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The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-03-15

The town meeting ON Saturday was
well attended, considering the day,
about $50 being present. Charles H.
Peck presided as chairman. DR. Cor
don offered set of resolutions Offering
an abatement of taxes to any concern
that would operate either of the old
rubber shops or the Mantle mills, en-
ploying certain number of hands for
10 months in the year. NJ. J. Houlihan
said he thought the resolutions were
out of order and the chair so ruled.
In support of bis resolutions DR. Cor
don said that II we did not encourage
manufacturing concerns to come here
every property holders taxes in town
were sure to be raised to pay for the
legitimate expenses Of the town.
Mr. Houlihan offered a resolution
that an eight mill tax be laid. First
Selectman Morris then gave detailed
account of what money had been ex-
pended by the present board to pay
for old bills and this years expenses
up to date. The totals in the different
departments are herewith given:
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-03-15

CHAS. II. NORTHROP,
Counselor-at-Law and Notary
Public.
Agent for the White Star and American Line
steamers.
Office at residence, Newtown Street.
Telephone 24S-14.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-03-15

Beacon Falls. Miss Alice S. Beers re-
turned to Newtown on Saturday, after
a STAY with Mrs Edwards
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-03-15
THE GRANGE BULLETIN.

PROGRAM OF LECTURER HOUR FOR
NEXT MEETING.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-03-15
TOWN TOPICS.
THE ADJOURNED TOWN MEETING.

HELD AT THE TOWN HALL ON sATUR-
DAY LAsT.-A TWELVE MILL TAX
LAID.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-04-04

J. Ogden Armour has eornered the
Chicago pork market
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-04-04

day at one of the south WINDOWS Oh
the white house, watching WIN
smiling interest this gigantic froilc or
the ron,ping children. Usually num-
Der of her acquaintances spend the
day with her sharing in the enjoy
ment of the novel spectacle.
''The one element of seriousness
which characterizes this great outlnS
YOU my discover as you stroll down
to the little building which ordinarily
serves as n central station for tho
policemen who guard the white house
grounds. For this one day, however,
the watchmen's house is Transformed
into an asylum for lost little folks.
Hitler the big blue-coated officers
bring the little tots who chance to go
astray in the great medley OF hu
mainly. and here a nurse soothes and
comforts the tiny weeper until the In
eyitable anxious mother appears NJ
the last egg-rolling festival there were
twenty-seven lost children in the 1T
tie babitation at one time, but mothers"
and nurses so universally understand
where to seek for missing little ones
that scarcely any confusion is caused
by these separations
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-04-04

must have one, couldn't you get Oh
without me?"
He was quite pale and anxious wait
ing for her answer. She did not know
whether to laugh or to be angry.
Il think we can manage without
you" she said at last. But ! hope
you won't mind taking part in the GER
emory proper, will your
You see how it is" he explained,
when the great weight was off his
mind I've been to more rehearsals
than | can count. but it's hardly neces-
sary to say never played leading
man best man once or twice; usher
usually. I've always pitied the poor
bridegroom, and I've always thought
that
You know, dear" she interrupted,
with seraphic gentleness. lit isn't too
late yet. You need not play bride
groom even at the church ceremony If
Won are so timid, We can have lit
tie wedding at home or in a police
court, or at the city hall A rehearsal
would be unnecessary them
Il knew I'd put my foot in il If |
spoke. I knew it, But you must adj
nit, my dear Mildred, that it is undig-
nitied observation-disclosures and
worldly"
1t would not be particularly Il Ct
i've or dignifed to have the girls walk
down the aisle with the wrong men or
have the bridal procession a blun1er-
ing. parade. would L? And that's what
uarehearsed bridal parties are al
ways. But you need not attend. The
best man does all the work at we'd
ding anyway | will walk down the
aisle with him at rehearsal. We can
get on very nicely without you. dear,
Now. let's talk of SOM thing else, III
ring for tea
He slipped his ooloag in lence
while she chartered about iiCTcis and
friends and golf and books AS he
rose to so he fingered irresoute!y.
his hat in his hand Il think he said
Il have changed my mind. LIS awful
" good and eonsideiate OF YOU to let
me off. but | think | will 20 to that re
hearsal after all,
\ few minutes later when two OF
acr prospective bridesmaids happened
10 come H. he would. could, he have
looked in on them. have heard mysti-
flying merry peals Of laughter,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-04-04
Crowns and Titles.

Dumb animals worship Queen Alex
andra, and though she never rides
now, she has her favorite horses. and
visits them daily, going into their
stalls and giving them sugar. When
she visits the kennels she wears /
white apron with the pockets bulgin
out with bread She is also very fond
Of flowers. 1t is no unusual sight t.
see her in spring and summer carry
ing bunch of flowers which she hi
herself gathered from the fields and
hedges.
Among Queen Wilhelmina's numer.
Gus wedding presents very simple
but highly-prized offering was two
pure white doves. with bows OF
orange ribbon tied about their necks,
which were brought to the palace in a
basket by two little girls, and smiling.
~ accepted by the young queen. who
is very fond of birds.
There is at present to be seen in
the British museum an extremely
curious bonnet, once possessed by the
idtt queen, anu pltStHttu W Hti ny
that institution. 1t was made some
years ago expressly for her majesty
by the natives of the Samoan Islands,
who have Their own ideas on the sub
ioct Of fashion.
The widowed Queen Margarita of
Italy keeps the bullet that killed her
husband. King Humbert, in a beauti-
fully jeweled reliquary OF crystal and
silver gilt, and it occupies a con
sp.cuous place just above the pre-
dieu in her bed chamber.
Sir John Mi,lais' No" in which the
figure OF the young girl Was a por-
trait OF Miss Dorothy Tenant. who is
now Sir Henry NJ. Stanley's wife,
WIS sod in London recently for
S7.i50
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-04-04
T e New Telephone.

The Wo. kings of the Telephone
Newspaper of Budapest are written
Of In the Worlds Work by Thomas
$. Dcnison, who suggests that the
idea IS one which Yankee ingenuity
cannot long keep its hands from The
newspapers plant is described. 1T di
vides the entire city into twenty
seven districts, and the main wire
to the houses. An accurate map OF
the system hangs in the central of.
ace. The company owns its own
wires and plan. throughout, and has
the same right 10 place wires that Is
enjoyed by the telephone companies.
The cuIrc.t passes through pat.
ented device which increases the
sound, its distribution to subscribers
being regulated by another ingenious
contrivance. also patented The paper
has $50 kilometers OF wire and 200
receivers: and Is. one for each sub.
scriber. The ste4tor or reader talks
into couble receiver or phone. and
the subscriber has two ear-pieees Hike
those used by The telephone clerks
The souad OF the readers voice /.
greatly strengthened by the machine
a7S BY making receiver in the Office
the last on the circuit the manage.
Tseat may at any time test the work
ing OF the wires.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-04-04

Easter day is the great floral festi'
val of the year. For weeks past hot
lists throughout the country nave peeh
preparing for it, forcing their rarest
blooms to blossom in time LOT inc
spripgtime's beautiful holiday. NIL
lions of gorgeous roses, lilies and vio-
lets have been shipped from the not
houses to provide for this years FEAST
of flowers. Miles Of dainty rlbpon
have been specially woven TO Knot
about these flowers. and thousands OF
boxes, baskets and jardinieres manu-
featured in readiness for their pack
ing.
In the metropolitan hothouses tho
growing plants for Easter are the
finest of their kind. There are rose
bushes nearly six feet high, and
Marguerite plants laden with bios
SONS. The azaleas are Of especially
fine color and have abundant bloom
Rhododendrons in full blossom are
also a novelty this season. The lily
is, of course the queen flower Of Easter
time. The Easter or Bermuda lily,
imported in the bulb from the south
and forced In northern hothouses, is
the most beautiful specimen of tho
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-04-04
An Easter Wedding.

He had been so ecstatically happy
over since she consented TO be mar
ried Easter week that she was Oh
startled when he came TO see her the
other evening looking disturbed ana
serious.
Il have come to tell you somethins'
he stammered. And tc-.c tell You
to know II you would mind he
stopped and sighed. doing me faV'
or" He looked at her, but she sat
waiting for him TO continue.
"Its-about the-the wedding, h"
went on Il met Nell in the street
and she told me you had asked her to
be one OF your bridesmaids. Yes.
know II was | who insisted that We
should have big wedding ! want
you to have all your friends around
YOU, dear | want flowers and music
and merriment don't want to be sell
ish. You know | don't But--but
had forgotten about the rehearsal L.
It possible. would you or could you get
on without a rehearsal Oh. II YOU
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-04-04

specially Tho plants are small. but
have q number Of blossoms OF great
fragrance For table decorations these
plants ave- inta@I ip silver end. We.
hemian GLASS and also in basket work
cases ono of the table decorations
for an Easter dinner viii consist of a
7asktt boat U.Icf with these plants IN
fun bloom The boat viii rest upon
mirror lake I'm the center Of the
table
Orchids are ont in as great prnh,.
sion as ever Hut The Easter mn,
holds It's sway over then, ain English
though 1t is. for the bulb nGurishes
best in Bermuda, In narrow punches
often alongside uf the wholesomp hnt
unsmelling onion and the useful bnt
homely potato The bulbs are Skinned
to New York IL sre7t quantities dur
ing the autumn and winter. ana
placed in our greenhouses ID he i,
veloned into the lovely plant which
mas become symbolical Of Easter
The soil and climate OF Ecrmu5r
are especially adapted 10 the rroytl
OF the lily Our florists had ali kina,
OF ideas OF growing this flower m can
tornia Georgia and Florida. hu, win
no great results as yet The INV
IKE many other Of the most beauti
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-04-04
Inconsistency.

A man will wear a gaudy vest,
All broidered like the Towering
mead,
His hat, It. Is a turbaned crest,
With colors Haunting fire indeed;
His shoes with leathern trickery
Are trimmed They have sp;en'
did sheen,
While on his hose fleur de lis
Blazoned In dainty silk is seen.
With striped wear his chest is gay
His necktie puts to blush the bloom
Which glorities summers day.
His aspect dissipates all gloom
And vet this man will show distress
And utter maxims sadly pat,
And vow his wife is fond OF dress
Because she wants an Easter hat.
Washington Star.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-04-04

lily family The plants are unusually
plentiful this year and show numerous
blossoms. The lilies come from the
hothouses with the buds carefully
packed In cotton and tissue paper,
The bulbs are planted about month
before the holiday and are so as to be
in full bloom for Easter
If the blossoms show siyns OF open.
Ina toe soon, the plants are placed on
their sides. and In this way the bios.
SONS are kept in bud until the proper
time. The plants shoot upward with
marvellous quickness and are most
graceful and artistic, each stalk bend
ing under It's White weight.
The Japanese lily is In the New
York market this year and Is a gorge
Gus flower, the petals touched with
tawuy spots and the perfume heavy
and beautiful. The petals of this lily
curve slightly, and the stamens are
long and tipped with yellow. If you
select lily to send as an Easter gift
IL Is well TO have as many buds al
blossoms, This will insure a success.
sion OF flowers. whereas If all tho
lilies are in bloom they will wither in
"A few days, There are many handsome
novelties in the way OF jardnieres
and baskets for the Easter lily. The
basket work made up in cases, boxe.
ana jardnleres of all descriptions, Is
extremely pretty and is shown in all
colors combined with gold Some of
the jardniores are mounted on tri.
pods OF bamboo Those of violet ana
gold to hold the growing violet plants
are very handsome.
Last year the growing violet in fun
bloom made It's appearance upon the
Easter market and proved such sue.
cess that this year 1t was made
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-04-04
EASTER sGG.ROlLiNG.
AnnuaI Frone on the Wnte Rouse
Grounds

Annual FronG on the Write tiouss
Grounds.
In the Woman's Home Companion
Walden Fawcett gives lively de-
scription of The childrcn's egg rollin.
carnival which takes place every year
In the presidents yard;
The event of the day--the climax
looked forward to by the older folks
as well as the Juvenile visitors
comes whom the president who has
from time 10 time all day peeped out
nc the glad gathering, steps out on
the veranda of the white house and
bows IN greeting to the sea of little
npturned faces. Then as the band
strikes up some patriotic air the
Youngsters all shout Justify and clap
their hands, and as likely az not ties.
thy their appreciation In some OF
those unique, unconventional ways 50
dear % the hearts OF youth. and
which are prone 10 make the digni.
tarr on the portico laugh outright
Mrs Mckinley, whose love for the
little ones ia warm and earnest. usu.
all, sits almost all day Easter Mon.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-04-04
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e Easter Flowers. s
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IS 1>7ec,c S,e<,qc2ss o3oH0yf5 ss,s6s9sySSss5

mi flowers, improves on its stem by
age. Not tn the second year is ~
now thought advisable to ship bulbs
from Bermuda to the United states.
Many growers prefer to wait until the
fourth year, when the bulb Is hearty
and strong enough to produce beauti'
full flowers even with careless treat
ment. The number of these bulbs
now produced in Bermuda and ship
ped to the United States for Easter
purposes was between ten and fifteen
million last year.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-04-04
How II Is Made.

The maiden takes little straw
A ribbon and a feather.
Some flowers and an eagles claw
Anu COWS tAeTn AZ together.
Each thing in turn, she pulls an
hauls,
Then Jams them all down fat
Yet the resultant wreck she calls
A lovely Easter hat.
ithaca journal.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-04-04
PLACING ADVERTISEMENTS.

The best place to put an advertise
ment is in the paper that enjoys the
confidence Of the community be
Iieve that the standing OF the paper re,
hects on the advertisements it carries.
Charles Austin Bates
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-04-04

Say, mamma, how much am
WORTH"
You are worth a million of dollars
to me, my son"
Say, mamma couldn't you advance
me twenty-five eentsg"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-07-05

When a young man stands on
the corner with a group of loafers
and makes remarks about the char
acter Of young ladies who are pass
ing by, we wonder IL he has a sist-
er at home. We question the love
of such a man for the mother who
gave him birth, and he should be
Stunned by everyone who lays the
slightest claim to respectability.
Truly, be does not understand that
he may in a careless, Indifferent
way say that which will cause
many hearts to ache for years.
"Unuttered thoughts may some
time fall back dead; even God him
self cannot kill them when they
are said" Yet. how many times
is some loving daughter and sister
slandered by foul-mouthed whelp
who has not the principle of a con-
tempiible curi Boys, when you
are lightly jesting about the char.
acter of some poor girl. do You
stop to think that someone else
may be talking just so about your
sister il you do not respect theirsi
Stop to think that someone else
may be oiling the tongue Of sland-
er to use in poisoning the mind of
the people against you. Nor is this
talk confined to young men. There
are married men-men who have
wives aud daughters at home who
are as pure as the Alpine snow 70
that indulge in conversation about
ladies that are not fit to be used
by the most degraded wretch The
composition Of such men are found
in the refuse of a soap factory,
and oftentimes punishments ser.
we're are inflicted upon the loved
ones at home through the base in
gratude and lust of that vile. pol
luted wretch who calls himself
husband and father. For the sake
of loving, trusting wives, and pure
loving daughters and sisters be a
man. -Ex
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-07-05

Mr.. w. y. Whedon, cashier OF the
First National bank OF Winterset,
Iowa. in recent letter gives some
experience with carpenter in his
employ, that win be OF value Ia
ether mechanics. he says, 80 ,ha.!
carpsntes working Tor ms who va
obliged to stop work for several w
on account OF being troubled we'll
diarrhoea. 1 mentioned TO him that .
had been simiiarly troubled and that
Cham berlain's Collie, Cholera ahc
Diarrhoea Remedy had cured me
He bought bottle of 1t from thu
druggist here and informed mo tina
one dose cured him, and he is agar
at work" For sale by City Drul
Store and =. J. Ramsey.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-07-05

steal organism, and that weak spot is the
invanlble attacking point OF disease.
No man Is stronger than that weakest
spot in him. We see great robust look
ing men 60 down like ninopins, at a
touch of disease, and wonder at Il. II
Is simply the wound IN the weak spot,
the vulnerable heel OF Achilles
II Is the office of Or Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery to build up the weak
places, 10 strengthen the weak organs OF
the body. II does this on Natures own
plan of nourishment Proper food prop
erly assimlated makes weak man
strong But the man is only an aggre-
CATION OF parts 50 that the strong man
means strength of all parts, heart, lungs,
liver, nerves, etc. Golden Medical
Discovery puts into Natures hands the
material by which the stomach is
strengthened, the blood purified, the
nerves nounshed, the lungs vtai.,ed. Il
makes the weak strong and the SICK we'll
IL contains no alcohol Ur other intoxicant.
Nj r Mcknight. Of Cades. Williamsburg
Co 5. G.. writes Pc had been tronhled with
rheumatism tot twelve wears. 80 bad al times 1
could not leave my bed. l was badly crippled
Tried many doctors aud two oi them gave me
up 90 die None OF them did me much good
The pains w my back hips aud legs land At
times in my hcadl. would nearly Nil me NV
appetite was very bad took hVe bottles Of the
Golden Medical Discovery and four walls Of
Pellets aud today nay health - good"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-07-05
A Good Cough Medicine.

IL speaks we'll for Chamberlain g
Cough Remedy when druggists
use II In their own families In pre-
ference to any other. 81 have sold
Chamberlain Cough Remedy for
the past Ave years with complete
satisfaction to myself and custom
ers," says Druggiat j. Goldsmith,
Van Etten, N. Y. al have always
used it in my own family both for
ordinary coughs and colds and for
the cough following la grippe, and
find It very efficacious. For sale
by City Drug Store and f. j. Ram.
sew.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-07-05

"They had an eating contest the
other night at Pin Hook school
house"
"Whc wont"
"Ben Splutters-he ate nine head
OF cabbage"
"Din't IL make him sick?"
"No. He took a spoonful OF DR..
Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. That pre-.
vents stomach trouble OF any kind
they say" W, b. Frame.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-07-05

A cheap remedy for coughs and oolds
is all right, but you want something
that will relieve ana cure the more
severe and dangerous results Of
throat and lung troubles. What
shall you do7 Go to a warmer and
regular climate2 Yes, IL possible;
IL not possible for you, then in either
case take the only remedy that has
been introduced in all civilized
countries with success IN severe
throat and lung troubles, "Bos-
chee's German syrup" II not only
heals and stimulates the tissues to
destroy the germ disease, but allays
Inflammation, causes easy expector.
alton, gives a good nights rest, and
cures tho patient. Try one bottle.
Recommended many years by all
druggists in tho world. Get Green's
Prize Almanac. City Drug Store,
Ardmore and Madill.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-07-05
For s.Ie-A Bargain.

New paaeton, new rubber
mounted harness, the gentles!
horse in town. any child can drive.
Not afraid of trains or brass bands,
$l35 takes the entire outfit. See
Bivens Il Williams. 2tf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-07-05

To Cure Dyspepsia end Indigestion.
Sour stomach or Heartburn, take
Rex Dyspepsia Tablets. All drug
gists are authorized to refund money
II they fail 10 cure. Price SOC per
package,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-07-05

Moore's Piluies are a guaranteed
cure for ali forms OF Malaria, Ague,
Chills and fever, Swamp Fever, Ma
larial Fever, Bilious Fever, Jaundice,
Biliousness, fetid breath and n tired
llstless feeling. They cure Rheuma-
tism and the lassitude following blood
poison produced from malarial pois-
oning. No Quinlne. No Arsenic,
Acids or Iron. DO not ruin stomach
or toeth. Entirely tasteless. Price
SOC per box. DIR. o. u. Moore Co.,
No. $40 North Main Street, st. Louis,
Mo. Sold by W. b. Frame, City
Drug Store.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-07-05

To eradicate worms from the sys-
tenn give the child plain, nourishing
food and Whites Cream Vermifuge.
The result will be, the worms will
disappear and the child become
healthy and cheerful. Price 25c.
W. B. Frame, City Drug stoie.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-07-05

Those who live on farms are liable
to many accidental cuts, burns and
bruises, which heal rapidly when
Ballard's Snow Liniment is prompt
ly applied. Price % and 5Oc. W.
Is. Franc, City Drug Store.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-07-05

A. o. blanchard, West Bangor, N.
Y, says; 81 have been troubled with
kidney disease for the last fiye years
Have doctored with several physi.
clans and got no relief until | used
two bottles of Foley's Kidney Cure.
Bonner * Bonner.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-07-05

II is becoming more and more ap.
parent that the only absolute safe
folding bed is the X-shaped hotel Get
which can't do anything worse than
keep the person who trys to sleep In
IL awake all night.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-07-05

To Cure chiils or malaria Ia -Four Days.
Take Quinorla All druggists are
authorized to refund the money In
any casD 81 chills, fever or malaria
1t fails to cure. Price 25c per pack
age.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-07-05
William Wodard, OF Decatur, /

William Wodard, of Decatur, Ia,
writes: II was troubled with kidney
disease for several years and four
one dollar size bottles OF Foley's
Kidney Cure cured mo. l would
recommend 1t to anyone who has
kidney trouble" Bonner K Bonner.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-07-05

It's a genuine pleasure to eat
wholesome ice cream and sit under
the only electric fans in the city at
X. b. Peoples l6tf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1901-07-05

A Sunday picnic held by negro
Baptists resulted in killing one per-
son and wounding several. The
moral is explloSs to hold church pic.
nIcs on some other day than the Sab.
bath.