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The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-04-12

citizens in town having gifts they are
willing to donate, either in cash OF
wood, the same will be thankfully re.
ceived.
DISHONORING AND HONORlNO
CHRIST.
THE WOODBURY. POET DROPS INTO
RHYME.
"Be not conformed to this world; but
be We transformed by the renewing OF
your mind that We may prove what is
that good and acceptable and perfect
will of God" Romans 1872
The passage of Scripture I take for
my theme
Has brought many thoughts to my
mind,
And now 1 sit down with my paper
and pen
To arrange my thoughts into rhyme.
I read in the paper they are going to
have
A great and exciting time,
And want all the people, both old and
young
To get everything they can find.
They want the houses and barns all
searched
And get every worthless thing
To raise some money to help the poor
And honor Heavenly King.
And it makes me think of Cain of old
That brought things of small price
And offered up to Holy God
An unacceptable sacrifice.
If the churches are getting so full of
the world
To beg for thrown away things
Will all the prayers they offer to God
Bring blessings from Heavenly King:
Let children of Baal have their vain
shows
If their skin is all black or all white
Gods children should never do wrong
to get good,
But do what they know to be right.
If we are children of Great King
And helps with Jesus in Heaven
Then why not ask him for all that we
need,
And blessings will surely be given.
And Christ will not send old thrown
away things
To carry on such a good work
Because they are some that have
plenty of means
That from a plain duty will shirk.
The promise is ask and we shall re.
ceive,
Seek and We shall truly find
Knock and it shall be opened unto you,
And We shall have peace in your mind.
That peace which the world can
never give us,
And always abides in the heart,
And is bound by faith in the Saviour OF
souls
That death andthe grave cannot part.
If the time that is spent in going
around
Begging for old thrown away things
Was spent in earnest and sincere
prayer,
What blessing from Christ it would
bring.
If the churches were all united as one
AS they were on the day Of Pentecost
There would be cry "Oh! what shall
That my soul may be saved and not
lost
And when our hearts are all right ir
Gods sight,
Then the Church and the poor will
never more want
What is in Gods sight good thing.
The ladies wont then have to do {
mans work,
Or in public have to saw wood
Or hold rummage sales to get a littl'
cash
To honor the Lord and do good.
l care not for all outside of the churcf
If the church is all right in God S sigh
But when the churches conform to tn
world
And will not stand up for the right,
Then my faith begins to stagger ant
faint
And my courage begins also to fail
For I know that if Christ is not in tn
church
The church can never prevail.
For the enemy of souls is mighty an
strong
And his allies Outnumber US aii.
And if Christ is not in the church +
help us
Our souls to destruction will fall.
1t is only through Jesus and Jesu
alone
That our sins can all be forgiven,
And if our Saviour does not help us
Our souls will never reach Heaven.
We cannot serve Cod and serve tn
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-04-12

Thomas Bristol Of Obt' passed
Monday in New Milford, the guest of
his cousin, Hon Isaac Bristol.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-04-12

lThomas Bristol has built on an addi-
ton to his ice house and horse barn,
and added porches to his residence.
The work has been done by Howard
Peck, who is a genius at carpenter
work.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-04-12

l. B Harris was in Bridgeport on
business, last week Thursday.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-04-12
MRS ANNETTE BOTSFORD.
WHOSE DEATH OCCURRED IN NEW MIL
FORD.

FORD.
Mrs Annette Botsford, wife of the
late Willism G. Botsford, was stricken
suddenly on Monday..afternoon, April l,
and died three hours later at the age
of u years and six months. The
funeral was held at her late home on
April 3, Rev, J. F. Plumb conducting
the services. Mrs BotsfOrd was the
daughter of Ezekiel and Polly Candee
Beers of NeWtOWn and her husband
was the son of Gideon Botsford of
Woodbury.. The house where Gideon
Botsford lived is now the Retiring
Home of the Episcopal Clergymen of
Connecticut. Mrs BOtSford's children
were Charles B. Botsford of New Mil
ford, who died in June, 1893, and
David, who died at the age of 10 years.
She has an older sister living, Mrs
Lucy Fairchild of New Haven. and two
brothers, Amos J. Beers of New Haven
and Julius A. Beers of Newtown. Mrs
Botsford was of cheerful ana social
disposition, enjoying the society of her
neighbors and friends and ever ready
to perform an act of kindness. She
was Industrious and energetic in the
discharge of her duties; was fOndly
attached to her home and the cultiva-
ton of flowers, of which she had pro-
fusion. She was devout member of
St Johns church and attended it's
services whenever her health permit
ted. For the past year she has been
in failing health but her energy and
strong vitality enabled her to perform
her accustomed duties till the very
last. The call to go up higher" came
very suddenly and she will be greatly
missed by her many frends.-[ New
Milford Gazette.
A special communication of Hiram
lodge, F. & A. NJ, will be held on Sat-
urday evening, of this week. A large
attendance of the craft is expected as
the NJ. NJ. degree will exemplitied.
The NeWtOWn Savings bank has dis
continued the custom of opening Mon
day nights.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-04-12
HIGH PRESSURE DAYS.

Men and women alike have to work
necessarily with brain and hand to
hold their own nowadays. Never were
the demands of business, the wants of
the family, the requirements of
society, more numerous. The first
effect of the praiseworthy effort to keep
up with all these things is commonly
seen in weakened or debilitated con-
dition of the nervous system, which re-
suits in dyspepsia, defective nutrition
of both body and brain, and in extreme
cases in complete nervous prostration.
1t is clearly seen that what is needed
is what will sustain the system, give
vigor and tone to the nerves. and keep
the digestive and assimilative func-
tions healthy and active. From per-
sonal knowledge, we can recommend
Hoods Sarsaparilla for this purpose.
builds up the whole system, and fits
men and women for these high
pressure days.
Marion Kooke, manager for T. NJ.
Thompson, a large importer of fine
millinery at 1853 Milwaukee Avenue,
Chicago, says: During the late severe
wea Their caught dreadful cold which
kept me awake at night and made me
unfit to attend my work during the
day. One of my milliners was taking
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for a
severe cold at that time, which seemed
to relieve her so quickly that I bought
some for myself. 1t acted like magic
and began to improve at once. l am
now entirely we'll and feel very pleased
to acknowledge it's merits" For sale
by r. H. Beers & Co., Newtown
Taylor, Curtis & Co., Sandy Hook; w.
N. Hurd, Long Hill; A. B. Fancher,
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-04-12

J. A. Blackman Of Mt Pleasant
drives new stopper, bought of Galpin
of Woodbury..
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-04-12

purely vegetable and the only blood purl
Ger known that cleanses the blood and
at the same time builds up the general
health.
Our little book on contagious blood
poison is the most complete and instruc.
tive ever issued; it not only tells al.
about this disease. but also how to cure
yourself at home. 1t is free and slloulo
be in the hands of everyone seeking
cure Send for it.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, GA.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-04-12

Elijah Fuller has entered the employ
of Thomas Bristol, and has moved in
to Mr. Bristol's tenement house in
ObtIlSe
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-04-12

People are speaking very much in
favor of G. N. Clark's Vegetable Liver
Pills. They consider them the safest
and best remedy for regulating the
stomach I1i liver and bowels: we would
ness, constipation, indigestion, head
ache, dizziness, ETC., to give them
trial as they certainly have a wonder
full reputation for curing bilious and
dyspeptic ailments. Sold by druggists.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-04-12

AJEWTOWN SAVINGS BANK-Newtown.
IN Conn. Incorporated 1855
AARON SANFORD, President; ARTHUR
7. NETTLETON. Treasurer. BUSINESS Hours
from a. m. to p m. On Saturdays from a.
to IL m.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-04-12
Hawleyville; A. B. Brakeman, Bots

The performance in Carnegie hall of
Bach's Passion music on Tuesday
evening of last week, was an event of
unusual Importance. Musicians are
particularly interested, it being the
first performance of this colossal work,
consisting of So numbers, in New York
on such large scale. On March p
it was given with the same forces, con-
sisting of the Brooklyn Oratorio club,
assisted by choir of 100 boys and an
orchestra of 45 musicians, Walter H.
Hall conductor. This event brings to
mind the great service rendered to
modern music by Mendelssohn, who
revived ''The Mathew Passion" sup
posed to be musty relic, and brought
it out in Berlin on March II, 1929, ex-
actly 100 years after its production.
The achievements of science are great,
so are those of art. John Sebastian
Bach, who has been dead $50 years.
was mighty composer, ''to whom,'
Schumann says, emusic owes almost
as great debt as religion owes to it's
founder w. II. Hail. organiSt, will
be remembered by Newtown people as
having given a recital in Trinity
church about two years ago. He has
accomplished a great task. Crowded
houses have greeted the rendering of
this great work, and the rehearsals and
concerts have been entered into with
great enthusiasm by the chorus and
orchestra. Bach is known as a COM
poser of fugues, but he did very little
of that kind of writing in "The
Passion" Some of the chOruSeS ap-
proach the limit of sublimity in music.
1t is matter of cOngratulatiOn to
all true lovers Of art, that this work,
written in the highest form of oratorio
music, should have been produced with
such success. S. P.
H. P. Mitchell of the Purchase dis
trict passed Sunday in Bridgeport.
Mrs Mitchell has passed the winter in
the Park City caring for their son, who
is in school there.
DIR l.. A. Smith OF New York City
was guest over Sunday of his brother,
DR. Edwards NJ. Smith.
Mrs Raymond of Danbury has been
passing few days with her daughter,
Mrs Edwards NJ. Smith.
Little Miss Margaret NJ. Carroll WIS.,
tied friends in Derby, one day last
week.
Daniel Honan Of Bridgeport passed
Sunday with his friends in Taunton
district.
Daniel A. Hall has accepted posi-
ton in Waterbury with his Uncle, A.
H. Wells.
w. F. Burns of Passaic, n. j., spent
Sunday in town.
l. B Harris was in Bridgeport on
business, last week Thursday.
Arthur Beardsley, who has been liv-
ing on the Heinz place, down the river,
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-04-12

Mrs Agnes NJ. Benedict Of South
Salem, y, Y, is visiting her daughter,
Mrs w. BHGlover
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-04-12

w. F. Burns of Passaic, n. j., spent
Sunday in town.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-04-12

Arthur Beardsley, who has been liv-
ing on the Heinz place, down the river,
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-04-12
Ten Pages.
AFFAIRS ABOUT TOWN
REWARD FOR FAITHFUL SERVICE.

MIR LEFFERTS W. LLOYD RECEIVES A
GENUINE SURPRISE AND A BEAUTI-
Full TOKEN OF APPRECIATION FOR
SERVICE.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-04-12

Daniel A. Hall has accepted a posi-
ton in Waterbury with his Uncle, A.
H. Wells.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-04-12

Do not leave home on journey with
out bottle of Chamberlain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy. 1t is
almost certain to be needed and cannot
be procured while you are on board the
cars or steamship. 1t is pleasant, safe
and reliable. For sale by r. H. Beers
& Co., Newtown; Taylor, Curtis
& Co., Sandy Hook; w. N. Hurd,
Long Hill; A. B. Fancher, Hawley-
vile; A. B. Brakeman, Botsford.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-04-12

Daniel Honan Of Bridgeport passed
Sunday with his friends in Taunton
district.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-04-12

Mrs Raymond of Danbury has been
passing few days with her daughter,
Mrs Edwards NJ. Smith.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-04-12

Mr. Fairchild was one of the original
organizers of the Library Association,
and on this score he naturally takes
keen interest in its prosperity. Any
citizens in town having gifts they are
wood, the same will be thankfully re-
ceived.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-04-12

Little Miss Margaret NJ. Carroll Wis
tied friends in Derby, one day last
week.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-04-12

81 have been troubled with indi-
gestion for ten years, have tried many
things and spent much money to no
purpose until I tried Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure. have taken two bottles and
gotten more relief from them than all
other medicines taken. I felt more
like boy than have fel in twenty
years. Anderson Riggs of Sunny Lane,
Tex. Thousands have testified as did
Mr. Riggs.R. H. Beers & Co., Newtown;
S. G. Bull & Co., Sandy Hook; A. B.
Brakeman, Botsford; B. Hawley & Co.,
Stepney; A. B. Fancher, Hawleyville;
W. N. Hurd, Long Hill.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-04-12

DIR L. A. Smith OF New York City
was guest over Sunday of his brother,
DR. Edwards NJ. Smith.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-04-12

moved to Berkshire, last week, into
one of II. G. Curtis houses.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-04-12

cures Contagious Blood
Poison in any and all
S t a e es; contains NJ
mineral to break dow
Your constitution it Is
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-04-12

II. P. Mitchell of the Purchase dis
trict passed Sunday in Bridgeport.
Mrs Mitchell has passed the winter in
the Park City caring for their son, who
is in school there.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-04-12

The Newtown Savings bank has dis
continued the custom of opening Mon
day nights.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-04-12
DISHONORING AND HONORlN(
CHRIST.

THE WOODBURY. POET DROPS INTO
RHYME.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-04-12
Estate of A. G. BAKER.
AS the Time for Buying Spring Goods
Draws Near

We wish to call your attention to our stock
of furniture at Hawleyville.
Our stock is all fresh and new. We
take special pains in selecting and, although
we are away out in the bowling wilderness,
we cater to the best class of trade. There is
hardly town in the state that we haven't
shipped goods to during the past year and if
you haven't seen our store and stock your
neighbors have and can tell you all about it.
We are quite sure you will not regret giving
call before you buy, if you are going
anywhere from anywhere, on the railroad,
you will naturally pass through Hawleyville.
Stop off train and look us over
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-04-12

A special communication of Hiram
lodge, F. & A. NJ, will be held on Sat-
urday evening, of this week. A large
attendance of the craft is expected as
the M. M. degree will exemplified.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-01-10

benjamin Vests picture OF the
death of Nelson" is closely connected
with an anccdote of the great sailor.
Just before he went to sea for the last
time he was present at a dinner, dur
ing which he sat between the artist
and Sir William Hamilton. Nelson was
expressing to Hamilton his regret that
he had not, in his youth, acquired some
taste for art and some discrimination
in Judging it. But" said he, turning
to West there is one picture whose
power / do feel. | never pass shop
where your Death of Wolfe is in the
window without being stopped by it,"
West made some gracious answer to
the compliments and Nelson went on,
"Why have you painted no more like
it,"
Because. my lord" West replied,
there are no more subjects"
All" said the sailor, Il didn't think
of that"
"But, my lord" continued West, Il
am afraid your intrepidity will yet
furnish me with another such scene,
and if it should | shall certainly avail
myself of it,"
"Wil you?" said Nelson-"will you,
Mr. West? Then l hope | shall die in
the next battle!'
A few days later he sailed, his
strangely expressed aspiration was re-
allied, and the scene lives upon can
vas
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-01-10
The story of : Mean Nm.

TITS is the story of mean man. lie
may not be the meanest on record but
he carries very fair brand Of close
fistedness. He had contract to sup
ply a certain amount Of crushed stone
The machine he used could turn out all
the work he could get by running eight
hours day.
The mean man had an engineer who
was a genius. The genius. went to his
employer one day and said he thought
he could make some improvements in
that machine so it would do more work
in less time. The genius was paid BY
the month.
lie worked on the machine for sever
al days, taking it apart and putting it
together again When reconstructed.
it proved to have greater efficiency
than before, so much SO that it did the
same amount Of work in one minute
ana a half that it used to take four
and a half 10 do.
The mean man, however. could get
70 more contracts than before lie
could fiji all his orders by running
about three hours day The mean
man then vent to the genius and said:
See here, Henry, I've been paying
you by the month. but there isn't as
much work rs there used to be-not
enough to keep you busy. | shall have
to pay you by the hour after this. "
Henry demurred. He had been too
faithful, but he didn't think that ought
to reduce his earnings over one-half.
His employer was firm, however and
Henry resigned-New York Mail and
EXpress.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-01-10
Worse Than His own.

gentleman who owns one of the
finest estates in the north of Ireland,
while in his gardens one morning, no
ticed one of the laborers very badly
clad and asked him:
Have you no better clothes than
those, Matt"
No in troth, yer honor, worse luck, .
replied Mat.
well, call at the house this evening
on your way home" said the gentle
man. I'll leave an old suit of mine
with the butler for YOU"
A few days later, when Showing a
party of visitors through the gardens,
he was much annoyed to see Mat look
Ing, if possible, more scarecrow than
ever.
why are you still wearing those old
clothes, Matt" he asked.
Sure. yer honor, they're the best |
have" replied Mat
but did you not get the suit | left
for you the other day." asked the gen
tleman.
Indeed. IN | did. thank yer honor
kindly" replied Mat; but, sure, had
to lave them ut home to be mended -
London Tit Bits.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-01-10

"Jake," inquired one Of the younger
Of the knights Of the road Of an old
drummer, what made you lameT
"Overexertion at practical joking"
"Tell that to the lambs"
THAT'S dead right. sonny. Cracked
one TOO many, and it left me ame for
life. ASK any Of the old boys. That
game of cinche came in when | was
travelling to what were then the new
silver mining districts in Colorado.
You call il pedro in this state | guess.
well, | had a reputation for joking
those days-sort of an advertisement
you know. There was good deal Of
shouting and shooting through the cell
ing that night, but everybody was good
natured ana jolly until five hands were
played without a pedro being caught
The bidders did nothing but 20 in the
hole and were getting uglier every
deal.
at last | could contain myself no
longer. and announced with an up
roarious laugh that l had distracted
the five spots. The general storekeep-
or was a friend of mine and promptly
threw me from the second story win
dow But they are great wing shots
out there, and two of them got me-
You'll notice that the lobe Of my left
ear is gone. The other bullet was eX-
tractcd from my leg under the super
vision of the vigilance committee. |
have been an cxjoker ever since
Detroit Free Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-01-10
Public Sale.

The undersigned residing four miles
east of Bloomington and one-balf mile
west of the Little Grant church, will
offer for sale the following described
property, commencing at 10 O'Clock,
Il. m. on Thursday, Jan. II, 1901:
% sheep, y ewes and one buck; %
cattle. 9 mich COWS. heifers COM
inc two years cid and calves; D
horses. a sorrel matched team 4 years
old. a gray driver 10 years old. .
year-old mare, l 2year-old mare;
1000 bu. oats, $50 bu. peas, 3 tons
hay, - bu. potatoes and some corn.
Farm machinery: Champion bind
er. Mccormick mower. sulky hay
rake. Fuller 4 johnson check row
corn planter. hand drop planter. ?
corn plows. disk. steel lever harrow,
l l6-inch pillow. l 14-lnch stubble
pillow, steel beam. a 14-inch wood
beam stubble pillow, Tiger seeder,
wagon. , buggies. road wagon. , pair
If bob sleighs, truck wagon. sets
double harness. l S2-gallon kettle,
feed mill. hay rake. hog TACK. milk
cans. churn. log chains. tanning mill
and other articles too numerous to
mention.
Terms: sums Of $40 and under.
cash: on sums of more than $40. one
wears time will be given on bankable
paper bearing per cent. interest.
JoHN kRoHN.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-01-10
Teachers Institute
At BoScobel.

\ TWO days institute for the benefit
of the teachers of northern Grant will
be held ut Boscobel on Friday and
Saturday. Jan. 1 and -. 1901. Con-
ductors. Pres. y. McGregor Of Platte
Vile Normal and Prof. G.. W. Gehrand
Of Boscobel
The following subjects will be pre-
scented and the attention of the insti-
tute will be directed toward their in
vestigation and discussion: Language
Grammar or Composition Arith-
metic and school management. Lee
ture on Friday evening oy Pres. Me
Gregor.
School 2oards are earnestly request
ed To allow their teachers to attend
ON Friday. without loss OF time ac-
cording 10 section log of the School
Code.
Come. and spend these two days in
conference and investigation.
CHAS III. NYE.
County Superintendent.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-01-10
The Longest word.

"Rob," said Tom, (which is the most
dangerous word to pronounce in the
English language"
Don't know, unless it's swearing
word"
"Poohw said Tom. ITS stumbled,
because you are sure to get tumble
between the first and last letter"
"Ha, har' said Rob. Nov, I've got
one for you found it one day in
the paper. Which is the longest word
in the English languageY'
'Incomprehensibilit said Tom
promptly.
mo. sir; it's Smiles because there's
a Whole mile between the first and
last letter"
"Ho. ho" cried Tom. that's moth
ing. | know a word that has over
three miles between its beginning and
ending"
whats that" asked Rob family.
"Bcleaguered.' said Tom. ~ Pear
sons
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-01-10
His Accent and His Country.

on one occasion during Il visit to
America Michael Gum, who assisted
Gilbert and Sullivan in bringing out
many of their operas. was trying the
voices of some candidates for the cho-
rus. one of them sang in Il sort of
affected Italian broken English. The
stage manager interrupted. Look
here he said. that accent won't do
Tor sailors or pirates. Give Us a little
less Mediterranean and a little more
Wh.techapeL'
Here Gunn turned and said: "Of
what nationality are you? You don't
sound Italian"
The other suddenly dropped his Ital-
ian accent and in Irish said. "Shure,
Mr.. Gum. I'm from the same country
as yourself"