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The Newtown bee., 1900-11-23
Fairfield County.
HUNTINGTON.

MICRoBINE ENTERTAINERS DRAW GOOD
 CROWDS.
 The Microbine Medicine Co.,, under the management of Dr Vail, are giving a splendid entertainment each evening at the Town hall in the Center. The nina reading and answering of sealed questions by the doctors wife are a wonder and anna 3ment to all. The hall is we'll filled every evening and the sale of medicine is large, as thus far It seems to be all that IS represented,
 John Peterson has taken . position as night watchman at the Pin shop in Shel- ton.
 Ephraim Laborie is painting George Beecher's new front fence.
 Joseph l.. Martin and family have been on the sick list, T. N. Glover of Brooklyn, N. Y., has visited his brother, Fl. F. Glover of Wal nut Tree Hill.
 Lester Shelton of Booths Hill has moved his family to Nichols 4oE the win- ter.
 The remains of Mrs Van Vliet, . for mer resident of the Center, were brought from Shelton, last week Tuesday, for interment in Lawn cemetery, by the side of her husband, c. w. Van Vliet, who died several years ago. Miss Florence Potter hap recently spent week with her friend, Miss Helen Blackman, of Lawyer White Hills. I It is often said "There are tricks in all 4 trades" and that the South Britain mill or has the trick of making good rye flou1 as aome of the people in Huntington Cen ter can testify.
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GEORG GETOWN.
DEATH OF EGBERT GILBERT.

Egbert Gilbert, aged Fl, died, Monday evening, after an illness of but three days Although the deceased has suffered sev eral severe attacks of illness during the past year or two, he had been quite com fortable for some time past and was out around as usual on Friday, 50 that hie demise was quite sudden at the last, many of the neighbors having been un- aware of his nlness until death had oc. cured. Funeral services were held at 12 30 p. m. Thursday, and the remains conveyed on the 1.50 train to Danbury for burial. The deceased is survived by awidow, 6 son and one daughter.
 Rev James Carroll and Mrs Carroll of New Haven visited friends in town, last week.
 Benjamin H. Gilbert of London, On. tario, was in town, last week, to attend the funeral of Egbert Gilbert.
 Sylvester Albin 10 very low with con- sumption at his home on Peaceable street.
 Mrs L. J. Beach returned from Bridge port, Friday.
 The many friends of Mrs A. H. Davis will be pained to learn that she is criti- cally i'll with no hope of recovery.
 MT Bennett of East Norwalk and Mrs A. J. Partridge of Bfanchville enjoyed the hospitality of the Mrs J. W. Barrett, Sunday.
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PLATTSVILLE.
HoYDEN's HILL AND VICINITY.

HOYDENS HILL AND VICINITY.
 l.. A. Jennings is improving slowly al this writing. He Is much weakened with five weeks of fever.
 Miss Ada Jennings visited her mother at Stamford, this week.
 Mrs Wisner entertained company, one evening last week. < Wilbur Jennings has visited on the Hill.
 The Ladies' club met at Mrs K. B. Sberwood's, Wednesday.
 Rev and Mrs J. J. Blythe remained a: Centre street for the preaching Sunday evening service, and were entertained a, c. c. Salmon's.
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Children'S WRAPS

A word today of our extensive collection of out-of-door clothing for girls frou, % l6 years. We follow the fashions as COS v in wraps for the young girls as we do fc- ;h,:1 elder sisters. Some specimen prices: S5IPiain cloth Gretchen. in red. tlue .:; s.own
 Double cape trimmed with braId So-Box reefer of boucle cheviot. in t->k n navy
 blue Double breasted front; loo.. l., * S2-Couble- -Sreasted Gretchen. in re, and black
 mike! eouoie eheviot; loose back Esdoun hood
 lined with plaid silk.
 with plaid back.
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Superior LINE MS

:, There is splendid display of the best in linens here for your inspection. All fax-p-o- ducing countries, all styles, all qualities of pure linen are represented, from the most exquisite of art-needlework to our staple household and table linens. Of the latter hint or two:
 Grass -bleached German Damask Table Line fz
 m; wide; soft finish. choice patterns; made sp.,i- ally foru 7se yard Same. 70 in. wide, COG vd Grass-bleached German Damask Napkins, match
 ing the table linen above. in. square, & 2s dozen s6 In. square. 8 dozen.
 Dieaehed double damask Cloth. axa aH yards ard
 dozen 27-in; Napkins to match. $6. 50 set. With
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and cheerfulness soon disappear when the kid neyS are out of order or diseased.
 Kidney trouble has become so prevalent that it is not uncommon for a child to be born afflicted with weak kid neys. If the child urin-
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THE HELMET OF NAVARRE'

A great novel, full of lite. adventure. and ac- tion, the scene laid in France three hundred years ago, began in the August. 1900. CEN.
 in 1901. Critics everywhere are enthusiastic
 over the opening chapters of this remarkable
 tabiished with this, ,her maiden effort," says the BOSTON TRANSCRIPT. THE CRITIC calls 1t "A remarkable performance"
 EDFE New Subscribers to THE CENTURY T hEEs MAGAZINE who begin with the number TOT November. 1900, will receive free
 1 eust. september s and 6cto6er. oontainins ehe first chapters of "The Helmet of Navarro" or ii these numbers are entirely exhausted at the time of subscribing. they will receive @ pamphlet containing all of the chapters ot | s'The Helmet ot Navarro" contained in the three numbers.
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Stop Wasting Your Strength. Stop Making Yourself Weaker
 Every Day.
There is a HelD-A Sure He

There is a Help-A Sure Help.
 If you SOW the seeds of wasted strength, you will reap harvest of sickness that will follow you all your days. You can renew your life and strength by purifying your blood with SMITHS GREEN MOUNTAIN RENovAToR. Sow the seeds of strength with it, and you will be well and vigorous all your years. Don't be weak and sickly and unable to cope with life. Remember this remedy is made in Vermont, of pure, wholesome herbs, and is redolent of the green fields, fragrant woods and bracing air. It will give you STRENGTH.
 "After twenty years of suffering with salt rheum, resulting in loss of flesh, nervous depres- son, loss of appetite and strength, six bottles of your grand blood Renovator has put me on my feet. l was badly broken out on shoulders, face, legs: tried physicians and many patent medicines but to no avail. Your Renovator has made a new man of me. and cannot say enough in it's praise as great blood and nerve invigorator."
 HORACE F. WEEKS, Bakersfield, Vt
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Splendid OVercoats

More men appreciate every day, that Wana makers is the most desirable place to buy clothing. The reason? Nothing but the besl material, style and workmanship, at prices far lower than elsewhere. Take these overcoats fo, exampie-you cannot reasonably ask for better {: At S15 Of Oxford cheviot. with black satin
 shoulders and sleeve Things; wool diagonal
 hody lining and velvet collar. Fully worth S18 At Sao-Of very fine all-wool medium or dark gray
 mixed chevot. with black satin shoulders and wool body lining stylish and serviceable. Many other good clothers would ask Sas.
 Al DIS and S7o- Extremely swell Rae elan overcoats TOT young men from I6 to Io years of fine alI- Can be fitted In these coats
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Pretty Fancy Goods

Now is the time to begin your Christmas shopping, while stocks are full and varied, and before the first holiday rush has begun. And the array of fancy goods and toilet articles, from the simple but pretty, to the expensive and elaborate, of every kind and for every use imaginable, defes enumeration.
 An idea or two:
 %5c-Combination pocket-books of real seal, allie
 gator or morocco. plain or mounted. Also clasp
 pocket-books.
 @sc-Medum size Chatelaines. of real seal or allI-
 gator.
 soc-Finger-Purses. real seal leather throu yhout
 with inside specie purse. Quadruple- plated Toilet Sets consisting of larps sized mirror. hair brush and comb, in si.i.-lned box. at S5.
 China.baek Toilet Sets with metal trimming: brush comb and mirror in box. Sa.
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C O A T s for Baby

The advcnt Of cold weather finds us ready to furnish everything wherewith to keep Baby warm and comfortable. And what collection ot pretty things it is, and at such little prices: AtS3-Coats for babies from months to years,
 Cripple eiderdown. in pink. blue and cream
 with large collar. trimmed with wide satin ribbon
 and fancy braid.
 MSI-Drawer leggings. sizes months to years.
 hand knit. with or without feet. Excellent value
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IiaSes rom 75c and large variety of chIldrsn's hoIses and wagons from soc. doll house from S1 stores rom 25c. theatres from ST forts from $1 so'1ier suits from 25c. drums tom 2sc swords from 2sc. horns from &C.,
 parloL fhd Tshls Game. of all kinds from Sc. tuild- ing blocks from foe. domInoes from 2sc baeatelle from 75o. eroknole from ST. puff tiiliarcs from SI2.so. S~'
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Women as We'll as Men Are Made Miserable bv
 Kidney Trouble.

Kidney trouble preys upon the mind. dis courages and lessens ambition; beauty, vgor
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Dolls dressed. 1oc to $so. undressed. Ioc to $, of china, 1c to Ioe Of bisque. SC to soc of kiI, sse & to s.: Dolls hats, caps, golf skirts ha.i- moGks. and everything for dolls' houses.
 der trucks from soc. fire engines from 7sc, patrol 1cxagons from soc. savings banks from SC.
 chests from 7.c. ice cream freezers. s1.so. ys!ocipedes from $1 90. sIeds from soc doll-ca1-
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.@:Nm@mm%Jmx
 TOYS--A Wonderful Arrav

and though corner ot farynd had ng1ne Sufficient to that
 
 0r the children sow-youu 0e"
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olSS tOO CItSN, II tllc urine scalds the flesh or if, when the child reaches an age when it should be able to control the passage, it is yet afflicted with bed-wetting, depend upon it. the cause of the difficulty is kidney trouble. and the first step should be towards the treatment of these important organs. This unpleasant trouble is due to diseased condition of the kidneys and bladder and not to habit as most people suppose.
 Women as well as men are made mis- erable with kidney and bladder trouble, and both need the same great remedy. The mild and the immediate effect of Swamp-Root is soon realized. It is sold by druggists. in fifty Est~ cent and one collar :EE::a sizes. You may have sas:;sEE; sample bottle by mail 9sGAslssskesseEs0ee A@es0 free. also pamphlet tell Home of swaup Root ing all about it. including many of the thousands of testimonial letters received from sufferers cured. In writing Dr. Klmer & Co.,. Binghamton. N, r., be sure and mention this paper.
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Price means nothing until you see the goods. Compare the genuine Beckwith's Round Oak with any otAer heating stove and you will find it costs no more than the inferior limitations.
 Note the clear cut outlines, the plain nick el work that looks we'll after ten years of use. Note the itting-the doors shut like a safe door, tight and smooth, ana It alWays Will; see the small ash pit door, ground under the fire pot; expansion cannot make it leak air, after l5 years of use; always air tight. It is the cleanest and best and almost everybody knows it. Do you2
 For sale by aLa,
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Low-Priced Corsets

The "L. R." and "Nemo" are splendid domestic corsets, in the newest styles, the latter including the favorite corset. Besides. they're low-priced.
 AS1-"L. R." corset; short. medium and long waist; in white. drab and black
 AtSI- Memo" straight-front corset; long waist i:
 white and drab. SI:75-"Nemo" triple strip. straight-front corset
 the hip spring." Of white or drab coutiI. or
 black sateen. VI
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by druggists. in fifty cent and one dollar sizes. You may have a sample bottle by mail frea alec r,-Db1o< <atl
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] A set of teeth from $3 up. warranted for three years. Silver filling 75c, Gold filling S100. szArti6cial teeth without plate as firm as nat ural ones. All work guaranteed to be painless. No charge for consultation.
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castically, II thought these were Off
GERS of the United States, and not of
the state of Georgia"
But Tattnall was not to be held back
by sarcasm, and we went down with
our steamer, the Toey-wan, and lowed
the marines in the junks, who were
first placed in small boats up to help
Admiral Hope. 1t took several trips to
accomplish this, and we met with some
loss ourselves. The cockswain of the
commodore's boat was killed, and the
same bullet that killed him passed
between the legs of Flag Lieutenant
Trenchard, who afterward became ia
nous in service.
After having towed up the boats the
Toey-wan came to anchor at p. m.
between the French gunboat and the
Commanded. From our position we had
full view of the boats as they landed
the men upon the shore. The forts and
the Water batteries opened upon them a
deadly fire. We could see the men fall
in their boats even before they touched
the landing, yet they moved steadily
on. AS they reached the shore they
fell in crowds. OF the 600 men compos-
ing the storming party at least 100 had
fallen before they gained the shore
There most terrible fate awaited the
survivors. Landing at the approach of
night upon a shore of which they We're
entirely ignorant, at low water with a
fast rising tide, they found that they
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ing, at city called Tent sin, situate
upon its banks above the distractions.
On the morning of the 18th of July 1
left the steam frigate Powhatan In a
small steamer and anchored off Pit
sang, where / spent the night Land
ing at daylight, we commenced orr
journey across the country. We We're
furnished with saddle horses and carts
without springs, for the land portion of
our journey, which was ACCOMPLISHED
in two days, was through a most bar
rem and uninteresting country. The
whole of the vast plain from the gulf to
Pektng, distance of about 100 miles. Is
only few feet above the level of the
sea.
On the evening of the second day we
reached the banks of the Pei-Ho, where
we found that the most luxurious ac-
commodations that the empire could
afford had been prepared for our party.
The finest boats had been fitted up for
us. MY boat, being the largest, had one
slttlng room and three sleeping apart
lnents. Others We're accommodated in
boats of similar description. The cap
tain told me that he was Ga years of
age and was born on board the boat.
1t had been in his family more than
hundred years. 1t was the residence of
his entire family He had two mothers
CHS father having left two Widows,
two wives and four children, all pre-
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TEMPLE WHERE THE TREATY OF T1ENTsIM VAS SIGNED

We're separated from the forts, first by
mud and water waist deep, as we'll as
by wide canal filled with water, which
no one could cross without swimming,
and by another ditch filled with sharp
IRON spikes. 1t was soon apparent that
there was no safety but in retreat. One
of the officers told me that when they
had crossed the canal they had not a
weapon that would fire, so wet had
their ammunition become.
The retreat was as fatal as the land
ing. The Chinese sent UP fire rockets,
and by their light shot down men who
could not return the fire. When the
day dawned. the squadron was wreck.
Less than one-half of the land force
had escaped unhurt. Three hundred of
the landing party, besides officers and
70 men OF the little squadron, had been
killed. The wounded We're towed by
the Toey-wan over the bar in three
large barges attached to her stern, to
the ships in the gulf, and thus were the
first tidings of the fight received by the
French and English ministers.
1t was now evident that, with the
French and English, could not reach
Peking. / had faithfully endeavored
to do so, because by their treaties
could visit Picking in very much more
satisfactory manner than by going un-
der the provisions of my own treaty.
But was the bearer Of a treaty which
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The admiral discovered this and gave
them notice that as the doors had been
closed upon the English and French
ministers, he had been instructed to
open them, and should proceed to do so
on Saturday morning, the 26th inst
An important difference between the
position of the American minister and
That OF the English and French minis
ters should here be observed. The Eng
llsh and French treaties had been made
IN time of war between China and
those countries. BY these treaties the
war was terminated. Upon a violation
OIL their stipulations their representa-
tlVes might regard themselves as
thrown back into the war which had
been by such treaties suspended The
American treaty, on the contrary, was
made with nation with whom we had
never been at war. If it's provisions
should be violated, the proper remedy
for such violation must be determined
by the government of the United
States. l had been instructed, however.
by the president to Ego to Peking." I
had received the assent, if not the in
vitatton, of the Chinese commissioners
at Shanghai to go there to exchange the
treaty. l determined, therefore, to pro-
coed on my way until stopped by force
which could not be overcome by that
under my command. In the execution
Of that design, and with the naval COM
mander of our small force, crossed
the bar the next day, Friday morning,
the 25th, and proceeded toward the
forts. I found at anchor about a mile
and half from the mouth of the river
all the English and French vessels
which could cross the bar. The entire
fleet consisted of ten gunboats and
three small vessels, carrying about 40
guns and 600 men. Anchored with these
vessels We're three large Chinese junks,
as they are called, which had been talk
en- possession of by the allies and on
which they had placed about 700 men,
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A GOOD STORY.

John Drew gives the following as
zone of the Best Stories Ever Heard"
HE had lost his life in the great
Johnstown flood. He was dead, but
the appalling scenes and incidents Of
that terrible event We're still the only
things on which he could fix his
thoughts. AS he entered the pearly
gates of the spirit world he was SO full
of his subject that he felt he must talk
of it.
HE approached an aged man and
told him the story of how he died and
gave him vivid word picture of the
scenes of devastation in connection
with the mood. It was "a urid tale; but,
to the Johnstown mans surprise, his
auditor showed little interest in it-in
fact. he seemed rather bored. The flood
victim told the next man he accosted Of
the old mans Indifference to his story.
That's not strange said the second
man. DO you know who that WASP
81 do not replied the Pennsylva-
Man. I've only just arrived
Oh said the other, that accounts
for it, You were talking to Noah
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thrown across the stream at distance
OF 20 yards from each other. On the
ieft bank of the river four large forts,
admirably built of mud, Were connect
ed with each other by shore batteries.
AT the mouth of the river was a very
large fort, from which were subse-
quently fired the heaviest guns. On the
right hand side of the river We're three
other forts, connected by shore batter
les. These forts and batteries were
manned, as was subsequently ascer-
tanned, by about 25, 900 men,
About p. m. one of the gunboats.
with the admiral's flag flying, com
menced ascending the river, while the
other vessels remained at anchor. AS
soon as the Startling had passed the
first barrier, which had been blown up
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and go to pieces; further to tender to
us the use of the Plover and request
us to hoist the American ensign at the
rore and his own flag at the mizzen-
mast. This generous offer was de-
clined, but an effort was made by the
gunboat to relieve us from our posi-
ton, which, proving unsuccessful, the
Flower left us and returned to the line
Which the admiral was then beginning
to form. The flag lieutenant, with in
terpreters, was then sent on shore by
me to inform the Chinese that was on
board the steamer on my way to Pc
king. They returned with the reply
that there was no officer of sufficient
rank there to receive any communica-
ton from, me, and that we could not
proceed by that river; that the en-
peror had ordered the governor general
or that province to meet the ministers
at what they called the north entrance
OF the river, which they said was dis
tant about ten miles, and that he would
be there on that day or the next.
About 8 o'clock in the evening our
steamer fioated with the rising tide BY
that time the admiral had formed a
line extending from the junks to our
position, and our commodore, fearing
that the moving of light about our
vessel might be mistaken by some OF
the admirars squadron for a signal,
ordered the steamer to drop below the
line and anchor near the junks. About
IL o'clock an explosion was heard,
which was the blowing up of the first
barrier across the river. This was
followed by two guns from the forts,
after which all was quiet the rest of
the night.
With the morning light it was evil
dent from the position of the vessels
that the battle would be commenced
some time during the day. The vessels
had approached as near the entrance
to the river as the distractions would
permit. Three barriers had been
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wan, with which we We're to ascend the
river TO Ilen-tsin, the water being too
euaiioW Tor our frigate, the Powhatan,
we arrived at the anchorage at the
mouth OF the Pei-Ho and found there
the French and English feets-the first
under the command of Commodore Tri-
cault, the latter under Sir James Hone
the Chesapeake being his flagship The
English and French ambassadors had
both arrived before me- We were an
chored about ten miles from the mouth
OF the Pei-Ho, the coast being so shall
low that no nearer approach could be
MADE in large vessels. About three
miles from the mouth of the river and
at nearly equal distance from the forts
there is bank about a mile wide,
across which no vessel of greater draft
Inah ten feet can go, even at high tide.
When that bank has been passed, you
are IN the channel of the river and
Instant about three miles in a direct
!ine IRON It's mouth On our arrival at
Inc anchorage we found that the Eng
!isn gunooats had already crossed that
paf ana were anchored within two
miles of the forts. AS soon as it was
possiole after my arrival Admiral Hope
calieo and Informed me that he had
been up to the mouth of the river and
nad round 1t so INSTRUCTED by chains as
70 render farther progress impossible
without their removal, and that he had
sent his boats on shore to say that the
Engilsh and French ministers had ar
rived on their way to Picking and de-
manded the removal of the Instructions
SO as to enable them to proceed. The
reply was that these distractions had
been placed not to prevent the minis
ters from going to Picking, but to keep
cut the rebels-a falsehood, because the
rebels had no boats. They also said
that this was not the Pei-IIo; that the
entrance to the Pei-IIo was 10 or Is
miles farther north. and that the min
listers must go there to get to Picking.
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senting picture of happiness. Over
the doors of the rooms We're various In
scriptions; over my sleeping apartment
the following: "a silver candlestick an
nounces joy, and q flame radiates flow
ers."
The boats were drawn by crackers.
and, the current running strongly
against us, our progress was very
slow. The emperor had issued an edict
forbidding the use of animals, because
of the injury done by them to the
banks of the river. The natural ques-
ton was asked, if the mules we saw
grazing in the fields had not better be
employed in pulling the boats, and the
% men used as crackers for each boat
be engaged in repairing the injury the
mules might do the banks? The Chi
nese reply was given that it was cheap
err to hire the men than to feed the
mules.