
the old ChaneF graveyard, at Osgood,
yesterday morning.
Miss Rena Patterson has returned
from Colville where she attended he1
aunt, Mrs Mccormick. during her last
illness. Miss Lizzie Cox accompanied
Miss Patterson home
Miss Anna Sims and Miss Lucv
Robertson, ofFleming, Rev T. F. Tall
ferro and family and DIR Robert
Pennington AID family. of FalmOu h,
will be the guests OF Rev Dan1 Robert
son and family, next week.
Miss Edna Hunter and Miss MOllie
Allen will colnplete the course in elocu
ton under Mis-. Best and receive their
certificate next Tuesday evening at the
Ore House The junior pupils will
assist Miss Hhnter and Miss Allen, and
the Nillersbprg Social Orches IA will
furnish delightful music. Admission
% cents. Alter the entertainment the
Boys of the Waning School will enter
tain their friends at the home of Prof
aud Mrs Best
The following young ladies compose
the graduating class at the M. F. c. and
will receive their diplomas Tuesday
morning at 1890 o'clock Misses
Harriet Janet Grifia, Katherine Lula
Godbey, Pearl Price Kenney, Harriet
d. Humphrey. Anna Bell Woods,
Bessie Walker Ashurst, Sarah Anderson
Vaught, Blanche Victoria Hudson, JUL
HOVE Miller. Josephine Dorsey. Matte
/ Prfsle Thorn, Ollie Frances Triplett
Lily Armstrong Robertson, Edna
Arnold Robertson. Mary EIma Allen
Kate Richardson Savage.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-05-27

We are the peoples friends. We re-
pair our linen and put neck bands on
free. HAGGARD & REED.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-05-27

EVERYTHING comes out in the wash at
the Bourbon Steam Laundry-even the
dirt. (tf)
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-05-27

LINEN.sent to Bourbon Steam Laun-
dry is washed white, not white washed.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-05-27

WE use the soap that tackles the dit
and not the shirt
(tf) BOURBON STEAM LAUNDRY.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-05-27
NO. ~.
MASTERS SALE
- OF -
/ 4 \ d!
BOURBON CIRCUIT COURT.

J. q. Towles, Plaintiff.
VS..
Lewis Hall, ETC., Defendants.
By virtue Of a Judgment of the Bour-
bon Circuit Court made and entered in
he above styled cause on the 25th dav
If March, 1898, and as amended by the
Judgment of April ID, 1898. l will sell
publicly at the COnrt house door, in the
city of Paris. Kentucky, at the hour Of
II O'Clock, a m, on
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-05-27

MCMILLAN & TALBOT and others,
Att'ys.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-05-27

John Collins, U. s. mail carrier TO
Gsgood, was backed over a eft. wall
near Evans mill, Tuesday, by a wild
mare. The cart was smashed but
Collins escaped injury and is on duty
same as usual.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-05-27

SODA WATER.-Have purchased a
new fountain. All kinds of fruits, can
dies, cakes. Lunch of all kinds. Fresh
bread every day. Am open on Sundays.
Qt) CHAS. CHANCELLOR.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-05-27

A good many of our people have beer
attracted to Paris by the bargains J. T
Hinton has been offering in carpets
furniture, wall paper and mattings anG
have purchased from him. They are
all pleased with his goods and surprised
by the largeness of his stock.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-05-27

County Attorney Denis DundOn,
Paris, was down Wednesday and ell
joved fishing excursion with severa
Of his friends
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-05-27

Mrs. Dave Hood and daughter. Mis-.
Florence, of NeptOn, came up Wednes
day, to be with Miss Annetta Mcintyre
who is yet quite i'll.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-05-27

Mr.. and Mrs E. T. Bedding, of Paris,
have rented the home of Prof. and Mrs.
G. M. Best for the Summer. Mrs. Best
goes East to remain until Sept. list.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-05-27

A full roster of the boys from here
who were mustered in the Second Ken
lucky Regiment, U. S. A., are Jas.
DALEY, q. e. Bryan, D0dd Best. Julian
McCl1ntock, Tom and Perry Linville,
Chas. Nernillion. Jno. Bristow and
Perry Tucker. Gus and Clarence
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-05-27

was afflicted with Blood Poison, and the
best doctors did me no good. thnngh I took
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-05-27

LAUNDRY.-We send on Wednesday
and return on Thursdays. Will send
Monday and returned on Tuesday, next
week, on account of commencement.
(1t) CLARKE & THORNTON.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-05-27

Sanford Allen, John Jameson, Jr.
DR.. /. r. Best and Bert McChbtocl
went to Lexington, Wednesday, to SET
the soldier boys leave for the South.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-12-15
THE FILIPINO CONGRESS.
Description Of It's Opening BY the
Famous Insurgent Leader,
@E AguinaldO.

At last, to the sound of the national
march, the delegates moved in a body
to the door ard then back again, d.
vided, and then Aguinaldo, looking
very understood and very insignificant,
came marching down, bearing an ivory
stick with gold head and gold cord and
tassels, says Harper's Weekly. A group
OF tall, fine-looking generals and one
or two dignitaries in black accom-
panied him, and half surrounded him
as they walked along. Mounting the
chancel steps, Aguinaldo took the mid
die seat behind the table. the acting
secretary of the interior took the place
On his right, and general occupied the
carved chair on his left. Without any
formal calling to order. the secretary
rose and read the list Of delegates, and
sat down again. Then,Aguinaldo stood
up, and after the feeble vivas had
ceased, took a paper from his pocket,
ard in a low voice, without gestures
and without emphasis, and in the hest
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-12-15
Snaniah.Amcr WOrda.

Many English words are taken direct
ly from the Spanish. When you speak
Of piccadilly. collar you are not using
slang. The "piccadillo" is collar which
at one time was worn by all men of po-
sition in Spain. A few years since many
American cities boosted of companies
of volunteer soldiers called grenadiers.
The first grenadiers were in Grenada.
Our marines, of whom we are especially
proud just now, got their name by clip
ping the last syllable off "marineros, -
which is the equivalent Spanish word.
Rye bread without caraway seeds would
not be rye bread at all Caraway is a
purely Spanish word, derived from al
cara Hueya." The hammock on your
veranda got it's name from the Spanish
"hamaca," although that is not purely a
Spanish word. Columbus got it from the
Indians 400 years ago. There are many
other examples. Banana" "apricot,"
Canada" "duel' and "palavar" are all
directly from the Spanisk.-Chieago
Dispatch.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-12-15
LANGUAGES OF FILIPINOS.
They Use Plenty of Dialects, But the
Tagala Is Most Elegant
and Curious.

According to Spanish missionary
who resided IS years in the Philippines
there is no language that is common to
all the islands, but each canton has a
dialect peculiar to itself All these dia-
lects, however, have some affinity, some
what like that which exists between the
Italian dialects of Lombardy, Sicily and
Tuscany. On the island Of Luzon there
are six dialects, some of which are cur.
rent in the other islands. The most
universal are the Tagala and Bisaya.
The latter is very coarse. while the for
mer is more polished and peculiar, and
to such degree that Roman Catholic
missionary who had thorough knowl-
edge OF everything pertaining to the
islands was accustomed to say that the
Tagala language had the advantages of
four of the principal tongues of the
world; that it was mysterious, like He
brew; that it had the articles of the
Greek, as we'll for appellations as for
proper nouns; that it was as elegant
and copio,s as Latin, and that it was a.
well adapted as Italian for compliments
and negotiation.
The natives make use of but three
vowels, and have but 12 consonan1s,
which they express differently by plac-
ing a dot above or below them. They
have learned from Europeans to write
from left to right, instead of from
top to bottom, as they formerly wrote
Palm leaves were formerly used for
paper, and an iron style for pen
They use writing for correspondence
only. as they have no books of science
or history. The missionaries have had
religious works printed in the various
dialects of the island.
The natives of the Moluccas have q
very pleasing way of corresponding
with their friends. They arrange flow.
ers of different colors in bouquet i.
such way that, the. receiver under
stands. by examining the varieties ano
their shades (Which represent so many
characters), what his friend intended
to say to him.-scientific American.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-12-15
daughter Of Thomas Willing, is re

daughter of Thomas Willing, is re.
lated with new detail in recent num-
Der of the Ladies' Home Journal.
Dressed in his best, and probably. not
withstandinl that he was modest and
sensible young man, little in fear of an
unfavorable response. the exiled prince
called on the American merchant and
asked him for his daughter. There was
perhaps. more pride than humility in
tie answer he received:
'Sir, should you ever be restored to
your hereditary position, you will be
too great match for my daughter; if
not, she is too great match for YOU"
So the poor schoolmaster went away
disappointed, and, although only his
position" and the lady, appear to have
been considered by the hard-hearted
parent, it is probable that if Mistress
Abigail had not agreed with his opinion
she would have made her influence felt.
AS 1t, was, Louis Philippe married
Princess Marie Amelie, daughter of the
king of Naples. while Abigail Willing. of
Philadelphia, who might have been
queen of France, became plain Mrs.
Richard Peters.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-12-15
Old Times.

Host-Now, old boy, make yourself
comfortable and let's talk over old
times. Haven't seen each other since
we were schoolboys together. told
you I had married. Well, this is my
house, and my wife will be in presently.
BY the way, you once lived in Melville,
didn't you?
Returned Traveler-Yes; lived there
some years.
"Then you may have met Miss
Flirty?"
"Met her? was engaged to her. But
20 were all the other fellows, one at a
time. What has become of herr"
"Why-er-I was just going to tell
you that she is the. one I married.
n. Y. Times.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-12-15
PAINT SAVED OUR SHIPS
The Dull Tint Used ~ War Paint Made
Them Poor Targets for
Spaniards.

II am delighted to read the kilograms
from Washington that the American
warships are being painted white
again." said Col. K. B. Brown at the
Russ house the other night. The colo
mel is from Virginia City and, like most
Nevadans, he oscillates between the
Russ and Palace-boards at the first
and talks politics in the rotunda of the
other.
"White is the color of peace, and that
is what suits me-" continued Col,
Brown. 1T suits me especially when it
is won in such glorious fashion as was
set by Dewey and Schley. When our
floating fighting machines visit other
countries they will still be properly
designated as the white navy, and no
Prettier or sturdier ships ever made
burrows in the sea.
This changing the color of our ships
is expensive, but it is good investment.
When was at Santiago de Cuba on q
Press boat four weeks ago took good
look at the war boats in their fighting
paint and it convinced me that the Yam
49, "AAo 6OI w lAdI Iucd was no Dcyel-
Loaded amateur. He knew what he was
doing, and the government was wise in
accepting the suggestion.
y THE dirty, neutral tint of the vessels
made them look as if they were merging
into the marine waterscape. You could
scarcely tell where the ships ended and
the water began, so that it was much
more difficult to draw a bead on them
than if they had been painted in any
clear color. The Spaniards are poor
marksmen, of course, but believe that
our ships escaped many shot and shell
by putting on the neutral tint. Our
American Indians always put on their
war paint before going into battle and
why shouldn't our fighting ships ?"-
San Francisco Examiner.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-12-15

The Queen Opposed to Divorce.
The queen intimates that the pro.
rouncement on the part of the prelates
against divorce might have been writ.
ten in stronger terms, as she is totally
averse to divorce under any circum-
stances whatever" Her majesty is
willing to admit that in no institution
are there more people wronged than in
marriages; nevertheless, her belief is
that an infinitely more satisfactory
state would arise were marriage made
indissoluble both by church and state.
The queen adds that she has no objec-
ton to judicial separation. her strong
disapproval of divorce being due to the
liberty which it imparts to divorced
people to marry again. and to the re.
marriage of divorced people. no mat
ter what the grounds of divorce, she is
''unalterably and most strongly op-
posed" This is the first official ex-
preston her majesty has given to her
views on the subject.-Mainly About
People.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-12-15

tating manner of a schoolboy, read lis
message in the Tagalog language Only
once was he interrupted by vivas, and
that was when he alluded to the three
great free nations-England. France,
and America-as worthy models for
imitation. He next read a purported
translation in Spanish with even more
difficulty, and when he had finished
there was quite a round of cheers, pro.
posed and led by the veteran general,
Buencamino, for the president. the re.
public, and victorious army, and Tor
the town of Malolos. Then Aguipaldo
arose and declared the meeting ad.
journed until it should reassemble pre-.
pared to elect officers and to organize
in the regular manner.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-12-15
COPYRIGHT, 1887

country. If she knowed you was out
here she'd be loadin' the shotgun.
Everything seems agin you. but thar's
jest one leetle chance that you might
squeeze IN. Kin you make up poetry?"
ALAS! mol" groaned the wayfarer.
Cant you make up a single verse?'
Not even two lines"
'Then your goose is cooked and you
had better be gittin' along. The old
woman is poet and loves poetry, and
even before you got down to the supper
table she'd be askin' you to make up
verse on Venus or Mars. and it you
couldn't do it she'd give you the skip
Stranger. I'm kind-hearted man and
feel sorry fur you, but you see isow it
is. own this ranch and do most OF
the bossin'. but there ar days when
hev to lay hid in the grass because
hain't got to be president of the United
States and don't wear gold in my front
teeth"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-12-15
THE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM.
What One Sees Who in This Day.
o." Visits the Most Historic Spot
y.aZg4 in Judea. ~, j. .I.-

j. James Tissot, the great French
artist, who has made the remarka BILE
illustrations for the Life of Christ"
writes CT christmas at Bethlehem" in
Century:
"The town of Bethlehem is shaped
in the form of crescent, descending,
terrace by terrace, the side of the hill
on which it is built. On one of these
terraces are grouped the massive build
ings of the Latin and Greek converts,
between which stands the basiiica,
charming the eye by the peculiar grace
of it's lines. All the houses are dis
tinctly Jewish in appearance, with fat
roofs capped by cupolas, and many of
them have pointed archways which offer
pleasant places for repose in hours of
sun or shade.
This creeping of the houses down
into the very gardens of the valley
heightens wonderfully the beauty of
the landscapes; while in the background,
toward the Dead sea, the mountains of
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-12-15
.PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

Have you seen the nose, sir 2" 'sNose,
sir? No, sir. What nose, sir?" why,
Cyrano's, sir" Funeral strictly pri-
vate).-L. A. W. Bulletin.
"Close up! close up!" cried the Irish
captain to his company. "How do ye
expect the enemy to hit ye If ye go
struggling along loike Chicago
Journal.
Testing Paternal Logic.-Tommy-
Papa, if pearls gem, isn't gem
Pearl?" His Enthusiastically, my
son." Tommy-''Then what's a dia-
mond ?''-Jeweler's Weekly.
Conjurer-"Now, my little man. are
you quite sure there is nothing in your
pocket?" Tommy-"Yes, sir-positive.
The rabbit you put there before the per-
formance got away."-Answers.
Purchasing Peace.-"Hopkins always
carries coughdrops to the theater." 'sIs
his cough troublesome?'' "No; he car
rfes them to quiet other peoples
coughs. chicago Daily Record.
The Lieutenant-"I that one of your
men over in that field?' The Orderly
ut is, sir" sWho is it," "Fassett, the
plumber" "What is he doing in that
onion patel? ?" Hooking for leeks, sir"
-Yonkers Statesman.
In one of the neighboring villages
there is cemetery, over the gate of
which there is the following announce
ment: ''By order of the judge of the
civil registry only the dead who live in
this village shall be Inferred in this ne
cropolis. Mexican Herald.
He Was Paid in Ful1.-"But, mon,
mon," expostulated the old Presby-
terrain elder, holly, ''is that no a
very heavy fee you've charged
me?' Surely not, when you consider
that saved your life" "But why sac
much for keeping a mon DOT o. Heav-
en?' well, to tell you the truth" re-
sPonded the doctor, coolly, IT didn't
know where you we're going.''- Town
Topics.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-12-15

Moab tower majestically above the gen.
tie undulations of hill and vale. Every
feature of this never-to-be-forgotten
scene is full of sacred significance. In
front Of the city you are shown the field
where Ruth and Boaz met, and near by
is the spot where the shepherds were
told of our Saviour's birth. At point
still nearer the crescent-shaped city is
the we'll from which David so desired
drink after doing battle. A little far.
Their on, and quite by itself, is the tomb
of Rachel, beyond which are othet
battle fields mentioned in the Bible"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-12-15
HOT ON THE WIRE.
Bit of Important. Society Newa
That Was Unfortunately
Delayed.

The other night-or, rather, it was
early in the morning-the telephone in
q certain newspaper Office rang loud
and long. Most of the workers had
gone home for the forty winks that
newspaper people contrive to put in be-
tween times, but there was one man on
the "dog watch''-that is, you know,
he was the one person detailed to stay
around the office and be ready for any
thing from murder to fire. At that
hour of the day-about, well, some
where around three a. m.-when the
telephone in newspaper office rings
it generally means police story that
is worth looking up, so the dog watch"
fastened to answer the summons.
"Hello!" said voice. Ills it too late
to get something in to-morrow's pa
per?'
"Not if it's important" was the reply.
ooh, it is" assuringIy.
The reporter rushed for a pad OF
paper and pencil, screwed his ear up
to the telephone again and said:
Cali right. Fire away, there"
Then the voice was heard again, trem-
ulous with emotion.
"The engagement of Miss - to Mr..
- is announced"
There was an explosion of wrath at
the press end of the line, and the rules
of the telephone company restraining,
i1ate persons from INDUCING in pro,
family were smashed in smithereens.
"Why under the blankety-blank-
blank (that wasn't exactly what was
said, but it will do, you know, didn't
you send in such stuff earlier in the
dayq"
i "But couldn't" said the voice,
apologetically. "You see, it just hap
pened. Sentinel.