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The Newtown bee., 1900-07-20
'aatEgNN'MALLE@.
NEW HAVEN.

Palmer, A. r. Strickland, Torrington.
Howard Baldwin, Mr. and Mrs Henry
r. Kingaley, Miss Emma Ward, Miss
Anna Robb, G. r. Kingsley, Newark,
NJ T.
The Newtown bee., 1900-07-20

church to which they belong, and Of
which the girl should be member, to
put up great, big, vigorous kick when
they find that she Is breaking away from
the faith OF her fathers and ID In danger
Of being brought up q hereto. Mr. Doc
little, on the other side, wants to add
another to the rapidly increasing body Of
Methodlsts. We sympathize with the
poor girl, whose lot has been cast between
these over. jealous Christians.
The Newtown bee., 1900-07-20
; WARREN.

NEWS FRoM THE BREHzY HILL TOR.
Hobart Strong And daughter from 81
Joasph, o., arrisesi q hia = tllera N.
The Newtown bee., 1900-07-20
ROXBURY.
THE STATION AND

THE STATION AND VICINITY.
Foreman Stevens, wife and little daugh.
ter have ret urned to their home IN Stony
Creek.
W. G. Mower was out of town over
Sunday, visiting relatives.
Mrs Frank Booth has been entertaining
her sister, Grace, from Union City.
Ira Booth has been on the sick list TO,
a few days.
Mrs Harriet Mallett has been visiting
her granddaughter at Middletown.
Mrs Henry Dickinson has been for 8
week with friends in New Haven and
Bsanford.
Owing to the intense heat, Monday
the stone cutters had to suspend wori
for the afternoon. This is something
out of the usual, as they are very busy
this season, trying to fill their numerous
orders.
SERIOUS DAMAGE BY LAST WEEKS
THUNDER STORM.
The thunder shower that pissed oYei
this place, last Thursday afternoon, wal
unusually severe. In many places hal
fell injuring tobacco. Lightning STRUCK
in many places. Al Edwin Seeley's five
COWS were killed. Thomas Spargo also
lost COW and Burton Bradley pig. A
large tree In front of the George Smith
place was struck. The roads were badly
washed.
The Newtown bee., 1900-07-20
etE9NA'NALIEr@.
3 Floors of Bargains.
3 Floors of Bargains !!
3 Floors of Bargains !!
United
Mfrs. Sale.

THE greatest sale Of the
year is now on at the
"0ig Store"
A combination of Manu-
facturers and Mills through
out the country, in an i'm
mense midsummer clearing
movement that has brought
to us and will bring to you the
great surplus stocks from
concerns whose aggregate
capital is more than
$25,OOO,OOO.
Bargains all day-every-
day-but disappearing fast.
And all in the COOL
est and biggest store
in the state. 1t is
everybody's sale.
; Floors of Bargains!
3 Floors of Bargains !!
3 Floors of Bargains!
1aFEgN'MALLN@.
NEW HAVEN.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-03-21
Not According TO tho Regulations.

Lord Roberts, the British comman.
der in South Africa, is very popular
among the rank and file, who usually
refer to him as "Bobs." He began
his career in 1851 as Second Lieu
tenant in the artillery. and fought and
worked his way up with remarkable
success. No one better understands
'"rommy Atkins" When near bar
racks in India ono day he was an.
noyed by several terriers belonging
to the soldiers The owners rushed
forward. kicked the quadrupeds, and
humbly apologized for their pets mis-.
deeds. The Colonel listened aud then
said:
They undoubtedly make good sen.
tries, but don't like the way they
salute their superior officers. Phil.
adelphia Saturday Evening Post.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-03-21
Eucilo's Snake Story.

Lucille Caldwell, n ten-year-old
Sioux City girl, is the heroine of q
big, but true snake story. Miss Cald
we'll took home from O'Neill, Neb. =,
the scene of the story, 256 sets Of
rattles from rattlesnakos to prove it,
Here is the girls tale in her own
words:
my unclo and Iwere walking along
the banks of the Niobrara River, with
cut thinking of any danger, when, all
in an instant, we were surrounded
by swarm of loathsome rattlesnakes
1 never was so frightened in my life
My uncle began killing them right
and left, and handed me a heavy stich
and told mo to defend myself. We
stood side by side, and as the snakes
crawled toward us we killed them. II
was fight for life. When the battle
was over the ground was covered with
dead and dying snakes. minneapolis
(Minn. Times.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-03-21
KIN W " hat she Wanted.

There was tall aud naughty young
woman in provision store recently, o
pretty girl who wore smart tailor
gown and an air OF great importance.
1t was obvious to the least obseryant
on-looker that she took herself and
her mission very seriously.
"Have you nice 'roundhouse'
steak?" she asked the butcher sweetly,
when he came forward to wait upon
her.
The mans face assumed bee'y hue
itself, and he looked well-nigh apo
plectic as he replied, "No, miss,
haven't round steak"
''Then send me 'porterloin.
About seven pounds would be enough
/ should think"
"Tenderloin is the best cut, miss;
suppose you take that?" suggested
the clerk. his face growing still red
der.
"Kindly send me what ordered" "
said the young woman with great dig
nifty; ''my mother-in-la is entirely
conversant with the cuts OF beef, and
/ am quite sure that's the nams she
told me; aud send 10 pounds OF rice
with it.
Then she walked out OF the shop
with the pleased smile on her face oi
one who has found housekeeping the
merest child's play, while the specta,
tors murmured "bride" to each other
under their breath. baltimore News.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-03-21
HospITAeLE cANNleALs.
Kind 10 white Strangers, Though They
Occasionally Eat q Black Man.


The Rev. DIR. r. II. Nassau, who
left Baltimore on Wednesday, expects
TO return in the spring to his field of
missionary work in Equatorial Africa.
This is DR.. Nassau's fourth visit to
the United States since, as a young
man, he was sent TO Africa rs mis-
sionary thirty-nine years ago. His
the last five years he has been sta
toned at Liberville, Gaboon Province
(French), engaged in translating four
teen books of the Bible into the Fang
language. These translations are be-
ing printed by the American Bible
Society. The Fangs are tribe OF
cannibals, numbering about /, 900, 900,
and inhabiting the country lying far
up the Ogove River. They are large
of stature, warlike and represent much
the strongest tribe in that portion of
the country.
DIR. Nassau said before leaving Bal
timore that he could not call the ma.
tives that he meets in Africa savages (;
they are cruel, he said, but not blood.
thirsty; their desire to kill is more for
superstitious reasons. There are can
nibals, he said, among them. He mas
seen them boiling human arms for
food and Offering for sale with other
meats human hands; land one day"
continued the doctor, "while floating
down the river in canoe, accom-
panied by my little girl and two natives
to row the boat, we were called TO
from group of naked men standing
on the shore TO know if he wished to
Luy amy meat, and, holding up IL
human arm, they informed us in their
language that they had just killed two
men belonging to hostile tribe not
far from there. This was about thirty
miles below my house"
The only means of transportation
through that portion Of the country,
DR.. Nassau said, is by boat Trade
is carried on without money, a cake
of soap or apiece of calico cr beads
being all that is necessary.
"The men there are polygamists,
their Importance in the community
being estimated according to the nun
ber of wives" said the doctor, "but. "
he continued, 81 do not have to tell
them OF the existence of God-a
Supreme Being. tta
"They are kind to their mothers,
out abuse their wives. Our mission
has succeeded in bringing about 1906
Of them into the Presbyterian Church
If before becoming Christians the.
had married more than one wife We
require them TO set all free (all t.. :,
wives are slaves, bought aad sole
but one-the one they might prefer.
"The African il very hospitable
No medicine ever gave me more beueG
than the Christian kindness OF thes,
heathen friends of our little mission
They have relision-they are more
religious than you or 7. They fee
honored to receive us as their oiilcia
guests, aud so we eau depend upo.
their protection. "-Daltimore Sun.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-03-21
A to Mustnches.

God gave men mustaches to hide
the meanness of their mouths. There
is much character or the lack of it in
the mouth. Once 1 made the ac'
ouaintance of O handsome man with q
proud mustache, and in years became
fond OF him, without, however, quite
understanding him. There was an
inde6nable something that was repel.
lent at times, that seemed to caution
me not to trust him too far. On a
fatal occasion he shaved off his mus
tache, exposing n small hole in his
face that looked exactly like slit cut
in a pumpkin with harlow. No
sooner had / seen his mouth than l
said to myself, "rhat man is scoun
drel; he has a cold cross" And he
turned out even worse than that. -
New York Press.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-03-21

Two Pennsylvania farmers have been
at war for eight years over 10 trees
worth $40. The case is not yet set
tied, but the costs amount to S114S. 10.
In addition, there are fees of five law
yers. One of the lawyers is under
treatment for mental exhaustion.
Culver claims that the trees Hazlett
cut down were on his land, but the
dividing line between their farms is in
dispute, its settlement depending upon
a Cougar. r.old deed.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-03-21

Should it be rule of life to get all
You can, or give all you can? That
question is just now under discussion,
Well, how much can one give unless
he first gets? The men who are laying
thousands or millions on the affairs of
education, humanity or religion have
generally been successful as captains
OF industry, princes of commerce, or
leaders of large business enterprises.
Possibly also their chief benefaction
has consisted in creating profitable
employment-which is kind of Civ
ing-especially if they have been just
and considerate in their dealings, and
have paid fair wages. To get honest
ly is quito as legitimate as to give
generously, and ought to take equal
rank.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-03-21

There appears to be a constantly
growing favor in Australasia for Amer
can products. The good feeling which
has been recently developed between
the United States and Great Britain
naturally extends to the latter's colo
MES and has much influence in re-
moving prejudices against American
goods. American agricultural ma
chinery, lumber, illuminating oils and
other products are already receiving
the preference in Australia and New
Zealand, and only care and effort are
needed to introduce other lines.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-03-21

The water of the River Spree is
polluted with from $4,000 to 0O,Ooo
micro organisms per cubic centimeter.
A process of sterilization has, how
ever, been applied to it at Berlin
which forces it over series of small
falls, and during the passage it is sub
jected to current charged with ozone.
This, destroys all of these micro organ
isms, except one in every 500, making
the winter potNhle.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-03-21

A friendly shoulder slap broke n
mans neck few days ago in this
city. There is only one worse nui.
sance in the world than the ri5-poker
and that is the shoulder slapper They
have both outlived their usefulness
and are fit objects of solicitude for
the Society for Doing Without Some
People. The fiend wao takes you un-
aware on q crowded pavement with a
facetious bat on the shoulderblade
when you are meditating on the ideal
and the beautiful, and expects you to
twist your shaken vertebrae into a
genial nod and greet him with hap
py, fatulent smile, possesses an
heroic soul that would not recognize
the language of conventional RENE on
STRANGE. He is not criminal and he is
not crazy; he is simply an idiot. The
lunatic asylums and the jails are over
worked, but the fool-killer doesn't
half know his business.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-03-21
THE LOVE OF LOVES.
ny MADISON cAwrry,

-, ny MADISON cAwEtN.
I hnvo not seen her face, and yet
Sho is more sweet than anything
or earth; than rose or violet
That April winds and sunbeams bring.
or all we know, past or to come,
OF lovolinoss mono can forget,
She is the high compendium;
And yot--
have not touched her rohe, and still
Sho Is more dear than lyric words
or music, or than strains that I'LL
Wild brooks and throats OF summer birds
or all we mean by poetry,
That rules the soul and charms the will,
She is tho deep opitomc,
And still
She IA my world, ah, pity mol
A dream TINT iles whom | pursued
Whom all pursue, whoo'er they be,
Who toll for art and dare and do;
Tho shadow-love for whom they sigh,
The far ideal affinity,
For whom they live or gladly die.
All, mel
Saturday Evening Post.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-03-21
Animals That Are Not Dying Ont.

Buflaloes and elephants arc by nc
means approaching extinction as rapid
ly as is commonly supposed. I'm
mense herds OF buffaloes roam about
the vast northern plains Of Australia,
but bloodthirsty natives are also nu'
merous in that region. and buffalo
hunters carry their lives in their
hands. Also, according to the latest
number of the British North Borneo
Herald, large numbers of elephants
occupy the jungles of that colony.
The jungles to the south of Sandakan
Bay are full of them. 1t is suggested
that they could be turned into q valu-
able asset for the colony II decoy ami
malls were imported from India and
the natives were taught how construct
''ksddaha." o. trapping Enclosures.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-03-21
Dogs on English Monumental Brass.

The most frequent animal repre-
sented is the dog, which, as the
personifcation OF iidelity, is to be
seen on many brasses to ladies. At
Deerhurst il an interesting example
of dog which is shown as a supporter
of the feet OF Lady Casey. 1t Is evil
IDENTIFY favorite dog, for beneath is
it's name "Terri." The only other
known instance is on brass formerly
at Ingham, Norfolk, where the pets
name is recorded "Jakke." The dogs
are often found lying on the ladies'
skirts as lapdogs, and looking up into
the face of their mistresses. A collar
of bells is represented round the neck.
and the bells are curiously liko the
bells used for n similar purpose at the
present day.-The Athennum.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-03-21

A party of veteran newspaper men
were talking the other day about three
Albany reporters who became mem
bers of the cabinet of the president
of the United States: the late Daniel
Manning, secretary of the treasury
Huring Cleveland's first administra-
tion; Daniel s. Lamont, secretary of
war during Clovoland's second admin
istration, and Charles Emory Smith,
now postmaster general. 1t was less
than 25 years ago that they sat side by
side reporting the proceedings OF the
New York legislature. Colonel Mich
ener of Indiana recalls an even more
remarkable combination which ap-
peared in the United States court of
Indiana some years ago. Walter @.
Gresham, the presiding Judge, after
ward became secretary of state. Ben
jamin Harrison, who prosecuted the
case, afterward became president of tile
United States, while Thomas A. Hen
bricks, was afterward vice president.
Joseph L. Mcdonald and David Tur-
pie. who afterward became senators,
were OF the other side. That group,
for distinction, was probably never
snrpassed in single state' one presi'
DEM. one vice-prsA Aident. a secretary o.
state apd two UnitaQ States senators
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-03-21
sworn in bv n Girl Deputy.

An incident occurred in the District
courtroom of Bosque County, which,
perhaps, has no parallel in the court
history OF Texas. When 1t became
necessary to elect a special judge to
complete the term abruptly suspended
by tho illness of Judge Hall the duty
OF swearing in Judge Poindexter de-
volved upon modest little girl OF
seventeen summers--Miss Nora Jones,
Deputy District Clerk. - Houston
lTex.) Post.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-03-21

When we got to his rooms and Ihad
seated myself as comfortably as my
nervous state of mind would allow,
Simcox busted himself rumaging in
the drawers Of rolltop desk.
''I don't need any very elaborate
apparatus, you see," he said, 'but
there is one thing somewhere in these
drawers, if I can only find It, that
ought TO help good DEAL All, here
il is"
He produced what I at first took to
be glass paperweight. On closer
inspection it turned out to be Japan
csc crystal ball, very clear and exquis.
itely mounted, but not mounted on any
carved stand, like most of those 1 have
seen.
Just hold this, will you?" he said.
] took the crystal in my hand.
"You had better cit here" he said
"with you back to the window. ]
want the light to come over your
shoulder"
/ ought to say that in that window
frame there was no curtain of any
kind, only n brown holland window
blind, which was rolled mp. In front
OF mo as ! sat with my back to the
light was nothing but an open carpet.
cd space. Indeed, baroness was the
most obvious characteristic of Sim.
cox's room. 1t was more like law,
yer's Office than a private sitting room,
"Now, am going TO stand behind
you, il you don't mind" he said, and
acted accordingly.
In obedience TO his instructions I
held the crystal in my lap with both
hands and looked intently at it. Once
L could not resist the temptation to
look behind me and see what he was
doing. He was standing with arms
extended, waving his hands about.
Never mind me" he said. "You
keep your eyes fixed on that crystal. "
After that 1 kept my eyes on the
crystal constantly. Presently q mist
seemed to shut out the point Of light
on which 1 was gazing It was @
white mist at first, but turned to Q
dark brown. Out of the mist pres
emily came the gray glimmer ofarmor
then above the armor / could make
out flesh tints; then the curling chest
nut hair, the peaked beard and the
mustache. The face was more clearly
defined than it was in the portrait
had been looking at.
"Now," said Simcox, speaking from
behind me, "was I rightP Isn't the
chin much more humane than 'Velas
quez made it?"
"Yes," / answered. "And the
mustache is smaller and the hail
closer cropped. But it is a wonderful
likeness, on the whole"
"It is" said Simcox. "And now
you know what an astral body is
Let's go and have some oysters"
The whole thing was gone. wa
looking at the crystal ball once more
So we went out and got some oysters
Some months later Simcox himsel
was gone. But got by mail marke,
copy of a small scientific pamphlet
1t was printed in England. Th
marked passage was terse statemen
of "Case 10-Mr. X, New York, U
s. A." The essential facts of the fore
going story were given in half a pag
of print. / was "Mr. X"
Clarence" ] said next time I me
that interesting person, "who tn
deuce is Simcox?"
"Simcox? Didn't you know. I
seems that Simcox is big man. Sim
cox is Melller, the English doctor
,, expert on hypnosis aud hallucinr
tions. San Francisco Call.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-03-21

A unique bill providing for the re-
lease of convicts to attend funerals OF
near relatives has been introduced in
the Massachusetts legislature. Nat
urally the convicts believe in the
policy of the "open door,"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-03-21

London dealers report that they
can't half supply the demand for toy
soldiers, guns and swords. The Eng
lish todders have surely caught the
war spirit from their sires.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-03-21

A Dutch auction at Cape Town il
frequently exciting. ii Il house iS 10
be sold the auctloneer offers. FIFTY
Golden sovereigns foe The man who
drst bids e50O0." Nobody bids. \
pause, and then "Fifty golden soyer-
eigns for the man who first bids
Gl900." This is kept up until a bid
Is secured. But it by no means fo''
lows that the house is sold to this
bidder. No, the auctoneer ic then at
it again. Say that elt00 is the first
bid. The auctioneer cries: "Tnere
ere twenty-five golden sovereigns for
the first mau who has the courage to
bid eI600." Perhaps no one has it..
Then e25 is offered for 1850 bid.
II there is eventually no bid above the
ei40O the man who made that bid is
saddled with the house. Otherwise
he pockets his bois.s and gets OFF Ire }
of it all.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-03-21

In Perkin and other northern locali-
ties in China much OF the travel is
done by mule litter. whore this ex-
pensive mode of conveyance can be
afforded, and these littermen are all
NohammedRns.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-03-21

The fact that China is bossed by
wo nan is one to be borne in mind by
those who discuss the woman ques-
tion
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-03-21
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3 A Story Of HgPnutism.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

5TRAL body was
not an expression
entirely with out
meaning for me
when l first met
Simcox. II any one
had then asked me
what { h o or m
meanI. [ Mnnld Ger.
The silver star., 1900-04-06
Worth Rsmsm berlng.

A good rule to remember when one
has costly rings and the habit OF TAX
ing them of when the hands are
washed. which, by the way. should al
ways be done IL one wishes to take the
proper care of the stones, is always
to place them between the lips, says
a writer in the Criterion. II the habit
is once formed 1t becomes second nu
turc, and prevents adding another
item to the column of loss. relating to
rings left in hotels. strange dressing
rooms and other places. Said a woman
who has a magnificent collection of
rings. and who has wisely exercised
this habit since its inception: II
have never lost one or mislaid it, and,
what is just as important. ] have never
been through all the worrying anxiety
OF believing l had lost some one or
all of them" The woman whose fin
gers are clothed with Hashy brilliants
up to the joint may demonstrate that
she had no room between her ruby
lips. in which case there are two rem
edies. one. to enlarge the mouth, the
other. TO reduce the number of rings
to that proportion which marks the
woman of taste.
The silver star., 1900-04-06
lie. There Be Light.

Light and sunshine are good medi-
cines. They not only help to cure. but
they assist in preventing. II is strange.
therefore. that SO many iu the world
should be content to do without either.
We have windows and doors in our
houses, but there are many OF us who
keep both closed as much az possible
The sunshine fades the carpets and the
open windows let In dust which spoils
the furniture. That is what some
careful housewives say. There may
be something in this, but not much.
A faded carpet Is much more desirable
than faded cheek, and dust is not the
worst thing that comes to US. Why,
the preachers tell us we are made OF
dust. and to that condition we are sure
to return. So why be afraid OF 1t? 1t
can be swept out and brushed out. But
there is only one way 70 get air into
the house and that is oy not being
afraid OF the dust or OF .he sun. We
pity with all our hearts, thr tenement
house dwelling whose rooms open into
sunless shafts. And yet there are
many OF us who make our homes as
ncnrly like those ill-ventilated tene-
ments as possible. We have open
spaces on each side. The sun can
touch our windows ip the morning
and in the evening. but we shut II out
so as to look fresh and keep clean. No
greater mistake In domestic economy
was ever made.