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The Newtown bee., 1900-11-02

William Platt & Co. of Bethel, who carry fish, clame, oysters and vegetables through Newtown every Wedne sday, are to be relied on as always having the best and fires sheet the market affords.
The Newtown bee., 1900-11-02

Dr R. N. Betts passed last Saturday and Sunday in New Haven with his son, James Bette.
The Newtown bee., 1900-11-02

The Hawleyville whist club met, last week Tuesday evening, with MT and Mrs J. A. James. Frederick Lake won the eentlemen's prizs and Mrs J. A. James the ladies'. This week the club met with Mr and Mrs Amos Camp.
The Newtown bee., 1900-11-02

Do not get scared if your heart trou- ble you. Moat likely you suffer from indigestion. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure dl- out stomach perfect rest. It is the only preparation known that completely di- 9ests 6 Il classes of food that is why it cures the worst cases of indigestion and stomach trouble after everything else has failed. It may be taken in all conditions and cannot help but do you good: R. Fl. Beere & Co.,, Newtown; s. C. Bull & Co.,, Sandy Hook {; A. B. Blakeman, Botsford {; B. Hawley q Co.,, Steunev; A. B. Fanch- CT, Hawleyville; w. N. Hurd, Long Hill.
The Newtown bee., 1900-11-02

The house of M. s. Otis was broken into by burglars not long since, but so far as could be ascertained nothing Of value was taken.
The Newtown bee., 1900-11-02

MT and Mrs R. w. Butcher passed last Sunday out of town.
The Newtown bee., 1900-11-02

George F. Northrop of the Newtown creamery has been at Lee & Seabrot ke's New Haven creamery, while the head man there was on vacation.
The Newtown bee., 1900-11-02

MT and Mrs Charles F. Beardsley were in New Haven over Sunday, the gueets of Miss Rebecca D. Beach. On Sunday thev eriIved a csrrisge drive to Cheshire where their son, Paul, is attending school.
The Newtown bee., 1900-11-02

Mias Katie Heating returned home, last week, after spending two weeks with her sister, Mrs Halpin.
The Newtown bee., 1900-11-02

John Frank has 6 new advertisement in another column about cider apples.
The Newtown bee., 1900-11-02

Mrs s. A. Blackman has been passir z 8 fortnight at Fair fit Id Beach, recupera- ting from her recent illness. MT and Mrs Clark Blackman are with her.
The Newtown bee., 1900-11-02

EDWARDS M.8H1ITB. N. ID. PHYHICIAN. AND 8URQD0D. Office at Residence. Hours: 6 to Q .. n.; 1te 2p. m.; ts ?. n.
 Telephone and 1iRht Bell as 1ssidssss. 1sv. town Street.
 Telephone No. 248-S1.
The Newtown bee., 1900-11-02

Mrs M. c. Rodgers returned m Mon day from visit at Manchester, Vt.
The Newtown bee., 1900-11-02

MT and Mrs George R. Wilson returned the fret of the week from a carriage drive to East Morris.
The Newtown bee., 1900-11-02

For pictures call at Hubert's Rem. brandt Art etore in the Arcade, Bridge
The Newtown bee., 1900-11-02

G. W. Fairchild & Sons of Bridger ort have a small lot of fue quadruple plate candelabra in three, four and five light. The quality and design are the best and they are offering them at half price.
The Newtown bee., 1900-11-02

John R. Peck was in Bridgeport, last Satin dav.
The Newtown bee., 1900-11-02

Miss Clara Sheehan Is spending few dave in Bridgeport, the guest Of her aont' Mra Charles Miller.
The Newtown bee., 1900-11-02

For your harness, go to Wilson French at lSl John street, Bridgeport. You can get some bargains.
The Newtown bee., 1900-11-02

Lee & Seabrooke have placed 8 new
The Newtown bee., 1900-11-02

Mrs M, 8. Otis has been in Water bury,
The Newtown bee., 1900-11-02
LETTER TO E. s. LOWELL,

ths guest of her daughter, Mrs I. Htr ris0n Camp.
The Newtown bee., 1900-11-02
B. M. MITCHELL IN SOUTH AFRICA.

SON or MIR AND MRS D. M. MITCHELL OF
 SOUTH BRITAIN.
The Newtown bee., 1900-11-02
Dr R. s. Todd, Veterinary Surgeon,
 New Milford, Conn

DR ". ]. SOUTH1Y, Veterinary Surgeon. Graduate American Veterinary college, \. Y. Omces: BR0IS0E q KEEIAT0 S3A9kE8 l02 lOl Fairfield Ave. and II Elm St; phone Hl2. Residence: l0S French Straat: 'noor aes I9. RridReoort.C .Cnnn.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-07

Jub' Early am In town: Mars Jub done
sot in dat berry cheer hissef."
The signor had Just read in the morn
ing papers that the distinguished former
Confederate general, JubaI a. Early, was
in the city and was stopping at the Eutaw
House. Leaving the auction room he went
to the hotel. and after brief wait Sc
cured an audience with the general.
What name did he give your" asked
the general.
jackson" replied the signor.
We'll, 1 guess he's the right Jackson. .
said the general.
The Signor then described the chair and
the incidents as related by the colored
man, and General Early said that the chair
was no doubt the one Jefferson used, as he
had sat in such chair at Monticello and
was told that il was the property OF the
Sage. He said he would gladly go to the
auction rooms to identify it. but could not
leave his engagements. The Signor re-
turned TO the auction and offered the old
man SIS for the chair. He looked at 1t
longingly and scratched his white kinks,
but said he wor d take 1t. as he needed
money to get something to eat, and he
could not eat the chair.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-07
The Chinese Wny.



How much room still remains in China
for the exercise of educational effort was
illustrated recently in an interesting man
ner by Lord Charles Beresford in an ad-
dress before the Institution Of Mechanical
Engineers. In the arsenal at Shanghai he
happened to notice krupp gun fitted with
an Armstrong breechpece. He was told
hat this had been rendered necessary be-
cause the Chinese had blown of the origi-
nal breechpiece, and on going to fort up
On the river. in charge OF a mandarin. he
found out how the accident happened.
They were using for the 6I-ton guns
powder which was quite unsuitable, and
he said: That powder will blow the
breechpiece Off" The mandarin nodded.
smiled and answered. Yes; it does
The last time the gun was fired. he said.
it killed fourteen men; so then they load
ed another gun and fired il. and that time
twenty-four men wore killed. These guns
must have cost in mounting and breeding
at least e50, 900. At another place ns
found that the gun was actually loaded IN
the magazine, and he said: IF there were
any carelessness in sponging the gun after
firing. the magazine would be blown up.
The mandarin in charge gave him a slap
on the back. and replied: You are one
OF the cleverest men have ever met. The
year before last we did fire these guns.
and we blew up the magazine just as .rou
have said. will show you where 1t was
The mandarin added that he did not re-
member how many men were killed, Dut
he believed that It was fifty.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-07
PRECIOUS METALS IN THE ARTS.
Enormous Quantities Consumed in
the Various Industries.

1t is easy to ascertain how much gold
and silver are absorbed in the coinage of
the various nations, but the most careful
estimates as to the quantities of these
metals used in the arts and industries are
only approximate. Statisticians in the
Treasury Department OF the French Gov
eminent recently undertook the considera-
Bile task Of compiling the best information
on this subject, and the figures they have
reached are probably as accurate as any
that have yet been published.
Most of the gold used in the arts is for
ornamentation, though it is also employed
to large extent for the most practical
purposes. as in dentistry. IL is doubtful
If even jewelry consumes larger quanti-
ty OF gold than some other ways in which
1t is used. The consumption for gliding
alone is very large. The films of gold leaf
are very thin, but enormous numbers OF
them are applied to a considerable variety
OF manufactures, such as signs, jewelry,
books. frames. furniture, pottery. and 9TH
er articles, and the aggregate value Of the
gold thus used is very large.
The consumption Of gold for gliding has
considerably increased since electro gid
ing came into vogue. both because more
gliding is done and also because the new
process wastes considerable quantity OF
the metal. According to the French fig
ures the United States consumes in the
arts about 81 600 pounds of gold in year,
which amounts in value to $40 900, 900 in
round numbers. France however. with her
pre-eminent manufactures OF jewelry and
other articles OF luxury. heads the list with
an annual consumption Of about 81, 200
pounds year. Great Britain also sur
passes the United States with 34.1OO
pounds, Germany consumes 29,040 pounds.
Switzerland 1890, Italy II 900, Russia o.
900, Austria Hungary 6,175. and Belgium
and Holland $500
Perhaps one reason why the United
States consumes in the arts a good deal
more silver than any other country is be-
cause photography here, with its amateur
branch is far more extensively in use than
in any other land. The chief Industrial
uses of silver are for solid silver plate and
silver plating, mountings for harnesses and
other ornamentation, and photography. The
silver industries in the United States con-
sumo over $4,000 pounds year, Germany
and France about 800, 900 pounds each,
Russia 200 600 and Great Britain POS. OO0
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-07

THE FLOWER OF THE AIR.


| 81 don't think he VIII know" said Dali
yell. in hushed voice. looking toward the
! huddled-up figure in the wings. "At least,
he did cot see her fall. Thank God for
| that"
The Flower of the Air" had been car
! ried behind the scenes.
DR.. Hilton hurried there and made a
hasty examination.
Her back is broken" he said. "she
will not live very long. She is smashed
to pieces
Come with me-" said Dalyell. 81 think
they have not found him. but her husband
is lying in the wings"
He saw her fall?''
mo. / am afraid she saw him II must
have been that caused the accident"
"Ah! 1 saw her poor. little face. Then
she came-crashr'
Beppo was carried TO a dressing-room.
There was nothing to be done for him.
He had died quite suddenly.
angina pectoris. no doubt" said Dr..
Hilton. Perhaps. poor lad. he realized
suddenly that she was in deadly peril. Per-
haps not. Anyhow, he has gone before
her."
In the broken little figure of the Flower
of the Air" life stirred. The eyes. that
seemed the only things uninjured, opened.
and fixed themselves after a minute on
DR.. Hilton's face.
"Beppo?" she said. with difficulty. 81
saw him fall
The doctor held something to her lips.
BE brave, my child. You are dying, but
he has gone before you"
All he need not know. 1t will be better
than Sicily-and there are none sick there.
The money is for the old people. You will
find it-Dr. Hiiton-at my lodgings"
The yOiCp died off in sfnp-sonp
Il am so glad" she painted again-"that
he-has gone first-I could not have left
him."
Come. Dalyell," said Hilton. 1--WE can
do no more. She will not speak again.
Katharine lyman, in The Sketch.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-07
Old Friends, Old Books.

Old friends, old books, arc surely best,
Already long they've stood each test
In times Of stress or incidence
Have ininis,ered 10 soul and sense
With grace responsive 10 each quest.
Aye, every within by rs possest.
When winds blow cast or winds blow west.
They kindly lumor-not incense--
Old friends, cid books.
The new may touch with keencr zest
When we with ennui are opprest,
But only briefly; turning thence
With reawakened confidence,
We seek-for peace, for JOY, f0 rest
Old friends, old books.
-Cbsrles II. Williams. in the Kansas City Star.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-07
JOKES OF THE DAY.
4 System of Mncmonics.

Aunt Filuri-When was i. you had the erick
in your back, Silasi
Uncle silas-I.et's see7 Wasn't It last winter
when l was takin' the Iump-Up tonic? No; it
seems as il it year ago last winter when
| WAS takin' Calls Liver polish. Or. il may have
been earlier in the spring when was tryin' tina.
box OF Grsymatter & Pulps Brain salve. No:
now know for sure. II was two years ago last
winter when you an I was wearin them DR..
Kctchem's nti-SpasmOdic insoles.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-07

''Did YOU enjoy the holidays?"
'No. We have had so many Invitations out
that / feel as if had been participating in
six-day turkey eating contest"
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-07

(From The New York WorId.)
A-Doesn't il cost you an enormous amount to
keep up that yacht 81 yours2
B-Yes. but NV wife cannot run up any bills
while she is on IL.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-07
Cause for shame.


Enquiring Child-Father there's a lot in this
book about Othello. Who was Othello?
Father-Othello! Why, bless me- my boy-do
you mean &c tell me You 20 to Sunday school and
don't know simple thing like thatl I'm asham-
ed OF you.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-07

OFrom the Toledo Commercially
Alderman Blank-Iiad an awfully exciting cI-
perience last night.
Councilman Blink-That so? What?
Alderman Blank was held up by highway
man.
Councilman Blink-Ti,at's good. How much did
YOU get out Of EN-!
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-07

Mrs. l1oon Cndsnantiy)-I wonder why Mrs
Gabbeton doesn't mind her own business2
Mrs. liOon-Onc reason Is that she has no mind
and another is that she has business. She has
no bushes to mind il she had any mind to mind
1t, and no mind to mind her own business il she
had any business to mind.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-07

(From the New York Jourual)
"IIow is it. doctor that We don't see you any
more with that old fame Of yours, the bankers
daughterY'
''She is married"
''Married2 To whomT'
s'To me"
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-07

NTFOUI INT VTICaSu TVsI.T
Several women entered the ear together.
Get up" said the fat man to the thin man.
"and give a lady your seat" Fat men always
think they are privileged 10 remain seated.
.Get UP y1urself." retoFted the thin man.
''and give two ladies your seat"
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-07
A Definition.

From the Chicago Times-fIerald)
Little Edgar-Papa what's 4 lineai descend
ant?
Pale is generally some one who is trying
to get through the world on reputation some
body made before he was born.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-07
The New Examination.

Miss Batim0re-IIow did YOUR brother get
along with his college entrance examinations?
Miss Pittsburg-He passed in rowing and foot
ball, but conditioned in baseball and golf.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-07

(From the Chicago News.)
Coined" whispered the dark. romantic maiden,
''what is the light of love?r
The light OF love-" murmrcd OIncd with
PARKWAY look. sis generally the gas turned down
to a mere blue shark -
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-07

IFTOm the IhlCagO POst.I
81 thought you were going to try to borrow
only $40 from him, but you say you got twenty"
Eyes, | happen to remember Just in the nick
Of time that anything worth doing at all is
worth doing we'll"
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-07

The seals and sea lions. OF course. spend
the winter in the ponds provided for them.
They require little extra attention, and, in
common with the other animals, are fed
more, that they may take on a greater
emount of fat, which enables them to get
through the cold season more success
fully.
Two animals that have been provided
with winter quarters are large elk and a
buffalo. and this is probably because they
are getting along 10 years. for the main
herds of buffalo and elk roam at will over
tne Withholding place assigned TO them.
The home OF these animals is the cold.
eheeriess prairie. where there is no shelter
From cold and wind: but they need little
protection. possessing skins SO thick that
boreas may not hope TO discomfit them.
ON on the hillside. lying in calm content
nept, one notices the elk and buffalo, ana
wonders at nature and its strange and al
verse creatures. These hardy dweller. Of
the plains have retiring place also. which
they may seek or not. as they will; and
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-22
DEATH OF GEORGE. C. M'REE.
Leading and Prosperous Planter of
Southern Georgia.

Valdosta, Ca, May 21-Mr. George c.
McRee, senior member of the large farm
ing firm of George r. McRee & Sons
died at his home six miles west of here
this evening at O'clock His death was
due TO heart failure and came unexpect-
eddy, though he had been indispoeed for a
month or more. He felt unusually well
yesterday and this morning, and ate a
hearty dinner. Just after dinner he was
seized with an attack and was thought
10 be dead. He rallied, however, and
stated that he was feeling better. but
died a few minutes later.
He was one of the largest farmers in
this section, and has made ii a rule for
the past several years to plant no cotton,
directing his efforts 10 melons, cane, veg
etables, etc. His farm comprises about
1900 acres of the finest land in this sec
ton For twenty yeas he has employ
ed the convicts of this and some of the
adjoining counties on his farm, mill and
other enterprises, and his camp was not
ed for its excellent management He was
a kind-hearted man nnd his charities are
said to have amounted to a great deal
His home was a place Of hospitality and
his death is generally deplored through
out this section. He came to Lowndes
county as a civil engineer when the Gulf
road was built through here in 1862. He
married here and has resided here since
then. His father, at the age of 50 years,
and four sons survive him.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-22
JAPANESE FUNERALS.
Pomp and Ceremony in Paying the
Last Honors to the Dead.
From the Indianapolis Journal.


Yokohoma.-To be buried with pomn
and ceremony is the lifelong ambition of
a japanese. The higher the rank the
the greater the display. When the EN-
press Dowager died In 1877 no less than
100000 was appropriated from the ma
tlonal treasury. The ceremonies occupied
several weeks, as they were conducted
according to ancient usage.
A rev days ago the funeral of a lady
of the higher class in Toxic was attended
by vast concourse of people and with
"a large expenditure of money. Large edl-
noes were erected near the family vault
Tor the mourners. The service was
chanted by so Buddhist priests, the prin-
clpal OF whom pronounced a warm and
sympathetic grafton in memory of the
deceased lady, whose noble character had
Won universal esteem. Last week, while
out in jinrikisha, we saw a great con-
course of people assembled In front of
silk store, and learned that one of the
f1rm had died, and this was his funeral
We hurried on and took a position near a
bridge that led to the temple. First In
the procession came, a body Of men in
gray tunlcs. These were followed by a
great number of Japanese in their silken
robes, that set off their fine, intelligent
faces. Then came the priests with their
shaver beads, over which men carried
large red japanese parasols. After these
a company of men with a queer head
covering of straw, like an inverted bread
basket carrying in their hands sprigs
of paper lotus About midway in the pro-
cession was the bier made of implanted
wood and covered with royal purple dra-
perry and borne on the shoulders Of eight
men, the mourners, on foot, looking like
so many girls going to their first com>
muuion, as they were dressed In white
with white wells and carrying in their
hands dishes of rice, fish and fruit These
were followed by men in white, bearing
tree-like lotus plants in wicker baskets
The gold and silver paper flowers re-
hected the morning sun and gave color
to this most picturesque procession. At in
tervals there were men bearing wicker
baskets on long poles, containing birds
that were TO be freed at the grave. SYM
bolical Of the freeing of the spirit from
the earthly cage Of the body band of
music added its mournful strains as II
passed through a wall of JAPANESE on
either side of the street. 1t was difficult
to tell whether the deceased was
Buddhist or a Shintoist, as there was A
blending of the ceremonies peculiar 10
these religions.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-22
PAGES 8 TO II.

bullet and bomb proof. He learns to climb
post and rail as dog climbs, to throw
down snake rail after the manner OF
breachy cattle, 10 evade barhed wire as
shrewdly as a politician evades the full
illment of a promise and to worm his
way through everything in manner to
justify the angry farmer, who said: II
don't know about camel going through
the eye of a needle, but IL 1t was a hog
ID bet on his doing 1t every time"
No other animal has been more modified
by civilization, and none reverts more
quickly to the original wild type. Three
genera tons of running wild suffice to turn
the smooth, round, short-snouted Berk-
shire, all meat, almost no feet, into the
razorback or ha2el-splitter. thin, lank,
leggy, lop-eared, sharp-snouted. an Ish-
mael In brisiles, running like deer IL
running be possible, fighting as only a
wild hog can fight when battle is imper-
alive. The tusks which have been half
obliterated in the process of civilization
get back size and strength. Al a year old
they are formidable, at two, murderous,
at three or five more deadly than
sword. They afford certain index of age
up to six years, but are commonly broken
in fights long before that time wild
bears are very ill-tempered, and when
worsted in lighting often revenge them
selves by ripping the bark from trees az
high as they can rear.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-22
BLOOD POISONING

devoted to showing the many visitors
through the mechanical department where
there was on exhibition an exceptionally
fine display of work executed in this de-
partment. This afternoon hundreds of
visitors saw the biological and chemical
departments, after which battalion drill
and dress parade were gone through by
the cadets.
The annual entertainment of the Cluto-
MAN Society is being held tonight and as
this Is one of the most attractive features
of the entire exercises hundreds of visitors
are in attendance. The Jacksonville or
chestra is furnishing music for the exer-
cises. The railroads gave exceedingly low
rates and the attendance was very large.
This closes one of the most successful
terms the college has ever enjoyed.