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The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-09-02

E. P. Pitcher 10 painting the new house
of j. A. James at Hawleyville.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-09-02

Mira o. F. Terrill of Hawleyville ia CO.
PERTAINING two relatives from Long Is
land
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-09-02
DEATH OF MR. CASSIDY, sR.

Mr. Cassidy, father of Postmaster Cas-
sidy, died recently, over so years of age.
he was a genial gentleman, and was
we'll liked in the village. or late years,
since the death of his wife, he has made
his home with his children.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-09-02

W. W. FoOte, the we'll known Danbu' y
tailor, was in town on Tuesday.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-09-02

Garage fraternal visit at their next
meeting, September 8.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-09-02
On1fort Powder

mediatelv and cured effectively. This ONLY proves
that Comfort Powder is the great skin comforter.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-09-02
PLATTSVILLE.
HoYDEN's HILL AND VICINITY.

HOYDEN'S HILL AND VICINITY
Miss Grace Wisner has returned from
q visit with relatives in Rutherford, N. j.
Mr. and Mrs L. A. Jennings attended
the Epworth League picnic at Savin
Rock, Tuesday.
The grounds around the school build
ing at Wilson's Mills are being graded,
Mr. and Mrs Albert Buckley are at
Greenfield Hill.
Miss Irene Wakeley has returned home
after weeks yieit with Miss Ada Jen-
nipgs.
The family of DR. G. E. Barton OF New
York are spending week with relatives
In Plattsville and Bridgeport.
G.. B. Gregory traded some Of his cows
for new milch cows.
j. l.. Beers and wife are visiting his
mother, Mrs B. T. Beers.
Mrs A. Wildman entertained her
mother and aunt of Danbury sxecently.
For broken surfaces, sores, insect bites,
y x.ovA nsn1 Yas1os
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-09-02

Mrs A. Wildman entertained he
mother and aunt Of Danburysrecently
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-09-02

j. l.. Beers and wife are visiting his
mother. Mrs B. T. Beers.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-09-02
DEATH OF ROBERT REARpsLEY cuRr1ss

DEATH OF ROBERT BEARDsLEY CURTIss
Robert Beardsley Curtiss, after :lopg
illness, passed away on Tuesday, August
months. The funeral ceremonies took
place at the house on Friday, 26eh, Rev
Mr. Braman of Stepney and Rev Mr. Luz
of Monroe officiating. Pail bearers wes e
Messrs Albert Wheeler, d. M. Burr, D.
A. Nichols, Hobart e. Beardslev,
Marshall Beach and F. W. Wheeler.
The interment was in the Stepney GENE.
terry.
Clarence Hine of Milford is at D. NJ.
Burr's.
Mrs Whiting and son of Bridgeport
are at r L. Sears.
Miss Ella Gossman of Brooklyn has
been visiting acquaintance in town.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-09-02

@. B. Gregory traded some Of his cows
for new mich cows.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-05-28

Inc great naphtha torches, with their
harlhS flame, seen in the street where
men are at work at night, always attract
attention. They are most striking
however when seen moving In laying
asphalt pavement, as load after load 90
asphalt for the first layer is dumpcd to
ne spread upon the roadway, the uanh.
Una torches are moved along to liabt
inc work. They are carried on vbeaI
oario"s. 1t may be that lighted torch
~ brought up in this manner from a
distance of half block. 1t is not tho
greatest spectacle ill the world, bnt II
. as certainly curious aud Interesting
sisn0 10 see man Wheeling one of tbnse
'orches along the sidewalk, with anoth
81 man walking beside the barrow ava
tiololng the pipe to steady it, while All
VIZ t'me the two foot flame is flarin,,
ouC at right angles with the nine fron
uloef us hood above.-Now York Snn
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-05-28

In little New Hampshire village
there lives an old lady who has such 4
sweet spirit of kindness toward all the
world that she is unable to comprehend
the entire lack of that spirit in some
other people.
Not long ago one of her granddaugh-
tiers, gay young city girl, was paying
her visit and one day told her Of a
ragged and intoxicated man whom she
had seen OH the street just before leav-
ing home.
II can t bear to pass man like that, :"
she said vehemently at the end of her
story.
81 know just how it's, dear" said
the old lady, laying one of her soft,
wrinkled hands on the girls head. 1T
does seem as if you'd got to stop and
speak with tho poor creatures Just
doesn't it? Inever can bear to
pass 'em by without word 1t doesn't
seem human"
The gay little granddaughter was
quite disturbed by this misinterpreta-
ton of her words, but she did not un.
deceive her grandmother as to her mean-
ing For some reason she felt ashamed.
Youths Companion.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-05-28
Sheep Ticks.

Every one who has sheep knows tbe
tlck' the worst pest of this animal ,.,ot
does serious harm to the young lambs
Wlenout suspicion of the cause to the
shepherd This reddish brown creature
Is a wngless fly and very greedy blood.
sucker A dozen of them on a lamb vii,
quickly suck the little one dry. It is to
DO looked after at the time of shearing
When these insects go for shelter to tho e'
lambs 1t is found mostly where the
a a cannot reach ton its head
buried IN the skin, sucking the blood
l1s SKIN is tough. and it is not easily
s, with less than a blow of ham.
; nei' III small focks it is not much of n
, ~, 10 go through, with pair of
,nt ,rh solssors TO cut the ticks in two
'uG where the flock is over a score -
Vlli be necessary to din the lam hs ~
Exchange. A"Anos.-
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-05-28
COST OF SABLES.


How the Price Advances After the eR'l
Leaves Siberia.
Up in the great watershed dividing
Siberia and Mongolia lives peculiar
race of people, half Chinese, half lib
etans. Few Europeans have over seen
them. In fact, with the exception OF one
or two onterprising explorers or geo,
graphical enthusiasts who have crossed
the Altai range European eyes have
never gazed upon the aboriginal Syots
of northern Mongolia.
Sable hunting in the Siberian noun
tains and northern Mongolia is confined
almost exclusively to the Syots and 9TH
er native races, and it would surprise
good many fur dealers in England to
know the prices which are paid by the
Siberian traders to these poor aboriglnes
for the skins they collect.
The Siberian trader, knowing his
market. makes periodical journeys into
Mongolia. 1t is safe to say he does not
take kopek Of money with him, but he
drags behind him we'll stuffed caravan
loaded with tea, tobacco, gunpowder
and shot, strings of beads for the wom-
EN- and roughly made moccasins for the
men. In due course he will come across
a Syot encampment.
The trader sits OH his wagon and bar
tiers cheerfully. With the eye of con-
nolsseur and with fingers rendered deft
by long practice he secs and feels the
warm skins of the little. ami
mails.
This small black one-well, a two
ounce packet Of tobacco is enough for
hat; that large black one-a handful
IT shot and an equal quantity of gun
powder; a packet of tea for a lovely
kin with a long black stripe down the
enter; this one, fine skin, but lit
le bit hurt by the shot entering the
ack-well, say a string of beads for
hat
In their original undresscd state it is
afe to say that the skins do not cost
ne Siberian trader much more than a
wv pence each on the average As the
Dor sable travels farther westward,
owever, he gets dearer and dearer. In
omsk one can buy very good sable
II something like or rubles, about
's In Omsk few are sold under 10 ru-
es-e1 Is. In Moscow 100 per cent
es on. In. st. Petersburg no one ex-
pt the middle class or a functionary t
ould wear sable under e5 In Paris '
q London real Siberian sable skin
" fetch anything up to eco, but the S
ltation sables Of the present day have n
ne much to depreciate this wonderful D
de. London Mail. 6,
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-05-28

Framed and hung up in tho Agricul
tural bank of Paris, KY, is a check
which was made payable to "Swectest
OF the Sweet, and so Endorsed.
President Mcclure of the bank tells
the story of the check as follows:
Zone of our depositors gave his wife
check for $40, the check being reg
ularly filled out and duly signed, except
that it was made payable to Sweetest
OF the Sweet. When the lady presented
the check for payment, innocently in.
quired:
"Who is this Sweetest of the
Sweet?"'
"'Why, it's me, she replied.
~ told her to indorse the check
which she did and handed it back
But, madam l said, you must
lhdorse 1t just as drawn, to the "Sweet.
est of the Sweet" -
"sho snatched up tho pen and wrote
inc words below the name, and I maid
the money. "-Chicago Chronicle
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-05-28
Not His Province.

The New England ministers Of early
days were expected to preserve an as
pect grave to tho verge Of solemnity on
all occasions, not only on Sundays, but
week days as we'll. If they possessed a
sense of humor, it sometimes made it,
self evident even in the midst of devo-
tional exercises.
One New Hampshire parish was
guarded and guided by quaint speaking
elderly man, who had slight lisp. He
was fond of outdoor work of almost
every sort and was an able farmer az
we'll as preacher, but all domestic mat.
tiers he RELOCATED to his wife.
One day the old travelling baker see-
ing the minister at work in the field
drew rein, and when the jingling of his
horses bells had subsidized he called ont
ANY crackers wanted today, parson?'
The minister raised his head and sur
veyed the baker from under his shaggy
eyebrows. No smilo of greeting crossed
his solemn face.
Abraham in the field, he re sponded
gravely. "fharah (Sarah) in the tent"
and without another word he resumed
his hoeing and left the baker to digest
his Biblical reproof and drive OH to the
house to find out if "Sarah" would buy I
any OF his wares. Youths Companion.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-05-28

As NJ. Files was not qulte oio'.'
enough ia attain the knowledge OF hu
man nature which assists SO maternity
IN success. he made unremitt1ng anu
universal suspicion substitute ne
hnd managed 70 accumulate fair share
of property, but not enough to compen,
safe for disliking so many people anu
being disliked by them. He had been
discussing some matters of business
with a commercial acquaintance ana
had need of certain documents. tic rang
a BELL and frightened looking oiilce
boy appeared. , , .,;d
"Teil Spriggs to come here saia
Mr.. Files, and the boy hurried as II he
feared his employer would change MS
mind and cut off escape. Mr. Sprlggs
appeared, a young man with vacant
eve and double chin. lie gazed list
lessly at the ceiling while MIR. Files IN
structed him to get key from one
man, a tin box from another and some
stationery from third, Spriggs had
difficulty in catching the names OF tho
men, and at last had to have them writ
ten on piece of paper. AS the young
man departed Mr.. Files made gesture
In his direction and said:
"There goes my most trusted en'
ployce."
"Has he been with you long?' in
quired the visitor.
"No. He came day before yesterday.
"He hasn't learned much about the
business yet, has he?"
"Not thing. That's tho reason he's
4 trusted employee.
And Mr.. Files laughed for the first
time in weeks. Detroit Free Press.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-05-28

a.. Az a church in Lenox last spmn,o,,
o .ho pulpit was supplied by an ussistnnt
VI -; man One Sunday in the conrse
OF his sermon this minister told I I
, ,'an naa amassed a large amount MT" o e
1aune ~, SIMPLY by prayer, going on TO
. siSo tho incidents Of the case, A III titte ~
"a an through the congregation when tha
minister after dwelling on the fan uA +L tne
m p,"y 9, alone had brought about the th;s
er ans i 1a, placed his hands topeth
f,, "a' looking upward in verv pra ver.
~ to4 "'1iuudo. said, Lord, teac;, ns Ion,
10 prayP'-Troy Times. "S 10"
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-05-28
HIS HIGH PRICED EYE.
low a Clever Bunko Game Was PLAYED
on Son of Sunny Italy

How Clever Bunko Game Was PLAYED
on Son of Sunny Italy.
A we'll planned scheme was worked
on down town Italian confectione1
the other night whereby he lost $50.
About 2 p. m. a man who had one good
eye and one glass eye came wandering
along the street and stopped at this
Italians fruit stand. He stopped over
to look at some of the fruit when un.
expectedly his glass eye fell from its
socket down among the bananas and
oranges.
The pretending purchaser at once be-
gan diligent search for the missing
glass eye. With Both hands be clawed
into the fruit, scattering it in all di.
rections. The Italian came forward and
told the stranger to stop. The one eyed
man explained that his glass eve had
dropped down there and that be wanted
to get it.
The Italian became enraged and told
the stranger to come around in the even.
Ing and he could get the other eve The
man explained he was stranger and
would not be here in the evening, but
II he (the Italian) found the eve he
should bring it to his hotel where 500
would be paid to him.
An hour later another man came
along, pretended to make a purchase
ana while lingering around in the fruit
espied the wonderful glass eve
Inc man from Italy made a grab for it.
out was too late, as his would he ems.
omer already had it. Both claimed the
'ye' and quarrel ensued. The Italian
patched matters up by giving the stran.
'er 500 for the eye, thinking he won]d
eC $loo upon returning it and he
would have $50 clear.
- ne Went to the hotel with the eye to
ct the 500 that he was told awaited
I'm there He found that no such man
al been there and no 500 was left
aere tor him. He then saw how he was
orked and notified the police. Pitts. :
urg Commercial Gazette.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-05-28

Now republic observe the good judg-
ment of Governor Grout in calling out
the whole regiment. Vermont is the
only State that will not be included in
the present call for troops, for we have
already more than four hundred more
men in the field than was demanded on
the first call. Vermont also kept her
Regiment of National Guardsmcn to-
gether and this saved much bad feeling
among the troops.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-05-28
The Counts Mistake.

80 Gwendolyn is not to marry tbo
count after all?' 'ne
mo, poor man. He tried 70 FOL, -.
that her singing was sometbinn .' .h hel
made one glad to live, and his nronnn "'
cation was so broken that she tbonuht
no said it made one glad to leave an1
. ~ she requested him to leave. -
dianapolis Journal. '0' Ill
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-05-28
Out Of His Depth.

What, said the girl with loose hair
around her ears and spasmodic man.
ner, Us your opinion of the ultimate
destiny of tho human racer"
DID l-er-understand you to saw
tho ultimate destiny of tho human
racer inquired Willio Washington.
Why-um-if you want my candid
opinion, should say that-uh-that
It's long ways Off. WASHINGTON
Star o VIII
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-05-28
American Drug Shops.

Durlhg the seventeenth century the
druggist came to America and closely
Followed English precedents MODIFYING
them, however, by the practice of the
Indians with whom he came in contact.
t9uack apothecaries began to spring up
III the new land, and in 1886 the colo
ny OF Virginia passed a law which
among other things regulated the prices
and fees of the druggist. At this time
1T was fashionable for tho druggists to
practice surgery in addition to pharma-
ocy, and the Virginia colony contained a
large number of people who were prof.
clent in both professions. In Massacbu.
setts the business was largely in the
hands of Indians, schoolmasters. old
women and teachers. The Salem witch
craft deluslon retarded the spread of the |
druggist for some time in the Bay State. |
Tor the popular impression fastened on
inc apothecaries a suspicion that they
sold the potions that were supposed to
produce the spells. Among those who
suffered persecution at this time mixers
OF medicine appear to have been promi-
nent.
The drug shop had not yet become
distinct institution. 1t was usually a
branch of the grocery or spice business.
In 1647 ono Giles Forman of Boston
had, however, firmly established him
self as Nvoting special attention to I
pharmacy. In 1648 the first distinctive
drug store in America was opened in ,
Boston by William Davies No doubt
more reliance was placed on drugs then {
han now, when people are beginning t
10 recognize tho large part that fresh Q
'ir, dietetics and other hygienic meas +
Tres play in the successful treatment of s
ease.-Lippincott's Magazine. II
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-05-28
An Expert Opinion.

Iomtom-That was funny expert
ellce OF Dr. Plllbox. When Jingo's safe
got out OF order, he called the doctor in
to examine it.
Buzzfuzz-What did Pillbox say?
Tomtom-Why, he said its system
was all run down and that it needed
change. Now York World.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-05-28

Some anxious reporters, with more
quickness than Judgment, takes every
tugboat and her tow of several ships
nowadays for a Spanish or American
fleet, If all the warships daily report
ed in various sections of the world flied
the Spanish flag, that country would
have an armada which would excel in
numbers that expedition which met its
fate in the English Channel.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-05-28

If Governor Black is reported right
there is one New York Republican who
is not tied to the wires of s.Bos,n Plat
While this paper does not endorse The
action OF the "Wide OPEN crowd which
rules New York today, yet it does not
favor the scheme of Boss Plat to I'M
do a scheme which is carried out by
the Croker henchman, who won be-
cause Platt would not support Seth
Low.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-05-28

One thing ought to be aimed at by
an men-that the interest of each, in
dlVldually and collectively, should be
inc same, for if each should grasp at
MS individual interest all human soci-
ETY. would be dissolved.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-05-28
POSTAGE Due.

~. Da!sy-- You re cheating Uncle San,
Mazie-How SO?
Dalsy-By sending Jack .busho,.
kisses" in that letter ~ ouSileis OF
st. maz ns we'll, Jack will put tho
1 Wor1a OF approval on it!-New YORK; ,,Io
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-05-28
Getting Ep.,

IT ,.., EVGM,
itor, o no''or'" remarked tho literary I'd
brought in mo ,a Struggling author 'es hs OF
six fingers 49, on you y have given your b naa
s IS n1 TT in tho story So f,r and there
the e 10 explain !; why Nav 1't .' as l. can
the strn nnsR at the critics." vo,fer,t,a
vpnscanse sl' in author with glcnn I'd
Inc worm had turred.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-05-28

The Vermont boys at Chickamauga
are reported as having found an excel
lent vein of water by means of a drive
well. Of course this would be the result
OF troops who came from Prohibition
State.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-05-28

The b, oldest newspaper in tho wo,,,
T.; ine th nsing rao, or Pekin News foundod %
n ~ tiie year 7lo A. D. The King Pam
r puuiiShed III China for the last o @u,
S years, must take back seat wb 1,Vv ~
neer sheet. "Aion Is The pio
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-05-28
Testing Hin,

IT, naeley'-Do you recollect that AZ T
'es you have about year ago? W =
Brace-Perfectly.
Bagley-That's good 500 ~
. memory Is all right How's your eva.
nght?-Harlem Life, '0"' eye
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-05-28

While it is only General Clark for
few days, yet if his Regiment has a
chance to show its mcttle we predict that
its gallant Commander will win rapid
promotion as will many of his men.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-05-28

"On to Havana" "All aboard for
Manila" and "a quick dash to San Ju-
an" are the popular cries in various
parts of the country today.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-05-28

The Oldest specimen of pure plass
bearing a date is the head of q lion in a
collection at the British museum If
uears inc namo of an Egyptian king of
the eleventh dynasty.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-05-28
A Quaint Epitaph.
in the the borrowing tollowlng epitaph is owe, n pravo
Not Satisfaction

woman wul sexton sexton doesn't like tho nov,
..1 Mhat are his objcctions?r
lie says sho isn't strnl,.
cover. o aass pounded out Of the pulp it
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-05-28
Easy.

What are Watkins il, as of true
economy He says that they have made
him RICH" '">'o
ne never pays his debts. ''-Detroit
Free Press '-'i0
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-05-28

,,n VI inc foreign born population of r,,-
.h ni'ea States the Irish are now onIv
sSr0 ~ per cent, whereas in 1860 thew
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-05-28
KL0NDlKE GOLD FIFInc

ber of , M"men and young people to the n,
Fields nf ft W. are wanted at once to sell "GnI
uuthority e m,Gialke,' new book from hirh
phoiosranh pe "onniy illustrated from actual
Alaska mi i nnhau alSo superior map Of
mall, aels ait about the country mines 1iM .oor.,
en .oe the UNEMPLOYED fields how WIZ To- ,a fortunes
nni i Ses cheaply, everybody is me- rnere
S ~ uHt the book for ready sulc t
fit whinh I've ana receive by mail comnl.te Nv.
w ", men includes the large map and 'e,e out
bcrnI ' rrmn you choose at once We riye
N0'r's' 5 ru $: SCRANTON 4 co..
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-05-28

Inc milky secretion exuded BY the
'oau IS inc lnvariable specific for shin.
giles in South America.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-05-28

Although Greece has an abundance Of
seacoast' most of the fish eaten are i'm
ported, the imports Of fish averaging
100000 yearly.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-05-28
And now it is ''Old Glory" neckties.
Where are the "Old Glory shoesp

No better selection could have been
made for Supt of our Water system than
Charles Currier.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-05-28
TERMS:

Entered in the Post Office at Barre, VT, as
cOnd-class matter.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-14
Cinnamon Poor Husbands.

From the a Francisco Bulletin.
A Vancouver dispatch gives currency
to certain scandalous stories current in
Shanghai. by which English girls are
represented as having formed the habit
Of marrying Chinese young men at.
tached to the legation In hat city. There
might be no great harm in the marriage
Of a Chinese man to a Caucasian wo-
man IL the Monaghan could be edu-
Gated up to the Caucasian matrimonial
standard. But the complaint that
comes from Shanghai Is that the Chi
nese cling with great ~pertinacity to
their Monaghan view of the marriage
state. II the wife rebelled at this view
of the marriage relation the Chinese
husband would lock her up n when
opportunity offered, sell her. An infu-
sion of English blood in a matrimonial
form does not seem to have much in
fuence upon the customs Of the coun-
try. The English wives. sensitive as to
the shame of the lives they were forced
70 lead. would make no complaints to
relatives in England. In most cases the
marriage had been entered into In spite
OF the protests Of parents, a circum-
stance which tended to silence COM
plants thai would otherwise have been
made. There is abundant ground for
the conclusion hat the average Chinese
Hoes not become a good Christian until
the third or fourth generation