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The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1899-06-16

"Where are you going, Dorothy?''
The speaker was little woman, in an
indigo blue calico dress and q greenland
white checked Bingham apron. The
green Bingham sunbonnet on her head,
held in shape by Stats of pasteboard,
Slapped up and dowa as she lifted her
hand to draw il over her face, for she
stood on the southeast porch, and the
morning sun was blazing full in her
watery gray eyes.
The young woman stopped at the top
of the Apple Tree knoll and turned
around. She made part of the early
summer landscape, as she stood, bare
headed, as though she had dressed her.
self with an eye to ''effect Of tone" with
apple blossoms. 1t was we'll that she
was bare-hesded. The titan red of her
hair compared with the pink Of the apple
blossoms as bit of woodbine turned
red from the frost compares with the
pink in November sunset. Nature does
not make any mistakes in mixing her
colors. Dorothy's dress was in the same
AnAAB ab IIA huAA~OhC Ehy GhC
same of her cheeks. 1t was the look In
the eyes that held you, as with a sugges-
ton of great reserve power. She was
tall, 1.-the, graceful In every movement,
and entirely unconscious Of self.
81 am going out to pasture, to see
Tom-all-alone, and get blossoms"
"But we've just finished housecleaning,
and don't want any old weeds clutter
Ing up the sitting-room."
"Old weeds !" said Dorothy to herself,
then laughed. Poor Aunt Jane mo, !
will not clutter, she threw back in a
cheerful voice, and went on her way
down the other side Of the knoll, with the
free, untrammeled step OF one who spends
her time In the open air.
~ knew where Dorothy was going be-
fore asked her, :" commented Aunt Jane,
sitting down to pare dish of potatoes,
and dropping them into pan of cold
water into which she had sprinkled a
handful of salt. ashes crazy after going
to see Tom-sll-slone-as she calls him !;
wonder where she picked up that out
landish name2 1t seems as IL she grew
worse and worse. Here tits going on two
years since Tom Boyle went TO war, and
never came back, and Is never likely to
come, since his horse came home without
him; and she spends more time with that
horse than with all the rest Of us--grand-
pa In the bargain" Aunt Jane sighed.
sits high time Dorothy turned over .
new leaf--going on 25 next mouth her
sun Ia shining, butshe's making no hay"
aHcy, what's that you are saying,
Jane, about making hayg no time to be-
Gin till the middle of June, this year
things are backward"
~Oh, It's you, Is it, fatherS was say
ing that Dorothy ought to be making hay
while the sun shines; she's going ON Is
ana she's so set about Tom that I'm
afraid she'll never settle down unless abe
turns over new leaf"
.sNow, Jane, have you been Fostering
her with any Of your haggling about get
ting marriedp should think one such
experience az yours would be enough In
our family
Jane collapsed as If she had received .
ahoek. About her own experience she
held to one unvarying rule, '.The leaat
aala the soonest mended.n Her connubial
hliaa was sssho-to II it was not ssswect.p |
Aha had mob dy to thank but herself, |
aimee she Lid married without heA
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1899-06-16
s. s. 5. IS tho Only
Remedy Equal to this
Obstinate Disease.

equal tfoubIo, never
goes down to the of the disease permanently
trace of the faint .-..z-
The serious consequences which Scroua surely
should impress upon those afflicted with it the vital i'm
portance Of wasting time upon treatment which
possibly effect In many where the wrong
treatment has relied upon, complicated gandular
wenrs have resulted which the doctors insist that
q dangerous surgical operation is necessary.
Mr.. n. q. Thompson of Milledgeville Ga, writes
bad case Of Scrofula broke the glands Of
which had 80 Be- lanoed and caused much suffering
treated for long while but the physicians we're unI
began their treatnent Many blood remedies were used
but without effect. Some recommended 3. 5. 81 and
began to improve had taken few bottles
Continuing the remedy soon cured permanently
and have had q sign of the disease return Sw
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1899-06-16
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The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1899-06-16
The Home Circle.
On the First decoration
Day"

DOROTHY ON CAPT BoYLE's HORSE,
WHEN THE SOLDIERS MONUMENT WAS
UNVEILED, THIRTY-oNE YEARS Ago.
MARY WILSON IN THE SPRINGFIELD
REPUBLICAN.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1899-06-16
ONLY ONE CURE
FOR SCROFULA.

There are dozens Of remedies recommended for
ecrofula, some OF them no doubt being able 70
afford temporary relief, but S. s. g. Is absolutely
Sorofula Is one of the most obstinate, deepsested
blood diseases, and Is beyond the reach OF the
many so-called purifiers and tonics because some
thing more than a mere tonic is required S. ). ;.
lie, and never fails to cure Scrofula, because IL
lie disease, thus permanently eliminating every
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1899-06-16

Harvesting Machines
there other kinds and fact constant because
let's experience there's nothing cheaper
fnan the best La harvesting machinery here it is,
Mccormick Righthand Elevator Binder.
The Mccormick Mower.
The Mccormick Folding Daisy Reaper
The Mccormick Vertical Corn Binder.
only handles
they 0
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1899-06-16

realizes i'm S
IDEAL
ohere farming
meas the season sproit tor loss
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-04-27

dawned, and q police officer tcamc
round on his tour of inspection. He
also remarked the open door. and
walked in to see what was the matter.
Topsy- -turvydom reigned supreme in
all the rooms that the thieves had
ransacked. He searched thoroughly
everywhere, but to his surprise could
see no one, nor could he hear voice.
At last he came to the room where the
bride and bridegroom were sitting.
"Why do I find the street door open?"
inquired the police officer. Neither
the man nor the woman deigned TO
reply.
'Explain at once why your street
door is open and your house in such a
fearful state of disorder?" angrily
shouted the police officer, sternly re-
garding the man. Still not word
did the man answer.
"Once more command you to ex-
plain the disreputable condition in
which I find you, your wife and your
house. Fail to answer and your heads
shall pay the forfeit"
A dead silence followed this awful
threat. The police officer waited one
full minute, and the bridegroom and
his bride could almost hear each
others heart-throbs. Yet neither
stirred nor spoke. Then with loud
and furious voice the police officer
ordered that first the mans head
should be cut off, and afterward the
womans.
The few necessary preparations
were quickly made, and the execu-
toner's sword was just about to per-
form its horrible task, when the wom-
an, unable any longer to restrain her
agony, fell on her knees and said:
"Sir, have pity, implore you. Spare
him; ne is my husband. We are only
welded yesterday"
"Ha! hal" exclaimed the man, clap
ping his hands; "I have won the
wagerl so, dear wife, at once-shut
the door"
''Surely, they are both mad. The
evil eye has been cast upon them, :"
calculated the police officer.
may, sir, we are neither of us
mad" said the husband, voluble
enough now since his wife had spoken
first, and therefore gone to shut the
street door. Then with many gesticula-
tions he told the man how il had all
happened, and how he and his wife
had been robbed of all their wedding
finery, and reduced to O state OF
beggary.
'Poor foolsl" was all the police
officer said, as he turned on his heels
and went out, leaving the street door
wide open for the second time!
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-04-27
A vvoman's Unicus Diary,

|, A young woman who revels in woe
has evolved, or at least revived, an ex-
cellent way of keeping herself in a
state OF perpetual gloom. She has q
diary with two pages for each day.
On one page she writes what she ex-
poets to do, where she proposes to go
and whom she hopes to see during the
day. On the opposite page she writes
what she has done, where she has
been and whom she has seen. The
pages, says the young woman, never
agree and are usually fiat contradic-
tions of each other. The silver lining
of the cloud of pessimism which such
q perverse state of affairs would other
wise engender is that she has noticed
that when she predicts and expects a
gloomy day, filed with disagreeable
duties or monotonous dullness, the
opposite page is sure to glimmer with
pleasant surprises-callsf from pleasant
people, letters from absent friends,
invitations of an especially tempting
character and all sorts of unlocked
for enjoyment. The writer of the
diary says she finds it an excellent
antidote for undue elation of spirits
and check to despair. When she
feels "down" she can turn to her blue
days and see how well they turned out,
and when she feels particularly ex-
uberant glance at the record of days
joyously anticipated but miserably
spent has wonderfully SOLDERING eff
feet. The book keeps her in a state
of tranquil neutrality very restful for
the nerves. The absurd young wom-
an has had the odd diary bound in
pink and purple, typifying joy and
woe, and calls it her book of faith.-
New York Commercial Advertiser.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-04-27

Round rosettes of black velvet baby
ribbon are used as trimming on lace
evening gowns.
White cloth, fine and silky in finish,
is one of the fashionable materials fol
the bridesmaids gown.
Very pretty tiligree bracelets are
shown, and evidently are again in
favor. Some are set with gems.
Cherry-red taffeta is the latest thing
for petticoats, and if you would be
quite up to date have corsets to match.
Many handsome imported gowns
are in cashmere of delicate shades. A
coarse lace applique is seen on hand
some afternoon and evening gowns.
Hoods for evening wear are in
vogue. They are built of fowered
silk and lined with satin, turning back
from the face after the manner of an
old-fashioned sunbonnet.
Pompadour combs are now studded
with gems, some being of great value.
The jeweled side combs are still
fashionable, the newest styles being
made entirely OF gold or silver and
set with small diamonds and other
precious stones.
A black velvet stock, at which the
women exclaim, "Isn't that sweet?'
has little double rufiie of white rib
bon at the upper edge and a design in
the same rutfled white ribbons of a
double bowed Empire knot, and curv-
ing ends joining.
Something novel in bridesmaid IS
costume is white taf'eta silk coat
with round tails and elbow sleeves,
worn with white net skirt trimmed
with chiffon ruches. The edges OF
the coat are finished with rows OF
stitching, and the revers are covered
with handsome lace. 1"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-04-27
Putting Moonlight in Music.

Beethoven's famous composition,
the Moonlight Sonata, is said to have
been composed under the following
circumstances:
One evening, as Beethoven and a
friend were hurrying through the
streets of Bonn, they heard the fami-
liar notes of the Sonata in +. Some
thing in the musician's g touch attracted
the attention of Beethoven, and he
stopped and listened. Suddenly the
music stopped, and the despairing
words of the musician came to them
through the open window: ooh, if /
could but hear some really good
musician play this wonderful piece!"
and the words ended in a sob.
Let us go in," said Beethoven.
They entered and found the player a
young girl, poor and blind. Beethoven
sat down at the old harpsichord and
played as he had never played before,
His listeners were spellbound. "Tell
u.s." they begged, "who are you?"
For answer he played the opening bars
in the Sonata in L. cit is Beetho.
ven!" they exclaimed in awe and ad-
| mlratlon.
Suddenly the candle fickered and
went out. Beethoven ceased playing
and bowed his head upon his hand.
His friend threw open the shutters; a
flood of beautiful moonlight entered
the room. It's transfgurating light
touched up the poor old instrument
and rested upon the noble figure
bowed before it.. The profound si.
lence was broken at last by the
musician, who said, "Listenl 1 will
improvise sonata to the moonlight. "
Then was created this wonderful
sonata, beginning in sad, tender
movement, the embodiment in sound
of the gentle moonlight transfguring
and glorifying the dark earth.
Suddenly the music ceased, and
with brief farewell Beethoven hur-
ried home to put upon paper this
famous composition. - Philadelphia
Saturday Post.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-04-27

The DETACHMENT of rural scenery by
ugly advertisements on fences, rocks
and barns, is an old story; but in
spite of frequent and vigorous pro-
tests the evil custom seems to con-
tinue. This is largely because many
farmers have not keen appreciation
of the artistic offence of such adver-
tisements. They are a good illustra-
tion of the old adage that familiarity
breeds contempt. They have spent
their whole lives amid the beauties of
nature, with the result that their eyes
are blinded to those beauties. In this
respect they are no worse than city
people, who, for the same reason, are
almost wholly indifferent to excres-
cences that may mar the beauty of
city streets and buildings.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-04-27
Velvet Coats in StyIe.

A London costumer suggests this
black velvet jacket, lined with Ameri-
can beauty satin and trimmed with
jeweled buttons and two flat chin
chilla reveres. The collar, faced with
chinchilla, may be left open to show
the wide bow of the violet stock be-
meath. That the coat is cut with
spoon-shaped tails and small sleeves
it is hardly necessary to- state. Il,
Another beautiful cutaway in plum
colored velvet has the slight fulness OF
the double breasted front, strapped in
by band of black satin ornamented
with genuine gold buckles set with
precious stones. The fancy-shaped
reveres are of white satin, covered
with lisse and edged with piping of
chinchilla. A chinchilla piping also
borders the rolling velvet collar, which
fastens with two little furred heads.
The sleeves are half tight and half
pufied. A coat of this kind is made
snug and durable and practicable dur
ing cold weather by an interlining OF
chamois skin concealed by the mauve
taffeta lining.
Young married women who revel in
their newly acquired dignity as ma
irons lavishly admire the longer coats.
They are at the same time demure and
coquettish, and are not lacking in chic,
with their flat circular ruffles quantity
applied, stitched bands and gorgeous
Innings. One is in green broadcloth,
lined with heliotrope cord silk and
trimmed at the long cutaway fronts
with circular founce, cut wide at
the back and tapering into points up
the front. What appears to be a
dress skirt in the same cloth shows
beneath the open fronts. In reality it
is part of the coat, to which the cir
cular ruffie is applied in cutaway
form.
The other long coat is blending of
princess and redingote in Havana
brown cloth, dashed with oblong
lighter spots. The skirt and fiat
collar piece are outlined with scallops.
The coat is double breasted and fast
ened toward one side under loose,
narrow front piece. The side and
back are tight-ftting. A tailor
stitched. band trims the collar and
front and heads the shaped ruffle.
Little reveres of zibeline open over a
tucked shield of rose velvet. The roll
ing collar and the piping of the beige
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-04-27

other prominent people spent much
time there, all anxious to try the new
invention. Even before that time the
principles upon which the telephone
operated were thoroughly familiar to
him, for his home had been the scene
of many of Elisha Gray's experiments.
and the Western Union wires had often
vibrated there with the harmony of
Professor Grays musical telephone.
In the experiments with telegraph
ing across the continent after the lines
had been constructed to San Fran
cisco Mr.. Summers played a prominent
part and his ascertainment of the ef-
fects of distance upon wires and the at
mospheric effects upon the capacity of
wires, and the influence of one wire
upon another, antedated much of the
work which has since been done in
electric power transmission. In much
of the experimental development of va
rious systsms he was intimately asso-
ciated, lad his testimony in regard to
early inventions was much sought
after
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-04-27

In 1869 he was summoned to Chicago
to do what nobody then could do; he
was summoned to put in operation the
first testing instrument ever brought
to the west. This instrument was fit
ted up with polisher brass and plate
glass, which had been sent out from
Germany. No one here knew their
uses. Mr.. Summers had at the same
time. in his private laboratory in Gin
cinnati, a set exactly like that of for
eign make, and which he had made for
his line in the railroad shops. Soon
thereafter he was called to direct as
electrician the new methods adopted
in the Western Union service. From
that time down to his death he was
in the same capacity in the employ OF
that company.
Mr.. Summers was connected with the
early development of almost all the
commercial applications of electricity.
1t would be difficult to say just how
much his personality has been i'm
pressed upon some of the most import
ant inventions in this field. The pat
emf office contains no record of him as
an inventor, but he Is known to have
been the maker of suggestions and Or
iginator of ideas which often after
ward developed into valuable inven-
tionss This fact was brought strik-
ingly out some years ago in certain
evidence produced upon the trial of a
patent suit in England. This suit in
volved the primary principles upon
which all duplex telegraphy operated.
1t is this method that is used to operate
all ocean lines and most of the modern
land lines. 1t was found on the trial
that in the earliest experiments that
had been made Mr.. Summers had sug-
gested to Mr.. Stearns, the inventor, the
nsA of what are known as condensers.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-04-27

To beautify the neck the following
directions, if carefully and persistent.
ly carried out, will bring satisfactory
results: Battle the neck and shoui-
ders every night in warm water, then
rub them with olive oil. Use the
palm of the hand, making the strokes
from the neck downward, and then in
circular direction. Keep this up
about five minutes. Lay the chin
against the throat and turn the head
slowly to the right and around again
slowly to the left. Repeat this latter
movement five times, then rub the
thinnest part of The neck or chest
briskly with the palm of the hand,
using the downward stroke. When
you have done this for few minutes,
stand with you shoulderblades and
head firmly placed against the wall,
the tips of your fingers resting on your
shoulder, and then take long breath.
Gradually relax. This concludes the
exercise. Retire Immediately, and
generally ones sleep will be good and
sound the whole night long.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-04-27
A Queens Alliance.

The Queen of the Belgians has
issued rescript to her sister queens
and empresses asking them to form an
alliance for the purpose of helping the
lacemakers of Europe. She has ap-
pealed to them to forswear wearing
imitation lace and to bind themselves
to wear only handmade lace, pointing
out that the machine made fabric
threatens the extinction of artistic,
handworked lace. The number of
lacemakers in Belgium and France
has diminished since the advent of
lace machinery by forty thousand per-
sons. The Queens appeal met with
a ready response and the queenly
alliance has already become q fact.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-04-27
ELECTRICAL POWER
Charles H. Summers Gave it Many New Uses-0ne Of
the Pioneer EXnerimenterS With
the Telephone.

and that 1t was these suggestions
which enables the system to be operat-
ed. Hence it is true that largely to
Mr.. Summers is owing that which has
since become a standard part of land
and ocean telegraphy.
Mr.. Summers caused to be erected
the first incandescent electric lighting
plant in the west. He was equally
early in the field Of telephony. The
first Bell telephones were brought to
Chicago by Gardner Hubbard, Graham
Bells father-in-law. There were two
sets of instruments and they were
taken to Mr.. Summers Office to be test
ed. A line from his home at Highwood
(now Fort Sheridan) to his Office in
town was made use Of, and the first
telephoning over actual lines was done
from Mr.. Summers home.
There are many anecdotes related OF
these early experiments and the amaze
ment with which people regarded the
magic talking boxes" which were a
conspicuous figure OF Mr.. Summers
offices in the old Union building at the
corner of Washington and La Sale
streets, Chicago. General Phil H. Sher-
idGn, then commander in this depart
ment of the army, had offices adjoining
Mr.. Summers, and the loud talking,
singing and yelling once made him ask
if a riot was in progress. When he
found that it was not riot, but noise
Greeted over cumbersone-lookin
wooden box about the size of small
travelling trunk, he was inclined to
question the sanity Of those about it.
But he was usually chary of ques-
tioning any odd thing Mr.. Summers
might do, for he had had proof before
Of the electricians ability at scientific
joking. Afterward General Sheridan
used often to say he did not believe
that box could talk, until one time he
got Mr.. Summers to sing through it
"Old Rosin the Beau" which was one
of his occasional musical achievements.
His Offices became the center of gen.
eral curiosity. Newspaper men and
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-04-27

if we may Judge from the ship
building returns for the quarter end
ing with the close of September, the
engineering trades in Great Britain
have fully recovered from the evil eff
fects of the great strike, at least as
far as the volume of trade is con-
cerned. The various yards had un-
der construction no less than 59S
merchant vessels, with a gross ton
mage of ], 1864, $50 tons. This is an
increase of 143 vessels and 4S0, 00C
tons over the returns of the same
date last year. OF these ships 572
were steamers, and only 26 sailing
ships. The list of customers is of in
terest. 1t shows that 492 of the yes.
sells were for British owners, while six
were to go to the colonies. Germany
had ordered eight of the ships, aggre-
eating At, 700 tons, and Russia II ves-
sells, of 26, $50 tons. Then in their
order come Japan, II ships; Norway,
nine ships; Holland, six; Denmark,
six, and Austria Hungary, three ships.
The vessel of large displacement is
growing in favor, for the tables in
clude six vessels of over 10, 900 tons,
seven of from 5000 to 10, 600, 80 of
from 5000 TO 5000, and 81 from 1000
TO 5000. There are 124 steamers,
chiefly of the tramp class, of tom
mage varying from 5000 to 1000.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-04-27
The density of the population OF

The density of the population OF
London has been doubled since 1857.
at is truly wonderful, says the Lan-
Get, anent London, 'that its vast pop
ulation of G,291, ,667, located on only
693 square miles, should have in 1897
SO low death rate as 17.7 per 1000.
This rate is not greater than that of a
fairly rural district. England we'll
deserves the name she has received as
the birthplace and home of sanitary
science and practice"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-04-27

There is certain qualification in
knowing that, small as is Samoa's for
eign trade, Europe exceeds us in i'm
ports from that quarter, while we
exceed combined Europe in exports.
This is shown in the annual report of
ul-General Osborn, who adds the
pleasing fact that, while nearly half
the Samoan imports come from Aus.
tralia, a large percentage of these are
of American origin-goods east oI
California being shipped to Atlantic
seaports, thence to Sydney, and from
Sydney to Apia.