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The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1899-08-25

nAX COLLECTORS NOTICE-Notice is here
L by given to the taxpayers of the town OF
Newtown, that the Collector will meet them
to receive the taxes on the list of 1898 of said
town of Newtown follows: On Tuesday,
sept. 8. at the store of Richard Shepard in
Orchard, / to p M; at the store in Hunting.
town, to 4 p m; at Austin B. Blakeman's,
Botsford, 4 80 to 5 sop m. On Wednesday,
September 6: At Warner, Taylor d Curtis,
Sandy Hook, a m to II M; at town clerks
ONCE. Newtown, 2 to p m. All taxes remain
ing unpaid after october 5, are subject to an
addition OF per cent per annum, from the
time when said taxes became due, a the
lawful fees and charges for collection. Rob
ert A. Clark, Collector. August 16, 1893.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1899-08-25

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Worth G0c. selling tor 4Sc
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FrinRed all around.
Worth rs. selling for l %
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Worth 90, selling for l AZ
Worth 25 selling tor ! IS
Worth 300 selling for As.
worth 40. selliOg tor 2.s9
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Worth rs, selling tore 10
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Worth 3 so, ~ hing tor . IS
Worth 81, selling tor 81 80.
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is full size, neatly fringed or
hemmed.
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P~fHorb0sS Cons
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1899-08-25
G. N. Clark's Vegetable Liver Pills


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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-05-27
A SPANISH CABALLERO.
An Instance Which Shows There That
Not All SpRniards Lack
Sense of Honor.

An incident, told by a correspondent
Of Harper's Weekly, who writes from
Manila. shows that there are Spanial Gs
who possess what Burke calls "thechas-
tity Of honor"
In the middle of the grounds stand
Gen. Anderson's headquarters. AS we
went up the steps a tall man. rather
shabbily dressed, preceded us. We
noticed his military bearing. and were
told that he was the captain Of one of
the Spanish men-of-war, which lay with
projecting spars at the bottom of Ca
wife harbor. Following his footsteps.
we Of necessity overheard what he said
10 the generals aid:
"Scnor, l borrowed some time ago
$500 from Admiral Dewey to pay Off
my men. / have come to repay the
debt"
lie turned his profile toward us. apd
we noticed how thin he looked. lie
must have starved himself TO collect
the money. With very straight bacl,.
he counted out the Spanish bills. and
turned TO go.
"WiIl you not take q receipt" asked
the. aid OF ten. Anderson.
"Ntyvr from an cfi.cer." answered The
| gray-hailCG old gentleman, with a
,, County, old-fashioned bow. .....
He at least is true Spanish cali
nllero.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-05-27
tOral visiting for a a.onth without
talking about that hornet.

tOral visiting for a aionth without
talking about that hornet.
Another way a hornet shows hia
emartuess'is by not rro"ra- tinating
IL he has an! business with you he
will attend to it at once. and tlel h.,
leaves You to thine it over "a Yourself
He don't do Ii 60 the m',s luit>. co ne
fo0lin0 around for a mhlf an hour
singing. @cOuain. cou in. "and whe he
has bled you all he can. dash away,
yelling "no kim" A hornet never
blends y.nl: Int If he sticks ynn, yon
will go off ON swell e..
| don't know ANYTHING more about
hornets, only that Josh Bill ings Gays.
"a hornet ls infi4mibIe (Jn b WAS a
puor speller) buzzbr. au,Iien IL m4
impreshuns. and rather ha sty in his
conclusions or end."-Farm and Fire.
side.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-05-27
HORSE OF THE UNDERTAKEN.
Circumstnnces In Which Il Takes
on the Driskness OF the
Living

The horse of the undertaken. drawing
the black and sober wagon. is common
ly dr;,tn. TCi AT Il walk. but a trot,
though tot that is never fast. There
are tines. however. when The horse
seems to take on an added touch of
brlskness and animation. in keeping
with its surroundings. as. for instance,
when IL is seen. as sonnet :mes il NAV be-
wirhits h'aci. wagon. in the busy quick
moving throng of vehicles that fills the
streets in the neigi. uorhood of Broad
way and Thirty-fourth street. at the
theater hour at night. says the New
York Sun.
Here and at this time. in this constant
weaving of light and motion. of cars
running back and forth On the elevated
road overhead. and moving cars. cable.
trolley and horse. on the streets below.
intermingled with all sorts of vehmIes.
including carriages of all descip, uns.
coaches. Eroughams. hansoms. electric
cabs. and so on. everything and every
body seems tc be in hurry; or. If not in
a hurry. 10 be going with rush. quick
ly. eagerly. with the anticipation of
pleasure. The cars are crowded as they
rush by. and every carriage is dawn
briskly. ~
Emerging from the busy traffic may
sometimes be seen an undertaker's
wagon. its black. vanished sides glis-
tcning in the electric lights. it's silver
plate shining and its horse going right
along smartly. The wagon is just as
black. just as decorous as ever. and the
driver the same. but it seems as though
the horse had caught the spirit of the
thronR.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-05-27
Russian NeMapnpers.

There has never existed political
press in the real acceptance ut the
term in Russia. According toimmem-
orial tradi'on the Gar only alln "a
the publication If news that 10 in ev.
cry respect agreeable to his views and
opinions. Ia certain special ca ses of
great importance when it ia thmght
necessary to excite or calm pu . lie
opinion. til, Russian government is a
trifie more leinent. Thus, for instance
dur ng the wars Of Napoleon l.. two
newspapers suddenly made their APP
pear1nce md at once became the rec
ognized organs ~ the Russian Chauv
mist party, the Russian Invalid, the
mou'hpiece Of the min stry Of war
and the Syn Otetscheeva. The first
Russian newspaper dates from the
reign IT the Gar Alexis 643-76). 1t
was known under the name Of Cur.
rent news and WAS only de stined for
the Immediate "entourage" of the
emperor. The real founder of .he
Russian press was Peter the Great
who started the StPetersburgG aze,te
the official organ of the Academy OF
Sriencea. a complete collection o.
which exists since 17l4.- Elk.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-05-27
1T Is UP TO CONGRESS.

In spite 1T the dana .ing facts
prove against AlHer's al ninistratinn
OF he War Depar mant. tn. white
wash brush has been applied. but the
ad'ninisi ration hal not darAd RI pro
ceed to- the court martial nf General
Mics. which the Republican press as
serted would be the result ~ the beef
investigation. The Philadelphia Led
&C.. high class Republican pluto
cratic paper Gays;
suppose they had little beef
spoiled, what Of it?" says Secretary
AlRer mt Detroit. We'll. someth-
my of 1t WAS hat many soldiers sick
ened and died. great military scan
dial was created, contracting firms
were paid many thousands "f dollars
for stuff that could no he used the
government was put to the expe rse OF
two nvestigatinns and We are not
through with it. for the decision Of
next years political contest may
hinge on IT. How much does the
Secretary want "of it?"
The case ID up to Congress. The
military satraps have had their turn;
now let us have an investigation by
the representatives Ut the people.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-05-27
Deepest Wells In tn . World

The following are some Of the
deepest wells Ill tile world: In Eu.
rope. Qua at Passy, France, depth
2Oo feet; at La Chapelle. Paris,
depth $50 feet; at Grenelle. Paris,
dep'h LOB feet; Neusal werk, near
Mnden. depth, 2,2S8 feet; mt
Kissing IN. Bavaria. depth 1878 feet:
at Spe'e nberg, near Berlin, depth
4,l9O feet; ut Pesth Uunsary. dentb
3'l8! feet. The we'll at Spe ,enberp.
ne 'r Berlin, is the deepest we'll IN the
world III the United States there
are wells located at st. Lonia, Mo-,
depth 3,9i3 feet; at Louisville. XIV,
denth 2.0S6 feet; ut Columbus, Ohm,
depth 2.775H feet; at Charleston. s.
O., depth 1850 feot.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-05-27
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS sign.

a sign hung in the partially depleted
store OF n New York funeral director
who had moved further uptown caused
many n smile among rnssers-by the 9th
er day. 1t read: Lave gone to a better
place above, where fine stock CT COT.
fins, baskets. and 80 forth will be found.
with all the latest designs in funeral
furnishings"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-05-27

An old Scotch woman was famous
for speaking kindly. N, sheep WIS
All dark but she could find a white
spot to mont ont to those who could
see only it, bla"kness. One day a
gossiping neigtbor lost patience with
her and sail angrily: @Wnn man. yell
hae 4 gull word to SAY for the devil
himself" Instantly came the reply:
""eel, he's vera INDUSTRIOUS
body!"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-05-27
a R"ys Essay on Hornets

hornet is the smarte5t bug that
HES anywhere: He comes when he
p'ehses' ard goes when he gets randy.
O1e wAya hornet shows his smart.
meas Is ny attending to his own busi.
ness and 10y leaking anybody that in
fer's with him wish they had done the
same.
When hornet stings fellow ne
knows it, and never stops talking Of
1t MS long rs any of his friends vii,
listen to him. One day u hornet
stung NY pa (my pa is a preacber,on
the nose, and he did not do any pas.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-05-27
"Mo Eye Like the
Masters Eve. -"

You are master Of your
health, and if you 90 not
attend to duty. the blame
Is easily located. IF your
blood Is impure. Hoods
Sarsaparilla eviu parity It.
1t is the remedy fc- troubles of the
blood, kidneys, bowels or liver.
Kidneys" My kidneys troubled me,
and 1 TOOK Hoods Sarsaparilla which
gave prompt relief, better appetite. My
sleep is refreshing. 1t cured my wife
also" MICHAEL BOYLE, 34T3 Denny St.,
Pittsburg, Pa.
ScrofuIous HuInor-"I was in ter
rible condition from itching, scroiulous
hunlor. Grew worse under treatment.
Took Hoods Sarsaparilla and Hoods
Pills. These cured me thoroughly"
j. j. LITTLE, Fulton. N. Y.
d@od5 SaadqbmM
Never Ile5:ll::l7dD
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-05-27
PROGRA NJ NJ e:

procession will I've formed after
tile exercises in the hall and proceed
10 the cemetery to decorate the graves
OF the dead, III ac:ordarce with the
ceremonies adopted by the Sovereign
Or md Lodge.
All visiting or s"journinp Brothers.
all societies and the public generally
are invited to JIM with us in the.
proper obse rvance Of the day.
By Order c. tho Committee.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-05-27
ElaZ21 .lE7:L21l1D

Hoods Pills euro liver ills; non.irritating and
only cathartic to take with Hoods SarsapariliG.
Crawford avalanche., 1899-07-06

more than thirty miles across. On the
other hand, the Hon. David Mills says
that In pursuance Of its method OF de.
termining the boundary the United
States In many places has drawn its
boundary line more than 100 miles
from the coast" To explain these di.
vergent points of view 1t Is necessary
the nature of the Alaskan coast be un.
derstood. or at least that part OF 1t,
nearly 500 miles long, extending south
by southeast from the body Of the ter.
ritory, as this is the part with which
the boundary dispute concerns itself.
AS to this part Of the Alaskan coast II
may be said In general that a lofty
mountain range extends from Observ.
atory inlet to Cooks inlet and then
sweeps toward the Asiatlc side along
the peninsula. A group. or several
groups, Of islands, many OF them OF
considerable extent. lie of the shore
and from Cross sound to Observatory
inlet and the coast below to Puget
Sound there is series Of islands which
are so situated as to leave between
them, as one writer upon Alaska has
described 1t, 'an unbroken line of In
land navigation the most extraordi
nary In the world"
Would Claim Far Inland.
The British contend that, under In.
ternational law, when an inlet, or arm
of the sea, is less than six miles wide
1t Is to be considered territorial water
of the country In which 1t Is situated,
Crawford avalanche., 1899-07-06

aastftl AsH -
considered American territory. What
historical or treaty right has Great
Britain or Canada to such an outlet?
The question is not an easy one to an
swer. Great Britaln's title to British
North America from the 141st degree
of west longitude. meridian OF Green
.wich) rests. like. that OF the United
States to Alaska. upon her treaty with
Russia. Russia's right certainly was
a vague one, and amounted at best
only to claim In regard to the vast
interior Of whose extent at the time
she had no conception, Great Britain's
title to the Northwest east of 141st de-
gree of longitude has never been seri-.
ously questioned. 1t is only In regard
to the southeastern part of the boun-
dary line. which Is formed irregularly
by mountains and line extending
thirty miles from the coast. that there
has arisen question In recent years
which has grown into great Importance
by the discovery Of new gold field in
the Klondike region.
Now IL the Time to Act.
BY the same treaty Q825) the free
navigation of the Stikine river was
granted, but this also at the time was
regarded as Of little Importance. The
discovery OF gold In the Stikine chang
ed the situation. AS early as 1868 the
British Colonist, an English newspaper
of Victoria, B. c., perceived the desira-
bility Of Great Britain's acquiring in
some way depot on the Pacific for
Crawford avalanche., 1899-07-06

empty wagon. He was accompanied
by his little sister.
Paul" said his father, "take care of
your sister"
81 WILL" he said. simply.
In those days travelling in Cape Col
ony was anything but a picnic. Wild
animals were plentiful and many a
traveller became prey to these beasts.
Everything went well until Paul was
within about five miles of home. Here
large panther made his appearance.
The oxen took fright and bolted. The
jostling of the wagon threw the little
girl to the ground. where she was at
the mercy of the ferocious animal.
Without a moments hesitation young
Kruger jumped from the wagon and
ran TO his sisters assistance. The pan
ther stood with cleaning eyes over the
PROSTATE child.
Kruger was unarmed. but without n
moments hesitation he engaged the
panther in a hand-to-hand battle. 1t
was a fierce battle. Time and again
the angry beast clawed Kruger cruelty,
but his courage and strength never fail
ed him. Like bulldog he held his
grip upon the panther's throat until he
strangled the beast to death. Kruger
was badly lacerated. Blood flowed
! from many wounds, but, notwithstand-
! ing his injuries, he carried his fainting
sister home. This exploit made him
the hero of the sturdy Beers in that
section. 1t was the first indication Of
the latent powers that dwelt In the
coming ruler Of the Transvaal
This heroic Boer ruler is almost de-
| void of learning. What education he
has was hard for him to secure. Yet
he has bafiied men Of learning by his
sagacity. His knowledge of human ma
ture is wonderful. 1t Is no wonder that
the old Beers love their president. His
character is pure; he Is gentle as a
babe. but firm as a rock, and very
lion when his country is in danger
Chicago Inter Ocean.
Crawford avalanche., 1899-07-06

ana that what Is known as the three
mile limit would apply. The British
and Canadians assert that the terri
torial waters of the United States COM
mence at Point Bridget, at the mouth
OF Berner's bay, where the Lynn canal
Is less than six miles wide, and that
consequently ten marine leagues from
Point Bridget would make the bound
ary line at Point Seduction. This would
place Dyea twenty-five miles within
British territory and Skaguay sixteen.
The United States, however, in its
maps has followed the coasts Of inlets,
especially of such great inlets as those
along the Alaskan coast, where the
water Is salt and Of great depth, and
plainly part of the ocean. Even
granting the British contention that in
the case Of the Lynn canal the terri
torial waters begin at Point Bridget,
the American settlements at Dyea and
Skaguay, Katsihin and Pyramid har-
Dor, were made in good faith and at a
time when there was no question as to
whether they were in American terri
tory. Following the precedent estab-
lished by Great Britain herself in the
Venezuelan case, these places, in case
Of the boundary line being submitted
to arbitration, should be excepted. To
regard the coast line as running across
the heads Of inlets, when they are more
than thirty-three miles long, as the
British contend it should. would affect
the territory bordering upon the Lynn
canal, especially the White and Chill
koot passes, which, according to
American contention, are within ten
marine leagues of the coast. but not
according to the British contention. It
is now practically or Professionally
agreed that the boundary line crosses
the White and Chilkoot passes, as
while these do not constitute a noun
tain chain. they may be said to serve
the purpose of n mountain barrier and
thus come within the meaning Of the
treaty Of 1925.
Crawford avalanche., 1899-07-06
Ivy Absorbs Moisture.

There is current opinion that ivy
has a tendency to rot the thing to
which 1t clings. This is true of large
number of other climbing plants, but
not of ivy, for 1t renders the walls Of
almost every house to which 1t clings
entirely free from damp, extracting
every particle of moisture from wood,
brick or stone for its own sustenance.
This 1t does by means of its tiny roots,
which can work their way even into
the hardest stone. When the walls are
well covered with ivy the overlapping
leaves will conduct water falling upon
them from point to point until the
ground is reached. without allowing
the walls to receive any moisture what
ever from the beating rain. IL there
should be an exceptional case Of ivy
covered walls showing signs of damp
ness, that will be found to arise from
their having been erected on wet and
improperly drained site.
Crawford avalanche., 1899-07-06

GREAT BRITAIN WANTS SLICE
or NEW GOLD FIELDS.
Contends that We Must Give Up Some
Of Aisska-Americans construe the
Meaning of the Treaty One Way, and
the British Sec Another Way.

Aside from the Philippine war. the
subject engrossing most public atten-
tion is the dispute between the United
States and England over the line which
cuts Alaska off Canada. The question,
officially. is In the hands OF an Anglo
American commission, whose report Is
being withheld by the two govern
ments because, as 1t Is reported, the
commission could not agree upon
terms. Where the matter will end no.
body knows now, for both Uncle Sam
and John Bull are anxious to get for
their subjects as much Of the gold land
of Alaska and British Columbia as
they can. This commission was as
signed several other matters of arbitra-
tion or adjustment, but the boundary
question Is the one which demands the
quickest settlement. for 1t Is liable any
day to create trouble between the two
governments.
AS to the Alaska boundary question,
Crawford avalanche., 1899-07-06
About shakspeare,s Plays.

A correspondent of Notes and
Queries, upon whose hands, 1t would
seem. time must have hung heavily.
has made laborious calculation of the
number of lines, words. and letters In
each of Shakspeare's plays. The short
est is the COMEDY of Errors" with
14,43S words: then come "The Temp
est" Macbeth" the Midsummer
Nights Dream" and Two Gentlemen
Of Verona" with from 10000 to 1900
words each. The longest is Hamlet"
with 5000 lines and 20,492 words and
120,0J0 letters.
Crawford avalanche., 1899-07-06

Betram & Co. of Salem and Ropes &
Co. of Boston, Mass. Accompanied by
the three Americans and native in.
terpreter, they called officially upon the
Sultan and the Sultana. The Sultan
appeared to be weighed down with do.
nestle troubles, having seven regular
wives, to say nothing of dozen or
more members Of his harem, and the
Sultana was evidently the executive
head of the Zanzibar administration.
In parting he was informed that he
would not be permitted to display the
American flag over the consulate, as
1t was distasteful to the Sultan and his
subjects. The hot Virginia blood of
Judge Riley boiled with indignation
against the proposed insult to the flag
of his country. He was told In reply
that If he put up the flag 1t would be
hauled down. Again the Judge assert
ed his patriotism and declared he
would shoot down the first man who
attempted to insult the emblem of his
country. He then withdrew and pro-
ceeded to hoist the American flag over
the consulate.
A guard Of Arab soldiers appeared
before the consulate and, through an in
terpreter, he was ordered to pull down
the flag. He refused and threatened
to shoot any one who attempted to do
so. Two of the soldiers rushed for
ward with small hatchets in their
hands and were about to cut down the
hagstaff. The Judge opened fire on the
intruders and two of the men fell dead
on the steps of the consulate. The re-
mainder of the guard retreated, carry
ing Off their dead comrades. A mes
senger returned, saying the Sultana
commanded that flag to be hauled
down within twenty minutes or she
would come In person and haul 1t
down. The Judge sent his most gra-
cious compliments to her majesty, in
sisting that the flag should remain, and
he added that IL she assumed the offices
Of a man and attempted TO insult the
American flag she would have to ac-
cept the responsibilities of man.
After twenty minutes had elapsed the
Il
Sultana and her guard appeared be-
fore the consulate. She made an at
tempt to cut down the flagstaff. He
warned her to desist, but she hurled
back at him an Arabic defiance. The
Judge says he lifted his gun and fired,
and the Sultana received In the fleshy
part of her body about forty bird shot.
She was carried back to her palace,
and 1t was found that she was not seri-
ously wounded, as the thickness of her
toga had made the perforations scarce
ly skin deep. 1t was decreed that the
Judge should be Immediately taken out
and shot. He barricaded the consul
ate, and single handed and alone resist
I'd an attack successfully. Subse-
luently explanations ensued, and a
commission was sent to Zanzibar to
make a thorough investigation of the
occurrence. Through the exercise OF
little diplomacy, the difficulties were
overcome.
Crawford avalanche., 1899-07-06
Mr.. KRUGER is BRAVE.
PMcky Man Who Controls the Repub-
lie of the Beers.

Pucky Man Who Controls the Repub-
lie of the Boers.
"Our Paul." or, In the Boer vernacu-
lar, "Oom Paul." the President Kruger
of the Transvaal, Is the one man whom
the British have not been able to beat
down. He stands like stone wall in
the way of their aggressions. Kruger
beat the British once In armed conflict,
but the conditions have changed great
ly since 1881. The dispute between the
British and the Beers Is a simple one.
The Beers have a rich country; the
British want it, and are trying, as they
have been trying for years, to get pos
session of 1t. All the Beers ask is to
be let alone in the enjoyment of their
own. They make no hostile demonstra-
tions, save when their homes and liber-
ty and property are threatened. Efforts
have been made to goad them into
some overt act of hostility that would
afford an excuse for crushing them,
but these have been unavailing. The
Boer is slow and phlegmatic, but he is
no fool. He fights only when 1t is nee
essary to repel invaders, and the Brit
ish have learned by sad experience
that he is brave and can shoot straight.
President Kruger is the soul of the
Boer republic. This remarkable man
was born Oct. 10, 1926. His parents
were Boer farmers, residing in Cape
Colony, too poor to provide Paul with
shoes. The future ruler OF the South
African republic had to trudge over
the African veldt in his bare feet. He
was christened s. ]. Paul Kruger, but
the two initials were soon disused,
though President Kruger uses them in
signing state papers.
Fear was unknown to Kruger from
boyhood. When he was in his seven
teenth year his father asked him to
take home his span Of oxen and an