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The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1899-02-10
ST JOHNS CHURCH.
LENTEN SERVICES.

Ash Wednesday at 1O.45 a. m.
After next week, each Wednesday al
$50 p. N.
Fridays at 80 .. N.
Thursdays at Berkshire at p. m.
The rector expects to be able to take
up his work, next Sunday morning.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1899-02-10

DISTRICT OF NEwTOWN. IS. Probate
Estate of Jnnu McInerney. late OF New
town in said district, deceased
The Court OF Probate Tor the district OF
Newfown hath limi ed and allowed months
from the date hereof tor the creditors or sa1d
estate to exhibit their claims for settlement
Those " no neglect to present their accounts
debarred a recovery. All persons indebted 70
said estate are requested to make lmmeolate
naTu,enf IN M'ry Kenirv,
P"S AAo ~ Administ ratrix.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1899-02-10

Have your feet shod right and at COM
Portable prices at w. G. Corbett's Sandy
Book Shoe Store.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1899-02-10
LErTEN SERVICES AT TRINITY.

Lenten services in Trinity church nexf
week as follows: Ash Wednesday at
1890 a. N. e; Friday evening at 7.30.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1899-02-10

TAKE ONLY the best when You
\ need d medicine. Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla il the best blood purifier, nerve
and stomach tonic. Get H0Qp,9s
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1899-02-10

Mrs Charles TOmlin of Winsted hai
been the guest of her other in th'
Street.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1899-02-10

Dea N. w. Mitchell has been In New
Haven visiting his son, e. L. Mitchell
this week.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1899-02-10

The greatest invention Of the age, Ed
sons living and mOvin g pictures at Towr
hall, tonight and Saturday.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1899-02-10

Miss Anna Haugh passed the latter
part Of last week with her parents, Nj
and Mrs nj. S. Haugh.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1899-02-10

Miss Abbie Gay has been quite ser
ously i'll for 10 days.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1899-02-10
Foster Hook Gloves 69c.

We have 600 pairs in the
best colors to sell at the price.
Reds, tans, browns and black.
Full assortment to begin with,
S 3 4 to I in colors, 8 to 8 in
black. Could sell six times
six hundred pairs at the price
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1899-02-10

Mrs j. B. Peck is among those ill with
the prevailing malady.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1899-02-10

Mrs Edward Clark is on the sick list.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1899-02-10
Honest Work For An Honest Price

Honest work For An Honest PTlee.
We build or repair any thing on wheels. We
guarantee every JOB a satisfactory one. We
advertise our price and don't charge y,yu
more when on come to see Us. Light wheels
new trimmed $3.50 per set, new tired with best
steel tire $3.50 per set, light spoKes loo each,
light steel buggy axle arms put on and boxes
sci In wheels 1850 per set. Horse shoeing 81,
reset Coo, light open buggies painted coats,
striped and varIllshed - top carriages o., We
use only the the very best paint and varnishes
made. We do all kinds OF ioobing cheap We
are prepared TO do good Work OF any kind and
do it quick. Ii you are paying mole than
these prices, come and see us or come any
way.
HENRY a. PRATT, Hattertown.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1899-02-10
tPERCALES.

Full yard-wide, light grounds and navy
blue grounds, regular IL 12c quality, now
Sc yard.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1899-02-10

Taylor, Curtis q 90. WIN ,eontinut
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1899-02-10
FOR RENT.
Desirable House and Barn. Address,
BOX II. Marketable. Conn

Bull & Co.. Sandy Hook; A. W. Twiss.
Bethel; Allen Joyce, Roxbury Station
w. A. Watts, Washington Depot, drug
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1899-02-10
Black Gre nons.

Over a score of new pat
terms, including the much de-
sired blister and souftle effects
now SO much in demand for
skirts. Rich and distinguish
ed. SIS up.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1899-02-10
TIE ooxegEeATronAE CHURCH.
VALENTINE SALE AND SUPPER.

VALENTINE SALE AND SUPPER.
Noted elsewhere ia q valentine Sale
and Supper'' in the lower room OF the
church this Saturday, February IL.
From to O'Clock valentines, home
made candy, loaf kas, ice cream and
cake for sale from 80 TO 500 o'clock a
ten.cent supper. which many have spok"
en- of as missing this winter, will De
served. Children, here get your supply
OF pretty valentines TO send to your little
friends. Housewives, here get your
Sunday loaf cake. The Christian En-
deavor society have this supper in
charge, and it's proceeds 60 toward
adorping the prayer-meeting room,
"Lend hand" Ii saturday is decided
~ stormy, postponement ia made to the
same hours ON Mondav, February IL.
THE CHURCH soCIABLE.
On Friday evening of next week So
cable will be given at the pleasant home
of Mrs W. M. Reynolds. A ''brook so
cial," it may be called, for the lltera'
part of the evening will include the reao-
ing of famous poems on the music OF
running brooks. OF course Tennyson'e
famous poem comes in here and look
into DR. Henry Van Dykes charming
book, Little Rivers" Remember the
date, February II.
The February missionary meeting
takes place at the church Sunday the
10Th. The subject Is opportune, sour
New Posses ions and the Missionary
Work to Be Done" The pastor takes
the field Of Cute, M, G. Rodgers the field
of the Philippine Islands, and Arthur
Nettleton the field of Pnrto Rico.
The opic for the Christian Endeavor
meeting next Sunday evening, February
II, is, 1.-THE 10y in finding the lost
Luke Is: ITO. Leader, Miss Fife L.
Wolc0tt.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1899-02-10
AMERICAN MADRAS.

Best quality, best 25c goods. now l2 1-2c
yard Desirable for mems shirts, ladies'
shirt waists and children's dresses.
The Wash Goods department is one OF
the centres of attraction in the store now.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1899-02-10

another week the sale of staple giDghams
at DC ysrd. They are also closing out
q line Of Ii, Is and lSc values at IOc.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1899-02-10
The q. NJ. Read Co.,
BRIDGEPORT, CONN.

sEERsUCKER GINGHAMS.
Fine goods in stripes. checks and plaids.
regular 10c and u lee qualities, now st
6 lac yard.
FLANNELLETTE.
Large assortment of colorings. goou firm
cloth and all new designs, now reduced to
lac yard.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1899-02-10
FINE ZEPHYR GINGHAMs.

Very attractive lot, now 1Oc yard.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1899-02-10

DISSOLUTIOS NOTICE-Notice is hereby
IL given that the co-partnership heretofore
existing unuer name OF ID W hitenead & Co. is
this day dissolved by mutual conseat. All
persons indebted 10 said concern are request
ed to make early payment as the business OF
said company must be closed on or pefore
March l, ls9s. Ii. Whitehead & Co., BEDDING
Ridge, CT, JAN, 80, 1893.
Tue business will be carried on at the old
stand by Henry " hItehead. Cash, eggs, po-
tatoes, or something in exchange tor goods
Credit system is dead. Motto NOW. "Cheap
for Paw Henry Whitehead.
The Winslow mail., 1899-07-20
REBELLION RECORDS.
Immense Cost and StupendOus Ex-
tent of This Account
of the War.

= Up to June 30, 1903, the government.
had expended $2,61O,921 in printing the
official records of the union and con-
federate armies, and it is estimated by
Public Printer Palmer that before the
work is completed the total expendl.
ture will probably exceed $3,000,Oo0,
This is $1,OOO,000 more than the total
amount appropriated by congress for
the erection of Il new government print
ing office, work on which will begin
within a few days. The Rebellion Rec
ords,' as the work is called, is probably
the most stupendous publication ever
attempted, the series comprising III
columes, averaging 1000 pages EACH.
and the final edition will be ,29S, roc
separate volumes. The first copy was.
sent to the public printer August "a.
1880, and it is doubtful if the work wilL
be entirely completed by the same date
next year.
The Winslow mail., 1899-07-20

ried past Uncle Ben into the cabin. He
came out, brushing the banjo and say
ing: "Whew, the dust."
The old man sat dazed as the instru-
ment was thrust into his hand. He
looked pitifully into the faces about
him, but they were all expectancy.
Then his fingers wandered to the neck,
and he tuned the old banjo. Then he
began to play. He seemed inspired
His listeners stood transfixed.
From piece to piece he glided. pour
ing out the music in silver stream.
His old fingers seemed to have forgot
ten their stiffness as they flew over the
familiar strings. For nearly an hour
he played and then abruptly stopped.
The applause was generous and real,
but the old man only smiled sadly, and
with a faraway look in his eyes.
AS they turned away, somewhat awed
by his manner, they heard him begin to
play softly an old hymn. 1t was 'Hark!
From the Tomb"
He stopped when but half through,
and Robert returned to ask him to fin
ish, but his head had fallen forward
close against the banjo's neck, and there
was a smile on his face, as if he had sud-
denly had a sweet memory of Martha
Saturday Evening Post.
The Winslow mail., 1899-07-20
CHANGE IN THE ISSUE.
ping of the Mask by the
Gold Men.

There is only one change that can be
made in the issue for 1900. That is the
dropping of the mask by the gold men.
In state after state the republican
party is repudiating the ST. Louis plat
form, abandoning all pretense of favor
ing bimetallism, and declaring broadly
for the gold standard. That, of course,
is what the leaders really meant in
1896, but they disguised the fact and
deceived many honest men. 1t is now
clear just where the party organization
stands. 1t is practical certainty that
if France and India were to signify their
willingness to join us in an agreement
for the restoration of silver, the repub-
lican party would not accept. We
never believed that it would, that is,
since the election of Mckinley. If the
British government had agreed to open
the Indian mint, and France had agreed
to open hers, we do not believe that Mr..
Mckinley would have accepted the prop
osition. The influences behind him
would not have allowed it. The claim
would Immediately have been made
that the United States, France and In
dia would not make a sufficiently strong
combination. If all of Europe had
agreed, excepting only England, it
would still have been insisted that BIZ
betallism could not be safely under
taken. The administration is abso-
lutely committed to the gold standard
and the probability is that in 1900 there
will be no effort at disguise. The only
change of issue will be in its greater
clearneSS and certainty.
The Winslow mail., 1899-07-20
ABSURD GOLDITE CLAIMS.
There Would BE No Flood of Euro
penn Silver if Our MINIS
Were Opened.

The opposition threatens us with
flood of European silver upon our re-
opened mints. We answer, Europe
has no silver but her silver money.
Her silver money values silver at from
three to seven cents on the dollar high
er than ours. Hence the European mer-
chant or banker must sacrifice from
three to seven per cent. of his full legal
tender money in order to recon it at
our mints. Europe's silverware, like
Americas silverware, carries in it the
additional value of labor and the manu-
facturer's profit. They threaten US
with flood of silver from the far east.
We answer that the course of silver is
invariably eastward, and never toward
the west. British India is a perpetual
sink of silver, absorbing it, never to
return, by from $50, ,00O, 900 to sec, 900, 600
worth every year. And India's alb
sorption of silver will be enlarged by
the steadiness of the price of silver
fixed by our reopened mints. They
threaten us with sudden retirement
of $600,000,000 gold, with the accom-
panying panic, causing contraction.
We answer that our total stock of gold,
other than about 0,O0O,O 900 or S15, ,OOO.-
600 circulating on the Pacific coast, is
already in retirement. Practically all
our gold is in the United States treas
ury or held by banks. The gold in the
treasury will remain there if the Sec
cretary avails himself of his option to
redeem United Sta tes notes in silver.
The gold in the banks constitutes the
quiet and undisturbed portion of their
reserves against liabilities. 1t will con-
tinue to do money duty as such reserves
after free coinage for silver is enacted.
Hence a premium on it will not con-
tract the currency. The utmost pos
sible contraction of the currency will
be the few millions circulating on the
Pacific coast. and this would be retired,
but slowly, if at all.-Illinois State Reg
lister.
The Winslow mail., 1899-07-20
MABEL'S GOOD LUCK.
A Pretty Story Showing That 1t Pays
to Be Respectful to Old
People.

Perhaps the young woman who wrote
this moral story had read about that
nice girl who always looked pleasant at
the deaf and dumb man and found her.
self heiress to his large property when
his will was probated. This is only a
supposition, of course. The story
speaks for itself, as the reader will see:
mabel was a beautiful girl just
dawning into womanhood, and she ran
typewriter. She helped support her
widowed mother, her father having
been lost at sea many years previous to
the beginning of this tale. Mabel could
earn but little wages with her type
writing, because she was also obliged
to answer the telephone, and she
couldn't expect regular typewriting
wages for doing that. But she did not
complain. Every day when she rode
downtown in an electric car she noticed
an elderly gentleman whose clothes
were old-fashioned and pretty shabby.
He had good face, but she could not
help seeing that his trousers bagged
at the knees a great deal. Other peo-
pie noticed it, too, and snickered and
made remarks, and even called him Old
Baggy Knees;' but Mabel never did.
She was too well brought up, for one
thing, and, besides, she had good
heart. Whenever she could she made
room on the seat for the old man, and
once when there was no room to make
she stood up and gave him her seat.
After awhile he talked with her, and
found out who she was and where she
lived. One day she missed him. In fact,
she saw him no more. 1t may have
been q week or SO when there came
heavy rap at the door. 1t was a man
with a package. The address was
Miss Mabel Pinklington, No. 972 Skid
more place. and Mabel opened it with
nervous haste. All it contained was
pair of much-worn trousers and a card
which read: For the little woman who
never called me Baggy Knees, from her
sincere admirer, John Tewksbury.'
Mabel laughed, but her mother shock
out the garment and said: That's a
funny present. She felt in the pockets,
but there was nothing there. Then
she threw the trousers across a chair
ana pldlHtlNely SAID. lou KNOW, Ma
bel, dear, that if we cannot make the
last payment on this home tomorrow
we will lose it,
mabel sighed heavily and answered.:
Yes, mother, we will lose it,
Just then her mother, who had been
looking at the trousers idly, said: |
don't think l ever saw such baggv
knees on human person. They look
fairly solid She came little closer
| and felt of them. L declare, they are!'
| she excitedly said. She turned them
inside out, and 10! two huge wads of
$50 bills fell on the floor, one from each
knee. When they counted them up they
found there was $4,1S0 in the two
punches. Oh, but that was a happy
household! And next morning when
the cruel agent came for his money he
was given it before he could ask for it.
"All of which shows that it always
pays to be good and respectful to old
persons. .'-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Winslow mail., 1899-07-20
A LITTLE NONSENSE.

"The leopard cannot change his
spots! No, and one so quickly tires
of loud patterns, too!''-Detroit .Jonr-
nal
Robbie said the visitor, have Won
any brothers and sisters?'' No" re-
piled Robbie, I'm all the children we've
got. Cincinnati Enquirer.
do you think strong drink shortens
a mans life??" 1T may, but I never
saw topper who didn't live out the full-
ness of his days Philadelphia Bulle-
tin.
Sunday School Teacher-"Now. Willie
Green, you may tell me what you un-
derstand by the future state.'" Willie
Green-"Please ma'am, it's terri.
ry."-Catholic Standard and Times.
Ethel-'I saw Count Hardupski last
evening"" Cousin Tom-'Does he tall,
as brokenly as ever?" Ethel-.sMyl
yes. 1 heard him ask pa to loan him ten
dollars before he left. Frank Leslie's
Didn't you say that five hours on
the wheel would be enough to learn te
ride?" "Oh, yes; but you must re
member that you have spent most OF
the time on the ground = Heitert
Welt.
Great Artist-''Now, some one ha:
written a book in which he attempt.
to prove that all geniuses are insane.
Great lnventor-"The author of tha
book must be a genius himself
Cleveland Leader.
John" said Mrs. Hilkins, Il dom
believe Tom will ever marry. He is to,
bashful to ever propose to a woman.
"Oh, [ don't know; he may meet
young widow some day. replied he
husband.-Ohio State Journal.
Krepps-"Who is the scared-lookin,
little chap so completely under the in
fuence of the big woman?" Higson-
That's Sizboom. Got a brevet and
gold medal for daring work in the Phil
ippines.' Philadelphia North Ameri
can.
The Winslow mail., 1899-07-20
AFRICAN RIVERS.
E1ght Months Ont of Twelve They
Are Dry and Drifts of sand
Mark Their Course.

It is distinguishing feature of most
African rivers that they contain no.
water for at least eight months of the
year. 1t is true that water can almost
always be found in a river bed by dig
ging for it, but in outward appearances.
a river is usually a broad belt of sand
lying between high and precipitous-
banks. Many and many coach has:
been upset in one of these drifts. as
they are called. The descent is always
steep, frequently so steep that the
brakes cannot hold the coach, says
GentlemaD's Magazine.
They start going down at crawl,
and then the coach gathers way and
goes on with a rush, the mules are
driven into heap anyhow, and one
wonders that they do not get their legs
broken; but they usually land all right,
while the coach, practically unmanage--
able. goes down like sort of toboggan,
jumping from stone to stone, and sway
ing like a ship in sudden squall, and
may or may not arrive right side upper
most at the bottom. In fact, the pas
senger who has gathered his ideas OF
coaching from trip to Brighton or a
drive to Virginia Water, finds that he
has a lot to learn about the subject
when he gets to South Africa. Still, on.
the whole, it was wonderful how few
accidents did occur, and if one consid-
ers that the coaches ran night and day.
and that when there was no moon it
would sometimes be too dark to see
the mules from off the coach, it reflects
great credit on the drivers.
The Winslow mail., 1899-07-20
STORM.
on the land,

storm and stress on the land,
And stress and storm on the sea;
And a wind that tolls for the unDlest souls
That asleep in it's green caves be-
The raindrops splash on the pane;
The fogs sweep in from the east;
And the seagulls fly o'er the breakers hign,
On the hearts of the drowned to feast
A horror lies on the sea;
On the land does terror fall;
Twas in storm like this sailed the fated
ship
To the death that lay wait for all.
And the laugh of the treacherous sea
Rings out DER their unknown graves;
while its scorn leaps high to the cloud
wracked sky,
With the hiss of its conquering waves.
For the ships may sail from the east,
And the ships may sail from the west
They may pierce with their anchors its
untamed heart,
And furrow with steel its breast.
II 1t pleasure that heart to wait,
1t can smile like some guiltless thing,
And no words can tell of the magic spell
The throbs of its surges sing.
But its hunger is heavy to see;
And its anger is death to feel;
In the awesome hour that beholds its
power.
Like reeds are the ribs of steel.
1t is hungry for souls tonight;
1t has won, it would win once more.
II is sick of the wrecks it has dashed on
the rocks
And strewn DER the sand-paved shore.
Dbl the moan of the wind and the rain
Oh, the crash of the seas fierce hand.
As it filings the gage of its quenchless rage
At the feet of the cliffs on the strand!
God pity the ships that reel
Ger it's pitiless breast tonight,
And guide their way through the storm
swept bay,
Ere the dawn of the longed-for light.
And God pity the souls that wait,
In anguish and nameless dread,
Till the morn shall wake and the storm
shall break,
And the sea toss back their dead.
Boston Transcript.
The Winslow mail., 1899-07-20
GENTLENESS IN WAR.
A Singular Characteristic of the
SanOans-An Illustrative
Incident.

War is savage in its very nature. and
one looks for war among sayages to be-
peculiarly baTbarous. That such is not
always the case among the people of.
Samoa is attested by d letter sent from,
Samoa by an American gentleman who.
recently visited Apia, and who gives q
description of Mataafa's army IN camp.
after battle between the rival claim
ants to the throne, says Youths Com
panion.
We went all about among the huts,
where the sevages were resting after
the pattle and making preparations for
the next fight. 1t was very peacefuL
scene. for their arms were all concealed
under the mats where the men sat, and
many of the soldiers were accompanies
oy their wives apd children. They
were amusing themselves by smoking
and beating tom-toms
The Samoans are n most amiable
race OF savages. and white people are al
ways perfectly safe among them.
Everywhere we were greeted with
smiles and friendly mods and the saluta-
uon, 'Talofa,' which means Love to,
you,' from men. women and children.
One instance of their friendly feel
ing occurred during the big battle. A.
white man, who lived in the street
where they were fighting, saw that two,
OF his horses had strayed out between,
the hostile lines. He did not want to,
lose them. and he did not want to ven
ture out in the line of fire. So he stuck
a white flag out of his window. Upon
seeing it, both chiefs ordered their men
to stop firing, and hostiltes were sus-
pended while the white man went out
and drove his horses to place of shell
ter. Then the combatants went at it
again"
The Winslow mail., 1899-07-20
ELECTRICAL NOTES.

Berlin is telephonically Connected
with AIS other cities.
The City of Mexico is now Lighted by
son arc lights, most of which are OF
2,0OO-candle power.
Electricity has supplanted steam on
the railroad from Milan to MonZa, the
oldest railroad in Italy, opened Tor traL--
fic in 1910. Storage batteries are used'-
the electricity being obtained from the
furbines on the AIDA at Paderno.
The Winslow mail., 1899-07-20
The Fastest River Roat

Portland, Ore, claims to have the
fastest sternwheel steamboat in the
world. The Hassalo, recently complet-
ed for the Columbia river trade, has
made spurts of 26 2-3 miles an hour.
She is 1S6 feet long, with tubed boiler
eight feet in izmeter, and compound
engines of over 5000 horse power. The
boat is so swift that it was found neo-
essary to strengthen her rudder.
The Winslow mail., 1899-07-20
The GOIdite Liar

According 10 the goldites there is
getting to be SO much gold in the
world and it is becoming so common
that the people don't want it, and vet
they insist that the single gold stand
ard shall be established. Is this ''hon-
est?" Is it right" to force upon the
people such common article as a
legal tender for debts past, present
and future? Of all the liars in the
world the goldite liar is not only the
most interesting one, but the smooth
est and most impudent.
The Winslow mail., 1899-07-20
Insanity Among HaIf-Breeds.

An incident of the civilization of the
red man is that he is developing in
sanity, just as white folks do, and
therefore the government has bought
100 acres of land near Canton, S. D.,
whereon to build an asylum to accom-
modate all the insane Indians Of the
United States. Indian Commissioner
Jones says, however, that there are no
insane Indians of pure race The in
mates of the new asylum will be half
breeds.-Chicago Inter Ocean.